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REPORTED CRIME ON RISEBy Andrea Klassen

STAFF [email protected]

Kamloops RCMP

say groups of organized

criminals trying to

establish a foothold in

Kamloops are partially

to blame for a nearly

nine per cent rise in the

city’s reported crime

rate in 2013.

According to year-

end figures released

to the city’s police

committee this week,

Mounties dealt with

14,499 actual offences

in 2013, up from 13,348

in 2012.

“We are seeing

groups that are reach-

ing out into Kamloops,

trying to get established

in drug activity,” RCMP

Supt. Brad Mueller told

the committee.

Drug and property

crimes accounted for

much of the increase

in criminal activity and

Mueller said the two

types of offences are

often tied together.

“Our intelligence

shows us there’s a

very strong correlation between drug activity and

property crime and, in many cases, we’re see-ing the same groups of people in both,” he said.

Mueller said his detachment has con-ducted an internal review and decided to re-organize its special-project unit into a target-enforcement unit that focuses on drugs, firearms, organized crime and property crime.

No new officers are involved in the effort, but Mueller said the unit is more closely integrated with others in the force and will have more flexibility in its investigations.

He said the city is already seeing results from the change, including 39 charges

laid against 19 people in December after a three-month undercover investigation by the new unit.

Most of the charges are for cocaine traffick-ing.

Besides organized crime, Mueller believes a portion of the increase comes from population growth and some is the result of local RCMP having more people doing police work.

While Kamloops Mounties have in the recent past often had up to 20 per cent of posi-tions vacant, Mueller said the force now has nearly all the bodies it is supposed to have, which, he said, allows for more investigations and more arrests.

TRUMPETING A DOMINANT RETURNSTORY, PAGE A10

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By Cam FortemsSTAFF [email protected]

A proposed playground project dedicated to a beloved Clearwater couple who died in an accident in 2012 will begin construction this spring after it received funding under a national community con-test.

Clearwater Coun. Shelley Sim said the park dedicated to Courtney and Skye Buck at a dilapidated courtyard at Clearwater’s Raft River elementary received $120,000 worth of funding from Aviva Canada through its community competition.

Among the first to hear the news were the young couple’s parents.

“Probably the most exciting moment is when we told the fami-lies this morning,” Sim told KTW.

The couple’s car left HIghway 5 North on the evening of Dec. 9, 2012, landing in North Thompson River about 17 kilometres south of Clearwater.

The couple were teachers. Skye had played on UCC’s basketball team. Courtney was pregnant at the time of her death.

Sim said the funding allows the playground to be expanded with some additional natural features.

Construction will be ready to go when snows clear in April.

“There is no area of play there right now,” she said.

The grants were awarded based on internet voting. Sim credited residents region-wide with their efforts.

“We couldn’t have done it without the support of the North Thompson and Kamloops.”

Memorial playground a reality

Skye and Courtney Buck.

Police blame organized crime for nine per cent jump

SUPT. BRAD MUELLER:

Has re-organized units

within the detachment.

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The annual Investors Group

Walk for Memories to raise

awareness of Alzheimer’s

disease was held on the

weekend at the Tournament

Capital Centre. Leading

the walk (left) was Linda

Blanchet (centre with

family), the walk’s

honouree. Also at the event

were politicos (right),

including Kamloops Coun.

Donovan Cavers (with

microphone) and Terry

Lake, health minister and

Kamloops-North Thompson

MLA. For more information

on the fundraiser and to

donate to the cause, go

online to walkformemories.

com. To see more photos

from the event, go online to

kamloopsthisweek.com and

click on the “Community”

tab. Allen Douglas photos/KTW

By Andrea KlassenSTAFF REPORTER

[email protected]

New challengers for this year’s Kamloops city council elections will likely face a tighter field than they did the last time the Tournament Capital went to the polls.

Nearly all of the city’s sitting councillors are hoping to win back their seats at city hall.

Those who haven’t made up their minds say they, too, are leaning towards another run.

Compare that to

2011, when the depar-

tures of Denis Walsh,

John O’Fee and Jim

Harker left three open

seats at the council table.

Of the city’s eight

councillors, Nelly Dever,

Nancy Bepple and

Donovan Cavers are

not ready to give KTW

definitive answers about

their election plans.

Bepple said she is

planning to run, but

must first speak with

Thompson Rivers

University about taking

another partial leave

to continue sitting on

council.

Dever also wants

to seek re-election, but

she is waiting on the

outcome of a personal

matter that may affect

her ability to devote the

necessary time to both

her business and her

civic duties.

“My intentions are to

run,” she said, “but we’ll

know for sure in the next

couple of months.”

Cavers said he’s

struggling with the

media spotlight that

comes with local office.

“I do have pretty

thick skin, but it’s kind

of hard some times

because you see people

and it’s like, ‘Oh, did

that person read the

newspaper this morn-

ing?’” he said.

“And it’s pretty tough

to have any sort of

decent intimate relation-

ships.”

He’s also weighing

whether he’s likely to

win a second term.

Despite the reserva-

tions, Cavers is leaning

more towards seeking a

second term.

“It’s 80 per cent

likely is what I’m telling

people,” he said.

Mayor Pete Milobar

kicked off his re-

election campaign

on social media last

week at twitter.com/

TheKamloopsWay.

Eagle-eyed KTW

reader may recognize

his first slogan: “It’s not

earth-shattering, it’s not

flashy — it’s getting the

job done” from the may-

or’s year-end interview

in these pages.

Readers with larger

pocketbooks may also

remember hearing a

similar message at this

year’s Mayor’s Gala for

the Arts.

While a couple of

Kamloops tweeters

have been poking fun

at the campaign —

sample tweet: “Getting

a business loan to open

(a) tattoo parlour(s.)

#TheKamloopsWay” —

Milobar said he’s mostly

ignoring it.

“Everyone’s going to

have their own opinion,”

he said.

Coun. Tina Lange

isn’t a fan of the election

process, which she said

can be stressful for her,

but she’ll be seeking her

fourth term nonetheless.

“I need something to

keep my brain working,”

she joked.

If Arjun Singh is suc-

cessful in his re-election

bid, he will be entering

his third term on council,

though it will be the first

time he has served a

consecutive term, thanks

to a loss in 2008.

“Kamloops is my

hometown,” Singh said.

“I’ve benefitted a lot

from living in Kamloops

and being on Kamloops

city council is a great

honour and a great

opportunity to serve. I’d

like to continue to do

that.”

Marg Spina is also

looking for a third term

and said she wants to

stick with the agenda

that brought her to the

table in the first place.

Ken Christian told

KTW in November that

he will be getting his

campaign team together

for another run.

“I hope we’re suc-

cessful again,” he said,

calling his first term a

great learning opportu-

nity.

“It’s been everything

I think I expected it to be

and more.”

Pat Wallace has

made no secret she’s

looking to continue as

Kamloops’ longest-

sitting councillor.

“I enjoy what I’m

doing tremendously and

I work hard at it,” she

said.

“I enjoy the interac-

tion with the community

and there’s projects I’d

like to see either well

underway or come to

fruition by the time I’m

ready to retire.”

If she’s successful in

November, Wallace will

have 30 years of council

service under her belt by

the end of the next term.

Another former

council member also

put to rest rumours he

might return this elec-

tion cycle.

Former Kamloops Daily News editor and

erstwhile Kamloops

mayor Mel Rothenburger

said he has no plans to

run for office again.

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By Dale BassSTAFF [email protected]

Paul Hembling is over the moon about the latest teaching opportunity he’s been able to bring to the Kamloops-Thompson school district — send-ing an experiment to the International Space Station for a scientist to conduct.

About 18 classrooms of students in grades 5 to 7 are now involved, with the number expected to grow.

In coming months, Hembling said, students will be asked what they want to know and how they will create an experiment to find out.

There are some guidelines — the experiment must fit in a shoebox-sized

container and be some-thing a scientist can do in the microgravity atmosphere in the space station.

The Kamloops-Thompson school dis-trict is only the second in Canada to be accept-ed into the program, Hembling said.

Twenty-one other boxes will be accepted from American schools.

There is a cost.Hembling has to

raise $21,500 to pay for the space trip, but he has been working with the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP), part of the National Centre for Earth and Space Science Education.

The program helps raise money for stu-dents to take part.

Hembling said the man he’s dealing with at SSEP anticipates he can raise at least

half the amount, but it’s up to the Bert Edwards Science and Technology School principal to come up with the rest.

Hembling said he’s cont acting all schools in the district, asking each parent-advisory council to donate $500, which will help.

He is also approach-ing businesses and corporations in the Kamloops area.

Individuals can also make donations by cheques made out to the Kamloops-Thompson school district, specify-ing the space-experi-ment program.

The district will provide tax receipts and all schools will for-ward any donations to Hembling.

“This has got to be the best hands-on learn-ing I’ve ever heard of,” Hembling said.

Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) investigators hope to begin examining a transformer at Domtar today (Jan. 28) after a weekend blaze halted production at the Mission Flats Road pulp mill.

“We’re probably going to be in there tomorrow [Jan. 28],” KFR inspector Sheldon Guertin told Kamloops This Week.

“From what I understand, they are doing their own investigation as well.”

Emergency crews were called to the mill just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Domtar spokeswoman Bonnie Skeene said there were no injuries and the flames were doused within a couple of hours.

She said production was halted for about 12 hours.

Mill safety has been an ongoing issue since an explosion ripped through a sawmill in Burns Lake two years ago, killing two people and injuring 20 more.

WorkSafe BC conducted a botched investiga-tion that produced evidence that the Crown could not use in court, leading Premier Christy Clark to appoint her deputy minister to review the case.

The BC Coroners Service also announced it would hold an inquest into the deaths of the fallen workers.

Students set for space tripFire department probing weekend blaze at mill Kamloops kids will help with scientist’s experiments

The Kamloops Area Preservation The Kamloops Area Preservation Association (KAPA) remarks on theAssociation (KAPA) remarks on the

KGHM Ajax Mine Brochure of January 2014KGHM Ajax Mine Brochure of January 2014

Page 1 – The cover has a scientist taking samples from Inks Lake, a lake that will be lifeless after being converted to a “slurry pond” by Ajax. The rolling hill behind the lake will be covered by a 60 story high toxic tailings facility.

Page 2 – The lake that is pictured with the two hikers is Trapp Lake, which will be over 20 kms from the proposed Ajax pit andtherefore will be unaffected by its operation.

Page 3 – Indicates that the proposed mine will undergo a comprehensive environmental assessment. The Kamloops Area Preservation Association has always insisted that Ajax undergo a Review Panel, the highest level of environmental assessment and is much more rigorous, transparent and independent. Despite its location within our City of 87,000, this proposal is not subject to the highest level of health and environmental scrutiny.

and 5 – Summarizes the mining history in the Kamloops area. Mining remains a vital part of our diversifi ed economy. However, Ajax has the potential of changing the direction of our future and economy and will even change the development boundaries of our city.

Page 6 – Refers to the Afton Mine that has operated at the site until 1997, but fails to disclose that Ajax will be more than 30 times larger than Afton. Our city has grown signifi cantly since Afton closed, in particular in the area closest to Ajax.

Page 7 - Indicates that rigorous standards are continuously upheld and enforced by regulatory agencies. These agencies have been strongly criticized in a scathing report by the BC Auditor General for poor post approval monitoring.

Page 8 - The people of Kamloops deserve the highest level of environmental assessment, the Review Panel, as granted to other large resource based projects such as the Northern Gateway Pipeline and the Prosperity Mine near Williams Lake.

Page 9 - These studies have been underway for years and very little has been released to the public. The best example is lack oftransparency in the refusal to release the ore assay results. The studies are not independent and are conducted by the Proponent.

Page 10 – “Zero Discharge” is a misleading statement and does not take into consideration loss of water into the ground or atmosphere. “Zero Discharge” is, in fact, impossible.

Page 11 – Water fl ow rates stated are based on average annual fl ows and do not take low fl ow points or drought conditions into consideration, in particular during peak salmon cycles.

Page 12 and 13 – The blasting comments are loosely based on a small test blast secretly conducted in February 2011 and on comments made by the Proponent that vibrations may be felt for up to 4 kms from the proposed pit. Ajax refuses to conduct a maximum size operational test blast to enable the public to make their own assessment as to the noise, vibration and visual impact which will continue for 8400 consecutive days of blasting.

Page 14 and 15 – Copper is important to the global economy and there are many new copper mines planned over the globe, including KGHM International’s Sierra Gorda Mine in Chile and Victoria Mine in Ontario, to ensure global demand for copper will be met.

Page 16 - Tax revenues are speculation only and do not take into account fl uctuations in the economy and metal prices.

Also municipal tax projections do not take into account anticipated changes in the mine's design that may result in structures being located outside the city limits. Tax revenue does not take into consideration costs to consumers for Hydro subsidies estimated at $25 million per year for a total of $575 million, estimated for the 23 year lifespan of Ajax.

Page 17 – Does not explain the increase of jobs in the project from 380 in their original projections to 500 now. It should also be noted that Ajax has refused to guarantee any of the jobs to local residents

Page 18 – The residences of Kamloops and areas close to the proposed Ajax Mine deserve the highest level of environmental assessment, “The Gold Standard”, the Panel Review to ensure the process is as rigorous, transparent and science-based as possible, yet our government refuses to appoint one.

Page 19 – The samples inspected by the captioned geologist include what will be in the local air that we will all breathe, yet the Proponent has refused to release this information to the public.

Page 20 – “We Want To Hear From You “questionnaire does not adequately give the public options to truly express their opinion about the project.

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Vandals in Kamloops don’t have the respect for art they once had.

Ronnie Bouvier, head of the city’s graffiti task force, said Kamloops is seeing a new rash of vandalism targeting murals and public art.

The city has encour-aged businesses to erect murals in the past because traditional wis-dom holds that graffiti artists will not tag art.

But, Bouvier said, the latest crop of local tag-gers doesn’t play by the usual rules.

“They’re just kids putting up swear words, phallic symbols, shoot-ing someone else down,” she said. “These are the guys that go around and, if you actually have an artistic tag, they’ll cross it out.”

Bouvier said murals in Juniper Ridge and McArthur Island have been particularly hard hit, along with a mural on a Tranquille Road business she declined to identify.

While the business owner on Tranquille had his mural repaired by its original artist, Bouvier said he’s likely to paint

over the artwork if he’s vandalized again.

The Juniper Ridge mural might not get that second lease on life.

“It just has a big, probably six foot ‘F-word you’ on the outside and we can’t get it off because we destroy everything that’s under-neath,” Bouvier said.

Her task force was, however, able to remove phallic symbols added to several hockey players

on a second mural in the neighbourhood’s park.

The worst was what taggers did to murals on the back of the Boys and Girls Club building at McArthur Island.

Bouvier called the graffiti “horrific” and “just the most obscene things we’ve ever seen.”

She said the content and quality of the graffiti indicates it is being cre-ated by youth.

“They’re not fol-

lowing any code of conduct,” she said. “The older guys who call themselves graffiti artists will say, ‘This is not OK. You drew all over my stuff, man.’”

Bouvier said her organization is trying to get neighbourhoods more involved in report-ing vandalism when it is happening and prevent-ing it where possible in an effort to combat younger vandals.

Young vandals not following code of taggersPublic art isn’t safe from the latest crop of vandals in Kamloops. Besides this Riverside Park sculpture, murals around the city have been damaged — some beyond repair. Andrea Klassen/KTW


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For the first time in three years, motorists headed to the North Shore this summer may be able to get there without facing major construction delays.

Kamloops council-lors will vote today (Jan. 28) on whether to put the resurfacing of Overlanders Bridge on hold for a year.

The city approved $6.1 million in borrow-

ing for the project last year, but public works director Jen Fretz said an engineering analysis of the bridge turned up an unexpected issue.

Fretz said the side-walk on the west side of the bridge is in poor condition and, while it is still safe to use at present, it’s only a mat-ter of time before the pedestrian path will need to be closed and fixed.

“Structurally, it needs some attention,”

she said. “Unfortunately, we

haven’t really done anything with those cor-bels since the sidewalk was originally built, so it’s time we did some repairs for sure.

“We just don’t know what the degree of those repairs are at this point.”

An inspection by Watson Engineering found 16 per cent of the sidewalk’s panels are in

poor condition and two unsafe panels had to be replaced immediately.

The corbels that provide the underlying support for the panels are in worse shape.

Only five were found to be in good condition.

The other 151 are rated “poor condition.”

“It’s to a state where if we don’t do some-thing soon than it will become an issue,” Fretz said.

A staff report from streets and capital proj-ects manager Kristen Meersman estimates repairs to the sidewalk would add another $2 million to the bridge repair costs, but sug-gests the city also look at a $3.5-million replacement, which will last longer.

Fretz said that inves-tigation will take place this year.

While the bridge

work could technically go ahead, she said the city would have to tear up a portion of the deck replacement if it wants to proceed with sidewalk repairs after the fact.

Instead, she’s recom-mending the city wait until 2015 to do the repairs.

In the meantime, Fretz said the city is proposing a temporary fix in 2014.

“We are going to be skin patching the areas approximately two metres on either side of the expansion joints,” she said.

“This basically means applying a thin layer of asphalt to smooth out the driving surface.”

Fretz said the work would be done during the day on Sundays and would take two to four Sundays to complete.

Overlanders Bridge repairs likely in 2015

Accused in teen’s death makes court appearance

The man charged in the 2012 murder of a 16-year-old girl in Kamloops made a brief court appearance on Monday, Jan. 27.

Wearing a red jail-issue jumpsuit, Damien Taylor appeared by video from Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.

The tall and lanky 22-year-old is charged with second-degree murder in the 2012 death of CJ Fowler, whose body was found in Guerin Creek near downtown Kamloops on Dec. 5, 2012.

Police have said Fowler and Taylor had been involved in a dating relationship at the time and had travelled together from Terrace, where they lived, to the Tournament Capital.

The two had been in Kamloops visiting friends and police believe Fowler was planning to return to Terrace prior to her death.

Taylor was arrested after an RCMP investigation that lasted more than a year.

On Jan. 10, Mounties took him into custody in Kelowna, where he had been living.

Taylor is slated to return to Kamloops provincial court on Feb. 24.

Damien Taylor is charged with second-degree murder in

connection to the Dec. 5, 2012, murder of 16-year-old CJ

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An American citizen who grew pot on a rural North Thompson prop-erty to donate medical marijuana to those in need will spend the next six months behind bars.

Michael Lawrence Campbell pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 27, to one count of pro-duction of a controlled substance.

The 57-year-old had also been charged with possession for the pur-pose of trafficking, but that count was stayed.

Defence lawyer Rob Bruneau described Campbell’s intentions with his grow-op as “good.”

“He says that his purpose in growing is to donate medical marijuana to those who need it,” Bruneau said, explaining Campbell had a roster of 20 or 30 recipients.

“He says he does not sell it — he donates it.”

Court heard Clearwater Mounties executed a search war-rant on Campbell’s 125-acre Louis Creek property on Sept. 25, 2012, seizing 244 mari-juana plants and 6.7 kilograms of bud.

Campbell said he’s anxious to put the inci-dent behind him and get back to helping people.

“Over the 25 years I’ve lived in the bush, there hasn’t been one

person who’s needed it who I haven’t helped,” he said.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan sentenced Campbell to

a six-month jail term.Campbell did not

indicate whether his post-incarceration char-ity work would involve marijuana.


Mineral explora-tion in the Thompson-Nicola region fell to about $48 million in 2013, relying on budgets from major players, including KGHM-Ajax and New Gold Inc’s New Afton project, but lacking grassroots spending.

A spokeswoman at New Afton said the mine on the city’s western boundary spent $10 million in 2013 and will spend that amount again in 2014 in a quest to

either extend mine life or increase produc-tion at the copper-gold deposit.

In October, New Gold CEO Robert Gallagher said explo-ration has already added an additional three years to mine life, to 2027, with the potential for a further extension.

At Ajax, company officials said it will incur “significant expenditures in 2013 and will continue to invest significant funds in 2014.”

It has spent $127 million since 2010.

Provincewide, exploration fell in 2013 to $476 million from $680 million the year before.

Jim Gillis, a veteran city mining promoter, said recent spending has been concentrated on advanced proj-ects that are close to receiving approval, while exploration at the grassroots level has declined.

“It’s slow, no ques-tion,” said Gillis, who heads Kamloops-based Cassidy Gold Corp.

“The reason is it’s very hard to raise money.

“The exploration industry for the past three years has had a great deal of trouble raising money.”

That means the grassroots industry that comes up with discoveries — the kind of prospecting that found a new mineral resource at the Afton pit almost two decades ago — may not find much in the future because no one is looking.

“In exploration, we spend a lot of money and it takes four or five years to get something going,” Gillis said.

On Monday, Jan. 27, Premier Christy Clark announced at Vancouver’s Mineral Roundup that the province will extend a mining-exploration tax credit.

The province has set a goal of opening eight new mines and expanding nine oth-ers.

Another major regional project is Yellowhead Mining’s Harper Creek in the North Thompson Valley, a proposed open-pit copper proj-ect.

One of its potential

roadblocks is lack of powerline capacity from BC Hydro.

The company has spent millions on exploration in the last decade.

Barriere Mayor Bill Humphreys said lack of approval for the power upgrades is not holding up the Harper Creek project.

Instead, he said, it has been sent back for more work by B.C.’s environmental-assess-ment office.

Once that is done, “we’ll sit down with all interested parties, not just Yellowhead, to see what we have to do to get Hydro to step up,” Humphreys said.

Area mining lacking in grassroots spending

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Advocates of a pilot project in Surrey school district elementary schools make a good case there are constructive alternatives to the traditional report-card approach.

But, we won’t give them a pass on the most contentious aspect of the project — setting aside letter grades.

This comes perilously close to throwing out the proverbial baby with the bath water.

What’s wrong with keeping letter grades, alongside the more consci-entious sum-maries?

Anyone who has been through our

school system recognizes the bald letter grade misses the finer points of an individual’s progress.

Too often excellent work, heart-ening development and delightful expression is flattened by alpha-betic tyranny.

Even attempts to shade the picture with pluses and minuses are inadequate substitutes for thor-ough evaluation. Exams are not a fail-safe measure of what a student knows and offer scant recognition of individual’s learning strengths and weaknesses.

It’s frightening to contemplate how many positions of responsi-bility, in our 21st-century world, are occupied by people who gained their qualifications by dint of cramming and regurgitating the opinions of others without developing any facility for criti-cal thinking — and taking tests that have long since been all but forgotten.

And yet, given the realities of that world — and the place we are preparing for our children in it — it seems unfair to deprive them of a key tool for progress.

Even given the shortcomings of a traditional letter grade, it has endured because we need a short form of evaluation as well as more comprehensive forms.

Reform education by all means — but don’t threaten our chil-dren’s progress, or crush their expectations, through asymmetri-cal reform.

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Great Parking Meter Revolution picking drivers’ pocketsI

T’S BEEN A FEW MONTHS since the Great Parking Meter Revolution descended on the downtown core.

The plan was to replace the E.T.-looking coin meters at each stall with high-tech, flashy parking kiosks at intersection corners and in mid-block.

The idea was to improve technology and ease of use (the kiosks take coins and credit cards and cellphone payment may be added in the future), while allowing drivers to use multiple parking stalls during one payment period.

In return, drivers parking downtown were forced to ante up as the cost to park has doubled.

To be sure, it remains affordable to park downtown, even with the fee being doubled and more (what was once 25 cents per half-hour is now 50 cents; what was once 50 cents per hour is now $1; what was once a two-hour limit has been extended to three hours, though the third hour is $2, double what it costs to park for each of the first two hours).

The change is not inexpensive; the city borrowed $1.7 million to buy 90 kiosks that will replace 850 meters that have generated about a half-million-dollars annually for the municipality.

The kiosks are expected to bring in about $900,000 annually, about a third of which will go into a parking-reserve fund for a future parkade or similar parking addition.

City council and the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association have repeatedly made the point that raising rates for the sake of rais-ing rates cannot and will not be done.

Coun. Tina Lange noted precisely this during a March 2013 council meet-

ing by reminding all that the KCBIA had opined rates cannot be raised unless drivers parking downtown are offered something new and improved.

Yet, drivers in some areas down-town are paying double today for the same service they received in the pre-kiosk era.

While 90 kiosks will replace 850 parking meters, the entire transition has not been completed, leaving portions of the downtown core with the old meters bearing new prices.

If, as the city and the KCBIA claim, a hike in parking fees must be accompanied by a new and improved parking service, why do existing meters — notably, the rows on either side of Victoria Street outside Memorial Arena — have the new fees?

One cannot enjoy the benefits of the kiosks when plugging quarters into the old meters. There is no option to change parking stalls for the added fee. There is no credit-card slot. Heck, the old meters don’t even accept dimes or nickels.

Yet the more-expensive parking fee applicable to the improved kiosk system has been extended to the old meters.

It is not going to bankrupt drivers,

but it is important to note the city has done exactly what it said it would not — could not — do.

City council has often claimed parking meters are more about getting people to move their vehicles in a rea-sonable time frame and less about extra revenue.

However, arbitrarily raising the rates on the old meters without giving drivers the benefits associated with the new kiosks reminds me of the decision by council in February 2010 to add 43 parking meters to the 500-block of Third and Fourth avenues and Battle and Nicola streets.

City council claimed then the park-ing meters would replace the free two-hour-limit parking in an effort to reduce parking congestion and generate parking-stall turnover.

If extra revenue was (and is) not the intent, city council could have accom-plished the same by simply having bylaws officers get out of their vehicles and start enforcing the two-hour limits on those streets.

If a bylaws officer has to be there to write a ticket based on an expired meter, a bylaws officer has to be there to write a ticket based on a vehicle exceeding the two-hour limit.

Soon enough, those high-tech kiosks will be added to the area around Memorial Arena and elsewhere where the old meters remain.

Until then, I think we should all engage in a small act of civil disobedi-ence and adopt the old fee schedule when using the coin-operated meters.

It doesn’t exactly rank up there with protests in Kiev but, in Kamloops, we do what we can.

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Re: Story: Teachers vote in favour of two-week spring break:

“Teachers want to be taken seriously about getting a pay raise due to all their hard work; however, they just voted to have another paid week off.

“By doing this, they just reinforce the reason why many people believe they don’t deserve any more money.”

— posted byBilly

“I don’t think some of you understand how much preparation and organization it takes for teachers.

“They spend hours of their free time mark-ing, buying supplies, coming up with assign-ments — plus all the meetings and upgrading they have to do.

“I’m not a teacher, but I have friends who are and they never take entire summers off just relaxing.

“Same with long weekends. They are some of the busiest. committed people I know.

“They have a really hard job — give them a break!”

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Editor:Columnist Tom

Fletcher recently ridiculed Neil Young in KTW (‘Old man, take a look at your facts, they are not quite true’).

While I agree that some of Young’s oil-sands facts are incor-rect, the substance of his message is accurate.

Fletcher’s facts are more misleading.

I toured the area last summer by canoe and by airplane.

Comparisons with the moon seem reason-able.

Fletcher refers to the “discredited study by former com-munity doctor John O’Connor.”

Actually, O’Connor is still the doctor for Forts McKay and Chipewyan.

I interviewed him last August.

He never carried out a study, only signaling to Alberta Health that he was concerned by the number of certain cancers in the area.

Health Canada and

Alberta Health, in response, filed charges against him with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta for “causing undue alarm.”

All charges were later quietly dropped with no explanation.

Fletcher asserts the College “concluded that Dr. O’Connor made a number of inaccurate or untruthful claims’ about cancer

patients.”This is doubtful:

O’Connor has never seen the conclusions.

In 2009, Alberta Health did conclude a cancer study on the Fort Chipewyan population, which they claimed showed no cause for concern.

In 2010, the study was reviewed by Dr. Gina Solomon, deputy secretary for science and health

at the California Environmental Protection Agency.

She concluded rates of specific cancers linked to exposure to oil and petrochemical products were three to seven times higher than expected.

Newer research has found oil-sands pol-lution of remote lakes with PAHs (some known carcinogens) at levels no worse than in

urban settings. However, the levels

are rapidly accumulat-ing and will soon be far worse.

And the Athabasca River itself is exposed to higher levels of air-borne contamination, more run-off and leak-age from huge nearby tailings ponds.

No one I talked to last summer who lives or summers along the Athabasca River will drink the water any more and few are still willing to eat the fish.

It would be help-ful if Fletcher would investigate a little fur-ther than the reams of PR spin produced by the oil industry and its federal and provincial government cheerlead-ers.

Eli PivnickKamloops

Dear council: Butt out of our business!Editor:

I understand Kamloops council is seeking feedback on a proposed new bylaw to further prohibit smoking outdoors.

Here’s mine: No!This type of bylaw crosses my line

and is an infringement of rights.I quit smoking cigarettes a decade

ago, but that hasn’t hindered my belief in the right to personal choice.

This kind of proposal goes way too far. Stop minding other people’s business.

Deb AloreKamloops

Fletcher needs to balance his oil-sands PR infoKTW reader Eli Puvnick’s argues the oil-sands of northern Alberta do indeed resemble the landscape of the moon.

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With an effortless grace that lets them wing 1,500 kilometres over the Pacific Ocean, a pair of airborne trumpeter swans drifts toward the surface of the South Thompson river on a still, grey afternoon.

Remarkably beauti-ful — and a remarkable change on the river.

The moment shows recovery of a species once thought to be on a flight to extinction.

“Originally, trumpet-ers would have been here,” said Rick Howie, a biologist and avid Kamloops birder.

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in the early 1970s.

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species would join the Carolina parakeet, Eskimo curlew and countless other birds that no longer inhabit the Earth.

Those surviving trumpeters 40 years ago existed only in a few tiny pockets of breeding grounds in Alaska and the Yukon.

“When I was a kid and going to school, they estimated there were less than a 1,000 left,” Dickinson said.

Today, a quarter that number alone exists on the river east of Kamloops.

In place of trumpeter swans — over time, here and through B.C. and Alberta migration routes — came the tundra swan, similar in appear-ance, yet smaller.

For decades it inhab-ited the slow-moving ecosystem rich in veg-etation.

But, a count of eagles and swans com-pleted this month by members of Kamloops Naturalist Club confirms the once-nearly extinct

trumpeter swan has re-established and pushed out its cousin — tundra swans are gone from the South Thompson River, although populations remain healthy else-where.

“We got none this year,” Howie said of the tundra swan.

“We haven’t seen a half-dozen in the past five or six years.”

Over several days this month, dedicated birders combed the shoreline, focusing on known spots to count swans and eagles, a census that helps indicate the health of the ecosystem.

Volunteers counted 30 eagles, what Howie said “is in the ballpark” for traditional numbers.

The number of eagles counted each year is dependent on the size of the salmon run.

They have also made a comeback from decades ago, thought to be from elimination of the use of DDT eventu-ally digested by the top predator in the food chain.

“Eagles for a lot of people represent the quality of the environ-ment,” Howie said.

“If you can see eagles, then everything is doing OK.”

Swans are far more numerous, totalling 263 this year — all of them trumpeters. Howie said this year’s count is about average for total num-bers.

Dickinson credits the rebound of the trumpeter to habitat conservation in Oregon, Washington and California, where the birds move on the farthest migration south in winter.

Efforts to conserve in Canada began with the signing of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act with the United States in 1918.

The plume trade for women’s hats was lucra-tive, but destructive.

Decades later, it led to conservation acts and treaties.

In the late 1800s, Dickinson said famed ornithologist Frank Chapman “walked down the street in New York

City and counted seven species of birds, I think, that contributed to a hat — many of which were closing in on extinc-tion.”

Dickinson believes tundra swans have gone back to their more nor-mal wintering routes, nudged out by trumpet-ers.

“When you look at the two on the river, I think the trumpeters are a little more aggressive,” he said.

“They’ll reach out and swipe at the others.”

The question remains: Is the replacement on the river for the good or is it another omen caused by climate change or habitat disturbance elsewhere?

“It would be nice to have both — a little more diversity,” Howie said.

“The world is always changing. The question is why and how.

“If it’s something we’re doing, it would be nice to fix.

“If it’s part of the ebb and flow of nature, it’s good.”

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SISTER ACTIVITY

Nicole Colistro works through her uneven bar routine on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline

Centre. Nicole and her twin sister, Marissa, were among club members competing in Coquitlam this past weekend in

the club’s WinterFest. Dave Eagles/KTW


Kamloops RCMP aren’t clamouring to see more funding for foot patrols in the city.

While members of the public had asked to see more police pound-ing the pavement on the North Shore, Supt. Brad Mueller told the city’s co-ordinated enforcement commit-tee on Monday, Jan. 27, that he feels the current contingent of walking and bicycle patrollers is enough.

“If you were to offer me two or three more resources, prob-ably the statistics would show I could employ those to areas of greater need than foot patrols,” Mueller said.

While the officer responsible for the bulk of the city’s on-foot police presence is set to retire in 2014, Mueller said his replacement is in training and a plan is in place to continue the program, which splits one officer between the North and South shores.

Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association general manager Gay Pooler

said she would also like

to see more patrols in

her area, which she said

helps build relationships

between the RCMP and

business owners who

have concerns about pan-

handling or other issues.

But, with no RCMP

backing for stepping up foot patrols, Mayor Peter Milobar said the city won’t look at add-ing funding for more street cops to this year’s supplemental budget.

Car 40 deemed a success in Kamloops

Fifteen months after its launch, Kamloops RCMP’s Car 40 program is being hailed as a suc-cess by Mueller.

The city’s top cop said the program has reduced both the number of calls relating to, and the amount of police time spent on, mental-health cases.

Launched in October 2012, the program pairs a mental-health nurse and an RCMP officer with a mental-health background.

While a typical mental-health call can take more than 100 min-utes to resolve, should the person involved need to go to Royal Inland Hospital, Mueller said Car 40 has cut that down to about 70 minutes on average.

The program has also reduced the number of “chronic callers” to the RCMP by 35 per cent and the number of calls

made about individu-

als who are frequently

reported to police by 73

per cent.

The Interior Health

Authority, which part-

nered with police for the

program, is also conduct-

ing its own review of

Car 40.

RCMP inspector soon off to Ottawa

She held down the

fort during the city’s

search for a new RCMP superintendent, but she will be taking on a new role in the nation’s capi-tal.

Kamloops RCMP Insp. Jenny Latham is headed to Ottawa later this year to take on a role as a grievance adjudica-tor for the national police force.

Latham said the deci-sion was motivated by a desire to be closer to family in Ontario.

Milobar and Mueller praised Latham for her efforts locally following the retirement of Yves Lacasse.

The former head of the Kamloops RCMP is now external-affairs manager for KGHM Ajax.

“She has done a good job at bringing up and making sure the service delivery was there and maintained,” Mueller said.

Parking pay-by-phone app here by spring

A pay-by-phone app

for the city’s new parking

meters should be up and

running by spring, accord-

ing to the city’s commu-

nity safety manager.

Jon Wilson said the

city is still working with

the company creating its

parking app to make sure

credit-card payments

made via smartphone

will actually register with the city’s licence-plate recognition tech-nology and the digital pay stations installed in downtown Kamloops in November.

“Otherwise, people will be paying for park-ing, but it can’t neces-sarily be monitored,” Wilson said.

“We appreciate the public’s understanding that this is taking a little bit longer.”

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Imagine walking down the street in Kamloops in the year 2034.

It’s a beautiful day — sunny and warm — and everything is right with the world.

As you look around, what are some of the things you see that have made this community a wonderful place in which to live?

That was the scenario put to 150 people at a pair of meetings on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Kamloops Art Gallery.

The meetings, hosted by the Kamloops 350 group, were aimed at creating awareness and generating ideas about the transition-town move-ment — the idea of making communi-ties more self-reliant by buying local,

self-generating food and the like. Kamloops 350 said the time for

concrete ideas and asking “how” will come down the road, choosing instead on the weekend to focus on brain-storming and the exchange of ideas.

While there was no formal record taken of the brainstorming sessions, participants broke into 10 groups, spending nearly an hour discussing local currency, neighbourhood asso-ciations, co-housing villages, worker co-ops, local food production, refor-estation, solar and wind power, alter-native means of transportation and a citizens’ community store.

“I’m just interested in these kinds of initiatives,” said Leroy Harder, who attended on Saturday (Jan. 25) morn-ing.

“I’m doing a lot of stuff on my own, so you want to connect with

people that were doing the same sorts of things.

“I think there’s going to be big pressures in the future. We need to start dealing with stuff,” he said.

“We need to start laying the groundwork now and then, hopefully, the transition will be easier in the future.

The meetings were the first in a series that Kamloops 350 hopes to facilitate, in an effort to address sus-tainability and gauge the community’s interest in transition-town initiatives.

It will be left to the larger group of participants to decide how to move the process forward,

The dates for further meetings have not been determined.

To learn more about Kamloops 350, go online to local.350.org/kam-loops-350.

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ondary is among the

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ince competing in a

program offered by

Junior Achievement.

The six stu-

dents, three each

from grades 11

and 12, competed

on the weekend

in Vancouver in

the annual Junior

Achievement

Innovation Jam,

where they listened to

speakers in the morn-

ing and then created

a business plan, com-

plete with video, on a

product idea.

Sophia de Zeeuw,

one of the team mem-

bers, said her group

created Morning

Wood Toothbrushes,

which involve a han-

dle made from pine

beetle, forest-fire or

other unusable wood,

with interchangeable

bristle pieces.

The team’s cre-

ation is competing

with others from

the conference in an

online Youtube for-

mat where the num-

ber of likes on each

video will determine

the People’s Choice

Award winner.

That team will

receive $3,000.

One of the other

teams competing

for the award comes

from Kelowna and de

Zeeuw said she and

the other students are

particularly keen to

beat it.

To check out the

video or to click “like” to support it, go online to http://tinyurl.com/kq695oz.

The video presents the team’s points supporting the prod-uct, all meeting the conference theme of environmental aware-ness.


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Between the coconut water, jerky and trail mix, Jamie McDonald was eating like some-one who just ran all the way to Valleyview from Pritchard.

Well, all that way with a slight detour.

Several kilome-tres into his run on Thursday, Jan. 23, McDonald realized something was missing from the baby buggy holding his tent, sleep-ing bag, food stores and other supplies — his phone.

“I’ve done it so many times,” he groaned between bites of pepperoni during a stop at Rivershore Nissan, where he received a donation. “I woke up and my head was in the clouds.”

Turning around added more distance to the day, but it’s dwarfed by the length of the 27 year-old British man’s full route.

For the last year, McDonald has been on a run across Canada in an effort to raise funds

for Canadian Children’s

hospitals, as well as for

two UK charities.

Because of a rare

spinal condition,

McDonald spent much

of his first nine years of

life in UK Children’s

hospitals.

“If it wasn’t for

them, I might not be

here,” he said.

In an effort to give

back, he decided to

bike from Thailand to

England, then broke a

world record by cycling

for 12 days straight on a

stationary bicycle.

“After that, almost

everyone around me

was asking what I was

doing next,” McDonald

said.

Already in posses-

sion of a Canadian visa

he’d acquired years

earlier with plans of

being a backpacker,

McDonald’s next target

seemed clear.

On March 19, 2013,

he dipped a hand in the

Atlantic Ocean in St.

John’s and headed west.

It was his first-ever

distance run, much in

the same way the trip

across Europe and Asia

was his first cycling

trip.

“It’s a big part of my

message that you don’t

need to be a super ath-

lete, you don’t need to

be anything special,” he

explained.

“You can just give it

a go.”

That doesn’t mean

the trek across the

country has been easy.

For the first leg of

the journey, McDonald

was camping or sleep-

ing in ditches and pub-

lic washrooms. Not so bad in sum-

mer, but when winter set in around the time he reached Winnipeg, — and McDonald developed a case of chronic tendonitis in one foot — it looked like the journey might be at an end.

“It felt like that was

when Canada really got

behind me,” he said,

noting people began

reaching out, network-

ing to find him homes

to sleep in as he contin-

ued on.

B.C. presented its

own series of challenges

for McDonald.

“I had to head over

Roger’s Pass and Parks

Canada did not want me

to run,” he said. “They

made it very clear they

did not want me to do

this run. But, I had to

finish it up.”

With snow covering

the shoulder of the road

and multiple tunnels to run through, McDonald was aware his life was in danger every minute.

“It was one of the toughest days of my life,” he said.

“Six per cent grade and I’m pushing a baby stroller that weighs 70 kilograms. So, it weighs more than me.”

Now on the home stretch, McDonald said he is finally starting to feel like the trip is com-ing to an end.

“Every single day I woke up, it didn’t mat-ter how close I got to Vancouver, it didn’t feel like I could make it,” he said.

“But, yesterday was the first day that it dawned on my I’m actually going to do it.”

When he has reached the Pacific Ocean, McDonald suspects his fundraising days won’t come to an end, though he hasn’t decided what method of transporta-tion will take him across the next country he tackles.

To learn more about McDonald’s trip, go online to jamiemcdon-ald.org.

Running for his life — and those of the kidsJamie McDonald is on his

way across Canada to raise

money for UK and Canadian

children’s hospitals. His

Kamloops stop on Thursday,

Jan. 24, represented the

beginning of the 27-year-old

British man’s home stretch. Andrea Klassen/KTW

Sa-Hali junior achievers among best in B.C.

The Sa-Hali Junior

Achievement team with

cabinet minister, from left

to right: Students Kaylan

Phillips, Melissa Pavan

and Taylor Campbell-Viani;

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NAIRNCRAWFORD FAIRFOUL (CURLY)

December 6, 1922 ~ January 21, 2014

O n Tu e s d a y J a n u a r y 21, 2014, Crawford passed away at Penticton Regional Hospital. Predeceased by son Leslie, brother Jim, sister Winnie and beloved wife Mary, he is survived by sons Rob (Janice) and Mark (Karen), brother John, sister-in-law Dorothy, grandchildren Tyson, Taylor, Riley, Ni-cole and Andrea, extended family and friends.

Dad was born and raised on Nanaimo Street in New West-minster B.C. and had many happy memories and stories of his time with family and friends. In 1949 he and Mom married, and resided in New Westminster, raising 3 boys there until moving to Kamloops in 1968. In 2006 Dad lost his Mary after 57 years together. In the year prior to Mom’s passing, Dad was a devoted and loving caregiver. He managed to live in his Kamloops home until age 89, moving to Summerland to be with family.

At an early age, Dad became interested in aircraft, and he and his childhood friend would ride their bikes to Boundary Bay airport, where he later started his aviation career with the elementary fl ying school. Some of Dad’s favorite stories came from his time work-ing at Queen Charlotte Airlines, maintaining the Stranraers up and down the coast as well as on trips as far away as Montreal. In years following, Dad was in charge of maintenance for BNP Airways, and after moving to Kamloops in 1968 started B.C. Central Aeromo-tive L.T.D. with his good friend Frank Kratzer. Dad became a fi x-ture at the Kamloops airport, and continued working occasionally even into his 80’s, holding his AME licence for a total of 67 years. Throughout his time in aviation, Dad made more friends than could be listed, and he was still receiving calls and visits from people he had worked with as far back as the 1940’s. He was respected by all who knew him for his no nonsense approach, incredible knowledge, and his beautiful workmanship. Dad was a supportive husband, father, grandfather and friend and will be greatly missed by all.

A family service will be held in New Westminster in the springof 2014. Donations in Crawford’s memory can be made to the

Heart and Stroke Foundation, BC.

Don HendersonNovember 28,1951 ~

January 22, 2014

Don Henderson of Kamloops, BC, passed away January 22nd, 2014 at 62 years of age. Don is survived by his loving wife Patricia Henderson, children Tammi (Jason) of Kamloops, BC, Darrell (Alena) of St. Paul, AB, Julie (Aaron) of Kamloops, BC, and Stephanie (Shawn) of Kamloops, BC. Also left to cherish Don’s memory are his brother Bryan (Sandra) and sister

Sharon, grandchildren Sam, Alex, Nathan, Zachary, Bentley, Alexis, Kaden, Josh and Ryan; The Craig Family and Tammy Johnson. Don is predeceased by his parents Doris and Gordon Henderson. Don spent many years as a part of RCSCC Kamloops #137. He also contributed 40 years of service with Arclin Canada (Reichold), and was the owner/operator of No Limits Trampoline/Tunnels and Tubes. Don’s greatest joy throughout his life was raising his children, spending his time (which was his favourite time) with his grandchildren and most of all the moments he spent with his loving wife. A Memorial Service for Don will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in the Kamloops Funeral Home Chapel.The family would like to extend a special thank you to the amazing nurses at the Kamloops Hospice and ask that, in lieu of fl owers, donations in Don’s memory be made to the Hospice Association. .

Arrangements entrusted toKamloops Funeral Home

250-554-2577

Condolences may be sent to the family fromwww.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

DAVE BENEDICT HANSONAugust 20, 1967 ~ January 13, 2014

It is with great sadness that we announce that David Benedict Hanson, born August 20th, 1967, passed away on January 13th, 2014 following a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

David was born and raised in Kamloops, BC. He attended UBC, graduating with a degree in Microbiology. While at UBC, David met his future wife and soul mate, Susan, who remained by his side for the next 25 years. Together they raised two beautiful children Zachery and Alannah of whom David was very proud. An avid outdoorsman, David spent time hiking, hunting, and fi shing with his children, brother, and father. One of David’s greatest gifts was the ability to make each person he met feel special. His innate sense of curiosity, partnered with his love of people and strong work ethic, was the backbone of his successful career. David earned the respect and admiration of his clients, and colleagues. As an accomplished piano player, David was often found at home playing his grand piano.

David and his sister Majella Hanson started their fi nal journey to heaven together on January 13th, 2014. David is survived by his wife Susan, son Zachery, daughter Alannah, parents Ben and Leonie, sisters Meagan and Fiona (Des) (Gunnar, Hugo, August, Magnus, Guinevere) and brother Jeremy (Teresa) (Mattea, Seppi, Lorelai). The family wishes to thank Drs. Yoshida and Lim, friend Karen Smith for her support, David’s co-workers at Kerr Wood Leidal, and all of the friends and family who helped us during David’s diffi cult journey. A very special thank you to Dr. Elinda Ho for her extraordinary support for David and Susan as a professional and close family friend

In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in David’s name to the BC Cancer Foundation.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, January 18, 2014 in Vancouver

My Darling

Doug

There isn’t a sunrise

or sunset that I

don’t think about

you. You are forever

in my heart.

I love you forever

and always Doug.

Dawn

Hanson, Majella JacquelineLoving daughter, sister, aunt and friend

March 3, 1970 - January 13, 2014F o l l o w i n g a t r a g i c a c c i d e n t a n d w i t h f a m i l y b y h e r s i d e , M a j e l l a J a c q u e l i n e H a n s o n p e a c e f u l l y s l i p p e d from this world into the open arms of Jesus.

Majella was born and raised in Kamloops where she enjoyed summers and weekends at the family cabin on Shuswap Lake. The cal l of the city lured Majella to Vancouver where she spent countless hours volunteering at various agencies.

Majel la embraced her core value of kindness she became very involved in her service to others.

It was family that brought Majel la the most joy, in part icular her nieces and nephews. Majel la took the role of being an aunt very seriously; i t was a job she cherished. She was always a wil l ing part icipant in a game of hide-and-seek, bui lding Lego vi l lages, and offering her face for makeup application lessons. The family wishes to express a heartfelt thank you to the staff and residents of Adrian House, where Majella resided in fr iendship, comfort and happiness for the past year. Special thank you to Sandy for her support and care, as well as to Dr. Madhani and Matti Cathcart (an angel who walks among us) . Majel la’s l i fe was busy and ful l as she enjoyed new experiences with new fr iends. Majel la’s strong belief in giving to others was evident in her death as her f inal wish was to donate her organs to those in need. We the family were comforted when this wish became reality.

A special thank you to Nicky, Lesl ie and the entire team from the BC Transplant Society who worked t irelessly to help Majel la fulf i l l her wish of organ donation. We are forever grateful to Dr. Craig, and nurses Poonam and Lana (RCH-ICU) who gave Majella such wonderful care when she needed it most. Majel la and her brother Hanson started their f inal journey to heaven together on January 13, 2014.

Majella is survived by her loving parents Ben and Leonie, David’s wife, Susan (Zachary and Alannah), sisters Meagan and Fiona (Des) (Gunnar, Hugo, August, Magnus, Guinevere) and brother Jeremy (Teresa) (Mattea, Seppi, Lorelai ) .

In l ieu of f lowers family requests donations be made in Majel la’s name to the BC Transplant Society.

Funeral Services were held Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Vancouver.

Bossert, Emanuel Daniel

September 15, 1918 —January 19, 2014

Emanuel passed away

peacefully at Brocklehurst

Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops, B.C., at the age of 95. He

was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth (Katarius) in 2008;

also, predeceased by his parents, sisters Lily Samanich,

Erna Popp, Hilda Rasich, and brother Herbert Bossert.

Emanuel was born in Bassarabia, Romania, and came to Canada

in 1929. After stops in Veteran and Raymond, Alberta, the Bossert

family settled in the Brocklehurst area. Emanuel was a WWII

veteran, orchardist/farmer, builder, business owner, and DND

fi refi ghter over his lifetime. He married Elizabeth in 1941, in

Kamloops, and they raised 4 children; moved to Victoria, B.C., in

1966 with the 3 youngest; returned to Kamloops; then ventured

into ranching at Monte Lake, B.C., until he and Elizabeth retired

to Oliver, B.C., in 1997; and he returned to Kamloops in 2009.

He is survived by his four children: Dennis (Marise), Glenn,

Brenda, Karen; 6 grandchildren: Gregory Bossert, Richard

(Kelley) Bossert, Lana (Matthew) McLean, Neal (Helena)

Bird, Michael McFarland, Marisa (Fredy) Bretthauer; and

5 great-grandchildren: Laurel Bossert, Oliver and Abigail

McLean, Jayde Bretthauer, Roman Bird. He is also survived

by siblings Irma (Gale) Gfeller, and Edwin (Rickie) Bossert.

Emanuel will be remembered for his dedication to his family,

and he will be greatly missed by the family and many friends.

Thank you to the caregivers and nurses on the Gemstone Jade Wing

for their professional care, and kindness. No service by request.

DOUGLAS ROY SMITH

August 12, 1950 - January 27, 2011

NEVER QUITWhen things go wrong

as they sometimes will,

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When funds are low and debts are high

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

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The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

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The association representing B.C. cattle producers is predicting success for a new price-insurance program where predecessors have failed.

A livestock-insurance program is available to Western cattle producers based on a successful Alberta model.

The four-year pilot is intended to protect ranch-

ers against price declines and collapses through an affordable insurance program.

Kevin Boon, gen-eral manager of B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, predicted the program will be popular, unlike previous offerings based on a grain or tree-fruit insurance model.

Payouts will be imme-diate, rather than one or two years later under ear-lier insurance programs.

“It is different,” he said. “It’s a producer-driven model. It’s a premium and it pays for itself. Producers have an opportunity to enter and exit [insurance] as they see fit.”

Government will provide financing in the event payouts during a catastrophic price collapse run the fund dry. But, pre-miums going forward will be expected to eventually fill that shortfall.

The program is a type of hedging that allows ranchers to guarantee pricing when animals go to market in return for a premium. Boon said that premium will be in the range of $20 for a calf worth between $1,000 and $1,100.

“It gives us the oppor-tunity to ensure we’re pro-tecting our investment.”

The program will be administered out of an existing office in Alberta.

The program comes during a period of strong prices in the cattle market, driven up by the falling

loonie, limited supply and dropping grain prices on the Prairies.

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creep up,” Boon said. “But, we’ve got a long

way to go to make up for the last 10 years.”


Nash Parnell can tell you the

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They compete on a contract

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including ServiceMaster Kamloops.

Parnell said both he and Willox have a background in small busi-ness, including operating a clean-ing company on the Coast. The link came with Willox, who met company founder Brian Woronuik — a former firefighter and armed-forces medic — through cleaning his home.

Parnell said trauma clean-up and hoarding each represent about 50 per cent of the business, which operates across the Interior.

“It’s not always old people,” Parnell said of hoarders. “We’ve had fast-food hoarders — you see all kinds of things . . . It’s been growing quickly.”

Hoarding was included in the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Disorders (DSM).So, how does the couple steel

themselves to clean up the horrors they may face on a day-to-day basis?

“It’s a really good thing Chantel and I are together — just being able to talk about it,” he said. “I didn’t think I could do it, until I could.”

The company can only enter a crime scene after being cleared by police, following detailed inves-tigation and removal of forensic evidence.

Calling it “not a mop and bucket job,” Nash said the risks of trauma scenes are not widely understood.

Those risks include HIV and hepatitis pathogens.

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IT WAS ABOUT an hour before Hockey Canada announced the

men’s Olympic-team roster and Kayla Price wasn’t sure if brother Carey would make the cut.

Bleary-eyed and tired from a sleepless night, Kayla received a text message from P.K. Subban, her brother’s NHL teammate with the Montreal Canadiens and, at the time, a fel-low Olympic hopeful.

Subban said he had made the team.

“I was like, ‘What about Carey?’ and I never got a response back,” Kayla said.

After a few stressful moments, she heard the news from her sibling.

A text message sent at 7 a.m. on Jan. 7 revealed the news: “I made the team, but don’t tell anyone, don’t tweet about it.”

The rest of Canada wouldn’t know for another hour.

“It was kind of assumed he was going to make it, but it’s so nerve-wracking. You never know. So, it was definitely a huge relief to hear it,” Kayla said.

“Then, when they announced it on TV, I was so excited I wanted to cry.”

Kayla, 22, is a Thompson Rivers University communi-

cations student from Anahim Lake. She has aspirations to become a sports broadcaster, perhaps working in the same league as her big brother.

She found out at a fairly young age it wouldn’t be as a goal-tender.

“We had an outdoor rink when we were kids and Carey decided to put me in net. I had no equipment. I had a stick,” Kayla said.

“He was just taking

light shots at me and I had his stick at a tilt, so the blade was aimed right for my nose . . . the puck shot off the blade and hit me straight in the nose.”

After the blood stopped flowing, Kayla’s parents put an end to her career in net.

“That’s when he took over,” she said with a laugh.

Kayla and her par-ents, Lynda and Jerry, will be heading to Sochi, Russia on Feb. 9

for a two-week stint of watching 26-year-old Carey play for Canada in the Olympic Winter Games.

Kayla will be taking some time to see the sights and experience the culture.

She will also meet up with Jay Onrait, the Fox Sports broadcaster formerly of TSN, to shadow a variety of broadcasts and make some work connec-tions.

Price family has TRU ties

Kayla Price and brother Carey pose for a photo at a wedding. Carey was named to the

Canadian hockey team heading to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in

February. Kayla is a student at Thompson Rivers University. Laurel McCarrell photo

See NOT A20

Elli Terwiel can

uncross her fingers and

start celebrating —

she’s going to realize a

childhood dream.

Alpine Canada for-

mally nominated the

24-year-old from Sun

Peaks to the Canadian

team heading to Sochi,

Russia, for the Olympic

Winter Games in

February.

“She’s going to be

skiing slalom at the

Olympics for Canada,”

Alpine Canada’s direc-

tor of communications

Keith Bradford said

after the announcement

was made on Monday,

Jan. 27.

Terwiel’s inclusion was no sure thing.

After sustain-

ing a concussion in December, Terwiel was left to hope an 11th-place finish at a World Cup event in Levi, Finland, in November and a pair of 17th-place finishes in World Cups in Maribor, Slovenia, and Flachau, Austria, in January 2013 would be enough.

The basic qualifica-tion criteria for nomi-nation to the team is two top-12 World Cup results, with at least one this season.

She never earned a second top-12 World Cup result and, with the qualification window closing for Canadian alpine skiers on Sunday, Jan. 26, all

Terwiel could do was

watch and hope.

“It was extremely

frustrating,” Terwiel

told KTW earlier this

month.

“It was kind of like

watching a TV program

when you should be an

actor in it. It was a bit

surreal.

“I’ve come so

far in my career and

then, in these very last

moments, in the very

last races, where I put

so much work and dedi-

cation towards achiev-

ing this goal, I just kind

of had to sit on the side-

lines and watch.”

Terwiel will be in

the thick of things next

month.

The Games run from

Feb. 7 to Feb. 23.

Elli’s going to Sochi

Elli Terwiel of Sun Peaks will represent Canada at the Olympic Winter Games in

Sochi, Russia, in February. KTW file photo


SPORTS

But, make no mis-take, the main focus of the trip will be watch-ing Carey represent the Maple Leaf.

“It’s the most stress-ful thing in the world,” Kayla said. “I used to pretend that I didn’t care when I was young-er but, now, I’m just as anxious as everyone else who’s watching.”

The Price family has always followed Carey on his hockey trips.

When he played for Canada’s world junior team in Sweden in 2007, the Price clan was in the stands.

Carey led Canada to its third-consecutive gold medal that year and was named tourna-ment MVP, an all-star and top goaltender.

It remains to be seen whether he will have the opportunity to do the same in Russia.

Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks is returning to the team after leading Canada to gold in 2010.

Playing in the Olympics was a silent goal for Carey, accord-

ing to Kayla, who said her brother is self-driven.

Like her brother — and the rest of the nation — Kayla hopes to see a gold medal around Carey’s neck in the early-morning hours of Feb. 23, just as she did in 2007, though she’s careful not to jinx it.

“It would be amaz-ing,” Kayla said. “It’s

another stepping stone in his career and you can’t help but be proud. At the end of the day, he’s still the same per-son and every success he has is a success for us as well. It will be amazing — hopefully.”

Despite all the high moments — the gold medals and interna-tional honours, NHL contracts and awards — there have also been tough times.

Having an NHL goaltender for a brother can come with a fair amount of stress when the puck drops each night.

It can also force you to make some tough decisions, such as not telling people you’re one of those Prices.

“When I was younger, I was a lot more open about it, just because it was a cool thing, I guess,” Kayla said. “But, more so now, I try to make a name for myself, as opposed to living through him.

“I want to attract the right attention and I want to do it for myself and not through him.”

If people ask her outright, Kayla will tell them about her brother’s profession. But, when strangers in Kamloops say, “Hey! You’re Carey Price’s sister!”, it can get a little strange.

And, when Carey has a bad game, she inevitably hears about it.

“It’s the fans that let me know what’s going on,” Kayla said. “They’re very opinion-ated. They either love you or they hate you — or both at the same time. So, they’ll let me know. They’ll let me know if he’s had a good game or a bad game and they let me know exactly how they feel about it.”

She tries to learn from Carey.

Beginning his career in the hockey-mad city of Montreal, he has had to quickly develop a thick skin.

Naturally, she feels defensive and protective of him, though it can be difficult to hear nega-tive things about a fam-ily member — Olympic goalie or not, Carey

Price the goaltending superstar is still just Carey Price the brother.

“He’s still, to this day, the same guy, very affectionate and lov-ing,” Kayla said.

“He always makes sure you’re OK before himself. The whole hockey thing is kind of just a side thing for him. He puts his family first and then hockey comes second.”

Not always easy being Carey Price’s little sisterFrom A19

Kayla Price (right) is no stranger to blunt opinions on the play of her older brother, Montreal Canadiens’ netminder Carey Price. Submitted photo

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With seven teams registered and one more needed, it’s look-ing more and more like the Tournament Capital will see the return of the Kamloops International Baseball Tournament (KIBT) in 2014.

KIBT president Dean Padar said the tournament has received confirma-tion from seven teams — the Kelowna Jays, Red Deer Riggers, North West Honkers, Seattle Studs, Thurston Country Senators, Everett Merchants and Kamloops Sun Devils — the most recent being the local entry.

The tournament is scheduled to run from July 10 to July 13 at NorBrock Stadium and is looking to get back off the ground after being cancelled in 2013, due to a lack of entrants.

With a few months remaining and organiz-ers cutting off registra-tion at eight teams, KIBT’s return looks promising.

“We’re fairly con-fident we should be able to scrape up some-thing,” Padar said, not-ing he has a few leads

on Vancouver Island, including a team based in Nanaimo.

The president said the U.S.-based teams — North West, Seattle, Thurston County and Everett — generally book their tournaments at the end of the previ-ous season, whereas

the Canadian squads are likely entering the planning stage now.

“It was never the intent to shut it down,” he said.

“It was just a take a year off, kind of step back and reload and give it another go.”

The entry fee is

down to $800 from $1,000 per team, which Padar said is compa-rable to similar events in the region.

KIBT doesn’t rake in sponsorship money, which has traditionally led to a high entry fee.

With new blood on the executive, KIBT is trying to increase sponsorship dollars this season so it can pass savings on to teams.

They’re finding funding is stretched thin in the Tournament Capital.

“With the size of this city, we’re really kind of stuck in a way,” he said.

It’s especially dif-ficult when competing with events geared to kids, like minor hockey, which sponsors tend to prefer to sup-port.

“As something that’s

driven more for adults,

I think it’s a tougher

sell,” Padar said.

KIBT hasn’t estab-

lished a drop-dead date

by which it needs the eighth registrant and Padar couldn’t com-ment on what would happen if organizers were unable to secure that last team.

Right now, he’s focused on going ahead with the event

and making sure it’s a memorable experience.

The on-field product will do the rest.

“It’s good quality baseball,” he said.

“It’s the best base-ball you’re going to see in town over the sum-mer.”

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Todd Matthews of the Skagit Eagles applies the tag to a San Diego Stars’ baserunner at

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KIBT is on track to return this summer. KTW file photo

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CHARLIE IN CHARGECharlie Choi of the

South Kamloops Titans

outmuscles his opponent

and secures possession

at the Brocklehurst Jr.

Boys Blue Grey Classic

basketball

tournament on Friday,

Jan. 24. The Dr. Knox

Falcons of Kelowna

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Cracking the

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Devon Moonie and Nelly Dever came out golden at an indoor fundraising event hosted by the Interior Grasslands Cycling Club at Save-On-Foods in Sahali on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Moonie won the men’s event and Dever claimed first place on the women’s side. Ethan Wenger was the fastest junior.

The event raised money for the MS Society of Canada.

Home on hardcourtThe TRU WolfPack

men’s and women’s basketball teams are carrying matching 9-7 records into weekend action at the Tournament Capital Centre, with the Manitoba Bisons in town on Friday, Jan. 31, and the Winnipeg Wesmen in Kamloops on Saturday, Feb. 1.

On Friday, the women tip-off at 6 p.m. and the men follow at 8 p.m.

Game time is 5 p.m. for the women on Saturday, with the men getting underway at 7 p.m.

Both WolfPack squads swept a pair of Canada West games against Trinity Western University in Langley on the weekend.

Spartans slay PackTrinity Western

University had its way with the TRU WolfPack in men’s and women’s Canada West volleyball play on the weekend at the TCC.

The Spartans’ men earned a 3-1 win over the Pack on Friday, Jan. 24, and they followed with a 3-0 sweep of TRU on Saturday, Jan. 25.

TRU’s men dropped

to 9-7 on the campaign

and, to make matters

worse, they lost standout right-side Brad Gunter to an ankle injury on Saturday. He is out on a day-to-day basis, accord-ing to TRU sports infor-mation.

On the women’s side, TRU is 0-18 on the season after being swept twice by the Spartans.

Both WolfPack vol-leyball teams will be in Regina to play the Cougars this weekend.

Weekend Wolf woesTwo losses at

Memorial Arena dropped the TRU WolfPack to 11-8 in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League play.

The Simon Fraser University Clan swept a back-to-back set with the WolfPack — win-ning 4-2 on Friday, Jan. 24, and 1-0 on Saturday, Jan. 25.

TRU, third in league standings, does not play again until Feb. 8., when the Clan hosts the Pack in Burnaby.

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KTW photographer Allen Douglas captured these images during a scrap between Connor Clouston of the Kamloops Blazers and Scott Allan of the

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victory, handing the Blazers their second loss in as many nights. The Victoria Royals cruised to a 7-2 win over Kamloops on Friday, Jan. 24. The Blue

and Orange were left black and blue after the weekend, having lost to injury forwards Tyson Ness, Luke Harrison and captain Matt Needham. Ness and

Harrison both incurred facial injuries and are not likely to return this season. Needham suffered a lower-body injury on Friday. He is out on a

week-to-week basis. The Blazers are hosting the Spokane Chiefs tonight (Jan. 28). Game time is 7 p.m. at ISC.

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The Alberta native — born in Flat Lake — said he’s coming off “a hell of a year,” landing a record deal and seeing both singles he realized hit the top of country charts.

“Yup, 2013 was good and I’m think-ing 2014 will be better,” he said.

Unlike a lot of young singers, Kissel doesn’t come from a particularly musi-cal family — he’s the only one to ever play an instrument — but perhaps the title of one of his songs, Country In My Blood, speaks to his success.

He released his first CD, Keepin’ It Country, at the age of 12 and, two years later, released By Request.

Tried and True — A Canadian Tribute followed in 2006 and Roots Run Deep in 2008.

The 2006 release — made when he was just 16, included duets with Corb Lund (who is also headed to Kamloops later this year), Gary Fjellgaard, Steve Fox and Larry Mercey.

It sold well — 70,000 copies — and saw him nominated for the Rising Star Award at the Canadian Country Music Association.

It all started simply, Kissel said. “I just picked up a guitar and star-

tined playing,” he said, noting his influ-ences come from a variety of other musicians, although George Straight, Brooks and Dunn and Keith Urban popped to his mind right away.

He draws from his own life for a lot of his songs, although the 2012 National

Hockey League lockout was enough to inspire Hockey, Please Come Back.

The record deal came when Warner Music Canada knocked on his door last May and, a month later, Started With A Song was released.

The second single, Raise Your Glass, came out four months later.

“Every song is different,” Kissel said, “and every show is different.”

He’s played Kamloops before, at the annual Cowboy Festival, and is delight-ed to be hitting The River City again “because I’ve got family there.”

As for what his show will be like, Kissel admits even his band never knows.

“I’ve been driving my band members mad because I’ll look out at the crowd, get the spirit of the evening and it can take me in a different direction than we were gonna go before.”

Also on the tour is Maple Ridge band One More Girl, sisters Carly and Britt McKillip.

They released their debut album, Big Sky, in 2009 and won the Rising Star award in 2010. Ottawa-based Jordan McIntosh, whose Grew Up In a Country Song, is one of the top picks on iTunes, is also on the bill.

Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 for early entry and one free beverage and available The Horse Barn, 517 Mount Paul Way, Kamloops Harley-Davidson, 1465 Iron Mask Rd., and online at younggunskammerce.eventbrite.ca.

Brett Kissel hasn’t been cheated on or lost a lot of loves in his 23 years.

In fact, he said, life’s pretty good right now, as he heads out on the highway with his The Young

Guns tour. It lands in Kamloops on Feb. 13 for a show at Cactus Jack’s Night Club.

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Phillip Phillips, the 2012 American Idol winner, brings his tour to Kamloops for a March 27 show at Interior Savings Centre.

Ticket prices range from $45.75 to $56, plus taxes and service charges, and go on sale on Friday, Jan. 24, at ticketmaster.ca and at the venue box office, 300 Lorne St.

Phillips has been nominated for several music awards in the past, including Teen Choice, Billboard Music, MuchMusic and American Music award shows for his singles, Home and Gone, Gone, Gone, as well as for breakout artist, best male artist, rock song and album (The World from the Side of the Moon).

His single Home sold more than four-million copies in the U.S. and has been used extensive in other media, including com-mercials, film trailers and TV shows.

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Centre will be filled with music on Sunday, Feb. 16, as four bands — including head-liner Hedley — take the stage.

Opening acts include: Danny Fernandes, Shawn Desmond’s younger brother and a dance-pop singer whose discog-raphy includes a new take on a Mr. Mister song with Fly Again (Broken Wings); JRDN, who combines rhythm and blues with soul and includes in his reper-toire Cant Choose (with Kardinall Offishall); and Alyssa Reid, an 18-year-old now heard on the radio with her take on the Heart song Alone.

Hedley, a band origi-nally from Abbotsford, has been nominated for and won many awards since it started in 2004.

Tickets can be found online at livena-tion.com, by phone at 1-855-985-5000 or at all Ticketmaster loca-tions.

Ticket prices range from $34.50 to $64.50

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Thorogood is comingGeorge Thorogood

and the Destroyers are celebrating 40 years of rock and roll in the way they know best — on the road and hit-ting Kamloops on May 1, 2014, for a show at Interior Savings Centre.

Tickets are $49.50 and $42.50, plus ser-vice charges and taxes, and are available at

ticketmaster.ca, the venue box office, or by calling 1-855-985-5000.

KAG workshopsWorkshops will be

offered to youth artists throughout the next few months in challeng-ing stereotypes about aboriginal art.

The Arbor Collective, a group supporting the creation and dissemination of aboriginal art in the Kamloops area, will

host Youth Workshops from January through March with Chris Bose to create artwork con-fronting stereotypes and empowering indi-viduals through creativ-ity.

Collective mem-bers will be working in KAG studios and a number of drop-in spaces are available to interested youth. For more information, call 250-377-2400.

There will be work-shops on Jan. 30, Feb 6, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6 and March 20.

Book signingsChapters Bookstore

will be offering a series of book-signings with local authors on Saturdays in February and March.

The schedule includes:

• Feb. 8, Karen Moiliet with her book Silk on Fire, a book for couples about intimacy in a relationship;

• Feb. 15, Laura Kalina and Cheryl Christian will provide a presentation on fitness and nutrition, followed by a signing session for Lower GI Meals in Minutes;

• Feb. 22, Melanie Pouliot will give a talk about inspiration before signing copies of her book Life Through the Eyes of an Hourglass;

• March 1,

hynoptherapist Isabelle Hamptonstone will talk about her work and sign 101 Short Steps to Radiance;

• March 8, hiking enthusiast Gerry Shea will talk about hiking and be available to sign any of his three hiking guides;

• March 15, yoga instructor Amy Townsend will lead a presentation on yoga for kids.

Each session is takes place at Chapters Bookstore, scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.

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Business Kickstart 101 is an exciting initiative that consists of 20 events that bring students and employers together for networking opportunities.

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The event was titled the 25-year MBA and McKenna let students in on his career path while giving them valuable advice about their own career decisions.

McKenna said that he was happy to share his thoughts and ideas with TRU students and to see them possibly go forward and create something.

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“Don’t be afraid to make your mistakes and don’t be afraid to explore your options,” said McKenna.

The importance of working for the right people and believing in your ideas were key messages that McKenna gave to the students.

to follow his business inspiration, and that is how NRI was formed in 1995. Now, NRI boasts over 300 employees and is part of Worldblu, which means it is considered a democratic organization that values its employees’ input.

The importance of working with mentors was another hint that McKenna shared with the audience.

“Mentors offer great value. If you don’t have one, seek one out,” said McKenna. “If someone asks to mentor you, accept the opportunity.”

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If all the world truly was a stage, Carlo would be the heartthrob du jour this week, his smooth moves relegating the likes of Justin Timberlake to Urkel territory.

Carlo is a graphic designer who toils by day with the Kamloops-Thompson school district.

However, by night (well, at least on the night of Thursday, Jan. 23), Carlo is a veritable Romeo, his quick wit and chival-rous comportment taking away the breath of a beautiful French . . . clown.

Yes, Blind Date, the clever play that features almost 100 per cent improvisation between Mimi the French Clown and her date for the night, can make a Lothario out of the everyman — every night.

Blind Date is, as Western Canada Theatre artistic director Daryl Cloran noted, unusual in that the company rarely includes a fully improvisational produc-tion in its calendar of shows.

If the preview night was any indication,

WCT may want to open its artistic arms to

more improv.

Mimi is played by Christy Bruce, who

has had a quarter-century friendship with

Blind Date creator Rebecca Northan.

It is Bruce’s talent for humour and

extremely quick with that makes her blind

date (Carlo on the play’s preview night;

different audience members on succeeding

nights) shine like stars on stage.

Even the most ebullient person can

catch the stage-fright virus when pulled

suddenly from their anonymous seat in

Sagebrush Theatre and presented under

the lights, facing hundreds of patrons.

But, with her talent for finding humour

fast in any situation and her remarkable

ability in verbally coaxing her date into

hilarious banter, Bruce can (and does)

direct attention and audience adulation to

her date.

On the preview night, laughter from

the audience was so loud and honest so as

to occasionally drown out the dialogue on

stage.

That is the mark of a wickedly funny

play.

Thinking back to the moment Carlo was invited on stage and fast-forwarding to the last scene, one can actually see, with clarity, the growth of a character — even if he is playing himself.

Bruce did a marvellous job engaging Carlo and the audience, but Carlo was no slouch, either, as his confidence and wit grew with every moment under the lights.

The beauty of Blind Date is one can watch it night after night and, essentially, enjoy a new production each time.

It would not be surprising if Carlo the school-district graphic artist — or any of the other blind dates to grace the stage during the play’s Jan. 23 to Feb. 1 run at Sagebrush Theatre — didn’t look into amateur acting gigs after this foray.

Yes, Blind Date is that good and that infectious.

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to scenes . . . Set designer is Ross Nichol,

while Emma Brager is stage manager and

sound improvisor . . . Blind Date enjoyed

sold-out runs in London, New York and

Toronto before arriving in Kamloops . . .

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WINNIPEG — A woman whose mother died after being sent home in a cab from a Winnipeg hospital hopes an upcoming inquest will get her some answers.

Dana Brenan’s mother, Heather, died almost a year ago after she collapsed on her door-step.

A standing hearing for the inquest into her death is being held this week.

Brenan said it could be anoth-er year before the inquest begins hearing testimony.

Winnipeg’s health authority is investigating two similar cases in which two other patients were sent home in taxis and died on their doorsteps.

Brenan said there should be a standardized discharge policy that ensures vulnerable people are not sent home alone at night.

Budget balanced in 2015, Flaherty says

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said he’ll deliver a balanced budget in 2015 without raising taxes or cutting transfers to the provinces.

But, he’s not promising to balance this year’s budget, which

is expected later this month.Flaherty said the budget will

likely be a stopgap document, foreshadowing good news to come.

The Harper government has long touted its economic stewardship as a key strength, something Flaherty said will be underscored in the next budget.

The minister isn’t giving any hints as to what the document might hold.

He has, however, played down the idea that there might be some goodies coming, saying such spending will have to wait until after the books are bal-anced.

Budget, economy to dominate Parliament agenda

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives say they’ll focus on the economy and the upcom-ing budget as they return to work in Ottawa after a six-week break.

Government House Leader

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ment will concentrate on creat-

ing jobs and on consumer- and

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of high-risk child predators.

He repeated a promise to

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year, saying the yet-to-be-re-

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in advance of the budget, which

could be introduced by mid-

February.

“The cornerstone of our agenda in Parliament will be the budget,’’ Van Loan said.

“Canadians can count on our government to build upon our strong record of creating jobs, keeping taxes low and returning to budgetary balance.’’

Van Loan wouldn’t talk about what cuts are on their way to slay the deficit and stayed away from answering questions about how a low dollar may improve the economy for manufacturing and exporting, but raise prices

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By Andy BlatchfordCANADIAN PRESS

L’ISLE-VERTE, Que. — A

Quebec community joined the

co-owner of a destroyed seniors’

home over the weekend in mourn-

ing those who died after his build-

ing was engulfed by flames.

Roch Bernier, who had avoided

the public eye following last week’s deadly overnight fire, addressed a church packed with more than 1,000 people in the vil-lage of L’Isle-Verte.

The community itself has a population of about 1,500.

Bernier’s surprise appearance at the ceremony drew a collec-tive gasp from attendees that was quickly followed by a standing ovation.

“Inside each individual here in the church, there is enormous pain,’’ said Bernier, who ran the 52-unit Residence du Havre with his ex-spouse, Irene Plante.

“We will have very difficult moments, but we will live them together.’’

Police have confirmed that 10 people died in the blaze and another 22 are still missing and presumed dead. For days, search

crews have struggled to find human remains amid piles of rub-ble, ash and thick sheets of ice.

Bernier kept a low-profile fol-lowing the fire and a note had even been posted on his front door, advising media to stay away because of the ongoing police investigation into the fire.

Investigators, meanwhile, have been exploring potential causes of the blaze — with a lit cigarette among the possibilities.

An employee who worked the night of the disaster has told media outlets a resident’s cigarette was the trigger.

During that first public appear-ance, Bernier offered his condo-lences to the victim’s loved ones.

“We call them our residents, but we can go further than that — they are part of our family,’’ he said inside Eglise de La Decollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste, a 159-year-old church in the heart of L’Isle-Verte.

“I have to tell you that it has been very hard for us deal with all of this.’’

The memorial and Roman Catholic mass attracted politi-cians such as Premier Pauline Marois and Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard.

A formal ceremony, in which more dignitaries are expected to attend, has been scheduled for Feb. 1.

The emotional weekend gather-ing, during which attendees dabbed their tearing eyes, was dedicated to the people.

Parish priest Gilles Frigon called it an opportunity for the village in Quebec’s Lower St-Lawrence region to grieve together as a community.

“It’s through suffering that we recognize true love,’’ said Frigon, whose voice cracked a few times under the weight of his emotions.

“Lord, we are all assembled feeling the same pain in this pro-found suffering that breaks our hearts.

“Today, we really need you.’’Other locals addressed the

church, including a nurse who

worked at the clinic inside the seniors’ home.

Lucie Berube said she chose to work at the residence so she could be closer to her grandmother, Laurea Dube.

“I had the privilege to be there for her, and her for me — I got so much pleasure out of seeing her,’’ Berube said of Dube, still missing since the blaze.

“I was so proud to hear her talk about me in the waiting room. ‘The nurse is my granddaughter,’ she would say.’’

Authorities have indicated they don’t expect to find any of the 22 missing residents alive.

Searches have been hampered by bitter cold, poor visibility, blowing snow and biting winds up to 90 km/h, provincial police Lt. Guy Lapointe told a news confer-ence.

He said a de-icing machine usually used for ships has been brought in to melt the thick layer of ice covering the rubble.

“We’re using it in a different

fashion in a sense, to be more

delicate in our approach, but it’s

been yielding promising results,’’

Lapointe said.

The coroner’s office formally

identified a third victim on Sunday,

Jan. 26 — Louis-Philippe Roy, 89.

The premier said she hoped

those still awaiting word on their

loved ones would soon have clo-

sure.

Marois cut short a trip to

Europe to deliver her condolences

in L’Isle-Verte, where she saw the

devastation.She called the blaze “unac-

ceptable’’ and said everything is being done to provide support for survivors.

Marois also said over the last year a working committee has been studying whether sprinklers should be mandatory in buildings like the Residence du Havre.

Parts of the three-storey home, which opened in 1997, had sprin-klers, while others didn’t.

“If they recommend to us to change the rules, to change the laws and implement [manda-tory] sprinklers, we will do that,’’ Marois said.

“After that, we will see if there are some new rules to adopt.’’

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The trunklid has a

raised arch instead of a spoiler — and the wider chrome trim piece is a nice touch.

Inside, I’ll start with a feature that receives plenty of attention in Nissan’s PR bumph — the NASA-inspired “zero gravity” seats.

Engineers have used the space agency’s pos-ture research to build vehicle seating that does its earthly best to achieve the neutral pos-ture you’d experience in a weightless environ-ment.

Mind you, I’m sure Nissan wants their cars to remain planted on Terra Firma — and these seats are really about reducing fatigue during long commutes. Much thought has been put into their shape, foam density and breathability to help reduce muscular and spinal loads, and improve blood flow.

I can’t say I truly put them to the test but, during the week I spent in deep freeze travelling back and forth across the city, not to men-

tion driving home from

the gym, the heated

leather seating (eight-

way power adjust for

the driver) was just the

tonic for an achy back

and tired legs.

Seating in rear,

although not power-

adjustable nor heated,

was similarly comfort-

able and has limo-like

legroom where you can

really stretch out.

Aside from the new seat design, two other features stand out: the NissanConnect apps system and the Advanced Drive-Assist display.

The display is stan-dard across all trims, and the apps are includ-ed in all but the base model.

With NissanConnect, users have the usual Bluetooth phone fea-tures, but can also con-nect to smartphones.

Kamloops Mazda employees (clockwise from top left) Dave Larsen, Bob Chandra, Jerry Gobbee, Justin Yax, Ben Overmars, Donna Apeldoorn and Sheron Grey pose for a photo with some of the goodies they helped collect for the dealership’s Spirit of Christmas fundraiser for Christmas Amalgamated. Not pictured are Rose Winters and Phil Askin.

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Congratulations to Darcy for a great year! He was Salesperson of the

Month for December 2013 and then awarded Salesperson of the Year for all of 2013 for his outstanding

performance and customer service. Darcy is loved by all and has been

a valuable member of the Dearborn Ford team for over 5 years! Way

to go Darcy and thank you for your continued efforts to Go Further!

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Children

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MONTESSORI/CHILDCARE SPACES AVAILABLE

SIXTH AVENUE Our toddlers are growing up and we have spaces available for infants & toddlers.

250-828-6775 GINGERBREAD HOUSE

Has full time spaces for 3 to 5 year olds. Call for more infor-mation.

250-828-2045SUMMIT CHILDCARE

Has a few spaces available. Call for more information.

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~ 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.

EXCITING NEW Canadian Business Opportunity. Available in your area! Min in-vestment req’d. For more info, call 1-866-945-6409.

GET FREE vending machines. Can earn $100,000 + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected territories. Full de-tails call now 1-866-668-6629. Website www.tcvend.com

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LEARN FROM home. Earn from home. Huge is a demand for Medical Transcriptionists. Start your online learning to-day with CanScribe Career College. www.canscribe.com Call 1.800.466.1535 or email: [email protected]

THERE IS a critical need for Medical Transcriptionists across Canada. Work from home. CanScribe graduates welcome and encouraged to apply. Apply through MTR at www.hds-mt.com/jobs


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Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

DUMP TRUCK DRIVERS Experienced Dump Truck driv-ers needed for Northern BC.Must have own Tickets, H2SA-LIVE & WHMIS. Must be available immediately, haveown transportation,be reliable.Wages depending on experi-ence. Please fax resume and abstract to: [email protected] No walk-ins or phone callsplease. Only those consideredwill be contacted.



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KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. (“KGHM Ajax”) is a joint venture operated

by KGHM International. KGHM Ajax is committed to building strong,

open relationships with the communities in which we operate. We

strive to make responsible business decisions with environmental,

social and economic sustainability in mind.

Preference will be given to local candidates.

THE CONTRACT & PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATOR is

responsible for the procurement of services and the development

and administration of contracts. This role ensures that competitive

advantage is optimized, risk is minimized, and policies and practices

related to procurement and contract management are complied with.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements the procurement and contract

administration policies and procedures.

• Collaborates and provides business support to the project team

in the preparation of strategic procurement and sourcing

strategies and tendering documents and processes.

• Prepares and administers the formal agreements and contracts.

• Prepares evaluation of tenders and recommends award. Utilizes

strong negotiation skills to ensure optimization of the contract.

• Conducts contract and vendor performance management and

evaluation.

• Fosters strong relationships.

The qualifi ed candidate possesses a relevant degree and Certifi ed

Purchasing Manager (CPM), Supply Chain Management Professional

(SCMP) or related certifi cation required.

To learn more about the role and qualifi cations, and to apply, please visit our website at www.kghminternational.com.

We thank all who apply, however, only those most qualifi ed will be contacted for an interview.

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PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAMTrain with one of Canada’s largest Practical Nursing trainers.

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RN required for casual position in the Kamloops area, to do

assessments, medical exams, wound care. Footcare experience an asset

Flexible hours, competitive wage.

Please apply to: 101-635 Victoria St,

Kamloops, BC or email to: [email protected] or fax to 250.545-9729

The Okanagan’s leading manufacturer and distributor of fertilizer, seed and crop protection products requires an outside sales representative to focus on dairy, beef and conventional agriculture customers in the southern interior of BC.

The ideal candidate will have proven sales skills and a preference to work within a performance based compensation system. A background in agriculture with an understanding of fertilizer and crop inputs is preferred. Daily travel within the Okanagan - Shuswap area is required.

Please send your resume by February 7th to Ken Clancy, President, by e-mail at [email protected] or by fax at 250-838-6968.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE - AGRICULTURE

www.arrow.ca

HIRING DRIVERS Kamloops Chips Division

Seeking quali ed drivers for immediate openings in our Kamloops, BC chip hauling division.

We o er:Full Time, Year Round Work• Home Every Day• Compe ve Wage, Bene ts & Pension•

You possess:Super B driving experience• A clean drivers abstract• References•

We are an equal opportunity Employer and we are strongly encouraging Aboriginal peoples to apply.

Email:[email protected],Fax:250-314-1750Phone: 1-877-700-4445

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Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

We require long and short haul US capable drivers. We are an Okanagan based company with dedicated suppliers and customers and require drivers to fi ll their orders. Our short haul drivers primarily service the US northwestern with dedi-cated runs available and are home regularly, our long hauls drivers service the southwest-ern US and are home on a weekly basis for resets. We offer: Dedicated Tractors, US Medical Coverage, Company Cell phones, Direct deposit pay with no holdbacks. Dedi-cated lanes. Rider Policy. All we need from you is US capabilities, border crossing experience and asset a pro-fessional attitude, Class 1 driver’s license and a clean abstract and are physically fi t. Please fax or email your resume and abstract with US drivers in subject line to 250-546-0600 or email to [email protected] No phones calls or walk in’s please.

Employment


FOODSAFE COURSE by Certifi ed Instructor

January 27th & February 15th

8:30am-4:00pm $70 Pre-register by phoning

250-554-9762

HUNTER & FIREARMS Courses. Next C.O.R.E. March 8th & 9th Saturday & Sunday. P.A.L. Saturday February 15th. Challenges, Testing ongoing daily. Pro-fessional outdoorsman & Master Instructor:

Bill 250-376-7970

Help Wanted

6347663FARM WORKERS: Dhaliwal Farms located in Heffl ey Creek requires 20 F/T farm workers. Duties Include: har-vesting/grading/packing vege-tables. Must be in good physi-cal condition. Wage $10.25/hr. Fax resume to: 250-578-7160

Live in caretaker wanted for 6plex building. 2bdrm apt w/reduced rent for qualifi ed person (250) 554-8202

Employment

Help WantedHeavy Equipment Operator required at Mission Flats Landfi ll. Operators responsible for safe operation & minor maintenance/upkeep. Class 3 with air required. Shifts include weekends. $19.00 per hr. Drop resumes at 3095 Mission Flats Road or email to offi [email protected]

is looking for substitutedistributors for door-to-door

deliveries. Vehicle is required.

For more information please call the

Circulation Department at 250-374-0462

LMG Finance is a developing Kamloops company looking to strengthen our talented admin-istration team by hiring a high-ly organized, detailed oriented individual. If you have a busi-ness admin diploma, offi ce ad-min certifi cate and/or previous admin experience, email your resume to: resume@lmgfi -nance.ca.

SERVICE CLERK FULL-TIME we are looking for a full-time service clerk. Must be highly organized,customer service driven and a ambitious indi-vidual. pls submit a resume to [email protected]

Employment

Help Wanted

LOGAN LAKEKamloops This Week is looking for door-to-door

carriers in your area. 3 days per week

Tuesday, Thursday& Friday. Please call 250-374-0462

for more info.

Need extra $ $ $ Kamloops This Week

is currently hiring Substitute Carriers for

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

information.

Wanted Immediately experi-enced MOA’s for busy Physio-therapy, Massage and Chiro-practic Clinic. Must have experience in billing, patient booking, computer skills, typ-ing, customer service and be a self starter. Must have reliable transportation and be able to work fl exible hours. Clinic fo-cus is on quality patient care and positive work environ-ment. Strong organizational and people skills an asset. Please fax resumes to : 250-314-5260

Medical/DentalFinancial, Promotional Secre-tary position available for ap-plicant with Dental Experience. E-mail resume to [email protected] or Fax 250-376-5367

Offi ce Manager, Receptionist required for Dental Offi ce. Dental experience an asset. E-mail resume to [email protected] or Fax 250-376-5367

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.

Trades, TechnicalEXPERIENCED CONSTRUC-TION Labourers & carpenters needed for concrete forming in Kamloops. Good wages. Send resume to: [email protected] or fax to 604-864-2796.

GPRC, Fairview Campus, Al-berta needs Power Engineer-ing Instructors. No teaching experience, no problem. Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS

Fort McMurray & Leduc AlbertaGladiator Equipment Ltd. has immediate positions for Journeyman Heavy Duty, off road Certifi ed Mechanics for work in Fort McMurray and Le-duc, Alberta. Excellent wages and benefi ts.

www.gladiatorequipment.comfax 1-780-986-7051.

[email protected]

Marine TechnicianPrimary duties include maint. troubleshooting & repair of diesel & gas marine engines. Knowledgeable in vessel electrical systems. Must have own tools and a valid drivers license.

Compensation BasedOn Experience.

Please forward resume to vancouveroutboard@

telus.net

Employment

Trades, TechnicalManufacturing & Repair Shop in Kamloops is looking for afull time Welder/Fabricator tostart immediately. Seeking a motivated individual for a posi-tion to weld, fabricate, andbuild structural and miscella-neous steel according to specs and quality standards.The successful candidate willhave experience in lay out asper blueprints, welding andcutting, and assemble of parts. Need to have precision and control to prevent damage and assure a quality product.Heavy Duty Mechanical expe-rience is an asset but willing to train. If you think you have theskills required and an attitudeto get the job done please send your resume to Mark Baker at markb @hytracker.com or fax to 250-372-2976. Please NO phone calls.

NOW HIRING Class 1 Driversto transport dangerous goodsfor oilfi eld service company innorthern Alberta. Competitivewages, benefi ts and lodging. Experience hauling fl uids pre-ferred. Send an email to: [email protected].

Work Wanted

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

Services

Alternative Health

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

Health Products

WHY YOUR Fat Friends WillHate You When You Lose Weight! As Seen On TV, Risk-Free 60 Day. Toll-Free 1-800-804-1381.www.FatLossFAQ.com

Financial Services

DROWNING IN debt? Cutdebts more than 60% & debt free in half the time! Avoidbankruptcy! Free consultation.www.mydebtsolution.com orToll free 1-877-556-3500 BBBRated A+

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer AcceptanceCorp. Member BBB.

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lendyou money: It’s That Simple.Your Credit / Age / Income isnot an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Fitness/Exercise

WE will pay you to exercise!

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Legal Services

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’tlet it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call1-800-347-2540.

A healthy local economy depends on you

SHOP LOCALLY

Help for today.Hope for

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3 lines

Add an extra line for only $10

Thank You Kamloops For 2013I Sold $9,690,000 in commercial property in Kamloops last year including;

42 Unit Apartment Building; $3,400,000 34 Unit Apartment Building; $2,700,000 12 Unit Apartment Building; $1,220,000 Petro- Canada Gas Station; $2,350,000

I sold the most commercial property in Kamloops 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013 I market to buyers worldwide & to a database of 4500 investors.

NAI has 325 offi ces in 55 countries world wide.NAI completes over $45 billion in transactions annually.

CURRENT LISTINGS - KAMLOOPS AREACOMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

Gross Income $104k, 7% Cap Rate; $1.090M

GAS STATION / C-STOREProperty & Business, $120K Net Profi t, 13% cap rate; $899K

11 SUITE APARTMENT BD, SALMON ARMGross Income $74,400 or $80k per door; $879K

PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN EVALUATION OF YOUR PROPERTY 1-604-691-6638

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Kamloops This Week

Run Till Rented

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FARM SERVICES

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Services

Legal Services

Stucco/Siding

Livestock

Services

Landscaping

YOUR BUSINESS HEREOnly $120/month

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Telephone Services

DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one re-fused! Low monthly rate! Call-ing features and unlimited long distance available. Call Na-tional Teleconnect today! 1-866-443-4408. or visit online: www.nationalteleconnect.com

Pets & Livestock

Pets

Animals 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.

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Merchandise for Sale

$100 & Under

AB Circle Pro $50 (250) 376-2827

$200 & Under

AB Doer Twist exercise ma-chine $125 (250) 376-2827

Livestock


$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

Free Items

Free Yamaha 3 keyboard or-gan nice tone roll top cover you pick up (250) 372-7823

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

Misc. for Sale

2 Premium Tim Hortons Brier Tickets, row-9, seats 3+4 $1000250-376-7297 377-8649

MISC4Sale: Camperette $300, Oak Table Chairs-$400, 2-Standard 8ft truck canopies $300/ea Call 250-573-5922 after 6pm or leave msg.

ROLL ENDS AVAILABLE$10 / ROLL

1365 B Dalhousie Drive Kamloops BC

call for availability250-374-7467

Sauna Inferred 4 person cedar great cond. Assemble from 8 panels $1100 (250) 579-2685

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

STEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!” 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Victorian blue pattern jug & basin set $150 250-374-3773

WASHING machine Hot Point,com $375, 4 place din-ner setting Blossom Time $900, 250-374-1252

Houses For Sale


Misc. Wanted

COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from RC Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250-864-3521 I make house calls!

Private Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Estates, OlympicGold & Silver Coins, Bills etc. Confi dential 778-281-0030

PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

Wanted 21.7cu ft(65”w x27”w)deep freeze in good working condition 250-672-1052

Real Estate

Acreage for Sale100 Mile House 2.2 acres 1 mile from town fenced & treed secluded next to crown land great recreational property $66,500.00 1-250-554-8031

Apt/Condos for Sale

CHECK US OUTONLINE

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Houses For Sale

CHECK US OUTONLINE

www.kamloopsthisweek.comUnder the Real Estate TabFOR SALE OR TRADE

for residential property in Kam-loops. This very bright, fully furnished, three bedroom/two bath corner unit townhouse in Big White offers your very own hot tub on the patio, carport, high end furniture/appliance pkge, stacking washer/dryer and rock-faced fi replace. Short stroll to Gondola, skat-ing rink, tube park, Day Lodge. Ideal for family or as a reve-nue generator throughout the ski season. Strata fees only $155.00 per month. Call Don at 250-682-3984 for more in-formation. Asking $189,000.00

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentBachelor Suites & 1bdrm starting @ $645 Adult Building N/P N/S. Downtown. 343 Nico-la St. 250-374-7455.

CARMEL PLACE 55+ Quality Living in new medical building. Studio suites with affordable rates, FOB entry, elevator, scooter stations and Telus Optik Pack-age! Call Columbia Property Management to book your ap-pointment: 250-851-9310

FOR RENT, one of the best 2 bed-room condos at Riverbend Seniors Community. Condo has 2 balco-nies, all appliances overlooking the Thompson River. Facility amenities include fi tness room, dining room, library, theatre room, community garden. Optional services - house-keeping, laundry & meals.Pet Friendly. Furnished or Unfurnished. $1900

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This is the hole on which 429 St. Paul

will be built — hopefully starting in

April, if things go as planned for the

Kamloops United Church.

The recognizable facade of the Kamloops

United Church on Fourth Avenue and St.

Paul Street will soon have a much taller

and larger neighbour.

‘A tremendous addition for

the downtown community’

Construction on 429 St. Paul could begin as early as April

“We’ve dug the hole,” said

Mary Ann Milobar, market-

ing co-ordinator with the 429

St. Paul development.

“We really are hopeful that, by April, we will have met sufficient pre-sales and we can begin construction.”

Pre-sales have been going well, Milobar said, especially for the project’s innovative home-owner plan (HOP) suites.

Milobar described it as a way past the usual barrier to entry for many would-be first-time homeowners — the big downpayment.

429 St. Paul is the work of the Kamloops United Church, and the congregation decided to help purchasers by covering the 10 per cent downpayment.

There is no catch. The homeowner pays a

one per cent deposit.

Milobar said the 10 per

cent is covered by the church

as a second mortgage on the

title. When the homeowner decides to sell the property, there’s no money owed to the church.

“The hope is it will allow people who are able to pay for their own mortgage costs, but maybe not the downpay-ment, to get into the housing market,” she said.

“Of the 56 units in the building, 41 are available for that plan and 15 are available without the plan — for those who don’t require that kind of thing.

“We feel it’s a tremendous addition for the downtown community.”

A quarter of the 41 HOP suites have already been spo-ken for, Milobar said, as well

RIGHT NOW, IT’S JUST A BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND. But, in a matter of a few short months, construction could be under-

way on the downtown core’s latest housing development.

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FEATURESof

429 ST. PAUL

A program to allow • qualified buyers to purchase with a one per cent down-paymentAn inclusive and • welcoming community without age restrictions56 units on five • floors of prime downtown real estateUnits include • studios, one-bed-rooms, two-bed-rooms and three-bedroomsA rooftop patio with • barbecue and garden

A hospitality/• amenity roomWell-lit, secure • underground parkingSecure parking for • bicycles and scootersRestricted entry • access at front doorModern and • spacious suitesPrivate balconies• In-suite laundry• Six energy-efficient • appliancesNine-foot ceilings• Finishing options • for pre-sale purchasers

Construction expected to take 18 monthsas a number of the non-HOP units, which are the larger three-bedroom options priced in the $350,000 range.

Milobar said purchasers so far have ranged across demo-graphics.

“We’ve had people in their 30s, we’ve had people work-ing at the hospital, we’ve had a

couple of seniors — and this is

what the congregation really pre-

ferred,” she said.

“They wanted a good mix for

a good, solid community.”

Why did the Kamloops

United Church decide to get into

the development game?

“This is a project that the congregation decided to adopt

some years ago, when they real-ized that the existing Christian-education building had to be replaced,” Milobar said.

“And, they wanted to do it in a way that contributed to the housing needs in the Kamloops community.”

Units at 429 St. Paul begin with studios at $150,000 and increase through one-, two- and

three-bedrooms.The church expects construc-

tion to take about 18 months to complete, so an April start would peg completion somewhere in

the October 2015 range.For more information about

429 St. Paul, go online to 429stpaul.ca, call 250-320-6442 or email [email protected].

429 St. Paul marketing co-ordinator Mary Ann Milobar (left) and sales co-ordinator

Ruby MacLeod look at blueprints outside the Kamloops United Church building.


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Housing starts in British Columbia’s urban areas were trending at 28,031 units in December compared to 27,797 in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

The trend is a six-month moving aver-age of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts.

“Housing starts trended higher through 2013 in tandem with the pickup in exist-ing home sales during 2013,” said Carol Frketich, CMHC’s regional economist for British Columbia.

“As a result of a stronger second half, annual urban housing starts in British Columbia for 2013 were slightly higher than 2012.”

CMHC uses the trend measure as a complement to the monthly SAAR of housing starts to account for considerable swings in monthly estimates and obtain a more complete picture of the state of the housing market.

In some situations, analyzing only SAAR data can be misleading in some markets as they are largely driven by the multiples segment of the markets that can be quite variable from one month to the next.

The standalone monthly SAAR was 30,886 units in December, compared to 26,974 units in November.

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By Keith AllanMORTGAGE [email protected]

YOUR HOME IS likely the largest purchase you will make in your life-

time.

Due to the sheer size of the loan required to purchase it, most people require the pay-ments to be spread over many years.

Typically this term, called the amortization period, is 25 years although, in some situ-ations for people with 20 per cent or more down, it can be as long as 35 years.

Since your home is also likely to be your largest asset and initially will account for the biggest percentage of your monthly budget, it is impor-tant to prepare a strategy that allows you to pay off the debt in the shortest time possible.

Each person’s circumstances will determine how they can best achieve the dream of being mortgage-free.

Following are some com-mon-sense things you can do to help you reach your goals.

First of all, shop around. Although your bank may

seem the most convenient option, their employees are paid to protect the bank and earn the highest profit for the bank.

They only have access to the bank’s products, which may not be the best for you.

Getting a good interest rate is crucial but, don’t forget, flexibility and options are also important.

Talk to a mortgage profes-sional who can give you impar-tial advice and is not tied to any one specific lender.

Whether apply-ing for a credit card, personal loan or a mortgage, all creditors will want to review you cred-it history.

A good score can mean a better rate and a lower cost over the years.

The best things you can do are avoid consumer debt as much as possible, always pay your bills on time and don’t allow lenders to make unnecessary enquiries on your credit history.

Visit equifax.ca to get a copy of your credit report.

Match the frequency of your mortgage payments with the frequency of your pay periods.

Not only is it easier to budget and monitor your cash flow, you will shave years of your amortization.

Bi-weekly payments, for example, means you will make 26 payments in a year, equal to 13 monthly payments instead of 12.

It is this accelerated pace of repayment that allows you to repay your principal quicker, saving you money in interest.

For homebuyers with bud-geting room, see what your payments would be with a 20-year amortization instead of 25 years.

In return for slightly higher payments, you could take five years off your amortization, build equity in your home fast-er and be well on the road to being mortgage-free sooner.

For existing homeowners who are now renewing mort-gages at much lower interest rates, instead of taking the

lower payment, keep the pay-ments the same or increase them to shorten your amor-tization.

Many borrowers consider pre-pay-ment privileges an important feature when taking out a mortgage, yet a very small percent-age of consumers

actually take advantage of them.

Extra payments go directly in your pocket, either by pay-ing less interest, building equity more quickly or being mortgage-free sooner.

Every dollar you pay over and above your regular mort-gage payment goes directly to principal meaning a few hun-dred dollars in extra payments periodically can quickly add up to a few thousand dollars saved later on.

While it varies with each lender, most financial institu-tions will allow a lump-sum prepayment up to a maximum of 20 per cent of the original mortgage amount each year.

This privilege is usually not cumulative so, if you don’t use it, you lose it — you can’t carry them forward.

Many people make the mis-take of thinking all or nothing.

If they can’t come up with a substantial prepayment, they don’t bother at all.

Even small extra payments could pay big dividends later on.

Income-tax refunds are tailor-made for extra payments of principal on a mortgage.

In addition, most lenders will allow your regular pay-

ments to be increase by up to 25 per cent each year.

A forced savings plan is exactly the kind of discipline that leads to powerful money-saving benefits, especially for those whose income is steadily increasing.

Perhaps you received a new promotion or raise, maybe a spouse has recently returned to work or an unfinished base-ment was converted to a rental suite.

Use some of this new money to go toward paying off the mortgage by permanently increasing your mortgage pay-ments.

Remember — this payment increase can be done every year.

Many people struggle with saving for a down payment and it still remains the biggest obstacle to home ownership.

All other things being equal, the bigger the down payment the better.

One source often overlooked is the Home Buyers Plan, which permits first-time home-buyers to use up to $25,000 each from their RRSPs.

That’s $50,000 per couple.Life and disability protec-

tion are an important corner-stone of any family’s overall financial health.

Though most lenders offer creditor life insurance, you are not required to buy it.

The bank offers group plans and you have no ability to des-ignate a beneficiary.

The coverage amount is limited to the balance of your mortgage and the funds are used to pay off the bank which may not be the best use of the funds for your estate.

Shop around or speak to

your insurance agent, but address the issue.

If you don’t have time to shop, accept the lender or bro-ker package.

It can always be cancelled later and it is better to have coverage.

It seems like lenders are introducing products with new bells and whistles on a regular basis.

Understand the programs and who they are likely to ben-efit and why.

As long as you know the costs and benefits, the risks and rewards, you can make an informed decision.

Too many borrowers make decisions based on what they heard from a friend, on the news or what a family member advised which may not be the best option for their individual circumstance.

With more and more banks and lending institutions com-peting for your mortgage busi-ness it’s tough to determine which mortgage is best for you.

The good news is you really do have options. Your inde-pendent mortgage consultant should be willing to work with you every step of the way — from talking about your long-term financial goals and how to achieve them, to find-ing a lender best suited to your needs.

At Mortgage Alliance, we do the shopping for you and best of all, for people with approved credit, our service is free.

Keith Allan of Mortgage Alliance Kamloops can be

contacted by email at [email protected] or by

phone at 250-374-3010.

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Pay the mortgage or contribute to an RRSP?By Spencer Watson

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It’s a common dilemma for many Canadians — should you pay down your mortgage or

contribute to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) instead?

Unfortunately, there’s no easy or definitive answer.

What works for one person may not work for another.

It all depends on your particular circumstances, plus factors related to economic conditions and developments in the finan-cial markets.

To help you determine what might be right for you, here are some issues to consider.

Interest ratesHow much will you save

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You might find histori-cally low interest rates to be a factor in favour of invest-ing in an RRSP.

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But, remember that, as rates move up, mortgage savings could take on renewed importance.

Higher rates mean higher interest costs, which means you will probably save more by reducing or eliminating your mortgage principal.

When it’s time to renew at higher rates, you will have less of an outstanding mortgage.

Investment returnsHow much can you earn

on your investments? Remember, an RRSP

boosts returns by allowing your investments to grow within a tax-deferred envi-ronment.

And do not forget the immediate tax break your annual RRSP contribution provides.

You need to determine whether the returns from a lump sum put into your RRSP will be greater than the amount saved by paying down the mortgage.

This decision needs to be shaped by a long-term view, looking at both inter-est rates and investment returns.

Other debtIf you have high-interest

debt such as credit card balances, it usually makes sense to pay that off before focusing on your mortgage or RRSP.

Your ageRemember that contri-

butions to an RRSP at an early age can make a big difference in helping you reach your long-term finan-cial goals.

The earlier you get money into a retirement plan, the longer it will have to grow in a tax-deferred manner.

Other retirement incomeIf you have a workplace

pension that will help finance retirement, or other sources of future income, it may make more sense to pay down the mortgage.

Once the mortgage is paid off, you can concen-trate on your RRSP.

Missed RRSP contributions

RRSP rules allow you to make up for missed contri-butions.

If you have unused con-tribution room from past years, that’s another consid-eration to take into account.

Again, you will need to assess whether the returns after making up for those missed contributions will be greater than the amount saved by paying down the mortgage.

Also remember that the mortgage-versus-RRSP decision does not have to be “either-or.”

The best scenario for many people is contributing to an RRSP as well as pay-ing down the mortgage.

For example, you could make your RRSP contribu-tion each year, and then pay down a portion of the mort-gage principal using the tax refund generated by your RRSP contribution.

Consult with your finan-cial advisor to help you weigh your options and choose a course of action that makes the most sense for you.

Spencer Watson is a financial advisor at Edward Jones Kamloops, member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. He can be reached by phone at

250-851-2052 or by email at [email protected].

Need help? Turn to GoogleDo you have extra money each

month with which you don’t know what to do?

Tough problem to have, Moneybags.If you want a basic idea of what’s a

better option — paying down your mort-

gage or investing in your RRSP — ask the Internet.

Search Google for a mortgage vs. RRSP calculator.

Or ask your butler to do it.There are plenty of options online.

We’re Proud to be part of the Kamloops community

and help individual investors reach their

fi nancial goals.

We will soon move to a new location. Our new address will be #180 - 546 St. Paul Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 5T1. Although our location will change, our commitment to providing face-to-face, personalized service is still the same.

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NEW HOMES

Each year, millions of homes are sold across the country.

Are you one of these new homeowners?

If so, you’ve most likely felt the urge to settle in immediately.

However, before mak-ing any major renovations, try starting small and work your way up to big proj-ects.

Here are a few swift swaps that will have a big impact in making that new house feel like “home sweet home.”

Personalize with paintIt may be the most

obvious update, but paint-ing is an easy solution to change the look of a room in an instant.

Whether you paint an entire room, create a bold accent wall or incorporate glossy white trim, paint is an affordable fix for any home.

Painting is also a great way to add a personal

touch and showcase your design style.

Looking to add a fun pattern to a space?

Rather than messing around with wallpaper, try using a patterned paint roller to create a beautiful stencil-like design.

By taking this route, you’ll get the beauty of expensive wallpaper at the cost of ordinary paint – all with an ease never before imagined.

Fabulous framesWhen moving into a

new space, the things you love should take centre stage.

Once your home reflects who you are, the rest will slowly fall into place.

Photo frames are the ideal choice to add a deco-rative and personalized touch to any room.

Bring this common décor pick into the modern age by creating a personal gallery and displaying frames of varying shapes

and sizes. To do this, plan the lay-

out of the frames before hanging, either with paper on the wall or by arranging them on the floor.

Once the design is determined, fill frames with your favourite art pieces or personal photos for an eye-catching display that will make your house your home.

Faucet focusKitchen and bath make-

overs tend to have the big-gest impact on a home and its resale value.

However, new hom-eowners who are strapped for cash may not have a

large budget for a full-scale bathroom remodel.

The easiest way to remodel your bathroom is to replace its hardest-work-ing fixture – the faucet.

This is also a project new homeowners can tack-le themselves at a reason-able price.

Moen offers a wide variety of faucet options, like the single-handle Boardwalk bathroom fau-cet, to add a fresh, elegant look to the sink.

Boardwalk fits almost any décor and comes in Moen’s Spot Resist Brushed Nickel finish, which resists fingerprints and water spots, so the

faucet will stay looking clean as you show it off to family and friends.

For a polished look, swap out old hardware with affordable, coordi-nated accessories including robe hooks, towel rings and towel bars.

Let there be lightLight is an essential ele-

ment for any room.Until your home is fur-

nished and decorated to your liking, lighting is a great way to add warmth to a sparse space.

With just a few fixtures in the right place, a space can easily appear bigger, taller, longer or cozier.

If you’re looking to reduce the overall scale of a room, consider plac-ing several table lamps throughout to create an intimate atmosphere.

In addition to setting the mood, amp up energy savings with lighting by switching to LED bulbs — these bulbs don’t cause

heat buildup and last up to 10 times as long as com-pact fluorescents and 20 times longer than incan-descent bulbs.

When making these changes to a new home, keep track of your hard work by creating a hom-eowner’s journal.

Purchase a ring binder to keep insurance papers, repair receipts and all other paperwork pertaining to home upgrades, energy improvements or damages.

Storing all home infor-mation in one handy place will make life easier dur-ing future repairs and can be helpful tool when sell-ing down the road.

It’s very easy for decorating to become over-whelming for new hom-eowners.

By starting with these few swift home décor swaps, your new home will be a comfortable and welcoming environment in no time.

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Swift swaps for new homeowners


NEW HOMES

With spring still a few months away,

many potential homeowners will begin

the new year planning for the upcom-

ing home buying season.

As homebuyers begin looking into

neighbourhoods they will also be con-

sidering other factors involved in pur-

chasing a home — including the qual-

ity of neighbourhood schools, property

taxes and qualifying for a mortgage.

Few homebuyers, however, will

think of themselves as potential targets

for deceptive door-to-door sales prac-

tices.

Despite all the research new home-

owners put into purchasing their home,

they may nonetheless be vulnerable

to door-to-door salespeople who take

advantage of their lack of understand-

ing about their new home.

One item in particular is the water

heater rental arrangement that may

apply to their new home.

Many new homeowners may be

unfamiliar with who their provider

is and the terms of their water heater

rental arrangement.

When confronting deceptive

water heater sales people, EnerCare

Solutions, a leading provider of ener-

gy-efficient products, suggests new

homeowners take the following steps

when confronting a door-to-door water

heater sales person:

• Never sign a contract at the door.

Take the time to review the contract

terms and compare them to your exist-

ing contract.

• Watch out for promises of cost

savings that are too-good-to-be-true.

You may end up paying more in the

long run.

• Do your research, including an

online scan of the company. Is this an

organization you trust to be there if

you have problems with your water

heater in the future?

EnerCare also suggests that new

homeowners watch out for door-to-

door sales people refusing to leave

marketing material behind or who

don’t clearly identify which company

they represent.

New homeowners can learn more

about how better to protect themselves

by visiting FactsBeforeYouAct.ca.

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Don’t be target of door-to-door scams


NEW HOMES

Buying a first home is one of the biggest decisions a person will make during their lifetime.

It is a process that needs to be followed

with careful planning and consideration,

never rushed.

Find out everything you can on the sub-

ject of mortgages and home-buying.

For example, you should know that hav-

ing a mortgage doesn’t always cost less than

renting because a home owner must take

into account both recurring and one-time

expenses, such as municipal taxes, main-

tenance costs, property-transfer duties and

legal costs.If you have done your homework and

decided to become a homeowner, the next step is to consult a representative at your financial institution.

Once you are clear about your assets and liabilities, you will be able to estimate an acceptable debt level.

This should not exceed 40 per cent of your gross revenue, including all your exist-ing debts.

Down paymentYou need to have accumulated some sav-

ings before getting into this type of acquisi-tion.

If you have an RRSP, it is possible to use that for your down payment through the fed-eral government’s home-buyers’ plan.

Home inspectionYou’ve found the house of your dreams,

but be careful — following through with a decision to buy based solely on your feel-ings isn’t the best way to purchase a home.

Have the house inspected before mak-ing an offer to buy, because if your offer is accepted you will be obligated to follow through with the transaction.

Obviously, it is to your advantage to work with a real-estate agent who is subject to real-estate law.

He or she works for you and will be able to answer any of your questions concerning your purchase.

First-time homebuyer?The ups and downs of

the real estate market over

the last half dozen years

have led to some game-

changing innovations in

that sector.

Specifically, realtors

have seen a rise in the

marketing of properties

online and a decline in

conventional sales strate-

gies, such as weekend

open-

house events.

That trend might

reflect the needs of sell-

ers, but many prospective

buyers feel there is still a

place for weekend open

houses in the house-hunt-

ing game.

Many real estate agents

report that while fewer

sellers are bothering with

the open house concept,

many buyers still rely on

open visits to get a feel

for the market in a given

area and to be able to

compare prices versus

value.

Statistics show that

over 80 per cent of peo-

ple who make the effort

to show up are ready to

take action — in other

words, to buy or sell —

and will do so within the

next year.

It is certainly practical

to be able to peruse online

a room-by-room photo

album of a property, but

it is a precious opportu-

nity to be able to walk

through a house without

an appointment or without

any pressure to make an

offer.

And, if buyers notice

that the same home has

opened its doors over

several weekends in a

row, it might mean it is a

slow-to-move property.

While such a pos-

sibility deserves a bit of

investigation, it could

also indicate that the

seller is in a position to

make significant con-

cessions in their asking

price.

A visit is worth one-thousand pictures


NEW HOMES

Are you financially literate?

No?

Well, don’t worry, because

you’re not the only one.

Financial literacy is some-

thing you can learn. It refers to

the knowledge, ability and self-

confidence necessary to make

responsible financial decisions,

such as buying a home, which

is often the most important

financial transaction a person

will ever make.

Here are a few tips for future

home owners wanting to make

a wise and enlightened choice

of mortgage.

The first step in this process

is to obtain a preauthorized

loan from your financial insti-

tution, which will give you a

good idea of your borrowing

capacity.

The advice of a mortgage

broker can also be very helpful

at this point in time.

Before doing anything else

it is advisable to find out how

much of a down payment is

required in your area — mean-

ing the actual dollar amount or

the percentage of the total value

of the home that you will have

to provide in order to purchase

the property.

Apart from your monthly

mortgage payments, don’t

forget to take into account

other expenses you will need

to cover monthly or annually,

including municipal taxes and

home insurance.

The next question to ask

yourself is what type of mort-

gage would suit you best —

fixed rate or variable?

Even though a variable rate

may often be lower than a

fixed rate, you have to be sure

that you can cope with

market fluctuations.

You’re probably better off

choosing a fixed rate mortgage

if you don’t want this additional

stress.

There are mortgage loans

available that combine these

two different types of rates.

You also have the option

of choosing an open or

closed mortgage.

The first option allows you

to reimburse your loan at any

time without penalties.

Weekly or twice-monthly

mortgage payments make it

possible for you to pay back

your mortgage much more

quickly while helping you save

on interest payments.

What you really need to know about mortgages

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Presales now being offered from $150,000. Studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom homes available and presale purchasers have some fi nishing choice options.

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The address that has it all!The address that has it all!

Enjoy the ease of active living in the heart of downtown Kamloops. Quality condo homes featuring:

• Private Balconies• 9’ ceilings• In-suite Laundry• Exclusive Rooftop Patio• Secure Parking• Secure bicycle and scooter parking • Hospitality room • 6 energy effi cient appliances

429 St. Paul, a vibrant community within a few blocks of Riverside Park, arena events, theatre, library, museum and art gallery. Health and professional services, shopping, Farmers’ Market, restaurants — all easily accessible while leaving your car at home.

Presales now selling from $150,000. Studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom homes available and presale purchasers have some fi nishing choice options.

Call: 250.374.6585 or 250.320-6442Email: [email protected]

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