Kamloops This Week Feb 19, 2015

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015 | Volume 28 No. 22

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WEATHER Cloudy High 7 C Low 1 C

SUN PEAKS SNOW REPORT Mid-mountain: 126 cm Alpine: 157 cm Snow phone: 250-578-7232

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Balanced, but critics pounce CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

The B.C. Liberal government can boast of another balanced budget that also offers a few measures for families, along with a longawaited end to clawbacks for struggling single parents.

Critics, however, say Tuesday’s (Feb. 17) budget offers no fixes for a sluggish economy, struggling families, lack of family doctors or hospital overcrowding, while the promised benefits of a provincial liquefied natural-gas industry appear distant, if they are ever realized.

The three-year plan detailed by the budget includes surpluses of $284 million in 20152016, $376 million in 2016-2017 and $399 million in 2017-2018.

Those surpluses contrast with deficit budgets across other Canadian provinces.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said restraint by the B.C. Liberal government has allowed it to avoid sinking into debt while offering “modest” help for families.

As of this fall, that will include an end to clawing back income and disability assistance for single parents who also receive child-support payments from a spouse.

See CHILD, A12

This house at 356 McGowan Ave. has been the subject of a battle between owner Linda Watt and the city since 2008.

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City of Kamloops countersues TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

The City of Kamloops has filed a counter-claim to the owner of a condemned North Shore home, seeking nearly $60,000 plus costs it has incurred for “unsightly property work.”

Lynda Watt filed a lawsuit in December seeking $250,000 — accusing city workers of trespassing and theft.

City lawyers have responded with a lawsuit of their own, asking a judge to declare Watt’s home “unsightly and a nuisance” under its unsightly property bylaw, as well as orders requiring her to “restore and repair the condition of the property” and not allow it to “return to an unsightly condition.”

The city also wants to be allowed to enter the home to inspect its condition.

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Watt’s home at 356 McGowan Ave. has been vacant since a fire in 2008 made it uninhabitable, according to the Interior Health Authority.

In the years that followed, it became a sore spot for neighbours, who claimed the house attracted pigeons and vermin, increased their allergy symptoms and spread foul odours down the block whenever a door was opened.

After a petition circulated on McGowan Avenue calling for the destruction of the house, city council gave Watt an ultimatum — get the home back into a livable condition or have the city hire a contractor to do the work on her behalf.

Though Watt appealed council’s decision, arguing she and her family could do the work themselves, the deadline passed and work began on the home in February

2014 and lasted more than a month.

While the work was being done, city officials said the job was complicated by years of moisture and animal feces built up in the house.

Watt’s lawsuit is seeking “$250,000 physical damages and unspecified damages at large,” as well as costs.

In it, she claimed the city used outdated air samples while testing the home and failed to provide her with “promised and/or requested documents.”

“This involves illegal entry of a personal residence and removal of property of value, resulting in extreme financial loss and hardship for me,” the notice of claim reads.

The city has denied all of Watt’s allegations.

None of the allegations in either notice of claim have been proven in court.

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New evidence pursued in boat-crash trial TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

New evidence has surfaced in the court case of a fatal boat crash in Magna Bay nearly five years ago, sending police in the Shuswap scrambling to gather it before the trial resumes next week.

Leon Reinbrecht is facing one count each of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm stemming from a July 3, 2010, collision on Shuswap Lake.

The Crown alleges Reinbrecht was piloting his speedboat in an erratic manner, zig-zagging across the lake, prior to the crash, which took place in the dark of night following a postCanada Day fireworks show.

Court has heard Reinbrecht’s boat collided head-on with the houseboat,

coming to rest in its main galley.

Ken Brown, who was at the helm of the houseboat, died before first responders could get him out of the wreckage.

During a brief hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 17, Crown prosecutor Neil Flanagan said he received a phone call late last week from someone claiming to have seen “a dimly lit boat” in the area of the crash shortly before it occurred.

Flanagan said he told the man to talk to police and asked investigators to examine the lights of the houseboat “in as speedy a manner as possible.”

Reinbrecht’s trial began last week, but was adjourned after only two days to give lawyers time to sort out disclosure issues.

It is slated to resume on Monday, Feb. 23.

Ken Brown was at the helm of this houseboat on Shuswap Lake on July 3, 2010, when a speedboat crashed into it. Brown died and Leon Reinbrecht is on trial, facing two charges in connection with the crash.

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nefarious after all.

A quartet of Kamloops entrepreneurs is behind a startup called Hummingbird Drones, which is using the unmanned devices, as well as proprietary software, in engineering, natural resource and environmental applications across the province.

The brainchild of CEO Robert Atwood and CFO Richard Sullivan — who were working for the wildfire-management branch of the Ministry of Forests Land and Natural Resource Operations when the idea struck them — Hummingbird Drones is now closing in on its first contracts.

“Robert and Richard started it up just as a hobby,” said chief technology officer and head of software development Jay Bell, who joined the group over Christmas.

“They thought, ‘Oh, this is a great application for this.’

It’s not just the cost.

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“So, they started talking to the wildfire branch.”

Head of Internal Affairs Aaren Ritchie later joined the team.

After a wildfire has been extinguished in B.C., the ministry hires a helicopter and pilot to thermally image the area, ensuring there are no smouldering areas that could reignite the blaze.

Hummingbird Drones is pitching itself as an alternative to what Bell sayid is a costly endeavour.

He said the company would come at a huge cost savings to the province — there are no fuel costs associated with the drones and a pilot isn’t needed.

The company simply programs GPS waypoints into the drone, telling it where to image, and its software interprets the data. Both the flying and imaging are entirely automated.

“It’s not just cost,” Bell said.

“It’s the ability to get more effective data, reliable data.

“Drones can fly closer, pro-

grams can automatically detect stuff for us. It’s just diminishing human error.”

Bell said the group has a number of other applications in the works, but the future of Hummingbird Drones will depend on the company’s ability to grow.

Today, it has a single quadcopter at its disposal — valued at $4,000 — which has a flight time of 15 minutes and can cover a couple of kilometres at a time.

The group is looking to invest in a second drone — worth about $18,000 — that would open up doors for the foursome, boasting 45 minutes of flight time and a range of more than 10 kilometres.

“I think, optimistically, we can be profitable by the end of the year,” Bell said.

“That all depends on what contracts we get, as we just started talking to companies.

A few of them are looking very, very positive.”

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Bridge tender period extended Parking kiosks bring in $992K in 2014

ANDREA KLASSEN STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

Kamloops’ downtown pay stations brought in more money than the coinoperated machines they replaced in 2014, but not quite the haul city of Kamloops staff originally projected.

Corporate Services and community safety director David Duckworth said the city took in $992,000 from the digital parking stations in 2014.

That’s up from $615,777 in 2013 — but about $300,000 less than what the city projected it would earn from the metres, which came with a per-hour rate increase to $1 from 50 cents.

Duckworth believes the city didn’t see the return it expected in part because more downtown workers have moved to off-street lots, where revenue increased to $111,660 from $33,455.

Parkade revenue was also up slightly, to $419,030 in 2014 from $388,525 in 2013.

The city is also pointing to major construction on First Avenue, which community safety manager Jon Wilson believes may have turned some residents away from the downtown last

A tender for the reconstruction of Overlanders Bridge will remain open an extra week at the request of contractors hoping to land the contract for the more-than-$9-million resurfacing and repair project.

City capital projects manager Darren Crundwell said the tender was originally meant to stay open three weeks, but will now run for four weeks, closing on Friday, Feb. 27. “It was a request of the contractors, just because of the size,�

Crundwell said.

The project includes resurfacing the deck of the bridge and a repair of the bridge’s west sidewalk, which sometimes sloughs concrete onto the roadway below, as well as rehabilitation work on the north and south roadways approaching the bridge.

The city has estimated the project will take five months to complete.

Crundwell said the Overlanders work is attracting some larger contractors who typically wouldn’t bid on projects in Kamloops, in part because of the size of the undertaking and in part because of industry slowdowns in Alberta and on the B.C. coast. “There’s been a lot of interest, so my hope is we get a competitive price,� Crundwell said.

Kamloops city council is expected to award the project in early March.

year, as a possible reason for the lessimpressive revenue totals. “That period of March through June, I would expect we would see our revenue for that same time period increase from $10,000 to $20,000 per month,� he said, adding he does not think the machines are keeping residents from visiting the city’s core.

The city also gave out fewer parking tickets in 2014 than the year previous, 18,968 compared to 19,739, and voided an unusually high number of those issued.

More than 4,200 tickets were cancelled due to software issues that led to bylaw officers ticketing some cars in stalls where parking had been paid.

Typically, the city voids about1,800 tickets a year.

Wilson said the parking kiosks are still making enough cash to cover the cost of their purchase, contributions to a 10-year equipment replacement fund and the operational costs of the program, but less money is being set aside for future projects such as a new parkade.

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Flagging our contest winners

Many readers took part in KTW’s Canada flag contest, but only a handful could be handed the beautiful Maple Leaf.

In honour of Flag Day on Feb. 15, KamloopsThompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod gave KTW five flags to give away.

We devised five questions and drew five names from all who answered all five queries correctly.

Congratulations to our winners: Joanne Helmer, Chris De Haan, Doug and Linda Gleddie, Bill and Pat Davies and Dave and Sandra MacDonald.

A quiz recap: 1. What is the official name of Canada’s flag?

2. Name the only provincial or territorial capital outside of which the Canadian flag is not regularly flown.

3. Name the MP who came up with the idea to give away one-million Canadian flags after the 1995 Quebec referendum.

4. During which sport’s championship series, and in what year, was the Canadian flag carried onto the playing surface upside down?

5. How many points are on the red maple leaf in the centre of the flag?

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Rivers, in the roundabout at Lorne Street and Third Avenue, is the city’s last major art installation.

Public-art policy a priority for 2015 A year after the city’s last major art installation went up in the roundabout at Lorne Street and Third Avenue, the City of Kamloops is looking to set more guidelines around the care and selection of public art.

At a meeting of the city’s arts commission on Monday, Feb. 16, recreation, social-development and culture manager Barb Berger said the commission will make a public-art policy one of its

priorities for 2015.

The policy could include topics such as the lifespan of art and what do when a piece has become too old and degraded for display, as well as whether the public should have input into what art is selected for the city’s public spaces.

For its last major art purchase — Rivers, a sculpture by Delta-based artist Michael Yahgulanas — the city struck a small jury featuring members of

the artistic community.

The same process was used to pick a new decorative sign for Riverside Park.

In both cases, the public was not consulted about the design chosen.

However, Berger said, on some projects there may be room to have the public weigh in on works.

The city sets aside $50,000 a year for public art, which also funds the upkeep of older works, as well as new acquisitions.

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Sometimes, a business person has just had enough, according to Leigh Follestad.

And, when the Penticton convenience-store owner was the victim of another burglary, he took video of the perpetrator and posted it on his personal Facebook page.

“I figured somebody had to know who it was,” Follestad said. “‘And, in a couple of days, three people ID’d the same person. I forwarded it to the police and the kid turned himself in and we did some restorative justice.

“He’s working it off.”

That success led Follestad to create a Shoplifters & Thieves Exposed Facebook

page for his home community in the South Okanagan.

The idea took off, with 28 communities, including Kamloops, now involved, with the potential of soon moving into other provinces.

Members must be approved by the administrators, who are also tasked with ensuring those who post follow the rules.

Rules include a warning the site is to be only about stopping theft.

People can post images of items stolen or videos or stills, such as what Follestad posted from his own security camera.

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“It’s not about vigilantism,” the list of rules states.

“We are here to shame those criminals. . . . Make them aware that we are watching. Work together to find out who they are.”

For example, recent posts on the Kamloops page include one about a bike found on the North Shore, a link to a fundraising page for the North Shore family who returned from vacation to find all their belongings had been stolen and video of a woman suspected of being involved in an ATM scam.

Follestad said

participants are also reminded that everything is alleged.

“So, I had a woman who allegedly used her purse to allegedly shoplift in my store,” he explained.

“It’s always alleged but, when I posted it, people identified her and I went to the police and she’s not allowed in my store now.”

There is, however, one theft Follestad hasn’t been able to solve. One of the two Penticton-based sites he created has vanished from Facebook.

Follestad said nobody — not even officials with Facebook — has been able to tell him how it happened.

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One-hundred-and-six young drivers were killed in B.C. between 2004 and 2013, according to Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe in a report released last week.

The report found that speed, impairment or lack of seatbelt use were contributing factors in most cases.

And, while the death rate for drivers ages 16 to 18 has declined by two-thirds since 2008, motor-vehicle accidents remain the leading cause of death for the age group, with teenage boys ages 17 and 18 at greatest risk of death or injury.

The coroners’ analysis showed 68 of 106 drivers were at the “novice” stage when they died.

Of those, 18 consumed alcohol and seven were driving with too many passengers who were not family members — and without a supervisor.

There were 14 deaths of young drivers with a learner’s licence, the first stage of the graduated system.

Of those, 11 were driving with no supervisor, 10 consumed alcohol, three were driving during restricted hours and two had more than one non-supervisor passenger in the vehicle.

Distraction by mobile-phone use was found to be a factor in only one case.

There’s something wrong here — and it appears young drivers aren’t getting the necessary tools needed to be safe drivers.

The province must look for ways to strengthen its graduated licensing system for young drivers.

We support the call by Lapointe for a pilot project of electronic speed enforcement in high-risk areas to reduce the number of young people who die in car crashes.

There was a time when driver’s education was taught in high schools. Perhaps it’s time to re-examine adding that subject to the curriculum.

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ive cents.

On any other day, it likely would have been an inconsequential amount but, on this particular day and for this particular customer, it was enough to launch into a rage, yelling at a Target employee.

Do not for one second think this was an unusual situation at the store as its employees go in every day, watching more and more of the space become empty as they all wait for the doors to finally close for good.

Another employee, tired of being berated over $2, reached into her pocket, took out a toonie and handed it to the person on the other side of the cash register.

She told me she has taken to putting change into her pocket just for that purpose because there’s enough stress knowing her job will soon end.

She is trying to find another one as she goes back into that dying store every day — and an angry customer is just one stressor too many.

Another clerk had to endure a customer who, after paying for his purchase, told her, “I was going to say I’ll never shop here again, but you’re closing, so hahahaha on you.”

Classy, no?

However, the one example from staff at the Sahali Centre Mall that stunned me was from a clerk dealing with a shopper who threatened to punch her in the face.

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LEVEL employees — most of whom are working part-time hours at minimum wage — are enduring.

So, let’s deal with some facts.

Yes, all of you who think the liquidation sale isn’t all that great are correct.

It isn’t very good, but that is not the fault of Target staff.

That is the fault of the liquidator and the overpaid, business-inept senior managers ensconced in their Ontario offices, who somehow managed to fail at an incredibly awful level as they brought the U.S. chain to Canada.

The closure timetable, apparently, doesn’t end until April, so do you really think the deep-discount get-the-stuff-out-of-here rates are going to happen now?

No. Target at the corporate level is going to try to squeeze as much money as it can for as long as it can until the bankruptcy is finalized.

If that observation seems harsh, let’s just remember the chief executive officer for Target’s Canada, the man who was let go last year, closed his

doors for the final time with $61 million U.S., including $15.9-million in severance payments.

Not bad money for overseeing one of the biggest corporate bankruptcies in Canadian history.

Full disclosure: One of my sons works at Target in Kamloops, as do many of my friends.

Each one of them has said they liked their job and were treated well by the Kamloops management team.

They enjoyed going into work because they felt valued.

Now they go in every day because it’s their job. They still want to do their job well, even though their spare time is spent handing out resumes and hoping to find another opportunity.

They dress in their brown pants and red shirts and go in to take down more shelves, close off more parts of the store and offer assistance to customers.

They even like the man hired to oversee the shutdown.

They recognize it’s not his fault they are losing their jobs.

They appreciate his smile and upbeat attitude.

So, for those of you who feel it’s permissible to belittle, berate and threaten the staff — think again.

Would you behave that way if it were your child, your retired aunt or your neighbour working at Target?

Would you let anyone treat you that way? dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @mdalebass

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AUTHORS CANNOT BE SURPRISED AT CONTROVERSY Editor: Re: (‘Authors are not banned,’ Feb. 12): How disingenuous for Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard to suggest surprise that the subject of their presentation at the recent Thompson Rivers University law faculty conference would be received as controversial.

Their book, Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: the Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation, has consistently been received as highly controversial given it is inconsistent with decades of scholarship on the subject of indigenous culture, traditions, social and political structures and reality.

Universities are vital venues for the exchange of ideas, lively debate and critical analysis.

Editor: Re: Skip Gopsill’s letter of Feb. 13 (‘Hey ref, wake up!’): Many years ago, I was an official for amateur football.

That was not how I earned my living, nor was I ever going to get rich doing it.

I officiated football because I loved the game and wanted to see boys afforded the opportunity to play.

I have no doubt the individuals who officiated the high-school basketball game Gopsill attended were similarly motivated.

I was not present at the game and, as participants or

A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online

However, Canada is not like Did this presentation not occur the U.S., where the legal idea of at a law school?

Canada is freedom of speech allows hateful Perhaps the next event should not like the speech. be a debate/discussion on the U.S., where Americans can say anything content of Widdowson and Albert’s under the rubric of free speech. book and whether or not it meets the legal Canadians, under Canadian law, the test laid out by the Supreme idea of free cannot.

Court of Canada.

The Supreme Court of Canada speech allows And, frankly, the fact there were has defined hate speech as any “no boos� at the presentation is hateful speech that is “likely to expose hardly an effective measure of certain groups to hatred.� whether or not participants conspeech.

Likewise, the court makes it sidered the content of the presenclear that “framing speech as tation offensive or even within the arising in a moral context or within a public definition of hate speech. policy debate does not cleanse it of its harmful Michelle Good effects.�

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RE: STORY: DRIVER WHO KILLED PEDESTRIAN HAS JAIL TERM QUASHED ON APPEAL; ABORIGINAL BACKGROUND CITED:

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spectators, we have every right to disagree with an official’s call or interpretation of a rule.

But, to impugn their integrity is out of bounds.

If Gopsill feels he can do a better job officiating highschool basketball, I am sure the referees’ association in question would be glad to hear from him.

Mike Mclean Kamloops

Editor: Re: Chris Kempling’s letter of Feb. 1 (‘Don’t forget about violence against men’): I can attest to this from first-hand observation, as it was a repeated occurrence I witnessed during childhood.

Sadly, my mother had a sometimes uncontrollable temper that she unleashed verbally and physically against my father and me. I do not recall my father ever retaliating as he usually just left the house.

Strangely, when my father remarried after my mother’s death, it was to another aggressive woman. Having left home by this time, I was not aware of the extent of her aggression, but, after he died, I found a letter (unmailed) detailing a beating from his second wife and her daughter.

Although it is rarely considered seriously in our politically correct society, male-bashing in word and deed is a fact.

Tonia Howell Kamloops

JUDGE’S RULING MYSTIFIES

RE: STORY: WORK ON CASCADES CASINO UNDERWAY:

“And to think city staff wanted to throw all of that tax money, new jobs and a bonus clean-up of the downtown out the window over their limited view of the city ‘plan’.� — posted by Grouchy1

Editor: Re: (‘Prohibited driver gets house arrest for pedestrian death,’ Feb. 17): Are we sure the so-called judge ever passed the bar exam?

Hank Bangild, Kamloops

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Two new faces on IHA board

Junior Achievement event at TRU While its own students are on a week-long break, Thompson Rivers University will welcome about 650 other eager learners as Junior Achievement hosts its annual Economics for Success program at the campus today (Feb. 19).

The students in grades 9 and 10 will attend presentations by local business volunteers, with the goal to encourage them to explore post-secondary and career goals and inspire them to succeed.

Four sessions will be presented, along with a lunch.

Unlike past years, the schedule has had to be condensed, said Kara Wright, the Junior Achievement program coordinator in Kamloops, because the campus is also hosting the Special Olympics BC Winter Games.

Two keynote presentations are also part of the day’s plans, with local businessman Mike O’Reilly talking about what success looks like and Tarah

Jules and Cannon made new directors The Interior Health Authotity has appointed Diane Jules and Deborah Cannon to its board of directors.

Jules, a Chase resident, has been president of the Sexqeltkemc Ltd. Partnership since 2010.

Previously, she served four terms as an elected councillor with the Adams Lake Indian Band and as president of the Adams Lake Band Development Corporation.

Jules has also served as vice-president of the Secwepemc Child and Family Service Board and was on the First Nations Education Council for school districts 73 and 83 for nearly 10 years.

She holds her business certificate from Cariboo College.

Cannon is an entrepreneur who owned and operated a floral business for more than 15 years in Salmon Arm. A former Salmon Arm city coun-

cillor, she served as the city representative for a number of community groups and committees.

Additionally, Cannon served as chairwoman for the Rick Hansen Man in Motion 25th Anniversary Committee and the Salmon Arm Olympic Torch Committee, and was a committee member of the Esso U-18 Women’s Hockey Nationals Steering Committee.

The IHA board oversees operations, works with management to establish overall strategic direction for the organization and ensures appropriate community consultation.

The board also regularly reviews the organization’s long-term plans, significant issues affecting the organization and evaluates results. Board members are appointed by the minister of health through ministerial order.

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BRIEFS Ferguson, operations manager at the B.C. Innovation Council in Vancouver, talking about women in technology.

Junior Achievement bills itself as the largest youth-business organization in Canada.

In its 58 years, the organizations says it’s helped more than 4 million youth succeed economically.

The program helps young people learn about financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

TURN SNOW DAYS INTO GO DAYS.

Hospice gets funding

The Kamloops Hospice Association is receiving a grant of $85,000 from the province’s gambling-revenue fund.

The grant will go toward two community programs under the direction of the Kamloops Hospice Association. “The gaming funds support,

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in part, our community visiting program,� said Kamloops Hospice Association executive director Wendy Marlow. “After an initial visit by our community programs co-ordinator, a trained volunteer will visit palliative clients in their home, long-term care facility or in the hospital to provide support and companionship for the terminally ill, and respite for the caregiver.�

A portion of the grant will be directed toward the hospice association’s counselling program, in which patients, families and friends can talk to counsellors for grief and bereavement support.

Organizations interested in applying for similar grants can find information and applications online at pssg.gov.bc.ca/ gaming.

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Public hearing on Westsyde property

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CMHA WANTS TO REDEVELOP FORMER CARIBOO MANOR ON SERLE ROAD The City of Kamloops will proceed with a public hearing that could strip a seniors-only covenant from a Westsyde property.

The Canadian Mental Health Association, which purchased the former Cariboo Manor at 831 Serle Rd. last year, wants to redevelop the property into a 12-unit townhome development, which it will then sell.

The CMHA said no other seniors’ groups have expressed interest in the property.

The covenant, which requires the property stay a seniors’ residence, was added in 2003 when the Cariboo Home Society took over the site.

That group has since moved its residents to more modern accommodations in Brocklehurst.

A date for the public hearing has yet to be set.

Rent Bank gets $15K a year

The Kamloops Rent Bank is getting an infusion of cash from the city’s affordable-housing fund.

City council this

calling in, as long as the technology can be set up in the committee’s meeting room.

Only one committee member at a time can remotely participate in the meeting and the person doing so must supply a phone or computer and pay any costs incurred.

Coun. Arjun Singh believes the new rules will help some city committees solve quorum issues.

Last year, the Heritage and Arts commissions were nearly amalgamated after repeatedly failing to have enough members present to meet, due to travel outside the city.

Singh said he likes the restrictions on the number of meetings members can attend remotely.

“I think it’s good that we have an expectation that most people would attend meetings faceto-face,” he said, “I think that’s the gold standard of discussing community issues.”

City Hall

BRIEFS week voted unanimously to contribute $15,000 a year for five years to the rent bank, which supplies emergency one-time loans of up to $1,000 to residents who need to pay a utility or rent bill.

Carmin Mazzotta, the city’s social and community development supervisor, told council the rent bank gave out $19,000 in loans during its first 14 months of operation, between February 2013 and May 2014, with a repayment rate of 85 per cent.

Loans are paid directly to a landlord or utility company and applicants are also given financial counselling.

Mazzotta said the program isn’t meant for those on financial aid or living in subsidized housing, but rather low-income Kamloopsians who need aid to avoid finding themselves on the street.

“This really is a crisis-management point for the working poor,” he said.

Money for the rent bank, which is administered by the Elizabeth Fry Society, will come from the affordablehousing fund — which is topped up each year with a portion of the proceeds of unit resales at Cottonwood Manor, Legion Manor and The Willows.

Mazzotta said the extra funds will allow the program to expand, with more loans given out, but won’t make the city the primary funder of the rent bank, which also gets regular funding from charitable foundations, banks and property management groups.

Skype it in, fellow committee member

Members of City of Kamloops committees will soon have the option of phoning in to up to two meetings a year after council agreed this week to move ahead with an electronic-participation plan.

Under the new rules, committee members will have the option of video-conferencing or

Award nominations now accepted

Nominations are being accepted for the City of Kamloops’ Distinguished Service

Award.

The award was initiated by mayor and council to acknowledge those who, over a period of time, have dedicated their time and service to the wellbeing of our community and its citizens.

The Distinguished Service Award is split into three categories: • Youth: 18 years and under • Young Adult: 19 to 30 years • Adult: 30 yearsplus The selected citizens will be invited to a formal reception to receive the Distinguished Service Award in recognition of their contributions to the community.

Last year’s honourable recipients included Jeff Arnold, Charlie Bruce, Edward “Ted” Erickson, Raymond Jolicoeur, Claire Moreau, Andrew Philpot, Helen Saemerow and Janice Yeung.

Nomination forms and copies of the selection criteria are available at city hall or on the city’s website at kamloops.ca.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, February 27.

Botany, ecology professor speaks tonight A Thompson Rivers University botany and ecology professor whose art and field journals have appeared in galleries and publications will speak about her work tonight (Feb. 19).

Lyn Baldwin is scheduled to speak to a meeting of the Kamloops Naturalists Club at 7 p.m. at Heritage House

in Riverside Park.

The Naturalists Club said Baldwin will speak on her interest in natural history, as well as writing and art related to her ecology studies.

Baldwin encourages students to do journaling by sketching observations in the field.

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“Starting in September, parents receiving both income and disability assistance and child-support payments from a non-custodial parent will be able to keep every dollar they receive in child support over and above what they receive in assistance,� de Jong said.

The measure cost Victoria about $32 million over three years.

The budget includes a fitnessequipment credit for children’s sports equal to about $13 per child.

Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone noted his government has passed three balanced budgets in three years, comparing that to the three balanced budgets between 1980 and 2005 by Social Credit, NDP and Liberal governments. “We’re going to see a surplus of $879 million for the fiscal year just ending,� Stone told KTW in a telephone interview from Victoria.

He also hinted the budget may bring spending commitments for Royal Inland Hospital’s planned surgical tower, something that has been pledged by both city MLAs and Premier Christy Clark. “We’ll have exciting news in the not-too-distant future,� he said.

Health Minister and KamloopsNorth Thompson MLA Terry Lake said the budget pledges $2.9 billion over three years for capital works. “Of course, the RIH clinical building is part of that,� Lake said, noting on the operating side, increases of 2.9 per cent overtake spending across government. “When you look across the country, you’ll see other provinces, Alberta, having to reduce expenditures by nine per cent. It’s hard to do that without looking at health care.�

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editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Lake said the budget is prioritized so front-line agencies, including health authorities, receive a larger percentage of spending commitments.

Barb Nederpel, president of the Kamloops & District Labour Council, credited the B.C. Liberal government with ending clawbacks in a budget that she said otherwise offers scant help for families and those struggling between paycheques. “That’s huge,� she said of the end to clawbacks of social assistance for people, particularly women, receiving minimal childsupport payments from spouses.

However, Nederpel and other government critics point to a slowing in spending on health care in B.C. She said what is pledged is often capital spending, with a resulting need to move to privatize services. “In B.C., we have a growing population and population aging much faster than the rest of the country,� Nederpel said, NDP finance critic Carole James also credited the government with the measure to stop clawbacks. But, in an interview with KTW, she contrasted its $32-million cost with the expiry of an additional tax on the top two per cent of earners that will cost the province $230 million a year. “We’re talking $30 million compared to $230 million,� James said. “Where is the priority from the

government’s perspective?�

James also noted the budget will increase MSP premiums by four per cent, more than double the rate of inflation, while pointing out British Columbians also face a raft of increases for everything from ICBC rates to BC Hydro fees and ferry costs.

While health care will see an increase in funding — $3 billion over three years, according to de Jong — James said basic problems, including lack of access to a family doctor for thousands of residents in Kamloops and across B.C., remain chronic and untreated by the province.

The budget was lauded by business groups, including the B.C. Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber said the budget shows the B.C. Liberal government is “living within its means� while still offering targeted programs for investment, including mining and an increase to the small business venture-capital tax credit.

Kamloops Chamber of Commerce president Aleece Laird said the balanced budget is a bottom line for small businesses in the Tournament Capital. “We always point to government having strong fiscal management,� Laird said. “It provides flexibility in upcoming years.�

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Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Tournament Capital Centre. The regional teams will march in with pride, joined by celebrity Honorary Coaches Travis Lulay of the BC Lions and Don Hay of the Kamloops Blazers. The excitement of the athletes will be a sight to see, and Games organizers have worked hard to plan a ceremony full of fantastic entertainment around the big moment when the teams enter. “At Provincial Games, I meet lots of new friends, and I feel proud because , ZRUNHG VR KDUG IRU LW ,WoV D GLĆŞHUHQW and great experience,â€? says

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McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre Curling 8 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Figure skating 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Speed skating 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., awards 12:45 p.m.

McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre Curling 7:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m., awards 4:30 p.m.

Figure skating 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., awards 2:30 p.m.

Speed skating 9 to 11:30 a.m., awards 12:15 p.m.

Sun Peaks Resort Alpine skiing 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cross-country skiing 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Snowshoeing 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sun Peaks Resort Alpine skiing 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., awards 1:15 p.m.

Cross-country skiing 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., awards 1:45 p.m.

Snowshoeing 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., awards 1:45 p.m.

South Kamloops Secondary & Beattie School of the Arts JP Campus* Floor hockey 8 a.m. to 9:15 p.m.

South Kamloops Secondary & Beattie School of the Arts JP Campus* Floor hockey 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., awards 4:30 p.m.

*Also known as John Peterson Secondary

Healthy Athletes screenings: On Feb. 21, the 2015 SOBC Winter Games are hosting free health screenings open to all people with intellectual disabilities. The professionals who lead Healthy Athletes screenings have been trained to work with people with intellectual disabilities to draw out issues, and the screenings lead to referrals in the health-care system to ensure participants get the treatment they need.

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Chris Harrington (left) of Kelowna charges toward the finish line in a snowshoeing race at the 2011 Special Olympics B.C. Snow Sport Championships in West Kelowna.

Harrington will be competing at the 2015 Special Olympics B.C. Winter Games in Kamloops, which get underway tonight at 7:30 p.m. with the opening ceremony at the Tournament Capital Centre.

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erceptions in Kamloops about athletes with intellectual disabilities should change over the next two days.

After tonight’s (Feb. 19) opening ceremony at the Tournament Capital Centre, athletes will have one more night’s rest before the Special Olympics B.C. (SOBC) Winter Games begin. “We are able to learn so much from them about inclusion, about acceptance, about the love of sports and doing something just because you are so passionate about it,� said Dan Howe, SOBC president and CEO. “Through that, we always get people coming back to us and saying, ‘That was one of the most enjoyable

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Howe is encouraging folks in Kamloops to make the athletes feel welcome at tonight’s opening ceremony, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. at the Tournament Capital Centre.

B.C. Lions’ quarterback Travis Lulay and Kamloops Blazers’ head coach Don Hay, both honourary Special Olympics coaches, will participate in the curtain-raising event.

Kent Pletti is one of about 25 local athletes who will compete for Region 2 this weekend.

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ward who can also play defence. “We came a long way and we’ve improved over the years. “I’m just going to have fun.�

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South Kamloops secondary and the John Peterson campus will be home to floorhockey action. “We are so fortunate to have picked Kamloops as a host site for these games,�

Howe said. “I’d really like to encourage as many people as possible to see Thursday night’s opening ceremony and check out the competition. “It’s a great opportunity to understand a very inspiring group of people who are part of our community.�

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Hardcourt logos probed after athletes express concerns [Funk] said was any time you have two different surfaces, you’re going to have a discrepancy in how one feels versus the other,” Smith said.

“We definitely need to look at some options and get some feedback.”

Bryce Egdell, who plays with the Sun Devils in the KamHoops league, said one of the logos caused him to fall.

“I planted hard on one foot and my foot went straight out from underneath me,” Egdell said. “When I looked down, I’m laying right on top of the logo.

Whatever material they’re made out of, they don’t even have to be wet, you can slip on them.

“I understand the company has paid a pretty penny to sponsor our community centre and that’s good of them to do. I’m sure they’d want to know that those are taken care of.”

In December, Warner Rentals purchased naming rights for the championship and middle court in the TCC Fieldhouse and the leisure pool and waterslide in the Canada Games Aquatic Centre, a threeyear term worth $112,500, according to the city.

“We certainly do want

as it gets a little bit of dust, we’ve had girls back up for an approach and slip a little bit,” Grimm said.

“I don’t know what they’re made of now, if it’s a sticker or what that material is but, if they made it more uniform with the floor, that would obviously be a benefit. It is a little bit slick.”

KTW spoke with Tournament Capital co-ordinator Sean Smith, who is looking into the matter.

“We’ve not heard any complaints from TRU athletes or any other athletes, but we’re certainly going to reach out to them and get some feedback from them about those decals,” Smith said.

“I’ve also got a call into our graphic designer. They’re going to check and make sure that the material they’re using is what is generally used for that application.”

The city hired Funk Signs Inc. to create and install the logos.

“One of the things that Jim

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Complaints about logos on the hardwood floor in the Tournament Capital Centre Fieldhouse are being investigated by the City of Kamloops.

KTW has spoken with several members of the sports community who say the Warner Rentals Championship and Middle Court decals are dangerous.

“I really don’t like them,” said Shane Sobus, who runs KamHoops Basketball, the local men’s league.

“When you step on them or try and stop or turn or anything, I’ve seen people spin out and fall down. It needs to be some other material that acts the same as what the court does. It trips you up, like a stair that’s uneven.”

TRU WolfPack women’s volleyball coach Chad Grimm said the logos are a concern.

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Not one for the spotlight, ailing Peter Friedel is finding it tough to accept the attention he is receiving.

“I don’t really like people knowing about me,” said Friedel, a longtime volunteer with the Kamloops Blazers, Kamloops Storm and Kamloops Venom.

“I’ve always been so active and just hiding everything for so long. I guess it does catch up to you.”

Due to complications from diabetes, Friedel has been through three major surgeries in the past two years. Nearly all of his left foot and about threequarters of his right foot have been amputated.

He was forced to close the family business — A1 Auto Service Centre on the North Shore — and he is on a disability pension, waiting for a kidney transplant.

With blood-type O and other health issues, including rheumatoid arthritis and injuries from an earlier car accident, it’s proving tough to find a donor.

Friedel has medical expenses to cover and the family home has to be renovated to make it easier for him to access the bathroom.

There will be a dinner-anddance fundraiser for Friedel at St. John Vianney Church (2826 Bank Rd. in Westsyde) on Saturday, March 7.

Tickets are $25, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner set for 6:30 p.m.

For more information on tickets, call Friedel’s sisters — Caroline Ralston (250-573-4554) and Maryann Bruneau (250-8194247) — or family friend Brenda Thompson (250-319-1956).

Organizers are asking for cash donations and items that can be auctioned off at the event.

“He’s always positive and he never complains,” an emotional Bruneau told KTW. “Most people that know him don’t even know how sick he is. It’s hard when we are

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all healthy and he’s not.

“It took him a while to agree for us to be able to do this for him. I don’t know if it’s the attention or the pity he doesn’t want, but he never talks about his health.”

Closing A1 Auto was a bitter pill to swallow.

“It was really tough on him because that was the one thing that kept him going,” Bruneau said.

“He really hasn’t worked for three years. His wife was trying to run the business but, with him not there, things were getting tougher and tougher.”

Friedel still makes time to help out at Interior Savings Centre, doing chores around the dressing room with Blazers’ trainer Colin (Toledo) Robinson.

“You just have to deal with it,” Friedel said. “It’s something that’s thrown at you, so you have to deal with it and keep positive.”

The Storm are pitching in to raise money for Friedel, donating a portion of every ticket sold to Game 2 of the team’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff series against the Sicamous Eagles on Saturday, Feb. 21. Game time is 7 p.m. at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

Friedel, who requires daily dialysis, says it’s getting easier

to accept well-wishes and he is overwhelmed with the community’s support.

“It takes something like this for people to step up, to know how bad you really are,” Friedel said.

“It’s just amazing.”

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To find out more about donating a kidney, contact the Kidney Foundation through its website, kidney.ca.

Transplants are cost-effective for the organ recipient.

For those with kidney disease, the average cost of dialysis treatment is about $50,000 a year, according to transplant.bc.ca.

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Nearly 500 British Columbians are on the wait list for an organ transplant, according to the website, and the need far outweighs the number of organs available.

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and civic facilities manager with the City of Kamloops, said the city is interested in hosting that game in the Tournament Capital.

“We’re going to reach out to them, for sure. I can guarantee you that,” Putnam told KTW. “We haven’t had a chance to have a faceto-face conversation on the details and the opportunity.”

Putnam said the game would be played on the turf at Hillside Stadium, a venue with a capacity of about 1,800 people.

The field is the home of B.C. Lions training camp through 2017, an arrangement that began prior to the 2010 season.

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“I have no idea where they’re [the Lions] at, but we’re going to do everything

we can to see if we can host it in Kamloops,” Putnam said.

UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium, which seats 3,500 people, the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium, which has capacity for about 5,000 spectators, and the City of Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park, with seating for about 10,500 fans, are expected to be venue possibilities, as well.

“With regard to the club’s ‘home’ preseason game in June, we’re looking at a number of potential sites to stage the game,” Jamie Cartmell, director of communications for the Lions, told KTW in an email.

“Given our current training-camp relationship, Kamloops is a consideration, but we’ll communicate a final decision when we’ve reached it in

coming weeks.”

The Lions’ pre-season slate won’t be the only unusual schedule in the 2015 Canadian Football League season.

The Toronto Argonauts will play their first four regularseason games away from Toronto, with the Rogers Centre set to become the Ceremonies Venue for the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan American Games.

The Argos are slated to play their “home opener” in Fort McMurray at Shell Place on June 27. That venue has capacity for about 18,000 people.

The same goes for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, whose Tim Hortons Field will become the CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium for the duration of the Games.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL LITERACY SUMMIT BEGINS FRIDAY

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The physically literate move with competence and confidence, regardless of the activity.

The 2015 Health and Physical Literacy Summit in Kamloops this weekend hopes to empower teachers, health professionals and sports leaders to teach the fundamental skills necessary to develop physical

literacy across the Interior.

“It’s about mobilizing local leadership to work collaboratively toward the common goal of increasing physical literacy and health opportunities in our community,” said Nicole Beauregard, active living and sport development co-ordinator for the City of Kamloops.

“We have been seeing an overall gap in that development, within the early years, within our own community.”

The summit is the first of its kind in Western Canada.

It will run tomorrow (Feb. 20) and Saturday and has about 160 registrants.

An international summit will take place

in Vancouver later this year.

Beauregard said the hope is community leaders will go back to their member groups and pass on the skills they learned during the two-day workshop.

Participating schools will be given toolkits to help implement the lessons in their classrooms.

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Brown back at university national championship TRU RINK GOES UNDEFEATED IN CIS/CCA WESTERN CANADIAN UNIVERSITY CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Corryn Brown and her Kamloops rink will return to the CIS/CCA Curling Championships this spring.

Brown and her TRU WolfPack rink, which includes third Erin Pincott, second Samantha Fisher, lead Ashley Nordin and fifth Sydney Fraser, went undefeated in the CIS/ CCA Western Canadian University Curling Championship on the weekend, winning four games at Edmonton’s Saville Community Sports Centre.

The University of Alberta and the University of Regina were the other two teams in the tournament.

The Brown rink will compete at the CIS/CCA Curling Championships from March 18 to March 21.

The event will be held in Waterloo, Ont.

Tournament Capital Sports

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John Hill won silver in a pair of races and finished first in the 400m event.

Bogetti-Smith medals

Finn Bogetti-Smith skated to four gold medals to lead the Kamloops River City Racers Speed Skating Club at the Vernon Interclub Short-Track Speed Skating event on the weekend.

Bogetti-Smith was skating in division 2 and set a personal best in the 200-metre distance.

Also racing in the event was his sister, Summer BogettiSmith. She finished the event with three gold medals and a silver medal, setting personal-best times in the 400m and 200m distances.

Skaters represent in Armstrong

Three gold medals were among the spoils the Valleyview Skating Club brought back from the 2015 Okanagan Region Championships in Armstrong on the weekend.

Brooklyn Castro was first in introductory interpretive, while MacKenzie Sewell was first in bronze interpretive. Morgan Johnson won gold in STAR 3 girls.

Castro also finished fourth in STAR 4 girls under-13. Sewell was

seventh in STAR 5, 13-and-over girls.

Alyssa Davis finished sixth in introductory interpretative and was seventh in STAR 4, 13-and-over girls.

Brenna Wassing was fourth in introductory interpretive and seventh in STAR 4, under13 girls.

Chelsea Thur won bronze in bronze interpretive and was 14th in STAR 5, 13-and-over girls.

BrieAnna Gibson was ninth in the prenovice ladies short program, while picking up a third place finish in the pre-novice ladies free program.

Katie Held and Paige Davis each won bronze in STAR 1 girls.

Leila Khelouiati picked up a silver in STAR 2 girls and bronze in preliminary creative,

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How do I get more information?

A copy of the proposed Bylaw and supporting information can be inspected from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday (except statutory holidays) at our office, from January 26th, 2015 until 10:00 a.m. the day of the Hearing; or please contact us via any of the adjacent options.

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The Kamloops Players Bench Raiders are on track for a championship.

The bantam tier 2 club split games against the Penticton Vees on the weekend, eliminating the Okanagan club from playoff contention.

Kamloops will face West Kelowna in the next round.

Up 1-0 in the series heading into the weekend, Kamloops fell to the Vees 6-2 on Saturday, before winning 3-1 on Sunday.

Kaden Dempsey (2G), Brandon Gremaud

(1G), Hayden Fidanza (1G), Breckin Erichuk (1G), Nathan McDonald (2A), Elias Wallace (1A), Connor Milburn (1A), Hunter Beckett (1A) and Chad Petrie (1A) tallied for the Raiders.

Ethan Langenegger was in goal for both games.

Nailers sharp

The Kamloops Western Roofing Nailers finished off league play on the weekend, winning a pair of games to enter the atom development playoffs as the No. 1 seed.

Kamloops defeated a pair of Kelowna teams 5-1 and 7-3 in their final two games.

Hudson Cameron (3G, 2A), Manny Recchi (2G, 1A), Carter Noble (1G, 2A), Nolan Viesner (1G, 1A), Brady Milburn (1G, 1A), Grady Egeland

(1G), Owen Aura (1G), Reggie Newman (1G), Nicolas Leggett (2A), Mitch Harnett (1A) and Garrett Martin (1G) tallied for Kamloops.

The Nailers will begin playoff action on Feb. 27 in Kelowna.

Battle of the birds

The Ice Hawks and the Knighthawks met in novice action on the weekend, with the Ice Hawks coming out on top 7-6.

Aaron Price (2G), Nolan Bentz (1G, 1A), Jakob Gottfriedson (1G), Caden Cail (1G), Carter Gould (1G), Jorlie Anderson (2A) and Nate Turner (2A) found the scoresheet for the Knighthawks, in support of goaltender Spencer Ridley.

Evan Smith (3G, 1A), Nikolus Dimopoulos (2G), Max Kinnee (1G,

2A), Armann Serown (1G, 1A) and Quin Newport (1A) tallied for the Ice Hawks, who had Caleb Vanwerkhouen in goal.

Spartan strong

Ethan Meerhies had a pair of goals as the Spartans downed the M8s 7-4 in bantam recreation action on the weekend.

Spencer Shyiak (1G, 3A), Nolan Mongey (1G, 1A), Joseph Benastick (1G), Preston Marcoux (1G), Tyson Dmyterko (1G), Kai Robioux (1A) and Lance Ryan (1A) also scored for the Spartans, who had Ethan Herndier in goal.

Joshua Harris backstopped the M8s, who had points from Nathan Thiessen (2G), Cordell Davidson (1G, 1A), Brennen Thur (1G) and Kylie Emlsand (1A).

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The Russians are coming.

Interior Savings Centre will be the site for Game 2 of the 2015 Subway Super Series on Nov. 10, when Team WHL squares off with the Russian junior team.

Game 1 of the six-game series will be played in Kelowna on Nov. 9.

The series shifts to Ontario for games 3 and 4, with the best of the Ontario Hockey League playing the Russians in Owen Sound on Nov. 12 and in Windsor on Nov. 16.

Games 5 and 6 will feature Team Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Russians playing in RouynNoranda, Que., on Nov. 17 and in Halifax on Nov. 19.

Canadian Hockey League teams hold an overall record of 49-17-6 against Russia.

Four of the last five series have been decided in the final game, including the 2014 showdown, which Russia won by an 11-7 point margin to claim its third series victory since 2010.

Kamloops has twice hosted

games in the CHL-Russia series â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in 2006 (then the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge), when the WHL earned an 8-1 win, and in 2010 when Russia emerged with a 7-6 shootout victory.

Four Kamloops Blazers have donned the WHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colours.

Austin Madaisky and Chase Schaber played in the 2010 game. Brock Nixon and Keaton Ellerby took to the ice in 2006.

Each game will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

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Knezevic used to curling on the road this season GREGORY STRONG

THE CANADIAN PRESS

MOOSE JAW — B.C. skip Patti Knezevic is used to playing on the road. She’s had to do it for nearly the entire season.

Ice equipment issues at her club in Prince George prevented her from stepping onto home ice until early January. But, that didn’t faze her or teammates Kristen Fewster, Jen Rusnell and Rhonda Camozzi.

They made the best of the situation by focusing on regular cashspiels last autumn before running the table at the B.C. championship last month in Maple Ridge.

“It was a bit different, I won’t lie,” Knezevic said.

“It was a different season not having ice at home and not having the same preparation. But, in any case, we still had to go into provincials that way.

“So, we knew what we were up against and just the training was a little bit different.

Maybe a little bit more mental training.”

The nearest alternate club option was more than an hour away, so Knezevic and her team decided to

bank their time and try their luck on the road every other weekend.

“Every time we stepped on the ice, it was just like stepping on the ice for the first time of the season,” Knezevic said. “That was somewhat of a grind for sure.

“So, we really had to just go into each cashspiel taking whatever we possibly could, squeezing every ounce we could out of every single game because we knew we were just there for as many games as we could possibly get in.”

Knezevic, a 41-yearold Prince George native, also had some unique challenges during her Scotties debut last year in Montreal.

She was an alternate

on Kesa Van Osch’s team, but was forced into action when her skip was felled by a flu bug that affected several players at the event.

Knezevic ended up playing six full games, including two as skip.

“It was a very awesome experience, but it was totally crazy,” she said.

The B.C. team finished with a decent 6-5 record last year, but has struggled over the first half of the 2015 tournament at Mosaic Place.

Knezevic dropped a 10-5 decision to Alberta’s Val Sweeting on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to fall to 1-6.

Round-robin play continues through tomorrow and the medal games are scheduled for Sunday.

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MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran defensive tackle Khalif Mitchell to a three-year contract yesteday (Feb 18).

The six-foot-six, 316-pound Mitchell is entering his sixth CFL season. He spent four years with the B.C. Lions — helping them win the 2011 Grey Cup — and played with the Toronto Argonauts in 2013.

Mitchell, 29, has registered 14 sacks in 61 career CFL games. He was named a league all-star in 2011 and 2013.

– The Canadian Press

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Canada steps up Russian sanctions Probe into because of conflict in Ukraine Winnipeg Harper says Canada recognizes Ukrainian sovereignty, opposes Russian occupation water issue WINNIPEG WATER

THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Canada says it is intensifying economic sanctions against Russian individuals and companies in response to the tense situation in eastern Ukraine.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the move is being made in co-ordination with Canada’s partners in Europe and the United States in response to what he called Russia’s backing of rebel forces in eastern Ukraine.

“Canada’s position remains clear: We recognize the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and will never recognize the illegal Russian occupation of any part of the country,’’ Harper said in a statement.

“In co-ordination with our EU and U.S. partners, Canada is once again intensifying its response to the situation by announcing further sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals and entities.’’

He said 17 Russian and Ukrainian organizations are affected by Canada’s latest economic sanctions, including Rosneft — the Russian oil giant.

Harper also announced sanctions and travel bans against 37 Russian and Ukrainian individuals, including Russia’s deputy minister of defence.

The announcement was made this weekbefore a key

rail hub in eastern Ukraine fell to separatist forces.

Harper said the government is monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk last week and will “take further action against Russia and Russian-backed insurgents should they fail fundamentally to implement the provisions of this accord.’’

On Wednesday (Feb. 18), Russian Foreign Affairs spokesman Alexander Lukashevich issued a statement suggesting the latest Canadian sanctions were meant to undermine that agreement.

“We assume that Harper’s government, which refuses to objectively assess the cause of and the course of events in southeastern Ukraine, is interested in playing along with the ‘party of war’ in [Kyiv] rather than overcoming the crisis,’’ Lukashevich said.

“Unilateral sanctions as a foreign policy instrument are in contradiction to international law.

“Regrettably, the basic tenets of international communication are ignored by a government that arrogantly promotes its country’s adherence to international law and order.’’

Alberta closing Infected cow born foreign offices after ban: watchdog to save $3.1M THE CANADIAN PRESS

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jim Prentice has dropped the axe on five international trade offices, saying the province needs to save money and focus on emerging markets in Asia.

“It’s a question of priorities. It’s a question of focus,’’ Prentice told a legislature news conference Wednesday (Feb. 18).

“We want to maximize the bang for our buck, and those are the choices we’re making.’’

Prentice said offices in Ottawa, Chicago, and Munich will be shuttered and planned offices for San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro will not go ahead.

The closures, among other cost-saving measures, are expected to shave $3.1 million off the overall $15-million budget for the offices and involve the loss of six jobs.

The choices were recommended to Prentice in a report by Ron Hoffmann, Alberta’s senior representative in the Asia-Pacific basin.

His report urged renewed focus on markets in Asia, particularly China.

The government is keeping three existing offices in China — Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai — and adding one more in Guangzhou.

It is also keeping offices in India, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.

Hoffmann said in his report that the Asian market is critical to Alberta’s success, given the region’s exploding demand for more and diverse food products, better education, travel and high tech.

“The greatest shift in world affairs continues to take place in Asia,’’ he wrote.

The government is also reconfiguring the London office to be its European trade hub and the one in Washington, D.C., will take on that role in the United States.

Alberta also has two offices in Mexico.

Several of the offices were opened by former premier Alison Redford.

EDMONTON — Canada’s food safety organization says the cow discovered on an Alberta farm with mad cow disease was born two years after Ottawa imposed a tougher ban on animal feed to guard against the disease.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the cow discovered with bovine spongiform encephalopathy earlier this month was born in March 2009.

The cause of the BSE case is still under investigation.

Paul Mayers, a CFIA vice-president, said investigators are working to determine the source of the feed used at the birth farm in Alberta and assess any potential risk factors.

Mayers said the case has been reported to the World Organization for Animal Health and won’t affect Canada’s official beef trade status.

He said Canada expects its trading partners not to restrict market access to Canadian beef.

Since the discovery of the cow, South Korea has suspended imports of Canadian beef and Indonesia has suspended imports of bone meal.

— The Canadian Press

CN plans unilateral contract changes after talks fail

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway says it plans to unilaterally modify some terms of its collective agreement with Unifor after talks with the union broke down on the weekend.

CN president and CEO Claude Mongeau said the changes, including a two per cent wage increase, will be implemented this week.

Mongeau said the changes follow what he says is Unifor’s refusal to back down on a proposal the compa-

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ny contribute to the union’s political and community action fund.

Unifor represents approximately 4,800 CN employees.

The union has called a news conference for today (Feb. 19) to discuss the impasse with CN. The railway recently negotiated new agreements with the United Steelworkers and Teamsters Canada.

— The Canadian Press

New Windsor-Detroit bridge to proceed, Canada footing bill

OTTAWA — The federal government says it has finally broken a stalemate over the cost of a major new bridge between Canada and the U.S. Canada had already agreed to pay for 95 per cent of the bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, but the project was stalled over who would pay for a customs plaza on the U.S. side.

Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Canada will now pay for that as well, but expects to recoup the cost through tolls and a public-private partnership.

The U.S. will staff, operate and maintain the plaza in Detroit.

The Canadian government had expressed frustration at having to wait for construction to start on the American side of the estimated $4 billion project.

The new infrastructure would be a next-generation replacement for the aging bridge that currently handles one third of all Canada-U.S. trade.

— The Canadian Press

48-hour boil-water advisory in December impacted 700,000 THE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has ordered an investigation into the vulnerability of Winnipeg’s drinking water after an E. coli test result prompted a boil-water advisory last month for the capital’s 700,000 residents.

City staff said Wednesday (Feb. 18) they were confident the water system was not contaminated with bacteria and the result was a false positive.

But, Manitoba’s office of drinking water was not convinced.

“We have no evidence at all to suggest there was a false positive at this point,’’ said office director Kim Philip.

“This is an independent, accredited lab and we’re confident in the results from the lab, so we are very concerned with the use of the term false positive.

“We certainly don’t want the laboratory to be pinned with this as an analytical error when there’s nothing that we’ve identified that would lead one to conclude that.’’

Hours earlier, Winnipeg’s waste and water director Diane Sacher told a city council committee that a false E. coli result, either from a sampling or lab error, was to blame for the citywide boil-water advisory.

“We don’t believe there was contamination of our system,’’ she said.

The city is waiting on an independent audit of how water samples are taken and analyzed so as to be sure, she said. A full report on what happened is expected in the next few weeks, Sacher said.

The provincial investigation is a separate “vulnerability assessment’’ and is due at the end of April.

“We’re not lacking confidence in the city’s water supply,’’ Philip said.

“We’re just asking them to look at what might be some potential causes and then how might they take some steps to address those to make sure things like this don’t happen again.’’

For two days in January, Winnipeggers had to boil their water after routine testing found coliform and E. coli at extremely low levels in six of 39 water samples.

Businesses and residents were told that tap water was safe for bathing and laundry, but were advised to boil it for at least a minute before drinking it.

Subsequent tests all came back clean and there were no reports of anyone becoming ill from drinking or using tap water.

Officials suspected from the beginning that the initial test results were a false positive, but said they had no choice but to issue the citywide advisory.

The province has asked the city to look at whether it can better isolate neighbourhoods into zones to avoid future blanket advisories that could be unnecessary, Sacher said.

“We’re looking into whether that is possible or not,’’ she said.

“That’s an investigation that needs to happen.’’

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Enderby beagle best in show at Westminster THE SHOW

BEN WALKER

THE CANADIAN PRESS

NEW YORK — A soft-spoken Canadian-born beagle really raised a ruckus.

Wagging her tail a mile a minute, Miss P became America’s top dog Tuesday night (Feb. 17) by winning best in show in a big surprise at the Westminster Kennel Club.

At 4, Miss P, from Enderby, is a grand-niece of Uno — in 2008, the immensely popular hound barked and bayed his way to becoming the only previous beagle to win at the nation’s most prominent dog show.

Miss P, however, didn’t let out a peep in the ring.

“She is a princess,’’ handler Will Alexander said.

A quiet one, too — not your normal, everyday, vocal beagle, as most owners can attest.

Instead, it was the packed crowd at Madison Square Garden that seemed to loudly gasp when judge David Merriam picked her in a dog show world shocker.

Only a half-hour after her win

The Westminster Kennel Club dog show has been around since the 1870s, providing the world’s largest stage to show dogs from all over the planet. A best-in-show award from the Westminster event is the most coveted title in the dog-show world. It was doled out for the first time in 1907, to a fox terrier bitch named Ch. Warren Remedy. She captured it in three straight years — a record that still stands

did the 15-inch Miss P, a breed known as “big beagles,’’ started making noise.

And, that was only because her people were giving her treats.

The best-of-seven final ring was full of favourites.

Matisse, a Portuguese water dog that’s a cousin of President Barack Obama’s family pet Sunny, was the top-winning male in show dog history with 238 points.

Swagger the old English sheepdog finished second at Westminster in 2013 and clearly

Miss P and her handler, Will Alexander, accepted the best-in-show prize at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

drew the biggest cheers.

A Skye terrier came in second this time. A standard poodle, a shih tzu owned by Patty Hearst and an English springer spaniel also made it to the last ring.

Miss P was the one that charmed Merriam.

He is a retired California trialcourts judge who was judging his first best-in-show.

“She never let me down.

She didn’t make any mistakes,’’ Alexander said.

There’s no prize money for winning Westminster. Instead, there’s prestige forever in the dog circles, plus the possibility of lucrative breeding rights.

The tri-colored Miss P also earned a full day Wednesday — appearances on morning TV shows, a meeting with Donald Trump, lunch at prominent Manhattan restaurant Sardi’s and a walk-on part in the Broadway hit musical Kinky Boots.

It was the 20th best in show win in the United States for the Canadian-born Miss P. The dog lives in both Milton and Enderby.

ò Obituaries & In Memoriam Memoriamsô ô Thank You MARK EDWARD DAVID InLITTKE Loving Memory HAZEL MARIAN

In Loving Memory of CONROY

MACKENZIE December 1, 1928 – February BRENDA 11, 2015 Mark passed away in RIH with his wife Deborah, son 10, our 1949 – February 19, 2009 STANLEY HILTON We would like to express The familyMOORE of Hazel Marian Conroy are comfortedSeptember to announce that December 28, 1942 – February 10, 2015

Jamie and appreciation daughter Michelle by his side.

Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother is now in the presence our deep February 5, 1929 – February 19, 2004 It’s been six years I think about your beautiful smile of her Savior and reunited with past love ones.since Mom on just you passed passed away That I pray I’ll see again someday He is survived by his wife to everyone who before sunrise on February 11, 2015, surrounded family.

And I missby youher more now than when Deborah, children Jamie I often lie awake at night supported me and my first went away and The was Best Husband, Mom born in Lethbridge, AB on December you 1, 1928 to Hazel (Beata, Shaylea, Aaliyah, and When the world is fast asleep family with flowers, Orland Keiver.

When mom was 5, together with her older brother, The moment that you died And take a walk down memory lane Finn), Michelle (Greg), Glen Dad and Richard, the family moved to Kimberley and My then Cranbrook, heartonwastotorn in two With tears upon my cheeks cards, food and phone (Roxanna Brett) and siblings Grandpa ever Onewith side the filledCPR. with heartache as her father was employed as a conductor It was in Sometimes I watch for answers calls of condolences - Clarence (Maria), Brenda Thegrew otherup. diedInwith youshe Cranbrook that mom received her schooling and 1949 Because each day I call to you upon the recent death of (Jerry), Delbert (Wendy), married the boy next door, Elmer Conroy.

Together they welcomed There is a sad but sweet remembrance I ask for faith and courage Lovingly 7 children into the world. Though mom’sThere daysis awere busy memory fondraising and truea And strength… to help me through my husband of 60 years and Cindy (John). remembered by large family she maintained a spotless home, always had fresh baking, My life changed forever Mark was predeceased by Sometimes I want to scream the day that I the lost family you Muriel, Mark, Cindy, and welcomed anyone that came through herOndoor to join his father Edward in 1993 This is not what I had planned for a meal.

Matthew and Nicole, As I loved you so I miss you Why you had to leave and mother Irene in 1989. my memory are and near loved being a part Doesn’t make it of her Throughout the Justin, years mom enjoyed watchingIn her family you grow of the lives Cori, Wes, Julia Loved, by remembered, longedgrandchildren, for always anygreat-grandchildren, easier to understand all many grandchildren.

Mom was greatly loved her children, and and Alicia Bringing many a silent tear

GEORGE (ROBBIE) ROBERTSON

of them ever jostling to be the one to sit beside her and be the benefactor of herThe famously popular tickling biggest heartbreak of all

Mark was born in Victoria, BC and moved to Melville, SK or simple stroke on their arm. She loved easily andabout unconditionally. family values together with I think you all the timeHer strongIs that I never got to say goodbye thank youage, all for And every day iteach hurts of to cry But the hardest part at We a very young then the family moved to Vancouver her lovingly supportive nature was a base of strength for her children and grandchildren through In life we loved you dearly, So much has happened in my life is learning to live without you beingMark so thoughtful. life’s ups and downs. when was 12. He started Brentwood Enterprises I’m not sure how long I can try And always trying death to we love you still, in 1969 in Vancouver, BC with gradalls thenInmoved The majority of mom’s life spent in Cranbrook impacted the lives of those into her church fill thefamily, emptiness insideand Special thanks to In our hearts hold a place, Theready struggleswillingness I face day to to dayhelp those in need. Throughout her Kamloops, BC to work in the pulp mill and moved his youneighborhood with her love, faith, and ever Are struggles thatmany loaves,Nomuffins, one knows how much you Dr. Chung andwith all the business there him. He started his railroadNo division one can life, everherfill. deeply compassionate nature was displayed in the cookies andI miss cakes don’t seem to fade away No one knows my bitter pain doctorsinand nurses Hytracker 1981.

He worked all over the province with she lovingly baked for others. She hadI struggle a quickwith andloss, humorous wit, welcoming spirit and people always pain and anxiety too I have suffered since I lost you feltneeded at home around andI struggle you never left her presence without prayer both companies million times we you, her. She was a woman of faith, And now Life has never beenathe same or in ICU. - he loved to watch dirtAmove. blessing. not only with the loss of you A million times we cried, He wasyou an avid hunter I take the pain and lock it up Thank to Tim Cookand fisherman, hunting mostly in from Cranbrook to Kamloops inEverything 2011 where sheforwas welcomed by two of heraway daughters happens a reason And throw the key and the Dease Lake area.

If love alone would Mom havemoved saved you, of Schoening Funeral their families. She initially resided at Berwick on Park, people and then at Ridgeview So the I’ve heard say more recentlyBecause if I let thisLodge. pain out would have never died.

The coffee room at the office is where You he enjoyed That reason became clear to me No one would recognize me Services for your help Mom was predeceased by her husband, Elmer in 1999, and brother Richard in 1993.

She is survived by On a cold October day having coffee and talking to everyone, whether it was TheyJoanne say there(John) is a reason herto children: Robert (Penny) Conroy, Richard (Catherine) Conroy, Susan (Ron) Olynyk, Young, support.

It broke lose you, staff, and friends or business people. He touched theour liveshearts When your beautiful(Greg) granddaughter say that time will heal Garry (Jacqui) Conroy, Diane (Gordon) Mamen, Shannon Nash: as well asThey 17 grandchildren and 26 ofGeorge many people.

But you did not go alone, Baylie was born But neither time nor reason was so loved great-grandchildren.

of us went with you, There celebration of life for MarkA onpart Saturday, andwill willbe beadearly Mom’s life will be celebrated on Saturday, February 21pure at 2:00 pmearth at McPherson Funeral Chapel, 2200 2nd she was too for this Although know you and Baylie March 28, 2015 at the Coast Hotel (1250 Rogers Way, The day God called you home.BC with Pastor Ron Short officiating.

And although St. S. Cranbrook, In lieu ofweflowers, donations may Ibe made to: Wings missed. are watching over me Kamloops, BC) at 2:00 pm. There will be an open mic, desperately wanted her to stay as Eagles Ministry, 3331 21 St N., Cranbrook, BC V1C 6E5 I still look forward to the day We knew you were there so please bring your stories to share.

Elsie Robertson Your memory is our keepsake, When us all to unite family The family would like to thank Dr. Bantock and the staffher at the Ridgeview Lodge for God the calls outstanding careourand to show way family donations to the NewWith which we’lllove never part, In lieuand of flowers, Life Mission given to Marian.

Tears are falling constantly We love you and Baylie would be greatly appreciated.

God has you in His keeping, My heart hurts everyday More than words can say God realized

Will change the way I feel

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service in Cranbrook, BC

We at have you in our hearts. Condolences for the family can be offered at:Tanya Online condolences may be expressed www.mcphersonfh.com and Ross www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Schoening Funeral Service 250-374-1454

MAURICE JOSEPH DO NOT WILLIAM STAND AT OUIMET

GRAVE 14, 2015 July 7, 1927MY – February AND Maurice Joseph William OuimetWEEP entered into rest in Kamloops on February 14, 2015, aged 87 years.

Maurice is survived hisat six Do not by stand my grave children: Jacki (Ernie) and of Creston, weep, BC, Colleen (Darrel) of Westbank, BC, George (Judy) I of amKamloops, not there,BC,I Lee do not sleep.

(Francia) of Ixtapa, Mexico, Darcy of thousand winds Westbank, I BCam anda Laurie (Laura) of that blow.

Erin, ON, eleven grandchildren and I am the diamond glint on snow. fourteen great-grandchildren, his brothers Bert and the Norman, and sisters I am sunlight on ripened grain.

Freda and Yvonne; also nieces and amasthemany gentle autumn rain. nephews, as Iwell friends and relatives.

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He is predeceasedin by parentshush, Fred and Jeanne and thehis morning brothers Guy and Leo.

I am the swift, Alberta uplifting Maurice was born in Villeneuve, andrush spent most of his career as theOf Railway Station agent in Wembley, quiet birds in circling flight. Alberta. He then moved with his family to Grande Prairie, Alberta, before moving to theI Vancouver areastarlight in BC. Maurice completed his am the soft at night. working career with the City of Burnaby and then retired to not stand at my grave become Do a Snowbird between the Cityand of weep.

Chilliwack and Yuma, AZ. He moved to Kamloops in 2013 to be closer to I am not there, I do not sleep. family and grandchildren. not to stand at myHospice grave and cry.

Our sincereDo thanks Kamloops and all the staff for their kindness and care given to Maurice.

I am not there, I did not die!

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 3:00 pm at Chartwell Ridgepointe, 1789 Primrose Court, Kamloops.

Mary Frye (1932)

Should friends desire, donations may be made to the SPCA. Online condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com.

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ò Obituaries & In Memoriam ô MARK EDWARD DAVID LITTKE December 28, 1942 – February 10, 2015 Mark passed away in RIH with his wife Deborah, son Jamie and daughter Michelle by his side.

He is survived by his wife Deborah, children - Jamie (Beata, Shaylea, Aaliyah, and Finn), Michelle (Greg), Glen (Roxanna Brett) and siblings - Clarence (Maria), Brenda (Jerry), Delbert (Wendy), and Cindy (John).

Mark was predeceased by his father Edward in 1993 and mother Irene in 1989.

Mark was born in Victoria, BC and moved to Melville, SK at a very young age, then the family moved to Vancouver when Mark was 12. He started Brentwood Enterprises in 1969 in Vancouver, BC with gradalls then moved to Kamloops, BC to work in the pulp mill and moved his business there with him. He started his railroad division Hytracker in 1981. He worked all over the province with both companies - he loved to watch dirt move.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman, hunting mostly in the Dease Lake area.

The coffee room at the office is where he enjoyed having coffee and talking to everyone, whether it was staff, friends or business people. He touched the lives of many people.

There will be a celebration of life for Mark on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Coast Hotel (1250 Rogers Way, Kamloops, BC) at 2:00 pm. There will be an open mic, so please bring your stories to share.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the New Life Mission would be greatly appreciated.

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HAZEL MARIAN CONROY The family of Hazel Marian Conroy are comforted to announce that our Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother is now in the presence of her Savior and reunited with past love ones. Mom passed on just before sunrise on February 11, 2015, surrounded by her family.

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The majority of mom’s life spent in Cranbrook impacted the lives of those in her family, church and neighborhood with her love, faith, and ever ready willingness to help those in need. Throughout her life, her deeply compassionate nature was displayed in the many loaves, muffins, cookies and cakes she lovingly baked for others. She had a quick and humorous wit, welcoming spirit and people always felt at home around her. She was a woman of faith, and you never left her presence without a prayer or blessing.

Mom moved from Cranbrook to Kamloops in 2011 where she was welcomed by two of her daughters and their families. She initially resided at Berwick on the Park, and then more recently at Ridgeview Lodge.

Mom was predeceased by her husband, Elmer in 1999, and brother Richard in 1993. She is survived by her children: Robert (Penny) Conroy, Richard (Catherine) Conroy, Susan (Ron) Olynyk, Joanne (John) Young, Garry (Jacqui) Conroy, Diane (Gordon) Mamen, Shannon (Greg) Nash: as well as 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Mom’s life will be celebrated on Saturday, February 21 at 2:00 pm at McPherson Funeral Chapel, 2200 2nd St. S. Cranbrook, BC with Pastor Ron Short officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Wings as Eagles Ministry, 3331 21 St N., Cranbrook, BC V1C 6E5 The family would like to thank Dr. Bantock and the staff at Ridgeview Lodge for the outstanding care and love given to Marian.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service in Cranbrook, BC Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

1922 – 2015

The Service will be held at Schoening’s Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 25 at 1:00 pm, with a tea to follow.

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He is predeceased by his parents Fred and Jeanne and brothers Guy and Leo. Maurice was born in Villeneuve, Alberta and spent most of his career as the Railway Station agent in Wembley, Alberta. He then moved with his family to Grande Prairie, Alberta, before moving to the Vancouver area in BC. Maurice completed his working career with the City of Burnaby and then retired to become a Snowbird between the City of Chilliwack and Yuma, AZ. He moved to Kamloops in 2013 to be closer to family and grandchildren.

Our sincere thanks to Kamloops Hospice and all the staff for their kindness and care given to Maurice.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 3:00 pm at Chartwell Ridgepointe, 1789 Primrose Court, Kamloops.

Should friends desire, donations may be made to the SPCA. Online condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com.

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Diane lived her life on the ranch doing what she loved while being a great mother as well as a fantastic grandmother with her trusted companion, Mac the dog, always by her side.

Maurice is survived by his six children: Jacki (Ernie) of Creston, BC, Colleen (Darrel) of Westbank, BC, George (Judy) of Kamloops, BC, Lee (Francia) of Ixtapa, Mexico, Darcy of Westbank, BC and Laurie (Laura) of Erin, ON, eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren, his brothers Bert and Norman, and sisters Freda and Yvonne; also nieces and nephews, as well as many friends and relatives.

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Diane is survived by two sisters and a brother, as well as her children, Darik (Patty) Vander Meer, Kim (Brian) Stuart, Jannette Vander Meer, and Kristine (Hardey) Kennedy. She is also survived by her ten grandchildren, Chad Stuart (Heidi), Justin Stuart (Mikayla), Steven Stuart (Kaylynne), Samantha Schmitke, Alexis Hoffman, Logan Kennedy, Devin Kennedy, Tanner Kennedy, Nathan Robert Vander Meer, and Leah Diane Vander Meer.

Maurice Joseph William Ouimet entered into rest in Kamloops on February 14, 2015, aged 87 years.

Throughout the years mom enjoyed watching her family grow and loved being a part of the lives of her many grandchildren. Mom was greatly loved by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, all of them ever jostling to be the one to sit beside her and be the benefactor of her famously popular tickling or simple stroke on their arm. She loved easily and unconditionally. Her strong family values together with her lovingly supportive nature was a base of strength for each of her children and grandchildren through life’s ups and downs.

DIANE VANDER MEER Diane Jannette Vander Meer, of Criss Creek, passed away suddenly on February 15, 2015. She was born January 24, 1949 to Donald and Dorothy Norman in Innisfail, Alberta. She was married to Dirk Vander Meer on October 30, 1965 in Golden. They have been living in Criss Creek for the last 17 years enjoying their first love, ranching.

July 7, 1927 – February 14, 2015

Mom was born in Lethbridge, AB on December 1, 1928 to Hazel and Orland Keiver. When mom was 5, together with her older brother, Richard, the family moved to Kimberley and then on to Cranbrook, as her father was employed as a conductor with the CPR. It was in Cranbrook that mom received her schooling and grew up. In 1949 she married the boy next door, Elmer Conroy. Together they welcomed 7 children into the world. Though mom’s days were busy raising a large family she maintained a spotless home, always had fresh baking, and welcomed anyone that came through her door to join the family for a meal.

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MAURICE JOSEPH WILLIAM OUIMET

December 1, 1928 – February 11, 2015

It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of our dear mother, Thelma, who passed away February 12, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her husband Stuart, sons Don and Barry Bruce, brother Gordon and sister Doris.

She leaves to mourn her son Earl (Shirley), daughter Valerie (Danny), daughter Colleen (Vic) and grandchildren Ryan and Laura along with several life-long friends and extended family.

Thelma was born in Brooks, Alberta on “Canada Day” in 1922. She met “Stewy” in grade 5 in Brooks, and married Dad in April 1945, after his return from service in the Air Force. Thelma went into Nurses Training at Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary and graduated in 1944. She and dad settled in Jasper where they started their family.

Her working career included bedside nursing, private duty, as well as the school nurse in Jasper. The family moved to Kamloops in 1966 where she then worked at RIH for a number of years. She then moved into community nursing as a home care nurse and retired in 1987.

She raised five children during her working career. She enjoyed traveling, curling, golfing, bridge and oil painting. Her family was her central part of her life and she loved to cook and entertain.

Mom was a very compassionate and caring mother, grandmother, nurse and friend to all and this quality was evident throughout her life.

We as a family would like to acknowledge and thank the wonderful, caring staff at Ridgeview Lodge - Baltic 2, for their kindness, caring and friendship they showed towards Mom. A Memorial Service for Mom will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 20 in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel, 285 Fortune Dr. with Pastor Rod Killough officiating.

Should friends desire, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia , 300 - 828 West 8th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1E2. Flowers gratefully declined.

Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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“SCOTTY” HORACE FRANCES McLEOD Scotty slipped peacefully away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Pine Grove Seniors care facility in Kamloops, BC at 88 years of age.

Born on September 30, 1926 in Iola, Alberta, but made Kamloops his home since 1950.

Survived by his loving wife of 45 years Annie Mcleod (Petrie), William Joseph (son), Wade and Hilda Lehto (step-son and wife), Robert Lehto Jr. (step-son), Margaret Chalus, (step-daughter), many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Predeceased by parents (father) William Frances Mcleod, (mother) Annie Mary (Johnston) Macleod, (daughter) Donna Fay (Mcleod) Klekta, (brother) Kenneth Edgar Mcleod, (sister) Muriel Fern Fairchild.

Scotty lived a full life and will be sadly missed by many.

A small celebration of his life, with refreshments after, will be held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 364 Fortune Drive, Kamloops on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 2:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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KING’S BOOK A TIMELY ONE As the Page Turns is a monthly column featuring reviews of recent books by members of the Thompson Rivers University English department.

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homas King, with The Back of the Turtle, his fourth serious novel (a category he uses to separate his more GINNY literary work from RATSOY his detective fiction, As The Page written under the TURNS pseudonym Hartley GoodWeather) has ensconced himself as an icon of Canadian literature.

If being the Massey lecturer in 2003 (with The Truth about Stories), being awarded by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, being a member of the Order of Canada and having his second novel (Green Grass Running Water) appear on Quill & Quire’s Best Canadian Fiction of the Century list didn’t quite guarantee this status, the 2014 Governor General’s Award for Fiction for his latest work has sealed it.

These and other honours are evidence of his endurance; however, The Back of the Turtle King could not be more timely.

With the collapse of the tailings dam at Mount Polley fresh in our minds, the proposed Site C dam project in northeast B.C. looming and the ongoing projects in the Athabasca oil sands, we find relevance in the stories of characters impacted by Torontoheadquartered Domidion, a multinational biotechnology, agribusiness and resource extraction company.

The plot has a dual focus, with roughly equal attention placed on commerce and science.

Dorian Asher, Domidion’s CEO, tries to whitewash an environmental disaster for which the company is responsible and to locate Gabriel Quinn, the Domidion scientist who, by creating a defoliant dubbed GreenSweep, inadvertently caused the devastation.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Kamloops Symphony Orchestra and Western Canada Theatre will present 2 Pianos 4 Hands, which stars Tom Frey and Richard Carsey, beginning tonight (Feb. 19).

ON STAGE WHAT: 2 Pianos 4 Hands WHEN: Tonight (Feb. 19) to Feb. 28. Showtimes are Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 28 WHERE: Sagebrush Theatre TICKETS: From Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or online at kamloopslive.ca

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ack in 1993, Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt were pianists performing in Chamber Concerts Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s So You Think Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Mozart.

The two of them would sit and talk, when not rehearsing or performing, and they compared their own experiences going from rookie piano student to who they became.

They shared their stories with

Andy McKim, then the associate artistic director of Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, who told them to write it all down.

The result â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2 Pianos 4 Hands, which Western Canada Theatre and the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is bringing to Kamloops for a run at Sagebrush that starts tonight (Feb. 19) and continues to Feb. 28.

Kathy Humphreys, general manager of the KSO, said the production has moments almost anyone will identify with, from the first struggles with chords to parents screaming theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not

going to pay for lessons if the would-be pianist wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t practise.

For the River City presentation, the two sitting on the benches in front of the keys will be Tom Frey and Richard Carsey, who have also toured the show internationally. Greenblatt will direct it.

At its essence, the play is the story of two budding musicians.

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The first year the play was presented at the Tarragon Theatre, it had sold-out and received the Dora Mavor Moore Awards for outstanding production and a Chalmers Award for playwriting.

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‘King’s superb talents with satire shine’ From B1

Gabriel attempts to face his culpability by returning to the place where the damage had the greatest impact and which happens to be his home community — the fictional Smoke River Reserve and nearby Samaritan Bay, B.C. Dorian, equipped with the Orwellian doublespeak — so common in our leaders today that we risk imperviousness to its dangers — and equally absurd obsessions with status and fashion, is a villain in the King mold.

Predatory, culturally insensitive homeentertainment store owner Bill and abusive husband George of Green Grass, Running Water (as well as their real-life models) are Asher’s antecedents.

While Asher may sound too easy to

The Back of the Turtle, by Thomas King is a timely novel in the wake of the Mount Polley disaster.

despise, he is also alltoo identifiable with real-life counterparts,

contemporary and historical.

King’s superb tal-

ents with satire shine here.

With Gabriel, King

paints with a more nuanced palette.

Distracted in his attempt to dive from a cliff to his death (and thereby atone for his actions) by apparitions who need him to save them from death, Gabriel enters a world where he must re-live not only his personal past, but also his ancestral spiritual past.

Like Will, the protagonist of Medicine River, and Lionel in Green Grass, Running Water, the quiet, introspective Gabriel Quinn begins a labyrinthine reconnection to home.

We are fortunate that King’s characteristic blend of wit, pathos, realism, and the supernatural is again successfully at play in Gabriel’s depiction.

Not to be outdone are several secondary characters, who at

times threaten to steal the show.

From Louise in his first novel, through Alberta, Norma and Latisha in Green Grass, Running Water, King’s female characters are strong, independent, witty and wise, while being highly individuated. No-nonsense artist Mara, who has a past that intersects with Gabriel’s, is a delightful unconventional guide.

The mystical and whimsical Nicholas Crisp, the glue holding the now-decimated community together; lost boy Sonny; and ubiquitous dog Soldier round out the motley crew working with Gabriel to re-create community.

Reflecting on the body of work that King has produced since Medicine River burst

on the Canadian literary landscape in 1989 is a treat.

Not only does his reach in fiction extended into short stories and children’s books, but his non-fiction runs the gamut from literary essays through award-winning books on relations between indigenous and settler populations in North America.

His status — like that of fellow Canadian writers of contemporary cautionary tales Margaret Atwood and Douglas Coupland — is international.

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ove is in the air whenever the Thompson Valley Orchestra (TVO) practises these days.

At the end of the month, the TVO will host an evening of romantic music featuring singer Ingrid Mapson, as well as instrumental pieces.

“When you do a concert in February, you want to have something that hints at romance,” said TVO administrator Christa Keppel-Jones.

But, don’t expect a show filled entirely with swoon-inducing ballads, she said.

Among the orchestra’s selections are graduation favourite Pomp and Circumstance and music from the Lord of the Rings films — pieces with big emotions, but not necessarily obvious love songs.

“Music that was written for

movies is basically a romantic style because it’s got big sound, repeating themes, lots of instruments, tells a story — and that’s what romantic music does,” Keppel-Jones said.

The TVO features more than 50 local players who range in age from 12 to 27.

Mapson, a pop, jazz and showtunes singer whose first album, Rhythms of your Heart, is due out in March, said she too plans to explore a whole spectrum of romance and love in her singing.

“There’s all the different emotions of love and some of them aren’t necessarily romantic love,” said Mapson, who has performed with various musical groups around the city over the years.

While a selection from the opera Carmen explores love’s flirtier side, and one of her Spanish-language selections taps into the emotions of two lovers kissing as though they’re about to be parted, another choice for the

evening, Danny Boy, focuses on another relationship.

“I think of my son,” Mapson said, “if he were to go off and fight.”

Mapson said she’s drawn to romantic songs that allow her to share her feelings with the audience.

“My thing that is very important to me is that I connect with the audience. So, I’m expressing from my heart and my biggest thing is that, when I’m singing to them, they’re right here,” she said.

“It’s almost like we’re intertwined. We’re having this experience together, even though I’m the one doing the singing.”

The TVO’s Romantic Interludes concert is on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers Way. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children or $25 for families and are available at the door.

For more on Mapson, go online to ingridmapson.com.

Ingrid Mapson hopse to connect with the audience during the Thompson Valley Orchestra’s Romantic Interludes concert on Feb. 28.

Natural history in art A TRU botany professor will talk about the natural history of Kamloops at the Heritage House tonight (Feb. 19).

Lyn Baldwin will discuss her art and

writing project, captured through field journal drawings in pen and watercolour as well as hand-written observations, during the Kamloops Naturalist Club’s

monthly meeting.

It begins at 7 p.m. and all are welcome.

For more information, call 250-554-1285.

The Heritage House is in Riverside Park.

One-Act Showcase back The Kamloops Players present their third annual One-Act Showcase at the Stage House Theatre, 422

Tranquille Rd., on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21.

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The sixth annual event hosted by the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak returns to the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre on Feb. 28 and continues its casual atmosphere, complete with bibs and flip flops.

“People are encouraged to come in beach wear,” said Dymond, co-chair for the event.

“The atmosphere is just light-hearted.”

Attire might include Hawaiian shirts, hula outfits, sun dresses and sandals to match beachthemed decor, with the banquet room dressed up with fish nets and a large lighthouse.

This year, beer from the Noble Pig will be featured, with a beer shack set up and pitchers paired with the meal.

“The party gets started pretty darn quickly,” Dymond said.

“It’s just part of the fun.”

The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with cocktails, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. — what Dymond calls a “high-level picnic” consisting of steaming buckets of crab, coleslaw, potato salad and biscuits.

Raffle draws and silent and live auctions will also take place with several prize packages including: • Detox and Retox package, which features a spa day followed by a home-cooked meal by the Noble Pig, complete with beer pairings.

• Weekend in Vancouver, featuring tickets to a Canucks game, two nights accommodation and a restaurant gift certificate.

• Chinese Dinner for Eight, cooked at the winner’s home with wine pairings.

• Italian Dinner, home-made five-course Italian meal with wine pairings.

Kamloops band Serious Dogs will perform and the night will conclude with dancing into the evening.

About 400 tickets are available and must be purchased in advance.

Dymond said it usually sells out.

Tickets are $75 and can be purchased from the front desk at the Plaza Hotel, 405 Victoria St., by emailing tickets4crabfest@gmail.com or by calling 250-377-4651.

Funds from the event support a number of local charities.

In the past, the club has supported causes like the new Kamloops Food Bank building, the Rotary Food Bank Drive, the Boys and Girls Club After School Program and landscaping at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home and the New Life Mission.

Its goal is to raise $25,000 this year to support community organizations.

For more information, search for Rotary of Kamloops Daybreak Beach n’ Crabfest on Facebook.

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Not only did the last spike signal the completion of the CPR, it remains a symbol of national unity in Canada.

The 1871 promise of a

transcontinental railway joining the B.C. to Central Canada had been a major factor in British Columbia’s decision to join the Canadian Confederation.

Due to government mismanagement, the project was not completed by the original deadline of 1881 resulting in threats of secession by some B.C. politicians.

But, the saga had a happy ending when the work was assigned to the newly incorporated CPR company, which was allowed an additional 10 years to complete the line and did it in only five.

On May 14, 1880, work began on the Pacific Coast directed by Andrew Onderdonk who was responsible for the stretch between Port Moody on the

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The Railway Museum in located at 710 Track St. W. Turn into Revelstoke off the Trans-Canada Highway at the entrance marked with two large black bears and follow Victoria Road until you see the museum. Take a left at Long Avenue and a right at Track Street West.

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coast and Eagle Pass in the Monashee Mountains.

His primarily Chinese workforce ran out of rails at Eagle Pass in October of 1885, one month before the arrival of the crews from the East under the supervision of James Ross.

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Archives, in the crowd of workers and dignitaries waiting to commemorate the occasion was 17-yearold Edward Mallandaine.

Fifty years later, he remembered this special day: “Soon there remained but a single rail to be laid . . . The spectators, numbering probably 50 outside

of the workmen, intently watched each spike as it was driven.

Finally, there remained but one more spike to be driven. It was partly driven in and a hammer was given to Sir Donald Smith to drive it home . . . in a most workmanlike manner.”

However, Smith was not an accomplished tracklayer and his first attempt to drive the spike was unsuccessful.

His blow bent the spike and it had to be replaced.

His second attempt was accurate and marked the completion of the CP railway line.

The original spike was never preserved but the bent spike was retained by Donald Smith’s family and was presented to Canada’s National Museum of

Technology by Smith’s great grandson, Lord Strathcona, in the centennial ceremony at Craigellachie on Nov. 7, 1985.

After visiting the site of the last spike, make your way to the Revelstoke Railway Museum — one of the major tourist attractions for the region.

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he Dodge Journey is a tall fivedoor family oriented wagon/ utility vehicle with seating for five or seven, with a third row flexible seating package.

The hugely popular Journey, introduced for the 2009 model year, offers outstanding value.

Journey is based on a stretched version of a Dodge mid-sized sedan platform and is available in all-wheel-drive editions.

The flexible seating package includes a 50/50 split third-row seat plus a 60/40 split, tilt and slide second row seat and threezone air conditioning.

This Journey can quickly adapt (without taking seats out) into a variety of passenger seating and/or cargo configurations.

Family-friendly features included

optional pop-up booster seats for children.

Other neat features available in a Journey included under-floor removable cargo bins, extra storage under the front passenger seat cushion and a handy rechargeable LED flashlight.

The original two engine choices were a 2.4-litre four-cylinder in a base SE trim and a 3.5-litre V6 came in SXT and R/T trim levels.

The 2.4-litre engine is coupled with a four-speed automatic transaxle and is the front-drive (only) version. Fuel economy is 11.0 L/100 km in the city and 8.0 L/100 km on the highway.

Changes in 2010 were relatively minor, but included standard active head restraints on the front seats. The base SE trim also came with a Canada Value Package that added keyless remote, illuminated entry and stain repelling cloth seats.

The 2011 Journey came with a bunch

of upgrades and a new V6 engine. The updates included new front and rear fascias on the outside and more soft-touch materials throughout the interior. It also got new wheels and changes to suspension and steering.

The new V6 was a smoother and more powerful Pentastar 3.6-litre and it comes with a six-speed automatic that has a manual shift mode feature. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also only available with the all-wheel drive additions of Journey.

No significant changes were made to the 2012 or 2013 model year editions of Journey.

Journey provides a comfortable ride on a highway and a quiet passenger cabin, making it worthy of its name. While Journey gets excellent crash safety ratings, reliability certainly could be better.

Electrical and brake issues are common and the recall list is a lengthy one.

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Offer(s) available on select new 2015 models through participating dealers to qualiďŹ ed retail customers who take delivery from February 3rd to March 2nd, 2015. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,665, AMVIC fee, tire tax of $22, $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes taxes, licensing, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fees (up to $699), fuel-ďŹ ll charges up to $100, and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise speciďŹ ed). Other lease and ďŹ nancing options also available. §Up to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Half Price Paymentsâ&#x20AC;? for up to one year (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Offerâ&#x20AC;?) is only applicable on ďŹ nancing offers on 2015 Rio/Forte/Optima/Sorento/Rondo models. On approved credit, from a participating dealer in Canada between February 3rd and March 2nd, 2015. The Offer consists of a loan credit (up to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Half Price Payments Creditâ&#x20AC;?) that will range from $500 to $3,250 depending on model/trim. Customers can choose to take the full amount of the applicable Half Price Payments Credit as a one (1) time incentive that will be deducted from the negotiated price of the vehicle before taxes. Alternatively, customers can choose the up to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Half Price Paymentsâ&#x20AC;? option and have their ďŹ nancing payments reduced (before taxes) by 50% until such time as the entire amount of the applicable Half Price Payments Credit has been exhausted. This may take between 10 weeks and 69 weeks depending on model/trim and the amount of the applicable Half Price Payments Credit. After the entire amount of the applicable Half Price Payments Credit has been exhausted, the customer will be required to pay the full amount of all regularly scheduled ďŹ nance payments over the remaining term of the contract. Vehicle trade-in amounts and down payments are not calculated in the advertised up to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Half Price Paymentsâ&#x20AC;?. See dealer for complete details. 6Representative ďŹ nancing example: 0% ďŹ nancing offer for up to 84 months available to qualiďŹ ed retail customers on approved credit for the new 2015 Rio LX MT (RO541F)/2015 Forte LX MT (FO541F)/2015 Optima LX AT (OP742F)/2015 Sorento LX AT (SR75BF) with a purchase price of $15,602/$17,502/$26,402/$28,782 ďŹ nanced at 0% for 84-month period with $0 down payment equals 69/62/28/50 reduced weekly payments of $21/$24/$36/$39 followed by weekly payments of $43/$48/$73/$79. Includes $1,500/$1,500/$1,000/$2,000 up to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Half Price Paymentsâ&#x20AC;? credit. Cost of borrowing is $0 and total obligation is $14,102/$16,002/$25,365/$26,782. Up to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Half Price Paymentâ&#x20AC;?

Incentive varies by model and trim level and may be taken as a lump sum or to reduce the ďŹ nanced amount. Offer ends March 2nd, 2015. â&#x20AC;ĄModel shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2015 Forte SX (FO748F)/2015 Rio4 SX with Navigation (RO749F)/2015 Sorento SX V6 AWD (SR75XF)/2015 Optima SX Turbo AT (OP748F) is $26,695/$22,395/$42,095/$34,895. Ă&#x2C6;Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2015 Rio LX+ ECO AT/2015 Forte 1.8L MPI 4-cyl MT/2015 Sorento LX 2.4L GDI 4-cyl AT/2015 Optima 2.4L GDI AT. These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Í&#x17E;$1,000 Winter Edition Bonus amounts are offered on select 2015 Winter Edition models and are deducted from the negotiated purchase price before taxes. Available on ďŹ nancing offers only. Certain conditions apply. $1,000 Winter Edition Bonus amount available on the 2015 Rondo LX AT (5-seat) Winter SE (RN75SF), 2015 Rondo LX AT (7-seat) Winter SE (RN75TF) and 2015 Optima LX AT Winter SE (OP74SF). Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

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Wires, power steering among Journey recalls may get damaged, due to contact the left transaxle mount, could result in an engine

compartment fire.

Dealers will reposition engine wiring harness and repair

as necessary.

• 2009: A broken solder joint on the printed circuit board

of the power control module (PCM) may affect fuel pump relay performance and stall

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X Lease payments of $64/$93 on the 2015 Rogue/2015 Pathfinder must be made on a monthly basis and cannot be made weekly. Weekly lease payments are for advertising purposes only. †No charge All-Wheel Drive (AWD) has an equivalent value of up to $2,180/$2,000/$2,000 applicable on all 2015 Juke® models (except Juke® SV FWD M6/ CVT (N5RT55 AA00)/Juke® SV FWD CVT (N5RT15 AE00)/Juke® Nismo RS, FWD (N5YT55 AA00)/ 2015 Rogue models (except Rogue S FWD (Y6RG15 AA00)/Rogue SV FWD (Y6SG15 AA00)/2015 Pathfinder models (except Pathfinder S V6 CVT 4x2 (5XRGG15 AA00). Offer only applicable on cash purchase or standard finance rates through NCF. Discount is deducted before taxes. ±Representative finance offer based on 2015 Juke SV AWD (N5AT15 AA00) CVT transmission. Selling Price is $25,673 financed at 0.99% APR equals 60 monthly payments of $439 for an 60 month term. $0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $651.40.20 for a total obligation of $26,324. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. ≠Representative monthly lease offer based on any new 2015 Rogue S FWD CVT (Y6RG15 AA00)/2015 PathfinderS V6 4x2 (5XRG15 AA00) CVT transmission. 1.99%/2.9% lease APR for a 60/60 month term equals 60/60 monthly payments of $276/$405 with $0 down payment, and $0 security deposit. First monthly payment, down payment and $0 security deposit are due at lease inception. Prices and payments include freight and fees. Lease based on a maximum of 20,000 km/year with excess charged at $0.10/km. Total lease obligation is $16,541/$24,271. This offer is only valid from Feb. 3 – Mar. 2, 2015. $500 NCF lease cash appplicated on the 2015 PathfinderS V6 4x2 (5XRG15 AA00) CVT transmission.

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• 2009: On certain vehicles equipped with a 3.5L engine, the engine wiring harness

Safety Recalls: 2010 to 2013:

the engine. Dealers will replace the PCM. • 2009: An unused electrical connector can become corroded and cause a short circuit. Dealers will re-route and stow the unused connector and remove the fuse to disable the circuit.

• 2009: The driver airbag squib wires on the steering column control module (SCCM) may be reversed. As a result, the driver airbag may not deploy as intended.

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the SCCM. • 2009: Wires to the side impact sensors in the front door wire harnesses may break.

The side airbags may not deploy in a crash and the airbag warning lamp may illuminate.

Dealers will replace the wiring harnesses in both front doors.

• 2009/2010: The wireless ignition node (WIN) module, if fitted, may allow the ignition to inadvertently move from the “on” position to the accessory (ACC) position while driving, causing the engine to shut off unexpectedly.

Dealers will inspect the WIN module and install a secondary detent system if required.

• 2010: Faulty power steering pressure hoses may leak fluid, which could cause a fire. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the power steering pressure hoses.

• 2010: The Wireless Ignition Node (WIN), or ignition switch, may allow the ignition key to inadvertently move from the ON position to the accessory (ACC) position while driving, causing the engine to shut off. Dealers will replace the WIN module.

• 2011: A pivot rivet on the steering column may be missing or incorrectly installed, which increases the risk of driver injury in a crash. Dealers will inspect for steering column rivet presence and alignment, and repair as required.

For the 2012 safety recalls, go online to drivewaycanada.ca.

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POSITION AT SCENIC FISHING RESORT

Mature couple wanted for contract to manage and operate ď&#x192;&#x17E;shing resort.

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

Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd., an 18,,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia, commenced operation in September 1997; a recent expansion has extended the mine life to 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

MILL MAINTENANCE PLANNER/SCHEDULER

Huckleberry Mines is seeking a Mill Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to join our multi-disciplined team of maintenance personnel. Reporting to the Mill Maintenance &oordinator the indiYidual Ĺľlling this position Zill be a key team member in developing, managing and controlling all aspects of planning and scheduling maintenance activities in an 18,000 tonne per day copper mineral processing plant. 'uties Zill include Ĺ&#x2DC; Promoting and maintaining a safe Zorking environment through compliance Zith Huckleberry Mines Health and Safety programs and the %& Mines $ct Ĺ&#x2DC; (nsuring planned and scheduled maintenance activities are aligned Zith the annual budget and operational needs Ĺ&#x2DC; Maintaining a short range plan months and long range plan annual

Ĺ&#x2DC; :ork Zith the maintenance team to develop job scopes Ĺ&#x2DC; :ork Zith the Purchasing group to reTuest, source and obtain parts, tooling and specialized resources Ĺ&#x2DC; Scheduling Zork orders based on priority and resource availability Ĺ&#x2DC; 7racking and reporting .ey Performance ,ndicators 7he successful candidate Zill possess a minimum of a journeymanĹ&#x2018;s TualiĹľcation or a related technical diploma or engineering degree preferred.

7he candidate Zill have e[cellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to establish and meet deadlines, be a team player and Zork Zell in a fast paced environment. &ompetent computer skills Zith e[perience Zith Microsoft 2fĹľce, &MMS programs and Preventive Maintenance programs are reTuired.

7his position Zorks a Monday to 7hursday, [ schedule days in, days out .

Huckleberry Mines is located appro[imately tZo hours driving time from Houston, %ritish &olumbia. (mployees live in a camp environment on their days of Zork.

7ransportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and Zhile at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic %ulkley 9alley on 7rans&anada HighZay 1 , an e[cellent area to raise a family and has e[ceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full ranJe of beneĹľts includinJ medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those in consideration will be contacted. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

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PART-TIME BOOKKEEPING / RECEPTIONIST / TAX PREPARATION POSITION

Candidate should be an enthusiastic and outgoing person with strong reception skills and willing to learn and assist in our bookkeeping and personal income tax preparation departments. Position may be expanded to include year-end preparation work.

The successful candidate should have previous experience in the preparation and assembly of personal income tax returns or quick learning skills and should have knowledge of computer programs which include Caseware, Simply Accounting and Tax Software.

If you are looking for a fun team environment and you believe in superior client service, please forward your resume to: HAZELL & CO. CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS #101 - 945 LORNE ST KAMLOOPS BC V2C 1X1 FAX: (250) 374-4888 E-MAIL: DHAZELL@HAZELL.CA

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Previous real estate experience is considered a strong asset.

If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative, thrive on challenges, and have excellent time management, we want to hear from you.

Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter to: Attention: Kelly Hall 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC, V2C 5P6 Fax: 250-374-1033 Email: publisher@kamloopsthisweek.com

4ualiĹľed candidates can submit their resumes in conĹľdence to Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd. P.O. Box 3000 Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Fax: (604) 517-4701 Email: HR@Huckleberrymines.com

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s Group of Companies req. Highway linehaul Owner Operators based in our Kamloops terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving experience/ training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract & details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com Call 604-968-5488 Fax: 604-587-9889 Only those of interest will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Education/Trade Schools PAL & CORE Courses week days and/or weekends. www.pal-core-ed.com or Call George 852-0595 / 778-4703030 Visa or debit accepted

Help Wanted

Education/Trade Schools FOODSAFE COURSE

by Certified Instructor February 21st &24th 8:30am-4:30pm $75 Pre-register by phoning Market Safe Workshop $90 on February 25th 250-554-9762

HUNTER & FIREARMS

Courses.

Next C.O.R.E. February 21st & 22nd. Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. March 1st, Sunday. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill

250-376-7970

SYLVAN Learning Centre in Kamloops seeking part time Instructors with tutoring experience grades 4 - 12 reading, math or writing. Send resumes outlining experience to kamloopssylvanlearning@telus.net /fax 250-851-3819. Join our team before the February 28, 2015 deadline.

SYLVAN Learning Centre in Kamloops seeking part time Instructors with tutoring experience grades 4 - 12 reading, math or writing. Send resumes outlining experience to kamloopssylvanlearning@telus.net /fax 250-851-3819. Join our team before the February 28, 2015 deadline.

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

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Help Wanted Caretakers needed for remote ski lodge, North/East of Sicamous, best suits a retired couple,2 weeks in, 2 weeks out. April-Oct. Send resume to nick@mustangpowder.com Community Health Nurse sought in Port Hardy, BC. Request job description or apply to marie.hunt@kwakiutl.bc.ca

by Feb 22. Competitive salary offered. Tel. 250-949-6625

EARN EXTRA $$$

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

Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 EI CLAIM denied? Need help?

22yrs exp as EI officer. Will prepare, present, reconsiderations & appeals. Call me before requesting reconsideration. Bernie Hughes 1-877581-1122.

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

Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the Circulation Department at

250-374-0462

North Enderby Timber is looking to hire a Heavy Duty Mechanic.

We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.

Home Care/Support

CAREGIVERS Dengarry Professional Services Ltd.

is seeking caregivers for 24hr. support within the caregivers hm. of individuals with mental / physical / developmental disabilities.

Basement suites and / or accessible housing an asset.

Contact Kristine at (1)250-554-7900 for more detail.

Medical/Dental Medical Office Assistant required to job share two days a week and holiday relief for a Specialists’ office. MOA with EMR training preferred. Ability to multi-task and good communication skills essential.

Please email resume to DROT@telus.net No Phone calls please.

MOA position available. Fulltime at a busy medical clinic.

MOA and accounting experience would be a asset. Please fax resume to 250-314-5260 or e-mail to: nsharp@sage sportinstitute.com

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

Director of Sales and Marketing We are an independent 3 star property in Vernon, BC located in the sunny Okanagan. We have undergone recent renovations with ongoing improvements. Our property includes a pub, restaurant, catering and liquor store.

The Director of Sales & Marketing is accountable for managing the hotel sales, reservation, advertising and promotional and overall revenue generating efforts within the hotel.

We are seeking an energetic Sales and Marketing professional with 5 years of direct hotel sales experience, specifically in the mechanics of hotel marketing, contacts, tourism, online reservations software, online and print media.

Salary depends on experience, increases based on performance.

Involves travel, heavy customer interaction, creative thinking and working with budgets.

For a comprehensive job description and to apply for this position please go to www.villagegreenhotel.com/vernon-careers

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

Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

Retail Clerk: Part-time 9AM-5:30PM. incl. weekends, some heavy lifting required.

Deliver resume to: Rivers Workwear at 1780 Versatile Dr. or fax to 250-314-9559.

SMALL ENG/SAW/OUTBOARD MECHANIC WANTED. Exp required. Wage/benefits negotiable. ShopRite Marine/Logging, Port McNeill, BC Send resume to: crosback@telus.net

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

Help Wanted

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Work Wanted Services

Stucco/Siding

CUSTODIAN (Part-Time)

Reporting to the Director, Recreation Services, this position performs janitorial, custodial and handyman tasks ensuring that the pool and recreation facilities are maintained at established levels of cleanliness and sanitation.

Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application. Closing date is February 25, 2015. Please quote competition # 17-COV-15.

LABOURER (Regular)

Reporting to an assigned Unit Manager, Operator, Tradesman, or Equivalent, this position carries out a variety of work necessary for the completion of the municipality’s construction and maintenance operations in the areas of water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage system, road, sidewalks, parks and buildings, and performs other work as required.

Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application. Closing date is February 27, 2015. Please quote competition # 15-COV-15.

Livestock

Pets & Livestock

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

PETS For Sale?

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Misc. Wanted BUYING unwanted and/or broken jewelry. 250-864-3521 I’m searching for old fifty cent pieces! 250-864-3521 I want to buy the coins from your safety deposit box or safe! 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

*some restrictions apply.

$200 & Under $500 & Under

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

Great North Shore location senior complex 1bdrm 758sq ft condo includes 5 appl $169,900 250-376-9378

Did you know that you can place

Business for Sale

your item in our classifieds for one week for FREE?

Call our Classified Department for details!

250-371-4949 *some restrictions apply

Garden & Lawn Grassbusters Lawn and Yard Care is now booking for the 2015 season. Call us today to book your free quote! 250319-9340.

Handypersons RICKS’S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent.

Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

250-377-3457

Classifieds Get Results!

PETER’S YARD SERVICE

Financial Services

A mid day visit/walk for your dog

2 SETS golf clubs with carts 1 left handed 1 right handed $198 for all (250) 372-8147

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

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

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

Potty Breaks

Merchandise for Sale

Landscaping

Education/Tutoring

Pet Visits

If you have to leave them behind

for only $46.81/week, we will place your classified ad into Kamloops, Vernon & Salmon Arm. (250)371-4949

for a route near you!

Mind Body Spirit

DANCE Instructor Training!

Ballroom-Social-Latin Dance. info@dancediscovery.ca

250-682-3956 Full House Checks

Comply with your insurance needs

TRI-CITY SPECIAL!

Retail

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

www.castleandcritter.com

call 250-374-0462

PARTS PERSON position.

Seeking a hard working, energetic individual for our Armstrong store. Successful applicant shall have: Basic agricultural mechanical knowledge, Excellent computer skills, & be a Self-Starter with good communicative & interpersonal skills. Interested candidates send resume to: Noble Tractor, 4193 Noble Road, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4, fax: 250-546-3165, email: nobletractor@telus.net

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.

Misc. for Sale 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

Only 3 issues a week!

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Misc Services

Time to prune your fruit trees.

Tree removal Dump runs Licensed & Certied

250-572-0753

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

Livestock

SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR

- Regular & Screened Sizes -

REIMER’S FARM SERVICES

250-260-0110

DVD RENTAL business. Selling due to illness. Fully stocked $5500 obo. 250-542-0743 www.tigressevideoretals.mydvd kiosks.net

For Sale By Owner

Computer Equipment

BY OWNER

WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-3711333

$55.00 Special!

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

Stock up now. Campfire wood.

(250)377-3457.

Fir Firewood. $200 per cord.

Will deliver. Tree removal.

250-573-2205.

Furniture Bedroom suite c/w headboard, 2 dressers & mirror. $65/all. 250-579-5915.

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

Oak China Cabinet. $500/obo.

Armoire. $500/obo.

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

Call or email for more info:

250-374-7467 classifieds@

kamloopsthisweek.com Reduced $128,000. Below assessed value. Buy before listed. 55+ Park. 2009 Mobile 3bdrm, 2-bath. 250-819-1051.

Houses For Sale

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

Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!

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

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

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

Medical Supplies Elec wheelchair Compass mid wheel drive new cond, ext cap batt incl + charger $2000obo (250) 554-7379

Misc. for Sale 1-set of Michelin Winters 235/70R16 on 5-bolt steel rims. $350. 250-554-1830.

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

Bell Satellite Dish HD Receiver 6131 & remote. 6 mon/old. $200/obo. 250-371-7339.

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

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 250682-3984 for more information. Asking $189,000.00

Townhouses Sahali, 2bdrms, 1-bath end unit. Newly renovated. 6-appl., fin. bsment, new H/W, deck, pets okay, rentals. $192,500.

Strata $235/mo. 377-8697.

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Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Transportation

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Bed & Breakfast

Cars - Domestic

Trucks & Vans

Landmark 1, 2bd, 2bath +den, 1291sq/ft, new furnished show suite, view, $1700, +hydro April 1, N/S/P. 250-319-1946

Shared Accommodation

Townhouses

1/2bdrm clean quiet Apts $750/$850 a mnt + util. Senior discount available. Avail Now n/p, a/c, laundry, free parking, close to downtown (250) 3778304

TOWNHOUSES

RUN UNTIL SOLD

NORTH SHORE

ONLY $35.00(plus Tax)

1996 Dodge half-ton ext cab 4x4. Good shape. $4900/obo.

250-828-1808.

Rentals

2BDRM a/c, patio, n/p ref required heat and hot water incl (250) 376-1485.

2Bdrm top floor, 5 appl. Larch Avenue. N/S, N/P. March 1st. $925/mo. 250-372-1879.

55+, independent, community living, 925 sq ft luxury suite. $1950 mo. Activities, entertainment included. 250-8198419 or 778-470-8315 Aberdeen,3-bdrms. 2400sq/ft.

Great view. $2000/mo. +util.

N/S, N/P. 1-250-315-3490.

Acacia Tower

Northland Apartments Student/Bachelor Suites Furnished/Utilities Inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Starting @ $850 per month 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites Adult Oriented No Pets / No Smoking Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry Starting @ $800 per month Downtown 250-314-1135 North Shore 250-376-1427

NORTH SHORE

1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

Clean quiet building.

Rents starting at

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

$625 + utilities.

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 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.

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

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BC Best Buy Classifiedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place your classified ad in over 71 Papers across BC. Call 250-371-4949 for more information

Homes for Rent 2bdrm Down town fenced yrd 5 appl. N/P, N/S $1200 Avail Mar 1st (250) 319-4062 Brock 3bdrms. F/S, W/D, DW. Parking. N/S, N/P. $1800/mo.

250-376-0881.

CALL 250-682-2293 250-682-0312

Looking for a Rental in Kamloops or Logan Lake?

North Shore. 2brm apt. Newly renovated. Lndry in bldg. N/S, N/P. $900/mo. 250-851-9310, 250-682-2761.

www.sundenmanagement.com

RIVIERA VILLA 1&2/BDRM Suites

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

250-554-7888

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.

The Sands, Lower Sahali.

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

Lets You Live Life.

RUNSOLD TILL

Check out our Listings at Call 250-376-0062

North Shore 3bdrms, close to shopping/bus. W/D, N/S, N/P. $1450/mo. +util. 371-7712.

Recreation �SHUSWAP LAKE!� VACATION RENTAL

5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek B.C. 1-bdrm 1-bath Park Model.

Tastefully decorated guest cabin. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat.

Provincial Park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor Store and Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot-tubs, Adult and Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground.

Asking $1500/week. 4 day, 1-week, 2-week & monthly rentals available.

BOOK NOW! FMI CALL 1-250-371-1333

RV Pads RV sites, winterized, in town.

North Shore, fully serviced, incl cable, coin lndy, starting @ $525/mo plus power. 250376-1421

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Near TRU Room $335-per month util included. No Pets.

250-554-6877, 250-377-1020.

North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020 Quiet non smoking male to share North Kamloops home with mature male. $500 mo for details call 778-470-0370 Roommate to share house, country living, pets okay. $800/mo. 250-377-3457.

Suites, Lower 1BDRM level entry in Brock $800/mo incl util Avail immed.

N/P. 250-376-1712 after 5pm 1BDRM South Shore remodeled priv prking W/D N/S N/P $900 Avail Feb.1st. 579-2066 2bdrm 4 working person or couple, central air, $850 ref vacant shared util 376-0633 2bdrm daylight suite N/Shore n/s, n/p, priv. ent fenced yard $950 util incl, (250) 376-3379 2bdrm large basement suite 1825 Tranquille. n/s, n/p, insuite laundry. $1000 per month call (250) 371-4801 Large 2bdrm Basement Suite Westsyde. f/s w/d n/p n/s u/t inc. $1100 Call 250-319-7421 Welcoming Cumfy 1bdrm.

Close to University, Hospital.

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

Suites, Upper 1bdrm +lrg lvg-room, main floor, bright, clean, N/Shore.

W/D. $900/mo. incld util. N/S, N/P. 250-376-1421.

Best Value In Town

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

318-4321

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Transportation

Antiques / Classics

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

Set of Goodyear Ultra Winters.

P205/55-R16 on 5 stud rim will fit Mazda 3. $500. 851-0504.

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Motorcycles

Recreational/Sale

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.

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

Fishing Truck 89 Ford Lariat F150 2-wd 173,000km V8-302 auto with canopy & boat loader asking $3000 250-376-4761

2009 Vulcan LT Kawasaki.

Blue, 43,050kms. 1-owner. Excellent Condition. $4,750. 250372-7116.

NEW LEER Truck Canopy.

82â&#x20AC;?x70â&#x20AC;?. White. $500, Call: 250-314-0072, 250-318-9851

Trucks - Logging 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.

Executive 3bdrms, 3-baths 1900/sqft in Tobiano. Hardwood floors, granite counters, gourmet appl. Avail March 1st. inclds all util/strata fees, pool.

Pets neg. $2200/mo. Call or text Danielle 250-319-5896.

1992 GMC Dump Truck 366 V8 on propane, 5spd manual tranny, hyd brakes. Incl inbox hyd sander and 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; snow blade. Clean title $12,500 obo 250-574-2766 or 250-376-1872

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

Cars - Domestic

1998 24ft. Citation Class C Motorhome.

163,000kms.

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

2005, 38â&#x20AC;&#x2122; RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $18,900/obo.

250-3761655.

Townhouses

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

250-374-5586 / 250-371-0206

2005 Dodge 1500 Truck. 5.7L Hemi, canopy, new winters, good summers only 115,000 kms. $7,500. 250-828-6746.

PAINT, AUTOBODY & Restoration. (250)835-2070 canadianhotrodsinc.com

Downtown, bachelor, sep. ent, shared lndry, references. $650 inclds util. 372-9455.

2bdrm +den in Sahali, wd, ac, close to shopping/ bus, $1000 Avail Now. 250-318-4756

1998 Ford E350 cube van 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122;box w/ramp V10 gas with auto tran $6100 250-459-2275

Auto Services

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.

1995 Buick Regal, 4dr, 6cyl, auto, 4-winters/summers. $1,000/obo. 250-374-5692.

Northshore 3-bdrm townhouse, 4 appl, $1000/mth n/p, 250-554-6877, 250-377-1020.

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

Sahali, 2bdrms. $1250/mo. +util. N/S, N/P. Avail March 1st. 250-318-4732.

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

Run Till Rented

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

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

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

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

Run until sold

New Price $56.00+tax

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Legal

Legal Notices NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT By virtue of the Warehouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lien Act, we will sell the stored goods of the following to recover costs of unpaid storage. Karen Peterson Owing $924.50. Vera Frost Owing $617.20.

Fraser Wright Owing $1895.50.

Dennis Scheneider Owing $1069.50. These personal and household effects will be sold by either Public or Private auction on or after February 28, 2015.

Halston Mini Storage, 1271D Salish Road, Kamloops, B.C., V2H 1P6. 250-3748006

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$5300 + tax Max 3 Lines Max 12 Weeks Must be pre-paid (no refunds) Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time (Must phone to reschedule)

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

Escorts

*Some conditions & restrictions apply.

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

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(250)371-4949

Transportation

Sport Utility Vehicle 1981 GMC Suburban 4X4.

Re-built motor/trans.

Good shape. $2,900. 250-828-1808.

Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33â&#x20AC;?tires on Eagle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $15,000 invested asking $12000 (250) 828-0931

Trucks & Vans 1993 Toyota Truck. New tires/wheels, 4x4. $4500/obo.

778-257-2471.

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A TRUCK? WE HAVE LOTS OF THEM! EVERY MAKE AND MODEL! MAKE YOUR OFFER TODAY!

14 RAM 35 3500 S/B 4X4 LARAMIE

11 SILVERADO 1500 CREW 4X4 S/B

09 SILVERADO 1500 LT EX/CAB X/CAB 4X4

11 SILVERADO LS 2500HD 4X4

ONE OF THE BEST

09 RAM 1500 SLT SPORT CREW 4X4 4

DIESEL $

#9881A All options

74,800

06 RAM 2500 LARAMIE CREW 4X4

22,800

$

#4059 Loaded

04 RAM 2500 SLT CREW 4X4

19,800

$

#3087 Loaded

07 RAM 3500 SLT SPORT 4X4

DIESEL #4190 Fully loaded, canopy

$

20,800

10 FORD F-150 CREW 4X4 XLT

#4175 6.0L V8, auto, loaded

23,800

$

05 RAM 3500 SLT CREW 4X4 S/BOX

DIESEL

17,800

$

#4186 Lift kit, auto, loaded

08 F-150 XLT CREW 4X4

27,800

$

#4172 Long box, loaded

08 FORD F-250 EX/CAB 4X4

#4152 Fully loaded

$

23,800

11 FORD F-150 CREW 4X4 XTR

DIESEL #4196 Loaded

19,800

$

04 FORD F-350 XLT CREW 4X4

#4104 Fully loaded

$

30,800

11 FORD RANGER EX/CAB 4X4

DIESEL $

#4150 Leather, loaded

29,800

08 RANGER SPORT 4X2

19,800

$

#3097 Fully loaded

10 GMC SIERRA 1500 NEVADA EX/CAB 4X4

16,800

$

#4160 Loaded

09 GMC SIERRA 2500HD SLE 4X4

#4061A Lift kit, fully loaded

19,800

$

07 GMC SIERRA 2500HD SLE Z71 CREW 4X4

#4147A A/C & more!

$

19,800

11 RAM 1500 CREW 4X4 S/BOX

DIESEL #4179 3.0L V8, auto, A/C

$

12,800

03 RAM 1500 SLT SPORT S/BOX 4X4

25,800

$

#4148 Tonneau cover

03 RAM 3500 CREW S/BOX 4X4

22,800

$

#3060 6.0L V8, auto

07 MAZDA B3000 EX/CAB 4X2

#4127

24,800

$

10 GMC SIERRA EX/CAB 4X4

#4199 Loaded

$

21,800

11 RAM 1500 CREW LARAMIE 4X4

DIESEL #4200 Fully loaded

$

12,800

#4202 Leather, loaded, canopy

14,800

$

#4203 3.0L V6, auto, loaded

9,800

$

#4184 Fully loaded, canopy

20,800

$

#J1111 Fully loaded

$

33,800

WE SERVICE ALL MAKES AND MODELS! Vehicles may not be exactly as shown.

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