kamloops this week - wednesday, june 15, 2011

By Jeremy DeutschSTAFF REPORTER

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As the future of Tobiano Resort is sorted out after falling into receivership last week, a picture of what it was like behind the scenes at the resort is emerging.

Dave Behnsen was the guest-services man-ager at Tobiano until recently and recalled how staff cuts last season hurt employee morale at the golf course.

He said the bare bones staff levels led to him working 55 hours a week with-out any thanks from Michael Grenier, the head of the Tobiano development.

Not once did Mike come to me and say I really appreciate the extra effort, Behnsen told KTW.

He believes a

change in ownership will be well-received by employees and ulti-mately be good for the future of the resort.

I think its a great thing and the future of Tobiano is bright, Behnsen said, adding the golf course is too good not to succeed.

Word of the resorts financial woes broke on Monday, June 13, after the real-estate side of the resort and golf course were ordered into receivership by the B.C. Supreme Court on June 9.

Pagebrook Inc. and Kamlands Holdings Ltd., which are both companies owned by Grenier, owe the Bank of Montreal debts total-ing roughly $26 million.

The Bowra Group, which also took control of the troubled Mission Hill development in Kamloops last year, has

been appointed receiver of Tobiano.

Grenier wouldnt speculate on his future with the resort, but told KTW he was proud

of what the develop-ment has accomplished especially the golf course in the three years since it opened.

I think its the fin-

est resort project in Western Canada, he said, specifically noting the hard work done by employees at the devel-opment.

Though the golf course has received several accolades in its short history, Grenier couldnt make a go of the resort.

The developer blames two factors for Tobianos financial situ-ation: The global eco-nomic downturn and the resorts failure to secure funding for its planned marina.

The two provincial ridings in Kamloops are among the 38 constituencies in B.C. to be first to receive the HST referendum voting packages, which were mailed to each registered voter on Monday, June 13.

Voting packages will be delivered to the remaining 47 electoral districts on June 20.

Voters who do not receive a voting package by June 24 may call Elections BC toll-free at 1-800-661-8683 to register to vote or update their voter record and request a voting package.

Deadline to ask for a voting package is midnight on Friday, July 8.

Ballot packages must be received by Elections BC, a Service

BC Centre or an Elections BC Collection Centre before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2011. The yellow return envelope is postage paid and no stamp is required if mailed in Canada.

Locations to hand-deliver ballot packages which may be the preferred method in light of continued job action at Canada Post are listed on the Elections BC website at electionsbc.ca.

In Kamloops, ballot packages can be delivered by hand to the Service BC office at 250-455 Columbia St., 250-828-4540.

For more information about the referendum process and the HST referendum voting package, call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683.

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TOBIANO FALLS INTO RECEIVERSHIPThe Tobiano golf course and residential development west of Kamloops has gone

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Despite the financial turmoil at Tobiano, its expected to be business as usual for the golf course and residents living on Kamloops Lake.The Bowra Group has been appointed receiver.Bowra representative Douglas Chivers said the company intends to continue to operate the resort and golf course. Its in no way shut down, he said.

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Airport not affected by labour strife


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It will be business as usual at Fulton Field, despite a strike by about 4,000 Air Canada cus-tomer-service employees.

While other airports throughout the country will be impacted in some way by the strike, Air Canada flights out of Kamloops Airport are operated by Air Canada Jazz, which has its own employees and a union contract separate from that of Air Canada.

Fred Legace, the air-ports manag-ing director, told KTW the strike will have little impact on operations at the airport.

Were anticipating well see little, if any, effect, he said.

But, it wont likely be the case at other cities across Canada.

The union represent-ing Air Canadas 3,800 customer-service, res-ervations and ticketing agents picked up picket signs on Tuesday, June 14.

At issue are wages and pensions, including a company bid to place new employees into a defined contribution plan, rather than a defined benefit plan, which has a guaranteed payout.

By Jessica WallaceSTAFF REPORTER

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When Ken Lepin reads the newspaper, he commits more to the issues than most readers about $25,000 more.

The generous Kamloops This Week reader of Heathron Development Ltd. has saved the deer-fawn rehabilitation enclosure at the B.C. Wildlife Park from per-manently closing.

Lepin donated the $25,000 needed to renovate the degraded pen after reading a June 3 KTW article that detailed the pens poor conditions, the need for funding and the closure.

The donation is similar to when Lepin picked up the tab for a new van for the Salvation Army in 2004 after reading Dale Basss KTW article on the issue.

You guys always cost me money, Lepin said with a chuckle.

Lepin is no stranger to commu-nity financial aid.

Ive supported the university, the hospital, the Salvation Army all sorts of causes, Lepin said.

This latest cause is close to home for Lepin, who often sees deer around his house.

My wife and I both have a fondness for fawns, Lepin said.

The B.C. Wildlife Parks deci-sion to close the pen came after its

last fawn was released back into the wild.

Park general manager Glenn Grant said the decision was dif-ficult, but came down to needing to ensure the parks animals were taken care of first.

Priority was given to renovat-ing the Double H Corral, which is home to eight goats, three donkeys and two llamas.

The park simply couldnt afford to renovate the deer pen and accept more fawns.

The $25,000 donation from Lepin will be used to restore the pen into a healthy environment for deer rehabilitation.

Some areas of the pen that

need renovations include worn-down grass, a fence that is too low and an elm tree that needs to be removed.

Grant wasnt expecting a dona-tion to arrive so soon after telling the tale to KTW.

For someone to read an article in the paper, think about it over the weekend, visit the park and then write a cheque its quite over-whelming.

If anything, Grant said, he expected a corporation would pos-sibly make a donation.

It turned out he [Lepin] really wanted to help us out, Grant said.

Its really nice a local philan-thropist would step up.

Fond of fawns, philanthropist nds funds

Glen Grant, general manager of the B.C. WIldlife Park, was thrilled to receive a $25,000 donation from Kamloops businessman Ken Lepin, who decided to offer the money to help save the deer fawn rehabilitation centre at the park, which was to be closed due to much-needed upgrades and a lack of funds to complete them. Its really nice a local philanthropist would step up, Grant said.

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PUTTIN IT RIGHTRyan Clark from Westmount elementary competes in the tyke B shot put event recently during the zone elementary track meet at Hillside Stadium. Dave Eagles/KTW

Ajax mine open house tomorrow


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Its been the source of speculation and concern for several months, but residents in Kamloops will finally get a good look at a proposed mine proj-ect just outside city limits.

A public open house on KGHMs Ajax copper-gold mine is planned for Thursday, June 16, at the Kamloops Towne Lodge, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The open house, which is part of the mining companys environmental-assessment application, is being spon-sored by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office.

Representatives from the mine will also be on hand to answer questions.

The open house is not only expected to draw residents from the nearby neighbourhoods, but conserva-tion groups worried about the mines impact, including the Grasslands Conservation Council of B.C.

David Zirnhelt, a member of the council, said the group hasnt taken a position yet on the proposed mine, but suggested there is concern the effect the mine will have on sur-rounding grasslands.

The impact on the grasslands in this area would be considerable, so were flagging the need for that impact to be assessed and that mitiga-tion be planned for, he said.

Zirnhelt said its important for residents to attend the open house so concerns and questions can be noted

during the environmental-assessment process.

The mine operation, which would be located a couple of kilometres south of the city limits in Aberdeen, stretches west to the Coquihalla Highway and is part of the old Afton Mine site.

The mine is expected to produce about 50,000 tons of copper and 100,000 ounces gold per year for the life of operation, which is expected to be 23 years.

John Froese, a community rela-tions co-ordinator for Abacus Mining and Exploration, which is owned by Polish company KGHM, said its important to get the process started, but cautioned the open house is just the beginning.

He said he expects people from different perspectives to attend the information session, including those opposed and in favour of the project.

Froese said its up to the mining company to answer question and settle the concerns of residents.

Meantime, the CEA is providing $50,000 to assist groups or individu-als to participate in the federal envi-ronmental process.

This funding is intended to support public participation in the process and a funding review committee, inde-pendent of the federal environmental assessment process, will assess all applications and make a recommen-dation on the allocation of funds.

The deadline for applications is July 16.

There was more colour than nor-mal at the recent NorKam secondary graduation ceremony.

Because of School District 73s realignment last year, the Tranquille Road high school had more than 100 extra Grade 12s this year students who were forced to leave Brocklehurst secondary after it was turned into a middle school.

NorKam vice-principal Dave MacDonald said the school is pay-ing tribute to its additional grads with different tassels one in NorKams maroon and gold and another in Brocks blue and grey.

Obviously, the Grade 12s com-

ing here, they were pretty bitter about coming here, MacDonald said.

This was a forced move.MacDonald said some of the

graduating former Brock students originally wanted to wear blue gowns, but NorKam nixed that idea.

Theyre Brock kids their Brock colours are blue and grey, he said.

We wanted to say, Its been a difficult, trying year, you are Brock kids, but we hope you think of your-self as NorKam kids now.

MacDonald said NorKam ordered about 160 blue and grey tassels.

A colourful graduation ceremony

Mounties looking for ghost riderKamloops Rural

RCMP investigators are looking to talk to the driver of a motorcycle found crashed on Sun Peaks Road on the weekend.

Police located the bike just after 10 p.m. on Friday, June 10.

It appeared to have gone off the road prior to the driver taking off on foot.

Police know who the owner of the bike is and are now waiting for him to report the incident, as he is required to do under the Motor Vehicle Act.

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HST will be reduced from 12% to 10%.After listening to British Columbians, the government has proposed an HST reduction from 12% to 11% by 2012, then to 10% by 2014. This proposed change will take effect if the province votes to keep the HST in the referendum. If B.C. votes to return to the GST + PST system, the combined rate will remain at 12%.

Transition cheques for families & seniors.Under the proposed change to a 10% HST rate, the average B.C. family will be $120 better off annually than under the old 12% GST + PST system. And to help transition to the lower rate, the government will provide $175 for every child under 18 and every senior with income up to $40,000.


LOCAL NEWS

By Tim PetrukSTAFF [email protected]

The drunk driver who ran down a group of children walk-ing along a North Kamloops street in March should be jailed for a year and a half.

Thats what the Crown argued on Monday (June 13) as John Darren Thompson entered guilty pleas to four counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm in a B.C. Supreme Court courtroom in Kamloops.

But the 41-year-old Merritt man will have to wait until at least today (June 15) to find out his fate.

Thompson was arrested late in the evening of March 20, after the Jeep he was driving plowed into a group of children, aged 12 to 14, on Parkcrest Avenue in front of Parkcrest elementary.

Four of the children suffered significant injuries. Three of the them were treated in hospital

and released, while the other suffered more serious head inju-ries.

He has since been discharged

from hospital, but has not fully recovered.

Thompson, who has a history of alcohol- and driving-related

offences, was originally facing 12 charges, including the four counts of impaired driving caus-ing bodily harm one for each

victim.Mounties have also said

Thompson was prohibited from driving and consuming alcohol at the time of the crash, but he was never charged with driving while prohibited.

His blood-alcohol level at the time of the Parkcrest crash was more than twice the legal limit.

Following the incident, Thompsons family members told KTW his drinking became a problem after he lost his son in a drunk-driving accident last summer.

Joshua Lavallee, 18, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Chetwynd last June.

Thompson is also facing an unrelated charge of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, stemming from an alleged domestic dispute in Prince George in February.

Hes slated to appear in court on both files today, when his sentencing on the Parkcrest mat-ter is expected to wrap up.

Drunk driver to be sentenced today

Darren Thompson, the 41- year-old Merrit man who ran down a group of children walking along Parkcrest Avenue in March is awaiting his fate after entering guilty pleas to four counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm in a B.C. Supreme Court Courtroom in Kamloops. KTW file photo

Crown wants Merritt man jailed for 18 months after driving into children on Parkcrest

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If you were waiting on an important piece of mail yesterday, it likely never showed up.

Thats because Canada Post has adjust-ed delivery service to three days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) to make up for the reduced volume of mail as a result of rotating strike action by postal workers.

However, Patricia Nauss, the representa-tive for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in Kamloops, said there is plenty of mail to be delivered and called the service changes an attempt to provoke the union.

Theres mail every-where, she told KTW, adding workers are swamped by the vol-ume.

As of Monday, June 13, all mail carriers who hold routes are being given an unsched-uled and unpaid day off on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Only inside workers and relief carriers will be delivering parcels and priority mail on those days.

Meanwhile, postal workers in the Kamloops area are waiting for their turn to walk off the job.

So far, more than a dozen cities across Canada have been affected by the rotating strikes, which began on June 2.

Were itching to go out, Nauss said of the roughly 220 postal employees in the region.

She said the workers are just waiting for the call from union execu-tives.

A decision on which cities will see job action is made daily by 3 p.m.

The CUPW had said it would drop its rotating strikes on the

condition the terms of its collective agreement would be reinstated.

Canada Post rejected the offer.

In April, members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), which rep-resent 54,000 postal workers, voted 94.5 per cent in favour of strik-ing to put pressure on reaching a new deal.

According to media

reports, the union was asking for a four-year contract with wage increases of 3.3 per cent in the first year and 2.75 in years two and three.

Officials with Canada Post told KTW in May proposals to the union include an annual wage increase, secure pension and a sick-leave program similar to man-agement.

LOCAL NEWSKamloops postal workers Cheryl Shuster (left),

Lani Hasbon and local president Patricia Nauss lead a protest along Victoria Street, handing out flyers

along the way, on Tuesday, June 14. Dave Eagles/KTW

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CAPTURING CANCER, ONE DONATION AT A TIMEPoopsies Gang member Darian Edwards (second from left) is captured and arrested by Team Fight Back members Carla Karcha (left), Mike Mitchell, Anne Besner and Kadyce Hiebert in an effort to seize prisoners and hold them at their Jail and Bail until they call their friends to raise money to get freed. A large part of Kamloopsians took part in the 16th annual Relay For Life on Saturday, June 11 at Riverside Park. A total of 515 participants raised $155,000 (and counting) for cancer research. Dave Eagles/KTW

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Grenier sunk by failed lake project

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K A M L O O P S THIS WEEKVIEWPOINT

Less than two weeks ago, KTW called Mike Grenier at Tobiano to ask him about the stalled marina project.

The call was spurred by a call received from a Kamloops resident who was miffed at the fact Tobianos marina project was not materializing as adver-tised.

When we spoke to Grenier about concerns relating to the

marina, he said the proj-ect would be completed.

Grenier also denied Tobiano was

in financial difficulty, despite the fact there were five civil fil-ings from the Bank of Montreal in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on May 11.

Instead, Grenier blamed the marina delay on changes in Canadas economic and financ-ing environment.

You dont go to the bank of marina, he said.

They [banks] look at some-thing that is a floating-dock structure and they have a differ-ent perception. It takes a while to get people acquainted with the opportunity. Thats been part of the challenge.

Today, of course, the truth has emerged.

Tobiano is in receiver-ship as Grenier through his Pagebrook and Kamlands Holdings owes the Bank of Montreal nearly $26 million.

Grenier told KTW this week failure to find financing for the marina ultimately led to him losing control of the massive development.

While the bank and the com-pany handling the receivership deal with the money, Tobiano residents and golfers on the fair-ways shouldnt notice anything different.

Heres hoping investors come forward and bring tranquility to Kamloops Lake.

Humble heroes in helmets help put focus on true sportITS HARD TO IMAGINE THE Vancouver Canucks throwing open the doors to their fans as the B.C. Lions did on the week-end at Hillside Stadium and as the Canadian Football League club does every year during training camp.

If they did, Canucks ownership would probably charge admission, jack up concession prices, threaten lawsuits against any fan carrying a homemade sign and permit autographs and con-versations with players only through lawyer-approved intermediaries.

Yes, the Canucks face Boston tonight in Game 7, with the winner claiming the Stanley Cup.

It will be exciting and virtually all of the province will either be at the game, on the streets of Vancouver or glued to TVs elsewhere.

While the Lions will never match the Canucks in popularity, the football club is unmatched in connecting with its fans and the annual Fanfest on Sunday, June 12, was a shining exam-ple of a team that respects its fan base and bends over backwards to ensure its fans know it.

Not only did the hundreds of kids attending get treated to a free T-shirt a very cool B.C. Lion-orange Play With the Pros garment and a free lunch, they were also brought onto the field following a 90-minute practice, where the Lions schooled the orange-clad juniors in a variety of football drills.

For aspiring Leos playing in the Kamloops Community Football sys-tem, or for those kids who simply like to toss the pigskin in the backyard, the chance to step onto the pristine field at

Hillside and have actual Lions coach them had to be a surreal experience.

Mixed with it all was face-painting, football tossing, a bouncy castle, merchandise sales, fantastic music by Swing Cat Bounce, food and a free draw for tickets to the last game at Empire Field on Sept. 10 against Toronto.

A fan- and family-friendly day to mark the end of Week 1 of training camp also included a chance for Leo followers to meet Lions face-to-face, to talk to Geroy Simon, to joke with Paul McCallum, to ask Travis Lulay some questions on quarterbacking, to get an update on Paris Jacksons injury from Jackson himself.

As the Lions fanned out across the field, fans lined up to chat, have their photos taken and collect autographs on everything from jerseys and footballs to hats and hirsute-less heads.

And, with the sun beating down and the desire of fans to meet their heroes undiminished, the Leos stayed for as long as it took.

During their practice, I sat on the sideline with my 12-year-old daughter

and 10-year-old son as they munched on their hot dogs and sipped their drinks.

Gazing across the field, my daugh-ter, who came to the event with great reluctance, was amazed at how fun the day had been and even more amazed at how accessible the players were.

Well, theyre just like you and me, I said.

Yeah, but they make millions of dollars and they are here, talking to us, she replied.

When I explained most of the Lions she had met were regular guys who earned not much more than many of their fans, and that many Lions held off-season jobs, my daughter was all the more impressed.

In an era of unfortunate (media-inspired) creations such as Terrell Owens, Barry Bonds and Lebron James, the Lions and the CFL in general stand as refreshing beacons of what sport can and should be.

In the process, one sunny afternoon showcasing the humility of the grass-roots game can give birth to fans in a form as pure as other professional sports are often putrid.

Of course, all televisions will be tuned into CBC tonight for the big game between the Canucks and Bruins.

But, if you were at Sundays Fanfest and are curious as to how the players with whom you mingled look on the field of play, set your PVR for TSN2 (channel 147), which is broadcasting the Lions first pre-season game in Calgary tonight.

Kickoff is 6:30 p.m.

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Veronica and Atticus, the fantastic kids of KTW editor Christopher Foulds, probably werent aware of the rarefied athletic air they shared on the weekend at the B.C. Lions Fanfest. But, as the legends of receiver Geroy Simon (left) and quarterback Travis Lulay grow with every CFL season, the kids will one day look back and realize they met not only sporting royalty, but athletes who are simply awfully nice guys who, unlike so many pro stars today, take time to interact with their fans.


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Re: Mental-health program changing, not closing:

Just part of the continuous downgrad-ing of health care by the Interior Health Authority.

When the IHA was created, it closed about half the beds and, since then, has replaced only a few.

Other downgrades in care include replac-ing registered nurses in emergency rooms with licensed practical nurses and replacing licensed practical nurses with care-aides in long-term care homes.

The only thing there are more of are admin-istrators who are known by bewildering titles, such as professional practice leader.

The IHAs focus is on public relations, not health care.

Lets follow Albertas lead and get rid of these top-heavy, bloated, wasteful, mon-ey-sucking monstrosities that have yet to save the taxpayer one cent.

They cost us in terms of money and our health. Wake up, B.C.

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Re: Editorial: The civic campaign has now begun:

After reading this, that song Send In The Clowns springs to mind. The Kamloops Voters Society is most likely the Elect Denis Walsh For Mayor crowd.

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as a wake-up call to those who do not know about the proposed Ajax mine just south of Aberdeen and Pine Valley.

Not only is it on our doorstep, it is large and will affect all of us.

If any KTW readers fish Jacko or Inks lakes, forget it, for even if mine proponents prom-ise to save them, the fish will either be dead or toxic.

If you like peace and quiet, forget that, too, as there will be blasting and heavy machinery 24 hours a day, along with big trucks on the roads.

There will be dust, emissions, a huge open pit and a tailings pond,

which is a substantial polluted body of water in which nothing can survive.

It will seep into the groundwater, which travels downhill to Kamloops.

Ajax has plans to divert Peterson Creek, so you can expect nasty toxins to sweep right through town with the high water, if any water is left.

No more leisurely drives on Goose Lake Road, where there is presently grasslands and beautiful treed areas.

As half of the pro-posed mine is within city limits, I hope city council will look to the future and fight this, as some of this land will be needed for

future growth.The mine will add

more tax money to city coffers, but Kamloops will be so adversely affected that it will end up a loss.

Remember when the pulp mill first came to town, promising not to pollute? We put up with stench for years and people moved away.

There will be jobs created by the Ajax mine, but at what cost in the long run? When copper prices drop and the mine closes, there will be nothing left but ruined land.

I have seen show-case restoration and actual restoration, which is an uneven mess of tumbled rocks and dirt in which stunt-ed trees barely survive.

The mine will get its water from Kamloops Lake, on which there is a proposed marina at Tobiano.

How much water will it take for the 60,000 tons of mineral ore they plan to process per day?

This mine will be an ugly blot for tour-ism and there are jobs in tourism if we keep Kamloops attractive.

In the grasslands south of Kamloops, there are grouse, bad-gers, reintroduced burrowing owls, wild-flowers and ponds that support a variety of species.

The first of the Ministry of Environment meetings, where the public can voice its concern, takes

place on Thursday, June 16, at Kamloops Towne Lodge, 1250 Rogers Way, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Letters can also be written to the provincial and federal govern-ments.

Im not a tech person, but perhaps someone could create a Stop Ajax Mine website.

I hate foreseeing the destruction of an area I love and I feel this has to be fought and stopped in the early stages.

Its not only an envi-ronmental issue, its our quality of life, for we will see it, smell it, hear it and breathe it in.

Mary HillKamloops

Editor:As we all are enjoying the Stanley Cup playoffs, a Polish

company KGHM is in the process of developing a low-grade open-pit mine that will reach well within the boundaries of the City of Kamloops.

According to its own project overview, the waste-rock management facility will be less than 2,000 metres from homes in Aberdeen and Pineview Valley.

If you live in one of those areas, be prepared to endure 23 years of blasting, dust, noise and diesel exhaust 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

If you live in the Lac le Juene area, be prepared to deal with 80 trips a day of huge and slow trucks as they transport their concentrate to the Coquihalla Highway on their way to the Coast.

If you live in any of these areas, be prepared to take a major hit to your property values and quality of life.

On the other hand, we can attend the Thursday, June 16, public open house at the Kamloops Towne Lodge, 1250 Rogers Way, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and tell these guys we dont want them in our backyards.

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Kamloops drivers still arent getting the message about laws meant to do away with distracted driving, according to police.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned said a one-day enforcement blitz on Saturday, June 11 targeting drivers not wearing a seatbelt and using their cellphones, among other infractions resulted in nearly 100 tickets being issued.

The operations were conducted at the intersections of Eighth Street and Fortune

Drive and Third Avenue and Columbia Street.

Mounties handed out 31 tickets for fail-ing to wear seatbelts, 21 tickets for using a cellphone while driv-ing, 39 tickets for intersection violations running yellow lights or failing to stop at reds and four other Motor Vehicle Act infractions.

One car was also impounded during the blitz.

Last month, police handed out more than 100 tickets during a similar operation this one taking place over two days.

On May 22 and May 23, RCMP set up covert operations at a number of high-traffic intersections, handing out 37 seatbelt tickets, 22 cellphone tickets and another 26 cita-tions for intersection violations.

Learned said anoth-er traffic-safety blitz is scheduled for later

this month.Throughout the

summer, traffic officers will continue their road-safety campaign with a strategic focus on seatbelt use, dis-tracted driving and traffic-light violations at high-volume inter-sections, he said.

No charges in hairpin head-on

Neither alcohol nor speed were factors in an early-morning head-on collision on the Summit Drive hairpin curve on Monday, June 13.

Mounties say a white Jeep was travel-ling down the Summit Connector when the vehicles steering mechanism malfunc-tioned and the driver lost control.

The Jeep crossed a concrete divider and sideswiped a Ford Mustang before col-liding head-on with a Dodge Caravan.

Several people suf-fered minor injuries.

Police say no tick-ets were handed out and its not likely any charges will be laid.

Truck nearly goes for a night swim

A Kamloops man will likely face charges of driving while prohibited after nearly crashing his pickup truck into the swimming pool of a Valleyview motel on the weekend.

Mounties were called to the Valley Lodge Motel on the East Trans-Canada Highway at 11:40 p.m. on Friday, June 10, after the truck smashed through the chain-link fence surrounding the motels pool.

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A psychiatrist will decide whether a Kamloops woman facing arson charges following a blaze at a North Shore apartment building last month can be held criminally responsible.

Melody Joy Baum is facing one count of arson in relation to an inhabited property and another count of arson damaging property after fire tore through a third-floor suite in an apart-ment building at 111 Knox St. on May 30.

The 51-year-old appeared briefly in Kamloops provincial court on Monday, June 13.

She has been in custody since turning herself in to police on June 1.

On Monday, she was released on bail with a condition requiring she reside at the Hillside Psychiatric Centre.

Defence lawyer Michelle Stanford said Baum will undergo testing to determine whether she can be found not criminally responsible by way of a mental disorder (NCRMD).

Court heard Baum, as part of her NCRMD testing, will admit to

starting the apartment fire.

Baum will have to abide by a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew while living at Hillside.

She is due back in court on Aug. 8.

Accused cat killer granted bail

A Kamloops man accused of crushing his girlfriends cat to death following an argu-ment has been granted

$10,000 bail.Shane Stitch was

charged with uttering threats and killing an animal following an incident on Feb. 17 at the St. Paul Street home he shared with his girl-friend.

Court heard the 34-year-old became involved in an argument with his girlfriend the previous night.

She left to stay with a friend, but the two

talked on the phone a few hours earlier.

During one conver-sation, Stitch is alleged to have told his girl-friend he was going to kill her cat if she didnt come home.

He is also alleged to have called relatives and told them the same thing.

When his girlfriend returned home the fol-lowing morning, court heard, the cat was dead.

Stitch admitted to killing the cat, but said it was an accident.

He is alleged to have told police he was look-ing for something under the couples couch and accidentally dropped it on the pet.

Court heard the cat had a crushed skull and crushed ribs.

Stitch was detained on the same file last month.

He made a new bail

application because a separate breach charge was stayed.

Provincial court Judge Jim Threlfall granted Stitch bail on a $10,000 surety.

It was unknown whether or not he had posted the $10,000 for bail as of KTW press time.

Arson suspect released to Hillside CentreTHE COURTS

A prolific offender who has apparently cleaned up his act was given a big break in Kamloops provincial court on Monday, June 13.

Peter Ritchie pleaded guilty to a curfew

breach stemming from an inci-dent in February in which police checked the

Kamloops motel room the 21-year-old was living in and found no sign of him.

Ritchie was on two probation orders at the time, each with a cur-few condition.

He has a number of convictions, especially in the last year or two, said Crown prosecutor Alexandra Janse.

He was added to the Kamloops RCMPs prolific offender list last year, after a brief but intense period of criminal activity, Janse said.

Ritchie, who has had substance-abuse issues in the past, has kept his nose clean since, completing a 28-day stay in a local detox

facility and now living in a recovery house in Kelowna.

Someone with a record like Ritchies would usually receive a jail sentence for a pro-bation breach. However, Janse suggested he be given a 60-day con-ditional sentence to allow him to further his recovery.

Mr. Ritchie has made significant strides in the last few months, she said.

It may seem a bit unorthodox given his record, but I can tell you Mr. Ritchie has been watched very, very closely the last few months and hes done well.

Provincial court Judge Jim Threlfall, who normally sits in Kelowna, but was fill-ing in in Kamloops on Monday, placed Ritchie on a 60-day conditional sentence, with orders requiring him to report to his probation officer, abide by an 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and abstain from drugs and alcohol.

Keep up the good work, Mr. Ritchie, the judge said after handing down his sentence.

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Travel Advisory UpdateThe Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure would like to advise the public that due to the Zopkios Brake Check Reconstruction Project, the Zopkios Brake Check on the Coquihalla Highway will be temporarily closed. The closure begins on June 15, 2011 and continues until September 2011. A temporary brake check will be set up nine kilometres north of the Zopkios site at Coquihalla Lakes rest room area.

All southbound commercial vehicle traffi c exceeding 5,500 kgs. will be required to stop at the temporary location. This site has limited space, so truck operators are asked to conduct their brake check as quickly as possible to allow room for the next vehicle.

During the brake check closure there will also be a temporary speed zone for southbound traffi c adjacent to the Zopkios Brake Check location. Commercial vehicles will be required to slow to 50 km/h, and all other traffi c will be required to slow to 80 km/h from north of the southbound exit into Zopkios to past the onramp from Zopkios part-way down Snowshed Hill.

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The sooner the better.Thats the senti-

ment from the NDPs Kamloops-North Thompson constituency president Rick Turner following word the partys executive has given its blessing for a nomination meeting on July 23.

Waiting until the writ is dropped to pick your candidate is leav-ing it too late, he said.

The local constituen-cy had planned a nomi-nation meeting for June, but it was postponed by the partys executive.

Turner said the new date still gives the can-didate a chance to get ready if a provincial election is called this fall.

As it stands, NDP supporters in Kamloops-North Thompson will likely have at least a pair of candidates to choose

from as Cecile McVittie and Kathy Kendall have put their names forward as candidates.

A third potential can-didate is still consider-ing his options.

FightHST organizer Chad Moats said he is considering running for the nomination, but wont make a final decision until the last minute.

He said he wants to make sure he has the support and funding necessary to stage a campaign for the nomi-nation.

Aspiring candidates have until 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, to file their application.

Turner noted Kendalls bid has been approved by the party, while McVitties appli-cation is still being pro-cessed.

Turner said three

other people have expressed interest in the job, but have yet to sub-mit nomination papers.

At the time of the postponement, Turner blamed himself for the delay, noting as president he hadnt gone through the proper process needed to get approval from the pro-vincial party for a nomi-nation meeting.

Now the plan is for the constituency to hold nominations in Clearwater and Barriere that day, then join Kamloops-South Thompson members for an meeting in the city.

By combining the two nomination meet-ings, Turner said the ridings hope the turn-out will be greater and attract a high-profile member to attend quite possibly party

leader Adrian Dix. The race for the

NDP nomination in Kamloops-South Thompson wont be quite as close to call.

Tom Friedman, who ran as the NDP candi-date in the 2009 provin-cial election, is the only person to put his name forward.

Kamloops-South Thompson constituency president Ruth Fane doesnt expect anyone else to come forward before the deadline.

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The banks passed on financing the marina, while a pair of applica-tions to the federal and provincial governments for grant funding was rejected.

They did not allow us to advance the mari-na, which would have been the next logical step in this successful project, Grenier said.

Despite the financial turmoil, its expected to be business as usual for the golf course and residents living at Tobiano.

Douglas Chivers, a representative with the Bowra Group, said the company intends to continue to operate the resort and golf course.

Its in no way shut down, he said.

Though Chivers couldnt give specific details on the future of Tobiano, noting the process is still in its early stages, he said the receiver could sell the resort to a new owner as a whole or sell indi-vidual lots.

Theres a lot of options and possibili-ties, he said.

Chivers noted its the court-ordered receivers role to take possession

of the assets in an effort to operate, assess and recover those assets to repay creditors.

He also pointed out the resort isnt techni-cally in bankruptcy, not-ing the court appoint-ment was facilitated by the application of its secured creditors.

Bankruptcy involves a different set of laws.

As the court-appoint-ed receiver works out the resorts financial troubles, the local tour-ism industry is pulling for the golf course to

succeed.Tourism Kamloops

CEO Lee Morris was surprised to learn the resort was in financial trouble, but is pleased to hear the golf course will remain open.

She said Tobiano is very important to the overall golf product in Kamloops, noting the resort has been a factor in getting consumers to come to the area.

I think it really helped take us to the next level as a golf des-tination, she said.

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The Running Room and Kamloops fire-fighters have teamed up to host a Canada Day-themed fun run/walk and picnic to help send Kamloops kids to camp.

The Schools Out For Summer run/walk on June 29 will help send kids to camp with the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and the Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA.

The run/walk is part of a long-standing Running Room tradi-tion.

When a new store is opened, the company hosts an event that will raise awareness and funds for a charity or cause of special mean-ing and interest to the community it will serve in the coming years.

As Canada Day approaches, we believe it is fitting to pay tribute to a group that are particularly impor-tant to Canadians in this part of our great nation the brave men and women of the Kamloops Fire Rescue who put their lives on the line to protect their fellow citizens, said Running Room founder John Stanton.

In keeping with their spirit of volun-teerism and service to the community, Kamloops Fire Rescue is using the oppor-tunity to help the

Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA and the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops send Kamloops kids to sum-mer camp.

Both charitable organizations do out-standing work in supporting children and youth in their journey toward becom-ing healthy, produc-tive members of our Canadian society.

Stanton is the author of eight books on run-ning and walking.

He is also a Member of the Order of Canada for his contribution to fitness and his work with charities.

He will lead Schools Out For Summer run/walk on Wednesday, June 29, at 6 p.m. at the new Running Room in Columbia Place Shopping Centre, 300-1210 Summit Dr.

Entry is $10 and 100 per cent of the fee will be shared equally by the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops and the Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA.

The event, which will feature 2.5-kilome-tre and five-kilometre distances, is suitable for people of all fitness levels.

Every participant gets a Running Room medal and a Canadian hand flag to show their patriotism and sup-port of Kamloops kids

along the route. A free summer-

themed picnic will fol-low. People are encour-aged to show their patriotism by wearing their best Canadiana to the event and dressing in clothing suitable to run or walk outside.

Register online at events.runningroom.com or pick up an entry form at any Kamloops fire station, the YMCA-YWCA or the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops.

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Summer is approaching and, with it the inevitable complaints from the kids about boredom and the overwhelming lack of any-thing at all to do.

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There are a few fun and easy daily activities that can keep kids engaged and busy without plop-ping them in front of the televi-sion or playing video games:

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At the end of the summer, this will be a great keepsake for the family.

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Roger that!By Marty Hastings

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Roger Sloan is no Chi Chi Rodriguez when it comes to celebrating.

Instead of wielding his putter like a sword and dancing around the green as though he was Zorro after tapping in to win the Western Championship at Rivershore Estate and Golf Links, the 24-year-old from Merritt calmly acknowledged the crowd then he hugged his parents.

My mom always jokes, Make sure that your first win comes when Im around, said Sloan, who was followed by his mother, Cathy, and sisters, Valerie and Karlie, from start to finish on Sunday, June 12.

Dont take no reaction on No. 18 [as though] this isnt mean-ingful to me, because it really is, its really spe-cial for me to win here, he said.

Sloans four-day, 23-under par total 265 (64-70-65-66) was three shots better than that of the Westerns runner-up, Stuart Anderson of Victoria, who fired a 65 on Sunday.

The Merritt prod-ucts only bogey of the tourney yes, he made only one bogey came on the par-4 ninth in first-round play.

It looked like a 60-hole bogey-less streak might come to

an end on Sunday on Hole 16 when Sloan, who was only two shots in the clear at the time, sprayed his tee shot right, into the fescue.

Sloans caddy at the Western was his father, Curtis. They had a decision to make on the challenging par 4 should Roger try to clear a water hazard and go for the green from the thick, wet rough, or lay up and attempt to get up and down for par?

The big thing is he hadnt bogeyed since the ninth hole on the first day but, at the same time, you have to say, Hey, thats not impor-tant anymore, Curtis said after Sundays round. Whats impor-tant here is winning the tournament.

A crowd of about 75 watched as the blonde-locked sharpshooter stuck his approach shot to about five feet and drained the putt for par.

The conservative decision to chip out of the rough was made after a five-or-so minute conversation between Sloan and his father in the rough on 16.

Curtis deserves credit for pulling back on his confident sons reins.

That was my caddys call, Sloan said. Its a shot where I could go back right now and I could probably pull it off. But, to lay up there was definitely the prudent decision.

Sloans clutch tee shot on the par-3 17th led to a birdie, which

gave the Merritt second-ary graduate a three-shot cushion heading to the 18th tee.

He made a two-putt par on the par-5 18th to close the book on a tournament he will never forget.

Scott Hawley of Ottawa and Josh Habig of San Diego tied for third at 19-under par.

Sloans victory came with it a few perks a trophy, a bull-shaped belt buckle and, oh yeah, a cheque for $20,000.

He now sits sec-ond on the Canadian Professional Golf Tours money list with $31,532.00. Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, who has played two more events than Sloan this season, is in first place with $52,969.55.

It would be easy to gloat about his perfor-mance but, in Sloans mind, the victory at Rivershore is just the start of something spe-cial.

Its just part of a process to get myself to the top-20 in the world, Sloan said. This is just another step. Its like graduating from high school.

Just a step in the process it might have been but, judging by his mothers words, its one Sloan and his family will treasure for a long time to come.

Im so proud of him, an emotional Cathy told KTW.

Were so proud of him.

Merritts Sloan wins the Western

Cathy Sloan hugged her son Roger after he tapped in on Hole 18 to win the inaugural Western Championship at Rivershore Estate and Golf Links on Sunday, June 12. The Merritt golfer took home a $20,000 cheque. Marty Hastings/KTW

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The Spence family is best known for its speed-skating talent, but its their cycling abilities that might take centre stage in Kamloops at the Western Canada Summer Games (WCSG) in August.

Tori Spence, who turns 19 on Sunday, June 19, has already earned one of five spots on Team B.C.s female cycling squad and her sister, Josie, 17, is on the short list.

Personally, I think that she will make it because she has the strength and we both have the racing mental-ity from short track,

said Tori, who competed alongside her sister for Team B.C. in speed-skating competition at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax in February.

Its not like were totally unfamiliar with how to prepare for the races.

The choice, however, is not Toris to make. Team B.C.s head coach Jeff Ain will make the final decision.

All three of the Spence sisters are obvi-ously incredibly talented athletes in both summer and winter sports, Ain told KTW.

They came off of long and very success-ful speed-skating cam-paigns this past winter

and straight onto bikes where they were all competitive in the selec-tion process for WCSG.

The youngest Spence sister, Sara, 15, struggled through injury throughout the spring evaluation camps and did not receive enough points to be considered for the team.

Ain got one last look at the seven short-listed female riders Tori, Josie, Kristin Drygas, Gillian Ellsay, Jasmin Glaesser, Christy Moser and Amanda Wakeling at an evaluation camp in Kamloops on June 4 and June 5.

Ain said he will name the team and its alternate members in the next couple weeks.

Tori Spence (left) has already qualified to cycle for Team B.C. at the Western Canada Summer Games, which get underway in August. Her sister, Josie, is on the short list of girls being considered for a spot on the squad.

Speed-skating Spence sisters are cyclists, too


SPORTS

Improve your Improve your golf gamegolf game

WITH BILL BILTON, JR.WITH BILL BILTON, JR.

By Bill Bilton, Jr.CPGA GOLF [email protected]

Welcome to Day 1, Lesson 1. In this first lesson, I am going

to teach you, in my opinion, 80 per cent of how to strike a golf shot well without telling you one thing about the physical swing itself.

The secret lies in the address position with five key fundamen-tals grip, posture, stance, ball position and aim.

Players without these funda-mentals are simply hoping to hit good shots. I want all of my stu-dents to expect to hit good shots.

We are going to cover grip, posture and stance in the first lesson.

A good grip starts by placing the club diagonally across the fingers of the top hand so that, when you close your hand, the V-shape formed by the thumb and forefinger points to your right shoulder.

The bottom hand goes on the grip more across the middle of the fingers, but the V-shape will still point to your right shoulder.

You may then interlock the baby finger of your bottom hand with the pointer finger of the top hand, or overlap the baby finger on top of the pointer finger.

Grip pressure should be light, with no tension in your forearms.

A good checkpoint is to look

down at your top hand and you should see the first knuckle of the first two fingers if the top hand is on the grip correctly, the palm of your bottom hand should be facing the palm of the top hand.

Posture in the set-up is very important because you need to be set in a position that will allow you to use the big muscles of your body effectively shoul-ders, core and quadriceps, spe-cifically.

The width of a golf stance varies depending on the club of choice, so we will presume that you are setting up with a 7-iron for now.

We start by taking a shoulder-width stance.

In this case we would set our feet apart so that the outside of our shoulders would line up with the middle of our feet.

Knees are flexed so that the end of the knee cap is over the middle of your shoe laces.

Next, bend from the waist, keeping your spine nice and straight, until your shoulders are slightly in front of your toes.

Body weight should be dis-

tributed with 50 per cent on each foot but, more specifically, on the balls of your feet.

I like to see the knees point-ing in just a little.

This should bring a little body weight to the inside of your feet/stance, which will help promote a better turn when we get into swing mechanics.

Once set with your body, you can now let your arms hang freely from your shoulders.

You will find that your hands are about five or six inches away from your left thigh.

A few deep breaths will take away any tension.

Next week, we will finish the address position with ball posi-tion and how t

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