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INSIDE TODAY
SUSPICIOUSHOUSE FIRE WESTMOUNT HOME KNOWN AS ‘THE CRACK SHACK’ GUTTED BY FLAMES
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KTW
HANDING OVERHISTORY CITY SELLS CN BUILDING, BUT VOTE WAS CLOSE
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Friday, January 17, 2014 Volume 27 No. 6 — Kamloops, B.C., Canada 30 cents at Newsstands
WHAT’S HAPPENINGTHIS WEEKEND
EXPANDED ARTS SECTION /A21
INTRODUCING THE NEW FRIDAY KAMLOOPS THIS WEEKFR
IDAY
TAXINGNEW GOLD
ByAndrea KlassenSTAFF REPORTER
andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
IT WAS A SIMPLE REQUEST, BUT ONE WITH A BIG PRICE TAG.
Last fall, representatives from Domtar, Lafarge, Tolko and Arclin told Kamloops city council they needed a major break on their property taxes, lest local industries fall behind their competitors in other cities.
The industrial companies told council they want to see their mill rate — the amount of taxes they pay per $1,000 of assessed value — fall from about $78 to $40 in the next
two years, in line with what similar operations pay around the province.
Coming not long after a line shutdown at Domtar that cost 125 pulp mill workers their jobs, the request received a sympathetic hearing at city hall — but it is not an easy one to grant.
If council was to simply cut the industrial rate, city finance director Sally Edwards has estimated it will cost the city $3.5 million in tax revenue.
If homeowners took up the slack, filling that gap in the ledgers would add another $120 to the average hom-eowner’s property-tax bill, the
equivalent of a seven per cent
property-tax hike.
It’s not a scenario council-
lors appear to relish.Instead, the city is looking
for a new heavy industry it can tax while decreasing the amount it will need to ask for from current ratepayers.
Mayor Peter Milobar’s choice for the job is the New Afton mine, which lies to the west of the city’s legal bound-aries.
Were the city to annex the mine site (as well as some property between it and the current border), the extra tax revenue would be enough to drop the city’s mill rate for heavy industries to $52 per $1,000 of assessed value.
See PROVINCE A13
City looks west as it mines for fresh tax revenue
MAYOR
PETER MILOBAR
“It certainly wouldn’t solve the whole problem, but it would be a big step forward.”Huge vats at New Afton’s New Gold
operation help refine raw ore.
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High: 2 C
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This derelict home in Westmount went up in flames on Thursday, Jan. 16. The house had been the source of
much trouble for the neighbourhood as squatters and others apparently used it as a base from which to do
drugs and commit property crime in the area. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. Dave Eagles/KTW
By Tim PetrukSTAFF REPORTERtim@kamloopsthisweek.com
A derelict Westmount home known to neighbours as “the crack shack” was gutted by flames in a suspicious early-morning blaze on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Emergency crews were called to a home in the 1500-block of Westmount Drive shortly before 5 a.m. for a report of a structure fire.
The house had been slapped with an order to vacate the previous day.
Into Thursday afternoon, police and fire investigators remained at the scene, appearing to focus their attention on a location just inside the home’s front entrance.
Neighbour Shelby Groslin, who lives on the same block as the home, said it’s been a constant source of problems for the neighbourhood.
“I’ve been there for the last year and that house has not been vacant,”
she told KTW.“This weekend that just passed, there
was some kind of shooting that went on there — like somebody did a drive-by.”
She said neighbours have contacted the city and police numerous times, due to the nefarious activity taking place.
Groslin recalled another incident from last week in which a woman came out of the house and tried to break into a car parked on the street.
When a neighbour scared her away, Groslin said, the woman walked down the block and tried to break into a dif-ferent vehicle.
Meanwhile, she said, a man came out of the house and broke into the ini-tial vehicle.
“It’s stuff like that,” Groslin said.“We call it the crack shack.”Groslin said neighbours have been so
bothered by the activities in and around the home that she wouldn’t be surprised if one of them set the fire.
“I think maybe it was a neighbour, maybe,” she said, noting the blaze occurred one day after a sign was post-ed on the property, ordering squatters to keep out.
“It wouldn’t surprise me a little bit.”The house suffered heavy smoke
and water damage and will likely be a write-off — something that would not bother Groslin in the least.
“We’ve had nothing but problems from there,” she said.
“I was happy to hear it was that house [that caught fire]. I never want to hear of someone losing their property, but it’s been nothing but problems this past year.
“I’m hoping the place gets bulldozed now.”
The investigation into the blaze is ongoing.
Anyone with information can call police at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
City, union, reach deal on contract; 7.5% over fi ve years
By Andrea KlassenSTAFF REPORTER
andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
The City of Kamloops and CUPE Local 900 have reached an agreement on a new five-year contract, with union members to receive a 7.5 per cent wage increase over the next five years.
Union members voted 74 per cent to ratify the new agreement on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Council approved the agreement in December. The new agreement is effective from Jan. 1, 2014
to Dec. 31, 2018.City CAO David Trawin said the deal covers an
unusually long term for a municipal contract, but the extended timeline made it easier for both sides to come to an agreement.
“I think both parties went in looking for a three year contract, a two- or three-year contract, and we couldn’t come together on what the numbers would be,” he said. “Going to a little bit longer-term con-tract gave us a little more flexibility on that.”
The contract includes wage increases of one per cent in the first year; 1.5 per cent in the second year; two per cent in the third year; one per cent in the fourth year and two per cent in the fifth year.
Trawin said the increases were more than the city had originally hoped to pay, but less than the union had initially hoped to gain.
“Probably overall it’s a pretty good agreement if both parties aren’t totally satisfied, but both aren’t totally unhappy with it, either,” he said.
CUPE Local 900 represents municipal employees whose work includes road maintenance, sewer and water services, recreational services and administra-tive services such as finance and payroll.
“We are glad to have a negotiated renewed contract between the parties, with modest improve-ments,” union spokeswoman Lorena Harrison said.
Besides the wage increases, Trawin said the new contract contains some minor changes to the work-ers’ benefits, mainly in the form of increased para-medical coverage. He said that’s being offset some-what by higher deductibles for employees.
“You get five years of labour peace,” he said. “When you’re negotiating, things are tense.“Even with the relationship like we have, things
are still tense. There’s still friction that happens. I think now without the negotiations we can start working together as we always did and move for-ward.”
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www.kamloops.ca
Regular Council Meeting Jan 21, 1:30 pm
Coordinated Enforcement Task ForceJan 27, 10 amCorporate Board Room, City Hall
Police CommitteeJan 27, 11:15 amCorporate Board Room, City Hall
Regular Council Meeting Jan 28, 1:30 pm
Public Hearing Jan 28, 7 pm
Council Budget MeetingFeb 4, 9 am
Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows:Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm.
Council meetings can also be viewed online at: kamloops.ca/webcast.
Meeting schedule is available at kamloops.ca/council.
Contract PositionsWorkshop & Training DevelopmentDeadline: Jan 24, 2014
Please submit a resume and cover letter to:
Nicole Beauregard Email: nbeauregard@kamloops.ca Phone: 250-828-3653 Fax: 250-828-3619
See the full job description at kamloops.ca/contracts.
Applications are being accepted for the following union position:
Engineering Design Technician I - TempCompetition No. 05-02/14 Closing: Jan 23, 2014
Human Resources:250-828-3439 kamloops.ca/careers
Committee ApplicationsFood Strategy Advisory Committee The City is seeking four (4) community members to serve as volunteers on a 17 – person Advisory Committee to develop an Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Strategy (UAFSS) through 2014.
The UAFSS will provide direction on urban agriculture issues such as community gardens and urban hens, as well as broader food policy issues such as buy-local programs and accessibility of healthy food. The Advisory Committee will provide an opportunity for staff and community members to work together to develop an informed and well-rounded UAFSS.
Two (2) representatives from the general public, one (1) representative from the food distribution, processing, and retail sector, and one (1) representative from a local farmer’s market society are required for the Advisory Committee. Interested persons should send a resume and expression of interest by Jan 24 to:
Attention: Carmin Mazzotta City of Kamloops 910 McGill Road Kamloops, BC, V2C 6N6
(p) 250 828-3728 (f ) 250 828-3619 (e) cmazzotta@kamloops.ca
Tranquille Rd Beautification/ Enhance-ment & Gateway Task Force The City is seeking three (3) members, one (1) from the development sector and two (2) from the general public, who are interested in serving on a voluntary basis on the Tranquille Road Beautification/Enhancement and Gateway Task Force. The term of the Task Force is anticipated to be for approxi-mately one (1) year. Meetings will be held in the evening and no more than once a month.
The purpose of the Task Force is to evaluate and prioritize options and to make recommendations to Council regarding short and long term beautifi-cation opportunities as well as potential funding strategies and partnerships. Once the recommendations have been presented to Council the task force will dissolve.
If you are interested in applying for one of the three (3) positions please send your resume and expression of interest and whether you are applying as a member of the development sector or as a member of the general public by Jan 27, 2014, to:
Attention: Shannon WallisCity of Kamloops7 West Victoria StreetKamloops, BC V2C 1A2(p) 250-828-3498(f ) 250-828-3578(e) swallis@kamloops.ca
Seniors Advisory CommitteeThe City is seeking two representatives from the community at large (55+) to serve on a voluntary basis for a two (2) year term (2014/2015).
This role involves acting as an advisory body to the Social Planning Council regarding access to City services for seniors, the elderly and their families and to enhance the lifestyles of seniorsin our community. Additionally, this committee indentifies and suggests solutions regarding barriers to seniors, and seeks to form partnerships with the community as an advocate forseniors’ issues. This committee will meet minimum 4 times during each calendar year.
Interested persons should submit a brief covering letter and resume outlining your background and interest by Feb 7, 2014 to:
Attention: Nicole BeauregardCity of Kamloops(p) 250-828-3653(e) nbeauregard@kamloops.ca
For more information on any of these committees, please visit www.kamloops.ca/volunteer.
Committee ApplicationsCommittee ApplicationsCareer OpportunitiesCouncil Calendar
On January 27, 2014, Canadians from coast-to-coast will celebrate Family Literacy Day®, an annual initiative developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada to encourage families to build literacy skills by spending at least 15 minutes every day enjoying a learning activity together.
In our own community, Interior Savings presents "Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week January 20-27, 2014 in partnership with Literacy in Kamloops, the City of Kamloops, School District 73, the Kamloops Daily News, along with many other organizations.
We invite you to celebrate Family Literacy Week with us by organizing an activity or hosting an event that brings families together. Family Literacy Week is about learning together as a family in fun and different ways. There are many ways to practice literacy together as a family - following a recipe, singing a song or playing a game are just a few ways to engage in literacy activities.
For more ideas, please go to the national website abclifeliteracy.ca/en/celebrate-family-literacy-day or the Literacy in Kamloops website www.literacyinkamloops.com/events.php.
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Literacy week is Jan 20-27. Be sure to take part in some fun kid-friendly activities!
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com FRIDAY, January 17, 2014 A5LOCAL NEWS
By Cam FortemsSTAFF REPORTERcam@kamloopsthisweek.com
Seattle Seahawks fans crossing the border this weekend en route to Century Link Field for the NFC championship game may groan, but the plunging loonie is being cheered by city business and industry.
The Canadian dol-lar dropped three per cent in the first two weeks of the year fol-lowing a 6.6 per cent drop in 2013, what BMO Financial Group called the dollar’s second-biggest fall in 15 years.
“It’s a huge posi-tive, particularly for manufacturers and the mining sector,” said city businessman Peter Aylen.
“Copper is sold in U.S. dollars and most costs at Highland Valley Copper, Gibraltar or Mount Polley are in Canadian dollars.”
Aylen said his firm, Absorbent Products Ltd., will be among the beneficiaries of a lower dollar, even though it must buy some material from
the United States.“B.C. is an expand-
ing economy,” he said.“For most it will be
a good-news story.”Late this week, the
Canadian dollar traded at about 91.5 cents U.S.
Tourism Sun Peaks president Christopher Nicolson said there will be some short-term pickup in travel-lers from the American border states aware of exchange rates.
The resort recently changed its market-ing message to focus heavily on exchange rates that now give Americans a 10 per cent cost cut.
But, the dollar will have to stay low before a major impact is felt on the mountain and at other tourist destinations, Nicolson predicted.
“Our advertising and message is around that. . . . Once you get to the 92-cent range and dropping, it becomes a factor,” he said.
BMO economist Doug Porter said the lower dollar is a mixed-blessing for the economy.
“There are defi-
nitely losers, such as consumers, travellers, utilities, broadcast-ers, sports teams. But, there are also lots of winners.”
Those include man-ufacturing, domestic tourism and resource industries.
David Elstone, an analyst with ERA Forest Products Research, told KTW the falling dollar is a boon across B.C., including to increas-ingly profitable lumber manufacturers.
“B.C. is a major exporter — 85 to 90 per cent of lumber is exported,” Elstone said.
“It’s generally sold in U.S. dollar terms. It makes us more com-petitive if we have to go down that road and sell products in more competition.”
Despite higher profitability, however, mills cannot ramp up production due to a reduction in supply caused by mountain pine beetle.
While the dollar’s fall will help Domtar Corp.’s Kamloops pulp mill, corporate spokes-woman Bonny Skene
said it will not impact operations.
“We can’t rely on an exchange rate to improve competitive-ness at Kamloops or any other mill.
“We couldn’t do it when the Canadian dollar was stronger and we can’t do it now.”
Domtar shut its A-line at the pulp mill early last year, cutting about 125 jobs.
Diving dollar a boon to city business, industryTHE SLIDEThe loonie has fallen hard
in the past year.
Its value, in US currency:
• February 2013: 99.27 cents
• May 2013: 98.10 cents
• July 2013: 95.99 cents
• Sept. 2013: 96.44 cents
• November 2013: 95.42
• Jan. 16, 2014: 91.25 cents
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com FRIDAY, January 17, 2014 A7LOCAL NEWS
The City of Kamloops is selling the former CN Rail station to
the Culos Group in exchange for a dollar and four extra years of
property-tax revenue, but some city councillors worry they have
given up an important heritage site.
The Kelowna-based development company already had a 99-year
lease for the heritage building, as well as two 60-year leases for
plots of land on either side of the home of the Keg Steakhouse at
500 Lorne St.
However, according to David Freeman, the city’s real-estate
manager, the leases were making it difficult for the company to fur-
ther develop the site.
While businesses have expressed interest in two one-storey
developments the Culos Group wants to build that would emulate
the style of the rail station, Freeman said banks have been reluctant
to fund loans based on a lease model.
“They can’t sell a 99-year lease,” he said. “They can sell a title.”
Culos originally acquired a lease for the rail station in 1996,
when the city was looking to develop Lorne Street.
As part of that deal, the company built condos, a public square
and city-owned office space around the station, and gave the CN
building a multi-million dollar overhaul.
Freeman said the city initially went with a lease model because
it allowed the company to tap into federal funding. Additional
leases for the plots of land on either side of the station were granted
about 15 years ago during a second phase of construction.
“To us, the priority was to get the development going, to get the
energy,” he said.
“Back then we thought we could do it with leases.”
In exchange for the sale, the city will cut short a 20-year proper-
ty-tax exemption granted to the company by four years.
Under the new agreement, the company will start paying prop-
erty taxes in 2016, which Freeman said will provide the city with
more than $105,000 in extra tax revenue annually.
City council agreed to the sale in a 5-4 vote, held in a closed
meeting on Dec. 10, 2013.
According to minutes released to the public in this week’s
council agenda, councillors Nancy Bepple, Donovan Cavers, Marg
Spina and Ken Christian opposed the plan.
“Generally, I don’t think we should divest ourselves of properties
we’ve amassed that have a heritage value,” Christian told KTW.
“I thought that leasing was good enough and I thought that
would be something we should keep within our asset mix.”
Christian’s heritage concerns were common among opposing
councillors.
While terms of the Culos Group’s lease will remain on the title
for 500 Lorne St. as covenants, and the company will be required
to respect the building’s heritage designation, Christian said he
feels the city has lost some of its power.
“I think the taxpayers and the citizens of Kamloops will have
much more control if we own it,” he said.
“We still have the ability to control development through rezon-
ing and that sort of thing but, to the extent that we would be mas-
ters of our own destiny if we owned it, that was where my comfort
level was.”
BY ANDREA KLASSEN • STAFF REPORTER ANDREA@KAMLOOPSTHISWEEK.COM
HANDING OVER HISTORYAndrea Klassen/KTW
www.kamloopsthisweek.com A8 FRIDAY, January 17, 2014
Going off the rails too often
Publisher: Kelly Hallpublisher@kamloopsthisweek.comEditor: Christopher Fouldseditor@kamloopsthisweek.com
K A M L O O P S THIS WEEKVIEWPOINT
The derailment of seven coal cars on the CN tracks just west of Cariboo Road in Burnaby brought last summer’s disaster in Lac-Mégantic a little closer to home.
Nobody was injured in last weekend’s incident and the envi-ronmental damage to Silver Creek and nearby waterways from coal that spilled from three of the cars is still being assessed.
But, for local politicians and concerned citizens, the derailment highlights the lack of control they have over the nature of goods transported through busy urban
areas.While
trains pass through B.C. every day, most of us are oblivious to
any concerns.It’s only when something goes
wrong that we start to pay atten-tion.
The rail line through Lac- Mégantic was built in the late 1880s.
It’s safe to say tens of thou-sands of freight trains rolled through the town before that fate-ful July night when a series of cir-cumstances led to the 74-car train carrying crude oil running unat-tended for 11 kilometres before it jumped the tracks and exploded in the centre of town, killing 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings.
While the risk of explosion from coal in open rail cars is minimal, the concern about lack of disclosure by rail companies — expressed by Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan and officials from municipalities across the country — is growing.
Recent changes to federal regulations that now require the largest of those companies to file reports to communities of what they’ve transported in the previ-ous three months don’t go far enough.
Local officials need to know what’s going through their com-munities ahead of time so they can better prepare for anything that could go wrong.
It’s not an unreasonable request.
— Burnaby NewsLeader
Another year of enviro-wars begins in British ColumbiaT
HE NEW YEAR LURCHED to life with a round of shout-ing about the environment as our post-industrial, post-
literate urban society grapples with conflicting claims of impending doom.
The release of a group of Greenpeace protesters from a Russian prison was welcomed by TV news networks desperate to fill the holiday dead zone.
Our intrepid Canadian pair got to describe over and over their bid to hang a strongly worded banner from a Russian offshore oil platform and their horror when security forces boarded their vessel from helicopters and seized it.
In all the fawning interviews, I kept waiting for questions to be asked: What did they think Vladimir Putin’s regime would do? What was the point? How is disrupting one oil platform for an hour going to save the planet?
The Greenpeace “activists” claimed this was the first oil platform to operate above the Arctic Circle.
So, it was a line in the snow, which I’m sure impressed Putin as he ramps up his territorial claim to include the North Pole.
Meanwhile, at the South Pole, TV anchors remained carefully sombre as they reported numerous bids to rescue a scientific vessel trapped in thick ice.
No quips about the predictive abil-ities of climate scientists, please!
In fact, this ill-fated voyage was a re-enactment of Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1913 expedition, with pro-global-warming news outlets
BBC and the Guardian aboard to capture the melting wrought by a century of industrial expansion.
The rescue efforts (from a Russian ship by Chinese helicopters) also dis-rupted an Australian icebreaker’s sup-ply trip for one of the real scientific expeditions working in Antarctica.
Skeptics had great fun with the Antarctic debacle, as they did earlier with the resurgence of Arctic ice that trapped climate tourists.
As is normal in the Internet age, the climate debate has split into two fanatical factions, each of which promotes the most extreme examples it can find to prop up its version of truth.
They call each other “warmists” and “deniers” among other pithy names.
Greenpeace is now known in B.C. as part of our Team America anti-tar-sands brigade.
They got off to a good start in 2014 by selectively seizing on reports of a new study of mercury contami-nation in northern Alberta.
A “bull’s-eye” of this dreaded neurotoxin has been drawn around
oil-sands operations by measuring traces in snow.
The study by Environment Canada scientists isn’t published yet, but Postmedia News reported on a presentation in November by the researchers.
“The federal scientists stress the mercury loadings around the oil sands are low compared to the contamination seen in many parts of North America, including southern Ontario and southern Quebec,” the news report states.
This is like the study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollu-tion in northern Alberta lakes that was twisted into propaganda and fed to the news media last year.
This is another group of neuro-toxins that are far more concentrated in urban areas than around remote industry.
Consumption, rather than produc-tion, of coal, diesel and other fuels produces the vast majority of these emissions. I look forward to the study of their effects around Lost Lagoon and Burnaby Lake.
Of course, safe levels of these materials have been set by Health Canada.
You’re more likely to get signifi-cant exposure to mercury from a bro-ken fluorescent lamp or the mercury amalgam in your old tooth fillings than you are from feeding ducks at the lake — although you might get a whiff of PAH when you gas up the car or board the bus.
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Re: Story: City, union agree on contract that has 7.5% wage hike over fi ve years:
“There is nothing wrong with a negotiated collective agreement — nothing at all.
“Everyone work-ing for the City of Kamloops — CUPE members and manage-ment — are very well paid, including benefits and pensions.
“The problem is they do not produce much work and, oftentimes, that work is marginal at best.
“They take extreme-ly long breaks and, because of union rules, there are long delays between bouts of actual work.
“In fact, I argue their wages are way more than they deserve at every level.
“Their working con-ditions are generally quite good.
“Occasionally, they do work in poor con-ditions but, come on, you can’t be on coffee breaks at all times!”
— posted byLyman Duff
Re: Letter: Ticked off about Ajax?:
“What a fabulous brochure. You can see the quality and time they take on doing something.
“I am positive Ajax will take the same approach to its mine operation.”
— posted bySteve
Editor:Re: Pierre Filisetti’s
comments online at kamloopsthisweek.com regarding the possible closure of Accolades restaurant at Thompson Rivers University:
Shame on Filisetti for saying perhaps they should close down the
“useless” horticulture program.
Where does Filisetti think his food comes from, if not from horti-culture?
Every August, the program takes in 23 students and two of the finest instructors teach everything from disease
and insects to fruits and vegetables, from greenhouses, trees and shrubs, to pruning, soil science and landscape design — just to name a few topics.
Some of these stu-dents go on to Olds, Alta., and take more courses.
Others work in greenhouses, for land-scape companies and in garden centres.
If Filisetti likes to eat and perhaps drink wine, he had better not call horticulture “useless” or he will go hungry.
I took horticulture and it has given me 20
years of employment. They organize won-
derful one-day seminars in the spring every two years and students from the culinary-arts pro-gram make a fabulous lunch for the seminar.
Jo-Ann GarrettKamloops
Nothing ‘useless’ about TRU horticulture program
WE ASKEDDo you believe the
positives outweigh
the negatives when it
comes to getting a flu
shot?
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Editor:In reading the
National Post, I came across a Rex Murphy column in which he sums up Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s view of journalists: “There is more than enough evidence to suggest he views journalists (rightly or wrongly, according to your incli-nation) as anything more than the termites
of democracy.”If Harper feels jour-
nalists are termites of democracy, then this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
Termites invite buildings.
Harper should take a hard look inside Parliament.
It’s full of them.It’s time to call the
exterminators.There is a huge
company that performs exterminations — it is called the electorate and its worker are in every page of the phone book.
There is also another building that needs the attention of the same extermination company — the Senate building, which is also infested with vermin.
They are called vul-tures and, when they
are full from feeding from the taxpayers’ trough, they fly from place to place.
But, they do not fly with their wings; they go by plane at taxpay-ers’ expense.
All vultures are bald from the neck up.
Take a look at Mike Duffy.
B. BoothKamloops
Time to exterminate the vermin that plagues Parliament
SEN. MIKE DUFFY
Editor:I recently had the
pleasure of accompany-ing some senior friends to a 55-and-older group meeting at a Kamloops Baptist church.
As people arrived, they were warmly welcomed with hugs, handshakes and genuine friendship, something often missing for lonely people.
Having the chance to socialize with some of those present was quite insightful as to how important this type of
activity is to many. Several shared the
same kind of story — living alone, with no one except a pet to talk to (a lot of apartments are not neighbour-friendly).
Many have families who are not attentive to them or who do not live close by to visit.
Some mentioned low income that prevented them from having much social life or outings.
The interesting guest speaker certainly hit home, not only with his
presentation, but with the message behind it — building community and facilitating through connection.
The following day, an ad in the Vancouver Sun from the United Way read “Lonely seniors die sooner — do something about it.”
Considering many seniors live on less than $1,600 a month, after paying rent and other bills, there is not much left over.
This group enjoyed a casual time and, as
a finale, was offered a nutritious lunch, with donations accepted, but not required.
They were even offered seconds.
This kind of program for seniors is valuable — not only to their social life, but also their mental health.
I came away thinking it would be nice if more groups came forward in other communities to make this available on a weekly basis.
This event certainly pointed out the need to
enjoy community in a central location.
By the way, it was explained, this group is open to anyone, regard-less of what church, if any, they attend.
I made a few inqui-ries and found the government had given a local organization for seniors a large grant to develop some services, but it seems to have gone by the wayside.
All in all, it was a nice visit to your city.
Jay DennisNorth Vancouver
A trip to Kamloops reveals a desire to foster fellowship
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LOCAL NEWS
ICE IS NICER WHEN FREEBrooklyn Lengkeek (left) and Toya Sijohn were among a large group of skaters who took advantage of a free adult skate this week at McArthur
Island Sport and Event Centre. To find our more about the city’s skating schedule, go online to kamloops.ca/arenas. Dave Eagles/KTW
Staff at White Buffalo vote to unionize
Staff at the White Buffalo Aboriginal and
Metis Health Society have formed a union.
Oliver Rohlfs, a communications offi-
cer with the B.C. Government Employees’
Union, said the bargaining unit was certified
by the province at the end of December.
He said there are 12 members in the unit.
Members of the agency board have dis-
cussed hiring a lawyer to try to have the cer-
tification overturned, but Rohlfs said he was
not authorized to discuss that potential.
A meeting was held late last year to elect a
board and one new face was elected as Keith
Henry joined incumbents Aruna Gore, Verna
Billy Minnabarriett and Rose McArthur.
The agency was one of two run by Deb
Canada that were the subject of a provincial-
government audit last year.
The investigation raised concerns about
the agency and the Metis Commission of
Children and Families of B.C.
After the audit became public, Canada
stepped down as executive director at White
Buffalo but was rehired as a contractor.
Requests by KTW to determine who
is running the agency have not received
responses.
Death leaves a heartacheNo one can heal.
Love leaves a memoryNo one can steal.
RON KOPYTKOFebruary 13, 1967 - January 21, 2012
In Loving Memory
I had only known Nancy a few years. However, she had a big impact on my life and I became very close to her in that time.
Nancy had no need for airs, what you saw was what you got and what you got was a big warm smile, genuine interest and love.
Love and affection radiated out of Nancy and touched those of us privileged to know her. We especially loved our dinners, theater nights, movie nights and coffee get-togethers with only the girls.
To her friends, family and other people around her Nancy gave much, but asked for very little in return. Nancy generously shared her time and zest for life with all her friends, including the wonderful gals at the gym and her bowling league.
When Nancy was not playing the piano, doing crossword puzzles, baking scones, crafting, or researching her ancestry, she enjoyed sitting in her living room, coffee in hand, watching TV. Ellen, Downton Abbey and Dancing with the Stars were among her favorites. Nancy could also be found enjoying a good book in her gazebo.
Life dealt Nancy a cruel blow and her time came far too soon but even with all her challenges, she faced the world with unparalleled hope, optimism and strength. She was able to do this because of the support, encouraging cards, meals and love that she received from all her dear friends and family.
We owe it to Nancy to carry on supporting and looking after one another, showing the same love that she did, so that our memories of her will not fade, but rather grow fonder as times goes on.
Because of the caring, generous, loving daughter, sister, wife and friend that she was, Nancy will be sorely missed.
Rest in Peace, dear Nancy.
Your friend, Claudia
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Mrs. Florence Jacqueline
(“Smokey”) Nielsen, passed
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on January 11th, 2014, aged
77 years. Sadly missed by her
loving husband, Morten Nielsen,
daughters Colleen Nielsen,
Sandra (Jeff ) McDonnell,
Simone (Bruce) Bawtree, all
of Kamloops, grandchildren
Josh (Tiff any) Creusot, Tatiana
Creusot, Aaron McDonnell,
Kelsey McDonnell and Kirsten
Bawtree, great-grandchildren,
Zoey and Evan, her brother,
Clayton Bowes and many nieces
and nephews, as well as many
friends and relatives.
No formal service by request.
Should friends desire,
donations may be made to the
Marjorie Willoughby Snowden
Hospice House.
REMEMBER
Remember mewhen I am gone away,
Gone far awayinto the silent land;
When you can go no morehold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember mewhen no more day by day
You tell me of our futurethat you planned:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember,do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughtsthat once I had,
Better by faryou should forget and smile
Than that you shouldremember and be sad.
Christina Rossetti
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ABOUT NANCY,“A Very
Special Lady”
www.kamloopsthisweek.com FRIDAY, January 17, 2014 A11LOCAL NEWS
By Dale BassSTAFF REPORTERdale@kamloopsthisweek.com
An arbitration rul-ing in 2001 led to the creation of a round-the-clock security position in the psychiatric ward at Royal Inland Hospital.
Since then, it’s been staffed through a con-tract, with the officers having been called on often to assist nursing staff with situations, said Trevor Speed, manager of protection services with the Interior Health Authority.
Now, however, the IHA is looking at end-ing that contract position and making a variety of changes to the 1 South ward, he said, changes designed to ensure the safety of staff and patients, but changes that would also save the health authority money.
Speed and RIH administrator Marg Brown met with staff on the ward on Thursday, Jan. 15, after the union representing them went public with its concerns.
Tracey Quewezance, chairwoman of the Thompson-North Okanagan unit of the BC Nurses’ Union, said nurses she has spoken with “are upset this is even being contem-plated.”
Fuelling their concern are incidents last month where nurses at Hillside Centre, a psychiatric unit linked to RIH, were
attacked by patients there.
Quewezance said part of the reason the arbitra-tion ruling on a grievance filed by nurses was made was because the ward wasn’t considered to be
safe for child and youth
psychiatric patients, who
were being housed there
at that time.
A new area in the
hospital was designated
pediatric-psychiatric and
funding received for two
beds there, she said, add-
ing she is not sure if 1
South is still being used
to treat youth.
Speed said it isn’t, but
acknowledged the plan
to make changes will
require approval from the
nurses’ union to proceed.
Speed said another
option would be to have
the arbitration ruling
overturned, something
he said he is not familiar
with, noting it would be
handled by the IHA’s
labour-relations depart-
ment.
However, the Labour
Relations Board has
strict requirements about
overturning a ruling,
including a 15-day time
limit to request a review
of the ruling.
Wayne Mullins of
the board said it has the
power to overturn a deci-
sion, but noted this one
is well beyond that time
limit.
Beyond that, he said,
any change would only be considered if there was a fundamental mis-take in the law applied.
Speed said there is no set plan, nor a timeline.
He said all discus-sions on any changes are in a preliminary stage, with any decisions to be made with input from staff.
Among ideas that have been discussed are a panic-alarm system
for staff, as is used at Hillside, a more secure nursing station, video surveillance and struc-tural changes.
The hospital has its security staff, who have been and would continue to be used when needed, Speed said.
The only difference would be removing the always-present uni-formed security guard.
Quewezance said
that presence alone has been enough to discour-age some incidents in a ward that often has meth-addicted patients or those with significant mental-health issues, leading to anger.
“Sometimes just the presence of an authority figure helps,” she said.
Speed said discus-sions will continue to determine if a plan can be developed.
Union focused in security detail at RIH
A nursing station in Royal Inland Hospital. The BC Nurses’ Union is concerned about
possible changes to security in the hospital. KTW file photo
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LOCAL NEWS
North Shore Subway latest robbery targetKamloops Mounties are inves-
tigating a robbery at a North Shore sandwich shop — the third hold-up in the area in less than a month.
At about 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, police received a report of a robbery at the Subway restaurant at 740 Fortune Dr.
Officers responded and learned a male suspect had made
off with a small amount of cash, fleeing on foot.
A police-service dog was unable to track him down.
The suspect is described as standing five-foot-eight with a small build.
He was wearing a two-ton, grey Columbia jacket, dark jeans, dark shoes and a black ski mask.
On Dec. 20, the Mac’s store at
205 Tranquille Rd. was held up in a brazen daylight robbery.
In that instance, a white woman in her late 30s pulled a knife and took cash from the register.
Just over a week later, on Dec. 29, the Mac’s was robbed again, this time by a man in his early 20s armed with a knife.
Police have not said if they believe any of the robberies
are related.Anyone with information
about any crime can call police at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Cash stopsMounties in the North
Thompson Valley have more than $60,000 in cash during routine traffic stops this month.
Three vehicles were stopped for
various Motor Vehicle Act infrac-tions on Jan. 3, Jan. 4 and Jan. 6 — and police subsequently seized $18,000, $30,000 and $15,000, respectively.
A 24-year-old Edmonton man, a 26-year-old Kamloops man and a 27-year-old Vancouver man and a 28-year-old woman from Victoria are being investigated for proceeds of crime and the money could be subject to forfeiture.
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com FRIDAY, January 17, 2014 A13COVER PAGE STORY
Province has fi nal annexation approval“It certainly wouldn’t
solve the whole prob-lem, but it would be a big step forward,” Milobar said.
“Really. the intention is to treat the mine no different than the other heavy-industry ratepay-ers in the city and not try to look like they’re going to solve all of our budget woes on their own.”
While annexation won’t come before this year’s budget delibera-tions are finished, the city is moving ahead fairly quickly with its plan to expand west.
By March at the lat-est, corporate officer Cindy Kennedy said staff will have figured out exactly what the city needs to annex to carry out its plan and will be at council looking for official approval to proceed.
From there, the pro-cess becomes one of
maps, provincial minis-tries and meetings.
While the province allows cities to annex land unconnected to their boundaries when major industrial projects are involved, Milobar said the city prefers to extend its edges rather than create a satellite site.
New Gold won’t be the only landowner affected by the change, though there aren’t many others between the city’s edge and the mine.
Kennedy said Domtar owns some property in the area and there is also some Crown land in the mix.
Besides corporate players, the province requires the city to consult First Nations, including the Tk’emlups Indian Band, the Agricultural Land Commission, the prov-ince’s own Integrated Land Management
Bureau (because of Crown lands involved) and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, which receives some tax revenue from New Afton.
According to a handbook for munici-palities from the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Community Development, it’s up to the city at this stage to get everyone on board with the plan and deal
with any problems raised by the proposed annexation.
Ronaye Elliott, TNRD director for Area J, expects that will mean negotiating with the city to keep services in her area funded after the mine’s tax revenue heads to Kamloops.
It’s not immediately clear how much money the TNRD would lose if New Gold is annexed, because tax revenue
from the mine isn’t col-lected by the regional district itself, but by the province, which then forwards money to fund the services the mine uses.
“Because we don’t in the regional district get to keep all the tax money from industrial bases, in my view it’s probably a little better off in the city and us keeping some of it,” Elliott said.
“I’m very, very opti-mistic that we’ll come up with a good deal for the regional district.”
The mine itself isn’t likely to see an increase in services if it becomes part of Kamloops.
“We’re not looking at expanding out water or sewer,” Milobar said.
“There’s no city roads involved out that way. It’s a highway sys-tem. We’ve explained that to them.”
But, he added, Kamloops already pro-vides major services to New Gold simply by being close to the site.
“If a mine was to set up somewhere that didn’t have a city next to it, they would be incurring huge costs to provide camp living and things like that to their workers,” he said.
“That’s not happen-ing here right now.
“And the City of Kamloops is about the only level of govern-
ment that isn’t seeing some form of direct tax benefit from the mine operation, yet we’re the supply base for it.
“There is a certain logic to looking at a slight movement of lines to try to address that.”
If the province accept the city’s appli-cation for consideration, Kamloopsians will also get a chance to weigh in on the boundary exten-sion through the same alternative-approval process the city uses when it wants to borrow significant amounts of money.
If 10 per cent of eligible votes, about 6,900 people, submit objections to the plan,
the city would have
the option of holding a
referendum or scrapping
the plan.
If the approval is
successful, it’s up to
the province to give the
final nod of approval.
From A1
Conveyor belt at New Gold: The City of Kamloops is keen on having the mine convey tax
dollars to city hall. KTW file photo
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LOCAL NEWS
By Cam FortemsSTAFF REPORTERcam@kamloopsthisweek.com
A Kamloops physi-
cian group is using
“quiet time” between
proposals for Ajax mine
to help educate the pub-
lic about its potential
risks.
Dr. Jill Calder, a
longtime city doctor
and former head of the
department of medi-
cine at Royal Inland
Hospital, will speak
on Sunday, Jan. 19,
at Thompson Rivers
University on potential
health impacts of the
open-pit copper-gold
mine proposed for
immediately south of
the city.
“The TRU profs —
the faculty association
— has asked us to do a
talk,” said Calder, a co-
founder of Kamloops
Physicians for a Healthy
Environment.
“It’s general infor-
mation to educate and
inform on air pollution.”
Calder said science
on particulate and its impact on human health is well-established, including examples of major industrial projects in close proximity to human population.
KGHM-Ajax is in the midst of a harmo-nized federal-provincial environmental assess-ment on its proposed 60,000-tonne per day mine at the historic Ajax pit.
Late last year, it announced it is studying expanded production and moving the mine’s footprint to the south, away from the city.
Calder said during that void of informa-tion the physician group wants to educate resi-dents about risks.
“There will be health impacts and there’s information people should be aware of.”
The physician group is critical of the assess-ment overseen by federal and provincial authorities, calling it corporately driven and
inadequate.The group wants
the Interior Health Authority to lead the health effort, including baseline tests on resi-dents to establish levels of particulate exposure, for example.
“We should be doing baseline studies to know where we’re at now,” Calder said.
“It requires Interior Health involvement and that’s not being done.”
KGHM has said it expects its application, complete with studies on everything from air quality to impact on housing prices in the city, to be complete this year.
The talk is scheduled for 2 p.m. in TRU’s Clocktower Building’s Alumni Theatre.
“I’m not doing an anti-Ajax feel to the talk,” Calder said.
“We should know what’s available now and have a good handle on the science and num-bers we have.”
Physician group focuses on Ajax
Dr. Jill Calder practices full time in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Electrodiagnostic
Medicine at Royal Inland Hospital. She has been the Director of Rehabilitation Services since
1991.
Her interest in Environmental Medicine evolved with her practice as a physician and patient
advocate for health care. Her involvement in the newly formed Kamloops Physicians for a
Healthy Environment Society was a natural segue from her patient advocacy role and her perception that there was a lack of knowledge
around health impacts from heavy industry close to urban populations.
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By Adam WilliamsSTAFF REPORTER
adam@kamloopsthisweek.com
MAKING their 2014 return to the
Tournament Capital Centre, the TRU WolfPack’s basketball teams will play what might be their most important contests to date.
Both the men and women will host the Fraser Valley Cascades today (Friday, Jan. 17) and on Saturday, Jan. 18.
With the men tied with the Cascades for second place in the Canada West’s pacific conference and the women two points back of UFV, which holds top spot in the pacific, there could be movement in the stand-ings by the conclusion of Saturday’s games.
The men, who picked up a victory and a loss on their eastern road trip last weekend and moved their record to 7-5, will look to put some dis-tance on the Cascades, also 7-5.
UFV has won its last four games, matchups against UBC, Manitoba and Winnipeg.
“They’re a quality basketball team,” WolfPack head coach Scott Clark said on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
“I think the biggest focus is ourselves.”
Clark said his team’s return to
Canada West action last week-
end — a 100-95 overtime vic-tory against the Regina Cougars and a 74-70 loss to the Brandon Bobcats — was characterized by “gross breakdowns,” which the WolfPack must overcome if they are to beat the Cascades.
Clark cited limiting turnovers
and winning rebound battles as
changes within the WolfPack’s
control that will be necessary
against UFV.
The WolfPack will also
have leading scorer Ta’Quan Zimmerman back in the lineup on Friday.
Zimmerman missed the team’s last four games after a death in his family. Clark said that, although it was difficult to be without him, Will Ondrik, Josh Wolfram, Reese Pribilsky and Tallon Milne might all have ben-efitted from his absence.
“We have a bunch of kids who
sat out the last two years,” Clark
said. “Whenever you sit out I think it takes some time to get back into a rhythm. I think we’re seeing those guys get back into a rhythm. The loss of Ta’Quan was hard, but it allowed, or sped up, the rhythm of those guys. Add Ta’Quan back in and the team may be farther ahead because of that.”
On the women’s side, the
WolfPack will square off with the pacific conference’s top team
in the Cascades.
TRU rebounded
from a 99-39 wallop-
ing at the hands of
the Regina Cougars
on Friday, Jan. 10, to
defeat the Brandon
Bobcats 62-59 on
Saturday, Jan. 11.
With a pair of victo-
ries, the WolfPack can
pull ahead of the 8-4
Cascades.
“They’ve been
together a long time,
longer than anybody
else in the Canada
West,” head coach
Scott Reeves said of
the Cascades.
“They know how to
play together, they feed
off of each other . . .
they read and react so
well off each other it
makes them a bit tough
to scout and it makes
them an all-around
decent team.”
Reeves said he
expects a pair of low-
scoring games against
the Cascades and hopes
the WolfPack can take
advantage of being at
the TCC after a gruel-
ing road trip to start
2014.
“All year long we’ve been
home, away, home, away,” he
said. “At home, we’re not going
to be nervous — we’re just going
to be excited we finally get to
play in front of our home fans.”
The women are scheduled
to tipoff today at 6 p.m. and on
Saturday at 5 p.m., with the men
getting underway at 8:15 p.m.
today and at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Sports: Marty Hastingssports@kamloopsthisweek.comPh: 250-374-7467 Ext: 235Twitter: @MarTheReporter,@KTWonBlazers
INSIDE Souto, Blazers rolling with Charron’s pencil analogy/A16
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WolfPack returns to TCC hardcourt
Ta’Quan Zimmerman and the TRU WolfPack men’s and women’s basketball teams are in action this weekend at the Tournament Capital Centre. The Fraser
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By Marty HastingsSTAFF REPORTER
sports@kamloopsthisweek.com
Oh, the beauty of Guy Charron.
“He referred to us as a big group of pencils,” said Chase Souto, recounting the Kamloops Blazers’ head coach’s speech after the WHL club’s last game, a 4-3 shoo-tout loss to the Prince George Cougars on Saturday, Jan. 11.
“If one pencil strays away from the group, it will make the group weaker,” Souto explained as he rehashed Charron’s analogy.
The Blazers have been anything but sharp this season, more like a worn-down No. 2, but Souto said the Blue and Orange are fixing to make their mark before sea-son’s end.
“I think the overall vibe in the room is better,” the forward said on Thursday, Jan. 16, five days after the exodus of former bench boss Dave Hunchak.
“We set some goals starting this week for the next 20 games and that’s what we’re
focused on.
“There’s no bad
apples in this group.”
Apples and pencils
— both objects might
conjure thoughts of
teachers.
Headmaster
Charron seems to have
his students refocused,
a tall task considering
the squad’s abysmal
record of 10-29-2-3,
which leaves them 19
points out of a playoff
spot after 44 games
played in a 72-game
season.
“We were expect-
ing to take our lumps
this year,” said Souto,
the Yorba Linda, Calif,
product who is now in
his fourth season with
the Blazers. “It’s not
the best year, but I’m
excited for
next season.”
Souto, always
good for a quote, said
it’s his wish to be a
“Brendan Ranford
Blazer-lifer,” adding
he loves the
organization and hopes
to finish his career
in the WHL on Mark
Recchi Way.
There is still time to
scribble history in his
Blazer notebook, after
general manager Craig
Bonner chose not to
ship Souto at the trade
deadline — a vote of
confidence heading
into his 20-year-old
campaign.
“I’m the only one
left from my rookie
year,” Souto said.
“It’s weird because
me, [Matt] Needham
and [Cole] Ully are
the only ones left from
Game 6. We’re the
only ones who played
in that game.”
No. 12 was refer-
encing his squad’s vic-
tory in the penultimate
game of a Western
Conference semifi-
nal series with the Portland Winterhawks in 2012 — an epic tilt Blazer backers will likely never forget as the club overcame a
5-2 third-period
deficit to win the con-
test and force Game 7
in Portland.
Charron, well-
respected by players
and management alike,
was behind the bench
that night.
Souto returns from
injury when Kamloops
hosts the Vancouver
Giants at Interior
Savings Centre today
(Friday, Jan. 17). Game time is 7 p.m.
Captain Needham, fellow forward Luke Harrison and goal-tender Justin Myles remain in the
infirmary. Cole Kehler has been called up to back up Bolton
Pouliot, who will start
between the pipes on
Friday.
With an almost-full
arsenal of pencils to
draw upon, including the recent trade-dead-line acquisitions of forwards Matt Revel and Matt Bellerive, Charron has a chance to etch a fresh
beginning onto a fran-chise that badly needs a new canvas.
“We’ve got to stay
as a big group of pen-
cils,” Souto said.
“We’ve got a real-
good group of guys.”
Rehill rankedKamloops Blazers’
defenceman Ryan Rehill was ranked No. 98 by NHL Central Scouting in its
mid-term rankings.The 6-foot-2, 210-
pound Edmonton product has played in all 44 games for the Blazers this season, tallying two goals and 12 points.
SPORTS
Guy Charron:
Head coach of the
Kamloops Blazers
Blazers look to pencil positive ending to sad-story season
Chase Souto (left) of the Kamloops Blazers said he wants to be a “Brendan Ranford Blazer-
lifer.” Kamloops is hosting the Vancouver Giants on Friday, Jan. 17. KTW file photo
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It’s been a frustrating month for Elli Terwiel of Sun Peaks.
The 24-year-old Alpine Canada slalom skier has been sidelined since Dec. 17 when she suffered a concus-sion in a World Cup training-run crash in Courchevel, France.
Now, almost a month later, she’s just start-ing to feel well enough that she’s considering a return to action.
Terwiel was initially unaware she had been concussed in the fall.
With minutes to go before her official run, she picked herself up and still raced that day.
She finished 31st, one one-hundredth of a second back of 30th place and an opportuni-ty to race a second run.
It was after the run that Terwiel said the concussion and its symptoms began to set it — nausea, headaches, grogginess.
The nausea would last for two weeks; the headaches, longer. It was her fourth concus-sion, a minor one, but another one nonethe-less.
She tried to return to competition at the next World Cup stop, Dec. 29 race in Lienz, Austria, but found her symptoms returned.
Terwiel said she knew she was rushing it.
But, with it already being the end of December and the deadline to qualify for the Olympics in January, time was of the essence.
Rushing her return caused a setback.
“It was a bit too much for me at the time and set me back, so I’ve been off ever since,” Terwiel said Tuesday.
“I didn’t give myself the time and respect the fact that I was still having little headaches. It’s been a real lesson in respect-ing what your body can do.”
Now almost a month
later, she’s just getting
over the headaches that have plagued her since
the crash. She hopes to return
to the hill soon, but knows there’s at least a week of off-hill exer-cises ahead of her first.
The deadline for qualification for Canada’s Olympic alpine team was on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Terwiel is now left to hope that her 11th place finish at a World Cup event in Levi, Finland, in November and a pair of 17th place finishes in World Cups in Maribor, Slovenia and Flachau, Austria in January 2013 will be enough to get her to Sochi.
Alpine Canada said it wanted all of its com-petitors to have two top-12 finishes in World Cup events, but there’s a still a chance she can qualify based on two top-20 finishes instead.
The Canadian team will be announced on Jan. 27.
“It was extremely frustrating,” Terwiel said of having to sit out, while knowing the Olympic qualification deadline was approach-ing.
“It was kind of like watching a TV program when you should be an actor in it. It was a bit surreal. I’ve come so far in my career and then in these very last moments, in the very last races, where I put so much work and dedi-cation towards achiev-ing this goal, I just kind
of had to sit on the sidelines and watch.”
Terwiel remained in Europe with the rest of the Canadian team over Christmas, trying to push her recovery and get back on the hill as soon as possible.
After three weeks, she was still having headaches and Terwiel returned to North America, where she remains.
She’s hoping to be ready in time for the next World Cup event on Feb. 2 in Maribor.
And, she’s hoping that, despite the month off, her past perfor-mances have proven she belongs on Canada’s team in Sochi.
“I have my fingers crossed that I’ll be on the team, even though I had this setback,” she said.
SPORTS
Injury plaguing Terwiel’s Olympic dream
Elli Terwiel might be on the outside looking in, with a concussion hurting her chances of
cracking the Alpine Canada ski team heading to Sochi, Russia, for the Olympic Winter
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By Adam WilliamsSTAFF REPORTER
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TRU athletics director Ken Olynyk said he doesn’t have a list of candidates in mind for the permanent head-coaching position with the WolfPack women’s vol-leyball team.
That might be the case for now, but one would have to imagine Chad Grimm’s name will be near the top of any list Olynyk puts together.
Grimm was installed by his
director as the women’s volley-
ball team’s interim head coach on
Tuesday, Jan 14, after the team
parted ways with former head
coach Keith Lundgren.
Olynyk said on Wednesday,
Jan. 15, he wasn’t sure Grimm
wanted the job on a permanent
basis and that he was just filling
in for now.
Pat Hennelly, head coach of
the men’s volleyball team, told
KTW on Thursday, Jan. 16, that
though he hasn’t had the opportu-
nity to sit down with Grimm since
his appointment, he thinks his for-
mer assistant coach is interested
in taking the position long-term. “He’s at the point of his life
now that he wouldn’t do this unless serious about making a change,” Hennelly said.
Grimm is a teacher with the Kamloops-Thompson school dis-trict but is still working his way into a permanent position there.
“Without talking to him at length, I think he’s serious about it because he took it,” Hennelly said. “When you have two kids and already have a job, I don’t think it’s something you take lightly.”
Hennelly has been at the helm of the men’s program for nine seasons, seven with Grimm as his assistant.
The men’s bench boss said he thought Grimm would be a good fit as the women’s team’s perma-nent coach — a calming voice for a down team looking to pull out of a two-year funk.
“I think Chad just brings an even temperament,” Hennelly said. “I coached Chad at UBC. He was the captain of the team. He always kept his cool, always worked hard, was respected by all the guys.”
Hennelly said though Grimm was a competitive player, he was calm and collected no matter whom he was talking to: Officials,
teammates, coaches.Hennelly said Grimm has left
his mark on everyone he came in contact with, noting there are CIS officials who remember Grimm from his days captaining the Thunderbirds.
His popularity extends over-seas, as well, and Hennelly said it’s indicative of the type of per-son Grimm is.
“One of the things that has always stuck with me with Chad — he helped us arrange our first European trip to Denmark and Belgium, two countries he played professionally in — and we get there and the Belgium team is hosting us, based on one year of Chad playing volleyball there,” Hennelly said.
“The Danish team, same thing, they’re letting us stay in their facilities, they’re feeding us . . . all because we’re associated with Chad.
“Something I said to the guys is this is how you want to leave — if you go and play overseas, or anywhere you go — you want to leave this impression.”
Grimm has extensive connec-tions in the volleyball commu-nity, both throughout B.C. and in Europe.
Hennelly said those connec-tions will help Grimm land good international recruits, as well as local and national talent.
“Within the community he’s got an incredible reputation and that can’t hurt,” Hennelly said.
“When you’re out there talking
to kids and coaches know who you are, that can never hurt.”
Grimm could not be reached for comment, but he is expected to join the women on the road today (Jan. 17) as they travel to Winnipeg to face the 4-10 Wesmen.
SPORTS
Grimm reaps opportunity after Lundgren’s exodus
Chad Grimm is the interim head coach of the TRU WolfPack women’s volleyball team,
which is in Winnipeg this weekend. Allen Douglas/KTW
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Twenty-four teams from around B.C. will descend on Kamloops for the Sabre Saint Bronc Classic girls basketball tournament this week-end.
The tournament will welcome 12 senior teams, eight junior teams and four Grade 8 teams and will be played in the gyms of all three host schools.
In Grade 8 action,
the Sa-Hali Sabres will
open the tournament
today (Jan. 17) at 3 p.m.
at Sa-Hali against the
Westsyde Whundas.
The Brock Broncs
will play the York House
Tigers of Vancouver at
Brocklehurst at 3:30 p.m.
The Sa-Hali junior
girls will play host to the
Prince George Polars at
1:30 p.m. today, while
NorKam faces the
College Heights Cougars
of Prince George at 3
p.m. The Broncs will
face Duchess Park at 5
p.m. and the Westsyde
Whundas will take over
Brock’s gym to play the
Clarence Fulton Maroons
of Vernon at 6:30 p.m.Finally, the senior
girls’ draw has NorKam playing the Polars at 10 a.m., while Sa-Hali takes to the court against the Maroons at the same time.
For the full schedule, go online to www.kam-loopsthisweek.com.
Titans’ triumphThe South Kamloops
Titans Grade 8 boys defeated the Westsyde Whundas 34-28 in junior-high basketball action.
Nick Sarai had 21 points for the Titans, while Reid Jansen
tallied seven.
Racers’ resultsIt was quite the week-
end for the River City Racers speedskating club, which had three members competing in the Salmon Arm Ice Jam short track speedskating competition.
Alex Forbes, 15, fin-ished second in all of his Division 4 races, setting personal-best times in the 500-metre and 1,500-m.
His brother, 13-year-old Calvin, also finished second in all of his Division 2 races, with personal bests in the 200-m and 400-m.
Patrick Gu, 6, raced in Division 1 and set five personal bests. He also picked up a second-place and a third-place finish.
Sabres over SaintsThe Sa-Hali Sabres
defeated the NorKam Saints 72-60 in senior boys’ basketball action on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Jason Pinneo led the Sabres, with 23 points, while Dima Pokhylov chipped in 11 and Adam Phillips added 10.
Judokas head eastThe Hanks siblings,
Megan and Geoffrey, will be competing
with Team BC in the Saskatchewan Open Judo Championships on Saturday, Jan. 17 and Sunday, Jan 19.
Megan, 16, is coming off first-place finishes in Quebec and Ontario championships and is also preparing to be a member of Judo Canada in March.
Eyeing curling goldBrent Yamada and
his Kamloops Curling Club rink will be heading to the 2014 B.C. Men’s Curling Championship in Vancouver after winning the C event in a Salmon Arm bonspiel on
Jan. 11 and 12.Skip Brent Yamada
will be joined by Corey Sauer (third), Tyler Klymchuk (second), and Lance Yamada (lead) when the rink heads to the Vancouver Curling Club. Yamada’s rink was one of four to come out of the Salmon Arm com-petition with a champi-onship berth.
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WE don’t know who will
win the gold medal in men’s hockey at Sochi, Russia, in February, but we do know that the selection committee made terrible mistakes on Jan. 7 when the team was announced.
How do we know?Thousands of people
— hockey fans from Newfoundland to B.C., hockey analysts on every sports network in the country, some players who felt they got shafted by not hav-ing their name called and even the president of the social commit-tee at a nursing home in Gimli, Man. — said Steve Yzerman and the Team Canada braintrust made some horrible personnel goofs.
No matter what hap-pens at the Olympics, the Canadian critics will be out in full force.
If Canada’s team doesn’t advance to the medal round, Yzerman may as well stay in Russia and apply for political asylum.
If Canada makes the playoff round, but wins a medal with either a silver or bronze tinge to it, Yzerman will be allowed back into his home country, but he will be stripped of his Team Canada duties and Canadians will be invited to throw eggs at his house for the next 12 months.
If Canada wins gold, say 7-3 over Russia in the final, the critics will say had Martin St. Louis been chosen for the team instead of Chris Kunitz, or had Carey Price started in goal instead of Roberto Luongo, our country’s hockey image would have been enhanced far brighter with a six- or seven-goal victory — not a mere four.
In other words, noth-ing but gold — and impressive victories throughout the tourna-ment — will vindicate Yzerman, Kevin Lowe, Mike Babcock and the others who made the difficult final choices on the Team Canada roster.
Canada’s situation centres around our country’s dominance in the sport.
A 25-player roster was needed, but Canada has 40 or 50 potential Olympians. Our Reject Team could probably win an Olympic medal.
But, such is the state of hockey in Canada, similar to the Americans’ Dream Team in basketball.
Fans of both those teams will promise undying faith and sup-port — win or tie.
Perish the thought that Canada doesn’t win gold. All those post-selection vultures will be hovering over the carcass, eager to start pecking.
Talk about pressure!
“Quote, unquote”• Greg Cote of the
Miami Herald: “It has come to my attention there is an LPGA player named Sandra Gal. I wonder if she ever met punter Ray Guy?”
• Tom Ruprecht, @truprecht on Twitter: “Just saw car with ‘NYC JETS’ plates drive the wrong way down one-way street. It’s like God’s making ‘Daily News’ cartoons come to life.”
• Cote again, writ-ing about Dolphin fans eagerly waiting for word on personnel changes in the team’s front office: “Devout Dolfans awaited the word from afar, poised to celebrate by gather-ing on the Town Square, now known as Twitter.”
• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com, on Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade recently becoming a father for the third time, but not with the woman he proposed to last week: “The baby was con-ceived while he and Gabrielle Union were on a break. Kind of
explains the 8.5-carat engagement ring. ”
• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “Tim Tebow signs on as analyst on the new SEC Network. Really? The guy who comes off as a Miss America contestant explaining the need for world peace?”
• My thought on Gracie Gold, an American figure skating Olympic hopeful: With a name like that, she was probably a test tube baby developed in an NBC lab.
• Gene Collier of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in handing out his 2013 awards for mixed metaphors: “The winner of the 2013 Mixologist Medal is the ever-affable Bob Errey, who, at one point last spring, described goal-tender Marc-Andre Fleury as being ‘sharp as a cat.’ Umm, yes. Also quick as a tack.”
• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Johnny Manziel is headed to the NFL. Through force of habit, he wants $65 to sign his name on the contract.”
• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “Rory McIlroy reportedly asked permission from fiancee Caroline Wozniacki’s parents
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FromPRESS ROW
Don Schulz says his TRU WolfPack’s victory
over the hometown Simon Fraser University Clan
was a statement game.
“This is a great confidence booster,” said the
Pack’s head coach, whose charges moved into a tie
for first place in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey
League (BCIHL) ranks with a 3-1 triumph over
SFU in Burnaby on Saturday, Jan. 11.
“It is a game that I really wanted. It can really
set us up for the whole term. It’s a statement for the
rest of the league that we are for real.”
Memorial Arena will be the stage for a pair of
TRU tilts this weekend — with Selkirk College
of Castlegar in town today (Friday, Jan. 17) and
Trinity Western University of Langley visiting
Kamloops on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Game times at the venerable barn are 8:30 p.m.
today and 8 p.m. on Saturday.
WolfPack netminder Stephen Wolff, who made
23 saves in the win over SFU, was named the
BCIHL’s player of the week on Monday, Jan. 13.
He has posted four consecutive victories.
TRU is 10-5 on the campaign.
— with files from TRU sports information
Memorial Arena is the venue for a pair of weekend TRU
WolfPack hockey games. Allen Douglas/KTW
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IDAY Kamloops Art Gallery
CAVE MICRO-ORGAN-ISMS AND DRUG DISCOV-ERY: A Collaboration of Artists and Scientists unjtil March 22.
BEAUTIFUL MONSTERS, an exhibit on loan from the National Gallery of Canada. Featuring representations of mon-strous creatures in early European art. Includes a companion exhibit, titled Picasso’s Beasts, featuring a key selec-tion of Pablo Picasso’s celebrated series of etchings from The Vollard Suite. Both exhibits run until March 22.
Kamloops Arts CouncilTHE ART OF SEEING, a
talk on the theory of art criticism, with Wendy Weseen, Jan. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m.
ILLUMINATED CAPITALS (calligraphy) with Glen Mantie, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon.
SKETCHING IN OIL, with Kimberely Eibel, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon.
HOW TO RESCUE A PAINTING, with Judy Mackenzie, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Dirty JerseyDEAR ROUGE with
The Fineprint, Saturday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. Tick-ets $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
ANDREW CHRISTOPHER, Thursday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m.
SIDNEY YORK, Friday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m.
BEND SINISTER with I’ve Taken A Lover, Saturday, Feb. 1, at 9 p.m., $10.
THE DIRTY JERSEY COMEDY SHOW, Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
VOODUSA’S ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH, featuring My Mother the Carjacker, Saturday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m., $10.
The Blue Grotto FRAPP CITY plays
Friday, Jan. 17 and Satur-day, Jan. 18.
THE YOUNG’UNS play Friday, Jan. 24, and Saturday, Jan. 25.
EARTHBOUND plays Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1.
BURLESQUE SHOW on Thursday, Feb. 13.
PAP WHEELY plays Friday, Feb. 14, and Saturday, Feb. 15.
DEVON COYOTE plays Friday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 22.
Barside Lounge & GrillDODIE GOLDNEY
performs Saturday, from 7 to 10 p.m. No cover charge.
VISUAL ARTS
MUSIC
WHAT’S HAPPENINGTHIS WEEKEND
DAVID WARD GOES ‘RAW’ FOR KAMLOOPS /A23PS /A23
By Andrea KlassenSTAFF REPORTER
andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
When Ann Cheeptham showed one of
her first microbiology classes images of bacte-ria enlarged thousands of times, her students weren’t quite as awed as she was.
“I went into my class and I said ‘You know what guys? Bacteria are so beautiful,’ ” the associate professor at Thompson Rivers University said.
“And they looked at me like, ‘You’re crazy, Ann. They are germs,
they are bugs.’ ”Twelve years later, that reaction
has helped to spawn a new project aimed at giving the micro-organisms
Cheeptham studies some better press.Kamloops Art Gallery opens
today Cave Micro-Organisms and Drug Discovery, a collaborative art show produced by local artists, TRU microbiology researchers and science and art students at the university. The show runs until March 22.
For inspiration, participating art-ists were given scanning electron micrograph images of bacteria pro-duced by Cheeptham’s microbiology research team.
Each image features a bacteria sample collected from a cave in Wells Gray Provincial Park, enlarged to 4,700 times its natural size.
From there, the artists were given licence to create artworks in any medium they chose.
“I just thought I would like to show this side of bacteria, the good side of bacteria,” said Cheeptham.
“Because, when you think about it, everything that comes out about bacteria and micro-organisms, they’re all bugs and germs. Not many people really think about the 99 per cent of micro-organisms that we live with that are good.”
See ARTISTS A22
Kamloops Art Gallery interim education and public programs coordinator Emily Hope prepares to install art pieces in the BMO Open Gallery. Hope displays two pieces by one of the
show's artists Louanne Mah, entitled Bacteria Achromata and Bacteria Coralloid. Dave Eagles/KTW
TRU researchers and students team up for unique exhibit
When art meets science,beautiful things happen
An image of bacteria on a cave in Wells
Gray Provincial Park. Images like this pro-
vided the creative spark for artworks in a
new show at Kamloops Art Gallery.
www.kamloopsthisweek.com A22 FRIDAY, January 17, 2014
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
From A21The show features work from six artists, many of whom have science backgrounds.
Ariga Avanessian, a third-year science student at TRU, has a connection to both the arts and science side of the project. She was doing research with Cheeptham when she first heard about the art show.
“Little did she know, one of my hob-bies is art,” said Avanessian, who jumped at the chance to mix a favourite pastime with her studies.
For her piece, Bacterial Flora: The Body’s Own Gold Mine, she drew inspi-ration from the cave rock the bacteria call home. “I was inspired by the background, the mineral deposits around the bacteria, and the texture and the rough edges,” she said.
“So I had this image of the texture and the background I wanted to illustrate and it almost looked like these geometric shapes.”
To create her piece she worked mainly with pastels and charcoal, but incorpo-rated fabric paint to get the texture right.
Avanessian also hopes the show will change attitudes toward bacteria and make viewers consider whether they
really need those bottles of hand sanitizer lurking in desk drawers and handbags.
“Those are specifically designed for use in a laboratory to prevent contamina-tion of your experiment or area,” she said.
“But people, out of fear, end up buy-ing these antibacterial soaps or gels and
what happens is, along the process, the resistant strains of bacteria do survive and are more harmful.”
She said she thinks incidents where bad bacteria are blamed, like C. difficile outbreaks in hospitals, have overshad-owed the good the tiny organisms can do.
The Plaza Hotel REFLECTIONS OF BOB
SEGER, featuring Renea Denis, Mike Hilliard, Dave Coalmine, Matt Stanley and Mike Hill-iard, on Saturday, Feb. 8. Hosted by Sabrina Weeks. Celebrating the music of Bob Seger. Tickets $25 for the show, $30 for show plus ap-petizer, at the hotel.
The Art We AreKARATE KIDS play The
Art We Are on Saturday at 8 p.m.
STEVE PALMER and Dave Ward play The Art We Are on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m.
Pogue Mahone Irish Alehouse
SPENCER’S DIRTY MATADORS perform on Saturday at 9:30 p.m.
Juniper Ridge school gym
JUNIPER RIDGE COFFEE HOUSE takes place on Saturday in the Juniper Ridge school gym. Doors open at 5:45 p.m., mu-sic starts at 6:15 p.m. Featuring entertainment by Heather Clark, Mick-ael Maddison, Kennan Wilcox, Eric Scholefi eld, Ron Ste. Marie. All ages welcome. Tickets $12 for a family, $5 for youth over 17, $2 for children.
Interior Savings Centre HEDLEY performs on
Sunday, Feb. 16, with guests, at 7 p.m. Tickets $44.75 to $77.
MUSIC Artists hope show will change attitudes about bacteria
Examples of artwork in Cave Micro-Organisms
and Drug Discovery.
Juno award-winning musician and Paperboys frontman Tom Landa brings his seven-piece Latin band, Locarno, to Kamloops for a concert at Calvary Community Church on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $28 for adults, $20 for youth and are available through kamloopslive.com or by calling 250-374-5483.
The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre presents Godspell on Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
The popular musi-cal from composer Stephen Schwartz is one of the most enduring stage shows — a family friendly, feel-good musical ren-dition of the Gospel of Matthew.
The show is produced by New York’s Moonglow Entertainment in association with Toronto’s Drayton Entertainment.
Tickets are $47 for adults, $44 for seniors, $42 for stu-dents and are avail-able through ticket-seller.ca or by calling 250-549-7469.
Godspell opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971.
Rock musical Godspell adds Vernon to tour
Latin band to bring diverse sound to Kamloops
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com FRIDAY, January 17, 2014 A23
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Sagebrush Theatre BLIND DATE opens on
Thursday, Jan. 23, star-ring Julie Orton. Show runs Mondays and Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays to Satur-days, 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1 matinee, 2 p.m.
TRU Clock Tower KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA presents Mui Caliente, a concert of hot Latin music, on Saturday, Jan. 25, at TRU’s Alumni theatre, Clock Tower Building, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets:250-374-5483 orkamloopslive.ca.
THEATRE
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TRU Clock TowerA BRIEF ON THE PO-
TENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS of the proposed KGHM Ajax Mine, featuring Dr. Jill Calder has been the Director of Rehabilitation Services at Royal Inland Hospital, on Sunday at 2 p.m. Free admission.
Kamloops Library DINOSAUR FOSSILS
SHOW on Saturday at 11 a.m. Free.
SENIORS TEA on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. Featuring live music, tea and goodies.
McArthur IslandKamloops Storm takes
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By Dale BassSTAFF REPORTERdale@kamloopsthisweek.com
DAVID WARD’S FIRST CAREER GOAL?
“My mom told me that when I was five years old, I told her I wanted to be
a hockey stick,” the singer-songwriter said with a laugh.
Music came into his life eight years later, when he picked up a guitar. Theatre school beck-
oned after high school and he headed off to the University of Victoria.
“But, music was always in my mind,” Ward said. “I had bands throughout university and finally came to a point when I knew I had to get the most of it.”
He’s got a new album, Golden Future Time, set for release on Jan. 28, and is about to start touring to support it, including a gig at The Art We Are on Saturday, Jan. 25.
The tour includes a videographer on several of the stops as Ward indulges his broader theatrical bent, working with Jeanette Wilkinson to create a documentary on the independent music scene in Canada and Wilkinson’s homeland of Britain, a country in which Ward tours often.
The documentary grew out of a concert series he hosted in Vancouver, one where Wilkinson would focus on various musical topics. Ward said
he realized from that there was a larger story to be told, trying “to get a pulse on where people are at.”
The documentary will chart his journey, he said, bringing in other elements of the music scene. He hopes to screen it at music festivals and is looking for a distributor to help promote it.
While he’s been in a few cover bands in recent years “to help pay the rent,” Ward said his own music is influenced by the alternative music scene, singer-songwriters like Dave Matthews. Reviewers have likened his sound to a combina-tion of Jeff Buckley and Stevie Wonder.
Ward said the way he sings has changed through the years, his voice expanding to bring in “new palettes, more colours.”
He said his show is a solo gig, “fairly raw” to promote an album “that has a lot going on in it.
“But the show? It’s just me and my guitar.”
Vancouver singer David Ward plays The Art We Are on Saturday, Jan. 25. He’s touring to promote a new album.
Audiences can expect a ‘fairly raw’ performance when David Ward playsKamloops
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com A24 FRIDAY, January 17, 2014
SERIOUS SINGERS
Serious Options mixed-voice community choir presents This Shining Night, a concert
of choral arrangements, on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The performance takes
place at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, at 1136 Sixth Ave. The program includes a
medley of Les Miserables songs. Tickets are $10 at the door.
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By Dale BassSTAFF REPORTERdale@kamloopsthisweel.com
It was a band member who came up with the name, having read Vladimir Nabokov’s dysto-pian book Bend Sinister.
The musician is long gone but the name remains, as does origi-nal member Dan Moxon, now joined by Jason Dana on drums, Matt Rhode on bass and Joseph Martin on guitar.
Moxon said the band started — as many do — in high school, continuing on a casual basis through university until the mem-bers got serious and released The Warped Pane in 2005.
The band’s seventh release, Animals, is set to drop on March 11. It was created under the tute-lage of Grammy-nominated pro-ducer Joe Marlett in San Diego.
“The title comes from a sort of broad idea of talking about people, the world, how people can do horrible things and how everybody’s just an animal,” Moxon said.
“And, it worked with the theme we had going for the cover, which I’ll just say involves taxidermy.”
Animals is the first CD with songs everyone had a hand in
creating. Up until now, Moxon has done it all but he did the first part and then the band work-shopped it.
“It was a good experience,” Moxon said. “It kicks your butt a bit to make you finish a song rather than sit on it for months."
Those songs that make up a Bend Sinister show are about half and half fancy and 1970s rock, he said, with the rock side a little heavier sound than the pop phase the band had years ago.
When he’s not writing for the band, Moxon does scores for mov-ies including three feature docu-mentaries and four dramas, win-ning a Leo Award — presented by the B.C. film and television indus-try — in 2012 for his score on the comedy Sisters and Brothers.
Music was always around Moxon as a child. He remembers visiting his maternal grandpar-ents in Saskatchewan, where they would play their accordion and violin while everyone else danced and sang.
On his dad’s side, the music was more structured, lead-ing Moxon into the Royal Conservatory of music education stream, something he did for a while, learning to play piano.
Those lessons have served him well as he plays keyboard with the band.
The tour they're starting later this month brings the band to Kamloops for a show at The Dirty Jersey on Feb. 1 at9 p.m. Kamloops band I've Taken A Lover opens.
Moxon said the tour, which heads east from B.C., will dip into the U.S. for some shows, something the band wants to do but which can be a tough go.
“The hardest thing is to stand out in the U.S. and it’s been hit-and-miss for us. You have to just hope the promoter is good and gets the word out and gets the tickets sold.
“But doing it is a labour of love for us. We’ve done some shows in California and it's excit-ing driving down that coast.”
Touring is a ‘labourof love’ for rock band
ONSTAGEWHO: Bend Sinister with I’ve Taken A LoverWHEN: Saturday, Feb. 1WHERE: The Dirty Jersey, 1200 Eighth St.MORE: bendsinisterband.com, facebook.com/bendsinister, myspace.com/bendsinister-band
When Wendy Makepeace and her husband moved from Calgary to Kamloops, they were looking for a way to make friends and have some fun.
They found a newcomers’ group.However Makepeace said it was
composed of people who had been new but were by then established residents.
As she talked with people, she found many, particularly new Kamloopsians, were looking for events where they could meet people, have some fun and not spend a lot of money.
To fill that void, she’s created Fun and Laughter with Friends and
has a pancake breakfast planned for Sunday, Jan. 19.
Makepeace said she’s created a Facebook page, www.facebook.com/groups/219934751527720/, but is using email to organize events.
There’s no need to join or pay any fee, but at events, people are required to wear a name tag. All events will be for adults, and each will be no-smoking.
Makepeace said she’s hoping anyone who takes part will turn off all their techie equipment — tablets, cellphones and other things that can be distracting.
For more information, email her at laugh2014@shaw.ca.
Group aims to make friends over breakfastPancakes to be served on Sundayat ‘Fun and Laughter’ gathering
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This year, we have outstanding speakers that will promote the interests of mining, earth sciences and mineral exploration. The lectures are at TRU Mountain Room (3rd Floor of the Campus
Activity Centre) and start at 7:00 pm and are free to attend. The next talk will be held on:
January 23Catherine Hickson
Subglacial Volcanism & Wells Gray Provincial Park
February 6Kim Juniper - Developing Environmental Monitoring
Technologies Ahead of Deep Sea Mining
February 20Mitch Mihalynuk - Back to the Jurassic
Basics of Tomographic Time Machine TravelKEG Social before lecture starting at 5:30
March 12Nancy Van Wagoner - The Geology of Ceramic Arts
March 27Jean-Bernard Caron - Looking For Grandma; What Can
The Burgess Shale Tell Us About Our Origins?
April 24John Clague - Hydraulic Fracturing - The Science, Eco-
nomics & Politics of the Recovery of Shale Gas & Oil
March 26Ashcroft - The River Inn • 7pm
Jean-Bernard Caron - Looking For Grandma; What Can The Burgess Shale Tell Us About Our Origins?
*Topics and dates subject to change*
For more information and biographies please visit our website at www.keg.bc.ca
The Kamloops Exploration Group is pleased to present their
2014 Lecture Series
Invites all North Shore Business and Property Owners to its
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday, February 12 North Shore Community Centre
452 - 730 Cottonwood Avenue, Kamloops
Registration from 5:30PM to 6:00PMAGM from 6:00PM to 8:00PM
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com FRIDAY, January 17, 2014 A25COMMUNITY
By Dale BassSTAFF REPORTERdale@kamloopsthisweek.com
Think literacy and you think of books.
Graffiti likely doesn’t pop to mind, but it’s one of the new features of the Unplug and Play program tak-ing place next week and sponsored by Literacy In Kamloops.
On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Kamloops Boys and Girls club on McArthur Island will host a free urban street-art design workshop for those 13 and older.
It will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and, although there is no cost, pre-registration is required.
Phone 250-828-3611 and quote program number 222684.
Maureen Doll, chair-woman of the commit-tee behind the week-
long event, said there are other new events planned, including some geared to youth, adults and seniors.
It all wraps up with the ABC Family Literacy Day at the Henry Grube Education Centre, 245 Kitchener Cres., on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Various community
members will be read-ing books, Vicki McKee will provide music, Mother Goose herself will be on hand and there will be plenty of activities for families.
Theme for the day is pirates, Doll said, and children will be given a treasure-hunt map to follow, taking them through various sta-
tions for activities and entertainment, before they arrive at their des-tination and dig into the chest for a book.
ABC Family Literacy Day has come
a long way from its beginnings, when it was held in what is now the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, but one thing remains true.
No one asked to help
out ever says no, Doll said.
The program has grown because of the way the community has embraced it, she added, noting it’s a way for families “to get out and do something fun and interactive” while con-tributing to their overall health.
Participation has grown through the years, one of the rea-sons the new venue was required. In recent years, organizers have had to provide over-
flow parking space at the Kamloops Alliance Church across Fortune Drive from the Henry Grube Education Centre.
Last year, 523 peo-ple took part, Doll said, and every station was busy with people having fun and laughing.
More information on all-things-literacy in the city can be found online at literacyinkamloops.com, by emailing litera-cyinkamloops@gmail.com or by calling 250-376-2266.
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com A26 FRIDAY, January 17, 2014
BUSINESSThe Thompson Rivers
University School of
Business and Economics
has launched Business
Kickstart 101, a student-
centred initiative that gives
students the opportunity
to tap into the skills and
expertise of more than 100
businesses and business
professionals.
Kickstart 101 includes
career-information path
sessions; a major
networking event where
students meet face-to-face
with company employers; a
corporate-speaker series;
and a one-on-one
mentorship component.
The latest speaker in the
corporate-speaker series
was Peter McKenna,
president and CEO of NRI
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NURTURE AND KNOWLEDGEBy Tim Petruk
STAFF REPORTERtim@kamloopsthisweek.com
Nurture relationships, know what you want, embrace technology and enjoy success.
Those were the messages delivered by Peter McKenna, president and CEO of NRI Distribution, at the first Thompson Rivers University Dean’s Speaker Series event of 2014.
Speaking to a standing-
room-only audience in
TRU’s Panorama Room
on Wednesday, Jan. 15,
McKenna went chronologi-
cally through his journey to
NRI’s CEO chair.
It began, he said, when he
wasn’t accepted into the B.C.
Institute of Technology.
He had to get a job — and
his mom made him apply for
a mail-room gig.
“I realized, when you’re
getting started, strategic
relationships are critical,”
McKenna said.
“I started to nurture these
relationships and eventually got myself into the market-ing department.
“That really had a lot to do with being able to lever-age relationships and push yourself forward.”
McKenna went into busi-ness on his own in 1988 in the Lower Mainland, opening an inland port on Annacis Island.
After a series of rookie mistakes — taking contracts that were bigger than he could manage from a capital perspective — McKenna lost control of the business and eventually left.
“I wasn’t working for myself anymore,” he said.
“I didn’t want that.”In 1995, McKenna said,
he heard about a family friend who had an office-product warehouse in Kamloops.
He got involved and turned it into NRI Distribution.
According to McKenna, it’s important to have con-
crete goals in mind when trying to find business suc-cess.
“You need to know, ‘What do I want?’ — how much do you want to make?” he said.
“Otherwise, you keep on bumping into that the whole way along.
“It helps you incred-ibly, especially early, to know that. ‘What am I worth? What’s my expertise worth?’”
McKenna said mentors are also key for newcomers to the business world.
“The mentorship aspect and working for somebody, there’s nothing wrong with that,” he said.
“As a matter of fact, I encourage it.
“But, it’s all about work-ing for the right people.”
The next Dean’s Speaker Series event is slated for March 6, when Knowledge Network Corporation President and CEO Rudy Buttignol is scheduled to speak at TRU.
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A tiny gem in the heart of the Alsace region, Colmar is too easily bypassed but, with its unique medi-eval charm, cobblestone streets and vibrant culinary scene, the rewards of what you’ll discover make the detour worthwhile.
Unique Cultural MixTeetering on the German border
in the northeastern corner of France, within a half-train ride of Basel, Switzerland, Colmar is where French joie de vivre meets German efficiency with uncharacteristic ease.
There’s little doubt Colmar has earned that grace from history through which the town has been conquered, annexed, lost and won again since it was founded in the ninth century.
In short, Colmar has been in the Holy Roman Empire, adopted Protestant Reformation and even had a spell under Swedish rule during the Thirty Years’ War.
And, through it all, Germany and France volleyed their claim with the tenacity of a Wimbledon championship.
Vive La HistoireIn spite of its turbulent history,
Colmar has thrived, its charm so capti-vating that walking around Old Town’s narrow streets is to meander through all these time periods.
Its architecture alone is a pressed-together collection of imposing Gothic churches with magnificent stained glass windows, lavishly decorated merchants’ houses and entire neighborhoods that still celebrate the region’s early econo-mies.
Examples include the 15th-century Koïfhus, a complex of buildings that was once the heart of the town’s eco-nomic and political administration.
The oldest building — the Place du L’Ancienne Douane (Customs House)
— still stands. Its arcaded ground floor bustles with bistro activity while above is a decorative balcony, ornamental win-dows and brightly tiled roof.
Look for the 17th-century Maison de Tete (House of Heads), so named for the profusion of animal heads, faces and grimacing masks carved into the walls and doorways.
The Rue de Tanneurs (Tanners Street) is a highlight.
It runs along the waterway that has long shed its “tanner’s ditch” faculty for the more prestigious nickname of Little Venice.
The restored 18th-century houses here are typical of that era.
Very tall and narrow, they have no basements, but rest on a high stonewall with upper stories built of half-timbered cob walls made from a mixture of straw and clay. The extensive roofs often have openings at several different levels set back relative to others, thus enabling the tanners to dry their skins.
Multiple MuseumsFor its size, Colmar has a remark-
able number of museums, the best being The Unterlinden, which is argu-ably one of the finest small museums in Europe.
Housed in a 750-year-old Dominican convent, exhibits include Roman artifacts, medieval wine-making tools, bridal trousseaus and household items, all displayed in striking contrast alongside military paraphernalia and works of art by Renoir, Monet, Picasso and Leger, among others.
Colmar also pays homage to one of its most famous children, Auguste Bartholdi, creator of the Statue of Liberty in New York.
While you will find many of the sculptor’s works in courtyards, foun-tains and even as a gable capping, most are at the Musee Bartholdi, located off a small and elegant courtyard.
And, yes, you’ll see the original resin-model cast for Madam Liberty, as well as an entire room devoted to reduced-scale models of The Lion of Belfort, France’s iconic sculpture that stands at Belfort Castle, 11 metres (33 feet) high and twice that from nose to tail.
Medieval charm
The Little Venice Barge is part of the
charm of Colmar. To see more photos of
the enchanting French town, go online to
kamloopsthisweek.com and click on the
“Community/Travel” tab. Chris McBeath photo
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1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC
call for availability250-374-7467
Sauna Inferred 4 person cedar great cond. Assemble from 8 panels $1100 (250) 579-2685
WASHING machine Hot Point,com $375, 4 place din-ner setting Blossom Time $900, 250-374-1252
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PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670
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Houses For SaleFOR SALE OR TRADE
for residential property in Kam-loops. This very bright, fully furnished, three bedroom/two bath corner unit townhouse in Big White offers your very own hot tub on the patio, carport, high end furniture/appliance pkge, stacking washer/dryer and rock-faced fi replace. Short stroll to Gondola, skat-ing rink, tube park, Day Lodge. Ideal for family or as a reve-nue generator throughout the ski season. Strata fees only $155.00 per month. Call Don at 250-682-3984 for more in-formation. Asking $189,000.00
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Apt/Condo for Rent2BDRM(Brock) $850 + utils,w/d ground fl r , no stairs, ideal for seniors, wheelchair access, quite side of building & closeto bus ns/np 250 320 4159
Bachelor Suites & 1bdrmstarting @ $645 Adult BuildingN/P N/S. Downtown. 343 Nico-la St. 250-374-7455.
CARMEL PLACE 55+ Quality Living in newmedical building. Studio suites with affordable rates,FOB entry, elevator, scooter stations and Telus Optik Pack-age! Call Columbia PropertyManagement to book your ap-pointment: 250-851-9310
NORTH SHORE 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.
Clean quiet building. Rents starting at $625 + utilities.
CALL 250-682-0312
RIVIERA VILLA1&2/BDRM Suites
1/bdrm starting at $675/mth 2/bdrm starting at $800/mth
Incl/heat, hot water. N/P. Senior oriented.
250-554-7888
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Duplex / 4 Plex4bdrm duplex NShore new reno $1300 Avail Feb 1 n/s, n/p (250) 376-2475
Homes for Rent2Bdrm lakefront house in Sa-vona $1150/mth utils incld 604-889-4495/250-373-2592
4 Bdrm a/c Lower Sahali, close to Tru/shop $1650mo ref’s req’d 250-372-7695
Monte Lake Overlooking Lake 1bdrm, f/s/w/d, $550/mo hydro incd. Call 250-371-7014
Rooms for RentDALLAS furn bdrm in Mobile home. Quiet working person n/s/p $385 828-1681,573-6086
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Rooms for RentDOWNTOWN Motel Kitchen-ette units $750-$950 per month util included. TV and local telephone also included 250-372-7761
Furn bed rm cls to DT util incl emp or student n/s/p/drink vehicle req $450mo 377-3158
Shared Accommodation
Available rural location. Horse? $500 util incl n/s Can be furn.school bus 374-2774
IN private home, pleasant sur-roundings fully furnished work-ing male pref. near amenities behind sahali mall 10 min walk to TRU 374-0949 or 372-3339
Male seeking roommate West-syde Furn. Close to bus $550/mo util incl. 250-579-8193 Cell 250-572-1048
Quiet nonsmoking male to share downtown condo with mature male $500mo (250) 374-1642
Suites, Lower
1BDRM Aberdeen, fully furn. Satt & util incl. NP/NS Avail immed.$850/mo 250-314-1011
1BDRM DownTown NP, no smokers! Inclds utils & cable $720/mth,Jan1 250-318-0318
Cars - Domestic
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Suites, Lower2 Bdrm in Brock close to all amen & bus avail Mar 1 $975 incl w/d 250- 819-3815
2BDRM large N/S N/P Close to schools Working person pref’d $900 incl util 819-3368
Cumfy 1bdrm. Close to Uni-versity, Hospital. Perfect for student or quiet person. Excel-lent Location. ns/np Call now (250) 299-6477
Vacant 2bdrm air $900 incl heat no pets, ref (250) 376-0633 North Kamloops
Townhouses3brm 3bth Valleyview pet neg, $1300 close to school and shopping. Avail Immedi-ately 250-374-5586 /371-0206
TOWNHOUSESBest Value In Town
NORTH SHORE*Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms
*Big storage rooms*Laundry Facilities*Close to park, shopping & bus stop
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TownhousesUpdated 3bdrm + den 1.5bth walking dis to TRU n/p, Avail now $1400 +util 571-7653
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Antiques / Classics1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $6000 obo (250) 376-5722
Cars - Domestic98 Toyota Camry LE auto A/C cruise 1 owner ex. condition $3000 obo 250-374-1670
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Cars - Sports & Imports
05 SI Civic 152,000km 5spd manual new winters loaded $6500 (250) 571-0316
Motorcycles1984 Yamaha Virago motorcy-cle.Excel/cond $3500obo 250-573-5922(after6pm orlvmsg)
Recreational/Sale
26’ pull type 1999 Mallard trail-er slps 6, lrg awning, a/c , solar panel + extras $8,500 (250) 376-6918
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2004 Lexington motor home well equipped new tires like new only 36000 miles call $35,000 obo 250 573 2332
Complete Trailer with EZ load, boat, all gear new 4hp merc motor, $10,500 (250) 374-0507
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Trucks & Vans
1984 Chevy Short Box. $3500 obo (250) 573-5922 after 6pm or leave msg. Must See!
1986 GMC 4x4 1/2 ton v8 auto $3000 phone between 5pm & 8:30pm ONLY 250-377-8702
1996 GMC Suburban good shape runs great $3800obo Call (250) 571-2107
2004 Dodge Caravan. 140k 3.3L, trans r’blt @ 75k. 1-own-er, $5700 obo 250-376-7255
NEW LEER Truck Canopy. White. $750 1(250) 523-2350 (Logan Lake)
Boats
2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250-573-5922 (after 6pm)or lv msg
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of Frank Wilkins AKA Frank J. Wilkins AKA Frank James Wilkins, late of Kamloops, B.C., who died on or about May 13, 2013, are required to send them to the executor before the 15th day of March, 2014. After that date, the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled, having regard only to the claims of which the executor has notice.
Roxane Lucrece Anderson, Executor By Gillespie & Company LLPLawyersSuite 200 – 121 St. Paul Street Kamloops, BC V2C 3K8
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Hedwig Hindle, formerly of #110 - 3255 Overlander Drive, Kamloops, B.C., V2B 0A5, Deceased are hereby required to send the particu-lars thereof to the under-signed Executor, c/o Patricia Rummel 3000 Stautw Road, Saanichton, B.C., V8M 2K5, on or before March 5, 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been re-ceived. Patricia Rummel, Executor.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
Re: Estate of Mary Kathleen Reid, deceased, formerly of 60 Whitesheild Crescent, Kamloops, BC.
Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Mary Kathleen Reid, de-ceased, are hereby notifi ed under section 38 of the Trus-tee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executors at Morelli Chertkow LLP, 300 -1800 Seymour Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 2E3, on or before February 17, 2014, after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties en-titled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Ex-ecutor then has notice.
Signed:
Robert John Reid Jr. and Michael David ReidExecutors of the Estate of Mary Kathleen Reid
Solicitor:
MORELLI CHERTKOW LLP
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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WINTER PRICING!0 payments for 90 days (O.A.C.) • All units fully inspected
All Pre-Owned come with Comprehensive 3 Month WarrantyFree storage until spring • Call for pre-approval!Check JubileeRV.com for more details & pictures!
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2012 Outdoors RV Creekside 26RLS#T2154B. Super Slide, mountain extreme insulation, sleeps 6, & much more!
$22,998$102 bi-weekly
2013 Outdoors RV Blackstone 280RKSB#T20083. Used once - fantastic rear kitchen fl oor plan - top of the line! Mountain Extreme insulation incl. thermal pane window
$40,998$181 bi-weekly
2011 Wildcat by Forest River 29BHS#T2171A. Excellent family trailer, 4 bunks, outside kitchen, sleeps 8!
$19,980$89 bi-weekly
2009 Tango 329BHDS#PM2185A. Double slide with wide bunks, power awning, aluminum wheels
$23,850$106 bi-weekly
2008 Thor Wave 29BHS#T1483A. Another great family unit! Hardwall, slide with topper.Was $18,999. UNBELIEVABLE VALUE!
$14,980$97 bi-weekly
2008 Kingston 345K#RV2130A. Triple Slide 5th Wheel, rear living, 16” wheels, trail air hitch. Was $33,995!
$29,777$181 bi-weekly
2008 Georgetown 340TS Class A Motorhome#U1968A. Triple slide, hydraulic leveling, 86,000 kms, drives like a dream! Was $69,995. PRE-SEASON CLEARANCE!
$49,980BEST BUY AROUND!
2008 Adventurer 9.3 FDS Camper#PM1827132. One owner, slide-out, rear awning, thermal windows. A beauty! Was $26,995
$22,700$101 bi-weekly
2007 Cedar Creek CRF34 5th Wheel#PM1829A. Ultra rare 4 slide 5th Wheel with separate 4-bunk bedroom including 1/2 bathroom. Perfect for lake lot! SALE PRICED TO CLEAR!
$39,900$184 bi-weekly
2006 Jazz by Thor 2510F#T1873A. Hardwall trailer with 2 slides, double doors, fi berglass cap,central air and more! Was $21,995! SALE PRICED TO CLEAR!
$17,980$88 bi-weekly
2004 Okanagan 90W Camper#T1902A. Beautiful 9’ camper, hardwall, bathroom with shower. Weighs 2450 lbs when loaded. Was $13,995! SALE PRICED!
$9,950$56 bi-weekly
Payments at 5.99% O.A.C. with $0 down on 5 year term and include fees & taxes. Total paid with 15 yr. amortization: #T20083 $58,733, #T2154B $33,167, #T2171A $28,915, #PM2185A $34,422, #T1483A $21,777, #RV2130A $42,860, #PM1827132 $32,795. With 14 year amortization: #PM1829A $57,060. With 13 year amortization: #T1873A $25,921. With 11 year amortization: #T1902A $14,524.
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2008 Mazda3#2065A. 2.0L, 4 cyl, auto, only 78,000 kms! Really nice fuel-effi cient car. Fully inspected & ready to go! Extended warranty available.
WAS $14,995 - NOW $8,980 or $97 bi-weekly
2011 Chev Cheyenne Crew Cab Short Box 4x4#BS2223. V8, auto, PW, PL, tilt, cruise, air, only 35,000 kms! Super clean truck with balance of GM 5 yr/160,000 km warranty.
CLEARANCE PRICED! $24,980 or $199 bi-weekly
2002 Oldsmobile Bravada AWD#BS2226. Fully loaded, V6, auto, sunroof, heated leather seats, brand new studded winters, only 108,000 kms! Beautiful SUV!
WAS $12,995 - NOW $9,980
2006 Dodge Ram 1500HD Mega Cab 4x4#RV2155. 5.7L Hemi, largest cab available, fully loaded incl. leather & sunroof. HD model, so equal to 3/4 ton. Only 115,000 kms!
PRICED TO CLEAR! $18,970 or $198 bi-weekly
All payments O.A.C. with $0 down and include fees & taxes. Total paid: #2065A $15,132 (8.97% / 72 months), #BS2223 $36,036 (6.97% / 84 months), #RV2155 $25,740 (6.96% / 60 months).
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WINTER PRICING!0 payments for 90 days (O.A.C.)
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