Kamloops This Week December 7, 2022

SD73 will keep school liaison officer program

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

Following a call from B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner to end the use of school liaison offi cers across the province, a rep resentative from the KamloopsThompson school district said the commissioner’s concerns don’t apply locally.

“We’re on the receiving end of a lot of good services and they’re all evidence-based,” assistant superintendent Vessy Mochikas said.

Mochikas said the district has made use of school liaison offi cers for at least two decades.

“We don’t have the same pro gram, if you will, that I think is the cause for concern. We don’t have police officers staffed or resources in physical schools on a regular basis, which some dis tricts do,” Mochikas said.

On Nov. 25, B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender issued a letter to the BC School Trustees Association,

recommending the use of stu dent liaison officers be ended by all school districts unless they can demonstrate an evidencebased need for them that cannot be met through other services.

Govender said she made the recommendation based on “sig nificant concerns” raised by mar ginalized students, their families and their communities by having a police presence in schools.

“There is an immediate need for research conducted in British Columbia that centres the experience of marginalized stu dents and employs high-quality evaluation strategies,” Govender said in the letter, citing available research from the United States on how black and other racial ized students there are impacted by student liaison officer pro grams.

Govender added it is incum bent upon school districts that choose not to end their programs to provide evidence of the need for the police officers.

B.C. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER HAS RECOMMENDED ITS END UNLESS AN EVIDENCE-BASED NEED FOR IT, THAT CANNOT BE MET THROUGH OTHER SERVICE, CAN BE DEMONSTRATED

C I T Y PAG E

Dec 7, 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 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.ca/councilpor tal

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Yard Waste Site Closures

The Bunker Road and Barnhar tvale Yard Waste Sites are now closed for the season. Cinnamon Ridge remains open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm daily

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This holiday season, our gift to you is free on-street park ing in downtown K amloops ever y Saturday in December. This is in addition to Sunday, which is alway free. The regular three -hour time limit will be enforced

Free park ing only applies to on-street stalls. The two park ades are always free on weekends If you decide to park on a sur face lot, ensure that you have read the signage and have made payment if required.

B U S I N E S S L I C E N C E R E N E WA L S

The City of K amloops 2023 business licence renewal invoices have been mailed. Payments are due by December 31, 2022.

If your payment is not received by Januar y 15, 2023, a $25 late payment charge will be added to the balance owing. If you have not received your renewal notice or if there has been a change to your business, please contact the Business Licensing office by email at blicensed@kamloops.ca or phone at 250-828-3481 prior to submitting the 2023 payment

For payment options, visit:

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G I V E L E S S WA S T E T H I S H O L I DAY S E A S O N

Gift giving, decorations, cards, wrapping paper, and more the holidays can generate a lot of waste that ends up in our landfill

Here are some tips to reduce waste this holiday season:

• Give time and experiences instead of "stuff " Memories last much longer than things Set some dates, give invitations to loved ones, and go explore a few outdoor (or indoor) spots you' ve always wanted to visit!

• Reuse cards from prior years as gift tags, or send the same card back to the original sender and turn it into a fun tradition.

• Reuse wrapping paper and gift bags, or use cloth to wrap gifts instead of paper

For more seasonal waste reduction tips and gift ideas, visit:

Kamloops.ca/WasteReduc tion

2023 D O G L I C E N C E S A R E D U E J A N U A R Y 1

Renewal notices have been sent out via mail and through email for owners who have registered their dog account on MyCity Any unpaid dog licence fees on the account for 2022 or previous years have been carried over to the 2023 invoice. Any payment made af ter Januar y 1 will automatically have a late payment penalty of $32.50 applied to the account

HOW TO PAY

• Pay for your licence online via credit card, Visa/Mastercard Debit, or Interac at: Kamloops.ca/PayOnline

• Pay in person at Community Ser vices at the Nor th Shore Community Policing

O ffice (915 7th Street) or City Hall (7 Victoria Street West).

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Pedestrian Safety

With the weather changes and decreased daylight hours, follow these simple safety tips to stay safe when walk ing:

• Look make eye contact with drivers before crossing the road.

• Listen remove your headphones when crossing the road

• Be Seen wear reflective clothing or use a flashlight to make yourself more visible

Kamloops.ca/PedestrianSafety

Residents are reminded that if a significant change in dog ownership occurs, such as rehoming or if the animal is deceased, the dog owner must contact Community Ser vices directly to have the animal removed from the database to be withdrawn from the licence renewal process This step is not available online

Full details are available at: Kamloops.ca/Dogs

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

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W N T O W N PA R K I N G T H I S D E C E M B E R

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Dec. 9: Periods of snow -3/-6 (hi/low)

Dec. 10: Cloudy -3/-6 (hi/low) Dec. 11: Cloudy -4/-6 (hi/low) Instagram: @kamloopsthisweek

ON AND OFF THE ICE AND THE COURT A24

THERAPY THROUGH RIDING

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

The KTW Christmas Cheer Fund is back, with readers of Kamloops This Week helping us help the com munity.

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.

Following a move to a new loca tion, the Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association is reaping the benefits of its new Shuswap Road locale.

On Jan. 9, 2023, the KTRA will begin its first ever winter session, with 10 weeks of riding that wasn’t possible at its previous location near Kamloops Airport.

The organization provides thera peutic horseback riding lessons for children and adults who have physi cal or cognitive diagnoses.

“A lot of people ride with us to build up muscle strength, core strength, hand-eye co-ordination. We do it all through learning how to ride a horse,” said Ashley Sudds, the organization’s executive director.

Sudds said many of those who ride at the KTRA are on the autism spectrum and have trouble social izing and communicating. Riding presents an opportunity for people to do both, she said, needing to communicate with an animal, a vol unteer and an instructor.

“For some of our adult riders, this is their only recreational activ ity,” Sudds said. “So, not only does it get them out of the facility they live in, but they come here, they get to socialize with other people

and do a beneficial activity.”

The new facility features a 12-stall heated barn with a heated wash rack and a large indoor riding arena.

Sudds said being able to offer sessions over the winter is a big improvement, as consistency can make all the difference for those who attend sessions.

“Because this is a therapeutic service, it makes more sense for it to be as consistent as possible for them,” Sudds said, noting even the most regular riders might see six months between rides.

The service now covers 10 months of the year, with the horses given a break in November and December.

Having received KTW Christmas Cheer Fund support for the past three years, Sudds said the help has been unexpected and very much welcomed.

“Yes, there are grants and things out there, but many grants these days are very focused on a capital project and they don’t want to sup port operational costs or wages — and that’s where organizations like ours probably struggle the most,” she said.

On top of caring for the horses, Sudds said special training and pro fessional development is required for the organization’s instructors.

“I can’t just take anyone off the street to teach a riding lesson to a person with a diagnosis,” she said. “So, it’s just nice to sometimes have funding that is not so limiting.”

To donate to the Cheer Fund, click on the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund logo at www.kamloop sthisweek.com, go to bcicf.ca/ kamloops-this-week-christmascheer-fund or drop in to KTW’s office at 1365B Dalhousie Dr., week days between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Here’s how to help a great cause

To donate, go online to www.bcicf.ca/ kamloops-this-weekchristmas-cheer-fund. Donations can also be dropped off at the KTW office, at 1265B Dalhousie Dr. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

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

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The Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association is reaping the benefits of its new Shuswap Road locale. On Jan. 9, 2023, the KTRA will begin its first ever winter session, with 10 weeks of riding that wasn’t possible at its previous location near Kamloops Airport.

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THANK YOU, DONORS!

From A5

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TOTAL: $17,191.70

School liasion officer lauded

From A1

While the issue has not been raised by the Kamloops-Thompson board of education — which would ultimately make the decision to keep or remove the student liaison officers — Mochikas said she does not believe the limited use of such officers in district schools is lead ing to harm among marginalized students, their families or their communities.

The district’s current student liaison officer is Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Dana Napier, who Mochikas said is “tremendous — and always has been.”

Mochikas said Napier’s work revolves around safety, prevention, intervention, communications and rapid response.

She said Napier has advised the district on security and has helped with training for and advised on lockdowns and hold-and-secure events, threat assessments, emer gency procedures and more.

“When we’re talking about risk assessments, lockdowns, holdand-secures, that would be an evi dence-based way of using officers because that’s what they’re trained to do and they can keep our kids the safest,” Mochikas said.

Napier also takes part in the dis trict’s Coffee with a Cop program,

where students can have conversa tions with a Mountie.

The school liaison officer is also part of the district’s RCMP Youth Academy, which takes place over spring break and is held for those interested in a career in policing.

“She’s involved in the back ground, but she wouldn’t be patrol ling the halls, dealing with student behaviour or discipline or any

thing,” Mochikas said.

“I would say she has been a wonderful resource for parents.”

Mochikas said Napier does sometimes meet with students and parents following incidents, but pointed out that parents are noti fied ahead of time and can opt not to have the officer attend.

“I think we are meeting the intent behind the BC Human Rights Commissioner’s concerns,” Mochikas said.

“I can only see positives, from my perspective, of the relationship and the work that Cpl. Napier does for us.”

On Nov. 28, the newly elected Vancouver school board voted 5-4 to reinstate the school liaison pro gram in that city, which sees police officers stationed in the municipal ity’s 17 high schools.

The previous Vancouver school board— in April 2021 — voted 8-1 to end the program, citing con cerns about the impact a police presence in schools had on the mental and physical well-being of students, particularly those of colour.

The Vancouver Police Department has said the program is all abut engaging with students, promoting safety and inclusivity and has helped steer students clear of the gang life.

Fulton Cup | 25th Anniversary!

Next week, the unofficial city basketball championship that began in 1998 will tip off for the 25th time at the TCC! We’re once again excited to watch the best up-and-coming Kamloops basketball talent!

How did the Fulton Cup start? A Fulton partner who was also a basketball referee noticed that north and south shore teams rarely had the chance to play each other as they were in separate leagues. Everyone in town was curious to know: who was the best?! Along with a few notable Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame basketball coaches, they created a local championship showcase. Starting with a $500 Fulton sponsorship, the first tournament was held at (then) Riverside Coliseum in December 1998.

Since then, Fulton has provided more than $80,000 in educational bursaries to young basketball athletes.

A big thank you to Will Blair (tournament director for 15 years!), the organizing committee, and the coaches and parents from over the years. Without you, 25 years of the Fulton Cup would not be possible. Good luck to the 2022 teams!

Jessica Vliegenthart

Fulton Cup Champ 1999, 2000, 2001 (Kam High) Team Canada Basketball London 2012

“I would say she has been a wonderful resource for parents. I can only see positives, from my perspective, of the relationship and the work that Cpl. Napier does for us.”

— VESSY MOCHIKAS SD73 assistant superintendent

Supporting students so they can thrive OPINION

chool District 73’s approximately 16,000 students are located in urban and rural communities across 27,000 square kilo meters (approximately the size of Vancouver Island or Belgium).

The board of education’s mis sion is to foster learning opportuni ties and environments that inspire students to thrive within these diversely located communities.

Our partners are invaluable in enabling us to live our mission.

The United Way is one such highly valued partner that supple ments funding in schools for food security, social activities and before- and after-school care pro gramming in Kamloops and the North Thompson.

These programs and services are key to creating learning oppor tunities and environments that invite our students to feel cared for, connected, loved and ready to learn.

A PARTNERSHIP STORY

FROM LOGAN LAKE

Ron Collins, principal of Logan Lake elementary and secondary, shared how the United Way sup ports the district mission in his school communities:

“We work very closely in our community with the WHY (Wellness, Health and Youth) organization and local food bank. The WHY receives the majority of its funding through the United Way and the food bank applies for United Way grants when needed.

“With funds from the United Way, the WHY provides our school

community with programs such as the preschool in our elementary school, which prepares young learners for Kindergarten and makes the transition seamless.

The WHY also supports Creative Kids, a K-7 after-school program that includes arts, crafts and fitness activities; a literacy group for one-on-one reading programs; Cram the Cruiser, which sees items donated to supply our students and families with gifts for the holiday season; use of fitness equipment and facilities funded by the United Way; and the Better @ Home seniors program.

“The food bank provides us with our Starfish Backpack pro gram and services many of our families through its branch. In turn, we also provide them with extra products that we receive from the Cobs Bread Baker End of Day Program.

“I pick up between eight and 12 bins of product each Tuesday eve ning that we use for our meal pro grams — and the remaining items are donated to the food bank.

A PARTNERSHIP STORY FROM CLEARWATER SECONDARY

Clearwater secondary principal Darren Coates shared his experi ences with the United Way sup porting students and families:

“The United Way supports our school when it is required, with food programs and snacks at break time. Given inflation, this food program offers stigma-free, univer sal access to food and opportuni ties for students to volunteer and benefit from taking on leadership.

“The Everyone Can Play Fund covers supplement costs for families in need, while the United Way’s wellness programming fund ing enables us to offer after-school

fitness classes, access to our weight room and additional after-school clubs.

“Especially coming out of COVID, these pro-social wellbeing-enhancing activities are key.

“Teen Life is an after-school group that assists teens in navigat ing relationships and practising assertive communication and boundary-setting. Beyond Hurt is a Red Cross-developed curriculum on bullying prevention. We deliver this to our students and train some of our students to deliver it to our feeder elementary schools.”

Our urban and rural communi ties depend on partners to ensure all families are welcomed into their

schools with supports and services that create a sense of being cared for and loved within inclusive environments that are driven by relationships/connections, wellbeing, equity and sustainability as core value commitments, which is the foundational framework of the school district’s 2022-2027 strate gic plan.

Shelley Sim and Cara McKelvey are trustees on the School District 73 board of education. They can be reached by email at ssim@sd73. bc.ca and cmckelvey@sd73.bc.ca/ SD73 columns appear monthly in KTW and online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

Robert

SHELLEY

DAVE EAGLES/KTW

WHY IS HEALTH CARE BETTER IN MEXICO?

Editor:

My partner started to com plain about knee pain in 2017.

To make a long story short, nothing was done.

Now, here we are in Mexico, and he has fallen three times due to the wear tear and injury to the knee joint.

So, in to see the doctor on Monday, off to the orthopedic surgeon on Tuesday, an X-ray and MRI on Wednesday and sur gery scheduled next week for a full knee replacement.

If private health care works here in Mexico, why can’t we at least have that option in B.C.?

The overall cost here is going to be a fraction of the cost that it would be if done in Canada.

Now, I realize the two econo mies are different, but if it works, it works. When I had my issues last winter here in Mexico, I was treated and on my way quickly.

What, exactly, is the issue at home that is choking our system into dysfunction, other than a

shortage of doctors and nurses?

With all the government planners on payroll, they should have seen this coming a long time ago and made changes to adapt and improve the system.

So many things are different now, and not necessarily better.

My point here is if you need immediate care, consider going out of country — excluding the United States, which has the most expensive health care in the world.

Brian Husband Kamloops

CALLING ALL CITY GATEKEEPERS . . .

Editor:

I am officially a old grumpy man who has lived in Kamloops since 1962.

We go to the Kamloops Blazers games and park for free in the cityowned Seymour Street parkade.

For many years, we could go to the Blazers games with no prob lem.  But when we go now and the gates are down, we can’t get out of the parkade. It is an ongoing issue.

We were stuck in the parkade for almost 30 minutes on Nov. 30, after the Blazers defeated Regina. There were two nice gentlemen

in Blazers jackets — perhaps were Blazer Booster members — who helped everyone get out without the need to tear down the gate at the exit.

I’m a retired city worker. In the old days, I know bylaws officers looked after parking after hours and on weekends. They now stand at the railway crossing on Third Avenue to protect us from CP trains. When I mention to those folks that the parkade gates are down, they seem to get them fixed.

On important nights when Sandman Centre is in use, patrons

need parking. Can’t our new com munity services staff automatically check to make sure the parkade gates are open? This should be an automatic fix.

It will not look good during next spring’s Memorial Cup when people get stuck in the parkade.

When I get stuck in the parkade, I get so mad that I almost have a heart attack — but at least I won’t get hit by a train.

Barrie Wells  Kamloops

GOOD SAMARITANS ARRIVED ON TIME

Editor:

I want to send a great big thank you to the four women who took time out of their day to come to my aid on Nov. 24.

I was using my powerchair on a sidewalk in Sahali and got stuck.

I don’t know how long I was there watching traffic go by, but all of a sudden, four women were help

ing get my chair out of the snow and flagging down a bus so I wouldn’t have to fight the snow to get to a transit stop.

So, thank you to those wonderful women and also to the bus driver. They all made my day.

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Secwépemc Unity Camp trial wraps up

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

A B.C. Supreme Court justice is expected to render a verdict Wednesday (Dec. 7) in a crimi nal contempt trial of members of a Secwépemc protest group opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Justice Shelly Fitzpatrick heard closing arguments this week from the prosecution and two of four members of the Secwépemc Unity Camp to Stop the Trans Mountain Pipeline, each representing them selves. The trial comes to a close more than two years after the four were arrested at Trans Mountain worksites off Mission Flats Road near Domtar in October 2020.

Romily Cavanaugh, Henry Sauls (also known as Secwépemc heredi tary chief Sawses), April Thomas and Jocelyn Pierre allegedly breached a court-ordered injunc tion against obstructing access to the company’s worksites on Oct.

15, 2020 during work hours, arriv ing at the property, zap-strapping themselves to objects and refusing to leave.

Cavanaugh and Sauls were arrested at a gate to a drill site while Thomas and Pierre were taken into custody after sitting on bulldozers across the road.

Prosecutor Neil Wiberg said the Crown had proven the protest ers both physically committed the crime and intended to do it. He said evidence presented at the trial indicated the four stood near large Trans Mountain signage before splitting up and the presence of the bulldozers showed that area was an obvious construction site. He said the protesters were also uncooperative when asked to leave and as police tried to escort them off the property while the use of zapstraps, which had to be cut off by police, showed they didn’t intend to depart.

Cavanaugh made a closing state ment Monday and Pierre was heard on Tuesday. Thomas and Sauls did

not make closing arguments as they were not present either day.

Pierre, who was carried down a hill when she refused to walk with police, said she had no recollection of seeing signage noted by the pros ecution, nor did she hear a Trans Mountain employee telling her to leave. She said she was in an “unin terruptible and meditative prayer” and ceremony, which she said she has a right to do on unceded Secwépemc territory for as long as it would have taken to complete. She also said she was in an isolated area.

Judge Fitzpatrick told Pierre that while she’s not an expert in Indigenous practices, she found it odd Pierre deemed it necessary to zap-stap herself to the bulldozer as part of that ceremony.

“Is that part of your Indigenous traditions? To zap-strap yourself?,” Fitzpatrick said.

“To remain uninterrupted I tied myself to the area I was on,” Pierre said.

Fitzpatrick then questioned why

Pierre thought she’s be interrupted if she felt she was in an isolated area.

Pierre also said she wasn’t given time to leave, and already being arrested when the injunction was read to her, something she claimed not to have heard in her state.

Wiberg said Pierre’s testimony is unbelievable and should be rejected by the court, noting that other people caught on camera can be heard telling police they had to read her the injunction.

Wiberg claimed Pierre was using her ceremony as an excuse not to have heard direction to leave or notice the signage indicating the worksite.

“She said she was in ceremony and because she was in ceremony her senses were incapable of work ing,” Wiberg said.

During Cavanaugh’s closing, she referenced a video she said showed her standing off to the side of the gate and not obstructing entry to the drill site, but Fitzpatrick said she couldn’t take that into consid

eration as Cavanaugh hadn’t given evidence earlier in the trial.

Cavanaugh and Pierre also claimed they were illegally arrested as not all steps of a five-step process was followed by police during the arrest. Wiberg, however, cited case law countering the argument that the protesters couldn’t be arrested unless police completed a five-step process in its entirety, as interpret ing the requirement that way would put form over substance.

Pierre argued that Canada has no legal standing to impose its laws on Indigenous individuals, who have never ceded their rights and titles.

Wiberg, in response, referenced case law to refute the notion some of the defendants were exempt from prosecution because of their Indigenous background.

“We’re all subject to laws passed in Canada. We’re all subject to injunctions issued by the court and there is no special class of people that are not subject to Canadian law,” Wiberg said.

THERE ARE MANY REASONS TO GIVE

Did you know that you can support an existing fund at our Foundation? Your donation can be directed to a specific community, field of interest or charitable organization

help you do good in the community you love.

Field of Interest Funds: We have six categories of funds that support specific fields of interest in our region. The annual ear nings from the funds are given back to our communities through the BCICF Community Granting program

Organization Funds: Endowed funds are set up (primarily by the charity by also by community supporters) to help charities boost their revenue without adding an administrative burden

Regional Funds: Our regional funds Kamloops and help nearby municipalities support local charities and causes

Arts and Culture Field of Interest Fund

Boogie the Bridge Culture Fund

Kamloops Art Gallery Foundation Fund

Kamloops Music Collective Legacy Fund

Kamloops Festival of the Perfor ming Arts Fund

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Car 40 program: expansion, new name

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

After years of Kamloops council lob bying for the expansion of the Car 40 pro gram, Interior Health and the RCMP have announced they are doing just that.

The Car 40 program pairs a nurse with a Mountie to respond to mental health-related calls. Until now, the Car 40 program oper ated four days per week and only during the day.

The program, which will have a new name — the Integrated Crisis Response Team —is also being expanded in Kelowna. The program in Kamloops will soon operate for 12 hours per day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and seven days a week.

The expanded service is expected to be implemented with additional staffing in

place sometime in early 2023, though a spe cific date has not yet been announced.

Two more nurses and an additional RCMP officer will be added to the Kamloops program, bringing to three each the number of nurses and police on staff. Previously, only one nurse was staffed by Interior Health, while the city supports two police officers for the program. In Kelowna, two nurses will be added as well, bringing the number in that program to three. Four police officers are committed to the service in that community, which will continue to be the case.

The programs involve a specially trained police officer and a nurse responding to mental-health calls involving assessment and intervention, assistance with admis sion to hospital and connection to other health services and supports. They respond to people experiencing a mental-health or substance-abuse crisis where intervention of a mental-health clinician is needed and there is no risk of violence.

Funding for the new positions is coming from Interior Health’s budget, not from the $3 million fund for such teams announced by Premier David Eby in November.

Interior Health president and CEO Susan Brown said funds announced by Eby could potentially be used to provide

the service elsewhere in the health author ity. She said work to expand the Kamloops and Kelowna programs predates Eby’s announcement and is the result of analysis by an Interior Health/RCMP joint commit tee.

The additional staffing and expansion of hours are based on an analysis of call data, with the Interior Health/RCMP joint com mittee noting community need will continue to be monitored.

Asked why the health authority is making this commitment now after being lobbied for years, Brown said Interior Health had committed to examining the services in Kamloops and Kelowna through the Interior Health/RCMP joint committee.

Asked about the rationale for maintain ing daytime hours, rather than shifting more into the evenings, Brown said the hours of operation are based on RCMP statistics.

The service has drawn criticism in Kamloops as mental-health calls don’t con form to the average work week. There have also been calls for 24/7 coverage.

RCMP Chief Supt. Brad Haugli said the hours are based on police data showing the days of the week and times of the day mental-health calls are occurring.

Moving forward, Brown said, statistics from the RCMP will help the teams deter

mine if the hours in use are meeting the needs of the population.

“We’re looking to spread the nursing availability over 12 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year — and to do that, we required three nurses in each community,” committee co-chair Jason Giesbrecht said, noting the positions in Kamloops and Kelowna are permanent.

The positions are expected to be posted in January 2023 and filled in the spring.

Giesbrecht said backfill and vacation cover age have also been built into the new posi tions to make the service as seamless as possible.

Haugli said mental-health calls for ser vice and apprehensions continue to increase in the Southeast District, which includes Kamloops. He said the region received 17,484 such calls in 2021 — a 16 per cent increase from 2019. There were 3,238 mental health-related arrests in 2021, a 21 per cent increase from 2019.

“The statistics demonstrate how impor tant this work is and I am confident our combined effort will continue to make a positive difference,” Haugli said.

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, who previously spoke with KTW about the pending announcement, called the expan sion a “great step forward.”

Police probe yet another shoplifting-related attack

being doused in bear spray.

KAMLOOPS THISWEEK

Kamloops Mounties are investigating after yet another incident in which a suspected shoplift attacked a store employee with bear spray.

The incident — the latest in a string of such attacks in Kamloops — occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at a store in Aberdeen Mall.

Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said the suspected thief was approached by an employ ee at about 3:40 p.m. that day, with the employee

Evelyn said officers reviewed video surveillance and identified a vehicle of interest

Police are now ask ing for the public’s help in looking at a photo of the car and, hopefully, leading Mounties to the driver.

The car is a silver, fourdoor Honda Civic with damage to the front corner.

The man who attacked the employee with bear spray is in his 30s, has short hair, a small tattoo on his upper cheek, below his eye, and was dressed in a

three-quarter-length dark jacket.

Anybody with infor mation is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250828-3000 and reference file 2022-42726.

The attack follows similar assaults commit ted by a variety of offenders at different stores across Kamloops.

Police have been called to a number of such reports, including on Sept. 15 in North Kamloops, Oct. 7 in Sahali, Oct. 13 in Valleyview and Oct. 20 in North Kamloops.

If you know who might be associated to this silver, four-door Honda Civic with damage to the front corner, the Kamloops RCMP would like a call from you. Police can be contacted by calling 250-8283000.

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Warrant issued for city man who moved body

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

A bench warrant has been issued for a Kamloops man convicted of leaving the body of his deceased roommate next to dumpsters outside his North Kamloops apartment build ing.

In March 2021, Shane Brownlee, 54, was given a two-year condi tional sentence order and handed six months’ probation for interference with a dead body back after he rolled the body of his deceased roommate, David Boltwood, 65, in a carpet and left it behind 170 Carson Cres.

According to court records, Brownlee breached his conditional sentence order earlier this fall, but the circumstances of the breach are unclear.

Brownlee’s last two court dates were Nov. 17 to fix a date and Dec. 1 to issue a bench warrant — a writ ten order from a judge issued when someone misses a scheduled court hearing.

At his sentencing hearing last year, court heard that during the winter of 2019, Brownlee befriended Boltwood, a homeless man with health issues, and invited him to stay at his home.

Boltwood died sometime after Nov. 7, 2019, of natural causes and his

body was found by a passerby weeks later, on Nov. 29, next to the Carson Crescent dumpster.

Brownlee told the court he pan icked when he returned home one

day to find Boltwood deceased.

He said he wrapped Boltwood in a rug, which he later placed in a large cardboard box, hiding the body in his apartment unit and in a storage

locker before disposing of it outside with the help of a teenager, who was unaware what he moving.

Brownlee then fled the province and was arrested in Jasper, Alta.

At his sentencing hearing, court heard Brownlee had turned his life around since his arrest, having been dealing with ongoing health issues and gaining the upper hand on an alcohol addiction.

As part of his sentence, Brownlee was ordered to attend treatment counselling as directed, refrain from drug and alcohol use, complete 50 hours of community service and write a letter of apology to Boltwood’s family.

Charge laid in connection with 2021 shooting death in motel

KAMLOOPS THISWEEK

A 29-year-old Kamloops man has been charged with manslaughter in connec tion with a February 2021 homicide at a downtown motel.

Lukas Wade Anderson, 29, was arrested this past Saturday and charged with

manslaughter with a firearm.

Police say the investigation involved offi cers from almost every uniformed and plainclothes section of the Kamloops RCMP.

“And, after reviewing the evidence that was uncovered, the BC Prosecution Service has approved charges related to what trans pired that night in the motel room,” said

Sgt. Nestor Baird of the serious crimes unit.

On Feb. 13, 2021, just before 8 p.m., police responded to a call regarding shots fired at the Howard Johnson Motel at 530 Columbia St. and found the victim, a man in his 20s, in one of the rooms.

At the time, police indicated the slaying was connected to the low-level drug trade

and that the victim was targeted.

“Although the circumstances surround ing this murder are still under investiga tion, it’s the same type of violence we have experienced in Kamloops before, involving low-end participants of the illegal drug trade who use violence as a business practice,” Baird said at the time.

The body of David Boltwood (above) was found by dumpsters at 170 Carson Cres. on the morning of Nov. 29, 2019.

Parking sans fees

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Parking is again free on week ends in downtown Kamloops in December, a decision made by city council to encourage people to shop locally during the holiday season.

City council has voted unani

mously to eliminate parking fees at metered on-street parking stalls for all Saturdays in December.

The city already offers free park ing — on-street and its its parkades dowbtiwb — on Sundays.

Free on-street weekend parking downtown in December is an ini tiative the city has enacted nearly

every year dating back to 2016.

The request for free parking was made by the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (also known as Downtown Kamloops) to encourage downtown holiday shopping.

On-street free parking will remain in place downtown on Dec.

10, Dec. 17, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.

The move is estimated to cost the city just under $20,000 in park ing revenue, as per the average $3,800 collected on Saturdays in December.

Downtown is the only area in the Kamloops in which the city charges for on-street parking.

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National volunteer award for McLean

A Kamloops woman has been honoured with a national volunteer award from the federal government.

Marilyn McLean is the 2022 recipient of the Thérèse Casgrain Lifelong Achievement Award.

McLean was recognized for her work with Special Olympics British Columbia, a provincial organization that provides yearround sport and competition opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. McLean will identify a not-for-profit organization to receive a $10,000 grant as part of the award.

McLean has volunteered with Special Olympics British Columbia for 42 years and, in 1980, was a signing officer for the organization’s first constitution. She was also a member of its first board of directors.

At that time, there were few opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities in health

and sports. McLean saw a need and worked with other likeminded people to set up Special Olympics BC.

In 1982, Marilyn formed the Kamloops chapter of Special Olympics BC and she has been involved with the group ever since.

Today, the chapter has more than 200 athletes and volunteers involved in year-round programs. McLean also played a key role in the provincial Games when Kamloops hosted the event. The Games bring thousands of athletes and volunteers together to compete, with Kamloops set to host again in February 2023.

In 2002, McLean was inducted into the Special Olympics BC Hall of Fame in the Builder category.

In addition to that work, McLean has also sat on the Special Olympics BC Provincial Advisory Council, trained people for the Athlete Speakers Bureau, engaged volunteers to help support the Games, volunteered

as a program co-ordinator and been head coach for rhythmic gymnastics.

“I have had the great oppor tunity and pleasure to work with Marilyn for over 40 years in sup port of Special Olympics BC and have personally witnessed the time, energy, skills, resources and

commitment that she has given so generously to the society,” Special Olympics BC president Dan Howe said.

“Marilyn is a key figure in SOBC’s history and one who has always lived her sincere commit ment to the mission of this organization.”

Added longtime SOBC athlete Marilee Manning: “She’s great with us. Whenever I need to call her about anything, I can call her … She’s just wonderful for us.”

In 2018, McLean was inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame.

“There are many heartwarm ing stories about incredible athletes who participate in Special Olympics,” she said in her induction speech.

“For me, the biggest story is that Special Olympics allows us to celebrate the abilities of people who may have been defined by their disabilities. I want you to make an effort to see the abilities of the people you come in contact with. I guarantee that your life will be richer for it.”

Canada’s Volunteer Awards recognize community leaders, not-for-profit organizations, social enterprises and businesses who have made significant contributions in improving the lives of others.

LONGTIME SPECIAL OLYMPICS BC STALWART MARILYN MCLEAN HAS BEEN HONOURED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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Marilyn McLean — seen here with some Special Olympics BC athletes — is the 2022 recipient of the Thérèse Casgrain Lifelong Achievement Award.

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BCTF, government ratify new contract

KAMLOOPS THISWEEK

Members of the BC Teachers’ Federation and members of the BC Public School Employers’ Association have ratified a new contract agreement that will give teachers a cumulative 10.75 pay increase over three years, along with up to 2.25 per cent in costof-living top-up pay.

The agreement covers nearly 49,000 teachers in the province’s 60 school districts.

While the BCTF did not specify how many teachers voted, the union did say the contract was approved by 94 per cent of those who did vote.

The agreement includes:

• A three-year term, from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025;

• Year 1 wage increase: $427 added to each step of the grid (on which the bottom step has been eliminated), plus an addition al 3.24 per cent general wage increase;

• Year 2 wage increase: 5.5 per cent gen eral wage increase, plus up to an additional 1.25 per cent cost-of-living adjustment, sub ject to specific criteria, and an additional 0.3 per cent to the top step of all grids;

• Year 3: Two per cent general wage increase, plus up to an additional one per cent cost-of-living adjustment, subject to specific criteria, and an additional 0.11 per cent to the top step of all grids.

In addition, the contract includes

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improvements to benefits, such as adding access to registered clinical counsellors and social workers and increased preparation time for elementary school teachers.

The contract will hike annual salaries for new teachers by as much as $8,500 at the end of the third year, while B.C.’s highestpaid reachers will earn up to $13,500 more over the same period, which will see some teacher salaries crest the $100,000-per-year mark for the first time.

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INDIGENOUS WOMEN ELIGIBLE FOR TRU PILOT PROGRAM

BREANNE MASSEY STAFF REPORTER beanne@kamloopsthisweek.com

The need to support Indigenous communities conducting research about food security and climate change is the focus of a project at Thompson Rivers University.

The TRU Knowledge Makers program is col laborating with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to deliver a culturally inclusive pilot program for femmeidentified, Indigenous appli cants from around the world.

The newest edition of the Knowledge Makers program at TRU is available for 20 international Indigenous women to strengthen and increase skills for Indigenous-led knowledge sharing and research.

“One of the things we’ve been trying to advance in the international stage is that Indigenous peoples’ knowl edge is scientific knowledge and it needs to be valued at the same level as the Western kind — or however you want to label other systems of science,” said Mikaila Way of FAO North America and Indigenous Peoples Unit. The deadline for interested candidates to apply to participate in the program is Dec. 13.

The year-long pilot program will be taught online in English and will result

in peer-reviewed research articles from undergraduate students appearing in a spe cial edition of the Knowledge Makers Journal, highlighting Indigenous-led research being completed globally.

The TRU Knowledge Makers program is hoping women from seven sociocultural regions will apply and participate in the pilot program geared toward the advancement of research for Indigenous women, Indigenous peoples’ food and knowledge systems and climate action.

“It’s part of that whole transformation,” said Rod McCormick, who is direc tor of the All My Relations Centre at TRU.

“Research used to be done on us. You know, with all those famous experi ments with malnutrition and so on that they did in the ‘50s — just came out in the news in the last few years — when we were in residential schools, so we were kind of guinea pigs,” he said. “And then people started realizing Indigenous communities stopped allowing research ers in because they felt they were being sort of exploited. But then they started to hire researchers for land claims and such, realizing that ‘Hey, we need that for ourselves.’”

McCormick said guidelines on research and Indigenous communities were developed in the early 2000s.

“We convinced the gov ernment not to fund any research unless it was done with us in a meaningful way, so it went from being done on us, being done for us, being done with us and the last sort of step in this transformation is for research to be done by us.”

Each student will receive individual feedback from their instructors during the pilot program to ensure they are set up for success in producing and delivering a submission for a journal with each student’s findings.

“The main goal is to strengthen research for and by Indigenous women. This particular program is going to result in a journal that is peer reviewed and published globally,” said Jeneen HernsJensen, All My Relations Research Centre research associate.

“It will be a big step in amplifying decisions locally within the processes that affect them directly. This program also sets the stage for the future … This is a pilot program that is the first of its kind. We’re hoping to be able to duplicate it within other countries.”

To find out more about the pilot project and to apply before Dec. 13, go online to https://knowledgemakers. trubox.ca/knowledge-mak ers/knowledge-makers-jour nal/become-a-knowledgemaker/volume-9-unfaoedition-application-3/.

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NOTICE OF PARTNERING AGREEMENT AND NOTICE OF PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE BY PARTNERING AGREEMENT

COMMUNITY CHARTER SECTION 24

The District of Logan Lake (“the District”) intends to provide assistance to Vandelso Productions Inc (“Vandelso”), pursuant to Section 24(d) of the Community Charter The nature of the assistance will be in the form of a Partnering Agreement between Vandelso and the District for the provision of services by Vandelso on behalf of the District which will be related to the production of the documentary “The Test” with the intention of increasing public awareness of wildfire and documenting the history of FireSmart within the community

Vandelso Productions Inc will provide the municipal service of documenting the historical event of the Tremont Creek Wildfire of 2021

The term of the partnering agreement will be for no greater than 1 year, to commence on December 13, 2022 The extent of the District’s assistance under the Partnering Agreement is limited to the amount it will provide by way of funding in the amount of $5,000

Any inquiries concerning the proposed assistance should be addressed to the undersigned at 250 523 6225 or sent via email to dca@loganlake ca The draft agreements and records relating to the proposed assistance are available for public inspection between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Municipal Office, #1 Opal Drive, Logan Lake, BC

Laurel Grimm Director of Corporate Affairs

Casimir appointed to the Order of BC

for the BC Assembly of First Nations.

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir was among 14 people appointed to the Order of British Columbia during a ceremony in Victoria on Dec. 1.

The honourees joined Lt.Gov. Janet Austin and others at Government House for the ceremo ny, which can be viewed online at https://youtu.be/QAdxRsXAkbg.

The announcement that Casimir and 13 other people would be appointed to the Order of BC, the province’s highest form of recogni tion, was made in August.

The independent advisory coun cil that considers appointees noted Casimir has led Tk’emlúps through the discovery in May 2021 of 200 probable unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

It also noted Casimir has been a strong advocate for justice, reconcili ation and healing for First Nations and has worked to help keep those issues on the national and provincial agendas.

Earlier this year, Casimir rep

resented B.C. as a delegate to the Vatican in Rome to discuss the church’s role in the operation of residential schools. She met directly with Pope Francis to share the expe riences of survivors. At the end of the visit, the pope issued an apology,

something he repeated during his summer visit to Canada.

Casimir is the 14th elected chief for Tk’emlúps.

She is also tribal chief of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council and a member of the board of directors

Recent awards Casimir has received are the Canadian Public Relations Society President’s Award for Outstanding Public Relations and Communications and the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

This year, 194 British Columbians were nominated. Since its inception in 1989, 489 British Columbians have been appointed to the Order of B.C.

Members have been appoint ed from all parts of the province and in numbers proportionate to a region’s population.

Joining Casimir in being appointed to the Order of B.C. were:

• Dr. Nadine Rena Caron of Prince George;

• Nezhat Khosrowshahi of Vancouver;

• Kathy Kinloch of Surrey

• Joy MacPhail, CM, of Vancouver;

• Fred Ting Shek Mah of Vancouver;

• Harinder Mahil of Coquitlam;

• Maureen Maloney, QC,

of Victoria;

• Geoff Plant, QC, of Vancouver;

• Christine Sinclair, OC, of Portland, Ore.;

• Paul Spong of Alert Bay

• Gerald St. Germain, PC, of Langley;

• Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, QC, of Quathiaski Cove;

• Bruce Munro Wright of Vancouver;

An independent advisory council selects members of the Order of B.C. The 2022 advisory council consisted of:

• Robert J. Bauman (chair), chief justice of British Columbia;

• Raj Chouhan, speaker of the legislative assembly;

• Philip Steenkamp, president and vice-chancellor, Royal Roads University;

• Silas Brownsey, deputy minister, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat;

• Laurey-Ann Roodenburg, president, Union of British Columbia Municipalities;

• Brenda Baptiste, Order of B.C. recipient from 2021; and

• Dr. Debra Braithwaite, Order of B.C. recipient from 2021.

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

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:

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 Inquiries: Laurel Grimm, Director of Corporate Affairs Phone: 250 523 6225 Ext 230

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Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir.

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Loops, Whitcomb play Dec. 10 show

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

It will be a homecom ing for local duo Loops when the band returns to Kamloops on Saturday, Dec. 10, to play a show downtown at Pizza Pi.

Loops will have conclud ed its first big tour and is returning home with a sin gle in its pocket and aspira tions to break out and land on the Billboard charts.

“We have really high ambitions for this song,” said lead vocalist Kevin Roy, who is half of the duo alongside Jon Fennell.

Roy, who once made headlines as the “karaoke cop” in Kamloops — seen singing, while in uniform, at the Central Pub’s weekend karaoke nights while on patrol — has since worked his way into becoming a full-time musician. With Loops, his foot is still on the gas pedal.

The duo will complete its largest tour to date with this weekend’s show alongside American Idol star Cameron Whitcomb. Tickets are $15 in advance, available online at the band’s website officialloops. com, or $20 at the door, 314 Victoria St.

As part of The Next Single tour, the band played its way to Vancouver, where Fennell and Roy recorded a single at Echoplant Recording Studios over the course of three days, work ing with producer David Ziehr.

“He’s a genius. He knows what he’s doing. Right away, he knew where we would go and what would fit our sound the best,” Roy said of Ziehr and the recording process.

Echoplant has worked with artists such as Dear Rouge, Said the Whale and Kamloops’ own Madison Olds.

What was created is a

three-and-a-half minute track titled Last Goodbye, which will debut in the new year.

“It’s the kind of song where, if we ever had a chance to chart, this is the song,” Roy told KTW.

Behind the single are the big aspirations of the local band. Roy said he hopes the single will pick up steam and land on the Billboard charts. The band’s ultimate goal is getting signed by a record label.

Loops’ debut self-titled album spans 11 tracks and is available on major streaming services. Five months after its release, the duo won a Kamloops This Week Readers’ Choice award for Best Band/Singer.

For Roy, the past year has served as motivation to continue his pursuit of music success.

“Just be a shark,” he said. “Keep moving, keep mov ing. So far, it’s worked out pretty good in our favour.”

Hamer-Jackson ‘itching’ to get into lineup

MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

Tyrell Hamer-Jackson was not in the lineup on Dec. 3 when the hometown Toronto Rock pum melled his Vancouver Warriors 19-8 in Week 1 National Lacrosse League action.

The 5-foot-6, 200-pound faceoff specialist from Kamloops had knee surgery in March and was on the Warriors’ injured list on Nov. 30, when the club pub lished its 2022-2023 roster.

“I’m off the IR and ready to play,” Hamer-Jackson told KTW on Tuesday (Dec. 6). “I’m not too

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to throw me in there.”

The Calgary Roughnecks (0-0) will host Vancouver (0-1) on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Week 2 action.

Hamer-Jackson won 58.7 per cent of faceoffs in 10 games last season before the injury cut short his campaign. Vancouver was 7-for-32 (21.9 per cent) on draws in Toronto this past weekend.

They know I’m ready.”

The Warriors posted a 6-12 mark last season and missed the playoffs. The club made a change behind the bench in June, mov ing on from head coach Chris Gill and replacing him with Troy Cordingley.

sure what’s going on right now. I think there are a couple guys that need to get into the games and then we’ll see when they’re going

“I think they want me to keep working out for a little bit here and then throw me in if they need me,” said Hamer-Jackson, a tugboat deckhand whose logrunning stunts attract big crowds on social media. “I’m ready to go.

“I’ve been working on this [rehab] for nine months now, so I’m kind of itching to get at it, but they keep telling me to be patient and I guess that’s OK with me right now,” Hamer-Jackson said. “I’m just going to be patient, keep watching film, watching the boys, going to practice and I’ll be play ing when the bell rings.”

James Upshaw of the South Kamloops Titans lunges for a dig, with Noah Henson (left) and Brandon Johnson looking on at the AA Boys’ B.C. High School Volleyball Championship, which wrapped up on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Victoria. The Titans are among five teams who took aim at provincial titles last weekend at tournaments across the province. Find out how they fared on page A28.

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Tyrell

“I’m ready to go.”

Larsen pacing growing Storm

MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

Ryan Larsen is buzzing and the Kamloops Storm are surging, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League squad climbing the standings after an under whelming start to the 20222023 campaign.

“The ceiling for us this year is winning the Cyclone Taylor,” said 18-year-old Storm forward Larsen, referencing the provincial junior B hockey champion ship.

“That’s the end goal. We have to focus on win ning the Teck Cup [KIJHL championship] first, but I definitely see us going all the way.”

Larsen is not short on belief and individual statis tics are a window into the optimism.

The 5-foot-11, 177pound right shot from Kamloops was in and out of the lineup last season, a fourth-line grinder who posted one goal and eight points in 37 games.

Larsen is experiencing a breakout campaign in 20222023, his team-leading 28 points, including 13 goals, in 24 games leaving him tied for 11th in the KIJHL scoring race.

“I think, for me, it’s confidence,” Larsen said. “Obviously, my role has changed a bit, as well, this year, but confidence is the biggest part.”

Larsen was quick to credit linemate Evan

Douglas, a 19-year-old Kamloopsian, for contrib uting to his stellar season, which included a trip to the B.C. Hockey Conference Prospects Game on Nov. 22 in Chilliwack.

KIJHL and Pacific Junior Hockey League select squads squared off in front of scouts from 15 junior A B.C. Hockey League squads.

Larsen, a late invite to Team KIJHL, notched one goal and two assists, includ ing a helper on the gamewinning marker in a 4-3 victory over Team PJHL.

“Ryan is a good example of a young player who just keeps adding to his game,” said Jan Ludvig, first-year head coach of the Storm.

“I tell the guys, ‘There’s no magic.’ Once we figure out the style that works for them … then after that it’s just thousands of repeti tions and fine-tuning every thing, and that’s what he’s been doing.”

Storm forward Jake Phillips-Watts of Quesnel and defenceman Owen Aura of Kamloops also toiled for Team KIJHL in Chilliwack and both are fledgling pieces of a Kamloops team that has won nine of 11 games since Nov. 1.

“Some of those losses early on are on me because I just didn’t understand cer tain parts,” Ludvig said. “I got a bit of a wake-up call.”

Ludvig noted general manager Matt Kolle has made timely additions to the team and said assistant coach Andrew Fisher has

been invaluable.

“I’ve been around hockey in a lot of differ ent capacities, but never really as a head coach,” said Ludvig, who played 314 games in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils and became a professional hockey scout after hanging up his skates.

“It’s a whole different story. The biggest lesson is you have to have really good co-coaches or assis tant coaches. Fish has been at it. He’s been a huge help filling in the gaps I don’t have.”

Ludvig said his charges needed to work on indi vidual skills before they could move on to executing some of the systems he was attempting to run, a prob lem diagnosed after the team’s disappointing start.

“I was trying to imple ment some things maybe our team wasn’t ready for,” Ludvig said. “Once we fig ured out that part, things got better.”

The Revelstoke Grizzlies have long been dominant in the Doug Birks Division and are enjoying another robust season, with a record of 16-1-3-3 and a three-point lead on the Princeton Posse (16-4-1-2) atop league standings.

Kamloops (14-8-0-2) is chasing, sitting in sec ond place in Doug Birks Division standings and trailing the Grizzlies by eight points with four games remaining before the Christmas break.

Ryan Larsen of Kamloops leads the Storm in scoring, with 28 points in 24 games.

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Blazers on Island; Ernst rolling; Stankoven, Bankier aim for world juniors

With his goaltender pulled, Jaden Lipinski scored for the Vancouver Giants at 18:40 of the third period, the goal on Saturday at Langley Events Centre staving off a weekend sweep at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers.

Lipinski and Zack Ostapchuk solved Blazers’ goaltender Michael Schnattinger in the shootout that followed a scoreless overtime frame to secure a 6-5 win for the Giants.

Daylan Kuefler, Matthew Seminoff, Logan Bairos, Caedan Bankier and Drew Englot scored for Kamloops, which held leads of 2-0, 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4, but failed to ice the contest against the neversay-die Giants.

Schnattinger allowed five goals on 37 shots in a losing effort for Kamloops, which is 0-5 in games that reach overtime or a shootout.

Lipinski (2), Ty Thorpe (2) and Damian Palmieri lit the lamp for Vancouver (10-11-3-2) in support of netminder Jesper Vikman, who stopped 45 shots to pick up the victory between the pipes.

Bankier was for the second straight week featured in the WHL

plays of the week for a spin-orama backhand effort, his thirdperiod marker giving the Blazers a 4-3 edge, one of four leads they relinquished.

The Minnesota Wild prospect Bankier scored a near carbon copy of the goal on Nov. 26 in Prince George.

Blazers’ forward Logan Stankoven, who pitched in with two assists, ran his 2022-2023 campaign point streak to 19 games and has 16 goals and 42 points in 19 games this season.

The 19-year-old Kamloopsborn captain is scoring at a rate of 2.21 points per game, good for second in the league behind

Regina Pats’ forward Connor Bedard, the 17-year-old phenom who is clicking at 2.29 points per game.

Stankoven, the reigning CHL player of the year, scored the game-winning goal at 15:34 of the third period in a 3-0 triumph over the Giants on Friday at Sandman Centre.

Kamloops netminder Dylan Ernst recorded his first shutout of the campaign and is putting together an impressive first half of the season.

Ernst, who was 5-1-1 in November with a .938 save per centage, was named WHL goal tender of the week for the period

ending Nov. 27 and has boosted his save percentage to .927 on the season.

“My confidence is super good,” said Ernst, the 18-year-old back stop from Weyburn, Sask. “I don’t want to get it too high and get too full of myself. I think it’s at a per fect level right now and I just want to keep focusing on the other games ahead and keep going.”

The Blazers (13-5-3-2) were third in Western Conference standings, four points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds (17-4-1-0) and eight points in arrears of the Portland Winterhawks (18-4-2-1), as of KTW’s press deadline on Tuesday..

The Victoria Royals (3-20-30), who were tied in the league basement with the Edmonton Oil Kings (4-21-1-0), played host to Kamloops on Tuesday. Find the result online at kamloop sthisweek.com.

The rematch will take place on Wednesday on Vancouver Island.

Stankoven and Bankier are expected to leave the Blazers on Thursday to join Team Canada ahead of the World Junior Hockey

Championship selection camp, which is slated to run from Dec. 9 to Dec. 12 in Moncton.

Kamloops players who crack the national junior team roster are expected to miss at least nine Blazers’ games if Canada reaches the gold medal game.

SWINGING A DEAL

The Blazers on Monday acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2026 prospects draft from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for the rights to 2007-born U.S. prospect Conrad Fondrk.

Fondrk, from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, was selected 18th overall by the Blazers in the 2022 U.S. Prospects Draft.

Kamloops will receive the con ditional pick if Fondrk signs with the Oil Kings.

The fourth-round pick the Blazers acquired in the deal on Monday was traded to Edmonton in November, part of the swap that brought forward Jakub Demek to Kamloops.

Kamloops Blazers’ goalten der Dylan Ernst keeps an eye on Ty Halaburda of the Vancouver Giants on Friday at Sandman Centre.

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LANG WINS AT WORLDS JUMPING INTO WIN COLUMN

Kamloops athletes Courtney Lang, Amy Tucker and Carrie Stiles were in action at the World Triathlon Age-Group Aquabike Championships, which wrapped up on Nov. 26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Lang posted a time of 1:34:43 to finish first in the 35- to 39-year-old age group and fifth overall among 79 women at the event, which featured a 1.5-km swim and 40 km bike ride.

Amy Pritchard of Great Britain placed first overall in the women’s event, clocking in at 1:27:59.

Stiles recorded a mark of 2:12:08 to secure an 11th-place

finish in the 50- to 54-year-old women’s division and finish 64th overall in the women’s category.

Tucker posted a time of 2:30:13 to place 12th in the 55- to 59-year-old women’s divi sion and 72nd overall among females.

The event was part of the World Triathlon Championship Finals, the crown jewel of World Triathlon’s calendar.

They dropped their final game before the holiday break, but Makeba Taylor (pictured) and the TRU WolfPack women’s basketball team will take solace in their first win of the Canada West campaign, a 78-69 triumph over the MacEwan Griffins of Edmonton on Friday at the TCC. MacEwan (2-8) bounced back with a 69-61 victory over TRU on Saturday in Kamloops. TRU is 1-7 and tied for 14th in the 17-team league. Meanwhile, the WolfPack (3-5) men’s basketball team is on a three-game winning streak after twice vanquishing the Griffins (0-10) on the weekend at the TCC. Both TRU hoops squads have reached the holiday break.

ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

Dunstone on a roll

Kamloops resident Matt Dunstone and his Manitoba rink picked up their second victory of the 2022-2023 curl ing season on Monday at the DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Man.

Winnipeg-based Team Dunstone — which includes skip Dunstone, third B.J. Neufeld, second Colton Lott and lead Ryan Harnden — earned a 7-2 victory over Team Carruthers of Morris,

Man., in the gold-med al tilt to snare a cheque for $11,000.

Dunstone posted a perfect 6-0 record at the tournament.

The Dunstone rink has played in seven events, reaching finals in five of them and semifinals in the other two, and claimed its first victory of the sea son on Nov. 18 at the Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic.

Dunstone, which is first in Canadian

Team Ranking System points standings, has won about $126,000 this season and is look ing to boost that total at the Grand Slam of Curling WFG Masters, which got underway on Tuesday Dec. 6, and wraps up on Monday, Dec. 11, in Oakville, Ont.

Team Brown of Kamloops was in action on the women’s side at the DEKALB Superspiel and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

St. Ann’s, South Kam fifth in B.C.

Five Kamloops teams were in action last weekend at senior B.C. High School Volleyball Championship tournaments across the province.

The St. Ann’s Crusaders placed fifth at the single A girls’ provincial championship, which wrapped up on Dec. 3 in Prince George. They suffered only one defeat at the tournament.

Meanwhile, the South Kamloops Titans finished fifth at the AA boys’ provincials, which concluded on Dec. 3 in Victoria. The team’s only loss was to even tual champion Langley Christian.

The Sa-Hali Sabres finished ninth at the AAA boys’ B.C. championship, which wrapped up on Dec. 3 in Kelowna.

St. Ann’s placed 11th at the single A boys’ provincial champi onship, which concluded on Dec. 3 in Duncan, and South Kam finished 12th at AAA girls’ provin cials, which wrapped up on Dec. 3 in Lake Country.

Eagles in town

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“We’ve had some players come down from junior A, which has helped a lot, but I think we’re all just starting to click together more and it’s working out for us,” Larsen said. “A lot of it is just us gell ing together more.”

The Storm will host the Sicamous Eagles (13-9-2-0) on Wednesday, Dec. 7, a 7:30 p.m. start at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

Larsen registered two goals in a 5-0 win over the visit ing 100 Mile House Wranglers on Dec. 4, the win capping a perfect weekend for Kamloops, which blanked the Chase Heat 4-0 on Dec. 3 on Mac Isle.

Colton PhillipsWatts picked up the 16-save shutout on Dec. 4, a day after Cody Creasy stopped 21 shots to smother the Heat.

“Things take time,” Ludvig said.

“In hockey, we get impatient. I scouted for 30 years. We want the kids to be doing certain things right now. Everything takes time.”

Kamloops Storm members on Dec. 5 visited Christmas Amalgamated and the Kamloops Food Bank to distribute part of their haul from Teddy Bear Toss night on Dec. 3 on McArthur Island.

Fans tossed 175 stuffed animals onto the ice and the team collected 290 food items for donation.

STORM BEARERS

The Kamloops Storm had a special delivery for the Kamloops Food Bank on Monday.

Skip Matt Dunstone, third B.J. Neufeld, second Colton Lott and lead Ryan Harnden have won back-to-back tournaments and are this week chasing Grand Slam gold.

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In Loving Memory of Helen Pauline Sheriff

December 12, 2017

In Loving Memory of Don Prokop

August 15, 1939 December 7, 2021

It’s been one year since the Lord took you home.

A man SO full of Kindness and Love. Thanks for all the treasured memories you left with us. Some make us laugh, while others cause a tear or two to be shed

Remembering the years gone by

Your Loving Husband Chris

In Loving Memory of Art Komori

June 7, 1924 December 12, 2021

Art led an interesting life with Don, Teresa and Connie his wife. He attended school in Japan. Growing up into an unorthodox man much to his father’s dismay. He didn’t take up Priesthood anyway when tragedy struck and losing his two sons Steve and Wesley were the unfortunate ones.

He was over whelmed and filled with grief There was lots of times he couldn’t sleep Art spent his days working on the family farm His kids all joined him to stay out of harm. He was a hard working man to get the job done and had two grandchildren in which they had fun.

Jane and Rachel were the apple of his eye. It must have been hard to say good-bye. Your family and friends will be thinking of you and had fond memories of you too.

Art you will always be missed. If only we could give just one last kiss.

But, every memory helps ease the pain of missing you You may be gone, but we do continually feel your presence and you will be in our Minds and Hearts forever.

Love from Bernice, Willie, Donnie & Kat Sage, Dave, Leikhen,Pyrrha Wylie, Kate, Liam andQuinn Landon, Natasha

In Loving Memory of Joseph Falsetta

In Loving Memory of Teresa Bruno

March 12, 1932

December 8, 2013

Delbert "Del" Wayne Boettger 1932

- 2022

Delbert Wayne Boettger, 89, of Kamloops, BC passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, after a 4-year battle with cancer He was born in Didsbury, Alberta on July 2l, 1932 to his parents Gladys and Harry Boettger, and was one of seven children growing up on the farm.

Del joined the RCAF on February 8, 1954 and transferred to Montreal, Quebec where he met the love of his life Frances Boettger (née Walsh). After the birth of their second child Delbert was transferred to France where he and his family lived during the Cold War Their third child was born in France and after 4 years they returned to Canada residing in Calgary, Alberta for a year. Del was transferred again to Toronto, Ontario where they lived for 10 years and where their last child was born. In 1974 Del accepted a transfer to Kamloops, BC and in 1976 he retired from the military He drove the city bus for 2 decades until he retired in 1996.

Del loved people and never missed an opportunity to socialize, whether with family or friends, neighbours or someone walking down the road near his home. He could strike up a conversation with anyone. He loved his family and would help them whenever he had the opportunity He was a generous soul who would help a stranger if in need.

His interests include spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, golfing and puttering in the back yard and garden. Del had a love of food and enjoyed a good meal with friends and family For many years Del was very active and physically fit and was often mistaken for a much younger man than his age.

Del's family and friends will miss him dearly and know that life will not be the same without him, but are incredibly grateful to have had so many years with him.

Special thanks to the Trinity Hospice in his final days. They were truly a blessing. Additionally, we would like to thank all family and friends who stopped to visit dad in the hospital. Even in his last days he was happy to have people around him.

Del’s memory will be treasured by his wife Frances, daughter Anne-Marie (Mike) Letts of Kamloops, sons Bob (Cathy) Boettger of Williams Lake and John (Lesley) Boettger of Kamloops, grandchildren Jeff (Ellen) Boettger of Sundre AB, Ryan and Colin (Alysha) Hofstede of Kamloops, Thomas Boettger of Slave Lake AB, Kevin and Michael Boettger of Kamloops, great-grandchildren Haylee Boettger, Hudsen Hofstede and Summer Hofstede. He was predeceased by son Jim Boettger, parents Harry and Gladys Boettger, sisters Betty (Clarence) Kolcun and Dolores Care, brothers Glen (Georgina) Boettger and Laverne (Myrna) Boettger and nephew Gordon Kolcun.

Prayers were recited at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 635 Tranquille Road. The Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Father Rajesh Madtha OCD, Celebrant.

Memorial donations may be made in Del’s name to the Alzheimer's Society or to the Canadian Cancer Society

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

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Poem written by Leslie Sanderson

Remembering you Dad this time of the year and always. Think of you ever yday, and we all miss you greatly. Love your family

Ornella, Joseph, Matthew, Daniella

life, we loved you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place, no one else will ever

Your loving family

As you share the stories and the memories of how they lived their lives and how very much they meant, may you find comfort...

Keiko (Kay) Mori (née Nagai)

April 2, 1941 - November 20, 2022

Gently, and surrounded with love, our Mother and Grandmother, Keiko Mori, passed peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, November 20, 2022. Keiko had been a loving and nurturing mother to her children Sandra (Donald Wood), Derek (Janice Yakura) and Allison (Peter Ferras). She will be especially missed by her grandchildren Alyssa (Warren Smithies), Ethan and Gavin who each brought great joy to her life. She will also be missed by her brother Eugene (Pam) Nagai and their daughters Jocelyn (Paul) Skublicki and Jennifer (Adam) Morris and their families, her husband’s siblings Betty Morrison, Richard (Delores) Mori, Sally Mori, Dave (Sharon) Mori, Mary Ann (Bill) Johnston, Brian Mori, sister-in-law Cheryl Mori, and numerous nieces and nephews. Kay was predeceased by her beloved husband of 53 years Frank (d.2015), parents Kameo and Kashiku Nagai, her brother Muneo, Frank’s parents Keizo and Michiko, niece Debbie Mori, great nephew Matthew Skublicki, Frank’s siblings Robert Mori, Kathy Reinbold, and Donald Mori, and in-laws Ian Morrison, Debbie Mori, Ray Reinbold, and Polly Mori.

Kay was born in Vancouver in 1941 and was interned with her family in New Denver, BC in 1942. She grew up in Rogers, Donald and Ashcroft. Kay lived in the dorms and graduated from Kamloops Senior Secondary in 1958. She attended Victoria Normal School and began teaching in Kamloops at a very young age. Once married, Kay devoted herself to her husband and family, later returning to work as a teacher-on-call for several years.

Remembered for her numerous talents and generosity, many have received quilts, prayer shawls, knitted hats, sweaters and of course her delicious baking. She specifically loved fabric and was an accomplished sewist and quilter She was a faithful member of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church for over 60 years and participated in the Women’s Missionary Society and Presbyterian Women through which many life-long friendships were formed.

Thank you to Keiko’s family, friends, and Church family for their prayers and thoughtful gestures during her brief illness with pancreatic cancer The family is especially grateful for the loving care provided to Keiko by Dr Miranda du Preez and the Doctors and staff at RIH, particularly the team on 5 North.

A Celebration of Life is being planned for Spring 2023. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations made in Keiko’s memory to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Kamloops or the RIH Foundation.

A loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend she will be greatly missed.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Ayton Alfred Cooke

May 31, 1929 - November 26, 2022

DRAKE

A. Lots of stories. Here’s one from around here: Alice loved her dog. Just before she died Alice got a life insurance policy payable to her husband, Murray He’d get the money on the condition that a) Murray didn’t murder the dog; b) he didn’t overfeed (and thus kill) the dog; c) the dog is autop sied upon its death. That’s conditional love!

Drake Cremation & Funeral Services

On November 26, 2022, Mr Ayton Alfred (Cookie) Cooke of Oliver, BC formerly of Vancouver and Kamloops passed away at the age of 93 years.

Survived by wife, Laurel; twin sister, Kathleen; daughters, Lynn (Roger); Jackie (Brian) and Judy (Mike); three grandchildren, and six greatgrandchildren.

Donations are gratefully accepted for Sunnybank Centre, 6553 Park Drive, Oliver, BC V0H 1T4.

Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com

Lillian Louise Yvonne Lancaster

Lillian Louise Yvonne Lancaster (Yvonne), née Chomat, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2022 at age 102 in Kamloops, BC. The daughter of Gertrude and Henry Chomat, a Canadian Pacific Railway agent, Yvonne was born in Nelson, BC on October 23, 1920 and spent her childhood living in multiple small towns across BC.

Yvonne is survived by her four children, Roger Lancaster (Bunny), Robyn Lancaster, Kerry Barnhardt, and Kate Lancaster (Ted Hamilton), as well as seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

In 1941, Yvonne married Geoffrey Charles Lancaster (1917-1993) in Revelstoke, BC. They spent WWII on the Prairies where Geoff taught flying as a flight lieutenant in the RCAF and where their son Roger was born. After the war, they moved to Kamloops where the couple welcomed three daughters and raised their family Yvonne remained in Kamloops until her death.

A wonderful and loving mother, teacher, and friend to many, Yvonne was a true nurturing soul who dedicated her life to children: her own, her grandchildren, and the countless ones she helped shape both as a teacher and also through years of volunteer work in the community

Yvonne had a creative spirit and impeccable taste, which she channeled into a passion for gardening, home décor, sewing, and the culinary arts.

The family wishes to extend deep gratitude to the wonderful staff at Kamloops Seniors Village who provided loving care to Yvonne over her final years. In lieu of flowers, the family asks anyone concerned with the state of our long-term care system to advocate for improvements to working conditions and wages for care staff, and for better care and living conditions for residents.

Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

Graham Thomas Lougher

April 16, 1949 - November 14, 2022

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Graham Lougher at his home in Kamloops after a heroic fight with blood and bone cancer He was 73. He was preceded in death by his parents and leaves behind his sisters Julie and Cynthia (Ed) and several cousins in the U.S. and overseas.

He was born in Eureka, California on April 16, 1949 to Tom and Doris Lougher In 1959, when he was ten, the family moved back to Wales. They made one more move to Canada in 1967 and settled for good in Coquitlam, B.C.

After a few years at different jobs he joined the Coquitlam Fire Department in September 1973 and retired after 31 years in April 2004. There he found his other family; and the friendships he made there, as well as those built through other pursuits and endeavours through the years, sustained him until the end. Many of those friends, especially in Kamloops helped him and kept an eye on him during his last struggles.

Our heartfelt thanks to all the staff at the Cancer Clinic and Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

A memorial service will be held sometime in the New Year In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Graham's name to the B.C. Cancer Foundation or the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation in Kamloops or a charity of your choice.

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

MSW Funeral Director

In Loving Memory of Eleanora Seymour

1928 - 2022

Eleanora passed away peacefully November 12, 2022. She was born November 2, 1928, to Edmund and Olga Glanz, in Millet, AB, and grew up in the Wetaskiwin area. She married and then raised her family in Langley, BC, retired to Westerose, AB and moved to Kamloops in 2018 to be closer to family

Eleanora is survived by her loving husband of 40 years Frederick (Ted) Seymour, daughter Deborah McCabe (Paul Roberge), son Patrick Lyons and sister Velmae Box (Chuck), grandsons Tyrone (Jenna), Keegan (Danielle), her precious great-granddaughters Chloe, Brooklyn, Scarlett and Harper, step-daughter Linda Jung (Harry) and 2 step-grandsons Kyle and Keith, numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

Eleanora was predeceased by parents Edmund and Olga, brother Marvin (Doreen) ex-husband James Lyons and step-son Leonard Seymour

To honour Eleanora’s wishes, there will be no formal service, a family gathering will be held in the Spring.

The family wishes to thank care aides Ashley and Edie for their tremendous support and kindness to Eleanora and Ted during the last year

If friends desire, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or CNIB in Eleanora’s memory

Ken Dick

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kenneth Walter Dick on November 29th, 2022, at age 88.

Ken was born on July 22nd, 1934, in Langham, Saskatchewan on the farm to parents Aaron and Bertha Dick née Decker He had two siblings, Verna (deceased) and Melba.

Ken married his wife Lavina Dick née Ulley in Saskatchewan, 1965. They were together for 57 years. From this union they had four children: Lowell, Kevin, Charlene and Landon. Ken had many in-laws Alfred Ulley (deceased), David and Ethel Nelson (deceased), Ervin and Colleen Nelson, Barry and Linda Nelson, Garth and Edith Nelson, and many nieces and nephews. In 1972 the Dick family moved to Kamloops. Ken was a sub-contractor in the building business and worked for the City of Kamloops.

Ken was a sports enthusiast, enjoying baseball, soft ball, curling, bowling and golfing. He loved playing crib and woodworking in his garage. With Lavina they travelled all over Asia, went on cruises, hiked trails around Kamloops in their little black truck, and took many road trips back to the prairies to visit family

Ken is survived by his wife Lavina, sons Lowell Dick (Kimberlee), Kevin Dick (Coreena), and Landon Dick (Krista), and daughter Charlene Dick-Beltran (Alex), grandchildren Aaron Dick (Deja), Szachary Dick (Sherri-Lea), Kendall McDonald née Dick (Aldon), Jaydan Dick, Dallas Dick, Jaedon Beltran and Addison Beltran.

A graveside service will be held at a later date for friends and family to celebrate his life.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.firstmemorialkamloops.com

Betty Wilson (née Dale)

September 11, 1929 - October 16, 2022

The family of Betty Wilson (née Dale) are sad to announce her passing on October 16, 2022. She was born in Enderby, BC and grew up in the Mabel Lake Valley

After a spell as a BC Tel operator in Vancouver, she and Vern Wilson were married in 1949 and started their family of 3. They moved a lot, changing jobs and rental homes, settling in Victoria, BC until 1971 when they bought East Barriere Lake Resort. They enjoyed the lifestyle there, preparing for and working hard during the tourist season, sometimes having a holiday somewhere warm, until selling it in 1992. Mom moved to Kamloops, continuing work with Elections BC, moving later to Purdy's Chocolates and retiring from there after 10 years. She enjoyed working in retail and continued part-time at Mint Condition. She volunteered for the RIH Ladies Auxiliary, the Sagebrush Theater and the Anglican Church Thrift Shop. In her life, Mom travelled to Australia, Cook Islands, Hawaii a dozen times, Southeast Asia fifteen times and went on half a dozen cruises as well.

Mom loved music and dancing, shopping, sewing, knitting and was a lifelong learner and an avid reader. Words cannot express how much she will be missed.

She is survived by her 3 children, Barry Wilson of Kamloops, Pat (Rick) Appel of Louis Creek and Terry (Mai) Wilson of Kamloops/Thailand, grandchildren - Lisa (Colin) O'Leary, Nikki (Wes) Wallace, granddaughter-in-law Stef Appel, Dallas Wilson, great-grandchildren - Oliver, Theodore, Gabriel & Violet O'Leary, Isabelle, Magali, Winslow & Atwood Wallace, Patrick & Nikolas Appel and nephew Lloyd Abbey Predeceased by Vern Wilson, Simon Appel and Fran Abbey

Oliver Forsyth

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our Father/Grandfather, Oliver “Ollie” Frederick Forsyth on November 29, 2022 at the age of 80. Dad was born May 16, 1942 to Mary and Bill Forsyth in Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan. Dad’s early years were spent on the family farm.

Dad joined the RCMP in 1962, his postings took him to many communities including; Queen Charlotte Islands, Nelson, Langley and Prince Rupert: retiring in 1988 with the rank of Staff Sergeant.

Following his RCMP career, Dad kept busy working at KXA, the John Howard Society and Rocky Mountain Tours. An avid golfer, hunter and angler; Dad enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially in his vegetable garden. Whatever he was unable to use as the growing months came to an end, was canned by his own hands to enjoy during the winter months.

Ollie was predeceased by his parents Mary and Bill, sister Trudy (Bob) Jones, sister Ellie (Howard) McCarthy, nephewin-law Alan Anchikoski.

Left to cherish Dad's memory; son David (Noreen) and their daughters Julia and Brooke. Son Robert (Kim) and their children Jordan, Kyron, Nicholas, Tayson and Caylum. Niece Anne Anchikoski and her sons Cole, Mitchell and Chase.

The family would like to thank the nurses and doctors at Royal Inland Hospital for their care and compassion during Dad's last few months.

A service will be announced at a later date.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.firstmemorialkamloops.com

Jennifer Alley-Britton

Alley-Britton, Jennifer Louise McAlpine: died 25 November 2022, at Royal Inland Hospital, of a brain aneurysm.

Predeceased by her parents John and Elspeth, and only child Michael.

Survived by her husband James; sisters Claudia and Frances; brothersin-law Charles and Peter; Aunt Helen; niece Dagmar; God-son Graeme; Goddaughter Sarah; relatives and friends.

Jennifer touched many lives with her warm heart, brilliant mind, Promethean talents, and luminous Christian faith.

Sincere thanks go to Kamloops' emergency responders, RIH staff, and Drake Cremation and Funeral Services for exceptional, dedicated service.

Jennifer's ashes will be interred at St. Anselm's Anglican Church in Vancouver

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Lifewater Canada (www.lifewater.ca) or emergency relief for Ukraine (www.canadahelps.org/en/donate-toukraine/).

Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

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DJ Dillman

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my little brother DJ Dillman on Sunday, November 27, 2022. Born February 7, 1979. Predeceased by his mother Diana Dillman. A father to two wonderful boys Rome and Cruz. A skilled machine operator when he was not on his phone. A friend to anyone who had the fortune to cross his path. DJ was taken too soon from us all. Another tragic loss to addiction.

DJ will be remembered for his huge smile, big blue eyes and non-stop laughter DJ had a great sense of humour and could make anyone laugh on their hardest days. His greatest pride and joy came from his boys, who he loved very deeply His most meaningful memories were spent with them at the lake or in the garage working on a project. When his boys were not along for the ride his dog Rio accompanied him to most job sites. DJ was known by many contractors for his great excavating work and dug many houses in the Kamloops area. He spent his off time with a Kokanee in hand and wearing dollar sunglasses that were two sizes too big seeming to ensure no one would take them.

DJ will be missed greatly by family and friends. Anyone that got to know the real DJ know how fortunate they were. You will forever be remembered and loved. I love you Geejay and give mom a hug for me. Love your sister Deanna.

A small family gathering will be held later this month.

In Loving Memory of Yoneko May Goto

May 31, 1922 - November 30, 2022

A peaceful end came to a wonderful life of a lady, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother in her 100th year

May was born in New Westminster and grew up in Delta at Sunbury, BC. After finishing grade 8 she went to the Goto family home in Yonekawa, Japan in 1937 to complete her schooling. She married Chuji (Charlie) (Chiba) in 1941 and he changed his name to Goto. May and Charlie returned to Canada in 1957 and moved to Kamloops, BC with their three children: Tab, Massey and Audrey She worked at a few different jobs and at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops and retired in 1988 after 25 years with the Hospital Employees Union.

She opened her home to all and always had a cheerful word and a reminder to “Drive Safe”. She enjoyed crafting and crocheting and made many afghans and scarves. Five years after Charlie passed away, she moved to Nanaimo in 2005, living on her own until 2019.

May will be missed by family and spouses Jane, Lavinia, Dan; grandchildren Sylvia, Kevin (Carolynne), Lindsay (Craig), Mike, Steven (Winnie), Sara (Russel), Samantha, and great grandchildren Keenan, Corbin, Phoenix and Minerva. A celebration of her life will be held in May Survived by sisters Kuniko (Katsuji) Chiba in Kamloops and Hideko (Koji) Shima in Japan; brother Tadayoshi (Mikiko) Goto in Japan.

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 As long as hearts still care We 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

Clayton May

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Clayton Robert May our loving Dad, Husband and friend, passed on November 19 2022 at the age 69.

He will be greatly missed and will always hold a special place in our hearts. Clayton is survived by is wife Deborah, his three lovely daughter, Tara (Ryan), Shalene (Joe), Marla and his seven grandchildren Shawn, Roland, Ariel, Isabelle, Mason, Sophie and Kolton.

A Celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 11:00 am in the Schoening Funeral Chapel, 513 Seymour Street.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Polly McCreadie

Polly McCreadie, born January 26th, 1941, passed away at the age of 81 on November 27, 2022, at Pine Grove Care Centre.

A Celebration of Life for Polly will be held at a later date.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Olga L. Floyd

Olga L Floyd of Kamloops passed away on December 5, 2022.

Olga was born in Lytton, BC on July 7, 1927, daughter of Vera and John Shamley She is now reunited with her husband Maurice Floyd who left us February 28, 1976.

Olga graduated from King George High School in Vancouver, returned to Lytton to marry Maurice where they owned and operated Floyd’s Meat Market. They moved to Port Alberni in the early 1960’s before settling in Kamloops in 1965.

Olga leaves her son, Dr Albert Floyd of Kamloops; daughter, Dr Maureen (Rick) Ward of Winchendon, MA; grandson Joel (Laura) McCall of Kamloops; granddaughter Jody (Werner) Stump of Malakwa; grandson Connor Floyd of Burnaby; great granddaughters Nisa and Zoe McCall; great grandsons Kurtis and Kolton Stump; many nieces and nephews.

Olga wished to be remembered for her joy of life, love of family, and faith that she would be reunited with Maurice.

Memorial donations may be made to the BC Cancer Society or the Kamloops Salvation Army, 344 Poplar St., Kamloops, BC. V2B 4B8.

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Maud Anne LeBlond (née Burnby)

August 19, 1915 - November 15, 2022

On November 15, 2022, at the age of 107, Maud began her journey to her eternal home. She will be reunited with her husband, Rene LeBlond, her sons, Raymond and Don LeBlond, her father, Sydney Burnby, her mother, Anne Burnby, her brother, Ted Burnby, her sister, Pearl Billott, her half sister, Marguerite DeSilva, and her half brother, Paul Hoff.

She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Rena McCrea (Gaylord), her daughter-in-law, Flora LeBlond, and grandchildren: Jeff LeBlond, Denise Bouwmeester (Peter), Jody LeBlond (Lynn), Juanita Bouwmeester-Nicholson (Larry), Michelle Strugnell (Trent), Dawn LeBlond Sylte, and Riun Shandler (Leslie); her great-grandchildren: Dave, Marie, Kyle, Nikita, Raquel, Andrea, Caroline, Ella and Finn; her twelve great, great-grandchildren; and her many nieces and nephews.

Maud was born in Calgary, Alberta and spent much of her youth (from 4 to 14 years) in a Catholic Orphanage in Ottawa where she developed her deep faith in the Catholic religion. It was her deep faith that helped her through the death of her sons, the loss of her father when she was 2, and the many other struggles that she faced in her life.

Maud met her husband Rene in Vancouver, BC, they married in 1934 and lived in Maillardville, BC where their three children were born. They moved to Kamloops in 1942 where they farmed, built rental homes and raised their family

The highlight of Maud’s day was a visit from family or friends and a card game (or two). She loved to write long letters to her family and friends and had beautiful handwriting well into her 90’s. Maud even got to experience virtual visits during Covid-19. Maud was known for her cheerfulness, perseverance and for her saying, and belief, “I am so lucky”.

The family would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Gemstone Care Centre who gave Maud the wonderful and compassionate care she needed during the last 14 months of her life; and to Active Care Senior Services where Maud lived from 2016 - September 2021.

A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 11:00 am in Sacred Heart Cathedral with the Reverend Father Derrick Cameron Celebrant.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Paul Jorgensen

February 28, 1930 - November 24, 2022

It is with heavy hearts the family of Paul Jorgensen share the news that he has passed away

Dad was born in Denmark, one of twelve children. He was a member of the Danish military before managing the family business, a poultry slaughterhouse in 1952. In 1959, he brought his wife, Bea, and his young family to Canada. They settled in southern Alberta and added another child to the family before moving to Kamloops in 1964.

Dad became a skilled carpenter and his company constructed many homes and buildings in Kamloops including Overlander Extended Care. Once he retired, he built many birdhouses giving them to family, friends and neighbours.

He was a proud member of the Kamloops Elks Club for over 60 years, a club dedicated to raising money for charity Dad had a big heart and was recognized for his many hours of volunteer work, receiving the Kamloops Pillar Award (Community Service) in 2008.

Grandchildren and great-grandchildren lit up his life. He helped build kites, took them to the Calgary Stampede when they lived in Calgary, attended Christmas concerts and overall just enjoyed having them around.

Dad was very independent, living on his own after his wife, Bea, passed in 2019. He eventually moved to RiverBend Manor where he met new friends and enjoyed playing bocce and gathering for 'pub night. He continued to play crib at the Elks Club and maintained his driver's license until his passing.

Dad was a fighter He had open heart surgery, suffered a mild stroke and even survived the wrath of Covid a year ago but it was cancer that was his final opponent.

Dad will be missed by his children Mogens Jorgensen, Karin (Dawayne) McKenzie and Marion Heffernan (John). He also leaves behind a herd of cherished adult grandchildren and great-grandchildren, family in Denmark and dear friends.

Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

GIVE LAVISHLY LIVE ABUNDANTLY

By Helen Steiner Rice

The more you give, The more you get, The more you laugh, The less you fret, The more you do unselfishly, The more you live abundantly, The more of everything you share, 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.

THE ANGEL ON YOUR SHOULDER

By Jackie Huston Lena, Wisconsin

Love’s greatest gift is remembrance.

There’s an angel on your shoulder Though you may not know she’s there, She watches over you day and night And keeps you in her care. There’s an angel on your shoulder Watching you learn and grow Keeping you safe from danger And nurturing your soul. She’ll be there through your triumphs She’ll dance on clouds with pride, She’ll hold your hand through disappointments and fears, Standing faithfully by your side.

In her lifetime this angel was strong and true, And stood up for what was right.

In your life you’ll be faced with decisions and trials And she’ll shine down her guiding light. Life holds so much in store for you, So remember as you grow older, There are no heights you cannot reach ‘Cause there’s an angel on your shoulder.

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RIVERSONG TUNED INTO PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

DAVE EAGLES STAFF REPORTER dave_eagles@kamloopsthisweek.com

Riversong Guitars of Kamloops is a big win ner in the 30th annual Musical Merchandise Review’s Dealers’ Choice Awards this past weekend, taking top spot in Best Acoustic Guitar of the Year category with its Riversong P2P River Pacific.

“It’s really exciting being nominated with industry giants like Martin, Taylor, Yamaha,” Riversong Guitars owner Mike Miltimore said.

“This is a really prestigious award. It’s something that doesn’t happen all the time.”

Riversong was up against many global heavyweights in the musi cal instrument business, including Fender and Gibson.

Riversong was a finalist in:

• Product of the Year (Riversong P2P River Pacific);

• Acoustic Guitar of the Year (Riversong P2P River Pacific);

• Ukulele of the Year (Riversong Pacific);

• Electric Guitar of the Year (Riversong T2).

Musical Merchandise Review was established in 1879 and is the world’s oldest and most-read musical indus try magazine.

Unlike awards determined by a panel of experts or an edito rial the recipients of the Musical Merchandise Review’s Dealers’ Choice Awards were chosen by musical industry dealers who deter mined what gear has been superior — in terms of sales and profits — this year.

The award will add to Riversong’s growing street cred in the music world.

Riversong guitars have been showing up across the world, in the hands of artists like Jim Cuddy of

Blue Rodeo, Trace Adkins and Eric Church.

Most recently, Nashville singersongwriter Priscilla Block has been playing a Riversong guitar.

Having recently been included among artists on the New York Times’ best albums of 2022 list, Block exploded during the pandemic via social media platform TikTok, and is now a touring musician.

“She’s one of my favourites,” Miltimore said. “She’s a real true artist.”

MOVIE MOMENT INSPIRES MILTIMORE

Miltimore grew up in the music business with his father, Lee, listen ing to, playing and fixing guitars.

As a pre-teen, Miltimore said he would take apart guitars from the store’s growing collection, remov ing gears and bridge pieces as he fixed customer’s guitars, which they brought in for repair.

“I think that’s were I really got the love or the bite for development of weirdo ideas,” he said.

The insight he gained over the years led Miltimore to question whether there was a way to build a better instrument.

In 2006, the musical fantasy film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny was playing in a local theatre — a flick about comedy rock duo mem bers Jack Black and Kyle Gass.

Miltimore collected his staff, paid for their tickets and together they

watched the burgeoning cult classic movie for two consecutive nights.

“We were just absolutely blown away by this movie — Jack Black and Kyle Gass and how inventive it was. It was all about guitars and finding ‘the pick’ that all guitar legends have,” Miltimore recounted.

He recalls a scene in the movie that featured a massive collection of custom guitars. It was a pivotal moment for the soon-to-be entrepre neur from Kamloops

While leaving the theatre, Miltimore declared, “We have to build a guitar.”

And that was what they started to do at Lee’s Music.

“We spent three grand on shop equipment — the cheapest stuff we

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could find — and that was the start of us building guitars,” Miltimore said.

In 2015, Miltimore had the opportunity to build a guitar for Tenacious D’s Gass, bringing the dream to reality journey full circle.

The result of their hard work was Riversong Guitars, which Miltimore began manufacturing in 2012, featur ing the patented neck-thru design, which increases resonance by decreasing bulky bracing.

Almost all the wood used in the guitars is sourced from B.C.

Woods used in the construc tion of Riversong Guitars include Sitka spruce, big leaf maple, walnut, Chillakwian maple and wild cherry.

While custom models continue to be manufactured locally in the Kamloops’ headquarters, Miltimore said they have learned to increase production of Riversong products.

“We were a bit of a victim of our own success in those early days, try ing to ramp up,” he said.

With multiple lines of guitars, Miltimore said Riversong has found ways to “leverage other manufactur ers’ excess manufacturing capacity and allow us to really have products that are made for budget-minded folks to ones that are hybrids, using parts from this factory and this fac tory, to full-on custom shop and oneoff instruments, which is what we are doing here.”

Asked how many guitars are being produced lately, Miltimore replied, “Not enough.”

For more information on Riversong Guitars, go online to riversongguitars.com.

Riversong Guitars owner Mike Miltimore with a Riversong P2P River Pacific acoustic guitar, a Riversong Y2 electric Telecaster-style guitar and a Riversong Pacific ukulele. For this photo, Miltimore received a little help from his right-hand man, Greg the Engineer.

Lighting up the night to help Kamloops Hospice

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

An annual fundraiser by a Kamloops teenager and her family continues to grow, with the goal this year being to raise at least $20,000 for the Kamloops Hospice Association.

Cassie McNutt is a Grade 11 stu dent who has organized the fourth consecutive fundraiser.

Last year, McNutt and family raised $19,303 for the Kamloops Hospice Association, nearly dou bling their $10,000 goal.

The fundraiser is tied to a bril liant Christmas lights display at the McNutt family home at 5215 Dallas Dr. — between the Petri-Canada gas station and Tumbleweeds Pub — where people can view the cre ative setup and make donations to the cause.

The brilliant lights display is the

work of Cassie’s father, Don.

“He starts end of September or beginning of October putting them up and he’s out there every single day,” Cassie said, noting the lights have always attracted people to stop by, so the family decided to make the best of it and do some good.

“It just kind of got bigger from there. In 2020, we did Christmas Amalgamated (as a charity), in 2021 we did the hospice and now we’re doing the hospice again this year,” she said.

Monetary donations and silent auction bids can be done online at trellis.org/cassies-annual-charitydrive. The silent auction will con clude on Dec. 20, while monetary donations will be accepted until Dec. 30. Donors will also receive a tax receipt.

Funds collected will go toward a new patient bed on the Kamloops Hospice Association’s wish list,

which includes items such as laun dry equipment, garden supplies, grocery, hardware and retail store gift certificates and pantry and household items.

In 2021, money raised by Cassie and family funded two patient ceil ing lifts — special equipment to move patients comfortably, safely and with dignity.

Cassie and her family have sev eral personal connections to the hospice.

“I was in the hospice a lot when I was younger. My uncle, my dad’s best friend and my grandpa all passed there. It’s just a really amaz ing place. They do the best things there and give support to so many people,” she said.

Cassie said she hopes to exceed this year’s $20,000 goal — some thing that appears likely, given the full month of collection and silent auction featuring 140 items still to come.

You can add to KTW’s Christmas lights map

Kamloops This Week readers can help us fill the Christmas lights map so community members can plot out their tours this holiday season and enjoy the amazing creations that are slowly, but surely popping up from one end of the city to another.

The interactive map online at christmasinkamloops.ca/lights will have plenty of addresses that host noteworthy displays — and many of those addresses will be added by you and your fellow readers.

So, if you know of an address with a breathtaking display, go online to christmasinkamloops.ca/lights and help brighten up Christmastime travels for all.

And, while you are at christmasinkamloops.ca, check out the site’s many other features, including a sledding map, Christmas sto ries, local shopping suggestions, Christmas crafts, holiday recipes and much more.

People can view this brilliant Christmas lights display at the McNutt family home at 5215 Dallas Dr. and make donations to the cause. Donations can also be made online at trellis.org/cassies-annual-charity-drive.

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The interactive map online at christmasin kamloops.ca will be home to many more addresses of lights displays as Christmas approaches.

Wildlights set to celebrate 25th anniversary

The 25th edition of Wildlights will again shine on the BC Wildlife Park in east Kamloops.

The popular event that fea tures nearly one-million lights and assorted entertainment will run from Dec. 10 through Jan. 2, with Christmas Day being the only day the park will be closed.

“This will be a great Wildlights, back to where we were before COVID-19,” BC Wildlife Park executive direc tor and general manager Glenn Grant said, noting between 22,000 and 25,000 people are expected to visit the park.

Wildlights will run each day from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., again with title sponsor MJB Lawyers help ing the cause.

New this year will be Santa’s Village at the North Pole, a fea ture on the park’s Great Lawn that will include meeting the Jolly Old elf, fantastic photo opportunities and a chance to warm up next to a couple of propane fire pits. There will also be eight more fire pits farther back in the park, near the log cabin.

Old favourites of Wildlights

will also be featured, including the Canadian Tire Kamloops Holiday Gazebo, endless light displays, the 250-foot Tunnel of Lights, Uncle Chris the Clown and a 20-foot-tall outdoor light tree.

Grant said one of those old favourites will include some thing new as the Tunnel of Lights will be constructed with a greenhouse frame, rather than with PVC piping as in the past.

In addition, the popular Wildlife Express miniature train will be operating nightly from 5 p.m., with the last run at about 8:30 p.m. Train tickets are $1 each (cash only) and can be purchased at the train station.

For Wildlights ticket infor mation, go online to bcwildlife. org. Tickets will also be avail able for purchase at the door. The park is at 9077 Dallas Dr. Money raised via Wildlights is used to support the BC Wildlife Park through the win ter, with funds generated cover ing the costs of food and care for the nearly 200 permanent resident animals, the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre patients and the burrowing owls in the famous breeding program.

Wildlights will run from Dec. 10 to Jan. 2 at the BC Wildlife Park, with Christmas Day being the only day off. The Wildlights event will run from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily, again with title sponsor MJB Lawyers helping the cause.

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CP Holiday Train rolling into city on Dec. 16

the first Canadian stops of 2022.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train has returned to the rails this season on its first cross-continent tour in three years, following virtu al concerts in the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.

The train will again raise money, food and awareness for local food banks in communities along the CP network.

The beneficiary locally is the Kamloops Food Bank, with dona tions of food and cash urged for those attending the celebration.

The CP Holiday Train is sched uled to pull in behind Sandman Centre on Friday, Dec. 16, at 4:45 p.m.

“I’m grateful to the CP team members who adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver two exceptional virtual Holiday Train shows and to all those who continued to donate while we kept community members safe,” said Keith Creel, CP’s president and chief executive officer.

“The Holiday Train is all about

families and communities coming together to celebrate the season and help those in need. We are excited to be back out on the rails and in our communities, taking these two beautiful trains across

our network and sharing the joy that comes with gathering in the spirit of giving.”

The 2022 tour began on Nov. 23 with the Holiday Train’s first-ever Maine shows in the communities

Jackman, Brownville Junction and Hermon in the northeast U.S. state.

Also for the first time, the Holiday Train hosted shows on Nov. 24 in Lac-Megantic, Sherbrooke and Farnham, Que.,

The tour will feature 168 live shows, with a full schedule is avail able at cpr.ca/holidaytrain.

This year’s performers will include Alan Doyle, Tenille Townes, Mackenzie Porter and Lindsay Ell. Details about this year’s artists and which performers will play which shows are available at cpr.ca/holidaytrain.

Holiday Train shows are free to attend. CP asks attendees to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation if they’re able to do so. Local food shelves will set up col lection stations at each event, with all donations made staying with the local food bank to help people in need in the community.

Because local food shelves buy food at a discount, cash donations can go further than food donations to help those in need.

Since the Holiday Train pro gram launched in 1999, it has raised more than $21 million and collected five-million pounds of food for community food banks across North America.

CHRISTMAS ON THE NORTH SHORE

The North Shore Business Improvement Association’s annual Christmas Celebration at its Wilson House headquarters this past Saturday was well attended.

Clockwise from left: Izzi Moi (left) and Madison Jaramillo visit Santa and get some candy; attendees gather around the fire pit for some food and warmth; NSBIA marketing director Patti Phillips (left) and NSBIA past-president Bryce Herman chat with a visitor to the Christmas Celebration; guests gather in the colourful front yard of Wilson House, at 115 Tranquille Rd.

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In Kamloops, Latin dancing socials are revived

BREANNE MASSEY STAFF REPORTER breanne@kamloopsthisweek.com

For some, the art of living in a rich Latin culture has long been defined by a collective love for dancing.

Natalia Linares, 40, grew up in Colombia surrounded by oppor tunities to dance with friends and family members of all ages.

At a young age, she learned the salsa, bachata, casino rueda, merengue and cha-cha-cha.

“In my country, dancing is part

of my culture,” Linares said. “It brings the community together. It’s everybody, not just the adults. It’s everybody from babies to grandpas and grandmas.”

Eleven years ago, Linares began dancing formally four to five times a week in a Colombian studio environment. She met a Canadian man outside of danc ing and eventually relocated to Kamloops nearly seven years ago.

“Dance was a really big part of my life,” she added, noting the COVID-19 pandemic temporar ily shuttered community dance

events in Kamloops.

Prior to the pandemic, and during her time as a new parent, Linares offered dance classes through the City of Kamloops, but she has not yet resumed those ses sions. However, Linares has since September been teaching classes independently through Akimbo Dance Studios and the Parkview Activity Centre on the North Shore.

She also attends swing danc ing events hosted by Lindy in the Loops and ballroom dancing sessions hosted by

Dance With Me Kamloops.

However, every Sunday at 3:30 p.m., 15 students with varying levels of dancing experience join Linares to learn moves for the casino rueda, which originated in Cuba. She will be renting out a public space to offer basic Latin dancing classes in the New Year, starting on Sunday, Jan. 15.

“I always try to create a space where families come together and dance,” said Linares, who encour ages partners to bring their fami lies to the socials. “I always have it kid-friendly because that’s how it

is in my country.”

A social potluck and dance was held for participants on Dec. 6 at Hal Rogers Kinsmen Centre in Upper Sahali to conclude lessons for the year.

“I think everybody should dance,” Linares said with a chuck le. “It doesn’t matter what style, but Latin is my preference because of my roots.”

For more information about socials and lessons, contact Linares by phone at 778-586-5008 or by email at latindancingkam loops@gmail.com.

Christmas with the KSO on Dec. 17 and Dec. 18

The Kamloops Symphony will hold its annual Christmas with the KSO concert at the Sagebrush Theatre on Dec. 17 and Dec. 18.

Three shows will be held over two days, including a 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. show on Saturday and a 2 p.m. show on Sunday.

The shows will feature harp soloist Naomi Cloutier and the KSO Chorus, led by guest conductor Antonio Delgado.

Delgado, born in Caracas, Venezuela, is a conductor of the world renowned National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Venezuela and Delgado has conducted every major orchestra in that country.

He has also been invited to conduct in

Italy, Cuba, Guatemala and Panama and, since 2010, has been the musical director and conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra.

Delgado will lead the KSO Chorus through Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols for choir and harp, as well as selec tions from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and from Handel’s Messiah.

Non-profit societies can apply for up to 20 complimentary tickets for the 2 p.m. concert on the Saturday.

Applications can be submitted online at kamloopssymphony.com.General admission tickets are $50, with discounts available for seniors and youth, available at the Kamloops Live box office, online at kamloopslive.ca or by phone at 250-374-5483.

Dancer develops winter break camp for kids

BREANNE MASSEY STAFF REPORTER breanne@kamloopsthisweek.com

Amid a continuing shortage of child care options in Kamloops, a 38-year-old parent has an interim solution for the holiday break this winter.

Vanessa Kimmons is hosting a week-long camp for children between the ages of four and 12 from Dec. 19 to Dec. 23. The camp will take place in the Akimbo Dance Studios in Northills Centre from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

“I find, as a single parent, that I’m often sort of stuck putting my kid in child care or programs that don’t feel like a really strong fit val ues-wise,” Kimmons said. “Valuewise is the big one.”

Even while working three jobs to make ends meet — Kimmons is a dance instructor and choreogra pher, a server and a somatic aware ness practitioner — she realized the cost of child care or a winter camp program for her four-year-old

daughter, Levi, would exceed her earnings during the break.

School District 73 will be closed for the holidays between Dec. 19 and Jan. 2.

“I looked at a whole bunch of different programs, but they were half-day programs, and when I looked at how much money I made at work and how much I would be paying, ugh,” Kimmons said with a

groan. “I spoke to the studio owner [at Akimbo] and told her that situ ation, then asked if she’d be open to running a camp that week. She’s super supportive and always tries to help me out with rates and details.”

As a result, the duo agreed to collaborate on an affordable winter camp program for families from the local area. The program features a combination of dancing, gymnas

tics, obstacle courses, singing and karaoke, drawing and games.

“I wanted to offer something affordable,” Kimmons said, noting there will be at least 10 spaces avail able. “I’m asking $195 for the week, $45 for a day or $30 for a half-day for those who need a drop-in program.”

Kimmons has a bachelor of fine arts and a master of fine arts in contemporary dance choreography

from York University in Toronto. However, she initially started an undergraduate degree with a focus on education and is eager to develop content that helps children build confidence through a sense of community.

“I really try to get to know the kids and to get them to build connections with other children to bring out the best in them,” Kimmons said.

“I want them to want to come back every day and I generally think that’s been feedback from a lot of the programs that I’ve run. The kids have been excited and happy to come back every day. It’s about knowing your kid is being support ed and learning about being a good human. It’s not just about having a place to drop them off. There’s a real sense of community and I’m trying to build those soft skills [for fami lies] and kids to give them a sense of autonomy.”

For more information, call Kimmons at 647-309-8509 or e-mail vanessakimmons@gmail.com.

Vanessa Kimmons (left) is hosting a week-long camp for children between the ages of four and 12 from Dec. 19 to Dec. 23. The camp will take place in the Akimbo Dance Studios in Northills Centre (above) from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

A VISIT TO

WHOVILLE

Whoville has moved to the Tk’emlúps Powwow Arbour this year, where visitors can take in Randy and Sue Adams’ annual display that pays tribute to the town in the Dr. Seuss book, cartoon and movie. Whoville’s final three days of operation are this weekend; Friday (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.), Saturday (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) and Sunday (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.)

Clockwise from top left: Tayson Smith peeks through the crook of a candy cane; Mark Murphy snaps a photo of wife Jessica and son Parker with The Grinch; The Mayor of Whoville and his Wife join The Grinch in welcoming visitors; carollers are part of the static displays in Whoville; Abby Bennett spends some time with Max, the beleaguered dog of The Grinch.

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A Way Home Kamloops (AWHK) is getting ready for its sixth annual Campout To End Youth Homelessness campaign.

The 2022 event will take place in person this Friday, Dec. 9, starting at 6 p.m. at McDonald Park in North Kamloops, as well as virtually via Zoom, where campers from any location can join in showing their solidarity.

“We are very excited to see as many people as pos sible in person after two years of online-only events. We are also excited to continue to offer the online option to increase accessibility and make it possible for people to join who are out of town,” Tangie Genshorek, executive director of AWHK said in a release.

The annual fundraiser helps shine a light on youth homelessness in Kamloops as community members spend a night outside in cardboard boxes in honour of youth who are without a home.

Campers are encouraged to raise pledges and donations that fund crucial programs that support homeless youth.

AWHK raised about $100,000 in 2021 from the

campout, down from its record-setting $150,000 in 2020.

This year’s campout fundraising goal is $150,000 and all proceeds will be going towards funding the wraparound supports and programs AWHK will run at the soon-to-be-constructed Katherine’s Place.

Last year, a portion of the funds went towards fund ing the new facility. The rest went to its youth housing first program.

Katherine’s Place will be a supportive building with 39 units for youth ages 19 to 26 who are at-risk of or experi encing homelessness.

Once Katherine’s Place rises in the 500-block of Tranquille Road in North Kamloops, youth will be able

to access wraparound sup ports to develop life skills while meeting their employ ment and education goals, both in the housing and through connections with supports in the community.

Most of Katherine’s Place will be owned by BC Housing. A Way Home Kamloops will operate the building. It will include staff on site around the clock and provide resi dents with meals, counselling, life skills training and employ ment and education support.

A Way Home Kamloops will also support residents to access community health services.

For more info about this Friday’s event and to learn how you can help, go online to awayhomekamloops.com/ campout.

outside Gateway City Church in Valleyview as part of the 2021 Campout To End Youth Homelessness fundraiser.

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Mrs Clause will order this hearty and delicious meal for Santa before he heads out on Christmas Eve. With our Papa Pairings menu, you can enjoy your favourite Papa Johns items for just $8.99 each when you pair two or more: Choose between medium 1 topping Pizzas, chicken poppers, papadias, sides and desserts. A great family meal deal!

Santa loves to get Mrs Claus a beautiful poinsettia every year from Safeways Floral department They have a beautiful selection of flowers, plants and special arrangements perfect for gifting. While you’re there, pick up some compliments goodies to have on hand when company comes by

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Healthy dinners are in your future if Santa drops one of these under the tree. The Ninja® Foodie XL Dual Zone Air Fryer is the first air fryer with 2 independent baskets that lets you cook 2 foods, 2 ways, at the same time, not back to back like a traditional single-basket air fryer

Anyone would be happy to receive a gift certificate for delicious Pizza. Red tomato Pies has 49 pizza options available plus create your own. You can also grab a salad, wings, pasta and a dessert pizza yum Make someone’s dinner plans really easy this Christmas.

TOYS FOR ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS

Even Santa can forget something at the North Pole. When that happens he is sure to find the perfect toy for any boy or girl at Cains Independent Grocer with a large selection of Dolls, cars, lego and more.

FORD BRONCO REMOTE CONTROL RACER

This store is all about inclusivity, sustainability and education. They stock the store with items not found anywhere else in town. Books that tell charming social stories, toys to spark imaginations and programs to inspire creativity

CHARACTER BIRD FEEDER

Give your birds a little extra help with season savvy feeding. During winters, short daylight hours and cold weather, birds need every bit of nutrition available Celebrate the season with a character bird feeder Formulated to attract a wide range of backyard songbirds. Characters include, Racoons, snowmen,owls and squirrels.

Santa loves shopping at Findlays for the Perfect Tool for the perfect gift They have sewing machines for the beginner sewer to the advanced. Like doing embroidery, they have a machine for that When it’s time to clean up they also have you covered with a large selection of vacuums.

SELF CARE

Give the gift of a hair refresh this holiday season. Studio Micah is an open concept, inclusive space offering premium hair salon services in a relaxed atmosphere. Treat a special someone to a Gift Certificate this Christmas for a little pick me up Studio Micah is proud to be voted one of the best hair salons in 2022 Readers Choice Awards.

Make holiday entertaining a breeze with Meat and cheese trays. Garys will customize as per your instructions. They can add sausages and pepperoni sticks as well. Choose from snack size(5-8people) small (10-15 people) medium (25-35 people) and large (45-50 people)

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Real HouseElves on way to Kamloops

The Rebellious Unicorns’ Real HouseElves of the North Pole tour is coming to Nightshift night club on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. Nightshift is downtown at Lansdowne Street and Fifth Avenue.

The lineup includes Toddy, Ella Lamoureux and Felicia Bonée. All three per formers were contestants on last year’s season of Call Me Mother, with Toddy being crowned the inaugu ral champion.

Tickets for the show are general admission and start at $19.99

Rebellious Unicorns is an Okanagan-based 2SLGBTQ+-focused event and production company.

VACATION LOTTERY HELPS ROSE CENTRE

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 250376-6494. Details are online at chrisrosecentre.org/kia/.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIRS CONTINUE IN KAMLOOPS

Here are some craft fairs taking place in the days ahead:

• 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

Community BRIEFS

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.

BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE WINTER CAMPS

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 Camps are for chil dren 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 register and to learn more information about the sci ence centre.

KAMLOOPS KIDNEY SUPPORT GROUP

The Kamloops Kidney Support Group is back after a pandemic-related absence of more than two years.

This group is for anyone with kidney-related issues and questions and who would like to chat with someone who has been there.

The Kamloops Kidney Support Group meets on the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of every month, always at 10 a.m. and always at the Barside Lounge and Grill at Chances Casino, 1250 Halston Ave. These are informal get-togethers over breakfast, with lots of coffee and plenty of conversation.

Those in attendance won’t provide any medical advice, but will share their experiences, whether you have been recently diag

nosed with kidney disease or may be pre-dialysis or on dialysis (hemo or peri toneal), a kidney donor or a recipient, a family member or anything in between.

According to figures compiled by BC Transplant, medical teams in the prov ince completed 130 kidney transplants in the first half of 2022. As of June 30, there were 460 people in B.C. awaiting kidney trans plants, while 3,733 recipi ents were being followed post-transplant.

For more information, call one of the Kamloops Kidney Support Group co-founders — Edna Humphreys at 250-3766361 or Dorothy Drinnan at 250-573-2988.

MUSTARD SEED’S 12 DAYS OF GIVING

The Mustard Seed Kamloops’ 12 Days of Giving runs from Dec. 12 through Dec. 23.

On each of those days, the social agency will be requesting city-specific donations and fulfilling the Christmas wishes of vul nerable citizens.

Drop-off locations will include Hub International, H&R Block, Interior Savings Credit Union, Starbucks, Castanet Kamloops, The Mustard Seed Thrift Store, Pizza Now and Taste Kitchen.

For more information, and to learn of the 12 Days of Giving items, go online to theseed.ca/12days.

• If you have a community event to share with KTW’s readership, email details to editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com.

Shambhala reopens its doors

After a long pandemicrelated shutdown, the Kamloops Shambhala Meditation Centre has reopened in a larger location, downtown at 4-231 Victoria St.

The meditation practice is based on the Shambhala School of Buddhist Meditation first introduced to North

America by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Meditation instruction is available to anyone, free of charge, at the Kamloops Shambhala Meditation Centre’s weekly public medi tation sessions. The centre also offers an array of ongoing offerings free to the public,

including weekly public sitting meditations and dharma talks.

No prior meditation expe rience is required to attend. Meditation sessions are held Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Call 250-573-5519 or 250318-4943 for more informa tion.

EYE ON

CHEER IS HERE

The 2022 KTW Christmas Cheer Fund is back — this time with Kamloops This Week readers helping us help five local nonprofit groups.

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 KTW Christmas Cheer Fund can be found on the front page of the BCICF web site. The exact website address is https:// www.bcicf.ca/kamloops-this-week-christ mas-cheer-fund/.

Donations can also be made by clicking on the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund logo on Kamloops This Week’s website, at kamloopsthisweek.com.

Donors can also visit KTW’s office at 1365B Dalhousie Dr. weekdays from 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m.

to the Royal inland Hospital Foundation recently. From left: Ric Hofman, Dana Hall, Ron Popove, Brent Wende and Dennis Smith are part of the annual event, which sees the funds directly impacting the hospital’s pediatric department — helping the smallest patients receive life-saving care.

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Dig It: Microblade was a prehistoric toolbox

ABBY WILSON SPECIAL TO KTW

There are many ways to turn a rock into a use able tool.

The most commonly recognized rock tool, referred to as a lithic tool, is an arrowheadstyle projectile point. This lithic technology can take a considerable amount of effort — and a large rock — to create.

There are many lithic tools made for quick use, which involve much less preparation, time and effort. These are referred to as expedi ent tools and one of them is the microblade.

In photo 1, you can see the larg est artifact at the top left. That is a microblade core. The remaining 13 artifacts are different sizes of micro blades — some broken and some whole.

Microblades are removed from the microblade core with a length at least 2.5 times longer than they are wide. They have parallel edges and, on one side, you can see the places where previous microblades, or flakes, were removed. These are called scars. The cores exhibit long, narrow microblade scars and often are shaped like a cone.

Photo 2 gives a good visual of the four sides of a microblade, as well as the typical cone shape of a micro blade core.

According to research, micro blades were first used in northeast Asia. The technology was brought to North America by way of Beringia, the Bering land straight, to modernday Alaska. Dating back to 11,600 Before Present, evidence from Swan Point, Alaska, indicates some of the first people to enter North America brought the microblade technology with them.

This hypothesis is based on similarities in the methods though which the microblade core is made into the individual microblades, called core-reduction strategy.

After making its way into the northern end of North America, the microblade lithic technology contin ued to expand to the south, where it has been observed in a wide time span of archaeological contexts, covering the entire prehistoric period in British Columbia. These observations are made when micro blades are found with materials or technologies that can be connected to a specific range of years.

One study looked at a number of microblade sites and their locations and it was noted that microblades were more frequently found in higher concentrations in temporary upland campsites.

This led to the conclusion that microblade technology made for a toolkit that was flexible, versatile and easy to adapt while moving frequently with unpredictable tool needs. It was also transportable and

much lighter than the larger rocks required to make bigger tools or arrowheads.

A looming question on microblades that could still use more research is the reason for their use. How were they used and for what? A number of theories exist and the ones shared here are by no means an exhaustive list.

Microblades have been found as hafted tools, meaning they were attached to a handle made of antler, bone or wood.

At a site in Washington state where a collection of hafted micro blades were recovered, both sidehafted and end-hafted knives were identified (photo 3).

This means the blade was attached to the end of a handle, making it more of an engravingstyle tool, as well as to the side of a handle, making it into a cutting-style tool.

Microblades have many attributes that make them useful in a variety of tasks.

They have been observed all

over B.C., including around the Kamloops area, and continue to be discovered as archaeological excavations continue.

I was involved in an excavation this past fall within an hour’s drive from Kamloops, where crews found microblades.

Analysis is currently underway and we are excited to see how they fit into the archaeological

FAR LEFT: Photo 1, microblade core (Source: Archaeological Survey of Alberta)

ABOVE: Photo 2, four sides of microblade (Source: Wikipedia Creative Commons)

LEFT: Photo 3, side-hafted and end-hafted knoves (Source: Plains Anthropologist)

record and how they compare to what is already known about this fascinating technology.

Abby Wilson is an archaeologist in the Kamloops area. Interested in more? Go online to republicofarchaeology.ca. Dig It is KTW’s regularly published column on the history beneath our feet in the Kamloops region, written by a group of archaeologists.

ANSWERS

THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER

The parable of the sower in Luke 8:4-15 is one of many examples of how Jesus taught lessons.

He often used everyday commonplace things to illustrate truths or to help people to understand his teaching better.

In the Gospel of Matthew 13:1-9, he adds that this parable was spoken by the seaside.

There were so many people that Jesus needed to get into a boat and speak from a point a little way from the shore. In Matthew 13:37, it can be easily seen that Jesus is the one who is the sower.

He first introduces himself going out to sow his seed.

This “sower” was sowing his seed. It was certified seed that is guaranteed to grow if it is planted in the proper way.

We are told in Luke 8:11 that the seed is the word of God. So, we have Jesus taking the word of God and sowing it in all kinds of hearts, looking for it to grow and be fruitful.

Jesus speaks of different kinds of ground in which the seed was sown. The first kind

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of ground was called wayside ground. As it was sowed, it was walked on and the birds ate it up. In the parable, the fowls of the air devoured the wayside seed.

Next, we read that some seed fell upon a rock and, as soon as it started to grow, it withered away because it lacked moisture.

Then Jesus spoke of the third kind of ground having thorns that grew with the seed, but in the end, the thorns overcame the seed. The seed was choked to death and could not grow. It then died.

Lastly, the Lord spoke of a

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fourth kind of soil called good ground. This sounds more promising for the seed to grow properly and be fruitful. Jesus taught that the seed in the good ground sprang up and bore fruit a hun dredfold. The disciples of Jesus asked him to explain the par able to them.

Luke 8:10-15 is the explanation that Jesus gave of the parable. Jesus starts by saying the seed is the word of God. Like Romans 3:23, which states, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

When that gets sown in our hearts, what do we do with it?

Do we devour it so it can’t be found? Or do we walk all over it until it is ruined?

Jesus goes on to show that the seed tries to grow on rock, but it has no root. It can’t grow and dies on the rock. He shows that this ground will never grow to produce fruit. The stony ground is where the seed begins to grow, but it can’t sustain life.

When difficult times come, the struggling plant fails.

The seed on the rock is like a person who seems to receive the word, but after a while, there is no fruit.

The third kind of soil is where there are thorns that eventually choke the seed — and there is no fruit on the thorny soil. The thorns are the cares and riches and pleasures of life. Things get in the way of the seed being able to produce fruit.

When we hear of the love of God for us, but we are enjoying the “stuff” of life that gets in the way, we shrug off the message of God to us.

When we hear that Christ died for our sins, we are too busy to really hear all that Jesus did for us. Then the message from God has no effect on our lives and the seed that was sown doesn’t grow, but is choked.

The good ground is what we need to be.

The message of God can find a growing place in our lives and we see fruit in our life. Luke 9:56 says, “For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”

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.

City of Kamloops

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

Programs are cancelled if the minimum numbers are not met

History Guest Lecture Free

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

Kamloops Museum and Archives

Sat Dec 17 2:00 PM 3:30 PM

Saturday on Seymour Free

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

Kamloops Museum and Archives

Sat Dec 17 10:00 AM 12:00PM

D I D YO U K N OW

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JOHN EGGERS

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

HOROSCOPES

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Someone thinks you are up to a challenge this week, Aries Dive right in and prove them correct There’s much you’ll get done, but leave some time for leisure

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

There’s not much you can’t accomplish these next several days, Taurus The key will be knowing just where to pull back so that you can do each job well

Think before committing to a project that is expected to take a long time, Gemini While you may have a lot of free time right now, that may not be the case in a few weeks

Cancer, health concerns may come to the forefront this week, whether it per tains you or someone close to you Empty your schedule so you can devote the utmost attention

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, despite many looming deadlines, you are surprisingly relaxed about all the things you need to accomplish Maybe that is because you have a lot of help

24/Sept

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

A career change could be on the horizon, Libra Do your research before you take the full plunge into new waters Maybe test things out before making a firm commitment

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Home improvements could be coming soon, Scorpio They ’ll inter fere with your daily schedule for a bit, but the results will be well wor th any disruption

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20

Spending cer tainly is up during the holiday season, but you may need to keep a closer eye on what is going on with your finances, Capricorn Don’t lose sight of your budget

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

A few interesting possibilities may come across your desk, Aquarius Look at them with a critical eye and get a second opinion before moving for ward

19/Mar

Too many things seem like a priority right now, Pisces You need to weed through all of your responsibilities and tackle the most urgent WEEKLY COMICS

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ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

SHOE by Gary Brookins & Susie Macnelly

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne

PARDON MY PLANET by Vic Lee

ARCTIC CIRCLE by Alex Hallatt

FUN BY THE NUMBERS

By Joe Deeney

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