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MAY 12, 2017 | Volume 30 No. 57

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The writing is on the wall for the BIG Little Science Centre. The Brocklehurst science centre is in the midst of finding a new home, with expectations it might soon be pushed out of its location in the former Happyvale elementary school at 655 Holt St. “I have been [looking], but it’s not because the district is forcing it on us, it’s because the district’s facilities are unstable, as we know. We’ve moved four times in the last 10 years,” said Gord Steward, the centre’s executive director. “We’re looking for some stability. The writing is on the wall with the population in lower elementary levels starting to come up again.” Stewart said he expects the centre will need a new home by June of 2018, which has him searching with a sense of urgency. “ You can see something is coming down the pipe,” he said. The centre was created in 2000 by Gordon Gore. School District 73 chairperson Meghan Wade said the district has not looked specifically at reopening Happyvale elementary to students. In the future, though, the district expects to examine boundary and catchment areas, as well as schools that have been closed across the district. “Those are options,” she said. “Specific schools and it’s specifically happening, any rumours you’ve heard, no. “There is no solid plan. Are we looking at things? Yes.” What the district does have is a solid plan

for what it needs done by September, when dozens of new teachers will have been hired in Kamloops to bring SD73 in line with 2002 contract language on class sizes and composition of students following a November ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada. To shrink class sizes and ensure proper composition, the district needs space. In a report to SD73, director of facilities and transportation Art McDonald outlined the reclamation that will need to be done in order to meet the needs for the 2017-2018 school year. “The district has a track record, and director McDonald definitely has the track record, of getting the work done,” Wade said. “The work that we can do while our students are still in our facilities has already begun “ Once the school year ends, the work that needs to be done when they’re not there will proceed.” McDonald’s report outlines a host of changes at 13 local schools. • At Beattie elementary, the music room will be split in two, with one half remaining a music room and the other becoming a classroom. The school will also be the new home of Summit elementary’s Strong Start Program. • At Dallas elementary, the computer lab will be converted to a classroom and the music room will be relocated from a portable to the old community room. The portable will then become a classroom. • Two new portables will be installed at David Thompson elementary, while the community room at Juniper Ridge elementary will be converted to two classrooms. • Lloyd George elementary’s learning assistant resource teacher (LART) room will be made

into a classroom and a portable will be installed on site. • McGowan Park elementary will relocate the district resource room to its multi-purpose room and will convert the space to two classrooms. A portable from Beattie elementary will be moved to the site and another new portable installed. • At Pacific Way elementary, the music room will again be converted to a classroom and a new portable will be added, while at South Sahali elementary, the computer room and LART room will both become classrooms. • The space freed up by moving the Strong Start Program from Summit will be used for a classroom, as will the music room, and at Westmount elementary, the LART room will be converted into a classroom and a new portable will be added. • At Brocklehurst middle school and Norkam senior secondary, existing classrooms will be converted into district resource rooms. • At Valleyview secondary, two new portables will be installed. The cost of the work, which includes purchase and installation of eight portables, totals $1.4 million. Wade said computer labs will be replaced by mobile labs, including devices like Chromebooks and iPads, as is becoming the norm with advances in technology. Music rooms will be sacrificed across the district, but the board is committed to restoring those facilities as soon as possible. “In the short term, we will be having to use dedicated music rooms as classrooms, which makes our music programs mobile,” Wade said. “But the board has had discussion and conversation that, as soon as we can return to dedicated music rooms, we really want to.”

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The City of Kamloops has started the annual Spring Line Painting Program, which will run from April to June. Motorists are reminded that driving over newly painted lines is an infraction under the Motor Vehicle Act and is subject to a $190 fine.

Plenty of FREE family activities: • tour the City greenhouse and facilities • make buttons with the ECOSmart Team • paint your own birdhouse to take home (while supplies last) • bounce in the Kamloops Fire Rescue inflatable fire safety house • take a “high” ride in a bucket truck at the large equipment display • and much more! Come to a 1:00 pm drop-in info session on careers in Public Works.

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.

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Water Restrictions take effect May 1 When can I water? Even-numbered property addresses water on even-numbered days. Odd-numbered property addresses water on odd-numbered days.

Sprinkling and irrigating are not allowed between 11:00 am and 6:00 pm.

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Automatic irrigation: Sprinkling and irrigating between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 am are restricted to automatic irrigation systems or sprinklers controlled by a timer and must comply with even and odd days for watering.

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May 13, 2017 ~ 10:30 am-12:30 pm Kamloops Tennis Centre 758 Front Street Rackets will be provided for juniors and adults if needed (or bring your own). 10:30-10:40 am 10:40-11:10 am 11:10-11:30 am 11:30-11:45 am 11:45 am-12:10 pm 12:10-12:30 pm 12:30 pm

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LOCAL NEWS NEW RECYCLING RULES

Under book ban, old tomes will not see new life ANDREA KLASSEN

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here are some books Andrena Blair just can’t take. Old textbooks and encyclopedias years out of date, instruction manuals for 1960s-era macrame and other long-dead fads, novels with stained and loose pages — all belong in the recycling bin, not the shelves of her Sahali used book store, Andrena’s Book Company. But since changes to the City of Kamloops’ recycling program went into effect in April, barring books from residents’ blue bins, more and more unsellable volumes are coming through her doors. “People are trying to dump them on me because they don’t know what to do with them,” Blair said. “They don’t want to throw them in the garbage.” Earlier this year, the city switched from its own recycling program to one run by Recycle B.C. (formerly Multi-Material B.C.), an organization formed by companies producing packaging and printed paper to divert their products from landfills.

The deal provides the city with more than $1 million in funding to collect recycling on Recycle B.C.’s behalf and covers the approximately $800,000 cost of sorting recyclable materials collected curbside — but to some residents, it has come at a cost. Recycle B.C. only collects glass and plastic shopping bags at its authorized depots (arguing the materials can contaminate loads if breakage occurs, and are cumbersome to sort) and will not accept books at all. Allen Langdon, managing director for Recycle B.C., said while packaging and printed paper companies are bound by provincial legislation to get their materials out of landfills, book printers and publishers were exempted from the regulations. “We don’t have stewards that pay us to pick it up, so it’s not included in the program,” Langdon said. “There’s all sorts of alternative channels for books — used book stores, or different areas where people can pass on their books.” Langdon said he has not heard similar complaints about the book restriction in other communities.

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NEED TO INCORPORATE? To incorporate, or not to incorporate? That is a question any existing or aspiring business owner should be asking themselves. Issues such as limiting liability and tax planning are only two of the many considerations involved in making this decision. By incorporating you will be creating a separate legal person which carries with it certain rights and obligations. SO, YOU’VE MADE THE DECISION, WHAT NEXT? But city public works director Jen Fretz said complaints from book stores, charity programs and residents have been significant enough that staff is studying collection alternatives for books, along with glass and plastic. “It hurts my heart to think of books going to the landfill,” Fretz said. Recommendations to city council are due in the fall. Blair said she is frustrated with the changes and the volume of new garbage likely headed to the city’s landfill. “Paper is the easiest thing to recycle,” she said. Ryan Noakes, marketing and community engagement co-ordi-

nator for the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, which runs the semiannual Barb’s Used Book and Music Sale, said the symphony was also left looking for recycling alternatives following the spring edition of its fundraiser. “It was a little tricky to figure out where to take things that weren’t good enough quality to be sold, or at the end of the sale we have 27 copies of the same Danielle Steel book and you really only need one,” he said. Ultimately, they made use of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s recycling program — which is not governed by Recycle B.C. and still accepts books.

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Reported crime is falling Statistics produced by RCMP for the first quarter of the year show reported crimes are down in most categories. RCMP reported double-digit decreases in reported crimes against the person, property crime and other provincial and federal violations. The only area where calls for service were up was for traffic and drug offences. The report compiled for the City of Kamloops showed the largest decline in reported property crime, at 19.3 per cent. That includes reported break and enters at business, homes

and theft from motor vehicles. Police reported on March 14 they arrested three people suspected to be behind a number of

commercial break-ins. “These individuals have extensive criminal records and were responsible for a number of property crime files in the Lower Mainland on their way to Kamloops,” stated the report. The RCMP’s six strategic areas are property crimes, road safety, organized crime and drug trafficking, First Nations policing, crime reduction and vulnerable persons. RCMP said 16 warrants were executed. Seizures included cash, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, MDMA and guns.

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Kamloops Mounties are thanking the public after a tip led them to a large-scale residential marijuana grow-op in Pineview Valley on Tuesday evening. RCMP Cpl. Brandon Buliziuk said investigators obtained a warrant for a residence in the 2000-block of Hugh Allan Drive based on information generated by a tip. Police seized 1,500 pot plants in various stages of growth. According to a neighbour who watched the drama unfold, Mounties began surrounding the home at about 6 p.m. “I thought, ‘What the heck is going on?’” the neighbour told KTW. “I knew it wasn’t good.” He said police announced

they had a warrant. When nobody responded, Mounties used a battering ram to smash through the front door and later filled a pickup truck with marijuana plants estimated at heights of four to five feet. The neighbour said BC Hydro crews were called to pull the electricity meter. He said the house was sold in January, but he rarely saw the occupants. “Two vehicles were there all the time,” he said, including a grey minivan that was seen in the garage as police searched the house, “But I never saw anybody.” He said it appeared as though the house was being used specif-

ically to grow marijuana, noting he was friends with the previous owner. “It was a gorgeous, gorgeous home, hardwood throughout,” he said. The neighbour did not see police make an arrest and it is unknown if anybody was apprehended at the scene. Buliziuk said the investigation is ongoing and information on arrests and charges may be forthcoming. “The dangers of illicit marijuana grow operations are countless,” he said. “Most utilize makeshift electrical work and can easily lead to or directly cause structure fires and other collateral dangers.”

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A Kamloops man who had intercourse with a woman he was dating despite her saying no has been ordered to spend 18 months in prison. The 34-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victim, pleaded guilty to sexual assault and was sentenced in Kamloops provincial court on Wednesday. Court heard the attacker celebrated his birthday with the victim at her home on July 23, 2015.

After dinner, the two went to her bedroom and became involved in sexual activity. The attacker asked about intercourse and the victim said no, but he proceeded anyway. Court heard the victim tried to stay quiet so as not to wake her daughter, who was asleep in the next room. Later, when he was leaving, the attacker apologized to the victim. “I know you wanted to wait,” he said, according to a police report read in court. “I just couldn’t. You’re so hot.” In a victim-impact statement, the woman

said she has had “intrusive thoughts” and has avoided men since the incident. “I feel like I will never be the same person,” she said. “I will no longer be who I was.” Kamloops provincial court Judge Roy Dickey had harsh words for the attacker. “This is a breach of trust in this situation,” he said. “There clearly was relationship trust between these two individuals.” Court also heard the couple had spoken previously about sexual boundaries, which Dickey said made things worse. “[The attacker] went

beyond those boundaries,” he said. “It was clearly against the victim’s wishes.” The attacker also pleaded guilty to a string of property-related offences dating back to November 2016. Court heard his drug habit spiralled out of control last year and culminated in a brief crime spree. Once he is released from jail, the attacker will be bound by strict probation terms for another 18 months. He will also have to register as a sex offender for 10 years and surrender a sample of his DNA to a national criminal database.

Dealer gets three-year term A Kamloops drug dealer who was busted in March selling heroin to an undercover cop has been handed a three-year penitentiary sentence. Michael Lees pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count each of trafficking heroin and possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking.

Court heard the 42-year-old sold a half-gram of heroin to an undercover Mountie on March 16. Twelve days later, police executed a search warrant on an Alexander Avenue residence in North Kamloops and found 30 additional grams of heroin. “Everyone understands traf-

ficking in controlled substances like heroin is extremely dangerous to the community,” said Kamloops provincial court Judge Len Marchand in sentencing Lee to three years behind bars. “We have an opioid crisis happening in British Columbia. We’ve had a high number of deaths due to overdoses.”

Inmate’s freedom short-lived Kamloops Mounties recaptured a female prisoner who escaped custody at Royal Inland Hospital on Monday. Cpl. Brandon Buliziuk said the prisoner, Tasha Nicole Viehoefer, was taken to hospi-

tal to be assessed shortly after noon. She escaped from the emergency room while RCMP members were dealing with an unrelated incident. Mounties arrested Viehoefer within an hour of her escape fol-

lowing a search by the dog team and officers. Viehoefer is facing charges of identity theft and obstructing a peace officer. More charges are being recommended to Crown following Monday’s incident.

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More than two decades after its founding, the Kamloops Multiple Sclerosis Society says the reason for its creation is within sight. The society was created with the goal of having a dedicated MS clinic created in Kamloops. Society chair Mike O’Reilly said he is hopeful the group will secure space for the clinic within the new clinical-services building at Royal Inland Hospital and a specialized neurologist to go with it. O’Reilly said a temporary

clinic could be in place within nine months, with a more permanent setup to follow. The society is in talks with a neurologist who has visited Kamloops many times and appears interested in moving to the city. O’Reilly said the clinic would offer screening and treatments those diagnosed with MS in Kamloops can currently only access through the University of British Columbia. “People with MS in the Kamloops area have to drive out to UBC, and some people are very disabled and it’s a very difficult task,” he said.

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“A lot of people just don’t go to their appointments because it’s too difficult or costly to get there.” O’Reilly said Kamloops is the largest city in B.C. without a dedicated clinic. The disease, which attacks the coating on nerve cells in the brain and spinal column, causing them to misfire, is typically diagnosed in people between the ages of 15 and 40. Symptoms can include weakness and fatigue, lack of co-ordination and cognitive impairment. Canada has the highest rate of MS in the world, with about 100,000 people affected.

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THE HOT AND NOT OF THE WEEK Kamloops This Week looks at the stories of the week — the good, the bad and all in-between:

HOT: Post-election intrigue as we await the results of the absentee ballot tabulation after the Victoria Day long weekend. Right now, the province is looking at a minority government with the B.C. Liberals at 43 seats, the B.C. NDP holding 41 seats and the B.C. Greens claiming three seats. The absentee ballot tally and judicial recounts could change those numbers to give the Liberals a thin majority — or they could reaffirm the first minority situation since 1952. Regardless, it will be a fragile government, which should make for interesting times for political junkies.

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NOT: Disgraced senator Don Meredith, who will get to keep his annual pension despite resigning over a lurid scandal. Meredith resigned a day before the Senate was to hold a vote to expel him from the upper chamber over his sexual relationship with a teenage girl.

HOT: Kamloops council for its progressive stance in supporting Iron Road Brewery’s bid to obtain a liquor licence for its premises across from Thompson Rivers University. The university district is rapidly transforming for the better and if Iron Road ultimately succeeds, it will be another reason to patronize the growing area. NOT: The odds that the Stanley Cup will return to its home in Canada for the first time in 24 years. With Edmonton’s Game 7 loss to Anaheim on Wednesday night, the Ottawa Senators are the only hope of being the first Canadian team to win the Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens drank from Lord Stanley’s mug. With Pittsburgh standing in Ottawa’s way, we think the drought will reach 25 years.

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amloops has been without its elected mayor for exactly one month and one day, since Peter Milobar took his leave from council on April 11 to campaign in the provincial election. In that time, invasions from Knutsford, Red Lake and Pritchard have been kept to a minimum. The city’s infrastructure has not collapsed. Rumours of a coup d’état at city hall have not been confirmed and the Tournament Capital has not yet been fleeced in negotiations with KGHM Ajax or others. In other words, Kamloops has not imploded without the elected mayor at the helm. The city’s revolving deputy mayors have managed to sweep the streets, collect the garbage, keep the water running and can continue to do so until the next general election. Yet we have voices out there still calling for council to hold a costly and unnecessary byelection to fill the mayor’s chair. The estimated cost to hold a byelection is $150,000. It would come from a surplus account or be transferred from another city department, which means another department will be short funds or money set aside for a rainy day will be wasted. Next Tuesday, Milobar will return to council as mayor (he won’t be sworn in as KamloopsNorth Thompson MLA until June), where a decision on how to proceed will hopefully be made. Under the province’s Community Charter, city council could grant Milobar an unpaid leave of absence from now to Jan 1, 2018 (the first day of the next

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MUSINGS municipal election year). On Jan. 1, 2018, Milobar could officially resign as mayor and Kamloops council would operate as is, with one fewer member and with other councillors sitting in as acting mayors (exactly as has happened since Milobar took his leave on April 11 to campaign in Kamloops-North Thompson. It has happened before, in Langley with Peter Fassbender and in Surrey with Marvin Hunt. Or, council can opt for a byelection, which would not be held until September since the Charter requires 80 days’ notice to voters. If council opts for a byelection, it would be doing so to elect a mayor (and at least one councillor since Coun. Ken Christian has stated he will run for mayor) to serve for a mere 13 months. That is about $150,000 to essentially shuffle Christian precisely one seat over at the council table because Christian will indeed be the next mayor of Kamloops, be it via the lunacy of a byelection or during the civic election of October 2018. Coun. Arjun Singh asked for input on his Facebook page. As of yesterday afternoon, 203

people had commented, with the overwhelming majority imploring council to dispense with any idea of a byelection. The call has been for council to appoint an interim mayor who will not run for the chair in October 2018 (Singh himself fits the bill) or simply carry on with the highly effective rotating deputy mayor process, during which a new councillor becomes deputy mayor each month. The city has a budget of $150 million and it could be argued $150,000 is a drop in the bucket. Perhaps, but that $150,000 is akin to lottery winnings to programs that desperately need a few bucks, but have had requests denied during budget consultations. Money spent on a needless byelection could help feed hungry kids at school. It could help kickstart an outdoor ice surface in Riverside Park. It could be used to offset costs incurred by minor sports groups. The options are endless and immensely preferable to using the cash on a byelection so close to a general election. A proponent of a byelection stated on Singh’s Facebook page that “money shouldn’t be a concern for people to be able to exercise their democratic rights” and that “the price of a byelection is irrelevant.” Such hyperbole is hard to take seriously. We are talking about a part-time council of a small city in Canada, not the birth of a republic following a bloody and historic war. Arrange a leave, appoint an interim mayor or keep rotating and get on with it. editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

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WE ALL NEED TO LIVE WITHIN OUR BUDGETS Editor: Now we hear it’s too much of a workload In a lead-up to the election campaign in for teachers. B.C., several television ads proclaimed the Last November’s Supreme Court of Canada education system has been underfunded for decision regarding teachers’ rights and the many years. discussion around class size has led to higher I find this hard to take given the current government spending. Initially, this was about government has spent $100 mil54 cents on health and lion; since 17 cents on education As a taxpayer, I don’t want more then, the for every dollar spent in governof my pension going to taxes B.C.. ment has These two functions upped the simply because some group or account for more than education society wants or expects more. 70 per cent of all govbudget ernment spending by by about function and are the two $300 milmajor areas of government program spending. lion. One wonders if our educators know the When I was a student, 30 to 34 students in concept of a budget and using resources effeca class was the norm and there were no school tively. support workers to assist in the classroom. Certainly it appears some school boards in Teachers did not have all the electronic this province don’t know what the definition devices to make their jobs easier and there of budget. was no such thing as in-service days. In spite of the loud voices from educators

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and other sources, the education system is not hard done by. For those who want the province to spend more on education, what services do they suggest cutting — or do they prefer that we have budget deficits like Alberta? The government gets revenue from various sources, including the taxpayer, so when there is a discussion about increased spending, the taxpayer is affected. My wife and I have worked hard to save for our retirement and had to work to a budget. You can’t spend more than you make if you’re running a household or government, otherwise you are deep in debt. What that means is our taxes will increase or future generations will pay for our higher service expectations. As a taxpayer, I don’t want more of my pension going to taxes simply because some group or society wants or expects more. Let’s live within budget. J. Richardson Kamloops

ANYONE CAN DONATE TO GURU NANANK FUND AT RIH Editor: To commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanank Dev ji Maharaj, founder of Sikhism and first master of Sikhs, the local Sikh community resolved to raise funds for Royal Inland Hospital. A sum of $125,000 was collected from the communities of Kamloops, Merritt and Williams Lake and deposited in the hospital as the Guru Nanank Fund. Although all the money was deposited under the fund’s name, receipts for tax purposes

were issued based on individual donors. This practice has carried on since the creation of the fund and, every year, money is collected and deposited in December to the Guru Nanank Fund. This piece of information is being shared with the community because some confusion has arisen, with some believing individuals are controlling the fund deposits. It is worth mentioning here that, initially, the main crusaders were Gurpal Singh Litt, Piara

Singh Lottey, Amrik Singh Gill and Tarsem Singh Gill, along with other honourable members of the society. Again, to be clear, nobody is managing this fund individually and anybody can go to Royal Inland Hospital and donate to the Guru Nanank Fund in the memory of Guru Nanank Dev ji Maharaj. Donors can obtain a receipt directly from the hospital. For more information, call 250-376-1578. Gurpal Singh Litt Kamloops

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“This is the start of another boondoggle. Just after getting a new parking lot downtown, this council has decided not to allocate future parking stalls in lieu of a greener city fantasy. “If the developers knew this council, they would offer to install bicycle racks and not have to put in parking at all.” — posted by Richard Lodmell

RE: FLETCHER COLUMN: PROVINCE’S UNSTABLE MINORITY UNLIKELY TO LAST:

“If we are saddled with a minority government, it won’t last. “There are too many core differences between the parties and Green Leader Andrew Weaver is already convinced he is running the province. “Minority governments are not the way to go, especially at the present time. “There are too many irons in the fire.” — posted by Snuffy the Seal

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Crews contain damage in Valleyview motel blaze CAM FORTEMS STAFF REPORTER cam@kamloopsthisweek.com

Firefighters don’t yet know the cause of a small fire at Kings Motor Inn that started at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday. Crews from Kamloops Fire Rescue focused their efforts on the second floor of the motel off the East Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview. “We got a series of calls about smoke coming from Kings Motor Inn,” assistant fire chief Curtis Bossert said. An hour after the first call, he said,” it looks like the fire for the most part is out. We don’t know a cause or source.” There were no injuries. Owner Pav Gill said he suspects the cause may be electrical in one of the second-floor units.

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He said it appears to be confined to a small area. He saw smoke, but no flames. “We opened up all the units and there was no smoke,” Gill said, adding he doesn’t yet

know how his operation will be affected. Most guests were already checking out. Bossert said fire investigators will be looking for the source.

New craft brewery still eyeing mid-July opening ANDREA KLASSEN

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Opening day is still a few months off, but the owners of Kamloops’ newest craft brewery have another milestone coming up in just a week. Late next week, co-owners Jared Tarswell, Richard Phillips will take delivery on Iron Road Brewing’s brewhouse — the tanks and other equipment which will allow them to produce a variety of beers on site. “It’ll be sitting right there, super shiny and brand new,” said Tarswell, pointing to a concrete pad, sloped gently to accommodate a number of drains, installed in Iron Road’s warehouse space.

“We’re excited to look like a brewery.” Construction on the space at 980 Camosun Cres. has been steady, and the duo are still optimistic they’ll meet their goal of opening the brewery to the public by mid-July. Earlier this week, Kamloops city council signed off on a liquor license application for the brewery, which will allow Iron Road to serve and sell its beer on site. “Everything has been going along with the timeline we first set out with, which is pretty remarkable because generally speaking it’s the kind of thing where for a lot of breweries, it takes longer than what you’re thinking,” Phillips said. “When we were starting out a lot of people told us take how-

ever much you think it’s going to cost and double it, and take however much you think it’s going to cost and triple it.” Once complete, Iron Road will boast a lounge seating about 60 people at its front, complete with bar and kitchen. Through a sliding glass door, patrons will be able to watch as brewer Aaron MacInnis tends to his creations in the back brewery. “It’s important to us that it feel like you’re in a brewery,” Tarswell said. MacInnis, who previously brewed for Vancouver’s Main Street Brewing, said he plans to start Iron Road off with three beers: an IPA, a farmhouse ale and a pale ale. A lager, which has a longer ferment time, could arrive about a month later.

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Fund set up to help beating victim Jessie Simpson TIM PETRUK

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An account has been set up for people looking to help Jessie Simpson, the Savona teen who suffered severe injuries after being beaten in Brocklehurst in June 2016 — injuries that are expected to impact him significantly for the rest of his life. “Jessie will need full care for the rest of his life,” Susana Simpson, Jessie’s mother, told KTW. “He is still being tube fed and in diapers and is on a breathing machine. There are many complications that go along with this.” Simpson set up the account at TD Bank. She said donations will be accepted at any TD branch across Canada by using transit number 07900 and account number 6496246. Donations must be made to “Susana Simpson in trust for Jessie Simpson.” Jessie had been making

JESSIE SIMPSON strong progress following a surgery in January. He began to awake from a coma in mid-February and had started speaking again, but was placed back in intensive care on April 30, shortly after meeting with KTW. “Unfortunately, it was shortlived,” Susana said. “His lung collapsed and he is unable to breathe on his own. He’s still in intensive care.”

Susana said she has been by her son’s side every day. “Jessie is aware when I am there with him,” she said. “He holds my hand tightly. If I need to get up for a minute, he squeezes tighter and shakes his head. I know he is afraid I will leave.” Susana said she must return to work at the end of June. “I can’t imagine leaving my son alone in a hospital room,” she said. “He needs his mom there with him.” In addition to the TD donations, there are other ways to help the Simpson family. Susana said General Grants locations are still accepting returns, with money going to the family, and a fundraising dinner and silent auction is slated to take place later this month. Tickets for the May 27 event at the Savona Hotel are available at the venue or at the Hilton by DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Kamloops.

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Judge to review Mountie’s plea bargain deal KAMLOOPS RCMP OFFICER ADMITTED TO STRIKING WIFE IN FACE, DATE FOR SENTENCING SET IN MAY 18 TIM PETRUK

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A Kamloops police officer has admitted to hitting his wife in the face after returning home from a detachment Christmas party in December 2016. But sentencing for the RCMP constable has been delayed after the judge hearing the case labelled as “troubling” a plea bargain deal that could have

left the Mountie without a criminal record. The officer cannot be named as his wife’s name is protected by a publication ban. Naming the accused could indirectly lead to identifying his wife. The officer pleaded guilty in Kamloops provincial court yesterday to domestic assault. The 38-year-old admitted to assaulting

his wife on Dec. 19. “On this particular night in question, [the officer] had gone to a watch Christmas party with colleagues and she had stayed home with the children,” said Crown prosecutor Juan O’Quinn, describing the marriage at the time as being “rocky.” Court heard the officer and his wife began arguing about his cellphone.

O’Quinn said the accused’s wife was upset after being unable to reach him earlier in the evening. “She was upset he was texting people on his phone,” he said. “The dispute continued over the cellphone — banter back and forth about who he was texting.” O’Quinn said the officer’s wife eventually struck herself in the face in an effort to get his attention. The commotion caused one of the couple’s young children to

wake up. Court heard the officer picked up the children to take them back to bed and, while doing so, moved past his wife. “He moved by [her] and struck her as he moved by her,” O’Quinn said. “That contact amounts to what we would characterize as an assault.” O’Quinn said the accused extended his arm while walking past his wife and struck her in the face with an open palm. Defence lawyer

Brad Smith told court his client is sorry. “He is remorseful,” he said. “He is entering this guilty plea because he considers it the right thing to do. “He wants to accept responsibility not only for himself, but also for his children when they ultimately become aware of this.” O’Quinn and Smith presented provincial court Judge Richard Hewson with a joint submission for a conditional discharge — meaning the accused

would not have a criminal record after completing a yearlong probation term. Hewson told the lawyers he found the plea bargain “troubling.” “Why is Crown doing this?” he asked O’Quinn. The prosecutor replied, citing issues with the credibility of the wife if the charge had proceeded to trial. Hewson reserved his decision. A date for sentencing will be set on May 18.

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Rains bring flood fears ANDREA KLASSEN

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The City of Kamloops has opened its emergency operations centre again this weekend, due to another spate of rain. With more showers in the forecast for the weekend, EOC information officer Tammy Robertson said city staff will once again be on high alert to monitor areas of flooding around the city. “We’ve been watching the weather forecast continuously

and, at this time, we feel we might miss the bulk of the rainfall, but things can change really quickly,” Robertson said. “Our job is just to be ready in case we do see it.” Robertson said both Campbell Creek and Heffley Creek appear to have dropped enough to accommodate a significant downpour. A pipeline to divert springwater from a slumping hillside in Rayleigh is also proving effective — and weekend rains will give geotechnical experts a chance to further evaluate the slope,

which was slumping by eight inches per day before the city intervened. Twenty-two people remain under an evacuation order until more data on the hillside is collected. A long-term solution for the slope is still in its early stages. Robertson said residents who have been impacted by flooding should continue to take steps to protect their properties. The public is also advised to keep livestock and themselves well away from what could be fastrunning waterways.

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An Alberta man who twice fled from police — including last month when he nearly struck a Kamloops police officer before launching his vehicle into the air and onto railway tracks on Mission Flats — has been handed a six-month jail sentence. Dallas Ward, 28, pleaded guilty in Kamloops provincial court this week to seven charges covering both incidents. On April 27, Ward was driving a pickup truck that was stopped by police conducting a traffic enforcement blitz on Mission Flats Road. He initially pulled over, then sped off at a high rate of speed, nearly striking an officer. Ward headed west down Mission Flats Road toward a second police roadblock. Court heard he was travel-

ling at a speed of about 150 km/h when approaching the officers. Ward turned onto the railway tracks and his vehicle went airborne. Court heard the incident caused significant damage to the railway tracks and the truck. At that point, Ward and a woman got out of the truck and ran toward the City of Kamloops water treatment plant. Both were found by police a short time later. The woman, Kristen Ward, was arrested without incident, but Dallas Ward fled again. Court heard he was taken into custody after a brief fight with officers. Ward also pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an incident in the North Thompson last summer. In that case, he fled from police after being stopped near Avola. He escaped, but police later found

his vehicle and uncovered a loaded firearm and ammunition. In court, Ward expressed a desire to change his life. “I panicked, but I don’t want to run any more,” he said. “I want to have a family. I want to have a normal life with my kids.” Ward said he hopes to start a new life with family on Vancouver Island. “I’m trying to be a civilian instead of another statistic,” he said. “I don’t want to be just another Indian that got caught.” Kamloops provincial court Judge Stella Frame sentenced Ward to 180 days in jail. She also ordered he surrender a sample of his DNA to a national criminal database, gave him a two-year driving ban and barred him from possessing firearms for 10 years.

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Residents of Quebec town unfazed by heavy rain forecast YAMACHICHE, Que. — Christian Montigny’s two-storey home in the central Quebec town of Yamachiche is normally a lakefront cottage — but now it’s become an island. When the floods began in early April, the 61-year-old was able to get home in his truck, then later in a four-wheeler. For the last three weeks, however, he’s had to use a motorboat — and authorities are warning worse weather is yet to come. But despite a local state of emergency and a forecast calling for heavy rain on the weekend, Montigny, like many other Yamachiche residents, believes the waters are receding. “I don’t put much faith in weather forecasts,” he said. As he navigated his boat through the debris-filled water and past a piece of his neighbour’s balcony, Montigny pointed to a line on the trees that showed the water has already gone down several centimetres. “Even if it rains, I don’t think it will go up as much as they say,’’ he said. As flood waters in the prov-

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Bellemare and the other residents living along Lake SaintPierre say they deal with flooding every few years, but this is the worst they have seen. Tides, melting snow and heavy rains mean they’ve been under water for more than a month — the longest and worst floods since the 1970s, they say. Their homes are surrounded by gravel and sandbags and some have plywood barricades as a buffer against the waves. Montigny said the homes are built with flooding in mind, meaning they’re likely to be spared the worst structural damage. Unlike many of his neighbours, Montigny doesn’t have a pump running. “You can’t pump out the whole lake, it’s impossible,” he noted. “Look how much water there is.” All agree there isn’t much more they can do, even if the water does rise. Residents like Bellemare and Montigny are still living in their homes, donning chest-high waders and then boating from their homes to the road, where their vehicles are parked. — The Canadian Press

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were concerned they’d have to rush to redeem points before it was too late. This isn’t the only time in recent history Canadians have felt short shifted by a loyalty program. LoyaltyOne, the company that operates Air Miles, upset consumers when it announced it would change its policy so collectors would lose any miles they don’t use within five years. The policy, which was to take effect Dec. 31, 2016, was cancelled following a consumer backlash. Aeroplan was originally Air Canada’s inhouse loyalty program. It was spun off as an independent business, now called Aimia Inc., which has expanded its customer base and evolved its services over the years. — The Canadian Press

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Lawsuit launched over cardiac defibrillators SHERYL UBELACKER

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TORONTO — Two Toronto law firms have launched a Canadawide class-action lawsuit against the manufacturers of implantable defibrillators that can fail with little or no warning because of potentially defective batteries. About 8,000 Canadians were implanted with the cardiac defibrillators with the brand names Fortify, Fortify Assura, Fortify Assura MP, Unify, Unify Assura or Unify Quadra, which were manufactured between January 2010 and May 23, 2015. Those made after that period are not affected by the defect. U.S.-based manufacturer St. Jude Medical Inc. and subsidiary St. Jude Medical Canada Inc. are named as defendants in the multimillion-dollar classaction suit, which has been filed with Ontario Superior Court, said Paul Miller, a partner in the law firm Howie, Sacks & Henry. Miller, whose compa-

ny teamed up with law firm Waddell Phillips to launch the legal action, said the court has to first certify the case as a class-action, which he hopes will occur by late fall. He said a similar class-action suit in the U.S. is also in preliminary stages. Both Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued warnings about the St. Jude devices, which automatically shock the heart into normal rhythm in people who have potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias or heart failure. Those warnings were in response to the discovery some of the devices’ batteries developed a lithium cluster formation, causing them to short-circuit and their power to rapidly deplete, leading to premature failure. Two European patients who had the defibrillators implanted in their chests died when the batteries failed, one of them just days before a planned surgical replacement. In Canada, there have been more than

two dozen reports of patients losing consciousness due to lack of blood to the brain after their devices faltered. St. Jude Medical was purchased in January by Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories for about US$25 billion. In an emailed statement yesterday, an Abbott spokesperson said the company plans to “defend its position’’ in the pending Canadian class-action lawsuit and noted “the safety and quality of Abbott’s products is our top priority.’’ The representative patient plaintiff in the suit is Shirley Houle of Port Hope, Ont., who had a Fortify Assura defibrillator implanted in January 2014. According to the statement of claim submitted to the court, Houle was informed by doctors about the potential for her defibrillator to fail in October 2016, leaving her “enormously distraught and anxious’’ and fearful to drive by herself or to travel outside Canada. Her husband Roland is named as the repre-

sentative plaintiff under the Family Law Act for damages suffered as a result of injuries and losses suffered by his wife, the statement of claim said. Houle’s defibrillator, which was not supposed to require replacement for another four years, was surgically removed in March and replaced with a different model. “You are causing someone to have a surgery at an earlier stage and at least an extra surgery,’’ said Miller. The lawsuit claims St. Jude Medical breached its duty of care in failing to warn patients, doctors and government regulators about the potentially serious defect in the devices. The defibrillators, introduced in 2010, are meant to last for at least seven years before their batteries deplete and the products need replacing. They are designed to vibrate at regular intervals once power begins to decline, a signal patients should see their doctors about a replacement within 90 days. “Obviously, if you have an implanted

Harper taking back seat to Ambrose, successor at Tory leadership convention STEPHANIE LEVITZ

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OTTAWA — Former Conservative party leader and prime minister Stephen Harper is not expected at this month’s leadership convention, party officials said yesterday. Party members will converge in Toronto on May 27 to choose his official replacement, but while interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is scheduled to speak, the party says Harper is not. “He’s ready to pass the torch,’’ said a party official, who requested anonymity because they hadn’t been cleared by the party to

disclose Harper’s plans. Harper spent 12 years as the inaugural leader of the united Conservative party, winning the 2004 race easily in a three-candidate contest where members were allowed to vote by fax and ballots were counted by hand. Now the party is preparing for a highly automated vote count process to manage what could be as many as 259,010 ranked ballots, on which voters can make as many as 10 choices out of 13 different candidates. Over the course of the campaign, Harper has spoken with many of those in the running, offering advice and guidance when asked.

Kevin O’Leary, the celebrity businessman who dropped out of the race last month, called on him several times and has said he valued Harper’s input on the regional political dynamics of the country. Publicly, though, Harper has stayed largely under the radar in Canada, though he’s made appearances around the globe in his new role as consultant. He last appeared before his party’s membership at their 2016 policy convention in Vancouver. There, he urged them to look forward, not back, and that’s what he wants to do as well, said the party

official. “It is not about him, it is about the new leader,’’ the official said. A spokesperson for Harper did not immediately return a request for comment. With 13 candidates, the party expects it will take several rounds of counting before the winner is declared. All the candidates will have a final chance to address the party for 10 minutes the night before, and Ambrose will take the stage on May 27 as the party pays tribute to her temporary time in the leader’s chair. The new leader is expected to take over the reins of the party officially on May 28.

device and you can have the battery deplete without any warning, it could be a serious problem,” Miller said. Last October, St. Jude Medical notified doctors about the defective battery in some of their defibrillators, which had been implanted in almost 400,000 patients worldwide. Following a recall of the products, 841 were returned to the com-

pany because their batteries had unexpectedly failed. But in an April 12 letter to St. Jude Medical, the FDA said the company played down the battery failure and continued shipping the defibrillators from its Sylvan, Calif., plant for years before the devices were recalled last fall. The FDA also said the device maker had not shown it was tak-

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he’s ready to start a major renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, now that his trade czar has achieved his longawaited confirmation by the U.S. Senate. The upper chamber voted yesterday with a large bipartisan majority of 82-14 to approve Robert Lighthizer, giving the administration its U.S. trade representative and allowing it to finally kickstart its NAFTA process. The president told an interviewer with The Economist he intends to proceed quickly thereafter: Trump plans to file a 90-day notice with Congress, work with it on negotiating priorities, and start talks with Canada and Mexico later this year. “The clock starts ticking [with Lighthizer’s confirmation],” Trump told the magazine before the vote. The administration has begun signalling it wants significant changes in a range of areas, including dairy, lumber, automo-

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biles, pharmaceuticals and the dispute-resolution system. Trump interjected when the interviewer suggested it sounds like he wants a big renegotiation. “Big isn’t a good enough word,” the president replied. “Massive.” But that desire for a “massive’’ renegotiation is butting up against the mundane realities of the political calendar. The U.S. and Mexico have both expressed a desire to get a deal by early next year, before the Mexican election. Few observers believe a substantive renegotiation is possible within a few months. Trump repeated the story in that interview of how he almost withdrew from NAFTA last month. It’s a story he’s told several times. He described an amazing coincidence: Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s Enrique Pena Nieto called him, one after the other, and both told him almost the same exact

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thing as they urged him to reconsider. “I have a very good relationship with Justin and a very good relationship with the president of Mexico,’’ Trump said. “It was an amazing thing. They called separately 10 minutes apart. I just put down the phone with the president of Mexico when the prime minister of Canada called. And they both asked almost identical questions: ‘We would like to know if it would be possible to negotiate as opposed to a termination.’ “And I said, ‘Yes, it is. Absolutely.’ So we did that and we’ll start.’’ There’s a simple explanation for that coincidence: It wasn’t a coincidence. Trump’s own son-in-law Jared Kushner set up the Trudeau call. Around 6 p.m. on April 26, Kushner phoned a prime ministerial aide, told her there was an immediate window to speak

with Trump and she conveyed the news to Trudeau. Sources from both countries have confirmed Kushner facilitated the call. In the White House version, Kushner was helping out, responding to a request earlier in the day from the Canadians to speak. One source familiar with the thinking of both governments offered a theory for what’s happening: Trump wanted to take credit, before his 100th day in office, for forcing Canada and Mexico into a renegotiation. The source said the governments of Canada and Mexico did the exact same thing as some companies like Ford and Japan’s SoftBank — they let Trump take credit for things they already intended to do. In the case of the companies, it was building U.S. facilities. In the case of Canada and Mexico, it’s renegotiating NAFTA — which both countries had repeatedly stated they were ready for. “That’s what everybody’s doing,” said the insider. “[People are saying], ‘We’re gonna let Trump have the announcement — so he gets

credit for it.’ . . . They’ve decided, if they need to give him some victories, as long as it suits us — fine ... “As long as they’re not actually, in reality, getting screwed, he can say whatever he wants.’’ A binational business group suggests one future way this could happen: on regulatory cooperation. Canada is already working with the U.S. to eliminate red tape on products. Now that Trump is looking to slash two regulations for every one he creates, Canada could just hand him the credit. “President Trump is eager for some wins. Canada can help provide him with one, while also advancing its own interests,” Maryscott Greenwood of the Canadian-American Business Council wrote in a Policy Options article. “The Canadian government could present the United States with a proposal for aligning a particular set of regulations. This would represent a bilateral victory for what is at the moment a U.S.-only effort to cut regulatory red tape.”

Few cracks in partisan wall around Trump ALEXANDER PANETTA

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paign’s ties to Russia left only the slightest, most subtle cracks in the partisan wall that protects him. The immediate aftermath saw the vast majority of Republicans defending their president, shrugging off the dismissal of James Comey as a non-issue and not the strongman-style, institution-squashing gesture depicted by opponents. That prevailing attitude was reflected on Trump’s favourite morning TV show. A Fox News segment presented the story as a partisan skirmish, Democrats versus Republicans, blown out of proportion by the president’s enemies, with an onscreen headline that read: “Media Meltdown — Networks Slam President For Firing Comey.” Yet the potential for trouble ahead was planted in Tuesday’s soil. It wasn’t so much

REPUBLICANS BRUSH OFF CALLS FOR SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, FOX NEWS BLAMES MEDIA FOR BLOWING COMEY FIRING OUT OF PROPORTION the protesters outside the White House, where several hundred people gathered for a noon-hour demonstration, brandishing signs with slogans like “Special Prosecutor Now” and “Impeach Trump.” It was about signs lawmakers investigating Trump’s campaign are raising new questions. Some involve money. A senatorial committee has demanded documents from a Treasury Department unit that tracks foreign money-laundering. There was also an invitation to Comey to testify next week behind closed doors; multiple reports Comey was fired right after demanding more money for his investigation on the

Russia ties; Democratic threats to block business in the Senate; and the grumbling of some GOPers — all of which suggests this episode isn’t over. Republicans quickly brushed off calls for a special prosecutor. Any new investigations would only impede the current work being done, said Senate leader Mitch McConnell. Two investigations are already underway, he said — one in the Senate and by the FBI, although both answer to Republican politicians. Trump’s vicepresident dismissed the idea his boss fired Comey to save himself. “That’s not what this is about,” Mike Pence said. “President Donald Trump showed strong

and decisive leadership to restore the trust and confidence of the American people in the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” he said. “I’m grateful for the action the president has taken.” Democrats called such explanations surreal. Trump has suggested he fired Comey for being unfair to Hillary Clinton. He said he also acted on the advice of a newly installed deputy attorney general — although reports said the president had been looking for reasons to fire Comey earlier. Equally surreal, according to Democrats, is the notion the president could turf the investigator investigating his own inner circle. Comey had recently confirmed an intel-

ligence investigation into ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia. “Were those investigations getting too close to home for the president?’’ top Democrat Chuck Schumer wondered aloud in the Senate. “If there was ever a time when circumstances warranted a special prosecutor, it is right now . . . Nothing less is at stake than the American people’s faith in our criminal justice system and the integrity of the executive branch of our government.” But there are small cracks in the closed ranks. Members of the Senate intelligence committee have started to hint their own investigation is entering a new avenue — leading to Trump’s financial relationships. It wouldn’t be the first time federal authorities have probed Trump’s financial space.

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Well it all begins with her adopting me at age nine. I had been in the foster -care system since age four and left behind a little sister (who I will get to later). As a child, I was diagnosed with ADD and learning issues. My mom, Audrey RobertsonHorsthius, knowing I may need a lot of help, still decided to adopt me. She encouraged me growing up to always be kind because you never know what battles people are fighting. After adopting another little girl after me (my sister Candis), she adopted another girl through marraige and has raised one of her own 17 years younger than me. Growing up, my mom knew I always had a longing to see my little sister again.

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out of us meeting. So, at the end of July last year, my mom drove all the way from Revelstoke to be here in Kamloops to support me meeting my sister, who I had not seen for 25 years. She welcomed them with open arms and loves my sister’s family as her own. I told my mom how much I appreciate her and loved this act. I would love for her to be recognized as an amazing mom and to share our story for other kids who are adopted and those looking for lost loved ones. — Justin Bourke

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RUNNER UP This entry was submitted by Ahmed Kafafi on behalf of his one-year-old son: My mother is the best because this year she finished her undergraduate degree, while also having a part-time job and volunteering and also taking very good care of me. She always made time to take me to children’s programs, the park and play dates. I am very proud of my mother because despite her very busy schedule, she also made the dean’s honour roll. I love my mom. — Adam, age 1

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My mom was the best because she was always there whenever I needed her. I’ll always love my mom with all my heart. — Barbara Lynn

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It is hard to put into a few sentences why I think my mom is the best when I have a whole lifetime of reasons. My mom, Brenda, gave me and my two sisters everything. We have always come first. I often tell people my mom gave her life for us and it’s true. After my parents divorced, she put off dating and time for herself for 20 years. Her sole focus was making sure we were safe and cared for. Although, financially, things were always scary for her, we never felt like we went without. No birthday or holiday went without a couple dozen cupcakes for our class and she was there for every event and field trip, every recital. Though she was up late every night working

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cott Austin stood on the pitching rubber, the ball in his hand, staring down the batter representing the game-winning

run. “As a kid, you always picture yourself in that moment where — whether it’s hockey and you’re scoring that overtime winner or it’s baseball and you’re in the bottom of the ninth and you get that strikeout for the World Series — this was that moment,” said Austin, a life-long Kamloopsian. “I’m standing there with two strikes and I’m thinking, ‘Here’s the moment. Here it is.’” It was the championship game of the 2017 World Masters Games softball tournament this spring in Auckland, New Zealand, and Austin’s High Road Rossinis had been pushed to extra innings. The Rossinis, a scrappy bunch of Okanagan fastpitch players representing cities such as Vernon, Penticton and Kamloops — right fielder John Pagnotta was also from the Tournament Capital — were nursing a 3-2 lead, but their opponents, New Zealand’s Whakatu Rebels, were within striking distance. The game had been tied 1-1 at the start of the seventh, activating international tiebreaker rules — each inning began with a runner on second base. Both teams scored singles in the seventh, pushing the score to 2-2 entering the eighth. The Rossinis scored a single in the top half of the inning and Austin, High Road’s pitcher throughout the tournament, was trying to close out a 3-2 victory. The Rebels started with their runner on second and advanced him to third with a bunt. The Rossinis got an out at first base

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Scott Austin and John Pagnotta of Kamloops won gold at the 2017 World Masters Games softball tournament in Auckland, New Zealand.

on the play and Austin followed up by striking out the second batter. High Road needed just one more out to be named world champions. Austin’s first pitch was fouled off, his second a called strike on the outside corner of the plate. He needed just one more. As he wound up and threw, he watched Whakatu’s hitter swing and miss. Game over. World champions. “It’s funny, you anticipate the moment and it goes by so fast, but it’s something you’ll never forget,” Austin said. “It was a really cool moment.” High Road didn’t know what to expect when they travelled to the Games. The 11-person roster had never played in an international tournament of its calibre. But it was after their first round-robin game — a 2-0 win over the defending champions, the Ontario-based Team Canada DK — that Austin and company knew they had a shot at a title. “I think we all looked around at ourselves and were sort of like, ‘OK, I think we belong here,’” Austin said. “It got real after that.” The Rossinis went on to post

a 4-2 record in round-robin play, winning against Canada and three New Zealand teams in the Krushers, PK Pride and the Rebels. Their only losses came against NZDF M, also of New Zealand, and the B.C.-based Ladner Masters. “It was an absolutely amazing, life-changing experience,” said the 48-year-old Pagnotta. “We came together to beat them, on their home turf, in front of many of their own fans. “It was a dream come true, for sure.” One of four teams to reach the playoffs, High Road won a rematch against Ladner in their semifinal, setting the stage for the gold-medal game. And there, in front of a crowd full of fans, including his wife and four-year-old son, Austin threw that final pitch, his team rushed the pitching circle and he pumped his fist in celebration. He was a world champion. “It’s not the Olympics, but it’s certainly something you kind of dream of winning,” the 48-yearold said. “It was a nice night. “We’re looking forward to Japan in four years. We want to go back and defend.”

Washington Wizards’ coach Scott Brooks said he warned Kelly Oubre to wear earplugs for Game 5 after he served a onegame suspension for charging over Kelly Olynyk of the Boston Celtics. He was right. Celtics’ fans chanted “We want Oubre! We want Oubre!” at times during the first quarter. Then, when Oubre started the second quarter for the Wizards, it prompted fans in the Garden to chant again. Later, they booed him loudly when he touched the ball. Playing in the Garden has brought out the Celtics’ best basketball this postseason, but if they want to finish the Wizards tonight, they will have to do it in Washington. Game 6 is tonight in the U.S. capital, where the Wizards easily won their two games. If the Celtics win, they would move on to host the Cleveland Cavaliers to open the Eastern Conference finals. Game 7 would be in Boston on Monday. On Wednesday, the TD Garden was home to one of the best nights of Avery Bradley’s career. See THOMAS, A28

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These Dogs have lost their appetite for the Jays. Before taking to Canada Games Field for practice on Tuesday afternoon, the midget AAA Kamloops Kal Tire RiverDogs took a few minutes to weigh in on the state of affairs plaguing Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays. It wasn’t pretty. “The start is pretty brutal,” said Grade 11 pitcher Jared Pringle with a laugh. “It’s disappointing. I kind of missed a few games because I knew they were going to lose. I’m starting to watch a bit more now.” The Jays are mired in a historically bad start, having posted a 13-21 record through the first fifth of the regular season. At KTW’s press time, they were 6-9 at home, 7-12 on the road and already 9.5 games back of the American League East Division lead. Only the Kansas City Royals, the American League’s last-place team, have been worse. “It’s a little rough, especially because they’ve done pretty good in the last couple years,” said RiverDogs’ catcher Rhys McKenzie. “It has been a rough start, watching that.” In 2015, the Blue Jays returned to the playoffs, ending the longest active playoff

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Grayden Baker of the Kamloops RiverDogs dodges the high heat earlier this season on McArthur Island. Baker is among the Dogs who have not yet given up on the Toronto Blue Jays.

drought in North American professional sports at 22 years. The club went on to capture the AL East Division Series (ALDS) title before losing to the eventual World Series champion Kansas City Royals in the American League Conference Series (ALCS). In 2016, the success continued, with the Jays clinching a wild-card berth and again

winning the ALDS, before losing to the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS. Previous success led many pundits to predict the Jays would again win their division in 2017. So, just how bad has the start been in Toronto? Consider this: Barely one month into a seven-month season, the Jays have likely already played themselves

out of a playoff berth. No wonder few of the Dogs were running to the TV to watch. They haven’t given up hope entirely, though. At least not yet. “Baseball is a game where a lot can happen in a really short amount of time,” said infielder Grayden Baker. He wasn’t pushing for a full-blown rebuild yet. “Whatever they decide to do, it will be pretty interesting and I know the fans will love it either way.” Pringle wasn’t as kind in his assessment of the Jays’ roster. Putting himself in the general manager’s chair, he said one of Toronto’s most controversial off-season signings would be the first to go. “I’m thinking a trade for Bautista would do them good,” he said. Toronto is playing host to the Seattle Mariners tonight, continuing a series that usually draws views across the city as Kamloopsians tune in to watch Canada’s team play British Columbia’s closest. Viewership will no doubt be down, but a few of the Dogs might catch a bit of the action. “I n away, they’re maybe not having the greatest time. As with any team, adversity comes in waves and you just deal with it as a team,” Baker said, citing the RiverDogs’ struggles last season. “Maybe the Blue Jays can learn something from us, who knows,” he quipped.

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Final Four no more. The Canada West announced yesterday its directors had voted at their annual general meeting to eliminate final four tournaments in both basketball and volleyball. The conference will also shrink the women’s soccer championship from the sixteam Select Six to a four-team Final Four. The changes will take effect at the start of the 2017-2018 season. “In general, I think the changes are good,” said John Shephard, facility co-ordinator for the Thompson Rivers WolfPack, who attended the AGM. The WolfPack voted in favour of the adjustments. “The concerns for basketball and volleyball were just that seats weren’t being filled at times,” Shephard said. Both basketball and volleyball will continue with conference playoffs, but rather than ending with a Final Four tournament, post-season play will culminate in a single con-

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Emma Piggin and the TRU WolfPack women are among those who will be affected by a change in Canada West playoff format.

ference championship game, ensuring a host is vying for the league title. “That could fill some seats, as opposed to say, if UBC is hosting Final Four and we’re playing Calgary, there might be 30 people in the stands,”

Shephard said. Basketball will not see a change in the number of playoff teams (12), but volleyball will increase the number of post-season berths from seven to eight. The departure from Final

Four formats is the first since 2001-2002 in men’s basketball and since 2002-2003 in women’s basketball, men’s volleyball and women’s volleyball. In soccer, preliminary round and quarter-final action will determine Final Four qualifiers, which will head to a tournament hosted by the highest-remaining seed. “It’s more exciting for the athletes that you’re not just stuck playing the same people in your division in the first round of the playoffs,” Shephard said of the new soccer format. “Say for us, if we make the playoffs, we’d be playing Prairie Division competition.” Other notes from the AGM: • The Canada West has changed the tiebreaker formula for basketball play. The new format is expected to better reflect the standings; • The Winnipeg Bisons folded their men’s soccer program and their games will be struck from the schedule; • Canada West TV has selected a new provider, Yare Media, which is expected to mean improved options for viewers.

Pack in the playoffs Two games stand between the Thompson Rivers WolfPack and playoffs at the 2017 Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) Championship. The Pack was in the midst of its second round-robin contest at the tournament in Kelowna when KTW went to press yesterday, trailing Lethbridge’s Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs 11-3 after five innings. On Wednesday, in their opening game of the tournament, the Wolves defeated the Fraser Valley Cascades 13-2. Thompson Rivers will play today against the Calgary Dinos and tomorrow against the Vancouver Island Baseball Institute Mariners of Nanaimo. The top four teams after the completion of round-robin play will face off in semifinal action tomorrow and Sunday.

The gold-medal game is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. On Tuesday night, five WolfPack players were named CCBC all-stars at the league’s annual awards banquet. Outfielder/DH Ethan Mohan and pitcher Tyler Hodder were both named firstteam all-stars. Mohan led the league in triples, with six, and was third in both home runs (three) and RBIs (27). Hodder, meanwhile, was third in the league in wins (four) and fourth in ERA (2.19). Infielders Malik James, Vance Fode and Josh Hillis were all named to the second team.

KAMLOOPS SENIORS VILLAGE’S IN-HOUSE SANTA CLAUS SAYS LEVEL-OF-CARE IS FIRST RATE Roy, a retired mechanical superintendent and current inhouse Santa Claus, has been a resident at Kamloops Seniors Village for almost three years alongside his wife Doreen. When he’s not too busy delivering gifts to all the good girls and boys during the winter season, Roy can be seen filling his schedule with all the activities offered by his residence. “We go to the bistro once in a while…we have bingo on Thursdays and exercise class three times a week,” said Roy. “We have pub night on Wednesdays and we can go there and listen to the entertainment or have a drink of wine or beer,” added Roy. Boasting beautiful views due to its proximity to the mountains and the South and North Thompson Rivers, Kamloops Seniors Village is conveniently located close to a wide variety of restaurants and stores that Roy and other residents regularly take advantage of. Resident Roy Baillargeon preparing to re-grow his beard for his Santa Claus duties.

How many months does it take to grow a Santa beard? Just ask Retirement Concepts’ Kamloops Seniors Village resident Roy Baillargeon, who starts his beard preparation in the summer so he’s ready for his December Santa Claus appearances that keep being requested every year. “It all started with me just asking if they would like to have a Santa Claus volunteer and they were very receptive to it,” said Roy. Devoted to his role and the joy it brings, the preparation that goes into looking like St. Nick takes up a large part of Roy’s year. “It takes me a solid five months to grow the beard!” exclaimed Roy.

Roy explains that at Kamloops Seniors Village, new recreational activities and programs are always being introduced to keep residents happy and active. “They started a new program of tai chi – I was only there as an observer today to see what it was like, but I will probably go next week,” said Roy. Both Roy and Doreen are happy to call Kamloops Seniors Village home, and with Roy’s daughter, Liana Robinson, working there as well, Roy couldn’t have thought of a better arrangement himself. “It’s very nice having Liana here and seeing her face every day,” said Roy. Kamloops Seniors Village provides their residents with services such as musical entertainment, gardening activities,

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bus trips, computer education, religious services and a wide array of exercise options. Amenities include guest suites, a hair salon, a movie theatre, a bathing spa and a general store. Roy was adamant the level of care him and Doreen receive is absolutely “first-class.” “We are very happy here,” said Roy, “the meals are excellent, the friendliness of the people and the staff…it’s important that you get along with people and have a good time.” Located on Hugh Allan Drive in Aberdeen, Kamloops Seniors Village is a campus-of-care with 101 independent and assisted living suites that offers different living options as well as complex care. The facility offers 24-hour nursing and dental care, dietitian-balanced meals as well as several different entertainment and recreation options. Pets are also welcomed at Kamloops Seniors Village. Staff members at Kamloops Seniors Village take pride in ensuring their residents can expect the level of comfort and care they would expect from their previous residences. They make sure care is delivered through the primary value system Retirement Concepts has built its foundation on – choice; health and well-being; dignity; confidentiality; fairness; accountability and environments that provide safe, competent and ethical care. To learn more about Kamloops Seniors Village, visit: www.retirementconcepts.com/locations/kamloops-seniors-village

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WASHINGTON — Marc-Andre Fleury and his teammates played their best game of the playoffs so far — and it feels like just the beginning for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The defending Stanley Cup champions beat the Washington Capitals 2-0 in Game 7 on Wednesday with their strongest 60-minute performance yet thanks in large part to Fleury’s 29 saves. But with the Ottawa Senators up next in the Eastern Conference final, the scary part for the other teams left may be that Pittsburgh is just now finding its groove. “I think we can play a lot better,’’ veteran centre Matt Cullen said. “As a group, we know there’s another gear, and I think we’re all just really happy we get a chance to find it in this next series.’’ Game 1 against Ottawa will be played tomorrow in Pittsburgh, with puck-drop slated for 4 p.m. The Penguins have been without defenceman Kris Letang and starting goaltender Matt Murray. Defenceman Trevor Daley and forward Carl Hagelin are also injured. Sidney Crosby was out briefly with a concus-

sion. Yet Pittsburgh showed the resilience of a champion in closing out the Presidents’ Trophywinning Capitals. “A lot of us have played together and been through some big games together, so I think there’s a certain level of trust and belief,’’ Crosby said. “You still got to go out there and do it. That doesn’t guarantee anything.’’ The second-round series against Washington felt like the Stanley Cup Final, with the winner emerging as the title favourite. The Penguins are battered and bruised going into the East final against Ottawa and face a different kind of challenge in the third round. “They’ve got some depth,’’ Crosby said of the Senators. “They’re very confident in their game right now. They’re pretty stingy defensively and their goaltender’s been playing really well. . . . They believe in their group and the way they play and it’ll be a good test for us.’’ Pittsburgh has passed every test so far, winning despite being outshot by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round and then by the Capitals. Fleury is 8-4 with a 2.55 goals-against average and .927 save percentage. “That’s what it takes to win at this time of year,’’ Sullivan said of Fleury’s Game 7 shutout. “That’s

what it takes to win championships. And this guy is a battletested guy.’’ Battle-tested from a trip to the 2008 Cup Final and a victory there in 2009 and by being supplanted by Murray. Fleury’s resurgence is reason enough for the Penguins to believe they can win it all again, but there are plenty of others, most notably the depth that Pittsburgh can rely on amid a torrent of injuries. “We’ve been through so much the last two years here,’’ forward Patric Hornqvist said. “It’s been injuries, up and down to almost not making the playoffs and then we go and win the Cup. And now we have our backs against the wall again and we come up with the best game so far of the season. . . . We trust ourselves in here.’’ There’s no lack of trust or belief in the Penguins locker room, not even after losing consecutive games to cough up a 3-1 series lead to the Capitals. When Washington seemed to have all the momentum, the Penguins punched back. Now they’re eight victories away from another Cup. “They showed a lot of resiliency,’’ Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. “I’ll tell you what, they’re a good hockey team. You can see why they have a pedigree of a Stanley Cup champion.’’

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THANK YOU Lacrosse players crack Team B.C. KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK Three players from Kamloops have qualified to compete for Team B.C. at the bantam lacrosse national championship in Saskatoon in August. Millan Webster, Connor Barrett and Brendan Hunchak were picked for the team at a selection camp in Langley on the weekend. Austin Krug and Owen Barrow were named team alternates. Meanwhile, the Kamloops Rattlers played host to the peewee Alan Price Memorial Box Lacrosse Tournament on the weekend. Coquitlam won the A1 Division, Juan De Fuca (JDF) claimed gold in the A2 Division, with Kamloops placing fifth, and JDF finished

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Joining the ‘Caps

Alessandro Comita has become the second Kamloops soccer player selected to join the Whitecaps’ pre-residency program. Pre-residency is a full-time development program, paid for by the Whitecaps, aimed at grooming the club’s next generation of Major League Soccer (MLS) talent. Players work toward the goal of graduating to Whitecaps Residency and, later, signing a

professional contract with the Whitecaps, or their affiliate, Whitecaps FC 2 Comita was one of 18 players selected to the program, with athletes from across Canada scouted and evaluated for selection. He is just the second player to graduate from Kamloops’ Whitecaps Academy and the Thompson Okanagan Football Club to preresidency. Wil Calne was the first last year.

Silver lining

The 2006 Kamloops Junior Blazers spring hockey team brought an unbeaten record into the Kelowna Heat Blast Tournament final on the weekend, but were unable to secure gold. Pacific Northwest

Hockey Club of Kelowna topped Kamloops 5-2 in the title tilt, with Noah Clark and Luca Woehle sharing goaltending duties for the Blazers. Ryan Finney (5G, 1A), Jake PhillipsWatts (5G, 1A), Nik Dimopoulos (3G, 2A), Jakob Gottfriedson (2G, 2A), Myles Walker (2G, 2A), Ryan Smith (2G, 2A), Nolan Duff (1G,1A), Dominic MalinskyTriska (1G,1A), Adam Kotrla (1G), Max Kinnee (4A), Chase Besse (3A), Carson Sutherland (3A) and Kade Lawlor (1A) had points for Kamloops on the weekend. The Blazers posted a 3-0 record in roundrobin play before knocking off the Coquitlam Crunch 10-1 in semifinal action.

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Alvarez-Golovkin is boxing’s next big fight MIKE CRANSTON

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS — Saul “Canelo” Alvarez left no doubt who is the top active Mexican boxer by dominating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Come September, Alvarez will get a chance to become the middleweight champion again. Minutes after winning every round on all three judges’ cards in a 12-round romp over Chavez, Alvarez invited Gennady Golovkin into the ring and announced a longawaited clash on Sept. 16. The contract has already been signed. Only the venue is undetermined. “GGG, you are next my friend. The fight is done,’’ Alvarez said as the crowd cheered. “I’ve never feared anyone,

since I was 16 fighting as a professional.’’ Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) used a punishing jab to take control early against Chavez in a matchup of former middleweight champions. The bigger Chavez (50-3-1, 32 KOs) started bleeding from the nose in the third round. His left eye swelled in the sixth and started to close a round later. Alvarez, who went off as a 4-1 favourite, was much quicker than the largest fighter he’s faced. He had a 228-71 edge in punches landed and an 83-15 advantage in jabs landed. “Tonight, I showed I could move, I could box,’’ Alvarez said. “I showed as a fighter I can do all things. I thought I was going to showcase myself as a fighter that could throw punches, but he just wouldn’t do it.’’

Alvarez’s team was so confident, they cut the deal with Golovkin before the bout. It didn’t matter in this one-sided fight. “Do you think I lost focus?’’ Alvarez said. “I consider myself a person of strong mental strength.’’ Alvarez had no choice after relinquishing his WBC belt last year to Golovkin when he declined to reach a fight deal. “I feel very excited, right now is a different story,’’ Golovkin said. “In September, it will be a different style, a big drama show. I’m ready.’’ The 31-year-old Chavez, son of iconic Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., was trying to revitalize a career derailed by positive drug tests, weight issues and lax training. But he proved no match.

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Avery Bradley scored a playoff career-high 29 points and the Celtics beat the Wizards 123-101 to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Al Horford added 19 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. Isaiah Thomas scored 18 points and handed out nine assists. “We’re a team. And it’s going to take a team effort to beat the Washington Wizards,’’ Bradley said. After being thoroughly picked apart in losses at Washington in Games 3 and 4, Boston shared the ball in Game 5, and again resembled the team that entered the game having won seven straight and 11 of 13 in the Garden against Washington.

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Celtics’ guard Isaiah Thomas came to the defence of teammate Kelly Olynyk on Tuesday, saying it’s a “joke” that Draymond Green called him a dirty player. “I don’t know how he can call anybody dirty. . . . It’s a joke that he said that,” Thomas said to a group of gathered reporters.

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Green, known for walking the line between aggressive and dirty, said on the Dray Day podcast that he does not respect Olynyk because of the way he plays. “Kelly Olynyk is a dirty player, man,” Green said. “He’s dirty. Dirty player, man. I don’t respect guys like that. I mean, I know he’s not like the greatest basketball player of all time, so maybe you feel like you got to like do that, but you don’t like — just dirty. Like I don’t respect that man. He dirty.” Green, who seemingly saw Thomas’ quote circling Twitter, responded with a tweet of his own: “Just get through that series bro . . .”

Olynyk was in the news over the last week after his hard screens in Game 3 of the Celtics’ series with the Washington Wizards caused Kelly Oubre to shove him to the ground and draw a one-game suspension. The situation called Olynyk’s play into question once again; he’d previously drawn criticism for arm bar tactics against Robin Lopez and Kevin Love. “I don’t think I’m a dirty player. My teammates don’t think I’m a dirty player,” Olynyk told reporters. “It’s basketball. It happens. You have to set a screen, you box out, you have to do a lot of things. It’s not something you focus on. You just go out there and play the next game.” Green infamously drew a suspension for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA finals after multiple incidents of kicking opposing players in the genitals. His absence in part helped spark the Cleveland Cavaliers’ comeback from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the 73-win Warriors. This post-season, Olynyk is averaging 8.8 points, three rebounds, 1.9 assists and 19 minutes per game.

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Coming Events 50th Grad Reunion Gladstone Secondary School Class of 1967 Date: June 24, 2017 in Burnaby B.C. For further information contact Doreen: doreensutherland67@ gmail.com or 604-437-1253

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The Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. Group of Companies has openings for 2 Full Time Summer Relief Class 1 Drivers and 1 Part Time Casual Summer Relief Class 1 Driver working out of our Kamloops terminal providing daytime pickup and deliveries in Kamloops and surrounding areas. This is a seasonal position. Preference will be given to applicants with LTL/P&D experience and knowledge of the area. We offer above average rates. To join our team of Professional Drivers, please send a cover letter, a current resume and current driver’s abstract (within the last 30 days) in person to 682 W Sarcee Street, Kamloops. If you are unable to apply in person please email resume and drivers abstract to: careers@vankam.com We thank you for your interest in Van Kam Group of Companies; however, only those being considered will be contacted regarding an interview. “Van Kam is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Environmental Responsibility”

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Under the direction of the Director of Public Works and Recreation (DPWR), this position is responsible for the coordination and monitoring of day-to-day operations for the Public Works and Parks Departments while working independently or in conjunction with operational staff. Job Duties:  Deal with issues and delegate tasks to operational staff;  Prepare schedules and sketches for maintenance and infrastructure repairs, records and data related to Infrastructure Asset Management, operational assessments and records of construction;  Supervise operational staff and report to DPWR any staff issues;  Oversee work conducted by Contractors working with District operational staff and report to DPWR;  Assist in operation and maintenance plans for roads, drainage, sewer, water, parks, facilities and structures, fleet vehicles and equipment, tools and equipment;  Ensure operations staff comply with Work Safe Regulations and the District’s Occupational Health and Safety Program and mentor and train operational staff;  Investigate public complaints and respond to public service requests;  Perform or delegate standby duties and call outs to operational staff;  Act as co-chair for Occupational Health and Safety Committee and submit reports to DPWR of daily activities. Required Skills and Abilities: Strong leadership, organizational skills, and manage change while supervising and directing operational staff. Excellent knowledge and experience in Municipal Infrastructure and Public Works Best Practices in: roads, sidewalks, water distribution system, wastewater and drainage system, parks, fleet vehicles and equipment maintenance. Education and Work Experience:  Grade 12 or Equivalent, EOCP Water Distribution Level 2, EOCP Wastewater Treatment Level 1, Valid Class 3 Driver’s License, 10 years experience with municipal infrastructure, 3 years supervisory experience, equipment operating experience, Certificate in Public Works Supervision or equivalent, CET Technical Certificate or AScT certification with a Diploma in Civil Engineering (preferred) This is a full-time, permanent, 40 hours/week position with wages and benefits governed by CUPE Local 900. The compensation for this position is $37.31/hour, shift is Monday to Friday, 6:30 am until 3:00 pm. A Flex time program is available. Full Job Description for this position is available on the District website at www.loganlake.ca/careeropportunities. Closing date for this position is Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 3:00 pm. Please send detailed cover letter and resume to: Jeff Carter Director of Public Works and Recreation jcarter@loganlake.ca

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North Enderby Timber is looking to hire a Millwright and an Electrician with PLC experience.We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please email resume to netimber@junction.net Required Immediately by Southgate Industrial Business Centre, various clerical and reception duties. Excellent word processing and computer skills. Accounts payable, filing and general office duties. Please email resume to: “dodare@xroads.ca”

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HELP WANTED Lamplighter Motel Kamloops is seeking a chamberperson / desk clerk Send resume to lamplighter31@hotmail.com or call 250.372.3386

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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.

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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Sr. Dental Receptionist for a full-time position in a modern, general practice in Kitsilano,Vancouver. We are looking for an experienced, organized person with a commitment to excellence in patient care. Dental/Medical benefits, incentives & bonus. Apply with resume: info@ANDsmile.ca

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CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSE May 13-14 • May 27-28

The Class 1 Truck Driver Training program includes: • Airbrakes • Class 1 Driver Training – 2 week to 5 week courses • Road Test at ICBC

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WE ARE HIRING! The City of Vernon is hiring for the following positions: • RCMP Clerical - Part Time • Records Reviewer 1 - Regular Please see our website at www.vernon.ca for a complete job description and method of application.

SOME SHOES NEED FILLING Looking for Door to Door Carriers. Kids and Adults needed!

Client & Facilities Manager

Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC Western Canada Theatre is seeking a dynamic individual to work as part of the management team responsible for the administration and facilities management of Kamloops’ premier performance space, the 700-seat Sagebrush Theatre, and WCT’s 150-seat studio, the Pavilion Theatre, which includes WCT’s offices and workshops and the Kamloops Live! Box Office. Key aspects of the job: Coordinating with clients and technical, box office, and finance departments; managing front-of-house staff, maintenance contractors and a large volunteer staff; creating the schedules and executing corresponding contracts, including rental and ticketing agreements; ensuring safety protocols are in place, including public safety, food and beverage licenses, and requisite training for staff and volunteers, and ensuring the highest possible level of customer service. For full job posting, please see www.wctlive.ca. Competition closes 5 PM, May 19, 2017.

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NORTH SHORE Sat and Sun, May 13th & 14th 8-2pm. 832 10th Ave. Serious Garage and Estate Sale PINANTAN Pinantan Lake Fire Association. Saturday, May 13th. 9am1pm. at Pinantan Lake Community Park. PINEVIEW VALLEY Community Garage Sale. Sat May 13th. 9am-2pm 30-40 Participating households. SAHALI In Garage Sat, May 13th. 9-2pm. 1853 Whistler Court. Pottery, pictures, Pampered Chef, antiques, wicker counter stools area rugs, sporting etc SAHALI Multi Family yard sale. Sat, May 13th. 9am-??, 1450 Springhill Dr. No Early Birds! SAHALI Saturday, May 13th. 10am4pm. 1793 McKinley Court. Cabinets, storage bins, chairs. Misc items, electronics. TAPPEN/SALMON ARM SWAP MEET. Classic Cars, Part. Antiques & Collectibles. SATURDAY, MAY 13TH. 8:00am-3:00pm. $2 Entry. Vendor spots available. WHITE POST AUTO MUSEUM 250-835-2224. VALLEYVIEW Multi-Family. Sat, May 13th. 9am-3pm. Meadowlark Terrace #21-1651 Valleyview Dr. WALHASCHINDIG & COMMUNITY YARD SALE Saturday May 13th at the Walhachin Soldiers Memorial Hall 10am-6pm 4359 Central Ave, Walhachin. Activities for the whole family, Live Music, Food vendors and much more!

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

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2009 Triple E Regency GT 28 DB. 55,000Km. New Rubber, Towbar/Rock Shield, Shaw Dish. $65,000. 250-573-3872.

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1970 Mach 1, Built by Barry Prescot, Modified car, 460 V8 w/3 phase nitrous, 9 inch diff, roll bar, racing seats 22,000 miles replacement cost $75,000 asking $35,000obo (250) 554-3240 (778) 538-3240

2011 Jayco 24ft trailer. Front queenbed, f/s/mw+. Great cond. $14,000. 250-395-3688

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Steve and Dawn Demuriak of Kamloops and John and Gail Balanko of Edmonton are pleased to announce the upcoming wedding of their children.

Legal Notices NOTICE OF DISPOSAL SALE Notice is hereby given to Steve Pawlyshyn please be advised that your abandoned vehicle 1969 Pontiac Parisian 4 door Vin 7643991149591 located at 2706 Tranquille Rd., Kamloops, BC will be disposed of to cover debt of $900 on May 26, 2017 at 9:00am. Contact Brendan Kelly at 250-574-4679.

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WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, we will sell by online auction May 26, 2017 by 4:00 pm the stored goods of the following to recover costs of unpaid storage and related charges. Henry Gott amount owing. $713.64. Karen Hale amount owing. $923.80. Kelly Callafas amount owing. $994.60. Janet Fowlie amount owing. $752.87. Heather McQueen amount owing $1,365.97. Dustin Meers-Pelky amount owing $1,251.40. Tom Thiessen amount owing $1,066.00. Jayde Friedel amount owing $1,357.50. Shane Longman amount owing $720.40. Cole Harrison amount owing $1,143.90. Auction live now at w w w. 4 c o r n e r s s t o r a g e. c a and will close May 26, 2017 at 4:00 pm

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Nick and Tina Kulchyski of Kamloops, BC are delighted to announce the engagement of their son

Connor Nickolas Kulchyski to Ashley Marie Piggot

Cassandra Leigh Demuriak and John Darrell Balanko

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will tie the knot on Saturday, August 12, 2017.

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Obituaries & In Memoriam William (Bill) Archie Buchan

Travers Fisk

August 11, 1929 - April 03, 2017 It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Travers Fisk on April 03, 2017. Travers was a man of many talents and even bigger accomplishments. Travers was born on August 11, 1929 in Hollesly, England. At the young age of 9, he and his brother Brian left England and the indescriminate bombing happening there. They were forced to take the last passenger liner to leave England unescorted, the Whitestar liner “Somaria”. Upon reaching Canada they travelled by train to Prince George where they stayed with his uncle and aunt until the end of the war. Travers then took a job with the Department of Highways as a “stake artist” for a survey crew. Travers took great pride in his work and his family. He spent the next 15 years surveying, ending up as a Resident Engineer. Leaving his survey job he bought and ran Ashcroft Manor for many years with his wife Vashti. With his abundant energy he also worked on and eventually assisted in managing 5 ranches in the Ashcroft area. You could always count on him to be the first to offer a helping hand or to give some sound piece of advice to those willing and able to keep up. Travers always had ideas and projects on the go and would execute them in such a meticulous and calculated way. Even with all his accomplishments over the years it was pretty evident that Travers valued his family above all. He counted himself very lucky to have met the love of his life Vashti Parker so early on in his life. He was proud of the family they had created, his daughter Linda and his three sons Barry, Doug and Ryan. As time went on, Travers went from being dad to his kids to the world’s greatest papa to eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. His passing will leave a huge empty space for those who knew him but his legacy and lessons will never be forgotten. In his later years when Travers wasn’t busy working on his beloved property in Oregon Jack Creek he was spending many hours perfecting his swing and, of course, mastering his game of golf. As such, the family thought it would be only too fitting to host his Celebration of Life at The Cache Creek Golf Course. As tribute a 9-hole shotgun golf tournament will begin at 10:00 am on Sunday, May 28th, 2017 followed by Celebration of Travers’ Life at 12:30 pm. Cost per person is $20 for the golf tournament. Flowers gratefully declined, the family asks that you make a donation to a charity that is near and dear to your heart in memory of Travers.

It’s with a sense of incredible loss that the Buchan family announces the passing of Bill (William Archie) Buchan on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Kamloops. Bill is survived by his wife Margie (Harrington), children Brian, Glen and Shelley (Hoto), grandchildren Tiernan, Shae and Brin, his brother Jock (Peggy) and his extended family including Eden (Don), along with a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws, friends and colleagues who loved the heck out of Bill. Bill was born on September 25, 1930, making him about 86. Bill was a horse-groom, a cowboy, a sailor, a miner, a logger, a fireman, a paramedic, a night watchman and - later - a hard-working member of the Workers’ Compensation Board team. He grew up around racetracks and horses and laughter and dirt; he liked people and he loved family. When he found Margie, he decided she was going to be the one and nothing could dissuade him. Margie convinced him that his cowboy ways could be better channeled into raising a family, which they did. Bill became the consummate father and member of the community; he was the one who attended everyone of his kids’ track meets, ball games, volleyball matches and highland dance competitions. He drove the team bus, yelled himself hoarse from the sidelines and clapped loudest when his kids were on deck. He coached hundreds of kids at softball and hockey, including his own, and met so many families and parents that it was impossible to walk down the street with him in any BC town without running into someone who knew him.

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Marjorie Maria Gurski Marjorie Maria Gurski, was born on April 1, 1930 and completed her “Circle of Life” on May 2, 2017.

Olga Bloudell February 9,1926 February 5, 2017

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Please don’t send flowers. Bill would have wanted you to send donations to BC Children’s Hospital - the folks that treated his granddaughter Brin so well - or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation where his daughter works so hard, or to the charity of your choice. Bill and his family want to thank the amazing staff at Ridgeview Lodge who cared for him so well. Bill didn’t want any service but asked instead that we throw a big party. Please email billscelebration@controlgrips.com for details.

Marjorie was born in Grand Forks, BC and raised in Christina Lake. She met and married her soulmate John Gurski in 1952, raising four children in Victoria, Montreal, Vancouver and

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Marjorie gave all of herself to her family. She was an exceptional artist, excelling in every project she created, gifting many treasured heirlooms. She endured more than her share of life’s challenges and carried on never complaining. She always spoke her mind, sparing no one of her honest opinion. The outrageous things she said, and did, will not soon be forgotten.

Please join us to honour the life of Olga Bloudell on Saturday, May 13 at #36-1195 14th Street, Kamloops 1:00- 4:00 pm.

After retiring, Bill went to work for his son Brian and stuck it out for many years until his memory failed him and he took a permanent break. He fought cancer hard and survived, but eventually time took its toll and he left us all - wondering what we will do without him.

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Bill was tough enough to set his own busted leg when a tree was felled on it out in the middle of nowhere and soft enough to cry at his daughter’s wedding. He loved nothing more than making people laugh, growing a mean vegetable garden and raising the tallest sweet peas you ever saw. He volunteered with many organizations and felt that his community was as important as his family.

Mother, you will be deeply missed and loved, as you always were “One of a Kind”! Marjorie was predeceased by her husband John, sons Mark and Brian, brother George Swanson and granddaughter Carmela DeCicco. She is survived by daughters Donna and son-in-law Hedzer, Brenda and son-in-law Dale, grandchildren Monica, Trever, Rebecca, Dirk, Anthony, Olivia, Tobie, Analeece and Tavis, great-grandchildren Domenic, Rocco, Duke, Bo, Violet, Nina and Zara. No Service by request. If desired, donations can be made to the Kamloops Hospice.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 1:00 pm in the Schoening Funeral Chapel with Pastor Don Maione officiating.

“Please think of her as living in the lives of those she touched for nothing loved is ever lost; and she was loved so much” www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454

Marguerite “Honey” Koblun (nee Oien) 1941 – 2017

On April 16, 2017 Honey passed away at Kamloops Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was 76 years of age. She was born on March 1, 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Honey was a resident of Kamloops and Barriere. Honey is survived by her husband Melvin Koblun, son Laurie Koblun, daughter-inlaw Crystal and grandson Jaxon Koblun, as well as her brother Larry Oien. Honey was predeceased by her mother and father Lorena and Lawrence Oien and sister-in-law Linda Feere, all from Kamloops. Honey graduated from the Duffy School of Business and worked at the main branch of the Royal Bank in Kamloops, before becoming a legal secretary for Roger Webber. She touched many lives at Barriere Elementary School, beginning as a librarian and then becoming the secretary there. In her non-work time, Honey enjoyed outdoor life (especially camping and fishing). She loved to travel, to read and she enjoyed curling. Honey will be remembered for all the good friends she met over the years, who touched her life and helped her to make life so enjoyable. She loved to spend time with her grandson Jaxon and enjoyed watching him grow. There will be a Celebration of Life for Marguerite “Honey” Koblun on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Barriere Lions’ Hall. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com (250) 377-8225

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One year ago…. A limb fell from the family tree We hear the voice, “Grieve not for me, Remember the best times, the laughter, the song. The good life I lived while I was strong. Continue my laughter, I’m counting on you. Keep smiling and surely the sun will shine through. My mind is at ease, my soul is at rest. Remembering all, how I truly was blessed. Continue traditions, no matter how small. Go on with your life, don’t worry about falls I miss you dearly, so keep up your chin. Until the day comes we’re together again”.

Missing you dearly. Forever in our thoughts and in our hearts.

Donald Charles Taylor June 27, 1926 – May 7, 2017

Don Taylor passed away peacefully with family by his side on May 7, 2017 at the age of 90. He was predeceased by his loving wife Margaret in 2012. Don was born in Bengough, Saskatchewan, the son of Fred and Annie Taylor. Don and Marg were married in 1949 and spent most of their lives in Penticton, retiring to Naramata, later moving to Kamloops to be closer to family. He is fondly remembered and will be missed by his sons Dan (Jeanette) of Burnaby and Scott (Shelley) of Scotch Creek, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and many friends. Dad was predeceased by brothers Walt, George and Doug. He was a gifted and honest automotive mechanic, operating in Penticton as Don’s Auto Repair for most of his career. By request there will be no service. According to their wishes, Mom and Dad’s ashes will be spread together by family this summer in the hills over Naramata. On-line condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

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The years may wipe out many things But this they’ll wipe out never, The memory of those happy days When we were all together.

The family of the late Marvin Crawford would like to thank all the friends, neighbors and staff of the Kamloops Seniors Village for their loving support and generous donations to the Kamloops United Church in Marv’s memory. Thank you for all the cards, lovely flowers, kind words of sympathy and phone calls. We would also like to thank the United Church members for their love and support and the choir who provided all the beautiful music. A special thank you to our friends the Rev. Don Waldon for the wonderful service and Marg Waldon for the music she shared. We felt truly blessed by the outpouring of compassion shown to all of us during this difficult time.

In Sweet Memory Of March 10, 1976 – May 13, 2012

We think of her in silence, Her name we oft recall, But there’s nothing left to answer But her picture on the wall. Just when her life was brightest, Just when her hopes were best, God called her from among us To a home of eternal rest.

Loving you Forever and Always Honey Dad & Mom XOXOXOXO

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Dorothy (“Dot”) Jean Gordon Hanna (née Addison) May 25, 1925 - May 7, 2017

September 23, 1932 – May 9, 2017

Dot passed away peacefully in West Vancouver, BC at age 91 with her adoring family by her side. She is lovingly remembered by her son Scott (Sarah), daughters Leslea, Wendy (Greg) and Kerry, sister Ronda (Cliff), grandchildren Eleanor, Tory, Aaron, Lindsay and Kaden and many nieces, nephews and friends.

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our mom, Anne Methot at the Overlander Extended Care.

In Loving Memory of a Beloved Son, Husband, Father, Brother and Grand Father.

She was born Burlington, Ontario.

God saw you getting tired A cure was not to be So He put his arms around you and whispered “Come with me”. With tearful eyes we watched you go and saw you fade away Although we loved you dearly we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating Your tender hands at rest God took you home to prove to us He only takes the best.

Friends are invited to join the family for a reception and gathering on Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 10:00 am to 12:00 (noon) in the Schoening Chapel Tea Room. During this time, there will be an opportunity for those who wish to view and pay their respects to Anne.

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Dot was born in Calgary and moved to Vancouver as a young girl. She grew up in the West End and Cambie and Oak Street areas, and spent many of her leisure hours with family and friends at the local beaches. After leaving King Edward High School, Dot went to work as an operator at BC Tel. At the age of 18, she met the love of her life Bob Hanna while diving off the rocks at Bowen Island and told her mom soon after that she’d met the man she was going to marry. She and Bob started their family several years later and had their four kids while living in Vancouver. In support of Bob’s career, the family then moved between North Vancouver, Prince George and Kamloops for the next 15 years until finally settling in North Vancouver. Over the years, Dot stayed home to raise her children while working part-time at Isaacs Pharmacy, Woodwards and Sears. Dot, Bob and family loved to camp and spent many wonderful summers at various lake and ocean side resorts around the province including 11 summers at Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast. In 1981, they built their summer home in Birch Bay, WA which they continued to enjoy every weekend for almost 30 years. Dot was an avid swimmer who loved the ocean, beach and sunshine. As a social butterfly she was warm, friendly and full of life and no one remained a stranger to her for long. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, wife, sister, aunt and friend and she will be dearly missed by all. The family wish to thank the staff of Capilano Care Centre for the wonderful love and care provided to her. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, May 14th at 11:00 am at Deep Cove Yacht Club, 4420 Gallant Ave, North Vancouver, reception to follow (dress is casual). In memory of Dot and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation at www.bcchf.ca. To sign the book of condolences, please visit www.mckenziefuneralservices.com

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FINE ARTS SHOW Friday, May 12 to Sunday, May 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St.

The Kamloops Artists 25th anniversary Impressions Fine Arts Show and Sale will be at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre today through Sunday. It will include original paintings, cards and boutique items.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Saturday, May 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Yacht Club, 1140 River St.

The Kamloops Photo Arts Club is hosting a photography workshop focused on the various aspects of using a camera. To register, email valerierampone@gmail.com or contact the city’s parks and recreation department and ask for course 270706.

PLANT SALES Saturday, May 13, various times and places

Several plant sales are happening throughout the city on Saturday. The Kamloops Humane Society is hosting its annual plant sale fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2519 Partridge Cres. in Westsyde. Downtown, the Kamloops CanGo Grannies are also holding its annual plant sale at Gaglardi Square, at the corner of Second Avenue and Seymour Street. It runs from 8 a.m. to noon. Plants are by donation, with proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Master gardeners will be on hand to provide plant information. Finally, the hospice is hosting a plant sale at its Sahali location, 72 Whiteshield Cres. It runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Perennials, annuals and shrubs will be available by donation.

MILK STROLL Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Farmers’ Market on the 200-block of St. Paul Street

This weekend’s Kamloops Miracle Milk Stroll aims to raise awareness of the need for donor human milk for at-risk babies. The event starts at the Farmers’ Market and will include a short walk through the downtown area. For more information, call 250-851-7362 or go online to kamloopsbreasfeedingmattersinkamloops.ca.

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fair. The event will raise money for the community radio station through vinyl, CD, tape, stereo equipment, music memorabilia and instrument sales. Admission is $2.

WELLNESS TALK Tuesday, May 16, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Nature’s Fare Markets, 1350 Summit Dr.

A free wellness talk at Nature’s Fare Markets will discuss clean living in the 21st century. The talk, Healthy People, Healthy Planet, will be given by Dr. David Want. Sign up at the vitamin desk in the store or online at naturesfare.com.

NATURE TALK Wednesday, May 17, 7 p.m. in room S2303 in the science building at TRU

A seabird biologist will present Antarctic Wildlife — Life is a Changing Environment at the Kamloops Naturalist Club’s upcoming meeting. The guest speaker, Alan Burger, is the president of B.C. Nature and he will discuss global climate change and its impacts on the Antarctic and its wildlife. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call 250-554-1285.

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A new B.C. beer festival is turning its attention to Interior brews this summer. The Valemount Craft Beer Experience, running the weekend of June 17, will see breweries from Kamloops, Prince George, Golden and other Interior communities converge for a two-day celebration of brewing.

“I want to get the region acknowledging and familiar with the beer they have available to them,” said Michael Lewis, festival committee member and owner of Three Ranges Brewing, one of seven breweries featured. Other breweries on tap for the event include Kamloops’ Red Collar Brewing, Barkerville Brewing from Quesnel and Terrace’s Sherwood Mountain-Way. Logan

Lake’s Left Field Cider and Prince George’s Northern Lights winery will offer beer alternatives. Many of the breweries’ wares aren’t easily available outside their home communities — and Crossroads Brewing from Prince George and Golden’s Whitetooth Brewing Company don’t sell their beer outside their breweries at all. “In Valemount all you can get in our liquor store, out of all the brewers I

mentioned, are Three Ranges and Barkerville,” Lewis said. The weekend includes a meet the brewers cask night on Friday and a beer festival at the Valemount airport on Saturday. “Our airport is four kilometres out in the middle of nowhere,” Lewis said. “We’re going to shuttle everybody out there and then shuttle them back to town, and you’re going to stand out in the middle of

this beautiful scenery with no other outside shiny object noises around you but the music playing and the beer pouring.” The festival also has a charitable component, and will raise funds for the Communities for Veterans Foundation, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 266 and the Valemount Arts and Cultural Society. For more information and tickets, go online to craftbeerfest.valemount.ca.

Guitar workshop tonight

Don Alder is hosting a fingerstyle guitar workshop tonight at Lee’s Music, 1305 Battle St. Tomorrow, he will be performing at The Art We Are on Victoria Street.

The musician who has been called the Hendrix of acoustic guitar is in Kamloops for a workshop and show. Don Alder is a fingerstyle guitarist who has won several international awards for his musical prowess — the 2011 Worldwide Guitar Idol, 2010 Guitar Superstar North America, 2007 International Fingerstyle champion and 2015 Dominic Troiano Award. He was nominated for a Western Canadian and Canadian Folk Music award last year. Riversong Guitar owner Mike Miltimore toured Europe with Alder recently and, when he heard the Vancouver-based musician was heading to the

River City for a May 13 show at The Art We Are, “I made sure we snagged him for this clinic.” The connection was natural as Alder plays Riversong guitars. Miltimore explained fingerstyling as simply playing a guitar but making it sound like there is percussion and bass as well as guitar. The concert is at 7 p.m. at 246 Victoria St. Admission is $12 or $10 with the purchase of a CD. Admission for the 6:30 p.m. workshop at Lee’s Music, 1305 Battle St., is $5. Registration is required and can be done by email to info@leesmusic.net or by calling 250-374-6683.

X Fest summer lineup announced Project X Theatre will return to Prince Charles Park this summer, with two new productions filled with adventures and imagination. The group behind X Fest — the summer theatre festival downtown in Prince Charles Park — puts together two full-length productions each year, doing everything from the set and costume design to acting, directing and sound. This year’s productions are The Jungle Book and Rapunzel. The Jungle Book, an adaptation from Rudyard Kipling’s famed stories written by Greg Banks,

will be directed by Melissa Thomas. It follows Mowgli through the treetops and ancient jungle ruins, where he is adopted by Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and other animals of the jungle. The cast includes Andrew Cooper (Bagheera), Brittney Martens (Kaa), Wyatt Purcha (Baloo) and Corina Akeson (Shere Kahn). The starring role of Mowgli has yet to be cast. Rapunzel was also adapted, this time by Mike Kenny. The classic tale follows a girl overprotected by family, the tower in which she lives growing higher and higher to

protect her from the world while her hair simultaneously grows longer and longer. The story follows Rapunzel’s curiosity and courage to be free. The show will be directed by Corina Akeson. The cast includes Elizabeth King (Rapunzel) and Brittney Martens (Nan). Set building is already underway and the festival kicks off from July 10 to July 29. Watch for preview stories of the shows in future editions of Kamloops This Week. For more information, go online to projectxtheatre. ca.

Kassidy Schaper-Kotter starred as Alice (right) alongside Randi Edmundson as the Chesire Cat in Alice In Wonderland, one of the many productions shown at X Fest in recent years.

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Gorman made the move to Vancouver in 2010 and put out an ad on Craigslist seeking bandmates. He pulled together two guitarists and a drummer as Aviator Shades, the same moniker under which he performed in Ireland. From there, the band met Default drummer and music producer Danny Craig, a moment Gorman called “definitive.” “He took us under his wing and he mentored us and produced our EP,” he said. Craig professionalized Aviator Shades, pushing them to rehearse more often and providing detailed honest feedback. This is around the time Tomlinson came into the picture. Kamloops band Medusa — one band where Tomlinson was the drummer — called Aviator Shades to perform in the River City. From there, Aviator Shades invited the River City musicians back to Vancouver, which is when he had some celebratory bevies after the show and landed his new drumming gig. “It took me two years to really figure out Vancouver and understand it all,” he said. “It was strange for me coming into the band because these guys had already established a name here and I was kind of coming in and taking over all of their work and trying to add on to it.” He got used to the bigger shows and a scene Gorman called “viciously competitive” — and the rest is history. Now the group, rounded out by guitarists and vocalists Shaun Michael Thackeray and George Baker, is on the road touring in a new van. Aviator Shades performed

in Kamloops last week at the Blue Grotto and KTW met up with Gorman and Tomlinson the morning after before they were heading out to Kelowna. It will return this summer for Music in the Park, coming full circle for Tomlinson, who got his start at Lee’s Music working sound for the nightly summer music series in Riverside Park. And with Tomlinson, momentum continues for the band. Its new EP is expected to drop this fall, which was recorded with Mike Fraser, who Gorman called a “legendary” producer and sound mixer based in Vancouver. “The Aerosmith album from the ‘80s, Dude Looks Like a Lady,” he said. “He recorded all of their comeback albums. AC/DC, he is their go-to guy.” “He recorded Thunderstruck,” Tomlinson said. Aviator Shades released a video for the album’s first song Burn It Down on May 4. Watch it on the band’s Facebook page and watch future editions of Kamloops This Week to find out when the band will perform at Music in the Park.

Shades of great

Gorman had a pair of aviators hanging from his shirt when KTW met with him. Asked if they have become a staple, he said they “just like wearing them.” “Sometimes you worry it comes off cheezy but the reason the band is called Aviator Shades is because of rock stars I aspire to be like, like Freddie Mercury or Axl Rose, or whoever,” Gorman said. “They all wore aviator shades. It is very much an homage of what we love to do. So that’s where it came from. We represent.”

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EDIT Things became even more problematic when London’s Yussef Kamaal and Vancouver’s Massive Scar Era were denied entry. Both bands feature members who are Muslim. Massive Scar Era’s vocalist and guitarist Cherine Amr is from Egypt, but moved to Canada several years ago and is now a permanent resident. They also had a B-1 visa, but were denied to enter the U.S. by customs at the border. Amr presented a letter from the SXSW promoters and their visas to the customs agent who said he knew the band had done everything legally, but that he would still not let them in.

The agent said bands were using the festival to stage protests, though Amr explained the band had no intention of protesting. After calling an organizer at SXSW and attempting to hand the phone to the agent, the agent refused to talk to the organizer and still refused the band entry. More troubling was the band’s bassist Dylan WidjenesCharles, who is First Nations, was denied entry, despite a treaty allowing First Nations members to cross the border at will. The customs agent told him to have a blood test to prove his status next time, despite him carrying a status card on him at the time. Massive Scar Era paid $1,000 of its own money to attend SXSW. The question is, was the band denied entry to the U.S. because they were Muslim or because the U.S. is tightening up border

requirements for visas? In late April, Japanese metal band Loudness, who have been touring through the United States since the 1980s, were denied entry. The band took to Facebook to explain how they were denied entry due to “new strict policies placed on foreigners entering the country.” They also had proper visas and arrangements to tour through the U.S. With border restrictions in chaos due to the Donald Trump administration and reports of tourists being turned back at the border, there are questions as to what other challenges will face touring entertainers in the U.S. With stiff border fines and rising visa costs, international bands may find it unprofitable to try to enter the U.S. to have their music heard.

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he South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas is one of the biggest music-industry conferences in North America. Being seen and heard there gets an artist exposure to thousands of ears and eyes in the industry. It has also become a major destination for music fans, since hundreds of bands play for a week in March. This year’s SXSW was marred by at least seven bands being denied entry into the U.S. to play the festival despite that, in the past, the visas they held allowed them to enter. Italy’s Soviet Soviet were the first to publicize their denial of entry. They were deported back to Italy after attempting to enter the U.S. with a standard B-1 visa, which allows bands to enter the U.S. as visitors and perform, but only if they weren’t paid for their performance. This is called the “showcase exception” and bands have been using it for years to play at conferences like SXSW.

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Gerry Dee’s stand-up show at Sagebrush Sunday The Canadian comic who stars in the hit CBC television show, Mr. D, will be in Kamloops this weekend for a stand-up show. Gerry Dee will be at Sagebrush Theatre on Sunday, May 14, with

the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Mr. D has been running since 2012. It is largely based on Dee’s 10-year teaching career, but his resume also includes being the first Canadian in 27 years to win

the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, having his own Comedy Network special, being featured on Just for Laughs and being a finalist on the reality-television show

Last Comic Standing. Tickets range between $55 and $83 and are available online at kamloopslive.ca, by phone at 250374-5483 or by visiting the Pavilion Theatre at 1025 Lorne St.

KTW editor Christopher Foulds interviewed Dee for a preview story that ran last week. It can be found online at kamloopsthisweek.com under the entertainment tab.

Mz Judged pageant to support ASK Wellness Tomorrow night, 10 men will strut their stuff in support of ASK Wellness. Mz Judged returns in its second year to the Rex Theatre in downtown Kamloops. The event will help to fund the society’s safe suite for women at the Crossroads Inn, but it is also intended to promote inclusivity. ASK first held Mz Judged

in Kamloops two years ago, inspired by a similar event in Merritt. While deemed successful — it raised $18,000 that first year — ASK employees needed extra time to plan the event, being that it is largely organized off the side of their desks. Contestants include Wyatt Purcha, Vance Assu, JP Baker, Evan Calderoni, Joel

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auction will be set up. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. The venue is at 417 Seymour St. Tickets range from $50 to $150, depending on the seats. They can be purchased from Kamloops Live box office at 1025 Lorne St., by calling 250-374-5483 or online at kamloopslive.ca.

Writing gigs for seniors Writers ages 55 and older in Western Canada are invited to submit work to the Strathcona Place Seniors Society to win prizes of up to $500 for fiction, non-fiction and poetry. The John W. Bilsland Award, named for the late University of Alberta professor, was created to foster creativity in older writers. Deadline for submissions is June 22. For more information and to enter, go online to strathconaplace.com. Meanwhile, the Cedric Literary Awards also continue to accept submissions from senior writers in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Yukon. Emerging English and French-speaking fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry writers over the age of 50 are encouraged to enter the juried competition. Prizes of $3,000 will be awarded for four categories: fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and first nations writing. Manuscripts should be submitted no later than midnight on June 1. For guidelines, go online to thecedrics.ca/ submissions.

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hey are silent sentinels standing above the shoreline. Leaning, crumbling and decaying poles, carved more than 100 years ago. Blank eyes still stare out to sea and their symbolism reaches across the ages in a mystical way. After decades of talking about visiting Haida Gwaii, a remote archipelago off the northern coast of British Columbia, Gary and I are finally standing amongst the poles at one of the most sacred sites in these islands, SGang Gwaay Llnagaay. Our day begins at the float plane dock in Queen Charlotte City. Pete, the pilot, piles us into his 1950s Beaver plane and smoothly skims across the harbour for takeoff. During the 90-minute flight over green forested hills and brilliant blue waters, he gives us a short course on island geography, legends, history, landmarks and fauna. We learn there is a subspecies of black bear with elongated jaws specialized for eating seafood, but no cougars. He regales us with tales of abandoned villages, logging practices, protests with road block-

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ades and hot spring pools temporarily dried up by an earthquake. The southern part of Haida Gwaii is the first area worldwide to be protected from mountain top to sea bed and is known as the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area and Haida Heritage Site. Ancient SGang Gwaay, one of the best examples of a traditional coastal First Nations village site, is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Pete lands the plane at Rose Harbour and we clamber from the plane to the Rubber Duck zodiac captained by Patrick, a French-Canadian

with a very dry sense of humour. After awkwardly pulling on orange survival suits that make us look as padded as the Michelin Man, we hang on tightly for a spray-filled, bouncy half-hour ride to Anthony Island. From where Patrick lands the zodiac, a boardwalk winds through the woods. The temperate rain forest is lush with towering trees, spongy moss and tangled undergrowth. Its rich, humid smell mingles with the brisk ocean breeze and feels like it cleans my lungs as I breathe. At the end of the boardwalk, we meet Ken,

our Haida watchman. Through the summer, watchmen live at the ancient sites in Gwaii Haanas, acting as guardians of the natural and cultural heritage and interpreting the history for visitors. Ken is lean, wiry, talkative and sports an eagle crest tattoo. We follow him along a winding path to the village site. It was one of the largest Haida villages and had been occupied for likely 2,000 years or more. The first glimpse of the row of poles makes us stop and stare. They are carved of Western red cedar, ideal for the purpose with its

straight grain and soft wood. Some are tall memorials, commemorating an ancestor lost at sea, but most are mortuary poles. When a chief or dignitary died, a carver of the opposite moiety or family lineage, of which the Haida are divided mainly into Eagles and Ravens, would begin a pole. Their remains were placed in a bent wood box and positioned at the top of the pole. The figures on the poles were animal or human or celestial, representing family crests, the natural world and mythology. Ken points out eagle, killer whale, bear, beaver, frog and human.

On some, the figures are distinct. On others, they are rotting away with just a hint of a face or an eye. Mossy logs and a few timbers mark the outlines of where houses stood, of which there were about 20. Ken elaborates on how the post and beam houses were constructed. I stand on the beach and imagine how attractive the village looked with its row of mortuary poles fronting a line of cedar houses, each with a frontal pole; all backed by the verdant forest. All too soon, we wind our way back onto the Rubber Duck and zip away from the

Wailing Island. Before we reach Rose Harbour, we spot a pair of humpback whales and Gary is lucky enough to see one breach. Pete pumps water out one of the plane’s pontoons while reassuring us, “Nothing to worry about!” Then, we are back in the sky. He flies along the west coast of the archipelago, spoiling us with views of ocean, islands and the occasional whale. As I gaze at the scenery and reflect upon the power and peacefulness of SGang Gwaay, all I can say is haaw’a (thank you), Haida Gwaii. travelwriterstales.com

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From April 21 to April 23, the Kamloops Diocesan Catholic Women’s League celebrated its 70th annual convention, hosted by St. John Vianney Parish. Business sessions included voting on four resolutions that will be taken to the provincial convention for consideration and voting for executive members for the upcoming two-year term. Sharon Geiger, from St. Joseph’s in Salmon Arm was presented with a life membership and trophies were awarded to Sacred Heart Cathedral for most new members and to St. Joseph’s Parish in Armstrong for the per capita award. Ciara Wilson of St. James Parish in Vernon received the Diocesan Bursary for continuing education. The 71st annual convention will be held in Quesnel in April 2018. In the photo: Sheila Doherty (left) presents Sharon Geiger with a life membership.

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few years ago, when it was announced that actress Halle Berry was expecting a baby at age 46, no element of surprise was evoked in Hollywood circles. At an age when many women have experienced raising some grandkids, the desire for motherhood surpassed risks associated with giving birth in later life. The biblical record of the unusual conception of Sarah, the wife of Abraham, and the birth of Isaac at the ripe old age of 90, owes its origin to divine intervention, as was his subsequent preservation to head up a long line of Jewish patriarchs in fulfillment of prophetic history. After a significant comeback from despair to dignity, Sarah died at age 127 without being able to subscribe to any retirement benefits. Even in our days, many mothers around the world endure long hours, undefined pay and guilt-ridden retirement years of what has been called the “secondoldest profession” — motherhood. In 1914, when Anna Jarvis succeeded in instituting an annual holy day dedicated to honour mothers, a jubilant public received the declaration in simple ceremonies in the U.S.

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Official Canadian celebrations, on the second Sunday of every year, began the next year. But, like with many other noble ideas, Mother’s Day has reached a landmark in commercial exploitation, with billions of dollars spent on flowers, cards, chocolates and trinkets. Jarvis’ desire to remember a mother’s hard work for and devotion to family through a simple gift of a white carnation and a letter seem to have been long overtaken by retailers. More than the dawn-to-midnight energy expended on housework, the spiritual value of women’s work has been given little credence in Western society. Men are still seen often as more capable of philosophical reflection, while women are tied to Earth in the messy physical work of childbearing and raising.

But mothering is not only about folding hands and closing eyes. As the daily life of a mother is more physical and immediate, so is her experience of God. Changing a hundred diapers each week cultivates endurance, according to Jenell Paris, a Christian mother. Crankiness can nurture quick forgiveness; exhaustion calls for humility and community. But best of all, babies themselves provide unlimited chances to live in gratitude and joy. Practical conventional discipleship practices, when it’s possible, prepare mothers to simply “practice the presence of God” (see Brother Lawrence) in seasons of life filled with disorder. A Benedictine rule describes the monasteries’ purpose as “seeking the grace of God with the help of many brothers.” As women with children, mothers’ spirituality looks a little like that of a monk, but they seek the same grace. They do it with the help of their two-, three-, four- or 11-year-old kids. And though their spiritual lives are somewhat impoverished for some years, they can still feel rich. They can see a spiritual director, read the Bible, enjoy solitude

again, as soon as they get the chance. But for some years, they may have to practice spiritual “undiscipline.” Motherhood affords the greatest responsibility of rearing children in the things of God (2 Tim. 1:5) and, thus, it demands the greatest dependence upon God’s help. Let the prayers of many in Christian churches this Mother’s Day be: “Lord, you brought these mothers in our church. We pray you would bless them for the many ways they have been blessings to their families and us. “Surround them with the love of those who care so much for them. “Help them to see the many ways they have touched their families and the many hearts who have been blessed by their lives and labours. “In all our prayers for them, we always “pray with joy . . . being confident of this, that he who began a good work in [them] will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:4,6). After all, the nearest thing we can see in this world to God’s love is a mother’s love. ryanmitra225@ gmail.com

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FRESHLY PICKED PRODUCE ARRIVES DAILY

740 FORTUNE DRIVE, KAMLOOPS

/each

Cantaloupe Melon

Grapefruit

/bunch

Watermelon

Orchard Run Ambrosia Apples

1.98

/lb

BC Grown

Cilantro & Parsley

Beets

Leeks

Zucchini

Green Beans

Hot House Tomatoes

Long English Cucumbers

Romaine Lettuce

Butternut Squash

BC Grown

Asparagus

ING ARRIV N! SOO

FRESH HEALTHY LOCAL

250-376-8618

2.98

/each

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