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Official Tournament Mark This manual provides you with tools and guidelines to ensure the tournament logo type (tournament mark) for the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship appears in a consistent manner that is appropriate to IIHF standards in all communications. These standards should be followed as closely as possible, however it is understood that requirements for unspecified applications may arise. For questions and approvals related to sponsorship, please contact: Bruce Newton – bnewton@hockeycanada.ca
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Mustafa Zakred wants to study at Thompson Rivers University and improve the English he is somewhat comfortable with already. The Syrian refugee is living in Salmon Arm now, after arriving in B.C. in early January. His mother and brother died when his home was bombed. He’s hoping his three brothers and two sisters, now living in Lebanon and Jordan, arrive soon. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
Thompson Rivers University is seeking nearly $1.3 million from the estate of the forestry legend whose name graces a significant part of its newest building for what it claims is an unpaid promise. 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Logo Guide But a related estate of Ike Barber argues it has no obligation to pay his pledge, a pledge that died with him four years ago. A lawsuit was filed in B.C. Supreme Court in 2014 and a defence filed in December. The university invited Barber to the opening in 2010 after announcing he would contribute $1.5 million to the Brown Family House of Learning, which includes the Irving K. Barber Centre, the largest in-theround lecture theatre in the province. The lawsuit claims Barber paid $225,000 in two instalments. He died in April 2012, when the payments stopped. Barber was a legendary philanthropist who founded Slocan Forest Products. He attended the University of B.C., where he trained as a forester after serving in the Second World War. The university lawsuit claims that prior to the home for three years. His mother and donation, Barber set up a spousal trust with his wife, brother died when his Syrian home was Jean. But in a statement of defence, the trustees of a bombed. He has three brothers who are related trust said at no time did Barber represent that still in Lebanon, a sister in Jordan and one he was acting as a representative of the trust and that in Beirut. his pledges died with him. He’s concerned he is already in Canada “The estate is unable to fulfil any further obligaand his siblings are not because they all tions under the pledge,” the statement said. filled out their documents to make the Prior to the TRU donation, Barber gave $10 million move at the same time. He has called the to University of B.C.’s Okanagan campus and $2.5 milorganization that connected him with prilion to Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey. vate sponsors in Salmon Arm and was told Barber was asked at the announcement in 2010 by Canada expects another 25,000 refugees by a reporter in Kamloops how much of his fortune he the end of the month. had donated: “Almost all of it,” he replied. The claims have not been heard in court. See EVERYONE’S JOLLY, A11
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Khaled al-Mohammed can’t speak about the life he left behind in Syria. He will talk about the joy of walking his two older children to and from school, of learning to speak English and of how comfortable he feels not only within the city’s Muslim community, but in Kamloops itself. But he only shakes his head when asked what he left behind when he boarded a jet bound for Canada and, ultimately, a new life for him, his wife Reem and their three
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Alberta’s suffering oil industry is causing more job loss in Kamloops. Calgary-based Horizon North is reducing its workforce at its Mount Paul Industrial Park operation by 39 jobs and putting another 48 workers on what it hopes will be a temporary layoff. Statistics were also released Friday showing a spike in unemployment in the Kamloops region. “The whole energy piece has been a huge issue for us,” said CEO Rod Graham in a telephone interview. “In December, I was feeling more positive about the second and third quarters of 2016. This winter has been a very challenging capital spending environment.” Oil has declined to about $30 a barrel, less than one-quarter its high. The Kamloops operation derives 75 to
85 per cent of its revenue from the energy sector, Graham said. The company now has slightly fewer than 300 workers employed in Kamloops. The company used a workshare program through the federal employment insurance program to keep staff on the job. It also refurbished and upgraded 9,000 units in the field. The latest unemployment numbers from StatsCan show a troubling increase in joblessness. While accurate local stats are no longer published, the unemployment rate for the Thompson-Okanagan region shows the unemployment rate jumped from 5.7 per cent a year ago to 8.3 per cent in January. Venture Kamloops executive director Jim Anderson said the Horizon layoffs and loss of WestJet’s Edmonton flight are a result of oilindustry woes. “We’re feeling the effect of the downturn in the energy sector,” Anderson said. “It does come home to us.” Despite the increase in unemployment,
more people are moving to the region and the number of people working or looking for work — the participation rate — remains unchanged. Anderson said it’s possible some of increase in regional joblessness stems from so-called fly-in, fly-out workers from Kamloops who lost jobs in Fort McMurray. “That’s a piece of data we’ve been trying to find a way to collect,” Anderson said. Horizon North is hoping to bring back those 48 workers on some combination of an upswing in the oil industry, its diversification into building manufactured housing and commercial units and anticipation the long-awaited LNG industry will begin construction. The company owns land in Prince Rupert, Port Edward and Kitimat. Graham acknowledged the decision by Shell to postpone a decision at Kitimat is disappointing, but noted the delay is only six months for an industry that will produce for at least four decades.
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A violent 23-yearold who participated in a failed home invasion on a marijuana growop has been sentenced to five years in prison. During sentencing this past week, Crown prosecutor Will Burrows displayed video in a B.C. Supreme Court room
in Kamloops taken from a security system at the legal marijuana operation housed amid a rural area between Falkland and Enderby. Kenneth Evens pleaded guilty to break and enter with intent and use of a firearm to commit an offence. Burrows said the attempt by six men to steal marijuana in late 2013 was doomed
from the start because RCMP covertly installed a GPS tracking unit in one of the cars as part of an unrelated drug investigation. When the rigged car drove out of a radius of Kelowna, RCMP were alerted and scrambled to track down one of two vehicles. While en route, they determined it was involved in a
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crime in progress. The resident of the home called emergency 911 after an alarm was triggered and narrated attempts by the group to breach defences in the home. Police were immediately dispatched from rural RCMP detachments in the area. Video of the failed raid on Yankee Flats Road showed Evens carrying a shotgun. “Little frightens an average person than living in fear while in the sanctity of one’s own home,” remarked Justice Ian Josephson.
The men tried three doors unsuccessfully, but did manage to put an axe through a wire-fortified doorway before abandoning the break-in attempt. Burrows asked for a six-year sentence, noting Evens was on probation at the time of the offence for an aggravated assault that left his victim braindamaged. In a pre-sentence report from 2011, psychiatrists said Evens used physical dominance as an “instrument” to get his way, both inside and outside
prison. A report from Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre and other provincial jails said Evens, a hulking presence in the courtroom prisoner’s box, threatened guards and dominated other inmates. In sentencing, Josephson called him an “overtly aggressive young man, deeply involved in a criminal lifestyle.” Defence lawyer Jay Michi asked for a fouryear sentence, arguing Evens can still be rehabilitated, particularly due to his young age.
Evens went to school at South Kamloops secondary was not motivated by drug and alcohol abuse and was raised by two parents. Evens has been jailed since his arrest in late 2013. With time credited, his prison term amounts to an additional 21 months. One other man involved in the operation also pleaded guilty, while four others are scheduled to face trial. Burke Schulz pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and received a four-year sentence.
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The lawyer who represented Omar Khadr told a law conference in Kamloops Thursday his client endured systematic physical and mental torture for a decade — a boy he said who would become a living example of the Western world’s disregard for its principles. Dennis Edney was speaking at Thompson Rivers University as the keynote speaker at a student law conference on civil liberties. “Over the years, many Western democracies have exploited the climate of insecurity and used a climate of fear to limit civil liberties,” Edney told several hundred students. One example, he said, is Canada’s Bill C-51, brought in by the previous Conservative government. “The legislation allows for unprecedented and excessive power to CSIS to collect and share information,” he said. Edney’s speech focused on what he said is an imbalance in the tension between security and human rights. Politicians have exploited that fear to provide
Pakistan border. The teenaged Khadr was badly wounded in the fight and was eventually transferred to Guantanamo Bay, where Edney listed a catalogue of abuses that included water boarding and a type of crucifixion in which Khadr he was tied, hoodOmar Khadr (left) and his lawyer Dennis Edney. ed and naked, for hours overriding powers to government, to a metal cage. he said, and systematic human “They don’t call it torture,” rights abuses have resulted. Edney said of his guards and Edney said Guantanamo Bay interrogators. “They call it interin Cuba is ground zero. The inter- views.” national no-man’s land operated Edney said in his interacby the U.S. government is where tions with Khadr at Guantanamo Khadr, now 29, was imprisoned Bay, he had never seen him not for 10 years until his recent chained to the floor. release on conditions of bail in Khadr now lives with Edney Canada. at his home in Edmonton. Khadr Khadr was convicted by a U.S. is on conditions of bail awaitmilitary commission of murder ing appeal of his conviction, a for throwing a hand grenade that conviction his lawyer said was killed an American solider during obtained by torture. a firefight in Khost, Afghanistan, That torture, Edney said, was in February 2002. overseen and viewed by guards, Khadr, then 15, was brought to doctors and nurses. “Their voices were silent,” he Afghanistan by his father, Ahmed said. “How easy it is for people to Khadr, an extremist who abanlose their moral compass when doned his son with the Taliban they allow hate and fear to overbefore being killed a year later come them.” in a village on the Afghanistan/
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Two 2016 homicides, two suspects arrested Kamloops Mounties now have suspects in custody in connection to the first two homicides of the year — though police have yet to release the names of the suspects or victims. A 65-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection to the Jan. 26 death of a 49-year-old man in the 4 Seasons motel in Valleyview. No cause of death has been released. Two weeks ago, police arrested a suspect in connection to the Jan. 22 death of a 30-year-old man on a sidewalk on Tranquille Road
in North Kamloops. The victim had been with another man and a woman and was stabbed. He died seven hours later in Royal Inland Hospital. A suspect in that homicide was arrested later on an unrelated charge related to breaching a court order and will return to court on Feb. 15. He has not been charged on connection to the Jan. 22 death. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said further details on Friday’s arrest will be released as the investigation progresses.
Body found by hiker; foul play not suspected Kamloops RCMP were called at approximately 1 p.m. on Saturday to a report given by a hiker that a body had been found in the rural area of the Tk’emlups Indian Band Reserve. The hiker had been walking in the rural area when the body was discovered. The Kamloops Rural RCMP, RCMP serious-crime unit and BC Coroners Service have deemed the investigation not criminal in nature and the matter has been turned over to the BC Coroners Service.
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Police say alcohol and speed were likely contributors to an accident Sunday that sent five people from the Lower Mainland to hospitals in Kamloops and Merritt with serious injuries. RCMP Sgt. Mike Pears of the Central Interior Traffic Service said the single-vehicle crash of the Honda Civic occurred at 1 a.m. on
Sunday on the Coquihalla Highway near the Mine Creek exit. Merritt RCMP and Central Interior Traffic Services continue to investigate. “Alcohol and speed appear to be factors in this collision,” Pears said. “It is fortunate that no other vehicles were involved in this incident.”
What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2537? It is a change to Zoning Bylaw 2400 to rezone lands at 6784 Watson Drive West (legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 368, KDYD, Plan 32635), as shown on the map below, from I-3: General Industrial to C-2: Service Commercial, all to enable the property to be used for trailer sales and service and any other listed C-2 Zone use.
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• Bylaw 2539 replaces the entirety of Part 12, the LR-2: Lakeshore Residential Multi-Family zone, with a revised LR-2 zone which enables traveler accommodation use (i.e. short term rentals) and sets a maximum lot coverage as well as various text amendments. This impacts all lands zoned LR-2 in the TNRD. • Bylaw 2539 also rezones the portion of the Property south of the CNR tracks from LRT-2: Existing Lakeshore Resort zone to LR-2: Lakeshore Residential Multi-Family zone with a site-specific provision allowing for 11 recreational vehicle spaces. As well, the upper portion north of the tracks is rezoned from LRT-2: Existing Lakeshore Resort to AF-1: Agricultural/Forestry (shown hatched on the map below). These amendments would allow seasonal lakeshore residential and 11 recreational vehicle spaces for the tenants on the subject property as well as general changes, mainly allowing traveler accommodation use, to the LR-2 Zone.
Motorcyclist killed in crash Police continue to investigate a collision on Highway 1 near Chase on Saturday that claimed the life of a motorcyclist. Chase RCMP Const. Valerie Guillaume said the crash took place at 9:30 a.m. one kilometre east of Chase when a westbound semi
tractor-trailer was struck head-on by an eastbound motorcycle after it crossed the double solid yellow lines dividing the lanes of the highway. The driver of the motorcycle died instantly, while the truck driver was not seriously injured.
Man’s actions were innocent The man who spooked a mom outside a Valleyview school last week had no nefarious intentions. Kamloops RCMP asked the public for tips in identifying a man in his 20s who was walking a dog near Marion Schilling elementary on Feb. 3 when he approached and spoke to a six-year-old girl.
Police say the man then ran off when the girl’s mother approached. Cpl. Cheryl Bush said Mounties have since spoken to the man and have determined he had no harmful intentions toward the little girl and understands why his actions may have been perceived as suspicious.
All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing. Additionally, they may make written submissions on the matter of the Bylaws (via the adjacent options) which must be received at our office prior to 4:30 p.m. on the 17th of February, 2016. The entire content of all submissions will be made public and form a part of the public record for this matter. How do I get More Information? Copies of the proposed Bylaws and supporting information can be inspected from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday (except statutory holidays) at our office, from February 4, 2016 until 1:15 p.m. the day of the Hearing; or please contact us via any of the adjacent options. No representations will be received by the Board of Directors after the Public Hearing has been concluded.
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In November, TRUFA members voted 80 per cent in favour of a strike mandate. Limited job action has consisted of a work-to-rule campaign in which communications and contact between faculty and the offices of the provost and vice-president academic is limited. The initial job action has not impacted students and classes continue at the university. Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association president Tom Friedman said Thursday morning limited job action will involve work-to-rule by TRU faculty members and TRUFA representatives. The work-to-rule
limits communications and contact between faculty and the offices of the provost and vicepresident academic. The university has said the most contentious issue is not wages, but collegial governance. The faculty association identified the issue as a key issue when bargaining began in February 2015, explaining faculty feel isolated from decision-making and want more say in how the university is run. The university has said administration feels the faculty is wellrepresented already. Friedman has said in the past faculty feels excluded and believes it
was promised more say when TRU was created by the provincial government in 2005. As for wages, the university earlier told TRU the groups are “miles apart” on financials, with TRUFA asking for an 11.8 per cent increase and the university offering a one per cent bump — a difference of about $23 million during the life of the agreement. The Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association represents approximately 650 instructors, librarians, counsellors, educational coordinators and learning specialists on campuses in Kamloops and Williams Lake.
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While TransForce TransForce Income Fund of Montreal confirmed to KTW last week that it is closing its Canadian Freightways operation on McGill Road, putting five people of out work, the property was sold to Thompson Rivers University last fall. The property, located at the northwest corner of McGill Road and the main entrance (Hillside Drive) to the university, is valued at about $1.8 million by B.C. Assessment Authority. TRU spokesman Christopher Seguin said it has no immediate plans for the property, “Over that time, we’ll decide how to develop it,” Seguin said. “It’s an incredibly important
property right at our entrance.” Meanwhile, a B.C.-based firm will take over contracts for Canadian Freightways and will hire several employees as it begins a three-year lease with TRU to use the Canadian Freightways property. Cameron Bow, general manager of Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd. in Kamloops, said the company is already operating on the Canadian Freightways location beside Thompson Rivers University. Bandstra is headquartered in Smithers and operates in Western Canada. “Canadian Freightways is closing down and we’re the agent taking over the business,” Bow said. Bow said Bandstra will need
to hire several people to take up that business. Two years ago, in January 2014, Canadian Freightways closed the majority of its operations in northern B.C., shuttering offices and yards in Prince George, Smithers, Terrace and Prince Rupert. Canadian Freightways began in 1935 as Chris Transport, with Chris Mikkelson driving a Pontiac truck between Lethbridge and Coutts, Alta. The company expanded and purchased other operations in the decades that followed, leading to its arrival in Kamloops in the 1980s. In January 2004, Canadian Freightways and its affiliates were purchased by Transforce Income Fund of Montreal.
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McElhanney Consulting Services and Urban Systems Ltd. of Kamloops took the top award for Specialized Engineering Services at the 12th annual Deputy Minister’s Consulting Engineers Awards, for their exceptional work on the Ellis Creek fish bypass channel in Penticton. The two firms were awarded a $175,000 contract to design an upstream fish passage that would allow fish
species such as kokanee, salmon and rainbow trout to freely navigate around a 1.5-metre-high obstruction put in place more than 50 years ago on Ellis Creek. Removing this barrier was not an option as it contains an active municipal sewer main. Other design challenges included variable stream flows and limited space for the works to be constructed. The team addressed thee challenges with
a solution involving a series of weirs and pools in the main stem of the creek and a bypass channel that has a series of steps and pools to allow fish to access habitat above the barrier. Within 24 hours of the new channel being filled, fish were swimming along the new route with access to many kilometers of stream habitat that had been unavailable for a half century. In addition, other
stakeholders are now able to carry out fisheries enhancement projects and stocking programs upstream of the project site. Said Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake: “Their collaboration with First Nations and other stakeholders on this state-of-the-art project will provide significant benefits to the environment, to the ministry and to the people of British Columbia for years to come.”
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can’t tell it from a leaf in this snow.” When contacted by KTW, Columbia Property Management president John Brandon said the building is being worked on by a restoration company due to a fire last summer, noting some insulation escaped the building during repairs in November. Brandon said he was told the restorers knew some of the insulation had escaped into the ravine behind the property, but wanted to wait for snow to melt to clean it up. “I suggested he should go out there right now and clean that up,” Brandon said. “They will defi-
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ow does city council make important decisions that affect your taxes? How do you find out what really was said? Media reports are limited to sound bites, so background and context can be missing. Go online to kamloops.ca and check out the weekly meetings, which are taped and posted by Shaw TV. You might be surprised. So, what happened at council when the Westsyde Pool repair decision came up, along with reports on two other pool facilities on the North Shore needing repairs or replacement — pools in Brocklehurst and McDonald Park? There were millions of dollars in pool repairs on the table. City council could have passed a motion for one of three options to repair Westsyde Pool, ranging in price from $4 million to $9 million. But council didn’t. City council could have passed a motion for a $100,000 study to see what consultants feel Kamloops needs now for recreational facilities. But council didn’t. We don’t know what Kamloops residents would like to see and be taxed for and what recreation needs and gaps exist in our widespread community. What do you want and what would you use for your family and your children? What makes the most economic sense?
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CITY HALL Times are tough and we can’t afford to make mistakes with your tax money. We have to get it right the first time. The most important part of the process is consulting with taxpayers in Kamloops to see if Westsyde, Brock and McDonald pools should be repaired or whether a new leisure pool would make sense if built on McArthur Island. Check out the town of Saanich on your computer to see leisure-pool ideas. There is a huge cost to repairing older pools built to far different standards in the 1960s and 1970s, including no insulation in the walls and other building issues. Should we do expensive fixes on old pools or build new in a central North Shore area and apply for a federal infrastructure grant? While users pay a fee to use the pool, the fee doesn’t cover the full usage cost. The city’s goal is to make the
subsidy 50/50, but it doesn’t always work that way. The number of pool users drives the subsidy needed to run the pool. For example, the Canada Games Pool in the Tournament Capital Centre pool benefits from all of the other recreational uses in the building, so user fees of other sports help cover the pool subsidy. The idea is that other building uses help the cost of the whole framework What subsidy do you support for recreation? Or do you support a user fee? Other ideas discussed included a water park in McDonald Park instead of the pool, an ice sheet or water park at Brock instead of a pool. Come tell us what you want to see. Why consult with the whole city, rather than just the North Shore? All taxpayers pay for parks and recreation around the city, regardless of where they live, be it in Rayleigh, Campbell Creek or Westsyde. You are invited to share your thoughts and opinions. After all, it’s your tax dollar. Marg Spina is a Kamloops councillor. Council columns appear monthly in KTW and online at kamloopsthisweek.com. Spina can be reached by email at mspina@kamloops.ca. To comment on this column, email editor@kamloopsthisweek.com.
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WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH CASINO PROFITS? Editor: Profits from casinos upgrades are welcome —it’s always exciting news for taxpayers. It makes me think how council could spend the money. Council should give 10 per cent of the profits to a different non-profit organization every month. We won’t have to close any parks — yay! And, yes, put the rest right back into the Westsyde Pool roof. Now that I’m on the topic of a roof for community centre or pool, let’s fix the pool roof and keep the community centre right where it is. Besides, how did it get so bad in the first place? Why are we not looking after our properties properly?
Is this the city’s way of bowing out of dealing with a good estimate? We have to spend money to analyze the usage? The thing is, everyone is trying to lump things together, taking the community feeling out of our communities. The majority might be local and others that use it have to drive. There is plenty of parking for the facility and it makes for a well-rounded neighbourhood. When my kids were growing up, we used that spot numerous times. Community triathlon, swimming, skating and meeting friends at the side park, parking in the lot and taking our kids for bike rides in the neighbourhood.
It’s a beautiful flat area for learning to ride a bike. What did you do with your kids when they were growing up? I wish we had a community centre in our Sagebrush neighbourhood. None of our schools have community centres in them yet. However, I’ve heard it is something the new school discussed. That is good, community thinking. Moving the pool to McArthur Island? That is not space-friendly. Parking is already at capacity. Many of our rural neighbourhoods rely on driving to destination facilities, with few extra spots at McArthur Island.
GOOD THING WE DIDN’T VOTE IN THE PAC WITH ALL THESE OTHER EXPENSIVE ISSUES Editor: Nelly Dever deserves to be named Kamloops Citizen of the Year. Without her publicity surrounding opposition to the performing arts centre (PAC), it could have been approved. When the proposal was considered and council was passing off the costs, not a word was mentioned of the disaster in recreation facility infrastructure costs and
the need for necessities like storm sewer upgrades. I can’t believe council and city staff were unaware of the complete reappraisal of facility maintenance costs and the probable major capital outlay for entirely new recreation facilities during the run up to the referendum when a scant three months later the situation has become so dire repair of the Westsyde Pool is no longer viable.
To learn now critical storm sewer upgrades will likely lead to cumulative tax increases, not to mention a likely but undefined increase to mitigate the recreation facility maintenance disaster means the PAC defeat was indeed fortuitous. Dever is gifted with second sight and her opposition of the PAC was brilliant. Don McLaughlin Kamloops
There are plenty at Westsyde Pool location, though. If in 25 years, the city wants to relook at centralization — at which time bussing will have changed and bike routes will be in place — my grandkids’ kids will be happy to commute, I’m sure. Then, perhaps this might be a good idea. For now, let’s redirect new casino profits back into the pool. Let’s get it back into action. Is this a good time for a community to pull together and build the roof themselves? Hmmmmm. Thankful for a positive return on our investments. Carol Kennell Kamloops
ROAD UNSAFE Editor: There were three serious accidents during the holiday period alone on Westsyde Road. The North Shore maintains a 50 m.p.h. speed limit, with 30 m.p.h. at crossings and schools. Why does Westsyde not conform with the three schools bordering this road and many pedestrian crossings? Refer to Todd Stone’s optimism about B.C. roads, starting here. Would it take speed bumps to bring speeding drivers into line? Sheila Beck Kamloops
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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: AMID OIL COLLAPSE, MORE LAYOFFS AT HORIZON NORTH IN KAMLOOPS:
“There’s rumours of more cutbacks at Highland Valley as well — substantial cutbacks. “Buckle down the hatches. “People might be praying for that new Ajax copper mine quicker than they realize.” — posted by WestsydeRyder
RE: LETTER: WESTSYDE POOL IS CRUCIAL TO COMMUNITY:
“I don’t live in Westsyde, but I think the city sure as hell needs to fix that pool. “Expensive? Yep. “My tax dollars? Yep. “But we are all in this tax thing together and what have the people of Westsyde got for 40 some years of property taxes after amalgamation? “Jack squat, that’s what.” — posted by Steve J.
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motion or hold formal debate. WCDS vice-president Kimberly MacKay said Thursday’s meeting drew not only Westsyde residents, but also those from Brocklehurst and North Kamloops. She noted David Thompson elementary parent advisory council members pointed out students’ swimming outings, which are part of the gym program, have been cancelled since Westsyde Pool close on June 1, 2015, as the cost to travel to alternative pools is too great. MacKay added that seniors raised the issue of travel as impacting their ability to continue aqua activities. “A few of the issues and questions raised were that of the lack of transparency on the City of Kamloops’ behalf and why was this was not addressed when there have been buckets on the pools deck for years capturing water dripping from the roof?” MacKay said. She added that the WCDS takes issue with comments from Byron McCorkell, the city’s director of parks, recreation and cultural services, concerning consultation with the society. In the report on the Westsyde Pool repair, it states: “The parks, recreation, and culturalservices department has been in regular contact with the WCDS on the project status.” MacKay said that contact has consisted of the WCDS being told by the city on June 4, 2015, that the city was proceeding with nine-month poolrepair project. The next contact, MacKay said, was on Jan. 26 of this year, when the WCDS was notified of a meeting with Mayor Peter Milobar the next day to inform it of the new developments. MacKay said the sentiment at the meeting can be summed up by a comment by one attendee: “We just want what we have had, that’s all.”
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“I hope that my family will be some of them,” Zakred said. As for that life he fled, Lebanon is dangerous, he said. “I need time to forget a lot of things that happened to me.” Since arriving, he’s been to his first hockey game. He’s opened his first bank account. Having worked in that earlier life in greenhouses, he’s hoping to soon find a job. And he wants to join a soccer team — “I like soccer,” he told the group. Mohamad Alsalkdi arrived on Jan. 29 with the Labbad brothers, a surprise arrival as his paperwork was still being processed in Kamloops. But since his immigration had been approved by the federal government and all the security checks and medical reports were complete, he was put on a plane with the pair, something he said was “a big surprise.” He once worked in a jewelry store in Jordan and also wants to find work soon. First, though, he is focused on his
English lessons that begin this week. The Labbad brothers still have family living in Syria. It’s been four years since they last saw them, when the pair left for Jordan to study. One is an aircraft engineer, the other studied electronics. They also want to find jobs, but are focusing on their English lessons now and discovering about life in Canada — like snow. They like it and were amazed when they went to Sun Peaks recently. They’re not Muslim — both are Christian — but they are grateful to the city’s Islamic community that helped them escape the war that they both said is not easy for them to forget. They are starting their English lessons this week through the Kamloops Immigrant Society and are looking forward to attending church. On Friday, however, they joined other Islamic men at the mosque for prayers and later the brothers and Alsalkdi parcelled out fried chicken in paper bags, a fundraiser they wanted to do to raise money for the next Syrian family the association hopes to bring to Kamloops.
They raised $310. Al-Mohammed, who arrived in the city still recovering from an injured leg and broken foot, said he wants to regain his health and learn English before he looks for a job. In Syria, he worked in an office, he said. Every Friday, he heads to the mosque for prayers and comradeship. He said he has found a home in the Islamic community and finds joy in the smiles of his children every day. He loves Kamloops — “everyone’s jolly” — and he’s even not bothered being interviewed by the media. Faisal Siddiqui, president of the Kamloops Islamic Association, said while he’s heard comments the new residents should be happy they’re here, he feels Kamloopsians should also be happy. “These are professionals,” he said. “These are people who want to work. They will add to the community.” Siddiqui said they are strong links who, once settled in the city, will provide a firm foundation to help other family members who also want to come to Kamloops.
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With a report showing Stuart Wood elementary is in good shape, the City of Kamloops is hoping it can firm up plans for the historic school before it reverts to its care this summer. Over winter break, a consultant reviewed Stuart Wood for the city to determine what repairs will be required once School District 73 moves its students out at the end of the school year. Capital-projects manager Darren Crundwell said the report showed some small work will need to be done in the heritage building’s basement, but no major structural concerns were identified. “I would classify everything as small repairs,” Crundwell said. “But what the study doesn’t get into is any use or occupancy change for that building. There could be a lot of upgrades required. It doesn’t meet any current code requirements.” City CAO David Trawin is hoping to meet with Thompson Rivers University this month to determine
whether there is serious interest in using the school as a downtown campus. While TRU has been in talks with the city for more than a year, Trawin said he still needs to pin down what the university would do with the building and how much space it would need. “I’m hoping things really start to ramp up here in February or else we come to the conclusion some time fairly soon after that nothing will happen, so it leaves us some time to go to council and decide what the next steps are,” Trawin said. Though the city owns the building, a covenant put on Stuart Wood in 1906 states the school must be used for educational purposes. If not, it reverts to the province. If TRU isn’t seriously interested, Trawin said it will be up to Kamloops city council to either give up the school or convince Victoria it should be used for something else. Trawin believes the province would be open to other uses for the school, but the city has been having difficulty getting answers because it’s unclear which ministry has jurisdiction.
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ddison Bazian tries not to think about his hockey career being over. He tries not to focus on how three bumps to his head — all seemingly harmless on their own — combined to end his time with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Yorkton Terriers this season. He tries to push from his mind the potential consequences of all the concussions — six or seven by the time he was 19, in his estimation — might have on his future. But, when the Kamloops native steps back on the ice, elevates his heart rate, and the headaches and double vision return, it’s hard not to think about those things. “It was pretty difficult,” Bazian said of his decision to walk away from the Terriers and his first true stint in
junior A hockey. It was an opportunity that had taken two years and more than 90 games in junior B with the Kamloops Storm to secure. “It was difficult because I knew that I wasn’t going to be 100 per cent,” he continued. “I could have gone back, but I knew I wouldn’t have been healthy enough to play well enough.” Bazian’s season began in Yorkton, a town of more than 15,000 about 250 kilometres east of Regina.
He was happy — he liked his billets, the town was supportive of their hometown Terriers, he had a goal and an assist in his first 11 games. But, he wouldn’t make it to game 12. Over the course of about a week, Bazian hit his head three times — against a post in practice, against the glass in a game and in a fight. He can’t put his finger on which knock did enough damage to cause the concussion he’s now dealing with— maybe it was a combination of all three. Soon, however, the headaches and blurry vision set in. To this day, when Bazian elevates his heart rate, he feels like he has stood up too quickly. He resigned himself to resting in Yorkton, sitting in the stands rather than playing, but the symptoms lingered. Now, more than two months later, released by the Terriers and practising weekly with the Storm to stay in shape, his season is likely done. “As of right now, the rest of the season is for sure, I’m
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almost guaranteeing that,” said Bazian. “For next year and the year after, I can’t say for sure yet. I need to know what my offseason is going to feel like and I’ll go from there.”
‘Everyone’s makeup is different’
Dr. Todd Ring has spent 10 years as the team physician of the Kamloops Blazers. In that time, he has seen his fair share of concussions. But, even with that experience, it’s hard to say exactly what’s going on in a person’s brain when they’re recovering from a blow to the head. “The problem is, everyone is different,” Ring told KTW. “Everyone’s makeup is different, so different individuals have different susceptibilities and different symptoms, both with their initial concussion and subsequently if they have issues with post-concussive symptoms, which it sounds like is the case with Addison.” See DOCTORS, A14
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Matt Needham didn’t look right. The Kamloops Blazers’ captain had clearly been crying when he emerged from the dressing room about 35 minutes after his team was embarrassed 4-0 by the Edmonton Oil Kings, who made sure there was no storybook ending to Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada at Sandman Centre on Saturday. He cleared his throat and explained two post-game meetings were held — the first involving team brass and led by general manager Stu MacGregor, the second a players-only soulsearching conclave. Sins needed to be addressed. “Things got emo-
tional in there,” said Needham, who on Saturday became only the seventh Blazer to play 300 games in blue and orange. “We said some things that needed to be said. I just talked about loving being a Blazer. I’ve been here for five years. It’s my 300th game. I love it. I’m trying to instil that into everyone. I love the city. “Everyone should care as much as the older guys do.” Missing the playoffs for a third straight season was deemed unacceptable during exit meetings after the 2014-2015 campaign. With the loss on Saturday, in front of 5,673 fans who were left wanting on Hockey Day, the Blazers loosened their grip on the Western Conference’s final wildcard spot. See BLAZERS, A16
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Ring hadn’t examined Bazian before he spoke to KTW, but said the symptoms the 19-year-old described are typical of athletes recovering from concussions. What’s not typical, however, is how long the recovery is taking. Ring said it’s important to be more cautious when returning athletes with a history of head injuries to activity, especially if their symptoms haven’t subsided relatively quickly. “That, to me, just kind of indicates that, clearly, the way that he’s responding goes to show that his brain is definitely taking time to get better, which means there’s certainly something that’s kind of going on at a deeper level,” Ring said. “It’s just we don’t have the ability to know exactly what that is at this stage of the game.” Concussions have been a hot topic in hockey in recent years, with professional and junior hockey leagues taking steps to reduce hits to the head. Hockey Canada removed body contact from peewee hockey in 2013. The Greater Toronto Hockey League, the world’s largest minor
Bazian calls for a pass during last season’s KIJHL championship against the Kimberley Dynamiters.
hockey association, voted last year to phase in a ban on body checking for all athletes under 18 playing A-level hockey. But, while new rules might help the next generation of hock-
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ey players, they haven’t protected Bazian. He’s not alone — a class-action lawsuit brought by former professionals is currently alleging the NHL failed to warn its athletes of
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the future holds for Bazian’s on-ice career general manager certain he wouldn’t be back any time soon. However, Bazian was examined by team trainers and, later, his doctor and was cleared to return to play in less than a week. Now, about a year later, Bazian admits he probably shouldn’t have laced up his skates again so soon. He would go on to play the remainder of the series against the Coyotes, as well as the entirety of the next round against the Kimberley Dynamiters. Despite the concussions, he doesn’t have regrets about playing hockey and rugby, both of which dealt him blows to the head, but he does regret not taking more time to recover. Bazian has learned the hard way the importance of listening to his body and said the onus is on players as much as anyone when determining when it’s safe to return to play. “I could push through it and I could start playing right now, but what good would it be doing in the long run? It just would be affecting me down the road, right?” he said. “I think a lot of it comes from your own personal feeling — a doctor can’t identify how your brain is doing just by looking at you.” Dewar said the Storm have a number of people involved in assessing head injuries, beginning with on-ice trainers and a player’s own doctor, and extending to Kevin Brechin — a local athletic therapist who works with the Sage Sport Institute and the Thompson Rivers WolfPack and who volunteered in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Asked how concerned he would be in allowing Bazian to suit up for the Storm this season if the forward and his doctors decided he was fit to play, Dewar wasn’t able to give a firm answer. “That’s a really good question. Personally, I don’t think it’s going to happen, but if he came to me tomorrow and said,
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‘I think I can play in February,’ I might put him on a card and see how it went as we move forward because I know he would help our team and he would be an asset,” he said. “It’s impossible to speculate that. We want what’s best for Addison. “There’s another side to this issue as well — he really wants to play. Is he willing to jeopardize his future for that? I hope not.”
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For Ring, there does come a time when he feels it necessary to sit down with a player and discuss a future without sport. But, like the concussions they’re dealing with, Ring said that conversation depends on the athlete. “Those are really tough conversations to have, obviously,”
he said. “It’s never an X number. The X number is variable. “It really comes down, again, to how you see the athlete recovering to the concussion. That’s a major factor in my opinion.” Bazian isn’t sure what the future holds for his hockey career. He’s not rushing back and the idea of long-term impacts does sometimes scare him. Right now, he is just focused on getting back to full health. This time, he will not return too quickly. Soon, he may have to turn to all that he has tried not to think about. “It will be a hard thought, if I want to keep on playing, if I’m going to put myself through the possibility of injuring my head again,” Bazian told KTW. “It’s something I’ll have to think about the next little while.”
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“It showed that he cares. He played, what, his 300th game as a Blazer today? His life is being a Blazer. It shows that if he can care that much, everyone can,” Davidson said. “The 20-year-olds say it all the time — ‘It goes by fast.’ When you’re 16 or 17, you say, ‘Oh, that day won’t come.’ Well, it’s coming. “It’s sad to see him get emotional like that. We have three 20-yearolds in there with 20 games left. We want to put in a playoff run.”
It wasn’t too long ago that Needham and his Blazers were playing for the conference championship. Since that run in 2012-2013, tumult and frustration have reigned supreme on Mark Recchi Way. The skipper’s patience ran out on Saturday night. The 20-year-old Penticton product’s impassioned speech during the players’ tribunal had an effect on 17-year-old defenceman Dawson Davidson.
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Players and coaches usually address media directly after games and the first sign of abnormality occurred when assistant coach Terry Bangen spoke to reporters instead of head coach Don Hay. After Bangen returned to the dressing room, its doors remained closed, Radio NL’s post-game broadcast on Hockey Day ended without contribution from a player or coach and word of MacGregor’s powwow — the GM addressing the team after a game is not a regular occurrence — quickly leaked. “It got a little emotional in there,” Davidson said. “We’ve all got to bear down and come together as a team. It’s hard. Everyone wants to win. The coaching staff really wants to win. It’s a business. You have to win. To not be winning games is not OK. It might be OK in midget or bantam, but when it’s at this level, it’s not OK.” The Blazers fell 4-3 to the hometown Everett Silvertips on Friday and did not arrive in Kamloops until after 3 a.m. on
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Saturday, just 13 hours before they were slated to play the Oil Kings. Edmonton arrived in the Tournament Capital on Thursday and was well-rested ahead of Saturday’s clash, which began with Canadian icons Don Cherry and Ron MacLean taking part in a ceremonial puckdrop. Neither Needham nor Davidson blamed the Blazers’ baffling schedule for their defeat. “Honestly, I don’t want to use that as an excuse,” Needham said. “We had a soldout crowd. I was excited. I had jitters. It was fun. We came out with energy. We’ve got
to find a way to score some goals.” Added Davidson: “I didn’t feel it. We’re on the ice every day. We’re in good shape. Professionals play 82 games. We’re playing 10 less than them. We can’t be making excuses.” What they did say was it is unfortunate the team was on a U.S. Division road swing for nearly the entirety of Hockey Day week in Kamloops. Bangen said the players missed out. Needham agreed. “I would have liked to see that alumni game [the WHL 50th Season Pro-Am Alumni Game on Thursday],” Needham said. “That
would have been special to watch. I heard it was amazing. Just to see the older guys, the rich history and them coming back for a city and team that they love. That would have been cool.” Kamloops had lost four straight games and was 2-8 in their last 10 heading into a showdown with the Calgary Hitmen at Sandman Centre yesterday after KTW’s press deadline. Kamloops (23-225-3) and the Portland Winterhawks were tied for seventh in the West, clinging to the conference’s two wild-card playoff berths, with the Tri-City Americans, who topped the visiting Spokane Chiefs 4-1 on
Saturday, three points behind them in ninth place. For yesterday’s game result, go online to kamloopsthisweek. com. Needham doesn’t have to look at the standings to know his team is slipping. He can feel it. He’s felt it before. He did something about it on Saturday night. “That meeting we had in there is something we can really build on,” he said. “We don’t just want to make the playoffs, we want to win a round or two and make a push. It’s wide open in the West. “This is a pivotal time for us.”
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Julie Gamble and children Luryn and Kai had their photo taken with the Stanley Cup at the Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada festivities outside Sandman Centre on Saturday. There are photos from each of last week’s Hockey Day events online and available for purchase at kamloopsthisweek.com.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Carolina quarterback Cam Newton didn’t say much after the Panthers lost Super Bowl 50 on Sunday night, but the league’s MVP did promise this: “We’ll be back.’’ But, will they? Only time will tell. The Panthers could fade into oblivion,
like the San Francisco 49ers did after losing the Super Bowl three years ago. Or they could bounce back, just like these Denver Broncos did after a devastating loss in the big game two years ago. Either way,
Carolina’s mettle will be tested when they report to training camp in Spartanburg, South Carolina next summer. “I told our guys, this is the same (Broncos) team that a couple of years ago got beat,’’ coach Ron Rivera said. “So, we have an opportunity to grow and learn from this experience. So we need to learn from this experience and give ourselves an opportunity
to get back here.’’ The last time the Panthers lost in the Super Bowl, it took 12 years to get back. But the pieces in Carolina seem to be in place for success over the long haul. The Panthers had won 22 of their last 24 games and three straight NFC South championships before Sunday’s 24-10 loss to the Broncos. General manager
Dave Gettleman has a solid core that includes six first-team All-Pros — Newton, centre Ryan Kalil, fullback Mike Tolbert, linebackers Thomas Davis and Luke Kuechly and cornerback Josh Norman. They have other consistent players like tight end Greg Olsen and running back Jonathan Stewart, and budding young stars such as defensive tackle Kawann Short,
Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Ajax Mine Project
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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
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to get down on himself during the game as well. The Broncos took advantage, forcing four Carolina turnovers and registering seven sacks. “Hey, when things don’t go his way, we see the body language — it’s obvious,’’ Broncos safety T.J. Ward said. As Rivera said, things to learn from.
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For registration please call (250) 828-3500 and please quote program number provided. For online registration visitnumbers Please pre-register. Programs are canceled if the please minimum https://ezregsvr.kamloops.ca/ezreg are not met. Programs are cancelled if the minimum numbers are not met. Modern Contemporary Ballet $75 Ages: 14-20 Gluten-free Baking $45 This is for thecover advanced on technique, poise, Thisprogram program will thedancer. basicsWork of gluten-free and flexibility. Dancers of willalternatives work on the barre centre floor. baking. A variety to and wheat flour will be used and discussed. Participants will also Jul 14-18 Course: 102233 take home a bag of gluten-free baking mix. This 1:00 am 2:30 pm program is offered in topartnership with Interior Rainbow School of Dance Community Services.
Mt. Paul United Church Fairy Tales » Feb 20 and Musicals 9:00 AM-12:00 PM $175 Ages:City 9-12of Kamloops Sat 250082 Children will work on building skills while acting, singing, and dancing. Stage crafts are also part of this program. Join the gang at Rainbow for a fun afternoon this summer.
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guard Trai Turner and defensive end Kony Ealy, who had 3 1/2 sacks, a forced fumble and an interception in the Super Bowl. With the exception of Norman, all are under contract next season. Newton, who sulked in his postgame press conference before walking out, appeared
March 16, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre 1250 Rogers Way
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3:00 am to 5:30 pm are notamet. Enter whole new world of photography by Rainbow School of Dance becoming more creative with your camera by Modern Contemporary Ballet $75 moving beyond the manufacturer’s settings. Ages: 14-20 Oronge’s Girls Only Skate Clinic $20 In this five-part series, you willtechnique, learn poise, how program is forItthe advanced dancer. NoThis boys allowed! does not matter ifWork you on have never stepped on a to and take photos want display, flexibility. Dancersyou will work on theto barre and centre such floor. as skateboard or have been skating for years. We will help all skill levels photos where the background is purposefully master street, transition, and all the fun skateboarding tricks. Bring Jul 14-18 Course: 102233 blurred and the subject is sharp, or motion is your helmet, skateboard, snack, and a positive attitude. amwater to 2:30bottle, pm accentuated or1:00 frozen. Each class in the series Rainbow School of Dance ARE MANDATORY. Do not miss out on all the fun. HELMETS can be taken as a stand-alone and can be Fairy Tales and $175 registered forMusicals individually. JulAges: 11 9-12 Course: 99738 Norkam Sec. School 9:00 am to 11:00 am Children will work on building skills while acting, singing, and » dancing. Feb 16-Mar 15 7:00-9:00 PM McArthur Island Stage crafts are also part of thisPark program. Join the gang at Tue 249968 Rainbow for a fun afternoon this summer. Aug 15 Course: 99739 Jul 14-18 Course: 102186 9:00 am to 11:00 am 3:00 am to 5:30 pm McArthur Island Park Rainbow School of Dance
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KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOLS OF CHOICE REGISTRATION School District No. 73 [Kamloops/Thompson] will register students for September 2016 as follows:
SCHOOLS OF CHOICE 2016
February 9 to 12 at Schools of Choice – Siblings Only February 15 to 18 at Schools of Choice – All Other Registration 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Schools of Choice will register as follows: Beattie School of the Arts (Grades K-12) Bert Edwards Science and Technology School (Grades K-6) Montessori at Aberdeen Elementary (Grades K-6) French Immersion at Lloyd George Elementary (Grades K-1) French Immersion at South Sa-Hali Elementary (Grades K-1) If you are registering for grades 1 and above for a school of choice, please bring your child’s most recent report card with you.
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February 22 to 26 at Neighbourhood Schools 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Parents are strongly encouraged to register children for kindergarten on these dates at neighbourhood schools. Information on the catchment areas is available on our website: www.sd73.bc.ca To be eligible for attendance in kindergarten in September 2016, a student must be five years of age by December 31, 2016. Please bring your child’s original birth certificate, CareCard and proof of address with you when registering for kindergarten.
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Secondary Programs of Choice Information Night If you are interested in enrolling your child in a Program of Choice for September 2016, you are invited to attend an
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6:30 pm, NorKam Senior Secondary School
for NorKam Trades and Technology Program Construction Trades Sampler Industrial Trades Sampler Mechanical Trades Sampler NorKam Senior Secondary School: International Baccalaureate Restaurant Training Program Hairstylist Program Sa-Hali Secondary School: DigiPen Academy (Video Game Programming) Brock Middle School: Aquatics Academy Dance Academy Hockey Academy Soccer Academy Participants interested in the hairstylist program should reserve a seat for the information night by calling 250-376-3133 NOTE NorKam Senior Secondary International Baccalaureate accepts students entering grade 10 NorKam Senior Secondary School is located at 730 12th Street Registration for these sessions is not required
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Manning won’t mind ugly Super Bowl victory TIM DAHLBERG
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A pack of Denver Broncos had just chased a beleaguered Cam Newton around his own end zone one more time, and Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera had seen enough. With 2:08 left in one of the ugliest Super Bowls ever, he threw in the towel. Actually, Rivera ordered a punt on fourth down. No reason to give Denver another easy score that would make future sports historians think this game was somehow worth watching. Super Bowl 50 was supposed to be a celebration of all things great about the NFL — focusing on the old star Peyton Manning and Newton, the exciting face of the future. But the only thing to celebrate at the end was a vicious Denver defence that made enough big plays to set up Manning for the second Super Bowl ring he so coveted in what was likely the final game of his career. At least let’s hope it was the final game of his career. It would be hard to watch him take the field again after a performance that exposed him as an aging quarterback hanging on for one final moment of glory. Manning wasn’t terrible, but for a lot of the game he was simply awful. If not for a late gift from the Panthers, Denver would have gone the entire game without an offensive touchdown. Not that it mattered. Not with Von Miller and the rest of a Denver defence that Wade Phillips unleashed on the Panthers. They scored when Manning couldn’t. They harassed Newton on every snap, hitting him 10 times and sacking him six times. They kept getting the ball back, even if Manning and the offence didn’t seem to know what to do when they got it. They gave the Broncos their third Super Bowl win, and first in 17 years, despite the most anemic performance by an offence of any of the 49 Super Bowl winners before them. “This game was like this season has been,’’ Manning said. “It tested our toughness, our resilience, and our unselfishness. It’s only fitting it turned out that way. A great bunch of teammates, a great bunch of guys to play with. I feel very, very grateful.’’ The tone for this one was set
early when Miller hit Newton inside the 5-yard-line, then stripped the ball from his arms for good measure. Defensive end Malik Jackson fell on it in the end zone and Denver had a 10-0 lead it would never give up. That play might have never happened if the officials weren’t having a bad night of their own. They couldn’t wait to toss flags when players jawed at each other, and they still can’t figure out what a catch is as evidenced by the unsuccessful challenge two plays earlier of a catch by Jerricho Cotchery that wasn’t. Miller would chase Newton all night in an MVP performance that played out pretty much the way Phillips drew it up. The defensive wizard was brought in by Denver coach Gary Kubiak, who was himself brought in by John Elway, to instil toughness in the Broncos in the wake of playoff disappointments that included a 48-3 loss to Seattle in the Super Bowl two years ago. Mission accomplished. Carolina led the league with 500 points but was held to its fewest of the year, and Denver set an ignominious mark with 194 yards gained, the fewest for a Super Bowl winner. So what: The Broncos are champions, and Manning is the first quarterback to win Super Bowls with two franchises; Indianapolis in 2007 was the other. Kubiak is the first to win a Super Bowl as player and coach for the same team. Denver’s top-ranked defence, the one that hit Tom Brady 20 times in the AFC Championship, simply wouldn’t let Newton get in a
rhythm, never gave him an opportunity to break out into a Dab. “It was nothing special that they did,’’ Newton said in the most expansive of his brief postgame comments. ``We dropped balls. We turned the ball over. We gave up sacks. We threw errant passes. That’s it.’’ That was about it, though there was incompetence aplenty from both offences. But for the curious who wanted to watch the $5 million ads between the non-action, millions would have turned this one off before Coldplay and celebrity guests trotted out for a halftime show that paid homage to shows of the past. The greatest passer in the history of the NFL struggled to complete the most basic throws. Manning completed only 13 passes for 141 yards, threw an interception and lost a fumble. But he managed to hold the Super Bowl trophy upright as he celebrated with teammates in the one he wanted most. “He didn’t have to go out there and do it all on his own, and he knew that,’’ Kubiak said. Manning wouldn’t commit to retirement after the game, saying he got good advice from former coach Tony Dungy to never make a decision in the heat of the moment. But it’s hard to think that he would come back at the age of 40 to go through the rigours of another season. Not when he’s now tied with brother Eli with two Super Bowl victories each. Yes, the game was ugly. But for Manning and the Broncos, the result was simply beautiful.
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NATIONAL NEWS While Canada will cease bombing raids against the so-called Islamic State, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday the complement of military personnel in the region will climb to 830 — up from the current 650 — and will provide planning, targeting and intelligence expertise.
Canada’s bombing mission to end by Feb. 22 MIKE BLANCHFIELD
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Canada’s fighter jets will end their fight in Iraq and Syria within two weeks and be replaced by what the Liberal government is calling an expanded mission focused on training local security forces and helping to rebuild the shattered region. Canadian bombs will stop falling by Feb. 22, but the complement of military personnel in the region will climb to 830 — up from the current 650 — and will provide planning, targeting and intelligence expertise. The size of Canada’s “train, advise and assist’’ mission will also triple, including additional medical personnel and equipment (small arms and ammunition) and optics to assist in training Iraqi security forces.
“We think we ought to avoid doing precisely what our enemies want us to do: they want us to elevate them, to give in to fear, to indulge in hatred,’’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference yesterday. “The lethal enemy of barbarism isn’t hatred, it’s reason. And the people terrorized by ISIL every day don’t need our vengeance, they need our help.’’ Canada learned the hard way during 10 years in Afghanistan that airstrike operations, while useful in the short term for “military and territorial gains,’’ do not on their own result in long-term stability, Trudeau said. They can also be politically expedient, he suggested — a subtle jab at his Conservative predecessors who sent the jets into Iraq and Syria in the first place. “We are for what will be effective, not for what will make us
feel good to say at any given moment,” Trudeau said. Canada has gained plenty of valuable experience training local Afghan police and military forces during a decade spent fighting in that country, he added — experience the Canadian Armed Forces should be bringing to bear in Iraq and Syria. The new Liberal mission will also include a team of strategic advisers to help Iraq’s defence and interior ministries. Canada’s CC-150 Polaris refueller and two CP-140 Aurora surveillance planes will remain part of the operation. Trudeau made the longawaited announcement alongside Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau.
The time frame of Canada’s contribution to the mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as Operation Impact, is also being extended until the end of March 2017. Trudeau said the government will be spending more than $1.6 billion over the next three years on the mission as a whole, including on security, stabilization, humanitarian and development assistance in the region. That includes $840 million to provide water, shelter health care, hygiene and sanitation, and $270 million to build capacity in those countries helping refugees from the region. Canada has already committed $650 million in humanitarian aid for people affected by the Syrian civil war and $233 million for longer-term development. It wasn’t immediately clear
whether those figures were part of the larger $1.6-billion total. Trudeau’s announcement comes just before Sajjan is due to leave for Brussels for a meeting tomorrow and Thursday with his NATO counterparts The U.S. has publicly said it respects Canada’s decision to pull its fighter jets out of the air campaign. But the Americans chose not to invite Sajjan to two impromptu coalition meetings in Paris, which the newly minted defence minister shrugged off. Sajjan said there are meetings being held constantly around the world to discuss threats. That hasn’t stopped the opposition Conservatives from criticizing the Liberals for planning to withdraw the fighter jets, which were sent to the Middle East when the Harper government was in power.
A timeline of Canada’s fight against ISIL Aug. 7, 2014: United States President Barack Obama authorizes targeted military intervention in Iraq.
Oct. 3, 2014: Harper speaks in the House of Commons about Canada’s future contributions to the fight against ISIL.
Aug. 28, 2014: A Canadian Forces C-17 cargo plane makes the first delivery of military supplies to forces in Iraq, bringing in provisions donated by Albania.
Oct. 7, 2014: Following a debate and a vote in the House of Commons, the Harper government announces that Canadian warplanes will join coalition forces attacking ISIL’s capacity to fight in Iraq.
Aug. 28 to Sept. 26, 2014: Canadian aircraft make 25 flights and deliver 725,000 kilograms of donated military supplies to Iraq. Sept. 5, 2014: Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces the deployment of several dozen members of the Canadian Forces to Iraq to join the U.S. in advising security forces. Sept. 19, 2014: The U.S. government asks Canada for additional military support against ISIL.
Oct. 28, 2014: Canadian aircraft arrive in the region: six CF-18 Hornet fighter-bombers, a CC-150 Polaris aerial tanker and two CP-140 Auroras for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Nov. 2, 2014: CF-18 Hornets conduct their first combat strikes on ISIL targets. Over the next 15 months they will fly more than 1,300 sorties.
March 6, 2015: Special forces soldier Sgt. Andrew Doiron, part of the Canadian training mission, is killed in a friendlyfire incident involving Kurdish troops. March 24, 2015: Harper tells the Commons the military mission will be extended and expanded, allowing airstrikes in Syria and the deployment of up to 30 officers to coalition headquarters. Feb. 8, 2016: In keeping with a controversial campaign promise, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government announces major changes to Canada’s commitment to the fight, with a renewed focus on training and humanitarian aid. CF-18 warplanes are to be withdrawn by Feb. 22, although refueller and reconnaissance aircraft to remain deployed, along with crew.
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Alleged victim of Ghomeshi sent racy missives DIANA MEHTA
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Mere hours after CBC star Jian Ghomeshi allegedly choked and slapped her, Trailer Park Boys actress Lucy DeCoutere expressed a desire to have sex with him and a few days later penned a hand-written letter to say, “I love your hands.” The stunning revelations at Ghomeshi’s heavily scrutinized sexual assault trial emerged Friday as the disgraced broadcaster’s defence lawyer confronted DeCoutere with numerous friendly and even fawning dispatches between the actress and the now 48-year-old Ghomeshi. DeCoutere — one of three women complainants at Ghomeshi’s trial and the only one who can be identified — said that until Marie Henein presented it to her in court, she didn’t remember sending the email in which she expressed sexual desire for the radio star just hours after he had allegedly assaulted her. She added that the email, and others that were racy, didn’t mean the alleged assault did not take place. “It never happened,” Henein
said firmly of the actress’s accusation. “Oh, it happened,” DeCoutere fired back. The intense moments came during the actress’s second day on the witness stand as Henein noted DeCoutere has repeatedly said — both on the witness stand and to police — that she had no romantic interest in Ghomeshi. Her allegations are behind one of the four counts of sexual assault and the one count of overcoming resistance by choking. Ghomeshi has pleaded not guilty to the charges. DeCoutere told the court that after meeting Ghomeshi at a conference in Banff in the summer of 2003, they began corresponding. She soon planned a weekend trip to Toronto, where she met him for dinner and then went back to his home. While in his bedroom, DeCoutere testified that Ghomeshi suddenly started kissing her and then, without her consent, pushed her against a wall, choked her and slapped her three times in the face with an open hand. She said she didn’t know how to react and stayed an hour in his
recently. “I’m more imprinted with the things that I found impactful, like him choking me.” Presenting DeCoutere with email after email that she sent to Ghomeshi — including one featuring a photo of the actress simulating felJIAN GHOMESHI LUCY DECOUTERE latio on a beer bottle and another asking home to “placate the situation.” Ghomeshi when they could meet DeCoutere also testified about up — Henein built up to her two subsequent interactions with big reveals. Ghomeshi — including another Pacing the courtroom floor, encounter in Banff a year later, the defence lawyer noted that when he abruptly joined her in a the day after the alleged assault, karaoke session of “(Hit me) Baby DeCoutere sent Ghomeshi a One More Time.” raunchy email. But Henein pointed out she “You kicked my ass last night only told police this week about and that makes me want to f— certain details of her relationship your brains out,” the email said. with Ghomeshi after the alleged Henein pounced. attack. “What happened was no “Is it possible, Ms. DeCoutere, sexual assault,” she said increduthat you just seem to forget the lously. stuff that just shows you’ve been “The next day, after thinking lying?” Henein asked. about it, you wanted to ‘f— his “Oh no, I’m not lying about brains out.’” anything,” DeCoutere said DeCoutere, who remained evenly, adding that she didn’t calm throughout the day, said understand the importance of she didn’t remember the email. “That still doesn’t change the post-incident encounters until
fact that Mr. Ghomeshi assaulted me,” DeCoutere said. “Women can be assaulted by someone and still have positive feelings for them afterwards. That’s why there are emotionally abusive relationships that continue.” Henein then moved on and produced a hand-written letter DeCoutere sent to Ghomeshi from Halifax, where she lives, days after her trip to Toronto. “I want to know more, have more fun and easy times with you,” the letter said. “I am sad we didn’t spend the night together.” The last line of the email — which Henein asked DeCoutere to read out — drew a gasp from the courtroom. “I love your hands,” DeCoutere wrote. When asked to explain, DeCoutere spoke slowly and deliberately. “The last line of it is me pointing love to the very thing he used to hurt me,” she said. “I totally forgot about it. I guess I wanted to forget about it. “So, this letter and any subsequent correspondence or encounters that I had with Mr. Ghomeshi changed nothing.” The trial continues this week.
Obituaries & In Memoriam ELAINE (MCBRIDE) KOBZEY JUNE 20, 1966 – FEBRUARY 3, 2016 Elaine was born in Glasgow, Scotland and moved to Canada in 1972, with her brother and parents. She grew up in Langley, British Columbia, and moved to Kamloops in 1993. Elaine loved to hike the incredible trail systems around Kamloops, travel, and take selfies with her large group of friends. In her final years, she was able to travel to Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico and New York with some of her closest friends and family. Elaine was predeceased by her son David Phillips. She is survived by her husband Lorne Kobzey, her daughters Michelle Phillips and Courtney Chisholm, son Andrew Phillips, grandson Aiden Phillips, brother Steven (Miriam) McBride and nieces Lainie and Rachelle McBride. A Celebration of Life was held on Sunday, February 7, 2016 in the Schoening Funeral Chapel with Chaplain Clint Heigh officiating. Should friends desire, donations may be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home, 72 Whiteshield Crescent, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9 in memory of Elaine. Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454
ROBERT (BOB) WILLIAM GOODE June 22, 1941 - January 27, 2016
Dad passed away suddenly at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home with his family by his side. Dad was born in Cloverdale, BC, moving to Westwold, BC in 1947 and then to Kamloops, BC in 1983. Dad is survived by his children Tami (Sheldon) McKim, Thomas, (Benita) Goode, Teri (Jeff) DeMarni. Grandchildren Dustan, Leevi, Brandon McKim. Adaira, Makaila, (Taylor), Payton Goode. Dylan, Colby, Jacey DeMarni. Sister-in-Law Joan Goode, as well as many relatives and friends. Dad was predeceased by his parents Carroll and Jean, his son Tate and then his brother Jack. Dad’s passions in life were sports, traveling, animals, meeting people and trap shooting. He worked all of his life building businesses, with his last business being Rivers Workwear in 2012. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Westwold Community Hall on February 21st, 2016 at 2pm. The family would like to thank the staff in the ICU at RIH as well as the staff at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home.
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In Loving Memory of ELIZABETH (BETTY) JENSEN MAY 8, 1935 – February 9, 2015
Never Quit
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill When funds are low and debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
We thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, And days before that too. We think of you in silence, We often speak your name; All we have now are memories, And your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake, With which we will never part; God has you in his keep, We have you in our heart. Miss you Hans, Diane, Ashley, Matt, Dan, Donna, Rick, Ryan & Leanne
When care is pressing down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Success is failure turned inside out – The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So, stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit – It’s when things seem worst that You must not quit!
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WATCH people since the 1980s, or less than half of one per cent of the world’s current population. Two-million people died of AIDS in the peak year of 2005, but the number of deaths in 2015 was only 1.2 million. New infections are also falling. And, Zika? So far as we know, it doesn’t kill anybody — apart from some of the microcephalic babies, about a quarter of whom die because their brains are too small to control their bodily functions. The majority, who do survive, face intellectual disability and development delays Eighty per cent of the adults who are infected experience no symptoms and the fever in those who do usually burns out in less than a week. Nor does the Zika virus remain in the body permanently: women who have been infected are advised to wait six months before becoming pregnant (although many will probably choose to wait longer). Zika has been around for quite a while. It was first identified in monkeys in Uganda in 1947 and the first human case was detected in Nigeria in 1954. It gradually spread east across Asia and started crossing the Pacific early this century. But by the time it reached Brazil last year, it had suddenly mutated into a form that causes microcephaly in some of the babies of infected mothers. The link between Zika and microcephaly
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Two species of mosquitos carry the Zika virus: Aedes aegypti (above) and Aedes albopicti.
is only statistical for the moment, but it is pretty convincing. Brazil had only 150 cases of microcephaly in 2014, but it has had more than 4,000 cases in the past four months and the Zika virus has been found in the brains of some of the afflicted babies. This recent mutation of the Zika virus is not part of the endless seesaw battle between viruses and human immune systems. It is just a random event. It doesn’t even make Zika more infectious and thereby serve the “purposes”, so to speak, of the virus. It just has this deeply unfortunate side-effect of damaging the development of human embryos. And these days, we have ways of dealing with it. Infectious diseases were probably not a problem for our pre-civilised distant ancestors, but since we began living in dense populations, highly infectious diseases have been civilization’s constant companions. And for most of our history, we had no way of controlling these diseases except quarantine. In the past century, however, science has begun to get on top of the problem. Killer flu epidemics are still possible because the highly unstable influenza
virus can mutate faster than we can create and mass-produce the appropriate vaccine, but smallpox has been eradicated and polio is on the brink of extinction: new polio cases have fallen 99 per cent in the past 25 years and Africa is now entirely polio-free. Even the ancient scourge of malaria (not a viral disease) is in retreat. Deaths from malaria have halved in the past 15 years and the new “gene-drive” technology opens up the prospect of eventual eradication of the disease. Now that Zika has become a problem, researchers have started working on a vaccine and, in due course, one will almost certainly become available. Another approach may be to target the species that propagate it by releasing genetically modified sterile mosquitos to reduce the size of the insect population. It will take time and it may be necessary to use both approaches, but we are not facing a permanent global threat. The glass is not half-empty. It is halffull and still filling up. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. gwynnedyer.com
Over the years, the City of Kamloops has made budget meetings more personal with a chance to have your say. This format continues to work well and we invite you to be a part of the proposed 2016 supplemental budget discussions coming up. As part of this ongoing conversation we‘ve learned that you want to be involved earlier in the budget process. We hear you, we think that’s a great idea. Feedback on the 2016 supplemental budget and sharing ideas for the 2017 budget helps ensure that staff has time to research items before they go to council for consideration.
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MR. KEVIN CARSWELL After retiring six years ago from teaching high school, teaching tennis, and coaching volleyball, basketball and soccer, I have continued another interest: I am a realtor with Royal LePage Kamloops. My local knowledge, and my years of personal experience with rental property, buying and selling, and renovating are useful when helping people with their Real Estate needs. Active baby boomers looking to make changes in their lives — perhaps downsizing and travelling more — will find me an ideal Real Estate agent who is mature and having similar life experiences. Call me to discuss a move that fits your lifestyle.
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DOREEN MONSON I’m happy to say Kamloops is my home. This is a city with spirit and heartbeat! I love living here and working here, so it’s no wonder to me that others want to make it their home, too. While our city keeps growing and the landscape keeps changing, people’s basic needs tend to stay the same… especially when it comes to buying and protecting their most important asset, their homes. My experience has always centred around helping people from all walks of life, which has made a career in real estate a perfect fit for me. Working to do a great job as your realtor is my goal, whether you’re thinking of buying or selling I would be pleased to help you. Call Doreen.
I am dedicated to selling your home or finding you that dream home you are searching for. You are invited to call me with any questions you have about buying or selling a home in the area. Buying a home? Your satisfaction is my top priority! I will take the time to listen to your needs and desires and help you find your dream home. Selling your home? I’ll do my best to get your house sold for top dollar and in a timely manner. My online and offline marketing programs give me the edge needed to make this possible.
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DAVID LAWRENCE Buying or selling a home is a big decision. You need an experienced professional to guide you through the process. I have been selling real estate since 1992 and it’s my passion. Real Estate is about being a valuable adviser, not just a salesperson. Knowing your local real estate market is important when buying or selling, I can help you with that. While working with me, you can expect: • A knowledgeable guide • Personal and attentive service • Great negotiation skills • Expert selling strategies • A worry-free move
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FRANK ALMOND I believe that the qualities of a good real estate agent are honesty and integrity, and someone who is hard working, knowledgeable, and dedicated. These traits are what my clients have come to expect from me. I am proud to be an established realtor. I grew up in Kamloops — a lifelong resident of this city — and have been helping families with their real estate needs for more than 25 years. If you are thinking about buying or selling, rest assured that I will provide the best real estate representation the industry has to offer. Call me today.
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KATHERINE RUTHERFORD In the summer of 2002 I began my Real Estate career and quickly realized that Real Estate is my passion. I have spent endless hours, evenings and weekends hosting open houses, showing clients through homes / acreages / condo’s and following up leads which has led to my high level of service and care for my clients. I am the current Vice President of the Kamloops And District Real Estate Association and am committed to integrity, professionalism, efficiency, technology and customer service when servicing the needs of families on the move. My cell phone is always on and I’d love to speak with you!
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SANDY LAPOINTE Make the most of your first impression. New listings create a lot of interest, making it important for sellers to get their pricing right. I have spent my adult life in Kamloops, and have been a realtor for 11 years. I help sellers develop the right asking price to attract attention and get maximum return. Setting a fair market value on your home gets the most out of interested buyers. Too low a price leaves thousands of dollars on the table, and too high a price scares away buyers and leaves your home on the market for too long. Bring your questions, and let’s chat about pricing your home in Kamloops.
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noticed something. “It’s really difficult to meet people in this town,” she said. It’s why she is revamping speed dating in the River City.
Love at First Sit’s inaugural event will be at the Commodore Grand Cafe and Lounge on Thursday, which was planned in time for Valentine’s Day. Love — yes, it’s her real name — will host the evening for up to 25 each of heterosexual male and female attendees ages 30 to 50, who will sit down face-to-face for five to eight minutes with the opposite sex. “Usually, they meet around 20 people in an evening,” Love said. While the format is taken from traditional speed dating, Love has a few twists. She hopes comedy, drinks and appetizers will prevent the encounters from feeling like interviews. Stand-up will be mixed into the festivities and each attendee will get a bingo card to complete, requiring them to ask questions during their meet-ups, such as, “What’s your naughtiest piercing?” “It’s really fun and light-hearted,” Love said. The first evening will help Love gauge interest, but she is planning subsequent events for younger demographics, as well as for the gay and lesbian community. She hopes to also make a splash in the Okanagan. “I just want to see what the feedback is like,” Love said. See EVERYBODY, B6
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All money raised stays local to help deliver mentoring programs for 400 children and youth in our community! So get a team of friends or coworkers together and start something BIG! Bring your pledge sheet and bowl for free on one of these special days! (Pre-booking is mandatory)
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Thursday Feb. 25 (5:30 pm—9:30 pm) Thirsty Thursday: Come after work with your co-workers and friends to enjoy ‘Roast Chicken Dinner’ (at cost) and the Wheel of Fun with a host of prizes.
Friday Feb. 26 (5:30 pm—9:30 pm) Western Roundup: A fun evening of bowling and contemporary Western music! Family friendly at 5:30 pm, then take it up a notch for the adults at 7:30 pm. Prizes for Best Decorated Cowboy Hats and team competition for Best-Dressed “Cowhands”!
Sunday Feb.28 (6:30 pm—8:30 pm) Big Lebowski “Industry” Night: Honor the Dude by dressing like a favourite character in the Big Lebowski. Drink specials - White Russians. Designed for those who work nights in our favourite bars and restaurants - but want to have their fun helping the kids of Kamloops!
Saturday Feb. 27 (1:00 am—4:00 pm) Walmart Family Bowl: Two lucky bowlers will win a $200 shopping spree from WALMART! Many spot prizes plus every child will win a prize on the Wheel of Fun.
Monday Feb. 29 (6:30 pm—8:30 pm) Blazers Leap Year Bowling Bash!: Bowl with Kamloops Blazers! Players, coaches and fans will all have a great time bowling together! Get that picture and autograph!
Thursday Mar. 3 (5:30 pm—9:30 pm) Thirsty Thursday: Come after work with your co-workers and friends to enjoy ‘Roast Chicken Dinner’ (at cost) and the Wheel of Fun with a host of prizes.
Thursday Mar. 10 (5:30 am—9:30 pm) Thirsty Thursday: Come after work with your co-workers and friends to enjoy ‘Roast Chicken Dinner’ (at cost) and the Wheel of Fun with a host of prizes.
Sunday Mar. 6 (9:00 pm—1:00 pm) Tim Horton’s Pajama Bowl: Wear your PJ’s to enter a special Pyjama Bowl draw! Plus, every child wins a prize on the Wheel of Fun! Enjoy hot drinks and treats from Tim Hortons!
Saturday Mar. 12 (1:00 pm—4:00 pm) Walmart Family Bowl: Two lucky bowlers will win a $200 shopping spree from WALMART! Many spot prizes plus every child will win a prize on the Wheel of Fun.
Friday Mar. 11 (5:30 pm—9:30 pm) Cosmic Friday: Wear white and come out for a galaxy of fun! Bowling in the dark is fun with great music and lots of flashing lights!
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nightmare. She was at the site of her next show, but her costumes didn’t make it there with her. The Vancouver performer waited for several hours with no sign of the trunks arriving and faced the reality. It was time to hit the dollar store. In a pinch, those cute little birthday party hats could double for Madonna’s iconic boob bra from her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour. And, there had to be some sort of novelty item that could become Mae West’s feather boa. After all, the show must go on. Even if the costumes, wigs, jewelry and shoes that help Kilroe transform from The Material Girl to Dolly Parton to the ultimate costume queen, Cher, were missing, there was still a crowd to entertain. Kilroe remains amazed her last-minute purchases helped her pull it off that night she presented her Celebrity Imposters one-woman show. The Vancouverbased performer is bringing the show to Kamloops as she headlines the Locks Of Love fundraiser at the Pogue Mahone Irish Alehouse. It’s a return gig for Kilroe; she fronted the same fundraiser at the Desmond Avenue pub last year. Kilroe believes that one night of challenges worked because “the show is really what comes from inside.” With no more than about 60 seconds to change costumes and get back out in front of the audience, she doesn’t have time, for example, to do any makeup adjustments or add some prosthetics to mimic Barbra Streisand’s nose. “I had a woman come up to me after
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SHIMONA HENRY PHOTO Vancouver performer Bonnie Kilroe returns to Kamloops on Saturday with her one-woman show, Celebrity Imposters. The event starts with a hair-cutting fundraiser, in support of the Locks of Love Foundation.
a show and ask me what I did to make my nose look like hers,” Kilroe said of the Streisand look. “I sort of smiled and said, ‘The lighting?’” Her career was an accident, Kilroe said, one fuelled by poverty. As a young girl, her career goals included either veterinarian or actress — and the lights and cameras won out. The reality, however, was she was in her late 20s scrambling for acting gigs at a time when work in that industry was hard for a newcomer. But there was her love of mimicking and dressing up. “I had been collecting weird things for years,” she said of her then-wardrobe. Responding to a cruiseliner ad for an entertainer, “I just lied and said I have a show. “It was bad. I botched up the job, but created what I call this
beautiful monster.” Fifteen years later, her resume includes The Cher Show, Rock Chicks, Best of Broadway, Patsy Cline Show and Vegas Meets Vaudeville, as well as any custom shows she can bring together. The most difficult impersonation is Streisand, Kilroe said, because “she sings so high. If I’m feeling off, I’ll cut Barbra.” The easiest is Patsy Cline, a character Kilroe said fits her like a glove, even when she did her Cline show in Winchester, Va., home of the country queen. “I was excited, I was nervous, I wanted to do a really good job. I thought ‘What am I doing in Patsy Cline’s home town doing Patsy Cline? “It was amazing. I met some people who knew her and who told me stories about her.” Another challenge is Tina Turner, who has a voice that leaves
Kilroe’s own pipes rasping after a Tina set. Kilroe’s Kamloops performance is on Saturday. Feb. 13. It starts with the fundraiser — and cut-hair raiser — for the Locks of Love Foundation. Organizer Paul Cuthbert is looking for people willing to have their long hair shortened, as well as prize and cash sponsors for the event. The many people Kilroe’s talent will bring to the show are featured after the cutting and collecting as she presents her Vegas Meets Vaudeville singers. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca. Anyone interested in contributing can email Cuthbert at pcthbrt@telus.net or call Headhunters at 250-376-1244.
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ENTERTAINMENT HOCKEY IS ALWAYS OF NOTE
The Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada extravaganza stretched from the opening Wednesday night in Sun Peaks to the marathon live broadcast from Sandman Centre on Saturday. In between were plenty of events, including Friday night’s Music of Hockey concert in the arena. Clockwise from top: New York Islander legend Bryan Trottier (left) plays with country singer Gord Bamford; Lanny McDonald, the former Leaf and Flame, enjoys the show; Kamloops’ own Mark Recchi brings the Stanley Cup on stage while chatting with host Ron MacLean. ALLEN DOUGLAS PHOTOS/KTW
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Top ICBC frauds of 2015 ICBC is vowing to do more to bust auto insurance fraudsters whose scams add an estimated $100 a year to the premiums all other drivers pay. The public auto insurer has released its top Hall of Shame fraud claims for 2015 where B.C. residents tried to scam the system last year. They include:
ABOUT 7,500 FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED, 550 CONVICTIONS SINCE 2010
Dish dodger
A man claimed his crash injuries were so severe he couldn’t help his wife wash the dishes, but investigators later got footage of him lifting a box of heavy floor tiles at his work site. He was fined $1,500 for fraud.
Double dipper
A Vancouver woman claimed she couldn’t go back to work because of her crash injuries. An anonymous tip helped investigators confirm she had worked since the crash, collecting two paycheques — one from her employer and one from ICBC. Her fraud conviction netted her a oneyear driving suspension and $1,750 fine.
Mom cover-up
A Vancouver Island mother claimed her Audi was stolen and crashed and that her sons with access to the car were home. But phone records put one son at the scene of the crash and BC Ferry terminal cameras caught the same son buying a ticket. Both were convicted of giving
false statements. The mom was fined $2,300, while the son was fined $1,150 and got a one-year suspension, plus a 90-day jail term because his licence was already suspended.
Dash-cam disclosure
A Lower Mainland caught another vehicle sideswiping his on dash-cam video and excitedly shared the footage with ICBC. His claim was denied because the video also showed he wasn’t actually driving, as he’d claimed. An unlicensed driver was behind the wheel.
Electronic exposure
A Fraser Valley man was busted by his own BMW after he claimed the car was stolen and burnt to a crisp in a nearby park.
The vehicle’s technology proved the man’s key fob had been used at the time of the incident, contrary to what he claimed.
Bus blues
A bus hit a parked fire truck while turning in a bus loop. After all passengers exited and the driver exchanged information with the fire-truck driver, another man claimed to have been on board the bus and later sought compensation. Security-camera video footage showed the man was never on the bus. He was fined and jailed one night for fraud.
Going forward
ICBC conducted 7,500 fraud investigations last year and its special investigations unit has secured 550
fraud convictions since 2010. “We’re going to devote more resources than we ever have to rooting out fraud,” Transportation Minister Todd Stone said, adding the special investigations unit is being expanded and a new fraudanalytic tool is being deployed. An estimated 10 to 20 per cent of autoinsurance claims are at least exaggerated if not fraudulent and common scenarios include embellished injuries or owners who falsely claim their car was stolen when they actually sold it. Organized fraud includes planned staged collisions and “jump-in” schemes where phoney passengers falsely claim to have been in a vehicle that crashed.
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‘Everybody can be a keyboard ninja these days’ From B1
The events are ideal for those looking for a relationship or casual dating, Love said, but who don’t have time to meet people. She said it’s also an alternative for those who are fed up with online dating. “Everybody can be a keyboard ninja these days,” Love said. She called online dating “skewed,” noting the ease of creating expectations and energy though mediums like texting. “Then, you sit down and it’s not there,” Love said. She believes meeting someone face-toface helps gauge true connections. Speed dating is not new to the River City. Another speeddating event, for example, will be held on Friday at Bailey’s Pub.
Local dating scene
One Kamloops woman echoes Love’s
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sentiment about the singles scene in Kamloops. “Dating sucks,” one woman told KTW. “It’s hard to meet people.” She’s tried online dating — Plenty of Fish and Match — but said she won’t do it again. “It’s nothing awful that happened,” she said. “I just honestly found it really hard to meet men that I have much in common with.” While Tinder becomes increasingly more popular, she doesn’t want to post her face publicly. Another resident, however, said she found “happy ever
after” on Plenty of Fish. She has tried many online dating methods in Kamloops and noted LinkedIn as an unexpected way to meet people. A private message can turn to a coffee meeting, which can ultimately turn to dating, she said. Another method is meetup.com — a site both women have found useful — which matches like-minded people and facilitates a social community, which includes a singles group. When it comes to speed dating, one woman said it’s
important to manage expectations. “What I don’t like about speed dating and online dating is it’s like, ‘Hey, you’re single and I’m single too. Let’s date,’” a woman told KTW. “Hopefully you have more in common than the fact you’re both single.”
What about the small-town factor?
Love acknowledges speed-dating in a smaller place like Kamloops might mean attendees could run into people from their past. “It’s a possibility,” she said. “But I think, in a meeting like this, I’m creating a fun experience. Even if they’re not into each other . . . . If people come with an open mind and an open heart, they will be excited with the results.”
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Anyone interested in signing up for The Singles Cure to Valentines speed-dating event at Bailey’s Pub must do so by tomorrow. The event is on Friday at 7 p.m. at the venue. Entry cost is $10, which includes taking part in the speed dating, a drink and a ballot to enter a contest for a couples’ spa package and dinner.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Elvis dinner, dance supports Heart and Stroke foundation
The Fraternal Order of Eagles brings Elvis to its building at 755 Tranquille Rd. for a dinner and dance on Saturday, Feb. 13. Tickets are $30 and must be bought by the
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end of today. They can be bought at the venue or by calling 250-376-1311. The evening is a fundraiser for the Kamloops Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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Sleeping Beauty tonight in Vernon Ballet Jorgen presents Sleeping Beauty tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. The dance troupe draws from French and German versions of the fairytale to create the three-act story that tells of the battle between good (the Lilacy Fairy) and evil (Carabosse). Tickets are $45 for adults, $42 for seniors and $40 for students. They can be bought online at ticketseller. ca or by calling 1-250549-7469.
Author Osborne receives awards Three books by Armstrong author Jim Osborne have received awards in recent weeks. Encounters with Life — Tales of Living, Loving and Laughter was named the Best Short Story in the open category of the online poll organized by Preditors&Editors.org. The Ultimate Threat was second in the best thriller novel category and The Mainstone Conspiracy placed third for best mystery novel. Osborne was also voted to third place in the competition for best author.
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HELP BREAKFAST CLUB The Breakfast Club is hosting a fundraiser this weekend, with proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops Power Start Program. The fundraiser, Love in the Loops, is a dinner and dance on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Kamloops Coast Hotel and Conference Centre. There will also be a photo booth, silent auction items on which to bid and raffle tickets being sold, with the prize being a $3,000 trip voucher. Tickets are $60 each and can be purchased at Taco Del Mar and Bold Pizzeria. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 250-682-0968. The Breakfast Club is a small group of
Community
BRIEFS Kamloopsians who have come together to raise a minimum of $15,000 in three months for Power Start Program, which provides children with transportation to school; feeds kids a nutritious healthy breakfast; and provides movement, relaxation, grooming and preparation for the day.
Cupcake Day
The SPCA and Humane Society is hoping for a sweet gesture this month. The annual National Cupcake Day returns on Feb. 29, when participants are tasked with planning a cup-
cake party at work, home or school to help raise funds for animals in need. Cupcakes are served in exchange for donations to the participants preferred charity. Last year, the event raised about $150,000 in B.C. Those who register before Jan. 31 and raise $50 will be entered to win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer. For more information or to register, go online to nationalcupcakeday.ca. “It’s so wonderful to see this initiative grow each year,” said BC SPCA CEO Craig Daniell.
On February 11, we’re inviting everyone over. RITA AND JEAN-LOUIS LAMARCHE, AT CHARTWELL SINCE 2012. CHARTWELL.COM
NEW TO SNOWSHOES
Paige Cooper, 5, learns to snowshoe for the first time during a recent visit to the John Tod Community Centre in North Kamloops. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
Local biz among top in B.C. A Kamloops company has advanced to the finalist stage of the 13th annual Small Business BC Awards. The finalist stage features the Top 5 companies nominated in each category. Rainbow’s Roost is among the Top 5 companies in the province competing for the Best Workplace Award. Its competition includes Intuitive Rehab Services of Chilliwack, Left of the Dot Media of Maple Ridge, Mandala Homes of Nelson and Nucleus
Networks Inc. of Vancouver. Rainbow’s Roost is a family-owned and operated events facility located on a 53-acre property in Westsyde, on the bank of the North Thompson River. It has a 3,000-square-foot post and beam assembly hall with a fully licensed commercial kitchen and on-site catering by Nourishing Gourmet. Another Kamloops company, Tradeopolis Communications,
made it to the semifinals (Top 10) in the category of Best Company Award, but did not move on to the final stage. Small Business BC asked British Columbians to nominate their favourite small businesses with fewer than 50 employees and 535 small businesses were nominated from 71 communities. The winners of each category will be announced at the Small Business BC Awards Ceremony
on Feb. 25 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel. Recipients of Small Business BC Awards will be recognized with the Premier’s Prize of $1,500. Winners will also be offered a one-year AllAccess pass to Small Business BC education resources and experts, and one-on-one business mentorship opportunities with notable advisors from award sponsors. More details on the awards can be found at sbbcawards.ca.
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05 saturn ion #5931B. 2.2L, 4 spd auto, 71,967 kms, AM/FM/CD, PL, 15” wheels, sunroof, rear spoiler, rear bucket seats, rear cupholders, A/C, cruise control w/steering wheel controls
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Certified! #5912A. 2.4L Cyl, 6 Spd Auto, 41,168 kms, Medium Titanium Cloth, Cruise, 17” Aluminum Wheels, Aux. Input Jack, 6-Speaker Audio, Steering Wheel Controls, Climate Control, PM, CD/MP3, & more!
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10 dodge ram 1500 hemi st 4x4 creW
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79 /
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#F262438B. 2.5L, 4 Cyl Auto, A/C, Sunroof, Cruise, Keyless Entry, USB, PW, PL, P/Seats, Premium Pkg
#5906A. 1.4L 4 Cyl DOHC Turbocharged Engine, 6 Speed Auto, MyLink Touch Screen, Rear Vision Camera, Remote Vehicle Start, Jet Black Premium Cloth, Preferred Equipment Pkg, P/Htd. Exterior Mirrors, Cruise, Sirius XM Radio, Bluetooth, USB, & more!
#F225464A. 2.0L TDI Turbocharged, 6 spd auto, 83,777 kms, Premium Cloth, 16" Cleveland Alloy Wheels, Navigation, Htd. Front Seats, P/Glass Sunroof, Fog Lamps, Steering Wheel Controls, Keyless Entry, 5 Passenger, & much more!
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15 chev cruze lt
Certified! #E226409A. 1.6L 16 Valve GDi DOHC Engine, 6 Speed Manual, Dimension Premium Audio System, Rear Park Sensors, 18” Aluminum Wheels, Pacific Blue Exterior, Black Simulated Leather Bolster Seats, Push Starter, Bluetooth, USB, & more!
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#5908A. 1.8L, 6 Spd Auto, 12,391 kms, Black Granite Metallic Exterior, Jet Black/Dark Titanium Premium Interior, Sunroof, Htd. Front Seats, 17” Wheels, Rear Spoiler, Chev MyLink, Bluetooth, USB, Outside Temperature Display, Sirius XM Radio
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Certified! #F225825A. 1.8L, 6 spd auto, 28,824 kms, Black Leather, Htd. Front Bucket Seats, Navigation, 16” Alloy Wheels, Rear Vision Camera, P/Sunroof, Push Start, Steering Wheel Controls, Fog Lamps, & much more!
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Certified! #5846A. 3.6L V6, 6 spd auto, 57,017 kms, Premium Ebony Cloth, 6-Way P/Driver Seat, Bluetooth, Remote Vehicle Start, 5 Passenger, Dual Zone A/C, 17" Aluminum Wheels, Deluxe Driver Info Centre, Steering Wheel Audio Controls, & much more!
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#5915A. 1.25L 4 Cyl EcoTec MFI DOHC Engine, 41,565 kms, Lime Green Exterior, Two-Tone Green & Black Interior, PW, PL, Climate Control, Continuous Variable Transmission, Tilt Steering, 15” Painted Aluminum Wheels, OnStar-ready!
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#5875B. 1.8L, 6 spd auto, Jet Black/Dark Titanium Interior, AM/FM/Satellite, Bluetooth, CD, Spoiler, Digital Memory Control, Cruise w/Steering Wheel Controls, Remote Keyless Entry, MyLink 7” Touch Screen, PW, A/C, Rear Vision Camera, Remote Start, Great Fuel Economy!
#F225705B. 4.3L V6, 5 spd manual, Dark Pewter Interior, A/C, Locking Rear Differential, Sierra SL model, Kenwood Sound System, and much more!
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13 chev sonic lt hatchBack
20,995
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$
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The $500.00 in gas will be paid to the customer in five ($100.00 value) gas cards. The $500.00 accessory credit must be used at the time of purchase towards tires or vehicle accessories. The $500.00 service department credit must be used at Zimmer Wheaton GMC Buick by September 30th, 2016. The customer is responsible to cover any costs over and above $500 including all applicable taxes. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Some conditions apply. See dealer for full details. Clearance prices include all available rebates including cash purchase specific rebates. Sub-vented financing is available in lieu of some rebates. PAYMENTS ARE BASED ON FINANCING ON APPROVED CREDIT WITH THE STATED AMOUNT DOWN OR EQUIVALENT TRADE AND INCLUDE ALL FEES AND TAXES. Total Paid with $3000 down: #5931B $6,646.86, #F225705B $15,951.12, #5875B $17,470.82, #5915A $17,936.74, #5846A $19,312.66, #F262438B $20,435.73, #F225825A $22,051.76, #5908A $23,424.04, #5860B $24,493.42, #E226409A $24,794.50, #5906A $24,794.50, #5912A $24,794.50, #F225464A $28,521.86, #F220284A $27,944.40, #5867A $28,909.52. Offer ends February 15th, 2016.
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14 gmc sierra 1500 slt 4x4 creW #F221796A. V8, 6 spd auto, Fog Lights, Digital Memory Control, CD w/Voice Activation, AM/FM/Satellite, Cruise w/Steering Wheel Controls, Remote Keyless Entry, Power-Adjust Pedals, PW, Auto A/C, Remote Start, & more!
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Certified! One Owner! #5850A. 5.0L V8, 6 spd auto, 42,308 kms, Beige Premium Cloth, Fog Lamps, Steering Wheel Controls, Tow/Haul Mode, USB, 6 Passenger, & much more!
#F248653A. V8, Auto, 5,100 kms, Fog Lights, Sunroof, Tow Pkg, Color-Matched Grill, Running Boards, Cruise, Color-Matched Mirror Caps, Plastidip Wheels (Black), Sunroof, Keyless Entry, Tow Pkg, Navigation, Satellite Radio, OnStar, Bluetooth, Htd/Cooled Seats, Backup Sensors, Backup Camera, Remote Start
$
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#5898A. Vortec 6.0L V8 Engine, 6 spd auto, 18,464 kms, 6 Passenger, AM/FM/Stereo, Remote Keyless Entry, PW, Bluetooth, A/C, PL, Trailer Brake Control, Dark Ash Interior, Rear Bumper Corner Steps, Climate Control, & much more!
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#5937A. 2.0L, 6 Spd Auto, 53,216 kms, Digital Memory Control, AM/FM/CD, Satellite Radio-Ready, Cruise w/Steering Wheel Controls, PL, A/C, PW, 18” Wheels, Fog Lights, Roof Racks, PW, Remote Keyless Entry
Certified! #5881B. 5.3L V8, 6 Spd Auto, 39,702 kms, GFX Ultimate Pkg, Remote Start, Bose Speaker System, Convenience Pkg, Rear Vision Camera, Integrated Trailer Brake Control, XM Satellite Radio, HD Trailering Special Equipment, AM/FM/CD/MP3, Off-Road Skid Plate, 20” Chrome Clad Aluminum Wheels
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#5913A. 2.4L, 22,806 kms, Remote Keyless, AM/FM/CD/MP3, 6 Speakers, Speed-Sensing Steering, 18” Aluminum-Alloy Wheels, Steering Wheel Audio Controls, Premium Fabric Seat Trim, A/C, Htd. Front Bucket Seats, Outside Temperature Display, Spoiler, & more!
#F224483C. 5.7L V8 Hemi, 5 Spd Auto, 96,975 kms, Trailer Brake Control, Leather Trimmed Bucket Seats, Htd/Cooled Front Seats, Htd. Steering Wheel, Alpine Sound System, Rear Slider, 20” Aluminum Wheels, Sunroof, A/C, CD/MP3, Remote Keyless, Fog Lamps, Black Leather
Certified! #G229793A. 5.3L V8, 6 Spd Auto, White Diamond Tri-Coat Exterior, Ebony Leather, Bluetooth, Htd/Cooled Front Seats, Remote Start, 6” Tubular Chrome Assist Steps, Universal Home Remote, Tailgate Pkg, SLT Convenience Pkg, 20” Aluminum Wheels
35,995
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13 gmc sierra 1500 creW slt
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500
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#F222479A. 5.6L V8, 5 spd auto, 73,276 kms, 6-Disc CD, AM/FM, Cruise w/Steering Wheel Controls, Remote Keyless, Power-Adjust Pedals, PW, A/C, PL, & more!
$
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#M16001A. 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel, 6 Spd Auto, 10,515 kms, Bright Silver Metallic Exterior, Custom Longhorn Leather, Roof Marker Lights, Trailering Pkg, Chrome Oval Running Boards, P/Adjustable Htd. Steering Wheel, Htd. Seats, Navigation, Rear Vision Camera, Rear Park Sensors, Satellite Radio, Auxiliary Power Outlet, & much more!
67,998
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The $500.00 in gas will be paid to the customer in five ($100.00 value) gas cards. The $500.00 accessory credit must be used at the time of purchase towards tires or vehicle accessories. The $500.00 service department credit must be used at Zimmer Wheaton GMC Buick by September 30th, 2016. The customer is responsible to cover any costs over and above $500 including all applicable taxes. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Some conditions apply. See dealer for full details. Clearance prices include all available rebates including cash purchase specific rebates. Sub-vented financing is available in lieu of some rebates. PAYMENTS ARE BASED ON FINANCING ON APPROVED CREDIT WITH THE STATED AMOUNT DOWN OR EQUIVALENT TRADE AND INCLUDE ALL FEES AND TAXES. Total Paid with $3000 down: #5812A $33,024.54, #5809A $33,024.54, #5913A $33,024.54, #F222479A $37,139.56, #F224483C $40,725.87, #5850A $46,740.06, #G229793A $49,482.80, #5937A $49,482.80, #5859A $49,486.44, #5881B $53,597.82, #5888A $54,970.10, #F221796A $54,970.10, #5898A $64,787.18, #F248653A $75,268.56, #M16001A $92,886.16. Offer ends February 15th, 2016.
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his year, you may be able to save on your 2015 taxes by returning money to your registered retirement income fund (RRIF). Normally, every RRIF owner is required to receive a minimum annual amount, as determined under the Income Tax Act, beginning in the second calendar year of the RRIF. (RRIF withdrawals are fully taxable.) However, if you were born in 1943 or earlier and thus turned 71 or older in 2014, you have an added option for managing your taxes. Retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015, the Income Tax Act was amended to reduce RRIF withdrawal minimums (for those born in 1943 or earlier) and allows those owners to re-contribute the difference between the
original withdrawal minimums and the new reduced minimums. But the deadline date for taking advantage of a re-contribution is Monday, Feb. 29, so act quickly. The new rules apply to all RRIFs, including spousal RRIFs and locked-in RRIFs such as LIFs, LRIFs and PRIFs. Here’s how it works: If you turned 71 or older in 2014 and want to pay the least taxes possible on your 2015 RRIF withdrawals, re-contribute the difference between your original 2015 minimum and the new reduced 2015 minimum. You can re-contribute this excess amount to any RRIF you own by the deadline date of Feb. 29. You will report the full amount withdrawn from your RRIF as income on your
2015 income-tax return and claim an offsetting tax deduction for the amount of your re-contribution. (The deduction will be claimed on Line 232; other Deductions on the federal T1 return and a similar deduction will be available on a Quebec return.) Here’s an example: Your original 2015 minimum RRIF withdrawal was $10,000 and your reduced 2015 minimum is $7,500. You have already received the full $10,000 from you RRIF, but you recontribute $2,500 to your RRIF by the deadline date. You will report the $10,000 withdrawn from your RRIF as income and claim a tax deduction for your $2,500 re-contribution. The original annual RRIF withdrawal rate for someone who was born in 1942
and thus age 71 at the start of 2015 was 7.38 per cent. The reduced rate is 5.28 per cent for a reduction in rate of 2.10 per cent. Withdrawal rates are age-related, so check with your professional advisor to find the rate revisions that apply to you. This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in financial planning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your circumstances. For more information on this topic, please contact your Investors Group consultant.
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My Account gives you access to the CRA’s full suite of self-service options. For example, when you register for online mail, you
Make sure to check which benefits and credits you may be eligible for, such as the: • GST/HST credit: The GST/HST credit is a tax-free quarterly payment that helps individuals and families with low and modest incomes offset all or part of the GST or HST that they pay. To receive this credit, you have to file an incometax and benefit return every year, even if you didn’t receive income
during the year. • Children’s fitness and arts credits: The children’s fitness and arts tax credits help make the cost of organized fitness activities and art lessons for your children under 16 a little more affordable. You may be able to claim up to $1,000 in eligible fitness-related expenses and up to $500 in eligible artsrelated expenses per child for the cost of registration or membership in such programs. The children’s fitness tax credit is now refundable.
Get ready
Need help? More information on what you need to know before you file, important due dates and how to file your tax return online is available at www.cra.gc.ca/ getready.
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If you need to make a change to your current tax
return, don’t worry about filing another one for the year. After you receive your notice of assessment, you can make a change online
using the Change My Return option in My Account.
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VALENTINE’S DAY Uncle Chris the Clown will create an original balloon animal for that special someone this Valentine’s Day, with half of the proceeds supporting the YMCA Strong Kids Challenge. KTW FILE PHOTO
SEND A LAUGH TO A LOVED ONE THIS VALENTINE’S DAY
W
hile most people recognize Uncle Chris the Clown for his big shoes and red nose, each February he takes on a different persona — Cupid. For more than 15 years, the lovable local clown has transformed into his alter-ego — “The Ambassador of Love” — for Valentine’s Day. He delivers greetings, chocolates, stuffed animals, carnations and balloon animals to loved ones throughout the River City, with half of the proceeds donated to a local charity. This year, proceeds will benefit the YMCA Strong Kids Challenge, which supports local
youth and families. With Valentine’s Day falling on a Sunday this year, deliveries will be made on Friday, Feb. 12, to homes, schools or workplaces. Uncle Chris the Clown is hoping to raise more than $750 this year. Cost is $75. To order, go online to unclechristheclown.com/valentine-sday and register with your name, email address and the details of your Valentine delivery, including a special message if you so desire. Once the submission has been confirmed via email, pay by dropping off a cheque made out to Uncle Chris the Clown at 97.5 the River, at 611 Lansdowne St., or by email money transfer to unclechristheclown@hotmail. com.
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Fondue or Regular Menu CALL TO BOOK A RESERVATION 3 6 9 V ict or ia S t reet NE W LY RE NOVAT E D!
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Appetizers Soups, Salads & Sides Tandoori Specialties Lamb, Chicken, Beef
Vegetatian Dishes Special Breads Desserts
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ClassiÀeds
INDEX
kamloopsthisweek.com Announcements ...............001-099 Employment ....................100-165 Service Guide ..................170-399 Pets/Farm ......................450-499 For Sale/Wanted..............500-599 Real Estate .....................600-699 Rentals ..........................700-799 Automotive .....................800-915 Legal Notices ................920-1000
Announcements
Announcements
*Run Until Rented
1 Issue ..................$13.00 1 Week ..................$30.00 1 Month ................$96.00
Household items, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc.
Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max.)
Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10
for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule No refunds on classified ads.
Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.
*Ads scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule. No refunds on classified ads.
Word Classified Deadlines 2pm Friday for Tuesday’s Paper.
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2pm Tuesday for Thursday’s Paper.
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2pm Wednesday for Friday’s Paper.
Advertisements should be read on the first publication day. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion. It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertising shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.
Coming Events
PERFECT Part-Time Opportunity
call 250-374-0462
Personals Looking For Love? Try your luck with 1x1 boxed ad $35 plus tax for 2 weeks. Price includes box number. Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details.
Check Classifieds
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR go to
kamloopsthisweek.com and click on the calendar to place your event.
LET’S DANCE - TVASC 700 Victoria St. - KCC. Feb. 13th/16. 8:00 pm - midnight. Tickets $10. Music by: INSANITY SOUND. Contact for tickets: 250-372-0091, 778-220-8010, 250-2997221. TVASC Meet & Greet Potluck - 3rd Tues. every month 6pm. Monthly Meeting 1st Wed. every month 7pm. Odd Fellows Hall at 423 Tranquille Road. www.tvasc.ca
Information
$11.5+tax per issue 3 lines or less
Career Opportunities
Education/Trade Schools
Education/Trade Schools
Education/Trade Schools
HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION Specialists are in huge demand. Employers want CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Train with Canada’s best-rated program. Enroll today. www.canscribe.com 1-800-466-1535. info@canscribe.com
MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit today: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career!
Employment Business Opportunities ~ Caution ~ While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.
RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT WORKERS
Inclusions Powell River is hiring Residential Support Workers f/t, p/t and casual positions - Adult & Children’s residences. For more information visit: www.inclusionpr.ca e-mail: apply@pracl.ca
Classifieds work hard! classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com
Drivers/Courier/ Trucking
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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.
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Mind your business!
HUNTER & FIREARMS
Courses. Next C.O.R.E. Feb. 27th & 28th, Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. Feb. 14th, Sunday. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:
Bill
250-376-7970
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training! Funding & Housing Avail! Job Aid! Already a HEO? Get certification proof. Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to: iheschool.com
Career Opportunities
START A New career in graphic arts, healthcare, business, education or information tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765
Help Wanted 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 I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
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Travel
BOOKKEEPER
Timeshare upcoming event for our
Garage Sale
Employment
GET FREE Vending machines. Can earn $100,000+ per year, all cash. protected territories - locations provided. Full details call now! 1-866668-6629 or visit our website www.tcvend.com
3 Days Per Week
Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10
Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.
Employment
FAMILY DAY
HIP OR knee replacement? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in walking/dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.
*$53.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply. *Ads scheduled
Employment
Travel
The deadline for Tuesday February 9th paper will be Friday February 5th at 11am
*$35.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply.
1 Issue...................................$16.38 1 Week ..................................$39.60 1 Month ............................. $129.60
Employment
SEE POLAR Bears, Walrus and Whales on our Arctic Explorer Voyage next summer. Save 15% with our winter sale for a limited time. Call toll-free: 1-800-363-7566 or visit: www.adventurecanada.com (TICO#04001400)
HAVE YOU been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help you appeal. Call 1-877-793-3222; www.dcac.ca info@dcac.ca
Employment (based on 3 lines)
(No businesses, 3 lines or less)
(No businesses, 3 lines or less)
Travel
Information
Please note the following Classified Deadline Change:
phone: 250-371-4949 fax: 250-374-1033 email: classiÀeds@kamloopsthisweek.com
*Run Until Sold
Regular Classified Rates
Based on 3 lines
CANADA BENEFIT Group. Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888511-2250 or www.canada benefit.ca/free-assessment
Kamloops This Week will be closed On Monday February 8th 2016 for Family Day.
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Deadlines 2 pm Friday for Tuesday 2 pm Tuesday for Thursday 2 pm Wednesday for Friday PAYMENT - All ads must be prepaid. No refunds on classified ads.
Anniversaries DEADLINE CHANGE
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CANCEL YOUR Timeshare. No risk program. Stop mortgage and maintenance payments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consultation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248
Career Opportunities 7372867
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
Truck Driver Training
Professional Truck Driver Program - Funding available for those who qualify!
CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE
February 19-21 • March 4-6
Air Brakes
TRAINING TRUCK DRIVERS FOR 27 YEARS!
Our client is actively seeking an experienced Bookkeeper for their busy welding and fabricating company located in Merritt, B.C. THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: • • • •
Monthly reconciliations and tax filing for payroll, GST, PST, etc… Preparation of the Company’s payroll Preparation of internal financial statements and reports for management Preparation of year end reporting requirements for external accountants
THE APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS: • • • •
Strong bookkeeping skills and proficiency with both Simply Accounting and QuickBooks Ability to work as part of a team Ability to communicate clearly and effectively Experience with job costing and working in a multi-company environment would be an asset
Please forward your resume via email to:
16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course
www.daleyllp.ca call 250.828.5104 or visit
tru.ca/trades
Class 1, 2, 3 and B-Train Driver Training
Paul Mumford, CPA, CA, Partner paul.mumford@daleyllp.ca
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Friday, February 12, 2016 at 4pm We thank all applicants, however only those under consideration will be contacted
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Employment
Employment
Employment
Employment
Employment
Employment
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Medical/Dental
Work Wanted
Pure Dental is expanding and looking for a full time experienced dental receptionist for our dental clinic. Candidate must have excellent customer service skills, organized and be proficient with dental insurance, knowledge of dental programs as well as working in a fast paced environment. If you feel you fit this role please forward your resume to us. Only those candidates that meet the criteria will be contacted for an interview. We thank you for your interest in our posting. Email: margaret.puredental@telus.net or fax to 250-374-3256.
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
HAS THE FOLLOWING DOOR TO DOOR DELIVERY ROUTES COMING AVAILABLE WESTSYDE/WESTMOUNT
ABERDEEN
Rte 235 – 3440-3808 Westsyde Rd. – 70p. Rte 236 – Ida Lane. – 28p. Rte 239 – 807-996 Pine Springs Rd, 1006 Sicamore Dr. – 53p. Rte 243 – Dohm Rd, Serle Crt, Pl & Rd. 31023190(even) Westsyde Rd. – 71p. Rte 253 – 2401-2477 Parkview Dr, Rhonmore Cres, 2380 + 2416 Westsyde Rd. – 58p.
DOWNTOWN/LOWER SAHALI Rte 311 - 423-676 1st Ave, 440-533 2nd Ave, 107-237 Battle St, 167-173 St Paul St. - 27p. Rte 373 - Clarke St, 24-60 West Columbia St. - 20p.
SAHALI Rte 478 – 191-299 Chancellor Dr, Sentry, Soverign, The Pinnacles – 43p. Rte 449 - Assiniboine Rd, Azure Pl, Chino Pl, Sedona Dr. - 83p.
VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 603 – Chickadee Rd, Comazzetto Rd, Strom Rd, 1625-1764 Valleyview Dr. – 42p. Rte 611 – 2106-2196 Crescent Dr, 112-162 Highland Rd (even), 2003-2194 Valleyview Dr. – 62p.
Rte 508 – 700-810 Hugh Allan Dr. 39p. Rte 527 – Hunter Pl, Huntleigh Cres. – 28p. Rte 534 – Nairn Pl, Turnberry Pl. – 44p. Rte 562 – Englemann Crt, 1802-1890 Lodgepole Dr. – 66p. Rte 583 – Butte Pl, Chinook Pl, 1423-1670 Mt. Dufferin Dr. – 42p. Rte 584 – 1752-1855 Hillside Dr – 31p. Rte 589 – 1201-1385 Copperhead Dr. – 56p. Rte 590 – Saskatoon Pl, 1397 Copperhead Dr. – 35p.
DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 716 – Foxwood Lane. – 37p. Rte 720 – 1102-1392 Cleaview Dr. – 36p. Rte 750 – 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 31p Rte 751 – 5310 Barnhartvale Dr, Bogetti Pl, Viking Dr, Wade Pl, 5485-5497 E.Trans.Can. Hwy, 5300-5599 Dallas Dr. – 62p. Rte 752 – 5600-5998 Dallas Dr, Harper Pl, Harper Rd. – 65p. Rte 781 – Duncan Rd, Durango Dr, Sonora Rd, Wittner Rd. – 60p. Rte 785 – Badger Dr & Pl, Coyote Dr, Fox Pl. -89p.
RAYLEIGH Rte 833 – 4102-4194 Cameron Rd, Davie Rd. – 47p. Rte 842 – 3945-4691 Yellowhead Hwy. – 45p.
INTERESTED IN A ROUTE? FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 250-374-0462
Businesses & Mind Body Spirit
Handypersons
Relax and unwind with a full body massage for appointment couples welcome (250) 682-1802
RICKS’S SMALL HAUL
Financial Services
Services
For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent. Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!
250-377-3457
$750 loans and more No credit checks
1-855-527-4368
Apply at credit700.ca GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
Fitness/Exercise WE will pay you to exercise! Deliver Kamloops This Week
Home Improvements
WWW.NUFLOORS.CA info@nufloors.ca | 250.372.8141
Landscaping PETER’S YARD SERVICE
Tree Pruning or Removal
Only 3 issues a week!
Yard clean-up, Hedge trimming, Dump Runs
call 250-374-0462
Licensed & Certied
for a route near you!
250-572-0753
Legal
Run your 1x1 semi display classified in every issue of Kamloops This Week
Call 250-371-4949
classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com
Reach A Larger Audience
FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present
is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries. Vehicle is required. For more information please call the Circulation Department at
250-374-0462
Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.
Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services DO YOU or anyone you know specialize in East Indian Cuisine? Popular restaurant in Kamloops needs you immediately. Full Time, starting $20. per hr. 250-374-0340.
Medical/Dental Full Time CDA required. Please submit resume via email. info@periospecialty group.com
Legal
Sales 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.
HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.
We are looking to hire an energetic person to join our Central Services team. This position is responsible for external runs on foot and by vehicle, mail sorting, photocopying, scanning, binding, reception desk coverage, and ongoing filing and destruction projects at our off-site archives room. This is a full-time position. Please send your cover letter, resume and references to Wendy Freeman, Human Resources Manager, wfreeman@fultonco.com.
JOURNEYMAN Carpenter All Renovations Call for quote. No job too small. (250) 571-6997
300-350 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC Phone: 250-372-5542 w w w. f u l t o n c o . c o m
ACCOUNTING & PAYROLL TECHNICIAN Fulton & Company LLP requires an Accounting & Payroll Technician to join our accounting department team. This position requires you to be able to work well under pressure, meet deadlines, follow and adhere to established procedures, and have good inter-personal skills when dealing with lawyers and legal assistants. Some of the typical duties of this position include: • Payroll (Ceridian) • Benefits and attendance • RRSPs • WCB • Trust transactions • Government remittances • Open bank accounts • Bank reconciliations • Billing • Accounts receivable
Pets & Livestock
Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act. BICHON Hanvanese puppies, vet checked, 1st set of shots, delivery available. 1-250-8046848. Ready to go.
PETS For Sale? TRI-CITY SPECIAL! for only $46.81/week, we will place your classified ad into Kamloops, Vernon & Salmon Arm. (250)371-4949
classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com *some restrictions apply.
Work Wanted
CENTRAL SERVICES CLERK
Only $150/month
Stucco/Siding
Carpet - Hardwood Laminate - Vinyl Tile - Stone
North Enderby Timber is hiring trades people for the positions of Industrial Electrician (PLC experience would be an asset) and Industrial Millwright. please email resume to netimber@junction.net
YOUR BUSINESS HERE
this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.
GREAT PRODUCT. SMART SERVICE.
HIS Wildfire FS Inc. is currently looking for Wildland Firefighters for the Spring/Summer of 2016. Previous experience is a must and should have a current Wildland Firefighter certifications including a valid First Aid Certificate. Preference will be given to the candidates with the following: Driver’s license, Bucker’s or a Faller Chainsaw Certified. The successful candidates will receive additional training and must also complete a fitness test. Please submit your resume to: hr.wildfire.fs@gmail.com by February 17, 2016. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Landscaping
Plumbing
Open 7 days from 8am to 8pm (EST)
EARN EXTRA $$$
KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city. Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462
Livestock
Livestock
SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR
- Regular & Screened Sizes -
REIMER’S FARM SERVICES
250-260-0110 Help Wanted
Help Wanted
LEGACY ON MARA LAKE
CARETAKER (CONTRACT POSITION)
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
If you are a person who has a strong work ethic, is detail-oriented, and enjoys working in a team environment, we want to hear from you. Please send your resume, cover letter, reference letters and/or list of applicable references to Wendy Freeman, Human Resources Manager, wfreeman@fultonco.com. Preference will be given to candidates with law firm experience. 300-350 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC Phone: 250-372-5542 w w w. f u l t o n c o . c o m
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
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Merchandise for Sale
Merchandise for Sale
Real Estate
Rentals
Appliances
Misc. for Sale
Houses For Sale
Inglis Washer and Admiral Dryer. Excellent condition. $400. 250-554-1219.
REFORESTATION NURSERY seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, and berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce and Pine from $.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca
Auctions 2 DAY Online auction Feb. 16 and Feb 17. 1000 plus lots incl $350K ins. claim of food equip (some in orig. pkg), 7 bailiff seizures of restaurants/grocery stores, high end sausage making equip, 3x350 gallon steam kettles w-agitators, ice cream equip and complete cappuccino bar equip. Visit www.activeauctionmart.com to view, register and bid. Onsite viewing opens Feb 9. Call 604-371-1190 or email: buyit@activeauctionmart.com for more info.
$500 & Under Do you have an item for sale under $750? Did you know that you can place your item in our classifieds for one week for FREE?
Call our Classified Department for details!
250-371-4949
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.
Transportation
Transportation
Bed & Breakfast
Suites, Lower
Cars - Domestic
Scrap Car Removal
BC Best Buy Classified’s
Semi furn 1bdrm. in Batchelor area private ent and driveway. n/s/n/p, ref req’d. $750 Util/int incld. 250-554-3863.
2008 Cadillac CTS Premium. 130,000kms. AWD, Great in the winter, BLK w/leather interior, CD, power windows, seats, mirrors, locks, heating/cooling seats. $14,300. 250-320-6900.
Sport Utility Vehicle
Place your classified ad in over 71 Papers across BC. Call 250-371-4949 for more information
Under the Real Estate Tab
ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC call for availability 250-374-7467
SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT
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STEEL BUILDING Sale. Really big sale: extra winter discount on now!! 21x22 $5,190 25x24 $5,988 27x28 $7,498 30x32 $8,646 35x34 $11,844 42x54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca
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Misc. Wanted
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
Mobile Homes & Parks Lease to own New 16 x 58 2bdrm 2bth mobile home in new mobile park. Trouble with financing? One or Two year term Call Gerry 250-371-1849
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent
THOMPSON VILLA APARTMENTS 1 Bedroom Apartments $880 - $910
Duplex / 4 Plex 3bdrms, full bsmnt. F/S, Close to all amenities. Carport. N/S, N/P. W/D. $1,250. 376-0113.
Recreation ✰SHUSWAP LAKE!✰
5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek B.C. 1-bdrm 1-bath Park Model. Tastefully decorated guest cabin. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial Park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor Store and Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot-tubs, Adult and Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. Rents for $1500/week. FMI CALL 1-250-371-1333
Senior Assisted Living 6976954 Independent and
assisted living, short term stay’s, 24 hour nursing care and respite.
Redwood dining room set, 8chairs, buffet & hutch. $4000/obo. 250-828-1983.
Buying Collector Coins, Accumulations, coin collections & Old money. US Canada & world coins. Plus anything made of gold or silver. Todd’s Coins. 250-864-3521 I can make House calls!
Teak dining room table w/6 chairs.$340. Golf clubs & cart $30. 250-579-8584
Local Coin Collector Buying Collections. Gold Silver Coins Estates 1-778-281-0030 Chad
520 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2M2 250-372-0510
250.377-7275 www.berwickretirement.com
55+ 2bdrm 2bth Brock many extras $1450 call to view n/s, n/p (250) 376-0319
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Furniture $250.
Heavy Duty Machinery A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifications possible doors, windows, walls etc., as office or living workshop etc., Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Jewels, Furs 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
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.
Tools Holzer saw $1500, Safety Harness $500, Myte Extractor $2500. 250-377-8436.
Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale
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
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For Sale! Wrapped Oat/Barley haylage & 2nd cut Alfalfa haylage. Call 1 (250)249-5466
For Sale By Owner $55.00 Special!
MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.
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1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Clean quiet buildings. Reasonable Rental Rates
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POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403998-7907;
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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Double Hospital bed, brand new w/pressure relieving mattress. $2,000. 250-376-2504.
New Alternator for Saturn LW/ small GM still in box Part #9015-6363. $250/obo. (778) 2204197
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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.
Available spacious 1bdrm apts. Starting at $850/mo. The Sands Apartment. Centrally located. On-site Management. 250-828-1711.
Sahali Gordonhorn Gardens. $825/mo. +util. 1bdrm. N/S, N/P. Ref. 250-318-2269. Email: anneshuk@yahoo.ca
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Brock 2 bdrm, no dogs, avail Immed, $900/mo 250-3745586, 250-371-0206
3BDRM 3bth Valleyview pet neg, $1300 close to school and shopping. Avail Immed. 250-374-5586 / 250-371-0206
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NORTH SHORE *Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms *Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED
2011 Nissan Juke SL, AWD. Sunroof, winters, heated seats. $13,800. 250319-8240.
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Transportation
Antiques / Classics 1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $5,500 obo (250) 376-5722
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Commercial Vehicles
2008 Ford Escape XLT. Urgent Sale. $7,500. 250376-3741.
Contractors Tundra HD Econo Custom. Hwy, hauler $35,000 Concrete work as possible part of the payment. 250-377-8436.
Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33”tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $15,000 invested asking $12000 (250) 828-0931
Motorcycles
Trucks & Vans
2014 Motorino XPH Electric Scooter bike. 850kms. No scrapes. $1400 250-574-9846 68’ Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (350 V8 type S). Convertible. Black interior+exterior w/chrome. Restored. Excellent condition. $16,500/obo. 250572-0714
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Shared Accommodation IN private home, pleasant surroundings fully furnished working male pref. near amenities behind sahali mall 10 min walk to TRU 374-0949 or 372-3339 Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. Avail Immed. Call 250-579-2480. Near TRU Room $325-per month util included. No Pets. 250-554-6877, 250-377-1020. North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020 Retired male seeking roommate, N/Shore. Close to bus/shopping. $500. 376-0953
Auto Accessories/Parts 1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $400. Call 250-851-1304. 2-215/60R16 Snow tires. $200. 2-245/50VR16 Eagle Snow. $200. 4-275/45R20 Eagle M&S. $400. 2-225/60R16 M&S. $200. 2-275/40ZR17 M&S. $300. 250-319-8784. 4 truck snow tires LT 285/65 R18 10ply BF Goodrich $275 (250) 554-1023 Factory built 10ft metal dump box complete w/electric hoist $2500obo 1-250-938-1101
Cars - Domestic
2BDRM daylight Brock. Private entr/parking. n/s/p. Ref’s. $1000/mo. 250-319-1911. 2bdrm daylight suite N/Shore n/s, n/p, priv. ent fenced yard $950 util incl, (250) 318-4647 2Bdrm NShore, w/d n/p/s, util incld $1000/mth, Avail now 250- 579-9225 3BDRM/1 bath parking laundry near shopping/bus Feb 1st $1150 inclds util 778-220-8118
1976 Ford Pinto Runabout. 2dr hatchback. Auto, disk brakes, no rust, very restorable. $750/obo. 250-3768570. 1995 Olds 88 4 dr sedan, mint cond. orig. owner, 115,000kms $3000. 250-372-2453 2005 Toyota Corolla 5 speed extra set of mounted tires /rims $4500.00 250-318-8870
Avail. 2bdrm sep ent. c/a, ref req. n/s, n/p $900 incl util for working person(250) 376-0633
2013 Nissan Leaf SL, electric, black/tan. 12,000kms under warranty $27,500 250-3778436
Brand new 1bdrm, Westsyde. Sep entr, W/D/F/S. $1050 util incld. Ref’s. 250-579-0404
Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $6900.00 obo 250-554-0580
1994 Toyota Truck. Ext-cab, 5spd, 4-cyl, 119,000kms. Ex Cond. $3,200. 250-376-4761.
Off Road Vehicles Honda Big Red 3 Wheeler top shape $1650 250-554-0201
Recreational/Sale 1989 Fleetwood AClass 120,000km slps 6, well kept, $8000obo (250) 579-9691
2008 Denali Crew Cab AWD. Sunroof, DVD, NAV. Fully loaded. 22” chrome wheels, leather. 141,000kms. $23,300. 250319-8784.
Boats 1990 Ford Flair 27’ Motorhome. 104,000kms. Good condition. $12,049. 250-851-2579. 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $14,900. (778) 468-5050. 2005 Sprinter 25’ w/slide 1995 F250 Ford diesel w/low mileage both in exc cond. asking $20,000 obo for both (250) 314-6661
1979 Peterburough 14ft 4 seater c/w ladder, cover, paddle, anchor, and trailer. No Dents Or Scratches “MINT”. $3900.00 Doug 250 579-5944
2008 Fleetwood Mallard. 23ft. like new, fully loaded. $15,000. 250-554-1035.
2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg
9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom. Good shape. $1,300/obo. 250-376-1841.
Erickson aluminum custom boat,new, 12’ one piece construction $3000. 778-257-6079
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1972 AMC Javelin SST. Second owner. Exec mech cond. $3,000/obo. 250-372-2096.
1bdrm grnd level, sep. entrance, shared lndry. N/S/N/P. $900 util incld. 250-376-3129.
2000 Subaru Forester S AWD, 4 DRSW, green, well maintained, 247,000 km, dependable winter vehicle, new battery, good Nokian snow tires on separate rims, roof racks and crossbars, trailer hitch & rear window deflector. Asking $4000 250319-1960 to view.
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Aberdeen 1bdrm daylight util and int incl n/s, n/p $825. Avail Now (250) 851-9950
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Suites, Lower Now Renting CHANEL PLACE Brand new 1 and 2 Bdrm Apartments Downtown Kamloops 555 8th Avenue For more information visit: 3BBBGroup.ca
Suites, Upper 2bdrms, N/Shore. N/S, N/P. $900 inclds heat/hotwater. Ref’s required. 250-372-7695.
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• Seniors Orientated • Close to the Hospital • Quiet Living Space • Underground Parking • Newly Renovated Suites • No Smoking
Oak China Cabinet. 250-376-0125.
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Legal Notices Open Road 2007 349, R.L. 36ft One owner, 3 slides, elec/stabilizers, awning. 1 ton 2005 Ford Diesel, 200,000km club cab $49,500 package (250) 372-5401 snoopy05@telus.net
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NOTICE OF DISPOSAL SALE Eleonora Calviello. Please be advised that your abandoned vehicle 2003 Ford Focus 4-door, Vin# 1 FA F P 3 3 P 2 3 W 1 1 7 3 5 8 located at 1311 Kootenay Way, Kamloops, B.C. will be disposed of to cover debt of $900 on February 19, 2016 at 10:00am.
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JOIN IN FOR A GOOD CAUSE Saturday, Feb. 13 The Breakfast Club is hosting a fundraiser this weekend, with proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops Power Start Program. The fundraiser, Love in the Loops, is a dinner and dance at the Kamloops Coast Hotel and Conference Centre. There will also be a photo booth, silent auction items on which to bid and raffle tickets being sold, with the prize being a $3,000 trip voucher. Tickets are $60 each and can be purchased at Taco Del Mar and Bold Pizzeria. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 250-682-0968. The Breakfast Club is a small group of Kamloopsians who have come together to raise a minimum of $15,000 in three months for Power Start Program, which provides children with transportation to school; feeds kids a nutritious healthy breakfast; and provides movement, relaxation, grooming and preparation for the day.
SOCK IT TO THE LIONS: Members of the Valleyview Overlanders Lions Club collected socks from fans at a recent Kamloops Blazers game. More than 400 pairs were donated and will be distributed throughout Kamloops to the needy. MIRACLE DAY HELPS THE JDRF: Al Schock of CIBC Wood Gundy presents a cheque for $2,016 to Shianne Carswell of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. On Miracle Day each year, CIBC Wood Gundy Investment advisors and CIBC’s wholesale banking arm donate their fees and commissions in support of children’s charities. Since 1984, $79 million has been distributed through the CIBC Children’s Foundation to organizations across Canada.
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BY BOB THAVES
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
GRIZZWELLS
BY BILL SCHORR
HERMAN
K I T ’ N ’ C A R LY L E
BY JIM UNGER
BY LARRY WRIGHT
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HOROSCOPES
FEBRUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 15, 2016
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22
Aries, if you assumed you were right on track, you soon will see why it isn’t safe to assume. Do not take anything for granted and consider all potential outcomes.
Interpersonal dynamics are constantly changing, and you may have a challenging time wrangling in your relationship to where it feels comfortable, Taurus.
Libra, frustration at work may not be directed at any one person, and you can’t let it consume your life. Make the frustration work to your advantage instead.
Romantic thoughts this week will have you on a mission to spend quality time with a loved one, Scorpio.You may do everything in your power to be near your significant other.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 2
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20
Gemini, even if you are uncertain about someone’s intentions, it is best to give that person the benefit of the doubt. However, an ounce of skepticism never hurt anyone.
Cancer, it is better to make your choices sooner rather than later this week. Putting decisions off only complicates matters. It may be an anxious time, but you will pull through.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
Stop worrying about how others see you, Leo. This week own up to your beliefs, even if they seem to go against the norm.You may be surprised at the support you receive.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, a hectic week leads to lots of demands on your time. Take things one task at a time and do not be afraid to say “no” if you feel you are overwhelmed.
Don’t try to erect barriers, Sagittarius. This week you have to let someone in and unburden some of the problems or thoughts that have been weighing you down.
Accomplish something important based on what you learn this week, Capricorn. Keep your eyes and ears open to all of the possibilities around you.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
Try not to take the easy way out, Aquarius. When faced with some tough questions, stay strong and true to yourself.You will be happier in the long run if you do so.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, take some time off if your job seems like a headache this week. If you have the time, enjoy a long weekend or a short jaunt during the week.
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Suppose we have a group of cat lovers who share cats. There are 5 cats to be shared and everyone has 3 of the cats.There would be 10 people and each cat would be shared by 6 people. Orders from our feline overlords are that, instead, we have 7 cats and everyone has 4 of the cats. How many people are there? How many people share each cat? (Or if you prefer, how many staff does each cat have?) There are many possible solutions to this particular mindbender. A prize will be awarded via a random draw among correct entries. Send your answer to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Deadline: 4 p.m. Friday, February 12th This puzzle is by Gene Wirchenko.
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