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Attempted murder, other charges follow standoff SHANE WILLIAM CARON ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AT MOUNTIES FOUR TIMES DURING FRIDAY INCIDENT TIM PETRUK

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Dressed in an orange prisonissue jumpsuit and sporting a black eye, a Kamloops man accused of opening fire on police on four separate occasions Friday before holing up in his home for 17 hours smiled at his family during a brief appearance in a Kamloops courtroom Monday. Shane Caron, 35, is facing a dozen charges — including four counts of attempted murder for shooting at RCMP officers — stemming from Friday’s events. According to court documents, the incident began Friday morning at a home on Cedar Street in North Kamloops. There, Caron is alleged to have assaulted his ex-girlfriend. At about 9:40 a.m., police tracked Caron to a basement suite on Nanaimo Street, where he allegedly threatened to shoot officers. According to Mounties, Caron

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emerged from the home armed with a rifle and fled in a pickup truck. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller said officers chased the truck onto the Tk’emlups Indian Band reserve, where shots were

exchanged with police four times. One stray bullet struck a building on Athabasca Way. An employee of Varsteel said he heard multiple shots fired before noticing a bullet hole in a wall. “We heard pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,” Chris Brown told KTW. Caron is alleged to have then fled to his home in G&M trailer park, where neighbours reported having heard multiple additional shots fired. Police have alleged Caron fired at Mounties and then shot his rifle again inside his home. He was arrested at 4 a.m. on Saturday following hours of negotiation with police. “On several occasions, the suspect made explicit threats to police and discharged his rifle within the home,” Mueller said. During his appearance in court on Monday, Caron was placed on a no-contact order with a number of people, including his ex-girlfriend and his father. He is expected to return to court on Nov. 6.

Kathy Caron and Bill McGuinn, parents of Shane Caron. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

PARENTS SPEAK OUT TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com

The parents of a Kamloops man facing four charges of attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on police Friday say the incident could have concluded much quicker than it did. Shane Caron was taken into custody early Saturday morning at the conclusion of a 17-hour standoff

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with police. He is facing 12 charges stemming from the incident, before which he is alleged to have fired at Mounties on four separate occasions. The 35-year-old’s parents, Bill McGinn and Kathy Caron, live in the G&M Trailer Park with their son. They argue the incident did not have to turn into the protracted ordeal it became. See MOM, A5

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We have the opportunity to re-imagine what our “downtown core could look like in the future.”

— Kelson Group founder and president Ron Fawcett

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The Kelson Group has purchased two highrise apartment buildings downtown, along with other land, in a deal worth an estimated $25 million. The Kamloops-based residential and commercial property management and development company plans on consulting with the public as it decides redevelopment plans. Along with the purchase of the two 10-storey apartment buildings — The Pines on the southeast corner of Battle Street and Fourth Avenue and The Oaks on the southwest corner of Battle Street and Fourth Avenue — Kelson has also bought parcels of land on Nicola Street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, and the vacant lot on the northeast corner of St. Paul Street and Fifth Avenue. In total, the purchase includes 1.4 hectares (3.44 acres) of land. “We are absolutely delighted to add this real estate to our portfolio. It’s a real win-win,” Kelson Group founder and president Ron Fawcett said. “The opportunity to purchase the various parcels of land, including two residential towers here in our own backyard, is just fantastic for our company. We are now looking forward to sharing our vision and seeking our community’s feedback to help us craft our plans to make this a signature area in Kamloops’ downtown core.” Jason Fawcett, vice-president of operations for Kelson Group, said the focus will be to add to housing inventory downtown. He said Kelson believes in the viability of the city and its downtown. Despite its extensive rental holdings, Kelson has not had rental buildings downtown. The closest was at 13th Avenue and Columbia Street. “We always get a lot of calls for downtown,” he said. “We’re in the very early stages of planning right now, but we’re certainly clear on our focus to build more housing and add to the vibrancy of the downtown core with whatever we do,” he said. Over the next few years, upon turnover of residents, the company will renovate the 165 suites at The Pines and The Oaks, as well as the common areas and interiors of the 10- storey buildings.

Jason Fawcett added that, with the parcels of land that were part of the purchase, Kelson is looking to build four to six multi-family buildings within the next 10 years, which will add 300 to 500 new residential units downtown, comprised of a mix of rental suites, condos, and townhomes Jason Fawcett said Kelson would also like to add green spaces to enhance the feeling of “a social, interactive and connected community” for the overall development. Kelson bought the properties from Argus Homes, a Kamloops family-owned business that built the highrises in the 1960s and managed the properties for three generations. Kelson Group is among the largest property management companies in Western Canada. It is building a large rental apartment building at Summit Drive and Springhill Drive, on the site of the former Sports Central Lounge. The company is also building a rental property as part of The Reach village on the campus at Thompson Rivers University.

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The Pines on the southeast corner of Battle Street and Fourth Avenue is among downtown properties purchased by the Kelson Group.

“It’s a newer added focus for us,” Jason Fawcett said of the downtown vision. “But an area we’re seeing great success in and the future looks bright.” Ron Fawcett said the downtown deal gives the company an opportunity to reconsider the look of part of the downtown core. “Not only are we always improving our existing buildings, but we again have the opportunity to start a project literally from the ground up,” he said. “With this new downtown Kamloops project, we believe we have the opportunity to re-imagine what our downtown core could look like in the future.” Further updates on the development are expected in the spring of 2018. Kelson Group has more than 85 employees with rental buildings in nine cities throughout B.C. and Alberta. The company’s B.C. properties have recently been accredited by the Certified Rental Building Program, with plans to accredit the new Kamloops apartment buildings as well.

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Kamloops Mounties were at this home, at 297 Holly St. on the North Shore (the basement suite on the left) as part of the ongoing investigation into the Oct. 23 shooting that took place a few blocks away, at 217 Nelson Ave. Two men were shot and both were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Weapons seized on Holly Two men were injured after being shot at this home at 217 Nelson Ave. on Oct. 23.

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Police seized multiple firearms from a North Kamloops home searched Friday in connection with a shooting at another North Shore house on Oct. 23 that left two people injured. Armed with a search warrant, Mounties entered a basement suite on Holly Avenue on Friday morning and were there for a period of hours. “Numerous firearms were seized from the home,” Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay told KTW. “One handgun, one rifle, two shotguns.” Pillay said it’s too early to

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Mother of suspect says system failed her son From A1

“I could have talked him out of that f---ing house in five minutes and I told the cops that,” McGinn told KTW. “They said, ‘Nope. We can’t put you in harm’s way.’” McGinn said he does not deny the allegations his son is facing. He said his son was distraught during the standoff. The two spoke on the phone on multiple occasions during the standoff before police cut the line in the midafternoon, McGinn said. “We were in contact while this standoff was going on and then they just cut him off,” McGinn said. “He was crying. He was f---ing scared. I told the cops, ‘That’s my kid and we have a serious situation. We could end it right now.’ He was so f---ing scared, he was bawling steady.” McGinn also took issue with police stating his son fired his rifle inside the home. “That’s what they used for the search warrant to get in the house, that he was shooting in the house,” he said. “There’s not one bullet hole. I asked the officer where the bullet hole was. He said he couldn’t find one.” Kathy Caron said the whole incident could have been avoided. She said her son was committed under the Mental Health Act in July and police seized his guns. “They must have missed one,” she said, referring to the weapon allegedly used on Friday. “They were supposed to come in and take all his guns.” Caron believes it’s a failure of the systems in place to keep people and the community safe when dealing with mental illness. “They should have done something,” she said, describing her son as “paranoid” in recent months while dealing with domestic issues with his exgirlfriend. Caron also admitted her son was a frequent user of cocaine and said he feared a group of people he claimed was trying to kill him. “[They have] been threatening to cut him into pieces,” she said. “Is that normal? Of course he’s going crazy. He needs help. He’s hopefully going to get it now because he’s had psychiatric issues for some time.” Caron said she hopes her son is given the opportunity to get his life back on track. “Before the last year or so, he was fine,” she said. “I was proud of him. I really believe it was the drugs that did it.” Caron was already facing a number of domestic assault-related charges, which are also before the courts, stemming from an incident earlier this month.

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ABOVE: The trailer in the G&M Trailer Park from which Shane Caron was arrested at about 4 a.m. on Saturday. Caron’s parents own and live in the mobile home. LEFT: A view into Caron’s room in the trailer. ALLEN DOUGLAS PHOTOS/KTW

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TRU embraces Zipcars, fat tires DALE BASS

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Parking congestion at TRU to ease Traffic to Thompson Rivers University should ease a bit soon as the east gate entrance off McGill Road is expected to reopen Tuesday. This means some available parking stalls in lot E, the one at the east side of campus. A temporary entryway to it will be created at the intersection of University and College drives. University Drive is the main one leading from the

McGill Road east gate; College Drive is the first roadway after that location, running between the Ken Lepin Building and the meat store. This route will see drivers able to access parking lots R, L1, L2 and C as well as E. The ramp from Summit Drive onto campus remains closed while services are upgraded as work continues on construction of the first phase of The Reach,

the university’s planned village project. That includes utility work being done around the Clock Tower Building and library to service the Nursing and Population Health Building as well as The Reach. On Nov. 6, excavation will impact two rows of parking on Lot L1 for about six weeks. Those lot-permit holders will be able to use spaces in the adjacent lot L2.

Thompson Rivers University has adopted some programs to promote less traffic on campus. The two Zipcar program vehicles have had greater success than expected in the first few months of operation, said James Gordon, the university’s environmental programs and research co-ordinator. Zipcar is a car-sharing program that sees energy-efficient vehicles available to be rented for an hour or up to a week. The hourly rate is $10 and the daily rate is $73. The cost includes gas, insurance and 200 kilometres each day, with 30 cents per kilometre charged for longer distances. Gordon said when the international program was introduced, Zipcar said a good usage rate after two years of operation would be 20 per cent. Since the program’s introduction in January, the two vehicles have been in use 23 per cent of the time, with an average 6.3 hours of use for each rental. The average distance driven was 42 kilometres. Gordon said most of

the bookings have been made by students. TRU also bought four fat-tire mountain bikes that saw a lot of use in September. Gordon said one of the benefits of the bikes is the five-inch wide tires, making them stable to use in snow. They are free to be used and can be booked for up to a week. Users must sign a waiver. TRU also bought two hybrid cars 18 months ago for staff to use when on university business. Gordon said that would most frequently be trips out of town to conferences or other meetings, travel for which the employee would be paid mileage if using their own vehicles. With the two hybrids — a Camry and a Rav 4 — the staff member’s department pays for gas only. TRU and the city are also partnering on a traffic study to look at “the possibilities for traffic calming [on] McGill,” according to a powerpoint presentation given to employees during the recent update on parking. The focus of that is bike lanes. There are also discussions between TRU, the city and BC Transit to improve bus service.

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After being closed for more than a year, the east gate entrance to Thompson Rivers University is expected to reopen to traffic on Tuesday. The entrance was closed due to construction for improved utilities on campus as it moves forward with The Reach, its university village development.

The parking puzzle at TRU UNIVERSITY SAYS THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF STALLS DALE BASS

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Glenn Read has a message for those concerned they won’t find a spot to park their vehicle on the campus of Thompson Rivers University: there is no shortage of stalls. The director of ancillary services at TRU said while there are 260 stalls out of commission, there has been a migration of people from one side of the campus to the other to find a place to park. There are expected to be fewer stalls not in use this week as parking areas on the southeast side of campus reopen. They have been closed due to construction for improved utilities on campus as it moves forward with The Reach, its university village development. Read said Lot N — the large lot at the northwest corner of campus — “has been busy for the first time in its history” and now has a stall counter that alerts people entering how many spaces are empty. None of this means the parking situation has gone smoothly. Faculty representatives call it a mistake, while Read calls it an idea that led to results that didn’t come as planned. But both agree designating some premium lots 30 per cent for staff and faculty and 70 per cent for students failed. The idea was raised during budget consultations, Read said. Historically, certain lots had

been reserved for staff and faculty only, leaving students to park in general lots. The TRU Students’ Union argued that wasn’t fair, noting students should have access to those same stalls. A lottery was held for the premium spots, but student interest didn’t materialize. Read said price might have been an issue, something Star Mahara, vice-president of the TRU Faculty Association, echoed. Premium or reserved lots, some of which are gated, are not available on a daily rate. Monthly payment of $71 is required to maintain a guaranteed spot in those lots. That compares with $71.40 at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia (UBCO) and $68.25 at the University of Northern B.C. (UNBC). Once it was apparent spaces were remaining vacant in those lots, they were opened up to employees on a waitlist. It’s unclear how successful filling the premium spots has been, however. Mahara said the lot behind the Nursing Building, premium but not gated, “was always full, but now it’s always half-empty.” Greater barriers to parking remain financial, said Lois Rugg, president of Local 4879, Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents staff on campus. At a recent meeting to update people on parking issues, Rugg said, emotional stories were shared “regarding hardships, barriers and so forth that have been created as a result of the tiered parking format and the increase

to fees.” Economy lots are $50 a month, or $4 a day, and general lots are $62.50 a month, or $5 a day. Comparable rates at UBCO are $47.25/$6 for economy lots and $70/$7 for general lots. At UNBC, the rate for both lots is $47.25/$3. Rugg said it’s frustrating for people who can’t afford the more expensive lots to see them halffull and equally troubling to try to find space in the economy and general lots. She said her union has given suggestions to the campus parking committee throughout the process. “Although TRU has suggested often they have taken them into consideration, very little has been incorporated into the parking plan,” she said. Mahara praised the university administration on its push to reduce vehicular traffic to, from and on campus. She noted, however, that ignores another reality for those who spend their days there — not everyone can take a bus, ride their bike or carpool. The city’s bus routes see less frequent loops through areas like Batchelor, Westsyde, Dallas and Heffley than in the core areas of Tranquille, Sahali, Aberdeen and downtown. That can make busing less attractive. She said she’s ridden her bike to work from her home in Batchelor a few times, noting it didn’t work for her. Biking through the city can also be a challenge during winter months, unless one has a bike outfitted for snow.

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f Friday’s mayhem in Kamloops taught us anything, it’s that too many people really believe policing is as easy as it is portrayed in one-hour dramas on television. While Kamloops Mounties were preoccupied with a man in a pickup truck shooting at them on four different occasions — including while driving his truck amongst the public in the Mount Paul Industrial Park — some city residents were more concerned about getting around town. While many in the public understood an emergency was occurring and issued well-deserved kudos to local Mounties for managing to bring the situation to an end without any loss of life, others were not so understanding. Anybody on social media will have seen posts on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere from people upset that police shut down a large portion of Highway 5 North while the standoff with a riflewielding suspect continued in the G&M Trailer Park. At times like these, when lives are literally at stake, Mounties need to be able to focus on what they need to do to bring a scary situation to an end with the least risk to the public as possible. If that means the closure of a major route that leads to temporary traffic jams elsewhere, so be it. If that means some officers are rather blunt in directing drivers where not to go, so be it. The situation that evolved on Friday was extremely dangerous and could have ended in tragedy. The RCMP exists precisely to handle such situations and armchair critics need to realize such scenarios cannot be brought to a resolution in one hour, as is done on television. Certainly there will be a review of procedures, as there always is, and perhaps there will be recommendations for operational improvements during the next emergency. In the meantime, let’s have a bit more credit and less criticism directed at the men and women in uniform who truly do put their lives on the line when on duty.

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VICTORIA fronted by Stewart Phillip, grand chief of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, who goes from protest to protest. On salmon farm attacks, he is sometimes accompanied by activist-photographer Alexandra Morton, who has lately been promoted by actors Pamela Anderson, Martin Sheen and other misguided millionaires who should instead focus on salmon farms in Washington or big hatcheries in Oregon and Alaska. Second, the media portrayal of a united front by B.C. Indigenous people against industrial development, and salmon farming in particular, is a carefully staged illusion. One backer of salmon farming is Dallas Smith, hereditary chief of the Tlowitsis Nation, president of the Nanwakolas tribal council on B.C.’s Central Coast and one of the architects of the Great Bear Rainforest agreement. His community hosts three salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago, one of their few sources of year-round employment, particularly for women. Smith isn’t impressed by a

one-man occupation of a fish farm in his region that has gone on since August. He pointed out that this farm happens to be one of the few with cell service, so the occupier can provide a stream of social media claims to the Pam Andersons and Martin Sheens of the world. He’s also unimpressed with one of Popham’s protest pals, George Quocksister Jr. “He’s claiming to be a hereditary chief out of Campbell River, but in the meantime he’s bouncing around our farms in the Broughton Archipelago, which is nowhere near Campbell River, asserting his authority,” Smith told me. There is a third thing you should know about all this. Morton is an admirer of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union. Horgan’s chief of staff, Geoff Meggs, was editor of the union’s newspaper, The Fisherman, for 12 years up to the 1990s as they lost the struggle to keep Richmond’s industrial salmon canning industry alive. Today’s anti-salmon farm campaign grew out of the U.S.-backed anti-logging campaigns of the 1990s. They don’t talk about successful efforts by B.C. volunteers and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to restore spawning creeks and rivers damaged by industry and housing development. And they don’t talk about the most obvious threat to wild salmon, particularly the prized sockeye of the North Pacific. It’s an industry long banned by Norway, Ireland, Scotland and Iceland. That industry is commercial salmon fishing. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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NATURAL RESOURCE SECTOR IS IMPORTANT Editor: I have heard this before. Upon further investigation, I learned that although Canada I recently attended a financial talk hosted is not directly manufacturing products, we do by one of our local big banks. provide much of the natural resources used to The professional advisor provided insights make those products. into how the world markets The price of metwork and what we might The world is now als and coal tend to expect in the future. This looking at Canada as rise when China and interests me, as it should other parts of the a no-go territory for oil anyone who invests hardworld show growth earned money. and gas investment. with increased manuThe presentation includfacturing. This is That may also include ed graphs showing employgood if, like Canada, ment through manufacturing metals and coal.. you sell those comand how these tend to reflect modities. the health of the economy. However, the advisor pointed out, the For much of the world, a downturn in world is now looking at Canada as a no-go manufacturing equals not enough people territory for oil and gas investment. That may being employed; therefore, an economic also include metals and coal. downturn. So, even with this vast richness of With this in mind, a member of the audiresources on our side, Canada may not be ence asked: “How is that reflected in Canada, benefitting. It seems there is a belief syssince most or all products are manufactured tem that places the resource industry in in places like China, where labour is cheaper?” Canada as inherently evil and unwanted —

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and that view is gaining more followers. If a protectionist attitude is allowed to grow, and our elected representatives do nothing to limit the effect, we can expect less investment into our natural resource sectors and a substantial loss to our economy. Canadians should see natural resource extraction as a positive toward the greater economic good. Rather than becoming a nation of protectionism at all cost, we should consider the negative fallout when potential investors see projects continuously heading for rejection following expensive, drawn-out studies. All of us should listen to financial experts and become educated about global economics and perhaps see just how important the natural resource sector is to the national economy. Maybe then we would be more open to investment into that sector and go from no to yes for more projects. Perry Grunenberg Kamloops

WHY DO PEOPLE CLING TO FIRST-PAST-THE-POST? Editor: KTW’s recent online question of the week was: Do you support moving away from first-past-the-post and adopting proportional representation. Fifty-two per cent of respondents voted No and 48 per cent voted Yes. In terms of investigative journalism, is anyone curious about an explanation for why those respondents voted No or Yes? What level of understanding about first-past-the-post and proportional representation is there among voters?

What education, events, evidence, explanation, knowledge and/or information convinced voters to support adopting proportional representation? What education, events, evidence, explanation, knowledge and/or informatio is required to convince No voters to support moving away from first-past-the-post and adopting proportional representation? What is required to change their minds? Ray Jones Kamloops

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RE: STORY: KAMLOOPS MOUNTIES SEARCHING FOR MAN WITH GUN NEAR G&M TRAILER PARK:

“More guns, more shooting? It is getting to be like the Wild West in Kamloops. “A couple of weeks ago, we heard about guns being stolen from hunters’ vehicles. I hope none of these firearms are being used by the morons who seem to enjoy causing havoc on our streets. “The time is coming when innocent people are going to be killed because of these goons. Thanks to the RCMP and its quick response to these situations. Stay safe.” — posted by Doreen Harrison

RE: STORY: KAMLOOPS BYLAW TO TARGET PROBLEM HOMES:

“I doubt they can just evict them easily or they would have done so already. This sounds like it could be punishing homeowners because they rented to the wrong people. “Maybe start making arrests when police get called to these problem residences.” — posted by Jon

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WE NEED MORE FIGHTING FIRES Editor: Re: The KTW article of Oct. 12 (‘Fire season more than a wake-up call’): In the article, UBC professor Lori Daniels said we had wildfire wake-up calls in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and now in 2017, the latter being the worst firefighting failure in B.C.’s history. I am a 79-year-old retired forest service employee. My long suit was fire suppression. I have been writing letters to the premier, starting with Gordon Campbell in 2003, all to no avail, but this year’s response took the cake. I received a two-page glowing report from a PR person that made this year’s fire control efforts appear fantastic. Here is a sentence right out of her letter: “Confronted by an average of 2,000 wildfires each year, highly trained provincial fire crews were successful in containing 94 per cent of all wildfires in BC. by 10 a.m. the following day.” Was she watching the same evening news as me? Our forest firefighting capabilities are grossly understaffed,

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undertrained and underfunded. Consider this: we brought in firefighters from all over Canada, Mexico and Australia, plus fire trucks from all over. We enlisted the help of our military, hundreds of extra police officers and the regional districts to assist our totally overwhelmed fire-control officers. I saw very little control in our fire control centres. Most of what I have read as a remedy comes from the Filmon report and/or references to it. Please search it on Google. It has nothing to do with fire suppression and deals mainly with cleaning up around towns and homes. This is not the problem. The problem is we have a forest firefighting force that has been continuously reduced ever since the forest ranger era ended abruptly in 1980. Some, including the Filmon report, blame the problem on us. It seems by putting out all the fires, we have created a problem of too much fuel on the ground, causing the problems of today. Believe me, that is not what is causing the problems of today.

Firefighting fundamentals are simple: early detection and fast, adequate, initial attack. They are falling painfully short of this goal. I fought hundreds of fires, most of which were less than a tenth of a hectare. From the news reports I hear, blazes are at least five hectares in size when they get on them. From 1973 to 1980, I was on the Ashcroft ranger staff, along with six other full-timers and a 10-man fire-suppression crew. We averaged 135 fires a year and the biggest during that time was five hectares. Now they expect the volunteer fire department to do the job, which is hardly fair to those wonderful, dedicated people. At a time when global warming is making the job much more difficult, we need more qualified people, not fewer. We also need another Filmon Report, but this time focused on fire suppression and made up of forest industry personnel and people with fire experience. If left on its own, our government will do nothing. Larry Russell Kamloops

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Editor: Has anybody noticed all the houses with rental units? I have no problem with them except for the fact they have not considered the parking situation in front of their homes. Parking for my family and guests on my street is non-existent and they have to park a block away. I am a homeowner, I pay big property taxes and I can’t park in front of my home. Some of these rental

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units have people with three or four cars, not to mention vehicles associated with the homeowner and his or her friends. Such homes have now become two separate residences with two separate living quarters and two separate families. The city has to do something and I am sure if employees drove around neighbourhoods, they could see what is happening.

Editor: I was disappointed to read Kurt Manning’s letter to the editor of Oct. 10 (‘Harm reduction: a fairy tale’), which blatantly equated people with substance-abuse problems to vermin. I was urged to respond and was pleased to see multiple responses about this letter. Simply because a person has written a lengthy fairy tale, which is frankly

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for other vehicles to get around. With winter coming, I am sure there will be more of these cars taken out because of where they park. The city really has to look at every aspect of these rental units. Maybe our taxes would not have to go up if homes with rental suites would have to pay an additional share for this luxury of additional income each month. Betty Jensen Kamloops

what Manning’s solution to substanceabuse problems amounts to, doesn’t mean such an obviously offensive letter with flawed reasoning should be published in the most widely read local newspaper in this city. I hope that in the future, the editor will exercise better discretion when screening letters for publication. Daniel McNamee Kamloops

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Interior Health target of frustration at meeting ANDREA KLASSEN

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Mueller said because RCMP did not collect baseline statistics before the safe druguse RV began operations, those calls can’t be directly linked to its operations. “I can say that there has been increases in calls for service in those areas, especially around the social disorder kind of calls and calls of drug use,” he said.

“Whether that’s related to supervised consumption, I can’t make that correlation. But certainly in those areas, we have seen a prevalence and an increase in those kind of calls.” Mueller said police have not received information updates from Interior Health. ASK Wellness director Bob Hughes noted

that no fatalities have been recorded in the RV, which he said is an important consideration when discussing the service. But he said Interior Health should be at the table during monthly co-ordinated enforcement meetings, which bring together law enforcement, city staff and other organizations that deal with or are affected by issues

of homelessness and drug use. Mayor Ken Christian said he plans to press the issue with Interior Health and wants to see a medical health officer sitting on the committee. Meanwhile, Mueller said he wants to set up special response teams for both areas, which would include bylaw officers, police officers,

mental-health and addictions workers and members trained to work with youth. “I think having all those agencies working together as a team, we’d be more effective and we could start to case manage and address all the issues,” he said. Interior Health did not immediately respond to a request for comment from KTW.

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Frustrations with Interior Health boiled over at a meeting of the city’s co-ordinated enforcement task force Monday. Steven Puhallo, executive director of the North Shore Business Improvement Association, said his organization has tried unsuccessfully for months to get information on how often Interior Health’s supervised drug use RV is being visited and what it is doing to address concerns of businesses in the Tranquille Market area, where it parks. “We were told I don’t know how many times . . . that this would be a steady flow of communication and now they’ve turtled up,” Puhallo said. “And that’s very concerning.” City staffers said they do not have exact numbers from Interior Health about the usage of the remodelled RV, which offers a safe space for drug use from Tuesdays to Saturdays

on both sides of the river. Community safety and corporate services director David Duckworth said preliminary numbers suggested about 1,000 visits had been made to the unit during its first months of use. Health Canada approved the program in mid-July. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller told the task force officers have begun collecting their own statistics on calls in a fiveblock radius around Crossroads Inn, downtown at Seymour Street and Sixth Avenue, and at ASK Wellness’s office, on the North Shore at 271 Tranquille Rd., since the RV began offering its services at the sites. In that time, police have received about 2,000 calls for service at each location. Most common reasons for calling police included disturbances, suspicious persons, drug possession and public drinking, mischief and mental-health concerns.

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Searching for oncologists DALE BASS STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Potential oncologists for the Kamloops region have been interviewed, but no one has yet committed to filling the vacancy at Royal Inland Hospital, said Kevin Sauve of the B.C. Cancer Agency. One of the hospital’s oncologists left in the summer, taking a similar position on the Coast so she could live closer to her family. Sauve said the agency is “actively recruiting” to bring the staff complement on the eighth floor of the hospital back to its full capacity. Heidi Coleman, CEO of the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation, said she is aware of the recruitment work, but noted the shortage of oncologists appears to be a provincewide problem. Coleman said she has been told there are five vacancies in Vancouver. To help ease the workload, Dr. Liz Ewart has completed a general practitioner oncologist course and is working with the two oncologists and other staff at the hospital’s cancer clinic. There’s also a growing push by the medical community in Kamloops to see a radiation oncologist hired at RIH. Coleman said that would not mean the hospital could get a radiation clinic like the one people in the Kamloops region now use in Kelowna, but it could eliminate the need to drive to the Okanagan for the first radiation consultation.

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A survey asking Kamloopsians about their feelings on affordable housing, public safety, addictions resources, environmental health and other social issues is coming at a timely moment, according to the city staffer behind its creation. “It’s a very interesting time to launch this, with all the recent attention around our homeless population, and over the years just seeing the affordable housing issue and poverty rising in our community,” said Jen Casorso, the city’s social and community development supervisor. The survey, available online at kamloops.ca/letstalk until Nov. 10, asks respondents about the availability of addictions services, day care and affordable

rental and home purchasing options. Other questions tough on the level of safety in their neighbourhoods, and other social issues. It’s part of a progress report on the city’s Social Plan, drafted in 2007 and 2008, which will go to city council in December. “We wanted to take the opportunity to check in with the community,” Casorso said. In addition to homlessness and housing and mental-health issues, the plan also calls for a robust transit network and contains goals related to environmental health and food security. “The caveat to all of this is the city has a limited role in direct service delivery on all this stuff,” Casorso said. “Our role is really helping to facilitate community conversation on all those topics,

co-ordinate access of service with other levels of government and help on the policy end of things.” In the case of affordable housing, the city can designate land for projects, or help agencies connect with senior levels of government, but it does not build and operate affordable housing developments. The survey also asks residents wether they would be supportive of transitional and emergency housing projects, or addictions services, in their neighbourhoods. “We always come up against the sense of ‘not in my back yard,’ a lot of sensitivity around housing initiatives,” Casorso said. “We want to know where to place our education moving forward.” Hard copies of the survey are also available at city hall.

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Location of next river crossing to be determined SINGH STREET MAY NO LONGER BE PREFERRED CHOICE FOR SPAN WHEN POPULATION HITS 120,000 ANDREA KLASSEN

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Overlanders Bridge is the busiest of two spans linking the North and South shores of Kamloops. According to city statistics, there are approximately 42,000 vehicle trips across Overlanders Bridge each day. In comparison, there are approximately 21,000 daily vehicle trips across the Halston Bridge. The city’s Official Community Plan envisions a third crossing once Kamloops’ population reaches 120,000. There are now about 90,000 residents in the city, with the 120,000 mark not expected to be reached for at least a couple of decades. In this photo, just to the left of Overlanders Bridge, are the pilings from the North Kamloops Bridge, which preceded the Overlanders and stood from 1925 to 1961.

Don’t look for references to the Singh Street Bridge in the newest draft of the city’s Official Community Plan. While the new OCP still calls for the city to build another link between the North and South shores once the population hits 120,000, the plan is now leaving the location of that bridge unspecified. Community planning supervisor Jason Locke noted the city isn’t expected to reach 120,000 residents before the OCP’s next update. Work being done by the city for a new transportation master plan confirmed a bridge won’t be needed until that time — likely still two decades out. But the revised OCP, which is headed back to city council for adoption in November, does call for the city to choose a location for the bridge before the next plan update in 2039. Locke said change comes because transportation staffers found the Singh Street location is not popular with the public.

“The Singh Street crossing has been on the books for a long time, before all of the infrastructure on McArthur Island was added, and I think the idea of building a bridge over Mac Island is unpopular,” he said. “I don’t think the public is opposed to a second crossing, it’s just Singh Street isn’t very popular.” Traffic and transportation engineer Elnaz Ansari said the city is still determining when the best time to look at alternative crossing locations would be — during the transportation master plan still underway or at a future date. Until decisions are made, the city will continue to protect the Singh Street area for use as a bridge, Locke said. The full draft of the OCP is available online at kamloops.ca/kamplan. Once complete, it will provide broad land use plans and other goals for the city over the coming years. Locke said he hopes to see the plan fully adopted in the early new year. Following that, the city plans to begin updating its city centre and North Shore neighbourhood plans.

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Brain-craving zombies once again flooded downtown Kamloops on the weekend as the Halloween season lured them into the city. The zombies gathered behind The Grind at Lansdowne Street and Fourth Avenue before lurching their way through the downtown core and to Red Collar, where they quenched their collective thirst. Halloween night may bring showers, so bring an umbrella when trick-ortreating to ward off raindrops — and zombies.

ROAD CLOSURE AND REMOVAL OF DEDICATION AS A HIGHWAY BYLAW NO. 18-377 (Adjacent to 2050 Grasslands Boulevard) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 7, 2017, the Council of the City of Kamloops intends to adopt Bylaw No. 18-377, a bylaw to authorize the closure and removal of dedication as highway, designated road adjacent to 2050 Grasslands Boulevard, legally described as Crown Grant 6541/1336, See KP16197, as shown below:

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The Bylaw may be inspected at the Legislative Services Division, City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, Kamloops, BC, during regular office hours from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, or inquiries may be directed to (250)828-3496. All persons who wish to register an opinion on the proposed closure may do so by: a) Appearing before City Council on November 7, 2017, at 1:30 pm at City Hall (7 Victoria Street West); and/or b) Making a written submission for consideration by Council on November 7, 2017. Written, faxed or emailed submissions must be received by the Legislative Services Division no later than 4:00 pm on November 6, 2017, by: Hand delivery or regular mail to 7 Victoria Street West, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1A2; fax to (250)828-3578; or email to legislate@kamloops.ca M. Mazzotta Corporate Officer

Trick-or-treaters in the Tournament Capital this year will collect candy under skies threatening rain as the initially dry Halloween forecast has changed. Meteorologist Dayna Vettese said Halloween on Tuesday will bring a high of 11 C, with temperatures falling to about 6 C during prime candy collection hours once darkness sets. While no precipitation was in the forecast when KTW spoke with Vettese a few days ago, that has changed with a 60 per cent chance of showers expected. Last year, two millimetres of precipitation dampened festivities. Sunset on Tuesday will take

place around 5:40 p.m. “It looks like a good night for trick-or-treating, if a bit on the cold side,” Vettese said. Though the forecast may have Kamloops’ parents wishing for the temperatures of 1981 — at 21 C, the warmest Halloween on record — Vettese noted there are far worse years on the books. “In 1991, there was two centimetres of snow on the ground, so you can do both — warm or cold,” she said. The coldest Kamloops Halloween on record also belongs to the 1980s, when the mercury plummeted to -17 C in 1984. The wettest All Hallow’s Eve on record dates even farther back, to 1967, when 15 millimetres of rain fell on the city. The recent warm weather will

change dramatically this week, with the forecast calling for flurries on Thursday and into the weekend. Vettese said all of Western Canada is heading into a cold period. While Alberta and Saskatchewan will see the lowest temperatures, the B.C. Interior will see temperatures hovering around the freezing mark for the first few weeks of the month. The colder weather also brings a risk of flurries, though heavy snow is unlikely. “We really just flip the switch and head on into some colder weather,” she said. It’s a change from last fall, when November started mild, with cooler temperatures coming near the end of the month and into December.

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Conflict screen used by Morneau in place for at least three other ministers THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — At least three other members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet have personal financial arrangements similar to the setup that has landed Finance Minister Bill Morneau in hot water, despite the blessing of the federal ethics commissioner. Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc,

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi are using so-called conflict-ofinterest screens, a step short of the blind-trust gold standard for politicians seeking to avoid the sort of controversy Morneau now finds himself in. Sohi says he has a screen in place to prevent him from participating in decisions that could benefit his wife’s

holdings in a company that is also a partial owner of farmland in Alberta. He says the screen is an effective tool that has already seen him removed from the approval process for an infrastructure project, proposed by the province, that would be in close proximity to the farmland. In response to accusations that he’s personally profited from

decisions he’s taken as finance minister, Morneau has promised to sell off $21 million worth of shares in his family’s company and place the rest his substantial assets in a blind trust. Morneau, who says he was never in a conflict of interest amid questions about his work to spearhead pension-reform legislation, has promised to donate to char-

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MEMBERTOU, N.S. — Relatives of a murdered Inuk woman say that merely appearing white heightens police and public interest in a crime or missing person case. Loretta Saunders’ sister, Delilah Saunders, and their mother Meriam made the comments today as they spoke to the

National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Women and Girls. Forty witnesses are expected to testify during three days of hearings at Membertou First Nation in Cape Breton. Saunders’ body was found at the side of a New Brunswick highway in February 2014, leading to murder convictions against Halifax residents Blake Leggette and

his girlfriend Victoria Henneberry. They killed Saunders after they ran into financial difficulties and were unable to pay rent they owed her. During the hearings in Membertou, Meriam Saunders said police initially said the case involved a missing white woman, and she said she found it more difficult to get information from officers after they started to cor-

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rectly refer to her as an Inuk woman. Delilah Saunders says her sister had shared experiences with her about the phenomenon of “white-passing people,’’ a phrase that refers to the tendency for people to treat non-white people differently if they have features that cause others to think they’re white.

OTTAWA — Federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen will make clear Wednesday how many immigrants Canada intends to admit in 2018 and a clue to which direction he’s heading could be found in a provincial plan released last week. Quebec — which sets its own immigration targets in connection with Ottawa — is aiming to admit around 51,000 people, unchanged from their goal for 2017. That has observers saying they expect the federal numbers for 2018 to remain relatively unchanged from last year’s plan to admit

300,000 people. The importance of the plan is not just the overall numbers but its approach to the mix between economic, family class and refugee intake. Key questions to be answered include how the surge of asylum seekers at the border could affect refugee admissions overall, and how the government intends to stay true to its pledge to increase family immigration. Also worth watching is whether Hussen will table a single plan for just 2018, or move to the multi-year approach that he and provincial ministers agreed was necessary during their most recent meeting.

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OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed appeals from two men convicted of perjury in connection with a notorious Taser death at Vancouver’s airport in 2007. The court rejected the appeals immediately after hearing them. Kwesi Millington and Benjamin (Monty) Robinson were among four Mounties charged with perjury following a public inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski. He was jolted several times with a RCMP Taser and died in the arrivals area of the airport. Both men were con-

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The Crown’s case, based on circumstantial evidence, alleged the officers concocted the story to first tell investigators and then lied at the public inquiry to cover it up. Millington and Robinson were convicted, while Bill Bentley and Gerry Rundell were both acquitted of the charge after testifying at the public inquiry. Millington was sentenced to 30 months in prison and Robinson was handed a jail term

of two years less a day, one year of probation and 240 hours of community service. Both men separately appealed their B.C. Supreme Court convictions, arguing that the trial judge made a mistake in assessing the evidence against them. B.C.’s Court of Appeal upheld their convictions. In Millington’s appeal, Justice David Harris said that the constable was simply asking the court to reinterpret the evidence and draw different inferences from it. Because the high court justices ruled from the bench, formal reasons for their decision were not immediately available.

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FBI’s first blows: Trump MARKING THE BALFOUR campaign boss charged; DECLARATION CENTENARY aide flips into witness TRUMP: ALLEGED CRIMES PRIOR TO CAMPAIGN ALEXANDER PANETTA

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WASHINGTON — The Russia investigation struck a series of blows against the Donald Trump presidency on Monday: multiple charges against his former campaign manager and word that a lower-level adviser is co-operating with investigators after admitting to communicating about stolen emails with intermediaries of the Putin government. The day began with ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort surrendering to authorities after he and another senior campaign aide were slapped with a dozen criminal charges, including conspiracy against the United States, moneylaundering, failing to register as a foreign agent and lying to police. The president seized on the fact most of the alleged crimes occurred before he announced his presidential run in 2015: “Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign,’’ he tweeted. “Why aren’t Crooked Hillary [Clinton] & the [Democrats] the focus?????’’ Then the next shoe dropped. The other announcement from special investigator Robert Mueller’s office was about events that occurred during the campaign that did involve contacts with Russia — specifically, illicit conversations about stolen emails and high-ranking officials. A foreign-policy campaign adviser to Trump was arrested three months ago, has since confessed as part

of a plea deal, and is now co-operating with federal authorities as part of the expanding probe, the office said. “Special counsel Mueller appears to have a co-operating witness,’’ tweeted former New York prosecutor Preet Bharara, recently fired by Trump. “That is significant. Time will tell how significant.” That witness is George Papadopoulos. He has pleaded guilty to lying to police about events from the spring of 2016. They involved communications with a Russian professor with high-ranking ties to the Putin government, and with a woman he described in an email as “[Vladimir] Putin’s niece.” Papadopoulos held meetings in Europe and repeatedly communicated with these people. Some of the communications involved setting up a Trump-Putin meeting in Moscow in the hope of improving U.S.-Russia relations. But some involved more shadowy political co-operation. Papadopoulos said the professor promised Trump certain dirt on Hillary Clinton in the form of emails, a promise that came several months before sites like Wikileaks began mass-releasing emails that upended the American election. He told the FBI, according to the settlement sheet released Monday: “[The Russians] have dirt on her,” and “the Russians had emails of Clinton,’’ and “they have thousands of emails.’’ It is unclear from the settlement sheet what emails he was referring to and whether they might be unreleased

emails from Clinton’s time at the State Department, other personal emails or the ones that popped up on Wikileaks several months later, from the Democratic party and from Clinton campaign chair John Podesta. The 14-page statement concludes with a cryptic line that portends potential storms ahead: “Following his arrest [on July 27, 2017], defendant Papadopoulos met with the government on numerous occasions to provide information and answer questions.” Legal observers believe he might now try to flip Trump’s former campaign chair. Manafort and fellow senior campaign aide Richard Gates were hauled in by the FBI early Monday after being charged with 12 crimes. Manafort is accused of allegedly laundering $18 million into the U.S., from work on behalf of the pro-Russia faction in Ukrainian politics, and of using more than three dozen shell companies to avoid paying taxes on this money, based in Cyprus and elsewhere. He allegedly used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle that included purchases of more than $1 million in antique rugs, and more than $1 million in clothing at stores in New York and Beverly Hills. Manafort, investigators allege, worked as an unregistered lobbyist for a foreign power through 2014. It is illegal to work in the U.S. as a lobbyist for foreign interests without filling out disclosure forms. They also allege he and his co-defendant conspired in November 2016 and February 2017 to lie to federal investigators.

ne hundred north along the Mediterranean years ago this coast from present-day Israel, was given to France in the peace week, in the settlement. midst of the First Then, in 1921, Winston World War, the Churchill, newly appointed as British governthe colonial secretary, called a ment sent a letter known as the conference in Cairo that decided Balfour Declaration that led, the territory east of the Jordan three decades later, to the creRiver would be turned into an ation of the state of Israel. Arab kingdom called Transjordan The letter was officially sent GWYNNE (later just Jordan) and Jewish to Lord Walter Rothschild, head DYER settlement was forbidden there. of Britain’s Zionist Federation, by World (He privately called those who the British foreign secretary, Lord WATCH attended the conference “the Arthur Balfour, on Nov. 2, 1917. Forty Thieves,” which However, the initial seems about right.) draft was actually writSome Zionists proten months earlier by tested at this loss of terRothschild and Chaim ritory they thought they Weizmann, the presihad been promised. dent of the World Zionist Weizmann wrote to Organization, at Balfour’s Churchill, protesting request. that “the fields of Gilead, It might all have been Moab and Edom [east of different if his fellow the Jordan] . . . are hisConservative politician, torically and geographiLord Curzon, had been cally and economically foreign secretary, but he linked to Palestine, and didn’t get that job until it is upon these fields, two years later. now that the rich plains Curzon told Balfour of the north have been at the time: “I do not taken from Palestine and recognize that the congiven to France, that the nection of the Jews with success of the Jewish Palestine, which termiNational Home must nated 1,200 years ago, largely rest . . .” gives them any claims But most Zionists whatever. On this printhought the change was ciple, we have a stronger only temporary or were claim to France”. (Much aware how hard it would The Balfour Declaration, included within of France was ruled by be to achieve a Jewish the original letter from Lord Arthur Balfour English kings until the majority even in the territo Lord Walter Rothschild on Nov. 2, 1917. 15th century.) tory that remained, where But it was Balfour who taking a major British ally out of there were only 94,000 Jews at the wrote the letter. the war. It would be a long time time. The key sentence said: “His before their new ally, the United Israel controls all of this Majesty’s Government views States, sent a large army to remaining territory today, but with favour the establishment in Europe. And the British were runeven now the population is half Palestine of a national home for ning out of credit. Arab if you count the Palestinians the Jewish people and will use The main (though unspoken) in the occupied West Bank and their best endeavours to facilitate reason was probably that they the Gaza Strip. the achievement of this object, believed the Jews controlled the It’s still questionable whether it being clearly understood that banks. a fully independent Jewish state nothing shall be done which may It wasn’t actually true, and would have ever come to pass in prejudice the civil and religious the one Jew in the British war the Middle East if the Holocaust rights of existing non-Jewish cabinet, Edwin Montagu, actuhad not endowed it with a flood communities in Palestine or the of Jewish immigrants fleeing the rights and political status enjoyed ally wrote a memorandum on “the Anti-Semitism of the Present Holocaust or its aftermath. by Jews in any other country.” (British) Government.” It was also the Holocaust that There are clearly a few weasel But a number of cabinet mem- turned opinion of the great powwords in there: “national home” bers were devout Christians who ers (including the Soviet Union) was a term invented to avoid took the Old Testament almost lit- decisively in its favour and promising the Jews an actual erally, France had already issued enabled the United Nations resostate. a vaguer declaration of support lution that legitimized the state of But the “existing non-Jewish for a Jewish state in Palestine five Israel in 1948. communities in Palestine” months previously and Britain But it’s very unlikely Israel (600,000 mostly Muslim Arabs) feared Germany was also about would exist without the initial were only promised their “civil to do so. impetus given to the Zionist projand religious rights” would be So, the Balfour Declaration ect by the Balfour Declaration. protected, not their political was published and the hundredIt’s amazing what a few deterrights, so the implication was mined men can do if they are in clear: a Jewish state was the even- year struggle for the control of the right place at the right time. Palestine began. tual destination. Initially, the territory included Why would the British waste Gwynne Dyer is an independent all of the Ottoman province of their time on such a peripheral journalist whose columns are matter at a time when they feared Palestine, which was then in published in 45 countries. the process of being conquered they were losing the war? gwynnedyer.com The Russian Revolution was by British troops. But Lebanon,

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www.kamloopsthisweek.com Welcome to KTW’s monthly Volunteers Page, where we salute those who give of themselves. Each month, we will profile volunteers who go above and beyond in helping out in the community. If you would like to volunteer, or if you need to find volunteers, contact Volunteer Kamloops by phone at 250-372-8313, online at volunteerkamloops. org or in person at the agency’s office, which is at the corner of Seymour Street and Seventh Avenue downtown.

Volunteer Paul Jaras signed up with Literacy in Kamloops to help with a program involving inmates at the Kamloops regional Correctional Centre. DAVE EAGLES/KTW

Bonnie McBride spends countless hours volunteering to help animals — and has been doing such work for the better part of two decades. DAVE EAGLES/KTW

Jaras enjoys giving back McBride pawses to help Paul Jaras was volunteering at the Kamloops Timeraiser, serving appetizers alongside his friend and the event’s organizer, September Kuromi, when he learned about Literacy In Kamloops’ storybook program. While the Kamloops Florist employee did not bid on any art, which would have given him something to take home in exchange for his volunteer time, he was so interested in the literacy program at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre that he signed up to help. “It’s nice to be able to give back to the community,” Jaras said. The storybook program pairs volunteers with inmates, who read stories from children’s books that are recorded and burned onto a CD for inmates’ kids outside of the prison’s walls. Last year, more than 160 stories were recorded. “The kids get to hear their father’s or grandpa’s voice and read along with the book,” Jaras said. At this year’s Timeraiser, which is on

Nov. 10 at The Rex hall in downtown Kamloops, Jaras will be helping in a different way — this time contributing a landscape oil painting to aid organizations in need of volunteers muster up some helping hands. So, how much time will his piece, called Untitled, raise? “I’m not sure,” he said. “Probably 40 or 50 [hours]. But if it’s a popular piece, it’s always going for the maximum 100 hours.” Jaras encourages everyone to take part in the annual event to bid on his piece, lend a hand for causes such as the storybook program or simply learn about local programs. “I just think it’s something that people should go to even if they[‘re not thinking of volunteering,” he said. “It’s just interesting to know all the agencies that do such good work.” Tickets for Timeraiser are $20 and can be purchased online at kamloopstimeraiser.ca. — Jessica Wallace, KTW

Bonnie McBride is a busy woman and most of her business has to do with animals. McBride, who works at the BCSPCA Thrift Store, also donates dozens of hours — at least — each week at the Four Paws Food Bank, the BCSPCA and the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. “I’ve been volunteering in some capacity with animals for probably two decades,” McBride said. “It’s kind of an evolution that it’s become a bigger part of my life.” In August 2016, McBride began organizing a food bank for pets. “That was the evolution that became the Four Paws Food Bank,” she said. “It became what it is today, which is an organization with over 1,000 volunteers.” The food bank focuses mainly on needy pets in the Kamloops area, but it was called into action over the summer when wildfires

forced thousands of British Columbians — and their pets — from their homes and to the Tournament Capital. McBride said her commitment to volunteering is significant. “Through the summer with the evacuations it was more than a full-time commitment, I’d say 20 hours a day sometimes,” she said. “Now, I’d say it’d probably six hours a day.” Outside of Four Paws, McBride fosters kittens for the BCSPCA and was recently elected to the RIH Foundation board. She said she enjoys giving back to the community. “I think it’s important to help in whatever capacity you can,” she said. “Even if it’s a small contribution for people, it could be what keeps someone else from going over the edge.” — Tim Petruk, KTW

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KamloopsThompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod said her Conservative party is co-operating with the federal NDP opposition to look at Canada’s bankruptcy laws in order to protect pensions. But McLeod cautioned protecting

pensions in wake of bankruptcies may be better suited to provincial laws, which oversee most pension plans. Her comments come in the wake of threatened current and future pensions at Sears, which is closing its Canadian operations. Its store in Aberdeen Mall is already shuttered. “Why are companies allowed to have such an unfunded

liability under provincial regulations?” McLeod asked. “Why isn’t money held separately?” Last week, Liberal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said the federal government will consider legislation to protect employees’ pensions when a company goes bankrupt. While there is no plan for the government to introduce legislation at the moment,

he said it will carefully examine two different private member’s bills on the subject, put forward by a New Democrat MP and a Bloc Quebecois MP. McLeod said the Conservatives may be willing to look at bankruptcy laws, which are under federal control. Most pensions, on the other hand, are provincially regulated. In Ontario, for example, there is a fund

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court protection from creditors since June. The NDP wrote Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, asking him to launch a special parliamentary investigation into the liquidation of Sears. As of Dec. 31, there were 16,921 members in the defined benefit component of the Sears Pension Plan — 13,121 of them retired. — with files from The Canadian Press

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Sears closed its Aberdeen Mall location on Oct. 1. The company filed for bankruptcy protection amid financial woes and has left thousands of employees without pensions.

It will cost more to park in downtown Kamloops next year. The city has issued a reminder that the cost of parking downtown is set to rise by 25 cents to $1.50 per hour on January 1. It’s the second of two increases to paid downtown parking city council agreed to in 2015 (fees went from $1 to $1.25 last year) and the third time the city has raised rates since it added digital pay kiosks to the core in 2013, replacing coin-operated parking meters. The fee increases were intended to cover the cost of the new equipment, as well as future improvements to parking downtown. In a report to council in 2015, city staffers said the goal was to see about $250,000 a year in parking fees put into a reserve that could pay for future parkades or other parking infrastructure. Last year, on-street parking fees brought about $1.2 million into city coffers, up from $1 million the year before. The $1.50 rate is good for two hours of parking at a time. Motorists may purchase a third hour for $3.

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A major residential complex downtown is moving ahead. Kamloops city council has voted unanimously to issue a development permit for a six-storey mixed-use development at 444 St. Paul St., which will include ground floor commercial space and 136 residential units, as well as two floors of underground parking. Director of development and engineering services Marvin Kwiatkowski said

it’s his understanding developer Total Concept Developments plans to rent the units. In July, Total Concept manager Sheila Minten said there is a major demand for more rental units in the city. “There’s such a rental shortage,” she said. “We own other rental properties and this is the lowest vacancy rate we’ve ever had.” An existing office building, which used to house video rental store MovieMart, will be demolished to make way for the project.

Coun. Denis Walsh, who owns MovieMart, has not previously voted on issues surrounding 444 St. Paul St., but did vote to award the development permit since his business has since moved to a new location. MovieMart is now in the former Erwin’s Bakery building at St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue, a building Walsh purchased. Coun. Arjun Singh, who does not vote on rental housing projects, because his family also owns rental apartments, recused himself.

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Kamloops city councillors will spend Tuesday considering how best to spend the city’s recycling windfall after switching to a contentious new system this past spring. Streets and environmental services manager Glen Farrow said he will be asking council at its fall workshop to narrow the list of options to use about $1.1 million in annual funding from Recycle B.C.

Recycle B.C. is an organization set up to ensure paper and packaging are recycled rather than thrown in the garbage. The organization pays the city for curbside pickup and covers the cost of sorting recyclables. However, because Recycle B.C. does not allow glass or soft plastics in its recycling mix — materials that were permitted with previous city collection — the change has been controversial. While glass and soft plastics can be dropped off at specific recycling depots in Kamloops,

residents have argued the depots are time-consuming to access and often require driving and additional use of fossil fuels. During the recent civic byelection, many candidates pledged to fix what they said is a broken recycling system. Farrow said options up for consideration include reducing residential recycling fees, using the $1.1 million to start a new collection service for glass and soft plastic, putting the money in a reserve fund for a few years to start an organic waste col-

lection service or setting up city-operated depots to accept material. Staff will further cost out those options and return in November with reports for debate. Farrow said the city can’t “double dip” — taxing residents for a service for which it also gets paid — so the money needs to be used, whether through new services or rate reductions. “We know we need to reduce the rate. It’s just those funds, what do we do with them?” he said.

10 Rules for Investing There are many investing Gurus that have come up with various checklists to guide investors through all kinds of market environments. Perhaps one of the lesser known was Bob Farrell, a Chief Stock Market Analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. Over his 50 years of experience, he built the following investing rules which are commonly found on the internet. 1. Markets tend to return to the mean over time. Trends that get overextended in one direction or another return to their long-term average. For example: The S&P 500 recorded its worst ever 10-year performance (2000-2009) with a total return including dividends of -9.1% resulting in the “lost decade”. However, from 2010 to September 2017, it has grown over 146% or 18% compounded! 2. Excesses in one direction will lead to an opposite excess in the other direction. Markets that overshoot on the upside tend to also overshoot on the downside, like a pendulum. Think back to the “Tech Wreck” in 1999 when many internet and e-commerce funds tanked. 3. There are no new eras – excesses are never permanent. There will be a hot group of stocks every few years, but speculation fads do not last

forever. Currently think of the marijuana stocks. With respect to investing, one of the most dangerous sayings is “This time it is different”. 4. Exponential rapidly rising or falling markets usually go further than you think, but they do not correct by going sideways. Even though a hot group will ultimately revert back to the mean, a strong trend can extend for a long time. Once this trend ends - the correction tends to be sharp. Among the best examples is “peak oil theory” which ran oil prices above $140 a barrel in 2007 then plummeted to $30 in 2008 then over $110 in 2011 and down to $26 in 2016! 5. The public buys the most at the top and the least at the bottom. The survey from the American Association of Individual Investors is often cited as a barometer for investor sentiment. In theory, excessively bullish sentiment warns of a market top, while excessively bearish sentiment warns of a market bottom. The thesis here is it pays to be contrarian. 6. Fear and greed are stronger than long-term resolve. Don't let emotions cloud your decisions or affect your long-term plan. Prepare for different scenarios. Sharp declines and losses can increase the fear factor and lead to panic decisions in the heat of battle. Similarly, sharp advances and outsized gains can lead to overconfidence and deviations from one's long-term investment plan. 7. Markets are strongest when they are broad and weakest when they narrow to a handful of blue-chip names. A rally on narrow breadth

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The Santa Claus Parade has a title sponsor this year — and it plans to ensure the highlight of the annual event arrives in better style next year. Thompson Rivers University is the parade’s main sponsor, a first for the parade, but it opted to not slap its name atop the title. Instead, when the floats, bands and marchers walk through downtown on Saturday, Nov. 25,

it will be in the Santa Claus Parade presented by TRU. Jennifer Reid, director of brand and marketing at the campus, said the partnership makes sense as a way to build relationships between the institution and the city. “It highlights the diversity in Kamloops,” she said, “diversity in people, in culture, in professions and that’s in line with Thompson Rivers’ values, so this is really a celebration of culture.” As for not putting

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oe Gatenby’s overtime winner gave the Kamloops Blazers their first victory on home ice this season, a 3-2 triumph over the Tri-City Americans at Sandman Centre on Saturday. “It’s a huge weight off our shoulders,” said Blazers’ forward Jermaine Loewen, who led by example with a torrid work rate each time he hopped over the boards. “Now we know what it takes to win and we have something to build on.” Kamloops (4-11) had a franchise-worst start to the campaign with nine straight losses and was 0-6 at Sandman Centre heading into Saturday’s game, but in bumping the home slump, the Blazers earned their fourth win in six games. “You’ve got to be able to win at home,” Blazers’ head coach Don Hay told reporters after the game. “It’s been disappointing we haven’t been able to win sooner, but it’s a nice way to finish off the weekend. The guys deserved it.” Blazers’ assistant coach Mike Needham was preaching the importance of a fast start in a pre-game video shown on the big screen inside the rink, but it was the Americans who struck first. Riley Sawchuk put the visitors up 1-0 at 3:19 of the first frame, a goal that resulted from a Luke Zazula turnover behind his own net. Keltie Jeri-Leon, acquired by the Blazers from the Ams earlier this month, wasted little time in tying the game, scoring at 5:38 on a goal assisted by

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Zazula and Luc Smith. Kamloops was the better team and likely deserved to be up a goal or two heading into the second intermission, but couldn’t connect on two power-play opportunities and a few good scoring chances, including one that saw Loewen lose control of the puck with Ams’ goaltender Patrick Dea down and out of position. “I thought the power play was good all night long,” Hay said. “I thought our penalty kill was good, too. We looked like a much more confident team.” Tri-City, which was playing its third game in four nights, was 0-for-2 on the power play and its penalty kill was foiled early in the third period. Blazers’ forward Quinn Benjafield made a strong move to the net on a 5-on-3 to beat Dea and give the home team a 2-1 lead at 5:58.

When Nolan Yaremko’s lightning-quick snap shot beat Blazers’ netminder Dylan Ferguson to tie the game at 2-2 with less than seven minutes to play in the third period, there was a groan heard around Sandman Centre. But the goal didn’t deflate the Blazers, who pushed for the winner in regulation, but couldn’t solve Dea. Hay iced one defenceman, Gatenby, and two forwards, Garrett Pilon and 16-year-old Connor Zary, to start the 3-on-3 overtime session, a decision that paid off in short order. The trio put on a puck-possession clinic and played keep away for 40 seconds before Gatenby notched the OT winner. Zary and Pilon, who worked well together on a line with Loewen on Saturday, picked up assists on Gatenby’s goal. “That’s right up there, if that wasn’t the best [game we’ve played this season],” Gatenby said. “We wanted to reward our home fans.” Nobody was left to guess who the better team was on Friday at Sandman Centre and the Everett Silvertips were clapping for the Wolf man. Dustin Wolf, a 16-year-old goaltender from Tustin, Calif.,

turned aside 38 shots in his first WHL start to backstop the Tips to a 3-1 victory over the Blazers. “Sleep last night wasn’t the greatest whatsoever,” Wolf said. “You definitely get the nerves in you. I was a little rocky the first couple minutes. Other than that, I had a blast out there.” Silvertips’ No. 1 netminder Carter Hart was a last-minute exclusion from the road trip north, still recovering from mono. Wolf’s only error came on Kamloops’ lone goal, an Ondrej Vala point shot that beat the rookie goaltender at 16:19 of the second period. Kamloops did not put together a 60-minute effort and a particularly poor patch early in the second period led to the gamewinning and insurance goals. The Tips are expecting big things from Wolf, whom they nabbed in Round 5 of the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft and signed in January. He had hip surgery in the summer — his family moved to Everett from California in July — and was not fit to join the Silvertips until after their Central Division road swing earlier this month. “Confidence is just going to grow from here,” said Wolf, a product of the Los Angeles Jr.

Kings program. “It’s such a big factor in goaltending and hockey in general.” Once done with the KTW interview, Wolf prepared to field a few more questions. “I’ll probably call my mom first,” he said. “I’m dreading looking at my phone. It’s probably blowing up.” Kamloops is next in action against the Vancouver Giants in Langley this Friday. The Blazers will play host to the rematch this Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m. at Sandman Centre. EXTRA FRAME: The Blazers remain in the WHL basement with eight points after 15 games. . . . Tri-City (9-4-2-0) sits atop the U.S. Division. . . . Kamloops product Xavier Cannon, 16, backed up Ams’ starting netminder Dea on Saturday. Tri-City selected Cannon in Round 9 of the 2016 bantam draft. . . . Kamloops product Max James, a 20-year-old Ams’ forward, racked up four penalty minutes and finished minus-1 on Saturday. . . . Kamloops product Kevin Davis, 20, is enjoying a stellar start to the season on the Silvertips’ blue line, but had an 11-game point streak snapped on Friday. Davis has two goals and 17 points in 15 games.

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James Fraser scored two goals for the TRU WolfPack in a 5-1 rout of the Saskatchewan Huskies in Canada West soccer quarter-final action in Saskatoon on Friday. The win marked the first U Sports playoff victory in the history of the TRU men’s soccer program. “Overall, it was an excellent team performance from front to back,” WolfPack head coach John Antulov said. “Very solid defensively. We got goals from our key players throughout the game.” Mitch Popadynetz opened the scoring in the 15th minute, a goal assisted by Fraser, who was TRU’s man of the match. Tyler Redl of the Huskies found the old onion bag in the 23rd minute to tie the game at 1-1, but the WolfPack took over from there, scoring four straight goals to secure a spot in the Canada West Final Four. Ryan Glanville and Thomas Lantmeeters also nabbed goals for the Pack. The UBC Thunderbirds, who knocked off visiting Mount Royal of Calgary 2-1 in a quarter-final contest on Friday, will play host to the Final Four this weekend in Vancouver. The WolfPack and T-Birds will square off in semifinal play on Friday, with kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m at Thunderbird Stadium. UBC finished atop Pacific Division regularseason standings with a record of 10-4-1. TRU

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The TRU WolfPack men’s soccer team was doing a lot of celebrating in Saskatoon on Friday. TRU thumped the Saskatchewan Huskies 5-1 in Canada West quarter-final action. The Pack will play host UBC in semifinal play this Friday.

(6-3-6) was third. Trinity Western (8-4-4) will clash with Alberta (9-1-4) in the other semifinal. Game time is 5 p.m on Friday.

The bronze- and gold-medal games will be played on Saturday. TRU will compete as the host team at the U Sports Men’s Soccer

Championship, which will run from Nov. 9 to Nov. 12 at Hillside Stadium. — with files from TRU sports information

Brown fares well at provincials Faryn Brown of Kamloops stood out among the TRU WolfPack women who competed at the B.C. Cross Country Running Championships in Abbotsford on Saturday. She placed 22nd in the six-kilometre race with

a time of 22:09.56. “She really showed up and delivered,” WolfPack cross-country head coach Carmin Mazzotta said. “It was indicative of how strong she has been training of late.” On the men’s side, Pack run-

ner Tony Kiprop of Eldoret, Kenya, was 20th in the eightkilometre race with a time of 25:23.62. TRU has two weeks to prepare for the U Sports crosscountry nationals, which will be held in Victoria on Nov. 11.

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Neither TRU WolfPack basketball team played its best game on Saturday at the Tournament Capital Centre, but one was able to escape with victory. The WolfPack women’s team capped the first weekend of Canada West play with a 65-61 win over the MacEwan Griffins of Edmonton, staving off a late comeback effort to move to 2-0 on the campaign. “In the first half, we were really good and took care of the rock,” TRU assistant coach Chuck Ferguson said. “In the second half, we went kind of cold shooting, turning the ball over, got into foul trouble. I am not sure if we were just getting a little tired as the game progressed or what it was. Certainly, we let it get out of control in the second half.” TRU’s women cruised to a 72-58 victory over MacEwan at the TCC on Friday. The WolfPack men also bested the Griffins on Friday, winning 80-61, but MacEwan bounced back with an 86-73 victory on Saturday. “They made some shots, but also I didn’t think we fulfilled our defensive responsibilities and assignments,” WolfPack head coach Scott Clark said. “That is good enough to get you beat. MacEwan was better than us today and the score showed that.” Luke Morris of Mission led the Pack in scoring with 18 points on Saturday, while Kamloops product Joe Davis pitched in with 11 points. Michelle Bos of Surrey and Leilani Carney of Burnaby tied with a teamhigh 15 points each on Saturday. Shenise Sigsworth of Kamloops netted eight points. Both WolfPack teams are scheduled to play a pair of games against the UBC Okanagan Heat in Kelowna this weekend. The Heat men are 1-1, while the women are 0-2. — with files from TRU sports information

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ quest for an elusive home playoff game might have hit a snag. Starter Matt Nichols is questionable for Friday night’s regularseason finale at Calgary after suffering a leg injury in Saturday night’s 36-27 home loss to B.C. Nichols, 30, has started all 17 of Winnipeg’s games, passing for 4,472 yards with 28 TDs and

just eight interceptions. Running back Andrew Harris (967 yards rushing, 100 catches for 829 yards) left the B.C. game following a helmetto-helmet hit but he’s expected to play. Winnipeg (11-6) is tied with Edmonton for second in the West Division, two points ahead of Saskatchewan (10-7). A win over Calgary or an Eskimos loss to the Roughriders on Saturday would give the Bombers second

and home field for the conference semifinal Nov. 12. That would be Winnipeg’s first home playoff game since 2011. But the Bombers have been unable to take care of business the last two weeks, losing to Toronto (29-28) and B.C. when a win in either game would’ve given them second. If Calgary beats Winnipeg on Friday and Edmonton dispatches Saskatchewan, the Eskimos will host the Bombers in the

West semifinal. Saskatchewan would clinch third by beating Edmonton and visit Winnipeg in the West semifinal. The loser of the Eskimos-Riders game will become the East Division’s third playoff seed. A Winnipeg loss and Saskatchewan win would create a threeway tie for second in the West. But the Bombers would finish No. 2 based on headto-head records with the Eskimos being the cross-over team.

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The Kamloops Rugby Club (KRC) Raiders are one of three remaining undefeated teams in B.C. Rugby Union (BCRU) men’s second division standings. Kamloops (6-0) knocked off Scribes 17-9 in East Vancouver on Saturday, with tries coming from Justin Blanchard and Brian MacKinnon. Prop Greg Thomson booted two conversions and a penalty goal. The Raiders will travel to Delta on Saturday to square off against the Brit Lions, who are 11th in the 14-team league with a record of 1-4. Vancouver Rowing Club (7-0) and Bayside of South Surrey (5-0) are also undefeated. KRC did not have a BCRU women’ first division match scheduled on the weekend, but will be back in action against Bayside in South Surrey on Saturday. Kamloops is 1-4 on the campaign, while Bayside is 3-0.

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Five Kamloops Pickleball Club (KPC) members found the podium at a tournament in Burnaby earlier this month. Kristina Lidster and Casey Rodgers won the ladies 4.0 category. Lidster also picked up a silver medal in the

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Brian MacKinnon and the Kamloops Raiders keep stiff-arming the competition in B.C. Rugby Union men’s second division play. Kamloops moved to 6-0 with a 17-9 triumph over Scribes in East Vancouver on Saturday.

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BRIEFS mixed 4.0 division, playing with Matt Stodola. Rodgers claimed a bronze medal playing with Brent Jackson in

the mixed 4.5 event. Jackson and Stodola placed third in the men’s 4.5 division. Joe Capone won bronze in the mixed 4.0 event. The KPC’s outdoor season is winding down, but members will move indoor to continue playing in the winter. Find out more

about the club online at kamloopspickleballclub.ca.

Two Kamloops Track and Field Club winter programs are open for registration. The Track Rascals program, for children ages six to eight, was developed by Athletics Canada and teaches

fundamentals in running, jumping and throwing. The program begins on Wednesday and wraps up on Dec. 20. Learn to Run/Jump/ Throw programs for athletes of all ages begin on Nov. 7 and run to March 31. To sign up, call 250851-2512 or go online to kamtrack.ca.

MOYSE RETURNING WITH OLYMPIC ASPIRATIONS GREGORY STRONG

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TORONTO — Olympic champion Heather Moyse doesn’t want to rush preparations in her latest bobsled comeback bid. However, she has limited time to get into peak form with the Winter Games just over three months away. “There is a balance between pushing things but also staying really patient and disciplined so that I don’t tear something,’’ Moyse said. Always up for a challenge, the Summerside, P.E.I., native announced in mid-September she planned a return this season. But Moyse isn’t coming

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back to go for a third straight Olympic gold medal with Kaillie Humphries. Her goal this time is to help someone else on the inexperienced national women’s team reach the Olympic podium for the first time. To do so, she needs to carefully build up her training plan

since it has been well over three years since her last competition. Moyse also had to undergo another hip surgery since her victory at the 2014 Games in Sochi, and had to nurse a back injury earlier this year. Age is another factor to consider. Moyse will turn 40 next summer. “It’s not like I’m going from age 21 to 25,’’ she said in a recent interview. “I’m going from 35 to 39.’’ Moyse decided to come back after Canadian bobsledder Alysia Rissling asked if she’d be interested in returning to a team eager to learn from the three-time Olympic brakeman. They will likely race together once Moyse returns. Rissling — one of the rising

stars on the squad — was sixth at the world championship and won World Cup bronze on the Pyeongchang track. Moyse will need to meet the World Cup push standard later this fall for potential Pyeongchang inclusion. If everything goes according to plan, the tentative plan would be for Moyse to get at least one race in before Christmas. But question marks will remain until she gets some serious training runs under her belt. “Maybe my hip has more room to move, maybe that offsets the fact that I’m 39,’’ she said. “There are a lot of factors. “Right now it’s just going to be figuring (things) out. I have no idea.’’

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Brock Boeser didn’t practise Sunday but was walking without a limp. This is actually good news. The Vancouver Canucks’ rookie right winger, who is leading the National Hockey League club in points with two goals and seven assists in eight games, absorbed a shot last Thursday against the Washington Capitals and suffered a contusion. His right foot was wrapped in an ice bag Sunday but not a supportive air cast. This is also good news. It has only been a short study, but the long-term potential of Boeser to become much more than just a Calder Trophy consideration — he’s tied for fourth in rookie scoring — was evident last Thursday. His three-assist performance in a 6-2 drubbing Thursday, and ability to make his alignment with Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi supersede cautious productivity production, is why a day-to-day recovery prognosis for the 20-year-old is encouraging. The Canucks were 6-3-1 and third in the Pacific Division heading into a game played on Monday in Vancouver after KTW’s press deadline. “It (foot) is just not where we want it to be yet and he wasn’t ready to skate today,” Canucks’ head coach Travis Green said. “We know that there’s nothing long term.” In the short term, that might make him unavailable Wednesday against the New Jersey Devils and even Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, if the Canucks want to be cautious with their prize winger. Boeser’s game awareness and evenstrength Corsi of 50.3

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per cent suggests that everything he’s already shown with strength on the puck and ability to make tough passes in short spaces is a vital part of what makes his line click. “Obviously, having Brock out is not the best case and it’s going to hurt a bit, but hopefully he’s back within the week,” Horvat said. “He’s off to a great start and does all the little things, especially defensively, and he has the scoring touch. “Everybody sees him as a shooter (23 shots), and most of his assists have come from getting pucks to the net for Sven and me. And we’ve been going there to find loose pucks. “For him to be able to do that and bring extra offence, it certainly helps his case.” In Boeser’s absence, Green believes there’s sufficient versatility among his forwards. He slotted Sam Gagner with Horvat and Baertschi at practice and allowed the recalled Jayson Megna — who he lauded for superior speed — to line up with Alexander Burmistrov and Thomas Vanek. “Brock is a big part of our team,” said Gagner, who can play all three forward positions. “He has a nose for the net and he’s really calm in those areas. And with that shot he’s pretty lethal from any area. “That line is playing well and playing big minutes and any time you get a chance you have to take advantage of it and I’m going to be ready for it.”

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All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing. Additionally, they may make written submissions on the matter of Bylaw 2497 (via the adjacent options) which must be received at our office prior to 4:30 p.m. on the 25th day of February, 2015. The entire content of all submissions will be made public and form the public record for this matter. How do I get more information? A copy of the proposed Bylaw and supporting information can be inspected from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday (except statutory holidays) at our What is a.m. Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2628, 2017? office, from January 26th, affects 2015 until 10:00 the day ofinthe Proposed Bylaw 2628 a total of a.m. 38 properties theHearing; or please contact via any the adjacent options. Black us Pines and of Heffley Creek area. It will terminate LUC agreement Bylaws 83, 108,will and and shift land use of Directors No representations be123 received by the Board regulation fromafter thesethe LUC Bylaws to Zoning Bylaw 2400, Public Hearing has been concluded. R. Sadilkova, Director of Development Services resulting in 17 properties being rezoned to LR-1: Lakeshore Residential Single Family; 14 properties being rezoned to CR-1: Country Residential; 4 properties being rezoned to SH-1: Small Holding; and 3 properties being rezoned to RL-1: Rural. The affected properties are mapped below.

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n epic game. No, make that an instant classic. Words that get tossed around way too much to have much meaning. Words that don’t really describe Game 5 of the World Series, no matter how entertaining much of it was. And entertaining it was. By the time Alex Bregman and Kenley Jansen combined to finally bring it to a close at 12:38 a.m. local time Monday in Houston there had been so many plot turns for the Astros and Dodgers that it was hard for fans around the country to sort them all out before finally heading off to bed. Great drama, yes. So much so that the game scored a rare TV ratings win over the NFL Sunday night game between Pittsburgh and Detroit. Great fun, too. At least the people dancing between innings in the expensive seats behind home plate at Minute Maid Park seemed to think so — and that was before the Astros finally ended things 13-12 in the bottom of the tenth inning. So did the Astros’ Carlos Correa, who declared it the “best game ever, for sure.’’ But was it great baseball? Not even close. The best pitcher in baseball blew a four-run lead, then blew another three-run lead for good measure. The former Cy Young winner who started for the Astros didn’t even make it out of the fourth inning. The best closer in the game had a late meltdown for the second time in this series. And the closer on the Astros never saw the mound after being shellacked the night before. It wasn’t like they weren’t given a chance to succeed. Umpire Bill Miller’s strike zone was as wide as the train that kept chugging atop the left field wall at Minute Maid every time the Astros scored. But in a bandbox of a ballpark, balls flew everywhere. Seven of them cleared the fences, five of them hit by the home team. You can’t just blame modern architecture. In Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, the teams combined for a record eight home runs, and already the series record for home runs has been shattered — with potentially two games remaining. It’s enough to get the tongues of the conspiracy theorists wagging. Interestingly enough, one of them will be starting Game 6 Tuesday night for the Astros.

Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros will play the hometown LA Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday. Game time is 5:20 p.m. Houston won a thriller on Sunday to take a 3-2 lead.

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Associated Press Justin Verlander thinks the balls for this series are slicker, making sliders tougher to throw. “I think it’s pretty clear,’’ Verlander said before Game 5. “I think our commissioner has said publicly that they wanted more offence in the game. I’m pretty sure I’m not fabricating a quote here when I say that.’’ He’s not, because as little as two years ago Rob Manfred was searching for ways to get more offence in the game. No one, it seems in this day of nonstop action, wants a 2-1 game anymore. Keep this up, though, and Manfred may start looking into raising the pitcher’s mound again. Yes, the game of baseball has changed. That was evident early in Game 2 when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts lifted starter Rich Hill after four solid innings in which he struck out seven and allowed just one run. It was evident later in that game when the Dodgers were on their ninth pitcher of the night and balls kept flying out of a stadium where home runs

were just an abstract concept when it was built in the early 1960s. And then came Sunday night/Monday morning and a game where 14 pitchers were all pretty much equally lousy at getting hitters out. Some of that can be blamed on the grind of the season and the length of the playoffs. Arms are tired, and pitchers aren’t always used properly or in their natural rotation. And every batter who comes to the plate these days seems to take giant uppercuts with the bat that the people in analytics say will pay off with more home runs. Pitchers are left to throw the ball that baseball officials insist hasn’t been juiced and, if they’re not too shell-shocked, to add it up when it’s all over. Entertaining, yes, but so was Game 1 when Clayton Kershaw pitched an immaculate seven innings in a game that took less than half the time of the five-hour, 17-minute marathon that was Game 5. That was the fastest game in 25 years in the World Series, but it quickly became clear it was an aberration in this series. Kershaw is going to have a tough time dealing with his latest outing, which adds to his post-season woes. But he’s not alone in a series that is destroying a lot of pitchers’ reputations. For baseball, it’s all good if it draws eyeballs. And the ratings Sunday night seems to show the big bats are doing just that. Keep this up, though, and we’ll all be worn out before this epic World Series finally ends.

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Week 8 filled with apologies, anger, anguish Coach Mike Tomlin benched Bryant after his social media outburst following a victory over Cincinnati last weekend. Bryant complained about his role in the offence and insisted he meant no ill will when he suggested on Instagram that he was better than rookie teammate JuJu SmithSchuster — who caught a 97-yard TD pass in a 20-15 win over the Lions on Sunday. Bryant doubled down during the week, saying he feels he’s better than any receiver he’s ever played with, although he did apologize for being a distraction. Asked Sunday if he’s confident Bryant will help the team over the second half of the season, Tomlin said, “I’m not.’’

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The NFL’s Week 8 was filled with apologies, anger and anguish. Texans’ owner Bob McNair and Buccaneers’ safety T.J. Ward expressed regret for their words. Houston star DeAndre Hopkins and Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant got mad, but only Hopkins channeled that feeling onto the field. The Chicago Bears cringed as they watched Zach Miller carted off the field with a serious knee injury while officials crossed off his over-the-shoulder touchdown catch. The week began with Baltimore’s 40-0 whitewash of the Dolphins on Thursday night in which starting quarterback Joe Flacco was concussed on a late hit and his backup was choked by Ndamukong Suh. DOUBLE-WHAMMY : Bears’ rookie QB Mitchell Trubisky thought he had floated a 25-yard touchdown pass to Miller in New Orleans on Sunday. Instead, the Bears were hit with a double-whammy they could not overcome: A serious knee injury to their tight end and a replay reversal with which they disagreed. Miller dislocated his left knee when he landed in the end zone. The gruesome injury, which was replayed several times on the scoreboard, forced the 33-yearold tight end to be carted off and taken to University Medical Center New Orleans, where he underwent emergency surgery to repair a damaged artery and save his leg. Officials ruled after a replay review that the ball hit the ground when Miller bobbled it on his way down. Miller appeared to lose the ball while seated and trying to

Wide receiver Martavis Bryant’s time with the Pittsburgh Steelers may be coming to an end.

deal with the pain in his leg. “I thought he had control the whole time,’’ argued running back Jordan Howard. FLACCO FLATTENED : The Ravens were angered after watching Flacco being helped off the field, bleeding and disoriented following a late hit by Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso. Flacco sustained a concussion after he went into a slide and Alonso hit him, sending his helmet flying. “He was sliding and the guy came in high. They’re trying to take that play out, but it happens,’’ safety Eric Weddle said. “Maybe they’ll look at in in the off-season and, in that situation, the guy should get ejected.’’ Alonso was flagged, but not kicked out. He insisted the hit to the head wasn’t intentional. “I thought he was going to slide. And then, I had to hit him

because he slid too late,’’ Alonso said. “It was bang-bang.’’ In the fourth quarter, the oftfined Suh grabbed Ryan Mallett by the throat after Mallett got in his face for hitting him after an offside whistle. PLAYER PROTEST : Just when the national anthem hubbub had died down a bit and protests were returning to pre-President Trump criticism levels, three dozen Texans took a knee during The Star-Spangled Banner in Seattle. That was in response to McNair’s “inmates running the prison’’ comment during NFL meetings about player protests. It was the first time any of the Texans had knelt during the anthem this season. The team stood with arms locked before kickoff on Sept. 24 in New England, the weekend when more than 200 players around the league protested following

the president’s barbs. McNair issued two apologies attempting to explain his comments after a report revealed he said “we can’t have the inmates running the prison’’ during a meeting of NFL owners about players who, following the lead of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, protest social injustices by kneeling during the national anthem. McNair said he wasn’t referring to players, but to the relationship between the league office and team owners. Hopkins, who didn’t practise Friday after McNair’s comments came to light, had the second-best game of his career Sunday with 224 yards receiving in the Texans’ 41-38 loss. BRYANT BENCHED : There’s trouble brewing in Pittsburgh even as the Steelers hit their halfway mark at 6-2.

WARD’S WORDS : After saying he was at “wit’s end’’ over his rotational role in Tampa Bay, Ward said he wished he’d gone straight to his coaches with his complaints rather than airing them publicly. The safety complained last week about his lack of playing time in the wake of a last-minute loss to the Bills. “I did not come here to rotate,’’ the eighth-year pro said after that game. “I did not come here to be a part-time player. I came here to make this defence better, be on the field 100 per cent of the time. I destruct offences. That’s what I do. I need to be out there.’’ Coach Dirk Koetter noted Ward, who’s missed two games with injuries, wasn’t in training camp with the Bucs and missed most of Denver’s training camp with a hamstring injury. “Then, he’s been hurt a majority of the time since he’s been here,’’ Koetter said. “I’m sure he’s frustrated. Every player wants to be out there the whole time.’’

Osmond, Duhamel share thoughts on American skater struggling with eating disorder, anxiety, depression LORI EWING

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REGINA — Consider the gossamer-thin dresses with tiny skirts, bright lights, judges and dozens of cameras capturing every square inch of skin. It’s no wonder figure skating can deliver a fierce blow to the body image. Canadian stars Kaetlyn Osmond and Meagan Duhamel can understand how an eating disorder can force a skater to back away from the sport, like American star Gracie Gold. The Olympic bronze medallist confirmed recently she was being treated for an eating disorder, along with anxiety and depression, and is sitting out the Grand Prix season. “I can’t say it surprises me, but it saddens me,’’ said Duhamel, a two-time world pairs champion with partner Eric Radford. “You don’t want anybody to have to

experience something like that.’’ According to Canada’s National Eating Disorder Information Centre, female athletes in aesthetic sports — figure skating, dance, gymnastics — were found to be at the highest risk for eating disorders. Athletes competing in weight-class sports such as wrestling and endurance sports such as distance running were also at an elevated risk. “Skating is really hard, especially women’s skating where we’re judged in little tiny dresses,’’ said Osmond, who captured her second Skate Canada International title this past weekend. “Definitely the way you see yourself makes a big difference and it’s really hard if you are a little bit heavier. The jumps are harder because you’re putting more weight up into the air.’’ Russia’s Yulia Lipnitskaya, who captured gold at the Sochi Olympics at just 15, wowing the crowd with her Schindler’s List pro-

gram, opened up lately about her battles with anorexia. She said the disease dogged her for several years and she checked into a clinic last January. In her final competition, a Grand Prix last fall, the big jumps proved too much and she stopped mid-program, tears welling up. The judges allowed her to eventually finish her program, but she finished last. “Ultimately, for me, weight is something I have to deal with every year, but I do it with food, because I love food,’’ Osmond said. “But it’s a struggle, it’s something that I think about.’’ Duhamel, who with Radford captured the Skate Canada pairs title over the weekend, is all strength and power in her fourfoot-nine frame, but it took her some time to accept her muscular body. “I don’t have a feminine lean body with these long lines, and I tried so hard to be able to get rid of some of the muscle and

develop these lines, but you can’t change genetics, you can’t change your body in a healthy way to a certain extent,’’ said the 31-year-old. “Sometimes I would go home from competitions feeling so insecure, thinking ‘Oh those girls in the changing room, they’re so tiny.’ I’m tiny. I just have a different body type. I’m more stocky, with a muscular body-type that’s not seen as much in pairs skating. As I just got older, I accepted myself for what I have and I learned I wouldn’t be able to do the things I can do on the ice if I didn’t have the body I have.’’ It’s unclear whether Gold will compete at the U.S. national championships for a spot on the Pyeongchang Olympic team. She was fourth at the Sochi Games and part of the U.S. squad that won bronze in the team competition. Duhamel and Osmond praised Gold for putting her health first.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam David Lund

September 10, 1935 - October 23, 2017

Bernard (Bernie) William Price

(nee Gabriel)

February 21, 1934 - October 22, 2017

It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Bernard (Bernie) William Price of West Kelowna, British Columbia on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the young age of 61.

Our Fun loving, Funny David passed away suddenly at the age of 82 at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Dave is survived by his wife of 61 years Elinor Lund, his children Laura Dey (Martin), Ed Lund (Cathy) and Jamie Lund (Stacey), grandchildren Adam Lund (Jessica), Katie Brunsgaard (Kris), Luke and Breanna, sister Joy Vike (Harry), sisterin-law Donna Fallas, dog Rusty as well as many other loving relatives. Our family would like to express our sincerest gratitude to both the Chilliwack General Hospital ICU Team as well as the Abbotsford Regional Hospital ICU Team for the exceptional care David received and for their compassion towards our family. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at The Promontory Lake Estates Clubhouse, 6001 Promontory Rd., Chilliwack, BC. Please bring with you a written story or memory to contribute to a memory book for our family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Provincial Firefighters’ Burn Fund or The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Woodlawn Mission Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for family at www.woodlawnfh-mission.com

Born on March 14, 1956 in Princeton, British Columbia, Bernie was by all accounts the most loving, joyful and compassionate person this world has ever known. His family was his life. His second love was running equipment and spending nearly 10 years at Syncrude in Fort McMurray were some of his fondest years. Best known for his incredibly infectious laugh, his favorite pastime was spending time with his family. Whether telling stories, taking in a round of golf, having the grandkids over during the summer or just going on a Sunday afternoon motorcycle ride with his love Leanne. This is where he found the most joy. Predeceased by his parents Leonard and Anna, Bernie is survived by his loving wife Leanne Crompton, sons Brad (Kristy, Carissa and Aidan), Kelby (Amanda, Madelyn), Jamin (Devin), Kenton (Michael), daughter Jessica (Tom, Sloan), brother Tom (Yvonne, Clayton, Falon and Nadine), the mother of his boys Bev (Wayne), special family members Aunt Judy and Uncle Wayne, a large extended family and countless dear friends.

Bernie’s death will leave a major hole in our family. He will be forever missed. “He was always proud of what he had. He said, his greatest contribution is the ones you leave behind.” In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations are made in Bernie’s name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Laura Jules was born on February 21, 1934 and on October 22, 2017 she passed away at Overlander Residential Care at the age of 83. Laura is survived by her children Janice (Peter) Michel, Barb, Carolyn, Wilma and Darryl (Mary Coutlee) Jules, grandchildren Jonathan, Emma, Laura, Garet, Robert Jr., Sylvia and Ace, great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews and sister Wilma (Heinz) Schilingloff. Laura is predeceased by her parents Willy and Emma (nee Etienne) Gabriel, her husband Joseph (aka Skeezix) Jules, brothers Raphie, Stan, Louis, Jackie and Augie, sisters Nellie and Nettie. Family would like to thank everyone that helped in our time of grief.

A Celebration of Bernie’s Life will be held at Shannon Lake Golf Club in West Kelowna on Saturday, November 25, 2017, starting at 2:00 pm.

CREMATIONS • CELEBRATIONS PREPLANNING • KEEPSAKES BURIALS • RECEPTIONS • OFFSITE EVENTS

CELEBRATING a life well lived A Division of Service Corporation International (Canada) ULC.

Vinko Bozanich Vinko Bozanich passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 at 79 years of age. He is survived by his loving family; wife Edith, children Kathy, Glen and Lana, grandchildren Jody and Cyril his brother Dragan (Bozena) and their daughters who will miss him greatly but are happy for all his love and guidance. Vinko was born in Komiza, Croatia. He came to Canada October 17, 1956 and arrived in Halifax, Canada at Pier 21 on April 29, 1957. He was the best and happiest at being a husband, father and friend. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel, 285 Fortune Dr., with Natasha Schrader Celebrant. Vinko will be laid to rest at Hillside Cemetery in a private burial. Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577

Laura Evangeline Jules

1956 - 2017

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A Vanished Friend by Anders Lim

Around the corner I have a friend In this great city that has no end; Yet days go by, and weeks rush on, And before I know it a year has gone, And I never see my old friend’s face, For life is a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as well As in the days when I rang his bell, And he rang mine. We were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men, Tired of playing a foolish game, Tired with trying to make a name. “Tomorrow, I will call on Jim, Just to show that I am thinking of him.” But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And the distance between us grows and grows, Around the corner, yet miles away “Here’s a telegram, sir,” “Jim died today!” And that’s what we get, and deserve in the end, Around the corner a vanished friend!

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WEEKLY CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. River herrings 6. Body art (slang) 9. Taxis 13. Covered with asphalt 14. Mineral found in granite 15. Assist 16. Handled 17. Not drunk 18. Home to a famous tower 19. Songs 21. A way to designate 22. More infrequent 23. Medical man 24. Tellurium 25. Cycles/second 28. Neither 29. Home to a famous tower 31. Former Ravens tight end Todd 33. One who helps 36. Tries to persuade 38. Israeli city __ Aviv 39. Political distance (abbr.) 41. Emergency first aid worker 44. Canadian law enforcers 45. Fathers 46. Drain of resources 48. An awkward stupid person 49. Home of the Wolverines 51. Chinese 52. Gives a hoot 54. Emaciation 56. “Sam Malone” 60. Horses do this 61. Hillsides 62. River in Florence 63. Republic of Ireland 64. Lapse 65. Blemished 66. Backside 67. Woman (French) 68. An edict of the Russian tsar

DOWN 1. The Bird of Paradise 2. Emit coherent radiation 3. Above 4. Passover feast and ceremony 5. Commercial 6. Rome is on its banks 7. Kershaw and King Felix are two 8. Seaman 9. Stores an electronic charge 10. Teething babies need _ __ 11. Threaten persistently 12. Not fresh 14. Presides over

17. Astronomical period 20. Harding’s selfproclaimed mistress Britton 21. Nocturnal primate 23. Patriotic American women 25.Vietnamese river 26. Suspect 27. Heroic tales 29. Fences of wooden stakes 30.Venzetti’s partner 32. Outermost parts of an area 34. Type of student 35. Noncoding RNA gene 37. Frocks

40. Sunscreen rating 42. Opposite of women 43. Needed to play games 47. A partner to carrots 49. Absolute 50. Disgraced French aristocrat Antoinette 52. End 53. Food eaten between meals 55. Cold wind 56. Streetcar 57. Soluble ribonucleic acid 58. Singles 59. Intersecting point 61. Beats per minute 65. Gold

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BY BOB THAVES

BY LINCOLN PEIRCE

GRIZZWELLS

BY BILL SCHORR

HERMAN

K I T ’ N ’ C A R LY L E

BY JIM UNGER

BY LARRY WRIGHT

Crossword Answers FOUND ON A26

HOROSCOPES

OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 6, 2017

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Aries, don’t get caught up in too much gossip, as it can only negatively impact your relationships. Take the higher ground whenever possible and you will stay above the fray.

It is impossible to change the past unless you have a time machine, Taurus. Instead of dwelling on what should’ve been, make new things happen for the better.

Too much time on your hands is not always a good thing, Libra. Look for some hobbies to keep you busy and productive way so you don’t feel as if you’re wasting time.

Scorpio, make a list of priorities and then check these items off one by one. A tangible list will help you to stay more organized and reduce stress.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 2

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Gemini, take a fresh approach to a problem that has been puzzling you. A new perspective might be just the thing you need to crack this nut and move forward.

Cancer, just when you thought things would quiet down for the time being, change is coming. This may catch you by surprise — but change can sometimes be good.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, you don’t have to be the center of attention at all times. Take some time to relax and allow others to be the focal point. Welcome this much-needed respite with open arms.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, offer your help when a loved one seems to need it. Make some time for this person in your busy schedule. It will be worth the effort.

Sagittarius, a family reunion might be just what the doctor ordered. Gather your relatives and enjoy the time spent together, resolving to gather more often in the future.

It may take a few practice tries before you get things right, Capricorn.This lesson is applicable to various things, so don’t shy away from some trial and error.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Look inward when you want to sort out why others are reacting to you in a certain fashion, Aquarius. You could unknowingly be putting out vibes that are making others uncomfortable.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, financial matters make take center stage in the months ahead. Get your ducks in a row and make an effort to save more.

MATH MIND

BENDER

ZOMBIES

Being an editor requires a certain amount of brains. The zombie apocalypse has struck Kamloops and the zombies are going after the smart people first. Let us join Sean Brady, editor of The Omega, TRU’s student newspaper, as from his well-fortified office, he fights off a small band of zombies. There are four zombies. Three of them could each alone break through Sean’s defences in eight hours. The fourth zombie could do so alone in six hours. Sean has called the police, but not surprisingly, they are busy. One hour into the battle, Sean scores a lucky hit and takes out an eight-hour zombie. He does not manage to do any other damage that affects their ability to break through. Exactly two hours after he called the police, they show up. Do they find Sean still fighting and quickly dispatch the zombies with rather more effective weapons than dictionaries and writing guides? Or maybe the zombies have eaten Sean’s brain and have gone off to the office of KTW to see about munching on Christopher Foulds’ brain? Which is it?

ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S (OCTOBER 24) EVEN MORE MARBLES PUZZLE: There are two red, three orange, four yellow, five green, seven blue and nine violet marbles.

Full solutions online at

genew.ca

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

Friday November 10 • 7-11pm The REX Hall – 417 Seymour St Tickets: www.kamloopstimeraiser.ca • Local art show • Live music with Kelly Spencer • Cash bar, appies • Community inspiration

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RUN UNTIL RENTED

GARAGE SALE

No Businesses, Based on 3 lines Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max) $ 5300 Add an extra line to your ad for $10

Tax not included Some restrictions apply

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

No Businesses, Based on 3 lines Merchandise, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc.

3500

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

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

BONUS (pick up only):

1 Week . . . . . $3960

• 2 large Garage Sale Signs • Instructions • FREE 6” Sub compliments of

1 Month . . . $12960

Tax not included

Announcements

Employment

Merchandise for Sale

Anniversaries

Happy Thoughts

Career Opportunities

Help Wanted

Sales

$500 & Under

Free Items

Do you have an item for sale under $750?

Free: White Dove bird comes with cage and food. 250-5543742.

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11:00am Monday for Tuesday’s Paper. 11:00am Wednesday for Thursday’s Paper.

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.

Trucking company in Kamloops, BC is taking applications for the following position:

Information ACIC Shareholders Lets get together call James 250-498-4603 email: gudrun@vip.net Advertise in the 2018 BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis largest Sportsman publication

Kamloops This Week will be closed on Monday, November 13th. Please note the following Classiﬁed Deadline Changes: The deadline for Tuesday, November 14th will be Friday, November 10th at 9:00 am

PERFECT Part-Time

3 Days Per Week call 250-374-0462

Personals 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

Lost & Found Found: Binoculars while hunting in Kamloops area. Call to identify. 250-828-0665. Found: Polaris seat on the Coquihalla Hwy near Logan Lake turnoff. 236-425-0998.

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Suomi - Finland 100 yr Celebration, Sat Nov 25’17 1pm 4pm. 9B-1800 Tranquille Rd. Brock Shopping Centre

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Applicant must be motivated and have mechanical knowledge. Tasks include, but not limited to, pressure washing and cleaning parts. Please send resumes via fax: 250-372-2976, by email: reception@hytracker.com. No phone calls. Applicants that are considered will be contacted.

Opportunity

Remembrance Day DEADLINE CHANGE

FULL-TIME PARTS RUNNER/ MECHANICS HELPER

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.

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. November 18th & 19th. Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. November 5th, Sunday. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill

250-376-7970

Help Wanted Class 1 Drivers

HEAD BUTCHER

Spruce Goose Culinary Ltd., (DBA Spruce Goose & Chop N’ Block) located at 10 1415 Hillside Drive, Kamloops, BC, V2E 1A9, Canada is seeking 1 F/T, permanent Head Butcher. Mon - Friday with occasional nights and weekends. Wage: $23. per hour, 40hrs/week. Benefits: 25% off all in store purchases. Experience required: sausage making and value added retail items. Leadership skills & training as there are service staff and wrappers following the butchers lead. Experience with customer service and point of sale. Duties: Processing of whole carcass for retail display of attractive useable cuts. Managing large fresh meat and poultry product inventory; custom processing of whole animal for single clients. Adjust the retail price as the purchase price of goods change while factoring in product yields. Apply to: Brody White E-mail: chopnblock @sprucegoose.ca Or in person: 10 - 1415 Hillside Drive, Kamloops, BC Help Wanted on Ranch Full-time employment on a large private family owned cattle ranch in BC’s Thompson/Nicola region. Mature single or couple preferred, good cowmanship and horse skills. Duties include range riding, calving, fencing, pasture management, winter feeding, general ranch duties. Must be able to operate feeding/farm equipment safely and efficiently, be mechanically inclined and self-motivated. Competitive salary, housing, utilities, transportation . Motivated, honest, hardworking, teamplayer. References required. Email: pikemountainranch@hotmail.com

New Trucks Arrived!!!!

Experienced Class 1 full-time / part-time drivers needed Drivers for California /Arizona runs. Excellent pay and benefits & bonuses. Email: bill@keywestexpress.ca 1-604-539-1700

Dozer & Excavator Operators needed

Oilfield exp. an asset. Room & board paid. H2S, First aid, clean drivers licence. Edson, Alta.

780-723-5051

HD MECHANIC Experienced heavy duty truck mechanic needed for Langley based trucking company. Top wages and benefits offered. Email: bill@keywestexpress.ca or call: 1-604-539-1700

I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto batteries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

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 today’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 driver’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

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

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Resident Apartment Manager for 79 suite building in Surrey, B.C. Preference for couple with previous experience. $3,000/mo. 604-214-2957. celeritycapital@uniserve.com

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Career Opportunities

Merchandise for Sale

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

Furniture 8ft Antique Couch $900. Round dining room table w/4chairs & 2 bar stools. $700. Couch & matching chairs $149. 250-374-1541. Lazyboy brown leather hidea-bed. 6 months old. $500. 236-425-2668.

Career Opportunities

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Trucking company in Kamloops, BC is taking applications for the following position:

FULL-TIME CLASS 1 DRIVER

with air brakes, minimum 5-10 years lowbedding experience and 6, 7 and 8 axle experience. Please send resumes and current driver’s abstract via fax: 250-372-2976. No phone calls. Applicants that are considered will be contacted.

New York Fries is currently seeking a FULL TIME PERMANENT RESTAURANT MANAGER at its location in Aberdeen Mall, Kamloops. • Management Skills • 5 years experience in customer service • Flexible schedule • $18 per hour. Send resume to: nyf-kamloops@hotmail.com

TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING Funding available for those who qualify!

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

Pets & Livestock

Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

PETS For Sale? 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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CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE November 18-19

Class 1 Truck Driver Training 2-5 week training courses available

Ask us today about our new B-Train Employment Mentorship Program! Call 250.828.5104 or visit tru.ca/trades

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Merchandise for Sale

Furniture

Real Estate

Rentals

Transportation

Employment

Misc. for Sale

For Sale By Owner

Shared Accommodation

Cars - Domestic

1998 Chrysler Intrepid, auto, good cond. Winters on rims, remote, air. $1,800. 376-8628.

2009 Chev Cobalt 2.2 L 5spd standard gd cond. $2895 obo (250) 459-0075 Clinton

Career Opportunities

2006 Ford Taurus SE. Exec cond, remote start, new battery & tires. 139,000kms. $4,000. 250-376-3278.

Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $5,500.00/obo 250-554-0580

Kubota AV2500 Generator. $585. 250-374-1988

Sahali Townhouse 3bdrm 3bth Complete renovation, move in ready. Quiet Adult oriented complex. Heated tile floors in kitchen and ensuite. Hardwood in dining and living room. Walk in closet, extra large tile shower in ensuite single car garage with extra parking spot. Quick possession Asking -$379,400.00 Call (250) 318-5652 fmi

Career Opportunities

Skylar Peppler dining set, 2leaves, 6 chairs, 2pc china cabinet, glasstop wooden bottom. Exec cond. $1950/obo. 250-828-0359.

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

Misc. for Sale 12.5ft x 14ft. includes kitchen cabinets, doors solid red oak, glass panels, includes countertops, sinks, lazy susans, stove vent, etc Asking $3000 (250) 314-1416 A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ 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 / Home” 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

New 12 cup Coffee $20. Electric fry pan. $20. 250-5795460. Queen box spring and mattress very clean c/w metal headboard and bed frame. $350. 250-312-3711. 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 1-800-5670404 Ext:400OT. Tonneau cover for Dodge Ram 6.5 4th generation. $200. 250-554-6874. Woodstove $500. 3’ x 3’ x 3’. Inclds 1 cord split birch wood worth $150 (778) 220-6299

Misc. Wanted Actual Coin Collector Buying Coins Collections, bills, Gold Silver+ Chad 250-863-3082 COIN collector buying old coins, collector coins, coin collections Todd 250-864-3521 Wanted to Buy: Jewellery, Gold, Silver, Coins, Estate Collections, China, Sterling Any Gold or Silver, Coins + Christine 1-778-281-0030 .

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Real Estate 1 UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY - Prince George, BC. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, Nov. 16 in Prince George. 1.47+/- Title Acres. Located in McMillan Park. Steve Martin: 250-6128522; Realtor: Tom Moran PREC*: 250-784-7090; Brokerage - Re/Max Dawson Creek Realty; rbauction.com/realestate. 2 UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES - Prince George, BC. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, Nov. 16 in Prince George. 1.67+/- and 4.17+/- Title Acres. Zoned RS2/AG. Steve Martin: 250612-8522; Realtor: Tom Moran PREC*: 250-784-7090; Brokerage - Re/Max Dawson Creek Realty; rbauction.com/realestate.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Genuine Leather Jacket, Black and pretty Size M. Waist length. $50. 778-470-2686. MISC4Sale: Oak Table Chairs-$400, 1-Standard 8ft truck canopy $300. Call 250851-1115 after 6pm or leave msg.

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Homeshare Provider Open your heart, Open your home Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life? Individuals with developmental disabilities face challenging housing issues. For more than 30 years, TCS has helped meet those needs by providing housing and personal support for individuals with a range of abilities. Our clients have a variety of needs, but most simply need a supportive and stable home where people will care about them. We are currently seeking Home Share Providers in the Kamloops area. Not only will you enhance the life of an individual, but you will also enrich your own. TCS has a devoted team that will support and train you. We believe in matching individuals with you and your family. Remuneration is provided according to the needs of the individuals served. We are looking for a specific home share provider in the Kamloops area. You would need to have experience working with individuals with a mental health diagnosis, as well as being comfortable providing harm reduction support. The support that you provide would be flexible and evolves to the individual’s changing needs. As well we are looking for a basement suite that would allow for a balance between an individual’s independence and access to the natural supports that come with being a part of a relationship with the caregiver and family. This individual’s preferred neighbourhoods are Brocklehurst, North Kamloops or Westsyde.

More information can be found at: www.tcsinfo. ca/home-sharing.htm or please email jstevenson@tcsinfo.ca for further details.

Bachelor Suite starting at $845 per month 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites Adult Oriented No Pets Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry $850-$1,200 per month North Shore 250-376-1427 South Shore 250-314-1135

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2bdrm apt downtown for quiet non-smoking male. N/P. $550/mo. 236-425-1499. North Shore $400 per/mo includes utilities. np/ns. 250554-6877 / 250-377-1020. Quiet 4bd Home Nr TRU/RIH $650. nspWorker/student 250314-0909pgr. 604-802-5649

Suites, Lower 2bdrms, C/A, F/S, sep entr. patio, nice yard. Ref’s. No Pets. $895/mo. 250-376-0633 Large 2bdrm Basement Suite Westsyde. f/s w/d n/p n/s. $1100.Util incld. 250-318-8056 NEW 2 bdrm daylight. Dufferin N/S, N/P, No Noise. $1200/mo+DD. 250-314-0060 Riverfront 1bdrm daylight level entry, util incl $650/mo. Avail now. 250-579-9609. Westsyde 1bdrm. Suitable for semi-retired. N/S, N/P. $700/mo. incld util. 318-0078.

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1957 Chevy pick-up 89,000kms Original solid body and frame, longbox, 327ci, mustang running gear, disc and drum brakes , power steering, 5 speed manual, brand new alum rad.. fun truck and driver ready. $22,000/obo. 250-372-5357

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1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop. 55,000 miles. 390-330HP. $4,000. 250-574-3794.

Homes for Rent All Furnished 4Bd,nrTRU/RIH Cozy View Deck nsp $2300. 250-314-0909pg604-802-5649 Brock 3Bdrm, 2 baths, c/a $1800/mth &dd 778-470-1680

Recreation **BOOK NOW FOR BEST WEEKS IN 2017** Shuswap Lake! 5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek BC. REST & RELAX ON THIS PRIVATE CORNER LOT. Newer 1bdrm, 1-bath park model sleeps 4 . Tastefully decorated guest cabin for 2 more. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor store & Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot tubs, Adult & Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. Only $1,300 week. BOOK NOW! Rental options available for 3 & 4 day, 1 week, 2 week & monthly. Call for more information. 1-250-371-1333.

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

Auto Accessories/Parts 4-Eagle GTII P275/45R20 M&S $400. 2-275/40ZR17 BF Goodrich M&S $275. 2-Goodyear Eagle 245/50VR16 M&S $200. 2-P215/60R16 M&S Pacemark $200. 2P225/60R16 All Season Motomaster $175. Call 250-3198784. 4 - Nokian winters 275/65R17 c/w 6-lug steel rims and wheel covers. $1000. 250-434-5545. 4-P265/70R17 Goodyear All Seasons. $400/obo. 250-8193848.

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Furn room close to Downtown all amenities, for working person w/own transportation avail now $550 mo 250-377-3158

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Interfor is a growth-oriented lumber company with operations in Canada and the United States. We have an annual production capacity of 3 billion board feet and offer one of the most diverse lines of lumber products to customers around the world. What We Offer Interfor is where excellence meets opportunity. We invest in your success by positioning you alongside the best people in top quartile mill facilities located in great communities across North America. In the past decade, we’ve infused close to $1 billion into modern facilities and systems that employ the latest technologies. Interfor is one of the largest lumber companies in the world and we’re growing in exciting directions. Come be a part of our success. We are currently recruiting for a Woodlands Accountant, for our Adams Lake office in Chase, BC. The Woodlands Accountant will be responsible for providing accurate, concise and effective financial recording and reporting to management. What You’ll Do • Provide support to the Divisional Accountant • Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual internal financial statements • Mentor accounting members • Production, Sales, and Inventory entries, tracking, and reporting • Interpret logging contract; review and approve contractor payables • Review and approve contractor advances, and accounts payable • Manage capital road building costs, amortization, and budgeting • Statistical volume entries • Depreciation, depletion, and prepaid entries and reconciliations • Balance Sheet reconciliations, reviews and analysis • Manage accounts receivable • Assist with proforma performance tracking • Calculate log inventory valuations • Assist with budget and forecast preparation • Prepare internal recurring reports and PowerPoint files • Ad hoc and statutory reporting • Liaise with internal and external auditors • Ensure accurate and appropriate recording of financial transactions as per IFRS What You Offer • Manufacturing or forestry experience would be beneficial • Enrolled or eligible to enroll in CPA designation preferred • Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook • High level of attention to detail and accuracy • Strong reporting and analysis skills (budget, actual and variance analysis) • Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines • Strong analytical intuition, problem solving, and critical thinking skills • Ability and self-motivation to work independently • Ability to effectively and courteously communicate information and clarify requirements • Good understanding of contract language as it relates to financial matters • Knowledge of internal controls and their application • Understand the importance of teamwork and have a positive impact on the team • Open-minded and positive in dealing with change and new ways of doing things • Ability to communicate effectively with peers and other departments • Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work Interested in being a part of our team? Apply online at www.interfor.com/careers We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a preemployment drug & alcohol test and background check. Interfor is an Equal Opportunity Employer building a capable, committed, diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

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1991 Mazda Miata Limited Edition. One owner. All service done by Kamloops Mazda. British Racing Green, tan top and interior. Asking $3900 (250) 320-0476

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SPORT UTILITY TRAILER 11 gauge inside and in kennel. 16â&#x20AC;? wheels c/w spare under surge brakes. 3x3x3/16 tube frame, boat rack c/w roller. Built to fit ATV. $4,000. 250-318-9134

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Help Wanted on Ranch Full-time employment on a large private family owned cattle ranch in BCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thompson/Nicola region. Mature single or couple preferred, good cowmanship and horse skills. Duties include range riding, calving, fencing, pasture management, winter feeding, general ranch duties. Must 2005, 38â&#x20AC;&#x2122; RV trailer 2 slides, be able to operate sleeps 6, appl incld,equipment fully loadfeeding/farm ed, $16,900. 236-421-2251 safely and efficiently, be mechanically 2013 Keystoneinclined Fusion and Toy self-motivated. Hauler slps 9, 41ftCompetitive 12ft garage salary,$69,000 housing, utilities, asking 250-374-4723 transportation . Motivated, honest, hardworking, teamplayer. References required. Email: pikemountain.

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ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS: 2011 Lincoln Navigator NEWSPAPER AND like new. MARKETING 106,000kms. DIGITAL White, black leather interior,is Kamloops This Week 3rd seat.looking AWD, Navigation, always to add superbsunroof. sales $33,800. people with a creative 250-374-4761 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. 1996interpersonal Chevrolet C/Kskills 2500are Good HD 3/4and ton Truck. an asset a strong Good condition. $9,900.and knowledge of sales 250-374-1988 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 Sierra and email 2003 theirGMC resume cover extended letter cab,to4x4 sales canopy. manager with Ray Jolicoeur at Fully loaded. $5,500/obo. ray@kamloopsthisweek.com 778-257-2468 We thank all applicants, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Temporary/ PT/Seasonal 2013 Dodge 2500 Crew Cab, long box. Fully loaded. Excellent condition. Need extra $$$ $25,900. Kamloops This Week is 250-299-9387 currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.

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8ft Antique Couch $900. Round dining room table w/4chairs & 2 bar stools. $700. Couch & matching chairs $149. 250-374-1541. Lazyboy brown leather hidea-bed. 6 months old. $500. 236-425-2668.

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Spruce Goose Culinary Ltd., (DBA Spruce Goose & Chop Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Block) located at 10 1415 Hillside Drive, Kamloops, BC, V2E 1A9, Canada is seeking 1 F/T, permanent Head Butcher. Mon - Friday with occasional 2002 Honda Goldwing. nights and weekends. Wage: cruise, $23. ABS per brakes, hour, 40hrs/week. Reverse, Benefi ts: 25%nooffdamage. all in store 173,000kms. Reduced to purchases. Experience $8,900/obo. 778-538-3240. required: sausage making and value added retail items. Leadership & training 2003 Harley skills Davidson 100th as there staff Ann. Editionare Fat service Boy CID 95 and wrappers following the Stage 3 exc cond 17,000km butchers lead. Experience $14,500obo. (250) 318-2030 with customer service and point of sale. Duties: Processing of whole carcass for retail display of attractive useable cuts. Managing large fresh meat and poultry product inventory; custom processing of whole animal for single clients. Adjust the retail price as the purchase price of goods change while 2008 in Harley Davidson factoring product yields. Road King. 17,479kms. Apply to: Brody White Extra windshield, V&H pipes. E-mail: chopnblock Excellent condition. @sprucegoose.ca $15,500/obo Or in person: 250-574-0334 10 - 1415 Hillside Drive, Kamloops, BC

NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT By the virtue of the Warehouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lien Act, boat and trailer belonging to Brad Armstrong, 5215-50th Ave, Rocky Mountain House AB. The goods will be sold on or after November 14, 2017. Lexton Holdings, 1236 Salish Rd, Kamloops, BC, V2H 1K1. 250-314-9522.

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