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Teenage muggers leave seven-year-old shoelessBy Tim Petruk

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A Kamloops mother is warning other parents to be careful with their young children after the brazen attack on her seven-year-old son outside a North Kamloops school.

I dont want my kids going any-where, said Carla Kluss, a mother of four who lives on Sherbrooke Drive.

Its scary.Kluss said she was on a walk with

her children and the family dog on the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 11, when her oldest son seven-year-old Markus ran ahead of the rest of the group.

Markus took off toward the schoolyard outside A.E. Perry elementary the school he attends, which is a few blocks from the family home, and disappeared around a corner.

A few moments later, Carla said, she let the dog, Tucker, off his leash.

Instead of going where he nor-mally goes, he [Tucker] made a bee-line for Markus, Kluss said.

When the rest of the family got into Markus view, Kluss said, they could see the boy lying in a rock pile and three teenagers walking away backwards.

Markus was crying, My shoes, my shoes, she said.

He said, They pushed me down in the rocks and they surrounded me

and they called me all sorts of bad names.

Kluss said her sons new flip-flop sandals were stolen.

She credits Tucker, a large border collie-lab-cross, with saving Markus from physical harm.

Im glad they didnt hurt him worse than they did, Kluss said.

But you could see, in the rocks, an indent from his little body where they dragged him.

Kluss, whose husband was away working in Alaska, said the fam-ily then went on a walk around the neighbourhood in an attempt to find the suspects.

I really wanted to show them their moms going to protect them, she said. But nothing. We turned around and went home.

Kluss then called police.Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl

Bush confirmed Mounties were called, but said the case hasnt gone anywhere.

RCMP attended and conducted an investigation, but nothing came of it, she said.

Kluss said Markus was visibly shaken after the incident.

He was really mad and he was really quiet, she said.

He was really upset.Its the middle of the day. Its his

school. Its three older boys. What kind of image is that?

Seven-year-old Markus Kluss cant understand why three teenagers would assault him and steal his shoes as he was out for a walk just blocks from his Brocklehurst home. Dave Eagles/KTWXSee NEIGHBOURHOOD A12

Call it a bulls-eye for the Tournament Capital as a major U.S. retailer has announced plans to set up shop in town.

After much speculation, Target is planning to take over operation of the Zellers space in Sahali Mall by March 2013.

The news was greeted by cheers from mall manager Marg Archibald, who not only sees the change as a positive for the shopping centre, but for the city itself.

This is going to be a huge draw, she said.There are few specific details on what Target intends to do

with the space occupied by Zellers.Its also unclear what will happen to the department

stores current employees. Archibald noted the 115,000 square-foot space is similar in

size to other Target stores.

We have no reason to think theyd be changing that, she said, adding more details on the transition will likely unfold in the coming weeks and months.

Hudsons Bay Company (HBC), the parent company of Zellers, sold its leases to the Target Corporation for $1.8 bil-lion earlier this year.

However, under the agreement, Target doesnt actually have to take control of all 220 leases and can take as many as it wants.

It is expected between 120 and 150 Target stores will open across the country by 2013 or 2014.

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than any institution can do alone.

Premier Christy Clark, speaking at Thompson Rivers University this week as she set a goal to increase

the number of international students in the province by

50 per cent in the next four years.

Premier pushes international-student planBy Jeremy Deutsch


Using Thompson Rivers University as a backdrop on Tuesday, Sept. 20, Premier Christy Clark unveiled another portion of her job creation plan, this time focused on education and training.

More specifically, the B.C. gov-ernment has set a goal to increase the number of international stu-dents in the province by 50 per cent during the next four years.

The plan also calls for the cre-ation of an international education council to build relationships in countries such as China, India and Brazil.

However, critics were quick to point out that an international edu-cation council is already in place.

In November 2008, the B.C. government announced the for-

mation of the B.C. Council for International Education.

The 2008 announcement also described efforts to work with Ottawa to allow more international students to remain as permanent Canadian residents.

The premier said the plan is to enhance and leverage trade offices in foreign countries to help universities sell an international education.

When asked what makes the initiative different than what is already being done by universi-ties around the province, Clark responded that many institutions are in competition with each other, while her plan will help them all co-ordinate.

Its going to be a much bigger marketing effort than any institu-tion can do alone, she said, add-ing she plans to do much of the

sales job herself.We cant sell what we have if

were not there trying to open up those markets.

Though she didnt offer com-plete specific funding details opting to wait until she unveils her entire jobs strategy today (Sept. 22) in Vancouver Clark did hint at some new money in the plan.

The government said interna-tional students generate 22,000 jobs and bring in an estimated $1.25 billion to the B.C. economy.

From kindergarten to post-secondary and private language schools, B.C. is hosting 17,900 students from South Korea, 15,400 from China, 11,100 from Japan, 6,600 from Saudi Arabia and 5,500 from Brazil.

There are more than 1,500 international students attending TRU, bringing $88 million into

the Kamloops and area economy. The government also intends

to create regional workforce tables for educators, industry and employers to develop regionally based skills-development pro-grams and address local labour needs.

The province has pledged $15 million toward that part of the plan.

Clark said before any money gets doled out to a post-secondary institution, it needs to be based on the advice of the workforce table.

Another $6 million is being made available to help various industry sectors identify skills and workforce needs.

A full international education strategy is expected to be released later this year.

The plan failed to impress crit-ics, including Kamloops-South

Thompson NDP candidate Tom Friedman, who argued the plan lacks specifics.

We dont see any substance, he said.

Friedman said that, as an instructor at TRU, he sees the value of international students for the community and as an eco-nomic driver.

What is the province going to do to enhance this? Thats the question that I think the people at TRU are going to be asking, he said.

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As for Clarks $15 million for skills development, Friedman criticized the amount as not being enough to address the issue.

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Aberdeen Hills Golf Links is closing early this season, but its not because Old Man Winter has arrived before his time.

The developer look-ing after the golf course needs a few extra weeks before the cold sets in to install an underground storm pipe that will run right across the course to Guerin Creek.

And, as the season comes to an end, the future of the golf course remains up in the air.

We look at it every year at the end of opera-tions and see how things are going, said Chris Bebek, general manager for Aberdeen Highlands.

At this point, we still have time to make that decision.

The course will be closed after Sept. 25.

The city owns the land, while Aberdeen Highlands operates the course.

The corporation is fin-ishing the third year of its five-year lease with the city for the golf course.

Aberdeen Highlands has until Sept. 30 to decide whether it wants to run the course for another year, but asked for an extra month to make a decision.

In 2008, the 150-acre West Highlands develop-ment faced a contentious rezoning battle, in part because many residents didnt want to see an end to the nine-hole golf course that was once a mighty 18-hole layout with spectacular views.

If Aberdeen Highlands does decide to get out of the golf game, the

city would start work on turning the space into parkland.

Bebek noted Aberdeen, like many other Kamloops golf courses that suffered early because of poor weather, had a slow start to the season.

She estimated the course lost the first six weeks of the season due to bad weather, but once it warmed up, it was busi-ness as usual.

Certainly, we havent seen any difference in

numbers than we had in previous years if wed had a better spring, Bebek said, noting the closure of the course is only about three weeks earlier than normal.

David Trawin, director of development and engi-neering services, suspects the golf course is losing money and said the city would have no problem taking back the land.

He said the majority of the neighbourhood and council at the time of the rezoning felt the land

would be better utilized as open space and park-land.

Its in the parks mas-ter plan and always has been for a regional park in Aberdeen, Trawin said, adding the city has already committed $250,000 in the 2011 budget to undertake some work near the course.

The eventual plan is to turn the whole course into a park by 2015.

As for the develop-

ment itself, the corpora-tion is working on sales for the second phase of the project.

However, Bebek acknowledged the new housing market in Kamloops has been slow.

She said uncertainty surrounding the harmo-nized sales tax and rein-statement of the former tax scheme hasnt helped either, as it has led people to wait before getting into the market.

The Aberdeen Highlands area is located near the top of Pacific Way and the Aberdeen Hills Golf Course.

Its expected to be 10 to 15 years before the entire West Highlands development complete.

Once completely built out, the development is expected to consist of nearly 1,000 new homes, along with some areas of commercial and park space.

Aberdeen Hills Golf Links will close after Sept. 25 to allow crews to install a drainage pipe across holes 9, 1 and 2. Whether the nine-hole track enjoys another season of golf next year remains as shaky as a six-foot breaking putt. Dave Eagles/KTW

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By Tim PetrukSTAFF [email protected]

The name remains the same, but the signs could probably be changed to read Welcome to Big(ger) Little Science Centre.

The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) is finally in its new digs and enjoying all the extra space.

Gord Stewart, the centres executive direc-tor, said the move into the old George Hilliard elementary building was completed on Sept. 12.

Its a step up, he said of the new space.

Were still kind of working on the configu-ration, but its better for sure.

The BLSC is now housed in seven class-rooms, one of which is being used for office space and storage.

Previously, it had been spread out over four classrooms at Bert Edwards elementary.

Stewart said space is the biggest improvement at the new location.

Thats the big thing, he said.

We have more room, so we can present more at the same time.

Of the six learn-ing classrooms, three are what Stewart calls hands-on rooms and three are labs.

The hands-on rooms contain displays and interactive exhibits for attendees to play with, while the labs are set up like traditional classrooms and will be where presenters put on science shows for students.

Two of the labs fea-ture brand new donated desks and chairs.

Now that they are all moved in Stewart said the process took about three weeks

the main objective is to spread the word about the new location.

Now its just getting out the message that were here no, we didnt close, Stewart said.

The same thing happened when we moved from Westsyde. Everybody thought wed closed.

This summer marked the second time in the last five years the BLSC has relocated.

Based out of David Thompson elementary in Westsyde since 2000, the centre moved to Bert Edwards, in North Kamloops, next to the Halston Connector, in 2007.

And, Stewart said, the new location at 985 Holt St. in Brocklehust, north of Tranquille Road wont be perma-nent, either, if all goes according to plan.

The hope is well be here until we get our own building done, he said, estimating that might take about five years.

Stewart said he has received verbal con-firmation from School District 73 that the BLSC can have district land for its own build-ing.

But, every time I get ready to talk to them about it, they look wor-ried, he said.

Other options include possible partnerships with Thompson Rivers University or the City of Kamloops but no deals have been made.

For now, Stewart said, hes happy with the centres lease agree-ment with SD73.

A lot of our busi-ness is [hosting field trips] with the district, he said, estimating classes are about 70 per

cent of BLSCs total admission.

But, we dont actu-ally exchange money.

We have a lease exchange.

Stewart said he keeps track of the number of kids and classes coming through the centre.

At the end of the year he will pass a total on to SD73.

A representative amount will then be taken off the BLSCs lease.

Were basically pay-ing the district by charg-ing the kids on paper, he said.

Based on last years numbers, we should be fine. But, with the strike [teachers job action] and us moving, we dont know.

In addition to classes and field trips, the BLSC is still open for birthday parties and drop-in visits on Saturdays and after school on Thursdays and Fridays.

Stewart is hoping the new location and increased size will help spread the word about the centre.

Theres still people in town who dont know that we exist that Kamloops has a science centre, he said.

Its always a battle.

Welcome to the Big(ger) Little Science Centre

Big Little Science Centre founder Gordon Gore pauses to reflect on the growth of the popular science centre. Its recent move from to the former George Hilliard elementary in Brocklehurst from Bert Edwards elementary in North Kamloops has allowed for increased space for hands-on displays and science shows. Dave Eagles/KTW

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Get ready for delays if you regu-larly use Hugh Allan or Hillside drives on your commute.

City crews will be busy in the next month repairing the pair of arterial roads in the Aberdeen and Sahali areas.

One project is a rehabilitation pro-cedure for Hillside Drive, between Notre Dame and Pacific Way, to mill down and add fresh asphalt to the road.

Crews will also be adding freshly painted lines.

Work on Hillside, which will be carried out at night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. is expected to last until Sept. 30.

Drivers can expect minor delays throughout the day as all lanes will remain open.

Similar work will be carried out along Hugh Allan Drive, from Highway 5A to Harrison Way.

On Hugh Allan, most of the work will take place during the day, so driv-ers are being warned to expect delays.

Rehabilitation of that road is set to begin after the Hillside project and last until mid-October.

Capital-projects manager Kristen Meersman explained that, by removing and replacing the asphalt, the life of the road structure can be extended for 15 or 20 years.

Its a not a complete reconstruc-tion. Its just a rehabilitation, she said.

It is part of our annual program that we do spend substantial amount of funds on arterial roads to upgrade them to provide the high-level of service.

Both projects are budgeted to cost just shy of $1 million.

The city carried out similar work along Columbia Street last year.

For more information, go to the citys website at kamloops.ca or con-tact the public works and sustainability department at 250-828-3461.

Get set for delays if you are driving through Aberdeen, Sahali

Hillside Drive, from Notre Dame Drive and Pacific Way, and High Allan Drive, from Highway 5A and Harrison Road, will be places to avoid for the next month as city crews embark on road-improvement projects. Dave Eagles/KTW

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The story of Robert Kleisinger is a chilling reminder for all parents of the predators that lurk online.

It also serves as encouragement that due diligence can result in rescuing a youngster from a highly dangerous situation and might even result in putting one of these ghouls in prison.

Kudos to Kleisinger, and to the Abbotsford Police for calling atten-tion to his actions by officially com-mending him.

Kleisingers attention was alerted when he saw a photo of what appeared to be adult man communicat-

ing online with his 15-year-old step-daughter.

The stepfather set up a monitor-ing program on her computer and, after gathering evidence, he went to police.

As an investigating officer and Kleisinger continued to monitor the conversations, it became apparent the man was grooming the young teen for a sexual relationship.

The man and the girl not only communicated online, but often met in person.

He bought her gifts, such as a bicycle and an iPod, while prom-ising other presents, including a puppy, a cruise when she turned 16, a cellphone and concert tickets.

It was also discovered he had a lengthy criminal history involving property crimes and theft in Canada and the U.S.

Ultimately, the investigation led to the laying of charges and eventual sentencing in April of Jason (Booda) Reise, 35, for sexual interference and communicating via a computer to lure a child under 16.

He was then handed over to American authorities for parole vio-lations in the U.S.

A predator has been put behind bars for a considerable time.

All parents must pay heed to this case, for many more like it exist.

There are a host of online creeps out there, waiting to prey on young teens.

Often, all that stands between potential victims and their hunters is an attentive, communicative parent.

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Coming soon to TRU: Bachelor of arts in web searchingDEREK COOK IS A political-science instruc-tor at Thompson Rivers University.

Last week, he was moderator at the parkade debate between city council-lors Tina Lange (for the Lorne Street parkade) and Denis Walsh (against the parkade).

During the evening at the Desert Gardens Seniors Centre, Cook decided to editorialize by commenting on the citys website.

Cook claimed a student of his at TRU went to the city website at kam-loops.ca to find the counter-peitition associated with the $8 million parkade proposal.

Cook claimed it took his student a full five minutes to locate the link.

We did the same experiment here in the KTW newsroom, employing some-one who had never before visited the site to find the counter-petition.

It took a full three seconds to locate the same link to the parkade counter-petition,

Granted, it doesnt say counter-petition; it says alternative approval process for borrowing bylaws elec-tor response forms.

Still, the link is too prominent to miss it is one of four main teasers on the main page, it has a big election-style X and its right next to a link on the Lorne Street parkade itself.

If Cooks student needed five min-utes to find this, I shudder to think of future challenges facing the university student.

Sure, city council could have and should have added the counter-petition word to make it easier.

However, as it is, even my cat could find the counter-petition in less than five minutes and the only thing he knows about a computer is the mouse.

As if we need more green spaceAberdeen Hills Golf Links will

close early this year as a storm-drain pipe is installed across the fairways of holes 9, 1 and 2.

The pipe will drain storm water from the West Highlands development.

Based on the look of the course, it appears this might be the end to the track with the finest views in Kamloops and its a bloody shame.

Even at half of its original 18-hole length, Aberdeen can be a fantastic course. Its affordable, challenging for all levels of golfer and very close to players in Aberdeen and Sahali.

The fact the city remain obsessed with turning a perfectly fine golf course into yet more green space and walking trails is frustrating.

If there is one thing Kamloops does not need more of, its green space and walking trails.

If Tournament Capital residents wish to get out and walk among green

space, there are limitless options in every corner of the city.

Even parkade booster Lange noted in her debate last week with Walsh that Kamloops has double the average amount of green space found in com-munities in B.C.

I heard a rumour from a well-placed source that the city received a solid offer for the golf course a few years ago, just as development was beginning above Aberdeen Hills.

Word had it the offer was good and the prospective buyer wanted to move the clubhouse to where the green on hole No. 4 now is, to take advantage of the breathtaking view.

But, the story goes, the city was not interested in anything but walking trails, green space and another soccer field or two. Or three. Or four.

In other words more of the same of which can be found in abundance in Aberdeen, Dufferin, Sahali, Dallas, Valleyview, Pineview Valley, down-town, North Kamloops, Brocklehurst, Batchelor Heights, Westsyde . . .

Arnold would approveWith Target set to move into the

Zellers space in Sahali Mall in early 2013, a movement needs to begin to save the Zellers diner.

That retro eatery with the check-ered floor, cool booths, delicious burg-ers and fantastic waitresses needs to remain when the American bulls-eye arrives.

In fact, its retention should be a condition of its lease.

Havent had the pleasure. Do so, soon and channel your inner Fonzie.

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Re: Big rig, booze lead to Westsyde arrest:

Scary. To think he is supposed to be a professional driver!

He hit a parked car and took off then hit another car. Nice guy!

posted byKen

Re: Family says suicide ruled out in death of city man:

Can you imagine what his family is going through right now?

One moment being told the man commit-ted suicide; the next being told he was pos-sibly murdered?

How sad. I hope they find this man some justice. R.I.P.

posted byAllye

Re: Few minds changed at debate:

I agree with Coun. Dennis Walsh on this one stay out of the park.

When Coun. Tina (Im worth a raise every time) Lange says businesses are leav-ing the downtown area because of parking, shes wrong.

Theyre leaving because no one can afford their inflated prices for goods any-more.

If they cannot find a way to compete, then they will fail.

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YES 63%NO 37% WHATS YOUR TAKE?Do you think parkade opponents will succeed in reaching the 6,533 names needed for the counter-petition to succeed?Vote at kamloopsthisweek.com

Editor:What do water

meters, the parkade and the HST have in common?

The elected rep-resentatives of the taxpayers just dont listen.

In 2001, a refer-endum was held in Kamloops (at great expense) on the water-meter issue.

The no side won, with 65 per cent of voters opposing meters.

Yet, we are still forced to have water meters installed in our homes meters that could be harmful to our health.

The city wastes more water than tax payers. Just drive by the Marigold Mile on Columbia Street for a car wash.

At any time of the day, you can cruise by existing pay parking areas near Seymour Street and Third Avenue and St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue.

They all have empty stalls.

Is there a secret deal with the soon-to-be completed Sandman Signature Hotel on Lorne Street to have parking across the street in the parkade?

The provincial gov-ernment got a wake-up call over the HST maybe its time for Kamloops city council to open its ears.

Jay BarlowKamloops

City council needs to open its ears

Editor:I love the viewpoint and opin-

ion pages of a newspaper.I like the diversity of views

and often I am pointed into a different direction from my own thinking about particular issues.

But, I am nearly always dis-appointed when someone resorts to name-calling to drive home their opinion and do not have faith their opinion has merit on its own.

Even if I agree with the opin-ion regarding the issue, I turn off

when I see name-calling in the message.

In my opinion, it is disre-spectful and unkind and serves no purpose except to alienate many members of our commu-nity and to express anger and aggression.

There is so much in the Sept. 20 letter from Ted Erickson (Lorne Street parkade equals progress) that could have been left out.

The resulting letter would have been respectful and might

have indicated a thinking, open mind.

As it is, thousands of people supporting the parkade counter-petition are labelled as hicks, as being backwards, as being against progress and as being band wagon signers.

How can we ever be co-operative, reach consensus and be creative in finding a solution when a climate of hostility is fos-tered this way?

Wendy WeseenKamloops

Letter writers name-calling uncalled for

Editor:I have been following

the published response to the proposed KGHM Ajax mine south of Aberdeen in all forms since the proposal was brought forward.

While I am grateful we live in a society in which even anonymous opinion may be freely expressed, it is disap-pointing those who voice concern about the nega-tive impacts of this proj-ect are openly scorned by their fellow citizens.

Supporters of the mine seem quick to accuse residents of Knutsford, Dufferin, Pineview Valley and, especially, Aberdeen of being wealthy elitists who care nothing for anyone elses employ-ment opportunities.

These neighbour-hoods are full of regular people your co-work-ers, your kids soccer coach, your mechanic, your dental hygienist.

Families who popu-late these subdivisions are no different than those in Valleyview, Batchelor Heights or Brocklehurst.

No matter our socio-economic background,

we all work hard to provide homes for our families and appreciate that we reside in a small, liveable city with so much to offer.

That the short-term financial benefits would be an economic boost to our region is a given.

However, anyone who has taken the time to learn about the project is aware our own elected city officials have no vote as to whether or not this mine, which will define our city over the coming decades, will proceed.

More alarm-ingly, according to the July 4, 2011 audit of the Environmental Assessment Offices oversight of certified

projects, our provin-cial Environmental Assessment Office is not in a position to ensure regulatory compliance from KGHM.

In a CBC online article from July 7, 2011, citing the failure of the EAO to moni-

tor compliance of B.C. mines, Auditor General John Doyle stated that: Adequate monitor-ing and enforcement of certified projects is not occurring and follow-up evaluations are not being conducted.

The complete audit is available online at bcau-ditor.com.

In addition, the Victoria Times Colonist web edition of July 2,

2011, cited a recent Environmental Law Centre study that found a number of problems with the provincial enforce-ment and compliance system with respect to mining operations.

We have a respon-sibility to educate ourselves so we can understand the process, be aware of the govern-ments limitations and ask the right questions in the months to come.

The intuitive response to protect our homes including their tangible value is universal and not based on a sense of entitlement.

To claim opposition to this project stems from the sole desire to main-tain property values is a spurious argument that displays true ignorance.

It is an egocentric, counterproductive atti-tude that indicates a lack of knowledge about the actual issues we are fac-ing as a community and is an obstacle to informed dialogue and the oppor-tunity to work together to shape the future of our city and region.

Kimberley GoodallKamloops

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The owner of a downtown nightclub is hoping more time and information will help its cause in a controversial appli-cation to expand the business.

A decision on the expan-sion application by Rivers Night Club was tabled by city council until its next meeting on Oct. 4.

The Lansdowne Street bars owner is seeking to nearly double the size of the venue to accommodate 380 patrons, up from its current capacity of 210.

The club also wants to lengthen its hours of operation on Sundays to 2 a.m. from midnight.

Prior to a debate on the application, council was given a package of new information from the club owners lawyer.

Kevin Church, a lawyer speaking on behalf of Rivers, said the package given to coun-cil is essentially a response to the concerns expressed by Kamloops RCMP.

The local police force is opposed to the application.

A letter from RCMP Insp. Jennie Latham noted the club is considered the biggest drain on police resources compared to other establishments in the downtown.

The clubs licence was also suspended by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch in August for seven days due to liquor infractions.

The licence suspension occurred after an undercover operation in March.

But, Church argued, his cli-ents have been exceptionally co-operative with RCMP and havent fought any issues.

They want to be good cor-porate citizens, he said.

The nightclub said the expansion is an effort to stay competitive with other drink-ing establishments in the area.

Church noted the owners have run other liquor establish-ments in Kamloops in the past, and hes not sure why they have had so much difficulty with Kamloops Mounties.

He said he hopes the new information will help his cli-ents cause when the applica-tion again appears before city council.

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Sex-cell accused return to court todayBy Tim Petruk


The three Kamloops Mounties and one municipally employed jail guard implicated in the notorious sex-in-cells scandal last summer are slated to appear in court today (Sept. 22).

Cpl. Rick Brown, constables Stephen Zaharia and Evan

Elgee and city employ-ee David Tompkins are each charged with breach of trust by a public officer.

The charges stem from an investigation into allegations police officers and civilian jail guards watched as two female inmates engaged in a sexual act while in the RCMPs holding cells at the Battle Street detach-

ment in downtown Kamloops.

The incident is alleged to have taken place on Aug. 18, 2010.

Four Kamloops Mounties and five city employees were origi-nally implicated.

Initial reports also indicated one of the women was HIV positive a claim that hasnt been confirmed

by police.One of the women

believed to have been involved is now suing the RCMP, the City of Kamloops, the provincial and federal governments, seven city employees and the other woman.

In her statement of claim, the woman said she was too intoxicated to consent to the sex act.

The files were last in court in July, when the Crown asked for a two-month adjourn-ment in order to sup-ply disclosure to the accused.

None of the men facing charges appeared in person for Julys court appearance and its unlikely any will appear today.

The officers alleged to have been involved

were each suspended from duty after the incident was reported.

Brown, a 20-year RCMP veteran who was watch commander at the time, remains suspended with pay.

Zaharia and Elgee, meanwhile, have since been assigned to administrative duties.

Tompkins employ-ment status isnt known.

According to the Criminal Code of Canada, breach of trust by a public officer occurs when an offi-cial, in connection with the duties of his office, commits fraud or a breach of trust.

It is punishable by a maximum of five years in jail.

The file is being prosecuted by the Surrey Crown office.

Murder suspect to remain behind bars

A Kamloops man facing a second-degree murder charge in con-nection to the death of his father earlier this month will spend the next few weeks waiting in a jail cell.

Phil Steel, 63, was killed in his Westsyde home on Monday, Sept. 12.

Police arrested 18-year-old Joshua Isaac Steel while alleg-edly attempting to flee the Collingwood Drive home.

No details of the circumstances surround-ing the death have been made public, but neigh-bours have told KTW the suspect had been acting erratically and had been subdued by police in the days lead-ing up to his fathers death.

Steel, who has no criminal record, appeared in Kamloops provincial court last week and had his mat-ters put over until Oct. 11 for an election.

On Oct. 11, its expected Steel will decide whether he wants to be tried by a judge alone or judge and jury.

He has yet to enter a plea.

JOSHUA STEEL:Charged with

second-degree murder.

The future of transportation How will rising gas prices affect our travel

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vehicles simply replace our gas guzzlers?Can we afford a better transit system? Should we invest in more bicycle paths? How will the new transportation realities affect

the way we live?The Kamloops chapter of the B.C. Sustainable

Energy (BCSEA) Association and the TRU Department of Environment and Sustainability will attempt to answer these questions at the Sept. 28 event called The Future of Transportation: How Will We Get Around?

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Kluss said she cant imagine what a group of teens would want with a seven-year-olds flip-flops.

I think they did it just because they could, she said.

It was an opportunity to exercise a little bit of power over somebody.

According to Kluss, the neigh-bourhood around A.E. Perry is getting scarier.

There seems to be a certain ele-ment, she said.

Im just tired of it. Theres all sorts of bike thefts and everything going on around here. Things go missing.

Now I dont want my kids to go anywhere around here. Im thinking these three guys are going to be lurk-ing around.

And, what are they going to do next? Its just going to escalate.

Kluss described the attackers as teenaged boys, each with short hair. They were all wearing shorts and tank tops.

She said two of them were possi-bly native and one was white. One of them might have been wearing white glasses.

Anyone with information can call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Despite amassing two-thirds of the signa-tures needed for a suc-cessful campaign, the group behind a coun-ter-petition to stop the Lorne Street parkade isnt celebrating yet.

Bob Gamble of Friends of Riverside Park predicts getting the final third of the signatures will be a tough task.

In three weeks since the counter-petition campaign was launched, the group said it has collected 4,616 signatures as of Sunday, Sept. 18.

Opponents have until Oct. 11 to gather 10 per cent of the electorates signatures (6,533), forcing coun-

cil to drop the project or send it to referen-dum.

On Aug. 30, council gave final approval to a bylaw to borrow $8 million to build the parkade, triggering the alternative-approval process.

The group is trying to get 7,000 signatures to create a buffer just in case some counter-petition signatures are not legitimate.

Gamble noted many of the signatures were gathered at events such as farmers markets, but the group is now starting to see repeat signatures.

In the final three weeks, he said, Friends of Riverside Park will be relying heavily on volunteers going door-to-door.

The group gathered about 1,100 signatures in the first week and followed it up with about 2,200 names in the second week.

Gamble remains optimistic the group can reach its goal.

We had a chance when we started, but I think we have more of a chance now, he said, noting the group isnt counting the number of signatures on counter-petitions collected at city hall.

Friends of Riverside Park has a base of 193 volunteers.

Gamble suggested the majority of people lending their name to the campaign arent opposed to a parkade, but the proposed loca-tion.

People recognize the need for a parkade for the downtown busi-ness people, its just the location that is so upsetting to every-body, he said.

In May, city council decided to proceed with a two-level, 350 stall parkade in the Lorne Street park-ing lot adjacent to Riverside Park.

Parkade foes pass 4,600-signature mark

CELEBRATING A CENTURYClaude Richmond (left) and Morelli Chertkow law firm employees Sandy Babcock and Christine Gregory are entertained by the card magic of magician Clinton W. Gray during the 100th anniversary celebration of the local law firm, held recently at the horticulture gardens at Thompson Rivers University. Dave Eagles/KTW

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Kenneth William Brown was conscious and still speaking as the houseboat he was in was towed to the shore of Shuswap Lake.

It was the night of July 3, 2010 and a powerboat with three people on board had just collided with his houseboat.

A short time later, as emergency crews arrived, Brown was dead.

The 53-year-old suc-cumbed to his injuries.

It was a horrific acci-dent near Anglemont last summer that put a spotlight on boat safety.

But a B.C. coroner has ruled the death an accident and has made no recommendations.

According to the coroners report, Brown was one of 13 people on a houseboat, which at the time was only travelling at about 11 kilometres per hour.

The houseboat was 200 metres from shore when a powerboat col-lided head-on with boat.

The collision occurred as boats were leaving Magna Bay in Shuswap Lake follow-ing the Canada Day weekend fireworks display.

The powerboat smashed through the front of the houseboat, lodging itself com-pletely within the living quarters.

Brown was standing to the left of the helm when the speedboat made contact, throw-ing him up and inside the smaller boat as it torpedoed through the houseboat.

The Anglemont resi-dent died from multiple blunt-force trauma.

Eight other people involved in the crash were transported to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

Injuries sustained ranged from minor bruises to fractures and head injuries.

Mark Coleman, regional coroner for the Interior, noted coroners dont look to fault or criminality when clas-

sifying a death. He said accidental

refers to a death that is unintentional.

For coroners, homi-cide refers to a death that is intentional.

Meanwhile, Kamloops Crown pros-ecutor Don Mann is reviewing large volumes of evidence provided by police to determine whether charges are appropriate.

He said he may be able to forward his rec-ommendations to the regional Crown in two weeks, possibly more.

Its not known how long regional Crown will need to review them.

Death in lake crash ruled an accidentCrown counsel has yet to decide on charges in July 2010 Shuswap crash

This July 3, 2010 crash on Shuswap Lake saw the white powerboat plow into the houseboat, killing Kenneth William Brown, who was among those aboard the houseboat. KTW file photo

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The head of the local school district says there are no plans to ban wi-fi in local schools, even after a private school in Ontario switched earlier this month to an entirely wired com-puter network.

Weve looked at this over the last year and a half, said Terry Sullivan, superinten-dent of the Kamloops-Thompson School District.

Ive said it before were not a health organization, were an education organiza-tion.

So, we go to the people who are charged with the responsibility for this.

Sullivan is referring to the Interior Health Authority and other health authorities at the provincial and federal level none of whom have so far urged schools to do away with wi-fi.

Pretty River Academy, a private kindergarten to Grade 12 school north of Toronto, removed

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Earlier this year, the WHO said the radio frequencies used to transmit wireless Internet signals could cause cancer.

However, Health Canada has said wi-fi devices are not a dan-ger.

Sullivan said hes researched the issue extensively on his own.

Ive gone through a lot of material in the last two years, he said.

Theres no evi-dence wi-fi has adverse health effects.

Sullivan said there are no plans for SD73 to switch back to wired Internet connec-tions in its schools.

These radio waves are everywhere, he said.

Theyve been around for a long time.

Sullivan noted some of the research on the topic stated the real danger when it comes to children and radio

frequencies is with cellphones.

With cellphones, the waves are a lot more intense and you hold them right up to your head, he said.

Wireless Internet is in place in most SD73 buildings.

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Today, the Salvation Army is hosting a Pro Bono Legal Clinic.

Led by lawyer Steve Dumont, the clinic is intended to offer low-income Kamloops resi-dents legal advice.

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The clinic is being held at the Salvation Army, 344 Poplar St.

Organizers hope to make it a monthly event.

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PLANTING POLITICAL SEEDSStuart Wood elementary Grade 5 students Liam Spencer (left), and Unity Summer help Mayor Peter Milobar and Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger plant an Austrian pine tree on Wednesday Sept. 21, the 20,000th tree planted in Kamloops in Riverside Park, marking National Tree Day across the country. Dave Eagles/KTW

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