Kamloops This Week December 21, 2022

Kamloops man named to Team Canada for 2023 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championship

DAVE EAGLES STAFF REPORTER dave_eagles@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops fly fisher Brian Danilkiewicz has been named to the national fly fishing team that will represent Canada at the 2023 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championship in Islay, Scotland, next summer.

It’s not the first time Danilkiewicz has been tapped for the national team of six anglers.

In 2020, Danilkiewicz was in New Zealand for the annual Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championship, ready to get his cast on.

Just one day before they

were to compete, Fly Fishing Canada told the team to head home due to the COVID-19 pandemic prompting countries to close their borders.

It was a disappointment for Danilkiewicz, but being chosen for the 2023 national team has given him a chance to once again prove himself.

“This is kind of my redemption tour,” Danilkiewicz told KTW

The coming months will find him preparing for the three-day competition, to be held from June 27 to July 2.

Danilkiewicz said fly fishing in Scotland will be more challenging than fishing lakes and rivers in the B.C. Interior.

As well, the type of fish is different — with smaller, wild brown trout instead of

rainbow trout, so common in Kamloops-area lakes.

“Brown trout are a little bit more aggressive than rainbows, Danilkiewicz said.

“They’re also a little bit more predatory and they’ll stay in one little area. If you hook one fish, that could be the only fish for that little area, whereas rainbows will stick together a bit more.”

The competition will see anglers fishing from riverbanks, standing on the shoreline, then wading out as deep as they can in an attempt to access the best fishing spots.

Techniques will also be vastly different than local methods of fly fishing, Danilkiewicz noted.

Brian Danilkiewicz will be in Scotland next summer with the national fly fishing team.

C I T Y PAG E

Dec 21, 2022

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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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AVO I D A P E N A LT Y

Free Weekend Downtown Parking This December

This holiday season, all on-street park ing in downtown K amloops will be free of charge ever y Saturday and Sunday in December. The regular three -hour time limit will be enforced

Become a Snow Angel

Volunteer to help shovel driveways and sidewalks for seniors and others who aren’t able to do it themselves

To learn more, visit: Kamloops.ca/Volunteer

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: Kamloops.ca/BLicensed

Repor t an issue: 250-828-3461

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

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Renewal notices have been sent out via mail and through email for owners who have registered their dog accounts 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 result in late payment penalty of $32.50 being 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).

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

To learn more, visit: Kamloops.ca/WasteWise

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

Kamloops City Council December 2022

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson Councillor K atie Neustaeter Councillor Bill S arai Councillor Mike O'Reilly Councillor Kelly Hall Councillor Margot Middleton Councillor Dale Bass Councillor Stephen K arpuk Councillor Nanc y Bepple

WEATHER FORECAST

Dec. 21: Sunny -23/-26 (hi/low)

Dec. 22: Sunny -22/-22 (hi/low)

Dec. 23: Snow -13/-13 (hi/low)

Dec. 24: Cloudy -6/-7 (hi/low)

Dec. 25: Cloudy -3/-3 (hi/low)

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

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

Every year, the team at IG Wealth Management in Kamloops has made the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund a charitable focus.

This year marks the 19th year IG Wealth has participated in the Cheer Fund, with this year’s contribution of $3,000 bringing the total donations to date to $59,685.71.

“Dean Nicholson, a former consultant at IG Wealth Management, used to spearhead this fundraising activity,” said Andrea Ciccone, executive assistant to Nat Jackson.

THANK YOU, DONORS!

• BC Old-Time Fiddlers Kamloops branch: $100

• IG Wealth Management: $1,402

• Donald & Kathleen Gienow: $50

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

• Susan & Ron Durant: $100

• John & Val Kemp: $100

• Greg Harris: $50

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

• Kim & Andrew Cooper: $150

• IG Wealth Management/Chris Nagle: $500

• Cal & Pat Moulton: $100

• Richard & Terry Taylor: $100

• Nolan Pastoor Real Estate Corporation: $1,500

• Sharlene & Darren McIlwain: $158

• Margaret Sandulak: $100

• Sarb & Kam Chattu: $100

• Anonymous, in memory of Rose Goar: $50

• Anonymous: $50

• Ed & Dianne Barker: $250

• Anonymous: $50

• Abacus Gardening & Landscaping: $1,000

• Dianne Jackson: $50

• Spencer & Janet Bryson: $200

• Vic & Sally Mowbray: $150

• Jo-Mary & Bob

“We have taken over from him and just hope that we can continue to raise as much as we possibly can and support the community. There’s five totally different, but very community-minded charities that the money goes to, which is very nice.”

• Anonymous: $100

• Silvia Olson: $100

• Lynne Totten: $100

• Rick Bennett: $50

• Bea Smith: $50

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

KTW has coverage of KIBHIT and the Fulton Cup hoops championships

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A DECADES-LONG WEALTH OF HELP

IG Wealth Management staff present this year’s donation to the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund, in the amount of $3,000. To donate, go online to www.bcicf. ca/kamloops-thisweek-christmas-cheerfund. Donations can also be dropped off at the KTW office, at 1365B Dalhousie Dr. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Please make cheques out to BC Interior Community Foundation-Cheer.

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IG Wealth Kamloops division manager

Nat Jackson added: “A lot of the clients behind the scenes love the work that everyone puts and pulls together for this.

“Over the years, they’ve helped make donations, as well. They love to support it.”

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

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

• Heather & Bingley: $50

• IG Wealth Management: $200

• Linda Rollins: $100

• Rick & Judy Collinge: $100

• Nora Berkhout: $500

• Frances Higginson: $25

Hunter: $200

• Barbara Eagle: $40

• Jerry & Wendy Patrick: $100

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

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

• Barbara Caswell: $75

• Lorna McMillan & Robin Johnson: $75

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

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

• Doris Finlay: $20

• Ian & Margaret Stewart: $100

• Amy Regan: $100

• Teresa & Colman Byrne: $200

• Harriett Chave: $100

• Anonymous: $1,000

• Brenda Fennell: $500

• Mary Dobrovolny: $25

• Shirley Holmes: $50

• Don Whyte & Gail

Cameron: $200

• Anonymous: $200

• Marie & Norio Sakaki: $100

• Lois Hollstedt: $250

• Maggie Campbell: $100, in memory of Don

• Mel & Wilda Bronken: $100

• Patricia Hanson: $100

• Shirley Ross: $100

• Sally & Bill Jennejohn: $100

• Anonymous: $100

• Chris Nagle: $100

• Jacques Lamb: $50

• Anonymous: $100

• Twyla-Lea Jensen: $25

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

• Tiernan Buchan: $100

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

• David Whitson: $100

• Anonymous: $250

• Marg & Terry Bangen: $20

L A N D AC T: N O T I C E O F A P P L I C AT I O N F O R A

D I S P O S I T I O N O F C R O W N L A N D

Take notice that the Cit y of K amloops has applied to the Br itish Columbia M inistr y of Forests (FOR), Thompson- Ok anagan, for a Lease to develop a sanitar y and stor mwater system in the Batchelor Heights Neighbor hood situated on Provincial Crown land located at that par t of the R emainder of SE 1/4, S ec tion 25, Township 20, R ange 18, West of the 6th M er idian, K amloops Division Yale Distr ic t, containing 13.94 hec tares, more or less. The Cit y of K amloops proposes to decommission the cur rent lif t station and construc t a new sanitar y gravit y pipe system This application also includes the ex tension of the cur rent stor mwater pond to temporar ily store stor mwater, and slowly release it to the downstream environment, reducing the peak flow exper ienced in a stor m event

FOR invites comments on this application The Lands File is 3413631 Wr itten comments concer ning this application should be direc ted to Danalee Har vey, S enior Land O fficer, Thompson- Ok anagan, FOR, at 441 Columbia Street, K amloops BC V2C 2T3 Comments will be received by FOR up to Februar y 11, 2023 FOR may not be able to consider comments received af ter this date. Please visit the Applications, Comments and R easons for D ecision Database website at: http://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/ for more infor mation. B e advised that any response to this adver tisement will be considered par t of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of I nfor mation (FOI) request. Visit: http://w w w.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to lear n more about FOI submissions

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To donate, go online to www.bcicf.ca/ kamloops-this-week-christmas-cheerfund.

Donations can also be dropped off at the KTW office, at 1365B Dalhousie Dr. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Please make cheques out to BC Interior Community Fundation-Cheer.

THANK YOU, DONORS!

From A5

Anonymous: $100

• Rob & Joyce Buchanan: $100

• Kathy Kendall: $200

• Sue Turner: $200

• Sue & Darren Arndt: $200

• White Wolf Wellness Counselling & Consulting/Sharon Todd: $50

• Marv & Marilyn Peterson: $100

• Anne Wade: $25

• Bea Prehara: $50

• Donna Geefs: $100

• Jean Tash: $50

• Colleen M. Stainton: $200

• Marion Kaban: $100

• Sharon Langland: $100, in memory of Sharon Frampton

• Anonymous: $100, in memory of our parents, Tom & Gloria Stout, and Muriel & Norman Cooper

• Eileen Jones: $100

• Anonymous: $100

• The Hausers: $100

• The Posse: $200

• Sheila Pierson: $100

• Kathie & Brian Andriashyk: $100, in memory of Verna

Wasylnka

• The Sallis Family: $360

• Anonymous: $150

• Vic & Dorene Radmacher: $100

• Anonymous: $100

• Tivola Howe: $100, in memory of Marjorie Duck Lehrle

• Cathy Wilcox: $100

• Wayne Murphy: $50

• Don & Debbie Erickson: $100

• Sandra Blakely: $50, in memory of Harvey

• Aileen Murphy: $50

• Cathy McIntosh: $100, in memory of George & Nolan

• Anonymous: $100

• Diana Kopec: $100, in memory of Norman Kopec

• Gordon Gillespie: $100

• Nancy Stewart: $500

• Leanne Knowles: $100

• Kelsey Boudreau: $100

• Andrea Ciccone: $48

• Anonymous: $100

• Vic & Bev Poleschuk: $100

• Kathleen Ayotte: $100

• Pat & Dave

McDonald: $100

• Noreen Dorais: $200

• Kathy Michell: $100

• Glennis DavidsonWhte: $50

• Anonymous: $100

• Yamilka Zienowicz: $25

• Pat Davies: $200

• Anonymous: $100

• Dale & Noeline Kerr: $100

•Timm & Ruth Kitchur: $100

• Precious Pets Grooming Salon: $100

• Anonymous: $500

• Roy Simmonds: $50

• Anonymous: $100

• Peter & Jo Ann Hall: $500

• Antonio Kirwin: $25

• Family Law: $100, in honour of Sheriff Mark

• Teresa & Kevin Wallace: $500

• David Page: $1,000

• Judy Edwards: $25

• Theresa Mueller: $100

• Anonymous: $100

• Anonymous: $25

• Sharon & Alan Dodd: $100

• Tina Lange-Henzler: $50

• Evan & Wendy Lichlyter: $100

• Cathy Newman: $50

• Tanya Giles: $25

• Gary & Carol Bacon: $100

• Anonymous: $50

• Anonymous: $100

• The Hanes Family: $200, in memory of Brett & Bob

• Diana Christianson: 2,000, in memory of Ingmar & Eileen Christianson

• St. John Vianney Bridge Club: $350

• Anonymous: $1,000

• Marg Holley: $50

• Cassie Koroll: $100

• Ben Turner: $40

• Linda Dunkley: $200, in memory of Douglas

• Linda L. Inglis: $100

• Arthur & Myrna Bepple: $100

• Gwen Watson & Gordon Harris: $400

• Luella Doyon, in memory of Mike & Lou: $100

• Anonymous: $100

• Wayne Houston: $25, in memory of Devon Blackmore

• Anonymous: $100

Cannabis fee plummets

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

The owner of Kamloops’ first private legal cannabis store is happy that the city has dropped its high business licence fee, but argued there is another alteration that needs to be nipped in the bud.

City council has approved staff’s recommendation to significantly lower annual business licence fees for owners of cannabis stores — a savings The Shore Cannabiz Shop coowner Chris Lyth now plans to reinvest into his business.

“It’s really nice to see the city … adjusted the licensing fee to match the industry standard. It’s about time the cannabis industry starts to get treated like a regular, normal, legal business,” Lyth said.

When the federal government legalized cannabis in the fall of 2018, the City of Kamloops set the annual business licence of such stores at $5,000 a year, 25 times more expensive than the $196.40 per year licence fee levied to owners of liquor stores.

The rationale for the high fee at the time was the expectation that the introduction of cannabis stores would require additional municipal resources not seen with other businesses.

However, in the intervening four years, that has not mate-

rialized, leading staff to bring forward the fee-reduction recommendation this week.

“I attended the council meeting when they developed the bylaw and they were very worried about the potential increased RCMP requirement and bylaws,” Lyth told KTW “I knew at the time — weed smokers, we’re calm, mellow people. We don’t cause disruption, whereas in the liquor industry, drunk people can be challenging, so I knew it wasn’t going to materialize what they were worried about.”

Lyth was on the verge of coughing up another five grand for 2023, having contributed $15,000 since 2018 to do business in Kamloops.

“It’s a big help to the industry,” Lyth said of the decreased fee.

The business licence fee isn’t the only exorbitant cost for Cannabiz, Lyth said, adding he runs a “tight margin business.”

He said the fee reduction will help the bottom line and provide some money back he can now reinvest into his business, in the areas of ambiance of the store and staff.

“It’ll go right back into our business. I can’t speak for the others [stores], but I know it’s a welcome relief for anybody in our industry,” Lyth said, noting his cannabis business isn’t in the red.

“We’re holding our own

and able to pay their bills, but I feel for some of the other stores because I know they’re struggling, so this should help those particular stores a lot.”

Lyth said the city “drastically” needs to make another change to its bylaw — increase its 100-metre distancing requirement between cannabis shops to match the one-kilometre requirement for liquor stores. He said the current requirement is hurting the local industry by over -saturating the market, whose businesses are not allowed to advertise.

“You’ve got cannabis stores popping up on every corner and not everybody is business savvy to recognize I shouldn’t put a store 100 metres from another store,” Lyth said.

Lyth said the rule has left his North Kamloops store surrounded, with Blossoming Buds, Taste Cannabis, Fiore Fresco, Club Cannabis, his shop and the government cannabis store all within about one kilometre of each other.

This year, there are 16 cannabis retail business licences in Kamloops and city staff are anticipating 15 cannabis stores to be operating in 2023, with total business licence revenue from that sector dropping to $2,946 from $80,000.

Kamloops’ new fee is similar to what is charged in Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vernon.

It is Kamloops This Week’s pleasure in publishing this famous editorial that first appeared in the New York Sun in 1897.

One-hundred-and-twenty-five years later, the message still resonates.

Dear Editor:

I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.

Papa says, “If you see it in the Sun, it’s so.”

Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon 115 West NinetyFifth Street

Dear Virginia:

Virginia, your little friends are wrong.

They have been affected by the scepticism of a sceptical age.

They do not believe except what they see.

They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.

All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little.

In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.

Alas! How dreary would be the world if there

were no Santa Claus!

It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias.

There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.

We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight.

The eternal light with which

childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!

You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what

would that prove?

Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.

The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.

Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn?

Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there.

Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart.

Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond.

Is it all real?

Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus!

Thank God he lives!

And he lives forever.

A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINION

Editor:

They say there’s a trade-off for everything, but that shouldn’t put personal safety at risk.

For the few hundred people who live on Tranquille Criss Creek Road northwest of Kamloops Airport, this is something we deal with every time we have to drive to town.

We pay our taxes and accept that things aren’t always convenient, but one thing we do expect is having a safe, driveable road.

Argo Maintenance has promised us the situation would

improve, that potholes and washboard would be dealt with, snow would be plowed and the road would be sanded.

But again, on Dec. 13, we had a car go off the edge of the road. We had snow on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, but still we sat and waited. The roads were clear in town, so what’s the excuse this time?

Every time we call, we’re told changes are coming, but how long can a community wait?

Will it take someone’s death to get someone to listen?

Tracey Sabberton Kamloops

Editor:

I’d like to offer a few observations in response to Michael Powell’s comments in the Dec. 14 KTW story on the decision by the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra to go with professional musicians full time, beginning next season (‘Kamloops Symphony Orchestra to go with Professional Musicians’).

I served on the first Kamloops Symphony Society board in 1976. I also played in the orchestra.

At that time, there were many discussions about the hoped-for future of the orchestra. In a nutshell, the vision was of an orchestra made up of resident professional musicians. Over the years, attempts were made, with varying success, to have at least a core of resident principal chairs.

Some of those early principal players were young musicians who also had certification as teachers and were able to find employment with the local school district. The establishment of the Kamloops Symphony Music School also helped provide additional income for some musicians.

However, the bulk of the orches-

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tra for many years continued to be community musicians, people from other professions for whom music was an avocation.

In addition, it has always been necessary to hire professional musicians from outside the community to fill needed instrumentation in the orchestra. For much of the time, we had the luxury of a resident music director, Bruce Dunn, whose connections with both local community musicians and professionals from far and wide allowed him to raise the professional level of the orchestra to a considerable degree.

Now, as 2023 approaches, we have a highly skilled professional orchestra led by a young, innovative and dynamic music direc-

tor and a thriving community

ROAD MAINTENANCE MUST IMPROVE MUSIC SCENE IN KAMLOOPS IS VIBRANT

boasting a number of ensembles: the Thompson Valley Orchestra, the Kamloops Brandenburg Orchestra, the Beyond Brass Big Band, my own Kamloops Community Band and numerous high quality choirs, not to mention bell ringers, ukulele orchestras and drum circles, to name a few.

We also have a world-class guitar maker and a fledgling violin maker.

True, we don’t have the resident professional musicians we might like. The evolving nature of the music industry and the reluctance of our community to date to build a performing-arts centre, or to establish a music faculty at Thompson Rivers University, have been contributing factors in preventing the realization of what may have been an unrealistic dream in the first place.

All in all, though, we have a vibrant music scene that continues to grow and improve.

Don’t despair, Michael.

Cliff Noakes Kamloops

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music scene

Hank

Every dollar can change lives

BRETT FAIRBAIRN SPECIAL TO KTW

There is no more fitting time of year to celebrate the incredible generosity of Kamloops and its residents than the holiday season. And there is much to celebrate as we look back at how our city has supported TRU and our students this past year.

Every year, TRU publishes a report on philanthropy, which tells some of the stories of those who have given to the university and of those who have benefited from that giving. These reports are a great way to learn about and understand the impact of donors and how they help TRU and, more importantly, how they help students achieve life-changing outcomes.

Overall, TRU raised approximately $3.7 million and saw an additional $12.3 million in pledges for future donations last year. Individuals donated $1.3 million, alumni contributed $304,000, corporations provided $1.25 million and foundations gave almost $900,000.

TRU’s endowment provided disbursements of $3.62 million last year, of which $1.9 million was given directly to 1,122 students, an average award of approximately $1,700. For many students, such awards came when they needed them the most, allowing them to continue their studies when they feared they might be unable to do so.

Kateryna Tretiakova, a

21-year-old student from Ukraine, received a scholarship that provided her with some financial security when her mother and brother were trying to escape the violence of Russia’s invasion.

Danika Potter, who received the RBC Women in Trades Training Learning Success Bursary, was evacuated from her home in Merritt because of severe flooding that affected the community in November 2021. The flood left her home unlivable. She was living in a room at the Holiday Inn when she got word about her bursary.

“This award could not have come at a better time, not only when I needed the money, but when I needed something to feel happy and proud about,” she said.

It is not only students who are affected by donations; donors are also. At this year’s President’s Circle Reception— held to recognize donors who have contributed more than $100,000 to TRU, sometimes in small amounts for decades — Fiona Chan told us of a particularly impactful interaction with a student who was the recipient several years ago of one of her bursaries.

The student was a single mom with a son who had autism. After receiving the bursary, the student sent Fiona a thank-you card explaining that, because of the unexpected funding, she had enough money in her bank account to afford new snow tires for her car and could also provide her son with some additional support services that she had to

pay for out of pocket. The new snow tires meant she could travel over the Christmas holidays with her son to visit family and have a much-needed break.

Fiona, who was deeply moved by the thank-you card, has stayed connected with the student ever since.

TRU is also extremely grateful, of course, to those who support us with more significant donations. This past year, for example, saw the Kamloopsbased Gaglardi family agree to give $10 million. The money, donated to honour Bob Gaglardi, will support scholarships and opportunities for students, as well as the future construction of an academic building for business studies.

I’m also moved by those who donate to create a memorial endowment in the name of someone they love. The Aaron Manson Endowment, for example, was created by Troylana and Bart Manson to remember their son, who tragically passed away in April 2021. I hope this endowment and all others like it keep the memories of loved ones alive, while the awards benefit student success.

There are so many ways donors have improved TRU and students’ lives. It’s apparent that every dollar given to TRU has the potential to change people’s lives. To read this year’s report or to learn more about ways to support TRU, visit www.tru.ca/ foundation.

Brett Fairbairn is president and vice-chancellor at TRU. His email is president@tru.ca.

In 2007, the Chris Rose Centre for Autism Board of Directors established an endowment fund. The earnings from this fund annually assist with the Society’s operational expenses

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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 our Community Granting program Organization Funds: Endowed funds are set up to help charities boost their revenue without adding an administrative burden.

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

ARTS + CULTURE

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

Kamloops Museum & Archives

Her mance Worsnop Fund)

Kamloops North Shore Perfor ming Arts Fund

Kamloops Symphony Fund

Perfor ming Arts BC Festival Fund

Wester n Canada Theatre Company Endowment Fund CHILDREN + FAMILIES

Children and Families Field of Interest Fund

KidSport BC, Kamloops Chapter

HEALTH + WELFARE

Health and Welfare Field of Interest Fund

Brain Injury Alliance Dr. Gur Singh Memorial Education Fund

Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism Fund

Inclusion Kamloops Society (Reagan Lee Downie Memorial Fund)

Kamloops Brain Injury Association (Dr Gur Singh Fund)

Kamloops Food Bank Endowment Fund

FUNDS

Ashcroft – Cache Creek Community Fund

Barriere Community Fund

Chase Community Fund

Clearwater Community Fund

Clinton Millennium Community Fund

Kamloops Smart & Caring Fund

Lillooet Community Fund

Logan Lake Community Fund

Village of Lytton Community Fund

SPCA (Kamloops Branch) Endowment Fund

Kamloops Hospice Assoc. Fund SENIORS + HERITAGE

Seniors and Heritage Field of Interest Fund

Merritt Community Fund

TNRD 70 Mile House & Area Fund

McQueen Lake Environmental Education Centre Fund

LOCAL NEWS

N O T I C E O F D I S P O S I T I O N

Pursuant to Sec tions 26(3) and 94 of the Community Char ter, S.B.C. 2003, Ch. 26, the City of K amloops (the “City ”) is disposing of 370.7 m2 of surplus road adjacent to 116 and 128 Columbia Street and 653 and 683 – 1st Avenue, legally described as:

Road to be closed shown on Bylaw Plan EPP119824, DL 232, KDYD, dedicated by Plans 386 and EPP37650 (the “Proper ty ”).

The City is transferring fee simple title of the Proper ty to 0974862 BC Ltd. for consideration in the amount of $119,000. The Proper ty will be consolidated with 116 and 128 Columbia Street and the consolidated parcel will have its title bound with 653 and 683 – 1st Avenue

For more information, please contac t David W Freeman, RI(BC ), Assistant Development, Engineering, and Sustainability Direc tor/Real Estate Manager, at 250-828-3548.

Crossing the pond to bring back European fly fishing knowledge

In Scotland, anglers cast their lines using a team of flies — up to three flies, spaced a fixed distance apart — a technique B.C. anglers are not permitted to use in freshwater lakes and streams. Locally, only one fly per rod is allowed.

“It makes it more of a challenge for us,” Danilkiewicz said. “For me to get practise, I’ll have to travel to Alberta or down to Washington state, just to get some practise fishing three flies. I have done it in the past, but it takes me a bit to get back to be used to casting three flies again.”

Fishers can have as many rods as they want to use, set up on the bank with them, and can switch to using a single fly if the team of flies method is not working for them.

Having always enjoyed fly fishing while growing up, Danilkiewicz said he really got hooked only after he blew out his knee playing lacrosse

as a youth. He was looking for something new to do, competitive-wise, that would be easier on his body.

Danilkiewicz said he stumbled across some local fishing competitions in the Lower Mainland. Signing up, he said to himself, “I can fly fish.”

“I was really wrong. I was humbled very quickly,” he said. “It put me down the rabbit hole of, ‘OK, what are these guys doing to get to this level and catch this many fish, when I’m struggling just to get one fish?’”

It led him to where he is today, on the Canadian national fly fishing team.

Danilkiewicz moved to Kamloops from the Lower Mainland in search of a lifestyle change and quickly realized the River City lacked a dedicated shop for avid fly fishers.

In 2021, Danilkiewicz seized the opportunity to open his own business, Casting Loops Fly & Tackle, which is at 40-1967 East

Trans-Canada Hwy. in Valleyview.

He said he seeks to offer higher-quality products, which have traditionally not been available within the Kamloops market.

The dedicated fly-fishing shop regularly hosts courses on fly-tying, casting and advanced methods and brings in top fly fishers to teach master classes.

As well, Danilkiewicz provides local guiding as a mainstay of his business.

Danilkiewicz said he can bring back some of the fly patterns that are developed in Europe, which translate very well into local fisheries.

“Basically, I go across the seas and learn about what they are doing over there [Scotland] and bring it back and see how it can adapt to our local fishery — bringing knowledge back as well,” he said.

“Hopefully, other people will learn from what I have learned.”

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Canadian fly fishing team member Brian Danilkiewicz owns Casting Loops Fly & Tackle in Valleyview.

BC Hydro urges prepping for power outages

With a cold snap freezing Kamloops in the week leading up to Christmas, BC Hydro is urging people to prepare for storms.

Nearly 90 per cent of British Columbians have experienced at least one weather-related power outage over the holidays in recent years.

“Holiday season storms are increasing mainly because of climate change and this is something

BC Hydro has been preparing for by increasing staffing and other measures,” BC Hydro’s Susie Rieder said in a statement.

“BC Hydro has experienced at least one storm causing significant damage to its system almost every year during the holiday season for the past decade, including the worst storm in its history that happened just before Christmas in 2018, impacting over 750,000 customers.”

The Crown corporation’s latest

report, Storms Actually: How BC Hydro is preparing for increasing holiday storms, indicates the average number of customers impacted by a winter storm has risen by more than 500 per cent from midDecember to mid-January compared to the previous five years. According to BC Hydro, customers can prepare for potential outages by stocking up on emergency supplies for 72 hours for each person in the household, checking if emergency equipment (flashlights,

radios and generators) are working and developing an emergency preparedness plan.

All of this preparation advice comes amid the coldest stretch of weather to hit Kamloops this year.

While the coldest temperature all year, according to Environment Canada data, occurred on Jan. 1 (a low of -23.2 C), that frigid low will likely be eclipsed this week. A low of -26 C is forecast for Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

There has been risk of frostbite

noted in weather advisories, due to wind chill values.

The deep freeze is expected to ease a bit by Friday, with a steady temperature -13 C day and night amid snowfall. By the time Christmas Day arrives, a high of -3 C is expected. Last winter, the week leading up to Christmas had temperatures ranging from a high of -5.6 C to a low of 14.7 C.

You can report a power outage by calling 1-800-BCHYDRO (1-800224-9376).

Record electricity usage during cold snap

KAMLOOPS THISWEEK

With freezing temperatures across the province, BC Hydro set a new record on Monday night for peak hourly electricity demand — the hour customers use the most electricity.

The previous record was set on Dec. 27, 2021, when consumption reached 10,762 megawatts.

On Monday night, preliminary analysis found consumption between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

reached over 10,800 megawatts, which is the highest ever recorded. This was driven by additional heating requirements.

The temperature in Kamloops on Monday night dipped to -23. 7 C. On Dec. 27, 2021, the mercury in Kamloops plunged to -28.3 C.

BC Hydro expects demand to remain high through this week, with a potential for another power usage record to be set.

Residential electricity use is typically at its highest in the colder, darker winter months,

which can lead to higher costs for some customers. BC Hydro is reminding customers there are many ways to reduce electricity use this winter, including:

• Manage home heating by turning the heat down when no one is home or when everyone is sleeping. Consider installing a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust temperatures at different times based on your household’s activities;

• Avoid cranking up the thermostat, as it

does not heat the home up faster than turning it up a degree or two at a time;

• Keep windows covered with blinds and drapes for an extra layer of window insulation. Window coverings can be a quick and costeffective way to cut heat loss and block cold drafts;

• Draftproof your home to reduce heat loss. Use caulking and weather stripping to seal gaps and cracks around doors, windows and outlets to prevent heat from leaking out.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Amid deep freeze, city shelters filling up fast

BREANNE MASSEY STAFF REPORTER breanne@kamloopsthisweek.com

With temperatures plunging into dangerous territory, an urgent need for emergency shelters has spiked for vulnerable people in Kamloops.

As Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning into Thursday — with wind chill values in Kamloops forecast to dip to -42 C on Wednesday morning — operators of many emergency shelters are struggling to meet the demands of the community.

“Since we opened at 6 a.m., we’ve had 30 people in the building, which is our capacity, which we rarely see all at once,” said Glenn Hilke, The Loop drop-in C\ centre’s program. “Nobody wants to go.”

The drop-in centre at Tranquille Road and MacKenzie Avenue in North Kamloops is quickly seeing its supply of resources drop and is asking the community for donations, including brown and white

sugar, quick oats, mayonnaise, mustard, juice boxes, adult sized gloves and hand-and-foot warmers.

Hilke is urging residents to donate what they can or send cash donations by e-transfers to kcmtloop@gmail.com.

“It’s pretty stressful across the board,” Hilke said, noting staff and volunteers are also finding the work taxing.

“We’re going through quite a lot of food,” he said. “We’ve reached out to the community to ask for some assistance with some food items and donations if that’s easier.”

In addition, Hilke said the community can support volunteers and staff by offering to come and wash dishes, greet guests and help with general cleaning or maintenance.

Meanwhile, Mustard Seed Kamloops managing director Kelly Thomson and his team are operating three emergency shelters.

Emergency shelters are temporary, but immediate, places to stay for anyone who is homeless or at

risk of homelessness.

According to BC Housing, a typical stay at an emergency shelter includes a bed with linens, hot meals, showers, laundry and support services, with stays ranging from a night to several days, but each shelter’s criteria can differ. The purpose of shelters is to reduce barriers to ensure the most vulnerable people are brought inside and connected to support services.

The Mustard Seed’s outreach centre, downtown at 181 Victoria St. W., has a 22-bed shelter, which has been full every night. Its ongoing day program is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is converted into a shelter at night.

“If we don’t have to put people outside, we’re going to try not to,” Thomson said, noting guests are being asked to stand on one side of the room while it is cleaned, then asked to move to the other side so cleaning can be finished in stages.

There is also a 24-hour 20-bed shelter at the Yacht Club on River Street, east of downtown, and a shelter in the gymnasium at the

Kamloops Alliance Church, at the north end of Overlanders Bridge in North Kamloops.

The church shelter, which opens when the mercury dips to -10 C or there is five centimetres of snow on the ground, has 30 beds available. Those who arrive late are offered a chair and table to sit at, where they can warm up with a cup of coffee and soup or chili.

“The mood when I was down there on Saturday, when we opened up the extreme shelter, was very thankful,” Thomson said.

“Homelessness isn’t always a choice. Sometimes it’s a series of events and they never stop coming. COVID, the economic downtown — it’s difficult for a lot of people experiencing homelessness.”

Thompson believes the Mustard Seed’s supplies are holding up well for the time being, but acknowledges there’s a demand for more beds in Kamloops shelter programs.

“Kamloops is just so generous,” he said. “It’s amazing how many people come to drop off coats and toques — whatever we need. It just

makes me so proud to be part of Kamloops.”

EXTREME COLD WARNING

Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for several areas of the province, including Kamloops and the South Thompson.

Such warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia.

A bitterly cold Arctic air mass has settled over the region, where temperatures in Kamloops have been the coldest of 2022.

Wind chill values on Wednesday morning are expected to dip as low as -42, with frostbite possible in minutes.

Daily highs on Wednesday (-23 C) and Thursday (-22 C) will remain brisk, with Friday finally seeing a break in the Arctic chill as a high of -13 C is forecast amid snow. Christmas Day is forecast to be cloudy, with a steady day and night temperature of -3 C.

Second group of pipeline protesters found guilty

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

A second trial of members of a Secwépemc group protesting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project has resulted in convictions on criminal contempt charges.

Susan Bibbings, Miranda Dick, Heather Lamoureux and Laura Zadorozny, who are with the Secwépemc Unity Group to Stop the Trans Mountain Pipeline, have been found guilty of criminal contempt by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Shelly Fitzpatrick for breaching the court-ordered injunction on Trans Mountain construction sites.

All four women were arrested, and later released by police, on the morning of Oct. 17, 2020, during work hours when they went to a gate at a Trans Mountain construction site near Kamloops Airport in Brocklehurst.

Their trial ended on Dec. 16.

Four other protesters affiliated with the Secwépemc group were arrested on Oct. 15, 2020.

Justice Fitzpatrick found Romily Cavanaugh, Henry Sauls (also known as Secwépemc hereditary Chief Sawses), April Thomas and Jocelyn Pierre guilty of criminal contempt at the end of a trial earlier this month.

The four were arrested in the fall of 2020 at Trans

Mountain construction sites off Mission Flats Road, with some in the quartet zap-strapping themselves to machinery and a fence.

All eight protesters, who represented themselves at trial, are expected to be sentenced during the week of Feb. 21, 2023.

In a Facebook Live post following Fitzpatrick’s decision, Dick, the group’s spokesperson, noted the reason for their protests.

“This was all to bring awareness to stopping the Trans Mountain pipeline,” Dick said.

She said the time they have spent in court over the past two years has allowed them to raise awareness of Indigenous injustice for communities impacted by the pipeline expansion project.

“This has caused undue hardship for the peoples for protecting clean water,” Dick said, noting they argued the court has no jurisdiction over Secwépemc territory and only assumes it.

During the first trial,

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Fitzpatrick said it is not a defence to criminal contempt charges that the lands on which the offence took place may be unceded Secwépemc territory.

At the time of the protests, Trans Mountain crews were drilling a new pipeline underneath the Thompson River.

That work has since been completed, but construction along on the pipeline expansion route between Edmonton and Burnaby remains ongoing, including in the Kamloops area.

“We feel that we are still here and protecting the land and we’re doing the right things,” Dick said.

The protesters have said they represent the will of the Secwépemc people and contend elected First Nations band councils that support the pipeline project have been bought off to do so.

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc has a $3-million mutual benefits agreement with Trans Mountain. The band has said it does not condone the protests.

Police arrest pipeline expansion project protesters near Kamloops Airport on Oct. 17, 2020. FACEBOOK PHOTO

Mayor says select committees will meet in 2023

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Select committees are expected to launch in the new year, according to Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, whose apparent lingering rift with an incumbent councillor appeared to show after he posted the list of councillor appointments to the five statutory committees of council last week.

The select committees — which the new mayor also refers to as task forces — are subgroups of the five statutory committees, which were reset last week.

Select committees are expected to address issue such as shelters and housing, along with numerous others listed off by the mayor in his inaugural address last month.

Hamer-Jackson said there will be about five select committees, the members of which will feed recommendations to the five statutory committees. Select committees will also include members of the public.

“We’ve got a lot of public citi-

call them task forces,

told KTW

In his inaugural address on Nov. 1, Hamer-Jackson, who has entered his first foray into politics at any level, noted a number of task forces he intends to create.

He cited issues such as housing, transportation and infrastructure maintenance, drug addiction, mental health, street crime, emergency shelters, outreach and recovery centres, business development and retention, schools and recreation, parks and culture and health care.

Hamer-Jackson said he will probably mix some of his task force topics in with the council committees.

Bass, meanwhile, was the lone councillor left off a statutory committee list when the mayor released the list on Dec. 13. Within hours, however, the

mayor’s list was reposted online, with Bass being assigned two committee roles. Bass bumped Coun. Stephen Karpuk, who was initially given three committee seats, from the community and protective services committee, and Coun.

Margot Middleton from development and sustainability. Middleton and Hamer-Jackson each sit on one committee, while every other member of council is a member of two committees.

Hamer-Jackson cited a mistake in leaving Bass off the original list of committees.

“That was an error on my part,” Hamer-Jackson told KTW. “Rookie mistake.”

Bass and Hamer-Jackson have had a well-publicized rift stemming from Bass describing his proposal for a recovery centre in Rayleigh — which was brought to council by then-councillor Denis Walsh when Hamer-Jackson was a private citizen — as a “concentration camp.”

Hamer-Jackson had called for Bass to apologize, which the two told KTW she has done.

zens and interest groups,” HamerJackson said of the interest level on these committees.

Coun. Dale Bass told KTW council was informed by corpo-

rate officer Maria Mazzotta that task forces are not permitted to be established under the Community Charter, but select committees can be established.

“We can’t

so we’re still working on that,” Hamer-Jackson

Reid Hamer-Jackson was elected mayor of Kamloops in the Oct. 15 civic election.

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Cain recalled as a ‘kind’ family man

INDEPENDENT GROCER OWNER JASON CAIN DIED

BREANNE MASSEY STAFF REPORTER breanne@kamloopsthisweek.com

Jason Cain’s family is remembering him as a “generous” and “kind” family man.

The head of Cain’s Independent Grocer in Northills Centre died suddenly on Dec. 10 at the age of 51.

The cause of death remains as yet unknown to the family as they await an autopsy report to be completed.

His brother, Jeremy Cain, 42, said Jason was lovingly known to their family as “Bubb” for as long as he can recall.

“When I was younger, still quite small and learning how to talk, I couldn’t say brother,” Jeremy explained.

“I would say, ‘Bubb’ — spelled b-u-b-b-a. I don’t think I called him ‘Jason’ up until the day he went. I always called him

Bubb — and my family, that’s what they called him, as well.”

Jeremy added that in spite of their nine-year age difference, Jason included his brother on every outing imaginable. For that, Jeremy said he idolized him for never treating him as a “tagalong.”

“We were always very close and I lost my brother, but certainly, my best friend as well,” Jeremy said.

“When I was younger, he coached my sports teams and was really involved in my career — and everything else. He was extremely dedicated to his family and I benefited greatly from that in my life and it benefited the lives of everyone in his family that loved him, for sure.”

Jeremy said Jason was a wonderful father who will be deeply missed by his family.

“If my brother had a real defining principle and purpose,

he was a father,” Jeremy said.

“He absolutely adored his children and did everything possible to support them.”

In fact, Jeremy’s earliest memory of his brother is of the pair, as kids, traipsing around outside together at Christmas after opening their presents. It’s a tradition now celebrated by Jeremy with his four-year-old son, Logan, and wife, Michelle.

More recently, Jeremy fondly remembers how his brother tried to “save Christmas” by bringing Santa back into Northills Centre some years ago — also a lingering memory for many residents.

“When he passed, and the news was getting out there, everyone from the store and the businesses on the North Shore, and your paper included, too, reached out to us,” Jeremy said.

“There was shock and we could tell a lot of folks were

upset about it. We could definitely feel their grief and our hearts went out to them.”

Jason dedicated several years to serving the community as a prominent businessman.

Known for his entrepreneurial spirit, Jason was one of 11 Independent Grocers who owned and operated a storefront for the Loblaw chain in Western Canada. Before returning to his hometown of Kamloops, Jason owned grocery stores in High Level and Edson, Alta.

Locally, Jason was a beloved member of the North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) and was praised for being civic-minded. Jason served on the NSBIA’s board of directors for five years and was well known for his thoughtful approach.

Celebration of life planned for Dec. 29

“He had a great vision for the North Shore,” NSBIA executive director Jeremy Heighton said. “His vision, his passion, his sense of connection to community will be sorely missed.”

As a supermarket owner with a philanthropic heart, Jason regularly supported community groups like the Kamloops Food Bank, the Rocky Mountain Rangers, the Open Door Group, the Kamloops Y and the NSBIA’s Overlanders Day in an effort to give back to the community that supported his business.

“He was never hesitant about putting other people first,” said Ray Jolicoeur, Kamloops This Week ’s general manager. “He showed me how important it was to be a part of the community from a business standpoint.”

At the start of their careers, Jolicoeur worked side-by-side with Jason for many years at the Woolco.

He described Jason as a “hard worker” with a “good sense of humour.”

Noting hard work pays off, Jolicoeur said that was the primary reason Jason went from being a staffer on the floor of

Woolco to owner/operator of Independent Grocer.

Jason regularly supported youth sports teams with sponsorships and sold teddy bears at Kamloops Blazers games.

“Jason, as a corporate citizen, was a model that I think a lot of businesses could aspire to,” Jolicoeur said, remembering his late friend and former colleague for supporting his “overzealous” sales ideas at Woolco.

Jason is survived by relatives, including wife, Chris, daughter Courtney, son Brandon, stepdaughter Niki, brother Jeremy, mother Patricia, sister-in-law

Michelle, nephew Logan and many friends. Jason was predeceased by his father, Michael Cain.

On Dec. 29, the family will hold a public celebration of life on the North Shore for community members to attend.

The celebration of life will take place in the banquet room at the Holiday Inn, 675 Tranquille Rd., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jason Cain is being remembered as a hard-working, generous philanthropist with a good sense of humour.

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Rose

MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER

aedan Bankier knew what to expect during his exit meeting — and it was not going to be easy listening.

The Kamloops Blazers were dispatched from the WHL postseason this past spring, eliminated after a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds in Game 7 of the Western Conference final on May 31 at Sandman Centre.

Bankier was among a group of Blazers who underperformed and a goose egg — no points in seven games — was proof of offensive shortcomings in the series.

Blazers’ head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston highlighted positives from Bankier’s up-and-down 18-yearold campaign, but did not mince words during the exit meeting.

“He was a little bit firm, but he did that because he cares and he knew there was another gear I could have reached,” said

Bankier, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound forward from Cloverdale. “I can’t thank him enough for that because without that push and that extra jolt, I don’t know if I would be here right now at this tournament.”

Bankier achieved a childhood dream last week when he cracked the Canadian roster for the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship, which will take place from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Halifax and Moncton.

The Maple Leaf moment followed a standout selection camp, which was preceded by an incredible, highlight reel-filled start to the 2022-2023 WHL campaign, which was spurred by a gruelling summer of hard work, which followed tough love during an exit meeting.

“I give Banks a lot of credit,” Clouston said. “That, for sure, isn’t fun to hear, maybe even painful, emotionally, to face some failure and to, even though there was a lot of success, have the season end the way it did and feel you left a little bit on the table. To turn around and come back and learn from it, grow from

it, really dig in and get better — that’s what he’s done. He’s been exceptional.”

The Minnesota Wild prospect made changes to his off-season training regime, both on ice and in the gym, and made social sacrifices that fly against his nature.

“This off-season, I was probably not the funnest person to be around for my friends and family, but I knew what I wanted to do and what I wanted to reach, so I tried to do the most I could to become a different person and player for the team,” Bankier said.

“I didn’t want to waste any more time. They kind of just pushed my buttons the right way and motivated me to come back a different player, come back a more motivated player.”

Added Clouston: “Caedan’s a fun-loving guy. It would have looked different probably to people who are used to seeing him. Maybe you’ve got some buddies from back home just kind of wanting to chill out and head out for the evening. You have to make some harder decisions and pull yourself away. You have to look at your habits and say, ‘These

habits got me to this point, but what do I have to change to try to propel me higher?’”

Bankier exploded out of the gate this season, scoring in five straight games, and took leave from the Blazers after racking up 20 goals and 33 points in 24 games.

Momentum carried into Team Canada selection camp, where Bankier capped his audition with two assists in a 3-2 win over a U Sports team last Monday in Moncton.

An agonizing wait — nearly three hours in his hotel room — left ample time for doubt.

Blazers’ captain Logan Stankoven knows the feeling.

“They told us to pack our bags, hang out and stay in our rooms,” said Stankoven, who won gold with Canada at the 2022 world juniors and is aiming to repeat this winter. “If you got a knock early, that was your notification you’re going home. If you got a knock after a few hours, you were staying around. [This year], they kind of gave me the nod before camp and kind of let me know I was going to be

playing on the team, which is nice, but for a guy like Banks and myself last year, it’s a stressful situation. You go out there and leave it on the table and hope for the best.”

Bankier paced anxiously and tinkered with his phone.

And then he heard a knock.

“It was pretty insane,” Bankier said. “The cameras are pointed right at your door. You’ve seen the videos on social media from years back. For it to be your turn, it’s pretty crazy and very surreal. I called my parents right away. They said they had to be the first to know if I got the good news. I made sure they were first and then texted some of my close buddies back home.”

Those buddies might not have seen much of Bankier this past summer. That’s partly why they can watch him on TV this winter.

“There are lots of kids out in the world right now who would die to be in my shoes,” Bankier said. “I’m taking nothing for granted. I don’t think it will hit me until I put on the jersey and start skating in warm-ups. It’s a huge honour.”

Kamloops Blazers’ forward Caedan Bankier slips the puck past his Team Canada teammate Thomas Milic on Nov. 9 at Sandman Centre. Bankier and Blazers’ teammate Logan Stankoven will begin tournament play at the World Junior Hockey Championship on Boxing Day.

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Stankoven: Letter won’t change modus operandi

MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

Logan Stankoven of the Kamloops Blazers was on Sunday named to Team Canada’s leadership group for the World Junior Hockey Championship, which will run from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Halifax and Moncton.

Stankoven, a 19-yearold forward from Kamloops, is one of four players who will share alternate captain duties at the tournament, with two of them wearing As in each game.

“Anybody wants to be part of the leadership group and wear a letter, but at the of the day, it doesn’t really matter if I’m wearing a letter or not,” Stankoven told KTW when asked last week about the prospect of wearing a letter. “It’s just about showing up to the rink every day with a smile on my face, enjoying it and leading by example.”

Stankoven has 17 goals and a team-leading 44 points in 21 games with his WHL club this season.

Shane Wright will captain Canada, with

Stankoven, Ethan Del Mastro, Nathan Gaucher and Dylan Guenther handling alternate-captain duties.

Stankoven, the Blazers’ captain, won gold with Canada at the 2022 world juniors in August in Edmonton, setting up the game-winning marker in overtime in the title tilt in a 3-2 victory over Finland.

“Now I know what it takes to win gold,” said Stankoven, the Dallas Stars’ prospect and reigning CHL player of the year. “Hopefully, I can kind of lead the way, help guys out, and hopefully

bring back a gold medal again.”

The Canadians begin tournament play on Dec. 26, with a game against Czechia.

Stankoven started the pre-tournament schedule on Monday against Switzerland toiling at centre on a line that includes Dylan Guenther of the Arizona Coyotes on his right and Adam Fantilli of the University of Michigan to his left.

“Being at centre, I need to do my job, get those guys the puck and spend some time in the offensive zone because

I think that’s where we can be most prominent,” said Stankoven, who was held off the scoresheet on Monday. “Both those players are super skilled.”

What does he want folks across the country to know about him at the conclusion at the tournament?

“Just my compete level and my ability to play in any situation,” Stankoven said. “If it’s killing a penalty, scoring a goal or making a play, just being a versatile player that can, hopefully, lead by example and bring home a gold medal.”

Blazers tops in B.C. at break

The Kamloops Blazers (18-6-3-2, 41 points) are third in Western Conference standings at the WHL Christmas break, sitting seven points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds (23-4-1-1) and eight points in arrears of the Portland Winterhawks (23-4-2-1).

Kamloops has a sizeable lead atop the B.C. Division.

Prince George (14-15-3-0, 31 points), Vancouver (12-15-4-2, 30 points), Kelowna (12-14-3-0, 27 points) and Victoria (7-23-3-0, 17 points) round out division standings.

The Blazers will be in action next on Tuesday, Dec. 27, against the Rockets in Kelowna.

Logan Bairos and Fraser Minten scored goals in overtime on the weekend in Prince George to send the Blazers into the Christmas break on a winning note. Kamloops won 4-3 on Saturday and 6-5 on Friday.

Blazers’ goaltender Dylan Ernst has won his last 11 starts.

Logan Stankoven (left) and fellow Kamloopsian Luke Bateman jostle for position on Nov. 30 at Sandman Centre. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

Titans pummel Panthers, win Tsumura tournament

Defence won the day — and the tournament — for the South Kamloops Titans, who smothered the Vernon Panthers 52-28 in the title tilt to win the eight-team Rising 8 bracket at the Girls Tsumura Basketball Invitational, which wrapped up last Friday at Langley Events Centre.

South Kam, the No. 5-ranked senior AAA girls’ club in B.C., posted a 3-0 record at the event, which brings together some of the top high school basketball teams from across the province.

The Titans earned a 50-45 win over the AAAA Heritage

Woods Kodiaks of Port Moody on Wednesday in Round 1 and crushed the AAA Pitt Meadows Marauders 94-32 on Thursday in semifinal action.

“We are a defensive team,” Titans’ head coach Del Komarniski told Gary Ahuja of Langley Events Centre. “We like to make sure we take

care of that end and control the things we can control. We stress our defensive fundamentals and stress our defensive positioning and focus on that and, hopefully, do enough on offence to get the job done.”

Kiana Kaczur of the Titans netted 17 points to lead all scorers in the final and was named tournament MVP.

“She gives us everything she has. She never short-changes us on effort. She stays positive. She stays upbeat. She runs our team. The team looks at her for leadership and she provides it. She’s a gift to our school,” Komarniski said of Kaczur.

Grace McDonald scored 13 points to earn game MVP honours and Lucy Marchese had 12 points for South Kamloops, a relatively young senior squad, with three Grade 11 starters and three Grade 12 players on the team.

The Panthers are the seventh-ranked AAA girls’ team in B.C.

Kiana Kaczur (right) of the Titans had 17 points to lead all scorers in the final and was named MVP of the Rising 8 Girls Tsumura tournament.

The South Kamloops Titans won their division last week at the Girls Tsumura Basketball Invitational, which took place at Langley Events Centre and featured some of the top teams in the province.

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City champions crowned at Fulton Cup

City high school basketball champions were crowned in Fulton Cup finals on Friday at the Tournament Capital Centre.

SENIOR BOYS

Ben Kulak was the hero in the senior boys’ championship final, connecting on a three-point shot in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter to lift the Valleyview Vikes to a 55-53 win over the South Kamloops Titans.

The Westsyde Whundas downed the Sa-Hali Sabres 71-66 to win bronze.

Kulak was named tournament MVP and received a $300 bursary from Fulton and Company, the law firm and longtime event sponsor.

Ty Turner (Sa-Hali), Spencer Coyle (NorKam Saints), Charlie McKay (South Kam), Logan Todd (Valleyview), Jeremy McInnis (Westsyde) and Matteo Cuzzetto (St. Ann’s Crusaders) earned tournament all-star nods.

Fulton handed out $300 bursaries to Joey Galloway (Sa-Hali), Carter Proznick (NorKam), Josh

Jerstad (South Kam), Oliver Bourgeois (Valleyview), Caleb Gremaud (Westsyde) and Cuzzetto (St. Ann’s).

SENIOR GIRLS

The Sabres cruised to a 58-30 triumph over the Saints in the

senior girls’ title tilt and Sa-Hali standout Kalie Saari was named tournament MVP.

St. Ann’s edged Valleyview 40-39 to win bronze.

Saari earned a $300 bursary from Fulton, along with Zoe Lonquist (Sa-Hali), Bella

O’Regan (NorKam), Rachel Veitch (Barriere Cougars), Jocelyn Orr (Valleyview), Emily Piroddi (Westsyde) and Sarah Brouwer (St. Ann’s).

Nava Nogic (Sa-Hali), Jamie Dickson (NorKam), Bobby-Raye Farrow (Barriere), Orr (Valleyview), Rhiannon Nesbitt (Westsyde) and Morgan Eichenberger (St. Ann’s) were named to the tournament all-star team.

JUNIOR BOYS

Westsyde was too strong for South Kam in the junior boys’ championship game, posting a 55-32 win to claim the city banner.

Jayden Broadfoot of the Whundas earned tournament MVP honours.

Sa-Hali vanquished NorKam 47-36 in the bronze-medal game.

Free passes to a Red Devils Basketball Camp were given to Lucas Wall (Sa-Hali), Ethan Dia (NorKam), Jayden DeBoer (South Kam), John Hill (Valleyview), Nathan Perrault (Westsyde) and Michael Edwards (St. Ann’s).

Nate Saunders (Sa-Hali), Cale Hanaghan (NorKam), Cruze Parsons (South Kam), Aiden Muzio (Valleyview), Kiyo Brown (Westsyde) and Brennan Coetzer (St. Ann’s) cracked the tournament all-star team.

JUNIOR GIRLS

Tournament MVP Juliana Bell and the Vikes bested the Sabres 39-19 to claim the junior girls’ city championship.

The Titans prevailed 36-25 over the Whundas in the bronzemedal game.

Courtney Grant (Sa-Hali), Brooke Stensrud (NorKam), Jezzebel Krause (South Kam), Ryan Sampson (Valleyview), Kennadie Cooper (Westsyde) and Eboni Samaha (St. Ann’s) earned free entry to a Red Devils Basketball Camp.

Kylie Friesen (Sa-Hali), Shyla Bobinski (NorKam), Kira McIntosh (South Kam), Meaghan Bourgeois (Valleyview), Gorgia Chambers (Westsyde) and Emma Telford (St. Ann’s) were named to the tournament all-star team.

Temi Aina of the Sa-Hali Sabres puts up a shot on Friday at the Tournament Capital Centre in the Fulton Cup senior girls’ final.

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Trophy mystery takes turn

MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

A Kamloops This Week (faux) investigation during a Fulton Cup press conference on Dec. 8 revealed prime suspects in the case of the missing senior boys’ trophy.

The Sa-Hali Sabres — who vanquished the Westsyde Whundas 82-63 to hoist the city high school basketball championship hardware in 2019 — were last seen with the trophy before its disappearance and most fingers pointed their way.

Tournament organizer Will Blair said Westsyde head coach Chris Gremaud strolled into the 2022 tournament last week toting the championship chalice in a twist that appears to exonerate Sa-Hali.

“He showed up to his game and had the trophy

with him,” Blair said. “He gave it to me and said they found it in an old wrestling trophy case behind a bunch of pennants and what not.”

How it ended up there is a mystery.

Sa-Hali defended itself earlier this month by claiming the trophy was delivered for engraving after the 2019 triumph.

“Sure enough, it was engraved — Sa-Hali 2019,” Blair said. “But from that trophy place, it did not

make its way back to Sa-Hali and, if it did, [athletics director] Jody Vosper didn’t remember seeing it at Sa-Hali after that.”

Blair is just happy the trophy and tournament history is not lost, as names of past winners had not been recorded and were transcribed last week after the Whundas produced the winners’ mug.

The Valleyview Vikes sipped from the cup of glory after squeezing past the South Kamloops Titans in the senior boys’ final on Friday at the Tournament Capital Centre, lifted to victory by a clutch basket from Ben Kulak in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter.

“It was probably the most exciting finish I’ve ever seen at the Fulton Cup,” Blair said.

The Vikes are responsible for the trophy’s whereabouts until December 2023.

CHRISTMAS ON ICE

Marti-Jayne Hillis (left) and Tenley McKim were among Valleyview Skating Club athletes who wowed the crowd during a recent Christmas Holiday Show at Sandman Centre. Admission was by donation, with proceeds going to the Kamloops Food Bank. KTW photographer Allen Douglas brought his camera to the event. Find more of his photos online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

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In Loving Memory of Fenna Cook

1945 - 2021

In Loving Memory of

Patrick “Pat ” Rozek

May 22, 1952 – December 22, 2016

January

Jason Cain

19, 1971 - December 10, 2022

It is with immense sorrow that we announce the sudden and devastating passing of Jason Cain on December 10, 2022 at the age of 51 due to unexpected health complications.

Jason was born in Revelstoke, BC before moving to Kamloops at the age of 2. As a child he loved to roam the woods with his dog. At the age of 9 his younger brother Jeremy was born. Unable to say brother he began calling Jason “Bubb”, which became a lifelong family nickname. Jason went on to attend Arthur Stevenson Elementary and graduated from NorKam high school.

Even as a young man he was driven and hardworking, starting his work life at Mr Mike’s restaurant as a cook, and later an associate at Woolco. He was also involved in the community from a young age coaching his brother ’s youth softball teams and volunteering at the SPCA, the beginning of his life-long love of animals.

A year has passed, Yet the heartbreak Will always remain. Ebbing and flowing. Wherever your gentle soul rests, Know that we all love and miss you so very much. We would give anything to be able to hug you again.

Gone but never forgotten Forever and always in our hearts.

Your loving family

14th Christmas in Heaven

Jesse Harold Gitzel

August 22, 1983 – August 1, 2009

6 years ago today we lost a husband, father and grandfather.

6 years ago we lost his smile, his bright, twinkling eyes and his unending love.

Today we celebrate his inspiring life.

Pat you were one of a kind!

Love Noreen, Nadine, Kevin, Paul, David and families

After starting his family, Jason moved to Edson, Alberta to begin his career with Loblaws. He spent many years in Edson managing the local store while watching his children grow He later moved to High Level, Alberta but it was always his dream to return home to Kamloops and he did so in 2015 after purchasing Cain’s Independent Grocery store.

He was a proud advocate for the North Shore community, joining the North Shore Business Improvement Association and working to support initiatives and opportunities for community improvement. He hosted events for children and families at the store and took part in various community wide events and youth sponsorships. He was passionate about giving back to his community and offering employment opportunities to those with disabilities. He enjoyed partnerships with the Open-Door Group and Kamloops Food Bank, to name a few

In his personal life, Jason always had an interest in comic books and science fiction. He was an avid collector of all things batman and was always on the look-out for the newest addition. Jason was also a huge sports fan and closely followed his teams: the Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Toronto Blue Jays. He shared a love of cars and racing that was passed down to him from his dad, and always enjoyed driving something fast, most recently his red convertible.

In Loving Memory of Brother and Uncle James Cooley

April 5, 1959December 20, 1992

In Loving Memory of Stanley David Lowrey

December 20, 2021

Jason leaves behind his wife Christine, daughter Courtney, son Brandon, stepdaughter Niki, mother Patricia, brother Jeremy (Michelle), nephew Logan, and his adopted brother Dan. He is predeceased by his father Michael.

Jason was an unbelievably supportive, kind, generous, and humble person. He showed an incredible dedication to his family, and was a wonderful father, husband, son, brother, and uncle. He was always there for anyone who needed him and made a positive impact on the lives of all who knew him. His absence will be immeasurable, but we are grateful for the time we had with him, and the many memories that will sustain us in the years to come. Although we will remain, our hearts will forever be with him. Goodbye to our beloved Jason, may you be at peace.

An informal celebration of life will be held at the North Kamloops Holiday Inn on Thursday, December 29, 2022 between 1:00 - 4:00 pm, the community is welcome to drop in during that time frame to visit and share your memories of Jason.

I would give the world if I could say Merry Christmas to my Jesse today To hear your voice to see you smile would be my dearest wish this Christmas time Thinking of you this Christmas and how things aren’t the same There’s this dull and nagging heartache when someone speaks your name Sadly we can’t buy gifts for you Just silent tears that fall For this time of year without you Is the hardest time of all.

Merry Christmas Jess Love and Miss you always

Mum, Dad, Kyle, Char, Lil’Jesse & Family xxxx

As long as our hearts remember As long as our hearts still care We do not part with those we love, They’re with us everywhere.

Love Always

Sharon, Sandy, Steve, Chris, Amanda and Alesha

Dear Stan/ Dad/Grandpa/ Great Grandpa

Although our loving memories keep you near, we miss you every day!

Always remembered and forever loved by your family

Condolences can be sent to drakecremation.com.

Love’s greatest gift is remembrance.

In Loving

Memory

Melvin Archibald 1945 - 2022

of

Our Dad, our Brother and our Papa Bear, Melvin Donald Archibald. “Mel” passed away peacefully on December 11, 2022, at the age of 77 years old after a 2-year battle with cancer

Mel was born in Regina, Saskatchewan to Williard and Marie (Bryksa) Archibald on May 22, 1945. He spent most of his younger years between Craik, Saskatchewan and area, briefly in Gimli, Manitoba spending a short time in RCAF, where he met Ruth. After that he became a structural steel Ironworker and spent most of his working years with Local 720 Ironworkers union out of Edmonton, AB. Many of these years were spent being a part of various oil sands projects in Fort McMurray where he held foreman positions with Suncor and Syncrude. He was very proud of his trade and was involved in many large projects over his career spanning many places, all throughout Canada including the NWT, the U.S (Denver, CO) and as far away as Norway He was a highly respected ironworker by his peers and was very proud of his affiliation with the brotherhood of his local 720 union. He retired in 2002.

He lived in Grande Prairie and then to BC where he spent some time in Chemainus and Barriere then his final destination of Kamloops. He spent his time attending soccer and minor hockey games watching grandkids despite being cold out there most of the time! He enjoyed family dinners, celebrations and camping, he loved a great big campfire and could always be found tending to it by adding more wood! He was an avid CBC / CNN fan and could always tell you the details of what was going on in the political scene in Canada and US. He could invent and engineer things to make something out of nothing (The Melinator) one of the many and most notable and he liked to put wheels on everything so he could move them easily! His dry sense of humour would take some people aback but those who knew him well, found him humorous. One of his favourite sayings when things got tough was “Don’t say whoa in a mud puddle” and keep moving ahead, I promise I will do that Dad.

He is survived by his children Shelley Brayer (Archibald) Jeff, Kyle and Katie Brayer, Corinne Archibald, (Robyn and Brendan Murphy), their mother Ruth Archibald, brothers Lyle Archibald (Carol) Howie Archibald and Valerie Dulle (Archibald) (Jerry) and many nieces, nephews and relatives. Mel is predeceased by his parents Williard and Marie Archibald of Craik, Saskatchewan and his companion of many years Yvonne Ryan of Grande Prairie. Thank you to Jay Deyman of Barriere and Melrose Mackie of Kamloops for being such good friends to him in his last year(s).

We will miss our Papa bear in everything we do and will treasure our good times always!

Thank you to Marjorie Willoughby Hospice for the exceptional care and kindness in his last days.

No service at his request, he will return home to Craik, Saskatchewan at a later date, to be determined.

Cremation to take place at Drakes Funeral home in Kamloops, BC.

Rex Albert Renkema

We are very sad to report that Rex Albert Renkema passed away on December 2, 2022 at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House in Kamloops.

Rex was born on July 29, 1951 in Lethbridge, AB, and spent his early years in Victoria / Langford, before moving to Port Coquitlam for his high school years, with his mother Joyce and father Jim Hayes.

He met his wife-to-be Renée DuMont during university days, and after law school at UBC, he and she moved to Kamloops, where he had a very successful career as lawyer and managing partner at the firm now known as Gillespie. He greatly appreciated the opportunities over all the years to work with so many, often friends as well as clients, who were hard-working and creative, and people of great integrity

He also spent many years working in the “political trenches”, including being a local riding association president and a provincial association president, and made many friends through this.

Rex and Renée raised three children, Nicole, Jim and Peter, who survive him along with three grandchildren, Julia, Olivia and Easton. Renée sadly passed away in 2012.

Merron Strang, and her family – Deanna and Joe, and Mike and Cass, and all their children – came into Rex’s life some years later and together they spent many happy times as well as Merron and Rex taking several great trips abroad.

One big part of the family’s life was the cabins at Shuswap Lake, and summers spent there – there was a succession of individual cabins and properties until Rex found and developed the R n R Resort at Scotch Creek (aka “the Lake”).

Rex was keen on vehicles, and having a 1966 Corvette and a Mercedes SL55 AMG were high points.

Another big part of the family’s life was the place on the Big Island of Hawaii, and particularly in latter years, winters spent there. Rex worked with the contractor, who was also his friend, to create a beautiful spot at “318”, with comfortable extra accommodations. This unit became the focus for receiving family and friends, and entertaining many people. Many Canadian friends and family met up here more frequently than they did on “the Mainland”. Rex was especially happy to have been able to spend a couple of months of the last winter at 318, and shared time there with Merron, Jim and Sarah and their children, Peter and Justine, his brother Colin and Julia, his sister Sheri and husband Brian, and Mike and Cass and their kids, as well as many friends.

Through dealing with people at the office and in practice, his interest in vehicles, work in the political world, and meeting people at the Lake and at 318, and many other places, Rex developed a big and wide group of friends.

Rex

will be missed by many

No service by request. Donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

Nick Alex Elynuik

It is with heavy hearts we share that Nick Alex Elynuik passed away, unexpectedly, on Saturday, December 10, 2022, in Logan Lake, BC.

Left to mourn his passing is his loving wife, Lori; his daughters Corinna (Colin) Watt of Edmonton, Alberta; Nicole (Don) Dolfo of Kamloops, BC; Melanie Lyman of Seattle, Washington; grandchildren Evan and Alice, of Edmonton, Abby and Noah of Kamloops; brothers Morris (Rosemarie) Elynuik of Regina, Saskatchewan; Terry (Corinne) Elynuik of Calgary, Alberta; sisters Maureen (Don) Bulych of Calgary, Alberta; Geraldine Kurz of California; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Alex and Mary Elynuik of Regina, Saskatchewan; sister Gloria Pell, of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, and brother Gerald (Jerry) Elynuik, of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.

Nick grew up on the family farm in Foam Lake, SK., the incredible foundation of his life. In his later teen years, he moved west to Vancouver, BC, eventually settling in Chilliwack, working at Firestone Tire shop. He started his family, and moved to Logan Lake in 1977, working at the Pacific 66 gas station with his cousin, Ron. Opportunity knocked, and Nick got a job working at the local mine. He attended BCIT through the mine to become a journeyman welder and excelled in his trade. Forty years later, Nick retired from Highland Valley Copper Mine as a highly respected Mills Shop General Supervisor

Nick was a resourceful, self-taught, naturally multi-talented man, brilliant with math and creativity He was a very loving husband, father, and grandfather, with a fabulous sense of humour! He was much loved by so many

A Celebration of Life will be held in the summer, with an announcement to be published at a later date.

Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324

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

Christopher Charles Sheriff

We sadly share the passing of Christopher Charles Sheriff on November 23, 2022, at the age of 86, in Kamloops, BC. Chris was born on April 4, 1936 in Epsom, England to Scottish parents, Charles and Ellen Sheriff.

At the young age of 20 Chris emigrated to Canada, seeking adventure in a new country He also travelled to Australia, and New Zealand, but settled in Canada as his first choice, initially in Ontario and then moving to the Kamloops area, working on ranches in the Interior of BC for many years. He and Helen married in 1970, giving Chris an instant family In the last of his working years, Chris was employed by Wastech Services in Cache Creek, and he and Helen retired in Kamloops.

Sadly, Helen passed away in 2017, and Chris never stopped missing her, each and every day Chris was also predeceased by his daughter Roxanne, grandson Jeffrey Dircks, son-in-law Eugene Tanaka and several in-laws on Helen’s side of the family He was predeceased by his nephew Trevor Pellett and brother-in-law, David Pellett, both in the UK.

Chris is survived by his sister, Agnes Pellett of West Sussex, UK; his children, Joanne Dircks, Ken Dircks and wife Shirley, Kandi Tanaka, and daughter-in-law Loreen Davies and husband Ivor He is also survived by Helen’s sister Cheryl Cummings (Ralph), of Hope, and Helen’s brother Steve Swedberg (Linda) of Surrey and many nieces, nephews and cousins in Canada and the UK.

His numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren will miss his gentle teasing and soccer skills. He loved to give the children a sugar donut and tell them they could have another if they didn’t lick their lips while eating the first. No winners yet!

The family would like to give special thanks to good friends and neighbours Art and Maryanne MacNeil, who warmly gave Chris a helping hand when needed.

No service by request. Condolences may be sent to the family at Drakecremation.com

HerJustJourney’s Begun

Don’t think of her as gone away, Her journey’s just begun. Life holds so many facets, This earth is only one.

Just think of her as resting, From the sorrows and the tears, In a place of warmth and comfort, Where there are no days and years. Think how she must be wishing, That we could know today, How nothing but our sadness, Can really pass away.

And think of her as living, In the hearts of those she touched, For nothing loved is ever lost; And she was loved so much.

by E. Brenneman

In Loving Memory of Malcolm Hodder

January 11, 1935 - November 26, 2022

Mal was born in Creston, Newfoundland one of Eunice (née Stevens) and Henry Hodder ’s ten children.

At seventeen Mal made his way to Toronto and worked on the railway for a short time. After that he moved west to Vancouver where he found out the Northwest Telephone Co. (now Telus) was hiring in Campbell River Away he went.

This career then took him to Powell River where he met and married the love of his life Elaine Lewis. Mal’s job took he and his family to Campbell River, Prince George, Port Hardy, and finally Ashcroft where they stayed until his retirement. Mal and Elaine moved one last time to Kamloops. No more moving.

Mal was a kind and caring man. He did not want for much. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, curling, watching hockey and most of all spending time at his rustic hunting cabin in the bush, with his wife, family and friends, until the Province burnt it down thirty years later! He could also fix just about anything with a piece of duct tape.

Mal is survived by his wife Elaine of 63 years, older brother Elmer (96), younger sister Ruby, sons Dwight (Barb), Mark (Carrie-Ann), Kevin (Marcela), grandchildren Simon (Quinn), Chelcey, Cheyne (Brett), Colin (Miranda), Morgan (Heather), Mackenzie (Mikayla), and Missy (Russ), great-grandchildren Tessa (Brody), Griffyn, Presley, Lilli, Razi, Hannah, as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring of 2023.

Dad will be forever in our hearts.

Robert James Shanks

December 18, 1942 - December 11, 2022

The family announces with great sorrow his passing in Kamloops, British Columbia on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the age of 79 years.

Loving husband of Shirley, father of Sherry, Debi, Danny, Kelly and Tamara. Grandfather of Sean, Meagan, Madeline, Oliver, Maya, Jenna and Emma. Dear brother of Bonnie, Clarke, Don, Margaret, Pat, Judy and Janet. He will be missed by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Sam and Ruby

As per his wishes, cremation has taken place and a service has taken place at Schoening Funeral Home in Kamloops on December 16, 2022 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrance donations to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home would be greatly appreciated.

To make online donations or to leave a condolence, please visit www.kamloopshospice.com

Arrangements entrusted to Schoening Funeral Services 250-374-1454

Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting www.schoeningfuneralservices.com

Mrs. Rosalie "Rose" Anne Richet

We are saddened to announce the passing of Rose Richet on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Ridgeview Lodge. Rose was predeceased by her husband, Lyle in 2020 and son Larry in 2021. She is survived by her children: Darlene (Michael) Jones of Williams Lake, Mike (Nancy) of Kelowna, Joanne (Don) Denton of Victoria and grandchildren Danielle Pronick, Krista Harvey, Christopher Richet, Josh and Ben Richet, Nicholas, Spencer, and Cole Denton, as well as twelve great-grandchildren.

Rose was born on June 7, 1930, in Burns Lake, BC and was raised in Priestly, BC until the death of her father when she, her brother and mother moved to Prince George It was there she met and married Lyle Richet in 1945. Together they moved their family to Kamloops in 1967. She and Lyle spent many years travelling in their RV to the United States and to visit and camp with family She loved to garden, cross stitch, and read. Rose was a very warm, loving mother, and we were lucky she was ours.

A private family interment will take place in Hillside Cemetery

Condolences may be expressed at: www.firstmemorialkamloops.com

DO

NOT GO GENTLE

INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightening they Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

by Dylan Thomas

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Welcome to KTW’s annual edition featuring seasonal stories and drawings

A CANINE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE REVISITED

BY JODY PEDDLE SPECIAL TO KTW

It is a doggone good story when two lost dogs are reunited with their owners after four long days on their own in belowfreezing temperatures.

Ruby and Fisher are goldendoodles belonging to Rhonda Palmer of Zoe’s Doodles. The dogs disappeared from the family’s property on Shuswap Lake Road a year ago, on Dec. 2, 2021. It’s believed Ruby had followed Fisher up onto game trails behind the house after he jumped an unknown low spot in their dog run.

After three hours of initiating their own search, Rhonda made a plea on Facebook, asking for help. The response she received was nothing short of amazing. Friends, family and neighbours they had yet to meet got out their flashlights and head lamps, joining the search for the dogs that are part of Zoe’s Doodles breeding program.

Rhonda is a reputable local breeder of goldendoodles and a respected industry leader who does extensive genetic testing and early puppy stage development.

Just eight weeks before the search, Ruby had delivered a litter of 10 beautiful and healthy puppies. While her parental responsibilities were coming to an end, she still required fresh and plentiful water, extra calories, necessary proteins, minerals and other nutrients to maintain her optimal health and well-being.

Rhonda woke up the next morning without Fisher and Ruby, not knowing if this was going to be her new norm. In the

hours and days that followed, Rhonda kept imagining the horrors of what could happen to her beautiful doodles.

At about the 36-hour mark, Rhonda began to feel a shift in her focus. She was determined to only think about how to get Ruby and Fisher home. The overwhelming love and support from the Kamloops community and beyond increased exponentially. It left Rhonda with no place to wonder “what if,” but only “how” she would get them back.

While Rhonda and partner Scott focused on searching for their beloved dogs, local friends

jumped in to join the search while others took care of Ruby’s puppies, made calls to veterinarians and animal control and coordinated social media posts and updates for the search party.

Rhonda belongs to a group of doodle breeders who shared their story across Western Canada. The group also shared successful recovery stories of support that fueled search efforts and brought a sense of hope.

Their friendship circle became their very own “twilight bark,” the sounds that alert everyone about the missing puppies in the movie One Hundred and

One Dalmatians. Everyone came together to brainstorm and think of ways to search faster and reach more people, so Ruby and Fisher would have the best chance of coming home.

On the third day, a drone spotted two heat sources running upriver, toward Rayleigh. A flicker of hope lightened the hearts of Rhonda and Scott in that moment. They were also contacted by a woman who saw two dogs running on the beach down from the CN yard They immediately drove there, found two pairs of dog tracks and followed them.

Rhonda and Scott searched

A year ago this month, Fisher (left) and Ruby survived four days away from home amid below-freezing temperatures. How they managed to find their way home remains unknown, but the two dogs are doing fine today.

a few hours past last light with no sign of the dogs and planned to return the next morning to start searching from their last set of prints. The couple also coordinated their own drone search, concentrating on the rivershore in front of the CN yard, as well as the hill between their home and Pinantan.

The following day, while Rhonda and Scott were searching overhead in a helicopter, Ruby and Fisher arrived home. They were gone a total of 96 hours. One more hour and Ruby likely would not have made it. She collapsed once inside and had to be carried to the tub — and to and from her bed — for the following 48 hours.

Both dogs were treated with antibiotics and required foot care for raw, cracked and frostbit pads. Ruby and Fisher made a full recovery. How the dogs made their way home is still a mystery. It truly is a Christmas miracle.

Rhonda and Scott are blessed to have such an amazing circle of friends and live in a caring and supportive community. The extension of care and concern they received was heartfelt.

Do you remember the old Grinch cartoon, when his heart swells?

This remarkable story of hope, gratitude, community and care, also served as a lesson for me: — never, ever underestimate the power of the Christmas spirit. It can move hearts, minds and, yes, even dogs.

The Lost Christmas

There once was a family who loved Christmas. Then, one day, it was as if Christmas meant nothing to them anymore and no one knew why.

Four years passed and young Jack was turning five tomorrow, which was the 24th of December.

“Breakfast,” called  Mami.

Jack walked down the stairs. But he was not thinking of breakfast. He was not even thinking about his birthday. He was thinking about Christmas.

All the other kids at school talked about their elves, stockings and, most of all, toys. Jack had never had a Christmas, though, and he was going to change that.

“Mami,” Jack heaved, “could we maybe, ummm, celebrate Christmas this year?”

“We don’t talk about Christmas in this house. Now, eat breakfast or  go down to your room!” Mami said bitterly.

Jack heard his brothers, Luke

and Colt, and his Mami go to their basketball practice. Jack went into his Mami’s bedroom  and saw a strange cardboard box in the corner of the room that read, “PRIVATE DO NOT OPEN!”

Jack didn’t want to, but he had to look. He needed answers. Jack looked inside and saw that it was full of old photos that looked  as though they had been taken a few years ago. The same man was in each photo and some had a woman in them.

As he looked closely at the photo, Jack realized the woman was his mother.

He looked through all the photos and found a folder label “Funeral.” He looked inside the folder and it read, “Ivan Perez.” He looked again and he saw the date, “Jan. 19, 2015,” which wasn’t long after he was born.

Jack looked at the day of the death, “Dec. 25, 2014.” That is one day after he was born, better known as Christmas.

Jack was looking at some of the photos when he heard Mami’s car getting into the garage. He immediately threw all but one of the photos back in the box.

He kept the funeral folder and a photo and dashed into his room, shutting the door behind him.

Only a few minutes later, his Mami went down and slapped her purse for some reason. She then stomped away toward Jack’s room.

“JACK!” she yelled.

“What?” said Jack.

“I need you to go to the store and buy some groceries. I will give you a $20 bill. Go now!” she said angrily.

Jack took the $20 bill and went to the store that was near his house. In the window, he saw an adorable stuffed pig. He ran inside and grabbed it and some milk and came home.

“What is that?” said his mother when she saw it.

“ A pig for Christmas,” said Jack. We need a real Christmas. I know what happened to dad. But we can still have a good Christmas.”

She kneeled down and gave Jack a hug.

“You’re right. We will have a real Christmas.” she said .

— Ava is in Grade 5 and Sadie is in Grade 6 at Rayleigh elementary.

AVA AND SADIE

SPECIAL TO KTW

Jada Macko, who is in Grade 7, created this stunning winter-themed artwork for inclusion in this edition of KTW

A Minecraft Christmas Story

LOGAN GAULEY SPECIAL TO KTW

It was a nice snowy day in Blockburg. The villagers were out making snow golems, the marketplace was full of people buying presents and Larry the Villager was making a massive snow fort called the Santa Outpost.

But Larry isn’t the main character. The main character is a wandering salesman named Tradeager, who was wearing a blue coat and walking through town, humming Christmas carols. Suddenly, Ian, who had dyed a blue streak on his hair, came running up to Tradeager.

“Tradeager! I’ve got a big problem!” said Ian. “I got news from the weatherman. He says that it’s going to be really stormy on Christmas! Santa won’t be able to see our town! What are we gonna do?”

“Shouldn’t be that big of a problem. We have a beacon in the centre of town. Santa should be able to see that,” said Tradeager. Then, he thought of why it would be a problem.

“Did you break the beacon, Ian?” asked Tradeager.

“Yeah, I was snowball fighting and I threw a snowball too hard and it broke the beacon,” said Ian. “But we can just get a new one!”

“JUST GET A NEW ONE?” yelled Joe, who was now running over to Tradeager and Ian. “To craft a beacon, you need obsidian, glass and a nether star. Do you know how hard it is to get one of those?”

“Uuhhh, no,” said Ian, not knowing what a Nether Star was.

“You need to go to the Nether to get a Nether Star,” said Joe.

“Actually, I know where we can find one that’s nearby,” said Tradeager. “There’s one in Steve’s castle. He won’t mind if we use his Nether Star.”

So, Tradeager and Ian went to Steve’s castle. When they got to his castle, there was a sign on the door that read: “If anyone enters my castle, you must do a trial of Christmas stuff! Good luck!”

“I can’t tell if that’s inviting or threatening,” said Ian.

“Well, let’s go in. We need that star!” said Tradeager.

When the two entered the castle, the trial was a piece of paper on a table.

The piece of paper read, “What is the purpose of Christmas?

A: To receive gifts

B: To get together as a family, sing carols, give gifts and celebrate Jesus’s birth.”

For a minute, no one said a word.

“Well that’s pretty obvious, don’t you think?” said Tradeager.

“Yeah. It’s definitely B,” said Ian.

So, Tradeager circled answer B with a pencil.

“That’s correct!” said Steve, appearing out of nowhere. “You know what Christmas is about, Here’s the Nether Star. Use it wisely!”

Tradeager and Ian ran back quickly to Blockburg. The sun was setting fast, so they crafted the beacon faster! They placed the beacon in the centre of town. Christmas was saved!

Suddenly, Santa appeared.

“Ho, ho, ho! Very good job, Ian and Tradeager. But, I have a GPS in my sleigh!” Santa said. “That’s ironic! Ha, ha, ha,!” Everyone laughed and everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

— Logan Gauley is a 12-year-old student in Kamloops.

One Simple Task

On a cold winter day, my mom told me to go to the gas station and grab some candy for a movie night.

So, I got all my winter gear on and was on my way. I was so excited for movie night. It is my favourite family event.

I was thinking of movies to watch. Then I thought of Harry Potter. I thought it was the perfect choice.

When I was walking, I saw the school playground. I was close to the gas station. I realized that I forgot to make sure I had the money. I checked my pocket, but the money was not there! I checked my other pocket and the money was there. I sighed in relief.

My mom called to see if I got the candy yet. I was running to the gas station, trying to get there. I had to accept the call. But then I didn’t, as I had to keep running.

I made it to the gas station. I bought the candy, probably too much. Then I bought a pop for myself.

I was running with all the candy in my hands when I slipped on a patch of ice! I was on the ground for about 30 seconds. I hurt my leg, but I had to keep moving.

I picked up all the candy and was limping the rest of the way home.

I opened the door to my house, went into the living room and my mom said, “There you are. I was trying to call you to let you know we have candy already.”

My heart sank! I spent all that time for nothing. I realized movie night wasn’t about candy, it was about hanging out with your family.

After all that, I sat down on the couch with my family and we had a good movie night.

— Jolene Heide is 11 years old and attends Rayleigh elementary.

A CHAMPION FOR FAMILY MEDICINE

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

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

JOLENE HEIDE SPECIAL TO KTW

Slipping into Christmas

JOANNE MAZZOTTA SPECIAL TO KTW

Bob was a great guy, the best neighbour you could have, always reliable, always there to help.

But he had strong opinions. One of them was about Christmas — about Christmas gifts, to be more precise.

He didn’t believe in them. All that buying and spending and wrapping? Not for him. So, if you got him something, you’d better be ready for a gruff response.

Last year, his daughter and new grandson had gifted him slippers. After all, the old ones had lost their stitching and were flapping in the front. They would catch on the stairs when he was going up and down. They were a menace.

So, after he’d tried to glue them together and given up,

he was wearing old knitted slippers his wife had patched repeatedly. Good enough.

When he’d opened his gift last Christmas, he told his daughter, “I don’t need these” and put them away.

And he forgot about them — until he started rummaging in the closet, looking for something he needed this year as his wife set up for Christmas.

Those slippers were a bone of contention between Bob and his wife and he knew it.

Come Christmas Day,

when the family showed up for gifts and dinner, they were met by their father in his usual outfit. He was wearing the same red shirt with reindeer on the front that he’d worn for 30 Christmases — a little tight in the stomach, but good enough.

However, there was something new, something unexpected.

He was wearing new slippers. His Christmas slippers. And you can bet he would be wearing them for all the Christmases he had left.

SRETAN BOZIC

The best Christmas

MADDOX WHITE SPECIAL TO KTW

It was a cold and snowy day and I could not see through all of the blowing snow as I walked through the farm field trying to get home so I could be with my mom and do the Christmas tree!

It was getting hard to keep going. My 13-year-old brain said I should stop and try to stay warm. But it was the night before Christmas, so I had to keep going, even though I was all worn out. The snow was stopping, but it was still really cold. At that point, I almost stopped trying because I was shaking and couldn’t hold anything, not even my phone. But I was almost home as it was just around the corner!

“Mom, I am home, where are you? Can we do the

Christmas tree now?” I said.

“Yes, you can do the tree. I need to get some stuff for dinner and I will be back in one hour. Oh, wait ,I can’t go do that because there is a big crash on the road, so let’s do the tree together” said mom.

“OK. Well, let’s put some music on so it will be more fun to go and decorate the tree,” I said. “And, if we have time, I want to make cookies!”

Jingle Bell was playing on a loop when the phone rang.

“Mom, grandma is calling. She says she wants to come over for dinner tomorrow,” I said.

“Tell her she can come over at 6 p.m.” said mom.

I talked to grandma, then asked my mom: “Can we do green, blue and red for the tree this year?”

“Yes we can, but white

lights” said mom.

“OK, put this here and this here. Oops! I dropped an ornament. Good thing it’s OK. And now the star for the top. Yes! We are done with the tree,” I said.

“Well, it is late, so we should go to bed because it is Christmas tomorrow. Goodnight, honey,” said mom.

In the morning, I awoke with a yawn. It was Christmas! I went to wake up mom.

“Mom, mom, wake up! It’s Christmas! Can we go open our presents please?” I asked.

“Yes, let’s go,” said mom.

“Mom, I love you. Thank you for giving me a sweater. It looks so nice,” I said.

We both hugged and whispered, “I love you.”

— Maddox White is a Grade 5 Kamloops student.

Eight-year-old MacKenzie Gauley’s vision of Christmas includes a beautiful green tree and fancy decorations.

LYNDEN ACKLES, ABEL COLLEY AND KASSIAN ARNESEN SPECIAL TO KTW

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Alexander.

Alexander was forced to walk his dog, Doge. Doge was a cheerful and jolly dog.

Alexander was halfway done the walk, but he felt his legs giving out, so he rushed to the forest with Doge to try to take shelter under a tree.

But once he slumped down against the tree, he passed out. He then woke up. This is his tale: I am scared in the forest all alone. I mean, many things can happen! I hear an animal breathing heavily behind me, so I decide to run — just run.

You could say it worked or you could say it didn’t. I mean, I don’t hear any animals anymore. Now all that matters is staying safe and getting home. But I don’t think that will happen any time soon because there is a huge Christmas

tree and it looks beautiful!

I mean it is HUGE. It has all the decorations, as well.

I’ll have to haul this thing home, but it is SO HEAVY. All I have to do is get my dog to haul the tree home. Wait a minute — where is my dog?

Oh, no! That animal that was breathing behind me, I think it was my dog. Oh, no, what do I do? I will never find my way back at this point.

But I can’t just leave my dog in the open like that. He needs food! It starts to turn dark and my stomach is aching. Before I know it, it is the middle of the night. I decide to sit down next to the tree I found, completely hopeless. What will I ever do to get out of this situation, I think to myself?

I look up and there I see him, the moon making him look bright.

“Santa Claus,” I say, my mouth suddenly wide open.

“Ho, ho, ho. You down there — need any help?” Santa asks.

Suddenly, he dives down and, right when he is about to hit me, he misses me by an inch. I can

hear the clipping and clapping of reindeer hooves over my head and I can feel the swishing of my hair.

Santa swirls around me, almost looking like a candy cane, going so fast, making it like a wind storm in the centre, but not a bad one, instead a nice one. It makes me feel happy.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Doge runs to me. I am ready to go home.

We are flying. I’ve never had an experience like it. Try combining the feeling of an airplane, except you have your face out the window, with the feeling when you’re driving in a car with your face out the window, except it’s happening to your full body.

Within seconds, we are at my home. With the wink of an eye Santa gives me a present and flies off into the starry night sky.

— Lynden Ackles, Abel Colley, and Kassian Arnesen are students in Grades 5 and 6 in Kamloops.

Eight-year-old Cedar Ackles’ Christmas drawing the stockings hung with care above a roaring fire.

Christmas in the Mountains

MARY BARQUEST SPECIAL TO KTW

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On Dec. 24, my partner, Peter, and I were invited to come to dinner with his daughter and her family. They had rented a chalet on our local ski hill, Mount Washington.

The plan was to ski with them for the day, have a nice pre-Christmas dinner and drive down after we had eaten, as I was scheduled to work a 12-hour shift on Christmas Day.

We went up bright and early on the morning of the 24th amidst a flurry of light snow. As the day progressed, the flurries turned into a genuine snowfall.

At first, it was wonderful skiing in all that fresh snow and we congratulated ourselves for deciding to come up. However, by lunchtime, it was becoming more of a blizzard than a snowfall — heavier and

more difficult to see.

By 1 p.m., it was so deep that you had to jump out of the snow to turn. Hardly anyone was still skiing.

n the 1990s, I lived in Courtenay, on Vancouver Island. I was a nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox and worked on the maternity ward. I was also an avid skier.When it snows on the West Coast, it gets very serious. All that precipitation turns into often heavy and wet snow. I was beginning to worry about getting home, so we decided to skip dinner and went to the parking lot. It was a winter wonderland, buried under snow, with nary a snowplow in sight. Vehicles were big white humps.

We shovelled out a path and fired up the truck, which got about two feet before it couldn’t go any farther. Peter then got out the chains.

First, we had to shovel the snow away from the wheels. Then, Peter had to crawl around them to hook up the chains, with the wind blowing snow down his neck, under his jacket and in his face.

He couldn’t fasten the chains with his ski gloves on, so he had to do it with his bare hands. By the time he was finished, he had no feeling in either of his hands.

We got about four feet this

time, whereupon one of the chains broke. However, at this point, it really didn’t matter because the road down the mountain had just been closed.

There was nothing more we could do, so back to the condo we trudged. Fortunately, they had a couple of sleeping bags, so we spent a restless night on the floor, listening to the wind howling through the eaves.

When the alarm went off at 5:30 a.m. the next day, I opened the door to at least a foot of snow and a starry sky. The storm had blown over. Hallelujah!

We slogged through the snow to the parking lot, which miraculously had been plowed in the earlymorning hours. After scraping off the truck, we drove down the mountain, changed clothes and I went to work.

I arrived at exactly 7:30 a.m., just in time to help deliver the Christmas baby for Comox.

They called her Holly, in celebration of Christmas. My celebration of Christmas was just getting to work!

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Season’s Greetings” from everyone at Highland Valley Copper

A virtual smile and kind words you hear, an email greeting from loved ones near, a gift of kindness from those held so dear, can make this a joyous season this year.

Eight-year-old Karis F. has created a Christmas drawing that has a curious cat following Frosty the Snowman over snow-covered hills.

Royal Inland Ho spital Founda

TH E V IC TI M OF A CR A SH, TH

In the blink of an eye, ever ything can change It was a beautiful summer day on July 25th, 2022 when Stacey and Ken Jyrkkanen were making their way home from their annual Lake Louise camping trip Suddenly, they both looked up to see a vehicle flying through the air, headed straight for them. In that instant, both of their lives changed forever

B efore they could process what was happening, Stacey, Ken and their dog, Finn, were involved in a head on collision as a result of the oncoming driver losing control of their vehicle, hitting the center meridian and launching airborne Ken and Finn were able to escape the vehicle but Stacey was left trapped in the truck, pinned from the waist down She tried her best to remain calm but when she noticed flames, the fear of losing her life became a reality Thankfully, a civilian who stopped to assist at the scene, used all of his efforts to get her out and miraculously succeeded

When paramedics arrived, Stacey was taken by air ambulance to Royal Inland Hospital (RIH). Stacey had a broken femur resulting in an open fracture on her upper thigh and her feet were in even worse condition. Upon landing, Stacey was rushed down to the emergency department where she spent the night in the trauma bay, being transported back and forth from X-rays to CT scans. The next morning, she was visited by Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr Ross Outerbridge, who explained the extent of her injuries and conducted emergency surger y on her leg Stacey learned that both of her heals had been crushed, and ever y bone in her right foot was broken. Dr Outerbridge referred her to RIH’s foot and ankle reconstruction specialist, Dr Derek Butter wick.

With much anticipation, Stacey’s reconstructive foot surger y was booked for August 3rd As her porter Nadine Torchia wheeled her down to the operating room, Stacey recalls, “In that moment, I was unsure if my feet could be saved Scared, emotional, and cr ying, I asked Nadine if I could hug her Without hesitation, she parked the gurney and with nobody else around, gave me the most genuine hug. Her calm and reassuring nature will be something I will never forget.”

As Stacey lay in her hospital bed following surger y, she remembers thinking how the team at Royal Inland Hospital resemble a sophisticated ecosystem where ever yone has something to contribute She explains, “Often times, the care team was under a lot of pressure, but no matter what stressors they were experiencing, they left their burdens at the door and greeted each patient with the utmost compassion and empathy”

Stacey spent a total of 31 days at Royal Inland Hospital and during her stay, the staff became family, and neighbouring patients became friends.As Stacey reflects on her experience at RIH, she will never forget the way so many people left a lasting impact in her life She remembers Nadine, the porter who watched over her when she was learning to maneuver in a wheelchair for the ver y first time She is eternally grateful to Dr Logan Nealis, the registered psychologist working with trauma ser vices who helped her navigate the emotional peaks and valleys of her journey As Stacey mourned the loss of her old life, he worked tirelessly to help her reach her recover y goals and shared tangible advice on how to navigate feelings of anger, fear and grief along the way “When things got tough, Logan reignited my drive to keep moving

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for ward I wouldn’t be where I am today without him. He completely changed my mindset and as a result, I have had far more good days than bad ” Stacey will always remember the way her occupational therapist, Nathalie Wandler was there from the beginning, liaising with ICB C to ensure sure she had ever ything she needed to succeed in her recover y at home.

Stacey may have been the victim of a terrible accident but she is the victor in her own life As Stacey greets each new day, she is over whelmed with gratitude as she thinks back on the incredible network of people who brought her to where she is today With each step for ward, literally and figuratively, Stacey hopes her stor y will act as a beacon of hope for other people who may be going through a similar experience Inspired by the exceptional care she received, Stacey would like to pay it for ward by lending her time to other patients at Royal Inland Hospital. She plans to spread awareness about the invaluable Trauma Ser vices Program at RIH and intends to shine a light on the need for more registered psychologists employed in acute care settings. Outside of the hospital, she would like to advocate for better wheelchair accessibility and transportation throughout the community. When Stacey sets her mind to something, there is no stopping her. This is seen by the way she has greeted ever y obstacle in her life thus far

“I believe that ever yone has a pur pose in life. I sur vived that accident for a reason, and maybe that reason is to help other people.”

– Stacey Jyrkkanen, RIH Grateful Patient

“I am so grateful Stacey received the care she needed from the Trauma Ser vice team at RIH. The interdisciplinar y staff and physicians are dedicated and passionate about the ser vice they provide. Care for the patient as a whole is so impor tant because their injuries can have lifelong impacts in so many areas of their lives. Suppor ting the Trauma Ser vice through a donation to the RIH Foundation helps to ensure that our trauma system can be there for all injured patients in whatever ways they need.”

– Kyla Gowenlock, Director, Trauma Ser vices Network, Interior Health

That one Christmas present

ZANDER KILBA SPECIAL TO KTW

It was a cold, chilly morning and it was Christmas!

There was a middle-aged man named Adam and he was so excited because he was going to his mom’s house to celebrate Christmas.

He would have been there sooner, but he had work, so when he got on his train, he was so excited. An hour later, he arrived at his mom’s house with a grin from ear to ear.

When Adam got in the house, he hugged his mom, who gave him a Christmas present. He opened it and saw it was his favourite book series from his childhood.

Adam spread a grin across his face and said, “Thank you so much, mom! I love it! I will read it as soon as I get home!”

He prepared to start reading the series when he returned home on Jan. 1, but then noticed the book he opened was filled with blank pages.

So, he started writing in it and discovered that whatever he wrote came into his room! He wrote about Adam Wester Sandler having infinite money and his room started filling with money. He tried to get out, but it was too late — he was trapped and he was gasping for air, but he couldn’t find any.

THUNK! He fell out of his bed, looked at his watch and saw it was the 23rd of December.

He got on his phone and asked his boss if he could take a vacation until January. After a lot of convincing, his boss agreed and Adam put on his hoodie and ran to the train station.

He jumped on his train and went to his mom’s house to give her a lot of money. He also gave money to all his friends, vowing he would never be greedy again and would always help people in need.

— Zander Kilba is in Grade 5 at Rayleigh elementary.

Five-year-old Emery Karst has captured the joy of a Christmas with this creation of a cat dancing around the Christmas tree, while a family of lady bugs flutters overhead, which she feels represents her own family enjoying the show.

These five Christmasrelated drawings were submitted by a quintet of KTW kid readers.

Clockwise from top left: Ten-year-old Brielle adds a feline focus to her artwork; Aubrey Adams, 7, has created a vibrant picture of Santa’s most famous reindeer, whose glowing red nose helps the Jolly Old Elf deliver presents around the world; eight-year-old Brielle Popein’s Christmas tree is possibly the tallest ever rendered in KTW’s annual Christmas edition; six-yearold Kyler Stewart’s Christmas tree is chock full of colourful ornaments, complete with a dazzling yellow star on top; Ajooni Parmar, 7, has created a sensational skyscape of Santa and his reindeer, with a full yellow moon helping guide the way on Christmas Eve.

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Tues Jan 10 - Mar 14

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Thur Jan 12 - Mar 16 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Adult Para Hockey

Ages 14+ $100

Olympic Ice at McArthur Island

Sat Jan 7 - Mar 11

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Pilates for Kids

Ages 6-8 $60

Kids friendly class with a dynamic form of strengthening body muscles posture balance, flexibility and coordination through Pilates exercises Learning about body awareness supports body & mental health while interacting with others

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Come out and try something new!! Meet new friends and learn a new skill! All equipment necessary is provided Olympic Ice at McArthur Island

Sun Jan 8 - Feb 11

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A time of myrrh and mirth

valuable?

During the festive season of Christmas and New Year, the old story is repeated — about the three very precious gifts that were bestowed on the holy newborn child more than 2,000 years ago.

We understand the treasure of gold being very important, along with the burning of incense as a holy ritual, but we might ask: what is the significance of myrrh?

With its pain-numbing components, was myrrh really for the infant or was it for the mother? And, what made it so

Today, myrrh would fit in with other fragrant aromas of the season, such as sweet spices of clove, cinnamon, all-spice, peppermint and ginger wafting and teasing our senses. Whether used in a spa or a sick bay, who could doubt that a mist of myrrh, with its tantalizing oriental essence, would pamper, even foster love and nourish one’s soul, in a new season?

It is conceivable that, in indulging both the haloed infant and his mother, by way of the magi’s soothing gifts, the humble pair on the birthing bed derived comfort from fragrant gifts permeating the scene.

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The swaddling cloth, perhaps musky from being tucked away in a pouch on the camel’s back, sparsely dabbed with the precious balm of peace and well-being could defuse the sensitive pair’s discomforts — in the probability of a fowl stench hanging over the lowly manger.

A spiral of smoke from frankincense, the king of oils, promoted relaxation while flushing away stale barn odours. Symbolic oils, carefully extracted from tree sap or gum resin, were valued as highly as gold, if not more so, for thousands of years. Gifts with medicinal properties, considered by the wise a fine cure for ills and for use in exquisite spiritual rituals, evidenced good will.

In addressing mirth, a festive Christmas and New Year are filled with the love-blessing symbol of mirth, in our gifts, carols and mistletoe celebrating life’s sacred and fun times — not unlike the recorded parental love and celebration of the holy birth long ago. These days, just a sprig of the

parasitic growth, plucked from its nurturing host, brings people together fondly to embrace and smooch for the fun of it. It’s a delight to pucker up for a kiss under the fresh greenery with its tiny white berries.

Facing challenges of a new year, the magi’s gifts are worth pondering. How could we bring elements of myrrh and mirth to those in our circles of family and friends?

In the spirit of traditions, shut-ins love receiving practical lotions spiked with essential oils to lather over their tired feet, or pungent but smooth liniments rich in healing powers to relieve ailing.

The thing is, human virtues expose one’s heart strings that sing around the soft-as-gold centres of our being. Such virtues are contagious — like mirthful laughter.

With joy, a catalyst over time, the tiniest nuggets of relationships are solidified. No one is untouched by a spirit of mirth in our loyalty to shed sour stigma and channel blessed hope.

RITA JOAN DOZLAW SPECIAL TO KTW

Five-year-old Daniel Adams’’ snowman is enveloped in a blue Christmas.

HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR DONORS

Improving healthcare excellence at Royal Inland Hospital. Pictured above is Al Patel (right) the founder of ICCHAWISH Fund with Linda Turner (center) of Linda Turner Personal Real Estate Corporation who donated $5,000 to improve the ICCHA-WISH Coronary Care Unit at RIH. Anil Parekh (left) is the Co-Founder of the Fund.

Improving healthcare excellence at Royal Inland Hospital. Pictured above is Al Patel (right) the founder of ICCHA-WISH Fund with Jason DeBlois, Dealer Principal Kamloops Ram who donated $2,000 to improve the ICCHA-WISH Coronary Care Unit at RIH. Anil Parekh (left) is the Co-Founder of the Fund.

Bina donated $5,000 to improve the ICCHA-WISH "Empowering TRU Nursing Students program

Empowering TRU Nursing Students Pictured above is Al Patel & Bina Patel with Bradley Bostock from TRU (left). Al &

at TRU

Seven-year-old Ripley Mensing’s artwork centres on a crucial question Cindy-Lou asked The Grinch as the dour one was in the process of stealing her family’s Christmas tree.

Seva Parmar, 11, has created a clean and precise picture of Christmas, with plenty of white space to balance the vibrant colours.

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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 website. The exact website address is https://www.bcicf.ca/kamloops-this-weekchristmas-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.

Please make cheques out to BC Interior Community Foundation-Cheer.

KAMLOOPS PICKLEBALL CLUB’s DONATIONS CAN BE USED IN THE KITCHEN AND BEYOND: The Kamloops Pickleball Club has been busy over the past year, hosting a number of large provincial and national tournaments. Organizers of the tournaments wanted to give back to people living in Kamloops who are less fortunate and to offer support for people living in Ukraine.

ABOVE LEFT: Kamloops Pickleball Club members Gerrianne Claire (left) Zdenka Barre, Christine Banford and Wilma Steinke present a cheque for $1,000 to Kelly Thomson of The Mustard Seed Kamloops. ABOVE: Gina Charlesworth of the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal is presented with a cheque for $2,000.

LEFT: Kamloops Food Bank executive director Bernadette Siracky is presented with a cheque for $1,000.

Bank executive director Bernadette Siracky. CENTRE: Kamloops Elks present a cheque to Kamloops Legion Branch

Kamloops Salvation Army Capt. Cory Fifield receives a $3,500 cheque. Making the presentations is club president Vaino Pennanen, leading Knight John Heim, secretary-treasurer Wayne Saboe and past-president Mike Wolansky.

Holiday Worship Directory

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KAMLOOPS

Sacred Heart Cathedral 255 Nicola Street • 250-372-2581

Christmas Eve – 4 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Christmas Day – 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. New Year’s Eve – 9 a.m. & 7 p.m. New Year’s Day – 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 6 p.m.

Holy Family 2797 Sunset Drive • 250-372-0205

Christmas Eve – 5 p.m. Christmas Day – 10:30 a.m. New Year’s Day – 10:30 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help 635 Tranquille Road • 250-376-5541

Christmas Eve - 5 p.m. (in Parish Centre) 8:00 p.m. (in Church); Christmas Day -  8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. (in Church);   New Year’s Eve - 5 p.m.   New Year’s Day - 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

St. John Vianney 2826 Bank Road • 250-579-8711

Christmas Eve – 6 p.m. Christmas Day – 10:30 a.m. New Year’s Day – 10:30 a.m.

Our Lady of Lourdes

He ey Creek • 250-579-8711

Christmas Eve – 4 p.m.

New Year’s Day – 8:30 a.m.

The service proper begins at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Naomi Cloutier will o er a harp prelude beginning at 6:30 p.m. Our church has limited seating in the sanctuary but overflow seating is available for live stream viewing.

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Thursday, December 22nd Blue Christmas Service 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 24th Christmas Eve 7:00 pm Christmas Eve Service

Sunday, December 25th Christmas Day 10:00 am Christmas Morning Communion Service

Sunday, January 1st 10:00 am Christmas Lessons & Carols

Home alone? There is goodness to be found

One of my alltime favourite Christmas movies is Home Alone .

It’s the story of an eight-year-old boy (played by actor Macaulay Culkin) who is accidentally left at home while the family travels to Paris for a Christmas vacation.

It’s a story about how the young lad survives the holidays, how he defends his house from a pair of burglars and how he forms an unlikely friendship with a senior next door.

What makes the movie enjoyable is the way Culkin terrorizes the burglars trying to rob his house.

His means of defence are cruel and illegal (think BB guns and booby traps with iced steps and falling irons). All the same, the con men’s slapstick (played Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) make their torture thoroughly enjoyable.

But there is much more to this movie than a young lad besting burglars.

Aside from the comedy, the movie gently addresses a common fear — being left alone. Worse than that, being left alone at Christmas, a time where we expect to enjoy the company of family and friends. Are you facing this unhappy eventuality this Christmas?

Will you be home alone? If so, I’d suggest you take a page from the movie.

Culkin doesn’t simply hide out or watch TV until his family returns home. He ventures to places where people interact with others. He gets groceries at the corner store and watches choir practice at the local church.

At the church, he strikes up a conversation with his old neighbour (rumoured by kids to be a serial killer) that sparks an unlikely and, in the end, very helpful friendship.

Culkin may be without his family, but he takes advantage of the social opportunities around him. He is willing to receive friendship in whatever shape it comes.

Part of our problem is that we often want Christmas on our own terms. We will only go to a certain movie or attend a particular concert with a defined group of people.

We expect to celebrate Christmas Eve dinner at 6 p.m. sharp, the way we always have. When Christmas doesn’t unwrap the way we expect, and when we are unwilling to adapt, we sometimes end up on our own.

So, how could this year be different?

You might welcome that invitation from an acquaintance to that event that doesn’t sound appealing. While the food or entertainment may be disappointing, you might also end up in a conversation that justifies the entire night.

You might consider accepting that invitation, and you might consider being friendly with that new neighbour.

Yes, they may be from a totally different demographic and at a different stage of life. Then again, you might also discover you share a common passion or a common interest.

Home Alone reminds us that

while Christmas won’t always live up to our expectations, there are always blessings to be discovered.

This may ring hollow for some, but for Christians, this is more than wishful thinking.

Christians believe that at the first Christmas, God was born human, to demonstrate to the world clearly and definitively that God is with us.

And, if God is truly with us, there is goodness to be found this Christmas — even if we are home alone.

Rev. Steve Filyk is minister at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, which is located in Sagebrush (South Kamloops) at 1136 Sixth Ave. KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be a maximum 700 words in length and can be emailed to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com.

Please include a short bio and a photo.

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You Gotta Have FAITH

HOROSCOPES

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Don’t fret, Aries No news is good news while you’re waiting around to hear about something impor tant Give it a few more days and your waiting time will be over

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

If you are thinking about changing careers, you probably should wait until the holidays are over No one’s mind is on the job these days, so waiting is the wiser move

Consider all sides of a situation before you

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

When someone turns to you for help, you do not hesitate to do all that you can, Cancer Just be sure you do not to over work yourself Take on only what you can manage

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

You’ve bitten off quite a lot lately, Leo For tunately, you have a good suppor t system that can help you out when you need a helping hand Rely on them as much as necessar y

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

You’ve been placed in a new role and you’re loving ever y minute of it, Libra Enjoy the moments while they last This may be what you’re meant to do

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you might want to take it easy and stick close to home for the time being You need to regroup and focus anew You can do that more easily without distractions

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20

Success is within reach, Capricorn Do not be surprised if others are a bit jealous of your accomplishments and want to pull you down Ignore the naysayers

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

You have a plan but others are not falling in line right now, Aquarius It may take time before others come around to your way of thinking Be a little more patient

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

BABY BLUES by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

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