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Food bank on pace for record year DALE BASS STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

By the end of this year, if the situation doesn’t change, the Kamloops Food Bank will set new records. It’s on track to distribute 1.5-million pounds of perishable foods through its FoodShare program, food that might otherwise end up in the landfill. At an estimated cost of $3.50 per pound, that’s $3.75 million in food ending up feeding hungry Kamloopsians rather than rotting in the dump. In her report to the food bank board last night, executive director Bernadette Siracky said staff and volunteers “look forward to the day that we do not have a line-up and that the complex issue of poverty and people not being able to meet their basic needs have been solved.” Statistics in the report don’t point to that day arriving any time soon. After a relative plateauing of client need in 2014 and 2015, statistics gathered for 2016 to the end of October indicate more people in each age group will be served than in recent years. Statistics for the first 10 months of 2016, with figures for all of 2015 in brackets indicate: Children under the age of five: 791 (759); Children between the ages of six and 18: 1,190 (1,266);

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The first significant snowfall of the season arrived in Kamloops on Tuesday, blanketing Aberdeen and giving Linda Balyx, husband Bill and their dogs a winter wonderland in which to walk along Pacific Way. The white stuff arrived exactly one year to the day of the city’s first measurable snowfall of 2015. On Nov. 15, 2015, two centimetres of snow fell on Kamloops, contributing to 8.2 centimetres for the month. Tuesday’s snow — which arrived precisely one week after Kamloops enjoyed a record-setting high of 21.5 C — prompted Environment Canada to issue a warning for travellers on the Coquihalla Highway. The short-term forecast for Kamloops calls for sun and clouds through the weekend, with highs of 8 C and lows of 2 C. While the winter weather has arrived at higher elevations, an unusually warm October has delayed opening day at Sun Peaks. The resort had planned to open this Saturday, but that date has been pushed back. Turn to Sports on page A23 for more information.

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Ten per cent of butts found in city illegal TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

Nearly one in 10 cigarette butts found discarded in Kamloops are illegal contraband imported from First Nations tobacco operations in Central Canada, according to a study by a group representing convenience stores. Kamloops fell out of the top 10, to No. 11, in the Western Convenience Store Association’s (WCSA) annual B.C. Illegal Tobacco Study, in which researchers select samplings of butts from a number of locations in communities across the province. Samples were gathered over a twoweek period in September. This year, researchers determined 9.3 per cent of discarded cigarettes found in Kamloops were contraband. That’s down from 12.2 per cent in 2015, when Kamloops placed eighth in B.C. Provincially, the average in 2016 was 14.7 per cent, down from 14.9 per cent last year. Andrew Klukas, president of the WCSA, said 10.1 per cent of butts found at Aberdeen Mall were illegal, as were 9.9 per cent at the River

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reserves in Central Canada, Ontario. They’re legal on the reserve, but out here, it’s contraband.” Klukas is calling on Victoria to step up enforcement to curb the trafficking of illegal cigarettes. “The penalties are not really strictly enforced,” he said. “Organized criminal gangs get entrenched and there are a lot of them involved. One of the main things is connection to other criminal activity. It introduces other elements of criminal activity.” Aside from the WCSA’s obvious financial interest in selling smokes, Klukas called convenience store workers the “front line” in ensuring minors aren’t purchasing cigarettes — something traffickers of contraband smokes are not considering, he said. Klukas said it is tough to pinpoint why Kamloops’ numbers dropped nearly three per cent. “What are the reasons? We don’t know,” he said. “There’s displacement. The provincial average is almost identical to what it was last year.”

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Flu season has begun — and strain is in shot nurses and nurse practitioners — with additional vaccines given to health-care workers and residential-care clients, said Heather Way, knowledge coordinator for the IHA immunizations program. Of that amount, more than 27,000 doses had been administered by this week. Golmohammadi said in the case of the eight who died, “we do not know that they had influenza. With seniors, it can be hard to establish an effect relationship.” He said that age group has a higher level of mortality and the seniors might have had preexisting conditions. “We really don’t know if they had influenza,” he said. The flu can manifest through a variety of symptoms — or show no symptoms at all. Some people can carry the virus, but never have it affect their health. Others might develop cold-like symptoms, with a drippy nose, weakness and fatigue. Others might have respiratory

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There have been 26 lab-confirmed cases of influenza in the Thompson-Cariboo-Shuswap region as of Monday — and the good news, in most of the cases, is that the strain is one included in this year’s flu shot. Dr. Karmen Golmohammadi, a preventive-medicine specialist and medical health officer with Interior Health Authority, called that news the “silver lining,” although he noted there has also been a high number of flu or flu-like cases reported so far. Thirty eight residents in two-long-term care facilities in Kamloops have experienced respiratory illness — and eight have died. Golmohammadi said, however, not all of those cases were confirmed by laboratory testing to be influenza. The IHA has distributed about 120,000 flu shots to community immunizers — pharmacists, physicians, First Nations

symptoms and fever, a sense of their chest tightening. In severe cases, it can lead to secondary infections as the body’s immune system is compromised. “Immunization is very effective to prevent influenza,” Golmohammadi said. While he acknowledged there is a segment of society opposed to getting the shots, he recommends those with doubts should look to “credible sources,” such as the B.C. Centre for Disease Control and Health Canada. According to statistics reported by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the number of hospitalizations of people with influenza has increased in recent years, reaching a high of more than 7,000 last year. To the end of August this year, there had been about 5,000 hospitalizations. The number of flu-related deaths mirrored the increase through the years, reaching a high of about 600 last year. To the end of August this year, there had been fewer than 300.

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Meeting gets youthful injection RAYLEIGH KIDS CALL FOR SKATE PARK AT PUBLIC BUDGET GATHERING The city’s Tuesday night budget meeting featured a roundtable format, with staff from each city department ready to talk to residents at various tables. At each table were easels on which residents affixed post-it notes with their suggestions. This parks and recreation easel was dominated by those calling for a skate park in Rayleigh.

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One of the largest turnouts to a City of Kamloops November budget meeting was also one of the youngest, thanks to a group of teen boys looking for something to do. Twenty-four youngsters were at Tuesday’s budget consultations at Sandman Centre with their parents in tow to ask city council to build a skate park in Rayleigh. The charge is being led by Merek De Witte, 13, who has gathered more than 600 signatures online and in person for the park. “It would help grow the community and let kids go outside more, and make Rayleigh a more popular place,” Merek said. He said there isn’t much for young people to do in the neighbourhood, noting the nearest park on McArthur Island is too far when no one old enough to drive is available. Merek has been handing out fliers encouraging neighbourhood residents to come to the meeting for weeks, in addition to going door-to-door with his petition. Karen Knight, whose son, Eric, has been helping canvas the neighbourhood, agrees the park would be good for kids in the area. “Out there there’s nothing,” she said. “They can ride their bikes around the street, but that’s it.” Finance director Kathy Humphrey, one of several staffers to meet Merek throughout the night, said if skate park supporters are looking

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Aim is under 3.5 per cent Finance director Kathy Humphrey said the city is looking to bring its projected tax increase for 2017 under 3.5 per cent as budget deliberations begin in earnest next week. Humphrey told residents at Tuesday’s meeting the city’s expenditures will rise again for 2017, due to an increasingly costly RCMP contract, more expensive hydro fees and required infrastructure upgrades and repairs, though the city’s operating budget will remain mostly flat compared to 2016. While final numbers are still being set, Humphrey said residents should expect to see an increase to sewer fees next year, due to a number of planned capital projects for the utility. Water and solid-waste rates, however, are unlikely to change. to make an impression on council, they could also try fundraising for a portion of the project or helping out in some other way. “That’s one of the things that isn’t a prerequisite, but I think

when council sees the neighbourhoods or neighbourhood associations are really behind a project, it weighs in on council’s decision,” she said. After last year’s November meeting

drew about four people, Humphrey said she was happy to see more interest, especially from youth. “I think that it’s really neat when young people take the initiative,” she said.

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Knight believes the neighbourhood is willing to take the city’s suggestion and look for ways to back the project. “The entire Rayleigh community is behind this,” she said. The skate park petition can be found online at thepetitionsite.com/ enca/899/318/136/ rayleigh-skate-park. Merek’s supporters weren’t the only young people in the room at the Sandman Centre. A group of 16 Thompson Rivers University students, organized by the students’ union, also showed up to the event. Amber Storbold, external vice-president for the union, said the group wasn’t at the meeting with a singular concern, but to make sure the city is getting a student perspective. The budget meeting attracted a standingroom only crowd of 158 in the Parkside Lounge, including those from an organization pushing for an artificial ice rink to be built outdoors in the city, possibly in Riverside Park. Kamloops’ budget talks continue next week, with city council meeting Tuesday at 10 a.m.

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LOCAL NEWS Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson spoke in Kamloops this week, saying the proposed expansion that would triple existing capacity on the Trans Mountain pipeline is needed regardless of increased energy competition from the United States or rival pipeline Keystone XL. KINDER MORGAN PHOTO

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With approvals on the horizon from the federal and provincial governments, Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson said Tuesday the company hopes to start construction on its expanded Trans Mountain pipeline by September of next year. Anderson appeared at a luncheon meeting of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, outlining the project first proposed in 2010. If approved, and if it reaches its construction targets, it will be completed in 2019. Kinder Morgan hopes to receive approval from the federal Liberal government in midDecember. Following that, it will need an environmental certificate from the province of B.C. One of the hurdles — a so-called worldclass marine-protection system — was assisted by a federal government announcement earlier this month of new a response system. The company has signed a mutual-benefits agreement with every municipality along the line from Edmonton to Coquitlam.

Notably absent is Burnaby, which is home to the terminal. In Kamloops. that agreement will bring $700,000 in compensation. “It doesn’t mean councils support a pipeline,” Anderson said. “They’ve come to the point of reconciliation.” It has also signed deals with First Nations in the Kamloops region, including Tk’emlups Indian Band, Simpcw First Nation and Whispering Pines Indian Band. Those deals have become public either through the bands releasing information or through leaks. Tk’emlups is set to receive $3 million upon approval. “These are confidential,” Anderson told reporters of agreements with First Nations. “We don’t disclose who we have agreements with. We have 40 in total and they make up the vast majority of the right-ofway.” Anderson said the expansion that would triple existing capacity on the Trans Mountain pipeline is needed regardless of increased energy competition from the United States or rival pipeline Keystone XL, which may be approved by victori-

ous Republicans in the United States. “The recent election doesn’t change anything as far as I’m concerned with our project,” Anderson said. “It’s a solely Canadian project from Canadian source to tidewater. We’ll continue to serve Washington state refineries.” Protests, at times violent, against the unrelated Dakota Access Pipeline are something Anderson told reporters the company cannot ignore. “I’m just working on being prepared for whatever comes,” he said. “We’ll be prepared. We’ll be trained. Our contractors will as well . . . Hopefully, we can get through this period in a respectful way.” The twinning is pegged at nearly $7 billion, about $1.8 billion of which will be spent in the B.C. Interior. Anderson said construction will bring millions more through trickle-down spending to support workers as they move down the line, occupy hotels and purchase food. Its legacy will include a doubling of municipal taxes along the line, but few jobs once in operation.

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As Kamloops city council prepares to debate Coun. Denis Walsh’s five conditions for acceptance of the proposed KGHM Ajax mine, some residents are calling for Mayor Peter Milobar to step away from the table. In letters to Kamloops This Week (which can be read online at kamloopsthisweek.com), John McNamer, Susan Mann and Trish Keegan argue the mayor has a conflict on the mine, due to his campaign to become the BC Liberal nominee in Kamloops-North Thompson. “He has obligations and loyalties to the extremely pro-minedevelopment-oriented B.C. Liberal govern-

ment,” wrote McNamer and Mann, arguing Milobar’s votes on the mine going forward could be subject to legal challenge. The pair said they object to media interviews in which Milobar has criticized the proposed conditions for the mine, written by Walsh. Potential conditions include First Nations support for the project and making mine oversight in B.C. independent of the Ministries of Environment and Energy and Mines, something the Liberal government has resisted. Keegan said Milobar should not debate the motion because it requires action from the provincial government. Milobar has said the proposed condi-

Mayor Peter Milobar says concerns raised by some over his role in negotiating a community-benefit agreement with KGHM overstate how far along the city is in its attempts to reach an agreement.

I don’t have a huge problem stepping back from that role and having someone else on council take that role,” Milobar said. He said concerns raised by McNamer and Mann over his continued role in negotiating a community-benefit agreement with KGHM overstate how far along the city is in its attempts to reach an agreement on mitigation and compensation with the mining company. While the city has sent proposals to KGHM, Milobar said those are still being addressed by the company’s board, noting the city hasn’t begun face-to-face negotiations yet. “It’s basically in holding pattern until they re-engage,” he said.

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tions, which Walsh introduced this past summer, are potentially confusing and unlikely to have much effect, a position he maintained when speaking to KTW. Milobar believes the calls for him to step away from the vote aren’t because of his provincial aspirations, but because he disagrees with Walsh. “I’m not aware of any call to have

Councillor Cavers not be around the table,” he said. Cavers has already secured the B.C. Green candidacy in Kamloops-South Thompson in advance of the May 9, 2017, election. “I haven’t said anything on the notice of motion I wasn’t saying this summer, long before I’d even come close to realizing that

I might be doing this,” Milobar said. “I haven’t suddenly changed my position.” As to whether he will continue to sit on the city’s negotiating team with KGHM Ajax, alongside mine opponent Coun. Dieter Dudy, or weigh in on other Ajax matters, Milobar said that’s a conversation he’ll have with councillors if he wins this weekend’s

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here were so many people crammed into the Parkside Lounge in Sandman Centre Tuesday night that it took some deft footwork to move from table to table. The occasion was the city’s public budget meeting, an event that usually attracts more staff and councillors than

residents. Sure, the majority of the 158 people in attendance seemed to be there for one of two issues: a desire to have the city build a skate park in Rayleigh and a proposal to have the city create a refrigerated outdoor ice rink somewhere in Kamloops. The two issues were the focus of much discussion in the budget meeting, which featured a number of tables spread around the lounge, with specific city department staff at each table. But there were others there to talk about a host of other issues they deemed important: annual tax increases, firefighting budget, the status of the RCMP contract and the manner in which the city pays for electricity were some of the conversations at the tables. The idea is to have residents visit each table and talk to that department’s staff, asking questions and, perhaps, offering ideas. It is an efficient way of connecting city hall with the masses and, as Mayor Peter Milobar pointed out when speaking to the crowd, some of the $2-million in savings the city has realized in the past few years was the result of such meetings, in which Joe or Jane Taxpayer have imparted some wisdom that was adopted by the city in the form of money-saving efficiencies. KTW receives plenty of letters and posts myriad comments online dealing with ways readers think the city should do this or that. Meetings like that held Tuesday should be a mandatory calendar event for those who have no shortage of criticism — and suggestions — for the city and its council

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can hear the discussion now in my head, probably led by Coun. Marg Spina. “They want to serve alcohol in spas? Never! “What, they might also let bookstores, cooking schools and, OMG, art galleries get liquor licences? Time for a bylaw!” Given the hand-wringing and flip-flopping we saw as council debated letting Save-On Foods actually sell the B.C. wine it bought a licence to let it do, news that the provincial government is changing its regulations to let other businesses apply for a liquor licence will likely have some local politicos either gobsmacked or apoplectic. Yes, fellow Kamloopsians, effective Jan. 23, barber shops, salons, spas, cooking schools, art galleries and book stores can apply for a liquor licence to, in the words of our provincial government, “diversify their business model and serve liquor to customers. All types of businesses will be able to apply for a liquor primary licence so long as they do not operate from a motor vehicle or target minors.” Why, you ask? The answer is in the opening paragraph of the press release that came out of the — wait for it and take a big breath before trying to read it — Ministry of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction and responsible for the Liquor Distribution Branch: “Fancy a shave and scotch? How about a mani-pedi-champagne? New policy changes

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LEVEL from the province will allow all types of B.C. businesses to apply for a liquor licence, opening up possibilities for new revenue streams and diversified business services.” There is a system in place to ensure “public health and safety remains a top priority.” Businesses have to go through the same licensing processes as other establishments. That means staff serving liquor must be certified through the Serving It Right program. There is great joy at this announcement, some of it obviously self-serving. Coralee Oakes, the minister who oversees the ministry-oftoo-many-words, says it follows her government’s goal to ensure “doing business in B.C. is easy and exciting.” John Yap, the parliamentary secretary for liquor policy reform, declared this change “creates other business possibilities for B.C. businesses.” I’ll leave that for all of you to ponder. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps

sees it as a common-sense move that strips away unnecessary hurdles for that city’s businesses. Matt Phillips, founder of the Phillips Brewing and Malting Company in Victoria, is excited because “there will now be an equal diversity in places where consumers can enjoy our beers. “It’s natural that this will support local craft brewers and, in turn, continue to help create a thriving craft beer industry in B.C.” Which brings me back to how our own city council is likely to react to this, which the government also cheers as recommendation No. 38 of the liquor policy review, one that saw 73 ways to change how liquor is dealt with in the province. I won’t be surprised to see Spina get into a lather over it. Maybe Coun. Tina Lange will again worry about liquor sales becoming more and more commonplace. After all, in debating the Save-On request, she said, “The public thinks why wouldn’t you just approve it, it’s great. Of course it’s great — wouldn’t it be great to have it at Home Depot? At the gas station?” Her council colleague, Denis Walsh, might also be concerned because, as he noted during the wine debate, “this is just about profits.” Let the debate begin.

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PIG PREDICAMENT SHOWS NEED FOR NEW LAWS Editor: one side is sinking into the mud pit. I write this letter for those who cannot do They are not able to stay dry. The last two so for themselves. months have seen record rainfall in the area. I have witnesssed two farm pigs in the The pigs also have very little sunlight and I Pinantan Lake area living in have seen no evidence of fresh water to harsh conditons. drink. There will be some who will Winter is almost upon us and the Time is read this and conclude they are temperature drops to -15 C to -20 C for running just pigs, only pork on a fork, months on end. These poor pigs will and wonder why this is an issue. out for not survive the upcoming winter with In the end, yes, maybe they no proper shelter or bedding. They have them and will end up as meals. very little fat on their thin bodies and they are In the meantime, however, they don’t even have straw. these intelligent animals are suf- suffering With these horrible conditions, they fering. could or may already have disease or They are kept in a tiny enclo- daily. foot rot. Anyone with an ounce of brains sure with no room to exercise, in knows pig skin is similar to human skin, a pen measuring about eight feet by nine feet. with sparse hair and no fur to keep warm. Pigs There is no roof over the pen, so when it rains, are more intelligent than most humans. the mud is all they have to stand in for days In fairness, I did contact the SPCA on Oct. on end. 14 and the organization sent a constable to There is no dry land, only a dilapidated investigate. plywood box to crawl into. When it pours The owner of the pigs was issued recomall night, the box leaks like a sieve and mendations to improve their welfare, with a

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follow-up set for a later date. Nothing had improved by Nov. 1, so when I contacted the SPCA again, I was told there was only one constable for the entire Interior. I was also informed by the Kamloops SPCA branch to contact my local MP if I am upset with animal-rights laws in Canada. Fat chance that would make a difference as Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod did not support Bill C246, the Modernizing Animal Protection Act. The sole purpose of this letter is not to come down on the SPCA, as it is doing what it can within the laws of this province. The purpose is to put pressure on politicians who are out of touch with the rights of animals and on the owners who are abusing animals. As of Nov. 15, nothing had improved for the poor pigs. Time is running out for them and they are suffering daily. Max Fast Kamloops

RAILWAY COMPANIES DO HONOUR OUR SOLDIERS Editor: Re: Jerome Farrell’s letter of Nov. 15 regarding CP Rail trains running past Riverside Park during the Remembrance Day ceremony (‘CP won’t bend’): In all fairness to CP Rail, the company does show respect for our fallen soldiers. I ran trains for CN Rail for 44 years and shared running rights on each other’s track between Kamloops and West Coast ports. I recall in 2005 and 2006, while operating on CP Rail tracks on Nov. 11, we had an order to stop all trains, clear all crossings and residential areas at 11 a.m.

and blow the whistle for one minute — which we all did. Believe me, one minute is a long time to have that whistle open. I was at Riverside Park for this year’s Remembrance Day service and CP did move some trains during that time. People do not realize that even freight trains have a delivery schedule to meet. Two trains gave a short blast to honour the vets, as opposed to the custom mentioned above. Hubert Plante Kamloops

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The alleged kingpin behind a massive international drug-smuggling ring based in the Shuswap is being allowed to pursue an abuse of process claim against the attorney general of Canada. But the B.C. Supreme Court judge who agreed to that process also tossed claims of malicious prosecution, conspiracy, abuse of process and defamation directed at the RCMP, B.C.’s attorney general

and Black Press. Colin Martin was ordered extradited to Seattle in 2014, but he has been fighting the ruling ever since. Martin filed his lawsuit in March. B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Masuhara has allowed his claim against the attorney general of Canada to proceed. Martin’s claims stem from a 2010 police search of a large Malakwa property on which he lived with his wife and family. Law-enforcement officials then seized the property.

Serial bank robber set to plead guilty

Martin claims that seizure was made based on information officials knew was “false and misleading.” U.S. authorities allege Martin would hire people in B.C. to load helicopters with as much as $5-million worth of marijuana or MDMA, then pay pilots to fly the choppers to pre-determined locations across the U.S.Canada border. The haul of B.C. bud or pills would allegedly be unloaded by a ground crew in the U.S. and cocaine, firearms and money would be TIM PETRUK

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A man described by police as a serial bank robber linked to holdups at financial institutions across Western Canada is

loaded into the helicopter for transport back to Canada. Court heard Martin’s crews made approximately three cross-border trips every two weeks. The smuggling operation is linked to the February 2009 death of Samuel Lindsay-Brown. The 24-year-old Nelson native was piloting one of the choppers linked to the smuggling ring and was arrested after landing with 400 pounds of marijuana in Washington state. He later hanged himself in a Spokane jail cell.

slated to plead guilty in a Kamloops courtroom tomorrow to charges stemming from a halfdozen robberies in B.C. and Saskatchewan. Shaun Cornish appeared in B.C. Supreme Court on

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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation into the operation resulted in multiple arrests on both sides of the border. According to U.S. court documents, Martin

offered in 2009 to make a deal with the DEA that would see him roll on other smugglers in exchange for the opportunity to continue his trafficking business unimpeded for 10 years. Authorities said they did not accept his offer. In March, Martin pleaded guilty in a Salmon Arm courtroom to unrelated charges of production of a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking dating back to 2010. In 2006, Martin was sentenced to serve two-

Tuesday and was told lawyers are still working on getting the proper paperwork from prosecutors in Saskatchewan. The 28-year-old has been in custody since his arrest on Jan. 30, 2015. He was picked up by police at a hotel in Grande Prairie, Alta., two days after a bank

robbery in nearby Dawson Creek across the border in B.C. Cornish is expected to plead guilty tomorrow to charges relating to robberies in Dawson Creek, Princeton, Vernon, Merritt, Aldergrove and Swift Current, Sask. Sentencing is expected to be scheduled at a later date.

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and-a-half years behind bars after being convicted of Canadian charges stemming from another cross-border drug-smuggling ring. In November 2014, he was handed a two-year prison sentence in B.C. stemming from charges related to the 2010 search of his home. Martin’s extradition case was heard last month by the B.C. Court of Appeal. A date for a decision on his potential turnover to American authorities has not been set. Canada’s attorney general has 60 days to respond to Martin’s claim.

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Police are warning residents of Sun Rivers about a pair of burglars breaking into vehicles in the community. Aird said the thieves have been active since Monday, working in the early-morning hours. So far, they have made off with items including wallets, computers and cash from vehicles on Trillium Way, Sun Rivers Drive, Irongate Place, Ironwood Drive, Canyon Ridge Drive, Talasa Court and Ironwood Street. In one instance, Aird said, a witness saw the pair using a slim jim (thin piece of metal) to break into locked vehicles.

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Bernadette Siracky would like to put herself out of job — but she doesn’t expect that to happen. “We don’t want people in poverty,” said the executive director of the Kamloops Food Bank. “We don’t want people at our door.” A report by Food Banks Canada (FBC), however, noted that in March of this year, 863,000 people needed the help of a food bank in Canada, 1.3 per cent more than in March 2015 and 28 per cent more than in 2008. The report, its annual Hunger Count document, goes further than earlier reports. This year, the report includes recommendations to the federal government that come with proposed target dates for implementation. For example, it sets a May 1, 2017, date for the standing committee on human resources, social development and the status of persons with disabilities to report on information it is gathering through consultations. It wants the minister of employment and social development to bring to Parliament

a national poverty-reduction strategy by Oct. 1, 2017, that is “enshrined in legislation with clear milestones for review and renewal and be accompanied by sufficient funding to meet its stated objectives.” FBC is calling for a basic income in Canada, something the Ontario government is considering. While the report doesn’t identify a potential amount, it does call for dismantling existing social-assistance programs across the country and replacing them with a basic income administered through the tax system. It is also wants all low-income households to have access to noncash benefits like child-care subsidies, housing supplements and drug and dental insurance, all only available now to those on social assistance. Siracky said it’s a laudable goal to want to fast-track a poverty reduction strategy. “But that just doesn’t happen tomorrow,” she said. “It sounds wonderful, but who is going to pay for that? How does that work out? The government will pay for it — what does that even mean?” While she questions some of the statements, Siracky said she is glad they are in the report if

it leads to a national discussion about poverty. “We need to stop focusing on why it happened and focus on what do we do with this now?” she said. Food banks provide data to FBC, which uses it to paint the national picture, a role that “plays a piece in that social problem,” Siracky said, one that includes homelessness, inadequate income, lack of skills and social support. “Most of our clients — no, all of our clients — have concerns in one of those issues,” she said. FBC is also recommending creation of a new tax-free child benefit that would give families up to $6,400 per year for children under age 6 and $5,400 a year for those ages six to 17. It wants $574 million to be put toward social housing, as well as increased funding for affordable housing for First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. In addition, FBC is suggesting a 10 per cent increase in the guaranteed income supplement for singe seniors with little or no private income and for expansion of Nutrition North Canada into communities not already benefiting from the federal foodtransportation subsidy.

More from Hunger Count 2016 Other recommendations in Food Banks Canada’s Hunger Count 2016 report: • Immediately boost the working-income tax benefit by increasing the maximum benefit amounts and by raising the maximum income levels for eligibility. • Convert federal non-refundable tax credits into refundable tax credits where possible. • Provide support to households before they hit bottom by increasing the level of liquid assets a household is allowed to have when applying for and receiving social assistance. • Allow households on welfare to earn higher levels of income through work without having their benefits reduced. • End clawbacks of child-support payments in

provinces and territories that continue this practice, as has recently been accomplished in Ontario and British Columbia. • At the provincial and territorial levels, implement ongoing processes for regular consultations with people on social assistance. • Drastically enhance federal, provincial and territorial initiatives to support and expand access to country foods, including programs that increase access to the tools required for hunting on the land. • With respect to the Nutrition North Canada transportation subsidy, support the transportation of food by sealift, rather than only by air. This would, among other things, increase equity of the program for communities that are poorly served by air transportation.

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per cent of food-bank users. Those ages 45 to 64 are 28 per cent of the population and 22.7 per cent of people helped by food banks; seniors represent 16.1 per cent of Canadians and 5.3 per cent of those using a food bank. Other statistics and information in Siracky’s report: • 45 per cent of all donated foods goes to clients and 25 per cent goes to 45 agencies with meal programs or that use food in their programming. The remaining 30 per cent, usually foods that are expired when received from restaurants and grocery stores through FoodShare, goes to area farmers for animal feed. • The City of Kamloops signed a four-year, $15,000 per year service agreement with the food bank to support the FoodShare program; • The food bank also distributes hampers designed for those with diabetes and high protein and pre-natal needs. Hampers are also designed for transient (foods that can be opened without a can opener and require little preparation) and for singles, couples, families and large families; • Children under the age of two receive a monthly supply of diapers, formula, baby food and pabulum. The food bank provides employment and training for students suspended from school, Thompson Rivers University international students who must complete community service for one of their courses, young offenders subject to restorative justice, the Aboriginal Skills Employment Training Strategy, work experience through School District 73 and a summer-student program with the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA.

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The fate of a Kamloops father who admitted to molesting his pre-teen daughter over a three-year period is now in the hands of a judge. The 38-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter, pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday to one count of sexual interference of a person under 16 covering a timespan from March 2011 to April 2014, when his daughter was in elementary school. The Crown is seeking a jail term between 14 and 18 months, while defence lawyer Don Campbell proposed 90 days of weekend jail and two years of house arrest. Court heard the father was caught after his stepson told his girlfriend in 2014 that he had seen something strange. “He relays that to his girlfriend, she tells her

mom and the investigative ball starts rolling,” Crown prosecutor Catriona Elliott said. The stepson was interviewed by police on April 22, 2014. He told investigators he twice saw his stepfather touching his stepsister, both times under a blanket after both children had been put to bed. The father was then brought in to meet with detectives. He was hesitant at first, court heard, but eventually began to open up. “He does eventually give the police officer some information,” Elliott said. “He tells the police, ‘I don’t expect sympathy from anyone.’” The daughter told investigators her dad described their relationship as a “special” one. The girl told police her father touched her genitals. “Every time my mom was out, asleep or something, he’d get really upset if I didn’t cuddle with him,” she said.

“Because he was my father, I listened to him.” The girl said her father would sometimes spank her as a punishment and then turn her over and fondle her. “It’s clearly not an isolated event,” Elliott said. “She talks about it happening in different places.” The family split up after the father was

arrested. Their divorce was described as “amicable” and court heard he continues to provide financial support to the family. He left the family home and continues to work. Court heard the father told a psychiatrist who was conducting a court-ordered report that he saw his daughter as a female, not a pre-teen girl. “It raises concerns

given that it shows how far off his judgement was at the time of the offences,” Elliott said, noting the psychiatrist also said the father “downplays or minimizes” the offences. In addition to jail, Elliott is also seeking a two-year probation term for the father, with conditions requiring he have no contact with his daughter and no unsupervised contact

with anyone younger than 16. Campbell’s proposal includes electronic monitoring to ensure the father does not leave his home except for work purposes. Campbell said Elliott’s proposal could cost the father his job and would make it impossible for him to provide for his family. “His risk to re-offend is likely low,” Campbell said.

“There aren’t the types of concerns we often see in these in terms of risk assessment.” B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan ordered a technical suitability report to determine whether electronic monitoring is possible at the father’s home. Donegan said she will likely sentence the father in January.

Driver dies in highway crash A single-vehicle accident on Highway 1 in Dallas on Monday night claimed the life of the driver. Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Darren Michels said police were called to the crash near the Kokanee Way exit at about 8:40 p.m. He said the driver of a westbound vehicle appears to have lost control, with the vehicle rolling several times. The driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident.

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The numbers tell the tale. By the end of October, there had been 622 illicit-drug overdose deaths in B.C., a 56.7 per cent increase over the same period last y ear. Thirty-one of those deaths happened in Kamloops, compared to seven in the same time period last year. Fentanyl continues to be linked to the majority of overdose deaths. Statistics cover a period ending Oct. 31 and show a 196 per cent increase over the same period in 2015. At the end of October Kamloops had seen 31 overdose deaths, with at least 21 linked to fentanyl.

It’s a reality that has been growing through the years. In 2012, only five per cent of overdose deaths involved fentanyl. The next year, it had tripled. By 2014, one quarter of deaths involved the drug and, last year, the rate hit 30 per cent. The BC Coroners Office identified other statistics that speak to what the province’s head doctor, Provincial Health Officer Perry Kendall, has called a public health emergency. Ninety-six per cent of the fentanyl-linked deaths also showed other drugs were involved: half of them also involved cocaine, 38 per cent showed the presence of ethyl alcohol, 34 per cent involved methamphetamine or amphetamine and 32 per cent were linked to heroin.

In the Interior Health Authority region, there were 108 overdose deaths at the end of October. Males outnumber females in overdose deaths. At the end of October, 120 women had died and 502 men. Premier Christy Clark plans to lead a delegation of people who have been affected by the overdose deaths to Ottawa to share their experiences and thought son additional actions all levels of government can take. The meeting will take place today. Health Minister and KamloopsNorth Thompson MLA Terry Lake, along with others directly involved in addressing the health emergency, will also attend the federal Conference on Opioid Overdoses in Ottawa tomorrow and Saturday.

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MONTREAL — Nervousness in Silicon Valley about Donald Trump’s election could give Canada’s technology sector a competitive edge if new labour restrictions ratchet up the war for high-skilled talent, say industry experts. In an open letter sent during the campaign, senior executives at some of America’s top tech companies called Trump “a disaster for innovation.’’ They expressed concerns about the president-elect’s trade proposals and antiimmigration stance which some fear could result in visa restrictions that would make it harder and costlier for them to hire foreign IT workers. Each year, tens of thousands of foreigners with specialized skills, such as coders, are granted temporary H-1B visas to work in the United States. While the industry has sought increased numbers of visas, Trump has offered

mixed signals as he seeks to protect domestic employment. Meanwhile, the Trudeau government is changing its immigration-selection system as of Saturday to make it easier for international students and some high-skilled foreign workers to become permanent residents. Together, these changes could increase Canada’s drawing power for those no longer able or willing to enter the U.S., said Patrick Hopf, president of Montreal-based SourceKnowledge, a firm that builds technology to track the success of advertising works for digital videos. “You might see a seismic shift in technology in Canada,’’ he said. Trump’s unexpected victory has prompted some disenchanted U.S. technology sector workers to consider heading north. Hopf said he received a few such applications in the days since the election. Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes said he’s fielded calls

from five people in the U.S. looking to move to Vancouver. “Is this the reversal of the talent diaspora that Canada has historically seen and beginning of the U.S. brain drain?’’ he posted on Twitter. Tightened U.S. border controls and visa requirements would provide Canada a short-term benefit in attracting more skilled immigrants, said Larry Smith, adjunct associate economics professor at the University of Waterloo’s Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre. “We’ve always had a reasonably good draw but America is a powerful magnet for people around the world and now the magnet will be dimmed,’’ he said. However, Smith said a far bigger threat to the global tech sector are Trump’s fiscal policies and expected reduction of regulations that could destabilize financial markets and hurt venture capital which is the lifeblood of both startup and growth tech companies.

Not everyone thinks Trump will make dramatic changes to visas. Ian Lee, assistant professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, believes Trump will focus on curtailing illegal immigration without restricting professional workers. Sean Mullin, executive director of the Brookfield Institute, said the next president can’t afford to alienate the tech sector, one of the strongest areas of the U.S. economy that is headed by some of the world’s most valuable firms. Mullin doesn’t foresee a mass exodus from the U.S. by Canadians returning home, but said U.S. policy changes could prompt Canadian startups to think twice about chasing their dreams down south. And more U.S. companies, helped by a low loonie, may expand their Canadian research and development operations to circumvent immigration restrictions, he said.

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VANCOUVER — A judge has rejected a Vancouver Island man’s bid to launch a classaction lawsuit against the makers of the cold and flu remedy Cold-FX. Don Harrison launched a claim in 2012 against Valeant Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiary, Afexa Life Sciences, over advertising that said Cold-FX offered immediate relief of cold and flu symp-

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suicide vehicles were charging the Kurdish lines and could have caused “mayhem’’ if they had not been destroyed. “The Kurds do not possess weapons like we have,’’ he said. “So our three engagements with antiarmour weapons systems prevented that from happening several thousand metres before they wanted to detonate.’’ The comments came amid an ongoing debate

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Rouleau said Canadian troops are not leading the fight or engaged in any “offensive combat operations’’ as a unit against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or Daesh. Rather, he painted a picture of Canadian troops sitting on rooftops or hilltops with sniper rifles and other weapons, largely watching but also ready to protect Kurdish forces as they advance or civilians as they try to flee the fighting.

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The Liberals tripled the number of special forces soldiers on the ground in northern Iraq to more than 200 from 69, even though they had insisted while in opposition that those troops were also in combat. Military officers say Canada’s “advise and assist’’ mission has evolved from primarily training the Kurds behind the lines to supporting Kurdish operations, but that the rules governing the mission have not.

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Canadian commanders were also adamant that the clock is counting down to the liberation of Mosul and the end of ISIL as a military force, though Bowes said the group will remain a threat to Iraq and the world for some time. Military commanders are considering how the mission will need to change after Mosul is liberated, Bowes said. They will present options to the government to consider.

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ven before Donald Trump hijacked the Republican Party, he was loudly declaring the science of climate change, like U.S. President Barack Obama, had not been born in the United States.

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threat, those sneaky Chinese must have bought or blackmailed prominent Western leaders and scientists to perpetrate this hoax. People like NASA scientist James Hanse, who made a landmark speech to Congress on global warming in 1988, and former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who spoke at the United Nations about it in 1989. Some other people, especially in the coal, oil and automobile industries, have been denying the reality of climate change for decades, but only The Donald realized it was a Chinese plot. (He does have a big brain, as he frequently points out.) At the time, most grown-ups wrote him off as a harmless crank — but they certainly have to take him seriously now. Trump has promised that, within 100 days of taking office, he will “cancel” the Paris Climate

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WATCH agreement of last December and stop all payments of U.S. tax dollars to UN global-warming programs. He will also rescind executive actions Obama has taken to limit U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, especially in the field of electricity. (In effect, this would have closed down almost all coalfired power stations in the United States.) In practice, Trump can’t “cancel” the Paris Agreement, which has been signed by 195 countries. He can pull the

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agreement, the target of which is to stop the average global temperature from reaching 2 C higher than the pre-industrial level? Will it cause everybody else to walk away from it, too, because the U.S. is no longer doing its share? And, even if they do carry on, what does that do to their hopes of staying below 2 C? The United States is the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases (after China), accounting for about 16 per cent of global emissions. Its commitment under the Paris deal was to cut that amount by just over a quarter in the next 10 years. So, what is actually at stake here is about four per cent of total global emissions in 2025 if the U.S. just lets it rip. It could be considerably less in practice. That is not a makeor-break amount, particularly given all the pledges of cuts made in Paris last December did not get us down to the neverexceed plus-twodegree target. They got us a lot closer to it, but we would still be heading for about plus 2.7 C if everybody kept all their promises. Without American co-operation, we are probably heading for 3 C, but in either case, there was still a lot to do. The unwritten assumption at Paris was that everybody would be back in a

few years with bigger commitments to emission cuts, and so we would eventually stagger across the finish line just in time. It was always a dangerous assumption, but the other major players might simply refuse to go any further if the U.S. is not doing its share — especially China, which is responsible for 26 per cent of global emissions. On the other hand, China is terrified of the predicted local impacts of climate change and has installed more solar and wind power than any other country. It already gets 20 per cent of its power from renewables and is aiming much higher. The Chinese will resent the Trump administration’s refusal to carry its share of the burden, but it will not cut off its nose to spite its face. The world has grown wearily familiar with this aspect of American exceptionalism and the effort to avoid a climate disaster will stumble on elsewhere even while Trump reigns in Washington.

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doesn’t affect the steering or suspension. Speaking of which, the suspension is tightened up for the Sentra Turbo, with stiffer springs (and a reinforced body and thickened cowl up front. But, having driven the vehicle, I can tell you it hasn’t crossed the line into an overly-harsh experience, like you might find in cars that are going for a more sport-oriented niche. Indeed, the SR absorbs road imperfections and bumps quite well, and maintains a civilized ride that won’t frighten your passengers. Likewise, the steering feel and response is still much more akin to everyday family car equipment (think Altima sedan), with no overly sensitive or jerky

feedback. It is a pretty controlled and smooth affair that is unlikely to offend the majority of drivers, but it may feel a little on the mellow side for anyone seeking an experience similar to, say, the Mini Cooper. On the outside, the SR sets itself apart with a rear spoiler on the trunk lid, extended side sills and chromed exhaust tips and, of course, SR Turbo badging all over it, inside and out. A power moonroof is standard on the vehicle, and I like that it doesn’t intrude on the interior headroom too much — there is still ample space overhead inside for taller people — and, in fact, the front seat space is decent for a compact car. Nissan has fleshed

out the cabin with sport bucket, clothupholstered (heated) seats and soft-touch materials for the dash and a five-inch information display on the center stack. Of course, SR Turbo badges are everywhere, including inside the trunk. If you want a more upscale environment, the turbo Sentra will offer a premium package option for the SR, which adds leather seating surfaces, blindspot warning and cross-traffic alert system and a Bose stereo rig with eight speakers (satellite radio is also available). In summary, the soaring highs of the new member of the Sentra family are its low-end torque, extra power and enhanced

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Photographer Sam Egan captured this gorgeous scene last December, with Sun Peaks Resort in the midst of one its best winters to date. Opening day this season has been postponed due to warm weather and a lack of snow.

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obody seemed to be panicking at Sun Peaks Resort. Snow was falling atop Tod Mountain Road on Tuesday, 24 hours after the resort announced opening day on the slopes was postponed due to unseasonably warm weather and a lack of the white stuff. The forecast remains promising for snowsports lovers in the region. “I don’t think it was a big surprise, given the warm temperatures all across this area,” said Arlene Schieven, president and CEO of Tourism Sun Peaks. “We’re certainly not alone in needing a little bit more time. I don’t think it will be too much more time. It’s a matter of a few days or a week.” The lifts were scheduled to start churning at Canada’s secondlargest ski area on Saturday, but that won’t happen. Sun Peaks Resort’s chief marketing officer Aidan Kelly said weather and temperatures

returned to seasonal norms on Tuesday and Wednesday. “We’re ready to go, we’re staffed up, the equipment is ready and it’s starting to come together with humidity, air temperature and natural snow,” said Kelly, noting temperatures dropped low enough on Tuesday to allow for snowmaking. “We’re a lot more optimistic than we were on Monday. If it continues to go like this, the goal for opening is U.S. Thanksgiving [Nov. 24].” It’s not only the eternally positive resort brass and glass-half-full folks at Tourism Sun Peaks who aren’t batting an eyelash at the slow start. “The general vibe is actually pretty good up here,” said Brandi Schier, publisher and editor of Sun Peaks Independent News. “We have an earlier opening day than most resorts every year. The general forecast for the longterm is it’s going to be really snowy and really cold from December onward. Nobody is panicking.” Records were smashed last winter at Sun Peaks. The resort reached more than 71,000 room nights, the main sta-

tistic used to determine how well the mountain is doing, which is the number of hotel-room guests booked at the resort throughout the winter. The previous record was about 70,000 room nights, established in 2007-2008. More than 360,000 skier visits were recorded, another high-water mark for the resort, eclipsing the previous number of about 340,000, also set in 2007-2008. It was a perfect storm of marketplace, weather and snow conditions — and locals were champing at the bit after a down winter in 2014-2015. “From a Sun Peaks perspective and snowpack, any time we’re over 200 centimetres, we’re in a good year,” said Christopher Nicolson, who was president and CEO of Tourism Sun Peaks before Schieven took over. “We were hitting 250 centimetres.” Some meteorologists are saying La Nina’s return in 2016-2017 is good for skiers and snowboarders in B.C., while others are downplaying its potential impact. For the first time since 20112012, La Nina is expected to bring her cooling hand to patches of

surface water in the Pacific Ocean, which can lead to precipitation on the Coast and inland. Prior to last winter, meteorologists correctly predicted El Nino — events associated with the warming of the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the reverse of La Nina — would be a boon for resorts in Washington state and B.C. “You definitely pay attention to them [El Nino and La Nina forecasts] when you work in the industry,” Schieven said. “Certainly, last year was pretty accurate. Although it’s a slow start, they’re still calling for a strong winter this year, in terms of weather. We’d never take it for granted, though. Anything can happen.” By January of 2016, Sun Peaks had an alpine snow depth of 143 centimetres and ideal weather conditions were attracting visitors from near and far. And it just kept snowing after Christmas. Aussies flocked to Sun Peaks during their January summer break, along with a few Kiwis; in February, President’s Day in the U.S. (and a poor Canadian dollar) meant visitors galore from

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The senior AA girls’ high school Okanagan volleyball championship will be held in Kamloops this weekend. The full schedule is online at

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Lacrosse gold

Two teams from Kamloops won gold at the Richmond Romp Field Lacrosse Tournament on the weekend. The under-13 squad won gold in the tier 1 division and the under-11 team placed first in the tier 2 category.

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Preds score by committee The Predators scored a 6-2 victory over the Spartans in weekend peewee recreation action, with six different goal scorers chipping in in the win. Jarret Dumais, Conner Guenther, Logan Maclaughlin, Adam Haines, Ryan Perie and Micah Brownlee hit the scoresheet for the Preds. Mitch Harnett (1G, 1A), Nicholas Hill (1G) and Anthony SalvatiTaylor (1A) added points for the Spartans in support of goaltender Jaxon Haywood.

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Johnson (1A). Luca Woehle was between the pipes against Abbotsford, Prince George and Kelowna. Noah Clark backstopped Kamloops against Hollyburn and Williams Lake.

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The Kamloops IceBreakers were held off the scoresheet in a loss to Kelowna in atom recreation female play on Saturday at Memorial Arena. Tayla McMillan was a scoring threat for Kamloops, which went with Morgan Luce between the pipes.

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a tie and two losses at the Atom Development Remembrance Day Classic in the Tournament Capital on the weekend. Recording points for the Blazers on the weekend were Noah Paulsen (4G, 1A), Donnie Andriashyk (3G, 3A), Kieran McMillan (3G, 2A), Carson Sutherland (2G, 2A), Grady Johnson (2G, 1A), Kieran Milne (1G, 1A), Kieran Thibault (3A), Dawson Benson (1A) and Jack Smith (1A). Owen Routhier was between the pipes for a 6-6 tie against North Delta and a 5-4 win over Abbotsford. Kaiden Goddard backstopped Kamloops in a pair of losses to a strong Vernon Wolfpack team.

Goddard, Benson, Milne and Andriashyk earned Game MVP honours.

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The Kamloops Outlaws finished second in a bantam recreation tournament in Merritt on the weekend, losing 4-2 to Semiahmoo in the goldmedal game. The Outlaws, who went with the tandem of Zane Rolfsen and Matthew Yon in the blue paint, beat Chilliwack 3-1 and Merritt 5-1 en route to the playoffs, where the club beat Abbotsford 5-4 in a semifinal that ended in a shootout. Kamloops’ only round-robin loss came against the same

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In what coach Scott Clark called a complete team effort, the Thompson Rivers WolfPack men’s basketball team won its first Canada West game of the year. The Pack wound up their first road swing of the young season with a 77-72 win over the host Manitoba Bisons on Saturday. That followed a 90-68 loss on Friday. Meanwhile, Kanesha Reeves (pictured) and the WolfPack women’s basketball team split their first Canada West road swing of the season. After defeating the Bisons 78-75 on Friday, the Pack fell 70-53 to Manitoba on Saturday. It was the first victory for the Bisons this season. Both TRU squads will bring 1-3 records to Edmonton this weekend for two games each against the University of Alberta. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

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IIHF encouraged by Olympic talks LARRY LAGE

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KAMLOOPS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2016 • 7:00PM

Clubhouse Meeting Room, McArthur Island (Above the KYSA office) •

Anyone interested in serving on the Association’s volunteer board of directors is asked to contact Executive Director Keith Liddiard for more information.

• There are four director’s positions to be filled at the 2016 AGM … each volunteer position is for a two-year term.

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International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel said he had a “good discussion’’ yesterday with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players Association executive director Don Fehr about the world’s top hockey players participating in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. “No hitting, and no elbows,’’ Fasel joked in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. Bettman described the meeting as “constructive and candid.’’ “Still lots of issues,’’ Bettman wrote in an email to the AP. Fasel said his job is to raise funds for the players’ transportation and insurance. The International Olympic Committee does not want to cover those costs as it has the previous five Olympics. Fasel hopes to persuade the IOC to financially support the NHL’s participation. “It is the only league that shuts down to participate in the Winter or Summer Olympics,’’ Fasel said. Bettman and NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly declined to comment on a Sportsnet report indicating the league has offered to sign off on allowing players to go for gold in South Korea in exchange for the

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said a meeting with the International Ice Hockey Federation was constructive and candid, but issues remain in regard to the players’ participation at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea.

union not opting out of the collective bargaining agreement in September 2019, which would in effect extend the deal for three years. “There have been some suggestions that could be construed that that discussion would be worth having,’’ Fehr told reporters in New York. “Obviously, we discuss that with players. We have begun that process, but we’re a long way from done.’’ Bettman has said a decision would need to be made by early January at the latest, giving the league time to create its 2017-2018 schedule with or without a two-plus week

break for the Olympics. Fasel isn’t in a rush. “We can wait longer because we want to do all we can to keep beston-best hockey in the Olympics,’’ Fasel said. NHL and NHLPA officials recently visited the Olympic site in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and have deemed it suitable for international competition. Whether the world’s best hockey players go to South Korea in about 15 months is up to the league and union, though Russian superstar Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has said he will go even if there isn’t

an agreement. The IOC spent about $14 million to cover travel and insurance costs for NHL players for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Fasel has said the bill would be about $10 million for the next Olympics because it won’t be necessary to charter planes to South Korea as it was to get players to Sochi. The NHL hasn’t sounded eager about going to South Korea, but does appear very interested in tapping into China’s huge market in 2022. “When the IOC awarded the Beijing Games, it certainly created a bigger opportunity than we thought existed potentially before,’’ Daly said in September. “But it is also possible that you don’t go to one Olympics and you do go to the other. I don’t think anybody has ruled that out as a possibility.’’ Fasel has been trying to persuade national Olympic committees and hockey federations to donate funds to keep the game’s best players on the biggest stage in sports. He acknowledged the IIHF could possibly use some of the $40 million it gets from the IOC every four years and make cuts from its development programs for boys and girls. “It’s not going to be easy to get this done, but that’s my job,’’ Fasel said.

Canucks send Virtanen to minors THE CANADIAN PRESS

Help keep Kamloops safe this holiday season by volunteering 6 hours of your time. Operation Red Nose is a designated driving Service provided to any motorist during the holiday season. All donations will go to PacificSport supporting amateur athletes in Kamloops.

Nov: 25, 26, Dec: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 26, 30, 31

For more information call: 250-320-0650 or email: kamloops@operationrednose.com

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Please bring completed forms with 2 pieces of ID to the RCMP Office or the North Shore Community Policing Office

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have re-assigned Jake Virtanen to the American Hockey League’s Utica Comets, the club announced yesterday. The second-year forward was also sent down last week at the tail end of Vancouver’s recent six-game road trip. He was recalled on Sunday after a short stint in the minors that saw him fail to register a point in two games. Virtanen’s status with the Canucks has been a hot topic this season for a club that sits 6-10-1 and has already endured a nine-game losing streak.

The sixth overall pick at the 2014 NHL draft has been in and out of the lineup, registering one assist in 10 games while averaging just over 10 minutes of ice time. The 20-year-old from nearby Abbotsford appeared in 55 games for Vancouver as a rookie in 2015-16, collecting seven goals and six assists while ranking second on the team with 128 hits. Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins has been looking for more consistency from the sixfoot-one 226-pound Virtanen, who didn’t play in Sunday’s 5-4 overtime victory over Dallas or a 7-2 loss to the New

York Rangers on Tuesday. Desjardins raised some eyebrows when asked before the New York game why Virtanen had been recalled from Utica if he wasn’t going to play in Vancouver. “We were on the road, and so I don’t think he had any of his stuff,’’ Desjardins said Tuesday morning. “He needed to come back to get his stuff for us to kind of make a decision on where we’re going to go at with him. When you’re on the road you don’t have anything. “If you’re going to go down [to the AHL] for a while, you need to go back and get [your stuff].’’

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New and Used Auto Sales Manager Glacier Honda is seeking a full time, new and used vehicle sales manager, to join a team of professionals at their Castlegar B.C. location. Strong leadership and motivational skills are a necessity to excel in this position. The sales manager is responsible for promoting high customer satisfaction, as well as generating revenue through the sale of all types of vehicles along with promoting business office products. Qualifications O Strong automotive sales background O Overseeing and working with a team of sales people O Administrative experience O Marketing and finance knowledge O Multitasking and organizational skills O Business office experience would be an asset Compensation O Base salary plus commission O Great benefit pkg after 3 month probation O Training and education Please forward resume to: glacierhonda@telus.net Att Ron Cutler, owner /GM Ph 250-365-4845 1602 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. V1N 1H9

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What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 0080, 2016? It is a change to Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 to rezone lands at 2215 Sunburst Drive (legally described as Lot 31, District Lot 6337, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan KAP53479), as shown shaded in bold outline on the map below, from RS-1: Residential Single Family One to RS-1A: Residential Single Family One – Tourist Accommodation Zone to permit tourist accommodation (nightly/short-term rental).

What is Temporary Use Permit TU-2016-002, Bylaw No. 0081, 2016? Bylaw 0081, 2016, if passed, would allow the use of a 50 bedroom modular building with common washrooms and kitchen facilities for employee housing for a term of up to 3 years under conditions specified in the permit and is to be located at 1255/1265 Alpine Road, (legally described as Lot 2, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Plan KAP75365 and Lot 4, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Plan KAP75365), as shown in bold outline on the map below. The specific temporary use permit conditions are as stipulated in the proposed permit, a part of Bylaw 0081. What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 0078, 2016? It is a change to Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 to rezone lands at 2202 Sunburst Drive (legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 6337, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan KAP53479), as shown shaded in bold outline on the map below, from RS-1: Residential Single Family One to RS-1A: Residential Single Family One – Tourist Accommodation Zone to permit tourist accommodation (nightly/short-term rental).

All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing. Additionally, they may make written submissions on the matter of the Bylaws (via any of the below options) which must be received at our office prior to 4:00 p.m. on the 18th day of November, 2016. The entire content of all submissions will be made public and form a part of the public record for this matter. How do I get more information? A copy of the proposed Bylaws and all supporting information can be inspected from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday (except statutory holidays) at our office from November 9, 2016 until 4:00 p.m. the day of the Hearing; or please contact us via any of the below options. Rob Bremner, &KLHI $GPLQLVWUDWLYH 2I¿FHU Mail: PO Box 1002, Sun Peaks, BC V0E 5N0 Email: admin@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca Phone: 250-578-2020 Fax: 250-578-2023

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Tyler Jay Frederick Laybolt (Ducky/Guck) Tyler Jay Frederick Laybolt (Ducky/Guck) tragically passed away in Kamloops, British Columbia on November 6, 2016 at 23 years young. Tyler was well known for his natural music abilities, singer/ song writer, performing and recording in numerous venues in both BC and Alberta. Family and friends will be able to still enjoy his music through the upcoming release of his CD in the near future. Sadly missed by his loving mother Valdine (Brad Peterson) Wilbur, his son Jacob Steffl-Laybolt, his stepfather Richard Wilbur, Gramma Adele Hildebrand, stepsisters Aquaya and Alyssa Wilbur, Uncle Wayne (Stacey) Kirton, Aunt Angie (Dan) Dzaman, Uncle Robbie (Alicia) Richardson and Uncle Mike (Krista) Kilborn. Cousins Erin, Dale, Robert, Rannen, Kaitlyn, Rachel, Kirstin, Riley, Daniel, Garrett, Sienna, Evan, Keenen, Ronin, Johnny, Tamara, Kienen, Austin, Jimmy, Kelly, Emily, Natalie and numerous other family and friends. He is predeceased by Grandpa Harvey Kirton, Poppa Rick Hildebrand, Aunt Doreen Hourie and Cousin Bill Clarke. A Celebration of Life will be held in Edmonton, Alberta on November 18, 2106, for location and time please contact family for more information. All are welcome. Should friends desire, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alberta Health Services – Addiction Services Edmonton in memory of Tyler.

Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial Services, Kamloops, BC (250) 554-2499 Condolences may be left at www.firstmemorialkamloops.com

Muriel Audrey Gallagher

Muriel grew up in Spences Bridge. She travelled by train weekly to attend High School in Kamloops and graduated with honours. After high school she attended nurses training at Vancouver General Hospital and became a Registered Nurse in 1953. After taking time off to raise her family, she practiced nursing in Vernon and Vancouver and then moved to Kamloops in her retirement. She enjoyed travelling, golfing, playing card games and watching sports. She struggled for many years with a neurological disorder and everyday tasks became more difficult as time went by. Despite this, she seldom complained and was always ready for an outing. She lived for a few years at Kamloops Seniors Village, then in residential care at Gemstone Care Center. Muriel was dearly loved by her children Gene (Linda), Brian (Yun Hua), Wendy (Bryan), Sandra (Robert), Ken (Laura), Jim, grandchildren Lisa (Raphael), Steven, Lindsay, Alissa, Jackson, Myles, Nolan, her great-grandchildren Angus, Rochelle and Corrine and many nieces and nephews. Muriel was preceded in death by her partner Gerry Thom and her siblings Robert Chadwick, Ken Chadwick and Lil Pfeiffer. There will be no funeral service. There will be a private graveside ceremony in Spences Bridge, where she will be interred. Special thanks to the many caregivers who touched Mom’s life over the past several years and to Royal Inland Hospital where she spent her final days after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jennifer (Jenn) Leighann Gatey on November 4, 2016. She was born almost 17 years to the day earlier on November 5, 1999 in Calgary, Alberta. Jennifer moved to Kamloops with her family in 2005, and attended Pacific Way Elementary and South Kamloops Secondary, where she attended grade XI. Jennifer was a wonderful daughter, sister and friend and often put the happiness of others ahead of her own. She was passionate about life and had many pursuits, including piano, fitness, soccer, drawing and art, carpentry, golf, longboarding and more. She was loved deeply by her family and friends and will be sadly missed. Jennifer is survived by her parents, brother, future sisterin-law, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. In lieu of flowers, those who would like to make a contribution to the lasting memory of Jennifer are invited to consider making a donation to the Urban Systems Foundation, which will be used to create a scholarship in Jennifer’s name. To make a donation on-line, Google Urban Systems Foundation, select the Donate Now button, and select the In Memory of Jennifer Gatey fund or simply contact Urban Systems at 250-374-8311. Family, friends, classmates and everyone in Kamloops whose lives were touched by Jennifer are invited to join her family on Saturday, December 3 at 2:00 PM for a Celebration of Jennifer’s Life at Summit Baptist Church, 1975 Summit Drive in Kamloops, BC. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

He was predeceased by the love of his life Daphne Dilworth, his parents Mary and Joseph Kerr and sister Colleen. John is survived by his sister Kerri and brothers Mike (Cheryl) and Stephen (Pat) as well as ten nieces and nephews, three step-children Trevor (Barb) Dilworth, Lynda (Jim) Ritchie and Bonnie (Dale) Williams and eighteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. John served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 20 years then finished his working career with Canada Post in Kamloops. He enjoyed camping, fishing and during his retirement discovered a passion for golf. The family would like to extend thank you to the nurses and staff of 4N in Royal Inland Hospital and also Kamloops Hospice. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or Kamloops Hospice in Johns memory. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Comfort Inn Hotel, 1810 Rogers Place, Kamloops, BC on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 1:00 pm.

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James Arthur Stoodley With heavy hearts, the family of Jim Stoodley announce his passing on September 20, 2016 in Thailand. Born June 11, 1949 Jim grew up in Valleyview at a time when large spaces afforded a child with unlimited energy to grow. School at Kam High was probably harder for teachers than Jim but his return to school in Alberta as an adult student proved the old adage “all in time”. Jim excelled as a paramedic, a career that started in northern Alberta, moved to Brunei then East Timor during the Timorese crisis before spreading to China and beyond. His journey in life was complex as his family and friends knew, but Jim’s compassion and caring were life time qualities. Jim will be remembered by his partner Soi, sisters Diane and Sandra, children Darren, Jodie, Kaysha and Shayla and numerous nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchild. Cremation was followed by interment at the Diashongsaram Temple, Bangkok.

Irene Mary Babcock (nee Harrison) (Nts’ i ’ its hass) With great sadness and loving memories, Irene’s family announces her peaceful passing on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at the age of 81 in Kamloops, B.C. Irene was born in Burns Lake, BC in 1935. Irene met the love of her life Victor Babcock in Fort Fraser and they married in 1958. They moved to Kamloops and raised their three boys. Irene will be missed by her loving husband Victor and her three boys Dale (Marilyn), Barry (Debbie) and Ian (Kelly), seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, one brother Vince Harrison and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by numerous brothers and sisters. We would like to thank Pat and Anna Harrison, Brian and Denise Harrison, the Doctors and Nurses of Royal Inland Hospital for taking care of Irene and making her comfortable. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at a location to be announced. Irene you raised your boys well with respect and pride, Maybe some days on a wing and a prayer as your guide, Too soon you realize your boys are grown with Iives and wives of their own, another love well known. Goodnight Irene

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Harry Frank Pearse

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It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Harry Frank Pearse on November 9, 2016. He is survived by his children who were precious to him, Samantha Jane Kathlyn Pearse and Benjamin Adair David Pearse, their mother Diana O’Dare, his sister Mary (Pierre) LaPointe, his brother David (Michelle) Pearse and his beloved sister Kathlyn Pearse, his nieces and nephews and their families. He will be missed by his extended family John O’Dare, Jane (Rick) Girard and Patty (Mike) Smith and his many nieces and nephews. Harry was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He served a mission to Korea for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. He moved to BC in 1990 and graduated from UBC with a degree in History. He is predeceased by his father Albert Pearse, his mother Ann Pearse, his aunt Peggy Gillis and uncle David (Myrtle) Gillis. Harry led a life of love and service to his church and community. He had an amazing memory and knowledge of history. He also loved to read, the outdoors, camping and cycling. We will all miss his sense of humour and ready wit. Harry left us too soon, but we know he is at peace in his final resting place and in the arms of His Saviour. Funeral to be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 7:00 pm in Kamloops. Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

Mr. Shigeo Ohashi passed away peacefully in Kamloops on November 8, 2016 at the age of 87.

February 12, 1963 - November 9, 2016

He was predeceased by his parents Shigetaro and Kane Ohashi and his two sisters. Shigeo worked at Weyerhaeuser Canada for 37 years until his retirement in January 1991. He was an avid gardener and took pride in his home. A Celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Condolences may be expressed at

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January 15, 1975 - November 11, 2016

It is with great sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Chris Hamm. A loving son to Jean, Mike and Jeanne, brother to Liz (Mike Reid), Uncle to Dean and Elaine, Big Brother to Nate and friend to so many. Chris had a larger than life personality, and made everyone feel welcome and included. If you met him, you remembered the big teddy bear who loved kids and seniors and always fought for the underdog. He was fiercely competitive and loved playing and watching hockey, baseball, football as well as many other sports. Chris had a wicked sense of humor and loved to make people cheer up with his memorable goofy peal of laughter. He went out of his way to make everyone feel welcome and would give you the shirt off his back if you asked. Chris lived his short life to the fullest and loved everyone in the process. “I may not be perfect, but at least I am not fake.” - Chris Farley. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Brock Seniors Activity Centre, 1800 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Big Brothers & Sisters of Kamloops in Chris’ name.

EACH LOSS Each loss is very different, The pain is so severe. Will I ever stop missing This one I loved so dear? Good times we had together, The moments that we shared We didn’t have to tell each other How much we really cared. I never dreamed you’d go away, Never thought of sorrow. So sure you’d always be here Took for granted each tomorrow. Now my life is all confused Since you went away. You took a part of me And for help I daily pray. But when God sent you to me He never said that you were mine, That I could keep you always – Only borrowed for a time. Now, He’s called you home, I’m sad and I shed tears. Yet I’m glad He loaned you to me And we had these many years.

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Kudos again to city workers for the cleaning and tidying up of the cenotaph and surrounding area in Riverside Park and for the bleachers in preparation for last week’s Remembrance Day service. They continually work hard to enhance the park’s beautiful location. Thank you. — Jenny John Kamloops

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anet Whitehead recently had second thoughts about a book she hid after hanging up In a Dark, Dark Wood — by a noose. “I thought after, ‘Oh my goodness, if no one knows what this is about, it’d be terrifying,’” she told KTW. The local author, life coach and avid reader is the brainchild behind the monthold online Facebook group Book Hunters of Kamloops. It was created to promote the sharing of books and appease a reader’s sense of adventure in the great outdoors. The group has about 170 members and

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about 60 books are hidden throughout the city — in parks, under rocks and, recently during Halloween, roped up in a tree — for anyone to hunt down and keep. “It’s been fun, community spirit-wise, to see people getting out to places where they haven’t been or even just getting out,” Whitehead said. Anyone can hide or find a book and one does not have to give to take. Participants simply place a new or used book in a clear plastic bag with a note about the Book Hunters

group. The hidden location is photographed and posted to the Facebook page with the title and a hint about where it can be found. Hunters can then search the photos tab on the page for a list of hidden books in order of the most recent. The first person to find the book can keep it, with the simple caveat of posting “found” on the corresponding picture online. Whitehead was inspired by a mother in Belgium who hid books at Pokéstops for her kids during

the recent Pokémon Go craze, which saw animated creatures superimposed into real-life locations via smartphone technology. It was a unique videogame in that it got people outside. “I thought, ‘Well, why don’t we do it and we don’t even need the Pokémon stops,’” Whitehead said. She said books accumulate while readers simultaneously thirst for more hard and soft covers to devour. It’s a way to get rid of old books and acquire new ones for free. Another reason for the group is the thrill of the hunt, recreating that sense of adventure often found between pages. “I think all readers have that kind of spirit,” Whitehead said. While some people

BOOK have purchased secondhand books, others are hiding their favourite novel or following a theme, such as the one that saw Whitehead wrap a noose around a book at Halloween. It’s not just for adults, either, as hidden children’s books have allowed families to track down stories together. Kids’ books are being found faster than others, Whitehead said, noting she enjoys hunting with her grandchildren. “Oh my god, the kids get so excited,” she said. On average, books are found within a couple days of being posted. In the Kamloops group, books have been hidden as far away as Clearwater and people in other areas,

including Alberta and Colorado, have reached out to Whitehead to replicate the idea in their respective locations. In the long term, she would like to see more books hidden along hiking trails in the city. The group will continue through winter. If books are covered in snow, someone will find a surprise in the spring after it melts. About 10 books have gone missing, with nobody tracking them back to the Facebook page, but Whitehead doesn’t mind if a nonmember picks up one of the tomes. “Oh well,” she said. “The books are getting read.” For more information, search for the Book Hunters of Kamloops on Facebook.

I would like to send a big thank you to Earls restaurant. After taking my veteran grandfather to the Remembrance Day ceremony at the park, we headed there for lunch. My grandfather was wearing his Royal Canadian Navy blazer and hat with his ID badge. When it came time to pay, our server told us his lunch was free and thanked him for his service. Thank you for making Kamloops such a wonderful city to live in. — Katie Bickerton Kamloops

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A local advocacy group is working to break down barriers preventing women from donating breast milk. Breastfeeding Matters in Kamloops is hosting its second milk drive on Dec. 1, collecting human milk to be transported to the B.C. Women’s

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not qualify and women must have an infant 18 months and younger. The goal is to eventually make the system easier, with enough milk to supply areas like the Interior so it won’t be transported from out of province and, perhaps one day, establish a milk bank locally. “There’s a constant need,” Jennings said. Another milk drive is planned for March. Those wishing to donate to the December drive can go online to breastfeedingmattersinkamloops. ca/milk-drive-.html for more information. After pre-screening, donors will be notified how to store milk. They can then bring it to Lizzie Bits Baby Co., at 655 Victoria St., on Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Milk is pasteurized and tested before given to babies. For more information, go online to breastfeedingmattersinkamloops.ca.

Online health portal set to roll out at hospital Results, reports, appointments to be accessible for patients Royal Inland Hospital will roll out MyHealthPortal this month, an online tool that provides patients access to their health information. The round-the-clock access will include lab results, diagnostic imaging reports, upcoming appointments, recent hospital-visit history and contact information. Patients must sign up to use the portal. Registration can be done at the hospital from Nov. 21 to Dec. 9. People are required to show their legal identification and their health-care or B.C. services card. They will receive a login username and password they can use on their own devices to log in to the portal. For those who can’t get to the hospital during that time period, the next time they are at RIH, they can ask to have their email address added to their patient record at registration after again showing appropriate ID. They can then enter a remote enrolment request at the portal online at interiorhealth.ca/ MyHealthPortal. The portal is already in place in the Shuswap, Cariboo and Thompson-Nicola areas.

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‘What will animals do when the big changes come around?’ TRU student studying how climate change affects small invertebrate marine creatures DALE BASS

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When Brianna Iwabuchi was in Grade 6, her teacher asked the class what each wanted to be when they grew up. She had an idea of her future plans, the Thompson Rivers University student said, because she loved lakes and animals and thought a career that combined the two would be perfect. She went to her computer, typed in the words “marine biology” — and her path was set. “I knew that was what I wanted to be,” Iwabuchi said. It was a journey that took her from her home in Edmonton to study at TRU, another decision made due to her research. She began her

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She came across TRU professor Louis Gosselin, who also studies and teaches marine biology and who was associated with the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island.

For Iwabuchi, it was the perfect mix; she could study at a smaller university and pursue her passion in the northwest Pacific region, what she called “a beautiful place to study.” Now working on her

masters’ degree thesis, Iwabuchi has spent the past two summers at the centre, although much of her time was spent driving from the ocean coast to the Strait of Georgia, ice pack-filled coolers in her trunk, to collect

snails and barnacles to study. Her goal is to see how climate change affects the small invertebrate marine creatures. The two locations were perfect, providing two distinct climates in which the snails and barnacles were living. On the Strait of Georgia coast, air and water temperatures were higher than on the Pacific Ocean side. The salinity level — the amount of dissolved salt content — was much lower, the result of the fresh water entering the strait from mainland sources. Iwabuchi could look at the same species from each side and then, back in the laboratory at the Bamfield Centre, manipulate them to see how they would react to warmer water or air and more or less salinity.

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A Christmas concert featuring Elvis Presley and Roy Orbinson tribute artists will raise money for the B.C. Wounded Warriors First Responders Foundation. The Saturday, Nov. 26, event will take place at the Anavets Club at 177 Tranquille Rd. on the North Shore. Tickets to the 8 p.m. show are $35 (ticket price includes snacks) and available by calling 250-319-0402 or 250300-0291. The B.C. Wounded Warriors First Responders Foundation is a charity to help veterans, firefighters, paramedics, Mounties, prison guards, nurses, doctors and anyone else who faces trauma in their jobs.

Market back at mall for the winter

The Visions Farmers Market has returned to Sahali Mall in its fifth year, running the first and third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Christmas before picking up again in January through April. Local vendors showcase produce, free-range eggs, baking, heirloom seeds, beef, pork and chicken. Crafters and artisans will also have works on display. The mall is at 945 Columbia St.

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It’s enough to make Bugs Bunny scratch his head in confusion. Maybelle Nordick’s garden in North Kamloops produced this interesting carrot, which cannot seem to decide which direction to grow — so she picked it all. Do you have a photo you’d like to share with the Kamloops community? If so, email it to editor@ kamloopsthisweek. com.

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changes will have more of an impact in the long term as they are more sustainable. Are they trying to sell you something? Some messages are blatant, while others are more cleverly disguised. They are apparent in our favourite TV and radio shows, that blog you follow closely and random ads that pop up throughout the day. Be wary of anything they are selling beyond helping you make every day healthy choices.

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Is the product or recommendation supported by only one study? That could be because there is no other evidence to back it up or the other studies could have come to a different conclusion.

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anyone set a broken bone and the same should go for nutrition advice. Especially in regards to supplements and specialized diets, which could be harmful depending on the advice and your own medical history. Always check with your doctor or a registered dietitian before making significant changes. Health Link BC (accessed online or by phone at 8-1-1) is a great resource for general nutrition information and registered dietitians are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. — With files from Dietitians of Canada and PEN campaign Fight misinformation with the help of a dietitian Nadine Baerg is a public health dietitian with Interior Health.

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Christmas coming to the square tomorrow The Kamloops Heritage Society presents Christmas at the Square tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St., features local crafters and artisans. It is a fundraiser for the heritage building.

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The North Kamloops Library, 693 Tranquille Rd., has a files and folders course tomorrow from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Drop by for tea

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Sensational Soups and Community Kitchens will be hosting a Fall Tea on Saturday at the church at 140 Laburnum St. on the North Shore. The scent-free event will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., with $6 getting you refreshments. Visitors will also be able to purchase items from the

baking, crafts and white elephant tables.

Walk with neighbours

The annual Know Your Neighbour Walk will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m. on McArthur Island. The walk, organized by the Sikh community with Guru Nanak’s message

of “one God, one human race,” is open to all residents of Kamloops. The walk will be followed by a community meal at Gurdwara Sahib at 700 Cambridge Cres. on the North Shore.

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The Riverbend Seniors Community at 760 Mayfair

St. in Brocklehurst is hosting its sixth-annual bazaar on Sunday, Nov. 20, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Included will be a knitting/sewing table, Christmas decorations, beading, New 2 You jewelry, pick a pack, a wrapped surprise package for $2 or $5, a silent auction and a bake table.

“Creating safe communities means protecting the environment and the people.” – Dion Arnouse, Emergency Management Consultant, Kinder Morgan Canada

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To date, 40 Aboriginal communities located along the pipeline and marine corridor in British Columbia and Alberta have signed Mutual Benefit Agreements.

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For both Trans Mountain and Aboriginal training, we conduct exercises and drills year-round in all seasons and conditions – on land, water, even on ice – throughout the entire system.

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We have connected with more than 100 Aboriginal communities along the entire pipeline route.

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There are 15 equipment caches along the pipeline and over $3 million will be invested in new emergency response equipment.

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Salted” and “caramel” are two words that make many people get misty in the eyes and weak in the knees. You can buy lovely salted caramel in stores to drizzle over ice cream, cake, pie or just your tongue, but you can also make it easily at home and for a lot less money. Share the wealth — what a great holiday gift this makes. How easy is it? There is no need for a thermometer, no special equipment, no difficult techniques. The thing to pay attention to is how fast the sugar mixture is browning. Resist the urge to wander away and clean out the vegetable bin because the caramel will turn from pale to golden to dark to “oh no, what’s that smell?’’ very quickly. A lighter colour will produce a more delicate caramel sauce, while a richer golden brown will produce a more pronounced caramel flavour. And have that cream warmed and ready to go — seconds make a difference. When you add the cream to the pot it will sputter and bubble quite a bit, so use a bigger pot than you think you need; it will shortly settle back down, but the last thing you want is hot caramel bubbling over onto your stove. Some caramel recipes call for a pastry brush to brush down

SALTED CARAMEL SAUCE

Courtesy Katie Workman

Start to finish: 20 minutes Makes about 1 1/2 cups or roughly 12 servings 1 cup heavy cream, warmed 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 tsp. kosher salt In a large, heavy saucepan, combine the sugar and water and turn the heat to medium high. Stir just until sugar is dissolved and stop stirring completely. Allow mixture to come to a gentle boil. Do not stir mixture; even if it looks a little grainy (that’s just the sugar doing its thing). Boil for six to seven minutes, until mixture has turned golden brown and starts to smell like caramel; make sure it doesn’t get too dark or start to burn. When mixture is a deep golden brown, turn heat down to medium and stir as you slowly add the warmed cream. The mixture will bubble up vigorously, which is why you need the large pot. Remove pot from heat and stir in butter until melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt. Cool mixture to room temperature and use right away or transfer to a glass jar or two with a tight seal. Store in refrigerator for up to one month. Nutritional information per serving: 178 calories; 134 calories from fat; 15 g fat (9 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 51 mg cholesterol; 172 mg sodium; 13 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 13 g sugar; 1 g protein.

KTW the sides of the pot which the sugar is caramelizing. I think nah, not necessary. Also, it’s hard not to keep stirring the sugar melted with the water, but you have to trust in the caramelization process. Stirring makes the mixture grainy, whereas leaving it

alone will let the sugar gently brown and prevent crystals from forming. Counterintuitive, but true. Katie Workman is author of the cookbooks Dinner Solved! and The Mom 100 Cookbook. She blogs at themom100.com/ about-katie-workman.

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SPARKLING WINE

e are coming up to the season of celebration and overindulgence. Yay! I love a good opportunity for overindulgence and frivolity. Nothing says celebrate like sparkling wine. Cast aside memories of Baby Duck right now, you hooligan. Also, cast aside memories of overly dry, poorly received, cheap champagne you have been served at many graduations, bridal showers and all the other places you have been obliged to raise a glass of bubbles and take a sip before abandoning the stuff behind a stack of plates. Sparkling wine has been around as long as grapes and you may have a favourite already. Over the last few years, the sparkling wine section has expanded and expanded again and you will see an overwhelming number of choices when you head in to choose nowadays. Let’s break down what you are seeing, so you buy the best bottle for you and your guests. Generally, you will see three terms used for sparkling wine: champagne, prosecco and frizzante. I am finding that in terms of B.C. wine

BONNIE MCBRIDE

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and other new release, new world wines, other than champagne, these terms are used a bit loosely. You can still get a little info from them with some background. • Champagne: In order to be called a champagne, a wine must be made from grapes from the champagne region of France. This is expensive wine. Champagne is made in the traditional method, meaning its bubbles come from a second fermentation that occurs in the bottle. Champagne is very dry and has higher pressure in the bottle compared to other types of sparkling wines. It is also much more expensive. This is due to the cost to produce it this way and the demand. If you don’t like very dry wine, this is a waste of money. • Prosecco: This is a sparkling Italian wine. Prosecco was the

name of a grape but they changed the name of the grape. That’s weird and I have no idea the politics behind it. What I can tell you is, if you see a B.C. wine that says prosecco, you will be getting a less expensive, slightly sweeter version of what you have had with champagne before. This type of wine gains bubbles from a second fermentation using the tank method. It is more cost effective but produces less pressure in the bottle. • Frizzante: Also Italian (meaning slightly effervescent), this wine has less pressure still and is a bit sweeter. It is also produced using the tank method so the cost will reflect that. So, how much should you spend to get a good bottle of bubbly? I’ve had bottles ranging from the $15 to the $225 price point and can tell you price is not an indicator of how much you are going to like the wine. Never buy Baby Duck. But, other than that, with as much as there is to choose from these days, it’s time to start experimenting with sparkling wines. Bottoms up. Bonnie McBride is a wine blogger. For more, go online to sipsinthecity. wordpress.com.

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