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Johnston said he has worked at similar venues that have shut down and noted it’s a painful experience for everyone. “One year working at a nightclub is like living two years,” he said. “You age fast and you become so tight. It’s beyond family, a brotherhood.”
The average-assessed Kamloops household will pay $43 more in property taxes in 2018. City council approved a number of community and staff requests at a special meeting on Tuesday that will set this year’s property-tax increase at 2.08 per cent, up from the 1.8 per cent previously forecast. While many of the items on this year’s request list will be paid for using other city funds, ongoing operational improvements at the Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre helped hike this year’s tax number. The city typically funds ongoing programs through taxation, rather than using money it gets from casinos, gas taxes or other fluctuating funding sources. Plans to improve fitness equipment in Westsyde will cost the city $35,000 annually. Council also voted to spend $125,000 a year to maintain extended hours put in place following the facility’s multi-million dollar building renovation. Coun. Donovan Cavers argued the city should scale back the centre’s hours to 2014 levels, rather than spend more money on a facility that is almost exclusively used by residents in that neighbourhood. City figures show 90 per cent of visitors come from Westsyde. “It’s putting too much money into an area ...” Cavers said. “If it was a facility that served a wider population, I could support this. But it’s a neighbourhood pool.”
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The Raiden Taiko drum group from the Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association helped send off about 2,000 athletes, coaches and officials during the BC Winter Games closing ceremony on Sunday at Sandman Centre. The four-day Games event was held in Kamloops, Sun Peaks and Stake Lake. For a complete wrap on the Games, turn to Sports on page A28 and go online to kamloopsthisweek.com and click on the BC Winter Games tab.
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The pending closure of CJ’s Nightclub has been met with mixed emotions downtown. Carl DeSantis, executive director of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association, said he is sad to see
the longtime venue shut down, but added he is excited at the possibility the site will attract a new business. CJ’s is located at the corner of Lansdowne Street and Fifth Avenue. It will close on March 5. David Johnston, owner of The Blue Grotto nightclub in the 300block of Victoria Street, echoed DeSantis’ comments.
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Susan Kabotoff is the recipient of the 2018 ProMotion Plus Leadership Award. The award was handed out on Friday during the Kamloops 2018 BC Winter Games Civic Lunch at Thompson Rivers University. The luncheon recognized civic, corporate and funding partners of the Games: the provincial government, Jazz Aviation, BC Ford Dealers, Global BC, Coast Capital Savings and Black Press. The ProMotion Plus Leadership Award honours an outstanding member of the community. “The award is intended to identify, recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of an individual or group in our community that has challenged the traditional limits for women and girls in sport,” said Niki Remesz, president of the Kamloops Games. “The recipient must have a track record in supporting young female athletes as participants, competitors and leaders.” Kabotoff has been dedicated to coaching rugby, having pioneered the female rugby program at Norkam secondary and helping girls play by organizing fundraising. Organizers said Kabotoff encapsulated the essence of the award: passion for sport, commitment to volunteering and focus on the local community. “Susan led a trio of organizers in taking a group of rugby girls from the
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Johnston said losing the 31-year-old business removes another option to attract people downtown. Although the CJ’s clientele will be looking for other places to party, he doesn’t expect to see many coming to his Blue Grotto establishment. “CJ’s crowd and my crowd never really crossed over,” Johnston said. He suspects they will turn to the Shark Club Kamloops at the Sandman Signature Hotel. DeSantis said it’s challenging for a venue as large as CJ’s was — its primary liquor licence allows for 625 seats — to keep business costs down. As for a potential new occupant, he said there are always “rumblings
about some spaces” that are now empty downtown and the CJ’s property will likely land in those conversations. Currently, only the business is listed for sale. The building is owned by the Baron family, which started what became CJ’s years ago, and a partner. The venue was first called Jack Daniel’s when Roy Baron started it, but the name was changed a few years later to Cactus Jack’s Saloon. At that time, it was at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Seymour Street. It moved to its current site, a former grocery store location, in 2008. Johnston said he doesn’t have plans to change his business model from the one the
Willey family has used for the Blue Grotto when they owned it. It will still be a 21-plus crowd only — although it occasionally will admit those ages 19 and 20 to some events — and will still be mainly a weekend spot. Johnston said he is looking at adding some weekday shows focusing on indie acts and local musicians. As for his soon-to-be-gone neighbour, Johnston expects the downtown area will be crowded on the club’s final weekend. Not only is CJ’s open for one last Saturday night (March 3), but country star Dwight Yoakam is playing Sandman Centre on the same night. CJ’s will be hosting a farewell party that night, with doors opening at 10 p.m.
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removed in 2020, the district will face an additional annual cost of $250,000. Referring to financial statements, Stretch said the district’s MSP premium payment for the 2016-2017 school year was $1.7 million. That budget year also saw savings of $425,000, generated by the way the MSP premium removal is being phased in. Stretch said for the fiscal year starting on July 1, 2018, and ending on June 30, 2019, the district would have paid $850,000 in MSP premiums, but will have to pay $975,000 in payroll tax, an additional $125,000. Working the numbers into 2020, when the premiums will be completely eliminated, Stretch said the payroll tax will be $1.95 million (compared to the former MSP premium payment of $1.7 million), leaving the district $250,000 behind where it is now, The provincial government responded to questions from KTW with general answers, saying the immediate 50 per cent cut in MSP premiums will save all school districts $15 million. In an emailed response, the ministry said boards of education have also saved about $60 million in this school year through “network savings and reduced pension contributions.” It added the NDP government has increased education funding by more than $500 million in its budget and will spend more than $300 million on capital projects. The school district isn’t the only entity expecting to pay more once the medical premiums are eliminated and the payroll tax is in place. The city’s payroll tops $60 million a year. The City of Kamloops will likely spend at least $100,000 more on the tax than it did paying MSP premiums for staff, said finance director Kathy Humphrey. She said the city budgeted for savings of about $600,000 this year after the NDP government announced it would reduce
the medical services premium by half. Humphrey said the city will take the largest hit in 2019, when the province will collect the new tax and a portion of MSP premiums. She estimated the city will need an additional $1 million to cover its costs for the year, which will likely come from property taxes. The city will see that number come down in 2020, but Humphrey said her early estimates still have the city paying $100,000 to $200,000 more under the payroll tax. “Best case scenario it’s a wash in a couple of years … but it’s not a savings anywhere,” she said. “I cannot find the savings.” Humphrey said how much the tax ends up costing the city could change as the government clarifies how it will be charged. “We don’t have any details yet. We have lots of questions,” she said. “Does it include vacation pay, does it include overtime, is it just straight time? We don’t know what portion of payroll the tax is on, so that could fluctuate a lot of things.” Kamloops Chamber of Commerce president Paul Ross said he is not sure how many businesses in Kamloops will be above the tax’s minimum threshold of $500,000 in payroll, but he expects it will be a substantial number. “I can tell you that in any business it does not take long to get to $500,000 in payroll,” he said. “All it takes is eight employees, 10 employees. If you think about it as 10 employees at $50,000 a year, you’re there already.” Ross said the tax comes as businesses are already seeing a number of increased costs, including minimum wage increases, a one per cent increase in the corporate tax rate and a carbon tax increase. “It affects whether you can hire someone new, whether you can build your business or add infrastructure,” he said, adding the payroll tax “came out of right field for us.”
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“We need to put this in perspective,” she told KTW. “The debt is going to increase to $730 billion by 2022. That means $7 billion strictly in interest payments. If you hold your belt tight, what you can do with $7 billion … it’ll pay for so many of these programs.” Rather than increased spending, McLeod suggested preparing for the future, as she says her party did in 2007. “When the economy was doing well, we paid off $30 billion in debt. That gave us room for when the Great Recession hit, so that we weren’t really struggling,” McLeod said. As for how Kamloops and area residents will be impacted by the budget, McLeod said they probably won’t notice the new spending. “[There is] very little that makes a whole lot of difference to the average person in our riding,” she said. One item that may benefit the region, however, is the Liberals’ increased spending on the opioid crisis, which McLeod acknowledged as a worthy cause, and said Kamloops has been hit hard by the wave of overdose deaths. She also praised money set aside to deal with the ongoing softwood lumber dispute and commitments to rural broadband Internet access. “Really, those are little bits. I’m mostly concerned with the fiscal direction and the path they’re taking us on,” she said.
Highlights from the budget • Proactive pay equity legislation, as well as $3 million over five years for a “pay transparency” measure, to close the wage gap among federal workers and in federally regulated sectors, impacting some 1.2-million people. • The Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, to be headed by former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins, which will explore ways to establish a national drug program. • $3.2 billion over five years for Canadian science and research, including money for granting councils and Canada Research Chairs, upgrading outdated laboratory facilities and harnessing the power of big data. • $2.6 billion over five years for a wide array of measures to encourage and foster scientific innovation and gender equality in the field, including encouraging female entrepreneurs and business leaders, revamping procurement and expanding access to broadband internet. • A federal deficit of $18.1 billion, including a $3-billion “risk adjustment,’’ down from $19.3 billion last year, that’s projected to decline slowly over the next several years, reaching $12.3 billion ($9.3 billion without the $3-billion cushion) by 2022-2023. • About $1.4 billion over six years to support Indigenous children in foster care and promote family reunification, plus $400 million over 10 years to upgrade and expand Inuit housing and $500 million for Metis housing. • Higher excise taxes on tobacco products, including a $1 increase on a carton of 200 cigarettes and an adjustment that would see taxes increase with inflation every year, rather than every five years. • $1.2 billion over five years and $344.7 million a year afterward for a new employment insurance parental sharing benefit that would provide additional “use-it-or-lose-it’’ benefits for non-birthing parents to encourage women to re-enter the workforce. • Changes to income sprinkling, passive investment income and the small business tax rate that are expected to save the government $925 million a year by 2022-23. • $155.2 million over five years for a new Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and $116 million over five years for the RCMP to create a National Cybercrime Co-ordination Unit.
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OTTAWA — The federal government is putting billions of dollars behind its bid for reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous Peoples as a whole, but also addressing the distinct and individual needs of First Nations, Inuit and MÊtis. Tuesday’s budget earmarks $4.7 billion over the next five years largely aimed at supporting Indigenous children and families, investing in housing and health and propelling First Nations toward self-government. Improving Canada’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples is the most pressing factor to ensure the country’s future is better than its past, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said, emphasizing the need to speed up selfdetermination based
on the recognition of Indigenous rights. “When it comes to renewing the relationship between Canada and Indigenous Peoples, we have a responsibility to do better and to do more,’’ Morneau said in his speech to the House of Commons. “Our shared future is one where Indigenous Peoples are in control of their own destiny, making their own decisions about their future.’’ The budget commits about $1.4 billion over the next six years to support Indigenous children in foster care and promote family reunification. The money follows an emergency summit on the issue held earlier this year between the Liberals and Indigenous leaders. Indigenous children under the age of 14 comprise less than eight per cent of all
children in Canada, but they make up more than half of all children in foster care. “For all families and communities, there is no greater priority than ensuring the safety, security and well-being of their children,’’ the budget said. A separation in the types and levels of support for First Nations, Inuit and Meetis reflects the Liberal government’s shift two years ago to engage with each community and respond to their specific wish lists. Inuit communities will see $27.5 million over five years toward eliminating tuberculosis in the North, $82 million over 10 years to roll out a health survey and $400 million over 10 years for housing. MĂŠtis will see $10 million to collect and process health data, as well as $500 million over 10 years to develop a housing strategy.
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OTTAWA — Communities bereft of local media could see the return of homegrown news, thanks to an injection of funds in Tuesday’s federal budget. The Liberal government is proposing $50 million over five years to support independent, non-governmental organizations that will spur on local journalism in underserved communities. For those in large towns and cities whose media outlets are also struggling with the pace of change, the Liberals are promising a review of funding models available to them as well. Tuesday’s budget said the government will spend the next year exploring models that would allow private giving or philanthropic support for non-profit journalism and local news. Dozens of hyper-local newspapers have closed up shop in recent months, while broadcasters have announced rounds and rounds of layoffs and buyouts. The blame is placed on everything from fewer advertising dollars to the ongoing encroachment of online
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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has prepared the 2018 parcel tax as Pines required by the Community Charter. The parcel tax rolls Black Community Water Service When? The Directors of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District gives notice rollsBoard list theof parcels eligible to be taxed for the following services: Blue River Community Water Service that it will hold a Public Hearing in the TNRD Boardroom, 4th Floor - 465 Victoria Thursday Pines DelCommunity Oro Water Service − Black Water Service Street, Kamloops, BC,Community to consider proposed Bylaw No. 2497. Mail2015 − Blue River CommunityCommunity Water Service Evergreen Water Service Feb. 26, Temporary Use Permit 6 Bylaw No. 2497, 2015? #300-465 Victoria St What − DelisOro Service Community Loon LakeWater Community Water Service 10:00 a.m. − Evergreen Community Service Kamloops, BC Bylaw No. 2497 will allowWater assembly use, for up to 5 events annually, Maple Missionseasonal Community Water Service as an ancillary use to the Water existing rustic guest ranch at 4036 Campbell Range − Loon Lake Community Service V2C 2A9 Mission Pritchard Community Service35, Township 18, Range 16, Road (legally described as the SW Water Âź of Section − Maple Community Water Service For info & Pritchard Community Sewer Service W6M, Kamloops Division Yale District), as shown shaded in bold outline on the − Pritchard Community Water Service below, for a period of 3 years. The specific submissions map − Pritchard Community Sewer Service Savona Community Water Service and limited permit conditions are as stipulated in the proposed permit which is a part of Bylaw 2497. − Savona Water Service Community Spences Bridge Community Water Service − Spences Bridge Community Water Service Vavenby Community Water Service − Vavenby Community Water Service Walhachin Community Water Service − Walhachin Community Water Service Paul Lake Community Sewer Service − Paul Lake Community Sewer Service Mail − Paska Lake Utility Service – Hydro and Telephone Paska Lake Utility Service – Hydro and Telephone Phone #300-465 Victoria St − Loon Fire Lake Protection Service (250) 377-8673 Kamloops, BC LakeLoon Fire Protection Service − South Green Lake Fire Protection Service 1-877-377-8673 V2C 2A9 South Green Lake Fire Protection Service The parcel tax roll will be available for inspection starting Wednesday, The parcel tax roll willmay be be available inspection starting February 28, 2018 and viewed for at the TNRD office, 4th Wednesday, floor, th 28, 2018 and may viewed at theFriday TNRDbetween office, 4the floor, 465 465February Victoria Street, Kamloops BC, be Monday through Victoria Kamloops hours of 8:30Street, am and 4:30 pm. BC, Monday through Friday between the hours
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Property owners located in these parcel tax areas may request a correction to owners the parcel tax rollinonly in relation ownmay property Property located these parcel to taxtheir areas request a correcti andtoonly the following reasons: thefor parcel tax roll only in relation to their own property and only for the following reasons: All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the 1. an error or omission respecting a name or address on the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the parcel tax roll; Public Hearing. Additionally, they may make written submissions onon thethe matter 1. an error or omission respecting a name or address parcel 2. an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; of Bylaw 2497 roll;(via the adjacent options) which must be received at our office error or on omission the taxable area or entire taxable th prior 3. to an 4:30 p.m. theomission 25respecting dayrespecting of February, The content of all 2. an error or the2015. inclusion of a parcel; frontage of a parcel; or submissions willerror be made public and form the public record area for this 3. an or omission respecting the taxable ormatter. taxable front 4. an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed. of a parcel; or How do I get more information? 4. for ananexemption been improperly allowed or disallowed. Requests amendmenthas to the parcel tax roll must be received in A copy of the proposed Bylaw and supporting information can be inspected writing and received at the address below no later than 4:00 PM on fromRequests 8:30 a.m. for to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday (except statutory holidays) at our an amendment Wednesday, March 14, 2018. to the parcel tax roll must be received in wri office, from January 26th, 2015 until 10:00 a.m. the day of the Hearing; or please and received at the address below no later than 4:00 PM on Wednesday contact us via any of the adjacent options. Douglas Director of Finance MarchRae, 14, 2018. Thompson-Nicola Regional District No representations will be received by the Board of Directors 300Douglas – 465 Victoria Street after the Public Rae, Director of Hearing Financehas been concluded. Kamloops BC V2A 2A9Regional District R. Sadilkova, Director of Development Services Thompson-Nicola Email: drae@tnrd.ca 300 – 465 Victoria Street
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More music for meals
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ack on Nov. 2, 2008, the front page of Kamloops This Week carried an ominous headline: Fears for food bank’s future. In it, then-KTW reporter Melissa Lampman wrote about the challenges the local agency was facing as it struggled with the rising costs of food and gas, no operational funding and more clients than before. Three staff members were let go and the thrift store and afterschool programs were shut down to find some efficiencies, but executive director Bernadette Siracky told Lampman donations were declining. The city, being Kamloops, stepped up in the weeks that followed. Local businesses held campaigns and collected donations. People started dropping off more food donations. And Dan Pouliotte and Joey Jack emailed me with their own idea. They wanted to create something that would celebrate the talent in Kamloops and help out the food bank itself, some sort of event that would showcase local musicians, maybe also have a silent auction to collect some cash and see boxes at the entranceway for food to be donated. They wanted it to be something that most people could afford to attend. Sure, it wouldn’t bring in thousands, but it would serve to highlight the fact that anything donated to the food bank is better than nothing. Music Makes Meals was born. For four years, on a Thursday
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LEVEL night in November, the event would take over The Blue Grotto, which charged us nothing thanks to the kindness of the Willey family that then ran it. Local bands stepped up, knowing we weren’t going to be able to pay them. Dan suggested we use the events to highlight a new musician as well as headliners, something that just seemed to make perfect sense. We had a lot of fun, listened to some great music and collected hundreds of pounds of food and a few thousands of dollars. But, like many volunteer projects, life got in the way and we stopped doing it a few years ago. Fast forward to this year, with our food bank considered one of the strongest in the country, but still needing ongoing support. Donors like to buy things, but don’t often allocate their money for operations, the internal structure that keeps all those “things” available to clients. Funding continues to be an issue for the Wilson Street facility. Facebook brought up a memory post that highlighted one
of the Music Makes Meals and I foolishly commented that maybe we could bring it back. That was all Siracky needed. Food bank staff had lined up CJ’s Nightclub to host it, but because of that venue’s pending closure, the fundraiser is moving to Match Eatery and Public House at Cascades Casino on Thursday, May 10. We thank Coreen Genshorek and her team for stepping up to help us out. We’ll have local musicians on the program, as always, but we’ve gone outside the city for a headliner, bringing in country singer Ben Klick. He had the most nominations at last year’s B.C. Country Music Awards, winning for club act of the year. He’s won five North American Country Music Association Awards and a bunch of others, including being named to the Top 7 Canada’s Walk of Fame Emerging Artists list. We’ve also got Jeremy Kneeshaw and Scattered Atoms on the bill, along with a few tunes from Pouliotte. So, the music is good and the cause is great. Because the folks at the food bank have been busy with other projects — and trying to find this project a home — tickets aren’t yet available, but will be online at eventbrite.ca in the coming weeks. We’ll let you know when that happens. Put it on your calendar and join us all as we celebrate music and continue to help feed people who need some help. dale@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @mdalebass
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IN A DEMOCRACY, FIRST PAST POST IS WRONG Editor: I wish to clarify for the average reader, who may not live and breathe politics, the meaning of the two equations Ray Jones used in his letter to the editor of Feb. 14 (‘Electoral reform is the only fair way forward’). The first equation of 40=60=100 expresses what commonly results when we use first past the post as our electoral system. A party with about 40 per cent of the popular vote can win about 60 per cent of the seats in the house, which gives them 100 per cent of ruling power. This happens frequently in
B.C. — in four out of the last six elections, in fact. In 1996, the NDP actually received fewer votes, but more seats than the Liberals. (The NDP won 52 per cent of seats with 39 per cent of the vote.) How is that desirable in a democracy? A system that produces such outcomes needs to be replaced. It’s hypocritical of the Liberals to oppose proportional representation on the grounds it gives minorities too much influence on government. Under first past the post, minorities often are the government. But the Liberals don’t mind that since they are
the minority that usually wins. The second equation of 40=40=40 expresses what happens when we use some form of proportional representation. The number of seats is proportional to the number of popular votes, so a party that wins 40 per cent of the popular vote wins 40 per cent of the seats in the house, which equals 40 per cent of the ruling power. Under a proportional system, almost every vote influences the final distribution of power. Because every vote is important, voter turnout tends to increase and voters become more satisfied.
Legislation becomes more co-operative and government more stable, with less of the policy lurch we see in B.C. as one minority with complete control supplants another. The reasons for adopting proportional representation aren’t rocket science; they’re simple common sense. And, more importantly, first past the post is just wrong. In a democracy, a minority should not win an election. We need to fix our broken system. We need proportional representation. Bill Roberts Kamloops
WINTER TIRES, CHAINS SHOULD BE THE RULE FOR ALL VEHICLES Editor: Regarding the massive accident on the Coquihalla Highway on Monday involving trucks, buses and cars: I am 82 years of age and drove the big rigs for 12 years. Back then, we had enough chains to fit two sets of drivers and two sets of trailer axles, plus a set of chains for the steering
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axel when it was snowing. It seems that today, big rig drivers do not want to chain up as it costs money for time loss. In the U.S., it is mandatory to chain up all axles on buses and the big rigs, including trucks pulling fifth-wheels campers. The rules should be the same in B.C. and across Canada.
Editor: Can the Thompson-Nicola Regional District not see what’s missing here? KTW’s front-page story of Feb. 14 (‘Unveiling of wildfire monument
The rest of us must buy winter tires, but the big rigs can use summer tires all year long. Those tires are nothing but skis; just watch the TV shows Heavy Rescue: 401 and Highway Thru Hell to see what I mean. I am surprised insurance companies are not making big rigs buy snow tires or ordering them to chain up more often.
delayed’) detailed how the display of the TNRD’s $100,0000 monument to wildfire volunteers will take longer than anticipated. Two days later, on Feb. 16, KTW’s front-page story (Fire smart?) was
These accidents are preventable if only politicians would make the right decisions. These accidents are raising our ICBC rates. I was a heavy-duty and motor-vehicle mechanic and a motor-vehicle inspector in my days of working. Frank Lang Kamloops
about volunteer fire brigades losing TNRD funding, with the story noting fire briage supplies are purchased with cash from hot dog sales. Bill Hadgkiss Kamloops
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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: LETTER: ALL HER HARD WORK PLOWED AWAY BY CITY OF KAMLOOPS TRUCK:
“Snow is an issue where sidewalks don’t exist and where traffic is heavy. “Parkcrest and Tranquille have sections where the roadway extends and becomes sidewalk. People (children) must walk on the roadway to go to school, which is shameful. “I have never seen the roads so poorly maintained and I am not writing about snow; I am writing about the asphalt.” — posted by Pisano
RE: STORY: ACCUSED IN CLINTON BEATING DEATH TELLS POLICE HE ‘STOMPED’ VICTIM’S HEAD:
“I hope he doesn’t get off, especially after admitting what he did. “It sucks that our judicial system gives the criminal more rights than the victim.” — posted by Karen “Another easy conviction in jeopardy because the police wouldn’t play by the rules.” — posted by Ave
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OPINION Our not-so-New Democrats
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y first ques tion was ans wered quickly when reporters and others were sworn to secrecy, ushered into the Victoria Conference Centre main hall and handed a stack of papers revealing the B.C. NDP’s first budget in 17 years. Would they balance the budget or dip into the red to finance their plan to sweep away everything from bridge tolls to medical premi ums to daycare wait ing lists? Premier John Horgan promised before the 2017 elec tion to keep the books in surplus and, last week, Finance Minister Carole James delivered a threeyear forecast with more than $200 million left over in each year. The sales pitch on the budget was “bold” and “historic,” a dramatic departure from 16 years of cold,
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VICTORIA uncaring leadership that turned over the strongest provincial economy in the country to the new NDPGreen minority government. A closer look reveals mainly tweaks to the status quo. The NDP had already delivered on one expensive prom ise: matching the B.C. Liberal pledge to cut Medical Services Plan premiums by half on Jan. 1. Canada’s last direct healthcare fee col lected $2.6 billion at its peak a year ago and James made her big gest course correction
to replace some of that revenue. A new employers’ health care tax takes effect next year for employers with payrolls of more than $500,000. Larger businesses that currently pay their employees’ MSP will have to pay the new payroll tax and the MSP for a year. The B.C. gov ernment and local gov ernments, being large employers, will pay the new tax, too, so this will trickle down to you one way or another. The foreign buyer tax on urban real estate jumps from 15 per cent to 20 per cent. This is a tweak of the B.C. Liberal measure intro duced in the summer of 2016 that caused a brief flattening of the roaring Metro Vancouver real estate market before home prices began ris ing again. The tax is being extended to the Fraser Valley, Central Okanagan, Greater Victoria and Nanaimo regions. It sounds bold, but
foreign property pur chases outside Metro Vancouver are relatively rare. Horgan has been softening us up for months about the supposed NDP revolu tion in child care. That $10aday promise was just a slogan created by daycare advocates, borrowed by him for the election. Now it’s a 10year plan that will eventually mean free day care for low income families if you reelect an NDP gov ernment twice. Starting this September, parents will receive a new child care benefit of up to $1,250 for each child under age three, if the family income is less than $111,000. Parents of older children get nothing until 2020. This is an extension of the existing child benefit program for lowerincome families. The NDP govern ment is also adding to the existing subsidy program for childcare providers and expand
ing on the last B.C. Liberal plan to fund 1,800 more spaces in 30 B.C. communities. The preelection promise to conjure up 114,000 housing units is another 10year vision. James tossed out big numbers, like 14,000 new rental units for middleincome people. This mostly reinforces a widely held urban myth that the government builds housing and that people wander the streets due to a short age of apartments. In fact, the construc tion industry is flat out in urban areas, building rental housing, among other things. It’s called a market economy and demand for rental housing is high and rising. A more practi cal NDP move is the increase to the shelter aid for elderly renters program, which will provide an extra $930 per year to 35,000 low income households. tfletcher@blackperess.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
GOD BLESS MY THREE GOOD SAMARITANS Editor: I want to give a shout out to three amazing young men who came to my res cue on Feb. 21. I was driving to get a coffee before starting my night shift at Royal Inland Hospital. Suddenly, my car died and would not
start at all. It was 6:15 p.m. and dark. I was on Fortune Drive in rush hour. I was afraid due to being in a serious car accident two years ago and I didn’t know what to do. However, three young men stopped and helped get my car off the road by pushing it to a side street.
Unfortunately, I cannot remember their names, but I want to thank them for all they did. They truly are angels to me. If everyone were like them, the world would be a wonderful place. God bless those men. I am in debt to them. Phyllis Carrol Kamloops
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Pool, fitness centre in Westsyde will retain hours From A1
Parks, recreation and cultural-services director Byron McCorkell said use at the facility is up about 40 per cent since it re-opened last September after being closed for more than two years. The taxpayer subsidy per visit required to operate the facility has remained about the same, at nearly $13. McCorkell said reducing hours would reduce community use, which is also needed to keep the subsidy from increasing. Mayor Ken Christian said Westsyde is growing, noting improved road connections to Batchelor Heights should encourage more residents to use the pool and fitness centre. Funding for the extended hours passed, with councillors Cavers,
Tina Lange and Ray Dhaliwal opposed. Other improvements at the Westsyde building, including a study to prepare for a $1.2-million mechanical upgrade it requires in 2019, were approved unanimously. A plan to clear snow from about two kilometres of residential laneways for $35,000 will also add to the tax number. The laneways, located behind homes on Tranquille Road, Westsyde Road, Columbia Street and Fortune Drive, provide the only vehicle access to those properties, said public works director Jen Fretz. The city will also spend $320,000 on additional snow-clearing equipment. Lange said the service will ensure those residents in affected
Two public loos are on the way ANDREA KLASSEN STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
More public washrooms as coming to the city’s core neighbourhoods. At a budget meeting on Tuesday, city council signed off on two new permanent public bathrooms, one each in the Tranquille Market and downtown areas. The freestanding bathrooms will cost the city about $370,000 to purchase and install (the exact cost will come at the end of a request for proposals process) and $55,000 a year in upkeep. The city will use community works funding for the purchase and installation costs, with ongoing maintenance coming in the form of new property taxation. Coun. Tina Lange said the bathrooms will help address longtime complaints from businesses of public urination in the city’s core by offering washroom facilities that are available 24 hours a day. While a public washroom exists in the downtown public library building, it is open only during business hours. “You can’t put a price on people’s convenience and dignity,” Lange said. “I had businesses downtown for many years and the worst of it, honestly, was after a Friday and Saturday night bar flush.” Lange said the washrooms will also be handy for tourists. City staff will look to purchase bathrooms that are similar to the Portland Loo model, in which a person’s feet are visible while they are in the unit. The style is intended to help cut down on problem behavior, such as drug use, in the stalls, and provide police access if needed.
properties have the same access to their homes as other citizens.
“There are people that literally get stuck in their houses,” she said.
“There are people who have the HandyDART come
to get them and the HandyDART gets stuck.”
Council will take its last look at the 2018 budget in April.
Affordable Housing The City of Kamloops invites residents to participate in a round table discussion to provide input on an Affordable Housing Strategy for Kamloops. The strategy will guide housing-related investments and activites over the next 5+ years across the full housing continuum. The City is hosting discussions throughout the city. Residents are encouraged to attend the meeting specific to their neighbourhood.
Upcoming Community Meetings Wednesday, March 7, 2018, from 6:30-8:00 pm Valleyview Secondary, 1950 Valleyview Drive For residents of Valleyview, Barnhartvale, Dallas, Juniper Ridge, and Rose Hill Thursday, March 8, 2018, from 6:30-8:00 pm Hal Rogers Centre, 2025 Summit Drive For residents of Aberdeen, Pineview Valley, Dufferin, and Upper Sahali Wednesday, March 14, 2018, from 6:30-8:00 pm NorKam Secondary, 730 12th Street For residents of Brock and North Kamloops Thursday, March 15, 2018, from 6:30-8:00 pm Arthur Stevenson Elementary, 2890 Bank Road For residents of Westsyde, Westmount, and Batchelor Heights Wednesday, March 28, 2018, from 6:30-8:00 pm South Kamloops Secondary, 821 Munro Street For residents of Downtown, West End, Sagebrush, and Lower Sahali
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came from research he dark dining room and Her son is the credid online to develop served by a blind or ator of the Kamloops dale@kamloopsthisweek.com an appropriate concept visually impaired staff Self-Advocate newslet* Some terms and conditions may apply. for the event, which the member. ter, designed for people Rates subject to change without notice. Some friends get friends will be hosting No lights are like him, who live with If you would like to receive our biweekly rate report please contact info@bradfordfinancial.org together for a dinner. on Thursday, March allowed, including developmental disKrystian Shaw and 15, at Frick & Frack luminous watches and abilities. His newsletter ThE BRAdfoRd fINANcIAL TEAM Ben Johnson are going Taphouse downtown cellphones. business is sponsorRetirement Income Specialists one step further — at Victoria Street and For the Kamloops ing the dinner, with BRAdfoRd fINANcIAL SERvIcES INc. they are organizing Sixth Avenue. dinner, because it will proceeds going to the 774 Seymour St. a fundraising dinner Dining in the Dark be held in one part Kamloops CNIB office to help a local socialis inspired by the Dark of the restaurant and for its programs and Kamloops, Bc ery excited to welcome our newest dental hygienist and educator services agency with Table restaurant in lights must remain on, services. 250.828.6767 ewly renovated clinic. Colleen has extensive experience in are general which they both Vancouver, one of two the men have obtained “It puts the sighted Sunny Shores Dental is very excited to welcome our newest dental hygienist and educator 1.800.599.8274 involved. blind dining eateries in black blindfolds people into the blind person’s ears working with dental specialists such as periodontist and oral Colleen Brochu to join our newly renovated clinic. Colleen has extensive experience in general info@bradfordfinancial.org said the idea dentistry Canada. will wear as they enjoy such shoes for a while, as well as many years working with dental specialists as periodontist andso oral vanessa cullen new caseyfamilies cullen rd to welcoming and friends looking for Shaw quality care. for Dining in the Dark surgeon. Diners led into ato welcoming their meals. canforunderstand She are looks forward new families and friendsthey looking quality care. The theme resowhat [the visually nates for them for impaired] face every another reason day,” Linda said. DR.BRIAN FOO Shaw met Johnson, There’s a full eveDR.BRIAN FOO who is visually ning planned. impaired, through volIt starts at 5 p.m. unteer work he does. and diners have the WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME In the past three choice of a cheeseDR. PERRY VITORATOS TO SUNNY SHORES years, that relationship burger, chicken or DENTAL HERE IN KAMLOOPS. has blossomed into a vegetarian burgers with Dr. Vitoratos is coming to us from Williams Lake, dedicated friendship, cheese. Caesar salads where he practiced family dentistry for 20 years. Please contact Sunny Shores Dental for your future appointment with Colleen Shaw’s mother Linda are included. W E N NTS IE Dr. Vitoratos has taken extensive training in General Family Dentistry and said. Once dinner is ! T E A P COM enjoys treating patients of all ages. He enjoys all aspects of dentistry L E W
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Correction A story in the Friday, Feb. 23 edition of Kamloops This Week (‘For Joseph, performing arts was the road to success’) erroneously stated Jamie
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The accused in the beating death of a Cariboo man admitted his role in the slaying to police following his arrest in 2016, but it will be up to a judge to determine whether the statement he provided investigators will be admissible at trial. Wyatt Boffa, 28, is charged with manslaughter in the Sept. 11, 2014, death of 61-yearold Jim Painter, who was found dead inside his home in a Clinton trailer park. Kodi Tower, 30, had been charged alongside Boffa but the allegations against him were stayed after an earlier hearing. A recording of Boffa’s confession, taken 20 months after Painter’s death, was played in a Kamloops courtroom on Friday.
Boffa told police he and Tower became involved in an altercation with Painter at the home of Boffa’s uncle. Court heard Painter had been insulting Boffa’s mother. Boffa admitted to pushing Painter off a deck and then beating him. The attack was broken up by family members. According to Boffa’s confession, he and Tower then walked Painter home. “He was still talking shit so we beat him again, but this time it was worse,” Boffa said in the recorded statement, admitting that he “stomped” Painter’s head. “Would you say that’s the blow that probably killed him?” asked RCMP Sgt. Mark Davidson. “Probably,” Boffa replied. According to Boffa, he and Tower then carried Painter into his trailer and placed him on the floor.
Boffa said Painter was still alive when they left. “I should have called an ambulance,” he said in the statement. “I don’t know what I was thinking. He was still alive. We left.” Before his confession, Boffa told investigators multiple times he wanted to speak to his lawyer. “It will happen,” Davidson said at one point in the video, replying to Boffa’s request to phone his lawyer. “It’s just not going to happen right now. We’re not doing that just to be a dick, but it’s not going to happen right now.” A date for Boffa’s judge-alone trial has not yet been set, but it is expected to begin in late April. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Laura Gerow will rule on the voluntariness of Boffa’s statement to police following his voir dire, which is slated to end this week.
Death not considered suspicious BODY FOUND SUNDAY BEHIND WESTSYDE BUSINESS KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
Kamloops Mounties say the discovery of a body in Westsyde on Sunday morning is not connected to any recent incidents or news reports, noting the death is not considered suspicious. Cpl. Kelly Butler told KTW police were called to an an area behind Nishino Sushi at Westsyde Road and Grant Road, where a body was discovered near a garbage bin. “It’s nothing suspi-
cious at all, nothing untoward,” Butler said of the death, adding the incident did not involve a homeless person exposed to the elements and is not connected to any missing persons reports, nor to recent crime-related gunplay in the city. Butler did not divulge any information about the deceased, declining to state the sex or age. “I don’t want to say too much out of respect for the family,” she said.
Slow down — it’s still winter On the heels of another snowstorm last Friday, which brought the monthly snowfall total in Kamloops to 50 centimetres (February average is 11 centimetres), Mounties are urging motorists to drop their speeds to match road conditions. Police advise keeping a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to avoid having to brake suddenly on a slippery surface. Mounties also suggest accelerating and braking slowly. “In winter, on icy or snowy roads, it is safer to drive below the posted speed,” Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said. “No matter how much experience you have, the way your car will move on snow or ice always has an element of unpredictability.”
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“It’s all too fresh.” Butler did express concern with the actions of some neighbours in the area who took it upon themselves to record the scene as investigators did their work. “It’s unfortunate that people stood by
filming the whole thing,” she said. A neighbour in the area, who did not want to be identified, said she heard nothing unusual overnight or in the morning and was surprised to see police vehicles suddenly appear in the area.
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Marijuana dispensaries in Kamloops won’t have the option to legitimize themselves ahead of federal legalization. Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday not to move ahead with a temporary use permit process, which would have allowed dispensaries to apply for short-term permission from city hall to operate. Donovan Cavers and Denis Walsh were the only councillors to back the permit process. Because their products are still illegal, but will be legal this summer, dispensaries operate in a legal grey area without business licences. In December, councillors approved several bylaw changes that would allow them to apply pressure to dispensaries, including increasing fines for operating without a business licence to a maximum of $10,000 per day, leading shop owners and their clients to fear a total shutdown of the city’s marijuana retailers. Councillors said there are no plans DAVE EAGLES/KTW to close down most stores, but declined A HOUSE OF MANY COLOURS to provide more official blessings to Sisters Kaylence (left) and Jasleen Napoleon-James enjoy creating a colourful Playdough house with grandmother Cyndy dispensaries, at the recommendation of on Tuesday during a visit to the Interactive Learning Centre at the John Tod Y on the North Shore. The interactive learning program operates Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. city staff. “If you’re not bothering anybody, if you’re operating under the radar, we’re good with that. That’s my perception,â€? Coun. Arjun Singh said. Director of developing and engineering services Marvin Kwiatkowski told council putting the permitting process in place for dispensaries would be timeconsuming and costly. He said staff would prefer to work WhatWhat is of the Financial Plan Plan about? isFive the Year Five Financial about? When? The Board Directors of theYear Thompson-Nicola Regional District gives noticeon rules for stores operating post-legalth that will hold a Public Hearing inDistrict the TNRD Boardroom, Floorthan - 465 Victoriaization under B.C.’s coming provincial TheitThompson-Nicola RegionalRegional currently provides4 more 120 The Thompson-Nicola District currently provides more than 120 local Thursday framework. Street, Kamloops, BC, to consider proposed Bylawfire No.protection, 2497. local government services to taxpayers including 911, government services to taxpayers including fire protection, 911, land-use Feb. 26, 2015 What land-use planning, solid sewer, regulatory is Temporary Use waste Permitmanagement, 6 Bylaw No. water 2497, and 2015? Mail planning, solid waste management, water and sewer, regulatory services and services and invasive plant management as well as access for residents 10:00Victoria a.m. St Bylaw No. #300-465 2497 will allow seasonal assembly use, for up to 5 events annually, invasive plant management to libraries and to libraries and recreation facilities. as well as access for residents as an ancillary use to the existing rustic guest ranch at 4036 Campbell Range Kamloops, BC recreation facilities. Road (legally described as the Âźfinancial of Section 35, Township 18, Range 16, Regional Districts must have a 5SW year plan adopted by bylaw 2A9 & ForV2C info W6M, Kamloops Division Yale District), shown shaded in its bold outline the annually, annually, by March 31st. The Board consider and adopt 5 year Regional Districts must havewill a 5as year financial plan adopted byon bylaw st below, for a period of 3 years. The specific and limited permit conditions submissions map financial plan at its March 29th regular meeting. by March 31 . The Board will consider and adopt its 5 year financial plan at its are as stipulated in th the proposed permit which is a part of Bylaw 2497.
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Coun. Kathy Sinclair, who was a proponent of the temporary permits in December, said she now thinks the process will take too long given the federal government’s legalization goal of August. “The time to have implemented TUPs (temporary use permits) was a year ago or more,� Sinclair said, adding she does not want city council to be seen as “anti-cannabis.� Cavers disagreed, arguing Ottawa is off-track on its plans due to Conservative opposition in the Senate, arguing retail sales could be a year away. “I’d say July 1 of 2019 is more realistic,� he said. Walsh said staff seemed overly fearful of the permit process and appeared to have gone to extremes to discourage councillors. He said the city needs to develop many of the rules required for the permits for a post-legalization world and called the report lacking in innovation. “A lot of this is driven, it seems, by a fear of grandfathering existing shops, which have been in our city for eight years and seem to have caused minimal problems,� he said, drawing a scattering of applause from the packed gallery. Coun. Tina Lange said the city isn’t to blame for business owners who gambled with an illegal product. “That’s not the fault of council or city staff. I don’t think we as council should be trying to fix that for them,� she said. Several members of the audience walked out before the vote, appearing frustrated. While none would give their names to KTW, one audience member said council has created more uncertainty in the city. “They’ve made is so there’ll be a black market for another year,� he said.
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A B.C. Supreme Court judge tasked with deciding the fate of a Kamloops man accused of stabbing his roommate to death in 2016 spent Tuesday afternoon watching video surveillance recordings of the parking lot of the Valleyview motel where the men lived. Gordon Camille, 67, was arrested 10 days after his roommate, 49-year-old Dennis Adolph, was found dead on Jan. 26, 2016, in the room the two men shared at the 4 Seasons Motel. Camille had been charged with second-degree murder, but he is standing trial on one count of manslaughter. Court has heard Camille alerted the motel’s manager after finding Adolph lifeless on the floor of their suite. He was found to have a single stab wound to his abdomen. The Crown believes Camille stabbed Adolph in the suite they shared, but Camille told investigators Adolph had to have been injured in an altercation somewhere else. Surveillance video played in court showed Adolph returning home appearing to clutch his stomach, though the view is from behind. Another clip played in court appears to show Camille exiting and re-entering the suite 40 minutes later. Just over four hours later, video shows Camille exiting the room again and alerting the motel manager about Adolph’s condition. Court has also heard police seized two knives from the suite the men shared. Earlier this month, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Heather Holmes threw out a videotaped admission Camille made to police, ruling it was not taken voluntarily. Her reasons for that decision have not yet been read in court.
City has hit 60% of snow budget ANDREA KLASSEN
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The City of Kamloops has spent $900,000 since the start of 2018 removing snow, which is about 60 per cent of its total budget for the year. Streets and environmental services manager Glen Farrow said the city typically spends about 25 per cent of its $1.6 million budget, which resets with the calendar year, in the first two months of the year. “It’s abnormally high,” Farrow said, adding it is difficult to know if the city will need more funding to get through the end of the year. “Is it concerning? Who knows. We’re all dreaming for a mild winter and fall in late 2018. But at this point, yes, we’ve spent a lot of money.”
Farrow said unusually heavy snowfalls in the first two months of the year, as well as colder temperatures, has meant higher demand for snow clearing than in most years. “We’re seeing -5 C for two or three weeks straight,” he said. “We’re seeing that accumulation and we’re not seeing that melt. It just continues to grow and grow.” Because of the lack of warm melting days, Farrow said the city has had to haul away snow from the downtown and Tranquille Market areas three times, at a cost of about $10,000 per night. The city removes windrows in those areas once they reach 60 centimeters in height. Farrow said windrow removal once a season is more common.
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Coquihalla crash witness says accidents happen ‘way too many times’ CANADIAN PRESS
HOPE — Graham Zillwood has witnessed numerous crashes outside his front window on a notorious stretch of British Columbia’s Coquihalla Highway, but nothing like the chain-reaction crash Sunday night involving 165 people. The Provincial Health Services Authority said Monday that 29 people were hospitalized with conditions ranging from stable to critical following the crash that involved at least six vehicles. Zillwood said it started at about 8 p.m. Sunday when he heard the “familiar sound’’ of a vehicle going off the highway. “I looked to my left and I could see a whole bunch of other vehicles stopped and I saw the first semi and I thought, ‘Oh no, here we go again.’ So that semi hit a car on the road, knocked it down the embankment and then the semi rolled down the embankment on that car.’’ A few seconds later, he said another semi-trailer truck speared the first and then a third truck nudged a Greyhound bus before it hit the second truck involved in the crash. The Coquihalla River separates his home from the highway, but Zillwood said he had a clear view of what happened from his front window. “I was on the phone to 911 as all this was happening. I was (doing) play-by-play telling them what was happening kind of thing. I’ve done that before here, unfortunately. This happens more often than it should.” RCMP Const. Mike Halskov said the collision involved large
buses, tractor-trailer trucks and smaller vehicles. “Winter driving conditions are considered to be a major contributing factor in this collision and driver impairment does not appear to be a factor,’’ he said in a statement. Police said numerous emergency agencies responded to the crash. “Thankfully, there were no fatalities as a result of this collision,’’ says a statement from RCMP Fraser Valley Traffic Services. Two Greyhound buses were caught up in the crash, including one that landed in the ditch. Company spokeswoman Lanesha Gipson said both buses were travelling from Kelowna to Vancouver and were carrying a total of 97 passengers. “We are aware of five reported injuries, most of which were treated and released,’’ Gipson said. Greyhound sent a relief bus to Hope where 136 uninjured people were sheltered overnight at a local high school. Gipson said the Greyhound passengers were later transported to their destinations. Hope Search and Rescue, numerous area fire departments and dozens of ambulances rushed to the scene to help. The search group posted photos showing two transport trucks twisted together across the highway, with one cab partially down an embankment while the truck’s rear wheels rested on another mangled vehicle. Zillwood said he checked the temperature just before the accident while letting out his
dog and it was just below zero. Hail had fallen shortly before the crash, he said, but the conditions were nothing like the week before when there was a major snowfall. He said accidents seem to occur when vehicles can’t get up the hill going south because of the slippery conditions. “That’s when it happens, traffic backs up to the point where vehicles coming from the north can’t stop in time and the domino effect starts. They start knocking like ping pong balls off the highway.’’ He said he has called the Transportation Ministry several times to suggest that a sign board or some other warning system be installed in the area. “I’ve been here 14 years and I’ve seen it way too many times,’’ he said. “It’s horrible.’’ In Victoria, Transportation Minister Claire Trevena said she sends wishes of sympathy to those involved but she wouldn’t comment further pending the results of the ongoing investigation. “It’s been a horrible winter on the Coquihalla,’’ she said. “I think everybody is aware of that. The contractors were in their highest readiness for the storm. They’d been working round the clock on making the highway clear.’’ Trevena said she was told the area where the accident occurred had been plowed 20 minutes prior. The accident forced the closure of the highway in both directions between Hope and Merritt for about seven hours. Traffic was moving in both directions by Monday morning.
Vancouver group tackles loneliness, language barriers with conversation RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOW MINISTER APPOINTED IN UNITED KINGDOM CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — The problem of social isolation, which can have serious consequences on a person’s mental health and mortality, gained international awareness when the United Kingdom appointment a minister of loneliness in January.
Vancouver’s Seniors Advisory Committee developed a report on the issue and delivered its recommendations to city council last month. In 2016, with help from Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, Amie Peacock launched Beyond the Conversation, a volunteer organization that
helps people practice their English skills and foster relationships. Groups meet on a weekly basis in community centres, churches and coffee shops to discuss anything that’s pertinent to them at the time, from Christmas traditions to current events. The subject mat-
ter is determined by the group and even touches on basic social interactions, like how to create small talk with neighbours. At Victoria Drive Community Hall, up to 30 seniors whose first language is predominately Mandarin or Cantonese, meet every Wednesday morning.
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Ontario Tories ready to ‘move on’ after Brown gives up leadership bid CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — The interim leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives says his party is ready to move on from a period of “unprecedented’’ internal tumult after Patrick Brown gave up his bid to reclaim the Tories’ top job. In a news conference Tuesday morning, Vic Fedeli appeared set on distancing the party from the controversy surrounding Brown’s abrupt January resignation and his short-lived campaign to regain the leadership. “The last 10 days have been unprecedented in Ontario’s politics,’’ Fedeli said. “No one will question that it has been a difficult time for our party. But we are now ready to turn the page.” Fedeli would not answer questions related to his decision to turf Brown from the party caucus earlier
PATRICK BROWN: Initially resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct that he has repeatedly denied.
this month, nor would he say whether Brown will be allowed to run as a Tory candidate in the province’s spring election. “We have a new leader in 11 days and I will absolutely stand by any decisions made by the new leader,’’ he said. Four candidates now remain in the Tory leadership race — former legisla-
tor Christine Elliott, lawyer Caroline Mulroney, former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford and parental rights advocate Tanya Granic Allen. They will face each other in a debate Wednesday in Ottawa, with online voting for the party leadership starting on March 2. The party will announce its new leader on March 10. Fedeli insisted the party has never been in better shape and is ready to form government, despite the internal tumult that has consumed the province’s official Opposition since Brown’s sudden resignation. “Our party has always been about party unity,’’ he said. “We’ve moved on. Our focus now will be on the leadership contest on March 10 and the general election. We have never been in a better position than we are today.’’
Brown resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct that he has repeatedly denied. After mounting a campaign to clear his name, Brown announced he would join the four other candidates in running to lead the party. But he backed out of the race Monday, saying his candidacy had become too hard on his family and had become a distraction to the party. “It has become increasingly evident that my participation in this democratic race has, for some, become a source of distraction from the real goal of replacing this tired Liberal government with a pragmatic, moderate, fiscally responsible alternative,’’ Brown wrote in a four-page letter posted on social media. “I am calling on the remaining leadership candidates to put thoughtful, considered, affordable, pragmatic public policy first.”
Police comments anger LGBTQ community CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — A suggestion by Toronto’s chief of police that an alleged serial killer would have been arrested sooner if the public had co-operated more with investigators has angered members of the city’s LGBTQ community. Chief Mark Saunders said in an interview with the Globe and Mail that “nobody’’ came to officers with information in 2012 when police launched a special investigation into the
disappearances of several men from the city’s gay village. Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old selfemployed landscaper, was arrested last month and faces six counts of first-degree murder — most of the alleged victims were men who had gone missing from the gay village. Community leaders said Saunders’s comments will likely worsen the already strained relationship between police and the groups affected by McArthur’s alleged crimes, includ-
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WINNIPEG — The man credited with inventing the Pizza Pop has died. Paul Faraci’s family said he died on Feb. 6 in Vernon, at age 89. In the 1960s, Faraci owned a Winnipeg restaurant and came up with a twist on the
traditional calzone — making it smaller and easier to handle. His nephew, Chris Faraci, said his uncle started selling the treat wholesale and then sold his interest in the business to two partners, who in turn sold it to Pillsbury. Pizza Pops are still
made in Winnipeg by General Mills, among many varieties of calzone, such as Pizza Pockets and Hot Pockets. Chris Faraci said his uncle was a true entrepreneur who was proud of his legacy. He said the original recipe may be revived by a familyowned food truck.
SPCA criticized after slaughter of adopted pot-bellied pig was later butchered by its new owner. Spokeswoman Lorie Chortyk said workers at the Cowichan branch in Duncan were already upset about the death of the pig, named Molly. “They are just get-
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ting inundated with nastiness,” Chortyk said Tuesday, days after the society confirmed Molly had been destroyed by her new owner, barely a month after being adopted. Molly and 56 other pigs were seized during a cruelty investigation on Vancouver Island in 2016 and Chortyk said the British Columbia society was responsible for finding new homes for all the animals. Media reports indicate the man who adopted Molly pleaded for an end to death threats in a Facebook post that has since been deleted. The man could not be reached for comment, but in the post he reportedly apologized, saying he did not adopt Molly with the intention of killing her, but she was aggressive toward other animals in the home. Chortyk said the man signed an agreement specifically promising not to slaughter the pig and knew it could be returned to the SPCA, but his actions are legal because he owned Molly and she died humanely. “We totally understand why people are upset. I mean, no one is more upset than
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VANCOUVER — Mountain Equipment Co-op is evaluating courses of action amid social media outcry that it stop selling brands connected to a major U.S. gun manufacturer. An online petition calling for the Vancouverbased outdoor retailer to stop selling Vista Outdoor Inc.-owned brands has garnered more than 20,000 signatures because the company also develops and manufactures firearms similar to the type of rifle used in a recent school shooting. MEC said in a statement shared via its Twitter account Monday the company has heard from members on different sides of the issue, including those who want to be able to purchase Vistaowned brands like Camelbak at MEC stores. Senior management and its product team spent Monday talking to various brands and its peers.
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GLOBAL VIEWS EPIC SNOW DAYS AT SUN PEAKS Skiers line up to take on more runs at Sun Peaks Resort. The conditions this winter have been fantastic, with plenty of snow and not too many bitterly cold days. Mid-mountain depth is 176 centimetres, with 226 centimetres of snow up top. The resort just finished hosting snowboarding and skiing events during the Feb. 22 to Feb. 25 BC Winter Games, coverage of which can be found online at kamloops thisweek.com by clicking on the BC Winter Games tab. Dave Eagles/KTW
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WATCH But the paper also quoted Su Wei, a prom inent Communist Party intellectual, who said China needed a “stable, strong and consistent leadership” from 2020 to 2035. No need to wonder who that might be, although Xi would be 82 by 2035. Shades of Robert Mugabe, I hear you thinking, although Xi commands a country about a thousand times richer than Zimbabwe. He is now effectively presidentforlife, or at least until things get
the support of other members of the Central Committee or it might even be just one term. It has worked pretty well, as dictatorships go. There have been no more maniacs in power like Mao Zedong with his crazy Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, which killed millions and cost the country two decades of economic growth. During the past quartercentury of cau tious, consensusbased politics, China’s econ omy has grown about tenfold. That pace of growth cannot continue no matter who is in power, but it is important for the party’s survival that the economy does con tinue to grow. There is certainly no evidence a oneman rule will provide that growth better than the existing system, so why (presuming that he is a loyal Communist) has
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Xi decided to overthrow it? Mere personal ambi tion is one obvious possibility, but there is probably more to it than that. Xi’s father was Communist royalty — one of the founders of the party and at one time its general secre tary — and he himself was a “princeling’” who spent his early years in very comfortable cir cumstances. Then, in 1966, Mao launched the Cultural Revolution. Xi’s father was expelled from the party and publicly humili ated. He was sent to the countryside at the age of 15 to learn from the peasants and ended up in a work camp digging ditches. For some years, he actually lived in a cave (although it had a door). But he survived and was eventually to allowed to join the party, move back to the
city and go to univer sity. It all left a lasting impression on the young Xi. He knew that working hard, keeping your nose clean and even rising to high rank cannot protect you in an essentially lawless oneparty state if party politics takes the wrong turn. So he really only had two choices: work to change the party into a lawabiding entity (which is probably impossible) or take control of the party and keep it forever. He has chosen the latter course and, in terms of protecting himself, it is probably the right choice. “I think he will become emperor for life and the Mao Zedong of the 21st cen tury,” said Willy Lam, former Hong Kong democratic politician and now politics pro fessor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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And that is precisely the problem. Xi no doubt justifies his actions to himself by believing he is the indispensable man for China’s modernization, but the cemeteries are full of indispensable men. The longer you are in power, the more poor or at least sub optimal decisions you make — and when the passage of time makes the mistakes obvious, you are obliged to defend them although a successor could just drop them and move on. Xi is not likely to emulate Mao and unleash chaos in China. He is intelligent and he works hard. But the mistakes will accumu late nevertheless — and stagnation awaits. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. gwynnedyer.com
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so bad that the people around him decide they have to overthrow him, as Mugabe’s cronies eventually did. And, although Xi obviously thinks being presidentforlife is a good idea, it is not. Being presidentfor life certainly wasn’t a good idea for former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, who was also effectively in power for life. In his case, that was 18 years. It became known as the “era of stagnation” and only seven years after Brezhnev died in 1982, the whole Communist empire in Eastern Europe collapsed. Alerted to the dan ger of leaving some body in power too long by the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Chinese Communist Party has kept its lead ers on a short leash since the early 1990s. They got two five year terms, no more, and they had to keep
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PM backs theory about sabotaged trip question period since arriving back in Canada, opposition MPs are grilling Trudeau about invitations issued to Jaspal Atwal — a B.C. Sikh convicted of attempting to assassinate an Indian cabinet minister in 1986 — to attend two events with the prime
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OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is standing by a senior government official who suggested factions within the Indian government were involved in sabotaging the prime minister’s visit to India last week. During his first
minister in India. In a background briefing arranged by the Prime Minister’s Office, a government official suggested that Atwal’s presence was arranged by factions within the Indian government who want to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi from getting too
cosy with a foreign government they believe is not committed to a united India. Conservatives are identifying the official as Trudeau’s national security adviser, Daniel Jean, and they’re pressing Trudeau to say whether he agrees with Jean’s
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“conspiracy theory.’’ Trudeau is defending the official as a professional, non-partisan public servant who provides quality advice. He said when a top diplomat and security official says something “it’s because they know it to be true.”
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CALGARY — Five Calgary city councillors have found their faces on a purported Chicago news website. The Chicago Evening Post lists the councillors as journalists under different names in the Windy City. Coun. Sean Chu
thought it was funny when he was sent a link to the Post’s staff page, with the name Dean Weaver under his photo. The Chicago Evening Post newspaper apparently stopped publishing when it was absorbed by the Chicago Daily News in 1932.
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From left to right: Thompson Rivers University nursing students Kiana Moore, Elizabeth Amaraizu, Alex Bryento and Erika Byrne are organizing a health fair at Northills Shopping Centre on March 8, to promote kidney health on World Kidney Day.
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Alex Bryenton has spent time working in a hospital during her nursing studies at Thompson Rivers University. But it’s the community health aspect of her field that has her feeling like she can make a difference. “It’s about awareness. We’re trying to reach everyone,” the third-year nursing student told KTW. “With community nursing, it’s essentially client centred.” Bryenton and classmates Kiana Moore, Erika Byrne and Elizabeth Amaraizu are working together to organize a free health fair on World Kidney Day, raising awareness about chronic kidney disease and preventative measures. The students are representing the Kamloops chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada and will be conducting free blood pressure and blood sugar testing at Northills Shopping Centre on March 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. When the students first
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started the project, which fulfills practicum requirements toward their nursing degrees, they initially thought they were going to be targeting seniors. With age, kidney function declines, Bryenton said, but people with high blood pressure and diabetes are also at an increased risk. “Not a lot of people know exactly what our kidneys do,” Bryenton said. Kidneys make urine to clean out extra water and waste in the body. They also produce hormones that regulate blood pressure. Kidneys cannot recover if they fail and must be replaced via transplant surgery. Those waiting for a living or deceased donor require dialysis, a timely and costly ongoing medical procedure that essentially performs kidney functions. Last year, about 325 kidney transplants were conducted in British Columbia, according to B.C. Transplant, 48 of which were conducted in the Interior Health region, including Kamloops.
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- do not smoke; - do not take over-thecounter medication on a regular basis; - get your kidney function checked if you have one or more of the high-risk factors (high blood sugar or blood pressure). “You have to make life changes to keep the kidneys healthy,” Bryenton said. First- and secondyear nursing students will conduct the tests at the mall. This year, World Kidney Day is themed around women’s health, as it aligns with International Women’s — Alex Bryenton Day. Women who are TRU nursing student pregnant are susceptible to high blood pressure, kidney at the end of 2017. which increases their risk for Bryenton noted eight prekidney disease. ventative measures, the “golden The students also plan to rules” of kidney health: draw attention to a disparity - keep active and fit; in health studies focused on - keep regular control of women, versus men. blood sugar level; Various community health - monitor blood pressure; agencies will be on hand for the - eat healthy and keep weight World Kidney Day health clinic in check; and door prizes will be drawn - maintain a healthy fluid throughout. The shopping centre is at 700 Tranquille Rd. intake (drink water);
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Our family would like to thank some wonderful people and businesses that helped brighten several people’s lives over the holidays. The people at Costco, Ghyial at Michaels, Sherri at Overlander Extended Care, Tiffany at Rona, Denise at Value Village and Margaret, a dear friend. The children’s ward, kidney clinic, and cancer clinic at Royal Inland Hospital, along with the Kamloops Hospice Association, the Children’s Therapy & Family Resource Centre, the Legion, Ponderosa, and the Overlander Extended Care Hospital all benefitted from your kind and generous gestures. Thank you for caring and helping. — The Czyzewski Family Kamloops
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I had the nicest thing happen to me back in December. I was buying my groceries at the Save-On downtown. I got my groceries and a young man stepped up and told me he was paying for it all. I’m an old lady. I was so stunned. I don’t know if I even thanked him or not. I think I did. I just wanted to say thank you. A big thank you to the young man who paid for my groceries. Just a big thank you. — E.J. Kamloops
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Once again the good folks on Monashee Place have demonstrated what being a good neighbour is all about. We woke up to see that during the night our driveways had all been blocked with a huge windrow. This is because the city plow trucks push all the snow from the bottom end of the street up to our end of the cul de sac. I am physically unable to move this huge pile of frozen ice and snow from my driveway. What to do? By mid-morning, I looked out the window to see several people with shovels attacking the windrow and they cleared all the driveways. You know who you are. You are true snow angels and I thank you so much. — Sally Cornies Kamloops
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osity of all who give their dollars, their time and their hearts.” Among the initiatives funded by donations are a $91,000 Feeding the Future program, which sees the United Way partner with School District 73, Kamloops Rotary clubs and the Kamloops Food Bank to tackle child hunger. In addition, more than $215,000 was raised for wildfire recovery. Baker also highlighted a Red Cross donation of more than $466,000 to hire community wellness managers to support those affected by the fires. The United Way’s next campaign, with a theme of “Local Love,” will kick off in September.
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The BC SPCA’s Kamloops and District branch is inviting the public to attend its annual general meeting on Tuesday, March 6, at The Stock Pot Cafe, 7 – 970 Laval Cresc. in Southgate. The meeting will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Each year, the BC SPCA helps more than 43,000 abandoned, abused, neglected and injured animals and we could not do this without the incredible support we get from our volunteers and supporters in communities across the province,” said CEO Craig Daniell. “We encourage anyone who wants to make their community safer and more humane for animals to attend their local SPCA’s AGM to learn more about the past year’s activities and to find out how they can be involved in saving animal lives.” The Kamloops and district branch will be electing its new community council at the AGM. The featured speaker at this year’s AGM will be Lindsay Curry, regional director for the BC SPCA and Jennifer Gore, president of the BC SPCA board of directors. They will be delivering a presentation on how people can make a difference in the animal world. For more information, contact Kamloops and district branch manager Alyssa Kyllo at 250-3767722 or by email at akyllo@spca.bc.ca.
Federal cash for seniors’ programs Seven Kamloops and area organizations are receiving money from the federal New Horizons for Seniors Program. The groups are: • Interior Community Services, food centre accessibility renovations project, $23,884; • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242, furniture upgrade project, $12,000; • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 194 in Clinton, install a central air conditioner, $9,200, and replace kitchen cabinets and countertops, $10,710; • Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Interior First Nations, Growing Together for Generations project, $19,214; • Centre for Seniors Information in Kamloops, Neighbourhood Collective Kitchen project, $24,981; • Clinton Seniors Association, New windows and window coverings, $15,000; • North Shore Community Centre Society, equipment replacement project, $25,000; “Initiatives such as the New Horizons for Seniors Program help to ensure that seniors maintain a high quality of life and empower seniors to remain being active and participating members of their communities,” said Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo MP Cathy McLeod.
Perohi dinners are back Friday night perohi dinners have returned to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at 1044 Eighth St. on the North Shore. Perohis (perogies), holopchi (cabbage rolls) and vegetarian borscht will be on the menu for eating in and taking out — all for $10. The next two Friday night perohi dinners will take place on April 27 and May 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
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The Kamloops and District Fish and Game Association holds several public events each year, including the popular ice-fishing day at Walloper Lake in January.
Fish and game club celebrating 100 years The Kamloops and District Fish and Game Association is holding its annual awards banquet and smorgasbord Saturday at The Dunes at Kamloops Golf Course — and the public is invited. The evening will include a full-course buffet dinner with game appetizers, prepared by Dunes staff, a wildlife, fishing and photography display, annual service awards, fundraising and socializing. For information and tickets, call Jim Gibbons at 250-5792100. The association is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and will also be hosting the BC Wildlife Federation’s annual general meeting and
convention from April 11 to April 14. In 1918, the group was called The Fish and Game Protection Association. It held meetings occasionally, making recommendations to game wardens who managed fish and wildlife seasons, limits and enforcement. Club members were also among the first to be called for search and rescue operations. In 1937, a junior fish and game club was formed and girls were admitted in 1940. In the 1960s, the club initiated hunter safety training. Today, the club has about 200 members and continues in its effort to conserve and protect all wildlife and habitats.
Such work includes helping the province’s wildlife branch in many of its fish and wildlife management activities, gathering data of winter lake conditions, lake aeration, removal of invasive species from area lakes and game counts. The association also builds and repairs docks, outdoor toilets and camp tables and cleans up lake areas. Annually, the group holds several public events, including ice fishing in January, the awards banquet in March, Father’s Day fishing in June and a fishing day for the visually impaired in August. For more information on the Kamloops and District Fish and Game Association, go online to kdfga.ca.
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L’association francophone de Kamloops is hosting its annual Maple Sugar Shack on Saturday at The Rainbow’s Roost, 6675 Westsyde Rd. The event starts at 2 p.m. Participants can make maple toffee on snow from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. before dinner is served at 5 p.m. Music by the Jocelyn Pettit band follows. Seats are limited for the dinner. Tickets are available at 348 Fortune Dr. For more information, call 250-376-6060.
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1988 HERE SINCE
30 YEARS to CELEBRATE AUGUST 28, 1988 Marked the first edition of Kamloops This Week, when we began telling stories from within the community.
To celebrate our anniversary, we’d like to hear yours.
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO… • Was born in Kamloops on August 28, 1988? • Was married in Kamloops in August of 1988? • Moved to Kamloops in 1988? • Graduated high school in 1988? • Graduated from Cariboo College in 1988? • Opened a business in 1988?
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HELP US MARK THREE DECADES OF COVERAGE We asked you to share your stories of Kamloops with us — in particular, tales from 1988, the year of our birth — so we can include them in KTW’s 30th anniversary publication in June. Wes Reusse added his thoughts about what he calls an “amazing city.” “We moved here in 1988 and haven’t left. “We love this city and promote it over and over. Father was a school teacher, mother a government worker and I finished high school played hockey in the best association ever, including attending a national title tourney. “As a business owner now, this
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is an amazing city in which I can’t imagine ever leaving! So many stories, so many years!” Share your story by emailing your memories to editor@ kamloops thisweek.com.
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Ken Christian said Greyhound Canada is “the Sears of the transportation industry.” The Kamloops mayor continued his criticism of the company, which has been given provincial approval to eliminate some routes in Northern B.C. and reduce trips in other communities — including Kamloops to Kelowna — saying Greyhound has had “far too much monopoly for far too long.” Christian was referencing the longtime Canadian department store that experienced a decrease in clients and an increase in debt before announcing this year it was closing across the country. Included in the shuttered stores was the two-floor outlet in Aberdeen Mall. Christian accused Greyhound of “not operating in the best interests of the public” and suggested it should have taken a harder look at altering the equipment it uses, how it schedules routes and how it determines the price of trips. Last year, in response to a demand from communities in the area, the provincial government expanded BC Transit service along Highway 16, known as the Highway of Tears due to the number of missing and murdered women last seen on it. The expansion connected Prince George to Burns Lake, Smithers, Terrace and the Hazelton area. A Ministry of Transportation review of the service’s first year of operation showed about 5,000 people used it. A new community-vehicle program established last summer to connect Vanderhoof and the Saik’uz First Nation had more than 9,000 passengers. Peter Hamel, Greyhound’s vice-president for the Western Canadian region, said there are no plans to reduce the number of trips between Kamloops and Kelowna at this time. After 14 days’ notice, however, buses will no longer stop at Monte Lake, Westwold, Oyama and Falkland along Highway 97 between Kamloops and Vernon as the vehicles make their way to Kelowna.
Greyhound said ridership from those communities has fallen over the years, from a total of 264 in 2014 to a total of 215 in 2017: • Monte Lake: 81 passengers in 2014, 66 in 2015, 96 in 2016 and 42 in 2017; • Westwold: no passengers in 2014, one in 2015, five in 2016 and one in 2017; • Falkland: 92 passengers in 2014, 84 in 2015, 57 in 2016 and 107 in 2017; • Oyama: 92 passengers in 2014, 84 in 2015, 57 in 2016 and 65 in 2017. Buses that go through Salmon Arm and Chase will continue as is. That route is about an hour longer than the one that travels down Highway 97 to Kelowna. Hamel said in the past, core routes in the province have generated enough revenue to prop up other routes, most of them in rural areas. Ridership has declined throughout the province, he said, as Greyhound competes with other methods available for people to travel. Ride-sharing programs like Uber and Lyft are the main competition, Hamel said, calling them tax-avoidance companies. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena has said her government will
bring in legislation to allow ride-hailing services throughout B.C. this year. The Health Connections bus service provided by Interior Health for people who have to get to other communities for medical reasons has provided another ridership option. The B.C. Public Transportation Board ruling to allow changes to Greyhound routes notes board members received submissions from Kamloops council and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Both said a steady decline in transportation service in rural areas leaves people with few or no options. There was one other submission from Kamloops, input from a resident who uses Greyhound to commute to Kelowna. The resident acknowledged the financial situation of the company and suggested to the board a minimum of five round trips (10 total trips) be set. During its presentation to the board, Greyhound referred to a transit feasibility study for Falkland and Vernon, done by the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District in 2012. It recommended a subsidized transit service of one day a week between the two locations.
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B.C. Public Transportation Board chair Catharine Read said the board received 220 comments, 1,700 form letters relating to Highway 16 — the Highway of Tears — and a petition from residents in Lytton as it considered an application from Greyhound Canada to eliminate or reduce routes. Greyhound officials were asked to respond to concerns received from the public and, once those answers were received, board members asked for additional information on company finances. It was also asked to address some concerns from the public that weren’t in the first set of responses. Hearings were held In Prince George, Terrace, Smithers and Fort St. John to discuss the fact eliminating routes in Northern B.C. would affect 70 per cent of the province’s land mass. Read said the main reason for approving elimination of those routes was the low ridership in the communities. Greyhound’s break-even passenger revenue per mile is $7.09 in B.C. The northern routes generate revenue ranging from 45 cents to $2.12 per mile. In its ruling, the board said it is legislated to consider three factors in such applications: applicant fitness, public need for the service and whether the request promotes sound economic conditions in the passenger transportation business in B.C. The board noted demand has dropped by 46 per cent since 2010, most of that within the past five years. Greyhound lost $13 million in its last fiscal year and $70 million in the past six years. Read and board members William Bell and Mary Sjostrom dealt with the application and issued the decision.
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Interior Health president , CEO will retire this fall Interior Health CEO Chris Mazurkewich will step down at the end of October. “Chris Mazurkewich has spent nearly three decades working to build a strong, sustainable health system in British Columbia,� said IH board chair Doug Cochrane. “Under his leadership as CEO, Interior Health has implemented services that make health care more accessible in rural areas, services that support people living with mental illness and services that meet the needs of our increasingly older population. “I want to acknowledge specifically Chris’s dedication to fostering relationships with Aboriginal leaders and communities across IH.
“The partnerships and innovations that are a result of his commitment are a model for all of us going forward.� Health Minister Adrian Dix lauded Mazurkewich’s work as CEO, in particular during last summer’s wildfire crisis. “During B.C.’s worst-ever wildfire season, I had the opportunity to witness firsthand Chris’s on-the-ground leadership skills in making sure that patients and residents were reassured, safe and received the care they needed,� Dix said. Mazurkewich was appointed IH president and CEO in October 2015. Prior to that, he was executive vice-president and chief operating officer at Alberta
Health Services for four years. From 2002 to 2009, Mazurkewich was Interior Health’s chief operating officer of strategic and corporate services. “It has been an honour to work in health care alongside the physicians and staff who provide care to our patients, clients, and residents,� Mazurkewich said. The Interior Health board of directors is now looking for a new president and CEO and has retained an executive recruiting firm to undertake an international search . In the meantime, Mazurkewich will remain in his position as president and chief executive officer until his departure in the fall.
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Kamloops-area firms among Top 100 in British Columbia A number of companies based or operating in the Kamloops area have made the list of B.C.’s Top Employers as chosen by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers publication. The designation highlights companies that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Included in the list of B.C.’s Top Employers are Rocky Mountaineer, the B.C. Lottery Corporation and Teck Resources
Ltd., along with a number of government agencies that have branches in Kamloops. Employers are evaluated by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers using the same eight criteria as the national competition: physical workplace, work atmosphere and social, health, financial and family benefits, vacation and time off, employee communications, performance management, training and skills development and community involvement.
Employers are compared to other organizations in their field to determine which offers the most progressive and forwardthinking programs. The B.C.’s Top Employers competition is in its 12th year. Winners are announced annually in a special magazine supplement in the Vancouver Sun. Candidates include employers with a head office or principal place of business in B.C. of any size in the private or public sector.
PUBLIC NOTICE
TNRD 2018-2022 Five Year Financia Plan Public Consultation
Highway overpass work to begin
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Property Location:
765 McGill Road Purpose: To amend the CD-2 (McGill Road/Summit Drive Comprehensive Development Zone Two) zone to increase the maximum number of residential units to 205 and reduce the minimum commercial area to 3,515 m2 to allow the conversion of five commercial units to residential units.
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Contact the Planning and Development Division at 250-828-3561 or access relevant background material available at www.kamloops.ca/councilagenda. Copies of background materials are also available at City Hall for review between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (excluding statutory holidays).
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What is the Fivemize Year Financial about? Drivers should expect delays while rehabilitadelays as much asPlan possible, travellers are tion work is conducted on the westbound side of advised to allow extra time to get to their destinaThe 1, Thompson-Nicola currently provides more than 1 the Sagebrush Overpass on Highway between tion Regional during theDistrict construction period. government services to taxpayers including fire the Summit Drive exit and Columbia Street onThe project involves replacing theprotection, bridge joints 911, Mail ramp in Kamloops. on the overpass to keep theand structure in regulatory good planning, solid waste management, water sewer, serv Weather permitting, begin on plant management operating condition. #300-465 Victoria St work willinvasive as well as access for residents to libra Monday, March BC 5, and is expected to take four Kamloops, recreation facilities. The project will involve pouring new concrete, weeks. V2C 2A9 so motorists may not see crews on site while the During this time, one westbound lane on concrete Regional Districts must haveis acuring. 5 year financial plan adopted by bylaw a Highway 1 will be closed. Drivers can go online to drivebc.ca for the most st by March 31 . The Board will consider and adopt its 5 year financial p While the project has been planned to miniup-to-date highway information. th
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The Regional District Board will be receiving the Thompson-Nicola andDistrict’s fill out an online input form. Statements at an upcoming Regional 2017 Audited Financial The Board of Directors regular Board meeting. of the Thompson-Nicola RegionalthDistrict gives notice that it will hold ais Public in the TNRD Boardroom, 4 Floor - 465 Victoria When the Hearing Session? Street, BC, to consider proposed Bylaw No. 2497. When Kamloops, is the Meeting?
When: Thursday, March 8th 2018
WhatWhen: is Temporary Use Permit 6 Bylaw No. 2497, 2015? Thursday, March 29, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM Noon Bylaw No. 2497 will allow seasonal assembly use, for up to 5 events annually, Time: 1:15 PM as an ancillary use to the existing rustic guest ranch at 4036 Campbell Range Where: TNRD Office RoadWhere: (legally described as theRoom SW Âźlocated of Section 35,4th Township TNRD Board on the Floor 18, Range 16, Board RoomKamloops located on the 4th Floor W6M, Kamloops Division YaleStreet, District), as shown shaded in bold outline on the 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops map below, for a period465 of 3Victoria years. The specific and limited permit conditions Theas financial statements and anypermit reportswhich to beispresented at the 2497. meeting are stipulated in the proposed a part of Bylaw will be How available inspection the regional district offices one week dofor I get moreatinformation? prior to the meeting date.
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BUSINESS NDP finance critic Peter Julian said some federal civic servants have lost their homes and vehicles as a result of not being paid through the problemplagued Phoenix pay system. Unions representing more than 300,000 civil servants have organized protest rallies across the country for Feb. 28 — the anniversary date of the launch of Phoenix — under the banner “Burnt by Phoenix’’ that are expected to include tents where civil servants facing pay issues can turn for help. KTW FILE PHOTO
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NDP says Liberals should apologize, compensate for Phoenix ‘fiasco’ TERRY PEDWELL
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OTTAWA — Two years into the Phoenix pay system “fiasco,’’ the federal government needs to apologize to the tens of thousands of civil servants who have been living a paycheque nightmare and compensate them for what they’ve lost, the opposition New Democrats have demanded. The demands coincided with the second anniversary this week of the launch of the troubled electronic compensation system and come in advance of Canadawide protests planned for Wednesday. It’s outrageous that, after 24 months in which civil servants have been underpaid, overpaid or not paid at all, the government still doesn’t have a solution, said NDP finance critic Peter Julian. “We’ve had public servants, who are working for the people of Canada, who have lost their homes,’’ Julian told a news conference in Ottawa. “We’ve had public servants who have been unable to put food on the table for their families.’’ An apology won’t bring back the cars and homes that some public servants have lost after not being paid, but that doesn’t diminish the importance of formally declaring that government employees endured something that should never have happened, he added. Julian has introduced a motion calling
for an apology and compensation. A vote on the motion is expected on Wednesday. “The only way, as part of our motion, we think the government can truly atone for what they’ve done is by a formal apology in the House of Commons,” he said. The Phoenix pay system was meant to centralize and streamline pay systems across several dozen government departments and agencies since being brought online in February 2016. Instead, it has resulted in endless headaches for civil servants, both working and retired. While the former Conservative government contracted the Phoenix system, the current Liberal government launched it, and both parties have blamed each other for creating the mess. Public Services and Procurement Canada Minister Carla Qualtrough did issue an apology of sorts on Monday on behalf of the government, much as she has done before. But she defended the decision to launch Phoenix, assigning much of the blame to her Conservative predecessors. Of course we sincerely apologize to public servants for everything we’ve put them through as a government,’’ she said during question period. The government had to choose “between a new system and no system’’ after coming to power, she said, because
the “previous Conservative government had fired compensation advisers, had decommissioned the former system.’’ Two years ago, senior officials advised the government that Phoenix was ready to go live, she added. As of late January this year, the backlog of problem files created by Phoenix had reached 633,000 cases; cost estimates for dealing with the errors now range from $1 billion to as high as $5 billion. The tally reached nearly $788 million earlier this month after the government asked Parliament to approve $76.3 million in new anticipated spending before the end of the current fiscal year. That was on top of the initial $309 million used to set up the troubled system and $402 million the government announced last May to bring the Phoenix system to a socalled “steady state.’’ Unions representing more than 300,000 civil servants have organized protest rallies across the country for Feb. 28 — the anniversary date of the launch of Phoenix — under the banner “Burnt by Phoenix’’ that are expected to include tents where civil servants facing pay issues can turn for help. While some government employees have called for work stoppages as part of Wednesday’s demonstrations, union leaders have pointed out workers must, under the terms of their collective contracts, report to their jobs as scheduled.
Alberta petro to get billion-dollar boost EDMONTON — Alberta is investing $1 billion in oilsands bitumen upgrading to get a bigger bang for the buck on its oil. Premier Rachel Notley said the money will be used for loan guarantees and grants to attract anywhere from two to five partial oil-upgrading facilities, resulting in $5 billion in private
investment. “This process will help us get full value from our resources, attract billions in investment and create thousands of jobs right here in Alberta,’’ Notley said. The project will begin in 2019 and last for eight years. The goal is to have Alberta’s thick bitumen upgraded in the
province so that more of it can flow through pipelines, leading to an increase in volume and sales. “Partial upgrading also increases the value of our bitumen,’’ Notley said. “It creates a higher value for the product that can be shipped to more refineries around the world.’’
It’s expected to free up 30 per cent of pipeline capacity at a time when bottlenecks are causing Alberta crude to sell at a steep discount on the North American market. The decision follows a recommendation from the government’s energy diversification advisory committee.
For registration please call (250) 828-3500 and please quote program number provided. For online registration please visit www.kamloops.ca/ezreg Programs are cancelled if the minimum numbers are not met.
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Extra honour for Kamloops gymnast at BC Winter Games Rebecca Wharton gets W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence at closing ceremony KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
Kamloops gymnast Rebecca Wharton was presented with the W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon during the closing ceremony of the 2018 BC Winter Games on Sunday at Sandman Centre. Wharton has achieved impressive results in both individual and all-around events for the past several seasons with the Kamloops Gymnastics Club, including a first-place finish in all-around at the 2017 B.C. Championships and at the Cob Web invitational. She won three bronze medals in the Kamloops Games, in the all-around, beam and floor. The long hours of training and competition pressure led to Wharton taking a break from gymnastics in 2016 and trying new sports. But she realized her strong love for the sport and returned to gymnastics, qualifying first in her zone for the Games despite a knee injury that hampered her training. The award recognizes Wharton’s leadership skills inside and outside the gymnastics club. As a student at Arthur Stevenson elementary in Westsyde, Wharton engages in leadership roles as a volunteer for the hot lunch program. She also plays volleyball and basketball and demonstrates the same qualities as she does in gymnastics by supporting and leading her teammates.
ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW Athletes and spectators filled Sandman Centre on Sunday for the BC Winter Games closing ceremony, capping off a busy weekend that brought more than 1,200 athletes competing in 19 sports to Kamloops, Sun Peaks and Stake Lake.
‘You are all champions’ Her goal is to become a police officer so she can help make the world a better place. The W.R. Bennett Award recognizes one BC Winter Games athlete for their achievement in sport and leadership. Nominees were evaluated on sport accomplishments, ambition and leadership. Wharton was nominated by BC Gymnastics and chosen by a BC Games Society selection panel. The W.R. Bennett Award was named in honour of the former premier of British Columbia, Bill Bennett, who started the BC Summer and BC Winter Games program in 1978. The award includes a $2,500 bursary to use toward future sport expenses or post-secondary education.
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After a whirlwind four days that brought more than 1,200 athletes to the Tournament Capital, the BC Winter Games went out with a bang at Sandman Centre on Sunday afternoon. “How many people does it take to put on a BC Winter Games? It takes everybody, it takes a community,” B.C. Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon said at the closing ceremony. “This is a wonderful way to build community in this great province of B.C., and Kamloops has a wonderful reputation of tremendous engaged volunteers.” Guichon told the Games’ athletes they will carry the weekend’s experience with them forever. “The applause soon dies away,” she said. “The prize is left behind,
but it is the character you build that will be yours forever. You are all champions.” The Vancouver-Coastal zone finished atop the medal haul with 43 gold, 42 silver and 43 bronze for a total of 128, followed by the Fraser River’s 95. The ThompsonOkanagan finished in third place with 22 gold medals, 29 silver and 39 bronze for a total of 90. “The athletes will leave the BC Games with new friendships, with successes and with a new determination to chase a dream that is truly within their grasp,” said BC Games president Kelly Mann. “Sport builds so much more in us than just physical well-being. It rounds us out as people. It helps us build friendships and memories that last a lifetime.”
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KAMLOOPS MEDALLISTS
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• Boys curling team (Bryan Yamada, Zander Landygo, Nolan Bottineau and Daniel Griffiths) • Luc Dallaire (freestyle skiing, U-17 slopestyle male)
SILVER • Girls curling team (Holly Hafeli, Hannah O’Neil, Natalie Hafeli and Jorja Kopytko) • Speed skating team (U-16 3,000, relay mixed: Martina Antifay and Isaiah Jessie Uribe) • Wheelchair basketball team (Derek Jezewsky, Christopher Crowe, Finn Bogetti-Smith, Summer Bogetti-Smith) • Luc Dallaire (freestyle skiing, U-17 big air male)
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Kamloops This Week photographer Allen Douglas was kept busy over the weekend jumping between BC Winter Games events, snapping photos of more than 1,200 of some of the province’s best young athletes competing in 19 sports in Kamloops, Sun Peaks and Stake Lake, including local curler Bryan Yamada (left, crouched), whose team won gold on Sunday, defeating Johnson Tao’s (left, standing) Richmond rink 9-6.
For more photos and stories from the BC Winter Games, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com and click the event’s tab at the top of the page
• Girls curling team (Kate Hancock, Neave Calhoun, Maeve Calhoun and Natasha Olmstead) • Cross-country skiing team (4X2km mixed: Kaden Kwiatkowski) • Rebecca Wharton (gymnastics, JO8 women’s floor) • Rebecca Wharton (gymnastics, JO8 women’s all-around) • Rebecca Wharton (gymnastics, JO8 women’s beam) • Talyn Lorimer (alpine skiing, giant slalom female) • Martina Antifay (speed skating, U-16 500m female) • Finn Storie (diving, boys three metre)
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Community Input Session: Inquiry into Electric Vehicle Charging Service
The BCUC is conducting an independent inquiry into the regulation of electric vehicle (EV) charging service that will explore potential regulatory issues, including the level of regulation necessary, if any, in the EV charging service market, the rates for EV charging service, and any other matters that should be considered by the BCUC. You are invited to learn more about the BCUC’s Inquiry and to provide feedback at a community input session. KAMLOOPS COMMUNITY INPUT SESSION
Monday, March 5, 2018 6:00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Coast Hotel (Ballroom A) 1250 Rogers Way Kamloops, BC
For more information, please visit our website at bcuc.com, or contact Erica Hamilton, Director, Communications for the BCUC, at 1.800.663.1385.
Storm on the brink of season-ending series loss Revelstoke held 3-0 lead heading into Tuesday’s Game 4 KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
By the time you read this story, the Kamloops Storm’s season may be over. Entering Tuesday night’s Game 4 at Memorial Arena (after KTW’s press deadline), the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League squad was staring at a 3-0 deficit in its opening-round best-of-seven series against the Revelstoke Grizzlies. The Grizzlies defeated the Storm 7-3 at Memorial on Monday night to put a stranglehold on the series. (Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com to find out if Kamloops will live to play another game this season.) The series could have been so much different if not for some puck luck in the first two games in Revelstoke, both of which were decided in overtime. On Saturday at the Revelstoke Forum, Ryan Pereverzoff scored at 2:44 of the second 10-minute extra period on Saturday to give the Grizzlies a 3-2 win an a 2-0 series lead. Revelstoke took Game 1 on Friday night with a 4-3 overtime effort. Revelstoke finished 31 points ahead of Kamloops during the regular season, topping the Doug Birks Division, but the series through two games featured two evenly matched teams. As in Game 1, Storm goaltender Jordan Wilde was tremendous in net in Game 2, stopping 51 of 54 shots fired his way. Kamloops shooters peppered Revelstoke netminder Giovanni Sambrielaz with 45 shots. In both games in Revelstoke, Kamloops held the lead entering the third period.
ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW Kamloops Storm goalie Ethan Paulin-Hatch tried to see past a screen set by Revelstoke’s David Lenzin in KIJHL playoff action at Memorial Arena on Monday. Kamloops trailed the series 3-0 heading into Game 4 on Tuesday.
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is separated into two conferences, with each conference housing two divisions of five teams each. The two conferences do not play an interlocking schedule, meaning the only time the Kootenay Conference plays the OkanaganShuswap Conference is in the league final. The top four teams in each division make the playoffs, with first playing fourth and second facing third. In the Doug Birks Division of the OkanaganShuswap Conference, Revelstoke topped the standings with 73 points, followed by Chase at 54, 100 Mile House at 53 and Kamloops at 41. During the regular season,
Kamloops was 1-6-1 against Revelstoke. In the other Doug Birks Division series, 100 Mile House had a 3-0 series lead over Chase entering Game 4 Tuesday night in the Cariboo town. In the Okanagan Division, Kelowna had a 2-1 series lead over Summerland entering Tuesday night’s contest in Summerland, while Osoyoos visited Princeton on Tuesday night with a 3-0 series lead in its pocket. In the Kootenay Conference, all four series entered Game 4 on Tuesday night, with Nelson sitting 3-0 over Grand Forks and Kimberley up 3-0 on Fernie. Columbia Valley led Creston Valley 2-1 and Castlegar held the same lead over Beaver Valley.
Blazers back on home ice, hosting Victoria after unsuccessful roadie Blue and Orange managed just one win in five games away from home KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
The Kamloops Blazers return home to Sandman Centre on Wednesday night, battered and bruised following a tough road trip that has led to the club’s 2-8 record in its past 10 games. The Blazers were 1-4 on the five-game road trip, losing to Everett (4-0), Tri-City (4-2), Kelowna (6-5) and Vancouver (2-0). The lone win was a 3-1 decision on Feb. 21 in Portland.
Entering Western Hockey League games on Tuesday night (after KTW’s press deadline), Kamloops has 59 points and was six points behind Seattle, with the Thunderbirds holding the second and final wildcard playoff spot. Seattle hosted Vancouver on Tuesday, after which the Thunderbirds still have two games in hand over the Blazers. Kamloops has eight games left in the regular season entering Wednesday’s game at home
against Victoria. Faceoff is at 7 p.m. The Blazers remain at home this Friday to face the Vancouver Giants at 7 p.m. — a game in which the home team will take the ice in Don Cherry jerseys. Everett, Portland and Spokane (first, second and third in the U.S. Division) and Tri-City and Seattle (wildcard slots) hold playoff spots, as do the top three teams in the B.C. Division (Kelowna, Victoria and Vancouver).
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Canada posts record Olympic haul The 29 medals earned by Canadians in Korea is three better than previous best CANADIAN PRESS
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home had a hybrid effect on Canada’s team in 2018. Some veteran athletes had spent over a decade in a sport system overhauled pre-2010 to make Canada a winter sport powerhouse. Among the 110 rookies on Canada’s team of 225, many were inspired by Vancouver and just entering a sport environment that paved a path from playground to podium.
With 11 gold, eight silver and 10 bronze, Canada finished third in the overall medal table and in gold medals won behind Norway’s 39 (14-14-11) and runner-up Germany at 31 (14-10-7). “Our athletes have made history at these Games,’’ Canadian Olympic Committee president Tricia Smith said. “From a country chasing the powerhouse nations, we
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are now proudly in the top group growing in strength and contending for No. 1. And we’ll keep going.’’ Germany went into the Games as the country to beat, but Norway was out front early, scooping up crosscountry, biathlon and alpine ski medals. Canada was largely powered by individuals or teams of two.
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The South Kamloops Titans boys’ basketball team went on a 21-4 run in the third quarter of Saturday’s Okanagan Valley championship to top host Vernon secondary and earn a spot in next week’s AAA provincial championship. South Kamloops trailed the Panthers 34-31 at halftime, but Vernon couldn’t catch up to the visitors after their offensive outburst in the third quarter. The Titans won 73-58. Westsyde secondary’s boys’ basketball team also earned a spot at the AA provincials over the weekend with a 74-41 win over Clarence Fulton. The provincial championships will run from March 7 to March 10 in Langley.
TRU to evaluate rugby sevens as first season ends Despite not winning a match, Thompson Rivers University’s women’s rugby sevens squad was positive on the final day of play for the program in its inaugural year. The WolfPack dropped their final two matches on Sunday at the Canada West tournament hosted by the University of Victoria, falling 38-0 to the University of B.C. and 40-5 to Lethbridge. “Overall, we made some steps forward,” coach Derek Pue said. University officials will evaluate the program in the coming weeks. — TRU Sports Information
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a deep relationship where Ford can help Miami-Dade solve specific issues, like how to most efficiently move people from its suburbs to its downtown monorail, and Miami-Dade can offer solutions like dedicated lanes for automated vehicles or infrastructure projects like advanced traffic lights that can send signals to connected cars. “We want to be on the forefront of this because we want to give our people choices,” said Carlos Gimenez, mayor of Miami-Dade County, which is home to 34 cities and 2.7 million people. Sherif Marakby, Ford’s vicepresident of autonomous vehicles and electrification, said the company also intends to work closely with local businesses. The company wants to learn, for
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use them for ride-hailing, that’s going to result in a decline in retail vehicle sales,” Abuelsamid said. “They need to figure out, if we’re going to have a decline in the number of vehicles we sell to consumers, how do we keep our business stable?” Kwant says the testing will also help Ford determine what its future self-driving vehicles need to look like and how they must perform. “If you don’t have steering wheels, how do you begin to use that package space? How do you begin to look different in terms of carrying more people?” he said. Ford won’t say how many vehicles it will have on the road in Miami-Dade, but said it will be Ford’s largest test bed for autonomous vehicles by the end of this year.
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ord Motor Co. is making Miami-Dade County its new test bed for self-driving vehicles. The automaker and its partners — Domino’s Pizza, ride-hailing company Lyft and delivery company Postmates — are starting pilot programs to see how consumers react to autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. Self-driving startup and Ford partner Argo AI already has a fleet of cars in the area making the highly detailed maps that are necessary for self-driving. Ford also will establish its first autonomous vehicle terminal in Miami, where it will learn how to service and deploy its test fleet. More services will likely be introduced as the partnership goes on, including Chariot, an app-based shuttle service owned by Ford. It’s all part of an effort to find viable business models for fully autonomous vehicles and get them on the road by 2021. “This is, I think, the future of any automotive company or mobility company. If a majority of the world’s population is going to be living in cities, we need to understand how to move those people around,” said John Kwant, Ford’s vice-president of city solutions. Ford isn’t the first automaker to run test fleets of autonomous vehicles. General Motors Co. will start testing autonomous vehicles in New York City this year, while Nissan Motor Co. is launching an autonomous taxi service in Yokohama, Japan, next week. Technology companies like Waymo — a division of Google — are also testing self-driving vehicles on public roads. But the partnership with a specific metropolitan is less common. Both sides envision
All of the vehicles will have backup safety drivers. Domino’s experimental vehicles aren’t even technically autonomous; they’re equipped to be, but for now they have actual drivers. The windows are blacked out so customers can experience how to get pizza from the car without dealing with a person. Miami will give Ford new challenges. Previously, it tested Domino’s cars in suburban Michigan, where parking wasn’t an issue. But in busy Miami Beach, the cars will have to figure out where they can go to allow apartment-dwellers to safely retrieve their pizzas. An autonomous delivery vehicle from Postmates might have to switch between Spanish and English commands when it picks up a meal and delivers it to a customer. Self-driving Lyft vehicles will be tasked with mapping out the best places to wait for customers without causing more traffic headaches. Kwant said Ford will announce more city partnerships as this year progresses. But Miami-Dade was a natural, since it has good weather, lots of different urban and suburban terrain and support from Gimenez and other government leaders. Gimenez, who began talking to Ford in 2017 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, said he’s not worried about consumer acceptance of self-driving cars. He thinks his community will embrace them as companies prove that shared autonomous vehicles can be cheaper and safer than regular ones. Gimenez said self-driving vehicles also can potentially improve traffic flow without significant new investments in roadways. They can travel more closely together, for example, because they’re always watching the car in front of them and can brake automatically. “That’s why I’m really high on this technology,” he said.
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WEEKLY CROSSWORDS CLUES ACROSS 1. Shaded inner regions
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2. Gives medical advice (abbr.)
44. Sunscreen rating
3. Touts
45. Very fast airplane
4. One’s job
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5. Afflict in mind or body
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43. Where wrestlers work
53. Indicating silence
8. Social insect living in organized colonies
46. Secured 47. Dog breed
9. Ones who are financially compensated
49. Where rockers perform
10. Jacket
52. Express doubt
13. Type of smartphone 14. Fall apart 16. Football’s big game (abbr.) 17. Crocodilian reptile 19. Of I 20. Swamp plant
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26. Small cavities in rocks
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28. American traitor
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29. Tooth caregiver
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33. Anger 34. Fish of the mackerel family 36. Some people can’t eat it 38. Amer. Revolutionary War battle
37. Fiddler crab 38. Delivers the mail 39. Liliaceous plant 42. Mountain Time
50. Nostrils 54. Pointer 55. Slang for sergeant 57. Selling at specially reduced prices
18. Congress’ investigative arm
59. Six (Spanish)
67. Mysterious things
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69. One who won’t be forgotten
24. A fake
63. Between northeast and east
26. Any thick messy substance
66. Exist
70. Starts over
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65. Clouds of gas and dust in outer space
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35. Peyton’s younger brother
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FUN BY THE NUMBERS
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
Tom and Sabrina just got married. It is a blended family, including the pets. There are three cats and two dogs. Tom and Sabrina each had had at least one pet. How many combinations of the pre-marital distribution of the numbers of cats and dogs are there? (Note: This puzzle is not asking about specific cats and dogs, but the number of them. For example, if Tom had had one cat and one dog and Sabrina had had two cats and one dog, that would be one combination. Who had had which pets is not relevant here.)
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, you may need to muscle your way through some projects, especially if your energy levels wane. Put your nose to the grindstone and work your way through things.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you are not one for letting obstacles get in your way. In fact, you find a way to go over or under any roadblocks. This makes you an asset to any team.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 2 Gemini, if you have been forgetful about keeping tabs on your finances, you may be in for a surprise. Make an effort to more closely monitor your financial situation.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
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- Sept 23/Oct 23 Don’t consistently doubt yourself, Libra. Be confident that you can make decisions that will ensure your family’s success and happiness for years to come.
Don’t be so quick to write off someone you thought was out of your life, Cancer. This person may play an integral role in your life this week.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
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You might need to channel some newfound excitement, Leo. Perhaps there is a special project brewing or a party on the horizon. Keep up the good cheer.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
- Oct 24/Nov 22 Juggling too many items at once often ends with one of the balls dropping, Scorpio. Call on your support network to lend a helping hand when the juggling act gets too difficult.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
Virgo, everyone makes mistakes, and those who move forward learn from their past errors. If you stumble, dust yourself off and get back into the game this week.
Friends may flock to you and your jovial attitude this week, Sagittarius. Beat the winter blues by hosting a party, and it can be a win for all involved.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20 Loosen up the reins on something you have been holding onto tightly. This may mean giving a child a little more freedom to explore or involving others in a work assignment.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, it’s time to put some new ideas in motion. Channel your energy into projects that will showcase your talents and vision for the future.
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Obituaries & In Memoriam Shirley Hollinger
Steven Paul Hamilton
Bernard Ezuma Igwe 1942 - 2018
December 20, 1966 – January 25, 2018
Steven died at his home in Kamloops.
We are sorry to announce the passing of Shirley Marie Hollinger after a long battle with cancer.
With great sadness we announce that, after a long illness, Bernard Igwe of Kamloops, BC, passed away in Royal Inland Hospital on February 15, 2018. He was 75 years of age.
Shirley was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1925. She moved to Kamloops in 1965 with her husband Les (who predeceased her in 2003) and her son Bart.
He was born in Enugu, Nigeria on November 10, 1942. Bernard is survived by his wife Comfort, sisters, brothers, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Shirley is survived by Bart (Tina), two grandchildren Megan (Jay) and Jason (Amber) and a great-granddaughter Kayla (Blake).
He is survived by two young daughters, his mother and siblings. He will be missed by numerous friends and family. Memorial donations to www.diabetes.ca in memory of Steven would be appreciated. Private family memorial will be held at a later date. “What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.” Madeleine K. Albright
The family would like to thank all those who cared for her. Thank you to the staff at Bedford Manor, Pinegrove Care Center and Ridgeview Lodge. A special thank you to all her great friends she accumulated over the years. She loved the coffee time. As per mom’s request, there will be no service. She also wished that in lieu of flowers, please give to her favorite charity Kamloops Hospice, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9.
Celebration Of Life Evelyn Jean Pounder April 12, 1945 – December 27, 2017
Bernard Igwe was a professor of English at Thompson Rivers University. Prior to coming to TRU, he taught briefly at Simon Fraser University, before joining the then University College of the Cariboo in 1989 as an English instructor. Bernard served on the board of Kamloops Immigrant Services Agency for so many years and was, at some point, the president of the agency. He played an active role in the Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) and was the chief shop steward for TRUFA for eight years, championing the rights of TRUFA members. Funeral Service for Bernard Igwe will take place at 11:00 am on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 255 Nicola Street, Kamloops, BC. In place of flowers, if you wish, please make donations in Bernard’s name to New Life Community in Kamloops.
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Roy Sherwin Mills
February 7, 1926 - February 22, 2018
Roy passed away peacefully in Royal Inland Hospital at the age of 92. Roy was predeceased by his wife Barbara Mills on October 2, 2017. He was also predeceased by his parents Thomas and Winifred Mills (Kamloops), brother Norman Mills (Ottawa), sister Milna Young and brother-in-law Arthur Young (Clearwater), his step-son Donald Fagg (Calgary) and nephew Neil Stearns (Clearwater). He is survived by his son Alan Mills and family (Salmon Arm), “POPS” to Barbara’s sons Ken and Gerry Fagg and families and sister-in-law Amy Mills and family (Ottawa), numerous nephews, nieces, great-nephews and greatnieces and their families. Roy was born and raised in Kamloops. Through the years he became a very avid stamp and coin collector. Roy and Barb enjoyed many camping trips with family and friends at numerous lakes in the interior area. He spoke frequently about his career at Hudson Bay Wholesale where he met his life-long friend Ray Yuskiw. When they moved to Clearwater he had very fond memories of working at the Bear Creek Camp.
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Lorne Earl Eckhart 1948 – 2018
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lorne Earl Eckhart in Kamloops, BC, on February 22, 2018. Lorne was born on July 26, 1948 to Lillian and Earl Eckhart. His childhood was spent playing in the countryside in Heffley Creek. Above all else, Lorne loved his family. He was a quiet constant presence and with his wonderful sense of humor he kept life fun and interesting. He cherished the time he spent with his children and grandchildren. Lorne believed in treating everyone in a kind and patient manner and was always lending a helping hand to family and friends.
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Lorne is survived by his brother Bruce (Sharon), sisters-in-law Marie Eckhart and Yvonne (Corey Peltz) Houghtaling and brothersin-law Bernard Donchi and Randy (Kathy) Houghtaling. Also left to mourn are many nieces and nephews, as well as good friends including the Crawford and Kowalsky families. We would like to thank Lorne’s medical team as well as the staff and volunteers at the Marjorie Willoughby Hospice for their kind and patient care through Lorne’s journey with cancer. We would also like to thank all the family and friends that have offered their love and support this past year.
On their retirement they moved to Barriere and became very involved in the Seniors Centre. He also was a veteran and proud to be a member of the Legion. They moved back to Kamloops in 2003. On Barb’s passing, Roy relocated to Active Care Seniors Center which he enjoyed immensely. A sincere thank-you to the wonderful staff for making Roy feel at home.
Lorne spent most of his working life as an electrician at Tolko (Balco) Industries Heffley Creek Division. He spent some time as a volunteer firefighter. Lorne loved cars and could be found working on his ’64 Corvette or watching Nascar races.
At Lorne’s request, no formal memorial service will be held.
Also thank-you to his nurses on 6th South at Royal Inland Hospital. Your kindness and care was beyond your duty and greatly appreciated by the family. Last but not least to Walter and Linda Steffen: the family sends our special thanks for helping with Roy and especially with the care and home you gave to “Bucky”, Roy’s pride and joy fur baby!!!!
Lorne was predeceased by brothers Billy and Darrel, sisters Blanche McKenzie, Merle Donchi, Doreen Stittle and brothers-in-law Don McKenzie and Bob Stittle.
Should you desire, donations can be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9 or charity of your choice.
No Funeral by request.
He will be deeply missed by his loving wife Cathy (nee Houghtaling), daughter Shana (Mark) Sotola, son Brent (Samantha), his grandchildren Keegan Sotola; Kaelyn, Bryanna and Grayson Eckhart.
Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com
Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com
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Obituaries & In Memoriam With Loving Memories of Louie Spak
Born in Redfield, Saskatchewan March 6, 1934 – February 20, 2018
With broken hearts we announce that our beloved Louie – husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Left to hold dear memories of Louie are his wife Joni and five children Susan (Francis) LaRoche, Louanne (Malcolm) Houghton, Michael (Eduarda) Spak, Jody (Tammy) Spak and Johnny Spak, nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and his sister Annie Ewanchuck in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. He was predeceased by his parents Michael and Irene Spak, who immigrated from Ukraine, his two brothers Walter and Johnny and his sister Nel. The love of his life was his wife Joni and then his five children. He met his soulmate Joni when he came to BC from Saskatchewan in 1955. They married in 1957 and this year they would have celebrated 61 years of marriage.
He loved the outdoors and in his younger years he spent time hunting, camping, waterskiing (on one ski), and always entertaining his family and friends with his guitar and songs.
Celebration Of Life Alfred Laurie Hilland 1916 – 2018
Joni and children want to thank with all our hearts the staff at Ponderosa Lodge for their loving care and attention they gave to our dear husband and father. We would not have been able to go through this stressful time if it wasn’t for the genuine love and kindness they showed him. There will be a Memorial Service for Louie on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1985 Curlew Road in Valleyview, Kamloops, BC. Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca
Scatter me not to restless winds, Nor toss my ashes to the sea. Remember now those years gone by When loving gifts I gave to thee.
On Sunday afternoon January 14, 2018, Dad passed away peacefully at 101 years old. He joins his wife and constant companion of 69 years Patricia, who passed away in 2016. A Celebration of Alfred’s Life will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Kamloops Funeral Home, 285 Fortune Drive.
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Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN) Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society (1) Full-Time Fixed Term Family Circles Coordinator
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Located in the beautiful Fraser Canyon, close to and north of Lillooet, British Columbia, our great community is inviting qualified applicants to apply for the position of:
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Applications will be received and reviewed in strict conďŹ dence. Closing date for accepting rĂŠsumĂŠs is Friday March 2nd, 2018
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For a complete listing of the job description and qualifications please visit the district’s website at www.sd58.bc.ca click on Employment/Job Positions (Job Code 2503187). Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references, will be accepted until March 2, 2018. Please forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263 Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted
WE’RE HIRING! Marketing/Communications Leader Application deadline: March 9, 2018 Also seeking candidates for: Warehouse, Administration, Cashier-Merchandiser Learn more about us at: www.habitatkamloops.ca Email resume to: ExecutiveDirector@HabitatKamloops.ca Or send resume to: Habitat for Humanity Kamloops 28 - 1425 Cariboo Place Kamloops, BC V2C 5Z3
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A very good compensation package is offered, along with the opportunity to DPOUSJCVUF UP UIF TVDDFTT PG B HSFBU 'JSTU /BUJPOT 0SHBOJ[BUJPO BOE $PNNVOJUZ 4VDDFTTGVM DBOEJEBUF NVTU CF XJMMJOH UP SFMPDBUF UP UIF 5T LX BZMBYX 'JSTU /BUJPO BSFB Please forward a current rĂŠsumĂŠ with applicable supervisory and other references to:
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LAW FIRM SEEKS EXPERIENCED CONVEYANCER Watson & Haines in Kamloops, British Columbia is currently seeking an experienced conveyancer to join our small but dynamic team for a full time permanent position.The ideal candidate will possess the following:
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Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society (1) Full-time Family Wellness Navigator
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Objective: Navigators deliver self-management support to participants via coaching and wellness planning. Participant-centered support is facilitated by an Integrated Wellness Plan. Navigators work with participants to set goals in all domains in their life and relationships, identify wellness team members (including peer supports, therapists, traditional healers/helpers/teachers or family) to help meet the goals, set a realistic time frame, and support individual in achieving or adapting their goals. Requirements: • Diploma in Social Services, Human Services, Social Work or Relevant Experience • Must be familiar with the development, and cognitive, emotional, social, and cultural needs of the program participants as well as the family system • Interviewing and needs assessment skills • Strong problem solving and planning skills • Must have excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both written and oral • Knowledge of local First Nations customs and culture an asset • Must have a valid BC driver’s license and reliable transportation • Must be able to pass a Criminal Record Check • Preference will be given to, but not limited to, First Nation Applicants Start Date: ASAP As Needed Pay: Negotiable Posting until position is filled For full job description contact SCFSS. Apply by submitting your cover letter and resume by Mail, Fax or E-mail Attn: Yvonne Hare, Executive Director Scw’exmx Child & Family Service Society 2975 Clapperton Ave Merritt BC V1K 1G2 Tel: (250) 378-2771 • Fax: (250) 378-2799 reception@scwexmx.com Scw’exmx Child & Family Services Society thanks all those who apply, however, only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
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Full-Time, Kamloops, B.C. Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. is Western Canada’s leading LTL Service provider; founded in 1947 Van Kam has a long standing history in the transportation industry and is a well-known name in Western Canada. Engrained into Van Kam’s history of 70 years is a company dedicated to growth, stability, and community. As a company that continues to prosper, we value our employees at every level and recognize that our success is based upon having committed individuals on our team. The Van Kam Freightways Ltd. Group of Companies has an immediate opening for Owner Operators based out of our Kamloops terminal for highway linehaul work. We are providing a signing bonus to the successful candidates (conditions apply, call Bev for more information). Ability to drive at night is a must. Your truck must be a 2013 or newer. We offer above average rates and an excellent benefits package. To join our team of professional drivers, please send a resume and truck information to: drivers@vankam.com If you have any questions regarding the position please contact Bev at 604-968-5488 or 1-800-826-5261 ext. 861 We thank you for your interest in Van Kam; however, only those being considered will be contacted regarding an interview. “Van Kam is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Environmental Responsibility�
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Kami Cabs Requires a Full Time Automotive Mechanic. $27/hr. Job Description: Repair and Maintenance of diesel, propane and gasoline vehicles. Must have a minimum of 2 years experience, and have completed secondary and post secondary training. Apply at satinder.mann@kami cabs.ca or in person at 209 Leigh Rd. Kamloops Sidhu & Sons Nursery Ltd. located at 9623 Sylvester Road, Mission, BC V2V 7K6 is hiring workers for outside vineyard work at Monte Creek, BC. Work will be full-time and 5 days per week. Salary will be $11.35/hour. Apply by fax: 604-820-1361 or by email: info@sidhunursery.com
ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS: NEWSPAPER AND DIGITAL MARKETING Kamloops This Week is always looking to add superb sales people with a creative flair to our team. Our business requires highly organized individuals with the ability to multi-task in a fun, fast-paced, team environment. We offer our clients traditional marketing ideas and products, in addition to cutting-edge, state-of-the-art online strategies to help them compete in today’s digital environment. Good interpersonal skills are an asset and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are desired for those who wish to join the vibrant KTW team. Excellent communication skills, a valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle are what you need to become a part of a growing business entity. If you are a competitive and creative individual and enjoy challenging yourself, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to sales manager Ray Jolicoeur at ray@kamloopsthisweek.com We thank all applicants, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
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**BOOK NOW FOR BEST WEEKS IN 2018** Shuswap Lake! 5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek BC. REST & RELAX ON THIS PRIVATE CORNER LOT. Newer 1bdrm, 1-bath park model sleeps 4 . Tastefully decorated guest cabin for 2 more. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor store & Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot tubs, Adult & Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. Only $1,300 week. BOOK NOW! Rental options available for 3 & 4 day, 1 week, 2 week & monthly. Call for more information. 1-250-371-1333.
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Kimber Model 1911 22 caliber pistol stainless, new in box. $600. 250-372-8633. Must have restricted PAL.
Beautiful Westyde 1997 Park Mobile covered deck, natural gas, built in w/d No dogs $82000 (250) 852-1201
1BDRM Sep. Entr. Shared Lndry. N/S N/P $900/mo+DD+ ref’s, util. incl. Brock 554-2228
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Tools Makita 1/4� router kit - never been used. $300. 250-3710115.
Firewood/Fuel ALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fir & pine. Stock up now. Campfire wood. (250) 377-3457.
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Furniture 42� round oak table c/w 4 chairs and built in leaf. $125. 250-554-1951. 8ft Antique Couch $900. Round dining room table w/4chairs & 2 bar stools. $700. Couch & matching chairs $149. 250-374-1541. Bdrm vanity, chest of drawers $20. Oak dining table $75. Bar table $40. Bar stools/chairs $10/each. Fridge $250. Computer desk $20. China cabinet $40. 250-573-1736.
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Beautiful 1bdrm, sep ent on S. T. River. N/S/P/P. $895. large living space 15miles east of Kamloops Mature Person, must have vehicle 250-5735498. Brock 2bdrms $1000 inclds utils, W/D, freezer, B/I vac, sep ent. April 1st. 376-2684. Grt loc, 2bdrms, sep entr. patio, nice yard. Ref’s. No Pets. $925/mo. 250-376-0633 N/Shore 1bdrm ideal for 1-person. N/S, N/P. $650 inclds heat/hotwater. 250-3727695.
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1365 DALHOUSIE DRIVE GERMAN Black Forest Grandfather Clock. Beautiful Condition, hand engraved & hand painted pendulum. Three chimes, The Westminster, The Whittington & The St.Michael. $3,995/obo. Call Tammy 250-572-5842.
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1985 Dodge Ram Charger. Very good condition. $5,000/OBO 250-579-5551
1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop. 55,000 miles. 390-330HP. $4,000. 250-574-3794.
1989 Mercedes 560 SEC. 61,000kms. Hagerty Appraisals #2 car $10,000USD. Selling $10,000 CDN 250-574-3794
1982 Mercedes 300 SD TD. 2 owners, original and documented. 242,000km no drips. Show car quality. Asking $6000. 250-312-3525 before 8pm
Motorcycles 2003 Harley Davidson 100th Ann. Edition Fat Boy CID 95 Stage 3 exc cond 17,000km $11,000. (250) 318-2030
2006 Equinox. 168,000kms. Auto, 6cyl. Good cond. $5,250/obo. 250-554-2788.
Trucks & Vans 1994 F150 Lariat 5L 5spd 4wd ext cab Flat deck. $2000/obo 250-376-7129/250-319-0046
Recreational/Sale 1998 Chev 2500 club cab HD fully loaded w/8ft camper and jacks $5200 (250) 319-1742 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $16,900. 236-421-2251 2013 Keystone Fusion Toy Hauler slps 9, 41ft 12ft garage asking $69,000 250-374-4723
1996 Chevrolet C/K 2500 HD 3/4 ton Truck. Good condition. $9,900. 250-374-1988 1996 GMC Suburban 4x4 good shape runs great $3100obo Call (250) 571-2107
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DOWNTOWN Rte 323 – 755-783 6th Ave, 763884 7th Ave, 744-878 8th Ave, 603-783 Columbia St (odd Side), 605-793 Dominion St. – 48 p. Rte 325 – 764-825 9th Ave, 805-979 Columbia St (odd side), 804-987 Dominion St, 805-986 Pine St. – 65 p. Rte 331 – 984-987 9th Ave, 1125 10th Ave, 901-981 Douglas St, 902-999 Munro St, 806990 Pleasant St. – 38 p. Rte 333 – 1005-1090 Pine St, 1003-1176 Pleasant St. – 35 p. Rte 334 – 975 13th Ave, 1104-1276 Pine St, 112011274 Pleasant St. – 41 p.
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LOGAN LAKE Rte 910 – 308-397 Basalt Dr, 202-217 Basalt Pl, 132-197 Jasper Dr, Jasper Pl. – 68 p. DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 754 – Hillview Dr, Mountview Dr. – 36 p. Rte 759 – Beverly Pl, 67247250 Furrer Rd, McIver Pl, Pat Rd, Stockton Rd. – 40 p. Rte 761 – 6022-6686 Furrer Rd, Houston Pl, Parlow Rd, Pearse Pl, Urban Rd. – 57 p. RAYLEIGH Rte 830 – Chetwynd Dr, Stevens Dr. – 58 p. WESTSYDE Rte 222 – Bank Pl, 3141-3196 Bank Rd, Mara Rd, 711-796 McArthur Dr, 3RUWHUÀHOG 5G 6WDQVÀHOG 5G 3195 Westsyde Rd(odd). – 80 p.
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ABERDEEN Rte 506 – Gloaming Dr, Heatherton Crt, Laurel Pl, Stirling Pl. – 89 p. Rte 509 – 459-551 Laurier Dr, Shaughnessy Hill. – 45 p. Rte 510 – 372-586 Aberdeen Dr, 402-455 Laurier Dr. 53 p. Rte 517 – 2267-2299 Garymede Dr, Greenock Crt & Pl. – 47 p. Rte 520 – Canongate Cres & Pl, 805-841 Dunrobin Dr, Whitburn Cres. – 74 p. MT DUFFERIN Rte 589 – 1200-1385 Copperhead Dr. – 58 p.
NOTICE OF DISPOSAL SALE Notice is hereby given to YOUNG KENNETH LANCE, please be advised that your abandoned vehicle 2008 Saturn VUE Vin # 3GSCL33P08S726366 located at 1340 Kootenay Way, Kamloops, BC will be disposed of to cover debt of $1200 on March 6, 2018 at 10:00 am. Notice is hereby given to DUNSTAN OLIVER DANE, please be advised that your abandoned vehicle 2007 Infinity M45 Vin # JNKBY01E57M402674 located at 2706 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC will be disposed of to cover debt of $650 on March 6, 2018 at 9:00 am. Contact Brendan Kelly at 250-574-4679.
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