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April 18, 2014 edition of the Kamloops This WeekTRANSCRIPT
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PINANTAN LOSES GENERAL STORE FIRE DESTROYS THE COMMUNITYS MEETING PLACE
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Through a freedom-of-information request, KTW obtained all 19 artists concepts submitted to the city as part of the search for a public art piece to install in the Lorne Street roundabout near Interior Savings Centre.While the city supplied KTW with detailed descriptions of nearly all submissions including their planned
dimensions, materials used and partial schematics of the roundabout site it blacked out artists sketches, claiming they represent proprietary information. The city also redacted the 11 artists educational cre-dentials, citing privacy concerns, though it did not black out their names, phone numbers or addresses.STORY, PAGES A10-A11
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By Tim PetrukSTAFF [email protected]
The owner of the Pinantan General Store hopes the blaze that levelled his business forces govern-ment officials to help the community establish its own fire protection something hes been trying to do for years.
In addition to owning the store that burned to the ground late Wednesday night (April 17) , Cory George is also a director of the Pinantan East Paul Lake Fire Association.
At what point do they come in and say these things arent options anymore? he asked KTW as what remains of his business smouldered behind him while a steady stream of curious onlookers stopped at the scene for a look.
Nobody wants their taxes to go up until they see something like this. At what point do they step in and say
this is not an option?The community of Pinantan Lake
was given a fire truck in 2012 an old vehicle donated by McLures volunteer fire department.
But, George said, its been of no use other than training to this point because of red tape.
The truck is being stored on a pri-vate property in Pinantan Lake.
He said the fire association hoped to build a $30,000 garage to house the truck on a piece of donated prop-erty down the road from the store, but said TNRD officials claimed they would have to construct a $200,000 firehall.
Pardon my language, but they dicked us around, George said.
A fire truck wouldnt have saved this building, but we got lucky.
There was no wind and it was raining.
Ron Storie, manager of com-munity services for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, said
hes been in conversation with the Pinantan fire association about set-ting up a volunteer department.
Putting a fire department together, its not just. Lets do it overnight, he said.
Theres training thats required, theres, in this day and age, huge liability.
You need a specific number of volunteers and its the communi-tys choice whether they move down that road or not.
Storie said the community of Pinantan would have to make that choice through either a petition or a referendum.
Neighbouring Paul Lake has a volunteer fire service with a working fire engine, but the Pinantan General Store is located outside of its cover-age area.
Ed Lund, president of Paul Lake Fire Protection, said he received phone calls late Wednesday asking Paul Lake Fire Protection to help
battle the blaze.Just basically, Can we come to
the fire?, he told KTW.I said we cant because we have
a protection radius.Paul Lakes volunteer fire service
was developed after a deadly house fire in that community on Christmas Eve 2008 that claimed the life of 55-year-old Janice Hughes.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Doug Aird said police were called to the Pinantan General Store just before 11 p.m., after a tenant living in an adjoining apartment saw smoke.
He said officers helped to ensure the scene was safe, but there was nothing they could do to fight the fire.
Last night we were fortunate it was raining, he said.
Now, we want to determine cause and origin so weve asked the provincial fire commissioners office to come up. Theres really not a hell of a lot left.
Aird said the blaze could have started in the buildings furnace room, but that will be up to investi-gators to figure out.
No one was injured, but the fire completely destroyed the building. It was still smouldering with flames visible 12 hours later.
Melissa Reid, a trades student at Thompson Rivers University, has fond memories of the store her grandparents, Herb and Laura Reid, built it.
Reid remembers photographs being taken of family members while the building was being con-structed, snapshots that were put between wall joists and then cov-ered over to create miniature time capsules.
George said he will rebuild the store, which he has owned for four years, and he has already met with an insurance adjustor.
The community needs it. Its gonna get rebuilt. This is rural B.C.
Owner of Pinantan General Store will rebuild
A fire on Wednesday, April 16, reduced the Pinantan General Store to rubble. There were no injuries in the blaze, the cause of which is under investigation. Owner Cory George (above) hopes the incident will lead to fire-protection service in the rural community. Dave Eagles photos/KTW
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NotesFire Hydrant Flow Testing Until May 15, Kamloops Fire and Rescue Services will be inspecting the City's fire hydrants, conducting flow tests to ensure they are operating properly and have adequate flow. The program is to comply with fire underwriter requirements. The program will run 7 days a week from 9 am - 8 pm. During flow testing, poor water pressure and/or high turbidity levels may result. This situation is temporary and may last for up to 4 hours. If turbidity is detected, you are advised to run a cold water tap and avoid doing laundry until the turbidity clears up.
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Office ClosuresCity Hall and the Tournament Capital Centre/Canada Games Aquatic Centre will be closed on Fri, Apr 18 and Mon, Apr 21 for statuatory holidays. Please note the TCC will be open for regular operating hours on Saturday and Sunday.
Road MarkingsThe annual Spring Line Painting Program is in effect until approx. July 1. Motorists are reminded that driving over newly painted lines or markings is an infraction under the Motor Vehicle Act and subject to a $109 fine and 2 penalty points. Please drive with caution when approaching areas that are being painted.
Notice to Motorists Road Closure ~ 1st Ave/ Lansdowne St / Lorne Street The City will be doing construction until July 15, 2014 at the intersection of Victoria St/1st Ave and Lansdowne/Lorne St, installing a new full movement traffic signal and extending the streetscape design from Lorne St which was constructed last year.
The construction will affect normal operations of the intersections in all directions and will be in effect 24 hours a day until the completion of the work. Motorists should expect delays when driving in the area. Please use caution when driving in the vicinity and obey all traffic control
personnel, signs and devices. The City of Kamloops appreciates the coopera-tion of all motorists. Inquires can be made at 250-828-3461.
Lane Closure ~ Overlander`s Bridge The City of Kamloops will be carrying out an inspection of the west sidewalk on the Overlanders Bridge in order to plan for future repairs. The work will take place on Thursday evenings and Saturday days until early May, which will result in temporary lane closures on those days. Please reduce your speed and obey traffic personnel and signals. The City Of Kamloops apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks you for your patience.
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The pesticide use control by-law is in effect. The by-law regulates the cosmetic use of pesticides on ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf on residential properties.
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com FRIDAY, April 18, 2014 A5LOCAL NEWS
Robbery spree has Mounties busyBy Tim Petruk
STAFF [email protected]
Four days, four rob-beries, zero arrests.
Kamloops Mounties are trying to solve a string of recent hold-ups crimes that might have been committed by one prolific bandit.
We havent come to that conclusion, but were thinking that,
Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush told KTW.
The descriptions are fairly vague, but the things they can say about them are some-what similar.
Also similar is the modus operandi enter store with face covered, threaten staff and take off with cash.
The first robbery took place at an adult
store on Tranquille Road in North Kamloops on Monday, April 14. In that instance, the suspect walked in just prior to closing, armed with a box cutter, and demanded cash.
The next day, a dry-cleaning business on Tranquille Road was held up. No weapon was produced.
On Wednesday, April
16, a clothing store on Fourth Avenue down-town was robbed.
In that case, a box cutter was once again brandished.
And, on Thursday, April 17, a store in the 200-block of Victoria Street downtown was held up by a man armed with a needle.
Bush said investiga-tors are canvassing area
businesses for surveil-lance footage.
Anyone with infor-mation is asked to call police at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Teachers set to begin job actionAfter rejecting an offer from
the school-district bargain-ing agency for a long-term contract, the B.C. Teachers Federation has served notice it will begin work-to-rule action on Wednesday, April 23.
BCTF president Jim Iker said 72-hour notice has been given after union members voted 89 per cent in March to endorse a three-stage strike plan.
Phase one includes refusing communication with school man-agers, arriving no more than an hour before and leaving an hour after school hours, and refusing supervision of students outside class time.
It does not affect pre-arranged voluntary activities such as coaching, but the refusal of supervision requires essential-service levels that compel some teachers to assure the safety of students while they are out of classes. Report-card preparation and parent meetings will con-tinue.
Iker said progress at the bar-gaining table will determine how long phase one action would last.
Phase two of the BCTF plan is rotating one-day walkouts in districts around the province.
Phase three, a full-scale strike, would require a second vote by members to authorize.
Kamloops-Thompson school
district superintendent Terry Sullivan said the job action will affect students, despite any claims to the contrary.
The rhetoric is there isnt going to be an impact on stu-dents, but I would totally dis-agree with that, Sullivan said.
And I would be prepared to show evidence that job action does have an effect.Sullivan said school-district officials will be finalizing a job-action plan over the Easter long weekend, with parents to be called on Tuesday, April 22.
We will do our best to ensure things are stabilized in schools, he said.
The important thing to stress to parents is that schools will be in session.
The BCTF has rejected the governments offer for a 10-year agreement with pay increases totalling 6.5 per cent over the first six years and additional wage increases to be negotiated for the final four years.
The union said there has been little change to the lowball offer on wages and no move-ment on the long-running dispute over class size limits and special needs support, Iker said.
BCTF negotiators countered with a three-year proposal with three per cent plus a cost-of-living increase in each year.
With compounding and current estimates of inflation, BCPSEA calculates that could amount to 13.5 per cent over three years.
Iker said school districts are cutting staff and programs due to ministry budget cuts, and the ministry should at least cover school districts costs for increase medical services plan premiums and BC Hydro rate increases.
The education ministry said per-pupil funding has increased 38 per cent since 2001 and the ministry has provided $225 mil-lion over three years to hire 500 teachers and 400 new special education assistants for the 2012-13 school year.
Peter Cameron, chief negotia-tor for B.C.s 60 school districts, said once stage one strike action begins, the B.C. Public School Employers Association will seek an order that the union pay for its extended benefits during any withdrawal of service.
That would cost about $5 mil-lion a month for 41,000 public school teachers.
In order that there is in fact pressure on both sides, BCPSEA needs to respond to any phase one activities with measures that put corresponding pressure on the union, Cameron wrote in a letter to Iker.
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www.kamloopsthisweek.com A6 FRIDAY, April 18, 2014LOCAL NEWS
By Cam FortemsSTAFF [email protected]
A Shuswap Indian Band chief said the B.C. Liberal governments embarrassing about-face on removing ski resorts and nearly all natural-gas plants from environmental review is another example of its failure on envi-ronmental issues.
Late Wednesday, April 17, B.C. Minister of Environment Mary Polak said her government would rescind orders-in-council exempting destina-tion resorts and the majority of gas plants from review by the environ-mental assessment office.
The changes were done quietly and without consultation, angering First Nations and environmental groups.
Our government is committed to a strong, respectful and productive relationship with First Nations, Polak said in a statement.
Thats why we will rescind the amendment that would have removed the requirement for an environmental assessment for sweet-gas facilities and destination resorts, until we have undertaken discussions with First Nations.
Neskonlith Indian Band Chief Judy Wilson said the move so angered chiefs meeting during a summit on liquid-natural gas that they kicked out provincial representatives.
Wilson is part of the executive of the B.C. Union of Indian Chiefs.
They said it really jeopardized discussions with First Nations on
LNG, she said.NDP Leader Adrian Dix called the
flip-flop not just embarrassing, but incompetent.
And its the premiers personal incompetence here.
Dix said the failed removal of ski resorts and gas plants from review was an attempt to do a backroom deal with industry.
You can make these kind of deals in a backroom, which the premier wants to do, and not defend them publicly.
Wilson said the episode is the lat-est in a number of failures by both government and industry to properly consult with First Nations, something it is legally required to do.
She noted a recent announcement by Sun Peaks Resort it will expand its skiing area this winter was done with-out consultation.
The Neskonlith and Adams Lake Indian bands have long opposed development of the ski resort and cre-ation of a resort municipality.
Were looking at what the resort is talking about, she said.
We havent been consulted on further expansion . . . People wonder why theres tension there. Proper pro-cesses arent being followed.
Wilson also said government acknowledged several years ago bands were not consulted when the ski resort was taken over by a Japanese corpora-tion and expanded to a modern opera-tion with real estate development in the mid-1990s.
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Thieves were busy in the last week when two dirt bike motorcycles were taken in the City. The first dirt was taken from 200 block of Sherwood Ave, the garage door was forced open and a 2007 Orange and Black 250 KTM with the owners name engraved underneath. The second dirt bike was stolen from Alpine Terrace and was taken from the carport, the bike is described as a Green and White 250 Giovanni, both Vehicles Identification Numbers have been registered with the police. This is a good reminder to place all dirt bikes and ATVs, not only put then in a garage but lock them as well. The suspects are watching who has what vehicles and will return to steal then late at night, dont become a victim.If you have any information on these thefts or know the whereabouts of the dirt bikes, please contact Crime Stoppers
Last week saw an increase of fuel thefts in and around the City of Kamloops, the latest was a couple of work sites in the Valleyview area. The suspects are taking a significant amount of fuel at one time and would need a vehicle capable of holding a large amount of fuel. A white pickup truck was seen in the area and did
have a red Tidy Fuel Tank in the box of the truck. If a similar vehicle is seen late at night at any work sites , you should call the police right away, they will attend to find out why this vehicle is on the work site. This is another reason for all contractors of equipment on worksites, compounds or wherever your vehicles are stored
at night, make sure there are locks on all fuel tanks. These suspects are watching the various worksites and where the work vehicles are being left at night, do not become a victim.
If you have any information on these theft, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will never have to go to court or give a statement.
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Overnight on Monday April 7th, suspects took advantage of Alternative Funeral Services on the 600 block of Tranquille rd. The business was being renovated, the suspects forced their way into the building, once inside they targeted the workers tools. The suspects took their time in the building, loading up the various power tools and had
a plan to remove all the items. The amount of tools taken would have required a truck or a van transport all the stolen items. The list of tools stolen has not been completed at the of the time of printing this story, there are numerous noticeable marks on the tools, that the contractors can easily be identified.
This is a busy street at anytime of
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If you have any information on this break and enter or know where the tools are, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will remain anonymous and only your information will be used, never your name.
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This Program is jointly sponsored by Kamloops Crime Stoppers and Kamloops This Week. People featured are wanted on arrest warrants not vacated as of 3pm on Wed, April 16, 2014
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The former Rona building at 1555 Versatile Dr. has been sold.
A spokeswoman with Rona confirmed that the company finalized the sale of its former Kamloops location the morning of Thursday, April 17, but said confidentiality agreements prevent the company from disclos-ing the buyer.
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd. is seen as the most likely to have picked
up the property, which is assessed at $4.2 mil-lion according to the city.
The parent company of Lake City Casino did not return a request for comment by KTW, but rumours about the casinos intentions for the building have swirled in the city.
Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone told KTW the government is aware Gateway wants to move out of its current Victoria Street location
in Hotel 540, between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
Rona closed 11 of its locations in B.C. and Ontario last year because they
were under-perform-ing, including the Kamloops location.
Its outlet on the reserve remains in operation.
LOCAL NEWS
NorKam trades centre opening delayedBy Dale Bass
STAFF [email protected]
School wont be in for the NorKam Trades and Technology Centre until next February.
Sheryl Lindquist, the Kamloops-Thompson school district principal for trades and transitions, said the $7.4-mil-lion project wont be ready for its planned September opening, so classes wont begin until the second semester of the 2014-2015 school year.
She said more than 60 stu-dents have applied for the one-semester program and priority will be given to those entering Grade 12 this year.
Lindquist said enrolment is less than was expected there is room for 100 full-time stu-
dents but said the unique-ness of the program has left some students who are interest-ed in trades waiting to see what the program looks like.
You have the keeners, the ones who know what they want and theyre in, she said.
And then there are others who arent sure and are waiting to see.
Unlike traditional classes, the trades centre will operate more like a business, with stu-dents learning by doing most of the time.
At the end of the semes-ter, they return to their home schools and, Lindquist said, she hopes students who take the program go back and talk it up.
Theres no one reason for the delay, Lindquist said, but
a variety of unanticipated con-struction challenges.
Masonry work, for example, couldnt be done because of weather issues and government funding didnt get approved when anticipated.
Art McDonald [SD73 director of facilities and trans-portation] said every construc-tion project has some prob-lems, Lindquist said. Its like you start renovations and you bump into surprises.
Students can still register for the program. Lindquist said they should speak to their home-school staff.
There are also some open-ings in the districts hair-dress-ing, restaurant-training and digipen programs, as well as in the International Baccalaureate program at NorKam secondary.
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Above the Law; CRA/Taxes Only thing certain in life are death and taxes; its these kinds of slogans that help to facilitate a false belief that our taxes are the only way in which a society can exist. But there was a time when there were practically no taxes in Canada, [or most of the world] there was a time when government was competent self sustaining and accountable. Take for example, in the early days there was no such thing as in ation or income tax, though government still existed; built and maintained railways roads funded healthcare, police and military, and many other things. The point is, right up until good old government got subrogated [stolen through bribery] things were pretty good, there was no such thing as in ation until the late 1800s when some politician thought in ation up as an excuse to remove accountability, starting a runaway train that may end all of humanity. Income Taxes were brought in during the Second World War to pay for the war machine; and did we ever, Canada had the third largest navy, and sent tons of material and men that made the difference to win the war. But after the war income tax remained in direct violation of CANADAs constitution/law. Yet what most dont know of government, is they make every war legal, indeed they make anything legal to the highest bidder; self-evident in CANADAs government today as they change environmental laws to suit corporations needs, destroying the environment for generations to come in exchange for pro t. They=those in breach of their oath, a crime in which will haunt them for all eternity as men with no honour. Another ne detail never taught in the public education system is that up until 1900s there was no in ation, and up until the 1970s no major national debt. It wasnt until some more fraud was made legal called private banking interest, which was a change from borrowing from ourselves, [Bank of Canada] for practically no interest, to borrowing from private banks at high interest. A direct result of the UN sticking its nose in Sovereign Nations business, arbitrarily birthing the bastard rule of the New World Order as we witness today, bankrupting the world; called fraud by any other name. With this fraud came a new type of fraud called invisible debt, or debt that doesnt exist in the real world to any real natural person, but only exists in ction on a computer screen, or more speci c as a legal ction. Baf e any educated scholar by asking them where money comes from; though only a selected few insiders whom reap the rewards of this fraud, truly understand the money and debt are gments of ction simply entered into a computer screen out of thin air, all made legal through government subrogation. Yet more fraud of government is Canada is the richest nation per capita; our wealth of natural resources and farm land is second to none, yet homelessness hunger and humanity struggle to survive as the cost of living out paces living its self, indeed leaving many struggling just to survive. Yet because of the fraud within government that sells our resources at pennies on the dollar, corporations make record pro ts by self regulating the systematic rape and pillage of mother earth. Which is worse, the degradation of people or mother earth? Both are heinous crimes against humanity and all we as men are entrusted with.It is because of these truths that many in Canada and indeed the world are standing up and saying NO, I will not be a part of governments fraud and breach of public trust. Indeed, Out of the ashes of democracy a phoenix of consciousness is born; thousands of people are resisting, questioning, and educating themselves, standing up to government. In turn government makes the assault of peaceful upstanding members of communities all across this nation legal; steeling pensions, homes, seizing bank accounts and assets, shutting down businesses, corrupting the courts by legally changing justice by forcing the accused under threat and duress to prove their innocents in a world of fraud, contrary since the dawn of law that a man is innocent until proven guilty by his peers. Though take comfort in knowing progress is being made, we free men who understand we have a duty to stand up to tyranny and corruption, have took it upon ourselves at great risk to expose the fraud and crimes against humanity. In doing so, we have learned the ins and outs of the devil himself, exposing his vulnerable places. Slavery is legally abolished, yet the devil enslaves you to ll out their paper work for free in ignorance of this fact; so why not send them a contract? My time is my most valuable asset, so I charge them $500 hr to ll out their paper work, and I keep an of ce [closet in my home] that I charge $1000 a month for. Then when I do ll out their paper work, it re ects a legally binding contract that any crooked court cannot deny. In response they often send paper work with wild claims but no signatures, so if no one signs, then no one is taking responsibility and it is nothing but gibberish. Legally there are three things one can do anytime anyone sends you a demand for payment. One can ignore the paper work in which case legally one is agreeing to their claim, and they can take everything one owns; or one can deny the claim, which creates a dispute that leads to much pain and suffering. The nal thing one can do, is CONDITIONALY ACCEPT their claim upon proof of claim. 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Unplug and play and you will indeed save
Publisher: Kelly [email protected]: Christopher [email protected]
K A M L O O P S THIS WEEKVIEWPOINT
It used to be that the old beer fridge, chugging away in the base-ment at all hours, was your homes biggest energy hog.
If you have an old beast whir-ring and humming away, it would be wise to unplug it and save your bucks.
But, theres a new consumer of energy in your home electronics and you may be surprised to learn how much your cellphones, PVRs, computers and other gizmos are
costing you.BC Hydro
has been increasing its educational programming, through its
website and at trade shows, encour-aging customers to use less power.
One way is to properly monitor just how much your electronics are driving up your smart meter.
While unplugging that old fridge can save you up to $85 a year, prop-erly plugging in your gadgets has the potential to save you more than $100 a year.
Just your PVR alone is costing you more than your average refrig-erator. BC Hydro suggests hooking up your television, DVD, PVR, VCR and surround system to one power bar, and simply clicking the entire thing off when its not in use.
Phantom load is upping your the cost of your hydro bill, whether youre home or away, sleeping or awake. Standby power can increase your annual bill by as much as 10 per cent.
If hydro companies could con-vince everyone in Canada to reduce their products that use standby power, they could power up to 400,000 homes and emissions reductions would be equivalent to taking a large coal-fired power gen-erating unit offline.
All you have to do to is unplug the things you arent using.
If we could learn as a society to turn off the lights when we leave the room, surely we can learn to click off the electronics, too.
Finally, BC Hydros green team suggests reading a book and going for a bike ride instead of watching TV at all the ultimate unplugged experience.
Listings? Send them in and we can win-win-winAN AFTERNOON excursion to every childs fun palace seemed an unlikely destination for adult shenanigans.
But, a recent Ruckers playdate was better than I remembered and it wasnt only because my playmates this time had fewer boogers on their faces than my childhood pals.
I know what youre thinking Unlikely destination? Ruckers is so fun. I remember a birthday party when . . .
And, Ill stop you right there.Yes, Ruckers is fun when you are
a six-year-old, you have a six-year-old or you are babysitting a six-year-old.
Fond childhood memories come from the clinking of tokens, the twin-kle of arcade games, the anticipation at the ticket counter and three packs of candied Nerds inevitably chosen for a prize.
Fast-forward another 20 years and consider a 26-year-old recreating that very Ruckers playdate this time as a real date.
Adult logic might cloud initial impressions just some silly kids place, a waste of money or a breeding ground for rare bacteria to feast and flourish.
But, despite the desire to wash my hands every 30 seconds, I dismissed logic as boring adult misconceptions.
The games were largely similar to those years ago, but you have one major advantage playing them two more decades of size and intelligence.
Tickets flew left and right as we conquered our childhood weaknesses.
Air Hockey and Deal or No Deal proved splurge-worthy, token-wise, and friendly competition was a chance to flirt and goof around.
Im sure a little creativity could even raise the stakes to some adult-rated favours.
Though, in mentioning that, it seems a little creepy.
At times, our adult powers felt like cheating. In one game, I nearly dunked the basketball a shooting-skills game on which I wouldnt have dared wasting tokens as a kid because of the proximity of the hoop above my head.
The best part, though, came at the end the win-win-win situation.
Counting the tickets this time enough for five packs of Nerds we found that, after repeatedly cheating on the basketball game, there were still enough tickets to put a smile on a kids face, a child who had eyes on a giant stuffy.
The result was a fun date and a sugar rush, wrapped up in a good deed so many rewards for having fun.
As someone who grew up in the Tournament Capital, I have no prob-
lem finding fun in the nooks and crannies of the city.
But, as I take on more responsi-bility for the arts and entertainment section at KTW, I am constantly sur-prised and excited by things happen-ing in Kamloops.
How did I not know there was a ukulele orchestra? I could try that.
People create artistic pottery in the park? What! Why had I never signed up for Boogie the Bridge? Run Club training has been fun this year.
I figure youve already done half the work by taking time from your crazy busy day not to mention the bonus points for resisting the tempta-tion to wander online to BuzzFeed by now so, while I have your brief attention, Id like to offer up another win-win-win situation.
Sorry, it doesnt involve any Nerds.
While the rest of the newsroom is spending too much time teaching, me how, to, use, a, comma, Im trying to lend a hand in compiling compre-hensive weekly event listings for the Friday paper.
This is where you come in.You get free publicity for your
community event, Fridays pages are filled and people like me, who have lived here forever, may learn a few new things about whats going on in the community.
See? Win-win-win.Email me and lets get started.And, if theres not much going on,
we can always grab some hand sani-tizer, pop into Ruckers and dunk our way to five packs of Nerds.
OUR VIEW
JESSICA WALLACEGenerationGAP
EDITORIALAssociate editor: Dale Bass,
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Re: Bass column: BASS: Parents of autistic kids dont need junk-science lectures:
. . . referred to Africa, which, he said, never had autism until vaccinations were intro-duced there.
People with these backwards ways of thinking astound me.
With vaccines come doctors. With doctors come diagnoses.
Just because you didnt know you had it doesnt mean it wasnt there. Some people can make absolutely any excuse to tie autism to vaccines.
I believe I met Dale Bass autistic son, many years ago.
I think hes the same age as my young-er sister and was in one of her classes.
Hes a sweet boy and it makes me happy to hear Bass chose to focus on helping him become the best him he can be, rather than trying every baseless magic trick in the book to try to fix him.
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Re: Story: Smailes boys of Kamloops honoured by ALS Society of B.C.:
I wish I had two extra hands so I could gives these two boys four thumbs-up.
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Editor:Thank you and great news!The Kidney Foundation would like to
thank everyone who participated in our successful scrao-metal fundraiser on April 12 at D&G Auto.
A special thanks to Sam at Haul Guys for his amazing contribution.
Congratulations to Arthur Stevenson
elementary for winning the school chal-lenge by bringing in 2,251 pounds of metal. Well done!
The great news is that D&G Auto, besides being our kidney-car representa-tive, will now maintain a metal-recycling bin year-round for the Kidney Foundation.
So, any metals, from cans to cars, can be brought to 423 Mount Paul Way,
Mondays to Fridays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
If you are unsure about the acceptabil-ity an item, please call D&G at 250-374-2255.
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Editor:Whole-hearted
thanks is due Richard Boyce, president of United Steelworkers local 7619 at Highland Valley Copper, who spoke on Sunday, April 13, at Interior Savings Centre.
Boyce apologized for his former pro-Ajax stance and addressed the subject of his speech, The Reality of Having a Mine on our Doorstep.
He spoke with the honest clarity of one whos been there, done
that and still does.The sound of sci-
ence is the sweet talk you hear when the mine is trying to gain acceptance.
Very few facts are known until the mine is in operation.
Is it wise to wel-come a mine on the rim of our city?
It shouldnt be too hard to agree the time to decide is long before:
Dust is blowing when you for a walk;
Pollutants are aggravating
your asthma; Vibration on your
table top is accompa-nying your breakfast;
The sound of blasting is intruding on your thinking;
The operation has decided how many pieces of heavy equip-ment it will run;
Diesel trucks are spewing their fumes;
Water is being slurped up and the sludge is being sloughed off;
The tailings pile reaches the clouds;
Doctors are busier
if they can be per-suaded to keep their families here.
Exaggeration?Well, maybe.
Google it.Such talk is pure
fear-mongering, you think? The mine isnt in operation yet. How can anyone possibly know?
You really prefer to wait and see? Wed certainly know then.
Every mine exhibits the above. The only question is to what extent.
Should we care?
As Boyce says, min-ers get paid, and paid very well, to take such risks.
The 86,000 men, women and children who live in Kamloops wont get paid theyll get shafted, like other communities in too close a proximity to mines.
The proposed Ajax mine defies common sense.
Kamloops council, lets agree to stand up together.
Collen CarbolKamloops
Steelworkers president speaks with honest clarity
Editor:With respect, I suggest
United Steelworkers local 7619 president Richard Boyce has it all backwards.
In fact, Kamloops is too close to the site of the pro-posed Ajax mine.
The ore deposit was here
first and Kamloops city council, presumable acting on the recommendation of its planning department in its last major report of 2004, approved the construction of new residential-service mains to the south and directly into existing and well identified
ore bodies. With a new planning
report due out this year, one hopes council will do better this time around.
Perhaps Boyce and his friends should consider mov-ing their homes away from the Ajax ore body, for which,
in my opinion, they should be entitled to substantial compensation from city cof-fers.
It would be a lot more expensive to move the ore body.
Ted JoslinKamloops
Steelworkers presidents argument is backwards
A bought event,
not great event
Editor:Re: Cindy Roses letter of
March 21 (Ajax event shows mine has great support):
The proposed Ajax mine does not have great support.
The population of Greater Kamloops is 85,678.
Despite the large sums of money KGHM has been throw-ing at (dare I say bribing?) local organizations and the glossy brochures it has been mailing out,
2,000 people, which is a mere 2.3 per cent of the population, showed up for more freebies and a live band during KGHMs March event at Interior Savings Centre. This is what I would call bought support, not great support.
The good citizens of Kamloops oppose the location of this mine as it is too close to our city.
Our friend the enemy would give us water, air and noise pollu-tion and a scarred environment.
It is the responsibility of all of us who oppose this attempt-ed take-over by KGHM to express our concerns to envi-ronmental policy- and decision-makers.
Email the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office at [email protected].
Make your voice heard.It is crucial.
Claudette LaffeyKamloops
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By Andrea KlassenSTAFF REPORTER
IT COULD HAVE been a coyote pieced together like a 3D puzzle, a pair of concrete spires studded with local stone or a life-sized cowpoke on his faithful horse.
Through a freedom-of-information request, KTW obtained all 19 artists concepts sub-mitted to the city as part of the search for a public art piece to install on the Lorne Street roundabout near Interior Savings Centre.
But, we cant show you what the alternatives to Delta artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas sculpture
Rivers might have looked like.
While the city supplied KTW with detailed descriptions of nearly all the sub-missions including their planned dimen-sions, materials used and partial schemat-ics of the roundabout site it blacked out the artists sketches, claiming they represent proprietary informa-tion.
The city also redacted the 11 artists educational credentials, citing privacy con-cerns, though it did not black out their names, phone numbers or addresses.
Yahgulanaas concept sketches for Rivers were also redacted. However, one can get a hint of what might lie beneath the black by looking at the final sculpture, which rose on the roundabout in February.
Yahgulanaas original pitch to the city will be familiar to those who have seen the statue: Two aluminum figures, each a different colour, rising atop gal-vanized steel pipe and symbolizing the con-fluence
of the North and South Thompson rivers.
While all 19 con-cepts were consid-ered by a jury of five Kamloops artists and arts professionals, only Rivers made it to a sec-ond phase of delibera-tion and, eventually, to Lorne Street.
Heres a look at what didnt make the cut:
While the major-ity of the artists who pitched works for the roundabout arent local, the four local submissions account for the lions share of concepts presented to the city.
Thats mostly because of husband and wife team Garry Davies and Maureen
Light, who together proposed a whopping seven concepts for
the roundabout.Davies is already
well-established in Kamloops public-art scene, having co-cre-ated the Overlanders sculpture in front of city hall, to name just one.
The pairs designs included a fly fisher, trees constructed from steel poles and steel balls treated to resemble ice or water, two different homages to the Group of Seven and a bronze of two parents and a child cast at one-and-a-half times life size.
Another, more abstract, concept entitled Community Moving Forward uses chevrons to repre-
sent the Thompson rivers.
The motion of the river is emphasized by the curv-ing nature
of this section, the proposal states. The ball and lower element
Heres what Rivers bestedtwo twisted, undulating
and rising bands
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symbolize hub city status.
Further description of the ball and lower element is not pro-vided.
Another apparently abstract design would represent the contact between Europeans and First Nations.
First contact is a running theme in the submissions.
Terry Norlander another Overlanders statue veteran pro-posed a seven-foot high bronze of David Stewart meeting First Nations people as one of his two submissions for the roundabout.
Meeting of the Waters, his second con-cept, uses two twisted, undulating and rising bands, one of polished steel (Europeans) and the other of polished bronze (First Nations) to represent that same meeting.
Vaughn Warren, who created the River Pole in front of the Sahali Superstore, proposed a pair of sculpted concrete pil-lars in two shades of green to represent the two rivers.
The pillars would be textured with clean, flowing line forms that balance flow with tur-
bulence, interspersed with large spheres of stone sourced from various spots along the river, such as the Heffley rapids.
Young artists Allen Okoye and Jo Wyers proposed building a three-metre plinth topped with a coyote sculp-ture pieced together like an intricate jig-saw puzzle using flat, water-resistant ply-wood.
The recent Thompson Rivers University graduates (though their creden-tials are redacted, the pair make reference to their 2012 gradua-tion at other points in their pitch) suggested the column on which the coyote would rest could be used to dis-play plaques and other art pieces over time.
Salt Spring artist Donald Gunn sug-gested a cowboy for the roundabout, with childrens play struc-tures shaped like cattle installed nearby in Riverside Park as a complement.
Chases Laurie Payne proposed a pair of hands from the roundabout, though he suggested one hand might be feminine and
of a different skin tone if the jury preferred.
Hilton Landmarks Inc. of Waterloo, Ont., put forward a
design for Sharing 200, a mix of wind-spinner sculptures, native grasses to simulate the Thompson Rivers, and a red I-beam suspended in the air representing the Red Bridge.
Canmore, Alta., artist Tom Hjorleifson said his sculpture was inspired by an encoun-ter between two eagles he witnessed while vis-iting the city.
Had it been built, the piece would have included bronze eagles, steel ribbons in the shape of a canoe and a base of sockeye salmon and steelhead.
Leta Shores of Oliver proposed two concepts: A bronze of a fur trader meeting with a First Nations spear fisherman or a bronze sculpture of a male and
female salmon. The most perplexing
of the concepts
comes from Vancouver- and Toronto-based art-ists collective Instant Coffee.
No description of the groups proposal exists, though in its cover letter, the collec-tive says it prefers to build installations that become venues for a series of organized events.
Another page of the submission is blank, save
for the words Instant Coffee: it doesnt have to be good to be meaningful.
Rivers is due for an official unveiling later this
spring, likely in late May.
Around the same time, the city plans to install a second artistic piece in Riverside Park that will also serve as a sign to welcome visitors.
Barbara Berger, the citys manager of recre-ation, social development and culture, said details on the piece and its artist cant be released to the public yet because a pro-curement process is still underway for the work.
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I CHANT, IM IN Canada, now Im in the States, as I step back and forth over the border line.
Then, with one foot on either side, I declare Im in both.
At the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, which was deliberately built over the international bound-ary in the early 1900s, I can simultaneously stand in Stanstead, Que. and Derby Line, Verm.
The buildings front door and audience seats are in the United States, while the circulation desk, books and stage are in Canada.
Gary and I are mean-dering through the rural areas of the Montrgis and the Eastern Townships southeast of Montreal, Que.
Toodling along country roads, appre-ciating the scenery, finding covered bridges, tasting artisan products and making small-town discoveries like border-spanning buildings, all enhance our leisurely sojourn from the city.
With the traffic snarls of Montreal behind us, the country-side gently welcomes us.
The road undulates over treed hills tinged with the golds, oranges and reds of autumn.
Stands of tapped maple trees and pas-tures dotted with cows alternate with vineyards and apple orchards.
Branches bend with apples aplenty so weekenders heading for
U-pick will surely fill their buckets in no time.
It must be a spec-tactular sight when these trees are frothy with white and pink blossoms in the spring.
Baskets of apples, stacks of pumpkins and bouquets of flowers tempt us from roadside-honour stands.
Many territorial struggles amongst the British, French and Americans were fought in this bucolic country-side.
A wood block-house, dating from 1781, stands in a small Lacolle park.
This remnant of the fortifications built by the British to defend against invading American forces is the last remaining structure of its kind in Quebec.
From a short video, we learn a mere 500 men remarkably repelled an attack by more than 4,000 Americans in the spring of 1814.
The blockhouse held, but the dark walls are scarred with musket ball holes.
We stay in Sutton for a couple of nights.
Loyalists established the town in 1799 and French-speaking settlers followed in the mid-1800s.
With this heritage, no wonder so many people are effortlessly bilingual.
I start conversations in my rudimentary French, but am often answered in English.
Our hotel hosts are effusive about their town.
Its vibrant!
Michel explains as I indulge in the crispest, lightest French toast at breakfast.
Afterwards, he rec-ommends several scenic stops along the Route de Vins.
The country road is virtually empty of cars as we sedately dawdle along.
Cresting a hill, we see Vermonts Green Mountains in the dis-tance.
With a wrong turn, we land up at a tiny-border crossing oops, time to turn around.
Back on the route, we find the apple-tree-lined drive of Domaine Pinnacle.
Some of these trees were planted almost a century ago.
The turret on the mid-1800s farmhouse served as a border look-out and the house may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.
I taste several iced-cider products and declare the sparkling one my favourite.
Picking frozen apples must be cold and difficult work.
Nearby, Frelighsburg has many stone and brick buildings dating from mid-1800 loyalist times.
At the general store, all cozy with warm woods and delicious aromas, we finish lunch
with a piece of their famous sugar pie.
Mildly maple fla-voured, it is akin to a pecan pie without pecans.
Further along the route, we are tempted by other tastings of cidre et vin, and one vineyard adds a cultural twist with bizarre sculp-tures along its paths.
We picnic beside a red, century old, round barn one of only nine remaining in Quebec.
Round barns, according to folklore, have no corners for the devil to hide in and do his mischief.
We discover several covered bridges from
the 1800s before visit-ing the Saint-Benoit-du-Lac Abbey.
Its grey buildings are beautifully situated beside apple orchards on the serene shores of Lake Memphremagog.
For more than 100 years, Benedictine monks have followed a religious, contemplative life here.
I walk the halls in hushed silence what a treat it would be to hear the monks Gregorian chants reso-nating around the aus-tere chapel.
North Hatley curves beautifully along the top of Lake Massawippi.
A flower-lined pier leads to a pagoda over-
looking the lake. The water is calm
and the late afternoon sun warm.
A paddle boarder glides by, a fisherman casts a line and we rel-ish the tranquility.
No wonder tour-ists from both sides of the border have been attracted to the region since the 1800s.
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KTW is pleased to list a number of places of worship that will host
Easter services this weekend:
Good Friday Services The Salvation
Army Community Church, 344 Poplar St., 11 a.m.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of All Saints 1044 - 8th St., Holy Friday 11 a.m. shroud.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 1136 - 6th Ave.,10 a.m.
Hills of Peace Lutheran Church, 695 Robson Drive, 11 a.m.
Free Methodist Church, 975 Windbreak St., 10:30 a.m.
Kamloops Alliance Church, 233 Fortune Drive, 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m.
St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 815 Renfrew Ave., 7 p.m.
Bible Truth Church, 1099 Fraser St., Communion Service: 7 p.m.
Mount Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St., 10:30 a.m.
Gateway City Church, 163 Oriole Rd., 10 a.m.
Kamloops Roman Catholic Parishes:
Sacred Heart Cathedral, 255 Nicola St., 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 635
Tranquille Rd., 3 p.m. Holy Family
Parish, 2797 Sunset Dr., 3 p.m.
St. John Vianney Parish, 2826 Bank Rd., 3 p.m
Our Lady of Lourdes, Heffley Creek, 5 p.m.
Blessed Sacrament, Chase, 3 p.m.
Easter Saturday Services Kamloops Alliance
Church, 233 Fortune Drive, Easter Service, 6:30 p.m.
Bible Truth Church, 1099 Fraser St., Easter Egg Hunt and Family Barbecue:
2 p.m., children 12 and under
Mount Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St., Saturday Vigil, 7 p.m.
Gateway City Church, 163 Oriole Rd., Easter Service 6:30 p.m.
Kamloops Roman Catholic Parishes:
Sacred Heart Cathedral, 255 Nicola St., Easter Vigil, 9 p.m.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 635 Tranquille Rd., Easter Vigil, 8 p.m.
Holy Family Parish, 2797 Sunset Dr.,