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Social worker accused of sexual assault MICHAEL HUME CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO ALLEGED INCIDENT IN LYTTON

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A longtime youth and justice worker in Lytton is accused of sexually assaulting a resident of the community he once assisted.

Michael Hume is charged with sexual assault, forcible confinement and uttering threats stemming from an incident the Crown alleges occurred on Aug. 8, 2013, at his home in the small Fraser Canyon community.

Hume’s trial began yesterday (Jan. 8) in front of a 12-person jury in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops.

The complainant cannot be named due to a court order protecting his identity.

Lytton First Nation Chief Janet Webster testified that Hume arrived from outside the small community more than 10 years ago. His first position was as a recreation and youth worker and, later, as a court worker with a restorative-justice program that brings victims and those convicted of crimes together in a healing circle or by other means.

Hume became ingrained in the band, marrying the former band administrator,

who has since died.

Crown prosecutor Chris Balison told the jury the young adult who went to police after the incident “didn’t have the easiest life.

“He was a drinker,” Balison said.

“He struggled with anxiety.”

The man testified he was drinking at a friend’s house in Lytton on Aug. 8, 2013, when he decided to walk home.

He changed his mind en route, stopping at St. Bartholemew’s Hospital to use the phone.

In his opening to the jury, Balison said Hume came along and the two smoked and chatted outside the hospital. Balison said Hume offered a ride to his own house, which the young man declined several times before eventually accepting.

Once at Hume’s house, Balison said, the man went into the bathroom where he was sick. Twenty minutes later, he came out to a drink prepared by the social worker.

Balison said the young man awoke unclothed after blacking out to find Hume shaving his body, including his genitals.

Balison said the man looked beside him and saw what he thought was his own body

hair shaved off.

“He didn’t agree to this,” Balison told the jury. “He didn’t want this to happen. He was scared.”

A recording was played in court of a telephone call the complainant made to the band chief from Hume’s house, after when the Crown alleges the assault occurred.

“I need you to pick up right now, please — pick up, please,” the man could be heard pleading on the message to an empty house.

Balison said the Crown will attempt to prove Hume cleaned up the shaven hair, which was later obtained from Hume’s vacuum after RCMP obtained a search warrant.

Webster testified she noticed one of the young man’s armpits was shaved, something she had not seen before.

The young man is expected to testify that after the assault, Hume grabbed a bottle of alcohol, wielding it in a threatening way and telling him not to leave.

Balison said Hume later drove the young man home, giving him $50 and telling him not to tell anyone of the incident.

The trial is scheduled to continue tomorrow.

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CITYpage Council Calendar Regular Council Meeting Jan 13 - 1:30 pm Public Hearing Jan 13 - 7 pm

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

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2015 Commercial Vehicle Licence Plate Renewal

2015 Business Licence Renewals

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.

The City of Kamloops 2015 Business Licence renewals have been mailed. Payments were due

by Jan 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 Jan 15, 2015, will have a $25 late payment charge added to the balance owing.

Commercial Vehicle Licence Plates range from $25 to $40 per vehicle annually and are based on vehicle weight. They can be purchased at City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, and By-law Services Parking Control, 6 Seymour Street West, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, on presentation of a validated certificate of insurance. The decal must be displayed on the lower right-hand corner of the vehicle’s windshield. For additional information, phone 250-828-3481.

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 250-828-3481 prior to submitting the 2015 payment.

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Kamloops family mulls legal action against BC Hydro DALE BASS

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BC Hydro won’t reconnect a Kamloops family that had its power cut off last month unless the utility is allowed to install a smart meter that can have the radio turned off, for which there is a monthly charge.

When the family called BC Hydro, the Crown corporation said that, because of the disconnection, the utility can now install a smart meter when the power is reconnected.

The BC Hydro statement to the family contradicts a statement last year by Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett, who is in charge of the utility, when he said the government won’t “force people to have a smart meter if they really don’t want one. It’s not our intention to offend people or bully people.�

Bennett also said in July 2014 that people can opt out of the smart-meter program, but will have to pay the costs of having analog meters read.

for its name to be withheld as it is preparing to launch legal action against the utility.

The family is using a generator and has a wood-burning stove to provide heat.

The father of the family said he rejected the smart meter for several reasons, including a concern about the radio frequencies that run it and their impact on health.

He is also worried about safety, pointing to a situation in Summerland last month that saw an unexpected [audio online] power surge Listen to the call to BC Hydro at blow seven kamloopsthisweek.com smart meters off houses and as far as 10 feet The Kamloops family away. is one of three BC Hydro He also mentioned clients to contact KTW in the nine house fires in Saskatchewan that led recent weeks after their the province to begin power was disconnected removing smart meters. in November.

While he acknowlEach retains an edged the Saskatchewan analog meter and each has refused to pay the meters are of a different monthly $32.40 charge type of radio-frequency imposed on those who equipment than those rejected the smart installed in B.C., he said meters when they were his issue includes the rolled out last year. seating into which the The family asked meters are affixed and Asked about the discrepency between Bennett’s statement and BC Hydro’s requirement for the family to accept a smart meter, the ministry’s communications spokesman, Jake Jacobs, referred all questions to BC Hydro.

Spokespeople for BC Hydro responded with answers to its rules about disconnections, but did not reply to questions about the requirement of a smart meter before a reconnection.

his concern about proper installation.

With a background of certification to work in electronics and with electricity, he said he believes the prongs in the seating could be damaged with the new installations — which are not done by licensed electricians, but under the supervision of one — and lead to internal arcing that could cause fires.

He said even having the radio off does not address his worry about the potential fire risk.

BC Hydro community-relations officer Dag Sharman said the sockets are owned by customers and it is their responsibility to maintain them.

Sharman added that, when a meter is being exchanged, BC Hydro employees inspect the socket “as a courtesy to customers.�

BC Hydro customerservice general manager Keith Anderson said disconnection “is always a last resort.�

He said the utility offers flexible payment options and many

disconnect if the temperature drops below freezing, but Anderson said that is not true. “The only time we do not disconnect residential customers is over the

notices for non-payment before a power supply is disconnected.

Other media stories on BC Hydro disconnections have said the utility has a policy to not

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NDP’s Dix: BC Hydro overcharging Adrian Dix thinks BC Hydro needs to look to the Okanagan to realize it is overcharging people who are refusing smart meters in their homes.

Dix, the NDP’s critic on the BC Hydro file, said it makes no sense that Fortis BC charges its customers who have stayed with their legacy meters $9 a month while BC Hydro charges its legacy-meter customers $32.40 monthly.

The MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway said Hydro Quebec charges its customers who have refused a smart meter $8 a month. “This is a dramatic overcharging and BC Hydro is not treating its customers well,� he said.

Dix noted most who have refused a smart meter have done so because of health concerns. “They have not been inauthentic in that regard. I just think they should be treated with more respect,� he said, noting the provincial government agreed people can opt out of the smart-meter program.

Dix said he is aware of at least one complaint by a Kamloopsian who had her power cut off last month because she has been refusing to pay the monthly $32.40 fee.

Ann Findrik had been paying all but that legacymeter charge and her electricity was disconnected on

Nov. 19. During the cold snap later that month, her water pipes burst.

Dix said he doesn’t accept BC Hydro’s explanation the fee covers a variety of other requirements, in particular the Crown corporation’s explanation that it needs to have an expensive theft-detection system set up solely for legacy-meter customers.

That system has the utility using 200 check meters to determine electricity consumption for 5,000 legacy-meter customers.

Before the smart-meter program was brought into existence, the utility had just 20 check meters for its 1.9-million customers. “This is excessive and punishing for customers,�

Dix said in a letter he sent to Environment Minister Bill Bennett.

He said BC Hydro has “lost something in the translation when you have monthly fees four times what they pay in Quebec and Hydro is just making their own lives difficult,� with people like Findrik turning to the media when their power is cut off despite paying for electricity she has used. “And, remember, this was all done when hydro rates went up 28 per cent more in the actual rates,�

Dix said. “I think they can do better.�

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TRU DEALING WITH POWER OUTAGE DAVE EAGLES

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A power outage at Thompson Rivers University this week is affecting various buildings, but generators are being employed until the problem is resolved.

Christopher Seguin, the university’s vice-president of advancement told KTW generators have been brought in to bring essential service power back to the Campus Activity Centre and three other buildings affected by the outage.

A transformer blew on Monday night (Jan. 5), shutting down the Campus Activity Centre and three buildings on the same power grid: TRU Research Centre, TRU Greenhouse and

The Campus Activity Centre at TRU is among four building affected by a power outage this week.

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“We’re doing our best for affected staff working in the CAC,” Seguin said.

“Most staff in food services have been kept working in other parts of the campus.

“There are places all over the campus for students to get meals.”

Since Tuesday morning, students have been unable to purchase course textbooks from the TRU Bookstore inside the

CAC building due to the power outage.

With the start of the winter semester, the university is telling students on its website to order textbooks online, saying TRU is arranging a site where students will be able to pick up book orders in one to two days.

Seguin couldn’t say how long it will take to replace the blown transformer and restore service to the buildings.

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The Kamloops YMCA/YWCA used to call Northills Shopping Centre home. Now that the Y has moved its North Shore operation to the John Tod Community Centre, the shopping-centre space is empty.

Y leaves 9,000-square-foot hole to fill CAM FORTEMS

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A move by the Kamloops YMCA/YWCA to its new North Shore location at the former John Tod elementary building has left a hole in Northills Shopping Centre.

“There’s no one lined up,” said Rick Halliday, a commercial relator with Prospero International Reality who is listing the retail footage.

“It’s a big space — about 9,000 square feet.”

The mall welcomed North Shore operations of the Y a decade ago into space renovated

to accommodate it.

Halliday said the square footage makes it challenging to lease in the Kamloops market.

“We’re getting some calls,” he said.

“There’s not a lot of 9,000-square-foot spaces out there. You can’t really break that one up.”

The Y is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and the City of Kamloops at the renovated John Tod school on McGowan Avenue — now called the John Tod Community Centre — which is its new permanent location on the North Shore.

Halliday said the value of the Northills space is in the frontage,

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but noted it may take some time to lease.

The realtor who works across the province called the Kamloops market in general “a little slower than it has been in the past.

“Kamloops is maybe a little slower than Kelowna. It’s a different market. You get a lot of Alberta interest in Kelowna.”

Halliday said Sahali continues to be the draw for major chains looking to come to Kamloops.

“The nationals want to be where the other nationals are.”

He said 2015 could see more action in the Sahali commercial area, particularly from large national tenants.

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.

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Local labour council has new president CAM FORTEMS

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A new leader has taken the helm at Kamloops and District Labour Council by promising to engage more with the community.

Barbara Nederpel, a former nurse and now a clerical worker at Royal Inland Hospital, was acclaimed this week as the council’s new president for the next two years.

She replaces Peter Kerek, an outspoken opponent of the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine who also ran unsuccessfully for city council in November.

“I started working as a nurse and saw the challenges we had,” said Nederpel, who is also second vice-president with the provincial Hospital Employees’ Union.

“I’d always find something blocking me: ‘Why is this thing falling apart? Why aren’t we funding

things properly?’”

Two years ago, Nederpel became active in the labour council, which represents public and private unions in the city and region.

Nederpel acknowledged Kerek’s strident opposition to the proposed Ajax mine, a sentiment she shares.

But, she also cautioned there are mixed feelings among labour council members about the proposed open-pit mine south of Aberdeen that is promising several-hundred jobs.

“It’s not a huge focus,” she said of Ajax.

The labour council passed a resolution several years ago opposing the mine, causing a split with the Steelworkers’ Union.

“I’m open to change and democracy,” Nederpal said.

“If an affiliate comes forward and says, ‘Why don’t we wait for an environmental review?’ I’m open to that . . . I’m

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Commercial Vehicle Licence Plates range from $25 to $40 per vehicle annually and are based on vehicle weight. They can be purchased at City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, and By-law Services Parking Control, 6 Seymour Street West, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, on presentation of a validated certificate of insurance.

The decal must be displayed on the lower right-hand corner of the vehicle’s windshield.

For additional information, phone 250-828-3481.

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just one voice of many.”

The labour council is front and centre in a number of events, including the annual Labour Day Picnic and the National Day of Mourning for workers hurt or killed on the job.

“We’re really looking at engaging a little more with the community and showing the general population we’re not about getting good contracts for ourselves,” Nederpel said.

“What we want for us, we want for everyone.”

Nederpel is also president of the NDP’s provincial Kamloops-North Thompson electoral association and vicepresident of the party’s federal KamloopsThompson-Cariboo federal riding association.

We’re really looking at “engaging a little more

with the community and showing the general population we’re not about getting good contracts for oursleves.

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CAN ANYBODY BE AN AMBASSADOR? House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers performed a heroic deed in October when he shot dead a gunman who attacked Parliament Hill after murdering an unarmed solider guarding the National War Memorial.

That Vickers was brave that day is without dispute.

His actions very likely saved lives.

For all that, Vickers has been commended.

This week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Vickers will become Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, succeeding Loyola Hearn, a former Conservative MP. Vickers has been sergeant-at-arms at Parliament since 2006, before which he spent a quarter-century working as a Mountie.

He may well become an effective ambassador to Ireland, but Vickers’ appointment again raises the question as to the qualifications of those awarded well-paid postings at home and abroad.

Surely performing a heroic deed while employed in a policing role cannot in and of itself qualify one to become Canada’s highest link to a European country?

Is there anything else, aside from Vickers’ work in stopping a killer in October, that makes him the right person to become ambassador to Ireland?

Or, as with so many other appointments in politics, is the plum gig a reward for doing a good job? And, if so, should it be this way?

We have seen too many people handed lives of luxury simply because they supported the government in power or because their celebrity can be perceived to help the government in power.

Vickers’ predecessor in Ireland, Hearn, is an example of the former. He was instrumental in working to unite the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance. Examples of the latter include journalists Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin (to Harper’s eternal regret) and Sun Peaks’ own Nancy Greene Raine.

Here’s wishing Vickers well in Dublin while we also wish for more transparency in how and why these appointments are made.

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hat did we learn from the historic snowfall that blanketed Kamloops on Sunday and Monday?

Well, we learned the Kamloops-Thompson school district has a website that evokes memories of GeoCities circa 1998.

And, we learned the good people of Kamloops will stare a once-in-a-century storm in the face and still blame city hall for not being as powerful as God. The school district’s decision to close all schools was a wise one, considering the state of the roads and the fact the snow would not stop falling for more than 24 hours.

The school district’s decision to not use its website to tell the public about is decision was not so wise.

If you have ever visited sd73. bc.ca, you will be greeted by a drab website, one that looks like it is missing information, one that is navigationally cumbersome and one that features a “news” feed in which the most-recent items date from November.

Yes, the district did send out automated phone calls to parents but, based on the number of inquiries our newsroom received on Monday from parents looking for answers, it would appear the district needs to expand on the manner in which it spreads the news.

It could start by adding a “breaking news” banner across the top of its website, for use during fluid events like this week’s snowstorm.

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MUSINGS As for the storm itself, how many people realize the severity of the system? Do those who complained the city was not well prepared for the storm understand the enormity of the foe that was facing Kamloops?

In less than two days, 39 centimetres of snow fell at Kamloops Airport. In my backyard, I measured 46 centimetres.

In less than two days, Kamloops received more than double the amount of snow it normally receives in all of January.

In less than two days, Kamloops received more snow than it normally receives in December and January combined. In less than two days, Kamloops received 66 per cent of the amount of snow it usually receives in a full year.

In the history of climate records for Kamloops, only two other two-day events saw more snow fall on the city — in 1927 and in 1885.

The fact the main roads remained passable was a minor miracle. The fact a plow rumbled down my cul-de-sac on Monday evening was impressive.

Still, the complaints rained down on the city, in calls to the newsroom, in comments on our website and, I am sure, in angry messages to city hall.

Many compared Kamloops and its snowfall to other cities in Canada, cities that receive far more snow than Kamloops and, as a result, have far more resources to battle the white stuff.

According to Environment Canada, Kamloops ranks 14th in Canada when it comes to fewest snow days in a year. Simply put, it does not snow often, nor does it snow a lot, in Kamloops, in an average year.

The problem is, this week’s storm was anything but average — and the city’s fleet of 13 sand trucks with blades, two liquid-dispersal trucks, two graders, two sidewalk plows, one loader low and two loaders were hard-pressed to keep up, even with additional graders hired on contract.

Kamloops has an annual snow-removal budget of $1.76 million and an average annual snowfall of 63.5 centimetres.

Compare those figures to Montreal, which has an annual snow-removal budget of $150 million and 1,000 pieces of equipment to clear the 220.5 centimetres of snow it receives in a year.

Yes, city council could double the snow-removal budget and add equipment — which would give people a chance to complain when their tax dollars are spent on resources that are not needed 99 years out of every century. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

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ARTS-CENTRE PROCESS IS ALREADY FLAWED Editor: I got a laugh out of how Cam Fortems was against borrowing millions for sports facilities a few years ago for exactly the same reasons as me, but has since come to appreciate it (‘Let’s bring ice to Riverside,’ Jan. 6).

That was a very human observation in his columns — and well said.

Perhaps we will feel the same way about the performing-arts centre in the future?

Right now it feels like a railway show, with the push being city hall. Real public involvement has been minimal and, although the hand-picked consultant has been farming individual interest groups one at a time, the people who are actually going to pay the bill are being left out.

One brainstorming session at Thompson Rivers University a couple of years ago does not cut it.

I can see it coming now — the fait

accompli, already on the drawing board no doubt, with story boards and staff manning them all around the room for us to ponder.

I can’t understand why city council cannot get its head around using its own excellent public-consultation guidelines.

It is baffling.

Thanks to all at KTW and keep up the good work.

Chris Ortner Kamloops

CITY OF KAMLOOPS NEEDS TO AMEND WATER BILLING Editor: As we head into a new year, many of us have something new to look forward to in 2015 — water-meter bills.

While our family had an outside pit meter installed about a year ago, we only got a glimpse at our first sample bill last month.

We own a large piece of land within city limits that is mainly landscaped.

However, I had expected (and hoped for) our water bill to drop dramatically with the new meters as we were previously charged for eight “units” of water.

There was absolutely no way our family used an equivalent of eight units of water, especially given the fact we don’t irrigate up to 40 per cent of our property.

Needless to say, I was in shock when I saw that not only did our bill not decrease, but it more than doubled in a three-month period from what it was previously in a six-month period.

I honestly don’t have a problem with a metered system as I

will gladly pay for what our family uses, but there is an inherent problem for larger property owners in the way the city calculates the different consumption levels and rates with which it charges consumers.

Our family now pays for 87 per cent of its water in the highest cost bracket, which is 149 per cent more expensive per cubic metre than what many in the city pay for the same water.

The tiered billing system is supposed to provide incentive for citizens to conserve water, but it provides no incentive for those with larger irrigated lots and, in fact, penalizes them.

Some may say we use more water, so we should be penalized.

In fact, I gathered data from six other properties owned by friends and family and our property consumed significantly lower volumes of water per square metre of land and, in same cases, up to 50 per cent less.

The tiered system must take the size of property into account, but the city has ignored this and has severely punished those with larger properties.

Again, if my family uses more water, I expect to pay more — but not with a vastly unfair disadvantage in pricing.

There were many arguments for and against water meters and I voted against them simply because it would provide the city with the ability to manipulate billing to whatever they decided.

I still expected a reduction in cost, but I now see the worst possible situation has emerged for owners of larger properties.

I’m sure many others are in the same predicament.

Voices need to be put together to enact a more equitable system.

I can be contacted by email at doren.quinton@century21.ca.

Change needs to be made.

I was in shock “when I saw that

not only did our bill not decrease, but it more than doubled in a three-month period from what it was previously in a six-month period.

Doren Quinton Kamloops

Results:

A new year is upon us.

Which New Year’s resolution will you adopt in 2015?

What’s your take?

Bucket list 6%

• To hell with it, pass me the remote: 52 votes • More exercise: 30 votes • Healthier diet: 21 votes • Attack bucket list: 6 votes

Total votes: 109

Healthier diet 19% Exercise more 28%

Pass me the remote 48%

How did City of Kamloops crews handle the big snowstorm of Jan. 4 and Jan. 5?

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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: KAMLOOPS LOSES A GENTLE GIANT:

“Not only a great person, but one of the most gifted athletes Kamloops has ever seen.

“Rob Medves played basketball and volleyball at the college level and soccer, hockey and softball at high levels in Kamloops.

“He was a strongman winning multiple times. Anything he touched, he excelled.

“He was willing to pass on his knowledge and you would see him at the gym, coaching people all the time, living his life to the fullest. I’m proud to call Rob a friend and an inspiration in my life.”

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RE: STORY: SNOWPLOWS COULD BE DAYS AWAY FROM KAMLOOPS’ SECONDARY STREETS:

“The city does not have to buy equipment nor hire more staff. There is enough equipment in all of Kamloops, mostly in private hands. The city just needs a plan to have them at the ready.”

— posted by Pierre Filisetti

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A consultant’s report on a potential performing-arts centre is expected within weeks. In February 2013, the public was invited to add their thoughts to what an arts centre should include.

t’s a new year and a new Kamloops city council, but city hall watchers can expect to see plenty of familiar issues up for debate over the course of 2015.

When asked by KTW what the biggest issues of the year are likely to be at 7 Victoria St., most members of council mentioned the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine and the potential performing-arts centre — two projects that have sparked many a discussion in Kamloops.

The arts-centre discussion will get underway early in the year, with a consultant’s report on the project headed to council later this month or in early February.

City CAO David Trawin said while three locations were in play — Thompson Rivers University, Victoria Street’s Hotel 540 and the former Kamloops Daily News property on Seymour Street, now owned by the city — the report may recommend a single location or offer council two choices with pros and cons. It will also include a business case for the centre.

“There’ll have to be a decision made from there on where do they want to go with that,” Trawin said. “Do they want to even do the project? If they do want to do the project, do they want to find grant money first, before they go to referendum?

Do they want to go to referendum? All that kind of stuff.”

Council has previously suggested the project could go to citywide referendum as early as this fall, a deadline Coun. Tina Lange feels is doable.

She said affordability will be a question for council and hopes the consultant’s report will include options for including private leased space inside the centre.

“Maybe someone would want to have a book store in there or a coffee shop or a restaurant or whatever that might be,” she said.

Lange believes the arts centre could also host condos on its upper floors, as long as enough underground parking was provided.

Coun. Marg Spina also wants to see the city pull in outside dollars for the arts-centre project, but said she’s looking to higher levels of government.

Spina wants to see a model in which the city, the province and Ottawa each cover one-third of the cost, but believes it would take some aggressive lobbying to make it happen.

“We can’t possibly do it on our own,” she said.

Mayor Peter Milobar said he isn’t as concerned about capital dollars as he is about the ongoing cost of running an arts centre.

“We need to look at what’s that cost and what the magnitude will be and see if people are comfortable with that concept or not,” he said.

On the Ajax front, many councillors said they hope proponent KGHM will stick to its stated plans and file an application for environmental review in May. Coun. Dieter Dudy said he would welcome the filing, which would give council an opportunity to study and debate all the research done on the proposal south of Aberdeen.

“Maybe council can finally voice their opinion on things,” he said.

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I want to work with the “community over the next year to put the case out that this is an issue we have to work on and think about.

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— Coun. Arjun Singh on events such as the July 23, 2014, storm that roared through Kamloops, causing millions of dollars in damage.

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While Dudy is one of four councillors publicly opposed to Ajax (councillors Donovan Cavers, Denis Walsh and Lange are also opposed), the remainder of council has taken a wait-andsee approach to the project, preferring not to take a stand until an application is in and more information on the effects of the mine is released.

Coun. Ken Christian, among those waiting for more facts on the project, believes tax revenue from the mine will be among the major questions council needs to consider.

Kamloops is already in the process of trying to extend its boundaries to annex the New Gold mine to the west of the city, and Christian thinks it’s likely it would want to do the same with Ajax, if the mine is ultimately approved.

Annexation would mean tax revenue for Kamloops.

But, that assumes the city’s annexation plan for New Gold, which must be approved by the province, is successful. Both the Tk’emlups and Skeetchestn Indian bands are opposed to the boundary-expansion bid.

If the New Gold plan fails, Christian believes it could hurt Ajax’s prospects.

“If we’re not going to get New Gold, we’re not going to get KGHM Ajax,” he said.

“If we don’t get it in the boundaries, I think people will have a much more cynical view about whether this will be a thing for Kamloops,” he said.

A failure to annex New Gold could add another hitch to the

debate around city taxes — another issue Christian, Spina, Walsh and Coun. Pat Wallace singled out for 2015.

The city hopes to use the added tax revenue from New Gold to bring down its heavy industrial tax rate by nearly $30 per $1,000 of assessed value, bringing it closer to the provincial average.

The city’s heavy industries, including the Domtar pulp mill, have lobbied hard for a tax cut, calling the Kamloops rate not competitive.

If the city can’t bring the rate down through new taxation, it could consider a tax shift — but, that could mean asking homeowners to cover the gap in future years.

So far, residents are looking at a tax increase this year of just under two per cent, which will add about $35 to the propertytax bill for an average-assessed home ($340,000).

Wallace wants to see that number kept low.

“Everyone’s experiencing an increase on everything in their house, except driving their car with gas,” she said. “But, ICBC, everything’s going up. So, I think we’ve got to really track what we’re doing with the taxpayer’s money.”

Walsh, too, wants to see a focus on reducing taxes and believes council should explore a year without a tax increase.

“I think we’ve fallen into the trap of thinking two per cent is acceptable for everything these days,” he said.

While mines, money and arts came up repeatedly, some councillors have other issues they are

hoping to see tackled this year.

Coun. Arjun Singh wants to see the city do more work on fighting climate change, from preparing the city’s infrastructure for events such as the July 23, 2014, storm that caused millions of dollars in damages in less than an hour, to encouraging residents to adapt to a changing world.

Singh said the fierce summer storm was a “harbinger of what needs to be done” in the face of changing weather patterns.

“I want to work with the community over the next year to put the case out that this is an issue we have to work on and think about,” he said.

Cavers said ongoing work on the city’s official community plan will be important in 2015, as will be issues surrounding traffic and transportation.

Overlanders Bridge and Columbia Street are due for major roadwork this summer and Cavers said the city will need to do what it can to make the construction season as painless as possible for commuters.

“With those two projects going on, I think we need to take a serious look at potentially making transit easier to use because we need to do everything we can to reduce congestion while the construction is happening,” he said.

Councillors will also begin setting term priorities this month.

A strategic-planning workshop is set for the end of January and Milobar said he expects council will have settled on its goals for the next four years by mid-February.

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LOCAL NEWS Ann Matuschewski and Turi braved a once-in-acentury snowstorm to drive to Kamloops from Cherry Creek so Turi could be a blood donor for a dog undergoing surgery at the Kamloops Veterinary Clinic in Aberdeen.

Blood — it’s also in dogs to give JESSICA WALLACE

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Monte had a problem.

The 10-year-old German shepherd was being prepped for surgery on Monday, Jan. 5, when blood work revealed abnormally low clotting times.

If they opened Monte up to operate, he could bleed out on the table.

But, if he didn’t get

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the surgery, he was at risk for a sudden hemorrhage, with an enlarged spleen putting pressure on his stomach and intestines.

Monte needed a blood transfusion during one of the worst snowstorms in the city’s history — and his only donor was in Cherry Creek.

“You can only use a pet every two months,” said Shannon Robertson, office man-

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“We had actually gone through about five blood donations in about five months, so Turi was the only one we had left.”

Ann Matuschewski came to the rescue, driving her two-yearold Newfoundland dog, Turi, into town, despite cautions against driving in a city that had all but shut down for the day.

“That was a really bad snow day,” Robertson said.

“We had about close to a foot-and-a-half on the ground by that time and it was still snowing.”

The transfusion was successful and Turi is being proclaimed a “hero” by the clinic.

“The patient [Monte] went home on Tuesday and is doing very well,” Robertson said.

It could have been bad for the dog and the clinic is taking a hard look at its donor list.

They need new donors, especially as current donors — mostly consisting of clinic staff members’ pets — get older.

A lot of the clinic’s canine donors, for example, are six years old, with the maximum age for donating being seven years old — or about 49 in human years.

“When they get older, it’s a lot more of

a strain on their system,” Robertson said.

There are other rules to qualify as a donor.

The animals must weigh at least 55 pounds, be healthy, have up-to-date vaccines and deworming, not be exposed to parasites and be spayed or neutered.

Donor animals are also required to have a good demeanour.

“We try to do it as low-stress handling as possible,” Robertson said.

Collecting blood from a dog — or, sometimes a cat — is not the same as collecting blood from a human.

It requires two clinicians, with samples collected from either the vein in the neck or from the leg.

“It’s quite a bit different,” Robertson said.

Canine and feline blood transfusions are typically required after blood loss, depletion of blood cells or clotting factors, such as was the case with Monte.

The Kamloops Veterinary Clinic has had a donor program in place since 2006.

Those interested in having a pet become a blood donor can contact Stephanie Parsons at the clinic by calling 250-374-3415.

Pets are tested and matched with a donor prior to donation.

Rather than cookies and a juice box, donors get a large bag of food or vaccines, if needed.

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New jiu-jitsu school opens MARTY HASTINGS

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hris Thring has traded in his wings for a kimono and opened Valley Jiu-Jitsu (VJJ) in Kamloops.

For the last eight years, Thring, 44, taught a two-year commercial-aviation program at Selkirk College in Castlegar.

The school closed the program and Thring and his wife, Brandi, had a decision to make — move to a major city so Chris could continue flying or go in a completely different direction.

They chose the latter, opting to bank on Thring’s 20 years of martial-arts experience in their new endeavour.

“When people come and train here and feel the vibe we have on the mats, they’ll know it’s literally a jiu-jitsufor-everyone environment,” said Thring, who offers programs at VJJ for people of all ages and skill levels.

Thring took over Kamloops Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the nowdefunct school formerly located on Laval Crescent, and moved VJJ into a new building (201- 982 Camosun Cresc.) after six weeks

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Tallon Milne and the TRU WolfPack are hosting the UBC Okanagan Heat of Kelowna this weekend at the Tournament Capital Centre.

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Valley Jiu-Jitsu owner Chris Thring (left) instructs sons Indie, 8, and Gabe, 11. The school, located at 201- 982 Camosun Cres., opened this week.

of renovations.

“The existing coaches have graciously agreed to work here, about a half-dozen of them, and there’s a good group of people from the other club,” said Thring, noting there are about 20 children and 25 adults enrolled at VJJ. Thring wanted to be clear on the style of martial arts taught at his new school.

There is no striking, only Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), which incorporates throws, takedowns and ground work.

“With the

popularity of UFC [Ultimate Fighting Championship] and MMA [mixed martial arts], a lot of people who have caught a glimpse of it, and maybe a little bit of a bloody fight, have that image in there mind,” Thring said.

“I think parents and children alike feel intimated by that.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a more traditional style.”

There are day and night classes during the week. There is also programming on Saturdays.

Children are split into age classes — five

to seven and eight to 12 — and teenagers and adults train together in advanced or fundamental groups.

Dave Rothwell, a second-degree black belt in BJJ, oversees curriculum and offers classes on Monday nights.

Thring has brown belts in BJJ, Japanese jiu-jitsu and karate, along with a black belt in taekwondo.

For a schedule and information on registering, call Thring at 778-257-7655 or go online to valleybjj.ca.

The club is in its first week of operation

and there are plans to hold a grand opening at the end of January or in early February.

Thring’s children — two boys, eight and 11 years old, and a fiveyear-old girl — have been testing out the new digs, hitting the mat with dad.

The instructor would like them to have more training partners.

“It’s a big step to join a martial-arts club, no matter what type it is,” Thring said.

“It doesn’t matter what your goals are, there is a place for you here.”

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Canada West hardcourt action returns to the Tournament Capital Centre this weekend, with the men’s and women’s TRU WolfPack basketball squads hosting the UBC Okanagan Heat of Kelowna.

“We are approaching this as a new season so there is a certain amount of optimism and excitement about this weekend, as if it were our home opener,” WolfPack women’s head coach Scott Reeves said.

“They [UBC-O] can play with anyone. Their guard play is as good as anyone in our league.

They will transition us and play pressure defence to create turnovers.”

Game times today (Jan. 9) are 6 p.m. for the women and 8 p.m. for the men. The women get underway tomorrow at 5 p.m., with the men to follow at 7 p.m.

Money will be raised tonight for the Kamloops KidSport Program.

TRU’s women had an excellent first half, bringing a 7-1 mark into the Christmas break, good enough for first place in the Explorer Division.

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SPURRING SPAWNING Crews work to narrow channels and increase water depth on the Tranquille River, part of a project that will improve spawning access for coho, sockeye and pink salmon, along with rainbow trout. For more on the co-operative conservation project headed by the Kamloops Fish and Game Association, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com.

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The WolfPack men finished the 2014 portion of the campaign with a 4-4 record, sitting tied for second in the Explorer Division with Mount Royal of Calgary. The Heat men are 2-6.

The top three teams in the Explorer Division qualify for the post-season.

Scott Clark, head coach of the Pack men, will be relying this weekend on the fifth-year trio of Tallon Milne, Brett Rouault and Brett Parker.

“When you are talking about fifth-year guys, they have seen it

all and are quality players,” Clark said.

“From that perspective, they would feel quite confident going into every weekend from the standpoint that they will see something that they haven’t seen before. That is the luxury when you have some older guys on your basketball team.”

The WolfPack women boast impressive team statistics — first in the conference in offensive rebounds (17.5 per game), second in defensive rebounds (29.9) and second in assists (17.5) — but they will have to be careful with the ball. The Heat lead the

conference in steals per game (13.5).

TRU’s men stayed sharp over the break, playing NCAA Division 2 and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics opponents, but they are happy to return to regularseason play.

“We got a little bit better. But, now it’s back to league play,” Clark said.

“I think it is welcomed by everybody to get back into a routine of class, practice and playing on Friday and Saturday. “ — with files from TRU sports

Kamloops shooters crack Team B.C. Three athletes from the Kamloops Target Shooting Club will represent B.C. at the Canada Winter Games, which run from Feb. 13 to March 1 in Prince George.

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SPORTS Wheelchair basketball coming to Kamloops MARTY HASTINGS

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The Kamloops Adapted Sports Association (KASA) is hosting a wheelchair basketball tournament this weekend at the Thompson Rivers University gym and onlookers will be invited to get in on the action.

“We’re having a have-a-go session where the community can come out and try wheelchair basketball,” said Krista Willoughby, KASA’s program coordinator.

“It’s surprising. A lot of people love it.”

The have-a-go session runs from noon

to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10.

“Right now, we go into School District 73 with the chairs and it’s the kids’ favourite part of their PE curriculum,” Willoughby said.

“A lot of adults try it out as well because it’s not just for people who have disabilities.”

There will also be an adaptive golf demonstration.

The tournament, which will feature teams from Kamloops, Vancouver and the Okanagan, starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday and the last game begins at 3 p.m.

On Sunday, Jan. 11, the action runs from 9:45 a.m. to about 5 p.m.

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Skip Corryn Brown, third Erin Pincott, second Samantha Fisher and lead Sydney Fraser won the junior women’s provincial championship and booked their ticket to the 2015 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships, which run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1 in Corner Brook, N.L. The Kamloops Curling Club (KCC) is hosting a dinner on Jan. 15 at 6 p.m., with cocktails at 5:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY, January 9, 2015

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High-powered Rockets have new toy in Draisaitl MARTY HASTINGS

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The good news for Kamloops Blazers fans — superb 19-year-old defencemen Madison Bowey and Josh Morrissey are not expected to be in the lineup tonight (Jan. 9) when the Kelowna Rockets are in town.

Bad news comes in the form of 19-year-old forward Leon Draisaitl, the highly regarded Edmonton Oilers’ prospect who, in his debut with the Rockets, scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Giants on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Prospera Place.

“I thought Leon was really good,” Kelowna head coach Dan Lambert said in an interview with the Kelowna Capital News.

“You can tell he’s a dynamic

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Leon Draisaitl pictured in his debut with the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

player and a game-changer and I thought he was extremely good.”

Game time tonight is 7 p.m. at Interior Savings Centre.

The six-foot-two, 215-pound German came to the Rockets in a deal with the Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday.

Kelowna, which is loading up for a run at the Memorial Cup,

sent 18-year-old forward Kris Schmidli, 18-year-old defenceman Dalton Yorke, a first-round bantam-draft pick in 2015 and two fourth-round selections the other way.

Morrissey, also acquired in a deal with Prince Albert, and Bowey are two of the best rearguards in major-junior hockey. Both are expected to return to Kelowna’s lineup tomorrow, when the Medicine Hat Tigers visit Prospera Place.

The duo returns today to the Little Apple from Toronto, where they starred on the blue line for gold medal-winning Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship.

Marc McNulty, a 6-foot-6, 210pound blue liner from Medicine Hat, will make his Kamloops debut tonight.

The 19-year-old was acquired on Wednesday afternoon by the Blazers in a trade with the Prince George Cougars that saw Josh Connolly, 19, go the other way.

Connolly was meant to be Swift Current-bound in a deal that was supposed to send 18-year-old defenceman Brycen Martin to Kamloops, but the WHL voided that trade on Wednesday morning when Connolly opted not to report to the Broncos.

(Read more about that and a transaction that saw 18-year-old D-man Connor Clouston jettisoned to Moose Jaw at kamloopsthisweek.com. Click on the “Blazers” tab.)

Draisaitl had 37 goals and 105 points in 64 games last season with the Raiders.

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Kelowna (31-6-3-0) looks like the team to beat in the WHL and Kamloops (14-23-3-2) will have its hands full tonight.

The Rockets didn’t need Draisaitl, Bowey or Morrissey to down the Blazers 6-4 at ISC on Jan. 4.

Draisaitl, who is still adapting to life in Kelowna, is looking to remain unbeaten with his new team.

“Of course winning is always a lot of fun,” he said. “It’s one of the reasons I’m here, because this team wins and I want to win hockey games.

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Luck, Manning set for epic playoff clash ARNIE STAPLETON

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Both quarterbacks are downplaying Luck vs.

Manning III as Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning seek to knock each other out of the playoffs.

They’re 1-1 against each other heading into Sunday’s (Jan. 11) tiebreaker that will determine which one gets to play for the AFC championship and which one gets to start thinking about Luck vs.

Manning IV next season in Indy.

Manning lost his homecoming in 2013 when his emotions and the Colts both got the best of him in Denver’s 39-33 defeat that wasn’t really that close.

He bested his successor in this season’s opener with a trio of TD tosses to Julius Thomas in a 31-24 win that wasn’t really that close.

If not for “Tebowmania,’’ this game might very well have pitted Luck and the Broncos against Manning and the Colts.

After a poor start in 2011, the Broncos promoted backup Tim Tebow, and many beleaguered Broncos fans, dreaming of a franchise-changing quarterback, adopted the popular slogan “Suck for Luck.’’

The Broncos fell out of the running when Tebow started winning games, guiding Denver

to the AFC West title and the playoffs while the Colts wrapped up a 2-14 season with Manning sidelined after neck surgery.

The Colts drafted Luck and Manning went to Denver to restart his career.

Tebow went to New York for a forgettable season with the Jets and is now a college football analyst for the SEC Network.

Since coming to Denver, Manning is 40-12, including 2-2 in the playoffs. Luck is 35-17 and also 2-2 in the playoffs, including a 26-10 win over Cincinnati in the wildcard round last week.

Afterward, Luck was asked about facing his predecessor in the playoffs.

“I think we face the Broncos in a sense. It’s not the quarterbackversus-quarterback thing,’’ he said.

“We’re not on the field at the same time.

I have a lot of respect for him, what he does, what he still does is amazing. He’s a stud.

I’ll worry about the Denver defence, that’s what I worry about.’’

That’s pretty much how Manning sees it, too. As he’s fond of reminding people, he doesn’t really like “going down memory lane.’’

He was asked about facing his old team and shrugged it off, noting, “I’ve been here for three years and this is the third time we’ve

played them.’’

As for the parallels between the passers, “I’ve never thought much about comparisons, how it affects me,’’ Manning said, “and I’m sure he doesn’t either.’’

However, both quarterbacks realize they’ll be linked forever.

“I guess if you’re the first pick of the draft, you’re always going to be compared to other first picks. When you play for a team, there are going to be comparisons to other quarterbacks that have played,’’ Manning said.

Luck said talking about Manning beats being asked about his beard all the time.

“It’s part of the job I guess,’’ Luck said. “I mean honestly, people don’t ask me too much about it. It’s you guys on the media days, and I would, too. As fans, we love story lines. It seems to be the nature, the sport culture today, so be it.’’

Luck led the league with 40 TD passes, one more than Manning, who threw just three TD passes last month.

“A year ago, he broke probably every single-season record known to man,’’ Broncos coach John Fox said.

“It was the style we played and what was best for our team at that point. This year, I think we’re a little bit different team.”

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Cam Newton must find a way to beat his biggest nemesis for the Carolina Panthers to advance to the NFC championship game.

The fourth-year quarterback is 0-3 in his career and has struggled to find the end zone against the Seattle Seahawks, Carolina’s opponent in Saturday night’s divisional playoff game.

Newton has led only one touchdown drive in those three losses to the Seahawks.

He’s barely completed 50 per cent of his passes and is averaging just

145 yards passing per game. He’s been sacked eight times and three turnovers, including two fumbles.

Newton has also been limited to 104 yards on the ground and has not scored a touchdown rushing against Seattle.

“I can’t really put a finger on it,’’ Newton said of his struggles against the Seahawks. “They have great players and they’re coached extremely well.’’

Seattle coach Pete Carroll said the Seahawks haven’t done anything special against Newton.

“We’ve just tried to play football and hold on — and we’ve been able to get that done,’’ Carroll said.

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CRIMES OF THE WEEK THEFT FROM MAIL BOXES 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.

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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.

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

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

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FRIDAY, January 9, 2015

Obituaries & In Memoriam GLORIA MacKEE

JOYCE SARAH PINDER February 1, 1926 - January 3, 2015 Joyce passed quietly on January 3, surrounded by her family.

January 25, 1924 December 29, 2014

Joyce was born in Winnipeg, the youngest of three children born to Maude and Edward Llewellyn. In time the family moved to North Burnaby and that is where Mom spent most of her life. It was here our mom and dad settled and raised a family.

Mom worked all her life and finally retired from CIBC at 65.

Through her life she was an avid bowler, loved cribbage and especially enjoyed many a game of scrabble with her sister Dot. (They had their own rules). Mom had and enjoyed her many long friendships made through her years on the “Heights”. Joyce moved to Kamloops in 2011 to be closer to family. Always, Mom’s family were her treasures.

Joyce was predeceased by many much loved family including her husband Gordon (Jim) in 1997, loving sister Dorothy and brother Ted and dear niece Patty. Left to cherish her memory are daughter Glenda (David), son Jim (Denise), grandchildren Kayla and Sarah, great-grandchildren Jacob, Brantley and Evelyn Joyce, godson Ted (Penny), Jeanette (David) and many more great-nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff at Ponderosa Lodge and Brocklehurst Gemstone for their support, care and compassion in Mom’s time with them ... so many to thank, please know you are all so special.

Mom in life was unwavering in her strength. She walked her life’s path which at times had much adversity with grace and dignity.

In life and always, Mom, you will be forever loved and cherished.

You have gone for your last sleep and long rest which is Peace.

A quiet family gathering will be held at a later date tocelebrate Joyce’s life and all our shared memories.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Vancouver Children’s Hospital.

Precious Mother and Friend passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on December 29, 2014.

Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by family and many friends and “Blacky”.

Survived by daughter Deb (Mark Savage, husband) and son Bruce (Patti MacKee, wife) We will miss your beautiful smile, your wisdom, your voice and especially your hugs, but will hold you tightly in our hearts forever.

Love you, Mom

(nee CONWAY)

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Loretta Mitchell of West Kelowna on December 23, 2014 at the age of 78. She was born on December 24, 1935 to the late Stephen and Lucie Conway in RouynNoranda, Que. Loretta grew up in Noranda where she married Val Mitchell Sr. and raised her family there. They moved to Kamloops in 1977, spent time in Tumbler Ridge, and finally settled in West Kelowna in 1988. Mom had a deep and abiding faith and a love of music. Her wealth of knowledge in healthy living was a resource for all of us, and she cherished her time spent with family.

Predeceased by her husband Val Mitchell Sr., parents Stephen and Lucie, in-laws Glenn and Mildred Mitchell, and brother Richard. She will be sadly missed by her sons Robert (Julie) of Thunder Bay, Val Jr. (Pam) of Calgary, and Wayne, also of Calgary; daughters Lori Ann (Kevin) Orton, Lisa (David) Fiset of Kamloops and her nine grandchildren; Melissa (Clefton), Glenn, Michael, Carley, Casey, Hayden, Hailey, Alexa, and Cassidy; great-grandchildren Grayson and Hayven; sister-in-law Larene (Bob), niece Shanna (Cory). Also survived by her siblings Don (Pat), Robert (Eileen), Joan, Bernice (Barry), Beth, and many nieces and nephews, special cousins and friends from across the country.

Thank you to Dr. Imrie of Kelowna for your care and assistance in helping us get Mom to Kamloops. To the staff of Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice, no words can express our appreciation for your care and compassion.

A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the BC Cancer Agency and the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice in Kamloops would be appreciated.

Your spirit lives on in all you loved Your song plays in our hearts forever Cremation arrangements in care of First Memorial Funeral Services Kamloops Messages of condolence to the family may be made by visiting www.firstmemorialkamloops.com

Celebration of life at a later date.

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First Memorial Funeral Service 250-554-2429 KENNETH JAMES McMANUS January 10, 1945 to December 27, 2014 Ken was a giant of a man, perhaps not in stature but more so because of his heart. He was loved, respected, appreciated, honoured and so deeply cherished by all who had the good fortune of being able to refer to him as “MY FRIEND KEN”.

He didn’t have an easy life, but never did he complain about his path in life. Born in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, Ken grew up with his mother Ingrid.

At an early age he battled polio and won. Ken lived in Prince Rupert, Calgary, and Fort McMurray, and called Edmonton home for many years; this is where he formed many lifelong friendships. In Kamloops, Ken owned Bridge Mobile Home Park since the 1970’s. Most recently Kamloops is and was his home, the place where he met his Soul Mate, Sylvia. Now a new group of friends and relatives were also able to call him “MY FRIEND KEN”.

Ken met Sylvia, soul mate, friend, lover, mentor, and travelling companion, in January 1995. Along with Sylvia came her family, all who loved him and treated him as if he had always been with them.

He will now always be in their hearts, as he has made a lasting imprint.

Ken and Sylvia loved to travel, and together they made trips to Fort St. John (to catch fish), Vancouver Island, eastern Canada, and numerous trips south. Other travels included: Maui, Las Vegas, Puerta Vallarta, Rin Con Quibatos, San Carlos, Phoenix, Yuma, Tucson, Old Tucson, Casa Grande, California, Oregon, Washington, Toronto, Cottage Country, Ottawa, New Brunswick, PEl, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, and many places in

ROBYN SYKES

LORETTA ELIZABETH MITCHELL

Born in Vancouver, BC

Mrs. Robyn Sykes passed away peacefully on January 1, 2015, at the age of 84 years. Robyn will be lovingly remembered by her son Jeff (Shawna) Sykes of Kamloops, her grandchildren Nathan, Kirsty, Stuart and Alicia and her sister Laura (Edward) as well as many friends.

No formal service by request. The family would like to thank Dr. Steven Rollheiser, the nursing staff of RIH 7th North as well as the staff at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home for all their wonderful care, comfort and compassion for Robyn.

Also a special thank you to Father Fred Wiesbeck.

Should friends desire, donations may be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home.

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between. Many good travelling times were had with friends and family: the Meads, the Egos, the Murphys, and the McDonalds, just to name a few.

names because I know I will miss someone, but you know who you are and are all wonderful.

Thank you again.

DENISE MARGARET WARSIMAGE

Ken was born on January 10, 1945 at Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, to mother Ingrid and father Ernest, siblings Gordon, Earl, Melvin, and his beloved sister Dorothy, who always had a special place in his heart. He was predeceased by his parents, and by siblings Gordon & Melvin. Ken is survived by his wife Sylvia, stepsons Robert and Jason Weisbeck, brother Earl and Betty (Artie, Debbie and Mike, Barbara, Sandy, Jamie & Maryann), sister Dorothy and Alex (Ken and Eva, Chance and CeeJay Trocuik, Phyl and Ken Nicholls, Samatha Gail Trocuik and Joe, Joan Boisselle and John, and special nephew Darrell Trocuik), and Melvin’s children Beverely and Dwain McDonald (Dean, Shy, Emmy, and Alivia, Kim, Bob, Makayla, and Breanna), Brenda and Gerry Gauthier (Tracey, Tony, Meagan, Ryan, Terra) Barbara and Ray Sanourin, Christina, Carla and Ashley.)

Ken is being cremated, with a burial of his ashes at a later time. In the spring, when all the birds are singing and the flowers are in bloom we will hold a CELEBRATION OF LIFE in his honour. Please prepare your thoughts on what Ken meant to you, write them down, and read them at the event.

Please bring your pictures.

It is with great sadness and heartbreak we announce the passing of Denise Margaret Warsimage on December 29, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer.

He will also be missed by Sylvia’s family; sons Robert and Jason, Mum-in-aw Kay Pawlyshyn, sister-in-law Bella and George, (Anthony, Trish, Vladimyr, Oksana, Wayne, Stephanie, Chantelle, Mike and Owen) brothers Morris, (Tanya, Danny, Rio, Rhiannon and Troy, Darrell and Christie, Jovaline, Coletin and Skylar, Chad and Carmen, very special Anastasia, Demetrius, and Cyprian, Deleena, Mike and Isaiah) Bob and Laurie (Kara, Edwin, Ashton, Vann, Jackson and Todd).

He passed away after battling cancer for 10 years, after his surgery in 2004, the cancer had gone into remission for five years and we thought he was safe. But, that was not to be. In 2009 we discovered that cancer had reared its ugly head again. After five years of chemo treatments he was unable to fight any longer. It was his determination, strength of character and love that allowed him to live life as fully as possible during this challenging time.

He is now in a place where all good men go.

I wish to thank Royal Inland Hospital Cancer Clinic for all the kindness shown to Ken for the many years he has spent on Floor 8. I won’t give your

Please do not send flowers, instead send your donation to Royal Inland Hospital Cancer Clinic or Kamloops Hospice Association Death is nothing at all. It does not count.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

Nothing has happened.

Everything remains exactly as it was.

I am I and you are you.

And the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.

Whatever we were to each other we are still.

Call me by the old familiar name.

Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.

Put no difference in your tone.

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.

Play. Smile. Think of me. Pray for me.

Let my name always be the household word that it always was.

Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same as it ever was.

There is absolute and unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?

I am but waiting for you, for an interval, Somewhere very near, just around the corner.

All is well.

HARRY SCOTT-HOLLAND

March 15, 1974 - December 29, 2014

Denise is survived by her mom & dad Barb and Stan, sisters Brenda (Jayme) Chmiliar & Wendy (Paul) Gagnon, nephews Nicholas & Jackson Chmiliar, Ethan & Jordan Gagnon, grandfather John Warsimage.

Denise was predeceased by grandfather & grandmother Carmen and Margaret Shannik and grandmother Frieda Warsimage. Also left to cherish her memory are many uncles, aunts and cousins.

Denise was born and raised in Kamloops and graduated from Norkam Secondary. Denise was very active in the softball community where she played for several years in the Kamloops and District Softball Association. Denise moved to Vancouver, settling in New Westminster, BC. Denise enjoyed her profession of Medical Office Assistant at a local doctor’s office.

Denise was friendly, outgoing and a beautiful person who was always there to help or lend a hand to a family, friend or animal. She will always be remembered for her great smile and huge laugh.

The family would like to thank Burnaby Palliative Care Unit 20, Maple Ridge Hospice and especially her employer and friend Dr. J. Albrecht for his kindness and support for Denise over the last 10 years.

The family is holding a Celebration of Life on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Desert Gardens Seniors Centre, 540 Seymour Street at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to a charity of your choice.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam ROBERT LOUIS DAIGLE Robert Louis Daigle passed away peacefully in Kamloops, BC on January 3, 2015 at the age of 62.

Remembered by his loving wife Nancy of 41 years, his daughter Sue “Susie” MacDonald (Doug), and his two grandsons Mitchell and Dylan.

Also remembered by his father Robert, his sisters Roberta (Roy) and Pam (Dave), his brother Roger (Pia) and numerous relatives and friends.

He is predeceased by his mother Eleanor.

He lived in Logan Lake, BC where he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and quadding with his two grandsons. His other favorite pastimes were being in the woods to cut firewood with his friends, spending time in his workshop doing projects, one of them being his prided log cabin bird houses of which he built many.

A celebration of his life will be held at Hal Rogers Community Center on Saturday, January 17, 2015.

Friends are welcome to drop in from 1 to 4 p.m. to share stories with family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home in his memory will be appreciated.

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COLLEEN PAULA REMPEL (née Funk)

Colleen passed away peacefully on the morning of January 4, 2015.

She was born May 10, 1954 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She will be sadly missed by her loving husband Doug and their three children; Twila, Tania (Jordy) Orsetti and Levi Rempel, her grandchildren; Savannah Saddul, Jerica Saddul, Jaiger Saddul, Jorja Orsetti, Janaiah Orsetti and Ava Orsetti, her siblings; Lewiese (Bill) Gerbrandt, Darla (Kurt) Madsen, Holly (Rolly) French and Dan (Twila) Funk. Colleen was predeceased by her brother Guy Funk in August 1971 and her father Abe Funk in January 1998. She and Doug were married May 1, 1971. Colleen was a selfless hard worker. It didn’t matter how tired she was, or how much physical pain she had, she did whatever it took to enrich and improve the lives of every family member, foster child, friend or even a stranger.

A Celebration of Life for Colleen will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the Valleyview Bible Church, 2386 Trans Canada Hwy Kamloops, BC with Pastor Dan Warkentin officiating.

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EDITH ELEANOR McINTYRE Edith Eleanor McIntyre (nee Simmons) of Kamloops, BC passed away on January 3, 2015 at 78 years of age. Edith is survived by her husband of 59 years, Ken McIntyre; her children: James (Carmen) McIntyre, Beverly (Randy) Blumer, Brenda (Brent) Eger; her grandchildren: Taylor McIntyre, Matthew (Marilia) and Zachary Blumer, Sondra and Evan Eger, and siblings: Arnold (Cathy) Simmons, Gary (Carol) Simmons and Ken (Barb) Simmons. Edith was pre-deceased by her parents, George and Elizabeth Simmons of Edson, AB and her beloved sister, Doreen Werzun.

Edith started her life on the family homestead north of Peers, Alberta, and later moved to the Coal Branch area where her father found work in the lumber mills and her mother served as camp cook. When Edith was old enough to attend high school, she had to move into Edson to live with her Aunt’s family. She married Ken in 1955 and they bought their first home in Coal Valley and moved it by flatbed truck into Edson. She and Ken lived in Edson, Calgary, Smithers, Prince George, Winnipeg and Edmonton over the course of the 30+ years that Ken worked on the railroad. Edith was so proud of all her children and grandchildren, whom she loved fiercely and for whom she would do anything.

Edith worked almost 30 years with Sears Canada, starting in Prince George and retiring in 1992 in Kamloops, where she had moved with Ken when he retired from CNR in 1989. Edith was a people person-making friends easily wherever she went. Georgie Berry and Donna Olesen were special ‘Sears’ friends and there have been many ‘railroad’ and ‘travel’ and ‘golf’ friends who have remained close throughout the years. She was especially grateful for friends Don and Jeanne McDonald and Howard and Leona Swaren, and all the wonderful neighbors at ‘The Villas’ who have been so supportive during her illness.

Edith put her entire effort into everything she did and was never satisfied with “good enough”.

She was known for her spotless home and always ‘put-together’ appearance. Travel and golf filled her retirement years. She cherished her time spent on the golf course with Ken and with friends during her many years volunteering with her Ladies’ League and the BC Golf Association. Travels took Ken and Edith around the world with fabulous tours of Europe, Australia, South America and Asia, as well as many cruises and extended RV and golfing jaunts around North America until she was stricken with ALS in 2012. She was especially pleased to have enjoyed a family cruise to Alaska with her children and grandchildren in 2012 and one last visit to Hawaii with Ken in 2013. Edith loved the challenge of a good golf tournament, and brought home more than her fair share of hardware, even winning the Sr. Ladies in 2013 while battling ALS. She fought hard to the end, never complaining and always concerned for the rest of her family.

The family is especially grateful for the compassionate care Edith received from Dr. Calder and Rebecca, the ALS Society of BC and the wonderful staff at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice in Kamloops. Please consider donations to ALS Society of BC or the Kamloops Hospice Association in lieu of flowers. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Dunes Clubhouse on Saturday, January 17 at 2:00 PM.

AUDREY LOUISE PRICE November 18, 1926 to January 5, 2015

“For nothing loved is ever lost and she was loved so much.”

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and friend.

Audrey was born in Toronto Ontario. In 1948 Audrey graduated from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Toronto.

She continued her career for the next 45 years. Audrey was a compassionate care giver to the sick as well as a personal nurse to the top orthopedic Doctors in Toronto. Audrey spent her life time volunteering, donating time, money and immeasurable volumes of knitted items to churches, northern communities and local charities both in Ontario and B.C. In 1996 Audrey moved to Kamloops, BC to be closer to her three grandchildren. Audrey said, “I have one last job to do, and that is to be the best Grandma.” She fulfilled that goal twofold.

Audrey is survived by and will be lovingly remembered by her son Mark and (Jane Price) of Kamloops, BC, her grandchildren, Jennifer Price of Sparwood, BC and James Price of Kamloops, BC and her daughter Stephanie Barclay of Collingwood, Ontario.

A celebration of life will be held at the reception room of Schoening Funeral Home (513 Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC) on Saturday, January 10, 2015 between 2 pm and 4 pm.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Kamloops Hospice Association or the Salvation Army.

TRUTH HEINZMAN (nee Savage) Truth Heinzman (nee Savage) of Kamloops, British Columbia passed away on December 31, 2014. Beloved wife of George (October 21, 2001). She is sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her daughters Crystal (Gary) Payne of Ottawa, ON; Patricia (Mario) Pooli of Kamloops, BC; Shirley Gasparin of Kamloops, BC; Brenda (Frank) Vigna of Kamloops, BC, her sister Eva Terlesky of Calgary, AB. Also survived by her grandchildren Steven, John, Amber, Amanda, Meghan, Brian, Khristipher, Vanessa, Dustin and her great-grandchildren Paisley, Ashlynn, Brooklyn, Lincoln, Rillee, Jazzlin as well as many friends and relatives.

Truth was born on August 21, 1936 and during her childhood had a very close relationship with her mom and dad (Eva and Angelo Savage). She always stayed close by her parents and worked with them in their antiquities shop through to her adult years. Truth was a graduate of Kamloops High School and was very involved in school activities including band and cheerleading. During Truth`s youth she was actively involved with the Red Cross and recreation programs. Along with being a swimming instructor and life guard at Riverside Park, she was instrumental in the building of the first in-ground swimming pool at Riverside Park. Music played a large part in Truth`s school life and she was a member of the Kamloops High School Band. In 1954 she travelled with 52 other band members, to Kerkrade, Holland for the World Music Festival where they won the world championship. Her love of music lives on in her daughters and grandchildren.

Truth was married to George, the love of her life, for 47 years. They lived in Kamloops and raised their family of four daughters. Together they watched them grow to become wonderful people with families of their own. Later in life Truth travelled with George from BC to Manitoba marketing his artwork (a hobby they both loved). They moved to Penhold, AB and then Edmonton, AB for some years. When George passed away Truth returned to Kamloops.

From the time Truth was a little girl she loved to garden. She would even plant flowers between her father`s tomato plants. Over the past 10 years her neighbours and friends have enjoyed her love of gardening through the beautiful garden she created in her back yard at Sun Rivers.

Truth believed you were never too old to wear heels, you should always have a purse to match your shoes, a little nail polish goes a long way and make sure your lipstick is fresh when you go to the casino just in case you win big. Truth never sat of the sidelines of life. She could tell the longest and best of stories. Her laugh and personality lit up the room.

The Celebration of Truth`s life will take place on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Schoening Funeral Chapel, 513 Seymour Street, Kamloops with The Very Reverend Louise Peters officiating.

Donations would be appreciated, to the Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9 in memory of Truth or flowers gratefully accepted at Schoening Funeral Service.

Truth was loved by her family and friends. She will be deeply missed. Mom rest in peace and once again be happy with our dear dad.

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REMEMBER Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can go no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.

Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you planned: Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray.

Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not grieve: For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I had, Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad.

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Uniting toward a biblical foundation of charity

T

he special season of giving to charities, from Thanksgiving in October running into Christmas time each year, is a great time to help the needy and the less fortunate.

A quick analysis shows charities like the United Way, sponsorships by large businesses and institutions with deeper pockets have contributed admirably to food banks, shelters and a host of affiliated and unaffiliated missions.

Such endeavours care for the needy and the homeless and single mothers and their children in our community.

In particular, the holiday seasons call us to rethink philanthropy in a new light by disposing a bit of our personal wealth

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and portfolios.

The biblical gospels record that “Jesus went about doing good.”

It focuses in just a few words the ministry of compassion by the Son of God and the purpose of existence of many Christian charities in the wake of Jesus’ own ministry while on earth.

He did good and told

other others to do likewise.

Th The Gospels consistently tell us that Jesus touched lepers with His own fingers, anoin anointed eyes of the blind and a all these when He was at tim times asked to speak a word of healing from a distance tance.

Th This lesson is worth emula emulating by His followers.

If we do any good, let us do it ourselves. Let us give alms with our own hands, a kind look, a smile or a word.

It would enhance the value of the gift.

Let us take time to talk to the recipients about their goings-on and their lives by sitting where they sit.

In His lifetime, there was scarcely a village that was not gladdened by the sight of Jesus appearing as He “went around doing good.”

He was never put off by dangers or difficulties.

He sought for people to do good — and so must we.

Christ’s perseverance and the unity of His purpose are also hinted at and the practical application of the subject may be summed up by the words: “He has left us an example that we should follow in His steps.”

In the Holy Bible, the concept of goodness is inseparably linked with personal faith in God. The redemptive love of God is one aspect of the quality that the Scripture calls “God’s goodness.”

For example, Psalm 100:4,5 bids its readers to “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, to give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever.”

That ought to lead sin-

ners to repentance.

The Apostle Paul wrote in the New Testament: “Do you show contempt for the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?” (Romans 2:4).

Other aspects of God’s goodness are His mercy, compassion or pity that shows kindness toward persons who have persisted in sinning (Exodus 3:4-6).

The supreme expression of God’s goodness is, however, still the amazing grace and inexpressible love that shows His kindness by offering to save sinners who deserve only condemnation.

Yet, God made provision to save them at the tremendous cost of Christ’s death on the cross (Romans 3:22,24; 5:5-8).

God’s faithfulness to His

purposes, promises, and people is a further aspect of His goodness and praiseworthiness.

Humans lie and break their word. God does neither.

In the worst of times, it can still be said: “His compassions never fail . . . great is Your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22,23).

In Christ, the believers are created for good works (Ephesians 2:10), and receive a good conscience (Acts 23:1).

This is also the reason for urgent exhortation to bear fruit in good works, to seek to do good, and to do it to everyone.

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Ron MacLean is coming to Kamloops Ron MacLean is a welcome guest in millions of homes across the country every Saturday evening.

Who better to give the keynote address for the Canadian Home Builders’ Association Central Interior dinner meeting?

The longtime host of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, MacLean will address the association on March 11.

The dinner and keynote address will take place at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre and is open to both CHBA CI members and the public.

There are 600 spots available.

Tickets are $90 plus GST. The Central Interior association is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

It represents 200 member residential builders across the region.

For more information, contact the Canadian Home Builders’ Association Central Interior at 250-828-1844 or via email at info@ chbaci.ca.

Two TRU deans receive promotions to vice-president Two associate deans at Thompson Rivers University have been named associate vice-presidents academic.

Donna Petri, who is also a former president of the TRU Faculty Association, and Sandra Vermeulen will began their new jobs for a oneyear term on Jan. 1.

Petrie will oversee faculty relations, while Vermeulen will deal with academic integrity, quality assurance and student relations.

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Get into radio by getting on the air at CFBX Have you got a voice for radio?

CFBX campus community radio station accepts volunteers yearround.

Programming includes folk, roots, classical, jazz, funk, blues, punk, metal, hip-hop and electronic. Spoken-word programming ranges from social and political issues to sports and entertainment.

In addition, CFBX is in need of volunteers for morning shows, late-night shows, classical-music hosts and anyone interested in programming in a language other than English.

Anyone interested in getting involved with CFBX can call the station at 250- 377-3988, email to radio@tru.ca or drop by the station at House 8, behind the Campus Activity Centre.

The Kamloops Stamp Club is looking for new members The Kamloops Stamp Club is sticking to monthly meetings, held every second Tuesday at the Desert Gardens Seniors Centre.

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S

ay the words “black pearl” and images of saucy Disney pirate Captain Jack Sparrow may flash into your mind.

After all, black pearls have always been among the most-sought jewels in the world and have, no doubt, been the treasure of many a pirate’s swag.

In the Marquesas Islands, however, these luminescent gemstones are a beachside commodity.

While some entrepreneurial Tahitians still dive for pearls in much the same way as prospectors once mined for gold, the pearl industry today leaves little to chance.

Pearls are not only responsible for more than 7,000 jobs in the country, they constitute French Polynesia’s third-most important economy behind tourism and copra.

Creating a pearl is a slow process of careful preparation, meticulous patience and clever grafting procedures to produce profitable harvests.

It takes an average of three years from the introduction of a nucleus around which the oyster wraps its nacre (mother-ofpearl) to the time the layer of nacre reaches a thickness of over 0.8 millimetres.

Anything less and the pearl-in-the-making is discarded and scrapped.

The nucleus is actually

made in Japan — the only country with the machinery to make the ideal-sized 6.3 millimetres-6.8 millimetres bead, and the bead material itself comes from mussel shell found only in the Mississippi River.

These beads are grafted into the oyster, which is then placed in a lagoon for two years before the initial harvest.

At that time, smaller pearls are re-grafted to a younger oyster so a larger pearl can develop.

The grafting process must be quick and precise since oysters can live for only two hours out of the water.

A single oyster can be cycled into three harvest cycles before it tires of breeding pearls.

Since most pearloysters are inedible, they are dumped into the seas beyond or shucked for fertilizer.

Three key factors determine the commercial value of a pearl.

First is its diameter: The smallest range between 6 and 9 millimetres and up to 10 to 14 millimetres for the biggest. The largest pearl ever found to date came from the Philippines in 1934.

Carbon dated to 600 BC, it weighs in at 14 pounds and is believed to be the Pearl of Lao-Tzu, which was lost in a shipwreck in 1745.

Then comes the quality of a pearl’s surface — the smoother the plane and richer its luster, shine and colour, the more expensive the stone.

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It is the oyster’s lip pigmentation that dictates the colour of pearl it will produce — oysters have yellow, blue, violet and red lips, so there is some skill — and luck in co-ordinating budding pearls into their new home.

Little wonder the finished product can radiate everything from blue to grey through green, aubergine or champagne, and all the shades in between.

The legend of hues can also add to a pearl’s value: Blue beckons love; black

promises prosperity; gold signifies future wealth and pink will earn fame and success.

Shape is the last criteria.

Perfectly round pearls have a higher value than those that are oval, baroque, circled or ringed, drop or buttonlike, even though these various shapes can be equally exquisite.

Grade A pearls have less than 10 per cent flaws; those you can buy beachside for a handful of French Pacific Francs (or U.S. dollars) have six times that number but if chosen carefully, can still be made into settings that show only their finest virtues.

Commercial aesthetics aside, pearls also carry an intriguing mythology.

The Chinese believed pearls came from dragons, and wear them as protection against fire, as do many sailors and divers wear them to ward off sharks and other dangers.

Some old wives’ tales say that giving pearls to a romantic interest is bad luck because they symbolize tears of eventual separation.

Indeed, ancient Indian warriors encrusted their swords with pearls to symbolize the sorrow and tears that sword would bring.

For Hindus, the pearl is second only to the diamond in regard and, as a symbol of love, union and purity, it is frequently given as a wedding gift; some people believe that if a

woman sleeps with a pearl under her pillow, she will conceive.

For most of us, pearls offer a more tangible radiance.

The late Queen Mother was never seen without her signature strands. Glenn Miller’s String of Pearls is as enduring today as when it was when first played, And, as for the inspiration behind Jack Sparrow’s adventures?

Let’s just say let the mythology continue.

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Harper says jihadists have declared war JAMES KELLER

THE CANADIAN PRESS

DELTA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the international jihadist movement has declared war on anyone who does not share its views and countries that value openness.

Harper said the attack on a satirical newspaper in Paris was an attack on democracy and that Canadians must remain vigilant as they loudly and clearly exercise their rights and freedoms to show their intolerance for such heinous acts.

“The fact of the matter is this, ladies and gentlemen, that the international jihadist movement has declared war,’’ Harper said yesterday (Jan. 8) during an unrelated announcement in the Lower Mainland.

“They have declared war on anybody who does not think and act exactly as they wish they would think and act,’’ he said.

“We may not like this and wish it would go away, but it is not going to go away.

“The reality is we are going to have to confront it.

“That’s what, obviously, we are doing in concert with our allies.’’

Police in Paris are hunting for two suspects after 12 people, mostly journalists, were killed at the offices of newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.

Harper said the gunmen “assaulted democracy everywhere’’ and demonstrations around the world have shown that people will not be intimidated by jihadists.

Attack sparks fears of support for far-right, anti-Islamic parties BERLIN — A day after terror struck Paris, Europe’s far-right and antiimmigrant parties pressed home the message that has fueled their resurgence: The continent’s rising numbers of Muslims are dangerous.

Populist movements warning of the “Islamization’’ of Europe have been gaining ground in small countries like Denmark and large ones like Britain, Germany and France.

The attack on Charlie Hebdo could win more supporters to their cause.

Fears of precisely the kind of He said Canada is standing with other countries threatened by a jihadist army, which is occupying large parts of Iraq and Syria and has used its vast financial resources to escalate

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Ghomeshi facing Ottawa hero headed to Ireland three new charges TORONTO — A grimfaced Jian Ghomeshi found himself once again in a crush of police and media yesterday following a brief court appearance in which three new charges of sexual assault were laid against the fired CBC radio host.

Ghomeshi had nothing to say after he was remanded out of custody on $100,000 bail, although one of his lawyers said he would be pleading not guilty.

Toronto police said three new complainants had come forward, resulting in the three new criminal charges.

The former Q host now faces seven counts of sexual assault and one of overcoming resistance by choking.

His lawyer, Marie Henein, would only say after the appearance that her client would contest the charges.

“He will plead not guilty,’’ Henein said.

Only one of the six complainants — actress Lucy DeCoutere — can be identified publicly. The others are all subject to a standard publication ban, as is any evidence presented at the bail hearing.

DeCoutere, an actress on Trailer Park Boys, has publicly accused Ghomeshi of choking her “to the point she could not breathe.’’ She also said he slapped her three times “hard’’ on the side of her head in 2003.

“And then there were seven,’’ she tweeted yesterday.

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court appearance in November.

The conditions include that he live with his mother, who pledged the $100,000 bail money and sat quietly in the front row of the courtroom. He is also required to remain in Ontario and not possess a passport.

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‘That went better than last time,’’ one officer remarked to a colleague as Ghomeshi finally made it into a car on Yonge Street and was driven away.

In a headline-grabbing case that sparked a national conversation about sexual harassment and misogyny, the CBC fired its star host on Oct. 26 after seeing what it called “graphic evidence’’ that Ghomeshi, 47, had caused physical injury to a woman.

He had previously admitted in a Facebook posting that he engaged in “rough sex,’’ but insisted it was always consensual.

Since then, more than a dozen women have come forward with allegations that Ghomeshi sexually or physically assaulted them, including a former CBC employee.

On Monday, the CBC announced that two high-ranking executives had been put on indefinite leave.

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MUSIC: THE BLACKOUT ARTISTS WITH SPEC CIAL GUESTS, 9 SPECIAL p.m. a at Bailey’s Pub. Ticke ts are $8 or $5 Tickets with a donation to the Kamloops Food Bank.

SAT., JAN. 10 KAMLOOPS FRIENDS OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE, monthly meeting at Parkview Activity Centre, 500 McDonald Ave. New members and guests welcome. More info: 250-579-9533.

LET’S DANCE, Ukrainian New Year’s Dinner and Dance hosted by the Thompson Valley Activity and Social Club at the Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Music provided by Al from Copper Creek.

Includes door prizes, 50-50 raffle and spot dance. Members pay $20 and non-members pay $35. Tickets for the dance only are $10.

Cocktails at 5:30 p.m.., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and dance from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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llijah Jules has realized there is no set format to hip hop

music.

It’s why he and his group — a collective of more than a dozen people, from MCs to DJs and graffiti artists called the The Black-Out Artists — are jumping between musical genres, reworking old classics like The Eagles’ Hotel California and adding prayer to the end of one song. “Who has a prayer at the end of a hip hop song?� asked Jules, one of the group’s members from Kamloops.

Single, the first song on the group’s first full-length album Hungover?, is a country version of the group’s original hip-hop song.

Jules wasn’t sure how it would be received in front of an live audience expecting hip-hop music — but, the applause said it all. “I think people are, to tell you the truth, tired of the same stuff,� he said. “I’m not trying to knock the genre I’m in but, basically, every hip

The Black-Out Artists set to release new album in February -hop group has about 100 people just like them.�

The group has been together just a few years, but has endured more than most.

Former member and Kamloops resident Jesse Seymour, who brought Jules into the group, was stabbed to death during a fight in 2012.

It’s taken three people to replace Seymour’s talents as an MC, DJ and graffiti artist. “I dealt with it through music,� Jules said. “It’s a lot better dealing through music than sticking a needle in your arm or hiding in a bottle.�

Today, Jules has never been better spiritually, he said.

Physically, though, he’s “a mess.�

Jules fell out of a window last fall after a show and bender in the Lower Mainland, fracturing his spine.

He said he was three millimetres from being in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. “I took a bad thing and I made it work for me,� he said.

Jules has found a

ON STAGE WHO: The Black-Out Artists, Guck, Corruption, Andysocial, Rebirth/B.A.M., Pistol Pete, Whiprek, Old Souls and Alphabetic WHEN: Tonight (Jan. 9), beginning at 9 p.m.

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new gear these past months since the accident and spends most of his time these days in his basement studio on the reserve — a place he has developed as a place for inspiration and creating. “This is my life,�

Jules said. “I’ve invested all of my money into my studio.�

The entire space is covered in artwork.

A giant skull is painted on one wall, the concrete floor is completely covered in drawings and the studio booth is draped in broken class and is collaged with pictures and magazine cutouts.

Even his computer chair is artsy — covered in tags and drawings that appear to have been penned on in Sharpie.

Shelves of old records from 45s to 33s, some of which he

inherited from former Kamloops Indian Band chief Manny Jules, line the back wall, with some on the floor.

He’s got “a great jazz collection� in 78s, too. “My big goal is to have our next disc pressed onto vinyl,�

Jules said. “It’s like as cool as it gets.�

The group will debut some songs from their album — set to be released in February — during a show tonight at Bailey’s Pub (Jan. 9).

The Black-Out Artists will headline the 19-plus show alongside seven supporting acts.

The concert starts at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $8 at the door or $5 with a donation to the Kamloops Food Bank.

The group plans on touring through B.C. and possibly into the U.S. and Alberta in the summer.

DAVE EAGLES/KTW Ellijah Jules and The Black-Out Artists will debut new music tonight (Jan. 9) at Bailey’s Pub. Sample the music online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

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They sure don’t name ‘em like they used to Unique monickers stem from a generation bored by their first names

I

remember playing on a soccer team with multiple other Jessicas.

We were all called by our last names that season and I cursed my parents for the commonality of my first name.

When I asked them about its origin, they said they were actually going to name me Ashley, but that I seemed more like a Jessica.

Whatever that means.

My best friend, who also played on that soccer team, shared my frustration.

Her name was spread thinly among our grade during the high school years — Sarah N., Sarah M., Sarah S., Sarah B. and Sarah G. were all in a graduating class of

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fewer than 70 people.

My friend was so fed up with being associated by the first letter of her last name that she vowed, back when we were youngsters, to give any future child of her own a unique monicker.

I think she liked the name Chloe for a girl.

Or, maybe, Zoe. I wished for a name like that.

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r reached the age where p people are regularly p popping out babies all a around me.

Beautiful bounci babies and sweet ing li little bundles of joy a coming into the are w world and I can’t help b notice one thing — but t their names.

They have beautiful names like Carter and Olivia.

They have quirky monickers like Wesleey and Chester.

There’s also Lily, Hazel, Oscar, Jaxon and — my personal favourite — Ned. Imagine a toddler with big blue eyes running around and being a little boy, all the while being called by a name seemingly fit for an old man — it’s absolutely adorable.

Baby cuteness aside, I had never met a single person with any

of those names mentioned.

It caught my attention after KTW published a story on the first baby born in 2015 in Kamloops.

The Tournament Capital welcomed Lumen Radiance French into the world on Jan. 1, and my first thought was — what a lucky kid.

I didn’t think they’d ever have to add any numbers or underscores to their email address or Twitter handle when they grow up.

I doubted they’d ever hear their name and turn their head, only to realize no one was interested in speaking to them but, rather, it was that other Lumen Radiance, just over there.

That probably won’t happen, I thought.

I doubted there would be five Lumens in a classroom at any given time.

But, the more I thought about it, the more I thought — maybe there will be.

The provincial government recently released a list of B.C.’s most popular names from 2013, the year in which data was most recently collected.

Names like Olivia, Sophia and Benjamin made the top five spots among boys and girls, all seemingly on par with what I’ve heard among friends.

The National Post reported something similar for results across the country.

It also noted Alberta identified unique names that year — names like Urban, Hurricane, Lava, Logic, One, Alias, Jixxr

and Eunique.

It doesn’t get any more unique than actually naming your child Eunique — with an E. A bit of research tells me names go in waves, trends based on pop culture, perhaps.

I’m wondering if the uniqueness and, sometimes, seemingly generational irony found in names I’ve encountered these days comes from a hipster generation that grew up with names like Jessica and Sarah.

The Post also reported that 764 Jennifers were named in B.C. back in 1984 — the most popular female name in the United States from 1970 to 1984, according to The Post — with that number dropping to just 15 in 2013.

While I don’t have

to look far to find a Jessica my own age — I can literally look across my work desk at another Jessica — I’ve yet to hear of anyone giving a child my name, or Sarah or Jennifer, these days.

I guess we’ll just have to wait a few years and we’ll have the unique monicker we’ve always wanted.

Jessica Wallace is a reporter for Kamloops This Week, email her at jessica@ kamloopsthisweek.com or find her on Twitter @KTWjess.

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Pre-register by calling 250-554-1124.

EBOOKS, free computer course hosted by the North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd., 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Pre-register by calling 250-554-1124.

MAPPING TRAINING, FREE SESSIONS offered by the TNRD to the business community focused on interactive mapping and how to access local government data stored in geographic information system (GIS), 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Kamloops Library Computer Lab, 465 Victoria St. Seating is limited, register at gisinfo@tnrd.ca or 250-377-7190 and specify the number of people who will attend and which date for further instructions.

AGM: PROJECT X THEATRE, 2 p.m. at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St. Only members can vote.

Memberships are $10 and include other events and priority access to X Fest, which takes place in Prince Charles Park each summer. Light refreshments will be served.

MUSIC: THE MAGIC OF VIENNA, Kamloops Symphony Orchestra at Sagebrush Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-

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MUSIC: GORDEN JAMES, live in the lounge at Lake City Casino, 540 Victoria St., 8 p.m. to midnight.

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STARTUP COFFEE, hosted by the Kamloops Innovation Centre at TRU’s Common Grounds. Monthly meet up for entrepreneurs, students, mentors and

anyone starting a business. Free coffee.

Starts at 9 a.m.

THURS., JAN. 15 ART: BABY AND ME ART EXPLORATION, 11 a.m., drawing featured during free family art session designed for parents and children under three. No registration required. Session is 45 minutes at the Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. ART: ARBOUR ABORIGINAL ARTISTS COLLECTIVE YOUTH WORKSHOPS WITH CHRIS BOSE, free from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for those ages 12 and older at the Kamloops Art Gallery. Youth of all nationalities are welcome to drop in.

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HAFI Funds Home Modifications for Disabled Man When Lorie and Walter bought their home in Port Alberni 13 years ago they slowly began renovating the unfinished basement to accommodate Walter’s changing needs as his muscular dystrophy advanced.

“The basement was a black hole when we moved in,” recalled Walter. “After 12 years of skimping and saving, we made the downstairs completely wheelchair accessible, except for the bathroom. It was way too small.

I could only stand for about a minute and a half without collapsing in the shower stall and I could no longer pull myself out of the tub in the upstairs’ bathroom, even with Lorie’s help.”

Through funding from BC Housing’s Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program, Walter and Lorie were able to work with a contractor to transform the space. A wall was removed to make room for a wheelin shower with benches, grab bars were installed, and the vanity and fixtures were relocated.

“ I just slide into the shower now,” said Walter. “I feel safer and no longer dread trying to wash myself. What was previously a dangerous chore for me is now a welcome treat.”

Walter and Lorie hope to spend the rest of their lives in their home.

The HAFI program provides financial assistance to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities adapt their homes so they can continue to live independently.

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Q: Why can’t the city take care of windrows when plowing snow?

A: Streets and environmental services manager, Glen Farrow told KTW in an email that the city is unable to clear windrows when they plow because of limited resources and time and equipment constraints.

He said additional equipment that would need to be purchased would be used for minimal time.

The current fleet of trucks used for snow plowing are able to be used for other applications throughout the year, like hauling asphalt, road materials and sand.

He added that the longer the city spends on each property, the longer it takes to provide basic clearing across the whole community.

Service levels approved by council have specific operating budgets that would need to be increased if services were increased, making it more expensive on the taxpayer.

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Information Disability BeneďŹ ts Free Seminar Speakers: Dr. Alison Bested, on ME/FM, CFS, other Julie Fisher, Lawyer, Long-Term Disability and CPP Annamarie Kersop, Lawyer, Injury & No-Fault BeneďŹ ts Date: Mon. Feb.9, 2015 at 7 pm Where: Hyatt Regency Vancouver RSVP: 604-554-0078 or ofďŹ ce@lawyerswest.ca www.LawyersWest.ca

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Career Opportunities

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Flexible Hours 250.319.3391 Relief Cook - The Shores Retirement Residence is hiring experienced cooks. Email resume to sharen.marteny @shoresretirement.ca

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Health Care Assistant (HCA) Diploma Class starts February 2nd Graduate in just 7 months!

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

Help Wanted Hiring Nanny for 3 children for private household. Perm & F/T, $11.00/hr. Req: Secondary School or equivalent; At least 6 months of F/T training OR Min 1 yr exp in the past 3 yrs as Caregiver or related occupation; Fluent in English. Duties: Supervise, care, prepare meals for children; Bath, dress and feed children; take children to & from school; light housekeeping; discipline children as per parents’ methods; create positive child care; maintain safe environment for children. Free Room & Board provided.

Private room with lock provided. Work location: 1635 Goodwin Avenue, Kamloops.

Email resume: tranpreet1@gmail.com I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679 LEGAL ASSISTANT The law firm of Watson & Haines is seeking an experienced conveyancing/commercial assistant for a one year maternity leave commencing late March, 2015.

Please forward your resume to ci@watsonhaines.ca

Help Wanted

Trades, Technical

Marlin Travel is looking for experienced travel consultants to join our team. Galileo and Global Matrix an asset. All applicants will be kept confidential.

Please send resume to: lani.malanchuk@marlintravel.ca

• SAW FILER • ELECTRICIANS • MILLWRIGHT/WELDER

- Surrey B.C Searching for highly motivated and ambitious individuals to work and be challenged in their field.

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:

Competitive Wage & Good Benefit Package Offered!

Please forward your resume: Fax:(1)604-581-4104 Email: careers@tealjones.com Visit: www.tealjones.com

kamloopsapartmentrent@shaw.ca

or drop off at 109 Victoria Street.

Sales

Trades, Technical

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.

- CERTIFIED GM TECHNICIAN - TICKETED BODYMAN Vancouver Island Busy GM dealership looking for two full time positions to be filled immediately. Very competitive pay scales, benefits, and flexible schedules. See our community online at www.porthardy.ca

Send resume to cory@klassengm.com

Steakhouse at Sun Peaks Lodge is hiring experienced line cooks. Email resume to: info@sunpeakslodge.com

TRY A CLASSIFIED AD

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid.

Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. We require 5 qualified Canadian Drivers Immediately. We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for the Western Provinces. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time.

Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs.

We offer a rider and pet policy.

All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume and abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 Drivers, F/T, P/T for California & Arizona produce hauling, excellent pay and benefits, safety bonus and home time. Call Jerry or Bill 1-877-539-1750.

Work Wanted HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.

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

Financial Services LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Fitness/Exercise WE will pay you to exercise!

Deliver Kamloops This Week Only 3 issues a week!

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

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

Call Gerry 250-574-4602

sundanceelectric.ca

Help Wanted 6798561

General Freight Company is now expanding our fleet!

Owner Operators to run Super B’s in BC/AB/SK/MB/NWT/.

Fuel Cards, insurance, health benefits and safety incentive program.

Minimum 2 years experience required.

Send resume and current drivers abstract to: 1115 Chief Louis Way, Kamloops Phone: 250.374.3467 or Fax: 250.374.3487 or email: careers@valleyroadways.com 6798133

ATTENTION: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS PERSON

Do you have a minimum two years parts counter or dealership experience?

OPERATIONS FORESTER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BC Woodlands Division, Williams Lake, B.C.

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 an Operations Forester to join our teams in the BC Woodlands Division, in Williams Lake, 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 30, 2015.

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

School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) Clerical Relief

School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) is currently accepting applications for the Clerical Relief Roster.

Under limited supervision, the incumbent will perform relatively complex stenographic, book keeping, record keeping and other related clerical tasks to ensure the efficient operation of a school office.

The successful applicant must possess a Grade 12 diploma supplemented by a post secondary program in office administration or relevant experience, and must be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, database software, and Simply Accounting. Minimum keyboarding of 50 w.p.m. Applicants will be required to take a skills assessment as part of the interview process.

Written applications outlining experience and qualifications should be forwarded by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2015 to: Sharlene Bowers, Director of Human Resources School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) 1383 Ninth Avenue Kamloops BC V2C 3X7 Fax: 250-372-1183 E-mail: sbowers@sd73.bc.ca

Help Wanted

POSITION OVERVIEW The Operations Forester is accountable for both tactical and operational planning to meet zone and regional timber development and budget objectives. They will work in a team environment and develop plans that meet mill volume requirements, allow efficient access to wood supply, and consider multi-stakeholder requirements. Experience with operational planning, First Nations consultation, ArcGIS and other spatial technology, harvesting supervision and coordination of contractors will be considered an asset.

Are you working for a large automotive parts chain with little chance of promotion or new challenges?

QUALIFICATIONS: Min. 3 years of relevant forestry experience Registered Professional Forester (RPF) designation or eligible for registration Strong understanding of technical forest management: planning, logging systems, GIS Thorough understanding of forest policy, guidelines, and regulations Analytical, communication and computer skills Able to manage multiple projects and maintain current knowledge of government policies Valid BC Driver’s License with clean record and experience driving forestry resource roads.

We offer competitive compensation and excellent benefits.

Kamloops Hyundai is looking for a full-time parts person who is self-motivated with good computer, phone and people skills.

With our growing company, you will have the opportunity to run your own parts department in a progressive team atmosphere.

Please drop off your resume in person to Herb Tarzwell or email your resume to parts@kamloopshyundai.com

Kamloops Hyundai

948 Notre Dame Dr.

Mon to Sat 8 am to 6 pm

6798007

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

NEED EXTRA CASH? Join the Kamloops This Week Down Route Crew We are looking for responsible, hardworking individuals that want to work part-time only

3 days a week.

Vehicle an asset.

Interested call 374-0462

www.arrow.ca

HIRING DRIVERS Kamloops Chips Division

Seeking qualified drivers for immediate openings in our Kamloops, BC chip hauling division.

We offer: • Full Time, Year Round Work • Home Every Day • Competitive Wage, Benefits & Pension You possess: • Super B driving experience • A clean drivers abstract • References We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging First Nations peoples to apply.

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

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Handypersons

Furniture

RICKS’S SMALL HAUL

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

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

Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

250-377-3457

Landscaping YOUR BUSINESS HERE

Only $150/month

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

Call 250-371-4949

classifieds@kamloopsthisweek.com

Stucco/Siding

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

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

32” TV with remote. Good condition. $50 250- 374-9213.

8FT. Red canopy fits 2007 4x4 Chev Silverado, fully insulated. $1,100. 250-851-8871.

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

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

Merchandise for Sale

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

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

Bath tub grab rail attaches to side of tub $50obo (250) 5544796 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 $325obo (250) 578-7449 Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477

Misc. Wanted BUYING gold jewelry! Bracelets, chains, necklaces, rings, watches, coins, gold teeth, etc.

Call Todd @ 250-864-3521.

Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antiques, Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 Local

Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale

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

Stock up now. Campfire wood.

(250)377-3457.

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

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

Medical/Dental Dental office requires

PART TIME STERILIZATION PERSON 3:30 – 7:00 pm • Mon – Thur.

Perfect job for someone who is interested in pursuing a career in the dental field.

Fax: 250.376.5367 Email: drdex@shaw.ca

Apt/Condo for Rent 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

Oak China Cabinet. $500/obo.

Armoire. $500/obo.

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

Invacare pwr wheel chair, $3000, King size medical bed (2 twins together) $1350 (250) 579-5231 aft 6pm

Pets

Houses For Sale

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

Medical Supplies

Pets & Livestock

FRIDAY, January 9, 2015

www.sundenmanagement.com

NORTH SHORE

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

Mobile Homes & Parks Lease to own New 16 x 58 2bdrm 2bth mobile home in new mobile park. Trouble with financing? One or Two year term Call Gerry 250-371-1849

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

Clean quiet building.

Rents starting at $625 + utilities.

CALL 250-682-2293 250-682-0312 Sahali 2 bdrm apartment completely renovated, $1100/mo.

250-579-8428

SILVERCREST SUITES

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.

Starting at $850 per month.

Call 250-819-0101.

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

Centrally located, renovated 1&2 Bdrms, $850-$1100. 250828-1711.

Commercial/ Industrial

1/2bdrm renovated Apartment $750/$850 a mnt + util. Avail Now n/p, a/c, laundry, free parking, close to bus route & shopping (250) 377-8304 1bdrm dwtn apt. Quiet, spacious, lndry, AC, $1100/mo. utilities incld. 604-852-0403

For Lease 2400 sq ft shop 12ft high overhead front door 13ft ceiling, 3-phase power, office, avail Immed. $1500 +gst and util 250-682-0005

Acacia Tower

Duplex / 4 Plex

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

CARMEL PLACE 55+ Quality Living in new medical building.

Studio suites with affordable rates, FOB entry, elevator, scooter stations and Telus Optik Package! Call Columbia Property Management to book your appointment: 250-851-9310 Downtown 2bdrm/baths furnished undergrd parking Jan 1-Mar31 $1200 778-471-3301 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.

GOLDEN VISTA SUITES 55+ Adult Living in a new safe building. Close to transit, clinic and shopping.

Small pet friendly, elevator, balconies, a/c, common room, parking and caretaker. $775, call 250-819-0101.

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

Modular Homes 2bdrm mobile quiet area 5 min from shopping yard& shed N/P landlord ref $800 +util Avail now 250-579-8913aft 6pm

Homes for Rent 3bdrm house Downtown cls to RIH. F/S, N/P, N/S. $1200/mo+util+ref’s. 250-6754030/ 250-833-6095 3bdrms top floor, 1-down.

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

Brock 3bdrms. F/S, W/D, DW. Parking. N/S, N/P. $1800/mo.

250-376-0881.

Looking for a Rental in Kamloops or Logan Lake?

Check out our Listings at

www.sundenmanagement.com

Call 250-376-0062

Rooms for Rent

1&2/BDRM Suites

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

TV and local telephone also included 250-372-7761

250-554-7888

Furn room for female on TRU Express util incl kitchen use $450 avail now 250-554-2296

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

Business for Sale

Business for Sale

Business Opportunity

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

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

250-571-3553 1bdrm furnished suite near RIH for 1 quiet working person/student. N/S, N/P, No partiers. $775/mo. 250-374-9281.

2bdrm 4 working person or couple, central air, $850 ref vacant shared util 376-0633 2bdrm Brock $1000 +dd util incl. sep ent no party, prefer mature ref req 250-376-0370 or 250-819-7994 2bdrms, N/Shore. 4-appls.

N/S, $880/mo inclds util. Call 250-852-0909, 250-376-5913 3BDRM/1 bath parking n/p near shopping/bus Feb1st $1100 inclds util 778-220-8118 Brock close to schools 2Bdrms n/s/p. $950mo. Feb 1st, 250-682-3199.

North Kamloops brand new 1bdrm suite. New appl. N/S, N/P. $800. 250-318-0023.

Welcome, Cumfy 1bdrm.

Close to University, Hospital.

Student or quiet person. Excellent Location. $495-$725 ns/np. Call (250) 299-6477

Contact Francois at 250-371-4756 or

headhunt@headhuntershair.com Franchising Opportunities also Available! Ask Francois for details!

Sport Utility Vehicle

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

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

250-319-8784.

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

Motorcycles 2009 Vulcan LT Kawasaki.

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

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of

ASSOCIATION FOR INJURED MOTORCYCLISTS INTERIOR CHAPTER January 11, 2015 1:00 P.M. MEKONG RESTAURANT 1030 Harvey Ave., Kelowna, B.C.

Recreational/Sale 1991 27ft. 5th-Wheel. Fully loaded, like new. Everything incld. Shower, toilet never used. $8,000/obo. 250-5799029.

Suites, Upper

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

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

Trucks & Vans 1994 Mazda pickup 6 cyl 2wd manual, canopy winters 244,000km $2200. 374-7708 1998 Ford E350 cube van 16’box w/ramp V10 gas with auto tran $6100 250-459-2275 1999 Chev Dually diesel low km, great cond incl new canopy needs tires $7700 (250) 579-5231 aft 6pm 2005 Dodge 1500 Truck. 5.7L Hemi, canopy, new winters, good summers only 115,000 kms. $7,900. 250-828-6746.

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.

Furn bach suite. N/Shore.

Prefer female. $500/mo. N/P. Util incld. Bus route. 554-2296

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

250-374-5586 / 250-371-0206 JUNIPER TERRACE 3bdrm townhouse, 1.5 bathrooms, 5 appliances, garage, patio,$1,250.00/mo. min. 1 year lease. Available immediately. Gateway 250-372-1231 Northshore 3-bdrm townhouse, 4 appl, $1000/mth n/p, 250-554-6877, 250-377-1020.

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. $16,900. 250-376-8471.

1995 Jayco Trailer 30ft. No slide-outs.

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

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

82”x70”. White. $500, Call: 1(250) 314-0072.

TOWNHOUSES Best Value In Town

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

Trucks - Logging 1998 24ft. Citation Class C Motorhome.

163,000kms.

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

PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

318-4321

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

2004 Lexington motor home well equipped new tires like new only 36000 miles call $32,000 obo 250 573-2332 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $17,000. 250-376-1655

2-215/60R16 Snow tires, $200 2-245/50VR16 Eagle Snow $200, 4-275/45R20 Eagle M&S $400, 2-225/60R16 M&S $200, 2-275/40ZR17 M&S $300 call 250-319-8784 4 Bridgestone Winters on BMW Rims 185/70R14 used one season. $400. 374-5251.

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

314-6620.

Cars - Domestic

93 Dodge Cummins 2wd 266,533km rebuilt trans ext cab gd rubber gd shape $3150 (403) 581-3823

Boats

Adult

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

Escorts

1ST CHOICE

KAMLOOPS TEMPTRESS

26’ Champion motorhome, 440 motor. reno’d ($3000/receipts) $2675/obo.

778-4721547

Sexy, fun, accommodating, & discreet.

9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom.

Good shape. $3,500/obo. 250-376-1841.

Ask about our daytime specials & Stag Parties.

Scrap Car Removal

www.kamloopstemptress.com

Call 24/7

250-572-3623 Hot Sexy Asian girl 23 years old 5’4” 36C 120lbs, Pretty, friendly and sweet. No rush 778-220-5372

1986 BMW Coupe 325i.

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

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

1999 Red Ford Escort Auto 2yr old motor excel tran, 2 set tires, very gd body As is ICBC W/O $600 obo 250-672-9712 or 250-819-9712

1992 GMC Dump Truck 366 V8 on propane, 5spd manual tranny, hyd brakes. Incl inbox hyd sander and 10’ snow blade. Clean title $13000 obo 250-574-2766 or 250-376-1872

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

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

Auto Accessories/Parts

For Sale:

Complete Nail/Hair/Wig Esthetics Salon

Cars - Domestic

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

24/7 • anonymous • confidential • in your language

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1-800-680-4264

info@youthagainstviolence.com

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. NOHOW 6. Record (abbr.)

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26. Samba or basket rummy 31. Military leader (abbr.)

33. A citizen of Iran 34. Environmental Protection Agency 35. Carbon, radioactive or varve 36. Loss of electricity 41. Mass. Cape 43. Mediator 44. 1/1000 of a tala 45. Players at 1st, 2nd & 3rd 46. Covered Greek portico 49. Bring upon oneself 51. Leuciscus cephalus 52. Cold War foe U___

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Crossword Answers FOUND ON B4

FUN BY THE NUMBERS

Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku.

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

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Answers

WORD SCRAMBLE

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

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

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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

Rearrange the letters in the word to spell a vehicle everyone is happy to see this week.

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Ski-in/out, 1 bedroom condo with heated garage parking space. Open living area with gas fireplace. Large covered deck with hot tub. Adjacent green space with creek.

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