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OBSERVING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is bathed in an orange glow on May 30, 2021. Orange is the colour used to recognize the impact residential schools have had on the Indigenous peoples of Canada. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

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Most municipal services will be unavailable this Thursday as the country recognizes the first annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The City of Kamloops will be suspending most non-essential services on Thursday and is encouraging residents and staff to take time to reflect on the new federal statutory holiday — a day of observance to acknowledge the tragic history and ongoing legacy of Canada’s residential school system. Most city facilities will be closed in typical statutory holiday fashion. The city’s waste-collection schedule, however, is challenging to adjust mid-year and, as a result, garbage and recycling will be picked up on Thursday. Beginning in 2022, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will advance collection days in the same manner as other statutory holidays. The due date for Kamloops property owners’ utility bills has also been moved up to Sept. 29 from Sept. 30 due to the holiday. In observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation the city posted a formal land

acknowledgement on its website, along with several pages of content related to reconciliation and its relationship with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc. The Tk’emlúps flag will fly on the community flagpole at Kamloops City Hall throughout the week and new Tk’emlúpsdesigned banners will also be installed on street poles throughout the city in October. “The finding of the missing unmarked graves at residential

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schools, first in Kamloops and now across the country, has raised awareness about the truth of residential schools,” Mayor Ken Christian said in a release. “It is more important than ever to ensure that education and awareness continues and that we honour residential school survivors and the children who did not go home.” Not everyone has the day off on Thursday, however. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

is a new federally declared holiday that requires only federal government offices and businesses that are regulated by the federal government, such as banks, to close. The provincial government has not decided whether it will recognize the new holiday. This past summer, following the discovery of probable graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, the federal government passed legislation marking Sept. 30

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as a statutory holiday — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — alongside Orange Shirt Day. That day is based on Phyllis Webstad’s story of having her orange shirt removed at residential school and replaced with a school uniform and pays tribute to the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools. The city is encouraging people to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in multiple ways — by wearing an orange shirt, by joining Tk’emlúps for a Drum for the Children virtual event (online at tkemlups. ca) at 2:15 p.m., by watching other events recognizing the date online, by learning the stories of residential school survivors and by getting familiar with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 calls to action. Support is available for those affected by the traumatic legacy of residential schools and those who may be triggered by the latest reports and recoveries. Call 1-800-721-0066.

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NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION Thursday, September 30, is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In steps towards more meaningful reconciliation efforts this week, the City of Kamloops posted a formal land acknowledgement on its website along with content related to reconciliation and the City’s relationship with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS). The TteS flag will fly on the City’s community flagpole at City Hall throughout the week, and new TteS-designed banners will also be installed on street poles throughout the city in October. The City continues to champion and implement the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action by working with TteS and community partners to advance reconciliation in our community. There is much more work to be done, but the City is committed to learning the truth and leading reconciliation. The City encourages all residents to reflect upon and honour those who were lost, those who survived, and those who continue to grieve. The following are suggestions for ways to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: • Wear an orange shirt on September 30 • Join TteS virtually at 2:15 pm • Watch other virtual events online with family • Learn the stories of survivors • Get familiar with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action • Share resources with friend and family More information and links are available at:

The City is collaborating with the building community to support capacity building and the implementation of the BC Energy Step Code, which will require that all new buildings meet higher standards of energy efficiency performance criteria.

What can you do to support this Big Move? Install a heat pump or retrofit your home to reduce air leakage and improve comfort and indoor air quality (e.g. by upgrading insulation or windows). Visit Kamloops.ca/RenovateSmart for available incentives. Learn more about the CCAP and the Big Moves at Kamloops.ca/ClimateAction.

RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP Responsible dog ownership is an expectation every day, but this month, in honor of Responsible Dog Ownership Day (September 18) and National Dog Week (September 20–26), we encourage all pet parents to “paws” and remember the promise they made to their furry friend—exercise, shelter, food, and fun.

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The Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) outlines eight Big Moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase our resilience to climate change impacts by targeting emissions reductions of 30% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Each week in September and October, one Big Move will be highlighted.

FALL GOBYBIKE WEEKS Fall bike riding is a great way to get active, stay healthy, lower stress, and improve mental health. Plus, if you register for Fall GoByBike, which is happening September 27–October 10, and log your kms, you have a chance to win some great prizes, including the grand prize of a cycling adventure for two in France, sponsored by Exodus Travel. Even recreational rides will count this year! So, ditch the car and grab your bike to check out those trails, go to work, or to just go around the block to destress! Visit GoByBikeBC.ca to register.

Community Service Officers will be in a variety of dog-friendly parks between now and October 20 to interact with your furry friend and hand out collapsible water bowls, doggie bag dispensers, and mini flying discs to show our appreciation for your canine pal and provide education to owners on the Dog Responsibility and Control Bylaw and upcoming dog licence renewals. If you see an officer at your neighbourhood dog park, have no fear! We are on site to educate, say hello, hand out swag, and to shake a paw in good faith that we have your pal's back. 2022 dog licence renewal notices will be mailed out in November 2021 with payment due January 1, 2022. Learn more at Kamloops.ca/Dogs.

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Following a shift in policy from the provincial government, parents will once again be notified of potential COVID-19 exposures at schools, but so far, anyone wishing to know how many COVID-19 exposures or cases have occurred at their child’s school have been left in the dark. St. Ann’s Academy currently has a “handful” of cases, according to Interior Health, but no exposure notices have been posted by the health authority since classes resumed. A letter sent by the health authority to the school on Sept. 13, obtained by KTW, states there was an exposure in a Grade 5 classroom on that date. But one parent told KTW there have been up to 16 cases across multiple

classrooms, with a Grade 1 class and a Grade 5 class required to isolate. The parent, who wished to remain anonymous, said her child in another class had also tested positive in recent days and, despite that, her class remains in session. “The problem is that parents are dropping off their children and they’re not aware,” the parent said. Interior Health would not confirm how many exposure notifications had been sent to the school, nor how many cases had occurred there, but it did state there is not an outbreak at St. Ann’s. But the definition of an outbreak is not clear, nor is the definition of a cluster. Last year, Kamloops-based Interior Health medical health officer Carol Fenton defined a cluster as something between an outbreak and an exposure, and an outbreak a situation in which

there is ongoing transmission without known sources. Calls to St. Ann’s principal were not returned and Interior Health did not respond when asked by KTW how many cases the school had produced. The province’s original plan was to move forward without school notifications in place this year, with provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry citing anxiety caused by the letters as one of the reasons behind that decision. However, Henry said last week that the approach would be changing and school exposure notifications will once again be posted on health authority websites. But she didn’t promise the process would be timely. “The reality that we know is that it takes time,” she said on Tuesday. See NO DEATHS, A6

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“It takes time for public health to be notified of a positive lab test and to do that important case investigation to understand what settings people were in, where they could have picked this up and where they could have transmitted this to others,” Henry said. The provincial health officer did acknowledge that it might be helpful for parents to notify other parents of positive tests and potential exposures, but said exposure notifications are important as an “authoritative source.” Notices will be posted if “a person (staff or student) attended school while infec-

tious, and there is an increased risk of COVID-19 to the groups they were a part of,” reads a statement presented by the province on Tuesday. Cases among school-age children not eligible for the vaccine have sharply risen since the start of school. In the past 21 days, the rate of cases among nine- to 11-year-olds has risen from about 19 per 100,000 to 29 per 100,000 and the rate among five- to eight-year-olds has risen from 16 per 100,000 to 26 per 100,000. Among nearly every other age group, case rates have dropped in recent weeks. That information was presented during Tuesday’s update on the province’s COVID19 approach, which included updated

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Kamloops council has voted to quash construction of a proposed outdoor skating rink in Riverside Park in the immediate future, but left open opportunity for the project to skate back into the River City at a future time. On Tuesday, council voted to replace the spray park and washroom/change room building in the park at a cost of $3.25 million, compared to the approximate $4.3 million anticipated for the skating rink project. The vote was 6-2, with councillors

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Dale Bass, Dieter Dudy, Sadie Hunter, Mike O’Reilly and Kathy Sinclair in favour and Mayor Ken Christian and Coun. Denis Walsh opposed. Coun. Arjun Singh was absent. Also approved was an additional $250,000 for flood-mitigation work in the park, for a total of $1.85 million. Dudy said the decision balances niceto-haves with need-to-haves. Council had also been given a third option to upgrade the current change room and washroom facility, which would have further lowered the cost of the project. The new bathroom and change room facility will be fully accessible, gender-

neutral and available year-round. Council heard a current bathroom that exists in the park has been vulnerable to vandalism and that the new facility would better withstand vandalism. Included in the approved option by council is $100,000 to install so-called brine lines in the spray park concrete pad in order to allow the city to potentially install a skating rink down the road. Walsh, however, continued to question how the city planned to install a skating rink on space occupied by a splash park. The city’s capital projects manager, Darren Crundwell, said it has recently been done in Kelowna.

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t’s no secret that homelessness is an issue in our community, but I believe we are heading in the right direction. Ending homelessness isn’t easy, but progress is being made, although it is not a role for one person, business or agency either. At The Mustard Seed Kamloops, volunteers are always needed and, on any given day, we have a variety of roles for at least 25 people and that demand only increases come the holidays. In the kitchen, help for our big holiday meals is critical and our volunteers are trying to change lives. But that’s not the only area in which we need support. Fall signals the start of our major fundraising efforts and Kamloops has always been incredibly generous.

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Last year, despite all the challenges COVID-19 brought our way, our community helped us reach our goals to run the many programs and services we offer. We express our deepest appreciation for the support.

As we kick things off this fall, we have a new event called Harvest TakeAway. For a $50 donation, you can purchase a fresh soup kit with fresh produce from Thistle Farms — all the ingredients needed to make a gluten- and dairy-free vegetarian soup with a recipe from executive chef Mitch Shafer of Cordo Resto + Bar at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Kamloops. Soup kits with fresh baked goods will be ready for pick up on Saturday, Oct 2. On Nov. 30, we will be participating in Giving Tuesday, a worldwide event that takes place after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It is a day on which people from around the world come together to support the charities that mean most to them.

Then we’re in December, when we will be hosting our second annual Turkey Toss fundraiser, our Christmas in the Bag initiative to provide men and women with bags of essential hygiene products and, of course, our annual Christmas dinner. This shows the kind of work we are doing, how much we care about those that need our help the most and why community support is so vital. Something we hear quite often from donors who want to support us is a concern that their donations will go to support our other Mustard Seed locations in Alberta. Donations given locally are indeed sent to our processing centre in Calgary, but every dollar donated here to what we do in Kamloops does stay local.

We know we are just scratching the surface in ways we can support and help our homeless neighbours and nurture hope in new beginnings. If you are interested in learning more about what we are doing, I invite you to reach out and we can set up a virtual tour or an inperson tour following all COVID19 protocols. Call 250-434-9898 or email InfoKamloops@theseed.ca for more information. Kelly Thomson is managing director of The Mustard Seed Kamloops. Prior to this role, he worked at MolyCop for more than 30 years and was for many years a board member and volunteer with New Life Community prior to its merger with The Mustard Seed.

Introducing the Quad and the next Cold War The creation of an Australia-United Kingdom-United States military alliance last week caused a tempest in a teapot, but the real action was elsewhere. In Washington on Sept. 24, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (‘“Quad” for short) held its first-ever face-to-face summit and defined the sides in the great power confrontation for the next generation. The Quad consists of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia. Nobody was willing to say the word “China” out loud, but containing China is just as much the focus of the Quad as containing the Soviet Union was when the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded 72 years ago. And, like NATO countries then, today’s Quad members collectively outnumber, outgun and surround

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their adversary. The U.S., India, Japan and Australia have more than two-billion people to China’s 1.4 billion and economies that add up to around twice the size of China’s. All the Quad members except Japan still have growing and relatively young populations, whereas China’s population is rapidly aging and predicted to start falling fast by 2030. It’s becoming commonplace to see claims in Western media that China now has the world’s largest navy, but that’s only if you count every rowboat and rubber dinghy. In terms of serious naval hardware,

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China has one-sixth the tonnage of the Quad navies, including only two aircraft carriers compared to 15 for the Quad and 12 nuclear-powered submarines compared to the Quad’s 69. So, what’s this all about? The Chinese are clearly not equipped for a bid at world conquest and the country’s rulers are obviously not interested in spreading their ideology, either. They don’t even believe in it themselves. Communism provides a rhetorical excuse for single-party authoritarian rule, but the economy is capitalism with Chinese characteristics. The motivation is not really ideological on the Quad’s side, either. All four members are democratic countries and, in the United States, it is normal to portray any foreign war as a defence of “freedom” and “democ-

racy,” but democratic countries that don’t have a dog in this fight (such as Canada) are not queuing up to join the Quad. It’s superficially about minor territorial issues around China’s perimeter, but just below the surface, it’s about sheer power in an almost abstract sense. The United States has been the world’s paramount power for the past 75 years and China is a challenger with its own sense of manifest destiny. Should we despair that only 30 years after the last Cold War ended, we are heading into another one? Not at all. We’re lucky that we got out of the last one without a war and we’re even luckier it took so long before the next organized confrontation between the great powers got underway. — Read the entire column online at

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Editor: On Sept. 19, I was walking my dog along the Rivers Trail dyke in Brocklehurst. It was about 6 a.m. and I was on the trail adjacent to the Kamloops Airport tarmac. The early-morning WestJet flight was idling at the west end when I suddenly noticed a bright red YKA truck along the perimeter of the airstrip. The truck was travelling at a good clip, which got my curiosity up. I was surprised when the truck looped the field and abruptly pulled up alongside me. A young man got out of the truck and told me to please be watchful as they had just chased a bear off the airfield and that it was headed in my direction. I was so grateful that this airport employee took the time to let me know. I did pay heed and returned to the safety of a more heavily travelled part of the trail. I believe this is a genuine show of humanity taking care of itself. I want to thank that young man. I do hope airport management can identify him for proper acknowledgement. Any act of kindness never goes unnoticed. Marguerite Dodds Kamloops

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Let’s always remember each and every child’s names that went missing without a trace Let’s promise to never let this horrific crime of genocide to happen again Do not silence their voice Wipe away the tears of despair and pain from their loved one’s eyes So they can reclaim their children and give them back their identity, culture and dignity And put close to their pain The world’s eyes are on our vast land Let’s show the world we all stand united, hand-in-hand, side-by-side With our Indigenous kin to show reconciliation To have their voices heard and under-

stood, not as whispers, but as loud cries To document the truth and no more lies Rewrite the history of this vast land To regain the honour, dignity and respect of our Indigenous kin Only then will we know what a great country we have When we change our flag to represent and reflect on the true faces of our land When we walk together hand-in-hand Where freedom, justice and equality is the same for all Finally we can hear the voices of the children singing in the wind Where their souls and spirits are will finally be free to sing “We’re free, we’re free and finally home” God bless this vast land, Canada, when we all stand together hand-in-hand And rewrite the wrongs inflicted on our Indigenous friends Let’s put an end to our pain The colour of our skin shouldn’t influence how we think Because underneath our skin, we’re all the same Alba Covaceuszach Kamloops

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SEARING SUMMER WAS WATER GULPER City council will look at possible increasing water restrictions during times of drought as record-setting heat wave led to the single-largest one-day use of water in Kamloops since 2009 JESSICA WALLACE

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The City of Kamloops is looking to increase outdoor watering restrictions during drought conditions in time for next year’s growing season. Current irrigation restrictions do not change amidst dry conditions and this past summer’s heat wave saw the most water usage in one day in more than a decade — 138.4 million litres on June 30, the equivalent of 55 Olympic-sized swimming pools, most of which was utilized for outdoor aesthetic lawn watering. The city’s civic operations committee this week directed staff to begin discussions with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, the Rayleigh Waterworks District and the Heffley Creek Waterworks District about regionally phased water use restrictions. It also directed staff to return to council early next year to discuss implementation of such restrictions before irrigation season. Mayor Ken Christian and councillors Bill Sarai and Kathy Sinclair voted in favour of the proposal, which needs to be approved by full council. “I’m really glad to see we’re doing this,” Sinclair said. “It’s timely and it’s time to be proactive about this.” Phased-in water restrictions would reduce the city’s electricity

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costs, extend infrastructure life, help manage demand for water and benefit the environment. However, it also has the potential to impact every property with a yard. The city’s utility services manager, Greg Wightman, explained to KTW the average resident would be able to water less as drought conditions worsened. “It may go from three days a week to only two days a week and, eventually, to one and potentially even to no outdoor water use if it got to be very severe,” Wightman said. Wightman told the committee on Monday (Sept. 27) that the initiative comes after the province earlier this year released the British Columbia Drought and Water Scarcity Response Plan. Wightman said it is unclear if the plan requires or recommends the phased water restrictions, noting staff are seeking clarification

from the province. “I think, regardless, we’re seeing years of drought like we are this year. The right thing to be doing is to try to be limiting our water use like many of the other regional cities and municipalities are doing,” he told KTW. Wightman said Kelowna, Vernon, Metro Vancouver and Squamish have more stringent water restrictions as drought conditions increase, noting such measures are common across the province. Kamloops, however, has a strong water supply in the South Thompson River. Asked if the city is at risk of running out of water during a drought year if the restrictions are not implemented, Wightman said: “This year, we’re not at a risk of running out of water in the South Thompson, but we’re seeing levels we haven’t seen before and I

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services,” he said. “So, yeah, it’s very concerning.” On July 1, water usage was also high as firefighters battled the Kamloops East fire, which was sparked by lightning in the hills between Valleyview and Juniper Ridge. Wightman said 73 days’ worth of water — about 20 per cent of the total water pumped to Juniper in any given year — was pumped to the neighbourhood to battle the blaze, for a total of 70,000 cubic metres of water (70-million litres), or 43 per cent of the total water the city can produce in a day. Residents were instructed to reduce water usage as the city worked to pump the significant volume of water to one area of the city, located in hills above the South Thompson River. Wightman told the committee the city utilized an “army of people,” including engineering and civic operations staff, in order to push the system to its limits and pump the necessary water into Juniper Ridge during the fire. Some typically automated operations were done by hand. “It’s not an easy effort, at all,” Wightman said. “I’m very proud of what everyone was able to do on that evening.” Sinclair asked if the city would be required to follow the same increased restrictions and Wightman said the municipality has cut down irrigation of sports fields significantly of late.

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City of Kamloops

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 1:30 pm

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City denies request from TRU to exempt temporary housing measures from building code

Why?

Kamloops City Council will consider adopting Council Procedure Bylaw No. 1-56, 2021, a bylaw to regulate the general procedures of Council and Council Committees in conducting their business. This bylaw will repeal and replace Council Procedure Bylaw No. 1-46, 2004, and all amendments thereto.

Purpose

Bylaw No. 1-56 for adoption is available for viewing on the City’s website at this link: https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/135794 Bylaw No. 1-46 to be repealed is available for viewing on the City’s website at this link: https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/8568 They key updates which differentiate Council Procedure Bylaw 1-56 from 1-46 include, but are not limited to: • Definitions and references added, removed, or updated • Details relating to Committees and different meeting types, timing and location added • Provision for electronic participation added • Order of business on the agenda updated • Process for Notices of Motion updated • Sections on correspondence, public submissions and Bylaws updated • Rules of conduct and debate updated

Questions?

For relevant background material contact the Legislative Services Division at 250-828-3483 or legislate@kamloops.ca. The proposed bylaw can be viewed at Kamloops.ca/CouncilAgenda. (September 21, 2021, Regular Council Meeting, Agenda Item 6.3, Attachment “A”) or at City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday–Friday (excluding statutory holidays).

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Written submissions must include your name and address and be received no later than 12:00 pm on October 15, 2021. Written submissions, including your name and address, are included in the Council Agenda and will be posted on the City’s website and form part of the permanent public record. Please note that the City considers the author’s address relevant to Council’s consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information in accordance with Sections 26 and 33.1 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (BC). City Hall and Sandman Centre are accessible from the following transit routes: No. 1 - Tranquille, No. 2 - Parkcrest, and No. 3 - Westsyde.

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The City of Kamloops has denied a request from Thompson Rivers University to be exempt from BC Building Code standards, which the university sought in order to erect temporary student housing on campus. TRU students are currently facing a housing crunch, and the university’s proposed solution was to erect temporary workcamp-style housing in a university parking lot. But the City of Kamloops says that plan won’t work, as it doesn’t hold up against BC Building Code standards, including issues with the fire alarm systems, prohibited use of a shared heating and ventilation system, multiple fire prevention issues and utility issues, including sewer access. In his response to the university, City of Kamloops Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin said the buildings also do not meet the criteria to be classified as an emergency facility. “While we do understand the seriousness of TRU’s predicament — including the arrival of students for whom TRU has not yet secured housing — the city is of the view that using temporary housing that does not meet the legislated (and widely accepted) health and safety requirements would exacerbate rather than cure TRU’s dilemma,” he wrote. That dilemma stems from a number of conditions that are new this year. TRU students often face issues finding housing, but with a full return to campus for the first time since 2019, the problem has been made

even worse. In a statement from Thompson Rivers University, the university says it is disappointed with the city’s decision to not allow it to ignore the BC Building Code. “We believe we put forward a solution that provides a full commitment to the health and safety of students and addressed a critical need due to a sudden and unforeseen shortage of affordable housing in the city,” the statement reads. In the statement, the university cites “sudden an unforeseen” factors as the cause of the shortage and said a surge in student is not to blame, as there are 712 fewer students currently enrolled compared to September 2019, when students were last attending classes on campus. “The situation experienced today is the result of a number of factors that have strained the city’s affordable housing supply, including the influx of out-of-town workers to support pipeline and other construction activity, wildfire evacuees, and the loss of spaces to social housing and future developments,” the statement reads. In recent years, TRU has taken hold of its student housing, purchasing the private development Upper College Heights, located across Summit Drive and now called the East Village, and the McGill student housing buildings, which are on campus but were previously privately owned. Along with the North Tower (formerly known as the TRU Residence building) the university now controls 1,366 beds for students. Meanwhile, a number of private residential developments have risen on campus, but no new student housing has

been constructed. Nathan Lane, executive director of the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union, told KTW that a number of conditions have led to the crunch, including low vacancy rates to begin with, issues with nearby motels and hotels and two waves of new students: second-year students who did not attend in person last year on top of the usual set of new firstyear students. Lane said backlog of students would normally use nearby hotels and motels in the short term, but even those have faced issues, and have either converted to another type of accommodation or are closed. Lane also said that many third- and fourthyear students likely left their apartments during the first year of COVID-19 to attend university from home, and upon returning would also need accommodation. “There are definitely people who are still looking for housing,” Lane said. TRU was reportedly looking to construct about 150 units of temporary housing. Trawin said the city wants to ensure that TRU students live in housing built to the same standards as all Kamloops residents. “With respect, we do not see this as unreasonable in the circumstances,” Trawin wrote. The Kamloops CAO reiterated that the city has a “strong working relationship” with TRU, and said the city will continue to assist the university by expediting the permitting and inspection process. The students’ union, meanwhile, will make housing an issue this school year, with plans to bring in speakers and hold public events on the matter.

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Police watchdog probing Valleyview fatal crash KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal crash that took place on the Trans-Canada Highway in Valleyview on Sunday evening (Sept. 26). The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is investigating the collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highland Road in east Kamloops after being notified by the RCMP. The driver of a white Suzuki motorcycle that allegedly passed a marked police van as they were travelling eastbound on the highway was involved in a collision with a black Dodge Ram pickup in the intersection at approximately 6:50 p.m., according to information provided by the RCMP to the IIO. The male rider of the Suzuki was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the truck was not injured, according

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BRIEFS to police. The officer driving the van came upon the scene just before 7 p.m. and the initial police investigation suggests the motorcycle rider ran a red light and struck the front quarter panel of the left turning pick-up truck, according to a press release from the BC RCMP. The Kamloops RCMP is continuing to investigate the cause of the collision, but as the matter is now under investigation by the IIO, no further information is being released by police. The IIO is investigating to determine what role, if any, police action or inaction may have played in the death and is asking anyone with relevant information or dash-cam footage of the incident to contact its wit-

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ness line toll-free at 1-855-4468477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website. The IIO is the independent civilian oversight agency of police in B.C. that investigates all officer-related incidents resulting in serious harm or death, regardless of any allegation of wrongdoing. TRAFFIC STOP YIELDS DRUGS AND A ‘KIDNAPPING KIT’ Stopping a vehicle for expired insurance in Kamloops on Sept. 22 led to the seizure of more than 200 grams of drugs. Kamloops RCMP Const. Crystal Evelyn said an officer stopped the vehicle at about 10:45 p.m. near Columbia Street and Highway 1. While police were dealing with the driver, Evelyn said, weapons were seen inside the car, resulting in the detention of its occupants. “Further investigation revealed what appeared to be a

‘kidnapping kit,’ which included a ball gag, zap straps and duct tape, weapons, cash and numerous quantities of suspected heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine,” Evelyn said. The items were seized by police. Evelyn said those involved were released pending the investigation’s conclusion. The driver also received a violation ticket for driving without insurance and the vehicle was towed. Anybody with information related to the investigation is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000. MOUNTIES SEIZE SUSPECTED FENTANYL, CASH, VEHICLE Kamloops Mounties seized 13 ounces of suspected fentanyl, cash and a vehicle in the west side of the city on Sept. 22. The seizure was carried out by the detachment’s targeted enforcement unit at 2:30 a.m.

Const. Crystal Evelyn said a man and woman were arrested at a gas station on Versatile Drive, just off Highway 1 at Copperhead Drive, with smaller amounts of suspected crack, meth and cocaine also seized. “The targeting of alleged fentanyl traffickers remains a strategic enforcement priority of the Kamloops RCMP,” Insp. Jeff Pelley said in a statement. “The impact and removal of this illicit drug will have a positive community impact, preventing potential overdoses.” The Kamloops man arrested was released pending further investigation, while the woman in the vehicle was wanted on a warrant and held in custody before a court appearance. Evelyn explained that, as part of the criminal justice system, police are often required to release those arrested and continue their investigation before applying for charge approval from Crown counsel.

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Was clinic closure due to anti-vaxxer concerns? CHRISTOPHER FOULDS

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Was the postponement of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Brocklehurst middle school last week connected to concerns about anti-vaxxers disrupting the event? Dr. Ian Mitchell, an emergency room physician in Kamloops, said he has heard nurses scheduled to staff the clinic were not prepared to do so due to security concerns they had. “Students in Interior Health

are not getting any vaccinations in school today due to security concerns from anti-vaxxers,” Mitchell said in a tweet posted to his social media account. “Nurses who do vaccinations fear harassment and violence from the unhinged.” KTW contacted Mitchell, who said he had not spoken to nurses directly, but had spoken to others with knowledge of the situation. Kamloops This Week contacted Interior Health on Sept. 23 to ask for details regarding the postponement of the Sept. 22 vaccination clinic at

Brocklehurst middle school. As of press deadline on Sept. 28, Interior Health had not responded to the query. An earlier inquiry to confirm if the clinic had been postponed resulted in the following statement from Interior Health: “Interior Health did indeed reschedule a school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinic today [Sept. 22] in Kamloops due to an unforeseen staffing matter which has now been resolved. “Going forward, the Interior Health in-school vaccination clinics’ schedule will

continue as planned. Anyone aged 12 and older is also encouraged to get vaccinated as soon as possible by dropping in to any of our vaccine clinics throughout the region.” The postponement of the clinic was promoted on social media by a well-known antivaxxer who was part of the group of people who went to schools in Salmon Arm earlier this month — prompting a district-wide lockdown of schools — to serve “notices of liability” to school and Interior Health officials.

On Sept. 22. the anti-vaxxer posted a letter from Brock middle school to parents that explained the postponement of the clinic and related staffing issues. The anti-vaxxer added comments relating to “medical experiments” on children and “notices of liability.” This same anti-vaxxer also suggested — in a since-deleted social media video — that the fire that destroyed the Village of Lytton on June 30 was intentionally set by use of government lasers.

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From Sept. 13 to Sept. 26, residents could show the paper card they received when they received their shots. As of Sept. 27, however, residents must show the QR code they can download or get printed from the provincial government website. People can get their BC Vaccine Card online at gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard or by

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Patio program continuation approved by city council JESSICA WALLACE

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Kamloops city council has approved the continuation of a patio program launched to help restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program saw construction of curb letdowns in parking spaces on city streets for extension of restaurant patios onto sidewalks downtown and in North Kamloops. On Tuesday, council heard from staff that the program was deemed successful and requested approval to keep the letdowns in place through the winter into the next patio season. Some concerns were raised about snow clearing and parking. Coun. Mike O’Reilly noted development in the downtown core. Mayor Ken Christian asked residents for patience and Coun. Sadie Hunter asked businesses

Outdoor patios will become a mainstay in the city with city councillorsrecent approval. The program saw construction of curb letdowns in parking spaces on city streets for extension of restaurant patios onto sidewalks downtown and in North Kamloops. DAVE EAGLES/KTW FILE

for diligence in clearing areas in front of their businesses. Council voted to continue the program for 2021 in a vote of seven to zero.

Mayor Ken Christian and councillors Dale Bass, Dieter Dudy, voted in favour. Coun. Denis Walsh recused himself, as he owns a patio

downtown, and Coun. Arjun Singh was absent. The city spent about $200,000 on the letdowns.

Correction In a story on the Bright Red Book Bus in last week’s Raise a Reader special edition of Kamloops This Week, Chloe Johnson-Bulman’s name was misspelled. KTW regrets the error.

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TRU study on wildfire communication complete SEAN BRADY

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Thompson Rivers University researchers have completed their study looking at wildfire communication during the 2017 and 2018 seasons and have come up with recommendations for communicators to reflect upon. The study was completed on June 30, meaning it does not address the issues seen during this past wildfire season, which was the most destructive on record for the Kamloops Fire Centre, with more than 160 structures lost within the TNRD alone and hundreds of thousands of

hectares burned. Among the recommendations made within the report: • Build and maintain trust with remote and First Nations communities; • Develop a program to increase communications availability in remote/ First Nations communities through either satellite phones or amateur radio; • Meaningfully distinguish between risk and crisis communication; • Lobby to improve broadband internet access in remote and First Nations communities; • Draw upon examples of success in wildfire communications among groups such as the Simpcw First Nation. The study was

conducted by lead researcher and faculty member Michael Mehta and three faculty members, including Wendy Gardner (natural resource sciences), Jon Heshka (adventure studies) and Wendy McKenzie (nursing), with help from graduate student research assistant Merieme Boutaib and undergrad assistant Jasper Edge. Funding came jointly from three sources: the BC Wildfire Service, Canada Wildfire and TRU. At the centre of the report is the life-cycle model, which would emphasize work and communication before, during and after the wildfire season. “What a life-cycle

communications approach does is moves us away from the dominant approach, which is basically only communicating during an event,” Mehta said. With an emphasis on local and Indigenous knowledge, Mehta said the life-cycle approach pushes us toward being proactive, rather than reactive. Mehta also said the model relies on a peoplecentred approach, using local resources and knowledge to know what and how to protect a community. “We’re really talking about creating a more robust, holistic approach and that could imply, for example, moving the BC

Wildfire Service away from being just a seasonal operation to having more boots on the ground, working with communities throughout the year,” Mehta said. Some of the ideas discussed in the report are already on their way to being implemented, Mehta said, acknowledging that much of the work he and his team has done is based on consultation with others, such as First Nations groups, the City of Kamloops and the BC Wildfire Service. Mehta also acknowledged that groups like Emergency Management BC and the BC Wildfire Service are using social media more, noting it’s important

to get information out early to prevent voids of information that might otherwise be filled with misinformation. But he also advocates for a combined approach, using informal social media sources in combination with more formal communication so people can make decisions based on their own, local circumstances. But ultimately, the shift in approach around communication is about building trust. “The reason why we did this in the first place was to develop a better approach to communicating at all stages of an event, so you can rebuild trust, save lives and save property,” Mehta said.

After the flames, Kamloops studying fire-mitigation techniques for the future JESSICA WALLACE

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On the heels of a historic fire season, the city is looking at fire-mitigation techniques. Coun. Kathy Sinclair, speaking at Monday’s (Sept. 27) development and sustainability committee meeting, said she has heard from numerous residents

about a desire to implement a fire-mitigation technique utilized by Logan Lake, which involves installation of sprinklers on the roofs of buildings. The Tremont Creek wildfire threatened the community of Logan Lake in the summer and its fire department and mayor have since touted its FireSmart program for helping to protect structures.

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are other ideas that we could be looking into as this has become a more urgent matter and we are expecting more wildfires, unfortunately.” The city’s development, engineering and sustainability director, Marvin Kwiatkowski, said he met last week with Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Steve Robinson to discuss fire-mitigation planning. He said the city is also initiating

brainstorming sessions internally across departments. With significant wildfires and resulting smoke in the three of the past five years, Kwiatkowski said the issue is topical and it is worthwhile to examine different practices. City CAO David Trawin said the city has applied for a wildfire interface grant and is co-ordinating with the province to conduct prescribed burns.

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No buildings burned, despite the fire encroaching into municipal boundaries. A fire also sparked on Canada Day in Kamloops between the residential neighbourhoods of Valleyview and Juniper Ridge. No structures were lost, but flames came near to homes. “I know we’re doing a lot,” Sinclair told the committee on Monday. “I wondered if there

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A local man’s hair-cutting fundraiser in support of the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC) and Kamloops’ branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is growing in its sophomore iteration. Nathaniel Martin started Cutober in October 2020 with his

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with a new haircut in an event at Aberdeen Mall’s centre court between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. This time, Martin won’t be getting the haircut alone as four others, including United Steelworkers union local 7619 president Kyle Wolfe, are joining the Cutober team by getting haircuts from their own children at the mall. Martin said another half dozen people may also commit to the cut and spots are still open to partici-

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Thompson Rivers University is the only Canadian post-secondary institution included in the top 10 of the Sierra Club’s annual Coolest School rankings. TRU placed third in the sustainability rankings of North American colleges and universities, which is the same position it sat in last year. In 2019, TRU was at the top of the list as the No. 1 Coolest School. This is the 15th year the Sierra Club has released its rankings, which are based on the institutions’ environmental track records. This year, Sierra received submissions from a record-breaking 328 schools across the United States and Canada. Of the 20 colleges and universities on this year’s list,

there were only three from Canada, with the rest based in the U.S. Besides TRU, the other Canadian universities are both in Quebec — Université de Sherbrooke (11th) in Sherbrooke and Université Laval (13th) in Quebec City. Overall, Arizona State University came in first, while the University of California campus in Irvine came second, followed by Thompson Rivers University. Using a customized scoring system, independent researchers ranked colleges and universities based on academic criteria, such as environmentally-focused curricula, student engagement with environmental activism, renewable energy and waste management operations and schools’ planning and administrative standards.

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The second item was an introduction to Airat Ichmouratov’s highly energized music, thanks to conductor Dina Gilbert’s connections in Montreal. At 25, he left Russia for Canada. As the program notes state, Ichmouratov has composed prolifically since. The concert’s title work by William Grant Still followed,

slowing the pace and preparing us for Shostakovich’s rollercoaster ride. The weekend performance left me with questions. Why did concertmaster Elyse Jacobson send soaring notes from her violin? Why did Jaeden Izik-Dzurko continually bounce off the piano seat? Why did the bass and two cellos sound so dramatic? Why

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What does it mean to be Orthodox? Part seven of a 10-part monthly series in Kamloops This Week. eginning in the fourth century, groups of migrating tribes from Northern Europe moved south, taking over much of what was the western half of the Roman Empire, from Italy to the British Isles, from North Africa to modern-day Poland. With this “Barbarian Invasion,” the Roman Empire fell. Europe entered its Dark Ages, from which it only began to recover in the ninth century under Charlemagne. Until that renaissance of culture and learning, however, civilization would lie in ruins, with memories of its glorious Roman past preserved in lonely Celtic monasteries, like chrysalises in cocoons. That, at least, is what our popular histories tell us. What many of us don’t realize is that the Roman Empire did not actually collapse in the fourth and fifth centuries. While the western half of the empire did indeed succumb to the northern invaders, the eastern half of the Empire — encompassing modern Greece, Macedonia, the Balkan states, Turkey, Syria, Armenia, Egypt and Palestine — remained largely intact. In the early fourth century, the Emperor Constantine moved his capital from Rome to the small town of Byzantium on the Bosphorus. He renamed the town after himself — Constantinople — and made it the capital of the eastern half of the Roman Empire, rebuilding it in the image of the old Rome and continuing its Roman way of life in an uninterrupted, if more Christianised, form. A long line of eastern Roman (or Byzantine) emperors followed Constantine. One of the most notable is Justinian, who built the great Church of Holy Wisdom (Haghia Sophia) in Constantinople and took back many western lands lost to the barbarians. Then came the rise of Islam in the seventh century, which Justinian’s successors were unable to withstand. Over the next eight centuries, the Eastern Roman Empire shrank steadily until, at last, in 1453, it finally met its end with the Ottoman Turkish conquest of Constantinople. I mention all these details of his-

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tory to make the simple point that, while Western Europe struggled through its Dark and Middle ages, the Eastern Roman Empire thrived as a Christian civilization for more than 1,100 years. More to the point, this time period also saw the growth and flowering of the spiritual culture of the Eastern Orthodox Church. If we are going to answer the question, what exactly “Orthodox” means, we first need to understand just how much happened outside the borders of our western-European-centred historical experience during that millennium. Take, for instance, the Iconoclast controversy, about which most western Christians know very little. You may recall from my last column that Christians had embarked on a project of baptizing the surrounding pagan culture, interpreting ancient pagan religions in the light of Christian teaching. A part of this endeavour was the baptism of pagan religious imagery, which Christians appropriated to depict their spiritual experience. During a period in which little or no significant religious art was produced in Western Europe, the Eastern Roman Empire witnessed the highly sophisticated production of religious imagery (known as iconography, or “icon-writing” in Greek). The rise of Islam in the seventh century, however, led to controversy. A dynasty of Syrian emperors, perhaps influenced by Islam’s strictures against religious imagery and the tendency of Greek philosophy towards abstractions, prohibited the production and veneration of icons. The gut spiritual reaction of the general Christian populace throughout the Eastern Roman Empire was

violent. Riots rocked the cities. Much theological reflection was undertaken and, in time, treatises were written distinguishing between latria (worship), which belonged exclusively to God, and proskynesis (veneration), in which a painted religious images act as “windows into heaven,” a human means to access the divine. A leading theologian of the day, John of Damascus, argued the case for icons as follows: “But now when God is seen in the flesh conversing with men, I make an image of the God whom I see. I do not worship matter; I worship the Creator of matter who became matter for my sake, who willed to take His abode in matter; who worked out my salvation through matter. Never will I cease honouring the matter through which my salvation was wrought!” After 100 years of conflict, debate and reflection, the Iconoclast controversy came to an end in the east, with the veneration of icons being upheld as central to the Christian faith in the second council of Nicaea in 787 A.D. Of course, western Europeans knew nothing of these conflicts and ended up rehashing the issue during the Reformation, which came to the opposite conclusion, rejecting the veneration of images as idolatry. Given our primarily Western European experience of history, from which the Iconoclast controversy is missing, it is easy to lose sight of the wider implications and dimensions of the Christian faith. More than merely a fight over pictures, the debate over icons was a serious reflection on what it means to worship God in the flesh. More specifically, it reminds us that our view of “matter” (whether it is the human body or the natural environment) is not limited to a choice between pagan idolatry and Puritan denial; that the created world should be neither worshipped nor rejected, but venerated and honoured as the very medium and instrument in which and through which God came to save us. CORRECTION Last week’s Faith column by Rev. Steve Filyk, minister at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, included a link to a video series. That link was missing a letter in its website address. The correct link is standrewskamloops.com/live

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rchaeologists in B.C. are doing fieldwork in areas where massive wildfires burned this year, making inventories of archaeological and cultural heritage sites damaged in the disasters. As I walk along the fireguards built through Skeetchestn territory, looking for archaeological sites and cultural heritage concerns, it saddens me to see the devastation. Eventually, the forests will recover and the evidence of the destruction will be buried under younger sediments. Future archaeologists will be able to recognize that a wildfire occurred from the charcoal preserved in soil profiles and marine sediment core samples. If wildfires are identified in the archaeological record through charcoal, what are the material manifestations of other disasters? Two previous disasters archaeologists in this region often encounter are from past volcanic eruptions, represented by distinct ash layers in the geological record. One of these ash layers is from Mount St. Helens, the southern Washington volcano that erupted 3,400 years ago, whereas the other, even older ash layer is from Mount Mazama, a volcano in southern Oregon that erupted 7,700

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years ago. Archaeologists often use these layers of ash to help determine the age of an archaeological site. Events of such magnitude have also been passed down through oral tellings, known to the Secwépemc people as stsptékwll. Professor Marianne Ignace and Dr. Ron Ignace explain how stsptékwll reference “the breaking of ice dams, floods, the invention and spread of technologies and the movements and migrations of our ancient forebears. As the land shaped itself throughout periods of climate change, our ancestors showed enormous resilience against natural disasters …” Sometimes these kinds of disasters can also be determined from the archaeological record, such as walls collapsed from

an earthquake, settlements abandoned because of a drought or the context in which human remains are found. For example, just east of Kamloops, the Gore Creek skeleton was found in a geological context, indicating this man was buried by a mudflow approximately 8,250 years ago. And, although not naturally occurring, colonization has had, and continues to have, far greater and long-lasting impacts on Indigenous communities across Turtle Island than any natural disasters. This, too, leaves archaeological signatures. Thousands of burial sites have been detected using ground-penetrating radar technology on residential school grounds across Canada and this number will continue to rise. In addition to residential schools, First Nation

communities have been displaced from their territories to designated reserves, which were often lands deemed unsuitable (or less desirable) for settler occupation, including some lands with increased exposure to hazards. Today, Indigenous people living on reserve are 18 times more likely to be evacuated as a result of disasters than people living off reserve, while firerelated deaths are more than 10 times higher than the Canadian average. Archaeologists are in a unique position to study disasters because the discipline bridges the natural and social sciences. Social, cultural, political and economic factors influence ways in which societies are vulnerable and/or resilient when disasters occur. Disaster research studies these factors and how they

influence post-disaster recovery. Since archaeologists study such longtime scales, they can help determine what these factors are and the contexts in which they develop, which can help contemporary societies better prepare for future hazards. I am hopeful when I read about, hear about and see the strength in Indigenous communities and the projects they are spearheading. The Sparks Lake wildfire this past summer demonstrated the importance of traditional ecological knowledge — landbased knowledge that comes from living in an area for thousands of years. The impacts of climate change, which includes more intense wildfire seasons, as well as the biodiversity crisis, also illustrates the need to support and implement traditional Indigenous stewardship practices, such as prescribed burning. On this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is marked on Sept. 30, may we remember (and research) the past and recognize how the past influences our present and prepare for a better future. Katie Sperry is an archaeologist with the Skeetchestn Natural Resources Corporation. Dig It is KTW’s regularly published column on the history beneath our feet in the region. Interested in more? Go online to republicofarchaeology.ca.

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envy people who know absolutely they are right and that I am wrong. I mean the ones who look down their noses at me because I hunt and seem ever so smug in their certainty that no matter what I say or how I act, I’m a little bit less because I have had blood on my hands. It must be wonderful for them to know with such certainty that their way of thinking is so wholly correct, while mine is terribly off base. I admire their ability because it must make life simple. Certainly, they can also answer other difficult questions as clearly. No ambiguity, grey areas or self-turmoil about right and wrong. Just righteous living day after ever-blissful day. On the other hand, I often struggle with what I do and how I feel about it. I sometimes question why I hunt and fish, what I get out of it and whether the price is too high. Am I lying to others when I say I do it for food? Do I genuinely believe that when I’m alone and no one is asking but me? Is it conviction or just clever justification? Am I, in fact, a murderous Neanderthal indulging some base instinct leftover in my genetic code from days long past? Is it truly possible for me to love and respect nature, as I proclaim to do, while I chase things with lethal intent? And how do some think they so clearly see the answer while the absolute black-and-white

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NARRATIVE truth of it eludes me? Humans love to judge, especially others who do things differently than they do. Wouldn’t life be simple if we were all the same? Wouldn’t it be swell if everyone thought kindred thoughts and acted in unison? There would be no conflict, no discord. Utopia. But who should be the model? Whose version of living is best? What lifestyle, religion or method of child-rearing will make all of us happy? What form of recreation, means of transportation or pattern of consumption will serve us all? Perhaps the most acceptable way for humans to decide the ultimate model for life is to eliminate all aspects of living with which others don’t agree. Any idea, practice or value with a detracting point of view must go. Boil down what’s left into a homogeneous code of conduct and force all to live by it. Am I taking things too far? Of course I am. Obviously, there must be a compromise. Inevitably, we must accept differences in each other, whether

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we like them or not. The longing I have to be out there with a rifle or a fishing rod comes from deeper inside me than I can see. It feels natural, even though I have a difficult time defining or explaining it. It exists in me even though I sometimes question it. I suppose I could suppress it. But why? Because others don’t like it? Because some don’t feel the same way? My activities in the bush are not harmful to anything but individuals of the animal species I pursue. I don’t say that lightly. I know what it looks like to see a deer die and I understand it’s not an end the creature desires. I comprehend the violence. It sobers me. But killing a deer does not

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threaten the whole species, as there are lots of deer. Nature intended deer to be hunted by wolves, coyotes, cougars, bears and, yes, even humans. Without predators, their numbers swell. I listen to the experts about wildlife populations, follow the rules prescribed by government biologists, buy my quota of licences every year and hunt with the understanding I am blessed to live in a province and a country as rich as B.C. and Canada. And hunting doesn’t destroy the places where deer live. Like a hand pulled from a bucket of water, the disturbance caused by my rifle’s blast lasts but a blink. The ripples settle quickly back to calm, with just a little removed. My family benefits from my

hunting. Venison is healthy and the meat isn’t wasted. I feel good bringing home something that nurtures us. A deer dies and serves a purpose. In the end, I can answer my questions in a way I can live with. Yes, my spirits lift when I find and kill a deer and I concede the act quiets an urge. Is it the mark I’m a lesser man? Or does it just mean I’m different, that what I need from the world is not the same as others? Why does anyone think they really know the answer? Robert Koopmans is an avid angler and hunter who spends as much time as possible in B.C.’s wild places. To share a thought, send an email to info@theoutdoornarrative.com.

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With competitive tennis in Canada essentially shut down amid the pandemic, Gabriella and Vannessa moved to Spain, where the 15-year-old Lindgren sibling is enrolled in a tennis academy near Barcelona. “When it comes to the kids, we’re trying to give them the opportunity to follow their dreams,” said Mats, who was 30 when he retired from pro hockey, his career plagued and cut short by injuries. “They have huge passion for their sport. It’s a couple years where I think it’s

important you get that opportunity. That being said, it’s lonely. You know what I mean? It’s lonely for me. All of a sudden, it’s just me and the dog, which I’m not used to at all.” The family moved to Sweden from Vancouver a few months after the birth of Lindgren, who spent the first 11 years of his life in the Scandinavian country. Vannessa was born in Honduras, but moved to B.C. when she was three. See LINDGREN, A28

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“It’s a pretty big mix,” said Lindgren, who turned 17 in August. “It’s pretty cool. “I love it over there [Sweden]. I love the culture. I still love it over here, though. It was a good move for me, with my hockey and my sister’s tennis, to come over. It’s a lot more high level.” The Blazers’ rearguard was forced to decide which country he will represent when called to international duty — Canada or Sweden. “It might sound a little silly, but when that decision came up a couple years ago, he was obviously thinking about it,” said dad Mats, who represented Sweden at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. “Do we turn this down? What do you feel, Matsy? He was very proud to represent Canada. His mother is Canadian. He’s been living in Canada. Every year, he’s going to feel more like a Canadian.” Lindgren and Blazers’ goaltender Dylan Ernst donned the Maple Leaf and won bronze at the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. THE SKATING Edge work was sharpened in Sweden, cut into his game through shearing repetition. The family moved to Stockholm when Lindgren was five and found coach Roger Dahlström. “It was hour after hour of working on your edges,” father Mats said. “I do think those five years he spent with him set the

Mats Lindgren bookended by mother Vannessa and father Mats after signing with the Kamloops Blazers in June of 2019. Aspiring tennis professional Gabriella Lindgren unleashes a forehand.

foundation for his edges. As you get older, you don’t necessarily want to spend much time doing that.” Power skating instructor Victor Kraatz took over from Dahlström when the Lindgrens moved back to Vancouver, but son credits father above all else. “He’s taught me so much,” Lindgren said. “He’s the person I look up to and I kind of try to be like him. I wouldn’t be here without him.” Clouston was asked about his D-man’s formidable feet. “He’s a terrific skater, a world-class skater,” the Blazers’ head coach said. “It’s his edge work. He can open his hips up, be on his inside and outside edges. He’s got good balance, which allows him to tight turn. He’s very mobile. The last part of that is just the power. As he gets older and stronger, with that power added to it, it’s going to add that speed element.” The six-foot, 170-pound left shot is doing his part to gain strength. “That was one of the big

things I wanted to improve [in the off-season] was my shot and just getting a little bigger, so I could compete with the bigger guys in the league,” Lindgren said. “Last year, I kind of got pushed around a little bit, so that’s something I really wanted to work on. I think I’ve done a really good job and I feel good.” THE EXPECTATIONS Most 17-year-old high school students are not approached by NHL scouts, media folk, adoring fans and others who can boost ego, apply pressure or affect mentality in any number of ways. Steve Ewen of The Province recently wrote an article that quoted an anonymous NHL scout who said he is “astronomically high” on Lindgren because his game has “some special elements.” “For me, it’s pretty fun to see those things,” Lindgren said, noting he strives to emulate Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar, star defencemen and top-flight skaters for the Canucks and

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Colorado Avalanche, respectively. “I feel good because it kind of shows the work I’ve been putting in has been paying off. I think the work doesn’t stop here, though. I’ll just try to work as hard as I can and, hopefully, I get drafted in June.” His father, picked 15th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1993 NHL Draft, is positioned well to help his son handle expectations. “I do think it helps that I’ve gone through it myself,” said Mats, who logged NHL minutes with the Canucks, Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders. “He’s got a good head on his shoulders. Don’t listen too much to things that are good or bad. You have a dream to go as far as you can. Don’t get too high. Don’t sink too low. Keep working.” THE DECISION Snaring Lindgren was a coup for the Blazers, who took a risk when they drafted the highly touted defenceman seventh overall in the 2019

WHL Bantam Draft. The Burnaby Winter Club product was verbally committed to play for the NCAA Division 1 Michigan Wolverines, but switched course and inked with Kamloops in June of 2019. “For him, it became a fairly easy decision once Kamloops came into the picture,” Mats said. “When you go the college path, you’re going to have to wait a few years down the road. The WHL is the best junior league in the world and I do think you have to be playing with the best to try and reach your goals. Mats was feeling that, too.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1:30 PM Tuesday October 5, 2021 Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality Council gives notice that it will hold a virtual Public Hearing via Zoom and live streaming on the Municipal Facebook page to consider proposed Bylaw No. 0173 and No. 0175. Please contact the Municipality in advance if you wish to attend to receive the Zoom password.

What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 0173, 2021? Bylaw No. 0173 is to change Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 to rezone 1360 Burfield Drive (legally described as Strata Lot A, District Lots 5957 and 6281, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS3601), as shown outlined in bold on the subject map, from R-1: Residential Single and Two Family Zone to R-1 with a site specific amendment to authorize one auxiliary residential dwelling unit (suite) in half of the existing two-family dwelling (half-duplex Strata Lot A only).

What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 0175, 2021?

Bylaw No. 0175 is to change Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 to rezone 1374 Burfield Drive (legally described as Strata Lot 2, District Lots 5957 and 6281, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS5973), as shown outlined in bold on the subject map, from R-1: Residential Single and Two Family Zone to R-1 with a site specific amendment to authorize one auxiliary residential dwelling unit (suite) in half of the existing two-family dwelling (half-duplex Strata Lot 2 only). All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing. Additionally, they may make written submissions on the matter of this Bylaw (via any of the below options) which must be received at our office prior to 4:00 p.m. on the 1st day of October, 2021. The entire content of all submissions will be made public and form a part of the public record on this matter.

We thank you for your patronage, understanding, and patience as we work together during this unprecedented time. Visit Kamloops.ca/COVID for updates Programs are cancelled if the minimum numbers are not met.

My First Museum

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Enter a whole new world of photography by becoming more creative with your camera and moving beyond the manufacturer’s settings. In this five-part series, you will learn composition, such as background is purposely blurred and the subject is sharp, where motion is accentuated or frozen and to capture images when flash is impractical or not allowed. Can register for individual sessions. Valleyview Community Hall All 5 Sessions Thu Oct 7–Nov 4 7:00–9:00 pm 5/$130

Group Guitar Lesson for Beginners

This is a great introduction for new guitar players. In this fun, non-intimidating setting, you will learn the very basics of playing guitar, including identifying the parts of the guitar and learning some chords and simple melodies. Please bring your own guitar. Parkview Activity Centre Wed Oct 13–Dec 1 6:15–7:15 pm 8/$100

How do I get more information? A copy of the proposed Bylaw and all supporting information can be inspected from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday (except the September 30th Statutory Holiday) at our office from September 10th, 2021 until 4:00 p.m. the day of the Hearing; or please contact us via any of the below options. No representations will be received by Council after the Public Hearing has been concluded.

Shane Bourke, Chief Administrative Officer Phone: 250-578-2020 Email: admin@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca Website: www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca

Ages: 2–4

Museums across Canada—each week, you and your child will be introduced to different museums that reflect KMA exhibitions and collections. Each session will have a story and caregiver-assisted crafts. Kamloops Museum & Archives All 8 Sessions Wed Oct 13–Dec 1 10:00–10:45 am 8/$56

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SPORTS

Jackson bests Pendrel, wins nationals MARTY HASTINGS STAFF REPORTER sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

Jenn Jackson was succinct in an Instagram post. “Made myself a believer today,” she wrote, the words accompanied by a photo of her crossing the finish line in first place at the national cross-country Olympic (XCO) mountain bike championships in Baie-Saint-Paul, Que. Jackson, a 26-year-old Barrie, Ont., product who has been based in Kamloops since 2020, posted a time of one hour, 21 minutes and 34 seconds, finishing 12 seconds ahead of Laurie Arseneault of Quebec. Nine riders completed the race, including Catharine Pendrel, the six-time national XCO champion who placed fourth on Friday, finishing one minute and 43 seconds off the pace set by Jackson. Jackson moved in with Pendrel in 2020. “She messaged me one day and she was like, ‘If I can get a job in Kamloops, can I live in your base-

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ment? We’re like, absolutely,” said Pendrel, whose husband/coach, Keith Wilson, is also Jackson’s coach. “Within a week, she was driving across the country.” Pendrel, who will turn 41 on Thursday and gave birth to daughter Dara in January, has trained as much as possible with Jackson. “I still tear up when I see these post-race shots of Jenn Jackson as our new national champion!” Pendrel wrote in a Facebook post, which included a photo of her and Jackson embracing after the race.

“Jenn rode with so much heart and skill and took the race to us right from the whistle. I have seen how hard Jenn has worked for this ride over the past two years and glad she will be entering the offseason with a lot more belief of what is possible.” Pendrel and Jackson lived together in a house in France this past summer, making it home base for training during the meat of their European riding schedule. “A lot of us had really targeted World Cups this season,” Pendrel said. “For Jenn, winning nationals was this huge goal and something she had a really, really, really deep desire to win. It’s the ride we expected we would see from her this year.” The event marked Pendrel’s last ride at the Canadian championship, as she plans to end her competitive Union Cycliste Internationale career after this season. “My day didn’t go as well as I had hoped, which was a disappointing way to finish off the UCI season, but to be honest it does

make it easier to step back from racing when I see other women stepping up to carry the flag,” Pendrel said. Pendrel, a two-time world champion, wrapped her World Cup career on Sept. 19 in Snowshoe, West Virginia, placing 15th at the sixth and final stop on the circuit, her best finish of the World Cup season. The three-time World Cup series champion competed in five of six events this year and placed 25th in overall standings. Pendrel has one more race weekend on her schedule this season, the Epic Rides Oz Trails OffRoad event that wraps up on Oct. 17 in Bentonville, Arkansas. Jackson, who is also scheduled to race in Arkansas, competed in all six World Cup events and finished 31st overall. She left her best for last, placing 25th overall in Snowshoe. Pendrel and Jackson will feature on Episode 18 of Kamloops Last Week, which will be released on Wednesday evening on YouTube and major podcast providers.

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HOST SUN The Westshore Rebels downed the Kamloops Broncos 50-14 on Saturday in Victoria. Kamloops dropped to 0-3 on the campaign ahead of its first home game of the B.C. Football Conference season. The Broncos are scheduled to host the Okanagan Sun of Kelowna on Sunday, a 6 p.m. start at Hillside Stadium. BCFC standings: Langley Rams (3-0), Okanagan Sun (3-1), Valley Huskers (2-2) of Chilliwack, Vancouver Island Raiders (1-2) of Nanaimo, Westshore Rebels (1-2) and Kamloops Broncos (0-3).

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The Kamloops Storm practice on Monday, Sept. 27, at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre ended with a bag skate. Head coach Geoff Grimwood, hired in July, said his club is still searching for its identity, but pledged it will be formed around one pre-requisite quality — work ethic. “With the season last year basically being missed, we’ve almost got a collection of first-year players here,” Grimwood said. “For me, we have to be a harder-working hockey club than we’ve shown through exhibition. I think the guys are realizing it’s not midget hockey and the competition level is harder.” The 2020-2021 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season was shut down in its infancy, the Storm posting a 2-0 record before play was pre-empted by the pandemic in November. General manager Matt Kolle took the reins prior to the 2019-2020 campaign, when Tracy Mero bought 100 per cent ownership of the club, effectively ending the Barry Dewar era. Integral to Kolle’s master plan for Storm re-emergence is the move back to McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre

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from Memorial Arena, which begins in earnest this weekend with the club’s first home games in front of fans on the Olympic ice since the permanent shift to the North Shore after the 2019-2020 campaign. Kamloops, which posted a 3-2 mark in pre-season action, will play host to the Osoyoos Coyotes and Revelstoke Grizzlies on Friday, Oct. 1, and Saturday, Oct. 2, respectively, with game time set for 7 p.m. both nights. “The boys are pumped, the boys are ready to get going and have fans, so we’re ready to get back to it,” said Samuel Lewis, an 18-year-old defenceman and one of 16 Kamloopsians on the roster. Added 18-year-old forward Jameson Rende of Kamloops: “We’re going to be a fast, skilled team that’s coming at you every shift, every period.” Maximum capacity will be about 450, 12-and-over fans must be fully vaccinated and B.C. Vaccine Cards will be checked. If Kolle’s early guess work is right, the Saturday night contest against the

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• Beautiful finished, modern • 5 Bedroom, 3 bath, 1 den • Walking distance to elementary school, trails and park • Main: Unique open concept design with 11-foot-high ceilings, engineered hardwood floors, cozy fireplace • City view deck and a covered back patio • Spacious kitchen • Large Island with quartz counter top • Master bedroom oasis: Large walk in closet and gorgeous ensuite • Lower level: Family room, 2 bedrooms, laundry room, den, 1 bathroom • Lower space could be easily converted into a suite with the private entrance • Large driveway with two-car garage

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OFFERED AT $719,900

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. New roof Aug 2021, new hot water tank Sept 2021, Vermiculite removed by professional abatement company Sept 2021 and new insulation Sept 2021. For additional information and viewings call Phil 250318-0100. $719,900

232 Rue Cheval Noir “Modern French Farmhouse”. Immaculate 3300+ sq. ft., 4 bdrm, 3 bath home that was designed inside & out, by the owner, who is an interior designer. French limestone clad gas F/P in the great room, panelled wall details in the great room & primary bedroom. Gourmet kitchen w/ island, as well as an adjacent butler’s pantry. Sumptuous primary bedroom suite w/electric F/P, his & hers walk-in closets, shower, soaker tub and his & her vanities. Laundry on main. Upper deck includes a commercial misting system for those warm summer days, along with natural gas & hose bibs. 6 person hot tub on lower patio. Backs onto the 4th & 5th holes of Tobiano Golf Course. This stunning home must be seen to to be appreciated. Call Phil for Additional info & viewing. $1,275,000

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956 Stardust - Centrally located in Brockelhurst. A short distance to schools, shopping, bus, airport and McArthur Park Recreation Center. This 3 Bedroom + Den has seen several updates over the past few years. Inclusive of Roof, Windows, Gutters, Central-Air, Furnace and Hot Water Tank. The sundeck has a new dura-deck with a large wooden Gazebo. THere is also a 2 bedroom selfcontained suite. The lot size is approx 87x114. Attached garage and ample RV parking. Appliances are offered with the asking price. Call Phil for additional information and for viewing. $665,000

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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

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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. a new roof is being installed. $644,500

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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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466 Robson Drive - Pride of ownership is evident in this tastefully updated home. This 4 Bedroom 4 Bathroom home has seen extensive updates in and out including interior and exterior door, windows, shingles, flooring, kitchen with large island and stainless appliance package. The kitchen overlooks the family room with Gas F/P with stone accents and built-in cabinets. The formal living and dining areas have lovely wood floors. There is access from the dining and family area to decks finished in tile overlooking a beautifully appointed back yard with patios overlooking the heated inground pool. The lower level has a large family work/gym area with separate entry to the backyard, 2 extra rooms that could be used as bedrooms or hobby rooms. There is also a 2 car attached garage as well as ample extra parking. Call Phil for additional details. $859,900

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1937 Glenwood Drive - is centrally located in Valleyview and within walking distance to schools, city bus and shopping. Features of the main floor - 3 bedrooms, 5 piece bathroom, 2 piece ensuite, spacious kitchen with stainless appliances. The updated lower floor could easily be suited with a separate entrance, 2 bedrooms/ den, generous family room with adjoining kitchen, wired stove/ fridge, 4 piece bathroom, laundry room. Fenced yard with heated inground pool. $759,900

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South Kamloops 607-619 LANSDOWNE STREET • $329,900 • MLS®164257 • Immaculate and tastefully updated 2 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment in Riviera Gardens • Walking distance to all amenities • 1 pet allowed with strata permission, 6 rentals allowed max

Brock 1770 DELNOR CRESCENT • $499,900 • MLS®164031 • Great starter, downsizer, or investment property with 3+1 bedroom & 1 bathroom • Large 0.26 acre lot with lots of fruit trees and potential to build a shop • Quick possession possible

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SOLD South Kamloops 851 BATTLE STREET • $499,900 • MLS®164289

• Great starter, downsizer, or investment property in this 2 bedroom 1 bathroom downtown home • Lots of updating including roof, furnace, central air, hot water tank, gutters • Quick possession possible

Aberdeen 1430 WESTERDALE DRIVE • $1,350,000 • MLS®163997 • Executive home in Glenmohr Estates with 2+3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms • Just under 4000 square feet of living space and large 0.32 acre lot • Immaculate inside and out

North Kamloops 228/230 LARCH AVENUE • $899,900 • MLS®163981 • Full duplex in great condition with 8 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms • Revenue of $5,100/month. Tenants would love to stay • Close to all amenities

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ARCTIC CIRCLE by Alex Hallatt

PARDON MY PLANET by Vic Lee

BABY BLUES

SHOE by Gary Brookins & Susie Macnelly

by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

by Chris Browne

WEEKLY HOROSCOPES

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, a few days of self-reflection is not a selfish endeavour. Sometimes you need to give yourself a little TLC so you can more effectively care for others.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, if you find that some bad habits are increasingly getting in the way, then push those vices aside for good. Focus on activities that benefit your overall health.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you are wielding a lot of energy and some people just may not be ready for your kind of motivation. Read the room before you come in like a whirlwind.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Mistakes that you made in the past are just that: in the past. You can learn from them and move on to bigger and better things. Enjoy turning over a new leaf.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

LIBRA

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2021 - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, a great rapport with a new acquaintance could bode well for this budding relationship. Take things slow but enjoy getting to know this person.

SCORPIO

This week your energy and outlook are both very positive, Leo. You’ll be in a good frame of mind to take on some new endeavours that have been pushed to the side.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Share what you are going through with someone you trust, Virgo. This person can help you through some sticky situations and provide valuable guidance.

- Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you may ask yourself if a relationship with someone who is always drumming up drama is worth it in the long run. Carefully consider whether to cut ties.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You don’t always have to do everything you are told, Sagittarius. You can go your own way in the name of having a little fun. Color outside of the lines once or twice.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20 Capricorn, satisfy an urge to travel by getting away for a little while. Why not venture to some place a little exotic or off the beaten path? Expand your horizons.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, someone at work is putting personal issues in the way of professional responsibilities. Offer your support and see if this makes the situation better for all involved.

PISCES

- Feb 19/Mar 20

You may need to pinch a few pennies to keep your finances in check, Pisces. Figure out areas where you can save some money.

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CROSSWORD ANSWERS FOUND ON A29

SUDOKU

WORD SCRAMBLE

Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to farm safety.

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!

ANSWERS

ANSWER: TRACTOR

ICCHA/Wish Drive-Thru Dinner Friday November 19, 2021 | PICK-UP 3:30pm-7:00 pm COLOMBO LODGE: 814 Lorne Street

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WINE $ &DINE

Includes: Choice of Italian Herb ROASTED CHICKEN or VEGETARIAN LASAGNA with a BOTTLE OF WINE complimented with mixed Beans & Romaine Lettuce, Pita Bread & Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert

Bottle of wine donated by: U-District Liquor Store - Sahali • Surprise Prizes from fabulous local businesses in Kamloops.

SALE LIMITED TO ONLY

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Wednesday Issues

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• 10:00 am Tuesday

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Personals

Looking For Love?

Antiques

BUYING & SELLING: Vintage & mid-century metal, teak, wood furniture; original signed paintings, prints; antique paper items, local history ephemera; BC pottery, ceramics. 4th Meridian Art & Vintage, 104 1475 Fairview, Penticton. Leanne@4thmeridian.ca “DOZING LYNX” Robert Bateman 30 3/4”h x 43 1/2W Forest Green mat & dark green frame $250. 250-578-7776 “Power of One” Magnificent creation by John Banovich 43”hx50”wide brown wooden frame. $500 Firm 250-578-7776

Bicycles Trek Crossrip Road Bike. Like new. Paid $1950 Asking $1300. 250-5720753.

Heavy duty exercise bike $130. 250-579-8864

Personals A decent man 50 years looking for a decent woman around the same age. Reply to Box 1476 at Kamloops This Week, 1365B Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 5P6.

6pc patio set. $250. 6pc Bedroom set like new. $575. 16x12 Rug like new. $25. 2 Horse Saddles $300/each. Beaver table saw 48” $150. Battery charger $75. Angel grinder $75. Small radial alarm saw $50. 250-3748285.

Apple Chopper with motor and wine press. $75/all. 250-374-0486.

Exercise Equipment

Classiﬁed Deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 12th at 10:00am

For Sale - Misc

Antique china cabinet $800. Ivory Wingback chair. $75. Yamaha Piano $50. Guitar $45. 4-seater beige couch. $100. 250376-4161.

Art & Collectibles

For Sale - Misc 100 new hot wheels. $125/all. 778-694-5242. 4 man tent and sleeping bags. $50/obo. 250-3766607. Mastercraft 10” table saw $150. Mastercraft Miter saw w/stand. $150. Iron Horse Air Compressor 4.1 CFM $100. 250573-5635. Shoprider Scooter. $750. 250-574-0325.

No Businesses, Based on 3 lines Merchandise, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s, furniture, etc. $ 3500 Tax not included Some restrictions apply

Tax not included

Try your luck with 1x1 boxed ad $35 plus tax for 2 weeks. Price includes box number. Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details.

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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KTW requires door to door substitute carriers for all areas in the city. Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462 Fuel tanks - 1-300 gal and 2-100gal on stands. $300. 250-672-9712 or 250-819-9712. Greeting cards made in England each cellophane wrapped 90,000 for $6,000/obo 250-3766607. Greeting cards made in England each cellophane wrapped 30,000 for $2,000/obo 250-3766607. Satellite phone Model Iridium 9505A handset w/attachments. $1300. 250-374-0650.

Furniture 8ft Antique Couch $700. Couch & matching chairs $100. 250-374-1541. Antique Duncan Phyfe table, extra leaf, buffet, hutch and 4 chairs. Exec cond. $600. 778-3620156. 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 Scotch Pine trees smaller ponderosa in pots 2ft (50) $10 each obo 250376-6607

Wanted to Buy Used fishing gear plus rods and reels, reasonably priced. 250-5541675.

Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act. Peace of mind pet care and house sitting. Keep your house and pets safe while your away. 250374-6007.

Garage Sales WESTSYDE Multi-Family. Saturday, October 2nd. 9am-1pm. 823 Kambia Cresc. Fabrics, craft supplies/books, clothing, hshld + more.

Health WE will pay you to exercise! Deliver Kamloops This Week Only 1 issue a week!

Call 250-374-0462 for a route near you!

Apartments / Condos for Rent Logan Lake bachelor suites 30mins to hospital. $600/mo. includes internet, hydro, partially furnished. Gord 250-5239433.

Commercial

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Concrete Services

$1250 - 3 lines or less BONUS (pick up only): • 2 large Garage Sale Signs • Instructions

Based on 3 lines 1 Issue.. . . . . . . $1638

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Classes & Courses

Motorcycles 2017 Harley Davidson Road King Milwaukee 8 engine. 35,000kms. $17,000/obo. 250-6823152.

BRICKS, BLOCKS, PAVERS, SIDEWALKS + PRUNING

HUNTER & FIREARMS Courses. A Great Gift. Next C.O.R.E. October 9th and 10th. Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L October 3rd. Sunday. Professional outdoorsman and Master Instructor: Bill 250-376-7970

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Automotive Tires

Luigi s Luigi’s SMALL

CONCRETE JOBS

250.851.5079 • 250.554.1018 Farm Services

Farm Services

SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR

3 Michelin 205/50 R16 winters. $50/tire or $125/3. Good tread. Call 778-220-6566 with offers.

Looking for old motorcycles to buy. Running or not and parts. Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda. Call Craig 778-471-4492 Lvg msg.

Domestic Cars

2006 Mercury Grand Marquis, 116K kms, Fully loaded, power everything, cruise, heated seats, A/C, 6 disc, new brakes, winter tires. Very clean, third owner. $4,800/obo. 250-882-3588

Sports & Imports

- Regular & Screened Sizes -

2009 Pontiac Torrent AWD. 3.4 V-6 auto loaded. 250K. $3495. 236852-1144.

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE

Trucks - 4WD

250-838-0111 Handyperson

Handyperson

No Job Too Small. Friendly Service. 15 years exp. Guaranteed. References.

Boss Motorsport 22” wheels with 2 good 305-40R Desert Hawk tires off GMC PU $1200. 250-319-8784 .

1932 Ford 3-window coupe, body only, no glass, no frame, two rad shells and fenders. $750 or trade. 250-573-0970.

Renovations, Painting, Flooring, Drywall, Bathrooms, Electrical (Red Seal) & more 778-999-4158

1996 S10 4X4 x Cab 4.3 V-6. 5spd, loaded, canopy. 280K. $2495. 236852-1144.

Parts - Cars

DAN’S HANDYMAN SERVICES www.danshandymanservices.net

1994 Ranger. 4.0L. Fair rubber, hitch, new brakes. $4,000. 778-220-7372.

Pirelli P7 Cinturato Run Flat tires on 17 “ BMW M series rims. $ 700.00. 250-819-0863.

Parts & Accessories Flat Deck 8ft long x 7ft wide. 40” high for overhead loads. $350. 250577-3155.

Misc Home Service

Security

JA ENTERPRISES 778-257-4943 Nails removed from boards and two by fours. Cut down trees, hauled away. Compost hauled away. Brush hauled away. Jeremiah 10:11

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NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS Pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, Council proposes to pass a bylaw at its October 26, 2021 Regular Council meeting, to provide permissive property tax exemptions to the following properties owned by not for profit organizations, for the calendar year 2022. Description of Property Land District 25, District Lot 26, Plan KAP40458, Campground Road Lot 1, Land District 25, District Lot 780, Plan KAP60331, and Sec. 33 TP17 RG21, 6201 Hwy 97C

Description of Exemption Golf Course used for public recreational purposes

Organization Meadow Creek Golf Club Society Logan Lake Ranch & Country Club

Ranch & Country Club used for public recreational purposes

$655.00 (2022) $668.00 (2023) $681.00 (2024)

Lot 1, Plan KAP58996 District Lot 780 Strata Lot 2, Land District 25, District Lot 1666, Plan KAS1787, 90 Opal Drive

Logan Lake Seniors Society

Seniors Society used for public recreational purposes

$645.00 (2022) $658.00 (2023) $671.00 (2024)

Lot 22, Land District 25, District Lot 1666, Plan KAP21739, 311 Opal Drive

Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops Logan Lake Christian Fellowship Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

An area of land surrounding the building used for public worship

$123.00 (2022) $125.00 (2023) $128.00 (2024)

An area of land surrounding the building used for public worship

$283.00 (2022) $289.00 (2023) $295.00 (2024)

Lot A, Land District 25, District Lot 2217, Plan KAP47464, 237 Jasper Drive

Canadian Navigable Waters Act

Aspen Planers Ltd. From Savona, BC hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Transport, pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act for approval of the work described herein and its site and plans. Pursuant to paragraph 7(2) of the said Act, Aspen Planers Ltd. has deposited with the Minister of Transport, on the on-line Navigable Waters Registry (http://cps.canada.ca/) under NPP File Number 2020-502945, a description of the following works, its site and plans: The work will entail the installation of a log watering/dewatering pier/crane infrastructure upgrade. This infrastructure will include the storage of logs and the installation of piling and bumper log anchors/chains. Works will be constructed in/over the west end of Kamloops Lake at Aspen Planer Ltd.’s plywood mill facility located 7273 Kamloops Lake Drive in Savona, BC. Comments regarding the effect of this work on marine navigation can be sent through the Common Project Search site mentioned above under the Comment section (search by the above referenced number) or, by sending your comments directly to #820-800 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC, V6Z 2J8, if you do not have access to the internet. However, comments will be considered only if they are in writing (electronic means preferable) and are received not later than 30 days after the publication of the last notice. Although all comments conforming to the above will be considered, no individual response will be sent. Signed at this __ day of , 2021. Signature:

Residential Tenancy Act

BMT Properties Ltd. of 700, 1111 W.Hastings St. Vancouver BC V6E 2J3 House hold goods, clothing, blankets and bedding, small kitchen appliances, dishes, couch and other furniture, kitchen island, art, bookshelves, deep freeze, books and bath accessories all Items abandoned at unit #303,160 Tamarack Ave, Kamloops BC V2B 1G5 by Christina Brown. The items will be disposed of after 30 days of the notice being served or posted, unless the person being dispute resolution application with the Residential Tenancy Branch or makes an application in Supreme Court to establish their rights to these items.

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NOTICE OF DISPOSAL SALE Notice is hereby, given to Roy Edward Corish for unpaid storage owing $1040.00 for your 1998 GMC Jimmy VIN 1GKDT13W4W2507239 and your 2001 Buick Lesabre 4dr. VIN 1G4HRS4K21V236754 amount owing for unpaid storage. $1040.00. Notice is hereby, given to Koch Hans Ludwig for unpaid storage owing $1080.00 for your 2001 Pontiac Montana 4-dr. Van. VIN 1GMDV03E11D114821 These vehicles will be sold on or after October 22, 2021. Please contact Frank M. Turner, #179-1655 Ord Road, Kamloops, BC V2B 7V6. 778-538-3924.

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Job Posting Q’wemtsín Health Society

Estimated Value of Taxes $3,656.00 (2022) $3,729.00 (2023) $3,804.00 (2024)

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. Alan Farmer, 182 Ponderosa Ave, Logan Lake, BC. Amount Owed $1278.00. Kim Ost, P.O. Box 13, 9256 Hwy 97C, BC Amount Owed $369.00. Linsey Winette, 2580 Valleyview Drive, Kamloops, BC Amount Owed $378.00. The contents will be sold on or after October 13, 2021. Logan Lake Mini Storage Inc. 250-5236825.

Employment Vineyard Workers Sidhu & Sons Nursery Ltd. is looking for seasonal and full time vineyard production workers in Monte Creek, 2420 Miners Bluff Rd. Duties will include planting, harvesting, and crop maintenance, as well as other duties required in vineyard environment. Must be hard working, self motivated and willing to work long hours. Jobs include heavy lifting and long period of standing. Past vineyard experience an asset but not required. Wages: $15.20/hr. Hours of work: 40-60 hrs/week, 6 days per week. Hours subject to variation. Multiple positions available starting Feb 2022. Send resume to info@sidhunurser y.com or fax to 604-820-1361. Head office 9623 Sylvester Rd. Mission, BC.

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PERMANENT PART TIME HOME & COMMUNITY CARE (HCC) REGISTERED NURSE Q’wemtsin Health Society is seeking a reliable and motivated Registered Nurse to join our home and community care team. The HCC nurse will work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, performing assessments and planning, implementing, and providing personal and nursing care to our community members. All Nursing staff operate in accordance with the competency guidelines and full scope of practice within the Standards of Practice as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals, and according to organizational policies, procedures, standards, and specific protocols. Responsibilities: • Assessment and referral - plans, delivers and evaluates professional nursing services in homes to individuals and/or groups • Provides health education and treatment services to individuals, caregivers and groups to increase knowledge regarding health and to promote and enhance health status • Coordinates home and community services with outside agencies • The incumbent will be required to step into the care aides or nurses roles should they be away ill or on vacation • Performs other related duties as required Qualifications and Skills: • Registered Nurse with a Bachelor Degree in Nursing that is registered with the CRNBC and licensed to practise in the Province of British Columbia • Three to five years recent experience as a home and community care nurse • Ability to adapt clinical and professional skills to the home and community environments • Must be in good health and physically able to move (sit, stand, bend and lift) intermittently throughout the workday - lift, push, pull and move a minimum of 22 kilograms • Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills Requirements: • Current CPR and First Aid certification • Criminal Records Check (vulnerable sector) • Possess valid British Columbia driver’s license and submit current drivers abstract • Knowledge of Secwépemc culture is an asset, acknowledges cultural differences and supports diversity Please forward your cover letter and resume along with three employment references to: Q’wemtsín Health Society Attn: Colleen Lessmann 130 Chilcotin Rd. Kamloops, BC V2H 1G3 E-mail:colleen@qwemtsin.org Application Deadline: September 30, 2021 @ 4 p.m. We thank you all for your submissions. Only those who are short-listed will be contacted.

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The successful applicant must possess a valid Class 2 Drivers license with an Air endorsement and have three years proven previous driving experience. Applicants must be able to successfully complete the School District’s pre-trip evaluation and road test. Those individuals who have submitted an application in the last six (6) months will be considered and need not reapply. Applications should include, but are not limited to, the following information: • Work history • Indication of a valid Class 2 driver’s license • An Air Brake Endorsement • A recent driver’s abstract If you have the above qualiﬁcations, please submit your written application by 4 p.m. on Friday, October 1st, 2021 to makeafuture.ca/ Kamloops-thompson or to: Sherry Kristjanson, Director of Transportation School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) 710 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2C 0A2 E-mail to skristjanson@sd73.bc.ca Deadline to apply: Friday, October 1st, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

Commercial Transportation Mechanic School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) is currently accepting applications for a Commercial Transportation Mechanic in Kamloops. Under the limited supervision of the Mechanic Foreman and/or Director of Transportation, the incumbent is required to perform a variety of skilled tasks at the Journeyman level related to the mechanic trade. Work is varied and requires independent judgement and initiative supplemented by technical expertise.

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Qualifications: • Grade 12 supplemented by full qualifications at the Journeyman level. • Must possess a valid Mechanic’s TQ certificate plus five years’ proven previous work experience in the mechanic field. • Must possess a valid Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificate. • Valid B.C. Class 2 Driver’s License with Air Brake Endorsement. • Must be physically able to perform all duties of the position. Applications should include, but are not limited to, the following information: • Work history • Indication of a valid Class 2 driver’s license with Air Brake Endorsement If you have the above qualifications, please submit your written application by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 11, 2021 to makeafuture.ca/Kamloops-thompson, or to: Sherry Kristjanson, Director of Transportation School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) 710 McGill Road Kamloops BC, V2C 0A2 E-mail to skristjanson@sd73.bc.ca Deadline to apply: Monday, October 11, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

BLACK PRESS GROUP CLASS 1 DRIVERS R0011882369 5404 NEEDED KAMLOOPS

PAUL & COMPANY LAWYERS • Mediators • Arbitrators Paul & Company is a well-established law firm located in downtown Kamloops. Our practice areas include family law, personal injury law, criminal law, mediation, and estate law. We are looking for a bright and energetic

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BECOME A SNOWFIGHTER Argo is accepting Resumes for drivers experienced in the operation of tandem axle trucks for the Kamloops, Barriere, and Clearwater Areas. Experience operating snow removal equipment would be an asset. Must hold a valid BCDL, minimum Class 3 with air. Visit our website at https://argoroads.ca/jobs/ or submit your Resume with a current National Driver Abstract by email to argokam@argoroads.ca or by fax to 250-374-6355.

$3500 SIGNING BONUS: CLASS 1 HIGHWAY LINEHAUL COMPANY DRIVERS $3500 SIGNING BONUS: CLASS 1 HIGHWAY LINEHAUL OWNER OPERATORS $2500 SIGNING BONUS: 5 TON P&D OWNER OPERATOR $2500 SIGNING BONUS: CLASS 1 LOCAL CITY DRIVER

Applicants for linehaul should have a minimum of three years class 1 highway/mountain experience; winter driving experience a must. We offer above average rates and an excellent benefits package. In addition, we are offering a signing bonus (conditions apply).

FT,TJHD Mechanics for our Kamloops & Barriere Mech Shops. LicensedTJHD Mech with CVIP Cert, BC DL Class 3 w/Air. 3rd or 4th levelTrade Apprentice HDET sponsorship will be considered. Comp. wage & beneﬁts package as per Union Contract. Resumes from qualiﬁed applicants will be accepted by email at argokam@argoroads.ca or by fax to 250-374-6355.

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In Loving Memory of Edmond Paul Adkin

July 8, 1989 to September 28, 2016

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Rosemarie Caroline Turner

September 28, 2020

The sun still rises in the East And darkness falls at night, But nothing seems at all the same, Each day not as bright The birds still sing, And ﬂowers grow, And the breeze still whispers too But it will never, ever be the same After losing you Love Mom, Dad, Nana, Matt, Shay, Mason, Talyn and all your family and friends

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It’s been a year since you left us, you’re with the Angels now. The pain of your loss is still with us everyday. We miss and love you. Your family

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Lorraine Verona Sanderson (née Lowe) 1949 - 2021

Lori was called to heaven on September 16, 2021, to join her parents Arthur and Verona Lowe, her brothers Ted, Rick (Linda) and Gerry Lowe. Lori will be lovingly remembered by her husband and soulmate, Roly of 51 years, children Rief (Terry), Coralee (Tony) and granddaughter Rori, her “Little Button”. Lori will be sadly missed by her brother Fred (Carol), sisters-inlaw Louise Lowe, Norma Lowe, and Vicky Hagan, brothers-in-law Gene (Shirley) Sanderson, and Maynard Sanderson. Lori had many great times and treasured memories of her cousins, nieces, and nephews. Lori was born on October 8, 1949, in Penticton, BC. Lori was a well known, respected and outstanding teacher of 43 years. She enjoyed her summers at the beach or camping with family and friends. Lori loved playing bingo and winning at the casino. You could always hear her laugh as she played cards with family. She was always up for a toe tapping time at any concert or a spin on the dance floor. Lori had a heart of gold and was always ready to help anyone and she was happiest surrounded by family and friends. Lori will forever be remembered for her amazing smile that could light up a room. ` A Celebration of Life will be held at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1197 Main Street, Penticton, BC, on Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Due to Covid restrictions attendance will be limited to family. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the Diabetes or Kidney Foundations. Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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Ian Marshall

1932 - 2021 Andrew passed away peacefully at home at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife, Roberta, children Beverley (Tom Schmit) and Michael (Tracey Anhelher) and grandchildren, Jillian, Caroline and Nolan Schmit. Andrew was born and raised in Kamloops, BC where he started his working life delivering groceries for Dalgleish Hardware. Andrew had a long and successful career in the forest industry. Andy started working for the BC Forest Service in 1952 on the fire suppression crew and later Patrol Man at Adams Lake. At Fader Creek Lumber Company, Andy worked on the pond and went on to map and build logging roads in the North Thompson. He held a number of positions as logging supervisor with various forestry companies. In 1964, Andy went to work for Kamloops Pulp and Paper in the technical department. In 1973, Andy took the opportunity to move to Quesnel, BC where he spent most of his career as Wood Supply Manager for Cariboo Pulp and Paper. After retiring in 1994, Andy worked for another 15 years as an independent Forest Consultant. As a young man, Andy loved hunting and fishing and spending time with friends at Shuswap Lake at the family cabin. After moving to Quesnel, he enjoyed woodworking, home renovation projects, yard work, golfing and spending time with family and friends. Andy was instrumental in having donated to the Quesnel Youth Soccer Association and spent 4 years working to clear and seed the land that would become

William Mathew Christian

June 28, 1960 - August 16, 2021 William Mathew Christian of Savona, BC age 61 passed away peacefully in the evening at RIH after spending the day with his family by his side. He is survived by his loving mother Christina Christian as well as his children Amber (spouse Nigel) and grandsons Mattias and Christian, Sheena (spouse Jake) and granddaughter Josie, Dwight (spouse Kasey) and granddaughter Renn. Matt was born in Fort St. John, BC to Doug and Christina Christian, he grew up in Savona with his sister Jeannne and brothers Wayne and Ken. As a teenager he loved spending his time riding horses attending clinics and shows, he also did a little roping. He was poetry on a horse. As he got older he found passion for professional driving and dedicated himself to working hard. He married his wife Lin Christian in 1983 living in Savona and raising three children. They built family homes together and ran a successful business. In addition to his mom and his children Matt is survived by his siblings Wayne and family, Jeanne and family, and Ken and family.

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ian Marshall, age 77, on September 12, 2021 in Kamloops, BC. Born on April 1, 1944 in Carshalton, England. Ian was predeceased by his Leonard and mother Ei-

Left to remember Ian is his wife, Patricia; children: Diana (Nick), Joel (Hayley) and Lisa; grandchildren Cole, Jared, Lane, Marco, Mira and Tia. His brother Robin (Renae), along with numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

the original Quesnel soccer fields on Sword Road. If you knew Andy, he was never without one of his best, best friends, an English Cocker Spaniel. Andy was a great friend to many and was always happy to lend a hand to anyone who needed it. Andy will be greatly missed by those who loved and knew him. Donations can be made in Andy’s memory to the Quesnel Community Foundation. There will be no service by request.

THE ANGEL ON YOUR SHOULDER

By Jackie Huston Lena, Wisconsin There’s an angel on your shoulder Though you may not know she’s there, She watches over you day and night And keeps you in her care. There’s an angel on your shoulder

Ian grew up in White Rock, spending many a day by the ocean. He developed a passion for motorcycles at an early age which continues through his life. He had many great ideas and liked to make things which lead him to become a machinist. Ian went from having his own machine shop to being an instructor at BCIT. After retiring, Pat and Ian moved to Logan Lake where they spent 17 years, every day was an adventure. If they weren’t out for a drive in the car enjoying the fall colors or on the motorcycle to enjoy a meal at a quaint restaurant, they were enjoying quality time with family and friends. Ian always lived up to his birthday being born on April Fools Day with his foolishness and crazy antics. May the espressos flow and the kettles be on for a spot of tea to enjoy the birds out the window. You will be missed by all that you knew, until we meet again.

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Florence Lavinia Jarvie (Hopkins) September 22, 1932 - September 17, 2021 With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Florence Lavinia Jarvie early in the morning of

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and wives. She leaves behind grandchildren— a cherished granddaughter. She was sister brother Bob Hopkins. Florence journeyed

married Bill Jarvie, who lovingly supported her and will miss her dearly. Florence worked many jobs from telephone

outdoors and never took anything for granted. genuinely loved seeing her family together.

family is thankful for so many fond memories you Shane Jarvie for all your help and support throughout. She will be loved and missed by life for her in coming months.

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Edward Kuzyk On this date September 19, 2021, Edward Kuzyk left this world but not our hearts. Ed was predeceased by his loving wife Edith (Watts) of 64 years. He is survived by his loving family: his sons Brian (Ginger), Larry (Kelly) and David (Donna), his grandchildren Myles (Tanya), Kristen, Megan (Jeff), Brandy (Ben), Niki (Geoff), Kiel (Kendra), Justin (Jasmine), Josh (Ivanna) and greatgrandchildren Trayce, Blake, Brooks, Mya, Jax, Jake, Hunter, Bo, Jordy, Maddie, Nikita, Noah, Nevine and Addison. Ed was born on July 19, 1930, in Hafford, Saskatchewan. He was the youngest of three boys. After losing his mom at the age of 5 the boys were raised with the help of Auntie Ann. She taught them life lessons like how to knit and garden. These lessons were essential for surviving the cold Prairie winters. In 1948 Ed moved west with all the skills he had learned as a young boy. Ed started in the underground copper mining industry in Princeton, BC until the mine closed. Ed met the love of his life Edith at a Penticton Brewery where she was working. They were married in August of 1952. In 1964 they purchased a house at 16 Mile where Ed took a job in Cache Creek as a Greyhound Bus Driver for nearly 17 years. Ed liked to keep busy and learn new things and in his late forties he applied at what was then Cariboo Collage to become a welder. Ed worked for what is now Highland Valley Copper until his retirement in 1991. In his retirement Ed was known as “Mr. Fixer” at 16 Mile, living beside Hwy 97 there were many travellers that had vehicle problems or neighbours that needed a helping hand and Ed was always willing and ready to help out. Besides being known to putter and tinker with any project Ed was also known for his garden especially his peas and cucumbers that could feed a small army. Throughout the years Ed had many accomplishments, but the thing he was most proud of was building three wood splitters; one for each of his sons. Ed will be missed by his treasured friends and family. Ed’s family would Kamloops Senior Trinity Care home and care towards resided with them.

like to thank the staff at Village and Overlander for all their thoughtfulness Ed in the short time he

In lieu of flowers in Ed’s honour, a donation to the charity of your choice would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

John (Ted) Charlesworth John (Ted) Charlesworth: husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, adventurer, sailor, mechanic, prospector and businessman left this world peacefully August 23, 2021 in Comox, BC. Married 64 years to “Pep”, the love of his life, Penny Charlesworth; they lived from 1961 to 2017 in West Vancouver before moving to Comox. At the age of 14, he ventured by bicycle and rode from White Rock to Northern California and back. Then, in 1969 at the age of 36, he and Penny packed up their two kids, Grant (10) and Shirley (9) for a nearly year long trip around the world. A love of the outdoors and fixing old cars are two enduring memories of this fine man. His quiet love and support for all four of his grandchildren was always evident and that love was returned over and over again by them. All in all, a wonderful man and a wonderful life.

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Don Bacon

August 31, 1933 - August 29, 2021 We are saddened to announce the passing of Donald Walter Bacon. Don passed away in Royal Inland Hospital just two days before his 88th birthday. Don was born in Edmonton, AB and spent many years in the Westlock area where he started his family before moving to Kamloops to work with his brother Ron Bacon at Dearborn Motors. Don is survived by his wife Evelyn, his five children Barry (Jodi), Colleen Pickerell (Craig), Kelly, Joanne Beesley (Alan), Kevin (Lena) and step-daughter Angela Bittner, partner (Brian) and their immediate families including eleven grandkids and eleven great grandkids. Also by his three brothers Ron, Gary and Delmer and their families. Don was preceded by his first wife Delores and his parents Walter and Simone. He moved to Kamloops in 1971 and began his career at Dearborn Motors where he eventually retired as the Fleet & Lease manager. Don was well respected by both his customers and co-workers. Always friendly and cheerful he was able to bring the smile out in everyone that knew him. Don was a sports fan of hockey and curling but is most well remembered for his love of golf. He was a regular fixture at Kamloops Golf and Country Club where he was a member for approximately 30 years. A regular at men’s night and every club tournament for years. He and his wife Evelyn also took many trips together and enjoyed golfing in Mexico, Hawaii, California and even an Alaskan Cruise. On behalf of Evelyn and Don’s family we would like to thank Dr. Kraig Monalbetti and the nurses of R.I.H. 5-South for all of the care and help throughout this process. Dons family, wife, kids and brothers were all together with Don before he passed.

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Justin Bosher With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Justin on August 25, 2021. Justin was 54 years of age and is survived by his wife Joanne, and two boys Jeremy and Josh, his mother Sirkka, father John, sisters Sandra (Graham), Stephanie (Dan), brothers Jason and Janin (Sheila) and many in-laws. Justin leaves a big hole in the Lacrosse and Hockey community and all those whose lives he touched. A Celebration of his Life will be held at Oasis Church at 1205 Rogers Way on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 2:00 pm. Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

Delia (Bea) Beckett November 24, 1933 September 3, 2021

Rest in Peace Don and may all your putts on the other side be “Gimmies”.

It is with great sadness and fond memories that we share the passing of Bea.

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Predeceased by her husband Bill Beckett.

Dariel Smith

August 5, 1931 - September 26, 2021 It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother Dariel Smith. Survived by daughter Susan Smith Alexander (Doug), son Jim Smith (Megan), brother Barry (Ariel), sister-in-law Miriam Smith, many other dear relatives and friends, and her “grand-puppies” Marigold and Teaka, with whom she had a special bond, Dariel is predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Al Smith, her parents Mary and Asa Eastman, and brother Terry Eastman. Born in Penticton, she and Al settled in Kamloops in 1962. Well-mannered, well-spoken, and always well-put-together, Dariel embodied kindness, warmth, and empathy. We remained in awe of her consistently positive nature and resilience. She was the most loving person and in turn, she was loved beyond measure. The family would like to thank the staff of Overlander Residential Care for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, our hope is that we can all show a little extra kindness to others, in memory of Dariel. If you would like to join us for a Celebration of Dariel’s Life in the days ahead, please email us at celebratingdariel@gmail.com by Thursday, September 30 and we will respond with details. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

She is survived by her children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews, her beloved dog Scarlet. Bea’s joy in life was family and friends, and her garden, her heart and home always had room for one more. Bea lived life to its fullest. She will be dearly missed by everyone. A family gathering will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the SPCA in memory of Bea.

Leah Courtenay Humphrey

March 31, 1984 - September 18, 2021 Suddenly on September 18, 2021 our beloved Leah passed away. Predeceased by her cousin Tania and all of her grandparents. She leaves behind to mourn her passing her son Jadon, partner Gary, parents Neil and Sue, sister Lindsay (Brad), nephew Cohen, numerous cousins, aunts and uncles and many friends. She will also be sadly missed by her workplace family at Save-On-Foods in Valleyview.

We will miss you Leah Rest in Peace No more tears A celebration of life for Leah was held on September 25, 2021.

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Jennifer Marie Durr (Helgerson) December 8, 1949 - September 21, 2021

Beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother, Aunt, Cousin, Friend

The last day of summer has come and gone and with it has taken our much loved Jane. A champion of animals and those less fortunate, her love was global, was often handwritten in beautiful penmanship and mailed through the post office. A letter might take days to write, always sent with love. If you were lucky enough to get a letter from Jane be sure to keep it in a special place. She would like that. The middle child of 3, born in Prince Rupert to Joyce Marie and Harold Willard Helgerson who met during the battle of Britain, she kept things simple. Love, respect, honour, compassion, understanding were foremost in her life. Jane was all the good in humanity and none of the worst. Jane met Alan in Williams Lake and they raised three children in Saskatchewan then in BC. Both Alan and youngest son John predeceased her and she was left with a sadness she no longer feels as we all know she is in their company. A life compounded by circumstance, sometimes cruel, her own travails did not diminish the love of her children she held so dear. Her service, dedication and even advocacy for others was front and centre. Parallels to her mother are striking. Like her father, Jane had a huge heart and a lifelong affection for Coca Cola that was never tamed. Jennifer leaves son Jay (Thomas, Hannah) and daughter Alison (Allen) to carry forward her love into the future. Everyone could use a mother like this woman. An older sister and younger brother remember the good times, laughter and love that followed her around. We loved her so much we would laugh even when a joke was really not that funny. No less important than family were friends, of which there are many. You know who you are, all treasured by her as Jane knew that true friendship is so hard to find. We thank Nichole Korol, her niece who did whatever she could to help out, Nicholas and Halle, great nephew and niece, brother-in-law Ken would call often to check on Jennifer. Allen was always there to help when he could. Daughter Alison was more than just a daughter, they were best friends. Jay spent numerous joyful hours carrying out errands. To the numerous doctors and nurses who truly cared for her. God bless, you are angels without wings. Stay safe, we need you all. Special thank you to Tracey Demers, her respiratory tech in Kamloops. A true professional, kind and caring. An old soul, as was Jane. Jennifer would ask us all to be kind, especially to the less fortunate and always be good to animals. She would want us to do the right thing, whatever it may be. We all know inside us what that is. We feel her love and spirit all around. We do not say goodbye to such an incredible woman, we say we will catch up down the road, wherever it takes us.

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William (Bill) Raymond Wallace November 5, 1959 - September 11, 2021

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Lionel Jubinville

July 24, 1934 - September 22, 2021 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lionel at the age of 87 with Lonie at his side.

Throughout Bill’s life he suffered emotional and physical pain from cerebral palsy. Despite this pain he always had a smile on his face and was able to make the most out of his life. He accepted his disability without using it as a crutch or an excuse. He was admired by friends and family as a trooper and never let this disability get in his way of accomplishing goals in his life. He did everything with enthusiasm and without much complaint.

Lionel is survived by his loving wife Lonie, daughter Michele (Kent), son Corey (Andrea), three grandchildren, a grand dog, three great-grandchildren and three of his siblings.

Bill was part of the 3rd Kamloops Scout Troop. He participated in the Cub, Scout and Venturer programs. During those years he attended many camps. He participated in a hike up to the scout cabin at the top of Apex ski hill, he canoed the Thomson River from Savona to Ashcroft and attended many Bush Creek Camps. At the age of 18, Bill received the Jack Cornwell Decoration which was presented to him by the Governor General of Canada in Ottawa. The recipients of this award are noted for their character and devotion to duty or special acts of courage. Bill was a longtime member of People in Motion. He worked for his dad at Wallace Upholstery. He loved going to the TCC gym and the Kamloops Blazers. Bill was quite passionate about hooking rugs. Some of his finest included his dad’s Model T, a Scotsman, a Cricket, The Blazers logo, a Rocky Mountaineer Train, Wallace Upholstery and many more. Bill was the Kamloops Blazers #1 fan, for decades he hardly missed a game. His room at KSV was decorated with Blazer memorabilia including signed jerseys and hockey sticks. Bill’s everlasting smile and the slight frown above his glasses will be forever missed. He will be forever in our hearts and remembered by his mother Marie, his sisters Rosemarie (Grant), and Judy (George), and step siblings Debbie (Sieg), Dan (Dawn), Dale (Carrie), brother-in-law Carey and sister-inlaw Donna, and many nieces, nephews and greats. As well as, many friends and family members. Bill was predeceased by his brother Stephan, step-mom Cricket, and dad Raymond. We are so thankful for the many years and memories we had with William, he will be greatly missed by all. The family would like to give a very BIG Thank You to the staff at KSV, especially 1B, for these past five years for taking great care and becoming Bill’s extended family. We appreciate everything that you did, and we know that Bill’s life was better because you were all a part of it. We would also like to thank Bonnie Peterson who for the past 5 years met Bill at TCC, and worked with him at the gym to keep his arm strength up. There will be no celebration of life at this time.

He was raised on the family farm in Letellier, Manitoba, the 2nd youngest of 11 children. After leaving the farm he became a Boilermaker, moved to BC and worked in the trade until he retired at the age of 60. Lionel married his true love, Lonie, in 1970 and they raised their children in Kamloops. They moved to Vernon in 2001 and spent 19 years there before returning to Kamloops in 2020. Lionel was a self-taught auto mechanic and you could always find him in the garage with his vintage vehicles, especially his 1960s Dodge Monaco and red truck. He loved the outdoors, especially hikes with Corey and the grand dogs. He had a great sense of humour and loved making people laugh. His children and grandchildren enjoyed listening to his tall tales. Lionel enjoyed travelling to see family and friends. He was a generous friend to many. He was often found reading his Bible or the latest prophecy book. We are very grateful for the care he received by the wonderful staff of The Hamlets at Westsyde (G2), Dr. S. Kip, as well as Dr. F. Deetlefs of Vernon. We are thankful that Lionel is now in the presence of his Lord and Saviour. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, there will not be a formal service at this time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of BC. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

Celebration of Life for Alwilda van Ryswyk A Celebration of Life service for Alwilda van Ryswyk will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1136 6th Avenue, Kamloops, BC. on Saturday, October 9th, 2021 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.

Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Bill after a short battle with cancer. Bill was born in Kamloops to Raymond and Marie Wallace.

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Due to COVID Restrictions attendance will be by invitation only and limited. Attendees will need to show their double vaccine passport and wear masks indoors. Please RSVP to Len_v@shaw.ca if you would like to attend.

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Kathleen McDonnell 1934 - 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kathleen McDonnell of Kamloops, BC, on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 87 years of age. Kathleen is survived by her loving husband Eugene (Gene) McDonnell, her children Colum (Gail) McDonnell of Kamloops, Eileen (Don Clovechok) McDonnell of Kamloops, Valerie (Mike) Logan of Kamloops, Sean (Sayaka) McDonnell of Kamloops, and Kevin McDonnell of Calgary, her grandchildren Matt (Michelle) Logan, and Erin (Eric) Logan, her siblings Tom (Brigid) Burns of Northampton, England, Mary Kiley of Newry, Northern Ireland, Teresa (Colman) Byrne of Kamloops, and sister-inlaw Mary Burns of Newry, Northern Ireland. Kathleen was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Eileen Burns, grandchild Storm, brothers Eugene, Francis, Sean, and sisters Bridie and Clare. Kathleen was born on August 25, 1934, in Newry, Northern Ireland, where she was the third child of nine born to Eileen and Joseph Burns. Kathleen married Gene on August 1, 1956 - they had just celebrated their 65th anniversary this year. Kathleen and Gene immigrated to Canada in 1963, and settled in the Vancouver area, eventually moving to Kamloops in 1972. Kathleen and Gene raised 5 children, with just a few headaches here and there. Kathleen was one of the founding members of the Irish Cultural Society. She was also a devoted member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which she attended faithfully and enjoyed meeting everyone after church for a wee chat. Kathleen will be tremendously missed by her family and friends. Heaven has gained an angel, and we know she will be singing her Irish songs with her dearly departed parents, sisters and brothers. It will be quite the party! There will be no celebration of life due to COVID. A Funeral Service was held at 11:00 am on Monday, September 27, 2021, at Sacred Heart Cathedral with Father Sean Wenger officiating. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the RIH nurses and doctors on 6 North, and the nurses and caregivers at Ridgeview Lodge Care Home. In lieu of flowers, donations in Kathleen’s memory may be made to the SPCA. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

Ronald Allan Porter

July 25, 1946 - September 16, 2021 On September 16, 2021 Ron’s journey here came to a peaceful end. “Captain Ron” as he was known to many leaves behind a list full of very proud people, his loving wife of 46 years Delphine, who was by his side ‘til his final breath, his three proud boys Curtis, Bryce and Chad, and adopted son Faron, sister Marlene and her soulmate Bill Howarth, and also Delphine’s brothers and sisters. Ron also leaves behind five grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends too many to mention. Ron loved his daily trips across town to the A&W for his “Diet Coke” to visit with the staff that looked to him as one of their own. Family always came first to Ron, being an icon in the local B.C. construction industry with the Operating Engineers Local 115 for over 50 years, being part of many VERY large projects across B.C. Ron always had a passion for hot rods from his beginning years in The Chilliwack Car Club; over the years he always had muscle cars. In 2011 he bought his infamous Purple step van. Many years of hard work and with the help of multiple friends, mechanics and family his pride and joy was everything he wanted it to be. Earlier this year Ron was welcomed into the Roadmen Car Club, he couldn’t have been more proud to wear his club shirt and be accepted into a group of like minded people. He loved going over and sitting in the garage with the brothers and talking car talk for hours. Special thanks to Dana for making it all come together and helping with everything. On Sunday, October 3rd at the North Shore A&W @11:30 am - 12 noon we will come together for Ron’s final cruise, followed by a social gathering at Frick and Fracks downtown at 2:00 pm. There will be a service at a later date in Ron’s honour. Donations can be made to the Diabetic Association in Ron’s name. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

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Jack Hutscal

April 4, 1961 - May 10, 2021 With great sadness Jack Craig Hutscal has passed away on May 10, 2021 with the love of his life Joyce Nikkel at his side. Outside of his wife Joyce, mourning his loss, a daughter Sarah Hutscal of Edmonton, Jack’s Uncle Metro and Aunt Georgina Hutscal of Edmonton, his cousins Amber, Allen, and Nick Hutscal. Jack was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He attended SAIT in Calgary completing his Journeyman as a refrigeration mechanic in 1986. Jack stayed and worked throughout Alberta until 2007 when he moved to West Kelowna. That is where he and Joyce met. Their life together brought them to Kamloops in 2016. While in Kamloops Jack worked for School District 73 for the HVAC department. After a couple of years there Jack decided to move on to a more challenging position with Care Systems. Jack fully enjoyed his job with this family owned company. He gained respect and love for the Care family and all the friends he made with his time there. Jack will be dearly missed by family, friends, and his customer’s that he took such good care of. Most of all, Jack is missed by his beloved dog Tika. Everyone who knows Jack knows he loved to pamper his dog. Weekly bonfires at the creek with other dogs. Daily trips to the doggy park. There will be small celebrations of life arranged in the future. Jack’s ashes will be put to rest in Boian, Alberta at the Romanian Cemetery beside his mother and grandmother.

Forever in our hearts, rest in peace. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com

Donald Maurice DesBrisay

March 31, 1942 - September 18, 2021 Survived by Andrena (née Blair), his wife and partner of 35 years. Don was the first of three children for Maurice and Betty DesBrisay. His sister Jan (Janet) and his brother Carl (Eve) followed. Sons, Dave (Jan) and Rich (Darcy) and Andrena’s sons Mike and Dan (Alex). grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Don grew up in Kerrisdale, graduated from Point Grey, earned a B.Ed. from UBC, and M.Ed. from Washington University. Don and Carl spent their summers beachcombing, crab fishing, biking and swimming at Boundary Bay, Oliver, Osoyoos and Loon Lake. Don taught at Westsyde Secondary and he coached the chess club, the trivia challenge group and the Reach for the Top club (CBC). Don also coached the volleyball team and the TRU mathematics team. Don played baseball, basketball, volleyball and softball; however, tennis was his number 1 game. He did not play golf claiming there were too many windmills. Don said he made two great decisions in the 1980s. He met Andrena Blair, the love of his life and he started teaching mathematics courses at UCC and TRU. Don and Andrena travelled extensively, including many a backroad looking for Don’s beloved collectibles. Licence plates being the most prized. They always returned with great pictures and fascinating stories of their adventures. He mentored and cajoled many nieces and nephews as well as many students through their math challenges. He made math easier to understand and he was always working a math problem just for the fun of it. Celebration of Life will take place on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the Hal Rogers Centre, McGowan Park, 2025 Summit Drive, Kamloops from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Vaccination passports are required for attendance in person. A live broadcast is also available via Facebook at Farewell Don DesBrisay for those who cannot travel et cetera, starting at 2:00 p.m.

Each Loss Each loss is very diﬀerent, The pain is so severe. Will I ever stop missing This one I loved so dear? 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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LIQUIDATION PRICE

1099

KIMBERLY

NOTRE DAME BIG O TIRES

1289 Dalhousie Drive *See in-store for details. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Some pictures may not be identical to current models. Some items may not be exactly as shown. Some items sold in sets.

DULUX PAINTS

DALHOUSIE

600

1999

250-372-3181