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Coping with Poor Air Quality

Q: Our poor air quality of late is cause for concern for everyone. Research shows that the health risks are greater for our elderly population. Do you have any recommendations that could minimize these risks?

A If you have asthma, heart or respiratory conditions it is recommended that you talk to your doctor or health care professional about ways to protect your health while the air quality is so poor

Keep your windows and doors closed at all times to prevent the outside air from entering your home

Reduce your exposure by staying indoors as much as possible Only go outside if it ’s absolutely necessary

Choose indoor exercise and activities

Use your air conditioning in your home if you have it and ensure that you clean and/or change the filter on a regular schedule; i e minimum monthly and more frequently during extreme poor air quality warnings If you live in a retirement community they will manage this for you

Air purifiers for the home are popular items in areas where the air quality is poor on a regular basis This is something to consider especially if you suffer from respiratory conditions

Use your car ’s air conditioning rather than the vents to cool your car Lastly if you are feeling unwell it is always best to visit your doctor

A Kamloops lawyer facing a first-degree murder charge will learn whether or not he will be granted bail today, July 12.

Rogelio Butch Bagabuyo, 56, is charged with the murder of 60-year-old Mohd Abdullah, a Thompson Rivers University instructor who worked in the computer science program.

Bagabuyo has been in custody since being rearrested on May 12. He had been out on bail since last year when he was initially charged with interfering with human remains for allegedly placing Abdullah’s body in a plastic bin. The Crown stayed that charge back on May 17, a Kamloops court registry staff member confirmed to KTW.

Bagabuyo appeared in court in person in a red prison jumpsuit wearing thick, black-framed glasses during the two-day hearing on July 5 and 6 last week.

Details of the allegations against

Bagabuyo presented during the bail hearing are protected by a court-ordered ban on publication.

Bagabuyo’s lawyer, Glen Orris, and Crown prosecutor Andrew Mayes each made submissions to justice Carol Ross detailing why and why not to grant bail to Bagabuyo.

Ross said she had been given a lot to consider and reserved her judgement for Wednesday, July 12.

On March 17, 2022, the body of Abdullah was found inside a rental van in the 1600-block of Monterey Place in Dufferin. Abdullah was last heard from a week earlier on March 11 and was reported missing on March 14, after he failed to attend work. Bagabuyo was arrested March 18 and released on March 25, 2022, on numerous conditions, including that he surrender his passport. For several days, police had a presence at his Victoria Street law office and at his Columbia Street home following his arrest.

After Abdullah’s body was found, police asked the public for information regarding a white, 2020 GMC Budget rental van that was parked outside 1649 Monterey Pl. in Dufferin in March 2022.

Neighbours told KTW the van didn’t belong to the people who lived at that address and that it had only been parked there a few days prior to police attending the scene.

Abdullah’s daughter, Sarah Jeet LalataBuco, told KTW from the Philippines that Bagabuyo was her father’s lawyer, as well as a trusted friend and confidant. She said her father would often talk about Bagabuyo when Abdullah visited her in the Philippines, noting her father had sought Bagabuyo’s advice about her potentially immigrating to Canada a few years ago.