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WHAT IS THE ISSUE? The four who would be MP tell us what you are saying on the hustings

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WHO WILL YOU RUN FOR? The annual CIBC Run for the Cure leaves Riverside Park on Sunday

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HORROR IN OREGONAnother mass shooting, this time in a community college, has killed at least 13

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ELECTION2015#elxn42 #kamloops

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PARADISE LOST?A proposal to build a road across Crown land to a

gravel pit has Barnhartvale residents ready for a fightSTORY/PAGE A5

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WEATHER ALMANACToday: Rain Hi: 15 C Low: 7 COne year ago Hi: 17.6 C Low: 12.6 CRecord High 29.4 C (1975)Record Low -3.3 C (1950)

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INSIDE KTW KAMLOOPS KEEPS BLOOMINGThe Communities in Bloom Symposium and Awards continues through tomorrow at Sandman Centre with help from a lot of volunteers and staff. From left: Colleen Stainton, Rae Long, Sandra Shaflik, Sonia Parrino, Nick DeCicco, Cara Graden, Monique Carriere, Judy Zutz and Niki Remesz are part of this years team.The public is invited to a town hall meeting tomorrow at the arena, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., featuring CTV gardening host Mark Cullen.DAVE EAGLES/KTW

Victim may have survived with aidCJ Fowler was found lifeless with a con-

crete block on her chest, but the Crown sug-gested yesterday in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops that one of her injuries may have been caused by a mechanics tool seized by police from her boyfriends backpack.

Dr. Gilles Molgat, a forensic pathologist, was testifying in the trial of Damien Taylor.

Now 24, Taylor is charged with second-degree murder in connection to Fowlers death on Dec. 5, 2012.

Molgat detailed injuries to Fowler, con-sisting of blunt force trauma to her face and head.

Her skull was caved in on the right side and her jaw was smashed.

Molgat said he believes Fowler died from asphyxiation after her tongue was pushed and trapped in her airway.

Fowler was found with her legs crossed, what Molgat called an odd position.

It was most likely she was sitting cross-legged and either laid backwards or fell back-wards, he said.

Aside from the extent of injuries to the 16-year-old girl visiting Kamloops from Terrace, Crown prosecutor Alexandra Janse focused on the number of blows Fowler suf-fered.

Molgat said it is 50/50 whether Fowler was struck more than once.

A 56-pound rough-edge concrete block was found on her chest with her blood on it, leading Molgat to believe it caused most of her injuries.

But, Janse also focused on a laceration a linear tearing of the skin and tissue on Fowlers face.

That implies a long object with a bit of an edge, without being sharp, Molgat said.

Police intercepted Taylor in Prince George the same day Fowlers body was found.

They eventually seized his backpack. Inside, they found an SD card from

Fowlers phone and a breaker bar a mechanics tool similar to a socket wrench

used to free seized bolts.Laboratory testing of that breaker bar

found Fowlers DNA on it.Despite that suggestion, Molgat conceded

the linear tear may also have been caused by the edge of the concrete block.

Taylor and Fowler were last seen in the early morning hours of Dec. 5, 2012, at Royal Inland Hospital, where they had gone after Fowler expressed worry about chest pains from crystal meth use.

It was at the hospital the two were told she was pregnant. Tests later showed the baby was Taylors.

The Crown earlier said it will produce evi-dence showing the two argued as they left the hospital.

Dog walkers found Fowlers body at 1 p.m. that day. Taylor took one of the pair of bus tickets purchased for them by Fowlers stepfa-ther to head back north to Terrace.

While the trauma to Fowlers head and face were severe, Molgat said she may have survived her injuries with prompt medical attention.

Fowler had crystal meth and marijuana in her body, but the amounts were not lethal.

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CJ Fowler was 16 when she was slain in December 2012. Her then-boyfriend, Damien Taylor, now 24, is charged with second-degree murder.


Council CalendarOctober 61:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting7:00 pm - Public Hearing

October 145:30 pm - Heritage Commission

DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street

October 194:30 pm - Arts CommissionCorporate Boardroom, City Hall

October 2010:30 am - Audit Committee

Corporate Boardroom, City Hall

October 201:30 pm - Regular Council Meeting7:00 pm - Public Hearing

October 2610 am - Coordinated Enforcement Task Force


October 2611:15 am - Police Committee


October 279 am - Council Workshop

Council Chambers, City Hal

October 285 pm Social Planning Council

DES Boardroom, 105 Seymour Street

Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Shaw Cable as follows:Thurs and Sat at 11 am and Sun at 7 pm.

Council meetings can also be viewed online at: kamloops.ca/webcast.

Meeting schedule is available at kamloops.ca/council.

Weekly Trac UpdateOverlanders BridgeCrews will continue removing west side scaolding at night. All southbound passenger vehicles traveling downtown continue to detour through the temporary bypass o the south west ramp.

The webcam feed at the south end of the bridge may be down intermittently due to electrical work taking place in the area.

Motorists are reminded to slow down through the construction zone.

For info about the "bumpiness" of the bridge, go to www.kamloops.ca/kammute.

Columbia StreetMotorists are advised that new trac signals have been installed on Columbia Street at 5th Avenue. The intersection will be in ash mode from Friday, Oct 2 at 6 pm until Monday, Oct 5 at 6 am.

The #9 Gleneagles bus traveling from downtown to Aberdeen continues to temporarily re-route on Battle Street. For more information and to view the new transit service changes (eective Sept 6), visit www.bctransit.com (trip alerts) or call 250-376-1216.

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The City of Kamloops will be conducting repair work on the Aberdeen Booster Station on Friday, October 2, 2015 starting at 10:00 am.

Water supply to the reservoir will be shut down for up to 8 hours and residents and businesses located south of Hugh Allan Drive in Aberdeen will have a limited water capacity to supply domestic needs. Residents are urged to minimize water consumption, such as refraining from doing laundry, dishwashing, irrigating, or car washing.

Once water is turned back on, the water supply may be discoloured due to disturbed deposits in pipes it is not harmful as the water has been disinfected. Air may also be present in the piping. Running a cold water faucet for several minutes should eliminate both air and discoloured water problems.

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LOCAL NEWS

Leaning over her Uplands Drive balcony, Dorte Helin traced with dismay the route gravel trucks could be taking through her neighbourhood.

Theres no lighting, no sidewalks and all the kids use this route to get to the school bus, Helin said.

The Barnhartvale resident is one of many in the neighbourhood upset about a plan to build a road through a nearby patch of Crown land that would link a gravel pit to the end of McLeod Drive, which feeds onto Todd Road already a sore spot for residents who voted it one of B.C.s worst roads in 2013.

Access to the pit was previously made via a road through the Orchards Walk area of Valleyview, linking the pit to Highway 1, residents say.

According to the application, the McLeod connec-tion would be a more efficient route into the city.

The road application is being considered by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, which is taking comments from the public until Oct. 13.

In addition to bringing more traffic onto Barnhartvale streets, the proposed road would also cut through a network of well-used trails.

We have people who come from Dallas, from Valleyview proper, from all over the place to hike and mountain bike and walk, said Diane Cooper, another Uplands resident opposing the proposed road. Its extensively used.

Cooper said environmental destruction from

the road could go beyond wiping out a few trails, noting the route would

run through unstable silt bluffs. Its all clay and sinkholes and stuff like that

and, in this whole area of Uplands, theres only certain places you can build because of that insta-bility, she said.

The city designates much of the area as a red or yellow zone, where development could lead to substantial harm and/or damage.

Marvin Kwiatkowski, the citys director of development services, told KTW his department doesnt support the new road, because McLeod Drive is a local road.

The city is also concerned about the roads effect on their neighbourhood, and increased traf-fic flowing through the Dallas Drive roundabout.

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations spokesman Grieg Bethel said envi-ronmental concerns, including the effects on fish, vegetation and wildlife, are taken into con-sideration when the ministry makes decisions on Crown land applications of this type.

The application must also demonstrate a clear need for public good and ministry staff must consider the effect on public access.

Should the application succeed in spite of concerns from the city and residents, Helin said, the ministry and the owner of the pit, Ron Hunter, will be in for a fight.

Im convinced this is where people would actually tie themselves to trees to stop it, she said.

ANDREA KLASSEN/KTW

Dorte Helin is one of many Barnhartvale residents campaigning against a road that would link a gravel pit to McLeod Drive and cut straight through a popular trail network on Crown land.

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Leaning over her Uplands Drive balcony, Dorte Helin traced with dismay the route gravel trucks could be taking through her neighbourhood.

Theres no lighting, no sidewalks and all the kids use this route to get to the school bus, Helin said.

The Barnhartvale resident is one of many in the neighbourhood upset about a plan to build a road through a nearby patch of Crown land that would link a gravel pit to the end of McLeod Drive, which feeds onto Todd Road already a sore spot for residents who voted it one of B.C.s worst roads in 2013.

Access to the pit was previously made via a road through the Orchards Walk area of Valleyview, linking the pit to Highway 1, residents say.

According to the application, the McLeod connec-tion would be a more efficient route into the city.

The road application is being considered by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, which is taking comments from the public until Oct. 13.

In addition to bringing more traffic onto Barnhartvale streets, the proposed road would also cut through a network of well-used trails.

We have people who come from Dallas, from Valleyview proper, from all over the place to hike and mountain bike and walk, said Diane Cooper, another Uplands resident opposing the proposed road. Its extensively used.

Cooper said environmental destruction from

the road could go beyond wiping out a few trails, noting the route would

run through unstable silt bluffs. Its all clay and sinkholes and stuff like that

and, in this whole area of Uplands, theres only certain places you can build because of that insta-bility, she said.

The city designates much of the area as a red or yellow zone, where development could lead to substantial harm and/or damage.

Marvin Kwiatkowski, the citys director of development services, told KTW his department doesnt support the new road, because McLeod Drive is a local road.

The city is also concerned about the roads effect on their neighbourhood, and increased traf-fic flowing through the Dallas Drive roundabout.

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations spokesman Grieg Bethel said envi-ronmental concerns, including the effects on fish, vegetation and wildlife, are taken into con-sideration when the ministry makes decisions on Crown land applications of this type.

The application must also demonstrate a clear need for public good and ministry staff must consider the effect on public access.

Should the application succeed in spite of concerns from the city and residents, Helin said, the ministry and the owner of the pit, Ron Hunter, will be in for a fight.

Im convinced this is where people would actually tie themselves to trees to stop it, she said.

ANDREA KLASSEN/KTW

Dorte Helin is one of many Barnhartvale residents campaigning against a road that would link a gravel pit to McLeod Drive and cut straight through a popular trail network on Crown land.

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LOCAL NEWS

Steve Powrie has heard about the big issues as he has toured the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding most notably, the economy and the environment.

But, he wouldnt say either of those has been the No. 1 concern.

I think, in a more general sense, the fundamental ways that we approach government is probably the bigger issue, the Liberal candidate said.

Its kind of like the underlying issue to everything else.

Powrie said he has heard of distaste for the adversarial approach being taken in Canadian politics.

He said voters are tired of closed, conflictual governing, the lack of accountability and transparency in decision-making, the first-past-the-post system, omnibus bills, proroguing Parliament and limiting the effective-ness of watchdogs.

Its no surprise, Powrie said, that faith and trust in government is at an all-time low.

The hyper-partisan approach thats used by the parties is a huge obstacle to anything collaborative coming out of government, he said.

So, were getting decisions that are not based on input, which then ques-tions the whole representative advo-cacy part of a healthy democracy.

He noted any seats the Liberals win having occupied so few after the last election will be held by fresh faces who are willing to take new approaches.

Green candidate Matt Greenwood has also heard of concerns about the current government, though the mes-sage he is receiving from voters is a little more to the point.

Basically, that [Prime Minister Stephen] Harper has got to go, Greenwood said.

Ive obviously been running pretty openly as the protest vote people

recognize that its not so much about the issues in my case, as giving the disaffected Conservative voters a place where they can still vote and actually feel good about it.

Greenwood said he has had lifelong Conservative voters approach him after every forum, pledging him their votes in hopes of ousting Harper.

He said even staunch right-wingers can see that what Harper has been giving the country is anything but con-servatism. Greenwood hopes his can-didacy can give disenfranchised voters an avenue to voice their discontent.

Meanwhile, NDP candidate Bill Sundhu said while he has heard about the economy, jobs and the environ-ment, issues related to the Canadian health-care system have come to the fore.

Health issues raised include a shortage of doctors, wait times for sur-gery, access to seniors long-term care and the high cost of drugs, he said in an email to KTW, vowing his party would defend the public health-care model.

Prime Minister Harper imposed billions in unilateral cuts and his hands-off approach lowers standards and leaves the door open to privatiza-tion.

Incumbent Conservative MP Cathy McLeod said the main issue brought to her attention is one that has been a hot-button topic across the country throughout the entirety of the election.

Economy and jobs, she said, not-ing voters are particularly concerned with ensuring there are opportunities for well-paying jobs and that the econ-omy, in general, remains strong.

McLeod added that the Conservatives have done their best to support sectors as needed, with nods to manufacturing, innovation and technology.

I believe that our economic plan very specifically addresses creating an environment where businesses will be successful in all sectors, she said.

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THE ISSUESDuring the campaign, KTW quizzes the candidates on an a topic.

Today, we ask: What is the No. 1 issue you have encountered thus far?

The economy, health care and changeADAM WILLIAMS STAFF [email protected]

Here is how you can vote nowDid you know you

do not have to wait until Oct. 19 to vote in the fed-eral election?

Voters can choose from various voting options between now and election day.

Voters can also cast ballots at advance polls on Oct. 9, Oct. 10, Oct. 11 or Oct. 12.

Or, if they are really in a hurry to choose their candidate, vot-ers can walk into the Elections Canada office in Kamloops, at Summit Drive and Columbia Street (in the former Scotiabank building), and cast a ballot.

The office is open Mondays to Fridays

from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

Voting before elec-tion day can be done at the Kamloops Elections Canada office until Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m.

The local office can be reached by phone at 250-572-5080.

The owner of a home on 500 block of Collingwood drive returned home to a real shock that the home had been broken into during the daytime.

The owner did the right thing to call the police right away as not to disturb any evidence for the police. The house was entered via a rear kitchen window, once inside the suspects searched the entire

house. The suspects did make off with a 32 inch Panasonic TV, two Canon cameras as well as two Asus Laptop computers.

There is no doubt more than one person was involved with the amount items that were taken. The evidence that these thieves did leave behind will help the Kamloops Forensic Unit solve this case.

Someone in the neighbourhood

may have noticed someone walking down the street with a TV and other stolen items.

If you do have information on this theft or may have notice some suspicious people in the area, please contact Crime Stoppers, you will never have to go to court or give a statement.

These thieves knew what they wanted to steal when the suspects broke into a locked compound of a construction / welding company on the 700 block of Laval Cres.

The suspects had waited for an employee to leave, once the employee had left, the suspects came into the yard and took two spools of welders cables valued at

$2000. This theft occurred between 11:00 pm and midnight on Friday September 25th. The interesting part of this theft was the two spools of welding cable were located on the Lac Le Jeune rd.

No one was around at the time when the property was recovered. Now either the suspects dumped the spools off to be picked up later or got

scared and got rid of the evidence.There were two opportunities

that someone may have seen a suspicious vehicle, once on Laval Cres. and then again on Lac Le Jeune Rd., you can contact Crime Stoppers to report your information anonymously and receive a cash reward upon the arrest of the suspect.

Sometime overnight on Saturday September 26th, thieves took and flat deck trailer, from Duncan Rd and Wittner Rd then stole CAT Skid Steer from.

The suspect took a large flat deck from Duncan road then drove to the nearby Wittner road and loaded up the Skid Steer and drove off. Someone in the neighbourhood must have heard the noise of the trailer being hooked up or the Skid Steer being started up and loaded onto the trailer.

At this point there are no suspect vehicles that have been linked to this theft. If people who live on those two streets had noticed any suspicious vehicles or people in the area. They are reminded to call the police right away, the police will attended immediately and determine why these people are in the area.

If you wish to remain anonymous, this is the time to call Crime Stoppers with your information on this theft. Only your information will be used never you name.

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Two men have been charged in connection to an incident in Kamloops last month in which a deliv-ery driver for Papa Johns pizza was robbed of his vehicle.

And, according to police in the Kootenays, the suspects robbed a pizza-delivery driver in Grand Forks of his vehicle and cash just three days after the Kamloops robbery.

Rylee Andrew Shipley, 18, of Nova Scotia, and 19-year old Collton Emery Knowles from Alberta are charged in connection to the Kamloops and Grand Forks heists. They are also charged in connection to an armed robbery in Chilliwack that occurred between the Kamloops and Grand Forks incidents.

Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke said the charges allege Shipley and Knowles used a handgun to rob a pizza-delivery DRIVER of his car, a blue 2006 Chevy Aveo, in the Cityview Shopping Centre in Kamloops on Sept. 3.

The pair is then alleged to have driven the stolen vehicle to Chilliwack, where a convenience store was robbed at gunpoint.

Following that incident, Shipley and Knowles are alleged to have driven to Grand Forks, where a pizza

delivery driver was robbed of cash and his vehicle, a 2004 Pontiac Sunfire, on Sept 6.

At 8:45 p.m. that night, a Trail police officer encountered the stolen vehicle heading toward Rossland on Highway 3B.

When police attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver raced away at a high rate of speed, lost control on a corner and struck a rock wall.

Two men were arrested.It is a complex file, so all the

evidence is not yet before Crown, Oelke told the Trail Times following the Rossland arrest. Every day we are uncovering more of their crime spree in the Central Interior and the Fraser Valley.

Both men are charged with mul-tiple offences, including robbery with a firearm during the commission of an offence for the Kamloops incident and using a firearm and disguise during the Chilliwack robbery. Those are in addition to the Grand Forks offences of robbery with a firearm, possession of stolen property, possession of a prohibited firearm, flight from police and other firearm-related charges.

Knowles next court appearance in the Kootenays is slated for Oct. 20. Shipley will be in court on Nov. 17.

Charges in connection to robbery of pizza-delivery carSUSPECTS ALLEGED TO HAVE REPEATED CRIME

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TOTAL

ORGANIZATION CIVIC ADDRESS

ESTIMATED VALUE OF TAX EXEMPTION

$2,222$1,643

$994$2,206

$7,065

$4,532$3,352$2,028$4,500

$14,412

$7,004$5,181$3,134$6,954

$22,273

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2016(1/3

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2017(2/3

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Sharon Watkins, CPA, CMACity of Kamloops, Revenue DivisionAssistant Revenue & Taxation ManagerPhone: 250-828-3304Email: [email protected]

Applications to be one-third exempt from property tax for the year 2016.

Pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, Council will consider a bylaw to provide property tax exemption on October 20, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 1A2. The proposed exemptions are described in the following table:

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Its hard to determine which was more bizarre Michael Mehtas patently ridiculous inter-pretation linking a com-

mon phrase about potential to a controversial proposed mine or the decision by the powers-that-be to essentially validate such nonsense.

Mehta who teaches at Thompson Rivers University and who is opposed to the proposed Ajax mine and equally against all things Conservative party (based on his bread crumbs on social media) somehow read an innocent and common phrase as being a covert message that the university is supporting Ajax.

Documentation on the branding process one initiat-ed when TRU decided to replace the tagline,Now, thats universi-ty last year included the sen-tence, We believe that everyone has the right to unearth their potential.

Mehta and others who have signed his online petition claim it is language that demonstrates TRU is not neutral on Ajax and that corporate and government lobbying and largesse have the potential to significantly influ-ence the academic mission and future of the institution.

In the realm of conspiracy theories, I am more inclined to believe man did not land on the moon, George W. Bush him-self detonated the World Trade Center buildings and those vapour mists in the sky really are chemtrails before swallowing Mehtas paranoid interpretation.

Alas, the university buckled

and subsequently deleted the unearth your potential bit from its branding strategy.

It is an unfortunate capitula-tion.

Unearthing potential is a phrase as ubiquitous in the self-help/career-building sector as heat during a Kamloops sum-mer.

Perhaps Mehta and his rabid followers might want to wander into Chapters bookstore, peruse the business section and count how many tomes invoke the unearth your potential phrase in their efforts to improve the careers of readers.

Hint: These books are gener-ally not aimed at miners.

A cursory Google search will uncover similar information.

Sadly, it matters not to some how black and white the facts are; there will always be a seg-ment of the population who see a conspiracy behind every black helicopter in the sky ferrying the Illuminati to the next New World Order meeting.

As some of my peers and many online posters have wryly

noted, Mehtas revelation of a secret Ajax support code hidden in a career-development phrase may herald the extinction of more words from the lexicon on the TRU campus.

No longer will students be able to have a blast at events; digging into research will be forbidden; using resources to study will be banned.

This nonsense stems from the university spending far too much time and money on a branding strategy. About $115,000 will have been spent by the time TRU unveils its new slogan and associated marketing materials next year.

It previously paid a firm $33,000 per word for the scin-tillating tagline, Now, thats university, a slogan perhaps aimed at those who might have mistaken the splendid university for an open-pit mine.

I wrote here previously and will repeat it again: My sugges-tion for TRUs new slogan Where Minds Meet is perfect.

It reflects the academic nature of the campus while hon-ouring the First Nations history of the land (after all, Kamloops comes from the Secwepemc word Tkemlups, meaning the meeting of the rivers).

It is offered to the university for nothing more than delivery of photos of those aliens housed in Area 51 in Nevada.

I am sure Mehta and his col-leagues have the original prints.

[email protected]: @ChrisJFoulds

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Unearth potential? Never!

THE HOT AND NOT OF THE WEEK

Kamloops This Week looks at the stories of the week the good, the bad and all in-between:

HOT: The ongoing dispute between city hall and Canadian Pacific Railway over crossings downtown.

The railroad has petitioned Transport Canada to have the city close access across the tracks at Second and Third avenues to pedestrians and vehicles, citing too many trespassers.

Closing those access points to and from Riverside Park and Sandman Centre would leave one downtown access point for vehicles and those in wheelchairs First Avenue.

Perhaps CP can get around to building overpasses or underpasses at Second and Third after all, the companys net income for the sec-

ond quarter of 2015 rose to a record high of $390 million.

NOT: Some drivers in Kamloops, whose licences seem to have come from a box of Cracker Jack.

Traffic was yet again backed up this week due to ill-timed incidents on the Halston and Summit connectors, effec-tively turning a trip to the North Shore into a slog.

Yes, there is construction on Overlanders Bridge and along Columbia Street, but why do those projects seem to turn some drivers into impa-tient bores as they seek alternative routes.

Slow down, relax and youll get there soon enough.

HOT: Public interest in KGHMs Ajax mine proposal.The City of Kamloops held a meeting on Monday to gather ques-

tions to forward to its consultant for when it reviews KGHMs massive application.

About 500 people showed up, many supporters of the proposed mine, which shows the Ajax issue remains paramount in the minds of residents even with an election and referendum vying for attention.

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MONEY DOES NOT GROW ON CITY TAXPAYERS

KAMLOOPSIANS DESERVE FIRST-CLASS ARTS CENTRE

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor:How deep in debt is the City of Kamloops?Once again, there is a proposal to borrow

more money for a non-essential project the performing-arts centre.

Our city is rapidly reaching the stage where more of the infrastructure will need replacing and we should be planning for those essential things.

City road and bridge repair costs are at a high level this year and more roads need work

in all areas of the municipality.It is time to set some serious priorities on

how taxpayers dollars are spent. How much debt, both short-term and

long-term, are we carrying? Each time we are told it will only add one or two per cent to our tax bill but this keeps adding up.

The city needs to provide us a list of out-standing short-term and long-term loans and their costs so we can vote intelligently in the Nov. 7 referendum.

The economy is not doing well in B.C. or Canada and we should be very prudent with our spending.

What will happen if interest rates on these loans rises by just one percentage point?

There are plenty of questions, but few answers.

The philosophy that money grows on tax-payers does not sit well with me.

Ron EdwardKamloops

Editor:It seems not so long ago that I

arrived in Kamloops.The population was less than a

quarter of what it is today.At the time, I said I would stay

only a year.However, my perception of

the small town soon changed as I learned of an arts council, a pro-fessional theatre, the beginnings of a symphony orchestra, an art

gallery under development in the basement of the old library and a college.

Over the past 38 years, the small town grew to become an important, mid-sized city with a vibrant and flourishing arts com-munity in the interior of British Columbia.

This huge cultural component is a cornerstone of our commu-nity and is envied by many cities

in Canada.The missing piece of

Kamloops arts and cultural mosaic is a first-class perfor-mance centre.

City hall has meticulously researched and proposed a plan that ensures the growth of arts and culture in this dynamic city.

The plan is visionary, cost-effective, solid and stable.

Economic growth will be stim-

ulated $11 million annually, I am told.

In the future, this figure is sure to grow.

The citizens of Kamloops and the region need and deserve a first-class performing-arts centre where everyone may have the opportunity to enjoy excellence.

Tricia Sellmer visual artist

Chazou Gallery

We asked:Are you in favour of theCity of Kamloops borrowing up to $49 million to design and construct the parkade and performing-arts centre complex?

Whats your take?Should the Tkemlups and Skeetchestn Indian bands be given title to lands owned by KGHM?

Vote online:kamloopsthisweek.com

TALK BACK Q&A: kamloopsthisweek.comResults:No: 746 votesYes: 493 votes1,239 votes 60%

NO

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WE NEED TO FOCUS ON FIXING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVEEditor:

I have a question for those supporting the proposed performing-arts centre.

When their home becomes outdated and old and in desperate need of repairs, do they throw their hands up anbuy a new house?

Any smart person would do renovations to update and hire proper people to repair their home.

So, how do supporters justify borrowing

$49 million to build something new when we cant fix what we already have?

Please go visit some of our facilities.Have a real good look at what is barely

holding them together.Westsyde Pool will be closed for more

than a year.The privately owned Ice Box Arena may

never open again.Brock Arena and Brock Pool need updat-

ing.

There are plenty of more examples if we would stop closing our minds to what is here today.

Is it truly necessary to build new when we know the groves of people will not come?

We need to open our eyes and minds to reality.

We need to stop floating in the clouds.Donna Szucs

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TRU professor will keep petition alive

While unearth their poten-tial is off the table as a branding phrase at the citys university, the professor who sparked the discus-sion isnt abandoning his online petition.

Michael Mehta said admin-istration at Thompson Rivers University did not address the second part of the petition, that the institutions board of governors commit to an unbiased, inclusive branding process that represents

the core mission of the university.Practically speaking, Mehta

said that means abandoning the corporatization of the university, with decisions being influenced by corporate donations for infra-structure, scholarships and pro-gramming.

He wants TRU to monitor and get feedback on threats to our academic mission, academic free-dom.

In an email, Christopher Seguin, the universitys vice-pres-ident of advancement, said the concern is already addressed.

There are various mecha-

nisms in which all our stakehold-ers are consulted, he wrote.

Faculty councils, the senate and the board of governors all have faculty representation and those faculty bring concerns and issues forward, where they are dis-cussed and debated.

These groups also contain stu-dents, staff and community mem-bers, so there are a wide range of views on every subject.

Mehta questioned the brand-ing exercise itself, noting TRU spent $100,000 a few years ago to develop its Now, thats university brand.

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There was a part of Ryan Chyzowski that hoped he wouldnt be a first-round pick.

As teams began mak-ing their selections in the 2015 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, the 15-year-old Kamloops native couldnt help but think of what it would be like to one day play with his brother, Kamloops Blazers forward Nick Chyzowski. How nice it would be to be a part of the organization for which his dad, former first-round NHL pick

Dave Chyzowski, played from and now works.

But, when the Medicine Hat Tigers took the podium for the 18th selection of the first round, Ryan heard his name called.

There was always that thought in my head that maybe Id get to play with my brother one day, Chyzowski told KTW.

With the local kid off the board, the Blazers selected left-winger Jackson Shepard five picks later 23rd overall with the first selection of the second round.

But, Im just as happy to go to Medicine Hat, Chyzowski said.

He wasnt exactly expecting to be a first-round selection. After a season marred by injury Chyzowski tore the meniscus in his knee in a September 2014 pre-sea-son game he thought his draft stock might have fallen.

But, while he could have fixated on the impact season-ending knee sur-gery would have on his career, Chyzowski focused instead on his rehab.

He returned to the ice in February, in time to finish off the season with the Kamloops Junior Blazers and record four goals and four assists in six games at BC Hockeys

under-16 BC Cup. He found his name on the shortlist for the under-16 Western Canada Challenge Cup, which will be played later this month in Calgary. He was drafted by the Tigers.

And, though high-end WHL draft picks have typ-ically left the Tournament Capital to develop else-where, Chyzowski went against the grain, decid-ing instead to play his first season of midget hockey for the Thompson Blazers of the B.C. Major Midget League.

It was kind of always the place I wanted to go, the centreman said, not concerned the Blazers

had won only 20 games over five seasons entering 2015-2016.

He led the team to a victory in their first weekend with a pair of goals he currently leads Thompson in the category with three.

The Blazers play tomorrow and Sunday on McArthur Island against the Kootenay Ice.

Yeah, they havent been great in the past few seasons, but were looking to make that change this year and make the play-offs this year, he said.

Thats kind of our big goal.

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There has been little in the first month of the season that has surprised Kamloops Storm head coach Ed Patterson.

Is he surprised to see the Storm leading the Doug Birks Division with a 5-1-0-1 record?

No. Hes ecstatic, but not surprised.

Is it a shock to see rookie Dante Raposo leading the team in goals with eight and his linemate Dario Piva tied for the team lead in points with 10?

Hardly. Patterson knew what he was get-ting when he secured both players for this season.

In fact, the only thing Patterson admit-ted to being surprised about was the early

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So, Pattersons not surprised about much, but hes certainly happy.

Overall, Im very pleased with the play of the team for the most part, he told KTW.

More than that, the boys on the team, theyve come together theyre really close already. They seem to show a lot of good character and all that kind of stuff. Its nice to see that.

The Storm will kick off the second month of the KIJHL season tonight with a 7 p.m. game against the winless Golden Rockets. Theyll be

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The Storm havent surprised their coach yet, but a few more wins might do some-thing to change that.

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Part of Chyzowskis faith in the Thompson organization might have to do with its head coach, Don Schulz.

Schulz coached his brother Nick as a bantam, when he was at the helm of what he calls the dream team, a club that included future WHL draftees Joe Hicketts, Ryan Gropp, Chad Butcher, Carter Cochrane, Carson Bolduc, Liam McLeod and Mitchell Barker.

Now with Thompson, Schulz expects the younger Chyzowski will have a similar future.

Ryan is willing to go to dirty, greasy areas to score. He has got a nose for the net and he has an excellent shot and he works hard. Hes got the intangibles. Hes a good skater and, with the work ethic he has, those are good reasons why he has had some success early, Schulz said.

I think he can be a top-six forward in the WHL. With his

attitude and pedigree, I think he has got a good shot at it.

Chyzowskis goal is to make the jump to the WHL next sea-son, but hes trying not to look too far ahead.

He knows anything can hap-pen. Just look at the year he has had.

It has been pretty wild, he said.

Ive had a lot of fun playing hockey in the last year. Im just looking forward to the future.

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Schulz familiar with high-end picks

Jackson Lee fights for the puck along the wall in a 4-2 Kamloops Storm win over the Sicamous Eagles last weekend. The Storm finished the month of September atop the Doug Birks Division, boasting a 5-1-0-1 record. They battle the Chase Heat and Golden Rockets this weekend. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW

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The Kamloops Blazers took a break from the stress of an 0-2 start to the WHL sea-son to have some fun with KTW and answer a few oddball ques-tions before heading to Vancouver Island to play the Victoria Royals this weekend.

We found out Luke Harrison can dance, Cam Reagan is a ladies man, Collin Shirley wishes he never stopped playing the piano and diminutive Dan De Palma has a massive appetite.

There were several questions with nearly unanimous answers, one them being, Who is the best-dressed Kamloops Blazer?

Id probably say Cam Reagan, said Collin Shirley, one of many to agree on Reagans sharp sense of style.

It can be early Monday morning and hes dressed to the nines. Some of his shorts look like they came from his billet sis-ter at times, though, but he looks good. We give

him a hard time.Connor Ingrams

penchant for sweat pants and hoodies landed him the dubi-ous distinction of being voted the worst-dressed Blazer, a badge he wears with honour.

Some of the guys out here dress a little different, with the car-digans and the joggers, the dressed-for-comfort Blazers goaltender said. I thought about showering and chang-ing, but I went with this instead.

Most of those inter-viewed agreed Shirley is the funniest Blazer, with special mention to Harrison and Matthew Campese.

Collin Shirley is always cracking jokes, said Harrison, noting Campese would be his last pick to participate in a shootout. Shirls is a funny guy. Cam Reagan is always focus-ing on how well hes dressed and has no humour at all.

Harrison got the nod in another category, with teammates saying the West Kelowna prod-uct is the teams best dancer.

Lukes a little shy in front of the camera

but, behind the camera, hes a lot of fun to be around, said Blazers assistant coach Mike Needham, noting he wouldnt dare don some of the outfits worn by Reagan.

I dont usually go in the room when the guys are dancing like that, but the only other guy Ive seen dance is Jermaine [Loewen]. He likes to get after it.

The teams resident dancing king was not shy about his behind-closed-doors antics.

The music finds me, feels my souls, and I just move from there, Harrison said with a laugh. But, Collin Shirley can move as well. He can whip and nae nae (see Silent music video).

Ryan Rehill is said to be the Blazer with the biggest appetite, although he disagrees with the assertion.

Jermaine might have a little bigger appetite than I do, the sizeable blue-liner said.

He crushes a lot of food at pre-game meals. When theres a buffet, he goes back for sec-onds and thirds.

Colin (Toledo) Robinson, the Blazers athletic trainer, has a strong opinion on the matter.

What blows my mind every time is Dan De Palma, our goalie coach, Robinson said.

Hes a little rat. He might be 92 pounds but, without a doubt, every time he comes on the road, its like hes never going to see

another meal again.Along with being

named snazziest dress-er, Reagan was also deemed to be the teams most-prominent ladies man.

Hes got a flair for the ladies, Loewen said.

Theres something about him. Im not a girl but, from what I can tell, he seems like a pretty sweet guy and he lures them.

Not everyone agrees.Cam Reagan likes

to think he is a ladies man, but Id have to go with Collin Shirley, Harrison said.

The Blazers had more to say during the question-and-answer period.

See their responses in a video posted online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

Click on the Blazers tab.

On the IslandThe Blazers are look-

ing to get into the win column this weekend against the hometown Royals.

Victoria and Kamloops square off tonight and tomorrow in B.C.s capital.

Game time both nights is 7:05 p.m.

Forward Matt Revel will return from a shoulder injury to see his first regular-season action of the campaign tonight.

Kamloops will be without Deven Sideroff (virus) and Conner McDonald (upper body) in both weekend games.

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Blazers lighter sideMARTY HASTINGS STAFF [email protected]

Luke Harrison (middle) of the Kamloops Blazers is known for rough-and-tumble play on the ice but, in the dressing room and on the bus, his teammates say hes quite a character.

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The Kamloops resident, who is aim-ing to become the first person to run across Canada and back, reached the Terry Fox Mile Zero marker in St. Johns, Nfld., on Wednesday.

Dostaler is raising money in support of Alzheimers Disease and breast cancer research. Donate online at fasteddycan-ada.com.

Prize horsesDevin Csincsa and

Jacob Palmarin of the Kamloops Broncos were named the B.C. Football Conferences co-offensive players for Week 9.

Csincsa, a receiver, caught six passes for 137 yards and a touch-down in a 58-15 victory over the Valley Huskers at Hillside Stadium on Saturday.

He has already eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark, with one game remaining in the season.

Palmarin, a run-ning back, rushed 12 times for 174 yards and two touchdowns. He passed the 1,000-yard rushing mark.

Kamloops will fin-ish the regular season against the Okangan Sun of Kelowna tomor-row at Hillside.

The teams will likely meet again in Round 1

of the playoffs.Game time is 7 p.m.

Dirty FeetThe UBC-Okanagan

Heat grabbed the top seven spots in the five-kilometre race of the Dirty Feet Trail Series on the weekend at Kenna Cartwright Park.

Veronika Fagan, a Kelowna native, topped the category, crossing the line in 23:16.2.

Nicole Vermy, a member of the Thompson Rivers WolfPack team, was the top Kamloops native in the race (25:58.1).

In the 10K, it was again a Heat racer, Niels De Vries of Kelowna, who won the category. De Vries crossed the

line in 40:10.2.Riley Kouwenhoven,

also of the Pack, was the top Kamloops racer (45:35.6).

In the half mara-thon, it was Kamloops Ian Mckinley who crossed the line first, finishing the race in 1:37:04.0.

Joahannes Raath, also of Kamloops, grabbed a bronze-medal finish (1:42:30.0).

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Have a HunchBrendan Hunchak

led the way with three goals and an assist, but it wasnt enough as Kamloops Dearborn Ford fell to West Kelowna 5-4 in pee-wee tier 2 Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association action on the weekend.

Carter Streek (1G, 1A) and

Zakery Anderson (2A) also chipped in for Kamloops.

New beginningKGHMs Group

2 defeated Group 1 in midget recreation action on the weekend, opening the season for both clubs.

Jake Barron (2G), Pierce Huser (2G), Andrew Warner (1G, 1A), Tyson Jones (1G), Julia Sorenson (1G), Cody Jones (3A), Brayden Jensen (1A) and Austin Stanton (1A) chipped in with points for the victors.

J.T. Stahl took the win in net.

At the other end of the ice, Tyler Baker (3G), Jordan Devries (2G), Brendan Smith (1G), Riley White (3A), Lukas Meertens (1A) and Brayden Patterson (1A) hit the scoresheet.

Ethan Herndier and Josh Harris split time in the crease.

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NATIONAL SPORTS

BALTIMORE When the cigar smoke settled from a wild celebra-tion after clinching the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays were left with more work to do.

We think we have more ahead of us, manager John Gibbons said. We really do.

Gibbons is talking

about the playoffs, where oddsmakers have made the Blue Jays World Series favourites. But, before that, theres the mat-ter of trying to assure home-field advantage throughout the post-season.

With rain delay-ing the final game of their series against the Baltimore Orioles, the Blue Jays have a magic number of three to

clinch the top seed in the American League. They lead the Kansas City Royals by a game but own the tiebreaker, so, if the teams finish with an even record, the Blue Jays take it.

Despite fielding a lineup without any regulars in the second half of a doubleheader Wednesday and then again yesterday to give starters a rest, home-field advantage is still

something the Blue Jays want.

Wed love to get it, were certainly going to fight for it, but you do balance it out with having to give guys rest, general manager Alex Anthopoulos said.

Home field for us, with the environ-ment we have at that stadium . . . everybody across the league is talking about what an unbelievable environ-

ment it is, to have a dome, playing condi-tions, all that, I think its a big advantage for us.

Rogers Centre was sold out for 20 of the final 21 home games of the regular season and ace David Price remarked on the day he debuted for Toronto that he had never pitched in an atmo-sphere like it.

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Price wont get a chance to pitch again until Game 1 of the ALDS on Oct. 8.

The Blue Jays opted to hold the left-hander out of his scheduled start in Baltimore and ultimately decided to give him rest rather than having him pitch in the final series of the season at the Tampa Bay Rays.

Mark Buehrle is set to pitch today and Marco Estrada tomor-row.

Torontos starter for Sunday is to be determined, though if home-field advantage

is assured by then, it could be any pitcher on the 40-man roster.

Clinching the ALs top seed would mean facing the winner of the wild-card game in the first round. The New York Yankees will likely host either the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels or Minnesota Twins in that one-game playoff Tuesday.

If the Royals finish with a better record, the Blue Jays would very likely face the Texas Rangers, who are close to wrapping up the AL West.

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As Volunteer Kamloops continues to cel-ebrate its

30th anniversary, Pat Fair has received the Volunteer Recognition Award for the month of September.

Fair has been a loyal and dedicated volunteer with CNIB for more than 25 years, starting in 1990, when the Kamloops office first opened.

Manager Carrie Broughton said if it wasnt for Fairs contri-butions over the years, the office would not be what it is today.

Fair is well respected and loved by staff, volunteers and clients because she never hesitates to lend a hand and can be counted on for caring and compas-sion, while regularly lending her ear over a cup of tea.

Over the decades, Pat has had many

duties and volun-teer roles, including office/reception, cli-ent contact work, peer counselling, public awareness events and campaigns, fundraising and fund-development events, as well as social gatherings.

But, it is often a sim-ple act that resonates.

For example, Fair went above and beyond for several weeks rid-ing the bus daily with a CNIB client to offer aid if needed or assist him

when he felt anxious. That client has since

moved to Vancouver and has a success-ful career, but he still takes time to return to Kamloops to visit Fair.

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Seeing value in lending a helping handPat Fair has been helping CNIB for

more than 25 years.

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In conjunc-tion with its library system, the TNRD will host two financial lit-eracy workshops focusing on options for education savings.

The first, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, will be held at the downtown library from noon to 1 p.m. The second session, which is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22, will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the North Kamloops Library.

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The Bible gaining in translation

Recently there was a short news article in the com-munity

pages about a guest pastor speaking at one of the Lutheran churches in town.

His name is Mike Kuhn, and he is a mis-sionary to the Nizaa people of Galim, Cameroon.

One of the goals of his mission is oversee-ing the translation of the Bible into the Nizaa language.

Nizaa is a small lan-guage with an estimat-ed 10,000 speakers. So, why would someone take their family to the other side of the world to translate the Bible into an obscure African language?

The Bible is the most translated book in the world. As of last November, the Bible had been fully translat-ed into 531 languages, with partial translations

into an additional 2,833 languages.

Although various churches undertake this work, the primary organization in Bible translation is Wycliffe Bible Translators of Orlando, Fla.

Their name comes from John Wycliffe, who translated the Vulgate (Latin) Bible into Middle English in 1383.

The people at Wycliffe have a goal to translate the Bible into every spoken language in the world by 2025. Their website says that

they still have 1,900 to go represent-ing about 180 million people.

I personally wit-nessed one of the Wycliffe projects come to fruition in Quesnel in 2002. A Wycliffe translator had spent 25 years in Fort St. James, learning the Carrier (Dakelh) language, and translating the books of the Bible into that language.

Carrier is an Athapaskan language, related to Chilcotin and Sekani in B.C., but also Navaho, Hoopa and Apache in the south-western U.S. There are probably less than 200 people who can speak it.

When the project was completed, native speaker Laura Boyd read the Christmas story aloud for the first time at a public meet-ing in the Quesnel Native Friendship Centre.

The Carrier elders

present were very moved.

My brother brought me a gift back from Hawaii a few years ago. It was the Bible trans-lated into Hawaiian pidgin. Its title is Da Jesus Book.

A pidgin language is one that is usually based on a dominant language (in this case English) with a mish-mash of other words added in to make it intelligible to people from a wide variety of language traditions.

In the early years of traders arriving in Hawaii from all over the world, pidgin made it possible for dock workers and sailors to communicate with one another.

Here is John 3:16-18 in Hawaiian pidgin: God wen go so plenny love an aloha fo da peopo inside da world, dat he wen send me, his one an ony Boy, so dat everybody dat trus me no get cut off from

God, but get da real kine life dat stay to da max foeva. You know, God neva send me, his Boy, inside da world fo punish da peopo. He wen send me fo take da peopo outa da bad kine stuff dey doing. Whoeva stay trus me, God no goin punish dem. But whoeva no trus me, garans God goin punish dem, cuz dey neva trus me, Gods ony Boy.

Some of the notes from pidgin speak-ers on the back cover illustrate why a Bible translation in ones first language is so impor-tant: Oh! Dass wat dat mean! (Leeward Coast churchgoer in Bible study) I like dis Bible. I can undastan! (high school student, Nanakuli) The English Bible speaks to my head, but the pidgin Bible speaks to my heart. (University of Hawaii graduate stu-dent).

I got the same feel-ing when I read Eugene

Petersons The Message version of the Bible for the first time.

Peterson is a profes-sor at Regents College at the University of British Columbia.

A poet, as a well as a Bible scholar, his 2002 translation of the Bible into everyday English really connected with me. Heres a sample from Psalm 37: Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him.

Dont bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top. Bridle your anger, trash your wrath, cool

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