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JULY 25, 2018 | Volume 31 No. 59
BUSKERS ARE HERE!
CRAPPING OUT The strike by BCGEU members at Cascades Casino and three casinos in the Okanagan is in its fourth week after the latest round of negotiations failed to find common ground between the two sides
International Buskers Festival begins Thursday
TODAY’S WEATHER
Heat wave continues High 31 C Low 15 C
BUSINESS/A17
NEWS/A19
City gets $100K for opioid crisis DALE BASS
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DAVE EAGLES/KTW Richard Lee, 86, stands next to a cutout of his uncle Frederick Lee as retired lieutenant-colonel Dave Hanna attaches a Hill 70 pin to his jacket. Hill 70 project organizer Jack Gin watches from behind.
FOLLOWING FREDERICK LEE’S TRAIL SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com
Frederick Lee died on Aug. 21, 1917. It was five days after Canadian forces launched their attack on Hill 70, an important strategic diversion that prompted 21 German counter attacks and persisted for 10 days, relieving the pressure on the Allies in the midst of the Passchendaele campaign during the First World War.
The attack was hard on the Canadians, who suffered 9,000 casualties and lost 1,877 men, but it was even more costly to the Germans, who recorded an estimated 25,000 casualties. Lee’s part of the attack on Hill 70, which has since come to be recognized as one of the most important battles of the First World War, occurred just months after his fighting in another major Canadian campaign — the battle at Vimy Ridge in April 1917.
Efforts continue to trace the ChineseCanadian man’s historic path in the war meant to end all wars. “This guy’s father arrived in Kamloops before Canada was Canada — in 1861,” said Jack Gin with the Hill 70 project, which has been working since 2012 to have a memorial erected at the site of Hill 70. See MEMORIAL WORK, A11
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Money the City of Kamloops will be getting from the provincial government’s new community overdose crisis innovation fund will go toward initiatives and projects to address the opioid crisis in Kamloops. Natalie Serl, the city’s acting community and social development supervisor, said some of the $100,000 will be used to support the planned street newspaper, a social enterprise involving the livedexperience committee of the Elizabeth Fry Society. “That’s a wonderful tool,” Serl said, noting it will not only provide work for people who live in poverty and are often unemployed, but will be a communication method to the
broader community. Those behind the newspaper are hoping to have the first edition out by the end of summer. Other potential partners in the plans, which have a communityinvolvement mandate, include finding other ways to clean up discarded needles, Serl said. One such project in the city, in which residents Dennis Giesbrecht and Caroline King are collecting needles and paying those who provide them five cents per used syringe, doesn’t fit under the mandate the city is following. However, Serl said, the pair has been invited to a meeting of the community action team to talk about ways the issue could be better dealt with.
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Serl said there will also be a partnership with Tk’emlups te Secwepemc that should see its expertise in culturally appropriate wellness programs shared with other agencies in the city as they address the issues of harm reduction and addiction. There is a place for other organizations with programming to be sup-
ported, Serl said, citing the Phoenix Centre and Moms Against the Harm as two of several possibilities. ASK Wellness Centre will lead a project looking at injectable opioid agonist treatment, which could be used to address opioid addictions. The BC Centre on Substance Abuse, in a report to the Ministry of Health, said the treat-
ment could benefit people who have what it calls opioid-use disorder and who have not benefited from other treatments. The community action team will overseeing the use of the $100,000 in funding, with the city taking the lead in running the meetings and handling the finances and financial reporting. The province
announced earlier this week Kamloops is one of 20 communities to get funding. Victoria said the money is keyed to the existence of community action teams that are working together to deal with the opioid crisis. Through the end of May, there were 18 overdose deaths recorded in Kamloops. In all of 2017, the city recorded 39 such
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deaths. In 2016, 44 people died of an overdose in Kamloops, which is the most ever recorded in the city. Through the end of May, there were 620 overdose deaths in B.C., compared to 694 after the first five months of 2017. Last year, there were 1,422 overdose deaths in the province, In 2016, there were 993 such deaths.
WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM? The team was formed in July 2016 to address social and safety issues in Kamloops, specifically temporary overnight shelters, panhandling, nuisance behaviour and drugs. Its goals include building awareness of understanding of social issues, working to solve areas of concern and developing resources and policies to address gaps. It has a large number of members, including various city departments, the RCMP, ASK Wellness, United Way, Tk’emlups te Secwepemc, Interior Health and the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Body found on Coquihalla The body of a woman found Sunday in a ditch on the Coquihalla Highway, approximately 50 kilometres south of Merritt, has been identified as that of a 29-year-old from the Northwest Territories. The woman was not reported missing prior to her death, according to Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Lorne Wood. “We will be notifying next of kin,” he said. “A lot of people are calling in saying their daughter or niece is missing, so this is our way of letting people know we have identified her.” Northbound traffic was stopped near the Mine Creek Road exit due to a serious accident when a motorist decided to go for a walk and discovered the body. Wood said it is unclear how long the body had been there. He said she did not appear to have been struck by a vehicle or have serious injuries. “Right now, there are no signs of foul play, but we are still treating it as such until the coroner completes an autopsy and we can hopefully come up with a cause of death,” Wood said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Merritt RCMP at 250-378-4262 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Serious crash on Highway 5 One person is in critical condition following one of two accidents on the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) on Sunday. According to Emergency Health Services, one person was transported by air ambulance to hospital, while four others were in stable condition as they were taken to hospital by ground ambulance as a result of an accident 50 kilometres south of Merritt. Driver fatigue is believed to be behind the rollover collision. “It appears the male driver fell asleep, woke up, overcorrected, lost control, possibly struck the back end of a transport vehicle and then rolled his vehicle several times,” Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Lorne Wood said. “[He] had his family with him in the vehicle. There were some fairly serious injuries to one of the occupants. The kids appear to have some bumps and bruises but should be fine.” The highway was closed to northbound traffic as a result of that incident. A second accident occurred 10 kilometres north of Merritt, but no one was taken to hospital.
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Kamloops residents who recently picked up the tab for the latest property tax increase may be surprised to hear the City of Kamloops had an operating surplus of $4.7 million in 2017. But the city’s finance director said one only needs to reflect on recent grass fires in Kamloops to understand where a little cushion room may come in handy. “Lots of times, damages are in the millions,” city corporate services director Kathy Humphrey told KTW. “You want to make sure that we have a sufficient amount of money sitting there in the event something catastrophic happened in the city.” The city’s annual report details the financial picture. Humphrey said the surplus — money the city thought it would spend on day-today operations in 2017, but didn’t — largely resulted from better than expected economic
conditions. “That, basically, is a result of more development permits and more building permits and all that,” she said. “The revenue in the development and engineering department was higher than what we had budgeted.” The city had a record-breaking year for building permits in 2017. Other factors leading to the surplus included long-term debt paid off early in the year and unexpected staff vacancies that led to wage variances. Still, property taxes rose by about two per cent this year, meaning residents paid more than in the past to own a house in Kamloops while the city put money in the bank. “That’s our best guess,” Humphrey said. “We can’t guess exactly what’s going to happen more than a year ahead of the budget. Really, in the whole scheme of things, I think our overall revenue for the year was, including fees and everything, about $170 million a year. “So $4.7 [million] out of $170 [million] is just over two per cent variance. It’s just that
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A young Kamloops man sprung into action on Tuesday and saved a woman and her baby from a potentially deadly apartment fire. Austin Martin said he was working in the back warehouse at Penny Pinchers on Fortune Drive in North Kamloops over the noon hour when he heard a woman screaming. “I hear a lady scream and, at first, I thought someone was getting assaulted and asking for help,” the 19-year-old told KTW. “I walked closer and I could see smoke and hear a baby crying. “My first reaction was I bolted inside and told my manager to call 911. I jumped the fence because no one around was hearing it.” Martin, a Westsyde secondary grad who has completed his lifeguard certification and is hoping to get a job with the city, said his training kicked in as he entered the second-storey apartment. “I got to the entrance and I yelled, ‘Are you OK? Is someone there?’ he said. “She’s freaking out. I tell her to get down, grab her kid and come with me.” According to Martin, the woman’s hand had
DAVE EAGLES/KTW Firefighters and paramedics tend to a baby who was rescued from a smokefilled apartment unit in North Kamloops on Tuesday. The baby is reportedly fine, while her mom suffered burns to her hand in a grease fire.
been badly burned. “It was mangled,” he said. “She could barely hold her baby. So I took the baby and we got out. I told her to get low and we got out safely. “I calmed her down because she was panicking. I got her
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amloops Coun. Kathy Sinclair’s proposal to allow secondary suites in all single-family homes in the city did not become law when discussed at city council recently, but the idea has set the city on a path to addressing a real housing crisis in the Tournament Capital.
While Sinclair’s original motion was defeated, a second motion was approved by council. It will see a report from staff with a proposal for public engagement to explore the idea no later than the first quarter of 2019. The first quarter of 2019 ends on March 31. That is nine months away. That is too long for too many people in Kamloops who cannot hope to buy a home and who are having a heck of a time finding rental accommodation. The cost of renting is rising, the number of units available remains low and many would-be-renters are experiencing shock when touring some of the units for rent — be it from a high price and/or dismal digs. Jennifer Dawn Adams is a single mother of four kids. She ran for council in last year’s byelection. She made some salient points on a comment thread at kamloopsthisweek.com when she pointed out century-old homes on Nicola Street downtown are selling for $700,000-plus, which means many families will need help covering such a huge monthly payment. Many have echoed Adams when pointing out that, if city council continues to dither on the secondary-suite issue, the result will be more tent cities and more illegal suites that are not inspected to ensure they conform to building and fire codes. In 2016, the city revised its Kamloops affordable housing developers package, which has a wealth of information that can inform the incoming council after October’s civic election. Something needs to give as real-estate prices reach heights never before seen and rental rates rise and vacancy rates remain low. How much longer will Kamloops be able to promote affordability as a primary reason for Lower Mainlanders to escape the rain?
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remier John Horgan has followed through on his March promise to return B.C.’s major public infrastructure projects to a “closed shop” for selected international trade unions, many of which are headquartered in the U.S.
This old-is-new policy applies first to the replacement of the Pattullo Bridge between New Westminster and Surrey, and then to widening the Trans-Canada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border. This is the latest move in a labour power struggle that has been raging for most of my adult life, notably with the showdown over Expo 86 construction and bringing in Hyundai Corp. to pair with a non-union contractor to build the Alex Fraser Bridge. Christy Clark picked up the torch lit by then-premier Bill Bennett in the 1980s, pushing through the Site C project as the first B.C. Hydro dam to be built as an open-shop site. This was much to the dismay of the B.C. and Yukon Building Trades Council, a group restricted to branch offices of international unions, which signed on reluctantly to share the Site C work site with non-union companies and non-affiliated unions that it views with contempt. Horgan has now proclaimed the return of the “project labour agreement” for public construction, in which the old-school unions agree not to strike in exchange for a monopoly on the site. (How old-school? They
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VICTORIA have names like International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers Lodge 359.) As B.C. Building Trades executive director Tom Sigurdson explained to me, non-union companies can still bid, as long as they pay wages and benefits determined by the old-school unions. Their “non-working foremen” and a quota of their non-union workers are allowed on site, but anyone who picks up a tool is required to join the designated union within 30 days. Benefits will keep some nonunion contractors out. They include union-controlled defined-benefit pension plans. The ones who do get in have their most skilled employees forced into the union, at least for the duration of the job. Things have changed since I worked as a pipelayer for a nonunion water and sewer contractor in northern B.C. the early 1980s. My wage of $10.50 an hour,
time and a half for overtime, was decent money back then, but I looked with envy at the much higher wages and perks of my friends who got on with provincial highway jobs. I was disturbed to learn that one way to get these privileged jobs was to locate a certain union business agent, slip him an envelope with $500 cash inside, and get “name requested” to jump over those with greater seniority waiting on the union hall list. I’m not suggesting this still goes on today, but these are among the risks of monopoly control of labour. This is what Bennett was battling against back then and the same unions are regaining control today. The wage gap today is not as big. Skilled carpenters, electricians and other trades are in high demand whether they work union, non-union or run their own show, and a whole lot of them are nearing retirement age. One of Gordon Campbell’s moves was to pry control over apprenticeships away from the big unions. He set up the Industry Training Authority to co-ordinate the school and onthe-job parts of apprenticeships. Under Horgan’s rules, that’s quietly being revised as well. The ITA carries on, with some new board members appointed in May. Two of them come from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and two more are officials of post-secondary faculty unions. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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NO ‘RIGHT’ FOR RICH TO BUY HEALTH CARE Editor: Tom Fletcher’s critique of the Canadian public health-care system is misleading and illinformed (‘Medical monopoly marches on,’ July 20): The Medicare Protection Act was passed by the legislature of British Columbia to ensure B.C.’s compliance with federal legislation, the Canada Health Act, which was also passed by duly elected politicians. Fletcher has every right to oppose universal health care, but
there is nothing North Korean about it and it enjoys massive support among the Canadian populace. The reasons the rich should not be allowed to buy better and faster health care ought to be obvious: 1) The best doctors and nurses would gravitate to the private health-care system, leaving the majority of Canadians with lower quality care; 2) The rich would have no further reason to support public health care and, given their dis-
proportionate power and influence over public policy, funding would likely be slashed. Does anyone really believe the public health-care system will improve once the rich don’t have to use it? This attack on universal health care, carried out in the name of “freedom” for the rich, is a transparent attempt to degrade the public health system by people who oppose its very existence. Usually, the one per cent and their admirers bemoan the
role the courts play in extending rights, arguing they lack a mandate from Canadians. In this case, faced with the overwhelming popularity of public health care in Canada, they appeal to the same courts to overrule the will of Canadians in order to sanctify a “right” for rich people to buy better health care. Thankfully, no such right exists. Joe Killoran Kamloops
WEST VIC UPGRADES SHOULD INCLUDE BRIDGE ACCESS LANES Editor: I read with interest the July 20 story on the upcoming upgrade to West Victoria Street (‘$13-million West Vic project a go’). I would sincerely hope that in the plans for doing the upgrading, the city has also considered a long overdue change in how traffic lanes connect with
Overlanders Bridge. This is needed for traffic coming down the Summit Connector from Sahali and for traffic coming up Mission Flats Road from the Domtar pulp mill area. The congestion and delay at the bottom of the hill can easily be corrected if the flow onto the bridge was allowed
to merge freely. This can be done by closing the one lane that is currently being controlled by a traffic light. This lane could then be used as the entry lane to the bridge in a constant flow of traffic, with no delays waiting for the light to change.
I have been suggesting this idea for years and I hope someone in the city’s planning department looks into it. It is time now to give this some serious thought as the traffic is getting heavier all the time. Ralph Maltman Kamloops
COUNCILLORS SHOULD STAY OUT OF PRO REP DEBATE Editor: Re: (‘Kamloops council quintet urges voters to choose proportional representation,’ July 11): I to take offence to councillors Donovan Cavers, Tina Lange, Dieter Dudy, Denis Walsh and Arjun Singh telling me how to vote
in this fall’s provincial mail-in referendum on electoral reform. They must have better things to do for the city. We did not elect them to be the citizens’ watchdog.
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salmonella to pathogen testing and adding setbacks for land application of class A biosolids, where currently none exist. Once its intentions paper on the proposed changes is released, the ministry will look for public feedback. After that, ministry staff will decide on a final policy and draft an order-in-council package to be presented to cabinet for consideration. “Beyond that, it’s really out of our control because once it’s in the hands of politicians, it’s on their timelines,” Lobrunner said. Public outcry over the use of land application of biosolids in the TNRD led to the provincial government to review the practice and rules that govern it. Lobrunner told those gathered at the workshop that the ministry should be ready to release its intentions paper surrounding the updates in early September — two years after releasing its first report. “We did come out in 2016 with an intentions paper and we got a lot of great feedback, but people wanted to know more, they wanted more details, so we decided to go back and do more research and ask more questions, so we’re still in that process,” Lobrunner said. The current OMRR has been in effect since 2002. Current regulation of land application of biosolids involves a landowner soliciting the services of a qualified professional who develops a plan that fits within OMRR. From there, a 30-day notification is given to the ministry, during which it reviews the plan and asks for more information, if needed. If that review process
gets approved, the land application may commence. During the workshop, TNRD members heard presentations regarding a variety of other disposal options for biosolids, including gasification and pyrolysis. Ranta said many of the methods discussed are new and emerging technologies, noting the regional district is likely not going to “experiment with biosolids management. “There’s a whole array of different options that other jurisdictions have used, and they were all very interesting, but it certainly is pretty clear that the majority of the world still disposes of their biosolids through land application,” Ranta said. He said the TNRD should be encouraging people to not flush certain harmful chemicals down the drain to keep them out of sewer waste. The regional district board will likely continue to discuss biosolids management in the future. Ranta said most of the municipalities have solutions in place to deal with their biosolids. Merritt, for example, has a biosolids-composting facility. Kamloops staff and council members attended the workshop as the city continues to investigate a long-term solution for disposing its biosolids. Mayor Ken Christian said he was interested to learn of the provincial government’s changes, which will inform the city’s decision on how it plans to deal with its biosolids in 2019. Christian said “it’s a question of money” when it comes to whether the city will pursue options such as pyrolysis and gasification. “We want to do what’s best for the environment and what’s best for the taxpayer,” Christian told KTW. He added that the city wouldn’t apply biosolids to sites that grow vegetables, but for reclamation of grazing land or industrial areas, which could be beneficial for the city and a landowner. “We want to have a full understanding of what the risks of that might be,” Christian said.
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being investigated. “We know the Chinese were not considered citizens at the time, but despite this, he and his family seemed to have been very wellregarded in the Kamloops community,” Chen said. Further research around Lee’s family is underway, including the search for his seven brothers and sisters. “Being able to discover something about Chinese-Canadian history that no one has seen before — that’s tremendously exciting,” Chen said. One effort underway involves establishing DNA links between family members — something Gin is working on with Lee’s nephew Richard Lee, 86. The project has a number of goals, including finding Lee’s remains and uncovering his entire story and family history. Meanwhile, construction at the Hill 70 memorial in Loos-enGohelle, France, continues. The walkway, which will be named after Lee, is a $2-million project that will allow wheelchair access to the Obelisk and amphitheatre, which have already been constructed. “I think the Rangers will benefit, no doubt about it, but Kamloops, too. It’s nice to be able to say, ‘This is what actually happened,’” Hanna said. “I liked the idea that it’s not only here — they’re going to hear about Kamloops around the world in the end.”
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Research led the group to a roll call sheet of 1,000 172nd Battalion (Rocky Mountain Rangers) soldiers who were part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force sent overseas. It found approximately 475 men listed were from Kamloops, with the rest from other parts of the Thompson region. Although it’s not known how many soldiers specifically from Kamloops fought at Hill 70, the group found that approximately 200 soldiers from the Rangers were there. Dave Hanna, a retired lieutenant-colonel with the Rangers, has been helping the group in their research. He said one of the issues with looking into the past is that the Rocky Mountain Rangers were split up when they went overseas. “They lost their identity as Rocky Mountain Rangers,” he said. Part of Hanna’s work is to ensure that Rangers are recognized as such. Lee, for example, died as a member of the 47th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry British Columbia Regiment even though he belonged to the 172nd. Others working with the group have found cultural connections to Lee. Albert Chen graduated from UBC last year with a history degree. He has put his education to work as a researcher for the project. Chen’s research has involved analyzing the list of 1,000 Rangers who went overseas. Lee was on that list, which Chen
was surprised to discover contained men from more than 15 different countries of origin, with only one-third being born in Canada — and Lee being among that minority. Chen also found he has a few things in common with Lee, but it’s the differences that have really struck him. “As a Chinese-Canadian, I find a lot of interest in learning about the history of my own people,” he said. Lee was about Chen’s age when he signed up to go to war. “The difference of 100 years — his life and the trajectory he found himself in is so different to mine,” Chen said. “The choices he had available to him were far more limited compared to what I have now. So I truly believe that Fred Lee was an integral part to making my own life in Canada possible.” Chen said there weren’t many Chinese-Canadians in the First World War because many who tried to register as soldiers were denied. Lee’s contribution to the war also meant more than just victory for Canada, according to Chen. “My belief is that the few that did become soldiers paved the way for others to serve in the Second World War, and it was after the Second World War that Canada began to open up to the Chinese and began to repeal some of the more restrictive laws that applied to them,” he said. As for Lee and his family, research shows ties to the Fulton law firm, founded in 1885 and still in operation today. That link is
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assuming any responsibility for anything,” she said. Collins said the driver told her not to worry, that the incident was caught on the vehicle’s video-recording system and that he was calling the police. Collins filed a complaint with BC Transit later that day and was informed via email by Bart Carrigan, general manager with First Canada — the local operating company for BC Transit in Kamloops — that the company was aware of the incident and was investigating as the driver’s actions were concerning. Carrigan also informed Collins that the driver had been temporarily suspended and that measures were being taken “to ensure that he gets the support and training he requires to succeed in his occupation as a professional transit driver.” Carrigan added the company had also contacted the young man confronted by the driver. Collins said she was informed that because First Canada is a contractor, it does not have direct access to the bus’ video and would have to request it from BC Transit. BC Transit spokesman Jonathon Dyck confirmed to KTW that the transit company is looking into the incident “We are following up with an internal investigation and cannot comment further until we have more details,” Dyck said via email. “We take complaints seriously as we want to make sure our drivers are courteous and professional at all times. We also expect customers to treat transit staff with respect.” Collins said she expects more professionalism from bus drivers. “I think one of the big things that should come out of this is he needs to learn how to diffuse a situation rather than instigate them,” Collins said.
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TORONTO — The man behind a deadly shooting spree in the heart of Toronto’s Greektown came from a supportive family beleaguered with troubles and showed no outward signs of the mental illness believed to have plagued him for years, neighbours said Tuesday. Residents of the central Toronto apartment complex where 29-year-old Faisal Hussain lived with his parents expressed shock that someone among them could have carried out the Sunday night rampage that killed a 10-year-old girl and 18-year-old aspiring nurse. Hussain was found dead after exchanging gunfire with police. Sairah Ahmed said that while Hussain did not mingle with fellow residents as his parents frequently did, he was a familiar sight around the neighbourhood. “I used to see him around a lot and he did not seem to have any behaviour problems,’’ Ahmed said, adding she was shocked to learn of Hussain’s involvement in the shooting. Hussain’s family issued a statement on Monday night, saying their son had a long history of psychosis and depression and had not responded to numerous treatment approaches, including therapy and medication. The family said they were shocked at Hussain’s “senseless
Goodale open to tougher gun laws OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the federal government is prepared to consider tightening handgun laws, but warned that taking such action would be a complicated process. Goodale said Ottawa has been looking at changes to Criminal Code handgun provisions — not based on this week’s deadly shooting in Toronto, but after hearing testimony earlier this year from people affected by the January 2017 mosque shooting in Quebec City.
violence’’ and expressed their condolences for the families of the victims. Sadaf Pathan, another one of the family’s neighbours, said the Hussains have contended with tragedy before. She said the gunman’s mother told her about the relatively recent death of her daughter and an unspecified illness affecting her other son. Her husband also seemed to have a long-term health condition, Pathan said. She described the family matriarch as very kind and caring, but said the family troubles showed. “She always has a very serious look on her face and she looks like she’s so much in pain,’’ Pathan said. Closer to the scene of the shooting, mourners began pay-
ing tribute to one of the shooting victims at the high school she attended until weeks before her death. Reese Fallon, 18, had just graduated from Malvern Collegiate and was due to start studying nursing at Hamilton’s McMaster University in the fall, according to social media posts from her family members. Anthony Parise, who taught Fallon’s Grade 12 English class, remembered her as “a leader among her peers’’ and a fantastic caregiver. “Her plan was to become a mental-health nurse,’’ he said. “Knowing what I know of Reese, she would have been an exceptional nurse because she was a natural caregiver.’’ Mark Steel, who was Fallon’s chemistry teacher last year, said she was a great student. Steel’s wife, Julie Steel, organized an online fundraising campaign for a memorial scholarship in Fallon’s name. “Our idea was that we’d give the scholarship out annually to a Malvern collegiate graduate who was going into a nursing program, because Reese was so excited and so proud to do that,’’ she said, biting back tears. “She would have been an incredible nurse.’’ The identity of the 10-yearold girl killed in the attack has not been released. Police have said 13 other people were injured in the shootings.
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The City of Kamloops has contracted BA Dawson Blacktop to resurface Halston Avenue from Ollek Street to Kingston Avenue. The majority of the work will take place during the day from Monday to Saturday, with the possibility of some additional weekend and night work as required. Anticipated hours of work will be from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Traffic patterns and detours may change. Expect delays and use caution when driving in the vicinity and obey all traffic control personnel, signs, and devices. Bus stops will be temporarily relocated, but pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.
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Take part in an exciting new pilot project happening in the Downtown this summer! From July 26 to August 12, the City of Kamloops, in partnership with the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) and local businesses, presents the 4th Ave Pedestrian Plaza, an animated, lively, pedestrianized public space with seating areas, planters, street trees, street games, and performers. This pilot program is a result of feedback the City received as part of the review and update of the Downtown Plan.
Downtown Kamloops will become more alive over the next few weeks! What better time to enjoy all that the Downtown has to offer. Take part and enjoy the many events that are taking place including the Kamloops International Buskers Festival, Hot Nite in the City, Ribfest, and more!
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Toor family wings its way to a new home FUNDRAISER FOR EXPANSION OF MARJORIE WILLOUGHBY SNOWDEN MEMORIAL HOSPICE HOME SEAN BRADY
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happened quickly. The foundation itself was formed in September 2017. After achieving charitable status and getting the foundation’s board together, work began on the first Wings Above house — something Dever said was a challenge with the harsh winter they encountered in Aberdeen. That work coincided with the hospice expansion project, the beneficiary of the fundraiser and another project by the Cooper Family Foundation, which broke ground on July 18. Dever said the hospice was an “easy first
pick” for the foundation due to the Coopers’ — the same family behind the Cooper’s Foods grocery stores — past history there. The family saw it as a chance to give back as both Ron Cooper Sr. and Ron Cooper Jr. were staying at the Kamloops hospice when they died. “The hospice affects all of us at one point or another, so to be able to give back is amazing,” RJ Toor said. “We’re blessed to be able to be a part of this and be able to help. We just did our part, which was a really small part compared to what everybody else did to get
it to this point.” The Toors’ successful bid means the family, which includes RJ, Ninder and their children, ages 18, 20 and 23, will soon move from their current home — also in Aberdeen, about 1.5 kilometres away — into the rancher, where they may one day be joined by Ninder’s parents, who would live in the house’s secondary suite. “For us, it works out really well with the suite because then that’s a place for Ninder’s parents,” RJ said. “We’d like to have them today, but they’re not ready yet — that will
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confident and selfassured. I did everything I could to be popular with kids. Alcohol and pot became my best allies and using was the only time I felt comfortable with others. Alcoholics, addicts, we feel different from others. Even before our first use, we knew something was wrong. Until that magical first drink/drug, we feel we do not fit in. There is a subtle yet omnipresent angst which is soothed only by use. It is powerful, wonderful and the only way to
even slightly be OK. I completed nine years of post-secondary education while using. During this time, I received accolades, recognition and top honours — including a coveted University President’s Scholarship Award. Despite all the success, I felt like I was a complete fraud. Only alcohol and drugs, not academic achievements nor sterling reviews, provided me any confidence or ease. No matter how well I did, I believed I was horrible and evil — an immoral person. No one knew my sordid secret. Even in rehab, while sitting amongst other professionals in recovery (doctors, lawyers and police officers), I was frequently told I did not look like an addict. I suppose addicts need two heads, neon signs and bloody needles stuck in their arms. I completed graduate work while pop-
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Royal Inland Hospital, on the fourth floor of the Clinical Services Building at 311 Columbia St. Interior Health said construction activity at Tudor Village Laboratory will continue throughout the summer. The newly renovated
Youth would gather to cook a nutritious meal together and participate in life skills activities. The program is being extended into the summer, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. The club is also
space, which is expected to be completed by early fall, will feature expanded lab collection workspaces, a more comfortable waiting area, increased access for patients with disabilities and improved privacy for patients. seeking funding to make the program permanent. To learn more about Youth Life Skills and to get involved, go online to bgckamloops.com or call 554KIDS.
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Talks break off as casino workers enter fourth week of strike Mediated talks broke down over the weekend between Gateway Casinos and the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union as the two sides have failed to find common ground on the issue of wages. More than 675 employees at four Interior casinos, including about 200 at Cascades Casino Kamloops, have been on strike since June 29 as negotiations for a new contract continue to sputter. “We made moves on our end in mediation trying to get to a deal, but Gateway still refuses to pay its workers what they are worth,” BCGEU executive vice-president Doug Kinna said. Talks were rekindled last Friday and were set to continue into Sunday, but broke off Saturday due to the impasse. “Gateway keeps saying publicly that they want our members back at work, but behind closed doors, they are offering insulting wage proposals that don’t even
keep up with planned minimum wage increases,” said Kinna. Last Friday, other unionized workers joined BCGEU employees on the picket lines for solidarity rallies in Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton. “Our members on strike receive incredible, ongoing support from their communities and the labour movement as a whole,” BCGEU treasurer Paul Finch said. “The public knows the casino industry is booming and that workers are the key to Gateway’s success — they know the company needs to do the right thing and compensate its employees properly,” he said. There are currently no new dates set for mediation. Gateway employees — who work in table games, as slot attendants, cashiers, in the count room, kitchen, security, guest services and maintenance — have been without a new contract since last September. Cascades Casino on Versatile Drive in Aberdeen remains open during the labour
dispute under adjusted hours. Table games, along with Match Eatery and Atlas Steak + Fish restaurants, remain closed. The union is seeking 62 per cent wage increases in many cases for its largely minimum wage-earning members, while Gateway has proposed wage rate increases between 2.4 per cent and 13 per cent in the first year of the collective agreement, in addition to two per cent each year after that. “After the union delayed for a week and a half to get back to mediation, they still proposed wage increases of more than 40 per cent on top of the significant increases to benefits and pensions,” Gateway spokeswoman Tanya Gabara said. “For example, they have proposed wage rates of more than $20 per hour for positions such as cashiers, guest services, and restaurant hosts. These are simply not reasonable rate increases for any business, including ours.” Gabara said there have been no dates set for further bargaining.
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Members from other unions joined BCGEU picketers outside Cascades Casino last Friday. The last contract between the union and casino parent company Gateway Casinos expired in September 2017. The strike began on June 29.
Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian wants Rocky Mountaineer guests to stay longer in the city, but the luxury tour company wants more energy downtown. Christian said passengers need more time to take in the area, such as Lac du Bois, the Kamloops Museum and Archives and Sun Peaks. “My sense is that there’s an appetite for that,” he said, referencing eco- and cultural tourism. Rocky Mountaineer vice-president Gord Miller said scheduling brings guests into the city earlier than in the past. He noted about a quarter of the passengers — who are 65-plus on average — come from the United States. “We’d like Kamloops to help lure them back,” Miller said. He said guests comment on shops closing early in the city’s core, a point targeted in 2016 by the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association in launching Alive After Five, which saw local merchants, eateries, cafes and retailers open their doors until 9 p.m. on weekdays for almost two weeks at the end of August. Miller has lived in Kamloops for a decade and told reporters something as simple as street performers would liven up the area. “Coming downtown has not been on my consideration,” he said. “Music in the Park has been, but coming downtown hasn’t been.” Rocky Mountaineer plans to double passengers by 2020, with growth beginning as early as next spring. About 90,000 guests stop in Kamloops from April to October, with that number set to reach roughly 180,000 per year. About 50 people work for Rocky Mountaineer in Kamloops year-round, with that number also expected to grow by 15 to 25 per cent in coming years. “Our growth plan starts right now,” Miller said. “We’re expecting to be up around 15 per cent this year.” New rail cars will be added beginning next spring. Four years ago, the company invested in a maintenance facility in Kamloops.
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Money approved for city SAR Kamloops Search and Rescue will receive additional funding this year from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for training and equipment. The volunteer organiza-
tion will get $6,000 for canine first-aid re-certifications and $13,900 for a new laptop, backup hard drive, cargo trailer, drysuits, helmets, knives, rope, boots and jackets. Search and rescue teams
in the region are eligible for $10,000 in annual operating grants and additional funding for training and equipment, with those costs split 50-50 between the district and the SAR team.
Thompson-Nicola Regional District directors have opted to defer the decision of a pay increase to the next board, which will be formed this fall following the Oct. 20 civic election. Staff brought forward salary recommendations last week, including an 11 per cent pay increase in light of the federal government cracking down on income tax gaps come 2019 that will eliminate a one-third salary tax exemption for elected officials. TNRD director and Kamloops Coun. Denis Walsh was among what he called a “clear majority” who voted against the pay hike. “It’s undetermined how much of that one-third tax-free salary is actually required,” Walsh told KTW. “It probably varies from region to region, director to director.” While the tax break will be eliminated, elected officials will be able to submit business-related expenses on their tax returns. Walsh said such expenses for
Kamloops-based directors are minimal, being that the board meets at TNRD headquarters downtown. “I suggested we are already generously compensated as city directors,” Walsh said. In 2017, Mayor Ken Christian was paid $11,400 and claimed $3,700 in expenses as a TNRD director, while fellow City of Kamloops directors included Coun. Donovan Cavers (earned $5,000; $136 in expenses), Coun. Dieter Dudy (earned $7,000; $20 in expenses), former mayor Peter Milobar (earned $6,000), Coun. Arjun Singh (earned $12,000; $146 in expenses), the late Coun. Marg Spina and her estate (earned $482; $45 in expenses), Pat Wallace (earned $12,400; $59 in expenses) and Walsh (earned $6,200). The salary issue has not been brought up at Kamloops city hall during this election year, but it doesn’t mean councillors won’t eventually see a pay increase. Their salaries are tied to those of elected officials in other communities and cities like Prince George and Kelowna have already approved pay bumps.
Passing on the Family Cottage There is something truly relaxing about being in the beautiful BC outdoors. Bringing family and friends together, making memories and creating a legacy for loved ones are just a few perks of owning a recreational property. Because of these memories and the rapid price appreciation, it is important to understand that keeping the cabin in the family is not always a simple task.
we suggest sharing what typical costs look like as they may under-estimate.
Do the kids want it? It is one thing to enjoy time at the parents' cottage; it is completely another to take on the time and financial responsibility of owning it oneself. We recommend discussing openly with your family as to your and their wishes for the property.
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What will it cost to transfer? Over time, many cabins have appreciated significantly in value. When the time comes to look at passing the cabin to the kids, whether you are alive, or as a bequest in your Will, there can be substantial capital gains tax.
One sibling could be as devoted to the cottage as their parents were and wouldn't think of giving it up, while another may have perfectly sensible reasons for selling the cottage, and a third may love the place but not have the money or the time to give it the love it needs. If this is the case, consideration should go into how to equalize the transfer.
1. Spread it Out: By selling the cottage to your children and receiving a promissory note (an I.O.U.) from them for the price of the cottage, you may be allowed to spread your payable capital gains tax over 5 years. The note needs to be worded in such a way that you will collect on the debt/I.O.U. over a 5-year span, then the CRA will allow you to spread out the tax payable over that time. Your children don’t actually need to pay you for the cottage, and you can forgive the debt in the will, meaning that the cottage will be owned by your children with no further taxes owing.
you need to. Also, if your kids own the cabin before you die – they, or someone involved with them (creditors, ex-spouses) may be able to make a claim on the asset. 3. Life Insurance Can Help: Buying life insurance can provide needed cash to pay capital gains taxes and keep the cottage in the family. You can purchase life insurance called ‘joint last to die’ on the second death. It can be relatively economical, and your heirs will receive the benefit when the tax liability is due. 4. Make it a Primary Residence: In some cases your cabin might be worth more than your family home. If that’s the case, you may wish to switch your primary residence to your cabin. Don’t worry, you don’t actually have to move to the cabin; as long as you reside in it for a part of the year, CRA will allow you to use it as your principal residence for tax purposes. The switch will trigger capital gains tax on your old primary residence, but it may save you some money in the long run.
If your children have a keen interest to take it over, 2. Gift It Now: Another option is giving the cabin to your kids right now. That would trigger a capital gain and you would have to pay the capital gains tax up until the time you gave it to them. However if property values continue to rise, you’ll be transferring future growth and capital gains tax to them. One of the risks is that if property values fall, you might be paying more now than
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Those attending a city-sponsored Family Day event in February got a sneak peek at what to expect at this week’s International Buskers Festival. Back when snow was still on the ground, Daniel Craig (who, with Kimberley Craig, comprises The Street Circus) dazzled the crowd at the Tournament Capital Centre with hula-hooping, hand-to-hand acrobatics, fire juggling and comedy routines. The act also included plenty of audience participation. The festival takes place in downtown Kamloops from this Thursday through Sunday. KTW FILE PHOTO
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with Victor Rubilar. At the second main stage in the park, again running every hour, The Street Circus kicks it off at 5:40 p.m., followed by The Silver Starlets. Cate Great is on at 7:40 p.m. and Reuben DotDotDot is the final performer at 8:40 p.m. On Friday, there will be three mains stages in the park, each with hourly shows. Stage 1 has Victor Rubilar at 1 p.m., followed by The Street Circus, Ron Pearson, the Silver Starlets, Cate Great. Reuben DotDotDot, Cate Great again, the Hockey Circus Show and The Silver Starlets wrapping it up at 9 p.m. Over on Stage 2, hourly shows start at 12:40 p.m. with The Silver Starlets, followed by Cate Great, Reuben DotDotDot, The Hockey Circus Show, Lisa Lottie Tour (a group show), The Street Circus, Ron Pearson, Reuben DotDotDot again and Victor Rubilar being the last up at 8:40 p.m.
Stage 3 starts at 1 p.m. with Reuben DotDotDot, followed by The Hockey Circus Show, Victor Rubilar, The Street Circus and Ron Pearson. On Saturday, the Kamloops Farmers’ Market gets involved, with Ron Pearson performing at 10 a.m. and Victor Rubilar at 11 a.m. The park stages schedules include: Stage 1: The Street Circus at 1 p.m., followed by Ron Pearson, Reuben DotDotDot, The Silver Starlets, The Hockey Circus Show, Victor Rubilar, Reuben DotDotDot and, at 9 p.m., The Street Circus again. Stage 2: The Hockey Circus Show at 12:40 p.m., followed by The Silver Starlets, The Hockey Circus Show again, Cate Great, Victor Rubilar, Ron Pearson, The Silver Starlets, The Hockey Circus Show again and Cate Great at 8:40 p.m. Stage 3: Cate Great at 1 p.m., followed by Victor Rubilar, The Street Circus, Ron Pearson and
Reuben DotDotDot. Sunday is the final day of the festival and features: Stage 1: Reuben DotDotDot at noon, followed by Ron Pearson, The Hockey Circus Show, Victor Rubilar, Cate Great and a grand finale show. Stage 2: Victor Rubilar at 12:40 p.m., followed by Cate Great, The Street Circus and The Silver Starlets. Stage 3: The Silver Starlets at noon, followed by The Street circus, Reuben DotDotDot, Ron Pearson and the Hockey Circus Show at 4 p.m. There will be busking in other locations in Riverside Park and in the 300-block of Victoria Street on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Acts there include Jaz Whitford, Leah Quintana, Chris Montgomery, Oscar Evely, Going for Baroque, Smooth Humans, Alkenolics, Stolen, Darlene Fair, Nik the Violin Kid and Risto Milner. On Friday, Red Beard Cafe
on the North Shore joins the venues, with the entertainment starting at 11 a.m. Added to the list of performers are the Yale County Jug Band, Salt Thief and Smashed Bananas. On Saturday, the farmers’ market will also host some performers and the entertainment begins at 10 a.m. Saturday will see Elvis and ACRO Factory added to the list of performers. On Sunday, it’s back to the park, the block on Victoria Street and Red Beard Cafe with many of the performers who will have already been there. It starts at 11 a.m. Music in the Park is also featured through the festival. On Thursday, it’s Echo Nebraska. Friday brings the Johnny Cash tribute band Dave James and Big River. Shattered Blue is on stage on Saturday and Tyler Allen and the Hot Red Hayseeds perform on Sunday. Those performances at the Rotary Bandshell in Riverside Park start at 7 p.m.
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Trained at The Quebec Circus School, Cate Great is a 17-year veteran of circus stage and street. She has performed in 11 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Dubai and most of the United States and Canada. When attending the Kamloops International Buskers Festival, keep in mind that while it is free to attend, performers do work for gratuities. Take in the shows and decide how much to tip to leave. Each performer welcomes tips at the end of their performance, with the money going directly to that performer or act. This is how they earn their living as they travel the world to perform at street festivals. Also featured at the festival is the Food Village in Riverside Park, with an array of choices available.
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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a hectic personal and professional life may be causing feelings of exhaustion. Take some time for yourself to restore your energy and put you in good health.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, others may notice your good mood this week. This may be a result of a deep sense of purpose and satisfaction with where your life is at this point in time.
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RU WolfPack baseball head coach Ray Chadwick was starting to think his athletic genes were not relayed to his son. As a child, Tyrelle lacked coordination and the love for sports that allowed his father to reach the Major League Baseball ranks and enjoy a multi-sport post-secondary career down south. Sydney Leroux, Ray’s daughter and Tyrelle’s half-sister, was on her way to winning gold at the Olympics and a World Cup title with the U.S. national soccer team. Sydney also had sports DNA help from her mother, Sandi, who played third base for the Canadian national softball team. Tyrelle, whose mother, Candice, was a cheerleader, was taller than most students his age at Westmount elementary. With that type of size and what seemed a likely pre-disposition to athletics, it would have been a shame not to explore those natural gifts. The Chadwicks decided to go off the board with their next move, a step that helped Tyrelle chasse into one of the top prospects on the Kamloops sports scene: they put him into dance. “We actually put him in dancing to help with his flexibility and his co-ordination and all of that stuff,” Ray said. “And he loved it. He danced at Sista’s [Love to Dance Studio] from when he was six to 12, hip-hop and jazz mostly.” By Grade 7, Tyrelle had reached man-child status, towering above classmates and owning opposition on the basketball court and flag football field. “His ability on the basketball court was second to none, but funnily enough, what I remember most about Tyrelle is his amazing sense of rhythm,” said Carolyn Eagles, who taught Tyrelle in Grade 5 and was his music teacher in Grades 6 and 7. “He was in all our talent shows. He really caught on very quickly to any choreography that we did. I could always count on him being a real role model to the other kids. He had an amazing attitude and respect for his teachers.” Tyrelle, who turned 15 on June 22, is 6-foot-3, 220 pounds and has developed a rabid appetite for sports, with baseball and basketball scouts taking interest across North America. “He didn’t have the same athleticism I had at that age,” Ray said. “He worked at it. He really worked at getting better, getting stronger and getting faster. It makes me proud to watch him grow.” The power forward cracked Team B.C.’s roster
for the 15-and-Under Boys National Basketball Championship, which will be held in Kamloops from Aug. 6 to Aug. 11, along with 17-and-under boys nationals. Tyrelle returned this week from the B.C. Summer Games in Cowichan, where he helped Thompson-Okanagan’s baseball team to a bronze medal. “I want to be a professional athlete, whether it be in basketball or baseball,” Tyrelle said. “I want to find a way to make money doing what I love.” In August of 2016, Tyrelle pitched a no-hitter in the provincial championship final, helping the peewee AAA Kamloops RiverDogs to a B.C. baseball title. Last summer, he played for the Okotoks Black Dawgs and won the bantam AAA Alberta baseball championship. He was named MVP of the junior boys’ division at the 2017 Fulton Cup, pacing Westsyde secondary to a gold medal in the city basketball championship. He will contribute to the Whundas’ senior hoops team as a Grade 10 big man next season. The plan is to finish high school at Westsyde before heading to the U.S., where he would like to follow in dad’s footstep and become a multi-sport athlete. Ray declined to sign with the Atlanta Braves out of high school, opting instead to play both baseball and basketball in college. He spent time at Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State before pursuing pro baseball and pitching briefly for the California Angels in 1986. Most of Tyrelle’s exposure to scouts has come in baseball at provincial and national tournaments, the likes of which are not available to junior basketball players at Westsyde secondary. The list of NCAA Division 1 schools taking interest in Tyrelle is growing. Oregon State, Indiana State, USC and UCLA have already been in contact with Ray. Tyrelle and Sydney don’t often speak, but he is well aware of her accomplishments on the pitch. The 28-year-old forward now plays for the Orlando Pride of the National Women’s Soccer League. “It’s pretty intimidating, to be completely honest,” Tyrelle said. “I know I have a lot to stack up to, but I’m ready for the challenge.” Football coaches in this town are likely salivating over Tyrelle, but Westsyde Blue Wave and Kamloops Broncos bench bosses will be disappointed to hear he is sticking to baseball and basketball. “The idea of getting injured in a sport I wouldn’t take as seriously as baseball or basketball just scares me a little bit,” Tyrelle said. See CHADWICK, A28
KTW FILE PHOTO Tyrelle Chadwick, a six-foot, 175-pound 13-year-old in this 2016 picture, has continued to grow physically and is catching the eyes of post-secondary recruiters across North America. He helped Thompson-Okanagan win bronze in baseball at the B.C. Summer Games in Cowichan on the weekend. Next month, Tyrelle will play for Team B.C. at the 15-and-Under Boys National Basketball Championship in Kamloops. His father was a professional baseball player and his half-sister is an Olympic and World Cup champion soccer player. He is among the most exciting sports prospects in the city.
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Race director Charlie Bruce said it was gut-wrenching, but necessary, to make the decision to cancel last year’s Sport Chek Kamloops Marathon, with smoke from wildfires across the region blanketing the city. Concerns about losing momentum for the event, which was established in 2012, were quelled on the weekend when a record number of participants pounded the pavement in the 2018 race. The final tally was 537 runners, surpassing the old mark of 505 set in 2016. “Last Monday, we saw that nature was going to be in our favour and we ended up breaking the record,” Bruce said. “We had lots of positive feedback from people.” Christopher Seguin was influential in bringing the marathon to the city in 2012 and had plans to grow its stature on the North American running scene. He also aspired to bring the Ironman to the city. Seguin, who was vice-president advancement and de facto spokesman for Thompson Rivers University, died of an accidental overdose last September.
He was 39. “Cancelling last year was a tough decision to make,” Bruce said. “Christopher really suffered from it, as did the entire organizing committee. We had been planning since October of the previous year.” Melissa Seguin, who married Christopher in 2013, was on hand, along with his parents Deb and Joe, to hand out an award in his honour on Sunday. Bruce said it was great to see the record fall, noting there were some who thought the event would never take off, and especially gratifying in light of last year’s cancellation. “They said, ‘You can’t run a marathon in Kamloops in the summertime,” Bruce said. “It’s too blistering hot. People will pass out. It just hasn’t happened.” The marathon began at 6 a.m. and awards were handed out at 11 a.m. Sunday high was 29 C, but mercury was at 18 C when marathon winner Ian McKinley crossed the finish line. “The feedback we got from the overall marathon winner is it was just ideal conditions — cool in the morning and things started to warm up. “We just want to get bigger and bigger.” RESULTS McKinley posted a time of two hours,
43 minutes and 15 seconds to claim the overall and men’s titles in the 42-kilometre distance. Rika Hatachi clocked in at 3:13:43 to win the women’s 42km event. Josh Guenther (2:46:21) and Eric Tommasini (2:46:56) were second and third in the men’s 42km, respectively. Joanna Brewer (3:28:49) and Tess Feather (3:36:21) also found the podium in the female 42km. Josh Heinrich claimed gold in the 21-kilometre event, posting a time of 1:16:27. Allison Blackmore placed first in the women’s 21km with a time of 1:27:20. Mike Johnson won the men’s eight-kilometre race, finishing in 30:52. Faryn Brown claimed gold in the women’s eight-kilometre division with a time of 32:41. Runners Sole Racing Team won the marathon relay, recording a time of 2:47:12. Doggin It (2:56:21) placed second and Christopher Seguin Legacy (3:29:02) was third. Moira Minichiello claimed the overall and female titles in the three-kilometre distance, clocking in at 13:14. Gavin Johnson placed first in the threekilometre male event, posting a time of 13:40.
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KAMLOOPS ATHLETES ENJOY MEDAL HAUL AT B.C. SUMMER GAMES Kamloops was wellrepresented at the B.C. Summer Games, which wrapped up in Cowichan on the weekend. Athletes from the Tournament Capital combined to win 55 medals. The event brought more than 2,300 athletes to Vancouver Island and featured 18 sports. Kasha Vitoratos won four bronze medals, one each in girls’ duathlon, aquathlon, super sprint and F1 (200-metre swim, three-kilometre bike and one-kilometre run.) Adam Niles was Kamloops’ lone gold medallist in individual competition. He won the boys’ golf event. Jake Gysel claimed bronze medals in the 100m and 200m boys’ breaststroke swimming events. Issa Diaou and Alex Rome earned silver medals, with Diaou placing second in boys’ pole vault and Rome the runner-up in the boys’ 74-kilogram wrestling division. Max Angove won bronze in boys’ aquathlon. Five Kamloops athletes were on goldmedal winning Zone 2 squads. Jayda Deol and Kalie Saari finished atop the podium with the girls’ basketball team, while Eric Swaine, Hayden Koppes and Amar Brown placed first with the boys’ soccer team. Five teams featuring River City athletes earned silver medals. Emma Guertin, Liam Grover and Tate Solomonson finished second in the boys/ girls C4 500-metre open competition. Keira Fawcett and Kate Liebe were runners-up in the synchronized swimming duet competition. The Zone 2 box lacrosse team that won silver was buoyed by six Kamloops players — Nolan Virgo, Trey Dergousoff, Zackary Kuan, Reed Watson, Spencer Vaughan
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Riverside Park Tour $5 Join KMA for a tour of this local gem. Delve into the history of the land and shoreline and its many users over the years. We will also explore the public art that currently beautifies this downtown landmark. Heritage House » Aug 3 10:00-11:30 AM Fri 284097
Kasha Vitoratos (left) was among Kamloops’ big winners at the B.C. Summer Games in Cowichan on the weekend. She claimed four bronze medals. Vitoratos is pictured speaking with Thompson-Okanagan coach Patrick Waters of Kamloops.
and Robert Gerow. Kaedyn Shand and Kyleah Johnson placed second with the boys’ and girls’ softball teams, respectively. Six Zone 2 squads that won bronze featured players from Kamloops. Tyrelle Chadwick, Mitchell Coxon, Matthiew Coxon, Austin Coyle, Brett MacDonald, Luke Petrie and Jared Sucro placed third with the boys’ baseball team. Liebe, Fawcett and Karina Aujla finished third in the team synchro event. Connor Barrett, Owen Barrow, Caleb Campbell, Thorden Groeneveld, Cailen Hamilton, Robert James, Ethan Kaban, Jackson Steed, Nathan Van Unen, Millan Webster and Austin
Guide Museum Tour – Kamloops Fire & Rescue History & Collection Tour FREE Discover the long history of Kamloops Fire and City of the Kamloops Rescue, second oldest established fire department in BC, through photos, stories, and their collection of artifacts at Fire Station #1. » Jul 26 2:00-3:00 PM Thu 290233 Clay Play Be inspired as you play in the clay! Explore the unlimited possibilities in this basic workshop suitable for those with little or no experience of working with clay. You will learn hand building techniques and how to use the potter’s wheel. Your creations will be bisque fire, you will Water Restrictions: May 1 tothen August 31 have the opportunity to glaze your work before the lastRestriction firing. All Supplies Water Bylaw: are included. Redemption Studio No sprinkling orPottery irrigating is allowed between 11:00 am Ages 6 to 12 and 6:00 pm on any day. First offence will result in a$38 » Aug 14 9:00-11:00 AM $100 fine; each subsequent offence will result in a fine of Tue $200. Aug 17 9:00-9:30 AM Fri• Even addresses may sprinkle or irrigate only 285984 on August 28numbered & 31 (Tuesday 285985 even days. & Friday) • Odd addresses may sprinkle Ages or irrigate only 12 to 16on $38 » Augodd 14 numbered days. 12:30-2:30 PM Tue Note: Aug 17 10:30-11:00 AM use the Fri• Complexes with internal addresses please 285991 August 28 &address 31 (Tuesday & Friday) 285992 internal to determine watering days.
B.C. SUMMER GAMES PHOTO Adam Niles didn’t finish this swing how he wanted to, but the Rivershore Golf Links member wound up atop the leaderboard at the B.C. Summer Games.
Krug paced the boys’ field lacrosse team to bronze. Grover and Solomonson added to their medal totals by earning bronze in the boys’ K2 500m learnto-train competition. Guertin and Kierra Willis capped memorable weekends by placing third in both the
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The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure notifies the public of the IRONMAN Canada Whistler Triathlon. Event cyclists will travel along the Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 in Whistler and on Callaghan Valley Road and Alta Lake Road. To ensure safety, this event will result in traffic pattern changes, delays and closures on Sunday, July 29, 2018: Highway 99 Northbound: t Highway 99 northbound from Callaghan Valley Road to Village Gate Boulevard will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. No northbound traffic will be permitted past Callaghan Valley Road from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. t Highway 99 northbound from Village Gate Boulevard to Nancy Greene Drive will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. t Highway 99 will have single lane alternating traffic between Nancy Greene Drive and Alpine Way from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Highway 99 Southbound: t Highway 99 will have single lane alternating traffic between Alpine Way and Nancy Greene Drive from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. t Highway 99 southbound from Nancy Greene Drive to Village Gate Boulevard will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. t Highway 99 southbound from Village Gate Boulevard will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be no vehicle access to roads from the west side of Highway 99 between Alpine Way and Callaghan Valley Road from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Normal traffic operations will resume at 5 p.m. on the event date. Motorists are asked to travel before or after closure times, allow extra time or plan alternate routes. Please exercise caution, watch for traffic control personnel and follow all signs. Your patience during the event is appreciated.
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Classics take on Canada Four Kamloops Classic Swimming club members were in action at the Canadian swimming trials in Edmonton on the weekend. Ryley McRae placed fourth in the 1,500metre freestyle, fifth in the 800m freestyle, third in the 400m freestyle consolation final and 23rd in the 200m fly. Colin Gilbert was fifth in the 400m freestyle, eighth in the 800m freestyle, 10th in the 200m freestyle and 20th in the 200m fly. Megan Dalke finished fifth in both the 400m individual medley and 200m fly. She was third the 200m IM consolation final and 28th in the 200m backstroke. Ethan Jensen placed 25th in the 100m fly and 26th in the 200m fly. More than 400 athletes from 105 clubs participated at the Kinsmen Sports Centre. Athletes from France, Peru, Thailand, Singapore, Scotland and the U.S. also competed. Next year’s national swimming trials in Toronto will be a qualifying event for the Pan American Games, FISU Games and World Swimming Championships.
Kawato Holmes (from left), Carter Jones and Nic Barbosa reached the podium at a Kamloops Junior Golf Tour event last week at Pinereidge Golf Course.
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BRIEFS DOGS FOURTH The 11-and-under Kamloops RiverDogs placed fourth at the Midsummer Classic Tournament in Abbotsford on the weekend, falling 12-9 to White Rock in the third-place game. Jake Koskimaki started on the mound and was relieved by Ibrahim Diaou and Tayo Jackson. Diaou, Grady Johnson, Jaxon Ware and Calvin Walker were each 2-for-3 at
the plate. Walker was named Kamloops’ player of the game. The Dogs nearly reached the final. They tied 10-10 with Cloverdale in semifinal action, but tiebreaker rules left Kamloops playing for bronze. PLAY SQUASH Squash will be part of the Tournament Capital Games, which will run from Sept. 7 to Sept. 9 across Kamloops. The fee to enter the squash tournament, which will be held at No Limits Fitness, is $30. Sign up online at tournamentcapitalgames.com or by emailing Dave Clutton
at dclutton@telus.net. TIGERS ROAR The Vernon Tigers beat the Kamloops Venom 12-9 in front of 500 fans at Kal Tire Place Thursday to win their first Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League championship since 2014. The loss snapped the Venom’s three-year hold on the league trophy. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0, will face the winner of the combined West Coast-Vancouver Island championship in a one-game, winner take all B.C. final on Aug. 11. The game will be played in the Lower Mainland.
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Ray said his son aims to play both basketball and baseball until forced into making a decision between the two. So, which does he like better? “I’m honestly not sure,” Tyrelle said. “I’ve been getting this question for a really long time and I still don’t really have an answer. I feel like I have a higher ceiling in baseball, but I really don’t prefer one sport or the other.” Dad was asked about Tyrelle’s potential in both sports. “If had to pick, I could see him playing baseball somewhere,” Ray said. “Basketball is a lot tougher. There’s a lot more athleticism coming along now. Everybody can shoot the three. Everybody can dribble. “Baseball would be an easier path, but with him I really have
no idea. It’ll be about what he puts into it.” Kamloops Track and Field Club coach Dylan Armstrong, who won a bronze medal in shot put at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, would surely like to woo Tyrelle to the Tournament Capital Centre throws pit. Tyrelle had minimal practise before the B.C. High School Track and Field Championships in Langley in the spring, but finished seventh in shot put and eighth in discus, competing against athletes in the junior boys’ division who train yearround in the disciplines. “I watch his development,” Ray said. “He has the size for whatever he wants to do. That’s something I didn’t have.” The kid is also fairly fleet of foot for a big fella. “He heard the story of why we
put him in dance and he goes, ‘You put me in dance because you thought I was clumsy? I love dance,” Ray said with a laugh. Added Tyrelle: “Dance was a big help. It really helped with my footwork, helped with my balance and made me a lot quicker and lighter on my feet.” Kamloops sports fans may want to two-step over to the TCC for basketball nationals next month. Tyrelle can’t wait for the recital. “I’m looking forward to just being able to go against the top athletes in this country and being able to see how I stack up against the top players,” he said. “I don’t feel that much pressure playing sports. I know people are watching. I just do what I need to do. I just try to remember that this is what I’ve been doing for a long time now.”
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Located in the beautiful Shuswap region of BC, Chase is a scenic community of approximately 2600 people, 40 minutes East of Kamloops and West of Salmon Arm along the Trans Canada Highway. The community and surrounding area offers a wide range of services, recreational opportunities, community activities, affordable housing and a desirable climate.
Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Manager of Public Works is an integral part of the Village’s management team, overseeing and leading the Public Works staff in the day-today operations of the Public Works department. Typical public works services provided include roads, sidewalks, water treatment and distribution, solid waste collection, wastewater collection and treatment, fleet, facility, parks and cemetery maintenance. From time to time the Manager of Public Works oversees work done by contractors and engineers hired by the Village to provide services.
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JOIN AN INDUSTRY LEADER WHO IS NORBORD? Norbord Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of wood-based panels and the world’s largest producer of oriented strand board (OSB). In addition to OSB, Norbord manufactures particleboard, medium density ďŹ breboard and related value-added products. Norbord has assets of approximately $2.1 billion and employs approximately 2,750 people at 17 plant locations in the United States, Canada and Europe. Norbord is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OSBâ€?.
WHY WORK FOR NORBORD? At Norbord, a commitment to safety, quality and customer service has earned us a reputation as a leading producer of wood based panels. As demand for Norbord’s products grow, we continually seek bright and talented people in all areas of our business. With competitive salaries and beneďŹ ts and company proďŹ t-sharing, Norbord oers one of the strongest and innovative compensation packages in the industry. Norbord is committed to providing its employees with the training, skills, and opportunity to achieve their highest potential. Norbord oers the opportunity to excel, express ideas, and make a profound impact within our team driven organization. If you are a team player who takes pride in a job well done and want to make a real impact at the place you work, look into a career with Norbord. You will like what you see. We are now hiring in 100 Mile House, BC for the following positions:
wap region of BC, Chase is a scenic community of approximately of Kamloops and West of Salmon Arm along the Trans Canada In addition to the above, the Manager of Public is responsible for the of development and surrounding area offers a Works wide range services, recreational monitoring of maintenance programs, occupational health and safety, making recommendations for amendments to policies and bylaws, performance management, contract administration and ties, affordable housing and a desirable climate. budget preparation and monitoring. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable of all applicable federal, provincial, and local
codes and regulations governing the administration of public works and public utilities trativelaws, Officer, the Manager ofhave Public Works an integral part of functions and activities. The successful candidate will demonstrated experience inis leading and managing people fairly and equitably, sound knowledge of the development and ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR – 100 MILE HOUSE, BC management of capital and operational budgets and projects, knowledge Works of the preparation of m, overseeing and leading the Public staff in the day-toReporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Electrical Supervisor is a key member of the maintenance team. At tenders and proposal calls, experience in drafting reports and making presentations, and have an understanding and vision relating to long term asset management. An ability to maintain Norbord we live health and safety, without compromise. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible orks department. Typical public works services provided include professional relationships with elected officials, staff, members of the public, local community for safely maintaining all electrical, electronic, instrumentation equipment, process control programming and groups, and other levels of government is critical. ent and distribution, solid waste collection, wastewater computer collection networking on the plant site to ensure maximum eective running time. At least 7 years of successful supervisory/managerial experience is essential. A diploma in civil ideal candidate possess an Electrical Engineering degree or is a CertiďŹ ed Journeyman (Masters Electrician) arks and cemetery Fromandtime to time theOur Manager engineering technology, Levelmaintenance. 2 certification in EOCP Water Distribution EOCP Wastewater with a proven a proven safety track record, along with preventative maintenance program training. You will have Treatment is desirable. A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record is mandatory. ork done by contractors and engineers hired by the Village to in the trade in a heavy industrial setting coupled with an additional ďŹ ve years’ supervisory ďŹ ve years’ experience Interested individuals are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, driver’s abstract, proof of education, and references in confidence to the undersigned. A job description is available upon request, as well as is the opportunity to discuss this position with the CAO prior to the posting deadline. The successful candidate can expect a competitive compensation package, the opportunity to work with a professional management team, dedicated employees, and the lifestyle of a lovely small community in BC.
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MECHANICAL SUPERVISOR – 100 Mile House, BC Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Mechanical Supervisor is a front-line leadership position responsible
for managing labour requirements and maintenance (preventive, predictive and unscheduled) of all mill Manager of Public Works is responsible for the development and equipment and machinery. This position leads maintenance teams with a strong emphasis on safety, quality Applications will be accepted until Friday, August 3, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. making We thank all and eďŹƒciency. The Mechanical Supervisor relies on leadership abilities, in conjunction with a continuous grams, occupational health and safety, recommendations applicants for expressing an interest; however, only those being considered will be contacted. improvement / preventive maintenance mindset in order to support and promote excellence as established in d bylaws, performance management, contract administration and the Company vision, mission and values. Joni Heinrich, Chief Administrative Officer Village of Chase The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of manufacturing experience as a Journeyman Millwright, Electrician, HD ring. PO Box 440, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 Phone 250-679-3238 Fax 250-679-3070 Email: cao@chasebc.ca Website: www.chasebc.ca
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March 14, 1931 - July 19, 2018 We are sad to announce the passing of Yosh Mochizuki at his home on July 19, 2018. He was born in Haney, BC and is survived by his wife of 58 years Mary, his sister Kay Komori from Vancouver, his sisters from Japan, Takako (Noritaka) Shigeeda and Tomiye (Yukio) Hanai and his brother in Japan, Minoru (Keiko), daughter Cindy (Glenn) and son Irving (Jen). He has two grandchildren Solange Gourd and Ashley (Alden) Krambeck and two greatgrandchildren Aubrie and Alden Jr. Smith. Dad enjoyed fishing, cooking, playing bingo and watching wrestling. He loved wearing his Hawaiian shirts which were almost as bright and cheery as his smile. He will be missed.
Armand Joseph “Joe” Bedard 1948 – 2018
We regret to announce the passing of Joe Bedard of Heffley Creek, BC on July 19, 2018 at the age of 70 years. He is survived by his loving wife Evelyn, their three children Tammy (Brad) Atkinson, Dawn (Leo) Huber and Michelle (Jamie) Galt, grandchildren Dawson, Amanda, Seth, Jorja, Sebastien and Norah, brothers Jim (Loretta) and Larry (Lynn). Joe was predeceased by his brothers Al (Sheila) and Eugene. Joe was born on May 29, 1948 and lived his whole life ranching in Heffley Creek, BC. Prayers wil be held on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 7:00 pm and Funeral Service on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 10:00 am at St. John Vianney, 2826 Bank Road, in Westsyde.
The Service will be on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 1:00 pm at the Buddhist Temple, 361 Poplar St., Kamloops.
Should friends desire, donations to Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC, V2E 2S9 in memory of Armand Joseph Bedard would be appreciated.
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Others who have gone before Hold up my trembling hand. They comfort me in the blind despair I cannot understand. They suffer with me when I hurt, Weep with me in my pain, Remind me that we are not lost ... Though I must now remain. Those who’ve gone before me, Hear me when I cry. Sing softly with me soothing chords Of unsung lullabies. Mourn anniversaries never marked, A future I cannot keep. They gently kiss the pain away, And love my heart to sleep. The ones who’ve gone before me Hold me in my dreams. They gently stroke my furrowed brow, And calm my silent screams. They love me in my heartache, Wait quietly nearby., Hold patiently, one to another Till I join them by and by.
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Obituaries & In Memoriam Hendrik “Henk” Groenevelt
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It is with sadness that our family announces the passing of Henk Groenevelt on July 13, 2018 in Merritt, BC.
March 10, 1962 – July 15, 2018
Henk was 93 years old at the time of his passing. He was born on November 7, 1924 in Haarlem, Netherlands. He immigrated to Canada in 1957 with his wife Pat and two children Theo and Yvonne, landing in Vancouver where daughter Diana was born in 1961.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Richard Andrew Stanley Todd on July 15, 2018. He was 56 years old.
Henk was hired at Lornex Mine in December 1971 (Teck Highland Valley Copper now) working as a Security Guard/First Aid Attendant. In June 1972, he relocated his family to Logan Lake where he was actively involved in various groups, clubs and organizations. Henk was one of the founding members of the Logan Lake Lions Club in 1973 and received a Lifetime Member Achievement for his dedication and loyalty to the club. Henk retired from Highland Valley Copper in 1989, enjoyed his stamp collection and continued to be actively involved in the community in Logan Lake. Henk also was well known as our resident clown “Bobo” for many years. Bobo was active with many events and activities; one was being invited to the Variety Club Telethon. Bobo is still remembered today with many smiles and lots of memories. Henk was predeceased by his wife Pat in December 2011. He is survived by his oldest son Theo (Teresa) of Calgary, daughter Yvonne (Steve) of Dubai, youngest daughter Diana (Morley) of Logan Lake, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service and Celebration of Henk’s Life will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 in the Logan Lake Community Church. Service will commence at 2:00 pm, with tea/coffee and a meet and greet to follow in the lounge until 5:00 pm. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please consider a donation in Henk’s memory, made to the charity of your choice. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.MerrittFuneralChapel.com
Richard was born in Edmonton, Alberta to parents Frank Louis Todd and Mary Todd (Gladstone). He was raised in a large Metis Cree family and grew up with his Metis culture, hearing the sound of the fiddle and the Cree language spoken by his parents. His earliest years were spent in Westyde where he attended elementary and secondary school. In his adult years, he retuned to school for adult upgrading and was very proud of his accomplishments. Richard worked in reforestation and was a hard worker. There he met many life-long friends. Unfortunately, Richard was injured while working and was not able to work in the field again. As a young man, Richard enjoyed most sports and especially boxing, winning numerous trophies. He learned how to fish at a very young age and he in turn, taught his younger brothers and sister. He was at home on the river fishing and being close to nature. Richard had an affinity to animals and was seen in the family as the spiritual one, an old soul.
Our family would like to sincerely thank the staff at Crossroads and Interior Health, most notably Brenda and Bill, who worked tirelessly and consistently with Richard over the last several years. Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 27, 2018. Viewing from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Service starting at 1:30 pm in the Schoening Funeral Chapel , Kamloops. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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My wife and I have had the honour of serving the Kamloops area for the last 5 years. We moved from the Fraser Valley and I assumed the role of General Manager of Schoening’s, First Memorial and Merritt Funeral Chapel. We support Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops Symphony, and The Art Gallery. We are proud members of the Paddlewheelers Lions Club as well as the miniature train at the wildlife park. I enjoy slo-pitch, hockey, curling and giving back to the community.
Betty Yvonne Doak (née Aldridge) December 3, 1927 – July 20, 2018
In Loving Memory Of Stella AM Terry
Betty Yvonne Doak passed away peacefully at the Overlander Care Facility in Kamloops, BC at the age of 90. Betty was born in Strome, Alberta and was predeceased by her husband William Kenneth Doak in Kamloops, BC, her parents Athelstan (Hap) and Emma Aldridge of Edmonton, AB, her brother Keith Aldridge of Calgary, AB, her son David Doak, daughter Deborah Parker (née Doak) and great- grandson Leigh Parker. Betty is survived by her children Kenneth Doak of Surrey, BC, Kathryn Doak of Edmonton, AB, Murray Doak, his wife Dee Ann Cowan of Port Hardy, BC, her grand-daughter Michelle Wright (née Parker) her husband Gregg Wright and her great-granddaughter Lexi Wright of Kamloops, BC. Betty was a civilian member of the RCMP for 21 years with postings in Edmonton AB, Ottawa, ON and Vancouver, BC. Betty was cremated and a private family interment will be held on July 25, 2018 at Hillside Cemetery in Kamloops, BC at 2:00pm. The family wishes to thank Dr. Koochin and the staff on Peach Lane at the Overlander Care Facility for their care and compassion in caring for Betty. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca
Richard is survived by daughter Erin Tanner (Eustache) and husband Marlin Tanner, grandchildren Teckla, Teleal, Mirren, Lilly and Marlee, sons Richie Todd and Ricky Todd, brother Jim Todd (Jeanette), sisters Ellen Ahdemar (Larry), Debora Todd Draney (Reg), Sharon Todd (Terry), Mary McNiel (Chuck), nieces and nephews Misty, Jay, James, Brandie, Darryl, Marilee, Brett, Corinne, Jerri, Dustin, Jasmine, Ethan, Halle as well as great-nieces and nephews.
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who came into contact with him. His sense of humour and his love of music endeared him to many. One could often find Richard playing his harmonica wherever he was, including musical gatherings at the park or the church that he was connected with.
Stella passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Stella was born to Amelia Oleman and Albert Tom on January 9, 1942 at their home in Shalalth, BC. There were twelve children. The living members are Herb Patrick, Janice McGillis, Robert Tomm and Norman Tom living in Shalalth, BC and May Tom living in Bridge River Band. Her husband Ben Clarke is a member and an Elder of Seton Lake Band and lives in Kamloops. Her daughter Gerri Terry lives in Shalalth, her son John Terry lives in Bridge River Band. Stella, before she attended the Indian Residential school in Kamloops, would sometimes go to day school with her sister Lillian in Shalalth. So when she attended the school in Kamloops, she could already read and knew math. The Nuns advanced her to grade four. When her brother
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Herb graduated from this school she said she wanted to graduate from the same school as her brother, but the school decided to send the grade 12 students to the St. Ann’s Academy as a pilot project. So Stella and Lucille graduated from the St. Ann’s Academy in Kamloops. That summer Stella and her sister worked at the Douglas Lake Cattle Company for the manager’s wife. That fall she attended U.B.C. for one term. She felt her marks were not what she expected and returned home. Stella then married her boyfriend John Terry and moved back to Kamloops. Her two children were born here. Much later, she separated and went to work. Stella raised her children as a single parent, returned to her studies at the college in Kamloops and completed a Legal Secretary course. She worked at vary positions for the school boards here in Kamloops. Later, Stella went to Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and graduated with a Bachelor Degree. Again she returned to Kamloops and worked with the Simon Fraser University pilot project at the Residential School site as a counsellor for the students. This is where Ben met her in 1990 and they married in 1993. In 2002 after Ben retired, they moved to Seton Lake Indian Band. Stella worked for the Band, got breast cancer and beat it. They travelled to many areas in their 25 years of marriage and had many good days to the end of her life.
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Obituaries & In Memoriam Henry Patrick “Pat” Tomlinson
In 1952, Pat started work with Royalite Oil in Calgary in the accounting dept. where he met the love of his life Barbara at work. They married in 1954. He took a transfer to the Kamloops refinery in 1968 and worked the rest of his career with Gulf Oil until he retired in 1983. After the purchase of their new house in 1970, he began landscaping and gardening to create the beautiful yard that he was so proud of until the end. Pat had a green thumb and could grow anything. He spent many hours planting, weeding and harvesting. His hard work was enjoyed by his family, friends and neighbours.
1932 - 2018
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Henry “Patrick” Tomlinson at the age of 86. Pat is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 64 years Barbara, sons Brian (Jackie) of Kamloops, Gary (Jamie) of Kamloops, Dave (Deanna) of Clearwater, daughter-in-law Cindy of Lamont, AB, and twenty cherished grandchildren and nineteen great-grand children. He was predeceased by his parents and three brothers and sisters-in-law and his son Barry in 2016. Pat was born on March 17, 1932 (St. Patrick’s Day) in Calgary, AB. In his early years, he spent lots of time hunting and fishing with his dad and three brothers and has continued to do so with his boys and grandchildren until he became ill. Recently, he has had a couple of last fishing trips and thoroughly enjoyed them.
His other loves were fishing, hunting and camping and he spent as much time as possible with all the family pursuing these interests. Pat has now joined Barry on a long fishing trip and will be forever loved and remembered for his dedication to his family. Keep your lines tight, till we meet again. There will be a Celebration of Life at The Hamlets, 3255 Overlander Drive, in the Grand Hall on Thursday, July 26, 2018 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, The BC Kidney Foundation or a charity of the donors choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com (250) 377-8225
Barbara Reimer (née Trumbley) February 24, 1941 – July 11, 2018
Barb was born in White Beech, Saskatchewan, as the 14th of sixteen children of Malcolm Trumbley and Elizabeth Levine. She was predeceased by her parents and all but one of her fifteen siblings. She will be lovingly remembered by her sister Cathy Welsh, children Darlene Christian (Buster Scarborough), Tina (Greg) Cannon, Joe (Tara) Nash, Chris (Teresa) Reimer, Ben Reimer and Kim (Jim) Barrows, grandchildren Christopher (Pavlina), William, Aaron, Lindsay, Ryan, River, Adisyn, Cassidy, Jacob, Olivia, James, Jordan and Kennedy, along with five great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and close friends. Barb will be remembered first and foremost for her awesome sense of humour. Her laugh was contagious and could make anyone around her smile. She loved talking and would spend hours on the phone every week with her family and friends. She stayed connected to those closest to her and was always willing to listen when she was needed. She was a loving and respected friend to many people during her years in Savona, Chiliwack and Kamloops and will be remembered fondly by many. Barb’s family would like to thank the caring nurses on 3 West at Royal Inland Hospital in the last weeks of her life. Their compassion and kindness was greatly appreciated by her kids in those final days. There will be no service by request and the family will gather privately in the future to celebrate her life.
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Vernon passed away peacefully at Overlander Extended Care Trinity Hospice Unit on July 20, 2018 with his loving family by his side. He was born July 21, 1945 to the late Elmer and Pearl Costain. He is the beloved husband of Dianne, his Angel and true love, loving father to Kevin Costain (Cindy Semeniuk) and Trena (Dean) Todd, cherished grandfather to Cameron, Kyle, Landen, Wyatt and Wade and great-grandfather to Callie, dear brother to Goldie Brennan, Lucina Costain (Joe Hogan), Brenda (Bill) Wedge, Hedley (Priscilla) Costain, Gary (Bernice) Costain, Darryl Costain and Darris Costain, brother-in-law to Noelle Costain, Francis Costain and Donna (Bob) Workman. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brothers and sisters Jarvis, Emmerson, Everett, Tom, Major, Nelder, Aletha, and Velda, brother-in-law Bill Midford, sister-inlaw Charlene Midford and mother and father-in-law Chris and Ranny Midford. A final thank you to the many family and friends that have been by our side the last couple of years as Dad’s health started to decline. A special thank you to Dr. Kip, Dr. Prystawa, Dr. Hamilton, Dr. Inegbedion and the staff at Trinity Lane for your compassionate care.
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Dad, you fought a long hard battle and you are now free to reap the rewards that heaven has to offer you. Rest peacefully Dad. We love and miss you.
On July 19, 2018 at the age of 90, Orlando Bossio of Vancouver, BC (formerly a 30 year resident of Kamloops, BC) passed away surrounded in love with his family by his side.
Vernon is resting at Kamloops Funeral Home and we welcome all family and friends to join us for a Graveside Service at Hillside Cemetery on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 12:00 noon with Father Paul Simms officiating. There will be a gathering of friends and family afterwards at Kamloops Seniors Village multi purpose room, to allow us all to share fond memories and laughs to celebrate the life of this beautiful and talented man. Let’s remember his sense of humour and quirky wit that made us all laugh and thank him for the gifts he created for so many of us with his talented and creative carpentry skills. In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made to the Kamloops Hospice Society. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
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He was born on July 16, 1928 in Cleto, Cosenza, Italy to the late Gaspere and Maria Bossio. Orlando is survived by his loving wife of 59 years Teresa and two children Maria (Joe) and Gaspere (Colleen) and adored granddaughter Cassandra. He also leaves behind many cherished members of his extended family both in Canada and Italy. Orlando’s greatest joy was spending time with his family and in his immaculately kept vegetable garden. His other passions included watching Formula One racing, Boxing and UFC, fishing, going to the lake, making sausages and traditional meals and desserts, decorating for and celebrating the holidays, playing bocce, as well as storytelling. A respectful, loyal, genuinely humble, selfless and loving soul that always put his family first; he quietly earned the respect of all that he encountered. Loved by all, he possessed a gentleness, a beautiful smile and always had a twinkle in his eye; his presence will remain in our hearts forever. Family, friends and others who Orlando touched are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on July 25, 2018 at 11:00 am at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Parish, 555 Slocan Street, Vancouver, BC. Entombment Service to follow at 1:00 pm at Ocean View Cemetery, 4000 Imperial Street, Burnaby, BC. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Orlando’s honour to the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation or a charity of your choice.
Charles Henri Hebert
Charles Henri Hebert of Kamloops passed away on July 17, 2018 at 68 years of age. He survived by his children Joseph Hebert of Surrey, Wayne Hebert of Surrey, Mario Hebert of Cranbrook, Michelle Hebert of Terrace and Amanda Hebert of Salmon Arm and grandchildren Josh, Sarah, Charles, James, Noah and Myla. He was predeceased by his parents Joseph and Gloria. Charles lived in Terrace, BC until the death of his mother. He and his father relocated to the Okanagan area where he lived out the remainder of his days. A celebration of his life will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer’s Society in Charles’ name. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577
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Obituaries & In Memoriam Donald Elwin Sillars April 2, 1938 – July 17, 2018
It is with such sadness that we announce the passing of Don E. Sillars on July 17, 2018. Though struggling with health issues for a few years, he passed away suddenly at home in Kamloops, BC with his loving wife Jeanette, son Kent and daughter Deanna by his side. Don spent his childhood years living on the family farm in Plenty, Saskatchewan with his parents Lewis and Idelle Sillars, siblings Phyllis, Jean and Roy and pets (including his favorite pet crow, “Joe”). Educated at Briercrest Boarding School and University of Saskatchewan, Don began his family and career in Regina as a Professional Electrical Engineer with SaskPower. In 1966, he took his family west to Burnaby, BC. working at BC Hydro, designing and managing many of BC’s electrical substations until his retirement in 1997. Don and Jeanette were married in 1987, and Krista and Jamie joined the family. Don and Jeanette spent most of their retirement in Blind Bay, BC - their deck, view and hospitality drew many visits from family and friends. It was a perfect place for their blended family to meet and the six grandkids had a lot of fun there together when young. Don enjoyed so many hobbies including curling, golf, dirt biking, fishing, creating rebar lawn sculptures, various electrical projects, bridge and all card games, reading and most recently daily sudoku. He volunteered for the Blind Bay Neighborhood Watch for a few years. For 21 years, Casa Grande, Arizona was his favourite winter home for five months a year. They somehow also managed to adventure to Australia, Europe, Mexico and several cruise destinations.
talents, a supernatural ability to focus on the task at hand, interest in the world around him and refusal to complain when his health and mobility deteriorated. When Don and Jeanette downsized in 2016 and moved to Kamloops, he really enjoyed the company of and appreciated the love and support of Krista, Brian and family. Don leaves to mourn his wife Jeanette, son Kent (Julie) Sillars of Langley, BC, daughter Deanna (Roland) Kemperman of Cranbrook, BC, stepson Jamie Ramsey of Chilliwack, BC, stepdaughter Krista (Brian) Halland of Kamloops, BC, grandchildren Braedon, Spencer, and Taylor Sillars, Sam (Angela) of Langley, BC and Scott (Katie) Kemperman of Cranbrook, BC, Chris (Breanna) and Matt Lofgren, Adam (Lauren) and Blayne Halland of Kamloops, BC and four great-grandchildren. Also mourning Don’s passing are his brother Roy (Dolores) Sillars, sister Jean Holter, sisters-in-law Linda Bezanson and Shelley Conrad, many nieces and nephews and wonderful friends. Don was predeceased by his parents Lewis and Idelle Sillars, sister Phyllis Johnson and brothers-in-law Al Johnson, Murray Bezanson and Scottie (Milton) Holter. A celebration of life will be held, with the date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the BC Lung Association.
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It is with such sorrow to announce the passing of Brad John Paul Chambers on July 7, 2018. Brad leaves behind a very large, and extended family. We say goodbye to our Best Friend, Brother, Son, Uncle, Nephew, Cousin and Grandson. He was known for his unconditional love and great sense of humour; when he loved you, he loved you with all he had.
To honour Brad, speak his name often, laugh and reminisce and most importantly be open with your love for one another. In his short life he has taught so many valuable lessons and being a true friend was one of them. There is a spot missing in all of our hearts and it is time for us to fill it with his memory instead of feeling sadness. We can all rest easy knowing he is with his mother Sally, where he wanted to be. There will be a Celebration of Life Service for Brad on July 29, 2018 starting at 2:00 pm at the TRU, Mountain Room, we invite any and all who knew him to come around and celebrate him. “if you think positively, it will influence your life positively, the more optimistic you are, the happier you are, the better you feel” –Brad Chambers
September 17, 1936 - July 18, 2018 Joe passed away peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side at Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, BC. He spent most of his life living and working in and around Kamloops. He was employed most of his working life in the forest industry as a faller, trucker, millwright and sawmill supervisor. He loved camping, fishing, gardening, sausage-making and his Labrador dogs. He even learned to love cats as he mellowed with age. He was a favourite uncle to many of his nieces and nephews. Joe is survived by Helen his wife of 49 years, his daughter Della (Kent) Rogers, granddaughter April (Allan) Feildel. Special thanks to all of his caregivers at Royal Inland Hospital, especially the peritoneal dialysis unit and family physician Dr. F. Kruger. In lieu of flowers, donations to Royal Inland Hospital would be appreciated. A gathering to Celebrate Joe’s Life will be held on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 1:30 pm at St. Andrews on the Square, Kamloops. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com
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Rose Marie Denomey (née Ofukany) On July 16, 2018 Rose Marie Denomey (née Ofukany) passed away after a brief illness. She was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan in May of 1938. Rose grew up on the farm, the only girl amongst five brothers. It was in Tisdale that she fell in love with a local boy Jim Denomey. Rose and Jim married and moved to BC where they settled in Kamloops and raised their three children. Family was always first with Rose. She loved to watch her family having fun and would happily sit on the beach and watch them waterski or swim. She would pack up all the food and gear and camp with the family even though she despised mosquitos because she knew how much the family loved it. Rose was a very independent and athletic woman. She studied hard and received her Boiler Makers Certificate, the only woman in an all-male class. Certificate in hand she eventually owned and operated her own business, Rose’s Dry Cleaners. She was proud to form Rose’s Ball team which brought together her love for family and ball. She loved playing ball, curling with her “Brunch Bunch” and golfing with her golf group. Rose was an avid Blue Jays fan. Rose was predeceased by her mother Annie Ofukany and father Steve Ofukany. She leaves to mourn her passing and cherish her memory her loving husband Jim Denomey, her sons Jeff (Marlene) and Randy (Pam), her daughter Karen (Mark) Graber and her grandchildren Brian, Christa, Brett, Taylor, Kara and Alison, her greatgranddaughter Violet, her brothers Jerry (Beth), Victor (Donna), Frank (Bev), John (Evany), Robert (Brenda) and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Rose’s Life will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2018 in the Kamloops Alliance Church, 200 Leigh Road, Kamloops. The family wishes to thank Royal Inland Hospital and Trinity Hospice at Overlander Extended Care and the wonderful doctors and nurses who helped us all through this difficult time. If friends so desire, memorial donations in Rose’s name may be made to Trinity Hospice, 953 Southill St., Kamloops, BC V2B 2H7. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
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There’s an angel on your shoulder Though you may not know she’s there, She watches over you day and night And keeps you in her care. There’s an angel on your shoulder Watching you learn and grow Keeping you safe from danger And nurturing your soul. She’ll be there through your triumphs She’ll dance on clouds with pride, She’ll hold your hand through disappointments and fears, Standing faithfully by your side. In her lifetime this angel was strong and true, And stood up for what was right. In your life you’ll be faced with decisions and trials And she’ll shine down her guiding light. Life holds so much in store for you, So remember as you grow older, There are no heights you cannot reach ‘Cause there’s an angel on your shoulder. Bereavement Publishing Inc. 5125 N. Union Blvd, Suite 4 Colorado Springs, CO 80918
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Knitting together a solution to this quilt mystery by DALE BASS
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here’s a mystery hanging on the wall of Heather Fagervik’s store, one she is eager to solve. As with most mysteries, there’s a backstory that poses more questions than answers. There’s also a healthy dose of happenstance and, one might say, a lot of karma. It starts with Fagervik, the owner of Heather’s Fabrics in Brocklehurst, a store that promotes the art of quilting. Years ago, Fagervik heard there were three impressive old quilts for sale at the Cost Savers thrift store that once operated on Royal Avenue. By the time she got there, one of the three quilts had been sold, but Fagervik bought the other two. The third quilt has been purchased by Marg Spina, the city councillor and community advocate who died last year. Spina’s husband gave the quilt to family friend Diana Hewins, who happens to be a customer at Heather’s Fabrics and knows Fagervik well. Hewins asked Fagervik if she could put the quilt in an April
show at Heather’s Fabrics to see if someone might be able to resolve questions about it that apparently hooked Spina and Hewins into trying to answer. Simply put, there are 56 squares of yellow material, each obviously hand-embroidered by someone who included their names. In some cases, other identifying information was added, such as their age — one quilter was 80 years old when she completed a square in 1940 — and hometowns. That’s where the mystery deepens because many of the squares indicate the embroiderers lived in Minnesota. At least one lived in Colorado, but a few have included hometowns in Saskatchewan — Pennant and Swift Current. “So, how did it get to Kamloops?” Fagervik asked. There are three squares done by people with Odegaard as a surname and she thinks there might be a Knouff Lake connection to that family and, possibly, an indicator on how the
quilt ended up in Kamloops. It’s obvious the people who completed the squares — at least one bears a male name — were working together in some way. There’s a common theme of flowers or butterflies in each square. Butterflies were a symbol of hope during the Second World War, Fagervik said, which is the era in which the work was created. It’s also apparent the people behind the squares were gifted embroiders. Fagervik said the hand-stitching is as good a quality as the best machine would create now, with some stitches so small they are almost hard to measure. She said one square has a crocheted basket on it that is of exceptional quality. “It’s like a step back in time,” Fagervik said. “And there’s no batting in it, no stains, no pulled threads. Nothing like that. It’s incredible sewing.” Ideally, Hewins has said she would like to see the quilt returned to one of the originators’ families — but that means solving the mystery.
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Having the chance to walk the Shore each day, interacting with the residents and merchants, has provided us with a new sense of what makes the community special, as well as directed our attention to areas we can help to improve. In the coming months, we hope to expand upon this knowledge and connect with both new and old businesses, aiming to maintain and elevate their environment in terms of vibrancy, safety and social wellbeing. The many conversations we have each day are one of the most useful ways in which we develop this knowledge base, so if you see us on the street, please do not hesitate to say hello. We are firm believers that good people are key in turning a space into a special place and so far, the Shore has proven that to be true.
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