A CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTION As fires rage and smoke obscures the sun and creates dangerous air quality levels, Kamloops residents take to the streets to demand a serious response to the climate change threat. Meanwhile, KTW global affairs columnist Gwynne Dyer wonders if this summer’s series of events worldwide has been enough to frighten the powers-that-be into action.
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Some residents are voicing their concerns regarding where new day spaces for the homeless are being set up this month — one along West Victoria Street downtown and another in North Kamloops, about a half-block from The Loop drop-in centre, which is now closed to gatherings. For the next four months, The Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society (KAFS), Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), ASK Wellness Society and Interior Community Services (ICS) will operate the day space, dubbed Envision, at 346 Campbell Ave. It is the vacant, privately owned former liquor store property behind the Northbridge
Hotel on Tranquille Road. Meanwhile, later this month, KAFS and The Mustard Seed will open a day space for the homeless, dubbed The Gathering Place, in a parking lot next to the city’s storage facility for the homeless, at 48 West Victoria Street. Envision is to open at 9 a.m. and close at 9 p.m., with shuttle service to shelter space offered at the end of the day. The site will have tables, tents and chairs set up in the parking lot and will be run by a pair of outreach workers and a program co-ordinator. Meals, water and washroom access will be on hand, along with opportunities to connect with services. The project has the backing of the City of Kamloops, but does not appear to have the support of all residents, many of whom live
on the other side of a fence line or alleyway that abuts the property. The McDonald Park Neighbourhood Association (MPNA) recently surveyed residents to gather their thoughts on the project and found 66 per cent of 181 respondents said they do not support the Envision project on Campbell Avenue. Ten per cent are in favour of it and another 25 per cent said they are not sure. The top concerns amongst respondents are that the space would bring about an increase in garbage and drug paraphernalia in the surrounding neighbourhood and an increase in property crime. Those were followed by concerns regarding disturbances from people yelling and making threats, increased loitering,
declining property values and general safety concerns, MPNA spokesperson Sarah Johnstone told KTW. She said most respondents were from the McDonald Park area. City officials reached out to the association shortly after announcing the day space was coming, inviting residents to a 5 p.m. weekday meeting last week in McDonald Park to hear concerns. The media were not invited to the event. Johnstone said about 30 residents attended and expressed their frustrations and concerns, which reflected the concerns sussed out in the survey. Residents, particularly on Campbell Avenue and adjacent Angus Street — both of which back on to the Envision property
— had concerns, she said, noting The Loop drop-in centre for the homeless and others in need did not integrate well into the neighbourhood. Other concerns raised were what might happen between the hours of operation, Johnstone said. “It’s not so much people hanging out, but the actions that can accompany that,” Johnstone said, noting the possibility of people tenting in McDonald Park or committing crimes to feed addictions. “Not everyone who’s homeless is the issue, it’s the people who are going to be openly doing drugs within a few feet of children in the morning,” she said. “We have multiple day cares in the neighbourhood.” See CITY SAYS, A6
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Johnstone said the neighbourhood association would have liked to have been consulted earlier to discuss better options for the space or mitigate possible community impacts. RESIDENTS WORRY DAY SPACE WILL BRING MORE ISSUES KTW spoke with a few area residents, most of whom said the day space program is a good idea in a wrong location. They also noted feeling as though enough social services are already operating in their neighbourhood, including nearby Spero House and group homes. Campbell Avenue resident Barbara Robinsson, who was at last week’s meeting, said those in attendance raised security and safety concerns. One main concern amongst residents is that those who don’t opt to be taken to shelters at night will instead camp in the neighbourhood, increasing the likelihood of drug use, property crime and human waste being left behind. Lisa Gallant, who lives on Ross Street just off Campbell Avenue, said there have been issues with the homeless, crime and drug use off and on for years in the neighbourhood and doesn’t think the day space will increase what is already a problem. “I don’t think it’ll lessen it, but I don’t know if it’s going to make it worse because it’s already bad. At least I won’t have to see it as much,” Gallant said, noting she no longer allows her 10-year-old granddaughter to venture to McDonald Park alone because she is concerned the girl may find a used needle. Robinsson, however, thinks Envision will worsen the situation because, while
drug use won’t be permitted on site, anyone under the influence who can manage themselves will still be admitted. She feels this will lead to homeless individuals congregating in the neighbourhood around the perimeter of the day space to use drugs, then enter the day space only when they need something. She described Campbell Avenue as a good street with few property crimes over the years, but she has noticed a spike in issues with the homeless since The Loop shut down. Robinson said she has called police more in the last two weeks than she has in the past two years, noting two recent incidents — one in which someone ran into her yard looking to flush pepper spray from his eyes after allegedly trying to steal a bike, and another in which two people she roused from sleeping behind her fence threatened to burn down her fence and hit her neighbour with an axe. Another Campbell Avenue resident who attended last week’s meeting, but asked not to have her name used, noted concerns raised regarding the site’s proximity to McDonald Park and day care spaces, around which used needles and trash have been known to be left. “Do the kids in our neighbourhood not count? We pay taxes here. Is our safety not considered by the city?” she said. The elderly woman said while she understands the need to help the homeless, she questioned the space being located in a residential area and lamented the fact residents were not given the chance to be involved in the decision. Another resident KTW spoke with said fear is his biggest concern. Asked what he’s afraid of happening, he replied: “Anything’s possible. It could be a
stabbing, they could light fires.” He said issues with street-entrenched people in the area have become worse over the years and notably worse since The Loop closed earlier this month, adding he has noticed drug use and dealing in the alley next to where Envision will be set up. CITY SAID IT IS LISTENING TO RESIDENTS’ CONCERNS City of Kamloops social, housing and community development manager Carmin Mazzotta said last week’s meeting was a great discussion and that the city wanted to hear from the neighbourhood association ahead of the Envision opening. He said he knows some were upset that residents weren’t consulted on Envision ahead of time, but noted they plan to work with them through the neighbourhood association on issues and concerns as they arise. He said the situation came together quickly in what was a “tight turnaround” between the city opting to stop funding The Loop, given its numerous complaints, and a group of social agencies coming together with a proposal for a better managed day space on the vacant Campbell Avenue lot. “There are folks who are experiencing homelessness on the North Shore and it’s about providing a day space for them to go and then an opportunity to connect them to the shelter system and, potentially, to longer term housing and supportive services,” Mazzotta said. In response to concerns about neighbourhood safety after hours, Mazzotta noted community service (bylaws) officers are on shift until 10 p.m. and, after that, existing security patrols will be directed to loop through the Campbell Avenue area. See DOWNTOWN, A7
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Asked what will be done if someone under the influence cannot manage themselves, CMHA executive director Alfred Achoba said they may ask the person to take a walk or be sent to a shelter. Calling the police would be a last resort. “I think if people become aggressive and violent and a risk to themselves, or the other clients and staff or the neighbourhood, yes, we would call the cops if it’s needed,” Achoba said. Achoba said Envision is still in the process of being set up and they are on track to open by this coming weekend or the following week. Asked what will be done if people don’t wish to go to shelter, Achoba said they hope to build relationships with people and hopefully that will translate into them moving into shelter eventually. “When you treat people with respect and empathy, you tend to get the results you want,” Achoba said. Robinsson said people at last Tuesday’s meeting suggested doing the program
in reverse by setting up a hangout space at Mission Flats, where social housing facility Mission Manor is located, and shuttling people to services in town. Mazzotta noted he heard that idea at the meeting, but stressed homeless individuals are not mandated to remain in these spaces and those struggling with addiction will still find their way to the core neighbourhoods where they access supply to feed their addiction. Others, he said, will go to the areas where there’s access to services and amenities. “The research doesn’t really bear it out and the experiences in other communities doesn’t really bear it out that when you remove folks to say an industrial area, completely removed from residential, that they won’t find their way back to that area,” Mazzotta said. “The folks are already there and the idea is about connecting them to the shelter system, connecting them to services,” he said, noting there’s a better chance of doing that by going where the people are.
BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE QUESTIONS Business owners on Victoria Street West also have concerns about the location of The Gathering Place day space. The street has become well known for myriad criminal and nuisance issues. TRU Market owner Reid Hamer-Jackson said he has seen issues increase in the area with the addition of rooms at social agencies across the street. He feels money would be better invested in drug-treatment programs. Mindy Sandhu of Stereo Warehouse and Sisters Sleep Gallery said if the facility is well-run and not a nuisance to surrounding businesses, it may work, but she wonders who will take responsibility if it does not. She said no one from the city has reached out to her regarding the day space. “How many facilities do they need on West Victoria Street?” Sandhu asked, adding she is concerned the day space will bring about more property crime and drug use to the area.
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filming parts of the movie Mulan near Uyghur concentration camps in Xinjiang. World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler and actor John Cena was forced to walk back a Twitter post calling Taiwan a “country,” reputedly due to the WWE’s business interests in China. With China’s penchant for censorship, and the Chineselanguage media supporting Beijing’s style of truth denial, this development is a serious concern to Canadian media and our abil-
ity to report differing opinions. If China can influence Chinese-language news media inside of Canada, how long before it does so in English-language news media? Steve Marlow is the program co-ordinator at CFBX, an independent radio station in Kamloops, located on the campus of Thompson Rivers University. Tune in at 92.5 FM on the dial or go online to thex.ca.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR KUDOS TO FOCUS IS ON CRIME ON OUR STREETS FIREFIGHTERS’ HEROIC DEEDS Editor: I wish to express my most heartfelt and profound gratitude to the valuable members Kamloops Fire and Rescue for their efficient and rapid response from Valleyview and Sahali to put out the explosive fire on my neighbour’s property and on my property on June 4. Their quick action saved our homes from being engulfed and we are thankful beyond words. We are also grateful to those observant individuals from far across the valley who immediately called 911 to report the massive clouds of billowing smoke visible to them. I wish to thank Capt. Darryl Cooper and every member of his phenomenal crew for their professional workmanship to extinguish the dangerously encroaching flames and protect our neighbourhood from disaster. Their heroic actions are appreciated more than words can even say. Thank you so very much. Ric Bartlett Kamloops
Editor: I am writing as a concerned citizen and property owner in Kamloops. I have lived on Kamloops’ North Shore since 2014 and I am voicing my concerns due to a large increase in crime and open drug use perpetuated largely by Kamloops’ street population. The reality of the situation in the city has come at a great cost to me, both financially and in my mental well-being. I have lost thousands of dollars due to theft and have had to move from my home due to an inability to sleep at night for fear of trespassers, theft and vandalism. I feel my rights as a Canadian citizen are being violated. Recent misguided decisions in the courts have created a system in which criminals (often drug addicts) are repeatedly released to the streets to continue victimizing law-abiding residents of the city through so-called petty theft, vandalism and robbery.
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This must change. I am requesting help from elected representatives and others to be a voice for the following change: 1. End the practise of releasing those charged with a crime on their own recognizance, the catch and release system of justice. 2. Change the charge assessment guidelines and any other legislation required to allow RCMP to enforce all existing laws. The Crown must then support the RCMP in pursuing charges in all cases. We cannot continue with this situation in which the Crown selectively ignores what it considers “minor” crimes. Criminals must be removed from society for society’s protection. 3. Re-establish institutions to care for those who are severely mentally ill and who cannot function in society. It is not compassionate to continue letting these people live on the streets and be
Editor: I’m in mourning. My heart is broken for that tall city icon that long stood sentry over a busy Sahali intersection at Columbia Street and McGill Road. A magnificent mature ponderosa pine tree was felled in one day after decades (centuries?) of
growth, providing so much and asking for so little. It was felled by a company of he-men wielding chainsaws and chippers for what? More car lanes? More space for fast-food fans? Shame. Roz Burnell Kamloops
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a danger to themselves, residents and business owners. 4. Increase government funding for drugrehabilitation centres, not harm-reduction sites. Until people are free from their addictions, they will continue to impact the greater society in a negative way (theft, vagrancy, etc). These centres should include wraparound services to ensure people can productively enter society after getting clean. I feel the use of these centres should be a mandatory part in sentencing when charged with a crime. I am reaching out to my elected representatives to help advocate for the (increasingly no longer) silent majority. To myself and many other residents, this is the single biggest set of issues facing our society today. Ben Lovely Kamloops
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Needed service for many is now out of The Loop The Loop drop-in centre at Tranquille Road and Yew Street in North Kamloops has been the subject of numerous complaints since it opened in 2020. Earlier this month, it closed its drop-in centre portion after discussions with the City of Kamloops, but meals for the needy continue to be created there. t should come as no surprise that you are reading even more stories about The Loop. This story, however, comes from inside The Loop and is told by the staff, volunteers and guests that call the community resource centre their place of employment, their volunteer work, their place for a healthy meal and a friendly, safe and secure service centre that feels like home — even when you’re homeless or socially isolated. The City of Kamloops has designated The Loop a nuisance property and, at the moment I am writing this, our landlord was presented with a $500 fine holding the landlord (and our centre) per-
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ANOTHER VIEW GLENN HILKE sonally responsible for a vigilante attack by an unknown, hateful man who assaulted our centre staff, volunteers and guests. This was widely seen in local media and on social media, but The Loop and our landlord are blamed for this event. But this story will be positive and explain our day-to-day dedication in bringing essential food security and social services to an under-resourced North Shore, as well as to the rest of Kamloops’ poor and forgotten, through our unique and greatly in demand Kamloops COVID Meal Train, which is a meals on wheels program. The Loop is the only drop-in centre on the North Shore for people struggling to make ends meet. So, who comes to us for support? Seniors, the unemployed, single moms with their kids, the
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disabled, teens in foster care and, of course, the homeless and those struggling with mental-health and substance-use issues. The homeless are not all addicted, as some people assume, but for sure their mental health is greatly impacted. Why do our guests come to us? Some people come for the three daily meals because they have no or little money left for food after paying their rent. Others come just to use our bathrooms because there is a severe shortage of public washrooms. Some come for the transportation assistance to shelter, to their motel rooms, to the ER, to appointments and to the food bank, amongst many other needs. Mostly they come to us to connect. We connect them to their families when they need a phone, to housing agencies, to social assistance, to detox and drugtreatment programs and to harmreduction supplies that save their lives and the lives of others.
We have been criticized for being “under-resourced, oversubscribed, lacking capacity and blatantly and intentionally indifferent to the needs of the whole community.” We have a core staff of 23 paid staff and volunteers — full-time and part-time. There are 850 Facebook members of our COVID Meal Train program. We didn’t create the opioid overdose public-health emergency announced five years ago as we have only been open for a year. We didn’t bring the 222 known homeless people to Kamloops. What we did do was to bring people with many challenges, anchored in the North Shore, to the only place they could come to in their area for the kind of unique help we offer. Yes, there are lots of them. There are also more than 7,000 registered recipients at the Kamloops Food Bank who line up for their food security needs. What we did do was create the only low barrier to no bar-
rier service centre that welcomes and takes care of all those who were temporarily or permanently barred from services anywhere else in the city. Finally, what we did do was open our centre’s space and services to all other agencies that asked us to help their clients with shelter, food, bus tickets, clothing, shoes, transportation, bathrooms and phone access. We identified a gap in services and a need for a service centre on the North Shore and addressed and responded to that reality. Ironically, we have been chastised, demonized, penalized and ostracized, and had our funding removed, which was given to other agencies — all in the name of recognizing there is a grave need for more services on the North Shore and across Kamloops. Glenn Hilke is a lead organizer of The Loop drop-in centre, the COVID Meal Train and other initiatives that help those in need in Kamloops.
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DEMAND BETTER — WE WILL ALL BE SENIORS ONE DAY Editor: Re: The June 16 story about Carrie McAstocker, a paraplegic speaking out about problems with Interior Health’s at-home care program (‘Carrie is fighting for her independence’): I hear Carrie. I am going to do what I can for her as an registered nurse who is an advocate for seniors, especially ones like Carrie, who no one listens to in our health system. My situation is much like hers, in which our health system needs some major change. No one has listened to my problems with Interior Health for the past four years. I graduated from Cariboo College (now Thompson Rivers University). One of our assignments was spending
months learning all the aspects of home care. It was vastly different then to what it is now. We swept floors, washed dishes, did other cleaning and cooked. We took time to talk to these people and listen to the their wonderful stories of their past and present. What has happened to all this personal care? Where do seniors fit into the Interior Health system? Is leaving someone confined to a wheelchair overnight acceptable? Where do the families fit in? What’s going to happen to the seniors of tomorrow? Everyone becomes a senior sooner or later. Are people looking forward to requiring home care some day? Or are they hoping it will have
change by the time they get to that stage? It won’t change until we all speak up and demand change now so it can help people like Carrie now. We are the customers. Government employees should represent our wishes. Our money goes into their pocketbooks each month and provides them with a secure future with pension benefits. We can all do this together with a positive attitude and an exchange of ideas on what will benefit everyone who will require some level of health care in the future. Do it now. Send your ideas of the changes you want to see to Interior Health. Let’s do it together. Lauana Turcotte Kamloops
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Has changing climate got your attention yet?
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Zeitgeist: is a slippery word. At best, it’s just a fancy German way of saying “the spirit of the times.” At worst, it is only pretentious noise. So maybe we should say “inflection point” instead. I think we are passing through an inflection point. People who have taken climate change seriously for 10 or 20 or 30 years, or however long it has been since they first became sentient, often feared this moment might never arrive. When they did dare to hope, they generally speculated it would only arrive when there were really big and obviously climate-related disasters in developed countries. Cyclones drowning Bangladeshis and droughts starving whole provinces in Africa didn’t count because most people in the rich countries would just see that as business as usual. And thus it came to pass — not as soon as it should have, in terms of the time needed to turn the cli-
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WATCH mate juggernaut around, but you can’t expect these things to keep to a human timetable. At any rate, we’re there at last. The heat waves and the storms of this Northern Hemisphere summer have been so far beyond the usual that the donkeys are finally getting the message. Well, not the most stubborn donkeys, obviously, but a heat wave that produced a record temperature (49.7 C in Lytton on June 29) a full five degrees Celsius higher
than the previous national record in Canada is clearly not natural variability. Most people in North America now realize something big and bad is happening to their climate. Only two weeks later, the same wake-up call came to Europe, with unprecedented downpours that washed away whole villages in western Germany and Belgium. Then it was heat waves and huge wildfires in northern Siberia and massive floods in China’s Henan province, where in three days a year’s worth of rain fell in Zhengzhou. The whole industrialized world has been put on notice that climate disasters will not only be happening in the poorer parts of the world. It’s the richer countries that most needed to take fright because they are the source of most of the world’s emissions. Now, very late in the day, they are waking up to the peril they have drifted into and it is probably still not too late to avoid the worst. There is almost nothing we can
do to lessen the climate misery that awaits us in the next 20 years because carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that will drive that heating are already in the air. It will go on getting hotter and the weather will continue to get wilder for at least that long. Average global temperature is now 1.2 C above pre-industrial levels. It requires a great leap of faith to believe it can be stopped at 1.5 C or even at 1.8 C. But it is still possible to stop short of 2 C and spare our children and grandchildren a lifetime of grief — if the fabled early and deep emissions cuts finally start actually happening in the next few years. Probably. We are already in unexplored territory so far as climate is concerned and more big, ugly surprises may be waiting around the next corner, but the obstacles of entrenched disbelief and denial are crumbling. We are entering a period where big political and behavioural changes are possible and we need
to take maximum advantage of it. The most important venue where this can happen is the summit of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which is scheduled to open in Glasgow on Oct. 31. It may have to take place virtually, but COP-26, as it is called, is where the pace could really quicken if everybody is now frightened enough. They must be frightened enough to take action, but not frightened into paralysis. It’s a fine line to walk, but we will all have to walk it. And we will have to walk it for years and decades, not just until they make some big deal (if they do) at COP-26. As for me, I will be interviewing a lot of climate scientists in the coming months, writing another book about the climate crisis (Planetary Maintenance Engineers, which will be published next year by Random House Canada, out next year) and putting transcripts of all the interviews on my website, at gwynnedyer.com
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A demand for climate action amid smoky skies Participants in the July 29 climate action rally downtown came with signs in hand, adorned with slogans like “Prevent wildfires! Stop climate change!” and “The oceans are rising, and so are we.” SEAN BRADY/KTW
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As smoke from wildfires continues to permeate the skies above the city, Kamloops residents took to the streets on July 29 to demand climate action from area politicians. About 60 people gathered outside the Kamloops Art Gallery at Victoria Street and Fifth Avenue to rally for action before marching to Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod’s office a short distance away, at Seymour Street and Second Avenue. The rally, organized as part of 350.org’s Canada On Fire day of action, encouraged participants to implore elected officials to sign a climate pledge. The pledge demands “real, emergency-level action on the climate crisis,” according to 350. org, the climate change activism group that promoted events across Canada. Rally organizer Margaret Huff
said she doesn’t normally take part in such events, but felt compelled to organize and speak at the event due to the state of the world. “I want to make people a little
more conscious and our politicians aware that we are facing some tough times,” Huff told KTW. Huff said the pledge she hopes McLeod will make is to enact an
immediate moratorium on fossil fuel expansion and to stop any projects in motion, such as the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project that runs through Kamloops. With a federal election likely coming in the fall, Huff said she wanted to “strike while the iron is hot.” The backdrop to the event — densely smoky skies — also served as an anchor for the endeavour, with many among those gathered calling for climate action to prevent more wildfires. To date this year, the province has seen more than 1,254 wildfires, with several large blazes near Kamloops. Smoky conditions have persisted for weeks in some parts of the province, including locally. Among rally participants was
Kamloops city councillor Denis Walsh, who said everyone needs to “amp up” awareness on the matter. “We’ve known for over 30 years. And to me, it’s not just a climate crisis, it’s a crisis of leadership, and we’ve done very little, if anything, to prevent this,” he said. Walsh said that from a council perspective, the matter has often been dismissed as “too big of a mountain to climb right now,” by some. “My fear is that it’ll be too late before we realize what we could have done or should have done,” he said. Walsh’s ideas on how to ease the climate crisis mostly revolve around harnessing Kamloops’ own environment and capitalizing on renewable energy to benefit residents and businesses in the city. “We have sunny days and wind up in Knutsford. We should be getting off the grid,” he said, adding that he thinks projects such as these should have started more than a decade ago.
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569 confirmed heat-related deaths in B.C. KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
The BC Coroners Service has updated and confirmed the number of deaths in the province during last month’s record-breaking heat wave.
Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said the agency has confirmed that 569 of the 815 sudden deaths recorded between June 20 and June 29 were due to the extreme heat. The so-called heat dome that
sat atop B.C. and the U.S. Pacific Northwest led to highest temperatures ever recorded in many locales, including a mark of 47.3 C registered in Kamloops on June 29. The Fraser Canyon village
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of Lytton set an all-time Canadian temperature record of 49.7 C on June 29, one day before fire raged through the community, destroying about 90 per cent of structures. Lapointe said the number of deaths reported during that 10-day period in June is a 300 per cent increase over the number of deaths that had been reported to the BC Coroners Service during the same period in previous years. In Kamloops, the RCMP said it responded to six sudden deaths between June 25 and June 30. During that same period in 2020, it responded to three such deaths. Between June 25 and June 29, Kamloops Mounties
received 43 calls to check the well-being of individuals, with some of the calls directly related to hot weather conditions. During the same period in 2020, there were 34 such calls. Lapointe said of those who died across B.C., 79 per cent were ages 65 or older, 65 per cent were ages 70 or older and 40 per cent were ages 80 or older. Many had underlying health conditions. “Anecdotally, our coroners reported that many of the deaths experienced were amongst those living alone in private residences with minimal ventilation,” Lapointe said. “We will continue to gather more detailed information to inform safety strategies.”
Memorial Arena to carry on as shelter Memorial Arena will continue to be used as a temporary shelter for the city’s homeless until another shelter location is found. The city has extended the short-term facility licence with BC Housing. Memorial Arena has been used as a 30-bed shelter since May 2020, with the Canadian Mental Health Association operating it. The CMHA had also been running a 40-bed shelter next door at the Kamloops Curling Club since January, but that contract through BC Housing expired on July 31. More beds have been added to Memorial, downtown at 740 Victoria St. Carmin Mazzotta, the city’s social and community development manager, said the city is working with BC Housing to
secure a new location for shelter space. In addition, the City is also working on alternatives for groups that normally use the arena with and without ice. The city has been extending the hours at other arenas and looking into using arenas in neighbouring communities, such as Logan Lake and Chase. “We recognize the hardship this will cause for recreation groups in our community, particularly on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian said in a news release. The 2021 Point-in-Time Count, conducted on April 15 and April 16, identified 222 people as being homeless in Kamloops. Current shelter capacity in Kamloops is 130 beds.
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WestJet’s focus is on Calgary, Vancouver routes Kamloops, but flights were reduced and have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels. The airline currently has two flights per day between Kamloops and Calgary, one shy of its usual three. “That’s the goal before us. We know there’s a lot of hope for other destinations and other flights, but right now we’re in a recovery phase,” Gibbons told KTW. On July 5, WestJet added a twice weekly flight between Kamloops and Edmonton to try to stimulate demand, but Gibbons confirmed the seasonal flight will end as scheduled on Aug. 4. He said the flight hasn’t performed as expected, but noted it’s still operating during a difficult time for the airline industry. Gibbons said WestJet is committed to the Kamloops market and is exploring a Kamloops to Vancouver flight, but noted the priority is restoring the flight frequency with Calgary, though there is no plans for an immediate change from the twice-daily schedule.
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WestJet is focused on getting back to three flights a day between Kamloops to Calgary and is in “recovery mode,” according to Andy Gibbons, its vice-president of government relations and regulatory affairs. Meanwhile, it does not appear as though the airline’s brief, Kamloops to Edmonton trial run route will become permanent any time soon. The loss of aviation due to the COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease of more than 89 per cent of passengers through Kamloops Airport, impacting the region’s economy and resulting in more than 15 per cent of employees in tourism being laid off, according to WestJet. Gibbons spoke about Kamloops Airport operations and what a successful restart for travel and tourism will look like for the region. Amidst the pandemic, WestJet did not cut service entirely at
Right now, the KamloopsVancouver route is serviced by Air Canada and Pacific Coastal. Asked what it will take to get WestJet flight volumes and employees back to pre-pandemic levels at Kamloops, Gibbons noted stability surrounding the pandemic and government restrictions easing to allow for an uptick in consumer confidence for business and recreational travel to the city. Though the company is in recovery, there is strong demand for air travel between B.C. and Alberta and Kamloops has an opportunity to position itself in that, based on WestJet’s data, Gibbons said. “Sixty one per cent of Canadians say their next trip will be a domestic trip and 44 per cent say they’d like it to be to British Columbia,” Gibbons said. What stood out to him from a Zoom meeting last week with various Kamloops groups was the talk of population increase, the number of head offices located in the community and seasonal
workers coming and going. “It’s always helpful to understand those dynamics better because, while we have tried investments in direct flights with Vancouver and Edmonton previously, those have not worked out, so whatever ingredients may be different now that will allow them to work is a good thing,” Gibbons said. At its lowest point during the pandemic, employment at WestJet was down to 5,000 active employees and 5,000 furloughed employees, with 5,000 permanently laid off. Pre-pandemic employee count was at 15,000, Gibbons said, noting demand and volumes at their lowest point were “off of a cliff” — down 90 per cent. Numbers have improved since, but the company is still in its early stages of recovery. WestJet still has about 5,000 active employees, but Gibbons said the company is in the midst of recalls. Gibbons did not have specifics for the number of employees at Kamloops that WestJet has
laid off or recalled to date. Company spokesperson Madison Kruger told KTW she could not provide specific numbers for Kamloops Airport at this time, noting that in June 2020, WestJet contracted out all its airport operations in all domestic airports outside of Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto to streamline the company for a competitive future following the COVID-19 crisis. FUNDS FLOW TO FULTON FIELD The Kamloops Airport Authority Society is getting more than $1.2 million in federal funding from Canada’s Regional Air Transportation Initiative (RATI). Launched in March 2021, RATI enables regional air carriers and airports to remain operational amidst the difficulties of the pandemic and to continue contributing to regional economic growth, while adapting to new post-pandemic realities and requirements. In total, the federal government allotted $11.7 million for RATI.
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Kevin Falcon said he left politics because of his young family and, ironically, that same reason — his kids and other B.C. youngsters — brought him back. Now 58, the former cabinet minister, family man and avid mountain biker who quit politics after 12 years in 2012 has since worked as a vice-president at Anthem Capital. Falcon is running for the B.C. Liberal leadership, his second bid at the job. He was runner-up to Christy Clark in the 2011 leadership race and thinks big ideas could lead his party back into power. “I’m thinking about people’s children and grandchildren and making sure that that generation of kids has the same sense
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is only committing to a 10-year timeline. After the Liberals secured only 28 seats in the October 2020 election, leader Andrew Wilkinson stepped down and calls were heard for review and renewal, including from Kamloops-South Thompson Liberal MLA Todd Stone, who is now backing Falcon. Stone said he endorsed Falcon because millions of British Columbians are depending on the party to get the leadership race right and there is too much at stake to take chances. He said he and Falcon share similar values: family mentality (they’re both self-
described “girl-dads”), hard-work, opportunity for everyone, free enterprise and taking risks and being rewarded. Stone, who ran for the party leadership in 2018, said the province needs a leader with bold ideas around climate change, child care and housing affordability. “He’s tested, he’s experienced,” Stone said. “He’s been the deputy premier, the finance minister, the transportation minister, the health minister. He knows his way around government. He’s going to be ready on day one. Ready on day one with a plan to build the party and ready on day one to take the fight to John Horgan or whoever the leader of the NDP is and take us into the next election and win.” Asked how he will convince people he is not tied to the Clark and Gordon Campbell eras, given the previous calls for renewal, Falcon said that while the BC Liberal governments were not perfect, he is proud of the party’s fiscal report cards. In the future, he wants to ensure diversity of candidates, including more women and young people regardless of sexual orientation or religion. He said the party moving forward needs to have big ideas, which he said made it successful in the past. His big ideas include the environment, child care and mental-health and addictions solutions. — For more on Falcon’s run, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com.
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Jagmeet Singh said it was harder than he thought to stand in front of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. “I just wanted to get a better sense of what it was like,” the federal New Democrat Party leader told reporters gathered outside the building. Singh was in Kamloops on July 29, visiting the grounds where the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc band announced in May it had found signs of 200 probable graves connected to the residential school using ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Singh’s visit was part of his tour of Indigenous communities, speaking to how his party will continue fighting for justice for Indigenous people. Singh told reporters the NDP is committed to implementing all 94 calls to action outlined in a report by the Truth and Reconciliation
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on July 29. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
Commission report and to invest in and support Indigenous communities in healing the trauma of residential schools. He also called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to halt Federal Court appeals of compensation rulings, which he said continue the legacy of discrimination from the residential school era. The federal Liberal government is appealing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that Ottawa
make payments to First Nations children separated from their families under the child welfare system. It is also fighting a tribunal decision that widened the Jordan Principle — a rule that governments sort out who pays for services to First Nations children after helping the child. “We will do everything possible to fight for justice, we will do everything possible to support healing, we will do everything possible tor
return kids and we will fight this climate crisis by creating good jobs that help us reduce emissions,” Singh said. While Canadians knew about the history of residential institutions in Canada’s history, Singh said “it hit us differently as a country when we found the 215 kids.” “There was shock, people were reeling, there was horror,” Singh said. The Tk’emlúps band is making preparations for archaeological work at the site, for which it is asking for government funding. Singh told KTW the Tk’emlups band’s request for government funding has to be committed to, adding that residential schools were the product of Canada and the federal government therefore has a responsibility to support Indigenous communities in their healing. Singh met with Tk’emlúps Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir and band council ahead of the press conference, telling reporters the band advocated for itself and
for Indigenous communities in general in seeking adequate funding to provide services. “And there was an overlying theme of Indigenous communities and leadership have a lot of the answers … they just need an ally that’s working with them, not telling them what to do but working with them,” Singh said, adding that needs to recognized by government. Singh was flanked by federal Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP candidate Bill Sundhu, who described the meeting as “fruitful.” Singh is the first federal leader to visit the Tk’emlúps band site since the discovery of probable graves in May. He said he wanted to visit and pay his respects sooner, but waited due to the band’s COVID-19 protocols and influx of visitors. “It is important to me, it’s important to a lot of Canadians, and it’s important to Indigenous communities to feel like they matter, are seen and heard,” Singh said. “They matter and that’s why I’m here.”
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PARK PLAQUE STOLEN who risk their lives on behalf of this city, must feel, knowing someone would steal a plaque recognizing their sacrifice.” The memorial pays tribute to three Mounties who were killed in the area on June 18, 1962. Constables Elwood Joseph Keck, Gordon Eric Pedersen and Donald George Weisgerber were shot and killed while responding to a call involving a man with a gun, George Booth. Anybody with information on the theft is aslked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-8283000.
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A memorial plaque that pays tribute to three police officers who died on the job nearly 60 years ago in Kamloops has been stolen from Peterson Creek Park. “For someone to deface and steal a memorial honouring constables who died while trying to protect the residents of this community is really sad, it’s shameful to say the least,” Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd Lecky said. “I can’t imagine how the families of these constables, and of the countless other constables
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Kamloops Mounties are warning rural residents after a horse had hair cut off its tail in Monte Creek earlier this month. Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP’s livestock section received a report that sometime overnight on July 5, someone trespassed onto a property in the 1500-block of Monte Creek Road and cut the hair off the tail of a horse. According to police, the animal was uninjured, and the tail itself not severed, but without hair on its tail, the horse is left unable to swat away flies and biting insects. Const. Crystal Evelyn said the motive for the haircut cannot be confirmed, but noted horse hair is known to be used in crafts.
“Unfortunately, this is not the first time we have heard of something like this happening in the province,” said Cpl. Cory Lepine of the RCMP’s livestock section. The mischief report has the RCMP asking residents to be on the lookout for anyone suspicious that may be hanging around their horses. Anyone with information on this or another similar occurrence not yet reported to police is asked to contact the Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP at 250314-1800 and reference file 2021-23068.
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Kirk Smith (left) and Laine Gillies (right) rehearse a scene with Chioma Darah-Ani from the upcoming Project X Theatre production of Gruff. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
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Live theatre is returning to Prince Charles Park, with Project X’s Theatre Under the Trees set to stage Gruff, officially beginning on Thursday, Aug. 5, with a final preview show on Wednesday, Aug. 4. Many nights are already sold out for the limited audience seating available this year, including the final preview show and opening night. But with the play running until Aug. 21, there are still tickets available for later dates. Rather than the typical setup with bleachers, audience members this year are being encouraged to bring their own lawn or camping chairs, but folding chairs will also be available. “Everything is kind of about keeping people safe and comfortable,” said Tracey Power, the play’s director. Gruff is a new musical reinvention of the classic fairy tale Three Billy Goats Gruff. It was written by playwrights Mercedes Bátiz-Benét, Judd Palmer and Brooke Maxwell and the play was the selection of Theatre Under the Trees artistic producer Randi Edmundson. Power directed the last theatre in the park production by Project X in 2019.
The event was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic. She said she’s eager to once again present something to a live audience and has worked to make the play her own. “When I picked it up, I really wanted to make it our own, as a 2021 fable, instead of an old-timey tale from long ago,” she said. The family-friendly rock ‘n’ roll parable features a vibrant and gritty set based around a bridge, set between two giant trees in Prince Charles Park, which is downtown at Columbia Street and 11th Avenue. “There are pieces of Kamloops brought to the set, with the bridge and some graffiti inspired by some of the art around town,” Power said. The play has a cast of three, starring Laine Gillies, Kirk Smith and Chioma Darah-Ani. Smith, who currently works for Western Canada Theatre, also has a history with that company, appearing in a number of WCT productions, including Seussical, Elf -The Musical and Dracula: The Bloody Truth. But Smith’s acting history with X Fest/ Theatre in the Park dates back nearly a decade as he has appeared in four seasons with the organization. “Over the nine years, a lot has changed at Project X. It’s definitely more
focused on the family and young people’s theatre sort of thing, which I think is awesome because there’s so many young families moving to Kamloops,” Smith said. However, his return to Project X might be secondary to his return to the stage, having been kept from live audiences due the pandemic. “A chance to finally have a live audience and have people get together and watch something together... it’s a lot better than Netflix,” Smith said. Among the challenges being faced by the team so far are smoke and heat, on top of pandemic protocols to keep everyone safe. But Smith said the experience remains rewarding. “It’s been very fun to step into the character of a goat, but also to just get to play around, be silly and sing songs,” he said. Tickets are available online at projectxtheatre.ca. Prices range from $8 to $31, including fees. Gruff runs Tuesdays through Saturdays through Aug. 21. Showtimes are 7 p.m. nightly, with a pair of 2 p.m. pay what you can matinees — on Saturday, Aug. 14, and Saturday, Aug. 21. There is also a 9 p.m. improv show following Gruff on Friday, Aug. 20.
The Kamloops Film Society has purchased MovieMart, a local Kamloops movie rental business with nearly 40 years of history. Denis Walsh opened MovieMart in 1982 and, while he has mixed feelings about parting ways with his store and collection, he’s happy with where it will end up — downtown at the Paramount Theatre at Victoria Street and Fifth Avenue, such a few blocks from MovieMart’s current home at St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue. Over the next few weeks, KFS staff will move the collection to the theatre and begin work on reopening the store, which will happen at some point in September. “Though we are coming through a very difficult financial period, and aren’t sure what our future will hold, we realize that diversification and evolution are the keys to our continued success,” said Dusan Magdolen, executive director of the Kamloops Film Society, which operates the Paramount Theatre. The KFS, which was granted charitable status in April, said it is also welcoming donations in the form of films in all formats, as well as VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray players.
Music in the Park returns The lineup has been released for this year’s delayed Music in the Park concert series. Beginning Aug. 15, parkgoers will once again hear the sound of music in Riverside Park downtown, following the annual event’s cancellation in 2020 due to the pandemic. Although the event usually begins on July 1 and runs nightly for two months, the nightly concerts in 2021 will run from Aug. 15 to Aug. 28, starting at 7 p.m. No dates have been set for McDonald Park in North Kamloops, which in the past has hosted weekly concerts. Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com to see a list of nightly performers.
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Thompson Cleaners and Tailors owner Alexander Zalmai has been lending a hand during local emergencies, providing protective masks and now offering free laundry service for wildfire evacuess. DAVE EAGLES/KTW FILE
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A Kamloops tailoring shop is offering free laundry for wildfire evacuees. Thompson Cleaners and Tailors owner Alexander Zalmai said the initiative began when Lytton residents came to town to seek refuge, following a fire the swept through the Fraser Canyon village and reduced much of the community to rubble. Since then, Zalmai said his machines have been running nonstop, some days until 1 a.m.
It’s not the first time the tailor shop — which is located in Sahali Mall — has lent a hand during an emergency. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when personal protective equipment was scarce, the shop crafted thousands of cloth masks and sold them for cost and gave them away to those in need. “That was something that made me very happy and my team, as well,” Zalmai told KTW. “Now, it feels very good helping others and that’s why we do it.”
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Zalmai touted Kamloops for being a “very supportive community.” He said his shop struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, as his industry was hit hard without events like weddings. He said he is grateful for support he received and wants to pay it back. “This door is always open,” he said. Evacuees in need of laundry services can drop by with proof of evacuation at Thompson Cleaners and Tailors, which is located at 945 Columbia St. W. in Kamloops.
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Abby Shu will be entering Grade 7 at McGowan Park elementary in September. She loves art and has won a Kamloops young artist award before. The pencil drawing is called Hutao and the watercolour creation (above), is called Sucrose. Both are characters from a video game Abby enjoys playing.
Margaret Ouellette of Kamloops created this art called, Covid Warrior. She has been creating art for several years, and taking courses using various mediums, such as acrylic, watercolour and inks. She loves painting landscapes, old buildings, occasion cards and Christmas cards.
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ne of the favourite clichés, used mostly by political leaders promising election goodies, is: “Make no mistake.” I, too, have some of my own such catch-all statements, one of which could confidently be asserted as: “Make no mistake, Christianity is not just for the weak but satisfies both the weak and the strong. Two great Olympic events have just ended in Rio. But it’s in the second event, the Para Olympics, that the contestants prided themselves in their “real” strength, almost to the point of their invincibility. Many easily despise and discard a faith that speaks of strengthening the weak and lifting up the fallen. Haven’t many of us have heard such snide remarks as: “I don’t need Christianity. It’s a crutch only for the weaklings?” How would a young person, full of health and scorn who utters it, feel if he fell and broke a leg? That person’s attitude to crutches might change overnight. Perhaps we have grown so accustomed to the crutches of our society that we hardly recognize them for what they are. Personal crutches, such as: The mad quest for intimacy, to still the ever-present pain of loneliness; The activism with which we fill our lives because we dare not stop and ask who we are and where we are going; The dependence on alcohol and drugs because of pressures around and within us has become too great to handle; The anxiety state which demands an array of tranquilizers before we can face going to bed; The attempt to prop up our lives with material things; The reaction which drives us to Eastern mysticism, yoga, selfimprovement seminars and other means to cultivate the human potential. They are crutches, every one of them. Other props are less obvious, but just as much crutches for the weak — power over other people, fame, wealth and beauty. There seems no end to the props people use as they go limping through life. Is Christianity another crutch? In
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one sense, it is. It is for people who do not pretend they are invincible but know they have something broken within themselves. If ours was a perfect world and we were perfect people, there might be no need for Christianity. But, alas, such is not the case. Our world, our lives, are fractured by greed and lust, by cruelty and selfishness. Christianity is unashamedly a religion of rescue. That is why so many self-satisfied people steer clear of it. “I have come to heal the sick,” said Jesus. “Those who are well don’t need a doctor.” But what he meant was that no one is healthy. George Orwell put it tartly in his science fiction novel, Nineteen Eighty Four: “We have found the enemy: It is us.” We need radical healing. That is what Jesus offers. Set side-by-side, the two estimates of human nature, we think we have hearts of gold. But the prophet Jeremiah said: “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately corrupt.” Which evaluation is closer to the mark? How does God react to all this? By pretending it does not matter? Of course it matters. The evil in our lives spoils our characters, ruins relationships and alienates us from Him. Moreover, it has an uncanny grip on all of us. Which of us does not long to be free of the moral weakness which pulls us down? The Christian good news is that God has acted to restore the situation. He has come to this world to show us what He is really like, to show us how we can
live life at its best. And that isn’t all. He came to build a bridge over the troubled waters of our alienation and selfishness. He came to construct a path back to Himself. He did this, against all human logic, by dying for us. It is, therefore, a radical reshaping of human nature that Christianity offers. It liberates us from the shackles of the past and sets us free to be the people we were intended to be. It enables us to make the contribution toward other people and society at large. We know what is the right thing to do, but we don’t get around to do it because of our unhealed selfcentredness. The wood of Jesus’ cross is like a splint for our fractured lives. But that splint is applied with the intention of effecting a cure to enable us to stand, walk and run. Let’s review what happened to some of the “weak” who availed themselves of this crutch: Saint (Mother) Teresa came out of her nunnery to love the helpless and the homeless, the poorest of the poor, on the streets of Kolkata; Alexander Solzhenitsyn, rotting in the Gulag and surrendering his whole intellect and being to Jesus, gained the strength to challenge a totalitarian regime on behalf of human dignity and freedom; These are just some examples from the millions who have thrown away the pathetic crutches with which they used to limp along the road of life. They have come for healing to the seasoned wood of the cross and have been transformed. If we think Christianity is a crutch for the weak, let us make sure our accusation is not a smokescreen to deny our own inadequacies. Let’s be sure it is not an excuse to evade the claims that the living God has on our lives. His remedy is radical, but very effective. He takes wounded and fractured people and makes them whole. Narayan Mitra is a volunteer chaplain at Thompson Rivers University. KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Email submissions to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com.
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Climate change and loss of cultural heritage Shell midden eroding on a beach. The effects of storm surges on archeological sites located along coastlines are managed by a reactive process. The process requires that these sites are known and can be monitored, but given the wide, rugged span of coastline, this might be an insurmountable task.
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This column originally appeared in KTW on Oct. 17, 2019. We felt its subject matter is pertinent to what is happening around us during this summer of 2021. rom unpredictable weather, changing coastlines and wildfires, we’re experiencing challenges recent generations have not faced. Archeology is not immune to these changes and, as archeologists, we are discovering many occurrences in which archeological sites are being affected by climate change. Past Dig It columns have reviewed melting glaciers in alpine environments and how archeological sites, often with well-preserved bone and wood tools, are being uncovered. Past columns have also told how archeologists and Indigenous communities are surveying and assessing the impact of wildfires on archeological sites. These valuable studies are ongoing, but it’s proving difficult to keep up with the rapid changes to our landscapes. A broader, more cohesive approach to managing the effects of climate change to archeological sites has not yet been developed, but is it likely necessary as we observe increasingly rapid changes. Earlier this year, Parks Canada hosted a workshop to advance the understanding of climate impacts to cultural resources in
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B.C. and how the archeological industry is adapting, or should be adapting, to the changes. The key questions identified during the workshop were: how are archeological sites impacted by climate change? What are some of the impacts we are seeing now? What kind of impacts are we likely to see more of in the future? What are some of the responsive actions we are seeing already? What are other actions we should be taking? There was no disagreement that climate change is affecting archeological sites. Instead, the conversation focused on the different types of impacts we are seeing in different parts of the province: storm surges on the coast, melting per-
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mafrost in the north and melting glaciers and wildfires throughout B.C. Here in Kamloops, we have seen the effects of widespread wildfires over the past few years, Gwaii Haanas was hit by severe storms this past winter, causing coastal shell middens to erode at an increased rate, and permafrost is melting at an accelerated rate in northern B.C., exposing sites and making them vulnerable to degradation. What kind of actions are we seeing? These are mostly reactive as we try to respond, but the problem can seem overwhelming when we see the rate at which these impacts are occurring. The effects of wildfires on
archeological sites are being managed through archaeological impact assessments (AIAs) of recently burned landscapes. Archeologists and First Nations leading these AIAs are finding a high volume of archeological sites on exposed, burned ground surfaces created by the fires. These studies are ongoing. The effects of storm surges on archeological sites located along coastlines are managed by a similar reactive process. The process requires that these sites are known and can be monitored, but given the wide, rugged span of coastline, this might be an insurmountable task. What we’re learning from the reactive response to climate change is that the increasingly
rapid rate of change requires us first to prioritize what landscapes we inspect and what sites we plan to manage. Who makes these decisions and how do we go about prioritizing the necessary studies? We don’t have answers to these questions, but it’s an important dialogue to have. It would be great if we could say “x many” sites were lost while you read this article, to put things in perspective and provide some solid numbers, but unfortunately, nobody actually knows. Indigenous groups, regulatory agencies, educational facilities, the consulting world and the broader communities should play an important role in how these decisions are made. The first step is developing a strategy on how these sites will be prioritized. Other than halting humancaused climate change, the next step is developing strategies to collect data before these sites are destroyed and protect/preserve where possible and practical. Erin Wilson and Matt Begg are Kamloops-based archeologists. Interested in more? Go online to republicof archaeology.ca. Dig It is KTW’s regularly published column on the history beneath our feet in the Kamloops region.
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or 20 years, Greg Stewart has strived to reach sports’ grandest stage. The 7-foot-2, 350pound shot putter from Kamloops could finally breathe easy on Friday, July 30, when the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Athletics Canada revealed its team for the postponed 2020 Paralympic Summer Games, which will run from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5 in Tokyo. “It’s definitely been a big sigh of a relief,” said Stewart, who picked up the sport and began training in 2017 with coach Dylan Armstrong, an Olympic bronze medallist shot putter. “It’s been 20 years in the making. A lot of NBA ENTERTAINMENT/GETTY IMAGES hard work has gone into this, a lot of blood, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS sweat and tears, the old Kamloops big man Kelly Olynyk (left) cashed in on Monday, according cliché.” to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Olynyk, 30, signed a three-year, US$37 Stewart’s efforts to million deal with the Detroit Pistons, joining the NBA club that finished reach the Paralympics last in Eastern Conference standings in 2020-2021 with a record of 20-52. began in 2001, with The South Kamloops secondary graduate averaged 13.5 points, seven stints on the national rebounds and 2.9 assists in 70 games last season split between the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets. Olynyk’s estimated career earnings, including standing and seated this upcoming season with the Pistons, in total cash are US$69,907,816, disabled volleyball according to spotrac.com. teams yielding gold
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medals at world championships and world cups, but never a berth in the Games. “I have nothing against team sports, but if the Olympics is something I wanted, I couldn’t count on other people to do it,” Stewart said. “It’s me that had to do it.” Stewart, who was born with nothing below his left elbow, won silver in the men’s F46 division at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, throwing 16.30 metres to establish a Canadian record and dismantle his own personal best.
Important to keep in mind: the big fella moved the implement 13.08m at his first International Paralympic Committeesanctioned event in 2017 — his growth over two years was phenomenal. The Canadian team features 16 athletes, with inclusion based on world rankings position as of July 20, 2021, according to an athletics.ca press release. Stewart said it is his result at the 2019 world championships that secured his spot on the squad. “Being named to the Olympic team, that’s
a victory on its own,” Stewart said. “Medals are cool, but being part of this team, that’s the greatness.” Stewart has the third-longest throw in the world this year, a 15.81m heave on June 12 in Burnaby that is recognized in the World Para Athletics Official World Rankings. Abrahan Jesus Ortega Abello of Venezuela, who threw 16.30m in March, and Kerwin Noemdo of South Africa, who threw 16.07m, are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. See NOTES, A30
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Six-month-old Rhett Nash is tasting real food this week for the first time. Daddy ate last week. Riley Nash on Saturday inked a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Winnipeg Jets. “I’m very fortunate to have lasted this long,” said Nash, a 32-year-old forward from Kamloops. “The way I play, if you don’t have a great year, you’re one of those third- or fourth-line guys and there are always people coming for your job.” Nash tallied seven points, including two goals, in 37 games last season with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound centre was dealt to Toronto prior to the trade deadline and did not reach the scoresheet in two playoff games
with the Maple Leafs. “To hang in this long, I’m proud of, but at the same time, I’m not done,” said Nash, who has spent much of the summer in the Shuswap with Rhett, wife Clare and family. “My body has held up really well. I love the game and I’m loving learning, as much as ever, about the game. I feel like I have a lot of
good years left in me.” The unrestricted free agent was in talks with multiple NHL clubs, but none with as much interest as Winnipeg. “All the teams we talked to seem to get their guy,” Nash said. “Winnipeg made an offer early on. We sat on it for a day or so and said this is the one. Let’s take it and run with it and
see what we can do. “They’re an awesome hockey team. They made some good moves this off-season. We’re going into a really good situation, on a real good team, a winning team, hopefully, that can make a deep run this year.” Nash has 63 goals and 172 points in 578 regular-season NHL games over 10 seasons, with stints in Carolina, Boston, Columbus and Toronto. He crossed paths briefly with Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice in 2011-2012 when the Winnipeg bench boss was head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. “He was great to me back then and just through the media and how guys talk about that club, it seems like he has a lot of respect and I definitely respect him a lot and the way he sees the game,” Nash said. “As all these years go on and you get a little bit older, you start to appreciate just being
in the NHL and having another opportunity.” Nash won’t soon go hungry, with estimated career earnings of $12,982,878, according to capfriendly.com. Cousin Kelly Olynyk might call that an appetizer and should perhaps provide the hot dogs at the next family barbecue. (They are not blood-related. Olynyk’s father’s brother is married to Nash’s mother’s sister.) Olynyk, 30, on Monday signed a three-year, US$37 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, bringing his estimated career earnings in total cash, including this upcoming season with the Pistons, to US$69,907,816. “I’m super proud of him and it sounds like I chose the wrong sport when I was younger,” Nash said with a laugh. “Those contracts the guys in the NBA are signing are just crazy.”
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Recent tumult has Geoff Grimwood seeking stability with the Kamloops Storm. The junior B Storm last month hired Grimwood as head coach, replacing outgoing bench boss Steve Gainey, who is now the club’s director of hockey operations. Gainey, who has three children under the age of 12 and is involved in several business ventures, could no longer commit the time required to handle head coaching duties in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Storm general manager Matt Kolle reached out to Victoria resident Grimwood, whose last few years in the hockey world have been tempest. “The [Storm] program is built, there is really good ownership in place, there is a really good general manager in place, assistant coaches — all of that infrastructure,” Grimwood said. “Sometimes, when you go into a new place and you have to build all that, well, it takes time and if you don’t have the right ownership, it’s difficult.” Turbulence began in September of 2018, when former West Kelowna Warriors’ owner Kim Dobranski, who bought the junior A franchise in August 2018, fired head coach Grimwood after 17 days on the job. A few days after the termination, Dobranski reinstated Grimwood following a players’ walkout and social media protest which included the hashtag #grimmergate. B.C. Hockey League commissioner Chris Hebb said the league suggested to Dobranksi that Grimwood should be rehired and noted the BCHL would oversee operations while the new ownership group found its feet. The reinstatement was short-lived. Dobranski
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fired Grimwood again in January of 2019. Grimwood filed a notice of claim in Kelowna Provincial Court claiming Dobranski did not uphold to their contract agreement. “It’s been one of those things where the first 12 or 13 years of my career, I got to enjoy having a lot of stability and whenever I moved on, it was because there was a new opportunity,” Grimwood said. “The last couple years, it was difficult to find the right fit and that’s what attracted me to Kamloops.” The BCHL purchased the Warriors from Dobranski in October of 2019. Grimwood was hired to be head coach and GM of the Swan Valley Stampeders of the Manitoba Junior (A) Hockey League in May of 2019. The club was 17-102 when he resigned in December of 2019. He joined the Winkler Flyers of the MJHL in January of 2020 as an assistant coach and finished the campaign with the club. Grimwood was hired in May of 2020 to be head coach and GM of the junior A Cowichan Valley Capitals. He resigned from the BCHL club in October of 2020 without ever coaching a game, citing ethical and philosophical differences with ownership. “I’ve been around, for sure,” Grimwood said with a laugh. “Lots of experiences.”
The drama of recent years is only one part of Grimwood’s history, which also includes a wealth of experience in the major junior, junior A and junior B ranks. He spent three seasons as an assistant coach for the Victoria Royals under head coach Dave Lowry, from 2012 to 2015. Grimwood was head coach and general manager of the Kindersley Klippers from 2015 to 2018, guiding the Saskatchewan Junior (A) Hockey League squad to a 79-82 record and three playoff appearances. His coaching resume in the Vancouver Island Junior (B) Hockey League includes three league championships, one Fred Cyclone Taylor Cup B.C. championship and a Cyclone Taylor Cup runner-up finish. Kolle said Grimwood is a players’ coach who has developed a holistic and modern approach to the game. “Steve still wants to have a major impact on the team,” Kolle said. “He does want to actively still be on the ice with practices and at games, but he doesn’t feel like he can be on site 100 per cent day-to-day. Geoff will be responsible for the on-ice product.” Grimwood and Gainey met recently over breakfast. “There is certainly no conflict in terms of him still being there,” Grimwood said. “He’s going to be a great resource for me.” Assistant coaches Andrew Fisher and Scott Norman and trainer/ equipment manager Peter Friedel round out the club’s staff members. “The group of guys right now do work together,” Kolle said. “We all know we have an opinion and we all impact the direction the team goes. Geoff seems very open to working together as a group to implement our program.”
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Stewart told KTW his personal best this year is 16.07m, which he threw last month in Kamloops. He was not signed up for the meet, so the number was not officially recognized, he said. “I used it as a training session,” Stewart said. “To get over 16 before I leave for Tokyo is a really important thing to see. I was extremely pumped.” An ailing back has plagued Stewart for about 16 months, but he is feeling strong and handling heavy training programs well, he said. “Being named to the
team, you just have that little bit of extra motivation added to each training session,” Stewart said. Stewart will leave for Japan on Aug. 14 following a two-week training camp in Nanaimo. Team Canada will convene in Gifu on Aug. 16 and train at Nagaragawa Athletic Stadium until Aug. 23, when it departs for the Olympic Village. Stewart said it took a village to get him to the Games and he wants to feel connected with hometown support during the competition — literally. He is asking the public to email — greginto-
kyo21@gmail.com — jokes, stories or words of encouragement that he will read between throws during his event. “In 2019 at worlds, I had a book with me and asked Team Canada athletes and staff to write jokes and stories,” Stewart said. “You throw and you’ve got to wait 20 minutes to throw again. I found it to be really helpful to keep me in the moment.” The men’s F46 shot put event is slated to run from 3:30 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. (Kamloops time) on Tuesday, Aug. 31. “I feel blessed,” Stewart said. “It’s finally here.”
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• Walk to downtown stores, schools, playgrounds • Custom 1.5 storey 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms • Double garage with lane access - BONUS room above • 8’9” x 11 sitting area extension of Master bedroom; tiled ensuite shower, walk-in closet • Engineered H/W, tile in bathrooms, carpet in bonus room & stairs • Fenced yard, lawn with irrigation • Award Winning Builder • Prefer main floor living? Use the main floor bedroom as the Master bedroom, 4 pce bathroom and laundry • Basement will have rec room, bedroom & 4 pce bathroom plus a large area for future development • 2-5-10 Warranty • Close to Royal Inland Hospital
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A Kamloops tailoring shop is offering free laundry service for wildfire evacuees. Thompson Cleaners and Tailors owner Alexander Zalmai said the initiative began when Lytton residents came to town to seek refuge after a fire swept through the Fraser Canyon village on July 30 and reduced much of the community to rubble. Since then, Zalmai said his machines have
been running non-stop, some days until 1 a.m. It’s not the first time the shop — which is located in Sahali Mall — has lent a hand during an emergency. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when personal protective equipment was scarce, the shop crafted thousands of cloth masks and sold them for cost and gave them away to those in need. “That was something that made me very happy and my team, as well,” Zalmai told KTW. “Now it feels very good helping others and that’s why we do it.”
Zalmai praised Kamloops for being a “very supportive community.” He said his shop struggled during the pandemic, as his industry was hit hard without events such as weddings. He said he is grateful for support he has received and wants to pay it back. “This door is always open,” Zalmai said. Evacuees in need of laundry services can drop by Thompson Cleaners and Tailors with proof of evacuation. The store can be contacted by phoning 250-6822084.
Free online summer camp KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
The BC SPCA Humane Education team wants to make a tough summer a little bit better for families affected by the wildfires burning across the province. For children who are being impacted by evacuations and alerts in their home communities, the BC SPCA is offering free enrolment in their virtual summer program, Camp@Home. Campers can sign on from anywhere in the province and enjoy the virtual camp with experienced leaders, lots of guest animals and other campers. “We know animals make life better,” Kamloops Humane educator Deirdre Campbell said.
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“We can’t bring the animals to everyone in person, but we can take campers on a virtual field trip to a farm or make an animal craft with them or play some games that help them learn more about their pets. We really want kids to have a fun camp experience and just be kids for a while.” BC SPCA Camp@Home is five days of online sessions packed with games, crafts, expert guests and many animal visitors, all set on a secure platform where campers can learn and have fun safely. Interested families can email camp@spca. bc.ca with “Wildfire Camp” in the subject line. For more information on, go online to www.spca.bc.ca/camp. The camp season runs through to Aug. 27.
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SOLID HOME NEEDING LOTS OF TLC • 4 bedrooms & 3 baths & C/Air • Large flat .29 acre lot w/RV parking • 19x24 shop with inside or outside access
PANORAMIC VIEW OVER MCGOWAN PARK • 5 Bdrm Rancher w/full basement • 1/4 acre w/RV parking off Sifton Lane • Electric car charging at home
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RIVERFRONT W/TONS OF RV PARKING • 3 Bdrm & 2 Bath, 2yrs old home • Built over a full 41x29 shop • Comes w/all appliances & C/Air • Quonset plus detached garage 4953 RIVER ROAD
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3 BDRM + 2 BATHROOM UP • 2 bdrm + 1 bthrm suite down • Newer roof, furnace, A/C, 200 amp electrical • 20x20 heated shop, fenced yard
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STUNNING GOLF COURSE HOME • Double garage & golf cart garage • Island Kitchen + 4 bedrooms • Amazing basement rec room + theatre
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44.6 ACRES BACKING ONTO PARK LAND • Log home & 3 guest cabins • Detached 36x36 shop • Close to Paul Lake and Harper Ski Hill
3544 NAVATANEE DRIVE
722 GIFFORD COURT
1485 PAUL LAKE ROAD
LOT FOR SALE
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KAMLOOPS LAKE
SABISTON CREEK RD • $469,000 • Rare 12.3 Acre waterfront lot on Kamloops Lake • 1800 Feet of shoreline • 15 Min boat ride from Savona
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1058 FORDEN PLACE • $499,000 • Amazing panoramic view • Great family neighborhood • R-4 Zoned - 5992 Sq Ft Building Lot • Ready to build your dream home
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YATES CREEK RD $599,000 • Beautiful quarter section • Halfway between Kamloops and Sun Peaks • Come build your dream home
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1520 STEELHEAD RD in Thompson River Estates
20 acres nestled in the heart of Barnhartvale Goes from end of Foxwood Lane to Barnhartvale Road
$620,000
260 MILLER PLACE $779,900
SOLD
• 1 acre landscaped with underground sprinklers • 3500 sq ft home with 7 bdrm and 5 bath • Birch hardwood floors/ceramic tile and crown mouldings • Formerly Desert Sands Bed & Breakfast and could easily be started up again with domain names saved • Double garage and shop
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1060 Laroque Street $549,900
6640 Old HWY 5 $1,999,900
255 Calcite Drive $698,000
305-1120 Hugh Allan $365,000
• Heart of Brocklehurst! • Beautiful large yard • Lots of space and updates • Main level: 3 bedrooms and spacious main bathroom • Main level: Open living, dining room that connect to kitchen • Oversized new windows • Lower level contains laundry, two dens, a bathroom, family room and workshop space • Great potential for an in-law suite! • Property = 0.24 of an acre • Lot of parking room • New roof, updated flooring, newer HWT and Furnace, new gutters, and in-ground irrigation
• Gorgeous 4100 sq. ft custom built craftsman style home • Spectacular views of the North Thompson River Valley • Located within city limits & 25 minutes to Sun Peaks 4 bedroom 3.5 bathroom home • 2 covered decks, 1 covered patio • Triple pane glass windows • Easements for future services • 2x8 construction with R28 interior wall insulation • House and shop plumbed for geothermal • Generous master suite and laundry on the main • Guest suite upstairs • Self-contained 2 bedroom walk out inlaw suit with own laundry below • Remarkable 40 acres - 2 pastures equipped with power and water • 2500 sq. ft shop, 8’ x 12’ barn, 10’ x 14’ shanty, 60’ round pen, corrals, tack shack, RV parking, and wood shed • 10 gpm well and two other capped wells
• Come see the gorgeous view of the city, valley and mountains from this beautiful newer custom built log home with 5 bdrms and 4 bath and 3 decks • The main floor has a mixture of ceramic tile flooring and laminate running throughout • It also features a large kitchen, stainless steel appliances and open living area • Two bdrms are on this floor with a separate entrance to a private deck that includes a private hot tub • Upstairs is incredibly unique with its own living area with one of the two bedrooms having its own loft • The lower level is finished and has 1 more bedroom, family room, gas fireplace and a modified cooking area • Currently owner occupied and operating as a registered bed & breakfast • Generating substantial regular income up to $8,000/mth and after expenses has potential to bring in $88,200 approx annually • Tons of storage available throughout
• Spacious ,bright 2 bedroom 1 bath • Covered patio boasts a spectacular, unobstructed city/river view •In-unit laundry, 2 parking stalls and a sizeable storage unit • Well maintained and nicely updated with new flooring and paint • Large primary bedroom: double closets & direct access to bathroom • Well-maintained building with elevator and community room available • Monthly Strata fee includes gas fireplace usage, water, sewer and garbage • Pets and rentals are allowed with restrictions • Close to all amenities, transit, shopping, and TRU!
D L O S • Build your dream home today • Beautiful bright South facing .2 lot • Located in Logan Lake • Green belt located behind the lot • Underground services available (hydro, sewer, water, and natural gas) • Logan Lake also offers plenty of outdoor activities (hunting, fishing, golfing, hiking, and skiing) • Amenities of Kamloops only 35 minutes away
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1215 Canyon Ridge Place • 1,249,000
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4109 Rio Vista Place $779,000 • Fully Finished Walk-up floor plan • Appliance allowance included • Take in the views off the spacious sundeck!
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d l o S 157 Seymour Street West One of the most beautiful homes centrally located in the west end of South Kamloops. This 2-storey home has been extensively renovated inside and out. The home has retained its original charm with a modern touch. The mature gardens and private patios are some of the lovely features of this property. For additional information please call Phil at 250-318-1000
SUN PEAKS
2145 Glenwood Drive – Large fully fenced yard (84x232) with a 42x20 detached shop. Centrally located in Valleyview close to schools, shopping, transportation and minutes to the city center. This 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home has had some updates in the past years, including a new kitchen in 2021. For additional information and viewings call Phil 250-318-0100. $749,900
13-3320 Village Place - One of the best locations on the mountain. This True ski in and ski out unit is centrally located, minutes from ski lifts, village center and golf course. The location does not get much better. Call Phil for additional details and for viewings. $898,800
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2356 Dunrobin Place - 1 owner home with lovely north views, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. A great family home with main floor laundry, nook off kitchen, family and games room down, plus 2 car garage on quiet cul-de-sac. $665,000
306 - 970 Lorne Street - Simply one of the most desired locations downtown! Park Place's secure, gated complex has it all with this immaculate 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment. Southwest exposure and a covered sundeck. Heated indoor pool, workout gym, hot tub, sauna, pool table in amenities room, outdoor patio, BBQ, library, wine-making room, woodwork shop, wharf w/boat slips, secure underground parking, car wash & bike storage. All this and it's pet friendly too and within walking distance of city parks! Definitely a must see! $438,800
20-250 Pemberton Terrace - 3 bedroom 2 bathroom townhome centrally located in Lower Sahali. Well maintained with a formal living and dining area plus a lower level family room currently used as the primary bedroom. The kitchen is quaint with easy access to the dining area. This unit is one of the largest in the complex with a fenced patio ideal for summer barbeques. Some additional features are a fireplace in the living area, appliances,and central air. Rentals are limited and pets allowed with strata approval. QUICK POSSESSION POSSIBLE. $398,800
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2504 Sunset Drive - Unique opportunity, this ranch style home of 1,703 sf is on a C4 zoned lot in East Valleyview. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, double garage + storage shed and ample parking on the fully fenced yard. $559,800
11-6000 Valley Drive - What a wonderful opportunity to purchase a one-owner townhome in the heart of Sun Peaks Village. Morrisey & Orient Express lifts out your door and village square a 10 minute walk. This 2 storey townhouse has 1,052 sf of living space with 2 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms. Purchase price includes furniture and household items. Strata $476/mth, taxes $2,960/yr. Outdoor recreation right out your door, now that’s living! $759,900
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16-791 JENSEN ROAD $425,000 • MLS®163262
479 LINDEN AVENUE $425,000 • MLS®163050
6-2020 VAN HORNE DRIVE $549,900 • MLS®162283
• Cute and cozy 2 bedroom 1 bathroom home in central location • Private fenced yard with side access and good parking • Great starter, downsizer, or investment property
• Immaculate and detached 2+1 bedroom 3 bathroom bareland strata • Level entry rancher style with double garage and panoramic views • 2 pets allowed with no size restriction, no rentals allowed
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756 GIFFORD COURT • $675,000 • MLS®163413
3262 WESTSYDE ROAD • $699,900 • MLS®163072
• Well maintained 3 bedroom 3 bathroom home in great cul-de-sac location • Nicely landscaped and private backyard with pergola • Close to all amenities
• Absolutely immaculate 3+2 bedroom 4 bathroom half-duplex • Built in 2017 with just under 3000 sq ft and detached double garage • Fully finished basement with 2 bedrooms and separate entry
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WEEKLY HOROSCOPES
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, feelings of nostalgia may come over you this week, prompting you to look at old family movies or thumb through photo albums. Enjoy this trip down Memory Lane.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 It is good to remain positive and keep an open mind, Taurus. Maintain your optimistic attitude and others will soon gravitate toward you.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Take heart that many people around you are experiencing extreme emotions this week, Gemini. Help them work through the situation and your efforts won’t go unnoticed.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
LIBRA
Cancer, stand up and defend yourself when the need arises. Your reputation is beyond reproach, and for good reason. Others can be relied on to support you.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 10, 2021 - Sept 23/Oct 23
Reach out to others for help with a sticky situation, Libra. Only by letting others know that you may need some support will you get friends and family to come to your aid.
SCORPIO
Leo, others appreciate your straightforward, no-nonsense attitude. You’ll find support by being honest at all times, so keep up the good work.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
- Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, you can’t always assume that people will be in tune with your needs. You may need to advocate for yourself if you want help along the way.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
Virgo, you often like things to be orderly and fact-based. However, this week you may find yourself clouded by emotions. You may have to go with your heart this time.
Don’t jump too quickly into making decisions this week, Sagittarius. Take some time to consider a situation and then form your opinion.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20 Capricorn, don’t avoid emotional topics right now, even if you’re tempted to run in the opposite direction. Facing a strong challenge will make you much stronger.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 To reveal the truth about something, tap into your psychic abilities, Aquarius. It may cause others to be a bit uncomfortable, but it is important to clarify things right now.
PISCES
- Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, when dealing with powerful, opinionated forces, including your own, it’s best to keep a level head and remain patient.
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NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Certain music royalties collector, for short 6. Viva ____ (aloud) 10. Dirty look 15. Even once 19. Part of R.I. 20. Big exporter of saffron 21. Sci-fi intro to ‘‘forming’’ 22. Foul 23. ‘‘Enjoy the food!’’ 25. Sportscaster who memorably asked, ‘‘Do you believe in miracles?’’ 27. Crush 28. Emmy-winning FX series created by Donald Glover 29. ‘‘Curses!’’ 30. Challenger astronaut Judith 31. <i>‘‘With enough butter, ____’’</I> 34. Commanded 36. Fuel-economy authority, for short 37. Main artery 38. <i>‘‘A party without cake is ____’’</I> 48. Retin-A target 49. Healthful property of a beach town 50. Chicken or veal dish, in brief 51. Merit 55. Boardroom plot? 57. Hangout rooms 58. Pair of quads 59. The Powerpuff Girls, e.g. 60. Filmmaker with a distinctive style 62. Affixes, as a cloth patch 64. Something that’s gone bad if it floats when placed in a bowl of water 65. <i>‘‘If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. ____?’’</I> 71. Word mistakenly heard at a Springsteen concert 74. Under way 75. Beethoven’s Third
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SUDOKU 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!
WORD SCRAMBLE
Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to water quality.
ANSWERS
ANSWER: RAINS
2002 PORSCHE BOXSTER ROADSTER (#U1943A)
$23,998
13 MERCEDES-BENZ C350 #M20140B • $23,998 +tax or $250 bi-weekly 66 months @ 9.99% OAC
14 HONDA PILOT
#M21020A • $23,998 +tax or $209 bi-weekly 78 months @ 7.99% OAC
18 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA250 17 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 400 #U1946 • $33,998 +tax or $273 bi-weekly 84 months @ 7.39% OAC
#U1929A • $39,998 +tax or $320 bi-weekly 84 months @ 7.39% OAC
Mercedes-Benz Kamloops, 695C Laval Crescent, Kamloops, BC, Toll Free 855-984-6603, Mercedes-Benz-kamloops.ca Some conditions apply. See dealer for details. Payments based on financing on approved credit with $2000 down or equivalent trade and include all fees & taxes. Total paid: #M20140B $35,750, #M21020A $35,321, #U1946 $49,686, #U1929A $58,240.
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FOUND: Downtown Sat. Stone pendant with wire around it 778-470-5797
Lost: Natural Buckalder Walking Cane. It is varnished and has initials P.Z. burned in under crook handle. Reward. 778-471-3223.
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Antiques Wrought iron beds $300/each. High chair $30. Cedar Hope Chest $400. Rocking chair $150. Oak dresser with mirror $475. 250-3728177.
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Diningroom table w/8chairs, c/w Buffet and Hutch. Med Colour. $800. 250-374-8933. Exec desk dark finish $200. Teak corner cabinet $100, Custom oak cabinet $200. 250-8517687.
Plants/Shrubs/Trees
Battery charger $100. 48” table saw. $150. Angle grinder $100. 250374-8285.
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LOGAN LAKE, BC RENTAL AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST 2 Bedroom Condo, Alder Apartments $625/mo. Call Michael 604-837-3728 michael_kwasnica @hotmail.com
Red Kitchen Aid pasta sheet & pasta cutter roller attachments Mix master $100 250-376-6607
Houses For Rent
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2008 Land Rover LR3 7 passenger. Excellent condition. Auto, A/C, sunroof $7000 obo 250-579-9477
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Trucks - 4WD
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1994 Ranger. 4.0L. Fair rubber, hitch, new brakes. $4600. 778-220-7372.
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GarageSale DIRECTORY Garage Sales BROCK Sat, August 7th. 9am1pm. 892 Arlington Court. Western books, collectables, records, 19” TV, lots of other treasures.
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Flat Deck 8ft long x 7ft wide. 40” high for overhead loads. $350. 250577-3155.
Utility Trailers All aluminum cargo trailer 7ftx14ft. $12,000/firm. Like new. 250-719-3539.
Legal/Public Notices RS5 Audi winter studded snow tires and wheels over 90% tread $1388.00 Call 250 319-8784
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2015 HD Electra Glide Ultra Ltd. Deep Jade, 30135kms, Project Rushmore. Added features. $23,995.00 250-828-8994. 2017 Harley Davidson Road King Milwaukee 8 engine. 35,000kms. $17,000/obo. 250-6823152.
NOTICE OF SALE WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, we must sell the stored goods to recover costs of unpaid storage. Catherine Steve (unknown). Owed $1551.50.
Lavallee/ Leeson Amount
Wayne Tardif (#2 Jasper Drive, Logan Lake, BC). Amount Owed $441.00 The contents will be sold on or after August 16, 2021. Logan Lake Mini Storage Inc. 250-5236825.
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General Employment
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August 9 caregiver needed to help a 55 yr old male needing to be in Kamloops from 8 am to 4 pm for medical tests. This may require transfer from wheelchair to bed, sanitary change and other help as needed. Family member available to assist. Call 604 988 7656 for more info.
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2 days a week. Looking for a driver to drive 3/4 ton van hauling newspaper from Merritt to the Okanagan and back via Hwy 1. About 9-10 hours, leaving at 3 am. Winter driving experience a must and 2 year experience. Email resume and drivers abstract to
jimjoeco@telus.net (Attn: Dale) Phone: 250-457-9678 Fax: 250-457-9736 It’s time for bargain hunting!
Parts & Accessories Pirelli P7 Cinturato Run Flat tires on 17 “ BMW M series rims. $ 700.00. 250-819-0863.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES • Fund Development Team • Production Heads in Wardrobe, Properties & Carpentry • Casual Part-Time Box Office & House Staff For more information or to apply, visit wctlive.ca/postings.htm
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset? Do you consider yourself self-motivated with a positive attitude? Do you have a passion for sales and marketing? If you answered yes to all of the above, this might be the career for you! Kamloops This Week is looking for you to fill an exciting new role in Business Development. Working in a team environment, the successful candidate will generate qualified prospects using email, cold calling, social selling, and networking. Assets for this role are experience in sales, media, strong interpersonal skills, and a keen desire to win.
LII MICHIF OTIPEMISIWAK F R0011877489 5403
Rewarding Opportunity Director - Board of Directors Society’s Vison That all Metis children, youth and families live with love, honour, dignity and respect knowing they belong to a strong, proud People with a unique heritage and cultural identity. Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services is a not-for-profit delegated Métis child and family services agency with a mandate to support the safety and wellbeing of Métis children, youth and families residing within Kamloops and surrounding areas. The Society is currently seeking applications from Métis People, specifically with expertise in Métis Culture & Values, Finance, Child Welfare and Legal background to serve a three-year voluntary term as a Director of our Society. As an effective Director, you will uphold the By-laws of the Society, oversee responsible financial practices and provide vision, leadership and direction to the Executive Director. If you share our vision, please submit a Letter of Interest describing why you wish to serve as a Director along with the strengths you will bring to our Society. Please include three references. Submit your letters of Interest via email to: Rhonda.Millwater@gov.bc.ca. DEADLINE: September 3,2021 For more information about our Society, please visit our website at www.lmofcs.ca and like us Facebook Lii Michif Otipemisiwak.
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Rte 311 – 423-676 1st Ave, 440-533 2nd Ave, 107-237 Battle St, 135-173 St Paul St. – 27 p. Rte 325 - 764-825 9th Ave, 805-979 Columbia St, 804-987 Dominion St, 805-986 Pine St. - 64 p. Rte 331 – 984-987 9th Ave, 1125 10th Ave, 901-981 Douglas St, 902-999 Munro St, 806-990 Pleasant St. - 34 p. Rte 370 – Nicola Wagon Rd, 35-377 W. Seymour St. – 36 p. Rte 380 – Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 69 p. Rte 381 – 20-128 Centre Ave, Hemlock St, 605-800 Lombard St. – 42 p. Rte 382 – 114-150 Fernie Pl, Fernie Rd, 860-895 Lombard St. – 23 p. Rte 384 – 407-775 W.Battle St, 260-284 Centre Ave. – 42 p. Rte 385 – 350-390 W.Battle St, Strathcona Terr. – 29 p.
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Rte 400 – 383 W. Columbia St. – 21 p. Rte 401 – 250-395, 405-425 Pemberton Terr. – 81 p. Rte 449 - Assiniboine Rd, Azure Pl, Chino Pl, Sedona Dr. – 90 p. Rte 451 – Odin Crt, Whiteshield Cres, Whiteshield Pl. – 39 p. Rte 452 – 1430-1469 Springhill Dr. – 64 p. Rte 453 – 1575-1580 Springhill Dr. – 73 p. Rte 456 – Springhaven Pl, Springridge Pl, 1730-1799 Springview Pl. – 47 p. Rte 457 – 990 Gleneagles Dr, 662-698 Monarch Dr, 1810-1896 Springhill Dr, Tolima Crt. – 50 p. Rte 459 – Monarch Crt, & Pl. – 39 p. Rte 468 – 320-397 Monmouth Dr, Selwyn Rd, 303-430 Waddington Dr. – 57 p. Rte 471 - 100-293 Monmouth Dr. – 38 p. Rte 474 – Coppertree Crt, Trophy Crt. – 21 p.
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Rte 580 – 1300-1466 Pacific Way, Prairie Rose Dr, Rockcress Dr. – 83 p. Rte 584 - 1752–1855 Hillside Dr. – 26 p. Rte 582 – 1540-1670 Hillside Dr, 1500-1625 Mt Dufferin Ave, Windward Pl. – 38 p. Rte 587 – Sunshine Crt, & Pl. – 51 p. Rte 588 – Davies Pl, 1680-1751 Hillside Dr, & Pl, Monterey Pl, Scott Pl. – 46 p. Rte 590 - 1397 Copperhead Dr, Saskatoon Pl. – 36 p.
RAYLEIGH
Rte 830 – Chetwynd Dr, Stevens Dr. – 55 p. Rte 831 - 4904-5037 Cammeray Dr, Mason Pl, Pinantan Pl,
Reighmount Dr & Pl. – 61 p. Rte 832 - Bolean Dr & Pl, Chilco Ave, Kathleen Pl. – 58 p. Rte 833 – Cameron Rd, Davie Rd. – 44 p. Rte 838 – 4556-4797 Cammeray Dr, Strawberry Lane. – 62 p.
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Rte 870 - Sagewood Court, Drive, & Lane & 100 Sunrivers Dr.-36 p. Rte 872 - Mariposa Crt, 400576 Sunrivers Dr, Trillium Court, Drive, Place & Lane - 39 p.
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Rte 606 - Orchard Dr, Russet Wynd, 1815–1899 Valleyview Dr. – 39 p. Rte 620 – MacAdam Rd, McKay Pl, Pyper Way, 2516-2580 Valleyview Dr. – 63 p.
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Rte 701 – Freda Ave, Klahanie Dr, Morris Pl, Shelly Dr, 901-935 Todd Rd. - 87 p. Rte 706 – 1078-1298 Lamar Dr, Mo-Lin Pl. - 29 p. Rte 710 - 1350-1399 Crestwood Dr, Ronde Lane, 1300-1399 Todd Rd. - 43 p, Rte 714 – 1101-1247 Highridge Dr. - 44 p. Rte 750 - 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 31 p. Rte 751 - 5310 Barnhartvale Rd, Bogetti Pl, 5300-5599 Dallas Dr, 5485-5497 ETC Hwy, Viking Dr, Wade Pl. – 64 p. Rte 755 – 6159-6596 Dallas Dr McAuley Pl, Melrose Pl, Yarrow Pl. – 71 p. Rte 760 – 149-167, 6303-6697 Beaver Cres, Chukar Dr. – 62 p.
BROCKLEHURST
Rte 1 – Argyle Ave, Ayr Pl, 10631199 Crestline St, 1008-1080 Moray St, Perth Pl. – 94 p. Rte 3 – 2402-2595 Young Ave, - 38 p. Rte 4 – 727-795 Crestline St,
2412-2680 Tranquille Rd. – 38 p. Rte 18 – 919-942 Schreiner St, 2108-2399 Young Ave. – 56 p. Rte 19 - Downie Pl. & St., Moody Ave. & Pl. & 23072391 Tranquille Rd. – 50 p. Rte 20 – Barbara Ave, Pala Mesa Pl, Strauss St, Townsend Pl, 2105-2288 Tranquille Rd. – 48 p. Rte 24 – Dale Pl, Lisa Pl, 806999 Windbreak St. – 50 p. Rte 27 – Bentley Pl, Kamwood Pl, 1866-1944 Parkcrest Ave, - 62 p. Rte 30 – 1810-1897 Fleetwood Ave, 995-1085 Southill St. – 29 p. Rte 31 – 1008-1095 Desmond St, Inglewood Dr, Newton St, Oxford St. – 55 p. Rte 32 – Laroque St, 17091862 Parkcrest Ave, - 65 p. Rte 41 – Alexis Ave, 520-796 Singh St, Slater Ave. – 58 p. Rte 43 – Clifford Ave, 1713-1795 Happyvale Ave, 500-595 Holt St, Kobayashi Pl. – 69 p.
NORTH SHORE/BATCHELOR
Rte 137-144-244 Briar Ave, 106-330 Clapperton Rd, Larkspur St, Leigh Rd, 100-204 Tranquille Rd, Wilson St, - 55 p. Rte 151 – 1020-1132 7th St, 1024 + 1112 8th St, Berkley Pl, Dundas St, Richmond Ave. – 73 p. Rte 153 – 640-680 Seton Pl, Kemano St. – 36 p. Rte 158 – Cornwall St, Hamilton St, Kent Ave, 1305-1385 Midway St, 1303-1393 Schubert Dr, 601-675 Windsor Ave.- 76 p. Rte 169 - 1212-1258 Linthrope Rd, Southview Terr. – 37 p.
WESTSYDE
Rte 235 – 3440-3808 Westsyde Rd. – 75 p. Rte 240 – 804-941 Dever Dr. – 42 p. Rte 252 – 813-897 Mayne Rd, 815-886 Morven Pl, 2770-2870 Westsyde Rd(Even Side). – 47 p.
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In Memoriam
In Loving Memory of Janet (Jan) Marie Williams Cook Sunrise May 20, 1931 Sunset August 3, 2020
Our Beautiful and Beloved Mother, Mom, Grandma, Aunt and Friend to All, we miss your ever Smiling Face and True Loving Heart. We watch for your Brilliant Shining Star everyday. Your flowers are Blooming Mom, just for you . Missed and Loved Beyond Measure. Janice Carole Jon Taylor Logan and all your fur babies
Each Loss Each loss is very different, The pain is so severe. Will I ever stop missing This one I loved so dear?
Ingrid Caines
September 17, 1944 - August 5, 2009
Deeply missed Forever Loved Always in our hearts. Love Bob, Shawn, Shana, Sara and families
Good times we had together, The moments that we shared We didn’t have to tell each other How much we really cared. I never dreamed you’d go away, Never thought of sorrow. So sure you’d always be here Took for granted each tomorrow. Now my life is all confused Since you went away. You took a part of me And for help I daily pray. But when God sent you to me He never said that you were mine, That I could keep you always – Only borrowed for a time. Now, He’s called you home, I’m sad and I shed tears. Yet I’m glad He loaned you to me And we had these many years.
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Ronald David Edward September 30, 1939 - July 10, 2021
Ron was born on his grandfather's farm in Main Centre, SK. His family relocated to BC when he was 4 yrs old. Ron went to school and did what most kids did in the 50s. Eventually the family moved to Squamish where Ron hunted and fished until he went to work for BC Forest Service in 1958. Ron's forestry career began in Hope, BC where he made lifelong friends that stood by him till the day he died. Vic Doerksen, was his roommate in the old ranger station, cooking on a hotplate, using a crock pot, all on a salary of $150 a month. A few years later as Asst. Ranger he made $225. Thinking himself wealthy beyond belief! It was in Hope that he met Louise, who had come out to Hope to visit an old classmate of hers. The girls decided to go to a movie, and as the theatre filled up, they sat next to each other. Shy, Ron actually asked both girls out for coffee. They went and a few years later Louise and Ron were married in Weyburn, SK in the dead of winter, minus 30. A few more transfers later and the boys, Christopher and Lincoln, were both born in Chilliwack, BC. Another transfer and the young family was off to Port Hardy in the days before paved roads. Logging roads were your only way in and out and logging trucks ruled the road. It was here that Ron and Rick Whyte worked together. Rick made many visits, driving from the coast to see Ron while he was dying. Ron enjoyed their time talking about the old days. Cape Scott was in Ron's district and its beauty blew him away. He felt it should be shared, so he put together the maps and paperwork recommending to Victoria that it be set aside as a park reserve. It became known as Cape Scott Provincial Park. Port Hardy was a boat district which meant good fishing for Ron, Rick and the boys. After 3 years Ron was off to Ranger school. Louise and boys stayed in Port Hardy where Louise worked. A few more transfers later and the family found themselves in Kamloops, but not for long, as Ron transferred to Blue River. Again, the boys and Louise stayed in Kamloops. Eventfully, Ron was transferred back to Kamloops where it was decided that this would be the last transfer. Roots were established in Westsyde until Louise spotted her forever home, which at the time was a burned out wreck on Pine Street. It took a full year to get it livable. Interest rates were 21%. It was Ron who actually started the Christmas lights tradition with his first string of lights in year 2 of the renos. When dozens of oldtimers came to tell Ron and Louise the history of the house and what it meant to them to see lights; the tradition became Louise's. It was on Pine Street that Ron joined the Wine Club and the annual Christmas party for club was held there for many years. Life changed 6 years ago when Ron was diagnosed with brain cancer. This obituary would not be complete without mentioning the Urgent Care Dr's who were the ones to spot Ron's cancer. (The ER Dr. clinic that doesn't exist anymore). No words can begin to say how grateful Ron and I were for their caring and kindness in that first year. Their good advise was well served in the struggles that lay ahead. Surgeries gave Ron more time but didn't take the problem away. The next step was Dr. Proctor and the cancer clinic. Louise will never forget the call, informing her that there were no more options for Ron. There was pain in her voice at the other end of the line. Such a real caring human being. Ron set goals to strive for and the first was to live long enough to see the first female born on his side of the family in 100 years. When greatgranddaughter Lana Rose was born, their son, Lincoln drove to Kamloops to take Ron, north to meet the little princess. As expected Ron's next goal was to get to her first birthday. The roller coaster had begun. Ron was in Marjorie Willoughby a few times but always managed to "come alive again" only to crash. This went on until this February 2021 when he went back to hospice and never came out. In between his dying/not dying, Lincoln and Ron had made the Burns Lake target shooting their father and son thing. Each year, Ron made his way there to compete. They in roped Richard Boyce to join them and he became Ron's driver to Burns Lake. Last year was his last trip but was too sick to shoot. On these drives, Ron and Richard had long talks about life. Later, in hospice, Richard visited him almost daily where bond would serve both of them well Dr. Ruth Farren was his pallitive doctor and Ron holds the record of being her longest living dying person! He always looked forward to seeing her, even when she had to tell him that he could not drive anymore. They say that it takes a village to raise a child but it also takes an even stronger village to help one die. It was Ron's request that every support person be mentioned in his obituary. Each day he would ask who called or texted and his face would light up. Ron felt that he and Louise were so blessed to have a strong immediate neighbours who helped out every step of the way. Our backyard neighbour, Louella and Dan for their kindness, my neighbour Heather Murdock for driving us to hospital when needed. The Crawfords for helping with decorations and anything that was needed. Lori and Medhi for the gallons of soup that they sent down for Ron. Penny Douglass for the baking that appeared at our doorstep every now and then. Louise's friend Shirley Sydney did the same. Carl, our neighbour and son his Aaron who came immediately when in February, the pipes burst in the Christmas storage area. They pumped 2 1/2 feet of water out along with the help of the Crawfords. The pumps worked for hours to drain the mess in -7 C temperature. Water destroyed so many decorations. Our old neighbour from Westsyde, Bonnie Juston listened to the ranting of the restoration process in late night texts; She was always, always full of encouragement. A thanks you to the Pallitive care nurses that came into his care that first Christmas day and right until he went into hospice at the end. They made his journey much easier. Their caring is appreciated. Ron insisted that Louise carry on with her daily hours at the Food Bank. The staff and volunteers rode the crisis to crisis ride with Ron illness but last December Ron got worse and he needed constant vigilance, so Louise had to stay home with him. Ron was very grateful to Maria, Brandi, Carol, Shannon, her mom, Gaby, Rene, Yovan, Christa, James and Aurora's texts and calls. A huge support came from Deiter, Mary and Nick of the New life Missions staff. Their kindness and encouragement was given to Louise, as she delivered food to them on her way home. The Crossroads staff and some of the residents offered the same support to her. Lyle Russet at Rivershore Auto who would always listen to the heavy stuff when it was needed. Mary Rea RN, was the first person that Louise contacted for guidance about Ron. Mary has been with Marjorie Willoughby hospice since its inception. With her came the support of Pam Leach from Flutterbuys, Pam from Hospice, Diane and the rest of the team, who were our constant support. You all were her rock when Louise needed it most right to the day Ron died, as well in the weeks that followed. Ron took comfort in knowing that Louise could count on your support anytime, and for that she is eternally grateful. To Mark and Maria Nichols. Mark volunteers at the Food Bank. When Covid hit, he insisted that Louise take care of Ron and that he would do the grocery shopping for us. He kindly catered to Ron's every whim and he had many. Even in hospice, Mark made sure that Ron had his grapes and oranges. Ron always loved the calls and visits from Rick Howie. They would discuss symptoms etc. and give each other encouragement. To Darrel Falk, who stepped up to help with jobs that Ron always done and that Louise would have to learn to do. Darrel is a patient teacher when trying to teach a desperate Louise how to deal with mechanical stuff. It was a comfort to Ron knowing that the house would function without him. Thanks to Mike Hickett at Walmart Pharmacy. Ron and he had a forestry history together so it was very special for Ron to have him there to help him with meds etc. Mike always calmed him at every visit. To Connie and staff at Interior Savings, who took a special interest when Ron got sick. Ron served on the board of Directors of the Credit Union for a number of years. To all of those who came by at Christmas to wish us well and hoped that Ron would make it another year. Louise still reads the cards and notes that were left. To Leah and Bruce Jameson and their son Christian. You are always there for Louise in good times and bad. To Barbara Murray for all the calls and texts in support of us as well as relaying messages from other former RCMP members we knew in the old days. At their Grandsons request; a Fire service will be held for family in Tumbler Ridge, later in August, similar to the one held for their "other poppa" who died a few months before. The rest of Ron's ashes will be laid to rest in Pleasant Street Cemetery at a later date. Ron picked out and designed his own tombstone and wanted to be buried in our neighbourhood, near his and Louise's home on Pine Street. Ronald was survived by his wife Louise, and two sons Lincoln and Christopher, son Lincoln and wife Arla, grandson Robert Tyler and partner Jesse Masson, great-grandson Maverick, and great-granddaughter Lana Rose, grandson Rylan Linclon, and partner, Megan Pendeleton, eldest great-grandson Tristen, and great-grandson Emerson, son Christopher and wife Linda. In lieu of flowers etc. please do an act of kindness to someone in Ron’s memory
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Keith Stanley Moore
One Final
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Scatter me not to restless winds, Nor toss my ashes to the sea. Remember now those years gone by When loving gifts I gave to thee. Remember now the happy times The family ties we shared. Don’t leave my resting place unmarked As though you never cared. Deny me not one final gift For all who come to see A single lasting proof that says I loved... & you loved me. by DJ Kramer
THE TIME IS NOW If you are ever going to love me, Love me now, while I can know The sweet and tender feelings Which from true affection flow. Love me now While I am living. Do not wait until I’m gone And then have it chiseled in marble,
treasured friends.
Keith Stanley Moore of Barriere, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2021, at the age of 99 years. He was predeceased by his wife Eleanore, first-born son Donald, daughter-inlaw Barbara, step-daughters Kathy Mills and Shirley McCaffrey, and step-son Dave Clark. Keith is lovingly remembered by his children Sherry (Phil) Braithwaite, Trevor Moore, Gordon (Cheryl) Moore, Gerry (Jan) Moore; step-daughter Lynne Piercy, his eleven grandchildren and fifteen greatgrandchildren, his beloved nieces and nephews, and his many
Keith was born October 1921 to Sidney and Eva Moore at the family farm east of Enderby, BC. In 1924 the family left the farm for city life in Port Coquitlam where Keith spent his youth. After trying his hand at several different occupations as a young teen, Keith headed to Kamloops in 1938 and started working at the Tranquille TB Sanatorium and then the Gang Ranch before stepping up and volunteering for the Army in 1942. Throughout his military career, he spent time in England, France, Germany and Italy. His role as a gunner operator involved loading guns and communicating on the radio between the tank and regiment. Later, he was awarded a medal for the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France for his efforts in the Normandy invasion and liberating France. Keith eventually settled in the Barriere region where he worked as a logger, a farmer, and a millwright, and he became an active and respected member of his community. Early in the 1960s, Keith took on the enormous task of raising his four children. He was a devoted father who loved to dance and sing and gather with his extended family and friends. Keith was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Barriere, which he helped create in 1953. He was involved in establishing the first ambulance service in Barriere with the help of the Lions Club, served as volunteer Fire Chief, volunteered at the Senior Centre and the Rural Crime Watch, as well as devoting time to many other community organizations. Keith was honoured to receive Barriere’s Citizen of the Year in 2012, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his spectacular contributions to his community. Upon retiring, Keith and his family purchased a cabin at East Barriere Lake, and it was there that Keith enjoyed many years living the lake life. He loved constructing, landscaping, fishing, hosting family gatherings, playing cards, and sharing his daily happy hour - a glass of water with ‘2 fingers’ of vodka - with his family and friends. The family would like to express our sincere appreciation to the staff at Pioneer Residence, as well as Babes and Dave Shanko who ensured Keith could live his final days independently. A Military Service and Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm at the Barriere Legion. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to Royal Canadian Legion: Branch 242, Box 122 Barriere, BC V0E 1E0.
Sweet words on ice-cold stone.
Please tell me now. If you wait until I am sleeping,
So I can treasure it.
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Stanley Oakes
June 22, 1930 ~ July 26, 2021 Stan passed away peacefully at Pine Grove Care Centre in Kamloops, BC July 26, 2021 at the age of 91. He leaves behind his loving wife of 65 years Louise, daughters Diana Wren (Bob) and Christina (Morgan), Grandchildren Regan Swallow (Kristen), Ella and Tessa Emes. Predeceased by parents Leander and Alice Oakes, 3 year old daughter Sandra and two younger brothers Bill Oakes (Audry) and Lloyd Oakes (Ruth). Stan was born in Kelowna and lived in Rutland in a two room house on a small farm for the first 12 years of his life. The family moved to Vancouver in 1942 so his dad could work at the Dominion Bridge Gun Plant. Stan attended Vancouver Tech and his first job was at Vancouver City Hall. He had many careers over the years. It was while working at Orange Crush in 1953 he met the love of his life, Louise Kingston. They married in 1956. A few of his other jobs were Woodward’s Dept. Store, BC Liquor Store, Sterling Shipyard as Marine Electrician. After moving to Kamloops in 1959 Stan worked with his Father-In-Law to set up O.K. Rental (now Jasco). With his electrical experience he was soon wiring houses in and around Kamloops. While in Kamloops, he earned his private pilots license. Stan had his first airplane ride in Kelowna at the age of 6 in an open cockpit. Jenny and he never lost his love of flying. He eventually owned shares in a small plane, based at the Ashcroft Strip. In 1968 the family moved to Cache Creek, when Stan was hired as Maintenance Electrician for the South Cariboo School District. He remained there for 26 years and never missed a days work! He was well known throughout the District for his good nature and “joke of the day”. Stan enjoyed many hobbies: Photography, guitar playing, travelling, camping and Xcountry skiing (some of these included a beer or good Scotch with friends). All of these activities could explain why it took almost 30 years to complete the building of the family home at 16 Mile. A family graveside service will be held at a later date. heartfelt thank you for the love and care Stan received.
The family wishes to extend a
Memorial donations may be made in Stan’s memory to Pine Grove Care Centre, 313 McGowan Drive, Kamloops, British Columbia V2B 2N8. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com for the Oakes family.
Scott “Scotty Boy” Tasker 1962-2021
Scott “Scotty Boy” Tasker met the Reaper July 26, 2021 surrounded by family. If it weren’t for the fact that he had a “hall pass” of being baptized, he would be causing Lucifer a hell of a lot of problems! Let’s hope God has a twisted sense of humour! Scott is known for his hilarious sense of humour, ridiculous pranks, and hard work ethic. If he wasn’t causing a laugh, he was working; overtime, on his house, or his Hot Rod Hearse (something the Reaper himself would be jealous of!). He had a tough exterior (with a colourful vocabulary) but was a huge softy on the inside especially when it came to his family. He loved time spent with his kids and grandkids.
Give ‘em hell, Scotty!
There will be death between us,
Let me know it while I am living
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In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Kamloops Hospice Association.
Never to awaken,
So, if you love me, even a little bit,
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Scott is survived by his loving wife Laurel, six children; Sarah (Corey) Church, Blair (Krista) Tasker, Shaun Tasker, Lisa Tasker, Karalee Aiken, Samantha (Cody) Gammon, ten grandchildren, and two siblings. He is predeceased by his parents and two siblings.
If you have tender thoughts of me,
And I won’t hear you then.
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Ezequiel “Martin” Silva Ezequiel “Martin” Silva passed away peacefully on July 24, 2021, at the age of 77 following a brief battle with cancer. Martin was born on December 5, 1943, in Pera, Portugal and emigrated to Canada in 1961. Martin loved a good party and will always be remembered for his love of entertaining friends at his home in Rayleigh. Martin is survived by his sons Frank (Sophie) and Mike (Theresa) and four grandkids Juliette, Victoria, Mateus and Cruz, two sisters Ana Rosa Pina and Maria C. Vieira - as well as all his friends that he considered family.
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Susan June Brewer (Nee Paterson) June 11, 1947 - July 29, 2021
After a lengthy battle with heart disease, Sue Brewer, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at Royal Inland Hospital with her family members by her side. Sue will be lovingly remembered by Len, the love of her life and her husband of almost 55 years, elder son Laurel, daughter Brenda and younger son Will, daughter-in-law Nicole, and their two sons, Sue’s adored grandsons, Nathan and Max. She is also survived by her brothers George Paterson of Vancouver and Bob Paterson (Susan) of Nakusp and their family. A devout Christian who was kind, loyal and thoughtful, Sue will never be forgotten by her enormous circle of church friends, former work and school friends and her neighbours in Heffley Creek. Born in the small railroad community of Redpass in the North Thompson area, Sue moved to Kamloops with her family at an early age. She attended Allan Matthews Elementary School for her first six years of education, the brand new John Peterson Junior Secondary School with her Grade 7 and 8 peer groups in 1959-1961 and graduated from Kamloops Senior Secondary School in 1965. Sue met Len on his mission from Arizona to Canada with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They married in 1966 and made Kamloops their home where their three children were born. They moved to Tumbler Ridge in 1983 for work and resided there for nine years before returning to Kamloops, purchasing their forever home in Heffley Creek. About that same time, Sue pursued a satisfying career with the library at Thompson Rivers University. She retired after more than 20 years of service. The Brewers’ happy retirement years of gardening and preserving the fruits of their labour, helping to run their church’s Genealogy library together and spending quality time with family and friends were interrupted in 2020 by Sue’s heart and lung problems that proved too great for her to overcome. To honour Sue’s wishes, no formal service will be flowers, by request. Instead, please reflect on memory of time enjoyed with Sue during her lifetime. Arrangements are entrusted to Drake’s and Funeral Services.
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In Loving Memory of SONE SINGH DHALIWAL It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sone Singh Dhaliwal, age 86, on July 26, 2021. Sone was born February 20,1935 in Kamloops, British Columbia. He married the love of his life Baljit Kaur in India on January 19,1959. Sone is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Baljit, his four children Ajmair, Kernal, Cindra, Kashmir and their spouses, and his eight beloved grandchildren, Conor, Garret, Liam, Calvin, Hunter, Kira, Lydia, and Jillian. Sone is also survived by many sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Sone was predeceased by his parents Banta and Puna, his precious granddaughter Tegan, and all of his siblings, Sarbaran, Ranjeet, Saba, Puro, Sadu, Jeto, and David. Sone’s grandfather Chanan Singh came from India in the early 1900s to settle and raise his son Banta on the farm at Mission Flats in Kamloops, British Columbia. The family was one of the first to pioneer in Kamloops and helped form an Indian community by sponsoring and helping other Indian families immigrate here from India. Eventually, Banta and Puna married and moved to North Kamloops to begin their own personal farm, raise their children, and to contribute to the construction of the first Sikh Temple in Kamloops. Sone was the fourth of eight children born to Banta and Puna. After many years of supporting and helping with the family farm, at the age of 16 Sone began as an employee at Fisher Brothers in the auto industry. Sone eventually began Dhaliwal Autobody with his children and it grew into one of the most established businesses in Kamloops. Sone grew up in hard times and worked very hard every day of his life so he could provide for his family the best way he could. Sone enjoyed volunteering for over 50 years as a coach with Kamloops Minor Hockey, and for the Kamloops Blazers/The City of Kamloops at WHL hockey games, concerts, tournaments, and countless other events. In the early years Sone really enjoyed volunteering as a hockey coach which he was well known for, and he was considered a father figure to many of the boys and girls he coached. Sone’s proudest accomplishment in life was marrying his wife Baljit and having their four lovely children. Sone also cherished his grandchildren dearly and spent a lot of time with them over the years. They will miss him greatly every day, now and forever. Sone has always been a face and name known to many people in Kamloops he will never been forgotten. He was truly happy and always had a smile on his face, all the way to the end. The Funeral Service was held Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Schoening Funeral Chapel.
Because I Love You So
Thank you to Royal Inland Hospital, the Kidney Clinic and the many wonderful doctors and nurses for their support.
Time will not dim the face I love, The voice I heard each day, The many things you did for me, In your own special way. All my life I’ll miss you, As the years come and go, But in my heart I’ll keep you, Because I love you so.
Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
-Anonymous
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Ben Nielsen
Howard L. Graham
January 26, 1946 - July 4, 2021
We are sad to of longtime respected home family man Ben July 27, 2021.
announce the death Kamloops resident, builder and devout Nielsen on Tuesday,
He is survived by his loving wife Audrey, daughters Natalie and Trudi, grandchildren Hannah, Hailey and Bentley as well as brother Paul and his wife Andrea. It is with sadness that the family of Howard Graham announces his sudden death at the age of 75. Predeceased by first wife Graham, son Tyler Graham, both parents, youngest brother Hendershot, sister Jean, and wife Wilhelmina “Willy” Graham.
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Howard leaves behind his brothers Chet Hendershot, and John (Darlene) Hendershot, sisters Penny (Daryl) Paine and Irene Chavers. Children: Vickie (Dave) Kelly, Brendalee Bristow, Robert (Rhoda) Reich, Randy (Claire) Reich, Ruth (Mike) Canning. Grandchildren: Chris Price, Jennifer Trump, Jackson Hale, Blake Hale, Travis Reynolds, Cory Reich, Tabitha Canning, Renée Reich, Ian Reich and Raydon Reich, also nine greatgrandchildren. Howard served in the U.S. Air Force until wounded. He then was a logger until retirement.
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Ben was born June 23, 1945, in Vejle, Denmark, and immigrated to Canada when he was seven along with his brother Ed and his mother Teresa. They were to join his father Egon, who had arrived in Canada earlier, in Markham, Ont. The family - with new brothers Paul and Tom in tow - would move to Kamloops in 1960. For years brothers Ben and Ed operated Dansk Construction, an award-winning company known across the province for quality workmanship on small and large projects from Sun Peaks to Williams Lake to Kamloops and beyond, a legacy that will keep the Nielsen name in the spotlight for years to come. Ben was also known for the passion he showed in just about anything that sparked his interest, from golf and fishing to looking after family and friends. No matter what he turned his attention to, he gave it 100 per cent of his effort. Ben, who battled the effects of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (a degenerative neurological disease similar to Parkinson’s) was predeceased by his father Egon, mother Teresa and brothers Tom and Ed. Gifts in lieu of flowers, can be made in Ben’s name to Kamloops Hospice. A service will be held Friday, August 6, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. at Summit Drive Baptist Church, 1975 Summit Dr., Kamloops.
A Vanished Friend
Around the corner I have a friend In this great city that has no end; Yet days go by, and weeks rush on, And before I know it a year has gone, And I never see my old friend’s face, For life is a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as well As in the days when I rang his bell, And he rang mine. We were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men, Tired of playing a foolish game, Tired with trying to make a name. “Tomorrow, I will call on Jim, Just to show that I am thinking of him.” But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And the distance between us grows and grows, Around the corner, yet miles away “Here’s a telegram, sir,” “Jim died today!” And that’s what we get, and deserve in the end, Around the corner a vanished friend! by Anders Lim
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Murray Robert McDougall, born Main-a-Dieu, NS. May 18, 1939 - July 27, 2021
Murray 82 years old passed away at Trinity Care Hospice, North Kamloops. Survived by his wife Valerie McDougall, mother-in-law Magdalene Blackstock, daughters Laura and Tammie (NB), son Mathew (Lisa) Neilson (Edmonton AB); grandchildren Amanda, Sarah and Christopher; special niece Brenda Plested; great nieces Reanna, Whitney, great nephew Joshua and their children. Predeceased by mother and father James and Mildred McDougall (Main-A-Dieu, Cape Breton, NS), brothers Francis and Donnie, sisters Margaret and Stella, father-in-law Wesley Blackstock, brother-in-law Gary Blackstock. Leaves behind brothers Jim (Ruby) (Dartmouth, NS) and Kevin McDougall (NS), sisters Helen and Mary (Sudbury, ON), aunt Olive and uncle Jackie Devries (Louisbourg, NS). Murray spent 26 years in the military, served in NATO and UN forces, retired from the military position of fire chief in 1983 at Mt. Lolo, went to work with Corrections Canada for 16 years, Kamloops, retired in 2009. Murray loved fishing and hunting, loved the Blue Jays and Montreal Canadians and of course his favourite TV program Gunsmoke. Murray was always kind and caring and willing to give a hand to anyone that needed help. Murray also served on the Cottonwood Manor Board, as volunteer security until his illness. We wish to thank Dr. R. McLaren, Dr. Moon, Dr. Pwint, Dr. Bergmann, Dr. Nair and both Kamloops and Kelowna Cancer Clinics. Special thanks to Trinity Care Nursing staff and Interior Health Palliative Care Nurses for their kindness to Murray and family. A very special thanks to Jim Denomey for his friendship, to Ken and Carole Gardner and family for being part of our family, and thanks to the wonderful people at Cottonwood Manor. No formal service - a graveside service will be in September of this year. In lieu of flowers a donation may be given to Overlander Residential Care, Trinity Hospice, Kamloops, BC. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightening they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. by Dylan Thomas
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