Kamloops This Week November 30, 2022

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Nov 30, 2022

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Council Calendar

The public, media, delegations, and staff are encouraged to par ticipate in meetings vir tually through Zoom or to observe through the City YouTube channel

December 6, 2022

1:30 pm Regular Council

December 8, 2022 (cancelled)

2:00 pm Community Ser vices Committee

December 12, 2022(cancelled)

10:00 am Development and Sustainability Committee

December 12, 2022(cancelled)

1:30 pm Civic Operations Committee

December 13, 2022

1:30 pm Regular Council

December 13, 2022

7:00 pm Public Hearing

The complete 2022 and 2023 Council Calendars are available online at: kamloops.civicweb.net/Por tal/ MeetingSchedule.aspx

Council Meeting Recap

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Notice to Motorists

Drivers, pedestrians, and c yclists are advised that a new traffic signal has been activated at the intersection of Summit Drive and the Trans Canada Highway 1 on-ramp between Springhill Drive and Notre Dame Drive

The new traffic signal will provide vehicles heading eastbound from Sahali to the Trans Canada Highway 1 with a left-turn arrow as they make the southbound left turn from Summit Drive to the highway on-ramp The intersection will still provide two crosswalks at the onramp for pedestrians and c yclists

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2023 W I N T E R AC T I V I T Y G U I D E

The Activity Guide is published three times per year and offers a wide range of courses and programs for people of all ages and abilities The online version now available for viewing at: Kamloops.ca/Ac

tivityGuide

Find your hard copy of the 2023 Winter Activity Guide next week's edition of K amloops This Wee Registration star ts on Tuesday, December 13, at 6:30 am online or at 10:00 am by phone or in person

Swim lesson schedules are not available in the guide Lesson schedules will be available by November 30. Residents searching for a swim lesson program are encouraged to look online at: Kamloops ca/Swim or visit the Tournament Capital Centre or Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre to pick up a physical copy of the winter swim lesson programming.

Ways to register:

• Go online to register online, visit: Kamloops.ca/Register

Be prepared! You will need to have an online recreation account before you can register

• Call us call our Customer Relations For more information and to view the Kamloops.ca/Ac tivityGuide

S T U F F T H E B U S

Together we can all make someone’s holiday a little brighter! Join the City and with BC Transit to stuff a city bus full of non-perishable items that will benefit the K amloops Food Bank.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, December 3, and Sunday, December 4

Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Location: Save On-Foods (Columbia Place Shopping Centre)

Shoppers and community members will have the oppor tunity to drop off donations and non-perishable goods to help suppor t the K amloops Food Bank, and to fill a BC Transit bus

Kamloops.ca/StuffTheBus

on December 1. Get a free copy at a convenient location while supplies last The calendar includes the current garbage and recycling guides, zone maps, and collection schedule as well as impor tant municipal dates. It features beautiful photography from our local photo competition finalists. There are more pickup locations this year:

• City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West

• Tournament Capital Centre, 910 McGill Road

• Westsyde Pool & Fitness Centre, 859 Bebek Road

• Civic Operations Centre, 955 Concordia Way

• Nor th Shore Community Policing O ffice, 915 7th Street

• Nor th Shore Business Improvement Association, 115 Tranquille Road

E N I O R S ’ L

G H T S T O U R

H U R S DAY, D E C E M B E R 8

Individuals aged 55+ are invited to join us on a tour around town to see the best Christmas lights in the city. After the tour, hot beverages and holiday goodies will be ser ved during a singalong at the Sandman Centre A bus will pick up par ticipants and return them to their pickup location. The event is free; however, registration is required

To register:

Call 250-828-3500 or register online at: Kamloops.ca/SeniorsLightTour

Volunteers Wanted

We’re look ing for volunteers to spread some cheer and see the city ’s best lights

There will be a volunteer orientation session at 6:00 pm on December 5 at the Tournament Capital Centre.

Light Up The Route

Let's Talk K amloops is our engagement website where you can share your voice and shape our city Please subscribe to the project of interest to receive updates. Sign up and speak up at: LetsTalk.Kamloops.ca.

Please note: The garbage and rec ycling information in the 2023 calendar, including the collection schedule, is subject to change in fall 2023 with the anticipated rollout of community wide curbside organic waste collection. Watch for updated information later in 2023. For more information, visit: Kamloops.ca/Calendar

Residents along the route are encouraged to light up their homes and yards with lights and décor to make this the most spectacular tour yet!

For more information, visit: Kamloops.ca/SeniorsLightTour

City Hall: 7 Victoria Street West, K amloops, BC, V2C 1A2 | 250-828-3311

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Dec. 2: Cloudy -9/-11 (hi/low) Dec. 3: Cloudy -6/-11 (hi/low) Dec. 4: Cloudy -6/-11 (hi/low)

ON AND OFF THE ICE AND THE COURT

KTW has all of your updated sports information in today’s edition

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Helping women flee violence

BREANNE MASSEY STAFF REPORTER breanne@kamloopsthisweek.com

The KTW Christmas

Cheer Fund is back, with readers of Kamloops This Week helping us help the community.

Money raised in the Cheer Fund will be distributed equally to the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association, Kamloops Brain Injury Association, Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism and the Kamloops branch of the BC SPCA.

The Y Women’s Emergency Shelter is the longest-standing recipi ent of the proceeds.

“BC Housing is our biggest funder, but really, the funding that we get from the government is basically your bare bones existence,” said Jacquie Brand, the shelter’s general manager of violence against women interven tion and support.

“Everything else we get, we rely on from our community. We actually wouldn’t be able to operate with out funds from the community and programs like the Christmas Cheer Fund.”

While the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter has been known by that name for a long time, Brand explained the services being offered to those in need are more akin to that of a transi tion house.

“We’re actually a transition house who helps women who are experi encing violence or are in transition from experiencing violence,” Brand said. “We provide food and referrals for people who stay with us, while they stay with us. There are a lot of barriers to get to those next steps.”

Typically, the staff help survivors with their finances, income assistance or finding employment. Sometimes,

individuals may require legal support and childcare agreements.

“We really try to create a space and a place for people to land and figure out what their next steps are and we support them along that journey,” said Jesanne Stanko, the shelter’s director of programs for violence intervention support service.

Those who visit the Y’s program stay between 30 and 120 days while they are transitioning away from gender-based violence. Seven people can be served with temporary hous ing through the non-profit at any given time.

Gender-based violence can include sexual, physical, mental and economic harm inflicted in public or in private. It can also include threats of violence, coercion and manipula tion occurring in intimate partner violence, sexual violence, female genital mutilation and child marriage according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

This winter, Brand and Stanko are hopeful the Christmas Cheer Fund

will help meet the needs of those who need transportation and laundry services.

“We need bus tickets for women seeking safety and trying to get here and navigate around the community,” Stanko said. “We need to replace the washer and dryer.”

The duo recognizes the financial stress and alcohol consumption that accompanies the holidays often results in a spike for those needing support.

“Outside of Christmas Cheer, we are always so appreciative of commu nity support and there is a wish list on our community website in terms of how people can help out,” Stanko said.

To find out which items are needed at the shelter, go online to kamloopsy.org/docs/christmas_ wish_list_2019.pdf .

To donate to the Cheer Fund, click on the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund logo at www.kamloopsthisweek.com or go to bcicf.ca/kamloops-this-weekchristmas-cheer-fund.

Here’s how to help a great cause

To donate, go online to www.bcicf.ca/ kamloops-this-weekchristmas-cheerfund. Donations can also made at the KTW office, 1265B Dalhousie Dr. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Please make cheques out to BC Interior Community Foundation-Cheer

THANK YOU, DONORS!

• BC Old-Time Fiddlers Kamloops branch: $100

• IG Wealth Management: $1,402

• Donald & Kathleen Gienow: $50

• Nel Sarrasin, in memory of Gordin Sarrasin: $100

• Susan & Ron Durant: $100

• John & Val Kemp: $100

• Greg Harris: $50

• Simone Werstiuk, in memory of brother Carmen Werstiuk: $50

• Kim & Andrew Cooper: $150

• IG Wealth Management/Chris Nagle: $500

• Cal & Pat Moulton: $100

• Richard & Terry Taylor: $100

• Nolan Pastoor Real Estate Corporation: $1,500

• Sharlene & Darren McIlwain: $158

• Margaret Sandulak: $100

Jacquie Brand (left) and Jesanne Stanko of the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter are grateful for the community’s support, which includes proceeds from the annual KTW Christmas Cheer Fund. BREANNE MASSEY/KTW

THANK YOU, DONORS!

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• Sarb & Kam Chattu: $100

• Anonymous, in memory of Rose Goar: $50

• Anonymous: $50

• Ed & Dianne Barker: $250

• Anonymous: $50

• Abacus Gardening & Landscaping: $1,000

• Dianne Jackson: $50

• Spencer & Janet Bryson: $200

• Vic & Sally Mowbray: $150

• Jo-Mary & Bob Hunter: $200

• Barbara Eagle: $40

• Jerry & Wendy Patrick: $100

• Wendy Dickson, in memory of Peter Basson & John Healy: $50

• Anonymous, in memory of Dave & Sandy: $100

• Barbara Caswell: $75

• Lorna McMillan & Robin Johnson: $75

• Sharon Moore, in memory of Tom Moore: $100

• Anonymous: $100

• Silvia Olson: $100

• Lynne Totten: $100

• Rick Bennett: $50

• Bea Smith: $50

• Amanda Fenrich, in memory of husband Adam: $100

• Linda Jackson, in memory of George E. Wilmot: $100

• Doris Finlay: $20

• Ian & Margaret Stewart: $100

• Amy Regan: $100

• Teresa & Colman Byrne: $200

• Harriett Chave: $100

• Anonymous: $1,000

• Brenda Fennell: $500

• Mary Dobrovolny: $25

• Shirley Holmes: $50

• Don Whyte & Gail Cameron: $200

• Sharon Cooley: $50, in memory of Ruth Cooley

• Gerry Saunders: $200, in mempry of Peter Baron

• Heather & Bingley: $50

• Anonymous: $200

• Marie & Norio Sakaki: $100

• Lois Hollstedt: $250

• Maggie Campbell: $100, in mem ory of Don

• Mel & Wilda Bronken: $100

• Patricia Hanson: $100

• Shirley Ross: $100

• Sally & Bill Jennejohn: $100

• Anonymous: $100

• Chris Nagle: $100

• Jacques Lamb: $50

• IG Wealth Management: $200

• Linda Rollins: $100

• Rick & Judy Collinge: $100

• Nora Berkhout: $500

• Frances Higginson: $25

• Anonymous: $100

• Twyla-Lea Jensen: $25

• Debbie Fransen: $100, celebrating new grandson Fletcher, love Harm and Deb

• Tiernan Buchan: $100

• Irene Buckle: $200, in memory of Edyn & Mykel Rothenburger

• David Whitson: $100

• Anonymous: $250

TOTAL $13,495

ELECTION LED TO DONATION

Pierre Filisetti, owner of Abacus Landscaping, took the opportunity to donate $1,000 to the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund. Filisetti said that during winter, when his landscaping business slows somewhat, it allows him time to reflect upon everything for which he is thankful. Filisetti said donating to the Christmas Cheer Fund is his way of helping the community in a tangible way. Earlier this fall, Filisetti told mayoral candidate Reid Hamer-Jackson that if he was elected, Filisetti would donate $1,000 to a charity of Hamer-Jackson’s choice. After winning the Oct. 15 election, Hamer-Jackson and Filisetti both agreed the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund was the right choice.

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Triangle of Sadness

December 1 at 6:30pm

Armageddon Time

December 2, 9, 10 at 6:45pm, 14 at 6:30pm & 17 at 2:15pm

A Christmas Story December 3 at 2pm

Moonage Daydream

December 17 at 6:45pm

Tár December 3 at 6:45pm, 7 at 6:30pm, 10 at 2:15pm, 12 at 6:30pm & 16 at 6:45pm

Trans Mountain charged with disturbing historical site in Kamloops area

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

A charge of disturb ing a historical site in the Kamloops area under the Heritage Conservation Act has been laid in connec tion with work being done on the government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

The federal Crown cor poration undertaking the expansion had a date in Kamloops provincial court this week on the matter and its next court appear ance is set for Jan. 23, 2023, to consult legal counsel.

“The BC Prosecution Service has approved a one count charging Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC,” BC Prosecution Service spokesperson Daniel McLaughlin told KTW via email.

“The allegation is that they did damage, excavate, dig in or alter a site that contains artifacts, features, materials or other physical evidence of human habita tion or use before 1846.”

McLaughlin said the offence is alleged to have occurred between July 7, 2021, and August 25, 2021, at or near Kamloops.

In an emailed message to KTW , Trans Mountain confirmed receipt of a charge issued under the BC Heritage Conservation Act in relation to an alleged archaeological incursion that occurred on private agricultural land.

“We have engaged with the relevant stake holders and will respond to the summons as required,” a Trans Mountain spokes person said.

Asked for the exact location where the alleged

offence took place, the spokesperson said the BC Prosecution Service isn’t commenting further as the matter is before the courts.

According to Trans Mountain’s website, the area of pipeline expan sion from Black Pines to Kamloops, crossing through the Lac Du Bois protected area, is listed as still being an active con struction site.

The section south of the city that passes around Jacko Lake is still listed as future construction.

Trans Mountain com pleted a crossing of pipe line under the Thompson River between Kamloops Airport and Mission Flats in the fall of 2020. Trans Mountain has also been active in recent years along the hillside leading through Kenna Cartwright Park.

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Shrinkflation is more than size scam OPINION

If skyrocketing inflation wasn’t bad enough, shrinkflation, an act I’d call deceitful, is being perpetrated by produc ers of myriad products and seems to be rampant on grocery store shelves.

Shrinkflation is the term used to describe manufacturers’ practise of reducing the size of a product, or the number of items within, while not reducing the price. So, consumers are paying the same for less, but are doing so without being informed of the sleight of hand at the till.

But what is maddening is the fact shrinkflation is not done in a forthright manner.

To hide the smaller size or fewer items, producers of prod ucts will change the shape of a container, add distracting mar keting slogans to the packaging (“New and Improved!” “Value Pack!” “Family Size!”) or alter the design and/or colour of the con tainer.

Every shopper has encoun tered this frustrating phenom enon, even if they did not know it. My latest encounter with this scheme came on the weekend when an already expensive tube of toothpaste came with 10 fewer millilitres than the tube I pur chased a couple of months ago.

I call the practise deceitful because manufacturers are not honest about what they are doing and why.

If inflation has increased the cost of making a product — fuel, labour, material costs, etc. — then tell the consumers as much as

you explain why the package of toilet paper has fewer sheets per roll than before, but carries the same price as before.

Manufacturers could also sim ply retain product sizes and raise the price to account for the cost of making the product, but they know human psychology and shopping habits.

The price is everything even if it isn’t — which is why so many items end with a .99 or .9 at the end of the price tag, whether it is gas for $1.69.9 a litre or a bag of chips for $4.99. You are really paying a buck seventy for the litre of gas and five bucks for the chips, but your mind is fixated on four dollars and $1.69.

Shrinkflation is not new, but it has become a talking point dur ing this inflationary period, which has seen everybody, including companies that make things we buy, pay more and more.

The New York Times this past weekend had a fantastic article on Edgar Dworksy, a Massachusetts man known as an

expert in shrinkflation.

Google his name and you will find him being interviewed all over the place — in this past weekend’s New York Times, on CBC-TV’s Marketplace back in May, in the Detroit Free Press last week and in the Boston Globe in 1998.

He is a consumer advocate who used to be a television news consumer reporter, a modern-day Ralph Nader, but with a focus on things like pinto beans, rather than exploding Ford Pintos.

Dworsky runs two interesting websites: mouseprint.org and consumerworld.org. The former has numerous articles on product price comparisons, while the lat ter includes a robust section on shrinkflation.

Granted, the products are in the United States, but the exam ples he cites can also be found in Canada with similar consumer items.

Visit the site and you will learn that shrinkflation not only involves size, but ingredients, too.

For example, a Hungry-Man instant chicken bowl package is still 425 grams, but now contains 15 per cent less protein.

A container of Smart Balance butter substitute is the same size, but has 40 per cent less vegetable oil, meaning water is now its pri mary ingredient.

And on and on and on the comparisons go.

Don’t be surprised to see “soylent green” on the ingredients list of your “new and improved”

ready-to-heat-and-eat breakfast sausages.

QUALITY, PLEASE

One last note on these insane ly high prices at grocery stores — if a business is going to charge an eye-popping $6.99 for one sheaf of romaine lettuce, said company should damn well ensure that $6.99 sheaf of lettuce is crisper than a sunlit winter morning in the Arctic.

I have too often encountered sticker shock at the grocery store, followed by a loss of appetite when I examined the wilted and slowly rotting vegetable before me.

editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: ChrisJFoulds

CAT OWNERS BEWARE: RACOON TRACKS SEEN

Editor:

I live close to the Brock Rec Centre in Brocklehurst and dis covered some raccoon tracks in the snow.

We have lived here for many years and this is the first time

we’ve seen such tracks in our neighbourhood. I just wanted to get the word out so people keep their cats indoors.

Nancy Johanson Kamloops

CITY NEEDS A MULTI-PURPOSE CENTRE

Editor:

There has been plenty of talk about shelters in Kamloops for the street-entrenched.

Perhaps city council should dis cuss and examine the possibility of a facility that could serve as an evacu ation centre for those fleeing floods and fire in spring, summer and fall, and then, during the winter months when flood and fire are not issues, it could be used as a shelter for those

needing a warm place to sleep.

Almost every year, our community hosts hundreds of people displaced by climate change-related events.

We need to come up with a solu tion that alleviates all three problems. We can’t continue to rely on the generosity of the Tk’emlúps band to supply property and meal facilities for evacuees.

With support from all levels of gov ernment — municipal, provincial and

federal — a facility could be built that would answer the needs of evacuees and the street-entrenched.

Maybe such a facility could also be used to billet out-of-town sports teams. In my view, a facility of this nature would be a much better use of tax dollars than the piece-meal, lastminute solutions we’ve experienced to date.

Linda Oldfield Kamloops

BOOK A CRIME-PREVENTION SESSION

Editor:

On Sept. 14, the Sagebrush Neighbourhood Association sponsored a crime prevention and vic tims services information forum.

Presenters included Sandro Piroddi, the crime-prevention coordinator for the City of Kamloops, Cheryl Montgomery from RCMP Victims Services and

Rai Dhillon from the the city’s community services department.

Each person shared information vital in preventing crime in our homes and in our com munity. Ideas and con cerns were shared by the 40-plus attendees.

The Sagebrush Neighbourhood Association encourages other associations and groups to be proactive

in their communities, utilizing informative and knowledgeable resources such as those who pre sented at our meeting.

The event was a huge success. Thank you to all.

Deb Séguin vice-president Sagebrush Neighbourhood Association

Turn to page A10 and go online to kamloopsthisweek. com to read more letters to the editor

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Kamloops This Week reader Nancy Johanson has lived in Brocklehurst for many years and came across these racoon tracks for the first time.

KELSON HALL GIFTED TO CITY OF KAMLOOPS

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Western Canada Theatre (WCT) and the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) are moving into larger digs following the opening of a new facility cre ated with the intention of paving the way for a performing-arts centre.

Kelson Hall, a 20,000-squarefoot facility at 330 St. Paul St. downtown, is now open and was officially gifted to the City of Kamloops during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour on Monday.

Philanthropists Ron and Rae Fawcett — the driving force behind a years-long bid to see a performing-arts centre rise down town — purchased the former Telus annex property a few years ago to house arts groups and to support a prospective adjoining arts centre.

The two-floor facility comes equipped with offices, genderneutral bathrooms, state-of-the-

art lighting and myriad spaces for performances, classes and rehearsals.

Among the highlights are a pair of theatres — the 1,900-square-foot Lori Marchand Theatre, named after the former WCT executive director, and the 1,800-square-foot Bruce Dunn Concert Hall, named after the

KSO’s

The building and renovation cost $6 million.

One room is designated to some day become a hallway connecting Kelson Hall to a future performing-arts centre at Seymour Street and Fourth Avenue.

Deputy Mayor Mike O’Reilly

told a group of about 75 people that while the facility is a generous donation, it’s just the beginning of what is needed in Kamloops.

“This is merely a pressure release valve for the arts as a whole,” he said. “I look forward to coming back and cutting the ribbon with you at the perform ing-arts centre that’s going to be

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built right on the corner here. We need this — and this building and donation is the catalyst to the redevelopment and health of our arts community.”

WCT artistic director James MacDonald told KTW that Kelson Hall will provide more space to perform, rehearse and house administrative staff.

MacDonald said WCT has 16 full-time and 30 part-time staff who currently operate out of Pavilion Theatre, at Lorne Street and 10th Avenue east of down town, and partially at Sagebrush Theatre, at Ninth Avenue and Munro Street in Sagebrush.

“And we’re pretty crammed in,” MacDonald said, noting WCT has about 800 square feet of office space, whereas at Kelson Hall, it will have about double that.

Terri Runnalls, WCT director of education and outreach, said in 15 years working for the theatre company, she hasn’t had her own office, which will now change.

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former music director.

Kamloops Symphony Orchestra master conductor Cvetozar Vutev and KSO marketing co-ordinator Ryan Noakes stand in the new Bruce Dunn Concert Hall at Kelson Hall.

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Public rentals in place next fall

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“It’s so cool to be able to have a whole program under one roof because, right now, I think we rent about seven different city locations,” Runnalls said.

Kelson Hall will also provide WCT’s Stage One Theatre School its own home for the first time.

“[It] is a complete game changer,” MacDonald said of the new classrooms for students.

Kelson Hall will also house the KSO Music School as the organization is moving out of its Lorne Street location soon, to be housed exclusively at the new facility.

KSO executive director Daniel Mills said the build ing will enable the group to expand the number of lessons, types of program ming and class sizes as it moves from a 3,000-squarefoot, six-studio space to a 5,000-square-foot, eightstudio space.

“This building’s an incredible gift,” Mills said.

WCT will also be mov ing to Kelson Hall from the Pavilion and Sagebrush theatres, which WCT man ages for the city and School District 73, but that will happen gradually over time, MacDonald said.

Both WCT and KSO will manage Kelson Hall on behalf of the city, with pub

lic rentals expected to be available by next fall once a community and com mercial booking system is in place.

Fawcett said the renova tion has saved millions of dollars from the overall cost of an arts centre project as it will no longer need to build such amenities into the facility.

Even if an arts centre doesn’t come to fruition, Kelson Hall will still serve the educational and admin istrative needs of existing arts groups in town, Fawcett said, noting the building was set to become a parking lot before he bought it.

“It was wonderful that we could save it,” he said.

Kelson Hall Centre for Arts and Education is at 330 St. Paul St. in downtown Kamloops. The former Telus annex building was set to become a parking lot before the property was purchased by arts advocates Ron and Rae Fawcett. Below is the airy reception area, indicative of the open spaces in the 20,000-square-foot building. Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com to see many more photos of Kelson Hall.

Stuff the Bus

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Kamloops teen recounts daylight mugging at bus stop

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

A Kamloops teen said he was frightened as two men cornered him at a McGill Road bus stop outside the Tournament Capital Centre and demanded his wallet, phone and passport.

“I was just in shock the whole time,” the teen told KTW, noting he was the lone person at the bus stop on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 18, when two men, who appeared to be in their 30s, approached him from the side, blocking his only exit from the bus stop shell.

The teen said the men threatened him, pushed him back within the bus stop shel ter and stole his phone and backpack.

The teen said the men threatened him again until he gave them his cellphone’s password.

“I didn’t want to get hurt,” the teen said.

The two men then headed east toward Dalhousie Drive, the teen said, noting he ran toward the Tournament Capital Centre, where some one called police on his behalf.

“They just walked up the street like nothing happened,” the teen said.

While the men stole his phone, his backpack was found at a nearby business and returned to him. The teen said the muggers didn’t end up taking his wallet or passport during the encounter.

“It’s disturbing, to say the least,” the teen’s father said of the robbery. “It would make

any parent angry and want to do something about it, but we all have to stay on the right side of the law.”

KTW is not identifying the father and son at their request, out of fear of reprisal.

According to Kamloops RCMP, Mounties were called to the mugging call at the bus stop in the 900-block of McGill Road at about 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 after a male youth reported being threatened and robbed of his red backpack by two men in their 30s. One of the men was wearing red snow pants, while the other had his face obscured by a mask.

Officers patrolled the area, but the suspects were not found. Anyone with informa tion is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2022-41320.

Impaired driving focus of probe

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Police are investigating, but no charges have been laid after a semi-truck driver crashed his rig on University Drive outside of the Trades and Technology Building at Thompson Rivers University just after midnight on Nov. 25.

Kamloops RCMP received a report con cerning a tractor-trailer travelling eastbound on Highway 1 at Copperhead Drive just before midnight. Shortly after that call, Kamloops Fire Rescue called to notify police the truck had crashed at the university.

According to a police report, the semi-truck drove over the traffic island in front of the

trades school and into a tree, then a concrete staircase. There was no damage done to any buildings, according to police. No other people or vehicles were involved in the crash.

The driver fled, but was arrested nearby. He was later released with a court date as part of an ongoing impaired driving investigation.   There were no apparent injuries in the incident. A similar incident occurred on Oct. 18 on Columbia Street downtown, where a semitruck carrying new vehicles crashed into a house and a number of parked vehicles. The driver allegedly fled from the transport truck, but was found, arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of impaired driving.

No charges have yet been sworn in that case.

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• Sandy Wolff

• Casa Azul

• Blasted Church Vineyards

• Tumbleweed’s Neighbourhood Pub Matt & Ali Thomas

Lilliana Parker

• Maureen Weatherly

• Alpine Images Gallery Sun Peaks

• Edward H Reno/E Reno Trucking

• The Dunes at Kamloops Golf Course

Psychocity Tattoo Parlour Mason’s Restaurant

• Studio Micah

• The Pond Garden & Giftward

• Pogue Mahone s

• Roving K9 Kare Mt. Paul Golf Course

Lansdowne Liquor Store

Fox ‘N Hounds

• Da Silva Vineyards

• Christina Lake Golf Course Ardeo Spa Salon Tina from Ardeo Spa Salon

• Safeway Fortune

• Atmosphere Kamloops

• Mt Matthew Consulting Inc, Taseko Mines Ltd, Vancouver Home Hardware, Chief Louis Way Cain’s Independent Real Deals

• Marianna Abutalipova

• Jonathan Buchner Gems & Jewellery

• Debbie Lund Moda de Rossella Hair Salon Epicure- Jamie Alonzo-Harris

• Canadian Tire Aberdeen

• Nikki Goyer RMT

• Save-on-Foods

• Peavey Mart

• Halston Liquor Store

Visual Signs & Printing- Joel Hyde Loni & Cliff and Associates, Re/Max Loni-Hamer Jackson

• Sheila McDonald

• LMB Designs

• Randy Levere

Gord Colliar (Live Auctioneer)

Sabrina Weeks & Mike Hilliard

And the many Spirit Warriors and their spouses.

Tim Shoults, executive director of the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice, said Kamloops faces constant competition from communities around the country for family doctors, adding the city can watch from the sidelines or do its best to entice new physicians for local families who need a primary care provider.

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Donations to recruit doctors

DAVE EAGLES STAFF REPORTER dave_eagles@kamloopsthisweek.com

The Thompson Region Division of Family Practice has launched a new fundraising initiative to help attract family doctors to the Kamloops area.

The initiative, Champions for Family Medicine, is seeking the sup port of local businesses via dona tions to help the Division of Family Practice market to out-of-province doctors, encouraging them to relo cate and practise family medicine in the Kamloops region.

Tim Shoults, the Division’s executive director, said Kamloops faces constant competition from communities around the country for family doctors, adding the city can watch from the sidelines or do its best to entice new physicians for local families who need a primary care provider.

Latests statistics show about 41,000 of the 100,000 people in Kamloops do not have a family phy sician.

Shoults said the present level of funding received by the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice from Victoria is enough fund ing to pay for not quite half of

the salary of one recruiter.

“Our initial fundraising goal for this campaign, culminating in May, is $150,000,” Shoults said.

With three tiers of sponsorship opportunities — from $5,000 up to $25,000 for title sponsorship — Shoults said the Division is looking for local businesses of different sizes.

Shoults said there are sponsor benefits, noting the donation can be used as a business expense.

“It’s ideal for a business that wants to show its connection to the community and how it serves the community as a whole, in addition to its customers, because we all need family health care,” Shoults said.

“This is a big thing to ask for,” Shoults said. “Thankfully, we live in a community that knows about the power of working together, the power of local solutions. We are a community of champions.”

Shoults said with the recent deci sion by the provincial government to create a new payment model for family doctors will put B.C. on a more even playing field with other provinces,

“And that’s wonderful, but we then need to press the advantage specifically for Kamloops,” he said. “The timing for that is really good.”

Earlier this month, the Division

partnered with staff from Venture Kamloops to send a recruiter to Toronto to attend the Family Medicine Forum.

Shoults said more recruiting trips across the country are what is needed.

“That was a great starting point, but we need to do that multiple times throughout the year,” he said. “We need to make connections with medical students in the medical schools in the residency programs across Western Canada to convince those new doctors to go into family medicine and to start their careers here in Kamloops.”

Interested businesses can send an email to sbreen@thompson division.ca.

Divisions of family practice were created in 2009 by the then-BC Liberal government. Divisions of family practice are communitybased groups of family physicians working to enhance local patient care and improve professional satis faction for physicians.

The Thompson Region Division of Family Practice represents more than 200 family physicians, nurses practitioners, midwives, residents and retired doctors in Kamloops, Barriere, Sun Peaks, Logan Lake, Chase and North Shuswap.

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Province opens doors to more internationally trained doctors

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B.C. is making the longawaited move to reduce barriers to internationally trained doctors looking to practise in the province.

Premier David Eby said the changes include tri pling the number of spots in B.C.’s licensing program, introducing a new associate physician program, allowing foreign medical graduates to start their accreditation process from their home country and creating an expedited track for American physicians.

The most quantifiable change will be the increase to 96 from 32 annual seats in the practise ready assess ment program by March 2024.

The program is the only path for internationally trained doctors to take to be licensed in B.C. While

graduates of it have typi cally been sent to rural and remote areas, the expansion promises to send more to urban and suburban com munities.

For those with medical training, but not all the cre dentials required to enter the practise ready assessment program, B.C. is introducing an associate physicians pro gram, in which people can work under the supervision of licensed doctors in acutecare settings.

A similar option already exists in B.C., but can only be accessed through highly competitive college pro grams.

In the coming months, the province said it hopes to further expand the new asso ciate physicians program to community care settings, as well. It said there are about 300 British Columbians who could currently qualify for it.

Eby said his govern

ment is also working with Canada’s colleges of doctors and physicians to begin allowing internationally trained physicians to start their accreditation process from their current country, instead of having to make expensive moves before knowing if they will be allowed to practise.

Most immediately, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. is changing its bylaws to allow doctors who have trained in the U.S. for three years to practise medicine in community care settings, such as urgent care centres and family practices.

The province said these changes should be in place by January.

Doctors of B.C. estimates about one million British Columbians are without a family doctor. In Kamloops, about 41,000 of the city’s 100,000 residents are with out a family physician.

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( A D J AC E N T T O 852 A N D 876 V I C T O R I A S T R E E T )

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 6, 2022, K amloops City Council will consider adopting Bylaw No 18-410, a bylaw to authorize the closure of road and removal of dedication as a highway shown as being a par t of road dedicated on Plan 193 all in DL 234, KDYD, as shown outlined in black bold on the following plan:

The bylaw, along with the sur vey plan, is available for viewing on the City ’s website at this link: https://kamloops civicweb net/document/154200/BL 18 410 352222 FINAL pdf

Inquiries may also be direc ted to realestate@k amloops.ca or by calling 250-828-3548

All persons who wish to register an opinion on the proposed closure may do so by :

• appearing before City Council on December 6, 2022, at 1:30 pm, at City Hall (7 Vic toria Street West); or

• written submission: emailed to legislate@kamloops.ca mailed or hand- delivered to Legislative Ser vices, 7 Vic toria Street West, K amloops, BC, V2C 1A2

Please note that written submissions must be received by the Legislative Ser vices Division no later than Friday, December 2, 2022, at 12:00 pm. Written submissions, including your name and address, are included in the Council Agenda, and will be posted on the City ’s website as par t of the permanent public record. Please note that the City considers the author ’s address relevant to Council’s consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information in accordance with Sec tions 26 and 33.1 of the Freedom of Information and Protec tion of Privac y Ac t (BC ).

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According to the Kamloops Cycling Coalition, in addition to preparing to stay warm in the elements, there is preparation required to safely commute to school or work on foot, or on bicycle at this time of year.

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Creative commuting in the snow

BREANNE MASSEY STAFF REPORTER breanne@kamloopsthisweek.com

With snow and subzero tem peratures in the forecast, many Kamloopsians will turn to their vehicles or opt for the use of transit for transportation.

But for those with active trans portation at the top of mind, the Kamloops Cycling Coalition (KCC) is encouraging commuters to get creative with their commuting choices no matter the season.

“Winter cycling comes up for discussion at this time of year,” KCC spokesperson Deb Alore said.

“Winter cycling is a thing, and it is possible, and there are Nordic countries around the world where it is almost as good as any other sea son, but there are some challenges.”

In addition to preparing to stay warm in the elements, there is preparation required to safely com mute to school or work on foot, or on bicycle at this time of year.

“A [winter] cyclist needs to pre pare differently, but people in this country love to ski, snowmobile and do all kinds of winter sports. So, from that standpoint, it’s not a diffi cult transition to make,” Alore said.

“The other thing that’s important is visibility.”

She emphasized that wearing high-visibility clothing is important year-round, but it’s especially cru cial for cyclists or pedestrians to be seen by motorists in the winter.

“Although cycling for recreation is wonderful and fun and people in our group cycle for fun — and Kamloops is developing quite a name for itself for mountain bik ing,” Alore said. “We want to focus on active transportation, specifi cally for cycling, to transport our selves around the city for any of the reasons that anyone using an auto mobile is using them for. We would like to develop a cycling culture.”

Active transportation refers to human-powered modes of travel ling, such as walking, bicycling, inline skating, skiing, snowboard ing, skating or rollerblading.

However, there is a point of contention between cyclists and motorists due to a lack of bicycle infrastructure in place for sum mer, spring and autumn, when the majority of cyclists take to the roads and trails in the community.

“In places like Finland and Denmark, they have special tools to keep [bike] pathways clean,” Alore

said. “Places like Calgary have com mitments to keeping key arterial bike routes free of snow. Hills lend more of a challenge, undeniably so, especially going downhill in snow and ice.”

Dr. Trent Smith, KCC member and medical director of the child and youth network at Interior Health, believes it’s unlikely that year-round cycling will catch on in Greater Kamloops due to a lack of safe infrastructure.

“I would say that I’m a very confident cyclist and I don’t worry too much about barriers, but in the winter, I do,” said Smith, an avid winter cyclist who hails from Edmonton.

“With snow and ice and vehicles, it’s a little less comfortable and I’m a bit more cautious.”

He added getting the cycling routes cleaned in the city yearround would be a helpful way to encourage the community to utilize modes of active transportation.

“Winter cycling is not something that is going to be undertaken in Kamloops until our summer cycling infrastructure is better,” Smith said.

To find out more about the Kamloops Cycling Coalition, visit its page on Facebook.

Police renew appeal for information on missing man

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Kamloops Mounties have renewed a public appeal for information on the whereabouts of a man reported missing in midNovember.

Joseph Driscoll, 43, was reported missing to police on Nov. 15, with his last documented contact hav ing occurred late on Nov. 11 and in the early-morn ing hours of Nov. 12

Police have released an updated photo of Driscoll, in which he looks mark edly different than he did in the photo that accompa nied the initial story on his disappearance.

“Since the initial appeal to the public, police have collected video footage that confirms Joseph was not dressed for the weather and was outside in the Valleyview area for some time,” Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said.

“Police are very con cerned for his well-being

and are asking residents to please check their sheds and outbuildings, as well as their home security or dash cameras, for any signs that he could have been there.”

On Remembrance Day (Nov. 11) at about 11:50 p.m., Driscoll was seen on video walking away from the Tournament Inn at 1893 Trans-Canada Hwy E.

Less than two hours later, at about 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 12, a security cam

era captured an image of Driscoll at another Valleyview motel. About 15 minutes later, he was seen on the 1700-block of the East Trans-Canada Highway in Valleyview, near Wendy’s and McDonald’s.

“We are releasing the image of Joseph taken around 1:30 a.m. in hopes that someone will recog nize him or his clothing, in particular his unique dark sweater with fluorescent character on the front,” Evelyn said. “He was also wearing dark long-john style pants and ankle boots.”

Driscoll stands 5-foot10, weighs 166 pounds and is bald and has green eyes.

He has a tribal tattoo on his neck, a skull tattoo on his left forearm and a tribal tattoo on his upper back.

Anyone with informa tion on his whereabouts is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2022-41053.

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Tk’emlúps’ bid for 2027 Games is official

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc has been selected as B.C.’s host com munity bid for the 2027 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).

In June, the NAIG council announced the Games would go to one of five western Canadian provinces or territories, with each first internally selecting a host com munity. Since that announcement, a competitive process has taken place, with the Tk’emlúps bid being cho sen as B.C.’s best shot at securing the event for the province.

The community will now compete with at least two other bids from the other eligible prov inces and territories, which include Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Northwest Territories.

The Games are held every four years and use a geographic rota tion when choosing the next loca tion. The 2020 North American Indigenous Games were postponed

due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The next Games will be held in Halifax in 2023. The 2027 bid is for the western region and the next opportunity for the region to host after 2027 is in 2039.

Further work on the bid for the Games will be done prior to a March 2023 deadline, which will then be followed by a site tour and the announcement of the winning com munity in July.

“The first part of that process was to compete on a provincial level. We did that with our partners — all of you in attendance today — and we created a solid first bid,” Tk’emlúps Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir said on Nov. 25 in Tk’emlúps’ Moccasin Square Gardens.

Among those in attendance were Kamloops Mayor Reid HamerJackson, councillors from Tk’emlúps and the City of Kamloops, members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Sun Peaks Mayor Al Raine, former sena tor Nancy Greene Raine and dozens of other community members.

The North American Indigenous Games is the largest multi sport and

cultural event hosted in Canada and the United States and specifically targets Indigenous populations. Historically, the North American Indigenous Games has brought together more than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from more than 756 Indigenous nations.

In October, the City of Kamloops stated its support for Tk’emlúps’ bid in the form of up to $500,000 of inkind support and the use of facilities and staff time, along with a potential cash contribution.

Each North American Indigenous Games features eight days of competition in July, with up to 16 sports featured. The sporting events may include 3D archery, ath letics, badminton, baseball, basket ball, beach volleyball, box lacrosse, canoe/kayak, golf, rifle shooting, soccer, softball, swimming, volley ball and wrestling.

Kamloops Coun. Mike O’Reilly, who attended Friday’s announce ment in his capacity as deputy mayor, said the city will play a big role in providing facilities, lodging and infrastructure.

“There’s a lot that will be used,” O’Reilly said. “But there’s a signifi cant amount that will be required by the TteS on their lands and infra structure they may be using. But I don’t think this event could go for ward with one and not the other.”

O’Reilly also pointed to the leg acy that hosting the Games would have on Kamloops. He said the city hosting the 1993 Canada Summer Games left a legacy on the city like no other event has since. That event welcomed about 3,000 athletes and led to significant infrastructure proj ects still in use today, including the construction of Riverside Coliseum (now Sandman Centre) in 1992.

O’Reilly said it’s going to be an “all-hands-on-deck” type of situ ation going forward to determine what will be needed to welcome 6,000 people for the Games, if the bid is successful.

Casimir said it’s going to take much collaboration between Tk’emlúps and the City of Kamloops to make the Games happen, should the bid be successful.

“We really need to bring some

local pride to really enhance the importance of bringing our people together,” she said.

Casimir said a huge list of poten tial volunteers has already been put together. In total, about 3,000 volunteers would be needed to host the games.

Also announced on Nov. 25 was a $75,000 donation from the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (ISPARC) in support of the bid.

Rick Brant, executive director of ISPARC, said the organization sees itself as an active partner in the bid. Brant, a past NAIG CEO and long time supporter of the Games, said the event is like no other interna tional multi-sport games.

“They are about reducing bar riers for Indigenous youth, families and communities. They are a gath ering place for First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Native American people from across Turtle Island for the purpose of lifting up our youth and celebrat ing Indigenous excellence in sport in a culturally rich and culturally safe environment,” he said.

Yacht Club shelter now a 24/7 operation

The shelter at the cityowned Yacht club has been expanded to a 24-hour-a-day operation through March 31.

The decision to expand the shelter hours to 24/7 from the previous 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. hours comes as a result of additional funding from BC Housing.

The Mustard Seed, in partnership with BC Housing and the City of Kamloops, is operating the 20-bed shelter at the Yacht Club, while the Out of the Cold organization is running the 24-bed shelter at the former Stuart Wood elementary downtown, which remains under an 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. operation.

Nineteen full-time staff have been hired to operate the shelter for the duration of the winter months. The Mustard

Seed will also have security personnel on-site for each shift at the Yacht Club, east of downtown at 1140 River St.

The building is outfitted with two washrooms, shower facilities and a small kitchen.

The Mustard Seed will deliver food from its main operation on Victoria Street West to provide meals in the evening

at intake and breakfast in the morning for those using the Yacht Club space.

“At The Mustard Seed, we believe everyone needs a warm, safe place to be, off the streets in from the cold winter weather,” The Mustard Seed managing director Kelly Thomson said.

“We have completed the training and orientation of another 15 staff to be able to operate this facility full-time for the balance of the winter months.”

After the Canadian Mental Health Association decided at the last minute to not oper ate the Yacht Club and Stuart Wood shelters — after the agency has been awarded the contract to do so by BC Housing — The Mustard Seed and Out of the Cold stepped in.

Chris Rose Centre launches vacation lottery

The Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism Society has launched the largest raffle in its history — a vacation lottery with only 999 tickets available.

One lucky person will win a $7,000 travel voucher to be used toward any dream vacation, be it to Disneyland, Paris or Brazil.

Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at either the Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism, at 1111 Tranquille Rd. in North Kamloops or Kamloops KIA, at 880 Eighth St., or by calling the centre at 250-376-6494. Details are online at chrisrosecentre.org/kia/

The Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism Foundation joined forces with Kamloops Kia earlier this year to support the centre’s fundraising and outreach efforts. In addition to a financial contribution, Kamloops Kia has provided professional guidance, resources, and other support.

“This will be the centre’s larg est fundraiser in its history,” exec

utive director Wanda Eddy said. “As one of only three specialized centres for autism in the country, a significant part of what we do as a not-for-profit is to make sure we have enough funding to provide the best education and support for our children and their families.”

The difference the centre makes can be best explained by describing how a child can learn to communicate, understand and

interact in the world.

“We help students commu nicate. This includes their wants and needs,” Eddy said.

“We help children learn to adapt outside of their normal sur roundings or enjoy celebrations with their family. Some children could never go swimming, eat at a restaurant or participate in Christmas before coming to our centre.”

Helping launch the lottery at Kamloops Kia were Tim Shoults and son, David. The Shoults family moved to Kamloops specifically for the services offered by the Chris Rose Centre for Autism Therapy.

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are proud of. The centre made this possible with its incredible services and its talented and dedi cated staff. Kamloops is incredibly blessed to have this place here and we need to work to support it.”

David now attends the Life Skills program at Thompson Rivers University.

The partnership between the The Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism Foundation and Kamloops KIA now includes a more robust partnership with Kamloops’ most involved community organiza tions that recognize the great work of the centre and need in the com munity.

Tim Shoults, treasurer of the Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism Foundation, knows the Chris Rose Centre well.

“My wife, Laura, and I moved our family to Kamloops specifi cally for the Chris Rose Centre,” he said.

“Our son, David, received the best therapy and education for his needs. He has grown into a kind, caring young man that we

Also involved in the lottery fundraiser are Kamloops This Week, B-100, 98.3 CIFM, CFJC-TV, Graphic Depictions Intelligent Design and Noran Printing.

Proceeds from the Chris Rose Vacation Lottery will support the society to provide therapies and therapists.

The prize for the $7,000 travel voucher will be drawn  on Jan. 13, 2023.

A CHAMPION FOR FAMILY MEDICINE

Dr Montalbetti took over the family practice of the doctor who delivered him at birth, and has become a fiercely outspoken defender of traditional family practice

Read more about Dr Montalbetti and how you can support him and our other dedicated family practitioners through our Champions for Family Medicine program at trdfp ca and click on the “Champions” tab

Premier announces aboutturn on B.C. autism funding

said in a release.

Premier David Eby has announced the province is scrap ping plans to eliminate individual ized funding for children with an autism diagnosis.

The decision marks an aboutturn on a plan announced in October 2021 that would have seen such funding phased out in 2025 in favour of a controversial needsbased system.

Eby also announced that the province is committed to engag ing in deeper consultations with parents, caregivers, First Nations, Indigenous peoples, experts, and practitioners in order to better understand how the current system can be improved.

“Every child in B.C. should have the supports they need to thrive,” Eby said in a release.

We are focused on listening to families of children and youth with support needs. We will work collab

oratively with all partners to make sure our services work for every child.”

The change comes after protests by parents and caregivers against the proposed cuts — which organiza tions like Autism BC had described as a “disappointment” and which were poised to cost taxpayers $172 million over three years, accord ing to the province’s 2022 budget released in February.

“Many families will be incred ibly relieved to know they can keep their direct autism funding and the service providers that support their autistic children,” Autism BC executive director Julia Boyle

“We thank the premier for listen ing to these families and respecting this choice. Much more work needs to be done to better serve the fami lies and children that are left behind in the current Children and Youth with Support Needs framework. We look forward to doing this work together.”

Eby’s announcement — which followed a meeting with Mitzi Dean, minister of children and family development, representatives of the First Nations Leadership Council and Autism BC and B.C’s represen tative for children and youth — also included a pause on the rollout of the province’s plan to establish a network of family connection cen tres.

The exception to the above will be four pilot projects already sched uled for launch and new interim spending into the existing system while the new system is being devel oped.

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Premier David Eby

SANTA CAME TO TOWN

The annual Downtown Kamloops Santa Claus Parade rolled through the city’s core on Sunday evening, with the myriad lights on the floats mingling

falling flurries to create a magical scene. Video of the parade can be viewed on KTW’s Facebook page.

Clockwise from right: After being awakened by kids, Santa and his elves greet the residents of Kamloops; R&D Vinyl Fence had an award-winning float that wowed the crowd; city councillors Mike O’Reilly (left) and Margot Middleton hitched a ride on Kamloops Fire Rescue’s jet boat that was loaded on to the back of a truck; the national champion men’s soccer team led Thompson Rivers University’s contingent along the parade route.

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SENDING A MESSAGE ON THE NATURE BUS

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Kamloops Naturalist Club welcomed Nature Canada’s Nature Bus to Riverside Park on Sunday afternoon. Nature Canada was collecting messages and letters that will be delivered to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Nature in Montreal in early December. Letters collected for delivery to Trudeau will highlight why Canada’s nature and species are worth protecting and why a strong framework is needed to halt and reverse its loss. Above, Marina Lapinski likes teaching nature to kids like Mason Bode while his dad, Trevor, looks on. Above right is the Nature Bus, while at right is Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, who stopped by the event.

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The TRU Wolf Pack men ’ s soccer team earned its fi rst U SPORTS Nationa l Championsh ip in prog ram and school h istor y w ith a 2 1 v ictor y over the UBC Thunderbirds in front of more than 2 , 400 fans at Hi l lside Stad ium on Nov. 1 3 .

“A s someone who ha s been i nvolved w it h t he Wol f Pac k for 1 5 yea rs , t h i s event wa s i nc r ed ibly momentous , ” says Kel ly de Cha nta l , At h let ics adva ncement officer a nd for mer Wol f Pac k at h lete “A l l of t he suppor t we r eceived f r om spon sors , donors a nd t he ent i r e com mun it y mea n s so much to t he tea m , to t he at h letes a nd to t he school . T he Wol f Pac k competed a ga i n st un iversit ies much la rger t ha n T RU a nd t hey showed up, competed a nd won a nat iona l t it le ” W h i le t he at h letes deser ve a l l t he w i n n i ng accolades , c r ed it for host i ng t he 2 0 2 2 U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Cha mpion sh ip i n K a m loops goes to a whole net work of sta ff, volunteers a nd suppor ters , i nc lud i ng t he event’s pr esent i ng spon sor, R BC , a s wel l a s K a m loops K ia K a m loops’s ow n A lesa nd r o Com ita scor ed i n e x t ra t i me for T RU wh i le br ot her Domen ico k noc ked i n t he ga me w i n n i ng pena lt y k ic k Bot h Com ita br ot hers a r e pa st r ec ipient s of T RU fi na nc ia l awa rd s A lesa nd r o r eceived t he Sa ha l i Spi r it Awa rd a nd Domen ico t he Spor t s Ta sk Force L egac y Awa rd To cont i nue to nur tur e a w i n n i ng at

MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

Fraser Minten and Logan Stankoven know media frenzy. They don’t know it like 17-year-old superstar Connor Bedard, whose Regina Pats will square off against the Kamloops Blazers on Wednesday at Sandman Centre, likely in front of a sold-out crowd.

Game time is 7 p.m.

“I haven’t really talked to him about it,” said Minten, the Blazers’ 18-year-old forward from Yaletown. “I’m sure he’d rather just not hear about it for once and I think it’s pretty crazy for him. It probably feels a little surreal, at times. He’s just trying to play hockey and have some fun, and gets a lot of attention, for sure.”

Bedard, who is expected to go first overall in the 2023 NHL Draft, and Toronto Maple Leafs’ pros pect Minten are good friends and former linemates, toiling together for two seasons at West Vancouver Academy in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League ranks.

Stankoven and Bedard have played together at multiple international tournaments, most recently donning the Maple Leaf and winning gold at the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton.

“He’s earned every single bit

of that attention with the special plays that he’s made and he’s getting some comparisons to [Connor] McDavid and [Sidney] Crosby and he’s right up there with them,” Stankoven said.

“There is lots of pressure on him and he’s handled it really well, like a professional. It’s just some thing that comes with playing the game of hockey. He is a part of it. Not many kids get that opportuni ty to get all that media and atten

tion. You just enjoy it and have fun with it, I guess.”

Bedard, who was in action against the Kelowna Rockets on Tuesday after KTW’s press dead line, is delivering on his first road trip through his home province, selling out barns and appeasing phenom-seeking fans with his jawdropping skillset.

The 5-foot-10, 185-pound left shot from North Vancouver regis tered three goals and one helper

in a 9-5 victory over the Victoria Royals on Saturday on Vancouver Island, bolstering his substantial lead in the WHL scoring race.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Bedard had 53 points, including 22 goals, in 24 games and held a 14-point lead on Andrew Cristall of Kelowna and Owen Pederson of the Winnipeg Ice.

Stankoven, who has 14 goals and 33 points in 16 games to sit tied for ninth in the points race,

is the reigning CHL player of the year and the game on Wednesday offers a national stage for him to remind folks of his place among the big boys.

“Yeah, of course,” said Stankoven, the born-and-bred Kamloopsian who is averaging 2.06 points-per-game this sea son. “Obviously, I’m not going to change the way I play the game, but I think, at the same time, if I’m on the ice against him, I want to out-compete him and make sure that I don’t let him touch the puck and make those special plays because he’s a great player and the less the puck is in his hands, the less chance they have at having success.”

The 2023 Memorial Cup-host Blazers recently acquired injured forward Jakub Demek from the Edmonton Oil Kings in their first major move ahead of the Jan. 10 WHL trade deadline.

CONNOR BEDARD

Kamloops Blazers’ forward Fraser Minten will faceoff against his good friend Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats on Wednesday at Sandman Centre. The two were linemates while playing for West Vancouver Academy.

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Outside noise an obstacle

With more transactions expected to come, Blazers’ GM Shaun Clouston was asked if it can be an unset tling time in the dressing room.

“It’s really interesting,” Clouston said. “There’s just a lot more focus on it. That is actually the way it is all the time and it’s going to be that way for the rest of their careers. If they play until they’re 35, if they want to be pros, that’s just the way it always is. There are no guarantees. Each year, you’re fighting to get in a

lineup or stay in a lineup. There are new guys com ing in trying to take your job away. It’s just a highly, highly competitive sport.”

Players do their best to ignore rumours and trade talk — including the longdiscussed potential of a Bedard to Kamloops move — but it has followed the Pats on this trip and the Blazers will hear about it until the deadline.

“It can be a challenge, just seeing stuff on Twitter or whatever, but at the end of the day, we’re here to play hockey, we’re here to

win games, so that’s all we can do right now,” Blazers’ forward Matthew Seminoff told KTW earlier this month after the Demek trade.

Minten was asked to put himself in his friend Bedard’s shoes on this road trip.

“It’d be tough, I bet,” Minten said. “It’s pretty hard to avoid the outside noise when you’ve got that much of it all the time, but if there’s a guy who can deal with it well, it would be him. He’s a great guy and I’m excited to play against him.”

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Blazers’ forward Logan Stankoven celebrates his hat-trick goal on Oct. 22 at Sandman Centre.

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Question to Paddock on Bedard not stupid

egina Pats’ head coach and gen eral manager John Paddock knows it is not a stupid question.

Debate sparked on Twitter when Vancouver Province report er Steve Ewen posted Paddock’s answer to a question on Connor Bedard, the query relating to the possibility of the generational superstar being traded by the Jan. 10 WHL trade deadline.

“That’s a stupid question,” Paddock said on Nov. 24, a day before his Pats blanked the Vancouver Giants 3-0 at Langley Events Centre. “That’s my response. There’s only one place where that’s come out of all year and that’s in B.C.”

It is obviously not a stupid question. There are arguments on both sides — to trade or not to trade — and those will not be listed in this space. They’re easy to find. Just find Ewen’s tweet.

Paddock is a well-respected executive and is way too smart not to understand why people will debate the matter, and why the

media will ask questions about it.

Yet the article Ewen wrote on Nov. 24 noted Paddock was angered the idea of dealing Bedard was even brought up.

The indignation toward such an obvious and fair question sug gests it was, in part, manufactured and purposeful, designed to send a message at the start of the B.C. Division road trip, the directive being to not ask about Bedard trades unless you want to feel Paddock’s wrath.

He was seemingly waiting to come in over the top with the

scathing retort, attempting to scare off reporters and perhaps draw attention away from Bedard (with columns like this one?), an understandable strategy consid ering the mob that follows the 17-year-old wunderkind from North Vancouver.

Genuine frustration was also bundled up in the fiery return. Paddock is probably sick of hear ing about it. Questions persist despite consistent messaging from the club, which insists the plan

is to build a contender around Bedard. Frustration is inevitable.

Maybe ownership and brass have completely ruled out the trade and, even if they haven’t, it borders on certain that the Pats’ GM is not going to show his cards when asked the question.

But that still doesn’t make it a stupid question.

You ask because you don’t know for sure how Paddock will respond and you might glean something

unexpected from the answer.

We got a window into the tem perature in Regina and a look at a strategist’s attempt to control nar rative on a road trip.

We also got a damn good quote.

The Rockets sent an email to Kelowna media on Nov. 25, with information on Bedard’s availabil ity on Monday, Nov. 28, ahead of the game on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Little Apple.

It included a note from the Pats: “We have been advised by Regina that Connor will not be answering questions about trades.”

On Tuesday, the Blazers sent an email to Kamloops media, with a note from Regina: “As per the Regina Pats’ request, John and Connor will not be taking trade speculation questions.”

For the record, I’m on board with steering clear of asking 17-year-old hockey players if they think they will be traded.

Those questions are for Paddock.

And they’re most certainly not stupid.

The Tattle of HASTINGS

MARTY HASTINGS

Regina Pats’ head coach and GM John Paddock will be in Kamloops on Wednesday, with his club set to square off against the Blazers.

Dunstone, new team ranked first in Canada

MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

Matt Dunstone has lofty goals for his new curling team.

“We definitely want to win the Brier, win the worlds and wouldn’t hate to pick up a Grand Slam or two along the way,” said two-time Tim Hortons Brier bronze medallist Dunstone, the Kamloops resident from Winnipeg.

Dunstone in March joined forces with third B.J. Neufeld, second Colton Lott and lead Ryan Harnden, form ing a Winnipeg-based rink after playing out of Saskatchewan for the past five-and-a-half seasons.

The 2022-2023 Dunstone incarnation — which has played in six events, reaching

finals in four of them and semifinals in the other two — picked up its first victory on Nov. 18 at the Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic, vanquishing Kevin Koe and his

Calgary rink 8-2 in a gold-medal tilt that was over after five ends.

“It was definitely nice to finish an event off, that’s for sure,” said Dunstone, whose team earned a cheque

for about $10,000 in Red Deer, boosting its season total to about $115,000. “You put yourself in those posi tions enough times, eventually you’ve got to take one of them.”

Team Dunstone is atop Canadian Team Ranking System points standings and is fifth in world rankings head ing into the DEKALB SuperSpiel, which gets underway on Friday in Morris, Man.

“There are a lot of great things that come along with being ranked quite high,” Dunstone said. “There is quite a bit of funding that comes along with that, you get into all the Grand Slam events and the back door option of the wild card to get into the Brier if we happen to not win the provin cial championship.

“For this team, most importantly, being ranked as high as we are right now has just given us the belief we needed as a new team to know we have exactly what it takes to go and

win what we want to.”

The Grand Slam of Curling WFG Masters will run from Dec. 6 to Dec. 11 in Oakville, Ont., and will mark the Dunstone rink’s last action of 2022.

Dunstone has won silver at three events this season — the GSOC Hearing Life Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alta., the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic and PointsBet Canada Invitational in Fredericton.

The second-place finish at the PointsBet event is the team’s most lucrative perfor mance to date, worth about $36,000.

Dunstone won bronze at the GSOC Boost National in North Bay, Ont., and ATB Okotoks in Okotoks, Alta.

Teams are allowed

one out-of-province import. Neufeld and Lott both live in Manitoba and Dunstone claims a birthright exemption.

Harden, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is the team’s import.

They seem to be coming together just fine.

“A lot of it is a big learning process, figur ing out slowly what makes guys tick and what doesn’t,” said Dunstone, who moved to Kamloops in 2018. “Curling is one of those games where the team dynamic is pretty much everything.

“You eventually get comfortable with one another, begin to say a little bit more and those conversa tions that are maybe a little bit more difficult become quite a bit easier.”

Skip Matt Dunstone, third B.J. Neufeld, second Colton Lott and lead Ryan Harnden formed their team in March. They snared their first win earlier this month.

VIKES SHARE GOLD

Late surge leads to first win

Denys Bachurin led the way for the TRU WolfPack men’s basketball team on Saturday, finishing with 22 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in his club’s first victory of the Canada West campaign.

TRU (1-5) pulled ahead after an 11-3 run in the fourth quarter and held on for a 78-74 victory over the Lethbridge Pronghorns.

Lethbridge (2-6) knocked off vis

iting TRU 81-69 on Friday.

The WolfPack will play host to the MacEwan Griffins (0-8) of Edmonton this weekend, with game time set for 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the TCC.

LOSSES ADDING UP

Elana Sireni had a team-high nine points for the TRU WolfPack in a 79-58 loss to the home

town Lethbridge Pronghorns on Saturday.

TRU, which fell 76-39 to Lethbridge (5-3) on Friday, dropped to 0-6 on the women’s Canada West basketball campaign.

The WolfPack will play host to the MacEwan Griffins (1-7) of Edmonton this weekend, with game time slated for 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Yamaoka, Peters get all-star nod

Kai Yamaoka and Grayson Peters of the South Kamloops Titans were last week named to the B.C. School Sports

Football AA All-Star Team.

The Titans’ linebacker duo will compete in an all-star game on Saturday,

Dec. 3, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

South Kam fell 30-14 to the hometown Vernon Panthers on Nov. 18 in

the quarter-final round of the AA B.C. Secondary Schools Football Association provincial playoffs.

2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE

WolfPack split

The TRU WolfPack fell one set shy of sweeping the visiting Saskatchewan Huskies in wom en’s Canada West volleyball action on Saturday at the TCC.

Saskatchewan prevailed in a five-set thriller, bouncing back from a 3-2 defeat on Friday in Kamloops.

“I’m happier with the team today than I was yesterday,” WolfPack head coach Behlul Yavasgel told TRU Sports Information. “Kate Lamothe had an incredible performance. We’ve been waiting for her to shine and she went out today and did her thing. For me, I’m just so proud of Kate’s perfor mance.”

Lamothe, a second-year outside hitter from Winchester, Ont., saw her first extended action this season and recorded 12 kills in the match.

Caet McCorkell of Kamloops notched nine kills for the Huskies, who improved to 5-5 on the campaign.

The Calgary Dinos (7-3) will play host to the WolfPack (5-5) on Friday and Saturday.

HAMILTON PACES TRU

Matthew Hamilton had a breakout performance for the TRU WolfPack men’s volleyball

team in a five-set victory over the Saskatchewan Huskies on Saturday in Canada West action at the TCC.

Hamilton racked up 18 kills and two aces to help the WolfPack (5-5) secure a week end split with the Huskies (6-4), who prevailed 3-1 over home town TRU on Friday.

“That’s one of the best team performances we’ve had and we were down our best player,” WolfPack head coach Pat Hennelly told TRU Sports Information, making refer ence to offensive threat Sam Flowerday. “I was impressed by Archie Golding and can’t say enough about Matthew Hamilton. He was the man tonight.”

Thundersky Walkingbear was steady for the Pack, with 14 kills, and Golding stood out in his first meaningful action of the season, recording 11 kills and an ace.

The Calgary Dinos (3-7) will play host to TRU on Friday and Saturday.

2023 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING SCHEDULE

The 2023 Committee of the Whole Meetings shall be held prior to each Regular Council Meeting commencing at 6:00 pm in Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall at #1 Opal Drive, Logan Lake

Thompson Valley Orchestra is pleased to announce their first Christmas concert since 2019 We are going electric with a full orchestra playing music of the Trans Siberian Orchestra featuring guest Guitarist Cal Lewis Lund gren. Music director Steve Powrie , brings his own electric energy to this event Saturday, December 3, 2022 @ 7:00 pm and Sunday December 4, 2022 @ 3:00 pm two performance opportunities. Get your tickets from the “buy tickets” icon on the website: www.thompsonvalleyorchestra.ca Space permitting, tickets will also be available at the door Location: Kamloops Full Gospel Tabernacle, 1550 Tranquille Road.

Two Valleyview Vikings teams are splitting the Grade 8 girls’ city volleyball title. Both clubs reached the final after undefeated seasons and organizers opted to have the squads share the spoils, with a split-squad exhibition game taking place last week

CANIM L AKE BAND/ELIZA ARCHIE MEMORIAL SCHOOL G R A D E 6 7 T E AC H E R

LOCATION: Eliza Archie Memorial School

APPOINTMENT: 1.0 FTE

School Calendar Year Januar y June 2023 On Year Term Contract

RATE OF PAY: Based on Canim Lake Band Teacher Salar y Grid

Eliza Archie Memorial School, located in beautiful Canim Lake area, is seek ing a Grade Grade 6-7 teacher for the 2022-2023 school year Our educators work as par t of a collaborative, energetic teaching team focused on creating success for all our students Our staff follows the BC Curriculum with additional programs such as Readwell, Reading Master y, Six Minute Solution, Jump Math suppor ted by the First Nations Schools Association.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE:

• Bachelor of Education

• A member and in Good Standing with the BC College of Teachers

• Training and experience teaching Intermediate level

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proven ability to successfully work and interact with children, youth, parents/guardians, staff and visitors in a professional manner

• Good organization, time management and prioritization sk ills

• Strong morals and ethics, sound judgement and reasoning sk ills, along with commitment to discretion and privac y

• Strong verbal and written communication, and excellent interpersonal sk ills

• Physically able to per form all assigned tasks

• Criminal Record Check clearance COMPETENCIES:

• Must be adaptable, flexible and be willing to work closely in a collaborative teaching environment

• Preference will be given to those candidates who have experience in First Nations Schools

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In Loving Memory of

Donald Edward Fraser

October 14, 1925 December 3, 1992 …..

DAD……

If we could write a story it would be the greatest ever told of a kind and loving Dad who had a heart of gold.

We could write a million pages but still be unable to say just how much we love and miss him every single day.

We will remember all he taught us we’ll hurt but won’t be sad because he’ll send us down the answers and he’ll always be “ Our Dad”

In Loving Memory of Ron Bredesen

July 11,1947 December 1, 2017

My Darling Ron

It’s now five years I’ve been without you Five years of missing and thinking of you every day Five years of celebrating your memory on birthdays, anniversaries and holidays Five years of reflection

My life before I met you was good, I was fine Since you’ve been gone, my life is good, I am fine. But those years in between were golden Certainly there were bad times, sad times and times we just weren’t on the same page but never for a moment did we believe we weren’t meant to be together We were always rock solid, each other’s biggest fan

What did I love about you? Your kindness to everyone, your honesty and sense of humour You made me laugh every day and boy do I miss that You were smart and talented could build or fix anything You were handsome and handy You were raised to be responsible and hard working You took such good care of the people you loved And you were fun too you liked a good time, music made you happy You loved to tease people but just as often turned the joke on yourself You were humble and gentle When you held my hand, my world was perfect

I still feel you in my life at work and play. I feel you every day when I enter the front door at home Doing ordinary tasks, my mind suddenly thinks of us doing the same. You were always a positive, joyful soul and brought that into mine. I know you hid the pain and fears of your illness to protect me and I love you all the more for that You were such a strong man.

I celebrate you You are my hero, my Superman

I will love you always, Your Jeanette

The More You GIVE

by Teresa Piercey-Gates

The more you give, the more you get,

The more you do unselfishly

The more you live abundantly.

The more of everything you share,

The more you laugh, the less you fret.

The more you’ll always have to spare.

The more you love, the more you’ll find

That life is good and friends are kind.

For only what we give away,

Enriches us from day to day.

Beulah Mae Burns

March 10, 1933 - November 21, 2022

Beulah Mae Burns passed away peacefully in the early morning of November 21, 2022 at the Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops, B.C.

Born Beulah Mae McCullough on the 10th of March 1933 in Tiddville, Nova Scotia to Harold Burton and Sarah Ann McCullough. Beulah was predeceased by her parents; her husband James Reginald (Jimmy) Burns; and her siblings, Sheldon McCullough, Erna Nickerson, Emerson McCullough, Ronald McCullough, Nelson McCullough, Nettie Outhouse and Douglas McCullough. Beulah is survived by her sister Margaret Davidson of Digby, Nova Scotia and by her children; Carol Richards (Bob) of Digby, Nova Scotia; Phil Burns (Julie) of Kamloops, B.C. and Bonnie Burns of Kamloops, B.C.: her granddaughter, Carolyn Richards of Langley, B.C.; her step-grandson, Timothy Wright of Victoria, B.C.; and her greatgrandchildren Layne Richards (Kaelea) of Kamloops, B.C. and Alexis Lippert of Langley, B.C.

Beulah and Jimmy were married in 1952 in Digby, Nova Scotia and, although they lived in Toronto for a few short years in the 1950’s; they made their home in Tiddville, Nova Scotia for many years where they both worked at the fish plant in nearby East Ferry In February of 1970, Beulah and Jimmy moved their family to British Columbia; first to Williams Lake for a brief time, but ultimately settling that fall in Kamloops where Jimmy first apprenticed and then became a journeyman plumber and Beulah worked for a number of years at the Valleyview K-Mart.

An accomplished seamstress, Beulah will be best remembered for her sewing, having made many beautiful quilts as well as many of her family's clothes and the altering of clothes for many individuals over the years both in Nova Scotia and in British Columbia.

Cremation to be arranged by Schoening Funeral Service of Kamloops, with a celebration of life to be announced at a later date.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com.

Irene Ford

January 15, 1927

- November 22, 2022

With great sadness we announce the passing of Irene Ford in Kamloops, B.C., at 95 years of age. She was a loving wife to her predeceased husband, Paul Ford they shared 67 years of marriage. She was a wonderful mother to Paul R. Ford, Alan M. (Carrie) Ford, and Darlene C. (Roger) Wise.

She will be missed by her grandchildren Kenna (Marc) Lavigne, Daniel (Jocelyn) Holmes, David (Nikki) Holmes, Steven (Terri) Weisgerber and Alysha (Mike) Weisgerber, great-grandchildren Jessica, Karlie, Tayler, Brady and Colbie and great great-grandsons Dax and Leo. She is also survived by two sisters May Clark and Frances Hepple and nieces and nephews in England.

Irene was better known as Robbie, she was born in Gateshead, England, she was removed from her family at age 9 along with two younger brothers Henry and Johnny Robinson. These children were sent to Fairbridge School on Vancouver Island. It was a sad and tragic time that history hasn’t taken much interest in until recent years.

Irene joined the army as soon as she could and found her future husband on the base. They built a good life. Mom worked at different jobs in hospitals, restaurants, post offices, department stores and managed a motel but the most important to her was being a housewife and mother Mom was a hard worker and had lots of hobbies gardening, sewing, knitting and baked delicious pies, so good a restaurant paid her for them. Mom loved to laugh and make others laugh.

She battled cancer as a young woman and later in her life she developed Alzheimers and still managed to live a long life. She will be missed but never forgotten.

Our family wishes to send a sincere Thank you to Dr Wynne, all the staff at Ridgeview Lodge and to Veterans Affairs, who all took part in caring for “Robbie” We will be forever grateful.

Always missed by Wife Dawn, Sons: Blair & Wayne, Daughters: Judy & Donna and their families

Kim Kraushar

Kim passed in his home, at the age of 69. He was a retired Firefighter and a lover of music, outdoor activities and adventures.

Kim is survived by his mother Connie Kraushar, sister Lynne Kraushar, niece Alyssa Stewart and her family; husband Niel, children Ian and Lauren, as well as many cousins. He was predeceased by his father Walter John Kraushar in 2013.

Kim was born in Edmonton, Alberta. The family moved to Kamloops a few years later, and he grew up in the Pleasant Street neighbourhood. A neighbourhood full of young families with children of similar ages, spending time outside playing, climbing the hills behind the house, and sleighing down those hills in the winter Schools were in walking distance. In high school band he learned to play trumpet. But he loved the guitar

As a teen he was in the Scouting program where he learned the outdoor skills.

One of his first jobs was a summer working for the Forest Service where he had fire watch duty at the top of a tower out on a mountain. Mom did not have any communication with him until he was able to get back to town. No cell phones in those days.

He took up scuba diving and did salvage work in Kamloops Lake and Monte Lake.

In his mid twenties he joined the Kamloops Fire Department and it is from there that he retired. He worked with people who became life long friends and with whom he enjoyed camping, kayaking, paddle boarding, motorcycling, hiking, paddling, skiing, snowboarding. The Firefighters have a few stories around doing the Nanaimo to Vancouver bathtub race and travelling to Hawaii to compete in the Outrigger canoe race.

Every Sunday was dinner at Mom and Dad’s, as well as birthdays and holidays. He was a wonderful uncle to his niece Alyssa. When she married her husband Niel became one of his favourite people.

He sang with several choirs in Kamloops, often at the same time. Most recently he was involved with the Bell Players at the Kamloops United Church.

Special thanks to Kim’s neighbour and fellow Firefighter Barclay for helping Kim when he could, and helping us navigate the now And to Candice and the folks at the United Church.

There will be a memorial wake for Kim in a few months.

Pamela Butcher (née Borthwick)

March

10, 1955 - November 15, 2022

It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our wife, mother, sister, and friend. After a courageous battle with cancer, Pam passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family at the age of 67.

Pam is survived by her husband Owen ‘Butch’, daughters Billie (Sid), Bobbi (Cam), step-daughter Jennifer, grandchildren Jaia, Vinay and Sunil, two brothers, three sisters, and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her father Alvin Palmer Borthwick, mother Edith Grayce Fryklund, and her brother Mervin.

Pam and Butch spent most of their married life in Pineview of Prince George where they raised their daughters, met many lifelong friends, and were proudly involved in their community Pam was also very proud of the work she did as a care aide at Parkside Care Home and UHNBC prior to retiring to Cache Creek. Pam lived a very active life, enthusiastically being involved with many hobbies and events, always living life to its fullest. She had an infectious laugh that will be dearly missed.

A very special thank you to Dr Sarah Trudeau, as well as the amazing team at Ashcroft Community Care.

Please join us in remembering Pam as we host a celebration of life at Pineview Community Hall in Prince George on December 3, 2022 at 10:30 am. We welcome you to bring stories to share over coffee, tea and snacks.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society

Jit Singh Basran

July 1932 - November 2022

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Jit Singh Basran, our devoted husband, father, grandfather, and beloved friend to many

Born in Bilaspur, India in 1932, he was the second-youngest of 3 sisters and 3 brothers. He immigrated to Kamloops at 19 years of age to establish his new life. Years later he married his cherished wife of 62 years, Gurdev Kaur Basran (nee. Thiara) and raised their 3 children Dayl (Ken) Dhaliwal, Ray (Jaz) Basran, and Devi (Karim) Basran.

Jit was known as an extremely hard worker For over 45 years, he started his working day at his sister ’s apple orchard on Singh Street, then proceeded to work his shifts at the Punjab Lumber and Weyerhaeuser sawmills, with shifts at the Sundown Drive-In Theater in between! Jit’s work ethic and dedication to the Sikh faith made him a pillar of the Kamloops and Indo-Canadian communities with many hours of his spare time dedicated to sustaining the Sikh Cultural Society Gurdwara. His tenacity and drive to succeed was a reflection on, and example to, his family and community

Even after retirement, Jit never slowed down, filling his days swimming laps at the pool, tending to his vegetable garden and rose bushes, watching his favorite sports, and taking evening walks with his wife. He passed on his passion for health and fitness to his children and grandchildren, and was their proudest spectator The first to arrive at games, and first to leave! The only time he ever raised his voice was while cheering on his teams and giving coaching advice through the TV! Hockey Night in Canada, BC Lions games, or Allstar Wrestling were on almost around the clock at the house.

Until the end, Jit’s wry humour and infectious laugh filled any room and enveloped those around him with love. He passed away peacefully and with dignity in his home with his wife by his side. He will be greatly missed by his wife, children and his six grandchildren: Danielle, Kiesha, Jennifer, Jamie, Jaylene (Jiven), Kaylen. His family would like to thank Dr Brar and Nurse Practitioners Tonya, Chantelle, Diane, Laura, Jennifer, Beckie & Stephanie for their compassionate care.

Our family will be Celebrating his incredible life in a service to be held on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 11:00 am in the Schoening Funeral Chapel, 513 Seymour Street followed by prayers and lunch at the Sikh Cultural Society Gurdwara at 700 Cambridge Crescent.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to The Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Kathleen “Kathy” Clarke-Nelson

1957 - 2022

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kathleen “Kathy” ClarkeNelson. Kathy passed away on November 18, 2022, at 65 years of age. She was born in Espanola, Ontario. She moved around Ontario as a child, before moving to the Yukon as a teenager She then moved back to Ontario, then moved to BC as a young adult. British Columbia was her home throughout her adult life. Kathy married her husband, Chris, in 1984 and became a mother in 1994. Kathy worked at SD73 as a custodian and retired in 2012. Kathy will be remembered for her generosity, her love of music, love of family and friends.

She is survived by her husband Chris Nelson, her daughter Christine Nelson of Kamloops, brother Michael (Suzanne) Clarke of Calgary, and sister Joyce Clarke of Kamloops. She is predeceased by her mother Edna Clarke, her father Edgar Clarke, her sister Beverly Ruis, and her brothers Glenn Clarke, Jim Clarke, and Tom Clarke.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Kathy in Kamloops in March of 2023.

Special thanks to Kamloops Hospice Association for their dedication and kindness towards Kathy

Memorial donations may be made to Kamloops Hospice Association. Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent S, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9.

Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Douglas F. Wright 1929 - 2022

Doug Wright, my dear husband for over 70 years, passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Trinity Hospice, Kamloops, BC, at the age of 93. When he retired from his position of Production Manager of medical isotopes at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Ottawa, in 1984, we headed west to Nanaimo, BC, where we enjoyed 30 years of new friendships, curling, hiking, camping, volunteer work - and most importantly, golf! At one point, he was President of MISGA, Mid-Island Seniors Golf Association.

Together we enjoyed exploring the world, often with golf bags in tow, by car, bus, train, or a cruise ship. We left Nanaimo in 2014, moving to Kamloops, BC, to be closer to family He will be greatly missed by his children: Sue Wright; Wendi (Jim) Fitger; Ken (Cheryl) Wright; and Patti (Marvin) Miller He dearly loved the grandchildren: Cris (Jason) Stobbe; Sabrina Magnus; Calah Wright; Sam and Susanna Basden. Sadly, he was predeceased in 2017 by our grandson, Travis (Sarah) Wright. His only brother, David W Wright, QC (Jean) died in 2013. Blessed with great-grandchildren: Ethan Stump; Jakob and David Stobbe; Autumn and Erik Wright.

A celebration of life for Doug is being planned for early summer His favourite poem was “The Cremation of Sam McGee” which terrified his kids sitting around the campfire. Our family wishes to thank the nursing staff of Trinity Hospice for their loving care.

Condolences may be expressed at www.firstmemorialkamloops.com

Janet Elaine Groseth August 5, 1934 - November 11, 2022

Janet was born to parents Harry and Ida Arkinstall in Calgary, AB and at a young age moved to Victoria, BC with her family Victoria was where she would live her younger life, where she would become Miss Esquimalt, librarian, wife and mother

Janet met her husband Bob in Victoria, BC. They had 5 children, Roxanne Mooney (Bill), Steven Groseth (Carolyn), Valerie Versendaal (Jan), Lance Groseth (Serap) and Annette Groseth (Leonard MacNeil) and were blessed with 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Later she and her family relocated to MacKenzie, BC, where she enjoyed the outdoors and became an active member of the Legion. When Bob fell ill they moved to Kamloops, BC, where she spent her remaining years. Janet loved, angels, hummingbirds, gardening (begonias being her favourite), a good laugh, cards, puzzling, family gatherings and social events with her friends at Berwick on the Park, where she has lived her last 16 years.

Janet is predeceased by her husband of 50 years Bob, mother Ida, father Harry and brothers Harry and Charlie.

Many thanks to the wonderful doctors and nurses at RIH and the amazing staff at the Marjorie Willoughby Hospice who helped mom on her final journey

Mom, you are our angel now Even though we can't see you, we know you are with us, watching over us.

❤Love you mom❤

A private service will be held in Victoria, BC, in the spring of 2023. In lieu of gifts and flowers please make donations to the Kamloops Hospice Association.

Barry Robert Escott

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Barry Robert Escott on October 1, 2022.

Barry leaves behind sons Robert Escott, Darren Escott (Shannon Milman) and grandson Brenden Escott (Sierra) also his long time best friend and fellow member of the wiserhood Neil Grey

Dad's day job was driving city bus where he spent nearly 40 years safely transporting people from one side of town to the another His night job was playing drums with many different bands and musicians over the years eventually earning the title of "Band Daddy".

If asked to describe Dad in one word it would be "Loyal". loyalty to his family in times of need, in the longevity of his employment in transit and to the people who needed a roof over their head and a hot meal.

Dad also had a love of mechanics which came in handy in keeping his beloved 1972 MGB running smooth and his 1972 Starcraft cabin cruiser afloat.

Barry will be greatly missed by all who knew him and experienced his wit and generosity

Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps them near.

Q. I told you Murray wanted to be cremated? Is it done yet?

A. A lot of people think it’s as simple as that. It isn’t. There are a number of legal documents to sign before we’re allowed to proceed. That plus the minimum 48 hour law in BC.

Love’s greatest gift is remembrance.

Footprints

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two set of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. “Lord, you said that once I decided to followed you, you’d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times of life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed you most, you would leave me.”

The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”

Margaret Fishback Powers

Wilma "Willie" Endean

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Wilma “Willie” Endean on November 19, 2022 at the age of 80. She passed away peacefully at Royal Inland Hospital with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.

Willie is survived by her daughter Lynn (Randy) Sunderman, grandchildren Josh and Mary, sisters Lorraine and Katie, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents Bill and Edith Davidson, husband Cork, and son Randy

Willie was born on February 25, 1942 at RIH in Kamloops. She grew up in Knutsford and enjoyed participating in the 4H beef club, and going to community dances and picnics. In 1957 she met the love of her life, Cork, and they were married in 1959. They raised their family in Kamloops before moving back to Knutsford in 1988. One of Willie’s very first jobs was cooking at the Deleeuw Ranch as a teenager, and she continued as an institutional cook throughout her career before she retired in 1990. She loved to try new things, and upon retirement, she learned how to swim, do tai chi, how to line dance, and she joined the senior slow pitch league and Knutsford Stitch & Bitch. Willie loved the great outdoors and was always game to go camping, hiking, bike riding, and kayaking, especially with her grandkids. In 2017 she started volunteering at the United Church Thrift Store and enjoyed the new friendships she made there.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Knutsford Hall on Highway 5A on December 4, 2022 at 11:00 am with refreshments to follow

Willie’s family would like to thank all the staff on 5North at RIH for their excellent care. And a special thank you to Jackie Pelton and Dr. Stinson for going above and beyond.

Condolences may be expressed at www.DrakeCremation.com

Roger Stephen Larose

1968 - 2022

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Roger Stephen Larose.

Roger passed away at Royal Inland Hospital on November 20, 2022 at the age of 54. He was born in Noranda, Quebec and moved to Kamloops at age 9. Roger married his wife and soulmate, Sharon, in 2003. He worked as a courier in Kamloops for 28 years. Roger will be remembered for his sense of humor, generosity, kindness, and fun-loving spirit.

As Long As Hearts Remember

As long as hearts remember

long as hearts still care

do not part with those we love They're with us everywhere. by Anonymous.

Roger is survived by his wife Sharon Larose, his daughters Sarah (James Walkinshaw) Halliday of Kamloops, Candace (Brad Leroux) Halliday and grandson Bowen Leroux of Maple Ridge, his mother Jean Larose of Kamloops, brothers Donny (Olga) Larose, Darrell Larose, Tim (Diane) Larose, Ivan (Anne) Larose, Eldon Larose, Peter Larose of Kamloops, his sister Liza (Doug) Allen of Vernon, and dozens of nieces and nephews who loved his playful personality He is predeceased by his father, David Donald Larose.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Roger in Kamloops early in the new year

Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Norma Watts 1940 - 2022

On Sunday, November 20, 2022 after a brave struggle with dementia, Norma, Wife, Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Sister and Aunt surrounded by family, peacefully left us to be with the Lord.

She was predeceased by her parents, brother Allan Downes and sister-in-law Gwen Downes.

Family members left to cherish all the great memories are husband Ron, daughters Jacqueline Corbett (John), Anita Watts, Rhonda Powrie (Steve), grandchildren Catie Corbett, Rachel Ma (Jon), Jane Corbett, Brianna Powrie (Ben) and Taylor Powrie (Hanna), great-grandchildren Ben, Janaya and Lilia Ma. Siblings Edna Armstrong, Gordon Downes and Mavis Morrison (Jim), sister-in-law Linda Downes. Also left to remember her are her numerous nieces and nephews. Norma was particularly proud of all of her family

Norma was born in New Westminster and grew up in Haney, B.C. She graduated from Maple Ridge Secondary where she excelled at track and field. Upon graduation she took her nurses training at Royal Columbian Hospital. After marrying Ron in 1962 and a short stint at Vancouver General and Chilliwack, in 1964 the family moved to Westwold to accommodate Ron's teaching career In 1966 the move was made to Kamloops and as a part-time nurse Norma began her nursing career at Royal Inland Hospital. Over the years she nursed on different floors, became a head nurse, supervisor and finally retired from the position of Director of Mental Health Services.

In 1975 property was purchased in Valleyview with river frontage and a house was built that would accommodate large gatherings. Besides her rose and vegetable gardening Norma was the beautiful hostess for many staff parties both nurses/doctors and teachers, baby showers, birthday parties, graduation parties, church gatherings and anniversary parties.

Along with her family, career and friendships, the Baptist Church and her faith were always an important part of her life from a young age to present. She was always active in the organization of Sunday school, music and cooking for large groups. Her interest in music carries over into the community where she was involved in choirs and musical productions.

In retirement, travelling every year and active community service were important to Norma. She was a founding member and President of the Kamloops Adult Learning Society and a Director and President of Thompson Rivers University Alumni.

Many thanks to the staff and Dr Wynne for the special care given to Norma at Ridgeview Lodge.

A Celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Condolences can be made at DrakeCremation.com

A Vanished Friend

Around the corner I have a friend In this great city that has no end; Yet days go by, and weeks rush on, And before I know it a year has gone, And I never see my old friend’s face, For life is a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as well As in the days when I rang his bell, And he rang mine. We were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men, Tired of playing a foolish game, Tired with trying to make a name. “Tomorrow, I will call on Jim, Just to show that I am thinking of him.” But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And the distance between us grows and grows, Around the corner, yet miles away “Here’s a telegram, sir,” “Jim died today!”

And that’s what we get, and deserve in the end, Around the corner a vanished friend!

by Anders Lim

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Maree Mary Benoit

1933 - 2022

Maree was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister, aunt, and friend during her incredible 89 years of life. She passed away peacefully on November 12, 2022 in Kamloops surrounded by an abundance of love.

Maree will be lovingly remembered by her children Elaine (Peter), Tom (Peggy), Keray (Marianne), Steven (Barb) and Moray Also, her grandchildren Cody (Jacquie) Phillips, Amy Phillips, Petra (Mark) Hoosein, Michael (Helen) Boronowski, Brian (Jessy) leVann, Michael Benoit (Angie), Stephanie Benoit, Lachlan Benoit, Devon (John) Graham, Jason (Leah) Benoit, Jarrod (Satricia) Benoit, Hannah (Nick) Benoit, Sophie (Ste-V) Benoit. Maree also has 17 great-grandchildren. Maree was predeceased by her loving husband of 69 years, Leo, who passed away in 2020 and her sister June, in 2020.

Maree was born in Etzikom, Alberta into a very poor farming family Eventually, due to her mother ’s ill health and poverty inflicted on the farmers during the Depression, the authorities separated the family At five years of age, Maree and her next oldest sister were placed in an orphanage and her other five siblings, placed in foster homes. It was not long after that Maree was adopted into the Bromham family from Edmonton, where she spent her childhood years She was popular, a strong student and athlete thanks to the love and kindness from her adopted family In 1985, after 47 years Maree was reunited with her biological family Maree spent many years thereafter reacquainting herself with her her new-found siblings that she had missed so dearly She carried a lot of emotions from her early years but found a way to share her experiences through writing. Her story has been published in the Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul and will remain one of her family’s most prized possessions for generations to come.

In her late teens, Maree’s adopted family moved from Edmonton to Victoria, and this is where she met Leo. She was working as a practical nurse; Leo was in the Navy and it was love at first sight. In honouring the memory of Maree, one cannot overlook the importance her relationship with Leo played in her life. From the sweetness of their first dates in Victoria, they shared love, laughter and tears through a long and full life together

After raising five dynamic and energetic children and getting them started on their own paths, Maree began to expand her own world by completing a diploma in Early Childhood Education. This diploma would come to provide a career through which Maree was to influence many young lives. Even into her final years, she regularly met students she had trained and children and families from her daycares. She always remembered their names and joyfully recalled stories of their experiences together Maree shone in many facets of her private and public life including the years spent serving as a member and leader with the Williams Lake Lionesses.

Maree and Leo shared an adventuresome spirit and enjoyed travelling the world to visit their children and living in many BC communities. Their most cherished place was their home overlooking McLeese Lake. This was the home where her growing family gathered, grandchildren explored and formed fond memories of gardening, camping, fishing, crafts and cooking. Maree and Leo eventually settled down in Kamloops to be close to family. There was little time that passed when they were not surrounded by two to three generations of their family Maree and Leo’s greatest pride was their large and loving family

There will be a gathering of the family and friends in June 2023 to celebrate the life and memory of both Leo and Maree.

The family wishes to send a heartfelt thank you to the staff of The Hamlets at Westsyde for their compassionate care of Maree.

Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Florence Isabella (MARIE) Johnson 1924 - 2022

Our much loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, passed away on November 21, 2022 at the age of 98 at Ponderosa in Kamloops. Mom, the only child of Charlie and Marie Grant, was born in a small farmhouse in Bowden, Alberta on March 31, 1924.

Mom was predeceased by her husband Irwin in 2012 after 67 years of marriage. In their retirement, they travelled all over North America in their R.V

Fond memories of mom will be cherished by her two daughters, Karen (Bob Ritchie), Judy (Larry Barton), granddaughters Shawna Gardham, Cheri (Rod Campbell), great-grandchildren Kenza and Malcolm Campbell and niece Karen Old. Mom developed independence, courage and a strong work ethic at a very young age and inspired us with her unparalleled strength, determination and compassion. She faced all challenges in her life with grace and courage. “Maria-fret”, as we affectionately called her, was always gracious, polite, steadfast and very inquisitive. We will miss her wise ways.

Mom left her home in Clearwater at the age of 13 to pursue her education in Victoria and Vancouver She worked for her room and board as a nanny while attending and graduating from King George High School in Vancouver Her diverse career started at age 17. Returning home to Clearwater after graduation, she was offered to teach grades 1-8 in a one-room school. She then worked as a care-aid at the T.B. Center at Tranquille. Mom then moved north to Edmonton to work for the U.S. Army and finally found her passion, working with numbers, and became a bookkeeper/ accountant until retirement.

We have been blessed to live near mom and always enjoyed our daily visits. With heartfelt emotion, our family deeply thanks Dr Dupreez for all her professional and compassionate care extended to mom. Many thanks also to the staff at Berwick on the Park-her beautiful home for the past 15 years. Thank-you to the wonderful staff at Ponderosa that provided mom with much appreciated compassion and comfort over the past month.

In keeping with mom's long standing wish, there will be no service. Sometime hope is what makes us smile, other times, a smile is what gives us hope.

Iris Louise Robinson

Iris Louise Robinson passed away peacefully October 19, 2022 in Delta, B.C.

Iris was born in London, England in 1925 to Percy and Louisa Wilson. Her sister Erica was born 5 years later As a teenager she enjoyed horseback riding in Broomfield Park, playing tennis and family holidays to the seaside. After graduating from Pitman College she worked as an executive secretary at the Gaumont British Picture Corporation. In 1950 she went on a working holiday to Canada ending in Kamloops. She worked at the BC Forest Service for 5 years, where she met Jack, her husband of 62 years.

Iris and Jack loved living in Kamloops, together they raised 3 daughters and nurtured many life long friendships. Iris enjoyed volunteering in the community She was a counselor for the Crisis Pregnancy Center and 100 Huntley Street. She was a faithful member of St. Paul’s Cathedral and shared her faith with many. She was a long-time member of Kamloops PEO and Kamloops Outdoor Club.

Iris was a gracious hostess to friends and family The grandkids referred to visiting as going to ‘Club Kamloops’. Iris enjoyed baking and always had a freezer full of cookies for grandkids to sneak. Summer visits included camping, lake visits, hiking and picking fruit from the backyard trees. She enjoyed fashion and jewelry and was seen jumping rope in high heels with her granddaughters. Mom was an excellent seamstress making many dresses and outfits for herself and her daughters.

Jack and Iris enjoyed many holidays together Jack loved to drive and they frequently travelled to Alberta, Vancouver and Seattle visiting family As well as several overseas trips. In 2015 Mom and Dad moved from Kamloops to Ladner to be closer to their daughters and grandchildren.

Mom is lovingly remembered by daughters Anne (Bruce) and Vanessa (Dave), eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Iris was predeceased by her husband Jack (2017), daughter Jacquie (2018) and her sister Erica (1987).

Mom will be deeply missed. Psalm 23:6.

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TO TK’EMLÚPS

Whoville is on the move.The annual display that pays homage to Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch Who Stole Christmas was previously set up in the Westmount yard of creators Randy and Sue Adams.

Whoville was incorporated in 2016, drawing more visitors each year.

This year, from Dec. 2 to Dec. 11, Whoville will be set up the Tk’emlúps Powwow Arbour, affording the growing town more room to expand.

As always, the entry fee to Whoville is simply a new or gently used children’s book for Literacy in Kamloops. Cash dona tions for Literacy in Kamloops are also accepted.

Through the years, Whoville visi tors have donated thousands of books to Literacy in Kamloops.

“As long as people just come and enjoy themselves, have fun,” Randy told KTW before a previous Whoville opening. “That’s all we ever ask.”

The Adams point out that Whoville is not simply a destination, but an experi ence — a chance for families and friends to enjoy some time together.

Visitors to Whoville in the Powwow Arbour will meet The Mayor of Whoville, His wife, the Grinch, Cindy-Lou and Max the Dog as the original cartoon version of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas plays on a large screen It is roughly a half-hour experience.

Teaming up to create the new and improved Whoville are the Adams, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak, Warner Rentals and Interior Display.

“For us, it began to make people smile and to create a family memory at Christmas,” Sue said of the impetus of Whoville.

“It’s become a tradition. This is finally the right time to make a move and turn this into the wondrous event it can and will be. The ability to put this in a controlled

safe space at the Powwow Arbour is such a positive move for us. The opportunity for us all to be together, to enjoy our families, to support literacy and to be able to grow this Christmas tradition is so empowering to us all.”

Whoville will be open on the following days:

• Friday, Dec. 2: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.;

• Saturday, Dec. 3: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.;

• Sunday, Dec. 4: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.;

• Friday, Dec. 9: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.;

• Saturday, Dec. 10: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Sunday, Dec. 11: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Whoville residents will also be at the Dec. 3 North Shore Business Improvement Association Christmas Community Celebration, which will take place at Wilson House, 115 Tranquille Rd. in North Kamloops, on Dec. 3 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For more on Whoville, visit its Facebook page, WhovilleKamloops.

Biles is WCT’s new executive director

A new executive director has been named for Western Canada Theatre.

Leslie Biles has been recruited by the Kamloops theatre organization. She began her tenure on Nov. 21.

Coming to Kamloops from Calgary, Biles brings with her a background in venue opera tions, management and volunteering.

Biles received a master of fine arts degree from the University of Calgary and a bachelor of arts degree from Bishop’s University in Quebec.

Her past work experience includes work as the vice-president of operations at Arts Commons, the third-largest performing-arts centre in Canada and as general manager of Calgary’s Lunchbox Theatre. Biles was also named in Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 under 40 in Calgary list in 2010.

Her volunteer roles include being pastpresident of the Rotary Club of Calgary East, membership in the Calgary Stampede Horse Show and Grandstand committees, treasurer of Urban Curvz Theatre, chair of the trustees for entertainment union IATSE Local 212 and trea surer for Broad Minds Productions.

“She’s a passionate arts leader with a range of experiences that will help lead WCT as we launch our new strategic plan,” Western Canada Theatre artistic director James MacDonald said.

That strategic plan, planned for 2023 to 2026, is focused on building out the organization and its financial sustainability, strengthening its identity and communicating impact, working with and supporting Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, advising on and investing in the development of cultural capital infrastructure and deepening community engagement and collaborations.

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Leslie Biles arrives in Kamloops from Calgary.

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Westmount resident Randy Adams is the Mayor of Whoville and wife Sue is His Wife in the town targeted by The Grinch.

DAVE EAGLES/KTW FILE PHOTO

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Check out these craft fairs

KAMLOOPS THISWEEK

If the Christmas list is long and you’d like to get started early, Kamloops This Week offers an assortment of craft fairs, bake sales and bazaars happening across the city in the coming weeks.

Local artists and vendors have been busy preparing their wares for the many weekend craft fairs through out the city and neighbour ing regions.

2022 CRAFT FAIR LIST:

• Dec. 2 and Dec. 3: Barriere Christmas Artisan Market, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., North Thompson Agriplex, 4856 Dunn Lake Rd., Barriere;

• Dec. 3 and Dec. 4: Christmas Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., The Dunes At

Science centre camps

Kamloops, 652 Dunes Dr.;

• Dec. 3: Heffley Creek Christmas Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Heffley Creek Hall, 6995 Old Highway 5;

• Dec. 3: Cache Creek Christmas Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cache Creek Community Hall, 1270 Stage Rd., Cache Creek;

• Dec. 3: Christmas Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sahali Mall, 945 Columbia St. W;

• Dec. 3: Barnhartvale

Christmas Craft Fair, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Barnhartvale Hall, 7390 Barnhartvale Rd., cash only;

• Dec. 3: Kamloops

United Church Craft Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.;

• Dec. 3: Country Christmas Bazaar and Tea, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., OLPH

Winter and spring break camp registrations are now open at the Big Little Science Centre.

The winter camp runs from Dec. 19 to Dec. 23, with the spring camp set for March 27 to March 31.

The Junior WOW Science

Parish Hall, 635 Tranquille Rd.;

• Dec. 3: Westsyde elementary PAC Christmas Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 3550 Westsyde Rd.;

• Dec. 10 and Dec. 11: Artisan Holiday Market, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monte Creek Winery, 2420 Miner’s Bluff Rd., Monte Creek;

• Dec. 10 and Dec. 11: Christmas Craft Fair and Artisan Market, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun Peaks Centre, 3200 Village Way, Sun Peaks;

• Dec. 10: Christmas Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sahali Mall, 945 Columbia St. W.

If you have a craft fair you would like added to the list, email the details to editor@kamloops thisweek. com.

Camps are for children in grades 1 to 4.

Registration is also open for the 2023 Robotics and Coding Club, for children ages 9 and up. Go online to blsc.org to reg ister and to learn more informa tion about the science centre.

BC Transit and the City of Kamloops are inviting residents to take part in Stuff the Bus on Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4.

Residents are urged to visit the Sahali Save-On-Foods location in Columbia Place and drop off a donation and help fill the shelves at the Kamloops Food Bank. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A Christmas tea party for newcomers to city

BREANNE MASSEY STAFF REPORTER breanne@kamloopsthisweek.com

The art of translating holiday traditions from around the world into a one-stop shop public space for newcomers is on the menu this weekend.

Kamloops Immigrant Services (KIS) is hosting a Christmas tea party for immi grants and refugees in its International Room on Monday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Families wishing to attend are asked to register by Wednesday, Nov. 30, by email ing childmind@kcris.ca.

Tania Zabihi, KIS childminding coordinator, said invitations have been sent to new families who have moved to the Kamloops area, noting the event is open to all families who are new to Greater Kamloops.

Zabihi says the Christmas tea party is available to as many as 30 families.

Participating families are invited to make one of their own culinary creations for the holidays to bring and share with their peers, with the hope of developing a sense of community in Kamloops.

In addition to sharing a meal for the

holidays, KIS will be hosting activities for families, including singing Christmas car ols and making crafts.

There will also be ornament and card making stations, as well as cookie baking, for participants.

Local woodcrafter Terry Shupe will be volunteering to teach children, and their families, how to assemble wooden cars at the tea party. He was introduced to KIS through one of his neighbours after seeking opportunities to support Ukrainian refu gees in the community.

Shupe recently completing some train ing workshops with Refugees and Friends Together, a volunteer-run refugee resettle ment group in Kamloops.

“This will be a first for me,” Shupe said of the tea party. “I tried through the train ing session to be more involved with the Ukrainian refugees and I’m really happy to be doing that.”

With the help of a friend, Shupe will be bringing five handmade dolls in cradles to distribute to children at the event.

“There will be five dolls in cradles to give away and one of those will be wearing traditional Ukrainian [clothing] and will be laying in a cradle that I hope to give to a refugee child,” Shupe said.

Kamloops Immigrant Services childminding co-ordinator Tania Zabihi (right) and local crafter Terry Shupe are collaborating to offer a Christmas tea party for immigrants and refugees in Kamloops. The duo, along with a team of KIS staffers, hopes to brighten the holiday season for families who will be spending their first Christmas in Canada.

BREANNE MASSEY/KTW

CELEBRATING HINDU HERITAGE MONTH

On Nov. 20, the Kamloops Hindu Cultural Society celebrated Hindu Heritage Month at Thompson Rivers University. The event was attended by people from the city’s Hindu community, as well as other residents of Kamloops, including Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, city councillors and school trustees. This event acknowledged the heritage of the Hindu community in Kamloops and across Canada and included informative presentations on the history of the Hindu community, including religion and culture, in Canada. For more information on the Kamloops Hindu Cultural Society, visit its Facebook page.

Timeraiser returns this weekend

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT COUNCIL PROCEDURE AMENDMENT BYLAW 898, 2022

VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE BID

ON VARIOUS WORKS OF LOCAL ART

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops’ ninth annual Timeraiser event returns this weekend, the first time it is being held since 2019 due to pandemicrelated pauses.

Described as part silent art auction, part volunteer fair and part night of entertainment, the Timeraiser event aims to match prospective volunteers with agen cies in need.

Instead of money, the works of art up for auction are bid on with time.

“I know this event makes a significant impact on non-profits’ ability to recruit volunteers to their organization and, at the same time, nourishes arts and culture in our community,” said Terri Hadwin,

president of Volunteer Kamloops.

The Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, downtown at Seymour Street and First Avenue, will host the event on Saturday, Dec. 3, start ing at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 and available online at eventbrite.ca.

The evening will also feature live music from InVerse, appetizers, a cash bar and raffle prizes.

Representatives from 12 com munity organizations will be in attendance and the works of 16 local artists will be up for auction.

Winning bidders will have one year to complete their volunteer commitments.

Artists benefit from the event, too. In its previous eight iterations, the event has elicited more than 10,000 volunteer hours, while $40,000 has been spent on the work of local artists, with funding coming from sponsors.

Public Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 124(3) of the Community Charter, that it is the intent of the District of Logan Lake to consider proposed Council Procedure Amendment Bylaw No 898, 2022, at the December 13, 2022 Regular Council meeting, held at 6:30 p m in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall at #1 Opal Drive, Logan Lake, BC

In general terms, the proposed amendment will provide further direction around electronic meetings, in accordance with the Community Charter s 128, and also allow for Delegations at Committee meetings Amendments have been made to the following sections:

1.4 Rules of Procedure;

3 Order of Business;

4 Time of Meeting;

2 7 Electronic Meetings;

6 4 Adjournment;

9 5 Order of Committee of Whole Meeting;

10 5 Order of Standing and Select Committee Meetings

The proposed bylaw will be available for viewing from November 28, 2022 to December 13, 2022 at the Municipal Hall at #1 Opal Drive, Logan Lake, BC on regular business days (Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays), between the hours of 8:30 a m and 4:00 p m

Persons wishing to make representations regarding the proposed bylaw will be given opportunity to be heard and to present written submissions at the December 13, 2022 Regular Council meeting

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AC T I V I T Y P RO G R A M S

Programs are cancelled if the minimum numbers are not met

Join historian Dr Maureen Atkinson to explore her research on the Manson Family Grounded in archival materials from the Kamloops Museum and Archives and her passion for exploring local and regional history, Atkinson will bring to life the fascinating story of one of Kamloops’ early families

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Join the KMA on the third Saturday of the month for creative activities for the whole family to enjoy Different theme each month! Can drop in or register for this program

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YKA Film promotes local filmmaking

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

A new non-profit is working to bring about more film production in Kamloops and the B.C. Interior, providing training and opportuni ties while promoting the region to filmmakers.

The new organization will offer training, workshops and opportunities to create short films, bringing in industry talent to provide instruction and guid ance.

YKA Film was launched by Cjay Boisclair and her family of filmmakers to promote and advance the film industry in Kamloops and the region.

Boisclair has had a num ber of short films produced in Kamloops, including The Bench (2018) and Stood Up (2019) and the documentary KASP and the Road to HOPE (2021). She also has acting roles under her belt, as well as other crew positions.

Another notable addition to the organization is former

Thompson-Nicola Regional District film commissioner Vicci Weller, who retired from that role in May after 22 years.

“Vicci mentored me and I think that’s the only reason I was able to make it through into the industry,” Boisclair said, calling it an honour to have Weller sit on YKA Film’s board.

Boisclair said she opted to work to grow the industry in Kamloops rather than move to Vancouver, where then majority of B.C.’s film and television pro duction takes place.

Kamloops’ film scene is bur geoning one, with a record-setting year in 2021, which saw more than $8.5 million spent in the

TNRD by film production compa nies. The regional district said the economic impact was about $25 million last year.

Like the TNRD, Boisclair also has a film studio on her radar, hoping it would operate under the YKA Film banner. She said she is taking a collaborative approach, working with other organizations that might have similar goals.

“We’re always working handin-hand with the film commis sion, with Tourism Kamloops, the chamber of commerce,” Boisclair said. “We want all the community arts organizations to be a part of it in one aspect or another.”

But YKA Film is still young and in need of donations to continue

operating out of its rented loca tion at 755 Tranquille Rd., next door to the North Shore Moon Wok restaurant.

To that end, a fundraiser and meet and greet event is planned for Dec. 10.

Other than cash donations, the non-profit is also in need of a vacuum cleaner, shelves or wood for shelving, office chairs and desks, barstools, silent auction items, couches and chairs and Christmas or film-related decor.

“The biggest thing is that we need funding. Rent is due Dec. 1 and nobody is paying for it, so we’re looking for donations,” Boisclair said.

Once up and running, Boisclair said YKA Film will be doing a lot to give back, includ ing maintaining a store of props and wardrobes, to be used and reused in short films produced by students or rented out to larger productions that have come to the city.

“It’s all about Kamloops and the Interior and really making Kamloops a hub,” Boisclair said.

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Madrid: a city for romantics and tapas bars

RAY CHATELIN

Anyone calling himself a Romantic eventually must come to grips with Spain.

For Spain is a place of pleasures audible and visible, of gentle music and ancient architecture, the writings of Cervantes, the paintings of Picasso and Goya, of Flamenco dance and music.

And it’s in Madrid where it all comes together. For in this city are pieces of the country’s complex puzzle.

Like Canada, it’s a country of vast parts, with each of its eight provinces different from its neighbours, and each—as I discover whenever I’m in the country — is incredibly proud of its distinction.

Spain’s capital is a passionate city, different than Paris in its character, but with the same sense of mystery that you find in Istanbul.

It is filled with great art and music, wonderful cafes, and like the rest of the country, it’s also a time capsule, where layers of Christian and Moslem cultures are literally built upon one another.

Like all major cities, Madrid has many parts and to adequately experience them all takes most of a lifetime.

The heart of the city — and Spain itself it can be argued — begins at Madrid’s Puerta del Sol, the centre of downtown and the point from which all distances in

the country are calculated.

It was reputedly named for a gate (Puerta) that stood there until 1510 and had on its front a representation of the sun (sol).

Madrid is a place that begs for walking.

To understand this wonderful, complex town, you must absorb it in small sections — frequent the tapas bars, spend time just sitting around the picturesque squares, slowly allow the city’s richness of character to permeate your mind.

I never tire of walking the web of narrow downtown streets that radiate from the Puerto del Sol, especially after 8 p.m. every night, when a mass of joyous humanity fills cafes, musicians on play on street corners and lovers walk

arm in arm.

Cozy tapas bars permeate the area with their variety of Spanish appetizers, most cooked in olive oil and garlic and impossible to resist.

If Spanish isn’t your language, it’s no matter. Many owners speak English and, if not, all you need do is point to what you want.

Most tapas bars look some what messy, but that’s because Spaniards throw soiled napkins and olive pits on the floor by their feet since it’s considered impolite to leave them on your plate.

Years ago, as a first-timer to Spanish etiquette, I was sometimes the target of curious smiles before finally getting the message.

One of the most charismatic tapas bars is in the city is La Torre

del Oro in the Plaza Mayor, the city’s historic central square not far from the Puerto del Sol.

There, you’ll find a history of bull fighting on the walls with photos and mementos from and about great matadors like El Cordoba, Antonio Ordoñez, or Curro Romero.

Try rabo del toro (bull tail soup) and eat among the dramatic photos, many of which are graphic insights into the dangerous life of matadors.

Major sites like the Prado Museum, offer private tours at a modest cost; and at the Reina Sofia, where you’ll find Picasso’s Guernica.

But there are so many small museums and art galleries around

the city, they’re too numerous to explore all in one visit.

Ever been to a ham museum? There’s one in the city’s old town. Stop at the Plaza de Santa Anna across from the National Theatre and people-watch from one of the several outdoor cafes that ring the picturesque plaza; shop at the nearby flea market; spend an entire day looking though streets that surround the 17th Century Plaza Mayor, the original city palace.

Walking around old Madrid in the downtown core is a delightful exploration of 17th Century palaces, mansions and churches.

For something completely different, take an informative and entertaining personal tour of the city centre (limit 8 persons) from the Wellington Society, where Stephen Drake-Jones leads informative and irreverent tours of the inner city.

He’s an authority on old Madrid and historic towns and cities throughout Spain, having lived in Spain since before the fall of Francisco Franco, the former dictator who died in 1975 at the age of 82.

Getting around the city is easy. The subway system is easy to use, inexpensive, and cuts through all areas of the city.

But, bring a pair of comfortable walking shoes for your visit because every subway stop presents myriad reasons for a good walk.

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Madrid’s Plaza Mayor is located in the city of LaTorre del Oro, where hungry travellers can experience one of the most charismatic tapas bars in Spain. it boasts of the country’s history, depicted in art and mementos across the eatery’s walls.

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Faith: Fools for Christ, promoting gospel message

to his own citizens.

Basil the Blessed (14681552) was known in Russia as a “fool for Christ,” a term used to describe a holy man or woman who used extreme behav iours to promote the message of the Gospel.

In Russia, they are called “yurodivy,” although fools for Christ are present in the histories of both the Eastern Orthodox and Western Roman Catholic churches.

St. Basil, originally a shoemaker’s apprentice in Moscow, was very concerned about the plight of the needy. He would shoplift and give to the poor to shame the miserly. He went about naked even in the middle of winter and often wore heavy chains to symbolize the bur den of wealth.

One of the characteristics of holy fools is great courage to confront the most powerful citizens.

Basil dared to accuse Ivan the Terrible of ignoring the needs of the church and behaving, well, terribly,

Although Czar Ivan had the Metropolitan of Moscow, St. Philip, strangled for criticizing his rule, he tolerated Basil and treated him with honour.

Bishop Kallistos Ware, in his book, The Orthodox Church, writes: “Folly for the sake of Christ is a form of sanctity found in Byzantium, but particularly prominent in medieval Russia: the ‘Fool’ carries the ideal of self-stripping and humiliation to its furthest extent, by renouncing all intellectual gifts, all forms of earthly wisdom, and by voluntarily taking upon himself the Cross of madness. The Fools often performed a valu able social role: simply because they were fools, they could criticize those in power with a frankness which no one else dared to employ.”

One wonders if Russian President Vladimir Putin, indiscrim inatingly bombing fellow Orthodox believers, would change his con duct if a holy fool were to arise in Moscow today.

There are a number of examples in the Bible of holy fools. The proph et Isaiah, for example, was instruct

ed by God to go about naked and barefoot for three years, a message to the people of Egypt who were about to be attacked and deported by the Assyrian king Sargon.

The message, though, was pri marily to the people of Israel not to rely on support from Egypt against the Assyrians, but to look to the Lord instead for their deliverance.

The prophet Ezekiel was instructed by God to lie on his left side for 390 days, each day repre senting a year of unfaithfulness of the people of Israel. Then, he was told to lie on his right side for 40 days, symbolizing the wicked reign of King Manasseh.

He was also told to bake his food over dried human excrement as a prophetic warning to the people of Jerusalem of what they would have to endure during the siege of the Babylonians.

There were a number of other unusual instructions, but all of them were a “fool’s message” to the people of Israel. One last example in the Old Testament is the prophet Hosea.

God said, “Go, take to yourself

an adulterous wife [the King James Version says “a wife of whoredom”] because the land is guilty of the vil est adultery in departing from the Lord.”

Hosea’s wife Gomer bears him three children — the second he is told to call Lo-Ruhamah, which means “not loved,” while the third is called Lo-Ammi, meaning “not my people.”

It seems harsh, even shocking, but everything was intended to send a stark message of warning to the people of Israel.

Another rationale for “holy fooldom” comes in the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church.

Paul writes: “For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the proces sion, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to men. We are fools for Christ … we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are bru tally treated, we are homeless … Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.”

Some of the Western “fools” seemed to follow this pattern of extreme self-denial. Brother Juniper, one of the original followers of St. Francis of Assisi, was one.

He would cheerfully give any possession to anyone who asked of him, including the clothes on his back. His superior ordered him to stop giving away his clothing to halfnaked travellers he encountered.

When he met one after this com mand, he told the man he could not give him his tunic, but wouldn’t pre vent him from taking it himself.

His fellow friars soon learned not to leave anything lying around as Brother Juniper would inevitably give it away.

The Apostle Paul contrasted the “wisdom of the world” with the “foolishness” of God’s message. What sounds like foolishness is actually the power of God to save souls.

KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be between 600 and 700 words in length and can be emailed to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com.

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WEEKLY HOROSCOPES

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

This week no one can help you but yourself, Aries You have to figure out a way to get to the bottom of a problem on your own But then the reward will be twice as sweet

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

There are a few obstacles in your path this week, Taurus But nothing you can’t get around If you have a few people help you out, your work will be even easier to manage

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

You may need to push yourself a little fur ther this week to make up for lost time, Cancer Hunker down and get things done There’s rest to have on the other side of the effor t

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Turning a blind eye to a cer tain situation will not make it go away, Leo It will only postpone the inevitable, which is getting it handled Don’t procrastinate any longer

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Think twice before you act this week, Libra It ’s easy to take the path ahead right now, but there may be some other way to go that could prove more rewarding in the long run

Scorpio, you are looking for a change but you don’t know what that should be just yet You may have to tr y on a few different shoes before you find the right fit

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20 AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Capricorn, you can change if you want to It just requires a little effor t right now to figure out the path you want to take Brainstorm a few ideas and you can find a goal

Keeping secrets will only work for so long Aquarius Sooner or later the truth will be revealed and you will need to come clean Take the high road from the star t

GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 VIRGO Aug 24/Sept 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 23/Dec 21 PISCES Feb 19/Mar 20

Gemini, when a current plan of attack isn’t working out quite right, you may have to approach it from a different direction A new angle can bring with it a new perspective

Others may not want to hear the truth, but you’re still going to offer it up, Virgo Forge ahead even if you may lose some friends in the process

Sagittarius birthday season is in full swing right now, so you are in a festive mood That will continue right into the holidays, when you may be the life of the party

After a few bumps, you find your groove, Pisces Supervisors will recognize your efforts and perhaps give you the notice you deserve

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