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OR A YEAR AFTER KIMBERLEY McCart’s mother left her father, Kimberley and her brother weren’t allowed to play outside their Lloydminster home. Nor were they allowed to open the curtains, which stayed permanently drawn across the windows at all times. “I remember — because I was four and curious, I didn’t understand — peeking out the front window and my dad was sitting there in his car,” said McCart, now a legislative assistant with the City of Kamloops. “And I realized then, this is why we’re not allowed to look outside. Because something wasn’t right about that, even at four years old.” Over the course of that year, McCart said her father’s behaviour, already abusive when her parents separated, reached its most frightening level. “He followed her, chased her, he waited outside our home,” she recalled. “Every single day he was right wherever she was, threatening her.” The stalking continued until one day in August 1983, when McCart’s father walked into the law office where her mother, Denise Ellen Nault, was working as a legal secretary. “He had his gun and he shot around the office,” McCart said. “The lawyers were scrambling and she tried to stop him. She’d been dealing with his rage for so long that she thought she could calm him down.” Instead, McCart’s father shot her mother twice, point-blank, killing her three days before her 28th birthday. He would spend the next 15 years in prison, while McCart went to live with an aunt and uncle. Thirty years later and a province to the west, McCart will tell Denise’s story at this year’s Kamloops Shoe Memorial.
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One year ago today (Dec. 5), a man walking his dog in Guerin Creek near downtown Kamloops happened upon the lifeless body of a teenaged girl. C.J. Fowler was 16 when she was murdered in Kamloops on Dec. 5, 2012. The last time she was seen alive was shortly before 3 a.m. that day, when surveillance cameras caught her leaving Royal Inland Hospital. Her body was discovered just before noon. Julie Morrison, chief councillor of the Gitanmaax Band First Nation in Hazelton, Fowler’s band, said the girl’s family is still seeking closure. “I think any family would feel the need for justice,” she said. “Somebody’s gotten away with this up until now.” Morrison took issue with media coverage of Fowler’s death, saying many reports painted her as leading a high-risk lifestyle or unnecessarily placing herself in a vulnerable situation. “People need to remember that C.J. mattered,” she said. “It seems that a lot of the media was blaming the victim — but, whoever did this was in the wrong. “The fact of the matter is people in Kamloops are not safe right now with this murderer on the loose and a lot of people walk that route [through Guerin Creek] to TRU.” At the time of her death, Fowler had only been in Kamloops for about four days. Police said at the time they had interviewed a number of her local friends, as well as a “male companion” with whom she had travelled from Terrace. To this point, police have not made any arrests. And, if the investigation is progressing, Mounties are not saying. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush would only say it is an “active, ongoing investigation” and asked anyone with information to come forward. Morrison echoed that sentiment. “If anyone knows anything at all, they should share that information,” she said. “People need to think about anything they may have seen — even if it’s a little bit, maybe that might be enough to put together for the RCMP what happened that night. “I just hope and pray that we find the person who did this to C.J. because she did not deserve it. “No one does.”
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Sixteen-year-old C.J. Fowler was murdered a year ago today, on Dec. 5, 2012. The photo to the left, taken from surveillance video at Royal Inland Hospital, shows the teen leaving the hospital in the wee hours of the morning. Her body was found later in the day in an area east of the Summit Connector. On Dec. 13, members of C.J.’s family, along with Tk’emlups Indian Band Chief Shane Gottfriedson, held a prayer ceremony (right) at the site where her body was found. Anybody with information on C.J.’s murder is urged to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-8283000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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City council asked to take a stand on Ajax mine By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
For Coun. Tina Lange, opposing the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine isn’t about the science. While the majority on Kamloops city council has refrained from taking a stand on the controversial open-pit mine KGHM Ajax wants to build south of Aberdeen, Lange has long been a dissenting voice on the issue, along with Coun. Donovan Cavers. “My first look at that project, my concern was the perception of the way people see our city,” she said. “We have fought being the dirty, stinky mill town for a very long time. If I could go back in time as a city council-
lor, I would never have agreed to put a pulp mill downtown on prime riverfront property. History should have taught us something.” In an open letter released on Monday, Dec. 2, Kamloops and District Labour Council president Peter Kerek praised Lange and Cavers for taking a stand on the mine ahead of their colleagues and urged other councillors to do the same. The council represents about 10,000 unionized workers in the Kamloops region and has been opposed to the mine since 2011. “There are a handful of local scientists who have spoken at rallies and are openly against the mine and have provided a lot of evidence
linking similar mine operations to detrimental health effects,” Kerek told KTW, pointing to information compiled by groups such as the Kamloops Area Preservation Association and Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment “Those members of council who say there’s not enough evidence or enough scientific proof, I’m not going to try to give them excuses.” It’s an argument that doesn’t sway Mayor Peter Milobar, who said council actually knows less about the mine than it used to, since KGHM Ajax announced this past summer it would redesign the project after a discovery of more ore bodies. “I don’t have a posi-
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tion from others will be problem enough. “That’s why I felt really comfortable coming out right away because I wasn’t saying, ‘This is going to kill us.’ I was saying, ‘This is going to kill our image.’” While Lange would like to see her council colleagues look at the issue from that perspective, she doesn’t think it’s likely to happen. Nor does Milobar see
“We know that the smell from a pulp mill can’t hurt you,” she said. “But, if you’re dealing with that every day because you live in Brocklehurst, you will tell me that, yes, it does hurt you and you don’t believe those lower stats. People don’t believe science all the time.” Even if the mine won’t damage the community’s health, Lange said, the knee-jerk reac-
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The little boy opposing Ajax must be hoarse by now
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S ANYONE ELSE OUT there tired of all the rhetoric about the proposed Ajax mine? I’ve developed a bit of a game here at the office. If I recognize the sender of an email with “Ajax” in the subject line, I try to guess which twist on the same old argument will be the message. Will it be the “the mine will destroy the environment” rant or the “nobody in Kamloops wants it” pitch? It’s become somewhat tiresome and old. The simple reality is the protests are based on nothing that actually exists. There is no massive hole in the ground. Loud booms are not being heard across the land. Water is not vanishing from the Thompson River. In fact, given the vague nonresponses that occasionally come out of the public-relations team at Ajax’s headquarters, one might wonder if anything at all will ever happen south of Aberdeen. The last official word from KGHM Ajax is that the project is being redesigned and the experts involved are still trying to figure out what the site entails. The latest is a letter from the Kamloops and District Labour Council, denouncing the mine-thatdoesn’t-exist and making bold statements with the belief that, if they are in print, they are valid. Consider this statement from the labour council about KGHM, the company behind the proposal: It “at best, had not conducted an
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LEVEL adequate amount of research to ensure they could conduct their business without bringing significant risk to the inhabitants of our city. At worst, it was apparent that the company had done significant research and determined it was in its best interest to not disclose such information.” So, what is it? Not enough research? Too much? They’re all liars? Protest is good and there really doesn’t have to be something tangible for people to oppose but, in this case, it’s a lot like the little boy crying wolf over and over and over again.
Kudos to Keller • Another chapter in the history of Thompson Rivers University will quietly close this week. Josh Keller is retiring and with him goes one more link to the wonderful institution upon which TRU was built — the University College of the Cariboo. We moved here because of UCC, where my husband was hired to teach journalism, and I learned more about the institution from the multitude of times Keller was out in the commu-
nity, talking up his employer, than I did from any other resource. Sure, it was his job as the guy who created the media and marketing department there, but you got the sense he really did want you to feel part of the UCC experience. There he was on the radio, talking about upcoming events, how the sports teams were doing — all the cool stuff that was happening. “Come join us on campus and enjoy all the cool stuff we do” was the theme of his messages. Keller knows his stuff. Before joining Cariboo College — which became UCC — he was in charge of media for the Vancouver Whitecaps and the B.C. Lions. He knows how to formulate a message and deliver it. I could never figure out why TRU shunted him off to the backbenches when it clearly had a star cheerleader. With him went what felt like an open invitation to Kamloops to be part of the experience on McGill Road. Today, other than the public engagement of sports-information officer Larry Read, there really isn’t anyone out in the community rallying the folks to support their university. There’s no one out there reminding us about all the great stuff that goes on there, inviting us to come up and share it with them. Some may call it a necessary step in the transition required to become a university. For me, it’s just a reminder that amazing foundation has become the ignored basement. dale@kamloopsthisweek.com
The District of Port Edward sits right next to the City of Prince Rupert. The district’s council recently made a decision that caused some heads to be turned and prompted the Northern Voice newspaper to cite the decision as one that could be — and should be — emulated by city councils from Abbotsford to Yak. Councillors with the District of Port Edward actually declined an allexpenses trip to the Caribbean. Council members, you see, had just returned from Malaysia, where they visited with a company proposing to build a liquefied natural-gas facility near Port Edward. A second company with an interest in entering the LNG market on the North Coast invited Port Edward council to visit its facilities in Trinidad and Tobago in January. But, as Port Edward Coun. Knut Bjorndal noted: “I think all LNG terminals look the same to the untrained eye, but I do want to thank [BG] for the opportunity.” The trip to the sunshine and sea would have taken place in the dreariest of seasons. It would have cost Port Edwards taxpayers nothing. Yet council politely declined, deciding the trip to Malaysia offered enough information on the LNG proposals. The Northern Voice editorial noted: “The second trip would have been superfluous with little benefit — except maybe a suntan and a few umbrella drinks. Frankly, the District of Port Edward council and staff are clear examples of local government done right.” Indeed they are. Perhaps councils elsewhere — hello, residents of 7 Victoria St. W., — will take heed of the wise decisions being made up in Port Edward and apply such sage decision-making to their agendas. On the North Coast, the decision involved zero taxpayer dollars; in Kamloops and elsewhere, trips related to provincial and federal municipal conferences and sister-city locales involve real money — public money. A blanket ban on travel isn’t the goal, but there is no harm in questioning the validity of trips and who should go, as Port Edwards council has impressively demonstrated.
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Re: Letter: Ajax is welcome and will create jobs: “Mining has been the biggest blessing for our family as the children grew up. “Because mining pays such a good wage, I was able to stay home and raise my children. “Now my son and son-in-law work in mining, allowing their wives to also be at home with their children. “I know mines are monitored very closely and do so much to make sure the environment is protected. “There must be a balance in this issue and not the scare tactics that seem to be so prevalent. “This is a touchy situation, but another mine is a huge plus for the next generation and for the City of Kamloops.” — posted by Cathy
On Ajax, make informed decision Editor: I just read Jamie Patrick’s letter (‘Ajax is welcome and will create job opportunities,’ Nov. 28) in response to Mel Rothenburger’s recent lecture, at which he stated his opposition to the proposed Ajax mine. After reading Patrick’s letter, I couldn’t agree more. While I certainly applaud the idea of Kamloops being a university town and a great tourist destination, the simple fact is these industries do not tend to create the kind of employment that sustains a family in these expensive times. As proven by Highland Valley and New Gold mines, the mining industry does create very well-paying jobs that do allow for the kind of employment that allows people to comfortably raise a family in Kamloops. New Gold and Highland have also proven to be good corporate citizens, getting involved in and donating to numerous charities and events in our city.
I find it somewhat interesting that city council is lobbying the provincial government to include the New Gold property within city limits in order to capitalize on the potential tax revenue the mine property would offer, while at the same time keeping arm’s distance from a potential mine within city limits. If New Gold does get annexed into Kamloops city limits, will that rally all the NIMBYs to jump on the no-minein-our-city bandwagon against New Gold? Patrick makes a correct statement about the Mines Act and I would encourage people to get a copy and read it, especially those who are unsure of the requirements demanded of KGHM Ajax. Everybody has an opinion on this situation. The best move is to make it an informed one. Clint Hicks Kamloops
Centre-left can learn from Conservatives Editor: The morning after the federal byelections last week, I noted with dismay how NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took potshots at each other, Trudeau craftily weaving Jack Layton’s inspirational words into his own speech and Mulcair reacting angrily to the blatant intrusion into NDP territory. My point in writing is to urge all centre-left parties (Liberal, NDP, Green, Bloc) to quit fighting amongst themselves and unite in opposing their common enemy — the Conservative Harper government. In the 1990s, the Liberals were able to win three majority governments, largely because the rightleaning vote was split between the Progressive Conservatives and Reform (later the Canadian Alliance). In 2003, the Progressive Conservatives and the Alliance wisely merged to become the Conservatives and the rest is history. Canada has had a right-leaning Conservative government since 2006. In the last three federal elections, Canadians outside of Quebec have had three centre-left parties for which to vote — Liberal, NDP and Green. In Quebec, once the Bloc is thrown into the mix, voters have four ways to split their vote. For the most part, a centre-right voter has had only one place to park their vote – with the Conservatives. In all three elections (2006, 2008, 2011), a combination of the centre-left vote would have defeated the Conservatives, providing the popular-vote percentages approximately held up. Locally, MP Cathy McLeod would probably have lost in 2008 had a single centre-left candidate run against her (she won outright in 2011) . In the recent by-election in Brandon-Souris, Conservative candidate Larry Maguire won by only 391 votes. By not splitting the centre-left vote, a single candidate would easily have defeated him. Will the centre-left unite? Unfortunately, probably not, at least not in time for the next election as much stands in the way. Trudeau and the Liberals are riding high right now and see themselves as leaping over the NDP to become government in 2015. The NDP, having done so well in 2011, will see themselves as taking the obvious step from opposition into government. Working together would involve a lot of discussion and compromise and surrendering of hard-fought-for positions, along with some people necessarily taking a back seat. The centre-left in Canada needs to borrow a page from the centre-right’s playbook. Wally McMorland Kamloops
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As they worked through their poses and breathing, it may have seemed like just another yoga class. But, for instructor Charlie Bruce, watching the Sahali secondary students move from working on their own to partner poses was a major step. “They couldn’t have done this at the start,” Bruce said of the yoga program for grades 9 and 10 students at the school. “Partner poses collectedly are built on trust and communication,” something not present when the program began as many of the students were in groups with others they didn’t know well at all. “So, not only has this been good for them with the exercise and the poses, it’s helped them get to know each other — and I hope it has opened a door to another friendship, perhaps.” There are more goals to the program, introduced at the school in response to a student survey. Counsellor Joanne Simpson said many students in the two grades expressed issues about stress and worries about school, particularly in terms of workload and having to do provincial exams. Once the decision was made last
spring to offer yoga, a location at the school had to be found. “The gym doesn’t work. It’s too busy and noisy,” Simpson said, so a seldom-used portable was converted, with the desks and chairs hauled out and yoga mats, calming posters and quiet music added to create the right environment. Simpson said some of the students weren’t comfortable with the program at first — no cellphones, smartphones, iPads, MP3 players or other things that can bleep, ring or make other distracting noises were allowed. “Kids are inundated with a lot of stimulation, with their social-media toys,” Bruce said. “It’s all hurry, hurry, hurry but, in the Sahali yoga studio, we bring in a sense of calmness.” Bruce took it up about 13 years ago; intrigued by the physical component, he soon embraced the spiritual aspect, as well. He teaches the students the physicality, breathing exercises and other strategies they can take out of the studio and into their everyday lives. Each group has five one-hour classes with 50 classes planned for the 2013-2014 school year. But, said Bruce, that might be changing. “Word has got around,” he said, “and there are some Grade 12 classes interested now, too, so who knows?”
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Aerial photo shows the location of the grave on Roy Fraser’s Knouff Lake property. The bodies of Kenneth Yaretz Jr. and Damien Marks were found in the hole in May 2009.
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The grave in which the tarp-wrapped bodies of two murdered Kamloops men were buried in 2009 had been dug months before by an unsuspecting neighbour, a jury has heard. Roy Fraser is charged with one count each of first- and second-degree murder in relation to the deaths of Ken Yaretz Jr., 25, and Damien Marks, 31, in April 2009. The 56-year-old’s trial in B.C. Supreme Court is now in its fourth week. Yaretz and Marks were last seen alive on April 17, 2009, when it is believed they headed to Fraser’s property on Knouff Lake to retrieve furniture. The three men knew each other — Yaretz had previously lived with Fraser in Knouff Lake, while Marks and Yaretz were close friends. Court has previously heard Yaretz was an associate of the Independent Soldiers street gang, while Fraser had a history of running marijuanagrow operations — something he admitted to police in a videotaped interview a short time after Yaretz and Marks were reported missing. Taking the stand on Tuesday, Dec. 3 — the last day of the Crown’s case — was Eugene Gelean, who lived on the same Knouff Lake street as Fraser in 2008 and 2009. Gelean said he and Fraser worked together on a roofing job in the fall of 2008 — a job for which Fraser was paid, at least partially, in labour. Court heard Gelean’s employer told him to take a backhoe to Fraser’s property to help with some excavation work — trenching for septic repairs and a hole near a field. “When we were finished [the roofing project], I dug a hole,” Gelean said. “There’s a field where it kind of went between the trees into the field. That’s where it was.” Gelean said he
remembered remarking at how many cats Fraser had on his property. “He had a lot of cats,” he said. “When I asked him about it — because there were so many — he said, at last count, he figured about 60. “It just seemed so strange to have that many cats. I always remembered it because not many people have that many cats.” The hole Fraser wanted dug, Gelean said, was three feet by seven feet. Gelean said he figured Fraser wanted the hole to bury dead cats, given the number of felines on his property. But, under crossexamination from defence lawyer Jordan Watt, he took that back.
“Mr. Fraser never told you that’s why he wanted this hole,” Watt suggested. “Not in so many words,” Gelean said. “Not in any words,” Watt replied. “No,” Gelean agreed. The jury also heard evidence from Gelean about Fraser’s missing pickup truck, something the Crown has suggested upset Fraser. Court has previously heard Yaretz borrowed Fraser’s pickup truck in late 2008 and failed to return it. Eventually, the vehicle was signed over to a relative of a high-ranking member of a Kelowna-based outlawmotorcycle gang. “He [Fraser] was a little bit burned about
it but, apparently, he’d signed the [transfer] papers,” Gelean said. “I’d be burned off, too.” Gelean said he thought Fraser had presigned the papers to sell the truck to Yaretz. However, Fraser told police he had the form filled out for a pending RV sale. The final Crown witness was an RCMP DNA expert who testified blood found in Fraser’s home belonged to Yaretz and blood found in Marks’ work van belonged to Marks. It’s not yet known if the defence will call any evidence. The 13-person jury has been stood down until Thursday, Dec. 5, while lawyers and B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ian Josephson decide how to proceed. Fraser’s trial is scheduled to wrap up at the end of next week.
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The annual event will take place on the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where 14 women were killed by gunman Marc Lepine at the L’Ecole Polytechnique in 1989. At the event at St. Andrews on the Square, women’s and girls’ shoes will be put on display — each pair representing a murder victim — as
will be the names of women killed because of domestic violence. Once the memorial is over, the shoes will be donated to the Kamloops YMCAYWCA Women’s Shelter. By speaking at the memorial, McCart said, she’s hoping to deliver a simple message: Take it seriously. “This can happen and this is the reality of it,” she said.
“A lot of abusive men, the common thing is they threaten to kill you. But, a lot of women can’t foresee that could ever happen. I want them to see it doesn’t take much to set these people off.” McCart said she wants to encourage women, or those who know women in abusive situations, to access resources that are available in ways
they weren’t in 1983, from the women’s shelter to online avenues. It’s also important to her to continue speaking out, as her mother did, despite the fact domestic violence was often a taboo subject in close-knit communities. “My mom’s not here, but it’s important for me to be her voice and say, ‘I went through this,’” McCart said.
SHOE MEMORIAL The Kamloops Shoe Memorial will take place on Friday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at St. Andrews on the Square, at Seymour Street and Second Avenue. Kimberley McCart, Gayle Nelson, Coun. Marg Spina and Debby Hamilton of the Ending Violence Association of B.C., will speak at 12:15 p.m.
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SD73’s international students bring in $1.5M By Dale Bass STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com
During one of his trips to China, Terry Sullivan met a young adult woman who spoke almost perfect English. The School District 73 superintendent asked her where she had learned the language, expecting to hear about a school somewhere. He was wrong. Instead, she told him her family did not have the money to send her to a school that would help her with her goal to learn English, so she turned to the Internet, using an economics site — with no interest in the topic itself — and later other sites to teach herself. “That was how determined she was,” Sullivan said. It’s why many of the 110 international students now studying in Kamloops schools are here, he said, to learn to speak the language that dominates not only the Internet but the international world of business. District surveys have shown almost all — 96 per cent — of these students aren’t planning to become doctors or lawyers or teachers, Sullivan said. They want to go
into business. Their presence has its own business benefit in many ways. All are attending secondary schools, the educational sector that has continued to experience an enrolment decline. Without them this year, the final number that not only dictates funding from the government but all the academic aspects that roll out from it would have been 185 rather than the 75 fewer students recorded in the final enrolment report. The immediate economic impact is the $1.5 million the international-student body has brought to the district, plus another $200,000 that comes from SD73’s offshore courses offered throughout the world. Apply basic economic spinoff principles and the impact on the local community is more like $2.5 million, he said. Students come from almost every part of the world. There’s a large contingent from China, Sullivan said, but there’s a growing interest from South American coun-
tries — in particular, Brazil, where the country’s president Dilma Rousseff has put an emphasis on education and learning English. Students can take advantage of the district’s home-stay program while in Kamloops. Some take just a semester of school, Sullivan said, while others might stay for a year or up to three years of education. There’s a challenge for teachers sometimes, he said, particularly if the student’s English skills are poor. But, the district uses some of the money generated from the international program on English as a second language courses. Each school with an international student also gets $4,000 per student to assist it with any of the teaching challenges that might crop up. “We give as much support as we can,” Sullivan said. “And, we don’t blow our own horn but I think it’s fair to say our education system is highly regarded.”
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A group looking to start a car sharing co-op in Kamloops is feeling revved up after a weekend workshop with a similar organization based in Kelowna. Members of the Okanagan Car Share Co-Op (OGO) were in Kamloops on Saturday, Nov. 30, to share with about a dozen interested Kamloopsians their experiences setting up their program. “They basically went over not only what they
had experienced in Kelowna with the car share — because it took them about 18 months to get it started — but also they helped us with some facilitation, trying to figure out what our value and interests are,” said Coun Arjun Singh, who has helped drive the process so far. Singh said it’s not clear exactly what the Kamloops operation will look like when it is first formed. OGO started with two cars, but is looking to expand to three or four vehicles as membership grows to more
than 50 people. Under the Kelowna model, members pay a one-time refundable membership share of $500, as well as $4 per hour each time they use the car. There is also a plan for business members. “What’s interesting there is they thought a lot of folks would get involved for environmental reasons,” Singh said. “And they are, but a lot of folks are just looking at the cost of driving their own vehicle, fuelling their own vehicle, maintaining it
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Science World is celebrating a special anniversary next year — thanks to Don Bouffard and about 200 others just like him. It will mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Scientists and Innovators in the Schools (SIS) program, something created with the simple goal of “turning young minds onto science,” said Friderike Moon, the Vancouver institution’s program director and the person who oversees SIS. Bouffard is one of the volunteers who keep the program running, Moon said, and, since joining the group of volunteers in 1994, has interacted with upwards of 50,000 school children, sharing his love of rocks, gems and minerals with them. The retired geologist takes some of his massive collection to classrooms and lets them touch, examine and simply experience wonders like a piece of a dinosaur egg, a fossil teeming with quartz crystals that has an estimated age of 100-million years. Volunteers represent all walks of science, Moon said, from engineering through geology, biology and most of the other -ologies. Her own background, sparked by a high-school science teacher, is in biology and neuroscience, she said, and she’s been with Science World for four years, two as program director. Volunteers living in the Lower Mainland can take workshops to get the basic template for their presentations, with webinars provided throughout the rest of the province. The suggested format is simple: It has to be hands-on, with things kids can do during the presentation, perhaps with little projects they can make and take home, something that gets the conversation about science out of the classroom and around the dining-room table, Moon said. Volunteers stick to their own
A Canadian day of mourning for women who have met with a violent death has been declared a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Each pair of shoes on display represents a woman who was murdered or missing After the memorial the shoes are given to the Women’s Shelter for women in need.
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specialties not only because they know the subjects well but because they have a passion for it, “and that spark jumps over to the students,” Moon said. Bouffard ignites that spark. He talks with his students, not at them, and is as likely to be found sitting down on a small chair explaining to them in terms they’ll understand what it is they’re looking at. Even just a visit to KTW becomes a learning experience, as he produces a large rock — or, at least, it appears to be not much more. “Come out here into the sun and see what happens,” Bouffard said, standing by the window with that look of someone who knows what’s about to happen but still can’t wait for it. Then, it comes. “Wow. What is that?” And he’s off on an explanation of the unique mineral crystals embedded in the rock, elements that can only be seen when sunlight strikes them. It’s volunteers like Bouffard who have kept the program alive, especially since the provincial Liberal government cut funding to Science World’s B.C, Program
for the Awareness and Learning of Science in 2012. At the time of the cut, the government said it had provided money — $6 million — because money was available but, in tough times, it was essential to prioritize where to invest, with the priority being to fund classrooms. Moon said the cut meant volunteers would be encouraged to stay within their own regions, that scientists from UBC could no longer be flown out to regions to do workshops, and that the only expenses volunteers can now be paid are for travel. They get $40 per presentation to buy items to enhance it, Moon said, which can include buying a science book to leave in the school library or materials for a take-home project. SIS runs from September to June. People can sign up to be a volunteer by going online to scienceworld.ca/sis-volunteer, calling 1-800-363-1611 or emailing sisinfo@scienceworld.ca. Teachers can ask for a scientist visit through the same toll-free phone number or email or online at scienceworld.ca/ ontheroad.
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Ben James would love a job working in horticulture. He sees value in beautifying his city and it’s why now, during any down time from his job search, the North Kamloops resident is out picking up discarded needles. James contacted the media not to get a pat on the back, he said, but because, as he walks through the alleyways around McDonald Park, as well in as the park itself, he runs into people wondering who he is and what he’s doing with the empty milk jug and gloves. “I guess I look a little sketchy,” he said. “But, it’s your duty as a person to do what you can to clean up your neighbourhood.” James said he’s been stopped by homeowners asking what he’s doing and why and has had a few encounters with some people he might otherwise not run into — these tend to happen in some of the alleyways, he said. But, he remains undeterred. Before he started, James approached the ASK Wellness Centre, where he learned the proper way to pick
Campbell Avenue resident Ben James regularly picks up discarded needles around his McDonald Park neighbourhood in North Kamloops. He says it is every Kamloopsian’s duty to do what they can to clean up their neighbourhood. Dave Eagles/KTW
up needles. The centre also takes what he collects. ASK outreach worker Ken Salter also collects needles when he sees them during his travels through the city or if
a call comes in to the Tranquille Road agency. City parks staff will also pick them up if they find then, carrying sharps containers and tongs in their vehicles to do so safely.
“They make the area look trashy and they’re not safe,” James said of the needles. “So, I do my lap every day, walking or on my bike.” ASK executive direc-
tor Bob Hughes said the agency distributes between 4,000 and 5,000 needles each month and most are returned after they have been used. “We get people coming in with bucketsful of them,” he said. Considered a biohazard, they are sealed once collected and taken to the Interior Health Authority for disposal. Hughes said the agency has had calls from people about needles in the park but, when Salter has gone to check the situation, none have been found. The city has not been calling to report any increase in needles, Hughes said, noting it could be that James has cleaned the area before Salter can get to the park. “If people don’t feel comfortable picking them up, they can call us,” Hughes said. The agency can be reached at 250-3767558. Hughes said he was unaware James was doing the cleanup, but noted others at the agency knew of his work. Hughes would like to meet with James and talk to him about the situation to determine if there’s another way to handle it, other than having a volunteer out with a milk jug.
City crews deal with water-main break during Arctic chill The deep freeze was accompanied by a deep problem in Valleyview. A water-main break in the 1900block of the Valleyview frontage road on Tuesday, Dec. 3, affected water service to commercial businesses on Oriole Road and in the 1900-block of the Valleyview
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Firlotte said crews worked all night to replace the damaged valve, but were still working on resolving the issue as of the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 4. The city had hoped to have all water service back on line by the afternoon.
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The eighth annual Logan Lake Pond Hockey Classic will be held from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19. Organizers are looking for help with the event, which is run by volunteers on the east end of the lake. There is a need for referees, who are paid $10 for each 30-minute
game. Volunteers are also needed to clean the ice and set up the site, and there is opportunity to join the tourney’s organizing committee. Varion Capital Corp. withdrew its sponsorship of the tournament after last year’s event. The Logan Lake ATV Club is responsible for clearing the
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rinks, Logan Lake Minor Hockey helps with the concession, the Logan Lake Ranch and Country Club runs the on-ice beer garden, Logan Lake Search and Rescue and Citizens Patrol help with security and Meadow Creek Golf Course will be hosting a Friday-night social.
There were 91 games over three days in three divisions at last year’s tournament. The Oronge Beernuts of Kamloops won the competitive division for a sixth straight year. For more information, go online to loganlakepondhockey. ca.
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KYSA elects new board members Three new board members were elected at the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association annual general meeting on Thursday, Nov. 28. Art McDonald, Chris Wilkinson and Ryan Susheski were elected as directors, replacing John Moon, Laura Leadbetter-Fuoco and Chris Butcher. KYSA president Graham Cope was re-elected to the board for another two-year term. The executive committee: McDonald, Wilkinson, Susheski, Cope, Sharon Cadieux, Tony Cuzzetto and Colin Guise. Later this month, the board
will meet to determine who will serve as president and vice-president in 2014. The KYSA membership approved a budget for the 20132014 fiscal that projects a modest surplus on its operations without raising registration fees for the 2014 season, a KYSA press
release said. B.C. Soccer is calling for member organizations to discontinue the policy of keeping standings and presenting awards in the under-11 and under-12 age groups, starting with the 2014 season. Registration fees for the 2014 season are $575 for players selected for the rep program, $195 per player for the youth division (under-11 to under-18) and $175 per person for players registering in the mini-soccer division (under-five to under-10). Discounts are granted for parents registering more than three children from the same family.
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Teammates enjoy a little piece of Canadiana after a long day on the ice at the 2013 Logan Lake Pond Hockey Classic. The 2014 tournament runs from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19. Organizers are looking for volunteers. Ashley McCallum photo
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Opportunity to learn from WHL officials Young officials in Kamloops can apply for a chance to learn from some of the best
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Rockets earn victory in close game against Blades The Rockets were in tough against the Blades, but they managed to pull out a 5-4 victory in atom recreation play on Saturday. Reaching the scoresheet for the Rockets were Ethan Gremaud (2G), Brady McCutcheon (1G, 1A), Dillan Paul (1G) and Caleb Campbell (1G). Brendan Smith was outstanding in net for the Rockets and he took home the Heart and Hustle championship belt. Tallying points for the Blades were Carter Noble (2G, 1A), Kelly Kosofski (1G, 1A) and Nicholas Kuhlmann (1G). Mathew Murphy and Jacob Bradley split time between the pipes for the Blades.
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on Saturday. Recording points for the winners were Maxwell Hinkson (2G, 1A), Grady Egeland (2G), Liam Grover (1G), Conner Guenther (1G), Liam Grover (1A) and Blair Domenichelli (1A). Tye Kitamura backstopped the Eagles. Reaching the scoresheet for the Titans were Bradley Boudreau (1G, 1A), Adam Gordon (1G, 1A), Blake Jahnke (1G) and Levi Costigan (1A). Kailen Huber was in net for the Titans.
Hawks get the W Titans toppled The Eagles doubled the Titans 6-3 in atom recreation play at Valleyview Arena
BUTCH (ROY) TUOKKO October 3, 1948 to November 12, 2013
With heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Butch (Roy) Tuokko, (formerly of Kamloops, BC) in Quesnel, BC. Sadly missed by: Dear wife, Barb Sons: Darren (Jody) Tuokko Kamloops, BC and Grant (Dawn) Tuokko Nanaimo, BC Parents: Roy & Joan Tuokko Kamloops, BC Sisters: Bonny (Gerry); Carol (Barry); Dona (John), Bev and families. Also missed by his extended family, Rod (Karen) & Michelle (Dan) of Quesnel, BC
The Kamloops Ice Hawks posted a 6-2 win over the Salmon Arm Oil Kings on Friday in atom play at McArthur
Island Sport and Event Centre. Registering points for the home team were Evan Kissack (3G), Ryan Sanderson (2G), Jax Anderson (1G), Jack Garner (3A), Jackson Schuler (1A) and Rielly Black (1A). Sam Benastick was between the pipes for the Ice Hawks.
Vibe on the road The Kamloops Vibe were unable to muster a win on a three-game weekend road trip to the Coast. Kamloops tied Simon Fraser University 2-2 and South Fraser 1-1 before losing 2-0 to the Richmond Devils. Notching points for the Vibe on the weekend were Melinda Smith (1G, 1A), Rochelle Smith (1G, 1A), Chelsey Schmietenknop (1G) and Jackie Sollis (1A). Alissa Hibbert,
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RODERICK REID November 12, 1943 to November 19, 2013 Rod is survived by his loving wife Catarina (Cate), his children Lorraine (Bob) Turnell and Sherry (Carlo) Ciardullo; stepchildren Susan (Rob) Wilson; Sheila (Howard) Hancock; Paul Mitchell and five grandchildren; his sisters Yvonne Prediger, Arlene (Kevin) Corcoran and numerous nieces and nephews. Rod and Cate spent all of their time together and were only apart when they did their volunteer work. Rod worked for many years as a journeyman electrician and then with the BC Safety Authority Branch as an electrical inspector until retirement. Rod was a HAM radio enthusiast, spending many enjoyable hours as an Amateur Radio Operator, making contact with other radio amateurs from all over the world. He was also a longtime member of the Kamloops Amateur Radio Club.
Rod, you will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed.
Several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Service will be held at Schoening Cremation Center, #8 – 177 Tranquille Road, Kamloops BC on Saturday, Dec 7, 2013 at 3p.m. Reverend Isabel Healey-Morrow officiating
“Keep on Truckin’ Son” ~ “Seeya later Butch”
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Tyson Galloway of the Kamloops Ice Hawks finds open ice in Kamloops Minor Hockey Association play. Allen Douglas/KTW
Ashley Fisher and Alana Parker each played a game between the pipes for Kamloops. Kamloops is 9-1-3
on the campaign, good enough for second place in the South Coast Female Amateur Hockey League.
STORRY Mrs. Eleanor Laureen Storry passed away peacefully in her sleep in Kamloops on December 2, 2013, at the age of 80 years. Lovingly remembered by her four daughters: Bonni-Jean (Clarence) Buckshaw, Rita Stanchfield, Ravanna Storry and Shannon (Tom) Hammer; her eight grandchildren and her six great-grandchildren, including her newest great-granddaughter born 12 hours after she passed. She is survived by her brother John Cadden and his wife Leona, a lifelong childhood friend, and her step-brother Gordon (O.J.) Gorringe, as well as many, many nieces, nephews, friends and relatives. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Storry and her three sisters, three brothers and one grandson. Prayers will be recited on Friday, December 6, at 7:00 pm in Sacred Heart Cathedral. A Celebration Mass for Reen’s Life will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the Cathedral with the Reverend Father Andrew L’Heureux Celebrant. In lieu of flowers, all donations can go to the Royal Inland Hospital “Renal Unit” , 311 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T1, as per Reen’s wishes. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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GEORGETTE BEWZA 1925-2013 Our much-loved mother, nana and grannana Georgette Bewza passed away peacefully after a short illness at Jackson House, Ashcroft, BC on December 1, 2013. Predeceased by her husband Stanley, and brothers Armand, Rene and Joe Belanger, Georgette will be sadly missed by son Raymond Bewza of Ashcroft, daughters Helen Bewza of Kamloops and Barbara Hassall (Dale) of Campbell River. She was devoted to her grandchildren Aaron, Michael (Karen), Jill, Suzanne (Shane), Ian (Krysta), Cameron (Aisling), Leah (Dave), Sarah and Michael, and took great delight in great grandchildren Enger, Kaleb, Preston, Priscilla, Alyse, Chelsea and Dawson. Also mourning Georgette are her remaining seven brothers and sisters and many, many nieces and nephews. Her absence will be keenly felt by her dear friend William Munro and his children and grandchildren who treasured their “Auntie Georgette”. Georgette was an honorable and gracious lady, admired for her generosity and “can do” attitude. She was a pioneer and an artist combined, talented bread and pie baker, tomato juice and perogy maker, seamstress, woodworker, quilter and gardener. One had to get up very early for a project with Nana, or the fruit would be picked, jars sterilized and jam already cooking. She regularly and effortlessly produced family dinners for twenty-five from her garden, larder and freezer. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Dr. Kitshoff and the caring staff at Jackson House for their kindness and compassion throughout Georgette’s two and a half years of residence there. A celebration of Georgette’s life will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 10:00 am at the Ashcroft River Inn. Should friends desire, donations in Georgette’s memory may be made to Jackson House or a charity of your choice. Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454 w www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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Ryder a beacon for adaptive sports By Marty Hastings STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com
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E THOUGHT THE CHAIRLIFT LOOKED COOL, DID RYDER GILLIS, A SEVENYEAR-OLD WHO LIVES WITH AUTISM. When he first saw it churning three years ago at Sun Peaks Resort, there was nothing he wouldn’t do for a ride. Ryder was told he would have to learn how to ski before he could hop the lift and that might take a couple days of lessons. He was on the chairlift by the end of the day, thanks to the folks at Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks (ASSP) — and his own determined spirit. “The first year, we were unsure how it was going to go because Ryder has never taken to any types of sports,” said Ryder’s mother, Shannon, who doubles as his personal photographer. “He was diagnosed with autism before he was three and he has gone through many different types of therapy and strengthening programs because he has
Ryder gets help from one of Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks’ many volunteers. Shannon Gillis photo
The thought of skiing likely scared Ryder Gillis and his family three years ago, when he first laid eyes on a chairlift at Sun Peaks Resort. With the help of Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks, Ryder, who lives with autism, has gone from skiing hooked up to tethers and ropes under the supervision of three volunteers, to carving down the hill free of any restraints. Shannon Gillis photo
very weak dexterity. “By the end of last season, he was skiing blue runs and trying to find little jumps. He’s hit every chair, except for the double-black one at the very, very top.” ASSP publicity co-ordinator Jodi Roberts has watched Ryder and many other students come out of their shells in the program, founded in 2008 by retired Kamloops principal Dick Taylor. “Someone would say, ‘Well, I have MS or Parkinson’s, so I don’t think I can do it,’ and I’d be like, you’d be surprised,” Roberts said. “We take what you can do — whether you have upperbody strength or no upper-body strength, or you have a spinalcord injury — and you’d be surprised at what adaptive equipment we have and what we can
actually get someone to do on the mountain. “We have visually impaired skiers going down black runs.” Registration for ASSP’s 10-week winter program ends this week. Anyone who wants to sign up or find out more is encouraged to email adaptivesportsatsunpeaks@gmail.com or go online to adaptivesportsatsunpeaks.org. ASSP is a non-profit organization run by volunteers. There were about 50 helpers last winter who logged 3,208 hours working with disabled students, giving 198 lessons. There is a cost involved, but “it’s pennies compared to the experience you’re having,” said Ryder’s mom. “It’s amazingly inexpensive and you have two or three people working with your child.”
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What might be the most incredible offshoot of Ryder’s newfound love for skiing — which appears to have surpassed his appreciation for chairlift rides — is what ASSP has done for his social skills. “He’s a very particular guy,” Roberts said. “He has to be fed at a certain time. You had to speak to him a certain way. He was pretty shy. “But, at our end-of-year wrapup party last year, where we had all of the parents and students at Bento’s [Day Lodge], he got up there and he named every single run he’d been on. He knew the name of every chair. “Last Saturday, he was on our float at the Santa Claus Parade with his mom.” He might not be a chatterbox every day, but Ryder certainly isn’t stuck for words on ski days.
“It’s brought out such an amazing socialization with him, where he is talking quite a bit and telling people about his experience of skiing, which he had never done before. “The conversation prior to skiing was very cut and dry, and very minimal.” Ryder has an exceptional memory and he is brilliant with numbers. “He memorizes the trees and trails,” Shannon said. “I took hundreds of pictures of him skiing and he has them all over his room and his door, wall to wall. “He can pick out a tree, without any signs, and say, ‘Oh, that’s such-and-such trail.’ “We can go back and forth with a conversation about skiing, whereas before it would be very hard to get a conversation going about anything that happened during the day.” He began skiing with three instructors, hooked up to ropes and tethers. Slowly, he broke away from the restraints and began skiing on his own, guided by just one supervisor. This December, Shannon hopes to go skiing with her son — just the two of them. “If you’re a paraplegic, they have sit-skis and, if you’re visually impaired, they have headphones,” Shannon said. “And, it’s not just for children. It’s for anybody with a disability who needs help. “You should never give up.”
Hear Ryder’s story Ryder’s story was featured this morning on CBC Radio Kamloops. Find the story online at cbc.ca/kamloops.
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SPORTS The School District 73 boys’ and girls’ elementary school volleyball playoffs were held at Brock Middle School on Nov. 27 and Nov. 28. Arthur Stevenson won gold in both the tier 1 boys’ and girls’ divisions, with Aberdeen winning silver on the boys’ side and Our Lady of Perpetual Help winding up second in the girls’ event. Kamloops Christian School won the tier 2 boys’ division and Aberdeen won the tier 2 girls’ division. Aberdeen was second in the tier 2 boys’ category and South Sa-Hali won silver on the girls’ side. Logan Gilroy (left) of KCS and Bailey Monteith of Aberdeen are pictured. There are more photos online at kamloopsthisweek.com. Dave Eagles/KTW
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Penton: Too many outdoor NHL games The National Hockey League seems to think excess will lead to continued success. If sitting down to eat one 12-oz. steak is a culinary treat, why wouldn’t that same person have triple enjoyment by stuffing down three 12-oz (burp!) steaks? Besides the accompanying upset stomach, one might never want to look at another steak again, juicy T-bone or otherwise. And so it goes with one of the NHL’s most successful enterprises, the Winter Classic, which each year is by far the league’s most-
BRUCE PENTON From PRESS ROW watched TV game. Held every Jan. 1 since 2008’s inaugural battle in Buffalo between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Sabres, the Winter Classic draws football-sized crowds in cold football stadiums and TV audiences can’t
get enough of it. But, that may end. The NHL, obviously of the opinion that if one is good, six outdoor games will be six times as good, is gorging itself on outdoor hockey this season. But (burp!), will hockey fans agree? The Winter Classic was born five years after an outdoor game billed as the Heritage Classic in 2003 between the host Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. This year, the Jan. 1 Winter Classic features the Red Wings and Leafs at Michigan Stadium in front of a crowd that could go beyond 100,000.
But, that game will be followed by outdoor tilts in L.A., New York (two of them), Chicago and Vancouver. By then, the novelty of watching outdoor games will almost assuredly have worn off. But, the millions of dollars that flow in from those special games is split between the NHL and Players Association, so the outdoor fun is unlikely to end soon. Meanwhile, let’s have a nice steak supper. But one 12-ouncer will be enough, if you don’t mind. Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@ yahoo.ca
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Harper to open this weekend Harper Mountain is expected to open this weekend. “That’s the plan,” Harper general manager Norm Daburger said on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
“The T-bar on Saturday (Dec. 7) and then the chairlifts and tube park on Sunday (Dec. 8).” Harper received 20 centimetres of snow on
Monday, Dec. 2, contributing to a 60-centimetre base. “It’s not necessarily an early opening for us, but the amount of snow and the conditions
are far above normal,” Daburger said. “We’re full-on middle of winter form.” For more information, go online to harpermountain.com.
Toonie Day produces money, food at Sun Peaks There were about 2,000 skiers and snowboarders at Sun Peaks Resort for Toonie Day on Monday, Dec. 2. Tourism Sun Peaks media specialist Brandi Schier said about $4,000 in ticket sales and a truck-
full of food donations were handed over to the Kamloops Food Bank. Mountaingoers earned access to Sun Peaks’ lifts on Monday with a donation of $2 and a nonperishable food item.
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The Valleyview Skating Club had a strong performance on the weekend at the Okanagan Interclub figure-skating competition in Winfield. Winning gold medals for the Valleyview team were Brooklyn Castro (2), Robyn Kreke, Haley Barber and Cassandra Labermeyer. Earning silver medals were Lauren Mark (2), Labermeyer,
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Jessica Hewitt supporters gathered at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. The Kamloops Long Blades, Hewitt’s former club, and PacificSport Interior BC pitched in to help send Hewitt to Sochi, Russia, for the Olympic Winter Games. Darcy Lawhead photo
PacificSport forks up $500 for Hewitt By Marty Hastings STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com
PacificSport Interior BC (PSIBC) kicked in to help speed-skater Jessica Hewitt on her way to Sochi, Russia, for the Olympic Winter Games. Shelley Hewitt, Jessica’s mother, accepted $500 from PacificSport at an event hosted by the Kamloops Long Blades at McArthur Island
Sport and Event Centre on Thursday, Nov. 28. A former Long Blade, Jessica, 27, has qualified to skate for Canada at the Olympics. She is expected to compete in the 500metre distance and the speedster might earn the right to compete in other distances, depending on her standing with national-team coaches. “On behalf of the board of direc-
tors, I wish to present a cheque for $500 to acknowledge the outstanding commitment to excellence for Jessica Hewitt and her being named to Canada’s Olympic team,” said Carolynn Boomer, PSIBC general manager. “We are truly proud of her and wish her the best in Sochi wearing Team Canada’s Maple Leaf.” Donate to Hewitt at jessicahewitt.ca/donate.
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When you find yourself involved in research that has sparked the attention of legendary physicist Stephen Hawking, you know you’ve moved into a pretty heady scientific realm. Natascha Hedrich has done just that. The fourth-year Thompson Rivers university student spent the summer in Switzerland working with scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN – the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire), home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27-kilometre long ring of science that, among other things, is being used to study the
Higgs Boson. The media has called the Higgs the God particle but, for scientists and students like Hedrich, it is simply the particle that might explain why the world exists. It is also the subject that led to the awarding of the Nobel Prize this year to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert for their work identifying it. In a talk she called Higgs, LHC and the End of the World – A Summer at CERN, Hedrich spoke of her experiences. They included giving workshops and a lecture to others – the institute has a staff of 2,400, up to 10,000 scientists researching there at any given time and, for the summer-student program, about 300 burgeoning scientists.
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Natascha Hedrich Hedrich also talked of pursuing her own area of research — trying to replicate the Higgs particle from what remains when one of them decays. Essentially, she told her audience, “we want to get back to the Big Bang.” Hedrich told KTW her love of physics started when she was a student at Haldane elementary and it grew while she was at
Chase secondary. It eventually bested her other two career considerations in her teenaged years — chiropracty and marine biology. It’s not Hedrich’s first foray into research labs outside the TRU campus. She had a co-op opportunity at TRIUMF, the Vancouver-based national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics. While there, Hedrich attended a lecture on the Higgs particle by Dugan O’Neil of SFU. She met with him, discussed her own aspirations and he agreed to be her research supervisor. Hedrich received a National Sciences and Engineering Research Council undergraduate research award. The council and the Toronto-
based Institute for Particle Physics assisted her in being one of five Canadian students chosen for the summer program. Hedrich has also spent a summer working in Germany with scientists, researching and designing new sensors for wind energy. Her project dealt with precise measurements of wind speed and direction and how they can be used to generate energy from wind turbines. Hedrich is now busy with classes at TRU. With applications to universities in Europe, where she wants to pursue post-graduate degrees in quantum physics, she has until the end of the year to get the paperwork in and hopes to hear back in March from some of them with acceptance letters.
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Burlesque at the Blue Grotto The December burlesque show at the Blue Grotto will be A Winter Masquerade Ball. The lineup for the Thursday, Dec. 12, show includes local acts with Miss Coco Creme, Gilda Lily, Melvyn Felske , Lizzie Borden, Kyleena Moon, Black Moon, Miss Annaphylactic Shock, Babe Ruth, Crimson Clover, Coco’s Crème Puffs and music by The Sexy Men. The Kamloops burlesque calendar will also be on sale for $15. The show is a 19-plus event with doors opening at 8 p.m. and the entertainment starting at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door or, for $10 in cash, they can be bought at Instinct Adornments next door at 319 Victoria St., which provides early entrance and special floor seating.
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targeted inspections of other wood products manufacturing industries, including pellet plants, and plywood and pulp and paper mills. We
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industry, including best practice guidelines and an
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Royal Wood will present a concert on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. Tickets are $25 for the adults-only show and are available online at ticketseller.ca. The show by the 2011 Juno Award nominee for songwriter of the year is the first of two On Stage Concerts at the Vernon venue, which seats the audience cabaret-style. Backing Wood will be his four-piece band. Wood’s 2010 release The Waiting was named one of the best albums of that year by iTunes and CBC Radio 2.
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specifically related to wood dust. Safety in BC sawmills is a vitally important issue, Our officers re-inspected all sawmills to evaluate
firstly to those who work in the industry, and also
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You only live again and again and again . . . As the Page Turns is a monthly column featuring reviews of recent books by members of the Thompson Rivers University English department. This month’s book is Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, Random House LLC, 480 pages
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OST readers who are familiar with Kate Atkinson’s four Jackson Brodie detective novels and her earlier award-winning Behind the Scenes at the Museum will be eager to read her latest work. Be warned, though, that Life After Life is a departure for Atkinson — as it is for many readers of conventional narrative. The premise might seem a little daunting: The protagonist, Ursula Todd, leads many lives over the course of the novel. Some end very quickly; some follow much longer and highly compelling trajectories. None of the versions of Ursula’s life is definitive. Instead, what the novel ultimately depicts is the opposite of a single fate — the idea that. at any moment. in any of our lives, events could turn out differently and set us, and those whose lives ours influences, on whole new paths. What does not
ANITA SWING As The Page TURNS change is Ursula’s birth in 1910 into a privileged family in pastoral England. Many of the Ursulas in the novel have an uncanny sense of having been in certain situations before, which leads to her being considered an odd child, needful of psychiatric intervention. The longest scenarios of her life allow her to live through both world wars and it is perhaps in these the novel’s richest material lies. Wars, by their nature, seem to produce greater numbers of dramatic and significant events than might be realistic in peacetime. The randomness with which Londoners were wounded and died during the Blitz is depicted with particular poignancy. In the longest consistent scenario in the novel, Ursula is a warden, spending her nights trying to rescue the injured and keep track of the dead. Atkinson’s unique structure allows for some fascinating insights.
For example, we witness Ursula spending the Second World War not only in London, but also in Germany. The distress amongst civilians in both scenarios is plain to see and, indeed, neither side is portrayed as having a monopoly on suffering. The structure also allows Atkinson and, therefore, her readers some particular flights of imagination: In certain scenarios, Ursula has made friends with Hitler’s mistress, Eva Braun, which allows her access to the führer himself. One very surpris-
lost in the novel and attached to the characters and what happens to them. Indeed, sometimes when Ursula dies in terrible ways, it is a relief to have her “resurrected” in the next chapter! What might be frustrating to some readers is the sheer number of characters to keep track of, owing to Ursula’s different lives
ing scenario (not to be divulged) reminds us that a single person can radically alter the course of history and the novel shows that Ursula, because of her many lives and memories of both her past and future, has the potential to do just that. If all of this just sounds too strange or demanding to be bothered with, be reassured readers needn’t worry overly about pinning down the ideas behind the novel’s premise. The reading itself is deeply pleasurable. Surprisingly, in spite of the structure, it is still possible to get
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Billy White is driving straight into a music career.
he kept writing songs and eventually released an EP, Country Drag Strip, which led to some of his songs — BBQ and Rebel Without a Cause — getting national time on radio. Earlier this year he was nominated for male artist of the year by the Country Music Association of Ontario, facing off against veterans like Charlie Major, Russell deCarle, Jason McCoy and the eventual winner, Johnny Reid. For now, it’s the highway that controls White’s life and a schedule that saw him, during a twoweek period, going “up and down and then back up and then back down again in Alberta. “And we were going to end it there, but I thought, since we were so close to B.C., let’s go there, too.” It means stopping at
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Free health seminar Roots Therapeutic Pain Management Centre and Paul Laviolette are offering a free informational seminar on trigger-point therapy. The seminar will take place on Monday, Dec. 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at 316-141 Victoria St. in downtown Kamloops. Seating is limited. Call 250-319-7292 to register to attend.
Introducing the CAs Nine Kamloops chartered-accountant students have passed the national uniform evaluation. The Kamloops contingent is Megan Calhoun (BDO Canada), Kori Dacho (Deloitte), Janene Day (Daley & Company LLP), Rebecca Hobbs (KPMG), Joel Leonard (Daley & Company LLP), Michele Logan (KPMG), Jason Melnyk (BDO Canada), Eva Su
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Watch this video The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) has released a new video series made for and by mountain snowmobilers that highlights the need for avalanche education. Throttle Decisions features spectacular footage shot in some of Western Canada’s best mountains riding areas, with production values that reflect the quality of other action videos from this fast-paced sport. With strong messages from trained and experienced riders, the series takes the viewer through eight chapters that loosely follow the curriculum of a twoday Avalanche Skills Training course. To watch Throttle Decisions go online to https://vimeo.com/channels/throttledecisions.
(Tenisci Piva) and Yue Wen (BDO Canada). In total, 457 B.C. writers completed the exam, which was written over three days in September.
Gambling on animals Three Kamloops-area animal-care and education groups are receiving $187,500 through provincial government gambling revenue. The Kamloops Wildlife Park Society will receive $150,000, the Kamloops & District Humane Society will receive $15,000 and the Chase-area Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge Society will receive $22,500. In the 2012/13 fiscal year, the B.C. government handed out $135 million in gambling grants for eligible com-
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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Family and romantic endeavors may have been put aside while work issues have been at the forefront, Taurus. It is time to shift priorities.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, avoid confrontations at all costs, as this week you will not come out victorious. Keep a low profile and don’t ruffle any feathers.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, there’s not much you can do to change the course of this week’s events.You might want to consider swimming with the current instead of against it.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, if you think about things too long, there’s a good chance you won’t act at all. Instead, consider your options quickly and then get going on your plans.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, overanalyzing your workload is not going to make it disappear any faster. Therefore, simply take your assignments at face value and just get started.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Quality time spent at home or with the family has buoyed your spirits, Aquarius. The next step on your relaxation journey is to book a vacation to a warm area of the world.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 New experiences can be scary at first, but many times you will find that they are opportunities to learn and grow, Leo. Take full advantage of all opportunities this week.
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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, although it seems like you have most of your financial woes worked out, now is not the time to get too cocky with spending. Being conservative is the way to go. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, career developments have you riding high and you’re anxious to share your news with the world. This enthusiasm can be a good catalyst for change with others.
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River of dreams for $100 The Kamloops Art Gallery (KAG) is winding up sales of the Luxury Vacation Lottery. Tickets are $100 and only 450 will be sold. The prize is a European river cruise valued at $10,000. Tickets on sale until they sell out or until 1 p.m. on Dec. 24. Draw date is Jan. 7. This trip for two is for seven nights, with the winner choosing the river and the time when they want to travel within the next two years. The prize includes air fare, all meals, beer and wine with meals and land excursions. Tickets are available at the KAG Store at 465 Victoria St. and by calling 250-377-2400. City of Kamloops Activity Programs For registration please call (250) 828-3500 and please quote program number provided. For online registration please visit https://ezregsvr.kamloops.ca/ezreg Programs are cancelled if the minimum numbers are not met.
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Rising to the occasion E band should, perhaps, have been LSIE DOES NOT given the task. LIKE TO BAKE. Others meander off-topic, Her sisters are bakwhere Facebook commenters ers. often tend to go. Her mother is a baker. Meanwhile, I remember Even her twin brother, I the day my plum platz refused believe, has been said to know to rise and how it sunk into a his way around the kitchen. dense and gummy layer at the Meanwhile, one of said bottom of my pan, all because sisters owns a farm market so popular that it sells out faster than it can stock, and she routinely hosts celebrity cooking classes. Vikram and Meeru Vij have taught at Lepp Farm Market in Abbotsford. Rob Feenie has taught at Lepp. And the Mennonite Girls Can Cook ladies have been known to show up and teach an DARCIE HOSSACK eager crowd how, properly, to roll zwieback. So it happens, when family Bon reunions or other potlucks take APPÉTIT place, Elsie, who is a writer, is expected to bring salad. “It’s OK,” a sister may say to I thought I’d added the baking soda. the family or friends gathered. “It can happen to anyone,” I “Elsie cooks with words.” offer — especially to a writer Today, however, is Elsie’s whose mind is stuck on a page. eldest son’s 31st birthday and “Can it be redeemed into a she is determined to bake his trifle?” asks a well-meaner. favourite cake. It cannot. It’s easy peasy, she says. By now, Elsie, with time By six o’clock in the afterrunning out before her children noon, there is a silent shriek on begin to ring the doorbell, is Facebook. ready to throw in her oven At the top of my newsfeed, mitts. Elsie writes: Until Elsie’s son, whose “Son’s birthday cake failed! birthday it is, calls to report Does flour go bad? I’m sure I added baking soda. It’s a simple he’s been following online the tale of his failed birthday cake. cinnamon crumb cake; my He offers to fetch a bag of mother’s recipe. It’s gummy. flour on his way over. How can a cake be gummy?! I A second cake, however, is put love into it. LOVE!!! And already in the oven and it turns still, the kitchen hates me.” out the baking soda works just Very soon, “impotent bakfine, as long as it’s added in the ing soda” becomes the general consensus in the comments that first place. Now at the top of my newsfollow. feed is a comparison photo of Some commenters snicker the two cakes. and ask whether Elsie’s hus-
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Suzanne Klassen’s Crumb Cake (contributed by Elsie K. Neufeld) 2 cups brown sugar 3 cups flour 2 tsp. cinnamon 3/4 cup margarine (or butter, I suppose), softened. Mix the above and reserve 3/4 cup to 1 cup for “crumbs.” Add 2 tsp. baking soda to 1.5 cups sour milk (or buttermilk). Whisk with a fork. Pour into the dry mixture. Then beat 2 eggs and add. Turn on mixer. Beat until your intuition tells you to stop. Pour into a 9- x 13-inch pan. Top with reserved crumbs. Bake at 350 F for 30 or so minutes. Baker’s note: I wanted to keep Elsie’s mom’s recipe worded just the way it was I used a different method, so include these few notes:
It’s possible to see how they might be related. They are both the colour of cinnamon. They are both square. The are both on a plate. One of these cakes, however, is not like the other. The first one was made with love. The second one was made with baking soda.
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Whisk together sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside 3/4 cup crumbs. Whisk baking soda into remaining crumbs. Whisk together buttermilk and eggs. Add to crumb mixture and bring together with a fork, until the consistency of muffin batter. Pour into a buttered pan. Top with reserved crumbs. Bake until a tester comes out clean.
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QUESTION we are often asked is, “Would our children and young people have better mental health if we returned to more traditional values and ways of life?” We love this question because the answer is a resounding “Yes!” and, at the same time, “No!” Would children’s mental health improve if they spent more quality time with parents and family than with electronic gaming and media? Undoubtedly. But, times change, priorities change and one marker of good mental health is resiliency to handle and cope with changing or unpredictable times. One can make the case, for example, that holding on to some cherished traditions may be harmful to our kids’ mental health, but anyone who suggests a change to the world order is labelled as a heretic — or worse. We should start small and build up — perhaps with Halloween. If our Halloween traditions were never done or heard of before, and someone suggested it should start now, how many parents would say, “Wow! What a great idea!”? We ask our children to approach strangers and not only accept candy from them, but actually demand it, with no “please” in the traditional method of making the demand, either. We teach them to threaten criminal behaviour if the candy is refused and we suggest they wear a disguise while perpetrating the heist. Many Halloween costumes increase risks in a number of ways — and let’s not even talk about candy. Would our children’s mental health be better if we altered that tradition to match up more with our current knowledge and beliefs? One would think so. Do we do it?
Not a chance — or, at least, relatively few parents do. Maybe because the Yuletide is approaching, we should think about some of those traditions, too. A few decades ago, neighbourhoods (and their schools) were more homogenous. People of similar social class, race and ethnicity attended school together, so if a child got only one or two presents, and one of them was a pair of socks, he or she was about the same as the other children in their class. Today our neighbourhoods and schools are diverse and reflective of our community as a whole, and what a wonderful thing that is for every day of the year — except Christmas. It is common for a department-store Santa to report that one child asked for a new iPod because their old one is not the latest model and the next child, from the same school, will ask for warmer mittens or something nice for a relative because their family struggles financially. Our holiday tradition tells our children that getting what they want is related to how “good” they are — and we somehow fail to teach that wanting many expensive things for ourselves falls short of “good.” We are definitely implying that the child who got new pants, or the family that does not celebrate Christmas because their ethnic or religious beliefs differ, or the child that got no presents at all are somehow “not good.” After all, Santa brings things to “good” children, doesn’t he? A few decades ago, there was a fair amount of time between a child’s desire to talk
anything.” We smoke or drink and tell our children not to. We eat unhealthy foods or watch TV too much and tell our children not to. And we bemoan that they become “distant” or no longer confide in us or would rather have a peer opinion than ours. When our traditions send mixed messages
es, support and expectations for our kids has not changed. Kids now often transition from a belief in Santa to learning about birth control in a 12-month span. The same parents who perpetuate the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and Easter Bunny traditions are the parents who say, “You can trust me, I will never lie to you. You can tell us
to Santa and their participation in more adult interests, such as sexuality, alcohol, smoking and more. Now, the time between Santa and peer pressure is considerably shorter, but our respons-
we would not consider sending otherwise, maybe it is time to re-think how we mark them for the good of our children and for their mental health. This is not about abolishing or re-writing cherished family or social traditions, but an invitation to have a little introspection on what we intend versus what our behaviour is saying to our kids.
We may have hit a nerve for you, or given you pause to think. Whichever it is, tell us what you think about this issue by emailing us at Kamloops@ cmha.bc.ca. Follow us on Twitter @CMHAKamloops because there are as many points of view on this issue as there are families — and we always love to hear from you!
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A significant number of British Columbians clearly don’t buy the safety mantra that speed kills. In fact, according to a new Insights West poll, conducted in partnership with Black Press, 37 per cent of residents (and 39 per cent of drivers) believe a higher speed limit should be posted on our major highways. Currently, 100 km/h is the maximum on most freeways, while 110 km/h is posted on the Coquihalla Highway and parts of the Okanagan connector. “The fascinating issue on this question is the gender gap,” said Mario Canseco, Vice President, Public Affairs at Insights West. “While half of men in B.C. would like to see a higher speed limit, just one-in-four women concur with this view.” However, it was surprising to see that more than half (55 per cent) believe the speed limits should be left alone. Another five per cent want to see limits lowered. It’s surprising if you read the newspaper letters pages and listen to the province’s radio talk shows, where the 100-klick limit is commonly referred to as unrealistic on today’s well-designed highways. As a frequent driver of the network, I have to agree that a 110 limit on the suburban highways and 120 on the Coquihalla is reasonable. In my experience, it is not speed alone but excessive speed combined with overdriving the weather/ road conditions that kills. It is also true to say that dramatic speed differentials of traffic is also a major contributor to road carnage. However, while that may be true on congested urban roads it is less so on the highway where few people are travelling below the posted limit and I don’t see another 10 km/h hike making for
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VModels shown $20,585/$21,515/$36,148/$34,728 Selling Price for a new 2014 Versa Note 1.6 S SL (B5TG14 NA00), Xtronic CVT® transmission/2013 Sentra 1.8 SR (C4RG13 RT00), CVT transmission/2013 Rogue SL AWD (Y6TG13 AA00), CVT transmission/ Rogue SL AWD Premium model (Y6DG14 BK00), CVT transmission. *≠‡XVFreight and PDE charges ($1,567/$1,567/$1,750/$1,630), certain fees, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Finance and lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Offers valid between December 3, 2013 and January 2, 2014. ∞Fuel economy from competitive intermediate/compact 2013 internal combustion engine models sourced from Autodata on 13-12-2012. 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MICHAEL FENEMORE You Gotta Have FAITH gets worse. Verse 10: “If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish the food, clothing or marital rights of the first wife.” Referring to the slave girl as his “first wife” reveals the relationship could also be a marriage. In Exodus 21, it’s not easy to distinguish marriage from slavery. The allowance for “another wife” means the husband is a polygamist. There is no law against polygamy, nor is there any limit on the number of wives a man may own. (Muslim men
are limited to four.) Verses 20-21: “When a slave owner strikes a male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies immediately, the owner shall be punished. But, if the slave survives a day or two, there is no punishment; for the slave is the owner’s property.” It’s unclear whether this applies to a wife, but it would certainly apply to the daughter sold as a slave. Some commentaries suggest that, if the injured girl survives more than one day, it is assumed her master intended only to punish her, not commit murder. He does have the right to administer corporal punishment because she is his “property.” (The Tenth Commandment, which is directed at men only, lists a wife along with other property, including a house, ox and donkey,
Exod. 20:14.) If you like to promote the Bible as the inspired word of God, you are stuck with defending these repugnant laws. This will come as a shock to most Christians because preachers rarely, if ever, mention them. It’s easier to teach platitudes like “God is love” (1 John 4:8, 16). Some have even described the Bible as God’s “love letter.” Telling people God is eager to answer their prayers and shower them with blessings keeps peace in the church and the income stream secure. Most Bible commentaries try to put a positive spin on Exodus 21, suggesting its laws were actually a big improvement for women of the ancient world. The complete text does include some rights for women. However, they proba-
bly wouldn’t have meant much to a defenseless girl being brutally beaten with a rod. Frankly, portraying the passage as a leap forward for women’s rights is absurd. Moreover, it doesn’t take a law degree to imagine how these regulations might lead to more serious abuse. Evidently, the author didn’t foresee the unintended consequences of such loosely worded decrees. Many commentaries openly concede daughters were sold to pay off debts. Are we to believe the omniscient creator of the universe composed the ambiguous phrase “if the slave survives a day or two?” This appears to be the work of an amateur lawmaker. It would be laughable if it weren’t so sickening. Some might dismiss
the passage as an obsolete Old-Covenant teaching that doesn’t apply today since, under the New Covenant, the overarching principle is love. However, this argument only helps prove my point. The passage in Exodus fails to reflect the love of God portrayed in the New Testament, proving he could not have been the author. The Bible says, “I the Lord do not change” (Mal. 3:6). The God of today would have to be the same God who existed in ancient times. It’s unbelievable he would have exhibited a radically different nature during another era. Who would want to worship a God who ever authored such detestable laws, regardless of whether he may have later changed his mind? Incidentally, in the New Testament, the
apostle Paul describes the “Law” (including Exodus) as “holy and just and good” (Rom. 7:12). Numerous authors have proved that large portions of the “Holy” Bible cannot possibly be the inspired word of God. I consider this good news because it means I don’t feel compelled to attribute something evil and disgusting to my creator. I’m delighted he probably had nothing to do with it and relieved to know I don’t need to defend it. Recommended reading: Jesus Interrupted and Forged by Dr. Bart D. Ehrman; Biblical Nonsense by Dr. Jason Long. Learn more online at BooksOfMoses.info. Michael A. Fenemore of Kamloops is the editor and co-author of The Twilight of Postmillennialism, available at Amazon.ca.
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HE BIBLE, widely considered the Word of God, allows a man to sell his daughter as a slave and/or wife to a polygamist. The purchaser is allowed to beat her with a weapon to within an inch of her life. As long as she remains breathing for one day before succumbing to her injuries, the man is deemed guiltless. It all begins at Exodus 21:7: “When a man sells his daughter as a slave . . .” (New Revised Standard Version throughout). This simply assumes men will be selling their daughters as slaves and nowhere in the text is there any attempt to condemn the practice. If God inspired this, one would expect this is where he would say, “I want you men to stop this immediately!” Instead, it just
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FOR SALE or trade (for Red Heifers). 5 year old Red Angus Bull, pure bred, not registered. Papers possible with DNA test. Smooth shouldered, range bull survivor, nice calves, not a heifer bull, I’m not into line breeding, will eat if no sale/trade. M. W. Fountain (250) 698-7321
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FREE, stand up freezer, works but does not stay frozen, probably just needs a new part, you pick up, 250-5795877 (Westsyde)
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Free colored 36” TV Panasonic works well w/large stand with shelves and doors. You pick up! (250) 434-1722
Relax and unwind with a full body massage for appointment (250) 682-1802
Firewood/Fuel ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine. Stock up now. Campfire wood. (250)377-3457.
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Open Houses
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
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CARMEL PLACE 55+ Quality Living in new medical building. Studio suites with affordable rates, FOB entry, elevator, scooter stations and Telus Optik Package! Call Columbia Property Management to book your appointment: 250-851-9310
NORTH SHORE 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Clean quiet building. Rents starting at $625 + utilities.
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Duplex / 4 Plex 2bdrm 2bth upper duplex Lafarge $750 6appl & ac n/p, n/s mature couple pref 573-2529 4bdrm duplex NShore new reno $1300 Avail Dec 1 n/s, n/p (250) 376-2475
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Transportation
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Suites, Lower
Antiques / Classics
Cumfy 1bdrm suite. Close to University, Hospital. Perfect for student or quiet person. Excellent Location. np. ns. Call now (250) 299-6477
1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $6000 obo (250) 376-5722
Shared Accommodation Available rural location. Horse? $500 util incl n/s Can be furn. (250) 374-2774 IN private home, pleasant surroundings fully furnished working male pref. near amenities behind sahali mall 10 min walk to TRU 374-0949 or 372-3339 Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. 250-5798193 Cell 250-572-1048 ROOM for rent in dwtwn men’s rooming house. $400 inc heat/hw. shared bath. No drinking/No drugs Call 250372-5550
Suites, Lower
DALLAS furn bdrm in Mobile home. Quiet working person n/s/p $385 828-1681,573-6086
Cars - Domestic
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2Bdrm lakefront house in Savona $1150/mth utils incld 604-889-4495/250-373-2592 3 Bdrm Northshore top flr, new reno’d, $1200mo incl util n/p avail now 250-852-0638 Brock Small 2bdrm home w/d, n/s, n/p, large yard Avail Dec 1st $900+util (250) 320-9205
Rentals
DOWNTOWN Motel Kitchenette units $750-$950 per month util included. TV and local telephone also included 250-372-7761 Furn bed rm cls to DT util incl emp or student n/s/p/drink vehicle req $450mo 377-3158
2bdrm Daylight fenced yrd, garden, sm pet neg w/d hookup. n/s Ref req. $775+ util Avail now (250) 554-9692 2BDRM large N/S N/P Close to schools Working person pref’d $950 incl util 819-3368 2BDRM N. Shore quiet clean bright ns/np shr W/D $875/ mo cble util incl 250-376-1421 Brock close to schools 1 Bdrm ns/np avail Dec1 $750/ mo. 250-682-3199 / 376-7869 N/Shore 2bdrm newly renovated $850 inclds utils avail now 250-320-0088
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Large 1bdrm above grnd suite Brock $850 inclds util cable internet close to all amenities single occupt seniors discount avail Jan 1st 250-320-8509 Riverfront 1bdrm daylight internet level entry ample prking util incl $600 579-9609
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Townhouses 3brm 3bth Valleyview pet neg, $1300 close to school and shopping. Avail Immediately 250-374-5586 /371-0206
TOWNHOUSES Best Value In Town
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Cars - Domestic
Recreational/Sale
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ONLY $35.00(plus Tax) (250)371-4949
Run until sold New Price $56.00+tax
*some restrictions apply call for details 2006 Terry 28’ 5th wheel. 1 slide slp 6 Documented low mileage, exc cond $21,000 (250) 554-2528
Motorcycles 1984 Yamaha Virago motorcycle.Excel/cond $3500obo 250573-5922(after6pm orlvmsg)
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Re: The estate of EDWARD SOBCHAK, deceased, formerly of 1442 Pine Crescent, Kamloops, British Columbia Creditors and others having claims against the estate of EDWARD SOBCHAK are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor care of his solicitor CALVIN PATTERSON at Suite 301, 175 Fourth Avenue, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 3N3 on or before January 3, 2014, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.
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Boats 2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250573-5922 (after 6pm)or lv msg
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1984 Chevy Short Box. $3500 obo (250) 573-5922 after 6pm or leave msg. Must See! 1986 GMC 4x4 1/2 ton v8 auto $3000 phone between 5pm & 8:30pm ONLY 250-377-8702 1996 GMC Suburban gd shape runs great $3800obo (250) 571-2107
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