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NOVEMBER 18, 2014 | Volume 27 No. 137
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Beloved music teacher mourned DALE BASS STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com
Alexander Ward will be a professional musician because of Rob Petersen. Ward’s dad, Peter — himself a longtime musician and music teacher — said there’s not a doubt in his mind his son grew to love classical music thanks to Petersen, who was hit by a car and died on the weekend in Kamloops. Petersen, a music teacher and dedicated bike rider, was on his bicycle heading north on Springhill Drive in Upper Sahali at about 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, when a southbound vehicle made a left turn in front of him, causing a collision. Petersen was rushed to Royal Inland Hospital in critical condition and died a short time later. Petersen taught music at Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) school and St. Ann’s Academy. Daniela O’Fee, who first started working with Petersen in 1991 — when the two created what was then known as the University College of the Cariboo Chorus and is now the TRU Chorus — said one of the many memories she has of Petersen is how much he loved to ride his bike. O’Fee said Petersen just wanted “to make the world a better place through music,” calling his death a huge loss to the city’s musical community. “When a teacher passes away, particularly a music teacher, it leaves a very huge gap in the lives of a lot of people,” she said. Ward agreed, calling Petersen an amazing man with a true gift for teaching children music, harmonies and the joy of singing. “He was an amazing choral teacher,” Ward said. Bruce Dunn, conductor of the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, echoed Ward’s sentiments. “I knew he was out there doing wonderful work with children, which is what he’s always done. I am sad for the children he works with. All those kids had this fabulous opportunity to work with him. “He leaves a dazzling legacy.” See TRIBUTES, A7
ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and Health Minister Terry Lake (right) congratulates Ken Christian on once again finishing first in the councillor race in Saturday’s (Nov. 15) civic election. Mayor Peter Milobar was re-elected, as were all but one incumbent councillor — Nelly Dever. New to council are Dieter Dudy and Denis Walsh. On the Kamloops-Thompson board of education, Joe Small joins four incumbents as Kamloops trustees.
MILOBAR: ‘PEOPLE HAVE APPRECIATED’ ANDREA KLASSEN STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
Mayor Peter Milobar called the civicelection results a validation of his council’s work over the past term. “It’s nice to know that, what we’ve done over the last three years, people have appreciated,” Milobar told KTW, pointing to the large number of incumbent
councillors voters returned to office. Only one incumbent, Nelly Dever, was knocked from her spot on council. Dever, who finished eighth in 2011, came in 10th on Saturday, Nov. 15, with 6,685 votes. Former councillor Nancy Bepple, who resigned her council seat in March due to health issues, finished 16th with 4,601 votes.
Milobar won his own race handily, with 17,006 votes compared to 2,941 for Pierre Filisetti, 1,040 for Ben James and 786 for Dallas Paisley. On the council side, Ken Christian topped the polls for the second term in a row, with 12,473 votes — an improvement on the 10,880 he garnered in 2011. See THE TIME, A4
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