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The first year Christmas Cheer was held in Kamloops, it caught Dean Nicholson’s attention. He watched as the fundraiser that benefited charities in the city raised $21,897 back in 2002 and decided he wanted to get involved with it. The next year, Nicholson, a certified financial consultant with Investors Group, contacted Gregg Drinnan, the man who brought the idea of raising money at Christmas to help others to Kamloops. Eventually, Nicholson joined those who worked with Drinnan to identify charities that would benefit from the annual campaign. KTW took over the campaign in 2014 when Drinnan’s employer, the Kamloops Daily News, closed. Recognizing his co-workers all have charities they support and that, nationally, Investors Group is a title sponsor of the annual Walk for Alzheimer’s, Nicholson didn’t push hard, but spoke to his colleagues about why he wanted to help the Cheer campaign. The reason was simple, he said. It does good work. “It helps so many different people,” Nicholson said. “I love helping good causes.”

He said he likes the charities chosen for the fund — the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Family Tree Family Centre, Sensational Soups, Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre and New Life Community Kamloops — because of the breadth of people in the city they collectively work with and support. Since that first year of participation in the Cheer campaign, the people at the office on Sahali Terrace — as of 2015 — have raised $36,145.91, with support from corporate headquarters, which matched donations. He never sets a goal because the office staff support a variety of local charities, including the Kamloops Food Bank, Rotary and Kiwanis services clubs, the YMCA-YWCA, the Kamloops Pregnancy Care Centre, ALS Society, Valleyview Skating Club, Red Cross and the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association. “We like to help as many people as possible,” Nicholson said. “We all buck up all the time.” In the past, Nicholson and his wife also promoted filling hampers to be distributed to families through Christmas Amalgamated. He said in the 13 years they did that, 50 families received baskets filled with things they might otherwise not be able to afford

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Charities being supported again this year include the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Family Tree Family Resource Centre, Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre, Sensational Soups and New Life Community Kamloops. To donate, go online to kamloopsthisweek. com and look for the Christmas Cheer logo or drop into the KTW office, 1365B Dalhousie Dr. in Southgate. Office hours are Mondays to Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

During the KTW Christmas Cheer campaign, we will post donors and their donations here, along with a running tally: • Anonymous, $100 • Anonymous, $20 • Jess and Jer’s Wedding (raised with kisses!), $70 • Kamloops Dentistry, $50 • Investors Group, $1,310 • Kamloops This Week, $3,982 Irene Anderson, $20 Anonymous, $100 Anonymous, $50 Anonymous, $75 Nel Sarrasin, $50 Anonymous, $230 Anonymous, $75 TOTAL: $6,132

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Notice to Motorists Expect delays, and please use caution and obey all traffic control devices and traffic control people in work zones. For traffic details, follow #kammute on Facebook and Twitter. For project details, call 250-828-3774 or email publicworks@kamloops.ca. Heffley Creek Bridge Construction Fall 2017-Spring 2018 Construction has started on the new bridge, and Old Highway 5A is expected to reopen in spring 2018. The road will will be closed to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic for the duration of the project. For more information, call 250-828-3461 or visit kamloops.ca/capitalprojects. Barnhartvale Road and Campbell Creek Road Todd Road to city limits September-November 2017 Full-depth reclamation, including shoulder restoration and drainage ditching improvements. West Victoria Street, Under Overlanders Bridge Crews are performing regular maintenance underneath the south end of Overlanders Bridge. There is no significant impact to traffic.

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While there are uncertainties with budgeting and future power demand, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar (Liberal) is urging the New Democrats to complete construction of the controversial Site C project on the Peace River near Fort St. John. Politicians and conservation groups reacted this week to release of a report by the B.C. Utilities Commission that places a difficult decision in front of the governing NDP: continue with construction on a project with uncertain demand that may exceed $10 billion in costs or shut it down, clean it up and restore the land at a bill of $1.8 billion — with nothing to show for it. “I don’t think the report is anything surprising,” said Milobar, who is urging the New Democrats to make a swift decision on the project, while the legislature is in session. “Twenty six hundred people are hanging by a thread whether they’ll have a job.” In the bigger picture, Milobar said many mega-projects struggle with cost overruns. “Your end result is still

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going to be a power supply that’s secure and stable and can provide on-demand power day or night for the next 100 years.” Gisela Ruckert, a sustainable energy advocate in Kamloops, said the utilities commission report has placed the New Democrat government in a difficult position. The only option ruled out in the report is to suspend and restart the project in 2024 — something that will add $3.6 billion in costs and is the most expensive of the three scenarios. “I’ve never been a fan of the project particularly,” she said. “I feel sooner or later we’ll want that high-quality agricultural land and there’s large concern about Aboriginal rights.” But Ruckert said she recognizes “we’ve put so much into it.” The commission found a

package of alternative energy — wind, solar and geothermal — could provide similar cost benefits compared to Site C. It also said BC Hydro has overestimated demand for power. Ruckert said the decision sets the NDP up to be criticized no matter its decision for factors put in place by the B.C. Liberals. “There’s so much risk on either side,” she said. Milobar and his Liberal colleagues, however, are urging the project move ahead. “Other jurisdictions are developing wind and solar because they don’t have the ability to develop hydro — that’s a competitive advantage,” Milobar said. The independent review concluded the $8.3 billion megaproject is over budget and behind schedule. The utilities commission says the dam is not likely to be completed by the 2024 deadline and could end up costing 20 to 50 per cent more than budgeted, increasing completion costs to above $10 billion. The province’s minority NDP government asked the utilities regulator to examine the project’s economic viability, which was a signature job-creation initiative of former Liberal premier Christy Clark.

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First snow snarls traffic The forecast snow arrived in Kamloops and the region as Wednesday gave way to Thursday, with commuters awakening to falling snow being blown by strong winds. The snow created the usual havoc, with traffic moving slower than normal and various minor crashes reported within the city. There was a serious accident on Highway 97 between Kamloops and Vernon, involving an empty Kamloops-Thompson district school bus and a vehicle, while the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt was closed southbound in two areas due to accidents. The Coquihalla was later reopened. School district spokesman Robert Koopmans said details were scarce as of KTW press deadline, but an SD73 bus collided with a car near Westwold on Thursday morning during the

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See more photos and video of the season’s inaugural snowfall online at kamloopsthisweek.com first snowfall of the season. “The bus was on its way to start its route, so it was empty,” Koopmans said. “The bus driver is fine. I can’t speak about any others involved in the crash. But it’s a very serious crash.” Koopmans said arrangements were made to get students to school and all students have been accounted for. Elsewhere in the district, snow caused temporary problems for bus drivers on Paul Lake Road on Thursday morn-

ing, with some becoming stuck. Koopmans said those buses had to wait until crews sanded the road before proceeding on their routes. “All the buses eventually made it through,” he said. Environment Canada is calling for the snow to continue to fall in Kamloops into Friday morning, with accumulations of five centimetres along the valley bottom and up to 10 or 15 centimetres at higher elevations. An Arctic front accompanying the snow drove the mercury into negative territory by Thursday afternoon. The snow is expected to end late Friday morning, at which time sunshine is forecast to return, along with cold temperatures. Saturday’s high and low are forecast to be -1 C and -5 C, while Sunday’s temperatures are expected to fluctuate between 0 C and -10 C.

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The so-called “problem house” at 217 Nelson Ave. on the North Shore borders the Central Apartments building, which sits at the corner of Fortune Drive and Nelson Avenue.

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he owner of a North Kamloops home that was the site of a shooting last month that injured two people said he has complied with everything asked of him by police and city staff — and added he can no longer rely on officials for assistance. A shooting at 217 Nelson Ave. on Oct. 23 sent two people to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Following the incident, the house was described by Mounties as a “problem residence.” Brandan Shankar, who has owned the home for seven years, said he had not heard of the shooting until contacted by KTW. He subsequently heard from newly elected Kamloops Coun. Ray Dhaliwal. “I haven’t talked to any RCMP,” Shankar said, speaking to KTW over the phone from Fiji, where he is living temporarily. “I’ve heard from you and Ray Dhaliwal. That’s basically been my only contact. Ray said the city was going to have a meeting. I’m not sure what they’re going to do. “I didn’t know this was going to happen. If I knew this was going to happen, I wouldn’t have had anybody in the house. Basically, what I’m considering doing at this point is shutting it down for a few months, not renting to anybody and starting over. I can’t rely on the city at this point or the RCMP.”

At a workshop earlier this week, city council discussed a proposed good-neighbour bylaw that would see owners of so-called nuisance properties ticketed or fined. The bylaw is expected to be approved later this month. Shankar said he has complied with every request made of him by police and city officials despite a number of issues in recent years. “I’ve given the RCMP what they wanted,” he said. “They required a letter from me to get access to this property at any time. I gave it to them.” According to Shankar, his efforts to spruce up the Nelson Avenue property have been encumbered by thieves who stole paint, tools and a hot water tank. He said the situation left him frustrated with police. “The cops, I’m like, ‘Man, are you guys able to do anything?’” he said. “I’m getting these break-ins all the time and people stealing paint and other things from my contractors trying to get things done.” Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay said the Nelson Avenue home is one of a handful identified by police data as being a problem residence. “If there’s one person who is always a suspect in thefts from vehicles and we’re investigating thefts from vehicles, we would first focus on that person. We do the same thing with residences,” he said. “217 Nelson [Ave.] is a house that has been at the top of the list. . . . At any given time, there’s typically less than five houses on our CompStat

Kamloops Mounties were at 217 Nelson Dr. on Oct. 23 after two men were shot and injured. The investigation into the incident continues and no arrest has yet been made. KTW FILE PHOTO

list. These are the worst of the worst.” Pillay acknowledged there had been “a level of co-operation” between Shankar and police for a time, but said that was no longer the case. Shankar maintained he has kept communication up and has received no reply to his most recent emails. According to Pillay, the issues contributing to the problems on Nelson Avenue are not solely criminal. “Really, what this comes down to is a lot of the problems are not going to be rectified by enforcement alone,” he said. “The problems that are quasi-criminal, quasi-social will continue on. . . . In many cases, it’s kind of a social problem that we’re trying to solve with a criminal mechanism. It doesn’t always solve the actual problem.” Many neighbours along Nelson Avenue are fed up with the house — and all the foot traffic and police activity that comes along with it. “It’s frustrating for us and it’s got to be frustrating for the police,

I would think,” said one man, who has lived with his wife in the same Nelson Avenue home for 40 years. “It’s constant.” A woman in another home said she has been woken up many times by the sounds of police activity. “I remember I was in bed and I hear, ‘Come out with your arms in the air,’” she said. “I went to look and there was about 12 police cars.” Each neighbour KTW spoke to requested their name not be published and all said items from around their homes have gone missing in recent years. “Cops can’t evict tenants,” said a third neighbour. “They can hassle them, but I can hassle them, too. But this kind of thing brings the whole neighbourhood down.” That is what the City of Kamloops is hoping to rectify with its proposed nuisance property bylaw. “This bylaw is meant to address the fact that, ultimately, it’s the property owner’s responsibility to ensure the property is living up to the standards of the community,” John

Ramsay, the city’s manager of bylaw services, told KTW. “Whether you’re an absentee landlord or not, you have to live up to community standards.” The proposed bylaw could be passed as soon as Nov. 21. It would see owners of problem residences billed for city services — RCMP, Kamloops Fire Rescue or bylaw officers — required at their properties. “At the end of the day, property owners are responsible for looking after their own property,” Ramsay said. “It’s not fair to their neighbours when things continue to happen.” Shankar said he is wary of the new bylaw. “I think it’s just another money grab,” he said. “I’ve completely co-operated with the RCMP and city bylaw going back. I’ve never not replied to them. The place is not a nuisance place. The whole area isn’t good. I’ve been doing everything in my power to work with them to get our issues resolved. It seems ridiculous.” Shankar said he plans to fix up the Nelson Avenue house and potentially live in it one day. “I do have a plan in place to get this place up to par,” he said. “I’m planning, on my return, to get back on this house and get it going.”

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HOT: A decision facing the provincial NDP government as it prepares to determine what to do with BC Hydro’s Site C dam in northeast B.C. Approved by former premier Christy Clark and her B.C. Liberal government, the project was sent to the B.C. Utilities Commission for review by the new NDP government. The commission’s report, released this week, is interesting reading in that it says Site C will likely come in a few billion over budget and is not likely to be completed by the 2024 target date. The commission also notes power-consumption predictions tied to Site C were on the high side of reality. The NDP expects to decide Site C’s fate by the end of the year. It is a crucial decision as billions of dollars and a lot of jobs are at stake.

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NOT: The annual abysmal performance by many Kamloops drivers as they greeted the first snowfall of the season. For days, Environment Canada was calling for snow on Thursday. For days, KTW and other media outlets were reporting on the fact snow was coming. And, on the day that snow arrived, too many drivers reacted as though they had never seen the white stuff. It’s common sense, folks. When snow and ice and colder temperatures arrive, simply make sure your winter tires are installed and drive slower than you normally would. HOT: The Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association, which has become the only such association in the Americas to be accredited by the Responsible Tourism Institute with a biosphere destination certificate. It puts the association in some elite company, as there are only 20 destinations in the world to receive the accreditation.

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t is exactly 4.1 kilometres from the front door of Kamloops This Week to the on-ramp of Overlanders Bridge. The drive takes about six minutes, a few minutes more during rush hour or when encountering the city’s longest red light (northbound on Dalhousie Drive at McGill Drive). In other words, getting from KTW to the bridge and over to the North Shore is usually a breeze and the envy of every commuter in my former home of the Fraser Valley. Last Friday, after Highway 5 North was shut down due to the police incident in the G&M Trailer Park, detoured traffic filled city streets and that six-minute trip to the bridge took exactly 24 minutes. It was maddening, sure, but such delays happen every so often, due to emergency incidents, weather, accidents and, during the summer of 2015, bridge work. At the very least, the intermittent traffic jams should make us appreciate how our occasional headache is a daily affliction in the Lower Mainland. Instead, we had various minor accidents, plenty of horn-honking and middle-finger salutesand the highly entertaining video taken by staff at Radio NL of an apparent road rage incident in which a man used a vehicle to surf 50 feet down Lansdowne Street. The congestion and apparent mass panic among Kamloops drivers brought to mind the subject of a third crossing linking the North and South shores. Kamloops has a population of about 90,000. A third bridge would not even be considered until we have 120,000 residents — and even then it will remain just an idea due to the cost. The last estimate I can recall was a third span being in the neighbourhood

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MUSINGS of a quarter-of-a-billion dollars in today’s dollars — and “today’s” dollars were dollars of a few years ago. Nevertheless, debating whether another bridge will be built and where it would cross continues to be a popular pastime in the River City. For as long as anyone can recall, the Singh Street Bridge has been the future span, a route that would take vehicles from the hairpin corner on the Summit Connector, over the Thompson and onto Singh Street in Brocklehurst. That proposed connection would be a bit west of the original North Kamloops Bridge that united the shores from 1925 to 1961 (the original pilings, with the Go Blazers Go message, can be seen in the river) and farther west yet from Overlanders, which replaced the North Kamloops span 56 years ago. However, as community planning supervisor Jason Locke told KTW this week, the Singh Street option may no longer be viable since it would likely tower over McArthur Island, which would not blend in well with the natural setting there. A few years ago, a Kamloops businessman came to me with

information on what he said was a different third crossing idea that he said had been the subject of meetings between various officials. The location of the different third crossing is intriguing and seems to make sense. That bridge would cross the Thompson near Kamloops Airport. It would link to land on the west side of Kenna Cartwright Park and be a fairly straight shot to where Highway 1 becomes the Coquihalla Highway near the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. As a former Aberdeen resident, such a route would have been wonderful, considering it would have got me to the North Shore in mere minutes without needing to travel through the city, navigating traffic on a journey of at least 20 minutes. Truck traffic servicing the airport and adjacent industrial area could also avoid the long loop via Highway 5 North and the Halston Connector, thereby saving truckers time and money and freeing up space elsewhere in the city. It could also get Brocklehurst residents to Aberdeen and Dufferin faster while helping to lessen congestion on Overlanders. Of course, this is all amusing speculation as the pilings of such a bridge would not be sunk into the river for another generation — or two. But the fact a proposed third crossing tied to a population of 120,000 remains in the city’s Official Community Plan, and not necessarily linked to Singh Street, should give Aberdeen, Dufferin and Brock residents something to dream about the next time they are mired in bumper to bumper traffic on either side of the next bridge to be built. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @ChrisJFoulds

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THANK YOU ALL, FROM THE SEGUIN FAMILY Editor: On Sept. 22, our world changed forever when Christopher Seguin passed away. He was larger than life and our family’s grief is immeasurable. However, in the wake of his passing, there have been many shining stars. We would like to express our deep appreciation to all those who have offered kindness, love and support during this difficult time. From those taking our phone calls to those dropping off meals to those who have given generously in other ways, we are forever grateful to everyone who has shown us compassion, respect and privacy. We especially wish to thank: • Thompson Rivers University; • Rotary Club of Kamloops; • Thompson Nicola Regional District; • David Paul and family, Dr. Alan Shaver and family, Ken Lepin and family, Matt deFouw and family, Dan Hines and family,

Devon O’Toole and family, indiscriminate reality of his passRyan Liebe and family and the ing is a situation not exclusive Stone family; to our family, but rather than • Kamloops Funeral Home; feel compelled by emotions to • Cariboo Child Care; speculate and draw attention • Lee’s Music; to a choice that has left a giant • Medical professionals in hole in many hearts, may we Victoria and Kamloops; choose to rejoice in the positive • Vicki Farnell, Kat Moss, contributions and memories that Marcus Scherer, Kayla Peachey Christopher has shared with us and Naomi Bruce; and this community.” • Kamloops Florist; We are now left with the wonCHRISTOPHER SEGUIN • Kamloops This Week; derful reminders of all the amaz• Calvary Community ing things that he accomplished Church; is a short amount of time. • Our friends and family in Kamloops, But a word of caution from Dr. Paul throughout B.C., across Canada and overDagg, respected friend and psychiatrist with seas; Interior Health: “If you are using illicit drugs • To all those who have quietly assisted other than marijuana, even ‘recreationally,’ the family behind the scenes. you have a one in 50 chance of dying this Christopher’s sister, Jennifer, had some year. Please think about that.” very powerful words that were shared at his The Seguin family celebration of life: “We recognize that the Kamloops

CHIVALRY WAS NOT DEAD DURING THIS DINNER Editor: Here’s something refreshing, a scene sadly lost to time. What did I see the other day? While dining out with my wife, I noticed another couple take a nearby table. Here’s where it got noteworthy. The older gentlemen

approached first and pulled out a chair for his wife, who took a seat. That was nice, but it gets better. At the end of their dinner, he again went to her seat and lifted her coat from the back of the chair as she stood up.

But he wasn’t finished. After she stood up, he held her coat with one arm extended so she could comfortably slip into it. Nice. He then pushed the chair back in the table and they left. He was the perfect gentlemen. When was the last time we

have seen younger couples go through this process? It seems like a lost art, but we did have a great meal out and enjoyed this friendly reminder of what used to be more commonplace in a time gone by. Les Evens Kamloops

A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: MCGOWAN AVENUE HOME BATTLE RETURNING TO COURT:

“We’ve always needed the good neighbour bylaw. Get it done.” — posted by Geo “Wouldn’t it be easier to save your money on lawyers and use the money to fix up that horrid eyesore?” — posted by Sneaky Pete

RE: STORY: THOMPSON OKANAGAN REGION RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS TOURISM DESIGNATION:

“Well done! This is the kind of environmentally safe economic development that will help our community without risking health of citizens and the future of our community.” — posted by G. Lloyd

RE: STORY: SUSPECT THE LOSER IN DOG FIGHT WITH KAMLOOPS CANINE COP:

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Day of Giving to raise money for TRU scholarships, bursaries By 8 a.m. Friday, Thompson Rivers University hopes to raise $36,000. Of course, the school will be happy if it tops that total, but for its first Day of Giving blitz campaign, raising $1,000 an hour for 36 hours seems a good goal.

The short-term fundraiser is part of the TRU Foundation’s annual campaign to raise money it will distribute as scholarships and bursaries to students. Last year’s campaign raised $4.4 million, foundation board

chair Rick Sallis told the 300 people who attended the kick-off breakfast on campus on Thursday. That helped 1,600 students, but Sallis said some students were still left in need. “Our goal is to close that gap,” Sallis said.

“There were hundreds of other eligible students who applied for aid that had to go without because there weren’t enough funds to go around.” Some large donations were made during the breakfast, including $20,000

from the Kamloops Hindu Cultural Society, $45,000 from Interior Plumbing and Heating as part of a five-year sponsorship of the university’s Drive the Trades golf tournament and $100,000 from the Superior Court Judges of B.C.

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The City of Kamloops is seeking volunteers for its social planning council. The council, which advises on social issues such as liquor-related matters, includes

sales were in the $160,000 to $280,000 range and between $320,000 and $480,000. Inventory of listings continues to be lower than last year. The median price for

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Q: There seems to be a lot of debate over maintaining one’s independence and whether or not a retirement community is home. So the question then is, “To Move or Not to Move”. A: There are many varying thoughts and views on the meaning of “independence” and “home”. People are often lead to believe that when moving to a retirement community you are no longer home and that you will lose your independence. This actually couldn’t be further from the truth. We have all heard the saying “Home is Where Your Heart Is”. This could be the home you’ve lived in for 50+ years, it could be a new townhouse or condo that you have moved to or it could be a retirement community. Home truly is where your heart is and the great thing about this is you decide! If you feel living in a community of your peers is important, living in an environment designed for your physical comfort, living where you have a sense of purpose and opportunities to be involved and give back then maybe retirement community living is for you and maybe it is your next “home”!

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A group of campers who used a closed provincial park campground as a private retreat have been handed a series of fines in Kamloops provincial court. Five people were sentenced Thursday under the Park Act: James Broshak and Clinton Davies pleaded guilty to illegal camping and illegal use of a vehicle; Marc Skjerpen, Alicia Davies and Derek Davies each pleaded guilty to a single count of illegal camping. The charges and pleas are connected to an incident on a summer

weekend in August 2016 at Momich Lakes Provincial Park, which is at the north end of Adams Lake, about 100 kilometres northeast of Kamloops. Crown prosecutor Joel Gold said the offences under the provincial Park Act would typically be dealt with through tickets handed out by conservation officers, but noted these events were “aggravated.” The enforcement officers who were tipped off about a birthday party weekend at the closed camping area spied the group using off-road vehicles on the beach. A boulder was also moved by a truck in order to get access to the closed area. A sixth man charged is expected

in court later this year facing additional counts related to firearms. Conservation officers also seized a handgun that was used for target practice nearby. “It’s not a common case at all,” Gold said. The park, which has a high conservation value, was closed due to a wildfire in 2009 that caused slope instability at the campground. There are also numerous hazard trees in the park. One of the five, Alicia Davies, complained to provincial court judge Stephen Harrison that the closure was not properly signed from the lake and river access, where some of the campers entered.

She also said a number of other people at the site were never charged by conservation officers. Harrison noted, however, the onus is on campers to ensure they are in areas not closed. Broshak and Clinton Davies each received fines under the act totalling $600 for the two charges. Alicia Davies was fined $250, while Skjerpen was fined $300 on the single charge. Harrison levied a $400 fine on Derek Davies, who was celebrating his birthday that weekend and is a registered guide outfitter. “Given your professional qualifications, you should have known better,” Harrison said.

Man KO’d in dogfight with cop canine Fargo, a Kamloops RCMP police dog, can take a punch. The canine cop proved it this week when corralling a suspect in Valleyview. Despite getting hit with human fists, Fargo managed to win the fight and help bring a 22-year-man into custody.

A 22-year-old Kamloops man has a Nov. 14 date in court after trying to escape from pursuing Mounties, then losing a fight to an RCMP tracking dog. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said the action began at about 2 a.m. on Tuesday when a Mountie saw a vehicle driving extremely fast, eastbound on Valleyview Drive. “The officer turned on his emergency lights in an attempt to pull the vehicle over, but instead, the driver sped up,” Shelkie said. “As the vehicle went around a corner, the driver lost control, crossed into the opposing lane, went over the curb, across two lawns and three driveways before coming to a stop. The driver then got out of the vehicle and ran away.” Shelkie said the officer called Kamloops RCMP police dog services and the canine unit tracked the suspect to a business parking lot on East Trans-Canada

Highway, where the canine found him hiding in some bushes. “The suspect punched at the police dog, but the dog quickly subdued him and pulled him out of the bushes,” Shelkie said, noting the suspect was arrested by officers. Shelkie said the suspect was treated at a local medical facility for injuries he received from the police dog. The cop canine, Fargo, did not sustain any injuries from the suspect punching him. Shelkie said the suspect had been prohibited from driving, the vehicle did not have insurance and the wrong plate was on it. In addition to those offences under the Motor Vehicle Act, the suspect is facing charges under the Criminal Code of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from police. Shelkie said the man is known to police.

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BC Transit driver nervous about taking the wheel braking were leading to the bus sliding in the snow. STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com “I don’t even feel safe driving,” he said, adding he heard of issues A Kamloops transit driver from other drivers on the road doesn’t think the city’s bus fleet is that morning. properly prepared for the snow. Deven Matkowski, engineerThe driver, who spoke to KTW ing manager for the City of Thursday morning on conditon Kamloops, said the city doesn’t of anonymity, said his bus only directly oversee maintenance of appeared to be equipped with the transit fleet, which is done by winter tires on its back wheels. contractor First Canada in con“The front tires are slick. I junction with B.C. Transit. don’t even know if they’re legal or Matkowski said a local tire not for this type of winter driving company that works with First condition,” he said. Canada was at the transit garage Silver & Gold Because of the wheel slickness, Thursday preparing for the weather. the driver said going down hills “I’m pretty confident all reabecame a problem as attempts at ANDREA KLASSEN

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who the human remains belong to. Five woman including Genereaux have gone missing from the area in the past year. They include Ashley Simpson, Deanna Wertz, Caitlin Potts and Nicole Bell. Genereaux was last heard from on May 29 in Vernon and was reported missing to police June 9. According to court records, Sagmoen was stopped by Vernon RCMP on the same day Genereaux was last heard from for vehicle-related offenses. He was issued motor vehicle violations on May 29 for headlight infractions, vehicle lamps not equal to the original manufacturer’s and failure to have tail lamps. Now that the identification has been confirmed, the RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in any information that can help advance the investigation into the disappearance and death of Genereaux. “We are seeking to establish a timeline of Traci’s activities on the

days leading up to and after Monday May 29, which was reported to police as being the last known date of when she was last heard from in Vernon,” explained Moskaluk. Traci Genereaux is described as: • 18 years old, Caucasian; • Female; • 4-foot-11; • 42 kilograms (95 pounds); • Brown hair; • Blue eyes. Anyone who may have seen Genereaux or with information are asked to call the police tipline at 1-877-987-8477. Meanwhile, the search of the Salmon River Road site remains active and ongoing, Moskaluk said. “Given the size of the 24-acre property, the number of out buildings and various items at this location, additional resources and equipment have been brought in order to conduct a thorough search of this property in the most efficient manner.

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Canadian lumber producers hammered after negotiations fail to reach deal with U.S. ROSS MAROWITS

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MONTREAL — Canadian softwood lumber producers will be hit only slightly less forcefully as the U.S. government reduced export duties for most Canadian producers after ongoing political talks failed to reach a deal. In its final determination, released Thursday, the Department of Commerce said most Canadian producers will pay a combined countervailing and anti-dumping rate of 20.83 per cent, down from 26.75 per cent in the preliminary determinations issued earlier this year. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the revised duties were issued after the United

States and Canada were unable to reach a longterm settlement to the dispute. “While I am disappointed that a negotiated agreement could not be made between domestic and Canadian softwood producers, the United States is committed to free, fair and reciprocal trade with Canada,’’ he said in a news release. “This decision is based on a full and unbiased review of the facts in an open and transparent process that defends American workers and businesses from unfair trade practices.’’ The Canadian government responded by saying it will continue to defend the lumber industry against protectionist trade measures. “The U.S. Department of

Commerce’s decision on punitive countervailing and antidumping duties against Canada’s softwood lumber producers is unfair, unwarranted and deeply troubling,’’ Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said in a joint statement. “We urge the U.S. administration to rescind these duties, which harm workers and communities in Canada. These duties are a tax on American middle-class families too, whose homes, renovations and repairs will only be more expensive.’’ The ministers said the government will turn to litigation if required to defend the industry and expects to prevail as it has in the past.

Maple Leaf recalls chicken due to possible bacteria THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Maple Leaf Foods is recalling one of its chicken products due to possible contamination that can lead to illness. The firm said the national recall of its chicken breast strips is due to possible toxins produced by staphylococcus bacteria. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the recall was triggered by a consumer complaint and notes that there have been reported illnesses associated with the con-

sumption of the product. It said staphylococcus bacteria cannot easily be killed through normal cooking temperatures. Symptoms of poisoning from the bacteria include nausea, vomiting, cramping and fever. The recall applies to 840-gram packages of chicken breast strips with a best-before date of Sept. 29, 2018. People who have the affected product are advised either to throw it out or return it to the store where it was purchased.

Millions of Canadian fire extinguishers recalled THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — More than 40 million fire extinguishers — including some 2.7 million sold in Canada — are being recalled because they may not work in an emergency. Some of the recalled models have been on the market for more than four decades. One death has been linked to problems with the extinguishers made by Kidde, according to a notice Thursday from U.S. officials. In 2014, extinguishers failed to

function as they should for emergency personnel responding to a fiery car wreck. The recall covers 134 models of push-button and plastic-handle extinguishers in the U.S. and Canada made from 1973 through Aug. 15 of this year. It includes models that were previously recalled in March of 2009 and February of 2015, Health Canada said Thursday. The government said the extinguishers can become clogged and fail to spray when needed.

“We are reviewing our options, including legal action through the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization and we will not delay in taking action.’’ Carr plans to convene the FederalProvincial Task Force on Softwood Lumber in coming days to discuss developments. The U.S. agency said Canadian producers have exported softwood lumber to the U.S. at 3.2 to 8.89 per cent less than fair value. It also determined that Canada is providing unfair subsidies to its producers at rates of 3.34 to 18.19 per cent. The preliminary duties forced Canadian companies to post hundreds of millions of dollars in deposits until a final ruling of

harm is made by the U.S. International Trade Commission around Dec. 18. The duties have driven up the price of lumber to cover the extra costs, adding to the cost of building a home in the United States. Canadian unions and lumber companies fear the issue will eventually cause layoffs once prices and demand falls. The rate for Montreal-based Resolute Forest Products rises marginally to 17.9 per cent from 17.41 per cent and J.D. Irving inches up to 9.92 per cent from 9.89 per cent. West Fraser Timber will continue to pay the highest duties, but its total is being cut to 23.7 per cent from 30.88 per cent. Canfor is next at

22.13, down from 27.98, Tolko at 22.07 vs. 27.03. Irving will pay 3.34 per cent in countervailing duties and no antidumping tariff, down from 9.89 per cent. Lumber products

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OTTAWA — The government is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to quash an order for

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dozens of pages about Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, Patrick Brazeau and Mac Harb. Both sides believe a Federal Court judge erred in his analysis of how federal officials decided to withhold more than two dozen pages of internal documents and his subsequent decision to release parts of the documents. Neither side in the case has responded to a request for comment. It is the latest twist in a two-year-old legal battle between the Prime Minister’s Office and the information commissioner stemming from an access to information request The Canadian Press filed in 2013 at the height of the spending scandal. And it all arrives as the Liberals are facing criticism over legislation to reform the transparency law at the

centre of the case. Sean Holman, an expert on the access to information regime, said the arguments in the case show the divide over the transparency law before Parliament. “On one side, you have those who believe that decision-making should be private and all aspects of it should be hidden from public view and on the other side you have those who believe at least some of that information about decisions should be in public hands,’’ said Holman, an associate professor of journalism at Calgary’s Mount Royal University. “This is the perennial argument.’’ In September, a Federal Court judge ordered the Privy Council Office, the central bureaucracy that serves the prime minister and cabinet,

to partially release the documents — including a memo Canada’s top bureaucrat wrote to then-prime minister Stephen Harper — ruling they were wrongly classified as sensitive legal or ministerial advice and thus exempt from public release under the access law. Justice James O’Reilly also agreed that portions of the documents related to Duffy, Brazeau, Wallin and Harb should remain out of public view — although those details of the written ruling were among large swaths that remained redacted in order to give the government a chance to appeal. The government decided to do so on Oct. 13. So too did lawyers for information commissioner Suzanne Legault. Both appeals argue that O’Reilly incorrectly

assessed the sensitivity of the information in the documents and erred in his evaluation of how officials decided to refuse releasing multiple pages. In August 2013, The Canadian Press filed an access to information request to the Privy Council Office for any records created since March about the four senators. Officials refused to release 27 of 28 relevant pages, providing only what O’Reilly described as “innocuous information’’ like letterhead, signatures, dates and names. The information commissioner took the Prime Minister’s Office to court in late 2015, believing officials “erred in fact and in law’’ when they declared every word on the 27 pages to be exempt from the Access to Information Act.

Toronto, Vancouver CRIME Hells Angels home sales above facing drug average in October allegations THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Canada’s two hottest housing markets experienced above-average home sales last month, according to local real estate board figures, as buyers appear to be snapping up properties ahead of new mortgage requirements in January. Vancouver area home sales jumped 7.1 per cent from September to October with 3,022 properties sold, and 35.2 per cent from the same month last year, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. The federal government’s plans to tighten mortgage requirements helped spur shortterm activity, said the board’s president Jill Oudil in a statement. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions will implement new lending guidelines at the beginning of next year. Among the changes being considered is a requirement that homebuyers who do not require mortgage

insurance still have to show they can make their payments if interest rates rise. “Many buyers are trying to enter the market before the changes are in place,’’ she said. In Toronto, home sales rebounded by 12 per cent from September to October with 7,118 homes sold, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board. That’s down about 27 per cent from Oct. 2016. Every year, the board generally sees a jump in sales between the two months, said board president Tim Syrianos, but this year’s “was more pronounced than usual’’ compared to the previous 10 years. “While the number of transactions was still down relative to last year’s record pace, it certainly does appear that sales momentum is picking up,’’ he said. The Greater Toronto Area’s hot housing market was dampened after the provincial government imposed a number of measures.

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DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Police say two Hells Angels motorcycle gang members from Nova Scotia and Ontario face drug trafficking and other charges after a ninemonth investigation. RCMP said Mark David Heickert — a full-patch gang member of the Oshawa Hells Angels — was arrested at a home in Orillia, Ont., without incident. The 48-year-old man is charged with conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and conspiracy to possess proceeds of crime. Paul Francis Monahan of Halifax, 61, is charged with several counts including trafficking in marijuana and conspiracy to traffic cocaine. Police said they found two kilograms of cocaine and a sawed-off shotgun as they searched homes in Orillia and Ostrea Lake, N.S. Police said they also seized cash, cellphones and other items.

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t was dark and cold on Wednesday night on the secondary grass fields beside Hillside Stadium, both occupied by rival peewee football teams from the same city preparing to end each other’s season. The message from both head coaches to their 10- and 11-yearold Kamloops Community Football (KCF) players wasn’t crafted around having fun — it was about winning. “This is a game about pride,” said Darryl Doern, head coach of the peewee Kamloops White Broncos. “The Blue team has beaten us twice this year. We have an opportunity to beat them and end their season. It means a lot to these kids.” The 2016 peewee Broncos had a perfect season and won the

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Dionte Jelks (right), head coach of the peewee Kamloops Blue Broncos, runs his team through drills on Wednesday near Hillside Stadium.

provincial title with a 40-0 victory over the Prince George Axemen, but that team was split into two squads for the 2017 campaign — the White and Blue Broncos. In what is a good sign for the future of football in Kamloops, the Blue Broncos posted a 6-1

record and the White Broncos finished 5-3 in Southern Interior Football Conference (SIFC) play. “We’re the grassroots program for the high schools,” said Dionte Jelks, head coach of the Blue Broncos. “We’re trying to put Kamloops high school football

back on the map. That’s our main goal here.” That’s the main long-term goal. The immediate goal: Send the other guys packing. “I don’t like their whole team,” said Mason Lougheed, a safety and tailback for the White Broncos. “Their best player is Noe Jelks. Our coach is saying he’s like the head of the dragon, so we need to cut off the head of the dragon.” The Blue Broncos have twice beaten the White Broncos this season and have their sights on playing in the conference final, likely against the 6-1 Kelowna Lions. Finn Vukusic, a tailback and linebacker for the White Broncos, has other ideas. “I think we’re a better team, physically and mentally,” he said. “We haven’t had our full team against them yet, so we’re just going to lay a beat down on them.”

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The SIFC semifinal tilt is slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday at South Kamloops secondary. The winner will play for the SIFC title and a chance to compete at the nineman football provincial championships, which will be held at Hillside Stadium on Nov. 18 and Nov. 19. “No fear, no doubt,” said quarterback Benjamin Wormell, echoing the Blue Broncos’ motto in an interview with KTW. “Our team is just as good, if not better, than last year’s team. I think we can beat them.”

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Each of the four KCF teams qualified for the SIFC playoffs. The atom Blue Broncos (3-4) will square off against the hometown Kelowna Lions (6-1) on Sunday. Meanwhile, the junior bantam Kamloops Broncos (3-4) will play the Tigercats (6-1) in West Kelowna on Sunday.

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The UBC Thunderbirds have been here before, a perennial Canada West soccer power that is no stranger to winning U Sports championships. They have won 13 national titles. UBC is the favourite heading into the conference semifinal, playing at home on Friday in Vancouver against a TRU WolfPack team that has never made it this far before. “They, for years, have played in these high-pressure games,” WolfPack head coach John Antulov said. “From a mentality standpoint, they are very used to playing in crunch time. They minimize their mistakes. We have to emulate that and I believe we have the team to do it.” Antulov was given a boosted budget to recruit international players this season, university brass offering him means to field a team that will be competitive at the U Sports Men’s Soccer Championship, which will be held at Hillside Stadium from Nov. 9 to Nov. 12. TRU, which quali-

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women @ 6pm, Men @ 7:45 pm fies automatically for nationals as the host team, set out to prove it belongs there by winning the Canada West. The Pack came one step closer to doing that by stomping the Saskatchewan Huskies 5-1 in Saskatoon in semifinal play last weekend. The victory marked the first U Sports playoff win in WolfPack men’s soccer history. A win on Friday would launch them into the final against either Trinity Western or Alberta on Saturday in Vancouver. “The guys played absolutely unbelievable,” said Lubo Magdolen, the Kamloops goalkeeper who is expected to start on Friday. “The guys killed it, 5-1 against Saskatchewan. We’re excited to go up against UBC now. We tied them earlier this season and they unfortunately beat

us. We’re just ready to take them out in this one.” UBC, which finished atop the Pacific Division with a record of 10-4-1, scored in the 85th minute to secure a 2-2 tie with TRU at Hillside on Sept. 3. TRU held a 1-0 lead on UBC in Vancouver heading into the 82nd minute on Oct. 13, but collapsed and surrendered three goals to lose 3-1. The WolfPack have already avoided embarrassment by placing third in the conference with a mark of 6-3-6 and winning a Canada West quarter-final, but they weren’t practising on Wednesday night like a team that is content with what it has accomplished. “We are playing well together,” said Mitch Popadynetz, the TRU midfielder from Nelson who tied for the

Canada West lead with 17 points. “Everyone is jelling. Our attack is doing well and it is hard to score on us.”

Player of the year

Popadynetz was named the Canada West men’s soccer player of the year on Thursday. “The award is very well deserved for Mitch,” Antulov said. “Not only this season, but over the last three years. We knew we were getting a special player when he came to us from UBC. We knew what he could bring to the program. It is finally all coming together for him.” The fourth-year midfielder finished with seven goals and 10 assists, tying him for the league lead in points and assists. Four of Popadynetz’s teammates were honoured on Thursday. Ryan Glanville, from Williams Lake, and Finlay McPhie, from Vernon, were named to the Canada West second all-star team. Two import players — Josh Banton of England and Jan Pirretas Glasmacher of Spain were named to the all-rookie squad.

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Kamloops curlers aiming for Roar Two curling teams from B.C. will have a chance to take a significant step toward their gold-medal dreams when the Home Hardware Road To the Roar Pre-Trials get underway on Monday at Credit Union Place in Summerside, P.E.I. Team Thompson from Kamloops and Team Morris from Vernon will be among the 14 men’s and 14 women’s teams in pursuit of the final two berths available on each side at the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, which will run from Dec. 2 to Dec. 10 in Ottawa. That is where the Canadian men’s and women’s four-player teams for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be decided — teams that will attempt to defend the gold medals won by Team Jennifer Jones and Team Brad Jacobs at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. The Road To the

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Roar kicks off with two rounds of competition on Monday — at noon and 4 p.m. From Tuesday to Friday, there will be four round-robin draws per day — at 4 a.m., 8 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. On the men’s side, John Morris, who won gold playing third for Kevin Martin in 2010 at Vancouver, is skipping his team of Jim Cotter of Kamloops, Tyrel Griffith of Kelowna and Catlin Schneider of Saskatchewan. Morris, Cotter

and Griffith also participated in the 2013 Road to the Roar and, along with Brad Jacobs, qualified for the Roar of the Rings in Winnipeg. Those teams met in the final, with Jacobs coming out on top. Karla Thompson of Kamloops is joined by Coquitlam’s Kristen Recksiedler, Abbotsford’s Shannon Joanisse and Port Moody’s Trysta Vandale. Find the complete draw online at curling.ca.

Valleyview skaters fare well Valleyview Skating Club members were in action at the Autumn Leaves figure skating competition in Chilliwack earlier this month. In Star 2 action, Lexi Pockett won silver and Sarah Steed and Fiona Poole won bronze. Mataya Pockett won gold, Kathryn

Heid and Ashley Wassing won silver, and Hannah Steed claimed bronze in the Star 3 division. Brooklyn Castro was first and Brenna Wassing placed second in Star 5 action, Haley Barber was 12th in Star 8 and Jana deJong was 10th in the junior division.

On June 8, a woman walked into the TD Bank on the East Trans-Canada Highway in Valleyview and used fraudulent identification matching a TD customer’s profile to withdraw money. The suspect is white, stands about 5-foot-6 and has a medium build with dyed blond hair. If you recognize this person and would like to leave a tip, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go online to to kamloopscrimestoppers.ca and leave a confidential web tip.

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COUPLE GOES ON SHOPPING SPREE. On Oct. 20, a wallet was stolen from a vehicle in the downtown area of Kamloops. Later, a credit card from the stolen wallet was used at a convenience store and other stores in Aberdeen Mall. A female and male went on a shopping spree, buying clothing and other items. Surveillance photos show the couple using the card. The female is white, stands about five feet, has a larger build and a large tattoo on her chest.

The male is white, in his 40s and was wearing glasses. He has dirty blond, scruffy and a large tattoo of a bird on his neck. The theft has resulted in much grief to the wallet’s owner as they have had to replace their identification cards. If you have any information on these suspects, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Remember, you only need to report information, not your name. Remember we don’t want your name, just your information.

STEALING FROM SENIORS During the early morning of Oct. 15, a man entered a retirement home located on the North Shore and stole numerous items from the elderly living there. This scoundrel may be proud of himself for preying on the elderly, but we are hoping someone can identify him.

The suspect had a bike with him. He was wearing a black ball cap and a black hoodie with 88 on the front and sleeves. If you can identify this suspect, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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The Kamloops Storm are not scheduled to play at Memorial Arena again until Nov. 22, when the Chase Heat come to town. Kamloops, which earned a 2-1 overtime victory (Curtis Magas had the OT winner) over the Princeton Posse at Memorial Arena last Saturday, will play in Chase on Tuesday and 100 Mile House on Nov. 11 before squaring off against 100 Mile and North Okanagan in Quesnel on Nov. 17 and Nov. 18, respectively. The Storm are scheduled to play six of their home games in Quesnel this season, with designs on proving the Gold Pan City is fit to have a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise. Kamloops is second-last in the Doug Birks Division with a record of 5-13-1-0. Erik Evans, an 18-year-old forward from Minnesota, leads the Storm in scoring with 23 points, including 12 goals, after 23 games.

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SPORTS

City of Angels weeps for Dodgers A terrible night got worse for Los Angeles Dodgers’ slugger Yasiel Puig on Wednesday. The Houston Astros topped the Dodgers 5-1 to win the World Series. When Puig returned home, he discovered a thief had broken into his home. It’s believed only $150 of costume jewlery was stolen.

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LOS ANGELES — Everyone in Los Angeles knew it. This was the Dodgers’ year. And then it wasn’t. The boys in blue, who had the best record in Major League Baseball, never threatened Wednesday in a Game 7 World Series loss to the Houston Astros. And people who thought they would be watching a parade through the city streets this week will have to turn their thoughts to next spring — again. On a day the team’s fans thought they would finally get the sweet taste of 1988, the last time the Dodgers won a World Series, they instead got the bitter taste of 1978, the last time they lost it. “I’m more heartbroken over this loss than I was over my last relationship,’’ Dodger fan Jess Bishop said. “Heartbroken’’ was a word that came up constantly in the Dodger corners of Facebook and Twitter after the 5-1 loss. Some fought back real tears. “Houston deserves this,’’ said Rene Lopez of Pomona, choking

up. “It was a great baseball series and that’s all I can wish for.’’ Fans did their best to stay optimistic but the Dodgers made it hard, falling behind 5-0 in the

opening innings and never getting close. “I smell a comeback!’’ one person shouted during the fifth inning at Tom’s Urban,

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a sports bar in downtown LA. But the comeback never came. Sasha and Ryan Mendeville from nearby Torrance were still glad they got tickets and went to the game. “We don’t regret it,’’ Sasha said. “This is history and we’re huge Dodger fans.’’ Joanne Lopez-Rojas, 71, said she was going to “cry and stop on the way home and have a drink.’’ She and her husband Delfino Lopez-Rojas, 71, are retired restaurant owners from Ventura who watched the game at Tom’s Urban. Joanne had her face painted. One side was white with colorful flowers painted in celebration of the Day of the Dead — the Mexican holiday where people celebrate loved ones who have died — but her right cheek had the Dodgers logo:

The linked blue letters LA. Now both cheeks were likely to be streaked with tears. It was a far cry from Wednesday afternoon, when the city was buzzing with excitement and bursting with joy at the thought of a Game 7 in town. In the city’s Solano Canyon neighbourhood, which leads into Dodger Stadium, houses had shed their Halloween decorations overnight in favour of Dodger signs, flags and other memorabilia for Tuesday’s game. Public relations professional Ross Goldberg of Westlake Village flew his 22-year-old son, Josh, out from the East Coast, where he recently graduated from Georgetown University, to see the game. Tonight is the biggest game in the history of baseball in Los Angeles,’’ said Goldberg. “It’s not just a matter of waiting 29 years. You don’t know if this will ever happen again.’’ On Wednesday night, the city desperately hoped it would, someday, happen again. “I’ll survive,’’ Lopez-Rojas said. “They’ll be back. They’ll be back. I’ll be a fan forever.’’

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Jewish groups question census results

RECENTLY RELEASED NUMBERS SHOW DRAMATIC POPULATION DECLINE IN CANADA

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OTTAWA — The country’s Jewish community appears to have seen its most dramatic decline in decades, with newly released census data suggesting more than half of Canadian Jews disappeared over a fiveyear period. The drop of about 54 per cent between 2011 and 2016 is the largest such for any group recorded in ethnicity data released late last month. It also far exceeds smaller declines noticed in previous census cycles that have been chalked up to changing demographics seen in the wider Canadian population, namely an aging cohort and a low birth rate. The noticeable drop raises questions about

An accurate portrait of “Canadian Jewry requires a survey designed to address the nuances of Jewish respondents, for whom Jewish identity is a blend of religion, ethnicity and peoplehood.

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— SHIMON FOGEL, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs

whether the finding is an accurate portrait of the Jewish population and has already raised concerns among community groups the data from the national statistics office is useless for planning. Statistics Canada said the figures are an accurate reflection of how respondents selfidentified on the longform census. Community leaders plan to lobby Statistics Canada for changes to the 2021 long-form

questionnaire to prevent a replica of the results and, in their eyes, further skewing the size of the community. If their efforts are unsuccessful, they would have to find a way to conduct their own community count. “We are concerned and the issues are definitely on our radar,’’ said Linda Kislowicz, president and CEO of Jewish Federations of Canada. “We have every intention of working

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accurate a picture as possible about Jews in Canada. A six-point definition was established to counteract a long-term decline in the number of Jews who identify themselves on the census as ethnically Jewish, a category that on its own may miss swaths of Canada’s Jews. “An accurate portrait of Canadian Jewry requires a survey designed to address the nuances of Jewish respondents, for whom Jewish identity is a blend of religion, ethnicity and peoplehood,’’ said Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. “On the census question of ethnicity, this seems to be where the 2016 survey falls short.’’ On the 2016 survey, 143,665 Canadians indicated Jewish as their sole ethnic origin or one of several. In 2011, the national household survey found 309,650 ethnic Jews, meaning that almost 166,000 people vanished between the two surveys. “Obviously, the Jewish community didn’t shrink by more

than half in the past five years,’’ said Fogel. Statistics Canada’s long-standing practice is to ask respondents for the ethnic and cultural origins of their ancestors, and lists almost two dozen examples based on the most frequent responses from the previous census. Jewish came off the list of examples for 2016 after falling out of the top 20 responses in 2011. The examples then may act as prompts for Jews who may not identify as such on the questionnaire, Kislowicz said. Statistics Canada disputes that idea, saying the “examples do not limit in any way the choice respondents make.’’ Now that the Jewish ethnicity figures have fallen further, it is unlikely to appear on the example list on the 2021 survey that will also ask about religion and further reduce the size of the recorded population, which is why lobbying is underway for a change in wording to questionnaire. The findings then have potential implications for other ethnic groups that use the census figures to lobby

governments on policy and help community groups make decisions about where to invest resources and programs, Jedwab said. “Those people who are ethnically Jewish, but religiously not, will probably not appear in the census in 2021 unless there is some rectification and the Jewish community can persuade StatsCanada to restore Jewish as part of the examples.’’ In an emailed statement, the agency cautioned about making comparisons between census counts. Figures can fluctuate over time because how people identify ethnically and culturally can change from one census to another, the agency said. “This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry, or the same respondent at two points in time, might report their origins differently and thus would be counted as having different ethnic origins,’’ the email said. “The responses to the question on ethnicity are correct and reflect what respondents provided on the 2016 census.”

Resort does not violate freedom of religion, says high court ruling OTTAWA — Approval of a ski resort in a region held sacred by Indigenous people does not violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. The high court decision means the proposed resort development in southeastern British Columbia is a step closer to reality. The Ktunaxa Nation consider the land at the foot of Jumbo Mountain to be sacred and say construction of the resort

would drive away Grizzly Bear Spirit, a principal figure of their religious beliefs, from an area known as Qat’muk. They argued charter of rights protections for freedom of religion must include not only spiritual beliefs, but also underlying sacred sites — in this case the presence of Grizzly Bear Spirit in Qat’muk. The Supreme Court ruled that religious protections under the charter do not extend that far, covering only the freedom to hold such beliefs and the

right to manifest them through worship and teaching. “In short, the charter protects the freedom to worship, but does not protect the spiritual focal point of worship,’’ a majority of the court ruled. The Supreme Court also concluded that the B.C. minister of forests, lands and natural resource operations “did not act unreasonably’’ in concluding the constitutional obligation to consult the Ktunaxa about their concerns had been met. — The Canadian Press

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Obituaries & In Memoriam In Loving Memory of Rose Caputo

December 1,1953 – November 6, 2016

Wife, Mother, Nana, Zia, Cousin and Friend. Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows Lies the seed That with the sun’s love In the spring Becomes the rose {lyrics from The Rose}

A year without you has passed! It feels like only yesterday that God called YOU to Heaven. For 10 months you fought an uphill battle and always remained positive. You did not waver. You showed us strength and the power to believe. You did not exhibit any fear. No matter the prognosis, your faith kept you strong. You persevered to fight back with the little hope that was offered. Though the cancer spread quickly and took your body, it did not hinder your spirit. Your eyes may be closed, but We know that YOU will continue to watch over us.

Forever in our hearts.

Much love, John and Family Sisters we will always be. Forever in my heart; you’ll live with me.

Quintin Alex Wagler It is with great sadness and heartbreak that we announce the tragic passing of Quintin Alex Wagler on October 29, 2017 at the age of 27. Quintin suffered from a ruptured brain aneurysm while at work on Friday, October 27. His condition quickly deteriorated. Doctors at Royal Inland Hospital did all they could to provide him a chance to fight, however the damage was irreversible. Quintin passed away surrounded by friends and family. Quintin was born on March 22, 1990 in Kamloops, British Columbia. Quintin leaves behind the love of his life and soulmate Janelle Zimmer. He is also survived by his parents Brian and Diane, sister Rhea (Dave) and Ceirrin, brothers Brady (Laura) and Styles (Amanda), his grandmother’s Theresa LeBlanc (predeceased by Papa Al) from Kamloops and Mary Wagler (predeceased by Dan Wagler) from Stratford, Ontario. He will be greatly missed by his aunts and uncles and cousins. Rita Leblanc (Kevin Wilson) Issac Wilson, Janelle Munday, Irene Sandback (Keith) Eric, Cherilyn, Patience, Jaylia and Raelysa, Marie Struthers (Neil), Ashley (Monica) Zander and Ariel, (predeceased by Leyla) and Blaze; Jim Wagler (Kay) Alan, Mark and Scott, Bonita Mason, Alannah, Kaleigh and Brett, Darlene Birkenhead (Sam) Callahan, Allan Wagler (Laurie), Brian (April), Shawn, Ron Wagler (Michelle) Caden and Taryn and countless cherished friends.

Loving and missing you Adrienne

Quintin attended elementary at St. Ann’s, where he

In Loving Memory of Tyler “Ducky” Laybolt

In Loving Memory of Tyler Jay Laybolt

March 18, 1993 – November 6, 2016

Not a day or night goes by that my thoughts aren’t of you. I miss our lunch dates our laughs our jokes our Aunty and Nephew talks that only we had. Grandson, when your heart stopped beating the ache in our hearts began, not a day goes by without pain since you have been gone. It’s so very hard to make it through some days knowing I’ll never see, hear or hug you again. Gram, come get me, I’m done work.

Love G-ma Adele

I tell myself you’re at peace now rapping up a storm for those gone before and after you. But what I wouldn’t give to have you home. I Love and Miss you with every tiny piece of my shattered heart. Love your favorite Aunty Angie XOX

met his love Janelle. He graduated with honours from Sa-Hali Secondary School. Excelling in both academics and sports, especially mathematics and soccer, he captured everyone’s hearts. We all wished we had his natural talent.

In Loving Memory of

Donna Jack

After high school he enrolled in an apprenticeship for carpentry and worked alongside his father Brian Wagler for A&B Boys Contracting Ltd. for over a decade. Quintin eventually obtained his Red Seal ticket at Thomson Rivers University. He was always hardworking, resourceful and took on more and more responsibility in the company with his organizational skills and brilliant mind for reading blueprints and business. Quintin always had a love for the outdoors and could often be found snowboarding on the slopes of Sun Peaks. Recently he summited to the base of Mount Robson, which served as a perfect example of how he was always up for an adventure. You could always find Quintin playing Sudoku, talking about the deeper life events and making everyone laugh with his quick sense of humor. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Quintin’s Life on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 3:00pm, at the Coast Hotel, Rogers Way, Main Ballroom, Kamloops.

1945 - 2010

I look back on memories I forgot I had, And at times you’ll smile even though it hurts so bad. My mom is a special woman and no one can take her place.

Love You Mom

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IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

If I knew it would be the last time That I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly And pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

But just in case I might be wrong, And today is all I get, I’d like to say how much I love you And I hope we never forget.

If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss And call you back for one more.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, Young or old alike, And today may be the last chance You get to hold your loved one tight.

If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.

So if you’re waiting for tomorrow, Why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes, You’ll surely regret the day,

If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute To stop and say “I love you,” Instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

That you didn’t take that extra time For a smile, a hug, or a kiss And you were too busy to grant someone, What turned out to be their one last wish.

If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, Well I’m sure you’ll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.

So hold your loved ones close today, And whisper in their ear, Tell them how much you love them And that you’ll always hold them dear

For surely there’s always tomorrow To make up for an oversight, And we always get a second chance To make everything just right.

Take time to say “I’m sorry,” “Please forgive me,” “Thank you,” or “It’s okay.” And if tomorrow never comes, You’ll have no regrets about today. © Norma Cornett Marek ~ 1989

There will always be another day To say “I love you,” And certainly there’s another chance To say our “Anything I can do?”

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Ugo Nadalin

In Loving Memory of Anna Marie Freund

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ugo Nadalin, who passed away peacefully at home on October 25, 2017 at 73 years of age.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

February 15, 1929 November 4, 2008

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Sweet memories cling to her name, Those who loved her in life sincerely, Still love her in death just the same.

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I am a musician born in Colorado on November 8, 1991. I gained fame alongside my siblings who were in the same band. I also had a recurring role on the hit TV series “Glee.”

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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.

Education/Trade Schools

Kamloops This Week will be closed on Monday, November 13th.

HUNTER & FIREARMS

Please note the following Classiﬁed Deadline Changes: The deadline for Tuesday, November 14th will be Friday, November 10th at 9:00 am

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FULL-TIME PARTS RUNNER/ MECHANICS HELPER

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.

Century21 Desert Hills Realty. We provide training & tutoring. Talk to Karl Neff 250 377 250-377-3030 SStart your new career today!

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Help Wanted Class 1 Drivers 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.

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

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

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TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING Funding available for those who qualify!

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Class 1 Truck Driver Training Find a New Career in the Classifieds

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

FULL-TIME HEAVY DUTY 8404578 JOURNEYMAN MECHANIC

Applicant must be motivated and have CAT SIS qualifications. Experience on CAT equipment required. Position to start immediately. Please send resumes via fax: 250-372-2976, by email: reception@hytracker.com. No phone calls. Applicants that are considered will be contacted.

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Personals

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

School District No. 73 KAMLOOPS/THOMPSON

Clerical Position 3 – Human Resources School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) is currently accepting applications for:

Clerical Position 3 – Human Resources Department The incumbent will ensure accuracy with employee records while maintaining confidentiality and ensure the efficient operations of the department. The incumbent will support staffing, job postings, benefit administration and back-up dispatch. Preference will be given to those individuals who have completed Grade 12, prefer a program in office administration, keyboarding at 65 wpm, and four years proven previous clerical work experience. Written applications outlining experience and qualifications should be forwarded by no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, to: Sharlene Bowers Director of Human Resources School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) 1383 Ninth Avenue Kamloops BC V2C 3X7 Fax: 250-372-1183 e-mail: sbowers@sd73.bc.ca

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

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.

Installer Kamloops, BC

Andre’s Electronic Experts are looking for a

CUSTOM HOME AUDIO INSTALLER

For our Kamloops location. Ideally looking for individuals with a background in installation. Job entails installing televisions, audio set-up, satellite installation. Experience is an asset, Andre’s will train. Please drop off resumes to Andre’s 745 Notre Dame Dr. Attention Danielle or email careers@andres1.com

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Sales

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

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The AP Group of Companies is a wood products business involved in logging and primary and The AP Group of Companies is a wood products business involved in logging andof secondary forest products manufacturing operations in the Southern Interiorand andprimary the coast The AP Columbia. Group of Companies isthree a wood products business in Interior logging and primary and British There are divisions in the APin Group: Interior Lumber Division, Coast secondary forest products manufacturing operations theinvolved Southern and the coast of secondary forest and products manufacturing operations the Southern the coast of British Columbia. There are threeDivision. divisions in the APinGroup: InteriorInterior Lumberand Division, Coast Lumber Division the Plywood Group of Companies is a wood products business involved in logging and primary LumberColumbia. Division and the are Plywood British There threeDivision. divisions in the AP Group: Interior Lumber Division, Coast

WOODLANDS ACCOUNTANT Chase, BC

Who We Are

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

The AP and secondary forest products manufacturing operations in the Southern Interior and the coast ofInterfor is where excellence meets opportunity. We invest in your success by Lumber Division and the Plywood Division. British Columbia. There are three divisions in the AP Group: Interior Lumber Division, Coastpositioning 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 TRANSPORTATION/PLYWOOD ASSISTANT Lumber Division and the Plywood Division. SAVONA SPECIALTY PLYWOOD -SALES SAVONA DIVISION

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billion into modern facilities and systems that employ the latest technologies.

SALES ASSISTANT We TRANSPORTATION/PLYWOOD have an immediate opening for a capable and enthusiastic individual to join Interfor is one of the largest lumber companies in the world and we’re growing in AP Groupour of have Companies wood products business involved inindividual logging and primary exciting and directions. Come be a part of our success. We an immediate opening for a capable and Sales enthusiastic to joinin team. Theis a Transportation/Plywood Assistant works our team. The Transportation/Plywood Sales Assistant works in dary forest products operations in the the Southern Interior and the coast of conjunction withmanufacturing production and sales to coordinate shipment of all plywood We have an with immediate a capable enthusiastic individual to join We are currently recruiting for a Woodlands Accountant, for our Adams Lake office conjunction and for sales coordinate the shipment all plywood h Columbia. There areproduction threeopening divisions in the APand Group: Interior Lumber Coast orders to ensure timely shipments of to products in relation to the of order file.Division, In in Chase, BC. The Woodlands Accountant will be responsible for providing accurate, our team. The Transportation/Plywood Sales Assistant works in orders to ensure timely shipments of products in relation to the order file. In addition, will assist the Division. sales department with customer service, invoicing, order er Division and the Plywood We have an immediate opening for a capable andthe enthusiastic addition, willwith assist the salesand department with customer service, order to joinconcise and effective financial recording and reporting to management. conjunction production sales to coordinate shipmentinvoicing, of individual all plywood entry, reporting and administrative duties. entry, reporting and administrative our team. The Transportation/Plywood Salesto the Assistant inWhat You’ll Do orders to ensure timely shipments duties. of products in relation order file. works In

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addition, will production assist the sales department customer service, invoicing, The successful candidate will have to atwith least five years’ office experience, conjunction with and sales coordinate the shipment of order all plywood The successful candidate will have at least with five strong years’ communication office experience, preferably in a plywood or lumber environment, skillsfile. In entry, reporting and administrative duties. orders to ensure timely shipments of products in relation to the order preferably a plywoodthe or lumber environment, withSALES strong communication TRANSPORTATION/PLYWOOD ASSISTANT in order toinrepresent company in a professional and friendly manner.skills This addition, will assist the sales department with customer service, invoicing, order in order to represent the company in a professional and friendly manner. This person will have candidate strong math and computer skillsfive andyears’ will beoffice a quick learner to The successful will have at least experience, person will have strong math and computer skills and will be a quick learner to entry, reporting and administrative duties. programs. become proficient in our custom computer

• 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 preferably in a plywood or lumber environment, with strong communication skills proficientopening in our custom programs. have anbecome immediate forcomputer a capable and enthusiastic individual to join • Interpret logging contract; review and approve contractor payables in order to represent the company in a professional and friendly manner. This We offer a competitive salary including comprehensive benefits package. The successful candidate willincluding have aaatcomprehensive least five years’ office experience, team. The Transportation/Plywood Sales Assistant works We offer a competitive salary benefits package. •in Review and approve contractor advances, and accounts payable person will have strong math and computer skills and will be a quick learner to preferably in aproduction plywood or and lumber environment, with the strong communication skills unction with sales to coordinate shipment of all plywood become proficient in our computer programs. • Manage capital road building costs, amortization, and budgeting Interested candidates arecustom encouraged to submit a covering letter and resume in to order to represent theare company professional and This In Interested candidates encouraged toasubmit a covering letterfriendly and rs ensure shipments ofinproducts in relation to resume themanner. order file. outlining timely their experience and qualifications by November 24, 2017. • Statistical volume entries outlining their experience andand qualifications by November 24, 2017. personWe have strong math computer and will be a quick learner to offer a competitive salary including a comprehensive benefits package. tion, willwill assist the sales department withskills customer service, invoicing, order • Depreciation, depletion, and prepaid entries and reconciliations becomeSavona proficient in our customCo. computer programs. Specialty Plywood Ltd. Savona Specialty Plywood Co.duties. Ltd. y, reporting and administrative • Balance Sheet reconciliations, reviews and analysis PO Box 127, Savona, B.C. V0K 2J0 Interested candidates are encouraged PO Box 127, Savona, B.C. V0K 2J0 to submit a covering letter and resume • Manage accounts receivable Fax: (250) 373-5665 We offer a competitive salary including a comprehensive benefits package. Fax: (250) outlining their373-5665 experience and qualifications by November 24, 2017. Or email resumes to jobs.savona@apgroup.ca jobs.savona@apgroup.ca • Assist with proforma performance tracking successful candidate have at least five years’ office experience, Or email resumes to will • Calculate log inventory valuations erably in a plywood or lumber environment, with strong communication skills Savona Specialty Plywood Co. Ltd. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a covering letter and resume We who express express interest; interest; however however only onlythose thoseselected selectedfor for We thank thank all all applicants applicants who • Assist with budget and forecast preparation PO Box 127, Savona, B.C. V0K 2J0 will contacted. der to interview represent company in a professional and outlining their experience and qualifications by November 24,friendly 2017. manner. This interview will be bethe contacted. Fax: (250) 373-5665 • Prepare internal recurring reports and PowerPoint files on will have strong math and computer skills and will be a quick learner to OrSpecialty email resumes to jobs.savona@apgroup.ca • Ad hoc and statutory reporting Savona Plywood Co. Ltd. me proficient in our custom computer programs. PO Box 127, Savona, B.C. V0K 2J0 • Liaise with internal and external auditors We thank all applicants who express interest; however only those selected for Fax: (250) 373-5665 • Ensure accurate and appropriate recording of financial transactions as per IFRS interview will be contacted. offer a competitive salary including a comprehensive benefits package.

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ested candidates arewho encouraged to submit a covering letter and for resume We thank all applicants express interest; however only those selected ning theirwill experience and qualifications by November 24, 2017. interview be contacted.

ona Specialty Plywood Co. Ltd. ASK Wellness providesB.C. a continuum of services Box 127, Savona, V0K 2J0 to help individuals on a journey to wellness and supports in our community and provides them with opportunities and the resources to change their current (250)individuals 373-5665 situation. It’s about out to those people who are homeless and battling addictions, helping them mail resumes toreaching jobs.savona@apgroup.ca

find housing and medical care, addressing their addictions, stabilizing mental health issues and ultimately, providing them with the skills to re-enter the work force. ASK Wellness administers an unconditional sense hank allof hope applicants express interest; however only those selected to those whowho are convinced that they are incapable of ever achieving a stable, meaningful life. for view will be contacted. All positions available are within our Kamloops Branch. Crossroads Life Skills Worker Permanent Full-Time (37.5hrs/wk) Provide life skills services to vulnerable people who are homeless or at-risk of homeless in our community. Promote healthy, independent living skills to Program Participants in order for them to achieve their goals and live as independently as possible.Service delivery is based on a client centered,non-judgmental approach.When applying please reference Xrds-FT Come join our Housing Outreach Team: Work in conjunction with the Housing Outreach Team. Provide intensive support and service to the clients seeking housing services with a hope of reducing homelessness in the community. Mediation between client/landlord and street services when required. Assist clients with multiple barriers and challenging behaviors in finding appropriate shelter and/or detox, treatment, health services, supportive housing and market housing. Housing Outreach Worker Permanent Part-Time (22.5hr/wk) When applying please reference HOR-PT Housing Outreach Life Skills Worker (Shelter Program) Temporary Full-Time (37.5hrs/wk) Nov 1st 2017 to March 31st 2018) When applying please reference Shelter Program- FT Housing Outreach Worker (Winter Surge) Temporary Part-Time (20hrs/wk) Dec 1st 2017 to March 31st 2018. When applying please reference Surge-PT

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.

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.

Work Wanted 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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Firearms .270 calibre BSA rifle w/ Tasco scope and accessories. Like new. Need PAL. $650. 250571-4943.

Qualifications for ALL positions: BSW,Human Service Degree or equivalent/experience with mental health/addictions and homelessness issues;knowledge of community resources.Criminal record check required,own vehicle and valid driver’s license with relevant insurance in order to transport clients. For full job description please go to www.askwellness.ca/category/careers/ Salary commensurate with experience.

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

Apply by sending your Resume to careers@askwellness.ca by Nov 6th at Noon

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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.

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Employment

Career Opportunities

Childcare

School District No. 73 KAMLOOPS/THOMPSON Site Support Technician

WANTED

Preference will be given to those individuals who have completed a 2 Year Post Secondary Diploma in Computer Technology, possess a current Linux Certiﬁcation LPI Level II, with minimum of two years’ experience working with Network operating systems (Linux) and a valid BC Driver’s License. Written applications outlining experience and qualiﬁcations should be forwarded by no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, to: Sharlene Bowers Director of Human Resources School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) 1383 Ninth Avenue Kamloops BC V2C 3X7 Fax: 250-372-1183 e-mail: sbowers@sd73.bc.ca

Career Opportunities

Misc. for Sale

For Sale By Owner

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

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

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Lazyboy brown leather hidea-bed. 6 months old. $500. 236-425-2668. Skylar Peppler dining set, 2leaves, 6 chairs, 2pc china cabinet, glasstop wooden bottom. Exec cond. $1950/obo. 250-828-0359.

Crackerjacks hourly rates are among the highest in Kamloops and we also offer a very lucrative benefit package.

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

Email resume to dedornan@telus.net or drop off at 350 Seymour Street.

Help Wanted

Misc. for Sale Genuine Leather Jacket, Black and pretty Size M. Waist length. $50. 778-470-2686. Ice Fishing rods, reels, lures, sled, ice pick and more $250 (250) 371-0115

Help Wanted

PART-TIME CLERK

Permanent part-time approx. 15 hrs/week working with volunteers. Require a retail background with experience in cashiering and pos systems. Duties include receiving, sorting, pricing donations, restocking shelves, lifting boxes and climbing stairs. A clear B.C. criminal record check is required. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

MISC4Sale: Oak Table Chairs-$400, 1-Standard 8ft truck canopy $300. Call 250851-1115 after 6pm or leave msg.

Please email resume to lynn.littlejohns@interiorhealth.ca

New 12 cup Coffee $20. Electric fry pan. $20. 250-5795460.

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

Queen box spring and mattress very clean c/w metal headboard and bed frame. $350. 250-312-3711.

Career Opportunities

Woodstove $500. 3’ x 3’ x 3’. Inclds 1 cord split birch wood worth $150 (778) 220-6299

Antiques / Vintage

HARMONIE

antique 8397841 collectables

WE ARE HIRING!! The City of Vernon is hiring for the following position(s):

• Reader/Analyst - Exempt - Part Time (Two positions)

MOVING SALE! 20-30% OFF all store items! 2 3 2 B r i a r Av e

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Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application.

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Furniture

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

Site Support Technician

Merchandise for Sale

8ft Antique Couch $900. Round dining room table w/4chairs & 2 bar stools. $700. Couch & matching chairs $149. 250-374-1541.

Crackerjacks Daycare Centre

School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) is currently accepting applications for:

The incumbent will provide support for site networks, network operating systems as well as computer hardware and application software to work sites as required throughout the School District under the limited supervision of the site administrator and Information Technology Management Staff.

Merchandise for Sale

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

Misc. Wanted Have Unwanted Firearms? Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession? Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally? Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them. Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland firearms community since 1973. We are a government licensed firearms business with fully certified verifiers, armorers and appraisers. Call today to set up an appointment 604-467-9232 WANSTALLS TACTICAL & SPORTING ARMS

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Northland Apartments 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

Bed & Breakfast BC Best Buy Classifieds Place your classified ad in over 71 Papers across BC. Call 250-371-4949 for more information

Actual Coin Collector Buying Coins Collections, bills, Gold Silver+ Chad 250-863-3082 Buying Old gold, Broken gold, Scrap gold, Nuggets, gold dust, ugly gold etc. Any amount wanted. 250-864-3521 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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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.

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

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7805 Dallas Drive

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1-250-762-9447

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

250.573.2278

Large 2bdrm Basement Suite Westsyde. f/s w/d n/p n/s. $1100.Util incld. 250-318-8056

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NEW 2 bdrm daylight. Dufferin N/S, N/P, No Noise. $1200/mo+DD. 250-314-0060

1973 12’x63’. Mobile Home. Good cond. Must be moved by Dec 10th. 250-682-4490

Riverfront 1bdrm daylight level entry, util incl $650/mo. Avail now. 250-579-9609.

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New 2bdrm bright daylight suite near TRU/bus stp/ns/furn wifi util inc $900 778-257-1839

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Boats

1981 GMC Suburban 4X4. Re-built motor/trans. Good shape. $2,500. 778-469-5434

14ft aluminum boat w/trailer and new 9.9HP Merc O/B w/asst equip $4000. (250) 523-6251 8ft. Fly Master Aluminum flat bottom boat. 2 years old. $900. 250-828-1542.

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1982 Mercedes 300 SD TD. 2 owners, original and documented. 242,000km no drips. Show car quality. Asking $6000. 250-312-3525 before 8pm

*Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms *Big storage rooms *Laundry Facilities *Close to park, shopping & bus stop PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

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2010 Audi Q5 3.2 Premium Plus 203,000km loaded inc near new mounted snows, exc cond $14,900obo 250-3742201

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Motorcycles

Transportation

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

Antiques / Classics

1985 Dodge Ram Charger. Very good condition. $5,000/OBO 250-579-5551 2006 Equinox. 168,000kms. Auto, 6cyl. Good cond. $5,500/obo. 250-554-2788.

2011 Lincoln Navigator like new. 106,000kms. White, black leather interior, 3rd seat. AWD, Navigation, sunroof. $28,800. 250-374-4761 2013 Hyundai Tuson AWD. 53,000kms. New cond. New battery/rear brakes. $17,000. 250-578-2052.

2002 Honda Goldwing. ABS brakes, cruise, Reverse, no damage. 173,000kms. Reduced to $8,900/obo. 778-538-3240.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT’S HONOUR BAND, CHOIR PREPPING FOR MONDAY NIGHT GALA

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really loving and caring about what they do is essential to success. Not just in school, but in other aspects of life as well.” KTW stopped by Valleyview secondary earlier this week, where about 50 students (20 choir and 30 band) from grades 8 to 12 have been rehearsing at night in advance of an annual gala concert, which is at Sagebrush Theatre on Monday. It wasn’t hard to find the passion to which Gauley referred. Asked what they like about music, student answers ranged from the simple “it’s fun” to deeper connections.

“It’s a way of expressing emotion in a way that I don’t think any other art form is able to,” said Valleyview secondary Grade 12 student Jake Allan. “There’s an immediate connection when someone is talking or when there’s audio. Seeing a painting, you have to interpret it with your own mind, whereas singing or acting or anything with a voice, it’s an immediate connection.” Fellow Grade 12 student Cat HarttTowle will graduate this year from a different school than Allan, but the two have sung together on more than one occasion, meeting at Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music and now belting it out together in the honour choir alongside younger peers, such as Grade 9 student Paloma Buck Hatton and Grade 8 student

Thomas Dunsdon. Dunsdon is the rare Grade 8 student in the program. He recently moved to Kamloops from Kelowna and his former teacher from the Little Apple just so happens to be this year’s choral guest conductor, Sheila French. “What she did and what I like about this choir is that it’s auditioned,” Dunsdon said. The extracurricular opportunity differs from regular band or choir classes offered at school because these students already have the fundamentals down pat. “These guys, they speak choir,” Gauley said, noting the program builds community among students in the district. And the band students — well, they speak band. “It’s kind of part of me, I guess,” Grade 11 South Kamloops sec-

ondary student Kiana Kishiyama said. She has been playing alongside Grade 12 student MacKenzie Sewell for three years. And, while Sewell shares Kishiyama’s enthusiasm, she has identified a potential problem for future honour choirs and bands. “All the elementary schools, there used to be a lot that had band programs, but now we’re kind of losing that. . .” Sewell said. “We’re losing all the people who might be playing instruments coming into high school and all of our high school people are like sort of weeding out. “So I think it’s important for people to know, so they get their kids more involved in it. If that’s something they’re interested in. Because not a lot of people know

it’s an opportunity.” The honour band will be performing five Canada 150-themed pieces for the gala and band director Jaymi Daniels described the works as “major” and “serious” — comparing the experience to attending a show by Kamloops Symphony Orchestra. One such piece is Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland. The band’s guest conductor is Dennis Colpitts, who, like French, hails from the Okanagan. While the pieces are challenging, Daniels said the program isn’t intended to create professional musicians. “We’re just looking for life-long learners and people who will enjoy and consume music for their whole lives,” she said. “And hopefully in an academic way, not just in an, ‘I listen to the radio’ way.” When audience

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t doesn’t involve smart boards, iPads or Snapchat. It merely takes a group of like-minded talented students and teachers who dedicate time after school to come together and make music. More than 40 years after starting, the honour band and choir continue to align with the school district’s teaching priorities, even as those strategies continue to evolve with the times. “One of the huge elements of that is connecting students to their passions,” Christy Gauley, the district’s arts education co-ordinator told KTW. “The more further along the trend we go in educational research, the more we realize that students

About 50 students in grades 8 to 12 make up the district’s honour band and choir, extracurricular music programs geared at creating community among skilled youth musicians.

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members take their seats on Monday for the 7 p.m. show, it’s likely some will feel nostalgic. “For some of these kids, their parents were in the honour band, honour choir,” Gauley said. Gauley herself will likely recall some memories, having participated in the honour choir almost 20 years ago before volunteering for the program and eventually becoming the district’s arts education co-ordinator. It’s a long-standing tradition in the school district. “It’s really a vehicle for a connection with our community,” Gauley said. The program costs about $6,000 overall and is mostly covered by the district. The public is welcome to attend the show. Tickets are $8 at the door.

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES through Sunday at the Ashcroft Hub, 711 Hill St.

The Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society presents Anne of Green Gables: The Musical. Nightly performances are at 7 p.m. with 1 p.m. matinees on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children; tickets at the door are $20 and $15 (children six and under are free). Tickets can be booked at eventbrite.ca.

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Jeffrey De Souza is the featured performer at the Aberdeen Community Coffee House. As usual, there will be a sign-up list for the open-mic segment.

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eptember Kuromi would like to dispel some misconceptions about Timeraiser. If you want to characterize it, think of the annual event as a celebration of Kamloops — of its artistic community and its non-profits — and the people who give of their time to help make each sector not just succeed, but grow. The name is apt. It’s not an event designed to have attendees pull out their chequebooks at the end of the night. Sure, they may spend some cash at the bar in The Rex hall, home of the Nov. 10 event, but it’s really about art and giving time. Even then, you can attend and not sign up for volunteering duties. You can walk in, enjoy the entertainment by Kelly Spencer, the appetizers created by local chefs James and Marie Aitken of Black Tie Dining — think of their works as edible art — and learn about emerging artists in the city. You can learn about the non-profits participating this year: Project X, People in Motion, Kamloops Arts Council, Barnhartvale Horse and Hiker Association, Special Olympics of B.C., Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association, Kamloops Kidney Foundation, Junior Achievement B.C., Kamloops Immigrant Services, MS Society, Habitat for Humanity, Kamloops Writers Festival, Four Paws Food Bank and B.C. Winter Games. For those who want to bid on any of the 17 art pieces, again, forget the chequebook. You bid in volunteer hours you commit to one of the charities involved. You buy artwork with your time. Maximum bid is 100 hours. While Kuromi reserves the right to dig into whether you really put in that time, the basic requirement is to keep a log of your volunteer hours. The sixth Timeraiser will be held on Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. The Rex, at the corner of Seymour Street and Fourth Avenue. Admission is $20. The first hour will be focused on the non-profits. Bidding on artwork will begin at 8 p.m. and continue for an hour. At 8:30 p.m., last year’s art will be presented to the successful bidders. This year’s bid winners will be announced at 9:30 p.m. and they will collect their art at next year’s Timeraiser, after they have paid for it via the hours of volunteering they bid on the item. The evening will continue with entertainment to about 11 p.m. for those who want to stay.

DAVE EAGLES/KTW September Kuromi is the organizer of Timeraiser, an event that has raised 7,000 volunteer hours for various non-profit groups in the community. It returns in its sixth year on Nov. 10.

Kuromi, who does plenty of volunteering, heard about the national program and thought it would be perfect for Kamloops, which she calls “a great volunteering community and a great art community.” She spoke to the Timeraiser people in Toronto and decided to set up an identical event in Kamloops. In the past five years, Kuromi has received and spent $30,000 from sponsors, money she uses to buy art. Most of it is purchased at Kamloops Art Council’s annual Art Exposed, a regional exhibition for community artists. Those interested in checking out this year’s art can find photographs of it online at kamloopstimeraiser.ca. Since she brought the program to Kamloops, Kuromi said, people have bid — and completed — about 7,000 volunteer hours for various non-profit groups.

Artwork available for bidding on at this year’s Timeraiser event includes Best Friend by Patricia House (below left to right), Exodus by Shelley Penner, Be Strong by Christina Benson and Dead Tree Island by Ed Young.

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f you’ve got a problem, hate someone or even if someone just gives you the stink eye, you could be a responsible person and work out a diplomatic solution. Or you could go to a Scud vending machine, buy a disposable assassin and get it to murder your problems back to the stone age. I think we both know the right choice. So with that in mind, Scud The Disposable Assassin is the story about — you guessed it — a disposable assassin. This particular assassin is hired to deal with a big, evil corporate snafu, a hideous science experiment gone terribly wrong and resulting in a monster with an electrical plug head, squid torso, disgusting mouths on its knees, rat traps for hands and god only knows what else. The problem is that, while battling this monstrosity called Jeff, Scud discovers he will self destruct upon completion of his mission. Not good. So, what to do? Well, blow away all Jeff’s limbs, shoot a few dozen holes in her (yes, her) for good measure, put her on life support, become a freelance assassin and kill to live, baby. The large, phonebook-sized trade paperback collection Scud The Disposable Assassin: The Whole Shebang! features the entire 24-issue run of Scud’s action-packed and hilarious career as a gun for hire and includes classic moments. One such situation sees Scud losing his robot arms and receiving a donor arm that turns out to be from a werewolf. Every now and again, Scud’s arm just turns into a werewolf arm. Scud was the brainchild of Rob Schrab, who wrote and drew the entire comic

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of Herriman, Michael ent in that adhesive. (Admission: Donation to Food Bank) Addiction Matters Coalition Tisserand posits As newspapers fade Herriman’s own and graphicby: novels Sponsored Kamloops Addictions Clinic source of anxiety. proliferate, one may The Phoenix Centre and Addiction Matters Coalition Admission: Donation to Food Bank Herriman always wonder how those wore his hat, Tisserand with the black boxer old newspaper comic claims, to hide his Jack Johnson, all the strips have influenced “kinky” hair, hair papers were “stoktoday’s graphic novels. ing blood-lust for the One of their legacies which, if revealed, could signal a black battle.” are animals that talk. ancestry rather than When Johnson Those talking cats and a white and very posdefeated Jeffries mice and dogs haven’t sibly have ended his on July 4, 1910, the yet faded, which may nation exploded in make us wonder about career. Though throughracial violence. our love of pets, and, out his life, Herriman In the post-fight more anxiously, the passed for white, after fury, Herriman drew displacing of them his death evidence two remarkable satiric with robots, and, yet suggests he was of cartoons, one, Uncle more anxiously, the mixed race. Tom’s Cabin — 1910, displacing of “I” by AI. Tisserand argues shows Johnson as Worried or not, we Herriman exhibits Uncle Tom knocking should read about the both his anxiety about out Jeffries as Simon career of American passing and, in his Legree; the other, newspaper cartooncartoons, notably in responding to the ist George Herriman Krazy Kat, his way of controversy over sup(1880 to 1944), partly pressing the films of because his art has left transmuting it. Before 1910, the match, shows a its mark on cartoonHerriman often drew salesman in a theatre ing. sports cartoons, mosthawking “transformaWalt Disney, Walt ly for the Hearst chain. tion glasses” to reverse Kelly, Charles Schulz, When the “colorblack and white: “‘AntiDr. Seuss and Stan Lee Sunday, November 5th line” in boxing was race-riot glasses — see all have paid tribute to crumbling Jim pmthe show without losHerriman. 10:00 amand - 3:00 Jeffries found it impos- ing your goat.’” But chiefly, Shore Seniors Centre to sidestep a The second of we should revisit North sible championship bout Kamloops these satires suggests Herriman’s730 cartoons Cottonwood Avenue,

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strips, Ignatz throws bricks at Krazy every chance he gets, enough to — build a wall. Yet, with every brick, Krazy’s love for Ignatz grows stronger, illustrated by the hearts that dance above Krazy’s head on each new beaning. Strip after strip, Herriman plays variations on this simple theme. Krazy is not crazy, but loving and forgiving. Moreover, amidst the strip’s surreal Arizonian landscape despite Ignatz’s enmity for Krazy the pair often converse in a ruminative, philosophical vein. As Adam Gopnik JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER points out, they inhabjessica@kamloopsthisweek.com it a kind of Eden, but Eden ison poisoned the transformative erri Anne Wilson saystheir kids spend, averby week Ignatz’s violentteleeffect the on per age,fight abouthad 45 hours watching Herriman’s visioncartooning. and film. That’seruptions. a lot of screen time expaBefore 1910,teacher he had thoughtAmerican the Kamloops could be put to triates in Paris after not found good use.a cartoon World War character that hadshouldn’tthe “We decided, we First be teaching during introduced the Kat lasted. some of that?” Wilson said. to French artists But thecentral fears that That concept drove the Young andWilson writers. Ernest surfaced may program, have Filmmaker’s which spearheadHemingway, T. with been theyear catalyst ed last at Arthur Stevenson elementary S. Eliot, and E. E. for the birth of his funding through an innovation grant. Cummings were fans. longest-running The programstrip, was piloted for intermediate Theyimmersing and many othKrazy Kat (1910 students at the to Westsyde school, ersage may found in 1944). them in all things film in an of have emerging Krazy’s inextinguishKrazy Kat should digital media. Students learned about historical ableculminated love a symbol befilmmakers distinguished and from the program withfor peace wanted better known cartoon a video project, which sawthe one groupallwriting, after the War.advercats such asshooting ever- and editing directing, a short This biography is outsmarted Tom and tisement promoting a school play. That ad was also73interesting for its Sylvester shown toand theCrumb’s School District board of educaribald Fritz. tion at a recent meeting. descriptions of life in racially-mixed, 19thUnlike their stories, The biggest takeaway for students, Wilson century New Orleans, Krazy Kat is a story of said, was learning how much work goes into creHerriman’s unrequited ating videolove. content — from wardrobebirthplace, to framand of storyboarding, the bohemian Krazy a black cat close-ups, ing and is composition, lives of those long(with a kinky tail) in love with an irrational- gone newspaper cartoonists. ly angry white mouse, Tisserand includes Ignatz. an 18-page bibliograIn more than 30 phy of works by and years of cartoons, about Herriman. approximately 10,000

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NEW YORK — Hollywood’s widening sexual harassment crisis has ensnared a prominent film director after six women — including actress Olivia Munn — accused Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct in a Los Angeles Times report on Wednesday. Playboy Enterprises quickly distanced itself from Ratner as his attorney denied the allegations. The reverberations also reached back 32 years as Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman came forward to apologize for allegedly sexually harassing a 17-year-old intern in 1985. Writer Anna Graham Hunter alleged in a Wednesday column in The Hollywood Reporter the now 80-year-old actor groped her on the set of TV movie Death of a Salesman and “talked about sex to me and in front of me.” Hoffman issued a statement Wednesday, apologizing for “anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation. I am sorry. It is not reflective of who I am.” Munn also complained about onset behaviour, alleging that while visiting the set of Ratner’s After the Sunset in 2004, he masturbated in front of

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her in his trailer. Munn described the incident, without naming Ratner, in a 2010 collection of essays. Ratner’s lawyer issued a statement Wednesday in which he said the director “vehemently denies the outrageous derogatory allegations” and is “confident that his name will be cleared once the current media frenzy dies down and people can objectively evaluate the nature of these claims.” Ratner directed the Rush Hour film series, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand and Tower Heist. He has a first-look deal with Warner Bros. and his RatPac and Dune Entertainment has an extensive cofinancing deal with the studio that has encompassed much of Warner Bros.’s output, including Wonder Woman, It and Justice League. “We are aware of the allegations in the LA Times and are review-

ing the situation,’’ Warner Bros. said in a statement. But Playboy Enterprises shelved any of its projects that involved Ratner, including working on a biopic of Hugh Hefner, which was to star Jared Leto. “We are deeply troubled to learn about the accusations against Brett Ratner. We find this kind of behaviour completely unacceptable,’’ according to a statement. Ratner and Hoffman become the latest Hollywood figures to face allegations of misusing their power to harass actresses, a list that now includes producer Harvey Weinstein and writerdirector James Toback. Harassment allegations have also been levied against actors Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Piven. The crisis has widened to other areas of entertainment and media, including country music. Kirt Webster, a major country music publicist who has represented high profile clients like Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Kid Rock and Hank Williams Jr., had denied accusations that he sexually assaulted an aspiring country singer. A former singer named Austin Rice said Webster groped his genitals, kissed him,

made him strip naked and sexually assaulted him in 2008. His firm, Webster Public Relations, on Wednesday changed its name to Westby Public Relations and is being run by senior vice-president Jeremy Westby. A statement from the company said Webster is “taking time away from the business to focus on the egregious and untrue allegations.’’ Police in Beverly Hills on Tuesday announced they have launched criminal investigations over complaints about Weinstein and Toback. Weinstein also is being investigated for sexual assault or rape by police in Los Angeles, New York and London. Weinstein has denied engaging in any non-consensual sexual contact. His representative, Sallie Hofmeister, had no comment on the Beverly Hills investigation. The department said late Tuesday it was investigating Weinstein and Toback after receiving “multiple complaints,’’ although the department did not specify the nature of the complaints. Dozens of women, including actresses Selma Blair and Rachel McAdams, have alleged Toback sexually harassed or assaulted them.

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Mont Sainte Anne is perfect for families, the only ski-in-ski-out hotel in this region, so you can ski first tracks in the morning and end the day on its 19 lit trails. For the kids: A permanent 7-metre high half-pipe, and a traditional slope-side Sugar Shack, doling out maple taffy on snow.

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After four days of downhill skiing near Quebec City, we headed west to the Outaouais to do some cross-country skiing in magnificent Gatineau Park and snowshoeing in Kenauk Nature. Located just across the Ottawa River minutes from downtown Ottawa, Gatineau has one of the largest networks of cross-country ski trails in North America with over 200 kilometres of groomed runs and 45 kilometres of back-country trails. There are day shelters with wood-burn-

ing stoves and cabins and yurts for overnight stays. For the kids: Visit Parc Oméga, a wild animal park. Here you can slip on your snowshoes and go exploring among the elk and white-tailed deer or stay overnight in one of the park’s new lodgings near the wolves’ enclosure: choose from a prospector tent, yurt or house on stilts. In the morning, follow the park guides as they feed the wild animals. Another fun stop is at the Arbraska Laflèche Aerial Park where the kids will love the tree-top trekking and zip-lining, and can experience the largest visited cave on the Canadian Shield. Quebec — where there’s nothing like a good winter celebration. My wife and I found that the coolest place for a cocktail is in a bar made of ice and a new food we crave is some hot maple syrup on the snow at a mid-mountain Sugar Shack. Our accommodations included a bed of ice at the Hotel du Glace, a ski chalet with the fire crackling in Mont-Sainte-Anne and a quiet cabin in the woods at Kenauk Nature — cosy and classy. Travel Writers Tales is an independent travel article syndicate. For more, go online to travelwriterstales.com.

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