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BUT, WILL THERE BE CHARGES? What the U.S. did was torture, but Gwynn Dyer says charges aren’t likely to come

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Salute to Cheer Fund donors DALE BASS

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There are an awful lot of really great people out there in Kamloops.

We’ve heard from some of them in recent days after KTW kicked off the Christmas Cheer fundraising campaign.

Many of them are unseen, choosing to make a donation online to help support the four charities our team of volunteers chose this year — the New Life Mission, the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home and the Sensational Soups meal program at Mount Paul United Church.

Others have brought donations to our office at 1365B Dalhousie Dr., folks like the representative of the finance department at Thompson Rivers University, who dropped off a decorated can, taped shut with several bills inside and a short note: “For years, a group of us would exchange gifts. This year, we decided it would be so much more meaningful to pool our money in support of the Christmas Cheer fund.�

It was signed “TRU Treasures.�

Another decorated donation arrived by mail, handwritten on stationery and, in addition to the butterflies and baby’s-breath-like flowers at

the bottom, there were some star and bird stickers — clearly someone who is not letting winter affect her springlike optimism.

Lorraine Hall was the sender and she noted she has donated to the campaign for years.

She even included a sealedstamped envelope with a note asking it be forwarded to Gregg Drinnan, the man who likely received Lorraine’s mail in past years as he was at the helm of the campaign.

There have been donations in memory of someone else. I spoke with one donor and she told of how she is continuing to support and honour her dad’s belief that you give back to your community.

It’s been a steep learning curve here at KTW, bringing Christmas Cheer to the community. We’ve had to tweak our online donation site several times — thank you Amber Harding at United Way for putting

up with my almost-daily phone calls — because the software the United Way is sharing with us wasn’t set up to allow for the many “in memory of� donations.

Amber says it’s been a good learning experience and we’ll have all those online bugs worked out so next year’s Cheer campaign runs smoother.

The other challenge faced in our inaugural campaign is the simple reality many of you have been supporting the Cheer fund for years and years. Gregg Drinnan got to know you all and would have something warm and, often, witty to write about as he acknowledged your donations.

That’s why we’ve chosen to do features on the great work the four charities do for Kamloops.

Finally, kudos to the super women at our front desk, who have had to add to their already busy days by welcoming those of you who come to the office to donate.

They accept donations, do the paperwork and record it on the website.

So, with just a dozen days left before we close the books and tally up the results, many thanks to all of you who continue to support KTW Christmas Cheer.

Kamloops This Week is all about community and this community is pretty darn special.

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The 2015 Annual Calendar was delivered to households on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 via Kamloops This Week.

The calendar features amazing pictures of Kamloops taken by local residents and photographers as well as useful information each month. New this year, we ran a myKamloops “selfie” contest in which Kamloops residents submitted photos of themselves along with why they love Kamloops. Watch for the winners in this year’s edition.

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Payments are due by January 1, 2015, and may be paid online using your MyCity account, by online banking services, mail, or in person at City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1A2.

Business Licence accounts outstanding after January 15, 2015, will have a $25 late payment charge added to the balance owing.

2015 Commercial Vehicle Licence Plate Renewal Owners and operators of commercial vehicles are reminded that before a vehicle is used or operated on any highway within the municipality, the vehicle requires a Commercial Vehicle Licence Plate (decal) be displayed pursuant to City of Kamloops Licensing of Commercial Vehicles Bylaw No. 33-5.

As of January 1, 2015, the 2015 plates (yellow-coloured decals) are required to be displayed. The 2015 plate is valid throughout all participating municipalities in British Columbia.

Commercial Vehicle Licence Plates range from $25 to $40 per vehicle annually and are based on vehicle weight. They can be purchased at City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, and By-law Services Parking Control, 6 Seymour Street West, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, on presentation of a validated certificat of insurance. The decal must be displayed on the lower right-hand corner of the vehicle’s windshield.

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

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

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Crown does about-face on Balbar’s Mr. Big confession As of KTW’s press deadline yesterday (Dec. 11), the jury in the Robert Balbar second-degree murder trial was still deliberating. Check KTW’s website at kamloopsthisweek.com for updates. Today, reporter CAM FORTEMS examines the different approaches taken by the Crown in two trials separated by five years.

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ive years ago, a prosecutor urged a jury to believe what Robert Balbar told Mr. Big — a fictitious crime boss used in a sting orchestrated by undercover RCMP to obtain a confession.

“They are not lies, they are the truth,” then-prosecutor Joel Gold said of Balbar’s confession to Mr. Big on the promise he could clear Balbar of killing his girlfriend Heather Hamill in August, 2003.

Certainly, there were exaggerations to impress the big boss, the Crown allowed.

But, fundamentally, the prosecution relied on the confession to Mr. Big made in a Kelowna hotel room to successfully convict Balbar.

That videotaped confession came after undercover Mounties posing as gang members plied Balbar with food and booze, along with promises of regular work for the gang, sex, an apartment in Vancouver and a coming $20,000 payday.

On Monday, Dec. 8, prosecutor Iain Currie took a completely different tact, telling the B.C. Supreme Court jury to not believe most of what Balbar said — in the courtroom and to Mr. Big. “Mr. Balbar exaggerated and lied and told stories to Mr. Big,” Currie said.

The change in strategy comes in the wake of a Supreme Court of Canada decision on a Mr. Big sting in Newfoundland that found the undercover operation can lead to false confessions.

Balbar’s trial is believed to be the first in Canada after the Supreme Court of Canada decision that acquitted a father of killing his two young children.

There is no dispute that Balbar — on trial for second-degree murder for killing his girlfriend — committed the deed.

During testimony and under several days of cross-examination

by Currie, he admitted again and again to killing Hamill, a drug addict who sometimes worked in the sex trade.

Balbar is on trial for the second time. The B.C. Court of Appeal found the original trial judge erred in her instructions to the jury on the section of the Criminal Code dealing with intent required for murder.

But, more than four years after Balbar’s conviction in 2009, the Crown directed the jury instead toward physical evidence it says shows the accused is guilty of murder.

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Heather Hamill was killed in 2003 by then-boyfriend Robert Balbar.

He is charged with second-degree murder, but claims he killed Hamill after she threatened him and his son with a machete.

“Mr. Big didn’t tell the truth to the crime boss,” Currie told the 12 jurors. “I’m suggesting Mr. Balbar didn’t tell the truth to you . . . Mr. Balbar tried to make up a story.”

Currie asked the jury to ignore what he called Balbar’s “A to Z” — his detailed recounting of the killing to Mr. Big and the jury.

Instead, he said jurors should focus on the “A to G.” Those letters correspond to hammer blows to Hamill’s skull labelled by the pathologist. The number and severity of blows, the prosecutor said, can only mean an intent to kill.

In his closing argument to the jury, defence lawyer Jim Blazina — an appeal specialist — told the jury prosecutors had the advantage because he didn’t know the Crown’s theory of why it believed Balbar killed Hamill.

Following a brief introduction at the beginning of the trial, the prosecution called its own witnesses and later cross-examined both Balbar and a defence psychological expert.

It was only at the end of the trial, after Blazina competed his closing, that the focus on physical evidence to convict became more apparent.

Blazina argued several marks recorded on Hamill’s skull by the pathologist could have come from a single blow through a skipping of the hammer — like a rock tossed across a lake, he said.

The defence lawyer also noted Hamill’s body floated down the North Thompson River four kilometres from where Balbar dumped it.

The accused man did that, his lawyer said, fearing police would never believe his story due to his criminal record.

Hamill’s head was below surface and could have hit rocks

along the way, leading to impacts on her skull, the lawyer said.

The defence is relying on Balbar’s testimony that Hamill, hyped up and raging on methadone and crystal meth, first threatened his sleeping son with a machete and then came after him.

Blazina said Balbar did what any reasonable person would do: He took steps to protect himself by grabbing a hammer. He had no cellphone and could not call for help.

“You’re in the moment — you’re fighting for your life,” Blazina told the jury. “You have to assess the reasonableness of Mr. Balbar’s actions in that context.”

The defence also made much of Balbar’s limited mental capacity.

A psychologist tested Balbar and found him to be in the bottom three per cent of Canadians for intelligence, with scholastic ability similar to a Grade 2 student.

He is living with a brain injury.

“He’s always been known as Smiley — a naive-type person,” Blazina said.

A voire dire — a trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of evidence — was held over the Crown’s intention to enter into evidence a still image taken from a video of Balbar two-and-a-half weeks after Hamill’s death that shows him raising his right arm and showing his wrist.

In his testimony, Balbar claimed he received a knife wound on his wrist that left him with a scar. The Crown said, however, the image shows no wound, bandage or cut.

Currie also noted the pathologist found no injuries to Hamill other than the severe blows to her head, suggesting Balbar did not swing the hammer and catch her arms while fending off the machete.

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‘They won’t pay the bill’ CAM FORTEMS

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More than six decades ago, James Barlow went to war for his country to ensure

the freedom of South Koreans.

Today, the retired naval officer’s battle is against Veterans Affairs and his anger is directed toward the Conservative

government, a government critics say is saving money on the backs of those who served their country.

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Kamloops veteran James Barlow wants fair compensation from the country he fought for has included requiring Barlow to prove his dates of service in the Korean War. More recently, his family has fought for a medicalbased pension entitlement and payment for mounting bills for a respirator while he recovers from cancer treatment.

“They won’t pay the bill,” said son Jay. “They just kept passing it back to him.”

Barlow is a retired navy man who spent four decades in the military, retiring in the mid-1980s with a regular pension, along with another medical pension recognizing his hearing loss from munition blasts. In September 2013, James was diagnosed with cancer in his throat, something his family attributes to the presence of asbestos onboard ships and exposure to other chemicals.

Barlow applied for a pension stemming from his cancer to cover extra living and medical costs.

But, bureaucrats with Veterans Affairs required he prove his Korean War service.

“She just wouldn’t recognize he was a Korean War vet,” said Jay. “We kept saying, ‘You’ve got the records — he’s been in the military all this time.’

“She said, ‘It’s not up to me, it’s up to you.’”

It was only through involvement of the office of KamloopsThompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod’s that Veterans Affairs officials went through archive materials that proved Barlow’s dates of service.

FIGHT STILL NOT OVER

Barlow spent months in hospital due to recurring infections from a tracheotomy tube. At the same time,

I’m a lot better off than “the guys who went to Afghanistan” — James Barlow his children tried to get benefits for their ailing father. He was eventually awarded a five per cent pension and told not to appeal because it was under review.

Jay said he hit the wall when he was told the family could still appeal the decision and receive the award after his father’s death.

“That’s when I blew up,” he said.

Barlow’s son wrote another letter blasting the department. Again McLeod’s office interceded.

James will be reim-

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While the family now has some satisfaction, both father and son have been left wondering about government’s care for its veterans, particularly in light of recent cases of Veterans Affairs cutbacks, along with stories of Afghanistan veterans receiving small fixed sums for serious injuries.

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bursed for his air pump and is now in line for a 20 per cent pension based on his cancer diagnosis and treatment. The government will now also pay a 100 per cent pension for his time in hospital.

Contacted this week, McLeod replied via an email message that she cannot comment on individual files, but added veterans benefit problems are rare.

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“I’ve got loads of entitlements,” said James.

“I’m a lot better off than the guys who went to Afghanistan.”

A group of veterans is suing the federal government over those fixed sums, first introduced by the former Liberal government and passed unanimously in the House of Commons under the Conservatives.

A Queens University study found those fixed sums are less than veterans received under previous legislation.

“This means that ‘new’ veterans pensioned under the NVC [New Veterans Charter] are at a financial disadvantage over their life course compared to those pensioned under the Pension Act,” according to the study by authors Alice Aiken and Amy Buitenhuis at the university.

Afghanistan veteran Daniel Scott, wounded in a training accident that left him without one kidney, spleen and part of his pancreas, is part of a class-action suit against Veteran Affairs.

The wounded vet, who is no longer able to pursue a planned career in policing, received a $41,000 lump-sum benefit.

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James Barlow, who served in Korea, is concerned about the struggles faced by Canada’s new veterans.

“myth” that veterans are restricted to a lump sum.

“Veterans are eligible for a range of services and benefits that enable the to get the financial help and support they need and deserve,” she said.

Craig Thomson, president of the Kamloops branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, said benefit problems happen.

“I don’t think it’s rare,” he said. “I don’t think it’s as common as some media reports make it out to be.”

Scott said Veterans Affairs has struggled to deal with a new kind

of veteran following combat in Afghanistan, but is making improvements.

Thomson himself received a lump sum benefit for hearing loss. While he said it’s appropriate in some instances, it’s not for all injuries.

“If someone loses a bunch of organs in a training accident, who knows what will happen to them in their 60s or 70s?” he said.

PUSH FOR CHANGE

Opposition parties are pressuring for changes and blame the Harper government for

sending servicemen and women to war and abandoning them when they get home.

“It’s distressing when you hear of episodes like this,” said Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo NDP candidate Bill Sundhu. “The ombudsman said hundred of vets could be in poverty when they reach 65.”

KamloopsThompson-Cariboo Liberal candidate Steve Powrie said the scrutiny by opposition parties is warranted given continuing revelations about Veterans Affairs.

“The real kicker is the half-million dollar

bonuses to managers for slashing the budget,” he said.

That revelation came after Harper said cuts were to “backroom administration.”

Now that his most recent bureaucratic battle is over, Barlow is focusing on recovery and a planned golfing trip to Arizona this winter.

But, he said, he continues to be concerned about struggles of veterans who have come after him.

“They put their lives at risk for their government. Government should be responsible for them.”

Winter has arrived, and with it all the wonderful activities that Kamloops has to offer during the season – outdoor fun and festive gatherings to celebrate the holidays.

We at Royal Inland Hospital would like to remind you to make active choices to protect your health during this winter season.

Kamloops residents have a bounty of outdoor activities to enjoy in our region. From skiing and snowboarding, to skating and sledding – whatever you do, please be safe while doing it. Dress warmly, wear the appropriate protective gear, and please be a role model to your children. If they see you wearing a helmet, they will be more easily convinced to do so, as well!

This is also a time of staff parties

and gatherings among friends and family, usually with both food and Christmas cheer in abundance.

Please be aware of overindulging this season. Add some healthy choices to the sweets and treats you serve and eat, and please don’t drink and drive. We see lives change every day at the RIH Emergency Department due to accidents related to alcohol and careless driving – please slow down and watch for pedestrians, and call your designated driver.

And don’t forget, good hand hygiene is one of the best ways to prevent illness – so wash your hands, and wash them often! You’ll protect not only yourself from sickness, but also those around you.

Finally, I want to wish you a warm and happy holiday season.

I will be retiring at the end of this month, and the search is already under way for a new Health Services Administrator for RIH. I have truly enjoyed my time here and am proud to work alongside the fantastic physicians and employees at RIH who do such great work each and every day. Happy holidays, and all the best to you and yours in 2015!

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GOOD AND BAD WITH OIL PRICES

T

he plummeting price of oil may have a big impact on the Canadian and B.C. economies in the next year or two.

Some of that will be positive, but it is likely it will be mainly negative.

The price of gasoline (but not diesel fuel) is falling and that means more money in the pockets of consumers. This helps them meet other obligations, such as rent, credit-card bills and child care.

If the provincial and regional governments can avoid the temptation to tax this newfound money out of people’s pockets, the fall in prices will be a good thing.

One other bright spot may be a boost in exports if the dollar remains low.

However, the negative implications are widespread. There will almost certainly be a fall in economic activity — and jobs. Well-paying jobs are concentrated in the oilsands. Many Kamloops residents either work there or work for companies that supply the oilsands.

There will be no new construction projects in that area as long as oil prices stay at the $60 to $70 per barrel level. It simply costs too much to produce oil from the oilsands.

As economic activity is reduced, it impacts taxation to the federal and provincial governments.

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and B.C. all are dependent on revenue from oil and natural gas. In B.C., one LNG project has been delayed by the falling price of oil, as Asian natural gas prices are tied to oil prices.

More could be delayed or even cancelled. It is significant that none of the major LNG players are ready to commit.

A fall in economic activity likely means that 2015 will see much lower growth than anticipated, which won’t help the overall Canadian economy.

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No use fretting about Fretz

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en Fretz has been unfairly targeted by some Kamloops residents who watched her speak for eight seconds — and those eight seconds came at the very end of a two-minute-and-eightsecond story on CFJC-TV’s evening newscast on Dec. 5.

The story concerned next year’s major project to upgrade Overlanders Bridge at an estimated cost of more than $9 million.

During that TV newscast, Fretz, the city’s relatively new director of public works, was quoted during those final eight seconds, during which she advised residents to take transit and find alternative routes to avoid what will certainly be a months-long traffic jam on the busiest span linking Kamloops’ North and South Shores.

Then, in the last two seconds of her time on camera, Fretz added: “Or, if you live on the North Shore, stay on the North Shore.”

Those words elicited a few angry missives that arrived in my email inbox. There were also comments posted on Facebook, with the aggrieved believing Fretz was condemning those living on the North Shore She spoke these words at the recent public open house on next year’s big project.

At that same meeting were members of the North Shore Business Improvement Association and owners of various North Shore businesses.

They made it clear their very

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MUSINGS livelihood may be threatened if the Overlanders resurfacing project seriously cuts into South Shore customers who normally shop on the Fortune Drive side of the bridge.

Businesses in the Tranquille Market area have been hit hard twice in recent years — last year, a lighting and sidewalkimprovement project on Tranquille lasted longer than anticipated and businesses felt the hit badly; a few years ago, the Tranquille Road overpass was closed for weeks on end after being hit by a truck.

News of the Overlanders resurfacing project — the first deck resurfacing since 1989 — has understandably spooked North Shore businesses, at least two of which either closed or moved out of the North Shore due to last year’s work seriously impacting sales.

All of which is to say those North Shore residents taking Fretz to task for her comments should instead be thanking the public works director for saying on camera what the NSBIA and

every North Shore booster has been preaching for years and years — shop local and stay on the North Shore.

To her credit, Fretz offered an apology on the city’s Facebook page: “I would like to apologize to our residents regarding my comments on the Overlanders Bridge project. I wish I had said things differently. It was not my intention to offend. I had wanted to prepare residents to expect traffic delays during the bridge reconstruction and suggest they may wish to support local businesses to avoid the congestion. This message did not come across in the media interview.”

But, I would argue, she didn’t need to offer a mea culpa.

Fretz wasn’t ordering North Shore residents to stay on their side of the damn river; she was explaining the project may be a good time to patronize local shops when possible, rather than cross the South Thompson for goods one can get on either side of the divide.

Yes, there will be times when a trip to the South Shore is necessary — the hospital is there, as are may government offices.

But, for the most part, unless work or school demands it, is there really a need to cross the span every day for goods and services that are available right in your backyard.

“If you live on the North Shore, stay on the North Shore.”

Hmmm — could be a new motto for the NSBIA. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

AJAX DATA: IS IT VIRTUAL OR IS IT REAL? Editor: Is virtual simulation to be considered an objective measure of the potential health impact of the proposed Ajax mine?

In as much as most Hollywood movies pretend to examine reality perhaps.

Further, is said virtual simulation as subjective as an interpretation of the future as is the Star Wars saga?

Is this virtual simulation and related data acquisition as ephemeral as weather predictions? We are waiting to see the data, the undecided blubber.

The potential for health impact is real, the potential for environmental impact is real and the potential for opportunities cost is real.

However, a significant part of the decisionmaking relies on virtual-data acquisition, interpretation and recognition.

I have a difficult time accepting the real possibility of a large mining operation starting to operate in close proximity to our city based on speculative, subjective virtual data.

We must come to terms with the deceitful attempts to negate all potential negative impacts of this project.

We also must come to terms with the cunning attempts to postpone taking a position on the same because some artificial data has not yet been made public.

I am definitely convinced the waiting-forthe-data postponement is a not-so-subtle mannerism to avoid handling the likely scalding decision.

Further, we must come to terms with the fact the Mineral Tenure Act is an old piece of legislation.

It appears the Act is not equipped to deal

with the fact economic realities of present-day urban centres have changed.

Not only are economic realities much different, the awareness of a more erudite and critical population has increased.

Therefore, a renewed request for a thorough review of the Mineral Tenure Act is hereby made.

Minerals are needed, that much is known and generally widely agreed upon.

What is not needed is the disheartening corporate mendacity and the associated spinoff posturing.

The realities of mineral extraction are well documented.

Are Ajax’s proponents virtually pretending otherwise?

Pierre Filisetti Kamloops

BC HYDRO CHARGES MORE THAN CITY FOR SAME SERVICE Editor: Re: Ann Findrik’s letter of Dec. 2 (‘BC Hydro’s meter-reading fee is unfair’) regarding BC Hydro’s cost to read analog meters as being an exorbitant $35 per month meterreading fee.

Findrik appears to be correct if one compares the BC Hydro fee to the fee charged by the City of Kamloops to have staff read analog water meters.

Our water meter is one of the new meters installed city-wide, but ours is the analog version that was offered instead of the smart-meter type.

The meter-reading person who collects the data is gone in about two minutes.

This is the time it takes to walk

to our front-door location, stick a portable hand-held device over an externally mounted button and they are finished.

Simple enough.

This was installed free of charge as an option made available, and they read it for $25 a quarter. That’s just $8.33 a month to have city staff come and read it.

That’s $8.33 up against BC Hydro’s $35 a month to do likewise.

It seems Findrik is correct because that is quite a cost difference. Her complaint appears to have merit.

By the way, compliments to our City of Kamloops.

Les Evens Kamloops

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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: ARMED SUSPECT FOUND DEAD AFTER KAMLOOPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLACED ON LOCKDOWN: “Thank you to the RCMP and the staff/parents at R.L. Clemitson for how they handled the situation and our children on Tuesday.”

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RE: STORY: TRU TACKLES CARBON FOOTPRINT: “TRU has time and money to come up with a plan to tackle its carbon footprint, but it can’t/ won’t negotiate a new contract for its support workers?

“Instead of trying to save the world, maybe we can focus on letting TRU employees feed their families.

“But, that doesn’t garner the attention or backslaps the trendy carbon-footprint plan does.”

— posted by Jon

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A Kamloops hunting guide facing a dozen poaching charges alleging he illegally bagged a record-setting Dall sheep in the Yukon 15 years ago was crossexamined for an hour this week about the Crown’s main piece of evidence — two sideby-side photographs appearing to show the same mountain range.

Abe Dougan, 39, claims to have killed the sheep in a remote part of northwestern B.C., where he had been

legally entitled to do so in the summer of 1999.

The trophy earned a spot in the Big Game Records of B.C. record book — where a photo of Dougan posing with the sheep was published alongside a brief firstperson account of the hunt, in which Dougan described tracking the animal through a mountain range in northwest B.C. In 2011, Environment Yukon received a confidential tip that the photo of Dougan was actually taken in the Yukon. Using threedimensional mapping

software, an investigator located a Yukon mountain with similar characteristics to the mountain in the background of Dougan’s photo.

In the summer of 2011, investigators flew by helicopter to the site they claim Dougan bagged the sheep — 18 kilometres north of the Yukon/B.C. border.

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In court, blown-up copies of the two photos were displayed on a poster board — on top, Dougan’s photo and, on the bottom, the Environment Yukon photo. “You would agree with me, sir, that the slide in the top photograph and the slide in the bottom photograph are an exact match,� said federal Crown prosecutor Lesley Ann Kilgore. “No, I would not agree with you,�

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Kilgore asked. “I agree that they have similarities, as most slides do,� Dougan said. “Would you agree with me that the notch in the mountain appears to be an exact match?�

Kilgore then asked. “I’d agree that the backdrop has some similarities, as many mountain areas do,�

Dougan replied.

Court has heard Dougan operates a guide-outfitting business near Pemberton for black-bear hunters.

Dougan’s trial has been ongoing sporadically in Kamloops provincial court for more than a year.

ACCUSED MAY GET OUT A Kamloops woman facing charges relating to last week’s shooting of a Kamloops Mountie is expected to be released from jail next week.

Marquee Klim, who is facing one count of wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer, appeared in Kamloops provincial court yesterday ( Dec. 11) via video from a women’s prison in Maple Ridge.

She will be transported to Kamloops on Monday, Dec. 15, when it is expected the Crown will agree to her release on a number of strict conditions. Klim will also likely be required to pay a substantial deposit.

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Sleypen was a truck driver who had just delivered a load of heavy timber to the Rapid-Span PreCast plant in the 1100-block of Industrial Drive in Spallumcheen, near Vernon.

As the timber was being unloaded at about 1:15 p.m., another worker found Sleypan trapped under a significant amount of timber. He was transported to Vernon Jubilee Hospital, but he could not be resuscitated.

The BC Coroners Service, Transport Canada and the RCMP continue to investigate his death.

DAWSON GARNERS PROVINCIAL AWARD A Kamloops company has been recognized with an award from the province for a local project.

Dawson Construction won the deputy minister’s Contractor of the Year award in the paving category.

The award recognizes the $7.8-million project that saw repaving of 42 kilometres of roadway, including work on Westsyde Road and East TransCanada Highway, along with sections of Highway 5 and the Lac Le Jeune Road.

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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF BUSINESS IN KAMLOOPS ~ 1914 - 2014 ~

We pride ourselves on quality workmanship, and stand behind the services we provide, just as Henry J did in 1914.

Henry J. Giddens

1914 - Henry J. Giddens, a plumber by trade opens his own business at 341 Seymour St. after immigrating from England in 1912. H. Giddens & Sons was primarily a plumbing & heating company, dealing also in insulating, roofing materials and sheet metal. His wife and three children lived above the shop.

1934 - Henry passes on after falling ill at their cabin on Paul Lake. The company is now in the hands of son Joe, daughter Elsie and husband Stan Humphrey. Youngest son Dennis soon joined in 1936.

1944 - A sister company, Giddens Electric was formed with one department for appliance services and another for electrical contracting.

1960 - The two companies consolidated to form H. Giddens Ltd. The store was located between the former Kamloops Daily News building and the Old Post Office. They sold new products, large & small appliances and was one of the first dealers of televisions in Kamloops.

reins. The electrical contracting department is resurrected just as it was in 1944.

1989 - Business is moved to 1613 Valleyview, our current location and continues today to provide quality service in Home Electronics, and Major Appliances and Electrical Contracting. We pride ourselves on quality 1971 - H. Giddens Ltd. closes its doors and workmanship and stand behind the services Giddens Services Ltd. was formed moving to we provide, just as Henry J did in 1914.

2345 E. Trans Can. Hwy. in Valleyview with Dennis Giddens, Don Graham, and Fred Our staff is second to none in providing Chapman. They became strictly a service quality service to our many loyal customers. company, which continued on as it is today. We thank them from the bottom of our heart for what they have done and continue to do Don and Fred left the company in the 70’s. for our company.

1987 - Dennis Giddens retires and three of his sons Brian, John and David take over the

Thank you all for celebrating what Henry J Giddens started 100 years ago.

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MAKING A SPLASH

ETHAN PHILLIPS AND THE KAMLOOPS CLASSIC SWIM CLUB ARE HOPING TO HAVE A BIG WEEKEND AT THE MJB LAW CLASSIC / A14

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A TOTAL OF 423 SWIMMERS FROM 22 CLUBS WILL SWIM IN THE TOURNAMENT CAPITAL OVER THE WEEKEND ADAM WILLIAMS

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The Kamloops Classic Swim Club is hoping it can make a splash at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre on the weekend, as the MJB Law Classic takes over the pool this morning (Dec. 12).

The meet begins at 8:45 a.m. and will run through to Sunday, Dec. 14.

The event features 423 swimmers from 22 B.C. and Alberta teams, 75 of whom will represent the Kamloops Classics.

TRU WolfPack swimmers Jagdeesh Uppal and Sarah McChesney will also be competing.

“It’s a big focus swim meet for us,” said Classics head coach Brad Dalke.

Most of the club’s swimmers should be peaking in time for the MJB. “It’s the end of our first training cycle,” he said.

“So, that being said, we have a lot of kids that are looking to be swimming very fast to be able to make some of their qualifying times for competitions

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that are coming up in the early spring.

“It’s our first big, big competition of this year’s training program.”

Classic swimmers are shooting to hit a number of qualifying times, including those for 2015 Pan Am Games trials, the Canadian Interunivesity Sport swimming national championships, pro-

comfortable,” Phillips told KTW. “It’s a really great environment.

“This swim meet, clubs come from all over and it creates quite a good championship. Just a great kind of spirit going on, good emotions, good competition.”

The MJB Law Classic is one of the first meets in which Phillips ever competed.

It’s a big weekend “across Canada for all

age-group swimming programs.

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vincial championships and the Canadian Age Group Swimming Championships.

One of those swimmers is South Kamloops’ Ethan Phillips.

The 15-year-old will be swimming in six events this weekend, including the 100-metre butterfly, the 100m backstroke, the 200m freestyle, the 200m butterfly, the 200m backstroke, the 400m individual medley and the 1,500m freestyle.

“I’m feeling quite

As a young swimmer, he remembers thinking of the meet as “the big show.” He said he still does, though he’s a little more comfortable there now.

“I just want to get out there, put out some great times,” Phillips said. “Swim B.C. is kind of watching me, to see how I’m doing here, so I just want to get up there, put on a good show and swim fast.”

Phillips is hoping to add a few more senior national qualifying times to his resume.

He’s also looking to make a few more times for the Canadian Olympic Trials next year.

Thus far, he has both his senior national time and his Olympic trials time in the 200m backstroke.

This weekend is a big one for swimming programs across Canada, with a number of clubs hosting meets as they come to the end of their training cycles before the holiday break.

Last weekend, meets in Toronto and Victoria headlined the Canadian swimming landscape. This weekend, it will be meets in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Montreal sharing the limelight with Kamloops.

The United States will also host a meet in Portland, which will include a number of Canadian swimmers.

“We’re posting times and then everybody is running to the Internet to take a look to see where it ranks and that kind of stuff,” Dalke said.

“It’s a big weekend across Canada for all age-group swimming programs.”

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NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD FORWARD THRIVING IN BIGGER ROLE WITH KAMLOOPS CLUB THIS SEASON ADAM WILLIAMS

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Brett Watkinson will do anything his coach tells him to.

Kill a penalty? Sure.

Block a shot? He’ll get in front of every one.

Play a few seasons on the fourth line? Not a problem.

This season, the request was that he play a bigger role, become a leader for the Kamloops Storm and use his talents for more than grinding and filling minutes while the team’s stars rested.

It’s a request that has led to his emergence as one of the team’s underrated stars in 2014-2015.

“He’s unsung — he does all the dirty work and gets no credit,” said head coach Ed Patterson.

“He’s a guy that you can put anywhere — you could tell him to play goal one night and he will,” echoed assistant coach Kyle Panasuk. “He’ll never complain, with anything you give him.

He’s just there to do whatever you want him to do.”

In 31 games this season, Watkinson, a Lillooet product, has eclipsed his 2013-2014 point total with 26 points, including six goals, and is just two points away from surpassing his career total entering the year.

While some around the Storm, including a few of his teammates, have been blown away by how far he

has come this season, Patterson has been less surprised.

“He always had it, I believe,” he said. “He’s such a nice guy — like Kyle said, whatever you ask him to do, he’ll do.

“And I think he saw we had enough superstars/egos last year that he took a back seat and just did his PK and the fourth-line, checking sort of role, energy line, that we needed him to do.

“This year, when we asked him to step up, he was more than happy to jump at the opportunity. It’s not that he couldn’t have done it last year. He’s just such a team guy.”

Watkinson is enjoying his new role this season. Though he never complained about being on the fourth line, he’s happy to be looked at as more than an energy guy.

“I’ve really slowed down my game,” Watkinson said. “Last year, I was an energy guy, fourth-line player but, this year, I’m trying to slow it down, trying to generate some plays and get some goals for everyone else.”

A quiet and unassuming player, Watkinson does his leading on the ice. He’s not overly vocal in the dressing room, though his teammates say he has opened up a little this season.

A reliable shot blocker, good in the faceoff circle and an accountable defensive forward, Watkinson has been used by the Storm coaching

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staff in high-pressure moments throughout the season and has thrived.

And, while Watkinson has already reached a career high in points, where he has made the greatest strides are in moments that you won’t find in his stat line.

“He’s one of those players that if we need a big draw, he’ll go out and get it, or if we need a penalty kill, that’s

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Brett Watkinson has taken his game to another level for the Kamloops Storm this season. As seen here, in a game against the Chase Heat on Dec. 7, Watkinson has been relied upon to win faceoffs and contribute for the team in big moments. Head coach Ed Patterson described the centre as “accountable.”

him. Whenever we need a shutdown, he’s there, and he will shut down, for sure,” said

assistant captain Marc DuMont.

“You know that he’s never going to give up

on you. He’s going to pay the price and do anything to win.

“So it’s really nice to

have someone like that on the team.”

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equipped to push their season deep into May. As part of a fourplayer deal with the Prince Albert Raiders, the Rockets acquired Morrissey, 19, and forward Gage Quinney, 19, in exchange for defenceman Jesse Lees, forward Austin Glover and a pair of WHL bantam draft picks.

Morrissey, a firstround NHL draft choice

of the Winnipeg Jets, is considered an elite junior hockey defenceman and will likely suit up for Canada’s national junior squad this Christmas for the second year in a row.

“We are getting arguably the best defenceman in the WHL in Josh Morrissey,” said Rockets’ president and general manager Bruce Hamilton.

“He’s been playing very well for Prince Albert and he made a strong point in Winnipeg’s training camp this year. I think we’ve done something very good for our hockey club.

“We’ve lost a couple of really good players in the deal but I just thought we needed to add something to our young defence.”

Along with captain Madison Bowey, the Rockets now have arguably two of the top rearguards in the WHL. Morrissey, the older brother of Rockets’ backup goaltender Jake Morrissey, played for the St. John’s IceCaps in last season’s AHL playoffs, winning the Calder Cup, and very nearly made the Jets’ roster out of training camp this fall.

The Calgary native led all WHL defenders in scoring last season with 28 goals and 73 points and was a first-team Eastern Conference all-star.

This season, Morrissey has seven goals and 21 points in 26 games.

Morrissey will join the Rockets in the new year, following the World Junior Hockey Championship in Montreal, while Quinney will join the Rockets this weekend in Alberta.

As for the departure of Lees and Glover, Hamilton said it’s always tough parting company with players who have been key contributors to the organization.

“We don’t make a lot of trades and when this came up we knew we would have to give up good players,” said Hamilton “We gave up two high quality players and people in Jesse and Austin. I think they are going to a team that will be very competitive and they are counting on them to go in and help bolster the lineup.”

The Kamloops Blazers will face the Rockets on Dec. 27 in Kelowna and Jan. 2 in Kamloops.

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Blazers drop first of six-game Central Division swing The Kamloops Blazers’ road trip didn’t start off how they would have liked on Wednesday (Dec. 10).

Kamloops lost 4-1 to the Edmonton Oil Kings in the first of eight consecutive road games.

There Blazers were again in action last night (Dec. 11) against the Red Deer Rebels, with the puck dropping after KTW’s press deadline.

The result of the game is available online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

On Wednesday, Kamloops again found itself behind early after Edmonton centre Adam Koep opened the scoring midway through the first period.

The Blazers answered at the start of the second period as Luke Harrison scored the team’s only goal of the game.

Logan McVeigh and

Collin Shirley assisted.

But, with time winding down in the second, Oil Kings defender Ben Carroll scored on the power play, re-establishing Edmonton’s lead.

Aaron Irving and Brandon Ralph added goals in the third period to give the Oil Kings their three-goal lead.

Tristan Jarry stopped 23 of 24 shots for the Oil Kings, while Connor Ingram made 29 saves.

Edmonton outshot

Kamloops by a 33-24 margin.

Kamloops remains on the road until Wednesday, Dec. 17, making stops in Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge, Cranbrook and Medicine Hat before the Christmas break.

The team will be back in action on Dec. 27 against the league leading Kelowna Rockets, before heading to Vancouver to face the Giants on Dec. 30.

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Watkinson a Help Prevent Heart Attacks with ‘family guy,’ Vitamin C and Lysine Powder ‘excellent brother’ away W from rink W. Gifford-Jones, MD

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Away from the rink, Watkinson is just as dependable. Patterson described him as “a fantastic kid, a great family guy and an excellent brother.”

The 19-year-old is studying at Thompson Rivers University, with the eventual goal of becoming a power-linesman technician.

And, true to form, when reflecting on how he has grown and matured with the Storm, Watkinson was quick to thank those who have helped him along the way.

“When I first came into this league, it was pretty fast, rough, [but] it was really fun,” he said. “As the years have gone on, I’ve gotten a lot better, got a lot of experiences, had some good coaches like Ed and Kyle.

“They’ve really helped out my game these last couple years and I thank them for that.”

Home action

The Kamloops Storm (20-9-0-2) will be at home on the weekend, facing the Revelstoke Grizzlies (11-14-2-4) tomorrow (Dec. 13). Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

Kamloops is in Sicamous tonight (Dec. 12) to face the Eagles (16-13-1-1).

Earlier this week, the Storm defeated the Grizzlies 5-0 in Revelstoke.

Short bench

The Storm will be without four lineup regulars this weekend as Kyle Lohmann, Cameron Trott, Dexter Robinson and Addison Bazian have all been called up for stints in the junior A BCHL. Trott, a native of Canmore, has joined the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The 17-year-old defender has three goals and 17 assists in 30 games with Kamloops this season.

Bazian, a Kamloops product, will also be with the Silverbacks this weekend. The 17-year-old forward has eight goals and 10 assists in 30 games.

Lohmann will play with the Prince George Spruce Kings, as will Robinson.

In 28 games with Kamloops, Lohmann has three goals and eight assists, while Robinson has five goals and 20 assists in 31 games.

hy is heart attack the number one killer in this country? Ninety-nine percent of doctors say it’s due to atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and that cholesterol lowering drugs are the primary way to treat it. But I suggest cardiologists have closed minds and are ignoring facts that could save thousands of North Americans from coronary attack.

Vitamin C is required to manufacture healthy collagen, the glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes collagen stronger. Two-time Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Linus Pauling reported twenty-five years ago it takes a mere 10 milligrams to prevent scurvy, but several thousand to prevent heart attack.

Williams Stehbens, Professor of Anatomy at Wellington University in New Zealand, proved Pauling was right. Stebhens’ research showed that coronary arteries closest to the heart are under the greatest pressure. This causes collagen to fracture resulting in the formation of a blood clot and death.

I also believed the research of Pauling and Stehbens irrefutable. Now, the work of Dr. Bush has convinced me my decision was prudent.

But to take large doses of vitamin C and lysine requires swallowing many pills daily. It’s a tall order for those who dislike swallowing one pill. So for several years I’ve been trying to find a company that would manufacture a combination of vitamin C and lysine powder. Now Medi-C Plus™ is available at health food stores and specialty pharmacies.

The dosage for the Medi-C Plus combination is one flat scoop mixed with water or juice with breakfast and the evening meal. Those at greater risk should take one flat scoop three times a day.

This column does not recommend that those taking CLDs should stop them. That is a decision that can only be made by patients and doctors.

As for me – I bet my life on vitamin C and lysine!

I turned 90 this year.

Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, has now proven that vitamin C can reverse atherosclerosis. Bush took retinal photographs, then started his patients on high doses of vitamin C and lysine. One year later additional pictures showed atherosclerosis had regressed in retinal arteries.

Sixteen years ago following my own coronary attack, cardiologists claimed it was sheer madness for me to refuse cholesterol-lowering drugs. Instead, I decided to take high doses of vitamin C plus lysine with breakfast and the evening meal.

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MUG SHOTS CRIMES OF THE WEEK STORAGE UNIT BROKEN INTO On Sunday, December 7, a storage locker was found to have been broken into. This unit was part of a bigger facility located on the 600 block West Athabasca Street.

The lock was cut off the main gate of the storage compound; the suspects drove to one locker and then cut the lock off it. The suspects took a 3500 watt generator, a 2 ton floor jack and a CCM 21-speed bicycle and loaded the items into a waiting vehicle.

No other lockers were touched and there was no other damage except to locks. It is unknown if this was a targeted theft or a random act. Although this is a storage unit area and there is not much traffic, someone may have seen a vehicle in the early morning leaving the compound or in front of the compound for a length of time. Thefts are still taking place from the light industrial areas. As a business owner, please take some extra time to check over your compound and make sure your business has a good alarm system.

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front bumper. These thefts have been occurring in the light industrial areas for some time. If you see something suspicious, call the police right away, they will attend to find out who these people are. These thieves must have a place to sell this copper wire and this is a good reminder not to purchase it as being in possession of stolen property is an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada.

If you recognize this truck or have any information on this theft, please contact Crime Stoppers. You will never have to go to court or give a statement.

SHOPLIFTERS HIT JEWELLERY STORE On Monday, November 22, a male and a female were seen together in the Sahali Mall. The male then went in the 3 B Beauty Jewellery Store and was talking to the sales staff in the back of the store. The male then left the store and the staff went back to the front of the store and found two sliding jewellery cases were wide open. The staff found they were missing approximately $2000 worth of jewellery from the showcases. The

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SUSPECT TRUCK SEEN IN THEFT In the early morning of Wednesday December 3, thieves broke into a locked business compound in the 400 block of Mt. Paul Way and made off with several rolls of copper wire. The vehicle was caught on the security video surveillance that showed the suspect vehicle leaving the compound. The vehicle is described as an early 2000 Dodge Ram pickup truck, white over grey, extended cab with a customized

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At 80, Don Cherry still hasn’t run out of stories, as his new book Straight Up & Personal shows.

But, he doesn’t get to share them with Ron MacLean as much these days.

The two are spending less time together, with MacLean busy with his “Hometown Hockey” duties.

In his book, subtitled The World According to Grapes,’ Cherry fondly reminisces about their road trips and “bucket of beer, six apiece, on ice,” after Hockey Night in Canada sessions.

“When things went wrong on the set of Hockey Night in Canada, and it happens a lot, when I would be in a tantrum, Ron would hold up six fingers, meaning six cold ones waiting in the (hotel) room, and I would say, ‘You’re right’ and calm down,” Cherry writes.

Popcorn for MacLean, peanuts for Cherry, a game on the TV and a chin wag.

“Sometimes heated, mostly fun times.”

Such social time is at a premium now.

“We do Coach’s Corner and then he’s gone,” Cherry said in a recent interview. “So it has changed, I must admit.

“Before we used to sit together and watch every game . . . every Saturday we’d sit together for three hours. Sometimes now, we don’t sit together for two minutes,” he added.

Traditionally the two have shared Saturday nights and the playoffs together.

“We don’t know what we’re going to do in the playoffs this year,” Cherry said. “But in the playoffs, we’re together from April 8 until June 19 every other day. You do get close, you can’t help but get close.”

Otherwise, Cherry says not much has changed under the new Rogers broadcast regime although he doesn’t see the other fellow hockey analysts because they are on a separate set.

“It’s not quite the same because we were all together there before. But, I have to admit, they’ve never told me what to do.

Straight Up & Personal covers a lot of ground, including a painful gout-

ridden expedition to Afghanistan (he credits comedian Jimmy Mac for getting him through it) and his stint in Sochi, which left him praising the Russians.

It opens with a near-death experience two years ago in the St. Lawrence River when Cherry had to be rescued after his canoe tipped over.

“I often wake up at night thinking of that water pouring into the canoe,” said Cherry.

Cherry remains a Canadian icon, with a 1993 Ford F-150 pickup and a 1983 Lincoln in his modest garage.

Today he cannot walk through an airport without being stopped for pictures and autographs.

But, he remembers when times were tough. Once asked what his greatest fear was, he replied unemployment.

“The feeling when you’re unemployed, you think everybody’s against you. You start thinking that you’re less than a man because everybody else is working . . . Dark clouds come into your mind when you can’t get a job, I tell you.

“I often wonder, boy, how lucky I was.”

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Mathew Campbell (left), Lane Elliott, Frankie Padar iand Broden Lamarche work on a poster for a choral presentation students from two Westmount elementary classes will be doing on Monday, Dec. 15, singing Christmas carols outside the Cooper’s Foods story in Westmount between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., to collect donations — food or cash — for the Kamloops Food Bank.

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HELEN CAROLINE EWASHINA (BOWERS) July 26, 1927 – December 1, 2014 Helen was born in Kamloops and spent her whole life in the interior of BC. She died in Kamloops, days after a diagnosis of cancer.

She will be sorely missed by her husband of 57 years, Len, her sons: Wink (Shelley), and Ralph (JoAnne); daughters Coralea Towler (Bill), Brenda Shevolup, Wendy Wenham (Richard), and Penny McLeod (Shawn); 14 grandchildren, eight greatgrandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews; and some very old friends.

She was predeceased by her first husband Stoney Watson, her parents Frederick and Hannah Bowers, brothers, George, Doug, and Art as well as her sister, Cora Inskip.

Many people remember the first time they met Helen; she rarely missed an opportunity to shock! Although she could be caustic, she was very supportive of the people and causes she believed in.

Helen loved summer, her garden and the birds she fed, and she managed to maintain her tan throughout the winter without ever leaving Genier Lake. Also she hated to have family and friends on the road in the winter, so there will be no event to remember her until next summer.

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SHARON SUSAN GAGNON The family of Sharon Susan Gagnon announce her sudden passing on December 6, 2014 due to heart disease.

Sharon was born on April 18, 1954 to Bruce and Irene Hill in Port Elgin, Ontario. She attended school and grew up on the family dairy farm. Sharon attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario where she studied travel and tourism. In 1978 she ventured to Calgary, Alberta where she started her 36 years in the travel industry. She met Ed in 1978 where they enjoyed their love of tennis, camping and travelling together.

In 1981 they made the move to Kamloops where they eventually married in 1985 and began their family together. In 1987 their son Benjamin was born and in 1989 their daughter Chanel joined them.

Sharon and Ed dedicated their life to Ben and Chanel, guiding them in all their sports and encouraging their education. This is where Sharon formed many long lasting friendships with like-minded parents. She was loved by everyone she met during those years.

Sharon’s children Ben and Chanel reflected on her as a selfless, nurturing, inspirational, generous and adventurous positive woman.

She supported them with guidance on big decisions for their life, whether it was finances, schooling, relationships or the small things like still making them their doctor’s appointments after they had both left home. She was “deep and spiritual” and had an infinite way of showing her love to them. She was able to see the positive in everything and instilled these values in them. They smiled when reflecting on “how much she loved to shop”, “she loved her shoes”. She was ”unconditional in her love” and was always ”genuine and authentic”. Mom was able to “forgive and forget” easily. Cece reflected on how Sharon “loved life” and was ”able to make everyone she met feel comfortable”. Steve shared her passion

for travel and loved when she shared her childhood memories of growing up farming with her family. Her children will hold in their hearts the “remarkable bond” she shared with her sisters Moneca, Jan and Linda, her brother Elgin and her mother Irene.

DELLA PRYZNER

Sharon enjoyed travelling and was able to visit many places in the world. Her love of photography and her unique way of capturing the beauty in her photos was enjoyed by all her family and friends.

She celebrated each season, birthday and holiday with her ability to make the best of life. She welcomed all into her home and impressed all with her hosting skills.

Survived by her husband Ed, son Ben and wife Cecilia (Percell), daughter Chanel and partner Steve Mitchell, mother Irene Streeter, brother Elgin and Barb Hill, sisters Moneca Vance and Dave Buckley, Jan and Mark Veniot, Linda and Bob Nelson, mother-inlaw Mary Gagnon, sisters-in-law Bev and Lee Perry, Michelle and John Ball, Lori and Todd Dunphy, brothers-in-law Louis and Barb Gagnon, Lorne and Tania Gagnon, Elwin and Claire Gagnon, Robert and Diana Gagnon and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Bruce and her father-in-law Lucien.

Sharon’s friendship with her close friends Shelly Hewitt and business partner Lani Malanchuk were important and special to her. Sharon was the co-owner of Marlin Travel where she took pride in making her clients her friends. Lani reflected “Sharon was passionate about her job, we were great together”. Her coworkers were her extended family and she loved them very much.

At Sharon’s request there will be no funeral service. Her family invites her many friends and family to visit her home up until Friday evening, December 12, to share in celebrating her life with them by sharing memories and being together.

A special thank you to Dr. Mavis Hollman for her unending care and love for Sharon.

Ed would like to express his deepest thank you to all their family and friends for supporting himself and his children Ben and Chanel in dealing with the loss of their wife and mother.

Della died peacefully with her friend at her side, Emma. She was predeceased by her husband Stan, daughter Katherine, her parents and by her sister. Della will be lovingly remembered by her family and friends.

Special thank you to the Doctors, nurses and staff at Overlander for her care.

The Funeral Service will take place on Thursday December 11 at 1:00 pm in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel, 285 Fortune Drive. Following the service, Della will be laid to rest in Hillside Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Kamloops Youth Soccer Association, PO Box 24081, #70-700 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC V2B 8R3 or to Kamloops Minor Baseball Association, PO Box 3153, STN MPP, Kamloops, BC V2C 6B8

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of humanity separates him from the rest of us.

How does the world view the birth of Jesus today?

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• Jesus came through the usual means, that is, he had just human parents like ours.

He was not brought by a stork to the home of Joseph and Mary.

He was the product of a normal malefemale relation.

Indeed, some who lived about Jesus’ time considered him to be the illegitimate son of a rapacious Roman soldier.

These profane views should not surprise us.

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righteous upcoming bridegroom, had secular questions.

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Mary herself wasn’t that naïve.

She was troubled by the angelic greeting (Luke 1:29) and asked the honest question: “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” (Luke 1:34).

Babies are made only one way, unless we worship a God with whom “nothing will be impossible” (Luke 1:37), or who is interested, involved and intervenes in human history.

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TORTURE AND THE CIA: TIME TO MOVE ON? DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH WAITING FOR BUSH ET AL TO BE PROSECUTED

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hen somebody says it is time to move on, it means there is something deeply embarrassing they don’t want to discuss in public.

U.S. President Barack Obama said that about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, published this week, about the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of torture in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Obama put the best face on it after Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s committee released the 528-page report.

He talked about how “part of what sets us [Americans] apart is that when we do something wrong, we acknowledge it.”

But, as recently as Dec. 5, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Feinstein not to release the report now on the grounds the “timing” was wrong.

When would it be right, then?

Feinstein ignored Kerry because she knew (as did he) that if the report was not released now, it never would be.

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However, there is at least one Republican senator who thinks differently.

John McCain, who ran against Obama in the 2008 presidential election, said bluntly that torture “rarely yields credible information . . . What might come as a surprise, not just to our enemies, but to many Americans, is how little these practices did to aid our efforts to bring 9/11 culprits to justice and to find and prevent terrorist attacks today and tomorrow.”

McCain was severely tortured himself while a prisoner-of-war in North Vietnam in 1968.

He eventually made an anti-American propaganda “confession.”

As he later said: “I had learned what we all learned over there: Every man has his breaking point. I had reached mine.”

McCain knows more

about this subject than any other American politician — and probably more than any CIA torturer. They were never at the receiving end.

Even McCain, however, confined himself to saying torture was not a useful instrument of American policy.

He avoided talking about the more important fact that it is also a grave crime under international law because that would mean admitting senior officials in former president George W. Bush’s Republican administrations — who authorized the torture from 2002 to 2006 — and possibly even Bush himself should face prosecution.

Almost every senior American politician will avoid talking about that.

The debate in the United States will be between those who insist the waterboarding, regular beatings, “stress positions,” ice baths, sleep deprivation, “rectal feeding” and other torture techniques used on captives in the CIA’s black sites yielded useful information and saved American lives, and those who say it was all pointless.

The Senate committee’s report provides fuel for this debate, examining 20 cases of counterterrorism “suc-

cesses” achieved by torture the CIA has used to justify its actions.

Even now, CIA Director John Brennan defends the torture, claiming “the intelligence gained from the program was critical to our understanding of al-Qaeda.”

But, the committee concludes that not one case produced unique or otherwise unavailable intelligence.

This is all beside the point.

The law doesn’t say torture is a crime unless it produces useful intelligence any more than it says murder is a crime unless it is profitable.

The law simply says torture is a crime always and in any circumstances, as it should.

The American Civil Liberties Union, to its credit, says the attorney general should appoint a special prosecutor to conduct “an independent and complete investigation of Bush administration officials who created, approved, carried out and covered up the torture program. “. . . In our system, no one should be above the law, yet only a handful of mainly lowlevel personnel have been criminally prosecuted for abuse. That is a scandal.”

The discussion about punishing the people who commit-

Court will hear Khadr age appeal THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a federal-government appeal related to Omar Khadr’s youth status.

The case deals with a lower court ruling which held that the former Guantanamo Bay inmate should be deemed to be serving a youth sentence.

An American military commission sentenced Khadr to eight years for five war crimes in October 2010. He was convicted of killing a U.S. medic by throwing a hand grenade and planting mines to target U.S. convoys Ottawa said that punishment made him an adult under Canadian law.

However, the Alberta Court of Appeal in July rejected that interpretation.

For now at least, Khadr, 28, will remain as an adult in Alberta’s Bowden Institution, as the court of appeal stayed the effect of its ruling pending the Supreme Court’s decision on hearing an appeal.

Omar Khadr is now 28. He was 15 when captured by U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2002.

ted these crimes will mostly be conducted outside the United States — and it won’t be conducted by governments.

The several-dozen American allies that were accomplices in the CIA’s rendition, detention and interrogation program have all exercised their right to have information about their collaboration removed from the report.

The debate will therefore have to take place in the media and

among international organizations.

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson, for example, said in Geneva that senior officials from the Bush administration who planned and sanctioned these crimes must be prosecuted, as well as CIA and U.S. government officials responsible for torture such as waterboarding.

“As a matter of international law, the U.S. is

legally obliged to bring those responsible to justice,” Emmerson said.

Well, yes, but you would be wise not to hold your breath while waiting for this to happen.

So far, only one former CIA official, John Kyriakou, has been jailed in connection with the torture program — and he was prosecuted for confirming to reporters the CIA was waterboarding prisoners. gwynnedyer.com

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MUSIC: A CHOIRSTERS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT CONCERT, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1136 Sixth Ave. Admission by donation.

THEATRE: BLITHE SPIRIT, presented by the Kamloops Players at Stage House Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd., 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults, $17 for seniors and students and $10 for matinees. Available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

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What’s Santa got in that bag? Probably baking supplies. Turns out he really enjoys baking.

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Karla Pearce: Hi Santa! We all know it’s a lot of work preparing for the big day. Do you think Christmas is a creative time of the year?

Santa Claus: There is no more creative time than Christmas. It is a magic time. Think of all the new types of cookies and cakes, the eggnogs and hot chocolates that are reinvented and improved upon! Yum, Yum. But,

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May this creativity live on well past Christmas!

KP: Do you and Mrs. Clause do any creative crafts preparing for Christmas?

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KP: Do you think decorating a Christmas tree or a house is a form of creative expression?

SC: Decorating a tree or a house at this time of year is the most magnificent form of creativity that I know of — when individuals and families can take garlands, lights, ornaments, and tinsel to decorate a tree, a house, a yard and to share all that with others what you have is creativity extraordinaire!

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Fun fact Karla Pearce found out in her exclusive one-on-one with Jolly Old St. Nick: He likes to refer to his reindeer as his “boys.” Pictured above is Dasher, taking a break in Central America on Dec. 25, 2013.

that you have created up at the North Pole?

Would you share them with us or is it a family secret?

SC: Baking is my favourite pastime because I’m a master baker, if I do say so myself! But, I can’t share my simply delicious creations with you because they are my secrets and can only be shared with Mrs. Claus, my hardworking elves and, of course, my reindeer! If you were to eat just one of my special creations, you would immediately turn into an elf and, right now, I’m overwhelmed by the army of little ones with large appetites!

KP: Let’s talk about the workshop. I understand that you have some highly skilled craftsmen elves working for you. What kind of skills does it take to be a Santa elf? Do you train them in-house or are they recruited from other parts of the world?

SC: The Elvish craftspeople are recruited and then trained in the workshop, but they each come to me at the North Pole with very special skills and abilities and, once they arrive, they just need

a little re-training in some of the finer procedures of assembly line work. Of course, to get to my workshop, they have to eat one of my special, creative, totally delicious cookies in order to become elfinized!

Their assorted skills include sleigh improvements, new and better toy models or old toys re-vitalized, creating and sewing warm, comfortable, colourful deer coats for my boys, maintaining the house, stables and outbuildings on our property — and the list just goes on and on! It’s a good thing you can’t hear them complaining about being overworked and underpaid!

KP: What kind of creative skills do your elves have? Are there any elves that are artists?

SC: To utter the word “Elf” is to shout out “artist!” They are each very skilled in all forms of the arts — some like to paint, others like to create using sculpture, while others like to write stories. Yes, indeed, all my elves are gifted artists!

KP: We can see that your sled is beautifully painted by an artist.

Was it a particular elf or

someone else that did the design work on it?

SC: It wasn’t just one elf, but an entire construction crew of talented sleigh painters. Some do the larger areas, while others work on the finer details but believe me all are working together like a fine tuned machine to create a special sleigh masterpiece.

KP: I have heard that the magic in your toy shop comes from all the warm thoughts and is fueled by creativity. Is this true? And, if so, can warm thoughts accompanied by creativity make magic happen?

SC: There’s nothing so magical as a child’s dream, which has the ability to create marvels. Children are magic made visible and who, with their parents, grandparents, guardians, special friends, relatives and teachers make the world lovely, colourful and creative throughout the year — though most especially at Christmas!

KP: Thank you, Santa Claus. Is there anything else you would like to add?

SC: Thanks, Karla, for letting me share my thoughts on creativity and Christmas with you and let me end by

saying: Create a happy moment, minute, hour, day and a life by creating a smile to make someone happy. Then, you in turn will be happy, too.

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Shortest day will be marked by film festival Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year and it will be marked with a three-day celebration of short films.

The Kamloops Art Gallery and the Civic Centre will be participating in the free screenings created

by Canadian filmmakers, with select children’s programming.

The event, dubbed The Shortest Day, began in France in 2011 and was started by the Centre national du cinema et de l’image animee.

It has since spread to 50 other countries, with 60 venues participating this year from Dec. 19 leading up to and including the solstice on Dec. 21.

One of the kids films show during the event includes The Cat Came Back, an Oscar-nominated animated film based on the century-old folk song of the same name.

It features Mr. Johnson, who makes a manic attempt at ridding himself of yellow cat who won’t leave him alone.

Other communities in the area that are participating include Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Lillooet and Merritt.

The gallery event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, at 465 Victoria St., while the one at the Civic Centre — on the fourth floor — takes place at 2 p.m.

To preview the short films or for more information, go online to theshortestday.ca.

KTW is compiling a list of Christmas-themed events, bazaars and craft fairs in anticipation of the holiday season. If you know of such an event, email the information to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com.

KTW will publish an updated list as often as possible between now and Christmas.

• Christmas cookies in a few clicks. The Kamloops United Church is taking orders for Christmas goodies online at kamloopsunited.ca or over the phone, by calling 250-3776887, until Friday, Dec. 5. Orders can be picked up on Friday, Dec. 12 from noon until 6 p.m. at the church, 421 St. Paul St. • Countdown to Christmas Stocking Stuffer event on Dec. 13, at St. Andrews on the Square from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everything is $20 or less. Admission is by donation.

• A Choristers Christmas Spirit Concert, Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1136 Sixth Ave. Admission is by donation.

• Big Little Science Centre will use interactive demonstrations to examine some of Christmas’ biggest mysteries, such as how Santa gets down the chimney, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 13. The Exploration Room at the centre, located at 655 Holt St., will also be open from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. and feature exhibits.

• The Kamloops Y Women’s Shelter and the SPCA will benefit from the Women’s Winter Festival and BazaarChristmas Hafla on Sunday, Dec. 7, at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St. The event is being presented by the Fatamorgana Fusion Belly Dancers, TurbanGirls, Kala Afree Bollywood Dancers and the Moku Hula Polynesian Dancers.In addition to the dancing — which includes an open dance time at the end of the event and runs from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. — there will be booths featuring henna art, threading, makeup, jewellry, arts, crafts, how-to belly-dancing demonstrations, along with games, crafts and face-painting tables for children.

Tickets are $5, free for those 12 and younger. For tickets, contact Amy Morrison at 250-572-6967 or email tmorrisonbellydance@gmail.com.

And, for those wondering about it, Hafla is Arabic for party — and that’s what the organizers are promising to deliver.

• 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 Dec. 13, the Westsyde Pool will host a similar event, but with games such as Melt the Ice and Shave Santa’s Beard.

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We want your Christmas stories — funny, poignant, amazing, heartfelt.

If you have a good Christmas tale to tell, we want

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So, get in the Christmas frame of mind, reach back and grab a glorious memory and let it flow into a story we can

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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 — to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com with “Christmas stories” in the subject line.

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CP Holiday Train rolling back into town Annual event benefits food banks across Canada — and Kamloops

The CP Holiday Train will be in Kamloops on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

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By the end of October this year, the Kamloops Food Bank had collected more than 700,000 pounds of perishable food that might otherwise have gone to the landfill.

Bernadette Siracky, the agency’s executive director, said by the end of 2014, that number will be hovering close to one-million pounds.

Of that perishable food, almost half — 45 per cent — goes directly to clients, another 25 per cent feeds the FoodShare program and the rest goes to local farmers for animal feed.

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Siracky knows she can always count on the community because “Kamloops always makes it happen. Our community makes sure we never run out of food.�

It’s a distinct difference from the situation Siracky faced when she took over the job at the Wilson Street facility. Just six years ago last month, she and the board were actually worried the food bank couldn’t continue because, as she said then, “We have to figure out how we’re going to exist . . . we have to become more efficient with what’s going on here. Even though they’re difficult deci-

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sions, they have to be made and it’s tough.�

FoodShare has been key to that decisionmaking process that has seen the agency expand even as the numbers relying on it continue to grow. “How do you solve poverty,� Siracky asked. “That is what all of our clients share. The reasons vary, they live near poverty, in poverty but they have that commonality.�

The other thing the clients share is the membership in what Siracky said is, in reality, not an agency but a big family at the Wilson Street building, one where people come to the door and are welcome to come inside with the end result sharing in the creation of a meal — or many. “It does not hurt us to be generous and compassionate,�

Siracky said. “It really doesn’t.�

She said she doesn’t understand judgmental people. “How do you pull out one thread from a person’s tapestry of life?�

‘That’s the beauty of Kamloops’ One of the highlights for the Kamloops Food Bank is the annual arrival of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train.

This year, it’s chugging into the city earlier than in recent years, with a scheduled arrival on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at about 4:45 p.m.

The folks behind the train know they will be greeted by a huge crowd, support that often exceeds the turnout at larger communities the train goes through as it travels the country to support Canada’s food banks. “CP comments on it each year,� food bank executive director Bernadette Siracky said, “how Kamloops is one of the largest stops it has. “But that’s the beauty of Kamloops. Kamloops shows up.

And, when the train comes in, it’s such a magical moment. How often do you see a train decorated with tens of thousands of lights?

The train also brings entertainment for the crowds along the way. This year, Jim Cuddy of Blue

Rodeo is riding the rails, along with Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member Tracey Brown.

Cuddy said in a press release the Holiday Train “represents many of my favourite things about Canada — incredible landscape, great music, generous people.�

Siracky recommended people start to arrive at about 3:30 p.m. to the area just behind Interior Savings Centre, where the train will stop. Barbecues will be grilling hot dogs by then, the coffee and chocolate drinks will be hot and all available by donation.

Since the initiative began in 1999, the Holiday Trains — there is one that goes through the U.S., too — have raised almost $9.5 million and collected 3.3-million pounds of food for the country’s food banks.

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LET’S MOVE OPEN HOUSE AND SILENT AUCTION, this weekend at its studio, 831 Victoria St. The event will also include hot drinks, snacks and time for visiting. Hours on Dec. 14 are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CHRISTMAS SCIENCE TRICKS, at Big Little Science Centre, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Interactive demos will aim to explain Christmas mysteries like how Santa gets down chimneys — and more. The exploration room will also be open with exhibits from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More info online at blscs. org.

CHRISTMAS COFFEE HOUSE, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Heffley Creek Hall. Admission is $2 plus a donation to the hall. For more information, call Deb at 250-578-7525.

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PHOTOGRAPHY, free computer class at the North Kamloops Library. Starts at 10:15 a.m. and finished at 11:45 a.m. Space is limited. Register by calling 250-554-1124.

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MUSIC: CHRISTMAS WITH THE KSO, live at Sagebrush Theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

LECTURE: 1914 — THE BUGLE SOUNDS, 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at the Kamloops Museum and Archives.

Keith Boehmer will discuss recruiting and training of Okanagan soldiers for the Great War. Register online at kamloops.ca/ezreg or by calling 250-8283500 and quoting No. 233782.

EDUCATION: BUYING A COMPUTER, free computer class at the Kamloops Library, 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Space is limited.

Register by calling 250-372-5145.

FAMILY: SWIM WITH SANTA, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Canada Games Pool at the TCC. Play melt the ice and try to shave Santa’s beard, plus other activities and crafts.

For more information go online to kamloops.

KARAOKE AT BAILEY’S PUB, 1050 Eighth St., every Saturday night beginning at 9 p.m.

THEATRE: BLITHE SPIRIT, presented by the Kamloops Players at Stage House Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd., 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults, $17 for seniors and students and $10 for matinees.

Available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-3745483, kamloopslive. ca.

SUN., DEC. 14 SUNDAY HEALING CIRCLE, held at the Flourish Wellness Centre, 203-242 Victoria St., with Master Sri Madhuji, 11 a.m. to noon. For more information, go online to healingbeings.org.

THEATRE: BLITHE SPIRIT, presented by the Kamloops Players at Stage House Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd., 1 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults, $17 for seniors and students and $10 for matinees.

Available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-3745483, kamloopslive.ca.

WED., DEC. 17 ART: KAMLOOPS PHOTO ARTS CLUB, weekly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Henry Grube Centre, 245 Kitchener Cresc.,

Room 1B. For more information call 250372-1778 or go online to kamloopsphotoarts. ca.

THURS., DEC. 18 BUZZ TIME BUZZ TRIVIA AND KARAOKE, at Bailey’s Pub, 1050 Eighth St., every Thursday.

Trivia begins at 7 p.m., while karaoke gets underway at 9 p.m.

KAMLOOPS NATURALIST CLUB CHRISTMAS SOCIAL, 7 p.m. at the Heritage House in Riverside Park. Event includes slideshow and nature quiz. For more information call 250554-1285.

ADVENTURE TRAVEL MEETING, held by the Kamloops Travel Club, with a focus on the Galapagos Islands, Peru and Central America. Presentation

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FRI., DEC. 19 MUSIC: RYAN7, at Chances Barside Grill, 1250 Halston Ave., 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. No cover.

MUSIC: B3 KINGS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $34 for adults and $20 for youths. They can be purchased at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.

SAT., DEC. 20 MUSIC: RYAN7, at Lake City Casino, 540 Victoria St. Show starts at 8 p.m. No cover.

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FAMILY: STATIC ELECTRICITY SHOW, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St. Exploration room with exhibits also open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, go online to blscs.org.

MUSIC: RYAN7, at Lake City Casino, 540 Victoria St. Show starts at 8 p.m. No cover.

KARAOKE AT BAILEY’S PUB, 1050 Eighth St., every Saturday night beginning at 9 p.m.

WED., DEC. 24 THEATRE: SNOW WHITE AND THE PANTO, presented

by Laughing Stock Theatre, at the Sagebrush Theatre, 821 Munro St., at 1 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for kids 14 and under and $48 for a family pack. Children five and under are free.

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FRI., DEC. 26 THEATRE: SNOW WHITE AND THE PANTO, presented

by Laughing Stock Theatre, at the Sagebrush Theatre, 821 Munro St., at 1 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for kids 14 and under and $48 for a family pack. Children five and under are free. Tickets are available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-3745483, kamloopslive.ca.

SAT., DEC. 27 THEATRE: SNOW WHITE AND THE PANTO, presented

by Laughing Stock Theatre, at the Sagebrush Theatre, 821 Munro St., at 1 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for kids 14 and under and $48 for a family pack. Children five and under are free. Tickets are available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-3745483, kamloopslive.ca.

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TUE., DEC. 30 THEATRE: SNOW WHITE AND THE PANTO, presented

by Laughing Stock Theatre, at the Sagebrush Theatre, 821 Munro St., at 1 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for kids 14 and under and $48 for a family pack. Children five and under are free. Tickets are available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-3745483, kamloopslive.ca.

WED., DEC. 31 NEW YEARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EVE PARTY, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Colombo Lodge. Event features dinner, dancing and a midnight snack.

Champagne is included. Tickets are $70 for adults and $35 for children. Kids aged three to 12 get in for free. For more information and tickets, call Gabe Lucia at 250-371-7765.

MUSIC: RYAN7, at Lake City Casino, 540 Victoria St. Show starts at 8 p.m. No cover.

MUSIC: THE SCATTERED ATOMS, at Pogue Mahone Irish Alehouse, 843 Desmond St. Tickets are $22.50 each.

SAT., JAN. 3 SCOUTS CANADA CHRISTMAS TREE CURBSIDE PICKUP, on your curbside.

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WED., JAN. 7 EDUCATION: MAPPING TRAINING, free sessions offered by the TNRD focused on interactive mapping and how to access local government data stored in geographic information systems.

Runs 10:30 a.m. until noon at the Kamloops Library computer lab, 465 Victoria St. Seating is limited, register by emailing gisinfo@tnrd.ca or calling 250-377-7190.

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Tickets for the dinner and dance are $20 for members and $35 for non-members. Danceonly tickets are $10.

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Santa to make appearance ROTARY FAMILY DINNER TO BE GRACED BY BIG MAN IN RED Santa’s a busy guy again this season, making appearances at shopping malls, at Christmas parties — and at the second annual family Christmas dinner at NorKam secondary.

Christopher Seguin, cofounder of the child-hunger initiative of the Rotary Club of Kamloops, said Santa will be at this month’s dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 17, and available to pose for free photos with the families.

There will also be a draw for an Xbox 360, Seguin said, adding he expects the evening to match the “ton of fun

we had last year.”

The dinners, held monthly throughout the school year, are designed for children 17 and younger and their parents or guardians.

Seguin said the meals have become more than just a dinner to share, but an evening of fun and socializing.

Rotary Club members and the many volunteers who help — you don’t have to be a Rotarian to volunteer — keep the children entertained during the dinners and afterward as the adults relax.

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The program is run in partnership with the KamloopsThompson school district, which provides the venue, and the Kamloops Food Bank.

The partnership helps the club keep the cost per year to about $8,000 to feed an average of 100 families monthly — although the number has climbed to as high as 240.

On Dec. 17, doors open at 5 p.m.

Anyone interested in helping out can contact Seguin at kamloopshunger@hotmail.com.

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Bring your towel and swim with Santa Families will have the opportunity to celebrate the Christmas season at the pool in the next couple of weeks with Santa Swims.

Tomorrow (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, Westsyde Pool will host a similar event, but with games such as Melt the Ice

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For more information, go online to kamloops.ca/swim.

Let’s Move with you

Let’s Move is hosting an open house and silent auction this weekend at its studio,

831 Victoria St. The event will also include hot drinks, snacks and time for visiting.

It takes place tomorrow (Dec. 13) from noon to 8 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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A lecture at the Kamloops Museum and Archives will discuss recruiting and training of Okanagan soldiers for the Great War. The lecture, 1914 - The Bugle Sounds, will be held tomorrow (Dec. 13) from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature Keith Boehmer of the Okanagan Military Museum.

He will discuss the Canadian militia myth, motivations for enlistment, what men did and where and the 1914 Christmas Truce on the front lines in Flanders in France.

Pre-register online at kamloops.ca/ezreg or by calling 250-828-3500 and quoting number 233782.

Blue Christmas

If you are emotionally or spiritually stressed during the holiday season, it can feel as though everyone else is having a wonderful time while you are miserable.

This is why people from United Church congregations and the community are offering an alternative this month.

Blue Christmas is an opportunity for those who have a hard time at this time of year.

Blue Christmas is a time to be with other people.

At a Blue Christmas event, people gather for a time of prayer and remembrance. They light candles for the places of grief or loss in lives.

A Blue Christmas gathering will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. at Mount Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St. on the North Shore.

About that tree

Kamloops 1st Hillside Scouts is looking to raise money by helping Tournament Capital residents clean up after Christmas.

The troop is running a for-donation Christmas tree pickup in January.

All decorations, wires, tinsel and plastic must be removed, and the tree placed on the curb, by 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3.

Donations — suggested amounts in the $10 to $20 range — can be attached to the bottom of the tree with a rubber band and a plastic bag.

Cheques can be made payable to Scouts Canada. Sign-up can be done online at scoutskamloops.com/2014xmas-treecycle or by phone at 250-374-1137.

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LOCAL NEWS COMMUNITY BLANKET THE CITY Deborah Harrison (left), Pam Leitch and Emily Youd of the Urban Barn spread the word about the retailer’s third annual Blanket the Country in Warmth campaign.

With every $5 in-store donation, a new fleece blanket will be donated to the Emerald Centre.

The event runs through Sunday, Dec. 14. Urban Barn’s Kamloops store is in the Columbia Place shopping centre on Columbia Street in Sahali. Last year, the campaign in Western Canada brought in donations for 10,000 blankets.

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In Cuba’s capital city of Havana, everything appears to be in a suspended state of waiting.

There are limited supplies of anything and everything else has been re-jigged, rewired and rebuilt.

Mid-century cars that are more filler than metal continue to rumble down the streets. Bicycle taxis built from rebar and found parts bounce over potholed roads.

The apartments in central Havana remind me of those old black and white photos from after the Second World War — haunting images that showed bombed-out buildings, exposing intimate life via curtains, clothing and busted tables.

Havana shares that same tragic and tired air.

Laundry hangs from broken balconies. Walls have fallen, revealing vulnerable lives that continue on without privacy or improvement. Ropes and bits of lumber are cobbled together to bolster crumbling walls. The Atlantic Ocean heaves against the malecon as pitted pillars slowly return to their origin of rock.

Some reports mention that up to 300 buildings collapse each year.

It is quickly apparent that, without cash, nothing stays standing and, after the 1959 Revolution and the subsequent U.S. embargo, the cash flow most definitely came to an end.

The bookstores all sell the same endless copies; books about, or by, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Jose Marti and other tattered and greying volumes from the past.

The brand-new Adidas store has shiny display cases with most of the shoes missing. It is hard to imagine anyone saving enough to buy a pair of the ones that are available.

Everything is in need of care and attention.

Yet somehow, in spite of hardship, thick heat and deprivation, the people of Havana carry on, making do with no clear way to get ahead.

But, there are notable changes too.

In 1994, a new government organization was formed. The Habaguanex Tourist Company restores unique and historic hotels, driving the profits into the next restoration, whether it’s another hotel, a plaza or more livable housing for the locals.

Habaguanex includes coffee shops, markets, restaurants and stores. Although most stores have limited merchandise (bar of Zest soap, anyone?), all those profits are put back into rebuilding Old Havana.

Slowly, slowly, plazas are revitalized. Wisely, the restored buildings in the plazas don’t just include hotels, art galleries and restaurants, but also schools and improved housing.

This ensures an energized centre with citizens and tourists sharing the same space.

With every traveler who spends time in La Habana, more cash is found for plaster and paint, bricks and mortar.

As well, there are more private residences being approved for conversion to B&B’s (casa particulares) and working as family-owned restaurants (restaurant paladar).

Plaza Vieja is a shining example. There’s great coffee and people-watching from the outdoor tables at Cafe El Escorial.

But, more than anything else, throughout Havana, there is the music.

It fills the shadows and brightens the colours.

It makes the heat sing and provides a sexy soundtrack to the beautiful people in this amazing city — a city, rising from the rubble.

Like the shimmering humidity, the musica curves around courtyards, dances up the narrow alleys, and shares brassy notes with both the broken and the restored.

The music tells of another story. It sings of bigger things than money. It speaks of soul.

In Spanish, esperanza means “to wait.” It also translates as “to hope” or “to expect.”

Cuba is engaged in a very Spanish form of waiting — the kind of waiting that somehow, in spite of everything, is filled with hope.

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

Based on 3 lines

Information

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Kamloops This Week will be closed on the following dates: • Thursday, Dec 25th • Friday, Dec 26th • Thursday, Jan 1st

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2pm Tuesday for Thursday’s Paper.

3 Days Per Week

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2pm Wednesday for Friday’s Paper.

call 250-374-0462

Advertisements should be read on the first publication day. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion.

Personals

Please note the following Classified Deadline Changes: Paper: Dec 23 Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 30 Jan 1 Jan 2

Deadline: 10am - Dec 19 2pm - Dec 22 2pm - Dec 23 10am - Dec 24 10am - Dec 30 10am - Dec 31

Happy Holidays from all of us at Kamloops This Week.

Advertisements should be read on the first publication day. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion.

It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertising shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.

Sex and the Kitty A single unspayed cat can produce 470,000 offspring in just seven years.

It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertising shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.

SHOP LOCALLY Coming Events Country 2-Step one evening, 2-hour workshop, Heritage House, Friday, December 19, 2014.

Call (250) 374-7898 or (250) 372-7485 to register

If you have an

upcoming event for our

Be responsible don’t litter!

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Career Opportunities 6478458

*$35.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply.

Career Opportunities

Employment (based on 3 lines)

(No businesses, 3 lines or less)

(No businesses, 3 lines or less)

*$53.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply. *Ads scheduled

Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.

Garage Sale

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

Career Opportunities

1 Issue...................................$16.38 1 Week ..................................$39.60 1 Month ............................. $129.60

$11.5+tax per issue 3 lines or less

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Opportunity

SWM looking to meet lady between 60-70 years for outings, dinners, going for drives, dancing, sports, spending time together, who is still young at heart. Nonsmoker, social drinker. Reply to Box 1448 this paper.

Lost & Found

MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT

Cowichan Bay Sawmill – Duncan, B.C. Complete job details can be viewed at: http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/ our-people-employment/careers/ Western Forest Products Inc. is a margin focused integrated company safely producing lumber from coastal forests.

If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence:

Found btwn Micheals and Walmart remote for TV call to identify (778) 470-5797

Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com

Lost Family Heirloom quilt somewhere on North Thompson Hwy Reward 250-6729712

As only short listed candidates will be contacted, WFP thanks you in advance for your interest in our Company.

Please visit us at www.westernforest.com

LOST: Very special child’s wool hat with black and white sheep on it, after visiting Santa at Sahali Mall on Tuesday afternoon. (250) 319-2413

Employment Business Opportunities ~ 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.

go to

kamloopsthisweek.com www.spca.bc.ca

phone: 250-371-4949 fax: 250-374-1033 email: classiÀeds@kamloopsthisweek.com

and click on the calendar to place your event.

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Truck Driver Training

Professional Truck Driver Program - Funding available for those who qualify!

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

December 12-14 • January 9-11

Air Brakes

call 250.828.5104 or visit

tru.ca/trades

Class 1, 2 and 3 Driver Training - Job placement available!

Class starts February 2nd Graduate in just 7 months!

(250) 372-5429 kamloops@310jobs.ca academyoflearning.com

DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE EXPANSION IN THE NEW YEAR FOR OUR AUTOGROUP, WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE SELF-MOTIVATED, QUALITY-CONSCIOUS INDIVIDUALS:

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We thank all candidates for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course

Health Care Assistant (HCA) Diploma

Apply Today!

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SALES MANAGER SERVICE MANAGER PARTS ADVISOR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS (FROM APPRENTICE TO JOURNEYMAN)

IF YOU QUALIFY, PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME TO ROB ZIMMER BY EMAIL:

RZ@ZIMMERWHEATONGM.COM 250-374-1135

Columbia Property Management Ltd is currently recruiting for a

Strata Property Manager

to complement our growing portfolio.

As a Strata Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of strata properties in Kamloops and area.

Your core duties will be to prepare budgets, attend Council and General meetings, correspond with contractors, project management and enforcing bylaws.

The ideal candidate must be licensed or willing to become licensed and have exceptional time management and communication skills. Some accounting knowledge is preferred. Applicant must have strong computer skills along with proven customer service and interpersonal skills.

Some evening and on-call availability is required.

We offer a flexible work environment, competitive salary with company health benefits and continued learning support.

This opportunity is available immediately. If you can see yourself as part of our dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your resume and covering letter to annetteh@columbiaproperty.ca.

We thank all of those who apply however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

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 Independent Younique Presenter Work from Home.

Flexible Hours 250.319.3391

Education/Trade Schools

EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 Drivers, F/T, P/T for California & Arizona produce hauling, excellent pay and benefits, safety bonus and home time. Call Jerry or Bill 1-877-539-1750.

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.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Bill

250-376-7970

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

• Government Certified Home Study Course • Jobs Registered Across BC 35 Years of Success! www.RMTI.ca

Help Wanted

EARN EXTRA $$$

KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city.

Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 GP Industrial Park Auto Body in Grande Prairie, Alberta is hiring collision repair technicians and painters. Must have min 2 years experience. Email resume to: info@gpauto body.com. Find out more about us at gpautobody.com Help Wanted Wok Box Kamloops Line Cook f/t p/t call 250-574-2155 or drop resume off #330- 1055 Hillside drive next to Walmart.

Education/Trade Schools

I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

FOODSAFE COURSE

by Certified Instructor December 7th & January 17th 8:30am-3:00pm $70 Pre-register by phoning 250-554-9762

Public accounting practice looking for technician with experience using QuickBooks, Simply Accounting & Excel to prepare working papers & draft financial statements.

Wage based on experience.

Send resume to needbook keeper102@gmail.com.

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Commercial or Conveyancing Legal Assistant Mair Jensen Blair LLP is a busy, progressive office with a respectful work environment. For more information about the firm, visit mjblaw.com.

We are looking for an experienced commercial legal assistant, or an experienced conveyancer willing to be trained as a commercial assistant.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries.

Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the Circulation Department at

For a complete listing of the job description and qualifications please visit the district’s website at www.sd58.bc.ca click on Jobs/Support Positions and search under ‘Current Job Opportunities’ and follow the prompts (Job Code 796147).

Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until December 19, 2014.

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries.

Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

Sales ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment.

Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required.

Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary.

If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE LINE

1-800-680-4264

info@youthagainstviolence.com

Stand up. Be heard. Get help.

RIVER CITY NISSAN/ RIVER CITY NISSAN RIVER CITY AUTO CORNER

full-timeAdvisor sales Service

®

We are looking for a Service Advisor for a fast paced Nissan Service Department.

Automotive experience is an asset.

We are looking for an individual who can give top tier customer service to our excellent customer base and bring a friendly attitude to our team. We have experienced excellent growth while still maintaining top customer satisfaction scores. We need the right individual who enjoys customer service and can adapt to different situations.

Come be part of Kamloops’ fastest-growing auto dealership!

Please drop off resume to 2405 East Trans Canada Highway Kamloops, BC. V2C 4A9

Seeking qualiĮed drivers for our Kamloops Reload Flat Deck Division.

We oīer: • Full Time, Year Round Work • Home Every Weekend • CompeƟƟve Wage, BeneĮts & Pension You Possess: • Super B driving experience • A clean drivers abstract • References We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging First NaƟons peoples to apply.

Online: jobs.arrow.ca, Email:jobs@arrow.ca, Fax:250-314-1750, Phone: 1-877-700-4445

6764126 Rivershore

Ram

HERE WE GROW AGAIN!

NEEDED IMMEDIATELY: Sales Consultants: • • • • • • •

This is a non-commission position Salary, Volume Bonus & Car Allowance Benefits Package Great Hours Brand New Facility Great Product & Support Staff Training Provided

We are looking for people with:

Christmas $$$ Join the Kamloops This Week Carrier Crew

We are looking for responsible, hardworking individuals that want to work part-time only for door-to-door delivery

3 days a week.

Vehicle an asset.

Call 374-0462

Apply in confidence to 700 - 275 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 6H6, or email info@mjblaw.com

6763049

• • • •

A strong work ethic Basic computer skills Ability to communicate easily with people Must possess a very high degree of integrity

This is a great position for people who like to talk to people in a non-pressure environment. We are looking for people interested in a long term career, not just a job.

Please forward resumes to dlaporte@ramtrucks.ca qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

CHRYSLER • JEEP • DODGE • RAM

6768725 www.arrow.ca

HIRING DRIVERS – New Gold Ore haul Seeking qualied drivers for immediate openings in Kamloops, BC for our New Gold ore haul.

We oīer: • Full Time, Year Round Work • Home Every Day • CompeƟƟve Wage, Benets & Pension

Love Interior Design and Making Money?

Are you a highly driven individual who relishes a challenge?

This is an amazing opportunity to join the La-Z-Boy team. We place value on teamwork, positive attitude and ability to learn, along with personal motivation and drive.

You possess: • Super B driving experience • A clean drivers abstract • References

Qualifications: • Ability to develop rapport with clients • Pursues work with insatiable energy and drive.

• High level of creativity and interest in Interior Design.

• Strong sales skills an asset.

• Able to work varied shifts, hours and days, and weekends

Drop resume and cover letter off in person at 1289 Dalhousie Drive, Attention: Alvin

HIRING LEASE OPERATORS & DRIVERS Kamloops Flat Deck Division

Applications are invited for the position of Mechanical Tradesman with School District No. 58, (Nicola-Similkameen) in Merritt.

This is a 12-month per year, 7.5 hours per day position. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement.

24/7 • anonymous • confidential • in your language

Help Wanted

www.arrow.ca

MECHANICAL TRADESMAN

250-374-0462

•

B19

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

HUNTER & FIREARMS

Courses.

Next C.O.R.E. January 10th & 11th. Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. December 13th, Saturday.

Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Train To Be An Apartment Manager

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

FRIDAY, December 12, 2014

We are an equal opportunity Employer.

Online: jobs.arrow.ca, Email:jobs@arrow.ca, Fax:250-314-1750, Phone: 1-877-700-4445

Classifieds 250.374.7467

B20

Employment

Services

Services

Services

Merchandise for Sale

Trades, Technical

Fitness/Exercise

Heat, Air, Refrig.

Stucco/Siding

$500 & Under

CEDA is Hiring!

Labourers & Operators – Turnaround Projects • • • •

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

FRIDAY, December 12, 2014

Qualifications include: Physically demanding Clean driver’s abstract Travel within Alberta Class 1/3 driver’s license an asset

FURNACE

WE will pay you to exercise!

Deliver Kamloops This Week

SALES & SERVICE

Only 3 issues a week!

call 250-374-0462

J.WALSH & SONS 2321 E. Trans-Canada Hwy. Kamloops 250.372.5115

for a route near you!

To submit resume please visit online: www.cedagroup.com

Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping

CIRCULATION

BOOKKEEPING. Do you need help with your bookkeeping? Call Judy 250-573-4382.

DEPARTMENT

374-0462

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

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

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

FIREPLACE

CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT

374-0462

Call our Classified Department for details!

SALE NOW ON!

250-371-4949 *some restrictions apply

J.WALSH & SONS 2321 E. Trans-Canada Hwy. Kamloops 250.372.5115

Computer Equipment

FURNACE DUCT CLEANING

WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-3711333

TRY A CLASSIFIED AD

J.WALSH & SONS 2321 E. Trans-Canada Hwy. Kamloops 250.372.5115

Electrical SUNDANCE ELECTRIC

Firearms The Heart of Your Community

“A” Licensed and Bonded Serving Kamloops Small Jobs & Silver Label on older Mobile Homes

Call Gerry 250-574-4602

sundanceelectric.ca

Floor Refinishing/ Installations

Landscaping

Pets & Livestock

Mind Body Spirit

YOUR BUSINESS HERE

Pets

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

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

Services

Financial Services

Only $150/month

Hardwood oor sanding and renishing, new installations and repairs.

Call 250-371-4949

classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

FLOORS WE CAN BOTH BE PROUD OF SINCE 1939 Cody Sandover 778-319-9471

$500 loans and more No credit checks

1-877-776-1660 Apply at moneyprovider.com GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

L RUN TIDL SOL

Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

Plumbing

HOT WATER TANKS REPLACEMENT

Handypersons RICKS’S SMALL HAUL

SPECIAL. SAVE $$.

J.WALSH & SONS 2321 E. Trans-Canada Hwy. Kamloops 250.372.5115

For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent.

Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

Snowclearing Residential snow removal any size, anytime. 250-319-9340.

250-377-3457

YOUR

TURN

STUFFINTO

CASH$

$

3 items-3 lines for $35 Additional items/lines $10 each Non business ads only Some restrictions apply

Does not include: Car/Truck/RV’s/Power Boats/Street Bike

PETS For Sale?

RCMP Centennial Rifle Model 94 30-30 Winchester never been fired. $1400. 573-4197.

Winchester Model-1300 Defender 12 g pistol grip. Never been fired. $500. 376-2077.

Winchester Model 94 30-30.

Immaculate, never fired. $750.

250-376-2077.

Free Items Free 33 inch Sony TV w/stand older style works well u pick up (250) 579-5875

Firewood/Fuel ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine.

Stock up now. Campfire wood.

(250)377-3457.

*some restrictions apply.

PELLETS Pinnacle Fir……..$260 a ton Pinnacle SPF……$225 a ton Quality Pinnacle Pellets from Armstrong, taxes included in price.

250-578-8733 or 250-319-7564 B&B Alternative Heating

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

TRI-CITY SPECIAL! for only $46.81/week, we will place your classified ad into Kamloops, Vernon & Salmon Arm. (250)371-4949 classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

TARPS! TARPS!

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Furniture

Misc. for Sale

Dining Room Table c/w lazy susan & 4-chairs. Dark Wood 54” diam. round. Like new. $400. 778-471-1951.

Dining room table & hutch/6chairs. $300obo 250319-5258.

Oak China Cabinet. $500/obo.

Armoire. $500/obo.

Good cond. 250-672-9408 (McLure).

Tan colour large sectional.

1yr. old. Pd 1300. Asking 800/obo. 250-852-1663.

MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Medical Supplies Elec wheelchair Compass mid wheel drive new cond, ext cap batt incl + charger $3000obo (250) 554-7379

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.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

Hunter Gas fireplace insert incl. logs, lava rock and glowing embers works great $295 obo (250) 578-7449 Nordic Track Walk Fit Treadmill Self powered with arm exerciser poles like new $625obo (250) 578-7449

Precision Edge Compound Bow 1050s asking $250firm 250-819-9711

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC call for availability 250-374-7467

Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477

TOP DOLLAR PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES $180 & up for any vehicle delivered to my yard. We also buy: rads, batteries, converters, alternators, copper, starters, aluminum & electric motors. For all scrap inquires call 250-351-9666

Villageois Cherry Qu Bed Head and foot brd adj. base $500 (250) 828-0871

Misc. Wanted A Collector wants to buy your silver coins, Ingots, collectors coins, old money, o ld stone carvings, sculptures.

Todd, 250-864-3521 Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 778-281-0030. Local.

PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670 Wanted: STEERING BOX & motor for Dodge 2500 camper, 1986. (250)348-2431

SHOP LOCALLY

“BEST PRICES IN TOWN!”

BLUE TARPS

10X8 weave (Medium Duty)

STARTING AT $2.19

WHITE TARPS 10X10 weave (Heavy Duty)

STARTING AT $3.99

BLACK TARPS 14X14 weave (Industrial Duty)

STARTING AT $5.49

1365 Dalhousie Drive • 250-371-4949

RUNSOLD TILL

• Cars • Trucks • Trailers • RV’s • Boats • ATV’s • Snowmobiles • Motorcycles • Merchandise • Some restrictions apply • Includes 2 issues per week • Non-Business ads only • Non-Business ads only

ly On

35

00 3 lines PLUS TAX

Add an extra line for only $10

250-371-4949

FOAM SHOP MATTRESS REPLACEMENTS SINGLE TO KING SIZE 2” TO 6” THICK - CUSTOM CUT OR CUSTOM ORDER MEMORY FOAM TOPPER PADS - 3LB DENSITY SINGLE TO KING SIZE - 2” & 3” THICK

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

YOU NEED IT - WE WILL CUT IT!

CAMPING FOAM, MEDICAL WEDGES & BOLSTERS, PILLOWS

“ A CUT ABOVE THE REST” FIND US ON FACEBOOK

www.surplusherbys.com

248 TRANQUILLE RD, NORTH SHORE - KAMLOOPS 250376-2714 • OUT OF TOWN CALL 1-800-665-4533

1470 N. Plaza Lane • 555-0000

250.374.7467

www.ourwebsite.com

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Real Estate

Rentals

Rentals

Commercial/ Industrial Property

Apt/Condo for Rent

Commercial/ Industrial

970sq/ft Victoria St. storefront, high exposure retail/office space. 250-573-4139.

For Sale By Owner FOR SALE: 2 Bdrm apartment on Flamingo Road in Valleyview, Kamloops, BC 250-3748586

Houses For Sale 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 XMAS SEASON SPECIAL PRICE $699,000.

One of a kind, 4 year old 2 storey luxurious, spacious home. 2500 sq. ft.on 2 floors plus a 2180 sq ft. basement.

Captivating panoramic (east facing) view. Willing to trade for a newer rancher between $400,000 and $450,000 + For further details, list of extras, reason for selling, and an 8 minute video CALL 250-554-2101 OR 250-371-4801

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

www.sundenmanagement.com

NORTH SHORE

1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

Clean quiet building.

Rents starting at $625 + utilities.

CALL 250-682-2293 250-682-0312 ONE Month Free Rent and Free Telus Cable and Internet for one year! New 55+ living.

Next to North Hills Mall with in suite laundry, balconies, A/C, rooftop terrace, amenities room, parking and storage.

Pet friendly. $850/mth.

Call 250-819-0101.

RIVIERA VILLA

Rentals

1&2/BDRM Suites

Apt/Condo for Rent 1&2BDRM a/c, patio, n/p ref required heat and hot water incl (250) 376-1485.

1bdrm renovated Apartment $750 a mnt + util. Avail Now n/p, a/c, laundry, free parking, close to bus route & shopping (250) 377-8304

Acacia Tower

343 Nicola Street 1bdrm and bachelor suites starting @$645 per month includes utilities laundry facilities adult building no pets no smoking 1 year lease reference and credit check required

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

250-554-7888

Southill Manor 2bdrm apt. ac, ns, np, next to shopping and bus. $775. 250-376-9059 The Sands, Lower Sahali.

Centrally located, renovated 1 Bdrms, $850-$900. 250-8281711.

Bed & Breakfast BC Best Buy Classified’s Place your classified ad in over 71 Papers across BC.

250-374-7455

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

Call 250-371-4949 for more information

Run Till Rented “Read All About It” Kamloops This Week Run Till Rented gives you endless possibilities... $5300 + tax Max 3 Lines Max 12 Weeks Must be pre-paid (no refunds) Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time (Must phone to reschedule)

Private parties only - no businesses - Some Restrictions Apply

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

CALL 250-371-4949

The Heart of Your Community

For Lease 2400 sq ft shop 12ft high overhead front door 13ft ceiling, office, avail Dec. 16th $1500 +gst and util 250-6820005

Duplex / 4 Plex 3BDRM +den 2 1/2 bth. Fnc’d yd. NS, $1200. DD&Refs. N Shore call aft 3pm 554-6978.

Brock 3 bdrm 2bath large S/F W/D hookup A/C fenced N/P N/S $1225 +util. 250-578-7529

Modular Homes 2bdrm mobile quiet area 5 min from shopping yard& shed N/P landlord ref $900 +util Avail Jan 1 250-579-8913aft 6pm

Homes for Rent 2bdrm Down town fenced yrd 5 appl. N/P, N/S $1200 Avail Dec 21st (250) 319-4062

Looking for a Rental in Kamloops or Logan Lake?

Check out our Listings at

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Call 250-376-0062

Rooms for Rent DOWNTOWN Motel Kitchenette units $750-$800 per month util included.

TV and local telephone also included 250-372-7761 Room men only. Avail Immed, furn,w/d.s/f,tv,sitting rm util incl near Safeway $400 554-1244

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

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.

2bdrm 4 working person or couple, central air, $850 ref vacant shared util 376-0633 BRIGHT 2bdrm Lower Sahali, $1050/mo incl util, ldry, wifi, n/s/p availJan1, 250-377-3916 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 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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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

2009 Vulcan LT Kawasaki.

Blue, 43,050kms. 1-owner. Excellent Condition. $5,000. 250372-7116.

TOWNHOUSES Best Value In Town

NORTH SHORE *Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms *Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

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318-4321

3BDRM 3bth Valleyview pet neg, $1300 close to school and shopping. Avail Immed.

250-374-5586 / 250-371-0206

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New Price $56.00+tax

Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one flat rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* • $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) • $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)

Call: 250-371-4949

*Some conditions & restrictions apply.

Private party only (no businesses).

Scrap Car Removal

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Transportation

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

Auto Accessories/Parts 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 4 Bridgestone Winters on BMW Rims 185/70R14 used one season. $400. 374-5251.

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.

Cars - Domestic

Recreational/Sale 1990 8’10” Slumber Camper w/boat $5,500. 250-374-9671.

Queen loader.

1991 27ft. 5th Wheel. Fully loaded, like new. Everything incld. Shower, toilet never used. $8,000. 250-579-9029.

TOP DOLLAR PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES

$180 & up for any vehicle delivered to my yard. We also buy rads, batteries, converters, alternators, copper, starters, aluminum & electric motors. For all scrap inquires call 250-351-9666

2011 Ski Doo Summit 800.

154 track. Only 4200km $8000 (250) 851-6879

Sport Utility Vehicle 1993 31ft. Bounder. Exc. cond.

Must See. 87,000miles.

Generator.

Exec tires. Awning/screens.

Repainted, satellite, sleeps/6. 454 eng. Hitch/tow pkg.

New MW/fridge. $19,500. 250-376-8471.

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.

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 2005 Volvo XC90 AWD. 2.5T. 5passenger, fully loaded. Low mileage.

New all-seasons. $10,000. 250-374-6151.

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

1998 24ft. Citation Class C Motorhome.

163,000kms.

Well maintained with records. Ind. solar panel. $14,000. 250-523-6446.

2004 Lexington motor home well equipped new tires like new only 36000 miles call $32,000 obo 250 573-2332 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $17,000. 250-376-1655 2005 8ft. Okanagan Camper with solar panel. $10,500. 250554-8031.

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

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

1ST CHOICE

KAMLOOPS TEMPTRESS Sexy, fun, accommodating, & discreet.

250-572-3623 2003 Chev Tracker. 4cyl, auto. 130,000kms. Good condition. $6,500. 250-3747979.

Attractive blond provides massage and much more. Ph. 250-376-5319 9am-9pm Hot Sexy Asian girl 23 years old 5’4” 36C 120lbs, Pretty, friendly and sweet. No rush 778-220-5372

1996 GMC Suburban good shape runs great $3200obo Call (250) 571-2107 1998 Ford E350 cube van 16’box w/ramp V10 gas with auto tran $6100 250-459-2275

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.

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.

CIRCULATION 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

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

Escorts

Call 24/7

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

(250)371-4949

Cars - Sports & Imports

Adult

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2005 Dodge 1500 Truck. 5.7L Hemi, canopy, new winters, good summers only 115,000 kms. $7,900. 250-828-6746.

ONLY $35.00(plus Tax)

Wanted Good cond used car 2000-2008 no high milers or beaters kenbalon@telus.net

Solicitor: MORELLI CHERTKOW LLP

1999 GMC 2500 longbox, 4x4, 6L, auto loaded. 200kms. $8500/obo. 250-371-2129.

RUN UNTIL SOLD

*some restrictions apply call for details

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

Ask about our daytime specials & Stag Parties.

Trucks & Vans 1986 BMW Coupe 325i.

6cyl. 5spd. Looks good, runs good. Extras. $3,600. 250374-5251.

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.

Signed:

Snowmobiles

1995 Jayco Trailer 30ft. No slide-outs.

Good shape. $7500/obo. 250-851-0264.

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Rentals

Shared Accommodation 2 furnished rooms Close mall North Shore $500-$600 plus util female pref (250) 376-3801 Basement suite male util, internet/cable w/d, incl in quiet clean owner occupied home $450 n/s, n/p 376-7484/ 250320-7707 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.

Quiet non smoking male to share North Kamloops home with mature male. $500 mo for details call 778-470-0370

FRIDAY, December 12, 2014

9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom.

Good shape. $3,900/obo. 250-376-1841.

Wanted 23/24 ft used Class A motor home call Garry (250) 318-6551

DEPARTMENT

374-0462 Boats

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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WEEKLY CROSSWORD

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FUN BY THE NUMBERS

Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku.

This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

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Answers

WORD SCRAMBLE

Rearrange the letters in the word to spell a main street in Kamloops

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes.

The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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FRIDAY, December 12, 2014

Too many festivities spoiled by drunk driving.

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