Kamloops This Week October 4, 2023

HELP US HELP THE COMMUNITY

There are four non-profit groups for which we are raising needed funds

FROM FRONT LINES TO THE SOCCER FIELD

TRU WolfPack keeper Svyatik Artemenko’s remarkable journey

SALUTE TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS

Learn about the Memorial Grant, Honour Ranch and much more

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After 96 years of operation, St. George’s Anglican Church has closed. KTW attended the final service in the oldest parish on the North Shore. STORY AND PHOTOS: PAGES A12, 13

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This November, the City of K amloops is once again par tnering with the K amloops Chamber of Commerce to offer local businesses a three -par t vir tual workshop on how to gain a competitive edge when responding to government requests for proposals and tenders These three fast-paced, interactive, 90-minute sessions will be facilitated by Liz Busch, a subject matter exper t at The Procurement School, Canada’s leader in providing engaging, interactive, online learning programs for procurement professionals.

The sessions will run 9:00–10:30 am on November 2, 9, and 16. Take a deep dive into a narrow topic and gain the k nowledge and sk ills you need to ensure you are putting your best foot for ward the next time you bid on a government project.

New this year is a bonus four th workshop on November 23, Understanding the Federal Procurement Process.

To register, visit: KamloopsChamber.ca/Events

Star ting this month, City Council will begin hosting monthly neighbourhood meetings to gain insight into residents' opinions and concerns while collecting input on how they can best advance their strategic plan during their term.

The first session for residents in the city's southeast sector ( Juniper Ridge, Barnhar tvale, Campbell Creek, Rose Hill, Valleyview, and Dallas) will be held at the Barnhar tvale Community Hall on Wednesday, October 25, 6:00–8:30 pm. Bring your questions, comments, and concerns for Council

Registration is not required

Council recognizes that different neighbourhoods have different concerns and encourages residents to attend the event closest to their neighbourhood to discuss common issues and solutions with their neighbours

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The KTW Christmas Cheer Fund is back — this time with Kamloops This Week readers helping us help four local non-profits.

Money raised via the Cheer Fund will be distributed equally to the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, BGC Kamloops’ (formerly Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops) Journey Fund, Kamloops Royal Canadian Legion and Auxiliary to Overlander Extended Care Hospital.

The BC Interior Community Foundation is the organization that is helping KTW collect and organize donations.

The BCICF helps fund local charities, community projects and programs, along with scholarships and bursaries.

There are dozens of funds listed on the BCICF website (bcicf.ca), many of which are endowments that help finance a cause in perpetuity.

This is the third year

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KTW has teamed up with the BCICF.

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/kamloopsthis-week-christmascheer-fund/.

Subsequent editions of KTW will highlight in more detail the work the four non-profits helped by this year’s Cheer Fund do in the community.

Here is a synopsis of each:

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION KAMLOOPS

Like many non-profit organizations, since reopening after COVID, the Legion has struggled to

bring people back into its downtown premises.

Recently, its monthly rent increased dramatically.

The Legion would like to expand its reach in the community by offering new programs, especially for vulnerable seniors and veterans in the area.

With the loss of the Brock Seniors Information Centre, the Legion wants to fill the gap.

BGCK JOURNEY FUND

The agency manages a non-profit initiative created by Thrive Clinical Counselling and Consulting, CorDiscovery and Lighthouse Therapies. Money donated to the Journey Fund is used to

help parents in Kamloops access timely and skilled therapy to help address adverse experiences or trauma. The aim is to make healing from trauma not be a luxury for those who can afford it.

Once a parent is approved, they are able to pick any qualified therapist in Kamloops who is a good fit for them.

On Oct. 14, the second annual A Toast to You gala will be held to raise money for the cause. More information on the gala can be found on page A21 of today’s paper.

AUXILIARY TO OVERLANDER RESIDENTIAL CARE

The purpose of the auxiliary is to support the Overlander Residential Care Hospital by providing supplementary patient services, equipment and financial support as requested by the manager and which has not been provided for by Interior Health. The auxiliary also seeks to give Overlander residents a better quality of life.

Overlander is a 183-

bed extended care residence in Brocklehurst. It is also home to Trinity Hospice, a four-bed palliative care facility.

Overlander is a home for the residents and it is often their last home. The auxiliary believes all residents have a past, have been important members of the community and should be able to experience a homelike environment.

KAMLOOPS Y WOMEN’S EMERGENCY SHELTER

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

Services offered to those in need are more akin to that of a transition house.

Typically, the staff help survivors with their finances, income assistance or finding employment. Sometimes, individuals may require legal support and childcare agreements. Those who visit the Y’s program stay between 30 and 120 days while they are transitioning away from gender-based violence.

This year, KTW readers are helping a quartet of local non-profits

City staff feel housing targets in reach

HOWEVER, HITTING SUBSIDIZED HOUSING NUMBERS WILL BE A CHALLENGE

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City of Kamloops staff say the municipality will need to bridge a 13 per cent gap in order to meet the new housing targets the province has set for the Tournament Capital and nine other communities.

Under the provincial government’s Housing Supply Act, Kamloops is expected to add 4,236 housing units in the next five years — 847 new housing units per year, or 70 per month. The total number will count new units that are move-in ready as of Oct. 1 this year, minus units lost through demolition.

Marvin Kwiatkowski, the city’s development, engineering and

sustainability director, said the number of new housing units built in Kamloops during the past five years (2018 to 2022) was 3,746, which is about 13 per cent less than what the province is asking for over the next halfdecade.

“I think it’s doable because it’s not that much of a stretch,” Kwiatkowski said.

The deciding factor in whether Kamloops will hit its target, however, is out of the city’s control — that being market conditions that include interest rates and construction costs, Kwiatkowski said.

“It’s not the city building the units,” he said. “We don’t control everything. We don’t own the land generally where the projects are happening and we’re not the developers who have to

make the numbers work.”

Kwiatkowski noted the city is already making strides to facilitate more housing, such as establishing a community land trust this past summer and applying for $15.6 million from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Housing Accelerator Fund.

The city also recently allowed duplexes on all single family lots on the North Shore, has delegated development variance permit approval to staff and has started online permitting applications.

“Kamloops is not really a follower on housing,” Kwiatkowski said.

He said the municipality is still awaiting word on its application to the Housing Accelerator Fund, which, along with money from

the province, the city would look to spend on adding staff in his department.

However, given the new targets and additional cities to soon be given housing targets, it will create competition at a time when there is already a shortage in municipal planning departments, Kwiatkowski said.

“I think everybody’s going to be looking for more planners,” he said.

Kwiatkowski said while the housing targets appear in reach, he believes the city will have a hard time meeting the province’s target of 1,320 below market value rental housing units rising in Kamloops over the next five years.

That number, Kwiatkowski said, would account for 60 per

cent of all rentals built in the last five years in Kamloops, but in actuality, those units made up just 26 per cent of rentals built.

“That’s going to be a challenge without some sort of government subsidy,” Kwiatkowski said.

He said BC Housing will need to be more active in this space in order to hit that target and he has relayed that message to the provincial agency.

If Kamloops does not meet its targets, the province will not issue fines, but could overturn a decision council may have made on a housing project — something Kwiatkowski said would be an unlikely worst-case scenario.

• Go online to kamloops thisweek.com to read more about the provincial government’s housing targets.

Homebuilders’ president cautiously optimistic

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Tom Calne, president of the Central Interior chapter of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, said he feels optimistic about the provincial government’s announced housing targets for Kamloops, but does not feel it will be a straightforward process.

Under the provincial government’s Housing Supply Act, Kamloops is expected to add 4,236 housing units over the next five years.

“It’s a step in the right direction,” Calne said.

He said the new target — a 13 per cent increase over the average number of housing units built in Kamloops during the last five years — comes on the heels of some of the busiest years ever

locally for the homebuilding industry.

“These are targets and they should be treated that way because my peers and I were really busy over the last five years — and to say that we’re naturally going to build 13 per cent more has not been tested or proven,” Calne said.

“We have labour issues, we have cost issues, we have all sorts of issues going in to building a house.”

He said it is also not a boom time for builders, given high interest rates and the difficulties present for prospective buyers getting approved for loans to purchase a home.

“You can’t just tell an industry they have to go and build a house — they may not be able to sell it. That’s the other side of the coin,” Calne said.

To hit the targets, he said the

industry will need to see some financing tools in place, noting the federal government’s recent decision to waive GST on purpose-built rental buildings is “excellent” because it will make it easier for developers to take on the risk of a housing project.

Calne predicts the targets will create an uptick in subsidized housing projects, but that increase to market housing may be a bit slower coming to fruition due to current challenges of the housing market.

He said costs increase when markets get busy and he cautioned the province not to monopolize the labour market as it goes about building subsidized housing.

“There’s no simple answers, it’s a very complex matrix,” Calne said.

He said even if Kamloops’ housing targets are not met, they

create a measure by which the city will be tested, noting council and staff seem committed to meeting the goal with many housing infill projects being approved.

“Even if we don’t make the 13 per cent, we should achieve a better number than what we’ve been over the past [five years],” Calne said.

Coun. Bill Sarai, who led council’s discussion with the Ministry of Housing at September’s Union of BC Municipalities convention in Vancouver, feels Kamloops’ housing targets are within reach, but questioned where additional funds for needed ancillary amenities, such as schools, will come from as housing numbers increase.

“It can be doable,” Sarai said. “If we get some land freed up from other levels of government or private land owners, by all means I think we can do this.”

Is your Will open to Interpretation?

When it comes to putting your last wishes into writing, clear and precise language is critical Even one word out of place may have serious consequences In a recent case, a Will included a gift to 8 different charities, but it was unclear whether the will-maker intended each charity to individually receive $10,000 per year for 10 years, or if all 8 charities were to equally split the $10,000 annual gift.

When faced with ambiguity like this, the Cour t’s goal is to determine the will-maker’s intention at the time the Will was written, so the Cour t will tr y to give the words of the Will their plain and ordinar y meaning. If that meaning is not clear, the Cour t will then consider what the will-maker would have known about their assets, family and relationships at the time they were drafting their Will. The Cour t will then use that evidence to establish what the will-maker’s intention likely would have been.

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OPINION

Focusing on truth and reconciliation

Weyt-kp. Today, I am writing to you as a Secwépemc First Nation mother, sister, daughter and auntie.

I am honoured to be the daughter of a survivor of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. I am also proud to be a member of the Adams Lake Indian Band and a trustee who represents the Village of Chase, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality and areas L and P of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

In the Kamloops-Thompson school district (School District 73), we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as an important day to honour and acknowledge we are living on the traditional territories of the Secwépemc people.

In celebrations that took place during the week of Sept. 25 to Sept. 29, in advance of the Sept. 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I am grateful to elders and knowledge keepers who welcomed guests to the territory.

I am also grateful to those who shared stories of the care First Nations have taken to nurture Mother Earth, care that has sustained us physically through food and medicines that grow on the land and spiritually through ceremonies, stories and celebrations held on the territories

where our ancestors live.

In various activities that took place over that week, participants learned about Aboriginal ways of knowing and being and about historical truths of living in residential schools and being impacted by the Sixties Scoop, as well as more recent examples of racism and discrimination.

These truths are hard to hear and are traumatizing for those impacted, but when we continue to learn together about them, it is an opportunity not to repeat them, to engage in reconciliation.

One example of a powerful guest speaker was Carolyn Anderson, who has been a school district coordinator of Aboriginal Education and who is now a Thompson Rivers University professor who provided the gift of her personal story of being a Sixties Scoop survivor.

Anderson shared how she was

taken from her birth mother and grew up not knowing her First Nations community, language or tradition. She spoke about her gratitude for being raised by an adoptive mother who was half-English and half-Cree.

“I believe the half-Cree part of my adoptive mom helped me cope during my childhood as she was authentically Indigenous in many ways,” Anderson said.

“Understanding Indigenous ways of knowing and being helped me feel connected, safe, loved and understood, which was very important as most Sixties Scoop survivors feel disconnected from their lives.”

I am grateful to the collaboration between school districts 83 and 73 and the Adams Lake Indian Band, which brought the Kulak family from Saskatchewan, who shared their story of discrimination that had a good result of establishing National Ribbon Skirt Day.

The Kulak family members (father Chris, mother Lana and their five daughters: Bella, Malena, Salena, Christina and Shania) came together to support Bella, who is from the Cote First Nation, to share her story.

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tional weight of the stories told and retold.

On Jan. 4 of this year, Bella was bullied for wearing her ribbon skirt — a skirt of which she was proud and which was gifted to her to wear in traditional ceremonies.

The family members each spoke about how Bella was not herself following the incident at school, where she was told that she should have worn something other than her ribbon skirt.

Bella explained that she felt a sense of shame, but added she is glad to turn something hurtful into something good. The family is encouraging everyone to wear something on Jan. 4 — National Ribbon Skirt Day — that represents their identity, be it a ribbon skirt or shirt, a hockey jersey or any attire that reflects one’s heritage.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and the week that has taken place in the KamloopsThompson school district and in communities across Canada helps everyone to know the importance of truths that have happened historically and that, unfortunately, still happen today.

It is important to continue our collective commitment to learn about, and not to forget, the emo-

I am grateful to everyone who has taken time over this last week, including on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, to reflect on what can be done personally and collectively to reconcile such tragic histories by taking steps together to prevent racism and discrimination, which are at the root of these histories, and to set our hearts and minds to a more hopeful future.

I have shared before that being an Aboriginal person at this time is exciting and hopeful.

Never before have our voices had local, national and international spaces to share stories, perspectives and lessons with those who truly wanted to hear them.

I am grateful to be part of a district, provincial, national and international community at a time in history that not only acknowledges the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, but will walk together every day in the spirit of reconciliation.

Kukstsemc .

Diane Jules is a KamloopsThompson school district trustee. She can be contacted by email at djules@sd73.bc.ca. School district columns appear monthly in KTW and online at kamloopsthisweek. com. To comment on this column, email editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com.

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PAYING IT FORWARD

Editor:

As I was grocery shopping last week in Westsyde, there was an older gentleman in front of me at the till.

He paid for his order, then came to me and said, “I’m paying for your groceries today.”

My bill was more than $100. How’s that for paying it forward? When I got my rather full buggy outside the doors, he was passing by on a motorized  scooter.

I didn’t ask for his name, but I

TREATMENT, NOT DECRIM, IS ANSWER

thanked him again, noting it was a terrific birthday present he gave me. He just smiled and went on his way. I know when this happens, you’re supposed to pay it forward (Oprah’s rules), so  am searching to find an opportunity.

My heart is still soaring.

I am hoping he reads this letter of gratitude. You just never know when good things are going to happen.

Dolly Bach Kamloops

UTILIZE LOCAL SKILLS

Editor:

As a retired professional forester with 40 years of experience, I support Bruce Morrow’s guest column of Sept. 13 (‘BC Wildfire Service has lost its way’).

As a woods manager for an Interior tree farm licence in the 1960s, an important part of my job

was organizing and supervising all fire suppression activities. Our experienced firefighters were loggers. I fully support Morrow’s closing comments calling for the use of all local skills in a sensible and proficient manner.

Alf Farenholtz Kamloops

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Editor:

I was addicted to fentanyl and crystal meth for 14 years and lost many friends and loved ones to overdoses.

It breaks my heart and frustrates me to see that people still aren’t being offered what they really need.

If I didn’t get help when I did, which was a few months before the three-year decriminalization pilot project began on Jan. 31 of this year, I guarantee I would still be in heavy addiction today.

I was reading about the City of Kamloops’ proposed bylaw amendment that placed limits on public drug use and how the decriminalization of drugs was being done in hopes that addicts would seek help and overdoses would be reduced.

I read how some people defend those with addiction and mentalhealth issues and are opposed to the proposed bylaw amendment.

As a recovering addict and a

person with mental-health issues, I feel the decriminalization pilot project is not going to accomplish what it set out to do.

Treatment centres have long wait lists. I honestly don’t know about safe injection sites or places to use safely in Kamloops. But why would any addict want to use those places when they now have the right to use drugs?

I entered treatment partly out of fear of detoxing in jail. Now that addicts no longer fear that, why would they want to get clean? And drug dealers can now carry 2.5 grams and sell and go back to reload again and again.

My personal opinion, from what I hear and read in the news daily, is that crime has risen, mental health is worse, drugs are now impacting a much younger generation and, basically, this law is saying it is OK.

Meanwhile, the number of fatal overdoses continues to grow.

I think our government needs

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to seriously reconsider this law and use our tax dollars to create places for people to go and receive the proper help they need and want.

If we do that, we will see a much happier, healthier and safer world.

When I speak to people still stuck in addiction, they all say it is too easy now to stay that way. And the fact that if there isn’t treatment available right when they say they are ready, then they just go on being addicted, for months and even years before they decide again they are ready to try treatment.

For too many, death will come before a treatment opportunity. We should be putting money into helping people to get clean and stopping the toxic drug supply, not into helping the government get rid of a headache.

Jenny Anne Ronning Kamloops

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Every week, about 30 million newspapers are delivered across Canada.

More than four out of five people in Canada read newspaper content each week. Why do they read print and digital news sources? The answer is simple — trust.

Canadians value and trust fact-based, fact-checked journalism. Journalists hold the powerful to account. They cover city hall, the courts and the police. They also keep communities connected by reporting on everything from the high school football team to 100th birthdays. But real journalism, created by real journalists — rather than by artificial intelligence — costs real money.

If we want to sustain it, we must support it. One of the best

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ways for the local community to support local journalism is to take out an ad.

When you buy a newspaper ad — be it print or digital — those dollars stay in the community and allow the publisher to employ journalists.

Conversely, when you buy an ad from a web giant, those dollars flow south to California to companies that don’t employ a single journalist.

One thing government can do to keep scarce advertising dollars in Canada is establish tax measures to incent businesses to advertise with private sector Canadian news outlets and bring fairness to the different tax treatment of advertising purchased from foreign websites.

Governments — municipal, provincial and federal — also have a role to play when it comes to their own advertising budgets.

It makes no sense that the federal government was spending almost twice as much on Facebook/Instagram — which are now blocking news in Canada — as it was on all print

publications combined.

Governments at all levels should earmark 25 per cent of their advertising budgets toward trusted Canadian news sources. And the federal government should end the double dip by eliminating commercial advertising associated with CBC News, the public broadcaster.

National Newspaper Week, which runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7, is a time to reflect on those who report the news without fear or favour and it’s a time to remember that local news needs to be supported by the community.

Paul Deegan is president and chief executive officer of News Media Canada. He can be contacted by email at pdeegan@ newsmediacanada.ca.

TWO VIEWS ON COLUMN ON WAR ON WOKE

Editor:

Kudos to KTW for publishing the guest column by Peter Mutrie on Sept. 20 (‘Examining the ongoing war on woke’).

In this day and age of quick bites, Snapchat and Instagram, the concept of woke requires more than one word. Mutrie’s column reminded me once again that I love a good read.  However, reading and learning takes time and who has that these days when everything is instantaneously given?

Helena Paivinen Kamloops

Editor:

I found Mutrie’s column to be more divisive than enlightened. His repeated disqualification of any and all perspectives other than his own (and his supposed) unilateral understanding of “all things woke” distorts the reasonable and legitimate concerns many people have regarding recent social issues and policies supporting the same.

I don’t question Mutrie’s sincere beliefs, but must object to his repeatedly pushing opposing points of view to the radical fringes of the political right.

(Not everyone who says “nay” rather than “yea” is a throwback to a pre-industrial proletariate.)

I believe there are fair-minded people on both sides of most of these issues and lionizing one side while demonizing the other isn’t going to accomplish anything remotely associated with carrying on a responsible social discourse. Maybe leave the cheap shots where they belong, in the beer hall or in the penalty box at a Kamloops Blazers game.

Jeffrey Arnold Kamloops

‘Emotional’ final night of music

Lorna Turnbull’s fingers tickled the ivories as she played Go Now In Peace, the final hymn to be sung in St. George’s Anglican Church on Sept. 27.

Turnbull had attended St. George’s for the past 10 years and played the piano for two services each month.

“It’s emotional, yes,” Turnbull said after playing that final song. “It is a sad night, but we got a good turnout.”

Turnbull said she will likely end up attending St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral downtown, where she served as organist for several years.

THE END OF AN ANGLICAN ERA

The end and the beginning converged last week in the oldest church on the North Shore.

On the night of Sept. 27, parishioners packed little St. George’s Anglican Church in North Kamloops, filling the pews that normally seat fewer than two-dozen devotees and necessitating the addition of chairs in the aisles.

The 96-year-old church was holding its final service and there, toward the front, was little Naomi Julia with family, preparing to be baptized. Her father, Rev. John C. Boyd, was preparing for a baptism and a final night with his congregation.

St. George’s officially closed its doors on Sept. 30, after nearly a century of serving the community at the corner of Royal Avenue and Knox Street.

Like many others, the parish, which came to be known as the “little church with a big heart,” was struggling prior to the onset of the pandemic in the spring of 2020.

Boyd was appointed to the church in 2019, just nine months prior to the arrival of COVID-19.

“Going into the pandemic, we were seeing aging congregations across mainline Christianity across North America and already facing membership issues because of the aging demographic — and modern families are pretty busy,” Boyd told KTW.

The reverend said his congregation was halved because of the pandemic. With gathering restrictions making it difficult for congregants to keep in touch, Boyd said the church went from 42 regular attendees in 2019 to 21 before the church closed.

“Between membership and finances and a building which is partially historical and needing a lot of care, it was just kind of overwhelming,” Boyd said.

Following the final service, Boyd stood at

the last pew in the rear of the church to greet parishioners one last time.

“It’s definitely the end of one chapter, not just for the people of St. George’s, but in the history of the Anglican presence in Kamloops,” he said. “But we’re hoping, especially as you saw with the baptism, a new one is beginning rapidly. And if the people of St. George’s aren’t here in the building, then we know they’ll be somewhere in the community, gathering.”

Boyd said congregants will be attending services in Monte Creek and downtown at the main Anglican cathedral.

Meanwhile, he is looking for work in a variety of areas.

“I’ll just be happy to have work and to serve and to be useful, maybe in the church, although Christianity is shifting in North America and there’s not as many parishes,”

Boyd said. “But you can always serve others in a variety of capacities.”

As for the church, which hosted semiannual St. George’s Day dinners and seniors’ lunches for years, its fate lies with the bishop and council of the Territory of the People Anglican Church.

Congregant Betty-May Gore told KTW the church’s closing is difficult for many. Gore was previously a member of the Church of Cleopas in Westsyde before its closure in 2008. She began attending St. George’s shortly afterwards, finding community there.

“It’s been a wonderful community and it will be very hard to have it dissolve, as it is,” Gore said, noting the church has been a spiritual home for many for so long.

SEAN BRADYSTAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

“It’s definitely the end of one chapter, not just for the people of St. George’s, but in the history of the Anglican presence in Kamloops.”

— REV. JOHN C. BOYD

CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1927 FOR $656.75

From A12

“It’s like any building we live in ourselves, our own homes. They become very important and a part of us,” Gore said.

Information provided by the Kamloops Heritage Commission indicates the church was built in April 1927 at a cost of $656.75, following a March meeting chaired by Rev. Canon Henry Akehust at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Venables.

Portions of the church were built as part of missionary work by Japanese-Canadians. Boyd said the church was even attended by some Nisei (the children of those early immigrants) and services were offered in Japanese.

“It’s a part of our heritage we don’t get to talk about often,” Boyd said. “But we’re very proud of it and it’s incredibly important. Their contribution helped St. George’s be what it was for 96 years.”

One Japanese-Canadian who attended St. George’s was Harumi Hamaoki, or as churchgoers knew her, Lumi. Hamaoki died in 2014, but two of her paintings — one of Jesus and another featuring lambs and a donkey — remained in the church until its closure.

Parishioner Shirlee Browett, wondering what would become of the paintings after the church’s closure, took steps to “re-home” the works and arranged for them to be given to the Kamloops Japanese

Canadian Cultural Centre.

“I’ve just sort of taken on a couple small projects that were close to my heart — things that I would hate to see go in the garbage bin, so to speak,” Browett said. “I just wanted them to have a respectful home — somewhere I know they would be appreciated.”

A bench created in the memory of Hamaoki has also been given to the Kamloops Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. It is one of two benches created from a tree removed from the property about 10 years ago, according to Browett.

Browett said she is also working on finding a home for two plaques containing the names of St. George’s members who fought in conflicts as far back as the Second World War. She said she is in contact with the Rocky Mountain Rangers, hoping they will find a permanent home there.

At the little church on the night of the final service, there were tears, hugs and a final walk along the red carpet for parishioners to partake in one last Holy Communion, with Boyd at the front offering bread and wine in the Common Cup.

From there, attendees sang The Lord’s Prayer and Go Now In Peace before trickling out of the nave, some heading downstairs for after-service coffee and tea, others wandering slowly through the darkened church yard, looking back at the stained-glass windows that reflect nearly a century of community.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The final Holy Communion on Sept. 27; the stained-glass windows of St. George’s; Rev. John C. Boyd after the last service in the church; the bulletin/program of the historic final service at the 96-yearold North Kamloops church.

KTW PHOTOS

Mayor says he will give recordings to ministry

MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops Mayor Reid HamerJackson said he will hand over any recordings he has of city staff to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and his legal team, rather than to the city’s human resources director to whom he has been told to surrender those materials.

City council is hiring an external investigator to probe the mayor’s use of secretly recording conversations with city staff and having nonmunicipal representatives present during discussions with employees without their knowledge or consent.

The move comes after Hamer-

Jackson revealed during the Sept. 5 council meeting and in subsequent media interviews that his wife recorded the call for note-taking purposes without he or CAO David Trawin being made aware. HamerJackson told KTW his wife will often take notes for him during conversations he has in his role as mayor.

As per council’s investigation, the mayor must hand over to human resources director Colleen Quigley any audio recording of any conversation he has had with any city staff member, any transcript of such recordings and any notes taken at his direction by any non-city representative during any conversation with any city staff member in which the employee was not advised that a

non-city representative was present and taking notes. The mayor must hand over any of those materials without deletion or alteration.

Asked if he has any other recording, since he became mayor, with any city staff — other recordings of Trawin included — that he will hand over to the investigator, HamerJackson told KTW he does not know if he will give anything he may have to the investigator.

“I think I’ll be giving anything I do have to [the Ministry of] Municipal Affairs and I’ll be talking to my legal team,” he said.

Unrelated to the investigation, city council has invited the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to Kamloops to help create a better working relation-

ship between the mayor and council. The ministry was not invited to take part in the investigation of the mayor’s recording.

Referencing director Quigley, Hamer-Jackson said, “I’m not going to be handing my diary to individuals who are going to be part of the investigation.”

EXISTENCE OF OTHER RECORDINGS UNCLEAR

Asked to confirm whether other recordings exist, Hamer-Jackson reiterated his answer that he would surrender anything he has to the ministry and to his legal team.

What recordings Hamer-Jackson may have involving city staff is unclear as the mayor has changed

his story since news of the investigation was announced last week.

Reached on Sept. 28, the day council announced the investigation, Hamer-Jackson told KTW he has no other recordings with other city staff.

“I don’t know if what I would have would be legal jeopardy or not,” Hamer-Jackson told this newspaper on Monday, Oct. 2.

The mayor has also told KTW that non-city representatives, other than his wife, have been present and/or taking notes during conversations with city employees and other government officials, but not without those individuals being aware of his non-city representative’s presence.

Mayor’s friend took notes

From A14

Hamer-Jackson noted a meeting with Trawin and Quigley and a call with Interior Health chief executive officer Susan Brown in his office as examples.

According to a separate external workplace investigation into the mayor, obtained this past summer by KTW, Trawin and Quigley attempted to meet with Hamer-Jackson in January. When they entered the room, the mayor had a friend in his office to take notes. According to the workplace investigation report, Trawin said it was unacceptable to have a friend present while they discussed city business.

That workplace investigation report also notes a November 2022 call in the mayor’s office to Brown in which a city staffer and a nonmunicipal employee both took notes. The report contra-

dicts the mayor’s claim, stating that Brown was not made aware the non-municipal representative was present.

Hamer-Jackson has also told KTW that he will sometimes record himself and take notes to remember conversations.

Asked if he has ever deleted recordings, Hamer-Jackson replied, “I can’t remember.”

MAYOR DID NOT READ INVESTIGATION NOTICE

Hamer-Jackson told KTW he was on the phone in his office when councillors knocked on his door on Sept. 28 after announcing the investigation. He said he was in the middle of a phone call when councillors Kelly Hall and Margot Middleton came to his door and wanted to enter his office.

“Well excuse me, do you not have a little bit of respect for the mayor?” HamerJackson said. “They have no

idea who I’m talking to. I’m trying to do city business, for Christ’s sake, when they’re probably handing you another gag order thing. I just don’t have time for it. It’s just another continuation of the conduct of this council.”

Hamer-Jackson said he was handed a piece of paper that he put in his pocket and did not read, as he thought it could be similar to a letter councillors handed him in December 2022.

“They hand this document, which I don’t even read because I’m fearing they’re going to do what they did back in December,” Hamer-Jackson said, adding he is not allowed to disclose the contents of the December letter.

That month, councillors Nancy Bepple, Margot Middleton and Bill Sarai met with the mayor to explain to him the reasons behind an incamera meeting that involved him.

New heritage society formed

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

A new heritage group has formed in Kamloops and is recruiting new members.

The Kamloops Heritage Society is an independent group focused on promoting multicultural heritage in Kamloops.

The society’s recent meetings have focused on increasing membership and gathering ideas for potential projects.

Society president Jeff Lodge has past involvement in a number of heritage projects, including the Veteran Street Sign project, which adorned the signs of streets named after veterans with bright red poppies to indicate the history behind the names.

That project was part of the city’s Kamloops Heritage Commission, which was disbanded in 2019. Lodge now sits on the city’s heritage engagement committee, but said he didn’t find that group very useful.

“It’s really not productive. That was the reason I joined the Heritage Society, actually,” Lodge said.

The group meets monthly, with its last meeting at the end of September and more meetings to be scheduled.

Prospective members can visit the group’s Facebook page, Kamloops Heritage Society, or email kamloopsheritagesociety@gmail.com for more information.

Lodge said current discussions involve future projects, such as organizing a heri-

tage bike tour, or current issues in need of attention, such as the closure of St. George’s Anglican Church on the North Shore (read the story of the final service on pages A12 and A13 of today’s paper).

Lodge called the church the “coolest thing on that side of town.” Lodge said he was baptized and married there, noting he hopes the 96-year-old building can be saved for its heritage value now that its use as a church has concluded.

“I think if we put enough pressure on

them, they’ll come up with Plan B — not to sell it and to somehow make it work. We could still have weddings there. Maybe a daycare? There’s options,” he said.

Lodge said he is also hoping the group can bring some attention to the Battle Street cenotaph on Remembrance Day.

“A lot of people show up downtown, in the park, but the old Cenotaph, on Battle Street — that’s the memorial,” he said.

“But there’s nothing going on there, no bagpipes, that sort of stuff.”

The new Kamloops Heritage Society is hoping to have the Cenotaph downtown at Battle Street and Second Avenue be more of a Remembrance Day hub.

KTW PHOTO

Burglar sought following assault

Kamloops Mounties are seeking an assault suspect who may be missing a tooth after a burglar beat a man who interrupted a breakand-enter attempt.

Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said police were called to the 900-block of Victoria Street just after 1 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 25. There, a man had been assaulted with a blunt object after interrupting a burglary in progress. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries, believed to be non-lifethreatening.

“During the altercation, the victim managed to strike the suspect and possibly knock out one of his teeth,” Evelyn said in a release. “If you know anyone who had one less tooth on Monday morning and may be a suspect, please contact police

Police BRIEFS

as soon as possible.”

The suspect is a white man in his mid-30s with clean cut, shorter hair and an athletic build. He was dressed in multiple layers of clothing.

Anybody with information is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250828-3000 and reference file 2023-34820.

Kamloops Mounties were called to the former Tournament Inn motel property (now called the Dhesa Brothers Development Site) at 1893 East Trans-Canada Hwy. in Valleyview at about 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28. The call was regarding a stabbing.

There, police found a man in his 30s suffering from serious injuries.

ALTERCATION

AT MOTEL SENDS MAN TO HOSPITAL

An altercation between two men who know each other sent one victim to hospital with what are believed to be stab wounds and landed another man in custody.

Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said officers tended to the victim with emergency first-aid within minutes of arriving and quickly arrested a suspect, a man in his 20s. She said the victim was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Anyone with more information about the altercation is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2023-35317.

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First Nations: Secwépemc law has been undermined

The Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation (SSN) — which consists of Tk’emlúps and Skeetchestn bands — said a decision to allow Trans Mountain to alter its pipeline expansion route undermines Secwépemc law.

On Sept. 25, the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) approved Trans Mountain’s application for a route deviation in the Jacko Lake (Pípsell) area south of Kamloops. The Commission said it will release its reasons for decision in the coming weeks.

On Aug. 10, Trans Mountain submitted an application to revise the route and method of construc-

tion for a 1.3-kilometre section of the pipeline route in the area. The company indicated it had encountered significant technical challenges while attempting to complete microtunnelling along the previously approved route

In response to these issues, Trans Mountain proposed a combined approach of horizontal directional drilling and conventional open trenching along the revised route.

The SSN responded to the application, as the area holds profound spiritual and cultural significance to the SSN.

An oral hearing was held in Calgary from Sept. 18 to Sept. 20 to hear submissions from both par-

ties on the application. The hearing included the provision of Indigenous knowledge by SSN, as well as crossexamination and final argument.

Trans Mountain said a route deviation was required to avoid a nine-month delay and another $86 million in costs.

The SSN received $3 million from Trans Mountain as part of a mutual benefits agreement that saw the SSN withdraw its opposition to the project crossing through its territory.

“The mutually agreed promises reflect our inherent jurisdiction over our territory and our right to protect our cultural heritage, Indigenous knowledge and Indigenous legal orders,” the SSN said in a release, noting it is “deeply disappointed and

strongly disagrees” with the decision to allow Trans Mountain to proceed with construction methodologies through the Pípsell area, “which directly, unjustifiably and irreparably harm our rights and obligations in and to these lands.”

The SSN noted that Pípsell was officially designated as a Secwépemc Nation Cultural Heritage Site on June 11, 2017.

“Since time immemorial, our people have had an ancestral, cultural, and spiritual connection to the area known as Pípsell, which is considered a ‘cultural keystone place,’ the SSN said.

“Furthermore, under Secwépemc law, Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc are yecwemínem

(caretakers and stewards) of Pípsell. We exercise physical, cultural and spiritual rights in and through the Pípsell area that flow from the land and allow us to make decisions in respect of the land, and which carry legal and spiritual stewardship obligations.”

In 2018, the federal government purchased the pipeline from Kinder Morgan for $4.8 billion after the company warned that it would cancel the expansion project due to environmental opposition.

As of May 2023, the estimated cost of completing the project — a twinning of the original pipeline to carry more bitumen from Alberta to Burnaby — has ballooned to more than $30 billion.

Indigenous Education Centre at TRU

Thompson Rivers University’s is moving ahead with construction of a $22-million Indigenous Education Centre.

The centre will be built at the former location of the Cariboo Child Care Society daycare in the heart of the Kamloops campus.

The daycare has since relocated to a site on nearby McGill Road, The building is based on Secwépemc structural designs for meeting houses and was designed by Stantec, in partnership with Indigenous architect Patrick Stewart. It will provide much-needed space for Indigenous students,

ceremonies, culture and scholarly work.

Tina Matthew, executive director of the Office of Indigenous Education, said the building will be welcoming to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

Construction on the building is expected to begin in the spring of 2024.

Masks back in hospitals, care homes

Wearing masks in all health-care facilities in B.C. is now mandatory.

The order from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry comes as respiratory infections are increasing across B.C.

Medical mask-wearing is required by all health-care workers, volunteers, contractors and visitors in patient-care areas in all

health-care settings operated by provincial health authorities and all long-term care homes.

Patients in hospitals and residents of care homes will not be required to wear masks under the mandate, Henry said, adding that patients’ health-care providers will determine the need based on their illnesses.

The mask mandate does not apply to family doctors’ or dentists’ offices.

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LANDS MANAGER

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As the Bridge River Indian Band (BRIB) Lands and Resources Manager, you will oversee the management and stewardship of all lands and resources related projects on reser ve and within the BRIB traditional territor y. The Lands and Resources Manager repor ts directly to the Band Administrator and to Chief and Council as required This position is responsible for liaising with other governments regarding reser ves and the community ’s area of interest and using administrative systems for land related business.

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HEADSTART/DAYC ARE MANAGER

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EDUC ATION COORDINATOR

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Notice of Application for a Dis position of Crown L and

Take notice that we, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro), from Vancouver, B.C., have applied to the British Columbia Ministry of Forests (FOR), Thompson Okanagan Region, for a SROW for Utility –Connectivity purpose situated on Provincial Crown land located at those parts of portions S1/2 of SW/14 lying south of Indian Reserve Number 1, Section 4, Township 21, Range 16, and that part of the E1/2 lying East of Indian Reserve Number 1, Section 32, Township 20, Range 16, and that part of the W1/2 of SW1/4, Section 33, Township 20, Range 16, W6M, and together with all that unsurveyed Crown land in the vicinity of Paul Lake Park, all of Kamloops Division Yale District, and containing 1.02 hectares, more or less.

FOR invites comments on this application, the Lands File is 3413709. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Senior Land Officer, Thompson Okanagan Region, FOR at 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by FOR up to November 19, 2023. Please visit the Applications, Comments and Reasons for Decision Database website at comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. To learn more about FOI submissions, visit www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation.

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Gala’s aim is to help parents access therapy

Asecond annual fundraiser later this month aims to continue to raise money to help parents and caregivers of children who have been traumatized access therapy so they can better deal with their children’s pain.

A Toast to You — the gala will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Colombo Lodge — is spearheaded by Thrive Clinical Counselling and Consulting, CorDiscovery and Lighthouse Therapies.

BGC Kamloops (formerly known as Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops) was approached by the A Toast to You Committee to partner as the non-profit organization that will distribute the Journey Fund. The committee recognized the diverse programs offered at BGC Kamloops and the agency’s mandate is to fill gaps in service in the community, something the Journey Fund does.

A Toast to You is a night in which people can acknowledge individuals and agencies that help children and families, offering toasts by donation. Proceeds from the gala, which includes a silent auction, raffle and a 50/50 draw, will go to connecting parents and caregivers with counsellors.

“When children are struggling, parents often get triggered and can’t give the best response to that child because now they’re trying to regulate themselves, as well,” said

“And, so, any kind of therapy that we can provide to that parent to normalize their feelings and also acknowledge their own past hurts and how that’s coming up for them right now — even that can help that parent go back in with their child and be more attuned and feeling a little bit more secure in their ability to parent throughout this crisis.”

McCabe noted that many people who come to therapy carry with them traumatic experiences as children that still impact them today. In order to help change the trajectory for children, parents need help healing.

“The clients that I have worked with in my career talk about what their parents said and what their parents did when they needed them the most,” McCabe said.

“If the response is helpful, the child comes out of difficult experiences feeling safe and cared for. What we hear the most is parents doing the best they could and, unfortunately, that might mean withdrawing, shutting down, becoming upset and angry themselves. If that pattern continues when children are scared and in crisis, emotional development may be delayed and self-esteem may break down. And the worst case is relationships break down during these crisis when the children and

parents need each other the most.”

So, she noted, it stands to reason that if children do not have stable caregivers and a stable environment, the likelihood of them coming out of a crisis or a traumatic event in any kind of healthy fashion is low.

Kerry Woehle, manager of program operations at BGC Kamloops, said many parents and caregivers come to the organization for support in their parenting journey.

“Parenting is hard. Our Connect Parent program for parents and caregivers or pre-adolescents and adolescents, supports parents in understanding their child’s behaviour as an expression of an attachment need,” Woehle said,

“As parents go through the program, they recognize that their experiences as a child and how they were parented, impacts how they were parented. If caregivers experience adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), they recognize that in order to mitigate their children from also experiencing ACEs, they must work through their trauma. “

Woehle noted there is support in Kamloops for children, but not for parents — and to best support children and youth, the entire family needs to be supported.

Woehle said the Journey Fund is the gap in service for caregivers who do not have the resources to access therapy. The Journey Fund will be managed by BGC Kamloops, with staff supporting parents and caregivers in finding the therapist of their choice, for as many sessions as needed.

BGC Kamloops is not taking any administration fee or wages and the entirety of the Journey Fund will go to therapy use.

More information on BGC Kamloops’ programs can be found online at bgckamloops.com. For more information on the Journey Fund, contact Woehle by email at programs@bgckamloops.com.

Susie McCabe, a clinical counsellor at Thrive.

KAMLOOPS THISWEEK

The Toast To You gala will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Colombo Lodge, east of downtown at 814 Lorne St. Tickets to the event can be found online at eventbrite.ca/e/a-toast-to-youtickets-698767702007.

Art show features myriad genres, mediums

DAVE EAGLES STAFF REPORTER dave_eagles@kamloopsthisweek.com

The 18th annual Thompson-Nicola-Shuswap Regional Fall Show now is on at the Old Courthouse Gallery downtown through Saturday, Oct. 7.

The local chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists has 57 pieces from 29 artists representing the best of the best from Kamloops, the Shuswap and the Okanagan.

Elaine Burns, president of the Thompson-Nicola-Shuswap chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists, said they the show this year is “top notch.”

Burns said the jurors noted they had a challenge in selecting the top prizes this year because there are so many stellar pieces. She said there is a good variety this year, with many genres, mediums and subject matter on display.

“People, once they are in there and admiring the art, they’re going to find it difficult to leave once they get engaged,” Burns said. “We really want to get our feelings about art out into the world and, hopefully, it inspires people and they see something in it, whether it’s a memory or a feeling. That’s what we strive to do — to bring joy to people, the art collectors.”

The public can purchase the art at the gallery or online at tnsc.ca.

The Old Courthouse Gallery is downtown at Seymour Street and First Avenue and is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:

• First place: Blair Dunlop’s Breathe, a 30-inch-by-24-inch oil painting on panel with varnish.

• Second place: Wendy Hart Penner’s Limoncello Party, a 24-inch-by-36-inch oil painting on canvas.

• The gallery with the art on display.

• Third place: Christine Sherwood’s Remembering Spring, a 24-inch-by- 24-inch oil painting.

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Timeraiser set for Nov. 10

The Old Courthouse Gallery will be the site of this year’s Kamloops Timeraiser on Friday, Nov. 10, an event at which people bid on artwork by pledging volunteer hours.

Timeraiser, which will begin at 6 p.m., will showcase the artwork of 14 local artists, offering networking opportunities with 12 local non-profit agencies sharing their causes. Participants are encouraged to meet with different non-profit groups and match their skills to the agencies’ needs. Once matched with an agency, participants are then eligible to bid volunteer hours.

As a winning bidder, participants have one year to complete their volunteer commitment with the agency

selected and can then take their chosen artwork home with them.

The event is meant to provide a relaxed way to learn about the volunteering opportunities in Kamloops. There will be live music, appetizers, a cash bar, raffle prizes and a gallery of local artwork.

The artwork is purchased with sponsorship funds, seeing a substantial injection of business into the local artist community.

With the help of sponsors during the past eight years, Timeraiser has raised 9,040 volunteer hours and invested more than $40,000 into the careers of emerging and established local artists.

Now in its 10th year, Timeraiser is aiming to reach its goal of raising 960 hours

this year, which would push decade-long fundraising to 10,000 volunteer hours.

“I know this event makes a significant impact on non-profit’s ability to recruit volunteers to their organization and, at the same time, nourishes arts and culture in our community,” Volunteer Kamloops president Terri Hadwin said. “Timeraiser is one of the staple events of Kamloops that lends to a sense of belonging.”

Advance tickets are available for $15 online at eventbrite.ca. After early bird pricing, tickets are $20.

This year’s sponsors are Canadian Red Cross, Arrow Transportation and Raymond James Consenheim.

For more information, call 250-320-9691 or email president@volunteerkamloops.org.

SURVEY OPPORTUNITY

The TNRD is encouraging residents to take part in the TNRD Recyclable Materials

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Educating along Climate Connections Trail

The City of Kamloops has officially unveiled an interpretive educational program in West Highlands Park as part of the Climate Connections Trail, a collaboratively designed initiative that aims to inspire exploration, reflection and local climate action. It is located at 1185 Links Way (behind the West Highlands Community Centre) in Aberdeen.

Among those helping celebrate the launch on Sept. 28 were students of Pacific Way elementary.

The project features experiential and educational elements, including signage following an accessible 1.8-kilometre loop trail, an outdoor amphitheatre and a community garden.

Students were the first to head out in groups to walk the loop to engage in learning activities inspired by the interpretive signs.

The project was developed with contributions from local experts, including Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, Interior Community Services, Kamloops Food Policy Council, Kamloops Naturalist Club, WildSafeBC, Kamloops Museum and Archives and Kamloops-Thompson school district No. 73, along with support from the Aberdeen Neighbourhood Association.

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Mo st bank s have a basic account for US travelers -TD has a no fee option This account is ideal i f you like to save US

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Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Investment Advisor eric.davis@td.com 250-314-5120

Keith Davis Associate Investment Advisor keith davis@td.com

dollars and pay off your US credit card in US funds . This avoids foreign exchange fee s! In addition, as the Canadian dollar strengthens , you can easil y conver t Canadian dollars to build your US dollar account .

4. US Cross-Border Banking Account :

This is a great option i f you frequentl y visit or live in the US Cro ss-Border banking has many feature s including moving mone y bet ween your TD Canada Trust and TD Bank account s at no co st , and being able to acce ss US cash at US ATMs withou t a foreign currenc y exchange fee

5. Wire Transfers :

If you would like to wire yoursel f funds from your personal Canadian bank account to another financ ial institu tion located at your de stination, it t y picall y must be done prior to leaving as mo st bank s require your phy sical pre sence and signature for securit y purpo se s . Please note you must alread y have a bank account open in the place to which you are travelling as well. Wire s do carr y a fairl y high co st , so that is also wor th considering.

6. Private Banking :

Client s receive a dedicated Account Manager and/or team that ser ve s a small group of client s allowing for quicker ser vice. This is ideal i f you are looking for private , personalized, and exclusive ser vice. Private Bankers can assist with transfers , credit cards , foreign exchange , etc The se ser vice s may be complimentar y provided you have a meaningful amount of inve stment s , borrowing, etc with your bank

And some quick non-banking bonus tip s :

1. Passpor t

If it wasn' t obvious … make sure your passpor t doe sn’ t expire for at least 6 months after you plan to leave!

LEFT: First Nations singers and dancers offer a prayer to open the ceremony on Sept. 28 to the open the Climate Connections Trail in West Highlands Park in Aberdeen.

ABOVE: Pacific Way elementary students were the first to head out on the Climate Connections Trail, a collaboratively designed initiative that aims to inspire exploration, reflection and local climate action.

2 . Insurance

Please make sure you have adequate protec tion for any medical e vent . Be war y of some group plans which are often provided by credit card companie s , as there may be many limitations or stric t guideline s should you attempt to make a claim.

3 . Traveling With Me dication

Whether you’re going to the U.S. or any other countr y, it ’s impor tant to be aware of the rule s abou t which medications you can and can’ t bring with you, and any limit s on how much you can bring. For ex ample , although CBD is available in Canada and some U S state s , it is ille gal to travel with any cannabis produc t s acro ss the border and can re sult in your being banned from the countr y you are travelling to Ensure your medications are in their original pack aging and clearl y labelled. Do not merge any pills into di fferent containers to save room

4. Phone Plans

It can be challenging to find convenient & affordable solu tions to stay in touch with friends and famil y back home. Some carriers in Canada allow you to use their Canadian phone plans in the U S Some travelers buy a separate U S cell phone and others use a travel SIM card while ou t side Canada. We belie ve it is be st to re view and explore your options ahead of time

We hope this brie f list help s you worr y le ss abou t your mone y and spend more time exploring and creating new memorie s!

Until nex t time ...Invest Well. L ive Well.

Written by Eric

KAMLOOPS THISWEEK

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In brief: KSO music director extension

The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra’s music director, Dina Gilbert, has signed on to continue her role until 2027.

Gilbert has been at the symphony’s helm since 2017 and, under her tenure, the symphony has seen increased attendance, critically acclaimed performances and more outreach programs.

Kamloops Symphony Society president John McDonald said the decision to renew Gilbert’s contract was unanimous.

The symphony’s next performance will take place on Saturday, Nov. 4, with a presentation of Romeo and Juliet, pairing Prokofiev’s classic ballet with a cello concerto performed by the symphony’s own Martin Krátký.

WHITE CANE OPEN HOUSE

The Kamloops White Cane Club is hosting a 30th anniversary open house on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Desert Gardens Community Centre, downtown at 540 Seymour St. Cake cutting is set to take place at 1:15 p.m.

The event is open to all to attend and learn more about the organization that helps those with visual impairment.

The club is under the umbrella of the B.C. and Yukon division of the Canadian Council of the Blind.

The purpose of the club is provide support to its members through outings such as bus trips, bowling, lawn bowling, lectures and social lunches.

DOWNLOAD THE PASS

Tourism Kamloops has launched its new ‘Loops Explorer Pass.

The mobile-exclusive passport offers exclusive deals and discounts at attractions, retailers, restaurants and more. In addition, there will be quarterly giveaways.

The deals are in effect through Aug. 31, 2024.

The ‘Loops Explorer Pass involves free registration and is delivered instantly via text to smartphones and via email.

For more information and to register for your ‘Loops Explorer Pass, visit the Tourism Kamloops website at tourismkamloops. com.

SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETS

The Kamloops Community Safety Committee (KCSC) is hosting a general meeting and public open house on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at North Shore Community Centre, at 452-730 Cottonwood Ave.

There will be a brief presentation on the KCSC, followed by an update on the group’s actions over the past weeks. The floor will open for moderated Q&A for 15 minutes, then break for meet and greet between the KCSC and the public.

The association states on its website that it works keep local government on task, accountable, focused on local issues, while maintaining individual rights of residents.

SANTA PARADE IS FULL

Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2023 Santa Claus Parade as the Sunday, Nov. 26, event now has a full roster of floats that will take to the streets in downtown Kamloops.

The parade will once again take place in the later afternoon, with a start time of 4 p.m. Festivities will begin 20 minutes prior to the start of the parade.

The route begins at Second

When?

Avenue and St. Paul Street, moving from Second Avenue to Victoria Street, along Victoria Street and ending at Sixth Avenue.

This year’s theme is A World of Celebration, featuring a partnership with international flair. The Downtown Kamloops organization has partnered with Thompson Rivers University’s international division, TRU World, to celebrate international diversity in Kamloops.

“You’re always welcome downtown regardless of how you celebrate the holidays, and our new partnership with TRU World for the 2023 Santa Claus Parade couldn’t say it any better,” said KCBIA executive director Howie Reimer.

TRU international vice-president Baihua Chadwick said the school’s international students, along with alumni and staff and faculty, have left a “lasting mark” on Kamloops and its global connections.

Thompson-Nicola Regional District NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 1:30 PM

The Board of Directors of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing in the TNRD Boardroom, 4th Floor - 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC, to consider proposed Bylaw 2823, 2023.

What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2823, 2023?

It is a site-specific change to the AF-1 Agricultural/Forestry Zone of Zoning Bylaw 2400 at 7781 Highway 97D, unsurveyed Crown land, east of Logan Lake (as shown shaded on the map below), to enable redevelopment of an outdoor sport shooting range that was lost in the 2021 Tremont Creek wildfire

All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to provide input at the Public Hearing. Anyone may also make written submissions on the matter of Bylaw 2823 (via the options below), which must be received at our office prior to noon on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 The entire content of all submissions will be made public and form part of the public record for this matter

How do I get more information?

Copies of the proposed Bylaw and all supporting information can be inspected from 8:30 a m to 4:30 p m , Monday - Friday (except statutory holidays) at our office, from September 15th, 2023, until 1:30 p m on the day of the Hearing; or please contact us via any of the options below

The Region of BC’s Best

The residential schools and school residence featured on the stamps are Kamloops Indian Residential School, Îleà-la-Crosse Residential School in Île-à-laCrosse, Sask., Sept-Îles Residential School in Sept-Îles, Que. and Grollier Hall in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

Kamloops Indian Residential School on new stamp collection

The Kamloops Indian Residential School is featured on a set of four new stamps unveiled by Canada Post in advance of this year’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, which was observed on Saturday, Sept. 30.

The stamps are the second issue in the annual series for the future of truth and reconciliation.

The residential schools and school residence featured on the stamps are Kamloops Indian Residential School, Île-à-la-Crosse Residential School in Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask.,

Sept-Îles Residential School in Sept-Îles, Que. and Grollier Hall in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

Featuring stark archival images of residential schools in different parts of Canada, including at Tk’emlúps, Canada Post said the stamps serve as a reminder of the fear, loneliness, pain and shame experienced by generations of Indigenous children in the federally and church-created institutions.

“The stamp issue serves as a vehicle for truth about Canada’s residential school system to help support the process of reconciliation and, ultimately, healing,” Canada Post said in a release.

The stamps were unveiled on Sept. 27 at the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ontario. The centre was established in 1972 after the closing of the Mohawk Institute Residential School.

Canada Post said it worked closely with the Survivors Circle of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation this year on its annual Truth and Reconciliation stamp issue.

The Survivors Circle stressed the necessity to address the truth before Canadians can collectively work toward reconciliation.

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REALTORS RALLY FOR WILDFIRE VICTIMS:

The Association of Interior Realtors donated $265,000 to wildfire relief efforts through the Salvation Army. Maj. Orest Goyak and Maj. Tracy Goyak from The Salvation Army Kamloops Church and Resource Centre, with Ian Pollard, divisional emergency disaster service director, accept the donation from Association of Interior Realtors president Chelsea Mann.

CHEER IS HERE

The 2023 KTW Christmas Cheer Fund is back — this time with Kamloops This Week readers helping us help four local non-profits.

Money raised in the Cheer Fund will be distributed equally to the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Kamloops Royal Canadian Legion, Boys and Girls Club Kamloops’ Journey Fund and the Auxiliary to the Overlander Extended Care Hospital.

Details of this year’s KTW Christmas Cheer Fund can be found on page A5 of today’s paper.

Donations can be made online at the BC Interior Community Foundation website at https://www.bcicf.ca/kamloops-thisweek-christmas-cheer-fund/.

Donations can also be made at the KTW office, at 1365B Dalhousie Dr. in Southgate. We are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Whether you can donate $5 or $500, we appreciate your help in helping others help the community.

WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT OUR KAMLOOPS COMMUNITY

TRU STUDENTS LEND A NEEDED HAND

LeJeune Housing Society and the residents of LeJeune Manor want to express thanks to Greg Alm and students of Thompson Rivers University’s carpentry program. The class donated its time to design and construct a new garden storage shed and improve the North Kamloops site. LeJeune Housing is a non-profit group created by Knights of Columbus of Kamloops for the purpose of providing affordable rental housing.

Memorial Grant for families of the fallen

When firefighters, police officers, paramedics, correctional, parole or probation officers put their safety on the line, they are acting in service to all Canadians.

In recognition of the critical role of first responders in protecting Canadians, the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders offers a one-time lump sum, tax-free direct maximum payment of $300,000 to the beneficiaries of first responders who have died as a result of their duties.

The Memorial Grant is a non-economic benefit and does not compensate ben-

eficiaries of first responders for monetary loss (income replacement) or serve as life insurance, but rather, is in recognition of their service and sacrifice.

Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc. has been contracted to administer the Memorial Grant Program application process.

Eligibility is retroactive to April 1, 2018, the start date of the program.

For detailed information, visit memorialgrant.ca.

SPECIAL GAME

A team of Kamloops first responders took on a squad of Special Olympians at Norbrock Stadium on Sept. 10 in a fundraiser for the Special Olympics organization.

ABOVE: The two teams gather for a photo.

LEFT: Kamloops RCMP Supt. Jeff Pelley runs to third base. More photos from the game can be seen online at kamloops thisweek.com under the Community tab.

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Over 25 years experience in the first-aid and medivac business

he Tour of Honour arrived in Kamloops earlier this year to promote awareness and raise money for two of its programs

— Honour House and Honour Ranch — for first responders and Canadian military members suffering illnesses and injuries.

The three-month B.C. and Yukon tour was a grassroots effort to bring attention to illnesses and injuries that face those who put on a uniform, to keep communities safe — first responders, veterans, police and members of the Canadian military.

“If every first responder and Canadian Armed Forces member, past or present, was aware that this is available to their families and themselves, our main goal is accomplished with our Tour of Honour,” volunteer Justin De Genova said, As well, $500,000 is the fundraising goal

for both Honour House and Honour Ranch, money that would help build 10 additional cabins at the latter location about 45 minutes southwest of Kamloops.

Honour Ranch, which is a 48-hectare (120-acre) ranch near Ashcroft, opened in 2019 and provides 10 private cabins and a family-style lodge in a serene retreat setting.

“We have some mental-wellness programs that we run there, so it’s more catered to Afghan veterans with PTSD or first responders, which have suffered some physical or mental trauma and who need some time to heal,” De Genova said.

The private, secluded property is offered free of charge and clients can stay as long as is needed.

“It could be anywhere from one to 100plus days,” De Genova said.

At the ranch, supportive, research-based programming is offered by mental-health

experts and other specialists.

Honouring first responders and veterans T

Honour House is located in New Westminster, offering a safe haven for Canadian Armed Forces, veterans, emergency services personnel and their families who are battling illness or debilitating operational stress injuries.

The 12,000-square-foot home offers 11 bedrooms, each with a private washroom. The home is fully accessible with an elevator.

De Genova said first responders or military veterans, active or retired, who are seeking medical treatment in the Lower Mainland can stay at Honour House.

“We house families there and we provide support programs out of the Honour House,” De Genova said.

For more about the Honour House Society, go online to, honourhouse.ca.

To make a donation, go online to admin@honourhouse.ca.

Tour of Honour volunteers Justin De Genova (left), Mark Philip Margtibay and Curt Appleby visited the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 in Kamloops this past spring.

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BCEHS RESPONSE MODEL

When a patient calls 9-1-1 for an ambulance, paramedics are dispatched based on the caller’s description of their medical condition or injury. BC Emergency Health Services calltakers quickly assess the severity of the patient’s condition and assign paramedics, ambulances and other resources to the call. There are 275 first responder agencies across B.C. with agreements in place with BCEHS.

Thank You

We salu te all the first re sponders who make it their du t y to prote c t us dail

Policing the community

Law enforcement officers who don the uniform each and every day routinely put others first in the name of public safety.

Law enforcement personnel serve many important roles in the communities they serve. Here’s a closer look at the integral roles of police and other law enforcement personnel.

• Maintain law and order: The police force is made up of many different departments with the collective goal of maintaining law and order.

• Save lives: Whether they’re preventing a lifethreatening crime or

administering emergency medical care at a car accident until an ambulance can arrive, law enforcement officers save lives every day.

• Assist in adverse situations and provide crisis support: Police officers often fill the role of counsellor or friend to people who find themselves in difficult situations. An officer can play a part in helping people make better life choices in the future. Training in situational de-escalation also means police officers are capable of defusing difficult situations before they snowball into serious, potentially lifethreatening confrontations.

• Investigate crimes: Police are the first people to respond when crimes have been committed. These individuals investigate the situation and find the perpetrator.

• Foster strong communities: Law enforcement officers share a unique solidarity with other officers, peers, community leaders, and even medical professionals, which helps to create a strong fabric for a community. Officers frequently have each other’s backs as well as the respect and support of the public for putting their lives on the line.

TRU goalkeeper fought in Russia-Ukraine war

TRU WolfPack goalkeeper

Svyatik Artemenko chose not to detail what he saw on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war during an interview on Sept. 27 with Kamloops Last Week

“I don’t really want to get into full details,” said Artemenko, the TRU WolfPack goalkeeper who was born in Odesa, Ukraine, and grew up in Winnipeg. “I don’t think it would be appropriate for the cameras, but it’s stuff you could never imagine yourself. If you’ve never seen it, it’s hard to imagine what goes on.”

Artemenko, 23, did not have to be there.

The shot-stopper was the backbone of two championship teams in November of 2021, claiming the semi-pro League1 Ontario banner with Guelph United and snaring Ontario University Athletics regular season and conference titles with the Guelph Gryphons.

European soccer then came calling.

Artemenko moved to Khmelnytskyit, Ukraine, in January of 2022 to pursue a professional career with second-division FC Podylla and signed a contract on Feb. 23, 2022 — a day before the Russian invasion.

“The way we woke up and found out the war started, a bomb went off right beside the stadium,” said Artemenko, who was a combat engineer with the Canadian Reserve Force in Winnipeg between the ages of 16 and 18. “It shook the whole building and I flew right out of my bed. I wasn’t really sure what happened.”

Artemenko, who does not have a Ukrainian passport, attempted to enlist a day after the war broke out, but was turned

away. He tried again on Feb. 26 and waited in line for two hours before he was accepted as a volunteer with the Ukrainian special forces.

“I just didn’t feel like it was the right choice for me to turn my back and leave and say, you know what — peace,” said Artemenko, who was two years old when his family moved to Winnipeg. “I just wanted to stand up for my country and show them that I do care about my country and I am Ukrainian. I ended up going through a bit of training and off to the front lines I went.”

He served for three months.

“If I knew what I was going to see and go through before I signed up, maybe, potentially, I would have thought twice about going there,” Artemenko said. “But, you know what, I don’t regret my decision.”

Artemenko’s immediate family members are the ones who moved to Canada. Most of the Ukrainian-based females in the family have left the country, but male citizens between 18 and 60 are mandated under martial law to stay and fight the Russians.

“I do worry for my family,” Artemenko said. “We can’t have contact. Zero contact. The very most that I can do is pray for them and hope they are

Svyatik Artemenko was in Ukraine to play pro soccer last year when the Russia-Ukraine war broke out. He volunteered to serve instead of coming home to Canada.

doing OK. I don’t get any updates.”

WolfPack head coach John Antulov was on the hunt for goalkeepers this spring following the departure of Jackson Gardner, who helped TRU win the U Sports Men’s Soccer Championship last November before signing to play professionally in Australia.

Forward Dylan Hooper and midfielder Marques Scott — both from Manitoba — knew a guy.

Artemenko was late to join the WolfPack, who began the 2023 Canada West campaign with five straight losses and registered only one goal in that stretch.

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DISTRICT OF LOGAN LAKE 2023 BY-ELECTION

NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Public No#ce is given to the electors of the District of Logan Lake that nomina#ons for the offices of:

Councillor – One (1) will be received by the Chief Elec#on Officer or a designated person, as follows:

By hand, mail or other delivery service:

District of Logan Lake #1 Opal Drive, PO Box 190 Logan Lake, BC V0K 1W0

By fax to: 250-523-6678

By email to: districtofloganlake@loganlake ca

Brown, Dunstone rinks snare silver on the road

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From 9:00 a m October 3, 2023

To 4:00 p m October 13, 2023

Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

From 9:00 a m October 3, 2023

To 4:00 p m October 13, 2023

Originals of faxed or emailed nomina#on documents must be received by the Chief Elec#on Officer by 4:00 pm on October 13, 2023

Nomina@on forms are available at the District of Logan Lake Municipal Office from 9:00 am September 15, 2023 to the close of the nomina@on period.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:

• Canadian ci#zen;

• 18 years of age or older on general vo#ng day November 18, 2023;

• resident of Bri#sh Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomina#on papers are filed; and

• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

CAMPAIGN PERIOD EXPENSE LIMITS

In accordance with the Local Elec0ons Campaign Financing Act, for the 2023 by-elec#on, the following expense limits for candidates during the campaign period apply:

Councillor - $5,398 92

THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING LIMITS

In accordance with the Local Elec0ons Campaign Financing Act, for the 2023 by-elec#on, the following third party adver#sing limits apply:

Directed Adver#sing Expense Limit (Councillor) - $809 84

Cumula#ve Expense Limit - $161,967 47

For further informa#on on the nomina@on process, please contact: Laurel Grimm, Chief Elec#on Officer 250-523-6225 ext 230 Sherry Verheyen, Deputy Chief Elec#on Officer 250-523-6225

For further informa#on on campaign period expense limits and third party adver@sing limits, please contact Elec#ons BC:

Toll-free phone: 1-855-952-0280

Email: lecf@elections bc ca

Website: www elections bc ca/lecf

Skip Corryn Brown and her Kamloops Curling Club quartet placed second at the Prestige Hotels and Resorts Curling Classic on the weekend in Vernon.

Team Rui Wang of Beijing, China, earned a 6-2 victory over Brown in the championship game on Oct. 1.

“We came up against a really hot team,” said Brown, whose rink earned $5,000 for the runner-up finish. “They didn’t give us anything. When they had to make the perfect guard, it was right in the exact spot it needed to be. We were really happy with how we played overall on the weekend.”

Brown features a new lineup this season, with Jenn Armstrong of Rothesay, N.B., replacing Dezaray Hawes — who left the team after the 20222023 campaign — at second. Third Erin Pincott and lead Samantha Fisher round out the team, along with coach Jim Cotter.

“Things are going great,” Brown said. “Jenn’s awesome. It seems like we’ve been playing together for a long time, not just a few weeks. It’s been a pretty seamless transition.”

Among goals this season for the Brown rink are qualifying to compete in tier 1 Grand Slam events and winning the B.C. championship to return to nationals for a third time.

Team Brown missed out on competing for the 2023 Canadian championship on home ice when it was scuttled last season in the B.C. provincial final, a dev-

astating extra-end loss to Clancy Grandy.

The Kamloops-based rink is encouraged by early results, which include quarter-final exits last month at the Saville Shootout in Edmonton and Mother Club Fall Curling Classic in Winnipeg. Brown is buoyed by reaching the playoffs in its first three events and earning victories over strong teams such as Satsuki Fujisawa of Kitami, Japan, and Chelsea Carey of Winnipeg.

“We’re pretty excited about the trajectory this team is on,” said Brown, noting her rink, pegged 24th in the most recent female world rankings, needs to get closer to the top 16 in the world to qualify for Grand Slam events.

Next up for Team Brown is the Curler’s Corner Autumn Gold event, which gets underway on Friday, Oct. 6, in Calgary. The Kamloops Curling Club will play host to the Kamloops Crown of Curling from Oct. 27 to Oct. 29.

Meanwhile, skip Matt Dunstone of Kamloops and his Winnipeg-based curling rink placed second at the PointsBet Invitational this past weekend in Oakville, Ont.

Winnipeg-based Reid

Carruthers knocked off Dunstone 9-8 in a thrilling final that was decided in a sudden-death draw to the button.

The Dunstone rink, which led 8-5 after eight ends, earned $25,000 for the runner-up finish, while Carruthers claimed the $50,000 top prize. Carruthers went first in the draw-off, threw an outturn and snuck his rock into the four-foot.

“I thought we were in trouble, for sure,” Carruthers said in a Curling Canada release. “Matt’s a great drawer. He has an awesome team. I expected him to make it. I just think it had a lot to do with the fact that my team had literally just swept like crazy in that spot and changed it for him, made it tricky.”

Dunstone’s outturn failed to curl, coming up heavy and wide.

“It’s beyond me how that [curls only] two feet down the entire way down the sheet,” Dunstone said in the release. “That ran nothing like any stone we had seen all game. I’m really not sure what happened.”

Team Dunstone includes vice-skip B.J. Neufeld, second Colton Lott, lead Ryan Harnden and coach Adam Kingsbury.

The Corryn Brown rink is aiming for the B.C. title in 2024.

City of Kamloops

Blazers earn split, prepare for Royals

After scoring five goals on Sept. 29 in a lopsided triumph over the visiting Vancouver Giants, the Kamloops Blazers allowed five goals on Sept. 30 in defeat to the hometown Everett Silvertips.

Teague Patton, Beau Courtney, Kaden Hammell, Dominik Rymon and Ty Gibson scored for the Tips (3-1-0-0) in a 5-0 victory, with Ethan Chadwick stopping 24 shots to pick up the shutout between the pipes.

Blazers’ goaltender Dylan Ernst allowed five goals on 36 shots in a losing effort.

Matthew Kieper backstopped the Blazers (1-1-1-0) on Sept. 29, making 23 saves in a 5-1 win over the Giants (2-10-0) at Sandman Centre.

Nathan Behm, Connor Levis, Harrison Brunicke, Emmitt Finnie and Shea Van Olm scored for the Blazers.

Ty Thorpe tallied for the Giants in support of goaltender Brett Mirwald, who stopped 27 shots in a losing effort on Sept. 30.

Kamloops is scheduled to host the Victoria Royals (0-40-0) on Friday, Oct. 6, a 7 p.m. start at Sandman Centre.

Titans, Blue Wave off to hot start

The Westsyde Blue Wave and South Kamloops Titans are undefeated to start the B.C. Secondary Schools Football Association regular season, with both teams toiling in the AA/AAA Interior Conference.

South Kam (1-0) blanked the visiting Clarence Fulton Maroons (1-1) of Vernon 27-0 on Sept. 30, thanks in part to four touchdown passes from quarterback Cole Rigler, who racked up 224 yards through the air.

Charlie Peters, Hudson Jones, AJ Killam and Thomas Nowicki caught touchdown passes for the Titans.

“Full marks to Fulton today,” Titans’ head coach JP Lancaster said. “We have a young

squad this year and I think they are even younger than we are, which is saying a lot.”

Linebacker Kieran Hamilton led the charge defensively for South Kam, with three solo tackles and a sack. Corner Mason Lougheed snagged an interception and chipped in with two solo tackles.

“They caused issues for our run game and played really tough between the tack-

les,” Lancaster said. “Fortunately, we were able to lean on our pass game and defence to get the job done today.”

South Kam and Salmon Arm (0-2) are scheduled to square off on Friday, Oct. 6, in Vernon.

Westsyde (2-0) knocked off Pleasant Valley 63-0 on Sept. 23 in Armstrong and Salmon Arm 32-13 on Sept. 29 at Hillside Stadium. Pleasant Valley is

WINNING LOTTO NUMBERS

0-2 on the campaign.

Okanagan Mission secondary (0-1) is slated to play host to Westsyde on Saturday, Oct. 7, in Kelowna.

The Titans and Blue Wave are scheduled to square off on Friday, Oct. 20, a 7 p.m. start at Hillside Stadium. Meanwhile, the junior varsity Titans posted a 3-1 record in the pre-season and will begin the regular season slate on Wednesday, Oct. 4, against Salmon Arm.

Game time is 4 p.m. at South Kam.

The junior Titans earned a 32-6 win over Okanagan Mission last week, with Rigler, Jayden de Boer and Derian Dyck providing most of the points for South Kam.

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Hearty & Delicious Soups 1/$53

Learn how to make 2 different delicious and hearty soups using seasonal ingredients with the Red Seal Chef of Kuzina Messer Culinaire!

Norkam Secondary

Wed Oct 11 - Nov 29

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Crochet Snowflake

Ages 15+ 4/$80

Learn how to crochet pretty snowflake with Jane Ideal program for a beginner or someone who know the basic stitches. Crochet supplies required

Sa-Hali Secondary

Wed Oct 18 - Nov 8

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Social Ballroom 8/$100

Learn the basic techniques and patterns that provide the foundation for popular Latin and ballroom-style dances We will provide an enjoyable dance experience where you will feel comfortable dancing with a partner in a social atmosphere

Kamloops School of the Arts

Tue Oct 17 - Dec 5

Jive 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm

Samba 8:00 pm – 8:45 pm

Watercolour for the Beginner 8/$150

For the beginning student, this friendly course introduces the exciting possibilities, delights and challenges of watercolours Must bring your own supplies

Parkview Activity Centre

Thur Oct 19 - Dec 7 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Sound Bath Club 6/$105

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TRU on post-season bubble

Kat Stewart was the lone goal scorer for the TRU WolfPack women’s soccer team on a weekend road trip to the Coast.

She scored in a 1-1 tie with the Fraser Valley Cascades of Abbotsford on Sept. 29 in the Canada West tilt in support of goalkeeper Cassandra De Amaral.

The Trinity Western

Division standings, with three matches remaining on its schedule.

The top five teams in the division will qualify for the post-season. The Cascades (5-3-3, 18 points) are in fifth place.

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Spartans (7-1-3, 24 points) cruised to a 4-0 win over the WolfPack on Sept. 30 in Langley.

TRU (4-5-2, 14 points) is sixth in Pacific

TRU will play host to the UBC Okanagan Heat (6-3-2, 20 points) of Kelowna on Friday, Oct. 6, a 5 p.m. start at Hillside Stadium.

WolfPack, chasing playoff spot, will host Heat at Hillside

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The club has three wins, one loss and one tie since the addition of the Ukrainian goalkeeper, who has allowed six goals in five matches and kept two clean sheets.

TRU (3-6-1) is fifth in Pacific Division standings, with four matches remaining on its schedule. The top four teams will qualify for the playoffs.

The WolfPack will twice play host to the UBC Okanagan Heat of Kelowna this weekend at Hillside Stadium, with match times slated for 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on Saturday.

UBC Okanagan (3-5) is

fourth in Pacific Division standings.

Transitioning back to life in Canada has been challenging for Artemenko, with previously unalarming incidents — such as his roommate dropping a pen and hearing fireworks on Canada Day — sparking unease.

“It kind of triggers those wounds you would hear from an explosion,” Artemenko said. “My very first game back, a helicopter flew above the game. I knew it wasn’t anything serious, but the automatic response was to duck, get down and lie down.”

Artemenko was asked

if there is tension between Russian and Ukrainian students on campus at TRU.

“When I first came back, I thought it would be an issue,” Artemenko said. “I learned to judge the person by who they are, rather than by, oh, they’re Russian — I’m not going to be talking to you. Yeah, it’s kind of hard to find a common ground of what to talk about with them, but I’m not necessarily going to go and hate you for that. Not everybody is the same. You don’t know the reasons why people move here. Maybe people moved out of Russia because they don’t want to be

associated with that. At the end of the day, you’re a person. You’re not like everybody else. I’m not the same as all Ukrainians, right?”

Artemenko said his experiences on the front lines have changed his perspective on life, made him more thankful for things he previously took for granted, including shelter, water and knowing he will wake up tomorrow.

“I just don’t understand why we can’t live in peace and work together because that’s how you accomplish everything,” Artemenko said. “I hope it ends soon.”

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NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, Council proposes to pass a bylaw at its October 1 0, 2023 Regular Council meeting, to provide permissive property tax exemptions to the following propert y owned by a not for profit organization, for the years 2024 and 2025

OFF THE SCHNEID

The Kamloops Broncos got into the win column for the first time this season on Sept. 30 at Hillside Stadium. Kamloops (1-7) earned a 31-25 victory over the Vancouver Island Raiders of Nanaimo in B.C. Football Conference action, tallying 17 points in the fourth quarter to secure the comeback win. Vancouver Island, which led 18-14 after three quarters, dropped to 0-9 on the campaign. The Broncos will play host to the Valley Huskers (5-2) of Chilliwack on Saturday, Oct. 7. Game time is 1 p.m. at Hillside Stadium. In this photo, receiver Kaleb Senz hauls in a touchdown pass from quarterback Tayen Lloyd this past weekend in the win over the Raiders.

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Storm were aiming to stay perfect

The Kamloops Storm brought a perfect record into a game against the hometown Chase Heat played on Tuesday, Oct. 3, after KTW’s press deadline.

Go online to kamloops thisweek.com to find the result.

Kamloops swept the Kelowna Chiefs this past weekend to improve to 3-0 on the season, earning an 8-3 victory on Sept. 30 in the Tournament Capital and 4-3 win on Sept. 29 in the Little Apple.

Hudson Clarke, Ryan Larsen, Nolan MacPherson, Evan Douglas, Teghan Mullin, Lochlan Stefanishyn, Ty Horner and Brendan Green scored for Kamloops on Sept. 30 in support of goaltender Colton Phillips-Watts, who turned aside 20 shots to pick up the victory between the pipes.

Xavier Burgher (2) and Parker MacDonald had goals for Kelowna in support of netminder Brendan Smith, who made 30 saves in a losing effort.

The Sicamous Eagles were atop Doug Birks Division standings as of Tuesday afternoon, with a record of 4-1.

Kamloops (3-0) was in second place, two

points ahead of both the Revelstoke Grizzlies (2-2) and Chase (2-1) and six points ahead of the winless 100 Mile House Wranglers (0-4).

The Storm are scheduled to next play on Friday, Oct. 13, when the Grizzlies come to town for a 7 p.m. start at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

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• a resident of the District of Logan Lake for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and

• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from vo#ng in an elec#on and not otherwise disqualified by law

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• 18 years of age older on general vo#ng day for the by-elec#on; and

• a Canadian ci#zen; and

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• a registered owner of real property in the District of Logan Lake for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registra#on; and

• the only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corpora#on or another trust; and

• not en#tled to register as a resident elector; and

• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from vo#ng in an elec#on and not otherwise disqualified by law; and

• if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the wriLen consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector

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Nolan MacPherson (left) scored for the Kamloops Storm in an 8-3 win over the Kelowna Chiefs on Sept. 30 on Mac Isle.

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Faith: Difficulties are blessings in disguise

It may be that God is teaching us to trust Him so that we would grow in our trust in Him.

Suffering is one thing we try to avoid if we can, but it eventually comes to us all in one form or another.

In 1 Peter, we find that Peter writes of suffering in the context of different experiences we may go through. Peter reminds believers that their sufferings had a purpose in God’s plans for His own. 1 Peter 1:6-7 tells us tests or difficulties come in many varied ways in our lives. Verse 7 calls these sufferings “the trial of our faith.”

We trust in our God that He will give help through these troubles, but sometimes these sufferings are very difficult and it is hard to deal with the problem. There have been some of the Lord’s own who have suffered greatly during their lives here below.

There is some purpose or various reasons God brings us through trials.

At another time, He may be teaching us we need to be aware of the suffering of other believers, so the experience we go through will teach us to be more kind and compassionate toward others and we can be of help to another who suffers.

Since the pandemic, it seems some have found that people can be wrapped up in their own lives and have no time to be considerate of others. The opposite is also true when we see kindness being given to help another who is in need.

There are a number of different kinds of suffering covered by Peter in his letter. We have already covered somewhat the “trial of your faith”. Further in this chapter, we read of life’s trials being things that keep the believer living in the light of the return of the saviour for His own.

The things we go through make us long more for the Lord to come again( v. 7, 13). The love that is shared amongst the Christians is a love that not only expresses itself when times are easy, but especially expresses itself when times are difficult.

In 1 Peter 2:1-5, we read that the trials that a believer may go through could be related to our walk in this world. The people of the world may not appreciate the things we go through and then express some negative explanation of our trials. They may even try to blame us for the trouble ,saying that if we weren’t so “holy,” we would maybe even avoid these troubles.

Later in this chapter, from verses 14 to 20, we find that life’s troubles being experienced by the believer can produce a very real welldoing that results in a showing of honour to all people with whom we come into contact. The believers were careful

to lead upright lives no matter where they were or who might be watching them at the time.

Chapter 2 ends with a wonderful expression of the depth of the suffering of the saviour for sinners. We are reminded that Jesus willingly allowed himself to be crucified under the load of sin for the whole world. While he experienced the death of the cross, which no other could have experienced, he also experienced the hatred of man. The suffering of Christ for sin makes it possible for the sheep who were lost to be brought back to God.

Chapter 3 begins with an exhortation to wives and husbands regarding areas of their lives that need to be adjusted at times.

Verses 8 to 17 apply to all believers in all the many circumstances of life. The believers need to seek God’s help to overcome the natural tendencies and seek to live for the Lord in the power of the spirit. In verse 14, Peter

writes of suffering for righteousness. This suffering is when a believer suffers for doing what is right. It is hard to suffer this way because you have done what is right, yet still you suffer.

Verse 17 speaks of suffering for welldoing in contrast to suffering for evildoing. Here are some things that we can look at possibly another time. Verse 18 states: “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just (holy) for the unjust (unholy); that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the spirit”.

John Eggers is an elder in the assembly that meets in Westsyde Gospel Hall. KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be a maximum of 700 words in length and can be emailed to editor@kamloopsthisweek. com. Please include a very short bio and a photo.

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Arsonist avoids prison time

A Kamloops woman whose arson spree in a rural area outside of the city in 2022 was influenced by mental illness or withdrawal from medication has avoided a prison sentence.

This past summer, Angela Cornish, 43, pleaded guilty to setting two fires in the Lac Le Jeune area south of Kamloops on May 8 and May 11, 2022.

On Sept. 26, Cornish was handed a sixmonth conditional sentence, to be served at home under certain conditions, by Kamloops provincial court Judge Roy Dickey, according to court records.

Cornish was originally charged with four counts of arson, but other charges connected to fires near Lac Le Jeune, Monte Lake and Pinantan Lake were stayed by the Crown.

In the spring of 2022, police had been following Cornish after receiving tips on a number of fires they had been investigating in the Lac Le Jeune, Pinantan Lake and Monte Lake areas.

During their surveillance, police had to call in the BC Wildfire Service, which found and extinguished multiple spot fires. On May 11, 2022, when officers pulled over Cornish as she left the scene of one fire in a truck, she was found with a cache of fire-starting fuels: hand sanitizer, butane, charcoal, fire starter packages, hairspray and lighters.

She served 20 days in jail before being granted bail.

Court heard Cornish’s fire-setting desire was influenced by mental illness or withdrawal from the medication dexedrine, which is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Her lawyer, Lana Walker, said at earlier court appearances that Cornish was lighting fires for personal healing and growth and had no malice in her actions.

This past summer, Walker and the Crown submitted a joint submission on sentencing that requested that Judge Dickey hand down a six-month conditional sentence order and a year of probation.

According to that joint submission, she would serve the first three months under house arrest, followed by three months of a curfew.

She would also be bound by various restrictions keeping her out of the backcountry, parks and protected grasslands.

A rendering of what the affordable housing apartment complex will look like once it rises at Fortune Drive and Oak Road in North Kamloops — if council gives it final approval following a public hearing.

Affordable housing project to rise ?

proposal to a future public hearing.

A three-storey, 21-unit affordable housing project being proposed by Connective Support Society Kamloops may rise in North Kamloops.

At its Sept. 26 meeting, council passed the first two readings of a rezoning application, without any debate, to change lots at the corner of Fortune Drive and Oak Road from residential to highdensity multi-family zoning and send the

The properties are located at 210 Oak Rd., which is a vacant lot, and 548 Fortune Dr., where a house will need to be demolished.

The two lots are just under 1,400 square metres in size and are surrounded by singlefamily dwellings to the south, east and west, while an apartment building is located to the north, across Oak Road.

The project’s housing density is 155 dwellings per hectare, which is within the

160-unit limit of its proposed new zoning, according to a city staff report.

According to the report, Connective Support Society Kamloops held an open house on Sept. 13, which yielded about 100 letters of support.

Connective Support Society Kamloops is one branch of a social services non-profit operating in B.C. and the Yukon. It offers short- and long-term housing for people with wraparound supports, according to information on its website.

City to cover $700K clean team costs

The outreach program will cost the city $422,000 annually, while the clean team’s cost is $260,000.

onto the municipality.

Kamloops taxpayers will be on the hook for a suite of social programs previously funded with provincial grant dollars.

By a vote of 8-0, council has agreed to spend nearly $700,000 per year to continue its clean team and outreach response programs in 2024 and beyond as budgeted line items.

Coun. Bill Sarai recused himself from the Sept. 26 vote as his son works for the city’s community services department.

Though council will move ahead with funding the programs, it also voted unanimously in favour of reporting the cost to fund the two programs to the provincial government and request that it covers it. The city will also inform the federal government of the costs.

That move came after Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Coun. Katie Neustaeter both expressed concern with the costs of the programs now being downloaded

“I just believe that BC Housing should be participating more in the areas where they already recognized in 2020 they had a problem and I don’t think it should be downloaded on the citizens of the community,” Hamer-Jackson said.

The outreach program began in 2022, pairing outreach workers from social agencies with city community service (bylaws) officers, who then connect marginalized people with services and supports 16 hours per day, seven days per week.

The Clean Team was an existing sharps recovery and

peer supportive employment program operated by three social agencies — ASK Wellness Society, Canadian Mental Health Association and The Mustard Seed Kamloops — that transformed into a more robust endeavour involving the North Shore Business Improvement Association as the lead coordinator.

The city received $1.47 million from the grant in 2021 and $1.5 million from the grant in 2022. The city also used the grant funds to cover the cost of 5.6 full-time equivalent community services officer positions.

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Union files complaint against Sephora

The union that represents workers at the Sephora store in Aberdeen — the first Sephora store in Canada to unionize — has filed with the Labour Relations Board an unfair labour practice complaint against the company.

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1518 said it has received reports from staff at the Kamloops Sephora location that they have felt threatened by management and were told they were at risk of losing wages and benefits.

Staff at the store joined the union in September 2022.

“The message they are getting from the employer is that they will not be entitled to annual raises and benefits

they already have access to if they remain in the union,” UFCW Local 1518 press secretary Eva Prkachin told KTW. “On top of that, the employer is intentionally delaying bargaining.”

Although the store was unionized a year ago this month — on Sept. 9, 2022 — a first contract has not yet been ratified.

The union said it wants significant wage increases, assurance of health benefits, retention of store bonuses and more for employees at the Aberdeen store.

KTW asked which level of management at Sephora is alleged to have been threatening employees and what rage of wage increase is being sought. Prkachin referred the questions to UCFW Local 1518 president Kim Novak and Kamloops This Week is

awaiting a return call.

KTW also has an email query in to Sephora head office for comment.

After joining the union last fall, employees at Sephora in Kamloops were successful in obtaining pay for time spent waiting for bag checks, which sometimes stretched to 30 minutes after a shift. The paid bag check time then became company policy at all Sephora stores in Canada.

Once the company and union agree on a tentative inaugural contract, employees in the Aberdeen Mall location will vote on the deal.

UFCW Local 1518 represents more than 26,000 members working in the community health, hospitality, retail, grocery, industrial, and professional sectors across British Columbia.

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W E E K LY H O R O S C O P E S

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, a project you thought would be done quickly is taking more time than expected to be completed Don’t fret over it too much, as things will work out in the end

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

There are just a few obstacles that you need to get past before it is smooth sailing for a bit Taurus Use these roadblocks as learning opportunities as you go along

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini when someone approaches you saying they have a good deal for you there are certain questions you should ask before moving ahead It’s important to get all the facts

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Others might start asking questions about your whereabouts if you take too many days off from your job, Cancer While you don’t necessarily have to explain yourself, it’s helpful if you do

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, if someone already has made up their mind about something, it’s unlikely that you will be able to change their way of thinking in one day Keep at it if it means that much to you

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, if you really ponder how you have been interacting with others have you been completely honest? You might think you’re getting away with something, but others see the truth

OCTOBER 4, 2023 - OCTOBER 10, 2023

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, money is a major driving force behind a lot of decisions, but it shouldn’t be the only one You may be taking on too much if you are working yourself to the point of exhaustion

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you continue to roll with the punches despite things not going your way just yet Don t worry, your break is out there The timing is just off for now

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, you might be the topic of conversation this week as others are all figuring out what they can do to be in your good graces Try not to play favourites in this instance

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20

No one knows which side of you they will get during an interaction, Capricorn That can make business or family interactions challenging Try to be more open

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, you have been managing a lot of extra tasks and could be feeling the added stress from the work Tune out for a few days to rest yourself and restore your mind to calm

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, you want to be everyone s friend and go along with any plan that comes your way, but you might have to be a little bit more firm in your choices moving forward

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

ACROSS

1 Need for double Dutch

5 avis

9 Cutting room?

14 Hirer of an executive director

19 Popular pizza chain, familiarly

20 Building support beam

21 Spirit of St Louis, e g

22 Half of a Muppet duo

23 URL starter

24 Supplication to Ares (Plastic Ono Band)

27 Tell (on)

28 Shows up in the afternoon?

29 Figure-skating jump

30 Excited gifter’s words

32 Tell (on), informally

33 Congregants’ seats

34 Warning to Icarus (the Beatles)

38 Trunk

43 Iconic T V role for Lucy Lawless

44 ‘ No !’

45 Beef, maybe

46 Consideration for a hairstylist

49 The ‘‘I’’ of AIG Abbr

52 Request to Prometheus (the Doors)

56 Features of airports in Nevada

58 Set apart

60 One with a fastenating job?

61 Common citystreet hangouts

63 London-based cosmetics giant

64 Dior fragrance

65 Small sip of alcohol, to Brits

66 Comment to Aphrodite (Roy Orbison)

70 Purge

73 Olympic crafts since 1936

75 Chapters of history

76 Under-the-table

78 Drunken walk

80 Vegetable that looks like a portmanteau of two other vegetables (but isn’t!)

83 First name in cosmetics

84 Criticism of Narcissus (Carly Simon)

86 Crème crème

88 Some are loose

89 Smoke detector?

90 Envy, e g

91 Major Cluster (astronomical grouping)

93 Van & Arpels ( jeweler)

95 Entreaty to Hades (Electric Light Orchestra)

103 Like ? ? NOW!’’

105 Actress Chaplin

106 Camp production, maybe

107 Egg white

111 Bygone Apple desktops

113 Heart monitor for short

114 Congratulations to Eos (Cat Stevens)

117 Predator that can grow to roughly the size of a school bus

118 Component of some chains

119 Cafeteria server

120 Eat in style

121 Lackluster

122 Foul

123 Religious figurehead

124 Some are loose

125 Daly, ‘‘Cagney and Lacey’ co-star

DOWN

1 Exclamation from Astro on ‘‘ The Jetsons ’

2 Like some books

3 Worker who throws things

4 In particular in shorthand

5 Ribbed pasta

6 Somewhat

7 Dodger Stadium is built on one

8 Big things to sell out

9 Chant to an honoree

10 Word of woe

11 Fond du Wis

12 Representation of January

13 Tidy up

14 Orders

15 Kind of history

16 A as in ancient history?

17 Having a lot of dinero

18 ‘‘Whoaaaaaa’’-inducing

25 Cheeky

26 Yoga pose on all fours

28 ‘‘Optical’’

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Notice of 56th AGM of the Residents in Rayleigh and Trustee Election

To: James Leonard Deutch, Ethel Caroline Deutch, and Deborah Deutch

TAKE NOTICE THAT on September 14, 2023, an order was made for service on you of a Petition issued from the Victoria Registry of the Supreme Cour t of British Columbia in proceeding number 232804 by way of this adver tisement

In the proceeding, the petitioner claims the following relief against you: An order that the interest held in the names of James Leonard Deutch, Ethel Caroline Deutch, and Deborah Deutch in the lands legally described as PID 014-101-602, Lot 10 Block 14 District Lot 386 Cariboo District Plan 772 and PID 014-101-611 Lot 11 Block 14 District Lot 386 Cariboo District Plan 772 and municipally known as 361 Nor th Fraser Drive, Quesnel, BC, be transferred to the Quesnel Tillicum Society pursuant to a Right to Purchase Agreement between the Petitioner and the Respondents

You must file a response to petition within the period required under the Supreme Cour t Civil Rules, failing which fur ther proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you

You may obtain from the Victoria registry at 850 Burdett Avenue, Victoria, BC, a copy of the petition and the order providing for service by this adver tisement

This adver tisement is placed by the petitioner in this matter, the Quesnel Tillicum Society, whose address for service is 4th Floor, 1007 For t Street, Victoria, BC V8V 3K5

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P A P E R R O U T E S A V A I L A B L E

Cates Ford Soll & Epp is a very busy full-service law firm in downtown Kamloops We are seeking an experienced candidate to work as a full-time legal assistant in our collegial office.

The duties for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Dealing with initial queries from client and third par ties

• Processing client intake forms

• Conducting conflict searches

• Conducting BC Online searches

• Preparing correspondence

• Drafting, formatting, filing and coordinating service of cour t documents

• Setting trials, discoveries and other cour t dates and preparing and filing the necessary documents

• Preparing lists of documents

• Maintaining a bring forward system to ensure follow up and the receipt of requested materials and documents

• General administrative duties such as daily filing, file organization, opening files, closing files and preparation of accounts

Qualifications:

• Completion of a legal assistant program

• At least one year experience working in a law firm

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Canlii

• Excellent organizational skills

• Excellent multi-tasking skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Detail oriented

• Ability to prioritize and work with minimal supervision

• Experience with BC Online is an asset, but not required

• Experience with EsiLaw is an asset, but not required

• Experience in family law is an asset, but not required

Salary will be commensurate with experience. Please email a copy of your résumé, cover letter and references to hmccar thy@cfselaw.ca

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While we tr y to ensure all adver tisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to under take due diligence when answering any adver tisement, par ticularly when the adver tiser is asking for monies up front

In Loving Memory of Isabelle Kiesman

1941 – 2018

In Loving Memory of Edmond Paul Adkin

In Our Hearts

We

A sadness still comes over us, Tears in silence often flow, Memory keeps you ever near us, Though you died seven years ago

Paul’s family and friends are remembering Paul on the 7th anniversary of his preventable and tragic loss

A thousand moments we had taken for granted, because we assumed there would be thousands more

You are missed every day Paul

Forever Loved and Missed

Paul Kiesman and Family

Obituaries

Obituaries

Drake Smith, MSW Funeral Director

Q. Why so many ashes from my little grandpa?

A. Cremated remains are bone fragments. A little person from Sahali might have great bone mass and more ashes; a larger person from NorKam might have small bones and less ashes. The ashes usually weight anywhere from about 4 to 8 pounds.

Love Mom, Dad, Nana, Matt, Shay, Mason, Madden, Talyn and allyour family and friends

In Loving Memory of Lorna Otsig

September 26, 2023

If you are ever going to love me, Love me now, while I can know

The sweet and tender feelings

Which from true affection flow.

Love me now

While I am living. Do not wait until I’m gone And then have it chiseled in marble, Sweet words on ice-cold stone.

If you have tender thoughts of me, Please tell me now.

If you wait until I am sleeping, Never to awaken, There will be death between us, And I won’t hear you then.

So, if you love me, even a little bit, Let me know it while I am living

So I can treasure it.

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Jacqueline (Jackie) Dawn Simpson

On September 25, 2023, Jackie Simpson of Kamloops, BC passed away peacefully at the age of 86. She was a resident of Pine Grove Care Centre at the time of her passing. All of the loving care given to her during her time there is greatly appreciated.

During her years in Kamloops, Jackie was very involved with the Heritage House Arts and Crafts groups. She is well known for her pine needle baskets. Her legacy will continue with the 100’s of people to whom she taught the craft. She also enjoyed knitting and using her loom to create beautiful woven items.

Jackie loved to learn and was involved with Probus and a book club. She spoke with enthusiasm after every meeting. She will be missed.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity closest to your heart.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lorna Otsig, a beloved mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother, who left us on September 26, 2023. Lorna was pre-deceased by her loving husband, John, and was a cherished half-century resident of Kamloops, British Columbia.

Lorna is survived by her three devoted children: Neil (Karen), Arlene (Rocky), and Les, who will always hold her memory close to their hearts She was a loving grandmother to Blayne (Autumn), Lee, Julia (Mick), Brittany, Liberty, and Jack. Lorna's legacy continues through her great-grandchildren: Penelope, Anouk, and Lara, who will forever be inspired by her love and warmth.

Lorna was not just a mother and grandmother; she was a talented seamstress whose creations brought joy to many Her cooking skills were legendary, and everyone eagerly anticipated her delicious turkey dinners and sauerkraut with spareribs. Her culinary talents were a testament to the love she poured into every meal she prepared.

Lorna had an adventurous spirit and enjoyed travel with family and friends. She cherished the moments spent with her very special friends, Nada and her wonderful neighbour Judy Their companionship brought immeasurable happiness to her life, and their memories will continue to bring comfort to those who knew her

As we say goodbye to Lorna, we take solace in the belief that one day, we will be reunited. Her kindness, love, and cherished memories will forever remain in our hearts. May she find eternal peace on her new journey, and may her legacy of love and warmth continue to inspire us all.

Special thanks to Dr De Villiers, Meagan, all of the nursing and staff on 6 North at RIH, and the wonderful team at the Kamloops Hospice Association, your compassion, empathy, care and attention was amazing and truly appreciated.

Safe travels, dear Lorna; we will meet again.

Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

250-554-2577

Celebration of Life for Donald Bogie

A Celebration of Life for Don Bogie will be held at Kamloops Curling Centre, 700 Victoria Street, Kamloops on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 2:00 - 4:00pm.

Klaus Dietmar Frenkel

March 17, 1946 - September 19, 2023

Klaus was born to Olga & Richard Frenkel. He passed away peacefully in the Salmon Arm Hospital, at the age of 77. Thank you to the very caring staff there.

Klaus is dearly missed by his loving wife and best friend, Elaine Frenkel (b. Hryhoruk); his Rugrats, Julie (Rick), Bob (Leah), Liana (Dan); his grandchildren, Hayden (Jen), Zak, Tom (Michelle), Keegan, Anna (Aidan), Zoe; his greatgrandson Otto; his sister Wally (Kathy, Lynn, Mark & their families) and many more loving family members and dear friends.

He and his family immigrated to Sinclair Mills, BC in 1948, where he grew up riding horses, fishing, hunting, playing hockey and getting into mischief, eventually settling in Prince George.

He and Elaine married at 17 years old – and had all 3 kids by the time they were 21. They built their first family home in 1970 in Kamloops. They worked hard and played hard. He was an electrician, a Jack-of-all-trades, a realtor, developer, businessman and owner of the Central Hotel and Pub.

He loved boats. They spent many summers, fishing & exploring our west coast, from Bamfield to Bella Coola...and then retired on Shuswap Lake. Klaus was an exceptional softball player, then golfer, and one of the craziest back country powder hounds that you would ever meet! He hunted with respect. And he could find the most elusive fish in any river or lake. He was a walking road map of BC.

He built several houses, ran many boats, flew planes, and dove with sharks and octopi. He played the guitar and mandolin and sang to Laney He could literally fix anything; would try anything; and taught so many so much.

He was an incredibly wise and knowledgeable man, who loved to learn. The things he knew! And the things he remembered! He was the life of the party – and back in the day, was known, at times to streak right through it! He was sometimes naughty, and sometimes hot-tempered... but mostly he just loved his family fiercely...and was a dear friend and a best friend to many His passing has left a huge void in our world.

Klaus had nothing but praise and gratitude for the BC Cancer Clinic and the doctors, surgeons, dentists and caring staff there. In 1996, they helped him beat throat cancer – giving us another 27 fun filled years with the big guy, under the care and friendship of Dr. Goldberg.

Dad, Grampa, Friend, Hon...thank you for the adventures, the laughs and the hugs. You are forever in our hearts. Rest in Peace, Klaus. A Celebration of Life will be held next spring.

Celebration of Life for Muriel Miller

Please join us in celebrating the full life of Muriel Miller and sharing a favourite memory, a funny story and a few light snacks.

Muriel was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great great-grandmother and a wonderful friend. She had a terrific sense of humour and always enjoyed a good laugh.

We will celebrate her life on Sunday, October 15, 2023 from 2:00 to 4:00pm at the Parkview Activity Center in North Kamloops.

Darleen Frazier

We sadly announce the sudden passing of Darleen Frazier, age 76, on the morning of August 6, 2023. She was born on January 6, 1947, to Theresa and Jack Coppock in Maidstone, Saskatchewan. She was their seventh and youngest child. She was still a baby when her father died. The family moved several times, eventually settling in North Burnaby, BC. She attended Notre Dame High School and excelled at school and her studies and shortly after graduating she married Thomas O. Frazier They had two boys, Michael and Mark.

Although the marriage did not survive, Darleen did. She graduated from Cariboo College in Kamloops, BC in accounting and enjoyed a long and successful career as a financial controller and won many awards from major manufacturers. Darleen loved doing crossword puzzles and usually started the workday by completing several of the most difficult. She also loved to play golf and bridge.

She is survived by her loving partner of 43 years George Appling, her two sons, and two grandchildren, Christopher and Taylor Frazier. She also leaves behind two older sisters, Jean Innes and Frances Zaborniak, two twin brothers, Dean and Dalton Coppock. Her two older brothers, Keith Coppock and John Coppock preceded her in death. Darleen will be remembered as a strong independent woman who worked hard, complained little, and loved her two boys. She will be so missed.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Masses have been arranged and are being said for Darleen in Red Deer and Regina by her brothers and sisters in Canada.

In lieu of flowers the family would ask that donations be made to The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Ken Gillis

November 10, 1943 - September 13, 2023

Kenneth Warren James Gillis died on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Sechelt Hospital. He was born on November 10, 1943 in New Westminster, B.C., to Margaret and Warren Gillis. The family lived in Surrey Ken graduated in 1962 from Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, and in 1982 received an L.L.B. from the University of Victoria. He married Rosemary Riley in 1964; they had two children, Carole and Charlie. His second marriage, to Shelly Lindsey, ended in 2002.

Ken led a varied and enterprising life, driving a concrete mixer, launching a successful towing business and selling Mack trucks. He practised law in Kamloops before purchasing and developing a marine landing on the B.C. coast. Ken returned to the Interior in the early 2000s and won a seat on the ThompsonNicola Regional District board, where he later served as chair. He championed numerous initiatives, including volunteer fire services, agricultural and rodeo groups and branches of the Royal Canadian Legion, an organization to which he belonged. He was vocal, sentimental, opinionated, fun-loving and unafraid.

Ken is survived by his wife of three years, Linda Brown; children, Carole, and partner David Comrie; and, Charlie, and wife Judy; and grandchildren, Tavish, Portia, Isabel and Cameron. He is predeceased by sisters, Donalda and Joan.

There will be a service of remembrance at the Hilltop Room of the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre, 1250 Rogers Way, Kamloops, on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. A reception will follow

Those wishing to contribute in Ken’s memory could donate to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada.

In Loving Memory of Joan Elizabeth Whelan

The Whelan family is sad to announce the passing of our dear Mother, Joan Elizabeth Whelan, on September 21, 2023. She resided at Overlander Extended Care in Kamloops. Mom was born on January 1, 1929, in Kelowna, BC. She grew up on her parents' orchard farm. Mom loved to talk about her younger days on the farm, and later the dances on Okanagan Lake and fun times with friends.

In 1949, Mom married a young man from Saskatchewan, Jack Whelan. They started a family with five children: Maureen, Mike, Anne, John, and David. Mom and Dad settled in Kamloops in 1958. They bought their first and last home in Brocklehurst.

Joan was a stay-at-home Mother for many years. Within those years she volunteered in the community supporting many causes. As the family grew older, she gained full-time employment at the Burris Clinic in the X-ray Department. Mom remained active with Aquafit, Tai Chi, Bicycling and travelling.

Mom was the foundation of our family and was very proud of raising her 5 children. She was thoughtful and kind, our cheerleader and confidante, trusting that challenging events would turn out okay We are going to miss our mother's gentle voice of encouragement.

Joan was predeceased by her husband, Jack (2008) and her older brother Ron Wilkinson (2004). Mom's great sorrow was the loss of her eldest daughter Maureen Laird in 2012, her grandson Jason Laird in 2002 and great grandson Zachary Laird in 2010.

Mom is survived by her children, Mike Whelan (Cris), Anne Huston (Baxter), John Whelan (Estelle), David Whelan (Tina) and Maureen's husband, Schylore Laird. She also has 6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Peter Robert Brkovich

It is with sadness that the family of Peter Robert Brkovich announces his passing on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the age of 82 years.

Peter will be lovingly and forever remembered by his daughters Deanna Brkovich and Bonnie (Cody Plowe) Brkovich, his sisters Lillian (Rioh) Hove and Jessie (James) Fedorak, and his grandchildren Blaine Plowe, Kate Reed, and Chloe Reed of Kamloops, BC. Peter is predeceased by his parents Ted and Mary Brkovich, and ex-wife Joan Brkovich.

He will be remembered by his nieces, nephews, and extended family and dear friends.

He was born in Noranda, Quebec on March 26, 1941, before settling in Kamloops in 1947 with his parents and becoming a local businessman.

Peter was highly social and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and cooking for others. He was warm hearted and generous in nature and wanted the best for everyone he knew

Donations in memory of Peter may be made to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation.

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

Gurmit Kaur Bains

1951 - 2023

May you dance amongst the stardust Mom. You will always be in our hearts and memories.

The family would like to thank the staff at Overlander Extended Care for their kindness and attention to Mom over the last 4 years of her life.

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

Gurmit Kaur Bains was born on March 5, 1951 in The Philippines. She was the 5th youngest out of 7 siblings. She settled in India at the age of 6 in her dad's village Dhoot Kolan. After her education was complete. She married in 1975 to Lt. Jagtar S. Bains and settled in Kamloops, Canada and started a family She had 3 children, Anju 1975, Mina 1977 and Sodi 1979. She passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023.

She was a hard worker, supporter and initiator Gurmit was the foundation of her family after the death of her husband in 1993 She kept going and supporting her family She was strong willed and never gave up. She will be dearly missed and never forgotten.

Gurmit’s Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 1:00 pm in the Kamloops Funeral Home, 285 Fortune Drive. The Service will also be available to watch online at https://ipcamlive.com/5f98c1fdc1e47 The PIN is1966

Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

"And now the purple dusk of twilight time steals across the meadows of my heart. High up in the sky the little stars climb always reminding me that we're apart."

[Stardust – Nat King Cole]

Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps them near.

Ian Rees McLaren

December 7, 1950 - September 24, 2023

Ian was born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland. He immigrated to Vancouver, BC in 1951 when he was 6 months old with his parents and older brother

In 1952 the family moved to the Tranquille Sanatorium, where Ian's dad was a surgeon.

In 1956 the family moved to Kamloops. Ian's dad became the president of Kamloops Ski Club in 1955 and Tod Mountain Ski Club in 1962; his dad was also the President of Kamloops Tennis Club in 1961. This is how Ian developed his love for tennis, skiing and ski racing.

The family started building their cabin at Magna Bay on the Shuswap Lake when Ian was 4. This much loved cabin is where they spent all their summers which continues to this day Ian married Celeste, the love of his life at the Shuswap cabin in August 1993.

Amongst his many talents, Ian was an avid tennis player and water skier, learning to bare foot water ski in the early 1970s; he also played hockey, baseball and softball in Kamloops.

Ian started ski racing at the age of 8 on Kamloops Ski Hill. He continued to ski race throughout his childhood and adult life holding the unofficial title of the most wins for an amateur ski racer from Kamloops. He was one of the first to ride the new Burfield Chairlift at Tod Mtn in 1961 with his parents and two brothers.

Ian graduated Kam High in 1968. He was still 17 when he first attended Simon Fraser By 1971 Ian had left university to travel around the world.

Ian worked in the ski industry and became a business owner in Kamloops beginning in the 1970s. He opened McSporties in Sun Peaks in 1996, becoming the first independent retailer there. Ian and Celeste moved to Sun Peaks in 2004 where they lived until returning to Kamloops in 2020. They received the devastating news in the spring of 2016 that, Ian at the age of 65, had dementia and aphasia. They sold McSporties shortly after in October 2016.

Ian has been described as being kind, loyal, charismatic and an adventurer, with a great sense of humour that he never lost. He will be remembered as the fun and spontaneous Uncle Coo Coo. Ian's friends and family were extremely important to him. He was one-of-a-kind and very much loved by his family and endless friends. He will be deeply missed by us all.

Ian is pre-deceased by his sister-in-law Bonnie in 2010, his mom Patricia in 2012 and his dad William in 2014.

Ian is survived by: his wife Celeste, step-daughters Kristin & Alyse; grandchildren Josie, Libbie, Eira and Beau, his brothers Andy and Niall, sister-in-law Dawn, nieces Tricia, Mackenzie (Dylan), Kimberly (Kevin), nephews Craig (Lisa), Brent (Christine), Kirk (Abby), his sister-in-law Alexia (James), their children Brayden (Janelle), Koaddy (Kayla), Joshua (Molly), Mikaya and 15 great-nieces & nephews, his father-inlaw Geoffrey & mother-in-law Veroncia, all living in BC. His brother-in-law Todd and family in Moose Jaw, SK and cousins Simon & Gavin and their families in the UK.

Celeste and his daughters would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre. Ian lived there from January 24, 2022 until his passing on September 24, 2023 surrounded in his final days by his wife and step-daughters. The level of loving care and genuine concern for Ian was greatly appreciated.

A Celebration of Life is being planned, to be held in Sun Peaks at the beginning of the 2023/24 ski season, dates to be confirmed.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at FirstMemorialKamloops.com

Robert Lorne Blennerhassett

September 6, 1950 - September 17, 2023

Robert (Bob) passed away peacefully on September 17, 2023 at the age of 73. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 45 years, Sally HaywoodFarmer, son Patrick (Ramona) of Las Vegas and daughter Maxine (Luca) of Vancouver. He will also be missed by his brother, Rick of New Glasgow, NS, sisters-in-law Frances (Rob) Laird and Cathie (Rudi) Durfeld, brother-inlaw Stewart (Diana) plus many nieces, nephews and grandkids.

Bob's hometown was Antogonish, Nova Scotia and he graduated from University of King's College, Halifax, NS (1973). He "went out west", first to Montreal for three years and then to Prince George, BC where he met and married Sally in 1978 After a number of moves within BC they settled as a family in Kamloops in 1992.

Bob's career centred on working with youth, focusing on juvenile detention programs and facilities including Youth Probation. He transferred to Family Justice and became a counsellor before being promoted to regional manager He retired at age 61 after having a distinguished career with various government arms and was inspired by the book "Younger Next Year" to be fit and seek adventure in retirement. He went on many travel adventures, including to the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and his favourite destination, Little Corn Island in Nicaragua, which he visited with his family many times.

He and Sally travelled often, with trips to Mexico, Central America, Ecuador, the British Isles, Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines and Hong Kong. In 2014 they spent 7 months on the road with stops in Italy, Greece, Morocco, Egypt and Turkey and over to Southeast Asia. His most recent trip was to Tuscany, Italy for Maxine and Luca's wedding on June 24, 2023.

He will be missed mainly for his love of family, fun and for his sense of humour. Bob, as he was known to friends and family, had a huge place in his heart for Green Lake and was often the centre of fun and adventure there whether it was games, sports or activities. His self-taught skills with carpentry and woodworking earned him the nickname of "Builder Bob" and the many projects he completed over the years will remain as his legacy He also loved playing hockey and participated in tournaments, the BC Seniors Games and Senior Men's Hockey for 17 years. Snowmobiling, fishing, boat cruising, hiking, pool and card games were also other favourite activities.

Thank you to Dr V De Kock and Dr C. Barnard, nurses Kerry, Kelly and Josie and the staff at Marjorie Willoughby Hospice for their care.

A gathering will be held next summer at the Farmer's Bullpasture at Green Lake in Bob's honour

Vicki Lynn McNaughton

April 10, 1948 - September 24, 2023

At 8:00 PM on Sunday, September 24, 2023 one of god's greatest creations, Vicki Lynn McNaughton left us.

She left surrounded by family, after fighting her hardest for 5 years to stay longer She leaves behind many to mourn, remember, and honour her memory Some of those are her brother, Bob (Pender Harbour), husband Gary (Kamloops), daughter Lisa (Will) (Calgary), son Paul (Bella Bella), daughter Shelly (Kamloops), and son Reece (Heather) (Kamloops). She will also be missed by her 13 grandchildren Billy, Hugh, (Calgary) Brandin, Sydney, Alexander, Cyarra, Styles (Kamloops) John, Tess, Jayden, Jasiah (Bella Bella) Keelan and Declan (Kamloops). She also leaves 1 great-grandchild Aubree (Kamloops) who, because of COVID, did not have the benefit of really knowing Vicki. She also leaves many more relatives and friends too numerous to mention, but their friendship and love was still cherished by her

Vicki was an avid horse person and, over many years, had a number of horses. Although her last horse, Wizard, stood out among the rest. Wizard and Vicki had a special bond built up over many years. 2 days before Vicki’s passing, she had a great time with Wizard and even had one last ride. A very meaningful moment for them both.

Anyone who knew Vicki also knew Buddy and their special relationship. Over the past 5 years Buddy was Vicki’s constant companion and gave her an unwavering love only he could have given. To see Buddy suffer now, you realize how much he truly loved her

Over the years Vicki has had many truly great friends, too many to mention them all, but they know who they are. A couple of notes would be Chrystal (her horse partner), her walking group Diane, Jim, Cindy, Ed, and her newest friend Dani. They gave her the love and support needed during these last few years.

Lastly, as her husband for the last 50 years, I am truly blessed to have known and loved this special person, and to have been loved by her in return. Vicki will be missed by everyone she touched.

Rest in peace my angel. You deserve it.

A celebration of life was had prior to her passing. Donations to Kamloops Hospice, in lieu of flowers, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Audrey Jean Wright (née Stevens)

Our beloved Mum went home to her Lord and Saviour the evening of August 25, 2023 at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home in Kamloops where she spent her last week of life in constant care by her family and the incredibly skilled and caring team at the hospice. We are also grateful for the care provided by Ponderosa Lodge in the few weeks prior

Audrey is survived by her children - Sue Wright, Wendi (Jim) Fitger, Ken (Cheryl) Wright and Patti (Marvin) Miller; grandchildren - Cris (Jason) Stobbe, Calah Wright (Pierre Jr Charette), Sabrina Magnus, Sam and Susanna Basden; greatgrandchildren - Ethan Stump, Jakob and David Stobbe, Autumn and Erik Wright; nephew - Peter Stevens, daughter-in-law Sarah Wright, sister-in-law - Jean Wright and nieces Shelley and Catherine Wright and their families.

Predeceased by her husband of 70 years - Douglas Wright; parents - Sydney and Jean Stevens; brother, Jim Stevens, sister-in-law, Marion; brother-in-law David W Wright and his son, Dave Wright and her grandson, Travis D. Wright.

Mum was born in Toronto, December 12, 1929, but grew up in Ottawa where she graduated from Glebe Collegiate in 1949 and Willis Business College in 1950. She was a member of the Ottawa Ski Club from the age of 9, thanks to her big brother, and along with her “Gang of 6” spent weekends in cabins while exploring every trail and hill around, even at night with flashlights strapped to their ski caps! Mum had many a story to tell about her Gang - they remained closest friends for the rest of their lives. She was the ‘last one standing’.

After graduation, Mum worked as a legal secretary at National Research Council. On New Year ’s Eve, 1951, she was knocked off her feet - literally - by Doug Wright while skiing at Beamish Hill. (This is the family’s favourite story.) Six months later, they were married!

Then began many years of changes and children, and challenges along the way - three years in Fort Churchill, Manitoba, with Defence Research Northern Laboratory, the birth of their first child, Susan, and a return to Ottawa where Dad worked for Atomic Energy of Canada until his retirement in 1984. Three more children came along in Ottawa. Once the children were in school, Mum became a real estate agent and then owned an agency, “Sitters Unlimited” for 4 years, and that led to different legal secretarial positions over the years, including Atomic Energy In 1981, she helped establish the Administration office at Aberdeen Mall in Kamloops.

When they retired in 1984 to Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, they volunteered for Meals on Wheels and became members of the Nanaimo Golf Club where they made so many good friends. Mum and Dad loved to travel and cruises became a favourite way to check out very interesting parts of the world.

It was in Nanaimo that Mum gave her life to Jesus and followed him zealously for the rest of her life. She became an avid student of the Bible, loved to be in her church community and share her faith.

In June 2014, Mum and Dad moved to Kamloops, BC to be closer to family They made new friends at Berwick on the Park Retirement Community Mum even took up painting which kept her learning and providing all of us with lovely works of art to remember her by. Losing Dad last November was very hard for her so her photo memories, painting, family and friends became even more dear than ever

The Bible verse she wanted to share with you is 1 Corinthians 2:9, “But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

We cherish and miss her dearly and will be celebrating her life informally as a family

In lieu of flowers, Mum’s desire was that any donations be made to Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Boxes.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at FirstMemorialKamloops.com

Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps them near.

Congratulations

CHLOE PENELOPE

NORA

The first thing you have to do is go to magical turkey land. Then you have to cross the river of prehistoric times of feathers river. After you do that you need to chant a turkey song, it goes like this: Turkey, Turkey, Turkey, Turkey, Turkey, Turkey, Turkey, “Clap” butter that turkey, butter that turkey, butter that turkey, put that stuffing in! Put that stuffing in! Now cook that bird, cook that bird! Now eat that thing, eat that thing.

After you chant the song you climb up one side and down the other of turkey mountain. After that you will see tall grass like the length of straws, with trees surrounding. Then in the middle of the grass there’s frolicking turkey. After you find that I sugjest to choose the plumpest one. Those ones taste like marshmallows, the short and stubby ones taste like gone bad licarie. After you choose one and take it home you go out side with the turkey and solid it upside down then a dragon will fly by and he will breath fire and burn the feathers off and they would also cook it a the same time and thats how you cook a turkey!!

1. Buy the turkey at save on

2. Wash it

3. Put stuffing in it

4. Then it cooks for 5 hours

5. Take it out with oven mitts

6. Put it on the tabl

7. Eat it with strowbrry and cramdrry sos and mash btatoes.

WADE

To cook a turkey you first buy it. You could go to Costco or Save-on or Fresh street market. Then you stuff the turkey. Then after you stuff the turkey you have to cook the turkey for 90 degrees. Then after you’v cooked the turkey for 80 minutes or so then you can but seasoning or sour cream or maybe cheesy noodles on you’r turkey. And finally dessert you could have pumpkin pie or some ice cream.

REINA

First go to Costco to buy a turkey. Then open the lid off of the dish. Then put the turkey in the oven for 2 minis. Then take the turkey out of the oven. Then put the turkey on.a dish. Then put the fish on the table then make a cupcake.

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YOOL

1. I will buy a turkey at Costco

2. I will go to superstore

3. Get Steak

4. Bake it for an hour.

5. Open the oven.

6. Put some sour cream!

7. get some pumpkin pie.

8. Eating with my famale.

SMITA

To cook a family dinner I will cook rice and chicen curry. To cook rice I will ad tow cups of rice and one metre of water in the rick cooker. I will set the time for 6 minutes. I will cook chicen curry. I will frie the chicen then I will frie the potato. Then I will put the chicen and potato together in the frie pan and add some oil. Im goin to cook it for 7 minits.

First get one from the turkey farm. Then put some butter on it. Then put some eggs on it and then mix some pumpkin seeds in with it. Finally put it in the oven for 30 minutes. And put some fish on it.

LACHLAN

You need to buy a turkey. First you need to stuff a turkey with corn. 2 then you put it in the oven for 1 hour. 3 you bring it out the turkey and let it cooling down. 4 then wen it is cool you cut it then you eat. 5 buy pumpkin pie. Then eat with whip krem.

You kill it. You tak its feathers of. You cook it. You eat it

Chloe, Nora and Wade who have each won a turkey from

CALLIE MAY

Step One: You Buy Turkeys. Step two: You cook. Step three: You glase the turkey. Step Four: you eat.

ARMAAN

First my mom gose to chop and Block. Next my mom washse the turkey then my dad puts stuffing in it next my mom cooks the turkey for 1 hour then we eat it with pumpkin pie.

JACE

1) Buy it 2) Cook it for 2 hourse take it out.

3) Ad sallt and pepr. 4) eated with mashed ptateoos. 5) eat pumpkin pie.

Step 1 Kill it. Step 2 Chop off the hed. Stept 3 take the fether out. Step 4 Take the guts Step 5 kook it.

WILLOW LENNON

We get our turkey from a farm. Then we take it home. Next we put it in the oven with oven mitts on. Then we wait. Once we take it owt of the oven, we let it cool and then we springcl salt on the turkey. We ask my grampa to come. We bring the turkey to the tabble and sit down. And then we eat it.

I will hunt the turkey. I will stuf the turkey with black baires. I will cook the for 2 hours. I will ad dressing to the turkey. I will make pumpkin pie. I will set the table up. My mom and dad will eat. My mom and dad will eat.

ANNOBELLE

1. Get a turkey from the store.

1. Go to the store to buy a turkey.

2. Put peppers in it and cook it for 2 hours.

3. Make mash potatoes and put soy sauce on it.

4. Get the table ready. 5. You can eat now.

GRACE

My mom gose to Super Store she gets it she puts it in the uvin for 2 hores and then take it out put spices on it for disret is ice cream set the table up we eat it we clean it up

2. Stuff the turkey with bananans. 3. Put it in the uven. 4. Cook it for 10 minutes. 5. Put some fruit and vegetables around the turkey. 6. Put gravy on it.

7. Have cake and cupcakes.

ALEXIS DAXON

First we go to a store. Next we wash it with water. Then we poot spises on it. We post it in the ovin it cooks for 2 hours. We take it out and poot it with the mashed potatoes with gravy and buns with butter pumpkin pie with ice-cream and vechtibals

First you buy a turkey. Next, you put toping on. Then, you cook it. Last, you eat it!

First you kill it. Next, you take off the fethers. Then you coke it last, you. eat it

First I go to the fresh street market and spices the turkey then we put the turkey in the oven for tow hours then we take the turkey out of the oven then we cut the turkey then we eat tand we have brasol sprots and pumkin piy and buns mash btatols.

ELIJAH

For thanksaiving dinner

1. Serve pumpkin pie 2. Make cheesy noodles. 3. Buy steak. 4 Add 2 cups of seasoning. 5. BBQ the steak for 2 hours.

GRAYSON

First put seasoning on your turkey. Second you need stuffing. Third set if for 20 minutes and out it at 40 degrees. Fourth you eat! An then you have dessert. Finally you clean up.

SMITA

To cook a family dinner I will cook rice and chicen curry. To cook rice I will ad tow cups of rice and one metre of water in the rick cooker. I will set the time for 6 minutes. I will cook chicen curry. I will frie the chicen then I will frie the potato. Then I will put the chicen and potato together in the frie pan and add some oil. Im goin to cook it for 7 minits.

REANYA

1. Get a turkey from Fresh Street Market

2. Stuff it with pumpkin pie

3. Put sour cream on it

4. Put it in the oven for 18 min

5. Cake and cupcakes they both have choclat!

6. Then you eat it!?

IVY

My mom buys it frum Super Store. Then ad spices. I put it in uven. I cook ti for 2 awrs. I make gravy and carrots. Tugethar it is the best.

SCARLETT EVELYN

First I go to a farm then I stuff it. Then I set the uven for 40 degrees. It cooks for 1 hour. Then I make lemon muring pie. I also make mashed btadoes. Then we eat! It is yummy!

CLEO

First my mom goes to fresh street market t buy a turkey and she brings it home. Then we put it in the oven for 30 miutes. Then we eat with some buns and cram berry juise.

SIDNEY

First my mom gos to superstore. And buys a turkey and put spices on it. Cook it for 20 menis then. Yoos oven mitts to pol it out. Then I make buns and cranberry sauce and pumpkin piy.

Step 1 First you chop of it’s head.

Step 2 You take of it’s feathers.

Step 3 then you fill it with stuffing.

Step 4 then you put it in the oven.

Step 5 Eating time. Yum.

1. get the turkey frume Costco

2. Stuf it with mash potatoes

3. Cook it for 3 hours

4. After haf an hour put on the dressing

5. Put it back in the oven

6. Take it owt of the oven get the pumpkin pie

Step one i get a turkey Step two take it home Step three put it in the micrav Step four i eat

WINSLOW

Step 1 First you chap of it’s head. Step 2 You take of it’s feathers. Step 3 then you Fill it with stuffing. Step 4 then you put it in the oven. Step 5 Eating time yum.

I go to a grocery store then cook it for 5 hour. Then cut it then make mash potot carrot and salad. Now you are ready to eat.

ZOE

1. Go to Costco and get a turkey

2. And pot chicin in it

3. Get a apple pie

4. Get sum corn.

5. Put it in the oven for 3 hours

I go into the forest to find a turkey. If I see one I’ll get my gun out and then ill shoot it. When I get the turkey in the oven I eat the turkey with some vegetables some corn and for dessert thanksgiving cupcakes and pumpkin pie

MORGAN

First buy the turkey. Cook it for 1 howr then you eat it I eat it with my mom and dad and I eat it with pumpkin pie.

Go to superstore and get 2 turkeys. Put furi kake seasoning on it. Cook for 30 minutes at 50 degrees. Serve with carrots. We will eat with our family.

KIAN ZOEY

Buy a turkey from the grocery store. Cut the turkey and stuff it with carrots bread and spices. Put it in the smoker for 10 hours. Then make brussel sprouts mashe potatoes and grapes. Pumpkin pie is for dessent.

HAILIE

Buy a trce from chop and brok Then I wosh it and pit in the BBQ for 10 hours I check it. Bac the perogies. Cut the trce.

1. Go to superstore and buy a chicken.

2. Add spicy things to the chicken.

3. Put it in the oven for 5 minutes

4. Use gloves 5. Serve it with cococola

6. My family eats together

I will get the turkey from Costco. Make a hole in the turkey and out honey inside and on the outside put syrup and more honey. Cook in the oven for 24 minutes.

1. I bey et ta Fresh Street market and I go home 2. It the oven and cook it and I cook it for one hour 3. And I cut it and I eat turkey with rise :)

GRACE

1. You go to Costco and but turkey.

2. You need stuffing in the turkey.

3. You need to put the oven at 2 hours then you put the turkey in the oven.

I get the trce and then I put salt and pepr on it than I pot in the oven for 1/2 hour or 30 minis. When it ready we take out of the oven then uren we get apple pie. We next we get when mashed potatoes and bread wea have uncles and antes ofv for dinver

KARACE

Step One: Kill the Turkey!

Step two: tack off the fehters.

Step three: You put it in a microwav.

Step four: wait. Step 5: tis Done!

Frst you need to buy a trke at soprstor. Wen you finish biying the trkee you are going to cook the trkee for 5 hours. Wen you are finished you are going to stuff the trkee. Put Kerits in the trkee.

4. You make apple crisp and pump pie

5. You get the turkey out of the oven.

6. You put the apple crips in the oven for 1 hour.

7. As soon as the apples crips is out of the oven put the pumpkin pie in the oven.

Go to coco and get a trcky and other food. When you get rede you have to make trcky pumpkin and cheesy noodles. Put evre thing you made in the oven cook it two hours. Dressert is cake and kupcakes.

Donate online at WWW.RAISEAREADER.CA ACTIVE B ODIES, HEALTHY MINDS

Jodi LeBourdais, LinK Program Coordinator

At PL AYKamloops we understand that learning to move our bodies is just as important as learning our ABC ’ s and 1-2-3’s! That’s why we ’ re excited to be working with Literacy in Kamloops to bring this message to more families. Learning to move our bodies confidently in a variety of ways and in different environments gives us the tools and desire to be an active participant in our own lives . This process is called physical literac y – it’s building skills ,

creating confidence and fostering motivation. The goal is to provide fun, safe, accessible and inviting opportunities to explore movement . Physical literac y opens the doors to opportunities in sport , fitness and recreation, but more importantly it fosters a desire for creating lifelong habits of active living . And this provides ammunition for our physical health while also improving our mental well-being .

The list of mental health benefits from regularly moving our body is long and affects e ver y age and stage. The Canadian Psychological Association notes that regular

physical activity reduces day-to-day stress , boosts academic performance in children, youth and young adults , lowers the risk of neurodegenerative diseases (dementia) and cognitive decline, boosts self-esteem and helps to pre vent depression and anxiety (November 2016).

Promoting physical literac y and active living doesn’t have to be complicated and doesn’t require a lot of material. It can look like adding a walk to your after-dinner routine, dancing while cleaning , or learning a ne w activity, like disc golf, with a friend. Small changes add up over time.

KINDERGARTEN READY!

Crystal Murgatroyd, Family Outreach Coordinator, YMCA BC

If Charlotte is asked if she’s excited about starting Kindergarten in September, she will tell you a resounding YES! Her e yes light up, her smile brightens , and her confident energ y fills the room. This five-yearold is ready for Kindergarten! It didn’t start off this way. Charlotte was initially ner vous about attending Kindergarten. She was ner vous about not knowing any friends , not knowing the teachers ,

and being in the school building . Kindergarten on the Loose with Mother G oose changed all of that!

Through the Kindergarten on the Loose with Mother G oose Program, Charlotte was introduced to the school environment over a period of six week s . She met ne w friends , some admin VIP’s , and toured the school building – all while having fun singing , rhyming and listening to oral stories . Each session of Kindergarten on the Loose with Mother G oose was exciting!

“Kindergarten is not so scar y anymore!” For Charlotte,

THANK YOU to our Sponsors

Kindergarten has turned into a safe, familiar and fun place to play, laugh and learn.

Registering your child for Kindergarten ensures you have access to all School District S.P.A .R .K programming This includes Kindergarten orientations , welcome packages , and participation in the Kindergarten on the Loose with Mother G oose groups at select schools . Registration for next September ’ s Kindergarten for Schools of Choice is Januar y 22-26, 2024 and for Catchment schools is Februar y 5-9, 2024.

Charlotte Murgatroyd

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ON THE R OAD WITH LITERACY

Barbara Maher, LOC Chase

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L i te r a c y P ro g r a m ( C L P ) p a r t n e re d w i th C h a s e a n d A re a Fa m i l y S e r v i ce s ( C A F S ) to c re ate a s u m m e r p ro g r a m fo r y o u th w h i ch co m b i n e s

m o v e m e nt ( p hy s i c a l l i te r a c y ) a n d l e a r n i n g ab o u t co m mu n i t y a n d e nv i ro n m e nt ( E co l i te r a c y ) . Following on the heels of the ‘G o by Bike’ week , our Summer Bike Program (8 week s) was created. Youth le ar ne d bike r iding safety and par ticipate d in skills game s At the L ibrar y and Museum, the y v isite d the Pollinator G ardens and le ar ne d ab out our p ollinator f r iends and why the y are so imp or tant . O ur e ager r iders ro de

to the cre ek and talke d ab out the human b o dy and w ater and the e co s ystems around us There are so many w ays that w ater supp or t s life!

The y toured around town to identif y areas that need to be cleaned up. The y learned to incorporate nature exploration and the interconnectedness of animals , humans , and the ecosystems we share. The y talked about bike paths , and how to build and use trails responsibly to avoid erosion. The y took

a ride to the farming area to learn about the crops native to the area . On the

last week the y invited a parent to join them on a ride, play games and

enjoy an ice cream. A fun way to end week s of adventure and learning .

PROVIDING BARRIERE YOUTH WITH INTEGRAL AND UNIQUE LITERACY PROGRAMS

Jill Hayward, LOC Barriere

Have you e ver read to a child from a stor ybook , helped a young person to form the letters of the alphabet with a pencil, or rendered assistance when needed with multiplication tables for a student?

If the answer is “yes”, you have passed along literac y and learning skills that contribute to the foundation for the social and economic wellbeing of the community where you live. G ood literac y skills are a vital part of a child’s education as the y grow within our communities . Schools provide the opportunities to gain these skills , as well as community literac y and learning outreach programs . Barriere and Area Literac y Outreach

programs for families and youth are administered through Yellowhead Community Ser vices , with Raise a Reader Day our major fundraiser for Barriere and area . Ever y dollar raised during Raise a Reader Day in Barriere stays in the community, and most importantly, e ver y dollar raised contributes to Barriere’s successful and unique literac y programs : B ook s for Babies , A Ne w B ook For Ever y Child, Cost Free Youth Tutoring , Christmas With Santa , Christmas Stor y Contest For Youth, the Annual Indoor Teddy B ear Picnic in Januar y, Summer Theatre Camps and Work shops for youngsters

8 to13, free Family Literac y Packets for families , Barriere Blooms Gardening for youth, and much more. We also support the Barriere Librar y Stor y Walk and

Parent Child Mother G oose sessions .

Please lend your support by making a donation for Raise A Reader Day Your generosity will not only help to provide literac y and learning programs for Barriere and Area youth, but will also be contributing to the social and economic wellbeing of our community.

Free Theatre Work shops and Summer Theatre C amps are a fun and unique way that Barriere Literacy Outreach engages area youth in learning new literacy skills by working together to create and write a script for a short play or skit , learning the scripts, creating costumes, making scener y and backdrops, and then presenting their show to others.

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F OSTERING EARLY LITERACY

Serena Hazel, LOC Logan Lake

Fostering early literac y skills is of utmost importance as these foundational abilities play a pivotal role in shaping a child’s future success . Logan L ake Literac y (LLL) embraces the significance of nurturing these skills , recognizing their critical role in securing a prosperous future.

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f a c i l i t y i n C a n a d a , fe atu r i n g a nt i m i c ro b i a l co p p e r s u r f a ce s to s a fe g u a rd th e h e a l th a n d w el lb e i n g o f atte n d i n g ch i l d re n , f a m i l i e s , s t a f f , a n d v i s i to r s

Logan L ake Literac y is pleased to announce the return of the Parent Child Mother G oose program this coming fall. We are excited to, once again, offer this essential program to the community as it

plays a significant role in nurturing early literac y skills The Parent Child Mother G oose program not only enriches children’s language and communication abilities through engaging and enjoyable experiences but also equips parents and caregivers with the tools to continue fostering these skills in the home environment

In our continued commitment to the future of our community ’ s children, Logan L ake Literac y remains dedicated to fostering early literac y skills , ensuring that e ver y child has the opportunity to thrive and succeed.

BUILDING A MORE LITERATE, F OOD-SECURE COMMUNITY

Kerry Milner-Cairns, LOC Clearwater

During “Unplug and Play Week”, a week that encourages the community to put down their tech de vices and spend quality time with friends and family, Clear water families had fun preparing and cooking a meal together using a Meal Prep B ox .

The Meal Prep box included an easy to follow “B err y Brunch Bake” recipe and most of the ingredients needed to prepare the meal. Families provided a fe w pantr y staples . This activity has many benefits besides bringing

families together to build memories . Cooking activities not only help children learn an important and practical life skill, but the y also build self-confidence, improve fine motor skills , teach counting , measuring , and how to follow directions .

This food literac y activity was provided through Raise a Reader funding , and in partnership with the Clear water Food Security Program. This is the second year the activity has been offered in the community.

“Food literac y is a vital skill that ser ves children and families of all ages and walk s of life. The Clear water Literac y Program

has supported the Food Security Program consistently over the years with funding and support to offer food skills programs such as cooking , canning and gardening . We are excited to continue working together to build a more literate and foodsecure community!” – Joanna

Hurst , Food Security Program Coordinator

Funds raised through the annual Post Media Raise-a-Reader campaign are critical to providing literac y programs and ser vices in the communities of Clear water, Vavenby, and Blue River All funds donated in the Clear water area are matched in whole or in part by sponsors .

DO YOU sometimes feel that people are mumbling or not speaking clearly?

DO YOU find it difficult to follow conversation in a noisy restaurant or a crowded room?

DO YOU have difficulty understanding speech on the telephone?

DO YOU hear better in one ear than the other?

DO YOU experience ringing, buzzing, or noises in your ear?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have a hearing problem.