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KAMLOOPS COUNCIL MEETS TODAY TO BEGIN A FOURYEAR TERM. KTW REPORTER ANDREA KLASSEN LOOKS AT THE ISSUES FACING COUNCIL AS IT BEGINS A TERM THAT WILL RUN UNTIL THE FALL OF 2018

amloops’ new city council officially assumed office last night (Dec. 1) at a swearing-in ceremony at Interior Savings Centre. Today, however, it’s down to business for Mayor Peter Milobar and councillors Ken Christian, Arjun Singh, Dieter Dudy, Donovan Cavers, Tina Lange, Denis Walsh, Marg Spina and Pat Wallace. While the new council will develop a strategic plan over the next few weeks and set out its priorities for the four-year term, there are plenty of items already in motion that need to be dealt with in the coming months. Here’s a look at a few of the projects and debates on council’s plate heading into 2015: • A performing-arts centre was

a constant topic of conversation during the municipal election and council will see the project back on the agenda early in its term. Byron McCorkell, director of parks, recreation and cultural services, said consultations are on schedule and, by the spring of 2015, council will have a business plan and feasibility study for the centre, with the possibility of a referendum next fall if it chooses to move the plan ahead. • The parks department is also hoping to move forward on an indoor soccer facility on McArthur Island, which would be spear-

headed by the city’s various youth and adult soccer associations. The city is in the process of tendering for the demolition of the McArthur

Island Youth Centre, recently vacated by the Kamloops Boys and Girls Club, which would free up land for the project. McCorkell said the soccer groups are still keen to see the project move forward, noting a concept and business plan could come to council by

the middle of 2015. • Once the new council begins to make decisions about the performing-arts centre, another dormant city project could get some more attention. Corporate services and community safety director David Duckworth said the city has held off on making plans for a new downtown parkade because the Seymour Street site it purchased for $4.8 million when the Kamloops Daily News closed is still in the running as a possible location for the arts centre, as is the current home of Lake City Casino (set to move to Versatile Drive by the fall of 2015) in Hotel 540 on Victoria Street. Once a site is chosen for the arts centre, Duckworth said the

city will know whether it has to start looking for another parkade site or if it can begin working on a parking centre on Seymour Street. • Two big capital-works projects are on the books for the new council’s first year: the $9.3-million upgrade of Overlanders Bridge and a $3.8-million widening of Columbia Street. See SECONDARY, A4 �

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Let’s talk. You’ve probably seen us on the news recently regarding Burnaby Mountain and our Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project.

SOME FACTS

I think it would be good for us to talk.

The Trans Mountain Pipeline has been operating between Edmonton, AB and Burnaby, BC

We’ve talked a lot with communities about their concerns and in Burnaby the feedback was to look into routing the pipeline through Burnaby Mountain, rather than through their streets and neighbourhood.

since 1953. In April 2012, we proposed to expand the

Our work on the mountain over the past few weeks has been a part of that feasibility study. Though we estimate it will cost Kinder Morgan $40 million more than the original route through residential streets, we want to acknowledge the best interests of the residents of Burnaby.

pipeline by building a second pipeline alongside the original. Our goal for the entire route has been to build adjacent to the existing pipeline within our existing right-of-way. However, sometimes there are good

We are drilling two 6-inch diameter test holes to investigate the possibility of routing the pipeline through Burnaby Mountain. We are being respectful of the environment, and when we are done, we will leave the mountain as healthy as we found it.

reasons to look at other options, such as safety concerns, residential or industrial development that has expanded since the original pipeline was built, or environmental considerations.

Unfortunately, demonstrators chose to block our crews from doing their work and, in order to maintain the safety of our employees, contractors and the public, we were forced to pursue legal action to secure our worksite. Freedom of speech is fundamental to our way of life. Equally so is the Canadian right to go to work and conduct business safely. We have always believed these two principles can coexist if we all communicate.

We’ve been engaging with Aboriginal groups, Landowners, communities and stakeholders since April 2012. We’ve reached agreements with 18 Aboriginal groups, to date. The current work on Burnaby Mountain is to study the proposed route through Burnaby Mountain. Our application is before the National Energy

We believe we have been good neighbours for over sixty years in local communities, including the City of Burnaby, and it is very important for us to continue open relationships.

Board, an independent federal agency, to determine if the project should be approved to proceed in Canada’s best interest. Ultimately, the federal government will make the final decision.

We have conducted many workshops and open houses, met with thousands of people and continue to respond to questions daily. The feedback we have received to date has made our project better and has resulted in important changes to our route.

The National Energy Board has a recognized process to voice concerns, ask questions and introduce evidence for consideration.

Trans Mountain made a commitment to everyone who participated in our consultation that we would listen closely and do our best to respond to concerns.

Over 1,600 people in BC and Alberta have registered to participate. If approved to proceed, construction of the

Our work on Burnaby Mountain is part of keeping that commitment.

expansion would begin in mid-2016 and would be in operation by late 2018.

On behalf of all the people who work on the pipeline and project, I truly hope we can keep talking throughout the process. Your input is important to us. We’ll be providing more opportunities for dialogue including our upcoming telephone town hall on December 3rd. Go to TransMountain.com to sign up. We welcome the opportunity to talk.

Many other project details and information about upcoming opportunities for dialogue can be found on our website www.TransMountain.com

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ANDREA KLASSEN/KTW Equipment in the Kamloops YMCA/YWCA’s new venue in the John Tod Centre in North Kamloops gets a workout yesterday as the Y opened on McGowan Avenue. The organization has moved from Northills Shopping Centre, with its new home featuring brand-new equipment and much more natural light.

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Visitors to the newest location of the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA didn’t waste any time. Two hours into yesterday’s (Dec. 1) opening of the new health-and-fitness centre, spandex-clad exercisers had filled both the building’s studio spaces and commandeered more than half of the machines in the new cardio room. The centre made the jump from Northills Shopping Centre to the former John Tod elementary school on McGowan Avenue over the weekend, joining the Kamloops Boys and Girls Club in the newly renovated space. Visitors to the formerlocation will notice a few major differences between the mall Y and the John Tod Y, said Darcy Harris, general manager of communications and philanthropy —

A view of the new Y’s cardio room and the revamped entrance at John Tod. ANDREA KLASSEN/KTW

most notably the increase in floor space and windows. Whereas Northills had one studio, John Tod has two. Yesterday, a yoga class was testing out the new sprung floor in the larger of the two. “That class would be looking over-full in our Northills location but, now, with the expanded space, we can fit more people in, they can get more comfortable,” Harris said. Equipment spaces also got an expansion and, in may cases, all-new equipment. When the YMCA’s child

and parent programming moved into the centre earlier this year, ahead of most of the renovations that transformed the school into a community centre, it saw a major bump in attendance, mainly from those living on the North Shore. Harris is hoping to see a similar trend for fitness. Pre-move, about 1,000 of the YMCA’s members used the North Shore location, compared to about about 3,000 downtown. Once the snow melts, the John Tod Centre will also host outdoor fitness classes on its playing field, a

first for the Kamloops Y. Kids’ programming will also start up in the gymnasium shared between the Boys and Girls Club and the Y. Costs for the John Tod project were split between the city, YMCA and Boys and Girls Cub, with the city contributing the bulk of the money. Colin Reid, YMCA CEO, said his association fundraised about $300,000 for its portion of the renovation, and hopes to raise another $100,000 to renovate an undeveloped courtyard off the lobby at a later date.

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In a nod to Christmas Cheers of years past, the first online donation to this year’s campaign came from former Kamloops Daily News publisher Tim Shoults. Sure, Kamloops Daily News and KTW went head to head in the past but, when it comes to the annual citywide fundraiser, Shoults said his support is as strong as it was when the Daily News ran the campaign. “It’s just such a great cause and I’ll continue to support it,” he said. “I’m happy to contribute.” KTW will be continuing the every-edition story tradition, as well, and will keep readers up to date on the fund’s tally. Charities benefiting include the New Life Mission, the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice and the Sensational Soups meal program. You can donate online at kamloopsthisweek.com or at the KTW office, 1365B Dalhousie Dr.

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TUESDAY, December 2, 2014

LOCAL NEWS

Secondary suites expected to be a hot topic in 2015 From A1

Many of the decisions about both projects, particularly Overlanders Bridge, were made by the previous council, but it will be up to the newly elected configuration to approve tenders for both — and deal with the grumbling, which is almost certain to accompany disruptions to two of the city’s busiest routes. • The city’s planning department will spend the next year on an update to KAMPLAN, the city’s official community plan, which spells out what types of growth the city would like to see in various areas of the community. Council will likely see a completed update for review in early 2016. • Marvin Kwiatkowski, the director of development and engineering services, predicts secondary suites will become a hot topic in 2015. Kwiatkowski said many other communities in B.C. are relaxing their suite rules, allowing the secondary units in more zones, noting that trend merits a new conversation about Kamloops’ regulations. Look for that debate to begin in the spring of 2015. • Bus services will make a return to the council agenda in 2015, with an expansion of 6,000 hours of regular Are there other issues you believe transit and 2,500 hours of custom transit due to roll out city council should be prioritizing as it next September. begins its four-year term? At the request of the previous council, staff is also preparing a report on transit editor@kamloopsthisweek.com fares, which will likely come up for debate in March. Council has the option to raise fees if it chooses, but will have to balance the added revenue with the potential loss of riders who feel priced out of the system by fare increases. • City staff and councillors are not universally optimistic KGHM Ajax will file an application for environmental review for its proposed copper and gold mine by its spring 2015 target, but most expect to see the mine issue come to a head during this term. Once KGHM submits its application, the city has pledged to host its own information sessions on the potential consequences of the mine, with analysis from city staff or city-hired contractors. At that point, those on council who have not come out against the mine — Milobar, Singh, Christian, Wallace and Spina — have said they will be willing to weigh in on whether Ajax ought to be allowed to set up shop. Council hasn’t ruled out holding a referendum on Ajax, though, in a mayoral debate held two days before the election, Milobar said he’s not sure the province’s window for public comment gives the city enough time to organize a vote.

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Meanwhile, at council today . . . TAKING OUT TRASH MORE EXPENSIVE

A report from finance director Sally Edwards headed to council today (Dec. 2) is asking council to increase garbage-collection fees by an average of $15 per single-family household and by about $12 for commercial and multifamily customers. The increase is driven in part by a change in how the city funds its solid-waste program. Previously, the city subsidized garbage collection with $703,000 in property taxes but, in 2015, more of the burden will be carried by user fees. The city also wants to set aside more money in its reserves for future improvements to its landfills. Edwards’ report shows no change to sewer and water fees for 2015 and estimates a 1.9 per cent property-tax increase — just under $35 for an average home — will be required to balance the budget.

PARKING-METER FEES MAY NOT MOVE

There’s likely to be one less fee increase in Kamloops as of Jan. 1, 2015. Council will decide today whether to delay a planned increase of downtown parking fees. The cost of an hour of parking was scheduled to rise to $1.25 from $1 an hour at the start of the new year, but staff is urging council

to hold off on the hike due to technical and mechanical problems that have plagued the city’s new parking meters since they were introduced in October 2013. Earlier this fall, council agreed to consider holding the line on fees, but didn’t formally agree to freeze costs at that time. If the newly elected council adopts staff’s recommendation, fees will instead rise on Jan. 1, 2016.

WATER INTAKE PLAN’S FIRST STEP

Plans to construct an emergency water intake on the North Thompson River will take another step forward today as Kamloops council looks to award a contract for engineering design and construction services for the project. Staff is recommending council award the tender to Focus Corporation for $591,754. The contract will cover design of the project, as well as construction inspection and regulatory approvals. Cost of the emergency intake is estimated at $9 million. The city hopes to break ground on the project in 2016. The intake could be used in cases when the city’s regular drinking supply has become contaminated. The water would not be treated, however, and would only be safe for drinking after boiling.

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Accused killer’s low intellectual capacity revealed at murder trial TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

A Kamloops man who has admitted to killing his girlfriend after being duped by undercover police officers has the intellectual capacity of a young child, a jury has been told. Robert Balbar, 42, is standing trial in B.C. Supreme Court on one count of seconddegree murder in the 2003 slaying of Heather Hamill. In court yesterday (Dec. 1), forensic psychologist Hugues Hervé testified about two “full-battery” rounds of testing performed on Balbar — one in 2009 and another earlier this year. Hervé described Balbar’s level of intellectual functioning as being “below the first percentile” — meaning he scored worse than more than 99 per cent of people would score if tested. “His ability to read words placed him at a Grade 2 level and his reading comprehension was below the kindergarten level,” Hervé said. “He also showed significantly below-average general reasoning capability.” The body of Hamill, 31, was found floating in the North

Thompson River on Aug. 1, 2003. Balbar wasn’t arrested until late 2007, after a three-month undercover RCMP Mr. Big operation. During the elaborate investigation, undercover Mounties posing as gangsters lured Balbar into a fictitious criminal organization, with missions taking him across Canada and promises of sex and money.

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Read more on the trial at kamloopsthisweek.com Eventually, Balbar was asked to come clean about anything that could potentially “bring heat” to the fake criminal network. Balbar met in a posh Kelowna hotel room in December 2007 with a man he believed to be the leader of the gang. He was actually a high-ranking undercover Mountie and the hotel room was equipped with a hidden camera. Jurors have been shown the video from that meeting, during which Balbar said he struck Hamill as many as 60

times with three hammers after she started “flailing around” a machete. He said he then placed her body in a cooler and later dumped it in the North Thompson River. When he took the stand last week, Balbar said he was acting in self-defence and used one hammer. He indicated he was trying to impress the gang boss by toughening up his story. Balbar said he attacked Hamill after she threatened his sleeping son with a machete. According to Balbar, he then placed her body in the cooler so his son wouldn’t see it and later took it to the Tk’emlups Indian Band reserve to give Hamill, who was First Nations, “a traditional native burial.” Balbar admitted he didn’t take with him any tools with which to dig a grave, other than a garden trowel, and said he became spooked after nearby dogs began to bark. He said he eventually dumped Hamill’s body into the river. This is Balbar’s second trial for the same allegation. His previous verdict was appealed and he was ordered to stand trial again.

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Alan Shaver has been re-appointed president and vice-chancellor of Thompson Rivers University. The decision by the university board of governors follows a review open to students, faculty, staff and community members in October. The three-year term begins Sept. 1, 2015, when his current term ends. Brian Ross, chair-

man of the board and the review committee, said more than 300 people completed the survey that sought input on Shaver’s abilities. “Alan scored strongly,” Ross said. “There were many accolades for his achievements and constructive suggestions on improving internal communication and creating stronger ties with the faculty.”

At least one faculty member, however, criticized Shaver’s performance since arriving in 2010. Tom Friedman, president of the university’s faculty association, wrote a letter calling Shaver an absentee elder who has contributed to an atmosphere of suspicion and cynicism on campus. Friedman has not responded to several requests from KTW to

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On Feb. 10, 2015, up to three-dozen students will enter a classroom at NorKam secondary — and, for some of them, they’ll immediately start earning university credits alongside their secondary credits. That day marks the start of learning at the NorKam Trades and Technology Centre and, thanks to a partnership with Thompson Rivers University, students in its mechanical trades and and construction trades courses will

graduate in June with four credits at TRU. Sheryl Lindquist, the KamloopsThompson school district’s principal of secondary transitions, said the construction and mechanical-trades sampler courses will be administered and taught through TRU faculty to students in grades 10 to 12 at the centre. “This is an opportunity to attract students to trades and technical careers by exposing students to the trades in a meaningful way — and to career options they might not otherwise consider,” said Bryan Daly, TRU’s act-

ing dean of trades and technology. “Together, TRU and SD73 will help graduates to be ready for more advanced training or the workforce by the delivery of up-to-date and relevant curriculum and by the provision of a head start to handson, work-based skills training.” Lindquist said it’s hoped the partnership will also help with student retention in the trades. She noted that, through the 120 hours of studies, students get “a good feel for the trades and would be able to choose well”

when transitioning to TRU. The courses are designed to expose students to some of the basics of the trades, instilling practical life skills as well, Lindquist said. “Kids don’t have common sense around tools,” she said. “A lot of kids have no exposure to grandpa’s shop to learn that.” At the end of the semester, students will have 16 credits toward their high-school diploma and another 12 that can be applied to studies for a bachelor of arts or generalstudies degrees.

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Clockwise from back left are Hunter Galbraith, teacher Sharmane Baerg, Kieren O’Neil, Ryan Watson and Jordan Brown, the team at McGowan Park elementary that saw their science experiment blow up last month when the rocket carrying it to the International Space Station exploded. Here, the team is preparing a replacement. The project was one of 17 — and the only Canadian experiment — chosen to go into space by the National Centre for Earth and Space Science Education and was on an Antares rocket on Oct. 28 that exploded just seconds after liftoff. The replacement experiment is destined for a SpaceX rocket headed to the space station on Dec. 16. Paul Hembling, principal at Bert Edwards science and technology school and the man who brought the program to Kamloops, said each similar liftoff of supplies destined for the station has been delayed on average three times. The Grade 6/7 students’ experiment is designed to test how crystals grow in the microgravity environment on the station.

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Police announced yesterday (Dec. 1) that a 67-year-old Ontario man has been charged with the murders of two young girls more than 30 years ago, including one from Merritt. At a press conference in Surrey, police said Garry Taylor Handlen, 67, was arrested on Friday in Surrey and charged with the firstdegree murders of Kathryn-Mary Herbert, 11, of Matsqui (which later amalgamated with Abbotsford) in 1975 and of Monica Jack, 12, of Merritt in 1978. Kathryn-Mary was last seen in the area of Townline and Marshall roads in Matsqui on Sept. 24, 1975, after a friend, whom she ran into while walking home from another friend’s, doubled her part-way home on his bicycle and dropped her off. She never returned home, and her partially decomposed body was found on Nov. 17 of that year near Harris Road in an undeveloped area of the Matsqui First Nations. Her body was hidden under a sheet of plywood

taken from the wall of an old outhouse. Her skull was fractured and her jaw was broken. The autopsy was not MONICA able to JACK confirm whether Kathryn-Mary had been sexually assaulted, although her underwear, shoes and socks were missing. Monica vanished on May 6, 1978, while riding her bike along Highway 5A just south of Quilchena — between Kamloops and Merritt — near the Nicola Ranch. Her remains were found on nearby Swakum Mountain in June 1995. Police at the press conference said Handlen was recently living in Ontario, but was a resident of the Lower Mainland at the time of the murders. He also travelled extensively around B.C. and Alberta at the time. Police said Handlen was a “person of interest” early in the investigation, but it has taken this long to gather enough evidence to sup-

port first-degree murder charges. They confirmed that he did have a criminal record, although they wouldn’t GARY expand HANDLEN further on his background or on the evidence that led investigators to him as a suspect. Police released a photo of Handlen as he

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PROTESTS RAISE MANY QUESTIONS

he protests on Burnaby Mountain received a lot of attention and raised many questions. The issue of exporting bitumen from the Alberta oilsands is controversial — and it should be. There are concerns about how oil is extracted from the oilsands; about the environmental impact of extraction; about the type of oil produced and about the fact that the plan is to ship raw product to China and other Asian markets and not refine any of it in B.C. In addition, there are concerns about climate change. It seems pretty obvious that putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is likely to lead to some significant negative effects down the road. However, it is not up to Kinder Morgan or oil companies to solve climate change issues on their own. That, ultimately, is the job of national governments and Canada’s government has been hesitant to make any moves towards reducing oilsands activity. Protests against one company doing geological testing on Burnaby Mountain are more than a little displaced. Kinder Morgan has now finished its testing. The protesters have gone home, because they don’t have anything to protest. A number of statements about native land claims have been made by protesters. There is no active claim on any part of Burnaby Mountain, most of which is owned by either Simon Fraser University or the City of Burnaby. In terms of Burrard Inlet and plans for oil tankers to traverse it, that is most certainly a legitimate concern of First Nation groups, as well as citizens of adjacent municipalities. Where this issue of shipping Alberta oil overseas will end is very uncertain. Kinder Morgan is not backing down on plans to twin its Trans Mountain pipeline. Meanwhile, declining oil prices and the increasing self-sufficiency of oil supply in North America could have a profound effect on the market for Alberta oil. It may well be, if oil prices continue to decline, that Alberta oilsands projects are no longer economically viable.

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hen the B.C. government announced its latest changes to liquor distribution, the reaction was not what I expected. Private store representatives complained bitterly that the government is allowing further expansion of fridges and “cold rooms” in selected government liquor stores and longer operating hours that include more Sunday openings. Those hours, along with non-union staff, are the private stores’ big advantages as things stand in B.C.’s hybrid liquor-retailing system. The B.C. Government Employees’ Union didn’t seem at all perturbed that state-run stores’ key advantage was also going to be gone effective April 1. That would be preferential wholesale pricing, in which the government’s monopoly wholesaler sells to them at cost and to private stores at higher rates. How much higher? Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) officials were carefully vague on that and it varies depending on which of the 22 wholesale categories you look at. They released a graph that suggests the average wholesale cost to government stores might be going up 10 to 15 per cent to create a level playing field with private stores. That wholesale price difference is the main reason private stores have generally higher retail prices. And the majority of the province’s revenue of nearly $1 billion a year comes from this monopoly wholesale business,

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VICTORIA where the hidden tax is coyly termed a “mark-up.” When the new, simplified system comes in next spring, a bottle of hard liquor will have a “mark-up” of 124 per cent. That’s right, the LDB more than doubles the price with its wholesale liquor tax. And, if it’s premium booze, anything valued at more than $21 a litre will get an extra luxury tax on top of that. Coolers and ciders will see a 73 per cent mark-up. Wines are taxed at 89 per cent, with extra luxury tax on premium wines. Beer gets a per-litre tax, with ascending rates for small, medium and large breweries. Then, of course, there is federal and provincial sales tax applied to all of it. Cheers! Premier Christy Clark acknowledged the first guiding principle of this overhaul is to keep that government revenue coming. The new BCGEU president, Stephanie Smith, doesn’t sound like your bullhorn-toting socialist of yore. She insists she’s gungho to compete head-to-head

with those private interlopers and get back some lost market share, particularly on the highvolume cold beer sales. The union has another ace in the hole. Its current contract stipulates the LDB can’t close stores. In some small towns, there are government stores that lose money, particularly since they’ve had more private competition. But, at least for the duration of this BCGEU contract, the government retail arm will continue to operate in some places as a perverse social program, subsidizing retail clerk jobs that pay nearly twice what private retail pays. Let’s face it, running a till at a liquor store is not rocket surgery. Private and government store staff have to take the same training, and liquor inspector sting operations have increased vigilance on ID checks in all stores. With higher wholesale prices applied to government stores, this kind of artificial support will cost more. The only way the LDB could maintain it without subsidizing it from the wholesale windfall would be to raise retail prices. The LDB says this new simplified system is “not intended to impact consumer pricing.” Note the careful choice of words. Oh, one last thing. There is another new tax in the works. It will be applied to higher-alcohol beverages, in an effort to reduce adverse health effects. tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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BC HYDRO’S METER-READING FEE IS UNFAIR Editor: As per BC Hydro spokesman Dag Sharman’s message: “As a public utility, we must recover the cost of supplying electricity. In fairness to all customers, every BC Hydro customer must regularly pay their BC Hydro bill in full.” So, as a BC Hydro customer, at what point did BC Hydro disconnect the state of California for not paying its BC Hydro bill? After the first $100 million? After the second $100 million? When? BC Hydro never did. Where is the “fairness” of which Sharman wrote? Now, what about the $3.2-billion lawsuit California brought against BC Hydro and others for gouging and inflating the price of the hydro electricity. You know, the one BC Hydro settled out of court for $477 million in credit writeoffs and a further $273-million cash payment.

The truth is BC Hydro took advantage of California during its rolling-blackout crisis. How does BC Hydro intend to recover the cost of those bad business practices? Through BC Hydro customers, of course. How dare the Crown corporation disconnect me and my pets in the cold of winter and deprive us of a most basic life need — heat and warmth — because I refuse to pay an exorbitant $35 per month meter-reading fee. It is cruel and unconscionable. As the precedent has been set in the matter of the State of California vs. BC Hydro: 1a) I expect the reconnection of BC Hydro service free of charge. 1b) I expect $1,000 per diem in damages (cruelty, distress, endangerment of life, pain, suffering, expenses and losses) to me and my pets from the day of disconnection, Nov. 19, up to and including the day of reconnection.

1c) I expect a credit to my BC Hydro account for each and every extortive meterreading fee, interest, late fee resulting thereof. 1d) I expect BC Hydro to repair any and all negative postings to my credit record. 1e) I expect BC Hydro to provide me and the other 16,000 customer with analog meters with an email address to email a monthly image of our analog meters for reading and bill issue, free of charge to us and BC Hydro. 2a) I expect a written personal apology from BC Hydro to me and my pets for its intentional inhumane, life-threatening action to force me into paying its outrageous meter-reading fee. 2b) I expect a public apology for the suffering BC Hydro has put us through. Ann Findrik Kamloops

RESIDENTS’ INPUT INTO BUDGET ISSUES MUST MATTER Editor: Re: KTW’s front-page story of Nov. 25, regarding the cost of public budget meetings (‘An abysmal failure’): Coun. Ken Christian thinks residents are not interested in core city services and other broad issues. I attended many budget meetings and have a different opinion. I think citizens are not engaged because they have a poor picture of what is going on. It took the Federation of Small Businesses to alert us to municipal spending in B.C. going up far faster than the rate of population growth and inflation. In a scathing 2011 report

about municipal reporting in the messy numbers, you find that Canada, the C.D. Howe Institute most cities routinely miss budget stated: targets by large amounts.” “Cities are the Nor do we have most visible level access to any indeCitizens of government for pendent and critimost Canadians . . . will only get cal analysis of city yet their budgets are spending. involved the most opaque. There are few, if [They] typically pres- when they any, performance ent numbers in their audits. understand budgets that do not At the last meetmatch the numbers what is going ing I went to, I in their end-of-year offered a host of on. financial reports. comments at three So, councillors and tables, taxpayers who seek to hold At the finance table, I suggestthese municipal governments ed the city look at more citizento account face a daunting task. friendly financial reporting. Worse, when you do peer through What happened with that?

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We will never know. At the public-works table, I raised pointed concerns about storm drainage and sidewalks on bus routes. The response was entirely defensive. Citizens will only get involved when they understand what is going on and when they believe their input will matter. Based on my experience, neither is true. The positions of Christian and outgoing Coun. Nelly Dever are entirely self-serving toward the city administration and do not address the real problems. Frank Dwyer Kamloops

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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: COLUMBIA SET TO GET A $3.8MILLION FACELIFT: “While these two projects are necessary, was there any thought given to the major disruption to transit service by having two major arterials impacted at once — for five months? “Next summer, the answer to the question, ‘Why is my bus late?’ will be, ‘City planning department.’” — posted by Chris Kempling

RE: LETTER: WATERMETER WOES PART 2:

“Funny, no one mentions flushing toilets, taking long, hot or cold showers, doing laundry or the size of their families. “The more people shower, the more loads of laundry done, the more toilets flushed, the more you will pay. “If you add that all up, your yard is probably the most economic on water. “Get the blinkers off, people.” — posted by Anne

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BIG LION LOVE: Lion Patrick Lindsay of the Valleyview Overlanders Lions Club presents a cheque for $1,000.00 to Jessica Gordon and executive director Ian Gerbrand of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters. The funds will help cover the added costs at this time of the year. PYJAMA PIZAZZ: Staff at the B.C. Lottery Corporation’s Kamloops headquarters went to work in their pyjamas as part of their annual United Way Campaign. This was just one of the many fundraising events held at BCLC for the United Way this year. So far, more than $15,000 has been raised.

FOOD BANK SCORES AT BLAZERS GAME: A recent Kamloops Blazers game featured a fundraising effort for the Kamloops Food Bank. In total, $1,500 in cash donations and 3,500 pounds of food were collected.

MOST WELCOME MOOSE CALL: Jack Buchanan of the Moose Lodge donates to the Kamloops Food Bank, with food bank office co-ordinator Nicola Hum gratefully accepting.

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A Kamloops man on trial for aggravated assault and break and enter in an incident that left a reputed drug dealer severely injured has pleaded guilty to both charges. Through defence lawyer Kevin Church, Corey Foster entered guilty pleas yesterday (Dec. 1) at the conclusion of the Crown’s

week-long case against him. The trial began on Nov. 24. Crown prosecutor Neil Flanagan said Foster has also agreed to plead guilty to five charges stemming from an incident in New Westminster in January 2011. Those include break and enter, assault causing bodily harm, unlawful confinement and using an imitation firearm.

Foster, 36, is in custody. He is tentatively scheduled to be sentenced in June. During the trial, court heard Foster and two associates decided to “talk to” a drug dealer living in a camper at the site of a burnedout home in Westsyde. The visit in the early-morning hours of Aug. 10, 2010, came after Foster’s girlfriend told him a day-care provider taking care

A retired teacher will stand trial in Kamloops early in the new year on child-pornography charges. A preliminary inquiry was held this week in the trial of 66-year-old Jerry Waselenkoff. The trial before a B.C. Supreme Court judge is expected to take three to four days,

though a specific date has yet to be set. Waselenkoff is represented by Vancouver lawyer Glen Orris, who was in a Kamloops courtroom most recently acting for Rick Brown, the Kamloops RCMP corporal eventually acquitted of a charge of breach of public trust in connection to the incident in which Mounties watched two female inmates have sex in a Battle Street

of their children at a neighbouring property felt threatened by drug-related activity. The victim, James Kwasnica, came outside with a hatchet after hearing noises outside his camper. He was discovered by police, following a 911 call by his girlfriend, sprawled beside Westsyde Road in a pool of blood. He spent several months in hospital.

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The BC Coroners Service is continuing to investigate the death of an inmate at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre and may ultimately order an inquest. Dylan Levi Judd, 20, was found dead in his unit on Nov. 10 by correctional officers performing morning checks.

BC Coroners Service spokeswoman Barbara McLintock said a decision will be made at the conclusion of the investigation whether to call a public inquest, commonly done when inmates die of something other than natural causes. The office would not release the cause of Judd’s death. The Ontario man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The Interior Health Authority (IHA) is going sexy in its newest campaign — one it hopes will see more people get tested for HIV. The program is part of a provincial initiative “Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/AIDS” and the IHA decided to focus on educating people that a healthy sex life includes knowing your HIV status, said Dr. Trevor Corneil, an IHA medical officer of health. A significant part of the population — estimated at 3,500 in B.C. — has the human immunodeficiency virus and don’t know it, Corneil said. The number was

determined through testing of a large sample population, which revealed about 20 per cent had the virus, but it had not been diagnosed. There are reasons for that failure, Corneil said, including doctors not considering health issues in a patient that could be related to HIV. As a result, the campaign — My Health is Sexy — includes a component for educating physicians to ask the right questions. “The people we are finding are people who have no idea, no idea how they got it,” Corneil said, noting even patients in their 70s and 80s have been identified as having HIV. Corneil said research shows, of men who are

looking to have sex with other men, for example, about one-third identify as straight and, because of that, might not be seen as a potential HIV patient by physicians, whereas “a gay man from Vancouver has lots of experience and he would recognize it,” due to the historical link between the disease and the gay community. And, that’s the issue that needs to be addressed, Corneil said, because in today’s world, anyone who is sexually active could be exposed to the virus. Corneil said the rate of new cases in people identifying as straight is higher than in drug users, another highrisk vulnerable community. Corneil said some

have questioned why money is being spent on the campaign to encourage people to be tested, but said the reality is HIV is a treatable disease. “There are few diseases you can screen for and treat and it is one of the most cost-effective disease [treatment] we have,” he said. “There’s been a shift in the way people need to think about it.” The first phase of the campaign promotes HIV testing for all adults and, in particular, targets men who have sex with men. Future components will target injectiondrug users and sextrade workers. For more information, go online to My HealthisSexy.com.

TRU raises more than $200K Thompson Rivers University decided to integrate its fundraising this year for the United Way and its own foundation — and saw contributions increase by 41 per cent.

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Correction A Nov. 28 article on the City of Kamloops’ proposed Columbia Street widening project (‘Columbia’s $3.8-million facelift’) misstated how the city is getting land from the province. The city negotiated a statutory right-of-way with the province for land on the south side of Columbia Street.

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Stamped out — Ticats fall short

BCHL addresses relocation rumours

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VANCOUVER — All Bo Levi Mitchell does is win. He led Katy High School to a Texas state title in 2007, then four years later helped Eastern Washington capture the NCAA Division I FCS national crown. Now, Mitchell has the Grey Cup on his impressive football resume. Mitchell completed 25 of 34 passes for 334 yards as the Calgary Stampeders earned a nail-biting 20-16 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at B.C. Place Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 30. The 24-year-old pivot was named the MVP in his first career Grey Cup start. Hamilton’s Andy Fantuz was the top Canadian with six catches for 81 yards as the Ticats dropped their second straight Grey Cup game. The team lost 45-23 in Regina last year to the Saskatchewan Roughriders and last won the CFL title in 1999. At one point, Mitchell threw 10 straight completions, tying him for the third-longest streak in Grey Cup history before a boisterous B.C. Place Stadium gathering of 52,056 — 1,423 short of a sellout. “Being able to quarterback this team and look back that we were one of the best teams in the history of the CFL is amazing,’’ Mitchell said. Brandon Banks brought Ticats supporters to their feet with 35 seconds left when he returned a Rene Paredes punt 90 yards for a TD, but it was nullified by an illegal block penalty. Instead of having the lead, Hamilton took over at its 12-yard line. After the game, Banks stormed out of Hamilton’s locker room before the media was allowed in. When a reporter tried to speak to him, Banks kept walking, but turned around to say, “I ain’t talking to nobody.’’

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Brandon Banks did everything he could to help the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at the Grey Cup in Vancouver on Sunday, Nov. 30, but the Calgary Stampeders walked away victorious.

It’s been a rapid rise for Mitchell, who joined the Stampeders in 2012 as their No. 3 quarterback behind Drew Tate and veteran Kevin Glenn. After Glenn left the Stamps in December, Mitchell secured the starter’s job in training camp and won 13 of 15 starts in guiding Calgary to a CFL-best 15-3 record. Mitchell threw for more than 3,300 yards and completed 63.3 per cent of his passes with 22 TDs — six behind league leader Ricky Ray of the Toronto Argonauts. He also threw just eight interceptions, the fewest among CFL starters. At just 24, Mitchell appears to be Calgary’s starter for years to come. Running back Jon Cornish, who earned a third straight rushing title this year with 1,082 yards in nine games, wasn’t a factor Sunday with just 25 yards on nine carries. But, he was impressed by his young quarterback’s calm demeanour in the biggest contest of the year. “Bo Levi has poise like I’ve never seen a person his age

have,’’ Cornish said. “He just sat in there and did exactly what we needed.” Paredes had to handle punting duties in the second half after incumbent Rob Maver suffered an abdominal injury when hammered on a Hamilton punt return. The six-foot, 201-pound Maver was hit from the blindside by Justin Hickman, a sixfoot-two, 265-pound defensive lineman, and remained on the field for some time before eventually walking off on his own. Maver celebrated with his teammates on the field after the game but was moving gingerly. He wasn’t overly impressed with Hickman’s hit but praised Paredes, who averaged over 42 yards on his three punts. “It was Hickman?’’ he asked. “If he’s got to hit a punter like that to make a block . . . “But, Rene was huge coming in.’’ Hamilton was looking for history to repeat itself as in 1999 it beat Calgary 32-21

at B.C. Place. But, the loss tarnished a solid showing by Colloras, who finished 25-of33 passing for 342 yards and a 45-yard TD to Banks. A blocked field goal by Calgary’s Demonte Bolden loomed large as Calgary took a 17-7 halftime lead. The burly defensive lineman, in his first game since breaking his leg in September, batted down Medlock’s 26-yard try with the Stampeders leading 14-0. Members of the Stampeders receive $16,000 for the win while the Ticats earn $8,000 apiece. Juwan Simpson worried he may be handing over some of that cash after the Grey Cup broke while he was hoisting it over his head in celebration. “I think I’m the one that did it,’’ said Simpson. “I don’t know. I grabbed it and was excited, and all of a sudden, it got a little [loose]. Some glue and some duct tape and it’ll be good. “But, I got me a Grey Cup cheque,’’ he said. “In a worstcase scenario, I can pay for it.’’

As far as B.C. Hockey League (BCHL) commissioner John Grisdale is concerned, rumours of teams planning an exit from the province’s junior A rinks are just that — rumours. Grisdale told KTW the BCHL deals with these sorts of rumblings at this time every year. “Like any league, we’ve got teams that struggle financially and have [struggled] . . . in the 53 years the league has been in existence. “Every year, every league, you go through a franchise evaluation. We do that at our AGM and, always, there’s rumours. Some of it is perpetuated by those that get frustrated within their own programs, whether they’re winning or they’re losing, or attendance is up or down, or all that sort of stuff.” When KTW spoke with Kamloops Storm general manager Barry Dewar on Wednesday, Nov. 24, he alluded to rumours of teams considering a move from the BCHL to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League; specifically the Prince George Spruce Kings, Trail Smoke Eaters and Merritt Centennials. The Powell River Kings were also mentioned, but Dewar said they wouldn’t make sense to incorporate into the KIJHL. “They’re just rumours,” Grisdale said. “But, at any given time, a rumour could become a reality. “But, there’s nothing

that’s crossed my desk that says any team is considering [anything] other than operating.” The situation is much the same at KIJHL offices, where president Bill Ohlhausen said no BCHL teams have approached him about joining the league. “I hear rumours every day,” said Ohlhausen. The president added the decision to expand the league would be left to ownership, but nothing is in the works. “Not right now,” he said. “Twenty teams is a big league.” KTW reached out to the Spruce Kings, the Centennials and the Smoke Eaters to find out if the clubs have any interest in leaving the BCHL. “Absolutely no truth to it, whatsoever,” Spruce Kings general manager and alternate governor Mike Hawes said. “We’re a member in good standing in the BCHL — we thrive in that league. We’re sitting in first place in our division. We’re financially very stable. “We’re content in the BCHL and have no plans on going anywhere.” Hawes said moving leagues isn’t something that has been discussed in Prince George at any level. He said rumours may be coming from the idea that additional KIJHL teams in Williams Lake and Quesnel would make Prince George a perfect fit for a franchise. See SPRUCE KINGS, page

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Racing at Sun Peaks Sun Peaks Resort is hosting youth alpineskiing races from Friday, Dec. 12, to Sunday, Dec. 14. There will be about 125 male and female athletes from across the province competing in under-16, U-18 and U-21 divisions. There will be a tworun giant-slalom event on Friday and a pair of two-run slalom races on Saturday and Sunday. Six local skiers will be in action.

On the hardcourt

The Sa-Hali Sabres opened their high school basketball season with a win

with 10 points. The Sabres lost 63-50 to the South Okanagan Hornets of Oliver and 64-59 to the NorKam Saints. Pokhylov led Sa-Hali in scoring in both games, with 21 against the Hornets and 27 against the Saints, and Marchand added 14 points in each game. Josh Carlson was awarded game-star recognition against the Cougars. Marchand was named to the tournament all-star team. The Sabres will be in action at a tournament in Chilliwack on the weekend.

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BRIEFS and two losses at the senior boys’ Westsyde Secondary Snowbrawl Tournament. Clarence Fulton of Vernon won the championship. Sa-Hali beat the Elphinstone Cougars of Gibsons 53-36. Kaylan Phillips led the Sabres’ attack with 16 points, Dima Pokhylov had 13 points and Keegan Marchand chipped in

ALBERTA BLUES

Stuart Richey and the TRU WolfPack men’s volleyball team lost a pair of Canada West matches to the Alberta Golden Bears at the Tournament Capital Centre on the weekend. The WolfPack women did not fare any better, falling twice in straight sets to the visiting Alberta Pandas. For more photos and results from TRU’s weekend, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com.

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Blazers looking to play better at home MARTY HASTINGS

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Interior Savings Centre has not been a fortress for the Kamloops Blazers, who are looking to avoid their third consecutive loss on home ice tonight (Dec. 2) against the Saskatoon Blades. Kamloops (11-13-3-2) fell 5-3 to the Victoria Royals (15-13-2-0) on Saturday, Nov. 29, a night after the Regina Pats (16-10-1-0) devoured the lacklustre Blazers, cruising to a 7-3 victory on Mark Recchi Way. “Seven goals is unacceptable, especially at home,” said Cole Ully, who leads Kamloops in scoring with 35 points, 12 of them goals. “We’ve been trying to focus on our starts, but we weren’t as prepared as we needed to be and they took it to us.” The Blazers are 6-7 in games played at ISC this season. Puckdrop tonight is slated for 7 p.m. Poor first periods have plagued the Blue and Orange and home fans were silenced early on both Friday and Saturday nights. Regina outscored Kamloops 4-0 in the opening frame and Victoria

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Cole Ully (left) of the Kamloops Blazers and Joe Hicketts of the Victoria Royals compete for the puck at Interior Savings Centre on Saturday, Nov. 29. Kamloops is hosting Saskatoon tonight (Dec. 2) at ISC.

jumped out to a 3-0 lead. “You can’t play against any team in the league without a competitive spirit and a willingness to get involved,” Blazers head coach Don Hay told KTW. “I didn’t think we won a lot of races or a lot of battles and the puck ended up in our net.” The Blue and Orange rallied on

Saturday, storming back to tie the game 3-3 before the Royals tallied twice in the third period to seal the deal. Perhaps a visit from the Blades is exactly what the doctor ordered. Saskatoon (7-18-2-0) is tied with the lowly Lethbridge Hurricanes (6-17-3-1) in the WHL’s basement with 16 points and is

2-11 away from home. Connor Ingram was beginning to establish himself between the pipes for Kamloops, making six consecutive starts before he was chased in the first period on Friday. Cole Kehler played on Saturday, allowing five goals on 32 shots. Ingram is expected to get the call tonight. The Blazers will finish a fivegame homestand on the weekend, hosting Prince Albert (13-14-00) on Friday, Dec. 5, and Prince George (13-14-0-0) on Saturday, Dec. 6, before embarking on a sixgame road trip. Ully and his teammates are focusing on tonight’s matchup, looking to buck the losing trend at ISC with improved defence and checking. “Like I said, it’s unacceptable when you give up that many goals,” Ully said. “We’ll watch video and go over what we’ve got to do differently.”

Hicketts cracks the list

Joe Hicketts of Kamloops received an invite to Hockey

Canada’s selection camp for the world junior championship. The camp will run from Dec. 11 to Dec. 15 in Toronto. Hicketts, who plays for the Victoria Royals, leads all WHL defencemen in scoring with 36 points. Cole Ully of the Blazers was left out of the group of 29 vying for a spot on the Canadian team. The world juniors get underway in Montreal and Toronto on Dec. 26.

Smitty gets the call

Colin Smith, formerly of the Kamloops Blazers, was expected to make his NHL debut yesterday (Dec. 1) for the Colorado Avalanche against the Montreal Canadiens. Smith was one of two Lake Erie Monsters called up by the injuryriddled Avs on Sunday, Nov. 30. The Edmonton product is off to a hot start with Colorado’s American Hockey League affiliate, racking up four goals and 12 points in 18 games. He’s tied for second in Monsters scoring.

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But, with the Spruce Kings having no interest in moving, making a go of putting a third junior team in the northern locale — the Prince George Cougars play in the Western Hockey League — would be a tough sell. “To add another, a junior B team in there, in the mix, I think it might be difficult for that team to survive,” Hawes said. “You never know. But, that being said, I think things are good the way they are now and I don’t think a change would be positive.”

The feeling is much the same in Merritt. “We’re in the BCHL, so why would we go to the KIJHL?” said Brian Barrett, director of hockey operations for the Centennials. “There’s absolutely no validity to it.” KTW was unable to reach the Smoke Eaters for comment. It was Smoke Eaters president Tom Gawryletz who bemoaned teams in the league weren’t making any money at the annual general meeting this time last year. Trail was said to be one of the teams in the most financial trouble, having lost

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they were in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, in that range. “I think that model is probably a model that suits junior A better than private ownership.” So, while rumours swirl, they seem to be more a product of the time of year and possibilities of expansion in the KIJHL, than malcontent in the BCHL. The league’s community-owned teams seem satisfied with the current state of affairs. But, as Grisdale said, at any given time, a rumour can become a reality.

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b) Adding a site-specific zoning amendment to permit 161 units per Long Road hectare (18Lake units); Arts Commission To see current job postings please N ? >?D @ED =51D ?9<C 419BI ?B Oct 6, 4:45 pm contact: un-rinsed eggshells or cooked foods To accommodate for rehabiliation work +53?>4 <??B ?1B4B??= 9DI !1<< into the compost bin c) Removing an existing site-specific zoning amendment to permit ?> %?>7 %1;5 *4 6B?= )B9>35D?> Human Resources at 250-828-3439 office$1=<??@C !978G1I D? 9DI %9=9DC D85B5 use with no more than five (5) staff persons and an or visit kamloops.ca/careers. Regular Council Meeting ?B =?B5 9>6?B=1D9?> @<51C5 F9C9D will bedwelling single lane alternating traffic excluding needle accessory unit, but specifically Oct 7, 1:30 pm www.www.wildsafebc.com or email exchange from Oct 6 until the end October. service/clinic andofneighbourhood convenience store, at wildsafe@kamloops.ca. 801 Battle Street (Zoning Bylaw No. 5-1-2001); and Heritage Commission Halston Bridge OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AND PAGE 2 Oct 8, 5:30 pm Starting untilsite-specific Oct 10, milling and amendment to permit ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS d) Removing antoday existing zoning T:\DES\PLAN & DEV\PH NOT\2014\12 09.docx Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gala for the Arts Award â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Call Kamloops Museum, 207 Seymour St paving work will takelimited place on commercial conversion to the office and personal services only for Nominations Halston Connector from the Halston and specifically excluding needle exchange service/clinic at ?B D85 6?<<?G9>7 @B?:53DC when On Jan 31, 2015, the Kamloops Art +?391< )<1>>9>7 ?E>39< B9475 D? $9>7CD?> F5 9B53D9?>1< Street (Zoning Amendment driving in the area, please slow down, 807 Battle Purpose: of industrial space,Western complementary Gallery, Kamloops Symphony, Oct 15, 5 pmTo permit a mixed-use site comprised traffic will be maintained at all times. Bylaw No. 5-1-2049). use caution, note any temporary Canada Theatre, and the City of commercial space, and 14 residential units by: + ?1B4B??= +5I=?EB +D detours and obey all traffic control Kamloops will host the 8th annual If approved, the proposed development will be subject to a Development Permit for form Gala forCommunity the Arts. ThePlan Gala(OCP) is and character. The proposed Development Permit would: -B21> 7B93E<DEB5 ??4 +ICD5=C a) Amending KAMPLAN:Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Official to persons. currently calling for nominations for the Advisory Committeechange the land use designation of the subject property from Light ?B 9>AE9B95C @<51C5 3?>D13D following categories: Oct 16, 11 am â&#x20AC;˘ Reduce the minimum front yard setback from 4.5 m to 3.5 m; Industrial to Commercial; 250-828-3461. â&#x20AC;˘The CityReduce of Kamloops , ?1B4B??= &3 9<< *4 the minimum side yard setback along 8th Avenue from 4.5 m to 2.5 m; thanks you for â&#x20AC;˘your cooperation. N =5B79>7 BD9CD yourequired know...street yard along 8th Avenue; Allow off-street parkingDid in the b) Creating a new zone, CD-10 (West McGill Comprehensive N EC9>5CC 9> D85 BDC ??B49>1D54 >6?B35=5>D ,1C; ?B35 â&#x20AC;˘ Reduce the amount of landscaped open space from 30% to 24%; and Westsyde Rd - 8th St to Franklin Rd Development Zone Ten); N %9D5B1BI BDC The City fleet is comprised of Oct 20, 10 am â&#x20AC;˘ Reduce the required amount of off-street parking spaces from 24 spaces to ?F5B F5893<5C 1>4 5AE9@=5>D T:\DES\PLAN & DEV\PH NOT\2014\12 09.docx Motorists are advised that extensive ?B@?B1D5 ?1B4B??= 9DI !1<< 18 spaces. Nomination are available made up of 34 passenger cars, The purpose of the CD-10 zone isforms to provide a zoneat:that allowsroad rehabilitation work will take place www.mayorsgalaforthearts.com 140 pickup trucks, 64 medium?> /5CDCI45 *4 6B?= D8 +D D? B1>;<9> )?<935 ?==9DD55 for a mixed-use industrial/commercial/residential development at Additional Information: and heavy-duty trucks, 34 Rd until mid-October. Oct 20, 11:15 am the western entrance to the Southgate Industrial Park; and Deadline is Oct 15, 2014. ?P B?14 3?>CDBE3D9?> 5AE9@=5>D ?B@?B1D5 ?1B4B??= 9DI !1<< A Public Hearing was held on23 September 9, 2014, where Refuse/Recycling trucks, 77 Council received comments Two-way directional traffic and transit c) Rezoning the subject property from I-1S (Industrial Park) to and submissions from the public regarding the attachments, application to8 rezone the subject property Bear Bylaw trailers and towed routes will be maintained throughout Regular Council Meeting CD-10 (West McGill Comprehensive Development Zone Ten). the work, however, machines, 63 fromyou C-2can (Local Commercial) ice andresurfacer RT-1 (Two Familyand Residential-1) to RM-2A (Downtown expect Residents are reminded not to place Oct 21, 1:30 pm turf maintenance of Multiple Family Medium Density) to permit anpieces apartment building with a site-specific significant delays. Single lane -traffic their garbage out before 4 am on is permitted toamendment occur in the to allow 18 units. 5AE9@=5>D

If approved, the proposed development will becollection subject today a Development to regulate The application was considered and denied by Council. between Apr 1Permit - Nov 30 )E2<93 !51B9>7 and not accumulate or improperly Oct 21, 7 pm the form and character of the site and buildings, into accordance with the McGill Corridor southbound lane from 9 am -10 pm and northbound from 7 am - 4 pm store bear attractants. Violators are In lane accordance with Bylaw Amendment Procedure Bylaw No. 5-1-2002, the applicant for Development Permit Area Guidelines. and 6 pm - 10 pm. subject to a $100 fine. Regular City Council meetings are a defeated Zoning Bylaw amendment may: broadcast on Shaw CableStreet, as follows: 2. Location: 801 Battle as shown on the following map: ?B C165DI B51C?>C D85 @?CD54 C@554 51B )B5F5>D9?> ,9@C Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm. â&#x20AC;˘ Formally appeal and request that the application be reconsidered by Council; and limit on Westsyde between 8th N B55J5 @E>75>D G1CD5 1>4 CD?B5 â&#x20AC;˘ Road,Where a motion is reconsidered and defeated, Council will not consider the same Council meetings can also be viewed +DB55D 1>4 B1>;<9> *?14 81C 255> garbage inside until pick up. application on the same property for six months, after which the applicant can online at: kamloops.ca/webcast. reduced from 60km/hr to 50km/hr for N *9>C5 B53I3<12<5C choose to submit another application. the duration of the work. N )93; 6BE9D 419<I 1C 9D B9@5>C ?B 256?B5 9D Meeting schedule is available at ripens if you don't intend to use it kamloops.ca/council On October 7, 2014, the applicant appealed the decision of Council to deny the rezoning application (www.kamloops.ca/webcast). The applicant informed Council that they are proposing to amend the roofline and vertical architectural features on the west and east .93D?B91 +DB55D /5CD $1=<??@C . K )8?>5 K 1H K =5B75>3I ?><I 16D5B 8?EBC @8?>5

elevations, as well as making revisions to the landscaping. Council voted to reconsider the rezoning application and hold a new Public Hearing, which was held on November 4, 2014. Both reports are available online at the website listed below, and further information can be received by contacting the Development and Engineering Services Department's Planning and Development Division at 250-828-3561.

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against average of 4.63 and save percentage of THE CANADIAN PRESS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE .861. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of ' / + ' (, + * ( & " , 0Tyler ! Seguin % % thought guys on our team (who) continued ... the Dallas Stars OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AND PAGE 4 just havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t clicked,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It has come to the City's attention that due to a mailing error, the Local Government Actcouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a conZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS Nill said. tender. They still might requirements for public notification were not met. To rectify this error, a new Public The opposite is be, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take some Hearing will be held. true for the Predators, 3. Location: 2648 Tranquille Road, as shown on the following map: work. whose 34 points More than a quarthough it ended in the For further information regarding this new Public Hearing and amendment process, please through 23 games ter of the way through first round at the hands were tied for tops in contact Randy Lambright, Planning and Development Manager, at rlambright@kamloops.ca orthe regular season, the of the Anaheim Ducks, the league pending 250-828-3565 or Marvin Kwiatkowski, Development and Engineering Services Director, at Stars are 11th in the infused plenty of belief the Lightningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game mkwiatkowski@kamloops.ca or 250-828-3473. competitive Western in the Stars and off,B1F5<9>7 61CD5B D81> ;= 8 9> 1 C38??< J?>5 9> 6?B35 6B?= 1= D? @= ?> 1<< B57E<1B Monday night at the school days) could cost you big...$196 to $253 plus driver penalty points. Conference and five season additions of New York Rangers. points back of a playoff Jason Spezza and Ales The Council of ED G81D C D85 B51< 3?CD ?6 C@5549>7 D8B?E78 1 C38??< J?>5 the City of Kamloops hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing: Nashville has gotspot. Hemsky added to that. ten superb goaltending In Canada, pedestrian incidents are the leading cause of death for children under the Along with the sucâ&#x20AC;&#x153;[Being a contender TIME: age of 14. Most December 9,between 2014,3 at pm motorists are coming home from Pekka Rinne, who incidents occur and7:00 6 pm, when cesses of the Nashville is] something earned from work and when children may be walking home from school. leads all starters with a PLACE: City Hall Council Chambers (7 Victoria Street West, Kamloops, BC)Predators, Vancouver more than just given 1.82 GAA and .933 save Tips for Motorists: Canucks, Calgary and I think we did that - Slow down and drive with extra care around schools and playgrounds; percentage. last year,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Seguin said to consider the- Always following amendments to KAMPLAN: The Official Community Plan Flames and Montreal yield to proposed pedestrians in crosswalks; Goaltending has Canadiens, the Starsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in September. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, 5 1<5BD D? F5893<5C CD?@@54 9> D85 <1>5 >5HD D? I?E 1C D85I =1I 25 I95<49>7 6?B (Bylaw No. 5-1-2146) and City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 5-1-2001: been crucial to the a pedestrian; struggles have been thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one year. We ? >?D CD?@ 9> M'? )1B;9>7O ?B M'? +D?@@9>7O J?>5C ?B 45C97>1D54 29;5 <1>5C

early success of three among the biggest surwant to be a consistent 1. Location: 1452 McGill Road, as shown on the following map: Canadian teams: Ryan prises in the NHL so far. team.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tips for Pedestrians: Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Canucks, - Never jaywalk! Always use the crosswalk; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost games Consistent the Stars - Make eye contact with drivers before crossing the street so you know they see you Jonas Hillerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flames we probably shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve have not been. Coming and they know you see them; and Carey Priceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s won,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; general manager into tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Dec. 2) %??; <56D D85> B978D D85> <56D 1719> Canadiens. - Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t step onto the crosswalk until all vehicles have stopped moving; Jim Nill said recently. game at the Toronto - If a crosswalk is pedestrian light controlled, press the button to activate the signal and Miller (2.42, .911) â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that old Maple Leafs, Dallas is wait until lights are flashing and traffic is stopped before crossing. has stabilized the posianalogy: When you dig 3-4-1 in its past eight - On streets with no sidewalks, walk facing traffic, as far to the left as possible. tion in Vancouver after withitcare. a hole, takes more games. Purpose: To facilitate the construction of a 20-unit, multiple-family development bySchoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back... drive Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backâ&#x20AC;Śdrive withthe care. a few years of drama rezoning subject property from C-4 (Service Commercial) to dirt to fill it in. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Starting goaltender surrounding Cory RM-1 (Multiple Family - Low Density) with a site-specific amendment to finding more dirt right Kari Lehtonen (.905 permit a maximum density of 38 units per ha (20 dwelling units) with a Schneider and Roberto now.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; save percentage) hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t maximum floor area ratioCareer of 0.69. Opportunities Council Calendar Notes Noticeplayed to Motorists Seguin said before well and backup Luongo. After shutting out Columbus last training camp that Anders Lindback â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to the of the land exchange Long Lake Road Arts CommissionThe proposed rezoning isTosubject see current jobcompletion postings please N ? >?D @ED =51D ?9<C 419BI ?B week, Miller said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to whose struggles in Oct 6, 4:45 pm and closure of the road adjacent contact: to 2648 Tranquille Road. un-rinsed eggshells orDallas cookedwas foods To accommodate for rehabiliation work â&#x20AC;&#x153;still building the right contend with the Los replacing Ben Bishop +53?>4 <??B ?1B4B??= 9DI !1<< into the compost bin ?> %?>7 %1;5 *4 6B?= )B9>35D?> If approved, the proposed developmentHuman will be Resources subject toata 250-828-3439 Development Permit kind of game to play Angeles Kings, Chicago $1=<??@C !978G1I D? 9DI %9=9DC D85B5 for the Tampa Bay or buildings, visit kamloops.ca/careers. addressing theMeeting form and character of the landscaping, and overall site ?B =?B5 9>6?B=1D9?> @<51C5 F9C9D design. Regular Council lane alternating traffic with this team.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Blackhawks and St.will be single Lightning last spring Oct 7, 1:30 pm www.www.wildsafebc.com or email from Oct 6 until the end of October. Vancouver is in all but handed a firstA copy of the proposed amendments to KAMPLAN: The Official Community Plan (Bylaw wildsafe@kamloops.ca.Louis Blues, the top Notes teams in the West. Washington today to round victory to the Heritageand Commission No. 5-1-2146) City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 5-1-2001 may be inspected at the Halston Bridge Oct 8,Services 5:30 pm Division, City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, Monday to Friday, between Legislative Starting today until Octâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10,has milling and play the Capitals. A trip to the playCanadiens been Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gala for the Arts Award â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Call Notice to Motorists Kamloops Museum, paving work will take on the 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. 207 Seymour St offs last season, even worse withplace a goalsGame time is 4 p.m. for Nominations STEPHEN WHYNO

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Halston Connector from the Halston ?B D85 6?<<?G9>7 @B?:53DC when On Jan 31, 2015, the Kamloops Art +?391< )<1>>9>7 ?E>39< B9475 D? $9>7CD?> F5 9B53D9?>1< City Hall is located on the following transit routes: No. 1 Tranquille, No. 2 Parkcrest, and driving in the area, please slow down, Gallery, Kamloops Symphony, Western Oct 15, 5 pm traffic will be maintained at all times. No. 3 - + ?1B4B??= +5I=?EB +D Westsyde. use caution, note any temporary Canada Theatre, and the City of OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AND PAGE 5 detours and obey all traffic control Kamloops will host the 8th annual ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS persons. Gala for the Arts. The Gala is For schedule and route information, please visitMayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s http://www.bctransit.com/regions/kam. -B21> 7B93E<DEB5 ??4 +ICD5=C TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Toronto Raptors coach Conference coach of the month. currently calling for nominations for the Advisory Committee Dwane Casey was named NBA ?B 9>AE9B95C @<51C5 3?>D13D Casey joined the Raptors as head following categories: Oct 16, 11 am 250-828-3461. The CityEastern of Kamloops All persons who consider themselves to Conference coach of the coach in June 2011 and led the team , ?1B4B??= &3 9<< *4 affected by the adoption of the proposed amendments thanks you for your cooperation. KAMPLAN: The Official Community Plan (BylawN =5B79>7 BD9CD No. 5-1-2146) and City of Kamloops Zoning Did1).you know... to a franchise-record 48 wins last month yesterday (Dec. N EC9>5CC 9> D85 BDC ??B49>1D54 >6?B35=5>D ,1C; ?B35 Bylaw No. 5-1-2001 and wish to register an opinion may do so by: He guided the Raptors to fleet a 13-4 season. Westsyde Rd - 8th St to Franklin Rd N %9D5B1BI BDC The City is comprised of Oct 20, 10 am T:\DES\PLAN & DEV\PH NOT\2014\12 09.docx record in November. ?F5B F5893<5C 1>4 5AE9@=5>D Toronto posted Lenny Wilkens (April 2002) and Motorists are advised that extensive ?B@?B1D5 ?1B4B??= 9DI !1<< 1. Appearing before Council at the said Public Hearing; and/or Nomination forms are available at: passenger cars, T:\DES\PLAN & DEV\PH NOT\2014\12 09.docx road rehabilitation work take place sixwill straight wins frommade Nov.up 15ofto34Nov. Sam Mitchell (January 2007) are the www.mayorsgalaforthearts.com 140 pickup trucks, 64 medium?> /5CDCI45 *4 6B?= D8 +D D? B1>;<9> )?<935 ?==9DD55 26 and reached the top spot in the only other Toronto coaches who have 2. Forwarding written submissions for Council consideration to the attention of the and heavy-duty trucks, 34 Rd until mid-October. Oct 20, 11:15 am conference standings for the first won the Legislative Services Division by mail to 7 Victoria Street West, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1A2; Deadline is Oct 15, 2014. ?P B?14 3?>CDBE3D9?> 5AE9@=5>D award. ?B@?B1D5 ?1B4B??= 9DI !1<< 23 Refuse/Recycling trucks,Toronto 77 timeand in transit 10 years. is in Sacramento tonight by fax to 250-828-3578; or by email to legislate@kamloops.ca no later than 4:00Two-way pm the directional traffic Bylaw trailersin and towed attachments, 8 Kings, with tipoff slated Monday prior to the Public Hearing. ForBear more information on this process, call routes will be maintained throughout Regular Council Meeting Casey is the first coach team to play the ice resurfacer machines, and 63 the work, however, youhistory can expect Residents are reminded not to place Oct 21, 1:30 pm 250-828-3483. to win the award on two turf maintenance piecesfor of 7 p.m. significant delays. Single lane traffic their garbage out before 4 am on occasions. He also earned the honKobe Bryant sunk Caseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team on 5AE9@=5>D

is permitted to occur in the collection day between AprDevelopment 1 - Nov 30 )E2<93 !51B9>7 For further information concerning the proposed amendments or for the and December 2013. Sunday, registering a triple-double in southbound lane from our 9 amin -10 pm and to not accumulate or improperly Oct 21, 7 pm Engineering Services Department's report to Council, please contact the Planning and and northbound lane from 7 am - 4 pm store bear attractants. Violators are David Joerger of the Memphis the Los Angeles Lakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 129-122 overDevelopment at 250-828-3561or visit our website at: fine. and 6 pm - 10 pm. subject to a $100 Regular Division City Council meetings are Grizzlies was named Western time win over Toronto. broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows: www.kamloops.ca/publichearing ?B C165DI B51C?>C D85 @?CD54 C@554 51B )B5F5>D9?> ,9@C Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm. limit on Westsyde Road, between 8th N B55J5 @E>75>D G1CD5 1>4 CD?B5 meetings can also be viewed +DB55D 1>4 B1>;<9> *?14 81C 255> garbage inside until pick up. Dated Council November 26, 2014 online at: kamloops.ca/webcast. reduced from 60km/hr to 50km/hr for N *9>C5 B53I3<12<5C the duration of the work. N )93; 6BE9D 419<I 1C 9D B9@5>C ?B 256?B5 9D Meeting schedule is available at SPAGHETTI & STEAKHOUSE ripens if you don't intend to use it kamloops.ca/council

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ò Obituaries & In Memoriam ô JORDAN KEATON MURDOCH May 12, 1990 – November 23, 2014 It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jordan Murdoch on November 23, 2014. Jordan will be deeply missed by his parents Scott and Sherry Murdoch, his brother Alex Murdoch, and his girlfriend Carly Logan. Also cherishing his memory is his Grandma Virginia, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Jordan was born on May 12, 1990 in Kamloops, BC. He was happiest on the soccer field, playing basketball, camping with his friends and family, and surrounded by his pets. Jordan had a passion for music and sports, and was always listening to his favourite songs or watching sports any chance he had. Anyone who met Jordan will remember his ability to make people laugh, his easy smile, and his huge heart. A celebration of Jordan’s life will be held at a later date. If friends should desire, a donation in memory of Jordan to the BCSPCA or to Children’s Hospital would be appreciated.

SUSIE (SUE) MCRAE February 1, 1928 – November 20, 2014 Sue passed away peacefully with her family at her side on November 20, 2014. She is lovingly remembered by her family; Barbara (Steve) Cain, Nancy (Ron) Dey, Don (Sandi) McRae, and Allan (Noel) McRae. She was affectionately known as “Baba”, “Gram”, and Gramma” by her grandchildren; Angie (Kevin), Trevor (Rebecca), Kristi (Jason), Shelley (Steve), Lee, Kayla, and Kyle. Also, to treasure her memory are twelve great-grandchildren. She is survived by her sisters, Anne Bernardo, Clara (Nino) Marchi, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Albert in March, 2004. Sue was born in the small coal mining town of Natal, BC. She left her family at a young age and travelled to Vancouver where she became employed with BC. Telephone Co. as a telephone operator. A short time later she met her future husband and soul mate of 56 years, Albert. He has been patiently waiting 10 years for her to join him and sip on a “cool one”. Sue cherished spending time with all of her family. She also enjoyed methodically searching for every bargain and had several lists on the go. “Dad, get ready, Mom is on her way with the big list !” The family would like to graciously thank all of Mom’s special friends: Marcia, Marge, Lois, and Linda for the ongoing support and love ; a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Paul Yanko for his amazing support and friendship; and sincere gratitude to the wonderful staff at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House who helped make Mom’s journey very special. At Mom’s request there will be no formal service. There will be a celebration of life, summer of 2015.

“ Have a peaceful journey Mom, you did it your way with a smile! “ Donations to Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent, Kamloops, BC, V2E 2S9, would be appreciated.

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On Sunday, November 23, 2014 Mr. Vasudeva “Nunda”Nandakumar Rao passed away at the age of 72 years. He was born on February 15, 1942 in State Kerala, India.

Born November 21st, 1944 in Derbyshire England, Anne passed away, surrounded by her family on November 28th, 2014 after a hard fought battle with cancer. She leaves her husband Eldon, daughters Rebecca (Clint) and Megan, son Douglas (Laura) and four grandchildren Morgan, Kaitlynn, Ty and Rachel. Also remembered by sisters Mary (Gordon) and Elizabeth (Dave). Anne moved to Canada in 1968. After teaching in Clinton and Clearwater, she became the Home Ec teacher at St. Ann’s, sharing her love of cooking with hundreds of students before her retirement in 2005. Anne and Eldon travelled extensively, including trips to Europe, Russia, China, India, and the highlight for Anne, the Galapagos and South America. Anne was very active in Girl Guides, first as a young girl, and later as a leader, trainer and honourary life member. At both the local and provincial level, she helped organize everything from local camps to international trips. Despite her illness, Anne was incredibly happy to be able to help plan and participate in this summer’s SOAR camp, which brought Girl Guides to Enderby from around the world. The family would like to thank Dr. Proctor, Dr. Wiltshire and the nurses on the 8th floor of RIH. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, December 4th at Hal Rogers Centre, 2025 Summit Dr at 1:30pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hematology Research and Clinical Trials Unit at Vancouver General Hospital through the VGH Foundation would be greatly appreciated.

Nunda will be remembered by his family in India, friend Joanne Jonkisz and her family, as well as other friends in Canada and India. He will be greatly missed. No service by request, cremation took place on Monday, December 1 in Kamloops. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

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KATHLEEN MARGARET WHITEMAN (née HURST) September 25, 1921 - November 24, 2014 We are sad to announce the passing of our Mom, but are thankful to have been part of her long, fulfilled life. Survived by her daughter Mary (Bill Nichol) and her sons Martin (Joan), David (Cheryl) and Robert (Sharon), as well, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren to cherish her love and guidance. Also, many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews. Kay was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd Whiteman, grand-daughter Jennifer Siddoo and grandson-in-Iaw Clayton Smailes. Kay was born in Kamloops on September 25, 1921 and lived her whole life to the fullest here. She attended St. Ann’s Academy, later becoming president of the Auxiliary organizing many bazaars, teas, rummage sales and fundraising galore. She was a life member of the Catholic Women’s League where she made many lifelong friends. People from all walks of life were important to Kay and she was always cooking, baking and lending a helping hand to anyone she could. There were many days when we came home from school to a full kitchen table of people we didn‘t know, but who were enjoying a full course meal and a warm place to sit. July 17, 1945 Kay married Lloyd Whiteman and they raised their four children enjoying many good times camping and boating with friends and family. She worked at Dalgleish Hardware and Garrish Furniture Stores in her early days. Later, Kay worked for many years as a compassionate and loving care aid at the Glenfair Seniors Complex, where later she became a resident surrounded by many friends. Kay was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Royal Purple Drill Team, The Army, Navy and Air Force Vets and the Eagles. She enjoyed the social aspect of these organizations and each individual within them. She looked forward to the meat draws, Christmas parties, various dinners and never wanted to miss ‘signing the book! ‘ Prayers will be recited at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Wednesday, December 3 at 5:00pm, followed by a Funeral Mass on Thursday, December 4 at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, a donation to a charity of choice is appreciated. Mom had many and all close to her heart.

Nana, as we will always remember you, you will be always loved and never forgotten. You gave us all so much and expected nothing in return. Lloyd, after all these years, you have your “Star” again

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Joseph Falsetta It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our dad and grandfather Joseph Falsetta on November 29, 2014 at Kamloops, BC. Joseph (Giuseppe) was born on January 6, 1947 in Altilia, Consenza, Italy. Son to Emilio and Rosina Falsetta, predeceased. He is survived by his brothers Italo Falsetta, Peter (Wendy) Falsetta, his son Emilio (Ornella) Falsetta, grandkids, Joseph, Matthew and Daniela Falsetta, and many nieces and nephews. Dad came to Canada on November 26, 1956 as a little boy. There were many challenges ahead but he adapted well to a new culture, language etc. In his teenage years he showed an interest in welding and spent hours after school at Tony’s welding shop on Tranquille Road on the North Shore. Joe was very mechanically inclined and his love for stock cars was apparent at a young age. He owned a 1947 Nash that he raced at the old oval at Schiedam Flats. It was his pride and joy. At eighteen years old, together with his brother Italo they started “Falsetta Shoe’s”. It was on Tranquille Road, where they sold and repaired shoes. Dad worked the sales and front end while Italo repaired shoes in the back. Dad was married on November 25, 1967 and was ready to start his new family. Tragically on July 9, 1969 at the age of 22, he was involved in a very serious motor vehicle accident that left him with a severe brain injury and the inability to walk again. His greatest challenges in life had just begun. Dad you were a FIGHTER! You overcame many obstacles and life challenges in the 45 years you spent on your wheelchair, and are an inspiration to us all. You taught us all some very valuable life lessons. You were a strong man, not once did you complain or feel sorry for the situation you were in, you just smiled and dealt with whatever challenges life brought. You had an incredible sense of humor, and just your smile and presence would light up any room and make us all smile . We will miss the many good times and laughter. Dad you were a very kind “happy go lucky” man that touched many lives on your journey through life. Dad we will never forget you, you will live with us forever, and were very fortunate to have you in our lives. There is no more pain, and know you are up in Heaven walking free amongst the clouds without your wheelchair, as that’s where all good people go. We love you Dad, and God Bless you. A special thank you to Karen McDonald, who is an incredible lady that was like a sister to dad . She spent many caring hours with him. There wasn’t a week that went by without her visiting him. Karen, you are a special lady and will live with dad forever, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you to Dr. Howie, and Dr. S. Nair, and to the caring staff at RIH (7 North), Kamloops Seniors Village,and Overlander Extended Care Hospital. Thank you to High Country Health Care, who provided many years of great care for Dad while he was at home. Private (family only) prayers will be held Thursday, December 4, 2014. Public Funeral and Mass will be celebrated on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 11:00am at Sacred Heart Cathedral Church, Kamloops, BC. Private Entombment will follow at Evergreen Mausoleum . In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Kamloops Brain Injury Association, 408 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2A7. E-mail.TerryLynnStoneatkbia@kbia.ca Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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Jennifer Harbaruk’s world has been focused on that one word everyone dreads hearing — cancer. Four years ago, it entered her family’s life when her daughter, Lizzie, was diagnosed with bilateral nephroblastomatosis — the scientific description for what was tumours that kept growing in her kidneys. Harbaruk said her daughter had a relapse last year, but is now doing well and has been clear of cancer for six months. So, when a job came open at the local office of the Canadian Cancer Society, she jumped at it. Harbaruk has taken on the position of co-

ordinator of community giving and, after chairing the Relay for Life volunteer committee, is now responsible for that annual fundraiser in Kamloops, Vernon and 100 Mile House. The job involves Harbaruk being a resource to the community and helping the society with its annual fundraising side. When she started the job on Oct. 1, Harbaruk was working out of a space at 280 West Victoria St. However, when the number of volunteers kept growing, a bigger space was needed, so the office is now at 141 Victoria St., above Bikini Bill’s. She praised owner Bill Sanesh for his community involvement and generosity. “We’re so happy to be in this space.” The office is open Mondays to Fridays.

‘Twas the night before Christmas . . .

Let’s get merry for Christmas! Kamloops This Week is gearing up for the Christmas holidays and we want you — our loyal readers — to help spread the spirit of the season. We want your Christmas stories — funny, poignant, amazing, heartfelt. If you have a good Christmas tale to tell, we want to read it — and publish it in one of our Christmas-season editions. And, if Santa turns out to be generous, we may have presents for some of the authors of stories we receive. So, get in the Christmas frame of mind, reach back and grab a glorious memory and let it flow into a story we can share with the community. Try to keep your Christmas stories to 300 words maximum and include a photo if applicable. Please email all stories — as soon as possible so we can plan the publication in advance — to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com with “Christmas stories” in the subject line.

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Brocklehurst middle school honour roll BROCK MIDDLE FIRST CLASS ACHIEVEMENT & EFFORT HONOUR ROLL Grade 7 Madi Adams Nirav Aggarwal Martina Antifay Jimmy Atwal Guneet Bains Miklos Balogh Korreena Baptiste Ashley Bond Kara Branchflower Holly Burt Kobe Carson Seth Cattermole Heather Chmelyk Czarina Choy Keysha Cochran Mason Daneliuk Mikayla DeWolf Freddie Epp Adam Firman Grace Firman Jared Flodstrom Riley Foley Reed Forrest Max Foster Serina Foster Bryanna Gallant Makenna Gannon Emily Hinds Keyanna Hoffman Stuart Hollander Skye Hunter Dayton Hurley Lionel Kabotoff Karma Lalli Daylen Leighton Alexis Lippert Cordell Lord Mandy Maher Nolan Malcolm Sebastian Martin Cherice McKeen Dawson McLeod Jaden McRae Taryn Meixner Lindsay Mierau Jordan Nikula Damon O’Regan Rohan Onufreychuk Dakita Ridge Rayelle Robinson Jack Ryan Mylee Rydoell Kenner Saborio Paysha Schiavon Elana Sedor Kristina Simard Gurneet Singh Rajan Sohal Tyler Stuart Chelsey Talla Cameron Van Aert Courtenay Worsfold McKenzie Wowk Natasha Wright Grade 8 Sydney Bailey Preston Bodo Kaylyn Brulotte Jordane Cave Keiran Clark Humphrey Jessica Coyle Adison Davies Emma DeCraene Erin Dombrosky Abby Farnsworth

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Sukhbir Kang Dilraj Khunkhun Kally King Johanna Klimmer Sheldon Long Athena Louvros Brendan Manion Deanna Martin Julye-Anne McKenny Duncan McPhee Travis Paille Derek Panter Grace Penner Rhea Proctor Gurjeevan Randhawa Max Rokosh Terri Teite Autumn Walkem Adam Wielgoz FIRST CLASS ACHIEVEMENT HONOR ROLL Grade 7 Matthew Ciardullo Grade 8 Victor Church Alex Tonge ACHIEVEMENT & EFFORT HONOR ROLL Grade 7 Logan Baitz Cora-Lee Barrett Layne Bodo Alison Bolton Kaitlyn Cassidy Tela-Marie Delorme Scott Dickmeyer Kaeden Ewen Desiree Ewert Stephanie Ford Alexia Harnett Noah Hellquist Alyssa Jones

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Karlie Ferland Jakob Gibbon Priya Gill William Goodburn Cameron Harmsen Yvonne Hart Paige Heighton Yuma Hosomi Brady Jackson Keenan Joseph James Leighton Makena Long M.J. Makulowich Adin McBride Shanelle McKay Riley Moccia Gabrielle Morris Rhys Norman Kelcie Power Sara Priestley Rebecca Wallin Grade 9 Cameron Allan Nikhel Bhalla Kaitlyn Bynoe Paige Capostinsky Gavin Coxon Bryce Craig George Donald Bryanna Downer Bradley Ermet Ryan Firman Sydney Francoeur Kaitlyn French Shyla Fryer Hailey Godfroid Taylor Gyger Nolan Hirschfeld Jared Johnston Courtni Laing Eden Leslie Alex Little Shae Lovely Kayla MacKenzie Ali MacMillan Tejinder Mahal Kyra McCrea Devin McDonnell Kayla Meecham

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COMMUNITY CBC hosting open house, collecting items for food banks

CBC Daybreak is hosting an open house to support food banks in the Kamloops area. The show’s host, Shelley Joyce, will be joined by musical guests to ring in the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 5, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Attendees are asked to bring a donation and

can enjoy complimentary coffee and cookies and record a holiday greeting that may run on CBC Radio One. The studio is located at 218 Victoria St. For more information or to donate, go online to cbc.ca/bc.

Families will have the opportunity to celebrate the Christmas season at the pool in the next couple weeks, with Santa Swims at local pools. On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Canada Games Aquatic Centre at the Tournament Capital Centre will host seasonal activities, crafts and games such as Follow the Santa and Ice Cube Bowling. The following week, on Dec. 13, the Westsyde Pool will host a similar event, but with games such as Melt the Ice and Shave Santa’s Beard. Each event is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., with regular pool admission fees applicable. For more information, go online to kamloops.ca/swim.

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next year on mental health, lifeskills and art therapy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can be the experts of their own lives,â&#x20AC;? Hilke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it comes to knowing how to best relate to people with mental or physical challenges, it makes sense that, in certain situations, peers can be the best supports and advisers. JUMP is pursuing this model of peer driven and peer support wellness development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have witnessed dramatic changes in individuals that, in the time before their volunteering with JUMP, they lived in social isolation. But now, they are an active member of the community reaching out to assist others to make that transition as well and knowing with great confidence that they can do that.â&#x20AC;? Volunteer Barb Lundstrum has her own project running alongside the main work of JUMP, collecting blankets, sleeping bags or quilts to distribute to homeless in Kamloops. They can be dropped off at the church on any Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., or Mondays to Thursdays between

10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hilke said JUMP couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t continue without the many partnerships it has, which include the Kamloops Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market, Salvation Army, United Way ThompsonNicola-Cariboo, community Kitchens, McGavinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baked Goods, Thompson Rivers University, Cost Savers Thrift Store, New Life Mission, ASK Wellness, Sensational Soups, Kamloops Arts Council and the Native Friendship Centre. After the 200th day of serving meals, the next highlight for volunteers will come on Dec. 25, when they will serve their third annual Christmas dinner at the church between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Volunteers are needed for that event, with plenty of work to be done anytime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. JUMP is also accepting any donations of toys or other gifts that could be distributed; they can be given unwrapped because some of those volunteers will be cutting the paper and ripping off the pieces of tape. For more information, email Hilke at glennhilke@yahoo. com.

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against infidels, but encourage it. Unfortunately, the audience of political correctness at TRU was not interested in facts. They talked over and over about stereotyping people, to which I replied all Muslims believe the same thing to varying degrees, which is reality, not stereotyping. We’ve seen at least one former TRU student join ISIL. Perhaps there will be others who become radicalized. How can we have an honest dialogue about this topic when we are more concerned about being called Islamaphobic or racist than we are about reality? According to some polls, 25 per cent of Muslims in the world believe apostates should be killed. That’s roughly 300-million people. The rest favour lesser punishment, but punishment nonetheless. The percentages are even higher for crimes like blasphemy, under which many would say this column falls. Draw a cartoon depicting Mohammed and see what happens to you. It would be wise for many students who attended the imman’s meeting to look into the reality of Islam as it is in the rest of the world, especially when it comes to the treatment of women, homosexuals and others. I encourage the local Imam to start speaking a little more frankly about the religion and to continue to work for its modernization. I wish him well in that endeavour, but I would also suggest a trip to Pakistan or Indonesia or Malaysia or Saudi Arabia — or a dozen other Islamic states — would not be good for his health.

Bill Ligertwood is director of the Kamloops Centre for Rational Thought, which can be found online at kcfrt.com.

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KIM ANDERSON PHOTO/KTW Six-year-old Opheila Dersch took part in recent costume-making workshops at the Kamloops Art Gallery. The gallery is celebrating Krampusnacht on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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mily Hope isn’t sure why Krampusnacht made its way West from Eastern Europe. But, the Kamloops Art Gallery’s programs and education co-ordinator has narrowed it down to a few reasons. Hope said society’s fascination with the mythical characters could have something to do with “social and political unrest,” in which people are drawn to mythical characters for something to believe in. Another reason, she said, could be that people are feeling “claustrophobic” in a straightedged society and are looking for creative outlets. Or, “it might just be because they’re interesting to look at,” Hope said with a laugh. Krampus is a mythical character — traditionally replicated with fur, hooves and horns — known as the holiday devil. As legend has it, Krampus went door-to-door with Saint Nicholas.

to her fascination with the Wild Man, a broad term that would include characters like Krampus and the Sasquatch. “Wild men are the focus of my art practice,” Hope said. She is founder of the Wild Man Appreciation Society, which is “dedicated to the preservation and promotion of tales of the Wild Man.” She enjoys finding examples of these characters in modern culture, such as a 2012 An example of what Krampus, the holiday commemorative quardevil, might look like, as provided by the ter that dawned the Kamloops Art Gallery. Sasquatch. “There are these Saint Nicholas would give kinds of parallels,” she said. “I small gifts to good children, really like find those.” while bad children would get The gallery has held costume coal and ruten bundles from workshops in recent weeks, and Krampus. they were showcased during the Krampusnaught — or Kamloops Santa Claus Parade. Krampus Night — is on The gallery will be hosting Saturday, Dec. 6, with celebramusic, videos, food and tomtions all over the world. foolery from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to It’s the first year the Art celebrate the day. Dress up to Gallery is celebrating the event. enter a costume contest and the Hope said it’s largely due best Krampus will win a prize.

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REVIEW well — the story of the leader of the lost boys and the island of Neverland which captures the imagination of children each time it’s released from Walt Disney’s vault. It chronicles Peter’s growth from a boy in Britain, orphaned so long he no longer remembers his name, to becoming a hero, the leader of the lost boys — and the nemesis of Captain Hook. The award-winning Broadway play gives the backstory of many of Peter’s friends and enemies, too, from Captain Black Stache — before his time as Captain Hook — Smee

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business together, by exchanging economically together.’’ Jean, 57, was up against four candidates at the summit of la Francophonie, whose 57 members include Canada, Quebec and New Brunswick. She will replace Abdou Diouf, who stepped down after more than 10 years in the position. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who attended the meeting with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant, congratulated Jean and pointed out that Canada is the second-largest contributor to the organization. “Obviously, all Canadians are very proud that our fellow citizen, former governor general Michaelle Jean, will be succeeding Abdou Diouf as secretary general of la Francophonie,’’ Harper told a news conference. Harper said her victory also cast Canada in a positive light. “It’s a great reflection on our country, on the role we play in the francophone world, internationally, and the recognition of the importance of the French fact and the French reality in our own country.’’ Harper refused to discuss details of how

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consensus emerged around Jean’s candidacy, but French President Francois Hollande told a news conference it was important to avoid a vote in order to ensure unity. Harper was asked whether the fact Canada is a bilingual country means the role of English within la Francophonie will suddenly become more important. “I suspect no,’’ he replied. “I suspect la Francophonie will continue to function in one language only and that will be French, just as the Commonwealth functions only in English.’’ Couillard hailed Jean, who was governor general between 2005 and 2010, as perfect for her new job. “Michaelle Jean is the incarnation of this new vision of la Francophonie — modern, young and dynamic,’’ he said. “She will give the

francophone world fresh impetus by stressing the importance of economic exchanges among member states.’’ Gallant, whose province supported Jean’s bid, also welcomed her victory. “Haitian, French, Canadian and Quebecer are identities Michaelle Jean shares in, as well as Acadian, thanks to family ties to Acadia on her mother’s side,’’ Gallant said. “This extensive cultural background gives her a full understanding of la Francophonie. “She exemplifies the cultural diversity of la Francophonie. “She is a consensus builder who can represent the interests of francophones around the world.’’ Jean’s family moved to Canada to flee the repressive regime of Haiti’s Francois Duvalier in the 1960s. She is married to filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond and made several films with him. The former RadioCanada reporter has worked recently in Haiti as a special envoy for UNESCO and has been the chancellor of the University of Ottawa since 2012. The next summit of la Francophonie will be held in Madagascar in 2016.

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DAKAR, Senegal — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced Canada will spend $150 million over five years to help improve the health of women and children in developing countries. Speaking at a clinic on Sunday, Nov. 30, in Senegal, Harper said the federal government’s contribution to the Micronutrient Initiative will help deliver an estimated 400 million vitamin A and zinc supplements per year to kids under the age of five. He said helping improve the health of mothers, newborns and children is the “top internationaldevelopment priority’’ for his government. “We’re acutely aware of how much work remains to be done to improve maternal and child health and we will keep raising this issue at every opportunity in Canada and on the world stage,’’ said Harper, who was in the west African country to attend the summit of la Francophonie, a network of 57 Frenchspeaking countries and jurisdictions. “There is simply too much at stake to remain silent. We know how many lives can be saved, we know how to do it, and so friends we must get it done.’’ Harper said the Canadian-based Micronutrient Initiative, an international non-profit organization, has helped save four-million lives in its battle against vitamin and mineral deficiencies. The government said the investment will increase the production of iodized salt to reach an estimated 120-million people each year. It will also allow the organization to administer iron and folic acid supplements

to approximately 80 per cent of pregnant women in communities targeted by the program, primarily sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Eighty per cent of the $150 million is part of a $3.5-billion fund the Conservatives announced in May at a summit in Toronto aimed at financing Canada’s maternal, newborn and child health strategy from 2016 to 2020. The contribution followed Harper’s announcement on Friday during the summit that Ottawa had earmarked $500 million for a program aimed at providing vaccines for impoverished children around the world. That money will also come from the $3.5-billion fund. On Sunday, Harper said he provided the program’s eightbillionth vitamin A capsule to a child at the clinic. “This situation is particularly crucial in these countries of la Francophonie that are afflicted by the highest rates of malnutrition and infant mortality in the world,’’ he said. Following Sunday’s announcement, Harper was asked at a news conference whether he thought some member countries of la Francophonie should be expelled because they had been accused of violating human rights. In his reply, he drew a comparison between la Francophonie and the Commonwealth. “The Francophonie in recent years has in fact, as you know, been suspending countries that have failed to live up to basic democratic norms. This is a big advance,’’ Harper told reporters. “I would point out, much to our disappointment, the Commonwealth has

been moving in the opposite direction, while the Francophonie has been moving in this direction.’’ Harper boycotted the most recent Commonwealth leaders’ summit in Sri Lanka because the country’s government wouldn’t agree to an independent international investigation into allegations of war crimes committed by its military against Tamil rebels at the end of its civil war. On Sunday, he credited la Francophonie for having an “increased focus on human rights and democratic norms’’ in recent years and for adding three observer countries with strong democratic records over the last generation: Costa Rica, Mexico and Kosovo.

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OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson says a video made by the man who attacked Parliament Hill in October may not be released to the public after all. Paulson said he wants to give investigators a chance to conduct a full investigation of the video, which police recovered after the deadly rampage. The commissioner has said the video, shot by Michael Zehaf Bibeau, laid out his

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Paulson earlier told a Senate committee the video laid out a rationale for the attacks that was rooted in Zehaf Bibeauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s religious beliefs and opinion of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreign policy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was quite deliberate, he was quite lucid and he was quite purposeful in articulating the basis for his actions,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Paulson told the senators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were in respect, broadly, to Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreign policy and in respect of his religious beliefs.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; For voters in the area around St. Thomas, Ont., who might be weary of mean, nasty, personal campaigns that are short on substance, next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s federal election might just hold a pleasant surprise. Municipal politician Lori Baldwin-Sands has been acclaimed as the Liberal candidate in Elgin-Middlesex-London. Her daughter, financial-sector worker Catharine Sloan, has a shot at the Conservative nomination on Saturday, Dec. 6. Little chance here of the campaigns going negative. Mother and daughter say they are committed to fighting it out on the issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can learn from us, mother and daughter, that we are both strong, independent, we have our own voice and we really focus on the issues themselves,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Baldwin-Sands said. Added Sloan: â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, politics is about issues, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about attacking anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personality or any one individual. I think that we would have a clean campaign because it would be focused on the issues.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sloan comes to the Conservative nomination fight

with a high-profile list of backers, including cabinet minister Pierre Poilievre and Maxime Bernier. She worked for Poilievre and for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Parliament Hill before taking a job as a protocol officer at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Later, she was a civilian support worker for the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Now an adviser at a bank in the riding, Sloan said politics comes up at the family dinner table. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously a strong difference of opinion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly talking about, but we just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree on the right direction forward for our country,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Sloan, one of three sisters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Justin Trudeau Liberal and I think that Stephen Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trusted record with the economy and his record on keeping taxes low and creating an environment for business has weathered us through the financial recession.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Baldwin-Sands ran for the provincial Liberals in the 2011 election, losing to the Conservative candidate by 8,700 votes. Federally, outgoing Conservative MP Joe Preston won the riding in 2011 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; over the second-place NDP candidate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by more than 16,000 votes.

Seven people are competing for the Conservative nomination, while Baldwin-Sands was acclaimed to represent the Liberals. Still, she says the Liberals have a shot this time. St. Thomas had been hit hard by the recession, with one major manufacturer after another closing its doors over the years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I talk to residents about some of their traditional voting for the Conservative representative, they tell me they are tired of waiting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they supported the Conservatives in the past hoping for a better economy,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Baldwin-Sands said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, they have empty rental apartments, service businesses that are suffering, and many stores there without customers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are ready for a Liberal government because they invest in communities.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; On election night, would either drive over to support the other in the case of a clear Liberal or Conservative win? Neither woman has reflected on that just yet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents raised me and my sisters to be independent thinkers and they always taught us to be active in our community,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sloan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think she was surprised when I told her, but it just leads to interesting conversations.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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here was little doubt the southwest leg of Route 66 would be the most scenic. Once we rolled through Albuquerque’s outskirts that wore the signage of pawnbrokers, criminal lawyers and bail bondsmen, the view kicked up a notch. In particular, as our car broke away from the convoy of

Canadian journalists, we exited I-40 at Mesita. The lands here are part of Laguna Puebla and belong to the Pueblo people — useful information we somehow had missed. The road leads to some magnificent red rock formations and, moments after co-driver Neil Vorano, guest Sabrina Giacomini and I pulled off to snap some pics, a black pickup roared to a halt behind our rear bumper. The enraged occupant then threatened

to have us arrested for trespassing — maybe worse, we’re still not sure — but an apology and polite explanation diffused the situation. He still insisted we delete everything we’d photographed and would have us charged if any of it surfaced online. Indeed, it was a rocky start for Day 5, and I wouldn’t have blamed Sabrina had she bailed on us. The Neils were proving to be risky travel partners. Farther west and just prior to our lunch stop at the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup — where John Wayne, Gregory Peck and Humphrey Bogart once stayed — was Red Rocks Park. This more than compensated for any misfortune in Mesita, with its blazing red rocks, muted foreground and striking blue sky.

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Morning broke just above freezing, with our group huddled around the fire. Feeling groggy, I pulled the lever on the wrong urn and received coffee rather than hot water in my instant oatmeal — not a bad combination and a good start to the day. Before driving to the Grand Canyon, we stopped for a quick Nissan demo at the service station. Standard on both Rogue and Altima — our chariots for this 4,000-kilometre road trip — is a handy fea-

ture that helps keep tires at the right pressure, which is a must for squeezing more miles from every drop of fuel. Simply start filling the tire and the horn toots when you reach the recommended pressure. I’m not big on fumbling with tire gauges and appreciate these little time savers. Needless to say, we had no tire mishaps on route to the national park and, after paying the requisite fees, visited a couple of scenic lookouts to park our rides for glamour shots and we witnessed none of the cougars we were warned of on the signs going in. The Grand Canyon is a detour from Route 66, but not one to be missed. It is difficult to capture on camera the magnificence of a land feature 16 kilometres across and a mile deep, as your eyes and brain work differently than a tiny lens and a few electronics. But, this attraction, for lack of a better term, is why you build a buffer into any Route 66 adventure. The added time is also helpful when you fail to notice the canyon is now on the wrong side of the road and then drive unnecessary kilometres to the wrong exit, a constant theme with the Neilmobile. Our day ended in Kingman, Arizona, at the historic El Trovatore Motel. This pre-Second World War roadside motel, where such

icons as James Dean, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe once stayed, now offers Hollywood-themed rooms. Dirty Harry stood guard as I slept.

DAY 7:

Our final day took in one of the most scenic sections of Route 66. If Starbucks in Kingman failed to snap my morning stupor, the narrow two-lane stretch through the Mojave to Oatman surely did. With its tight switchbacks and numerous drop-offs (with no guardrails), this is not the road for large motorhomes — or one-handing it with your coffee. The town itself is a throwback to the late 19th-century prospector era. Only a handful of people call it home (compared to more than 6,000 in its heyday), and you’ll find the usual touristy stuff along with gems like the original Oatman Hotel from 1902. Inside, dollar bills hang from the walls and ceiling — about $200,000 worth. It has been a tradition since early mining days to sign and stick one up on arrival to cover the trip home, should you not strike a fortune in gold. Longtime resident and entertainer Mike Fox also delivered local folklore and a few ghost stories. The Oatman Hotel is reputedly haunted and a few creepy photos near the stairwell

seem to bear this out. As for the friendly donkeys that wander main street, they directly descend from those that worked the mines. When the gold market collapsed in the 1930s, mining ceased and the donkeys were set free. They now thrive as feral animals. Crossing the Colorado River and into California, we were on and off the interstate as spring flooding had washed out several bridges along Route 66. Driving through Los Angeles during rush hour was in stark contrast to the day’s early hours, but Santa Monica is still one of my favourite U.S. destinations. Unlike the Interstate system that crisscrosses America, Route 66 recalls simpler times along a roadway that follows the contours of the land and connects travellers to the geology, the small towns — and their people — along the way. It also connected our Seinfeld-worthy cast of characters, who kept every Altima and Rogue free from scratches, dents and fatal plunges down a mountainside. And we were all still talking at the end — which is ultimately the mark of a successful, if not slightly dysfunctional, family road trip.

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The simple yet stunning composition here makes any photo a money shot. Late afternoon brought us to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. Depending on the time of day, you’ll be stunned by the banded hues of red, orange, grey and pink that paint the buttes and badland hills through this rugged landscape. And, the fossilized logs strewn about the clay hills at nearby Petrified Forest, are also remarkable for their age of more than 200 million years. We ended our day at the KOA campground in Williams, Arizona, about 65 kilometres from the Grand Canyon. It was chilly due to its 1,820-metre elevation, but we spent the night in single cabins with space heaters running full tilt all night.

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

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Career Opportunities BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Line Haul Owner/Operator Required.Excellent revenue opportunity with a top International food producer/ distributor. We require an owner/operator with your own equipment to haul company owned trailer on Burnaby - Interior lanes. Must be in good physical condition, have clean abstract, self motivated with a positive attitude. Mountain pass and small business experience beneficial. Serious enquiries only! For more information call 250-540-4376

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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Neighbour/Student to remove snow of residence in Lower Sahali (250) 372-9879 Ofﬁce Manager for Kamloops areas new and finest Modular Home Development requires an Office Manager for its downtown office. Computer skills including XL required. Real Estate, Const., Legal, would be assets. Salary negotiable. Please send resume’ to: info@riversideliving.ca No phone calls please

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

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Work Wanted HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774. Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst/Ofﬁce Worker/Tutor Detail-oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical-writing, public-speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred, but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko, genew@telus.net 828-1474

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Misc. for Sale 1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $600. Call 250-851-1304. 8FT. Red canopy fits 2007 4x4 Chev Silverado, fully insulated. $1,100. 250-851-8871. Bed in a Bag King Size. Browns & Beiges. Brand New. $100. 250-554-9433. Light Oak Entertainment centre w/32 RCA TV both in good cond $50 (250) 374-9213 MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg. Motorized Sealy Supreme Tempur-Pedic lift bed. Used, very good condition. $900/obo. 250-318-7723

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Executive furnished apartment. 2bdrm 2bth quiet residential neighborhood, excellent location for temporary posting. Fully furnished down to the wine glasses 250-5549993 or email: msallis@wf.net GARDEN VIEW APARTMENTS - BROCK Modern 2bdrm apts., 5 appliances, a/c, video monitoring, secure bldg., $870/mos. + utilities, min. 6 mos. lease. No Smoking & No Pets. 250-3762254.

Juniper Village FOR SALE OR TRADE for residential property in Kamloops. This very bright, fully furnished, three bedroom/two bath corner unit townhouse in Big White offers your very own hot tub on the patio, carport, high end furniture/appliance pkge, stacking washer/dryer and rock-faced fireplace. Short stroll to Gondola, skating rink, tube park, Day Lodge. Ideal for family or as a revenue generator throughout the ski season. Strata fees only $155.00 per month. Call Don at 250-682-3984 for more information. Asking $189,000.00

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1&2BDRM a/c, patio, n/p ref required heat and hot water incl (250) 376-1485. 1bdrm apt in Logan Lake Avail now. $600 util incld. N/P 250-376-2439 /250-320-4870 1bdrm renovated Apartment $750 a mnt + util. Avail Now n/p, a/c, laundry, free parking, close to bus route & shopping (250) 377-8304 2Bdrm clean quiet Adult Building, Northshore apt $900mo, heat incl ns/p 250-554-0175

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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 Downtown 2bdrm/baths furnished undergrd parking Dec15-Mar31 $1300 851-2111 The Sands, Lower Sahali. Centrally located, renovated 1 Bdrms, $850-$900. 250-8281711.

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2 or 3 Bedroom Condos Juniper, 1-2 bathrooms Hot Water Heat Included. $1,000-$1,150 + Hydro Sunden Management Ltd (250) 376-0062

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4 Bridgestone Winters on BMW Rims 185/70R14 used one season. $600. 374-5251. 4-Nitto SN Studless winter tires 205/55/R16 90% $300. 4-Nokian 205/60/R15 studded 85%. $300. 250-371-2129. 4 P235/65/R16 Goodyear MS Nordic. 85% tread. $300. 250579-2194. 4 Winter Claw Extreme Grip LT265/70 R17. & 5 hole Steel Wheels for Dodge 1500. $850. 314-6620. Set of Goodyear Ultra Winters. P205/55-R16 on 5 stud rim will fit Mazda 3. $500. 851-0504.

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RV Pads RV sites year round Valleyview, fully serviced. Incl cable/hydro, coin lndry. $650/mo. daily weekly rates. 250-573-3255. RV site, winterized, in town. North Shore, fully serviced, incl cable, util, tel hookup, coin lndy, starting @ $525/mo 250376-1421

2 furnished rooms Close mall North Shore $500-$600 plus util female pref (250) 376-3801 Looking for roommate to share mobile in Westsyde. N/S. $550/mo. 250-579-2600. Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. Call 250579-2480. North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020 Quiet non smoking male to share North Kamloops home with mature male. $500 mo for details call 778-470-0370

Suites, Lower 1bdrm Brock. $800/month plus dd. Incl util. W/D. Private ent. N/S, no parties. Ref req. 250-571-3553 1bdrm furnished suite near RIH for 1 quiet working person/student. N/S, N/P, No partiers. $775/mo. 250-374-9281. 2 Bdrm main flr near school, bus/shopping, n/p, n/s, Northshore $900/mo 250-376-8465 2bdrm NShore sep ent, util incl w/d, n/s, n/p $1000 availnow 250-376-8241 Convenient Sahali location, bright 2/bdrm newly reno’d n/s inc cble $950 call or text 1604-616-6200 Cumfy 1bdrm. Close to University, Hospital. Perfect for student or quiet person. Excellent Location. ns/np. Call now $495-$725 (250) 299-6477 Large 2bdrm Basement Suite Westsyde. f/s w/d n/p n/s u/t inc. $1100 Call 250-319-7421 Logan Lake 1bdrm furnished, all util incl, wheel chair accessible $650 250-523-6829 North Kamloops brand new 1bdrm suite. New appl. N/S, N/P. $875. 250-318-0023. Waterfront 1bdrm bsmt suite, Westmount. $825 incld W/D, util. N/S, N/P. 250-572-5117.

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3BDRM 3bth Valleyview pet neg, $1300 close to school and shopping. Avail Immed. 250-374-5586 / 250-371-0206 JUNIPER TERRACE 3bdrm townhouse, 1.5 bathrooms, 5 appliances, garage, patio,$1,250.00/mo. min. 1 year lease. Available immediately. Gateway 250-372-1231

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Trucks & Vans 2004 Lexington motor home well equipped new tires like new only 36000 miles call $32,000 obo 250 573-2332 2005 8ft. Okanagan Camper with solar panel. $10,500. 250554-8031.

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2-215/60R16 Snow tires, $200 2-245/50VR16 Eagle Snow $200, 4-275/45R20 Eagle M&S $400, 2-225/60R16 M&S $200, 2-275/40ZR17 M&S $300 call 250-319-8784

1994 Mazda pickup 6 cyl 2wd manual, canopy winters 244,000km $2200. 374-7708 1996 Dodge half-ton ext cab 4x4. Good shape. $4900/obo. 250-828-1808. 1999 Chev Dually diesel low km, great cond incl new canopy needs tires $7700 (250) 579-5231 aft 6pm 1999 GMC 2500 longbox, 4x4, 6L, auto loaded. 200kms. $8500/obo. 250-371-2129. 2005 Dodge 1500 Truck. 5.7L Hemi, canopy, new winters, good summers only 115,000 kms. $7,900. 250-828-6746.

1986 BMW Coupe 325i. 6cyl. 5spd. Looks good, runs good. Extras. $4,200. 250374-5251. 1990 Toyota Carib. AWD. 131,000kms. New winters. $3500/obo. 250-377-6875. 1992 Buick Roadmaster. 5.7L, 53,000kms. Exc Hwy car, new tires. $4,300. 250-319-4104. 1994 Merc. Grand Marquis 4dr. 8cyl. 4.6L. 217,500kms. Good cond. $2900. 554-9981. 1999 Red Ford Escort Auto 2yr old motor excel tran, 2 set tires, very gd body As is ICBC W/O $600 obo 250-672-9712 or 250-819-9712 2000 FORD truck 1995. 1999 Ford Explorer 1995. 2000 Toyota rav4 1995. 2003 Honda 2995. 2006 VW diesel 7888. 2006 Dodge pickup 4995. Eagleridge 855-2003899 2011 Mercedes CLS 550. 4dr. coupe, fully equipped. AMG sport pkg, V-8, 40,000kms. New $97,000, Now $49,800. 250-319-8784. 97 Camaro Z28 350 6spd 120,000km black loaded $9,000obo (250) 319-7058

2006 36ft. Forest River Georgetown XL. Loaded, 19,560miles. 3-slides. Gen, winter pkg. Awnings. New Mich tires. $68,000. 3728820/574-0090.

2006 GMC W3500. 5.3L, Isuzu diesel. Med duty tilt cab wit air dam. 16ft. alum box with roll-up back door. Auto, PW, PL, exhaust brake. 375,000kms. 1-owner. $9,000/obo. 250-828-0599.

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Cars - Sports & Imports 03 Honda Civic Sport 4dr auto, loaded, new winters. Like new $6000obo 250-319-2173

2007 Jayco Baha Trailer Rare off road edition. Front deck for ATV/Dirt Bikes Furnace, fridge, in/out stove, bbq, extra water tank Large Mud Tires for clearance, Heavy duty steel frame $7500 250-682-3511 26’ Champion motorhome, 440 motor. reno’d ($3000/receipts) $2675/obo. 778-4721547 9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom. Good shape. $3,900/obo. 250-376-1841. Must Sell! 2004 Citation Supreme 30ft. RLDS 5th Wheel. Exc Cond. 2-slides. Fully loaded, winter pkg. $21,999. 250828-2030.

91 Toyota fully rebuilt, 6 cyl, std 4x4 - lift, winch, 33” tires, hitch, newer seats/carpet – awesome ride. Extra parts. $5600/obo 250-319-1946 Fishing Truck 89 Ford Lariat F150 2-wd 173,000km V8-302 auto with canopy & boat loader asking $3000 250-376-4761 NEW LEER Truck Canopy. 82”x70”. White. $500, Call: 1(250) 314-0072.

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1992 GMC Dump Truck 366 V8 on propane, 5spd manual tranny, hyd brakes. Incl inbox hyd sander and 10’ snow blade. Clean title $15000 obo 250-574-2766 or 250-376-1872

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2007 Hyosung Aquila. 250cc. Black, 4900kms. Exc. cond. $3,800/obo. 250-572-2934. 2009 Vulcan LT Kawasaki. Blue, 43,050kms. 1-owner. Excellent Condition. $5,000. 250372-7116.

Boats Snowmobiles 2011 Ski Doo Summit 800. 154 track. Only 4200km $8000 (250) 851-6879

Sport Utility Vehicle 1981 GMC Suburban 4X4. Re-built motor/trans. Good shape. $2,900. 250-828-1808.

Recreational/Sale 1990 8’10” Slumber Queen Camper w/boat loader. $5,500. 250-374-9671. 1991 27ft. 5th Wheel. Fully loaded, like new. Everything incld. Shower, toilet never used. $8,000. 250-579-9029. 1995 Jayco Trailer 30ft. No slide-outs. Good shape. $7500/obo. 250-851-0264.

1998 24ft. Citation Class C Motorhome. 163,000kms. Well maintained with records. Ind. solar panel. $14,000. 250-523-6446. 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $17,000. 250-376-1655

Linda Picton-Bryce Executor of the Estate of Patricia Beatrice Vicars Love

By Virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, we will sell by public auction sale on December 5, 2014 the stored goods of the following to recover costs of unpaid storage and related charges. Dwayne Stamper Amount Owing - $2,019.34 Corey Dettling Amount Owing - $1,042.36 Dan Johnson Amount Owing - $615.40 Dan Maskwa Amount Owing - $1,377.35 Sale to be held at: 4 Corners Storage 1298 Kootenay Way Kamloops, BC 778-220-4444

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2001 BMW 540i “M” Sport (Rare Model) 4.4L/6spd. Slvr/Blk. 223K 2 full sets whls.(smr/wntr) on OEM rims. Roof rack. Exc. Cond $8995 Ph (250) 374-0070

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHER CLAIMANTS Re: Estate of Patricia Beatrice Vicars Love aka Patricia Vicars Love, aka Patricia Love, deceased, formerly of 354 Arrowstone Drive, Kamloops, B.C. NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Patricia Beatrice Vicars Love, aka Patricia Vicars Love aka Patricia Love, Deceased, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor at Morelli Chertkow LLP, 300-180 Seymour Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 2E3, on or before January 10, 2015, 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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1996 Seadoo, 5-seater jet boat & trailer. New motor & impellars, many extras. Excellent shape. $7,000. 250-672-9887. 2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg

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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ENDERBY 2001 Honda. 250k. Non smoked in. All maintenance upto date, belts, water pump, brakes ect. Winter tires inc.. Ex cond. $6000 250-319-5760

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

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Snowmobiles Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33”tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $15,000 invested asking $12000 (250) 828-0931

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RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION CONTRACT The City of Enderby is accepting quotes for residential refuse collection services in Enderby for 2015-18. The quotation form and a copy of the contract are available at www.cityofenderby.com/procurement/ or at City Hall - 619 Cliff Avenue between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

2003 Chev Tracker. 4cyl, auto. 130,000kms. Good condition. $6,500. 250-3747979.

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16. Spoiled child 17. Founder of Babism 21. Ireland 26. Love intensely 27. One who confronts boldly 28. Atomic #52 29. Feels concern or interest 30. Got up from 32. Sound of disappointment 33. Out of 100 (abbr.) 36. Actress Kerr 37. Irish Gaelic 38. 10 Commandments mountain 39. Morning 40. Straight downhill ski run 41. Angel’s crown 43. Canonized individuals 44. Old school tablets 46. Dip lightly into water 48. Traumatic anxiety disorder 50. Mineral spring resorts 51. Desoxyribonucleic acid 52. Greek cheese 54. Express pleasure 55. Don’t know when yet 56. 13th Hebrew letter 58. Chinese tennis star Li

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Back up your promises with decisive action, Scorpio.That’s the only way to prove to others that your word means something and you are committed to honoring your commitments.

There may be more to the big picture than you are seeing, Sagittarius. Gather the facts before you jump to any conclusions.You may just see things from a different perspective.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

.VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Spontaneity beckons,Virgo, even though you are a careful planner who puts a lot of thought into your decisions. Overthinking is more hassle than it’s worth this week.

K I T ’ N ’ C A R LY L E

BY LARRY WRIGHT

Someone may catch you off guard this week, Libra.This person will bring a welcome surprise, so look forward to this unexpected encounter.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Financial matters are looming and a decision must be made, Leo. Don’t be overcome with anxiety, as all you need to do is carefully examine your finances to come up with a solution.

BY BILL SCHORR

Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2014

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Cancer, avoid the temptation to take on too many responsibilities this week. If you don’t, you might not get much done.Think before you accept more work.

GRIZZWELLS

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Gemini, try to avoid focusing on just one issue for too long. Sometimes you simply must trust your instincts and forge ahead anyway. Let past experience guide you this week.

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Taurus, motivation may not be strong this week, so begin with some menial tasks around the house and build up to bigger plans. Eventually you will find a groove.

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TUESDAY, December 2, 2014 BY BOB THAVES

BY JIM UNGER

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, although you are full of excitement this week, rein in some of those feelings so you can focus on the tasks at hand. Use your energy to your advantage.

FRANK & ERNEST

Capricorn, you are riding high and looking to share your good fortune with others. Make the most of this chance to improve the lives of those around you.

Aquarius, you have an idea about how to tackle a difficult obstacle, but someone crosses your path with a different agenda. Perhaps there’s a way to work together.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, avoid open conflict without being a pushover this week. Find the middle ground and try to understand another’s perspective.

MATH MINDBENDER MORE PUPPIES

Oh, look at the puppies! They are so cute. There are seven of them. Despite being young, they have already developed personalities. Five of them most deﬁnitely enjoy chewing on rawhide chew toys. Three of them like chewing on slippers. Four of them are scrappers and like chewing on each other. 1) Is it possible for each puppy to have at least two preferences? 2) What is the maximum number of combinations of preferences that can be had by at least one puppy? And the minimum? 3) As in Question 2, but each puppy must have at least one preference? The answer to this math quiz will be printed in this space one week from today. A prize will be awarded via a random draw among correct entries

Answer to last week’s Yard Leaves puzzle: There might be two, three, or four kittens with one fur colour. There can not be more than four one-colour kittens since ﬁve have black and only one kitten can be black-only. That leaves only three other slots for one-colour only. Winner: Bob Lawrie wins a copy of My Story, a book by Kamloops author Ted Joslin. Send your answer to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com. Deadline is 4 p.m. on Friday, December 5. This puzzle is by Gene Wirchenko. His blog, genew.ca, has other puzzles and articles.

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