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My youngest son says I lack the Christmas spirit.

It comes from daring to suggest we not put up a Christmas tree this year — a foolish suggestion I carelessly mentioned to my husband, who then put it to a family vote at dinner.

I lost.

Now that his classes at Thompson Rivers University are done for the semester, my youngest spends his days wearing a Santa hat and ensuring the Christmas tree lights are turned on, so I get a nightly reminder, when I get home from work, that I lost that vote.

The Christmas spirit is just as obvious here at KTW, with posters on the door announcing the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund, a thermometer painted on the window — thanks, Ken Wells, for your super work — showing the donations progressing up and a steady flow of people arriving to help support the four charities chosen this year.

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The spirit exists in the notes and cards some of the folks and organizations who are obviously long-time supporters have dropped off.

For example, there’s the card from Wayne and Twink Murphy, thanking KTW for taking on the Christmas Cheer Fund after the Kamloops Daily News, its home for the past dozen years, closed its doors in January.

There’s another card from the Overlander Women’s Institute, telling us about its busy elves who had a successful bake sale at Extra Foods and cooked turkey dinners for Families First and the Babies Head Start programs.

The folks at Dearborn Ford invited KTW out to its building on the East Trans-Canada Highway to share in the celebration of its fundraising efforts.

KTW publisher Kelly Hall and photographer Dave Eagles went out to thank them for their support.

Carole Famage and Trudy Goold, certified Nia instructors in the city, also sent in a donation on behalf of their

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Chartwell Ridgepointe Retirement Residence sales consultant Tracey Thacker (left) and general manager Kimberly Hunka (second from left) present 216 pairs of socks to New Life Mission outreach manager Regan Wilson and executive director Stan Dueck (right). Wal-Mart added 63 pairs of stockings to the 153 others donated by residents and the community during the senior care home’s Socks For Your Soul fundraiser. New Life Mission is one of four charities that will benefit from the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund.

students who held two events in recent weeks as part of their Cheer campaign. This year, the instructors wrote, the theme of the events was The Grinch meets Nia Head On. I get the joy of logging onto the donation website every morning and seeing the names of all the people who have chosen the Cheer Fund to commemorate loved ones, friends and family.

They are sharing their Christmas spirit with us because they care about their community and they appreciate the good work all the charities and social agencies do in town.

We were only able to choose four of them — the New Life Mission, Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice House and Sensational Soups meal program — from the many that are equally vital to Kamloops.

While the campaign officially ends on Wednesday, Dec. 24, the website will remain live until the end of the year for anyone who wants to join our Cheer spirit.

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Happy Holidays from the Mayor It has been another busy year here at City Hall where we have seen many of our goals accomplished and had some of our major projects completed. We are looking forward to another productive year in 2015.

I am looking forward to the New Year with optimism, as we strive to make Kamloops the best place to live, work and raise our families.

As we celebrate the holiday season, I hope that you are able to spend time with your family and friends. It is important to remember our neighbours at this time of year, especially the elderly and those who live on their own.

On behalf of my family, my fellow city Councillors and staff, we wish your family a safe and joyous holiday season. May 2015 bring you and your family good health and prosperity. ~ Mayor Peter Milobar

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Regular Council Meeting Jan 13 - 1:30 pm

2015 Business Licence Renewals The City of Kamloops 2015 Business Licence renewals have been mailed.

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.

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.

properties consist of public buildings (i.e. City Hall) parks (i.e. McArthur Island Park) community centres (i.e. Hal Rogers) and walkways (i.e. Schubert Drive Rivers Trail). Priorities for snow and ice control on municipal properties is governed by Council Policy. PRS – 13.

Public Hearing Jan 13 - 7 pm Heritage Commission Jan 14 - 5:30 pm Kamloops Museum, 207 Seymour Street Food and Urban Agriculture Plan Advisory Committee Jan 15 - 11 am TCC, Meeting Room "A" Tranquille Road Beautification and Enhancement Gateway Task Force Jan 19 - 6 pm Corporate Boardroom, City Hall Arts Commission Jan 20 - 4:45 pm Second Floor Boardroom, City Hall Social Planning Council Jan 28 - 5 pm DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street Coordinated Enforcement Task Force Jan 26 – 10 am Corporate Boardroom, City Hall Police Committee Jan 26 – 11:15 am Corporate Boardroom, City Hall Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows: Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm.

Council meetings can also be viewed online at: kamloops.ca/webcast.

Meeting schedule is available at kamloops.ca/council.

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

If you have not received your renewal notice or if there has been a change to your business, please contact the Business Licence office at 105 Seymour Street or phone 250-828-3481 prior to submitting the 2015 payment.

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

For additional information, phone 250-828-3481.

Yard Waste Depot Sites Temporarily Closed The Mission Flats Road and Barnhartvale Yard Waste Depots are now closed for the season - until February 28, 2015.

Residents are encouraged to take their yard waste to the Cinnamon Ridge Compost Facility, which will remain open 7 days a week throughout the year.

NOTE: Both locations will still accept Christmas trees but ONLY until January 15, 2015!

For more information contact: Public Works and Utilities 250-828-3461

Pease help keep Kamloops Accessible and support your fellow citizen who use canes, walkers, wheelchairs, guide and assistance dogs. Keep your sidewalks clear of snow and ice. Take a few extra minutes to clear any curb cuts and bus stops near you as well. Be sure to keep disabled parking free of snow and ice.

Utility Billing Property owners are reminded that any outstanding City Utility balances are due by Dec 31, 2014. Accounts must be paid in full to avoid any outstanding amounts rolling into tax arrears.

Arrears interest will be charged at a rate of 6% per annum. Payments can be made at City Hall, by mail or through your financial institution. For further information, please contact 250-828-3438.

Office and Facility Closures City Hall, the Tournament Capital Centre and the Canada Games Aquatic Centre will be closed Thurs, Dec 25 and Fri, Dec 26.

Snow and Ice Control ~ Municipal Properties City Parks staff are responsible for maintaining snow and ice control on municipal properties. Municipal

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FRIDAY, December 19, 2014

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He’s never met Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud and has no connection to the local detachment of the national police force, but that’s not stopping a Kamloops businessman from organizing a fundraiser to help the family of the officer wounded in the line of duty during a gunfight earlier this month.

“Quite honestly, I think it’s about time citizens start recognizing the work the police actually do for us,” Nick Grabas told KTW. “Here we are in Kamloops and no one expects a shooting to happen. But, it made me recognize how dangerous that job is — and they’re doing it for us.

“This is my way of saying thank you.”

The fundraising dinner and dance, featuring live music, will take place on Jan. 24 at the

If you’ve been injured in an accident, it’s common to feel overwhelmed due to the many decisions that need to be made.

Never assume that your insurance provider will assist you in your time of need because, unfortunately, most providers tend to present more barriers than solutions, adding to the stress of your situation.

Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud is recovering in Royal Inland Hospital after being shot during a traffic stop in Batchelor Heights on Dec. 3.

Local businessman Nick Grabas wants to help the wounded Mountie and his family and is doing so by organizing a fundraising dinner and dance on Jan. 24 at the Signature Sandman Hotel. For more information, call Grabas at 778-471-1941.

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Sandman Signature Hotel on Lorne Street.

Tickets are $100 each.

Grabas said he’s in the process of finding sponsors to donate door prizes and he’s already had a great

response.

“I’m very pleased with the response we’re getting from the community so far,” he said.

“So, I think it’s going to be a successful venture.”

Tickets are avail-

able at the Sandman Signature and at Grabas’ business, Anything Paint and Autobody, 904 Victoria St. For more information, call Grabas at 778471-1941.

Suspect has charges upgraded TIM PETRUK

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Charges against the convicted killer accused of shooting a Kamloops RCMP corporal earlier this month have been upgraded to attempted murder with a restricted weapon/for a criminal organization.

Kenneth Knutson made a brief appearance in Kamloops provincial court yesterday (Dec. 18) — his first court appearance since the Dec. 3 shooting of RCMP Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud.

Appearing by video from Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, Knutson, wearing a red prison sweatshirt with his hands cuffed behind his back, didn’t say much in court.

He was asked by a justice of the peace if he had a lawyer.

“No, I don’t,” Knutson replied. “If I could put it over for a month.”

Michaud was shot during a traffic stop in Batchelor Heights at about 2:45 a.m. on Dec. 3.

Knutson was arrested after an intense manhunt that lasted nearly 13 hours.

The 36-year-old has a lengthy criminal history, CITY OF

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including convictions for violence against police officers. In addition, he was convicted of criminal negligence causing death after an associate of his was shot to death in 2002.

In the past, justice officials have linked Knutson to Lower Mainland gangs the Red Scorpions and the Independent Soldiers, as well as the notorious Bacon Brothers.

He is from the Lower Mainland and it’s not known how long he had been in Kamloops prior to his arrest.

Court records show Knutson’s charges were amended on Dec. 15. In addition to the criminalorganization addition, prosecutors added a charge of using a restricted firearm for a criminal organization, unlawfully discharging a firearm and aggravated assault.

Discharging a firearm with intent to wound is not listed among the new charges and the original charge of possessing a firearm contrary to a court order has been moved to a separate information.

Michaud remains in stable condition at Royal Inland Hospital.

Knutson is due back in Kamloops provincial court on Jan. 15.

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Brooks weighs in on NDP lawsuits CAM FORTEMS

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City of Kamloops 2015 Business Licence Renewals The City of Kamloops 2015 Business Licence renewals have been mailed.

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.

If you have not received your renewal notice or if there has been a change to your business, please contact the Business Licence office at 105 Seymour Street or phone 250-828-3481 prior to submitting the 2015 payment.

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B.C.’s Conservative leader is calling the NDP hypocritical for its stance on a pair of defamation lawsuits — one against a New Democrat MLA and one launched by a New Democrat.

But, the chief of staff for NDP Leader John Horgan said the comparisons began and end with the fact both are lawsuits for defamation Dan Brooks, the Kamloops-based leader of the B.C. Conservative party, held a press conference in North Kamloops yesterday (Dec. 18), criticizing a defamation lawsuit by Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin that names former Conservative candidate Michael Brousseau as a defendant.

“The motivation appears to be a desire to silence their political opponents,� Brooks said of Austin’s lawsuit and a separate legal action by a senior deputy minister in the B.C. Liberal government against New Democrat MLA Rob Fleming.

In August, senior B.C. Liberal deputy minister Athana Mentzelopoulos filed a statement of claim in B.C. Supreme Court, alleging Fleming defamed her when he made comments about her salary and pay raise, calling it a “Christy Clark insider payoff,� according to a Vancouver Sun article.

Mentzelopoulos was once a bridesmaid to Premier Christy Clark.

The NDP has criticized that lawsuit as an attempt to silence its MLAs. The NDP’s chief of staff, John Heaney, told KTW there are no comparisons.

Austin’s lawsuit is

intended to protect his reputation against false allegations of criminal wrongdoing made at a public meeting in Terrace, Heaney said, Brousseau is also no longer involved in politics and hardly in need of silencing, he added.

In addition, Heaney said, taxpayer dollars are not involved in the Terrace lawsuit, unlike Mentzelopoulos’s lawsuit.

Austin filed an amended lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court in October, naming Brousseau, the B.C. Conservative candidate in 2013, as a party to a lawsuit against another man.

Austin claims that man, James Lynch, defamed him by making criminal allegations during an all-candidates meeting two weeks before the May 2013 election.

The 73-year-old Lynch has since withdrawn the allegations and given what Brooks called an

Kamloops-based B.C. Conservative Leader Dan Brooks

“abject apology.�

In court documents, Lynch, a former coroner and volunteer firefighter, said he was “duped� by a false story and was emotional because his son committed suicide due to past sexual abuse.

Lynch now admits the allegations he made are completely false.

Brooks said Brousseau has assured him he did not know Lynch and did not assist in his line of public questioning intended to cast Austin as a criminal.

But, Heaney said through examination for discovery in the lawsuit, Austin’s lawyer discovered Brousseau told a radio reporter the morning before the all-candidates meeting that “’we’re going to drop a bomb on Robin Austin.’�

That “bomb,� Austin alleges, was the public allegation of criminal wrongdoing.

By contrast, Heaney said, “Ms. Mentzelopoulos took offence to Rob Flemming saying ‘the premier’s bridesmaid got a 30 per cent increase, while the increase for teachers is five per cent, and I find that hypocritical.�

Austin, by contrast, “wants the truth out,�

Heaney said.

Brooks said he is convinced there is no connection between the former Conservative candidate and Lynch. “You can’t have a stranger conspire to do that,� Brooks said.

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Glen’s Story

We know that for most people, Christmas is a time of celebration, an abundance of food and get-togethers with family and friends! For those who are homeless, like Glen, our annual Christmas dinner is one of the highlights of his year and additional services and support are crucial for his survival.

You can’t miss Glen. He’s like a social butterďƒ&#x;y, saying hello to his many friends that walk through the door, cold and needing a hot drink and a chance to warm up. Glen himself has just been served up a plate of hot, nutritious food at the New Life Mission and has settled down in his chair, ready to eat. Living this way isn’t Glen’s dream, but it’s how things are for now.

This, though, is truly a story of inspiration! “I’ve lived in Kamloops for over 40 years and I’ve seen this city grow. Back in the day, I had the good fortune of traveling to Thailand to teach English and I loved it. Living back here in Kamloops has had its ups and downs for me. Sadly, I have no real connection with my kids because it’s hard for me. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was suicidal for years - it’s not a good place to be. There are days that it’s like a mental jail I’m working to get out of. Life on the streets can be tough too and sleeping on the river bank isn’t ideal. This is why I’m so grateful for the New Life Mission – I actually feel human here.

For me, and countless others, the New Life Mission is an oasis. It’s a safe and secure place.

I love coming here to play cards, have a cup of coffee and visit with the staff. I actually had 14 abscesses in my mouth and was gargling peroxide to combat infection. The staff here recognized that I was in real trouble and set me up with the Dental Clinic staff who have helped take care of me. Being a “street person� is like being on the bottom rung of a ladder and it bites. I’m optimistic about the future though, and I have the New Life Mission to thank for that hope and help.�

Join us this holiday season and give to the New Life Mission. Your donation will help us provide services so desperately by people, like Glen, who are working their way back to their goals and a life they can be proud in. Please visit www.newlifemission.ca and help someone in need today.

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A Surrey man who broke down in tears while robbing a North Kamloops store earlier this year may be kicked out of Canada.

Feroz Kamahl Buksh pleaded guilty in Kamloops provincial court on Thursday, Dec. 18, to one count each of robbery and use of an imitation firearm stemming from an incident in September.

Court heard Buksh, 44, walked into the Tranquille Market store just before 2 p.m. on Sept. 19 and asked the clerk for some hot food and 10 packs of cigarettes.

He tried to pay for the items with a pre-paid Visa card, but the transaction was not approved. “He then opened up his shirt and said, ‘Give me the money in the till — I have a gun and I’m not afraid to use it,’� said Crown prosecutor Chris Balison. “Then he began to cry. He said he was going to use the money to pay for his bills and that he was in the process of a divorce.�

Balison said Buksh took the money and put the cigarettes and food into a bag. “He ran out of the store and his bag actually broke,� Balison said. “So, he was running out of the store with things falling from his bag, including the cigarettes.�

Buksh, who had no prior criminal record, was found by police a short time later, hiding behind boxes in a closet inside a home in which he had been staying.

The Crown wants Buksh, a Fiji native whose family emigrated to Canada when he was 12, jailed for 18 months.

However, Kamloops provincial court Judge Stephen Harrison asked lawyers to look into the impact such a sentence could have on Buksh’s status as a permanent Canadian resident. “Sometimes, matters in criminal court can have a tremendous effect on someone who is merely a permanent resident,� Harrison said. “It can have an impact on whether or not someone is removed from the country.�

Buksh, who is in custody, will be back in court on Jan. 8 to fix a date for sentencing.

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IT WANTS EAO TO INCLUDE NEARBY DEPOSITS IN AJAX CONSIDERATION if Ajax choose to expand its mine to other deposits after the fact, it would be unlikely to face a similarly rigorous environmental assessment, a possibility Cavers said is also concerned about.

In the community advisory group’s own submission to the EAO during a public comment period that closed yesterday (Dec. 18), it cites KGHM press releases and reports of exploratory drilling at its nearby Rainbow and Ajax North deposits.

Among these is a May 29, 2014, news release from the mine’s junior partner, Abacus Mining and Exploration, in regards to exploratory drilling planned for the year.

“The objective of the exploration drilling programme, estimated to comprise 13,500 metres, is to identify potentially economic mineral resources close to the Ajax mining complex for future resource definition, as well as to test several highly-prospective regional targets outside the Ajax area, which resources could add significant value to the project,” the report states.

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Kamloops city council will ask B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) to broaden its scope as it considers the potential effects of the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine.

In a motion passed at its Tuesday, Dec. 16, meeting, council agreed to ask the EAO to consider the cumulative effects of other mineral deposits near the project owned by proponent KGHM. Coun. Donovan Cavers, who raised the issue at council, said the idea was sparked

by Don Barz, a member of the community advisory group struck by the EAO to consult on the project.

“KGHM owns quite a bit of land outside of the actual land they need for the Ajax project and there’s a bunch of different mineral claims they have on different mineral deposits,” Cavers said.

Mine opponents have raised concern about the deposits for several years, arguing

push for potential expansions of the mine to be included in the ongoing assessment of Ajax because further developments could affect the city’s growth in the Aberdeen area or present other health or environmental concerns.

“These deposits, if they are developed as an extension of the mine, they’ll have an impact on the size of the tailings facility, etcetera. They’ll be closer to the city,” Barz said.

Unlike previous motions on the mine, which have often led to lively debate, Tuesday’s motion passed with little discussion.

Only Coun. Pat Wallace voted against the EAO request.

While the period for public comment is now closed, public works director Jen Fretz said her office has reached out to the province to ask if the city can submit a letter on Monday, Dec. 22, detailing its new request.

“If we need a couple of days grace, they’ve usually been good with allowing us that,” she said.

Kamloops has questions about pipeline Kamloops city council will ask Trans Mountain pipeline proponent Kinder Morgan for more detailed information on how it would respond to a spill within or near the city’s boundaries.

Coun. Arjun Singh has added a request for a Kamloops-specific spill plan to the list of questions and concerns the city will raise with the pipeline company through the National Energy Board.

Kinder Morgan hopes to expand its pipeline linking Burnaby and the Alberta oilfields from a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day to 890,000. As part of its NEB assessment, it must answer questions filed by official intervenors, including Kamloops.

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The deadline for filing an information request is Jan. 9, 2015. In Kamloops, Trans Mountain would add 29 kilometres of new pipe to supplement its existing line. The company would also construct a new pumping station.

Public works director Jen Fretz said her department intends to ask how the company plans to cross 11 roadways and 11 utility and power lines that intersect the line.

The line will also run through several parks, including the Ord Road dog park, which the city believes will be inoperable during construction.

The city will also ask for information on the social effects of construction, includ-

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ing the potential strain on the city’s health care and housing sector from an additional 900 temporary workers, the equivalent of about a one per cent population growth.

While a staff report raises concerns about stresses to Royal Inland Hospital, Mayor Peter Milobar seemed skeptical of the impact of the pipeline on health care.

“Our city grows by over 1.25 per cent a year and we never ask developers when they come in for a subdivision how they’re going to address our community needs for the hospital,” he said.

Singh said he has concerns about the project beyond its impact on Kamloops and asked whether the city might at some

point take a stand on the project.

“Part of the concern I have around that is that I think we want to transition off that fuel over time,” he said.

Fretz suggested council wait until her department has a response from Kinder Morgan before it take action.

“Should the information come back and not answer the questions to council’s liking, then that is something council could choose to do, to say no we do not want this project,” she said.

Kinder Morgan is required to respond to questions raised by intervenors by February, but Fretz said detailed technical information on road and river crossings will likely not come until spring or summer.

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IS TRUDEAU FOR OR AGAINST?

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iberal Leader Justin Trudeau seems to be in favour of Kinder Morgan’s plan to twin its pipeline.

He is in favour of the Keystone XL project currently being poo-pooed by U.S. President Barack Obama.

Trudeau is not, however, in favour of the Northern Gateway pipeline project.

It’s difficult to follow the reasoning behind these stances from the man who wants to be prime minister. The three-point checklist for his approval, according to the Liberal Party of Canada website: • Does it get Canadian resources to market?

• Is it environmentally responsible?

• Does it have community approval?

All three pipelines pass on the first point, obviously.

The Kinder Morgan pipeline starts in Alberta and ends in Burnaby.

You may remember the recent arrests related to Kinder Morgan’s exploratory work on Burnaby Mountain.

What’s more, the City of Burnaby has officially announced its opposition to the pipeline.

Even if he could put a check mark beside “environmentally responsible” in regards to Kinder Morgan, how does Trudeau possibly check the box beside “community approval?”

It calls into question any and all of his stances related to pipelines. There’s really no sense to it.

And it makes one wonder how someone who plays this fast and loose with his own policies would perform if it comes to pass that he is leading more than just his own party.

Trudeau’s stance on both Keystone (he’s in favour) and Northern Gateway (he’s opposed) is easily called into question when his apparent policy toward Kinder Morgan — it has been foggy at best, in our view — is considered.

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Tom Fletcher: The B.C. Liberal government has given every indication it is going to proceed with the Site C dam on the Peace River. What do you think?

John Horgan: I’ve always maintained that it’s a good project, but it’s a question of when to add another $8, 9, 10, 12 billion onto the backs of ratepayers.

First of all, go to the B.C. Utilities Commission and find out if this is the power you need and if this is the time to build it.

The government refuses to do that and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process.

TF: You voted for the liquefied natural-gas income tax to provide certainty, then you immediately said you would work to increase the LNG tax in 2017, before any major project could be started. How is that certainty?

JH: I thought it was important that the investment community in this sector knew there was bipartisan support for LNG in British Columbia. But, we went from a seven per cent [tax] to a 3.5 per cent because of a softening market.

If there is a decline in return to the province because of a softening market, then surely over a 25-year period — not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change

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VICTORIA and prices go up — I think British Columbians would want their government to make sure they were getting a fair share of that benefit.

TF: Why did you vote against the LNG environmental legislation?

JH: They said prior to the election that LNG would be the greenest in the world. And then, when they tabled legislation, they left out 70 per cent of the emissions from upstream activity.

TF: Gordon Campbell’s great goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per cent reduction by 2020, can that be reached assuming a substantial LNG development?

JH: I find it difficult to believe that they’re going to achieve those results. [Environment Minister] Mary Polak has a different point of view and our job as Opposition is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law — and we’re going to do that.

One of the three sectors — housing, energy and transportation — where emission profiles

can be managed downward is transportation. And the government has wasted 18 months talking about a referendum on [Metro Vancouver transit.]

TF: What’s your top priority for 2015?

JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge.

We didn’t spend as much time as I had hoped to on hydro rate increases, ICBC. When the government balanced the budget, they did it by selling assets and by increasing costs at their Crown corporations and then pulling that revenue in for budget purposes.

We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them.

TF: What should happen with the Agricultural Land Reserve?

JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of opposition to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has, in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres.

I’m going to make sure that [agriculture critic] Lana Popham, who, as you know, is fearless on this issue, is let loose on [Agriculture Minister] Norm Letnick — and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LEARNING WHAT IT MEANS TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR Editor: This is a letter about loving your neighbour.

Until the night of Dec. 16, I didn’t realize the true depth of what that means.

You see, we shared our lives for a few years in the shadow of the drug trade, violence and human trafficking.

We lived in fear.

I often prayed at night that we would be

spared the violence. We saw things that are almost unspeakable.

Unknown to each other, we were to one day find out what it means to love your neighbour.

We got to tell our story on Dec. 16.

In every word we heard from each other, we could relate as if we had lived as family under the same roof.

Together we got through the four years

of hell on earth and ended up understanding what it really means to care about each other.

Kevin, Michelle, Evy, Bill, Paul and Mike — you have been our neighbours through thick and thin.

You have taught me what it means to share life and to truly care for one another.

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B.C. LIBERALS NOT HONOURING HUNTING AGREEMENT Editor: The changes to hunting-allocation policy is just the latest in a long line of agreements not being honoured by the B.C. Liberals.

In 2007, an agreement was reached on sharing our wildlife resources between the B.C. Liberal government, the ministries, groups representing resident hunters (a.k.a. voters) and guide outfitters.

The Guide Outfitters Association immediately began lobbying the government to get a bigger share and implementation was delayed for many years.

The B.C. Liberal government has now

announced the guide outfitters’ lobbying efforts have been successful.

Other nearby jurisdictions — Alberta, Washington, Oregon and Saskatchewan — give the guide outfitters between five and 10 per cent of the animals.

Our government is giving the guide outfitters up to 40 per cent of the animals.

This will result in fewer opportunities for resident hunters (a.k.a. voters).

Resident hunters (a.k.a. voters) pay the overwhelming majority of funding for wildlife conservation.

Wildlife resources, along with the rest of

our natural resources. belong to the public, not to the B.C. Liberal government to quietly give away to their business friends.

In B.C., there are more than 100,000 resident hunters (a.k.a. voters) and some 250 guide outfitters.

If the B.C. Liberal government doesn’t honour the 2007 agreement and return allocations to agreed levels, I will work very hard to elect someone who protects our natural resources and keeps them under public ownership.

Phil Strange Kamloops

YET ANOTHER TAILINGS SPILL SHOULD WAKE US UP Editor: The Interior Health Authority (IHA) has issued a do-not-use order for water from Wolfe Creek immediately downstream from the Copper Mountain Mine to the mouth of the Similkameen River following a Dec. 10 tailings-line spill at the mine.

Karl Hardt, communications officer for the IHA, said “it was the tailings line, not the whole

pond.”

Under a do-not-use order, residents should not use water for drinking (even boiled), bathing or recreation.

The new lesson for us is that even a small spill can cause extensive damage.

Now, imagine the residents of Kamloops being advised not to use water for drinking (even boiled), bathing or recreation.

This is not fear-mongering, this is foresight, sorely lacking in those who advocate for a huge open-pit mine with wet tailings three times the size of the Mt. Polley mine to be in operation just south of Aberdeen.

Pond failings and seepage are the facts of life in open-pit mining.

Frank Veszely Kamloops

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“As a relatively recent Kamloops resident, I would have found this much more helpful if it was less rant and more objectively-detailed.

“Cynicism isn’t terribly convincing, except to cement the notion that those spreading it have an axe to grind. Methinks there is an agenda behind Ken Barry’s comments but, not knowing him, nor having much of a history as a resident, I await further illumination on this laundry list of grievances.

“I will say, though, that I find the parking kiosks simple to use once past the initial, expected learning curve.”

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Kamloops’ sporty seniors may get their wish for a new indoor space to play pickleball, badminton and other sports.

Pickleballer Ron Telford appeared before council at its final meeting of 2014 on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to ask that city to replace the McArthur Island Youth Centre with a facility that would cater to senior sports enthusiasts and indoor soccer players.

The youth centre — which sits next to the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre and is the former home of the Kamloops Boys and Girls Club — is set to come down next year.

A tender for the building’s demolition

closed on Wednesday, Dec. 17.

The city is in discussions with a group of local soccer organizations to build an indoor soccer facility at the site and Telford said he wants council to ensure the new building is multi-use and can cater to seniors.

“Pickleball is bursting at the seams.

“We do not have enough space to accommodate all players,” Telford said, calling the rising number of athletic baby boomers in Kamloops a “grey tsunami” for which the city is unprepared.

He would like to see the youth centre’s replacement building have space for eight courts, which would allow for tournaments, and suggested the city look at a rubberized floor instead of artificial turf.

Parks, recreation and cultural direc-

tor Byron McCorkell told city council he’s not convinced combining court sports and a soccer field will be the best for either sport, but added his department already wants to build a pair of gymnasium spaces as part of the indoor soccer project.

“We’ve got this group front and centre. We’re also quite aware of the grey tsunami,” he said.

McCorkell said the city also sees the indoor soccer field as catering mainly to adult players in the evenings, though it would also be available for youth soccer training.

McCorkell said the city is planning to hold more talks on the soccer portion of the building in the new year.

There is no timeline as of yet for when a new facility might be built.

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That’s the question Kamloops city council will grapple with in April after it agreed to hold a special workshop session to study the issue of perma-

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The decision was sparked by a letter from Rick Turner of the Kamloops Health Coalition, urging council to expand its free transit offerings — usually only rolled out for participants of special events or on Canada Day. “Many cities in the world have free public transit in order to lessen congestion in downtown areas, lessen demand for parking in the downtown core and improve the quality of the air citizens have to breathe,” Turner wrote.

He suggested the city consider free transit for all or consider offering the service for free at certain hours of the day, such as those when merchants offer seniors’ discounts.

Turner said such a move would benefit

seniors who no longer drive.

Coun. Arjun Singh isn’t convinced free transit will work in Kamloops, but said council should have a “bold” discussion to kick off the new term.

“I just think it’s important to put on our blue sky caps every once in a while,” he said.

Coun. Tina Lange said funding the city’s transit program without help from bus-fare revenue would mean a major tax hike.

Mayor Peter Milobar has previously estimated such a cost as equal to a five per cent property-tax hike.

“I don’t want to have this added to my house taxes and I’m sure a lot of homeowners feel the same way,” said Lange, pointing to City of Kamloops surveys that show residents want more costs

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If council wants to consider free transit, Milobar said, it needs to also consider the rapidly increasing cost of transit, which is set to expand by 6,000 hours next fall at a cost of about $350,000 per year.

“There is a breaking point at what the property taxpayer can pay if they’re not an active user of the system,” Milobar said.

Several councillors said they might be in favour of waiving fares for some users at certain times of day, but not for all riders.

“I don’t want to give free transit all the time.

I’ve never been in favour of that,” Coun.

Pat Wallace said.

“But, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., we see so many empty buses.

Seniors might get on them.”

Though the workshop plan was approved by a vote of 8-1, with Lange opposed, another freetransit pitch up for debate didn’t fare as well.

Coun. Donovan Cavers had proposed offering free use of city buses the day following an air-quality advisory.

The plan would mimic a similar operation in Prince George, running since 2009.

Councillors said they would prefer to wait to tackle transit issues at their spring workshop or felt the Prince George plan didn’t translate well to Kamloops, where advisories are typically issued because of slash burning or forest fires.

“The notion that you’re going to jump on the bus, thereby reducing fossil-fuel consumption, isn’t going to make a lot of difference to the duration or the severity of these advisory periods,” Coun. Ken Christian said.

Coun. Dieter Dudy is also concerned free transit periods could drag on for weeks or months, depending on the duration of fires outside the city.

The motion was defeated by a vote of 8-1, with only Cavers in support.

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NorKam secondary international student David Oort Alonso (bottom centre) enjoyed a turkey dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in the school’s gymnasium.

Staff and students organized the second annual Christmas dinner that saw more than 700 people — staff, students and members of the community — sit down for a traditional Christmas meal. The school also collected food for the Kamloops Food Bank prior to the dinner.

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City issues fewer parking tickets

Clover (seen here in 2012) is now in a deep sleep as winter approaches. When the Kermode bear wakes up in the spring, he will have a new habitat to call home in the B.C. Wildlife Park.

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When Kamloops’s only Kermode bear comes out of hibernation in the spring, he’ll have a new home awaiting him.

Parks and civic facilities manager Jeff Putnam told Kamloops city council this week that Clover, the blond-furred black bear who arrived at the park in 2012, could have been moved into the new accommodations this fall had he not opted to take his winter nap early.

“He started lowering his metabolism to get ready for denning quite early this year and staff didn’t want to stress him out,” Putnam said.

The city chipped in $250,000 this year for the first phase of Clover’s new habitat and will supply an additional $150,000 in 2015.

In both cases, the cash comes from the city’s reserves of gambling revenue received from the provincial government.

Another $300,000 for the project

About 600 fewer downtown visitors have found unpleasant surprises tucked under the windshield wipers of their cars this year.

City of Kamloops community-safety manager Jon Wilson said the number of parking tickets issued downtown to the end of November has dropped by about 600, with most of the decrease being recorded via fewer expired meter tickets.

Last year, the city issued 19,739 tickets citywide.

Wilson said he attributes at least some of the drop to three-hour parking, which was introduced when the city rolled out the first of its new solar-powered parking meters in late 2013.

“There used to be a two-hour limit, so a lot of people would get caught,” Wilson said.

— KCBIA GM “They needed GAY POOLER more than two hours, whereas now, with a three-hour limit, they have the amount of time they need to do their shopping and their activities downtown.”

Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association general manager Gay Pooler said her organization is celebrating the decrease in parking tickets, which it also attributes to the new threehour limit, as well as the new pay-by-licence-plate technology.

“People are finding it more convenient to pay and not get a ticket,” she said.

“We’ve extended the time and people can pay anywhere — say you’ve walked up to Hello Toast for lunch and, all of a sudden, you go, ‘Oh, I need to put more time on my meter.’ They can walk outside and use the meter that’s right there, even though your car’s three blocks away.”

Pooler said reducing the number of tickets issued downtown was one of her organization’s initial goals when it lobbied for the new pay kiosks and the option to purchase a third hour of parking time at a premium ($2 instead of $1 per hour).

“We don’t want our customers getting tickets,” she said.

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will come from private and corporate fundraising.

Putnam said the new habitat is nearly three acres in size and includes den space, vegetation similar to Clover’s former home near Terrace, two ponds and a creek.

The second phase of the project will include an elevated walkway for visitors to better view the bear habitat, as well as an interpretive centre.

B.C. Wildlife Park general manager Glenn Grant told council the park plans to move at least one of the female black bears, currently living in another part of the park, into Clover’s habitat for companionship and hopes to move another female and male in, if space allows.

“We don’t want Clover to be on his own here. We want him to have some company,” Grant said.

He believes placing the other bears, which vary in colour from very dark black to brown, in the same exhibit as the Kermode will give visitors a better idea of the range of appearances possible for black bears.

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“It really gives us an opportunity to tell the story of a whole bear species,” Grant said.

Clover was given to the park after he became habituated to humans and several attempts to relocate him in the wild failed.

While a normal black bear would have been destroyed, the B.C. government opted to place the much-rarer Kermode with the park.

Grant said the park is trying to get the province to pitch in for Clover’s new habitat, but so far hasn’t had any luck.

Because the light-furred bears are uncommon — fewer than 400 are believed to exist and Clover is likely the only one in captivity — Grant believes the park will become a major tourism draw once the new habitat opens to the public.

So far, 29 bus tours are scheduled to stop at the park in 2015.

“That means overnight stays in hotel rooms in Kamloops,” Grant said. “I think Clover’s going to be a huge draw for the park.”

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Goaltender Cole Kehler and the Kamloops Blazers limped into the WHL’s Christmas break, losing five of six games on a Central Division road trip. Sitting last in the Western Conference, Kamloops has the toughest part of its travel schedule in the rear-view mirror and is looking to rebound in the second half. The Blazers are next in action against the Rockets in Kelowna on Dec. 27.

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ong gone is the feel-good dawn of the WHL season for the Kamloops Blazers.

Tired faces emerged from the bus at Interior Savings Centre yesterday (Dec. 18) morning, the team having driven overnight from Medicine Hat after losing

five of six games on a Central Division road trip.

Christmas break will provide much-needed respite from what’s been a tumultuous first half, with Kamloops (13-20-3-2) having slipped into last place in the Western Conference following a hot start to the campaign.

“Wins and losses, maybe not where we wanted to be, but there’s been some real improvement with our younger players,” Blazers assistant coach

Mike Needham said.

“That’s the key right now. We do have a young team, with 12 rookies.”

When head coach Don Hay was hired in May, Blazer brass began spreading the message — Yes, Don’s back, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to hoist the Memorial Cup this season.

It was all about managing expectations.

The tune didn’t change drastically after the Blazers posted six

wins in their first nine games, but players and coaches alike began echoing the belief that the early-season success was no fluke.

“We were all jumping at the start of the season and we kind of sat back at the end there,” said Deven Sideroff, the 17-yearold Blazers forward who led the WHL’s rookie scoring race at the end of October, but has since been overtaken.

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With just four wins in the last 20 games, the message is again centred on building a young team for the future.

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Classics win MJB Law meet

LOCAL CLUB PULLS IN 90 MEDALS

The Kamloops Classic Swimming Club pulled in 90 medals at the 22nd annual MJB Law Invitational Swim Meet, winning the local event.

There were 423 swimmers from 22 clubs in attendance.

The Classics picked up 26 gold medals, 35 silver and 29 bronze at the meet, which took place at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre from Friday, Dec. 12 to Sunday, Dec. 14.

A total of 14 new club records were set.

Colin Gilbert again had a strong meet, winning five gold medals (100-metre and 200m butterfly and 200m, 400m and 1,500m freestyle) and setting four club records. He also had two silver medals (100m freestyle and 200m backstroke).

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200m backstroke and the 400m individual medley. He won silver in the 200m, 400m and 1,500m freestyles and bronze in the 200m butterfly and 50m backstroke. Phillips also set a pair of club records.

Megan Dalke won three gold medals, capturing titles in the 200m butterfly, 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle, and four silver medals, winning the 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle and 400m individual medley.

She also set three club records.

Emily Dagasso won two gold medals (50m and 200 backstroke), one silver (100m backstroke)

and three bronze (50m and 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley). She established one new Classic record.

Ryley McRae qualified for February’s Western Canadian Swimming Championships in Edmonton as a result of his weekend races.

He also qualified for the summer’s Age Group Swimming Championships in Quebec, along with Eloise Ladyman and Ethan Jensen.

Elise Laupland, Sophie Ogilvie, Olivia McKay, Michael Dagasso, Ashley Bagabuyo, Meghan Neilson and Eden Saari all achieved qualifying standards for the AAA provincial championships in February.

Jack Savage, Trevor Laupland, Cate Wharton and Haley Rowden achieved AA qualifying standards.

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ABOVE: Ethan Phillips (left), Colin Gilbert and Ethan Jensen swim side by side during the 200-metre backstroke at the MJB Law Classic Invitational. RIGHT: As Brooklyn Larsen touches the wall, Sarah Koopmans dives into the pool for the breaststroke portion of the 4x50m medley relay.

Finals today in fray for Fulton The 16th annual Fulton Cup will wrap up today (Dec. 19) at the Tournament Capital Centre, crowning the city champions in boys’ and girls’ high school basketball.

The junior boys’ final is slated for 4 p.m., while the junior girls’ final will go at 5:45 p.m.

The senior boys’ championship game is set for 5:30 p.m., while the senior girls will play for gold at 7:15 p.m.

Play continued on Thursday, Dec. 18, after KTW press time, with none of Friday’s opponents set.

The South Kamloops Titans were the toast of the tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 17, the first day of Fulton Cup play, going undefeated in all four tournaments.

The junior girls defeated the NorKam Saints 58-26 and the Valleyview Vikings 68-19, while the junior boys defeated the Sa-Hali Sabres 60-47.

In senior basketball, the Titans girls defeated the Westsyde Whundas 68-25 and the Vikings 82-32, while the boys topped the Saints 80-74.

In other junior girls’ results, the Whundas were 1-0, while the Saints, Sabres and Vikings were all winless.

In junior boys’ play, the Saints were 2-0 after day 1, while the Vikings, Sabres and Whundas were all 0-1.

NorKam was the only other team to post a win in the senior girls’ tournament. Sa-Hali, Westsyde and Valleyview are all searching for victory.

In senior boys’ action, Valleyview was 1-1 and Westsyde was 1-0 after the first day. NorKam and

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I attend Merritt Secondary School.

How and why did you become involved with Big Brothers and Big Sisters?

My friend introduced me to the program and he said it was a lot of fun, so I decided to get involved with the program.

What do you enjoy about the In-School Teen Mentoring program?

The thing I enjoy most about the program is hanging out with my buddy and having a fun time together.

How often do you see your little buddy and what do you do?

I see my buddy once a week for an hour. We play board games, sports, and do magic tricks. If anything fun comes to mind we will do it.

How is this relationship fitting into your life?

My buddy always cheers me up. If I’m having a bad day we laugh and have fun together and my day will be brightened.

Who would you recommend this program to?

I recommend this program to anyone who enjoys spending time with kids and those who want to have fun.

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The NorKam junior boys’ basketball team was undefeated in opening day action at the 2014 Fulton Cup on Wednesday. The Saints topped the Valleyview Vikings 41-26 in the pictured game.

Sa-Hali were both winless.

St. Ann’s Academy didn’t take to the court in Wednesday action.

The first of today’s games will take to the Warner Rentals Courts at the TCC at 1 p.m.

Have you noticed any benefits in your little?

Over the past year, I noticed my buddy has become a more outgoing person.

Why do you think someone should volunteer in this program?

This program is a lot of fun. You not only make a difference in a child’s life, you also benefit greatly from this program.

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On behalf of the team at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kamloops & Region, and the 400 children in our mentoring programs, we would like to thank donors, volunteers and community partners for your generous support in 2014. We wish everyone a happy holiday season!

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In the past couple of weeks there has been a rash of thefts from the community mail boxes throughout the City and surrounding area. The latest theft took place sometime overnight on Monday December 15th at the Larfarge Rd and Shuswap rd. community mail boxes. The suspects all operate in a similar manner, by prying open the mail boxes and taking whatever is inside. If your mail box was broken into, try and think who would be sending mail to you, it is important not to be a victim of Identity Theft. To be safe it should be suggested that all your financial institutes be contacted, credit card companies, even unity companies just to make them aware of what took place to protect yourself. All of these mail boxes are in very visible areas, either to pedestrian or vehicle traffic, the suspects have to be at the boxes for a length of time.

These suspects must be caught to prevent further theft from occurring, if you have any information on these thefts, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will receive a cash reward upon the arrest of the suspects

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THEFT OF SCOOTER On sometime over night on Monday December 8th a Scooter was stolen from a residence on the 1600 block of Tranquille rd. The thieves had a plan when they entered the property, they used bolt cutters to cut the lock off that was securing the scooter. The suspects pushed the scooter down the street, then started it up and rode off with the scooter. The scooter is green Giobike with blue stripes on the side and the

word GIO is written on the front in red letters. The vehicle identification number has be listed with the RCMP and will remain on the computer system until it is recovered. There are very few of these Scooters in Kamloops and the area, please watch out for this Scooter. If you see this scooter contact the police right away, if you wish to remain anonymous contact Crime Stoppers, you will never have to go to court or give a statement.

lockers and in both complexes forced open 16 personal storage lockers. The items taken include a Burton Snowboard, Yellow Elan skis, Golf clubs, bicycles and other personal items. These suspects used bolt cutters to enter the lockers but what these suspects did leave behind will be very useful for the Kamloops

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears benched Jay Cutler yesterday (Dec. 18), deciding to start Jimmy Clausen against the Detroit Lions this weekend instead of their franchise quarterback who signed a massive, seven-year deal less than a year ago.

Coach Marc Trestman said Cutler will be available as the backup for Sunday’s game at Soldier Field, where boos have rained down on a punchless, porous team that is now 5-9 and playing out the string after starting the season with legitimate hopes of a deep playoff run.

They will miss <---Change thisthe date playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons.

Trestman said it was

“certainly not an easy decision’’ and Cutler was certainly taken aback.

“Shocked, I think at first,’’ Cutler said of his reaction. Asked if he believed the team was committed to him, Cutler added: “I don’t know if I can answer that.”

“Everyone would wonder that,’’ he said.

The move fuels the idea that the Bears are in a state of dysfunction and that the future of everyone from general manager Phil Emery on down is open to discussion.

There has been plenty of speculation

about Trestman, now in his second year, not to mention defensive coordinator Mel Tucker and offensive co-ordinator Aaron Kromer.

Cutler’s future is also in question despite the new contract.

“I would like to stay here,’’ he said, adding that he would be able to play again next year for Trestman if things went that way, though “we would have to figure some things out in the off-season.’’

Cutler leads the league in interceptions (18) and turnovers (24) and he was benched after arguably his worst game of the season in Monday’s loss to New Orleans.

He threw three interceptions and got sacked a season-high seven times as the Bears fell meekly at home to the Saints, 31-15.

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THEFT FROM APARTMENT LOCKERS Sometime overnight on the Monday December 15th, thieves broke into storage the lockers at the both Talasa apartment complexes in Sun Rivers. Three suspects were seen entering the apartment building, wearing dark hoodies, masks and were wearing gloves. The suspects went directly to the storage

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TORONTO — Patrick Patterson said the memory of last year’s Raptors’ playoff run, and the heartbreaking way it ended, was on his mind from the moment he woke up Wednesday (Dec. 17) morning.

If Wednesday night was a chance at payback, the Raptors accomplished it with a slam dunk — a 105-89 rout of the rival Brooklyn Nets.

“I’m definitely happy that we won the game, that we handled our business out there,’’ Patterson said. “It was a bit of revenge in my eyes, even though it’s a different team, even though they have different personnel, it was still a great environment, just like Game 7.’’

Toronto is back in action tonight (Dec. 19) against hometown Detroit.

Game time is 4:30 p.m.

Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 12 assists on Wednesday, while Jonas

Valanciunas added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors (20-6), who reached 20 wins before Christmas for the first time in franchise history.

Patterson, Amir Johnson, and Greivis Vasquez finished with 13 points apiece.

The game marked the first meeting between the two teams since the Nets dispatched the Raptors in seven games in the opening round of the playoffs — a spirited series that saw Raptors GM Masai Ujiri drop an F-bomb and drew thousands of fans to Maple Leaf Square each game.

Raptors coach Dwane Casey said Wednesday’s game, which was also “Drake Night,’’ wasn’t about revenge.

“We’re on a different path. Next game. I’m already thinking about Detroit,’’ Casey said.

“We are proud, everything we’ve done is to benefit the growth of our team,’’ Casey said. “But as you see, we have a lot of areas that we can improve on.”

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VANCOUVER — A weak second period, marred by a soft goal on Eddie Lack, was all the Vancouver Canucks needed to extend their losing streak to five games.

Kari Lehtonen stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season and the 29th of his career as the Dallas Stars defeated Vancouver 2-0 on Wednesday (Dec. 17) night.

The Canucks will look to stop the skid tomorrow (Dec. 20) against Calgary.

Game time is 7 p.m. at Rogers Arena.

Lack, starting on Wednesday for the first time since Dec. 7 in place of No. 1 goalie Ryan Miller, said Dallas’ first goal — off a weak backhand shot from Colton Sceviour at 2:53 of the second — helped sway the momentum of the game.

“It’s a weak goal, what else can I say?’’ Lack said.

— Canadian Press

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FAITH

Suggestions are unbelievable, ridiculous

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atthew tries to convince Jewish read-

ers Jesus is their Messiah by presenting him as a legitimate heir to the throne of David and the fulfillment of several prophecies.

However, the genealogy he provides is riddled with anomalies and most of the prophecies he refers to have nothing to do with the Messiah.

This may help explain why so few Jews convert to Christianity.

Matthew traces the lineage of Jesus all the way back to Abraham.

The problem is he skips names so he can claim, “all the generations from Abraham to David are 14 generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, 14 generations” (Matthew 1:17, new revised standard version throughout).

Most commentaries acknowledge the issue, but offer virtually nothing of substance to explain what Matthew was up to here.

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The New American Commentary concedes, “Matthew has omitted several names to achieve this literary symmetry.”

This is a stunning admission.

It’s akin to saying, “The Minister of Finance has omitted several expenditures to achieve a balanced budget.”

Commentators typically muse over Matthew’s use of fourteen suggesting it may have something to do with the numerical value of David’s name in Hebrew, or his name being 14th on the list.

Why these points might have significance is a mystery but, evidently, they are the commentators’ best guesses.

One theory suggests that dropping names to create artificial divi-

sio of 14 makes the sions ge genealogy easier to rem remember.

In my opinion, the suggestions fall these som somewhere between un unbelievable and rid ridiculous.

What Matthew was rea thinking no one really kn knows.

However, it is clear — as the Bible itself confirms — “all the generations” do not always add up to 14.

Even if the genealogy could be verified, it immediately becomes irrelevant because next, Matthew totally disconnects Jesus from his purported lineage by declaring that his mother, Mary, was impregnated by the Holy Spirit.

Then, he claims, “… this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ‘…the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel’” (Matthew 1:22-23).

The beloved Christmas carol begins with the plaintive prayer, “Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel.”

However, no such prayer exists in the Old Testament.

The lyrics are loosely based on Isaiah

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7:14. Matthew’s use of the future tense (“shall conceive”) comes from the Greek Septuagint.

However, it is inconsistent with the original Hebrew which describes a woman already pregnant and about to give birth before any prediction is made.

This strikes a deathblow to Matthew’s Virgin-Mary comparison and destroys his credibility.

Most English translations perpetuate the Septuagint’s future tense.

The correct rendering of the Hebrew is found in the Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society) and, at least, eight other English versions (CEB, CEV, ERV, GNT, KJB, LEB, NABRE and NRSV). Isaiah 7:14 does not predict a conception.

It foresees an already-conceived child being born a male centuries

before Jesus.

His early childhood would signal the destruction of Judah’s enemies during the reign of King Ahaz.

Jews see no Messiah here.

The word, “virgin,” in many versions of the Old Testament has also been poorly translated.

Respected sources say the Hebrew word, “alma,” can refer to a young, married woman (Jewish Study Bible and Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon).

The woman in the Isaiah passage could not have been a virgin unless impregnated by the Holy Spirit, which would have made the child a literal “Son of God” predating Jesus.

No version of Christian theology allows for this. Some will argue, “Emmanuel means ‘God with us,’ and, since Jesus was

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God, the name must refer to him.”

No, it means God was helping the Jews during the reign of Ahaz.

It does not refer to God appearing in human form.

Those presupposing divine inspiration might protest, “Matthew was inspired

by God. Therefore, Emmanuel must refer to the Messiah.”

A Jew might respond, “Emmanuel does not refer to the Messiah. Therefore, Matthew was not inspired.”

Space does not permit me to address the rest of Matthew’s desperate attempts to associate Jesus with Old-Testament passages.

For various reasons, Jews would be equally unimpressed by the following: Matthew 2:14-15, 17-18, 23; 12:15-21, 13:13-15,

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Matthew’s gospel has all but completely failed to resonate with its intended audience.

Jews have remained almost universally unresponsive.

That countless generations of Christians have accepted the virgin-birth doctrine, i.e., the divinity of Jesus, based largely on Matthew’s bogus interpretations of the Hebrew Scriptures is dumbfounding.

Unfortunately, during the upcoming holiday season, most Christians will be too preoccupied with shopping and feasting to be concerned with any serious reexamination of their cherished beliefs.

Recommended article: Why Jews Don’t Believe in Jesus.

A link is provided at my new website, TheBible.Exposed.

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ò Obituaries & In Memoriam ô JOHN WILLIAM COWELL John William Cowell died in the early hours of December 10, 2014, at the Victoria General Hospital. He was born February 6, 1952 in Prince George, BC and was predeceased by his mother, Johanna, father William, and brother Kerry. John is survived by his second mom Colleen, sisters Sheryl (Rick Ward), Laurie (Dan Lywood), Leanne (Richard Morton), Darlene, and his brothers Dennis Cowell and Brad (Maree) Cowell, along with many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

AMBER MARIE LUKOW February 29, 1984 – December 14, 2014

In Loving Memory of

LESLIE THIESSEN March 11, 1967 ~ December 21, 2004

His wife of 32 years and best friend Jane and his son Jesse also survive John. John enjoyed spending time with his family and in his retirement went on many trips with them to Europe, Mexico and New Brunswick/Nova Scotia.

John was a Probation Officer for many years in Williams Lake and Kamloops before he and the family moved to Victoria in 1993 where he worked for the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs. He was honored to be a part of the Nisga’a Negotiating Team. John retired from government in 2009 and continued to do some work as a first nations’ negotiator with BC Hydro.

John was a very loving and compassionate man. He cared very deeply for all those with whom he shared his life. He always had a quick smile and a warm hello for friends and family.

John’s passion was song writing and over the years has written well over 100 songs, many of the songs were co-writes with friends and fellow musicians. Many thanks to all John’s musical friends. John has also been involved with a local nonprofit group called Choir Kids.

He loved being part of an organization that encouraged the participation of children in the joy of music. John was a founding member of the Arbutus Singers of Victoria and loved his tenor buddies.

A very sincere thank you to Doctors’ Mark Thiessen, Chris Coppin, Daisy Duly, Gary Dewar, Stephan Larsson, Catherine Fitzgerald and the wonderful staff of the Cancer Agency and the Cardiac Care Unit at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, including the BC Ambulance Service.

John was so thankful for the love and support of his friends both his west coast and east coast family over the past few months. John will live in our hearts forever.

A celebration of John`s life will be held on February 7, 2015 and in lieu of flowers or other remembrances, John would be honoured if donations were made in his memory to the Choir Kids. Please visit www.earthsoption.com for further details on both the celebration and how donations may be made.

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LOUISE TAYNTON

With great sadness we announce the sudden loss of our precious Amber.

She will be greatly missed by her loving husband Jordan, four year old Max and two year old May as well as the many friends and family members who held her so dear. Amber will always be remembered for her loving, honest and open personality and her great sense of humour. She enjoyed outdoor activities and had many wilderness experiences with Jordan and the children.

Amber’s life will be celebrated with an informal gathering at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Avenue on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 1 pm.

November 22, 1937 – December 20, 2012

Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Loved and missed by your family

To hear your voice and see your smile To sit with you and talk awhile, To be together in the same old way Would be our greatest wish today.

So please God take a message To our precious wife and mom up above Tell her we miss her terribly And give her all our love.

Your loving family Griffiths, Kelci, Nancy and Darcy & Families

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Mr. John Elliott Sleypen passed away on December 3, 2014 at the age of 50 years. Lovingly remembered by his wife Cheryl Moes, his three sons Adam, Johnny, and Curtis, his four daughters Amber and Alyssa Sleypen, Ashley and Tiffany Rourke, his two grandchildren Alex and Arya. John is predeceased by his parents, Harry and Maria. John was a loving man with a great sense of humour. John enjoyed restoring vehicles, spending time at the shooting range, and playing pinball with his sons. John will always be remembered for his bigger than life laugh, and playful outlook on life. Celebration of John’s life will be held Saturday, December 20 at 12:00 in the Schoening Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Don Maione officiating.

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Rise up slowly, Angel.

Do not leave me here, alone, Where the warmth of mortal essence Lies replaced by cold, hard stone.

Wrap me in a downy cape Of sunshine, warm with love, And kiss a tear-stained mother’s face With moonlight from above.

Rise up slowly, Angel.

I cannot let you go.

Just drift softly ‘midst the faces, In sorrow now bent low.

Speak to me in breezes, Whispered through the drying leaves, And caress my brow with raindrops Filtered by the sheltering trees.

Then, wait for me at sunset, Beside the lily pond, And guide me safely homeward To your world, which lies beyond.

Ease the searing anger, ..... Born in harsh, unyielding truth That Death could steal my loved one From the glowing blush of youth.

Rise up slowly, Angel, For I cannot hear the song Which calls you through the shadows Into the light beyond.

Just spread your arms to take me In reunion’s sweet embrace, And we shall soar, together, To a different time and place.

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Shakeup in Alberta could CF-18s hit targets as Kurds launch have impact in Ottawa offensive JENNIFER DITCHBURN

THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives say they’re gobsmacked over the political tectonic shifts in Alberta this week, but they don’t have to reach too far into their own history to see parallels with the political pragmatism that’s at play.

Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith crossed the floor this week with eight MLAs to join the majority Progressive Conservative government. Federal members of Parliament — many of whom supported Wildrose — were caught off guard by the move.

Some observers have pointed to Wildrose’s disappointing showing in recent byelections as the catalyst for her startling decision.

And so it was in 2003, when a relatively new Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper lost a key byelection to the Progressive

Conservatives, who were in fifth place nationally at the time. Harper spent countless hours campaigning with the candidate in Perth-Middlesex, to no avail.

“Stephen made the decision he had to merge with the Tories after the PerthMiddlesex byelection,’’ former adviser Tom Jarmyn told author Bob Plamondon in his book about the merger, Full Circle.

Harper’s spokesman, Jason MacDonald, suggested Wednesday (Dec. 17) that Smith’s move had the prime minister’s seal of approval. For some time, Harper has dissuaded his MPs from openly campaigning for one Alberta provincial party or another.

“We don’t comment on provincial politics. But, federally, all conservatives working together has been a good thing,’’ he said.

That sort of Harper pragmatism, versus strict adherence to political ideology, is

what’s motivating both Smith and Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, say Conservative insiders.

Prentice has also brought into his fold players from the federal scene, including former ministers Rob Merrifield and Jay Hill — both of whom hailed from the Alliance side of the family.

Edmonton MP James Rajotte, who for a time considered running for the PC leadership, said the Wildrose moves will turn out to be a positive for the federal Conservatives.

“My sense is that the Wildrose supporters will now generally, at least in my area, rejoin the PC fold, so the reunification will make it easier for the federal party because everyone’s working on the same page then,’’ said Rajotte.

But, Edmonton NDP MP Linda Duncan, the only nonConservative to hold a federal riding in the province, sees it

differently. She said the fact Prentice took in nine MLAs from the right-wing Wildrose party suggests his party is not progressive at all.

Duncan also thinks the floor crossing will rub many Albertans the wrong way, forcing some to consider the NDP. “I find it absolutely astounding. What they have done with their massive crossing of the floor is just so against our principles and people are just going to say, what the hell have we elected?’’ said Duncan.

Conservative MP Blake Richards, who represents an area with many Wildrose party supporters, said he has supporters from both provincial parties to begin with and doesn’t see much impact federally.

“We’re a unified team when it comes to the federal Conservative team, I don’t think anything will change as a result of this,’’ said Richards.

OTTAWA — Canadian warplanes have been in action in Iraq once again, bombing enemy targets ahead of Kurdish Peshmerga forces who are pushing to completely break the siege in the Sinjar mountains.

The region along the Syrian border was home to many members of the Yazidi minority before extremist fighters swept in last August, killing or abducting hundreds and prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee through the mountains.

Col. Dan Constable, the commander of Canada’s task force for the Iraq mission, said two CF-18s bombed an enemy position about 100 kilometres northwest of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city.

The extremists had erected “defensive fighting positions and safe havens, places where they can engage from,’’ Constable said in a teleconference from an undisclosed base in Kuwait where the Canadian jets are based.

“We were requested to take those fighting positions out.’’

It is part of a stepped-up air campaign by the U.S.-led coalition battling militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The coalition carried out 61 strike missions from Dec. 15-17.

Since beginning combat operations in late October, the CF-18s have flown a total 130 sorties and carried out nine bombing runs.

— The Canadian Press

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Too many festivities spoiled by drunk driving.

We all spend a lot of time organizing the perfect holiday party. Unfortunately, too many of these festivities are spoiled every year by the effects of drunk driving. Over the Christmas period, road accidents caused by this scourge are numerous as are the police road blocks which lead to a multitude of arrests for the same reason.

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Burnaby wants Kinder Morgan to pay for cleanup, policing JAMES KELLER

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VANCOUVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The City of Burnaby is asking the National Energy Board to hand Kinder Morgan a bill that could be worth more than $2 million for policing and cleanup costs after pipeline work was targeted by protesters last month.

Environmental activists set up a makeshift encampment in a conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, east of Vancouver, in an attempt to block crews from conducting drilling and survey work related to its proposal to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The company obtained a court injunction ordering protesters to clear two drilling sites. Dozens of officers with the RCMP and other police agencies were on the scene for over a week, arresting more than 100 people by the time the work was finished.

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, who has been a vocal opponent of the planned pipeline expansion, has publicly said the company, not taxpayers, should be on the hook for policing costs.

The city wrote the National Energy Board a letter earlier this month, indicating it plans to seek an order from the board forcing Kinder Morgan to pay for the entire police bill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which it estimates to be between $1 million and $2 million â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well

as any work required to restore the conservation area where the work occurred. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Trans Mountain went to B.C. Supreme Court for an injunction against the public, and sought and received authority to engage a police presence in the conservation area . . . it did so knowing the likely consequences,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter, dated Dec. 5. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The presence of many police officers . . . has resulted in further damage to the conservation area at great public expense, much of which will be paid by Burnaby. Large areas of the conservation area were fenced off, and the public road was fully closed. More areas of the park were trampled.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The letter says the company was required by the energy board to do â&#x20AC;&#x153;as little damage as possibleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; during its work. The city, however, says there was extensive damage that went well beyond what the company had initially promised.

The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter does not include a final tally of the cleanup costs.

The company submitted its own response to the board, saying it is prepared to pay for cleanup and remediation work while suggesting police costs are the responsibility of the city.

A letter written by a company lawyer says the city could have mitigated the damage to the mountain by enforcing bylaws that the protesters were

breaking. Those include bylaws preventing anyone from setting up a structure in a city parks or damaging trees, shrubs and parkland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead, Burnaby, having sat on its hands, now turns to Trans Mountain for compensation for damage caused by third parties,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; the letter says.

The letter goes on to say it was the protesters, not the company, that prompted the need for such a significant police presence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trans Mountain is not in control of third parties who decided to break the law,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; the letter says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The police were required to maintain public order and safety. Policing costs are a service provided to taxpaying citizens and corporations in Burnaby, including Trans Mountain, to protect their lawful rights.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter says that Kinder Morgan is prepared to pay for cleanup work, even for damage caused by the protesters, and it is open to negotiating with the city on that issue.

However, the company says it would be premature for the city to demand money before the cleanup work is finished and a final cost is determined.

Also, the company says the National Energy Board Act outlines a process for such compensation, which includes a period of negotiation followed by arbitration, which hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happened.

TWU taking battle to court VANCOUVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Christian university in Langley is taking the debate between religious freedoms and same-sex equality rights into the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s courts.

Trinity Western University has announced it is launching legal action against

the Law Society of B.C. over the regulatory bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent decision not to accredit graduates from its proposed law school.

In contention is a community covenant at the university that prohibits sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman.

The law society accredited the proposed school last April but reversed that decision in October, and earlier this month the provincial government followed suit and revoked its support.

University president Bob Kuhn said the institution has no

choice but to proceed legally partly because the Law Society of B.C. has infringed on its students human rights.

The law society said in an email that it will defend its decision and will respond within the time limit set by the court. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Canadian Press

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Kamloops North Rotary Club would like to congratulate the winners of the Sports and Culture Weekend Raffle the club has held as their major yearly fundraising event. The draw took place at their weekly meeting on October 29th at Anavets.

The winning tickets were drawn by their guest for the evening, Mr. Steven Puhallo, Executive Director of the Kamloops North Shore Business Improvement Association.

The winner of the first prize that included a 2 night stay at River Rock Casino, two tickets to the Grey Cup Football Game on November 30th and $400 spending money was Woody Smith of Kamloops.

Woody is shown accepting his prize from Kamloops North Rotary President, Roger Plested.

Winners The second prize which included four tickets to the Cirque de Soleil to be held in Kamloops on December 27th and $200 spending money went to Trish Sallaway also of Kamloops.

Kamloops North Rotary would like to congratulate the winners as well as extend their appreciation to the many people who bought tickets in support of the event.

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TODAY W FRI., DEC. 19 MUSIC: RYAN7, at Chances Barside Grill, 1250 Haltson 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. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. and the doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $34 for adults, $20 for youth and can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 kamloopslive.ca.

SAT., DEC. 20 FAMILY: STATIC ELECTRICITY SHOW, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St. Exploration room with exhibits also open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

More info: blscs.org.

KARAOKE, at Bailey’s Pub, 1050 Eighth St., every Saturday beginning at 9 p.m.

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WILDLIGHTS FESTIVAL, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the B.C. Wildlife Park. Includes Uncle Chris the Clown, story time with Obe the Elf and featuring the Elf on the Shelf story, laser light show, holiday maze, family farm, wolf feeding, express miniature train, campfire and christmas light displays throughout the park. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for children and ages 2 and under are free. There are also discounts for families.

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n old tradition gone new again has taken roots at the B.C. Wildlife Park.

In the 17th year of the park’s seasonal Wildlights display, Elf on the Shelf storytime will be featured on select nights.

As the story goes, Santa’s elves are sent to be the eyes and ears in homes around the world, reporting back to Santa which boys and girls have been good and which ones have been bad.

The story has made its way into homes in recent years, with parents setting up a toy elf in all kinds of situations, allowing for children to find

them the next day.

“It’s a family tradition,” said Katelyn Leitch, education and volunteer assistant at the B.C. Wildlife Park.

A park employee has brought the tradition to life at the zoo, dressed up as Obe the Elf and sharing the story on special nights.

“That’s brand new this year,” Leitch said.

The park has also added additional light displays and has changed up its laser show, timed to music.

Gangnam Style and What Does the Fox Say will no longer be featured.

Leitch did not wish to spoil it, but said it may include a Lego-theme.

“One of our staff members just kind of took it under her wing and she went with it,

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Obe the Elf and storytime take place at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. nightly until Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Uncle Chris the Clown will be performing each night during the Wildlights except for Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Wildlights run nightly until January 4 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Last admission is at 8:30 p.m.

Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors ages 65 and older, $8 for kids ages three to 17 and free for kids ages two and under.

Families get a discount, with two adults and three children paying $40 and two adults and four children paying $45.

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which is great,” Leitch said.

“It’s family oriented.”

Attendees can also vote in a Gingerbread House competition, which is on until Dec. 31.

Along with these new additions, this year’s Wildlights will again include a cozy campfire and concession, a holiday maze, appearances by Uncle Chris the Clown, rides on the Wildlife Express Miniature Train and a wolf feeding.

It’s a good idea to time your trip to the Wildlights just right.

The laser-light show plays every half hour, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The wolf feeding begins at 6:30 p.m.

The train is $1 per person, cash only.

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BURSARIES FOR FILMS Ann Lavack has Entertainment been awarded a $300 bursary from the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission for a documentary seven of her students at Thompson Rivers University are creating about the Kamloops Food Bank.

Kora Vanderlip received a $200 bursary for her short film about flying in the Thompson-Nicola region.

The bursaries were sponsored by Downtown Reel Productions, a company the film commission works with to find locations for filming.

Both will be shown in 2015 during the Short Shorts Film Festival, which runs as part of the Kamloops Film Festival from March 5 to March 14 next year.

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Kenny Hess played the Merritt Mountain Festival 18 times — and he’s pretty sure there aren’t many other musicians who can match that longevity.

During those years, the country singer said, he was amazed by the quality of weekend entertainment Claude Lelievre and Diana Kelly presented and, as he makes plans to bring his own festival back to the Nicola Valley, Hess said he plans to “stand on the shoulders of their success.”

Rockin’ River Musicfest has called Mission home since 2008, but the venue can’t handle the size of crowds it’s been bringing out in recent years, Hess said.

“About 10,000 a day is the biggest it can go there,” he said. That reality, coupled with what he called strong interest from the KamloopsVernon-Kelowna area, brought him to Merritt.

Hess anticipates a daily attendance of from 15,000 to 18,000 when the gates open on Thursday, July 30, for the four-day festival.

“Merritt is one of the nicest venues anywhere in the world,” Hess said, noting the 7,000 campsites can accommodate almost 30,000 people.

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KTW FILE PHOTO Kenny Hess is bringing the Rockin’ River Musicfest to Merrit beginning on July 30. The town is formerly home to Merritt Mountain music festival, at which Hess performed in 18 times.

He has plans to build some cabins on the site that will be rented out for the weekend for those who might not want to overnight in an RV or tent.

Hess said he started his festival because of a strong belief B.C. needed live country music like it every year.

The move is being gener-

ated not only by necessity, but by Hess’s belief country music needs to be performed at festivals in a rural setting, “where people can put on their cowboy hat and go play cowboy for the weekend.”

Dierks Bentley, one of the headliners, has been announced.

Hess hopes to make public

the other three in coming days once some contractual issues are finalized.

“I wish I could tell you right now,” he said.

“There are four really solid headliners. People will be very excited with our lineup.”

For more information, go online to rockinriverfest. com.

Stuart McLean, the famed storyteller behind the Vinyl Cafe, will be in Kamloops on Feb. 2.

McLean’s radio series on CBC Radio tells stories of Dave, Morley, Stephanie and Sam. McLean has won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour three times and is author of a dozen or so books.

He will be at Sagebrush Theatre, 821 Munro St., to share his stories, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets start at $58.10 for adults and $39.05 for seniors and are available from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or online at kamloopslive.ca.

SMITH BACK IN FEBRUARY Dallas Smith will ring in the new year with a performance at Sagebrush Theatre on Feb. 10.

Tickets for the show start at $54.52 and are on sale now from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or online at kamloopslive.ca.

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Giving plants at Christmas can be a year round present for the person who receives the gift.

Azaleas are one of my favorite Christmas plants, they enjoy cool houses, bright light but do not require direct light and because they enjoy moist soil they are good plants for people who like to water lots!

Madagascar Jasmine or as I know it Stephanotis, is a highly fragrant tropical vine. The white blooms are popular in bridal bouquets!

It is another plant for bright light and can be moved outside onto a shady patio [after final frost] for the summer.

Kalanchoes are a blooming succulents whose flowers come in a huge range of colours but the white and red flowered varieties are great at Christmas. This plant is a bit more drought tolerant and can grow in bright light also.

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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the in-your-face jolly this and jolly that and a seasonal expectation that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re automatically on board with it all.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the outof-hand materialism, stressing bank accounts and putting people in debt.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a deepened sense of loneliness for those who have recently lost someone, for those who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it home or for others who simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anywhere to go.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometimes enough to make you wonder whether weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d all be better off without the fuss of the season.

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holiday cheer.

It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come in the form of a Michael BublĂŠ holiday album or another Home Alone sequel but, rather, a genuine and simple random act of kindness that happened in our community because of Christmas.

They call themselves â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little helpersâ&#x20AC;? and they are two anonymous G PG Kamloops residents

who have been spreading the Christmas spirit to their unsuspecting friends throughout the city.

A retired couple, they downsized their home last year, leaving them with plenty of things they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have space or need for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including about 15 to 20 strings of LED Christmas lights.

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up with decorations, this year they are living in a condo and have simplified their display to a Christmas tree and the odd poinsettia.

They had no use for the extra outdoor trimmings and pondered what to do with them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll surprise people with them,â&#x20AC;? they told me.

They have been sneaking over to friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes and decorating front yards with the colourful lights.

Effectively, Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little helpers have been Christmas-light bombing throughout the Tournament Capital.

They explained it all and how the process proved a bit tricky.

It involves the careful planning of when to visit, while residents arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t home.

It involves hauling a

ladder into someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yard and finding an outlet.

It involves avoiding suspicious neighbours â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but having a story made up, just in case they wander over to chat, as happened in one case.

Then, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the actual labour of putting up the lights.

But, key to it all â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get caught.â&#x20AC;?

One resident didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t notice after coming home to the newly decorated exterior, adding to the fun of it all for the duo.

They especially enjoyed decorating at houses without any lights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll show them.â&#x20AC;?

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The Stooges are one of three acts recently announced to be performing at next year’s Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival. Canned Heat and Oysterband were also announced.

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Stooges to play Salmon Arm Essential Manicure It may be 10 months away, but the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival has announced three acts — Canned Heat, Oysterband and the Stooges Brass Band.

Forty-five years ago, Canned Heat was one of the headliners at Woodstock and retains some of the original members, including drummer Adolfo de la Parra and bassist Larry Taylor, along with Dale Sparling on harmonica, guitar and lead vocals and John Paulus on guitar.

Oysterband has also been around for almost

40 years, during which time it has been blurring the likes between traditional and punk folk and folk rock in the United Kingdom.

The Stooges Brass Band started to make its name known in 1996, based out of New Orleans.

Trombone Shorty once was a member, before heading out on his own, but the band continues to bring classic New Orleans music and spirit to its performances.

Tickets are on sale now for the festival, which runs from Aug. 14 to Aug. 16.

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The Arkells’ most recent album, High Noon, was released earlier this year.

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Join Ukranian New Year’s at curling club

Celebrate Ukrainian New Year’s this year at the Kamloops Curling Club with the Thompson Valley Activity and Social Club.

Let’s Dance returns on Jan. 10, a dinner and dance at 700 Victoria St.

Music — including Ukrainian polkas, waltz, country and rock — a door prize, 50-50 raffle and spot dance will take place.

Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the dance is from 8 p.m.

to 12:30 wa.m.

Club members pay $20 for the dinner and dance, while non-members pay $35.

The dance only is $10.

For tickets or more information, call Zonia at 250-372-0091 or Francoise at 250-372-3782.

The Kamloops Exploration Group has another series of lectures planned for early in 2015.

The schedule includes: • Jan. 8: Understanding our Ancestors’ Earth; Environments & Biology of the Ice Age Giants with Robert Young, an associate professor in earth and environment sciences at UBC-Okanagan.

• Jan 22: Backyard, Boneyard, Junkyard Geology with Jim Britton, a provincial geologist and planner.

• Feb. 5: From Tree-Tops To Massive Sulphides: New Discoveries with Colin Dunn of the Geological Survey of Canada.

• Feb. 19: Crust Formation on the Early Earth — An IcelandLike Setting with Jesse Reimink, a PhD student at the University of Alberta.

• March 5: The Yellowstone Hot Spot; One Of The World’s Largest Volcanoes with Jamie Farrell of the University of Utah’s department of geology and geophysics.

• March 19: Critical Raw Materials with George Simandl of the B.C. Geological Survey.

• March 26: Tailings Ponds with Eric Domingue, manager of operations, environment divisi, DST Consulting Inc. • April 23: New Afton Mine Update with Marty Henning, senior feologist, New Gold Inc. All sessions are in the Mountain Room at the Campus Activity Centre at Thompson Rivers University.

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Q: Why are cracks in downtown sidewalks flagged with neon tape?

A: City of Kamloops trades manager Devis Luison said the city isn’t responsible for the bits of tape, which can be found on sidewalks along Victoria, Seymour and St. Paul streets, as well as in other areas downtown.

“It’s just an individual going around, having fun,” said Luison, noting the city has asked the man responsible for the tape to stop his vigilante crack-marking campaign.

Lusion said the city sometimes flags cracks in sidewalks itself, but only when they are over an inch wide. In those cases, staff use fluorescent paint.

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Give blood for holidays There’s giving presents at Christmas, donating to charities and volunteering over the holidays.

But, the Canadian Blood Services is hoping people will support hospital patients by giving blood.

Across the country, the organization is rallying Canadians to wrap their communities in red to show appreciation to its donors and encourage others to consider donating blood during the holiday season.

People are encouraged to get involved by taking a photo or video of themselves wrapped in red and sharing it on social media with the hashtag #WrapItUpRed. It can be a challenge collecting blood over the holidays, due to the sheer number of people who travel to escape winter weather.

For those who stick it out in Kamloops this winter, there are several upcoming clinics at the Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers Way: • Jan. 5 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Jan. 6 from noon to 7 p.m.

• Jan. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Appointments are required. Call 1-888-236-6283 or go online to blood.ca to book one.

Bus hours extended for New Year’s Eve Stay out past midnight on New Year’s Eve and catch the bus home.

The City of Kamloops and B.C. Transit have teamed up to extend evening bus service heading into the new year.

Transit will operate on a regular schedule on Dec. 31, but with extended hours until

about 12:40 a.m.

Regular fares are in effect.

Also of note, there will be no service available on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, and Sunday service offered on Boxing Day. For more information and for complete bus schedules, go online to bctransit. com.

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f you’re going to visit Jerusalem, Friday is the day to do it, to best witness the transition from a bustling, vibrant city to one settling down for 24 hours of pure rest over the Jewish Sabbath.

It was Friday afternoon when I walked around the Old City of Jerusalem, marvelling at the tall limestone slabs that constitute its ancient, majestic walls.

It was winter, which meant the Jewish Sabbath would begin early, at sundown.

By 3 p.m., the city was shutting down as people disappeared into their homes for prayer and family meals, buses ceased operation, stores closed their doors soon after lunch and an aura of peace and spirituality descended like a mist over the city.

It’s hard to find a place that doesn’t have deep, historical significance in the Old City.

I strolled through the Christian quarter, where Arab street peddlers were selling freshly squeezed pomegranate juice and a hot, milky beverage called Sahlab.

Despite the proliferation of tourist shops selling gold and silver trinkets, this was no ordinary marketplace.

It was the Via Doloroso, where each of the nine stations en route mark Jesus’ journey from trial to crucifixion.

The Via culminates at the striking Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where pilgrims stand in a threehour lineup to enter Christ’s tomb while others prostrate themselves before a marble slab, said to be the place where Jesus’ body was prepared for entombment.

Today, there’s a complicated arrangement between the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church as

LAUREN KRAMER PHOTO The walls of Jerusalem’s Old City are a spell-binding sight, particularly on a late Friday afternoon, when the city is bathed in silence.

150 years because the different churches cannot agree who it belongs to or what to do with • El Al flies between Israel and New York or L.A. several times each it,” she said. week, with increased frequency in the summer months. For more Winter in Jerusalem can be chilly but, to escape the cold, information, go online to elal.co.il or call (800) 223-6700.

I only had to venture an hour • Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is free or by or so south, to the Dead Sea, donation. which is arguably the world’s • Join a tour of the Via Dolorosa or take a self-guided excursion most unique body of water. through the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City.

Located in the Judean desert, the Dead Sea has a 33 • There are a range of private operators at the Dead Sea who per cent salt concentration — provide shower and beach facilities for those who wish to swim. compared to three per cent in Average fees are $17 per person. any other sea — and looks just • For more information, contact the Israel tourism ministry at (888) like any other lake until you try 77-ISRAEL or goisrael.com. to swim in it and realize you’re unsinkable.

It’s a bizarre feeling indeed to who holds services and when, a wooden step ladder leaning to immerse yourself and experibut nothing can change without against the wall of an upper-level ence the buoyancy and the feelagreement by all parties. window. ing of the oily, slippery water My guide, Rivka, pointed to “That ladder has been there on your skin.

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Afterwards, swimmers dip their hands into vats of black, mushy, mineral-rich mud from the floor of the Dead Sea, smearing it over exposed skin.

It’s a great reason to get dirty and one that leaves the skin feeling tingly and fresh.

To see a completely different side of Israel, spend some time in Tel Aviv.

Here, in the shadow of towering glass hotels and new residential complexes, kite surfers cavort in the Mediterranean and locals play beach bats and volleyball on the sand, even in the winter months.

Trendy neighborhoods abound, where old buildings have been reincarnated into boutique galleries, clothing and jewellery stores.

My favourite of these is the old city of Jaffa, its ancient alleyways and picturesque arches housing innovative artists and designers.

From Jaffa’s historic cobblestones, you stroll down the street to Abouelafia, an Arab street-side bakery that has served baked delicacies in the same spot since 1879.

A delicious symbol of ArabJewish co-existence, it’s a landmark bakery and, quite possibly, the best place to order pita bread with zaa’tar, a Middle Eastern spice.

Pastry in hand, you can find a quiet, sunny corner overlooking the Mediterranean and gaze out at the ocean in one direction and at the bustling city of Tel Aviv in the other.

It’s a place where ancient meets modern, with a soothing timelessness that quells all restlessness.

That aura of spirituality hangs so thick in the air, you could almost touch it.

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

Career Opportunities 6478463

250-374-0462

Truck Driver Training

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

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

Career Opportunities

January 9-11 • January 23-25

6763049 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.

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

Education/Trade Schools

Education/Trade Schools

Air Brakes 16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course

call 250.828.5104 or visit

tru.ca/trades

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

BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH US! CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN

Do you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment with opportunities for continuous growth and development?

At Tolko people are our most valuable resource and our success is dependent on innovative individuals who are aligned with our organizational values.

Our tradition of excellence is built on strong company values, a challenging work environment and continuous development. Tolko’s value for safety, the environment, and sustainable business practices are key to being an industry leader in the world market of today.

We are currently seeking Certified Electricians to join our teams in the Okanagan Region of BC. If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being part of our community, please apply via our website www.tolko.com by January 2, 2015.

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

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the operation’s Maintenance Supervisor and working with tradesman, and other team members, the Certified Electrician carries out maintenance programs and projects at the division. This is a challenging position and an opportunity to work in an innovative environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A good working knowledge of WorkSafe BC and OH&S Regulations A valid Interprovincial Journeyman ticket 3-5 years industrial maintenance experience PLC experience is a definite asset Willing to work any shift and have a desire to work in a team environment Superior communication, problem solving, and computer skills.

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Employment

Employment

Services

Services

Merchandise for Sale

Help Wanted

Sales

Fitness/Exercise

Landscaping

$500 & Under

Seeking Resident Manager couple that are willing to consider relocation. Must have strong communication skills, be computer literate and experience with the Residential Tenancy Branch an asset. Basic maintenance skills for plumbing, drywall, carpentry a must. Please submit resume via fax: 778-471-7170, email:

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.

Employment

Help Wanted LEGAL SECRETARY Corporate and Commercial Secretary with conveyancing experience wanted for small downtown law firm. Please forward resumes to emedia@paralynx.com

kamloopsapartmentrent@shaw.ca

or drop off at 109 Victoria Street.

Maintenance Assistant

Required for Berwick on the Park retirement residence.

Thurs to Mon, full-time with benefits $19.49-$20.39/hour.

Please send resumes to: bop.admin@berwickrc.com

WE will pay you to exercise!

Deliver Kamloops This Week Only 3 issues a week!

call 250-374-0462 for a route near you!

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.

Medical/Dental

TRY A CLASSIFIED AD

Sahali Dental Centre requires f/t dental receptionist / CDA contact Dr. Della Summers fax 250-374-3499 or office manager sue-sdc@telus.net

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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 You possess: • Super B driving experience • A clean drivers abstract • References We are an equal opportunity Employer.

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

Port Hardy, BC. Busy GM dealership looking for two full time positions to be filled immediately.

Certified GM technician Ticketed Bodyman Very competitive pay scales, benefits, and flexible schedules.

Send resume to cory@klassengm.com

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

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

Financial Services $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

Help Wanted

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

Call 250-371-4949

Electrical

Plumbing

SUNDANCE ELECTRIC

HOT WATER TANKS REPLACEMENT

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

Call Gerry 250-574-4602

sundanceelectric.ca

Floor Refinishing/ Installations

Trades, Technical

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

Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

Only $150/month

classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

SPECIAL. SAVE $$.

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

Stucco/Siding

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?

Call our Classified Department for details!

250-371-4949 *some restrictions apply

Computer Equipment WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-3711333

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

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

Free Items Free Dining room table w/4 chairs u pick up (250) 5733814

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

Firewood/Fuel

Handypersons

ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine.

Stock up now. Campfire wood.

(250)377-3457.

RICKS’S SMALL HAUL

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

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

Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

250-377-3457

TRY A CLASSIFIED AD

WOOD PELLETS “more heat than fir” $200 per ton. Vinsulla.

250-319-4546, 250-578-6967.

Heat, Air, Refrig.

FURNACE

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

FIREPLACE

SALE NOW ON! J.WALSH & SONS 2321 E. Trans-Canada Hwy. Kamloops 250.372.5115

FURNACE DUCT CLEANING

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

Trades, Technical

Furniture Lets You Live Life.

Pets & Livestock

Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act. BICHON/ HAVANESE X puppies,males, vet checked, 1st set of shots, delivery available.

(250)804-6848.Ready to go Dec 14th.

PETS 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 *some restrictions apply.

Trades, Technical

SHIFT ENGINEER 3 & 4 REQUIRED We are looking for two self-performing (“hands on”) Shift Engineers (a Shift Engineer 3 & a Shift Engineer 4) who will work independently under minimal supervision to provide a high level of operational services to our clients and our building. This will be accomplished by operating, monitoring, maintaining and repairing the hospital plant and facilities to ensure efŵcient operations. We are looking for a team player who possesses a level of mechanical aptitude, is willing to learn new things and has an ability to communicate effectively. The successful applicant will perform maintenance work in their specialized trade related work consistent with his/her trades Tualiŵcations, skills and abilities as and when reTuired.

4XDOLŵFDWLRQV Ř +olds a &lass 3 or 4 3ower Engineer &ertiŵcate, as applicable, in the applicable jurisdiction Ř 3ossess the mathematical and language skills normally attained through secondary school graduation. Ř E[cellent interpersonal skills to maintain an effective working relationship with our clients, contractors and other in-house staff. Ř Self-starter and able to work independently. Ř 3rioritize multiple reTuests or demands placed on his or her time Ř The successful applicant will need to pass a security clearance.

3lease apply at ZZZ EURRNŵHOGMRKQVRQFRQWUROV FRP Requisition # 140326, 140327

Misc. for Sale Precision Edge Compound Bow 1050s asking $250firm 250-819-9711

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

Merchandise 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.

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

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

Real Estate 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

Elec wheelchair Compass mid wheel drive new cond, ext cap batt incl + charger $3000obo (250) 554-7379 Invacare pwr wheel chair, $3000, King size medical bed (2 twins together) $1350 (250) 579-5231 aft 6pm

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

Misc. for Sale

Rentals

1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $600. Call 250-851-1304.

Apt/Condo for Rent

Medical Supplies

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?

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

Nordic Track Walk Fit Treadmill Self powered with arm exerciser poles like new $625obo (250) 578-7449

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

250-374-7455

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Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Transportation

Townhouses

Cars - Sports & Imports

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Rooms for Rent

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

The Sands, Lower Sahali.

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

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

TV and local telephone also included 250-372-7761

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

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

Bed & Breakfast

Shared Accommodation

BC Best Buy Classifiedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Basement suite male util, internet/cable w/d, incl in quiet clean owner occupied home $450 n/s, n/p 376-7484/ 250320-7707

Place your classified ad in over 71 Papers across BC.

Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. Call 250579-2480.

Call 250-371-4949 for more information

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

Commercial/ Industrial

Suites, Lower

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

1bdrm Brock. $750/month plus dd. Incl util. W/D. Private ent. N/S, no parties. Ref req.

250-571-3553

www.sundenmanagement.com

Duplex / 4 Plex

1bdrm furnished suite near RIH for 1 quiet working person/student. N/S, N/P, No partiers. $775/mo. 250-374-9281.

NORTH SHORE

3BDRM +den 2 1/2 bth. Fncâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d yd. NS, $1200. DD&Refs. N Shore call aft 3pm 554-6978.

2bdrm 4 working person or couple, central air, $850 ref vacant shared util 376-0633

4bdrm duplex NShore $1,300 Feb1, n/s, sm pet responsible working adults 250- 318-5270

2bdrm Brock $1000 +dd util incl. sep ent no party, prefer mature ref req 250-376-0370 or 250-819-7994

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 1&2/BDRM Suites

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

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 3bdrms top floor, 1-down.

2baths. N/S, N/P. $1650/mo. + 65% hydro/heat. 376-0964.

Looking for a Rental in Kamloops or Logan Lake?

Check out our Listings at

www.sundenmanagement.com

Call 250-376-0062

RUNSOLD TILL

2bdrms, N/Shore. 4-appls.

N/S, $880/mo inclds util. Call 250-852-0909, 250-376-5913 Cumfy 1bdrm. Close to University, Hospital. Perfect for student or quiet person. Excellent Location. ns/np. Call now $495-$725 (250) 299-6477 North Kamloops brand new 1bdrm suite. New appl. N/S, N/P. $875. 250-318-0023.

NORTH SHORE *Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms

Motorcycles

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

2009 Vulcan LT Kawasaki.

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

PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

lilacgardens1@gmail.com NO PETS

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/tires Nokian Hakkapelitta5.

215/65/R16 studded.

Exc. cond. $190. 250-554-1023.

1995 Jayco Trailer 30ft. No slide-outs.

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

1365 Dalhousie Drive â&#x20AC;˘ 250-371-4949

26â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Champion motorhome, 440 motor. renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d ($3000/receipts) $2675/obo.

778-4721547 9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom.

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

Run until sold

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 ďŹ&#x201A;at rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* â&#x20AC;˘ $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) â&#x20AC;˘ $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)

Scrap Car Removal

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.

91 Toyota fully rebuilt, 6 cyl, std 4x4 - lift, winch, 33â&#x20AC;? tires, hitch, newer seats/carpet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; awesome ride. Extra parts. $5600/obo 250-319-1946 Fishing Truck 89 Ford Lariat F150 2-wd 173,000km V8-302 auto with canopy & boat loader asking $3000 250-376-4761 NEW LEER Truck Canopy.

82â&#x20AC;?x70â&#x20AC;?. White. $500, Call: 1(250) 314-0072.

Trucks - Logging

1992 GMC Dump Truck 366 V8 on propane, 5spd manual tranny, hyd brakes. Incl inbox hyd sander and 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; snow blade. Clean title $13000 obo 250-574-2766 or 250-376-1872 93 Dodge Cummins 2wd 266,533km rebuilt trans ext cab gd rubber gd shape $3150 (403) 581-3823

Boats 1996 Seadoo, 5-seater jet boat & trailer. New motor & impellars, many extras. Excellent shape. $7,000. 250-672-9887.

Adult

2004 Lexington motor home well equipped new tires like new only 36000 miles call $32,000 obo 250 573-2332

Run Till Rented

$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

Snowmobiles 2011 Ski Doo Summit 800.

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

Sport Utility Vehicle

Kamloops This Week Run Till Rented gives you endless possibilities... $53 Max 3 Lines Max 12 Weeks Must be pre-paid (no refunds) Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time 00 + tax

(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

Escorts

1ST CHOICE

KAMLOOPS TEMPTRESS Sexy, fun, accommodating, & discreet.

Ask about our daytime specials & Stag Parties.

Call 24/7

www.kamloopstemptress.com

250-572-3623 Attractive blond provides massage and much more. Ph. 250-376-5319 9am-9pm Hot Sexy Asian girl 23 years old 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;4â&#x20AC;? 36C 120lbs, Pretty, friendly and sweet. No rush 778-220-5372

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Read All About Itâ&#x20AC;?

250-371-4949

Does not include: Car/Truck/RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Power Boats/Street Bike

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

TOP DOLLAR PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES

*some restrictions apply call for details

Add an extra line for only $10

Additional items/lines $10 each Non business ads only Some restrictions apply

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

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

2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg

ONLY $35.00(plus Tax)

PLUS TAX

3 items-3 lines for $35

Trucks & Vans 1999 Chev Dually diesel low km, great cond incl new canopy needs tires $7700 (250) 579-5231 aft 6pm

Call: 250-371-4949

RUN UNTIL SOLD (250)371-4949

Transportation

Recreational/Sale

*Some conditions & restrictions apply.

Private party only (no businesses).

1998 24ft. Citation Class C Motorhome.

163,000kms.

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

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2005, 38â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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.

97 Camaro Z28 350 6spd 120,000km black loaded $9,000obo (250) 319-7058

00 3 lines

CASH$

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

1992 Buick Roadmaster. 5.7L, 53,000kms. Exc Hwy car, new tires. $4,300. 250-319-4104.

2011 Mercedes CLS 550. 4dr. coupe, fully equipped. AMG sport pkg, V-8, 40,000kms.

New $97,000, Now $49,800.

250-319-8784.

$

Recreational/Sale

Cars - Domestic

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

STUFFINTO

January 11, 2015 1:00 P.M. MEKONG RESTAURANT 1030 Harvey Ave., Kelowna, B.C.

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.

4 Winter Claw Extreme Grip LT265/70 R17. & 5 hole Steel Wheels for Dodge 1500. $750.

314-6620.

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

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

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

Townhouses

TURN

Transportation

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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

Best Value In Town

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

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Trucks & Vans 1980 GMC half-ton, straight 6 auto. Good shape. $600. 250376-6482.

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WORD SCRAMBLE

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Is December passing you by?

Downtown is Ferguson Equipment

Drew Dufour, Owner

Favourite childhood Christmas memory: Christmas at Grandma’s house.

What scent reminds you of Christmas?

The smell of a wood burning fire.

Favourite ...

Christmas carol: “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”

by Bing Crosby.

Christmas present: Customized glass Christmas ball.

Tree ornament: This year my staff bought me an ice fishing pole that I absolutely love!

Must-have for Christmas dinner: My Mom’s loaf.

Special family tradition: The entire family (about 30 of us) gathering around my Grandma’s huge antique wooden table for Christmas dinner.

too busy to celebrate?

Book your party at Storms in January.

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Favourite Christmas Carol: Rudolph the red nosed reindeer Favourite Christmas Present: I always like to get books.

Favourite Tree Ornament: I have one that is a quintessential orb but made entirely of bells. I love the sound it makes.

Must have for Christmas dinner?

Dessert... and turkey.

What did you leave for Santa as a kid: Milk and chocolate chip cookies and some carrots for the reindeer.

Weirdest Christmas gift you’ve received?

A picture of myself.... yeah nothing that strange.

course! of cours Suggest a unique gift from inventory: We sell movies like, 22 Jum Jump Street, Hotel, The Lego Movie....

Grand Budapest Hotel and many more!

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Childhood Memory: Me and my siblings sharing a room for Christmas eve and getting up all together, before the sun was up and sitting by the glowing tree just looking at the gifts, not at all concerned with having to wait for our parents to wake up.

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Suggest a unique gift from your inventory: We have Christmas stockings that include the folding saw, Stihl or Husqvarna gloves, safety glasses and a pair of wicking socks.

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Lindsey Hilton, Movie Mart Elf

Special family tradition: Everyone picks one gift to open on Christmas Eve and then we watch ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’.

Perfect stocking stuffer: Portable folding hunting/camping arborist’s saw (everybody needs one!).

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YOUR RRSP HEADQUARTERS Would you like to make a contribution to your RRSP and get a tax return?

If the answer is yes, we can help!

We are offering Guaranteed RRSP Loans from $1,000 up to $25,000 approved immediately, with interest rates as low as 3.25%!

A Very Special Holiday Dinner Buffet Dec. 19, 20, 23, 27, 31 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

A tantalizing variety of Authentic Indian Dishes to choose from! Make your reservation today!

Pay $40.00 and receive a $50.00 gift certificate to be used from Jan. 1st to Feb. 10th, 2015! *GST not included

Receive 0.50% discount if loan processed before February 2, 2015.

Last day to contribute to your RRSP is March 3, 2015.

The Advantages of an RRSP loan: • Quick and easy way to increase your contribution to an RRSP or Spousal RRSP. By using a RRSP loan you can maximize your RRSP contribution this year. Or catch up on previous year’s contributions.

• Can help you reduce the amount of tax you pay.

• Monthly repayments tailored to your budget.

• The cost of borrowing is low, and loan can be repaid in full at any time.

Call or visit us today to learn more about this offer!

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Downtown Dialogue DTK customer care

Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association Downtown Kamloops makes a great living room.

Besides being the most interesting place to do your Christmas shopping, it is a fabulous place to socialize and spend time just hanging out.

Locals all have their favorite coffee shop, tea joint, pub or restaurant where they feel right at home. The staff know their name and their preferred beverage, too.

It’s all about that type of customer service in downtown Kamloops. It’s one of the many things that contributes to making us unique.

When looking at successful downtowns around the continent, there are a few key features that make them an attractive place to spend time — being clean, safe and friendly.

You have to try to create an environment where people have the perception that it is well cared for, it is a safe place to be and they feel welcomed with open arms and a friendly smile.

We have a beautiful downtown, which our business people care about. They have invested extensively in it over the years and take pride in doing business here.

This shines through every day. After all, we are world famous for being super friendly.

To support our business family downtown the KCBIA created the Customer Care and Patrol (CAP) team ambassador program in 2004.

The team’s focus in reflected in its name — customer care.

Team members greet downtown patrons with a friendly smile and share information on what is happening in the area, where things are and

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the best ways to enjoy downtown.

This program runs from May to August every year and when the summer ends the community really misses the presence of the team.

They miss the ambassadorial side of the team and notice the difference in the street environment because the frequent street patrols are missing.

The street outreach services and crime prevention provided through their presence contribute so much to creating a comfortable environment.

For all these reasons, the KCBIA is now planning to create a year-round CAP Team program, with a part time street presence throughout the fall and winter season.

We would then ramp up the program to the full time ambassador and safety patrol summer team we usually have.

We are currently working with our partners to design the new program and source funding to make it happen.

Because the downtown of any city is the central heart, a healthy downtown benefits the entire city.

Our partners recognize this and many corporate citizens do as well and are coming forward to be a part of the project team.

We need financial support from even more community minded organizations and businesses to realize this vision.

If you are interested in learning more and becoming involved as a supporter please let us know, we would love to count you as a partner in beautiful downtown Kamloops.

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Love your neighbourhood Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association Why do business people choose to set up shop in downtown Kamloops? Because they love the neighbourhood.

Downtown is an ideal environment for independent shops and the entrepreneurs that run them.

These are people who are masters of their own business plan. This is why they choose to not be in a mall.

They are independent thinkers who build a business on customer service. They care about their customers and get to know them on a personal level.

When they purchase product for their business they do so based on customer response and often choose items with specific customers in mind.

The result is a shopping experience that includes attention to service and a unique product mix you can’t find anywhere else.

These are business people who care deeply about the community they live in. They are involved in local activities and clubs and they give back in many ways, supporting local charities and groups.

They employ local people who also love to be downtown and serve the clientele. In fact, the 10,000 people who work downtown not only serve others, they are customers for the business community.

They are already here, parked and in need of goods and services.

The atmosphere downtown is very conducive to walking around, discovering treasures or meeting colleagues.

Most people have second offices for meetings in their favorite coffee shop and a lot of business gets done just through encountering people on

the street.

For people who work and live in the downtown neighbourhood, it’s their office, living room, dining room, patio, rec room, man cave, backyard, playground and much more.

Here is a small sampling of what downtown business people have to say about the area: “We love being downtown. I actually live down here, and I love seeing and being a part of all of these privately owned stores. Each one is unique. It’s a very different shopping experience compared to shopping at franchised stores.”

— Rosie, owner of Castles and Cottages.

“We love the vibrancy of downtown and the people down here. With me being in retail sales forever, I know a lot of people down here, and we are good friends with the other bridal store owners, too. Downtown just works for us. We love it!”

— Denise, Aglow Bridal.

“We all live down here. We’re able to walk to work and can get to know all the people working down here as well. We always try to buy within the downtown core and support the other stores too. We love the sense of community there is between all of the businesses.”

— Alyssa, Kennell’s Shoes.

To learn more, go to downtownkamloops.com and check out our “People of the Neighbourhood” features.

We invite you to come explore our neighbourhood. One of the best things about downtown Kamloops is it has never lost its small town charm.

When you are downtown, you are part of a family — it’s the place where everyone knows your name. That genuinely friendly atmosphere is what will keep you coming back time and time again.

Meet you downtown!

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Build and they will come

OMG - Christmas is almost here and I have no idea what to get Heather

Densifying our downtown Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association The densification of downtown is an important issue for Kamloops.

Currently downtown Kamloops has approximately 18 residents per hectare downtown, which is slightly more than downtown Victoria (15 residents per hectare) but almost 1/10 the densification of downtown Vancouver (176 residents per hectare).

Although there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for making a downtown successful, there is a universal truth about concentrated neighbourhoods, such as the city centre, highlighting how everything is interconnected and the effects of one issue blur and bleed into the different aspects of business and culture downtown.

The downtown core has a circle-of-life-like phenomenon to it. People love downtown because it is the cultural core of our city and many social events occur here that bring people together.

Because people gather here, business set up shop to fill the needs of the people.

People set up homes for themselves that are close to work and comforts.

More people help drive businesses and thriving business give back to the community through donations, property taxes and more.

Giving back to the community increases livability, beautification and recreational facilities that draw people and events to downtown, creating a cycle.

It’s no secret that the majority of customers that shop downtown work and/or live down here, too.

Increasing the number of residents living downtown will help businesses thrive.

There are multiple benefits to densification.

Kamloops is fortunate to have a prosperous university and a steady supply of educated, competent graduates entering the workforce.

As the millennials graduate and look for jobs, they are also looking for places to live and identify with a healthy, walkable or bike friendly, sustainable and high-tech living location.

In turn, businesses and employers are attracted to areas with a large, highly educated workforce.

As millennials are beginning to take their place in the workforce, the baby boomers are retiring at the same time.

Baby boomers are looking to downsize and live in a neighbourhood where they can walk to complete errands and where there is a lot of activity — shopping, senior’s events, volunteer opportunities and more. Essentially, they too want to live in a downtown neighborhood in a smaller dwelling that is easier to take care of and close to amenities.

However, in order to make densification of downtown a reality, it will be crucial to support the diversification of residential developments so families, bachelors, recent graduates, seniors and established workers will all be drawn to downtown.

There is a demand for housing downtown and densification will have numerous benefits downtown Kamloops and the city as a whole.

We need to build it so that people will come.

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Give her a Gift Certificate to Dorian Greek House - then you can go, too

Actors Holly Lewis (Molly), Amitai Marmorstein, (Prentiss) and Stephen Jackman-Torkoff (Ted) rehearse a scene from the Western Canada Theatre production of Peter and the Starcatcher.

Western Canada Theatre another dimension to the lively downtown arts sector

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Think downtown and you think about stores and parking. Maybe Riverside Park or some of the funky art galleries scattered throughout the area.

Tucked away at the far end of the official Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association area, just a short field goal away from the boundary edge, sits a tiny building that houses a massive part of the fabric of the city — Western Canada Theatre.

Located at the intersection of Lorne Street and 10th Avenue, the Pavillion Theatre brings plenty of attention, and visitors, to the downtown area, as it houses the Kamloops Live box office and a blackbox theatre that is used throughout WCT’s season of plays.

It most recently featured the High Wire Festival and The Very Hungry Caterpillar puppet shows for children. In coming months it will offer Are We Cool Now?, a musical based on the work of B.C. indierock-storyteller Dan Mangan (April 16 to May 2) and Bird Brain, another child-oriented performance in partnership with the theatre-arts students at Thompson Rivers University (May 23 and May 30).

Are We Cool Now?, which draws its script from Mangan’s songwriting, is about a couple setting out on a road trip. As they travel, they start to reflect not only on their own place in the world but their relationship to each other.

While it’s slightly south of the downtown area, WCT’s main stage at Sagebrush Theatre, located at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Munro Street, was recently home to the Canadian premiere of the awardwinning Broadway play Peter and the Starcatcher.

WCT artistic director Daryl Cloran said he did this time what he’s done in the past. After seeing a play he wanted to bring to life in Kamloops, he approached those who hold the rights to ask if he could obtain them.

Sometimes it works, Cloran said, and sometimes it doesn’t — but, with this story about how an orphan became Peter Pan and a pirate lost his hand to become Captain Hook, “they said yes.”

Liberation Days, a second world war love story between a Canadian soldier and a Dutch villager, will be showing at the Sagebrush theatre from Jan. 22 to Jan. 31.

2 Pianos 4 Hands, the comedic 15-year journey of two pianists who share a dream of superstardom, and a co-presentation with the Kamloops Symphony, will be showing at the Sagebrush Theatre from Feb. 19 to Feb. 28.

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The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pâ&#x20AC;? is for participation Vance Schneider President, The Laughing Stock Theatre Society The Laughing Stock Theatre Society proudly presents Snow White: The Panto, our fourth annual traditional british pantomime.

A word to the wise: be prepared for a rollicking good time and come of full voice.

Typically, when patrons watch theatre, they sit behind the invisible fourth wall, are told to be quiet and watch the story unfold in front of them.

Not at a panto. There are some very important rules to follow here.

First: Whenever you see a hero or heroine, you are encouraged to cheer, hoot and clap loudly, as if the presence of this person fills you with great joy.

They are heroes and heroines, after all.

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Fourth: There is the matter of the panto character not being able to see immediate danger, such as creatures and/or people sneaking up behind them.

The patron is once again called upon to assist the character with a rousing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behind you!â&#x20AC;?

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Patrons are strongly encouraged to laugh, jeer, whistle and throw in the obligatory â&#x20AC;&#x153;oohâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;ahhsâ&#x20AC;? where necessary to help the panto characters along with the story.

So, dress up in costume if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like and help us help Snow White as she tries to find her happy ever after with the help of her many zany friends, including seven men of a diminutive nature!.

Snow White: The Panto is showing at the Sagebrush Theatre Dec. 24 to Dec. 31, with matinees and evening performances. Tickets at Kamloops LIVE! Box Office 250-374-5483 or at kamloopslive.ca.

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Downtown is Kamloops This Week Don & Randy What is your favourite childhood Christmas memory?

Don: Always being the first to wake up on Christmas Day and then waking up my brother so we could see what Santa brought us at the exact same time.

Randy: Brand-spanking new Red & White tricycle

What scent reminds you of Christmas?

Don: Cinnamon & Nutmeg. My mom would boil the spices in water, which would fill the house with the sweet aroma.

Randy: Pine needles and sap. My Dad always bought two Christmas trees and wired additional branches into the base tree, so the house really smelled of evergreen.

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Randy: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fairytale of New Yorkâ&#x20AC;? by The Pogues.

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Christmas present?

Don: A 1970s version of todays GT Snow Racer sled.

Randy: Wind-up Ducks to shoot with suction cup dart gun (I was probably 8).

Tree ornament?

Don: String Popcorn and paper chains.

Randy: Wooden Duck hunter.

Must-have for Christmas dinner?

Don: Brussels Sprouts.

Randy: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like ham, but my wife prefers turkey (so we have turkey).

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Don: Opening one gift on Christmas eve (usually PJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s).

Randy: Single malt scotch (the good stuff!) on Christmas Eve.

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Randy: Milk & Cookies (that my Mom made).

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Randy: Season 1 of Trailer Park Boys.

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New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resolution: Don: Achieve goals.

Randy: Win more money at poker.

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Gussy from Red Collar Brewing, Saigon from Son Mai Spa and Tia from Brown’s Repair Shop.

Until Wednesday, Dec. 31

A Terrible Beauty: Edward Burtynsky in Dialogue with Emily Carr Kamloops Art Gallery

Friday Dec. 19

Karma Yoga Let’s Move Studio 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20

Miniature Painting Class High Octane Comics Noon – 4 p.m.

Live in the Lounge Lake City Casinos 8 p.m. – midnight

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Cirque du Soleil presents: Dralion Interior Savings Centre Ticket prices start at $45 for adults ($36 for children 12 and under) and can be purchased at ticketmaster.ca

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