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The lineups outside the Kamloops Urgent Care Clinic grow each year as a lack of family doctors continues to be a problem. This KTW photo was taken nine years ago, in February 2008.
Doctor shortage a top election issue ANDREA KLASSEN STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
Ask a provincial election candidate how many people in Kamloops are looking for a family doctor and you’ll get an answer somewhere between 17,000 people (B.C. Liberal Kamloops-North Thompson candidate Peter Milobar) and 30,000 (Kamloops-North Thompson NDP candidate Barb Nederpel). Kamloops-South Thompson Green candidate Donovan Cavers thinks both numbers may be accurate. “There’s 17,000 people in Kamloops proper who are looking for a doctor and there’s 30,000 people who don’t have a doctor, which means there’s 13,000 people that have given up,” he suggested. “That’s problematic.” A KTW online poll put the city’s doctor shortfall at the top of the list of issues on voters’ minds in the lead-up to the May 9 election. Nederpel said the NDP’s plan to set up urgent-care centres could help alleviate the demand on walk-in clinics, where it is common to see lines form in the morning and spaces filled by mid-day. The care centres would be open evenings and weekends and offer some services not covered at walk-ins, including setting broken bones and dealing with burn injuries. “Whatever your need is, because you’re able
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to go in, they can divert you to exactly where you need to go within the medical system,” she said. “Right now, there are people who don’t even have that. So they’re suffering or they’re in pain or they’ve got a chronic disease that’s not being monitored simply because they don’t have that initial portal into the system.” Nederpel said the centres wouldn’t be reliant on getting more doctors into the system, but would use nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other health-care workers to spread out workloads. She said the clinics could also make coming to communities that are short on doctors less daunting by offering doctors a chance to work as a team, rather than assuming responsibility for 7,000 or more patients. Milobar said the city needs to stay the course on its doctor recruitment programs, which he said are paying off more than the public may realize. “We’re recruiting good numbers,” he said. “The problem is we’re also seeing a lot of
retirements or people moving away for family reasons at the same time.” Milobar said a government decision to allow Kamloops to take part in a locum program originally set up for rural communities has helped fill gaps in the system. He said a decision by the hospital board he sits on as mayor to fund a portion of doctor recruitment efforts has paid off, with the city recruiting more doctors in the last year than Kelowna and the rest of Interior Health West combined. “I think we’re on the cusp here of turning the corner,” Milobar said. “When you look at the real shortfall, it’s in that 10 to 15 doctor range.” Cavers believes the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine bears at least some of the blame for the lack of family doctors, an argument also advanced by anti-mine group Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment. Kamloops-South Thompson Communist candidate Beat Klossner also suggests Ajax could be putting a chill on doctor recruitment, but added government also needs to spend more on post-secondary education, which his party would make free for all. “We have to train our own doctors and nurses, not just go around poaching them from other countries,” he said, adding the Communists would also raise taxes on wealthy residents and corporations to increase health-care funding.
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Council Calendar May 2, 2017 1:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting May 10, 2017 4:45 pm - Heritage Commission DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street May 11, 2017 3:00 pm - KAMPLAN Advisory Committee DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street
Saturday April 29 | Sandman Centre | 10 am-4 pm
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10:30-11:25 am Eco-Baby Basics
11:00-11:55 am Healthy Backyards
The City of Kamloops has started the annual Spring Line Painting Program, which will run from April to June.
11:30 am-12:25 pm Eco and Co-operative Housing
12:00-12:55 pm Food Matters
11:00 am Family-friendly Yoga with Tania McCartney (Grounded and Sound Yoga)
Motorists are reminded that driving over newly painted lines is an infraction under the Motor Vehicle Act and is subject to a $190 fine.
12:30-1:25 pm Urban Agriculture and Permaculture
1:00-1:55 pm Pests and Pollinators
Please drive with caution when approaching areas that are being painted. For more information, contact the Public Works and Utilities Department at 250-828-3461.
1:30-2:25 pm Creative Reusing and Upcycling
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2:30-3:30 pm Bikes for all types
3:00-3:55 pm All About Electric Vehicles
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Road Closures - Boogie the Bridge
Sunday, April 30, 2017, 6:00 am-2:00 pm • • • •
Lorne Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue Westbound curb lane on Lansdowne Street and Victoria Street West from 1st Avenue to Mission Flats Road Eastbound curb lane on Victoria Street West at the Mission Flats intersection Northbound curb lane on Overlanders Bridge and the Fortune Drive overpass
To avoid delays, motorists are advised to use the Halston Bridge as traffic patterns will be modified for the event. A detour will be provided to the North Shore via Seymour Street to 1st Avenue to Lansdowne Street. Access to Mission Flats Road will be maintained via Summit Drive for the duration of the event. Please use caution when driving in the vicinity and obey all traffic control devices and traffic control personnel. The City of Kamloops appreciates your co-operation. For further information, please call 250-828-3815.
2:00 pm Foundational Flow for All Levels with Jil Forbes (Dimensional Wellness)
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Bring your appetite, your yoga mat, your questions, and your family and friends to the Green Living Expo. Get your hands dirty in a garden demonstrations, test drive an electric car, learn about micro-greens, ask questions about pollinators, and enjoy local eats at our food festival.
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B.C. lumber officials acknowledged they don’t expect job losses in the short term from imposition of punishing duties by the United States. Susan Yurkovich, president of the B.C. Lumber Trade Council, said in a conference call that current prices, well over $400 for a thousand board feet, will support jobs. “Lumber markets right now are pretty robust [but] I don’t want anyone to leave thinking it’s fine we have these punitive duties . . . Prices are volatile,” she said. The U.S. announced it will levy countervailing duties of between 19.5 per cent and almost 25 per cent on Canadian lumber manufacturers. B.C. is the largest softwood lumber producer in Canada and largest exporter to the United States. The expired softwood lumber agreement allows punitive trade action for a sector not regulated by NAFTA. Many B.C. producers, including Adams Lake Lumber operator Interfor, have purchased mills in the U.S., in order to buffer them from
AM I ENTITLED TO JOB SECURITY? KTW FILE PHOTO
An employer can release an employee for many different reasons. For example, economic factors may change and an employer may need to downsize its operations. Essentially, as long as the reason for dismissal does not violate human rights, an employer can let an employee go for any reason. If the dismissal is without cause, meaning that it was due to no fault of the employee, an employer must provide the employee with either reasonable working notice of the dismissal or payment in lieu of notice. The period of notice will vary depending on several different factors, including the employee’s length of service, age, position, education, etc.
The B.C. Lumber Trade Council says lumber markets are “pretty robust,” which will help to mitigate duties recently announced by the United States.
potential trade action. Duncan Davies, who heads Interfor, said duties will hurt the American consumer and homebuyer. An American homebuilders’ association opposes the tariffs. “It will affect our Canadian business, but the real loser is the American builder and buyer,” Davies said. The dispute has made its way into the provincial election campaign. NDP Leader John Horgan accused Liberal Leader Christy Clark of supporting the American industry because her party has accepted donations from U.S. producer Weyerhaeuser, which has just a single mill in B.C. and has called for punitive action.
Clark suspended her campaign on Tuesday to meet with cabinet members. She said in a statement there is no evidence of unfair trade practices and the United States has taken an approach that amounts to being “presumed guilty until proven innocent.’’ Since the last softwood dispute with the United States, Kamloops’ economy has diversified away from its dependence on lumber. There are no longer any sawmills in the city, but the region is home to supermills in Adams Lake and Chase. Venture Kamloops CEO Jim Anderson said he agrees with industry opinions that current high prices will shield mills from job loss, but
noted it could hurt the regional economy in the long term as litigation can take years to sort out. “I would say it’s significant to the economy,” Anderson said. “The change in the lumber industry in past decades has made it seem it’s not the backbone. But you’ve got Domtar and they rely on fibre from local sawmills. And sawmills rely on Domtar to take that fibre. There’s a symbiotic relationship.” Anderson said despite the loss of regional sawmills, there remain loggers, silviculture workers and logging truck drivers whose jobs remain dependent on the industry. - with a file from Canadian Press
Ceremony to commemorate workers killed on the job The annual Day of Mourning ceremony will take place tonight at St. Andrews on the Square, downtown at Seymour Street and Second Avenue. The ceremony commemorates workers who have been killed as a result of their jobs. Family survivors will be joined by workers, employers, local labour councils and WorkSafeBC to mark the day with more than 30 ceremonies
Generally speaking, non-union employees are not entitled to job security. This often comes as a surprise to many people.
throughout the province. The Canadian Labour Congress created and held the first National Day of Mourning ceremony on April 28, 1984, making Canada the first country to formally commemorate workers killed in the workplace. Today, Day of Mourning ceremonies take place around the world and the day is recognized by the
federal and provincial governments, as well as by municipalities across B.C. The local ceremony will include presentations from Jim Waldie of the Kamloops and District Labour Council, Rod Murphy, former MP for Churchill, Man., and Bobbi Lysons, a case manager with WorkSafeBC in Kamloops. In 2016, there were a total of 144
work-related deaths in B.C., 85 of which were caused by occupational disease primarily resulting from exposure to asbestos decades ago. Fifty-nine of the deaths resulted from traumatic injuries. More information on the Day of Mourning can be found online at dayofmourning.bc.ca and labourheritagecentre. ca/domschoolsproject/.
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Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Mike Adams (left) and assistant chief administration Steve Robinson in Fire Station No. 1 at Summit Drive and Arrowstone Drive in Sahali. Says Adams: “We have a great team and we’re working well with the union.”
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Kamloops Fire Rescue has a new chief — and, according to him, he’s here to stay. Mike Adams was named the city’s top fire official on Tuesday, and he’s already settling into his new role and looking ahead to the future. He is taking over a job left vacant by the departure of Dale McLean, who served as Kamloops’ fire chief for about three years before announcing his plans to retire late last year. “I think I bring some consistency to the role,” Adams told KTW. “I think going forward, having some consistency in leadership, we’ll be able to implement some ideas outlined in our five-year strategic plan.” Adams is familiar with the plan, which was recently approved by city council. He was an internal hire as chief, having served in management of Kamloops
Fire Rescue since arriving in the Tournament Capital in 2011. Since 2014, Adams had been a deputy chief in the department. “Certainly I’ve contributed to the organization,” he said. “We have a great team and we’re working well with the union.” Adams, 50, grew up in North Vancouver and began working as a firefighter in his hometown in his early 20s. In 2011, he took a job with the Squamish Fire Department before moving to Kamloops three years later. Now, he said, the Kamloops area is home. “It’s always been my goal to end my career here in Kamloops,” Adams said. “It’s where we chose to raise our family. It’s our home.” That’s almost true. Adams, his wife and three children actually live in Heffley Lake, about 40 kilometres outside city limits. McLean, Adams’ predecessor as chief, also lived outside city limits.
For his part, Adams said it’s not a big deal. “I don’t believe it’s an issue,” he said. “I think the important issue is passion and commitment — commitment for the fire service and KFR.” Adams said his focus is on implementing ideas outlined in KFR’s five-year strategic plan — things like a new training centre and tweaks to service. “We’re looking at ways we can improve our service to the City of Kamloops,” he said. “Many of these projects are already underway. I think they will bear fruit in the not-too-distant future.” Outside of the fire hall, Adams is director of the Sun Peaks Educational Society. He has a bachelor of applied business in emergency services from Lakeland College in Vermillion, Alta., an emergency management certificate from the Justice Institute of B.C. and a business management certificate from BCIT.
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A proposal for community ownership of Sun Rivers Golf Course is gaining traction, with more than 80 per cent of memberships provisionally sold. But the man behind the idea said he will not go forward with negotiations to purchase if he can’t reach a minimum of 600 memberships. “We’re doing fairly well,” Bill Amy said. “We’re pretty close to the number we want.” Last year, Amy and a business partner first
tried to purchase the golf course, along with Hoodoos restaurant and the pro shop. The partners completed some renovation work, but the deal later collapsed. He returned with a new plan this spring for community ownership: selling 600 owner shares at $5,000 each to raise approximately
$3 million. That sum would be used to purchase the golf course and its Hoodoos restaurant from the Sun Rivers partnership, which is trying to sell the property independent of its real-estate development. In return for the investment, members would receive a 10 per cent credit on spending and other discounts at the course and associated restaurant. Amy said he has held 17 town hall meetings to explain his vision and the structure. The Sun Rivers
resident said he has received verbal assurances for about 500 memberships, adding lawyers are working on producing share certificates. Money will be put in trust until a deal is executed. But Amy warned he won’t go ahead without the 600-share minimum. “The reason for that is it isn’t fair for people who stepped forward to ask them for more money . . . As soon as we get to 600 people, I’ll start negotiating with Sun Rivers again and hopefully we can get the deal done,” he said.
Non-profit to hold trauma workshops The Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society will host two workshops on Thursday, May 4, for those working with women and children who have experienced trauma.
The first is at Kamloops Alliance Church, 200 Leigh Rd., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $45. The second is at Henry Grube Education Centre, 245 Kitchener
Cres. and 6:30 p.m. Cost is $20. Facilitating both is Monique Auffrey executive director of Discovery House in Calgary. For more information, call the society at 250-374-2119.
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HOT: The city’s idea to take the empty heritage majesty that is the former Stuart Wood elementary building and work toward making it the new home of the Kamloops Museum and Archives. History housing history makes sense and the property surrounding Stuart Wood has unlimited potential to be used in conjunction with the museum. With the city and council getting skewered by many for its parking lot plan at the former Kamloops Daily News property, the museum idea is one deserving of kudos. NOT: The long squabble that masqueraded as a leaders’ debate on television Wednesday night. Between Liberal Leader Christy Clark arguing with NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leader Andrew Weaver trying to speak over both opponents (and vice-versa), the content of their words gave way to the volume of their vocabulary. Hopefully, voters found nuggets of information amid the cacophony of conflict. If not, there is always the BC Election 2017 tab online at kamloopsthisweek.com, which offers a wealth of information to consider.
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HOT: The partnership between the City of Kamloops and Kamloops Innovation to create the Built in Kamloops Contest, a contest that will award an early stage startup a six-month intensive package in Kamloops to launch a business, valued at more than $50,000. Innovative ideas are needed as the business landscape continues to undergo massive change. For more on the contest, go online to kamloopsthisweek.com/ 50000-startup-contest-launched-kamloops/.
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ur very own Dale Bass penned a very personal column in yesterday’s newspaper. Sure, Dale has often bared her soul to readers, be it writing about her mental-health issues, about her introduction to a sister who had been adopted or about the shenanigans involving her husband, Alan, and boys, Sean and Liam. A shrinking violet she is not when crouched behind the keyboard with her Thursday column space craving its 600-word feeding. In yesterday’s edition of KTW and online at kamloopsthisweek. com, Dale dives right in and writes about her recent cancer diagnosis. When Dale talked to me about her medical issue, it was a weekslong conversation and one that did not leave my office. Over the weeks, there were concerns. There were tests. There were heartfelt words and deep, dark humour. There was good news and relief and laughter. Then there was another call about a final test that did not deliver good news. We have all been impacted by cancer; my mom died of the disease in 1999, six months after I became a father for the first time. People with whom I have worked and people I have known my entire life have watched loved ones die because of cancer. Sometimes, as with my mom, it is self-inflicted — two packs of Export Plain per day for almost 50 years will do that to you. Other times, as with Dale, it is random and cruel and wrong. But always it is devastating —
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MUSINGS from the diagnosis and treatment to survival or death. Dale and I have talked about her situation and she has had to comfort me and others, rather than vice-versa. How people react to such a chilling diagnosis is as varied as the myriad types of the disease. Some people keep their cancer diagnosis as quiet as snowfall; others share the news freely. Nobody knew singer David Bowie had cancer until he died, releasing a spooky album immediately after his death. Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie’s battle with incurable brain cancer became the story of 2016, leading to an emotional last cross-country tour (prompting me to jump into my brother’s car as he drove from Vancouver to Edmonton to catch a concert in the City of Champions). When I asked Dale how she wanted to proceed after getting the news, she replied as I thought she would: by saying she had nothing to hide, that it is what it is and that it was better to let her fellow reporters know what is happening as soon as possible. This may sound like a eulogy,
but it is not. I am confident Dale will take time off, deal with her cancer as she would an annoying government PR flak standing between her and some information and once again prevail. It will take time. There is an operation, followed by weeks of recovery, followed by weeks of radiation, followed by weeks of recovery. She will be back, likely by mid-August. Until then, the avalanche of work she delivers to KTW readers will need to be shared among the newsroom, though it is doubtful the breadth of her beats — from TRU to SD73 to health to entertainment to general news of all forms — can possibly be covered with such tenacity. I am sure KTW’s overall word count will plummet during the next few months, which may elicit cheers from trees in the forest. A final note: The fact Dale will be travelling daily for weeks from Kamloops to Kelowna for 20 minutes of radiation is absolutely ridiculous. That a person stricken with cancer must endure a drive of four hours or more every day for weeks on end to receive lifesaving treatment is a farce and an indictment of the health-care system in B.C. Kamloops is not an insignificant hamlet; it is a thriving city of 91,000, a regional hub serving 150,000 or more people. Blaming various governments is pointless; what we need is for the two MLAs elected on May 9 to work to rectify this situation for Dale and countless others faced with such a shameful situation. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com Twitter: @mdalebass
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RESIDENTS KILLED CITY’S VISION FOR KDN SITE Editor: In regards to the proposed parking lot at the former Kamloops Daily News site, I can’t help but feel we got exactly what we deserved. There are arguments that parking is sorely needed downtown and I would tend to agree, although I would love to see the land be used for parking plus something more. That being said, the parking issue could have been solved already, yet we voted down the proposed Lorne Street parkade a few years ago. Looking at some of the online comments on this issue, they are mainly about city council having a lack of vision for downtown. Was the proposed performing-arts cen-
tre and revitalization of Seymour Street not a vision? Yet again, we voted that proposal down. As a side note, it was interesting to see the champion of the No PAC side, former city councillor Nelly Dever, absent in presenting any ideas for the old KDN site or for downtown revitalization in general. But I digress. The big point here is council does have a vision and we killed it. When the land becomes a parking lot, those same people who killed the previous vision will complain the parking lot isn’t a good vision for downtown — and the cycle continues.
It’s lose-lose for council either way. Why have a vision when your citizens will just vote it down? In the end, it becomes a parking lot and we get what should have been already built on Lorne Street. Then perhaps the KDN site could have been more. This isn’t council’s fault, as much as we like to place blame on them. It’s mainly ours. We demand a vision, but when it’s presented, we continually reject it. In the end, we get what we deserve and, for some reason, we’re outraged. Thomas Schiff Kamloops
OBSESSION WITH STUFF REAL ISSUE DEMOCRACY NEEDS SOME MAJOR HELP
Editor: The fate of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion could hang in the balance in the provincial election. Here’s the thing: climate scientists claim global warming is a threat the likes of which the world has never seen. It is happening now. It is going to get much worse and we humans are causing it. Everybody needs to be aware of the dire consequences of adding more carbon to the atmosphere. Within that context, when this simple old fool ponders the
pipeline dilemma, I imagine a garden hose with a sprinkler. The hose being the pipeline, the sprinkler being our society and the holes in the sprinkler being us individuals emitting carbon. Our society is organized for competition and the interplay of individual self-interest. The way we show we are winning the competition is with our stuff. Who would I be, how would I assert myself without better, bigger and more stuff? Beer works fine for anxieties over my stuff, but status anxiety is deeply rooted and widely spread in our
culture. If our hose and sprinkler are causing very real and urgent problems, personal change will require a fundamental revolution in individual attitudes. It is going to take psychological judo to turn the phrase “less is more” into a self-admiration statement. So, rather than attempting to implement a societal behaviour-modification program designed to plug all the individual holes in the sprinkler, I would have thought the most expedient option would be for government to try to turn off the tap. Fortunately, in the
pipeline instance, the absolute perfection of our meritocracy has never been more evident as the crème has truly risen to the top. Premier Christy Clark and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have come up with a brilliant third option — prayer. Clark and Trudeau have fulfilled their obligations to their corporate sponsors and approved the tripling of the pipeline’s capacity to supply oil. Now all the rest of us have to do is just pray nobody ever uses it.
Rick Duggan Kamloops
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A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online RE: STORY: CITY EYES STUART WOOD AS NEW MUSEUM HOME:
“Fantastic idea.” — posted by Jack Jones
RE: COLUMN: BASS: AFTER THE PHONE CALL . . . :
“Good luck with your treatment, Dale. Many women are surviving this disease now. “All the best for a speedy recovery.” — posted by Rick Turner
RE: LETTER: RECYCLING INTENDED TO SAVE ENVIRONMENT:
Editor: Regarding the leaders’ debates: One of two kids arguing in the playground won? Nonsense. The most information was presented by the one who stayed out of the mess. If this is what is called winning in politics, no wonder many people don’t vote. That is the real reason behind our “democracy” being paid for by corporations. Our democracy needs major help now before it is too late and we end up like some other unfortunate countries. Bill Hadgkiss Kamloops
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acceptable identification is available at elections. bc.ca. For more information, visit elections.bc.ca, follow Elections BC on social media or call 1-800-661-8683. VOTING PLACES Kamloops-South Thompson: General voting places: • Beattie elementary, 429 McGill Rd. • South Sa-Hali elementary, 1585 Summit Dr. • Aberdeen elementary, 2191 Van Horne Dr. • McGowan Park elementary, 2080 Tremerton Dr. • Dufferin elementary, 1880 Hillside Dr. • Pacific Way elementary, 2330 Pacific Way • Lloyd George elementary, 830 Pine St. • Gateway City Church, 163 Oriole Rd. • Juniper Ridge elementary, 2640 Quappelle Blvd. • Dallas elementary, 296 Harper Rd. • Robert L. Clemitson elementary, 5990 Todd Rd. • B.C. Wildlife Park, 9077 Dallas Dr. • Savona Senior House, 6605 Savona Access Rd., Savona • Pritchard Community Hall, 1714 Duck Range Rd., Pritchard • Westwold elementary, 5408 Highway 97, Westwold General and advance voting places: • St. Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola St.
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Centre for Seniors Information hosting May 2 forum The Centre for Seniors Information will be hosting a Kamloops-North Thompson all-candidates meeting on Tuesday, May 2. The forum will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brock Activity Centre, unit 9A in the Brock Shopping Mall, at Tranquille Road and Desmond Street. Those interested in attending can submit questions at the forum or in advance by emailing questions to info@csikamloops.ca
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A North Thompson man accused of sexually assaulting a 96-yearold woman last year denied the allegations in court. Brian Byung Koo Lee took the stand in his own defence yesterday, a day after his alleged victim, now 97, detailed what she said was a violent sexual assault that left her bruised. Lee, 61, is accused of entering the home of the woman, who he had recently met, and violently groping and aggressively kissing her. The incident is
alleged to have taken place at the complainant’s Barriere house last August. In court, Lee did not deny entering the home on the day of the alleged incident, but said he did so only to inquire about a vehicle he had left for the woman’s son to repair. Through a Korean interpreter, Lee said he did engage in a conversation with the woman. He said she told him she wanted to live on her own, as she had for years prior to moving in with her son in Barriere. Defence lawyer Matt Ford asked Lee directly if he sexually assaulted
the woman. “Did you do any of these things?” Ford asked. “No,” Lee replied. “Never. I’ve never done any of that.” Both sides agree Lee and his wife met the complainant and her son days before the alleged attack. The Lees were new to Barriere and the complainant’s family invited them to dinner to welcome them to the community and get to know some residents. Lee said his relationship with the woman’s son was good until Sept. 14, when the man showed up at
Lee’s work and accused him of assaulting his mother. “With his hand, he grabbed my neck and started pushing me,” Lee said. “And then, all of a sudden, he hit my jaw area. He kept saying, ‘I’m going to send you to jail.’ “I understood he was saying I hurt his mother. I understood the word ‘hurt.’ So I said, ‘I never hurt the grandmother.’ My wife came over and she broke us apart.” The trial, in front of Kamloops provincial court Judge Chris Cleaveley, is scheduled to conclude today.
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Canada, is a key component to the overall growth and evolution of Taco Bell Canada. “The new store changes will not be applied to the joint locations as our priority is standalone restaurants.” Following five years of consecutive growth, Taco Bell Canada will launch in June a plan to become a 700-restaurant brand north of the border. Saskatchewan’s first location will open in Saskatoon at the beginning of the month after being one of the most requested store sites in all of Canada. The company now operates 170 Canadian restaurants in seven provinces. The newly opened locations will also showcase an overhauled design footprint, Clark said, including updated decor, local artwork, open kitchen lay-
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n Switzerland last June, they held a referendum on a universal basic income that would have given each adult Swiss citizen $2,500 per month. It was a truly universal basic income because it would have gone to everybody, whether they were working or not. The horrified Swiss rejected it by a majority of more than three-toone. In Finland in January, the government launched a pilot program for a basic
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er they are working or not,” explained Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. But it’s still far from universal and its supporters are keen to stress the ultimate goal is to get people back into work. As is Finland, they believe (or at least profess to believe) the only real solution to poverty is full employment. In the early 21st century, this quaint belief is about as credible as the Easter Bunny, but in last November’s U.S. presidential election campaign, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were still peddling the same sepia-tinted fantasy of crowded assembly lines and the return of the Good Old Days. Trump was even promising to “bring back the jobs” from abroad, as if they were all now sitting in China or Mexico. He may or may not know that most of the missing jobs whose loss created the Rust Belt were killed by automation and simply don’t exist any more, but he certainly doesn’t mention it in public. Clinton was equally reticent about the fact full employment is not
a realistic option for the future. A lot of other people have finally focused on the real future, however, because if you want to understand the rise of Trump, you first need to acknowledge what automation is doing to jobs, especially in the United States. And then you have to figure out how to prevent this huge shift from causing a great political, economic and social disaster. That is why universal basic income is now a hot topic in political circles throughout the developed democratic countries. It might prevent that disaster. But the curious thing is that none of the trials now being undertaken is actually universal, with everybody getting the same basic income regardless of what other income they may have. Why not? Universal basic income is not meant to be merely a more effective and less bureaucratic means of helping the poor. It is also intended to abolish the stigma of unemployment and the misery, anger and political extremism it breeds. If everybody gets
the basic income as a right, the argument goes, then receiving it causes neither shame nor anger. And if the anger abates, then maybe democratic political systems can survive automation. But nobody really thinks we should introduce universal basic income at a national scale today. We will need a majority of people to go on working for a long time to come and we don’t even know whether enough people would choose to do so after they start receiving a basic income. That is one of the questions the current pilot programs are designed to answer. However, these universal basic income test programs are being smuggled in, disguised as anti-poverty projects, with the announced objectives of streamlining the system and encouraging people to re-enter the job market. That’s because the public really isn’t ready for full-blooded universal basic income. There is a strong popular belief that people should work for a living, even if society as
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here’s a moment from the 2016 CFJCTV Boogie the Bridge that still resonates with Candace Mawdsley. It was the 31-year-old’s first race as a part of the organizing committee and, with more than 2,600 runners having already crossed the finish line in Riverside Park, just a pair of ladies remained on the course. Both in their golden years, the duo held hands as they crossed the finish line, flanked by Mawdsley and a few other organizers who encouraged them in those final steps. “That’s what Boogie is all about — it’s being there to cheer other people on,” Mawdsley told KTW. “I love running, but being able to cheer people on that didn’t think they could run, or even walk/run, a couple kilometres — that’s pretty amazing.” For 20 years, Boogie the Bridge has been leading a charge in Kamloops, promoting a commitment to holistic health and positive change in the community through movement. More than 28,000 people have pounded the pavement since the first race in 1998 and more than $1 million has been raised for local charities. The 2017 race takes place on Sunday, April 30, beginning in Riverside Park. “The numbers are looking fantastic,” said Jo Berry, the founder of Boogie the Bridge.
“I’m just expecting to see all those little people running the 1K and all their families and friends, people laughing and having a great time. The sea of red is always amazing. “It’s going to be great. We went from 62 participants 20 years ago to, hopefully, 3,000 on Sunday.” For many, Boogie is more than just a race — it’s a support system. It was there for Mawdsley when she needed it years ago in the aftermath of a divorce. She was part of the sea of red crossing Overlanders Bridge — it was her first race — and described it as an experience unlike any she had had before. Those feelings were what prompted Mawdsley to join the Boogie organizing committee. This year, she will be managing the race’s social media and communications. “It has really brought me back a lot of confidence,” she said. “The team has taught me to be gentle with myself. They have helped me bring back a lot of my confidence and belief in myself and my motivation and joy for life.” For David Sharman, the 2017 Boogie will be his first, but is part of a lifestyle change that has seen him lose more than 70 pounds and run in a dozen half-marathons. Running has brought him back his health — he now manages his Type 2 Diabetes with diet and exercise and his cholesterol is under control. He discovered Boogie through his involvement with RunClub Kamloops and he will run his first full marathon with the group in Las Vegas
later this year. He will also run half-marathons in Seattle and Kelowna following his 21K this weekend. The community in Kamloops is a far cry from the one he left in Cranbrook two years ago and a large part of that is Boogie the Bridge. “I wasn’t getting the support. There wasn’t a club,” Sharman said. “I’m not the typical athlete, right? We’re just everyday people. Now, I’m a little more consistent with my training and don’t usually miss a run unless there’s a reason, like a sickness. “It’s huge. There’s even more than the physical side, there’s the emotional side. I find I come to work less stressed and I look at life a little bit differently, with open eyes, and accepting things that come my way.” Since that first run in 1998, Berry has espoused the motto, “Movement is change.” Every year, Boogie is an opportunity for her, and the rest of Kamloops, to celebrate all those changes. “Today, still, I’m in tears today,” Berry said, asked what it means to hear all that Boogie the Bridge and RunClub have done for the people of Kamloops. “I was listening to a girl talking this morning, Kathy Sinclair, running her first halfmarathon and thinking she could never, ever be a runner. “The currency of that is priceless for me, just how running and movement changed my life and now, watching every story just hits me in the heart, big time. I just love it.”
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Classics sixth in West The Kamloops Classic Swimming club finished sixth in the 61-team 2017 Speedo Western Canadian Swimming Championships in Calgary on the weekend, with 10 of the club’s 14 participating swimmers qualifying for finals. The Classics won seven medals at the competition — three gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals. Leading the way for Kamloops was Ethan Jensen, who won two gold medals in the men’s open age group, finishing first in the 50-metre butterfly in
a club-record time of 25.58 seconds and first in the 100m butterfly. He also finished fourth in the 200m butterfly and raced in the consolation finals of the 50m and 200m backstrokes. Eloise Ladyman won a gold medal in the 50m backstroke and a silver medal in the 100m backstroke of the women’s open age group. She also finished fifth in the 200m backstroke and seventh in the consolation final of the 100m butterfly.
Ryley McRae rounded out the Classics’ medal haul in Calgary, grabbing a silver medal in the 400m freestyle and bronze medals in the 1,500m freestyle and 200m butterfly of the men’s youth category. He also finished fourth in the 200m freestyle and 100m butterfly, seventh in the 400m individual medley and first in the consolation final of the 100m freestyle. Sarah Koopmans won the consolation final of the 100m breaststroke, while Lauren Prokopetz, Emily Dagasso, Elise Laupland and Eden Saari qualified for consolation finals.
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For 45 minutes, United Rugby Club baffled the Kamloops Raiders, who were playing on home turf at Exhibition Park. “We were getting physically handled and United did a good job of getting to the edge of the field,” Raiders’ head coach Derek Pue said. “We couldn’t deal with it,” Coquitlam-based United had Kamloops on the brink of elimination, up 25-20 in the B.C. Rugby Union men’s Division 2 quarterfinal clash last Saturday, but the Raiders, whose goal all season long has been to bring home a championship, were not ready to roll over. Kamloops scored 14 unanswered points, with Nick Smith’s second try of the match securing a galvanizing 34-25 comeback conquest. “A couple of breaks went our way and our big guys got their second wind,” Pue said. “We were able to rumble in a couple tries to win it. That was a character victory.” Brian MacKinnon, Dylan Neath and Steve Thomson also had tries for the Raiders on Saturday. Thomson rounded out the scoring with three conversions and one penalty kick. Mired in one of the city’s longest winters in recent memory, unable to train outside, the Raiders held a meeting in January to discuss goals for the season. “It was unanimous — bring home a trophy,” Pue said.
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Vince Finnen and the Kamloops Raiders’ men were victorious in second-division playoff action last Saturday at Exhibition Park, rebounding from a second-half deficit to beat United Rugby Club of Coquitlam 34-25. Kamloops will square off against hometown Surrey in semifinal play.
Kamloops, which hovered around the .500 mark in the regular season and finished 4-3, is one win away from the provincial final, with the Surrey Beavers standing in their way. Surrey will play host to the semifinal match tomorrow. The Raiders opened their spring-half campaign with a 20-17 triumph over the Beavers on the Lower Mainland on Jan. 28, but Surrey, which finished the regular season 8-1, will field a much better team at Sullivan Heights Park tomorrow. “They’re able to stretch the edge, just
like United, and get around the corner,” Pue said. “We have a bit of a big, more-seasoned pack, so we’ll have to stay on our toes and keep working.” Kamloops will be without standout forward Dillon Alexandre, who tore his MCL last Saturday, and might be missing hooker Joe Castellano, who is in concussion protocol. Meraloma Rugby Club of Vancouver and Langley will square off in the other semifinal tomorrow. If the Raiders can knock off the Beavers, they will advance to championship Saturday
Francesca Fraser of the Kamloops Raiders tenaciously pursues a Meraloma Rugby Club ball carrier in women’s first division B.C. Rugby Union play at Exhibition Park on Saturday. Meraloma prevailed 29-17.
next week in Abbotsford. Exhibition Park will be the site for nine B.C. club finals. “We have our sights set on the final,” Pue said. “That’s the goal and we’re not taking third or fourth place as being success.”
Campaign over
The Raiders’ women had their season end in defeat, with Meraloma earning a 29-17 victory in Division One action at Exhibition on Saturday. Kaitlyn Cumming and Grace Campbell had tries for the Raiders, with Jess Oldenbuger adding two conversions and one penalty kick. Kamloops (6-8) placed sixth in the nineteam league.
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Junior RiverDogs a mixed bag on weekend The Kamloops Junior RiverDogs split a pair of games against the Cloverdale Spurs in B.C. Baseball bantam AAA league play on McArthur Island on the weekend. Kamloops fell 14-2 in the opener, which
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Sonja Neitsch of Calgary-based Crescent Heights secondary made a splash in long-jump action at the 2016 Battle of the Border track and field meet. Kamloops Track and Field Club president Judy Armstrong said about 500 athletes from B.C. and Alberta high schools are expected to attend the 2017 border battle, which will be held tomorrow at Hillside Stadium.
Celtics’ Olynyk rising up in playoffs Kelly Olynyk poured in a career-high 14 points in a 10897 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, a game the Kamloops big man said was his best with the Boston Celtics. Boston leads the first-round NBA playoff series 3-2 and will be looking to eliminate the Bulls tonight in Chicago. Game time is 5 p.m. at the United Center. Olynyk saved his best for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, driving hard to the hoop and banking in a shot while being fouled, a play that brought the TD Garden to its feet. “All I could think of was when
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THEFT OF MINI EXCAVATOR The Police need your help with information about who took a Mini Excavator from Chief Louis Way sometime over the Easter weekend. These thieves had a plan and no doubt a buyer for this excavator prior to the theft. The suspects broke a locked gate down to the compound, once inside, the excavator was loaded onto a flatdeck of some type and drove out the yard. At this point, there is no description of the vehicle that was used to pull the trailer or even the trailer itself. The Excavator is described as a “Bobcat” E 50 series, white in colour with a red stripe around the cab, it is also has an enclosed cab with a black frame. If you have any information on this theft or may have seen something suspicious, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will remain anonymous and will never have to go to court or give a statement.
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If you know where any of these people are, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). The tip line pays up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest of fugitives. Remember, Crime Stoppers just wants your information, not your name. Crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does. This program is jointly sponsored by Kamloops Crime Stoppers & Kamloops This Week. People featured are wanted on arrest warrants not vacated as of 3 p.m. on April 26, 2017
UNSUCCESSFUL THIEVES These two would be thieves should consider another line of work. Not only did they not get into a building but they were also caught on camera. These two suspects tried to break into the Shoppers Drug Mart on Tranquiller Road in the early morning of Thursday, April 6th at approximately 3:30 am. One of the males tried to smash out the glass of an exterior window with a crowbar but due to the safety glass they could
not get in. Then these two tried to pry the glass out but only created a small hole. The photo is somewhat grainy but someone may recognize these two suspects. Both are Caucasian males, appear to be in their late 40’s early 50’s, one has a goatee and a receding hair line, the other male has a dark beard, both had blue jackets and were wearing gloves. If you know these suspects please
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SUSPICIOUS FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION * This the second request from the Police and Fire Investigators. * Most people are aware of the fire that took place at Budget Rent A Car on the 800 block of Notre Dame Drive. This fire was reported Friday, April 14th at 3:46 am, the fire department have some concerns about the nature of the fire and how it started. Both the Fire Department
and the Police are treating this fire as suspicious and need the help of the public to get further information about the fire. Notre Dame is a busy street most of the day and night and there are private vehicles in the area as well as company vehicles go to work or are on their delivery routes. What the Police and Fire Investigators would like is; if anyone may have seen someone around the
store late at night, a vehicle leaving the area, when the fire started someone hanging around that may have seemed out of place for the surroundings. This is your opportunity to do the right thing and report your observations anonymously to Crime Stoppers, no court, no statement, just your information.
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Barely a week into the regular season, Josh Hillis was already looking at this weekend’s matchup. With the Thompson Rivers WolfPack a few days removed from losing three of four contests against the Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs to open the month of April, the second baseman stressed the importance of getting his club back to winning, of not wanting to fall too far behind the defending champions from Lethbridge in the race for a championship. “It’s huge for us,” Hillis told KTW at the time, looking to a weekend series against the Okanagan College Coyotes. “We need to have a good weekend to get back up there and, hopefully, go into our next series with PBA, later in the season, even with them, with a chance to overtake them in the standings.” The Wolves finished 2-for-4 against the Coyotes that weekend and have gone on to win seven of their last 10 games. Entering this, the second-to-last weekend of the Canadian College Baseball Conference regular season, the WolfPack have the Dawgs in their sights, as Hillis hoped they would.
The table has been set for the all-important rematch. The Wolves and Dawgs will play twice tomorrow and twice on Sunday, all four games in Lethbridge. “If we can continue to just keep playing the same baseball we’ve been playing, from Calgary [against the Dinos], from the Vancouver Island series [against the Mariners], and just carry it over when everyone is healthy and wants to go and get after it, I think we’ll take all four games,” said WolfPack outfielder Ethan Mohan, who leads the CCBC in batting average (.439) and his club in home runs (three) and RBI (22). Anything less than four wins this weekend and the WolfPack will come up short of their goal of tying PBA for No. 1 in the league. The Dawgs have a 14-3 record this season and 10-8 Thompson Rivers will can reach 14 wins on the back of an undefeated series. Despite the long odds of
winning four games against a team that has only lost three all season, Mohan didn’t shy from the challenge. “I’d like to see [us win] all four,” he said. “Every time I take the field, I take the field to win the game. I have a tough time losing. “In the grand scheme of things, 3-1 would be a great weekend, but nothing less than all four for me, personally.” The Wolves didn’t do themselves any favours earlier this week, losing back-toback games, 14-10 and 6-1, on Wednesday at Norbrock Stadium to the visiting Okanagan College Coyotes, who now sport an 11-11 record. The 6-1 loss in the back half of the doubleheader marked the first defeat of pitcher Tyler Hodder’s CCBC career, a result the 6-foot-4, 250-pound right-hander will be looking to rebound from in his start on Sunday. “Bouncing back is the big-
gest part of baseball,” he said. “I was bound to lose some time, so I knew it was coming. Now the biggest thing is to refocus and recuperate for this weekend. “We could do big things if we take all four games this weekend. It could really have an impact on the standings for us.” There are two fields in Lethbridge that the Dawgs play on — Spitz Stadium and Lloyd Nolan Yard. The WolfPack call them “bang boxes,” the hurricane winds of the prairies carrying home-run balls over the fences with surprising regularity. A few long balls this weekend and, who knows, a series sweep of PBA might not seem like such a long shot after all. “It’s a tall task,” said WolfPack manager Ray Chadwick. “They’re a good team, but so are we. “We’ve got to go in and get it done. We actually have a better record, over the years, at their place than we do at our place against them.” The WolfPack will return to Norbrock Stadium on May 6 and May 7 for a four-game series against the Calgary Dinos. It will be the final regular-season action of 2017. The CCBC National Championship runs from May 9 to May 12 at Elks Stadium in Kelowna.
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ur dream of a self-guided Loire Valley bike trip became reality. To simplify planning, Macs Adventure developed our Chateaux and Gardens itinerary. With input from us, family-run lodgings, breakfasts, dinners, rental bicycles, helmets, maps and luggage transfers were all arranged. And we’re off. Based in historic towns about 200-kilometres southwest of Paris, we explore in and around Blois, Amboise and Tours. Three nights in each provides ample time for exploration and reconnoitering. And two-wheeling it across the Loire Valley’s flat terrain proves exhilarating. Daily pedals along a wellmarked network of pathways introduce rural French landscapes, including quaint hamlets with stone churches and little boulangeries offering fresh picnic snacks. Our routes regularly skirt barley fields, pastures and small vineyards known for producing sweet white and sparkling wines. Sometimes workers merrily wave us onward. A mix of sunshine, moderate temperatures and natural beauty prompts photo frenzies and spontaneous wine tastings. Best of all are unhurried visits to elegant country palaces built long ago by an indulgent, itinerant royalty. One such grandiose house located outside Tours, the Chateau de Villandry also features authentic 16th-century gardens. Cycling through the city
The Villandry castle’s gardens feature hedges (bottom of photo) shaped to symbolize love and romance, while a decorative kitchen garden (top of photo) boasts vegetables grown in elaborate checkerboards.
looks straightforward on our map and signage marks the way. Distracted, however, by morning traffic, bustling pedestrians and fellow cyclists, a crucial marker gets overlooked. We veer kilometres off track, until a friendly rider escorts us back to the missed junction. Once on the Loire à Vélo trail, we sail easily under arcades of trees along the Cher, a scenic tributary of the Loire. Birdsong serenades us through lush riverside forests. Sheep graze in meadows sloping to the water’s edge. Greenery frames a distant village. Later crossing its stone bridge, we admire one fisherman’s lucky catch.
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Soon securing our bicycles in Villandry’s hedged bike lot, we explore one of the last grand chateaux built in this World Heritage valley. Photos and engravings explain its evolution from the Middle Ages to present day. Retaining the foundations and stone tower of a medieval fortress, Finance Minister to King Francois I Jean le Breton built Villandry in 1536. Of note, rival monarchs Henry VIII of England and Francois I met privately several times in its 12th-century keep, forging an unexpected friendship. Much later, the Marquis of Castellane updated the chateau, installing 18th-century comforts, indoor water closets included. Silk-upholstered furnish-
ings fill gracious, restored rooms; mullioned windows frame unique garden vistas. Downstairs, terra cotta floors, an enormous fireplace with roasting spit, a rough oak table and polished copper pots maintain the kitchen’s rustic flair. From the ramparts, we marvel at patchworks of sculpted shrubs, multicoloured vegetables and espaliered fruit trees below. Current owners’ greatgrandfather, Joachim Carvallo purchased the estate in 1906. Thoroughly researching, he restored these gardens to former Renaissance glory. On upper terraces, we stroll alongside the water garden’s mirror-like pool accented with clusters of lime
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ueen Elizabeth II just celebrated her 91st birthday. Coronations and birthdays of living celebratory monarchs are still big deals because there are not too many of them are living and reigning these days. We measure things pretty much by time and calendars. Clocks revolve around the sun. But there is to be a new day, the crowning day of One that is coming by and by. This old earth of ours has had some remarkable coronation scenes: the czars in Russia, the kings and queens of Europe and the inaugurations of innumerable democratically elected heads of state. But these installations, famous as they are or have been, pale in insignificance to the day that is coming — the crowning of the King of kings and the Lord of lords — when “there shall be upon His head many diadems” (Revelation 19:12). Have you noticed the choruses in the last book of the Bible, the revelation of Jesus to Apostle John? Those who love music ought to turn occasionally to the musical scenes in Revelation. Next to the book of Psalms, it is the music book of the Bible. It’s the story of crowned Christ and includes the chaining of the pretender prince, Satan. The music begins in
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the bit that is marked off as chapter one. John has begun to write down the story of what came to him in a vision on the island of Patmos. All at once, he gets a vision of the face of Jesus and bursts out in a ringing solo in the major key: “Unto Him that loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.” We then turn to chapter four where the quartet of the “living creatures” is singing. In chapter five, there is what we might call the sextuple quartet, that is, six times four. The 24 leading men take up the song of the quartet. We can almost hear them singing back yonder. Then, swinging into the front is the sextuple quartet of leaders, taking up the same song, singing back and forth. As their music softens away in the distance, though we can still hear it, there is the angel chorus. John, who was fairly well up in mathematics, tried to count them. He counted 10,000 and he had to multiply that by 10,000. And then, on to
the creation chorus in chapter five. Here in heaven, all creation takes up the song. By and by, they soften away as a new chorus swings in. The minor note is deep here and touches one’s heart. In chapter 14, there is the virgins’ chorus – the chorus of the pure ones who have been washed and made pure by the “blood of the Lamb.” They sing the song nobody else can sing. Back and forth they sing until the very vaults of heaven seem shaken by the music of the pure ones. Finally, in chapter 19, we get the combined chorus. It is the Hallelujah Chorus — the solo, the quartet, the sextuple quartet, the angels, the creation, the martyrs, the pure ones — all together. What are they singing? There are variations in the music in the words, but the undertone of the strain throughout is this: “Crown Him, Lord of all.” Who is this person to be crowned? It is Jesus the Saviour, the King of kings, the One who was so scarred with the thorns but now is glorified. Hush your heart. Look yonder — a stable, the cattle, a young mother, a baby in a manger, born as no other before or since. Look again. The olive grove and the Man so human that He longed for human fellowship. But he must go on alone. There could be
no fellowship with him in what he is going to do on the morrow. He is on his knees, on his face, and already some drops of blood of the Son of God are fertilizing the soil of the earth. On the morrow, following praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, he hangs on the cross, done to death, by his own choice, for all people. It is He! In Joseph’s tomb, buried in the earth. But lift your hearts. The tomb is sheer empty. One other word: who will have part in the crowning? Who will share in that gracious, wondrous coronation day? Only those who crown him now as Lord of all, nay their own Lord. We do not really crown him Lord at all until we crown him Lord of all. We can take him as Saviour and also economize our time on earth by crowning him as King in our lives. It can be just one complete transaction. Who will have share in that great coronation day? Those who crown Him today. ryanmitra225@ gmail.com KTW welcomes submissions to its Faith page. Columns should be between 600 and 800 words in length and can be emailed to editor@ kamloopsthisweek. com. Please include a very short bio and a photo.
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JOB POSTING POSITION/TITle: Referrals & Archaeology Coordinator DePARTMeNT: Natural Resource SUPeRVISOR: Manager TeRM: Permanent Full-time
The Simpcw First Nation is a progressive organization with their main office located in Chu Chua near Barriere BC and less than one hour drive from Kamloops BC. Simpcw offers competitive remuneration packages to their full time employees and has a friendly, positive work environment with great career advancement opportunities. The Natural Resource Department is responsible for the overall health, conservation, protection and management of Simpcwul’ecw. This includes protecting Simpcw’s Rights and Title while providing the basis for a competitive resource industry with high environmental standards and sustainability for the Simpcw First Nation.
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This position supports all aspects of the Simpcw Natural Resource operations and promotes healthy, productive forests, water, lands and resources and safeguards Simpcw interests. This position leads the effective and efficient delivery of the Referral and Archaeology aspect of the Simcpw First Nation Natural Resource operations. It also safeguards the archaeological, cultural heritage resources and financial interests of the organization. This position must participate in strategic, policy and operational guidance to ensure appropriate planning for positive cultural, economic, social, environmental and economic impacts.
Qualifications:
• Considerable knowledge of natural resource disciplines and activities. • Strong knowledge of Simpcw First Nation culture, values, and history. • Education and/or experience in Natural Resources, Archeology, Clerical or related fields. • Experience with mobile devices related to mapping and data entry. • Internet, database and other standard computer application experience • Preference will be given to candidates with Post-secondary education and/or 5 years or more experience in related fields. • Must have a valid BC Driver’s license
Knowledge and abilities:
• Strong organizational and planning skills with good oral and written communication • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel and mobile devices • Demonstrated experience and ability building and maintaining cooperative and productive relationships • Ability to follow safe work procedures • Demonstrated ability to coordinate and manage concurrent activities, keeping staff and colleagues informed Hours of Work: Deadline for Applications: Job Commences:
Normal day shift – 7 hours; Monday to Friday. May 10, 2017. As soon as Possible.
Please submit a cover letter and resume that demonstrates your qualifications and experience for the position via email to: Simpcw First Nation PO Box 220 Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 Email: Lynn.Guitard@simpcw.com This posting may remain open until the position is filled. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Preference will be given to persons of Simpcw or Aboriginal ancestry as per Section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Appointment to this position will require a formal criminal record check, the details of which may preclude an offer of employment being finalized. For a detailed description of this position, please go to: http://www.simpcw.com/employment.htm
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Live-in Position at Scenic Fishing Resort Mature couple wanted for a contract to operate fishing resort. Varied duties. Non-smokers, no pets. Phone for particulars 250-493-3535.
Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for door-to-door deliveries. Call 250-374-0462 for more information.
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School District No. 73 Kamloops/Thompson School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) is currently accepting applications for the following excluded position:
Manager of Health and Safety
Kam Lake View Meats Ltd., located at 6453 Buckhorn Road, Kamloops, BC V1S 2A1, requires 1 experienced Meatcutter for f/t perm. position. Mon-Fri, no wknds or nights. Wages $20. to $23 per hr, 40hr/week. Benefits: Healthcare and Dental plan. Duties: Slaughter, process meat and sausages; Work in refrigerated area. Specific skills required: Knife skills, deboning and trimming; Experience in slaughtering and sausage processing. Apply with resume to: Ron & Brooke Keely E-mail or fax: kamlakebutcherboys @gmail.com 250-828-1011 Or apply in person to: 6453 Buckhorn Road, Kamloops, BC., V1S 2A1 TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING (Flaggers, Pilots, Towing) Kamloops: May 18 & 19 Williams Lake: May 1 & 2 $250 1-866-737-2389 roadsafetytcs.com
HOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774. Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Office Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko 250-8281474. genew@telus.net
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ADVERTISING Consultants: Our company is always looking for great sales representatives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly organized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fastpaced team environment. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary. If you have a passion for the advertising business, are creative and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:khall@aberdeenpublishing.com We thank all applicants; only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
The City of Vernon is hiring for the following position: • Utilities - Operator I - Temporary Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application.
Pets Animals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.
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ABERDEEN Rte 501 – Fleming Dr, Fleming Pl. – 52 p. Rte 503 – Fleming Circ, Hampshire Dr, Hampshire Pl, Hector Dr. – 49 p. Rte 527 – Hunter Pl, 902-992 Huntleigh Crs. – 28 p. Rte 583 – Butte Pl, Chinook Pl, Mt. Dufferin Dr. – 43 p. Rte 587 – Sunshine Crt. – 47 p. Rte 589 – 1200-1385 Copperhead Dr. – 58 p. Rte 590 – 1387 Copperhead Dr, Saskatoon Pl. – 36 p. BROCK Rte 13 – Bonnie Pl, 2245-2255 Edgemount Ave, McLean St, 23052396 Rosewood Ave, Shannon Pl. – 52 p. DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE Rte 750 – 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. – 30 papers Rte 781 – Duncan Rd, Durango Dr, Sonora Rd, Wittner Rd. – 42 papers
DOWNTOWN/LOWER SAHALI Rte 308 – 355 9th Ave, 703-977 St Paul St. - 38 p. Rte 333 – 1005-1090 Pine St, 1003-1176 Pleasant St. – 42 p. Rte 380 – Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 60 papers Rte 405 – Anvil Cres, Bestwick Dr & Crts, Mahood Pl, Morrisey Pl. – 86 papers NORTHSHORE/BATCH Rte 61 – Popp St, Stratford Pl, 1371-1413 Tranquille Rd, Waterloo Pl, Woodstock Pl. – 36 p. SUNRIVERS Rte 870 – Mariposa Crt, Sagewood Crt, Dr, Lane, St, 100 Sun Rivers Dr. – 49 papers Rte 874 – Canyon Ridge (area), 1400-1448 Sunrivers Dr. – 28 papers Rte 875 – Golf Ridge (area), 2000-2028 Sunrivers Dr. – 26 papers
Rte 877 – The Pointe – 13 p. Rte 880 – Belmonte (area), Sillaro Dr, Visao Crt & Terr. – 71 p. VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER Rte 617 – 24012515 Valleyview Dr, Valleyview Pl. – 50 p. Rte 621 – Duck Rd, Skelly Rd, 96 Tanager Dr, 26062876 Thompson Dr. – 54 p. Rte 651 – 2210-2495 Nechako Dr, 14001470 Finlay Ave, 1470 Abitibi Ave. – 57 p. WESTSYDE Rte 244 – Archibald Pl, Hargraves Pl, 1020-1148 Pine Springs Rd, Sullivan Pl, Wawn Crt, 863-897 Wawn Rd. – 40 p.
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TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING Funding available for those who qualify!
The Kamloops Veterinary Clinic is currently accepting resumes for
Our technicians work throughout the clinic and may be required to answer phones, schedule appointments, admit/discharge, and work reception shifts if needed. Communication skills are an asset. This position will involve some weekend shifts. We offer a very generous benefits package as well as a signing bonus to the successful full time candidate. Wage is negotiable dependent on experience and expectation.
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1939 Winchester Mod. 94 30:30. $900. Exec cond. 250372-5489.
8ft Antique Couch $900. Antique Settee or Loveseat one of a kind $900. Round dining room table w/4-chairs & 2 bar stools. $800. Couch & matching chairs $200. 250-3741541.
2 Person Portable infrared sauna made of hemlock. $750/obo. 250-554-2514.
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4 Tall ship models with large glass display case. $750/obo. 250-377-8436.
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As New Teak Table 43x75 Ex 48�, 8-chairs, sideboard/ $4,000/all. Casting Table 10x24. $100. 3-drawer Tool Stand. $60. 8x12 Wool Rug. $200. 3-drawer Wood Cab 18x22. $25. 250-851-7687.
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For Sale By Owner CHASE HOME 1078 sq. ft. Rancher 237 Pine St. 8 room house incl. 1.5 bath w/ fenced-in yard & large shed + gas heat. $173,000 (250)679-3530
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Kubota AV2500 Generator. $585. 250-374-1988 Lemond RevMaster Spin Bike. Model 15300-7. $500. Like New. 250-372-8406.
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MISC4Sale: Oak Table Chairs-$400, 1-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.
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Red CCM Bike 26� frame. $125. 778-586-1996.
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A.GROESS Underground Drain Cleaning Specialists. Residential/Commercial/Industrial. Inspections, Root Cutting, Steam flushing. 250-377-5364 www.agroessunderground.ca
Vita-pure water softener new. $350. 250-256-0084.
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Home Improvements
WE will pay you to exercise! Deliver Kamloops This Week
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Medical Health CANADA BENEFIT GROUP Attention British Columbia residents: Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-5112250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment
Cleaning Services Custom Cleaning. Rel, exper, honest, through, ref’s. Your supplies. $20hr 778-470-0602.
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Misc. Wanted Actual Coin Collector Buying Coins, Collections, Gold & Silver,Bills+ Chad: 250-863-3082
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2-Bedroom Apartments $1050 1-Bedroom Apartments $910 Bachelor Apartments $720 • Seniors Orientated • Close to the Hospital • Quiet Living Space • Underground Parking • Newly Renovated Suites • No Smoking
520 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2M2 Contact Jean: 250-372-0510 1bdrm apt. Downtown. Covered prk Private ent common laundry, n/p n/s. $750/mo. 376-8131 /250-371-1623 1BDRM. quiet, clean, S. Shore apts $735/mo. incl. heat, free ldry, covered parking. NS, NP. 250-573-2625/778-220-4142. 1brm apt. in Library Square. In-suite lndry, ug prking. N/S. $1000/mo. May 1st. Yearly incentive. 778-257-0429. Available spacious 1&2bdrm apts with views. Starting at $850/mo. The Sands Apartment. Centrally located. Onsite Management. 250-8281711. Luxury 1bdrm +lrg den condo Library Square. N/S, N/P. $1100/mo. + util. 571-4617.
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N/Shore 1bdrm end unit 55+bldg. Cls to all amenities. $975/mo +util. 778-471-2211.
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TARPS! TARPS! “BEST PRICES IN TOWN!�
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Northland Apartments Bachelor Suite starting at $800 per month 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites Adult Oriented No Pets Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry $845-$1,050 per month North Shore 250-376-1427 South Shore 250-314-1135
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Cars - Domestic 1978 MGB 4spd w/overdrive. Includes 10’x20’ cover. $9,200. 250-374-6092. 2002 Mustang GT Convertible. 8cyl, yellow, blk leather int. 150,000kms. $6,900. 5543331
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Recreation **BOOK NOW FOR BEST WEEKS IN 2017** Shuswap Lake! 5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek BC. REST & RELAX ON THIS PRIVATE CORNER LOT. Newer 1bdrm, 1-bath park model sleeps 4 . Tastefully decorated guest cabin for 2 more. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor store & Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot tubs, Adult & Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. Only $1,300 week. BOOK NOW! Rental options available for 3 & 4 day, 1 week, 2 week & monthly. Call for more information. 1-250-371-1333.
1996 GMC Suburban 4x4 good shape runs great $3800obo Call (250) 571-2107 2000 Dodge Dakota. Full load. V-6. 195kms. 1-owner, canopy. Good Cond. $5,500. 3763480
2002 Nissan Altima. 4 door, auto. Fully loaded. Good condition. $5,500. Call to view. 250-376-4077.
Homes for Rent All Furnished5Bd+,nrTRU/RIH denViewDeckCozy nsp $2700. 250-314-0909pg604-802-5649
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2006 Ford Focus Hatchback. Heated seats, cruise control, A/C, new brakes, well maintained. $3,500 250-573-4347
2010 Nissan Maxima 4DSC, V-6, 156,000kms, loaded. Looked after extremely well. $12,000. 250-851-1193.
ABERDEEN Sat, April 29th. 9am-1pm. 958 Regent Cresc. Multi-Family. Hshld items, women’s office wear + much more.
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BROCK Join our Young Avenue Block Yard Sale! Sunday, April 30th. 9:00am-2:00pm.
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DOWNTOWN Glenfair Drive Community Yard Sale. (Behind Court House). Saturday, April 29th. 9am-1pm. Lrg table $8.00. Sm table $5. Phone Jean at 778471-1343
Recreational/Sale 1978 Vanguard C Motorhome. Fully loaded, clean, runs great. $5000. 778-470-1007. 1979 Travelaire 5th wheel 26ft very clean w/dbl windows $4000obo (250) 573-3386. 1987 Pleasure Way Van. New fridge, flush toilet, MW, new paint, good tires. 140,000kms. $7,500. 778-220-7383. 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $14,900. (778) 468-5019. 2011 Jayco 24ft trailer. Front queenbed, f/s/mw+. Great cond. $14,000. 250-395-3688 2013 Keystone Fusion Toy Hauler slps 9, 41ft 12ft garage asking $69,000 250-374-4723
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2005 Dodge Dakota 4X4, V-6. 154,000kms. Fully loaded. Rear diff rebuilt & new fwd DT. Keyless entry, summers/winters on rims. NO TRADES. $10,000/obo. Txt or call David 250-571-2559.
Utility Trailers Heavy Duty Trailer 5’X8” inside 12’ long. 2x8 stud axles, elec brakes, ramps. $3500/obo. 250-577-3120.
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RIVERSHORE ESTATES Community Garage Sale Saturday, April 29th. 8am1pm. Barbeque Fundraiser. No Early Birds.
OAKHILLS COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE & FUN DAY Sat, April 29th 10am-3pm. Join Ecole Collines D’or as they host this event. BBQ, Bouncy Castle, Bake Sale, Garage Sale, Maple Syrup Sale, Raffles and MORE!
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Provoak Industries hand made 16ft. Cedar Strip Canoe. Weighs 65lbs. Includes 2 paddles. Great lake canoe. $2500/obo. 250-828-0782.
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Saturday, April 29th, 2017 • 9:00 am- 2:00 pm The following addresses will be involved in Loni & Cliff ’s Annual Brock Community Garage Sale this coming Saturday, April 29th from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. These are just the registered homes, for the full list of homes please stop at 986 Nicolani Drive on the day of the event to get a free map and enjoy some complimentary coffee and donuts. You can also visit our website at www.KamloopsRealEstate.com under the ‘Brock Garage Sale’ tab for a map and full list of homes. Shoppers are also invited to join Valley First for a BBQ Fundraiser between 11:00 am-1:00 pm at their branch (#3-760 Mayfair St.) with all proceeds going towards the Kamloops Food Bank. Thank you and enjoy your day in our neighbourhood!
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Obituaries & In Memoriam
Thank You The family of the late Jack Pollard wishes to gratefully acknowledge the many donations made in his memory to the Kamloops SPCA, Kamloops Hospice Association and the RIH Foundation. We are so appreciative of your generosity in remembering Jack. Thank you also for the beautiful floral tributes, cards, phone calls and messages of support. Your thoughtfulness and kind words have brought us great comfort. Sincerely, The Pollard Family Lois, Jill and John
Olive Mary Lucky 1930 - 2017 Olive Mary Lucky passed away peacefully on April 14th, 2017 in Kamloops. She was born on December 29, 1930 in Vancouver, BC. She is survived by daughters Marion (Greg), Carolyn (Edward), Lori Ann (Jason), grandchildren Rylan, Connor, Jesse (Marina), Kaylie, Brenden, Emilie, Reece, Mackenzie and great-grandchild Charlotte, also many nieces and nephews. Olive was predeceased by her husband Alan and her brother Donald. Olive spent her earlier years in Brookmere, Vancouver and Penticton and then moved to Kamloops where she resided and raised her family. She loved the outdoors; skiing in the winter, gardening and roadtrips to the ocean in the summer. We will miss her dearly. There will be a Celebration of Life in the garden with ice cream for family and friends. Details will be announced once arrangements have been made. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Condolences may be sent to DrakeCremation.com
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“Celebration of Life for Pedro Etchart, who passed away on December 18, 2016, will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Please join us for a Memorial and BBQ dinner, commencing at 3:30 pm at the Hall of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, at 2302 Jackson, in Merritt, BC.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our husband, father, grandfather and friend. Ron died suddenly on the evening of April 24th, 2017 at the age of 72.
Margarette Sloan
Ron was born on April 11th, 1945 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. In 1953, his family moved to a chicken farm in Mt. Lehman where he grew up. He met his soulmate Heidi Hajer at Abbotsford High School in the fall of 1962. They soon married on August 27th, 1965 and were happily married for 52 years. Ron and Heidi then moved to Burnaby where Ron attended SFU and Heidi taught elementary school. Ron graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969. Ron and Heidi had two boys Daryl and Colin. In 1970, Ron moved his family to Kamloops where he began his teaching career. In 1977, Ron was offered a position as a principal. Eager to accept the challenge he and his family moved to Revelstoke where he worked whole heartedly for 25 years. Ron was highly respected among his staff and school district personnel. He greatly enjoyed his career, especially working with children. Ron and Heidi also greatly enjoyed being involved in their church community wherever they lived. Retiring in 2002, Ron and Heidi moved back to Kamloops to be closer to their family and to continue their travels around the world. Ron will be remembered for the love he had for his God. He enjoyed listening to music, reading, running and a good cup of coffee. His children and grandchildren were a source of pride and joy for Ron. They fondly remember him for his unconditional love, sense of humour and endless support in all their endeavours. Ron is survived by his loving wife Heidi, his two sons Daryl (Freya) and Colin (Lisa) and his grandchildren Tierney (Matt), Kristen, Natasha (Chad), Grayson, Aleah (Josh) and Rachel.
Margarette passed away peacefully on March 30, 2017 in Lone Butte, BC at the age of 82. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Valleyview Bible Church, 2386 E. Trans Canada Hwy, Kamloops, B.C.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017 at Summit Drive Church, 1975 Summit Drive, Kamloops, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mennonite Central Committee Relief Fund (MCC).
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Montgomery Malcolm Nicholson
December 2, 1955 - February 6, 2017
Monty Nicholson passed away on February 6, 2017. He leaves behind his daughter Lena Nicholson (Bryan Lockhart) and grandchildren Jared and Celeste. He also leaves behind his father Eric Nicholson, sisters Sandra Nicholson and Candy Gibson (Danny), two nephews Trent Gibson (Leora) and Trevor Gibson. Monty will also be missed by his many cousins and friends. Monty was born in Vancouver, BC, lived briefly in Coquitlam, then moved to Kamloops with his family in 1968. He lived and worked in Kamloops the rest of his life. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul Street, Kamloops. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to New Life Community Kamloops (www.newlifekamloops.ca), the Kamloops United Church (www.kamloopsunited.ca) or a charity of your choice in memory of Monty.
Do you know someone that has been touched by Identity Theft? Many people are not aware that Identity Theft can occur even after death. It can be expensive and time consuming for the executor. Government agencies (CPP and OAS are cancelled) and credit reporting agencies (credit cards and loans) are notified to make sure nothing new is issued in the deceased’s name. Call us for more details.
Robert Glen Johnson “Bob” October 30, 1955 - March 16, 2017
Robert Glen Johnson “Bob” of Barriere passed away on March 16, 2017 at 61 years of age. He is survived by his children Lana (Greg) Maclean and Sheri Sampictro, grandchildren Brayden, Dyllan, Presley and Jackson, brothers Greg, Rick and Darren, sisters Debbie and Dee, nieces and nephews, great-nieces and greatnephews. Bob was predeceased by his parents Robert and Elsie Johnson and son Tyler Johnson. Bob will be remembered for his love of the outdoors, spending time at the lake and taking his kids on camping trips and winter toboggan parties. For those who remember him can recall he was a mechanic who could make any vehicle run and was a talented artist drawing cars and such for his children to remember him by.
Morris (Moe) C. Humphrey Moe was born on July 7, 1947 to George and Ada Humphrey. He passed away on April 24, 2017 suffering from lung cancer and heart issues. Moe lived most of his life in the Kamloops area, but Knutsford was always home in his heart. Moe spent a good part of his life as a cowboy, ranch hand and in later years he drove truck hauling hay, fertilizer, hog fuel, fire trol and anything that needed hauling. He always had a story to tell! Moe loved the history of the area and could remember the names of most of the quarters in the Knutsford area and beyond. He also loved old trucks, tractors, cars, history books and westerns. He was very mechanically inclined and could fix most anything and had the tools to prove it. He fabricated many pieces of equipment. Moe was a caring nonjudgmental person who was loyal to family and friends. He was a good husband to Betty, his wife of 22 years. He is survived by his brothers George, Mike and Steve, his sisters Helen Saemerow and Christine Resch, many nieces, nephews and cousins, including special cousin Lori and Betty’s sons Rick and Kevan.
No formal service at the request of his daughters.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 1:30 pm in the Knutsford Community Hall, dress casual and bring all your great stories.
Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
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Obituaries & In Memoriam Sharron Olsen (nee Larrett) April 24, 1951 - April 17, 2017
Sharron Olsen of Kamloops, BC passed away on April 17, 2017 at 65 years of age.
Jerald Hemstock passed away at Ridgeview Lodge in Kamloops, BC on April 16, 2017 at 84 years of age. He is survived by his sister Vida Kirkness and children Joel (Rie) Hemstock, Chris (Tracy Shymko) Hemstock and Melissa (Rob Tonnesen) Hemstock.
Sharron is survived by her loving husband Ray Olsen, children Grant (Tiffany) Olsen and Lori (Shauna Campsall) Olsen, brothers Bill Larrett, Dave Larrett and sister Linda Larrett, relatives Jeff Scott, Marc Scott, Stacy Mercier, Jody Larrett and Janice Rettie. She was predeceased by her parents Stan and Robina Larrett. Sharron was born in Timmins, Ontario on April 24, 1951. She moved to Kamloops in 1974 and married Ray in 1975. Sharron worked as a Travel agent until December 2007. When the business was sold she tried retirement but she wanted to do something so she started a new job at HUB Insurance, where she was employee of the year six times. In her spare time, she loved to travel and see the world. She volunteered in numerous curling events including two Briers, a World Championship and various other Bonspiels. Sharron spent her free time curling and having many laughs with her amazing friends. She was a recipient of the Matheson Award in 1997 (Volunteer Award). Sharron was a caring and loving woman, who always made sure everyone was taken care of before herself. She welcomed everyone and anyone into her life and home at any time including holidays. Sharron was a special lady who made sure everyone felt special in her presence. She was loved and will be missed by all. A special thank you to the Cancer Clinic at RIH, Dr. Nguyen, ER staff at RIH, Rachel, Shauna, Tiffany, Gina, Kathy and Karen. In memory of Sharron a memorial donation can be made to The Terry Fox Foundation, 2669 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3G7. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 2:00 pm at the Kamloops Curling Club. Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com
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Caroline Virginia Park August 3, 1933 – April 25, 2017
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Caroline Virginia Park of Kamloops, BC on April 25, 2017 at 83 years of age. She is survived by her children Rhonda (Kevin) Kopp and Murray Park, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Caroline was predeceased by her husband Thomas, son Douglas and daughter Betty. We would like to send a special thank you to Dr. De Kock, Dr. Anderson and the staff of 4 North of Royal Inland Hospital. If friends so desire donations may be made in memory of Caroline to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation, 311 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T1 (www.rihfoundation.ca). A Service may be held at a later date. Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577
Jerald Hemstock
July 3, 1932 Fairview, AB – April 16, 2017 Kamloops, BC
Jerald was predeceased by parents Walter and Catherine Hemstock and brothers Jim Hemstock, Jack Hemstock and Joe Hemstock. Jerald was recently widowed, losing Irma Hemstock in December of 2016. He was also predeceased by daughter Megan Hemstock in 1981.
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He was appointed as a Royal Canadian Naval Cadet in 1952 and was awarded his wings in 1955. This led to a memorable career as a bush pilot servicing remote oil wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Jerald received a Bachelor of Science at the University of British Columbia and went on to become a teacher and counsellor at John Peterson, MacArthur Park and Norkam Secondary.
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Jerry had a passion for sports, coaching minor hockey in Kamloops and playing recreational hockey throughout his life. He also played baseball and curled in his youth. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kamloops Hospice Association, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC V2E 2S9 or the Royal Canadian Legion, 425 Lansdowne St, Kamloops, BC V2C 1Y2.
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We are 4th Generation Funeral Directors Helping Friends and Families For the Last 75 Years! Kathleen Mary Veronica (Ronnie) Peppler It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Kathleen Peppler at age 87 in Kamloops, BC on March 5, 2017. Kathleen was born in Warrenpoint, Ireland and was raised in Belfast, Ireland before moving to Canada. Kathleen was predeceased by her husband Edward Peppler, her second love Alf Law, her son Joseph Peppler, her brother Joe Magee, her mother Sarah Magee and her father Patrick Magee. Lovingly remembered by her children Gerald (Mary), Jeffrey (Katherine). Left to cherish her memory are her sister Phyllis, her sister-in-law Audrey, daughter-in-law Alyne (Peter), her grandchildren Natalie (Mike), Christopher, Amber and Kelsey, along with many more family and friends. Kathleen (Ronnie) was loved by many and will be deeply missed by all that knew her. We would like to thank All the Staff at Royal Inland Hospital “7 North” for all the Care and Attention given to our mother. Many Thanks. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 635 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC V2B 3H5. The family would like to invite you to a Celebration of Kathleen’s Life and luncheon following the service at the Church Hall.
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Andrew Cooper discusses a new partnership between Chimera Theatre, ACT Adventures and Tourism Kamloops at The Art We Are, one of the local food stops featured on the Interpretive Walking Tours. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
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earn local historical ties to infamous bandit Billy Miner, whose What we’re quote led to the name of Monte Creek Ranch Winery’s “Hands Up” red really hoping and white. to do is show Sip on a glass from Kamloops’ off Kamloops. burgeoning wine trail or stroll down the road to the Brownstone Restaurant, a building more than — ANDREW COOPER, Chimera Theatre director a century old that once housed a bank employing famed poet Robert Service, who wrote The Cremation of Sam McGee. “What we’re really hoping to do is show off Kamloops,” said Andrew Cooper, Chimera Theatre’s artistic director. The scenarios are just some featured throughout new downtown historical walking tours. Tourism Kamloops sparked the collaboration between Chimera and ACT Adventures, hoping to liven up downtown on evenings during summer months, showcasing the scenery, parks and local offerings during a time when the city gets its largest influx of visitors thanks to the likes of the Rocky Mountaineer train. “We kind of started the conversation and these two amazing organizations put together these walking tours and created a visitor and local experience that we didn’t have down there,” said Beverley DeSantis, CEO of Tourism Kamloops. Interpretive Walking Tours began earlier this month, offering groups of 10 three experiences on nights from Sundays through Fridays. Ales and Wines and Arts and History tours discuss First Nations history in Kamloops, fur traders, train robbers and pioneers. “I just went to the museum and I walked around downtown and looked at a lot of the plaques. I did some research online and tried to find what are the most interesting buildings and who are the most interesting people,” Cooper said. Small plates and local beer and wine samplings are also provided by the likes of Frenchies Poutinerie and Red Collar.
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Canadian stand-up comedian Ron James was at Sagebrush Theatre for a show on Saturday night. For more laughs at the downtown theatre, catch Gerry Dee on Sunday, May 14.
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The Thompson Valley Activity and Social Club hosts its monthly dance on Saturday at the Brock Activity Centre in the Brock Shopping Centre. Music will be by Reflections. The dance runs from 8 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $10. To reserve a ticket, call 778-220-8010, 250-299-7221 or 250-372-0091.
EXHIBIT OPENING Saturday, April 29, at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St.
Jose Luis Torres will present a talk on his Arnica Artist-Run Centre exhibition The Eloquence of the Objects at noon. An opening reception will be held later that day at 6:30 p.m. The exhibition looks at the value of objects as witnesses of history. Torres is from Argentina but has been living in Quebec since 2003.
OPEN MIC Saturday, April 29, doors at 5 p.m. and music at 6:30 p.m. at the Heffley Creek Hall
The Heffley Creek Hall hosts its monthly coffeehouse and open-mic night on Saturday, April 29. Doors open at 5 p.m. with a concession available to purchase dinner. Music starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $3, free for children and entertainers.
GREEN LIVING EXPO Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sandman Centre
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STRING QUARTET Saturday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Theatre at Thompson Rivers University
The Sycamore String Quartet — Cvetozar Vutev, Annette Dominik, Ashley Kroecher and Martin Kratky — will be joined by Catharine Dochstader and Naomi Cloutier for a chambermusic performance, at the Alumni Theatre in the Clock Tower Building at Thompson Rivers University. The program includes Flute Concerto in C Major by Jean-Marie Leclair, Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet by Amy Beach and Piano Quintet in F Minor by Johannes Brahms. Tickets are $25 and $10 for students under 19. Sound-check tickets for earlier in the day are $15. Tickets are available at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.
BOOGIE THE BRIDGE Sunday, April 30, in Riverside Park
A sea of red runners will take over Overlanders Bridge for the 20th annual Boogie the Bridge. The event raises funds for local organizations while promoting the mantra, Movement is
Change. Run and walk categories range from five to 21 kilometres and the Mini Boogie is geared at kids. For more information, go online to boogiethebridge.com.
ELLIOTT BROOD Tuesday, May 2, 9 p.m. at the Blue Grotto
Head downtown to take in the Canadian alt-rock band, Elliott Brood. The band once known for adding a suitcase to its drum kit put out its last album in 2014 and is on tour with stops in Fernie, Golden, Revelstoke, Nelson and Kelowna before landing in Kamloops and heading east. The band’s music can be found streaming online. Tickets can be purchased online from ticketweb.ca.
YOUTH EXHIBITIONS continue to July 1 at the Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St.
The Kamloops Art Gallery has two youth-focused exhibitions on display to July 1. Kids These Days features works by Jo-Anne Balcaen, Sarah Febbraro, Kerri Flannigan, Emmanuelle Leonard, Kyla Mallett, Helen Reed and Guillaume Simonear, Canadian artists whose work include photographs, videos, drawings and prints. Superyoung is a companion exhibition with works presented from a youth-inspired perspective. Participants include Cooper Battersby, Emily Vey Duke, Mark Clintberg, Sarah Gotowka, Emily Grove, Terrance Houle, Roselina Hung, Sarah Anne Johnson, Jenny Lin, Hazel Meyer, Marc-Antoince Phaneuf and Walter Scott. EMAIL EVENTS TO LISTINGS@KAMLOOPSTHISWEEK.COM.
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The self-guided Picnic in the Park is a simpler option, providing a blanket and basket filled with “local flavours” from ACT Adventures headquarters in the old Fireside Lounge restaurant at the Plaza Hotel on Victoria Street. The option will come in handy when Music in the Park returns to Riverside. When KTW met with Cooper on Tuesday, he said 10 tours were running that night, compared to three on others before Rocky Mountaineer starts running in May. He expects up to 20 tour groups at peak season to accommodate international travellers hosted by the rail-tour company, which likely means hiring more tour guides. “We’re anticipating a really high volume because of the Rocky Mountaineer trains,” Cooper said. Watch for coloured bandanas downtown that will differentiate overlapping groups. DeSantis said the goal is to expand the tours into winter months and encourage others to think outside the box. She noted other ideas, such as bicycle chauffeurs or horses and carriages, she’d encourage in downtown Kamloops. “When people take a chance on tourism development, it can be very successful and lucrative in so many ways for our community,” DeSantis said. Cooper said he didn’t necessarily envision creating content for a guided tour when he founded the theatre company, but the transition was a natural one. “We do a lot of non-traditional theatre,” Cooper said. Just one Chimera show annually has audience members sitting in seats — most of its productions are immersive and site-specific, such as the annual tunnel tours out at Tranquille, which led to the Knights of the Sun medieval sword-fighting tournament at Sun Peaks. “We’re trying to take that style of theatre and mix it with tourism,” Cooper said of the Interpretive Walking Tours. ACT Adventures operates in Kamloops and Vancouver. Typically guiding hikes, this is the first time it has provided downtown tours. To book a tour, go online to actadventures.ca/ kamloops. Times will be flexible to accommodate early and late trains. Those with theatre or tourism backgrounds can find tour guide employment details on Chimera’s website.
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nly Drunks and Children Tell the Truth has a personal connection for Joelle Peters. The actress, who plays Barb in Western Canada Theatre’s upcoming production based on the 60s Scoop, said her family is still affected by the atrocity that saw thousands of First Nations children forcibly taken from their families in Canada. “A relative of mine was involved in it,” Peters told KTW. “She was adopted out to a white family and you can see the impressions it’s had.” The production written by Drew Hayden Taylor runs from May 4 to May 13 and is the second and final play in Western Canada Theatre’s ReImagine
Series, which is in recognition of Canada’s 150th anniversary and recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A co-production with Thousand Islands Playhouse in Ontario, the play tells the story of two First Nations sisters reunited after their mother’s death. Dakota Hebert plays Janice, Barb’s sister who was adopted by a Caucasian family. Peters admires her character’s ability to speak her mind, which ultimately helps pave the way for reconciliation. “I’m a bit more gentle, I suppose, with the people in my life,” Peters said. “She’s a lot more blunt and a lot more sarcastic. She says what’s on her mind and I really love that because sometimes it’s what I want to do.”
WCT’s other ReImagine production was the adaptation of Gail Anderson-Dargatz’ The Cure for Death by Lightning, which was shown at Sagebrush Theatre earlier this month. Peters and cast member Taran Kootenhayoo have had roles in both productions. Kootenhayoo plays Tonto, an adopted older brother who helps to “glue a lot of the story together” and provide comic relief. Kootenhayoo called it a “fun switch” from Lightning’s Dennis character, which was a darker role. The actors point to multiple other differences when comparing Lightning to Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth. Playwright Taylor is First Nations, an Ojibway from the Curve Lake First
Nations in Ontario renowned for bringing indigenous stories to the mainstream through theatre, books and film. The stories are also set in different times — Lightning set postSecond World War and Drunks is set in the 1990s. Kootenhayoo also said the two plays differ in that Lightning was about stories of local First Nations people. “We were just indigenous characters in a story,” he said,
compared to Drunks which he said has “an honest Canadian telling.” “I think it’s an important story to tell. It’s important info to know,” Peters said. “It’s Canada’s history.” Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth will show at Pavilion Theatre, 1025 Lorne St. Tickets can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office in person inside the Pavilion’s lobby, by calling 250-374-5483 or online at kamloopslive.ca.
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— JOELLE PETERS, WCT actress Joelle Peters (left) and Dakota Hebert rehearse a scene from Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth. The two actresses portray sisters reunited after being separated by the 60s Scoop. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
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Adults: $15.00 Children: $5.00 Family: $35.00 www.thompsonvalleyorchestra.ca Norris Berg started the Thompson Valley Orchestra in 1996 to give amateur stringed-instrument players somewhere to perform. Two decades later, he’ll be passing the baton and retiring on May 6.
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fter 20 years as the conductor of the Thompson Valley Orchestra, Norris Berg is preparing to set down the baton. Berg, who started the orchestra in 1996 to give students and other amateur stringedinstrument players somewhere to perform, will retire after this year’s spring concert on May 6. “There comes a time when you’ve done as much as you can do and I think it’s time to hand the baton over to someone else a little bit younger,” Berg said.
“I’m pretty proud of what’s happened, but I want to go on and have a little bit more spare time to myself.” Originally a group of 12 stringed-instrument players, the orchestra has expanded to more than 50 players in the two decades since — six of whom were part of the group from its first year. Administrator Christa Keppel-Jones said the group aims to include players across a wide range of ages. “As long as there’s room up there for you to sit, we won’t turn you away,” she said. For Berg’s final concert, the orchestra will look to its history, fea-
turing favourite pieces and collaborators from the past. A set of string pieces, which include a violin solo from Berg and Anita Berg-Pratt, will hearken back to TVO’s earliest years. Other works include a fan-favourite medley of Louis Armstrong tunes and music from the film version of The Lord of the Rings. Joining the orchestra is another fanfavourite, the Cantibile Singers, who will perform both classical and popular music. Capitalizing on one of the most popular stage shows to hit Kamloops in recent years, the two groups will round out their show with a medley
of songs from Mamma Mia. For the remainder of the 2017-2018 season, a series of guest conductors will lead the orchestra. Don Bennett, whose high school bands have collaborated with TVO in the past, will take the winter concert, while trumpet player John Franks and French horn player Steve Powrie are on deck for 2018. The TVO spring concert begins at 6 p.m. on May 6 at the Kamloops Full Gospel Tabernacle, 1550 Tranquille Rd. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students and $35 for a family and can be purchased at the door.
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KIP AND MORE Country music artist Kip Moore performed at Sandman Centre on Saturday night. Find more photos of the show online at kamloopsthisweek.com under the Arts tab. Meanwhile, check out these acts coming up in the River City: • Canadian alt-rock band Elliott Brood is performing at the Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria St., on Tuesday, May 2. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at ticketweb.ca. • CBC comedian Gerry Dee, who stars in the sitcom Mr. D, will be at Sagebrush Theatre on Sunday, May 14. Watch for a preview story in an upcoming edition of Kamloops This Week. Tickets can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca. • Dean Brody brings his Beautiful Freak Show Tour to Sandman Centre on Friday, June 2. Tickets are available from Ticket Master online at ticketmaster.ca. • Beatlemania is coming to Sagebrush Theatre on Wednesday, July 5. Tickets to the international tribute show can also be purchased from Kamloops Live.
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What happened to the performing-arts centre? I
felt mildly stunned and disappointed with news the former Kamloops Daily News (KDN) building would become a parking lot. And I wasn’t the only one. It’s not that the demolition or parking lot idea was a surprise; based on the majority of reports I’ve seen, it’s time to bid farewell to the KDN building. But after a year of waiting for results from the request for information the city issued last March, I hoped for a more optimistic outcome. Nine proposals were received and reportedly only one was seriously considered — which apparently fell through in the eleventh hour. Just a few weeks ago, there was a feeling in the air our city could be on the brink of something big. I was hoping that something would have to do with the arts — perhaps a public-private partnership. Alas, no, despite Deputy Mayor Arjun Singh assuring us the parking lot is a tempo-
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OF THE CITY rary measure, which is conceivable since it will be a surface lot, not an above-ground parkade. So, what proposals were received for the site? We don’t know. The only proponent who has come forward is the Downtown Neighbourhood Association, which pitched saving the building and retrofitting it into a modified performing-arts centre (PAC). That PAC would have been significantly different from the one initially proposed for the site. But perhaps we should go back a bit. After the paper shut
The City of Kamloops recently announced plans to demolish the former Kamloops Daily News building and turn it into a parking lot. KTW FILE PHOTO
down in early 2014, the city purchased the 60,000-square-foot site. It was announced it could be the future home of a new Kamloops PAC. Over the next year, a city-led proposal came together, a visionary and ambitious project that included a main theatre with 1,200 seats, a studio theatre with 350 and an underground parkade with 349 stalls. I believe it would have met not only our city’s current needs, but served us well for years to come. (Full disclosure: I
was one of the project’s champions, both personally and as a representative of my organization.) Was it a perfect proposal? No. Many details still had to be filled in, but the 200-plus-page preliminary business case (still available online at kamloops.ca/arts/pdfs/ PAC-BusinessCase.pdf) was put together after extensive research and consultation. Were the consultants brought in to work on the project skilled, experienced and knowledgeable? Yes — without a doubt. As you’ll recall, the PAC went to referendum in November 2015 — three short weeks after the federal election. The vote was defeated, with 46.26 per cent voting yes and 53.7 per cent voting no. (Voter turnout was just 32 per cent.) A large percentage of yes votes came from South Shore residents. Would the referendum have passed if the PAC had been proposed for another area of
town? Was Kamloops just not ready for a PAC? Leading up to the referendum, one of the questions I kept hearing was, “Why do we need a performing-arts centre when we already have Sagebrush Theatre?” The Sagebrush is wonderful and we’re fortunate to have it, but it’s filled to capacity. That doesn’t mean every seat in the theatre is filled at every performance — just that, between local user groups and the occasional touring acts performances and rehearsals, it’s booked for 88 per cent of prime dates. It also means when touring performers look to play Kamloops en route to/from Vancouver, Kelowna or Calgary, Kamloops is simply not an option. Western Canada Theatre hosts most of its productions there, as does the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra. It is also used for school shows. Sagebrush needs upgrades and it’s certainly not within easy walking distance of
a pre-show dinner or post-performance beverage — a desirable amenity with economic spin-offs. Other venue options for acts coming through town? Sandman Centre, which seats 3,500. It works for sports events and large stadium-style rock concerts, but not for a Diana Krall or a Sara Bareilles. It is well known the acoustics are terrible. The Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre’s dinner theatre can hold up to 475 people. Then there are several other smaller venues, including churches, The Pavilion, The Rex, St. Andrews on the Square and bars like CJ’s Night Club and the Blue Grotto, where the amount of liquor sold factors into the booking equation. Given the current options, acts like Bareilles, Krall and dance companies simply pass us by. We have a lot of local talent in this city. The artists of tomorrow — those who will follow in the footsteps of rising stars like Kate Morgan and Bees and the Bare Bones — need opportunities to see live local acts. As do the rest of us. The Kamloops Arts Council just launched an online survey. One of the questions: “What would improve the arts scene in Kamloops?” Among eight possible multiple-choice responses, so far the top is “a performing-arts centre.”
Kamloops is not too small for a PAC; Revelstoke, with a population of 7,000, has one as does Vernon, which has a population of 40,000. A PAC is not an elitist venue. Chances are once we get one, everyone will use it at some point — whether for attending a country music show, a high school graduation, a kids’ performance or the symphony. As for the “we need to solve the homeless problem before we invest in the arts” argument? Why can’t we do both? The arts are a major employer. According to Stats Canada, in 2014, there were 87,800 B.C. jobs directly related to culture industries. That’s nearly four per cent of the provincial workforce. If this surface parking lot is indeed to be a temporary measure, perhaps it’s time to mobilize. If a PAC is going to happen in that spot — or anywhere — perhaps it’s time for the arts community, the business community and citizens to come together and plan a way forward. We had a $5-million pledge on the initial proposed PAC. Other funding is out there and, with the support of a private developer, a PAC could be a reality. Are we ready now, Kamloops? Kathy Sinclair is the executive director of the Kamloops Arts Council kamloopsarts.ca.
Fundraiser
Dinner, art auction to benefit SPCA Local artist — visual and tattoo — Jessica Scott is putting her love of her craft and animals together for a fundraiser to help fill the coffers of the local SPCA. Scott is holding Art and Animals Fundraiser on Saturday night at Storms Restaurant, 1502 River St. For $50, people can have dinner, a drink and take part in an auction of Scott’s artworks, with half the proceeds going to the SPCA for its build-
ing fund. The organization wants to build a new shelter. Another portion will go to the World Wildlife Federation to help animals in rainforests. Scott, owner of a dog and a cat, said she wanted to help the local agency “and who doesn’t love animals?” The shelter wants to build the new structure on Tranquille Road near the airport and is still fundraising to reach the estimated $4.8 million cost. During the evening, other artists will be there with their works, as well, and there will be a DJ. Tickets are $50 and are available at the venue, at the door or at Blue Orchid Tattoo, 283 West Victoria St.
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$
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¢
2.98
$
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