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DECEMBER 4, 2019 | Volume 32 No. 97

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Former student sentenced for calling in bomb threat MICHAEL POTESTIO

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The body of 66-year-old David Boltwood was found on Nov. 29, wrapped in a rug near dumpsters at 170 Carson Cres. in North Kamloops. Police believe the body had been there for five days. Boltwood’s brother, Benjamin, spoke with KTW about his sibling.

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As Kamloops Mounties continue to investigate the suspicious death of 66-year-old David Melvin Boltwood, his brother has been making an effort to honour his memory. David Boltwood’s body was found on Nov. 29 rolled up in carpet, next to a dumpster in an alleyway behind 170 Carson Cres. on the North Shore.

On Tuesday, his brother, Benjamin Boltwood, could be found dancing to music in front of a wreath he laid where David’s body was found. Boltwood has been coming to the site for the past two days to pay his respects since laying the wreath and, while he doesn’t plan to visit every day, he said he will attend whenever he gets emotional and he feels he needs to be here. See BROTHER, A6

An 18-year old former Kamloops student with a number of mental-health and behavioural issues will spend another 10 days in prison after calling in a bomb threat to Sa-Hali secondary in September. Colby Adamson pleaded guilty to a number of other charges in Kamloops provincial court on Monday, expressing remorse for his actions while fighting back tears. Justice Stella Frame sentenced Adamson to 115 days in jail, but after factoring in the past 70 days he has spent in pre-trial custody at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre — calculated at 1.5 days for every day served — he was credited with 105 days, leaving a little more than a week left on his sentence. Frame handed Adamson an 80-day sentence for calling in the threat, 30 days for threats of violence he made about a month before that incident to security guards at Lansdowne Village and five days for breaching bail conditions. Crown prosecutor Samantha Behling detailed the circumstances of the Sept. 20 bomb

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threat, stating a call was received at Sa-Hali secondary at about 8 a.m. from a male with a deep voice who said, “There’s going to be a bomb in the next 30 hours.” The call was reported to principal Rachael Sdoutz and Kamloops Mounties responded, who asked her to lock all doors except the main entrance. “She was also advised to have staff members stationed at the main entrance to check all the individuals that were coming in to the school,” Behling said. Officers advised that soccer and volleyball games scheduled for that weekend at the school be cancelled and relocated due to the threat. Police then tracked the phone number of the call to an address on Tranquille Road on the North Shore, where they spoke with the owner of the phone. When officers questioned the man, he said he often let his friend, Adamson, use his phone as Adamson didn’t have one. He also said Adamson had been at his apartment the previous night and they had each done a hit of acid. The next morning, he said, Adamson told him before leaving that he was going to be in trouble as he had called in a bomb threat using the phone.

Behling said the phone’s call history showed a call was made to Sa-Hali secondary at 7:58 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 20. Police then called Sdoutz, who told officers school staff had also identified a possible suspect, who they also identified as Adamson. “Mrs. Sdoutz stated that students had overheard Mr. Adamson on the bus in the morning bragging about how he had called in a bomb threat,” Behling told the court. Adamson was arrested that afternoon by police. The Crown called for a sentence of 157 days in jail — 120 days for the bomb threat, 30 days for threatening the security guards and seven days for the breach. Defence lawyer Jeanine Ball asked for time served, stressing Adamson is a young adult offender with limited mental capacity as factors that need to be taken into account in sentencing. Ball said Adamson committed the offences within a month after his 18th birthday, struggles with a number of mental-health and behavioural issues and has been identified as having a significantly below-average IQ. See PRISON TIME, A4

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Plans for the Kamloops Centre for the Arts referendum are underway. On Tuesday, council approved staff appointees to run the referendum and a list of tentative locations where voters will head to the polls on April 4, when they will decide whether or not to allow the city to borrow up to $45 million to build a multiuse performing-arts centre downtown at Seymour Street and Fourth Avenue. Deanna Campbell is the chief election officer and Alisha Statsmann and Stephanie Nichols are joint deputy chief election officers. Voting locations are primarily based on the 2018 municipal election and 2015 arts centre referendum, with the exception of Parkcrest elementary, which was destroyed by fire on Sept. 5, and Thompson Rivers University. Corporate services director Kathy Humphrey said voter turnout at the university has been “very low,” noting TRU students can attend nearby Sahali Mall to cast ballots. The unavailability of Parkcrest elementary will

not result in one fewer poll available north of the Thompson River, Humphrey told KTW. “We haven’t actually finalized any of these schools with the district,” she said. “We’re still waiting for confirmation, we’re still waiting on that day because there could be a basketball tournament or something going on. We are waiting for that. And we have asked them [school district] if there is anything in the proximity of Parkcrest that we could add in, if available.” As it stands, available polls on the North Shore include Arthur Hatton elementary and NorKam secondary in North Kamloops. Rayleigh, Westmount and Westsyde also have locations, but the majority of polling places are south of the Thompson River, 10 out of 15 proposed. Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian is not concerned. He noted the absence of a polling station in Juniper Ridge and said the number of voting stations does not historically dictate voter turnout. The city will also offer advance voting at Heritage House in Riverside Park, mail-in ballots and special voting opportunities at care homes and Royal Inland Hospital. Advance voting will take place on March 25 and April 1.

With 32 per cent voter turnout in the last arts centre referendum, the mayor hopes to see 40 per cent in 2020. The tentative voting places: • Lloyd George elementary 830 Pine St. • Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. • Aberdeen elementary, 2191 Van Horne Dr. • South Sa-Hali elementary, 1585 Summit Dr. • Dufferin elementary, 1880 Hillside Dr. • Beattie elementary, 492 McGill Rd. • Sahali Centre Mall, 945 Columbia St. • Valleyview Secondary School, 1950 Valleyview Dr. • Dallas Elementary School, 296 Harper Rd. • R.L. Clemitson Elementary School, 5990 Todd Rd. • Rayleigh Elementary School, 306 Puett Ranch Rd. • Arthur Hatton Elementary School, 315 Chestnut Ave. • NorKam Secondary School, 730 12th St. • Westmount Elementary School, 745 Walkem Rd. • Arthur Stevenson Elementary School, 2890 Bank Rd.

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Ball also noted this was Adamson’s first time in custody — during which he has been at the maximum-security Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. “And that’s been quite an overwhelming experience,” Ball said. She detailed an account from a correctional officer who had checked in on Adamson in his cell on one occasion. “During the whole conversation, he [Adamson] sat in the middle of his bed, crying. He was hugging his knees, rocking back and forth. He stated that all he

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Thompson Rivers University has pursued legal action against the City of Kamloops for damages after a faulty pressure-reducing valve caused a pipe to burst, leading to $700,000 in water damage to the Open Learning Building on the TRU campus earlier this year. A notice of civil claim was filed in BC Supreme Court. The university claims installation, maintenance and inspection of the failed valve was the city’s responsibility and was caused by “acts, omissions, negligence and/or breaches of contract,” including failing to properly install the valve, inspect and service water lines and take steps to ensure water lines complied with codes, bylaws, regulations and/or standards. In addition, TRU alleges the city became aware of water pressure that should have prompted further investigation and warning to the university.

The university is seeking costs for expenses and damages, including water extraction, emergency services, repairs to the Open Learning Centre, cleaning and restoration and equipment damage. City of Kamloops risk manager Terry Pile said the Jan. 11 incident was isolated, noting the lawsuit is in the hands of the university’s insurance company. Taxpayers are not yet footing any bills, he said. “At this point in time, it sounds like it might not be going anywhere,” Pile told KTW. “I’m hoping to find out some time this week, if not next week, as to TRU’s position, but at this point in time, our insurers are basically waiting to hear back from them. We’re just sitting at this point, with nothing further happening.” An emailed statement from Thompson Rivers University to KTW states: “This matter is being handled on behalf of TRU by our insurer. It is common industry practice for insurers to file claims to protect their legal rights of recovery.”

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The search continues for Richard Jules, a 48-year-old resident of Tk’emlups te Sécwépemc who has not been seen since Nov. 23. Days of searching by police, members of the Tk’emlups community and search and rescue teams from Kamloops and region have not led to his whereabouts. Jules was last seen at his home. He is Aboriginal,

stands 5-foot-5 and weighs 95 pounds. He has short, straight, brown hair and is possibly wearing a red and white winter jacket and work boots. He may also be sporting a moustache. Kamloops Search and Rescue president Alan Hobler said search teams used drones and tracking dogs in wilderness areas of the Tk’emlups reserve in the bid to find Jules.

“There isn’t a lot of information on him,” Hobler told KTW on Nov. 29, the second day search and rescue teams were active. “He lives alone and we are not sure what he was doing at the time he was last seen.” Anybody with information on Jules’ whereabouts is asked to call the Tk’emlups Rural RCMP at 250-314-1800 or the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you know where David Boltwood was staying between Nov. 4 and Nov. 29, please contact the RCMP.â&#x20AC;? Although RCMP initially reported the death as a criminal matter, Pillay said it is too early to know if Boltwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death is the result of a criminal act. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, it is clearly a crime to dispose of human remains in this manner. To those involved in moving David Boltwood to this location, I urge you to come forward to investigators,â&#x20AC;? he said. Benjamin said David had come to Kamloops in the summer to visit him and, despite attempts to find him lodging, David ended up homeless, bouncing between Royal Inland Hospital, the RCMP

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There is more fallout in the wake of the city’s service-agreement review — this time with another organization. Following a decision to outsource Kamloops and District Crime Stoppers services, the city is meeting with the organization to discuss reasons for the proposed change and possibly reconsider its decision. “At this point, the decision from council stands, but we are talking to them about some transition options or some other options going forward,” City of Kamloops corporate services director Kathy Humphrey told KTW. In October, council approved giving the organization three months’ notice and striking a deal with Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers. The decision was part of a review of citywide service agreements that includes the controversy surround-

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high school should be the last place you find opposition to progress. Yet, every so often, one school district or another attempts to block access to social media channels like Facebook, Snapchat or whatever app is the latest craze. In some places — like Ontario — they are even attempting to restrict smartphones altogether. We say “attempting” because, in the long term, this ill-thought-out policy is doomed. Ontario’s restrictions are no more than what would be polite or even already in place by classroom teachers. Also, teens are sneaky and if they are really determined to use their phones, they will find a way. Trying to restrict technology is impossible. Whatever rules we think are workable today aren’t going to be a year or two from now, as technology becomes more and more integrated with our daily lives. It’s like the story of the boy with his finger in the dike trying to hold back the flood. On the other hand, educators in those schools could do just that — educate. Social media, instant access to information and all the other things that come with living in the Information Age are an integral part of students’ lives. There are many things, though, that they need to learn. Proper use of technology and smartphone etiquette should be a formal course, taught at all grade levels. Not pulling out your phone to text a friend while a teacher is on stage would be a basic rule, the same as passing notes in class has always been forbidden. It’s certainly reasonable for teachers to require students to put their devices away if they aren’t required in class, but it’s just as reasonable for students to make use of them when needed. There was a time when the use of electronic calculators was forbidden. That eventually failed as they became accessible to more and more students. No doubt schools also objected to the slide rule when it was invented in 1622. The way forward is not to say no, but to teach when and how.

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ecember is upon us and throughout the KamloopsThompson region, the giving season is truly underway. The Salvation Army’s bell ringers greet shoppers as they enter stores, we are encouraged to fill shoe boxes with niceties and necessities for the homeless and for women seeking shelter from abusive relationships and the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund has reemerged — all sure signs the giving season is here. This month will see classrooms of students in every grade adopting families through Kamloops’ perennial favourite, Christmas Amalgamated. Students will be encouraged to fill hampers of food for those less privileged and to collect small gifts for children who face the prospect of waking up to empty stockings on Christmas morning. As admission to the dozens of winter concerts, schools will gather non-perishable food items for the Kamloops Food Bank. But the spirit of giving in the Kamloops-Thompson schools extends beyond the 12th calendar month. For nearly 40 years mstudents in SD73 schools have participated in September’s Terry Fox Run and have raised $1 million for the Terry Fox Foundation. Our staff and students are consistently the top contributors to the YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign each spring. Each fall, my fellow trustees challenge each other to earn the most for the Raise a Reader campaign. And, for the first time

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this year, the SD73 business company was able to make a $100,000 dividend available to SD73. The district will give schools and parent advisory councils an opportunity to receive project funding twice a year. While the final totals have not been calculated, it’s looking like the recent United Way employee campaign is up more than 30 per cent over last year. There is so much giving. This year, though, it’s clear that the generosity we witness in classrooms, gymnasiums and staffrooms throughout the district is really only mirroring the beautiful spirit of giving that is prevalent in the communities throughout the regions we serve. We noticed it in April in Clearwater when the shrinking Sikh community sold its temple and gave $40,000 to the community’s two schools. We notice it every day when parents and community members volunteer in our schools to help children read, supervise on field trips or coach our sports teams. And we really noticed the gen-

erosity of the people of this region, and throughout the province, when Parkcrest elementary was destroyed by fire just two days into the school year. The school was still in flames when the first calls of support came in from the City of Kamloops, the United Way, the Church of LatterDay Saints across the street, the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and so many others. Organizations offered day programs for displaced students, replacement books and supplies and food for Parkcrest staff re-organizing in the days following the fire. Services, supplies, cash donations and hundreds of offers of support and encouragement illustrated the generosity of the people who live in the KamloopsThompson region. So, yes, it is this time of year that the charitable and relief campaigns underway are inspired by, of course, the gift-giving that is traditional to Christmas. It’s wonderful to see that giving to the less fortunate is now as much a part of the season as the school end-of-term concerts, the festive-themed performances, twinkly lights and gathering with family, friends and co-workers. It is also heartwarming to realize giving isn’t for just one month of the year. In the KamloopsThompson school district, support for and from our communities occurs all year long. Cara McKelvey is SD73 trustee for Electorak Area J and Logan Lake. SD73 columns appear monthly in the print edition of KTW and online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

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IS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS OUT OF CONTROL? Editor: It is human to make mistakes or to be misunderstood. Say the wrong words and be humiliated, ridiculed and even fired. Don Cherry was standing up for veterans and was labelled a bigot. Bill Peters stepped down as coach of the Calgary Flames after a former player complained that Peters used a racial slur a decade ago. Can any of us look to our past and claim we are squeaky clean, that we have never uttered a racial joke or racial slur? I suggest everyone examine their own past before judging somebody else. I bet 80 per cent of the working public would be forced to resign or be fired for things they have done in the past. Eighteen per cent would be liars for not admitting their sins and two per cent may truly be angels. Prime Minister Trudeau wore blackface when he was younger. Did he tell racist jokes or utter a racist word in anger? Would he admit it? If he did, should he be fired? Political correctness has gone wild and no one is safe. I could be fired for things I have said in the past, but my boss knows and accepts I am human and make mistakes. My boss requires that I learn from them and don’t repeat them. Luckily, I am self-employed. Jay Barlow Kamloops

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CORPORATE COP-OUT IN CITY Editor: Re: KTW reporter Jessica Wallace’s article of Nov. 27 (‘Kamloops considering cardboard ban at landfills’): I am appalled that businesses and other commercial operations are not required to recycle their large-scale cardboard waste and other recyclable products. We as consumers and private citizens are being asked to diligently do all our own tedious recycling, namely to store and then haul our own glass, soft plastics, Styrofoam etc. to our local recycling depot. This requires both a car and excessive at-home storage and sorting space. Yet companies are not consistently required to store and recycle their excessive amounts of cardboard waste, nor offer recycling for products they offer us. Single consumers versus large-scale companies — why is the burden placed on

the backs of us, yet the companies reaping the profits of our choices are not called to do their part? In the past year, we have had our straws taken away. We are now faced with spending ridiculous amounts of money on re-usable bamboo or metal straws or asking for paper straws that disintegrate within minutes of being placed in a drink. Plastic bags are being taken away and we need to haul around our own array of shopping bags. However, companies were for years permitted to offer us these items, with no recycling options in place. For the time being, our favourite cafes still offer paper or plastic drink containers and plastic lids for our takeaway drinks. We mostly dump them in the garbage and watch as nothing gets recycled. How long before these rich companies are finally forced to offer comprehensive, clearly

SHOP LOCAL AND START NOW IN KAMLOOPS Editor: Here are some recent experiences that show how easy it is to support our friends and neighbours: 1. My clock radio quit, so I bought a new one at London Drugs. I then decided to check online to see if I could save a bundle. I plugged the make and model into Google. The first hit was Amazon.ca. To the penny, the price was the same, so my purchase helped support a local clerk and cashier

and didn’t put another parcel on an airplane and in the vehicle of a courier. It also supported a company that pays local taxes and contributes to local events and activities. 2. I needed a 12-volt fan for a cabin. The first search result was Amazon.ca. I then went to Canadian Tire, where the identical fan was $3 cheaper. A clerk helped me find it and a cashier took my money. There’s another example involving razor blades.

Or the story of a local music shop that offers free post-sale service for items it sells, but charge for items bought online. Buying from Canadianowned stores will have you supporting London Drugs, Canadian Tire, Rexall and local businesses carrying locallymade products. These examples illustrate how we can keep our money in our community and not support far-off billionaires and website programmers.

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marked recycling options at and near their businesses, or offer sizable discounts when we bring our own mugs? How long before they are forced to recycle all their industrial-sized coffee bean bags, cardboard boxes and other plastic packaging materials? In the meantime, sure, take away our paper cups. The consumer gets in trouble for the choices we make and the garbage we create, yet the corporations that create those choices don’t bear any responsibility. It just does not seem right. Regulation is chasing after corporations, but only after they have made their limitless profits to the detriment of Mother Nature. We all bear the devastating consequences. What am I missing? Tanja Hasler Kamloops

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to maintain serves and maintaining taxes and reducing services. There was no option for reducing taxes. Why do council members and city administrators feel they can justify increasing our taxes every year? Every year our tax base increases and every year taxpayers are asked to dig deep into their pockets for budgeting additional city operations. What is the annual percentage growth of our tax base? In other words, how many more taxpaying citizens move to Kamloops each year? With an inflation rate of less than two per cent, why are our tax increases more than that amount? Why not change budgeting perspectives and give the public feasible options on how to reduce taxes and improve services? For some people, change is difficult to grasp, but if the current trajectory doesn’t change, the tax hole being dug is going to be so deep that we will never get ahead. Bass writes: “Every extra thing you want — community centres, parks, more stop

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Average price of city home surpasses $500,000 NOVEL NOVEMBER SEES PRICE HIT $521,000, ABOUT 7.8 PER CENT HIGHER THAN OCTOBER’S MARK SEAN BRADY

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In November, the average price of a single-family home in Kamloops was pushed above the $500,000 mark. While it’s a sobering figure, the president of the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association said the month

is likely an outlier. “It’s going to be a big headline, but a good portion of the sales were in that higher price point, which we don’t always see,” KADREA president Wendy Runge said. Runge said Kamloops saw two home sales over $1 million, when typically it sees one per month at the most. Other higher value home sales

were also completed, making November a novel month. The average price for a singlefamily home sold in November came out about $521,000, about 7.8 per cent higher than last month. Typically, that figure is between $480,000 and $495,000, Runge said. “Especially being November, that’s kind of the surprise. I could

see something like this happening in May or June. It certainly took me by surprise. I don’t think it’s our new norm,” she told KTW. The price surge comes as housing inventory — in Kamloops, in the province and even across Canada — remains low, creating more pressure on sales for higher value homes, which tend to be more available. “If we had the inventory,

maybe the pressure on pricing would come down a bit, too. It’s a two-handed thing,” she said. Overall, Runge said Kamloops is still an affordable city and there are still homes to buy. In total, 202 residential housing units were sold in November, including 128 single-family homes, 58 multi-family homes (townhouses, apartments, multiplexes) and 16 mobile homes.

November brought warmth and cold As far as the weather goes, November was its usual up-and-down self this year. “It’s a bit of an interesting time of year, where you can get these swings,” said Bobby Sekhon, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. The month began with fluctuations in temperature before settling into a warm period before plunging back down below zero. The warmest day was 11.4 C on Nov. 4 and nearly matched with 11.1 C on Nov. 17. During the chilly plunge at the end of the month, Kamloops saw its fifthcoldest Nov. 30 on record with the coldest day of the month, at -13.8 C.

The month was only slightly wetter than usual, with 26.4mm coming as rain or snow. Normal precipitation levels are 23.3mm for November. The outlook for December is tough to call, Sekhon said, due to a dearth of data to consult. Often meteorologists can use the El Niño and La Niña weather patterns to make their predictions, but there’s no such pattern setting up this year. Sekhon said a mid-month outlook for Dec. 11 to Dec. 18 has Kamloops on track for temperatures within the normal range, which means a daily high of just above 0 C and a daily low of about -6 C. — Sean Brady, KTW

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A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed an accused drug dealerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s argument that his Charter rights were breached during a traffic stop in downtown Kamloops more than two years ago. Lyndon Cahoose, 24, said members of an RCMP task force based in the Lower Mainland had no right to detain him, but Justice Dev Dley found police did indeed have reasonable grounds for making the arrest.

Cahoose is facing two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was riding shotgun in a car when it was pulled over on West Victoria Street on Nov. 15, 2017. The traffic stop was initiated because the vehicle failed to display its â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; learnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decal. The vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three occupants were placed under arrest when an officer approaching the car said he smelled marijuana. Its occupants were told to sit outside the vehicle. Another officer then saw Cahoose removing small baggies

of drugs from his pants and hiding them in mulch, court heard. The bagsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contents were later found to contain fentanyl. No marijuana was found in the vehicle, but RCMP Cpl. Stewart Masi testified in Kamloops Law Courts last week that he was following his nose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s under arrest,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? the corporal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I immediately smelled fresh marijuana coming from the vehicle. It was strong. To me there was no question of what I was smelling coming from that car.â&#x20AC;? Police did find a marijuana

smell didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come from down the street?â&#x20AC;? Tate asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My experience in vehicle stops and in these types of situations, I had no other smell approaching the vehicle, I had no other smell getting out of my vehicle and I had no odour until I arrived at the door of that vehicle,â&#x20AC;? Masi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no doubt in my mind that it was coming from that car.â&#x20AC;? Masi is a member of the RCMPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s combined forces special enforcement unit, which he said was conducting â&#x20AC;&#x153;proactive patrolsâ&#x20AC;? in Kamloops at the time of Cahooseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest.

pipe with some residue in the vehicle, but no cannabis. Defence lawyer Sheldon Tate challenged the validity of Cahooseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest, arguing his clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charter rights â&#x20AC;&#x201D; protecting him from unreasonable seizure and arbitrary detention â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were breached by police. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do you know that the

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development, just before 5:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear Lucy, as a friend, co-worker and advisor, you touched the lives of so many across Kamloops and beyond. Your kind heartedness, caring and adventurous spirit made you a joy to work and spend time with,â&#x20AC;? Storie wrote on the GoFundMe page. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your zest to explore and experience life and culture in Canada has inspired us to erect a memorial bench in your honour.â&#x20AC;? The fundraiser has been live for a week and has accumulated nearly $1,225 as of Tuesday afternoon. More information is online at https://www.gofundme.com/f/ lucyphua.

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Veteran Conservative MP Cathy McLeod has a new critic portfolio. The four-term MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo had been critic for Indigenous Affairs. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has named McLeod the party’s shadow minister for Natural Resources, the portfolio dedicated to forestry and mining. Newfoundland Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan is Canada’s

natural resources minister. “I am stepping into this role as the crisis in the softwood lumber industry continues to unfold,” McLeod said. “At least 20 mills have been forced to shut down or curtail production. “As a result, more than 4,000 people across 27 communities in B.C. are, at this moment, out of work. This does not include the thousands of contractors and small businesses that have been affected indirectly.” McLeod noted that Canada and the U.S. remain without

a softwood lumber agreement and Canadian companies continue to face tariffs. “The challenges facing this industry are vast and complicated,” McLeod said, citing the pine beetle’s effect on trees in B.C. and CATHY devastating forest MCLEOD fires of 2017 and 2018. McLeod noted mining as a key component of her portfolio, pointing out that mining represents 3.6 per cent of Canada’s

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Can improved urban design help to quell property crime? The city thinks so and hopes to see Kamloops RCMP partner with the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association, North Shore Business Association and Kamloops Chamber of Commerce to promote crime prevention as property crime continues to rise in Kamloops. Mayor Ken Christian said property owners can do their part. “I think we’re at a juncture,” Christian told the city’s community protective services committee on Monday afternoon. The city meets regularly with protective services and social agencies. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd Lecky reported that in the third quarter of this year (July 1 to Sept. 30), reported property crime increased by 3.5 per cent over the same time last year: 2,690 offences in 2019, compared to 2,596 in 2018. In addition to beefing up street checks by more than 25 per cent, the city is looking at involving the public. A city staffer has been working to become CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design)certified and Lecky told

Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd Lecky said most theft/ break-ins occur to gain access to quick money and not for a warm night’s sleep.

the committee police are working with a local hotel to use it as an example of how to best protect property from crime. Coun. Dale Bass pointed to longstanding businesses in Valleyview reporting more theft. She wondered if businesses will face more issues as the thermometer drops, given a gap in shelter space due to Out of the Cold continuing to search for a new home. “I can’t make that connection just yet,” Lecky said, though he noted most theft/ break-ins occur to gain access to quick money and not for a warm night’s sleep. Out of the Cold previously operated two nights per week out of St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral downtown during the coldest months of the year. However, the agency continues to struggle to find a new location. Conversations continue throughout the

community. “At this point, we don’t have a spot,” city community and protective services director Byron McCorkell said. As shelter space remains up in the air, the city is also working to tackle the issue of homelessness via its Safe and Secure Working Group, which meets every two weeks. Other social initiatives underway include a riverbank clean-up program by residents of The Branch in North Kamloops (The Branch shelter will continue to operate until the Emerald House supportive housing project downtown opens), a West Victoria Street clean-up program by Mustard Seed and mapping discarded sharps to identify locations to add collection boxes. Kamloops and other communities have been mired in an opioid crisis. Kamloops Fire Rescue, however, reported a decline in Naloxone administration in the third quarter of this year. It was administered 15 times from July through September, compared to 37 times during the same period in 2018 and 39 times in 2017. KFR Chief Mike Adams said there is higher awareness and more people are now educated in how to administer the lifesaving medicine.

total gross domestic product and employs more than 634,000 people, 12 per cent (as of 2016) who are Indigenous. Last week, Scheer named his leadership team for the 43rd Parliament, which includes: • Deputy leader: Leona Alleslev (Aurora—Oak Ridges— Richmond Hill, Ontario) • Quebec political lieutenant: Alain Rayes (Richmond— Arthabaska, Quebec) • House leader of the Official Opposition: Candice Bergen (Portage—Lisgar, Manitoba) • Chief opposition whip:

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Less than a month ago, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board agreed to apply for money from the provincial government to improve broadband and cell service in the region. This week, the government announced it will contribute $50 million to an ongoing internet connectivity program to bring high-speed services to rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Ravi Kahlon, the parliamen-

tary secretary for rural development, said the grant funding is expected to benefit people living in up to 200 rural and Indigenous communities. The funding can be used to help bring high-speed internet to entire regions or to make final connections to homes and businesses, he said. “Bringing connectivity to communities takes timing, collaboration and hard work to design local solutions and develop infrastructure that meets the needs of its residents, and to ensure the network is one

that people and businesses can depend on,’’ Kahlon said. The $50 million is the single-largest investment in the province’s Connecting British Columbia program since its creation in 2015, Kahlon said. The program has started or completed projects in 479 communities since July 2017, of which 83 are Indigenous communities, according to the Ministry of Citizens’ Services. ABC Communications vicepresident Falko Kadenbach said it is challenging to build fast, reliable and affordable networks

into more remote areas, but noted the benefits improve services, lives and communities. Kadenbach said his networks cover vast areas of B.C. from Terrace to Mackenzie to Osoyoos. Kahlon said rural and remote communities are also eligible to access the federal government’s recently released $750-million broadband fund to provide investments in local infrastructure to deliver high-speed internet. Last month, the TNRD board approved an application for

$15,000 from the Northern Development Initiative Trust Connection British Columbia grant fund, which would be added to $5,000 from each of the TNRD’s 10 electoral areas. Calls for internet improvements have been heard from the regional district communities of Logan Lake, Pinantan, Clinton, Lytton, Paul Lake, Heffley Lake, Sun Peaks, Clearwater and Vavenby. The issue, officials have said, stretches beyond recreational use of the web and impacts the operations of businesses.

Vessy Mochikas (right) has been appointed SD73’s new director of instruction for elementary education and learning services, replacing Trish Smillie, who has been appointed assistant superintendent of elementary in place of Rob Schoen, who is retiring at the end of December. SD73 PHOTO

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More staff movement in School District 73 The Kamloops-Thompson school district continues to hire from within to fill staff vacancies down the chain of command. Vessy Mochikas has been appointed the district’s new director of instruction for elementary education and learning services, replacing Trish Smillie, who has been appointed as the next assistant superintendent of elementary in place of Rob Schoen, who is retiring at the end of December. Mochikas began her career with the school district in 1999 and serves as district principal of inclusive education. She will assumes her new duties effective Jan. 1. “I am excited about the direction SD73 is going in pursuing equity and excellence for all learners,” Mochikas said. “I look forward to working with school leaders, professional and support staff to continue providing education that allows all students to thrive.”

Mochikas has experience in elementary, middle and secondary school leadership and has served as a counsellor, learning assistance and resource teacher and physical education teacher. She obtained the KamloopsThompson Leadership Development Program certificate in 2007, holds a master of educational leadership and administration from Gonzaga University in Washington state and a bachelor of education and arts from York University in Toronto. “Vessy has proven herself to be an experienced school and district leader with a passion for ensuring equity and inclusion for all learners,” said Trish Smillie, who will also step into her new role on Jan. 1. The district will now begin recruiting candidates to fill the role of district principal of inclusive education.

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Does alternate director mean alternate participation? A Kamloops councillor filling in for a colleague on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board meeting wanted answers after he was asked to recuse himself from in-camera proceedings at a previous

meeting. Coun. Denis Walsh labelled as “unusual” the request for him not to partake in the apparent personnel matter behind closed doors last month. He said the Nov. 7 meeting had three or four alternate directors. “I know I was — and everybody left, so I assume everybody — was asked to leave a closed-door meeting

as an alternate,” Walsh said. “I’m just curious. I’ve never encountered that before as a TNRD director or as an alternate.” Walsh noted he, like full-time directors, has taken a pledge of confidentiality. TNRD chair Ken Gillis said the suggestion for alternates to leave was made because the closeddoor issue was an

ongoing matter with which the alternate directors who attended the board meeting for a day were not familiar. Gillis added that alternates would not likely have been there to deal with the issue in the future. “That’s why the request was made,” he said. Director Mel Rothenburger, however, agreed with Walsh’s concerns.

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Rothenburger was away for that meeting, but his alternate, Lee Morris, was there in his absence. “I rely on my alternate to fill me in,” Rothenburger said. “When I’m not here, my alternate is me, basically, a fully sworn-in member of the board and should not be expected, or even requested, to leave proceedings of the board that other directors would be at. “I would hope in the future that no such requests be made. Surely, it can’t be a legal procedure to ask a member of the

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district’s previous corporate officer, Carolyn Black, who is on leave, believed the request to be appropriate. “It was a discretionary call, more than anything,” he said. “It was not in the procedure bylaw, per se.” According to the TNRD’s procedure bylaw, board members and alternates are essentially on equal footing, save for participation in committee of the whole meetings. As a result of the concerns raised, Gill agreed to bring forward more information on the matter at a later date.

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VANCOUVER — Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou said she has experienced feelings of helplessness, torment and struggle since being arrested in Canada one year ago, but no longer fears the unknown. In a post on Monday on the Chinese telecom company’s website, Meng, 47, said she has passed the time on bail in one of her comfortable homes in Vancouver reading books, chatting with colleagues and painting. Canadian authorities took Meng into custody at the request of the United States on allegations of violating trade sanctions on Iran. Her extradition case is now winding its way through B.C. Supreme Court. Soon after Meng was arrested, Beijing detained two Canadians — entrepreneur Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig — over accusations of undermining China’s national security, developments considered in Canada as retaliation for Meng’s arrest. Canadian officials have met with Kovrig and Spavor several times, but the two have been denied access to lawyers or family while in detention.

Meng said in her post that she sees the dense forests slowly turning the hills around her home to a deep crimson as part of the beauty of nature. “If a busy life has eaten away at my time, then hardship has in turn drawn it back out,’’ she said, contrasting her working life as chief financial officer of Huawei to her current “luxury of taking my time and enjoying my surroundings. “Right now, time seems to pass slowly. It is so slow that I have enough time to read a book from cover to cover. I can take the time to discuss minutiae with my colleagues or to carefully complete an

oil painting,” Meng said. She thanked her supporters for showing up in court, saying their passion warms her heart. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said last month he had spoken with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, about Spavor and Kovrig at a G20 meeting, soon after taking over the portfolio. He said securing their release was his “absolute priority’’ as relations with China hit a new low following the men’s arrests, nine days after Meng was taken into custody at Vancouver’s airport on Dec. 1, 2018.

Champagne said he expressed Canada’s concerns regarding “the conditions of the men’s detention’’ and that he and Wang were committed to continuing the discussions. On Nov. 22, China’s ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, reiterated his government’s longstanding hardline position, saying Meng’s arrest and extradition case amount to arbitrary detention, leading to the problems the two countries are experiencing. He said releasing Meng would pave the way for bilateral relations to return to normal. Hua Chunying, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, told a news conference on Monday she was touched by Meng’s blog post, arguing Meng is “an innocent Chinese citizen held without cause. “China’s position on this incident is clear cut and firm,” she said in a transcript posted to the ministry’s website. “The U.S. and Canada abused their bilateral extradition treaty and arbitrarily took compulsive

measures against a Chinese citizen without cause.” Meng’s lawyers told B.C. Supreme Court last week in a written submission that the United States is “dressing up’’ its complaint that she violated sanctions as a case of fraud and asked a judge to decline the extradition request. Meng is accused of lying about Huawei’s relationship with its Iranbased affiliate Skycom to one of its bankers, HSBC, but she denies any wrongdoing and the allegations have not been tested in court. The U.S. Department of Justice has laid 13 criminal charges, including conspiracy, fraud and obstruction, against Meng, whose father founded Huawei. The indictment accuses Huawei and Meng of misrepresenting their ownership of Skycom between 2007 and 2017 in an effort to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Iran. Defence lawyers have said the case is really about the United States seeking to enforce its sanction laws against Meng for conduct that took place outside both the U.S. and Canada. The attorney general of Canada has not yet filed its written arguments but has previously called the focus on sanctions a “complete red herring.’’

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EDMONTON — Some University of Alberta students want the school to fire an assistant lecturer who denies the Holodomor, the mass genocide of Ukrainian people carried out by the former Soviet Union in the early 1930s. In a Nov. 19 Facebook post, Dougal MacDonald, a sessional instructor in the university’s Department of Elementary Education, called the Holodomor a lie perpetuated with fake photographs and news stories spread by former Nazi collaborators. The University of Alberta’s Ukrainian Student Society called the post hate speech and said it demonstrates MacDonald is not fit to teach. In an email to CTV News, MacDonald said he has researched the Holodomor for a number of years and has a right to free speech. The famine was recognized in 2008 by Canada and nine other countries as an act of genocide perpetuated by the Soviets under then-leader Joseph Stalin. It is estimated that up to 10 million people died.

“[Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau’s support for the anticommunist, pro-Nazi Holodomor myth is no accident,’’ MacDonald’s Facebook post read. “The Trudeau government’s promotion of the Holodomor myth is more of its self-serving agenda to attempt to rewrite history, while falsely claiming to support freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.’’ Ivanka Soletsky, a university student and Ukrainian Student Society member, said someone with those views in a time of political instability should no longer be able to teach at the university. “Students have a lot of respect for their professors ... and typically take what they say as truth because we assume that they know what they’re talking about,’’ she said. “In this case, Mr. MacDonald is making claims against historical facts recognized by the government of Canada for over a decade.’’ Other organizations, including the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, are also calling for MacDonald’s

“immediate censure and termination.’’ The Jewish Federation of Edmonton issued its own statement on Facebook, calling McDonald’s post “dangerous’’ revisionist history. “We stand in solidarity with our friends in the Ukrainian community in the face of this absurd denial of history,’’ the organization said. In his email to CTV, MacDonald said what society members find offensive is that he does not agree with them. “They arrogantly claim that my disagreement means I am not allowed to speak ... I do not debate with those kind of people,” he said. The University of Alberta said in a statement that MacDonald’s views do not represent those of the institution, but that he has a right to share them. Deputy provost Wendy Rodgers said the university is “carefully monitoring,” but added no action would be taken. MacDonald has previously run for the Marxist-Leninist Party in EdmontonStrathcona in the last two federal elections.

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Canada’s premiers say they want the federal government to increase health-care transfer funds by just over five per cent and allow the provinces to opt out of any national pharmacare program. The premiers emerged from a meeting in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, saying they had reached a consensus on four priority areas, including on federal health-care funding. They reiterated their call for a 5.2 per cent increase in annual health-care transfer payments from

the federal government. They also said the federal government should recognize the right of any province to opt out of its proposed pharmacare program with full compensation. The premiers say they are also eager to address economic competitiveness, the fiscal stabilization program and Northern priorities with the federal Liberals. The leaders have invited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to co-host a first ministers meeting early in the new year. — Canadian Press

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It’s the time of year when organ transplant recipients, living donors and family members thank hospital staff across the province for their work in supporting organ donation. BC Transplant’s annual Operation Popcorn received a visit from three local recipients on Tuesday afternoon. Clockwise from left: Mike Grandbois, Tony Maidment (seated) and Abby Farnsworth (seated) present a gift box of popcorn to RIH ICU registered nurses Michelle Cottrell (third from right) Katie Sales and Susan Gerbrandt. Looking on is ICU manager Matthew Stubbings (second from left), RIH director Richard Jewitt and RIH OR manager Alyson Glynn. This year, BC Transplant Operation Popcorn visited 26 hospitals, with more than 100 volunteers — recipients, living donors and their families, delivering more than 100 popcorn packages.

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British Columbia has sent seven provincial firefighters to Australia as part of a contingent of 22 Canadians who will help battle wildfires in the country. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson said the Australian government asked the Canada Interagency Forest Fire Centre for help. Donaldson said the BC Wildfire Service members headed to Australia are all in supervisory roles, including directors who prepare plans and oversee the allocation of heavy equipment. He said the Canadian contingent departed from Vancouver on Tuesday for a 38-day deployment, with an anticipated return date of Jan. 10.

The crews will fly to Sydney and initially work in the state of New South Wales. Donaldson said it is possible more B.C. and Canadian firefighters will be sent to Australia in the coming months. He noted this is the first time since 2009 that Australia has asked for firefighting support from Canada. Australian crews helped in B.C. during recordsetting wildfire seasons in 2017 and 2018. More than 50 bush and grass fires are burning across New South Wales as Australia remains in the grip of one of the worst droughts in decades. Dozens of people were treated for asthma and breathingrelated problems in Sydney as smoke from the fires engulfed the city in thick smoke.

Official figures show 2018 and 2017 were Australia’s third- and fourth-hottest years on record respectively, and last year the nation experienced its warmest summer on record. Scientists and experts say that Australia’s fire season has grown longer and more intense due to climate change. “We greatly appreciated their assistance during those difficult years and we welcome the opportunity to help out our Australian friends now,’’ Donaldson said. “I personally thank the BC Wildfire Service staff who are being deployed to Australia. “Their willingness to be deployed out of the country during the holiday season is a testament to their dedication and professionalism.’’

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pon taking office in January 2017, U.S,. President Donald Trump called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “obsolete,” but he hates all multinational institutions, so that hardly counts. Just last month, however, French President Emmanuel Macron said the NATO alliance is “strategically braindead,” which is closer to the truth. Yet the leaders of the alliance’s 29 member countries are all in the United Kingdom this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of NATO’s foundation. Brain-dead or just deeply confused, it continues to stumble around and receives frequent transfusions of cash. Why? Macron was furious last month because nobody in NATO could satisfactorily answer his big question: Who is the enemy? The alleged Russian threat is still the glue that holds the alliance together, but Macron doesn’t believe in that. His own answer is that the alliance’s real enemy is terrorism, but that is equally silly. Terrorism is a major nuisance, but not an existential threat, and counter-terrorism is usually a secret war in which armies have little importance. The appropriate tools for combating it are generally intelligence services and police forces, not armoured brigades. Very rarely, as in the case of the recently defeated Islamic State, do terrorists control territory and can be fought openly. The recent behaviour of Turkey and the United States in northeastern Syria, however, shows the duplicity and cynicism with which those major NATO members now view the alliance. Trump agreed to let Turkey’s strongman leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, invade Syria and attack the Syrian Kurds, who have been America’s close allies for the past three years in the war against ISIS. Trump also implicitly consented to let Erdogan’s forces ethni-

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WATCH cally cleanse the Syrian Kurds from their homes and settle several-million Syrian Arab refugees in them instead. Neither Trump nor Erdogan consulted with their NATO partners about these potential war crimes. Indeed, Macron found out about it all in a Trump tweet, which explains his fury. But the other European members of NATO said little in public because Erdogan was also threatening to dump a couple of million Syrian refugees on them if they complained. So, what useful purpose, if any, does NATO serve 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the enemy it was created to fight? NATO’s memberstates often try to revive the glory days by pretending the Soviet Union has been reincarnated in Vladimir Putin’s Russian federation, but that’s nonsense. Russia has only half the population of the old Soviet Union and its economy is about the same size as Italy’s. It has no Eastern European allies any more as they all joined NATO (or are still in the queue) after their communist governments fell in 1989. NATO’s armed forces were twice as big as those of the Soviet bloc even during the Cold War, but they now outnumber Russia’s by a 4:1 margin. True, this advantage is somewhat diminished by the fact NATO’s military power is divided among 29 countries and by the fact two of the more important members — Canada and the United States — are on the far side of the Atlantic Ocean. But it is preposterous to plan on the basis the Russian “hordes” are itching to invade Western

Europe. Indeed, it always was. The former satellite countries of Eastern Europe are understandably anxious about the risk of another Russian takeover, and NATO offers them some reassurance. The only European countries that are actually vulnerable to Russian military intervention, however, are former parts of the Soviet Union itself, such as Ukraine and Georgia — what the Russians call the “near abroad” — which is why NATO does not let them join. The modest truth is that NATO is a familiar and comfortable club that lets European members demonstrate their commitment not to return to the devastating wars of the past. It gives Canada a safer, broader context in which to discuss security matters with its giant American neighbour. And it lets the United States pretend it still leads the free world. They had to hold a celebratory one-day summit to mark the alliance’s 70th birthday, but what will they actually talk about in Watford? (Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, is keeping the meeting well away from London, mainly to minimize Trump’s exposure to the media.) A few ritual topics come up every year, like whether each member is carrying a fair share of the alliance’s burden of military spending. This is usually an American complaint about the European members, but Washington conveniently forgets that much of its own spending goes to pay for an accelerating strategic competition with China in which the Europeans have little interest and no obligations. The participants are mostly old pals and, for the most part, they will pass a couple of pleasant days together. The alliance does not do much good, but it does no real harm either. Let them have their day out. Read more Gwynne Dyer columns online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

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DAVE EAGLES/KTW Mother Reggie Khurana smiles as she holds her daughter Penelope, as she and husband Nick Zinger visit Royal Inland Hospital on Tuesday to help launch its holiday fundraising campaign in support of family care at the hospital. Their daughter was born seven weeks premature and spent four weeks in the hospital’s neonatal intensive-care unit before being able to go home.

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s the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation launches its holiday fundraising campaign in support of family care at the hospital, the organization called on a local family during an event on Tuesday to highlight their experience at the Columbia Street facility. Reggie Khurana and Nick Zinger are the parents of Penelope, who was born seven weeks premature and spent four weeks in the hospital’s neonatal

intensive-care unit (NICU) before being able to go home. In spite of how stressful and frightening a premature birth can be to the parents, both Khurana and Zinger noted their experience was incredibly positive. “It was scary at first, just the whole preemie thing and not knowing what’s going on, but really it kind of felt like the care we got in the NICU, we kind of cheated,” Zinger said. “Once we got home, we were so settled and able to take care of her.” Khurana, who was herself born premature, pointed to the value of having

such facilities available in Kamloops. “It’s essential,” she said. “It’s amazing that we have that in Kamloops. Like I said, I was born premature as well. But I was airlifted to Edmonton at that time. We’re so lucky we didn’t have to go to Vancouver.” During the event, neonatal intensivecare unit nurse Deanna Wyle explained the importance of donors in keeping the unit operating. She said the NICU is staffed for eight premature babies, but due to the large area of service covered by RIH, it is able to handle up to 13 babies. “This increase in numbers is beyond

the normal setup, which does happen quite often, and it illustrates our need for additional equipment and the support of our donors,” Wyle said. “All donations large and small go a long way in our unit.” Tuesday’s event also shone the spotlight on staff members who cared for Reggie, Nick and Penelope during their time in the neonatal intensive-care unit. Each caregiver received a special holiday ornament to hang on a tree in recognition of their work. The tree will be on display on the second floor of the hospital during the holiday season.

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t makes me sad to think of those who have left 12-step programs because of misunderstanding, anger, rage or denial. I read and hear about all of the reasons and many are legitimate to me. It is not the steps that fail, but rather the fallible humans who interpret the program. We are, after all, in 12-step rooms because

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any mind/mood-altering drug. Yet with psychotic disorders, mind-altering medications are prescribed, ones that target the mind for hallucinations and delusions. In depression and bipolar disorder, mood-altering medications are given to alter depressive or high moods. These medications do not cause euphoria and you most certainly won’t find anyone working the streets, selling their body to get more Prozac for their disease of addiction. There are also those who say you are not in recovery if you take methadone or Suboxone, when some with those prescriptions hold stable jobs, are not committing crimes, are not selling their bodies, are not hurting others and are not dying from substance use. This is particularly annoying when, after I hear such words, I see the person who made the misguided, often judgmental statements

go outside and vape or light a cigarette and inhale their nicotine drugs. The program clearly states our problem is of a spiritual malady and that drug/alcohol use is a symptom of that. Yet many leave the program because of the “God” word. It is a common complaint and perhaps a reflection of their reaction to the fallible people who mistakenly tout religion in the rooms. I need to critically evaluate all of what I hear and not allow another’s misunderstanding of the program to drive me back out — as I know that is my addiction talking to me. This is why I write all of the above, to encourage you, if and when you enter the rooms, to not allow your addiction to drive you out through our own human mistakes. I believe 12 steps work for any life problem that ails us. Just the other day I found a 12-step group named Clutters Anonymous. I chuckled at first,

then realized how life-threatening and disrupting hoarding can be. It often begins innocuously through clutter, just as addiction does with that first drink taken as a teen. I want to present the program to you for all that ails us. It is a design for living. You can take what works and leave the rest. It won’t hurt and if you take a leap of faith, it will change your life in ways you could never imagine. You cannot even dream about what the incredible outcomes will be. The 12 steps work for everyone, not only those with an addictive disorder. I believe that if everyone worked it, the world would most certainly change. It is even something that can be taught to our children as it will ease any angst they might feel about the world they live in today, particularly those with social media and bullying or any other life stressors they might be experiencing.

Dinner roll for December There are a number of dinners being planned for the less fortunate in Kamloops between now and the new year: • Sunday, Dec. 8: PIT Stop Christmas Dinner. Turkey and trimmings, Santa Claus, gift bags and live music. Kamloops United Church, downtown at St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue, at 3:30 p.m. • Tuesday, Dec. 10: Christopher Seguin Rotary Family Dinner, NorKam senior secondary, 730 12th St. in North Kamloops. Children and families only, 5 p.m. • Wednesday, Dec. 11: Salvation Army Christmas Dinner, 344 Poplar St. in North Kamloops. Tickets required. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. and dinner is at 5:10 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 15: PIT Stop regular dinner at Kamloops United Church, downtown at St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue, 3:30 p.m. • Tuesday, Dec. 17: We’re Here To Help Dinner, Infinite Expansion and PIT Stop. Christmas ham and trimmings. Kamloops United Church, downtown at St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue, 5 p.m. • Wednesday, Dec. 18: Interior Community Services Christmas Dinner. For youth up to 24 years

old. 404 Seymour St. downtown. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Friday, Dec. 20: Mustard Seed Christmas Dinner. Turkey and trimmings at Mustard Seed outreach centre, downtown at 181 West Victoria St., 1 p.m. • Friday, Dec. 20: Youth Rotary Christmas Dinner at John Tod Centre, 150 Wood St. in North Kamloops, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For youth ages 11 to 19. Santa Claus and gifts will be featured. • Sunday, Dec. 22: PIT Stop regular dinner at Kamloops United Church, downtown at St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue, 3:30 p.m. • Wednesday, Dec. 25: Christmas Day Dinner at My Place, 405A Tranquille Rd. in North Kamloops, at 3:30 p.m. • Thursday, Dec. 26: Boxing Day Dinner at My Place, 405A Tranquille Rd. in North Kamloops, at 3:30 p.m. • Friday, Dec. 27: Northcotts Hope For The Holidays at the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Hall, 423 Tranquille Rd. in North Kamloops, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 29: PIT Stop regular dinner at Kamloops United Church, downtown at St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue, 3:30 p.m.

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Help Stuff the Bus this weekend The City of Kamloops and BC Transit are teaming up to present Stuff the Bus, an event that sees the public donate money or a non-perishable food item in a bid to fill a BC Transit Bus. In addition, the BC Turkey Farmers Association will contribute up to $1,500 to purchase turkey products for the food bank. Donations will be accepted on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Save-On-Foods in Columbia Square, at 1200 Summit Dr. FREE MINI-REPAIR CAFE Kamloops Mini-Repair Cafe and Housecall Handyman services are welcoming all who need items fixed or help with a household chore. The mini-repair cafe takes

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kind to keep parts sorted. These services are free, though there may be costs associated with supplies or repair parts. BEAR WITH THEM BC Liquor Stores is marking the 31st anniversary of its annual Share-a-Bear campaign, once again inviting customers to support a good cause. Until the end of December, customers can purchase a pair of stuffed bears for $11.70 plus tax â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one to take home and a twin that will be donated to a local shelter, hospital or other charity in the community. More than 670,000 stuffed bears have been given to charities throughout the province since the program began.

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DAVE EAGLES/KTW Renovation continues on the 120,000 square feet of space on two floors in Aberdeen Mall that formerly housed Sears. Included in new mall tenants is Fresh Street Market, which will open in this space in the new year.

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New stores, another elevator and an expanded food court are among the changes to Aberdeen Mall shoppers can expect in 2020. New common areas are almost finished being built in the former Sears space— vacated in 2017 when the retail giant went out of business — while new tenants earmarked for the two floors are busy putting together their stores. The 120,000-square-foot area will remain walled off from the rest of the mall through the Christmas holidays until the first new tenant is ready to open, mall general manager Sandra Neufeld told KTW. Aberdeen Mall hasn’t made any official announcements regarding new businesses in that space, but Marshalls, Fresh Street Market and Old Navy are all expected to open in that space next year, possibly in the spring. The Marshalls banner can be seen on the second floor from the south side parking lot while a Cushman and Wakefield map of the mall shows Fresh Street

being placed on the first floor. The city, meanwhile, has confirmed it received a building permit for the construction of an Old Navy store. More stores could still be coming to that section as, Neufeld said, the mall is still looking to fill vacancies. A popular layout floated for the former Sears space is to have four tenants on the top floor and two tenants below, but that will depend on the final number of businesses and the space each requires, Neufeld said. “That’s one way that it could be laid out, but some of those spaces could be carved up into multiple smaller units or some of the larger units could be cobbled together,” she said. This year, the former Sears space was “stripped back completely to just a concrete shell,” Neufeld said, noting any vacant store space remaining in that section when the first new tenant is ready to open will be kept hidden behind temporary walls. “It’s been a busy year and there’s a lot of work left ahead of us, and we’re looking forward to signing additional deals with new tenants,” Neufeld said.

“We’re looking forward to being able to announce the deals we have signed to date.” A new elevator and staircase will also be featured in the former Sears space behind the food court. That new amenity has been completed, but remains behind a temporary wall that won’t come down until construction is complete. The mall’s food court is expanding into a portion of the old Sears space, with additional seating and two new units for vendors located near the new elevator. There will also be renovations to the existing food court, incorporating new flooring, seating and ceiling tiles, but that work won’t begin until January and will be done after hours to avoid disrupting food service. The mall is also seeking to have a health centre open in the Sears space adjacent to Fresh Street Market and food court, having placed a classified ad calling on medical professionals to move in. Neufeld said the ad yielded a couple of inquires, but no lease agreements have yet been realized.

Nominations for the fourth annual Tourism Kamloops Bold Hospitality Awards have been finalized — and there are plenty. A total of 83 nominations were received, which is a record. The Bold Hospitality Awards recognize the best in the local tourism industry. Nominations were submitted for six award categories: Accommodation of the Year for Front of House, Accommodation of the Year for Back of House, Food and Beverage of the Year for Front of House, Food and Beverage of the Year for Back of House, Tourism Attractions Leader of the Year and Tourism Services Leader of the Year. A nominations committee will review and score the nominations to narrow each category to three finalists. Winners will be recognized at an awards reception at the Valley First Lounge at Sandman Centre prior to the Jan. 29 Kamloops Blazers-Spokane Chiefs game. Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com to see the full list of nominations.

TOTA again snares award For the second year in a row, the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) has been named the 2019 World’s Responsible Tourism Award Winner at the 26th annual World Travel Awards. The announcement was made at the Grand Final Gala Ceremony held in Muscat, Oman, on Nov. 28. The World Travel Awards has become the international benchmark for recognizing excellence in the travel industry. Voting is conducted by industry professionals around the world. The announcement follows TOTA’s win of North America’s Responsible Tourism Award in January. TOTA has been committed to being a sustainable destination as a result of a strategic program launched in 2012 — “Embracing Our Potential.” The 10-year strategy laid out the foundation for maximizing the economic benefits of tourism in the region, while simultaneously protecting its natural, social and cultural resources. To date, it has seen the installation of more than 1,000 electric car-charging stations and the establishment of regional human resources, Indigenous tourism and accessibility strategies and specialists. The Thompson-Okanagan region was also the first destination in the Americas to become a Biosphere Certified Destination.

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$775,000 awarded to TRU students Students at Thompson Rivers University received $775,000 — the most money ever awarded — in donor-funded scholarships, bursaries and awards at the annual TRU Foundation Awards ceremony, which was held on Thursday, Nov. 28. The TRU Foundation recognized 655 student recipients at the annual event. This fall, the foundation disbursed more than $1 million on behalf of university donors, including the $775,000 at the annual awards. “These awards make a huge difference in the lives of students,” said fourth-year nursing student Lucas Warner. “For some, they mean getting to participate in campus events or having extra study time instead of working excessively at part-time jobs. And, for others, these awards put food on the table for their family or presents under the tree for their children.” Donors gathered in the university’s gymnasium to present their awards to students. “Today is the day our group works hard for throughout the year and is the reason donors contribute to the TRU Foundation — to be able to provide financial support to students in the form of scholarships, bursaries and awards,” donor and TRU Foundation president Greg Garrish said. The TRU Foundation’s endowment portfolio for student assistance sits at nearly $25 million.

This rendering shows what Valleyview secondary may look like once the $34.5-million expansion is completed in 2022.

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A virtual tour of what the expansion at Valleyview secondary will look like once completed in 2022 has been released by School District 73. Last week, Chilliwack-based CHP Architects, the firm designing the expansion, unveiled to school staff and a few students the nearly three-minute video showcasing the design concept for the $34.5 million expansion project. The video can be seen online at kamloops thisweek.com. The expansion will add 20 classrooms, a new gymnasium, a new main entry, a multipurpose space, a special-education classroom, a new pick-up and drop-off area for buses, parking stalls and outdoor play areas.

It will also have dedicated wall space projectors, gender-neutral private washrooms, change rooms and gathering areas both inside and outside the building. “I am so pleased to see the concept incorporates healthy and inclusive spaces for our kids,” Valleyview principal Barb Hamblett said. “As educators, we know how important it is to have multiple gathering places for kids, as well as change rooms and washrooms that reflect society’s current values.” SD73 facilities director Art McDonald said the design incorporates about 75 per cent of requests that were made by a group of students and staff who saw the plans in June. The expansion of Valleyview of will see a new two-storey wing rise on to the east side of the original building, which will eat up about half of a sports field, McDonald

told Kamloops This Week. According to CHP project manager Justin Dyck, instead of individual classrooms that open onto a hallway, there will be learning pods with space for learning assistance help rooms and more collaborative space in the designs. “It will feel so much more relaxed with seating areas. The mood will be so much brighter,” Valleyview Grade 11 student Jessica Orr said. About 60 per cent of the detailed design plans have been completed, meaning the concept shown in the video is still subject to change. The Kamloops-Thompson school district is contributing $1.75 million toward the cost of the project, with the remaining $32.75 million covered by the provincial government.

Pursuit of Excellence (and new shoes) A few times a year, we travel to meet investment firms and complete our due diligence process. Recently, I travelled to Toronto, met 12 companies and had the opportunity to interview their CEOs or key personnel. One of the many things I love about this job is having these 1-on-1 meetings with successful and prestigious firms because we can look people in the eye, see how they respond to our questions and gauge their genuineness. It's important for you to know that 100% of the expenses associated with these trips are out of our own pockets. Neither TD nor any other firm cover any associated travel, food or accommodation costs. Furthermore, we are not allowed any incentives to buy or recommend their products. In short, there is no financial gain for us. However, we believe that this thorough research is a critical piece of our process, enabling us to build our top-rated portfolios. Our screening process can be broken down between 5 key categories. Here are the highlights: 1. PHILOSOPHY Those firms with excellent track records tend to have their personal wealth in their strategies and pay the exact same fees as their clients. The most impressive was a firm that had $300 million of their partners'

money invested alongside the $3.0 billion portfolio; the majority of their own money was invested in their own funds. Over the course of my career, I have noticed that behaviour and positive outcomes are more likely when the owners/operators have skin in the game! 2. PERFORMANCE One mistake is looking only at average returns which smooths results. We want to see track records through good and bad markets, as well as compared to benchmarks and peers. Some of the strategies didn’t produce high returns but had no record of lost money over 10-15 years and still provide 6-7% net to client results. We like giving away some upside for a more consistent experience. 3. PRICE When we talk 'price', we mean costs. Most of the firms take around 1.0% management fee. However, the most confident leaders were very different. A couple firms provided discounts after 5-10 years of loyalty and another one provides a 20% discount once you pass a certain amount. Probably the most impressive was one that only charges a base fee of 0.25% unless they earn over 10%, then they charge the full 1.0%. 4. PORTFOLIO Most of the strategies we monitor are unique, specialized and have limited opportunity. In other words, they are most profitable when they remain nimble and don't get too large. As such, many of them will close (cap) once they reach a certain size. In addition, some firms will limit the redemptions to weekly or

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monthly so that they can sell in an orderly fashion instead of being reactive. These policies help protect the existing investors. 5. PEOPLE As with many strong businesses, the people often make the difference. Most of these firms had low employee turnover, long tenured staff and specialized teams. Some provided ownership or profit sharing while others encouraged unique, inclusive office cultures. For example: one firms calls all their employees 'partners'. We take a lot of pride in "kicking the tires" and hunting for our best-in-class investments with fair fees, lower risk, and consistent results. Once we add the strategy to our 'Top Picks List', we take a position ourselves, so we can get familiar with it before placing it in our clients' accounts. At any given time, over 90% of our own investible money is in the exact same products as our clients. Now, while I was in Toronto, I also took some time to appreciate the uniquely interesting things about the city. The multitude of cultures, the wide variety of food choices, and the endless shopping options. Along the way I got inspired to purchase a new pair of work shoes. However, I should have chosen new running shoes, as I also re-discovered that Toronto city blocks take much longer to walk than Kamloops city blocks. Written by Eric. Until next time... Invest Well. Live Well.

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Connor Zary made a bet with his dad. He told pops he planned to score the Teddy-Bear-Toss goal on Saturday at Sandman Centre. Scott Zary is out $100. Now, the 18-year-old Kamloops Blazers’ forward plans to make Hockey Canada regret its decision not to gamble on him. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

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onnor Zary, snubbed and plucky, was ready to get his message across by the time media arrived at Sandman Centre on Monday, a few hours after Hockey Canada released its World Junior Hockey Championship selection-camp roster. The 18-year-old Kamloops Blazers’ forward from Saskatoon did not make the list. “I have no doubt in my mind that I should be there — 100 per cent,” said Zary, who is fourth in WHL scoring, with 39 points, including 19 goals, in 26 games. “It’s something I really wanted to do, was be there. Obviously, I’m a bit pissed off that I’m not, but I’ve got a big road trip here, going close to home, with lots of friends and family, so I’m going to really

use that as motivation to be at home and play really well and try and lead the league in scoring by the end of that.” Aliaksei Protas (42 points) of the Prince Albert Raiders, James Hamblin (41 points) of the Medicine Hat Tigers and Dylan Cozens (40 points) of the Lethbridge Hurricanes are leading Zary in the scoring race. B.C. Division-leading Kamloops (17-9-0-1) will begin a six-game tour of the East Division on Friday in Brandon. Three WHL forwards, each of them one year older than Zary, will be at the Team Canada selection camp, which begins on Dec. 9 in Oakville, Ont. — Cozens, Nolan Foote of the Kelowna Rockets and Peyton Krebs of the Winnipeg Ice. Foote has 30 points, including 13 goals, in 23 games. Krebs, who suffered an off-season injury and recently returned to action, has six points, all assists, in five games. “I know there are a lot of good

players out there, but, obviously, with the year I’m having so far and the points and production, I’ve shown I should be there,” Zary said. “I’ve got a lot of comments on it today, about not being listed. I have lots of support around here, just coaches and teammates that know I could be there and that I got maybe screwed over a bit, but things happen and, like I said before, I’ve got a year to prove them wrong and to be in that tournament next year.” Zary rattled off a few statistics to make his case. “I scored 14 goals in November. It’s pretty frustrating,” he said. “Obviously, I can control what I can control, but I thought I showed quite a bit in the last couple months, having 19 goals and almost 40 points now. It’s something I really worked toward and got my name into the conversation into November. “I thought that would be

enough, but the hockey world is a weird place. Sometimes, things are going to happen you don’t want to.” The NHL Central Scouting Watch List for the 2020 NHL Draft in Montreal listed Zary as a “B” prospect on Oct. 7, a rating that denoted he is likely to be a second- or third-round pick. That perceived slight became prove-you-wrong material. Zary finished October with a league-leading 21 points — good enough for WHL player of the month status — and was upgraded to an “A” prospect. Now Hockey Canada’s cold shoulder has touched a nerve. “I totally think I should be there,” Zary said. “That’s everything. You grow up as a kid watching that. I worked hard on trying to be in that camp this year. Not getting that chance is pretty disappointing, but I still have lots to work toward here. It’s my draft year. There is a lot

of stuff to look forward to.” Zary continued his stellar season on Saturday by tallying the Teddy-Bear-Toss goal in a 4-1 victory over the Portland Winterhawks. “I told my dad before the game, ‘I think I’m going to get it this year,’ and he kind of put a little wager on it,” Zary said. “He said he’d give me 100 bucks if I scored it. When I came off the ice, the first time I looked at my phone, I had a little e-transfer from him.” That added to Zary’s currency, but was not enough for national team brass to take a gamble on him. He seems a good bet to take frustration out on the East Division. “That’s kind of the only thing you can do with it, is use it for motivation moving forward,” Zary said. “Today is not so great, but tomorrow the sun is going to come up and I’m going to have a lot more hockey to play.”

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The Kamloops Storm dispatched the 100 Mile House Wranglers 3-0 on Sunday at Memorial Arena. Kamloops, which started the campaign with four straight losses and was 3-12 heading into November, has won four consecutive games to drag itself out of the Doug Birks Division basement. “After the first win, it’s snowballing together and starting to build and build,” said Storm goaltender Jakob Drapeau, the 19-year-old Prince George product who stopped 33 shots to pick up the shutout. The Wranglers are six points clear of the Storm, who have much to prove after a dismal start to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League campaign. But the home team’s performance on Sunday was notable. They held advantages in possession and territory, played edgy and aggressive without taking bonehead penalties and put together a smart, methodical, convincing third period to vanquish 100 Mile House. “Any time you can keep that

goose egg on the board, you’re looking closer to being a wellrounded hockey team,” Storm head coach Steve Gainey said. “Our lines are starting to make sense, our D-pairings looked good tonight and our goaltender played real solid.” Garrett Ewert, a 20-year-old defenceman from Kamloops, on Sunday played his first game this season for the Storm. He recorded two assists, including one on Brett Mero’s power-play goal that opened the scoring with 6:53 remaining in the second period. “I haven’t been here long, but the team looks good,” said Ewert, who joined the Storm after playing parts of three seasons for West Kelowna in the junior A BC Hockey League. Mero, a 19-year-old forward from Quesnel, and Therann Kincross, a 20-year-old forward from Victoria, are tied for the team lead in scoring, with 23

points apiece. Yewta Plamondon is second, with 21 points. Plamondon gave the Storm a 2-0 lead before the halfway point of the third period and iced the contest with an empty-net marker. He finished with three points. “We’re coming together as a team,” said Plamondon, an 18-year-old forward from Quesnel. “We’re not getting caught up in all that other stuff. “Like today, 100 Mile, we know they like to get in our heads. We just stayed focused to our game plan and it worked for us.” Birks Division standings: Revelstoke (37 points), Chase (34 points), 100 Mile House (27 points), Kamloops (21 points) and Sicamous (19 points). The Storm (10-16-0-1) will play twice on the road this weekend — against Summerland (1113-0-3) on Friday and Osoyoos (3-18-1-2) on Saturday. Plamondon and company will be aiming to keep their winning streak alive. “We’ve been working hard since the start of the season,” Plamondon said. “We had a rough start, but it’s starting to pay off now because the boys are grinding and the boys are not giving up.”

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The Dodds are no strangers to donning the Maple Leaf. Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre super siblings Gavin, 16, and Kristina, 18, have strutted their stuff at international events across the globe. But representing Canada never gets old — and neither does competing at the world championships. “It’s just such a big event because it’s always been the biggest event,” Gavin said. “For the athletes, they all agree this is the biggest one of the year, especially since it’s the lead-up for the Olympics. “Not as much for me, but for lots of the other athletes, they’re maybe starting to try to make that team. The whole event, the atmosphere at the comp, is really huge.” Gavin qualified to compete in the boys’ 15- and 16-year-old division in individual trampoline and double-mini trampoline at the 27th International Gymnastics Federation World Age Group Competitions, which get underway on Thursday and

KGTC PHOTO Kamloops Trampoline and Gymnastics Centre athletes Gavin and Kristina Dodd, along with coach Kirsty Griffiths, are in Japan for the International Gymnastics Federation World Age Group Competitions.

wrap up on Monday in Tokyo. He was chosen by national team brass to participate in synchronized trampoline, along with friend and rival Kieran Lupish, an Ontarian. “I have been really healthy, no injuries, feeling strong and feeling ready,” said Gavin, who will be competing for the fourth time at the world championships. Kristina, who will age out of the junior division after this year, is planning to relish her third opportunity to compete at worlds, knowing how hard it is just to get there.

The Valleyview secondary graduate will be aiming to one-up her most recent performance at worlds — a ninth-place finish in double-mini last year in Russia. “Coming ninth last year was a little bit sad because I just missed the finals by a very small margin,” said Kristina, who placed 14th in double-mini in the 15- and 16-year-old category at the 2017 world championships in Bulgaria. “This year, I’m hoping to maybe, possibly, make finals and do a little better than I did last year.” Incredible focus is required.

One poor pass can cost them a place in the finals, one quartersecond lapse in concentration can ruin medal hopes. And there are no guarantees there will be a next time. “You have to go in with a positive mindset, knowing that you’ve done your routine at home a bunch of times before,” Kristina said. “You know you can do it. You have it in muscle memory. “You just have to focus on the day and try and not worry about the outcome. Focus on the process.” Gavin has been at the top of the heap. The Type 1 diabetic established himself as one of the planet’s best when he placed first in doublemini at the 2016 world age group event in Denmark. He followed in 2017 by claiming silver in double-mini at the world championships in Bulgaria, but Gavin also knows what it feels like to fall short. Last year, he failed to qualify for the finals in Russia. “It just wasn’t my best comp,” he said. “That happens and it’s all good.” Gavin rebounded from a disappointing finish in individual competition at the Canada Winter

Games in February in Red Deer by snaring bronze in double-mini at the International Tournament event in Spain in October. He ranks that medal-winning performance (Lupish won silver, edging Gavin by a few points) up there with victory at worlds in 2015. “At that Spanish invitational, not many people got to go from Canada,” Gavin said. “They selected me, which was really, really awesome.” The venue for this week’s action is the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, which will house the trampoline events at the Olympic Summer Games and Paralympics in Tokyo. Neither Dodd is expected to compete at the Japan Games, but Paris 2024 has long been on Gavin’s radar. For now, the siblings’ fiercest competition will come at world championships. And there’s nothing quite like wearing the Maple Leaf. “I’m looking forward to getting to be with Team Canada again,” Kristina said. “It’s a really fun experience to get to compete with all those people on an international stage and just knowing you’re representing your country.”

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Kamloops rinks qualify for curling provincials Two female Kamloops Curling Club teams have qualified to compete at the B.C. Junior Curling Championships, which will run from Dec. 28 to Jan. 2 in Victoria. Team Calhoun, which includes skip Maeve Calhoun, third Neave Calhoun, second Kate Hancock and lead Kaitlyn Garrett,

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Skip Maeve Calhoun, third Neave Calhoun, second Kate Hancock, lead Kaitlyn Garrett and coach Nicky Hancock will travel to Victoria for the B.C. Junior Curling Championships, which get underway on Dec. 28.

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straight victories to qualify for provincials. Meanwhile, Team Colwell, a Vernon/ Kamloops/Grand Forks rink, has qualified on the junior boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side. Skip Erik Colwell, third Mitchell Kopytko, second Ben Morin and lead Logan Miron, along with coaches Dale Hofer and Chad Kopytko, will compete in Victoria. The provincial champion on the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side and the top two boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teams at the B.C. championship will earn the right to compete at the New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, which will run from Jan. 18 to Jan. 26 in Langley. Nunavut withdrew its boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; berth at provincials and it was awarded to B.C. VIBE REACH BREAK The Kamloops Vibe posted two wins, one

tie and one loss on the weekend in South Coast Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hockey League play on the Lower Mainland. Rochelle Smith scored in a 1-0 victory over the Meadow Ridge Moose on Friday. Melinda Smith tallied in a 1-1 tie with with South Fraser TNT in the Vibeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first game on Saturday. Kamloops suffered its first defeat of the campaign on Saturday night, falling 3-2 to the Trinity Western University Spartans. Melissa Brunn and Rochelle Smith scored for the visitors. The Vibe knocked off Trinity 5-2 on Sunday morning. Alana Parker scored a hat-trick and Sarah Botter and Jenna Ormondy netted one goal apiece. Sydney Carter backstopped Kamloops, which will return to action in January.

The Vibe (8-1-4) are second in league standings, three points behind the Moose (11-1-1). MUZIO MAGIC Aiden Muzio of Soccer Quest in Kamloops was chosen to play for a Whitecaps FC Academy Centre team at the Under-12 Generation Adidas Cup, which wrapped up on Sunday in Marietta, Ga. The midfielder bagged multiple goals at the event, including both in a 2-0 victory over Minnesota United FC and one in a 3-1 loss to New York Red Bulls PreAcademy. Muzio trains during the week at Soccer Quest and travels to the Coast to work with the Whitecaps academy program. On Monday, Soccer Quest was named a BC Soccer charter program.

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SPORTS PACK VOLLEYBALL TEAMS REACH HOLIDAY BREAK The TRU WolfPack are seventh in this week’s U Sports women’s volleyball rankings. Prior to this season, the school’s women’s volleyball team had never been nationally ranked. TRU (9-3) finished the first half of the campaign by splitting a pair of matches last weekend against the hometown Saskatchewan Huskies. The Huskies (8-4) won 3-2 on Friday. The Pack responded with a straight-sets victory on Saturday. TRU reaches the holiday break sitting second in Canada West standings, four points back of Mount Royal of

Calgary and Trinity Western of Langley, which boast matching records of 11-1. On the men’s side, the WolfPack bested the Huskies 3-2 on Friday, but settled for a split. Saskatchewan (6-6) won 3-2 on Saturday. TRU (2-8) sits four points out of playoff position at the Christmas break.

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City of Kamloops ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW FILE The TRU WolfPack women’s volleyball team climbed to new heights in the first half of the Canada West campaign.

WOLFPACK WALLOPED

Megan Rouault and the TRU WolfPack felt the wrath of the Saskatchewan Huskies on the weekend at the TCC. Canada West-leading Saskatchewan (8-0) throttled TRU (5-5) in back-to-back games, winning 90-58 on Friday and 90-38 on Saturday. The WolfPack men had better luck against the Huskies, bouncing back from an 89-69 loss on Friday with a 92-85 triumph on Saturday. TRU is 7-3 on the campaign. Saskatchewan is 6-2. Both WolfPack basketball teams have reached the holiday break.

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Bats are misunderstood and underappreciated. They’re also in trouble from white noseis syndrome. Fall Activity Guide out. Join community bat coordinator Vanessa Robinson on a IS NOW OPEN.creatures. journey toREGISTRATION learn more about these fascinating Walk upare Tranquille to view numbers them leaving Programs cancelledcreek if the minimum are nottheir met. roosts. Use a bat detector to ‘hear’ them. There’s so much to discover about bats. 18th of September. 7 pm to 9 pm. Animal Holiday Ornaments Ages: 3–6 Meet in Pine Park parking lot, Tranquille.

Join the KMA and build your own animal ornament inspired by the KMA’s taxidermy collection. Children will be introduced to our current exhibition, Taxonomy and Tactility, through a mini‑tour and then create an inspired, faux‑fur holiday ornament. Kamloops Museum & Archives Sat Dec 14 10:30–11:30 am 1/$10

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Inspired by our current exhibition, Taxonomy and Tactility, join the KMA for a beginner‑level, tactile experience learning to sketch fur, pelts, and animal skin based on sensory perception and the KMA’s touch collection. Coffee, music, and art supplies provided. Kamloops Museum & Archives Sat Dec 7 1:00–2:30 pm 1/$20

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Kamloops judoka find podium in Steveston Five Aberdeen Judo Academy athletes earned medals on the weekend at the Steveston Judo Tournament. Tyler Campbell, 11, won three matches in less than 30 seconds and claimed gold in

the under-14 novice division. Graeme Hanks, 14, won bronze in the under-16 division. He will compete at the B.C. Winter Games in February in Fort St. John. Nicholas Plumtree, 15,

placed first in the under-21 division and snared silver in the under-18 division. Tony Plumtree, Nicholas’ father, finished atop the podium in the ne-zawa (grappling only) category.

Megan Hanks, who refereed and judged throughout the event, donned her judo outfit and won the women’s ne-zawa division. John Huntley is the club’s instructor.

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Technology needed to reduce wildlife collisions

recent news story caught my eye, detailing the tragic incident involving a young Kamloops woman who struck a moose with her car while driving to Edmonton. The photos tell the unfortunate, yet all too common, story. The 600-pound moose, its weight balanced just above windshield level of the woman’s small car, toppled inwards after its legs were cut from under it by the vehicle’s bumper. The weight of the falling moose crushed the entire upper portion of the vehicle, leaving the woman seriously injured. She was airlifted to hospital and was last reported to be in critical condition. The moose was killed in the crash. In B.C. and Alberta, which is wild mountainous country with an abundance of wildlife, crashes with big animals happen with regularity. Moose, elk, deer and bears are all killed in alarming numbers every year in crashes with vehicles.

ROBERT KOOPMANS The Outdoor NARRATIVE Often, drivers are also killed or seriously hurt. You can’t help but wonder, in our days of super technology and “smart” everything, why it is not possible for some clever manufacturer to invent a sensing device that would provide people with enough warning to avoid these kinds of collisions. Cars today incorporate all kinds of technology to avoid, prevent, lessen or mitigate the chances of impacts with other vehicles. Why is not possible to develop a similar technology that does the same for wildlife? I see ads for cars that have built-in forwardsensing radar, side radar,

rear radar, infrared sensors and on and on. None of them, however, are focused on what amounts to a pervasive and ever-present threat to both humans and wildlife — preventing contact between fastmoving vehicles and animals on our highways. It would be easy to think the issue is simply one of numbers, that accidents between cars and animals are strictly a rural phenomenon, that there are not enough accidents involving wildlife to warrant the development of some kind of new or innovative device. The numbers, however, don’t bear that out. Collisions between vehicles and deer are on the rise across North America, especially in busy urban corridors on the eastern parts of our continent. Increasing numbers of deer, in particular, in many areas of the U.S. and Canada have dramatically spiked the number of deer-vehicle collisions. It’s a problem that continues to worsen, especially since the number of vehicles is

also on the rise. An answer is sorely needed. The cost of these kinds of encounters — in terms of both human and animal suffering, as well as the economic impact (insurance premiums are already high enough) — make finding some sort of answer a necessary imperative. Wildlife fencing does the job in some areas. Every time I drive the Coquihalla Highway, I wonder what the carnage would look like if not for the kilometres of fencing that line both sides. Fences are costly, however, and are a solution that ignores the needs of wildlife. Fences disrupt natural migration and movement patterns and can have a significant effect on wild populations. A better answer is needed. Perhaps governments need to get involved and nudge technology developers along with either a carrot or stick. I don’t have the technological answer, of course. Maybe there isn’t one. Perhaps the challenges of detecting living creatures approaching a

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The roof of Tara Bouvette’s vehicle was torn off when her car collided with a moose near Edmonton on Nov. 22. The Kamloops woman remains in hospital.

roadway from the forest shadows are too daunting. If that’s the case, maybe we need better education. As with many of the hazards we face when travelling, defensive driving can make a massive difference to the outcome of our cross-country journeys. I’ve been in one collision with a deer. I wasn’t driving at the time and

watched helplessly as my buddy’s car became one with a whitetail doe on a summer evening three decades ago, not far out of Cranbrook. Since then, I have made a pointed effort to drive with extreme caution at the times of the day when we are most likely to encounter big critters on the pavement. I’ve become pretty good at spotting the glint of green eyes in

the weeds of a ditch or a shadow ahead at the edge of headlights that doesn’t quite look right. I’ve braked many, many times over the years to let a deer or a bear bound across to the other side. I find it perplexing that in the 30 years since my crash with a deer, nothing better than sharp eyes and experience has emerged to help keep people safe. Better awareness is an imperfect solution to a pervasive problem, one that relies much too heavily on our ability to stay sharp and vigilant. Unfortunately, until a smart person delivers something even smarter to help us out, it looks like it’s the best we have. Robert Koopmans is an avid angler and hunter who spends as much time as possible in B.C.’s wild places. He also hosts The Outdoor Narrative podcast. To leave a comment, visit his website at theoutdoornarrative.com.

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WEEKLY CROSSWORDS

CLUES ACROSS 1. Egyptian bull-god 5. America 8. Type of field (abbr.) 11. Reagan’s Deputy AG 13. Negative 14. Mother of Hermes 15. Summer and Winter Olympics gold medal winner 16. In shape 17. Oh my goodness! 18. People of Guinea or Sierra Leone 20. A form of “to be” 21. Succulent plant 22. Estranges 25. Honest 30. Showing conviction 31. High schoolers’ test 32. Implant 33. Acknowledgment 38. Cash dispenser 41. Transferred to another 43. Superhero group

45. Photographers 48. Small, rich sponge cake 49. Power to perceive 50. Heavy cavalry sword 55. Israel’s first permanent UN delegate 56. Everything 57. Afflicted 59. Language spoken in Chad 60. Pioneering MC Kool Moe __ 61. Jewish spiritual leader 62. Keyboard key 63. Soviet Socialist Republic 64. Impudence

CLUES DOWN 1. Type of degree 2. Expression of sorrow or pity 3. Large, predatory lizard 4. River in Romania 5. Biased 6. Parties 7. TV’s used to need one 8. Philly football player 9. Recognized ethnic group of China 10. Gradually disappear 12. Large, dark antelope 14. Vegetarians won’t eat it 19. Takes the energy out of 23. Body part 24. Succeed in achieving 25. Where golfers begin 26. Computer memory 27. One who buys and sells securities 28. Midway between north and northeast 29. Quiet and rather dull

34. A limb on which to walk 35. It precedes two 36. Of she 37. Commercials 39. Necessary for sewing 40. Infectious viral disease 41. Expression of good wishes 42. Some are contact 44. More plentiful 45. Secret political clique 46. Behind the stern of a ship 47. Supernatural force 48. Altar in Orthodox churches 51. Swiss river 52. Impartiality 53. “Luther” actor Idris 54. They resist authority (slang) 58. Criticize

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SUDOKU

Settlers of Catan

FUN BY THE NUMBERS

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Settlers of Catan is a board game that is a lot of fun. You trade resources to develop your civilization. You can trade with other players and you can make some pre-defined trades with the game. Here are some of the trades with the game: • 1 clay, 1 wood for a road; • 1 clay, 1 wood, 1 sheep, 1 grain for a village; • 1 sheep, 1 grain, 1 ore for a development card; • 2 grain, 3 ore for an upgrade of a village to a city. You can make none, one or more trades with the game during a turn. Suppose you have two each of the five resource cards. How many different trade combinations can you make in a turn if the order of the trades does not matter?

ANSWERS

Answer to the Nov 27, DICE PUZZLE! All different: 720 possibilities. Full house: 300 possibilities. It is more likely to roll all dice coming up different.

For a more detailed solution, E-mail Gene at gene@shaw.ca. THIS PUZZLE IS BY GENE WIRCHENKO For more puzzles, articles, and full solutions e-mail Gene at gene@shaw.ca

WEEKLY HOROSCOPES

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Do your best to put power struggles at work or at home into proper perspective, Aries. Looking at things through a new vantage point can serve you well.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Cancer, take some time this week to do something that makes you feel good. Don’t just focus on the physical; concentrate on your emotional well-being as well.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Taurus, you are ready to break out of a rut that has kept you in neutral for some time. You may have to sacrifice some comfort to get up and moving.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

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- Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, it is time to spread your wings and try something new this week. You’ll get restless tied behind a desk. Take some time off to indulge your wanderlust. - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, loosen up the purse strings a little bit this week, as you have been quite disciplined with your finances lately. If you are ahead of the game, splurge.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Virgo, you may be compelled to drop by a friend’s or family member’s house unannounced this week. Better to pick up the phone and talk things out first.

Do you have

LIBRA

SCORPIO

Leo, you do not need a reason to be selfindulgent this week. Just step out there and go get what you desire. You’re a hard worker and have earned the privilege.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Gemini, you are outgoing in the days ahead, and the stars are aligned with your interpersonal relationships. This combination could prove rewarding.

DECEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 10, 2019

Don’t try to rein yourself in this week, Sagittarius. The cosmos are certainly against it. Pour your heart out to someone or take on a grand project.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20 Take your foot off the gas pedal this week, Capricorn. You have a funny way of always being on the move. Sometimes you need to scale back and do nothing.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Sometimes the most exciting things happen when you allow them to develop organically, Aquarius. Let things unfold without too much oversight in the days ahead.

PISCES

- Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, many people see you as gentle and cooperative. These are valuable traits that can benefit you and those around you in the coming weeks.

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OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory of Tuula Irene Helin

August 16, 1956 ~ December 5, 2017

Vernetta Ella Povoas

make a pattern. She made wedding dresses with beautiful hand-stitched lace and beading, as well as fur coat and leather repairs for Fur Town. She always had a cookie tin or two full of buttons.

(née Magoon)

April 29, 1926 - November 25, 2019 It is with overwhelming sadness we announce the passing of the amazing woman who started our family. Mom, Grandma, Mam, Great-Grandma, Great-Great-Grandma. Vernetta was predeceased by her husband Jim Povoas (1999), beloved son Denis Henningsmoen (1998) and son-in-law David Barclay (2015). She is survived by her daughters Carrol Barclay-Harvyl (Ritch), Elinor Braden (Michael) and Gail Brettell (Robert) and their families.

“Unable to perceive the shape of You, I find You all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with Your love, It humbles my heart, For You are everywhere.” Guillermo del Toro, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water

It has been two years since we last said goodnight, thank you for watching over me and giving me the courage to go on. I know there is a place where our energy goes, when my time comes we shall be together again. I shall carry you in my heart always

Love Always Chris & Furli

Grandchildren: Doug Barclay (Angela), Lori Putoto (Eric), Karen Smith (Michael Stokker) and Steven Barclay (Ami), Marla Pochay (Adam) and Amy Braden and Victoria Brettell. Great-grandchildren: Madison and Dylan Barclay, Kelsey Putoto (Clayton Mackenzie) and Gabrielle Putoto (Geoffrey Tompkins), Andrea Kjelgren (Jason), Sara Smith (Andrew Ferri) and Jacob Stokker, Jake and Ella Barclay and Clark and Harris Pochay. Great-great-grandchildren: Charlotte and Maya Kjelgren and Ashton and Lincoln Mackenzie. We were lucky to have five generations in our family for eleven years. She loved her family, especially babies. Always wanting to snuggle the new ones, but they never wore enough clothing for her liking! Vernetta was born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. She was the second born of seven children and the last surviving sibling. Vernetta moved to Kamloops in 1949 and worked in the Plaza Hotel and various jobs before starting her own business, a sewing shop above Fabric House. She was an incredibly talented self-taught seamstress. She could look at a dress and

Vernetta loved a good party and loved to dance. Classic country music was her favourite - channel 425 on Shaw. She will be remembered for her sense of adventure, she was never afraid to travel and always ready to pack up and drive anywhere. She drove an ice cream truck for a short while, much to the excitement of her grandchildren! She learned to ski in her 40s at Grandview Acres, with stories of ending up under the deck not able to stop. Her dream of going to Hawaii was finally fulfilled at age 80, on a cruise with her daughters. She cruised to Alaska at age 85! Orange was her favourite colour. Mom was a magpie, loving everything sparkly, shiny and twinkling - especially brooches.

She will be missed deeply. Sending love up to the party in heaven, where we know she is dancing in her blue sparkly outfit. In kindness, we extend our hearts to all those that supported her, including Phaedra, Dr. Cribb and the special caregivers at The Hamlets. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Diabetes Canada. A service will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 2:30 pm at The Hamlets in the Grand Hall. Bring your stories to share! Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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Jack Molyneux

March 3, 1931 - November 21, 2019

Pat and Jack moved from Trail to Nelson, BC in 1958 when he started his 28 year career with BC Tel. In 1965 they moved to Kamloops where they put down permanent roots. After his retirement in 1986, he spent many years volunteering with the telephone pioneers installing Lifelines. His most memorable event with the pioneers was in 1987 when he travelled with the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Tour. Jack was born in Rossland, BC with skis on his feet. He was one of the original Sun Peaks Antiques and didn’t hang up his boards until he was 83.

Jack will be remembered by his wife of 67 years Pat Molyneux and their seven children: John (Jo Ann), Joanne (Jack), Heather (Darryl), Bernice, Gayle (Peter), Michelle (Richard) and David, his sister Joan Ferguson and his two brothers-in-law Johnny and Patrick Hughes. There will only ever be one Puna. The Great Punzini leaves his thirteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren behind with fond memories of his big smile, appreciation of music, ingenious feats of engineering, talents in the garden and love of the stars.

Dad started taking photographs in his teen years and left us an amazing legacy of over six decades of beautiful slides. He gave us all his love for the mountains, the thrill of fresh powder and an appreciation for a good beer.

He will be greatly missed, but our memories of him will be cherished and he will be remembered everyday. If desired, donations can be made to the Rick Hansen Foundation.

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Larry Gordon Neville It’s with love and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our loving husband, father and grandfather Larry Gordon Neville of Kamloops, BC on October 12, 2019 at 75 years of age. Larry is survived by his loving wife Marlyn Neville, children Blaine (Donna) Neville of Burk’s Falls, ON, Kathleen (Richard) Hall of Guelph, ON, Glen (Carolyn) Neville of Kamloops, BC, Jorge Mai (Terry) Kelly of Fort Saint John, BC, Sharyse Hunt of Fort Saint John, BC and Dustyne (Brenda) Hunt of Kamloops, BC. Also left to cherish Larry’s memory are grandchildren Robyn, Erin, Megan, Kirsten, Dylan, Ethan, Josh, Jarrod, Steffyn, Myranda and Anna, five great-grandchildren and his siblings Brenda (Gordie) Franti, David (Kathleen) Neville and Sandra Oakley. Larry was predeceased by his mother Carmel Burke, father Gordon Neville and his brother Phil Neville. Larry was born in Tillsonberg, ON on December 3, 1943. The family moved around a lot while he was growing up. Larry joined the Navy and saw many countries; he enjoyed talking about his experiences on board ship! When he left the Navy he had many different jobs, but finally signed with CP Rail. He remained an engineer with them for many years, until qualifying for early retirement in Kamloops. Larry had an avid love for fishing, camping and hunting. His warm, mischievous smile was contagious when he spoke of them! His favourite saying when stumped for words was “I’d rather be fishing!” “I wish I’d known you sooner, so I could love you longer.” R.I.P. Beautiful Man. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM Adele Stapleton Adele Stapleton, born on April 5, 1940 in Vancouver, succumbed to leukemia and passed peacefully on November 26, 2019. Adele moved from the Lower Mainland to Kamloops in 2006 and was warmly welcomed here. She enjoyed her time at Orchard Court and cherished the friends she made there. She had a great love of nature and enjoyed hiking with the Kamloops Naturalist Club (KNC) and with the ladies from the John Tod Y. Volunteering was a passion of Adele’s, especially activities that taught and inspired kids, and she spent many hours helping out at KNC and the Big Little Science Centre. She particularly relished taking TRU World international students up Tranquille Creek for gold panning, or local school children there for salmon releases. She also touched the lives of many throughout her 65 years of involvement with the Girl Guides of Canada. Animals were another love of Adele’s, which led her to start volunteering with Four Paws Food Bank during the 2017 wildfires. Volunteer and work endeavours prior to her life in Kamloops included OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehabilitation Society, BC Conservation Foundation, Friends of Boundary Bay, BC Wetlands Society, Let’s Talk Science, Burns Bog Conservation Society and Jeremy’s Memorial Foundation.

Iva Adams

efforts. Apparently some of the organizations that she was such a big part of will now be presenting future awards in her honour.

Never Quit

April 26, 1935 – November 26, 2019

Since retiring, Adele discovered the joy of travelling – starting with a Mediterranean cruise and followed by New York and the Caribbean, China and Thailand, Alaska, Barkerville and Haida Gwaii. Adele will be dearly missed by her many friends, her daughters Allison Haney and Brianna Haney (Warren), grandson Dillon Sorgenfrei, sister Gail Russell (Cliff), nephews Kevin, Kurt and Kerry Russell (and families), brother Ron Parker (Cathy), cousins Naomi Sexmith (Ozzie) and Gordon Clay and beloved kitty Lexus - who will still be loved and cared for. Special thanks to all the amazing medical staff and caring palliative volunteers that did everything they could for her, as well as to the wonderful people of Kamloops that made her final years some of her happiest. Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, December 12, 2019 in the Orchard Court common room, located at 860 Nicolani Drive (please park in the Full Gospel Church parking lot).

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill When funds are low and debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of Iva Adams. She is survived by her son Keith and other family members. She will be dearly missed by all the people she was close to. We would like to thank Dr. Bantock for his amazing care of Iva and a special thank you to Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice home, you are truly loving people. Thank you for all that you do!!! In memory of Iva, please make a donation to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9 or by calling (250) 372-1336. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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Theresa Ediger On November 22, 2019, our beloved Theresa was taken home to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We had her to love for so many years and she leaves behind a legacy of a life lived well for God, for all her family and friends to remember her by. She was always hospitable in so many ways, she loved having visitors and would help others whenever she could as long as she was able bodied to do so. Theresa (Melita) Lehn, was born in the Southern Ukraine on July 26, 1925 and immigrated to Canada with her family in 1926, settling in Saskatchewan where her family farmed. She met and married our father Jacob in 1946, and remained in Saskatchewan where all five of their children were born. In 1966, they moved to Oliver, BC where they worked in Taxidermy and in 1971 moved to Kamloops to establish Tru-Life Taxidermy on their own and made many friendships through the business and their church fellowship. Our mom was hard working and joyful because she knew God’s blessings in her life and she was so loveable! When our father went home to be with the Lord, mom moved to Ponderosa Apartments where she enjoyed many happy years making new friends and being visited by old friends.

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Her life revolved around her family whom she loved so dearly and when you had to leave, she would always say, “come again sometime”! Due to a decline in her health in 2018, she moved to The Hamlets in Westsyde where she was embraced by the residents and staff she got to know there and we thank you all for that! Our family would like to thank Dr. Ritenburg and Dr. Cribb, for your kind and compassionate care of our mother, the Interior Health Care Aids, the hospital staff on 7-North and 4-North and in her final hours on this earth those at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home for your respectful and tender care of her. She truly appreciated everything that you did for her. She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years Jacob, one grandson, three brothers, five sisters and her mother and father. Her children left behind to remember her are: Edwin (Sally) Ediger, Eileen (Gerry) Lorentzen, Ruth (Ron) Popma, Daniel (Anna) Ediger, Carolyn (Al) Jordi, her sixteen grandchildren and fourteen greatgrandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Jacob (Elizabeth) Lehn. A Celebration of Theresa’s Life will be held at Schoening Funeral Chapel, 513 Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC on Monday, December 9, 2019 at 2:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you donate to a charity of your choice in her memory. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

Cheryl Klassen

August 8, 1957 – November 16, 2019

Cheryl passed away peacefully on November 16, 2019 at Royal Inland Hospital with her husband Gordon and family by her side. Barbara Cheryl-Lynn Klassen (née Kenney) was born on August 8, 1957 in Regina, Saskatchewan to her parents Ethel and Gordon Kenney whom she is predeceased by, along with her mother and father-in-law Katherine and John Klassen. Cheryl is survived by her brothers Gary and Brian Kenney, several grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Judy and Jim McNaughton, Dwight and Caroline Klassen, Mark and Olive Ferguson, Alan Klassen, Brian and Leslie Kenney, Gary and Missy Kenny and several nieces and nephews Cheryl loved her two cats, wild birds and her gardens. She worked in homecare until her health cut her career short as she had numerous health concerns. Our family would like to thank all the wonderful medical staff in the ICU for their compassion and care. Cheryl will be greatly missed, especially by her loving husband Gordon. Donations can be made in Cheryl’s name to the Kamloops S.P.C.A. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com (250) 377-8225

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BUYING & SELLING: Vintage & mid-century metal, teak, wood furniture; original signed paintings, prints; antique paper items, local history ephemera; BC pottery, ceramics. 4th Meridian Art & Vintage, 104 1475 Fairview, Penticton. Leanne@4thmeridian.ca

1-4ft long horn one of a kind. $900. New pedestal round drop leaf table 40” w/2 chairs leather seats. $750. 250-3776920.

Peace of mind house sitting and pet care. Keep your house and pets safe while your away. 250-374-6007.

PETER’S YARD SERVICE

2006 Dodge 2500 4x4 HD. w/1994 11ft. camper. $15,500/both. 778-220-7372.

Snow Removal Tree Pruning or Removal Yard clean-up, Landscaping

2014 Adventurer Camper 89RB solar 13’ awning + extras $22,000 250-523-9495.

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For Sale - Misc 1,000 Hockey cards 19942018. $450. 250-318-0170. 1948 Ferguson rebuilt motor & extra parts has a util. snow blade & chains mostly original $3,000. 250-374-8285. 5th wheel hitch $250. 250374-8285. 6hp Evinrude O/B motor. $600. 70 CFM air compressor. $750. 250-574-3794. Butcher-Boy commercial meat grinder 3-hp. 220 volt. c/w attachments. $1500. 250318-2030.

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Diningroom table w/8-chairs, c/w Buffet and Hutch. Med Colour. $850. 250-374-8933. Solid oval oak table w/6side chairs, 2 arms chairs, buffet. $5,000. Exec desk dark finish $200. Teak corner cabinet $100. Treadmill $450, Custom oak cabinet $200. 250-8517687.

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

Health WE will pay you to exercise!

Personals

Greeting cards made in England each cellophane wrapped 90,000 for $17,000 (250) 376-6607

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Farm Equipment Case Collector Tractor only 1950s. $600. 1958 Case (utility) 350 Tractor w/blade, chains, front-end loader. $1,000. 250-819-9712, 250672-9712.

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE $5-$10/ ROLL 1365 B Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops, BC call for availability 250-374-7467 Satellite phone Model Iridium 9505A handset w/attachments. $1300. 250-374-0650.

Antiques Wrought iron $300/each. Floor lamp High chair $30. Cedar Chest $400. Rocking $150. Oak dresser with $475. 250-372-8177.

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4 - 6 bolt studded tires on rims. P265-R17. 50% tread. $250/obo. 250-374-2403. 4-Blizzaks M&S 245/45 R20 $600. 4-Hankook 215/75 R15 winters on GM rims $200. 2Laufenn 235/75 R15 winters on GM rims. $200. 376-6482.

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courses mid-week & weekends. NEW - Intro to Reloading & Bear Aware courses on demand. For schedules see www.pal-core-ed.com or 778-470-3030 HUNTER & FIREARMS Courses. A Great Christmas Gift. Next C.O.R.E. January 4th and 5th, Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. December 8th, Sunday. Professional outdoorsman & Master Instructor: Bill 250-376-7970

1972 Triple E motor home 25’ 77,000miles 402 Chev lots of extras $7,000 250-523-9495 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $14,000. 236-421-2251.

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Collectibles & Classic Cars

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

Domestic Cars 1997 Ford Probe. Red, 4cyl, std, A/C, 1-owner. 114,428kms. $3500 .250-3767964.

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Brand New Yamaha R3 Motorcycle with only 6kms. 320CC, liquid cooled, ABS brakes. Still has 1 year Factory Warranty. $4,700. 250-578-7274.

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Vacant NKam, 2bdrms, c/a, patio, nice yard. $950/mo plus shared hydro. Ref, req. 250376-0633.

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2010 Harley Davidson Softail. Lugg carrier, cover, lift-jack. $11,000/obo. 250-374-4723.

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N/Shore near Dairy Queen 2bdrms, shrd lndry, priv entr. $1,000. Quiet, N/S, N/P. 250852-0909 or 250-376-5913.

Yamaha Grizzly ATV. KMS 011031 $3,800. 250-579-3252

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RVs/Campers/Trailers

2016 24ft. Jay Feather 23 RBM. Fully loaded. 1500kms. $22,000/obo. 250-377-1932.

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Sports Equipment

Ultra Light Ride Snowboard w/bindings, never used. $375. Arc Solomon snowboard w/bindings $325. 578-7776.

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N/S warehouse/shop for lease approx. 2500sq ft. w/radiant heat, 3 phase power, office, mezzanines, 4 large overhead doors. Front/side/rear access w/lots of parking space. Avail. immediately. Leave message 250 819-5509.

Fender Twin Reverb amplifier 12” speakers. Exec cond. $1,100. 250-554-3638.

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8ft Antique Couch Couch & matching $200. 250-374-1541.

Craftsman LT11 Riding Mower. Chains and garden trailer. Deck needs minor work. $500. 250-819-9712, 250-672-9712.

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6 drawer Walnut dresser w/ mirror & matching double bed exc cond $200. 250-374-7514.

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2000 Jaguar XK8 Convertible 4L, V-8, fully loaded. Exec shape. $16,500/obo. 250-3764163. 2006 Buick Allure CXS. 1owner. Fully loaded. Excellent condition. 207,000kms. $4,900/obo. 250-701-1557, 778-471-7694. 2006 Toyota Corolla. Pristine only 87,218kms. 4-winters on rims. $5,375. 250-554-0201.

2010 Dodge Charger SXT Sedan. 4dr., AWD, V-6, auto. 50,001 kms. Must see to appreciate. $14,900. 250-374-1541.

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2014 Lincoln MKS, AWD, 4dr Sedan. 3.5 Ecoboost twin turbo like new, black in & out. 80,000kms, $22,300.00. 250-319-8784.

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1977 Ford Custom, auto, body needs some panel repair. $700. 250-819-9712, 250-6729712.

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1996 GMC Suburban 4x4 good shape runs great $2750obo Call (250) 571-2107 2003 Ford Windstar Van. 138,000kms. Good condition. Must See! $3500/obo. 250828-0680.

is looking for substitute distributors for door-to-door deliveries. Vehicle is required. For more information please call the Circulation Department at 250-374-0462

2014 Ford Platinum 4x4 Crew-cab 3.5 Ecoboost, white with brown leather, Fully Loaded. Immaculate. 142,000kms. $31,300. 250-319-8784

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

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1995 Plymouth Voyager. Great van needs to be seen. $1500/obo. No Text 250-3197053.

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Work Wanted HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774. Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Office Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko at 250-8281474. gene@shaw.ca

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Mobile Drug & Alcohol Testing Technician We are a drug and alcohol testing company located in Kamloops. We are looking for someone to train as a mobile drug and alcohol testing technician. No experience necessary as we provide certification training to our technicians. The successful candidate must have a car and must be willing to do testing in both Kamloops and Chase. The successful candidate must be willing to be on call 24/7 for half of every month. Technicians are paid a monthly on call fee of $500, as well as testing fees, travel fees for tests outside Kamloops, mileage reimbursement, and for additional work in our local office. This is an ideal position for someone with a flexible schedule, who does not wish to work outside the home on a full time basis. Please email your resume with cover letter to Traci Weaver, National Drug and Alcohol Program Manager, at tweaver@denninghealth.ca

Journeyperson Industrial Mechanic Location: Meadow Lake, SK Posting End Date: December 13, 2019 Employment Contract: Permanent-Full Time We are NorSask Forest Products LP – the largest independent wholly-owned First Nations sawmill in Canada. NorSask has been producing high-quality lumber for over 40 years with operational capacity in excess of 100 million board feet of lumber per year on a two-shift basis. Our products are shipped across North America.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY LANDFILL MANAGER Job Type: Full-Time Exempt Competition Number: 19-58 Application Deadline: December 9, 2019 by 4pm Visit www.quesnel.ca for more information on this position.

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NorSask Forest Products LP offers an industry-standard compensation package accompanied by a top-tier health (Vision/Dental/Medical) and pension benefits package.

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BROCKLEHURST Rte 4 - 727-795 Crestline St, 2412â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2741 Tranquille Rd. - 70 p. Rte 14 - 2399-2305 Briarwood Ave, McInnes Pl, Richards Pl, Wallace Pl. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 37 p. Rte 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Downie Pl & St, Moody Ave & Pl, 2307-2391 Tranquille Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 49 p.Rte 21 2300-2397 Fleetwood Ave, Fleetwood Crt & Pl, 1003-1033 Schriener St, 1020-1050 Westgate St.-52 p. Rte 20 - Barbara Ave, Pala Mesa Pl, Strauss St, Townsend Pl. & 2105-2288 Tranquille Rd.-45 p. Rte 21 - 2300-2397 Fleetwood Ave, Fleetwood Crt & Pl, 1003-1033 Schriener St, 1020-1050 Westgate St.-52 p. Rte 31 - 1008-1095 Desmond St, Inglewood Dr, 1010-1088 Newton St, Oxford St. - 55p. Rte 37 - 1710-1797 Fleetwood Ave, 913981 Newton St. & 9991085 Stardust St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 39 p. Rte 41 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Alexis Ave, 520-796 Singh St, Slater Ave. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 59 p.

BATCHELOR Rte 175 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Norfolk Crt, Norview Pl, 821-991 Norview Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 38 p. Rte 184 - 20772097 Saddleback Dr, 2001-2071 Stagecoach Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31 p. Rte 186 - 1002-1098 Saddleback Crt. - 27 p. WESTMOUNT/ WESTSYDE Rte 255 - 2478-2681 Parkview Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 28 p.

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