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EASTER WEEKEND IS HERE Where to go for a religious service and where to take the kids for some fun

Kamloops students’ experiment keeps going on terra firma

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Kamloops doctor tells why new clinic is needed for those suffering pain

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FIRE VICTIM IDENTIFIED Woman who died after being found ablaze was former social worker

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ROAD TO BOOGIE CONTINUES

Student Hunter Galbraith and his classmates had their science experiment blasted into space earlier this year. Now, it’s back, and the work continues.

Organizer Jo Berry and three featured runners check in on their progress

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RCMP Cpl. Brian O’Callaghan will be leading the team of Kamloops Mounties putting Alexa’s Bus to use in the Kamloops area, enabling police officers to process impaired drivers at the roadside. The police road-safety unit was created in memory of Alexa Middelaer, the four-year-old Lower Mainland girl who was killed by an impaired driver in May 2008. Her parents have advocated for tougher impaireddriving laws.

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PARK FIRE VICTIM HAD SCHOENBORN FILE HEATHER CARR, A 40YEAROLD SOCIAL WORKER, WAS IN RIVERSIDE PARK AT 2 A.M. ON TUESDAY WHEN, APPARENTLY, A CEREMONY WENT HORRIBLY WRONG TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

The woman who died this week after being found ablaze in Riverside Park was a former social worker in Merritt who went on long-term disability after three children in her casemanagement file were murdered by their father.

Heather Arlene Carr was discovered on fire by emergency responders just after 2 a.m. on Tuesday.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the 40-year-old died in hospital a few hours later.

Police initially suspected suicide, but BC Coroners Service investigators believe the death was accidental. According to posts on Facebook, Carr’s death was the result of a Pagan ritual gone wrong.

KTW has learned Carr, a Thompson Rivers University graduate, was a social worker in Merritt. She had the file for Allan Schoenborn’s three children — Kaitlynne,10, Max, 8, and Cordon, 5.

Schoenborn killed the three children in April 2008 inside the Merritt home they shared with their mother, Darcie Clark.

Carr went on stress leave after the murders and was later placed on long-term disability.

In 2010, Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for the killings by way of a mental disorder. He remains in psychiatric custody in Port Coquitlam.

Carr was active among Wiccan groups on social media, operating a Facebook group called Being Pagan Out of the Broom Closet.

A post on that page said Carr died as a result of “severe burns suffered in a ritual gone horrifically wrong.”

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Council Calendar April 7 11:00 am - Council Budget Meeting

Getting to Know Your Parks:

April 8 5:30 pm - Heritage Commission Kamloops Museum, 207 Seymour Street April 10 12 pm - Parks & Recreation Committee (SPECIAL) TCC, Meeting Room "D", 910 McGill Road April 13 6 pm - Tranquille Beautification/ Enhancement and Gateway Task Force Corporate Boardroom, City Hall April 14 10:30 am - Council Budget Meeting 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7 pm - Public Hearing April 20 4 pm - Arts Commission (CLOSED) Corporate Boardroom, City Hall April 21 9 am - Council Workshop 3 pm - Audit Committee Corporate Boardroom, City Hall

Kenna Cartwright Nature Park Located in the Mount Dufferin area of Kamloops, Kenna Cartwright Nature Park encompasses 800 hectares of diverse ecosystems, making it the largest municipal park in the province. The park offers an extensive network of nature trails for exploring with panoramic views of the Thompson Valley, including the North and South Thompson rivers and spectacular views of the city. The majority of this park is host to fragile dry interior grasslands, including Sagebrush, Bluebunch Wheat Grass, and Prickly Pear Cactus. The remaining area of the park is open forests of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir. Look for the early spring bloom of Arrow-leaved Balsamroot with its large orange and yellow face, or the later blooming Mariposa Lily with its delicate pink flower. Wildlife species such as squirrel, bluebird, hawk, deer, coyote, and bear visit and live in the park. The park is also host to 3 provincially blue-listed (vulnerable) species – The Great Basin Spadefoot Toad, Great Basin Gopher Snake, and the Lewis Woodpecker, as well as one red-listed (endangered) species – the badger.

This summer we will be offering a variety of nature walks and guest speaker talks. Check out the City’s Activity Guide, as well as the kiosks at all the main entrances, for more information on these events.

April 22 5 pm - Social Planning Council DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street April 27 10 am - Coordinated Enforcement Task Force Corporate Boardroom, City Hall 11:15 am - Police Committee Corporate Boardroom, City Hall April 28 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting 7 pm - Public Hearing April 30 11am - Food and Urban Agriculture Plan Advisory Committee Corporate Boardroom, City Hall Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows: Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm.

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

Meeting schedule is available at kamloops.ca/council.

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Did you know you can now apply for jobs online? Visit our website and set up a profile to apply for current positions.

During flow testing, poor water pressure and/or high turbidity levels may result. This situation is temporary and may last for up to four hours. If turbidity is detected, you are advised to run a cold water tap and avoid doing laundry until the turbidity clears up. Please assist us by keeping shrubs and trees pruned back from fire hydrants.

Please note all private hydrant owners must have their hydrants tested at this time as well.

For more information, call 250-828-3461 or visit kamloops.ca/firerescue/prevention.

City Hall and the Tournament Capital Centre will be closed on Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6 for statuatory holidays.

Career Opportunities

Fire Hydrant Flow Testing From Mar 15 to May 15, Kamloops Fire and Rescue Services will be inspecting the City's fire hydrants, conducting flow tests to ensure they are operating properly and have adequate flow. The program is to comply with fire underwriter requirements. The program will run 7 days a week from 9 am to 8 pm.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BBQ Please join Mayor and Council to thank volunteers who build, maintain, and grow healthy communities. Thank you for making a difference in Kamloops.

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11:30 to 1:30 Interior Savings Centre Door Prizes at 12:30

Cemetery Maintenance The City's Cemetery By-law states all artificial flowers and other tokens of artificial foliage may remain on gravesites from Oct 1 to April 9. We ask that these items be removed before April 13. Any items not collected by this date will be placed at the Hillside Cemetery flower storage area and available for pickup no later than April 27.

Every Thursday, starting April 16, through to the October 1, flowers placed on gravesites will be removed and placed at the flower storage area for our scheduled turf maintenance.

It is recommended to bring fresh cut flowers only during this season. Anyone wishing to place flowers on graves should do so after 4 pm each Friday. The annual turf maintenance contract for flower stands is exempt from this rule.

Cemeteries: 250-828-3462 .

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April brings new liquor regulations to B.C. ADAM WILLIAMS

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Think of it as an April Fool’s joke — your booze looks cheaper, but it’s really not.

New liquor legislation hit the shelves across British Columbia on Wednesday, bringing with it myriad changes for the average consumer in Kamloops.

Among the most noticeable differences are prices, which no longer include tax in the displayed price in government liquor stores. That 15 per cent extra is now added to all liquor purchases at the till.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the final price remains the same for consumers.

The tax was taken out of the overall price in order to accommodate the new computer system needed to handle the changes brought into effect.

Wednesday also marked the beginning of the process that will see some private liquor stores relocate into grocery stores around the province, the so called store-within-a-store model.

Liquor stores submitted applications to relocate throughout the month of March, with the selection process for eligible relocations beginning Wednesday.

Those locations have not been made public yet and it’s not known if there are any Kamloops vendors planning such a change.

The Ministry of Justice said the announcement will ideally be made soon, though a specific timeline doesn’t exist.

One of the determining factors for Kamloops liquor stores, and liquor stores across B.C., will be the onekilometre rule, which states no liquor store can relocate within one kilometre of an existing liquor retailer.

The one-kilometre rule won’t apply to the other change on the horizon, which is legislation that will allow B.C. grocery stores to sell 100 per cent B.C. wine on their shelves.

Though not yet passed into law, the wine-on-shelves bill would allow grocers to sell so-called VQA wine on their shelves, giving

consumers the opportunity to purchase wine while getting groceries.

Wine will be sold on designated shelves, but will have to be purchased at a till manned by a cashier who is of age and has the training needed to sell liquor. It isn’t yet known which Kamloops stores will pursue the licenses that allow wine-on-shelves sales.

Once the bill is passed into law, an unknown number of licenses will be auctioned off to the highest bidders around the province.

Also effective this week, government liquor stores have increased hours and the ability to sell cold beer and wine.

In Kamloops, B.C. Liquor Stores on

Columbia Street and Tranquille Road are now open from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

The government store on Westsyde Road is open from 9:30 a.m.

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CHARITY... WHAT IS IT? Not all non-profit organizations are societies, and not all societies are charities. What does this mean for your non-profit? A society is a separate legal entity which limits potential liability of its members and directors, but it does not have the same tax benefits of a charity. However, for various reasons, being a charity might not be right for all societies.

HAVE PRICES CHANGES BETWEEN MARCH 31 AND APRIL 1?

SO WHAT’S BEST FOR YOUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION?

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Painted Tur tle Pinot Noir (BC) 9.69/9.76

Bacardi Rum 26.90/27.90

Gray Monk Merlot (BC) 17.99/18.04

Glenlivet 12-year scotch 60.55/65.35

B efore/After ( TAX IN) Molson Canadian 15 22.99/22.99 Negro Modelo 6 13.29/13.33

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Painted Tur tle Pinot Noir (BC) 10.90/10.65

B efore/After ( TAX IN) Smir noff Vodka 24.75/24.83 Bacardi Rum 23.90/24.02

Molson Canadian 15 27.05/27.95 Negro Modelo 6 15.80/16.61

Glenlivet 12-year scotch 53.99/55.99

Smir noff Vodka 27.75/28.75

Gray Monk Merlot (BC) 20.25/20.25 Barefoot Caber net Sauvignon (US) 11.25/11.25

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www.kamloopscrimestoppers.ca CRIMES OF THE WEEK

MUG SHOTS Witness: Houseboat

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THIEVES TARGET LED LIGHTS Thieves have been stealing LED driving lights from vehicles throughout the City.

The first reported incident was from Ida Lane overnight of Monday March 16th, the second theft occurred at night on Thursday March 26th. The LED driving lights are mainly bolted on the front bumper of pickup trucks, they can be removed easily if you have the right tools. To prevent these thefts, once the LED light bars have been installed, they must be secured with a locking bolt system that can be purchased from one of the custom truck shops or a simple spot weld on the bolt will slow down the thieves.

If you are buying these products from someone other than a commercial business, be aware these LED light bars could be stolen. If you are caught with the stolen property, you could be charged with possession of stolen property and you are as guilty as the thief that stole the property.

If you have any information regarding these theft please contact Crime Stoppers, you will receive a cash reward upon the arrest of the suspects.

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BLISS, Brayden Richard

DOB: 92-08-18 Age 22 Caucasian male 183 cm ( 6’ 00” ) 63 kg (140 lbs ) brown hair, hazel eyes WANTED FOR: Theft Under $5000.00

BULL, Ashley Ann

DOB: 83-03-10 Age 32 Caucasian female 165 cm ( 5’05” ) 55 kg (122 lbs ) blonde hair, blue eyes WANTED FOR:

Fail to Comply with Probation

WRIGHT, Harley Trace

DOB: 86-03-26 Age 29 Non-White male 180 cm ( 5’ 11” ) 93 kg (205 lbs ) brown hair, brown eyes WANTED FOR:

Assault with a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, carry a Concealed Weapon

If you know where any of these people are, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). The tip line pays up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest of fugitives. Remember, Crime Stoppers just wants your information, not your name. Crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does.

This program is jointly sponsored by Kamloops Crime Stoppers & Kamloops This Week.

People featured are wanted on arrest warrants not vacated as of 3 p.m. on March 18, 2015.

TRAVEL TRAILER STOLEN Sometime overnight on Sunday March 29th, thieves took an travel trailer from South Thompson RV on the East Trans Canada highway.

The trailer had been dropped off for service, when it was stolen.

The travel trailer is described as a 2011 white “Jay Flight” licence plate number UXP 97M. Thieves are looking to steal RVs now as the weather is getting better. Please take the time to secure your RV with a lock on the hitch or locking

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wheel boot. If the trailer is left for long periods of time you could even remove a wheel to prevent it from being stolen. This is a very busy area, although it is mainly highway traffic there is still local traffic as well as pedestrian traffic.

If you did someone loading up a travel trailer in the night and you want to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers, only your information will be used, never your name.

A switch that provided power for navigation lights on a Shuswap Lake houseboat involved in a fatal crash more than four years ago was set to “off,” a technician testified in B.C. Supreme Court yesterday.

Marine technician Lyle Smith is the latest Crown witness to testify in the trial of Leon Reinbrecht, who is charged with criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

The Crown alleges Reinbrecht was behind the wheel of the speedboat and driving recklessly before the crash following Canada Day fireworks on the lake on July, 3, 2010.

A key point in the trial is whether Brown’s houseboat was properly lit with red and green navigation lights on the bow and a white light in the stern.

Some witnesses have stated they could not see lights, while one boater testified he saw at least the red light on the starboard side in the early morning darkness.

Lyle Smith examined the houseboat owned by Ken Brown, who died after a speedboat ran head on into his slow-moving craft The marine technician said he was instructed to test the houseboat’s lights following the crash. Smith said he traced power for the lights and other accessories to a secondary switch in the engine compartment.

It was set to the “off” position.

But, the Crown is expected to introduce evidence next week that first responders routinely switch off power when first getting on a craft in order to reduce potential for fire and explosion.

Several witnesses have described a speedboat doing donuts on the lake after the fireworks display and before the crash.

One of them was a passenger on Reinbrecht’s boat when it ran into Brown’s houseboat.

The lights on Reinbrecht’s Campion were functional and lit prior to the crash.

The trial is scheduled to continue on Tuesday.

MAIL BOXES BROKEN INTO More community mail boxes were broken into overnight on Wednesday March 17th at Barnhartvale Rd. at Todd Rd, Shuswap Rd at Lafarge Rd, Shuswap Rd at River Vista Rd. Most of the victims do not know what was taken but if you were a victim of these thefts, contact your financial institutes to see if any credit card, cheques, etc, had

been sent to your mail box. You do not want to become a victim of identity fraud or have any cheques taken that was owed to you. The best way to prevent these thieves from stealing your mail, is to remove it daily, once the suspects know there is nothing to take, they will move off. These thefts occur at night and someone may have seen some suspicious activity

at or near the community mail boxes. If have seen anyone near these boxes, late at night called the police right away. If you want to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers only your information will be used, no court no statements.

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A L ight in the Night...

Ken Knutson is charged in connection to the Dec. 3 shooting of Kamloops RCMP Cpl. JeanRene Michaud.

Accused in shooting of Mountie in court TIM PETRUK

STAFF REPORTER

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Three deputy sheriffs stood guard in a Kamloops courtroom yesterday as Ken Knutson made his first in-person court appearance since being charged in December with shooting an RCMP corporal.

Dressed in a red prison-issue sweat suit, the 36-year-old said little as lawyers adjourned his case until later this month.

When told he was still bound by no-

contact orders with a handful of people believed to be connected to the shooting, Knutson said they had been contacting him.

“Could you tell them to stop writing me?” he asked court.

“I have no reason to talk to them.”

Knutson is facing a raft of serious charges, including attempted murder, stemming from the Dec. 3 shooting of RCMP Cpl. JeanRene Michaud.

Michaud was shot while conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle in Batchelor

Heights. Knutson was arrested following an exhaustive manhunt that lasted more than 12 hours.

Knutson, a convicted killer with a lengthy criminal history and ties to gangs, is due back in court for a potential bail hearing on April 16.

Michaud, meanwhile, is still recovering at Royal Inland Hospital.

RCMP brass have also launched their own probe into the shooting to try to prevent similar incidents from occurring.

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MINISTER STONE DISPUTES BC TRANSIT’S POSITION BC TRANSIT TOLD COUNCIL IT IS CANCELLING KAMLOOPS’ 8,500HOUR EXPANSION; TRANSPORTATION MINISTER TODD STONE CALLS ANNOUNCEMENT ‘PREMATURE’ ANDREA KLASSEN

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B.C.’s Transportation Minister said it was “extremely premature” for BC Transit to announce it will not proceed with a major expansion of the city’s transit system.

However, that claim is meeting some skepticism.

Todd Stone, minister of transportation and MLA for KamloopsSouth Thompson, told KTW the four buses Kamloops city council agreed last year to order for its planned 8,500hour expansion (6,000 regular hours and 2,500 hours for HandyDART) are on their way to BC Transit and maintained they could still be used for expansion hours in Kamloops.

“If Kamloops transit doesn’t end up expanding to the tune of 6,000, but, let’s say, expands half that, then one of the buses would still be required,” he said.

“But, that can’t be decided until BC Transit’s concluded its conversations and its review of all of its partner agreements across the province.”

BC Transit told Kamloops council earlier

this week it can’t afford to pay its share of the expansion because it is not getting enough additional funding from the province this year — or in the next two years.

While the Crown corporation had expected its budget to rise to $109 million this year, it’s now sitting at just under $104 million and won’t go much higher before 2018.

Stone, however, has maintained other transit systems in the province are looking to cut their bus-service hours, which could free up space for Kamloops’ system to grow.

“I couldn’t be more emphatic that the message BC Transit delivered [Tuesday] at city council was premature,” he said, adding it will take a few months before it’s clear what hours are available.

“I’m telling Kamloopsians, and the people of the province, there is not going to be any cut in hours and, secondly, while there may not be the increase in overall service hours in every community to the degree that communities may have wanted initially, we are working really hard to determine where we can achieve

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some efficiencies.”

That’s not putting Coun. Donovan Cavers’ mind at ease.

“I think that’s just dodging the actualities of what they’ve decided to do,” Cavers said.

He has already drafted a UBCM resolution, up for debate when council meets next week,

calling on Stone and Premier Christy Clark to lift the BC Transit budget freeze.

While Cavers said he supports a core review of BC Transit the provincial finance ministry has launched, he believes freezing the budget at the same time is unnecessary and could derail

community transit plans.

The City of Kamloops passed its plan for transit in 2011, with goals until 2020, and Cavers said he doesn’t see why the Ministry of Transportation thinks that work is not good enough or not worth funding.

“It throws a wrench

into the gears of a lot of good work communities have been doing,” he said.

Cavers is also skeptical there are enough communities willing to shed a substantial number of hours to allow Kamloops and others to grow.

If the government

wants to keep costs low, Cavers suggests it provide funding that would allow communities to make more modest expansions over the next few years.

“Even being able to improve one route every couple years, it’s still an improvement to service,” he said.

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itamin C is arguably the single most important water soluble antioxidant in the human body. Antioxidants play a key role in protecting cells against free radicals, which can cause damage and play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

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VIEWPOINT THE HOT AND NOT OF THE WEEK Kamloops This Week looks at the stories of the week — the good, the bad and all in-between:

HOT: The decision of the B.C. Lottery Corporation’s new CEO, Jim Lightbody, to buy a home and live in Kamloops while working out of BCLC headquarters in the downtown core.

Unlike his predecessor, Lightbody made it clear during a press conference this week that the CEO will live and work in Kamloops and that Kamloops is indeed the headquarters of the multi-billiondollar Crown corporation.

NOT: The confusion that has reigned supreme over this week’s transit news.

For the uninitiated, the City of Kamloops and BC Transit agreed last year to co-fund a major expansion of transit services.

The agreement was to see 8,500 hours of service added. In fact, a year ago, BC Transit asked council for a speedy response so four buses could be ordered. This week, BC Transit stunned council by saying the expansion is dead due to a lack of funding from Victoria.

BC Transit’s announcement was followed by Transportation Minister Todd Stone saying the Crown corporation was premature in making such an announcement.

Does the right hand with transportation know what the left is doing?

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HOT: The debate that is sure to follow once city council finally releases to the public the much-anticipated consultant’s report on a proposed performing-arts centre.

That report is expected to be available for public eyes next week.

Let the arguing commence.

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Singh was also an “intensely political man who longed to take a bigger stage with big ideas about reforming medicine.

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For Gur Singh, it really was ‘work over words’

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opes were towering among many who lived here in the mid-1990s for a return to a more traditional centre-right party in the provincial government, a successor to the Socreds.

Then-opposition leader Gordon Campbell told local Liberals packed into a hotel convention room his party was going to defeat the NDP and take the swing riding of Kamloops.

“We don’t need a brain surgeon to beat the NDP,” Campbell told grinning Liberals. “But, we got one anyway.”

Such was the respect for Gur Singh nearly 20 years ago that there was no competition when he ran unopposed for the B.C. Liberal nomination.

Much has been said about the physician, philanthropist and businessman who moved to the Thompson Valley in the 1960s to establish a neurosurgery clinic.

But, Singh was also an intensely political man who longed to take a bigger stage with big ideas about reforming medicine.

One idea — user fees or copayments — led to his defeat by New Democrat Cathy McGregor and surely played a part in the NDP winning the 1996 election.

Singh authored a controversial paper in the early 1990s on user fees, recommending slidingscale fees based on income as a way to bring revenue to the system and reduce unnecessary visits.

The B.C. Medical Association declined to endorse the idea when Singh was its president, but the issue would play a continuing role in Singh’s political life.

Campbell took pains in the election campaign to distance himself and the party from user fees, telling reporters the Liberals had no interest in the idea.

But, NDP premier Glen Clark

CAM FORTEMS

Cam’s

LOOPS knew a bogeyman when he saw one.

He sold the image of cash registers ringing up in doctors’ offices and cashed that cheque by winning the election.

Kevin Krueger, known at the time because he had earlier run for the federal Liberals, won in the tougher Kamloops North riding.

Singh, one of the Liberals’ most touted candidates, lost to McGregor in Kamloops South by 800 votes.

It was a crushing defeat for Singh.

Rather than turn away from politics, however, Singh got a head start on the next B.C. Liberal nomination by getting out of the starting blocks well ahead of everyone else.

The NDP’s freefall at the time — best summed up by the infamous bumper sticker designed to look like a licence plate emblazoned with the letters NDP NFG — attracted other locals who saw easy victory.

Newspaper publisher and Kamloops Chamber of Commerce president Al McNair, former B.C. Reformer and city councillor Joe Leong, city councillor Jim Harker and Claude Richmond, at that time a former MLA and cabinet minister who once ran for the Socred leadership, all sought the nomination in Kamloops South.

Clark’s successful labelling of Singh forced the retired neurosurgeon to declare during the nomination race he wouldn’t allow himself to be painted as an advocate for two-tier health care a second time.

But, he never got that chance as he was edged out in a fourth count by Richmond, his political career coming to an end after a wild nomination race.

Singh’s talents were not as a front man, something his unsuccessful campaign for the nomination acknowledged by the slogan “Work over Words.”

He was an man of big ideas who never let go of the concept of user fees.

As little as three or four years ago, Singh thrust a package of clippings and papers in my hands, urging me to read them and again stir up the debate.

In politics, Singh was more effective behind the scenes.

In all the deserving accolades after his death, something went unmentioned — the fact the 44-bed Hillside Centre tertiary psychiatric facility next to Royal Inland Hospital would today be located in Kelowna, somewhere near the cancer clinic, without Singh’s intervention.

While semi-retired at the time, Singh found out behind the scenes there was a push within the psychiatric medical community to have Kelowna as home to the facility.

Kelowna, it was argued, would be more central to the population and be a better attraction for doctors and nurses.

By quietly sending internal documents to reporters indicating what really going on, and matching that by publicly standing up for Kamloops as the best location, Singh ensured the psychiatric unit came to Kamloops as originally promised.

Work over words for sure, Gur. cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

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YOUR OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ANTI-AJAXERS USING BAD DATA TO POLARIZE Editor: Are the people of Kamloops becoming polarized over the proposed Ajax mine?

Those who are fully against the project are not willing to conceive that Ajax could meet or beat the standards required for a mining operation in BC. “Too big and too close” is the mantra we are hearing, even though the acquisition and reporting of the scientific evidence is not yet complete.

It becomes obvious this group does not like the concept of mining and does not want an open pit copper-gold mine in the area. They represent the negative pole.

There have been no “pro-Ajax” coalitions formed that might create an opposing pole in

BETTER HANDYDART SERVICE, PLEASE Editor: I would like to give my input on the number of hours available for transit use in Kamloops.

My son lives in a care facility and the only way for him to go to appointments is by using HandyDart.

There was to be service on weekends and evenings, but it is never available as HandyDart is used mostly for renal patients.

There is no way a person confined to a care facility can go to evening social functions or to church on Sundays.

In addition, HandyDart and regular bus use is unavailable on stat holidays.

It would be nice to have HandyDart available when needed.

Doreen Frederick Kamloops

the community.

Most people in Kamloops are neutral on the project and are awaiting results of the environmental assessment.

Most understand the economic importance of the project is too great to prematurely categorize it as being too big or too close.

The general public understands there will be measureable impacts, social and environmental, from a mine operation no matter where it is located.

The science of environmental assessment is undertaken to quantify that impact. From that quantification, a risk evaluation can be made. Simply put, is the economic benefit of the operation worth the risks posed by the impact?

A risk assessment cannot be completed without scientific data from the site indicating the magnitude of impact and the probability of an occurrence.

Conducting a risk assessment without real data would be bad practice, yet that is what many, even academics who should know better, are attempting to do.

Is Kamloops becoming polarized?

If so, it is due to a vocal anti-Ajax group using bad scientific practice to incite polarization.

Most of the public is waiting for the completion of real science before deciding.

Perry Grunenberg Kamloops

WILL STONE STAND WITH EDUCATORS? I want you to understand parents see the Editor: This is a copy of a letter I sent to Kamloopsteachers’ action last year as a very good lesson South Thompson Liberal MLA Todd Stone in standing up to bullies.

When are you going to stand up in the legisregarding Bill 11, part of which would give lature and represent me, my felgovernment a say in what low parents and the teachers who teachers do on professionalWhen are you development days: deserve your undying respect? going to stand up I strongly disagree with Are all B.C. Liberals really in Education Minister Peter line with these policies? in the legislature Are you victims of groupthink Fassbender’s announcement or are you reined in by party disciand agree with the sentiments and represent me, of the following post I just my fellow parents pline and bought and sold a long time ago? read: “The teachers added and the teachers those five days on voluntarily.

I don’t expect an answer on who deserve your that.

They paid for them. You have That’s just for you to think on. no business in them. “ undying respect?

Mr. Stone, I want you to stand up and say out loud the parents of B.C. want fully funded schools.

I want you to stand up and say the parents Clare Sladden of B.C. want your party to cease undermining Kamloops public education.

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t’s been quite a journey for a quartet of students — in many ways, they’ve been to outer space and back again.

Now, they’re firmly grounded in the science that flows from the trip their experiment took, one designed to study how crystals grow in microgravity.

On the day KTW visited them, the four students — Ryan Watson, Jordan Brown, Hunter Galbraith and Kieren O’Neill —

were gathered in the chemistry lab of Thompson Rivers University chemistry assistant professor Sharon Brewer.

Before then were beakers filled with the subjects of their quest, crystals grown right here in Kamloops — and at the International Space Station orbiting 400 kilometres above Earth.

Assisting them was Lee Groat, a crystallographer at the University of British Columbia.

The nerves rose as the boys were asked to move the crystals, nestled in paper cup-like containers, out of the beakers. One slip and a teeny-tiny crystal

could fall and break.

“Shouldn’t be wearing gloves?” one asked.

“Should we use the pinchers?” asked another.

Brewer smiled and told them to make those decisions themselves — the learning continued.

Once removed successfully, Groat set some of the crystals under a microscope for the boys to see before leading them through a process to affix the crystals on fibres to study them better.

“It’s like a crystal popsicle,” said Sharmane Baerg, the boys’ teacher when

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The group was chosen from three finalists in a school district-wide competition for grades 5 to 8 to create an experiment that would go into orbit through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) run by the National Centre for Earth and Space Science Education in Maryland.

At the time, they were in Baerg’s grade 6/7 split at McGowan Park elementary; now, they’re in Grade 8 at Sa-Hali secondary.

They’ve had their own ups and downs as the project continued. First, there was the $21,500 that had to be raised to help pay for the trip, a task completed by Bert Edwards Science and Technology School principal Paul Hembling — the man who brought the project to Kamloops, the only Canadian city invited to take part this year.

The first time they expected their experiment to head up, there was a flight delay.

Then, a second flight ended abruptly when the rocket blew up just seconds after liftoff.

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McGowan elementary teacher Sharmane Baerg (left), grade 8 students Ryan Watson, Hunter Galbraith, Jordan Brown and Kieren O’Neil visit TRU science lab to work under the direction of University of B.C. crystalographer Lee Groat on Wednesday, April 1.

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The students, their attention riveted on Groat’s explanation of what he was seeing in the Earth and space samples, took a break to describe their journey.

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Ryan said he was “lucky to have this experience� while Jordan noted the opportunity they have had “is something not very many people get a chance to do.�

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3 individuals, 3 levels of fitness, 3 approaches to training for the CFJC-TV Boogie

MARG SPINA

TERRY HANSEN

NICK CARTER

Week four and guess what?

I just received an email saying I am a Runner!

I look the same but apparently I have joined an elite club of athletes in Kamloops — people who run.

They are fleet of foot and can talk while running without gasping for breath. They have their own language, running halfs and using cold water therapy, fancy socks and shoes, travelling to different cities not to fool around but to run in races or marathons.

Do I fit?

I am still plodding along each time I go with the Run Club guys and gals.

My new running shoes haven’t really made much of a difference yet, since my feet still hurt after, but I am sure that will change as I get used to running, since it has been years since I have run three times a week.

And I do look forward to seeing everyone and finding out what is happening in their lives.

As I run and walk the airport dyke, or McArthur Island. I think how lucky I am to live in Kamloops surrounded by such natural beauty. I have made getting outside everyday my new goal. It is too easy to lose track of time in my paperwork stacks.

The trails beg to be explored.

Spring Break has come and gone and the kids are back at school, ready to move.

As I predicted, they have completed their homework.

This week we will walk two minutes/run two, six times, which works out to about 3.5 kilometres of movement.

Students are beginning to notice that, week by week, they are able to walk and run a little further. You can still hear the positive chatter while they are participating and their faces continue to smile.

New this week is the excitement and participation of primary students.

Thanks to the help from Mrs. Thompson, all the students in kindergarten through Grade 3 are moving. Their training is slightly different while these students prepare to finish a two-kilometre Boogie at David Thompson. And, to make it better, if you look around, you will see more than 25 staff members training and cheering on students.

Boogie is infectious!

Carsen Moffett and Keagan Fletcher are Grade 7 students who are role models for the student body. They are participating and encouraging other students and are ready with high fives. Carsen and Keagan comment: “We like to see our classmates and teachers Boogieing with us. It’s nice to see smiles on people’s faces while running.

Boogie has a huge impact on our school.”

You make friends in Run Club and meet ordinary people like yourself who do extraordinary things.

One of the people who inspires me is Deanna. She is a quiet and private person, but once you get to know her, she is amazing.

I was flattered when Deanna told me I inspired her to started running. She heard me on B100 talking about Run Club and said to herself “I can do this.”

Deanna enrolled in Run Club three weeks into the program last year with her sights set on doing the five-kilometre CFJC-TV Boogie The Bridge.

She ended up doing 10 kilometres and four other runs in her first year.

She says the best part of being a runner is getting outside. She was a gym rat and now can’t stand being confined to a four-wall workout.

She likes the positive energy she gets from the club and the high fives she got from others made her come back for more. What I find amazing about Deanna’s story is what she has accomplished in a single year.

This year, Deanna will be knocking another achievement off her bucket list by competing in the Boston Marathon. When ever I need some motivation, all I have to do is look at Deanna’s Facebook page. The cover page says, “The voice inside your head that says you can’t do it is a liar.”

KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK - RUNCLUB PLAYWORK GROUP GOAL WARM-UP

Walkers

Beginners

10k Runners

10k Experienced

Half-Marathon

5k or 10k Boogie walk

5k Boogie run

10k Boogie run

10k Boogie Run

21K Boogie

PLAYWORK

1) Walk easy for 25 min, then power walk for for 35.

Total 60 min 2) Walk easy for 20 min, then power walk for for 30.

Total 50 min 3) Walk easy for 20 min , then power walk for 25 . Total 45 min

Walking warm up of 5 minutes

COOLDOWN

TIPS

1) Walk for 3 min, then run for 3 min. Repeat 7 times.

Total 42 min 2) Walk for 3 min, then run for 3 min. Repeat 5 times.

Total 30 min 3) Walk for 3 min, then run for 3. Repeat 6 times . Total 36 min

Walking warm up of 10 minutes 1) Walk for 2 min, then run for 6.5 min. Repeat six times, and add 10 minute walk.

Total 61 min 2) Walk for 2 min, then run for 6.5 min. Repeat six times.

Total 51 min 3) Walk for 2 min, then run for 6.5 min. Repeat seven times.

Total 59.5 min

1) Walk for 2 min, then run for 8 min. Repeat 8 times.

Total 80 min 2) Walk for 2 min, then run for 8 min. Repeat 5 times.

Total 50 min 3) Walk for 2 min, then run for 8 min. Repeat 6 times.

Total 60 min

1) Walk for 2 min, then run for 8 for a total distance of 18K 2) Walk for 2 min, then run for 8 min. Repeat 6 times.

Total 60 min 2) Walk for 2 min. then fun for 8 min. Repeat 7 times .

Total 70 min.

10 minute walking cool down & stretching Walking is just as great as running. Make certain you are varying your pace during your workouts. THis is how your fitness increases. Swing your arms. Increase your cadence.

Feel the sweat. Drink water.

The number one ingredient for success is to concentrate on “ the time on your feet” - not the run intervals. Commit to your workouts(walking more is always okay). You WILL run 5K on April 26th 2015.

Tips: Make sure you spend some quality time learning about running form. Relax the body.

Leg turnover vs stride length.

Arm swing at 90 degrees.

If your goal is to run boogie in a specific time - start pacing yourself by KM and increase your speed in small increments. Using a race-pacing-band can also be a wonderful way to hit a-specific time-goal. You can find these on the internet. Congrats!

Being comfortable with your supplementation program is important when long distance running. Do you use gels?

Sports drink? Gummy bears?

Other ? Experiment so you know what works best for “ you” .

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Olthuis towering above Qatar MARTY HASTINGS

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aimey Olthuis is the 11th-best female tower runner in the world — and the pride of Qatar.

That is a sentence readers might have expected to see on April Fool’s Day, but this is no joke.

The Kamloops product placed 11th in the Elite Ladies Division final at the World Towerrunning Championships, a Towerrunning World Association (TWA) event held at the Torch Hotel in Doha, Qatar, on March 28.

“It is a totally random sport, but probably the most challenging thing I’ve ever done,” Olthuis said.

“I got hooked. I loved that feeling of accomplishment when you get to the top, the shaking of your legs and even the challenge of doing your best without having any idea where you are in relation to the other competitors.”

The Aspire Torch Staircase Run, the official name for the world-title deciding race, started on the road outside the mammoth hotel and brought competitors into the lobby before they bolted into the staircase and began their ascent to the 50th floor.

Olthuis finished the climb in 10 minutes and 23 seconds.

Andrea Mayr of Austria, who won the Vienna City Marathon in 2009, placed first in the women’s division in a time of 7:50.

“I run two stairs at a time and, if you go too fast, your legs will start shaking and you will be done, so you need to stay fast enough to keep a competitive time, but save the sprint for the

Raimey Olthuis ran up to the 50th floor of the Torch Hotel in Doha, Qatar, to claim 11th place in the women’s division at the World Towerrunning Championships on Saturday, March 28.

final 10 to 15 floors,” Olthuis said.

“There is also a time when you feel the burning in your chest and legs and your mind wants you to stop, but you have to con-

vince yourself to keep going.”

The Simon Fraser University graduate was rewarded for finishing first among females living in Qatar.

“They gave me this beautiful trophy that says ‘1st place female World Championship,’ which is totally misleading. These things happen in Qatar.”

Working on commission and living in Toronto in 2009, Olthuis, who was then worried about the recession, decided to sign a one-year contract in the booming Middle East and she never came back.

She works as a recruitment specialist for the Qatar Foundation, which spearheads human, social and economic development in the country.

Two of her three children — Adam, 3, and Zeinedine, 5 — were born in the Arab country in Southwest Asia, where she lives in Doha with her boyfriend, Ali. Zahra, 7, was born in Toronto.

She first caught the towerrunning bug four years ago when the Torch run was still a community event.

“That year, I came second by only one second and I have been determined ever since to get first,” Olthuis said.

Olthuis became a card-carrying member of the TWA earlier this year and her result at the world championships has qualified her to compete in events across Europe in 2015.

“I plan to finish another seven races to try and get my ranking in the annual events to the top 10 in the world,” Olthuis said.

“That’s my dream anyway. You can check back in December to see if I achieved it.”

The world championships were a two-day event that featured two qualifying heats on Friday before the final on Saturday.

In Heat 1 on Friday morning, about 500 competitors, including 106 women, raced 1,304 steps to

the Torch’s top floor — the 51st floor, 300-metres above ground — and the top 30 males and females advanced to Heat 2.

The second heat brought runners to the hotel balcony on the 30th floor and the results were used to determine starting position for the championship race on Sunday.

Piotr Lobodzinski of Poland won the men’s title, reaching the finish line in 6:17. He was the Towerrunning World Cup champion in 2013 and 2014.

The top-five finishers in the male and female categories earned cash prizes in American dollars — $5,000 for first, $3,000 for second, $2,000 for third, $1,200 for fourth and $800 for fifth.

Olthuis won a four-night stay at the lavish Torch.

After the world championships award ceremony last night, Olthuis packed her bags in preparation for a trip to France, where she will meet her parents and pound the pavement in the Paris Marathon on April 12.

Athletics run in the family.

Olthuis is the daughter of local football legend Brian Olthuis and sister to former Kamloops Broncos head coach Duncan Olthuis and high-school provincial-champion quarterback Brent Olthuis.

Duncan didn’t know tower running was a thing until Raimey told him it was — and he’s pretty impressed by his sister’s accomplishment.

“She’s a lot like my dad. She’s a very tough girl,” Duncan told KTW. “She’s had seven ACL surgeries.

“She’s a free spirit. She puts her mind to something and she gets it done.”

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Blazers’ athletic trainer Colin (Toledo) Robinson will be Canada’s equipment manager, while director of hockey and media administration Tim O’Donovan will be the team’s video manager.

Canada will compete in Zug and Lucerne.

Tim Hunter, head coach of the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors, will be behind Canada’s bench, with Ian Herbers of the University of Alberta and Louis Robitaille of the Drummondville Voltigeurs acting as his assistant coaches.

Robinson has plenty of experience with Hockey Canada, having worked the World Junior Championships

KTW FILE PHOTO

Colin (Toledo) Robinson (left) and Tim O’Donovan of the Kamloops Blazers will work for Hockey Canada at the IIHF Ice Hockey Under-18 World Championship in Switzerland from April 16 to April 26.

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Ryan Keis (26) and Felix Larouche (19) played their final junior games last month.

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Saying goodbye

STORM GRADUATES REFLECT ON CAREERS, LOOK TO THE FUTURE ADAM WILLIAMS

STAFF REPORTER

adam@kamloopsthisweek.com

Lost. Weird.

Disheartening.

Confusing. Sad. The Kamloops Stormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retiring veterans had plenty of words to describe the feelings that came with the end of their junior careers, but fewer for what the future will hold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not too sure.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty confused right now,â&#x20AC;? forward Ian Chrystal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lost without hockey.â&#x20AC;?

Chrystal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; along with forwards Ryan Keis and Felix Larouche, and defenceman Marc DuMont â&#x20AC;&#x201D; played in his last Storm action in Game 6 against the Kimberley Dynamiters earlier this week.

The four 20-year-

olds have aged out of the junior hockey ranks.

They move on to life after the game, well aware the reality of the situation probably hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hit home yet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty weird to think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m never going to have a practice again,â&#x20AC;? Keis told KTW. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of crazy to think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting to set in.â&#x20AC;?

Larouche, the Stormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s captain for the 2014-2015 season, echoed Keisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sentiments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disheartening, a little bit,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, right now, to be honest, not yet, it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sunk in.â&#x20AC;?

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Larouche will be moving to Montreal with his brothers, attending university at either Concordia or McGill.

DuMont is also headed to McGill, hoping to pursue a career in orthodontics.

Chrystal will be moving to Nanaimo, where his parents live, working for the summer and with plans to enrol in the trades at some point.

Keis will be moving home, he to Quesnel. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll work for his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s logging company for the summer before starting a business program at the College of New Caledonia in the fall.

Although the quartet was disappointed to be finished with the game of hockey, there was also some relief expressed. The end of hockey means

they can get the next chapter of their lives started.

And, though their futures are taking them in different directions, the Stormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veterans wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t soon forget their time with Kamloopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; junior B club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the best memories of my life,â&#x20AC;?

Chrystal said.

For Larouche, it will be the dressing room, the friendships and the time with teammates that will be difficult to replace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss most, is everything around the game,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course I love hockey, but I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more about the relationships you make.â&#x20AC;?

Following Game 6, in the hallway outside the Stormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dressing room, head coach Ed Patterson reflected

on what the group of graduates has meant to him in his time behind the bench. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a good, competitive division this year. Our guys developed a ton, I just wish I had this group of 20-year-olds for one more season,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re among some of the best guys Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever coached.â&#x20AC;?

Kamloops general manager Barry Dewar gave each of his veterans a parting gift â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their Storm jerseys, autographed by their teammates, to commemorate their time with the club.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s those sorts of gestures, Keis said, that have made his time with the Storm so memorable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an awesome organization,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change anything that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing here.â&#x20AC;?

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Heavy Hands retains title Ken (Heavy Hands) Huber is still the champ.

Defending his B.C. Combative Sports provincial title in Victoria recently, the Kamloops boxer won a unanimous decision over challenger Aaron Downey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Had the best performance of my career,â&#x20AC;?

Huber said in a message to KTW. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Had him cut and nearly finished in the fourth [round], but he was strong.â&#x20AC;?

The 32-year-old had been looking at the fight against Downey as a chance at redemption, coming off a loss at the national championships in Toronto at the end of last year.

He also said it might be one of his last fights in

KTW FILE PHOTO

Ken Huber successfully defended his B.C. Combative Sports provincial title in Victoria and will fight for another belt this weekend in Langley.

the welterweight division, mulling the possibility of becoming a light heavyweight.

Following his fight in Victoria, however, Huber was offered a shot at the heavyweight

title, which he will fight for this weekend in Langley. His opponent will be a Fernie fighter named Bob Larson.

Huberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fight in Victoria also landed him a spot at

a pro-am event.

Rumble at the Rink will take place on Saturday, May 23, in Nanaimo.

Following Rumble at the Rink, Huber said a promoter has expressed interest in working with him to establish a professional career.

Kamloops kickboxer (Ruthless) Lucas Taylor fought on the same card as Huber in Victoria.

He lost a split decision to hometown fighter Tim (Pacman) Packer.

There will be a rematch, with Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camp feeling the decision was questionable.

Taylor trains at LaRoche World Gung Fu and Kickboxing on the North Shore.

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It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until people started approaching him that Don Schulz truly considered stepping behind the bench of the Thompson Blazers.

The former head coach of the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack, Schulz hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pursued any coaching opportunities since his time with the collegiate hockey club ended.

But, when the possibility of coaching the B.C. Major Midget League (BCMML) club presented itself, the coach decided he and his prospective staff could make a difference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to make it clear that this is a very viable option, especially for any prospective players who want to go to junior camps,â&#x20AC;? said Schulz, who was officially hired earlier this week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rather than go and spend an exorbitant amount of money at various hockey academies, we want to make this a more attractive and developmental option.â&#x20AC;?

Schulzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience extends well beyond his four years with the WolfPack. He was head coach of the bantam AAA Kamloops Jardine Blazers, an assistant coach with the Kamloops Storm and has worked as a Western Hockey League scout for the Tri-City Americans.

Schulz will be joined by assistant coaches Kevin Johnston and Kelly Hall, who he coached with on the

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Don Schulz is the new head coach of the majormidget Thompson Blazers.

WolfPack and the Jardine Blazers, respectively. Former WolfPack goaltending coach Andre Larouche will take on the same role with Thompson, as will former Pack general manager Chris Hans.

Hans has experience with the BCMML program, too, having been the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head coach in 2006-2007. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really want to make it a first-class program,â&#x20AC;? Schulz said.

BC Hockeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to bring in Schulz and his team signalled the end of Mark Chaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-year run as head coach of the Blazers.

Chase went 8-63-9 in two seasons behind the bench in Kamloops.

But, his larger impact may have been in establishing the Blazers as a full-time Kamloops club.

Prior to his time with the team, Thompson was known to play games in Logan Lake and Chase, in addition to a variety of venues in the Tournament Capital.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always other opportunities to pursue,â&#x20AC;? Chase told KTW. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically, we started with nothing and built something out of it. There was definitely a lot of progress made.â&#x20AC;?

Chase had a difficult time retaining local talent and establishing a core of players, a problem that has been endemic for the Thompson Blazers.

That, along with what has been a coaching carousel of sorts, has contributed to the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perennial struggles. In Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, it has had at least eight different head coaches, with a collective record of 66-260-34 dating back to 2006-2007.

Chase said the new coaching group will have a good core of players looking to return for 2015-2016, which should help yield improved results.

Regardless of how his time with the Blazers ended, Chase said has no hard feel-

ings as he moves on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a lot of positives moving forward for the program and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m definitely a huge supporter of it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Among the immediate plans for Schulz is what the new head coach called a recruiting binge. He and his staff will meet with returning players before speaking with prospective bantams and midgets locally.

They then plan to travel to Revelstoke and Salmon Arm, speaking to players from those cities, as well as players from Sicamous and the North Okanagan.

Schulz said the plan will be to attract the best players in the region, which includes the best bantams coming out of Kamloopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AAA program. He also wants to make Thompson a viable

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The new Notice Enforcement Bylaw sets out the penalties and the period for paying or disputing Bylaw Notices received for violating the provisions of the campground, building regulations, unsightly premises, dangerous dogs, zoning, solid waste, noise control and water system regulations bylaws. The bylaw also allows for a dispute adjudication system to resolve disputes in relation to issued Bylaw Notices.

When does it come in to effect?

Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2500 comes into effect April 1, 2015.

Why is the new program being introduced?

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The system is intended to resolve bylaw violations and notice disputes in a simple, cost-effective manner. The new Bylaw Notice Dispute Adjudication System will improve efficiencies in the area of paying and collecting fines as well as delivering a streamlined process to the public.

How will it affect me?

If you receive a Bylaw Notice for violating one of the TNRD bylaws listed above, you will have 30 days to either pay the fine or dispute the Notice through the Dispute Adjudication System without having to go through the Provincial court system (which can take up to 6 months). An independent adjudicator will hear the dispute instead, possibly resolving the dispute in one month.

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Simplifies and expedites the dispute processes by removing minor bylaw violations from the Provincial court system; Reduces costs associated with using the court system (lawyers and the time spent by enforcement officers waiting to testify); Includes dedicated staff members (the Screening Officers) to act as a resource to help residents dealing with bylaw tickets and the dispute process.

Allows residents to dispute tickets in-person, in writing or over the phone; Provides additional flexibility to encourage bylaw compliance as opposed to a strict enforcement focused system.

How do I get more information?

For more information, please contact bylawenforce@tnrd.ca or visit the TNRD website at www.tnrd.ca.

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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays open the 2015 season on Monday in New York. Here are five things to watch this year as Canada’s Major League Baseball team takes the field: CLIPPED WINGS — The injury bug bit the Toronto Blue Jays hard this pre-season. Starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (ACL, out for the season), outfielder Michael Saunders (left knee surgery, may be back opening day), infielder Maicer Izturis (right groin strain, may be back opening day) all went down during spring training.

Injuries have plagued Toronto’s starting rotation in recent years as well, putting extra pressure on the Blue Jays team of trainers.

HOT CORNER — Third baseman Josh Donaldson was traded to Toronto from Oakland in November for a handful of Blue Jays players, including Canadian infielder Brett Lawrie. How the all-star fares in Toronto, both at bat in the hitterfriendly Rogers Centre and as a fielder on the stadium’s tough FieldTurf, is up in the air.

THE MAN IN THE MASK — The Blue Jays signed veteran catcher

Russell Martin, who was born in Toronto but raised in Chelsea, Que., to provide leadership for their young rotation of pitchers. He’s also shouldering the responsibility of catching for knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, a particularly tricky task. How Martin well handles both responsibilities could make or break the Jays season.

YOUTH MOVEMENT — Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos made a lot of moves in the off-season, making the team younger. The starting rotation includes Aaron Sanchez (22) and Daniel Norris (21) while the bullpen could feature 20-year-olds Miguel Castro and Roberto Osuna.

Devon Travis (23) starts at second base and Dalton Pompey (22) will play centre field. Drew Hutchison (24) has been named opening day starter.

POWER GAME — Last season, the Blue Jays hit 177 home runs, third most in Major League Baseball. It’s possible that they’ll top that output this year. Donaldson’s 29 home runs last season is an upgrade over Lawrie’s 12. Edwin Encarnacion will also be zeroed in on offence, as he shifts from first base to designated hitter. That could see an improvement on his 34 homers last year.

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— The prosecution rested yesterday in the murder trial of former New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez after spending more than two months presenting a case that he killed the boyfriend of his fiancee’s sister.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder in the June 17, 2013, killing of Odin Lloyd, who was found dead in an industrial park less than a mile from Hernandez’s home. At the time, Hernandez had a $40-million contract with the Patriots.

Prosecutors called more than 100 witnesses since testimony began Jan. 29, including team owner Robert Kraft, who testified this week that two days after the killing, Hernandez looked him in the eye and told him

he was innocent. They also submitted hundreds of pieces of evidence, including surveillance videos from inside Hernandez’s home that showed him holding a black object that appeared to be a gun less than 10 minutes after Lloyd’s killing. A joint found near Lloyd’s body had DNA from both men on it.

Hernandez’s legal team has gone after that evidence, calling into question the testimony of an employee of weapons manufacturer Glock who had identified the black object as a gun and arguing it was a piece of electronics, such as an iPad or a TV remote.

They also have gone after the police investigation, painting it as bumbling and inept and saying Hernandez was targeted as a suspect because he is a celebrity.

Prosecutor William McCauley announced yesterday that the prosecution had

rested. Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh then sent the jurors home.

Garsh is expected to hear arguments today on several pending issues. Hernandez’s lawyer James Sultan told Garsh this week the defence team expects to call witnesses on Monday and be completed with their questioning that day.

Once the defence rests, each side will deliver a closing argument. Then the jury will be given instructions, and three alternates will be randomly selected from among the 15 jurors immediately before deliberating. A final jury of 12 members will decide Hernandez’s fate.

Eighteen jurors began the trial in January, but three were dismissed, including one who is accused of misrepresenting her answers during screening in a bid to get onto the jury.

Olynyk hurts eye, scores 19 for Celtics BOSTON — Kelly Olynyk scored 19 points after nearly missing the game with an eye injury sustained hours before tip-off, and Boston beat Indiana in a matchup of NBA Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls.

Tyler Zeller scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half and Evan Turner finished with 13 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for Boston, which is a half-game out of a playoff spot.

The Celtics sit just behind Brooklyn and Miami, who are tied for seventh place in the East.

George Hill had 21 points and Rodney Stuckey scored 16 for the Pacers, who lost for the ninth time in 11 games.

In an interview after the game, Olynyk unintentionally leaked news of his friend Dougie Hamilton’s broken ribs.

Hamilton is a defenceman with the Boston Bruins.

Y Obituaries & In Memoriam Z The Little Unicorn

by Peggy Kociscin,Albuquerque, New Mexico

There lived a little unicorn (From when the earth was new), His coat so white it glistened, His eyes a sparkling blue.

In innocence and beauty, He danced through woods and streams.

The animals danced with him, His heart aglow with dreams.

He laughed and played with rainbows, So happy all day through, He loved to kiss the flowers As their petals shone with dew.

But, as he grew and learned of life, The sparkle in his eye Grew misty as he realized Just what it means to cry.

The unicorn tried tirelessly, And gave the climb his best; But he felt it was not good enough, He felt he’d failed the test.

He learned that there are shadows In spite of shining sun.

The more he grew, he found that life Was never always fun.

He could not understand it When he felt himself rejected – When all his gentle being asked Was but to be accepted.

For now he’d learn of feelings That come from deep within; No longer in the “dream world” Where (for so long) he’d been.

All this was just too much for him, He knew not what to do.

That he was special as himself, Somehow, he never knew.

His gentle heart desired But to know the pleasure of To give and to receive The very precious gift of love.

His spirit crushed, he felt defeated, And lonely tears would start.

Not understanding how to love, It simply broke his heart.

To love meant to be happy, And yet it also brought him pain; For those he loved could hurt him Again.. and yet again.

But now he’s in a loving place Where all his pain has ceased, Where all accepted him and his love, Where all he knows is peace.

He wandered through the meadows In the moon’s soft, silver light.

He loved to gaze at all the stars That lightened up the night.

His mother held him lovingly And tried to ease his fears About the sadness life could bring...

The lonely, bitter tears.

He listened to the music Of the birds that graced the trees.

He frolicked with the butterflies And raced the gentle breeze.

She said, “Life is like a mountain, (And surely this is true) That we must climb as best we can.

There’s no ‘around or ‘through.’”

A loving Being tells him, “You’re delightful as you are.”

His spirit free, his brilliance now Outshines the brightest star!

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JAMES ALEC “JIM” KILNER 1926 - 2015 Jim was born in Armstrong, BC on October 18, 1926. He joined the army in January 1943 and was discharged in August 1943 for a “wrong statement concerning his age.” So much for the army! Jim then joined the Navy in May 1944 and discharged in February 1946.

A Navy Man through and through, M.P. Cathy McLeod gave Jim a special letter of recognition on the 75th anniversary of Canadian engagement in World War II. He joined Finning Tractor and Equipment, first as a mechanic, then into sales. Jim retired in 1985 and in 1999, moved to Kamloops. A kind, gracious and courteous man, he enjoyed helping out at ANAVETS Unit 290, where he was an active member. Jim also enjoyed traveling, visiting, hunting and golfing.

Jim is survived by his loving wife Arlette, son Jim of Vancouver, son-in-law Gordon (Deborah) Ulrich of St. Albert, Alberta stepsons, David Knowles of Kelowna, BC, Jeff (Tracey) Knowles of Ottawa, Ontario, and William Knowles of Victoria, BC. He is also survived by grandchildren, Matt (Jamie- Lynne), Mark (Stephene), Magham, Michele, Geoffrey ( Lisa), Greggery, Sarah, Joy, Rachel, Jesse, Colby and Riley and one great-grandchild Angel-Alexi. He will also be lovingly remembered by sister Dorothy Robinson of Winnipeg, Manitoba, sister-in-law Dorothy Kilner of North Vancouver, BC. Jim is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. He was predeceased by parents, William and Agnes, brothers Edward, Fred and Roy, his first wife Helen and daughter Donna.

There will be a Celebration of Life for Jim on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 10 AM in the ANAVETS, #9 - 177 Tranquille Rd., with Mr. Randy Williams officiating.

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The Angel On Your Shoulder

By Jackie Huston Lena, Wisconsin

There’s an angel on your shoulder Though you may not know she’s there, She watches over you day and night And keeps you in her care.

There’s an angel on your shoulder Watching you learn and grow Keeping you safe from danger And nurturing your soul.

She’ll be there through your triumphs She’ll dance on clouds with pride, She’ll hold your hand through disappointments and fears, Standing faithfully by your side.

In her lifetime this angel was strong and true, And stood up for what was right.

In your life you’ll be faced with decisions and trials And she’ll shine down her guiding light.

Life holds so much in store for you, So remember as you grow older, There are no heights you cannot reach ‘Cause there’s an angel on your shoulder.

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Y Obituaries & In Memoriam Z ALBERT NEIL WALKER

EDNA MAY MAURER (WOODS)

We are saddened to announce the passing of Neil Walker of Kamloops, B.C. on March 30th, 2015.

Neil is predeceased by his parents, Albert and Thelma Walker, and is survived by his brothers Garth (Marg) and Dale (Karin), and many nieces and nephews.

Neil was born in Kamloops on the 23rd of May, 1940. With parents and brothers, he lived in Baie Comeau P.Q., Yorkton, Sask., and Vernon, B.C. He has been a resident of Kamloops for the past several years.

He was a highly intelligent, unique, complex individual, very much at home with his own company. A true man of the north, Neil worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company in the Northern Stores Division, serving at many different trading posts in the Yukon and Northwest Territories as a manager and fur buyer.

The family would like to extend their gratitude to the doctors and nurses at Royal Inland Hospital for their loving care and compassion.

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Edna is survived by her loving husband Joe, their five children and their spouses: Gerry (Judy) Maurer of Smithers, Elaine (Richard) Horning, Marie (Rod) McCaskill, Wayne Maurer, David (Andria) Maurer and their 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

There are not enough words to describe Edna but a few would be: loving, caring, supportive, patient, devoted and wise.

Edna came from a very large family of twelve brothers and sisters. She is predeceased by one sister and three brothers.

Edna passed peacefully surrounded by her family. She maintained a positive attitude and was lovingly visited by family and friends during her short stay at the Ponderosa Lodge. The family would like to extend a warm thank you to the staff at the Ponderosa Lodge and Royal Inland Hospital.

Edna is cherished and loved by all who knew her and will never be forgotten.

Prayers will be held Monday, April 6th at 7:00 pm and the Funeral Mass will held Tuesday, April 7th at 11:00 am, followed by a reception. All to be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 635 Tranquille Road. The Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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The Funeral Service will take place at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel, 285 Fortune Dr. Public viewing will take place from 12:00 to 2:00 pm in the Rosewood Room at Kamloops Funeral Home.

Family flowers only please. Donations in memory of Ron may be sent to Kamloops Funeral Home or placed in a donation box at the end of the service for the SPCA in Kamloops, as this was a charity close to Ron’s heart.

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He was predeceased by his father Leslie Geczi in 1995, his grandfather in 1991 and his grandmother in 2003.

David was born on Feb. 11, 1973 in Kamloops. He graduated from Norkam in 1991. He worked at Panago from the age of 16 for 20 years followed by 6 years as a Service Clerk at Safeway, until his illness made it impossible for him to work.

He has lived at Overlander Extended Care for the past 7 years.

His family would like to express their appreciation to the staff at Overlander Extended Care Evergreen, for their exceptional care of David. Thanks also extended to Dr. Hamilton and to Rev. Isabel Healey-Morrow and Mr. Terry Bepple for their support over the years.

A memorial service will be held on April 4th at 11 A.M. at Kamloops Funeral Home, 285 Fortune Dr. with Rev. Isabel Healey-Morrow officiating.

If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Huntington’s Society, in lieu of flowers and can be made at 151 Frederick St., Ste 400 Kitchener, Ont. N2H-2M2.

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Many thanks to the Ponderosa Lodge and Kamloops Senior Centre for the excellent care and attention shown to Ron during his time there.

He is survived by his loving mother Naomi of Kamloops and his brother James (Portia) Geczi; niece Caitlin and nephew Matthew all of Vancouver, B.C. As well as; his niece Courtenay Barry of Grande Prairie, AB. David is also survived by his aunt Julia (John) Oikawa and his uncle Ken (Gail) Oikawa of Newmarket, Ont., cousins Kenneth and Stephen Oikawa of Ontario and Diane Oikawa of Ft. McMurray, Pat Oikawa of Vancouver, B.C. and Kim Oikawa of Edmonton, AB.

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Ron Gibbs sadly passed away on March 22, 2015. He was born in Gainsbrough, England on February 23, 1932 and emigrated to Kamloops in 1968. Dearly loved husband of the late Barbara Gibbs, loving father to Simon Gibbs and partner Michelle of Kamloops BC, beloved brother-in-law of Marion Maureen Val of the U.K. and Joyce of South Africa, uncle to Sarah and family in the United Kingdom, good friend to Ken and Stephen of Kamloops and all the guys and ladies he met up with at McDonald’s on the North Shore Kamloops. Ron will be sadly missed by family and friends in Kamloops, Alberta, and the U.K.

David Kenneth Geczi of Kamloops, passed away at age 42 on March 10th, 2015 after a lengthy battle with Huntington’s Disease.

Edna had many interests and hobbies. She loved to go up north with Joe to fish for Steelhead and Spring Salmon. She enjoyed travelling to visit her family and friends. She had a passion for quilting and was always on the lookout for Phentex Wool to make her signature slippers. She leaves behind an amazing collection of family photo albums as she always had her camera handy. She was a terrific hostess and loved cooking, canning, and baking food for family and guests. Edna really enjoyed doing word search puzzles but one of her absolute favorite things to do was to play crib with Joe.

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Edna was born in Melford, Saskatchewan. At the age of 20 she moved to Kamloops, BC where she worked at the Tranquille Sanitorium. In 1948 she met her one true love, Joe Maurer, who also worked at Tranquille as a building service worker. They married on April 12th, 1950. Edna was well known as the manager of the Woodwards Food Counter and was famous for her amazing strawberry pie.

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Westsyde Fire Fighters, Police Officers, Marjorie Willoughby Hospice for the exceptional care given to my husband Carl on his journey through multiple cerebral hemorrhages.

Gratefully, Gloria Peterson

Life Is Like A Butterfly Life is like a butterfly, Softly, softly . . .

One never knows why . . .

It touches your cheek, then says “goodbye.”

Fragile and sweet, like blooming flowers Life’s loves and trials last only the hours That they touch your heart, then say “goodbye” Life is like a butterfly.

SOREN CHRISTIAN GJOLBOE LAURSEN It is with profound sorrow that we mark the passing of our beloved Father, Chris Laursen a.k.a. “Farfar”. However, it is with heartfelt joy that we remember him and his wonderful legacy.

Dad passed away peacefully on March 29, 2015 at 95 years of age, with his loving children by his side.

Left to mourn are daughters: Linda Hunt (Noel); Karen Giddings (Randy); Christine Laursen (Murray); Lisa Dohnalek (Bob); Sonya Smoley (Joe), only son Christian, son-in-law Bob Caines, brother Ben and cousin Benth. Also grieving are 21 grandchildren, 22 great - grandchildren, and 8 great-great grandchildren.

Chris was predeceased by the love of his life, Margaret (Maggie) Laursen in 2013, and his loving daughter, Ingrid Caines, in 2009.

Dad was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and immigrated to Canada in 1925. In the midst of WWII, he joined the Canadian Army in 1941 – the same year he met & married his wife of 72 years. During the period 1942-1963, seven children were added to the Laursen family tree.

Dad was an avid outdoor enthusiast. Fishing, hunting, camping, & cross country skiing were high on his priority list, and he spent many hours in the Cariboo region of B.C. – particularly in “his” meadow at 70 Mile House. Family members have fond memories of time spent with Dad on the property at 108 Mile, for numerous gatherings – and on various golf courses for the Laursen Family Golf Tournament...FORE!! Chris was also known to play a competitive game of cribbage, and could dance a fast polka.

Chris was heavily involved in the construction industry throughout B.C. and Alberta, from 1945-1980, when he then retired. Some of his legacy projects include: the Overlander Bridge in Kamloops; the Burfield Chair at Sun Peaks Resort; the George Massey Tunnel in Richmond; and the initial $450 million development of Whistler Village. Under C.M. Laursen Contracting, he also provided Management on over 40 million dollars of various projects.

Dad’s employment history also encompassed a three year stint as Owner/Operator of the Lions Bay Marina.

Dad had a perpetual twinkle in his eye, a great sense of humour, and an abundance of love for his family. Everyone that knew him, respected and admired him. He was a true gentleman...classy, honest, generous, and non-judgemental.

The family is extremely grateful for the professional & empathetic care he received while at Gemstone Care Centre.

Dad’s life will be honored privately at the Laursen Family Reunion being held in June. No flowers by request “SKOL” to a life well lived – we love you!

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A cord to remind us all God does not change Joshua 2:17 and 18: “The men said to her, ‘This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house.’”

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t about 10 a.m. on a late February morning, I took a photograph of an old dog-tethering cord that still hangs from a small shrubby tree less than 100 metres from where my wife and I live.

That cord was used by the last two guys who moved into the old house at the corner. The two guys showed up with their dogs between the first day a forensics team was on site and a sec-

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ond day, when four members of a forensics team went inside the house, carrying cameras and a number of plastic totes.

Gone is just about all the evidence that might have reminded people what went on there over a four-year period.

Gone are the large, expensive 4X4 pickup trucks, the overwhelming smell of skunk cabbage, the steel bins that held stuff from inside the house, the real-estate sign that

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appeared when the dilapidated structure stood empty, the stream of people in and out of the place following the removal of the first real-estate sign, the faded red car driven by the tough guy with the shaven head and the young girls who found themselves with an invisible “for sale” sign on their bodies.

Yes, the men and machines were hired to remove all traces of the past. But, one seemingly insignificant sign was overlooked. The tethering cord, shining a bright white in the centre of the photograph, hangs as a silent testament.

In the book of Joshua (in the Old Testament section of the Bible) is the story of a woman named Rahab.

She was reportedly a prostitute and a Gentile (non-Jewish person).

Of the many remarkable things that can be noted in the story about Rahab, two stand out in the minds of people who have read it. One is the breaking down of the fortified walls around Jericho. The other is the scarlet cord. (The story of Rahab can be found in Joshua, chapters 2 through 6.)

The scarlet cord has been looked upon as a symbol of God’s salvation through Jesus’ sacrificial death (i.e. the red colour of His blood shed on the Cross).

The scarlet cord was hung in the window of her home as a sign of God’s protection for Rahab and her family.

When the Israelites attacked Jericho, Rahab and her family were spared.

She went on to marry Salmon, an Israelite from the tribe of Judah. Her son was Boaz, the husband of Ruth. Joseph, the legal

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father of Jesus, was her direct descendant.

I don’t know if anyone truly understands how God works.

Miracles are miracles because they are things that happen above and beyond what can be explained by natural means. How and to whom God chooses to do His will are things we often cannot understand.

Why God chose to speak to and use a prostitute in Old Testament times is totally beyond what most people could comprehend.

How such a woman would be in the lineage of Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, is also something that

must surely be seen as a choice God made for reasons He alone knows.

Nevertheless, the symbolic scarlet cord was a sign given in Old Testament days of the eventual shedding of Jesus’ blood at Calvary for the salvation of all who would believe.

Why would a seemingly insignificant length of white cord be left behind at a the site of a former drug house? How could I read anything into a tethering cord left behind over a year ago by a couple of guys who were only there for a matter of a week or 10 days?

Maybe it means nothing. Or, maybe it

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A white tethering cord hangs from a tree in John Noakes’ neighbourhood. To Noakes, the cord is a symbol that God remembered a troubled teenage girl and took care of her.

means nothing to anybody else.

Like the story of Rahab, a young woman was very much involved in this place.

She might well have been less than 16 years of age. She was taken into that house and into the drug trade by a guy twice her age.

A “for sale” sign was put upon her. Don’t think for a moment that God didn’t notice or didn’t care.

For me, the white cord shining in the morning sunlight is a symbol that God remembered her and took care of her — somehow. Who knows what is in the future or how God will treat these types of things as time goes by?

That’s up to Him. As for Jericho, Joshua pronounced an oath and it is recorded in Joshua chapter 6 verse 26.

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Easter services in city Churches across Kamloops and in the Kamloops region will be holding Easter services through the long weekend.

Pick up a copy of yesterday’s edition of Kamloops This Week and turn to pages B8 and B9, where you will find no less than 20 churches and a list of services from Good Friday through to Easter Monday.

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any of Kamloops’ chronic pain patients have likely already met Dr. Ian Mitchell during one of his shifts in Royal Inland Hospital’s emergency room.

“They don’t have family doctors, so they end up in the emergency room and I see them all the time,” he said.

“They’re on Dilaudid and morphine and Percocet and it’s terrible. Most of these patients don’t want to be on these medications, but they need something to help with their pain.”

With the opening of a new clinic on St. Paul Street downtown, Mitchell is hoping to see some of the same patients in a new venue, where he can offer them another option — medical marijuana.

Mitchell is a consultant with the Realeaf Wellness Centre, which opened in Kamloops in February and aims to connect patients with

medical-marijuana producers across the country.

Until recently, the federal government allowed medical-marijuana users to grow their own supply at home.

That all changed last year, when Health Canada put responsibility for supplying the crop in the hands of so-called licensed producers.

Mitchell puts the number of producers at about 11, each selling a variety of strains.

Realeaf connects patients in need with producers, helping them pick a strain and a supplier best suited to their needs.

Releaf also helps patients work through the bureaucracy surrounding medical pot.

While a pre-existing diagnosis for a condition that could be helped by marijuana is required, Mitchell said the clinic is open to those whose own family doctors have recommended medical pot and those who either don’t have a family doctor or have a physician who is reluctant to to prescribe.

“Most doctors, first off, they’re

not educated enough about this to prescribe it,” Mitchell said.

“Secondly they don’t want to be that doc in a Hawaiian shirt who gives out a prescription to all these young guys who come in with back pain.

“Nobody wants to be that doc and there’s a lot of stigma attached to it, still.”

Besides the supply, Realeaf also offers counselling services to answer questions ranging from how to use vaporizer to figuring out correct dosages.

Fees to use the clinic range from about $65 to just under $300, said Realeaf owner Ron Bell, depending on whether physician and counselling services are required.

So far, about 40 people are using some variety of the clinic’s service and Bell hopes to expand locally with more consultants.

Bell, who has operations in Kamloops and Vancouver, also wants to add a clinic on Vancouver Island.

Mitchell found his interest in

medicinal cannabis mostly by accident.

Attending an American conference with the hopes of learning more about alternative uses for ketamine, he decided to take in a session on marijuana and said he was “floored” by its possible uses.

He is now in the process of setting up a study with a producer on Nanaimo that will determine the effectiveness of medical marijuana in treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

“Mostly it comes from anecdotal evidence from the Vietnam War,” Mitchell said.

“Vietnam veterans had PTSD, used cannabis and found it effective, but there’s no research to back that up.”

While animal studies and some less-comprehensive trials have pointed towards pot’s effectiveness, the study would be the first to compare various marijuana strains against a placebo.

It’s set to go ahead later this year pending Health Canada and University of B.C. approvals.

They’re on Dilaudid “and morphine and

Percocet and it’s terrible.

Most of these patients don’t want to be on these medications, but they need something to help with their pain.

”

— DR. IAN MITCHELL

Remembering You at Easter Lovingly Remembered JAIME RACHAEL ARYCHUK NOVEMBER 20,1981 - APRIL 4,2014

IN MEMORY OF DANIEL HOWLAND October 7, 1938 - April 4, 2013

It’s been two years now and we still miss you everyday.

Love from your family

Missing You, Your family

DAUGHTER,

Sister,

Mother

In Loving Memory

IN LOVING MEMORY

Thinking of you every day, Your garden is flourishing.

Alicia Renee Mc Donnell Januaryy 2, 1978 - April p 6, 2013 May the winds of Love blow gently And whisper in your ear, How much we love and miss you And wish that you were here Mom (Hope), Dad (Bob), Gillbert Jordan (Rayne), Megan, Melissa (Brandon), Sarah (Paul), daughter Nissa and son Bailey

Gayle O. Marks

December 4, 1917 - July 24, 2006

Frank Richard Marks

May 26, 1912 - March 20, 2002

Loving and missing you, Your daughter Jeanne and family

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Kristen Marini is ready to talk about chickadees — and how tough it is for them to live in the city.

In fact, the graduate student in environmental science at Thompson Rivers University can liken the reality the tiny birds face to people who live in the wrong side of town, where walking down the street can be dangerous and where having a full life is a challenge — and she can do it in just 180 seconds.

Marini will show that skill when TRU hosts the Three-Minute Thesis Western Regional Championship on April 30, having won at the local level last week.

She’ll be up against 15 other graduate students in the annual competition requiring students to explain their research work

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Kristen Marini presents her research on how the environment affects the chickadee during the ThreeMinute Thesis competition at Thompson Rivers University. The environmental-science student came in first and won the People’s Choice award. She now heads to the regional level, to be held at TRU on April 30.

before a live audience with just one slide to assist them.

First, Marini had to get through the TRU competition, which saw her competing with

four others.

Businessadministration student Lesia Romaniuk presented her work on gender issues — in particular, taking a look at

the boards of directors and executive of 100 companies to determine if their makeup reflects the demographic reality women make up 51 per cent of

the workforce and 59 per cent of students in graduate schools.

Tallon Milne is studying for a masters degree in environmental science and present-

ed his research on the proliferation of what he called “bad bugs” — the superbugs now finding homes in hospitals and care facilities and having developed to the point difficult to treat them.

Hasan Kettaneh, studying in the education faculty, talked about what he called glocalization in higher education and the need for post-secondary institutions to adapt their teaching ways to deliver education that doesn’t leave students isolated.

Amna Farooq, also studying environmental science, spent her three minutes talking about the proliferation of bisphenol A in water and the impact it has on ecosystems and humans.

Introducing the students and the competition, TRU manager of research services Troy Fuller noted an 80,000word thesis would normally take a student nine hours to present,

making the limit a challenge.

He told the audience the goal is not only to highlight research at post-secondary institutions but to teach students communications skills, ways to engage their audience and how to master their topic so they can explain it in a few sentences.

Fuller said there are about 200 students studying at the graduate level at TRU. Last year, a TRU master of environmental science student took first place at the Western regional level.

The competition began in Australia in 2008, with the University of Queensland hosting 160 students. It has expanded to 170 universities in 18 countries, including 32 in Canada.

The event will be in the Black Box Theatre in the Old Main Building on April 30.

Marini also won the People’s Choice Award at the TRU level.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Bombs set to fall on Islamic State THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The commander of Canada’s combat operations in the Middle East says preparations to send air strikes into Syria are in the final stages and bombs could be falling on Islamic State targets within days.

Brig.-Gen. Dan Constable, speaking in a conference call from Kuwait on Thursday, said Canada’s allies are “excited’’ that the CF-18 jets will expand their operations beyond Iraq, where they have been conducting missions for six months.

Since last September, the U.S., and at least three Persian Gulf countries, have also been hitting extremist targets in Syria, which is tangled in a brutal, four-yearlong, civil war.

Constable said Canadian pilots are being briefed on the territory and review-

ing potential threats in specific areas.

“From our perspective, operations in Syria are going to be very, very close to those over Iraq in terms of how we mitigate threats, surface-to-air threats,’’ he said.

“As you can imagine, the safety of my aircrew is paramount for me and I’m very confident we have all of the procedures in place to deal with any threats that could be presented.’’

Constable would not say whether pilots have been instructed to attack Syrian air defence batteries that lock on to them with radar, nor would he comment on the state of that country’s early warning system.

Defence Minister Jason Kenney has said strikes against extremists will take place in areas where there is no Syrian air-defence radar, but open-source technical reports

show as many as five of the country’s 31 early warning sites are located in the region.

Whether they are still operational is unclear.

Earlier this week, Parliament approved a motion that extended the combat mission for a year and expanded the campaign to include missions in Syria, where the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant holds sway over a vast swath of territory in the eastern and northern portions of the country.

The CF-18s flew six bombing missions in Iraq over the last 10 days, but none of them involved supporting the major offensive in Tikrit, where Iranianbacked Shiite militias and the Iraqi army have fought a bloody, protracted battle.

The U.S.-led coalition initially held back air support because of the involvement of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard,

known as the Quds Force, in training the militias. It has since relented and conducted a series of strikes — beginning March 25 — that paved the way for government forces to advance.

Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson insisted last week that Canada does not “align with the Iranians.’’

Yet, Constable confirmed on Thursday there is no ban on Canadians supporting the Tikrit operation.

The absence of CF-18s from the strike roster was a decision by the American commanders who allot targets.

“There is no specific prohibition,’’ he said.

“We would strike in support of the government of Iraq, Iraqi security forces and it just so happens in the Tikrit area, there’s enough coalition strike assets that we were assigned in other areas on that day.’’

MORTGAGE PREMIUMS TO RISE FOR LOWER DOWN PAYMENTS THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is raising mortgage insurance premiums for homebuyers with less than a 10 per cent down payment by about 15 per cent, effective June 1.

Premiums for homebuyers with a down payment of 10 per cent or more and for CMHC’s portfolio insurance and multi-unit insurance products are unchanged.

The changes do not apply to mortgages currently insured by CMHC. CMHC said the increase follows an annual review of its insurance products and capital requirements.

It estimated that for the homebuyer who has less than a 10 per cent down payment and borrows $250,000, the higher premium will result in an increase of about $5.20 to the monthly mortgage payment.

Daycare discrimination?

THE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG — A lesbian couple say they are filing a human rights complaint after they say they were denied a daycare spot for their baby girl because of their sexual orientation.

Agata Durkalec and her partner moved to Winnipeg from Ontario and began looking for a daycare for their 10-month-old daughter. They thought they were in luck when they found an opening at a home daycare, but allege the operator

withdrew the offer in writing when learning they are lesbians.

In an email to Durkalec, the woman said their baby wouldn’t be a “good fit’’ because she knew how other families at the daycare feel about same-sex couples.

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TODAY W FRI., APRIL 3 EASTER BAKE SALE, 10 a.m. to noon at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1044 Eighth St. Hosted by the Ukrainian Women’s Association.

MUSIC: THE BURN INS, live at Bailey’s Pub, 1050 Eighth St. THEATRE: 39 STEPS, 8 p.m. at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave., 120 minutes running time. Tickets from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

SAT., APRIL 4 FAMILY: EASTER EGG DECORATING, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St. FAMILY: EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sahali Centre Mall.

Includes Easter egg hunt, face painting, colouring contest, craft table, popcorn and cotton candy and two jumping castles.

Easter bunny will be on hand for photos for $5 from noon to 2 p.m.

The farmers’ market will also be on hand.

MUSIC: J.P. MORTIER, live at The Art We Are, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., $5 at the door.

MUSIC: BRADEN GATES, homebased show live at The Bassment.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. More info: thebassmentkamloop s.com.

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his weekend promises to be an eggciting one at the BC Wildlife Park.

The park is holding it’s annual Easter Eggs-citement event, starting today and running through Monday — something it’s been doing for longer than David Edwards, manager of education and special events, can even remember.

“It goes way back,” he said.

“We’ve been doing it for years and years and years.”

Edwards said the event makes the Easter long weekend one of the busiest times of the year at the park.

“It’s one of our most popular special events,

MORE EASTER ACTIVITIES Sahali Centre Mall is hosting Easter Eggstravaganza, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow.

The mall will be jazzed up for the holiday, with an Easteregg hunt, face-painting, a colouring contest and craft table, popcorn and cotton candy and two jumping castles.

Professional photos with the Easter Bunny will be available from noon to 2 p.m. for $5 and the Visions Farmers’ Market will be open.

The mall is at 945 West Columbia St. Big Little Science Centre will host Easter-egg decorating from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow.

The centre is at 655 Holt St. so, between the four days, we’ll get between 5,000 and 6,000 people,” he said.

“It’s a biggie.”

The weekend will feature pancake breakfasts — $3 for kids, $6 for adults — each morning, followed by a full slate of

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Easter-egg hunts — more than 150,000 eggs in total — will take place each half-hour, with scavenger hunts for children older than 12.

Bouncy castles will be featured, as well as

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Automobile anomalies: The curse of the paid-off car

I

had been warned by a friend.

It was around November when I told him I had finally paid off my car.

He had paid off his own not long before and warned me of impending bills that would ensue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the curse of the paid-off car.

I ignored the omen and even looked forward to months down the road when my insurance premiums would drop, having been accident-free for some time, to further relieve my bank account from the costs of owning a vehicle.

I should have known.

The first I-told-youso moment came soon after.

I was adjusting my seat at a stop light when it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lock.

It rolled back and fourth in the track while I desperately tried to click it in.

It was my turn to go, however, so I rolled into the intersection while pushing in the clutch.

I jetted backwards while white-knuckling the wheel and made a

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bouncy left turn onto the busy stretch that only a first-time stickshifter could relate to.

The seat is now stuck and I have no idea what happened.

Then, in December, someone hit my car in a parking lot.

I had made a quick stop downtown for all of 15 minutes when I came out to find a dent in my fully paid-off driver-side door.

It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem like much to me at the time but, apparently, these things cost thousands of dollars.

The guy took off, but some Good Samaritans turned CSI agents helped me track him down and ICBC fronted the bill, to my relief.

The next incident

also happened while a my car was parked and m my poor little Chevy m Cobalt never saw it C ccoming.

This time, it was ttucked away where it sshould have been â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ssafe and sound for the night at my house. n I walked outside the next morning on my way to work and went to unlock my dented driver-side door when the key wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fit.

Someone tried their own version of a key â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a screwdriver.

The passenger-side door was in a similar state, though my key still worked.

But, by the time I got inside and added up my insurance deductibles, I wished whoever had tried to get into my car had taken the whole damn thing.

Then, just last week, I was driving to work in the rain when my wiper blades went AWOL. They dragged themselves across my windshield from left to right, tangled like crossed skis, before the left one released and flung itself over my driver-side mirror in a way I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know was possible.

The right one, in front of the passenger seat, was fine, uselessly wiping away raindrops on the windshield in front of nobody.

The left one, however â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the one I actually needed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; kept showing off some crazy yoga stretches over my leftside mirror as I rolled down my window and

repeatedly tried to fling it back onto my windshield.

My mechanic father would cringe if he read this but, despite the catastrophe that was my car, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until I received an odd glance I decided it was time to take it into the shop.

I had unlocked my passenger-side

door, hopped over to the driver seat in my dented car and taken a look at my wiper blade hanging over my mirror when I wondered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Was it all my fault?â&#x20AC;?

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TRU RADIO STATION HOPES TO MOVE TOWER

MOVING TRANSMISSION TOWER WOULD IMPROVE QUALITY OF SERVICES, SAYS CFBX STATION MANAGER

FM radio, one watt “onWith a mountain is better than 100 in a gulley.”

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rant Zwicker has made the trek up to the peak — three of them, to be exact — and he’s confident one of them will soon house the transmission tower for the campus radio station.

It has been a goal for those who run CFBX/92.5 FM out of one of the houses at Thompson Rivers University to find higher ground for their transmitter.

Station manager Zwicker has been in talks with Telus for months now about using its building

— BRANT ZWICKER, CFBX STATION MANAGER

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and location at the top of Summit Drive,

discussions he i h said id have been posi-

tive and which have seen the idea start to

move up the chain of decision-making.

In recent weeks, he’s also had talks with management at Radio NL, which has a transmitter in Rosehill and had talks in the past with CBC, which is one of many using the hill in Dufferin.

Moving the transmitter would improve the quality of service, Zwicker said.

“With FM radio, one watt on a mountain is better than 100 in a gulley,” he said, explaining FM frequencies rely on line of sight to transmit, unlike their AM counterparts that

have waves that can follow geographical contours.

Zwicker estimates the project will cost at least $20,000 — and possibly more — a price tag that doesn’t include the annual maintenance costs involved.

To help fund the move, the station has a raffle with a prize package valued at about $750, Zwicker said, including dinner for eight, as well as tickets to the Danko Jones concert on April 17. Tickets are available at the station.

KAMLOOPS WRITER WINS FIRST IN SHORT STORY CONTEST Kamloops writer Katherin Edwards has won first prize in the Okanagan Short Story Contest.

In addition to $500, Edwards wins a week’s residency at the Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre, a facility connected to the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus that hosts programs for artists.

Edwards’ story, Pellucidity, is a coming-of-age tale of a young woman confronting her mortality at a deep B.C. lake.

The contest is an annual event sponsored by the university’s faculty of creative and critical studies, the Central Okanagan Foundation and the Kelowna Capital News.

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COMMUNITY â&#x20AC;&#x153;The wedding and engagement set my dad had specifically made for my mom,â&#x20AC;? Melissa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were pretty special.â&#x20AC;?

The 32-yearold business owner posted the plea to find the rings to several other online groups tied to the River City, having seen â&#x20AC;&#x153;happy endingsâ&#x20AC;? before on social media.

Then, her mom got hers.

Someone noted online their cousin had found rings outside the restaurant that weekend, Melissa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got out and they were just in the dirt,â&#x20AC;?

Samantha Haws, a 24-year-old Kamloops resident, told KTW when asked how she found the jewelry in the parking lot.

Her first thought? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turn them in,â&#x20AC;? Haws said without hesitation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just did what I hope someone else would do.â&#x20AC;?

Haws gave Melissa all of the information she needed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including the day and time it happened and who was working â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a manager tracked down the rings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She [Haws] was just so nice,â&#x20AC;? Melissa said.

And her momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reaction at being reunited with her rings? â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was crying â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tears of joy,â&#x20AC;? Melissa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It worked out really well.â&#x20AC;?

RING REUNION JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com

When Melissa Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother lost three diamond rings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including her wedding and engagement rings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she took a long shot online. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m posting here in hopes there is an honest person who found them and is looking to reunite them with their owner,â&#x20AC;? Melissa posted to the Kamloops Network Facebook group.

Melissaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, April and John Mitchell, have been married more than 30 years.

On March 7, they were driving to a downtown restaurant with friends when April took off her rings to put on some hand cream, all the while chatting in the back seat and forgetting about the jewelry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They had fallen out when they got out of the vehicle,â&#x20AC;? Melissa told KTW. One ring is yellow gold with diamonds shaped into hearts, but the other is especially significant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; consisting of white and yellow gold, the diamond engagement and wedding rings fused together.

John had replaced them just last year.

Thanks to a Good Samaritan, a long-shot effort has brought lost rings back to April Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fingers.

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From B1

• Theatre: The 39 Steps, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Sagebrush Theatre, 1300 Ninth Ave., 120 minutes running time.

Tickets from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

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North Shore across Overlanders Bridge up Seymour Street to Fourth Avenue and up Fourth Avenue to Columbia Street.

It wraps up at Riverside Park where vehicles will be parked for public viewing.

More info: kamloops.vccc.com.

• Easter Parade, hosted by the Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada, at Westsyde Shopping Centre with a $5 pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Parade heads out at 1 p.m., with a police escort, through Westsyde and the

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• Book reading: Richard Wagamese, at Chapters bookstore.

• Music: Shred Kelly, hosted by TRU event students at Heroes Pub. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $10 in advance from Oronge Boardshop or The Lemonade Stand or $15 at the door.

• TRU Startup Coffee, monthly meetup of entrepreneurs, mentors, students and anyone interested in starting a business, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at TRU’s Common Grounds in the Students’ Union building.

More info: kamloopsinnovation.ca/ calendar.

Thursday, April 9

Performed by Amazing Live Band & Singers

William Brookfield • Gil Risling • Mike Melnichuk • Andrea Anderson

• Book reading: Richard Wagamese, at Chapters bookstore.

• Family: 21st Century Learning:

Education then and now, with lecturer Steve Bloom.

Geared at older children and adults.

Free admission.

Reception included.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., lecture starts at 7 p.m.

• Kamloops Burlesque, 19-plus fan favourites show at The Blue Grotto, $5 at the door or $10 in advance for VIP tickets from Instinct Adornment.

The doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9:30 p.m.

• Workshop: Ask the Nature’s Fare Nutritionist, free oneon-one consultation with registered holistic nutritionist Lisa Kilgour, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 5-1350 Summit Dr. • Workshop: Raising Healthy Kids in an Unhealthy World, 7 p.m. at the Kamloops Library, 465 Victoria St. Presented by doctors Lisa and Robert Conroy from Inspire Chiropractic and Wellness Studio.

Event is free, but space is limited.

Call 250-372-5145 to reserve a spot.

• Workshop: Parents as Partners, 6:30 p.m. at the North Kamloops Library.

Lori Risling

Saturday, April 11

• Comedy: Brett Martin, live at the Dirty Jersey.

• Family: Magnetism Show, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Big Little Science Centre, 655 Holt St. • Music: Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, live at Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

• Music: Gillian and Ryland Moranz, live at The Art We Are, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is by donation.

Sunday, April 12

• Music: Twin Kennedy, live at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Semour St., 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15 at the door or online at twinkennedy.com.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14

• Kamloops Stamp Club, monthly meetings held the second Tuesday of every month at Desert Gardens Community Centre, 540 Seymour St. More info: 250-314-

1021.

Thursday, April 16

• Comedy: Dino Archie, live at the Inlander Pub. • Family: West Coast Amusement Carnival, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Aberdeen Mall.

The fair is on until April 19.

• Lecture: Hagan Ainsworth, branding session hosted by Kamloops Innovation Centre.

More info: kamloopsinnovation.ca/ calendar.

• Music: Home Routes Concert, featuring Kristin Andreassen and Chris Eldridge at 625 Tunstall Cresc.

Show starts at 7 p.m.

Cost is $20.

Everyone welcome. More info: Liz at homerouteskamloops@shaw.ca.

To see a community event in Friday’s entertainment listings, email the details — what it is, when and where it’s happening, cost and any additional information — to jessica@ kamloopsthisweek.com.

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Although recommended for weekend getaways, as a firsttimer and someone from B.C., I opted for a week.

I tried two hotels: one, a restored colonial-style mansion overlooking Picton Bay; the other in the county’s heart, based on an 1860 farm with its own brewery.

PEC has something for everyone — families, foodies and wine aficionados, culture seekers, photographers and boaters, golfers and cyclists, history buffs and antique hounds.

To experience the county most visitors require a car.

The winding country roads lead you through rolling farmland to small towns and beaches, artists’ studios, wineries and museums.

I had to stop every five minutes to shoot photos.

The county has traces of hunter-gatherers living here 12,000 years ago.

Samuel Champlain and fur traders passed this way in the 1600s and 1700s.

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American Revolution — road and place names still reflect their proud history.

Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, also lived here in Picton and the county’s museums and archives welcome researchers and those who appreciate Canadian heritage.

I counted three provincial parks and 14 conservation areas in the county but could not visit them all.

My favourite park was Sandbanks — the largest fresh water dune system in the world that stretches across East and West Lakes separating them

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IF YOU GO Prince Edward County is two hours by car from Toronto if you fly in and minutes from Belleville and Trenton. The routes from mainland Ontario include a drive across an isthmus (Hwy 33) from the west, two bridges on Hwy 62 and 49 from the north, and the Glenora ferry across Adolphus Reach from the east.

A must-try are the self-drive trails: Art (19 galleries and studios), Taste (14 eateries), and/or Wine (16 wineries).

Climate is moderated by Lake Ontario, but it does snow in the winter. from Lake Ontario.

On a mid-June morning, the park’s three beaches provided me with a refreshing, solitary walk.

The campgrounds were deserted, but they are overrun with summer visitors.

During the last decade, PEC has attracted top chefs and winemakers and is transforming into a hot-spot for foodies.

With farm-fresh, local ingredients and a maturing wine industry, restaurants are vying for accolades and discerning diners.

The county recommends visitors follow two routes to sample some of the best: the

Taste Trail and the Wine Trail.

I wanted to complete both, but it was impossible.

I managed a few stops on each and my favourite winery was Huff Estates in the county’s centre.

It has a French winemaker, a beautiful tasting room and a restaurant perched on a knoll overlooking the vineyard.

The most unusual was By Chadsey’s Cairns, named after an eccentric settler who built cairns to guide him home from the afterlife while riding on a white horse.

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property too, but Chadsey’s grave is not to be found here.

As for food, Clara’s at Claramount Inn enchanted my taste buds with creative cuisine and local wines, and the busy pub at The Waring House delighted me with beers brewed next door and succulent meals.

I also sampled several cafés and bistros around the county that served excellent lunches at reasonable prices — The Miller House CaféBrasserie at Lake on the Mountain serves exceptional local charcuterie and cheeses with a view over Adolphus Reach.

Everyone should visit Black River, a cooperative where, for a century, the local dairy farmers have preserved traditional hand-crafted cheese-making.

In late spring, the migrating birds were gone but I did manage to watch a pair of loons courting at the picturesque end of Lakeshore Lodge Road in Sandbanks.

I drew a blank at Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area but I enjoyed the drive and detours on old wagon roads.

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of Wellington and Bloomfield are home to small boutiques, antique shops and art galleries that abound here.

I found artists’ studios in the residential areas and the artists proudly showed me their work.

Everyone had time to talk and recommended other studios to visit.

In the main town of Picton, there is more to see — the cinematheatre that dates back decades and displays old playbills, Picton Bay and the local marina, and the beautiful houses behind Main Street.

The attractive jewel called Prince Edward County in Lake Ontario is a pastoral, historical and relaxing vacation spot that tourists often ignore and should not.

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Grade 7 students at the school are ready to wow the crowd at the annual Merchants of the Arts Gala, set for April 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Dumas and Katherine Marshall’s classes will be hosting the gala for the third year in a row.

It gives the students the opportunity to both explore their skills and gain some autonomy in raising money on their own.

The classes meet every Friday to discuss different aspects of the gala and relevant areas of the curriculum — how to market and price items and how to handle money.

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Lloyd George elementary students are fast becoming young entrepreneurs — putting their business sense to work to fundraise for their year-end field trips. The students are among two Grade 7 classes creating items to sell at an upcoming merchant’s street gala at their downtown school. From left: Jenna Dandurand shows her origina crayon art, Cooper Wendland makes yummy kettle corn, Blythe Paetkau bakes dog bisuits, Maggie Jones sculpts wooden spoons and Raiden Yamaoka creates colourful dessert plates.

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Fifty-five student vendors will come out to sell a plethora of creations: Jewelry, paintings, woodwork, bodycare products and baking.

Some will even perform their talents — singing, dancing and playing as street performers throughout the gala.

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Time in Kamloops? 10 years now, and summers when I was younger.

Why Downtown? Location, location, location, downtown is still the financial centre of Kamloops. Plus, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always something happening.

Why did you get into the business? I wanted to make an impact in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives through my work, and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possibly imagine a bigger impact than helping people with purchasing their homes and managing their debt.

Area of specialization: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to corner myself into a particular specialty as my goal is to help every person that sits down in my office, but if I had to pick I would say purchase planning and long range debt reduction.

What would you say to your loyal clients? Here I am and thanks for all the support! Also, stop by the office and say hi, everyone is always welcome.

What would you say to new customers?

I like to do whatever it takes to â&#x20AC;&#x153;wowâ&#x20AC;? you with my service and honest unbiased advice.

Expect nothing but the best from me, and no matter where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at in the home-buying or refinancing process we should talk.

Something about your business that people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know: My professional fee is paid by the lenders, not by my clients. I truly enjoy the planning that goes into helping people reach their unique financial goals; this allows me to do so at no cost to you.

Real Estate or Investment philosophy?: Any time is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;right timeâ&#x20AC;? to buy a home, if it fits into your lifestyle. Get the advice of a professional to help you make that decision, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here to help.

Outside of work passion or hobby: Cars, bikes, anything with wheels really! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also an avid fan of Kamloopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; thriving live theatre community, having taken in nearly every Western Canada Theatre production this season.

Shout out to: My fiancĂŠ and my family, for supporting me always.

Best advice youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve received?: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be successful in this industry, you should align yourself with a group who will support you and train you the right way.â&#x20AC;? - Kirsten Mason

Time at Dorian: 12 years.

Time at Kamloops: 33 years.

Why did you get into the business?

I emigrated from Omaha, Nebraska to sell life insurance. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t making any money doing that so I took a weekend job at a restaurant and soon I was making way more money doing that so I stuck with it.

Why Downtown?

I feel safe here - I know everybody and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very familiar and comfortable.

What would you say to your loyal clients?

I lost my partner this last year and I was absolutely amazed and touched by the outpouring of sympathy and support from our longtime customers. It was out of this world and I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say thank you enough.

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Favourite meal when not at Dorian: Coquilles St. Jacques Outside of work passion or hobby: Taking life as it comes with my dog, Addam, a white boxer.

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The winner will also appear on the CFJC TV Midday Show with Yeomans and get a full photo shoot downtown with Emily-May Photography.

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Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association The sunshine and light weather have been so delightful lately. As a newcomer, I’ve been told spring doesn’t always arrive like this in the city, but I’m loving it.

I’m taking full advantage of the beautiful weather here in downtown Kamloops, starting with recreation. I’ve been strolling the Rivers Trail down by Riverside Park, hiking up behind the hospital in Peterson Creek Park and I’ve even started cycling to work in an attempt to get my commute down solid for Bike to Work Week.

What I find amazing about Kamloops is, although we live in a city, it doesn’t take much to feel like you’ve stepped out into the wilderness and immersed in nature. Hiking through Peterson Creek Park, I lost track of time. Amazed at how the city just seems to disappear, I found myself revelling at my new discovery and wondered why I didn’t see more people.

The Rivers Trail, on the other hand, was delightful in a much different way. I happened to be down just as the sun was beginning to set and the way the light reflected on the water was amazing. Recreation aside, the best part of the weather has been just having the ability to stroll around in downtown Kamloops. I thought I had

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I found ladies’ wear and a new outfit, delicious eats for lunch, flowers, books and even some hand-spun yarn. Half a year living in downtown Kamloops and I am still discovering new things about my neighbourhood around every corner.

My friends and co-workers tell me summer in my neighbourhood is delightful. The restaurants and cafes are just now starting to bring out their patios. There is live music on the streets and things happening all around. I love how friendly people get in the sunshine. If summer beats Christmas and this glorious spring we have, I can’t wait!

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The courts recognize that a loss of mobility or negative life change in your “golden years” may be worse than for a young person.

Take the situation Mr. F (59 at the time) found himself in after his vehicle was rear-ended at a red light. He didn’t think he’d been seriously injured at first, and didn’t take any time off work. But when his initial soreness got worse, he saw a doctor. Over the next year, the pain and soreness in his left shoulder persisted. And he felt his job performance was slipping. This was a job he’d held for 38 years which involved occasional heavy lifting.

While he wasn’t reprimanded at work (apart from the occasional co-worker jibe), his pride made him feel he was cheating by doing less than he could before. So he decided to take early retirement a year and a half after the car accident.

In the four years before the trial, he saw his doctor, visited a chiropractor, did physiotherapy and also saw a medical specialist about his ongoing shoulder problems, which limited what he could do. Before the accident, he’d been an avid gardener, a skilled handyman working on projects around the house and a fly-fisherman. He’d planned to pursue all these things more after his retirement at 65, and his good health before the car accident would have allowed that. But despite following the recommendations of his medical and other therapists, his ability to enjoy his hobbies was curtailed.

Mr. F didn’t get compensation for lost wages or loss of future earning capacity – quitting his job, however reluctantly, before 65 was his own choice.

But the BC Supreme Court pointed out that when a physically active person loses some physical function later in life, they may not enjoy their retirement years as much and be less able to replace their planned retirement activities with other life interests. And what may be a small loss of function for a younger person may be more significant for an older one, whose activities are already constrained by age.

The court awarded Mr. F $45,000 to compensate him for his loss of enjoyment of life. He also got $41,500 for the cost of future care and treatment.

Of course, age is only one factor considered when deciding the proper compensation for loss of enjoyment of life – type and severity of injury and pain, disability and emotional suffering are some others. Also, an older person is more likely to already have other physical problems or pre-existing conditions for which the defendant cannot be held responsible.

If you’re facing an injury caused by someone else, seek out good legal and medical help – the “golden years” rule is just one of many things to be aware of.

Written by Janice and George Mucalov, LL.B.s with contribution by GILLESPIE & COMPANY LLP. This column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact Rick Garner of Gillespie & Company LLP at 250.374.4463 or rgarner@gillespieco.ca for legal advice concerning your particular case.

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Build, and they will come The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) is still looking at ways to attract residential developers to the downtown core.

Although the State of Downtown Report shows 24 per cent of shoppers live downtown, from 2006 to 2011 there was no net growth in the city-centre population. City-wide, the population grew 6.6 per cent.

“We feel there is an unmet need down here,” said Gay Pooler, general manager of the KCBIA. “Lots of people want to be downtown and the assessed values of properties have gone up, so it’s not like its an undesirable neighbourhood but, there hasn’t been a lot of new housing stock.

“For a downtown to have successful businesses, to be a complete neighbourhood, you have to have people living in your downtown.”

Currently, there are two residential development projects on the go downtown: An affordablehousing project at Fourth and Battle streets and an 18-unit apartment building at Eighth and Battle streets.

Future projects include the potential for a performing arts centre and parking structure providing 200 to 400 stalls, or a commercial/ residential tower on Victoria Street with a parking structure. Either way, Pooler said they want to see a multi-use facility with parking included, which will in turn attract some major employers to the city centre.

While the office vacancy rate for downtown alone has only increased by 0.52 per cent, compared to the city-wide increase of 1.17 per cent, Pooler said the KCBIA is still trying to attract major employers to the downtown core. Most of those vacancies are commercial, above-grade spaces.

The KCBIA would like to see major employers, such as tech companies and head offices, take over some of those vacanies, Pooler said.

“Of course, one of the issues is they would like to have somewhere for their employees to park,” she said.

The average lease rate downtown is lower than the city-wide rate, at $14 per square foot.

The average size of vacant office space is 1,900 square feet.

Pooler said there is an equal desire to attract businesses and residents downtown, calling it a “two-pronged approach.”

“The whole atmosphere of downtown is very positive for attracting businesses and residents,” she said.

It’s a matter of a few things we need to build to really put the icing on the cake.”

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The event is open to all stock vintage cars â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those 25 years and older.

Anyone who wants to take part but is not a member of the club will be charged $5 to participate.

The event starts at the Westsyde Shopping centre with a $5 pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The parade heads out at 1 p.m., with a police escort, and heads through Westsyde and the North Shore across the Overlanders Bridge, up to Seymour Street to Fourth Avenue, then up Fourth to Columbia Street. It heads east on Columbia to Tenth Avenue, then heads north down Tenth to Lorne Street, wrapping up at Riverside Park, where the vehicles will be parked for public viewing.

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Craft Fairs Glenfair Yard, Craft and Bake Sale 1100 Glenfair Drive Sat, April 4th. 9am-2pm Turn off Columbia, East Side of Court House and straight up the hill.

Happy Easter

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Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

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6895503 Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre

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

The Kamloops Sunrays Synchronized Swim Club is seeking a Head Coach.

We offer competitive wages & great working environment.

Construction experience is a must, bridge experience is an asset.

Please email resume to:

fieldoperations@ic2i.ca PLEASE INDICATE THE POSITION APPLIED FOR IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

Truck Driver Training

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

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE

April 10-12 • April 24-26

Air Brakes

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

SWM 78 looking for long term relationship, enjoys day trips, bbqs, Looking for lady who likes the same non smoker (250) 579-2600

CARPENTERS LABOURERS TRAFFIC CONTROL

upcoming event for our

Lost & Found

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.

We are looking for highly motivated crew for an upcoming project in Kamloops, BC If you have an

Employment

~ 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.

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

Coming Events

Employment

HIGH CASH PRODUCING Vending Machines $1.00 Vend = .70 Profit All on Location In Kamloops Selling Due to Increased Workload & Family Demands Call 1-866-668-6629 For Details

Career Opportunities

TRAINING TRUCK DRIVERS FOR 27 YEARS!

Required Skills and Abilities: certified Level 3 coach (or working towards), excellent leadership, support & promote KSSSC ‘s vision, mission & values, mentor & promote coach/athlete development, work with the Board of Directors and oversee all programming.

For more information or to submit your resume in confidence, email Mandy Curtis, President kamloopssunrays.president@gmail.com

(KSACC) a not for profit agency is seeking a full time, experienced Agency Coordinator.

The successful candidate is a visionary leader who possesses a counselling/counselling related background preferably at a master’s level.

The candidate has worked with clients who have experienced sexualized violence. The candidate is flexible, has strong interpersonal, and organizational skills. The candidate has proven management experience and is qualified to supervise both counselling and administrative staff.

The candidate has successful grant writing, and advocacy skills as well as knowledge of procurement procedures. The candidate is able to work both independently and collaboratively with staff, the Board, community agencies and the public to promote KSACC’s mission now and into the future. To view the complete job description, please go to our website: www.ksacc.ca Salary commensurate with experience.

Closing date: April 15, 2015 Interested candidates should submit a CV, cover letter, and 3 professional references to ksacc@ksacc.ca.

Attention: Hiring Committee A criminal records and vulnerable persons check is required of the successful candidate prior to final approval.

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GENERAL MANAGER As GM you will bring leadership and have strong organizational skills to work in a multidimensional gaming facility.You will set goals and work with a team of department managers. As GM you’ll become the bridge between Chances Cowichan and the Board of Directors.You will be expected to attend all board and committee meetings to present reports on financial statements and operating matters.You must be familiar with union contracts and negotiating. You will have autonomy to run the organization but will report monthly to the Board of Directors, meet with other stakeholder groups, staff and BCLC to ensure the continued success of Chances Cowichan. It is imperative that you be able to develop and execute a strategic plan.

As an applicant you have worked in the gaming industry or have relevant management experience in a large multimillion dollar organization for a minimum of 5 years. You have been responsible for managing the financial aspects of an organization and are recognized for your ability to work in and direct an organization. You must understand the importance of customer service and be able to motivate staff to its importance. Chances Cowichan is a people business. You must be able to work with and follow the Policies and Procedures set out by BCLC and GPEB. If you are able to pass criminal and background checks and be able to obtain a Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch tag we would like to hear from you.

16 Hour Course 20 Hour Course

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$11.5+tax per issue 3 lines or less

Employment

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS

SWM 54, looking for longterm relationship with SWF 35-60yrs. Interests camping, dancing, BBQ. Call if interested 250-554-7360.

Garage Sale

Announcements

Business Opportunities

Looking for a young single healthy GWM who enjoys fun times. Please call anytime.

250-376-8578.

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3 Days Per Week

Personals

1 Issue...................................$16.38 1 Week ..................................$39.60 1 Month ............................. $129.60

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

Employment

call 250-374-0462

Please note the following Classified Deadline Change: The deadline for Tuesday, April 7th paper will be Thursday, April 2nd at 12pm.

*$35.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply.

PERFECT Part-Time Opportunity

Kamloops This Week will be closed on Friday, April 3, 2015 for the Good Friday Statutory Holiday.

Employment (based on 3 lines)

(No businesses, 3 lines or less)

(No businesses, 3 lines or less)

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

EASTER DEADLINE CHANGE

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

Please submit a cover letter, resume and detailed work history along with salary expectations to: jobsearch@chancescowichan.ca • Application deadline: April 17, 2015 Only short listed applicants will be contacted

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Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

Help Wanted 6903604

Help Wanted

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Education/Trade Schools

Education/Trade Schools

Help Wanted

Work Wanted

FOODSAFE COURSE

by Certified Instructor April 9th & April 18th 8:30am-4:30pm $75 Pre-register by phoning 250-554-9762

HUNTER & FIREARMS

In-Home Caregiver Kamloops.

Care for 2 children & one adult with special needs (private residence). FT40hrs/wk. live-in option/no cost. Min. Edu: Diploma. $11.00/hr. E-mail: rlotay@telus.net Attn: Renato Mangila.

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

PRODUCE CLERK Locally owned and operated Nu Leaf Produce Market is looking for customer service focused and hard working individuals to join our team.

Produce experience required.

Interested applicants apply within.

Attention Herman.

740 Fortune Drive Kamloops

RUN TILL

RENTED $ 5300

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.

FOODSAFE COURSES In Westsyde April 11 9:00-4:45 April 25 9:00-4:45

$75 To register call 250-819-9920 or email kathy-russell@telus.net

* Some restrictions may apply.

Call KTW for details.

J.Walsh & Sons is Growing

Choose a fulfilling career with J.Walsh & Sons, Kamloops’ most established plumbing and heating company. We are looking for service professionals with high standards and attention to detail to join our team for long term careers. Must be willing to go above and beyond to satisfy our loyal clientele.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Do you love to barbeque?

Do you love to be outdoors?

Do you love meeting people?

Then we have the job for you!!!

We are the best in Kamloops and hire only the best!

We are the best in Kamloops and hire only the best!

Individual Required

Required Immediately:

CHIMNEY DIVISION BARBEQUE CLEANING DIVISION Full Time Permanent Qualifications required:

Leadership role to run new division Physically fit, able to move equipment Wett Certified an asset Mechanically inclined Excellent customer service skills

Apply online to Frank Walsh on our website www.jwalsh&sons.ca

J.WALSH & SONS 250.372.5115

BARBEQUE SALES DEMONSTRATOR FULL TIME SEASONAL Qualifications required:

Leadership role to run new division.

Demonstrate and promote barbeques off site Cooking Experience & Foodsafe Certificate Physically fit, able to move equipment.

Excellent customer service skills.

Must use own vehicle.

Apply online to Frank Walsh on our website www.jwalsh&sons.ca

J.WALSH & SONS

Award winning Kamloops This Week has an opening for an Advertising Consultant. The position requires a highly organized individual with the ability to multitask in a fun, fast-paced team environment.

VALLEYVIEW MINI-STORAGE

#10 1967 TCH Hwy. Kamloops, B.C.

EARN EXTRA $$$

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

Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 Experienced morning cook needed P/T. Drop resume at Sleepy’s Diner across from RIH. Finance Assistant Job Posting - The Finance Assistant, under the supervision of the Director of Finance, is responsible for the processing of accounts payable, preparation of bank reconciliations, and performing other accounting and administrative duties as assigned by the Director of Finance. financedirector @shuswapnation.org I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

Help Wanted

SAHALI

Rte 561 – Ash Wynd, Fir Pl, 1700-1798 Lodgepole Dr. – 69 p.

Rte 482 – 101-403 Robson Dr. – 54 p.

Rte 562 – Englemann Crt, 1802-1890 Lodgepole Dr. – 72 p.

Rte 581 – Cannel Dr, Cascade St, 1500-1539 Hillside Dr, Mellors Pl. – 52 p.

Rte 582 – 1540-1670 Hillside Dr, MT Dufferin Ave, Windward Pl. – 49 p.

If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, and able to provide a high level of service to excisting customers while growing sales, we want to hear from you.

Rte 751 – 5310 Barnhartvale Rd, 5300-5599 Dallas Dr, 5485-5497 ETC Hwy, Viking Dr, Wade Pl. 60 p.

DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 750 – 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 29 p.

DOWNTOWN/LOWER SAHALI

Kamloops This Week is part of the Aberdeen Publishing Group

15- 25 hours per week Mon.- Sat. Office experience required Apply in person with resume

ABERDEEN

Rte 589 – 1200-1385 Copperhead Dr. – 56 p.

Attention: Sales Manager 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC V2C 5P6 Fax: 250-374-1033 Email: sales@kamloopsthisweek.com

PART-TIME OFFICE POSITION

Has the following door to door delivery routes coming available:

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.

Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter to:

250-376-7970

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Bill

Instructor: Kathy Russell, B.Sc.

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Rte 370 – McIntosh St, Nicola Wagon Rd, West Seymour St. – 41 p.

Rte 480 – Monashee Crt, Monashee Pl. – 43 p.

RAYLEIGH Rte 836 – Cahilty Cres, Hyas Pl, 4551-4648 Spurraway Rd. – 41 p.

Rte 483 – 409-594 Robson Dr, Breakenridge Crt, Cathedral Crt, Grenville Pl. – 63 p.

VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 613 – 2210-2291 Crescent Dr, 115-155 Highland Rd (odd), Park Dr, 2207-2371 ETC Hwy. – 71 p.

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

Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the Circulation Department at

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

Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

Hospitality Chef - Kitchen Manager. Fulltime. Min. of 2 years experience cooking Authentic, Mexican, Central American Cuisine. Must know how to make Pupusas and Tortillas. Spanish and English are a requirement. Wages negotiable. Send resume to: quilaskamloops@ gmail.com

Sales ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment.

Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required.

Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary.

If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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

Yoga Namaste School of YOGA

Embrace Powerful Change YOGA ALLIANCE 200 Hour Certification ~ Yoga Teacher Training ~ Starts - Oct 2015 310 Hudson-Salmon Arm 250-832-3647 call/text www.yogasalmonarm.com innerpeaceyogi@gmail.com

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

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

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Fitness/Exercise WE will pay you to exercise!

Deliver Kamloops This Week

Work Wanted

Only 3 issues a week!

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

call 250-374-0462

Trades, Technical

Trades, Technical

for a route near you!

Rte 621 – Duck Rd, Skelly Rd, 96 Tanager Dr, 2606-2876 Thompson Dr. – 59 p.

J.Walsh & Sons is Growing

Rte 652 – Coldwater Crt, 1616-1890 & 1955-2212 Coldwater Dr, 19211995 Skeena Dr(odd side) – 88 p.

Choose a fulfilling career with J.Walsh & Sons, Kamloops’ most established plumbing and heating company. We are looking for service professionals with high standards and attention to detail to join our team for long term careers. Must be willing to go above and beyond to satisfy our loyal clientele.

Rte 660 – 1689-1692 Adams Ave, Babine Ave, 2391-2873 (odd) & 2472-2578 (Even) Skeena Dr. – 70 p.

We are the best in Kamloops and hire only the best!

WESTSYDE Rte 236 – Ida Lane – 48 p.

Rte 238 – 902-1002 Sicamore Dr, Seneca Pl. – 37 p.

Rte 239 – 807-996 Pine Springs Rd, 1006 Sicamore Dr. – 54 p.

Rte 249 – 3085-3132 Bank Rd, 600-655 Bissette Rd, Haywood Pl, Norburry Rd. – 49 p.

Rte 842 – 3945-4691 Yellowhead Hwy. – 47p.

Required Immediately:

PLUMBER SERVICE TECHNICIAN FULL TIME PERMANENT Qualifications required:

Plumbing experience Gas and Plumbing tickets Specialize in residential service Excellent customer service skills

Apply online to Frank Walsh on our website www.jwalsh&sons.ca

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 250-374-0462

J.WALSH & SONS 250.372.5115

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Merchandise for Sale

Carpet Cleaning

Handypersons

Landscaping

Maintenance Services

Stucco/Siding

$500 & Under

Misc. for Sale

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

4 Blizzak Winters 205/70 R15 70% tread $250 (778) 4715630

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RICKSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SMALL HAUL For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent.

Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

EDEN LANDSCAPE Pruning, hedging, low maintenance artistic yard design and installation.

250-376-6439 (cell) 250-320-9001

250-377-3457

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

Tonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lawn and Garden Maintenance, pruning, hedging, power raking, aerating, rototilling (250) 571-5408

Concrete & Placing

Aerate t Power Rake Yard/Lot/Garden Clean Up Prune t Mow t Weed Whack Weed t Hedge Trim t Plant Gravel/Rock/Mulch t Turf Garden Walls t Paving Stones Irrigation: Start up & Repairs

WEST END CEDARS. Cedar hedge maintenance, trimming, topping & removal and gutter cleaning too. Lorne 574-5816

Gibbard 4poster qu bed $950 Drk Grn dbl hideabed $250 Ladies RH golf clubs w/bag /pullcart $175 (778) 471-8627

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Computer Equipment

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Concrete & Placing

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BLUE TARPS 10X8 weave (Medium Duty) STARTING AT $2.19

WHITE TARPS 10X10 weave (Heavy Duty)

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BLACK TARPS 14X14 weave (Industrial Duty)

*some restrictions apply.

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions KAMLOOPS HORSE SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 TACK 4:30 P.M. HORSES 6 P.M. TO CONSIGN YOUR HORSE OR FOR SALE INFO. PHONE BC LIVESTOCK. 250573-3939. Limited tack only, and not accept after 3 pm Friday.

SHOP LOCALLY

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

Stock up now. Campfire wood.

(250)377-3457.

Furniture Dining room table & hutch/6chairs. $200/obo 250319-5258.

Oak China Cabinet Honey color 5 1/2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x 6 1/2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x1 1/2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; $1200obo (250) 376-5412

Heavy Duty Machinery A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; containers as low as $2,200.

Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Medical Supplies Respiratory CPAP ResMed S9 Machine used 3months $1500 554-2528/ 572-6430

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC call for availability 250-374-7467

Solid oak table $97, China Cabinet $119 Kitchen cabinet set $395 (250) 299-6477 TreadMill Free Spirit pulse, cal meter folds and moves easily exc shape $100 3748635 White Fridge & Stove exc running cond great for basement suite or cottage $300 for pair or $175 ea (250) 377-7469

Misc. Wanted Buying Vintage - older clothing jewelry, wind up watch (old), old lace linens 778-475-4806 Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.

PURCHASING scrap gold & old Canadian & American coin collections. 250-548-3670

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WESTSYDE 840 Agassiz Rd, Sat, April 4th.

8am-12noon. Fishing gear, mtn bikes, trading card collection, furn, bandsaw, tools etc.

Free approx 25 Western Vinyl records (250) 376-2853

RUNSOLD TILL

STARTING AT $5.49

JUNIPER Moving Sale: 2866 Capilano Dr. Sat, 9-1pm Tools, household items downsizing

Nordic Track Walk Fit Treadmill Self powered with arm exerciser poles like new $325obo (250) 578-7449

Free Items

2 Coats Any Colour

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

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

Painting & Decorating 250-432-5793

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MATTRESS REPLACEMENTS

WESTSYDE Downsizing. Sat April 4th 9am til 12pm 2490 Parkview Dr. Lots of â&#x20AC;&#x153;manâ&#x20AC;? stuff.

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday over 65,690 readers in over 30,000 homes and businesses receive Kamloops This Week and find it full of relevant, local news.

Communicating with customers must be cost-effective. Our large circulation and reasonable ad rates mean your cost per reader is exceptionally affordable. Your ROI is high!

Call our Classified Department for details!

Hand crank meat grinder #10 w/sausage spout $20 obo (250) 376-6027

250-572-0753

BRICKS, BLOCKS, PAVERS, SIDEWALKS + PRUNING

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Tree removal Dump runs Licensed & Certiď&#x192;&#x17E;ed

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Couch chair love seat lazy boy beige w/blue flowers $500 Treadmill Free Spirit $300 Lrg Oak table w/6chairs 2 lvs like new $1200 (250) 579-9483

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

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FOR SALE OR TRADE for residential property in Kamloops. This very bright, fully furnished, three bedroom/two bath corner unit townhouse in Big White offers your very own hot tub on the patio, carport, high end furniture/appliance pkge, stacking washer/dryer and rock-faced fireplace. Short stroll to Gondola, skating rink, tube park, Day Lodge. Ideal for family or as a revenue generator throughout the ski season. Strata fees only $155.00 per month. Call Don at 250682-3984 for more information. Asking $189,000.00 Magna Bay 1800sq ft 2bdrm home detached garage, private water front park load ramp, $352,500 250-955-0605

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Landmark 1, 2bd, 2bath +den, 1291sq/ft, new furnished show suite, view, $1700, +hydro April 1, N/S/P. 250-319-1946 Large 1bdrm apt in Logan Lake n/p, $600 hot water/hydro/tv incl Avail May 1st (250) 523-6933 Nicola Place Apartments. 1 bdrm. Avail April 1st. Clean, bright & secure building. Onsite parking. A/C Newly upgraded.

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

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Available 2bdrm lrg master, nice yard w/patio ref $850 monthly, shrd util 376-0633 Convenient Sahali location, bright 2/bdrm newly reno’d n/s $875 call or text 1-604-6166200.

Welcoming Cumfy 1bedroom.

Close to University, Hospital.

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

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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 2007 Spec-V Nissan Sentra loaded. exc cond summer/winter tires/rims Navi, blue tooth, command start pwr sunroof 120,000k $7900obo (250) 572-3205

Scrap Car Removal 1992 GMC Dump Truck 366 V8 on propane, 5spd manual tranny, hyd brakes. Incl inbox hyd sander and 10’ snow blade. Clean title $11,500 obo 250-574-2766 or 250-376-1872

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Re-built motor/trans.

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Commercial/ Industrial BEST LANDLORD IN TOWN Looking for Tenants, Victoria Street. Different size spaces available. Gross lease rate. To View Call 250-374-2828.

MOTIVATED TO LEASE 4,000 sq/ft. IDEAL office space. Central main floor downtown location. Must lease - willing to negotiate Fair Rate.

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Warehouse space for lease aprox 2700sq ft North Shore location available immediately (250) 376-3733 Mon - Sat

Duplex / 4 Plex N/Shore Main floor 2bdrm new reno a/c, n/s, n/p balcony, $1050 + 1/2 util Shared w/d (250) 376-3854 lvg mes

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1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $6000 obo (250) 376-5722 1979 Lincoln Continental 400 4dr exc cond 109,000 km original plug wires, $2000obo 250-579-2600 74 MGB, 44,000miles new tires runs good some spare parts $1500 (250) 554-8765

Auto Accessories/Parts 4 Goodyear All season tires 14”-175 65 R14. Used one season. $100. 250-554-3866.

4 LT 265/70R18 Michelin LTX AT2 Type E 10 ply. 5000kms. $1000/obo. 250-571-3717.

Set of Goodyear Ultra Winters.

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

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1998 Pontiac Grand Prix well maintained, exc cond, a/c, good on gas, 301-V6, P.S., P.B., Comes with a bonus 4 tires w/polished mag rims. $2400 (250) 5799781

1bdrm Brock. $750/mo. plus dd. Incl util. W/D. Private ent.

N/S, no parties. Ref req. Pet friendly. 250-571-3553 1bdrm Westsyde, level entry.

N/S, N/P. Single mature person. Apr. 1st. $700. 579-8306.

2BDRM in Brock. W/D. Private entr. & parking. N/S, N/P. $1000/mo. 250-319-1911.

2BDRM NShore daylight, ns/np util incl. ref $850 250819-6158 / 778-470-0057

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Motorcycles

1999 Red Ford Escort Auto 2yr old motor excel tran, 2 set tires, very gd body As is ICBC write off $600 obo 250-6729712 or 250-819-9712

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

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Trucks & Vans 1994 Mazda pickup 6 cyl 2wd manual, canopy winters 244,000km $2050. 374-7708

1993 Honda Shadow 600cc.

Includes saddle bags, quick release windscreen, new tires, battery. Exec. cond.

5700kms. $2,200. 250-8195526.

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

1995 Jayco Trailer 30ft. No slide-outs.

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

2000 28ft. Ford Expedition Motorhome. Exec. condition.

Island bed, 3pc bathroom. $18,500. 250-679-8721.

2004 Citation 5th Wheel.

2-slides, loaded, mint cond. $20,500. Kevin 250-828-2030 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6 winter pkg, fully loaded, $16,900. 250-376-1655.

2005 Rockwood 28ft. 5th Wheel. 11ft. slide-out. Sat radio & TV. Very clean. $12,500. 250-372-8754.

2009 550 Arctic Cat ATV. Fuel injected, c/winch, windshield, gunboot, tote boxes, good cond. $5200. 250-573-3226.

2011 8’7” Lance Camper. Fully equipped, used 4x. Asking $17,500. 250-573-3814.

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

778-4721547

17ft. Grumman Aluminum Canoe. 3 paddles & accessories. $1200. Call 250-377-3686.

1996 Seadoo, 5-seater jet boat & trailer. New motor & impellars, many extras. Excellent shape. $6,900. 250-672-9887.

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

11’5” c/w motor mount. Plywood floor, 2 paddles. $100/obo. 250-372-3437.

Adult

1991 Dodge 2WD Cummins diesel.

200,000kms.

Great shape. $4500/obo. 376-7397.

Antiques / Classics

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

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2010 Chrysler Sebring Ltd. Heated leather seats, sat radio, silver, sunroof, loaded.

26,000kms. $12,000. 250372-8754.

Transportation

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.

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Male seeking roommate Westsyde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. Avail April 1st. Call 250-579-2480.

Man for all seasons share this lovely mobil home with an open minded women. $420 Call (250) 554-3999 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

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Escorts Dazzling blonde, mature, classy, discreet. Lisa 250-3205171.

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

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

250-828-1808.

1996 GMC Suburban good shape runs great $3200obo Call (250) 571-2107 2005 Dodge 1500 Truck. 5.7L Hemi, canopy, new winters, good summers only 121,000 kms. $7,100. 250-819-8933.

2006 GMC W3500. 5.3L, Isuzu diesel. Med duty tilt cab wit air dam. 16ft. alum box with roll-up back door. Auto, PW, PL, exhaust brake.

375,000kms.

1-owner. $9,000/obo. 250-828-0599.

Contractors Tundra HD Econo Custom. Hwy, hauler $35,000 Concrete work as possible part of the payment.

250-377-8436.

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

82”x70”. White. Fits FordF150. $500, Call: 250-314-0072

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2006 Pontiac Grand Pri GT All popular GM options, including Leather seats, sunroof Low KM asking $7900 call 250-371-7909 2006 Pontiac Pursuit SE.Auto, loaded, exc. cond. 86,500kms. $6490. 778-470-0505.

2007 Corolla CE 153,000kms.

1.8L, 4-cyl, 5-spd, loaded.

AC. $8,100. 250-374-1531.

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OUR BEST X1 PAYMENT EVERâ&#x20AC;Ś Get the BMW youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted at the price youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted. Experience the BMW X1 with lease rates from 1.9% and ÂłQDQFH UDWHV IURP <RX­OO DOVR HQMR\ VWDQGDUG IHDWXUHV OLNH KHDWHG VHDWV 6SHHG $XWRPDWLF 7UDQVPLVVLRQ DQG WKH VXSHULRU traction of BMW xDriveÂŽ All-Wheel Drive. The luxuries come standard; the performance is anything but. *With 4 year / 80,000 km No Charge Scheduled Maintenance. All thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remaining is for you to pick your payment, below.

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2015 BMW X1 xDrive28i Lease

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*Lease based on 4 year term. Plus Tax. Price subject to error or omission. *NO-CHARGE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE 4 Years / 80,000 km

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European model shown. Features and equipment may vary in Canada. Total selling price for a base model 2015 BMW X1Drive 28i All-Wheel Drive starts at $36,990 which includes MSRP, ($39,840 freight and PDI of $2,495), dealer administration fee ($495), A/C levy ($100), tire stewardship fee ($20). **Lease offer of 48 months based on stock #B15-108. Monthly payment is $479 plus taxes with $0 cash down payment.

Total due at signing $1,819.03 which includes first monthly payment, security deposit of ($550) plus documentation fee ($499). Annual kilometres limited to 12,000 kms; 15¢ per excess km. Residual value of vehicle at end of term $18,054.80 & total obligation $24,212.18. Offer subject to availability, maybe cancelled without change or notice. Please visit Kelowna BMW for full details.