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This week, we look back at some of the stories and newsmakers of 2015 and years previous

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Bishop David Monroe blesses Deacon Paul Simms as he is ordained a priest at this 2012 ceremony.After being attacked in 2010, Monroe is busy doing the church’s work.

AFTER THE ATTACK, BUSY AS EVER

More than five years after he was viciously attacked by a man suffer-ing religious delusions, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops says things are completely back to normal — and busy.

On Oct. 22, 2010, Bishop David Monroe was left with head injuries and lacerations after being attacked by John Bandura.

At the time, Monroe was at Sacred Heart Cathedral preparing for a wedding. He answered the rectory doorbell at about 10 p.m. and was attacked.

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BC Hydro, ICBC, MSP fees rising in 2016

Medical Services Plan premiums, electricity bills and vehicle insurance rates will be increasing in 2016, reviving criticism of the B.C. government’s con-stant boast about keeping taxes low.

As of tomorrow, MSP premiums rise from $144 to $150 for a family of three earning more than $30,000 a year. For a single person in the same income group, the rate goes from $72 to $75, with decreased rates for lower incomes down to $22,000 a year, where premi-ums drop to zero.

B.C. is now the only province in Canada with a health-care fee — and it has risen about 40 per cent since 2010.

Premier Christy Clark has defended the fee as a signal to citizens about the enormous cost of providing health care.

BC Hydro rates have been politi-cally dictated since Clark and Energy Minister Bill Bennett intervened to cap rate increases in 2013.

Hydro rates jumped six per cent after the 2013 election and are capped at no more than four per cent for 2015 and 2016, after which Bennett has promised to return rate-setting author-ity to the independent B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC).

Insurance Corporation of B.C. basic vehicle insurance went up by 5.5 per cent on Nov. 1, an increase still subject to review by the BCUC.

That works out to an increase of $3.70 per month for the average driver.

ICBC had proposed the maximum 6.7 per cent increase to cover increas-ing costs of personal injury claims and

fraud, but the province gave it permis-sion for a one-time transfer of $450 million from its optional-insurance business to subsidize the basic rate.

In a year-end interview, NDP Leader John Horgan stopped short of promising to eliminate MSP premi-ums, but he called it a “regressive tax” that would be part of a broad review of B.C. taxation fairness if he wins the 2017 election.

The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF) said people who benefit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promised middle-class tax cut will see most of those savings eaten up by provincial and municipal tax increases.

Trudeau vowed to reduce the federal income-tax bracket between $45,282 and $90,563 to 20.5 per cent from 22 per cent and increase the rate for income over $200,000 to 33 per cent from 29 per cent.

The change would provide up to $2,000 in tax relief for middle-income earners, with dual-income households benefiting most, according to CTF fed-eral director Aaron Wudrick.

Municipal property taxes are expected to increase across the prov-ince in 2016, with local councils pre-paring to set budgets for the new fiscal year that starts on April 1.

Port Alberni has proposed a seven per cent increase, and the CTF says it hasn’t found any B.C. municipalities yet that propose to freeze or lower property tax rates.

Kamloops has averaged an annual two per cent property-tax hike in the past decade.

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The highlight of the Christmas season here at the KTW office had to have been when the Mah children visited.

Dressed in Christmas finery, the trio — along with mom and dad — arrived just after 10 a.m. on Nov. 27. Not many people in the office noticed them at first; the family gathered in the boardroom to talk about what Christina, Vanessa and Wesley had done at their school’s annual Christmas bazaar.

Notes were taken, photographer Dave Eagles snapped a photo — then the kids took out their violins and started to play.

The bustling office slowly came to a stand-still as sales people, designers and even crusty reporters made their way to the front to listen to the impromptu concert. Deadlines didn’t mat-ter and phones could go to voicemail because, for a few minutes, three youngsters brought the holiday spirit to life doing exactly what they had done at the sale — playing music and accepting donations for the Christmas Cheer Fund.

It was a warm fuzzy moment to cherish.When KTW inherited the annual fundraiser

in early 2014, it came with a long history of sup-porting the community.

Through the years, one donor in particular

has headed up fundraising that has brought in more than $75,000.

Jim Doan of the Western Karate Academy is one of those quiet powerhouses, someone who not only teaches the importance of community, but also lives it. He heads out into the commu-nity every year gathering up prizes — more than $1,500 worth of them this year — as incentives for his karate students to raise Cheer money through a kick-athon.

There are so many other names that could be included in this story. Each of the more than 200 of you who have helped grow the fund are spe-cial. No doubt there’s a story behind every dona-tion, be it those made in memory of someone or to celebrate a marriage.

We made some changes this year.A new committee was struck to decide

how the fundraiser would proceed. The mem-bers, two from KTW, one from the United Way Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo and Doan, met with Deb McClelland of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce to create an infrastructure, guidelines for choosing charities and other tools they used as they reviewed dozens of applications.

In the end, they decided to designate the Y Women’s Emergency Shelter as a legacy char-ity, one that will remain with the fund.That was another warm and fuzzy moment because the women who work there — and those who flee

to the shelter — are each incredible, moving for-ward often under the radar to make lives better.

The other charities chosen included New Life Community Kamloops — which, sorry Stan Dueck, will always be “the mission” to me — Family Tree Family Centre, the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre and Sensational Soups.

Each is essential to our community.It would be nice to have a final tally for you

in this story, but it’s being written on Tuesday for publication today and we’re still collecting dona-tions.

Sometime in January, the committee will get together and hand out the cheques to the five charities and we’ll be able to tell you then how much Kamloops gave.

The final figure is important but, in the end, how much we raise is not as important as the fact Kamloops does raise money to help others.

That’s why there’s never been a goal set, as Cheer Fund originator Gregg Drinnan made clear when he wrote about the fund — and which he reiterated when we talked early last year about KTW taking on the project.

The goal isn’t the dollar amount. It’s doing something tangible to help build our commu-nity.

And that’s what a community newspaper should do.

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Bandura pulled the door off the rectory microwave and used it to beat Monroe before fleeing on foot. He was found hours later hiding inside a shed on his father’s prop-erty.

Monroe said Bandura wrote him a letter in the months following the attack.

“He wrote to me a beautiful letter in his own hand, just apolo-gizing and saying he was sorry it took something like this for him to realize the severity of his illness,” Monroe told KTW.

“I replied. I said thank you.”Monroe said he’s keeping plenty

busy.“In the winter now, I won’t be

getting out to all the parishes,” he said, noting he has recently vis-ited churches in Blue River and Valemount. “I usually do that in the spring.”

Monroe said office work keeps him tied up most weekdays.

“A lot of the time is in the busi-ness office here, answering letters or other business that comes in,” he said.

“Right now, several of the par-ishes are wanting to help with the refugees. That will hopefully be moving forward.”

Following the attack, Bandura was found not criminally respon-sible by way of a mental disorder.

He was given a discharge from Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in November 2011.

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HIGHWAY HAVOCAn Idealease truck hangs off the edge of Highway 5 North between Sun Rivers and Mount Paul Way following a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning. Six vehicles were involved in the accident, with one person taken to Royal Inland Hospital in serious condition and others treated at the hospital for less severe injuries. The crash was a result of a head-on collision and closed the stretch of highway for a few hours. The investigation continues.

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Mounties seek Boxing Day robberHe walked into the Walmart photo

studio on a busy Boxing Day afternoon, claimed he had a gun and robbed the clerk of some money.

About 10 minutes later, he pulled a gun on a woman parked outside Mark’s Work Wearhouse in Aberdeen Village Mall and stole her purse.

Now, Kamloops Mounties are on the hunt for the robber, who is driving an older pickup truck that was stolen earlier that day in Kamloops.

Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said the common denominator in the two robberies — the Walmart holdup took place at 4:10 p.m., the second heist at 4:20 p.m. — is the stolen truck used by the culprit.

It is an early model, whiten two-tone Dodge Ram 1500 three-quarter tonne extended cab pickup that has rusted wheel wells and a steel dry box in the bed of the vehicle.

Its licence plate is CR6916.The suspect stands about six feet and

has a round face. He was wearing a black hoodie with a white DC logo, two-toned jeans and green gloves.

Anybody with information on the suspect, truck and robberies is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Two arrests to go — hold the friesKamloops Mounties used patience

on Saturday to stop a stolen pickup truck and arrest two men inside.

Staff Sgt. Robert Daley said a 2014 white Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with Alberta plates was reported stolen in Calgary on Dec. 20.

On Boxing Day, Kamloops Mounties saw the vehicle and followed it until it was driven into the McDonald’s drive-

thru restaurant lane in Valleyview at about 3:30 p.m.

There, Mounties boxed in the truck and made the arrests. The pickup truck is not the same vehicle connected to two Boxing Day robberies in Kamloops.

Daley said the investigation contin-ues into the path the stolen truck took from Calgary to Kamloops.

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Appeal set to be filedMAN CONVICTED OF SHOOTING MOOSE

A hunter from Burnaby con-victed of killing a moose out of season and then abandoning it has filed an appeal in B.C. Supreme Court.

Xin Xiao was found guilty after a trial on three charges under the Wildlife Act — hunt-ing out of season, possession of an animal and abandoning an animal.

His co-accused, Wei Li, was acquitted on all charges.

Defence lawyer Kevin Walker said an appeal has been filed and it is expected to be heard in the spring.

The Crown’s case was built on circumstantial evidence.

Two deer hunters came across a dead bull moose at a

spur road in the Nicola Valley near Merritt in October 2013. They testified that, when they returned to the same logging road later, they saw two Asian men with a Ford Raptor truck backed up to the moose.

One of the deer hunters said the pair appeared to be using a winch to get the moose — not yet field dressed or gutted — into the truck.

A surveillance camera at a gas station in Merritt recorded Xiao and Li the morning before the moose was found.

Food and gas receipts from Merritt the day before were also found inside the Ford pickup.

“I don’t believe a third party killed the moose and Mr. Xiao came upon the moose and decided to take it,” Judge Chris Cleaveley said in his decision.

Xiao, 49, had a “much stron-

ger connection to the Ford Raptor,” Cleaveley said.

Inside that pickup, registered to a woman from Vancouver, they found Xiao’s Canadian passport, as well as a wallet with his driver’s and hunting licences and credit cards.

Conservation officers used DNA to link the moose to blood found on a jacket in the truck.

Cleaveley found it was Xiao’s jacket.

Xiao was fined about $8,500, with $4,000 of that going to the provincial Habitat Conservation Trust Fund.

Those penalties are expected to be placed on hold pending outcome of the appeal.

The civil forfeiture office also applied successfully to have the Ford Raptor sold, with half the $48,000 proceeds going to the Crown.

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Move your cars downtownThe City of Kamloops is asking residents to

stop parking on Seymour, Lansdowne and Victoria streets downtown between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. tonight as crews finish hauling snow from the sides of the roads.

Snow removal began Tuesday night and is scheduled to run through tonight, New Year’s Eve, weather permitting. Cars parked on the three

streets during removal times will be towed out of the work zone.

Meanwhile, the city’s public works department reports it has cleared most local and residential roads following the heavy holiday snowfall, though some residential roads are still being plowed.

It’s up to residents to remove windrows at the foot of their driveways created by plowing.

Mounties may have your stuffIf you live in the Lower

Sahali or College Heights area of Kamloops and are missing some items from your vehicle, call the Mounties as they may have your stuff.

With the help of area resi-dents, RCMP officers on Boxing Day chased down and arrested a suspect in a number of vehi-cle break-ins that took place between Christmas Eve day and Boxing Day.

Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Karen Delorey said a resident called in suspicious activity in the Lower Sahali and College Heights area on Boxing Day.

With the information pro-vided, police responded and

chased a suspect.After a lengthy foot pursuit,

an arrest was made.“The investigation into this

matter remains ongoing and, at this time, the Kamloops RCMP

would like to thank the many citizens who also assisted offi-cers in the area in locating the suspect,” Delorey said.

The suspect was found to be in possession of several items police are investigating as pos-sible stolen property.

Residents discovering items missing from their vehicles can call the RCMP at 250-828-3000 to identify the items.

Delorey said vehicle own-ers should remove all valuable from their cars and trucks, noting even small amounts of coins can be enough to lure someone to damage a lock or break a window.

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Is there not something wrong with a man seeking to be the leader of the free world saying he’s OK with being compared to Adolf

Hitler?Does this make sense to any-

one? Is there not something wrong

with a man who thinks one of the people who held the position he covets, Franklin Roosevelt, was right when he created internment camps during the Second World War?

Is there not something wrong with a man who uses as a source for his vitriol an organization cre-ated by someone who thrives on conspiracy theories?

I despair for a world in which anyone thinks Donald Trump is fit to be even a television game-show host.

In creating his pronounce-ment that he would ban all Muslims from the U.S. for a period of time — until they can get it right, whatever that means — Trump has relied on the Center for Security Policy and its founder and president, Frank Gaffney.

Gaffney is an interesting dude.He apparently thinks it’s OK to

spy for Israel.While deputy assistant secre-

tary of defence for nuclear forces and arms control policy in the Ronald Reagan administration, Gaffney promoted colleague Douglas Feith for a government position, even though Feith wrote arguments on why the Geneva Conventions — laws protecting prisoners — should be aban-doned.

Gaffney is rabidly pro-Israel, to the point of arguing Palestinian

prisoners in particular should not be protected by the conventions.

In 2013, Feith wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal, saying peace and arms-control agree-ments are a waste of time.

I wonder if his Christmas card showed his family packing artillery, as did Nevada politician Michele Fiores’ festive greeting this year. Heck, even one of her tiny grandchildren was holding a gun — thankfully, with its muzzle face down.

Gaffney apparently believes his own party’s strategist is a secret agent for the Muslim Brotherhood and has been for years.

He thinks Democratic presi-dential nominee-seeker Hillary Clinton also has a Muslin Brotherhood secret agent aide in Huma Abedin, a woman who was the deputy chief of staff in Bill Clinton’s cabinet and who Time magazine praised in 2010 as a ris-ing star of American politics.

Gaffney still believes President Oback Barama was not born in the U.S. and that the logo of the U.S. Missile Defence Agency is a code that indicates the U.S. has

officially submitted to Islam.For those of you wondering

where that comes from, the logo, in Gaffney’s mind, looks like a morphing of the Islamic crescent and star.

You may wonder what the point of this column is, beyond a list of some really scary guys with some truly bizarre beliefs.

The goal here is simply to note Trump, the grandson of German immigrants Elizabeth and Frederick Trump, is not alone in spouting nastiness about immi-grants.

His number is legion and they are not just the average American who has been told — as we were in this country in recent months — to fear anyone who can’t count their lineage back five genera-tions of the same citizenship.

Part of me despairs for that hunk of land on the other side of the 49th parallel.

I worry about my dear friend who followed her heart and moved there. Sometimes the things she tells me she sees and hears is heartbreaking and, at the same time, frightening.

But, there’s the other part of me who looks to what we have done in our country, saying no to fear, welcoming refugees — and seeing our own Conservative MP stand up in the House of Commons to say her party welcomes an inquiry into miss-ing and murdered indigenous women.

The crazies don’t always keep the spotlight trained on them.

Sometimes different, brighter lights surge through and force the weird stuff back into the shadows.

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WAS IT A GOOD YEAR OR NOT?

The year 2015 is almost in the rearview mirror. It’s hard to say yet whether 2015 was a good year, a bad year or just another year.

It’s easy enough to pick out some of the major events that took place. In Kamloops, the performing-arts centre

referendum went down to a crushing defeat and the debate over the proposed Ajax mine continued to percolate.

The biggest story of the year for Canada was undoubtedly the fed-eral election that saw the Conservatives swept out and the Liberals ushered in. It’s easy to say with hindsight the Conservative govern-ment had used up its goodwill with a majority of voters, but, up until just before the election, it all seemed very much up in the air.

Internationally, the so-called Islamic State grabbed headlines and territory and incited even more outrage when it took credit for a vicious attack on civilians in Paris. Donald Trump continued to dominate the contest to become the Republican presi-dential candidate. Solar panels are spreading, but Volkswagen turned out to be a lot less green than it had pretended to be.

It’s hard to say which of these stories will be considered important in the future, whether 10 years or 100 years from now.

The truth is, 2015 isn’t finished yet.A lot of balls are still in the air, many dice were tossed and are still

tumbling. We don’t know if Justin Trudeau will be a good prime min-ister or not. We don’t know if the future will think Stephen Harper was a good PM.

We don’t know if Trump will be a president or be scrubbed, we don’t know if the so-called Islamic State will threaten the West or crumble and we don’t know if the temperature will keep rising, along with house prices, or if we can finally stabilize both.

Here’s hoping we all get to see the outcome, from a nice safe van-tage point about a decade from now.w

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RE: LETTER: RELAX — AND ENJOY THE SOLSTICE:

“Enough of this mine is cor-rect and yours is wrong stuff within our innumerable orga-nized religions.

“Every person is entitled to their own belief in a God of their understanding — or not.

“If this spiritual bias was removed and everyone respect-ed the entitlement to believe how anyone wishes, there’d be no religious wars.

“Believe what you wish and respect others to have an equal right. Problem solved.”

— posted by Les Evens

RE: STORY: REVIEW PROVIDES GLIMPSE INTO HOW GUN OWNERSHIP IS DETERMINED:

“A nice insight into how a potentially malicious lie for-warded to the police trumps all and can negatively impact a per-son’s career and life.

“I hope if Matthew McFadden wins his case, the person who wrote the letter is brought up on charges”

— posted by Joe Dirtey

Editor:Re: (‘Kamloops RCMP made numerous

errors in 2013 arrest, raid’):The article outlining the many errors a

Kamloops RCMP officer made in a recent arrest brings back the outstanding question whether Kamloops should have the RCMP as its city police force.

The errors and the judge’s strong condem-nation of the officer’s actions are an embar-rassment to me as a Kamloops taxpayer who funds the expensive RCMP.

The officer must be disciplined and cor-

rected by the authority paying for this service. This will not happen as the RCMP is a fed-

eral government police force and the federal force has complete control over all aspects of its officers’ conduct.

This does not have to continue.All major cities in Canada and most smaller

cities, such as Kamloops, have their own municipal forces, which have complete con-trol and responsibility for hiring, training and conduct.

I ask city council to seriously consider developing our city’s own police department,

in which we would have the power to avoid hiring incompetent officers and could disci-pline them as we saw fit.

Another advantage would be the possibil-ity some Kamloops residents might be able to join the department.

Right now, all hiring for the RCMP is done by the federal office and it is done by focused national hiring quotas that restrict Kamloops residents significantly.

John HartKamloops

Editor:In a radio interview on CBC Daybreak

before Christmas, B.C. Minister of Mines and Energy, Bill Bennett made an erroneous state-ment.

He naively said KGHM had an interna-tional reputation for being very “responsible and community-minded,” thus inferring the Polish mining company (and KGHM Ajax) can be trusted to run a safe tailings dam and mine.

The reality is that, historically, KGHM has had one of the worst environmental records in Europe, as reported by the Environmental

Investment Organization, which indepen-dently rates large companies on their annual carbon emissions.

Bennett’s other spurious belief about KGHM being “community-minded” is sim-ply an euphemism for buying one’s way into town.

This sponsorship-type bribery has been doled out in the thousands to Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops Blazers, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, Western Canada Theatre and dozens of other groups.

On the surface, it appears to suggest com-munity caring, whereas it most likely is an attempt to silence potential opposition as funding would be jeopardized for speaking out against the proposed mine.

Bennett would do well to do some basic research before promoting and implicitly rub-ber-stamping the proposed Ajax mine, a mine whose earth-, water- and airborne toxins will poison the people of Kamloops.

Bruce StevensKamloops

KAMLOOPS NEEDS MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCE

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Why don’t you stroll across a

trestle bridge to some ochre bluffs in the Kettle Valley?

The Kettle Valley Rail Trail was developed in the 1990s after the Canadian Pacific Railway abandoned train service which ran throughout the Interior of British Columbia.

Using a rail corridor that was originally built for the now-abandoned Kettle Valley Railway, it is a popu-lar place for mountain bik-ers but is also a great place to take a hike.

One of my favourite sec-tions is between Princeton and Coalmont.

The gentle hike traverses both paved and gravel parts of the trail and has you crossing through an aban-doned train tunnel, over an abandoned train bridge to some brilliant red ochre bluffs.

You can walk the entire 18 kilometres and have someone pick you up in Coalmont or just walk to the bluffs and back, which is a much shorter distance.

Free parking is available in a dirt parking lot beside the Subway restaurant located in the old Princeton KVR Railway Station.

From there you can see the trail entrance.

Follow it past a marsh to the train tunnel which goes underneath the ridge which separates the Tulameen and Similkameen rivers. Built in 1910, this tunnel is over 1,000 feet long.

When you reach the other side, a unique trussled

bridge with arches across the top to strengthen it called Tulameen Bridge No. 6 takes you to the north shore of the Tulameen River.

If you continue about a kilometre and a half, you will see the red ochre cliffs on your right. These cliffs once provided some of the vermilion for the rock paint-ings and war paint of the Similkameen First Nations people.

In days past, Natives throughout southern B.C. and northern Washington state travelled miles to trade with Upper Similkameen natives for the ochre’s

intense red pigment. Because of this, the

location of the bluffs was a well-guarded secret.

In fact, members of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band only recently discov-ered the location as a result of the KVR Trail.

The bluffs are also part of

the Similkameen Spirit Trail National Historic Site cre-ated in 2007.

The site is composed of three major components linked by an aboriginal trail route: the Tulameen Ochre Bluffs, Chuchuwayha Rock Shelter and a series of 27 pictograph sites.

According to a write-up on historicplaces.ca, follow-ing the trail route physically and metaphorically repre-sents the journey between the material and spiritual realms. The bluffs at the western end of the com-memoration area provide the ochre used to commu-nicate with the spirits.

At the eastern end of the commemoration area, pictographs, oral traditions and layers of archaeological history at the Chuchuwayha Rock Shelter represent the connection of the spirit world with an ancient habitation site of the Upper

Similkameen people.Along the old trail route,

between Tulameen and Chuchuwayha lie dozens of pictograph sites mark-ing the place where young men and women fasted and prayed to the spirits and where representations of dreams and guardian spir-its were painted upon the rocks.

Red, orange and yel-low ochre taken from the Tulameen Ochre Bluffs was used as a paint to create substantial pictographs, which date from around 4000 years ago.

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Entrepreneurs Kristine Brynjolfson and Paul Barry hope to make their mark with Reservoir Coffee, which opened in November.

Although Barry and Brynjolfson are both financially invested in the business, it is mainly Brynjolfson who had a passion to start her own coffee shop.

“I think there is an opportunity to have more of a coffee cul-ture in Kamloops and the type of coffee shop that I really like — that we’ve seen in other towns [like Portland or Seattle] — didn’t exist here.”

The pair, who bought the space in

2011 when the build-ing was still just a con-cept, had the luxury of building out the space exactly how they wanted it.

The décor plays a large role in the ulti-mate vision for the cof-fee shop.

A unique selection of artwork and build-ing materials play into their “thinker’s theme.”

They hope the art-work in the space will break the “social barri-er” often created by the frequent use of laptops and smartphones.

“[Technology] takes away some things, so I think there’s an oppor-tunity to look back and interact with each other more,” Barry said.

Barry’s 13-year-old niece is producing a large painting of Albert Einstein on a bicycle to represent creative thought and vision.

There is a 4.5 to five foot slice of a tree burl hanging over a community table to encourage discussion about what customers see in the slab of wood.

There is also be space for a chess table.

By doing the major-ity of the buildout, Barry learned a lot and took an increased interest in the coffee shop business.

He also designed a piece of art, custom made for Reservoir by Ryan Wilcox, a friend and employee at Barry’s bike shop — Spoke ‘N Motion — which Barry has co-owned for 28 years.

“It turned out sig-

nificantly better than I thought it would,” Barry said.

“It’s interesting, that piece, because I would explain to people what my concept was and I don’t think anyone really understood.”

A multi-panelled, welded steel structure including the coffee shop’s logo sits a few inches in front of a red wall creating an inter-esting multi-dimen-sional effect.

“You clearly don’t need to go through the expense of adding something like that

to your coffee shop to have a coffee shop, but we want some unique-ness,” Brynjolfson said.

The second half of their vision is provid-ing an excellent cup of coffee.

“Really, what I’m going after is just to have an amazing cup of coffee, an amazing espresso, an amazing latte. Each drink I just want to be a higher quality, as opposed to being just another cof-fee shop in Kamloops,” Brynjolfson said.

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Although Christina Grono’s The Art We Are has shifted its focus from art to food, the work on — and in — the walls con-tributes to the uniqueness of the space, which is both inviting and comfortable.

Grono, the owner and creator, calls it a “gallery-café.”

The concept behind The Art We Are is a permanent farmer’s market, the type of place Grono felt was lacking in Kamloops.

“A place that there is no adjudication and a very accepting place for all artists

where they feel like they can display their work,” Grono said.

It was originally a block away from the current location, at 246

Victoria St. and was mainly just an art gallery, but

evolved on its own into the locale now focused on

food. Gradually, Grono

offered tea to patrons, then coffee and muf-fins. The menu grew

and the café moved to a larger location.

Food and coffee is now 97 per cent of what they do, but the art is still important because it creates the familiar decor in The Art We Are.

“The art is the atmosphere,” Grono said. She enjoys meeting the artists behind

the displays.“If they’re young and they’re passion-

ate and this is the first time they’re put-ting their art up, they’re our favourite,” she said. “They don’t care if anything sells. They just want to have their art up and they take a lot of pride in it. Those are the people I find I’m drawn to.”

There is also visitor-created work in the space, both in the small notes tucked into the brick wall and the booklets of “Coffee Confessions” on display in the back booths. Filled with personal messages, both make for interesting and emotional-ly-stirring reads.

A customer from B.C. Living Arts saw the notes in the wall and came up with the idea for the confessions.

In the last two months, Grono has also gathered 10 pages of the “Coffee Confessions.”

There are drop boxes and paper located throughout that allow customers to write their thoughts anonymously for others to see.

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New Year’s Chamber concert tomorrowThe Chamber Musicians of Kamloops will host

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Classical Coffee House will feature Coffee Cantata by Bach, featuring soloists soprano Daniele Falkner, baritone Alan Corbishley and tenor Rod Simmons, along with the Kamloops Brandenburg Orchestra.

Also on the program are Leopold Mozart’s Divertimento for String Orchestra and Wolfgang Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with soloists Cvetozar Vutev on violin and Ashley Kroecher on viola.

Vivace Chorale will perform selections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.

Light refreshments will be served during the intermission.

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In 18 months, Mitchell Forgie’s busi-ness has grown from a coffee shop to a restau-rant, with a full kitchen and craft beer on tap.

It’s a dream come true for Forgie, owner of Red Beard Roasters in North Kamloops.

As far as coffee goes, the cafe is unique, being the only one locally roasting its own beans.

Below, read Forgie’s thoughts on the concept behind the cafe, coffee culture and the impor-tance of atmosphere.

RED BEARD ROASTERS:“Our concept really is that we’re community centred. You make the

decision that you’re going to hang out at Red Beard. And then when you get here, you decide what you’re going to have.

“We are doing what is called third wave coffee. Basically you have your first wave coffee — which was ‘coffee was introduced to the land’ — and that was sort of like Folgers and anything you buy pre-ground in a tin in large amounts. Basically what you’re looking for there is a caffein-ated beverage.

“Second wave coffee is places like Starbucks and Blenz that sort of dif-ferentiate themselves based on roast level. So they have a medium roast, they have a dark roast, that sort of thing.

“Third wave coffee is that we deal directly with the farmers and the processing plants that process the coffee. Some of the coffee farmers that we buy from in Costa Rica and Panama have actually been here and been to Red Beard . . . and we have gone to visit them, and so we have a direct relationship with the crop.

“It’s an agriculture crop and how we roast our coffee has a lot to do with the quality of bean itself. If it’s from a high elevation, it’s more dense so it takes a longer time to roast at a lower temperature and things like that. We pay a lot of attention to that sort of thing and the preparation as well.”

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“It shows that you can have great coffee, great beer, great food. But, if the atmosphere sucks, people are unwilling to pay a high price for it. That atmosphere can be grungy on purpose and that can make it very hip and cool. But, people want something about a place, there needs to be some-thing about it.”

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The shop’s drinks will be made with a Black Eagle espresso machine, which came at a hefty price of $24,000.

Barry only started drinking coffee this year and has learned a lot.

“People are very, very passionate about the perfect cup of coffee which is the illusive Holy Grail of coffee,” Barry said.

“There seems to be this endless pursuit to find that and I think if there’s a way to think about this concept, that’s kind of what it is.

“So, it’s not soup and sandwiches, it’s more about the Holy Grail of coffee, so that’s searching for the best cup of coffee you can get.”

The shop will be using 49th Parallel beans, which are roasted in Vancouver, B.C.

Using local products is a theme Brynjolfson and Barry maintain with their building materials.

The shop’s countertops are done by Mitch Upton, who used nearly 100-year-old reclaimed wooden slabs from the now-closed Vancouver Woodward’s department store.

The front counter is covered with hemlock slats from Vancouver Island, stained with coffee.

Brynjolfson always wanted to have her own business and the two conducted research from the parking lots of Thompson Rivers University before buying the space on McGill Road.

“Four years ago . . . we sat in the parking lot over there and counted the number of people walking by per hour and whether they were car-rying a coffee cup. It was basic research, but that kind of thing is important,” she said.

The number? 200 to 300 per hour. Several names were thrown around before the

duo decided on “Reservoir.” Passionate cyclists, the two frequent Kenna Cartwright Park, where one of the many trails is called “Reservoir.”

“The name stuck because we read meaning into it. For example, the coffee machine has a reservoir in it and our location will be a coffee reservoir, so to speak, for people to come to,” Brynjolfson said.

“It will also be a reservoir of the mind,” speak-ing to the thinkers theme.

While Brynjolfson applauded what Starbucks has created, she doesn’t want her shop to be like the Seattle-born coffee franchise.

“We want to be much more original than that. My vision is that somebody comes here and says, ‘that was an amazing cup of coffee and that’s a super cool place.’”

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The annual Kamloops Polar Bear Swim will take place on New Year’s Day — and those brave enough to enter the river will be doing so at the end of a cold spell that follows a heavy snowfall.

The Polar Bear Swim will take place on the beach at Riverside Park at noon.

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as – 9 C, which means blankets, towels and hot chocolate should be evident in the park.

Last year, those taking the plunge into the South Thompson River did so in a much warmer environment, with the temperature hovering at around the freezing mark.

The annual Polar Bear Swim also serves as a way to collect donations for the Kamloops Food Bank.

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Kamloops Polar Bear Swim — that offers more details about the event, including this description: “Form a team, wear a costume, bring a non-perishable food bank item and your courage and come for a refreshing New Year’s Day dip in the Thompson River!”

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A roller-coaster — that’s how Tyson Gillies would describe the last few years of baseball.

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they second guess themselves and wonder if it’s worth it to keep going,” Gillies told KTW in a mes-sage from his home in Dallas.

“There are always a lot of negatives weighing on people, but that one positive thing will keep you wanting.”

Gillies, a Kamloops Minor Baseball Association product, has long been one of the top baseball play-ers to graduate from the Tournament Capital. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2006 and is a member of the Canadian national baseball team.

He was traded by the Mariners in 2009, becom-ing the property of the Philadelphia Phillies, an organization he would remain with until 2014. In 2015, he signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.

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“That was something that was wanted on both ends,” Gillies said of being released by the Phillies in 2014. “It wasn’t working out between us. It hadn’t been for years and it was time to go.

“I took it as something to fuel me and was happy I had a chance for a fresh start somewhere.”

And, though he hasn’t played big-league ball yet, Gillies has had the opportunity to perform on the international stage.

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Patrick Waters thought his competi-tive swimming career was over.

But now, the Kamloops native is mak-ing a run at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“You don’t expect that you’re going to have another shot at a dream,” Waters told KTW.

“Just because I can’t run doesn’t mean I sit on my couch all day. Just because I can’t walk for long periods doesn’t mean I’m not out trying to do things.

“It’s super exciting.”Waters, a former national-level able-

bodied swimmer, was introduced to the world of parasport after a congenital birth defect — hip dysplasia — neces-sitated surgery to restructure both of his hip sockets in 2012. The changes in his hips shifted his pelvis and fractured a vertebrae in his back, later requiring another surgery.

After a fusion in his back and more than a dozen pins in his hips, the 30-year-old walks with a brace, unable to lift his left foot. His new reality hasn’t kept him out of the pool, though, and he’s back to pursuing his lifelong dream of making a Canadian national team.

“After each surgery, I spent six months learning to walk again,” he said.

“I remember, a month later [after back surgery], walking out to the end of my driveway and that was a huge deal. It has just progressed since there.

“Swimming was a great form of rehab because I could actually get some exer-cise after these [surgeries].”

Waters swims in the SB9 category of adapted swimming, which the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) reserves for athletes with joint restrictions in one leg, double below-the-knee amputations or an amputation of one leg.

In December, he proved the Paralympic dream is an attainable one,

twice improving on the Canadian record in his category’s 200-metre breaststroke, one in an event in Kelowna and then again in Victoria.

He also won gold in the event at the U.S. Paralympic Open and captured sil-vers in the 50m and 100m breaststrokes at the same event.

The results not only helped the for-mer UBC Thunderbirds swimmer build confidence, but showed what he would have to do to book his trip to Rio. Waters will need to be among the top three athletes in his disability category at Paralympic Trials in 2016.

“There’s this moment of hesitation, like, ‘What if?’” he said, looking to Trials.

“Definitely, my results in December [showed] I’m on the right track. Now it’s about fine tuning things.”

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The Tim Hortons Junior Men’s and Women’s Provincial Curling Championships are underway at the Kamloops Curling Centre (KCC).

Skip Corryn Brown and her KCC quartet are scheduled to play twice today.

Team Brown and Team Daniels of Royal City Curling Club will square off at 1 p.m. and Brown will play Connell’s Prince George Curling Club rink at 5 p.m.

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Waters’ Paralympic goal has been about making the best from a bad situ-ation — Waters calls it his silver-lining situation.

Now that he has qualified for Trials in Toronto in April, he knows one more good swim can make his dream a reality.

“I always, growing up, had goals of making a national team. Those were cut short and my university swimming was cut short, because of these sur-geries,” Waters said, before looking to his new goal.

“I didn’t think it was going to come this quickly.”

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Canada finished seventh (South Korea won gold), losing a quarter-final matchup to Mexico, 4-3, after going 5-0 in round-robin play, winning their pool handily.

Gillies started all six games in the tour-nament and hit .150, recording three hits, three runs, two walks and six strikeouts in 20 at-bats. He had an on-base percentage of .261.

“The experience playing with Team Canada in those sorts of games cannot be explained,” he said.

He also wore the Maple Leaf for Canada at the Pan Am Games in July, where the team won gold, and at the World Baseball Classic.

“The bond we all have with each other is truly special. These games have been a huge reason Canada is on baseball radar. I know, personally, that I count the sec-onds [until] I get to wear the leaf again.”

Gillies has had his fair share of ups and downs, most recently a wave of injuries and the discovery he has been in need of foot surgery for more than three years.

He said it has been a disappointing time, but he’s still certain of what he can do. The injuries and the lost at-bats have certainly held him back, but he wants to prove to teams that he can still be a use-ful player.

“I love the game and know I can make an impact,” he said.

“I just need a shot and [I’m] hoping if I keep moving forward, something has got to give.”

Gillies spent the first half of his life in Kamloops. It’s where his friends are, it’s

where he grew up and if he wasn’t playing baseball in the KMBA or with the midget RiverDogs, he was taking to the ice to play hockey.

He said the Tournament Capital wasn’t always an easy place to grow up, but it made him tougher. He feels like he owes Kamloops.

That toughness may be what pushes

him to his professional dream.“It has been a long haul in this game,”

he said. “I didn’t expect it to be easy and, the older you get, the more preparation is needed.

“I’ve had a good run so far and a life-time of memories that can never be taken away. I’m hungry, though. Let’s see what happens.”

Gillies looking for another shotFrom A15

Tyson Gillies, seen here playing for the Reading Fightin Phils, the AA minor-league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, is still chasing the major-league dream he left Kamloops to pursue.

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HILDA (BECKY) MIRIAM SHEDDEN (NEE BECKWITH)Born September 2, 1920 in Edmonton, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2015 in Kelowna, BC.

Becky will be missed by her daughters Helen (Lawrence) King of Calgary, and Barbara (Peter) Smith of Tucson, AZ, and her son James (Susan) Shedden of Kelowna, her sister-in-law Evelyn (Ernie) Shedden of Edmonton, seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren; six nieces and nephews and their families.

Becky defined the term Mother, and devoted her life to her family. No matter where she lived she instantly created a home and the family and friends would follow for visits and enjoyment. She reveled in the laughter, humour, and joy of family gatherings and she would add to the candor with her wry yet hilarious wit and perspectives on life.

Predeceased by her husband Donald, she supported him in his careers around Western Canada - Calgary, Bowden, Medicine Hat, Calgary (again!), Kamloops, and Sorrento until finally refining the last extension of her family to include the caring, loving, and supportive nurses, aides, and staff at 3 Links Manor in Kelowna.

A fiercely loyal Matriarch, she glowed and brightened in the company of any of her clan. Her common sense and “30’s child” frugality created troves of ‘treasure’ and an education in cooking, baking, values, and hard work for her children. Her devotion to family and country and Queen saw her enlist in the Army in 1940 to do ’her part’.

She loved joining Choirs and sang like a bird, and she loved gatherings of friends either at the Lake or in her home (or theirs!) to celebrate the victories (and losses) of life or for any other viable excuse. She was a quiet classic and gave her family the greatest gift by simply leading by example.

Becky was predeceased by her Father Charles, her Mother May, her brother Alan (Marjorie) Beckwith and her sisters Dorothy Beckwith and Helen Beckwith.

On December 18th, Becky’s heart still strong, her breath was slowly taken away…. And she quietly left us to continue her legacy of kindness, fairness, and diligence toward creating a better world. She will be missed but never forgotten, and stories of her life will bring smiles and joy for decades.

The family is planning a Celebration of her Life in the New Year.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

RALPH KENNING

1950 - 2015

Ralph had been fighting cancer for five years but succumbed on December 22, 2015.

Ralph worked in mining for most of his working life with his best years

being at Afton Mines in the nineties. He enjoyed cars, fishing, hunting and camping with his friends

and family.

He will be sadly missed by his family; wife of 39

years Linda, daughter Courteney and son-in-law

Robert, grandchildren Hasting and Smith, son Stuart, sister Maureen

Timms and family.

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ANTHONY (TONY) FREDERIC WHITENovember 9, 1926 – December 20, 2015

On the night of December 20, 2015, Anthony (Tony) White peacefully passed away at home with his devoted wife by his side. Tony will be lovingly remembered by his wife Audrey (nee Lamb), son Tim (Sally), daughter Jane (Ian), and his five grandsons Ryan (Lindsay), Joel (Lindsay), Derrick, Kale (Jana), Tory (Madison), great-granddaughter Shayde, and Audrey’s children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren who loved him like their own dad/papa. He will also be missed by his brothers John (Pam) and David (Maraithe), numerous nieces and nephews, long-time friends, and his many canine buddies.

Tony was predeceased by his first wife Bernice (nee Carter), brother Ron, sister Joe, parents Lily and Fred and his granddaughter Jami.

Tony was born in Fulham, England on November 9, 1926, where he attended Sutton School and graduated with full honours in 1942. At the ripe age of 16, Tony joined the army where he flew glider planes until 1945 and thereafter spent time in occupied Germany. Returning to England, he began to work for the Bank of Montreal in London and in 1948, he immigrated to Canada with the bank where he met the first love of his life Bernice. Married in 1951, they spent the next 40 years living across Canada while he worked for the bank, and raising their family. Tony retired from the bank in 1981 and made Kamloops his home. After 49 years of marriage, Bernice passed away leaving Tony a lonely man for many years until he met the second love of his life, Audrey. They married in 2009 and spent six very happy years together. Tony had a lifelong passion for sports, especially soccer (football), hockey and he never met a dog he did not like.

The family would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Malan, Dr. Rolheiser, Dr. Varma, and the nurses in 7North at Royal Inland Hospital.

Anthony (Tony) White will be remembered in a Service held at 2:00 pm on January 2, 2016 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Monte Creek.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favourite charity in memory of Tony.

In Loving Memory OfMARIE MUENCH

September 12, 1955 – December 20, 2015

Marie lost her battle with cancer on December 20 at Kamloops Hospice, with her mother and two daughters by her side.

She leaves behind a lifetime of memories, cherished by her mother (Betty), daughters Autumn (Dan), Jacquelyn (Braydan) and six grandchildren whom she fondly referred to as her little cherubs.

Marie’s two brothers, three sisters, many nieces and nephews as well as her extended family share in the grief of her life cut too short.

She was predeceased by her father (Lorrie) 2013 and her nephew (Tyson) 2010.

She worked at Tranquille, moved to Rayleigh to raise her family and finished her career as a Support Worker for the School District #73, further tying her to the community.

Well supported by her friends through the rough part of her journey speaks to how loved Marie was.

Marie found peace working in her garden, creating a safe haven for the birds and the bees.

She will be remembered for her strong sense of family, by her love of nature and the sound of her laughter.

We will miss you Marie, Rest in Peace.

A celebration of Marie’s life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to R.I.H.

RICHARD WATSONIt is with very deep sadness we announce the passing of Rick Watson on December 23, 2015. He is lovingly remembered by his wife and soul mate Joann, his daughters Melissa Watson and Crystal Anderson, his grandson Nicholas Stewart. He also leaves behind his mother Veronica Watson, two sisters Wendy (Bill) Dickenson, Sharon (Bob) Widdows and his brother Lance also his nieces Holly and Irene, nephews Wade, Mark and Sean.

Rick was predeceased by his father Lloyd Watson and his nephews Scott and Keith Dickenson, his father and mother-in-law Joe and Winnie Sauriol.

Rick was born in Vancouver, B.C. on May 30, 1953. He completed his education in the Vancouver area. He completed his Automotive Mechanical Apprenticeship January 24, 1976. His met his future wife Joann in 1977 in Surrey and together they moved to Kamloops, B.C. Rick worked in several Automotive Repair shops in Kamloops most notably T&H Automotive where he made many good friends over the years including Tosh Tabata (who was his boss for most of those years). Rick was also very well known in the Taxi industry in Kamloops for many years having owned taxi’s at both Yellow Cabs and Kami Cabs. In the last few years Rick enjoyed the time he spent working at Extreme Excavating. He made some truly good friends there and loved his job.

Rick enjoyed his year’s drag racing at the old 1/8th mile. He has many trophies from those days up on McGill. He also loved fishing and Rick and Joann spent many years fishing the lakes around the Kamloops area.

Rick was the nicest person and was always there to lend a helping hand to all who needed it including many animals he helped rescue. He will be missed by all that had the privilege to know him!

Joann and the family wish to say a special Thank-You to Doug and JD MacLeod, Alistair Elliot and Bert and Brenda Jensen. You all were there for Rick and Joann during Rick’s illness.

There will be no funeral by request. Memorial will be held at a later date.

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ALFRED GLASSEL Alfred T. Glassel peacefully passed away on December 22, 2015 at the ripe old age of 93. Alfred Glassel was born on the family farm near Unity, Saskatchewan on June 22nd, 1922. He spent the first 12 years of his life helping his Father Thore, Mother Edith (Knowles), Sister Ellen (Kay) and Brother Dave, working that farm.

He left home at 12 to make his own way in the world and worked for various neighbors in the area until he volunteered for the Army in 1938 prior to WWII, joining the 2nd Royal Canadian Field Engineers, 2nd Division where he received his training as a Sapper, and became the Regiment Mechanic. He was part of the Invasion on D-Day and came home after fighting through France, Holland and Germany, and was released in November 1945 as a Lance Corporal. He was awarded the following medals for his service: 1939-1945 Star, France–Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, The Defense Medal and the War Medal. He was honored by the Government of Canada for his contribution, The Netherlands issued him a Medal of Remembrance for the Liberation of Holland, and the French Government made him a Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour, Frances Highest Order.

Upon his discharge from the Army in November 1945 with his Motor Mechanic training he traveled around working various jobs until he wound up running a garage in Ponoka, Alberta, where he met and married Leota Fern Lynn and they moved to Calgary Alberta where he sold Snap-on Tools for a time before starting his own tool company, and raised his four sons. Al was one of those Dads that always made the time to drive his kids around, whether it was a Hockey game or Scout camping trip, he could be counted on.

Retiring in 1980, Al and Fern moved to the North Shuswap and spent the next 25 years active in the local Community there. In 2005 they retired again and moved into Kamloops.

Al was predeceased by his loving wife of 63 years Fern, who passed in September 2014. He is survived by his four sons Barrie, Edward (Kathy), Garth and Stewart (Karen), four granddaughters and four great-grandchildren.

The Family wishes to thank the Care Workers of High Country Health for their care and support over the last year.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

KAREN LYNN BARNETT It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Karen Lynn Barnett, on December 19, 2015 at the age of 63 years after a courageous battle with cancer. Her fighting spirit, strength, and optimism was a blessing to all of us throughout her ordeal.

Karen is survived by her father Gerald Farnsworth, sons Colin (Crystal) Carswell, Matthew (Cassie) Carswell and daughter Becky (Kirby) Potter, grandchildren Kaiden Carswell and Hannah Carswell, siblings Cam (Marie) Farnsworth, Tim (Debra) Farnsworth, Todd (Janet) Farnsworth and Tana Farnsworth; as well as the Barnett Families and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews and wonderful friends. She was predeceased by her mother Penny, and husband Wayne.

Karen was born and raised in Kamloops, BC, and her husband Wayne brought her to Vernon, BC where they made friends that she cared for as deeply as her family. She will forever be remembered for her beautiful smile, huge heart and most of all for her unending love of her family and friends. Her passion for horses and cooking, and her kindness and generosity will be deeply missed by all who were privileged to have had her in their lives.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 9th at 1:30 pm at the Paddle Wheel Park Community Hall in Vernon, BC.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made the Northwest Naturopathic Physicians Association, c/o Farnsworth Clinic, 1076 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2N3.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

MARSHALL DULIBAIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marshall William Duliba on Thursday, December 24th, 2015. He will be remembered by his wife Olga, sons Daryn (Teena), Kevin (Erin), three grandchildren Emma, Evan and Emberly, brothers Edward (Lorraine) and Ernest (Joan), sisters Josey and Annie, niece Sandie (Les, Sabrina, Kylie), extended family in Edmonton, Alberta, and numerous friends whose lives he touched in Kamloops.

Marshall was born in Vegreville, Alberta, on January 16, 1938, and lived in Edmonton before moving to Kamloops with his family in 1973. For many years Marshall worked in sales for both Mac Tools and Metalon Industrial Products throughout the Kamloops region. He was an avid participant, supporter and spectator of his sons’ athletic pursuits in the community including hockey, soccer and softball. Marshall was renowned for his willingness and ability to diagnose and repair small engines and automobiles -- a pastime he approached with great enthusiasm and pride.

Marshall will always be remembered by those around him as a man of honesty, and integrity who put the wishes of others before his own. For that, he will be greatly missed but fondly remembered by those with whom he interacted.

We will greatly miss our husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, who will always remain in our hearts and memories.

Those we love don’t go awayThey walk beside us every day

Unseen, unheard, but always near Still loved, still missed, and very dear.

An informal remembrance gathering for friends and family will be held on Saturday, January 2nd, at 1:00 – 3:30 pm, downstairs in the commons area at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kamloops, located at 1044 8th Street. Everyone whose life Marshall touched is welcomed to attend.

A formal service will be conducted in Edmonton, Alberta at a date and time to be announced in the New Year.

In Loving Memory OfROYCE AARON CROFT

February, 5 1989 - December 13, 2015

It is with great sadness that the family of Royce Aaron Croft announce his passing on December 13, 2015 at the age of 26 years old in Nanaimo, BC.

Royce will be deeply missed by his Mother Evelyne Mainville (Nanaimo, BC), and his siblings Shona White (Jarrod Nosan), Sarah Parker, Jessica Mainville, Kyle Mainville and Cheyenne Reierson, as well as by his nephews and niece Lyric Reierson, Jack Daniels and Elsie Daniels; and extended family and friends. Royce is predeceased by his father Mike Croft.

The service was held at Sands Funeral Chapel in Nanaimo, BC. on December 21, 2015.

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OTTAWA — It’s a holi-day heist that has an Ontario community buzzing with disbelief.

Two sizable hives holding some 30,000 bees have been sto-len from a field in the Ottawa area, and the couple that cares for them is asking for the public’s help in finding whoever is responsible.

Marianne Gee and her husband run the Gees Bees Honey Company, which rents bee hives to business in the capital region.

A real estate com-pany, Minto Group, rented two hives from the couple as part of its efforts to help the declining honey bee

population in the area.When Gee and

her husband went to conduct a regular check on the hives on Boxing Day, they found that the large wooden structures were miss-ing, as were the bees living inside them.

“Both hives, the entire boxes, the bees, everything, they had been carried down quite a big hill,’’ said Gee.

“You could see footprints in the mud where someone had walked up and taken them and left. And they would have had to have left in a truck or trailer.’’

The beige hives, with blue and white Minto logos on their sides, probably weighed about 34 kilo-grams, said Gee, and likely couldn’t be car-ried too far.

While the financial loss of the missing hives — about $400 to $500 each — isn’t a huge one, Gee and her husband are more con-cerned about the well-being of the bees.

“Bee keepers don’t move their bees in the winter,’’ she said, explaining that bees cluster in a ball around the queen bee during cold weather, vibrating their wings for warmth.

“If the hive is moved in the winter, that cluster can get shaken apart and the bees can very quickly freeze.’’

Gee also noted that there would be just enough honey in the hive for the bees to get through the winter, but not enough to harvest.

The couple has filed a police report and has asked Ottawa area residents to report any sightings of the hives.

“We were definitely shocked that they dis-appeared,’’ said Gee.

“I’ve never heard of someone in Ottawa or Ontario having bee hives stolen.’’

Whoever made away with the hives likely knows something about bees or is inter-est in bee keeping, Gee added.

“We’re hoping someone in Ottawa has seen someone acquire brand new beehives,’’ she said.

Despite the bewil-dering loss of their hives, Gee said she and her husband have been heartened by many Ottawa residents reaching out to them over the incident and helping to spread the word.

“I think there’s a lot of good-hearted people out there,’’ she said.

Holiday hive heist has bee keepers buzzingOntario crooks make off with two large hives home to 30,000 honey beesDIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — If a trip to the grocery store seems expensive now, just wait till 2016.

Executives from grocery chains have warned there’s no immediate relief in sight from increased food costs and a sinking loonie that have led to higher prices, and researchers suggest con-sumers will have to deal with more sticker shock in the year ahead.

The University of Guelph’s Food Institute estimates the average Canadian household spent an additional $325 on food this year. On top of that, consumers should expect an addi-tional annual increase of about $345 in 2016.

Since 81 per cent of all vegetables and fruit consumed in Canada are imported, they are highly vulnerable to currency fluctuations. They are pegged to increase in price by four to 4.5 per cent in the new year.

“It means that essentially families will have to spend more on these two items without many options, unfortunately,’’ said Sylvain Charlebois, lead author of the university’s sixth-annual Food Price Report.

The study does note that meteorologists are calling for El Nino to be a “significant fac-tor’’ in 2016, causing more rain in produce-producing parts of the U.S.

“We are expecting El Nino to have a posi-tive impact on water scarcity in many areas in North America and in particular California, so agricultural output could increase,’’ said Charlebois.

“But it won’t offset the inflationary effects of the dollar.’’

Meat prices, which rose five per cent last year, are expected to increase up to another 4.5 per cent in 2016; fish and seafood could rise by up to three per cent; and dairy, eggs and grains could see a two per cent increase.

Several hurt in Alberta highway wreckTHORSBY, Alta. — Several people were hurt in a chain reaction crash southwest of Edmonton yesterday that forced RCMP to close part of a highway.

The collision near Thorsby involved three transport trucks and numerous other vehicles.

One person was in critical condition in hos-pital and another was in serious condition.

Four others were in stable condition.Police said smoke from a controlled fire in

the area, fog and icy conditions were all fac-tors in the crash.

Pictures of the pileup showed a long line of damaged vehicles on the highway.

Pilot killed, boy hurt in plane crashMONTREAL — One man is dead and a nine-year-old boy is still in hospital following the crash of a small plane near Mascouche airport, northeast of Montreal.

Police said they were the only two people on the plane when it crashed late Monday afternoon.

The 40-year-old man died after being taken to hospital.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent investigators to the site.

The TSB describes the plane as a Mooney M20K.

Grocery prices expected to rise in 2016

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The District of Houston is looking for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment to assume the role of Corporate Services Officer.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Corporate Services Officer is responsible for corporate administration as stated under Section 148 of the Community Charter. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated professional with excellent written and verbal communication skills, have a working knowledge of local government legislation and procedures along with education and experience relative to this position. An ability to maintain positive relations with the public, coworkers, various committees, Council and senior levels of government is essential.

As a dynamic, self-motivated individual this position will be a key member of the senior management team committed to achieving the goals and objectives as set by Mayor and Council. Public communication and open government transparency are important to the District and the Corporate Services Officer will be responsible for producing and overseeing all communications including print publications.

You will have a good understanding of parliamentary procedures, and BC Municipal Legislation including the Community Charter, Local Government Act, Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act and Robert’s Rules of Order. The position is also responsible for Civic and School Board Elections and the Board of Variance.

The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree in public administration, a certificate in Local Government Administration or a minimum of five (5) years experience at the corporate officer level.

This position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a letter of interest, detailed resume, and references

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The District of Houston requires all positions undergo a Criminal Record Check.

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position and advise that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted

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3 Days Per Weekcall 250-374-0462

PersonalsLooking For Love?

Try your luck with 1x1 boxed ad $35 plus tax

for 2 weeks. Price includes box number. Call 250-371-4949 to place your ad and for more details.

Lost & FoundLost Dec 21 yellow gold dia-mond ring Super Store? Re-ward (250) 828-1394

Employment

Business Opportunities

~ Caution ~While we try to ensure all ad-vertisements appearing in Kamloops This Week are placed by reputable business-es with legitimate offers, we do caution our readers to under-take due diligence when an-swering any advertisement, particularly when the advertis-er is asking for monies up front.

EXPANDING INTOKamloops!

Includes Training. Call Dave for Home Inspection Franchise

Presentation. 1.855.301.2233www.bc.abuyerschoice.com

Employment

Business Opportunities

HIP OR Knee replacement? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dress-ing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For As-sistance: 1-844-453-5372.

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

7364828

US capable Class 1 Drivers required immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacifi c North-west, Utah, Arizona and Neva-da. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transporta-tion and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Employment

Education/Trade Schools

HEALTHCARE DOCUMEN-TATION Specialists in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Con-tact us now to start your train-ing day. www.canscribe.com. 1-800-466-1535. [email protected]

HUNTER & FIREARMSCourses. Next C.O.R.E. Jan. 9th & 10th, Saturday and Sunday. P.A.L. Jan. 3rd, Sunday. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Pro-fessional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill 250-376-7970

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

PAL (Firearms) &CORE (Hunter Ed.)

Courses every week, plus Challenges.

We have Gift Certi cates.Phone George or Dianne

778-470-3030www.PAL-CORE-ED.com

TRAIN TO be an apart-ment/condo manager. Many jobs registered with us. Good wages and benefi ts. Govern-ment Certifi ed online course. 35 Years of success!www.RMTI.ca/enq

Trades, Technical Trades, Technical

Career Opportunities

Employment


Employment


Employment

Classi edskamloopsthisweek.com

phone: 250-371-4949fax: 250-374-1033email: classi [email protected]

INDEX Announcements ...............001-099

Employment ....................100-165Service Guide ..................170-399Pets/Farm ......................450-499For Sale/Wanted..............500-599Real Estate .....................600-699Rentals ..........................700-799Automotive .....................800-915Legal Notices ................920-1000

2 pm Friday for Tuesday2 pm Tuesday for Thursday2 pm Wednesday for FridayPAYMENT - All ads must be

prepaid. No refunds on classified ads.

Deadlines

Tax not included.No refunds on classified ads.

1 Issue ..................$13.001 Week ..................$30.001 Month ................$96.00

Regular Classified RatesBased on 3 lines

Employment (based on 3 lines) 1 Issue. ..................................$16.381 Week ..................................$39.601 Month ............................. $129.60Tax not included. No refunds on classified ads.

*Run Until Sold(No businesses, 3 lines or less)Household items, vehicles, trailers, RV’s, boats, ATV’s,furniture, etc.*$35.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply.*Ads scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule. No refunds on classified ads.Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10

*Run Until Rented (No businesses, 3 lines or less)Houses, condos, duplexes, suites, etc. (3 months max.)*$53.00 + Tax *Some restrictions apply. *Ads scheduled for one month at a time. Customer must call to reschedule No refunds on classified ads.

Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10Garage Sale$11.5+tax per issue 3 lines or less

RUN TIL

Sold$3500Add an extra line for

$10(250)-371-4949

*Some restrictions apply*Includes 3 issues per week*Non-Business ads only

FIND IT CLASSIFIEDSIN THE

Trucking company in Kamloops, BC is taking

applications for the following position:

CLASS 1 DRIVER

with air brakes and minimum 5 years’

lowbedding experience.

Please send resumes via fax: 250-372-2976,

or email: [email protected]

No phone calls. Applicants that are considered

will be contacted.

call 250.828.5104 or visit tru.ca/trades

CERTIFIED ICBC AIR BRAKE COURSEJanuary 8-10 • January 22-24

Truck Driver TrainingProfessional Truck Driver Program - Funding available for those who qualify!

Class 1, 2, 3 and B-Train Driver Training

Air Brakes16 Hour Course20 Hour Course

TRAININGTRUCK

DRIVERS FOR 27 YEARS!


ABERDEEN / MT DUFFERINRte 508 - 700-810 Hugh Allan Dr. 39 PapersRte 527 - Hunter Pl. Hunleigh Cres. 28 PapersRte 562 - Englemann Crt, 1802-1890 Lodgepole Dr. 66 papers.Rte 583 - Butte Pl., Chinook Pl, 1423-1670 Mt Duffern Dr. 42 papers.Rte 584 - 1752-1855 Hillside Dr. 31 PapersRte 587 - Sunshine Crt + Pl. 55 PapersRte 589 - 1200-1385 Copper Head Dr. 56 PapersRte 590 - Saskatoon Pl, 1397 Copperhead Dr. 28 Papers

BROCK / NORTH SHORERte 24 - Dale Pl, Lisa Pl, 806-999 Windbreak St. 56 PapersRte 26 - Erona Pl, Ponlen St, 1955-1998 Parkcrest Ave. 59 PapersRte 108 - 1010 11th St, 831-1017 12th St, 821-1161 Selkrik Ave. 72 PapersRte 121 - Dot St, 501-556 Mackenzie Ave, Maple St, Yew St. 88 PapersRte 127 - Dee St, Knox St, 209-288 Royal Ave. 57 PapersRte 129 - Don St, Mars Dr, Neptune Dr, Pluto Dr, Saturn Dr, 101 Tranquille Rd, Universal Way, Venus Dr. 85 Papers

DALLAS / BARNHARTVALERte 716 - Foxwood Lane. 37 PapersRte 720 - 1102-1392 Clearview Dr. 36 PapersRte 748 - Crawford Crt + Pl, 387-495 Todd Rd. 40 PapersRte 750 - 5101-5299 Dallas Dr, Mary Pl, Nina Pl, Rachel Pl. 31 papers.Rte 751 - 5310 Barnhartvale Dr, Bogetti Pl, Viking Dr, Wade Pl, 5485-5497 East Trans Can Hwy, 5300-5599 Dallas Dr - 62 papersRte 752 - 5600 - 5998 Dallas Dr, Harper Pl, Haper Rd. 65 papers.Rte 785 - 8700-8888 Badger Dr, Badger Pl, Coyote Dr, Fox Pl. 89 Papers

DOWNTOWN / LOWER SAHALIRte 311 - 423-676 1st Ave, 440-533 2nd Ave, 107-237 Battle St, 167-173 Saint Paul St. 27 papers.Rte 325 - 764-825 9th Ave, 805-979 Columbia St (odd), 804-987 Dominion St, 805-986 Pine St. 63 papersRte 329 - 880-1101 6th Ave, 925-1045 7th Ave, 967-1020 8th Ave, 605-797 Pleasant St. 44 papersRte 330 - 1062-1125 7th Ave, 1066-1140 8th Ave, 601-783 Douglas St. 50 papersRte 335 - 1175-1460 6th Ave, 1165-1185 7th Ave, Cowan St, 550-792 Munro St. 74 papers.Rte 373 - Clarke St, 24-60 West Columnbia St. 20 papers.Rte 381 - 20-128 Centre Ave, Hemlock St, 605-800 Lombard St. 48 papers. Rte 404 - Chapperon Dr, Pyramid Crt, 111-439 Greenstone Dr. 71 papers.Rte 405 - Anvil Cres, Bestwick Crt & Dr, Mahood Pl, Morrisey Pl. 90 papers.Rte 406 - 108-492 McGill Rd. (houses) 64 papersRte 408 - Monashee Crt & Pl. 44 papers.

RAYLEIGHRte 833 - 4102-4194 Cameron Rd, Davie Rd. 42 papers.

VALLEYVIEW / JUNIPERRte 603 - Chickadee Rd., Storm Rd, Comazzetto Rd, 1625-1764 ValleyView Dr. 42 papers.Rte 608 - Curlew Pl. & Rd, 1925-1980 Glenwood Dr. 80 papers.Rte 618 - Big Nickel Pl, Chapman Pl, Marsh Rd, Paul Rd, Peter Rd, 2440-2605 Thompson Dr. 51 Papers

INTERESTED IN A ROUTE? FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THECIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 250-374-0462

HAS THE FOLLOWING DOOR TO DOORDELIVERY ROUTES COMING AVAILABLE

3500PLUS TAX

RUN TILL

Only

250-371-4949

SOLD

3 lines

Add an extra line for only $10

3 items-3 lines for $35 Additional items/lines $10 each

Non business ads only Some restrictions apply

Does not include: Car/Truck/RV’s/Power Boats/Street Bike

250-371-4949

$CASH$

TURNYOURSTUFFINTO

RUN TILLSOLD

REIMER’S FARM SERVICES

250-260-0110

SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS

BARK MULCHFIR OR CEDAR

- Regular & Screened Sizes -

Employment

Farm Workers

FARM LABOURERSHorsting’s Farm in Cache Creek, BC requires Farm Labourers 5 to 6 days/week, 40 to 50 hours/week at $10.49 per hour. Farm work includes: planting, weeding, irrigating, harvesting and preparing crops for market. Employment starts on April 15, 2016.

Submit application to: fax 604-792-7766,

by mail to: 2540 Hwy 97, PO Box 716, Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0

or email: [email protected]

Help Wanted2 Painters needed with min 5 yrs exp. Commercial and Resi-dential Salary $22per hour Call (250) 318-3146 or email [email protected]

EARN EXTRA $$$KTW requires door to door

substitute carriers for all areas in the city.

Vehicle is an asset Call 250-374-0462

EI CLAIM denied? Need help? 22yrs exp as EI offi cer. Will prepare, present, reconsid-erations & appeals. Call me before requesting reconsidera-tion. Bernie Hughes 1-877-581-1122.

F/T Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist Needed. Busy lo-cal rental mgmt company re-quires f/t administrative assist-ant immediately. 9-5pm, Mon-Fri, and 11-4pm on the 1st & last Saturday of the month. Wage to be negotiated. Must possess strong administrative, problem solving & people skills, great attention to detail, bookkeeping experience re-quired, experience in real es-tate/ property mgmt is a plus, ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment. Must have a vehicle. Please send resume to: [email protected] phone calls please.

I PAY Cash $$$ For All Scrap Vehicles! and $5 for auto bat-

teries Call or Text Brendan 250-574-4679

is looking for substitutedistributors for door-to-door

deliveries. Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the

Circulation Department at 250-374-0462

Opening for a South Kam-loops 34 suite apt. on-site Building Manager. Position available starting Feb. 1st. Du-ties include: Collections, re-ports, maintenance, notices etc. Prefer mature couple or person with experience. Email: [email protected]

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week

is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for

door-to-door deliveries.Call 250-374-0462 for more

information.

Rancho Los Andes, hiring 1 full-time Farm Labourer. Du-ties included: Harvesting, irri-gation maintenance and install pipes, cultivation, planting, cleaning storage & assisting the owner. Wage $12.15/hr. Location: 6100 Sundown Road, Walhachin, BC, Cana-da. V0K 2J0. Phone: 604-347-9372. Email or apply in per-son. [email protected]

Medical/DentalCertifi ed Dental Assistant Busy cosmetic dental practice is looking for experienced certifi ed dental assistant for a maternity leave position, Monday to Thursday starting January 18, 2016. Please fax your resumes to 250-374-4622 or email to [email protected]

Optometrist’s offi ce requires full-time experienced optician, Email resume to:[email protected]

Employment

SalesADVERTISING Consultants:Our company is always look-ing for great sales representa-tives to add to our team. Our business requires a highly or-ganized individual with ability to multi-task in a fun, fast-paced team environment. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Excellent communication skills, valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are necessary. If you have a passion for the advertising business, are crea-tive and thrive on challenges, we want to hear from you. In-terested applicants should email their resume and cover letter to:[email protected] We thank all ap-plicants; only those being con-sidered for an interview will be contacted.

Work WantedHOME & YARD HANDYMAN If you need it done, Give us a call ! Steve 250-320-7774.

Job wanted by Computer Programmer-Analyst /Offi ce

Worker/Tutor Detail oriented, organized, problem-solver, extremely computer literate. Strong proofreading, editing, technical writing, public speaking skills. Can teach practically anything I know. IT work preferred but any job using problem-solving skills could be a good match. Gene Wirchenko 250-828-1474. [email protected]

Pets & Livestock

PetsAnimals sold as “purebred stock” must be registrable in compliance with the Canadian Pedigree Act.

PETS For Sale?

TRI-CITY SPECIAL!for only $46.81/week, we will

place your classifi ed ad into Kam-loops, Vernon & Salmon Arm.

(250)371-4949classifi [email protected]

*some restrictions apply.

Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / VintageRedwood dining room set, 8-chairs, buffet & hutch. $4000/obo. 250-828-1983.

AppliancesInglis Washer and Admiral Dryer. Excellent condition. $400. 250-554-1219.

$500 & UnderDo you have an item for sale

under $750?Did you know that you can place

your item in our classifi eds for

one week for FREE?

Call our Classifi ed Department for details!

250-371-4949

*some restrictions apply

Computer Equipment

WANTED! Newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air 250-371-1333

Firewood/FuelALL SEASON FIREWOOD. For delivery birch, fi r & pine. Stock up now. Campfi re wood. (250)377-3457.


FurnitureSolid Wood Corner display unit curved glass sides $400 250-372-5062

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. De-livery BC and AB www.rtccon-tainer.com

Jewels, FursWhite Gold engagement ring. Main diamond is .94 carat with another .5 carat in smaller dia-monds. Size 7. Recently ap-praised at $5500 asking $4000 Call to view 250-578-7202 af-ter 5pm

Misc. for Sale4 Goodyear winter tires. 235/55/R17, used 1 season $400. 250-377-3002.

Beautiful 9X12 Persian wool area rug, cream/teal colour. $750. 778-471-1816.

MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-320-5194 after 6pm or leave msg.

Livestock Livestock

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted


Misc. for Sale

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - make money and save money with your own bandmill - cut lumber any di-mension. In stock ready to ship. Free info and DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.


Misc. for Sale

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE

$5-$10/ ROLL

1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC

call for availability250-374-7467


Misc. WantedFIREARMS. ALL types want-ed, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-86-960-0045. www.dollars4guns.com

Sporting GoodsCardio Style Trainer Exercisebike only used 6 months $325 250-372-2862

Multi-spd Raleigh Mtn Bike. $150. Elliptical Trainer. $650. 778-471-1816.

Mind Body SpiritRelax and unwind with a full body massage for appoint-ment couples welcome (250) 682-1802

Fitness/Exercise

WE will pay you to exercise!

Deliver Kamloops This Week

Only 3 issues a week!

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

Handypersons

RICKS’S SMALL HAUL

For all Deliveries & Dump Runs. Extra large dump

trailers for rent. Dump Truck

Long and Short Hauls!!250-377-3457

Landscaping

YOUR BUSINESS HEREOnly $150/month

Run your 1x1 semi display classifi ed in every issue of

Kamloops This WeekCall 250-371-4949

classifi [email protected]

Snowclearing

Stucco/SidingBusinesses & Services

FIND EVERYTHING YOUNEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS


Kamloops This Week Run Till Rented

gives you endless possibilities...

Run TillRented

$5300 + tax

Max 3 Lines Max 12 WeeksMust be pre-paid (no refunds)Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time (Must phone to reschedule)Private parties only - no businesses - Some Restrictions Apply

The Heartof Your Community

“Read All About It”

Special: Add an extra line to your ad for $10

CALL 250-371-4949

Real Estate

Apt/Condos for Sale

For Sale By Owner2 Titles Lrg view lot & 2bdrm hse (view) side by side. West-end. $350,000/obo. Will sell property separately. 374-1417.

BY OWNER

$55.00 Special!

Call or email for more info:

250-374-7467classifi eds@


Houses For Sale

FOR 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, skating rink, tube park, Day Lodge. Ideal for family or as a revenue gen-erator throughout the ski sea-son. Strata fees only $155.00 per month. Call Don at 250-682-3984 for more informa-tion. Asking $189,000.00

Mobile Homes & Parks

Best pricing for New Homes in Kamloops

Bi-weekly payment from

$48800Land and Home OwnershipNO PAD RENT7510 Dallas Drive,

Kamloops, BC

250-573-2278eaglehomes.ca/listings

Kokanee Court

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1BDRM a/c, patio, n/p ref re-quired heat and hot water incl (250) 376-1485.

55+ 2bdrm 2bth Brock many extras $1450 call to view n/s, n/p (250) 376-0319

Available spacious 1bdrm apts. Starting at $850/mo. The Sands Apartment. Centrally located. On-site Management. 250-828-1711.

Large 1bdrm apt in Logan Lake n/p, $600 hot water/hy-dro/tv incl Minimum 6 month lease (250) 523-6933

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

6 Appliances1 Small Pet with Approval

No Age RestrictionsNon-Smoking BuildingView Our Furnished &

Unfurnished Suites

[email protected]

Ph: 250-372-5550

RENTAL SUITES

AVAILABLE!

Acacia Tower1bdrm & bachelor suites

starting @$615/mth.Located downtown with great views,

close to hospital, pharmacy,shopping & transit.

1 yr FREE Telus EssentialTV pkg with signing 1 year lease. N/P, N/S. reference,credit check & security

deposit required.250-374-7455

Northland Apartments

1 Bedroom SuiteAdult Oriented

No Pets / No SmokingElevators / Dishwashers

Common Laundry $825 per month

North Shore 250-376-1427

NORTH SHORE 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

Clean quiet buildings. Reasonable Rental Rates

Utilities not includedCALL

250-682-0312

Bed & Breakfast

BC Best Buy Classifi ed’s

Place your classifi ed ad in over 71 Papers

across BC.

Call 250-371-4949 for more information

Commercial/Industrial

Offi ce Space for lease. Free parking. Fantastic view. South Sahali. 250-372-7212

Mobile Homes & Pads

2bdrm MH, N/Shore. Quiet, storage shed. W/D. N/S, N/P. $950 +util. 250-376-1421.

Homes for RentBrock 3bdrm 1bth n/p sm pet neg $1700/month + util ref req (778) 257-0544

Recreation

✰SHUSWAP LAKE!✰ 5 Star Resort in

Scotch Creek B.C. 1-bdrm 1-bath Park Model. Tastefully decorated guest cabin. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial Park, Golf, Gro-cery/Liquor Store and Mari-na all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot-tubs, Adult and Family Club-house, Park, Playground. Rents for $1500/week. FMI CALL 1-250-371-1333

Room & BoardFurnished room and board Valleyview N/P $800per month ideal for student 778-538-1958

Shared Accommodation

Basement suite senior male util, internet/cable w/d, a/c, incl in quiet clean owner occupied home $450 n/s, n/p 376-7484/ 250-320-7707 Avail Dec 1stRoommate to share town-house Aberdeen n/s, n/p $600 student $500 (250) 320-1526

Rentals

Shared Accommodation

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

Suites, Lower1bdrm daylight suite fully fur-nished incl all util w/d, n/s, n/p and garage prk $875 250-579-5763 /778-220-0440 avail now

1bdrm + den level entry w/view f/p and a/c cls to TRU n/p, n/s avail now $850 heat and elec incl (250) 377-3622

2bdrm daylight suite, Sahali. $900/mo. incld util. N/S, N/P. Near bus stop. 250-318-4756.

2BDRM large N/S N/P Close to schools Working person pref’d $950 incl util 819-3368

3BDRM/1 bath parking laun-dry near shopping/bus Feb 1st $1250 inclds util 778-220-8118

Avail. 2bdrm sep ent. c/a, ref req. n/s, n/p $900 incl util for working person(250) 376-0633

Large 2bdrm, full bathroom. Shrd lndry. Near SKSS. $1100/mo. Bob 250-682-2252.

Nice large 1bdrm suite shr w/d util incl, n/s, n/p North Shore $850 (250) 376-5628

Townhouses

TOWNHOUSESBest Value In TownNORTH SHORE

*Bright, clean & Spacious 2&3 bedrooms

*Big storage rooms*Laundry Facilities*Close to park, shopping & bus stop

PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED

[email protected]

NO PETS

Transportation

Antiques / Classics1967 Ford Falcon Futura St.6 Auto 2dr all original runs good, $5,500 obo (250) 376-5722

1984 Volvo (Collector), auto, air. 181,000kms. No winter driving. $3,400. 250-587-6151

Auto Accessories/Parts

1-set of Nokian Winters on rims 235/75/R16. Used one season. Regular price new $1200 selling for $400. Call 250-851-1304.

2-215/60R16 Snow tires. $200. 2-245/50VR16 Eagle Snow. $200. 4-275/45R20 Ea-gle M&S. $400. 2-225/60R16 M&S. $200. 2-275/40ZR17 M&S. $300. 250-319-8784.

Cars - Domestic1972 AMC Javelin SST. Sec-ond owner. Exec mech cond. $3,000/obo. 250-372-2096.

2002 Nissan Altima. 4 door, auto. Fully loaded. Good condition. $5,500. Call to view. 250-376-4077.

2002 Subaru Forester Very clean, one owner AWD SUV, 2 sets of tires on rims, new battery, manual trans-mission, 267000 kms,

Asking $4250 Call (250)573-5860

2003 Malibu V-6, 142,000kms. Grey, 4 winters on rims. 1-owner. $3400. 250-376-1697.

2010 Toyota Yaris hatchback. 112,000kms, fully loaded. $7200. 250-318-9558.

Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadil-lac Deville one owner low kms $6900.00 obo 250-554-0580

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

2008 Cadillac CTS Premi-um. 130,000kms. AWD, Great in the winter, BLK w/leather interior, CD, power windows, seats, mirrors, locks, heating/cooling seats. $14,300. 250-320-6900.

RUN UNTIL SOLD

ONLY $35.00(plus Tax)

(250)371-4949

*some restrictions apply call for details

Motorcycles2014 Motorino XPH Electric Scooter bike. 850kms. No scrapes. $1500 250-574-9846

Off Road VehiclesHonda Big Red 3 Wheeler top shape $1650 250-554-0201

Recreational/Sale1989 Fleetwood AClass 120,000km slps 6, well kept, $8000obo (250) 579-9691

2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully load-ed, $14,900. (778) 468-5050.

2005 Sprinter 25’ w/slide 1995 F250 Ford diesel w/low mile-age both in exc cond. asking $20,000 obo for both (250) 314-6661

2008 Fleetwood Mallard. 23ft. like new, fully loaded. $15,000. 250-554-1035.

9FT Okanagan Camper. F/S, bathroom. Good shape. $1,500/obo. 250-376-1841.

Run until sold New Price $56.00+tax

Do you have a vehicle, boat, rv, or trailer to sell? With our Run til sold specials you pay one fl at rate and we will run your ad un-til your vehicle sells.*• $56.00 (boxed ad with photo)• $35.00 (regular 3 line ad)

Call: 250-371-4949*Some conditions & restrictions apply.

Private party only (no businesses).

Transportation

Scrap Car Removal

Sport Utility Vehicle

2008 Ford Escape XLT. Urgent Sale. $8,800. 250-376-3741.

Jeep YJ 4x4 1987 restored, 6cyl 5sp, lifted, 33”tires on Ea-gle Rims, 10,000 lb Winch, over $15,000 invested asking $12000 (250) 828-0931

Trucks & Vans2004 Dodge Dakota 4x4, quadcab, canopy, 4.7V-8. $10,500/obo. 250-679-3889.

2004 Toyota Sienna XLE - limited edition. Exec cond. 7 pass, all leather, auto doors, sunroof, brand new all sea-sons 2nd set of rims. 247,000kms. $5500. 250-377-1296.

2008 Denali Crew Cab AWD. Sunroof, DVD, NAV. Fully loaded. 22” chrome wheels, leather. 141,000kms. $26,800. 250-319-8784.

Boats2007 Sea Doo Speed Boat, 4 Seater.$15,000obo Call 250-320-5194 (after 6pm)or lv msg

Erickson aluminum custom boat,new, 12’ one piece con-struction $3000. 778-257-6079

Kamloops This Week Run Till Rented

gives you endless possibilities...

Run Till Rented

$5300 + tax

Max 3 Lines Max 12 Weeks

Must be pre-paid (no refunds)

Scheduled for 4 weeks at a time

(Must phone to reschedule)

Private parties only - no

businessesSome Restrictions Apply

“Read All About It”

Special: Add an extra line to

your ad for $10

Call 250-371-4949



Get in on the Action!classifi [email protected]


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plus!Sold in sets.

$1200 TWO-TONE MICROFIBER RECLINING SOFA

SOFA

$499SAVE 20% - 70%

See in-store for details. See in-store for details.

RECLINERS FROM $699

Does not apply to previous purchases. Free delivery/setup and no taxes may apply on some marked items. Total amount of taxes will be discounted from purchase price. See details in-store. Some items one-of-a-kind, quantities limited. Some items may not be exactly as shown. Some items sold in sets.

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