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Two Salmon Arm parents have been convicted of assault with a weapon after spanking their 14-year-old daughter — one with a minihockey stick, the other a skipping rope — after learning she sent nude photos on the mobile app Snapchat. The accused cannot be named to protect the identity of their daughter. On Valentine’s Day 2015, the father seized his daughter’s cellphone after she renewed acquaintances with a young man her family did not like. Reading through his daughter’s text messages, the father found references to nude photos

being sent on the Snapchat app. He confronted his daughter and offered her two options for punishment — be grounded for an extended period or be spanked. She chose the latter and the father picked up a plastic mini-hockey stick and struck her multiple times over her pyjama pants. A short time later, the girl’s mother returned home and struck her daughter multiple times with a skipping rope. At school, the girl told her friends about the spankings and they alerted the school principal. Police were called and an investigation began. A trial took place in November and a ruling was released this week. In the ruling, Salmon Arm provincial court Judge Edmond de Walle ruled the spankings were not reasonable and convicted both

parents. They are due back in court for sentencing on March 4. Earlier this month, KTW published a story on possible changes to the Crimimal Code of Canada with respect to spanking. Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod said Canadians deserve to be consulted before the Liberal government removes a section of the Criminal Code that allows parents to spank their kids. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to adopt all recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. One of those recommendations calls for removal the section of the Criminal Code that allows spanking, or corporal punishment, within strict limits.

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Six-year-old Jayden Brewster catches the attention of his father on the sidelines as the youngster made new friends at the Unplug and Play events Tuesday at the John Tod Community Centre. Road hockey and snowshoeing were in the activity menu as the week of getting kids off the screens continued.

While the total was slightly less than that realized in 2014, the United Way Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo is delighted with the $2.1 million it raised in its recent campaign. Amber Harding, the agency’s manager of communications, said the 2014 total benefitted from a $300,000 influx for a specific project — raising money for the new John Tod Community Centre. Last year, the United Way changed its fundraising model and set a threeyear goal of $6.5 million. Harding said the amount raised so far shows it is on track to fulfil the plan. Highlights of the announcement this week included the donation from Highland Valley Copper. The employees raised $273,000 and the corporation added another $250,000 to bring the total to $523,000. Domtar’s contribution was another delightful moment, Harding said, as representatives announced the company and employees had more than doubled the 2014 donation of $50,000, raising $107,000 for this campaign. A new chair of the annual campaign governing body was announced, with Joshua Knaak of Fit Financial succeeding Dr. Todd Ring.

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LOCAL NEWS Since Target left Canada last year, Sahali Mall has about 120,000 square feet of retail space waiting for tenants. Northills Centre, meanwhile, has about 12,000 square feet of space available to lease since the Kamloops YMCA/YWCA relocated to the John Tod Community Centre. DAVE EAGLES PHOTOS/KTW

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amloops is seeing a lingering increase in the retail vacancy rate brought on by the loss of Target in 2015. The retail vacancy rate city-wide reached

7.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015, climbing from 5.7 per cent the year before. The numbers are contained in the latest market overview by the Kamloops office of Colliers International. Katie Martin, marketing and research co-ordinator with Colliers, said the

increasing retail vacancy rate reflects loss of both Target and XS Cargo in Columbia Place in Sahali. The vacancy rate in Sahali — which typically sees the most demand from national tenants — has doubled to more than 10 per cent. “If the Target space [more than 120,000

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new tenants in the All Nations Trust building in the Mount Paul Industrial Park as well as BDO Canada taking over space made vacant by closure of the Burris Clinic on Lansdowne Street downtown. On the industrial side, Martin said there is high demand and a growing shortage of space in Kamloops. The vacancy rate in the sector is 4.1 per cent, down more than a per cent from a year earlier. “We have such a high demand for large industrial space,” Martin said. “It’s hard to find stuff for tenants . . . It’s always been an issue.” There is space for

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construction of new industrial buildings in the Versatile area, as well as in Gateway Industrial Park on the east side of the city. Meanwhile, with the demise of Target Canada and a change of venue for the North Shore’s YMCA/YWCA fitness centre, two Kamloops shopping centres have big spaces to fill heading into 2016. So far, Sahali Centre Mall and Northills Centre report no concrete plans to fill their empty storefronts. Of the two spaces, Sahali’s is larger. Sahali building manager Tara Swain said the Berezan Management Group, which leases space in the mall, is working to bring a new tenant in, but isn’t rushing the process. “They’re working on different options,” she said. While Target closed its doors in spring, the space has only been back in Berezan’s hands since June, Swain said — not a long time to be on the market, given the size of the space up for grabs. Swain said the goal is to bring in tenants

who want to stay in the mall for a long period of time, and have resources to do so. At Northills, the Kamloops YMCAYWCA fitness centre’s move to the new John Tod community centre left about 12,000 square feet to be filled. Rick Halliday, vice-president of retail properties for Prospero Group, said the mall also has another 6,000 square feet in the former Shoe Warehouse space it is seeking to lease. Halliday said some businesses have looked at the YMCA space and there is some interest, but the North Shore can be a tough sell for retailers. “I think the reality is the south side, if you go up Sahali, that’s where all the national tenants want to be, so it makes it a little tougher,” he said. Halliday said there are also fewer tenants looking for spaces in the 10,000 to 15,000foot range, due to changes in shopping habits, including the rise of online sales. “It’s not uncommon in a smallmarket closed mall to have space like that available,” he said. “I think the trend is away from closed malls, so it wouldn’t be unusual.”

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Despite a $17-million drop in buildingpermit value compared to the previous year, Ron Popoff said construction in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District fared well in 2015. “When you’re looking at our neighbouring jurisdictions, we’re holding fairly close to the same trends that they’re having — we’re not seeing a really sharp downward trend, which is a good thing,” the

director of building inspection services said. “It’s like I’m really looking at more of a flat line over the last five to six years and that’s fairly good news for now.” Construction values in 2015 came in at $33.2 million, down from $50 million the previous year. But, Popoff said, a large part of the difference was a $7-million permit issued in 2014 for the Clearwater Shopping Centre. Commercial construction was down in 2015 — only 15 permits were issued compared

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Several developments under construction in the River City are expected to open this spring. • Anytime Fitness, a 4,000-square-foot addition to the Cityview Shopping Centre, hopes to open in March. “They’re making very good progress on the building,” co-owner Joe Caldow said. The franchise known for all-day, year-round gym access will also include feature a variety of health professionals, such as a naturopath, kinesiologist and physiotherapist. In anticipation of the opening, memberships are being sold at the shuttered Five Guys Burgers and Fries location in the centre. During the pre-sale, the company is waiving enrolment fees in exchange for donations. It collected 1,000 pounds of food for the Kamloops Food Bank and is now asking for pet food and supplies for the SPCA. • Also on the fitness front, Snap Fitness has opened at 899 McGill Rd., just past BC Hydro. The Kamloops gym is among about 1,500 in the Minnesota-based chain, with 24-hour access and no-contract membership among its features. More information can be found on Snap Fitness Kamloops’ Facebook page. Meanwhile, Hoja Mongolian Grill is expanding, with a new location in Aberdeen Mall. “They’re going to do an express concept here in our food court,” said Sandra Desrosiers, the mall’s general manager. Currently under construction, it is expected to be open at the former Origami location on April 1. Desrosiers said she is also in talks with another food court tenant but could not disclose details at this time. • Another eatery is also expected to open this spring. Construction is well underway on Browns Socialhouse in the Summit Shopping Centre. It took over about 3,500 square feet in the Sahali strip mall formerly home to Nando’s and Bone and Biscuit. Nando’s closed and Bone and Biscuit relocated a few doors down, next to Old Town Farm Market. Browns is due to open in April and will be conducting interviews and hiring in early March.

to 32 the year before. However, residential projects held close to steady, with 97 units — down from 112 in 2014 — created last year. Popoff said it is all part of the ebb and flow of construction in the region. “You get these little anomalies and blips over time, but when you look at a five-year average, it’s fairly constant,” he said. “Nothing extraordi-

A bit more bridge work Expect traffic delays on Overlanders Bridge today between 9 a.m. ad 4 p.m. as the city finishes the last of the cleanup from last fall’s repair job. Transportation co-ordinator Colleen Lepik said workers are collecting debris left behind when the project ended late last year. A scooper truck is being used. It is a piece of equipment with an adjustable mechanical arm that can reach under the bridge. “My understanding is it’s just leftover scaffolding and things like that, that they weren’t able to remove all of when the project was complete,” Lepik said. Because of the size of the truck, the city is shutting down the outside northbound lane today. The east sidewalk will also be closed intermittently, Lepik said, though for no more than 15 minutes at a time.

nary, a little bit lower than where we would like to see it. “For this year, hoping for somewhere in the $40 million range and we’ll call that fairly average.” Institutional and industrial permits both doubled in 2015 and projects in the “other” category saw a slight bump, increasing to 139 last year from 135 permits in 2014.

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Public Comment Period and Information Sessions KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. (the proponent) is proposing to construct and operate the Ajax Mine Project, a copper-gold mine near the city of Kamloops, British Columbia (B.C.). The Ajax Mine Project is subject to review under both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Act, and is undergoing a cooperative environmental assessment. Public Comment Period The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) and B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) are inviting the public to submit comments on the ongoing environmental assessment of the Ajax Mine Project. The proponent has recently submitted its Environmental Impact Statement / Application (EIS / Application) which describes the project and its potential to cause environmental, heritage, health, social, and economic effects. A copy of the complete EIS / Application and more information is available online at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca and www.eao.gov.bc.ca. A summary of the document in English or French is also available on the Agency’s website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca. Submit comments from January 26, 2016 to April 11, 2016: By Online Form: www.eao.gov.bc.ca By mail:

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Tracy James, Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9V1

The Agency accepts comments in either English or French. Comments only need to be submitted once to either the Agency or the EAO to be considered in both the provincial and federal environmental assessments. Copies of the summary and the complete EIS / Application are also available for viewing at these locations: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vancouver, B.C. Viewing by appointment only Telephone: 604-666-2431

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Technical Presentations & Information Sessions Information on the Ajax Mine Project and the EIS / Application will be available during events held in Kamloops, B.C. Interested individuals will be able to speak with, and ask questions to, provincial and federal representatives and KGHM Ajax Mining Inc.’s technical team at all events. Technical presentations by the proponent on key topics of interest to the public: February 16, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre 1250 Rogers Way

February 17, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre 1250 Rogers Way

Information sessions consisting of booths and posters with information on the project and the cooperative environmental assessment: March 15, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre 1250 Rogers Way

March 16, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre 1250 Rogers Way

All submissions about the Ajax Mine Project received by EAO or the Agency during the comment period are considered public. They will be posted to EAO’s website and will become part of the Agency’s project file.

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HOT: The interim agreement reached between the City of Kamloops, CP Rail and Transport Canada that will allow pedestrians to cross the tracks at Third Avenue when there are no trains moving. The issue of pedestrian safety following large events downtown has reached ridiculous levels, with CP asking that Second and Third avenues be closed where they meet railway tracks. Then, last weekend following a Kamloops Blazers game, efforts by city bylaw officers to funnel people over the pedestrian bridge resulted in some ugly actions on the part of those who cared not for climbing stairs. NOT: The cretins who grabbed their tools and stole two of the city’s $2,100 bike-repair stations. Our guess is the thief or thieves could have purchased a cheap bike pump and a few patches and solved their problem without impacting cyclists in Kamloops who have grown to embrace the three repair stations. As criminal actions go, this is about as unnecessary as it gets. The repair stations on McArthur Island and in Riverside Park were stolen this week. Perhaps a security camera can be trained on the lone remaining station in Kenna Cartwright Park.

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HOT: Music students at Brocklehurst Middle School who will take to the stage at Sandman Centre next Wednesday to sing a song with Canadian country star Johnny Reid. The opportunity comes from Reid and MusiCounts, a charity promoting music education across the country. The middle school’s music department received a $10,000 grant from the organization in 2013 to help purchase musical instruments and equipment.

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t speaks to the very core of our collective being that the subject of ice time on the city’s six rinks would create a passionate and prolonged debate at city hall, online and throughout the community. In fact, it would be a safe bet that, had city council put forth a multi-million-dollar proposal for an arena on which to play hockey, voters would give such an idea far more yeas than they did November’s multi-million-dollar performing-arts centre proposal. Hockey is simply who we are. Even if you have no affinity for the frozen rubber, hockey remains entrenched in your DNA. You might not know it, but it’s there, ringing off the posts of your innermost thoughts. Next week, an idea born in 2000 comes to Kamloops as Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada will focus the national spotlight on our city. Hockey Day is actually four days long and will include a trip to Sun Peaks, a star-studded luncheon, a hockey-themed concert and all sorts of activities and events outside Sandman Centre. (Turn to page D1 of today’s paper to read our 12-page section on Hockey Day, which includes a detailed schedule and interviews with the legends attending). The main course, of course, is Saturday, the Day in Hockey Day in Canada, when Sportsnet and CBC will broadcast for 13 straight hours. All seven Canadian hockey teams will be in action on the tube from morning until late at

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MUSINGS night and, in between, viewers from the Pacific to the Atlantic to the Arctic will be exposed to all things Kamloops. Hockey Night in Canada legends Don Cherry and Ron MacLean will be featured on the set in the Tournament Capital as the home of the largest minor hockey association in the province is broadcast across the land. The event has criss-crossed Canada in its 16 years, setting up as close to Kamloops as Nelson in 2007 and as far away as Iqualuit in 2003. Attached to this year’s Hockey Day in Canada celebration is the 50th anniversary of the Western Hockey League and the release of the league’s all-time Top 50 players, more than a few of whom will have toiled for the Blazers. My bet for No. 1? If the “best” is defined by WHL career alone, then it has to be Brian Sakic (brother of Joe), who holds the record for most point all-time, with 591 between 1987 and 1992 while with Swift Current and Tri-Cities. Then again, this Sakic didn’t

play a game in the NHL. However, the top-50 list is based on the body of work including WHL prowess and subsequent success, so Scott Niedermeyer is the pick. No other player has won every trophy there is to win. Then again, Bryan Trottier, Brian Propp, Tom Lysiak, Bobby Clarke and so many others are also worthy contenders. Also being honoured during the Hockey Day festivities are the Kamloops Blazers. The club won three Memorial Cups in a four-year span in the 1990s, a feat that may never be equalled. The Blazers will receive an honour from the Western Hockey League handed out on only those rarest of occasions: the Milestone Achievement Award, which has been handed out only four times. In fact, the Blazers have won five Memorial Cups when one considers the team’s lineage. The Blazers were once the mighty New Westminster Bruins, that Queen’s Park team that became legendary with Punch McLean behind the bench. Between 1974 and 1978, the Bruins went to four straight Memorial Cups, winning it all in 1977 and 1978 — and this was in the era when there were no free passes to the dance via host teams. Enjoy the celebration next week. Head down to Sandman Centre and soak it up. Even if you don’t know an icing call from the stuff on top of cake, you will definitely feel the game percolating in your blood. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

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WINTERIZE GREYHOUNDS Editor: I wrote this letter to our B.C. Liberal Government and the Opposition B.C. NDP. To date, I have had one reply from NDP that they received the email and nothing from local MLAs Todd Stone and Terry Lake. As the letter says, the people of B.C. have to have winter tires on our vehicles. But, when it comes to the Greyhound bus line, they do not and they transport people all over Canada, endangering their lives as well as other drivers on the road.

I have seen Greyhound bus drivers put on a belt chain (a pair of chains on a heavy fiber strap with two cross chines that are belted to the tire rim) or, sometimes, some have air-mounted chains running off the inside drive tire. We tried this in Prince George and it didn’t work in deep snow. They may get two chains to the whole wheel — and this is supposed to be safe. They cannot put more chains as there is only one or two holes in the tire rim and this where the valve stem comes out

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to air up the tire. The transport trucks travelling our highways are another example of lack of enforcement of winter tires on truckers. Just watch the TV show Highway to Hell to see how dangerous these truck are, traveling with no chains on icy conditions or putting on a single chain on the outside tire. They think it is good enough — no wonder there are so many truck accidents. Frank Lang Kamloops

Editor: I can’t be the only one shocked to hear Ribfest’s user fee is only $17. That is ridiculous. Taxpayers should not be left with a $50,000 cleanup bill. How much profit are people cooking the ribs getting? Maybe they should be paying part of the clean up cost. Maybe the downtown businesses profiting from extra business should be chipping in for cleanup. Ribfest is a good thing for our city but taxpayers

should not be left with the large clean-up bill. Furthermore, shutting down green space in this city is a bad idea. And, if it’s done, let’s shut the one down in Tina Lange’s neighborhood first. On another note, why are there no outdoor skating rinks in Kamloops. Most communities have them. Thank you. BJ Mccune Kamloops

SUPPORT LOCAL GROUPS THANK-YOU TO DR. MEHTA, WHO Editor: It may be a sign of our economic times that many organizations have had to turn to fundraising to enhance and improve programs and activities. Most weekends, one will see a table set up at the local grocery store with someone selling raffle tickets. Whether it be the high school sports team, a national service club or the local theatre, everyone is asking for our support. Every year thousands of volunteers contribute their time

to raise money for these organizations. They do so to contribute to their community. They may want to see young people excel in sports, discover cures or keep the arts alive. Instead of rushing by these dedicated individuals and shouting “no” or giving a dismissive wave of the hand, slow down and smile. Come say hello. Learn something about the group. And, maybe, let me sell you a raffle ticket. Karen Ferguson Kamloops

REALLY CARES ABOUT PATIENTS Editor: A terrific dentist goes above and beyond anyone else. Dr. Rick Mehta of Westsyde Dental Centre, took time away from his family on Sunday, Jan. 24, to help our host son, Felipe, who had been with us for five months from Brazil. Felipe suddenly began experiencing painful swelling in

his face just hours before he was to spend two days flying home to Brazil. We contacted Dr. Mehta and he face-timed with us before meeting us at his office 20 minutes later. Felipe was in the dentist’s chair at 10:30 a.m. and Dr. Mehta spent one hour working on his tooth to alleviate pressure and fix

the problem until he could get back to his home country. He did this free of charge to help this young man have comfort flying home. We cannot thank Dr. Mehta enough for the compassionate caring manner he took care of Felipe. Penny and Glen Lamont Kamloops

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“Even though I am not a cyclist, I think they are a great idea. Just too bad we have morons in this city that have no respect and have to steal everything, even when it’s bolted down.” — posted by HOP4ME

RE: LETTER: CITY OF KAMLOOPS NEEDS TO PREPARE FOR PICKLEBALL’S RISE:

“Why not contact the school district? They rent out the school gyms around the city for use after school hours and on weekends I believe.” — posted by SayWhat?

RE: STORY: FINAL BIT OF CLEANUP WILL IMPACT TRAFFIC ON OVERLANDERS BRIDGE:

“I’ll ask a dumb question. Why is this not being done at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.?” — posted by Cris Parker

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Final bell tolls for Romano JESSICA KLYMCHUK

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Anna Romano’s South Kamloops classroom is bare for the first time in almost 25 years she has taught within those walls. Posters have been pulled back, boards have been erased and students have gone home. Today, Romano puts her 35-year teaching career to rest and says goodbye to the school on the hill — “the little school that could” as she still calls it. It’s not so small anymore, of course — John Peterson merged with Kamloops High more than 10 years ago. But, she’ll always remember it the way she found it, when she arrived at John Peterson junior secondary as a teacher-on-call in the early 1990s. It wasn’t long before the school expanded to accommodate students in grades 8 to 12 and Romano could see her pupils through

to graduation, a time she unhesitatingly refers to as the highlight of her career. “Every teacher knew every student and the word that continues to come up among people who taught at that time is ‘family,’” she said. “It wasn’t a school. It wasn’t going to school. It was being with family, being with friends. “I think the kids at this school, the families at this school — there’s a reason I haven’t left in 25 years. This has been a really, really good place to work.” Passionate about the culture, Romano started the German-language program at John Peterson with two classes and has grown it into a robust fivegrade curriculum at South Kamloops secondary. Even as a retiree, Romano will continue to support German education from her new home in Vancouver through her involvement with the provincial Germany exchange program and as the president of the BC Association of Teachers of German. Like any good teacher, she’ll miss her students. “They are the highlight of my life,” Romano said. “I feel the future is in really good hands in terms of hearts, golden hearts, loyalty . . . “These are real people who are going to take care of our world. They have concerns, they are aware and they want to make a difference.”

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Another wrench has been thrown into the City of Kamloops’ attempts to offer bike riders a spot to tune up. Just a day after it discovered its McArthur Island bike-repair station had been stolen, city staff announced yesterday that thieves had also made off with the station at Riverside Park. “I just thought, are you kidding me?” said Glen Cheetham, the city’s sustainability services supervisor. “This is bizarre.” Each station cost about $2,100 to install and contained tools, a bike pump and QR codes with links to repair instructions. Both stations were affixed to the ground by large bolts that were held in place with concrete, which Cheetham said would take considerable effort to detach. While there is no

definitive proof the thefts are related, Cheetham said the same approach was taken to remove both stations. That. and the fact both thefts occurred recently — though staff haven’t pinned down an exact date — makes him suspect they were carried out in co-ordination. A third station set up at Kenna Cartwright park is still standing, and the city has opted to leave it in place for now. “We hope that we’ll be OK,” Cheetham said. Staff haven’t decided whether to replace the stolen repair stations. If they do, Cheetham said they will have to look at how to better secure them and whether there would be less likely to be stolen in other locations. “It’s very clear the public like these bike repair stations, but they can’t be an item that’s continually stolen,” he said. The city is asking

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lmer Froese died four years ago, but he’s still watching over the basketball program at Sa-Hali secondary. His picture — in which he’s sporting one of his legendary sweaters — is posted on the gym-office window, the beloved coach’s eyes transfixed on the Sabres’ hardcourt, where he spent the better part of 20 years making an impact that will last for generations to come. “How many kids wouldn’t have played if it wasn’t for my dad?” said Elmer’s son, Nathan, who spoke with KTW inside the Sa-Hali gym, the sound of bouncing basketballs echoing off the walls. “Even in his last few days, he was worried about who was going to open the gym for practice. He’s sitting in a hospice bed, he can’t go anywhere and he’s like, ‘I’ve got to get so-and-so the keys or else the kids can’t practice today.’ “He was always putting the team and people first.” The fourth annual Elmer Froese Memorial Basketball Tournament is underway at Sa-Hali. Go online to

kamloopsthisweek.com for the schedule. Elmer, who taught math and was a career counsellor at the South Shore high school, died in 2012 after a 12-year battle with cancer. Hundreds attended his memorial service at Thompson Rivers University. He received the Jack Buckham Award, which recognized his dedication to athletics and youth, and a special award of merit from Basketball BC, both honours that reflect Elmer’s insistence on inclusion. Perhaps the desire to make sure no one was left out derived from Elmer’s playing days — or, non-playing days — on the Coast. Outside of a mean hook shot, he couldn’t play a lick. Nathan laughed when he told a story about Elmer’s coach in high school banning him from taking to the court, despite the 40-point margin separating the teams playing at the time. Elmer, who started teaching in Barriere in 1976 and arrived at Sa-Hali in 1992, did his best to make sure nobody spent too much time riding pine. In 1995, kids were without a place to play

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Former Sa-Hali Sabres’ basketball coach Elmer Froese, pictured holding the Jack Buckham Award, became a mentor to many in Kamloops.

basketball between February and June. Elmer started Kamloops’ first spring league. No money? No problem. Elmer ensured financial issues never kept a student from going on a trip. Elmer’s coaching web is still expanding — a ripple effect easily seen today across Kamloops. Paul Patterson, who took over the Sabres’ basketball program from Elmer when he became too sick to coach, is now an assistant bench boss with the TRU WolfPack men’s basketball team. Ryan Porter, Aiden Sargent and Sean Garvey — each of whom were mentored by Elmer — are coaching at the highschool level. “I wouldn’t be who

I am or where I am if it wasn’t for Elmer,” Sargent said. “I miss him, his terrible jokes and his words of wisdom — some of which I didn’t understand until years later — every day.” Patterson emphasized Elmer’s impact on people outside of basketball, in their personal lives. “He taught me a lot about the mistakes he made, not just as a coach, but in sports and in life, and taught me some life lessons,” said Patterson, who teaches at A.E. Perry elementary on the North Shore. “As he got a little bit sicker, he lived in Heffley and they had this huge lot. It was cool when he had a spring clean. Guys would come from years and years ago. They

would all come and they would all clean up his yard.” The Sabres’ brotherhood is reeling from the recent death of 22-yearold Ryan Pinneo, another Sabre who held Elmer in high regard. “His funeral is this Saturday in the Sa-Hali gym,” Patterson said. “That is part of Elmer’s legacy and the impact he’s had, how tight the Sa-Hali basketball community is. “Without him, there’s a good chance something like this isn’t happening in our gym.” Mary Bartucci arrived at Sa-Hali in 1997, still in her early 20s and just beginning her teaching career. Elmer took her under his wing.

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“He just had this presence and right away he stood out as a mentor to me,” said Bartucci, who, using a philosophy she adopted from Elmer, has enjoyed great success coaching Sabres soccer. “He knew every-

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beautiful reminder of what he achieved in his life and how much we miss him.” The senior boys playing today at Sa-Hali might not know it, but Elmer has a hand in each jump shot they take. “The way he ran his program, and his ideals and values, is still very much alive,” Bartucci said. “It’s kind of like he’s still here.”

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Kamloops, that want to shove it up our butts.” With the crossover in catchments, games against Chase draw big numbers and rowdy fans. And, though things are still heated, they’re nothing like they were in the old days. The 2013-2014 season was the first for the Heat, an upstart team that grew from the ashes of the Chase Chiefs (now the Kelowna Chiefs). The rivalry between the Storm and the Chiefs was well documented — the feud between their owners bitter. Kamloops’ Dewar and Chase’s Fred Pittendreigh weren’t close, dating back to a dispute over an ineligible player that saw the Chiefs miss the playoffs in 2006. Speaking with KTW in 2009, neither man held back about the other. “Fred hates me, I hate Fred, can you print that?” Dewar said.

“We have a very long-standing rivalry. I think he thinks I screwed him over the very first year when I was really trying to help him. But now I’d do anything I can to screw him over.” Meanwhile, Pittendreigh held Dewar somewhat responsible for Chase missing the playoffs that year. The Chiefs were stripped of two points for using the ineligible player and, when the issue came to a vote of the league’s owners later that season, Pittendreigh said Dewar convinced owners to vote against returning the points to Chase. The Chiefs would miss the post-season on a tiebreaker. “That’s just Barry and the way he operates,” Pittendreigh told KTW in 2009. “Barry wins at all costs.” Patterson remembers those days — he was in the midst of his first coaching stint with the Storm — though he

shied away from commenting on the relationship between the owners. “I’d rather not say in writing,” he joked. “I think, basically, they were both just two passionate guys that wanted their programs to be the best and they wanted to prove it by beating the crap out of the other on and off the ice.” Dewar said things aren’t quite as tense with Chase’s now general manger (and Fred’s brother) Larry Pittendreigh. But, they’re not overly friendly. “I doubt it Larry would ever say I’m on his Christmas card list. “But, having said that, he’s a very knowledgeable hockey guy and so there’s a bit of a respect, I think, both ways,” he said. “He’s one of those guys that wants to win at all times, just like I do. So it’s always a lot of fun to have that type of guy on the other side of the ice.”

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The Kamloops Broncos Football Club has elected its board of directors for the 2016 season and Dino Bernardo will return as team president. Tim Parker (vicepresident), Gina Parker (secretary), Brad Yamaoka (director of player personnel), Jim Motokado (director), Darren Watt (director), Jim McCreight (director) and Darryl Chow (director) were also re-elected from the 2015 board. Caroline Smith (director), Shane Steptoe (director) and Cam McCreight (treasurer) were elected as new members. Jan Antons was named director of football operations and general manager. It will be his first year in a dual role.

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ither Peyton Manning’s career is not dead, or that will be a ghost wearing No. 18 for the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 at Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 7. At quarterback, it will be the old man and the C, as in Cam — Cam Newton, the National Football League’s most valuable player — in the Super Bowl. If you’re planning to put down a 10-spot in Vegas, here’s some advice from someone who was a nonbeliever, but is having a change of heart: You’d be foolish to bet against the Broncos. Manning, with one Super Bowl title to his credit in three starts, will be the oldest quarterback to take his team to the season’s ultimate game. Broncos’ GM and executive vice-president John Elway, who had the ‘‘oldest’’ record until Manning came along, made a great decision four years ago to sign the NFL legend. Four seasons, two Super Bowl appearances.

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career for the 39-year-old? Most observers thought it was. When 6-foot-5 stud backup quarterback Brock Osweiler rallied the Broncos to three straight victories, including a Sunday nighter in the snow against the previously undefeated New England Patriots, the whispers about the five-time MVP being finished became louder. But no one told Manning. Osweiler’s star faded quickly and when Manning’s health allowed him to return to action, the Broncos started to roll again. Manning still couldn’t throw with much velocity, but that outstanding defence, and Manning’s ability to manage a game was a great combination in playoff victories over Pittsburgh and then New England in the AFC championship game. Carolina will likely be the betting favourite to win in the aftermath of its 15-1 regular season, their triumph over Seattle in the division playoff game and the evisceration of Arizona Cardinals in the NFC championship game.

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Kamloops’ Nathan Champness captured gold in the long-course solo category of the 2016 Polarthon on the weekend, beating out Salmon Arm’s Alex Seal at Stake Lake in the first incarnation of the event since 2012. The Polarthon, which returned to Kamloops’ nearby lake this year with the help of the Kamloops Summer Triathlon Club, the Kamloops River City Racers and the Overlander Ski Club, is a winter triathlon including skiing, snowshoeing and skating. However, skating conditions on Stake Lake were unsuitable for the event this season, prompting a switch to a duathlon, with athletes competing in skiing and snowshoeing disciplines. Joining Champness in the winner’s circle was Denise Francoeur, who captured gold in the women’s category, ahead of Jennifer Stieda.

In junior competition, Eric Spence won the boys’ category, while Hannelo Ladyman and Heather Vermey finished first and second, respectively, in the girls’ category. In long-course team action, first place went to Team Spoke N’ Motion, composed of Finn BogettiSmith and Erica Gray, in the corporate category. Nicole Vermey and Conlan Sprickerhoff combined to win the mixed team division. In short-course competition, Summer Bogetti-Smith, Sirka Hohndorf and Hudson Duhaime competed in the solo division, finishing first, second and third, respectively. Teams featuring Jeremey and Finn Knight, Shannon Gourlay and Lily Knight and Angela Lawrence and Rowan Jensen competed in the short-course team division.

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LIQUOR STORE ROBBERY An updated photo has been given to the police and they need your help to identify this suspect. The suspect is wearing a black jacket with the hood pulled up. Someone may recognize the decal on the back of the jacket. On Sunday January 17th at approximately 10:35 pm a lone male entered the Liquor Depot Store on Summit Dr. and went directly to the employee near the cash register. The male produced a firearm and demanded cash and cigarettes, a small amount of cash and some cigarettes were turned over. This suspect was in and out of the store very

quickly there was a vehicle waiting for him in the parking lot. The vehicle was described as white SUV, no plate, no other description. The suspect was wearing red, white and black plaid pajama pants, a jacket with the word “ mountain “ in white letters on the back. Although this suspect cannot be identified by photo, this male was not acting alone and someone knew what took place. If you have any information on this robbery, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will receive a cash reward upon arrest and only your information will be used, never your name.

SUBWAY BANDIT On Saturday January 16th at approximately 10:20 pm, a lone male entered the Subway restaurant on Summit Dr. and demanded cash from the store employee. The clerk realizing what was happening fled to the back of the store for safety, the would be thief, for whatever reason ran out of the store without taking anything. The suspect was wearing a green bandana over his face and is described as a Caucasian male,

with short light coloured hair, wearing a grey ball cap, a dark coloured jacket with a white logo on the front left side. This area has foot or vehicle traffic all the time and especially when the Subway restaurant is open, someone passing by may have seen the suspect. If you have seen this suspect or have any information on this attempted robbery, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will receive a cash reward upon the arrest of the suspect.

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Sometime in the early morning of Tuesday January 19th, suspects attempted to break into Big Don’s Pawn shop on Tranquille road but left empty handed. These suspect tried to drill out the front door locks of the store but were unsuccessful and departed the area. Good crime prevention techniques were used by 5th business to prevent the suspects from gaining entry into the building. This is a busy street day or night, these suspects would have been at the front door for a length of time before leaving the area. Someone may have been walking in the area or driving by whether driving home, a delivery person or a taxi driver may have noted some suspicious activity at the Pawn shop. Do the right thing and call Crime Stoppers, you will remain anonymous and only your information will be used never your name.

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ABBOTSFORD — National Hockey League player Clayton Stoner is banned from hunting for three years and must pay $10,000 for killing a grizzly bear on British Columbia’s Central Coast. The Anaheim Ducks defenceman admitted through his lawyer on Wednesday he had breached the provincial Wildlife Act. Marvin Stern said his client mistakenly believed he was qualified to participate. Stoner wasn’t in Abbotsford court. Instead, Stern pleaded guilty on his behalf to hunting without a licence. In handing down the fine and hunting ban, provincial court Judge Brent Hoy accepted that Stoner thought he was qualified as a resident, but the law had still been breached. “If one hunts, then one must do so responsibly,’’ he said when handing down his sentence. The Crown dropped four

other charges against Stoner, including knowingly making a false statement to obtain a hunting licence, hunting out of season and unlawfully possessing dead wildlife. Stoner was charged in connection to the hunt in May 2013. The case first gained media attention when graphic photos were published of Stoner holding up a bear’s severed head. First Nations and environmentalists claimed the animal was Cheeky, a star tourist attraction in B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest. After he was charged, Stoner, 30, requested a DNA test on the bear. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service conducted the tests and determined the animal was 18 years old, not the fiveyear-old Cheeky, Stern told the court. Stoner has been vilified in the media in both Canada and the United States, Stern said. “It clearly wasn’t Cheeky.’’ Outside the court, representatives of the area First Nations and a conservation group main-

tained the deceased bear was Cheeky. They said they may have been mistaken on the popular bear’s age, noting guardians had witnessed Stoner interact with Cheeky within hours of the kill. Stern told the court his client simply made an error and believed he had lawfully obtained the licence. He said the residency requirements are convoluted — to obtain a commercial trophy licence, a hunter must reside in B.C. for at least half of each of six months in the previous year. “This is a very unique definition, you won’t find it under the Income Tax Act or other provincial or federal legislation,’’ Stern told court. He added that Stoner, who is originally from Port McNeill on Vancouver Island, owns a home in Langford, spends weeks during off-season at his family home, does some of his training in Victoria and eventually intends to retire on Vancouver Island.

“From his perspective, he’s a B.C. guy,’’ Stern said. He said the loss of hunting privileges for Stoner is significant because the man has been hunting since he was 10 years old. In the days after Stoner’s picture with the bear’s head surfaced, he defended the hunting trip he took with his father, uncle and a friend. B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service announced the charges last September, explaining Stoner did not meet residency requirements when he played for the Minnesota Wild. Stoner had applied for his hunting licence in Port McNeill. Crown prosecutor Jim Cryder told court there is a very strict definition of resident under the act. “For an NHL player . . . they’re going to be out of the province for at least seven months,’’ Cryder told the court. “He hasn’t, in fact, qualified as a resident.’’ Brian Falconer, of the Raincoast Conservation Fund

read a victim-impact statement in court and said Cheeky was an asset to his group’s work. “He was comfortable being viewed by humans,’’ Falconer said. “His untimely death due to Mr. Stoner’s unlawful actions has caused us significant harm, including financial loss, and has been a significant disappointment to our guides and clients.’’ Stern told Hoy his client wasn’t opposed to turning over the bear’s skull and hide. The remains are being held by the province. The Crown is not taking a position on the identity of the bear. William Housty, a spokesman for the Heiltsuk Nation who flew in from Bella Bella, said he was pleased months of court proceedings had elevated the case to a higher level. He said his nation felt the consequences for Stoner were fair. “Rather than put the spotlight on Stoner and Cheeky . . . the bigger issues of this hunt are still going on,’’ he said.

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JOHANNESBURG — A referee and two athletes participating in a South African Ironman triathlon dived into the ocean to rescue two stricken men who were being swept out to sea. After pushing the men to shore, the athletes finished the grueling race a little later than they had planned. Athletes Martin Potgieter and Dylan Hartwig said yesterday that they were running the last miles of the contest when they stopped to help the men, who were struggling to stay afloat off the East London coast. “We managed to push them little by little, just to get them to shore,’’ said Potgieter, who headed into the sea after referee Ross Murray jumped over a wall, ran to the beach, discarded some clothes and started swimming to the panicked men. One concern was that the men in trouble on Sunday would grab and pull down the referee and athletes in their effort to survive, according to 37-year-old Potgieter, who works in the coal distribution business. He said the rescuers spoke “a few hard words’’ to the men to calm them. Hartwig, meanwhile, started to cramp in the cold water. The athletes had already been competing for between five and six hours. “There was only so much I could do because I was cramping,’’ said Hartwig, a 21-year-old accounting student who focused on helping one of the men. “I was trying to push him onto a wave.’’ Delayed by 15 to 20 minutes, the athletes put their shoes back on, chatted for a bit while running and finished _ Potgieter in six hours and 50 minutes and Hartwig in seven hours and 15 minutes. Matt Trautman of South Africa won the men’s event in just over four hours. South Africa’s Ironman 70.3-mile race includes swimming, cycling and running.

NEW YORK — The Big Game is more than a week away, but Super Bowl advertisers are already out in force online, playing up celebrity cameos to drive buzz for their brands. First-time advertiser Amazon on Wednesday teased its ad with Alec Baldwin. Yesterday, Hyundai revealed that Kevin Hart and Ryan Reynolds will be in ads showcasing Genesis and Elantra sedans. Skittles will have Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler promote the candy. Bud Light is creating its own fake political party with actors Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen. BMW’s Mini is cramming six celebrities into its ad (if not into its car). Even 1980s actor Scott Baio will make an appearance to promote avocados from Mexico. Pre-game buzz is crucial; ads will cost as much as an estimated $5 million for a 30-second spot, up from $4.4 million last year. The cost, and risk, is worth it to the advertisers battling it out for the more than 114-million pairs of eyeballs the Big Game is expected to draw on Feb. 7. The Carolina Panthers will

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face the Denver Broncos in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Pre-game teasers, which debut online one or two weeks before the game, can help advertisers stretch that investment over weeks instead of seeing it gone in 60 seconds (or even 30). “If an advertiser can get people thinking about the brand before the game, the risk goes down and returns go up,’’ said Tim Calkins, a Northwestern University marketing professor. “A celebrity is a great hook.’’ Companies also appre-

ciate celebrities’ reach on social media, which can help boost online buzz. “Celebrities like Kevin Hart are adding thousands of followers a day,’’ said Dean Evans, Hyundai’s chief marketing officer. “We never know how much organic shares or unearned media [media mentions that aren’t paid for] we’re going to get from that kind of celebrity and social reach that that celebrity might have.’’ There are, of course, downsides. A star can sometimes eclipse the brand, or worse, drag it down if people

react negatively to a particular celebrity. Last year, T-Mobile’s Kim Kardashian ad was a dud on social media, said Devra Prywes, vice-president of marketing for research firm Unruly, which monitors Super Bowl ads’ online buzz. The famous-for-beingfamous celebrity provoked too much Internet hate to be effective. “No matter how carefully you choose a celebrity, they’re polarizing,’’ said Peter Daboll, chief executive of Ace Metrix, a firm that rates the effectiveness of ads. “Not everybody loves Justin Bieber.’’ When there’s a good fit between celebrity and a brand, though, the payoff can be huge. Daboll pointed to popular ads by Snickers, which in the past have featured Betty White tossing around a football and character actor Danny Trejo playing a hungry Marcia Brady, an ad that landed in Ace Metrix’ list of top 25 Super Bowl ads of the past five years. Snickers has teased a spot this year featuring Willem Dafoe playing Marilyn Monroe. Bud Light is hoping something similar happens with its ad showcasing actor/comedians Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam EVA TERLESKY

January 8, 1931 to January 17, 2016 Eva Terlesky (nee Savage) passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 11:40pm at Bethany Care Centre, Airdrie, AB where she resided. Various children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were able to be by her side during that day, which would have been special to Eva. Her final years were challenging, having suffered numerous strokes dating back to 1990. Eva is now in heaven in jubilant praise of her Savior Jesus, who she came to trust as a teen. No more suffering, no pain. She is singing and dancing and rejoicing in the blessed hope of those who trust in Jesus. Though she is missed greatly, it was God’s timing for her to “depart and be with Christ, which is better by far.” Philippians 1:23. Eva was born January 8, 1931 to Angelo and Eva Savage in Kamloops, BC. Eva was the eldest of two children and worked hard in the family businesses. She was able to pursue her love of ballet and was a member of The Royal Academy of Dancing in 1952, and she was selected to attend the Banff School of Fine Arts. Eva was predeceased by her sister Truth in 2014, and is survived by 4 nieces through Truth. Eva married Paul Terlesky in November 1952. Together they had 5 children; Bart (Sheryl), Ben (Sandy), Lillian (Garry), Heidi and Merle. They moved considerably across BC and the prairies working until Paul was injured in a workplace accident, leaving him a quadriplegic for nearly 8 years. Paul died in June 1973. Grandchildren (Amy, Gayle, Curtis, Tyler, Renee, Jessica, Margot) were a great joy to Eva. As well her several greatgrandchildren who affectionately called her “Gigi”. She was predeceased by her oldest grandchild Jeannine in 2015. Eva was greatly blessed in her later years to have a special companionship with Paul Mudryk, whom she met during her stay at Spruce Lodge, Calgary. He brought great joy and strength to her life. Any who met this couple instantly knew of their love. Paul passed away in 2014. Involvement in church and missions was extremely important to Eva. Even though she needed use of a walker, then a powered wheelchair for many of her final years, Eva eagerly participated in church life on a regular basis. She diligently contributed to and prayed for mission organizations like Bethel Rays of Hope Orphanage in Kenya and found creative

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ways to raise funds. Earlier, Eva had spent many years helping youth at Clearwater Bible Camp, Awana Club, Pioneer Girls Club and Sunday School.

July 16, 1943 – January 18, 2016

Eva loved to read, often having 3 books on the go at once. She had a large library, including many antique books. She loved china and antiques and had great fun collections (like 500 bone china saucers which she displayed and changed up weekly in her home). She kept her small care home rooms filled with her personality, displaying what she could of her books, china and art. Eva personified the word “grace” with all she met. Warmth, wit and Christian charity genuinely shone through this woman who obviously had physical limitations but outwardly displayed the love of God for people. Family knew this loving mother and grandmother prayed for them. Eva believed and lived by these words she once wrote, “Only God and people are eternal, and the rest of this will perish. So remember Matthew 6:21. Heaven with Jesus should be your treasure, your greatest treasure.” Two funeral services will be held in remembrance and celebration of Eva’s life. February 13, 2016 at Daybreak Community Church in Airdrie, AB (1:00pm) and March 19, 2016 at St. Andrews on the Square in Kamloops, BC (1:00pm). Thank you to the many staff at Bethany Care Centre who showed genuine love and care for Mom. In lieu of flowers, people are asked to consider planting a tree of any variety in Eva’s memory. Alternatively please make a donation to your local Pro-Life branch or Bethel Rays of Hope Orphanage or the Kamloops Stroke Recovery Club.

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Di lived a full life and died with no regrets. She led a varied teaching career, finishing as a school counsellor. Hundreds of children, now grown up, have benefited from her dedication to her work. She enjoyed travelling throughout BC, Canada and many other places in the world, which inspired much of her water color painting. She was an active member of the Kamloops Can Go Grannies, Ducks Unlimited and the Kamloops Garden Club. Gardening was her passion. If it was possible to garden, she was out there growing flowers. Every day of our last spring, summer, and fall was spent working the soil despite her knowing that her lymphoma was out of remission and no longer treatable, but as the frosts caused the leaves to fall, she began to fail as well. Although Di loved flowers, she preferred to grow her own. In lieu of flowers you might consider one of her charities. The family will hold a short service on February 6th, at 1:00 pm in the Coast Canadian Inn (Aberdeen) with refreshments at Knutsford Hall following. We will have a Celebration of her Life in her gardens when her flowers bloom again this summer. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Kamloops, BC 250-377-8225 Condolences may be sent to the family via NTFuneral.com

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The world became a darker place when the light that was Di was extinguished. She passed peacefully at home with family and friends around her. Di, the youngest of four sisters was predeceased by her parents and oldest sister Beth (Maurer). She leaves behind her husband of 45 years, Glenn, her children Heidi Andersen (Dave) and Jason (Kana). She had three granddaughters Zoe, Harper (Heidi and Dave), and Dawn (Jason and Kana), her sisters Heather Northcote (Tom) and Penny Raymer (Bill), her brother-in-law Russ and sister-in-law Carol, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and many friends who were as important to her as family.

In the 1990s, after her first two strokes, Eva was concurrently Director of St. Andrews on the Square Society, Director of Kamloops Pro-Life and an active member and President of the Kamloops Stroke Recovery Club. Eva was the first founding member of the Kamloops Heritage Society in 1996.

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ROGER GELINEAU April 27, 1943 – January 18, 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ryan Anthony Pinneo at the age of 22.

On January 18, 2016, Roger Gelineau passed away peacefully with his children by his side after a courageous battle with cancer.

Ryan is survived by his loving mom Sandra, caring dad Kirk, younger brother Jason and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins who loved him dearly.

Roger is survived by his son Neil (Crystal) Gelineau of Kamloops, BC, daughter Andrea (Jesus) Jimenez of West Kelowna, BC, four grandchildren Olen, Alex, Kennedy, Emilio, siblings Louise (Reynald) Marion of Winnipeg, MB, Raynald (Jeannine) Gelineau of Lorette, MB, Simone (Paul) St. Laurent of Ils des Chenes, MB, Yvonne (David) Gulakow of Lorette, MB, Guy (Michelle) Gelineau of Edmonton, AB and sister-in-law Angele Gelineau of Casselman, ON.

So until then as said by a close friend…

“I just wanted to tell you some thing’s I hope you know. Whenever any of us were with you, we lived in your world, where words are too long, chirps are guaranteed and seeking out or creating sketchery is of the utmost importance. In this world, we saw how you lived unapologetically, fearlessly, and with endless optimism - and we saw a person we wanted to be more like. You shared your brazen confidence with all of us, always reminding us to do what makes us happy, and to not worry about what others think. I’ll never forget that, and I’ll never forget how big you would dream.” A Celebration of Life will be held in the Sa-Hali Secondary Gym on Saturday, January 30th, 2016 at 7:00 pm. 255 Arrowstone Drive, Kamloops, B.C. Dress is casual and there will be an opportunity for anyone to share a favourite memory. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice if you so desire, in honour of Ryan. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Roger is predeceased by his Mother and Father Berthe and Louis Gelineau of Lorette, MB, his Brother Philippe Gelineau of Casselman, ON, and his spouse Lucy Lebel of Lorette, MB. Roger was born on April 27, 1943 in St. Boniface, MB. He called several places home throughout his life eventually settling in Kamloops, BC to be near his children. He built several remarkable friendships in every place he lived. Roger was a hardworking, caring, and generous man who always had a story to share or a joke to tell. He was happy when he could make someone smile. Roger would always be the first person in line to help someone in need. Nothing pleased him more than watching his grandchildren participate in every activity they did. Roger was an amazing father, grandfather and friend who will be dearly missed. An open house will be held on Saturday, February 13th, 2016 at Hal Rogers Centre, 2025 Summit Dr, Kamloops, BC between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM to Celebrate Roger’s Life.

RONALD FRANCIS MAUGHAN June 23, 1951 – January 15, 2016

Ronald Francis Maughan of Kamloops passed away on January 15, 2016 at the age of 64 years. He is predeceased by his loving parents Augustin and Marianne Maughan. Ron is survived by his brother Raymond and his sister Linda and their family, all of Edmonton, AB. In honor of Ron there will be a private family service at a later date. Special thanks to the Kamloops Funeral Home for all of their help in this most difficult of times. In lieu of flowers, if you so desire, please make a donation to the charity of your choice in memory of Ron. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

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Literal versus figurative language in Bible

recently invited local theologians to publicly declare their positions online at kamloopsthisweek.com regarding the biblical flat Earth. Fellow faith columnist, Chris Kempling, responded suggesting the flat-Earth references should be understood as “metaphorical” or “poetic.” As examples of such figurative language, he cited Psalms 98:8 and Isaiah 55:12, which refer to rivers and trees clapping hands and hills singing for joy. In recent letters to the editor, Warren Trenholm suggested the earth’s “pillars” in 1 Samuel 2:8b are simply a metaphor for stability and Pastor Gregory Vaal, too, suggested “figurative meaning.” Bible students often ask, “How does one determine whether a passage was intended to be taken literally or figuratively?” It shouldn’t be difficult since even

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children comprehend figurative language. However, a serious handicap is created when the reader presupposes the Bible was divinely inspired. Of course, most also believe the Earth is a globe and since a flat Earth is incompatible with this pair of assumptions, Christian apologists feel compelled to play the figurative-language card. It’s the only card they have, but it’s a potent one. It has the power to strip words of their literal meaning. However, it must be played with sober

intellectual honesty. It’s not a wild card to be played whenever one chooses. We must approach the Bible prepared to reevaluate our presuppositions. Sadly, however, most Christians are steadfastly unwilling to question the doctrine of divine inspiration which, incidentally, I can confidently state none have ever proved simply because it’s impossible to prove. But, this is the way Kempling, Trenholm and Vaal read the Bible. Every word must be perfectly consistent with their totally baseless assumption “God wrote it.” Otherwise, they must scramble into damage-control mode and somehow neutralize the offending text. I, on the other hand, am convinced and, over the course of many faith columns, have proved beyond any shadow of doubt the Bible cannot be supernaturally inspired. Consequently, I am

free to see the meaning of a given passage just as any other unbiased, rational person would understand it. As I documented in the original column (‘Don’t believe everything you read — even in the Bible,’ Nov. 6), there are several passages indicating an immovable flat Earth with the sun overhead following a “circuit.” Moreover, after studying the Bible for decades, I have never noticed a solitary reference to a spinning globe revolving around the sun. So, for me, the issue is a no brainer. I conclude the Bible teaches an immovable flat Earth with the sun overhead following a circuit. Should I, with one broad stroke, declare it all figurative? Why would I do that? There’s nothing compelling me to draw such a conclusion. None of the flatEarth passages surprise me. Most appear to be prosaic statements consistent with the accepted cosmology of

ancient times. One, however, is clearly a metaphor. In the metaphors Kempling cites, figurative elements of nature take on characteristics of literal, joyful people. It’s how metaphors work. The figurative represents the literal. In Isaiah 66:1, the author refers to the earth as God’s “footstool.” What does it represent? What is the corresponding literal object? It’s painfully obvious. The figurative footstool — a flat surface supported by legs — is a metaphor for a literal flat Earth supported by pillars. So, when we finally do encounter a genuine metaphor, the metaphorical method of interpretation suggested by all three letter-writers decisively validates my position, not theirs. Are we to believe God created a spinning globe and then inspired every passage referring to its properties to portray it as sta-

tionary and flat? What would be the point? Does it somehow provide a better understanding of the cosmos or a richer reading experience? Put this way — it sounds ridiculous. Wouldn’t you think there might have been a hint of a rotating sphere revolving around the sun somewhere in the Bible’s 31,000 verses? I realize it is an argument from silence, but the silence is deafening. It is intellectually dishonest to dismiss prose as poetry when our assumptions are exposed as defective. Filtering ancient biblical legends of questionable origin through the doctrine of divine inspiration is a recipe for intellectual slavery. Fortunately, some manage to break free from self-imposed bondage. Many of today’s “liberal” Bible scholars are actually disenchanted former born-again

Christians who could no longer participate in the charade. Kempling, Trenholm, Vaal and countless other Christians operate under at least two presuppositions: 1. God inspired the Bible; 2. The earth is a globe. To take the biblical flat-Earth references literally as the authors clearly almost always intended, they must give up at least one of these assumptions. If they can’t part with their hopelessly unprovable doctrine of divine inspiration, they must concede Earth is flat. Michael Fenemore is editor and co-author of The Twilight of Postmillennialism. For more, go online to testyourbible.com. KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be between 600 and 800 words and can be emailed to editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com.

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Editor: I am a Grade 9 student in Kamloops and I am Muslim. There is disunity with the locals in Kamloops because of what is happening in the world, so please let me share how unity is in our religion. Unity is strength. When grains of sand unite, they become a vast desert. When little water droplets unite, they become a boundless ocean. According to many definitions, the words “peace” and “unity” are defined as freedom when joined together as a whole. In Islam, there is a much more profound and broad meaning. The unity of Muslims among other Muslims, coupled with the unity with other faiths, creates a strong, invincible nation. Islam emphasizes a lot on the importance of unity through Tawhid (affirming to the oneness of God Almighty), a term that also encompasses unity among humankind. Allah also teaches us many messages that portray

unity in the Qur’an. For example, he speaks about not dividing humans into sections by dismantling apartheid. In various Islamic reports, it is narrated Islam is the greatest unifying source in the world. It is a religion for all humans, regardless of their colour, race or language. Islam tolerates other religions and exhorts Muslims to respect and protect each and every soul. Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) narrated to us: “Every single human being is from Adam and Adam was made from clay.” Our book, the Qur’an, discusses the concept of unity on three levels: 1. Unity of Humanity: The first level is the unity of humanity, which is expressed in the Qur’an in many verses, one of which is: “O mankind, we have created you from a male, and a female, and made you into nations and tribes so you may (meet) and acknowledge one another. “Verily the most honourable among you in the sight of God

is one with piety.” 2. Unity with the People of the Books: The second level is unity of the people of the books (Christians and Jews). The Qur’an speaks out, saying: “O people of the book, unite upon a word which is similar between us and you (as confirmed in divine scriptures) that we worship none but God, associate no partners with him, and that none of us will take other entities as lords.” 3. Unity of the Muslim Nation: The final level of unity is unity amongst Muslims. The ayah: “(Oh Muslims) hold firmly to the rope of God and do not create divisions among yourselves.” These are just three of the many verses in the Qur’an that enlighten us with regard to the importance of peace and unity among one and all. May God bless our souls with grace, tolerance and love for one another. Abdalrahman Tawhid, Kamloops

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TORONTO — Canadian Blood Services will refuse blood donations from those who have travelled to countries where the mosquitoborne Zika virus has become widespread. Chief medical and scientific officer Dr. Dana Devine says the blood collection agency will decide in the next few days which travel destinations would be linked to a temporary ban on donating blood. Devine says the risk of the virus being transmitted through blood transfusion is low, but Canadian Blood Services doesn’t want to take any chances. The agency already prohibits Canadians who have travelled to countries where malaria is endemic from donating blood for a period of 12 months.

The deferral period following travel to a Zika-endemic region would be much shorter — likely measured in weeks — as the virus stays in the body for a shorter amount of time than malaria does. Devine says the organization is in the midst of deciding the duration of the deferral. In most people, the Zika virus transmitted through an infected mosquito causes mild symptoms. But experts are investigating a link between Zika infection in pregnant women and infants born with small heads and underdeveloped brains, known as microcephaly. The Public Health Agency of Canada has advised pregnant women and those considering becoming pregnant to postpone travel to areas Zika is circulating.

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VICTORIA — British Columbia’s privacy watchdog says the Education Ministry failed to protect the personal information of millions of students and teachers when it lost a hard drive containing information dating back 30 years.

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FINANCIAL MATTERS Saving And Managing Money

THE “BIGGER BANG” RRSP STRATEGY CRUNCH THE NUMBERS WITH YOUR ADVISOR TO SEE IF AN RRSP LOAN IS RIGHT FOR YOU. As the calendar year winds down, many Canadians start thinking about contributing to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). Whether they make a single lump-sum contribution each year or contribute year-round with a “top up” before the annual RRSP deadline,1 there’s a strategy that can help save more taxes this year and provide a head start on tax-deferred compounding. The first step is to work with an advisor to determine how much to contribute to help reach retirement goals. Of course, not everyone has enough cash on hand to contribute that ideal amount. In that case, there are two options: 1. Contribute an affordable amount now and contribute the resulting tax refund when it arrives. Let’s say someone with a marginal tax rate of 40 per cent has $7,000 ready to contribute during the first 60 days of 2015 to claim a deduction on his/her 2014 tax return. The tax refund of $2,800 ($7,000 x 40 per cent) can be contributed when received and claimed on his/her 2015 tax return. This is a better strategy than simply spending the refund, because it results in a total RRSP contribution of $9,800. However, there is an alternative. 2. Contribute a higher amount now, using an RRSP loan, and pay off the loan with the resulting tax refund. Taking out an RRSP loan in the amount of the estimated tax refund makes it possible to contribute a higher amount during the first 60 days of the year. The loan can then be paid off in full when the tax refund arrives. The result is a bigger tax refund for the 2014 tax year and more money growing earlier in a tax-deferred plan.

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS Here’s how to calculate a loan amount that can be completely repaid with the tax refund: (cash on hand x marginal tax rate) (100% – marginal tax rate) In our example (for illustration purposes only): ($7,000 x 40%) = $4,667 loan 60% Borrowing $4,667 boosts the total RRSP contribution to $11,667 from $9,800 – an extra $1,867 – and the entire amount can be claimed as a deduction on a 2014 tax return. Tax refunds generally take no more than eight to 10 weeks to arrive – and returns filed early and electronically are often processed by the Canada Revenue Agency within 10 days. Even if a refund takes a full 90 days to arrive, the cost of the RRSP loan is minimal – in this example, just $40.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN AN RRSP LOAN Many institutions offer RRSP loans at very competitive interest rates, and some will defer the payments long enough so that you have plenty of time to receive your refund before making the first installment. Interest accrues on the outstanding balance, but the loan can be paid in full without penalty at any time.

IDEAL CANDIDATES An RRSP loan strategy is best suited for those who: • Want to make an RRSP contribution in the first 60 days of the calendar year • Have less cash on hand than the amount of the RRSP contribution they want to make • Have sufficient RRSP contribution room to accommodate the top-up provided by the RRSP loan

SPEAK WITH YOUR ADVISOR Carefully evaluate the pros and cons of an RRSP loan strategy with your advisor. If you decide together that it is an appropriate approach for you: • Calculate your estimated tax refund for the year • Apply for an RRSP loan in that amount • Use the tax refund to repay the RRSP loan 1 The RRSP deadline is 60 days after the end of the year. 2 This strategy assumes that there are no other factors that would impact the total tax refund. † This example assumes an RRSP loan interest rate of 3.50 per cent. For illustration purposes only. Borrowing to invest in an RRSP may not be appropriate for everyone. You will need the financial means to meet your loan obligations in full. Talk to your advisor to find out more about the advantages and obligations of borrowing to invest

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Cost

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Natalie MacMaster’s Monday started like that of many moms. She was up at 5:30 a.m. and started packing her suitcase for an upcoming trip. At 6 a.m., she was prepping for homeschool lessons for the eldest of her six kids. At 6:30 a.m., she did her daily music practice before the children started to wake up. Her 10-year-old made them all French toast and, by 9 a.m., it was time for lessons. The rest of the day would include lunch — one of the kids helps make it every day — then out into the yard for skating on the rink husband Donnell Leahy created this year. Then, back inside for music lessons. After that, the babysitter would arrive because Monday was also date night for the two renowned Canadian musicians. “You know, I don’t know how I do things,” MacMaster said. “I just do them.” The packing was a particular delight, she said. Normally when she’s about to head out on a tour, it’s a lastminute activity and she packs the things a working mom taking the family along would need. This time, opening for Johnny Reid

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Canadian country artist Johnny Reid brings his What Love is All About tour to Kamloops on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The singer-songwriter has released seven albums in his decade-plus music career, including What Love is All About, which came out last year. He is also known for the songs Darlin’, A Picture of You, Dance With Me and A Woman Like You. His tour will take him coast to coast, with Kamloops students to be featured singing backup vocals for one song during the Kamloops show. For those who don’t know his music, Reid’s website describes it as “filled with classic rock riffs laced with blue-collar roots and a voice that brims with force and honesty.” A New York Post review called Reid, “a pinch of Bruce Springsteen, a dash of Bob Seger and enough Rod Stewart to give the mix vocal gravel.”

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and leaving the kids at home with Leahy, MacMaster found the job enjoyable because she picked out more fancy clothes than soccer-mom attire. That doesn’t make the trip ahead, which includes a stop in Kamloops on Wednesday, Feb. 3, any easier, MacMaster said. In fact, it almost impacted her participation in the tour, she said, because it’s a long tour, starting on Feb. 1 and ending on April 4. “When Johnny phoned and asked me, I was so excited and honoured,” MacMaster said. “But then I thought, ‘Gosh, I can’t

go for 10 weeks. That’s insane.’ So I said I’d do five or six.” It didn’t sit right, so she and her husband debated packing up everyone. “When all was said and done, we spent two months with a lot of prayer and chat and decided what was the right thing to do was go with the original plan.” The mommy stress from that is gone, she said, since the decision was made four months ago. She’s heading out having heard stories from her mother of the years her dad spent while his father — her

paternal grandfather — was living in Northern Ontario working on the railroad. Her mom told her of having baby blues after her brother was born and of the few weeks other family cared for him to give mom time to deal with the depression. “And daddy is home with them,” MacMaster said. “And when he turns that switch on, beautiful things happen.” The Cape Breton Island native, who now lives on a farm just outside Peterborough, Ont., is also packing a standby fiddle while she waits for the one

she prefers to use to be repaired. Just before Christmas, MacMaster fell on stage during a show in St. Catharines, Ont., and crushed it. It’s in Toronto, where it will take six months to fix. “It was like a funeral,” she said of the mood backstage when the show was over. “We all just stood there silent and it was on the table. There was a lot of sorrow.” Tickets for the show are on sale at ticketmaster.ca or at the Sandman Centre box office, 300 Lorne St. They range in price from $40 to $80.

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BRIEFS Home Routes is bringing three concerts to Kamloops this year, starting with Kate Weekes on Friday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. Weekes, who is based in Whitehorse, draws inspiration for her songs from her love of travel and the outdoors. Her first solo album, Frost on Black Fur, was released in 2014. Cost is $20 with all proceeds going to the musician. The concert is at 171 Connaught Rd. and hosts Warren Newcomen and Nan Stevens ask people to bring their own drinks or snacks to share. The other shows include Donne Roberts on March 12 and Leaf Rapids on April 17.

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Community: Front and Centre: Western Canada Theatre at 40 exhibit of costumes, props, videos and other elements, Kamloops Museum and Archives, 207 Seymour St. Display continues to March 26, 2016. • Mayor’s Gala for the Arts, 6:30 p.m., Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre. Tickets $130, available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-3745483, kamloopslive.ca. • Winter Blues fundraising dinner and music for Kamloops chapter, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. Tickets $40, available online at kamtix.ca or by calling Ernie Ware at 250819-6010. Music by Scattered Atoms. • Fun Laughter Friends card games and time capsule con-

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tribution. For more information, email laugh2014@shaw.ca. • Files and folders class, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd. Art: Out of Sight, Midnight Sun Camera Obscura, Live Stream: Optical Rendering and isn’t that Punny!, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Gallery open Mondays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission free to gallery members, children under six, $5 for adults, $10 for families, $3 for students seven and older with student ID, for seniors age 62 and older and groups of 20 or more. • Low River Camera Obscura workshop with Donald Lawrence, 11 a.m., top 3 p.m. Riverside Park, all ages, free. Music: Bluesfoot, 9 p.m., Match Eatery and Public House, 1555 Versatile Dr. * Ben Parker, 9 p.m., Cascades Casino, 1555 Versatile Dr.

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Midnight Sun Camera Obscura, Live Stream: Optical Rendering and isn’t that Punny!, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Gallery open Mondays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission free to gallery members, children under six, $5 for adults, $10 for families, $3 for students seven and older with student ID, for seniors age 62 and older and groups of 20 or more. Music: Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops meets, 6:30 p.m., Plura Hills United Church. Info: ukuleleorchestraofkamloops.com.

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Midnight Sun Camera Obscura, Live Stream: Optical Rendering and isn’t that Punny!, Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Gallery open Mondays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission free to gallery members, children under six, $5 for adults, $10 for families, $3 for students seven and older with student ID, for seniors age 62 and older and groups of 20 or more. Music: Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops meets, 1:30 p.m., North Kamloops Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. Info: ukuleleorchestraofkamloops.com.

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Bridal Fair. The annual wedding trade show at Thompson Rivers University is designed to give those getting hitched ideas about how to plan their big day, with more than 60 vendors showcasing everything from cake samples to destination wedding packages. “Vendors are available for speaking anything wedding,” said event organizer Brielle Hwalstad. “We have people who are getting married next month up until 2017.” This year’s bridal fair, which takes place on Sunday, marks the event’s 12th year. It kicks off at 10 a.m. in the Campus Activity Centre, when brides and their guests can roam through the building asking questions, grabbing business cards and collecting swag. That portion of the event

ends at 2 p.m., when a fashion show starts in the Grand Hall. Viva Bridal Boutique will showcase maid of honour, bridesmaid and wedding dresses and models will be done up with hair and makeup, which attendees can see in advance while it is administered in the Mountain Room. The fashion show wraps up at about 3:30 p.m. With about 1,500 attendees each year — about 400 of whom are brides — Hwalstad said the event is busy, but fun. “The mood is very upbeat, exciting,” she said. “It’s a fun thing and a fun time. Everybody’s excited and planning.” Admission is free, but Hwalstad encourages attendees to register by tonight to ensure they receive a bridal bag, a package with vendor information, coupons and more. A bridal lounge will also be available for those wishing to grab a bite to eat and a drink and discuss wedding plans. The event will also include door prizes. Parking is free. To register and to see a list of vendors attending, go online to tru.ca/kamloopsbridalfair.

The Kamloops Bridal Fair will showcase more than 60 vendors at Thompson Rivers University on Sunday. Last year, Sweet Spot Cupcakes displayed wedding cakes (bottom right) and Tianna Trotta modeled Aglow Bridal Fashion (below). KTW FILE PHOTOS

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he shot reverberates in the afternoon air and startles a couple of crows into flight. Dennis Lockhart, a luxuriantly bearded parks ranger and guide, lowers his antique Springfield rifle and turns to face us. We are a two-hour drive north of Phoenix, at Fort Verde, a military enclave (now a State Historic Park) established by General Crook in 1871, with the idea of protecting early farming communities from hostile Apache, Hopi and Navajo Indians. I press my camera’s shutter button in lieu of a trigger, focusing on four heritage military officers’ houses standing in a row, seemingly at attention as they face the parade ground. Contrary to the stereotypical image of functional barracktype quarters, these adobe white-plastered bungalows are spacious, airy and wellfurnished homes. Lockhart gestures sweepingly across the parade ground. “Can’t you picture the scene?” he says. “A scout riding breathlessly into the stockade to announce that a group of Indians are fast approaching the Fort.”

The Wupatki-NationalMonument (above) is a red sandstone conglomerate of free-standing structures, some of which date back to prehistoric times. MARGARET DEEFHOLTS PHOTO

He swivels and points toward the far end of the grounds. “And from there,” he indicates a scrubcovered mesa across the Verde river, “appears a crowd of whooping, tomahawkwaving Apaches on horseback. Our U.S. cavalry heroes raise their Winchester rifles and the Indians all bite the dust!” Lockhart smiles. “Pure Hollywood, of course!” In actual fact, it was the Yavapai Indians, rather than the Apaches, who spelt trouble. Hollywood used Winchesters, the army used Springfields and, furthermore, there

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is no evidence whatsoever Indians ever attacked U.S. military establishment in Arizona. That isn’t to say the Indians weren’t aggressive. Having inherited one of the most spectacular desert wildernesses in North America, they were understandably reluctant to surrender their lands without a fight. Over dinner, I meet the descendents of those Apache and Yavapai Indians whose homeland this was — and still is. I listen to their side of history — poignant tales of injustices, dispossession and the struggle to regain

tribal dignity. For all that, their focus is pride in their sovereign Indian Nation status, their role in the Camp Verde community today and their goals for the future. Neon lights shine into my hotel bedroom from the nearby Cliff Castle Casino, owned and operated by the Yavapai-Apache Nation. So, where the white man’s avarice once robbed a native people of their birthright — today, his greed for instant cash enriches the tribe’s coffers and its economic and cultural rejuvenation. Neat irony.

The next day involves a deeper journey into the past — 600 years, in fact. Tucked into a craggy limestone cliff, 70 feet above the pathway where I stand, are ochre colored walls of a five-story dwelling comprising a catacomb of living quarters. Nicknamed Montezuma’s Castle, it is neither a castle nor does the Aztec ruler Montezuma have anything to do with it. These “high-rise” community apartments were home to the Sinagua Indians who, for reasons unknown, abandoned the site about a century before Montezuma was born.

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Looking at adjacent Beaver Creek, it is easy to imagine another sunny morning just like this one, many centuries ago, when a Sinagua farmer would have harvested his corn, beans and squash on its banks, while his wife picked saltbush to enliven their midday meal of soup or stew. I can see the women exchanging banter as they weave mesquite bark and yucca fibres into baskets or hear their songs and shouts of jubilation at some communal festive gathering. A short drive north of Flagstaff takes us to the Wupatki National Monument — an

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impressive red sandstone conglomerate of free-standing masonry structures and field houses, spilling across the rocky landscape. Some of them date back to prehistoric times, when nomadic hunters and gatherers roamed the desert. Then, from 500 A.D. until around 1065 or so, this pueblo with its multi-storied honeycomb of rooms, was home to the Sinagua and, after them, the Navajo and Hopi Indians. I am reminded of Arizona’s Mexican heritage as we pass by Spanish-style whitewashed adobe houses with arched doorways; by Latino rhythms wafting out of openair cantinas (where, admittedly, the food is pop-culture Tex-Mex and the tequila goes down easy) and I overhear words like “mesa”, “saguaro” and “pueblo” — none of which are in everyday use in Canada. Language is, of course, no barrier when it comes to exploring the legacy of those who once toiled, rejoiced, lived and died in this sundrenched landscape, its forested ravines and its copper-coloured canyons. I have been privileged to share, however briefly, Arizona’s Hispanic and Indian heritage, glimpsed through a keyhole in time. travelwriterstales.com

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Memorial to Frank Oliver and the History of the Land Title Question The 1911 Memorial to Frank Oliver is a historic document that demonstrates the involvement of Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) in describing the history of the relationship between the Chiefs of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) and Interior Tribes and BC Government. The Memorial is written as a statement of facts to the Government of Canada’s Minister of the Interior, Frank Oliver. The memorial summarizes how the BC Government has laid claim to tribal territories and taken possession without treaty or payment. BC’s then Premier McBride is quoted as stating that, “We Indians had no right or title to the unsurrendered lands of the province.” The Chiefs ask for the question to be submitted for settlement to the highest courts, knowing that the BC Government has taken the lands without agreement or compensation. We the Stkemlupsemc te Secwepemc leaders maintain our assurance that the agitation is a culmination of our dissatisfaction which has been growing with the years. What we know and are concerned with is the fact that the BC Government has already taken part of our lands without treaty with us, or payment of any compensation, and disposed of them to others where no proper understanding was arrived at, nor proper agreements with ourselves and the BC Government. We are disappointed that 105 years after this Memorial, we ﬁnd ourselves in the same situation with the current BC Government and Premier Christy Clark. We have published both the Memorial to Sir Wilfred Laurier and the Memorial to Frank Oliver to give voice to our history surrounding the Land Title question. We have waited for the hand of the BC Government to be shown so that we could read it without any doubt. Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc desire a complete settlement of our whole land question, and will continue to organize and pursue this, continuing as we have for over a century.

Kukpi7 Fred Seymour Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation

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MEMORIAL TO FRANK OLIVER Presented at Spences Bridge, B.C. May 10, 1911 Dear Sir and Chief, We, the undersigned Chiefs of the Shuswap, Couteau or Thompson, Okanagan, Lillooet, Stalo or Lower Fraser, Chilcotin, Carrier and Tahltan tribes in the Interior of British Columbia, assembled at Spences Bridge, B.C., this tenth day of May, 1911, hereby greet you, and make known to you as follows: “That in this letter we desire to speak to you heart to heart, and as man to man about those things which concern us most. We do not come to you with lies in our hearts, nor in any scheming way, but simply with plain statements of facts, and ask you to listen to us patiently. We do not wish to get the best of anybody, but just to obtain our rights, and the justice we believe we are entitled to. We ask for the same treatment that has been accorded to other Canadian Indians in the settlement of our land question, and in other matters. We know your government is strong, and has the power to treat us who are weak as it suits them; but we expect good and not evil from them. We regard you as a father appointed to look after our interests, that we may not be oppressed and imposed upon by others. We believe the settlement of our grievances will result in benefit to the whites of this country, as well as to us. You already know most of those grievances we complain of, and the position we take regarding them. Some of our chiefs have written you from time to time, and several have visited the government in Ottawa within the last ten years. Your government has received petitions and complaints from the chiefs of the Thompson tribe in 1903 and 1909. The Declaration of the Shuswap, Thompson,

and Okanagan tribes, July, 1910. The memorial of the same tribes presented to Sir Wilfred Laurier at Kamloops, August, 1910. Then Mr. McDougal, Special Commissioner, visited us twice, and no doubt sent in a report to your government as to our condition. Consequently we need not reiterate everything here. You know how the B.C. government has laid claim to all our tribal territories, and has practically taken possession of same without treaty and without payment. You know how they also claim the reservations, nominally set apart for us. We want to know if we own any land at all in this country. As a last chance of settling our land question with the B.C. government, we visited them in Victoria on the third of March last, and presented them with a petition (a copy of which we believe has been sent your government), asking for a speedy settlement. Forty of us from the Interior waited on the government along with the Coast Indians. In this letter we wish to answer some of the statements made to us by the B.C. government at this interview. Premier McBride, speaking for the B.C. government, said “We Indians had no right or title to the unsurrendered lands of the province.” We can not possibly have rights in any surrendered lands, because in the first place they would not be ours if we surrendered them, and secondly, we have never surrendered any lands. This means that the B.C. government asserts that we have no claim or title to the lands of this country. Our tribal territories which we have held from time immemorial, often at cost of blood, are ours no longer if Premier McBride is correct. We are all beggars, and landless in our own country. We told him through one of our chiefs we were of the opposite opinion from him, and claimed

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ur countries as hitherto. We asked that the question between us be submitted or settlement to the highest courts, for how otherwise can it now be settled? His nswer was: “There was no question to settle or submit to the courts.” Now how an this be. That there is a question is self evident, for Premier McBride takes one ide of it, and we take the other. If there was no question, there would have been nothing to talk about; and nothing to take sides on. We wish to tell you, Chief, this uestion is very real to us. It is a live issue. The soreness in our hearts over this matter has been accumulating these many years, and will not die until either we re all dead, or we obtain what we consider a just settlement. If a person takes possession of something belonging to you, surely you know it, and he knows it, and and is a thing which cannot be taken away, and hidden. We see it constantly, and verything done with it must be more or less in view. If we had had nothing, or the British Columbia Government had taken nothing from us, then there would be nothng to settle, but we had lands, and the British Columbia Government has taken hem and we want a settlement for them. Surely then, it is clear there is a question o be settled, and how is it to be settled except in the courts?

Mr. McBride made the statement, “We Indians were well satisfied with our posiion, and that the present agitation among us was fomented by certain whites.” We deny this statement completely” it is not true. The fact of our visiting the Victoria Government many of us from long distances, and at great expense shows that we re not satisfied. As we have stated before, we never had at any time been entirely atisfied with our position, and now that the country is being more and more setled up, and we becoming more restricted in our liberties year by year, we are very ar from satisfied. Why should we be satisfied? What promises made to us when he first whites came to this country have been broken. Many of us were driven ff our places where we had lived and camped because these spots were desirable or agriculture, and the Government wanted them for white settlers. This was done without agreement with us, and we received no compensation. It was also in direct opposition to the promises made to us by the first whites, and Government fficials, that no white men would be allowed to locate on any place where Indians were settled or which were camping stations and gardens. Thus were we robbed by he Government, and driven off many of our places by white settlers (backed by he Government) or coaxed off them with false promises. Then we were promised ull freedom to hunt, fish and travel over our country unrestricted by the regulaions of the whites, until such time as our lands were purchased or at least until reaties were made with us. Another promise broken, and so on with all. We can ell you all of them if you want to know, and prove them through witnesses still iving. What of Governor Seymour’s promises made to the Lower Fraser Indians who convened at his request purposely to hear his message to them concerning the proposed policy of the whites towards the Indians of this country? They rank with he other early promises all broken. This is enough to show that there is a sufficient eason for our dissatisfaction and also that it required no white men to point out hese things to us, and urge us to be dissatisfied. Even if it be true that certain white men help us at the present day in our agitation to obtain our rights by doing writing for us, etc., why should Mr. McBride find fault with them? Did not Governor Seymour and other great men of the Province in early days state to us that the whites had come here to help us and be brothers to us? Whey should he denounce hese men for doing what his predecessors, and we believe, also the Queen, said was the right thing to do? We have learned that the whites do not keep their word especially when it is not written word). Only those very few whites who help us appear to be trying to keep the white man’s promises made to use by the white chiefs f this country in early days. They alone appear to uphold the honor of their race. We assure you, Chief, the present agitation among us over these matters is simply he culmination of our dissatisfaction which has been growing with the years. With hanging conditions, greater pressure and increasing restrictions placed on us, we had at last to organize, and agitate. Either this, or go down and out, for our posiion has been gradually becoming unbearable. We have not been hasty. It has never een our policy to jump at conclusions. We have never believed in acting without ull knowledge, nor making charges without full proof. Although we have known, et we have waited a long time for the hand of the British Columbia Government o be shown so we could read it without any doubt. Some of our chiefs, distrustful nd impatient, many times during these long years, one way and another, through he Indian office, through Victoria, through Ottawa and in other ways, have atempted to get matters concerning us straightened, but they have always been bafled in their efforts. Others, hopeless and disgusted, would not try. Then we were gnorant and groping in the dark; now we are more enlightened and can see things learer. Like conditions drove us of the Interior, and the Indians of the Coast, to rganize and agitate independently and unknown to each other. It is only lately we have joined forces to try and obtain a settlement of all questions concerning us.

Mr. McBride gave a partial explanation of how the Reserve System of British Columbia originated. This does not concern us. What we know and are concerned with is the fact that the British Columbia Government has already taken part f our lands without treaty with us, or payment of any compensation, and had disposed of them to settlers and others. The remaining lands of the country, the Government lays claim to as their property, and ignores our title. Out of our lands hey reserved small pieces here and there, called Indian Reserves, and allowed us he occupancy of them. These even they claim as their property, and threaten in ome places to take away from us, although we have been in continuous occupancy nd possession. No proper understanding was arrived at, nor proper agreements made between ourselves and the British Columbia Government, when the reserves were laid off. Not one of us understood this matter clearly nor in the same light the British Columbia Government seems to have done. Things were not explained to us ully, and the Government’s motives appear to have been concealed, for they were understood differently by the various chiefs. We never asked for part of our counry to be parceled out in pieces and reserved for us. It was entirely a government cheme originating with them. We always trusted the Government, as representing he Queen, to do the right thing by us, therefore we never have opposed any propsition of the Government hastily and without due consideration. We thought, alhough things appeared crooked, still in the end, or before long, they might become traight. To-day were the like to occur, or any proposition be made to us by the

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Government, we would not trust them; we would demand a full understanding of everything, and that all be made subjects of regular treaty between us and them. Mr. McBride claimed many reserves are larger than the Indians need, and much of the land remains unoccupied. We of the Interior claim this is not so. We think we at least should have as much land of our own country to farm as is allowed to white settlers (viz.: 160 acres), or as much as our Indian friends of Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana retain on the opening of their reserves (viz.: from 80 to 160 acres of the best agricultural land available, chosen by themselves, for each man, woman and child. At the time the Indian Reserves of British Columbia were set apart, and for long afterwards, the British Columbia Government allowed 320 acres of land to each white person pre-empting land from them. As at this time our population was much greater than now, the amount of reservation land per capita would be smaller in proportion, and the farce of the Reserves being adequate when set apart all the more apparent.) We ask Mr. McBride to state the amount of good land in the Reserves which can be successfully cultivated by us under present conditions. Why should we be expected to make a good living on four or five acres of land, whilst in 1881 and later 320 acres was deemed none too much for a white man? Pasture need not be taken into consideration at that date, as then the unfenced range country formed a sufficient pasturage, and was used equally as much by whites as by Indians. A few of the reserves may appear large on paper, but what amount of good land is in them? Most of them consist chiefly of more or less barren side hills, rock slides, timbered bottoms hard to clear, and arid flats devoid of water for irrigation. In very few places do we have any chance to have good farms, and they must of necessity be small in area. Either the land or the water is lacking. In many places even the total acreage of the reserves is exceedingly small. All parts of all reserves known to us are used by us one way and another as fully as possible, considering our present disadvantageous position, and the nature of the lands. If by occupancy Mr. McBride means actual living on or cultivating of each part of reserve, then we plead guilty to our inability to occupy the greater part of them, for we cannot live on and cultivate rocks, side hills and places where we can get no water. Even in many places that we do occupy fully, and cultivate continually, we lose our crops altogether, or in part, every year, owing to whites taking the irrigation water, and stopping us from using it when we most require it under the claim of prior rights to the water. In this they are sustained by the British Columbia Government who recognize their water records as superior to ours. Mr. McBride also said the Indians share in enjoying the advantages arising from building of railroads, wagon roads, trails and other Government utilities. Perhaps we do, but have we not assisted in building them and have they not been built up from the direct robbery of ourselves, and our country? We claim these are rightfully ours, and yet we are made to pay for using them. Had we never assisted in the making of these railways and roads; had his Government paid us for all our timber that was used, and all our fifty millions of gold taken out of this country, and all our salmon that has been caught, and destroyed, and many other things which might be mentioned that went into the making of these roads; had we been paid only a small share of all this wealth derived from the destruction (in most cases), not the improvement of our country; or had the country been bought from us, so it were actually the property of the whites to destroy or do with as they pleased, then the British Columbia Government might speak of our sharing in the benefits of roads to which they infer we are no way entitled. Good trails we had in plenty before the whites came. The whites area indebted to us for having them ready made when they came, and allowing them to use them without charge. The wagon roads benefit us but little, for most of them do not go to our reserves, and besides, we have no chance to have much produce to haul over them. Railroads have not helped us much. They cut up our little farms, and give us no adequate compensation. They have killed many of us, and also many of our horses and cattle since their advent. Besides they act as highways for robber whites, and all kinds of broken men who frequently break into our houses and steal from us. We never asked that any of these things be built so we could share in them, and we well know they were not built for our benefit. Government utilities such as the police, for instance, we see no benefit in, for they are used to force laws on us we never agreed to and some of which we consider injurious and unjust. This, then, appears to be all the British Columbia Government can claim to have done for us, viz.: they let us use a few inferior spots of our own country to live on, and say we ought to be grateful to them for giving us such large places. They made some roads of various kinds for themselves, and say we ought to be grateful for being allowed to share in the use of them. We ask is this the brotherly help that was promised us in early days, or is it their compensation to us for the spoliation of our country, stealing of our lands, water, timber, pastures, our game, fish, roots, fruits, etc., and the introduction of diseases, poverty, hard labor, jails, unsuitable laws, whisky, and ever so many other things injurious to us? Now you have the British Columbia Government’s statements re these questions, and you have our statements. We leave it to you to decide who has done wrong. We or they. We desire a complete settlement of our whole land question, and the making of treaties which will cover everything of moment to us in our relations between the whites of this country as represented by their Governments, and we as Indian tribes. As the British Columbia Government through Mr. McBride has refused to consider any means of settling these matters legally, we call on the Dominion Government at Ottawa”the central and supreme Government of Canada to have the question of title to our lands of this country brought into court and settled. We appeal to you for what we consider justice, and what we think you would yourself consider justice if you were in our position. Who has the power to help us in this matter? Only the Federal Government, and we look to them. As the building of railways, and settlement in this country is proceeding at a rapid pace, we wish to press on you the desirability (for the good of all concerned) of having these matters adjusted at as early a date as possible. In the hope that you will listen to our earnest appeal, we, the underwritten chiefs, subscribe our names in behalf of our people.

From the Chiefs of the Shuswap, Okanagan, Couteau, Thompson Okanagan, Lillooet, Stalo, Chilcotin, Carrier and Tahltan Tribes of British Columbia.

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Full Time Permanent Wage $39.86 - $48.23 Over 2 Years Civil Technologist diploma required. Duties include surveying, design, contract preparation and inspection on principal projects. Must be proficient with electronic survey equipment, and AutoCad 3D. Please Apply By February 15, 2016 4:30 pm, by Fax: 250-632-4995, or email: dok@kitimat.ca Visit: www.kitimat.ca

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0985941 BC Ltd. Is hiring farm workers for outside production worker at its vineyard and ranch in Monte Creek, BC. Salary is $10.45-$10.59 per hour and work is full time (6 days a week ) seasonal. Apply by fax 1-800-567-1081 email Lynne@montecreekranch.com

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ASK Wellness Society is pleased to announce its interest in hiring a Life Skills Worker for its Adult Addictions Supportive Housing Program (AASH) / Mental Health Supportive Housing Program (MHASH).

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Class 1, 2, 3 and B-Train Driver Training 7421481 Urban Systems has an immediate opening for an

Intermediate Accountant In business for over 40 years, Urban Systems is an interdisciplinary consulting firm based in Western Canada with offices throughout British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. We are looking to add another talented individual to our accounting group who is interested in building a career with us and possesses a desire to contribute to the financial stewardship of our company. This role is a key member to our accounting group and works closely with team members, Company Leaders and the Partnership to help ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of accounting support services. This opportunity is ideal for someone with a professional accounting designation and with at least 3 to 5 years post-designation experience.

Flatdeck Division · Must be willing to run Western USA, BC and Alberta · Must currently hold a FAST card, or obtain one within 3 weeks of receiving a position.

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US capable Class 1 Drivers required immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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LIFE SKILLS WORKER (Wage Range: $17-$22.30/hr) Assist with the development and delivery of life skills to promote independent living including crises intervention and/or referral to other community supports. Each program participant has a personal Care/Wellness Plan. Through this Wellness Plan we provide support to maintain mental health and/or clean and sober status. This includes: multi-tasking, implementing and creating opportunities for community engagement/social activities, group facilitation, active listening skills/motivational interviewing etc. Worker should also have an understanding and awareness of: individual behaviors and group behaviors (i.e. what is normal-baseline), mental illness (AXIS 1) diagnosis and offer support with medication adherence. Position will will require a valid driver’s license as it does include transporting clients to and from activities/appointments etc. Qualifications and Suitability: • Experience with program development and front-line work with adults coping with serious and persistent addictions and / or mental illnesses. Completed or currently registered in the social work or human services program or equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience. • Knowledge of community resources and strong organizational and time management skills. For a complete copy of the job posting go to: http://www.askwellness.ca/about-ask/careers/ Closing Date: February 3, 2016, 4:30pm Submit resumes and cover letter to the attention of Cher Doolan, Director of Culture and Operations at info@askwellness.ca

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RCMP CLERICAL (Part Time) On Call Reporting to the General Manager, Municipal Support Services - RCMP, the primary duties consist of the operation of switchboard, clerical and reception work with considerable public contact. This is a part-time, on call position that encompasses providing relief for three positions. Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application. Closing date is February 9, 2016. Please quote competition # 13-COV-16.

MUNICIPAL TECHNICIAN III — TRANSPORTATION (Temporary) Six Month Term from date of hire. Reporting to the Municipal Transportation Engineer, this position is responsible for the planning and design of transportation related infrastructure and roadworks for all modes of transportation including transit, pedestrian and cycle. Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application. Closing date is February 9, 2016. Please quote competition # 12-COV-16.

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Registered Dental Hygienist Pure Dental in Valleyview is looking for a part time Dental Hygienist for a maternity leave position. Three days a week from Feb. 2016 to Jan. 2017. We are a professional, friendly, fast paced office and if you would like to be part of our team please forward your resume to: margaret.puredental@telus.net or fax to 250-374-3256

ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary. If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Pets & Livestock

Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

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JOURNEYMAN Carpenter All Renovations Call for quote. No job too small. (250) 571-6997

We are hiring for the following BC Parks: • Heralds Park in Salmon Arm • Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Parks • Shuswap Lake Park in Scotch Creek and more!

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Work Wanted Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Ofﬁce Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko 250-8281474. genew@telus.net

Handyman looking for work, I have experience in Home renovations, Tile Work, deck repair etc. 250-219-9215

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Sprott Shaw College is recruiting for dynamic individuals to instruct in our expanding Practical Nursing Programs. The instructor must be a BC licensed LPN, RN or RPN with 3 - 5 years of recent, relevant practice experience. A credential in adult education/equivalent or willingness to enroll in one from an accredited postsecondary institution is required (Sprott Shaw provides a free internal Instructor Competence Program). Please send cover letter and resume to:

Employment

Exciting opportunities available! We have positions available in all aspects of Park Operations. Full time, Part time, Live in and Hosts.

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LEGACY ON MARA LAKE

CARETAKER (CONTRACT POSITION)

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SEEKING COMMERCIAL HVAC TECHNICIAN Must have BCDL, “B” gas ticket required, 3 years minimum experience required, great wages, beneﬁts & medical. Email resumes to: chris@hegyirefrigeration.ca

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We’re hiring! Real Estate Oﬃce Administrative Assistant Located in Kamloops beginning Feb 2016.

Experience • You have at least 3 years experience working in a real estate environment in an administrative and/or conveyance support role. • You have experience greeting and communicating with clients and the public. • Diploma or Certicate in Administrative Assistance • Experience and prociency using Microsoft Oﬃce • Previous bookkeeping experience also an asset We oﬀer a professional work environment and competitive wages. Email your resume and cover letter by Feb 8, 2016, to:

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The Owners of the Legacy on Mara Lake in the District of Sicamous, BC are looking for a live in caretaker. The successful contractor will demonstrate a work history commensurate with the duties required and be willing to enter into a one (1) year contract. A property and building description can be found at www.legacyonmaralake.com. A professional presentation and command of the English language is required. Overview of Legacy on Mara Lake Legacy on Mara Lake is a one of a kind, full-ownership waterfront condo development just outside of Sicamous, BC. It offers resort-like amenities and an unmatched private marina for 65 units. The building runs with hydrothermal heating and cooling system, has fully equipped fitness room with lockers, showers, and steam room, landscaping with native trees and vegetation to maintain natural surroundings, contains outdoor entertainment terrace with barbecue and summer kitchen. The ownership use is varied, with some utilizing it for summer recreation properties, some for rentals, and some live year round as a primary residence. Forward Resume to: Jenn Piekarczyk - Okanagan Strata Management Fax No. 250-836-3844 | Email: Jenn at jenn@okstrata.com

SEEKING Journeyman Plumbers Journeyman Gasﬁtters must have valid BCDL, “B” Gas ticket required, 1 year min experience required, great wages, benefits, medical. email resumes to : info@rapidcool.ca

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Inglis Washer and Admiral Dryer. Excellent condition. $400. 250-554-1219.

Teak dining room table w/6 chairs.$340. Golf clubs & cart $30. 250-579-8584

Double Hospital bed, brand new w/pressure relieving mattress. $2,000. 250-376-2504.

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Computer Equipment WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-3711333

Firewood/Fuel ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine. Stock up now. Campfire wood. (250)377-3457.

Furniture Redwood dining room set, 8chairs, buffet & hutch. $4000/obo. 250-828-1983.

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White Gold engagement ring. Main diamond is .94 carat with another .5 carat in smaller diamonds. Size 7. Recently appraised at $5500 asking $4000 Call to view 250-578-7202 after 5pm

Misc. for Sale 4 Goodyear winter tires. 235/55/R17, used 1 season $400. 250-377-3002. 5-ladies skating dresses. $25$75. HP 4630 Printer. $30. Brand new White Speedylock Serger. $200. 250-674-2473. 8” ION electric ice auger. Never used still in the box. $450. 250-554-9747. 9’ Pool table, excellent condition $1500 obo 250-573-5142 Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaner. Must Sell. $40. 778-476-2145.

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ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Misc. Wanted Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Loose, Sets, etc Chad: 1-778-281-0030 Local

Musical Instruments Yamaha Clavinova (Organ). Like new. Original $7700. Asking $1500. 250-372-0041.

Sporting Goods 3 pair of Vector hockey skates CCM. Various sizes. $150/up. Still in boxes. 250-372-8479.

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FOR SALE OR TRADE for residential property in Kamloops. This very bright, fully furnished, three bedroom/two bath corner unit townhouse in Big White offers your very own hot tub on the patio, carport, high end furniture/appliance pkge, stacking washer/dryer and rock-faced fireplace. Short stroll to Gondola, skating rink, tube park, Day Lodge. Ideal for family or as a revenue generator throughout the ski season. Strata fees only $155.00 per month. Call Don at 250682-3984 for more information. Asking $189,000.00

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Avail Immed beautiful renovated 2bdrm on Grandview Terrace. Spacious, bright, walk to TRU, Superstore. Reduced to $900. 250-374-8566

Northland Apartments 1 Bedroom Suite Adult Oriented No Pets / No Smoking Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry $825 per month North Shore 250-376-1427

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HAS THE FOLLOWING DOOR TO DOOR DELIVERY ROUTES COMING AVAILABLE Rte 225 – 3375-3495 Bank Rd, Bray Pl, 3324-3498 Overlander Dr, Steinke Pl. – 66 papers. Rte 235 – 3440-3808 Westsyde Rd. – 70 papers. Rte 236 – Ida Lane. – 28 papers. Rte 239 – 807-996 Pine Springs Rd, 1006 Sicamore Dr. – 53 papers. Rte 243 – Dohm Rd, Serle Crt, Pl & Rd. 31023190(even) Westsyde Rd. – 71 papers. Rte 253 – 2401-2477 Parkview Dr, Rhonmore Cres, 2380 + 2416 Westsyde Rd. – 58 papers.

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Rte 833 – 4102-4194 Cameron Rd, Davie Rd. – 47 papers.

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Happy 65th Anniversary Paul and Adriana Vos January 29th, 1951

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