Kamloops This Weekyz130117 by KamloopsThisWeek

ONLINE ALL THE TIME: BREAKING NEWS AND UPDATES AT KAMLOOPSTHISWEEK.COM

DE K A M L O O P S

Kamloops, B.C., Canada X 30 cents at Newsstands

How much more will you have to pay city hall this year? Page A3

THURSDAY

Thursday, January 17, 2013 X Volume 26 No. 5

THIS WEEK

They’ll drink to that! City pubs think return to ice is nice Page A19 Thompson River Publications Partnership Ltd.

Province looking at problem drivers But, says superintendent of motor vehicles, ‘sometimes, short of incarceration, there’s little we can do’ By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Changes are being discussed at the provincial government level on how to deal with risky or problem drivers. However, in cases like that of a man in Kamloops who has violated several driving prohibitions — one of which allegedly is connected to him hitting and killing a woman in a downtown crosswalk in November — it can be difficult to find a remedy that will work, said Stephen Martin, the province’s superintendent of motor vehicles. Martin said drivers who ignore prohibitions are considered high risk. “But, sometimes, short of incarceration, there’s little we can do,” he said. “They go into the criminal system and a judge would have to look at it.” Police can request Martin review the situation to determine if he should use provincial powers granted to his office to intervene. The superintendent can prohibit people from driving for a variety of reasons, including not paying damages from an accident, having a licence suspended in another province or in the U.S. and if he considers it to be in the public interest. Martin could not say if he has been asked to review the Kamloops driver who police say has violated several prohibitions. The 62-year-old is being investigated in relation to an accident on

Nov. 21, when a man driving a pickup truck struck 66-year-old Valerie Brook as she was crossing Victoria Street at Sixth Avenue. Kamloops RCMP allege it is the same driver. On Wednesday, Jan. 9, police, tipped off the man was again driving, staked out a vehicle at the Lake City Casino at Victoria Street and Sixth Avenue and, through a traffic stop, charged the same man with driving while prohibited. He was driving a vehicle loaned to him. Martin said it is challenging to deal with such situations, particularly when others provide vehicles to prohibited drivers. The province’s driver-improvement program, created to identify and address high-risk drivers, “is a narrow program that just looks at a two-year driving record,” Martin said, “and many high-risk clients can work their way through the system. “For example, if someone has been in jail for two years, they come out and they have a really great driving record.” Preliminary discussions have begun through his office to look at education and counselling components that could be addressed to deal with risky drivers. A similar set of guidelines works with impaired drivers, Martin said. “We see a lot of them change their behaviours.” Work on the adaptations is at the early stage, Martin added.

Westsyde resident Katie Britton opened her barn door to find this arresting sight — a majestic bobcat staring right back at her. Fortunately, Brtton had her camera in hand and managed to snap a photo of the animal, even though it had, apparently, just dined on a quasi-pet pigeon. For more photos of the Barnhartvale bobcat, go online to outsyderadventures.com.

A close encounter with beautiful bobcat By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

OOR BENNY. Odds are the disabled pigeon living in a barn on Dairy Road in Westsyde is no more. Remains of a pigeon were found outside the barn earlier this week, a day before Katie Britton and her landlady discovered a bobcat inside the barn. And, for the recent immigrant to Canada — and Kamloops — it was quite the sight to see, one she has written about on her blog, outsyderadventures.com, for her friends and family back in England to read. It was the first time Britton has seen one of the big cats, alerted to it by her landlady, who had seen

the creature earlier on Tuesday, Jan. 14, walking through the five acres of land she owns. Britton went out with her camera, planning to shoot photos of any footprints the animal left and use them to confirm its identity. Instead, when she entered the barn, she confronted the large brown furball staring back at her. Britton said throughout that encounter and one about an hour later, the animal seemed relaxed and calm and didn’t react as she took its picture. Indentations and signs of rustling in a pile of sawdust were taken as signs the cat had made itself a bed; on Wednesday, Jan. 15, there was no sign of any change on the “bed” and the animal was gone from the barn. Britton and her husband use a

stealth-camera — similar to what hunters would use to record wildlife movement in areas — to track the animal and had no recordings of it on Wednesday. For a former police officer who said in her homeland “you could never find a piece of land that didn’t have 10 people on it,” living in Kamloops has been a daily learning experience in being surrounded by wildlife and space. “We haven’t had our first bear encounter, on foot at least,” Britton said, “but, we’ve seen them when we were in the car.” Britton is pretty sure there’s been a coyote on the property recently as well, as evidenced by the tattered ear the landlady’s dog received in a fight with another animal. X See B.C. WILDLIFE PARK A16

A2 â?&#x2013; THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

TresemmĂŠ haircare or styling

European Formula or Down Under haircare

selected sizes & varieties 700-900 mL

Pantene haircare 375 mL or styling

375-381 mL 578730

selected sizes and varieties

414622/805918

Clear haircare

510472/515943

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

5.26

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

4.49

397743/101638

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

5.99

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

4.99

Simple facial cleansers and toners

Dial bodywash 473 - 532 mL 921847

selected varieties and sizes 757814/351836

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

4.79

Axe deodorant 76-113g, shower gel 473 mL or haircare 355 mL

Vaseline intensive care lotion 295 mL, selected varieties

828859/727923/875420 392581/665070

112105

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

4.29

Oral B cavity defence manual toothbrush

Trial & Travel size Axe body spray, shower gel or TresemmĂŠ hairspray

AFTER LIMIT

4.99

8.49

selected varieties and sizes (excludes Adrenaline) or Q-tips 170â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

selected sizes and varieties

AFTER LIMIT

Degree deodorant

116449/348246/596856 131061/194435

162054/278507/500450

LIMIT 6

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

2.49

no nameÂŽ shampoo, bodywash or body lotion, 1 L

Atkins bar selected varieties

146999/379216/448364/631034

787427

988757

exactâ&#x201E;˘ pads 12-24â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, liners 36-48â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or tampons 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, selected varieties

Lypsyl lip balm

356607/245343/317978/785495

cherry or regular, 319938

Dove 1 x 90g or Lever bar soap 2x 89g 471457/411958/286161

Goody value pack or Sunsilk haircare 355 mL

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

3.49

429451/286161

exactâ&#x201E;˘ Essentra multivitamin and multimineral 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s - 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

242068/251034/341000/181768

Prices are in effect until Thursday, January 24, 2013 or while stock lasts.

>Ă&#x192;Ă&#x152;iĂ&#x20AC; >Ă&#x20AC;`

ÂŠMasterCard & PayPass are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated. Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Back a licensee of the marks. Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Financial MasterCard is provided by Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Bank. Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Financial banking services are provided by the direct banking division of CIBC. PC points loyalty program is provided by Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Services Inc. ÂŠPC, Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice, Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Financial and Fresh Financial Thinking are registered trademarks of Loblaws Inc. Trademarks use under licence.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. NO RAINCHECKS OR SUBSTITUTIONS on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (ďŹ&#x201A;avour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have â&#x20AC;&#x153;plus deposit and environmental chargeâ&#x20AC;? where applicable. ÂŽ/TM The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this newspaper ad are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. ÂŠ 2012 Loblaws Inc. Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.

Guaranteed Lowest Prices *Applies only to our major supermarket competitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; print advertisements (i.e. ďŹ&#x201A;yer, newspaper). We will match the competitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s print advertisement. Our major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us and are based on a number of factors which can change from time to time. Identical items are deďŹ ned as same brand, item type (in the case of produce, meat and bakery), size and attributes and carried at this store location. We will not match competitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;multi-buysâ&#x20AC;? (eg. 2 for $4), â&#x20AC;&#x153;spend x get xâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freeâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;clearanceâ&#x20AC;?, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post ofďŹ ce, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.). We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this promise at any time.

We Match Prices! *Look for the symbol in store. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match select items in our major supermarket competitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ďŹ&#x201A;yers throughout the week. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We match identical items (deďŹ ned as same brand, size, and attributes) and for fresh produce, meat and bakers, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us).

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

INDEX

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

TODAY’S FORECAST Sun and clouds High: 2 C Low: -6 C

WEATHER ALMANAC One year ago Hi: -14.4 C Low: -21.1 C Record High: 10 C (1958,74) Record Low: -27.2 C (1957)

Viewpoint/Your Opinion . . . . A8-9 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A19 Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B5

Entertainment . . . . . . . B7 TODAY’S FLYERS *Selected distribution Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . B9 Cooper’s, Future Shop, London Drugs, Nature’s Fare, Real Estate Guide, Rexall, Save-On-Foods, Sears, Shoppers, Superstore, Visions, Walmart, Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . B10 Safeway, M&M Meats*, Highland Valley Foods*, Extra Foods*, Canadian Tire* Classiﬁeds . . . . . . . . B14

UPFRONT

KAMLOOPS

THIS WEEK

Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/ kamloopsthisweek

Public will have say on budget

LEARNING ON ICE School chums Jayden Barnes (left) and Sydni Taylor enjoy a skating outing to the sports centre on McArthur Island on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Grades 6 and 7 classes at Westmount elementary put the books down for an afternoon of exercise on ice. Dave Eagles/KTW

By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

Plucky pooch survives highway collision with truck A young black lab is lucky to be alive after being hit by a truck on a Kamloops highway. The dog ran into the path of a northbound truck at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, on Highway 5 at Rayleigh, according to Kamloops Rural RCMP. It was critically injured, but managed to drag itself across four lanes of traffic to rest in the deep show in the westbound ditch. Mounties and City of Kamloops bylaws officers were

able to safely put the animal in a sling and transport it to a local vet’s office. From there, it underwent extensive surgery at a local veterinary clinic and is now in stable condition. “Miraculously, an anonymous donor stepped forward and paid the vet bill, amounting to close to $1,000,” Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Doug Aird said. Police officers and the SPCA tried to find the dog’s owner,

going door-to-door along both sides of the highway. On Wednesday, Jan. 16, the dog’s owner had been reuinited with the pet as it recovered at a vet’s office. “As a reminder, although the dog was wearing a collar, he did not have any ID, such as an inscription on the collar, dog tag or tattoo, which most certainly would have assisted in expediting the reunion of pooch and owner,” Aird said.

Cuts won’t come until April, but Kamloops city council will have plenty to consider as it heads into budget deliberations for 2013. The preliminary budget estimate shows a 3.91 per cent tax increase, which would see owners of residential properties with an average assessed value of $340,000 shelling out an extra $65.40 in taxes. With already-approved hikes to sewer and garbage fees factored in, the increase amounts to $83.70. But, add in a list of supplementary items presented to council on Jan. 15, and the tax rate would increase to 7.34 per cent. Mayor Peter Milobar said council won’t rule out any of the line items in the supplementary budget until the city’s public-consultation period ends, but he expects a lot of trimming will follow. “The numbers are large and I doubt they’re going to stay where they are by the end of it, so I wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows.” Public budget meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m. at Interior Savings Centre on Jan. 22 and 29 and Feb. 5 — all Tuesdays. City sports facilities make up a major portion of the supplementary list this year. Director of finance Sally Edwards said staff wants to start stockpiling $400,000 a year in reserves so the city can replace the indoor track at the Tournament Capital Centre and Hillside Stadium’s outdoor track in 2017. The two projects will have a combined price tag of $4 million. There are another $85,000 in TCCrelated requests on the list, including floor repairs and an upgraded securitycamera system. A waterpark in Westsyde is also on the list, which would require $280,000

in taxpayer funds. A repair of the roof at the Canada Games pool would cost $340,000. Taxpayers will also pick up $905,000 of the $1.5-million renovation of John Tod elementary, which will house the Kamloops YMCAYWCA and the Boys and Girls Club. As well, this year’s list includes more than a dozen new staff positions, including two new RCMP officers. RCMP Supt. Yves Lacasse said the new officers, who would bring the department’s complement up to 120, would work on domestic-violence and mental-health files, both of which are on the increase. “The complexity associated with these investigations, the risk associated with these investigations are huge for the detachment,” he said. Other staff requests would bring contracted positions in-house at the city, including HVAC and septictruck services. An HVAC truck costs $475,000; a septic truck $250,000. Corporate services and community safety director David Duckworth said bringing the positions in-house will cut the costs of the services almost in half. “Right now, we pay about $220 an hour for a contractor, compared to about $120 an hour if we did it internally,” he said, estimating it would take under three years to pay off the equipment required. Other items on this year’s supplemental list include $60,000 to make repairs to the front steps at city hall and $30,000 for a dog park in Juniper Ridge. Council will also have to decide whether to approve another increase to transit services — though the effects of the decision won’t be felt at this time. The city can pick up another 6,000 transit hours in 2015 and would need to order three new buses to accommodate the increase. That order would need to be placed this year.

Y Your gift today benefits our ccommunities forever Y can donate to a variety of areas of interest You iincluding organizations & projects that support youth & education

Make a donation today! M 250-434-6995 www.kamloopsfoundation.com

A4 ❖ THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

City of Kamloops

www.kamloops.ca

City Page

N E W S & N OT E S F R O M C I T Y H A L L

Unplug and Play for Family Literacy On January 27, 2013, Canadians from coast-to-coast will Play for Literacy in support of Family Literacy Day®, an annual initiative developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada to encourage parents, children, teens and seniors to spend at least 15 minutes enjoying a learning activity every day. In our own community, Interior Savings presents "Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week January 20th to 27th, 2013, in partnership with Literacy in Kamloops, the City of Kamloops, the Kamloops Daily News, and many other organizations. We invite you to celebrate Family Literacy Week with us by organizing an activity or hosting an event that brings families together. Family Literacy Week is about learning together as a family in fun and different ways. There are many ways to practice literacy together as a family - following a recipe, singing a song or playing a game are just a few ways to engage in literacy activities. For more ideas, please go to the national website abclifeliteracy.ca or the Literacy in Kamloops website at www.literacyinkamloops.com. As part of Literacy Week, Interior Savings presents Guest Speaker - Vince Gowmon: "Remembering to Play - Inspiring Joy, Freedom and Self-Care." Wednesday, January 23, 2013 7:00 pm TRU Alumni Tower Admission by donation to Loonies for Literacy More information on Unplug and Play events can be found at www.facebook.com/unplugandplayweek.

Family Literacy Week is January 20 - 27th, 2013.

Council Calendar

Budget Meetings

Notes

Snow Removal

Regular Council Meeting Jan 22, 1:30 pm

Jan 29, 7 pm Parkside Lounge, Interior Savings Centre, 300 Lorne St

Indoor GranFondo Kamloops Indoor GranFondo & Family Festival will be held on the new Family Day Weekend: Sun Feb 10 at the TCC at 10 am. Proceeds go to the MS Society.

Other Properties Every person/occupier of real property is required to remove snow, ice or rubbish on any sidewalk adjoining the land or premises no later than 10 am each day (except Sunday).

Regular Council Meeting Jan 29, 1:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Feb 5, 1:30 pm Heritage Commission Feb 13, 5:30 pm Museum, 207 Seymour St Regular Council Meeting Feb 19, 1:30 pm Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel Feb 26, 11:30 am Council Chambers Regular Council Meeting Feb 26, 1:30 pm Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows: Wed and Sat at 11am and Sun at 7pm. Council meetings can also be viewed online at: kamloops.ca/webcast Meeting schedule is available at kamloops.ca/council

Budget Meetings Jan 15, 10:30 am Council Chambers Jan 22, 7 pm Parkside Lounge, Interior Savings Centre, 300 Lorne St

Feb 5, 7 pm Parkside Lounge, Interior Savings Centre, 300 Lorne St Mar 12, 9 am Council Chambers Apr 9, 9 am Council Chambers Each budget meeting will be posted to the City’s website within 48 hours. Shaw Cable Broadcasts Meeting Air Time Jan 15 Jan 20 - 11 am Jan 22 Jan 27 - 11 am Jan 29 Feb 3 - 11 am Feb 5 Feb 10 - 11 am Mar 12 Mar 17 - 11 am Apr 9 Apr 14 - 11 am

Notes "myKamloops" myKamloops is the City's first smartphone app, available for iPhones, Blackberries, Androids and Windows Phones. Use myKamloops to notify City crews and create a call for service for graffiti, potholes, fallen trees, over flowing garbage cans, snow issues, and other similar incidents. Go to www.kamloops.ca/mobileapp to learn more.

Bring your own bike and bike trainer, or rent a trainer or spin bike. Rides will be 6, 4 or 2 hours and all riders will finish together, led by local Olympian Catharine Pendrel. Registration Fees: $50/Adult, $25/Youth (13-18yrs), Kids are free. Entertainment, cycling videos, instructor led workouts, door prizes, celebrity challenges, and much more! All-day family and youth activities will be available such as KidZone with supervised activities. There will also be a post-ride social event. For more info and to register visit: www.kamloopsgranfondo.ca

Snow Removal Reminder The City would like to remind residents and businesses to remove snow and ice from the sidewalks that border your property.

City Properties Kamloops Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services staff are responsible for maintaining snow and ice control on municipal properties. Municipal properties consist of public buildings, parks, community centres and walkways. Priorities for snow and ice control on municipal properties is governed by Council Policy PRS-13. For more 61. information call 250-828-3461.

Did you know... Since March 2012, Tim Hortons has partnered with the City to host one free public skate per month. This has provided 264 families an opportunitiy to get out and be active in our community.

Single Family Dwellings Owners/occupiers of single family dwellings are required to remove snow, ice or rubbish on the sidewalk adjacent to any property owned/occupied by the person.

7 Victoria Street West, Kamloops, BC V2C 1A2 | Phone 250-828-3311 | Fax 250-828-3578 | Emergency only after hours Phone 250-372-1710

www.kamloops.ca

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Are You Ready to Convicted of sexual interference Change the Shape of Your Body? David Jennings has long history of molesting kids LOCAL NEWS

By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

David Bruce Jennings, a convicted pedophile who arrived in Kamloops more than a year ago with a warning from police he was at high risk to re-offend, has been found guilty of sexual interference of a person under 16. He is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 28 to fix a date for sentencing. A pre-sentence report, which will include a psychiatric assessment, was ordered by Judge Stephen Harrison. Because one charge arose from the other, Harrison ordered a conditional stay on a second charge of sexual assault. Jennings was charged after a pre-teen boy recognized a photo of Jennings in a social worker’s office and identified him as the man he knew as his Uncle Dave, a friend of his mother who did odd jobs around the house. At the time, the boy did not tell the worker anything, but

later told another adult that Uncle Dave had fondled him. During his court testimony, given by videolink, the boy was uncertain about when the assault happened, but the charges identify March 2012. Crown prosecutor Joel Gold, in making final submissions to Judge Stephen Harrison on Tuesday, Jan. 15, said despite the boy’s young age — from his testimony, it was unclear if the boy was seven or eight when the touching occurred —he had been clear in identifying Jennings as the man he knew as Uncle Dave and that it was Jennings who had touched him and had threatened to hurt him if he told anyone. In his summation, defence lawyer Murray Armstrong questioned the boy’s credibility. Armstrong noted that, when showing the photo of Jennings that had run in a newspaper, a social worker and a counsellor had both told the boy Jennings was “a bad person who touched kids,” which Armstrong said might have influenced the boy.

In countering the argument, Gold told Harrison the boy was told by the adults in the office about Jenning’s history, “but nothing indicated it led this boy to create a story.” In October 2011, Jennings was the subject of a provincial warning that he was a highrisk, untreated sex offender living in Kamloops. He has a criminal history including sexual offences against boys and girls, as well as failing to comply with conditions ordering him to have no contact with children. At that time, police said his method of operating is to befriend families with children. His target group is children between the ages of three and 11. Jennings was sentenced in May 1999 for assaulting a nine-year-old Kamloops girl. He was convicted in Alberta in 1992 of the sexual interference of a four-year-old girl. He was convicted again in Alberta in 1996 of the sexual inference of a five-year-old boy.

You Will: • Get slimmer • Lose inches • Feel younger • Gain conﬁdence • Have more energy • Look better in all your clothes . 12 MINIONS . S SES CHASE PURNEW S ENT CLI NLY. O

JANUARY SPECIAL! BUY 4 SESSIONS GET ONE FREE!

POWERTONE HEALTH STUDIO STUDIO POWERTONE Unit 5 - 1390 Hillside Drive, HEALTH Kamloops Unit www.powertone.ca 5 - 1390 Hillside Drive, Kamloops • 778-471-5775 778-471-5775

Used cars to be sold at 77 & up A leading automobile dealer located in Kamloops is over stocked with used vehicle inventory and will be selling used cars and trucks for as low as seventy seven dollars and up this Saturday, January 19, 2013. Rain, snow or shine. Steve Shreeves, General Sales Manager, for Kamloops Dodge Chrysler Jeep has just announced plans to hold a used car and truck event with used cars and trucks starting at seventy seven dollars and up this Saturday, January 19, 2013. According to Steve Shreeves. “Sales from the last few months have been strong and resulted in an extra amount of used cars, trucks and lease returns. Due to the overwhelming success of the Kamloops Automall Sale there have been a lot more used vehicles added to our inventory”. said Shreeves. Now we need to reduce the number of cars and trucks in our used inventory. During this seventy seven dollar sale every used car and truck will be sold for hundreds to thousands below

the original price.” Shreeves says, “Our customers should Ànd these prices as low as auction prices in many cases.” Every used car and truck will be on sale. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED AND NO BIDDING. It’s the perfect opportunity to get a good quality used car at the lowest price possible, including cars for only seventy seven dollars and up. All cars and trucks will be on display at Kamloops Dodge Chrysler Jeep, 2525 East Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview at 9:00am on Saturday, January 19, 2013. All vehicles will be opened so that buyers may inspect the vehicles for one hour before the sale begins at 10:00am. Whoever is sitting behind the wheel at 10:00am when the prices are SLASHED on the windshield will be given the Àrst opportunity to purchase that vehicle at the SLASHED sale price. This innovative approach to selling used vehicles will make it easy and quick for anybody in the market to purchase a good used car or

truck at a very low price with no hassle. “We have two business managers who will help buyers arrange low cost Ànancing, as well as bank representatives that will be present. We’ve got over 1 million dollars in used inventory to choose from. Our total inventory will be over 70 used cars and trucks. We want to remind everybody that this is a one day sale only. When our inventory has been reduced, we will remove the sale prices and return to normal operations. Since we are a local business, we would like to give back to the community,” Shreeves said. “We would rather allow local people to buy these vehicles than wholesale them at an auction.” Any questions can be directed to local or long distance 1-250-3744477. Kamloops Dodge Chrysler Jeep opens at 9:00 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013 and the sale starts at 10:00am SHARP! Buyers must be 18 or older with valid driver’s license.

A6 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL NEWS

City council meets with Ajax reps Mayor Peter Milobar is hoping a private meeting with officials from KGHM International may lead to a more public session with the proponents of the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine. Milobar and three council members — Arjun Singh, Donovan Cavers and Nelly Dever, who were selected by random draw — were set to meet with Ajax representatives on Wednesday, Jan. 16, just before KTW’s print deadline. Milobar said he has tried to negotiate with KGHM to have representatives make a public presentation on the mine proposal south of Aberdeen at a special council meeting. Thus far, plans have always fallen through. “We’ve tried various avenues to make that happen,” Milobar said. “Maybe this is a springboard to make that happen again. “But, if we’re not there, that lessens the odds.” Milobar said there was no set agenda for the meeting, which was to also include members of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board.

CITY HALL Coun. Tina Lange suggested the bylaw change should be written so that those with a guide dog already can’t buy two more dogs. However, Coun. Nancy Bepple said guide dogs aren’t companion animals and treating them as if they are misses the point. “A guide dog is part of how you have a life,” she said. “Whether a person has a guide dog has nothing to do with whether they have two companion dogs. “The dog has a job. It’s like having a wheelchair.” Bepple’s own suggestion that the exemption also cover police dogs didn’t find much traction.

Wilson said police dogs receive “a different level of training that sometimes can go off the rails. “And, when we’re concerned about aggressive dogs and things, I didn’t want to approach the exemption with respect to police dogs.”

Lighting up will lighten city wallets The City of Kamloops will have to pick up more of the tab to upgrade about one-quarter of its streetlights following a decision provincially that will reduce by $100,000 the amount of money coming from a provincial fund. Pacific Green Energy Initiative (PGEI) was originally supposed to contribute

$300,000, through the province’s Innovative Clean Energy fund, to the $780,000 project, which will see 1,000 streetlights outfitted with energy-efficient LED lights. However, in fall of 2011, PGEI contacted the city to say it would provide $200,000. While staff tried to work with the province on the issue, corporate services and community safety director David Duckworth said they weren’t able to get the money back. They were able, however, to get the company producing the lights to drop its price by $50,000 — after the cost of the technology had also gone down by about $23,000. That leaves Kamloops with an extra $38,200 it will have to pay for the project to go ahead.

Congratulations from everyone at River City Nissan to

Derek Deneef on achieving top

ON THE BIG SCREEN The Kamloops Film Society’s Winter Series begins tonight. Turn to page B7 for all the details.

SALESPERSON of the MONTH

DEREK DENEEF

for the month of December.

SEAN TURNER

Owner/General Manager

Internet Manager/Sales

SHANE JOLICOEUR

CRAIG GALLANT

JIM WILSON

RYAN PREECE

KEN ROBERTSON

DEVON BEYER

Sales Manager

Finance Manager

Sales

RIVER CITY NISSAN

2405 East Trans Canada Hwy, Kamloops On the Kamloops Auto Mall in Valleyview

Phone: (250) 377-3800 www.rivercitynissan.com • sales@rivercitynissan.com

CATCH ALL THE SAVINGS ABERDEEN MALL 250-374-6611

Congratulations! to Jim Wilson for being River City Nissan’s

SALESPERSON of the YEAR!

Service dogs exempt from bylaw

River City Nissan would like to congratulate Jim for his outstanding accomplishments in 2012! Jim has 20 years of experience in the auto industry, one reason he has been named Nissan Salesperson of the Year three years in a row. Jim sold an amazing 159 vehicles in 2012, and is one of Kamloops’ most trusted and knowledgeable automotive sales associates. Come in and visit Jim today!

RIVERCITYNISSAN.COM 2405 E. Trans Canada Highway on the Kamloops Automall in Valleyview

1-888-797-0832 Like us on Facebook!

Prices are plus applicable taxes and fees. Interest rates are from the advertised rate

D#30150

Service dogs in Kamloops will soon be exempt from the city’s two-dog per household bylaw. City council gave the first three readings to a bylaw amendment that will exclude registered guide dogs from a household’s animal tally. Community safety manager Jon Wilson told council guide dogs are subject to rigorous obedience training, noting agencies that register them usually provide follow-up training and care. “We don’t anticipate there’s going to be issues from barking or nuisance-type situations,” he said.

HOURS Mon-Wed: 9:30am - 6pm Thurs & Fri: 9:30am - 9pm Sat 9am - 6pm & Sun 9:30am - 5pm

OPEN 9AM SATURDAYS

If you did not receive SEARS VALUE PACKED ﬂyyer in Thursday’s paper please be sure to pick one up at the store.

Commercial

SEARS Commercial pricing on Major A Appliances. General Contractors come see a Sears Associate in our Major Appliance Department for a Commercial Quote on Appliances for your Development Project.

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL NEWS

Film industry fearful of ﬁnal cut! By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Gold, a movie shot last year in Kamloops, Cache Creek and Big Bar, will be featured at the Berlin Film Festival in Germany next month — and that’s good news for Vicci Weller. The executive director of the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission said her office will use that inclusion to help promote the area to other filmmakers who will be at the annual event. It’s work that needs to be done more now than ever, as an increasing number of movies and other film projects head east to take advantage of tax credits in Ontario and Quebec. With them, Weller said, go many of the top producers of the province, creating a brain drain that also jeopardizes the film infrastructure that has developed through the years in B.C. B.C. tax credits for filmmakers only apply to labour, whereas in Ontario and Quebec, they apply to every aspect of work involved.

Weller said she is working with three projects now that are eyeing the Kamloops area primarily for location shots. Only one is a bigbudget film and it is not scheduled to start production until next year. Right now, she’s been showing location scouts areas that might work for them. Computer-generated imagery is a challenge when selling locations, given what some keystrokes and software background scenery can create. Nevertheless, Weller said, there is still a need for the big location shots. On average, the film industry in the Thompson-Nicola region brings in between $1 million and $3 million, with an economic spinoff that can reach as high as $9 million. Meanwhile, the B.C. government is working on ways to hold onto movie, TV and video game production, as Hollywood shifts work to other provinces and countries that attract them with generous subsidies and tax breaks. But that won’t involve

Actor Woody Harrelson flew into Kamloops in September 2008 to film the big-budget movie 2012 in the region. Advantageous tax credits in Ontario and Quebec have led to many productions bypassing B.C. KTW file photo

matching generous tax credits offered by Ontario and Quebec, said Bill Bennett, B.C.’s minister of community, sport and cultural development. “I understand why the film and TV and digital media industries are concerned,” Bennett said. “What the film industry seems to want mainly is for us to match the tax credits that are available in Ontario, and we can’t do that.”

Bennett said he is working on a new policy that will “clean up and simplify” the business environment for the industry, which is looking at further costs as B.C. prepares to phase out the harmonized sales tax in March. Movie industry insiders say most of B.C.’s movie crews are out of work as 2013 begins. One of those is Lee Cleary, assistant director on such B.C.-made movies as The Hurt Locker, Fantastic 4 and the first X-Men movies. “The last project that I worked on in B.C. was in 2009, on The A Team,” Cleary said from his home in Vancouver, where he has lived for 10 years. “Since then, the blockbuster films have not been coming here.”

TF$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$A %

2.55 Get the rate that gets you more.

Open a Tax-Free Savings Account and earn interest income that’s all yours. Visit a branch today to build a ﬂexible investment portfolio that suits your needs. 1211 Summit Drive, Kamloops Ph (250) 828-1070 cwbank.com

SALE ON NOW

— with files from Black Press

HEART RALLY 2013

Member of CDIC

* Rate subject to change without notice. WestEarner® TFSA Account only. Interest calculated daily, paid monthly. Available in-branch only.

FEBRUARY HEART MONTH!

Join Us & be part of the HEART & STROKE TEAM! FOR KAMLOOPS 1ST HEART RALLY to kick start February Heart Month

SUNDAY JANUARY 20TH 11AM SHARP (11AM-1PM) ABERDEEN MALL First 50 new & returning canvassers will receive a pair of Heart& Stroke Gloves Blood Pressure Clinic & Health info • AED Demonstration Inspiring Survivor Story • Free Give a ways • Team Photo

INVENTORY CLEARANCE FALL & WINTER COATINGS, FASHION POLYESTERS & ALL STOCK FLEECES

OFF reg. price

FLANNELETTE & SLEEPWEAR All stock

70% OreFgF .

OFF reg.

price

FEBRUARY HEART MONTH!

More information call 250-372-3938!

All Fall Winter Stock All& stock

OFF reg.

Help us launch

Let’s Help make death wait!

FASHION SELHEUCGTIOE N FABRICS 50%price

KAMLOOPS Mon. - Wed. & Sat. 9:30a.m.-5:30p.m. Thur. & Fri. 9:30a.m.-9:00p.m. Sunday Noon - 5:00p.m.

2121 East Trans Canada Hwy. VALLEYVIEW • 250-374-3360 Fabricland Sewing Club Members Value Hotline 1-866-R-FABRIC 1-866-732-2742 www.fabriclandwest.com

WA FOR TCH IN-S OUR SPE TORE CIAL S!

A8 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

VIEWPOINT

KAMLOOPS

THIS WEEK

Publisher: Kelly Hall publisher@kamloopsthisweek.com Editor: Christopher Foulds editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kimberly’s Law should be given a chance

PUBLISHER Kelly Hall

EDITOR Christopher Foulds EDITORIAL Dale Bass, Dave Eagles, Tim Petruk, Marty Hastings, Andrea Klassen

ADVERTISING Manager: Jack Bell Ray Jolicoeur, Linda Bolton, Don Levasseur, Randy Schroeder, Ed Erickson, Brittany Bailey, Kimberley McCart

CIRCULATION Manager: Anne-Marie John Serena Platzer

FRONT OFFICE Manager: Cindi Hamoline Nancy Graham, Lorraine Dickinson, Angela Wilson

PRODUCTION Manager: Thomas Sandhoff Fernanda Fisher, Nancy Wahn, Mike Eng, Patricia Hort, Sean Graham, Lee Malbeuf

CONTACT US Switchboard 250-374-7467 Classifieds 250-371-4949 Classifieds Fax 250-374-1033 e-mailclassifieds@ kamloopsthisweek.com Circulation 250-374-0462

Kamloops This Week is owned by Thompson River Publications Partnership Limited

Kamloops This Week is a politically independent newspaper, published Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1365B Dalhousie Dr. Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5P6 Ph: 250-374-7467 Fax: 250-374-1033 e-mail: editor@kamloopsthisweek.com All material contained in this publication is protected by copyright. Reproduction is expressly prohibited by the rightsholder.

Here’s hoping a little bit of Joe has rubbed off on us all

T ISN’T EASY FOR SOME people to ask for help. And, when that request involves going to the Kamloops Food Bank, well, for some folks it could be almost impossible. Until they met Joe Shields, a man who quite simply embodied the intangible that is the soul of the agency. To call Joe a volunteer is to underestimate badly just what Joe accomplished during those years before his health failed him and he had to leave the agency he had loved. Joe died last week — but the sense of acceptance he embraced and fostered at the Wilson Street facility remains one of his greatest legacies. He was a man who was always smiling, food bank executive director Bernadette Siracky said as we talked about the man we both knew and at whom we marvelled. He made everybody feel important, as if they weren’t going to a social agency seeking a handout — or a hand up — but, rather, heading over to see a friend and share some coffee. People weren’t failures, family providers who couldn’t, able-bodied workers who wouldn’t find jobs or any of the other stereotypes these people in need might apply to themselves. They were just people. Often, Joe could be found in the house across the road, at one time part of the food-bank operations before it refocused back on its primary function — feeding the hungry. But, at the time, it was a place to sit a spell, let the kids play, share recipes or gossip and talk with Joe.

DALE BASS Street

LEVEL He was a father figure, a shoulder to lean on, a man who would be as inclined to joke with a little one as he was to listen — without judgment — to that child’s mom tell her story. The best way to describe Joe, Siracky said, was that he was someone who loved the food bank because it gave him something in his life, but who gave back more to it than he received. That’s quite a feat because the retired bus driver was always busy there, from serving on the board to helping make hampers to playing Santa at Christmas to simply pitching in wherever there was work to be done. The food bank does that, Siracky said — it “brings out the beautiful in people.” It brings together people who might otherwise never cross paths and envelopes them in the kind of friendship and acceptance Joe had. My son was one of those people who, other than keeping mom happy by helping out at the semi-annual food drives, might never have gone to the food bank.

However, thanks to a temporary job there through the Christmas season, he was ready to go every morning before I was even thinking about grabbing the car keys and coat and warming up the car. I’d drop him off and he’d talk with some of the clients already there, waiting for the trailer to open for them to go in and collect their hampers. He’d find Wes Graham, the warehouse manager, and pitch in to help unload trucks, carry boxes of donated food into the storerooms, make sure whenever there was work that needed to be done, he’d be on it. It was a good schoolroom for a recent high-school graduate, one that kept him busy, gave him some pretty good warehouse-management skills, but also allowed him to experience another side of this community we all call home. I found myself in the area a couple of times, on my way to assignments, and would just casually drive by to catch a glimpse of him at work. Yes, I’m sure if he knew he’d be mortified but, hey, that’s what some of us moms do, right? At the time, I didn’t think of it, but now, with the knowledge one of the key bricks that made the foundation of the food bank has left us, I wonder if some of Joe’s inherent, simple goodness might still have been floating around, landing on people as they worked together to help others. That kind of goodness simply endures. dale@kamloopsthisweek.com kamloopsstreetlevel.tumblr.com

The family of Kimberly Proctor should be applauded for standing up for change, knowing that doing so would thrust the tragic and painful case of their daughter’s murder back into the spotlight. The 18-year-old was slain in March 2010 near Victoria by two teenage boys she knew. The effort by the Proctor family is similar to the lobbying done by Grant De Patie’s parents. Their call for new regulations to protect latenight service station workers, prompted by their son’s death in 2005 as he tried to stop a gasoline thief in Maple Ridge, led to Grant’s Law, which ultimately mandated pre-payment for gas transactions. Kimberly’s Law calls for a cluster of proposals, including changes to the federal Young Offender’s Act and a national strategy to single out youth with possible violent tendencies and steer them toward support. Some of the lawyer-reviewed proposals have merit, such as the creation of specific protocols that would allow schools to more quickly identify individuals who show potential for threatening or dangerous behaviour. Others seem unenforceable, such as making parents financially responsible for the human damages caused by their children, in cases of murders committed by youth. Civil court already provides a venue to dispute instances of personal loss. In addition, the creation of a blanket law for financial liability — even in murder cases — ignores the legal tenet that says every case must be heard on its merits. While another proposal — the bumping up of youth to adult court for both murder trials and sentencing — makes sense, it would not jibe with the financial-liability request. How can we make parents responsible for the actions of their “adult” children? Kimberly’s Law involves many jurisdictions and authorities. Therefore, the chances of it proceeding as written are very slim indeed. But as with any piece of legislation, it takes time to hammer out the best workable solution, one that will have a lasting effect.

OUR

VIEW

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

YOUROPINION

KAMLOOPS

THIS WEEK Speak up You can comment on any story you read @ kamloopsthisweek.com

A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online

Re: Story: New transit signs to cost city $29,000: “My bus stop is at Third Avenue and Columbia Street and services four buses. “It had a perfectly good sign that read the routes and times. “They then replaced it with a sign that only had a smartphone application and I don’t own a smartphone. “It was horrible and they replaced it after a month. “Now they are going to replace it again? “What a waste of money!” — posted by Tara Jean

Re: Story: Jennings found guilty of sexually assaulting boy: “Why, oh why are these animals not castrated? “Or, better yet, put down?” — posted by Karen Klein Hackl

Re: Story: Banned driver caught behind the wheel again: “Take the vehicle if it isn’t his vehicle. “Too damn bad. “If someone’s dumb enough to let him use theirs, knowing he’s not supposed to be driving, that serves them right and they should lose it.” — posted by Ken Sailer

Thanks for TALK present from BACKA & Q past

Conservatives no friend to widows Editor: How is Stephen Harper’s Conservative government threatening me and my loved ones? Changes to Old Age Security (OAS) entitlement will adversely affect Canadian women. As First Nations citizens have reached their tipping point, Canadian women and their husbands should have reached that tipping point as well. The average age of a widowed woman in Canada is 56. Studies prior to the 2008 economic meltdown concluded widowed women are immediately cast into poverty — either through the loss of the primary breadwinner or insufficient wage-replacement insurance. The studies also indicate more than 50 per cent of these women never get out of poverty. OAS changes in the budget omnibus bill were not debated in Parliament to allow Canadian women and their families to realize how this change and others changes in the future could alter their lives. OAS provides women with badly needed support as they are less able to provide for themselves. Women in Canada have been subjected to discrimination in the past and this is another example of how Conservatives are changing Canada into a less-caring nation. Garry Davies Kamloops

SHOOTING WITH THE BLAZERS Courtney Grant is a four-year-old Kamloops Blazer fan who loves when the Zamboni makes its appearance between periods at Interior Savings Centre. Her beloved Blue and Orange host Victoria on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. Allen Douglas/KTW

Editor: Re: Christopher Foulds’ column of Dec. 4 (‘Calling up intimate history with the click of a mouse’): Thank you for the column outlining the fascinating partnership of the BC Archives and Vital Statistics on the Royal BC Museum website (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca). I have forwarded the information in Foulds’ column to many of my friends and relatives, not necessarily all in B.C., to urge them to visit the site or seek a similar website in the province in which they reside. All of replied they are excited to receive this information. Thanks again from all of us. Audrey Vaile Kamloops

Chance for low-income household to save money on bills Editor: Being on a pension, I was fortunate to qualify for the energy conservation assistance program (ECAP) offered by BC Hydro and FortisBC. My home qualified for a new refrigerator upgrade, door weather stripping, top-of-the line bathroom vent fan, plus up-to-code attic insulation. All products and services were free of charge. BC Hydro and Fortis BC have contracted with Carillion and their employees did a fantastic and very thorough assessment of my home. They then quickly followed up with the work, although the attic-insulation booking took longer due to the holiday season. They discovered my bathroom fan

vent in the roof was blocked off during installation of new roofing several years ago, so all that moisture was venting into the attic. Fortunately no mould developed and I no longer have to wash the bathroom walls weekly. They did such a great job with the front-door stripping that there are no more drafts, nor daylight shining through. Prior to the attic insulation, it measured four inches. It now measures approximately 20 inches in depth, with the new insulation rate at R44. All these upgrades have lowered my utility bills. Everyone involved was thoroughly professional, kind and thoughtful. They answered all my questions and kept me up to date with what, when

and who would be doing each job. For the attic insulation they contracted with a local company, which is always great for Kamloops. What surprises me is the lack of applicants from Kamloops, as advised by Carillion. I became aware of it when I read an insert in my October monthly bill. I immediately filled out the online application and, along with my previous years CRA assessment, mailed it in and received a letter advising me I qualified. This took two weeks. I encourage low-income households to check it out online at bchydro.com/ ecap or by calling 1-877-431-9463. Lynn Tillotson Kamloops

WE ASKED Will there be NHL games at any point in this 2012-2013 season? (Asked, of course, before the lockout ended)

SURVEY RESULTS

YES 48% NO 52% 81 VOTES WHAT’S YOUR TAKE? Are you onside with the province’s involvement in gambling?

VOTE ONLINE kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops This Week is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 1-888-687-2213 or go to bcpresscouncil.org.

A10 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

FASHION FABRIC LIQUIDATION

LOCAL NEWS

STARTING AT $2/M

- WE PAY THE TAX!!

LLO-BOY O-B MARKET EVERY DAY STUFF... BUT CHEAPER! 459 TRANQUILLE RD Be Àrst to add to the story or read what you neighbour thinks. Be a part of your community paper. Comment online.

www.kamloopshthisweek.com

voices there’s morevonline »

Choose From Our Large Selection of Quality Pre-Owned Toyota Vehicles

10 Avalon XLS Stk#PAV10216. Fully loaded, Demo model, navigation, leather, heated seats, alloy wheels, cruise, power windows, power locks

30,195

08 Aveo Stk#CM12414A. Automatic, air conditioning, CD player, tilt steering.

7,995

FINE DINING This female pine grossbeak and her friends have decided to winter in Kamloops and enjoy the berries that still cling to some trees. The pine grossbeak is one of the largest members of the true finch family. Allen Douglas/KTW

08 Yaris Stk#CO12399A. Automatic, power mirrors, power windows, power locks, air conditioning, CD, intermittent wipers

10,995

09 Matrix XR

IF YOU’VE GOT LIGHTS WE’VE GOT A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.

Stk#P5648. Automatic, power windows, power locks, air conditioning, roof rack, cruise, alloy wheels, keyless entry

14,995

08 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Stk#TA13032A. 2 tops, automatic, power windows, power locks, alloy wheels, air conditioning, tow pkg.

22,995

11 Corolla Stk#PCO11303. Automatic, air conditioning, power locks, keyless entry, power mirrors, outside temperature display

BC Hydro is offering substantial financial rebates to small businesses that invest in energy efficient upgrades. Upgrades that will lower your power bill and improve your bottom line. Our network of contractors can help you identify energy saving opportunities that will benefit you the most and guide you through the process.

15,790

06 Frontier LE Stk#TA12258A. V6, automatic, sunroof, alloy wheels, cruise, power windows, power locks, Tonneau cover

18,290

10 Tacoma TRD To ﬁnd out more call our business help desk at 1 866 522 4713 or visit bchydro.com/upgrade

Stk#TA13158A. V6, automatic, off-road pkg, tow pkg, alloy wheels, power windows, power locks, Tonneau cover, running boards

26,290

NO HIDDEN FEES

Prices exclude taxes. Sale ends Jan. 22nd, 2013.

SUNVisitCOUNTRY TOYOTA SCION us at www.suncountrytoyota.ca Toll Free

Dealer #25081

1-877-378-7800 • 1355 Cariboo Place • 250-828-7966

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

A11

LOCAL NEWS

Hockey player to be sentenced Colten de Frias was convicted in October of assaulting man By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

A star junior hockey player is set to be sentenced today (Jan. 17) on a charge of assault causing bodily harm. Colten de Frias was found guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in Kamloops provincial court. The 21-year-old, who at the time was one of the offensive leaders on the junior B Kamloops Storm of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, was arrested in the early-morning hours of Oct. 23, 2011, after an altercation. During a two-day trial in October, court heard de Frias punched 20-year-old Andrew Giddens twice in the face in a Victoria Street parking lot, breaking

the man’s jaw, splitting his lip open and causing damage to four teeth. De Frias claimed at trial to have been standing up for a female friend who he claimed had been pushed by Giddens earlier in the night. He also claimed he was acting in selfdefence. Kamloops provincial court Judge Chris Cleavely dismissed both of those notions, calling de Frias’ version of events “unreliable” and “fabricated.” “The foundation of the defence case is so weak,” Cleavely said. “Mr. de Frias, likely because of his excessive alcohol consumption, was in a foul mood and he lashed out at Mr. Giddens for no justifiable reason.” At the time of the trial, de Frias was the leading scorer for the

Thompson Rivers University WolfPack hockey team. The WolfPack play in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League, a sixteam circuit that includes the Eastern Washington University Eagles, who

play in Cheney, Wash. De Frias’ conviction may have an impact on his ability to travel with the team. Christopher Seguin, TRU’s vice-president of advancement, said he would have no comment

on de Frias’ future with the team until sentencing. The Crown has earlier indicated it will be seeking compensation for Giddens’ medical costs as part of de Frias’ punishment.

online at www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Read

DIANE’S

Hair Design 811 St. Paul Street At the rear DIANNE

TRINA

Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Sun, Mon, Tues.

318-7255

377-5836

“Your Friendly Neighbourhood Salon”

YOUR RRSP HEADQUARTERS Are you a little short on cash and planning on making a contribution or need to make a contribution to your RRSP, so you can get a tax refund? If the answer to this question is yes,

we can help!

We are offering Guaranteed RRSP Loans from $1,000 up to $25,000 approved immediately, with interest rates as low as 3.25% (with discount)! Special Discount of 0.50% off current rate if loan placed by February 8th! The Advantages of an RRSP loan: • Quick and easy way to increase your contribution to an RRSP or Spousal RRSP. By using a RRSP loan you can maximize your RRSP contribution this year. Or catch up on previous year’s contributions. • Can help you reduce the amount of tax you pay. • Monthly repayments tailored to your budget. • The cost of borrowing is low, and loan can be repaid in full at any time. Reducing the amount of tax you pay and saving for your tomorrows has never been easier. Call or visit us today to learn more about this offer.

GODDYN & ASSOCIATES

Carol Goddyn, CHS Financial Services Representative Sponsored by Industrial Alliance

209~141 Victoria Street, Kamloops 250.374.2138 • Fax: 250.374.9621 Toll Free: 1.866.374.2187 • CarolGoddyn.com

AN OLD TV LEFT PLUGGED IN FOR A YEAR USES ENOUGH POWER TO WASH 119 LOADS OF LAUNDRY. Let’s be smart with our power. Recycling your seldom used television is good for the environment and will save you money on your power bill. To ﬁnd a recycling depot near you and to learn about other electronics you can recycle visit return-it.ca/electronics

A12 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL NEWS FUTURE SHOP – Correction Notice

Councillor gets his carriage home

We regret to inform customers that this product: Rogers Samsung Galaxy S II LTE (WebID: 10184044), advertised on the January 11 flyer, page 11, will no longer be available for purchase at Future Shop. Any remaining stock will be sold at select stores only with limited quantities and no rainchecks. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.

Second public hearing is the charm for Donovan Cavers By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

After two rounds of public hearings, a second city councillor has managed to secure permission to build a carriage home in South Kamloops. However, while council reversed its earlier decision to turn down Coun. Donovan Cavers’ rezoning application at 917 Douglas Street, two councillors had some unusual design advice for the suite. “I don’t think it would have hurt to have it faked like a garage for that visual aesthetic of people walking by,” said Mayor Peter Milobar at a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The mayor was echoing earlier concerns from Coun. Nelly Dever — one of two councillors to vote against the rezoning — who said to meet the city’s guidelines, Cavers’ carriage home should have included a garage or even had a fake garage door painted on its side. “When I read the definition of carriage

suite, it’s supposed to be an accessory principal dwelling,” Dever said. “How is it an accessory home? It doesn’t have a garage in it and it doesn’t have a dependant person living within the home.” Cavers had applied to build a 44-squaremetre loft-style home and had also applied for a variance that would allow for three stacked parking spaces at the back of the property. Council originally voted against the rezoning application in December, in part because Milobar and others were concerned the design was more suited to a second home than to a carriage suite. They agreed to reconsider the decision after Cavers had the design tweaked to lower the building’s height and remove a row of solar panels that neighbours worried would cause a glare. Anne Grube, Cavers’ mother and the owner of the Douglas Street lot, said the family chose not to put a garage in the home

was allowed to go through. “What city council has done with putting in these carriage suites is putting a total bull’s-eye on South Kamloops and saying, ‘We want you to be multi-family’,” he said. Piggin said his father wants to see the neighbourhood he bought into in the late 1960s remain singlefamily and worries about the effect carriage homes could have on alley traffic and onstreet parking. Bruce Boulter, who lives across the alley, said he felt the carriage suite was still too big, even after the design changes. He said he wouldn’t object if Cavers wanted to build a garage with an apartment on top, but said the two-storey suite will stick out in the neighbourhood. “There’s definitely not a huge, gigantic two-storey garage in any of the back alleys,” he said. Coun. Nancy Bepple didn’t agree, pointing out Grube could choose to build a garage with an 80-square-metre foot-

Kamloops Coun. Donovan Cavers

because they prefer riding bicycles to driving. “Somebody in the future perhaps might need parking spots, but we certainly do not,” she told council. “And, why would we go to that extra expense and cover up the ground that could be utilized for plants?” Grube said the home is well below the maximum height and size the city allows for carriage homes, adding that all but two households on her block are in favour of the project. Leondard Piggin, speaking on behalf of his father, who lives next door to Grube, said he had concerns about the future of the neighbourhood if Cavers’ carriage house

“Fresh, Healthy, Local” FRESHLY PICKED PRODUCE ARRIVES DAILY!

SPECIALS JAN. 17 - JAN. 23

20+ Local Suppliers • Local Free Range Eggs • Winfield Grown Walnuts

SWEET BELL RED PEPPERS

$ 28

/LB

BC GROWN

ORGANIC CARROTS

$ 48

/2LB BAG

BC GROWN

KAMLOOPS GROWN

98 /LB

$ 99

LEEKS

YELLOW POTATOES

/10LB BAG

CUCUMBERS

KIWI FRUIT

BC GROWN

KAMLOOPS GROWN

LONG ENGLISH

98 /EA. ¢

SPARTAN APPLES

78¢/LB

3/99

RED/YELLOW ONIONS

$ 28

print on her lot without having to go to the trouble of rezoning. Bepple said the suite is “far, far, smaller than many of the garages in the neighbourhood. It will fit into the size that’s already there.” While Milobar said he was still struggling with whether Cavers’ design really fit the model of a carriage home, he agreed with Bepple’s argument. “When I add it all together, I’m a little more comfortable with the proposal. I’ve not seen or heard anything tonight that’s a dealbreaker for me,” he said. “I’m not as worried about it as I was before.” Only councillors Dever and Pat Wallace voted against the rezoning.

BEST INTEREST RATES PROTECTED BY: $100,000 CDIC Insured $100,000 Assuris Insured Unlimited Credit Union Insured

RRSP, RRIF, GIC & TFSA SPECIAL RATE OF 2.15% FOR 18 MTHS!

DAILY INTEREST %

740 FORTUNE DRIVE, KAMLOOPS 250-376-8618

nuleafmarket

2.10

3 YR.

4 YR.

2.25

2.40

2.20% 5 YR.

2.50% Rates as of January 16th, 2013

WE WILL MEET OR BEAT ANY BANK RATE* *

Some terms and conditions may apply. Rates subject to change without notice.

THE BRADFORD FINANCIAL TEAM Retirement Income Specialists BRADFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

774 Seymour St. Kamloops, BC

Todd Peters

250.828.6767 1.800.599.8274

info@bradfordfinancial.org Vanessa Cullen

Challenge

Recycle and win $50! Tweet or email us a photo of you recycling your small appliance for a chance to win a $50 Visa gift card! From January 15 - March 15, 2013, collection depots in the Thompson-Nicola region will be competing to see who can collect the most small appliances and power tools.

Your collection sites are: · General Grant’s North Shore Bottle Depot 611 Fortune Drive · Lorne Street Bottle Depot 270 Halston Road

What’s accepted: TIME MEASUREMENT

GARMENT CARE

COUNTERTOP MICROWAVES

KITCHEN COUNTERTOP

AIR TREATMENT

PERSONAL CARE

POWER TOOLS

SEWING & TEXTILE

FLOOR CARE

WEIGHT MEASUREMENT

/3 LB

FIND US ON FACEBOOK

2 YR.

1 YR.

1.65

Items listed are just examples. Ask a staff member to find out what other products are accepted here. Visit www.electrorecycle.ca/challenge for more information.

Local Honey • Local Groceries • Local Dairy • Local Produce • Local Bakery B I G G E S T S E L E C T I O N O F K A M LO O P S G R OW N P R O D U C E !

1.20%

30 Day Cashable

Twitter: @electrorecycle

Email: info@electrorecycle.ca

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

A13

LOCAL NEWS Silver & Gold

Union calls for return of Greyhound dispatch centre

Free car-seat checks this weekend at the TCC Eighty per cent of children’s car seats or booster seats are installed incorrectly. To help parents, the City of Kamloops has partnered with Jennifer Harbaruk, a certified child passenger safety educator, to offer drop-in car seat safety checks on Sunday, Jan. 20, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tournament Capital Centre during Unplug and Play Week organized by Literacy in Kamloops. During the drop-in-program, parents will learn the ins and outs of car seat safety and how to protect their children in motor vehicles. Parents will receive instruction and hands-on installation and techniques. The TCC is also offering a free Mother Goose Swim on that day from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Donations are accepted and proceeds will go to Literacy in Kamloops. For more information about Literacy in Kamloops and Unplug and Play Week, go online to literacyinkamloops.com.

Quality, Affordable Living

KOKANEE COURT

Tired of Paying Rent?? $

1200/month $

13,144 (5% down) $10,000 Grant $ 3,144 Net Down Payment • Well appointed, energy efﬁcient homes • Wonderful community • Bus service in front • Close to amenities Legal Fees Paid • Beautiful landscape plan Show Homes Move-in Ready • Community garden area Great Location • Flexible ﬁnancing $10,000 Home Buyers Grant • $10,000 government grant Flexible Financing 10-Yr New Home Warranty

Show Home Hours Home ownership made easier. 11am - 4pm Monday - Sunday 7805 Dallas Drive 250-573-2278

to help passengers know what to expect.” Lee also pointed to a similar incident in December, when dozens of passengers were stranded in Kamloops overnight just before Christmas Eve and were unable to receive an explanation or expected wait time. “Each of these incidents happened on a Sunday and that’s not a coincidence,”

Lee said. “The fact is, with the layoffs, they’ve no one working on Sundays to do this job, not even managers. “That’s created an unacceptable situation for passengers.” “Greyhound needs to reinstate these workers and re-open the dispatch so there are people there to do that one-on-one work and make sure pas-

sengers get the service they need,” Lee said. “Otherwise, this type of incident is going to continue.” Greyhound decided in the fall to close the dispatch centre on Laval Crescent and move the operation to Burlington, Ont. The Greyhound passenger terminal and parcel component continue to operate in Kamloops.

Trollbeads.

Home of the $5 Watch Battery (Taxes & installation included)

Sahali Center Mall 250-851-9770 • www.danielles.ca

Monday - Saturday: 9:30 am-5:30 pm & Sunday 12:00 -5:00 pm Locally Owned & Operated • Jewellery repairs done on location

Kamloops Newest Epic Fitness Centre

Now Open! OPENING OFFERS UNTIL JANUARY 27, 2013 ONLY!

“Greyhound closed the Kamloops dispatch last October and laid off 12 workers,” said COPE vice-president Heather Lee. “These are the people who were responsible, as part of their job, for going to talk to passengers and trying to resolve these kinds of issues,” Lee said. “They may not have been able to fix the buses, but they at least would have been able

STATE OF THE ART FITNESS EQUIP PM MENT ENT • ADVA ANCED CARDIO EQUIPMENT • SQUASH, RACQUETBALL & WALLYBALL TANNING & SPRAY TANNING • JUICE, SM MOOTHIE & COFFE FEE BAR • W WORLD ORLD CLASS B BOO OO OT CAM CA AMP ROOM CHILDMINDING • PERSON NAL TRAINING • SAUNAS & STEAM ROOMS

The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, local 378 (COPE 378) is calling on Greyhound to re-open its Kamloops dispatch centre after dozens of travellers were stranded at the Kamloops Greyhound terminal on Sunday, Jan. 13, for several hours without receiving an explanation of the problem or expected wait time for another bus.

Authorized Dealer For . . . Authorize

1 MONTH GRAND OPENING SPECIAL One Free Group Fitness Class, Free Smoothie or Specialty Coffee, Sign Up Fee Waived ($84 savings)

3 MONTH GRAND OPENING SPECIAL Two Free Group Fitness Classes, Free Smoothie or Specialty Coffee, FOB, Sign Up Fee Waived ($109 savings)

1 YEAR GRAND OPENING SPECIAL Ten Free Group Fitness Classes, Two Free Smoothies or Specialty Coffees, Towel Service For One Month, FOB, Sign Up Fee Waived ($239 savings)

ALSO AVAILABLE 1 YEAR GROUP FITNESS GRAND OPENING SPECIAL ($175 savings) 1 MONTH GROUP FITNESS GRAND OPENING SPECIAL ($30 savings) 1 YEAR SQUASH/RACQUETBALL GRAND OPENING SPECIAL ($105 savings)

905-8th h SStreet | K Kamloops l B B.C. C | 778-470-5550 | info@nolimitsfitness.ca

A14 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL NEWS

Rent bank opens next month By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

When Kamloops’ new rent bank opens its doors in February, it will be the fifth organization of its kind in B.C. Tangie Genshorek, a co-ordinator with the Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan, believes it won’t be the last. The rent bank, which will operate out of the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society office at 827 Seymour St., offers one-time loans for rent or utility payments to those in the city with no access to other forms of financial aid. “No bank will lend them money, they don’t qualify for EI, they’d have to sell their car maybe to qualify for welfare,” Genshorek said. “These things aren’t an option.” Genshorek said the rent bank is targeting the working poor — people with stable jobs who are “just living really close to the edge and living paycheque to paycheque” and whose finances may be thrown

off by an unexpected illness or other emergency. The loans, which go directly to the landlord or utility company, can bridge the gap, Genshorek said, and keep people with otherwise stable lives from falling into homelessness. To qualify for a loan, applicants must meet with rent bank coordinator Janet Bakke and go over their bank statements. “So, Janet will look through your bank statements with you and talk about your banking situation and how things are going for you financially, and see if there are any other options besides the rent bank,” Genshorek said. “If anyone qualifies for income assistance, or employment insurance, or CPP, anything like that, they won’t qualify for a rent-bank loan. But, the administrator will help them connect with those supports.” Since plans for the rent bank were announced last year, Genshorek said she has

had plenty of interest from both applicants and members of the public interested in donating to it. “I think a lot of people recognize this need,” she said. “The working poor, they’re not addressed in any other way. There’s a gap, a real gap in supports out there.” The rent bank also has funding from the Kelson Group ($5,000), the Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way ($3,000), the Interior Savings Community Investment Fund ($6,928) and the Edmonton-based Stollery Charitable Foundation ($27,000). But, Genshorek said, she’s seeking more funds for the bank. “The need is pretty high. With that amount of money, we can only really help a couple families a month this year,” she said. Ideally, Genshorek hopes to see the B.C. government step forward and fund rent banks across the province, as is the practice in Ontario.

“That’s the big piein-the-sky dream,” she said. “But, it happened in Ontario, so I don’t see why it can’t happen here. They saw the need and stepped forward. So, we’re next, as far as I can see.”

DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS + 1/2 PRICE APPIES & PIZZAS In the lounge, 7 days/week 2 pm - 4 pm and 8 pm - close Dinner & A Movie • Every Wednesday!

FROM $

21.

/person

Aberdeen Mall • 250.374.7174 Gluten free meals available - call for information.

Welcome to our Cosmetics Department Joanne! Local Owner, Mike Huitema and the Sahali Shoppers Drug Mart team would like to welcome Joanne formerly of Clinique. Joanne is a two time winner of the Cosmetics Outstanding Service Award. Joanne invites her friends and clients to come in and say hello. Joanne looks forward to helping you all with all your cosmetic and beauty needs.

Boots

ĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ŚŽŵĞ ĐŽŽŬĞĚ ŵĞĂůƐ >ĞŝƐƵƌĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ >ŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ WĂĐŬĂŐĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĚĂŝůǇ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂƌĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ϯϰ ŚŽƵƌƐ Ă ĚĂǇ ^ŵŝůĞƐ ĂŶĚ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ

Ǥ Ǥ

Ăůů ŶŽǁ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŚŽǁ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƌĞůĂǆ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽǇ ůŝĨĞ͘ Ăůů ĨŽƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͗ ϮϱϬͲϱϳϵͲϵϬϲϭ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗

ǁǁǁ͘ƚŚĞŚĂŵůĞƚƐĂƚǁĞƐƚƐǇĚĞ͘ĐŽŵ

OPEN 8AM - MIDNIGHT 7 DAYS A WEEK W

1210 Summit Drive ~ 250-374-0477

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL NEWS

City loan will lead to Pavilion Theatre makeover By Dale Bass

Pavilion Theatre at Lorne Street and 10th Avenue will be getting a $100,000 renovation so it can continue hosting plays such as The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which was staged last year. The money is coming from the city in the form of a loan. KTW file photo

STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Thanks to a $100,000 loan from the City of Kamloops, work should start before June on much-needed renovations to Pavilion Theatre. Lori Marchand, general manager of Western Canada Theatre (WCT), said the money will go to remove items from a wish list that has grown through the years. First up will be a hazardous-materials assessment, she said, and the local office of Golder and Associates has offered to donate part of its cost to do the work. After that, the focus will move to a new roof, water heater and heating and air-conditioning components. Jeff Arnold of A&T Projects Development has offered to donate his time to act as gen-

A15

9lp >\k X >\k X 9lp 9fo =i\\% X 9fo% X 9fo% 9fo =i\\%

@ej\ik Jkfi\ 8[[i\jj ?\i\

eral contractor for that work, Marchand said. The Lorne Street building, which houses the theatre’s administrative staff and the Kamloops Live Box Office, was never intended to be a theatre when it was built in the 1960s, starting out as a cattle-sale site. It was converted to a

theatre in the 1980s. WCT has tried to raise money in recent years for the renovations, entering the Aviva Community Fund online competition. This year, it made it to the finals, but fell short of the top 10 that received money from the insurance company’s fund.

Marchand believes WCT received the loan because the city provided similar funding a few years ago to replace seating in Sagebrush Theatre, the other facil-

ity WCT uses. “And, we paid them back quickly, so we have a good history with them.” The theatre added a $1 surcharge to theatre tickets in September and will use that money to help repay the loan.

No coupon necessary. Expires January 31st, 2012

=fi X C`d`k\[ K`d\ Fecp KiX[\dXib f] 8d\i`ZXe ;Xìp Hl\\e :fig% ;`jki`Ylk\[ Yp @;H :XeX[X @eZ%# gièk\[ è :XeX[X% Efk mXc`[ n`k_ fk_\i f]]\ij fi Zflgfej% MXc`[ Xk gXik`Z`gXkè^ ;H & ;H >i`cc :_`cc cfZXk`fej% N_`c\ hlXek`k`\j cXjk%

Kamloops:

Downtown ~ 811 Victoria St. • 250-372-3744 Aberdeen ~ 1517 Hugh Allan Dr. • 250-372-3705 Grill & Chill ~ 1075 - 8th St. • 250-554-4390

SD73 offers grants for creativity Teachers and administrators in the Kamloops-Thompson school district can apply for grants of up to $20,000 in a new initiative the board of education has introduced this year. Trustee Joan Cowden said the grants will be funded through $100,000 the board has set aside for projects that encourage creativity, innovation and curriculum enrichment in schools. Teachers and administrators have until Jan. 31 to submit their applications, Cowden said, and they will be reviewed by the education committee at its Feb. 12 meeting. Submissions must include the various components of the program to be funded, including any relevant educational research and assessment practices. Cowden, a retired teacher and chairwoman of the education committee, said she’s excited at the possibilities that might be presented. Successful submissions will also require the staff to share the information either through the education committee, at school board meetings or in workshops. Cowden said she sees it as a way for the board to take advantage of a good financial year to provide some funding and incentive for teachers and administrators to come up with new ideas to enhance education. Grants are available in three categories: $1,000 to $5,000, $5,000 to $10,000 and $10,000 to $20,000.

•

BWe Pay the PS T B

CABINET SALE ON NOW! We can create your dream kitchen! See us for details.

917 Laval Crescent, Kamloops - 250-377-7680

Sales ends February 8th, 2013

734 Laval Crescent • 250.828.2656 kitplans@gmail.com | www.countersonly.ca

Curves Kamloops South

A16 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL NEWS

We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated

FITNESS EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Bobcats being treated at B.C.Wildlife Park X From A1

Glen Grant, general manager of the B.C. Wildlife Park, said there have been several bobcat sightings in the Westsyde area, as well as other parts of the Interior, recently. He speculated the heavy snowfall on higher ranges may be forcing the cats down to find food. There are two bobcats being treated in the park’s rehabilitation centre; a third was badly injured and had to be euthanized. He said while bobcats appear to be not much more than big fluffy felines, they’re dangerous. One of the staff at the rehab centre was bitten on a hand by one of the pair there and there was immediate swelling. The employee had to

go to the hospital and have antibiotics administered. Britton and her husband have turned their blog into a celebration of outdoors life they are experiencing, from ice fishing to archery, a sport in which they are hoping to become certified to teach. It’s also an outlet to sell dog collars and survival bracelets made from parachute chord, a material many outdoors enthusiasts like to have with them because of its strength and versatility. And, while the faceto-face encounter with the bobcat was food for a blog posting and photos on Flickr, Britton said she’s just as delighted the cat seems to have moved on. “We’ve got songbirds in the barn,” she said. “They were gone before,

but they’re back now. I don’t think they’d be back if the cat was still here.”

Merritt bobcat recovering in Kamloops An injured bobcat captured in a dramatic standoff in an alley in Merritt last week was taken to the B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops. Merritt bylaws officer Bob Davis first heard about the bobcat from a resident after the man’s daughter spotted the cat around the old Coquihalla middle school. But, it wasn’t until two fruitless searches of the area and a day later that Davis got a chance to capture the cat.

with a natural ability for serving customers beyond their expectations. Applicant must have sound technical training and a minimum 3-5 years experience, with references in any service related industry. Successful applicant must have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.

down the alley to run him down and throw a blanket over him.” Davis, RCMP Const. Jon Puterbough, and residents of nearby houses managed to wrap the small wildcat up in the blanket. “As soon as he was in that blanket he was calm,” Puterbough said. “It almost seemed like he was happy to be captured and put some place warm.”

He received a call from Mounties saying they had the bobcat cornered in a back alley. “I turn in the alleyway and, sure enough, there’s the police cruiser and a bunch of people standing around,” Davis said. “Then I see this poor little kitty holding his right paw and it’s obviously broken right at the wrist. “We had to get the little fellow running

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: • Diagnosing service issues, ordering replacement parts and repairing equipment • Scheduling service appointments and tracking part orders with existing computer systems • Working with customers directly by phone and in their homes or place of business • Delivery and installation of new customer purchases • Out of town day trips in company vehicle for delivery or service calls This is a full time, 40 hour per week job, which may require overtime occasionally. Neat appearance, ability to organize a busy schedule and good communication skills are a must. We invite all qualified candidates to apply to:

careers@rmfitness.com We thank all candidates for their interest in Reg Tag Fitness and will contact qualified candidates to arrange an interview.

LEASE OR FINANCE

WHY FINANCE 0 DOWN THE TAX? 6 MONTHS This is TRY LEASING NO your INSTEAD! PAYMENTS! brain on exercise Stock #2559

Only 48,505 kms! 09 Ford Ranger Sport

BC SUV, auto, nicely equipped, leather, OnStar, remote start, backup sensors, CD

4x4, Supercab, BC truck, nicely equipped, CD

1 OWNER

17,800

255

12 Chev Impala LT

Stock #2586

Only 73,000 kms! 08 Pontiac Wave

16,800

228

lease payment

Stock #2577

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HELPS KEEP THE HEART & MIND SHARP. BETTER BLOOD FLOW. IMPROVED MEMORY.

Keeping your 2013 resolutions can be difﬁcult. We are here to help you maintain, improve or kick start your goals! Come in and let our knowledgeable staff get you geared up and stay on target.

21,800

299

12 Fiat 500 Lounge Convertible

19,800

72 mo. weekly

Stock #2588

11 GMC Sierra Quad Cab 4x4

1 OWNER $

Stock #2584

Only 36,000 kms! 08 Volkswagen Golf

261

23,800

84 mo. weekly

Stock #2568

lease payment

1 OWNER

14,400

72 mo. weekly

TRU MARKET.ca

SALES AND LEASING • ALL MAKES NEW AND 1 OWNER D#10219

260 W. Victoria St., Downtown

Kamloops (250) 314-0888

“VOTED ONE OF THE BEST AUTO DEALERS IN KAMLOOPS”

250-377-4055 1-866-377-4055 74-1395 HILLSIDE DRIVE ABERDEEN VILLAGE WWW.RUNNERSSOLE.COM

8,800

BC Car, 2.0L, nicely equipped, air, CD, keyless entry

Stock #2537

REDUCED! Was $9,600! $

lease payment

Auto, nicely equipped, leather, BC Car, CD, satellite radio, aluminum wheels

Fuel Economy!

96 mo. weekly

BC Truck, auto, nicely equipped, tow package

Auto, steering wheel audio controls, nicely equipped, CD, keyless

RESEARCH SHOWS

163

1 OWNER

11 Ford Mustang Convertible Or No Payments Till Summer! $

44,800

BC Car, nicely equipped, CD.

Factory Warranty!

lease payment

BC car, remote start, nicely equipped, dual zone climate control, CD, OnStar, keyless entry

Lease or Finance!

Stock #2574

12 Chev Suburban LT 4x4

Clearwater (250) 674-0096

250-314-0888 Reid Hamer-Jackson

Bruce Ulmer

36 MONTH LOW KM LEASE WITH $5000 DOWN PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES O.A.C.

*PAYMENTS BASED ON AMORTIZATION OAC + APPLICABLE TAXES OAC. TOTAL PAID WITH 0 DOWN: #2574 $67,808, #2588 $30,940, #2537 $11,856, #2568 $18,408

Tod Wouters

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL NEWS

A17

MORTGAGE MATTERS Credit Score and Home Buying Part I Does living a debt-free lifestyle make you the best candidate for a mortgage? You manage your money well and you purchase only what you can pay cash for. You have no credit cards or loans of any kind! You must be what every lender dreams of when it comes to obtaining a mortgage, right? Well, not so fast… Let’s take a look at one of the key aspects of lending: your credit score. When applying for a mortgage, your credit score weighs heavily when it comes to the mortgage rates you will be offered, the lenders who will work with you or whether you will be denied in your search for a loan. In essence, it can make or break your mortgage application. By definition, a credit score is simply a measure of your proven habits of repaying debt. For that reason, you must repay something to have a positive score, like credit card payments, car payments and small bank loans to name a few. People who do not have or use credit cards and insist on paying cash for everything are often surprised when they are refused for a mortgage because they believe their habit of paying cash should reflect “good credit”. Credit scores are rated on a point system, ranging from 0 (no credit), to a maximum of 900 (perfect credit), with the general minimum credit needed for a mortgage sitting at around 600 points. A person who pays cash for all things will likely have a 0 credit score because they have zero history of repaying debt. So what does this mean to a first time homebuyer? Do your credit card repayment patterns reveal good things about you? As a rule of thumb, a person should use two credit cards regularly and pay them off each month to build a positive credit score. A repayment for a bill as little as $10 will build your score and produce a proven habit of repaying debt. There are two major credit score suppliers in Canada: Equifax and Transunion. Each has a credit education center for those who would like to do further reading: www.equifax.com/home/en ca • www.transunion.ca Equifax offers a free mailed copy of your credit report at www.equifax.com/contact_us/en_ca. Both these links are found under resources on my website www.mortgagebuilder.ca. Look for Mortgage Matters “Credit Score and Home Buying Part II” when I will examine several factors that lower credit score and boost credit score for those looking to maximize their score prior to a home purchase. For more specific information on credit scores and home buying, please contact me via phone at 250-682-6077 or by e-mail at steve.bucher@migroup.ca.

STEVE BUCHER Mortgage Consultant

HE’LL HUFF AND PUFF AND SNOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN! Snow Wolf and the Three Little Pigs made an appearance on the North Shore during the recent snowfall. Gary Holland and son, Sean, created the characters for daughter and sister Grace. Ray Jolicoeur/KTW

SAVE

7 REGU

LAR

250.682.6077 • mortgagebuilder.ca 425 Tranquille Road • Kamloops North Shore

OVER 200 GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS!

PRIC

MAX

E $11 .99

Sale Price in effect Friday, January 18th to Saturday, January 20th, 2013

ROB & CAROL 1203C Summit Dr, Kamloops 250-374-6825

Locally Owned & Operated

MELINDA & MICHAEL #3-724 Sydney Ave, Kamloops 250-376-4424

A18 ❖ THURSDAY, Januaryy 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

BARBARA E. LOWNDES (NEE SYMONDS) It is with great sadness that the family of Barbara E. Lowndes announces her passing. Barb was born October 21,1932 in Hafford, Saskatchewan and surrounded by loved ones, Barb passed away peacefully at the age of 80 after brief illness in Kamloops, BC on December 9, 2012. She was predeceased by her parents Jack and Phyllis Symonds, husband Alfred Lowndes and brother Ted Symonds. She leaves to celebrate her life: sons Marcel (Juanita) Lowndes, Abbotsford BC, Ross (Sandra) Lowndes, Kamloops BC, partner and companion Allan Thomas, and his daughter Jesse. Grandchildren: Bobbi (Nathan) Stevens, Fort McMurray, AB, Chad (Diana) Kamloops, BC, Corey (Shirley) New Westminster, BC, and many family and friends. Barb started life in small town Speers, Saskatchewan where she lived until she was around ten years old and then moved to Vernon, BC with her family. She worked in various jobs that gave her a wide skill range: banker, dental assistant, bookkeeper. She always said she never applied for a job she didn’t get. She and Al married on June 4, 1952 and raised two sons in Vernon until a job change moved them to Kamloops in 1974, which was the start of many new adventures. The new job provided lots of traveling and ended up moving them to Nelson, BC, and back to Kamloops before retirement. In 1985 a new adventure arrived, a Granddaughter, followed by two Grandsons in 1987. Barbara loved her grandchildren a great deal and could often be found finding creative ways to keep them busy - baking, tobogganing or playing road hockey. This love for them and their passions grew as she never missed an opportunity to cheer them on at hockey or basketball games or in the pursuit of higher education. Retirement brought a welcomed time to enjoy family, grandchildren and travel. Al passed away shortly into retirement, but Barb didn’t let that slow her down. She made a difference volunteering with Kamloops Hospice for a number of years and volunteered for various duties on different strata boards she was involved in. She made friends easily and knew the value of being there for family, friends, and anyone she thought needed someone to talk to. She met Allan and began again, together they took on life’s challenges over the past 16 years. They moved forward together blending their lives and families. Allan put a smile on Barb’s face and they could usually be found teasing and joking back and forth. Together they traveled extensively; most recently just returning from a holiday in Mexico in late November. Barbara was a loving and devoted wife, a kind, proud and supportive mother and grandmother. Barb’s vibrant firecracker personality and zest for life will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Memorial Service will follow later in 2013. In lieu of flowers, a donation to any of Mom’s favorite charities would be appreciated. Kamloops SPCA, Kamloops Hospice, Heart and Stroke, or Kidney Foundation .

Gone from our sight but never our memories. Gone from our touch but never our hearts.

JOSEPH SHIELDS 1934 – 2013

In Loving Memory

RON KOPYTKO February 13, 1967 – January 21, 2012

We regret to inform of the passing of our beloved Joe. He passed away peacefully early on January 12th, at Ponderosa Lodge after as lengthy illness of COPD. He is survived by his loving wife Elsie; his children Mike (Gail) Shields, Lynne McGee, Chris (Dani) Shields, Naomi and Maureen Murphy.

Loving you is easy We do it every day Missing you is a heartache That never goes away As we loved you, so we miss you. In our memory you are near Loved remembered, longed for always Bringing many a silent tear.

He was a well loved brother to Joanna, Cecil, Mary, Annie, and Linda. A favorite Uncle to many nieces and nephews and Grandpa to numerous children and great grandchildren. Joe was predeceased by his ﬁrst wife Joanne.

Love Leann, Jake & Alyssa, Dad & Mom, Darren, Taura, Tyra & Madison, Chad, Melanie, Mitchell & Jorja

Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home: 250-554-2577

He will be remembered for his humour, kindness and loving teasing. Please join us to celebrate Joe’s life at the Kamloops United Church on 4th Street and St. Paul On Saturday 19th at 11:00am. Memorial donations would be gratefully received at the Kamloops Food Bank. “ We’ll miss you Papa Joe”

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

5NJQ 4J]QUNNW -J_R\XW WNN 0JMMb JUNE 11, 1974 —JANUARY 14, 2013

FLOYD PARKINSON

In Memory of

Marilyn Ruth Evens

November 18, 1931 – December 30, 2012

Feb 15, 1939 – Jan 12, 2013

On Saturday, January 12, Marilyn Evens of Kamloops passed away peacefully at the age of 73. She will be remembered by her two sons Tim and Tony; her three grandchildren Tony, Kenny and Krysten and great grandchildren. She was a loving mother and grandmother. A private family internment was held in the family plot at Hillside Cemetery. Cremation was entrusted to Schoening Cremation Centre 250-554-2429

Anne Elizabeth Platzer (nee Cameron) June 6, 1943 – December 7, 2012

Anne was predeceased by her husband (Roy) Joseph George Platzer. Leaving behind children Serena Platzer-Byron & Marcus Platzer, & grandchildren Julianne Platzer and Justine Platzer-Byron

A celebration of life will be held at a future date.

After a brief illness Floyd Emmanuel Parkinson, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family. Floyd was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, moving his family to Logan Lake in 1972. He will be remembered for his numerous home businesses, generosity and dry wit. Floyd is survived by his loving and devoted partner Pat Osborne; his sons Kent and Keith (Cole), daughters Leslie Biro, Susan (Gene) and Jennifer (John) and grandchildren Stacey, Kassidy, Chelsea, Kendal, Stephanie, Tyler, Jordan, Bailey and great granddaughter Hannah. Floyd was predeceased by his oldest son Kurt (Penny), and his beloved wife Lorraine. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Saint Michael’s Parish (Logan Lake Community Church). Should friends desire, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.

With heartfelt love and and sorrow, we regret to announce the peaceful passing of a loving mother, daughter, wife, and friend after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Leah was received into the loving arms of her Lord while surrounded by family at her bedside in prayer at the Hospice on January 14th, 2013. Leah is survived by her loving husband Corey and her cherished daughter Aubrey, who was the light of her life. She is also survived by her devoted mother Marilyn Hadley, father Ray Gaddy, half-sister Caitlyn, father-in-law Dayle Davison, mother-in-law Carol Davison, sister-in-law Collette MacNeil, niece Emily MacNeil, maternal grandmother (Nannie) Ruth Boak, and other special aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family. Leah was born in Edmonton and spent her childhood in BC. After high school, she moved to Kelowna to complete her Bachelor of Education with distinction. While in Kelowna, she met her future husband Corey. After university, Corey and Leah moved to Kamloops. Upon her return, she taught in a number of schools in the Kamloops North-Thompson School district over the past 13 years, most recently at AE Perry. Although Leah was a private person, she was loyal, dedicated and passionate about her family, friends and teaching. Leah’s greatest joy in life was found in her precious daughter Aubrey. Leah will be remembered for her determined, competitive spirit, as she approached every challenge head on. This was clear as she worked her way through university, pursued her love for golf and softball, and strove for excellence in her academics and teaching. However, nowhere was Leah’s determined spirit more evident as when she waged a valiant battle with cancer, as she fought to live for everyone she loved, especially Aubrey. A heartfelt thanks is extended to Leah’s Auntie Shinnie and the caring staff at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice. A candle light memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 20 at 5:00pm at the Summit Baptist Church (1975 Summit Drive) with Pastor Harry Bicknell, In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Leah can be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home, 72 Whiteshield Cr. South, Kamloops, BC, V2E 2S9.

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

A19

INSIDE X Family ice ﬁshing at Walloper Lake/A21 KAMLOOPS

THIS WEEK

SPORTS

Sports: Marty Hastings sports@kamloopsthisweek.com Ph: 250-374-7467 Ext: 235 Twitter: @MarTheReporter, @KTWonBlazers

MacInnes holding own at Scotties in Surrey

Fox N Hounds pub owner Al Deacon, seen holding a Vancouver Canucks scarf as patrons Matti Niemelainen (left), Bob Grazier, Harold Pleus and Harold Ford enjoy their beverages, is looking forward to the return of NHL hockey. The ‘Nucks are hosting Anaheim on Saturday, Jan. 19. Dave Eagles/KTW

Will NHL’s return create bar boon? By Marty Hastings STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

ENRIK AND DANIEL SEDIN will likely lead the Vancouver Canucks in scoring this season (half-season), but it remains to be seen if the return of the NHL will translate into a twin killing for Kamloops bars and restaurants. “Our sales haven’t really missed hockey that much,” said Al Deacon, owner of the Fox N Hounds Pub in Sahali. “That being said, now that we’re in our lean months and people are getting their Visa bills from Christmas,

we need any excuse to to bring patrons into our establishment.” The Canucks open their 48-game slate by hosting the Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday, Jan. 19. Puckdrop is scheduled for 7 p.m. There is a large contingent of Canadians disillusioned with both the league and its players and that unrest might keep some of them from frequenting watering holes on game nights. “I’m hoping it’ll be busier than it has, but a lot of people seem to be upset about the whole lockout thing,” said Dan MacCuish, kitchen manager at The Dirty Jersey on the

North Shore. “I’m expecting it’ll pick up a little bit, but the shortened season and with it only being 48 games, it’s not going to be a huge draw this year.” Tarn Ollek, owner of On the Rocks Pub and Grill in Aberdeen, is a little more optimistic than MacCuish. “I’m hoping it will increase business by at least 20 per cent,” Ollek said. “We categorize ourself as Molson Hockey House. We do big giveaways and do food and drink specials,” Ollek is also wary fans might not warm quickly to the NHL after the lockout, but he said a few Vancouver Ws might change

all that. “I know a lot of people are angered with the strike,” he said. “But, it all depends on if the Canucks start winning.” Ollek said he might schedule as many as two extra servers on game nights and more kitchen staff will don their whites when the Canucks are in action. Deacon said the Fox’s staff is also scheduled accordingly when the ‘Nucks are on TV but, for the most part, it will be business as usual — and business has been pretty good of late. Sales at the Fox from September to December in 2012, without NHL hockey, were up 12 per cent

from the same time frame in 2011, when the Canucks were hovering atop the Western Conference, according to Deacon. “The overall economy strength in Kamloops in 2012 was better than it was in 2011,” Deacon said. Saturday night will be the first test of the public’s reaction and it seems the city’s pubs are braced for whatever comes their way. “Every game that we show inside our pub people can watch at home, but it’s the experience that we can do bigger and better,” Deacon said, “with the sound and the energy we bring to the pub when the Canucks are on the ice.”

Skip Allison MacInnes of Kamloops is chasing a provincial curling title in Surrey. She was 3-2 after five draws on Wednesday, Jan. 16. MacInnes was scheduled to play Kelly Scott of Kelowna after KTW’s press Wednesday press deadline. Log on to kamloopsthisweek.com for the result. In its first draw at the Scotties B.C. Women’s Curling Championship, MacInnes’s Abbotsford Curling Club-based rink doubled Simone Brosseau of Juan De Fuca Curling Club 6-3. The MacInnes quartet earned a 9-8 win over Marla Mallett of Cloverdale Curling Club (CCC) in Draw 2 on Monday. In Draw 3, MacInnes fell 8-5 to Kirsten Fox of Royal City Curling Club on Tuesday (Jan. 15) afternoon. Patti Knezevic of Prince George Curling Club edged MacInnes 8-7 in Draw 4 on

Tuesday evening. On Wednesday afternoon, MacInnes won 9-6 over Marilou Richter of CCC. MacInnes is today (Jan. 17) scheduled to square off with Lori Olsen and Roberta Kuhn, both of whom play out of CCC. Rounding out the MacInnes rink are third Grace MacInnes, Allison’s sister, second Diane Gushulak and lead Jacalyn Brown. The semifinal round will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19, with the final set for Sunday, Jan. 20. Both will be televised on Shaw TV. Scott is the threetime defending champion.

GranFondo in the Loops Canadian Olympian cyclist Catharine Pendrel will participate in the inaugural Kamloops Indoor GranFondo at the Tournament Capital Centre. The event — hosted by the city, the MS Society of Kamloops and PacificSport — will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10. GranFondo loosely translated from Italian to English means ‘big ride.’ Participants, however, can choose how long they want to cycle — two hours, four hours, six hours or any open amount of time, with everyone finishing at 4 p.m. The cost is $50 for adults and $25 for youth aged 13 to 18. Children ride for free. All proceeds go to the MS Society of Kamloops. Participants can bring their own bike and bike trainer (bicycle stand). A limited number of bike trainers will be available for rent and several spin bikes will be available, free of charge. Registration includes assistance with setup, a custom yoga mat, concierge service, aid stations and a ticket to the social after the event. There is also an option to sign up for the Saturday-night carb-loading dinner. Register online at kamloopsgranfondo.ca.

A20 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

SPORTS

FASHION FABRIC LIQUIDATION STARTING AT $2/M

- WE PAY THE TAX!!

LLO-BOY O-B MARKET EVERY DAY STUFF... BUT CHEAPER! 459 TRANQUILLE RD

New

to British Columbia?

Kevin Pribilsky scored 20 points and was named the TRU WolfPack’s player of the game in an 85-81 win over the Calgary Dinos in Canada West men’s basketball play at the TRU gym on Saturday, Jan. 12. There is no university basketball in town this weekend, but hockey and volleyball are on tap. Allen Douglas/KTW

Wolves back in their dens

Free Services

TRU hockey and volleyball action in the Loops Thompson Rivers University WolfPack men’s hockey returns to Memorial Arena on Friday, Jan. 18. The Pack are hosting the defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champion Victoria Vikes, with puck-drop scheduled for 8:30 p.m. TRU has four wins, eight losses and one overtime loss this season and has been outscored 76-46 by its opponents. The WolfPack sit fifth in the six-team league. Victoria is in third

place with six wins, seven losses and one loss coming in an extra frame. Selkirk College, located in the Kootenay-Boundary region of B.C., occupies top spot in the league with a perfect 13-0 record. Alessio Tomassetti leads the WolfPack in

scoring with 18 points, seven of them goals. He is seventh in league scoring, 10 points back of firstplaced Jordan Wood. Riley Wall and Shane Mainprize have split time between the Pack’s pipes this season. Wall is 2-3, while Mainprize is 2-5.

On the court The men’s and women’s TRU WolfPack volleyball squads are hosting the UBC Thunderbirds in four Canada West matchups this weekend.

Tip-off for the women on Friday, Jan. 18, is set for 6 p.m., with the men to follow at 7:45 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 19, the women get underway at 5 p.m. and the men start at 6:45 p.m. The TRU gym will be the site for all four games. TRU’s men are 5-9 on the season, while UBC’s men are 9-5. The WolfPack women are still winless on the season at 0-14, while the Thunderbird women are atop the Canada West at 13-1.

Services for newcomers Find a Job in Your Field

Get Your Driver's License

Learn English

Get Healthcare

Find a Place to Live

Enrol Your Kids in School

www.WelcomeBC.ca

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

A21

SPORTS

Learn to ice ﬁsh with master Mo NO By Marty Hastings STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

There are at least two good reasons to go to Walloper Lake on Sunday, Jan. 20. One: Learn how to ice fish with the legend himself, Mo Bradley. Two: Get a chance to talk the legend himself, Mo Bradley. The local fishing master was in fine form during a phone interview with KTW on Wednesday, Jan. 16. “A family came up and they brought their six-month old baby

MO BRADLEY: Ready to ice fish on Walloper Lake

and a little five-year old,” Bradley recalled of a cold January day on Walloper a few years back. “He was dressed immaculately in the

most beautiful, warm, knitted clothing you’ve seen. The first fish he caught, he grabbed it and he wiped it all over. His mom went ballistic. “I told her, ‘Don’t worry, it’ll wash off. It’s water soluble.’ I don’t know if it actually did. I just told her that to calm her down.” What Bradley remembers most about that day was the look on the child’s face when he pulled his first fish out of the lake. “That little bugger

didn’t want to leave that hole,” Bradley said. “We had to drag him off it. I thought, look at the face on him.” The event, put on by the Kamloops and District Fish and Game Association (KDFGA), runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bradley, vice-president of the KDFGA and member of the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame, has crafted by hand all the rods set to be used on Sunday. The sport, Bradley admits, is a little

bit unusual. “Let’s face it — it’s bloody crazy. You’ve got a 400-acre lake and you dig an eightinch hole and expect to catch a fish through it. If that’s not a committable offence, I don’t know what should be.” When the fishing is over, the club is hosting a barbecue, featuring 300 hot dogs and 300 hamburgers. Hot chocolate and coffee will also be on offer at Walloper throughout the day. “It’s one hell of a lot of fun for everybody,” Bradley said.

Blazers butt heads with Royals, prep for Americans The Kamloops Blazers took five penalties in the third period and it cost them against the Victoria Royals on Tuesday, Jan. 15, on Vancouver Island. Victoria scored five thirdperiod goals, four of them on the power play, en route to a 6-4 win over Kamloops. The rematch was held on the Island on Wednesday, Jan. 16, after KTW’s press deadline. Log on to kamloopsthisweek. com for a game summary. Scoring for Kamloops on Wednesday in a losing cause were Matt Needham, Cole Ully, Colin Smith and Tim Bozon. Cole Cheveldave made 19 saves on 25 shots and took the loss in net for the Blazers. Taran Kozun was expected

to start for the Blue and Orange on Wednesday. Next up for Kamloops are the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick, Wash., on Friday, Jan. 18. The Blazers are hosting the Royals at Interior Savings Centre on Saturday, Jan. 19, with puck-drop scheduled for 7 p.m.

Cracking the list JC Lipon and Cole Ully of the Kamloops Blazers are among the top 210 North American draft-eligible skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau’s mid-term rankings. Lipon, a six-foot, 180pound forward from Regina, is ranked 96th. He has 22 goals and 58

points in 36 WHL games this season with Kamloops. The 19-year-old Blazer right-winger was passed over in the last two NHL drafts. Ully, a 5-foot-11 forward from Calgary, is ranked 97th. The 17-year-old has racked up 26 points this season, including 13 goals. He has five goals and 12 points in eight games since the Christmas break.

Midget Hockey League. The 6-foot-4, 182-pound forward from Calgary was picked by the Blazers in the ninth round of the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.

Krienke signed The Blue and Orange inked 16-year-old forward Eric Krienke to a standard WHL education contract. He has 15 goals and 23 points in 26 games this season playing for the Calgary Northstars of the Alberta

walks play friends

Itʼs no way to treat a dog. Get a dog for the right reasons – to be part of the family! Heʼll love you for it.

www.spca.bc.ca

Home & Land Packages from $

299,900

• Well appointed, energy efﬁcient homes • Wonderful community • Close to amenities • Beautiful landscape plan • Quick access to Sunpeaks • Minutes to Kamloops Golf & Country Club • Flexible ﬁnancing • $10,000 government grant

Show Home Hours 11am - 4pm Wednesday - Sunday 1900 Ord Road • 250-573-2278

Swerve is a great tasting, zero calorie, natural sweetener that measures cup-for-cup just like sugar! Made from a unique combination of ingredients sourced from fruits and vegetables, Swerve contains no arti¿cial ingredients, preservatives or Àavors Swerve is non-glycemic and safe for those living with diabetes +uman clinical trials have shown that Swerve does not affect blood glucose or insulin levels • Zero calorie

We get you driving! We get you approved!

• Non-glycemic • Measures like sugar

WE ARE THE CREDIT SPECIALISTS! I can’t believe we’re driving a new car, even with our bad credit! And such a low payment!

• Diabetes friendly

I KNOW! Bad Credit Those guys at AB Car No Credit - Sales are fantastic! say, you are First Time Like they APPROVED! Buyer Program

• No digestive discomfort • Natural - Nothing arti¿cial • .osher certi¿ed • Gluten free • No stevia or luo han guo

Tired Of Hearing NO! You Work - You Drive!* Distributed By:

SWEET RIDE!

ZERO DOWN!

98 Ford F150 4x4

10 Chrysler Sebring

09 Hyundai Elantra

11 Dodge Caliber

#AB2538C.

#AB2581. Low kms, fully loaded

#AB2625. Auto, air

#AB2652. Like new! Fully loaded

$ NOW

5,998

NOW OR

12,998 $ 259/mth

NOW

AB CARSALES.COM ALL VEHICLES MECHANICALLY INSPECTED

9,998 $ 194/mth

NOW OR

17,995 $ 346/mth

102 TRANQUILLE ROAD KAMLOOPS • (250) 376-2112 Toll Free 1-877-376-2112 Email: abcars@shaw.ca DL#5116

*Payments are based on ﬁnancing on approved credit, 72 month term @ 6.99%. Total paid: #AB2581 $18,0692.88, #AB2625 $13,979.25, #AB2652 $24,942.46.

Hedley Enterprises 1-888-292-5660

AVAILABLE AT FINE HEALTH FOOD STORES Please go to www.swervesweetener.ca to ¿nd a store near yoX

A22 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

SPORTS

Kamloops Vibe ﬁnd success on the Mainland The Kamloops Vibe returned to South Coast Female Amateur Hockey League action on the weekend with a road trip to the Lower Mainland, where they earned five of a possible six points. Kamloops knocked off Simon Fraser University twice, 4-2 and 2-1, and tied the B.C. Thunder 3-3. Recording points on the weekend for the Vibe were Rochelle Smith (2G, 2A), Emily Edmundson (2G, 1A), Kayla Keeping (3A), Bianca Mirabelli (1G, 1A), Shelby Easton (1G, 1A), Gaylene Smith (1G, 1A), Alyssa Reid (1G, 1A), Jenna Ormondy (1G) and Sarah Kurzac (1A). Alissa Hibbert backstopped Kamloops all weekend.

KMHA BRIEFS (Jan. 11 to Jan. 13)

Jacob Sherlock (1G). Kiel Schriml patrolled the Thunder’s crease.

Titans earn silver

Blazers on top Titans on Saturday were Nathan Underhill (2G), Ethan Bottle (1G, 1A) and Jameson Rende (1G), with Caleb Campbell providing the goaltending. Recording points for the Assassins were Tristen Coetzer (3G, 1A), Jakob Bennett (2G), Tristen Collins (1G, 1A), Zach Gilbert (1G) and Conlin Erichuck 1G), with Spencer Ducharme backstopping the winning team. On Sunday, it was Rende (4G, 1A), Underhill (3G), Brooke Cave (2G), Campbell (1G, 1A) and Max Card (1G) scoring for the Titans, with Isaac Bean between the pipes. Putting up points for the Thunder were Nolan Austin (4G, 2A), Zac Banks (3G, 2A), Adam Gordan (3G, 2A), Raymond Shockey (2G, 1A) and

Titans twice beaten The Titans dropped a pair of atom recreation games on the weekend, losing 8-4 to the Assassins on Saturday and 13-11 to the Thunder on Sunday. Scoring for the

the regular season with a record of 14 wins and one loss.

The peewee tier 1 Kamloops Jardine’s Blazers posted two wins and clinched the regular-season championship on the weekend. Kamloops knocked off second place Kelowna twice — 7-2 on Saturday and 7-3 on Sunday. The Blazers finished

The Kamloops Titans went 3-1-1 to finish second to the host squad at the weekend’s Lillooet Pee Wee Recreational Tournament. The Titans tied the Kamloops Ice Dawgs 4-4, led by Kyle Brayer (2G), Christopher Penner (1G,1A), Spencer Shyiak (1G)

2,000

IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS‡

WITH

FINANCING FOR 24 MONTHS

BI-WEEKLY $0 DOWN

2.98

FINANCING FOR 84 MONTHS

2013 ELANTRA FRIENDS FRIENDS & & FAMILY FAMILY SELLING SELLINGPRICE PRICE

15,444

ELANTRA L 6-SPEED MANUAL. DELIVERY & DESTINATION INCLUDED.

extra $ 800

REBATE

TECA Cer C Certifi ertified d C Cont tractor t Contractor

Heating & Cooling Systems Hea

Limited time offer!

Largest selection of Furnace Air Filters in Kamloops! FURNACES • AIR CONDITIONING • HEAT PUMPS 765 Notre Dame Drive

HEATING & REFRIGERATION INC.

250.374.6858

GET UP TO

IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS‡

WITH

†

FINANCING FOR 48 MONTHS

OR GET YOUR LOWEST PAYMENT

132 2.29

$ Limited model shown

BI-WEEKLY $0 DOWN

FINANCING FOR 84 MONTHS

GET UP TO

1,150

IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS‡

IN PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT REBATES

on qualifying Bryant purchases

Limited model shown

ALL OFFERS INCLUDE $2,000 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS.

3,500

2900

NO PAYMENTS NO INTEREST

Log on to kamloopsthisweek.com

HWY: 5.2L/100 KM CITY: 7.1L/100 KM

for 6 months (OAC.)

For More Sports Briefs

2012 CANADIAN & NORTH AMERICAN CAR OF THE YEAR

$1350 IN BRYANT BONUS REBATES

RECEIVE UP TO

2A), Shyiak (3G, 1A), Brayer (2G, 2A), Rose (1G, 3A), Williams (1G), Foster Wynne (1G) and Sebastian Ouimet (1G), McQuillan-Gordon (1A), Braeden Bartlett (1A) and Darcy Rowden (1A). Viventi got the win in goal, while Rose was named Game MVP.

†

OR GET YOUR LOWEST PAYMENT

FOR ALL! UP TO

(1G), Rose (1G) and Viventi led the way, with Foulds recording the shutout and being named Game MVP. Kamloops lost 3-2 to Lillooet, with Penner and Shyiak scoring and McQuillan-Gordon being named Game MVP. The Titans wrapped up the tourney with a 12-2 win over the Lillooet girls’ squad, with scoring coming from Penner (3G,

GET UP TO

BONUSES RECEIVE

and Alexander Viventi (1A). Atticus Foulds was in net. Game MVP was Jayden Williams. Kamloops defeated Logan Lake 6-1 behind the scoring of Shyiak (3G), Penner (2G), Brayer (1G,1A), Liam Rose (1A) and Angus McQuillan-Gordon (1A). Foulds got the win in net. Shyiak was named Game MVP. The Titans then shut out 100 Mile House 4-0. Penner (2G), Joseph Benastick

WITH

Limited model shown

FINANCING FOR 24 MONTHS

166 2.98%* AT

BI-WEEKLY $0 DOWN

5-year/100,000 km Comprehensive Limited Warranty 5-year/100,000 km Powertrain Warranty 5-year/100,000 km Emission Warranty

2013 SONATA FRIENDS & FAMILY SELLING PRICE

HWY: 5.6L/100 KM CITY: 8.7L/100 KM

22,064

ALL OFFERS INCLUDE $3,500 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. SONATA GL AUTO. DELIVERY & DESTINATION INCLUDED.

%†

OR GET YOUR LOWEST PAYMENT

THE MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT FULL-SIZED CAR – NATURAL RESOURCE CANADA’S 2012 ECOENERGY VEHICLE AWARD¹

FINANCING FOR 84 MONTHS

2013 AJAC BEST NEW SUV (OVER $35K)

2013 SANTA FE FRIENDS & FAMILY SELLING PRICE

HWY: 6.7L/100 KM CITY: 10.1L/100 KM

27,109

ALL OFFERS INCLUDE $1,150 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. SANTA FE 2.4L FWD AUTO. DELIVERY & DESTINATION INCLUDED.

HyundaiCanada.com

TM The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. †0% Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Sonata GL Auto/Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto with an annual finance rate of 0%for 24/48/24 months. Bi-weekly payment is $297/$213/$522. No down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,495/$1,565/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Financing example: 2013 Sonata GL Auto for $22,064 (includes $3,500 price adjustment) at 0% per annum equals $213 bi-weekly for 48 months for a total obligation of $22,064. Cash price is $22,064. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,565. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. *Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Sonata GL Auto/Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto with an annual finance rate of 2.98%/2.29%/2.98% for 84 months. Bi-weekly payment is $95/$132/$166. No down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $1,687/$1,837/$2,960. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,495/$1,565/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Financing example: 2013 Sonata GL Auto for $22,064 (includes $3,500 price adjustment) at 2.29% per annum equals $132 bi-weekly for 84 months for a total obligation of $23,901. Cash price is $22,064. Cost of Borrowing is $1,837. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,565. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. ʈFuel consumption for 2013 Elantra Sedan L 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.2L/100KM; City 7.1L/100KM)/2013 Sonata GL Auto (HWY 5.6L/100KM; City 8.7L/100KM)/2013 Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto (HWY 6.7L/100KM, City 10.1L/100KM) are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. †ʕFriends & Family prices for models shown (includes $2,000/$3,225/$1,250 in price adjustments): 2013 Elantra Limited/Sonata Limited/Santa Fe 2.0T Limited AWD is $22,694/$27,339/$39,009. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,495/$1,565/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. ʕFriends & Family Selling Prices are calculated against the starting price less all factory to dealer price adjustments (including Friends & Family price adjustments). Friends & Family Selling Prices include Delivery and Destination. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. ‡Factory to dealer price adjustments (including Friends & Family price adjustments) are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Factory to Dealer Price adjustments of $2,000/$3,500/$1,150 available on 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Sonata GL Auto/Santa Fe 2.4L FWD Auto. Factory to dealer price adjustments are applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. †*ʕ‡Offers available for a limited time, and subject to change or cancellation without notice. See dealer for complete details. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. ◊Based on Natural Resource Canada’s 2012 ecoEnergy award for most fuel efficient full-size car. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

Kamloops Hyundai 948 Notre Dame Dr., Kamloops PAPER250-851-9380 TO INSERT DEALER TAG or 1-888-900-9380 D#30681 D#30681

HERE

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

An evening with Parks, Recreation & Culture

SPORTS

Pond hockey returns to Logan Lake The Varion Pond Hockey Classic runs from Friday, Jan. 18, to Sunday, Jan. 20, at Logan Lake and spectators are invited. Along with 91 games and the Dolsons Source for Sports Skills Competition to watch, there is a concession and a beer garden to enjoy while immersed in a little piece of Canadiana. Games start at noon on Friday and run to about 4:30 p.m. On Saturday, the action runs from 10 a.m. to about 4:30 p.m. The playoffs start at

City of Kamloops

Let’s Ta!k LIVE BUDGET MEETINGS www.kamloops.ca/2013budget #kamloopsbudget

A23

$23 Million Budget 3400 Programs 158 Facilities 8 Councillors & 1 Mayor AND YOU!

Budget Meeting Series Part 1 - PR&C Budget Presentation

Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 7 - 10 pm Interior Savings Centre

Tom Irving of the Ice Dogs carries the puck at the 2008 Pond Hockey Classic at Logan Lake. This year’s tournament runs from Friday, Jan. 18, to Sunday, Jan. 20. KTW file photo

9 a.m. on Sunday, with the final games sched-

uled for 12:30 p.m. (silver final), 1 p.m.

(gold final) and 2 p.m. (platinum final).

GET IN YOUR SEAT FOR THESE

UPCOMING GAMES! VS Everett

JANUARY 23 @ 7PM

RAIN CHECK NIGHT

VS Prince Albert JANUARY 25 @ 7PM

SCOTT NIEDERMAYER JERSEY RETIREMENT NIGHT* BUY TICKETS THIS WEEK TO WIN A FRAMED SIGNED PHOTO.

JOIN

#BLAZERNATION

VS Kelowna

NOW!

JANUARY 28 @ 7PM

4TH ANNUAL ABORIGINAL NIGHT

TEEN BURGER NIGHT

! M P 7 T A H T 9 1 Y R A U N A J , Y A D R U SAT KAMLOOPS

Blazers

VICTORIA

ROYALS

FOR TICKETS CALL MISSY 250-819-8183 BLAZERHOCKEY.COM

*Ticket restrictions may apply

A24 ❖ THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

the

BIGGEST 3 DAYS 2 1 0

FURN & MA ITURE TTRE SS

YEAR-END

CLEARANCE FINAL REMAINING STOCK

Double Size Mattresses REG. $499

Mattress Set

FROM

REG. $499

98 $ 188

Lazboy Recliners Accent Chairs

FROM FROM

388 $ 288

588 $ Black Bedroom Sets 688 Sectionals w/Chaise

3pc Sofa, Love, Chair

50% OFF!

REG. $2500

REG. $2000

ALL ASHLEY FLOOR MODELS

888

75% OFF UP TO

ROCKER/RECLINER

OFF EVERY ITEM IN THE STORE

RECLINING SOFA*

70 % OF

Y CLEEAR E ARA ND NC E

Rec Thi linin s gS ofa

EVEN UP TO

% 5O0 FF

BUTTER SOFT LEATHER SOFA*

60 % O

Thi sS ofa

BLACK LOUIS PHILLIPE BEDROOM SET*

Y CL EAR EA EN RA D NC E

Y CLEEAR E ARA ND NC E

80 % OF

AT LEAST

% 6O0 FF

YEAR END CLEARANCE

This Sof a

This Recliner

This r Leather Recline

6O0FF D EN E AR NC YEEARA CL

6O0FF

3 DAYS ONLY

DininThis g Roo m

70 % OF F

YEAR EN CLEA RANCD E

Queen Size Set

NOTRE DAME

250-374-3588 1289 Dalhousie Dr.

BIG O TIRES

DULUX PAINTS

ASHLEY

LA-Z-BOY

DALHOUSIE

*Sold in sets! *Limited quantities! *One-of-a-kind items! *Floor Samples!

ND R E CE YEAARAN CLE

5PC DINING SET Thirsess t Mat

t s Thiom Se dro e B

YEAR END CLEARANCE

MICROFIBER SECTIONAL

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

This year, I resolve to join a gym . .

I , r a e y s i Th lve to get reso . . fit .

INSIDE X Classiﬁeds/B14

SECTION

KAMLOOPS

THIS WEEK

COMMUNITY

Community: Christopher Foulds editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Ph: 374-7467 Ext: 222

The January gym boom (and bust) By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

F YOU’RE headed to the gym this month, you’re not alone. Fitness centres across the city are reporting membership-sales increases and larger class sizes as Kamloopsians re-dedicate themselves to their fitness regimes or test out new ones as the calendar flips to a new year. “I think our largest amount of new memberships come in January,” said Meghan Drew, manager of the North Shore YMCA-YWCA, who estimates between 300 and 400 new members sign up in the first month of the year. Linda Stride, health and sport development supervisor for the city, reports a similar surge of interest at the Tournament Capital Centre, with memberships and drop-ins on the rise. However, Stride said, the January gym boom doesn’t last through the winter for many. “Generally speaking, the facility is busier for the next six weeks, then it starts to drop off,” she told KTW in an email. “Similar to other fitness facilities, some people stick with their

newly established routines while others [a large majority] drop off.” At the Y, Drew said it’s also unlikely every new member will stick with their fitness plan. “It depends, right?” she said. “There isn’t a large population, I think, that particularly likes to go to the gym and do a workout — like a walk on the treadmill or a weight-training workout. It’s a very small population.” At Gold’s Gym on Laval Crescent in Sahali, personal trainer Sandra Labbe typically sees two types of people flock to the facility in the new year. While the gym gets its fair share of fitness newbies, it also welcomes an influx of past members who have “fallen off the wagon.” Labbe said those who are re-committing to a fitness plan tend to have the best luck sticking with it. “If they’ve never actually done the gym thing before, it’s much harder because it’s so new, right?” she said. “It’s definitely much more challenging if you throw yourself into something brand new. “It’s tough.” At The Yoga Loft downtown on Seymour Street, owner Marcia

Unlike those who circle New Year’s Day as the time to begin a fitness routine, local athlete Emily Schultz works out on a regular basis at Bodyworks Fitness Centre in the Brock Shopping Centre. Dave Eagles/KTW

Wilson said her four month-old studio was the busiest it’s been since she opened the day before she spoke to KTW. While Wilson is planning a yoga challenge, where students commit to five weeks of three-, five-, or seven-day practices, she said she’s also taking steps to avoid the midwinter burnout. “What’s really typical at this time of year is that people will set goals and they’ll move into something really, really gung-ho and then not be able to sustain that over time,” Wilson said. “And, that’s a really typical New Year’s resolution manifestation.” Wilson is encouraging her students to set realistic goals, even as they are challenging themselves. “Seven day a week challenges, they’re hard,” she said. “You have to give up a lot within the rest of your life to be able to accomplish those.” Once the studio’s challenge ends, Wilson will encourage people to scale their yoga practice back about 25 per cent. She recommends setting realistic limits — and challenging them every so often — regardless of the workout routine.

“I used to do a lot of triathlons and, when we planned our training year, we moved through cycles. “You don’t just train all out all the time,” she said. “You would move through these periods of time where you’d train more intensely and other times you might back off.” For those headed to the gym for the first time, Drew and Labbe suggest taking some time to get to know the space before hitting the treadmill. “A lot of gyms, and especially Gold’s, if you sign up, you get an hour with a personal trainer,” Labbe said. “Don’t skip that. “Do it, really do it, and talk with somebody about what your goals are and are they realistic or not and what you want from the gym.” Drew also advises newcomers to investigate classes, which many gyms offer free or at reduced rates for members. Bringing company can also improve your chances of sticking with a plan. “Everything is so much better if you’ve got a buddy to hang with,” Labbe said.

30 YEARS OF MOVIE MEMORIES BETTER CHOICES...BETTER VALUE! DOWNTOWN 444 ST. PAUL 250.828.9988

10AM TO

10PM

NORTHILLS SHOPPING CENTRE 25O.554.9940

Open 10am to 10pm, Open 7 Days a Week

MONDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

ALL LIBRARY FAVORITES!

ARE

movies days dollars!

5 5

(SEE IN-STORE FOR DETAILS)

TOONIE DAYS ALL NEW RELEASES JUST

(EXCLUDING RTK RENTALS. SEE IN-STORE FOR DETAILS)

WINTER SPECIAL!

BUY 2 PREVIOUSLY VIEWED DVDS or BLU-RAYS

GET 1 FREE! (SEE IN-STORE FOR DETAILS)

B2 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL VIEWS

Prediction for 2013 (we hope it’s wrong)

T IS EARLY IN a new year and a common activity for this time of the year is the psychic predictions of what will occur over the course of the next 12 months. No one at the Canadian Mental Health Association claims to be psychic, but there is one dire prediction that has many mental-health practitioners looking at activities south of the border with more than a little concern. What is the prediction we fear? In the aftermath of typical navel-gazing that occurs following a mass-casualty shooting spree (usually in the United States), the debate surfaces about gun control and violence-prevention issues — and mental illness is almost always uttered in the same breath. This time around, there is such a groundswell of feeling in the United States that “enough

is enough” and it is time to limit, control and legislate powerful attack weapons, that the strong and well-organized gun lobby have turned their sights away from the “pacifists and left-wingers” and are trying to deflect the debate to the “people with mental illness who create the danger, rather than the guns designed to shoot 30 rounds a second on the battlefield.” Blaming mental illness for these events is easy and certainly taps into sympathetic elements within both the pro- and the antigun ranks, dampening any enthusiasm to debate pro-gun enthusiasts with a straightup debate on the facts about the creep of gun violence. (“Don’t blame the gun, blame the shooter.”)

Before that strategy works, and before we in Canada or in any North American society begins to subscribe to the notion that mental illness is the problem rather than guns, here are some hard realities to think about: • Since 1982, there have been at least 62 mass shootings across America (a mass shooting is defined as one with four or more deaths). The shootings occurred in 30 different states. Twenty-five of these mass shootings have occurred since 2006 and seven of them have taken place in 2012. • The number of people killed in the United States in the last four years after adding all the fatalities of mass shootings is less than 150.

Four years of massacres in America has resulted in fewer than 150 deaths. A tragedy? Of course it is. But, more than 12,000 people are killed by firearms in America every single year. Even if we assign mental illness as the direct cause of 150 deaths every four years — and that is not a reflection of the truth — let us not lose sight of the 48,000 people who will be killed by guns over the same period by what we would appear to call “mentally well people.” What is the example that might help put the gun-control debate into perspective? In the low-gun control environment of the United States, more than 12,000 people were killed with guns in 2008. X See MENTALLY ILL B6

NOW FOR SALE OR LEASE 1421 ROPER PLACE

ONLY ONE UNIT LEFT! Newly built developmentt comprised i d off ffour commercial/warehouse strata lots each with 12x14 overhead rear doors, 2 piece washroom & parking. Light industrial zoning allows for many uses. Remaining 1500 sq. ft. available with room for a mezzanine. A great rental unit or owner/user unit!

CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION 250-318-4192 Kootenay Concert Connections Proudly Presents

Wednesday, April23ndrd7:30 7:30p.m. Tuesday, Oct. at Cranbrook Key City Theatre Kamloops Convention Centre

TTiicckkeettss Saalleetthh OOnn S JJaunn.e1285 $56 including includingHST HST (Servicecharges charges extra) $56 (service extra) 50 Plus!75 - Special Seats priced at $89.60 plus service charges Special Seats priced at $89.60 plus service charges that guarantee the opportunity to ask Sylvia a question. that guarantee the opportunity to ask Sylvia a question.

your tickets the KeyLive City Theatre Box Ofﬁce or call 250-426-7006 GetGet your tickets at the at Kamloops Box Office (Kamloopslive.ca) or call 250-374-5483

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

COMMUNITY

Vikings conquer honour-roll list ACADEMIC HONOUR ROLL GRADE 8 Makayla Ablitt Ruchita Adajania Claire Anderson Allison Ashman Abbey Bachand Kyle Barron Justine Bellamy Jake Bells Kyle Bergman Taylor Bert Kate Bibeau Cody Bliss Damon BrasseurConnell Wyatt Brook Greg Brown Jackson Caller Koleka Casimir Brock Caunt Selina Chenuz Sophie Collins Chris Dakers Trevor Davis Ashley Daykin Tiah De Marni Justin DeFehr Sydney Deley Mackenzie Duff Ts’setkwu Dunstan Keegan Emsland Morgan Endean Carter Eschyschyn Myles Everett Ashley Evin Garrett Ewert Matthew Facchinelli Jocelyn Fennell Ricardo Fisher Calvin Forbes Larry Franzen Taron Gillespie Reid Gladman Darren Hampton Brayden Hart Nathan Harvey Devon Hawkins Brianna Henuset Taylor Hepper Jake Kealey Ethan Keely Jenny Kineshanko Sydney Klausat Emily Konkin Ben Larsen Olivia Lemke Brayden Maclean Diego Machado Kara Madsen Braeden Mahar Robbie Martin Parker Matheson Emily McIntyre Lee McKinnon Sidney Mcleod Anissa Miller Jake Minaker Dione Mineault Ryland Nakashima Joanna Newbury Mya Nichol Ben Niles Witlee Nixon Bethany O’Hara Brett Olstad Sarah Olynyk Callie O’Rourke Max Patterson Evan Perera Colby Petrie Natasha Phripp Amy Pittenger Scott Poelzer Brittany Poole

Alyssa Purcell Dawson Reid Jaxon Reid Jarod Ritter Teryn Sales Jordyn Salmonson Jacqueline Schoen Solomon Seibel Brendan Semchuk Laura Shouldice Brendan Smith Jordan Smith Sofeya Smith Katie Smoluk Jonny Stanhope Liam Steacy Celine Steiger Brett Steptoe Kristen Sullivan Mark Takeuchi Evan Toews Derrick Turner Mike Van Unen Rylan Van Unen Leorah Vandas Tyler Ward Brittney Watters Tye Welsh-Hicks Grady Whitmore Jack Williston Anneka Wilson Megan Wood Colton Yaseniuk Brandt Zimmer GRADE 9 Cody Allen Derek Ambrus Evan Armstrong Clayton Baillie Brooke Bargery Ally Benedict Reade Bentz Amanda Bolton Josh Brace Chase Braten Emma Caljouw Makayla Caterer David Collins Delaney Collins Lexi Cook Cassidy Cooper Emily Crowe Keenen Degen Brianna DenBraber Grant Dolman Spencer Eschyschyn Reanna Everett Amanda Field Cierra Fisher David Franco Kassia Gifford Katie Greffard Hayley Guizzo Kaytlynn Harding Skyler Heathfield Ria Hegyi Rhys Heyman Taylor Hopper Alexa Jensen Annalise Jewell Rob Johnson Tishan Jones Brennen Juettner Jessica Kocher Cassandra Labermeyer Ashley Larnder Brittany Larocque Lauren Letham Kelly Lloyd Cora Loewen Bradlee MacKenzie Paige MacKenzie Jordy Major Alyssa Manhard Sarah Manhard

Jacob Maricle Julia McDougall Reed McIlwain Lilly McLellan Kaiden Merz Ryan Miller Coralee Mitchell Julie Mochizuki Emma Moore Haley Motokado Sydney Nicholls Natasha Paravantes McCoy Pearce Alana Rogers Noelle Saemerow Tre Sales Dylan Salviati Andrea Simmons Derrick Tearoe Bryce Turner Capri Verschoor Matthew Warren Cheyanne Watkinson Brysen Watson Hannah Watson Cassidy Watt Reid Wotton Collin Young GRADE 10 Thomas Adamczyk Dylan Barron Hannah Bergman Maxine Bolton Kiaya Bond Jordyn Brook Emily Brown Hailey Cant Connor Carson Nicholas Chyzowski Emma Cordonier Victor Coster Hannah Cruickshank Nic Dakers Amanda Daly Avery Danyluk Paige Danyluk Aidan Demers Nathan Demers Paige Dickens Jenny Dimora Chase Duff Randy Egger Jordan Elliott Kevin Emsland Courtney Evin Alexander Forbes Taya Gaukel Patrick Giles Claire Halston Nick Heinemann Arielle Jacques Larissa James Maxwell James Bryant Jameus Sydney Johnstone Nicole Ketter Kelsie Kokoska Sylvie Lloyd Mikaela Maidment Dominique Manwaring Greg Mercer Leah Millar Katie Miller Colten Mochizuki Tyson Moonie Julie Moray Gabby Moretti Bohdana Moskwa Jade Nichol Nicole Nicholls Hitesh Parekh Damon Redden Stephanie Rioux Lynden Sandy Sam Sanford

Steven Schafthuizen Courtney Schalm Katie Shouldice Kianna Skelly Justin Smith Braydon Stuart Megan Swain Aliesha Thomas Malaki Vandas Kolby Vandriel Nicole Walry Tyler Wightman Kyra Williams Mikayla Williamson Emily Wood Cassidy Zimmer GRADE 11 Selina Allen Kelsey Altwater Ashton Baillargeon Jessica Benedict Madisson Bergman Robert Bientjes Monique Blanchet Jordan Blaschek Emily Bogstie Sydney Borden Jacob Bounds Symmone Bourquin Caleb Bushenlonga Devyn Caterer Megan Chicoine Allie Chmilar Jordan Comeau Kennedy Coombes Drew Cooper X CONTINUED ON B4

B4 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

FASHION FABRIC LIQUIDATION

COMMUNITY

STARTING AT $2/M

- WE PAY THE TAX!!

Valleyview Vikings’ academic honour roll Nikolas Dabb Jessica Daley Megan Daly Majlis Daruda Denay Davies Jordan Decker Layton Demidoff Luc Desjardins Ben Desrochers Olivia Down Tyson Eggum Margaret Elliot Kyle Ellis Mitch Finley Louis Fraser Kyle Freudenberger Mitchell Friesen Brittany Goss Zach Gottfriedson Izaac Hampel Haylee Hane Erin Harvey Kieran Heyman Shayanne Jones Dayanara Jules Tristan Klausat Shandra Konkin Drayden Kopp Alexa Kouroupis Kayla LaRose Hailee Lebeau Blake Ledger Chanel Ledger Emily Lemke Mikayla Letkeman Courtney Maricle Emma McLeod Connor Millar Amitt Minhas Madi Morton Morgan Motokado Tristan Murray Ainsley Mutrie Kirsty Newbury Netanya Peters Carly Petrie

Shayla Piccini Jared Poelzer Victoria Ross Robbie Shouldice Blake Steptoe Gina Talarico Madison Thomas Ashlynn Timmins Shawna Todd Shelby Toews Reece Vermey Cailey Watters Justine Wayne Rebecca Wheatley Lliam Wishart Lauren Wotton Alyssa Wright Morgan Wright

GRADE 12 Jaymie Anderson Mary Arnott Ryley Bailey Hannah Bell Robert Blanchfield Joshua Bounds Melissa Brunn Kayla Burian Erika Byrne Corinna Calder Ryan Carson Nicole Case Nolan Clack Taylor Colman Kaitlyn Cordonier Charise Coutu Kaden Degen Markus DenBraber Mariah Dhillon Drew Dickens Jackson Dobrovolny Jonathan Dobrovolny Danielle Drummond Kelsey Ehalt Taylor Elliott Cayle Escobedo Sean Everitt

Landmark

CINEMAS

Friday, January 18th - January 24th

Evening: g Adult/Youth $7.95 $ - Senior/Child $5.95 $

Devin Fast Samantha Fisher Kelsea Flynn Monique Fodor Sarah Fosseneuve Sydney Fox Francesca Fraser Steven Giddens Samantha Godfrey Tonee Gregoric Breanna Gregory Morgan Grooms Rheann Haines Courtney Hawkins Jennifer Hayashi Samantha Hayes Aleesha Hooysma Melissa Iadarola Parker Johnson

Kaitlyn Kokoska Keenan Kovacs Aaron Larnder Paige Larnder Makenna Larocque Erik Letham Joshua Letkeman Brendan Linklater Joey Longo Kennedie Maidment Billi McDowell Andy McNeil Joel Mercer Dylana Milobar Justin Moonie Jamie Munro Matthew Murray Evan Mutrie Branden Paravantes

McKenna Pearce Tiana Piva Alex Robertson Sam Salviati Erin Slizak Jordan Spencer Derek Sulkowski Bryce Taylor Molly Visser Scott Wagner Brett Watkinson Mackenzie Whitmore Hailey Withers Tahanni Wou Cassandra Yaseniuk Quinton Ziegelmann Bowen Zimmer

459 TRANQUILLE RD

Reduce Belly Fat! Increase Energy! Testosterone levels begin to diminish in men around age 30. In fact, by the time men are 60 years old, they typically produce 60% less testosterone than they did at age 20 (a man’s sexual peak). Many men over the age of 35 may already be feeling the effects of lower testosterone including:

Increased Belly Fat Low Energy

Low Libido Mood Changes

Decreased Muscle Strength Prostate Problems and more...

Ultimate Male Energy™ contains 100% natural ingredients to help restore healthy, youthful hormone balance by positively affecting both estrogen and testosterone production, which ultimately helps a man look, feel and perform at his best. Ask about Ultimate Male Energy at your local health food store today! Year of puberty

Rate of Testosterone Secretion in Milligrams

X From B3

MARKET LLO-BOY O B EVERY DAY STUFF... BUT CHEAPER!

20 15 10 5 0

50 60 Age (years)

Paramount Theatre 503 Victoria Street • 250-372-3911

Look for Brad King’s book The Ultimate Male Solution at your local Health Food Store.

130Mins

LINCOLN

PG Nightly at 7:15pm only Saturday & Sunday “Super Saver” Matinees at: 1:15pm only

COUPON

Friday & Saturday 6:50 & 9:30pm Sunday thru Wednesday Nightly at 6:50pm only Saturday & Sunday “Super Saver” Matinees at 12:50 & 3:30pm

150Mins

OFF

ANY SIZE

Only at your local Health Food Store

4(5<-(*;<9,9 *6<765 ;6 ;/, 9,;(03,9! -VY YLKLTW[PVU THPS [V! 7YLMLYYLK 5\[YP[PVU 7LY[O :[YLL[ (J[VU 65 3 1 * ,_WPY`! -LIY\HY` *VKL! ALL SEATS NOW COST $3 ON TUESDAYS!! SUPER SAVER MATINEES • ALL AGES $5.00 3D SURCHARGE APPLIES TO ALL 3D FILMS

PNO.CA

CUSTOMER SIGNATURE REQUIRED FOR VALIDATION

ANNA KARENINA PG

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

COMMUNITY

FRANK & ERNEST

by Bob Thaves

THE BORN LOSER

by Art & Chip Samsom

Food for Thought tonight Artist Tricia Sellmer presents Food for Thought, part of the Kamloops Museum and Archives lecture series. Sellmer’s presentation will take place today (Jan. 17) at 6:30 p.m. at the museum, which is located at Seymour Street and Second Avenue in downtown Kamloops. The one-hour session will look at how the changing landscape and evolution of cookbooks and recipes have altered social habits and family traditions. Cost is $8. To register, call 250-828-3500 and refer to course 206182. City of Kamloops Activity Programs Please pre-register. Programs are cancelled if the minimum numbers are not met. NEW! Antiques Road Show & Tell

$10

Join us for Kamloops’ very own “spin off ” of the Antiques Road Show. Bring an interesting object for show and tell or to learn more about your object. If the object is too large or delicate, please bring a photo. The Museum staff will be leading the sharing session. Please join us for tea and snacks following the discussion. Kamloops Museum Jan 19 Sat

BIG NATE

by Lincoln Peirce

10:00 AM-12:00 PM 202983

NEW! Nature Walk - Riverside Park

Join us for a walk with a leader from the Naturalists Club. Enjoy the winter inhabitants of the Thompson River, with a focus on swans. Meet at the Heritage House parking lot. Riverside Park Jan 19 Sat

9:00-11:00 AM 202932

Clay Wall Plant Monster

$56

In this class, students will learn how to make one of the instructor’s trademark wall hangings, a chimera. This is a beginner to advanced class in which many techniques of building and decorating with clay will be taught. Clay is provided by the instructor, but students are required to bring their own tools. Parkview Activity Centre Feb 2-3 Sat-Sun

12:00-4:00 PM 203887

Feb 25-Mar 11 Mon

7:00-9:00 PM 203888

Vibrant Oils - Toxic Free

GRIZZWELLS

by Bill Schorr

$124

Have you always wanted to paint in oils but are sensitive to solvents? Debbie Milner will teach you how to paint vibrant oil paintings in an alla prima (painted in one sitting) technique, without the use of solvents. Supplies are extra. Hal Rogers Feb 16-17 Sat-Sun

9:30 AM-3:30 PM 202137

Drumming with David Milwain (Ages: 9-14)

$80

Uncover your hidden drumming talent by learning the basics of drumming patterns and rhythms. You will have the opportunity to showcase your newfound talents through a special performance on the last day! Valleyview Community Hall Feb 16-Mar 9 2:00-3:30 PM Sat 204382 Tennis 1.0/1.5 EZ Play

$65

These four-week programs provide an introduction to tennis fundamentals, which include basic technique and tactics. The clinic is in partnership with the Kamloops Tennis Centre. Racquets are available at a cost of $25. We put the FUN in fundamentals. Kamloops Tennis Centre Feb 2-23 Sat

11:00 AM-12:30 PM 203536

Feb 4-Mar 4 Mon

7:00-8:30 PM 203534

NEW! Pirate for a Day (Ages: 3-5)

$17

Ahoy matey, it’s a pirate’s life for me! Join us for a world of sea creatures, swords, and scallywags. Wear your best pirate outfit and have fun with games, songs, and crafts. Kamloops Museum Jan 23 Wed

10:00 AM-12:00 PM 203385

To register call 250-828-3500 or visit www.kamloops.ca/ezreg

HERMAN

by Jim Unger

KIT ’N’ CARLYLE

by Larry Wright

B6 THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

LOCAL VIEWS

WEEKLY CROSSWORD

Mentally ill are more often victims X From B2

In Japan, where there are very tight regulations, 11 people were killed with guns in 2008. Japan had a bad year in 2008; its total for 2006 was two deaths from guns. Everyone would agree we need to continue to reduce deaths caused by impaired driving. Of course we all want to reduce drunkdriving deaths and, yet, the number of traffic fatalities in the U.S. every year is just over 10,000 — 20 per cent fewer than what is caused by handguns. Regulating who drives, how the privilege of driving is controlled, what a driver is allowed to do while driving and the demonstrated proficiency

required to continue to drive are laws people all over the world take for granted, and we all appreciate law enforcement and governments for doing their part to make us safe on the road. Not so for guns in America, where more than 75 per cent of the guns used in mass shootings in the last four years were obtained legally. Here in Canada, for every headline that screams about a mentally ill person who hurts or kills someone, there are 98 victims of violence who are not properly identified as having been hurt by a “mentally well person.” Because of the media’s predilection to tag only those violent crimes where there is a mental-illness variable, the public’s incor-

rect perception is that mentally ill people are violent when, in fact, mentally ill people are far more often victims of violence than perpetrators of it. Where are the headlines about that? So, while the guncontrol debate rages in the United States over the course of 2013, please keep your perspective and remember that the problem is not mental illness, despite the efforts of the gun lobby that will work hard and spend a lot of money to make you believe that it is. Thank you for reading our column. If you have thoughts on this or any other issue related to mental illness, or if you have a question we might help you with, contact us at Kamloops@cmha. bc.ca.

THURSDAY

ACROSS 1. Winter capital of Kashmir 6. So. African Music Awards 11. The Bay State 14. A disorderly crowd 15. Actress Greta 16. Expression of surprise 18. Storybook elephant 21. John Jacob __, capitalist 23. Mulled wine 25. Membrane around the lungs 26. Shows how something works 28. Cannonized 29. Layers bonded together

31. A vessel or duct 34. The ﬁre had been ___ 35. Female sibling 36. Israeli capital 39. Blocked in fencing 40. 98942 WA 44. Gasoline hydrocarbon rating 45. Light snacks with drinks 47. Supplementing with difﬁculty 48. Am. composer & diarist Ned 50. A waterproof raincoat 51. Accumulate a large quantity 56 Am. Newspaper Assoc.

Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle.

Today’s Sudoku Puzzle is brought to you by

Murray MacRae

4360 WESTSYDE ROAD

Murray MacRae

Kamloops Realty 322 Seymour St. Kamloops, BC

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you’re in a good mood, and you begin to express your inner child this week.You want to participate in as many activities as you can.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you could have a series of very productive days this week.You are at the top of your professional game and are actually enjoying the feeling of power.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your idealistic view of work this week may win you extra points with the boss. This is especially true if you continue to put your head down and work hard.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, getting together with a few coworkers or friends and having a night out could be just what you need this week. It’s time to relax and kick back.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, things seem to be even keel at home, but there is something that will pop up this week that will catch you off guard. Stay alert and you will handle it effectively.

www.murraymacrae.com

DOWN 1. Poked at 2. Equally 3. Manuscript (abbr.) 4. Periodical (slang) 5. Fiddler crabs 6. Hero sandwich 7.Volcanic mountain in Japan 8. Of I 9. Indicates position 10. Legislative acts 11. Low sustained cry

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, although the week proves to be very busy, somehow you’re able to sail through without a worry. That’s ideal for keeping stress levels at a minimum.

250-374-3022 Cell 250-320-3627

57. Butterﬂy collector 62. __ and Venzetti 63. Female servants

12. 60 minutes (abbr.) 13. Supported by a prop 14. Megabyte 17. 9/11 Memorial designer Michael 19. The years someone has existed 20. Distilled from fermented molasses 21. a.k.a. 22. Estonian kroon = 100 24. The sun 25. Wide metal cooking vessel 27. Caesar or cobb 28. Building lots 30. 1/1000 inch 31. Apexes 32. Firth of Clyde’s largest island 33. Bringing suit 36. Forsyth novel “The Day of the ___” 37. Perceive with the eyes 38. Was introduced to 39. Lines of verse 41. Household god (Roman) 42. Military mailbox 43. Challenge aggressively 46. Posted 49. One thousandth of an ampere 51. General’s assistant, abbr. 52. Bovine sound 53. Associated press 54. Opposite of LTM 55. A very large body of water 58. Ma’s partner 59. Integrated circuit 60. Rhode Island 61. Potato state

$264,900 Updated three bedroom rancher with a beautiful view of the North Thompson River. Hardwood flooring, a fully fenced back yard and a new rock retaining wall. Four piece bathroom with a bonus shower in laundry room. Features include a gas fireplace, central air, security system and built in dishwasher.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, your physical energy is high this week, and that gives you a little more hop in your step. It also enables you to get a lot of things accomplished.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 You have speciﬁc goals, Capricorn. But you can’t let ambition rule your life. Sometimes it is best to just enjoy the moment and the people around you. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, others may want you to explore uncharted territory. While momentarily sceptical, you soon could realize this is an opportunity that does not come along too often. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, though you may try to keep your feelings to yourself this week, it won’t be hard for others to discern your mood.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you like to work behind the scenes and not be the center of attention. But this week you may be even more out of the limelight than ever. Others may wonder if you’re there. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your fantasy life is very vivid right now, and it may put a little fun and spice to your everyday activities. Find inspiration through dreams and other desires.

CROSSWORD ANSWER

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013 ❖ B7

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

I have a pet, and we need a home...

Winter cinema for the soul The Kamloops Film Society’s Winter Series begins tonight and continues through next month. In addition to two films from the past 40 years that garnered the most votes in the society’s 40th Anniversary People’s Choice Poll, two additional films will be shown, in partnership with Kamloops organizations. All films will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Kamloops, at Victoria Street and Fifth Avenue. Tickets for each film cost $8 (except for admission by donation on Jan. 24) and can be purchased at Moviemart (444 St. Paul) or at the door the evening of the screening. An annual $2 membership in the Kamloops Film Society (also available at Moviemart or at the door) is required for admission. • The winter series kicks off tonight (Jan. 17) with Marc Forster’s adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s acclaimed novel The Kite Runner. Through an in-theatre and on-line poll conducted last fall, society members chose The Kite Runner as the film they’d most like to see once again. The film portrays the childhood relationship between two

Afghani best friends — Amir and Hassan —a relationship shattered by an act of betrayal and a resulting catastrophe. Twenty years later, Amir returns to his homeland from the U.S. and finds Afghanistan under the brutal regime of the Taliban. He seeks redemption for what has happened in the past he has struggled so hard to bury and is given one last chance to make peace. • On Thursday, Jan. 24, Play Again hits the screen, presented by Literacy in Kamloops (LinK) as part of Family Literacy Week. The film asks the provocative question, “What are the consequences of a childhood removed from nature?” At a time when children spend more time in the virtual world than the natural world, Play Again unplugs a group of media-savvy teens and takes them on their first wilderness adventure, documenting the wonder that comes from time spent in nature and inspiring action for a sustainable future. Admission to this film is by donation to Loonies for Literacy. • On Thursday, Feb. 7, in conjunction with the Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival

Monday & Wednesday on the Southshore at Lloyd George School Children • Aged 7 - 13 • 6:00 - 7:10 pm Adults & Students • 7:15 - 9:00 pm

TRY OUR FREE INTRODUCTORY WEEK FEES: Children & Students: $60/month • Adults: $70/month No Contracts • HST Included Plus Association Dues • Family rates available INSTRUCTORS: Paul and Charlotte Robertson Instructors are certiﬁed by the National Karate Association of Canada and have been police checked.

For information contact Paul or Charlotte at 250-376-7551

Renshikan

Member of Karate BC, Sport BC, National Karate Association & Sport Canada

The BC SPCA believes that if landlords were aware of the significant benefits of pet-friendly housing, they would be more inclined to offer it. One of the biggest direct advantages of offering pet-friendly housing is increased rental income, since people with pets will pay 20 to 30% more for housing. People with pets also stay longer – an average of 46 months, compared to 18 months for people without pets – saving landlords from having to spend time advertising for, finding and screening new reliable tenants. Companion animals have even greater benefits to society at large. They assist children with the development of language skills, empathy, responsibility and self-esteem.

JANUARY ONLY! Bring in a program designed by any other trainer and receive a FULL ASSESSMENT and PERSONALIZED NEW PROGRAM for only $100! A $300 VALUE! (Includes one-on-one training session to teach program)

Studies have also shown that companion animals help reduce feelings of loneliness, anxiety and stress. The BC SPCA recognizes both the need for petfriendly housing, and for responsible tenants who do not abuse the privilege of having pets in their homes. For more information, visit www.spca.bc.ca

Greg Kozoris

100% EFFORT, NO EXCUSES! DO THE WORK! 200-1201 Summit Dr. (beside Scotiabank) www.kozoris-acceleration.com

Visit Us At www.kgtc.ca and REGISTER TODAY!

SHITO-RYU KARATE Traditional Okinawan/Japanese In Kamloops Since 1984

and the Kamloops Art Gallery (KAG), the society will screen a film to accompany the KAG’s first exhibit of 2013, Western, which brings together key works by artists who have addressed the idea of the “West” and the “western” in diverse and complex ways. More details about this film will be available closer to the screening date. • To conclude the Kamloops Film Society’s Winter Series, the second 40th Anniversary People’s Choice film — Amélie — will be screened on Thursday, Feb. 21. The story of a shy waitress who breaks free from her social isolation and interacts with a diverse group of eccentric personalities has captivated audiences since its release in 2001 and was greeted with universal critical acclaim. Nominated for five Academy Awards and the recipient of numerous European awards, Amélie showcases Audrey Tautou in the title role in a spellbinding performance. The Kamloops Film Society can be found online at kamloopsfilmsociety.ca and also has a Facebook page.

ALL SPORTS ALL ATHLETES ALL AGES

5, 10 & 20 week programs

Fun exciting programs for all ages: parkour, zumba and gymnastics, mini tots, gym and swim for pre-schoolers, high school gymnastics, tumbling for dancers and more!!!

Easy registration options: in person @ KGTC office & online via our 24/7 online registration system. system.

JOIN US CELEBRATING National Gymnastics Week – Feb 13 to 19

with national, provincial and local activities! For more information about programs, registration or upcoming activities and events go to:

www.kgtc.ca At KGTC ... Possibility Plays Here!

KamloopsSymphonyMusicSchool.com

Music programs for students of all ages PRIVATE LESSONS: Strings, Piano, Voice, Woodwinds, Brass GROUP CLASSES: Sunrise program for ages 2-3 Music for Young Children for ages 3-8 Chamber Music Youth String Orchestra

250-372-5000 info@kamloopssymphony.com

910 McGill Rd. Kamloops | 250-374-6424

B8 ❖ THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

We are very pleased to offer Nubar Infinity Gel (level 1) & Akzentz Gel (level 1) Training Classes PLAY BASEBALL

After successful completion of one of these 48-hour Certification Programs, you will be awarded a Training Certificate

. . . THE GREATEST GAME ON DIRT! Registration forms are available on the KMBA website.

This class will be taught by Master Nail Technician Brandy Coull, who has over 14 years of experience in the industry. Students must recognize that to become proficient at an art such as gel nails, many hours of practice are required. After 100 sets of nails you will start to gain your confidence. After 10,000 hours of practice, you will be a master!

In-Person Registration Dates at McArthur Island Sports Centre February 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd * 11:00 - 3:00 pm Final Date for Registration is February 23rd Registrations will be accepted after this date based upon availability Division evaluation dates and times will be posted on the KMBA website.

Class Fees are +HST

UPCOMING EVENTS:

$1,799

WINTERBALL workouts begin in January. Basic Learn to Catch, Throw and Hit sessions will be offered for the youngest age groups. More refined skill development will be available to those in the Tadpole through to Midget age groups. Check the website for dates, times and locations.

A $800 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a seat in this class. The fee includes: Infinity Deluxe gel kit, Gelicure starter kit, full hand gel light, disinfection solutions, disinfecting tray, and Medicool student electric files. Class fees are non-refundable.

ANNUAL SPRING CLINIC WITH BIG LEAGUE EXPERIENCE Check the website for dates and times or contact the Registrar for more information. UMPIRE CLINIC - Anticipated date will be towards the end of March. Check the website or contact the Umpire Allocator for more information.

250.374.PINC (7462) www.pinkwithenvy.biz pink_with_envy@live.com 803 Seymour Street Kamloops, BC • V2C 2H7

Providing Excellence In Montessori Education Since 1988 Helping i Child Children Develop l iin Harmony with i h Life if

www.kamloopsminorbaseball.ca

Providing recreational & competitive baseball experiences for youth of the Kamloops area since 1964. “Affiliated with BC Minor Baseball, Baseball BC & Baseball Canada”

Too Much Time on Your Hands?

• Kamloops Founding & Authentic Montessori Preschool Programs • A passion for excellence • Character & universal values • Global Understanding • Service to Humanity • Full day program available • Afterschool Care • Subsidy accepted

PRE-SCHOOL & KINDERGARTENS KAMLOOPS MONTESSORI SCHOOL 920 Greystone Cres. 250-372-9945 SAHALI MONTESSORI in McGowan Park Elementary 2080 Tremerton Drive 250-374-4264

Kamloops Club KamloopsClassic Classic Swim Swim Club

JOIN US FOR OPEN HOUSE & REGISTRATION! FEBRUARY 9TH 10 - 12 PM KAMLOOPS MONTESSORI SCHOOL GREYSTONE LOCATION 10AM - NOON

SAHALI MONTESSORI MCGOWAN PARK NOON - 2PM

ABERDEEN HILLS MONTESSORI SCHOOL 2191 Van Horn Drive, located in Aberdeen Elementary School 250-372-9940 KAMLOOPS VILLAGE GARDEN MONTESSORI EARLY LEARNING CENTRE 700 Hugh Allan Drive in the Southwest Baptist Church 250-372-9915 * not afﬁliated with the SWCB church

Check out our new website & videos!

WWW.KAMLOOPSMONTESSORI.CA

LEARN TO LEARN TOSWIM SWIMTHE THEOLYMPIC OLYMPIC WAY! WAY! CANADA GAMES POOL

Why not Join a Class?

Our learn to swim program is designed for young swimmers who are comfortable in the deep water without a lifejacket. The focus of the group is stroke development and endurance. We offer 8 weeks of lessons, twice a week for 45 mins. $130

WINTER SESSION 201 all levels

Come in this winter and learn how to make your own

Monday & Wednesday Jan.16 - Mar. 7 3:30 or 4:15 pm Tuesday & Thursday Jan. 17 - Mar. 8 3:45, 4:30 or 5:15 pm

“No Experience Necessary” Classes for all ages!

Monday & Wednesday Mar. 28 - May 28 3:30 or 4:15 pm

Bling!

For more Information or to Register Call: 250-851-0876

Pre-register online at www.kamloopsclassicswimming.ca or by phone 250-828-3660

SPRING SESSION 201 all levels Interested in Competitive Swimming? Drop in at the Canada Games Pool for a Free Camp! Jan 9, 11 and/or 13 3:30 - 4:45pm CANADA GAMES POOL on the pool deck!

High Country

Stained Glass 653 53 Victoria St. • highcountrystainedglass.com

www.kamloopsclassicswimming.ca

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

INSIDE X Classiﬁeds/B14 KAMLOOPS

THIS WEEK

CUISINE

Downhill baking in the winter

HEN I GO snowboarding, I can never decide whether it’s that the scales fall from my eyes and I achieve clarity of vision, or it’s more that the blinkers go on, logic goes out the window and all I can think about is shredding the gnar. (Loaded pause.) Not buying it? Never heard me refer to a winter sport that wasn’t falling down a short flight of unshoveled stairs? Oh, wait. There’s a reason for that. The very nearly last time I careened down a mountain (incidentally, the Black Diamond Run at Lake Louise), I was there by accident, having taken a wrong turn at the Green Whatever markers. Found there sobbing, a pair of off-hours ski-patrollers helped me snowplow and S-curve my way to the bottom, then seemed disappointed when I didn’t join them for drinks in the bar. I was 14 years old. To this day, probably because of that day, I don’t know what

DARCIE HOSSACK Bon APPÉTIT is a gnar, nor how a gnar ought to be shredded should one come my way. Now, let’s go back to the beginning, throw some quotation marks around that first paragraph and allow me to introduce you to Lisa McGonigle, who, in her memoir Snowdrift (Oolichan Books), writes of the winter she left her native Ireland to spend a season snowboarding in Canada’s Kootenay Mountains. Then, a season later, having accepted a full scholarship to Oxford and begun the monastic life of a PhD student, McGonigle did what most of us only dream of: She packed her

bags and headed for the hills. Back to Fernie to become a “serial expatriate,” where she hitched rides to the mountain, kept her gear together with duct tape, lived from dime-to-dime, slayed the pow and baked more butter- and sugar-laden goodies than most pastry shops. “People usually have a natural inclination towards being either bakers or chefs and I, my friends, am a dyed-in-the-wool baker,” she writes. In this, we are of one mind. Baking, with its measuring cups and chemical reactions that very nearly always do as advertised, with its home-ly aromas that make you everyone’s favourite person whether they know you or not, is also my cup of wool. I remain, however, trembly in the knee jelly about things like heights, falling, avalanches and violent death. Snowdrift, therefore, is my vicarious winter escape, an alternately hilarious and adventuresome series of emails home, written with a scholar’s intellect and a North Dubliner’s crisp wit, full of food, stories, and reflected Canadiana.

It’s a book everyone who’s ever faced a mountain should and must read. With its breath-snagging summits and down-in-the-snow accounts of learning avalanche survival, it’s both “steep and deep” and easily the most fun I’ve ever had in the snow. A few weeks after reading, I wrote to the author, asking for a recipe, and today find myself assembling a short list of ingredients for an O’Flynn Lemon Flan. I caught up with McGonigle in New Zealand, working toward that dropped PhD. Now at the University of Otago (once a serial expat, always a serial expat), she has reported the sometimes occasion to head for their hills, however much they pale, in comparison, to ours. Says McGonigle of her flan: “This is an old family favourite. You can make the filling as tart or as smooth as you like according to test [I like it to be so lemony that you involuntarily winch when you taste it]. “Because it’s so quick and easy, the effort to reward ratio is a winner as well.”

Cuisine: Dale Bass dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Ph: 374-7467 Ext: 220

O’F

lynn Le

m on

Flan

Base: 2 cups crushed graham crackers or digestive biscuits Half-cup melted butter Quarter-cup granulated sugar Filling: 1 cup whipping cream 1 can condensed milk Zest and juice of 4 lemons (or more, according to test)

For base: In a medium sized bowl, combine all ingredients for the base. Press evenly into the base of a 23-centimetre pie dish. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes, then leave to cool. For filling: Whip cream until firm peaks develop. Combine then fold in condensed milk, zest and juice of the lemons. Spoon into base, then place in fridge until set.

B10 Â&#x2122; THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

TRAVEL

BECOMING A

SUPERHERO IN PUERTO RICO By Donna Yuen SPECIAL TO KTW travelwriterstales.com

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are going to fly.â&#x20AC;? the park guide says with a grin. I enthusiastically raise one arm high in the air. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes! Like Superman!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;No. More like Ironman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; arms by your side, head-first like a human missile at 120 kilometers per hour!â&#x20AC;? I gulp, hesitate for a second, then smile and say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s do it.â&#x20AC;? This zipline has been affectionately named The Beast as it is one of the highest ziplines in the Western world. At 260 metres high and 1,446 metres long, this sport is definitely not for anyone who fears speed or heights. Located only an hour from San Juan, the Toro Verde Nature Adventure Park in Puerto Rico offers a variety of heartpounding aerial adventure activities. The large ecotourism park is 316 acres in size and has challenges for all levels of fitness: Ziplining, traditional rappelling and open-air rappelling, a series of hang-

ing bridges and mountain biking. Visitors seeking an extreme adventure will not be disappointed. To begin, the guides introduce me and a group of travel-writing colleagues to three ziplines and a series of wobbly suspension bridges. With each plank hung individually from a cable, at a height of approximately 40 metres, these bridges that criss-cross the nature park are tricky. Hesitant and cautious, I step onto the first board as it swings beneath me. Sweat streams down my face, and I frantically grab the safety line to balance myself while swinging in the air. I had no idea I would be trying out for a Cirque du Soleil gig on this extreme sport-adventure trip in Puerto Rico. The second bridge is made up of narrow moving planks half the width of my foot; I find it surprisingly easy despite the fact the boards are swaying. When I arrive on the third, my heart really begins to race as I approach our guide,

who is standing next to a hole in the middle of the bridge. I look at him and then through the hole to the forest canopy, far, far below. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, no!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh yes! Here is where you go down. Welcome to open-air rappelling!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open-air rappelling?â&#x20AC;? In an attempt to stall the inevitable I ask, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How high are we?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;About 40 metres up.â&#x20AC;? Even though I know there is no turning back, I try again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seriously? You are going to drop me through this hole to the ground?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, here is where you go down,â&#x20AC;? he says, hooking me onto the safety line as I hold onto the rope with a death grip. Now dangling through the hole in the bridge, I look up at him pleadingly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry,â&#x20AC;? he says shaking his head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trust me, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to lose a journalist. It is bad press!â&#x20AC;? Looking down, he

smiles at me and adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let go.â&#x20AC;? Reluctantly, I do and begin my rapid descent. The ride is invigorating. I break through the opening in the trees and a series of small waterfalls welcome me as I approach the ground. I land on the mossy forest floor unharmed. After surviving this thrilling challenge, I figure I am ready for The Beast. It is a misty, overcast day in Puerto Rico by the time we reach the top of the park. As the guide checks my safety gear, the cloud cover is just beginning to dissipate and the scene before me unfolds. Surrounded by the beauty of nature and 101- 929 LAVAL CRESCENT, KAMLOOPS

250-314-9923 TIRED OF PAPER CUTS?

info@sunfuntours.ca

WINTER GETAWAYS - 2013

{

{ View new flyers from your favourite retailers now at

Arizona Winter Escape â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 19 Days Feb. 2*

Escape Winter To Blue Skies & Warm Sunshine In Sedona, Mesa, Tucson & Yuma.............................$3399

Palm Springs & Las Vegas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 14 Days Mar. 7* Visit The 2 Jewels Of The Desert ......... $1639 Discover Nevada â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11 Days Mar. 19 Includes Jackpot, Ely, Laughlin & Las Vegas ..............$899 Best Of Washington & Oregon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 Days Apr. 27, June 2 & Sept. 22................$829 Columbia Gorge & Mt. St. Helens â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 Days May 8 & Oct. 2 Scenic Delights ......$699 Canyons, Mountains & Geysers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 16 Days May 26 Canyons, Tetons & Yellowstone $100 Ebd .$2199 Idaho Gems â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 Days June 17 Hunt For Gemstones In The Silver Valley â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wallace, Id ..........$579

{

a copper-colored river flowing below, the view is stunning. Propelled in a horizontal position, this zip-line is unlike any I have tried before. After the guide confirms I am secure, he lets go. I pierce the misty fog

enough! By the time I approach the landing platform, I know what it feels like to be a human missile. I have converted. Forget Superman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ironman is who I want to be!

as the wind rips through my hair. The carabiner whistles along the cable at lightning speed as I glide effortlessly downward. Like an exuberant child, I shriek with joy. From peak to peak, the ride is not long

Grid Lock

ry d ay E sc ap e th e E ve w it h

Los Cabos

Melia Cabo Real +++++

â&#x20AC;

/MO

NTS s -AR s !LL )NCLUSIVE s $ELUXE 'ARDEN 6IEW 0LUS FROM 6ANCOUVER

OR $1,059 TAXES SURCHARGE

Riviera Maya

Grand Bahia Principe Coba +++++

/MO

NTS s *AN s !LL )NCLUSIVE s *UNIOR 3UITE FROM 6ANCOUVER

OR $1,049 TAXES SURCHARGE

Riviera Nayarit

Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & Spa +++++ NTS s &EB s !LL )NCLUSIVE s $ELUXE 2OOM FROM 6ANCOUVER

/MO

OR $1,099 TAXES SURCHARGE

HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS, FESTIVALS & BASEBALL Easter At Tulalip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Mar. 28* Includes Easter Sunday Bay Cruise .........................$389 Easter At Silver Reef â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Mar. 28 Includes Easter Sunday Bay Cruise ...................$349 Swinomish Tulips â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Apr. 8 ...$299 3 Days Apr. 21 ...........................$219 Tulalip Resort & Skagit Tulips â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Apr. 11* Wknd, 14, 23* & 29 .....From $359 Skagit Tulips & Bellingham Bay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Apr. 14, 23 & 28 ............................$339 Whales & Wildcards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days June 25 Includes San Juan Islands Day Cruise .................$399 Christmas In July At Tulalip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days July 28 ................................................ $439 Blue Jays In Seattle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Aug. 5 Includes $50 Early Booker Discount.....................$699

GAMBLING GETAWAYS & WINNING COMBINATIONS

Just a few of our Featured Advertisers:

your source for FREE coupons

Silver Reef â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 Days Feb. 3* SPECIAL PRICE $199 , Feb. 20, Mar. 6, Apr. 10 ......$214 Silver Reef â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Feb. 12* & 25, Mar 14 Wknd, 17 & 25 ...................... $289 Tulalip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 Days Mar. 11 & 25, Apr. 7 .........................................................$259 Tulalip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Feb. 11*, 18 & 25, Mar 3* & 19* ......................................$349 Reno â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 Days Feb. 9, Mar. 9*, 16 & 23*, Apr 6 & 13*, May 11 .................From $339 Swinomish â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 Days Feb. 18, Mar. 19, Apr. 21 (Tulips) ......................... From $209 Coeur dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alene â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days Feb. 26, May 14 ........................................ From $259 Coeur dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alene & Northern Quest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 Days Mar. 11, Oct. 20...................$439 Lake Chelan & Mill Bay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 Days Mar. 24 Includes Leavenworth .......................$209 Northern Quest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days April 15, June 11 ............................................$365 Clearwater Resort â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Days April 28, Oct. 6, Nov. 17...................... From $339 CLearwater & Tulalip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 Days May 27 & Sept. 22.......................... From $469 Lucky Eagle & Silver Reef â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 Days May 27 & July 15 Includes Mt. St. Helens .$464 Lucky Eagle & Tulalip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 Days June 24 & Sept. 2 Includes Mt. St. Helens .........$499

TOLL FREE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1-877-786-3860 / Sign up for free e-Offers and get the inside scoop on the best flyer deals!

BC REG 3015-5

www.sunfuntours.ca

*INDICATES GUARANTEED DEPARTURE.

SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE, PRICES BASED ON DBL OCC. ALL DISCOUNTS INCLUDED IF APPLICABLE. HST ON CANADIAN TOURS ONLY.

BOOK TODAY AND RECEIVE A

100

SEARS GIFT CARD! *

Prices shown are per person, based on double occupancy, available at ad deadline. Space and prices are subject to availability at time of booking and may be changed at anytime without notice. Taxes and surcharge are extra as noted. Valid on new bookings only. All descriptions and depictions of hotels and hotel property are true at press time. Certain restrictions may apply. For full product information and terms & conditions, see our Sunquest Southern Sun brochure or visit Sunquest.ca. â&#x20AC; Monthly installment payment shown based on 24 month â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Equal Payment, No Interestâ&#x20AC;? offer includes taxes and fees except taxes on installment billing fee. Price includes applicable installment billing fee. On approved credit. â&#x20AC;?Equal Payments, No Interestâ&#x20AC;? offer: Pay in 12 or 24 monthly installments only on your SearsÂŽ MasterCardÂŽ, SearsVoyageTM MasterCardÂŽ or SearsÂŽ Card with participating supplier. Administration fee (except in Quebec), 12 months - $69.99; 24 months - $99.99 and no minimum purchase (except in Quebec $200 minimum purchase required). Interest will accrue on ďŹ nanced amount (which includes administration fee and applicable taxes and delivery charges) at the rate then in force for purchase transactions but will be waived if you pay the monthly installment plus the remainder of the new balance amount on your statement in full when due. If not paid in full when due, interest on unpaid monthly installment accrued from the date installment posted to account will no longer be waived and will be charged to account. If account falls 4 billing cycles past due offer terminates and interest on unpaid balance of ďŹ nanced amount accrued from posting date will no longer be waived and will be charged to your account. See Cardmember Agreement for more details. *1 gift card per qualiďŹ ed booking. Valid on new vacation packages based on double occupancy booked between January 18th and 31st, 2013 during the Get Out of Town Event with participating suppliers for travel to be completed by April 30th, 2013. Not combinable with any other Sears Travel offers or promotions including Vacations Rewards and Sears Employee Discount. For all participating suppliers, offer only applicable on minimum 7 day packaged holidays based on double occupancy. Not applicable on air, hotel or car only, group or child rates unless speciďŹ ed. Offer subject to change at any time without notice. Other conditions and restrictions may apply; see in store or visit searstravel.ca for details. Offer available in store or by calling 1-866-359-7327. Visit us in-store or at searstravel.ca for full details. ÂŠ2012 Thomas Cook Canada Inc. d.b.a. Sears Travel Service. B.C. Reg. No. 3597. Ont. Reg. #50010226. Quebec Permit Holder â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OPC #702734. 75 Eglinton Ave. E. Toronto, ON, M4P 3A4.

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

(' :<129 @5<D; V

(" , :<129 @5<D; V

event

THE COMPLETELY REDESIGNED 2013 ALTIMA

$$ % $ ( # % $&# $% %&% !# ( ) %) * !" %) &$+ $ % ! !# !! " # !# !&% ! " $$ # $ %) % $%$

! ) "" $ %! $$ % ! $ & % % # !' #

0 DOWN LEASE (" :<129 @5<D; V

$ X

0 DOWN LEASE

2.AB?6;4 6;AB6A6C2 99 ,5229 ?6C2 .;1 .C.69./92 36?@A 6; 09.@@ ?<B;1 +62DH #<;6A<?

< .99 6; D6A5 B= A< 96A?2@ <3 0.?4< @=.02

RIVER CITY NISSAN 2405 East Trans Canada Hwy, Kamloops, BC Tel: (250) 377-3800 www.rivercitynissan.ca

$0 ' ' $0

THE COMPLETELY REDESIGNED 2013 SENTRA

2.AB?6;4 /2@A 6; 09.@@ 0<:/6;21 3B29 20<;<:FG .;1 B;2E=20A21 9BEB?F .;1 A205;<9<4F

$0 ' ' $0

THE VERSATILE 2013 ROGUE

% (

Offer ends January 31st Â&#x2021; % " # nissan.ca ! & $! ! # !

$900 ' $1,500 ) ' $0

"2.@2 <332? .C.69./92 <; ;2D 9A6:. (21.; ) "

+) A?.;@:6@@6<; (2;A?. ( "

:.;B.9 A?.;@:6@@6<; '<4B2 ( , , '

+) A?.;@:6@@6<;

92.@2 &' 3<? . :<;A5 A2?: #<;A59F =.F:2;A 6@ D6A5

1<D; =.F:2;A <? 2>B6C.92;A A?.12 6; .;1 6;09B12@ 3?2645A .;1 & .;1 ;< (20B?6AF 2=<@6A ?2>B6?21 "2.@2 /.@21 <; . :.E6:B: <3

8: =2? F2.? D6A5 2E02@@ 05.?421 .A

8: )<A.9 92.@2 </964.A6<; 6@ ;09B12@ 2.92? &.?A606=.A6<; <; 9A6:. (21.; ) "

+) A?.;@:6@@6<; <;16A6<;@ .==9F (22 F<B? $6@@.; ?2A.692? 3<? 12A.69@ I'2=?2@2;A.A6C2 36;.;02 2E.:=92 /.@21 <; (2996;4 &?602 <3 3<? '<4B2 ( , , '

+) A?.;@:6@@6<; 36;.;021 .A &' 3<? :<;A5@ 2>B.9@ =2? :<;A5 D6A5 1<D; =.F:2;A <@A <3 /<??<D6;4 6@ 3<? . A<A.9 </964.A6<; <3 X (2996;4 &?602 3<? . ;2D 9A6:. (21.; ) "

+) A?.;@:6@@6<; (2;A?. ( "

:.;B.9 A?.;@:6@@6<; '<4B2 ( , , '

+) A?.;@:6@@6<; 6;09B12@

"2.@2 .@5 <; '<4B2 :<129@ K

"2.@2 .@5 6@ .==960./92 <; A52 92.@2 <3 ;2D '<4B2 :<129@ A5?<B45 $ .A @=206.9 ?.A2@ V#<129@ @5<D; (2996;4 &?602 3<? . ;2D 9A6:. (21.; (" ) (

+) A?.;@:6@@6<; (2996;4 &?602 3<? . ;2D (2;A?. (' ' ')

+) A?.;@:6@@6<; (2996;4 &?602 3<? . ;2D '<4B2 (" , - )

+) A?.;@:6@@6<; IXKV ?2645A .;1 & 05.?42@ 02?A.6; 322@ D52?2 .==960./92 :.;B3.0AB?2?L@ ?2/.A2 .;1 12.92? =.?A606=.A6<; D52?2 .==960./92 6;09B121 "602;@2 ?246@A?.A6<; 6;@B?.;02 .;1 .==960./92 A.E2@ .6? 0<;16A6<;6;4 A.E

6;09B16;4 2E06@2 A.E .;1 3B29 0<;@2?C.A6<; A.E D52?2 .==960./92 .?2 2EA?. 6;.;02 .;1 92.@2 <332?@ .?2 .C.69./92 <; .==?<C21 0?216A A5?<B45 $6@@.; .;.1. 6;.;02 3<? . 96:6A21 A6:2 :.F 05.;42 D6A5<BA ;<A602 .;1 0.;;<A /2 0<:/6;21 D6A5 .;F <A52? <332?@ 2E02=A @A.08./92 A?.16;4 1<99.?@ '2A.692?@ .?2 3?22 A< @2A 6;16C61B.9 =?602@ %332?@ C.961 /2AD22; .;B.?F ?1 .;1 .;B.?F @A G B29 20<;<:F 3?<: 0<:=2A6A6C2 6;A2?:216.A2 0<:=.0A 6;A2?;.9 0<:/B@A6<; 2;46;2 :<129@ @<B?021 3?<: BA<1.A. <; F/?61@ .;1 162@29@ 2E09B121 9A6:. (2;A?. 3B29 20<;<:F A2@A21 /F $6@@.; #<A<? <:=.;F "6:6A21 0AB.9 #692.42 D699 C.?F D6A5 1?6C6;4 0<;16A6<;@ *@2 3<? 0<:=.?6@<; <;9F 9A6:. " 2;46;2 "

8: 06AF

8: ,- " "

8: 06AF "

8: ,- " @5<D; (2;A?. +) A?.;@:6@@6<; "

!# ,- "

!# )- "

!# %# $ :.;B.9 A?.;@:6@@6<; "

!# ,- "

!# )- "

!# %# $ +) :<129 @5<D; J)%& ( )- & ! D6;;2?@ :B@A 2.?; 4<<1 ?.A6;4@ 3<? <00B=.;A =?<A20A6<; 6; .A 92.@A <3 ( 2C.9B.A6<;@ D6A5 ;< 92@@ A5.; .002=A./92 6; .;F A2@A ( ?.A2@ C256092@ 4<<1 .002=A./92 :.?46;.9 <? =<<? /.@21 <; =2?3<?:.;02 6; . :<12?.A2 <C2?9.= 3?<;A.9 0?.@5 @:.99 <C2?9.= 3?<;A.9 0?.@5 @612 6:=.0A .;1 ?<99<C2? =9B@ 2C.9B.A6<;@ <3 @2.A 52.1 ?2@A?.6;A@ 3<? =?<A20A6<; .4.6;@A ;208 6;7B?62@ 6; ?2.? 6:=.0A@ <? 12A.69@ @22 DDD 665@ <?4

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013 â?&#x2013; B11

ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. */â&#x20AC; /â&#x20AC;ĄOffers apply to the purchase, finance or lease of 2013 Chevrolet Silverado Ext Cab 4WD (1SF)/Cruze LS (1SA)/Equinox LS (1SA), equipped as described. Freight ($1,600/$1,550/$1,550) included in purchase, finance and lease prices and payments. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See Chevrolet dealer for details. .â&#x20AC; 0%/0.99% purchase financing offered on approved credit by Ally Credit/TD Auto Financing for 72/84 months on new or demonstrator 2013 Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty and Equinox. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0%/0.99% APR, the monthly payment is $139/$124 for 72/84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0/$354, total obligation is $10,000/$10,354. 0% financing offers are unconditionally interest-free. â&#x2030; $7,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit available on the 2013 Silverado Light Duty Ext/Crew, for retail customers only. See your GM dealer for details. **Valid at participating GM dealerships in Canada only. Retail customers only. Offer ranges from 750 to 3,000 AIR MILESÂŽ reward miles, depending on model purchased. No cash value. Offer may not be combined with certain other AIR MILES promotions or offers. See your participating GM dealer for details. Offer expires February 28, 2013. Please allow 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 weeks after the Offer end date for reward miles to be deposited to your AIR MILESÂŽ Collector Account. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this Offer for any reason in whole or in part at any time without notice. Miles are issued by LoyaltyOne Inc. and are subject to the terms and conditions of the AIR MILES Reward Program. ÂŽâ&#x201E;˘Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and General Motors of Canada Limited â&#x20AC;ĄBased on a 0.9%/0%, 48/60 month lease for new (demonstrator not eligible) 2013 Equinox LS/2013 Cruze LS, equipped as described. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. OAC by GM Financial. Lease APR may vary depending on down payment/trade. Down payment or trade of $2,899/$0 and security deposit may be required. Total obligation is $17,254/$10,539. Option to purchase at lease end is $12,006/$5,956 plus applicable taxes. Other lease options available. ^^/*â&#x20AC; Warranty, Safety & Legroom comparisons based on latest competitive data available. Excludes other GM models. ~Visit OnStar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. .MyLinkTM functionality varies by model. Full functionality requires compatible BluetoothÂŽ and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices. +The Best Buy seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license.

B12 â?&#x2013; THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

& ' # "( #"4&% 0/ " 163$)"4& 13*$& 0'

& #

8IJDIFWFS DPNFT GJSTU 4FF EFBMFS GPS EFUBJMT

160,000 KM/5 YEAR

& !#! & !! #'

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

$ ")!

" "

% DEALS

& ' & # & " $! " !

AIR MILESÂŽ Reward Miles**

# $ ! # $! $ #' & # leasing

purchase financing ! " !* +

NOW UNDER 30,000!

' #

& ' # " & ( " $! " !

AIR MILESÂŽ Reward Miles**

' #

AIR MILESÂŽ Reward Miles**

' #

! # "(

# "

É&#x2022; &YDFQUJPOBM 4BGFUZ XJUI 4UBOEBSE "JSCBHT É&#x2022; 4UBCJMJ5SBL 5SBDUJPO $POUSPM BOE 'PVS 8IFFM "OUJ-PDL #SBLFT É&#x2022; 4QFBLFS "VEJP 4ZTUFN XJUI $% .1 1MBZCBDL É&#x2022; 0O4UBSl *ODMVEJOH .POUI 4VCTDSJQUJPO BOE 3FNPUF-JOL .PCJMF "QQ_

É&#x2022; $POTVNFST %JHFTU #FTU #VZ GPS UIF 'PVSUI :FBS JO B 3PX

É&#x2022; 4UBOEBSE #MVFUPPUI BOE 0O4UBSl XJUI 3FNPUF-JOL .PCJMF "QQ_ É&#x2022; .VMUJ 'MFYÉ? 4MJEJOH BOE 3FDMJOJOH 3FBS 4FBU PGGFSJOH $MBTT -FBEJOH -FHSPPNÉ&#x201C;

# "

in Cash Creditsâ&#x2030;

! " !

AIR MILES ÂŽ**

$ "

! $ &

' &"

$ "

" ! #"*

É&#x2022; #FTU JO $MBTT :FBS LN 1PXFSUSBJO 8BSSBOUZ LN -POHFS UIBO ' BOE 3".?? É&#x2022; 4FHNFOU &YDMVTJWF "VUPNBUJD -PDLJOH %JGGFSFOUJBM É&#x2022; 4UBCJMJ5SBL JODMVEJOH &MFDUSPOJD 5SBJMFS 4XBZ $POUSPM BOE )JMM 4UBSU "TTJTU É&#x2022; 4UBOEBSE #MVFUPPUIl

% ! " & " ! # $ !"# $" $! ! " $ ! # # !' % ! # % "

CHEVROLET.CA

Call Smith Chevrolet Cadillac at 250-372-2551, or visit us at 950 Notre Dame Drive, Kamloops. [License #11184]

25MPG

HIGHWAY 11.2L/100KM HWY 13.8 L/100 KM CITYW

#( ! !

" !

! # ")

52MPG

HIGHWAY 5.4 L/100 KM HWY 6.9 L/100 KM CITYW

# & ! +

" "# !# !

! # ")

46MPG

HIGHWAY 6.1 L/100 KM HWY 7.8 L/100 KM CITYW

SCAN HERE TO FIND YOURS

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

B13

FAITH

Handing over life into His hands

HE BIBLE frequently uses anthropomorphic images to describe God and His activities, while at the same time insisting on the transcendent spiritual nature of God. One such passage in the Old Testament is found in Psalm 139, verse 10: “Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.” Hands have their story to tell. They have always fascinated me. Often I sense the heartthrob of people while shaking hands. Salesmen who study the matter of approaching people effectively say the person who offers you his hand with his own palm parallel to his

NARAYAN MITRA You Gotta Have FAITH body, meets you as an equal, as a friend, a touch to which many respond. Hands have played a large part in the writing of Scripture because hands are simply thoughts in action. Abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son. Isaac, in his blindness, distinguished his sons by feeling their hands. A man with with-

ered hands came to Christ and was cured. The Son of Man is pictured as seated “on the right hand of power.” After the resurrection, Jesus showed his hands to the disciples and they were glad. The very crux of the gospel is that God with His right hand offers sinners grace, forgiveness and reconciliation. It means we need not groan and struggle and fall beneath the weight of sin. This is another way of saying we can surrender all to Christ and begin life now as a new creature in Him. A basic truth of the gospel is that God the Father heals the wounds left in the lives of people by sin. God wants every

person to accept the offer of His right hand — the friendly hand. But, when we refuse that, with His left hand He carries out the work of judgment. It was Robert Louis Stevenson who put his finger on a basic moral truth when he said, “Sooner or later, we all sit down to the banquet of consequences.” The ancient Scripture has it that we reap what we sow. It is true in the agricultural realm, but also in the moral realm. If we sow immorality, we will reap immorality. If purity, we will reap a harvest of purity. Here is one of God’s immutable laws and it cannot be

changed. If we refuse the offer of God’s right hand leading to grace, forgiveness and reconciliation, we automatically take hold of God’s left hand with its consequence of penalty. Whether God is a loving Father or an austere Judge is entirely up to us. There are the two sides to His character and the side we see and meet is determined by which hand of His we choose. It is easy to see the hands of God in history as they shaped nations for the first coming of Christ. His hands influenced the Greek, the Roman and the Jew. The Greek contributed the spirit of inquiry and a univer-

sal language which immeasurably helped the early evangelists of Jesus. The Roman brought all the world under the Roman insignia and thus the world were at peace when the first Christian preachers set out to tell the glad news over military roads built by the Romans. The Jew contributed an expectancy of a coming One, belief in monotheism, religious literature, faith and prayer. It is not difficult to see the sovereign hands of God as they prepared the way and made crooked paths straight for the coming of the Son of Man. The sovereign hands of God gave new meaning to that little sentence in the

New Testament: “In the fullness of time God sent forth his Son into the world.” It is only in God’s hands that we find guidance, security and peace. Put your hand into the hand of God in 2013. That shall be to us better than a light and safer than a known way.

KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be between 600 and 800 words in length and can be emailed to editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com. Include a short biography of the writer, along with a photo.

Kamloops

Places of Worship Worship Placesof GRACE LIFE CHURCH

Come and join us for our Family Service every Sunday. When: Sundays at 9 am Where: Calvary Community Church Building, 1205 Rogers Way Contact: Phone 250.376.1548 Email: info@jesusfeast.ca Web: www.jesusfeast.ca

Church is boring? You may be surprised. Come try us out.

233 Fortune Dr. 250-376-6268 SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES 9:15 am - 10:20 am 11:00 am - 12:05 pm www.kamloopsalliance.com

Unitarian Fellowship Valleyview Hall 2288 Park Drive 10:00 a.m. Sunday Services, Meditation and Discussion Circles. For full schedule, visit www.uukam.bc.ca Freedom of religious thought

UNITED CHURCHES OF CANADA Kamloops United Church

SERVICE TIMES Saturday at 6:30pm Sunday at 10am 163 Oriole Rd. Kamloops, B.C. www.gcchurch.ca

Doing Life Together!

kamloopsunited.ca 421 St. Paul St. • Sundays 10:00 a.m. Rev. Teri Meyer • Rev. Bruce Comrie

Mt. Paul United Church 1205 Rogers Way Kamloops 250-374-2888 Pastor Don Maione

SUNDAY 10:30 AM

(Sunday School during the service)

www.mtpauluc.ca

140 Laburnum St. • Sundays 10:30 am Rev. LeAnn Blackert

Plura Hills United Church www.plurahillsunited.com

2090 Pacific Way • Sundays 10:00 am Rev. Carolyn Ronald

St. Andrews Lutheran Church Bible based, Christ centred & family oriented. SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30am

COMMUNITY CHURCH 344 POPLAR A Caring Community of believers Invite you to: Sunday School - 10:00 a.m Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study Tues. - 6:30 p.m.

Sunday School during the service

Call for info re: Celebrate Freedom Program

815 Renfrew Avenue Rev. David Schumacher 250.376.8323

250-554-1611 www.salvationarmy.ca/kamloops

To advertise your service in the Worship Directory, please call

374-7467

B14 v THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Your community. Your classifieds.

250.371.4949 INDEX

fax 250.374.1033 email classiﬁeds@kamloopsthisweek.com Announcements ...............001-099 Employment....................100-165 Service Guide ..................170-399 Pets/Farm ......................450-499 For Sale/Wanted..............500-599 Real Estate .....................600-699 Rentals ..........................700-799 Automotive .....................800-915 Legal Notices ................920-1000

Regular Classified Rates

Deadlines 2 pm Friday for Tuesday 2 pm Tuesday for Thursday PAYMENT - All ads must be prepaid. No refunds on classified ads.

Based on 3 lines

1 Issue ..................$13.00 1 Week ..................$25.00 1 Month ................$80.00 Tax not included. No refunds on

classified ads.

Announcements

Children

Employment

Anniversaries

Childcare Available

Word Classiﬁed Deadlines

ENRICHED DAYCARE

Business Opportunities

•

2pm Friday for Tuesday’s Paper.

•

2pm Tuesday for Thursday’s Paper.

Advertisements should be read on the first publication day. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion. It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertising shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.

Community Newspapers We’re at the heart of things™

Coming Events

Now accepting registration for Aberdeen and Sahali. Superior Care and education. Programs offered: 0-30 months & 30 months to 5yrs,

250-377-8190

GIFT BASKET franchise needed in your area. Be “Your Own Boss” for the New Year! For more information go to www.obbgifts.com and click on “own a franchise”. Any questions? Email head ofﬁce directly through website or call (778)-753-4500 (Kelowna)

*Run Until Sold

*Run Until Rented

Household items, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc.

Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max.)

*$34.95 + Tax *Some restrictions apply. *Ads scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule No refunds on classified ads.

Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10

Career Opportunities

NOW HIRING

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT TECHNICIAN OR HEAVY DUTY TECHNICIAN We are looking for a self-motivated Journeyman. Must be reliable and ambitious. Willing to work weekends, overtime and service calls. Competitive wages and benefits. Please submit a resume c/o this paper: Kamloops This Week Box #1399 1365B Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 5P6

*$52.95 + Tax *Some restrictions apply. *Ads scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule No refunds on classified ads.

Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10

Career Opportunities

NEW!

If you have an

COMMUNITY CALENDAR go to

kamloopsthisweek.com

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

Jan. 25-27 Feb. 8-10

250-828-5104 School of Trades & Technology

Funding provided through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Agreement

and click on the calendar to place your event.

Information ADVERTISE in the LARGEST OUTDOOR PUBLICATION IN BC The 2013-2015 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis

The most effective way to reach an incredible number of BC Sportsmen & women. Two year edition- terriﬁc presence for your business.

Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 email: ﬁsh@blackpress.ca

PERFECT Part-Time Opportunity

2 Days Per Week call 250-374-0462

Personals Gay white male in search of slim male 20-40 for meaningful long term relationship. Friends ﬁrst. Call for compatibility. (250)378-1914

Career Opportunities

IDL PROJECTS INC. IS HIRING NOW! IDL Projects Inc. is a dynamic rapidly growing, progressive construction company recruiting for a project in Kitimat, British Columbia. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:

t $JWJM 4VQFSJOUFOEFOU t 1VSDIBTFS t +VOJPS 1SPKFDU .BOBHFS t 2VBMJUZ $POUSPM $PPSEJOBUPS t 4VSWFZPS t &TUJNBUPS $POUSBDU "ENJOJTUSBUPS t "ENJOJTUSBUJWF "TTJTUBOU t 1SPKFDU $PPSEJOBUPS

This project includes camp accommodations minutes away from the City of Kitimat. IDL Projects Inc. offers a Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package. If you desire to work as part of our team, please submit your detailed resume attention Human Resources by: Email: kitimatinfo@idlprojects.com Fax: 1-800-381-9018 ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

www.houston.ca

LIBRARY DIRECTOR

Director of Engineering & Development Services

Acceptable driver’s abstract and criminal record search to be provided to the District. The District of Houston thanks all applicants; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.

We thank all applicants who express their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

District of Houston

The District of Houston is seeking a dynamic professional with proven management skills, energy and creativity for the senior management position as the Director of Engineering & Development Services. Reporting to the CAO, this position is responsible for the operation and affairs of the District related to roads, water and sewer systems; solid waste and recycling, cemetery operation, facility maintenance, flood control, subdivision approval, GIS system, and animal control. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND OTHER • Demonstrated experience in civil engineering design, inspection of infrastructure and capital works projects with thorough knowledge of methods, material and construction practices, and project management. • Knowledge of Legislation related to water, sewer and solid waste. • Ability to prepare and interpret comprehensive technical reports, plans, legal/contract tender documents, statutes, standards and bylaws. • Exceptional computer skills – office and technical applications; • Demonstrated leadership, supervisory and conflict management/dispute resolution skills and experience in a unionized public works environment; • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate tactfully, efficiently and effectively; • Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of the department and to develop and implement strategic plans. • Ability to develop operating and capital budgets, and oversee expenditures. • As Approving Officer, ensure subdivision developments conform to the Official Community Plan, Zoning and Subdivision Bylaws, and that appropriate authorizations are received; • Demonstrated knowledge of the BC Building Code. QUALIFICATIONS • Civil Engineering Technologist Diploma (min. acceptable qualification) • Minimum of five years experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in a local government environment. The District offers an excellent benefit package and competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a letter of interest, detailed resume, and references by 4:00 p.m. on February 1, 2013 to: Linda Poznikoff, Chief Administrative Officer District of Houston, PO Box 370, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Email: cao@houston.ca • Website: www.houston.ca

1 Issue...................................$16.30 1 Week ..................................$31.50 1 Month ............................. $104.00

Professional Truck Driver Program

Funding is available for those who qualify!

or email to addtruck8@gmail.com

upcoming event for our

Career Opportunities

(based on 3 lines)

Truck Driver Training

enricheddaycare@shaw.ca

Career Opportunities

Employment

(No businesses, 3 lines or less)

Editor The Merritt Herald, an award-winning twice-weekly newspaper published in the Nicola Valley, is seeking an editor. The editor will manage a newsroom of one reporter and both will be responsible for all aspects of getting the newspaper to press — writing, editing, taking photographs and laying out using InDesign. The successful candidate will be community-oriented and have a serious interest in current events — locally, provincially, nationally and globally. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with some experience in journalism, one who works well with others in an office setting, one who thirsts for an opportunity to improve their skills while helping to mentor those around them, one whose copy of CP Style is dog-eared and one who has a passion for new ideas. Qualifications • Proﬁciency with InDesign and Photoshop are required, as is a background in the community newspaper industry. • Previous experience in the community newspaper industry • Own transportation required. Please apply to: Theresa Arnold Merritt Herald 2090 Granite Ave. Merritt , BC V1K 1B8 Phone: (250) 378-4241 Fax: (250) 378-6818 Email: publisher@merrittherald.com

The Director is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Smithers Municipal Library under the direction of the Smithers Library Board. Qualifications & Experience Education: • Masters of Library Science or Library Technician Diploma or Community Library Training Program Certificate. Experience: • Preferred 5 years of directly related experience. Knowledge: • Library management & administration • Community program development • Strategic planning • Financial management and budgeting Skills: • Excellent communication, oral and written • Supervision and staff recruitment • Conflict resolution • Good working knowledge of library software Closing Date: February 1, 2013 For a full job description, further qualifications and application instructions visit: smithers.bclibrary.ca Enquires about this position can be sent to the library board: board@smitherslibrary.ca

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013 ❖ B15

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Employment

Business Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

~ Caution ~ While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.

SUTCO continues to expand! Current openings; Chip Hauls, Chilliwack, Merritt, West Kootenays. Dedicated runs, day and afternoon shifts. Highway, dedicated tractor, Canada Only runs. Dispatcher, based in Salmo, days and evening shifts. If you are looking for a career that offers steady work, Extended Beneﬁts, Pension Plan then apply online: www.sutco.ca Fax: 250-3572009 Enquiries: 1-888-357-2612 Ext: 230

COMMERCIAL cleaning business for sale. 20 years Bella Coola valley. Gov’t and commercial contracts, equipment and sup,plies, turnkey operation. Ideal owner/operator, couple. Owner retiring, annual revenue 60-70 k with potential to increase dramatically. respond to dlservice@xplornet.com or McKenzie Cleaning Services, P.O. Box 247, Hagensborg BC. V0T 1H0

C ommunity Newspapers

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Required Immediately: Experienced Class 1 Drivers with at least 3 years veriﬁable experience for the following positions: Part Time Canada/ US capable; Casual /On Call Boat Truck driver Canada/US; Furniture Delivery Driver throughout BC; Full time Drivers for future scheduled runs. Please indicate on your resume position applying for. Please fax resume to 250546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com No phone calls please

Career Opportunities

College Director

We’re on the net at www.bcclassiﬁed.com

http://www.sprottshaw.com/about/were-hiring/

Career Opportunities

School District No. 73 KAMLOOPS/THOMPSON

Relief School Bus Drivers, Kamloops, BC School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) is currently accepting applications for Relief School Bus Drivers. The successful applicant must possess a valid Class 2 Drivers licence with an Air endorsement and have three years proven previous driving experience. Applicants must be able to successfully complete the School District’s road test. Those individuals who have submitted an application in the last six (6) months will be considered and need not reapply. Applications should include, but are not limited to, the following information: • Work history • Indication of a valid Class 2 driver’s license • An Air Brake Endorsement • A recent driver’s abstract If you have the above qualiﬁcations, please submit written applications by 4:00 pm. on Friday, January 25, 2013 to: Dave Mell, Manager of Transportation School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) 710 McGill Rd, Kamloops BC V2C 2A0 Email to dmell@sd73.bc.ca or Fax (250) 372-3170

Family • Environment • Lifestyle Flexibility • Quality of Life • Recreation Al-Pac is a world leader in the production of high-quality kraft pulp. These positions will be at the millsite, which is a comfortable 2-hour drive North of Edmonton, Alberta. Al-Pac’s team system is designed to provide team members the opportunity to maximize their capabilities and continually learn new skills. At Al-Pac we pride ourselves on team development and strongly support individual training. As a result, our team members are more involved in policy setting and decision-making than may be experienced at a traditional organization. Work life balance and community involvement are encouraged. We invite applications for…

Technical Business Unit Leader Accountant Millwright Electrician & Instrumentation Technician 2nd or 3rd Class Power Engineer IT Systems Analyst IT Network Analyst For further details on these positions, please visit our website at: www.alpac.ca The closing date for these positions is January 31, 2013. Please fax or e-mail your application in confidence, indicating the position of interest to: Human Resources, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., PO Box 8000, Boyle, Alberta T0A 0M0 Fax: 780-525-8028 E-mail: careers@alpac.ca Your application for employment is deemed to be consent to the collection, use, and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Alberta-Pacific respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of information and will retain this information for a period of one year after which it will be destroyed. We wish to express our thanks to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

www.alpac.ca

Career Opportunities

NANAIMO, BC

CORE & PAL Courses week days and/or weekends. www.pal-core-ed.com or Call George 852-0595 / 579-1938 Visa or debit accepted

Career Opportunities

DEALER MANAGER

Education/Trade Schools

We’re at the heart of things™

Class 1 Drivers to haul dry vans Western Canada & US. Only drivers with 2 years exp. & US border crossing capability. Dedicated tractors, paid drops, direct deposit. No phone calls Fax 250-546-0600

DRIVERS WANTED:

Career Opportunities

We are recruiting for a College Director at our Kamloops campus for a 3 month temporary position. The College Director serves as the leader, team-builder and operations manager for our student focused campus. Candidates will have a degree or professional designation accompanied by 2 years’ experience in education/teaching or 5 years’ combination of academic and related experience. Superior people management skills and business operations experience is a must. Please apply at our website:

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Terriﬁc career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement. Extensive Paid Travel, Meal Allowance, 4 weeks Vacation and Beneﬁts Package. Compensation based on prior driving experience. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE

Career Opportunities

The Inland Group is an industry-leading group of heavy truck and equipment dealerships in business since 1949 with 1,000 employees and 22 locations in North America. The Dealer Manager of our Nanaimo location has responsibility for the growth and prosperity of the branch, market share growth, customer and employee retention and the profitability of each department in the dealership. Preference will be given to candidates with several years experience in the heavy truck and/or heavy equipment industries. A post secondary degree or diploma is preferred along with proven leadership skills. Further details can be found under Canada, Job Opportunities at www.inland-group.com. Resumes and covering letters should be emailed to Lori Willcox at lwillcox@inland-group.com or faxed to 604-608-3156

Start your Health Care Career in less than a year! Study online or on campus Nursing Unit Clerk – 6 months - Work in the heart of the hospital Pharmacy Technician – 8 months - The ﬁrst CCAPP accredited program in BC Medical Transcriptionist – 9 months - Work online or in hospitals

“All the people I work with are impressed by the knowledge I gained through this course. You guys are amazing!!” - Senja, July 2012 Grad

Financial Aid available • PCTIA and CCAPP accredited

Thompson Career College

250-372-8211 or toll free 1-877-840-0888 or online at www.ThompsonCC.ca

SAVONA SPECIALTY PLYWOOD - SAVONA DIVISION Savona Specialty Plywood, located 40 km west of Kamloops, BC is the largest and most technologically advanced producer of overlaid MDO and HDO concrete forming panels in North America. With quality ﬁr veneer produced at our Lillooet veneer plant, we are committed to producing panel products exceeding our customers’ expectation.

RECEPTIONIST/ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK We have an immediate opening for a capable and enthusiastic individual to join our team. The Receptionist/Accounts Payable Clerk’s primary function will be to answer incoming calls and direct accordingly; greet and direct walk in clients and perform clerical duties associated with the processing of a variety of payable documents, reviewing for the completeness of information and verifying relevant data. The successful candidate will have at least five years office experience and a basic knowledge of accounting principles to post payable documents to the system. Attention to detail and the ability to maintain accuracy while maintaining a fast steady work pace is essential. Candidates will also have excellent customer service, communication and organizational skills and possess the ability to work both independently and within a team environment. Strong computer skills are required. We offer a competitive salary including a comprehensive benefits package. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a covering letter and resume outlining their experience and qualifications by January 24, 2013. Savona Specialty Plywood Co. Ltd. PO Box 127, Savona, B.C. V0K 2J0 Fax: (250) 373-5665 Or email resumes to jobs.savona@apgroup.ca We thank all applicants who express interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

We’re on the net at www.bcclassiﬁed.com

B16 â?&#x2013; THURSDAY, January 17, 2013 Education/Trade Schools

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Education/Trade Schools

,QWHULRU +HDY\ (TXLSPHQW 2SHUDWRU 6FKRRO OPERATORS

ARE IN DEMAND

Âľ/LNH 8VÂś

Â&#x2030;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2026;Â&#x201C;Â&#x192;Â&#x2C6;Â?Â?Â&#x152; Â&#x192;Â?Â? x x x x x x

NO Simulators ,Q WKH VHDW 7UDLQLQJ 2QO\ 1HYHU VKDUH HTXLSPHQW REAL WORLD TASKS -RE ERDUG SODFHPHQW DLG )5(( 6,7( 72856 Classes start every Monday &DOO &DOO )XQGLQJ RSWLRQV &DOO IRU GHWDLOV

Employment

Education/Trade Schools

FOODSAFE COURSE by certiďŹ ed Instructor Saturday January 19th 8:30am-4:00pm $60 Preregister by phoning 250-554-9762

TAYLOR PRO TRAINING *Heavy Equipment Operator Training *Commercial Driver Training Call today 1-877-860-7627 www.taylorprotraining.com

HUNTER & FIREARMS

Help Wanted

Courses. Next C.O.R.E. February 23th & 24th Saturday & Sunday. P.A.L. Sunday January 20th. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

PHONE DISCONNECTED? We Can Help!

Bill

250-376-7970

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help Wanted

PRACTICAL NURSING

EVERYONE APPROVED.

1-877-852-1122 PRO-TEL RECONNECT An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

Education/Trade Schools

START IMMEDIATELY

MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT & UNIT CLERK DIPLOMAS 250-310-5627

699 Victoria St. Help Wanted

Career Opportunities

Job Opportunity Real Estate Sales Manager

Licensed Practical Nurse Health Care Aid Operating Room Tech* Foot Care Nurse*

NEW Provincially Recognized PN program. Available at select campuses.

Career Opportunities Child/Youth Care Worker Teen Pregnancy Worker Parenting Support Worker Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelter Worker Family Place / Newcomers Worker

Does this sound like you?

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT

â&#x20AC;˘ Your ambition and drive sets you apart from most people you know? â&#x20AC;˘ You know understanding customer needs is the cornerstone of sales success. â&#x20AC;˘ You are an excellent listener and team leader. â&#x20AC;˘ You identify & solve problems collaboratively. â&#x20AC;˘ You are highly motivated with energy & vitality which matches your desire to achieve goals. â&#x20AC;˘ You demonstrate administrative excellence in overseeing real estate systems and operating efďŹ ciencies. â&#x20AC;˘ You thrive in a small organization that is continually changing and growing.

Career Opportunities Home Support Agencies Acute/Complex Care Facility Long Term Care Private Homes Assisted Living

MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT Career Opportunities Medical Office Assistant MSP Billing Clerk Medical Transcriptionist

You will have demonstrated success as a real estate sales person, team leadership and the consistent achievement of sales goals and targets. The base salary and production bonuses are highly attractive. The competitive beneďŹ t package includes extended health and dental as well as company discounts, specialized training and professional development.

301 - 340 VICTORIA STREET

KAMLOOPS:

250-314-1122

SPROTTSHAW.COM Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the net at www.bcclassiďŹ ed.com Education/Trade Schools

Education/Trade Schools

Help Wanted ABK RESTORATION SERVICES is currently recruiting experienced Fire & Flood Technicians experienced in emergency & restoration projects. Preferred candidates will be professional in appearance, well organized and enthusiastic. Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License Required. ABK has created industry leading compensation packages, including enrollment in our generous extended health beneďŹ ts program. Positions available immediately. Submit resume to MyJob@myABK.com or fax 250-374-4033. EI CLAIM denied? Need help? 18yrs exp as EI ofďŹ cer. Will prepare & present appeals. Bernie Hughes Toll Free 1877-581-1122. I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries. Vehicle is required. For more information please call the Circulation Department at

250-374-0462

Sun Rivers Realty seeks a â&#x20AC;&#x153;best in sales managementâ&#x20AC;? professional to lead the Sun Rivers sales team. This person is motivated by; coaching their team to achieve outstanding results, the opportunity to work in a team based environment where collaboration and fun are paramount, supporting a team of professionals to excel in customer sales and service and their desire to utilize their creativity to achieve outstanding results.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER - SS

Employment

Sun Rivers values work-life balance and offers a fun, ďŹ&#x201A;exible, professional environment in one of the ďŹ nest resort communities in BC. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t delay, check us out at sunrivers.com and see what you are missing. Please apply by January 31, 2013 by forwarding your compelling cover letter and resume to:

Licensed Security Guard (f/t required for mobile must have valid BC security and drivers licenses) Must be able to work night shift and weekends email resume to pat@desertcityinc.com or fax 250-828-0833

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information. Sales person wanted established company looking for an experienced low voltage wiring sales person. Salary + commission based. Serious inquiries only. Please email resume to saleskamloops@live.com Storms Restaurant now accepting resumes for full time server/supervisor position. Successful applicant(s) must have min. 2 years serving experience in an upscale restaurant, strong leadership skills and be able to work in and motivate a team environment. Attention to detail and strong work habits essential. Apply with resume 1502 River Street or email storms@shawbiz.ca

1-800-222-TIPS

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services HOUSEKEEPING & Laundry staff needed immediately. Nancy Greeneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cahilty Lodge at Sun Peaks also requires a Housekeeping Supervisor with min. three years experience. Apply to: susan@cahiltylodge.com

Medical/Dental Sun Rivers Resort Community 1000 Clubhouse Drive Kamloops BC, V2H 1T9 Attention: Leslie Brochu, Vice-President Or e-mail to employment@sunrivers.com

PHARMACY TECH w/ exp reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Great hrs, independent store, no evening/weekends. Pls fwd resume w/cover to: Pharm502@gmail.com.

Education/Trade Schools

Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ďŹ nancing options available to qualiďŹ ed applicants.

Toll Free:

1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013 ❖ B17

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Help Wanted

Employment

Services

Trades, Technical

Mind Body Spirit

Help Wanted

MOTOR SPORTS Journeymen Technician WANTED

Automotive Service Technician

Rivercity Cycle is looking for a journeyman or equivalent will pay top wage for the right person send resume to donrivercitycycle@shaw.ca

Kamloops Honda has an opening for a journeyman Automotive Service Technician.

Financial Services

HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

Legal

Work Wanted

Kamloops Honda offers top industry level wages and benefits in a great working environment with the latest and best shop tools and equipment. If you are interested in joining our team please Fax, Mail or Email your resume in confidence to:

Kamloops Honda

Services

Financial Services

Fitness/Exercise

Misc Services

WE will pay you to exercise!

THOMPSON VALLEY DISPOSAL LTD. 12 Yard Mini Bins & 20,30, 40 Yard BIG Bins

INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca

Jim Oakley - General Manager info@kamloopshonda.ca (250) 374-3656

Deliver Kamloops This Week Only 2 issues a week!

call 250-374-0462

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

for a route near you!

Locally owned & operated

250-376-5865 / 250-320-5865 Handypersons

FREE

JOURNEYMAN carpenter. No job too small. John 250-5734107

Legal

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

1308 Josep Way Kamloops, BC V2H 1N6

Attn: Email: Fax:

Relax and unwind with a full body massage for appointment (250) 682-1802

Services

We will PICK-UP your clothing, furniture, housewares FREE. If you have used products that are in good condition we will pick it from you for

RICK’S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent. We ﬁll or you ﬁll.

250-377-3457

FREE!

Landscaping

CALL PENNY PINCHERS 250-376-4131

LOOKOUTLANDSCAPING.CA

While we thank everyone for their interest, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Snow Plowing, Removal, Sanding, Hand Shoveling. Yard Clean up and Hauling

La Quiese Behaviour Support Services Job Posting

250-376-2689

YOUR BUSINESS HERE

Only $120/month

Required Immediately

Run your 1x1 semi display classiﬁed in every issue of Kamloops This Week

BEHAVIOUR INTERVENTIONIST

S lives here. It’s here in our community. Please make a difference by volunteering. Sclerosis Society of Canada S Multiple

Call 250-371-4949

The successful candidate will be working with under school age children with Autism in Salmon Arm and Sicamous. The position is approximately 3 hours per day, 5 days per week. You must be 19 years or older with a vehicle. Remuneration: A competitive wage based on skill, experience, and education will be offered by the family. A current Criminal Record Check will be required by the families. Education and Experience: Experience and/or post secondary education in a related area of study would be helpful. (i.e.: early childhood education, special needs, child and youth care, psychology, social work, special education assistant, retired teacher or community support worker). Contact: Send resume with 3 references to: Patricia Kennedy, la_quiese@live.com or call 1-250-836-2846 if you would like more information. Resumes will be accepted until January 19, 2013.

classiﬁeds@kamloopsthisweek.com

1•800•268•7582 www.mssociety.ca

Misc Services

Trades, Technical

LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL OR CARPENTRY? We are currently accepting applications for a 19 week Construction Trades Training Program focusing on Carpentry, Electrical and Plumbing. This program is being offered in Kamloops starting in February. Go to www.sica.bc.ca/pdf/CTTbrochureKA.pdf to see our brochure about the program. For more information and applications contact: Kym Behrns 250-574-9389 summer-ka@sica.bc.ca www.sica.bc.ca

Officer

A healthy local economy depends on you

SHOP LOCALLY

Proudly Sponsored by the Southern Interior Construction Association

KAMLOOPS BUSINESS DIRECTORY ONLY $7

00 0 NTH

PER MO

+ HST & $2 ! .25 Includes ro e-edition charge tating featu re spot

L.COOK WOODWORKING Custom Cabinets Furniture Closet Organizers Finish Carpentry

250.574.0074

lcookwoodworking.webs.com

FOREVER FEET FOOTCARE PROVIDING AFFORDABLE FOOTCARE SERVICES IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HOME

THOMPSON RIVERS

Kitchen Fitters

Why replace your kitchen if you can refinish it for a fraction of the cost? 250.573.4884 | 250.682.7680

Dutch Masters Painting

Room Special only $299.00

(includes paint) Over 2000 colours

250.554.4500

Exterior Painting Specialist

foreverfeet-footcare.ca

Call Jeﬀ - 250.320.9935

PEST SPECIALIZING IN: Spiders Pigeons Mice/Rats Bedbugs Ants Wasps Termites

778-220-3333

Your Business Here! CALL RANDY 250-374-7467

FOREVER FEET FOOTCARE PROVIDING AFFORDABLE FOOTCARE SERVICES IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HOME

250.554.4500 foreverfeet-footcare.ca

B18 â?&#x2013; THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Services

Pets & Livestock

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Rentals

Stucco/Siding

Pets

$500 & Under

Furniture

Misc. for Sale

For Sale By Owner

FLUFFY PUPPY

Do you have an item for sale under $500?

LEATHER SECTIONAL

Commercial/ Industrial

PET GROOMING Master Groomer. Simply the Best. Just Ask Around.

Did you know that you can place your item in our classiďŹ eds for one week for FREE?

(250) 554-8983

Call our ClassiďŹ ed Department for details!

PETS For Sale? TRI-CITY SPECIAL! for only $46.78/week, we will place your classiďŹ ed ad into Kamloops, Vernon & Salmon Arm. (250)371-4949 classiďŹ eds@kamloopsthisweek.com *some restrictions apply.

WANTED: Healthy Stud for Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. 1 (250)832-7959

Merchandise for Sale

Pets & Livestock

Pets Animals sold as â&#x20AC;&#x153;purebred stockâ&#x20AC;? must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

$100 & Under Antique menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gold pocket watch 17 jewel circa 1897 $85 (250) 372-2082aft 5 lve mes

Livestock

SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR

250-371-4949 *some restrictions apply

Winter tires on steel rims 215 70 R16 Hankook approx 75% tread left. Balanced and ready to go on your car, came off a 03 Saturn Vue $350 250-5787202aft 5 / 250-571-4501aft 4

4HERE S MORE TO LOSE THAN JUST

5 PIECE DINING ROOM SET Brand new. Still in boxes. Worth $600. Must Sell $249. Can Deliver. 250-434-2337 or 250-314-7022

C ommunity Newspapers

ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, ďŹ r & pine. Stock up now. CampďŹ re wood. (250)377-3457.

Heavy Duty Machinery

REIMERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FARM SERVICES

250-571-2656

â&#x20AC;˘ Cars â&#x20AC;˘ Trucks â&#x20AC;˘ Trailers â&#x20AC;˘ RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;˘ Boats â&#x20AC;˘ ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;˘ Snowmobiles â&#x20AC;˘ Motorcycles â&#x20AC;˘ Merchandise â&#x20AC;˘ Some restrictions apply â&#x20AC;˘ Includes 2 issues per week â&#x20AC;˘ Non-Business ads only â&#x20AC;˘ Non-Business ads only

ly n O

95 3 lines PLUS TAX

Add an extra line for only $10

250-371-4949

Help Wanted

HELP WANTED

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the heart of thingsâ&#x201E;˘

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;53 in stock. SPECIAL 44â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! Also Damaged 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; $1950 Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? LIKE NEW Vata-Health Machine 2 motors, oscillating and spiral vibration 60 speed levels great for strength and weight training excellent for circulation and lymphatic drainage less than 20 hours on machine cost $1200 new will sell for $895 Great Christmas Gift (250) 851-9276

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $10/ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC call for availability 250-374-7467

Misc. Wanted

The Sports Council has been awarded a contract to develop and deliver the Legacy Performance Games and Legacy Performance Master Games. The first Games will be June of 2013. The Legacy Performance Games were created as a direct result from successfully hosting the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kamloops 2011 Western Canada Summer Gamesâ&#x20AC;? in August of 2011.

SPORT AND GAMES COORDINATOR We are seeking an energetic and passionate individual to join our team as the Sport and Games Coordinator. This is a full time position. This individual will provide support in the areas of sport development and games coordinating.

Our ideal candidate will have; - Knowledge in various areas of Games Operations such as: Logistics, Sport Operations and Games Time Operations - Experience with Microsoft office applications - The ability to work well in a team environment but also be able to work independently on projects - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Demonstrated good judgment in decision-making and problem-solving skills - Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work within a multi-tasking environment EXPERIENCE Preference will be given to; A minimum of 2 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in event or multi-sport games management and/or a Sport Management Event Hosting diploma or similar field. Please send your Cover Letter and Resume with salary expectations prior to January 28th to: General Manger Kamloops Sports Council kamloopssportscouncil@gmail.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE We would to thank you in advance, only the successful candidates will be contacted

For Lease 2400 sq ft shop 12ft high overhead door 13ft ceiling, ofďŹ ce, avail immd $1500 +hst and util 250-682-3254

$39.95 Special!

Cottages / Cabins RAYLEIGH 2 bdrm 1bth W/D F/S N/S N/P horse board avail $800/mo+util 250-578-0050 WANTED CABIN FOR RENT on ACREAGE in APRIL for young couple. With water access and space for large garden. Ideal property has additional agricultural land for lease. 250-532-0222 scairnie@hotmail.com

Call or email for more info:

250-374-7467 classiďŹ eds@ kamloopsthisweek.com

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

2bdrm Brock, great view & lrg deck. w/d, util incl + cab and internet . $1200/mo No dogs! Refs (250) 319-9873 2 Bdrm main ďŹ&#x201A;r near school, bus & shopping, n/p Northshore $900/mo 250-376-8465 Lakeview 3bdrm duplex, furnished near Clinton $325 per/mth (250) 459-2387aft 5 Merritt walk to sch/shop new reno 4bdrm 3bth avail immd n/s, n/p $1100 (604) 534-2748

Riverbend Seniors Community

14x70 2bdrm Ord Rd. 5appl, g/f, a/c, no dogs $1150 + util avail Feb 1st (250) 554-4336

Kamloops (55+) 2bdr. suite $1700/mo., river view, spacious, wheelchair friendly, many extras. Email catherine_steele@hotmail.com 1(604)408-1023 Vancouver 1(250)377-3686 Kamloops

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com

250-554-7888

Misc. Wanted

RIVIERA VILLA 1&2/BDRM Suites

1/bdrm starting at $675/mth 2/bdrm starting at $800/mth Incl/heat, hot water. N/P. Senior oriented.

Bed & Breakfast BC Best Buy ClassiďŹ edâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place your classiďŹ ed ad in over 71 Papers across BC.

Box 67, 100 Mile House B.C. V0K 2E0

Please call

NORM WILCOX

Misc. for Sale

TARPS! TARPS! â&#x20AC;&#x153;BEST PRICES IN TOWN!â&#x20AC;?

BLUE TARPS

STARTING AT

2.49

WHITE TARPS 10X10 weave (Heavy Duty)

STARTING AT

3.59

BLACK TARPS 14X14 weave (Industrial Duty)

STARTING AT

5.19

FOAM SHOP MATTRESS REPLACEMENTS SINGLE TO KING SIZE

2â&#x20AC;? TO 6â&#x20AC;? THICK - CUSTOM CUT OR CUSTOM ORDER MEMORY FOAM TOPPER PADS - 3LB & 5LB DENSITY SINGLE TO KING SIZE - 2â&#x20AC;? & 3â&#x20AC;? THICK

CUSHION REPLACEMENTS TORN OR TATTERED? SOFAS, CHAIRS, OTTOMANS, SNOWMOBILES SEATS, TRACTORS

YOU NEED IT - WE WILL CUT IT!

FIND US ON FACEBOOK

www.surplusherbys.com

248 TRANQUILLE RD, NORTH SHORE - KAMLOOPS 250376-2714 â&#x20AC;˘ OUT OF TOWN CALL 1-800-665-4533

Homes for Rent 2BDRM NShore, deck & lrg yrd, f/s/dw np/ns, refs req. $1200 250-573-5877after 6pm 3bdrm 2bth, dbl gar, Brock w/d, n/s, n/p $1300 + util (250) 574-4210 Lower Sahali 6 bdrm near TRU & hospital, w/d $2000mo + util 250-372-3338, 819-3338. North Shore 2bdrm $1150 per month, pets neg avail Feb 1st. 250-374-5586 or 250-3710206 N/Shore 2bdrm util incl N/S N/P lovely yd Ideal for semi retired couple $1,100 579-8140 TOBIANO 3bdrm + den 2 1/2bth gar, f/p, lrg deck, access to pool, $1700/month + util Avail Immd 250 320-6576

for more information

Rooms for Rent Large room on NShore prv bth w/d, n/s, n/p suit. for student $600util inc 250-376-3594

Lots

Affordable Kokanee Court New 2 or 3 bedroom, 2 bath home & land packages

â&#x20AC;˘ All landscaping, edible garden area â&#x20AC;˘ Paved driveway & RV parking First home buyers find how to get $10,000 back from the government All for only:

239,900

250-573-2278

/mo 1,100 OAC

1-866-573-1288

www.eaglehomes.ca

Houses For Sale

Brand New Home New 27 x 48 or 1296 sq.ft. home. Ready for immediate delivery on your foundation! â&#x20AC;˘ Fully finished painted drywall â&#x20AC;˘ Upgraded windows & doors â&#x20AC;˘ Over $30,000 in upgrades for NO CHARGE â&#x20AC;˘ 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; side walls Suggested retail: Manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rebate:

CAMPING FOAM, MEDICAL WEDGES & BOLSTERS, PILLOWS

â&#x20AC;&#x153; A CUT ABOVE THE RESTâ&#x20AC;?

Mobile Homes & Pads

WESTSYDE 3bdrm main ďŹ&#x201A;oor 5appl updated $1400/mth inclds util & yard maintenance 250-579-5758

Call 250-371-4949

BEFORE YOU SELL: â&#x20AC;˘ ASPEN â&#x20AC;˘ BIRCH â&#x20AC;˘ COTTONWOOD â&#x20AC;˘ PINE PULP LOGS (250) 395-6218 (direct line) â&#x20AC;˘ (250) 395-6201 (fax)

Duplex / 4 Plex

1bdrm apt new kitchen on site w/d, min 1yr lease n/s, n/p ref $750 (250) 320-7622 Aberdeen Mews, 2bdrm, 970 sq ft all on 1 level, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d condo lrg storage rm f/p, w/d, lrg 14x28 patio, beautiful city, valley and river views, bus stop, cls to all amenities and TRU Avail Feb 1st $1000 per/mth ref req, viewing on Sat Jan 19th from 12 noon to 4pm call for appointment 250-4577355 or email cadamski@ telus.net Priv. fully-contained Bachelor in Knutsford. 10 min from mall $625/mo incl util 372-5365

CASH for OLD postcards, guns, military medals, syphons, bottles, license plates, NWBIT insulators, tins, signs, silver coins (15x), toys, tokens, misc. antiques, Larry, 250 545-7140, sumas@shaw.ca Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

10X8 weave (Medium Duty)

THE KAMLOOPS SPORTS COUNCIL JOB OPPORTUNITY

BY OWNER

Top Dollar paid for riďŹ&#x201A;es and $hot Guns of all calibers. We will pick Up (250) 371-0860

BRAND NEW 4 PC BEDROOM SET

Firewood/Fuel

HOME DELIVERY MIXED CORDS

Help Wanted

New, still in plastic. Worth $899. Must Sell $299. Can Deliver. 250-434-2337 or 250-314-7022

WWW ALZHEIMERBC ORG

- Regular & Screened Sizes -

RUNSOLD TILL

QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS & BOXSPRING

Queen Size Sleigh Style Bed Set Bed, Dresser, Mirror and a nightstand. Still in boxes. Worth $1799. Must sell. $699! 250-434-2337 or 250-314-7022

MEMORIES

PETEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FIREWOOD

250-260-0110

CASH FOR GUNS

Brand NEW 3 piece Sofa Set. Includes sofa, chaise & storage ottoman. Worth $1,299. Must Sell $899. Delivery included. 250-434-2337 or 250-314-7022

Yours today for

179,900 30,000

149,900

250-573-2278

1-866-573-1288

www.eaglehomes.ca

THURSDAY, January 17, 2013 ❖ B19

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Run Till Rented “Read All About It”

Rentals

Transportation

Shared Accommodation

Suites, Upper

Cars - Domestic

Recreational/Sale

Boats

Downtown large 3bdrm 1.5 bath, enclosed deck, fenced yard, w/d, n/p, close to all amen $1150+util Avail immed (250) 320-9205

04 PT Cruiser GT Turbo. 5sp, loaded, 106,000kms, Excellent cond.$5500 obo 250-319-9232

20ft. Campion bow rider w/115 hpMerc outbrd EZload trailer FishFndr $2900obo 319-1394

LOOKING FOR A DEAL ON A NEW VEHICLE? Save up to 40% OFF your next new vehicle... No games or gimmicks, deal direct with local dealerships. www.newcarselloff.com

Sailboat, 15.5’ Falcon, ﬁberglass, centreboard, new Northsails on trailer. $2750. Louis Creek. 250-672-9623

Furn bed rm cls to DTown util incl employed or student n/s/p no drinking $500mo 377-3158 Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. 579-8193 Cell 250-572-1048

Townhouses TOWNHOUSES Best Value In Town

Suites, Lower

Kamloops This Week Run Till Rented gives you endless possibilities... $52.95 + tax Max 3 Lines Max 12 Weeks Must be pre-paid (no refunds) Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time (Must phone to reschedule)

Private parties only - no businesses Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10 CALL 250-371-4949

The Heart munity of Your Com

1bdrm daylight suite n/s, n/p g/f, w/d, a/c and sat tv, util incl $900 SunRivers 250-851-5038 1bdrm f/s f/p, laundry facilities 900blk Dominion 1 person n/p, n/s incl heat, $700 (250) 6798114 1Bdrm N.Shore daylight, level entry ns/np $625 incl.util. Avail Feb1 376-4983 or 376-7291 1BDRM Sep. Entr. Shared Lndry. N/S N/P $750/mo+DD+ ref’s, util. incl. Brock 554-2228 1 Bdrm w/den in Aberdeen sep ent, w/d, gas ﬁreplace util incl $950mo 250-372-3638 2 Bdrm in Sahali avail immed $900mo util incl, no laundry 250-318-4756, 250-828-1900 2furnBdrmW/D N/SN/P near bus TRU $1300(util,wireless incl) avail Mar 1,250-819-1373 Cumfy 1bdrm suite. Close to University, Hospital. Perfect for student or quiet person. Excellent Location. np. ns. Call now (250) 372-5270

NORTH SHORE

No qr code reader? Text info: 778.786.8271

*Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms

RUN UNTIL SOLD

PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

Adult Escorts #1A Enchanting Companion 250-371-0947. Sweet, pleasant, upscale, classy & fun. Hourglass ﬁgure. Discreet. 10am-8pm. www.kamloopsbrandi.com

Call: 250-371-4949

Scrap Car Removal

ONLY $34.95(plus Tax)

318-4321

1ST CHOICE

NO PETS

(250)371-4949

KAMLOOPS TEMPTRESS

Transportation

*some restrictions apply call for details

Sexy, fun, accommodating, & discreet. Ask about our daytime specials & Stag Parties.

Antiques / Classics 1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $6000 obo (250) 376-5722

Cars - Sports & Imports

Auto Financing

07 Honda Civic LX auto A/C fully loaded 94000 kms remote starter $10,900 250-319-2874 2005 Honda EX coupe Exc condition, low kms $9995.00 ﬁrm Call 778-220-6205

Commercial Vehicles

KTW needs door to door Carriers in all areas of Kamloops For a route near you call:

FOR SALE

Call 24/7 www.kamloopstemptress.com

250-572-3623 4 College Sweethearts

Sport Utility Vehicle 09 Jeep Patriot North 4x4 std, ac, fully loaded 61,500km drk green $16,250. 250-672-9623

Just want to have fun! Downtown in calls or out calls available.

Trucks & Vans

Toyota Forklift

250-374-0462

1-250-762-9447

Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one ﬂat rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* • $59.95 (boxed ad with photo) • $34.95 (regular 3 line ad) *Some conditions & restrictions apply. Private party only (no businesses).

*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop

EARN EXTRA CA$H

Ground level sep ent 1Bdrm new reno N Kam cls to sch & bus n/s,n/p $650 372-5765 New reno 2bdrm sep ent. NKam w/d, n/s, n/p long term rental preferred ref req $900 util incl (250) 819-4230 Valleyview lge living space 2 bdrm, 5 appliances, $950mo hydro & gas incl 250-372-2380

Run until sold New Price>>$59.95

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Cars - Domestic 02 Dodge Chrysler Seabring 4dr V6, 190,000km new tires gd cond $3900obo 319-1394

• • • • •

Model 42-6FG18 Max lift 3500lbs. Older model. Seller motivated. Sold to best offer.

Call or text 24/7 (250) 318-9605

1983 F350 Ford camper van low mileage new tires, runs good $3500 250-377-0892

ALL Pro Escorts & Strippers.

1997 GMC Safari SLX Van AWD pwr Braun Wheel Chair Lift $12,000 (250) 374-6138

Call 250-374-0462

2006 Toyota Tacoma (silver) 29,000km 2wd auto very clean truck $14,500 (250) 828-0225

Recreational/Sale

2007 Dodge 1500 4x4, box liner,running boards, new brakes & tires $11,200. 250-542-6156

Fast, friendly service. Professional Service for over 30 years Cash/Visa/MC 250-372-7721 1-866-849-8603 www.allproescorts.com or www.allprostrippers.com

26’ pull type 1999 Mallard trailer slps 6, lrg awning, a/c , solar panel + extras $9,000 (250) 376-6918

96 GMC 4x4 3/4ton club cab 161270km wired for trailer, a/c, c/d, canopy incl, new battery $9,000 (250) 376-6918

Fun blonde provides erotic massage and much more! 9:30am-10pm 250-376-5319

Memories & Milestones Congratulations to Al & Donna Schrader on 45 wonderful years!

Clif & Brenda Jensen and Bill & Sandy Bullock are thrilled to announce the marriage of

Deborah Jensen to

Ryan Bullock The wedding took place on December 6, 2012 at Twin Cay, Exuma Islands, Bahamas

\ We love you Mom & Dad Love your sons Lawrence and Darren and their families.

It's facing the world as one, And it's more than love at ﬁrst sight, It's together being a family, Each and every day and night. It's the way he looks into her eyes, It's the way she looks too, It's why they stand before us, And why they said "I do." And now we stand here today, On this important moment in life, With two people very in love, After 45 years as husband and wife.

Happy 30th Birthday to this handsome fella! Tyler McCart is turning 30 on January 21st!

Fellow CN’ers … be sure to give him the birthday bumps when you see him! Trust me, he deserves it!

Wishing you a fantastic day Tyler! Love your much older wife,

Kimberley

Less Fuel. More Power. Great Value is a comparison between the 2013 and the 2012 Chrysler Canada product lineups. 40 MPG or greater claim (7.0 L/100 km) based on 2013 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption estimates. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on powertrain, driving habits and other factors. See dealer for additional EnerGuide details. Wise customers read the fine print: •, *, ‡, § The First Big Deal Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after January 3, 2013. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. See participating dealers for complete details and conditions. •$19,998 Purchase Price applies to 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (29E+CL9) only and includes $8,100 Consumer Cash Discount. $19,998 Purchase Price applies to 2013 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package (22F+CLE) only and includes $2,000 Consumer Cash Discount. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. See participating dealers for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2013 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. See your dealer for complete details. ‡4.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package\2013 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package models to qualified customers on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Auto Finance and Ally Credit Canada. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. See your dealer for complete details. Examples: 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2013 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $19,998/$19,998 (including applicable Consumer Cash Discounts) financed at 4.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $115/$115 with a cost of borrowing of $3,823/$3,823 and a total obligation of $23,821/$23,821. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. §2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew shown. Price including applicable Consumer Cash Discount: $27,395. 2013 Dodge Journey Crew shown. Price including applicable Consumer Cash Discount: $27,595. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. ≠Based on R. L. Polk Canada Inc. January to October 2011 Canadian Total New Vehicle Registration data for Chrysler Crossover Segments. ^Based on 2013 Ward’s Middle Cross Utility segmentation. ¤Based on 2013 EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide ratings published by Natural Resources Canada. Transport Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on powertrain, driving habits and other factors. 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan – Hwy: 7.9 L/100 km (36 MPG) and City: 12.2 L/100 km (23 MPG). 2013 Dodge Journey SE 2.4 L 4-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.5 L/100 km (38 MPG) and City: 10.8 L/100 km (26 MPG). TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC.

B20 ❖ THURSDAY, January 17, 2013

SCAN HERE FOR MORE

GREAT OFFERS

DBC_131007_LB_CARA_JOUR.indd 1

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

THE

BI G D E A L E V E N T

2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CANADA VALUE PACKAGE CANADA’S #1 SELLING MINIVAN FOR 29 YEARS

INCLUDES $8,100 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.

19,998 •

2013 DODGE JOURNEY CANADA VALUE PACKAGE CANADA’S #1 SELLING CROSSOVER ≠

INCLUDES $2,000 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.

19,998 •

115 BI-WEEKLY‡ OR FINANCE FOR

7.5 L/100 KM HWY Y¤

2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew shown.§

CANADA’S #1 SELLING PEOPLE LE AL. MOVERS REALLY ARE A BIG DEAL.

7.9 L/100 KM HWY¤

BI-WEEKLY‡

OR FINANCE CE FOR

IT’S YOUR JOURNEY, MAKE THE MOST OF IT.

4.49 %

MPG

HWY

% @ 115 4.49 FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

AVAILABLE FEATURES FOR THE 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN • 2ND ROW OVERHEAD 9" VIDEO SCREEN • 2ND ROW POWER WINDOWS • 2ND ROW SUPER STOW ’n GO® • PARKVIEW® REAR BACK-UP CAMERA

MPG G

HWY Y

2013 Dodge Journey Crew shown.§

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

• BEST-IN-CLASS STORAGE^ • BEST-IN-CLASS V6 DRIVING RANGE^ • LARGEST TOUCH-SCREEN IN ITS CLASS^ • MOST AFFORDABLE MID-SIZE CROSSOVER IN CANADA^

LESS FUEL. MORE POWER. GREAT VALUE.

10 VEHICLES WITH 40 MPG HWY OR BETTER.

Dodge.ca/Offers

1/9/13 2:45 PM