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A FOCUS ON STREET-LEVEL PROBLEMS

KAMLOOPS BYELECTION 2017 Saturday, Sept. 30

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This week, KTW begins a three-part series, having byelection candidates address three areas of concern: crime and policing, taxation and housing. Each issue will begin with a story outlining the topic, followed by candidates’ responses, which will be spread out in three editions each week. We begin this week with crime and policing and will follow with taxation the week of Sept. 12 and housing the week of Sept. 19. All Kamloops byelection coverage can also be found online at kamloopsthisweek.com under the Kamloops Byelection tab.

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he questions on a pair of surveys from the North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) range from incidences of vandalism and theft to how often customers and business owners in the area are finding discarded needles near their properties. But they’re most easily summed up by a single yes-or-no query: “Have these problems made you feel unsafe or threatened?” Results of the survey are due out early this month and will help the NSBIA put some numbers to complaints it is hearing from shoppers and business owners. “What we’re hearing is that crime is up, and the frustrations around that,” NSBIA president Bryce Herman said. However, Kamloops RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller points out most crime rates in the city are falling. The most recent statistics from police from April to the end of June show decreases in traffic violations, crimes against persons and drug crimes — but increases in thefts from motor vehicles and provincial statues, often code for public intoxication and similar offences. See XXX, AA

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As part of its effort to deal with issues on the North Shore, downtown and in Valleyview’s commercial area, the city has begun sending a bylaw officer on foot patrols with members of the RCMP in those areas five days a week. They deal with issues related to transients and panhandling.

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Longtime ASK Wellness Society street outreach worker Ken Salter is given a warm hug by supervised consumption bus nurse Gaudenza Ramunno on Friday at the agency’s Tranquille Road office. Salter, who helped create the annual homeless count and who interacted deeply with those on the street, is leaving ASK Wellness after 17 years to pursue a business venture in Burns Lake.

Toro rumbles into Knutsford The Tournament Capital Toro has trampled many kilometres in Kamloops. The 1,400-pound bull that escaped more than a week ago from the B.C. Livestock Producers Co-operative Association stockyard in Dallas remains on the loose — but is no longer the subject of a warning as he was last seen hoofing it into Knutsford, which is home to plenty of ranchland. The bull was the subject of confirmed and unconfirmed reports in Dallas and Juniper Ridge in the days following his great escape, but police and conservation officers could not get close enough to grab the

tan-coloured animal by its impressive horns. On Saturday, Mounties say there was a reported sighting of the bull in Peterson Creek Park, which is more than 20 kilometres from Dallas stockyard. Staff Sgt. Edward Preto said the sighting was reported an hour after the bull was spotted and a patrol of the park came up empty. Just before 9 a.m. on Saturday, police received reports of several sightings of the animal in Upper Sahali, on Summit Drive and in Albert McGowan Park. Conservation officers were closing in, but Toro crossed Highway 5A and was

last seen rumbling south toward Knutsford. “The public is reminded to keep a healthy distance from the bull and to not approach it,” Preto said. “This bull is very unpredictable and considered dangerous.” Indeed — Toro managed his great escape as he was being unloaded at the stockyards. Rather than accept his fate, crashing through several fences as he chased freedom. While police are content to let conservation officers try to find Toro in Knutsford, the public is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-8283000 if they see the bull in city limits.

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is warning consumers that pineapple chunks sold in read-to-go cups may be contaminated with hepatitis A. According to the centre, the virus was detected in a sample of the Western Family brand fruit cups that would have been on sale from Aug. 11 to Aug. 19, when they reached their best before date. The cups were distributed to 38 Save-On-Foods, Overwaitea Foods and PriceSmart Foods stores in B.C. In Kamloops, the product was sold at the SaveOn-Foods stores downtown and in Valleyview. The BCCDC said no illness have been reported to date, adding an investigation is ongoing as other products are believed to be affected. The centre said those who have consumed the product on Aug. 18 or later should get a dose of hepatitis A vaccine. Consumers who have frozen the product for later consumption should discard it. The vaccine can prevent hepatitis A infection if given within 14 days after exposure. A free hepatitis A vaccine is available at Overwaitea banner stores. Those who develop symptoms of hepatitis A should contact their family doctor and local health unit office immediately. Hepatitis A is an infection caused by a virus that affects the liver. The virus is found in the stool of an infected person and is spread when a person eats food or drinks water that has come in contact with infected stool. Infected food handlers can pass the virus on to other people if they do not wash their hands with soap and water after using the bathroom. Hepatitis A symptoms include yellow skin or eyes, loss of appetite, fever, tiredness, stomachache, nausea, dark-coloured urine and light- or whitishcoloured bowel movements. Symptoms can also be so mild that a person may not be aware that they have the disease. The illness can last for several weeks, but people generally recover completely. Symptoms are known to develop between 15 and 50 days after exposure.

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Kamloops Airport was as busy as it’s ever been this summer, with aircraft coming and going as part of the province’s efforts to fight B.C.’s wildfires, according to the man in charge of Fulton Field. “Yes, I’d say that, just for all the things going on,” Fred Legace, the airport’s managing director, told KTW. “It’s been extraordinarily busy.” Between BC Wildfire Service

aircraft and military planes and helicopters making Kamloops home base for the summer, Legace said there has been a lot of traffic. “The initial part of it was really a struggle as the fires built up really, really quickly,” he said, noting staff relied on lessons learned and protocol followed during 2003’s wildfire season. “You look back and it’s kind of like, ‘Holy — how did we do it?’” Legace said smoky skies made — and continue to make — operations difficult at times,

especially when conditions forced some commercial aircraft to stay grounded while military and wildfire planes kept taking off and landing. “It’s hard to explain to passengers that not all aircraft can do that,” he said. After weeks of being covered in smoke from area wildfires, Kamloops received a reprieve in late August, but smoke from the stubbornly persistent Elephant Hill blaze west of the city returned as the Labour Day weekend began.

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Help park name young male cougar The BC Wildlife Park is celebrating the arrival a young cougar this year with a public name-the-cat contest. The winning name to be announced during the Thanksgiving long weekend, Oct. 6 to Oct. 9. The contest runs through Sept. 30. The persom with the winning name for the cougar cutie will win a prize package consisting of an annual park pass, a BC Wildlife T-shirt, a stuffy and more. Send your name suggestion by email to contest@bcwildlife.org. The newest resident of B.C. Wildlife Park was caught this past spring after cougars were reported preying on farm animals in the Vernon area. The cub, now 8.5 months old, was with its mother and a sibling in an area of small acreages near Vernon. The animals killed a llama on two separate occasions in early April. The cub now at the wildlife park was caught in a foothold trap, while a second juvenile was treed by the dogs. The mother and cubs were considered habituated to people and therefore dangerous, according to conversation officers. The second juvenile was destroyed, but conservation officers were not able to track the mother. The youngster is in a separate section of the main cougar den, allowing the park’s female adult cougar to get acquainted. The public can see the young cougar from afar and can also observe him via a live video monitor feed until the pair is ready to be introduced in the main enclosure.

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Sept. 7 Indonesian Cultural Performance Experience Indonesian dancing, singing and acting in this free opera performance by visiting high school students. Noon–1 pm, Sagebrush Theatre

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Sept. 21 Food Trucks and Outdoor Movie NAME THE CAT: The BC Wildlife Park is inviting the public to take part in a contest to name the new baby cougar. Send your suggestions by email to contest@bcwildlife.org.

TRU Students’ Union invites everyone to their annual Food Truck Festival and Outdoor Movie Night. Watch a screening of Wonder Woman on a 40-foot screen with stadium sound. 5–10:30 pm, Campus Commons

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Crime and policing: Candidates offer views CANDIDATES IN THE SEPT. 30 BYELECTION WERE ASKED TO WEIGH IN ON THIS ISSUE. THEIR RESPONSES ARE BELOW AND WILL CONTINUE IN THE SEPT. 7 AND SEPT. 8 EDITIONS OF KTW JENNIFER ADAMS “Kamloops residents/businesses have concerns about the increase in homelessness, crime, vagrancy, public drug use and illegal ‘camping.’ “We have progressive policies/actions in place to help those affected by the drug overdose crisis. Now, staff, council and community need act in innovative ways to solve the housing crisis, too. “Housed folks are not vagrant, have access to addictions/mental illness supports and are not “in the street” with everything they possess because bylaw and RCMP seize and throw out belongings they find unattended. “Public lockers would ensure that people belongings are secure from theft/seizure and help to treat all with dignity and respect.”

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NANCY BEPPLE “First, kudos go out to the Kamloops RCMP for its work combatting gangs and gun violence. Kamloops has avoided the violence many B.C. communities face. “Second, Kamloops RCMP has had a lot of success with targeted programs, such as Car 40 for mental health and dedicated domesticviolence officers. I support expanding this integrated policing approach to tackle the opioid crisis as well. “Much of the crime in Kamloops is tied to addictions. I would support the City of Kamloops funding specific police officers to work with community partners on the opioid crisis.”

JON EADIE “As far as government’s responsibility to protect the people, we don’t have enough RCMP officers to tackle the volume of the issue as diligently as I am sure they would like. “I would love to be part of a council that looks closely at the budget to find efficiencies to be able to help get more officers on the streets and ensure funds are prioritized to do so. “Also, I believe we need to demand more provincial support considering the statistics of crime in Kamloops versus the action I see against it.”

JESSE BOCHEK “I’m not an expert on law, but as a citizen, I do believe that law enforcement does a great job in our city. There is always room for improvement, though. “The city does in part fund the RCMP to an extent, so there should be very clear communication about what the city finds to be a priority with policing. ‘When there’s a dispute between, for example, dispensary owners and the police, the city could find solutions by facilitating meetings, hearing out concerns from both parties and coming up with compromises that each side is OK with.

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#Kampaign17 “Community connection is paramount to effective policing — you can never have too much of it. “If officers, whether RCMP or bylaw, are walking around in communities and are making connections with citizens, then trust is built and everyone wins. “Co-operation is key and we should bolster that aspect of our law enforcement.”

DENNIS GIESBRECHT “In the past ,the RCMP has had some good success with the targeted approach, going after the prolific offenders. “I feel we could find even more success by pairing this with a targeted neighbourhood watch program. “With proper guidelines, neighbourhoods could be their own support “ Our growing high-tech sector could help by developing an app that could be used to quickly send a picture tagged with location to the appropriate city dept, be it a nuisance home to bylaws, broken play equipment to parks and rec or suspicious activity to the RCMP. “Extra watchful eyes and improved communication would be a very positive way to bring communities together.”

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“I think some of the issues we’re having right now around vagrancy, public intoxication and addictions are more visible to the public,” Mueller said. Petty thefts and items stolen from cars also tend to be more noticeable in residents’ day-today lives, he suggests. But overall, Mueller argues, the city is becoming safer. Bob Hughes, head of ASK Wellness, the agency that works with the city’s marginalized, said Kamloops has made major strides on how it deals with the fallout of drug addiction, homelessness and related issues since he arrived about 20 years ago. In the last two years, however, that progress seems to be crumbling. “I’m really disheartened seeing what’s happened in the last few years, particularly on the North Shore, which has had such incredible success in trying to restore the pride and potential of the North Shore,” Hughes said. “And their dreams and hopes are, I think, a little bit in jeopardy unless we come up with ways to work collaboratively with RCMP and bylaws and other organizations.” Hughes and Mueller pointed to a perfect storm of events in 2017 — a continuing overdose crisis and major wildfires that have brought homeless people from other Interior communities to Kamloops — for bringing the issue to a head. David Duckworth, the city’s director of community safety, added the economic downturn in Alberta to that list. As part of its effort to deal with issues on the North Shore, as well as downtown and in Valleyview’s commercial area, Duckworth said the city has begun sending a bylaw officer on foot patrols with members of the RCMP in those areas five days a week. “They’re dealing with transient issues, they’re dealing with panhandling. They’re extra presence on the street to deal with those type of issues that go with

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#Kampaign17 homelessness, poverty, drug use, things like that,” Duckworth said. City councillors will be asked to make the patrols, which began last year, a permanent program as part of the 2018 budget. The team also partners with ASK every two weeks to talk about what approach to take with various people in the community, whether it’s to work with them on accessing treatment programs and support services or to issue infraction tickets and involve the court system. Duckworth said enforcement is typically focused on people with few ties to the area. “They’re not from the city of Kamloops, they don’t have family here and they’re causing nothing but trouble,” he said. Mueller said Mounties have also gone on patrol with Interior Health nurses and hope to do so again. That patrol resulted in a treatment referral, which Mueller said is a good start. “These are success stories,” he said. There is also the Car 40 program, which deals with mentalhealth calls, and which the RCMP remains ready to expand if another nurse can be secured from Interior Health. For those not interested in treatment, Hughes said he sees a role for cities to take a message to higher levels of government that existing tools aren’t enough. “In the States, you have these abilities when there are levels of criminal activity,” he said. “There’s more teeth, from a judicial point of view, to say, ‘You need to address your addictions.’” Hughes said ASK is also looking at whether changing the expectations around treatment can make a difference. While most addictions programs require participants to go completely substance-free, ASK is

planning to test a three-bed program in which users are focused solely on kicking drugs like heroin and crystal meth, while being allowed to use marijuana, cigarettes and alcohol.

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In 2015, the City of Kamloops started saving money to add 10 officers to the Kamloops detachment. Two years later, the city has yet to realize the 130 officers it funds each year, but director of community safety David Duckworth said asking for more people did help get the department closer to being fully staffed. (Neither the city nor RCMP release the exact number of officers working at the Kamloops detachment, which they say is to prevent criminals from knowing when the city is understaffed.) “There’s been huge progress over the last two years,” Duckworth said. “We’re moving in the right direction. Are we at where we want to be? Not yet.” Bringing a new Mountie to Kamloops costs about $150,000, which includes salary, benefits, a police vehicle and a contribution to the upkeep of E Division, the RCMP’s B.C. unit, and its Surrey headquarters. Duckworth said salary numbers are fixed by a 20-year contract with the federal government and not negotiated by municipalities. Getting more officers to the city isn’t as simple as budgeting the money. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller said there are a number of issues, not least of which is a nationwide shortage of RCMP members. Individual success can also create new staffing gaps. Mueller said that’s been true in Kamloops this year, as a number of officers were promoted — which meant transfers to other detachments. “That’s good for our people and speaks will to what we’re doing here, but with those promotions come vacancies,” he said.

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ome people, it seems, never learn. News came last week of dozens of people being ticketed for having campfires during a months-long ban as wildfires rage in the Interior. One such ticket was handed to a man in the North Okanagan. This bright spark decided not only to have a campfire, but to go to sleep with it still burning. He claims not to have known about the ongoing fire ban, but that doesn’t really matter. Anyone should have more common sense than to start a fire in tinder-dry conditions without a water source close at hand and leave it untended. What this guy saw as a pleasant fire to light his evening could have turned into a disaster in the space of a few minutes, putting more forests, homes and people at risk. The ease with which this could have become another disaster points out how close to the edge we all live. Though Kamloops has been lucky so far, few areas escaped unscathed from the spring flooding and summer fires that followed so quickly people didn’t even have time to heave a sigh of relief. And when you look at the damage Hurricane Harvey did in Texas, it is truly frightening how fast conditions can turn from normal to disaster. There isn’t much that can be done for a Hurricane Harvey-level disaster, as we have seen time and again as storms batter the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States. But when it comes to forest fires, we can be proactive. There may not be much that can be done about lightning and other natural causes for fires, but we can smarten up — by not throwing cigarettes out of cars and by not lighting campfires when a provincewide ban has been in place for months due to parched conditions. It’s a message everyone should have received by now, but it seems that some people just won’t listen.

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his week is Premier John Horgan’s first appearance at the B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering, an annual event established by former premier Christy Clark. The province pays expenses to bring together representatives from across the province for meetings in Vancouver. It’s commonly called the “all chiefs” meeting, including as many of B.C.’s 200-orso aboriginal communities as care to send delegates. There will be plenty to talk about this week, from wildfire losses to timber, ranching and other aboriginal business to the latest changes in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reorganized his cabinet, dividing the Indigenous Affairs department into two. There is now an Indigenous Services department to carry on the burden of providing for 600odd federal reserve communities and a new Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs ministry to focus on the broader relationship between Canada and its Inuit, Métis and First Nations people. Yes, each will have its own deputy minister and staff, confirmed Carolyn Bennett, who moves to the new Crown-Indigenous role. “It’s about de-colonizing,” Bennett said. Right, by fattening the stagnant Ottawa bureaucracy that presides over a paralyzed treaty negotiation process that burns through millions, most of it here in B.C. Trudeau likes to strike poses in his buckskin jacket and make

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VICTORIA symbolic gestures, like renaming the Langevin Block on Parliament Hill to expunge the name of an architect of residential schools. That’s easier than fixing water systems and failing schools in remote locations that will never be functional communities, no matter how much public money is thrown at them. Bennett has been mostly in the news lately for the ongoing collapse of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls inquiry, an idea so naive and flawed that it’s a wonder even Trudeau’s urban Liberals imagined it could work. One of the main obstacles to progress is Ottawa’s refusal to reopen every old murder case across the country, or at least the ones in which the victims weren’t Indigenous men or boys. Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser has been handed B.C.’s Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation. I asked him about Ottawa’s latest move. “It’s separating the service side of it, that’s kind of the old colonial

Indian Act stuff, from the meat and bones of where we’re going in the future,” Fraser said. He’ll be hitting all these politically correct talking points at the meeting this week. Last year, federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould gave a long speech there in an attempt to explain how the United Nations declaration of “free, prior and informed consent” can’t just be imposed on Canadian law. Fraser has orders from Horgan to reorganize the B.C. treaty process to reflect the UN declaration, as well. Skeena MLA Ellis Ross was elected for the B.C. Liberals in May after serving as chief councillor of the Haisla Nation and trying to get liquefied natural-gas development going. Ross is more concerned about the new NDP government’s opposition to resource projects than the abstract “rights and title” discussion. He tuned that out while leading a northern community near Kitimat that struggled with unemployment, alcoholism and related social issues. He said the NDP’s last-minute intervention in a court case against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is a “well-known strategy” to delay and starve energy investment. In an urban society where only protesters get media attention, the rural aboriginal communities that support investment and jobs are mostly ignored. The NDP is offering them a two per cent share of B.C.’s gambling revenues instead. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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DOCTORS SHOULD NOT CHERRY PICK PATIENTS Editor: ing. Some days I cannot walk more than a few I am a longtime Kamloops resident who has feet and even those are excruciating. I have a been without a doctor most of my life. hard time putting meals on the table because Like the other thousands in Kamloops often my hands won’t co-operate. I am in my without a family physician, I mid-30s and had to frequent walk-in clinics I worry about If we don’t make the cut, until there were two left. our future who does? What happens Now, after fighting for days without medito get an appointment on the cal care. to the marginalized in the other side of town, I wait until I was one same health position as us? of the lucky I am too sick to care for myself and then I burden doctors in ones who the ER department at Royal Inland Hospital. recently was picked to be a patient for a family I wait my eight hours to get chastised for physician. I was overjoyed. not seeing a doctor sooner and to be told there But not for long. may be dire consequences for waiting. After meeting the doctor, explaining what My two children and I live with chronic is ailing me and my kids and answering her conditions. Every day my children tell me they questions, I received a call, saying the doctor are in pain, their joints dislocated or their felt we were unsuitable for her. skin feels as if it is burning off. My youngest I was confused. is brought to tears at least every second day I don’t need someone to wipe my nose because of what ails him. when I get the sniffles. I need someone to I have cried myself to sleep after comforting make sure that when my child shakes somethem, telling them one day we will get a docone’s hand, it does not spontaneously dislotor who will help us. My disease is progresscate.

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I need someone who will prescribe therapy for my other child when his knee goes out while walking. I need someone who will ease my children’s pain. I would like to know how it feels to go one day without pain. Apparently, our medical needs are too complex. Why are doctors allowed to cherry pick who they want as patients? They don’t allow it in Ontario, where the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s 2009 policy on new patients states: “Physicians who are able to accept new patients into their practice should use a first-come, first-served approach.” Alberta has a similar policy, even though in those provinces, the doctor shortage is negligible or there is a surplus of physicians. We are an upper middle class family and have strong roots in our community. We are clean cut and appropriately dressed. If we didn’t make the cut, who does? What happens to the marginalized in the same health position as us? Joy Basic Kamloops

VALLEYVIEW LIONS ARE ROARING YET AGAIN Editor: The Valleyview Overlanders Lions, with assistance from the Family Tree and Volunteer Kamloops, have completed another successful Boat and Motor Raffle and we would like to congratulate the winners. First prize of a boat and motor was won by Debbie Wood of Kamloops. Second prize of $500 in cash cards donated by Save-OnFoods stores was won by Joe

Stewart of Kamloops. Third prize of a barbecue from Rona was won by Deborah Wickhem. We would again like to thank KTW readers and all Kamloops and area residents who supported the fundraiser. In particular, we thank the following retailers who handled ticket sales for us: Halston and Salish Esso stations, Canco gas, Interior Savings Credit Union (North Shore), Randy’s Barber Shop,

Jimmy’s Liquor Store, City Centre Auto Service and Domenic’s Marine Ltd. The club would also thank the following retail stores for allowing our members and other helpers to sell tickets at their stores: Both Canadian Tire stores, Rona Home Centre on Mt. Paul Way; all Save-On-Foods outlets, both Safeway locations, Wholesale Sports, Princess Auto, Peavey Mart; Aberdeen

Mall and government liquor stores in Sahali and on the North Shore. Funds raised will be going to help various community associations and services. Remember the Lions’ motto: “We serve.”

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“I’m shocked and amazed by another (gasp!) broken campaign promise. “How many misguided, easily-led sheeple actually bought what Justin Trudeau was selling, then fell for John Horgan’s same line of B.S.? P.T. Barnum was right — again. “Now sit back and listen to the spin from all the apologists. Imagine what they’d be saying if Christy Clark had done this.” — posted by Ben Dover

RE: FOULDS COLUMN: FOULDS: KAMLOOPS COUNCILLORS ARE HARDLY MAKING A PAUPER’S WAGE:

“Once again, Tina (I’m worth a raise every time) Lange starts yelling about wanting more money. “There are a lot of people out there who would love to earn in a full-time job what she makes as a part-time councillor. “There needs to be a clean sweep in next year’s civic election and people like Lange need to be sent to the unemployment lines, once and for all.” — posted by Grouchy1

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JOIN IN FOR A GOOD CAUSE September Volunteers are needed for the Children’s Art Festival, taking place on the weekend of Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. Four to eight volunteers are needed for bagstuffing on Sept. 13, between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. On Sept. 15, two volunteers are needed for decorating between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. On Sept. 16, volunteers are needed for setup at 10 a.m. and greeting/fundraising between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Workshop volunteers, photographer assistants and movie booth volunteers are needed between 10 a.m and 4 p.m. Eight people are also needed for takedown between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. For more information, contact Tracy at at 250-372-8313 or Jenn at admin@kamloopsarts.ca or 250-3727323. Volunteers who work six hours on Sept. 16 will receive free lunch.

SAFEWAY DONATION: ABOVE: North Kamloops Safeway manager Brendan Martin (left) and Sahali Safeway manager Dave Nemrava (right) joined Boys & Girls Club members Sheldon Emes (second from left) and Brad Halloran (second from right) to each present a $500 cheque to ASK Wellness executive director Bob Hughes last week. The money was raised during a Safeway fundraiser in June and the boys were chosen to pay it forward. LEFT: Martin and Nemrava present Boys & Girls Club development and marketing leader Sam Nielsen (second from left) and executive director Traci Anderson (second from right) with a cheque for $3,046.49, the local share of more than $177,000 raised during June’s fundraiser.

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Shoppers choose from a great selection of late-summer produce during the weekend’s Kamloops Farmers’ Market in the 200block of St. Paul Street. The market, which runs Saturdays on St. Paul Street and Wednesdays in the 400-block of Victoria Street, runs to the end of October.

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Byelection forums set Byelection forums are being planned. Here are four that have been confirmed: • Kamloops Food Policy Mayoral Candidates Forum Wednesday, Sept. 6, 5:15 p.m. Mt. Paul Food Centre, 140 Laburnum St. Mayoral candidates will talk urban agriculture, food sovereignty and other food-related issues at a debate that is part of the council’s September meeting. • Kamloops Seniors All-Candidates Forum Monday, Sept. 18, noon Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour St. Candidate Nancy Bepple is once again organizing a forum for senior voters.

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Premier John Horgan said British Columbia has waived tuition at all 25 of its post-secondary institutions for former youth in care to give them a chance to succeed. He said the government, as parent of foster kids, has a responsibility to ensure they are helped on their path to education and a better future. Youth who were in care for at least two years and who are between 19 and 26 are eligible for the program. Horgan said more support will be announced for young people who were in care in a financial update to the provin-

cial budget on Sept. 11. George Davison, president of the Federation of PostSecondary Educators of BC, supported the provincial government’s approach. He said with provincewide support, youth who were in care will be able to find new opportunities to improve their futures, adding that 80 per cent of future jobs in the province will require some kind of postsecondary training. “The provincial government has streamlined what, until today, was a patchwork of different programs and initiatives that provided varying degrees

of tuition support to former youth-in-care, and it has replaced that with a system that is straightforward: tuition-free post-secondary education,’’ Horgan said. Previously, youth who had been in care had to find their own funding support. In the 2015-2016 school year, the federation said, about 150 former youth-in-care enrolled in tuition-waiver programs at the 12 post-secondary institutions that offered some form of help. Eligible students who have already paid tuition for September enrolment will get their fees refunded.

Chain-reaction collision A driver who reportedly braked suddenly on the TransCanada Highway in Valleyview caused a chain-reaction sixvehicle collision that

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Public Comments Invited The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) and British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) invite the public to comment on the joint Federal Comprehensive Study / Provincial Assessment Report for the proposed Ajax Mine Project. The joint Report includes the Agency’s and the EAO’s conclusions and recommendations regarding the implementation of mitigation measures and whether the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. The EAO also invites the public to comment on the potential Conditions, Summary Assessment Report, and Certified Project Description proposed for the provincial Environmental Assessment Certificate. The proposed Ajax Mine Project is subject to both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act, and is undergoing a cooperative environmental assessment. The joint Report and more information are available on the Agency’s website at canada.ca/ceaa (Registry reference number 62225) and the EAO’s website at eao.gov.bc.ca. A French version of the joint Report will be available on the Agency’s website. Written comments must be submitted by October 10, 2017: By Email: Ajax@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

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together the legislation to ban corporate and union donations, cap individual contributions and require that loans to political parties come from recognized financial institutions. Eby said he expects to table legislation early in the new session but would not say what the individual limits will be or when the law will come into effect. “My goal is for the bill to become law as quickly as possible so British Columbians can have confidence in our political system,’’ he said in an interview, adding this will be his first bill as attorney general. The New Democrats should act swiftly to change the system, lest they be tempted to adopt the same “pay-for-play’’ rules with no limits on donations that the Liberals so effectively exploited over 16 years, said Max Cameron, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia. “It is actually in their own best interest to tie their own hands and introduce legislation,’’ he added. “Trying to drag this out is only going to make it more difficult in the future and will be a major betrayal.’’ But the man whose support is vital to the government’s survival does not appear concerned about NDP inaction. “[Premier] John Horgan said that this would be the first thing he’d bring in . . . and I trust him to do it,’’ Green Leader Andrew Weaver said. The Greens, who have three members in the legislature, agreed to prop up the NDP’s minority government in a deal that includes a commitment for fundraising reform.

Still, Weaver is keeping up the pressure, calling Horgan a hypocrite for hosting a series of highpriced fundraisers, including a $500-a-head golf tournament. “The NDP are trying to do the last final shakedown to get as much money in their coffers before this happens,’’ Weaver said. “They’re trying to pay off their debt. I get that.’’ But Eby said it is important to take the time to get the legislation right. Meanwhile, the New Democrats will play by the rules established by the Liberals, he said. “We want to deal with this one time and to do it properly,’’ he said. In terms of limits, Weaver said he would be happy if B.C. adopted the federal model, which in 2017 restricts contributions to $1,550 for a constituent and $1,550 for a party. At $100, Quebec has the strictest donation laws in Canada. New Brunswick’s limit of $6,000 is the highest, but that will drop to $3,000 in the new year. There are no contribution limits in Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. Robert MacDermid, an expert in campaign finance at York University in Toronto, said regulating third-party advertising and curbing donations to leadership campaigns are also necessary to prevent big money from sidestepping contribution limits, he said. In an emailed statement, Liberal spokesman Shane Mills criticized the New Democrats for failing to provide many details and said the Opposition will scrutinize the bill for loopholes.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear weapon testing and is urging the United Nations to take further steps to contain the country’s nuclear proliferation efforts. North Korea’s nuclear test and “aggressive’’ missile-testing program “represents a clear and present threat to the safety and security of its neighbours and the international community,’’ Trudeau said. He said North Korea is only further isolating itself by the continued testing. Trudeau called on the UN Security Council “to take further decisive action to

effectively constrain North Korea’s proliferation efforts.’’ North Korea announced on the weekend it had detonated its sixth and most powerful nuclear test yet, which it declared a “perfect success.’’ Trudeau said Canada will continue to work with allies, including South Korea, Japan, and the U.S., but did not provide more details on his government’s involvement. Erin O’Toole, the new Conservative foreign affairs critic, said last week that North Korea’s increased capability to potentially reach North America with a long-range missile changes the conversation and that Canada should consider joining the U.S.

ballistic missile defence shield. Former Liberal senator Romeo Dallaire also believes Canada should join. Trudeau has said Canada would not get involved in the missile defence shield, a stance criticized by several politicians. Canada was invited to join the American continental missile-shield system more than a decade ago, but thenprime minister Paul Martin opted against it in 2005 following an extremely divisive national debate. The Conservative government under Stephen Harper was likewise unwilling to reopen the debate, despite having supported Canada’s participation in ballistic missile defence while in opposition.

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governments are also chipping into to help with relief aid. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday about the floods and relief efforts, and the American embassy in Ottawa expressed gratitude for Canada’s offer of support. Hurricane Harvey forced about 750,000 people out of their homes, and over one million others are under a voluntary evacuation order along the Gulf Coast. — Canadian Press

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Did B.C. fail to reduce wildfire risk, despite warning? LAURA KANE

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VANCOUVER — The fire in Logan Lake started like so many others in British Columbia’s worst wildfire season on record — a smouldering campfire, not fully extinguished, sparked flames that spread across the forest floor. But unlike other blazes that have grown catastrophically, engulfing homes, forests and farmland, the Logan Lake fire in June was kept to a half-hectare. The reason, a local official said, is because the town has conducted extensive wildfire mitigation, in spite of a provincial system he describes as under-funded, burdensome and unfair. “Had [the fire] been in that area when we did not mitigate that area, we would’ve had a severe fire on our hands,’’ Logan Lake Fire Chief Dan Leighton said. “That’s proof that the work we’re doing will work.’’ In the wake of the 2003 wildfire crisis, which destroyed more than 300 homes and businesses, the British Columbia government asked former Manitoba premier Gary Filmon to conduct a thorough review. In his report, Firestorm 2003, he warned that unless action was taken to reduce fuels such as seedlings, shrubs and wood debris in forests near communities, there would be more severe wildfires. The province launched the strategic wildfire prevention initiative, a program that provides funding to communities for fuel treatment. To date, the province has provided $78 million to the initiative, a fraction of the amount spent battling blazes or preparing for earthquakes, and less than seven per cent of high-risk land has been treated. This summer, the wildfire season surpassed 2003, burning 10,600 square kilometres of land and forcing 45,000 people from their homes. The bill is $400 million and rising. The devastation has left community leaders and experts saying the province could have done more to reduce the risk. “The amount of fuel management to protect communities was minuscule relative to the scale of the challenge,’’ said Bob Simpson, Quesnel mayor and a former NDP forestry critic in the legislature. The province estimates about 13,470 square kilometres of forest are at high risk of wildfires spreading into communities. The figure is considered rough, provinciallevel data and must be verified on the ground, but it’s the best estimate available. Some 923 square kilometres have undergone fuel treatment — or just under seven per cent.

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John Rustad, the forests minister prior to the B.C. Liberal government’s defeat in July after 16 years in power, said the government worked seriously with communities to reduce fuel loads. The province expanded the community forest program, which allows towns to harvest nearby timberlands and make them more fire-resistant, he said. Unfortunately, the mountain pine beetle epidemic has led to fuel buildup even in places where work was done a decade ago, he said, adding treatment is costly and must be done continuously. “Could we have spent more? Obviously, hindsight is 20/20,’’ he said. “But when you look at the fires that came in toward Cache Creek or Ashcroft, I don’t think there would have been any strategy possible to prevent that kind of an interface [fire] and those kinds of damages.’’ Madeline Maley, executive director of the B.C. Wildfire Service, said managing wildfire risk is a shared responsibility and the province counts on local governments and homeowners to meet the standards of a program called FireSmart. The Forest Practices Board estimated in 2015 that the average cost of treating a hectare of land was $10,000, although some experts put the figure at $5,000. That means the lowest cost of treating 13,470 square kilometres would be $6.7 billion. The board said the cost per hectare could be reduced through increased competition and incentives. In Logan Lake, careful removal of so-called ladder fuels, including tall grasses, shrubs and branches, is what kept the wildfire in June

from growing upward and becoming what’s known as a crown fire, which leaps from treetop to treetop and is much harder to contain. But Leighton, the fire chief, said his frustrations with the strategic wildfire initiative are growing. Communities are required to do the work at considerable cost before being reimbursed, he said, adding it can take up to a year to receive funds. Then there’s the fact that the land they are treating is Crown land surrounding the municipality, but the province only pays for 75 per cent of the planning and 90 per cent of the treatment, he said. “The province should be paying 100 per cent,’’ said Leighton. Paul Taylor, a spokesman for the Union of B.C. Municipalities, said if the up-front cost is prohibitive for communities, they can ask to submit regular claims to receive payments throughout the process. The B.C. government created a forest enhancement society last year that has received $235 million for activities including wildfire risk reduction, bringing the total spent on mitigation, when combined with the strategic wildfire initiative, to $313 million. In contrast, it has spent billions preparing for a major earthquake — a worthy use of funds, but one expert wonders why wildfires have not been made an equal priority. “Here we are with wildfires with severe consequences,’’ said Lori Daniels, an associate professor of forest and conservation sciences at the University of British Columbia. And unlike a major earthquake, she said, “It’s not if it’s going to happen in our lifetime. It happens every summer in our lifetime.’’

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Employees at fast food restaurants like Wendy’s may have to wait a bit longer to realize a paycheque with a $15 per hour wage. The B.C. NDP has abandoned its plan to set the province’s minimum wage at $15 an hour by 2021 and will now give an independent review panel free rein to suggest a new, possibly longer, timeline.

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The B.C. NDP government has altered an election promise to implement a $15 minimum wage by 2021 and will instead give an independent review panel free rein to suggest a new, possibly longer, timeline. Labour Minister Harry Bains said he agrees with criticism from Green Leader Andrew Weaver that mandating the review panel to a 2021 timeline is too restrictive and locks in the outcome. Bains said he will remove the deadline when he announces details of his Fair Wages Commission in the next few weeks. “I think Mr. Weaver made a pretty good point,” Bains said in

an interview. We’re going to work with him. He’s saying that we should not be prescriptive of the fair wages commission and I agree with him. I think we should give them the authority and mandate to decide when we reach $15 and how we reach $15.” The new timeline could be “anything they come back with,” he said. But the overarching goal will remain getting to a $15 an hour minimum wage eventually, added Bains. That part is agreed to,” he said. “Fifteen [dollars an hour] is where we need to get to and we will ask the panel to come back with how we reach there and when we reach there.” The removal of the timeline alters a promise the NDP cam-

paigned upon in the May provincial election. “John Horgan and the B.C. NDP will bring in a $15/hour minimum wage by 2021, with increases each year,” read the NDP platform. “Phasing in the increases will allow businesses to adjust, ensuring that jobs aren’t at risk and that employment in minimum wage sectors actually increases, as has been the case in Seattle. Once we reach $15/hour, we will index the minimum wage to inflation to ensure that we don’t fall behind.” But after the B.C. Liberal Party won a minority of seats on election night, the NDP and Greens signed a power-sharing deal that stipulated an independent Fair Wages Commission tasked with recommending the path to $15 an hour. Once he became minister,

Bains told the media his plan was to stick to the 2021 timeline, even though it wasn’t written into the Green deal, provoking criticism from Weaver. Weaver said in a statement he is “very pleased” Bains has changed his mind. “Empowering the commission to determine how and when the minimum wage is increased is absolutely crucial to depoliticizing the setting of minimum wage in B.C.” Weaver said. “We need to ensure that minimum wage is set according to the best available evidence and in consultation with affected stakeholders, so that we can find the best path forward to enhancing income security for all British Columbians.” Liberal critic John Martin said

the NDP is back-peddling and stumbling through the issue. “They are finding out that the easy nice quick rhetoric of throwing a date and number out there is actually quite a bit more complex than that,” he said. B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association CEO Ian Tostenson, who has warned jobs could be lost and businesses closed if the minimum wage is raised too quickly, said he was pleased with Bains’ comments. “It’s a good sign for the government to say lets have some flexibility on how we get there,” Tostenson said. “They could say we want to get there by next year, but that would be foolish. I think they really truly want to have a process where they can work with industry.”

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September is Startup Month WEEKEND EVENT, AWARDS CEREMONY PART OF PLANS Consider September Startup Month in Kamloops. This weekend sees Startup Weekend take place from Friday through Sunday, with the following weekend bringing the 2017 BC Regional Startup Canada Awards. Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where designers, developers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts come together to launch startups. As part of a global movement, Kamloops is one of more than 1,142 cities in 140-plus countries to host similar Startup Weekend related events. Participants will meet in the Brown Family’s House of Learning at Thompson Rivers University, where they will form teams, create ideas and develop them over the course of the weekend with help from mentors, investors, co-founders and sponsors. “This event is not only for students, but for professionals of all ages looking to be more involved in the tech and startup community”, said Amanda Chan, community builder at Kamloops Innovation. Tickets are on sale until Friday at 4 p.m. Tickets include meals and beverages, gifts, Wi-Fi and printing needs. For more information about Startup Weekend, call 250-682-2936, email Kamloops@startupweekend.org or go

online to the event’s website (http:// communities.techstars.com/canada/ kamloops/startup-weekend/11304), Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ startupweekendkamloops) or Twitter account (www.twitter.com/swkamloops). The Startup Weekend will be followed on Friday, Sept. 15, by the 2017 BC Regional Startup Canada Awards. Entrepreneurs from across Western Canada will be at the Rex Hall, at Seymour Street and Fourth Avenue. The event awards technology companies and individuals from B.C. and Alberta in 17 categories and is the only one of its kind for the two provinces. Kamloops Innovation Centre (KIC) executive director Lincoln Smith said his organization, which partnered with Startup Canada, was able to attract

the event as a result of a funding partnership between KIC and the City of Kamloops, which allowed his organization to sponsor a portion of a similar event held in Vancouver last year. Kamloops-based businesses have taken home several of the awards at previous Startup Canada events. Hummingbird Drones CEO Robert Atwood won young entrepreneur of the year in 2015 and iTel Networks won regional and national awards for highgrowth entrepreneurship in 2016. The Sept. 15 gala at the Rex Hall will run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by the ceremony until 8:30 p.m. Startup Kamloops and Kamloops Innovation are regional hosts of the event.

How does big money invest? In recent years, institutional investors such as university endowments, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds have shifted their asset allocation away from standard investment classes like stocks and bonds into “alternative investments” such as private equity and hedge funds. This suggests they either believe that alternatives can earn a higher return, have lower risk or provide diversification benefits. According to nacubo.org, as of 2016 the top three endowments: Harvard, Yale and Princeton have in excess of $74 Billion – yes billion – and have an average exposure to hedge strategies of 20%. The portfolio allocation of most college and university endowments in the United States are voluntarily reported to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). In 2016, over 800 members reported the following average asset allocation: 4% Cash 16% US Stocks 8% Fixed Income 19% Foreign Stocks 11% Private Equity 42% Hedge Funds + Alternative Strategies

Hedge funds have a wide range of strategies from conservative to aggressive and often make use of advanced investment strategies including: options, futures, currencies, leverage, stop-losses, shorting and many other tools that mutual funds typically cannot employ. This tends to increase their risk. On the other hand, hedge funds are less regulated and only accessible to accredited investors or through a licensed Portfolio Manager. There are several definitions of an accredited investor. For financially sophisticated individuals or couples it usually requires a certain amount of investible assets, income or net worth. Often, a hedge fund will set an “absolute return” objective. For example, a 5.0% return objective in all market environments. The goal is to deliver positive returns throughout various market conditions. Given the 2008 financial crisis large investors are continually looking for alternative ways to invest by attempting to reduce risk and protect the downside, hedge funds can be a good addition to a portfolio, depending on your investment objectives and risk tolerance. On the other hand, some hedge funds are more aggressive and will borrow (also referred to as using leverage) thereby enhancing or significantly detracting from their results. As for costs, the norm in the industry is to charge a management fee plus an incentive or performance fee. For example, a hedge fund that made 8% would potentially have a 1% management fee, as well as, a 20% performance fee or another 1.4% for a total of 2.4% in fees and leaving inventors with a return of 5.6%. As you can

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TRU Wolfpack keeper Lubomir Magdolen (1) made a number of saves in the second half against UBC on Sunday and was named Wolfpack player of the game. The TRU men’s soccer team tied UBC 2-2 on Sunday and blanked UVic 3-0 on Saturday. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

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ack in 2013, Kamloops competition shooter Marc Thibault was in Raton, N.M., facing stiff competition among a sea of gun-loving Americans. Falling lower in the rankings than he would have liked to, Thibault took aim to turn things around. “After 2013, I said, ‘Well, let’s get our crap together and put a team together and see if we can be competitive at the worlds in 2017,’” he said. The F-Class World Championships are held every four years and they cater to longrange competitive shooters who spot targets at distances of 700, 800 and 900 metres away. This year, about 400 shooters from around the world gathered at Ottawa’s Connaught Ranges. Kamloops, along with the rest of Canada, was well-represented on the international stage. Thibault, 59, placed sixth in the world championship grand aggregate, third in the 900-metre aggregate and was one of 16 Team Canada shooters who took home a silver medal in the team aggregate, falling to an Australian team that

scored 3,511 points to Canada’s 3,506. The United States came in third, with 3,500 points. The centre of the target awards five points, so each team was within a shot or two of each other. Thibault wasn’t the only one from Kamloops at the worlds. Teammates Paul Reibin and Richard Dreger also made the trek to Ottawa. Dreger, who was a wind coach for Team Canada’s secondplace win, also placed 31st in the grand aggregate. Before launching a volley of 15 rounds at their targets, shooters are permitted to see and mark where their “sighter” shots land, allowing them to adjust for the shots that count. Competitors have to keep a close eye on the wind, using flags and the mirage waves in the air they can see through their scope. They make adjustments based on their sighter shots and start firing. “If we’re shooting in a 10-milean-hour crosswind, my gun might be pointed at my neighbour’s target,” Thibault said. “We’re lobbing those bullets out there.” F-Class competitors lay prone on the ground with the gun supported on rests of some sort, either a bi-pod or gun rest, and look through scopes down range to their target. See CUSTOM GEAR, A20

WolfPack win, tie in weekend action The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack men’s soccer team sports a record of 1-1-2 following an undefeated weekend at home. The club shut out the UVic Vikes 3-0 on Saturday and tied the UBC Thunderbirds 2-2 on Sunday, with both games on the pitch at Hillside Stadium. TRU held a 2-0 lead over UBC at the half behind goals from Josh Banton and Josh Donaldson, but the T-Birds, the No. 5-ranked team in

Canada, responded at the 54th- and 86th-minute marks. TRU goalkeeper Lubomir Magdolen was named TRU Bookstore/McDonald’s player of the match. On Saturday, TRU blanked UVic behind goals from Mitchell Popandynetz, Thomas Lantmeeters and Justin Donaldson. WolfPack keeper Magdolen secured his first U Sports shutout. Lantmeeters was named TRU

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In team matches, wind coaches use spotter scopes and guide the shooter, but in individual competition, they’re on their own. The scene might remind you of military sniper teams, where Canada is also prevalent on the world stage, with Canadians holding three of the top four spots for confirmed kills. Those snipers used large-calibre ammunition like the .50BMG round, which is about 12.7 millimetres in diameter. But Thibault said most long-range competitive shooters favour a smaller sevenmillimetre bullet in order to control recoil and stay accurate. Where that bullet comes from is another consideration. In the open class, Thibault doesn’t shoot something one can buy off the shelf. “It’s all custom-built rifles. You start with a custom action, then buy a target barrel, and you need a gun plumber to chamber it and install it. And, you know, you get specific types of stocks. You basically build it from parts,” he said. Thibault also makes his own ammunition, including the 650 rounds he took to Ottawa.

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Putting the ‘F’ in F-Class F-Class sport has a Kamloops origin. The “F” in F-Class isn’t something just pulled from the alphabet. The sport is named after George “Farky” Farquharson, a Kamloops fullbore target rifle shooter whose failing eyesight led him to adapt the sport for those weren’t able to easily spot their target or keep their elbows up for long periods of time. In the late 1980s, Farquharson mounted a scope on his rifle and continued shooting competitively, gaining a following to build

He fired all but 30 or 40 of them and, at more than a dollar each, it’s clear this isn’t a cheap sport to get into. There’s also the thousands of dollars in gun parts and optics that factor into cost. “To just pull somebody off the street and say, ‘You should try this’ — the price of admission is pretty high,” Thibault said. The other issue with the sport is finding a place to shoot. Kamloops is limited to its 300- and 500-metre ranges

what would become F-Class target shooting. The rules in F-Class also allow shooters to use long-range scopes and bipods or pedestal rests to mount their rifles, requiring less stamina to keep the rifle on the target. Farquharson has since died, but his legacy lives on. The national event has been sanctioned by the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association since 2000 and the 2017 Worlds were attended by more than 400 shooters from 13 countries. — Sean Brady

and there aren’t any 900-metre ranges in B.C. Thibault ended up making the 10-hour drive to Athabasca, Alta., to shoot on a teammate’s 900-metre range to prepare for the worlds. Given his performance at the worlds, Thibault said it was worth it, especially his performance in the 900-metre aggregate. “That’s kind of a feather in the hat,” he said. “It’s always the 900-metre that’s the most difficult.”

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The Kamloops Blazers opened their preseason with a 5-3 win over the Victoria Royals on Friday night at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. The Blazers were led by Erik Miller’s two goals, while linemate Brodi Stuart added two assists. Carson Denomie, Garrett Pilon and Jermaine Loewen also scored for Kamloops, while Dylan Ferguson notched the win in net with 25 saves. The Blazers will visit Kelowna on Tuesday and Friday. The next home pre-season game will be on McArthur Island on Saturday, Sept. 10, when the Rockets visit for a 7 p.m. faceoff. Kelowna and Kamloops will renew acquaintances to open the regular season, with the Blazers in the Okanagan on Sept. 22 and the Rockets visiting the Tournament Capital on Sept. 23. • KTW’s five-part season preview series on the Blue and Orange continues with Part 3 in this Thursday’s edition of the newspaper. The entire series can also be read online at kamloopshisweek. com by clicking on the Sports tab.

Storm open regular season this weekend The Kamloops Storm were scheduled to wrap up their preseason schedule on Monday night in 100 Mile House with a game against the host Wranglers. The two clubs met Sunday in Kamloops at Memorial Arena, where the Storm prevailed 5-1. The junior B club will open the regular season this Friday with a trip to the Revelstoke Forum to face the Grizzlies. The Storm’s home opener will take place this Saturday when the club hosts the

Summerland Steam. Faceoff is at 7 p.m. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is composed of two conferences, with each conference containing two divisions of five teams each. There is no interlocking schedule, which means the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference teams play each other in the regular season, while the Kootenay Conference clubs play each other. Only in the league championship do teams from

opposite conferences finally meet. The Okanagan-Shuswap Conference includes the Doug Birks Division (Kamloops, 100 Mile House, Chase, Sicamous and Revelstoke) and the Okanagan Division (North Okanagan, Kelowna, Summerland, Osoyoos and Princeton). The Kootenay Conference includes the Eddie Mountain Division (Columbia Valley, Creston Valley, Fernie, Golden and Kimberley) and the Neil

Murdoch Division (Beaver Valley, Castlegar, Grand Forks, Nelson and Spokane). Last season, Kamloops eliminated 100 Mile House in the first round of the playoffs, prevailing 4-2 in the best-of-seven series. The Storm were then defeated in the second round, falling to the Chase Heat in five games. Chase advanced to the KIJHL championship, where the team was swept by the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a best-of-five series.

Shapovalov’s magical U.S. Open run ends Canadian teen Denis Shapovalov fell to Pablo Carreno Busta in a closely-contested match at the U.S. Open on Sunday in New York. Busta took the round-of-16 match in straight sets, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), winning all three tiebreaks. Shapovalov’s inability to find his forehand and reliance on second serves were his undoing in the two hour, 54 minute match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. But Shapovalov focused on the positive of his run in New York and what sure looks like a bright future ahead. “Honestly, it was so much fun to be part of that atmosphere and the match and this whole two weeks,” Shapovalov said. “You know, it’s another life-changing event for me.” The 18-year old from Richmond Hill, Ont., was hoping to become the youngest U.S. Open quarter-finalist since Andre Agassi in 1988, when he was also 18. Shapovalov had eight aces to Carreno Busta’s one, but the younger player also had 55 errors to the Spaniard’s 25. After building a 5-2 lead in the first set, unforced errors and a struggling forehand started to slow down Shapovalov with Carreno Busta tying the set 5-5. Carreno Busta, 26, put his return into the

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO Canada’s Denis Shapovalov lost to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets in the round of 16 at the U.S. Open in New York on Sunday.

net to give Shapovalov a 6-5 lead, but the Canadian wasn’t able to close out the set, with the veteran Spaniard forcing a tiebreak. Again, Shapovalov’s forehand let him down, sending a shot long to hand Carreno Busta the set point. The hour-long set was marked by Shapovalov’s 19 unforced errors compared to Carreno Busta’s 10. “It was very tough, because three hours, three sets, three tiebreaks, but of course it was an amazing victory for me,” Carreno Busta said. Mistakes kept piling up for Shapovalov in the second set, with Carreno Busta pulling out to a 3-1 lead.

Still struggling to find his stroke, Shapovalov turned to the crowd and shouted with joy after an overhand smash cut Carreno Busta’s lead to 5-4 and give the young Canadian serve. Tied up at 5-5, Shapovalov put the ball into the net to give Carreno Busta the 6-5 lead. But a well-placed backhand by Shapovalov tied it 6-6 and forced a second tiebreak. Again, unforced errors cost Shapovalov as he lost that tiebreak on a forehand that went long. Seemingly refocused after the changeover, Shapovalov raced out to a 3-0 lead in the third set. However, Carreno Busta broke back to win three straight games and tie it 3-3. Two more unforced errors by Shapovalov made it 5-5, with Carreno Busta’s consistency wearing down the emotional teenager. Shapovalov took a one-game lead but Carreno Busta took it right back to force the third tiebreak and push the match past the 2:45-mark — the longest ATP match Shapovalov has competed in in his young career. The Canadian couldn’t handle Carreno Busta’s serve on match point, ending the marathon match on its third tiebreak. Shapovalov dropped his bags on the

court to stop and thank the crowd, patting his heart and blowing kisses to the vocal audience before continuing his walk to the locker room. His performace at the U.S. Open is expected to see the teen climb to 51st in world rankings.

Sharapova’s comeback tour ends

Maybe this was just one three-setter too many for Maria Sharapova. Sharapova tried a bit of everything, even resorting to switching over her racket to hit a few lefty shots. Still, the five-time major champion could not quite keep her Grand Slam comeback from a doping suspension going, losing in the fourth round of the U.S. Open to 16th-seeded Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday. This was the third time in her four matches that Sharapova went the distance and she faded down the stretch, while also dealing with a right hand that was treated and taped by a trainer in the final set. Sharapova’s miscues kept closing exchanges, and she dropped 13 of the first 14 points in that set. The 30-year-old Russian finished with 51 unforced errors, compared to 14 for Sevastova. — Canadian Press

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Gearing up for new school year As over 640,000 students return to classrooms throughout B.C., there are many resources available to ease the transition back to school for both students and families. New curriculum The Ministry of Education is in the third year of the implementation of B.C.’s curriculum. See what students will be learning this year: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/ Save for the future Most elementary school students are eligible for $1,200 through the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant. Sign up today: http://ow.ly/ eAut3035ngT Student leaders Calling all athletes, academics and artists! Make your hard work pay off by applying for a B.C. scholarship: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/ awards ERASE bullying Worried your child might be involved in bullying? Need to

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“Removing these tuition fees is an important first step in reversing the erosion of access to education in our province and a key piece of a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. It lowers the barriers to high school upgrading and ELL classes, and opens the door to entry into trades or other training programs that can help low-income workers qualify for more stable jobs that pay a liv-

ing wage,” says Ivanova. The Federation is also pleased that the interest rate on student loans has been reduced to prime from prime plus 2.5 percent. This measure should help to lower the burden of student debt for learners across the province as graduates are able to pay off their debt faster and, as a result, end up paying less in total. The average student debt

in B.C. is $35,000 after a fouryear program. “These new measures — in time for the 2017 academic year — signal that the provincial government is prioritizing education; it’s opening doors to post-secondary training by reducing barriers. These are important steps when you consider that the B.C. government predicts that 80 per cent of future jobs will require post-secondary education, says Davison. “I’d like to acknowledge the work done by all of our members, other organizations, and the public to highlight the genuine need for these measures. Thank you to everyone who joined us in calling for the reinstatement of funding for tuition-free ABE and ELL,” Davison says. “These new policies support the post-secondary education system. They are good for poverty reduction, for students and instructors, for the changing nature of workplaces, and they’re going to be an economic boost for the economy,” Davison concludes.

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SEPTEMBER 5 - SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

This week you may be very interested in technology, Aries. This interest could spur the purchase of a new technological device that you have had your eyes on for some time.

Friends may be surprised to hear you requesting things, Taurus, since you’re not usually one to ask for help. It is okay to need some assistance this week to get by.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 2

Gemini, you may need to ask yourself some difficult questions this week if you plan to map out more of your future. If you’re looking for adventure, the goals will be different from stability.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Try to show others this week that you are a thoughtful person who has many life experiences to share, Cancer. Try to assert yourself in a calm but effective way.

Libra, changes to your financial status may have you looking at various ways to cut costs or ways to splurge. Research all of the possibilities before making drastic changes.

There are many changes waiting to unfold in your personal life, Scorpio. Take the time to listen to what the stars are trying to tell you and make the best decisions.

Bringing together people and socializing is what you desire this week, Sagittarius. Therefore, why not host a party or organize a night out with friends?

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

It is important not to let others make decisions for you, Capricorn. If you feel strongly about something, speak up for yourself and others will notice your assertiveness.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Self-confidence and enthusiasm helps you to be a natural-born leader this week,Virgo. Show coworkers just how much you can handle and they’ll take a step back.

Someone close to you may be having difficulties he or she is not able to verbalize, Aquarius. Be patient with this person and help work through all of the angles.

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You decide to go for a walk in Puzzle Park. The park is perfectly square and its sides run north-south and east-west.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, trust the people you love and your close friends. There is a good reason why you hang in certain social circles. It’s not the time to doubt your alliances.

MATH MIND

BENDER

A path runs from the southeast corner to the northwest corner and another path runs from the southwest corner to the northeast corner. The paths meet at the centre of the park. You start walking from the southeast corner along the path to the centre. You walk one-half of the distance to the centre. The joy of stomping on grass appeals to you and you walk due north for the same distance. You then turn left and walk the same distance again and are back on the southeast-northwest path. You walk the same distance yet again toward the northwest corner. The grass-stomping urge overcomes you again and you walk due south the same distance again, turn left and walk the same distance for the last time. At this point, you are somewhere in the middle of the park. If the park is 350 metres on a side, how far are you from the exact centre of the park?

ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S (AUGUST 29) STATISTICS ABUSE PUZZLE: 11 cases out of 21 is 52.38+% which rounds to 52.4%. The three-digit percentage does not seem to impressive now, does it?

Full solutions online at

Pisces, when you act as a leader your behaviors may be different from others around you. It is okay to stand out for the right reasons.

This puzzle is by Gene Wirchenko. His blog, genew.ca, has other puzzles & articles.

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

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Tax not included

Tax not included Some restrictions apply

Scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule. Tax not included. Some restrictions apply

12 Friday - 3 lines or less 1750 Thur/Fri - 3 lines or less 50

EMPLOYMENT Based on 3 lines 1 Issue. . . . . . . $1638

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1 Week . . . . . $3960 1 Month . . . $12960

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Announcements

Employment

Anniversaries

Coming Events

Career Opportunities

Word Classiﬁed Deadlines •

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•

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11:00am Thursday for Friday’s Paper.

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

Career Opportunities

Sahali Safeway has 2 positions in the Bakery to fill:

If you have an

• BAKER • CAKE DECORATOR

upcoming event for our

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Information

PERFECT Part-Time Opportunity

3 Days Per Week call 250-374-0462

Career Opportunities

HELP WANTED

8315757

Lamplighter Motel Kamloops is seeking a chamberperson / desk clerk Send resume to anilparekh23@gmail.com or call 250.372.3386

No experience necessary, will train the right candidate.

LAMPLIGHTER MOTEL 1901 East Trans-Canada Highway, Kamloops Phone: 250.372.3386 • Fax: 250.372.8740

8310346

TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING Funding available for those who qualify!

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE September 9-10 • September 23-24

The Class 1 Truck Driver Training program includes: • Airbrakes • Class 1 Driver Training – 2 week to 5 week courses • Road Test at ICBC

For more information, contact: Ray Trenholm - Driver Training

Email: rtrenholm@tru.ca Call 250.828.5104 or visit tru.ca/trades

Join our award winning team at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Kamloops. We are looking for individuals with a passion for hospitality and customer service excellence. Immediate opportunities are available for: • Night Audit • Front Desk • Housekeeping • Breakfast Host Apply in person with your resume to: 1475 Hugh Allan Drive Or by email to steve.earl@marriott.com

We are a union shop and rate of pay will be $11 per hour. Successful candidates will receive on the job training. Please apply in person at Customer Service.

945 W Columbia Street Kamloops Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society (1) Full-Time Clinical Supervisor Objective: Scw’exmx Child and Family Services Society is a First Nations service delivery agency providing culturally appropriate and holistic services through various programs to Aboriginal children and families residing on and off reserve in the Nicola Valley. You can learn more about us at www.scwexmx.com. The Clinical Supervisor has broad responsibilities in order to work with diverse community partners with respect to the delivery of a range of services within the Nicola Valley and surrounding area. The position is pivotal in establishing and implementing the multi-disciplinary and culturally appropriate approach in service delivery. This position will provide direction, leadership and support to staff within SCFSS for professional and integrated service delivery and must ensure adequate clinical support is provided as well as a broad range of staff training and development. Additionally, the Clinical Supervisor takes direction responsibility for ensuring case management practices are current and meet requires service levels and standards under the mandate of the Child, Family and Community Services Act.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT KAMLOOPS, BC Urban Systems is currently looking for a full-time Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to both our CEO and President. This position is ideal for someone with: • Superior organizational skills • High level of competency with Microsoft Office • Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role supporting company leadership For more information about this opportunity and to apply, please visit our website before Friday, September 8th. www.urbansystems.ca

Requirements: • Bachelor’s Degree in social work or similar field is preferred or Master’s Degree in the Social Sciences • Must have C6 delegation • Previous Supervisory Experience; preference may be given to applicants with recent (within the last three (3) years) supervisory experience of child Protection workers or • Minimum 5 years’ experience with Child Protection • Knowledge of policies, procedures, social work principles and practices • Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability • Leadership and supervisor skills and ability to coordinate a multi-disciplinary team • Ability to handle crisis and crisis intervention • Ability to handle unpleasant and emotionally charged situations • Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment • Strong understanding of social, economic, political and historical concerns in Aboriginal communities • Ability to communicate in an appropriate manner orally and in writing • Ability to effectively use standard computer applications • Must have a valid BC Driver’s License and reliable transportation • Must be able to pass a criminal records check and a Criminal Records Review Start date: October 2, 2017 Pay: $68,217.52 starting per annum or may be negotiable depending on experience Deadline: September 7, 2017 Interviews to take place: September 13, 2017 For Full job description contact SCFSS Apply by submitting your cover letter and resume Attention: Yvonne Hare, Executive Director Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society 85 Highway 8, Merritt, BC V1K 0A7 Tel: (250)378-2771 • Fax: (250)378-2799 • Email: executivedirector@scwexmx.com Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society thanks all those who apply, however, only qualified candidates will be considered for an interview.

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Employment

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Personals

Help Wanted

$500 & Under

Misc. for Sale

Misc. Wanted

Houses For Sale

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifications possible doors, windows, walls etc., as office or living workshop etc.,Custom Modifications Office / Homeâ&#x20AC;? Call for price. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Wanted: Wett certified wood burning fireplace. Call 250828-0782.

Looking For Love? Try your luck with 1x1 boxed ad $35 plus tax for 2 weeks. Price includes box number. Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details. MAKE A Connection. Real People, Flirty Chat Call FREE! 250-220-1300 or 1-800-2101010. www.livelinks.com 18+0 SWM 63 looking for lady age 40+ must like fishing, long drives and friendship must be non smoking/drinking call (250) 315-8573, 250-8516178.

Lost & Found Lost: Big orange tabby cat in the Westmount area. 778-2573351. Lost: Samsung Cell Phone in the North Shore or Downtown area. 250-828-0248. Lost: Sunglasses in red cloth case in McDonald Park on Wednesday. Reward. 250574-7937.

Employment Business Opportunities Building Maintenance and Commercial Janitorial Business. Includes equipment, vehicle, training and existing contracts with 30 hours per week. Administrative support provided for Accounts Receivable & Sales. Gross income of approx. $3,100 per month plus. Asking $19,500. or best offer. Contact Darrell 250-319-1394. ~ Caution ~ While we try to ensure all advertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable businesses with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to undertake due diligence when answering any advertisement, particularly when the advertiser is asking for monies up front.

Career Opportunities MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Education/Trade Schools HUNTER & FIREARMS

Courses. A Great Gift. Next C.O.R.E. September 16th & 17th, Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. September 10th, Sunday. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill

250-376-7970

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training! Funding & Housing Avail! Job Aid! Already a HEO? Get certiďŹ cation proof. Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to: iheschool.com INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training! Funding & Housing Avail! Job Aid! Already a HEO? Get certiďŹ cation proof. Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to: iheschool.com

Help Wanted DOZER & EXCAVATOR operators needed. Oilfield experience an asset. Room & board paid. H2S, First aid, clean drivers licence. Call 780-7235051 Edson, Alta. Experienced Class 1 Produce drivers needed to run California/Arizona, excellent pay and benefits plus safety bonus. email bill@keywestexpress.ca 1-604-539-1700. I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

Did you know that you can place

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries. Vehicle is required. For more information please call the Circulation Department at

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your item in our classifieds for one week for FREE?

Call our Classified Department for details!

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Sales ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS: NEWSPAPER AND DIGITAL MARKETING Kamloops This Week is always looking to add superb sales people with a creative flair to our team. Our business requires highly organized individuals with the ability to multi-task in a fun, fast-paced, team environment. We offer our clients traditional marketing ideas and products, in addition to cutting-edge, state-of-the-art online strategies to help them compete in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digital environment. Good interpersonal skills are an asset and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are desired for those who wish to join the vibrant KTW team. Excellent communication skills, a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence and a reliable vehicle are what you need to become a part of a growing business entity. If you are a competitive and creative individual and enjoy challenging yourself, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to sales manager Ray Jolicoeur at ray@kamloopsthisweek.com We thank all applicants, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Temporary/ PT/Seasonal

*some restrictions apply

Firearms Browning BAR semi-auto 300 win. Mag. Exec cond. Made in Belgium. $800. 372-7890. Browning lever action 300 Mag, Bushnell 4200 Elite scope. Ammo. $1500. 3710115. SpringďŹ eld Tactical XD .45 auto case + accessories excel $600 Restricted. 250-6792253.

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

Pets & Livestock

Pets

Dining suite $1500. Bed suite $1600. TV Cabinet $700. Lawnmower $350. 250-3208938.

EARN EXTRA $$$

KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city. Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462

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

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Merchandise for Sale

Auctions 3 DAY AUCTION SEPT 8, 9, 10 Abbotsford, BC Granny & Grumpaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Antiques Restored 1956 Peterbilt Tandem Fuel Truck Restored 1943 D8 Army Cat Collector Tractors Wagons Old Farm Equipment - Antiques & MUCH MORE - SOME VERY RARE & UNIQUE ITEMS - View online at: www.prodaniukauctions.com

For Sale By Owner

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For Sale By Owner $55.00 Special!

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ONLINE Under the Real Estate Tab

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent The special includes a 1x1.5 ad (including photo) that will run for one week (three editions)in Kamloops This Week. Our award winning paper is delivered to over 30,000 homes in Kamloops every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday..

COIN collector buying old coins, collector coins, coin collections Todd 250-864-3521

#216 Alder Apartments. Logan Lake. 1bdrm $600/mo neg Avail now 250-320-4870 or 250-572-7185.

Call or email us for more info:

Buying, Renting, Selling?

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250.374.7467

250-374-7467

Fruit & Vegetables Firewood/Fuel ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine. Stock up now. Campfire wood. (250) 377-3457.

Furniture Diningroom table w/8-chairs, c/w Buffet and Hutch. Med Colour. $900. 250-374-8933.

Medical Supplies 2015 M300 power wheel chair w/charger Roho air seat, ext arm like new asking $6000obo (250) 554-1257

Misc. for Sale 5pc luggage (used 2x). $125. New Coffee, new elec fry pan $30/each. 250-579-5460.

Kubota AV2500 Generator. $585. 250-374-1988 MISC4Sale: Oak Table Chairs-$400, 1-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg. Oak wood dining room table with leaf and 6 chairs c/w china cabinet. $500. 573-1736 Queen box spring and mattress c/w metal headboard and bed frame. $375. 250-3123711.

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Accounting/ Bookkeeping

Payroll Assistant (1 Year, Temporary)

Our Kamloops office has an immediate opening for a capable and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a temporary, full time Payroll Assistant. For more information and to apply, please visit our website at

www.urbansystems.ca

Animals sold as â&#x20AC;&#x153;purebred stockâ&#x20AC;? must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

PETS For Sale?

STEEL BUILDING SALE ...â&#x20AC;?PRICED TO SELL!â&#x20AC;? 20x21 $6,296 Front & Back Walls Included. 25x25 $6,097 No Ends Included. 32x35 $9,998 One End Wall Included. Check Out www.pioneersteel.ca for more prices. Pioneer Steel 1-855212-7036.

Misc. Wanted

Best Tasting BC plums 10lbs or more. $2.00 lb +. Grown naturally. 250-314-0909pgr.

Accounting/ Bookkeeping Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

Bookcase 4-shelves. $200. Pier 1 coat rack. $250. Set of lamps. $200. Light fixtures $40/each. Locking med cabinet. $30. Call 250-377-7540.

Single youth bed c/w headboard, mattress, bedding. Exec cond. $35. 250-6822938.

Real Estate

Businesses&SERVICES Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Home Improvements

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Consolidate your credit cards or line of credit with us with rates from 2.1%. Bad credit or bankruptcy ok. Tel 1-250-216-0786 or 1-800-917-3326

Landscaping

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Misc Services

Fitness/Exercise WE will pay you to exercise! Deliver Kamloops This Week

Stucco/Siding

Only 3 issues a week!

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DANIELSON SIDING

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Hardiplank, Canexel, SofďŹ t, Fascia, Vinyl Siding, Windows, Doors. 250-554-3379 250-319-4979

Cleaning Services Home Cleaning Services Free estimates Call Spring at 250-574-5482

Landscaping

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted Funk Signs is seeking two motivated full-time or part-time permanent people. One person with strong graphic design skills, and preferably signmaking experience. The other to have strong computer skills, do hands-on vinyl cutting and application, and some administration. Apply in person only to 1506 Lorne Street, Kamloops

For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump trailers for rent. Dump Truck Long and Short Hauls!!

Aerate â&#x20AC;˘ Power Rake Yard/Lot/Garden Clean Up Prune Mow â&#x20AC;˘ Weed Whack â&#x20AC;˘ Weed Hedge Trim â&#x20AC;˘ Plant Gravel/Rock/Mulch â&#x20AC;˘ Turf Garden Walls â&#x20AC;˘ Paving Stones Irrigation: Start up & Repairs

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Stucco/Siding

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stupid Stuffâ&#x20AC;? Specialists Over 25 years experience

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PATCHING & REPAIRING

Doors, vents, windows and other small oops or missing pieces â&#x20AC;˘ Additions & Renos â&#x20AC;˘ Basement Parging â&#x20AC;˘ Stucco Painting/Fog Coat

â&#x20AC;˘ Restucco & Restorations â&#x20AC;˘ Polite Uniformed Crew â&#x20AC;˘ Fast Free Email Estimates

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Rentals

Transportation

Apt/Condo for Rent

Townhouses

Northland Apartments

Cars - Sports & Imports

Motorcycles

3Bdrms N/Shore. F/S, N/P. $1200/mo. Close to all amenities. 250-554-6877/250377-1020.

Rentals

Bachelor Suite starting at $845 per month 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites Adult Oriented No Pets Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry $875-$1,200 per month North Shore 250-376-1427 South Shore 250-314-1135

Bed & Breakfast BC Best Buy Classifieds

*Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop

Commercial/ Industrial

1989 Mercedes 560 SEC. 61,000kms. Hagerty Appraisals #2 car $10,000USD. Selling $10,000 CDN 250-574-3794

4-P265/70R17 Goodyear All Seasons. $400/obo. 250-8193848.

Cars - Domestic

1995 Ford Crown Victoria 194,000kms. 4.6 litre engine runs good (no smoke, does not burn oil) 80 point inspection by Integra Tire. New set winter tires. NEW heavy duty battery, new oil and filter (Lucas full synthetic) car proof report. $ 900.00. 250-554-0452.

Roommate to share apt, downtown. N/S. $500/mo. 778-471-4204.

Storage

WHITE POST AUTO MUSEUM

T.C.H. Tappen, BC 250-835-2224

2005 Chevy Black SSR. 8,000 miles. 6 litre V-8, 4 speed auto transmission. Excellent condition. $36,500 Call 250-573-3346. 2007 Chev Optra. 4cyl, standard. Good condition. $2,450. 250-672-9294.

Suites, Lower 1brm self contained suite. Fully furnished, bedding, flat TV, Wifi, kitchen plates etc. Sahali. N/S, N/P. $1100/mo util incl. 250-851-1193. Avail. 4 working person or cple 2bdrm sep. ent. nice yard w/patio util incl. ref req. No pets. $900/mo. Call 376-0633. N/Shore 1bdrm bsmnt suite. Priv entr. $650 incl util. Sept. 1st. Mature people. Ref. 250376-3480. Valleyview pref working person. 1bdrm + den w/d, n/s/p. $950 util incl (250) 374-6406 Westsyde newer 1bdrm ground level suite, sep ent. Suitable for single working person ns, np, wd. $950 util incl (250) 320-9567

2009 Kawasaki Teryx 750 w/ trailer. 1900kms. Exec cond. $10,500. 250-672-9294.

Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one ďŹ&#x201A;at rate and we will run your ad until your vehicle sells.* â&#x20AC;˘ $56.00 (boxed ad with photo) â&#x20AC;˘ $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)

2008 Sportsmaster Extreme 23pt, Jack & Jill bunks, w/outside door, queen, slps 7. 130w solar panel. Excellent condition. $13,600. 250-318-8782.

Sport Utility Vehicle

Call: 250-371-4949

07 Toyota Rav 4 awd limited edit. V6 full load low kms exc cond $14,000 250-679-2253

Recreational/Rent

1997 Ford Explorer. 4WD, Air, Cruise, power everything. $1,800. 250-851-6274.

*Some conditions & restrictions apply. Private party only (no businesses).

2011 Cyclone 38-12 Toy Hauler. Custom Order. Fully loaded. Excellent condition. $49,900 778-257-1072. Harley Davison Sportster 2009 XL 1200 cc mint condition black ice colour 3300 km built-in battery charger 4.5 gal tank $8400 (587) 224-3984

2013 Keystone Fusion Toy Hauler slps 9, 41ft 12ft garage asking $69,000 250-374-4723

1994 21ft Wilderness Travel Trailer sleeps 5. $6900/obo (250) 571-4008

Help Wanted

2003 Harley Davidson 100th Ann. Edition Fat Boy CID 95 Stage 3 exc cond 17,000km $14,500obo. (250) 318-2030

1987 Chev Motorhome 99,300kms. Motor work done 2015 with 6 newer tires. Sleeps six, everything works hot water, stove, 3 way fridge. $6,750/obo Call 250-851-3115. 2002 Rustler 25ft. Travel Trailer. Slide, MW, TV. A1 cond. $13,000/obo. 250-578-7472.

2005 HD Fatboy 1450 CC, Stage 1. 60,000 KM. Custom chrome wheels. Too many extras to list. Click-on back rest/rack & passenger seat incl. Been babied. Female ridden. $13,000. (250) 573-2563

2006 Harley Davidson. Low kms, great shape with lots of extras. $12,975.250-588-1969.

250.374.7467 Help Wanted

2004 Cougar 27.6 Fifth Wheel Trailer w/12ft slide, one owner, excellent condition! $16,500 (250) 5541744

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FUNDRAISER EVENT

The North Shore Community Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Fall ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE OCTOBER 20 & 21 FRIDAY 4-8, SATURDAY 10-4. VENDOR SPOTS AVAILABLE. CALL FOR DETAILS. Admission $3 (kids under 12 free)

ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GARAGE SALE TIME

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NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT By the virtue of the Warehouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lien Act, contents of the storage unit, belonging to Richard Annett Chartier, 644 Brentwood Ave, Kamloops, BC. The goods will be sold on or after September 20, 2017. Central RV Mini Storage, 1236 Salish Rd, Kamloops, BC, V2H 1K1. 250-3149522.

NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Notice is hereby given that Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Towing Ltd, 671 West Athabasca Street, Kamloops, BC will sell at its premises on September 27, 2017 the following vehicle, for the purpose of satisfying the Warehouse Lien Act: 2009 Pontiac G6 BC License #569LXH VIN#1G2ZJ57B494269976 Owner Tanya Michelle Tkachuk. Debt of $3438.70 Bids close at 3:00 pm on September 27, 2017

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NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Notice is hereby given that Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Towing Ltd, 671 West Athabasca Street, Kamloops, BC will sell at its premises on September 27, 2017 the following vehicle, for the purpose of satisfying the Warehouse Lien Act: 2003 BMW325i BC License #EG330D VIN#WBAEU33453PH86853 Owner Christopher Danelkiewicz. Debt of $2282.89. Bids close at 3:30 pm on September 27, 2017.

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NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Notice is hereby given that Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Towing Ltd, 671 West Athabasca Street, Kamloops, BC will sell at its premises on September 27, 2017 the following vehicle, for the purpose of satisfying the Warehouse Lien Act: 2005 Chrysler 300 BC License #DB980L VIN #2C3JA53GX5H572904 Owner Zachary VogelParadis. Debt of $2,913,58. Bids close at 2:00 pm on September 27, 2017.

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