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Jim Elliot (left) and Dylan Drummond (middle) just aren’t nimble enough noshers as they work to down the remaining Timbits while Nathan Weissbock makes his way to the finish line in the Canadian Race yesterday (March 11) during International Days at Thompson Rivers University. The week-long celebration continues through the weekend. Tomorrow features the popular International Flag Parade at 2:45 p.m., followed by a five-hour International Showcase, Fashion Show and Food Fair in the TRU Gym beginning at 3 p.m. On the weekend, the gym will be home to a two-day powwow. Go online to tru.ca/idays for a full schedule of events. DAVE EAGLES/KTW

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By the beginning of July, drivers heading west on Hugh Allan Drive will find some differences waiting for them at the intersections nearest the new casino slated to open at 1555 Versatile Dr., on the former Rona property. At an open house yesterday (March 11), staff from the city, Gateway Casinos and project consultants Urban Systems laid out planned upgrades for Hugh Allan, Versatile Drive and the on- and off-ramps from the Trans-Canada Highway. The $3.6-million road-realignment project was required by the city when it allowed Gateway to move its Lake City casino from Victoria Street. A raised median between the Pacific Way and Versatile intersections will block westbound traffic from turning left into the Dairy Queen, Shell gas station and Super 8 hotel. Going east, a new left-hand turning lane will be added for drivers who want to access the Trans-Canada Highway on ramp. The new configuration will also restrict traffic coming off the highway to right turns only. Drivers who want to head in the opposite direction will have to turn themselves around using a new onelane traffic circle that will be installed at the Hugh Allan and Versatile intersection. Kevin Gordon, Urban Systems’ project manager for the upgrade, said the roundabout, unlike a traditional stop sign, will keep traffic moving and

To see maps of new traffic system, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com should cut down on the potential for accidents at the intersection. “You come in, you’re looking to your left and, if it’s clear, you proceed,” he said. “There’s less conflicts.” If drivers want to avoid the traffic circle to access the casino, or are headed to the Costco store farther down Versatile, they can stay right and take a bypass lane, Gordon said. Drivers coming from the west will also be able to access the casino parking lot via a new driveway before the roundabout. Rather than use the traffic circle, cyclists will use pedestrian pathways located on both sides of the roundabout. A bike lane going west is also among the improvements. Gateways estimate the project will take about two months to complete, with a start date of early April. While work is underway, the city plans to upgrade water and sanitary sewer lines along the stretch, at a cost of between $300,000 and $400,000. Gordon said the city plans to maintain two-way access on Hugh Allan throughout the construction process and is also looking at ways to complete upgrades at the Hugh Allan/ Pacific Way intersection with as little disruption as possible, including night work and potentially boring under the intersection to upgrade sewer lines rather than digging up the road.

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The driver of the flipped Dodge SUV may face charges after an alleged road-rage incident on the Summit Connector on Tuesday, March 10, that sent two people in the blue Cavalier to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

CHARGES URGED AFTER ROADRAGE CRASH Patric Dupuis was on his way home from work when he witnessed the crash.

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Kamloops RCMP are recommending charges against a driver who got in a fight with a motorist at a McGill Road intersection near Thompson Rivers University, then collided with another car on the Summit Connector, sending two people to hospital. Cpl. Cheryl Bush said police arrested a 43-year-old man alleged to have fled on Tuesday, March 10, after hitting another car and flipping his SUV. The suspect was taken to Royal Inland Hospital to be treated for minor injuries and later released. Police are recommending charges of dangerous driving, assault and mischief. The chain of incidents started

when the driver got in an altercation at about 1:15 p.m. with the driver of a blue car on a McGill Road intersection while stopped at a red light. The driver behind the wheel of a black Dodge SUV left the area and next collided with a Chevy Cavalier at the intersection

of Mission Flats Road and West Victoria Street on the Summit Connector. That crash sent two occupants of the Cavalier to hospital. Patric Dupuis was a witness to the crash. He said he was on his way home from work and saw the

driver of the black Dodge SUV rear-end another vehicle before crashing into the blue Cavalier. He said the driver of the SUV jumped out and began running toward downtown. Dupuis said he called for the man to stay at the accident scene, but noted the driver mentioned his insurance was in the vehicle as he ran from the scene. Bush said police are seeking more information from witnesses.

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6,826 signatures. Kamloops voters have, however, successfully completed a counter-petition when, in the fall of 2011, a city proposal to build a parkade in the south parking lot adjacent to Riverside Park spurred action. City council decided to abandon the parkade plan rather than go to a vote. Coun. Donovan Cavers, who has often voted against motions relating to the widening of Columbia Street, once again questioned the timing of the project, which will take place at the same time as work on the Overlanders Bridge, arguing the city could upgrade the road in 2016 and still have roadworks complete before the new, $80-million clinical-services building and parkade opens at Royal Inland Hospital. Public works director Jen Fretz said the city needs to match up with roadside construction on the building at Columbia and Third Avenue,

which will be completed this year and can’t be put off. “Essentially the two projects need to meet at exactly the same spot,” she said. “The exact same location, the exact same elevation. It’s like putting two pieces of a puzzle together.” Mayor Peter Milobar said the RIH building may open before the 2016 construction season begins. “There’s no guarantee you’d even have a construction cycle to work on before that building’s already open,” he said. Capital projects manager Darren Crundwell said the city is looking for ways to alleviate traffic on the street once work begins by leaving the Second Avenue left-turn option open until the very end of construction. “Hopefully, that will improve the access during construction,” he told council on Tuesday, March 10. The project is expected to run through the summer.

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With only 15 citizens on the record opposing it, a planned widening of Columbia Street is moving ahead. Kamloops city council has voted to adopt a borrowing bylaw worth just under $2.1 million for the project, which will add more left-turn bays and traffic medians to the roadway and close a left-hand turn at Second Avenue. Under the alternativeapproval process — also known as a counter-petition — used when the city wants to borrow large sums, residents can oppose borrowing. They need 10 per cent of registered electors, or at least 6,841 voters in Kamloops, to submit a formal response. If successful, the city can cancel the project or send it to a community-wide referendum. In this case, the counter-petition fell short by

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With a tender for the project now awarded, Kamloops city council has paved the way for a major reconstruction of Overlanders Bridge. As expected, council on Tuesday, March 10, unanimously agreed to award a $9.3-million contract for the bridge work to Innovative Civil Constructors, a Niagara Falls-based firm. Council also agreed to add another $1 million to the budget for

the project, drawing on the city’s arterial roads, active transportation and bridge repair funds. That extra $1 million is intended to provide a contingency fund and to cover other costs, including a public-communications budget. Public works director Jen Fretz said the additional funds will cover the costs of public communications during the project, as well as contingency funds and other administrative expenses. Innovative’s tender was the second-lowest

of six the city received. A lower bid of $7.9 million from HRC Construction was deemed non-compliant, Fretz said, because it did not include required scheduling information. As part of the tender, Innovative must repair and resurface the Overlanders’ deck, repair the sidewalk on the west side of the bridge, resurface access roads to the bridge and resurface the Tranquille Road overpass on the north side of the span that leads to the Tranquille Market shopping area.

Fretz said the city will meet with its contractor to determine an exact schedule for the project, but does plan to allow 24/7 construction on the bridge. While the city has planned to keep one lane of traffic in each direction open at all times, Mayor Peter Milobar suggested looking at allowing a single lane of traffic across the bridge during overnight construction. Work on the bridge is expected to begin in April and could last about five months.

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Lawyer points to lack of evidence in shooting trial TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

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A B.C. Supreme Court jury tasked with deciding the fate of an alleged Kamloops gangster accused of shooting a drugdealing “cannabis advocate” in the knee has been told there is not enough evidence for them to come back with a guilty verdict. That was the message from defence lawyer Dale Melville, who is representing 28-year-old Adam Colligan on a raft of serious charges, including aggravated assault and extortion with a firearm. Colligan is accused of shooting Al Powell in the knee during a struggle in the midst of an attempted extortion on May 11, 2013, at Powell’s home on Fairview Avenue in North Kamloops. At the time, Powell was a marijuana dealer and advocate for cannabis legalization. The Crown alleges Colligan attempted to make himself Powell’s sole marijuana provider. When Powell refused, court heard,

Colligan attempted to steal his drugs. Powell testified he was shown Independent Soldiers paraphernalia while he was being pistolwhipped prior to the shooting. In his closing submissions to the jury yesterday (March 11), Melville said the case rests “almost entirely” on the testimony of Powell — who at first told police he couldn’t identify his attacker, but pointed the finger at Colligan in court. “Here’s what we don’t have: Fingerprints, DNA, hair, fibres, the gun, gunshot residue or anyone arrested at the scene,” Melville said. “You have to consider Mr. Powell’s evidence very, very carefully.” Melville said Powell was “mistaken” in identifying Colligan as the shooter. “There have been wrongful convictions in Canada by people [witnesses] who were honest and well-meaning — nonetheless they were mistaken,” he said. “Honest, confident eyewitnesses can make mistakes.”

Taking the stand in his own defence, Colligan testified he was at home watching romantic movies with his girlfriend at the time of the shooting. His girlfriend, Ashton Durante, corroborated that story when she took the witness stand. However, neither Colligan nor Durante could remember the address of the home in which they lived at the time. Crown prosecutor Adrienne Murphy told jurors the lack of an address prevented the Crown from calling as witnesses police officers who might have dealt with calls at that address or looked there for Colligan after the shooting. “Essentially what Mr. Colligan is saying is, ‘I don’t know where I was.’” she said. “‘I can’t tell you where I was and, even months later when I could have ascertained where I was, I still can’t tell you — I can just tell you I was not at 117 Fairview [Ave.].’” The jury will likely be sent to deliberate later this week.

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Former KIS director claims she felt harassed of duties, breach of confidentiality, defamation and abuse of process. The plaintiffs completed their case on Tuesday. Testifying in her defence, Herman said she was originally brought on by the society to write reports to funding agencies and was soon offered the vacant position of executive director. She later agreed to a one-year contract. Due to what she characterized as mismanagement by an earlier director, Herman said the workplace was already dysfunctional when she

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A former manager accused of undermining the society that assists immigrants moving to the Interior testified in court on Tuesday, March 10, that she felt harassed and was bullied out by the society’s president. Wanda Herman, fired as executive director of Kamloops Immigrant Services in 2009, is being sued by the society and its president, Bernard Igwe, in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops for conspiracy, breach

started, calling employees “a very frightened group of people.” While she worked to write reports, straighten records and “work as a team,” Herman testified Igwe began to belittle her, one time admonishing her in front of employees for a grammatical error and later confronting her at a public meeting. “I considered myself to be gender-harassed by Bernard Igwe,” Herman said. “When he dismissed me [from a meeting] and spoke down to me, I felt he was doing it because I was a woman.”

During his testimony, Igwe denied bullying Herman or any other employee, saying he had only brief interactions with staff. Much of the trial has focused on what witnesses for the plaintiff — board members — complained was a campaign by Herman to undermine and overthrow it. However, lawyer John Drayton noted the society at one point encouraged employees and their spouses to become members of the society. Herman said she was acting as a member in good faith when

she signed a letter, along with seven other community members, demanding a special meeting so a new board could be elected in order to fix what she called “chaos” after she took sick leave and was subsequently fired. The effort failed and the society filed a lawsuit against Herman. Herman took another job while on sick leave — an illness she blamed on Igwe for anxiety she suffered. The trial in front of Justice Martha Devlin is expected to be completed this week.

Igwe calls use of photo ‘racist’

Bernard Igwe claims the use of this photo in July 2009 was “racist.” The photo was originally taken in the winter and used as a file photo in the summer to accompany a story about the Kamloops Immigrant Services controversy.

A Thompson Rivers University English lecturer complained in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday, March 9, that a newspaper photo used to illustrate a story on turmoil at the Kamloops Immigrant Society was racist. Testimony came during the lawsuit initiated by Bernard Igwe and Kamloops Immigrant services against former executive director Wanda Herman. On July, 31, 2009, Kamloops This Week ran a story about troubles at the society and efforts to unseat the board run by Igwe. The accompanying photo shows Igwe trying to stave off cold during the wintertime. The photo was originally run in the winter to illustrate a cold-weather story. The result of the archive photo — used in the

summer — was personally humiliating, Igwe testified. “’Ho ho ho, look at the immigrant. He’s different from us,’” Igwe claimed the photo tells readers. “It’s racist. I’m not using the term flippantly. I’m someone who has been in Canada for longer than my students. “I’m shown as someone who can’t take the cold…. This one is saying, ‘Ha, ha, look at the foreigner.’ “I thought it was the lowest it could hit.” Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com to read the full story of Igwe’s testimony

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DOBBIN: LIBS, NDP MUST UNITE TO BEAT HARPER CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

A social activist speaking at Thompson Rivers University tonight (March 12) on the need for cooperation between opposition parties to defeat Stephen Harper’s Conservative government acknowledges it won’t happen in the seven months before the next federal election. But, author Murray Dobbin is hoping a minority win by the opposition could provide an opportunity to unite New Democrat and Liberal MPs in a coalition government. Dobbin is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. at Thompson Rivers University’s Ike Barber Centre. His lecture is titled Why the NDP and Liberals must cooperate to defeat the Conservatives. “The most likely scenario [of co-operation], if the polls pan out . . . would be a minority Liberal government with NDP support,” he said. Dobbin said the Conservatives are unlikely to get a majority government after the October election without at least 39 per cent support — support that is currently not found in the polls. That leads to possibility of what he hopes will be a coalition government between the NDP and Liberals. While the NDP is the official Opposition today, Dobbin predicted the Liberals will outpoll the NDP in the next election. Dobbin acknowledged party rivalries run deep and there is little interest between the Liberals and NDP in any kind of co-operation. He was reminded of that when Skeena-Bulkley Valley New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen said at a political event, “You have to understand party politics are tribal. They’re not built to co-operate that way.’” How about a complete and crushing victory by the Conservatives that would humble the two parties into coming together? Dobbin is aghast at the immediate consequences and not sure the two parties wouldn’t just pick themselves up again and continue their individual struggles against the Conservative machine. But, while parties are loath to unite, Dobbin said a common refrain among his circle is: “’When are you guys going to put the country ahead of your party?’” Dobbin’s ultimate desire is see a proportionalrepresentation election system, something proposed by the NDP, that would require coalition governments on a regular basis. While strategy between the parties before the October election won’t happen, Dobbin said he is encouraged to see some groups encouraging voters to go with the strongest opposition party in some ridings. That strategic thinking by voters could help the Liberals and NDP in swing ridings, he said.

No foul play in death The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a body found in the Thompson River by Tranquille on the Lake on March 5 — and foul play has been ruled out. The body is that of Desiree Lazina Smith, 33, of Kamloops. Smith had last been seen alive on Nov. 22, 2014. On March 5, 2015, a passerby DESIREE spotted her body in the river about SMITH three kilometres west of the airport. The BC Coroners Service continues to investigate this death, noting the death was not a result of foul play.

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Know your limit, play within it. It’s the mantra of casino advertising in Kamloops and B.C. — but, could someone who stays within his limit, yet spends hours many days of the week at the casino still have an addiction? The question came at the end of a presentation yesterday (March 11) by Dr. Terri-Lynn Mackay, a psychiatrist and research professor at the University of Nevada. The scenario: A senior visits a casino, spends several hours there, never bets a lot of money, doesn’t win, leaves and comes back several more days every week, repeating the same gambling situation. If the behaviour is related to depression or everyday life — outside of the casino — is negatively impacted, it’s a gambling addiction, Mackay said. Gambling addiction isn’t as big a problem as some people might think, Mackay said. In B.C., it’s estimated to account for 3.3

per cent of people who get involved with casinos or other regulated online gaming. Recently, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — the governing book for assessing mental disorders — moved gambling addiction from an impulse-control issue to a substance-abuse condition, much like alcoholism or drug addiction, a change Mackay supports. She said there is “a moralistic model of addiction that certainly exists in the U.S. and is bleeding into Canadian laws, as well,” when the condition is the result of a variety of brain responses coupled with other lifestyle issues. Essentially, Mackay said, the brain is everchanging, adapting to the many stimuli to which it is subjected. With some activities, the brain’s level of stimulus required to achieve happiness is lowered. “We need more and more to get that boost back to get back to the level of stability,” she said. “We need more and more to get that boost in the brain. “But, there’s no

Coors Light gene,” Mackay said, alluding to the assumption some people are genetically predisposed to an addictive life. Instead, they may have inherited “a propensity to want to stimulate your dopamine,” which regulates the brain’s reward and pleasure areas. To determine addiction, it’s important to look at the person’s psycho-social activities, she said. Can they go to work and do their job every day? Is their family life being impacted? Are they depressed? Are they becoming unstable? Therapists have a checklist of nine psychosocial behaviours and use them and a points system to determine if there is addiction. As for treatment, Mackay went to a TV clip to make her point.

In the comedic scene, a therapist listens to a new patient talk about her fear of being in anything that looked like a box, including a house. Her fear was she would be buried alive. The therapist’s solution was to give her two words to heed: Stop it. That’s not the way to help someone with any addiction, Mackay said, even though many people feel those with the condition need to do just that. Instead, Mackay prefers a collaborative treatment, with the patient in charge, talking about their goals and their realities and, eventually, starting to move toward returning to or achieving their goals. Public-health programs and initiatives also help. Mackay said increasing taxes, restricted access, bans

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WHAT NEXT WILL BE REGULATED? The province has announced legislation to regulate the sale and use of electronic cigarettes and associated products. Anyone who was paying attention saw the changes coming down the pipe, but do they go too far? Do they go far enough? There has been a steep and swift uptake in the use of these products over the past few years, and for good reason. The science about the harms of smoking is in, and many use these newly-regulated products (colloquially called “vapes”) as a smoking cessation tool, which is likely the main cause of their increased use. Whatever the reasons, however, the government is right that we need protection from products and actions that are possibly harmful to our health. It wasn’t that long ago, after all, that people openly smoked in the corridors of the mall and restaurant patrons were asked “smoking or non?” before being seated. That would be unthinkable these days because we know the harm caused by second-hand smoke. It would be nice to see the science the province has used to back the creation of these regulations, however, so we could better understand the decisions they’re making. Better yet, government itself could have some research conducted on this matter. After all, one of the best ways to “protect youth from the unknown effects of e-cigarette vapour and becoming addicted to nicotine,” (the goal of the regulations according to the announcement from the Ministry of Health) is to get rid of the word “unknown” in that sentence. But, this is a relatively new phenomenon and it’s better to be safe than sorry when it comes to our collective health, at least in terms of things we voluntarily do to ourselves. We’re better to pre-emptively regulate something that could prove harmful in the long run than we are to “wait and see,” only to find the damage has already been done. Then again, and if that’s the case, where’s the regulation on deep-fat fryers? — Goldstream News Gazette

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oday’s column brings you a series of issues and craziness that aren’t big enough to warrant 600 words, but certainly need to be pondered. • Why is Conservative MP John Williamson still in office? From his invoking Martin Luther King Jr.’s “free at last, free at last” when the long-gun registry died to his recent “whities” and “brown people” comment on the temporary foreign-workers program, this man is an embarrassment to Canadians. And he apologizes through Twitter? Apologies are supposed to be sincere and heartfelt, not measured in 140 characters. • Just one month after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of physician-assisted death, Dying With Dignity Canada has lost its charitable status. This doesn’t come as a surprise to the organization, which learned in January a political-activity audit by the Canada Revenue Agency had decided an error was made in 1981, when the organization was given the status. The group is not going away quietly — or at all. It’s partnering with the B.C. Civil Liberties Association to create a coalition that will work to ensure the federal government creates legislation that will reflect the spirit of the Supreme Court’s decision. • While we’re on the subject of the court system and the federal government, the Ontario Superior Court has ruled the more than one-million Canadians who live outside the country should have the right to vote in the upcoming

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LEVEL federal election. Justice Michael Penny found the part of the Canada Elections Act that bars Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years is unconstitutional. Penny said citizenship is the fundamental requirement for voting, not living in the country. The rule was brought into place in 1993, when Jean Chrétien was prime minister. • Continuing the anti-constitutional thread, the folks who run Taber, Alta., have been told by at least one academic their new bylaw that outlaws swearing in public, institutes a nightly curfew on teenagers and gives police the right to break up any gathering of three or more people is against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It’s also simply stupid. • Stupid isn’t restricted to Taber, however. Looking south of the border, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has ordered state officials to never use the terms “climate change” or “global warning.” Wonder how long it will take before he extends that edict to the state’s scientists? • The country’s provincial ombudsmen have told the

Stephen Harper government parts of its anti-terrorism bill would subject all Canadians to excessive surveillance. Among the points made is the observation: “If adopted in its current form, the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act would make available to 17 federal departments and agencies, which hold some responsibilities in relation to national security, potentially all personal information that any department may hold on Canadians.” It’s a letter worth reading and you can find it online at https:// www.priv.gc.ca/parl/2015/parl_ sub_150305_e.asp. • While we’re dealing with Bill C-51, consider this: The country’s public-safety minister, Steven Blaney, has defended the bill that even former prime ministers have criticized by invoking the Holocaust. He told media in Ottawa the jihadi movement “has declared war on Canada” and followed it up by saying, “The Holocaust did not begin in the gas chamber. It began with words.” The fear-mongering rhetoric continues. • Finally, keep an eye on a bit of a squabble in St. John’s. Some people there are upset after learning Canada Post can put those community mailboxes it is planning to unleash on the country on their lawns. Eight homeowners have complained to a city councillor that they’ve been told the boxes will go on the part of their lawns considered to be public property — the space just past the sidewalk that is a city-owned buffer to allow for sidewalk maintenance. dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @mdalebass

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FOUR-STEP PROCESS TO BOYCOTT BIG OIL Editor: Re: C.B. Villeneuve’s letter of March 10 (‘How can we boycott greedy industry?’): It’s a four step process: 1. Take transit. If you do not live close enough to a transit route, drive to it, then switch. In the Lower Mainland, this is called park and ride. You don’t need to do this every day and for every trip, but every time you do, you get the satisfaction of sticking it to greedy oil. 2. Switch a little at a time to walking and cycling. Again, not every trip right away needs

to be a non-car journey, but every trip you switch is one you’re not taking with greedy oil. As a bonus, you’ll do your health some good. 3. Park or get rid of your car. Take away the temptation of driving by leaving your car uninsured. Completely remove the temptation by selling or junking it. Sometimes driving is unavoidable. For this, you can rent a car or sign up with Kamloops’ new car-share program, InCar (interiorcarshare.ca). 4. For the really hardcore, live where you work or work where you live. Move your

household to where you are most active. My wife had a co-worker in Vancouver who refused to live more than a five-minute walk from where he worked. If he got transferred, he moved his household. I speak from experience. My wife and I have 12 years of car-free living, during which time we’ve added a son and an urban-farming business. The farming business is still done entirely by bicycle and an eight-foot flatbed trailer. Lenard Segnitz Kamloops

BRING BACK ANTABUSE USE IN SENTENCING Editor: Re: (‘Man jailed for driving drunk from Kamloops to Vancouver at more than three times the limit,’ March 6): Judge Len Marchand ordered Christopher Pye to spend 90 days behind bars and pay $1,800 in fines. He will also spend one year on probation with condi-

tions requiring he abstain from alcohol and take addictions counselling. How about something that will leave a lasting impression? It’s legal to do. How about imposing that Pye report to a probation officer daily as part of sentencing and be ordered to take an antabuse pill in front of the probation officer?

If you drink any form of alcohol with antabuse in your system, it can simulate having some serious side effects that may send you to the hospital. Here’s a website showing its proven effectiveness as a deterrent: http://www.addictionsandrecovery.org/antabuse.htm This is a great deterrent for alcoholics or heavy drinkers

found guilty of drinking and driving. Courts used to impose this penalty as part of sentencing regarding drinking-related offences. How about bringing this deterrent back into the mainstream? Les Evens Kamloops

A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: STUDY SAYS AVERAGE RENT $859:

“Actually, the gap is worse than that. “Imagine being a single person needing assistance and you only receive $375 a month for the rent portion of your allowance. Ridiculous!” — posted by Grouchy1

RE: STORY: FORMER KAMLOOPS IMMIGRANT SERVICES PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE WAS ‘HUMILIATED’:

“It was snowing in the photo in question. “Does Bernard Igwe really think Kamloops readers thought it was snowing in the summer? “Igwe’s flippant call of racism speaks to his credibility. “It is not racist to use a file photo.” — posted by Jon

CUSTOMER SERVICE SUFFERS UNDER MONOPOLY Editor: I have just received my utility bill in the mail. This isn’t unusual. The problem is, it is the utility bill from the previous quarter. I contacted Canada Post but, of course, it wasn’t the Crown corporation’s fault. I fail to see how it could be my fault,

as the recipient, or the city’s fault, as the sender. Somehow this corporation can’t come to terms with the fact it would be out of business in the real world. I guess it’s customer service be damned if you have a monopoly. Al Sarka Kamloops

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B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly, we need to raise the minimum wage. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if $15 is the right number and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the time frame should be for that.â&#x20AC;?

party wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be fixed to a number yet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly, we need to raise the minimum wage,â&#x20AC;? Horgan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if $15 is the right number and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the time frame should be for that.â&#x20AC;? The B.C. Federation of Labour, which pushed a decade ago for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $10.25 rate, is again leading the charge in the province for a higher minimum wage. Horgan said affordability of housing is among the most frequent complaint he hears from citizens. A study was released this month showing

average rents in five B.C. cities, including Kamloops, exceed what is considered affordable for households pulling in less than $20,000 a year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking people, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Where would you like a break? Is it on hydro? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a car, is it on your ICBC rates? Do you want a break on tuition fees so you can get in a career that will change your life?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Those are the choices people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have today.â&#x20AC;? Horgan and James sat down with 10 single mothers being helped by the Kamloops Family Tree program. While the NDP cred-

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of Labour executives, Clark said work is underway to extend the series of increases that brought the minimum wage up to its current rate of $10.25 an hour after a decade with no increase. She said the system has to protect small and medium-sized businesses from big jumps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to go up, but they want to know that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to go up in a predictable way so they can plan for it,â&#x20AC;? Clark said. B.C. Fed president Irene Lanzinger said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big businesses like fastfood chains that offer many of the minimumwage jobs. Of the 120,000 people in B.C. making minimum wage, nearly half are older than 25, 63 per cent are women and about 10,000 are 55 and older, Lanziger said. Labour leaders were more encouraged after their call for a minimum 25 per cent of jobs for apprentices on publicly funded construction projects.

Lee Loftus, president of B.C. Building Trades, said unionized contractors have the 25 per cent rule in their collective agreements and fund apprenticeship training. But, with the majority of construction now done by non-union companies, there are no quotas for apprentice positions. Clark said BC Hydro has adopted the 25 per cent standard for the Site C dam project, but other large public infrastructure projects include federal funds. Ottawa wants apprenticeships to be voluntary for those projects, but Clark said she supports the idea in principle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re spending this money on public projects anyway, we should be investing in apprenticeships and getting people up the ladder so they can earn more money and go and work in what we know is going to be a huge industry, in liquefied natural gas,â&#x20AC;? Clark said.

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oes God exist? Is God the creator of the universe? Where can we find God? Can God cure all problems and end human suffering? These questions and more will be pondered this weekend as the eighth annual World Religions Conference comes to Thompson Rivers University. The conference is again presented by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;at and will be held in the Alumni Theatre in the Clock Tower Building on Sunday, March 15, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendance is free. The conference will feature prominent religious scholars representing Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam, all of whom will address the questions posed above. The conference will also include a multi-media presentation. The conference will be moderated by Kamloops This Week editor Christopher Foulds. World Religions Conference speakers include: â&#x20AC;˘ Jap Warveni (Buddhist perspective): Warveni is senior lecturer in the department of marketing, international business and entrepreneurship at Thompson Rivers University. She is a member of

the MBA committee, co-chair of the faculty Council International Programs Advisory Committee and member of the TRU Senate International Affairs Committee. Warveni received the 2013 TRU Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Excellence in Internationalization. â&#x20AC;˘ Alan S. Vaal (Christian perspective): Vaal was raised in a nonChristian home in London, England, and converted after hearing the Gospel of Christ preached at a missionary conference in1968. Vaal and his wife moved to Canada in 1972. He graduated from Victory Baptist Bible College in Prince Albert in 1983. He has pastored for more than 30 years, including serving, with his wife, three years in Veracruz State, Mexico, preaching in remote riverside areas. Vaal has two children dedicated to the ministry. He is now semi-retired and teaches at Berwean Baptist Church. â&#x20AC;˘ Acharya S. P. Dwivedi (Hindu perspective): Dwivedi has three masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in English, Hindi and political science. He has taught in Indian and Canadian universities and has organized and participated in several national and international interfaith, peace and literary

conferences. In 2000, Dwivedi was invited by the United Nations to its Millennium Peace Conference in New York and to the URI Global Summit in Rio. â&#x20AC;˘ Balal Khokhar (Islam perspective): Khokhar is a graduate of J miâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ah al-Ahmadyyah â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Ahmadiyya University â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an International Islamic seminary. He graduated in 2011 and worked as a missionary in Ottawa and southwest Africa. Since 2013, Khokhar has been serving the community as a missionary in British Columbia. He has a keen interest in comparative religious knowledge, history and Qurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;anic sciences. and encourages interfaith dialogue as a tool to promote understanding and harmony in communities. â&#x20AC;˘ Gian Singh Kotli (Sikh perspective): Kotli is a dedicated multi-faith activist. He has a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in English and political science and is also a law graduate. Kotli is a prominent Punjabi poet and writer whose numerous articles have been published in Punjabi and English newspapers. He has worked in India, Singapore and Vancouver as an editor and principal, and in various other positions. Kotli is also involved in interfaith and community programs.

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Each week for the last eight years, Maureen Thompson has spent about 15 hours hooked up to a kidney-dialysis machine inside a nondescript storefront in a North Shore strip mall. “The amount of time I spend here, I consider this the parttime job to keep me alive,” she told KTW yesterday (March 11) while attached to the machine. Today is World Kidney Day and Thompson said it’s all about raising awareness. “World Kidney Day is where different organizations come together to help to bring awareness,” she said. “It’s to let everyone be aware of how important their kidneys are to them.” Thompson said the dialysis

sessions take a physical toll. “Some days, I leave totally exhausted,” she said. “It’s equivalent to working a 12-hour job some days, so you get very tired. “You can’t move your arms because of the needles. They bring your blood pressure down, so you’re cold.” Thompson is on a wait list for a transplant. “I’m on the list, but I have antibodies in my blood, which makes it a very hard match,” she said. “If I did not have antibodies in my system, I would have had a transplant earlier. So, I just have to wait.” Thompson said that’s part of why World Kidney Day is so important — because it can help generate new donors. “If more people know that transplant is important, maybe

they will fill out the donor forms,” she said. World Kidney Day events in Kamloops take place at Northills Shopping Centre today between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Nursing students from Thompson Rivers University will be on hand, as will be representatives from the B.C. branch of the Kidney Foundation. Information stations will be set up inside the mall, along with stations to test blood-pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels. Thompson said she will be there to help spread the word about kidney donation. “For me, without this machine until I get a donor, I would probably die within a week,” she said. For more information on World Kidney Day and on being a donor, go online to kidney.ca.

School-zone speeders targeted Kamloops Mounties are reporting a spike in calls about people speeding through school zones and warning drivers to slow down or pay up. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the problem is especially prevalent around three schools — South Sa-Hali elementary on Summit Drive in Sahali, Parkcrest elementary on Parkcrest Avenue in Brocklehurst and Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Tranquille Road in North Kamloops.

The speed limit is in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days when classes are in session. Police plan to increase their presence in school zones as winter turns to spring. “As we get into spring weather, there will be more children walking or biking to school and drivers need to be vigilant,” Bush said. “There will be increased patrol in school zones and, if you can’t police yourself, we will — with fines starting at $196.”

Police seek man who robbed Mac’s

Kamloops Mounties are looking for a man who robbed a North Kamloops convenience store yesterday morning (March 11). Police were called to the Mac’s convenience store at Tranquille Road and Royal Avenue just before 5 a.m. The clerk told police a man entered the store alone, pulled out a knife and demanded cash and cigarettes. The bandit took off

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her and completed two and a half years at North Island College. Putting her dream of becoming a Psychiatric Nurse on hold, she chose to pursue a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), seeing it as a stepping stone and intending to follow her dream later. A year after becoming an LPN, Kristie moved to Kamloops with her husband, Matt, and from 2006 until 2012, she worked as an LPN at Hillside Psychiatric Centre and loved it there. Sadly, at the end of 2011, all the LPNs at Hillside were laid off and replaced by RNs and RPNs. It was a shock for Kristie but it was also the impetus for change. “I was happy as an LPN but I always felt there something missing … Pursuing a career in Psychiatric Nursing was always my passion.” Kristie had “hummed and hawed” about Stenberg’s

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Psychiatric Nursing program, planning to wait until her young preschool aged sons were in school. However, the layoff prompted her to take action and turn â&#x20AC;&#x153;a negative into a positive â&#x20AC;Ś My husband and I agreed that it was something we could do together and that it would be better for me in the end, with more opportunities.â&#x20AC;? Kristie started the Stenberg program just as her position at Hillside ended and she enjoyed that most of her coursework was delivered online. With two young boys aged two and three, â&#x20AC;&#x153;taking the program in

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inspired her, it enlightened her, and ultimately it empowered her, preparing her for a successful career supporting and helping others. Academically, Kristie excelled in all her coursework, but some of the courses challenged her on a more personal level. The Introduction to Psychodrama course was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;great learning experienceâ&#x20AC;? that took Kristie outside her comfort zone and taught her new ways to look at herself and others. It gave her insight into why people are or act the way that they do and the tools to help others to change. As the English Philosopher Herbert

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has given me the confidence that I can be a mother, a wife, a friend, have a career that I love and have balance in my life.â&#x20AC;? Spencer observed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the great aim of education is not knowledge, but action.â&#x20AC;? And that is why Kristie is this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student of the Year winner. Not because of a 98.3% GPA (although it helps), but because she synthesized her learning and

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interested in what they had to say,â&#x20AC;? she remembers. When her father told her not to talk to strangers, she countered that â&#x20AC;&#x153;they needed someone to talk to.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helping people and being there for them,â&#x20AC;? she explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the patients I see, even their families have given up on them at some point. I know it sounds clichĂŠd but really, if I can reach out and touch just one person, help them to make changes and believe they can do something different in their life it will be worthwhile.â&#x20AC;? Maintaining some semblance of work/life balance while doing her very best at school was important to Kristie. Over the 23 months that she attended Stenberg full-time, she not only continued to

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to help people change their opinions of themselves and show them that you can do anything that you want.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kristie Baker, Psychiatric Nursing graduate

Nurse and Stenberg instructor Marita Molloy says that â&#x20AC;&#x153;throughout this program, Kristie discovered and learned to honour the strengths, values and knowledge she acquired on her journey of learning. She continues to build on that foundation now that she has graduated from the program. Her positive, caring and proactive attitude was present throughout the courses in which she was a student of mine.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel whole â&#x20AC;Ś I am doing the exact thing I was meant to do in my life and in all my roles. That is a feeling that Stenberg has allowed me to attain â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? work as an LPN but she volunteered at her sonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; schools, their sports teams and at the New Life Mission. Few achievements are ever accomplished alone and Kristie owes much of what she has achieved to her husband Matt. He is her biggest fan and has inspired and encouraged her to believe she can do anything she wants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has given me a lot of strength,â&#x20AC;? she adds. Kristie made a big impression on her instructors. Psychiatric

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friend, have a career that I love and have balance in my life.â&#x20AC;? Shortly after Kristie competed her education, she was offered four different jobs including employment at Hillside Centre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I loved my time there,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started at Hillside when it opened and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like a little work family. So I went casual at Hillside and about a month ago (six months after graduation) I was offered a permanent full-time position. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on the adult psychiatry unit. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone full circle from LPN to RPN.â&#x20AC;? One of her colleagues at Hillside, Alicia Vicic, writes â&#x20AC;&#x153;everyone at Hillside was excited to welcome Kristie EDFN DIWHU VKH Âż QLVKHG KHU RPN training. She has an excellent reputation that follows her, and for good reason. Since rejoining the team, she has continued to take on leadership opportunities such as orienting new staff, joining committees and taking the lead in rolling out various Interior Health initiatives at a unit level, such as new medication management practices. She does all this with a sense of grace and ease.â&#x20AC;? .ULVWLHÂśV Âż UVW SUDFWLFXP was at the New Life Mission in downtown Kamloops, a community agency whose mandate is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;help alleviate suffering for those living

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with poverty and mental health and addictions related issues.â&#x20AC;? Whether Kristie was supporting men in second stage recovery, helping out in the kitchen, or hanging out in the dayroom, chatting, playing cards and board games, she loved her time there. So much so that she continued to volunteer after her practicum ended

and continues to volunteer regularly to this day. In addition to chatting, playing board games or dropping off donations, Kristie appreciates attending their gratitude meetings and sharing what she is grateful for. Kristie has much to be grateful for. She explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel whole â&#x20AC;Ś I am doing

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the exact thing I was meant to do in my life and in all my roles. That is a feeling that Stenberg has allowed me to attain â&#x20AC;Ś I received a lot of support; it truly is a wonderful nursing program.â&#x20AC;? The next start for Stenberg Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Psychiatric Nursing Program is May 23, 2015 and seats are still available.

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DRYING TREND BRINGS WARNING

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Pleasant Valley (Armstrong) secondary student Jade Gilmore (left) and NorKam secondary student Paige Warner competed in 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.

The Kamloops Fire Centre is continuing to experience an early drying trend as a warm winter has given way to an early spring, with temperatures in the upper teens this week. As a result, the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch is urging the public to be cautious with open burning due to the increased wildfire risk. The grass and small shrub layer is unseasonably dry and the Kamloops Fire Centre is already experiencing fire behaviour and conditions normally not seen until April. Dead grasses have dried out quickly due to the lack of snow cover, increased temperatures and wind. Anyone wishing to light an open fire must pay attention to changing weather conditions and follow all burning regulations in order to reduce the number of preventable wildfires. Those planning on burning should go online to www.bcwildfire.ca/Prevention and read the B.C. FireSmart manual. They should first check with their local fire department, municipality and regional district to determine if there are any open burning restrictions or bylaws in effect. In British Columbia, the Wildfire Act specifies a person’s legal obligations when using fire in or within one kilometre of forest land or grassland. If an outdoor burn escapes and causes a wildfire, the person responsible may be held accountable for damages and fire suppression costs. If you see flames or smoke, call 1-800-663-5555 toll-free or dial *5555 on your cellphone. For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and airquality advisories, go online to www.bcwildfire.ca.

Breathe deep and attend health fair Those with problems breathing because of asthma, COPD or when there are changes in the region’s air quality may be interested in participating in a free breathing clinic as part of the all-day Health Fair, which will be held today (March 12) from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Northills Shopping Centre. In addition to bloodpressure and cholesterol testing by Thompson Rivers University nursing students, the Medical Arts Health Research Group will be offering free spirometry tests, which will assess how well lungs work by measuring how much air is inhaled and how quickly it can be exhaled. There is no charge for the test.

Free clinic to spay, neuter felines

The B.C. SPCA’s Kamloops spay-andneuter clinic is hoping to slow the spread of feral cats in the city with its annual free

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BRIEFS spay-and-neuter clinic day on Wednesday, March 18. Veterinary administrator Vivian Van Doren said the SPCA hopes to sterilize 35 cats this year during its free clinic day. The cats will also get shots and permanent identification. Animal-welfare groups in Kamloops generally support a catch-and-release approach to dealing with feral cats, bringing the animals in for vaccinations and sterilization in a bid to control the population of feral colonies before releasing them back into the wild. “We get lots of farmers who find they have colonies living on their property, so they call to schedule an appointment and then trap them and bring them in on the day,” Van Doren said. Groups or individu-

als caring for feral cats can contact the clinic at 250-376-6055 to make an appointment before tomorrow.

Career Fest set for March 25 at ISC

The Your Tomorrow Career Fest for those ages 15 to 30 will take place on Wednesday, March 25, at Interior Savings Centre. The event is designed to help that demographic with training and assis-

tance in developing their work-search and employability skills. A variety or organizations will take part in the career fest, which will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to Venture Kamloops, the unemployment rate in Kamloops in January was 10.2 per cent. Your Tomorrow Career Fest organizers have heard from youth who 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 YMCAYWCA, 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 online on Facebook.

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New CAO for Logan Lake

Logan Lake has a new chief administrative officer (CAO). Kathleen Day will assume the top job in the community of 5,000 on March 30. The District of Logan Lake and Day signed a contract last month to fill the office that had been occupied in an interim basis by Randy Diehl, the former CAO for the City of Kamloops.

Day has more than 22 years of experience in local government, having worked more than 17 years for the District of Lillooet as its director of finance. She also worked for three years as the director of finance for the town of View Royal on Vancouver Island and for three years as a local government consultant.

Day is a chartered professional accountant and achieved her designation as a certified general accountant in 1994. “We are very fortunate to find a candidate with Mrs. Day’s experience and knowledge,” Logan Lake Mayor Robin Smith said. Logan Lake is located about 45 minutes southwest of Kamloops.

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ROUND 3 GAME 1 @ Wednesday, March 11 7:35 p.m.

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GAME 3 @ Saturday, March 14 7 p.m.

GAME 4 @ Sunday, March 15 5 p.m.

GAME 5 @ Tuesday, March 17 7:35 p.m. (if necessary)

GAME 6 @ Wednesday, March 18 7 p.m. (if necessary)

GAME 7 @ Thursday, March 19 7:35 p.m. (if necessary)

*Kamloops games played at McArthur Island, Osoyoos games played at Osoyoos Sun Bowl

Mitch Friesen looks to deflect a shot in the Storm’s lone home game against Osoyoos this season, a 2-1 overtime loss. KTW FILE PHOTO

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For the Kamloops Storm, the key to their seven-game series against the Osoyoos Coyotes might be to remember that it’s a seven-game series. The Storm began play against the Coyotes after KTW’s press deadline last night (March 11), with Game 1 of the series hitting the ice in the South Okanagan town. Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com for up-todate results. Game 2 is tonight, again at the Osoyoos Sun Bowl, while Games 3 and 4 will be played on Saturday and Sunday in Kamloops. Storm head coach Ed Patterson said it isn’t nec-

essary for his team to win one of its first two games on the road, but to instead ensure they’re sticking to their structure and habits — doing so will pay dividends by the end of the series. “Beaver Valley did it best to us last year,” Patterson said as the team’s bus neared Osoyoos. “Every shift, every hit you finish, everything you do, is money in the bank. “Sometimes you see instant rewards and sometimes you don’t see them until it’s late in the series.” On paper, Osoyoos comes in as the favourite in the conference championship series. They have a deep roster — with a strong veteran presence, two of the league’s top-five regular-season scorers and one of the league’s leading goaltenders — and lost

just seven games in the 52-game regular season. But, they’ve had a tougher playoff run than the Storm so far, playing five games in their firstround series against the Princeton Posse and six games in their secondround series against the Summerland Steam — including a triple-overtime defeat. That’s where Patterson feels his team can take advantage. “You play seven games in nine nights in this format, so if you go to seven, it’s what you did in the previous games that pays off in the long run,” he said. “Never mind these guys are just coming off playing three in three as well. By the time we get to Game 4, they’ll have played seven games in nine nights already.”

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and Madison DeFouw earned a merit grade in Star 2 girls. The VSC’s annual Spring Showcase will be held on March 30 at Valleyview Arena, with the action set to get

The Brown (Rivershore Ram) rink will vie for gold in the Sun Life Financial Super League final, which will be held at the Kamloops Curling Club on March 23. Brown will meet the winner of the B qualifier, which will feature the Nelson (KGHM Ajax Mining Inc.) and Klymchuk (Thompson Valley Restoration) rinks. The B qualifier will be played at the KCC on Monday, March 16, with game time set for 6:30 p.m.

Latin flavour

A quartet of baseball players will again represent the Tournament Capital

at the Canada Wave Latin American Baseball Classic in the Dominican Republic this summer. Infielder Grayden Baker and pitcher/ outfielder James Bates will represent Canada and Kamloops in the 16-and-under division. Pitcher/catcher Bailey Monteith will play in the 14U division, while pitcher/ shortstop Luke Petrie will play in the 12U division. The 2015 event will run from Aug. 6 to Aug. 12 in Santo Domingo. Teams from the Dominican, the British Virgin Islands, Peurto Rico, Venezuela, Aruba, Panama, the United States and Canada will be in attendance.

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Are you a stem-cell donor? If not, Alex Reid and the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack are hoping to change that. Today (March 12), from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Reid and the WolfPack, in conjunction with Canadian Blood Services, are spearheading a stem-cell donor clinic at the Wolf’s Den in the Tournament Capital Centre. The endeavour is a personal one for Reid, a baseball player at TRU. “Someone very close to me in my family needs an immune-system transplant. It’s done by replacing the body’s stem cells,” the WolfPack pitcher said in a news release. “This could hopefully find her a match because there isn’t one in the bank at the moment.” The clinic is aimed at people between the ages of 17 and 35 and will identify potential donors, requiring only a

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Speed demons

Three members of the Kamloops Long Blades raced on the weekend at the B.C. Short-Track Speedskating championships in Vanderhoof. Martina Antifay was the overall winner and gold medallist in the 11-year-old female category. Martina finished 1,400 points ahead of the second-place finisher. Holly Antifay was the overall silver medallist in the 14-year-old female division. Holly tied with Jessie Lee of Port Coquitlam. Both skat-

ers finished 32 points behind the winner. Cameron Thomas was seventh overall in his division. The Antifay girls both qualified to race in the Western Canadian Short-Track Championships, but have opted not to attend. The Long Blades will wrap up their season with the Regional Funale on Saturday, March 14, at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and spectators are welcome.

At the Mayor’s Cup

The under-13 tier 1 Kamloops Blaze girls posted an 0-4 record at the Surrey Mayor’s Cup soccer tournament, which wrapped up on Sunday, March 8. Kila Pigeon, Sadie Moyer, Jenna Dandurand and Fiona Brisco earned playerof-the-game honours and Olivia Corke was the Blaze’s player of the

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Night of Champions

For photos and results from the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association’s wind-up jamboree, Night of Champions, read KTW tomorrow (March 13). The atom, peewee, bantam and midget championship finals were played yesterday after KTW’s press deadline at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. Results and photos will be posted online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

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PALM HARBOR, Fla. — John Daly was still steaming yesterday (March 11) over the PGA Tour’s drug testing program he says is too predictable to be random and is “a big joke.” Daly based his rant on being tested six consecutive years at the Valspar Championship, which starts this week at Innisbrook. His biggest complaint: Having to hold in it on the back nine of the tournament, knowing he will be selected to provide a urine sample after his round. “It’s not fair to the tour guys,” Daly said after his pro-am round. “I don’t mind taking a drug test at all. When I’m sitting out here Thursday and Friday thinking I’m going to get drug tested, holding my [urine] for two hours, it affects your golf game.” Daly first vented about the testing on his SiriusXM radio show Tuesday night called Hit it Hard with John Daly. Most of his anger was directed toward Andy Pazder, the PGA Tour’s chief of operations, and commissioner Tim Finchem. “It’s not random,” Daly said on his show. “Andy Pazder, if you’re listening to the show, you and Tim

Finchem, get off your [behind] and get it right. I’m tired of it. Because it has to be random. This is [expletive]. I’m sorry. Fine me. I don’t care what you do. But, do it randomly. I know when I’m getting drug tested. That’s sad. They all know when we’re getting drug tested.” When asked if he had been drinking during the show, Daly replied, “We had a couple of drinks. We were just having fun more than anything.” The PGA Tour, which began its drugtesting program in the summer of 2008, said Daly didn’t have his facts straight. “While our staff has met with John Daly in the past, including within the past year, to review the details of the program, it would appear we need to do so again based on his recent comments,” the tour said in a statement. The tour said it has explained to Daly that testing is random and selective. The policy allows for “target testing.” “We have also shared with him his own individual testing history,” the tour said. “While it is not our practice to publicly comment on individual testing matters, we reserve the right to correct factually incorrect statements. Contrary to his assertions, John

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Daly has never been targeted for testing and his claim that players know when they will be tested is simply not true.” Daly said he’s “taking one for the team” because players were talking about it in Puerto Rico last week and he’s not afraid to air his views. He said he expects to be fined for his comments. When he finished talking, Ross Berlin, the tour’s director of player relations, was waiting to speak to him. They spoke as they walked across the practice green and, when Daly

got into a cart to go back to the clubhouse, he smiled and said, “I already got my letter.” Daly said players know when they are getting tested because of the regularity. He wasn’t making much sense yesterday when he complained that the tour’s drug testing was not random, and wished that it would be like the NFL “because they know when they’re getting tested. We don’t.” “They don’t take it seriously, like Major League Baseball and NFL takes it seriously,” he said on his show.

“They think it’s a joke. Who knows? Finchem probably owns the drug-testing company, anyway. And I’m pissed off about right now. It sucks. I know exactly when I’m getting tested. And, hell, any guy on the PGA Tour [who] can fail a drug test is the most stupid [person] on the planet. And Andy Pazder, if you’re listening to this, I’m so [ticked] off at you right now because I know that Thursday morning, or Friday afternoon, John Daly will get tested at Tampa.”

FERRELL TO PLAY EVERY POSITION IN ARIZONA MLB STUNT PHOENIX — Comedian Will Ferrell will play every position while making appearances at five Arizona spring training games today (March 12). He plans to play for all 10 teams involved. HBO and Major League Baseball announced the stunt yesterday. Ferrell will travel to Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Glendale and Peoria via helicopter. The event will be filmed for an upcoming HBO special in conjunction with the Funny or Die website co-founded by Ferrell.

HBO said Ferrell is dedicating his special to fighting cancer. He also will honour Bert Campaneris’ feat of playing nine positions in a game five decades ago. Starting times for four of the games were adjusted to make Ferrell’s barnstorming tour possible. Memorabilia collected during Ferrell’s tour will be auctioned off at MLB.com, with proceeds going to College of Cancer and Stand Up to Cancer, according to HBO. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred

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DUNEDIN, Fla. — One day after ripping up his knee, Marcus Stroman promised to come back stronger from his season-ending injury. The 23-year-old Blue Jays right-hander tore his left anterior cruciate ligament fielding bunts during a pitchers’ drill on Tuesday, March 10. Stroman, wearing a We The North baseball cap when he met with reporters yesterday, said initially it was hard to keep his emotions in check. “It’s tough. It’s more of the fact that I just feel like I let my team down,” he said outside the Jays’ MARCUS STROMAN: spring clubhouse. Suffered season-ending “I’ve worked harder knee injury on Tuesday. than I ever had this offseason. And to not be able to go out there and compete every day with the brothers that I have kind of developed a relationship with and a camaraderie, it sucks. It’s so unfortunate. “That’s the hardest part, not to be around some of my best friends in the game, to be way from them.” Yesterday, Stroman was positive about his pitching future. He said he had been buoyed by calls to his family and support from all over the league. Stroman says he will dive into his rehab with a smile on his face and get it done. “Honestly I feel like a lot of people are more worried than I am,” he said. “I know I’m going to be fine. I know I’m going to come back probably stronger from this. I know that once 2016 comes, I’ll be ready to rock and I’ll have my goals set even higher than I did this year. “We’ll get past it, we’ll move forward and we’ll be good.’’ It was the second significant training camp injury for the Jays. Canadian outfielder Michael Saunders tore the meniscus in his knee in a freak accident earlier in camp, when he stepped into a sprinkler head indentation while shagging fly balls. The prognosis was better than expected for Saunders after having 60 per cent of his meniscus removed. He could be ready for Opening Day. Stroman said his injury happened on a play “as routine as it comes.” “I was going after a ball and just planted and it just popped. It was just one of those things. I’ve heard of people tearing their ACLs just walking. Like it’s just a freak accident. No one’s to blame. It’s not the field, it’s not anything, it wasn’t [third baseman Josh] Donaldson. Obviously, he reached out to me because he felt bad but I told him ‘Listen, this isn’t your fault. It’s just something that happened.’” Donaldson called Stroman off the ball on the play where the injury happened. Stroman’s injury leaves another hole in Toronto’s starting rotation. Aaron Sanchez, Daniel Norris and Marco Estrada are expected to compete for two spots in the rotation alongside R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle and Drew Hutchison.

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hey push through the start gate at the summit of the Headwalls run at Sun Peaks Resort, 150 metres of track visible ahead. Beyond that, the course falls away, with nothing but clear blue sky and the surrounding mountains on the horizon. The convex track, rounded like the edge of a globe, forces skiers to trust the line they have chosen. Not that it would really matter — once they start, there can be no course adjustments. And, once they push off, it takes a mere eight seconds to traverse the 325 metres to the bottom. Starting with mandatory training sessions yesterday (March 11), 50 speed skiers from around the world have been pushing themselves to new speeds at Sun Peaks, competing in the 2015 Bear Country FIS Speed Skiing World Cup. The first World Cup race is slated to go today, while the second is on tap tomorrow. The event will wrap up with the velocity challenge on Saturday, when racers will take aim at the course record, 178.22 km/h, set last year by Kamloops’ Kenny Dale. “It’s kind of wild,” Dale said of the

Headwalls course. “I kind of like to describe it like the old cartoons, where the guy’s jumping off of the high tower into the little tiny diving pool. “But, the thing is, you can’t see the whole track, you can only see about the first quarter of the track and then it drops away and all you see is the very end — the finish area.” Sun Peaks is hosting the first two stops of the World Cup season, before the competition heads overseas for races in Spain, Sweden and France. The race in Vars, France, is where the most horrifying of speeds are reached. The course has a slope of 55 degrees, nearly vertical, and skiers top 200 km/h in their first five seconds on the run. Last year, Italian Simone Origone set a world record with a speed of 252.454 km/h. And, the faster they’re going, the more harrowing the experience. Adam Earle, chief of race and retired speed skier, said a racer’s skis begin to “rail” between 160 km/h and 200 km/h, with the outsides of the skis wanting to lift off the ground. Past 200 km/h, they begin to float. And, if they fall? They’re thankful for the full back protection they wear. The friction

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They’re legally blind, but that doesn’t keep them from curling to the button. The 43rd annual Western Blind Curling Association (WBCA) Championship will run from Wednesday, March 18, to Saturday, March 21, at the Kamloops Curling Club. “It’s a very visual game, so it’s quite different for us,” event cochairman Jim Vinson told KTW. “When you make a real good shot, you feel pretty good because it’s not as easy as when when I was sighted, I’ll tell you that. “It does take an awful lot more practise and lots of different methods of learning the game.” Vinson suffers from a hereditary opticnerve issue that left him legally blind in 2001. Only five per cent of his vision remains. The curlers who take to the pebbled ice next week will have the use of 10 per cent or less of their vision, the maximum allowed under WBCA rules. To make sure weight and line are accurate, they rely on verbal commands, the help of sighted people and lights attached to brooms. “When I’m in the hack, I need a sighted person holding the broom within a distance that suits me. In my case, recently, within about six feet of me,” said event organizer Lori Fry, the national first vice-president of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB). “That person lines the broom up with the skip at the end of the rink. It’s through skill and technique and verbal commands and a little bit of coaching that, as long as I hit my spot at my end, the rock will end up where

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Vern Short, a member of the Kamloops White Cane Club, is looking for volunteer coaches to help in the formation of a new blind curling team in the Tournament Capital.

it’s supposed to be on the other end.” There will be seven teams competing for gold at the WBCA Championship — two each from B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan and one from Manitoba. Teams from Kelowna and Vancouver will represent B.C. The first draw will be played on Wednesday at 7 p.m. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the

action runs from about 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The opening ceremony will get underway at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday.

Curlers lobbying for local blind team Vern Short would like to see the re-emergence of a blind curling team in Kamloops. “The team hasn’t been active in about five years,” said Short,

noting a provincial blind bonspiel was held in the Tournament Capital in 2004. “We need coaches. That’s all that’s stopping us.” There are at least three members of the Kamloops White Cane Club, a chapter of the CCB, who want to start a team and Short said the WBCA Championship might draw attention to his cause. “We’ve got money in the bank,” Short said. “It’s frozen until we decide if we want a team or to disperse the money. “It’s a matter of getting coaches that understand the game and are willing to volunteer their time.” Short, 63, has been legally blind since 1997, due to macular degeneration. “A friend of mine talked me into curling,” he said. “I thought, no, it’s way too slow but, once you get into it, it’s a great social outing, and learning how to place the rocks and figuring out the in-turn and the out-turn and winning a game felt really good. He would love to get that feeling again. Anyone interested in volunteering can call Short at 250-376-4493.

Vikes in second round at hoops provincials The Valleyview Vikings advanced to Round 2 of the B.C. Boys’ High School AA Basketball Championship with a 59-56 victory over Bodwell of North Vancouver yesterday (March 11) in Langley. Tyler Wightman led the Vikes with 22 points,

Tanner Farber had 13 points and Ryan Miller netted 12 points. Valleyview will square off with Collingwood School of West Vancouver today at 3 p.m. Collingwood dumped Britannia of Vancouver 89-43 in the first round.

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ò Obituaries & In Memoriam ô BETTY ELLEN GREEN (nee Snowden)

May 22, 1926 February 27, 2015

Betty’s birth and home was in Kamloops, BC. She moved to Sechelt in 2009. Having our Mom in the same town again was fabulous. Betty was predeceased by her loving husband Archie Green in 1990. Survived by Bill Green (Patsy), daughter Terry Ellen Cole (Trevor) and grandchildren Ellen and Brian. Mom volunteered for 45 years at the Ladies Hospital Thrift Shop. She loved opera, classical music, and riding her bike until she was 79 years old. Mom was always fit and healthy and fun to be with. She maintained a huge garden and composted when it was not fashionable. Thank you to Shorncliffe and especially to Garden View. Mom was proud of all of you for taking such interest and loving care of her, in her only time of need.

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May 22, 1937 – February 24, 2015

February 1, 1935 - March 6, 2015

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Shirlee Jean Hartnell on February 24, 2015, with her family by her side. Thank you to the nurses and staff at hospice house. Your kindness and care softened Mom’s journey. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Dawn and Darren and her grandchildren Sheldon, (Janine), Sean (Chantelle), Chad (Natasha), TaylorAnne, Lauren and Katherine and her great-grandchildren Adryan, Oliver and Benjamin, her sister Sheila (Terry) Van Dyke, sisters-inlaw Gladys, Sylvia and Kay, brother Douglas (Joyce) and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews and friends. Lovingly remembered by her best friend Lorraine (Jim) and Tammy and Gord. “Nana” was predeceased by her parents Marie and Fred Hartnell, brothers Ken, Francis and Cecil. Nana was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta on May 22, 1937. Nana was a strong woman and instilled strong work ethics and high integrity in her family. She loved a good joke, live music and will be fondly remembered for the many delicious “family” dinners. Everyone was welcome at her table. There will be a celebration of life on May 16, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the family home.

“Everybody works until the tractor is paid for”. Donations to Marjorie Willowby Snowden Hospice House in lieu of flowers please. Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial Funeral Service, Kamloops (250) 554 2429

Matt came to Canada at the age of 22 years working his way across the Prairies on farms to settle in the Fraser Valley with a Danish owned farm to learn English.

DAWN ELIZABETH LAPOINTE DAWN ELIZABETH LAPOINTE passed away on March 4, 2015 after a valiant two year battle with cancer. Dawn was born on November 15, 1944 at the Vancouver General Hospital to Dr. Frank and Mrs. Ronnie Kinsey. She grew up in New Westminster and graduated from The Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Vancouver in 1962. After a period of time attending UBC and working, she entered the Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing and graduated as a registered nurse in the February 1968 class. Dawn worked at VGH emergency for several years and then, after travelling to Japan and backpacking through Europe, returned to the West Coast and eventually moved to Kamloops for work. There she met and married Craig LaPointe in 1976 and settled into life in the “Loops”.

He moved onto a mining career starting on Northern Vancouver Island, the Yukon where he operated a dredge and finally to settle in the Kamloops region, retiring from Afton Mines in the early 1990’s.

After seven years of nursing at Royal Inland Hospital, Dawn trained to become a paralegal and worked for the law firm Fulton and Company for 18 years, retiring in 2004.

An active outdoorsman Matt enjoyed tennis, skiing, sailing, wind surfing, biking and hiking. Matt volunteered his time with many clubs and events, fitting it in around his travelling adventures.

Growing up, Dawn loved spending time at the family cottage in Point Roberts, swimming, scuba diving, and after marrying Craig, fly fishing, golfing and taking road trips.

Music and dancing were an important part of his life. Once diagnosed with Parkinson’s Matt moved from his “man cave” at Paul Lake to Kamloops and continued many of the activities of which he was able to enjoy. Matt resided at Ridgeview Lodge where he was well cared for. Predeceased by his parents in Denmark and recently his brother. He will be missed by his close friends, Len & Heather and Judy. There will be a Celebration of Life held this summer.

Dawn is survived by her beloved and doting husband, Craig; brother David Kinsey, sister Mary Ellen Rudee (John), brother Harold Kinsey, sister Jacqueline Kinsey (Paul Rea), nephew James Rudee (Joanne) and nieces Alexis Forsyth and Emily Kinsey. She is also survived by Craig’s children, Jeff LaPointe (Charlene) and their daughters Stephanie and Alexandra, and Janice Stillwell (Barry) and their daughters Jena and Emily; dear friends, Rick and Marie Hunter (Aryn, Seth and Marlee), Heather and Kelly Shantz (Taylor and Carson), Carol Clifton, Cathy Eckhart, and Frank Scordo. A Memorial service will be held at the Schoening Funeral Home on Friday, March 20, 2015, at 1:00 pm. Internment in the family plot in New Westminster will be at a later date. On line condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

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February 13, 1915 - March 3, 2015 George Headey of Kamloops, BC passed away on March 3, 2015 at 100 years of age, plus 4 weeks.

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

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

Rise up slowly, Angel. I cannot let you go. Just drift softly ‘midst the faces, In sorrow now bent low.

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

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

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

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

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

Grandchildren: Joni (Paul), Robbi (Bryan), Brent (Minnie), Brian (Brenda), Wesley (Marina) Richard, Tiffany (Justin) Whitney, Geordon, and Chanel. Great-grandchildren: Paul (Jr.) Clarise, Taylor, Gracie, Brocksen, Chad, Sidney, Cody, Dallas, Elly, Brent Jr., Adriana, Addison, Emily and Jeremy. Other relatives: brother-in-law George Futer, sister-in-law Dorothy Futer and numerous nephews, nieces great and great-great. Predeceased by: wife Mary, wife Ilene, daughter Joanie, son Norman, brothers Cyril and Alf, sister Beryl, son-in-law Erdman, two brothersin-law and two sisters-in-law. George was born in Burnaby, BC, married in June, 1941 to Mary Futer for 48 years. As essential service he worked on a dairy/poultry farm during World War II. They moved to Forest Grove, BC in 1958 for one year. George then moved to Vanderhoof in 1959 and operated a B/A Oil/Gulf Oil Bulk Plant before moving to Kamloops, BC in 1970, where he ran his own company doing building maintenance, before retiring in 1982. Georges’ hobbies were trap shooting and gardening. He shot his 200,000th registered trap in 2001 and continued shooting until 2010 at the age of 95 years old. In 1990, George married a second time to Ilene for 14 years. He then moved to the Renaissance, then the Hamlets, and lastly to the Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Facility. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of George to the Canadian Cancer Society and Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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yler Burrows wanted to be Superman. He had seen the movies as a young boy and dreamed about becoming a superhero. But, when he discovered Clark Kentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alter-ego was played by a real man, Christopher Reeve, that dream changed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he wanted to become an actor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still hoping I might be [Superman],â&#x20AC;? Burrows said with a laugh. He doubts it will happen, with his green eyes and blond hair, but the 28-year-old actor from Kamloops is working hard to make a name for himself in Hollywood North. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pilot season, which means heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auditioning for multiple television projects, with the hopes one will be successful. Burrows moved to Vancouver at age 17 to study

Tyler Burrows has spent the last decade working to make it in the film industry, and he got his start in Grade 8 at Sa-Hali secondary, before there was the Beattie School of the Arts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very lucky. I had some amazing teachers through high school who basically gave me the impression, whether they wanted to, that it was entirely possible to become an actor,â&#x20AC;? he said. Eventually, Burrows hopes to get his green card and head for Hollywood, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got advice for Kamloops youngsters with aspirations like his. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want to do something, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100 per cent achievable,â&#x20AC;? he said. film, bouncing between there and Toronto, before ultimately settling on the West Coast. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been there about three years, working in the industry and networking, often taking gigs without pay for the learning experience, skipping days off and supplementing his paycheque where he can with bartending.

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At any given time, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s balancing multiple projects to beef up his resume â&#x20AC;&#x201D; behind and in front of the camera. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reality of the industry, but Burrows is making headway. For one of his most recent film projects, Stone Fox, the director wrote the lead role for him after having worked together in the past.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was really cool,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your skill is important but, really, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the right people, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to slow you down quite a bit.â&#x20AC;? And, although he prefers to steer clear of commercials, Burrows can be seen on national television as a Budweiser spokesperson against drinking and driving. The beer company based the messaging on Burrowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; real designated-driver story and flew his mother in for a role in the ad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great experience for my mom,â&#x20AC;? he said. Much of Burrowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; family remains in Kamloops, which has been a tough reality while pursuing his dream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are so insanely supportive to the point where I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow myself to fail,â&#x20AC;? he said. Eventually, Burrows hopes to get his green card and head for Hollywood. Those interested in following his career can go online to tylertburrows.com or find him imdb.com.

The Kamloops Cowboy Festival returns in its 19th year of celebrating cowboy culture in B.C. The four-day event, which features live performances, workshops and activities with a Cowboy flare, draws an average of 4,000 to 5,000 people each year. Visitors are expected from all over â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with the vast majority hailing from Alberta â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event, which begins today (March 12) and runs through Sunday. The event is intended to promote and preserve cowboy heritage in the province â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with funds from the event going to the B.C. Cowboy Heritage Society, whose mandate is just that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and families and those interested are encouraged to come out. The event schedule includes: Thursday, March 12: Dinner dance at the Ramada Kamloops; kickoff party at the Coast Kamloops Convention Centre, free to all weekend pass holders Friday, March 13: Kickoff events at the Horse Barn, with entertainment from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and free shuttle service. Doors open at the convention centre at 9 a.m., with shuttle buses running to the Horse Barn all morning. Trade and art shows run noon to 6 p.m.; daytime entertainment from noon to 4:45 p.m.; evening show at 7 p.m. at the Calvary Church; dinner theatre, happy hour and dinner and a show at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14: Entertainment from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Horse Barn with free shuttle service. Doors open at the convention centre at 10 a.m.; trade show 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; art show at 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; evening show at the Calvary Church at 7 p.m.; happy hour at 5:30 p.m. and dinner and a show at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15: Doors open and entertainment starts at 9:30 a.m. Cowboy church 10:30 a.m. to noon; trade and art show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; daytime entertainment 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.; rising star showcase 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; happy hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a show. For the full schedule and ticket information, go online to bcchs.com/festival.html#schedule.

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A poetry reading will feature three local, indigenous people on March 19 at St. Andrews on the Square. Garry Gottfriedson, Chris Bose and Michelle Good will be featured, along with an openmic session and light refreshments. Gottfriedson has several published works, including his

most recent work, Chaos Inside Thunderstorms. Boseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Moon Made of Copper was published last year, while Good has had works published in literary journals. Doors open at 6 p.m. at 159 Seymour St., with the reading at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.

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ONE PHAT TUG BEER SPECS WHAT: Driftwood Brewery (Victoria, B.C.) Fat Tug IPA, seven per cent ABV, 650 mL, regular series

PROOF’S IN THE PUDDING AT POGUE Kamloops This Week is amping up its inner foodie in 2015. The biweekly Cuisine page will look a bit different this year. Each month, we will highlight recipes as they correspond to various cultural holidays. Those recipes will come from foodies in the community — from restaurant chefs and owners to home cooks — along with a brief explanation of the dish and holiday. This series will be paired with KTW reporter Andrea Klassen’s beer column on the Cuisine page every second Thursday. Bon apetit!

KTW contacted Joe Dobson, chef and kitchen manager of Pogue Mahone Irish Alehouse in Kamloops for traditional recipes to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, which is on Tuesday, March 17. Dobson shared recipes for an Irish pot

roast and Yorkshire pudding — also known as Yorkies — all sure to be part of a hearty meal to help soak up some of the beer (See Andrea Klassen’s column, right for a recommendation) during festivities.

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Pot roast ingredients: Head of celery 6 carrots 2 onions 1 bottom round flat beef (approximately eight pounds) 4 ounces of Montreal steak spice 3.75 litres of beef stock .25 litre Guinness beer 2 tbsp. of thyme

4 tomatoes, cored and chopped Yorkie ingredients: 2 eggs 1 cup of milk 3/4 cup flour pinch of salt canola oil

Pot roast: Preheat oven to 400 F. Roughly chop veggies and place in a large roasting pan. Put beef on top and add Montreal steak spice. Cook for 30 minutes. While cooking, mix other ingredients. Add to roast and cover with foil. Reduce head to 325 F and cook for 7.5 hours. Yorkshire Pudding: Preheat oven to 450 F. Mix eggs, milk, flour and salt well. Pour into pitcher and refrigerate two hours. Add 1 tbsp. canola oil to each muffin tin, then place in oven for five minutes. Add yorkie mixture to 3/4 full and place muffin tray on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Do not open the door before ready.

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urns out there’s a down side to becoming less of a dumb baby beer fan running around the liquor store grabbing bottles at random. At some point, it becomes impossible to ignore The Consensus — you know, those opinions of more seasoned craft drinkers repeated in so many Untappd reviews, blog posts and friendly conversations one can’t help but accept as gospel. And when it comes to Fat Tug, The Consensus is pretty darn devoted. Chances are, if you’re a seasoned beer drinker who likes IPAs, you already have an opinion on this one — and it’s probably fairly positive I’ve had it described as B.C.’s best IPA, and a cursory Google turns up rapt reviews. In the face of such praise I did the natural thing — develop an intense paranoia that I would hate this beer. Longtime blog readers already know about my deep-seated hops ambivalence. That I’m even drinking and sort of enjoying some IPAs these days is a shock, after years of thinking your average India Pale tasted like a pine cone, and not in a good way. Fat Tug pours a

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RIDER pretty gold and smells mostly of grapefruit off the top. And, after a couple sips, I breathed a sigh of relief because this beer does exactly what it promises to. There’s a very juicy, grapefruit start, which slowly levels off into a lingering bitterness. Driftwood claims mango and melon flavours as well, but it’s really grapefruit’s show. I appreciate how controlled the bitterness is here, never overwhelming your palate to the point where you miss upfront flavours. It’s an IPA, but it’s an IPA I might conceivably drink again, under the right circumstances. For this style — that’s a victory. (I’ll also note I like this stuff a heck of a lot more than another of Driftwood’s hoppy offerings, New Growth Pale Ale.) Find more online at badrider.reviews.

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Car review: Mercedes-Benz B-Class earns ‘A’ in safety

Congratulations from everyone at River City Nissan to

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About 3,000 Canadians purchase the MercedesBenz B-Class each year.

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A new directinjection four-cylinder turbo engine (208 h.p.) linked to new sevenspeed dual-clutch automatic transmission was the only powertrain combo offered (no CVT). This engine can also produce an impressive 258 lb-ft of torque and can move a B250 to 100 k/hour in less than eight seconds. While this engine does like pricey premium fuel, it’s rated at 9.2 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 6.6 litres/100 kilometres on the highway using the five-cycle rating method. The new automatic obviously has an important role in attaining those impressive highway economy numbers.

The Mercedes-Benz B-Class is probably the safest compact car sold in Canada. Its brand-new (2015) start price is still under $30,000, however, popular add-on option packages can quickly push its end price into the high thirties and this also influences typical resale values.

Safety Recalls: 2009 to 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class:

• 2011: An internal transmission drive belt may fail on vehicles equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the CVT gearbox assembly.

L Lorne H HamerJackson Ja Smith Che Chevrolet rolet and its em employees are pleased to congratulate Lorne Hamer-Jackson for his outstanding efforts in February. If you’re in the market for a new or used vehicle, give Lorne a call about our latest vehicle arrivals.

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gas engine is a frugal fuel user that’s rated at 10.5 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 8.6 litres/100 kilometres on the highway with the CVT and using the new five-cycle rating method. The manual transmission allows slightly better highway fuel economy. The turbocharged variant of the 2.0 litre engine boasts an impressive 193-h.p., and is paired with a six-speed manual transmission or the optional CVT automatic. This engine is rated at 10.9 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 8.8 litres/100 kilometres on the highway with the CVT and using the new five-cycle rating method. So you should get a lot better performance with almost the same fuel economy. B-Class went essentially unchanged for the 2010 and 2011 model years and was temporarily discontinued for the 2012 model year. It returned as the completely redesigned B250 for the 2013 model year and with no major changes for 2014. Standard features in 2013 included a fuel saving auto stop-start system, LED daytime running lights, leather seating, 11 airbags, run-flat tires, plus attention assist and collision prevention assist systems. Yet, it still had a starting price of under $30,000.

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ercedesBenz Canada went adventurously solo and brought the B-Class — which is not sold in the United States — to Canada in 2006, just as the original Smart Car. The tall, compact, front-drive hatchback, is a different kind of Mercedes. Yet, many Canadian buyers like it and typically buy about 3,000 of them annually. We join the B-Class story with a modest redesign for the 2009 model year. Styling revisions included a new radiator grille with an extralarge Mercedes-Benz star in the centre. The front bumper has a larger air intake and the hood was also modified. Rear revisions included two-piece tail light assemblies, a new hatch release and a new-look rear bumper. B-Class vehicles have a unique safety feature built-in to its elevated floor-pan design. Mercedes calls it the “sandwich principle” and, during a severe frontal impact, the powertrain assembly is cleverly engineered to slide downward, under the cabin compartment, to avoid intrusion into the passenger space. The ’09 B-Class came in B200 and the B200 Turbo models. A B200 comes with a 134-h.p., 2.0-litre inline-four engine mated to either fivespeed manual transmission or a CVT (continuously variable transmission) automatic. The reliability of this CVT is questionable and, in 2011 modelyear vehicles, it was the spotlight of a major recall. It can be an expensive repair, if not covered by Mercedes. This torque-rich

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• 1967 Citroen 2CV — American Graffiti: The Citroen 2CV is a truly strange car. Perhaps the most intentionally minimalist automobile ever to see production, even

third-world motorists today would balk at its hammock-like seats and tin can-like appearance. Future writer and pacifist Curt Henderson (played by Richard Dreyfuss), drove this two-cylinder French peasant’s car throughout the film. Strangely, the producers used a 1967 model in spite of the fact that the film was famously set in 1962. A forgivable oversight given the overall excellence of the film and the fact that one 2CV (produced from 1948-90) looks pretty much like the next. • 1953 Messerschmitt KR175 — The Addams Family: The Messerschmitt KR175 was the product of a company that less than 10 years previous, had been building fighter planes for the Third Reich, including the first jet-powered interceptor. From jet fighters to amusing microcars. This bubble-topped three-wheeler was the ride of the chattering, sentient hairball named Cousin It in the great 1991 re-boot of The Addams Family. • 1987 Yugo GV — Dragnet: After Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd lose two previous policeissued vehicles, this was the only car the department would let them have. According to Aykroyd (who did a wicked Jack Webb impersonation), it had been donated to the LAPD by the government of Yugoslavia as a test vehicle “and reflected the cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian technology.” As an aside, the U.S. bombing campaign during the Balkan Wars finally put an end to the Yugo when the factory was levelled. Opinions differ as to the magnitude of this loss to the automotive world. • 1974 AMC Matador Coupe — Man with the Golden Gun: It’s difficult to say what’s stranger, the car or the context.

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Down payment on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit from Ford Credit.**Until April 30, 2015, lease a new 2015 Focus SE 4DR Automatic /2015 Escape SE FWD with 2.5L engine/2015 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 3.5L with 300A Engine and get as low as 0%/0%/0% lease annual percentage rate (APR) financing for up to 48/48/24 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $22,114/$27,939/$43,749 at 0%/0%/0% APR for up to 48/48/24 months with $1,195/$1,195/$2,275 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $214/$280/$349(Comparison payments are for reference purposes only and are calculated as follows: the monthly payment is annualized (multiplied by 12) and then divided by the comparison period (26 weeks for bi-weekly). For example ($214 X 12) / 26 bi-weekly periods = $99.)/($280 X 12) / 26 bi-weekly periods = $129.)/($349 X 12) / 26 bi-weekly periods = $161.) total lease obligation is $11,467/$14,635/$10,651 and optional buyout is $9,067/$11,734/$23,624. Offer includes $0/$0/$4,500 in manufacturer rebates, $800/$750/$1,500 Ford Credit Lease Cash, and $1,665/$1,750/$1,800 freight and air tax but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Ford Credit Lease Cash and manufacturer rebate deducted . Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 64,000km/64,000km/40,000km for 48/48/24 months apply. Excess kilometrage charges are 12¢per km for Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, Fusion and Escape; 16¢per km for E-Series, Mustang, Taurus, Taurus-X, Edge, Flex, Explorer, F-Series, MKS, MKX, MKZ, MKT and Transit Connect; 20¢per km for Expedition and Navigator, plus applicable taxes. Excess kilometrage charges subject to change, see your local dealer for details. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price.*Until April 30,2015, purchase a new 2015 Focus SE 4DR Automatic/2015 Escape SE FWD with 2.5L engine /2015 Escape Titanium/2015 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 3.5L with 300A Engine/2015 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 3.5L with chrome package for $21,344/$27,139/$33,749/$35,754/$41,699 after manufacturer rebates of $0/$0/$0/$4,500/$4,500 is deducted. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after total manufacturer rebate has been deducted. Offers include $1,665/$1,750/$1,750/$1,800/$1,800 freight and air tax but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives.^When properly equipped. Max. towing of 12,200 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost V6 4x2 Max. payloads of 3,300 lbs/3,270 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8/3.5L V6 EcoBoost 4x2 engines. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR vs. 2014 competitors.‡F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 49 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales report up to 2014 year end.^^Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs. GVWR. � Offer only valid from March 3, 2015 to April 30, 2015 (the “Offer Period”) to resident Canadians with an eligible Costco membership on or before February 28, 2015. Receive $1,000 towards the purchase or lease of a new 2015 Ford (excluding Fiesta, Focus, C-MAX, GT350, GT500, F-150 Raptor, 50th Anniversary Edition Mustang, and Medium Truck) model (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Eligible Vehicles of 2014 model year may qualify for the offer depending on available inventory– see dealer for details. Limit one (1) offer per each Eligible Vehicle purchase or lease, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. Applicable taxes calculated before CAD$1,000 offer is deducted. ®: Registered trademark of Price Costco International, Inc. used under license. ©2015 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence.©2015 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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kamloopsthisweek.com Announcements ...............001-099 Employment....................100-165 Service Guide ..................170-399 Pets/Farm ......................450-499 For Sale/Wanted..............500-599 Real Estate .....................600-699 Rentals ..........................700-799 Automotive .....................800-915 Legal Notices ................920-1000

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

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

*Run Until Sold

*Run Until Rented

1 Issue ..................$13.00 1 Week ..................$30.00 1 Month ................$96.00

Household items, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc.

Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max.)

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

for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule No refunds on classified ads.

Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.

*Ads scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule. No refunds on classified ads.

Regular Classified Rates

Based on 3 lines

(No businesses, 3 lines or less)

(No businesses, 3 lines or less) *$35.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply.

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

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

Employment (based on 3 lines)

1 Issue...................................$16.38 1 Week ..................................$39.60 1 Month ............................. $129.60 Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.

Garage Sale

$11.5+tax per issue 3 lines or less

Announcements

Employment

Anniversaries

Information

Career Opportunities

Word Classiﬁed Deadlines

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Advertisements should be read on the first publication day. We are not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion. It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event that errors occur in the publishing of any advertising shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only and there will be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement.

Coming Events

OPTICAL STORE

Opportunity

call 250-374-0462

Personals Lady 61 would like to meet male companion. Likes to swim, listen to music, go for drives and road trips. Shy person ok 250-376-4406 Looking for a young single healthy GWM who enjoys watching videos and fun times. Please call anytime. 250-3768578.

Looking For Love? Try your luck with 1x1 boxed ad $35 plus tax for 2 weeks. Price includes box number. Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details.

Lost & Found If you have an

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How to write a classified ad that works

Lost: Light orange male cat from 108 Vernon Avenue. Call Italo 250-572-4632.

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Employment Career Opportunities 6853495

Writing an effective classified ad is easy when you know how. What follows is a step-bystep guide focusing on the time-tested principles of a successful ad • Use a keyword. Start your ad with the item for sale, the service offered or the job title. • Be descriptive. Give customers a reason to respond. Advertises have found that the more information you provide, the better the response. • Limit abbreviations. Use only standard abbreviations to avoid confusion and misinterpretations. • Include price. Always include the price of the item for sale. • How to response. Always include a phone number (with area code) and/or street and e-mail address.

Busy Kamloops Optical Store requires Part-time Sales Associate. May lead to fulltime work. Experience is an asset but not necessary. Will train. Please call Michelle at 250.372.0552

6877647 Columbia Property Management Ltd is currently recruiting for a

Residential Property Manager Assistant

This position provides administrative support within our residential department. Duties include processing lease applications, maintaining client database, filing applicable legal documentation and detailed organization of all paperwork. This position also provides relief to the office receptionist. The ideal candidate must have exceptional time management and communication skills. Applicant must have strong computer skills along with proven customer service and interpersonal skills. We offer a flexible work environment, competitive salary with company health benefits and continued learning support. This opportunity is available immediately. If you can see yourself as part of our dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your resume and covering letter to annetteh@columbiaproperty.ca We thank all of those who apply however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Career Opportunities

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

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

March 20-22 • April 10-12

You’ll receive the industry’s top pay structure in commission’s & guarantee’s plus a full benefits package together with an employee discount program. Team players should contact the General Manager, 475 Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC. V2C 2G7 e-mail: manager11@visions.ca

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

DISTRICT OF HOUSTON Manager of Engineering & Operations The District of Houston is seeking a dynamic individual with proven combined management and technical skills, energy and creativity for the senior management position as the Manager of Engineering & Operations. This position offers an excellent opportunity for those interested in a challenging and rewarding career in local government. Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Manager of Engineering & Operations is responsible for coordinating, managing and monitoring the field activities of the outside work crew by providing direct technical support. Working directly with Consulting Engineers, Agencies, Organizations and Staff, the successful candidate will provide related engineering services to ensure proper operation of the utility while striving to improve productivity and efficiency. The successful candidate will possess the necessary skill set to provide preliminary layout, survey and GIS services using the ArcMap; AutoCAD Civil 3D and survey data collection and processing. QUALIFICATIONS t $JWJM &OHJOFFSJOH 5FDIOPMPHJTU %JQMPNB NJOJNVN BDDFQUBCMF FEVDBUJPO RVBMJGJDBUJPO t .JOJNVN PG GJWF ZFBST FYQFSJFODF PS FRVJWBMFOU DPNCJOBUJPO PG FEVDBUJPO BOE FYQFSJFODF JO a local government environment. The District offers an excellent benefit package and competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a letter of interest, detailed resume and references by 4:00pm Friday March 20, 2015 to: Michael D. Glavin, Chief Administrative Officer District of Houston, PO Box 370, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Email: cao@houston.ca | Website: www.houston.ca

TRAINING TRUCK DRIVERS FOR 27 YEARS!

Acceptable driver’s abstract and criminal record search to be provided to the District. The District of Houston thanks all applicants; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course

ONLINE AT call 250.828.5104 or visit

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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.

to complement our growing portfolio.

Truck Driver Training

Air Brakes

AUDIO/VIDEO SALES ASSOCIATES

tru.ca/trades

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

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Business Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Education/Trade Schools

Help Wanted

~ Caution ~ While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.

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.

Busy Property Management/Real Estate office seeking part-time Receptionist/Administration Support. Part-time hours to start may become full-time. Strong administration skills necessary and vehicle required. Knowledge of Residential Tenancy Act and Real Estate an asset. To apply, please email to: kamloops apartmentrent@shaw.ca or fax: 778-471-7170.

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.

374-0462

US capable Class 1 Drivers required immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Help Wanted

CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT

6875801 JOURNEYMAN COLLISION TECHNICIAN REQUIRED North Shore Collision & Autobody is looking to ll a current position for Journeyman Collision Repair Technician. We are a fast paced, busy, collision repair facility, specializing in all makes & models with an emphasis on high quality and timely repairs. We are an ICBC Accredited Repair Facility, as well as Glass Express. The successful applicant is required to be a licensed journeyman, with a minimum of 5 years collision repair experience. Highly motivated ,organized, attentive to detail and pride in workmanship is a necessity. Experience in windshield replacement an asset. The position offers a competitive wage structure and benets package. If you are interested in joining our team please forward all applications to the following: Email:henry@kamloopsford.ca Ph: 250-376-8244 or Fax: 250-376-3297

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s Group of Companies req. Highway linehaul Owner Operators based in our Kamloops terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving experience/ training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneﬁts package. To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract & details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com Call 604-968-5488 Fax: 604-587-9889 Only those of interest will be contacted. Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

FOODSAFE COURSE by Certified Instructor March 23rd & March 28th 8:30am-4:30pm $75 Pre-register by phoning 250-554-9762

HUNTER & FIREARMS

Courses. Next C.O.R.E. March 28th & 29th. Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. March 14th, Saturday. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill

250-376-7970

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

Help Wanted

EARN EXTRA $$$

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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

Help Wanted

ONLINE AT

6877113

Full-Time Accounting Position

6875774

CAREER OPPORTUNITY BODY SHOP MANAGER

•Minimum 5 years experience in similar competency in a automobile service body shop environment. •Thorough understanding of procedures of insurance claims. •Solid understanding of related positions - Estimator, Body Man, Painter •Strong parts knowledge to estimate damage accurately. •Sound knowledge of cost factors, accounting, prot management and volume assessment. Wage commensurate based on experience | Email your resume to sdavidson@kamloopsford.ca

Must have accounting training and experience. Duties may include Vehicle Inventory Management, Accounts Payable and Payroll. Individual must have good organizational and time management skills, be able to meet deadlines and be detail oriented. Must be computer literate and also be willing to work a flexible work week. Send resume with salary expectation to the attention of Garby Ross, Smith Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd and email to:

accounting@smithgm.com

Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

6856155

Medical/Dental

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

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NEXT CLASS STARTING APRIL 13! HURRY! Our small class only has

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EI CLAIM denied? Need help? 22yrs exp as EI officer. Will prepare, present, reconsiderations & appeals. Call me before requesting reconsideration. Bernie Hughes 1-877581-1122. F/T Position Mon-Fri. Must have key cutting experience. fax to 250-372-0253 or email info@brownsrepairshop.ca No phone calls! Full-time dispatcher required. Knowledge of city an asset. Good computer/telephone skills. Must be able to multitask. Apply in person with resume to Don’s Auto Towing, 671 W. Athabasca Street, Kamloops. I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

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

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information. Resident Manager required for medium size apartment complex. Handyman skills an asset. Salary based on experience. Please fax resumé to 1250-832-9732. Store Manager at TCC Seeking manager at the Swim & Fitness Shop in the TCC. Responsible for customer service & store operations while working with head office. Experience in retail/management is preferred, knowledge of aquatics and selling intimate apparel/swimwear are assets. Competitive wages, excellent benefits. Forward resumes to info@team-aquatic.com

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Trades, Technical

374-7467 Trades, Technical

Bus Mechanic, Full Time First Canada ULC, operator of Kamloops Transit and HandyDart, has an opening for a full-time Commercial Transport Heavy Duty Mechanic. We are an equal opportunity employer accepting applications from Automotive/Commercial Transport/Heavy Duty Mechanics, Apprentice or Automotive Mechanics. Preference given to Commercial Transport/Heavy-duty Mechanic Certificate with a CVIP certificate. Shifts and days off are selected by seniority. A full benefit package starts after 3 months of employment. The majority of work is done in a large, clean and heated shop. Interested candidates should submit their resumes no later than Monday, March 16, 2014 to: Derek Huebner, email derek.huebner@ﬁrstgroup.com 1460 Ord Road, Kamloops, BC V8C 1T9, Fax: 250-376-7398

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

Medical/Dental Full Time Medical Ofﬁce Assistant Strong computer skills in Word, Excel, Outlook. Excellent business writing skills. Exceptional customer service & communication skills. Detail oriented. Please drop off resume to: Certified Prosthetics & Orthopedics, 9-1315 Summit Drive, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5R9.

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/ Proﬁt 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. Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Ofﬁce Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko 250-8281474. genew@telus.net

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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

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Pets & Livestock

Livestock 12 young Angus bred cows $3,000.; 1-250-546-9766.

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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.

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

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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

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

1/2bdrm clean quiet Apts $750/$850 a mnt + util. Senior discount available. Avail Now n/p, a/c, laundry, free parking, close to downtown (250) 3778304 2BDRM a/c, patio, n/p ref required heat and hot water incl (250) 376-1485. 55+ building pet ok North Shore Lrg 2bdrm avail now ref req 250-299-3883. 55+, independent, community living, 925 sq ft luxury suite. $1950 mo. Activities, entertainment included. 250-8198419 or 778-470-8315

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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

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CARMEL PLACE 55+ Quality Living in new medical building. Studio suites with affordable rates, FOB entry, elevator, scooter stations and Telus Optik Package! Call Columbia Property Management to book your appointment: 250-851-9310 GARDEN VIEW APARTMENTS - BROCK Modern 2bdrm apts., 5 appliances, a/c, video monitoring, secure bldg., $870/mos. + utilities, min. 6 mos. lease. No Smoking & No Pets. 250-3762254. GOLDEN VISTA SUITES 55+ Adult Living in a new safe building. Close to transit, clinic and shopping. Small pet friendly, elevator, balconies, a/c, common room, parking and caretaker. $775, call 250-819-0101.

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

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4 Bridgestone Winters on BMW Rims 185/70R14 used one season. $400. 374-5251. Set of Goodyear Ultra Winters. P205/55-R16 on 5 stud rim will fit Mazda 3. $500. 851-0504.

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5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek B.C. 1-bdrm 1-bath Park Model. Tastefully decorated guest cabin. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial Park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor Store and Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot-tubs, Adult and Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. Asking $1500/week. 4 day, 1-week, 2-week & monthly rentals available. BOOK NOW! FMI CALL 1-250-371-1333

RV Pads RV sites, winterized, in town. North Shore, fully serviced, incl cable, coin lndy, starting @ $525/mo plus power. 250376-1421

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 Near TRU Room $335-per month util included. No Pets. 250-554-6877, 250-377-1020. North Shore $400 per/mo incl util & basic cable, np/ns 250-554-6877 / 250-377-1020

1986 BMW Coupe 325i. 6cyl. 5spd. Looks good, runs good. Extras. $3,600. 250374-5251. 1990 Olds Sierra. Auto, V-6, 4dr. 90,000kms. Good shape. $800/obo. 778-220-4737. 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 Pontiac Sunfire. 2dr, auto, 220,000kms. Good condition. $750. 250-682-6058. 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

2004 Toyota Prius (Hybrid). Great Car, GPS and Sirius Radio. Cheap on Gas, 180 kms. No accidents. Second Owner. $7,200/obo. Please call or Text 250-319-8292 in Kamloops.

Snowmobiles 1997 Yamaha Mountain lite Phazer 480 STA long track. 4129kms. $2,500. 573-5454.

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26’ Champion motorhome, 440 motor. reno’d ($3000/receipts) $2675/obo. 778-4721547

1981 GMC Suburban 4X4. Re-built motor/trans. Good shape. $2,900. 250-828-1808.

94 ATV Yamaha Kodiak 400 w/snow blade $2500 obo (250) 955-0605

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

9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom. Good shape. $3,500/obo. 250-376-1841.

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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.

1992 GMC Dump Truck 366 V8 on propane, 5spd manual tranny, hyd brakes. Incl inbox hyd sander and 10’ snow blade. Clean title $12,000 obo 250-574-2766 or 250-376-1872

Boats 1996 Seadoo, 5-seater jet boat & trailer. New motor & impellars, many extras. Excellent shape. $6,800. 250-672-9887. 2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg

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Truck and Trailer combo 2010 Ford F150 quad cab 4x4 only 18,000km w/2008 24ft Aerolite travel trailer w/slide both as new w/extras illness forces sale $40,000 (250) 679-3889

1991 Dodge 2WD Cummins diesel. 200,000kms. Great shape. $4500/obo. 376-7397. 1994 Mazda pickup 6 cyl 2wd manual, canopy winters 244,000km $2050. 374-7708

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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

2005 Dodge 1500 Truck. 5.7L Hemi, canopy, new winters, good summers only 121,000 kms. $7,100. 250-819-8933.

NEW LEER Truck Canopy. 82”x70”. White. $500, Call: 250-314-0072, 250-318-9851

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2005 Chrysler 300 V-6 3.5L., auto. 177000kms. Very clean, well maintained, nonsmoking. All season and winters. $5995/obo. 250376-2463.

1998 Ford E350 cube van 16’box w/ramp V10 gas with auto tran $5600 250-459-2275

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

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Suites, Lower 1bdrm Brock. $750/mo. plus dd. Incl util. W/D. Private ent. N/S, no parties. Ref req. Pet friendly. 250-571-3553 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 1BDRM South Shore remodeled priv prking W/D N/S N/P $900 Avail Feb.1st. 579-2066 2bdrm large basement suite 1825 Tranquille. n/s, n/p, insuite laundry. $1000 per month call (250) 371-4801 N/Shore 2bdrm full daylight bsmnt suite. Newly reno’d. N/S, N/P. $875 +half util’s. Lvg Msg. 250-376-3854.

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1995 Jayco Trailer 30ft. No slide-outs. Good shape. $7500/obo. 250-851-0264.

2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $16,900. 250-376-1655.

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1994 19’ Travelaire 5th Wheel. Exec. cond. Includes hitch, canopy. $3500/obo. 554-0333.

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

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1993 31ft. Bounder. Exc. cond. Must See. 87,000miles. Generator. Exec tires. Awning/screens. Repainted, satellite, sleeps/6. 454 eng. Hitch/tow pkg. New MW/fridge. $16,900. 250-376-8471.

2003 Mallard Lite 25ft. Trailer comes with hitch. Great shape. $6800/obo. 376-7397.

02 Olds Aroura loaded just passed inspection, need to sell $3500obo (250) 554-0580

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