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B.C. moves to restrict e-cigarettes CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com
The B.C. Liberal government has announced it will no longer butt out of e-cigarette regulation. Health minister Terry Lake said yesterday (March 5) amendments will be made to the Tobacco Control Act to regulate e-cigarettes in order to keep minors from “vaping” and preventing exposure in workplaces. “We don’t know what the potential health affects are, for young people particularly,” Lake told reporters in Victoria. “While adults can make their own choices, we think young people need to be protected from something that, the health effects of which are largely unknown.” Legislation will be introduced this spring. The province said it does yet not know when the new laws will become effective. Amendments will put e-cigarettes on the same field as tobacco: • retailers will be able to sell only to those over 19; • no advertising for e-cigarettes will be permit-
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ted where those under 19 can see it; • e-cigarettes will not be sold in public buildings; • use will be banned on school grounds, workplaces and indoor public spaces; Les Matthews, an associate professor of respiratory therapy at Thompson Rivers University, applauded the province for being on the forefront of legislation. “Although for the most part it’s a great alternative to tobacco, it has all kinds of potential for its own side effects,” he said. Matthews called nicotine “one of the most powerfully addictive substances we know of.” Because it is not regulated, consumers don’t know what they’re inhaling, he said. Both Lake and Matthews lauded the product for its ability to convert smokers. But, Matthews said, there is little research on its health effects and government has the responsibility to fund it. Lake said getting smokers off tobacco “is a potential legitimate use of e-cigarettes”, but added, “we don’t know what’s in those e-cigarettes.
“This doesn’t ban e-cigarettes. This means children are protected from the sale and being exposed and those who don’t want to be exposed are protected as well.” James Thomsen, owner of Kamloops Cigars and Pipe on Seymour Street, agrees with keeping the product out of the hands of minors. He said e-cigarettes are typically seen in convenience stores, something that will be banned under the new legislation. He keeps his product, along with tobacco, in a special room. “I don’t believe it should be on the counter at 7-Eleven. It encourages kids to imitate,” Thomsen said. “That part needs to be regulated. Put it under control, like cigarettes.” Thomsen said he has seen firsthand success stories of customers who have smoked for 35 years stopping the habit after converting to e-cigarettes. His only quibble is the ban on vaping in workplaces, which he said is overkill. “Ninety-nine per cent of people are respectful to non-smokers,” Thomsen said.
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March 11 5:30 pm - Heritage Commission Kamloops Museum, 207 Seymour Street March 16 4:30 pm - Arts Commission Corporate Boardroom, City Hall
STOP TOPPING TREES
RESULTS OF TOPPING
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March 30 6 pm - Tranquille Beautification/ Enhancement and Gateway Task Force Corporate Boardroom, City Hall March 31 9 am - Council Budget Meeting 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7 pm - Public Hearing Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows: Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm. Council meetings can also be viewed online at: kamloops.ca/webcast. Meeting schedule is available at kamloops.ca/council.
Notes Delegation Travel Opportunity 2015 marks the 25th Anniversary of Kamloops’ Sister City relationship with Uji, Japan. The City has been invited to send a delegation to Uji which would include representatives of City Council and the general public to celebrate this milestone event. The delegation is planning to arrive in Uji on October 15th and depart October 18th. All costs associated with the trip will be the responsibility of each individual. The deadline for registration is June 1, 2015. For more information, contact: Jody Lewis Executive Assistant to Mayor and Council 250-828-3494 jlewis@kamloops.ca
Disease enters via the stub ends, making the tree a short-lived and potentially dangerous one. The tree ends up looking even bulkier than before; it soon needs re-pruning.
March 19 9 am - Food & Urban Agriculture Plan Advisory Committee TCC Meeting Room A, 910 McGill Road March 25 5 pm - Social Planning Council DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street
Stub ends are a sign of poor pruning. This kind of pruning destroys the health & beauty of the tree.
Prune It Right! Here’s how:
Prune It Right! Four easy steps:
Make mostly thinning cuts (removal of branches right back to the parent branch or trunk).
1. Remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches.
Avoid creating stub ends. Make your cuts just outside the branch collar (a slight thickening where the branch joins its parent branch or trunk). Flush cuts destroy the tree’s defense zone. Remember: remove no more than 20% of the green.
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2. Remove suckers and watersprouts. 3. Remove badly placed branches: • Crossing or rubbing each other • Growing into centre of tree • Growing into walkways, roadways, or buildings 4. If desired, trim slender branch tips a few inches, to a bud or a parent branch.
Now stand back and admire the great pruning job. Your tree will look airy and graceful, and your pruning job will stay done much longer than stub-end pruning. Trees add beauty and value to your home. Protect your investment with proper pruning. Attend our workshop: #238390, Pruning Fruit Trees, Ornamentals, and Shrubs on March 11, 2015 To register call 250-828-3500.
Contact: Integrated Pest Management Coordinator: 250-828-3888 healthylandscapes@kamloops.ca www.kamloops.ca/ipm City Arborist: 250-828-3516
Spring Cleaning ~ Street Sweeping Notice
Potholes
Weather permitting, City crews will begin spring sweeping of streets in the valley bottom and working into the higher elevations throughout the City. The Spring Sweeping program on average requires 6 to 8 weeks to complete.
Potholes are formed when water seeps into small cracks in the asphalt and freezes. The expansion of the ice in the crack causes the asphalt to crumble, and through repeated freeze thaw cycles a pot hole eventually forms.
In an effort to reduce sweeping time and costs, signs will be posted in the areas that are being swept advising the public not to park on the street. Some high density areas will have parking restrictions posted and/or notices delivered in advance of sweeping, for example, downtown east.
During the winter months, conventional hot mix is not available and holes must be temporarily filled using a hot recycled asphalt mix or a cold mix material. Unfortunately the repaired potholes are susceptible to the same freeze thaw cycle and at times require to be filled repeatedly until a more permanent repair can be scheduled in the spring when asphalt plants open up.
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Residents who wish to sweep the area in front of their property are advised to remove the pile of sand accumulated as these piles can damage a sweeper, and operators are instructed to swerve around such piles.
Please visit www.kamloops.ca/careers for current job postings.
Your co-operation is appreciated. Inquiries can be made by calling 250-828-3461.
During these freeze thaw cycles events, up to 2 City crews operate 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, filling potholes. It is not uncommon in wet road conditions for crews to refill a hole several times in one day until road conditions dry. Citizens are encouraged to report potholes by phoning the Public Works Center at 250-828-3461 or by using the MyKamloops mobile app, available for download at www.kamloops.ca/mobileapp.
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University student charged with sexual assault TIM PETRUK
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Another Thompson Rivers University international student is facing a serious criminal charge. Kings Chukwuemeka Odemena, a 30-year-old Nigerian, is facing one count of sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident involving a Kamloops woman on Jan. 25. The charge was laid on Wednesday, March 4.
Earlier this week, another TRU international student was released on bail under house arrest conditions after allegedly carrying out a vicious two-hour assault on his girlfriend in their off-campus apartment. Vladislav Arnautov, a 23-year-old business student from Russia, is facing one count of assault causing bodily harm. The judge who granted him bail called the allegations he is
facing “alarming.” Last year, two international students — Ravi Chaudhary and Kudzai Mujuru — were convicted of violent crimes in Kamloops courtrooms for unrelated incidents. Chaudhary, from India, drunkenly assaulted a woman outside a downtown apartment building and was given a conditional discharge, partially so that he could have a better chance of staying in
Canada after graduating from TRU. Mujuru, from Zimbabwe, beat up two men in separate incidents — one in 2012 and the other in 2013. He was ordered to pay $1,000 in fines and $10,000 in dental costs for one of his victims. In November 2013, Yousef Mohammed Almotairi, an international student from Saudi Arabia, was jailed for six months for nearly killing a fellow
international student by jamming a pool cue through his eye and into his brain during a 2012 fight inside a downtown Kamloops bar.
The Family Law Act sets out requirements pertaining to a parent who wants to relocate with a child, or children, from a former relationship.
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WITNESS TESTIFIES IN FATAL BOATCRASH TRIAL STAFF REPORTER
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A Magna Bay cabin owner motoring home on Shuswap Lake after watching fireworks in 2010 testified in B.C. Supreme Court yesterday (March 5) he was passed at “excessive speed” by another boat that minutes later was cutting donuts on the water. Bryan Lane testified in the trial of Leon Reinbrecht, who is charged with one count each of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm stemming from a collision in Magna Bay on July 3, 2010, that killed Ken Brown. The Crown has said it intends to call as many as 50 witnesses during the trial. The speed boat ended up inserted inside the houseboat piloted by Brown. When the crash occurred, Lane had just returned to a dock at Lucerne Beach on the Shuswap’s North Shore. Lane testified conditions were “pitch black” on a moonless and overcast night. He waited about 20 minutes following the end of the fireworks so boat traffic could thin out. He motored back to his cabin with eight other people on board at a speed of between five and eight m.p.h. “There was an excessive amount of boats [on the water],” Lane
said. “It could have been as many as 100.” On his way home, Lane testified he motored past a houseboat travelling at a slightly slower speed, seeing only its port navigation light. He said the sight of the boat in the darkness “caught me off guard.” Not long after, Lane said, a speed boat came past at between 30 and 40 m.p.h. “It was going by quite fast . . . All you could see was the white light on the back and the navigation light on the front,” Lane said. It then made a series of sharp turns before heading back toward Magna Bay at high speed, when it paused again. “I can see it doing circles . . . The boat is doing donuts,” he said. The boat then continued toward Magna Bay. In his opening address, prosecutor Neil Flanagan said the Crown will attempt to prove Reinbrecht had been with a group of people watching postCanada Day fireworks. The fireworks ended at 11 p.m., after which Reinbrecht dropped off three passengers on the shore. Reinbrecht, his son and his son’s girlfriend then went back out on the water, Flanagan said, “travelling in a backand-forth manner.” The collision between the two boats took place at about 11:15 p.m., creating
what was described by witnesses as a chaotic scene. Lane said the boat he saw was travelling at excessive speed and erratically. “It made me scared. I had a boat with eight other people.” Lane said shortly after he tied up his boat to a buoy, about three to five minutes after seeing the boat cutting donuts, he heard
a “thud” — what he believed was the speedboat hitting a dock. He could hear emergency sirens soon after. A Kamloops firefighter testified earlier in the trial he saw a speedboat travelling at “killing speed” before it struck the houseboat. The trial is slated to break for two weeks later in this month before continuing into April.
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Pothole Notice Potholes are formed when water seeps into small cracks in the asphalt and freezes. The expansion of the ice in the crack causes the asphalt to crumble, and through repeated freeze thaw cycles a pot hole eventually forms. While Kamloops can generally boast about having a fairly mild winter climate, the constant variation of temperature above and below freezing results in the creation of potholes every winter and most predominantly in early spring. During the winter months, conventional hot mix is not available and holes must be temporarily filled using a hot recycled asphalt mix or a cold mix material. Unfortunately the repaired potholes are susceptible to the same freeze thaw cycle and at times require to be filled repeatedly until a more permanent repair can be scheduled in the spring when asphalt plants open up. During these freeze thaw cycles events up to two City crews operate 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, patrolling and filling potholes they find. It is not uncommon, in wet road conditions, for crews to refill a hole several times in one day until road conditions dry. The City is always looking for better ways to alleviate the problem of pot holes that appear every spring. However, until a better system is found, motorists must be vigilant for the ever present pothole menace. We encourage citizens to report potholes by phoning the Public Works Centre at 250-828-3461 or by using the MyKamloops mobile app, available for download at www.kamloops.ca/mobileapp.
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a dangerous purpose following an incident involving a woman. Those charges were stayed by the Crown a month later.
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Under the Act, where both parents are having “contact” with the children and one parent wants to relocate with them, that parent must give the other parent at least 60 days written notice of the proposed relocation. The relocation can then occur unless the other parent, within 30 days of receiving the notice, files a court application which opposes the relocation. Let us help you through the legal process, which at times can become complicated and emotional. Our Family Law lawyer has the knowledge and experience to help you maneuver through this delicate situation.
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CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBED Police are looking for a lone male who robbed the Cornerstone Market convenience store at the corner of 12th St. and Halston Ave on March 3rd shortly after 9:00 am. The male entered the store pulled a syringe and demanded, a small amount of money was taken. The male departed quickly and the store staff did not follow the suspect. There is some indication that the male may have departed the area in a stolen blue Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, it was later found abandoned. One male was taken into custody but was later released. The police need your help in trying to find the suspect male with olive coloured skin, approximately 5 foot 6 inches tall wearing brown hoodie. If you were in the area you may have seen this male leaving the store or the Blue Toyota being driven away from the store. You can remain anonymous by contact Crime Stoppers only your information will be used never you name.
Endangered Metis language being taught to Kamloops kids GRAHAM, Matthew Phillip DOB: 91-10-07 Age 23 Caucasian male 183 cm ( 6’ 00” ) 75 kg (166 lbs ) blonde hair, blue eyes WANTED FOR: Fail to Comply with Probation
OPPEN, Terry Louis
DOB: 88-06-18 Age 26 First Nations male 180 cm ( 5’11” ) 77 kg (170 lbs ) brown hair, brown eyes WANTED FOR:
Obstruction of a Peace Officer X 2, Fail to Comply with Probation, Possession of a Controlled Substance X 2, and Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
VAUX, Jason Leonard
DOB: 77-08-26 Age 37 Non-white male, 188 cm ( 6’ 02” ) 91 kg (200 lbs ) bald/brown hair, brown eyes WANTED FOR: Parole Violation – Canada Wide Warrant
If you know where any of these people are, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). The tip line pays up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest of fugitives. Remember, Crime Stoppers just wants your information, not your name. Crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does. This program is jointly sponsored by Kamloops Crime Stoppers & Kamloops This Week. People featured are wanted on arrest warrants not vacated as of 3 p.m. on March 4, 2015.
DO YOU KNOW THIS PERSON On February 18th, shortly before 7:00 am a lone male entered into the A & W restaurant at 750 Fortune Dr., the male waited for a short period of time then went to a display counter. The male broke a lock off of the display counter and took an “I Pad”. The male then walked out of the store and his direction of travel was unknown. The male is described as Caucasian, mid 20’s, thin build, wearing a black zipper hoodie, with two logos on
the front. He had on a white and black ball on and was wearing blue jeans at the time. This is a similar incident that took place at the A & W on Lansdowne Ave on February 25th. The restaurant was broke into at that time, the suspect had a similar description including the logos on the front of the dark coloured hoodie. If you know who this person is or have any information on these thefts , please contact Crime
Stoppers, you will receive a cash reward upon the arrest of the suspect.
THEFT OF CHILDREN’S DIRT BIKES Sometime between Thursday February 26th and February 28th thieves stole two children’s dirt bikes from a rural property on Blackwell rd. The bikes were not seen from the main road so the suspects would have had to come on to the property first to look around. The bike that were taken are described as a 2009 Yamaha
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250 SXF and a Honda CRS50F both can be easily identified by the owners. A suspicious vehicle was seen up and down the road on the evening of Thursday February 26th. This vehicle is described as a charcoal coloured 1/2 ton Chevy pickup truck. This is a good reminder to lock your dirt bikes or any valuables
out of sight. If the items cannot be hidden like a trailer, make sure it has a good trailer hitch lock on it. If you have any information regarding this theft please contact Crime Stoppers, you will never have to go to court or give a statement.
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orman Fleury leans forward in his wooden rocking chair, a The Three Little Pigs pop-up book in his hands. Around him crowds a gaggle of three-year-olds, jockeying for a better look at the book, a closer spot to the reader. Fleury smiles wide behind his greying moustache, his eyes moving between the book and his captive audience. But, Fleury wonders aloud, why would the wolf be trying to blow down the houses? “Can you say, bonn vyaand?” he asks.
A handful of young voices parrot the the phrase back to Fleury, the pronunciation not quite right, but close. “Good meat,” he says with a laugh, translating the phrase to English. Fleury, a Métis elder, university professor and language expert, was in Kamloops last week teaching Michif, a language of the Métis, to groups of children and adults at Lii Michif Otopemisiwak Family and Community Services. His visit was about more than just teaching language, however. “You can teach any language, but some languages are just languages in terms of grammar,” Fleury told KTW. “But, in the Michif language, we’re talking about different things. “We’re talking about identity, we’re talking about traditional knowledge, we’re talking about trying to capture the cultural identity through the language — the mythology, the legends, the stories, the history of Louis Riel, the Métis of the Red River, settlers.” Fleury is just one of a number of Métis elders endeavouring to preserve the Michif language. Estimated to be spoken by just 200 people, Michif is a severely endangered language, according to the Catalogue of Endangered Languages. In the two centuries since its emergence, the language has slowly been lost, replaced by the working language of North American society — English. Fleury said the loss of Michif would be a huge blow, not just for his people, but for Canadian heritage and history. Michif is a lan-
guage born with the Métis people and it has evolved with them and Canada. “Within that language, it’s got the components of the French culture and heritage. It’s also got the components of the First Nations heritage and cultural knowledge and the development of the country,” Fleury said. Michif combines French and Plains Cree. Nouns and associated grammar are French, while verbs and associated grammar are Cree. It also borrows modern words from English — words like computer and Internet, for example. And, as a relatively young language, one that was entirely oral 20 or 30 years ago, Michif has some quirks. “The language itself has really not been standardized,” Fleury said. Some words have different spellings or pronunciations in different communities, others will exist in one area, but not another. “You’ll have some different flavours of Michif in different communities.” Fleury wrote the first Michif dictionary in Canada — La Laang Michif Piikishkwaywin — and now teaches accredited university courses in the language at the University of Saskatchewan. He has done countless videos, seminars and interviews to educate people about Michif and, as he was doing at Lii Michif Otopemisiwak Family and Community Services last week, works with service providers to develop a means of teaching about the Michif, their culture and their world views. As of 2012, 2,405 people identify
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Learn a little Michif Taanishi/boon zhoor Hello
Taanishi kiiya anoosh Hello, how are you?
Dimaen mitoono ka kishitew Tomorrow will be quite warm
Kishchikishinow It’s really cold
Shakihi/lamoor/shakihiwayhk Love
Maarsii Thank you As of 2012, 2,405 people identify as MĂŠtis in Kamloops. Past generations wouldn’t believe the progress. “To tell my deceased grandparents that I’m working at a university, teaching Michif and all this, they’d say, ‘Nah, you can’t do that. It’s impossible. Our language can’t even be written,’â€? Fleury said. “I remember when my grandma and grandpa were babysitting for my cousin and the phone rang. “My grandma said in Michif to him, ‘Don’t touch that phone, you can’t speak Michif in that phone, its just for English.’ “She had that concept because any time she heard somebody go to the phone, they’d say, ‘Hello, how are you? How is it today?’â€? Probably the single-biggest aid in preserving Michif and educating its people has been technology. With the help of experts like Fleury and the use of the Internet, phone applications, books and videos, the language’s decline is being curbed. “At least today, what’s happening, technology has really promoted our language, to where we can access our language through technology today,â€? he said. “Whereas, years ago, the language was basically immersed in the community.â€? The tide is beginning to shift, according to Fleury. The work he and his cohorts have done will hopefully be enough to preserve Michif for generations of MĂŠtis to come. He is already seeing progress. Now, just like their English- and French-speaking compatriots, Michif people are realizing they have their own language and culture to celebrate and honour, to pass on to their children. A handful of children crowded around a copy of The Three Little Pigs and speaking words in Michif was evidence of that.
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Future of Michif up in air Listed sted as a severely endangered language by the Endangered Languages project, Michif is estimated to be spoken by just 200 people worldwide. A language of the MĂŠtis, Michif is just one of an alarming number of tongues facing an uncertain future.
A di tto According the Catalogue of Endangered Languages, 3,176 (46 per cent) of the world’s 7,000 known languages are in danger of becoming extinct.
Already, 457 languages have fewer than 10 speakers, while another 639 have no known speakers and have been classified as extinct. Perhaps the more distressing finding in the Catalogue, however, is that one language is believed to die every three months.
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THE HOT AND NOT OF THE WEEK Kamloops This Week looks at the stories of the week — the good, the bad and all in-between: HOT: The work being done by Norman Fleury to keep the Michif language alive among the lexicons of the world. Statistics Canada found less than a half-million Canadians identified as being Métis, so the danger of the aboriginal tongue slipping into extinction — as does one language on Earth about every three months — is real. Fleury is among those passing on the language of the Métis and was in Kamloops on the weekend to teach the Michif words to an audience of kids and adults alike. This is important work that needs to be applauded. NOT: The pure scam that is prices at the pump. When a barrel of oil plummeted from more than $100 to $50 or less, the price per litre for gas also fell. In Kamloops, the per-litre price dropped to a low of about 87 cents from about $1.15. At the time, all of the expert analysts pointed to the barrel price to explain the corresponding dip at the pumps. In the past two weeks, gasoline in Kamloops has jumped to $1.15 a litre, despite the fact the barrel rate remains mired at about $50. Our so-called experts now blame refinery problems and increased demand and profit margins and every other reason under the sun, aside from the most salient one — gouging.
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HOT: Vancouver neurosurgeon Dr. Brian Toyota, who has become the first doctor in Canada to perform a new laser robotic surgery to treat people with brain tumours. Rather than removing a piece of the skull to remove the tumour, the new procedure inserts a probe through a 4.3-millimetre opening in the skull. The probe is then placed inside the tumour, the laser is turned on and the tumour cells get zapped. Less invasive and more effective is the goal. Three patients have had the surgery and, so far, the outcomes are positive. Medical marvels never cease to amaze.
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t’s a social-media week like this that my gruff old dad is probably glad he left this world two years ago. Buck Foulds never did get this whole fascination with social media that has created a generation of self-absorbed twits whose greatest talent is fast fingers and thumbs with which to post online their latest photo of breakfast at IHOP for all the world to see. No, Buck was old school: Up before dawn, showered, shaved and letting everyone know he was a Brut man to the end. A cup of coffee, the Vancouver Province and a bulging, frayed work day-timer on the kitchen table, next to a cellphone that always looked twice as large as any current model. The news on the kitchen TV — always tuned to Global, but never Global in Buck’s lexicon. It would forever be BCTV. That was as social as dad’s media would get — just the bearded man with a ponytail and his newspaper and TV. By the time Buck jumped in his truck for a day of driving across the Lower Mainland to oversee his garage-door empire, he would have all the news he needed to know. Oh, he was aware of Twitter, Facebook and Google, but he preferred his routine, cultivated when Dief was Chief. Along the way, Buck figured out the Internet thing, but used it almost exclusively to look at old cars. Man, he loved his old cars. Then came the day he created a Facebook account. The problem was, Buck never quite grasped the idea that a private thought posted on Facebook
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MUSINGS became a public statement. In my industry, we are heavily into social media. To be honest, it can be a pain in the ass, but it is a necessity in this brave new journalism world. So, we tweet and we post on Facebook and we update our website and we moderate comments and we create photo galleries and on and on and on it goes. One day, I linked to my personal Facebook page a story on our KTW website. It had something to do with then-Liberal cabinet minister Kevin Falcon during the HST fiasco. Somehow, Buck figured out how to post on the Facebook timelines of others. In this case, that timeline was mine. What he posted about Falcon only five years ago would have CSIS at his door today — and in a black-site Syrian prison tomorrow. No, Buck didn’t really think Falcon was the epitome of evil. No, he didn’t really wish Falcon was one with a bullet. Yes, he did indeed mean to use those F-bombs repeatedly.
He was, after all, a navy man, a tugboat driver, a long-haul trucker and a lifelong Teamster. But, Buck was into his eighth decade, born before TV was invented and still grasping the ways of the Internet when he died. That pedigree alone gave him a lifetime pass for such a socialmedia faux pas. What, then, are the excuses offered by the social media-savvy cretins who this past week used Twitter to suggest an extramarital affair in the Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room and to post vile, sexual thoughts about the daughter of baseball great Curt Schilling? In both cases, it appears lawyers for the Leafs players and Schilling himself are doing all they can to make these morons pay. Facebook and Twitter are too often filled with such crap and it is about time victims of spineless attacks fought back. Buck was a Great Depression baby, born far too early to understand that private is public in the World Wide Web. What excuses do Anthony Adragna, Sean MacDonald and Adam Nagel have? Adragna posted the false Maple Leafs-affair tweet; MacDonald and Nagel were two of many who essentially raped Schilling’s young daughter via Twitter. If Buck was with us today, he’d probably shake his head and turn to his newspaper — but not before borrowing that bullet from Falcon and sending it toward the Twitter trio. Even CSIS would have to look away, don’t you think? editor@kamloopsthisweek.com
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ON THE CONTRARY, KAMLOOPS IS NOT ‘OK’ Editor: It has become painfully clear the current mayor and council have lost direction when it comes to the health of this city. Every newspaper I pick up has a story of another company leaving Kamloops. We continue to pour money into Venture Kamloops that, by its own admission, has brought little new business to town and has
spent most of its year convincing existing business to stay here. I recall a radio morning show that asked Mayor Peter Milobar what he thought about the New Horizon shutdown, to which he replied Kamloops was OK. We are not OK. Unemployment is over 10 per cent and storefronts and industrial land are getting empty.
The only thing flourishing in Kamloops is the municipal government and agencies that tend to the poor and marginalized. The only thing missing from this scenario is a fiddle. Ian McCulloch Kamloops
MANY CITY ENTRANCES NEED SOME TENDER LOVING CARE Editor: Re: Jennifer Schultz’s letter of Feb. 27 (‘Let’s update sign of our city’s times’): There are other entrances to the City of Kamloops that badly need attention. The area behind the Railway Plaza is one. This is where the Rocky Mountaineer trains arrives
with tourists. It is a shameful mess. The area is often used by people who don’t care about leaving their junk and garbage behind. It is a piece of land where at least three houses once stood and might, therefore, still be private land? Who is responsible to clean up the mess?
Another area that is a great embarrassment for our otherwise “blooming” city is at the end of Riverside Park, where the Rivers Trail joins the ramp to Overlanders Bridge. The bank on the river side truly looks like a dump. Two years ago, the Ask Wellness Centre did a wonderful
job of cleaning up Petersen Creek. Are there no other groups available to deal with these neglected areas? It certainly wouldn’t impress the tourists — and it depresses those of us who frequently walk these areas. Gine Rose Kamloops
AT SOME POINT, WE NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF OUR ACTIONS Editor: Re: (‘Prohibited driver gets house arrest for pedestrian death,’ Feb. 17): I was appalled to read that, yet again, a judge took away a native man’s rights to be treated as an adult. Sixty-four-year-old Donald Charles Isadore, spent 12 years in a residential school (since the age of five) and had a problem with drugs and alcohol. He had a horrific life and no one is denying this. He had made a choice in 1990 to get clean and sober. Isadore has never held a permanent driver’s licence and driving while prohibited is a choice Isadore has been making since 1986. There comes a time in everyone’s life when we have to take ownership of our actions.
We can’t go on blaming everyone else for the bad choices we make, especially when we keep making the same choices over and over again. Isadore had made some very bad choices around his driving and, on Nov. 21, 2012, he struck and killed 66-year old Valerie Brook as she crossed Victoria Street. When it came time for Isadore to take ownership of his actions, he hid behind the race card. At first, the courts tried to get him to take ownership and he received only six months for killing another human being. It got worse when Justice Beames got involved and reduced his sentence. Meanwhile, buried on page A27 of that KTW edition was a national story about a confused, hormone-run 15-year-old boy.
The federal prosecutor is trying to raise the boy’s case to adult court. Everyone knows most 15-year-olds aren’t all there. Their brains are still developing and that makes them more vulnerable. But, this child is accused of committing a robbery to help an unspecified terrorist group and is also charged with planning to leave Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group. Even though this boy is only 15 years old, is just starting out in life, has only made a few bad choices and has not killed anyone, the Crown is going to make sure he faces up to the choices he has made. Karen Woelk Kamloops
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“‘Pitter patter, let’s get at ‘er’? “Wow, that really sounds like an intelligent thing to say to a judge! “Oh, wait, he is not known for his intelligence, is he? “I hope he gets everything that the law can throw at him. “Nasty piece of work.” — posted by Doreen Harrison
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It’s not Ben Hodgkiss’ first cut for cancer. The 60-year-old Kamloops man once shaved his head to support his sister, who was about to undergo radiation treatment “I didn’t want her to go through it by herself,� he said. Hodgkiss’ sister survived breast cancer, his hair grew back and, nearly a decade later, he’s donating his hair again to a similar cause. On Thursday, March 12, members of the McArthur Island Curling Club will snip away at Hodgkiss’ long tresses — his team’s first, second, third
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In the clutch P MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com
layers who can perform under pressure often make the difference in tight games. In all likelihood, the WHL’s Western Conference playoff race will go down to the wire, with the Kamloops Blazers’ chances expected to ride on three consecutive games against the Prince George Cougars to cap the regular season. Timely contributions when the heat is on might mean the difference between qualifying for the post-season and dusting off the driver in time for April Fool’s Day. KTW spoke to the Blazers about what it means to be clutch. “It’s a player that wants to make a difference and be on the ice at critical times in the game and do whatever needs to be done to make a play — block a shot, clear a puck, score a goal or make a save,” head coach Don Hay said. “Some players want to be out there in certain situations. Some players really don’t want to get that tap on the shoulder.” Cole Ully has proven pressure pedigree. He spoke about the importance of being able
to address mental demons — roadblocks that can lead to failure when the chips are down. “Sometimes in the shootout, that’s one of my biggest problems, thinking about not scoring,” said Ully, who leads the Blazers this season in goals, assists and points. “You have to think about scoring and what you have to do, rather than what’s going to happen if you don’t score. “The last couple times I’ve been more confident in the shootout and had a better result — and it sounds weird if you’ve never done it, but self-talk definitely helps if you’re going into a big situation like that.” Kamloops’ director of player personnel Matt Recchi has described them simply as winners. It’s a question he and the Blazers’ scouting staff ask when evaluating talent: Is he a winner? Each of the players and coaches interviewed said some are more predisposed than others to performing in pressure-cooker situations — born to be money when it counts. They also agreed it’s part nurture, not all nature. “It can come with confi-
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major-junior ranks. “Hopefully, one day, I can become a little more of a clutch player, but I think I’m just starting out slow a little bit,” Kryski said. Brady Gaudet, 20, has been in the league since 2010 and seen first-hand what it means to be clutch. He’s also watched players who struggle to maintain composure when the game is on the line. They choke. “Some guys maybe just aren’t born for those situations,” said Gaudet, noting
clutch defensive plays are less glamorous than notching a game-winning goal, but just as important. “It can let your team down in a lot of different ways but, for the most part, the coach is managing the bench pretty well at that time of the game,” he said. “You know who your clutch guys are at both ends of the ice. If they’re not supposed to be out there, they usually aren’t.” Hay mentioned names such as Jaroma Iginla, Darcy Tucker, Shane Doan, Hnat Domenichelli, Brendan Gallagher and Craig Cunningham among the crunch-time players he has trusted, adding Ully and Matt Needham are among the current dependable Blazers. With Kamloops sitting three points back of
a playoff spot and only eight games remaining on the slate, there is ample opportunity for more Blazers to join Hay’s list. “I’ve been put in those situations before,” Kryski said. “Last year in playoffs, I got a couple series-winning goals. “Hopefully, I can be considered a clutch player. I’d like to be thought of as one.” OVERTIME — The Blazers and Spokane Chiefs will square off tonight (March. 6) at Interior Savings Centre. Game time is 7 p.m. . . . The Dash for Cash will be held during an intermission. There will be $2,000 in loonies spread across the ice, with 10 fans racing to collect as many as they can. All remaining money will be donated to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kamloops.
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From South Kam to Sin City, Gamracy’s rugby road rolls on MARTY HASTINGS
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When Nic Gamracy picked up a rugby ball in Grade 8, he couldn’t have known where the game would take him. The 18-year-old Kamloops kid recently returned from Sin City, where he won gold with the B.C. Elite Youth Sevens in the under19 division at the USA Sevens Las Vegas Invitational (LVI). “We made it all the way to the final and got to play in the big stadium in front of like 30,000 people,” said Gamracy, who took to the pitch in the gold-medal tilt at Sam Boyd Stadium on Feb. 14. “It was crazy. It was amazing.” B.C. rolled to a 31-5 victory over its rivals, the U.S.A. Rugby High School All-Americans. The teams have squared off four times in the championship final, with the series now knotted at two. The LVI seven-aside tournament was played in conjunction with the HSBC Sevens World Series stop in Vegas, which attracts some of rugby’s best players — and some of its most-fervent fans. It’s a party. “There was a lot of Canadian fans, which was awesome,” said Gamracy, who also played
Nic Gamracy played in front of thousands of fans at the Las Vegas Invitational, winning gold in the championship final with the B.C. Elite Youth Sevens on Feb. 14. Next up for the 18-year-old South Kamloops secondary student is a trip to Hong Kong later this month. On the left, Gamracy makes a tackle against the U.S.A. Rugby High School All-Americans in the gold-medal matchup. On the right, he runs onto the field with his teammates wearing No. 9.
for B.C. at the LVI in 2014. “They were really rooting for us to beat the Americans.” In the crowd that day was Trevor Johnston, one of the first to encourage Gamracy to play rugby, both with the South Kamloops Titans and the Kamloops Rugby Club (KRC) Raiders. “It was pretty evident right from the start, like right way, that he was just an athlete and he didn’t shy away from contact,” said Johnston, former head coach of both the junior and men’s programs at KRC. “When you’re a young guy, that’s usually not everybody’s strong suit.
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“You’re either fast or you can kick or you can catch. “You could see he was an athlete and he liked the contact.” Gamracy didn’t get the start in the final against the U.S., but he eventually subbed in. “We were heckling the coach pretty bad to get him in,” Johnston said. “He was right below us.” Johnston has taken junior teams from Kamloops on tours to Ottawa, England and Wales in recent years. “It’s the funnest sport to play and it’s so much fun travelling around the world and meeting new people,” said Gamracy, noting he owes a lot to South Kam coaches Scott Barker and Chris Chan. “The culture around it is crazy good. I kind of got hooked on the Ottawa tour with Trevor.”
In 2013, Gamracy was encouraged by Johnston to attend the Provincial Regional Championships at UBC, where he played games with teams from Williams Lake and South Vancouver Island. Team B.C. scouts took notice of the fiery red head at provincials and he was invited to a tryout camp. From there, Gamracy was selected to the province’s 15-aside B team. That group placed third at the 2013 under-18 national championship. This year, Gamracy cracked the province’s A team and claimed gold at the 2014 national under18 championship in Calgary in August. The Tournament Capital product prefers to play flanker or centre in 15-aside rugby and prop or hooker in sevens.
Gamracy will graduate this year from South Kam and plans to attend the University of Victoria in September. Vancouver Island is a rugby hotbed and the Victoria Vikes have one of the best university programs in Canada, a factory for national-team players. Before Gamracy hops a ferry to the Island this fall, he’ll be catching a plane to Hong Kong later this month and suiting up for B.C. at another international seven-aside championship, played in conjunction with the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, another major international tournament. It’s a long shot, but perhaps Kamloops will have representation at Olympic or World Cup championships in the coming years. “Maybe some day I’ll play for the national team,” Gamracy said.
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Nabata has international intentions ADAM WILLIAMS
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Scott Nabata of the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre plans on lifting himself to new heights in 2015.
A year ago, Scott Nabata thought competing nationally would be the pinnacle of his career. But, after netting a pair of bronze medals at the end of January at Elite Canada in Trois-Rivières, Que., a new set of doors is now open for the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre (KGTC) athlete. “It’s definitely something to look forward to,” Nabata said. “A couple years ago, I thought nationals was the highest competition I’d ever get to. Now, a year later, it’s Pan Am Games, World Championships, Olympics, all in my grasp.” Nabata’s Elite Canada medals came in pommel horse and parallel bars, which the athlete described as his strongest events. He was a little more than a point back of gold in pommel, but was within twotenths of first place in the parallel bars.
The next big event on Nabata’s agenda is the 2015 Canadian Gymnastics Championships, slated to run from May 23 to May 30 in Gatineau, Que. According to his coach at the KGTC, Hisayoshi Takahashi, earning medals at nationals will go a long way toward positioning Nabata for spots on the Canadian teams heading to the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships, which get underway on Oct. 23 in Glasgow, and the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto in July. The world championships is a qualifying event for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Nabata is also hoping to attend the 2015 International University Sports
Federation Summer Universiade in Gwangju, Korea, this summer. He was an alternate for Canada’s 2013 Universiade team in Russia. There’s certainly a lot for the 19-year-old to focus on. “It’s crazy to think of, over a couple years, I’ve already progressed that much,” Nabata told KTW. “It seems kind of like a dream to me — it doesn’t seem like reality. I know that I need to improve so much more to even get up to the level of the rest of the countries’ Olympic teams and stuff like that. “But, still, that’s just pushing me hard
to get to that level.” And, despite having 10 years of gymnastics already under his belt, pushing still means learning for Nabata. He said his abilities are progressing faster now than at any point in his career, which helps make his threeand-a-half-hour training sessions at the KGTC, three times a week, just a little more bearable — especially since he trains alone. Nabata is one of the few athletes in Canada hailing from a smaller centre, which might lead some to believe he’s at a disadvantage. He doesn’t see it that way, though. Being alone helps him to stay focused on himself, not concerned about what athletes around him are doing. He said he often enters competitions with no real grasp of how his abilities
compare to those of the gymnasts around him — he just does his own thing and lets the chips fall where they may. “They always ask me, ‘How do you get motivated to train?’” Nabata said, referring to other B.C. gymnasts. “I just like that way of training. By yourself, you don’t know what to expect and you just go to the competitions not knowing what kind of level you’re going to go against. It’s just yourself.” Up next for the artistic gymnast is a competition in Ohio, in which he and some Canadian teammates will go up against gymnasts from Ohio State University and Ukraine. From there, if history has been any indication, it’s anybody’s guess where Nabata will go next.
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Damaged range closed for 2015 ADAM WILLIAMS
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Sun Rivers Golf Resort will not reopen its driving range for the 2015 season. General manager Rob Larocque confirmed the resort’s plan in a Wednesday, March 5, call with KTW, but said “anything can happen,� when asked if the hope was to reopen the range down the road. The driving range was damaged during a rainstorm that swept through Kamloops on July 23, 2014, resulting in damage throughout the city. At the time, KTW reported that mud and debris were scattered across the range as water rushed down the south side of Mount Paul during the 30-minute downpour. The storm also caused damage to the course’s first and ninth fairways, though those were repaired and later reopened last season.
In an email to its members yesterday, Sun Rivers Resort said construction will begin shortly to add hitting bays to the warmup base beside its first tee. Former Sun Rivers head pro Michael Chmilar said he doesn’t see the lack of a driving range as significant for the resort. “You go to Kelowna and I can’t think of very many courses that have ranges, to be honest,� he said. “In my opinion, with land value growing, you may not see a whole lot of driving ranges at golf courses in the next five, 10, 15, 20 years, because that land is going to become so valuable for real estate and business purposes.�
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The Sun Rivers Golf Course driving range was ravaged in a mudslide last year. The above picture was snapped on Wednesday, March 4. There are no plans to rebuild the range this season. Sun Rivers opens for play today (March 6).
The driving range isn’t the only change coming to Sun Rivers this season. Larocque will be taking on a new role as director of golf, sales and business development, according to an email sent to members.
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of course options this weekend, with another trio of courses opening for the season today (March 6). The Dunes at Kamloops, Sun Rivers Golf Resort and Tobiano Golf Course are all open for play. For Tobiano, it is the
second-earliest opening in course history. The trio joins Rivershore Golf Links, Eaglepoint Golf Resort and Mount Paul Golf Course, which are already open. Kamloops Golf and Country club is also accepting golfers, though on limited hours — 10
a.m. to noon. The course will open fully on March 13. According to its voicemail, McArthur Island Golf Course is hoping to open tomorrow, while Talking Rock Golf Course is aiming for a March 27 open. Pineridge Golf Course could not be reached.
NATIONAL SKI-CROSS TEAM AT SUN PEAKS The Canadian skicross team has been training this week at Sun Peaks Resort. “This national team had their pick of anywhere to train right now and came to Sun Peaks because of our reliable conditions,� Tourism Sun Peaks
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There are six racing teams in total training this week at the Nancy Greene International Race Centre at Sun Peaks. Schier said it’s the first time the resort has had competitive teams training at Sun Peaks this late in the season.
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White gets Hall of Fame nod
The St. Ann’s Crusaders are competing at the single A girls’ provincial basketball championship in Lumby. They earned an upset victory in Round 1.
Back at the big dance MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com
The St. Ann’s Crusaders posted a first-round upset at the provincial single A girls’ senior basketball championship in Lumby. Ranked 13th heading into the tournament, St. Ann’s topped fourth-seeded Lakes District secondary of Burns Lake 49-46 on Wednesday, March 4. “This is the first time in about six or seven years we’ve made provincials,” Crusaders’ athletic director Byron Green told KTW yesterday (March 5). “Last year, we only had a couple of seniors. This year, we had a full season of single A basketball and now they’ve transformed that into a winning record.” Gary Mayhew is the team’s coach. St. Ann’s squared off against fifth-ranked Similkameen secondary of Keremeos after KTW’s press deadline yesterday. Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com for the result. The semifinals will be played today and the final will be contested tomorrow at Charles Bloom secondary. St. Ann’s did not lose a league game and won the single A West Zone title before placing fourth at the Okanagan championship, which it hosted earlier this month. With only one starter graduating, the Crusaders are likely to improve next season, Green said.
Register for Blazers’ hockey school Registration is now open for the 2015 Kamloops Blazers Hockey School, which will run from Aug. 17 to Aug. 21 at Interior Savings Centre. The camp is open for boys and girls in initiation (born 20092010), novice (born 2007-2008), atom (born 2005-2006) and peewee (both 2003-2004). The camp will have two ice times daily and includes power skating, skills training, classroom sessions, off-ice activities and a lunch program. Current Blazers coaches Don Hay, Mike Needham, Terry Bangen, Chris Murray and Dan De Palma will run sessions. Power skating will be taught by Nina Hrycewich. Each session will be
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Broncs place 13th
Brock middle school posted a 2-2 record and placed 13th at the junior girls’ provincial basketball championship. Emily Ferguson and Ainsley Grether earned player of the game honours in victories over Mennonite Educational Institute of Abbotsford and Rutland. Ferguson won the tournament’s threepoint competition.
Marty White is heading to the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame. White was a champion before coming to Kamloops, having won NASCAR`s modified stock class Northwest Championship in 1976 after capturing 24 main-event titles in Langley from 1974 to 1976 to become the first Canadian to win a NASCAR title. After moving to Kamloops in 1977, White took to the ovals in CAMRA (Canadian American Modified Racing Association) events and won the rookie of
the year award and finished third in season points. At 28, he was the youngest driver in CAMRA history to accomplish the feat. He won several important races from 1978 to 1984, finishing in the top 10 five times, winning the title in 1982, earning runner-up honours twice, in 1979 and 1983, and winding up third twice, in 1978 and 1980. White raced in the Northwest Sprint Association, winning races in Portland and Victoria.
He was fourth in the season point standings in 1990. In 1991, he was hired to pilot the car the late Billy Vukovich III drove in NASCAR and he finished third in Phoenix. He raced along the West Coast in the Fire and Fury super-modified series before retiring in 1994 Watching his sons, Jason and Jim, compete in NASCAR’s Canadian Tire Series re-sparked his love affair with the sport. The induction ceremony will be held on April 11 in the Grand Hall at
Thompson Rivers University. The event gets underway at 6 p.m. Sam Lenarduzzi of B.C. soccer fame will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $45 and will be available at the Interior Savings Centre Box office. Former Kamloops Blazers’ general manager Bob Brown heads the class of 2015. Brown will be joined by White, Jack McDonald and Bob Cowden. The Kamloops Rangers will enter the Hall in the team category.
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Pacquiao vs. Mayweather months away, but talk ramping up TIM DAHLBERG
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS — Armed guards patrolling the gym where Manny Pacquiao trains. Stealthy attempts to disrupt Pacquiao’s sparring. And a bit of trash talking just to spice things up two months before the big fight. Freddie Roach may be in Macau for a title fight involving China’s Zou Shiming, but he’s making plenty of noise before his return to Los Angeles on Sunday, March 8, to train Pacquiao for his May 2 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The talk is as old school as Roach, who seems to be giving early notice to the Mayweather camp that the buildup to the fight will be as intense as the bout itself. “Floyd is so disrespectful,” Roach said by phone from China. “Manny is the perfect role model for this fight and Mayweather
is not. I told Manny we’ve got to beat him for the whole world. There’s no way we can’t win this fight.” Forgive Roach if he’s early with the talk, but he’s just warming up. He has to, because he’ll carry the dual role of trainer and chief provocateur for Pacquiao, who tends to shy away from making any inflammatory comments about fighters he’ll meet in the ring. There’s two more months of this to come. Reality television couldn’t begin to even think of the plot twists that will take place between the Hollywood gym where Pacquiao trains and The Money Team’s digs in Las Vegas. Leave it to Roach, widely acknowledged as the best trainer in the sport, to offer up a few tantalizing morsels to keep the hype going. He doesn’t much care for Mayweather and believes that, at age 38, he’s slowing down.
He thinks Mayweather might even be lured by the magnitude of the fight into doing things that will get him in trouble. “Floyd’s legs don’t move like they once did,” Roach told The Associated Press. “He’s very clever, but the fight is so big he may feel like he has to take a risk and exchange with us. If he does that, that’s the best thing in the world for Manny in my mind.’’ And if the fight comes down to cornermen, Roach believes Mayweather will be in real trouble if he’s listening to his father, Floyd Sr., who took over as his son’s trainer from uncle Roger Mayweather last year. “Going against Floyd Sr. is a little disappointing,” Roach said. “He just isn’t very good, especially during the fight itself. One of our advantages is having him in the other corner.” The two fighters
will get together next Wednesday for the only time before fight week to promote a bout that really doesn’t need much promoting. Expect Floyd Sr. to come up with a poem predicting his son’s success, and expect Roach to elevate the level of trash talk even more. Big fights are nothing new to either boxer, but already this one is proving different. The buildup to the actual announcement of the fight created hysteria in boxing circles and the buzz about the biggest fight in years shows no sign of abating. To prepare for the frenzy, Roach hired seven guards for his Wild Card gym in Hollywood, where in the past people milled about in the parking lot hoping to get a glimpse of Pacquiao and anyone with even a remote connection to the fighter could usually manage to get inside for workouts. “With guns,” Roach
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Manny Pacquiao, right, and his coach Freddie Roach train as spectators look on.
said, “so people respect them.” That’s not the only change in the Pacquiao camp for the fight that will almost surely define his career. Instead of doing much of his early training in the Philippines, Pacquiao will spend his entire camp in Southern California. He’ll spar less, likely 90 to 95 rounds instead of
the usual 150, because Roach wants to keep his legs fresh at age 36. First, though, he’ll make a music video to go with a new song the erstwhile singer has recorded for his walk into the ring. “Manny asked if he could do it and I said OK,” Roach said. “I don’t see it as a distraction because his work ethic is so great.”
Roach, who played a big part in getting the fight made by bringing promoter Bob Arum and CBS chairman Les Moonves together for talks, said he and Pacquiao have a higher calling than just winning a fight. “Manny will be performing a public service for boxing when he beats Floyd,” Roach said.
ò Obituaries & In Memoriam ô FLORENCE STARK (FLO SHIELDS) June 2, 1936 – February 23, 2015 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother and Nan. She was predeceased by her parents Helen and Walter Yanisky, as well as her son Kevin whom she missed dearly for nearly 25 years. She is survived by her loving husband Ted, her six children Bartley (Naomi), Kim (Pat), Bonnie (Troy), Randy (Maryanne), Cindy (Colin) and Tanya (Ian), her four step-sons Randy (Rhedia), Greg, Jeff (Annie), and Dean (Dana), her brother Bill and nieces Nadine and Joanne, as well as her lifetime friends Kathy and Eileen. Mom will forever be cherished by her 22 grandchildren Donnelle, Michelle, Jhed, Brandi, Cassandra, Katie, Lucas, Dereck, Cody, Chloe, Drew, Chris, Alexandra, Anderson, Richelle, Lacey, Chelsie, Eric, Jalline, Dalen, Julian and Sophie; also her ten greatgrandchildren Ripley, Keyanna, Luke, Colton, Jaxon, Madison, Paige, Linden, Chae and Vhera. Being a foster parent for 30 years, she not only opened her home but her heart to many children. Mom was born in Chilliwack but spent most of her life in Kamloops. She enjoyed reading, playing bingo, crocheting 44 afghans and numerous baby blankets, sewing, playing solitaire, puzzles, watching Days of Our Lives, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. She loved to give and was always extremely generous. She donated to Variety Show of Hearts yearly. She truly had a heart of gold. Mom was always there to listen and offer advice. She would often tell us “things have a way of working out”, and she was almost always right. A celebration of her life will be held at her home on Easter Sunday, as she would have wanted. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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Reta Joan Kerr of Kamloops passed away on March 3, 2015 at 75 years of age. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband David Kerr, son Peter Kerr of Kamloops, her sisters Grace Cottrell and Pam (James) Hambrook, all of Kamloops. She was predeceased by her parents, Beatrice and Bill Moore. Joan will also be fondly missed by her best friend of 67 years, Carol (Holt) Taylor and many of her other close friends. Joan was born and grew up in North Kamloops. She attended North Kamloops Elementary, followed by Kam High, graduating in 1957. Joan participated in the band program and played on the Red Angel’s basketball team. She studied at UBC and achieved a Bachelor of Education and continued on to teach in the Kamloops School District for many years. She married her husband, David Kerr, in 1963 and together they raised their son, Peter Kerr. After she retired from teaching, she kept herself busy managing her rental properties.
It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Bob on February 26, 2015, at home in Armstrong, BC. Bob was born in Saskatoon, SK in 1944 and his parents moved to Penticton where he grew up and met his wife. Bob was predeceased by his parents Floyd and Viola; stepfather Bruce Nicholson; and his brother Wayne. Bob is survived by his devoted and loving wife Rita with whom he shared and walked through life with for 50 fabulous years. He is also survived by his two sons: Sean (Tammy) of Armstrong, BC, Dave (Cheryl) of Edmonton, AB; his grandchildren: Damon, Keiten, Tea, Sandra, and Bruce. He also leaves behind his sister Barbara (Rob) of Maple Ridge, BC. Bob (aka Pops) was a loving husband, brother, father, and grandfather - dedicated and devoted to his family. He was adventurous in his youth and enjoyed the great outdoors - fly fishing, the shooting range, and baseball with his brothers-in-law. Bob also enjoyed coaching his son’s sports and cheering them on. His hobbies included woodworking and playing his guitar. Bob spent his entire 37 year career in the paper and packaging industry. He began his career in Penticton, then Prince George, and then to Kamloops where he later retired. Bob had requested no service. Later in the spring, the family will have a gathering, date and time to be announced. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca Cremation arrangements entrusted to ALTERNATIVES FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES® Armstrong 250-546-7237 & Vernon 250-558-0866
Reta Joan Kerr will be missed by all that knew her. The Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, March 9, 2015 in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel, 285 Fortune Drive. Following the service, Joan will be laid to rest at Hillside Cemetery. Donations in Joan’s memory to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated in lieu of flowers. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
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Pennies From Heaven I found a penny today Just lying on the ground But it’s not just a penny this little coin I’ve found. “Found” pennies come from heaven That’s what my Grandpa told me He said angels toss them down Oh, how I loved that story . He said when an angel misses you They toss a penny down Sometimes just to cheer you up Make a smile out of your frown So don’t pass by that penny when you’re feeling blue It may be a penny from heaven That an angels tossed to you.
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ò Obituaries & In Memoriam ô BEVERLEY DIANNE BUCKHAM (née BOND) Beverley Dianne Buckham (nee Bond) passed away peacefully early in the morning of Friday, February 6 in Overlander Extended Care Facility surrounded by members of her family. Dianne was a pillar within her large Kamloops based family and will be lovingly remembered by her husband Jack, her children Bradley (Dionne) and Aaron (Tanya), her sisters Karen (Ted) Chayeski, Kenda (Ron) Pauwels, and Vicki (Don) Hay, brothers Jim (Holly) and Gerry (Beth) Bond, and numerous nephews and nieces. Dianne is also survived by five adoring grandchildren Madison, Alex, Tyson, Daryn and Riley who brought her great joy and purpose. Consistent with how she approached all challenges in life, Dianne bravely faced Alzheimer’s Disease for several years and her family is relieved that she is now reprieved from that battle. Dianne was born to Ainslie Kenneth (AK) and Doris Bond in Dawson City, Yukon in 1943 and moved to Kamloops, BC in 1957 by way of Vancouver and Enderby as AK moved between RCMP detachments. Dianne was an accomplished student athlete and particularly excelled in basketball. She was a member of the 1960 Kam-Hi Red Angel provincial championship team that is now enshrined in the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame. Dianne continued her basketball career as a scholarship student at the University of British Columbia and also participated in the sport at the 1982 BC Winter Games. Dianne shared her love and knowledge of sport with Kamloops’ youth as a teacher, coach and mentor at MacArthur Park Junior High School, NorKam Senior Secondary and St. Anne’s Academy. Dianne’s professional career changed course in 1989, when she joined the Mutual Group/Sun Life as a financial planner. In that new setting, she delivered the same fervor as in her sporting exploits until her retirement in 2008. Dianne was a vibrant, energetic, and passionate individual who valued, above all things, opportunities to empower other people. She impacted the lives of many in the Kamloops community in her various roles as an educator, a coach, a financial planner and as a wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother. For those in difficult circumstance, Dianne’s time, patience and compassion were assured. This was especially true for the younger generation; Dianne dreamed big on behalf of many maturing minds and her genuine concern for their ambitions forged special bonds. For some, her influence was realized over a few direct conversations, and for others it was relayed over a lifetime. Her wisdom and conviction enabled many people to make today’s difficult decisions in order to produce tomorrow’s happiness. To honour her memory, Dianne’s family asks that those whose hearts she touched extract a few moments from daily routine to consider a passage she lived by and how they might share it with those she was deprived of the chance to meet by her illness, “You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.” Dianne’s family wishes to thank the staff and Caregivers of Overlander Extended Care Facility for their exceptional care of and emotional investment in Dianne. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 2 pm at the South Thompson Inn & Conference Centre, 3438 Shuswap Rd. East, Kamloops, BC. on-line at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com. Should friends desire, donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Society of BC.
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Bernard Rokstad passed away peacefully on Monday, February 16, 2015 surrounded by family at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Grande Prairie, Alberta at the age of 90.
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Born February 3, 1914 in Greenbush, Saskatchewan, moved to BC at an early age with her two sisters and two brothers. She grew up on Vancouver Island. She married Bob Dunbar, and had three boys, Rob, Dave and Dennis. She later married Ted Harvey and had a son, Teddy, and a daughter, Karen. She was the first female butcher in Canada and worked hard supporting her family. She finally met Victor Goodman, and spent the rest of her years loving him till his death in 2000. She was active, played golf, bowled and spent her spare time creating a divine garden. She was very talented sewing, knitting and making crafts. She loved helping at the local thrift stores and having a generous heart, never turned away a person in need. Being a gracious and lovable person, she was loved by many. Survived by her daughter, Karen Harvey, nine grandchildren and countless great-grandchildren.
This earth angel will be missed by all. Thank you for all the help, love and support of the staff at Kamloops Senior Village over the past 9 years. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial Funeral Service, Kamloops (250) 554 2429. Condolences may be left at www.firstmemorialkamloops.com
June 10 , 1930 – March 6, 1995
Bernard (Rocky) had his own band “Rocky’s Rhythm Ramblers” who performed throughout the lower mainland and the Cariboo for many years. He was a mill owner in his early working years and finished his working career at BC Hydro as a surveyor.
No one knows How much we miss you. Life has never been the same. In our hearts Your memory lingers, Sweetly tender Fond and true There is not a day, Dear Husband, Father, Papa and Great-Papa That we do not think of you.
It has been twenty years since you left me. But you are still bright in my mind. Even now I can hear your voice, Sometimes with laughter, Sometime with council, Always with caring.
Bernard raised nine children with the love of his life, Lil. Bernard was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather, who will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Bernard is survived by his nine children (spouses), grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bernard is predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Lillian Rokstad (Mitchell) and his mother, Anna and father, Halfdan Rokstad. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 2pm in Clinton, BC at St. Peter’s Church, 1101 Kelly Lake Rd. There will be a graveside service to follow and everyone is welcome to the Clinton hall for tea and celebration of Bernard’s life. Donations may be made in Rocky’s memory to the Old Cemetery or the Clinton Legion at the service or c/o Village of Clinton, Box 309, V0K 1K0.
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You will be with me forever. Barry
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is with great sadness that we announce that Raymond Fredrick “Big Hummer”Mensinger passed away unexpectedly on February 19, 2015 in Kamloops, BC at the age of 56. Ray is survived by his loving wife Linda, his children Rob (Jessica) Mensinger, Tammy (Geordan) Mensinger, Kimberly (Josh) Price, and Carlee (Brendan) Mensinger, sisters Brenda (Rick) Mensinger and Denise (Dean) Imbeau and stepfather Archie Gilroy. Seven grandchildren Marloe, Savanna, Madison, Carter, Kasper, Teagan, and Claire knew and loved Ray as “Papa”. Ray was predeceased by his parents Harold Mensinger and Marion Gilroy.
She is survived by her loving husband Walter “Wally”, brother Edwin “Ed” (Lin), nieces Colleen Shonwise and Shelly Biglow. She was predeceased by her father in 1950, mother in 1975, and sister Irene (Wayne) in 2011. Wally and Clara were married in June 1952. Clara was not only my wife, she was my lover and my very best friend. We moved from the Lower Mainland to Kamloops in 1967. We have resided in various parts of the city, moving into Cottonwood Manor in 1997. Clara loved this area because of the beautiful surrounding countryside and the various lakes. Special thanks to the R.I.H. staff on 5th, 6th, and 7th floors and a very special thanks to Dr. Mavis Hollman. Memorial donations may made to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation or Kamloops Hospice, in memory of my beloved Clara. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
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Ray was born on January 13, 1959 in Vancouver, BC. He had a fantastic childhood in Squamish where he learned his love of the great outdoors. He was an accomplished athlete and his infectious enthusiasm and energy made him a natural team leader and motivator. He followed his father’s footsteps and made his early living operating heavy equipment, eventually working his way into Alberta’s Northern oil patch. Raymond settled with his family in Kamloops where he turned his focus to building his marketing business with his wife. Their successes allowed them to retire at 30 and enjoy more than a decade of freedom and time to raise their family of four. His children remember him as a kind, gentle, patient father who encouraged them to pursue their goals. Raymond returned to work five years ago for West-Can Trucking where he met and developed friendships that would prove to be both meaningful and lasting. He also credited this experience for inspiring him to refocus on and further develop his marketing business. Ray’s bigger-than-life personality, wicked sense of humor and say-it-like-it is dialogue made him an inspirational public speaker, mentor and friend. He was a generous individual who loved dream-building and encouraging people to reach their potential. He never hesitated to volunteer his time, expertise and knowledge to those around him, as he believed he could change the world through helping others. Whatever Ray did, he did it with the relentless passion of someone who loved life. He was hard to miss, impossible to ignore and unlikely to forget. His passing will leave a Ray-sized hole in the lives of many. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for 2:30 pm on March 14, 2015 at the Colombo Lodge located at 814 Lorne St., Kamloops, BC V2C 1W8 with a reception to follow at the same location. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Ray’s life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Kamloops Hospice House at 72 Whiteshield Crescent, Kamloops, B.C., V2E 2S9. The family would like to thank the caregivers and staff at Kamloops Hospice House and Royal Inland Hospital for their care and compassion throughout this difficult time.
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he Beatitudes are part of the most famous sermon ever delivered by Jesus—the Sermon on the Mount. A previous column looked at the first four of the Beatitudes and this one will explore the last four. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Mercy is one of the virtues that distinguishes the noble and beautiful side of the human spirit from its ugly and cruel side. When we have others in our power, including the power of life and death, mercy means we grant them forgiveness and treat them with dignity. The Book of Proverbs says, “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his
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head and the Lord will reward you.” This verse forms a basis for the Geneva Convention provisions for treatment of prisoners of war. Treating your enemy well when he is completely within your power is a Christian virtue, which has mercy at its base. It is one reason we are so horrified by the beheadings, rape, torture and senseless killings of ISIL and other murderous regimes. But, for us as individ-
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wicked thing before my eyes . . .” If you want to see God, you need to stop viewing impure things on the electronic screens in your own house. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God. What is the highest possible honour that can be bestowed upon a human being on planet Earth? I think most would agree it is the Nobel Peace Prize. It is this one prize that captures the imagination and admiration of virtually everyone in the world. Why? Perhaps it is because of its opposite: war. The tragedy, horror and inhumanity of war has caused untold suffering and agony for millions. Those instrumental in bringing an end to war are seen as possessing the highest virtue. And, it’s not just
“peace” per se, but selfless acts of charity that lead to the betterment of all humanity. Look at some of the Nobel Peace Prize recipients: Mother Theresa and Albert Schweitzer, who cared for those no one else would care for, Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin, who forged a peace between Israel and Egypt that endures to this day, Nelson Mandela, the International Red Cross (three times) and our own Lester Pearson, who helped to negotiate an end to the Suez crisis. Jesus is not called the Prince of Peace for nothing — peace, and the people who work their hearts out to achieve it, are close to the heart of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Being persecuted simply because of what
you believe is a terrible scourge today. Christians are the biggest target of persecution (including, historically, from other “Christians”). The Holy See in Rome reports 100,000 Christians are killed annually and 200 million are denied human rights due to their belief in Jesus Christ. God is promising an ultimate reward for those who suffer because of their faith. The Beatitudes, the beautiful sayings, are some of Jesus’ most precious gifts to all humanity.
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Canadian pastor detained in North Korea MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A Toronto pastor who lost contact with his family more than a month ago while on a humanitarian mission in North Korea has been detained in that country, a spokeswoman for his family said yesterday (March 5). Lisa Pak said Canadian authorities notified Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim’s family that North Korea’s government had confirmed his detention. She said the family was told Lim is facing charges but could not say what they are. Lim left Canada on Jan. 27 with a few days stopover in South Korea before travelling on to China and crossing into North Korea on Jan. 31, Pak said, adding the family
has not heard from him since then. Lim, 60, has travelled to North Korea more than 100 times on humanitarian missions, Pak said, with much of his work concentrated in the impoverished country’s northeastern region of Rason. One of the projects Lim spearheaded “aims to help the people there live sustainably,’’ she said, adding “they can grow their own food now, so they don’t always have to receive aid.’’ The pastor also helped out schools, an orphanage and a nursing home, Pak said, adding his trip was not meant to be political. Lim’s wife and 32-year-old son are “doing as best as they
can,’’ Pak said. “I think now that there’s news, there’s relief, but now it’s a different kind of burden,’’ she said. A Foreign Affairs spokeswoman said officials are aware of a “Canadian citizen detained in North Korea’’ and are in contact with the family but declined further comment for privacy reasons. “Canada has long advised and continues to advise against any and all travel by Canadians to North Korea,’’ spokeswoman Caitlin Workman wrote in an email. “As there is no resident Canadian government office in the country, the ability of Canadian officials to provide consular assistance is
extremely limited.’’ Lim started the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, Ont., nearly three decades ago, shortly after he immigrated from South Korea. He grew the congregation from about a dozen people in 1986 to more than 3,000 members today, Pak said. He also runs a smaller church in downtown Toronto that caters to young people, she said. North Korea is just one of many countries where Lim performs humanitarian work, said Pak, who’s also a spokeswoman for the church. “He’s a tank. I find it hard to keep up with him.’’ —Canadian Press
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TORONTO — Suppliers of Target Canada are gearing up for a battle over a $1.9-billion claim from the insolvent retailer that could determine how much is paid out to a long list of creditors. Court filings show that Target Canada says it owes an ``early termination payment’’ to Target Canada Property LLC, the property management company it established to hold the retailer’s real estate assets. The claim makes a wing of Target Canada the largest creditor in its own proceedings. Suppliers are worried that could eat up all the $400 million they claim to be owed in the insolvency. “We absolutely intend to challenge the $1.9billion claim,’’ Lou Brzezinski, a partner at Blaney McMurtry, told reporters yesterday (March 5) after the latest court proceedings in the wind down of Target Canada. Brzezinski, who represents five suppliers who say they’re owed about $10 million, explained to the court that his clients are concerned about the lack of information in Target’s claim, pointing out that financial details provided in court documents have been mostly redacted. Justice Geoffrey Morawetz of the Ontario Superior Court agreed more details should be provided to creditors, and that the court-appointed monitor needs to engage in a “vigorous and thorough’’ review of the windup.
“This has to be a very full, transparent process not run by Target Canada,’’ Morawetz said. He added “creditors have to be satisfied’’ that claims made by Target’s former property company have gone through a vetting process. The relationship between Target Canada and its suppliers, a variety of companies that provided goods and services to the retailer, have been strained over the past few months. Some claim Target Corp. may have benefited from the timing of the decision to exit Canada. Target Corp., the parent company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., announced in January that it would shutter its 133 stores across the country after determining it would take years to turn a profit. The decision set into motion court proceedings that have, so far, overseen the liquidation of its stores, and will also determine what happens to outstanding property leases and money owed to creditors. On Thursday, Morawetz approved the sale of 11 Target Canada leases to landlords Oxford Properties Corp. and Ivanhoe Cambridge.
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FRI., MARCH 6 ART: ART EXPOSED, community-centred visual arts exhibit hosted by the Kamloops Arts Council until March 8 at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is by donation with artwork available for purchase or rent. FILM: STILL ALICE, 7 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15. MUSIC: THE BLACKLISTED, live at Bailey’s Pub. Starts at 9 p.m. Cover is $5. Band will debut a new drummer, new songs and release a new EP. SOCIAL: ALLEGRO SOCIAL DANCE, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Heritage House. Features foxtrots, jive, latin, waltz, tango, swing and country two-step. Cost is $8 per person. THEATRE: AS YOU LIKE IT, live at the TRU Black Box Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased from Kamloops Live BOX OFFICE.
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t’s not surprising J.T. Curtis went into music. After all, his very beginning — those nine gestational months — had his mom surrounded by the music of one of the originals of rock and roll, Otis Blackwell. Maybe you’ve never heard of Blackwell but there’s little doubt you have heard one of the more than 1,000 songs he wrote, a legacy that includes All Shook Up, Don’t Be Cruel, Return to Sender, Great Balls of Fire and Fever. Curtis’s mom sang with Blackwell, later moving on to work with another icon of the music industry, Ahmet Ertegun, one of the founders of Atlantic Records, a label that included acts like Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and Ruth Brown. Years later, a nowadult Curtis already well into his own musical career made a unique connection with another band credited with influencing rock and roll when he contacted the team behind the Let It Be tribute show during an early Broadway run, offering to join the cast as a substitute. They did, he said yes and found himself part of the original cast in 2013, gaining critical
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praise for his rendition of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. That musical moment will be repeated in Kamloops when the show hits Interior Savings Centre on March 20 for a 7:30 p.m., two-hour trip down the Beatles’ musical memory lane. Curtis credits the Fab Four — as well as his mom and all the music that surrounded him — with his interest. “I’d listen to the Beatles and what I heard made me want to play like that,” he said. His young friends thought they were old and passe, Curtis said. But, when they went to high school they found them and liked them, too. “But I liked them first,” Curtis said. While he plays many instruments — there’s a YouTube video of Curtis doing Come Together playing each Beatle member and their instruments — he said he prefers to stick to the guitar. He started his career in Los Angeles with his band 7th Sun, which
released From the Beginning, a recording that saw Curtis’s guitar skills likened to those of Eric Clapton, Duane Allman and Jimmy Page. In 2010, he went solo with Make it to the Bridge but then formed another band, Mad Mongoose. On the day KTW caught up with Curtis, he was working on a video for his next release, One Last Stand, a concept album he described as running the gamut from alt-rock through funk, rhythm and blues to progressive rock. He’s also been hard at work on an online History of Rock and Roll, a journey that starts in the 1950s and will move through the decades highlighting moments that he considers memorable — or not so memorable. “You know, a lot of people say there was nothing but good music in the 1960s,” Curtis said. “Well, my dad would say there was plenty of crap in the ‘60s too.” He’s got an answer for other decades as well; think the
1990s were the best? Just remember the Macarena hit No. 1 on a Billboard chart, Curtis said. Curtis is not beneath really hammering home his point — one clip on his history video describes Katie Perry as having the voice of a two-yearold, then goes to Big Mama Thornton and her 1953 hit Hound Dog — and then Curtis superimposes Thornton’s voice over a Perry concert clip and comes up with a combination that leaves him sighing out a long “wow.” For his Beatles gig, he said the show won’t have every fan’s favourite song because, at two hours, it’s not long enough to do that. Asked to list his Top 10 Beatles songs, Curtis declines, saying he couldn’t even come up with a list limited to 40. One that wouldn’t be on the list is still in the set, however, with the band performing The Long and Winding Road. There are some set pieces, they wear costumes and the cast does its part to recreate the look of the Liverpool quartet. The show starts in that British city at the Cavern Club, considered the birthplace of the band, and then moves through, focusing on the music and avoiding “the drama” that eventually led to the breakup of the group.
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How much can a popsicle stick hold? Annual contest puts students, engineers works to the test The strength of the mere popsicle stick will once again be tested at Thompson Rivers University. The 12th annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest will be held on Saturday, March 7. Teams and individuals include elementary students and engineers, all with the goal of building the strongest possible bridge using only white wood-working glue and a maximum of 100 standard popsicle sticks. There are some restrictions: no jumbo popsicle sticks, no splitting and no crazy glue. Bridges are made in advance and span 50 centimetres, with their load force tested to breaking point
with the appropriately named Bridge Buster on the day of the event. Spectators are encouraged to drop into the TRU Trades and Technology building, where the event takes place, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m., followed by the elementary student category at 10:15 a.m., secondary at 11:45 a.m., the open category at 1:30 p.m. and corporate at 2:30 p.m. First second and third prizes are awarded to each group. For more information, go online to tru.ca and search for the Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest.
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he Brandon Winter Fair gig was looming and organizers were on the phone with Roman Clarke, Dylan MacDonald and Liam Duncan. “They wanted to know what the name of our band was,” Clarke said, “because we were going to be playing at the fair. But we didn’t have a name so we were brainstorming and we put ‘red’ into an online band-name generator and it came up with Until Red. “We’ve been meaning to change it but people always remember it so why change it?” The chance to perform at what is a highlight for their Manitoba hometown was big, Clarke said, even though “it was basically going to be an empty arena” at the springtime event that is focused mainly on the area’s farm life. “We still thought it was awesome,” he said, of being asked to perform. Clarke said he’s wanted a career in music for almost as
long as he can remember and MacDonald has a similar story. “Our dads were musicians, they were in bands and we grew up with it. I can remember being about four years old, banging on dad’s drums,” Clarke said. Needless to say, he is the drummer in Until Red. MacDonald plays guitar and handles lead vocals while Duncan handles keyboards, rhythm guitar and, along with Clarke, backup vocals. MacDonald and Clarke were the nucleus of what ultimately — under an impending performance deadline — became Until Red. Clarke said the two of them were in their early teens when they decided to create a band and, about the time Duncan joined the duo, some successful busking at Clear Lake, Man., provided the spark they needed. “We made a couple hundred dollars doing that,” Clarke said. “It was like ‘Holy smoke, we should
make a band’.” The three of them will share the spotlight at the Dirty Jersey, 1200 Eighth St., on Wednesday, March 18, alongside local band The Caspians. It’s the first time Until Red has been to the River City and Clarke said the three of them are excited to bring their music here. The set will be mainly their own songs, creations that start with MacDonald as the main creator but tunes the three of them work on together until they’re all satisfied with them. There will be some covers, too — Cecelia, Harvest Moon, and other songs they like, Clarke said. It won’t just be music, though. “Sure, there’s a lot of music but there’s a lot of joking around, telling goofy stories, interaction with the audience,” Clarke said. “It’s all really geared to ensuring everyone goes home feeling like they’ve had a good time and listened to some great music.”
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hey’re calling it a “collection tool.” The provincial government recently announced plans to coerce people into paying down student loan debt through ICBC. It means someone could be denied a drivers’ license for being behind. The proposed legislation has raised some eyebrows, but has also brought attention to how much money — taxpayer dollars — is floating around in the abyss of outstanding student debt. We’re talking $185 million. That’s not lunch money. The government is keen to collect and thinks hitting transportation will help. But, if we’re serious about seeing any of this money, why not hit them where it really hurts? Because, let’s be honest, people can find other methods of transportation. They can’t pay their student loans — do you really think they have cars? They probably have nothing to take. A much more clever trap is needed. So, when I say hit
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ing field and give everyone a fancy new collection tool. We could ensure the survival of Kamloops’ last movie-rental store by requiring home videos as collateral in exchange for guaranteed late-fee repayments. Let’s just say, you should have remembered to rewind all of those times way back when because your homemade eroticism just just went viral. Extortion sounds good on a lot of levels. But, why not think even more outside of the box. There are other options that have yet to be explored. Here’s an idea. The provincial government could invest in a trendy craft brewery to offset student loan costs, slowly scrounging back that $185 million in profits which could easily be made from those very students in debt, who love to play beer pong on Saturdays. All of those postsecondary grads or college dropouts who spent time and money and couldn’t find work
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Wade Davis is perhaps the most articulate and influential western advocate for the world’s indigenous cultures. A National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.” - From www.ted.com/speakers/wade_davis.
Wednesday, March 11
Taste of Jamaica - Daily Food Special The Deli at U & M, OM 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Taste of India - Daily Food Special The Deli at U & M, OM 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Ten Years of TESL IB Foyer, IB 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Global Competency Information Session Room 2612, OM 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Taste of India - Daily Food Special Urban Market Cafeteria, CAC 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10 Taste of Greece - Daily Food Special The Deli at U & M, OM 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Canadian Photo Booth Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Global Village Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Taste of Greece - Daily Food Special Urban Market Cafeteria, CAC 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Latin American & Caribbean Dance Alpine Room, CAC 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Create a Quilt! Alpine Room, CAC 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Building an e-portfolio Room 1019, IB 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Armour & Blade Panorama Room, IB 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tastes of Culture Terrace Room, CAC 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. International Studies Abroad Room 1007, IB 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pine Needle Basketry Alpine Room, CAC 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Crisis in Congo Room 2221, OM 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Speaker Wade Davis Grand Hall, CAC 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Schedule: At a Glance
Thursday, March 12
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Monday, March 9
March 10–13
Learn to Knit! Alpine Room, CAC 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sign Language Communication & Culture Student Street, OM 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Study Abroad Information Session Room 3037, IB 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 40th Folk Fest Display Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Canadian Hockey Walk of Fame Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Games People Play Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Taste of Thailand - Daily Food Special Urban Market Cafeteria, CAC 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friday, March 13
Taste of Vietnam - Daily Food Special The Deli at U & M, OM 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Taste of Vietnam - Daily Food Special The Deli at U & M, OM 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Living Library - An Intercultural Exchange Student Street, OM 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mini Moccasin Alpine Room, CAC 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Australian Pop Culture Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Beading Level 1 Alpine Room, CAC 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Sign Language Communication & Culture IB Foyer, IB 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Kamloops Multicultural Society Cooking Show Multipurpose Room, New Residence 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Artists at Work Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
JW.org Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Taste of China - Daily Food Special Urban Market Cafeteria, CAC 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Create a Quilt! Alpine Room, CAC 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. International Flag Parade Start at CAC 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Canadian Music Artists, Bands and Musicians Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
International Showcase, Fashion Show & Food Fair TRU Gymnasium 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Totem Pole Building Student Street, OM 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ongoing Events
Taste of Jamaica - Daily Food Special Urban Market Cafeteria, CAC 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Global Engagement at TRU Room 204, HL 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Guest Scholar: Ms. Valmaine Toki Panorama Room, IB 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Live at TRU! Eh 440 Alumni Theatre, CT 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Kamloops Film Festival Paramount Theatre Kamloops March 5–14, 2015 Ten Years of TESL IB Foyer, IB March 9–13, 2015 Learning at Intercultural Intersections Campus Activity Centre March 10–13, 2015
‘All Canadian Run’ Campus Commons (Outside OM) 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Sone Room 373, SC 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Guest Scholar: Dr. Sylvia Dantas Panorama Room, IB 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Create a Quilt! Alpine Room, CAC 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Aborignal Awareness Week Cplul’kw’ten (House 5) March 2–7, 2015
Create a Quilt! Alpine Room, CAC 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Study Abroad Support Session Room 3037, IB 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Aboriginal Drum Making IB Foyer, IB 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
TRU Round Dance Grand Hall, CAC March 7, 2015
Cedar Weaving Alpine Room, CAC 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Study Abroad Support Session Room 3037, IB 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Sone Room 203, SC 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Dance Afreaka Grand Hall, CAC 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Ten Years of TESL Room 1020, IB 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
‘The World Awaits!’ LII Conference & Scholar Recognition Dinner Mountain Room, CAC 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
A Night in India Flavors of India (Off-campus) 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Powwow TRU Gymnasium March 14–15, 2015
World Unite Dance Party Heroes Pub, CAC 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
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Pam Hall’s Houseworks exhibit features four tent-pole housing structures made of aprons and sewn patches, with various thoughts relating to the theme of “houseworks.” One such tent-pole house is composed of torn strips of fabric, on which art-gallery visitors complete a sentence beginning with, “I wish . . .“ Included in the exhibit is a series of photographs along a wall, featuring portraits of women who work in a Newfoundland canning factory. Included in each photo are the names of the women and age at which they first started working for money. The disparity in the age range leads the visitor to ponder why this weary-looking women started working for money at 12 and why that woman with a half-smile entered the workforce at 37. Hall’s exhibit is on display until March 14. This weekend, the gallery is hosting a free family art day, which coincides with Houseworks. The drop-in event will include tours, activities and workshops, with gallery instructors on hand to lead printmaking, sculpting and drawing. It all takes place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 7.
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• Workshop: One-on-One eBook Help, 10:15 a.m. to noon at the North Kamloops Library. Pre-register: 250-5541124. • Workshop: Intermediate Internet Skills, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Kamloops Library. Pre-register: 250-3725145.
Saturday, March 7
• Art: Art Exposed, community-centred visual arts exhibit hosted by the Kamloops Arts Council until March 8 at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is by donation with artwork available for purchase or rent. More info: kamloopsarts.ca. • Comedy for a Cause, held at Cactus Jack’s Nightclub. Comedians James Ball and Ryan Paterson will be featured, along with a silent auction and games in support for the MS Society. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. 19-plus event. Go online to mssociety.ca/ kamloops. • Family: Mangetism Show, at the Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St.,11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. • Family: The Francophone Association is hosting its annual Sugar Shack Party at Rainbow’s Roost (6675 Westsyde Road). Activities will start at 2 p.m. A fun-filled afternoon for the whole family. Includes traditional supper and live music. Tickets for the supper and show are limited and are available at the office. For more info, call the Association Francophone de Kamloops at 250-376-6060.
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• Film: Citizenfour, 1 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15. • Film: Shana: The Wolf ’s Music, 3 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Film will be followed by a question and answer period at 5 p.m. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15. • Film: Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, 7 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15. • Music: Led Zeppelin tribute band Led ZepAgain will perform at the Mary Irwin Theatre at Kelowna’s Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave. Tickets are available online at selectyourtickets.com or by calling 1-250-762-5050. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. • Music: Soul Music, by Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, live at Sagebrush Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Featuring guest soloist Nicolò Eugelmi’s. Tickets at Kamloops Live box office: 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca. More info: 250-372-5000 or kamloopssymphony.com. • Theatre: As You Like It, live at the TRU Black Box Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca. • Wine Makers Dinner at Harper’s Trail, dinner and wine pairing at Harper’s Trail winery. Chef Ryan Clark, formerly of Bistro 326, has created a four-course meal to be paired
with Harper’s Trail wine, which will be showcased by wine maker Michael Bartier. Tickets are $80 and can be purchased by calling Vicki at 250-320-2188. The winery is at 2761 Shuswap Rd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m. More info, including the dinner menu: harperstrail. com. • Workshop: Android Tablets and Smartphones, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the North Kamloops Library. Preregister: 250-554-1124.
Sunday, March 8
• Film: Kamloops Independent Short Short Film Festival, 1 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15. • Film: Leviathan, 3 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15. • Film: Mommy, 7 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15.
Monday, March 9
• Andrea Chenier, screening of the Royal Opera at Paramount Theatre, 6:30 p.m. • Film: Maps to the Stars, 7 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15.
Tuesday, March 10
• Art: Open Studio with Michael Markowsky, free, all ages event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Every Tuesday until March 10, space open to members of the public for variety of activ-
ities. No registration required. • Film: Rosewater, 7 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15. • Kamloops Stamp Club, monthly meetings held the second Tuesday of every month at Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour St. More info: 250314-1021. • Workshop: Worldwide Web, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the North Kamloops Library. Pre-register by calling 250-554-1124. • Workshop: Windows 8, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Kamloops Library. Preregister by calling 250-3725145.
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• Film: Mountain Men, 7 p.m. at Paramount Theatre. Part of the Kamloops Film Festival, which takes place from March 4 to March 15. • Music: Home Routes Concert, featuring David Sereda at 625 Tunstall Cresc. Show starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $20. Everyone welcome. More info: Liz at homerouteskamloops@shaw.ca. • Startup Coffee, hosted by the Kamloops Innovation Centre at TRU’s Common Grounds coffee shop in the Students’ Union building, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free coffee from the centre. • Workshop: Online Shopping, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the North Kamloops Library. Pre-register by calling 250-554-1124.
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Kamloops, the unemployment rate in Kamloops in January was 10.2 per cent. Your Tomorrow Career Fest organizers have heard from youth that work in Kamloops is difficult to find and many are forced to move to find meaningful employment. Partners and sponsors include the City of Kamloops, Canadian Linen, Interior Community Services, Work BC, Kamloops YMCA-YWCA,
BladeRunners Employment Program, Community Living BC, John Howard Society of the Thompson Region, Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society, Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services, Kamloops Immigrant Society, Industry Training Authority and Phoenix Centre. For more information, visit the Your Tomorrow Career Fest page on Facebook.
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Pleasant Valley student Jade Gilmore (left) and NorKam secondary student Jade Gilmore competed in the female haircut with colour enhancements, the first of two skills tests during the recent Cariboo Regional Skills Competition that saw 130 secondary school students take part in the event.
Bullying expert on way to Kamloops international publications. The CanGo Grannies are sponsorHer parenting and teaching strating a presentation in Kamloops by egies were developed through her Barbara Coloroso, an internationally years of training in sociology, special acclaimed expert on bullying and its education and philosophy, as well as prevention: field-tested through her experiences Coloroso will speak on April 21 at 7 p.m. at Calvary Community Church in as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instrucAberdeen, 1205 Rogers Way. tor, seminar leader, volunteer in Her topic is The Bully, the Bullied, Rwanda and mother of three grown and the Not So Innocent Bystander. children. Tickets are $15 per Coloroso is the person or $20 per famauthor of four internaily (two adults and two tional bestsellers: Kids children) and can be are Worth It! Giving Your purchased at the door Child the Gift of Inner Coloroso will be Discipline; Parenting donating all proceeds Through Crisis — from her appearance Helping Kids in Times of to the Stephen Lewis Loss, Grief and Change; Foundation, which The Bully, the Bullied supports African AIDSand the Bystander — orphaned children and From Pre-School to High the grandmothers who School, How Parents and BARBARA COLOROSO: raise them. Teachers Can Help Break Will speak in Kamloops Coloroso is an interthe Cycle of Violence; on Tuesday, April 21. national bestselling and Just Because It’s Not author and, for the past Wrong Doesn’t Make 38 years, an internationIt Right — From Toddlers to Teens, ally recognized speaker and consulTeaching Kids to Think and Act tant on parenting, teaching, school Ethically. discipline, positive school climate, Her latest book is Extraordinary bullying, grieving, non-violent conflict Evil: A Brief History of Genocide . . resolution and restorative justice. . And Why it Matters. Coloroso also She has appeared on Oprah, CBS, has two critically acclaimed video NBC, ABC, CNN and NPR and has programs — Winning at Parenting been featured in the New York Times, . . . Without Beating Your Kids and Time, U.S. News & World Report, Winning at Teaching . . . Without Newsweek and other national and Beating Your Kids.
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IT’S TWO WEEKS THIS YEAR. HERE ARE SOME OPTIONS FOR THE KIDS. Various activities are happening throughout the city during spring break, including: • River City Gymnastics is hosting camp geared at kids ages three to 10. For more information, call 778471-5767 or email info@rivercitygymnastics.ca. • Erin Valley Riding Stable is hosting three different camps for kids: Kids Spring Break Horsemanship from March 18 to March 20, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $200 for both days or $100 for one day; Spring Break Barrel and Pole Camp, March 21 to March 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $200 for both days or $100 for one day; Spring Break Roping Camp on March 16 and March 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The stable is at 8825 Barnhartvale Rd. For more information, call 250573-5442 or go online to erinvalleyridingstables.com. • Stage One Theatre School, hosted by Western Canada Theatre, the camp is two weeks of various theatre classes. For more information, contact Terri Runnals by emailing terri@ wctlive.ca or calling 250-372-3216. • The Kamloops Art Gallery is also
hosting camps. The first camp is Tell Me a Story, which explores ways artists tell stories through art. It takes place from March 16 to March 20, for kids ages four to six, 9 a.m. to noon. Members pay $16 and non-members pay $20. Geared at kids ages seven to 12, the camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and costs $30 for members and $36 for nonmembers. Children can enrol for the whole week or select days. Each day features something different, such as printmaking, book and zine-making, sculpture, costumes and painting. The gallery will also host Experimental Sound Art with special guest Ronan McGrath from Monday to Wednesday the following week, March 23 to March 25. The camp is geared at ages 12 and older from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $90 for members and $110 for non-members, including all sessions. Extended care is available. For more information, call the gallery at 250-377-2400. • The Big Little Science Centre is
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The most westerly isle is Tiree, which boasts the most sunshine in the UK. But, even on a warm summer day, the wind whistles across the treeless landscape. Tiree’s beaches shine like the crescent moon and Highland cattle chew their cud in the machair, Gaelic for the grassy plain. Flying into Barra had long been on my bucket list because the airport is a beach. The Twin Otter banked hard and within seconds was skimming into land at low tide on the Cockle Strand. The fat tires bounced and I breathed again. Thus began my romance with the Outer Hebrides. The tiny rental car fitted the roads perfectly; most are singletrack, no wider than the car, with passing places. The Outer Hebrides are remote, wild, and different again. The Uists sport bare mountains, rippling grasslands on the coastal plain and tiny villages; their west coasts are strewn with empty beaches, ruined crofters’ cottages and shaggy sheep. Sea lochs penetrate deep inland on the eastern shores and I encountered my first wild horses browsing in the heather. The ferry to the Isle of Harris was slowed by dense fog and, on safe arrival, I promptly bought a Harris Tweed jacket the colour of the heather. In the south, Harris is covered with granite boulders; the roads
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Western Canada’s largest volume Electronics Retailer, is looking for applicants to fill the above positions. Preference given to those with sales experience but training is available to those with drive and enthusiasm.
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Special Education Assistant Position: Special Education Assistant (Part-time & On Call) Location: various positions available throughout British Columbia Heritage Christian School is seeking part-time and on-call SEA’s. SEA certification is preferred (or equivalent). Experience working with special needs students in a home schooling setting would be an asset. Successful candidates will fully support and agree with the organization’s Statement of Faith. This is a self-employed contract position. Interested candidates should submit their application via our online application system by visiting http://www.schoolmail.ca/ to submit your application. For more information pleas visit our website http://schoolmail.ca/
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Lyons Landscaping is currently seeking Garden Centre Staff for our upcoming season. Fulltime position is available. We are interested in hearing from you if you are interested in growing with a rapidly-expanding, team-oriented company. This position can be exible to the right candidate who likes having the winter season off for travel or other.
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KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city. Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 Farm Hand required. Irrigation, fencing, some stock work, good wages. Call 250-5798913.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE The Adams Lake Indian Band is a stable, growing organization in Central B.C. situated midway between Kamloops and Salmon Arm. We offer a great Senior Management position in a small town in a beautiful valley with a fantastic climate, affordable housing and shopping. SCOPE OF WORK: The Director of Finance will be responsible for the overall accounting and financial processes and systems, financial software programs, internal control and data security systems for the Band and all its related companies. S/he will provide leadership and direction to the Band and its related companies to ensure their financial well-being and success. S/he will provide inspiration and training to accounting personnel in an effort to ensure internal successors and continuity to the finance department. S/he will assist department managers to better understand and manage their department’s finances. S/he must have a good understanding of the government funding provided to Indian Bands and the associated reporting requirements of agencies such as Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Health Canada, First Nations Health Authority, First Nations Education Steering Committee, and other federal and provincial agencies. The Director of Finance will provide leadership to the Band in all areas of accounting, fiscal management, business evaluation & management, corporate structures and joint ventures, budgeting, auditing and reporting. The Director of Finance, under the direction and supervision of the Band Manager, will report to, and assist, the Chief and Council in all aspects of business and financial matters. The Director of Finance will be responsible to hire, supervise and coordinate the efforts and actions of all finance personnel to ensure the accuracy, timeliness and appropriateness of all financial transactions and reports.
CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015
16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course
call 250.828.5104 or visit
ADAMS LAKE INDIAN BAND Salary Range $65-$85K. Required Abilities and additional information on how to apply at www.adamslakeband.org under ALIB Job Opportunities
tru.ca/trades
Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Preference will be given to First Nations applicants.
Class 1, 2 and 3 Driver Training - Job placement available!
6871510
Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.
We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
TRAINING TRUCK DRIVERS FOR 27 YEARS!
Status: Schedule: Reporting to: Salary Range:
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6871505 Box 318, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 Phone (250) 679-3295 Fax (250) 679-5306 Home of the 2014 Secwepemc Gathering www.neskonlith.org
Box 318, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 Phone (250) 679-3295 Fax (250) 679-5306 Home of the 2014 Secwepemc Gathering www.neskonlith.org
DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS
CONTROLLER
Indeterminate Monday - Friday, Full-Time Director of Operations $47,320.00 – $52,780.00 per annum plus benefits
Summary of Position: The Neskonlith Indian Band is seeking a Director of Wellness. The Director, in collaboration with the Wellness Team, contributes to the overall health of the community. The successful incumbent will demonstrate knowledge and skill to address healthcare issues affecting First Nation people and communities, and possess an understanding of the determinants of health, prevention and community development strategies and community health promotion. The Director of Wellness requires knowledge of Federal, provincial, and First Nation Health Authority health legislation and policies. This position focuses on quality client centered services and programming delivered in conjunction with a professional and paraprofessional team. Job description is available upon request. Qualifications & Requirements: • Degree in Health Administration; First Nations Health; Community Health Care; Nursing; Public Administration; Health Sciences plus two years of management experience, including supervision, financial, and administration; or • Diploma in Health Administration; First Nations Health; Community Health Care; other related field, plus four years experience in the fields of health administration or related program management (development, implementation and evaluation of programs) and two years of management experience, including supervision, financial, and administration; or • Equivalent combination of education, training and supervisory experience. And, • Must possess and maintain a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License and reliable vehicle • Must successfully pass Criminal Record Check for individuals working with youth or vulnerable adults
Status: Schedule: Reporting to: Salary Range:
Indeterminate Monday - Friday, Full-Time Director of Operations $45,000 - $63,700 per annum plus benefits
Summary of Position: Responsible for managing financial and related administrative functions following policies and procedures as set out by the Band. Includes assisting in the preparation of budgets; preparing financial reports; ensures an effective system of accounting is in place and properly maintained; supervision of accounting staff. The Controller reports directly to the Director of Operations and is responsible for managing the financial and related administrative functions. This includes assisting in the preparation of budgets; preparing financial reports; ensures an effective system of accounting is in place and properly maintained; supervision of accounting staff. Job description is available upon request. Qualifications & Requirements: • Perform at a consistently high level of effectiveness • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles • Computerized Accounting Programs • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable • Fund Accounting • Preparation of financial statements • Payroll systems and reporting • Understanding of relevant legislation, policies and procedures • Strong Computer Skills with excellent knowledge of MS Office and social media • General knowledge of Neskonlith Community, culture and Secwepemc values
Additional Skills • 1 year experience working in a similar position in a rural / remote setting an asset • Experience working in a First Nations Community an asset
Education and Experience: • Professional accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA, CAFM) from a recognized accounting program and/or have the equivalent through several years of related senior financial and administrative experience & level 3-4 CGA student • Five (5) years minimum supervisory experience required, preferably with some experience in First Nation Administration. And, • Must successfully pass the required pre-employment Criminal Records Check • Must possess and maintain a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License and reliable vehicle
Please submit: Cover letter and Resume to Neskonlith Indian Band by Closing Date: 4:30pm Monday, March 16, 2015 Attn: Director of Operations, Box 318, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 Fax: (250) 679-5306
Please submit: Cover letter and Resume to Neskonlith Indian Band by Closing Date: 4:30pm Monday, March 16, 2015 Attn: Director of Operations, Box 318, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 Fax: (250) 679-5306
We thank for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
We thank for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Employment
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Help Wanted
Work Wanted
Carpentry/ Woodwork
Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /OfďŹ ce Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko 250-8281474. genew@telus.net
JOURNEYMAN Carpenter All Renovations Call for quote. No job too small. (250) 571-6997
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
Live In or Out Caregiver Kamloops. Full Time, Contract, Supervise and care for children, Help children with homework, Prepare and serve nutritious meals, Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties. High school diploma, 6 months training in childcare or one year relevant experience, able to communicate in English preferred. Wage: $10.50/hour Location Dunrobin Drive Kamloops, Email: k-dickson@hotmail.com
Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information. Wanted Immediately ECE or ECE Assistant for breaks, holiday relief and sick day coverage. This position is classed as casual/part-time work that may work into full-time. Must have a valid license to practice and first aid. If you are energetic, motivated, can work on your own have great interpersonal skills and would like to join our team, please reply with resume and cover letter to: stpauls@shawbiz.ca or circle99@telus.net. Wages are per our BCGEU contract and is open to all male or female applicants. We look forward to meeting you.
Hospitality Chef - Kitchen Manager. Fulltime. Min. of 2 years experience cooking Authentic, Mexican, Central American Cuisine. Must know how to make Pupusas and Tortillas. Spanish and English are a requirement. Wages negotiable. Send resume to: quilaskamloops@ gmail.com
Sales ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary. If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
Trades, Technical F/T - Millwright / Maintenance Person Princeton, B.C.
You will work on the repair & upkeep of bucking mills post peelers and wheeled mobile equipment. Must have 10 years exp. including hydraulics, welding & minor electrical repairs. Will have the ability to work unsupervised, be able to problem solve and prioritize jobs. Competitive Compensation Package w/ ProďŹ t Sharing! Email resume: elizabeth@pwppost.com or fax: (1)250-295-7912
Work Wanted HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.
Services Mind Body Spirit Relax and unwind with a full body massage for appointment couples welcome (250) 682-1802
Financial Services 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 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
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Merchandise for Sale
$100 & Under Brand new in box Bell Satellite Dish. $65. 250-374-7414.
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Merchandise for Sale
Merchandise for Sale
Furniture
Misc. for Sale
Oak China Cabinet. $500/obo. Armoire. $500/obo. Good cond. 250-672-9408 (McLure).
1-set of Michelin Winters 235/70R16 on 5-bolt steel rims. $350. 250-554-1830.
SHOP LOCALLY
1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $600. Call 250-851-1304.
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
4 All Season Motor Master P175/70 R14 95% tread $180 (250) 371-2129 8ft. Utility trailer. $150. Yardwork rototiller. $250. 1-250955-0605. Bell Satellite Dish, HD Receiver 6131 & remote, 6 months old, $200/obo. 250-371-7339. Electrolux Carpet Cleaner with 3 brushes, like new. $125. 250-374-3962. For sale 4 summer tires 2 years old 205/60 R15 $75 376-6029 Large antique coffee table w/ceramic tile top with pics of monks $125 (250) 372-5384 Lincoln 100 gas welder complete cutting and welding exc cond $155 250-573-3972aft 6pm Mobility Scooter w/ramp 3wheel. Way below new cost. $1000/obo. 250-377-8708.
250-377-3457
Landscaping
*some restrictions apply
Developers / Landscapers / Homeowners Colorado Blue & Green Spruce & Pine. 30� - B &B 2M to 4M - $60 to $160. Field grown @ McLure. Choose now, P/U anytime. Digging May 1st. Call 250-819-9712 or 250-672-9712
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Pets
Handypersons
WE will pay you to exercise!
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Maintenance Services 6860274 FURNACE
Grassbusters Lawn and Yard Care is now booking for the 2015 season. Call us today to book your free quote! 250319-9340.
Fitness/Exercise
Only 3 issues a week!
Pets & Livestock
Garden & Lawn
WEST END CEDARS. Cedar hedge maintenance, trimming, topping & removal and gutter cleaning too. Lorne 574-5816
Deliver Kamloops This Week
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Help Wanted
Computer Equipment WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-3711333
Firewood/Fuel Pets & Livestock
Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock� must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.
Help Wanted
Has the following door to door delivery routes coming available: VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 613 – 2210-2291 Crescent Dr, 115-155 Highland Rd (odd), Park Dr, 2207-2371 ETC Hwy. – 71 p. Rte 652 – Coldwater Crt, 1616-1890 & 1955-2212 Coldwater Dr, 1921-1995 Skeena Dr(odd side) – 88 p. Rte 654 – 1300-1350 Finlay Ave, 2210-2397 Qu’appelle Blvd. – 67 p. Rte 660 – 1689-1692 Adams Ave, Babine Ave, 2391-2873 (odd) & 2472-2578 (Even) Skeena Dr. – 70 p. Rte 664 – Kicking Horse Dr & Way. – 34 p.
ABERDEEN Rte 516 – 2204-2263 Garymede Dr, Garymede Crt, Gilmour Pl. – 43 p. Rte 518 – 2100-2198 Garymede Dr, Glasgow Pl, Greystone Cres. – 60 p. Rte 581 – Cannel Dr, Cascade St, 15001539 Hillside Dr, Mellors Pl. – 52 p. Rte 582 – 1540-1670 Hillside Dr, Mt. Dufferin RAYLEIGH Ave, Windward Pl. – 49 p. Rte 589 –1200-1385 Copperhead Dr. -56 p. Rte 832 – Bolean Dr & Pl, Chilco Ave, Kathleen Pl. – 63 p. Rte 833 – 4102-4194 Cameron Rd, BROCK/NORTH SHORE Davie Rd. – 48 p. Rte 28 – Calmarli Dr, 1905-2082 Fleetwood Rte 836 – Cahilty Cres, Hyas Pl, Ave. - 52 p. 4551-4648 Spurraway Rd. – 41 p. Rte 48 – 804-998 Holt St. - 54 p. Rte 837 – Helmcken Dr Rte 49 – Centennial Dr., 1005-1075 Holt St., 4654-4802 Spurraway Rd. – 31p. 1661-1699 Parkcrest Ave. - 27 p. Rte 842 – 3945-4691 Yellowhead Hwy. – 47p. Rte 157 – Nanaimo St., Ottawa Pl, 12841380 Sitka St., 700-760 Windsor Ave. - 73 p. DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 750 – 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, WESTSYDE/WESTMOUNT Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 29 p. Rte 226 – 3330-3345 Bank Rd, McCurrach Rte 751 – 5310 Barnhartvale Rd, Pl, McCurrach Rd. – 50 p. 5300-5599 Dallas Dr, 5485-5497 ETC Hwy, Rte 235 – 3440-3808 Westsyde Rd. – 72 p. Viking Dr, Wade Pl. 60 p. Rte 238 – 902-1002 Sicamore Dr, Rte 752 – 5600-5998 Dallas Dr, Harper Pl, Seneca Pl. – 37 p. Harper Rd. – 64 p. Rte 239 – 807-996 Pine Springs Rd, Rte 754 – Hillview Dr, Mountview Dr, 1006 Sicamore Dr. – 54 p. 6221-6395 ETC Hwy. – 36 p.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 250-374-0462 IN FIND IT THE CLASSIFIEDS
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 Dining room table & hutch/6chairs. $300/obo 250319-5258.
Misc. for Sale
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BROCK Artwork Blowout Sale. Nothing over $30 Bucks. Sat, March 7th. 8am-2pm. 1410 Aurora Way. Oil & acrylic painting, photos, frames (picture), murals 7’x10’.
BROCK Sat., March 7th. 8am-2pm. Popp St. Rototiller, clothing, hshld items, tools, camping.
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Apt/Condos for Sale
Misc. for Sale
Nordic Track Walk Fit Treadmill Self powered with arm exerciser poles like new $325obo (250) 578-7449
ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive
Mobile Homes & Parks
55+ CONDOS
Kamloops BC call for availability 250-374-7467
Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477
Misc. Wanted
1 & 2 bdrm suites for sale. STARTING AT
169.000
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BUYING USED JEWELRY. Call 250-864-3521. Thank you 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
Call Doug at 250-376-4477
nkshca.webs.com
Houses For Sale
Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antiques, Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 Local
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.
Misc. Wanted
Box 67, 100 Mile House B.C. V0K 2E0
BEFORE YOU SELL: • ASPEN • BIRCH • COTTONWOOD • PINE PULP LOGS
NORM WILCOX
(250) 395-6218 (direct line) • (250) 706-9728 (cell) (250) 395-6201 (fax)
Commercial/ Industrial
Run Till Rented “Read All About It” Kamloops This Week Run Till Rented gives you endless possibilities... $5300 + tax Max 3 Lines Max 12 Weeks Must be pre-paid (no refunds) Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time
Apt/Condo for Rent Juniper Village 2 Bedroom Condos Juniper, 1-2 bathrooms Hot Water Heat Included. $1,000 + Hydro Sunden Management Ltd (250) 376-0062
www.sundenmanagement.com
Landmark 1, 2bd, 2bath +den, 1291sq/ft, new furnished show suite, view, $1700, +hydro April 1, N/S/P. 250-319-1946
Northland Apartments Student/Bachelor Suites Furnished/Utilities Incl’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 buildings. Reasonable Rental Rates Utilities not included
343 Nicola Street 1bdrm and bachelor suites starting @$645 per month includes utilities laundry facilities adult building no pets no smoking 1 year lease reference and credit check required
250-374-7455
CARMEL PLACE 55+ Quality Living in new medical building. Studio suites with affordable rates, FOB entry, elevator, scooter stations and Telus Optik Package! Call Columbia Property Management to book your appointment: 250-851-9310
Call 250-376-0062 Lower Sahali 5 bdrm $2200 near TRU & hospital, n/s + util 250-819-3338.
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
Rooms for Rent
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
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 Bdrms, starting at $850. Onsite Management. 828-1711.
Bed & Breakfast BC Best Buy Classified’s Place your classified ad in over 71 Papers across BC. Call 250-371-4949 for more information
RV Pads RV sites, winterized, in town. North Shore, fully serviced, incl cable, coin lndy, starting @ $525/mo plus power. 250376-1421
Shared Accommodation Basement suite senior male util, internet/cable w/d, a/c, incl in quiet clean owner occupied home $450 n/s, n/p 376-7484/ 250-320-7707 Avail April 1st
Duplex / 4 Plex Westsyde 1/2 duplex 4 bdrms, 1 bath n/s/p $1100/mo Avail Apr. 1st 250-573-4966
Mobile Homes & Pads
Sahali 2 bdrm apartment completely renovated, $1100/mo. 250-579-8428
Dallas, 3bdrms, newly renovated. N/S. Will consider owner financing. $1100. 851-5656
Recreational/Sale
Recreational/Sale
LIKE NEW 2015 FOREST RIVER 30DS FR3 CLASS A MOTORHOME
Quiet non smoking male to share North Kamloops home with mature male. $500 mo for details call 778-470-0370
Suites, Lower 1BDRM level entry in Brock $800/mo incl util Avail immed. N/P. 250-376-1712 after 5pm 1bdrm NShore util incl cab, wifi, near bus and mall prt ent. n/s, n/p $800 (250) 320-2486
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• V10 Automatic • 4600 kms • 4000 Onan Generator • 3 TV’s • Power Awning • 2 Slide Outs with Toppers
99,000
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ROSMANRV.COM
250-545-2319 • 1-800-811-8733 • 6395 HWY 97N VERNON
02 Olds Aroura loaded just passed inspection, need to sell $3500obo (250) 554-0580
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. 1997 Sebring Convertible, loaded, runs great, must sell $1100 250-579-8166 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 2001 Subaru Forester S. 1owner. Good condition. $2400. 250-578-7898.
2004 Toyota Prius (Hybrid). Great Car, GPS and Sirius Radio. Cheap on Gas, 180 kms. No accidents. Second Owner. $7,500/obo. Please call or Text 250-319-8292 in Kamloops.
2005 Chrysler 300 V-6 3.5L., auto. 177000kms. Very clean, well maintained, nonsmoking. All season and winters. $5995/obo. 250376-2463. 2010 Chev Malibu, 4 dr sedan sunroof remote starter 138000 kms $10,500. 250-819-0227 97 Camaro Z28 350 6spd 120,000km black loaded $9,000obo (250) 319-7058
Spacious new 2bdrm suite Batchelor area furn or un/furn 5appl view all util f/p, n/s, n/p $1299 avail now 571-2806 Welcoming Cumfy 1bedroom. Close to University, Hospital. Student or quiet person. Excellent Location. $495-$725 ns/np. Call (250) 299-6477
(250)371-4949
Recreational/Sale 1991 27ft. 5th-Wheel. Fully loaded, like new. Everything incld. Shower, toilet never used. $8,000/obo. 250-5799029.
Suites, Upper Downtown, bachelor, sep. ent, shared lndry, references. $650 inclds util. 372-9455.
*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED
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New Price $56.00+tax
Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one flat rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* • $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) • $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)
Call: 250-371-4949
*Some conditions & restrictions apply. Private party only (no businesses).
Scrap Car Removal
Snowmobiles 1997 Yamaha Mountain lite Phazer 480 STA long track. 4129kms. $2,500. 573-5454.
Sport Utility Vehicle 1981 GMC Suburban 4X4. Re-built motor/trans. Good shape. $2,900. 250-828-1808.
Trucks & Vans 1994 Mazda pickup 6 cyl 2wd manual, canopy winters 244,000km $2050. 374-7708 1996 Dodge half-ton ext cab 4x4. Good shape. $4900/obo. 250-828-1808. 1998 Ford E350 cube van 16’box w/ramp V10 gas with auto tran $5600 250-459-2275 2005 Dodge 1500 Truck. 5.7L Hemi, canopy, new winters, good summers only 121,000 kms. $7,100. 250-819-8933. 2006 GMC W3500. 5.3L, Isuzu diesel. Med duty tilt cab wit air dam. 16ft. alum box with roll-up back door. Auto, PW, PL, exhaust brake. 375,000kms. 1-owner. $9,000/obo. 250-828-0599. Fishing Truck 89 Ford Lariat F150 2-wd 173,000km V8-302 auto with canopy & boat loader asking $3000 250-376-4761 NEW LEER Truck Canopy. 82”x70”. White. $500, Call: 250-314-0072, 250-318-9851
Trucks - Logging
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NORTH SHORE
RV2971B
Cars - Domestic
N/Shore 2bdrm full daylight bsmnt suite. Newly reno’d. N/S, N/P. $875 +half util’s. Lvg Msg. 250-376-3854.
*Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms
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4 Bridgestone Winters on BMW Rims 185/70R14 used one season. $400. 374-5251. 4 Goodyear Wrangler truck tires LT 265/70 R17 Load range E $200obo 554-1023 Set of Goodyear Ultra Winters. P205/55-R16 on 5 stud rim will fit Mazda 3. $500. 851-0504.
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Auto Accessories/Parts
2bdrm large basement suite 1825 Tranquille. n/s, n/p, insuite laundry. $1000 per month call (250) 371-4801
TOWNHOUSES
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Recreational/Sale 9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom. Good shape. $3,500/obo. 250-376-1841.
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Downtown is Jonni’s Styling Studio Jonni Yeomans Yeomans, Owner Length of Ownership: 30 years Time in Kamloops: Born and raised! Why Downtown? In any city, the downtown core is the heart of the city. Downtown is where the city of Kamloops’ rich history and its origin really began and I wanted to be a part of that. Why did you get into this business? I wanted to create an artistic, advanced, cuttingedge salon. I wanted to, and still aim to continue to bring the highest quality of cutting, colouring and styling from major international trend setters to the heart of our city. Within my 30 years in the hair industry, I continue to educate myself, learn, and grow with my craft in order to keep up with the latest trends and be more a part of an industry I love. What would you say to your loyal customers? Our loyal customers are really like a big family to us. Over the years, we have obtained clients of 3 generations, have made lifelong friends, and have learned, laughed and cried alongside many of these people here in the salon. It’s not only about helping them to achieve their look but also about being a special part of their lives. We love you all! Something about your business that people don’t know: We are currently the only salon in Kamloops that provides professional, certified chemical straightening and texture services. We have also done a myriad of stylized photo shoots and competitions that have allowed our stylists to showcase their artistic abilities, working alongside videographers, photographers, and make-up/body artists, that we are pleased to showcase here and in our salon. I’m also excited to announce that we will be teaming up with KTW and The CFJCTV Midday Show on March 16th and 30th to do a makeover feature with some of our local downtown retailers. Be sure to tune in during this week for more details! Signature merchandise/service: Jonni’s is a Paul Mitchell focused salon. We provide the highest quality products, styling aids and tools from Paul Mitchell International. Annually, I also attend the Paul Mitchell International Hair Show in Las Vegas to learn more about the latest trends, techniques, and products from Paul Mitchell. Upcoming projects we’re excited about: I was recently honored as the Industry Representative for the Trades and Technology program with School District 73; focusing on hairdressing and cosmetology program, in which I shared my expertise. I was also nominated to be a member of the Downtown KCBIA Board of Directors and am excited to be a part of the marketing committee within the organization. My goal within this new position in the KCBIA is to help market the downtown community as a destination for those visiting and residing in Kamloops. I would like to take my previous expertise and experience from working in Downtown Vancouver and the Lower Mainland as a National Educator, and bring it to Kamloops in order to implement a myriad of fresh new ideas that will change the way people see and experience the heart of the city. Continuing the legacy: As a 3rd generation stylist in Kamloops, and my daughter Abra Yeomans now in training to become a fourth generation stylist, I couldn’t be happier to be a part of this great community and help to mentor and train up and coming stylists. I am so grateful for Francois Lambert, owner of Headhunter’s School of Hairdressing, for helping to train my daughter Abra in her journey to become a stylist. Francois trained alongside my mother, and it’s very exciting for my daughter to have the opportunity to learn from and be mentored by an individual with his expertise who has been such a big part of the hairdressing community in Kamloops.
The 19th annual Kamloops Film Festival brings 19 movies to the city this week, one more than last year. “We’re always trying to grow it, so we are always adding new aspects,” said festival chairman Dušan Magdolen. “I think this is the best lineup of films I’ve ever seen, just as far as depth. The calibre, as far as how many awards this year’s films have won, is higher.” Films chosen cover the genres from comedies to dramas to documentaries — and there is another instalment of DarkFest, a mini-festival devoted to the darker side of movies. The festival opened yesterday (March 5) and concludes on March 14, with all showings at the Paramount Theatre, 503 Victoria St. In addition, there will be industry-guest question-and-answer sessions, as well as postscreening discussions at downtown coffee shops.The annual Kamloops Independent Short Shorts Festival (KISS) competition is being moved from its spring date to be part of the larger festival.
The KFF Reel Cap Film descriptions in three bursts Friday, March 6
7 p.m. Still Alice Julianne Moore. Linguistics professor. Alzheimer’s.
Saturday, March 7
1 p.m. Citizenfour Interviews. Edward. Snowden. 3 p.m. Shana: The Wolf’s Music Merritt filmed. Young musician. Aboriginal culture. 5 p.m. The Wolf’s Music Q&A Producer. Numerous actors. Lower Nicola Indian Band. 7 p.m. Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Israeli woman. Divorce. Religious marriage laws.
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1 p.m. Kamloops Independent Short Film Festival Short films. Local filmmakers. Free family event. 3 p.m. Leviathan Coastal Russia. Corrupt Mayor. Man protects property.
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7 p.m. Maps to the Stars Cronenberg. Hollywood. Underbelly. 9 p.m. Maps to the Stars steeping discussion at Zack’s Coffee
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7 p.m. Rosewater Jon Stewart. True Story. Interrogated journalist. 9 p.m. Rosewater steeping discussion Dialogue. Debate. Discourse.
Wednesday, March 11
7 p.m. Mountain Men Revelstoke. Two Brothers. Cabin on fire. 9 p.m. Mountain Men Q&A Jason James. Producer. Returning for a second year.
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7 p.m. Two Days, One Night Young mother. Lost job. Co-workers’ pay bonus. 9 p.m. Two Days, One Night steeping discussion at PDK CafÊ.
Friday, March 13
7 p.m. Big News from Grand Rock Struggling newspaper. Invented stories. Then one is true. 9 p.m. What We Do in the Shadows (DarkFest) Vampires. Mockumentary. Hilarious.
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3 p.m. Winter Sleep Former Actor. Small hotel. Animosities.
3 p.m. Film for a Cause: Winter Sleep Proceeds to charity. Western Canada Theatre. Their 40th anniversary. 7 p.m. When the Ocean Met the Sky Three brothers. Parents’ will. Remote journey. 8:30 p.m. When the Ocean Met the Sky Q&A Phillip Thomas. Terry Field. Spencer Foley. 9 p.m. Closing night party at the Plaza Hotel.
Showing this weekend Still Alice, playing tonight (March 6) at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Threatre. This U.S.-France drama was directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. A renowned linguistics professor struggles to maintain her mind and self after being diagnosed with earlyonset Alzheimer’s in this adaptation of the Lisa Genova novel. Julianne Moore won an Oscar for best actress in a leading role for her performance.
Get your tickets • Adult tickets are $10, seniors and students tickets are $8. TRU students can buy tickets for $5 with a valid TRU student-identification card. • Festival closing party tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. • Purchases of six to nine tickets gets a $1 per ticket discount; for purchases of 10 or more, the discount is $2 per ticket. • New this year are full festival passes on lanyards for $99. • Regular tickets, full festival passes and party tickets will be available at Moviemart, 444 St. Paul St., and at the TRU student desk in the Campus Activity Centre. • Tickets are also available at the Paramount Theatre, 503 Victoria St., one hour before each screening.
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I was so excited when I won downtown gift certificates during Downtown Kamloops’ 28 Days of Giving – Get Your Shop on promotion. I never win anything, so imagine my delight when I was awarded $500 in these delightful gift certificates. First things first, I love to shop and I never have a problem finding something I love. But, the issue with these gift certificates is there are so many places to spend them. There are so many choices with so many different stores and services. The options are virtually endless. You can go to the dentist, pay for your massage, buy insurance, rent a movie, enjoy a restaurant meal, get new shoes, buy a new belt and much more! I set out on my mission armed with the Downtown Kamloops guide and directory. I easily spent all $500, gifting myself with new shoes, an outfit, a nice lunch out and a pedicure. I left feeling refreshed, invigorated and then a little bit selfish because I forgot about my friends and family. Easily remedied, I quickly realized that I could 1st Ave.easily from a few purchase more gift #600-235 certificates Kamloopsthe BC Golden Buddha, different retailers including 250-374-3853 Genesis Fashion, Kamloops Florist, Spitfire Computers and Healthylife Nutrition. They worked out great because I never know what to get them and it always causes such grief. Everyone loved them and ended up getting exactly what they wanted! My mom used hers to go get a perm, my niece used hers to go get a piercing and my husband, well, he used his to help buy his new TV. I think downtown Kamloops is awesome and this is just another reason why. — Downtown’s Darcella
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Kamloops Symphony Soul Music at the Sagebrush Theatre 7:30 p.m. Comedy for a Cause Cactus Jack’s Nightclub Laugh to End MS Yuk Yuk’s comedians James Ball and Ryan Paterson 6:30 p.m.
March 12 and March 13
Agri-food business planning program Community Futures Thompson Country 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you ever wanted to get hands on guidance and structure for planning your food business and help starting a viable food business plan this program is for you. The two-day event takes you through a planning process designed for food businesses. Register at ssfpa.net.
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Date, 2014 FRIDAY, DAY, March 6 , 2015
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MARI GOT READY FOR SPRING WITH A NEW PAIR OF SUNGLASSES, A NEW HAIRCUT, AND A DELICIOUS SMOOTHIE.
For your shopping convenience, we have 2 hour free parking (patrons only) conveniently located between 3rd and 6th avenue on Lansdowne St. Jackie Rechenmacher (KCBIA), Gay Pooler (KCBIA) and Sheena Christian (CMHA) during Turn Down the Heat week.
17 downtown businesses turned down the heat, collected clothing for CMHA Emerald House
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Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association Every year Downtown Kamloops bands together with other business improvement associations across B.C. and collects warm clothing for people in need all while educating people on the importance of energy conservation. The promotion, which is aptly titled Turn Down the Heat week, is sponsored by Fortis BC and took place in the first week of February. Fortis wants to get the word out that you can save money and energy simply by taking into consideration a few tips that are easily employed in your life. Think of these easy sayings the next time you feel your home energy costs are too high: A sweater is better — instead of cranking up the heat, put on a sweater. Close the door — an open door can put your heating costs through the roof. Turn it down — your business or home can stay warm for at least an hour after you leave, so why not turn it down before? The coolest part about the whole promotion was not only did people get to learn easy tips and tricks to save energy, but many others will be a little bit warmer because of the generosity of the community. In downtown Kamloops more than 17 businesses put out collection boxes for warm clothing. Together they donated more than 297 pieces which included sweaters, warm jackets and more. Across B.C. more than 200 businesses participated, collecting more than 4,700 pieces of warm clothing. Locally, the items were donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Emerald House. We are extremely grateful for the thought and effort on the part of downtown businesses and customers and really want to thank everyone involved for making this annual effort a success again. Kamloops really does have the heart of a giant and this is just another thing that proves it.
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Scott and Jeff Mitton opened Mittz Kitchen in September 2014. They have a combined 54 years of experience in the restaurant business. The upscale-yetcasual dining experience offers Canadian cuisine with local ingredients and global influences.
Kozoris Acceleration Kozoris Strength and Conditioning is now located at 765 Lansdowne St. Greg Kozoris, owner and exercise physiologist, offers athleticperformance training and general health and fitness programs.
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The Rex Theatre has been restored to its former glory. The hall will be used for various community events, from banquets to fundraisers to acoustic concerts. For information and bookings, email therexhall@telus. net.
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Date, 2014 FRIDAY,DAY, March 6 , 2015
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Pizza Pi Pizza Pi has been open since September 2014. Renovations allowed them to open a full dining area in addition to the famous street-side takeout window on Victoria Street. The new menu includes appetizers and gourmet hot dogs.
Vittorio’s Vittorio’s moved from Aberdeen to its new and only location on Victoria Street in the Thompson Hotel and Conference Centre last year. Along with its classic Italian cuisine, it has a new full-service bar and quaint outdoor dining area.
North Thompson Funeral Services After 10 years in Barriere and Clearwater, North Thompson Funeral Services opened a new location in Kamloops in January. Owner Drake Smith says they provide a relaxed and comfortable environment for people during a difficult time in their lives.
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Dr. Kelly Ouimet, DC
Length of ownership: Recently celebrated 15 years. Time in Kamloops? 15 years. Did you Purchase the business, or start it yourself? My husband and I purchased an existing practice here in Kamloops. Why did you get into this business? Even as a child I knew I wanted to be a doctor. I saw myself as a veterinarian or a pediatrician, but health issues occurred that gradually changed my course. In my early 20’s I began to struggle with severe low back pain, I would end up crawling into my MDs office every 6-9 months with pain in my low back and occasionally into my leg. She would do an exam and put me on an anti-inflammatory combined with a muscle relaxant and in a few days I would be on the mend. Over time the pain free periods began to get shorter and shorter. At one point out of sheer frustration I asked her if she would do something to find the cause of pain so I could be rid of it altogether rather than using meds to mask or treat the pain. I ended up getting an MRI and seeing a Neurosurgeon for a consult. I soon learned I was a surgical candidate. In the long run out of sheer fear of surgery I chose to try some alternative care before surgery. I saw a chiropractor and have never looked back. Not only did he help me get my chronic low back issues under control but the effective treatment changed the course of my life. What would you say to new customers? Think outside the box when it comes to your heath care needs. We live in a health care system that is short on doctors. Consider bringing your musculoskeletal problems to the musculoskeletal doctors. Chiropractors treat far more than low back pain, bring us your shoulder pain, your sprained ankles, headaches, muscle pain, sleepless nights, sports injuries, chronic pain, sore shoulders, numb hands ... you get the idea! If we are unable to help you directly we can often refer you to other options. Fitness/Wellness philosophy? I come from a fitness background and enjoy maintaining fitness in my personal life as well teaching my patients about their own wellness care. My experience in my own life and in my practice has lead me to believe there may be a time and place for everything when it comes to health care but the concept of working from least invasive to more invasive really resonates with me as a common sense approach.
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JOINT TENANCY CAN HELP—OR BITE YOU Ever heard of joint tenancy? It’s a way for two (or more) people to own property together, and it has a unique twist: when one owner or “joint tenant� dies, the surviving owner/joint tenant automatically owns the whole property. This right of “survivorship� flows from holding the property as joint tenants, not as “tenants in common� (an alternative way of owning property, where the co-owner’s half of the property goes into their own estate, not to the surviving owner). Spouses often own their house as joint tenants. Since the house goes to the survivor outside the will, there’s no need to pay probate fees on the value of the property. And since it doesn’t go into the estate of the joint tenant who has passed away, it’s beyond the reach of someone seeking to vary (change the terms of) the deceased’s will. Sometimes, in planning their estate, a parent will choose to transfer property into the name of themselves and a grown child “as joint tenants.� But that can be tricky, as a recent B.C. Court of Appeal case highlights. What if the parent, the father in this case, soon after transferring the property into joint tenancy, has a falling-out with that child and wants to undo everything? Ultimately, it comes down to what your intention was when the property was put into joint tenancy. This can be difficult to establish after the fact. Here, eight years later, after the father died, the executor of the father’s will argued that the father hadn’t intended to give the property to his son. Rather, he intended that his son would hold it for the benefit of the father’s estate. But the B.C. Court of Appeal decided in the son’s favour. When the son and father first met with a lawyer in early February, 2000, the father wanted to transfer all of the property to his son outright. But after an explanation of how joint tenancy works, the father decided instead to transfer the property to both himself and his son as joint tenants. A few days after the transfer was registered, the father, who might have been drinking, had a serious falling-out with his son. He contacted the lawyer and told him he wanted to change the property title back into his own name alone. But to do that, both he and the son would have had to sign a transfer back to the father. The father was given the transfer document but he never got it signed. While the court looked at what happened in the years before the father passed away, it said the key was that when he signed the original transfer to himself and his son as joint tenants in 2000, he intended to make a gift to his son, and he understood how joint tenancy works. So the gift was complete then, and (unlike a will) couldn’t be undone afterwards by the father, acting alone. See your lawyer for estate planning advice. Written by Janice and George Mucalov, LL.B.s with contribution by GILLESPIE & COMPANY LLP. This column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact Steve DuMont of GILLESPIE & COMPANY LLP at 250.374.4463 or info@kamloopslawyers.com for legal advice concerning your particular case.
Outside of work passion or hobby: In my personal life I enjoy hand craft hobbies such as knitting and keeping up with my three kids.
Lawyer Janice Mucalov is an award-winning legal writer. “You and the Law� is a registered trade-mark. Š Janice and George Mucalov
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