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Mothers Day is this weekend. We check in on Geraldine James, who gave birth in Kamloops to David Junior, her

rst baby and the rst child born in B.C. this yearBy Cavelle LayesSTAFF REPORTER

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British Columbias first new mommy of 2013 is looking for-ward to celebrating Mothers Day this year for a number of reasons.

The days after David Junior Ricky Joe James was born in Kamloops, Geraldine James was met with a media frenzy befitting someone of celebrity status.

That is because little David Junior just happened to be the first baby born this year in British Columbia.

After the dust settled from babys early media exposure, Geraldine has spent the last five months experiencing motherhood at its finest and, at times, its tough-est moments.

David Junior is the first child of Geraldine and David James and they admit they werent sure what to expect, especially when the time came to take their baby home to Merritt.

It was a bit overwhelming because I wasnt sure how things were going to be, Geraldine said.

Every day I learn something new as to how to look after him and what he needs.

While Geraldine said she did a lot of on-her-feet learning, she was also able to get plenty of advice from her mother and grandmother.

Becoming a new mother took some adjusting, she said, especially with the early morning wake-up calls.

We have been lucky to have a really good baby boy, though, Geraldine said.

She advises other new moms to not be afraid to ask questions, whether they are directed to family, friends, doctors or nurses.

As a new mom, it is a whole new experience, she said.

I always felt like I was not sure what to do. I asked my family and friends questions and I even looked online.

David Junior is now beginning to have a more active baby babble and is laughing at little things, Geraldine said.

My whole life is now based around him.

Whatever we do as a family refl ects his needs.

Geraldine James

First-time parents Geraldine and David James are loving life with little David Junior, who was was born in Kamloops at two minutes past midight on Jan. 1, becoming the first baby born in B.C. in 2013. Craig Lindsay/Merritt Herald

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City will review councillor salary

By Andrea KlassenSTAFF REPORTER

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Kamloops councillors are com-missioning a report on how their pay stacks up to that of their peers in other B.C. municipalities, but many at the table are not comfortable with giving themselves or a future council a raise.

The motion for a report, which passed this week by a close 5-4 vote, came from Coun. Nancy Bepple.

Bepple said at private companies for which she has worked, wages are reviewed every three or four years, opining city council is overdue.

Getting information about salaries is a normal business practice, she said, arguing that getting the report wont necessarily lead to a debate about a wage increase.

Were presupposing we would put our compensation level up.

According to KTWs own wage survey, published on May 6, councils $25,000 annual paycheque is lower than that of most comparable commu-nities by about $6,000.

The city study will also look at a few other measures, such as ben-efits which Kamloops councillors dont receive under the current system, though Mayor Peter Milobar does.

Kamloops council hasnt had a formal salary review since 2002, when council of the day agreed its wages would increase each year based on the Vancouver Consumer Price Index.

Coun. Pat Wallace, who voted against Bepples motion, said she would prefer to see discussion of wage hikes become part of the 2014 election.

That didnt sit well with other coun-cillors.

Coun. Nelly Dever said asking candidates who have never served on council to set their own pay rate doesnt make sense.

Dever, who voted in favour of the motion, said council should set a new policy so the next group at city hall isnt left dealing with the issue.

Nobody wants to talk about remu-neration, benefits, nothing, but Im sorry to tell you its there. Its part of our job, she said. Its time to suck it up and do it and quit passing it off to someone else.

I think there are way more impor-tant issues that should come up in an election than whether a city councillor gets medical benefits, said Coun. Tina Lange, who supported the motion.

Lange said the job of being a coun-cillor has changed in 12 years an argument Bepple has also made and it makes sense for council to re-exam-ine compensation.

She said the low pay and lack of benefits could shut some good candi-dates out of the race for council.

Am I the best we can get? she asked.

Coun. Marg Spina also said the pay rate might deter young people and oth-ers with less stable finances, from run-ning. But, she voted against the motion because it could lead to a salary hike.

My conscience would have me vote against it because I ran on a plat-form of keeping costs down, she said.

Coun. Ken Christian said a report was unnecessary, since he already knows he would vote against a wage hike for council regardless of how Kamloops stacks up.

We all went through gnarling our teeth over a budget process, he said.

After agreeing to a tax increase much of council found unpalatable, Christian said, the optics of the thing look really poor.

Milobar also questioned the useful-ness of a wage report, since KTW and others have already published salary fig-ures for most of the municipalities from which staff will seek comparisons.

If you want to discuss remunera-tion or benefits or things like that, just have the conversation, he said before voting against Bepples motion.

Councillors Arjun Singh and Donovan Cavers also voted in favour of Bepples motion.

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By Dale BassSTAFF [email protected]

The staff at Fox N Hounds was caught off guard.

The lunch crowd was a lot bigger than what normally walks through the door courtesy of the first day of sales on Tuesday, May 7, at the new Target store just feet from at the long-time pub at Sahali Mall.

This is pretty excit-ing, said Al Deacon, owner of the pub and nearby liquor store.

This is positive for ourselves, our mall and the city.

Deacon said hes seen a lot in the more than three decades his business has been there, through the good times when Walmart was the anchor, the slow times when the American chain moved to its current location, more good times when Zellers arrived and, more recently, when new landlords took over about five years ago.

Theyve been very patient, Deacon said.

Theyve been hold-ing off and waiting it out and it hasnt been all that healthy.

But, now, this is great.

The parking lot at Sahali Mall has been full of vehicles all day and night this week as shoppers get a taste of Kamloops newest retailer.

Into Tuesday night, parking spots front-ing Columbia Street, stalls that had long been empty, were filled with vehicles as people filled the store.

Target announced in January 2011 that it was buying from Hudsons Bay Company most Zellers leases in Canada in a $1.8-billion deal.

Some Zellers outlets were closed, while oth-ers have become new Target homes.

The Kamloops store, one of 124 expected to open across Canada by the end of the year, will be open Mondays to Saturdays from 8 a.m.

to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Kamloops opening was one of 22 this week across

Western Canada, while 24 have already opened in Ontario.

The local store has a pharmacy and

Starbucks outlet.Deacon said he

expects the quality of merchants will be affected by the new

anchor and has heard rumours of other large chains sniffing around, looking for space.

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Very nice store! Bright, friendly staff ready to help! I really enjoyed my first visit to a Target store! Hope grand-opening sales are really good. Ill be back!

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Its a step up from Zellers. Ill at least have a No. 2 destina-tion when Walmart is out of stock.

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Just another Walmart.

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Its the same as Walmart, with higher prices and more hype. Unfortunately, Target decided against under-pricing and actually (in some cases) priced higher on items.

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I walked through, but didnt buy anything. Same stuff, different name!

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Target arrival a boon to Sahali Mall

The Tuesday, May 7, opening of Target in Sahali Mall saw a parking lot packed with vehicles as hundreds of shoppers checked out the U.S. retailing giants debut in Kamloops. Dave Eagles/KTW

Pam Fawcett gives Target the thumbs-up as friend Carol Blake takes a photo outside the Sahali Mall store on Tuesday, May 7. Dave Eagles/KTW

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By Cavelle LayesSTAFF REPORTER

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Police say speed and alcohol were factors in a fiery head-on collision just west of Chase on Monday, May 6, that killed two men and injured two others.

An eastbound pickup truck col-lided with a westbound semi-truck at about 9:30 p.m. at Hoffmans Bluff, an accident-prone, winding section of Highway 1.

Rescue workers from Chase, Pritchard and Kamloops were called to the scene to find the semi completely engulfed in flames.

Police believe tthe pickup crossed the centre line into the westbound lane before colliding with a semi, with the collision setting both vehicles on fire.

The semi driver was able to walk away from the accident and was sent to Salmon Arm Hospital to get treatment for a broken leg.

According to RCMP Const. Lesley Smith, the driver of the pickup was believed to have been impaired at the time of the accident.

The driver and a passenger in the pickup died in the fire.

A third passenger told police he walked to the nearest hospital. His inju-ries are believed to be minor.

Passersby who aided in the rescue of the surviving pickup-truck passenger said all three people in the vehicle were from Chase and in their early 20s. This

information has not yet been confirmed by police.

Flames could be seen about eight kilometres from the scene of the crash and a thick smoke filled the air.

Pritchard fire crews were able to extinguish the flames by about 11 p.m., but the semi sustained major damage, leaving it a barely recognizable charred mess.

Half of the butter-carrying trailer that was being hauled by the semi is now missing.

Traffic was closed in both directions for about six hours, changing to single-lane alternating traffic early Tuesday morning (May 7). Remnants of the semi were still blocking the eastbound lane at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

A steady lineup of people could be seen on the back roads of Pritchard, across the lake, attempting to make their way around the accident.

The B.C. Coroners Service is inves-tigating.

While this accident is believed to have been caused by alcohol and speed, the area known as Hoffmans Bluff is notorious for accidents, with an average of 113 accidents occurring per year in the stretch of highway between Monte Creek and Salmon Arm.

While highway upgrades are in the works for the stretch of road leading to Hoffmans Bluff, the area itself is not scheduled to receive any at this time.

Alcohol, speed cited in crash that killed twoA pickup truck collided head-on with a semi-truck on

Highway 1 west of Chase on Monday, May 6.Two men died and two men were injured.

Go online to kamloopsthisweek.com to view video. Cavelle Layes/KTW

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continue to look for the publics help with the investigation into an altercation that left Michael Forry in a coma in Royal Inland Hospital.

A previous request for assistance prompted a letter to police from

someone named Jason Flemming and infor-mation that his cousin and wife witnessed the events at the 7-Eleven store in the 1700-block of Tranquille Road on March 24.

The letter said Flemming is from North Vancouver, but

attempts to locate him have failed.

Forry, 46, was hit in the head by a youth and remains in RIH.

He is no longer in a coma, but doctors have told his family he will require extensive thera-py, with no guarantee of the outcome.

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The company behind the proposed Ajax cop-per and gold mine was hoping a letter contain-ing answers to a few of Kamloops city coun-cils questions about the project would provide some satisfaction.

Instead, a few city councillors had tough words for the letter which arrived about two years after council first posed its questions.

Worse than use-less, was how Coun. Donovan Cavers summed it up.

Shallow, was Coun. Ken Christians pronouncement.

While the letter leaves unanswered most of councils ques-tions about air, dust and health impacts related to Ajax, it does provide some information on the copper-and-gold mines potential effects on river flows, traffic and blasting.

However, Coun. Tina Lange ques-tioned what was actu-ally meant by Ajaxs response to a question about how far away blasting at the mine would be felt.

In the letter, KGHM Ajax said the human perception level of one millimeter/second is modelled at a distance of four kilometres from the edge of the pit.

Lange asked sustain-ability and environmen-tal services manager Jen Fretz who typi-cally runs point on the mine for the city if she could put that into plainer English.

Fretz said she wasnt sure what it meant, either.

Cavers said city staff should be provided with the raw data Ajax used to the draw conclusions in its letter.

Im not comfort-able with accepting their assessments of whether there is an impact or not, he said.

Obviously, theyre quite a biased source.

Coun. Nelly Dever said the city should also

ask for data on health impacts of KGHMs other mines, which already operate near communities.

Fretz said that may be a difficult question to get answered.

Theyve been very reluctant to give that information because, according to informa-tion weve received before, all mines are very different, she said.

Dever called that a poor excuse.

Whenever we ask

a question and their backs are up against the wall, they use the rea-sons that theyve done this with other mines, she said.

Coun. Pat Wallace suggested council also ask KGHM if it has any data about health com-plaints made while the old Afton mine, which used to operate on the site, was active.

Coun. Nancy Bepple once again sat out of the Ajax discussion, due to the fact she owns mining shares.

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USELESS, SHALLOWCity council not impressed with letter from Ajax

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Ajax regarding impacts the proposed mine will have on Kamloops has been called useless and shallow

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K A M L O O P S THIS WEEKVIEWPOINT

It is amusing, really.But, on the other hand, it is an

indication Kamloops is open for business.

Target, the American retail giant, announced on Monday, May 6, that it would open its Sahali Mall store the next day.

While Kamloops media duly reported on the development online, on air and in the newspa-pers the following day, Targets

opening positively burned up social-media circles, with Facebook and Twitter filled with refer-

ences to the Tuesday event.Sahali Malls parking lot,

whose empty spaces have long outnumbered those occupied by steel and rubber, was, sud-denly full and it remained jam-packed from morning to night and into the next day.

Kamloops is not a big city, but it is not a small town yet the opening of a store can become an event in its own, a fact that speaks to the citys endearing small-town character.

Yes, it can be corny to see the masses flocking to Target on a hot night. But, its also comforting to know we have not succumbed to sophistication.

Targets arrival is good news to Sahali Mall and good news to the economy of Kamloops.

Its addition to the citys busi-ness landscape has been and continues to be complemented by a diverse mix of businesses that have added Kamloops to their roster.

Mr. Mikes is returning to the city and will soon open at Summit Drive and Columbia Street.

Menchies the popular frozen-yogurt chain, will soon open two locations in North Kamloops and in Sahali.

And there is no doubt much more on the way.

Dont be surprised if each becomes a Target-like event.

How well do we know our Tournament Capital neighbours?Almost 14 years in this city has, apparently, given me no idea about who lives here.Sure, I know a lot of you but, according to an interactive quiz published by the Globe and Mail this week, I know nothing at all about those of us who call this place home.

The seven-question quiz was derived from the latest data from Statistics Canada, which included much more information.

Here goes with the questions and correct answers:

Besides English and French, what is the most common language spoken in the home?

The choices were Chinese, Spanish and German.

I chose Chinese. Wrong. According to the data, its German

in Kamloops although, nationally, Chinese is the most common non-official language spoken.

Apparently, 1,340 Kamloopsians speak German when they go home.

What percentage of Kamloops population are immigrants?

The choices were 9.45 per cent, 13.91 per cent and 4.98 per cent.

I chose 13.91 per cent. Wrong. The correct answer is 9.45 per cent,

with a reported 7,830 immigrants living in the city. Between 2006 and 2011, 940 moved here.

Whats the most common place of birth for immigrants who live in Kamloops?

The choices were Eastern Asia, Southern Europe and the United Kingdom.

I chose Eastern Asia (although, looking back on it, I should have real-

ized this was wrong, given German is the most common non-official language spoken). Wrong.

The correct answer is the United Kingdom, which has sent 1,740 people across the ocean to Kamloops.

(Let me interject here, however, to note national statistics show the Philippines as the country from which came the most immigrants to Canada, a fact not backed up by statistics from the federal immigration board. And, yes, StatsCan acknowledges there might be a problem with its information. More on that a bit farther along.)

Many Canadians identify with the ethnic or cultural origins of their ances-tors. Whats the most common ethnic origin in Kamloops (besides Canada)?

Choices are English, Indian and Chinese. Another side note: These stats do not include the Tkemlups Indian Band population.

I chose Indian because Im appar-ently a slow learner. Wrong.

Since England sent most of the immigrants, the majority of us claim an English heritage.

What is the most common group of visible minorities in Kamloops?

The choices are Chinese, South

Asian and black.I got this one right by choosing

South Asian. The statistics report 1,970 living in Kamloops.

What is the most common religion in Kamloops?

Choices here were Muslim, Catholic and no affiliation.

Again, I should have figured this one out because, if were so popu-lated with the Brits, who have a High Anglican background and that choice isnt one of them, the obvious answer is no religion.

I chose Catholic. Wrong.I missed the obvious no religion. What percentage of Kamloops

population identifies as aboriginal?The options were 7.46 per cent, zero

per cent and 10.17 per cent. Got that one wrong too when I

chose 10.17 per cent.The right answer is 7.46 per cent.The lesson here? Maybe its that I

dont know my neighbours, my neigh-bourhood, my friends or community all that well.

Or maybe its simply that the federal government, under directions from Prime Minister Stephen Harper, did away with the mandatory long-form census and replaced it with a voluntary survey.

A StatsCan official said the manda-tory long-form census saw about a six per cent non-return; about 30 per cent of Canadians who received the survey didnt bother to fill it out.

And this is how our government decides on laws and assorted legisla-tion.

Survey says . . .

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Re: Story: Two dead in ery Highway 1 crash:

So sad. R.I.P. Chris and Mike!

posted byKelsey Walker

Re: Story: Rugby Raiders y provincial banner:

Nice work, Marty Hastings! Thanks.

posted byScott Tindall

Re: Story: Mental Health Week Moore is Feeling Good:

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Re: Story: Mounties make largest-ever meth bust in Kamloops:

Its pretty obvious to me the police must be getting worse and worse if the busts keep getting bigger and big-ger.

Does no one else see how much a failure our drug policy is as we give control to thugs we dont employ?

This huge bust isnt a success. To sane people, its a sign of a huge failure.

posted byJohn Shavluk

Editor:On April 20, I had to go to the emer-

gency room at Royal Inland Hospital.I was in trouble and needed help.From the moment I arrived and reg-

istered, I was treated with respect and dignity.

In about an hour, I was seen by the doctor on duty, who diagnosed me and got the wheels in motion.

Everything was done with great effi-ciency and concern for my well-being.

The CT scan revealed I had a prob-lem in my lower back. The emergency doctor (I dont remember his name, but I will never forget his face) referred me

to Dr. Chevalier, the neurosurgeon who happened to be in the operating room per-forming surgery.

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and performed surgery on my back from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. that night.

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and the bright-light show together at least I told them about it.

Then it was off to 6 North, where more angels of mercy looked after me until I was discharged.

Now, I know all these people who helped me will say they were just doing their jobs, but I know better.

God had all these angels of mercy, along with their special gifts, in place just for me and I will be eternally grateful to all of them.

Thank you, thank you, to all the angels of mercy who work at RIH.

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DONT WORRY BE MCHAPPYVolunteers Joey Umphress (left) and Royal Inland Hospital Foundation senior development officer Nicole Carpenter explain to McDonalds drive-thru customers how to make a donation during McHappy Day, held on Wednesday, May 8, to help the hospitals pediatric ward get much-needed equipment. One dollar from every Big Mac, Happy Meal and hot McCaf drink purchased was donated to the pediatric-ward cause and Ronald McDonald Houses. Dave Eagles/KTW

Lets enact term limits at all levels of governmentEditor:

Re: Christopher Foulds column of May 7 (Never mind the salaries, how about term limits?):

I agree with Foulds 100 per cent about city council not being a career choice.

There should be term limits, of course, but I would like to take it one or two steps further and say there should be term limits on all politicians civic, provincial and federal.

There should be no such thing as a career politician.

Term limits would encour-age job creation because these career politicians would have to find a job after feeding at the public trough for their allotted two terms.

The BC Rail scandal and other corrupt shenanigans

would never have time to arise. Elections might draw out

voters if we had someone to vote for who wasnt already in office for a long time.

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Aberdeen Mall has new owners, courtesy of a successful takeover of the company that had previously owned it.

Earlier this year, Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust was targeted by H&R Real Estate Investment

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Along with the eventually successful deal was a $2.7-billion portfolio of properties owned by Primaris, including the Kamloops mall, which is 32 years

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Investment experts who watched as the takeover unfolded over several months estimat-ed its eventual cost to be about $4.6 billion.

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Aberdeen Mall has new owners

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City staff are looking to improve communication about parking at major events on McArthur Island but they are not apologizing for handing out a bevy of tickets to people who parked illegally during the Kamloops Gun and Antique Show two weeks ago.

Parks, recreation and cul-tural services director Byron McCorkell said when parking spaces filled up on the island on the April 27 weekend, some intrepid motorists parked on the grass or along yellow-painted curbs where parking is prohib-ited.

McCorkell said that may have given other motorists a false impression the city had waived the rules for the week-end but it wasnt the case.

When people decide theyre

going to break the rules and the next person thinks that, oh, the rules are not on, you get a prob-lem and the only resolve is to ticket, McCorkell said.

Event organizers did have overflow parking for the event at nearby NorKam secondary, McCorkell said, and many other gun-show attendees made like community safety manager Jon Wilson and walked a few blocks to the event after parking on the MacKenzie Avenue outside the park.

People cant park up on the grassy areas, Wilson said.

They have to park where theyre legally allowed to park.

They expect that because they cant find parking, they can just park wherever they want to and thats where problems get created.

Wilson said parking illegally can damage city property grass and plants at McArthur Island and prevent emer-

gency vehicles from getting into the park when needed.

I understand some people were upset they got parking tickets, but I dont know of any city where you can just go and park up on grass berms, or you can double-park, or you can block fire accesses and not expect to get tickets, he said.

McCorkell said the city will work with event planners to provide better communication on the island about where to go for overflow parking and where parking is not permitted.

The city will also have up to 250 more stalls in the park next spring when the BMX track at McArthur relocates to Ord Road.

Beyond that, though, McCorkell said theres little room to add more spaces at the park.

For large events, he said, people are going to have to walk.

City wont ease up on parking enforcement

Gordon in court today for a bail hearingDavid Peter Gordon is expected in provincial

court today (May 9) for a bail hearing. Gordon, 32, faces two charges manslaughter

and arson in relation to an inhabited property.The charges stem from a fire in the rear suite of a

house at 927 St. Paul St. on April 25. Cheryl William, 44, an occupant of the house, was

found in the home, unconscious, and taken to Royal Inland Hospital, where she died four days later after being on life support.

William had been a cook at the Sklep School of Excellence.

Police have said Gordon was a resident of the building, which had been divided into three suites.

Two others in the house at the time of the blaze escaped unharmed.

Gordon was arrested shortly after the fire was reported.

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THERES ALWAYS MONEY IN THE LEMONADE STANDIts been a great week for a lemonade. Seven-year-old Dakoda Kelm took advantage of the fantastic weather to sell the drink for 50 cents a glass outside his Westsyde home. The young entrepreneur was also offering licorice sticks for free or donation, with all proceeds going to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. George Wycherley/KTW

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The tanker flies overhead and, sud-denly, a wide spray of red comes out and drops to the ground.

A forest fire is being fought somewhere.Its a common sight in the Kamloops

area every year and another season of dryness igniting and hectares burning has already begun.

While those Convair 580 air tankers, helicopters and Turbo Commander bird dog are easily recognizable images con-nected to the annual wildfire season, the reality is its the men and women on the ground who will get those blazes under control, said Kevin Skrepnek, a provincial fire-information officer.

The red retardant the aircraft drop is used to help contain the fires, he said, while up in the bird-dog aircraft is the person who is controlling the battle for everyone involved.

The real hard work is done by men and women on their hands and knees, dig-ging, moving, getting the fire under con-trol, Skrepnek said.

For 221 of them, that will be their job in the Kamloops Fire Centre from now until fall.

Some of them are new recruits who just finished their training in Chilliwack, a

week of instruction in class and an in-the-field, put-the-skills-to-the-test fire.

Since April 1, the Kamloops Fire Centre has dealt with 30 fires, down from the average 44 at this point of the year, but more hectares have been consumed 316 compared to the average 223 due to a wildfire at Spatsum Creek, about 10 kilometres south of Ashcroft, that started on April 27 and continued to burn into this week.

As of Tuesday, May 7, that blaze had grown to 240 hectares.

Fighting fires in the Kamloops region the city is also home to the provincial wildfire centre involves 27 three-person initial-attack crews, seven 20-person sus-tained-action crews and dozens of others in the office at the far end of Kamloops Airport.

There, they dispatch, analyze, collate and keep the work proceeding, said fire-information officer Kayla Pepper.

There are some factors that are predict-able every season, she said; some areas that are always drier than the rest and susceptible to that campfire that wasnt put out properly or the cigarette butt idly tossed aside.

Helping is the fire-danger rating, a changing scale of maybe to likely to its going to happen rankings on the chance of a fire.

The rating is the result of weather stations 200 across the province and more than 40 in the Kamloops Fire Centre that register temperature, wind speed, humidity and precipitation on a daily basis.

That information flows into the com-puters and a very subjective rating is produced, Skrepnek said.

Its not a bureaucrat making this deci-sion, he said.

For the provincial centre, attention is paid to areas farther afield, where the like-lihood of a fire is growing and tankers will be pre-positioned near there, he said.

Once a fire is reported, the bird-dog plane takes off with an air-attack officer on board, the eyes in the sky who will guide other planes and firefighters on the ground.

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Four very different Kamloops residents gathered at Royal Inland Hospital on Wednesday, May 8, to take part in a provincewide day of appreciation arranged by the BC Transplant Society.

Maurice Parobec stood in the hospital lobby wearing a T-shirt and shorts, garb befitting the gold-medal win-ners lifestyle. Beside him stood Kennedie Maidment, a 17-year-old Valleyview second-ary student and Miss Kamloops Pageant prin-cess.

Beside her was Margaret Thompson, dressed in bright blue and smiling ear to ear.

Glenn Ferro, who arrived slightly late, was casually upbeat.

While all have diverse backgrounds, all four had met at the hospital because of their own connections to the Kamloops transplant clinic.

Parobec learned in 2007 he had a form of heart disease that had already claimed the lives of many family mem-bers.

He described being near death when the call came telling him they had a match and he was going to receive a new heart.

In the years since his transplant, Parobec has become more

and more active.Last year, while com-

peting in the Canadian Transplant Games, he won six gold medals and four silver.

He has already begun training to attend the 2013 World Transplant Games in South Africa in July.

Maidment has spent the last few years watch-ing her fathers ups and downs as he awaits a kidney transplant.

The Kamloops prin-cess has been a candy striper since 2010 and will now be moving up to the renal unit

as a volunteer.While volunteering

with BC Transplant Society, Maidment was inspired by her fathers doctors and nurses in Vancouver and has decided to attend the nursing program at Thompson Rivers University, with the goal of one day becoming a surgeon.

Thompson became sick in 2005, at which point she was diagnosed with Goodpastures syndrome, a disease that attacked her kidneys, requiring her to seek a transplant.

Thompson recounted getting a call in 2011, informing her a match had been found, as one of the best moments of her life.

I just began crying, she said.

After painfully watching a close friend struggle with illness as he awaited a transplant, Ferro decided to see if he could do something to help.

Ferro said the feel-ing he got from helping was as amazing and he has since volunteered with the BC Transplant Society.

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Kidney-transplant donors and recipients visited 7 South on Wednesday, May 8, to show their appreciation for the great efforts of the staff in the Kamloops Regional Transplant Clinic at Royal Inland Hospital. From left: Kennedie Maidment, Glenn Ferro and Margaret Thompson present flowers and goodies to program leader Lori Dornan and unit co-ordinator Tina Rebs. Dave Eagles/KTW

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Just weeks after an award was created in his name, the man who is credited with mov-ing Thompson Rivers University farther along in environmental sus-tainability has died.

Tom Owen had been director of environment and sustainability at TRU for the past four years, but left recently on an early retirement.

The award will see $500 given annu-ally to a student who shows a keen interest in sustainability through research, leadership and career aspirations.

Donations are being accepted for the award through the university and can be made online at kamino.tru.ca/donate/donate.html.

Owen, 68, died on May 1 in Winnipeg at

his daughters home.In an email to

staff, TRU president Alan Shaver praised Owen for his many accomplishments at the university, including an improvement in the universitys environ-mental-commitment ranking from a D to a B in four years and a silver rating in a tracking system used by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Owen is survived by wife Sheila, daugh-ters Alex and Katie and stepson Bradley Simmonds and partner

Jarka Hlouskaova.A memorial service

is being held today (May 9) in Winnipeg.

The gift of hearingTwo Kamloops busi-

ness people are heading to Honduras to share the gift of hearing.

Jan and Blaine Alexandre, owners of Kamloops Hearing Aid Centre, are travelling with representatives of the Starkey Hearing Foundation and other dealers and 5,600 hearing aids for chil-dren and adults.

Every year, founda-tion representatives and companies that carry the Starkey brand of hearing aids donate the devices as they aim to fit one-million hearing aids by 2020.

From 2000 to 2010,

the foundation distrib-uted 500,000 hearing ids around the world.

The nine-day trip will include audiolo-gists, practitioners and other staff.

Wonderful waterDanielea Castell, a

chanter and drummer from Prince George, will host a ceremony on Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Centennial Building Wellness Centre, 153 Seymour St.

SoundWeaving: Voice Empowerment through Sacred Sound, Movement and Ceremony is inspired by Castells dedication to increasing public awareness of water through music and cer-emony.

She has been hold-

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To register and to get information on the cost, call Marilyn Puff at 250-579-5778.

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Fund injectionConnie Leonard

and Cliff Loucks know education is essential and they are taking advantage of their own success to help build in a similar future for others.

The owners of Sun Ridge Equipment Ltd. said they had a good year and want to give

back to their com-munity through a $20,000 donation to the Howling Coyote Education Fund.

The fund is operat-ed by the Kamloops-Thompson school districts First Nations Education Council and managed by the Kamloops Foundation.

Since its estab-lishment in October 2008, it has grown to $100,000 from

which scholarships are given out to aboriginal youth plan-ning to go on to post-secondary education.

Sun Ridge Equipment, a heavy-equipment business that employs mainly aboriginal people, won the First Nations Business of the Year award last year in the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce annual business awards.

Memorial service in Winnipeg today for OwenLOCAL NEWS

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The Amelia Bracewell Mothers Day Appreciation Dinner is a 4 course gourmet black tie dinner that will be cooked by renowned chef Donovan Cavers & staff, with the optional aid of participating family members present of the mother being honored. It will be held in the opulent atmosphere of TRUs Culinary Arts dining room. It is an event held to honour the mothers in our lives as well as the community.

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The babys personal-ity and looks are now beginning to reflect his fathers.

My whole life is now based around him. Whatever we do as a family reflects his needs, Geraldine said.

We make sure those needs are met first and then take care of what we need to do.

The mother of the provinces first baby of 2013 is looking forward to celebrating her first Mothers Day this week-end with her son.

It is really special, she said. I really treasure every minute with him.

Last Mothers Day, her cousin had given her a rose as a joke. Little did either of them know Geraldine was carrying David Junior.

We found out a few weeks later, she said.

Geraldine and her new family will be heading out of town to celebrate Mothers Day, a day this year (Sunday, May 12) that marks another special event for Geraldine and David it is their first anniversa-ry, giving the couple even more reason to celebrate.

The family remains grateful to the generosity the Kamloops commu-nity showed them just months earlier.

The family was pre-sented with a number of gift cards to local res-taurants, clothing stores and the like when David Junior was born.

They were very help-ful, Geraldine said, also noting the doctors, nurses and staff at Royal Inland Hospital played a large role in supporting her and helping her learn how to become a new mother.

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