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OTTAWA Justin Trudeau has launched a new Liberal era with a 30-member cabinet that features predominantly fresh faces, an equal number of men and women and probably the most diverse lineup of ministers in Canadian history.

The newly minted prime minister emerged yester-day from the formal swearing-in ceremony boasting that he has put together a cabinet that looks like Canada.

Fully 18 of the newly minted ministers are rookies who won election for the first time on Oct. 19, includ-ing the all-important finance minister, millionaire Toronto businessman Bill Morneau.

The cabinet includes two aboriginal ministers, two disabled ministers, one openly gay minister, a refugee from Afghanistan and four Sikhs one of whom was once wrongly accused of terrorism, tortured and detained without trial for almost two years in India.

From the moment Trudeau and his team arrived by bus at Rideau Hall and walked together up the long, tree-lined driveway to the Governor Generals mansion, the swearing-in event was designed to convey openness, optimism and inclusion a stark contrast to nearly a decade of what the Liberals call the one-man, secretive rule and politics of division of Stephen Harpers Conservatives.

Even the weather seemed to co-operate, the bril-liant, warm autumn day underscoring Trudeaus vaunted sunny ways approach to politics.

Were a government that wants to earn Canadians trust by demonstrating that we trust Canadians, Trudeau said.

Openness and transparency will be a hallmark of his government, he insisted, with the media allowed to hold government to account, MPs empow-ered to be powerful voices for their communities and public policy based on evidence, not partisanship.

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GUILTY PLEAS IN 2011 MURDERTwo men have pleaded

guilty to reduced charges in relation to a gang-related 2011 murder in a downtown Kamloops schoolyard.

Travis Johnny and Anthony Scotchman entered guilty pleas in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Both had been charged with one count each of first-degree murder and commission of an offence for a criminal orga-

nization alleged to be the Redd Alert street gang stem-ming from the March 22, 2011, slaying of Archie Lepretre.

In exchange for the guilty pleas, the Crown dropped the

criminal-organization charges. Johnny, 26, pleaded guilty

to second-degree murder, which carries an automatic sentence of life in prison, while Scotchman, 28, admitted to manslaughter.

Lepretre, 23, was playing basketball in the Stuart Wood elementary schoolyard with his cousin when he was attacked by three masked assailants wielding knives and a baseball bat, police said at the time.

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Twenty-three-year-old Archie LePretre is tended to after being attacked on March 22, 2011, while playing basketball with his cousin in the playground at Stuart Wood elementary. LePretre died later in hospital.

More than 3,600 Kamloopsians have now cast votes for or against the citys proposed per-forming-arts centre.

On the second day of advanced voting on Monday, another 2,080 people voted on whether the city should bor-row up to $49 million for the arts centre and underground parkade the city wants to build at Seymour Street and Fourth Avenue.

General voting day is this Saturday, Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Residents can vote at the following elementary schools: Lloyd George, Aberdeen, South Sa-Hali, Dufferin, Beattie, Dallas, R. L. Clemitson, Rayleigh, Arthur Hatton, Parkcrest, Westmount and Arthur Stevenson.

Residents can also vote at the following secondary schools: Valleyview and NorKam.

Votes can also be cast at Heritage House in Riverside Park.

In addition, there will be a polling place in Sahali Mall from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more informa-tion, and voter identifi-cation requirements, go online to kamloops.ca/referendum. See POLICE, A2

Travis Johnny (left) has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and Anthony Scotchman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

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Mounties held a press conference at which they labelled the murder gang-related, saying it had been the result of a conflict between members of rival criminal organi-zations.

Police have estab-lished that Archie Lepretre and his cousin were victims of a focused, targeted, gang-related attack, Kamloops RCMP Staff

Sgt. Grant Learned said at the time.

The suspects are believed to be from a known rival gang.

Lepretres family, however, said he was not involved with a gang.

A Vancouver resi-dent, Lepretre was in Kamloops visiting fam-ily when he was killed.

Johnny was arrested and charged in December 2013. Scotchman wasnt arrested until April 2014.

Johnny is slated to return to court on March 10 to find out how long he will serve behind bars before becoming eligible for parole.

Scotchmans sen-tencing hearing is scheduled to take place the following day.

LOCAL NEWSPolice said fatal attack was gang-relatedFrom A1

Surprise roof asbestos and a failing heating and ventilation system in a former car dealership are being blamed for two City of Kamloops over-budget capital projects.

According to a report that went to council on Tuesday, the city is five per cent under budget on its $34-million slate of capital projects for the year, which includes road-works and building renovations.

Of the 39 projects undertaken this year or slated for completion in early 2016, only seven were over budget.

Capital-projects manager Darren Crundwell told council one project, the demolition of the McArthur Island Youth Centre, which went over its $400,000 bud-get by $100,000, was the case of a consulting error.

Asbestos was missed in the roof tiles picked up in the walls and everywhere else, but missed in the roof tiles, he said. Dealing with the tiles added to the cost of the project.

In the case of the North Shore community policing office, which the city is building in the former Kamloops Kia dealership, CAO David Trawin said complications

including a failing HVAC system have led to projected cost overruns of up to $310,000, which could push the original $490,000 bud-get for the renovation as high as $800,000.

Trawin said the city hopes to find a solution to the issues that will cost less than what is listed in the report,

Council will be presented with options later this winter.

Other large projects for the year came in under budget, including road work on Columbia Street and Overlanders Bridge.

Overall, the city spent $1.8 mil-lion less than it had planned, using $32 million of the $34 million bud-geted for capital works.

Coun. Ken Christian said the report showed that council should spend less time jumping all over each other when projects that have gone over budget come to the table.

It gives the impression in the community we dont know what we are doing, he said.

Money saved from the projects will go back to departments from where it originated.

Surprises lead to rise in costsANDREA KLASSEN STAFF [email protected]

Morning commuters on Overlanders Bridge were greeted by city staff Tuesday Darren Crundell (left), Glen Farrow and Colleen Lepik thanking them for their patience during the six-month resurfacing project. The $10.3-million job finished $300,000 under budget.

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Megan ORiordan and her neighbour attended yesterdays city-sponsored open house on the proposed performing-arts centre planning to vote No in Saturdays ref-erendum.

By the time they left, they had changed their minds after speaking with city staff and arts-centre advo-cates about how the building would be funded each year.

I was wondering how much it was going to cost us a year to have some-one stand around or sweep up the floors, ORiodran said.

Hearing the city has a budget for operations and plans to have a non-profit society run the centre eased her mind.

But, many other residents who dropped in during the lunchtime ses-sion at Sandman Centre told KTW they are deeply skeptical of the proj-ect.

Brocklehurst resident Michael Jackman said he would rather see

money spent on improving Tranquille Road, the Brock Recreation Centre and other infrastructure.

If youve got a house and its a $400,000 home and you put in a $40,000 kitchen when your roof is leaking, what kind of an idiot are you? Jackman said.

While the city has pledged the $91-million project wont go over budget, Jackman said he watched another referendum-driven project, a recreation centre in Williams Lake, go several million dollars over budget despite a cap placed on borrowing at voting time.

Bill Travis believes the $11-million in annual economic spinoffs for the centre, as stated in the citys business case, are overblown and doesnt feel other projects in the city, including Sandman Centre, have lived up to their promise.

Its a crystal ball, its not reality, he said.

Travis also thinks the city should make a commitment up front to repeal the two one per cent tax hikes it plans to bring in to fund the centres

operations and construction once the citys debt is paid off.

He said staff told him it would be up to council of the day to repeal the tax increases which he thinks means the money wont be flowing back to homeowners.

Thats annoying, Travis said.Darrell Collins said hes a supporter

of the arts and is married to an artist, but he feels the city is moving too fast with its current proposal and should explore cheaper options.

Hes also not convinced the centre will generate the $11 million in annual economic spinoffs, noting examples staff gave (which include salaries, new productions, increased tourism dollars and other factors) did not seem like they would add up to the amount.

Its all about the numbers with me and the numbers dont make sense, he said.

Predictions for Saturdays vote varied.

Travis expects a No, while Jackman believes the Yes side will prevail because those in favour are more motivated to vote.

Kudos to KevinKamloops conserva-

tion officer Kevin Van Damme was awarded a peace officer exemplary service medal on B.Cs first-ever conservation officer day in Victoria yesterday.

On the 110th anni-versary of the conserva-tion officer service, Van Damme was recognized for going above and beyond regular duties.

The award also rec-ognizes outstanding dedication and service to British Columbians and the environment.

Feeding the needyMembers of the Guru

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Organizers welcome more volunteers.

Email gurunanak [email protected] for more information.

Preserving historyTkemlps archeolo-

gy will be the focus of an interactive presentation at the Kamloops Library next week.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts library system will host the presen-tation, led by Carryl Armstrong of the Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park.

It will take place on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m.

The presentation will cover topics including the cultural resource management process and an overview of major dig sites in the region.

The event is free, but space is limited.

To register, call the library at 250-372-5145.

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Relatives of a Kamloops woman who died in a 2013 house fire

wept openly on Tuesday morning as the fore-man of a B.C. Supreme Court jury read a guilty verdict following David Gordons manslaughter trial.

The jury found Gordon guilty on each of the three counts with which he was charged manslaughter and two charges of causing damage by fire or explo-sion.

Prosecutor Neil Flanagan indicated after the guilty verdict the Crown will likely pursue

dangerous-offender status for Gordon a label that could see him

locked up indefinitely.Cheryl William died

following a house fire on St. Paul Street on April 25, 2013. She was asleep in the home when the fire broke out and efforts to wake her up were unsuccessful.

After nearly three weeks of trial, it took the jury less than a day of deliberations to come back with a guilty ver-dict.

We were a little worried last night, Earl William, Cheryls sister, told KTW outside court.

It could have went either way. But, I think the jury saw what we saw.

William said his fam-ily has a greater sense of closure now that Gordon has been con-victed.

It was a long haul, a long couple of years for our family, he said.

Now, we can hope-fully put it behind us.

Family and friends of the victim held a prayer circle outside the courtroom following the verdict.

During the trial, the jury heard evidence that Gordon lit a box of clothes on fire after hav-ing an argument with his girlfriend.

He then fled the house and his room-mate was unable to douse the flames or wake up William.

Gordon had only been living in the house for two days prior to set-ting the fire.

Gordon will return to court on Nov. 23 to set a date for a sentencing hearing.

LOCAL NEWS

Salmon Arms Mahalia and Mike Meeuwsen are now the proud parents of three identical triplet girls, which doctors say only happens once in every 50 million births.

The three babies were delivered on Tuesday by caesarean section at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

While doctors were hoping to do a C-section on Nov. 16, complications with the pregnancy resulted in the decision to

proceed with the delivery.The triplets were conceived naturally

without the use of fertility drugs.Mom and all three babies, who were

born at approximately eight weeks prema-ture, are said to be doing well. The three premature infants are being cared for in the neo-natal intensive care unit and will likely remain there for some time.

There is no word yet on the names of the three new babies.

Mahalia Meeuwsen and husband Mike stand in their nursery.

TRACY HUGHES/SALMON ARM OBSERVER

Identical triplets born in Royal Inland Hospital

Coroner rules seniors death a homicideThe death of an elderly

woman at Kamloops Seniors Village earlier this year has been ruled a homicide.

Emily Houston, 84, died 10 days after she was pushed by another resident, fall-ing and breaking her hip. Houston had gone into the other persons room

to retrieve belongings. Coroner Margaret Janzen

said the woman who pushed Houston had come from another area of the facility, accompanied by a caregiver, to attend a church service.

Houston was taken to Royal Inland Hospital, where she was diagnosed with the hip fracture, as well as a bro-ken finger on her left hand.

She was operated on the

following day and, although considered a high-risk patient, came through the surgery well.

Three days later, she was diagnosed with pneumonia and, three days after that, she was diagnosed with a pre-existing aneurysm that had grown in size and was leaking.

Doctors decided she would not survive an opera-tion to repair the aneurysm

and, following discussion with her family, she was moved to palliative care and died on July 15.

RCMP investigated at the time and decided the resident who assaulted Houston did not have the requisite mental capacity to support criminal charges against her, Janzen wrote in her report.

Houstons daughter, Nancy Bradley, said the woman who

hit her mother in the chest and pushed her into a metal door frame was suffering from dementia and simply wanted to return to her former room, which had been given to Bradleys mother.

Bradley is calling on seniors facilities across B.C. to increase staffing to prevent similar incidents.

with files from The Canadian Press

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Gordon found guilty in connection to fatal fireANDREA KLASSEN STAFF [email protected]

Cheryl William died four days after being trapped in a fire on April 25, 2013.

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Students received pledge sheets at the start of the month for the kick-a-thon early in December.

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Doan is again looking for sponsors to donate prizes for the students. Anyone interested in helping can contact him at [email protected].

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Relatives of a Kamloops woman who died in a 2013 house fire

wept openly on Tuesday morning as the fore-man of a B.C. Supreme Court jury read a guilty verdict following David Gordons manslaughter trial.

The jury found Gordon guilty on each of the three counts with which he was charged manslaughter and two charges of causing damage by fire or explo-sion.

Prosecutor Neil Flanagan indicated after the guilty verdict the Crown will likely pursue

dangerous-offender status for Gordon a label that could see him

locked up indefinitely.Cheryl William died

following a house fire on St. Paul Street on April 25, 2013. She was asleep in the home when the fire broke out and efforts to wake her up were unsuccessful.

After nearly three weeks of trial, it took the jury less than a day of deliberations to come back with a guilty ver-dict.

We were a little worried last night, Earl William, Cheryls sister, told KTW outside court.

It could have went either way. But, I think the jury saw what we saw.

William said his fam-ily has a greater sense of closure now that Gordon has been con-victed.

It was a long haul, a long couple of years for our family, he said.

Now, we can hope-fully put it behind us.

Family and friends of the victim held a prayer circle outside the courtroom following the verdict.

During the trial, the jury heard evidence that Gordon lit a box of clothes on fire after hav-ing an argument with his girlfriend.

He then fled the house and his room-mate was unable to douse the flames or wake up William.

Gordon had only been living in the house for two days prior to set-ting the fire.

Gordon will return to court on Nov. 23 to set a date for a sentencing hearing.

LOCAL NEWS

Salmon Arms Mahalia and Mike Meeuwsen are now the proud parents of three identical triplet girls, which doctors say only happens once in every 50 million births.

The three babies were delivered on Tuesday by caesarean section at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

While doctors were hoping to do a C-section on Nov. 16, complications with the pregnancy resulted in the decision to

proceed with the delivery.The triplets were conceived naturally

without the use of fertility drugs.Mom and all three babies, who were

born at approximately eight weeks prema-ture, are said to be doing well. The three premature infants are being cared for in the neo-natal intensive care unit and will likely remain there for some time.

There is no word yet on the names of the three new babies.

Mahalia Meeuwsen and husband Mike stand in their nursery.

TRACY HUGHES/SALMON ARM OBSERVER

Identical triplets born in Royal Inland Hospital

Coroner rules seniors death a homicideThe death of an elderly

woman at Kamloops Seniors Village earlier this year has been ruled a homicide.

Emily Houston, 84, died 10 days after she was pushed by another resident, fall-ing and breaking her hip. Houston had gone into the other persons room

to retrieve belongings. Coroner Margaret Janzen

said the woman who pushed Houston had come from another area of the facility, accompanied by a caregiver, to attend a church service.

Houston was taken to Royal Inland Hospital, where she was diagnosed with the hip fracture, as well as a bro-ken finger on her left hand.

She was operated on the

following day and, although considered a high-risk patient, came through the surgery well.

Three days later, she was diagnosed with pneumonia and, three days after that, she was diagnosed with a pre-existing aneurysm that had grown in size and was leaking.

Doctors decided she would not survive an opera-tion to repair the aneurysm

and, following discussion with her family, she was moved to palliative care and died on July 15.

RCMP investigated at the time and decided the resident who assaulted Houston did not have the requisite mental capacity to support criminal charges against her, Janzen wrote in her report.

Houstons daughter, Nancy Bradley, said the woman who

hit her mother in the chest and pushed her into a metal door frame was suffering from dementia and simply wanted to return to her former room, which had been given to Bradleys mother.

Bradley is calling on seniors facilities across B.C. to increase staffing to prevent similar incidents.

with files from The Canadian Press

DALE BASS STAFF [email protected]

Gordon found guilty in connection to fatal fireANDREA KLASSEN STAFF [email protected]

Cheryl William died four days after being trapped in a fire on April 25, 2013.

Cheer for this kick-

a-thon

Jim Doan and his group of karate students are preparing for their annual Christmas Cheer kick-a-thon.

Since the owner and operator of Western Karate Academy began supporting the annual fundraiser

13 years ago, he and his students have raised more than $67,000. Last year, the group donated $10,000 to the Cheer campaign.

Students received pledge sheets at the start of the month for the kick-a-thon early in December.

Each student pledges to throw at least 1,000 kicks.

Doan is again looking for sponsors to donate prizes for the students. Anyone interested in helping can contact him at [email protected].

LOCAL NEWS

With the help of a rare bear, the B.C. Wildlife Park is on track to smash its yearly visitor records.

General manager Glenn Grant said the park had more than 86,000 visitors at the end of its third quar-ter and expects to see up to 104,000 people pass through its gates by years end, which would be a new record.

Grant said warm weather in the early months of the year helped bring in the additional bodies, as did Clover the Kermode bear (above), whose new enclosure opened to the public in May.

The park is also benefiting from

new tour-bus agreements that bring overnight visitors from California into the city.

Those bus tours are actu-ally coming because of Clover and Clovers there because of your investment in the park, Grant told city council this week.

The city contributed to the cost of building Clovers new enclosure.

With numbers and revenue up, Grant said the park plans to create a capital-reserve fund to put toward future improvements.

The park is also looking at short-term improvements at its play-ground and water park.

Rare bear a public sensation

On second thought, bus-stop issue still alive

A debate over a North Shore bus stop will get another airing at Kamloops City Hall.

City council decided Tuesday to reconsider its decision to not relocate a bus stop in front of the Norkam Health Clinic on Tranquille Road.

The clinic wants the stop moved to make room for a load-ing zone in front of its front doors, but nearby businesses have object-ed to the loss of park-ing stalls on their block that would result.

Coun. Marg Spina said staff at the clinic are upset they werent

able to make their case for the move on the day council decided what to do with the bus stop.

Spina said they feel the conversation was derailed by park-ing and transit issues, rather than remaining focused on patient safety.

The clinics man-ager had been at coun-cil at an earlier date to ask it to consider the move.

Coun. Ken Christian said he doesnt feel discussing transit and parking changes was out of line because the existing bus stop is in the spot where the loading zone would go.

Someone being

unhappy with a deci-sion is not the same as us making an error, he said.

However other councillors said they want to make sure everyone involved in the bus stop dispute was able to give an opinion.

There are people who feel they didnt really have the oppor-tunity to present their case properly, Coun. Denis Walsh said.

We may come to the same decision again, but at least the people will feel theyve been properly heard from.

The issue will be back for debate on Dec. 1.

ANDREA KLASSEN STAFF [email protected]

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LOCAL NEWS

Admitted killer to have hearing

While the former boyfriend of Deanne Wheeler admitted to killing her at his apartment by strangling and beating her, he will undergo a hearing to determine if he is not criminally responsible by reason of a mental disorder.

Lawyers for the Crown and defence have agreed a hearing will be set in B.C. Supreme Court for Christopher Butler,

who has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

Butler acknowledged in court he killed his former girlfriend, saying she was a demon. His guilty plea was accepted.

He has since retained a lawyer.The hearing will determine whether

Butler had the mental capacity to form intent to kill Wheeler. If he did not, he will come under the care of the B.C. Review Board.

A date for the hearing has not been set.In August, a B.C. Supreme Court jus-

tice ordered a psychiatric report.Wheeler, 26, was slain in Butlers

Cherry Avenue apartment in North Kamloops on Dec. 30, 2014.

He told police he strangled Wheeler, describing her as a demon and stating: When it entered my apartment, I set down the coffee it had bought. We went forward into the living room. It turned around and said, You will no longer call me Satan and its eyes went huge and black . . . I feared for my life and said, Die, demon, die.

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The union representing faculty at Thompson Rivers University gave its members a bargaining update this week and the message wasnt positive.

The university and TRU Faculty Association (TRUFA) have agreed to a news black-out during bargaining, but sources told KTW there has been little movement on either side that might lead to an agreement.

Sources added the uni-versitys bargainers have

allocated little time to pursue bargaining.

This month, for example, TRU negotiators have said they can meet for a few hours only on two days.

The TRU website on bargaining indicated both sides had met 23 times as of Sept. 25.

Bargaining began on Feb. 4.

The website also indicated the two sides took a break from bargaining from July 6 to Aug. 25 and noted TRUFA asked for October dates be cancelled.

Both sides are to meet on

Nov. 9 and Nov. 10.The online link identi-

fies four priorities for the university in bargaining: new language on the annual professional-activity reports; creation of a Presidents Fund to address financial anoma-lies and market pressures that have led to faculty recruit-ment and retention issues; salary and benefit adjust-ments that would see the top of the multi-level wage scale go to $147,000 for full profes-sors, to $130,000 for associate professors and to $93,000 for assistant professors; and revi-sions to existing language that

would emphasize a respect-ful and inclusive community.

An update posted late yes-terday afternoon on the site said TRU is confident it will reach an agreement and that proposals under discussion involve improved benefits and increased costs associated with sessional faculty.

The site said TRU believes there remains a lot of work to do before a final agreement can be reached that will be acceptable to the universitys immediate and long-term viability.

The contract expired on March 31, 2014.

Bargaining at TRU: Work to be doneDALE BASS STAFF [email protected]

Chamber gets

national nod

The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce has received an Accreditation with Dis-tinction designation from the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada.

The recognition is given to chambers that have surpassed the basic accredita-tion requirements and have policies and processes in place that ensure organiza-tional continuity and a high level of rel-

evance within the chamber movement.The Chamber Accreditation Council

of Canada is an independent body that adjudicates chambers on three basic and two supplemental pillars of opera-tion: policy and advocacy; membership programs and services; organization and administration; governance; and strate-gic planning.

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Sales of residential units in Kamloops were down in October, a slip in what has otherwise been a year of double-digit sales increases.

The number of homes sold last month, at 202, is down about five per cent from the same month in 2014.

Sales in the city are up by 15 per cent through the first 10 months of the year.

The median price for a single-family home in Kamloops came in at $367,000.

Cyndi Crossley, president of Kamloops & District Real Estate Association, said one trend that will affect both buyers and sellers is a decline in inventory.

Residential listings on MLS are nearly 10 per cent lower than a year ago.

She said other markets, including Chilliwack, are experi-encing the same decline in listings a factor that can lead to increasing prices and a so-called sellers market.

Another notable aspect for the month was

sale of 10 units valued at more than $600,000.

Thats not what the Kamloops market is typi-

cally made of, she said. That should be encour-

aging for those with higher-priced homes.

The busiest slice of the market is in the

$320,000 to $360,000 range.

LOCAL NEWSKamloops home sales up 15 per cent over 2014 figures

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Justin Trudeau knows how to send a message and he clearly told Canadians this week that things are very different

now.There will be no long wait for

Parliament to be recalled.He wants his government to

start early next month, but that decision is not his alone to make as it will come from his cabinet.

Government by cabinet is back, he told the country.

First, however, Trudeau will take his message to the world stage, attending four summits in the next three weeks, including the G20 gathering in Turkey in two weeks arguably the most important as it brings together 20 developed and developing countries and the European Union.

Hell be heading to Malta for a gathering of Commonwealth countries at the end of the month, as well as the United Nations Climate Change Conference that opens in Paris on Nov. 30.

Trudeau will also be going to the Philippines for an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation conference.

In other words, Canada will have a big presence on the world stage.

His cabinet is unlike any other in Canadian history.

It is one that looks like Canada, he said, with gender parity, diversity and a lot of new faces.

Asked afterward by media in itself a new message given the disdain Trudeaus predeces-

sor had for reporters why he chose that cabinet, his answer was short and sweet: Because its 2015.

You could almost imagine him adding a big, Duh! to that declaration.

His first bill, Trudeau said, will be reducing taxes on the middle class by adding one per cent tax to what he called the one per cent of Canadians.

What will he do about stu-dents graduating from post-secondary institutions saddled with debt?

Change the rules so repay-ment isnt required until theyre making at least $25,000 a year.

That statement drew applause from the crowd on the lawn of Rideau Hall, where a very public swearing-in ceremo-ny took place yesterday.

Sometimes during his ques-tion-and-answer session, the message came in the words he chose.

His government will be one of evidence-based policies.

In those three words, Canadians can expect scientists

who are allowed to talk about their work.

Canadians can maybe even expect research to be done because it needs to be done, not because it serves industry, as was former prime minister Stephen Harpers viewpoint.

It was good to hear Trudeau also say his government believes in access to information and answering hard questions by reporters.

The day of every government word being vetted by the Prime Ministers Office appears to also be gone.

He was asked if he thought about his father when he was sworn in.

Again, an answer with a mes-sage of course he did but, sorry dad, his main thoughts were on his kids and all the other kids in Canada, thoughts of making decisions to give them a better future.

For me, the biggest statement Trudeau made came at the end of it all when he simply plowed into the throng of people watch-ing the ceremony.

CBC commentators likened it to Wheres Waldo and, no doubt, his security detail was confounded, so novel was that action after the past decade of control, control and more control.

This is a prime minister who is not afraid of Canadians and its a welcome change.

Hes starting out strongly, boldly and busily.

It will be fascinating watching it all unfold.

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A message of real change

SCAMS ARE EASY TO IDENTIFY

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Thats an expression worth remembering and something everyone, of any age, should have etched into their brains as inci-dents of fraud and scams press on, seemingly unabated.

That may sound a tad harsh or pessimistic.It should be a good thing if someone steps up and wants to hand

over thousands of dollars or a bridge for seemingly no reason. Unfortunately, windfalls like that are usually pipe dreams.Whether its greed, a simple feeling of not wanting to upset people

or for some other reason, folks fall for scams all the time. As a result, the scammers keep calling, emailing and writing, hoping for a response just enough to encourage the behaviour.

Once a person and their money are parted, its exceedingly difficult for the authorities to get it back.

Yet, police and financial institutions fight hard to try to prevent scams and the people who run them from taking advantage of people. Even so, we cannot rely on them. Individuals must be on

guard for the day will come when someone will try to weasel our hard-earned cash from our pockets.

When that happens, and the whole thing makes you curious or uncomfortable, just ask questions. Ask them who they are. Ask for their phone number. Ask for their boss. Then ask to phone them back.

If you are still not feeling good about it, just hang up.Police continually tell us the best way to find out if something is a

scam is to call the agency purported to be offering the windfall. Contact them directly and ask if the offer is on the up and up.Most times, if its a bank or Canada Revenue Agency, theyll tell you

its a scam and you should ignore it.There are people out there who want to separate us from our money

for nasty reasons. Its up to us to know the difference between them and the legitimately good people out there.

Sometimes, all it takes is asking a question.

OUR VIEW

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YOUR OPINIONA selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online

RE: STORY: TRU EYES ENGINEERING PROGRAM AS LONG-TERM GOAL:

Use UNBC in Prince George as an example.

Over the course of only a few years, they added both a medical school and an engineering pro-gram, both of which have been a benefit to the community in a big way.

posted by GiddyupPG

How about a medical school? They also forecast a need for health professionals.

How about we educate some of them locally?

posted by Jason

RE: KAMLOOPS-LED TIME-CHANGE PETITION HITS 18,000-NAME MARK:

Im tired of the change, but would rather see it stay on Daylight Saving Time.

Bottom line is its the change thats the pain!

posted by PeterS

[speak up]You can comment on any story you read @

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

We asked:

Should B.C. stop the time change and remain on daylight saving time all year long?

Whats your take?What will be the result of Saturdays referendum on the performing-arts centre and parkade?

Vote online:kamloopsthisweek.com

TALK BACK Q&A: kamloopsthisweek.comResults:Yes: 750 votesNo: 201 votes951 VOTES

79%YES

21%NO

Editor:Its fine for those

who have money to say the proposed perform-ing-arts centre (PAC) will be the best thing since sliced bread, but I cannot afford to use what we have.

What makes anyone think half this town can afford to use it?

I make just above the poverty line and I work for the govern-ment. My cheques allow me to live in a tiny trailer and pay enormous pad rent.

I have had to cancel some of my life insur-ance just to afford to get a few extra grocer-ies.

I cannot afford to go and see anything at Sandman Centre.

I live in Westsyde and our pool is going to close unless we can convince the city to spend some of my tax dollars on it.

The rich people who can afford to use it need to use their money and build the PAC privately.

Loretta BerkelaarKamloops

PAC(K) UP THE DREAM

WE VOTED YES FOR FUTURE RESIDENTSEditor:

My husband and I moved from Toronto to Kamloops in 1978 with a plan to stay for five years.

We stayed initially because we loved the outdoor opportunities, our jobs and the people we met.

Then we stayed because the com-munity continued to grow and offer

such a diversity of recreational oppor-tunities.

In one weekend, you could catch a Blazers game, hear the Kamloops Symphony, see a Western Canada Theatre show, work out at the Tournament Capital Centre or ski the next day with friends.

Everything was in our backyard

without the hassle of lots of travel time.That fact has kept us here for 37

years and we would like those realities to move forward for the benefit of the next generation of Kamloopsians.

We have voted Yes for the perform-ing-arts centre.

Jane McGillivray ReidKamloops

Editor:I am of the opinion the City of

Kamloops is not telling the whole story about financing of the proposed performing-arts centre.

The money from the gas tax and gambling rebates is already being spent as part of the city budget, yet there are no guarantees these funds will continue.

How are these funds going to be replaced in the citys budget if we divert them to paying the interest on the $49-million PAC loan?

The money from the parking meters is also committed.

We have put off repairs to Westsyde pool and the Tournament Capital Centre and the city is propos-ing to divert $3.5 million from the operating budget.

The $3.5 million is the equivalent to 3.5 per cent of property-tax rev-enue.

That money will have to come from somewhere and that some-where is the pockets of city taxpayers.

Don PorterKamloops

$3.5 MILLION TO BE FOUND

DEVER MISSES MARKEditor:

Re: Nelly Devers comments in the Oct. 22 edition of KTW (Yes group gets Not Yet opponent,):

Diana Krall is from Nanaimo and would sing in a 300-seat venue, or smaller, for her hometown audience.

Also, Nanaimo is not between Vancouver and Calgary or Edmonton and does not have travel-ling acts overnighting without play-ing there, as does Kamloops.

Kamloops does not now have a venue that suits them. Alice Cooper did play in Kamloops at what is now Sandman Centre.

We are trying to attract people like Elton John, Rihanna and, most recently, Ringo Starr, who bypass Kamloops, but have gone to Prince George and/or Penticton.

Peter Allik-PetersennKamloops

IMAGINE WHAT $91M COULD DOEditor:

Imagine. Imagine $91-million.Imagine housing for

the homeless, those liv-ing on the streets.

Imagine housing for single mothers.

Imagine seniors with affordable housing.

Imagine our roads repaved (with no holes

or uneven pavement).Imagine $91 million

plus interest owed. Imagine!

Frank DesmetKamloops

Turn to page A10 and go online tokamloopsthisweek.com

to read more letters from KTW readers

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LETTERSPERFORMING-ARTS CENTRE WILL GROW CITYS POTENTIALEditor:

Please, Kamloopsians, make an informed decision on the performing-arts centre referen-dum.

I am confident that, if you read the factual information on the City of Kamloops web-site that has been carefully researched, you will see that voting yes will allow our city to

grow the potential it is already showing.

Besides the fact grants are already in place to cover a large amount of the projects cost, those who work in the arts know the impact access to the arts has on our young people.

They know it means con-tributing to and investing in the well-being of each student

who walks through the doors whether to watch a professional, live production or to partake in educational classes.

Watching the countless chil-dren walk through the doors who go from shy, quiet and unsure, to confident, happy and well-spoken individuals solidi-fies the importance of the arts in our community.

But, as successful as arts-edu-cation classes are in Kamloops, we currently dont even have the space to conduct them and that is a problem.

For example, most of Western Canada Theatres classes are held at rented spaces around the community.

We have far outgrown the facilities we do have and we

should be proud we have been so successful that this is so strong of a need.

If you know what the facts are, I am sure you will vote yes.

Please do.

Jennifer JonesKamloops

LET 1% PAY BILLEditor:

By asking taxpayers to borrow $49 million, city council forget to mention we already carry $100 million in debt that costs 8.4 per cent per year.

Another $49 million would raise that to 10.4 per cent.

All I hear coming out of city hall is how great the performing-arts centre would be for all of us and the down-town would come alive.

Explain to countless seniors who live on a fixed income that its only $40 a year added to taxes that keep rising every year.

If this is what the city needs and if this is what is going to gener-ate such prosperity for us all, let the one per cent who want the PAC raise private funds.

Greg FenrickKamloops







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Artwork by Jeannette Ardern, Chris Davis-Rollins, Karla Pearce, Alyssa Berclay and more will be up for grabs, in exchange for volunteer hours, at Timeraiser tomorrow.

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Theres plenty of art in September Kuromis house right now and the collection is still growing.

It wont be staying there its headed for a year of storage, thanks to the Kamloops Arts Council (KAC).

But, before that, it will be on display tomorrow at The Rex, 418 Seymour St., for Timeraiser, a national pro-gram Kuromi brought to the city four years ago.

Timeraisers goal is to connect local agencies and organizations that rely on volunteers to operate with people looking to get involved in their commu-nity. Its like a silent auction; people bid on the art with hours, rather than money.

The person who pledges the most gets the art at the next event.

Kuromi, an artist herself, said the maximum bid for each piece is 100 hours and, should there be more than one person mak-ing that commitment, the names go into a hat and a

winner is drawn.She has some repeat

artists from previous Timeraisers, people whose work was popular with those who attended.

With plans to buy more art this week, the list of artists includes Jeannette Ardern, Chris Davis-Rollins, Karla Pearce, Alyssa Barclay, Lance Weisser, Gerhard Schumacher, Linda Davidson, Marianna Abutalipova and Donna Vanderlip.

Sponsors provide the money to buy the art at market value and a commit-tee of friends and like-mind-ed people, as well as the KAC staff, bring the evening together. Kuromi praised the arts council in particular as being the most fabulous organization on the planet, so inclusive to all artists.

Each of the 20 organiza-tion seeking volunteers will be at Timeraiser to answer questions and promote their own volunteer needs. Kuromi said most people who attend already do a lot of volunteering but, each year, there have been people just starting to get involved with organizations.

Organizations include Special Olympics, Overlander Extended Care Hospital, Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice, the Canadian Cancer Society, Junior Achievement, Oncore Central Services, the MS Society, Operation Red Nose, the Pregnancy Care Centre, Kamloops Food Bank, People in Motion, the B.C. Wildlife Park, Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks, the Kidney Foundation, Project X, Literacy in Kamloops, the Kamloops Broncos and the arts council.

The evening starts when the doors open at 6:30 p.m.

A bar and appetizers from Terra Restaurant will be available throughout the evening.

Bidding starts at 8 p.m. and continues to 9:30 p.m., when a DJ starts up the music. Winners are announced at 10 p.m. and the entertainment contin-ues.

Tickets are $20 and are available online at event-brite.ca, and if any are left, at the door although Kuromi said the event has sold out each year.

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When she was just 15 years old, Jeanne Hungar asked her dad to build her a potters wheel.

He was my dad, I figured he could do anything, Hungar said of that request it wasnt quite in his skill set and it would be another 20 years before Hungar got her wheel.

It was a noisy, clunky thing and I had a little wee kiln, but the creative spark in her had been lit.

Now, the Logan Lake resident and long-time member of the Thompson Valley Potters Guild has a computerized wheel, a larger kiln and the entire basement area of her home to create.

Hungar will be one of more than

two dozen potters taking part in the guilds annual sale on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Desert Gardens Community Centre, 540 Seymour St. Joining the guild will be some local artisans who paint, make jew-elry, soap and other items, as well as a few members from the Okanagan Potters Guild.

The local guild started in 1969 and Hungar joined 20 years later. Back then, she recalled, it was a large group of artists who plied their trade full-time and would fill the large banquet room at what was then known as the Stockmans Hotel now Hotel 540 for their annual sales.

Eventually, many of them found they needed to take on a regular job with a pay-

cheque she said, as did Hungar, trying to fit in moments with her wheel and kid between work and family.

In 2000, however, she quit her job to see if she could make a liv-ing creating and selling her pottery.

I thought that if it didnt work out, Id go back to work if neces-sary, Hungar said.

It worked and she didnt have to but, in building Meadow Creek Pottery, named for the ribbon of water that runs through Logan Lake, she had to learn all the business aspects associated with marketing and selling her works.

She creates what she calls functional art, the kind that wont necessarily end up on a shelf but perhaps in the oven holding a casserole or in some-ones hand as they sip

wine from it. Recently, shes

begun working with soft slabs, basically slabs of clay that can be textured, rolled, clipped to create their own unique objects.

Shes created a group for like-minded artists in Logans Lake, the Hairy Potters. She likes it because your hands are your tools. You dont need a lot of expensive equipment.

But, her heart remains with her roots.

Ive always loved the wheel, Hungar said. I use it every day.

The sale is free and continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The guild is always looking for new members or those just interested in learning about pottery at the workshops it holds.

More information is available online at tvpg.ca.

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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTSTonight, tomorrow

and on to Nov. 14, Piece of Mind is on display in the main gallery of the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 7 West Seymour St.

A partnership between the B.C. Psychological Association and the Kamloops Arts Council, it features works based on the theme of psychological health. The centre is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

Sticking with art, the Thompson Valley Potters Guild will be showing and selling its members work on Saturday at Desert Gardens Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The guild, which started 46 years ago, has about 25 members who create all kinds of pottery from stone-ware to raku to porcelain and tableware.

Later on Saturday, local award-winning authors Lorna Crozier and Ian Weir will head to the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre for an evening of readings, wine and cheese, book sales and signings and a silent auction hosted by play-wright Glen Cairns.

Money raised will go

toward future Kamloops Writers Festivals.

Tickets are $25 and $15 for students and are avail-able at the Kamloops Arts Council in the cultural cen-tre. They can be bought by cheque, Visa, MasterCard or cash; the council cannot handle debit purchases.

Dinner and music will be

served up on Saturday at St. Pauls Cathedral, 360 Nicola St., as Kamloopsians come together to present Songs and Stories from the War Years.

Dinner is at 5 p.m., the music starts after. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for children, $35 for families, available at the cathedral office.

And, while its not the weekend, Monday nights a good night for music and Sean McCann, formerly of Great Big Sea, will fill the bill with a 7:30 p.m. show at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St.

Tickets are $28 and available at the Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kam-loopslive.ca. Be ready to sing along; McCann delights in bringing his audience into his music directly, sometimes even up on stage with him.

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When she was just 15 years old, Jeanne Hungar asked her dad to build her a potters wheel.

He was my dad, I figured he could do anything, Hungar said of that request it wasnt quite in his skill set and it would be another 20 years before Hungar got her wheel.

It was a noisy, clunky thing and I had a little wee kiln, but the creative spark in her had been lit.

Now, the Logan Lake resident and long-time member of the Thompson Valley Potters Guild has a computerized wheel, a larger kiln and the entire basement area of her home to create.

Hungar will be one of more than

two dozen potters taking part in the guilds annual sale on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Desert Gardens Community Centre, 540 Seymour St. Joining the guild will be some local artisans who paint, make jew-elry, soap and other items, as well as a few members from the Okanagan Potters Guild.

The local guild started in 1969 and Hungar joined 20 years later. Back then, she recalled, it was a large group of artists who plied their trade full-time and would fill the large banquet room at what was then known as the Stockmans Hotel now Hotel 540 for their annual sales.

Eventually, many of them found they needed to take on a regular job with a pay-

cheque she said, as did Hungar, trying to fit in moments with her wheel and kid between work and family.

In 2000, however, she quit her job to see if she could make a liv-ing creating and selling her pottery.

I thought that if it didnt work out, Id go back to work if neces-sary, Hungar said.

It worked and she didnt have to but, in building Meadow Creek Pottery, named for the ribbon of water that runs through Logan Lake, she had to learn all the business aspects associated with marketing and selling her works.

She creates what she calls functional art, the kind that wont necessarily end up on a shelf but perhaps in the oven holding a casserole or in some-ones hand as they sip

wine from it. Recently, shes

begun working with soft slabs, basically slabs of clay that can be textured, rolled, clipped to create their own unique objects.

Shes created a group for like-minded artists in Logans Lake, the Hairy Potters. She likes it because your hands are your tools. You dont need a lot of expensive equipment.

But, her heart remains with her roots.

Ive always loved the wheel, Hungar said. I use it every day.

The sale is free and continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The guild is always looking for new members or those just interested in learning about pottery at the workshops it holds.

More information is available online at tvpg.ca.



Hungar behind the wheel

Jeanne Hungar is one of about 12 potters taking part in the

Thompson Valley Potters Guilds annual craft sale on

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Lisa Verity knows its tougher to find things to get the heart

pumping during the

cold winter months.That is part of the

reason the local chap-ter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation teamed up with Bubble Ball Vancouver for a new, quirky tourna-ment-style sporting event that gets rolling this week.

Were always look-ing for events that are new and events that are related to our mission, said Verity, special events co-ordinator for the local chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Bubble soccer, which sees players

encased in large plas-tic bubbles, recently bounced into the Tournament Capital.

It can be played on a variety of sur-faces from grass to artificial turf or, in this case, the hardtop inside the track at the Tournament Capital Centre.

Well have the use of the full facil-ity, Verity said. Two courts.

Registration for the one-day tournament, which takes place on Feb. 21 as part of February Heart Month, is open now and allows for 12 teams of 10 play-ers ages 13 and older to bump and score their way to the top.

Were going to play informal, but still somewhat competi-tive, Verity said.

Five players will take to the court dur-ing a 12- to 15-minute game, with no stops or halftime.

A referee will mod-erate the games, of which each team is guaranteed at least one and maxes out at four.

While equipment the bubble, ball and nets is provided, players are asked to bring a towel to wipe down their bubbles on the fly between substi-tutions.

A lot of people are taken aback when they learn that the games are only 12 to 15 minutes long, Verity said.

Its an extreme intense physical work-out.

For those who arent up to the challenge, bleachers will be set up for fans who want to cheer on a fam-ily member or simply watch their pals run around in a giant bubble.

People are wel-come to come out and watch, even if theyre

not participating, Verity said.

Apparently it is absolutely hilarious.

Sponsor tents, a blood-pressure clinic and awareness materials will also be on hand, with Verity emphaszing the true reason for the event.

According to the foundation, since the inception of the Heart and Stroke Foundation in 1952, the death rate from heart disease and stroke has declined by more than 75 per cent.

The national foun-dation, among other things, invests in researching preven-

tion, diagnosis and treatment of heart dis-ease and stroke.

Money raised from this event will help fund research and tools to save lives, Verity said, noting AEDs and awareness resources are examples of community initia-tives by the local chap-ter.

Thats why its so important that our supporters continue to support us and come out to these events.

Theyre not just fun . . . theres really a cause behind it.

Februarys tourna-ment will also include

a kid-friendly family challenge.

With no age limit, players for the one-game event simply need to be able to carry 20 to 25 pounds.

If youve got a real-ly strong five-year-old, they can do it, Verity said.

Registration for the team tournament is $500 per team, with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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SQUARE-DANCING STUDENTSGrade 4 students Ava Zirnhelt and Jacob Cupello do si do and promenade among other Westmount elementary students who recently took part in a square dancing hoedown. The event followed four weeks of square dancing curriculum.

That Sugar Film at TRUNatures Fare

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The 90-minute documentary chronicles director Damon Gameaus experiment studying the effects of a high-sugar diet, consuming only foods perceived as healthy.

The screening is at the Alumni Theatre in the Clock Tower building at Thompson

Rivers University today. Doors open at 6

p.m., the show starts at 7 p.m.

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Schmidt to speakArtist Kevin Schmidt

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Balloon Harmless Amateur Radio Equipment, at the Kamloops Art Gallery today.

The talk is free and aimed at all ages.

Schmidt built a 4X5 large-format camera equipped with hard-ware and software.

He launched the camera on a weather balloon, sending it 25 kilometres above Earth and aimed it at the horizon.

Once it was in the desired position, with the sun behind the camera, it exposed the single piece of film.

Amateur radio operators helped him launch and recover the balloon.

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The question was inevitable.

Jermaine, how many goals have you scored? asked one of Gina Fabbro-Smiths

inquisitive Grade 3 students at Summit elementary last Monday.

The answer, while a touch embarrassing, was simple.

None yet, replied Jermaine Loewen, the 6-foot-3 Kamloops Blazers forward, towering above the transfixed children. But, I feel like its coming any day now.

Before the orphaned-Jamaican-turned-WHLer left the class, he passed on a message, one that wasnt lost on those listening.

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