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How Kamloops educators are approaching the overdose crisis in local classrooms and what a Royal Inland Hospital emergency room physician thinks about its impact on the stigma surrounding drug use

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That’s the word from an Interior Health doctor who has been on the frontlines of B.C.’s overdose crisis, with numbers continuing to rise

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In its first decade, the annual Teddy Bear Toss the Kamloops Blazers held in December saw more than 25,000 of the stuffies tossed on the ice to celebrate the home team’s first goal. The stuffies were then given to agencies in the city to be distributed to children who could use a cuddly friend. That was in 2003. Fourteen years later, tens of thousands more of those stuffed animals have flown through the air, slid along the ice and made their way into a child’s heart. In 2015, for example, the best estimate was more than 50,000 bears found their way into new homes. As part of the annual toss — which happens this Sunday when the Blazers host the Kootenay Ice for a 3 p.m. game — local charities are invited to attend to promote their causes, said Don Moores, Blazers’ president and chief operating officer. This year, the team from the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund will be at the game, ready to answer questions about

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this year’s campaign and collect cash or cheque donations that will go to help even more local agencies that do good work: New Life Community Kamloops, the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Family Tree Family Centre, Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre and Sensational Soups. Those five charities have split the proceeds of the campaign — last year it totalled $54,917 —

for the past three years. KTW carriers will be on the concourse and at the gates at Sandman Centre during the game to hand out information on the Cheer fund. The pamphlet will also have a mail-in or drop-off form by which a credit-card donation can be made. Moores said the Blazers are anticipating a packed house, with more than 1,000 children in attendance for the afternoon game. He is hoping to see those bears tossed early in the game — and that it leads to success for his team, which has seen its number of wins skyrocket as the season progresses. Former Blazers’ marketing director Don Larson created the annual toss, one that has been replicated around the world, Moores said. It’s all part of the team’s community commitment program to give back to the city that houses not just the team, but its legion of fans. Other agencies that will be present at Sunday’s game include the Kamloops Child Development Centre and the Children’s Therapy and Family Resource Centre.

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. All donations collected will be held by the United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo for distribution in January. Online receipts will be issued immediately by the United Way; cash donations will generate receipts in January.

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McARTHUR ISLAND OPEN HOUSE Former McArthur Island Golf Course Land The City would like your ideas on what to do with the former golf course. Join us at one of the following sessions: Saturday, December 2, 2017 Northills Shopping Centre 11:00 am-1:00 pm Wednesday, December 6, 2017 McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre 5:00-7:00 pm

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MOVING WITH CHILDREN Following separation, parents frequently want to move or relocate to a new community with a child or children in their care. Proposed relocation or mobility issues can be among the most emotional issues for families to deal with. Under BC’s Family Law Act, where a parent wants to relocate with a child or children, and the move would aﬀect the current child custody and access arrangement, written notice must be given to the other parent. The other parent then has a period of time to oppose the relocation by ﬁling an application.

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Six-year-old Alexis York plays with one-year-old brother Ryder while their older sibling was on the ice for Salmon Arm at a peewee hockey tournament final on McArthur Island last weekend. More exciting minor hockey is on tap this weekend as a bantam recreational tourney will be played at Memorial Arena and McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.

The court may make an order either permitting or prohibiting the move. For the Court to approve of such a move, the parent desiring to relocate with the children must show that the move is in good faith, that it serves the best interests of the children, and that all options for keeping the existing custody and access arrangement have been explored.

KTW to publish twice a week Kamloops This Week is changing its print publication schedule to twice weekly in 2018, but the change will not result in any layoffs as the number of articles and page count are expected to remain the same. Wednesday, Jan. 3, will be the first edition of KTW in the new year and the paper will come out on Wednesdays and Fridays. Kamloops This Week began as a weekly newspaper in 1988 and quickly grew to become a thriceweekly publication. After the global recession of 2008 and 2009, KTW, along with numerous other community papers in B.C., transformed into a twice-a-week printed product. The newspaper added a third edition again in January 2014, a week after the Kamloops Daily News closed. KTW’s print product is the most widely consumed local news source in Kamloops — landing on the doorsteps of more than 30,000 homes and businesses throughout the com-

munity and surrounding area. The decision to revert to a twice-weekly print product addresses cost savings without impacting jobs at the newspaper. In essence, the Tuesday and Thursday editions now delivered to Kamloops homes will be combined into a new Wednesday edition. The Friday edition will remain unchanged. In addition to cost savings in printing and distribution, returning to a twice-weekly publishing schedule also lessens the company’s carbon footprint. “We are making this change because we believe we will be better able to serve Kamloops sustainably with two stronger publications per week instead of three smaller ones,” publisher Robert Doull said. “Community newspapers, in both their print and online form, continue to be among the most trusted outlets both for news and for advertising.” While Kamloops This Week

will continue to deliver within its pages a wealth of news, sports, entertainment, business, community and opinion — and messages from our advertisers — our online presence continues to expand on multiple platforms. Coinciding with the new publication schedule in January will be the unveiling of a vibrant new KTW website and ongoing news coverage at kamloopsthisweek. com, on Facebook, on Twitter and on Instagram. A number of newspapers in communities larger than Kamloops have switched to twice-weekly publications from three times per week schedules. The two editions per week, in conjunction with 24/7 coverage online, seems to be the sweet spot that is working. We aim to continue serving our readers and advertisers by maintaining our weekly page counts with deep local coverage, complemented by online news all the time.

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Kamloops schools working to educate students about addictions issues early Project E.D.G.E., changes in high school curriculum helping local teachers educate about drugs DALE BASS STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Alain Blais knows the world has changed for teens and young kids. Blais is a father and has been a teacher for 20 years. He remembers a time when young people might experiment with street drugs without being at risk. Now, the principal at Lloyd George elementary said, “it’s life or death” — and the education system is doing what it can to deal with it. In the Kamloops-Thompson school district, one tool is called Project E.D.G.E. — Educate, Develop, Grow, Excel. It’s a partnership between the district, local RCMP and Kamloops Blazers to talk to students in Grade 6 about making good choices in life. It’s an optional program, but has been brought into Lloyd George every year. Students at his school gather in the library. The Blazers are in their jerseys and a retired Mountie who gives part of the presentation is dressed in street clothes. They talk with the students about “making good decisions and having good goals and good role models,” Blais said. The Blazers also talk about what they learned when the players visited Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to see first-hand the drug use there. They bring a video and pictures. Blais said students are warned the photos and videos are difficult to look at and students can close their eyes or look away. During the session, students are encouraged to ask questions and the answers are designed to reflect decision-making. For example, someone asked one of the Blazers what his goal was when he was younger. The answer was to play in the NHL. He was then asked what his backup plan is in case he’s not successful. The

OVERDOSE NUMBERS • Between January and September this year, tests from drug-overdose deaths show 83 per cent detected fentanyl. The rate was 68 per cent for all of 2016. • To the end of August, 1,103 illicit drug-overdose deaths were recorded in B.C. At the same point last year, there had been 607. • 911 of those 1,103 deaths were male and 192 were female. • The majority were those between the ages of 30 and 49: 30-39, 311 (261 for all of 2016); 40-49, 2,690 (231).

Members of the Kamloops Blazers, along with officers from the Vancouver Police Department and the Kamloops RCMP, as well as KTW reporters, walked through an alley in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside during the Project E.D.G.E. tour in 2009. KTW FILE PHOTO

message is: goals are essential, but always be ready to deal with not succeeding to reach them. In all the years the school has used the Project E.D.G.E. program, only one parent has complained. This year, a mom questioned how effective the message was, wondering why police and athletes were talking about the health issue, rather than having professionals who work in addictions and mental health speak to students. Kamloops-Thompson school district assistant superintendent Rob Schoen said those concerns raised some good points. While Project E.D.G.E. is one tool Grade 6 teachers can use to kickstart a discussion of addictions and personal and social risks, Schoen said it’s important to

bring in other health-care professionals to augment that information. And, he noted, the word “addictions,” in relation to what students will hear from their teachers, includes alcohol and tobacco. Schoen said involving the local RCMP detachment isn’t designed to “scare students straight.” He said students have replied when asked that they want to hear from police, but they want to hear other voices. The Blazers are involved because of their role-model status, particularly with that age group, and because they have been to the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver and have sat through seminars on addiction and drug use. “They can talk about setting goals, avoiding bad choices,”

Schoen said, calling it one piece of the educational direction. The district also has drug and alcohol counsellor Angela Lawrence and teachers are encouraged to invite other public-health professionals to talk to students. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy wants to see schools using more resources that treat drug use and mental health issues as just that — health issues. She said many districts are building those messages into their curriculums. At South Kamloops secondary, for example, discussing the two topics could come up in physical education and health, social studies, literature and the sciences — teachers focus on it because they need to and because the new provincial curriculum encourages

• To the end of September, Kamloops has recorded 33 drugoverdose deaths. For all of 2016, there were 43 such deaths. • More than half the deaths (58.5 per cent) from January to September were in private residences, another 25.6 per cent in other residences. Only 11.4 per cent happened outside. For all of 2016, 61.8 per cent were in private residence, 23.4 per cent in other residence and 10 per cent outside. The remaining percentages were other inside locations or unknown for both years.

a more open and student-focused pedagogical style, said principal Walt Kirshner. “These kids are growing up into a community very different than what you and I grew up in,” he said. “There’s a lot more on kids’ plates these days. It’s not just technology, work, academics. “With social media, there are things they know immediately about the world. Kids have too much knowledge sometimes. We have gone so far beyond rows of five and a textbook guiding a lecture.”

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‘We know what the risk is,’ doctor says DALE BASS STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

There’s no doubt the game has changed when it comes to drug use in the province — and Dr. Paul Dagg also wants the conversation around it to change. In particular, he would like to see the concept of recreational drug use change. “You can’t call it recreational if the mortality rate is one per cent or two per cent,” said the medical director for the mental health and substance use program with Interior Health. “The challenge is, there is no safe drug.” Statistics from the province’s coroners office back up his claim. In 2016, 67 per cent of drugs tested had fentanyl; as of August this year, 81 per cent contain the drug coroners say accounts for the increase of illicit-drug overdose deaths in the past five years. Dagg said it’s time to enhance the conversation about drug use and overdoses. “We have to move away from

You can’t call it recreational if the “ mortality rate is one per cent or two per cent. The challenge is, there is no safe drug. the concept of recreational drug use other than marijuana,” he said, words echoed by the Seguin family, who lost Thompson Rivers University vice-president Christopher Seguin to an accidental overdose. In a letter to the editor of KTW, the family wrote: “A word of caution from Dr. Paul Dagg, respected friend and psychiatrist with Interior Health. If you are using illicit drugs other than marijuana, even recreationally, you have a one in 50 chance of dying this year. Please think about that.” Dagg likened the societal shift to that in the 1980s, with the arrival of HIV and AIDS, another game changer. “At that time, it wasn’t so dangerous [to be gay] and, suddenly, it became more dangerous because

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AIDS appeared,” he said. “There was casual sex until people started to die. A lot of people died and the gay culture had to change. “We’re seeing a lot of people die now. The new product development and distribution system [for illicit drugs] is unparalleled. “You can even order it online . . . It’s amazing to me that people are buying designer drugs through the dark web, drugs that are not tested.” Dagg cited other parallels, ones in which the risk is obvious, yet people are still willing to roll the dice. “We would say the same thing to the snowmobilers who drive up an avalanche,” he said. “We know what that risk is. People need to change these habits — that’s a big part of it.”

Dagg said he thought ensuring access to Naloxone (a drug that can be used to temporarily reverse an opioid overdose) and Suboxone (used to treat those with an opioid addiction) might be a solution. While it helps, he said it is not enough. Dagg echoed the advice first responders have been repeating to the public in recent years — don’t use alone — but said more needs to come into play. Drug testing might be part of the solution, Dagg said, but the tests aren’t always completely accurate and costs must be considered. Decriminalizing drugs should be bumped up in the ongoing discussion, Dagg said, noting Portugal did so for all drugs in 2001, treating possession and use of small quantities as a health issue, rather than a criminal matter. That country is averaging 0.6 drug-overdose deaths for every 100,000 people, according to 2014 statistics from the World Health

Organization. Canada’s rate is 2.29 drug-overdose deaths for every 100,000 people. Dagg said in terms of changing access to marijuana, he would prefer to see decriminalization before moving to a prescription model. “Because adding this medical label, that gives the impression it’s good for you,” he said, noting derivatives of the cannabis plant can have medical benefit, but more research is needed. In the end, it’s the statistics that speak strongest to Dagg. Two per cent of the population use drugs other than marijuana. One in 50 people will die from a drug overdose. Most will be men between the ages of 20 and 40. Many will die alone in a residence. A large number will have been successful in business, in the arts community and in athletics. “People who use drugs aren’t just people whose lives are a mess,” Dagg said. “This is not an us and them thing. It’s us.”

Stigma surrounding drug use is gone: Mitchell DALE BASS STAFF REPORTER dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Like Dr. Paul Dagg, Ian Mitchell looks back to the HIV-AIDS crisis to make a point about today’s drug use. “‘Just say no’ didn’t work then,” said the emergency physician at Royal Inland Hospital and internationally recognized expert on Naloxone and Suboxone. “It just led to condoms in high schools.” Mitchell’s solution is multi-faceted — Naloxone and Suboxone are important tools to deal with overdose and addiction — but he said key to it is rethinking how society talks about drug use and the disconnect on what society thinks is a recreational drug. “No one talks about alcohol and tobacco in the same sense as they do about other drugs, but they cause more deaths,” he said. Another reality Mitchell said society needs to accept is one mentioned this fall by Kamloops RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller, that society is not going to arrest its way out of the problem. Shut down one heroin ring

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Dr. Ian Mitchell, who works in Royal Inland Hospital’s emergency room, called B.C.’s overdose crisis “an epidemic of despair” in which drug users feel they are no longer wanted in the world.

and fentanyl-laced drugs will find another way in, Mitchell said. The push by the medical community to reduce its reliance on prescribing opiates for pain means people

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an overdose victim is just as likely to be a middle-aged man working in the trades, maybe with a bad back, who wants the pain to stop. “This is as much an epidemic of despair,” Mitchell said. “Men are dying who feel they no longer matter in the world.” In the U.S., for example, West Virginia has among the highest rates of opioid deaths. Fuelling it was the high rate of prescriptions given out for high-dose and extended-release opioids. That state’s economy is dominated by coal mining, forestry and manufacturing and has a high unemployment rate. “More jobs means less poverty,” Mitchell said of that factor in the drug crisis. Housing is another key, not so much for the labourer, but for those unemployed or underemployed who already live with stress they might feel can be alleviated with a drug. “The solution is connection,” Mitchell said. “We need people to fall in love with their lives again and then build on that success.” Even those one might think do

love their lives aren’t immune, he said, pointing to Academy Awardwinning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and Oscar-/Grammywinning rock musician Prince, both of whom died alone from drug overdoses. Another component to look at is prescription heroin or opioids or some controlled supply mechanism, he said, because the overdose crisis “is going to continue until people can have a safe supply.” Mitchell said people obtaining drugs don’t know the potency, what the drug contains or its origin. They may know the person they are buying from, he said, but not who that person obtained the drugs from or the next person up the drug-supply chain. He said the current crop of drugs coming into the province includes many that don’t have the high amount of fentanyl that kills someone quickly, but lower amounts can lead to to brain damage and nerve injuries. “They don’t die but they live with all of that,” Mitchell said.

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HOT: Tax talk as city council tries to keep the 2018 property-tax increase at or below the 1.8 per cent hike it is now contemplating. The average annual property-tax hike during that past decade has been about two per cent. That 1.8 per cent increase does not include funding for any supplementary items, such as the request from the Kamloops Outdoor Skating Association that the city undertake a $50,000 study for a proposed refrigerated outdoor ice rink. NOT: The vacancy rate for rental units in the city. That rate continues to be extremely low — 1.2 per cent — which means fewer rentals and higher prices. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation report that cited the 1.2 per cent vacancy rate also had figures for average rents in the city, which it said ranged from $665 for a bachelor’s suite to $1,144 for a threebedroom apartment. Those may be average rates, but a quick look at newspaper classified and online ads show much higher rents in Kamloops.

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HOT: The Kamloops Blazers as the club prepares to host two games this weekend. The WHL club opened the season with a record nine-game losing streak, but has since bounced back and is one of the hottest teams in the league. The club hosts Everett Friday night and welcomes Kootenay for a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, with that game also featuring the Teddy Bear Toss and the team from the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund collecting donations.

KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK EDITORIAL Publisher: Robert W. Doull Editor: Christopher Foulds Associate editor: Dale Bass Newsroom staff: Dave Eagles Tim Petruk Marty Hastings Andrea Klassen Cam Fortems Jessica Wallace Sean Brady ADVERTISING Sales manager: Ray Jolicoeur Digital sales: Neil Rachynski Promotions: Tara Holmes

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t a press event 20 years or more ago, another reporter bent my ear and said, “I wonder who was the first one to come up with the idea of the six-footlong cheque?” The giant cheque is a staple of the small-town newspaper business and public relations, alongside the first shovel in the ground and the giant set of scissors to cut the ribbon for an opening. When I was first told the big cheque joke, the other side — the marketers, the PR flaks, community relations, communications, public relations — was, it now seems, in its infancy. In the early 1990s, when I moved from my first newspaper job in Merritt to come to Kamloops, there were two public relations staff in the entire city: one worked for the lottery corporation, the other for the university. There were two newspapers and two thriving broadcast companies. Competition was fierce for jobs and scoops. Even the table at the regional district meeting had five reporters: one from each of the two papers, one from TV and two from radio. Today, there are no reporters at most TNRD meetings to cover the grassroots democracy in action. But there is a PR guy. On a recent email blast from Thompson Rivers University, there are four staff members writing “stories” about the staff, research and events. The ranks of Interior Health became so bloated with talent

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from the former Kamloops Daily News that we used to joke it was where our colleagues went to pension before they went to die there. The school district recently hired its first PR official and the City of Kamloops is adding a $100,000 a year communications manager. When I hear about these hirings, I think the public service and taxpayers are getting some talented people who probably didn’t start out wanting to write out big cheques or pass visiting politicians a pair of giant scissors. This week, several hundred people lost their jobs at community newspapers in Ontario and it is likely many of them will end up on the rolls of the taxpayers or in corporations as part of a pubic-relations machine. In the void created with the closing of news outlets has come what this year’s Shattered Mirror report on the business of journalism called E=MC: Everyone is a media company. “Not only has the line between journalism and public relations been blurred with the

rise of branded or custom content, but brands are also likely to produce content on their own sites or on social media,” the report states. “Governments, professional sports teams and even banks are also now in the business of writing about themselves.” I have decided to leave the newspaper business after 25 years as a reporter. It’s my selfish desire, and something I think is necessary for the future of our country and democracy, to have unbiased, professional news created by talented and curious people who earn a family-supporting wage. We need to add more money — tax money, the same tax money going into public relations and branded content — to create a funding pool. The change to the Income Tax Act proposed in the Shattered Mirror report is fair and sensible. There are other fair and sensible recommendations in the report. The facts of the news business have changed, but there are solutions to the erosion of our democracy and trust caused by a lack of balanced and factbased news. Economist John Maynard Keynes said, “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” Cam Fortems spent a quarter-century reporting in Merritt and in Kamloops, where he was with the Daily News and had two stints at KTW. To comment on this column, send an email to editor@ kamloopsthisweek.com.

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TRU SHOULD RETURN MONEY TO KINDER MORGAN Editor: Re: (‘Kinder Morgan delivers on its $500,000 commitment to Thompson Rivers University,’ Nov. 28): TRU claims it is the university of choice for Indigenous students. Accepting Kinder Morgan’s donation does not reflect a continued desire to promote itself as such. The acceptance of this money does not reflect a desire to move toward reconciliation with local Indigenous peoples, the

Secwepemc nation, nor Indigenous students. Kinder Morgan’s money goes to the trades, sciences and, most unfittingly, social work facilities. Social work’s values are social justice and how Kinder Morgan operates is not socially just. TRU has a responsibility to listen to its students, its faculty and the community and should return the money to Kinder Morgan. A half-million dollars

seems like a lot of money; however, it is not. It is not worth compromising a university’s or faculty’s values or reputation for this measly sum. The rental costs of a piece of equipment in the oil and gas industry can run over $250,000 per month, thus $500,000 is a write-off for the company, which makes the acceptance of it by TRU even more absurd. When Kinder Morgan forces its project through

the B.C. Interior, through sacred Indigenous lands and territories, it will be setting up man camps along the way. Man camps have been proven to dramatically escalate the number of cases of domestic and sexualized violence against women, girls, trans- and two-spirit people — more so Indigenous peoples. TRU must not be complacent and complicit when it comes to this and accepting the money

means the university is complacent and complicit. Thompson Rivers University needs to do better regarding whose money it accepts. It should be from companies whose values we can be proud of — and Kinder Morgan is not one of those companies. Jenna Skogberg fourth-year bachelor of social work student Thompson Rivers University

CORPORATIONS HELP TO SUPPORT STUDENTS’ DREAMS Editor: Re: (‘Kinder Morgan delivers on its $500,000 commitment to Thompson Rivers University,’ Nov. 28): Anita Strong of Kamloops chapter of the Council of Canadians was quoted in the

article complaining that Kinder Morgan honoured its promised contribution at the Nov. 23 awards ceremony at the university. The Council of Canadians should have contributed a similar amount. The Council of Canadians seems arrogant,

with a negative attitude to the fact corporations reach out to the development of students and their dreams. Gerald Antoniak Kamloops

CONSIDER ARTISTIC SHELTER IN LIEU OF SCULPTURE Editor: I would like to offer a couple of suggestions in regards to the recently approved sculpture to honour wildfire volunteers. 1) Just because authorization has been given to spend up to $100,000 that doesn’t mean one has to spend that much. I would suggest a

couple of hundred dollars be spent on a brass plaque and save the rest of the money for helping displaced/homeless/ destitute people who continue to live in our area. 2) If the oligarchy, in its sincere (but misdirected?) desire to honour volunteers, still considers it appro-

priate to spend the entire $100,000, might it consider creating a structure that looks like (and could be used as) a shelter or distribution centre for the displaced/homeless/ destitute people who continue to live in our area? I’m sure it could be constructed in a very artistic way that would

profoundly honour those who sacrificed time and means to help other displaced/ homeless/destitute people. Just tell the chosen artist to do an online search for “homeless shelter innovations.” John Franks Kamloops

Washington State University students created this mock-up of a creative and affordable shelter for the homeless.

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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: KAMLOOPS’ RENTAL VACANCY IS RAZOR THIN, AT 1.2 PER CENT:

“Average of $1,144 for a threebedroom apartment? Really? “Have you honestly been checking the rental rates? I often see one- or two-bedroom basement suites going for more than that. “If there is a three-bedroom apartment for less than $1,400, I want to know where!” — posted by Emp

RE: STORY: A PROPOSAL TO HAVE THE OUTDOORS BE THE CLASSROOM IN KAMLOOPS:

“This is incredible. One of my main concerns about having children here is the lack of choices when it comes to schooling. Can’t wait to see what comes of this initiative.” — posted by Haley “How about teaching them to clean the house, plant a garden, do banking and investing and saving, learn about the environment, civics and most importantly respect for self and others.” — posted by Smartask

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Thompson Rivers University has partnered with a university in India that will see students transferring from the South Asian country to TRU in their third year to study bachelor degrees in computer science or technology. Students will do the first two

which operates the facility. The Hamlets’ rezoning application landed before city council in July. The work was also included in a September 2016 announcement of 243 new residential-care beds to be added to the Interior Health region. Construction has begun, with forms for the footings and foundation in place and plans to soon start pouring concrete. The addition will also have enhanced infection-control measures and a safe and secure walking loop for patients. A few rooms will be designed for bariatric patients — those who are considered morbidly obese — that will include larger doorways, beds, bathrooms and specialized lifts.

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A City of Kamloops worker installs a new signal-detection system at the intersection of Sydney Avenue and Seventh Street on the North Shore on Wednesday morning. The intersection upgrade is where the North Shore transit exchange is located.

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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. Please share your thoughts on this. 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”!

Suites the focus of planning department The city’s new official community plan (OCP) is getting closer to adoption, but one land-use question will remain outstanding when the plan is finalized. Community planner Jason Locke said planning staff want to do more research, outside of the OCP, on where secondary suites should be placed in the community. Locke said staff will look at approaches in other communities, including those that allow secondary suites anywhere, not just in specially zoned areas. In Kamloops, suites are allowed in several zoning classes, but not in all areas of the city.

Staff will also look at various amnesty programs run in other communities to bring illegal suites into compliance. At a council workshop last year, Locke said response from council on how to handle suites was mixed, though residents who took part in “Kamplan cafes” generally supported allowing the suites in more areas. Locke said research will include more community feedback before a recommendation is sent to council. City council has given the city’s new OCP its first and second readings, but more work lies ahead before adoption. Locke said the city will

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BRIEFS now review several other plans to ensure there are no contradictions with Kamplan, refer the document to other government agencies and hold a public hearing on the document next spring. Adoption will likely come in the winter of 2018.

Collection changes

The City of Kamloops is redrawing its garbage collection zones for 2018. In a release, streets and environmental services man-

ager Glen Farrow said the city is adjusting the zones to offset higher residential growth in some areas of the city. The changes, which come into effect on Jan. 1, will see all North Shore households between Eighth and 12th streets move to Zone 2 (blue on the city calendar) and households in Dufferin and south of Columbia Street downtown move to Zone 3 (red). Pickup zones for other areas of Kamloops remain unchanged.

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Visitors to the city’s home page online will see a different look starting this month.

The City of Kamloops will launch a new version of kamloops.ca in the first week of the month. The new site, designed by Victoria-based Upanup Studios, will make it easier to find information on oftsearched topics, according to external-relations manager Tammy Robertson. It will also get rid of outdated information which had not been deleted from the city’s current thousand-pluspage website. Robertson said an old version of the site will remain available internally and past Kamplans and other publications will be available.

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LIQUOR THEFT On Nov. 21, a male entered the B.C. Liquor Store at Northills Shopping Centre and stole a bottle of liquor. He is described as white in his 30s with dark curly hair. He was wearing a grey hoodie, black shirt and grey and black jogging pants.

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Jenna Nickle thinks it can be hard for a young adult to log on to a social media site and see “a highlight reel” of a friend who appears to have everything going well. “You end up comparing that to your low-light reel,” the program manager for the Kamloops YMCAYWCA said. “I think a lot of this has to do with social media.” That scenario is one of the reasons the Y created new mental-health programming that rolls out in January, aimed at young people struggling with anxiety. The federal ministry of health gave the YMCA of British Columbia $4 million to roll out the Mind Initiative in Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince George and Victoria. It has already been introduced in Vancouver through a three-year pilot project. The seven-week program is designed to help participants

identify tools they have or can learn to help them address anxiety, stress and worries. They will be focused more on understanding and accepting issues and committing to work on them, rather than talking abstractly about how they are feeling. Each weekly session, which at the beginning will be offered from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. weekly, will focus on specific components that can fuel anxiety, Nickle said. The first session starts on Tuesday, Jan. 30, but there are two information sessions scheduled beforehand — on Tuesday, Jan. 9, and Tuesday, Jan. 16. People interested in the program have to attend one of the information sessions, where the details of the program will be reviewed and one-on-one interviews conducted. Nickle said the Ys in the province got involved with the initiative because they recognized the need. Statistics show the second-most common

reason for youth death is suicide — dying from an accident is No. 1. “We know only one in five who need mental-health services get them,” Nickle said. She said they knew they needed a low-barrier for access and that is why the program is free for those accepted. Each seven-week session is limited to 12 people and the plan is to offer four sessions next year through the John Tod Centre Y at 150 Wood St. on the North Shore. Nickle said the goal is to involve other agencies that can also offer the programming. No referral is needed. Those interested can contact her by calling or texting 250319-6648 or by emailing jnickle@ymcacanada. onmicrosoft.com. A Y membership is included for the seven weeks and child care can be provided. Participants can also receive a transit pass for the period and Nickle is hoping to find a source to provide snacks for the sessions.

Robbery suspect arrested A Kamloops man is behind bars after allegedly threatening a woman with a knife in broad daylight on a busy downtown street. Police responded to a report of a robbery in the 300-block of Victoria Street just before 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26. A man armed with a knife is alleged to have approached a woman

and demanded her wallet. He was arrested by police a short distance away and has been in custody since. Stuart Lamont Wonnacott is facing charges of robbery and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose. The 43-year-old is expected to appear in Kamloops provincial court for a bail hearing on Dec. 7.

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HARDWARE STORE THIEF On Nov. 16, a male entered a hardware store, strolling through the aisles as if he was shopping. He took an item and left the store without paying for it. The male is white, wearing a grey jacket, black ball cap, dark pants and black running shoes with a white stripe. He is estimated to be in his 40s and, at the time, had day-old facial hair

THEFT FROM GROCERY STORE A male entered a South Shore grocery store on Nov. 19, wandering around and eventually putting items in his jacket rather than paying for them at the checkout counter. The man is described as being in his 50s with long, lightcoloured hair worn in a ponytail. He was wearing largeframed glasses, jeans and a black and red winter jacket.

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shouldn’t be held liable for what happened, blaming the airport authority and refuellers,- among others, for the delays. Transportation agency members agreed Air Transat was not solely responsible for the delays, prodding airports, refuelling companies and others involved in getting planes on and off the ground to work harder to avoid a repeat occurrence. Despite that, the agency said the extraordinary situation didn’t relieve Air Transat from its commitment to its customers. Air Transat’s tariff agreement with customers is too broad and gives pilots too much discretion about when to let passengers leave an airplane, despite wording that says passengers have the option of disembarking after a 90-minute delay, the report found. Air Transat was ordered to amend the wording to require passengers to disembark after a delay of four hours, unless there are safety, security, or air traffic control issues that prevent doing so. The airline is also being ordered to amend its rules to update passengers every 30 minutes, ensure there are working bathrooms and provide medical assistance as needed during long delays.

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OTTAWA — Air Transat failed its passengers during a sweltering, hours-long ordeal aboard two of its grounded aircraft this summer, a federal agency ruled Thursday as it fined the airline $295,000 and ordered it to cover the out-of-pocket expenses of affected passengers. The Canadian Transportation Agency said Air Transat broke a tariff agreement with customers that governs when passengers can be let off a flight due to a tarmac delay. The agency is ordering the airline to tighten its rules about when passengers are allowed off planes during delays, what services it has to provide, and ensure its pilots actually know the wording in the agreements. It is also ordering the airline to pay $295,000 either to the agency in the form of a fine or to the passengers themselves. The airline said in a statement it will comply with the agency’s orders and plans to offer each affected passenger $500, but that compensation will take into consideration anything already paid. Thursday’s report comes almost four months after the

two flights — one from Rome, the other from Brussels — sat on the tarmac in Ottawa for almost five and six hours, respectively, with passengers not allowed to disembark. One of the two aircraft ran out of fuel during the delay, then lost power, causing the air-conditioning system to shut down. During two days of hearings in August, passengers described how tensions mounted as temperatures rose, a child threw up on board one plane and, ultimately, a passenger on the Brussels flight called 911, attracting widespread media attention. Weather caused the two flights to be diverted to Ottawa on July 31, along with about 20 other planes — an incident that appeared to tax airport resources in the national capital to their limit. Fuelling teams, for instance, ran out of fuel on several occasions. The need to find a place to park that Air Emirates flight forced crews to move the two Air Transat planes to the airport taxiway, where they could be neither refuelled nor serviced. As a result, they ended up being among the last planes to be refuelled. The airline argued it

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ere we go again. Whenever North Korea launches a new long-range missile or conducts another nuclear test, U.S. President Donald Trump condemns the test and warns Pyongyang not to do it again, while his generals and diplomats point out that it “threatens the entire world.” But latterly, the pattern has been evolving. North Korea has carried out seven long-range missile tests and one underground nuclear explosion (its first hydrogen bomb) since Trump took office in January and, until August, Trump’s language on these occasions was blood-curdling. In July, when two ballistic missiles were tested, he said any further North Korean threats “will be met with fire and fury like the world has never see.” That was actually a threat to attack North Korea with nuclear weapons. Trump was deliberately using the same language, even the same phrases that Harry Truman had chosen to use in a warning message to Japan just before an American plane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Trump’s defence secretary, Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis, continued to talk in apocalyptic terms even after North Korea tested an H-bomb in September: “We are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely North Korea. But, as I said, we have many options to do so.” Maybe Mattis just didn’t get the memo, but Trump’s own response on that occasion was less dramatic — and even rather gnomic. Asked whether he planned to attack North Korea, he only said, “We’ll see.” That is the response of a poker player, not the berserker Trump often pretends to be. It was striking, even from the start of his presidency, that Trump has never made specific threats with details and deadlines, and his tone has continued to soften. After North Korea tested its first full-range ICBM this week, one that can reach any part of the United States, he just said, “We will take care of it,” adding later that “it is a situation that we will handle.” This suggests Trump knows there is nothing he can usefully

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WATCH do to stop these tests and that he will just have to live with a North Korean nuclear deterrent. He is clearly frustrated by it and is often abusive about the North Korean leader — he called Kim Jong-un “little rocket man” at the UN General Assembly in September — but he is now a long way from the “fire and fury” of July. Has someone been getting at Trump? I suspect somebody has, and my leading candidates are the three generals who are now his closest advisers on this issue: Mattis, National Security Advisor Gen. H.R. McMaster and Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly. In fact, I’m pretty sure it was mainly Kelly. The other two generals have been in their jobs practically since Trump entered the White House. Although I’m sure they tried to talk sense to him about North Korea, it didn’t seem to be having much effect. Whereas Kelly only took up his job in late July (so the timing works) and since then has had more face time with the president than anybody else. At any rate, Trump is behaving as if he has finally been persuaded of the strategic realities by the generals who now surround him. None of them believes a war in the Korean peninsula would be a good thing for the United States and they will have been working hard to persuade the U.S. president to accept that fact. It looks like they have succeeded. Don’t expect Trump to go public and explain to Americans there are no good military options available to the United States. He’s not going to tell them they are ultimately going to have to live in a state of mutual deterrence with North Korea like they already do with Russia and China, because

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his default mode is sounding tough. But if he understands that himself, that’s enough. Trump is ignorant and bombastic, but he is not stupid. If his generals tell him the facts often enough, he can be persuaded to behave with appropriate caution. He cannot be persuaded to tone down his rhetoric, especially the midnight tweets, so the sense of crisis will continue, but we may be safer than we think. I would not be suggesting Trump is privately willing to accept a rational accommodation with North Korea and live with their bombs and missiles if his evil twin, Steve Bannon, were still his chief strategic adviser. To Bannon, “rational accommodationism” is the worst crime of all. But that’s why Bannon’s resignation was one of Kelly’s conditions for taking the job as White House chief of staff. Bannon is gone and I think that Trump may now have secretly accepted reality. Of course, I could be wrong. gwynnedyer.com

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Pope lands in Bangladesh with Rohingya crisis looming large THE CANADIAN PRESS

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Pope Francis arrived Thursday in Bangladesh for the second leg of his six-day trip to Asia. He arrived in the capital amid tight airport security and much anticipation. Huge banners with pictures of the pope and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were put up around Dhaka, and St. Mary’s Cathedral was decorated with lights in preparation for his three-day trip to the Muslim majority nation. Security was a concern after a Christian priest went missing in northern Bangladesh on Tuesday, and his family reported they got calls demanding money. Police said they were looking for the man but would not confirm if it was a kidnapping. Francis arrived from Myanmar, where he refrained from speaking out about the Rohingya Muslim crisis out of diplomatic deference to his hosts, who consider the Rohingya as having illegally migrated from Bangladesh and don’t recognize them as their own ethnic group. More than 620,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar and poured into Bangladesh refugee camps over the last few months and the issue is expected to take centre stage in Bangladesh. The country’s leading English-language newspaper, The Daily Star, said in an editorial it felt “slightly let down” the pope didn’t mention the crisis specifically

while in Myanmar. “We remain hopeful that given Pope Francis’ legacy of standing up for the oppressed, he will speak out against the ongoing persecution of the Rohingya during this very important visit,’’ the paper added. Francis won’t visit the refugee camps while in Bangladesh but will host an interfaith peace meeting on Friday in the garden of the Dhaka archbishops’ residence, at which a small group of Rohingya are expected. The Vatican defended Francis’ silence in Myanmar, saying the pope wanted to “build bridges’’ with the predominantly Buddhist nation. But human rights groups and Rohingya have expressed disappointment Francis, an advocate for refugees and the world’s marginal, refrained from condemning what the U.N. has said is a textbook case of ethnic cleansing. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said Francis took seriously the advice given to him by the local Catholic Church, which urged him to toe a cautious line and not even refer to the “Rohingya’’ by name during his trip to Myanmar. “You can criticize what’s said, what’s not said, but the pope is not going to lose moral authority on this question here,’’ Burke told reporters on Wednesday. Rohingya have faced persecution and discrimination in Myanmar for decades and are denied citizenship, even though many families have lived there for generations. The situation

grew worse in August when the army began what it called clearance operations in northern Rakhine state following attacks on security positions by Rohingya militants. Rohingya have since poured into neighbouring Bangladesh, where they have described indiscriminate attacks by Myanmar security forces and Buddhist mobs, including killings, rapes and the torching of entire villages. Burke stressed that Francis’ diplomatic stance in public in Myanmar didn’t negate what he said in the past, or what he might be saying in private. In the past, Francis strongly condemned the “persecution of our Rohingya brothers,’’ denounced their suffering because of their faith and called for them to receive “full rights.” While he called in his first major speech on Tuesday for all of Myanmar’s ethnic groups to have their human rights respected, his failure to specify the Rohingya crisis on Myanmar soil drew criticism from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Rohingya themselves. On Wednesday, Myanmar Bishop John Hsane Hgyi suggested reports of atrocities being committed against the Rohingya were not “reliable” or “authoritative,” and those who criticized Myanmar’s response to a complex situation should “go into the field to study the reality and history” to obtain “true news.”

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Bluebird days with fresh powder are what snowshoe dreams are made of. Travel writer Jane Cassie spent some time at Mount Washington, exploring winter activities the area has to offer. MOUNT WASHINGTON ALPINE RESORT PHOTO

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Park, attracting skiers who range from Nordic neophytes to crosscountry champions. While hoofing up hills and brushing up to frosted evergreens, my heart rate accelerates and beads of perspiration trickle from my brow. “This stroll is more like a cardio circuit,” Brent said. “And it’s working up a ferocious appetite.” We soon discover Mount Washington has considered this common after-effect, for when we return to the Raven Lodge, a multicourse fondue feast is served. Table tea lights and a flickering fire cast an inviting glow over the upper floor of the impressive post and beam treasure, magically transforming it from a daytime bistro, to a fine dining establishment. Silver service accompanies sophisticated presentations and, while dipping into Gruyere cheese and Belgian chocolate, we share powder tales with our new snowshoeing comrades. As well as the impressive

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The Kamloops Storm will continue their Quesnel experiment next week, but will first play host to the Revelstoke Grizzlies on Friday before travelling to Chase to square off against the Heat on Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m. on Friday at Memorial Arena. Here are a few things going on with the Storm right now:

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Kamloops Blazers’ forward Jermaine Loewen ignited the celebration at Sandman Centre with a game-winning goal late in the third period against the Seattle Thunderbirds on Wednesday. Read more about the goal and the Blazers on page A24. For more photos from Wednesday’s game, see the slideshow online at kamloopsthisweek.com. Kamloops will play host to Everett on Friday. Game time is 7 p.m at Sandman Centre.

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Storm owner Barry Dewar and assistant general manager Matt Kolle are proponents of expansion in Quesnel. Kamloops will play six of its home games in the Cariboo city this season, including two that were held last month — a 4-2 loss to the 100 Mile House Wranglers on Nov. 17 and a 2-1 loss to the North Okanagan Knights on Nov. 18. Outside of not winning, Dewar was pleased with the trip, specifically the game experience and fan turnout, with Kootenay International Junior Hockey League representatives in attendance. “The first game, attendance was 1,100, and the second was 960,” Dewar said. “Those are great numbers. The facility [West Fraser Centre, which opened in September] is gorgeous. “Next week will be telling. If 400 people or 40 people show up, that will

tell what the success will be. Did we get people because of the novelty? Who knows.” The Storm will play the Osoyoos Coyotes on Dec. 8 and Dec. 9 in Quesnel.

Lockwood locked out

Cody Lockwood, still considered a volunteer in the Storm’s organization, was on the bench helping out head coach Ed Patterson when Kamloops played host to the Chase Heat on Nov. 22. “He said an unkind work to the referee, an F-bomb or two,” Dewar said. “He got suspended for two games for abuse of an official. “One of the league people decided to ask why Cody was on the bench if he’s only a volunteer.” There was a BC Hockey investigation, Dewar said, but rumours of the Storm being forced to forfeit a game are untrue. “We have one volunteer,” Dewar said. “Chase has five. There are like nine in our conference. “My comment to BC Hockey was, ‘If you’re going to investigate me, then investigate everybody.’” The Storm won the game 5-4 and followed with a 4-2 victory over the Sicamous Eagles last Saturday at Memorial.

Dewar said Lockwood will likely attend a clinic to achieve the coaching certification required and should return to the bench before Christmas. “He is mentoring with Ed to find out if he wants to be a coach,” Dewar said. “We won’t lose any points. I don’t know how these rumours get out there.”

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The Storm’s lineup has been bolstered by a player Dewar called one of the most exciting he has seen in a Storm uniform — 17-yearold forward Reid Perepeluk. “I don’t think he’ll be with us long,” Dewar said. “He’s phenomenal.” Property of the Prince George Cougars, Perepeluk was reassigned to the Storm from the junior A Prince George Spruce Kings earlier this month. The Prince George product has three goals and 10 points in five games with the Storm. Dewar said the return of 19-year-old forward Dario Piva and 18-year-old defenceman Jacob Callas should help the Storm start climbing the Doug Birks Division standings. Kamloops is 8-16-1 and second-last in the five-team division, eight points ahead of last-place Sicamous and 15 points behind Revelstoke and Chase, which are tied for second. The Wranglers (15-7-3) are atop the Birks division with a one-point lead on the Grizzlies and Heat.

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When Jermaine Loewen picks up the puck in the neutral zone with a smidgeon of space to work with on the left wing, Sandman Centre perks up. It doesn’t take a New York lawyer, to steal a phrase from Kamloops Blazers’ owner Tom Gaglardi, to know where the 6-foot-4, 221-pound forward is planning to go with the puck. The Arborg, Man., product turns Arborg Cyborg — and he is going to the net. There aren’t too many D-men in the WHL who can stop him if Loewen is playing with the conviction that has him riding a 10-game point streak. Loewen burned around the outside of Seattle Thunderbirds’ defenceman Reece Harsch, used his big frame to protect the puck as he cut across the net and outwaited goaltender Dorrin Luding to score on Wednesday at Sandman Centre. The goal came with 29 seconds remaining in the third period and lifted the Blazers to a 4-3 victory, their fifth win in a row and 12th in their last 16 games.

Dylan Ferguson stretches to make a pad save against the Seattle Thunderbirds at Sandman Centre on Wednesday. Ferguson and the Kamloops Blazers are riding a fivegame winning streak.

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“It’s just like, no words can describe it,” Loewen said. “When the boys jump on you . . . That’s the part I love about hockey. It’s amazing.”

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“We’ve got the best fans in junior hockey,” Loewen said after the game, adrenaline still flowing through his veins. “It feels amazing that they believe, you know, even through my bad moments on the ice, the fans believe in me. “I can just feel the energy ooze out of them. We needed that at that moment and the fans provided. I just found a way to go around

and put the puck in the net.” Blazers’ head coach Don Hay said a good shift from Nick Chyzowski, Quinn Benjafield and Brodi Stuart (whose smart line change brought Loewen onto the ice) was key to the goal, but even the grizzled veteran bench boss acknowledged the buzz inside the rink when Loewen corralled the puck near centre ice.

“He came out with speed,” Hay said. “He took it wide. You could just feel the crowd getting excited when he got the puck.” Kamloops had a franchiseworst 0-9 start to the season, but has escaped the Western Conference basement with a remarkable turnaround that continued on Wednesday with a memorable game-winning goal.

EXTRA FRAME: The Blazers (1213) will look to continue rolling this weekend, but will be facing a tough travel schedule. Kamloops will play host to Everett (13-121-1) on Friday, travel to Seattle to play the Thunderbirds (11-12-2-1) on Saturday and return home to play the Kootenay Ice (12-14-1-0) on Sunday. . . . Game time is 7 p.m. on Friday. On Sunday, puck-drop is slated for 3 p.m. on Teddy Bear Toss day. Fans are asked to bring stuffed animals, tuques and mittens to throw on the ice after the Blazers’ first goal. . . . Stuart is riding a six-game point streak, Blazers’ forward Garrett Pilon is on a 12-game point streak and Kamloops goaltender Dylan Ferguson is on a five-game winning streak.

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The South Kamloops Titans Gold team finished its season with a fifth-place finish out of 32 teams at the junior girls’ provincial high school

volleyball championship in Surrey on the weekend. Dawson Creek knocked out South Kam in the playoffs and went on to win gold. The Titans, who placed second in the Okanagan and first in the West Zone (Kamloops), won five tournaments and posted an overall record of 53-4. Alexa Marshal, Kianna Woods, Grace Hetherington, Olivia Corke, Kendra McDonald, Fiona Brisco, Macy MacDonald, Danielle Roche, Sadie Moyer and Megan Bubela were on the team. Paul Hetherington was the head coach, Earl Woods was the assistant coach and Kate Marshall was the team manager.

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Vancouver Canucks forward Derek Dorsett says he is devastated after deciding to follow medical advice and end his hockey career due to spinal problems. Doctors have recommended he not return to the ice because of “long-term, significant health risks’’ associated with a cervical disc herniation, the Canucks said Thursday. “It will take a long time for this to truly sink in,’’ Dorsett said in a release. “As hard as it was to hear, [the] diagnosis is definitive. There is no grey area and it gives me clarity to move forward.’’ Dorsett was shut down 14 games into the 2016-2017 season when the numbness he often felt after delivering or receiving a hit became progressively worse. The 30-year-old underwent spinal surgery a year ago and was cleared to play this season. But he recently began experiencing back and neck stiffness. Dr. Robert Watkins, who performed Dorsett’s surgery,

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said tests revealed he has sustained a “cervical disc herniation adjacent and separate to his previous fusion.’’ Watkins and Canucks’ team doctor Bill Regan both advised Dorsett to end his pro career. “His pre-existing conditions, combined with the recent surgery and the risks associated with continuing to play led to a recommendation that Derek seriously consider not playing again,’’ Regan said. Known more for his fists than his skill with the puck most of his career, Dorsett had exceeded expectations this season. Canucks’ rookie head coach Travis Green had upped

his minutes and cast him in a shutdown role along with Brandon Sutter and Markus Granlund, where he registered seven goals and two assists in 20 games. In 515 career NHL games with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the New York Rangers and the Canucks, Dorsett collected 51 goals and 76 assists. Undersized in the role he was cast, at just six feet and 192 pounds, the Kindersley, Sask., native also finishes with 1,324 penalty minutes after twice leading the league in that category. Dorsett, who was selected in the seventh round of the 2006 draft by Columbus, tops the NHL this season with 77 penalty minutes despite sitting out the last five games. “He’s an example of what you can accomplish when you persevere,’’ Vancouver general manager Jim Benning said. “He is a great teammate, a terrific role model and leader for younger players. This is truly unfortunate news for Derek, his family and our team.’’ While Dorsett said he was

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still processing the news, he was looking to the future Thursday. “I have a healthy young family and a long life of opportunities ahead of me,’’ he said. “Hockey taught me a lot and it will help me be successful in whatever I choose to do in the future.’’ The team said Dorsett would meet with the media soon. “I still have so many thoughts to share and people to thank for all of their support,’’ he said. “What I can say for certain right now is that I left it all out on the ice. I gave my heart and soul to the teams I played for and never backed down from a challenge, including this one. I am proud of the way I played. It made me successful and a good teammate. Most of all, I am truly honoured and grateful to have lived the NHL dream.’’

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Kenneth Arnold Brown

Bernard “Bernie” Lloyd Bergstrom

December 10, 1934 – November 16, 2017

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kenneth Arnold Brown on November 16, 2017 in Salmon Arm, BC just shy of his 83rd birthday. Ken was born December 10, 1934 in Nanaimo, BC.

He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Darlene (Darl), daughter Cindy Batke (John), son Shayne (Bev), five grandchildren Janene Covey (Allan), Lisa Batke (Blain), Trevor Brown, Kenny Batke and Tyson Brown, two great-grandchildren Emily and Austin Covey and one sister Terri Edwards (Dave). He was predeceased by his parents and his older brother and sister. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Enderby Legion Hall on December 12, 2017 at noon. Pastor Ron Surrey officiating. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.

Thomas James Piggin

Bernard Lloyd Bergstrom “Bernie” passed away peacefully in his home on November 21, 2017 at the age of 89. Bernie was predeceased by his loving wife Kathleen (Pelletier) in 2002, after 45 years of marriage. He was also predeceased by his sisters Dorothy, Barbara and Lillian. Bernie is survived by his four sons Ken (Heather), Barry (Eva), Randy (Naomi) and Rick, grandchildren Darren, Trisha, Tanya, Brandy, Delaney, Corrina, Curtis, Mitchell, Brandon, Ashley, Dustin and Karlee, as well as numerous greatgrandchildren. Bernie was born in Sylvan Lake, Alberta on July 16, 1928 to Nels and Mabel Bergstrom. He married his wife Kathleen in 1957 while beginning his career with the British Columbia Department of Highways. Bernie was a faithful civil servant until he retired in Savona, BC in 1987. He enjoyed woodworking, spending time with his large family and many friends, Sunday breakfasts and in his later years, road trips throughout BC with his dear friend Fay McGill. The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at the Renal Unit of Royal Inland Hospital and all of his devoted caregivers over the last year. Bernie will be laid to rest next to Kathleen in Hope, BC. A gathering for friends and family will be held at a later date. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bernie’s name to the Royal Inland Hospital or to a charity of choice.

Thomas James Piggin passed away on October 21, 2017 at the age of 91. He was born in St. Vital which is now part of Winnipeg and proud of being from St. Vital. He was predeceased by his loving wife Martha and his brothers Alfred (called Slim) Leonard, Wilfred and Ron. He is survived by his four sons David (Heidi), Leonard (Roline Sims), Gordon (Debbie) and John. He is also survived by his grandchildren Lindsey (Peter), Jamie (Daniel), Matthew, Stephanie, Laurie, Emma and Madeline, great-grandchildren Abigail and Lillian. He leaves behind many nieces, nephews and in-laws. Jim was a family man and always enjoyed the company of his grandchildren at family events. Jim retired after 40 plus years of service with the CNR. He worked at the Servo Centre at the junction in Kamloops. While working at the CNR he was on the Union Executive of the CBRT & GW. Upon retirement he did the books for his son Gordon at Kamloops Dental Lab. Jim and Martha were dedicated members of Hills of Peace Lutheran Church and Good Shephard Lutheran Church. They were involved in all aspects of church life. Stamp collecting was Jim’s passion. He was the last remaining member of the original stamp club in Kamloops. Upon dissolution they donated their funds to the TRU Bursary Fund. He also enjoyed investing in junior mining companies and attending the KEG conference. We would like to thank Dr. Kitshoff, Dr. Bordeau and Dr Schumacher and other Health Care Professionals for their help. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, people make a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada. Celebration of life will be held in 2018.

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Burk Thomas Roblin It is with profound sadness and heartbreak we announce Burk left us on November 28, 2017. He was born on May 29, 1954 in Mission, BC and passed away in his home in Chase, BC surrounded by his loving family. He fought a 15 month battle with pancreatic/liver cancer with strength and dignity. Burk worked 36 years for Canadian Pacific Railway happily retiring in May, 2009, he was planning his retirement party for 12 years prior so it had to be a fun, happy occasion, with a live band, dance floor he built and 120 of his closest family and friends! He loved his hot rod, his “beautiful wife” (his words), his children and grandchildren more than life itself. He was a Mr. Fix-it, woodwork, cement work, jack-of-all-trades kinda guy, always there to help anyone with anything, not wanting anything in return. Burk had many, many friends still some close to him from his younger years of being a “wild child”. He loved boating on the Shuswap, the many fun times for the past nine years at the cabin with family and friends, working on the golf course with his buddy Rae, golfing, the many destination and motorhome travels we took, mudbogging and being able to finish and drive his hot rod. Many thanks to his special friends Dag and Kevin for making it happen this year. Burk is survived by his soulmate and love of his life wife Sharon, daughters Cyndi (Kim) Deck, Chestermere, AB, Alana (Doug) Hill of Revelstoke, BC, sons Michael (Jennifer) Roblin, Claresholm, AB. Shaun (Kelsey) Roblin of Richmond, BC and his precious grandchildren Hannah and Brooklyn Deck, Dawson and Lukas Hill, Quinton and Elizabeth Roblin and our newest grandbaby Sawyer Joseph Roblin, his beloved sister Dee Keene (Glenn) of Kamloops, brother Rick (Claudette) of Kelowna and many nieces and nephews whom he loved with all his heart. Burk was predeceased by his father and mother Gordon Thomas and Eunice Roblin. Thanks to the 8th floor cancer nurses whose compassion and caring was appreciated, special thanks to our sweet angel Alora and the team at Chase home care who went above and beyond to make Burk’s last days comfortable. No service at Burk’s request, there will be an Open House at Burk and Sharon’s home, 218 Arbutus Street, Chase, BC on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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Dean slipped away peacefully on November 16, 2017 while his daughters held his hands. He is survived by his wife of 51 years Wendy, his children Alison (Andrew), Heather and David (Lia) and the pride and joy of his life, his five grandchildren Amy, Iris, Emmett, Desmond and Grace. Dean was born in 1936 in North Vancouver where he spent his early years. He spent his teens at the beach in White Rock surrounded by friends, sports and scouting. Luckily he squeaked grades good enough to be accepted into UBC. Dean loved his years at UBC; he joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity where he made lifelong friends and accumulated hours of excellent stories. He earned his BA in 1959 and later his B.Ed. In 1965, on a life-changing blind date, he met his future wife Wendy. They were married in 1966 and in 1969 moved to Kamloops where Dean taught at Ralph Bell Elementary. Dean loved everything about Kamloops: the landscape, the history, the people. He soon became active in community life: the local branch of the Liberal party, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, curling, golf, skiing, the Kiwanis Club and the Masonic Order. Dean was a natural teacher. He was smart, funny, wellspoken, a natural story-teller and genuinely interested in his students. He loved coaching sports and loved seeing kids succeed. However, in the early 1980s a bipolar illness forced him to leave teaching and become a stay-at-home Dad, not always easy in those years. He turned his skills to volunteering in the community, coaching, ferrying his children to all their activities and shouting encouragement from the sidelines.

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He was always interested in our friends and much to the embarrassment of his teenaged children, would talk politics, philosophy, the environment and tell the occasional inappropriate joke. That so many of our childhood friends have written to us to say how Dean was a big part of their teenage and young adult lives has been an incredible source of comfort. In 2011, his kidney function collapsed and he started dialysis. Every week for more than six years, three times a week, Dean chose to have dialysis so that he could keep doing what he still could: talking politics, enjoying coffee or lunch with friends and drives in the country. Most importantly, he chose to stay alive because he loved his family and friends and wanted to be with them as long as he possibly could. Throughout his adult life, Dean was blessed with close friends – our extended chosen family -- who stood by him during the ups and downs of his illnesses. We cannot thank you enough for your love and support throughout the years, and especially in the last few weeks. Thank you to the staff of the Kamloops Community Dialysis Unit and the RIH Dialysis Unit for over 6 years of care and friendship. Thank you also to Dr. Hanna Ritenburg, Dr. Conley, Dr. Prystawa, our long-time friend Dr. Jennifer Takahashi, the kind staff at Active Care and the staff of 4 North for keeping Dean comfortable and supporting us during his last days. Donations to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation and the Kidney Foundation of Canada would be appreciated. To honour our much-loved father, husband and grandfather, we are holding a Celebration of Life on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 1:00 pm at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Kamloops, followed by a reception in the church hall. Condolences may be sent to DrakeCremation.com

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Marie F. Smith Marie F. Smith (nee Cordonier) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Jackson House residential care facility in Ashcroft, BC at the age of 87. She was born on December 11, 1929 in Kamloops, BC where she lived the better part of her life. Marie is survived by her partner Red Allison of Clinton, BC. Marie lived in Clinton with Red until she became a resident of Jackson House in 2015. Marie is also survived by her two sons Greg Cordonier and Dean Fortin, daughter Nicky Stewart and stepson Harry Smith, her brothers Armand and Louie, sisters Rita, Lorraine and Leona, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Marie was predeceased by her parents Pierre and Antoinette, son Todd, her three sisters Monica, Yvonne, Jeanne and brother Peter. Marie can be best remembered for her many years as a volunteer with the Kamloops Cattle Drive and Pritchard Rodeo. The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff at Jackson House residential care facility for all the wonderful care they provided Marie. Condolences may be sent to Greg Cordonier, #302 - 1060 Alberni St., Vancouver, BC, V6E 4K2 or to marcelgreg@hotmail.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation. Service to be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 255 Nicola St., Kamloops, BC on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Reception will follow in church basement.

Hedao “Al” Tomiye

May It is with great sadness that the family announce the passing of Hedao (Al) Tomiye on November 25, 2017 at 87 years of age. Al was predeceased by his loving wife Mieko on July 29, 2015, brothers Tom Tomiye, Charlie Harada, Jimmy Harada and sisters Aya Tanemura and Tamiyo Kuroda. He is survived by his daughters Lana Tomiye and Caroline (Keven) Watt, granddaughter Sasha Watt, grandson Kai Watt, sisters Michi Dakus and Setsu Kikuchi, nephew Reggie (Donna) Tomiye, niece Diane Katz and numerous other nieces and nephews.

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Al was born in Kelowna on May 5, 1930 and was raised on the family orchard. At age 8, he moved to Kamloops. When he was a young adult, he worked on the family farm and loaded boxcars at a packing house. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, Department of National Defense, from 1953 to 1958, where he was an instrument technician. He then started his own business called Al’s Jewelry, where he was a watchmaker and sold jewelry. He then worked for CNR as a car inspector from 1962 until he retired in 1990.

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His favorite pastimes were hunting, fishing, gardening, composing poetry, attending social and family gatherings and honing his practical skills. He had a good sense of humour, was thoughtful and a creative thinker. A special thank you to Dr. Howie, Dr. Eccleston, Royal Inland Hospital ER staff and First Responders for their compassionate care. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Kamloops Buddhist Church, 361 Poplar St, Kamloops, BC with Sensei Miyakawa officiating. Tea to follow. !

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Leanne Marie Rensch (Nee Aitchison) Leanne was born on April 17, 1961 in New Westminster, BC and relocated to Kamloops, BC in 1965 at the age of four. Leanne spent her last days at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice surrounded by family and friends. On November 28, 2017, while in the arms of her mom, she slipped away peacefully after a courageous three plus year battle with cancer at the young age of 56. Survived by her mom Carol and step-dad Gary Murdoch, husband Reinhold, daughters Jennifer (Morgan) Ruemper and Megan (Steven) Latchford, ten grandchildren Bryan, Izabell, Gabriel, Logan, Seth, Caidance, Aubree, Jordan, Brooklyn and Logan, sisters Heather Murdoch and Kim Aitchison and three nieces Sage, Aislinn and Saorsa. Also survived by her aunts Arline Jardine and Berna (Bill) Bjornson, uncle Guy (Suzanne) Carter and their families that include numerous cousins. Predeceased by her father Jack Aitchison. Leanne had a big heart, with a fantastic sense of humour, a wonderful smile and unforgettable infectious laugh; in a room full of people you knew she was there. A few of her passions were entertaining, particularly over the Christmas season, flower gardening and sharing her artistic and creative talents by crafting with her grandchildren. She was incredibly tenacious, especially when completing a jigsaw puzzle. Her favourite place was at the lake, but any body of water would do.

Joan Fawcett 1945 - 2017

With deep sorrow, we announce on November 27, 2017, Joan Maureen (McLeod) Fawcett passed away peacefully at home with her boys at her side. Joan was a loving mother, sister, daughter, auntie and friend to so many who adored and loved her. Joan was predeceased by her parents Russell and Moreen McLeod. She is survived by her sons Jason (Pamela) and Kelly (Tracee), sisters Marilyn McLeod and Margaret Stephenson (Art), brother Barry McLeod (Linda), grandchildren Celia, Sam, Keira, Kysen and Alexis, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Joan was born on May 12, 1945 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan and grew up in Prince George. She moved to Kamloops in 1970. Joan was an entrepreneur with many successful business ventures. In 1974, she was a co-founder of McCleaners Drycleaning & Laundromats and a company that owned and managed apartment buildings. In 1982, she became the owner and operator of the A&W restaurant located in the Aberdeen Mall food court until 1996 where she won many awards for quality service and tasty burgers. Her last business was owning the Canada Post retail outlet in North Hills Mall until her retirement in 2009. In all her businesses Joan always took care of her customers and employees first by putting all of them above herself and treating them as family. Retirement allowed her time to follow two of her passions, spending time with her grandchildren and playing Bridge as often as she could. Joan loved all her family deeply and was devoted to her sons and grandchildren who will miss her greatly. She was known for her love of people, kindness, honesty, work ethic and sense of humour. She was interested in everyone and wanted the people around her to enjoy life and succeed.

She adored her girls and was proud of their accomplishments. Leanne was a loving daughter, sister, mom, grandma and loyal friend.

The family extends their heartfelt thanks to all members of the medical community that gave her great attention and care over the final years and days of her life.

Rest in peace sweet girl, you will be remembered with love.

If family and friends desire, donations to the BC SPCA Kamloops Branch are greatly appreciated in lieu of flowers.

The family welcomes you to join them on Saturday, January 6, 2018 for a Celebration of Life at 11:00 am at the Valleyview Bible Church, 2386 Trans-Canada Hwy, Kamloops.

There will be a Celebration of Life held on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Kamloops Funeral Home, 285 Fortune Drive, Kamloops, BC.

A special thanks to the caring staff of the Cancer Clinic at Royal Inland Hospital and the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice would be appreciated.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam Stan Gatin

Dennis Stewart McNaughton It with great sadness that the family of Dennis Stewart McNaughton of Kamloops, BC announce his sudden passing on November 25, 2017 at 84 years of age. He is survived by his brother Ernie (Marg) of Kamloops, sisters Dolores (Dick) McKinney of Enderby, BC and Jayne (Conn) Lang of Ladysmith, BC, as well as many nieces and nephews. Dennis was predeceased by his wife June, sister Lois, brother Joseph and brother Mike. Dennis was born in New Westminster in 1933. He was raised in Kamloops and Calgary and returned to Kamloops to become the owner of Thompson Valley Rewind. Denny was a member of the Central Lions Club, Kamloops Flying Club and the Anavets Unit 290. Denny was also an avid outdoorsman despite his disability. A Memorial Service for Dennis will take place at 11:00 am on Monday, December 4, 2017 at the Army Navy Airforce Veterans in Canada, Unit 290, 177 Tranquille Rd., Kamloops with Joyce Peasgood officiating. The family wishes to extend special thanks to Regina Fortier, Dennis’ very good friend. Donations in Dennis’ memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stan Gatin on November 12, 2017 from mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer caused by workplace exposure to asbestos. Stan leaves behind Patti, his partner and best friend of 40 years, his son Alexander (Maria), their dog Roxy who was completely devoted to him, and many friends and family. He was predeceased by his much-loved sister, Jill, his mother, Ione and father, Len. Stan was born and raised in Kamloops. By the age of three he had learned to ski using a rope tow, made by his dad, on the hill behind his family home on Pleasant Street. After that, he spent every spare moment at Tod Mountain; he loved the speed, the fresh air, and had a natural talent for free style. His winters were at Tod Mountain and his summers were at Shuswap. Stan’s love of the lake began before he was ten when he helped to build the family cabin. He started water skiing before they had a boat; his dad would run down the beach pulling Stan, and all the lake-kids just to get them up on skis. He learned to sail on the neighbours’ boats. As the years went by some of the ‘kids’ had a friendly swimming competition to see who could be “the first in and the last out”. In 2016 Stan won by being the first to have a chilly swim on February 27th! He loved the lake and enjoyed it until the end of his life. Stan had a passion for water whether it was snorkelling, tending his koi pond, or sailing the Hobiecat with its signature rainbow sail.

their love of water sports; surfing, scuba diving, snorkelling, and skim boarding. Stan taught Alexander how to ski, supported his talent for free ride mountain biking, and collaborated with him on projects of all kinds. Stan was a loyal friend, hard worker, and gave 100%. He was knowledgable, modest, honest, and always willing to help. He was the kind hearted activity director at Camp Gatin who taught all the kids how to drive the boat, sail, ski, fly the remote control plane, and make fires on the beach. He was our life guard. Mesothelioma stole Stan’s plans for retirement; being a snowbird, exploring new beaches, golfing, and finally finishing that ongoing 35-year house renovation. We would like to acknowledge the caring support and kindness of the hospice staff and volunteers where Stan was fortunate enough to spend his last few weeks surrounded by loving family and friends. At Stan’s request there will be no formal service. Instead, a celebration of life beach party and BBQ will be held at The Cabin in warmer weather. If you so wish, a donation can be made in Stan’s name to The Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice. On-line condolences may be sent to DrakeCremation.com

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1948 Ford Tractor. New tires/chains, rear blade. Good cond. $1800. 250-573-3165. 1975 Cat Loader, good condition. $30,000/obo. 250-5733165 or 250-371-7495.

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Furniture 2sm antique armchairs $600, wool area rug 9x7 $400 (778) 471-8627 8ft Antique Couch $900. Round dining room table w/4chairs & 2 bar stools. $700. Couch & matching chairs $149. 250-374-1541. Skylar Peppler dining set, 2leaves, 6 chairs, 2pc china cabinet, glasstop wooden bottom. Exec cond. $1750/obo. 250-828-0359.

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The Executive of CUPE Union Local 900 located in Kamloops, BC Is currently seeking an Administrative Assistant for a temporary part-time position that could lead to permanent part-time after 3 months. The successful applicant must be willing to join the “Move Up” union. They will work in a busy union office with one other assistant and various CUPE executive members, under limited supervision. Requirements; Grade 12 plus three (3) years related experience or successful completion of a recognized office administration course plus two (2) years related experience. Proficient in Microsoft word, office procedures and equipment, basic bookkeeping would be an asset. Please submit a resume to: CUPE Local 900 by email at officeadmin@cupe900.ca or mail to: CUPE Local 900, 116 Seymour St, Kamloops, BC V2C 2E1. Applications will be accepted up to and including December 8, 2017 Only those short listed will be notified.

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

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

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. 2017 Coleman Travel Trailer 2 slides, A/C, Rear kitchen, front bedroom. $29,995.00. 250-320-7446

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Employment Opportunity VSA Highway Maintenance Ltd. is now accepting applications for Professional Drivers to operate snowplowing equipment & other labor maintenance activities for the 2017 / 2018 winter season. A valid BC Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License, Class 1 or Class 3 is required. VSA provides highway maintenance services in Merritt, Logan Lake, Lytton and surrounding areas.

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

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

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2004 Chrysler Sebring. Auto, fully loaded, well maintained. $2,850. 250-578-7888. 1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop. 55,000 miles. 390-330HP. $4,000. 250-574-3794.

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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

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

2bdrm North Shore incl util, n/s, n/p, cls to bus and shopping Dec. 1st. $1,000. 250376-0716 / 250-320-8146. 2bdrms, C/A, F/S, sep entr. patio, nice yard. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. No Pets. $895/mo. 250-376-0633

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Monday to Friday (8:30am-4:30pm) Starting ASAP through to and including March 31st, 2019 with the potential of continued employment. Assists Tenancy Development Program Team, Health Navigation Team, and the Rental Unit Maintenance Worker to provide supportive housing services through the Homeless Senior Tenant Development Program to reduce senior homelessness through a housing first approach to individuals who are at risk. Service delivery is based on a client centered, non-judgmental perspective.

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School District No. 73 KAMLOOPS/THOMPSON

Plumber Under the limited supervision of the Director of Facilities and Transportation, the incumbent is required to perform a variety of skills and technical tasks at the Journeyman level related to the plumbing trade. Work is varied and requires independent judgment and initiative supplemented by technical expertise. Incumbent must possess an Inter-Provincial Plumberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trades QualiďŹ cation CertiďŹ cate and have 5 years proven previous work experience. Fire Protection sprinkler systems, BackďŹ&#x201A;ow devise testing qualiďŹ cations, Cross Connect certiďŹ cation and a Gas Ticket would be an asset. Closing date for applications is Dec 8, 2017. Interested persons should email their cover letter and resume, along with references to: Brenda Kiland bkiland@sd73.bc.ca Executive Assistant | Human Resources School District #73 (Kamloops Thompson)

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HARMONIE 2011 Lincoln Navigator like new. 106,000kms. White, black leather interior, 3rd seat. AWD, Navigation, sunroof. $28,800. 250-319-8784

Trucks & Vans 1994 F150 Lariat 5L 5spd 4wd ext cab Flat deck $2500obo 250-376-7129/250-319-0046

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Boats 14ft aluminum boat w/trailer and new 9.9HP Merc O/B w/asst equip $4000. (250) 523-6251 14ft. Runabout boat. 40hp Johnson motor on trailer. $1500/obo. 778-469-5434. 25ft Carver Cabin/cruiser. Slps 4-6, toilet, sink, shower, 9.9 kicker, new engine 5.8 with a Volvo leg, trailer new tires, bearings, surge brake control. $15,000/obo. or trade for 2 Sea-doo’s. 250-376-4163.

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300-square-foot space in downtown Kamloops is boasting fresh paint — oil on canvas and latex on the walls. Suite No. 16 is upstairs and just off the main drag on the 200-block of Victoria Street. “This was a storage room,” Yvonne Reddick said. “We worked really hard to paint the old panelling and pull out the old carpet.” The Kamloops artist has been busy prepping the space and hanging her artwork in advance of opening a new working art studio and gallery on Friday. It’s not a huge space, but it’s big enough to do the trick, she said. Reddick was inspired by walk-up studios in larger cities, such as Vancouver and New York. “Where you go into a big old brick building and there’s a whole bunch of artists in their little spaces,” Reddick told KTW during a tour of the space. “You go on the art walks and you see all the studios.” The former school teacher got her start in painting in 2004, when she was tapped for mentorship by renowned Kamloops painter David Langevin. She had only been sketching in her

DAVE EAGLES/KTW Kamloops artist Yvonne Reddick is opening her new studio and art gallery this weekend, with open houses from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, at 16-219 Victoria St.

spare time when she attended one of his workshops. She said she was in way over her head in a room full of experienced painters — but he saw something in her. “He [Langevin] actually picked me,” she said. “He said, ‘You, I see what you’re doing. Come to my studio, I want to mentor you.’

Original art enriches “your life.”

— YVONNE REDDICK, Kamloops painter

“Isn’t that crazy?” Reddick worked as his part-time apprentice, learning layering techniques in the traditional old master style. From there, she took a one-year sab-

batical to pursue painting. Her first show at the Kamloops Art Gallery sold every painting and her career snowballed from there: She was approached to be represented by the

Hampton Gallery and her work is now for sale at fine art galleries in Whistler, Invermere and Quebec. She also began teaching private lessons at the Hampton Gallery before it closed. Reddick grieved when the city’s lone fine arts gallery shuttered in the summer. “Original art enriches your life,” she said.

Her students bugged her to continue the classes and she moved them into her home until she outgrew the space. Those lessons continue on Wednesdays at her new studio. On Friday, Reddick is hosting a wine and cheese night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the studio. It will be followed by an after-

noon open house on Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. All are welcome. The studio will be open to the public through the week, but closed on Wednesdays for the private lessons. Reddick also teaches workshops a couple of times per year. For more information, go online to yvonnereddick.com.

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COMING UP: KAMLOOPS COMMUNITY BAND | THURSDAY, DEC. 7 The Kamloops Community Band celebrates the season on Thursday Dec. 7, with its concert Up To Snow Good. The program includes a variety of musical choices including some to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of Canada. The band is composed of community members from high-school students to seniors. It performs throughout the year at many local events. The concert is at Southwest Community Church, 700 Hugh Allan Dr., at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at kamloopscommunityband. eventbrite.com.

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT Friday, 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 815 Renfrew Ave.

St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church is hosting a community Christmas concert, featuring a singalong and entertainment with the Gospel Jam Group. Admission is free.

DINNER AND A SHOW Friday, 6 p.m. at the Kamloops Legion, 425 Lansdowne St.

FEB-01 JOHN CHAPMAN The Evolving Metallogeny of the Canadian Cordillera FEB-15 JOANNE NELSON The Road North Join us for a meet ‘n greet at 5:30 before the lecture. MAR-01 KYLE LARSON Building the Himalaya: Implications of Tectonometamorphic Discontinuities MAR-15 ROB YOUNG Subglacial Megaflooding on the Alberta Plain, with Analogies to the Channeled Scablands APR-05 MELANIE KELMAN A Recently Discovered Fumarole Field at the Mount Meager Volcano in Southwest British Columbia APR- 19 TBA

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The Kamloops Legion is bringing in John A. White for a dinner musical comedy show. The event is open to the public and is family friendly. White is a singer, comedian, guitarist and impressionist. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Legion.

THE MOTOR TRADE Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. doors at The Stage House Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd.

The last two performances by Kamloops Players of The Motor Trade are this weekend. Curtain is 7:30 p.m., but doors open at 7 p.m. The Norm Foster play is set in winter in Ontario. Two longtime business partners who deal in buying and selling used cars are stuck in the office where a variety of others arrive — including an auditor and an estranged wife. Tickets are $20. They are available at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250374-5483, kamloopslive.ca. Tickets will also be available at the door.

BRIT FLOYD Saturday, 8 p.m. at Sandman Centre

A Pink Floyd tribute act known for its lavish stage show is coming to Kamloops on Saturday. Tickets are available from ticketmaster.ca. The act features an elaborate stage show, com-

plete with laser lighting and video for which the iconic English rock band was known. Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and The Division Bell will be featured. For more information, go online to britfloyd.com.

CRAFT FAIRS various dates, times, locations

‘Tis the season and holiday craft fairs continue this weekend. On Saturday, head to the east end of the city for the Valleyview Christmas Craft Market and Fundraiser at Gateway City Church, 163 Oriole Rd. Proceeds will go toward B.C. Children’s Hospital. On Sunday, head to the Hamlets at Westsyde, 3255 Overlander Dr., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Money raised from that sale will go to the residence enhancement fund.

CHRISTMAS DINNER AND DANCE Saturday at the Brock Activity Centre, 9A-1800 Tranquille Rd.

The Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers host their Christmas dinner and dance on Saturday. Tickets are $40, available by calling 250319-3680.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL through Dec. 13 at Sagebrush Theatre, 821 Munro St.

Western Canada Theatre’s holiday production A Christmas Carol began Thursday and continues through mid-December. WCT’s artistic director is behind the adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. It runs two hours with nightly shows and weekend matinees. Tickets can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca. Email events to listings@kamloopsthisweek.com.

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Clockwise from top left: Son de Madera, Martin Simpson, Rick Vito, The Paperboys and Harry Manx are among musical performers announced for the 2018 Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival. Also performing is The Family Stone (below), which is among headlining acts.

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eter North is confident the lineup for the 2018 Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival is starting out strong. With tickets not yet on sale — that starts this month — he’s already announced six acts that includes one band that will be a headliner during the Aug. 16 to Aug. 18 event. The Family Stone, with two of the originals plus Sly Stone’s daughter Sylvette in the group, will close out one of the festival nights on the mainstage. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of what was originally Sly and the Family Stone, a San Francisco band that brought together soul, funk, rock and psychedelia to create songs like Stand, Everyday People, Dance to the Music and Hot Fun in the Summertime. While Sly’s not an active member, sometimes popping up for cameo appearances with the band, originals Jerry Martini — who actually founded the band and brought Sly on as lead singer — and Greg Errico are still part of the group. Sylvette, who performs under the moniker Raw Syl, also performs as a solo act, with Rufus and Daughters of Funk, among others.

Her mom, Cynthia Robinson, is also part of the band, playing trumpet. Other acts announced include: • Martin Simpson, who alongside Richard Thompson is credited with bringing the world’s attention to the world of British and North American traditional and contemporary folk music. The acoustic and slide guitarist has been nominated 27 times for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for albums like True Stories and Prodigal Son. • The Paperboys, a Tom Landa creation that has been going strong for 25 years. Landa describes his band as “[folk music] Mexican son jarocho mixed in with Irish jigs and reels and a good dose of country and bluegrass. Healthy servings of ska, [Caribbean] soca and African highlife and we've been known to throw in a little White Boy reggae. Our

sound also has strains of soul, pop and funk, although we are by no means a funk band.” • Rick Vito may not be as familiar as folks like John Mayall, Bonnie Raitt and Mick Fleetwood — but he’s played with each of them and each has praised his musical prowess. Raitt, for example, calls it style “as cool and sharp as a ’59 Cadillac tailfin.” Vito was a member of Fleetwood Mac for four years, touring with it and penning four songs for its Behind the Mask album. • Harry Manx and the Yaletown String Quartet features a title performer who is known as the Mysticssippi bluesman, courtesy of his talent and his 20-string mohan veena — and Indian stringed instrument that’s like a modified slide guitar. Manx has won seven Maple Blues awards and has been

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nominated for six Junos. • Son de Madera is a son jarocha band from Mexico. It has performed at music festivals around the world. Founded in 1992, its core members are Ramón Gutiérrez Hernández, Tereso Vega and Rubí Oseguera Rueda. Gutiérrez, based in Veracruz, leads the group, plays the guitarra de son and sings. José Tereso Vega Hernández, son of elder master-musician Andrés Vega, plays the jarana, sings and plays harmonica. Rubí Oseguera from Mexico City is admired among jaranero revivalists as a model of traditional jarocho dance style; her footwork adds a percussive cadence to some of the band's performances. Los Angeles-based Mexican-American Juan Pérez plays electric bass, adding a contemporary touch to the group’s sound.

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Dirty Dancing live coming to Kamloops SHOW ON WAY TO SANDMAN CENTRE 30 YEARS AFTER FILM A live version of Dirty Dancing is touring North American to mark the 30th anniversary of the original film — and Kamloops is on the itinerary. Tickets go on sale Friday, at 10 a.m. for the Saturday, May 5, performance at the Sandman Centre. The story of Frances “Baby” Houseman and Johnny Castle will

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include the songs featured in the movie. The production has broken box-office records in many of the countries where it has toured, including the West End of London, England, where advance sales totalled 15-million pounds. Tickets will be available at the venue box office or online at ticketmaster.ca.

KALEIGH COURTS: Frances “Baby” Houseman to light up stage in May.

AARON PATRICK CRAVEN: Portraying Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing.

Benefit concert at Rock ‘n Firkin Kamloops classic rock cover band Someone To Blame will be playing a benefit concert on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Rock ’n Firkin, with proceeds going to Christmas Amalgamated. The evening concert will also include door prizes. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the pub, 726 Sydney Ave. on the North Shore, in advance or at the door on the night of the show. Tickets are also available at Long & McQuade, 955 Lorne St., and by calling 250-318-6982. Someone To Blame consists of Jason Fulton (lead vocals/guitar), Bret Koroll (lead guitar/ vocals), Steve Weisgerber (bass/vocals), Murray Linfitt (keyboards/vocals) and Wade DuPont (drums).

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The ThompsonNicola Regional District received more than 200 photographs in its 50th anniversary photo contest, which recently closed. Youth winners

are Kelsy Bentz (first), Kellan Breen (second) and Chloe Shearer (third). In the adult category, winners are Bonnie Pryce (first), Jillian

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They will be reproduced and placed into the TNRD’s 50th anniversary time capsule, which is scheduled to be opened in 2042.

Choral Rhapsody returns on Dec. 19 Eleven groups will take part in the 20th annual Choral Rhapsody of Christmas on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Sagebrush Theatre, 821 Munro St., at 7 p.m. The Desert Sounds

Harmony, The Jewel Tones, Kamloops Choristers, Kamloops Mens’ Chorus, Kamloops-Thompson Honour Choir, Serious Options, The Happy Choristers, The Sage

Sound Singers, TRU Chamber Chorus Club, Valle Harmony and Vivace Chorale will perform at the free event. Seats are limited and tickets must be reserved at the

Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca. Food and cash donations for the Kamloops Food Bank will be collected.

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who won’t leave without her husband, known as the Mime. The trio meets up with Rorschach’s mysterious partner, who explains the only way to save the world is to find the only person powerful enough to stop this imminent crisis. They need to find Dr. Manhattan. The book ends in the DC Rebirth Universe. Clark Kent is sleeping, dreaming of his parents, but it’s not a good dream. This may be the first nightmare Superman ever had. It’s been a long time since I’ve had to skip back and reread

sections of a comic before rereading the entire book a second time. It is a thoroughly entertaining book and I’m sure I’ll reread it several more times before the next issue arrives. This exciting event is brought to us by a talented creative team, consisting of writer Geoff Johns, artist Gary Frank and colourist Brad Anderson. Johns and Frank collaborated on projects in the past, producing the fantastic Batman Earth One. Johns is responsible for so many of con-

temporary DC’s greatest stories and has an amazing talent for taking obscure characters thought of as boring and writing them into A-list status. He really is the best choice to weave a complex multi-layered tale on par with the original Watchmen story. Frank is a talented artist who puts as much effort into the facial expressions and character details as he does on the backdrop; you really have to pay close attention as to not miss any subtle storytelling. Anderson’s chosen colour pallets mirror the mood of the story and it will be interesting to watch as more issues come out. Due to coarse language and violence on the Watchmen side of the story, I would not recommend this title for younger audiences. Randy Wagner is assistant manager of High Octane Comics. For more, visit 250 Third Ave. or call 250-377-8444.

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NEW YORK — Jay-Z is the leader of the 2018 Grammy Award nominations in a year where the top four categories are heavily dominated by rap and R&B artists, giving the often overlooked genres a strong chance of winning big. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday Jay-Z is nominated for eight honours, including album, song and record of the year. Bruno Mars is also nominated for the big three, while Kendrick Lamar — who earned seven nominations — and Childish Gambino are also up for major awards. Jay-Z’s personal and revealing album, 4:44, is nominated for album of the year alongside Mars’ 90s-inspired R&B adventure 24K Magic, Lamar’s hard-hitting rap masterpiece DAMN., Gambino’s funk-soul project Awaken My Love! and Lorde’s critically acclaimed pop album, Melodrama. Record of the year nominees include Jay-Z’s The Story of O.J., a song about blackness

and managing money that also references O.J. Simpson; Mars’ Top 5 hit, 24K Magic; Lamar’s No. 1 smash, Humble; Gambino’s Redbone, which peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100; and the year’s biggest hit, Despacito, by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber. Despacito is also nominated for song of the year — a songwriter’s award — along with Mars’ No. 1 hit, That’s What I Like; the title track from Jay-Z’s 4:44; rapper Logic’s suicide prevention anthem, 1-800-273-8255; and Issues by Julia Michaels, the singer who has written hits for Bieber, Selena Gomez and other pop stars.

Michaels is also nominated for best new artist, where R&B and rap rule again: Her competition includes singers SZA, Khalid and Alessia Cara, as well as rapper Lil Uzi Vert. No rock or country acts were nominated in the top four categories. The rap- and R&B-heavy nominations, which include numerous black and Latino artists, come after the Grammys were criticized earlier this year when some felt Beyonce’s multi-genre Lemonade album should have won album of the year over Adele’s 25. Adele also expressed that Beyonce should have received the prize. The win for Adele, though, marked another year when the Grammys awarded its biggest prizes to an artist outside of the rap or R&B genre. Kanye West, Eminem, Mariah Carey and others have also lost in the top categories over the years to pop, rock and country acts despite owning the year in music, critically and commercially. “We have a current membership that is savvy and certainly timely, is current and

reflective of what music is about today and in the future. And clearly the diversification work that we’ve done for our membership is evident in all of the nominations this year,’’ Neil Portnow, the academy’s president and CEO, said in an interview. “I think it’s a testimony to our hard work and intention of having a very vibrant, current, relevant, diverse voting membership.” Jay-Z or Lamar could make history next year when the Grammys take place in New York City on Jan. 28: either album could become only the third rap-based album to win album of the year; and either song could become the first in the rap genre to win record or song of the year. Albums and songs eligible in the 84 categories at the 60th annual Grammys had to be released between Oct. 1, 2016, and Sept. 30, 2017. This year is the first year the Grammys used online voting for its main awards show; it started online voting for the Latin Grammys last year.

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Notable categories A list of nominees in the top categories at the 60th annual Grammy Awards. • Album of the year: Awaken, My Love!, Childish Gambino; 4:44, Jay-Z; DAMN., Kendrick Lamar; Melodrama, Lorde; 24K Magic, Bruno Mars. • Record of the year: Redbone, Childish Gambino; Despacito, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber; The Story of O.J., Jay-Z; HUMBLE., Kendrick Lamar; 24K Magic, Bruno Mars. • Song of the year (songwriter’s award): Despacito, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber, Jason ``Poo Bear’’ Boyd, Erika Ender and Marty James Garton; 4:44, Jay-Z and No I.D.; Issues, Julia Michaels, Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Justin Drew Tranter; 1-800-273-8255, Logic, Alessia Cara, Khalid and Arjun Ivatury; That’s What I Like, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip. • Best new artist: Alessia Cara; Khalid; Lil Uzi Vert; Julia Michaels; SZA. • Best rock album: Emperor of Sand, Mastodon; Hardwired . . . To Self-Destruct, Metallica; The Stories We Tell Ourselves, Nothing More; Villains, Queens of the Stone Age; A Deeper Understanding, The War On Drugs. • Best alternative music album: Everything Now, Arcade Fire; Humanz, Gorillaz; American Dream, LCD Soundsystem; Pure Comedy, Father John Misty; Sleep Well Beast, The National.

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