Thursday, January 28, 2016 Vol. 11 No. 25 FREE Bringing the mountain to the people The only solely owned and operated newspaper on the Kamloops North Shore Published weekly in Kamloops, B.C. Phone: 250-819-6272 • Fax: 250-376-6272 • E-mail: [email protected]Online: http://issuu.com/jmnews • Follow us on FaceBook RCMP firmed the suspicious death Wednesday has now been deemed a homicide. At about 11:30 a.m. Jan. 26, BC Ambulance Service attendants called police to the Four Seasons Motel where they had been attend- ing to a 49-year-old man. The man died, and police now say it was at the hands of someone else. This is the second homicide in Kamloops in just four days, with the first the stabbing death of a 30-year-old man on Tranquille Road Friday night. Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the two incidents are not related, are not random, and there is no threat to the public. RCMP are not releasing the names of either victim in an effort to preserve the integrity of the ju- dicial process. Kamloops did not have any ho- micides in 2015, but Bush says this recent activity does not repre- sent a trend. Anyone with information on ei- ther incident is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at 250-828- 3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1 800- 222-8477. A 30-year-old man has died after being assaulted on the North Shore Friday night. At approximately 4:47p.m., Fri. Jan. 22, Kamloops RCMP received a 911 call from the owner of a Tranquille Road restaurant stating a man was seriously injured after being assaulted by another man. Sam Zhang, the owner of Hatsuki Sushi restaurant, at the corner of Tranquille Road and Aspen Avenue, confirmed rumours on social me- dia that there was a stabbing in front of his restaurant Friday evening. He said the incident began just after 4:30 p.m. when the victim and suspect came to the restaurant with a woman. They went into the res- taurant but went back outside immediately, where an argument esca- lated. When the victim turned to come back inside he was attacked. A few minutes later the man who was bleeding came in and collapsed on the floor near the reception. Zhang said his staff saw the attacker run away, while the woman stayed with the victim until police arrived. Members of Zhang’s staff and a patron called 911 while the manager tried to stop the bleeding.. Police arrived on scene within five minutes of the initial call, accord- ing to Zhang. When police arrived on scene, they found the man with serious in- juries. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived, according to Staff Sgt. Edward Preto. The victim was transported to Royal Inland Hospital, where he suc- cumbed to his injuries at approximately 11:25 p.m. that evening. The Serious Crime Unit is investigating the homicide, and is still searching for the suspect. RCMP say they know who the suspect is, but are not releasing his name at this time. Police have also not re- leased the name of the victim or indicated whether or not a weapon was used during the assault. Anyone with information is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250- 828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. No link after second homicide in four days Homicide on Tranquille Road DEADLY ARGUMENT. One man is dead after an argument in front of a North Shore restaurant. Submitted photo
Transcript
Thursday, January 28, 2016Vol. 11 No. 25
FREE
Bringing the mountain to the peopleThe only solely owned and operated newspaper on the Kamloops North Shore
Published weekly in Kamloops, B.C.Phone: 250-819-6272 • Fax: 250-376-6272 • E-mail: [email protected]
Online: http://issuu.com/jmnews • Follow us on FaceBook
RCMP firmed the suspicious death Wednesday has now been deemed a homicide. At about 11:30 a.m. Jan. 26, BC Ambulance Service attendants called police to the Four Seasons Motel where they had been attend-ing to a 49-year-old man. The man
died, and police now say it was at the hands of someone else. This is the second homicide in Kamloops in just four days, with the first the stabbing death of a 30-year-old man on Tranquille Road Friday night. Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the two
incidents are not related, are not random, and there is no threat to the public. RCMP are not releasing the names of either victim in an effort to preserve the integrity of the ju-dicial process. Kamloops did not have any ho-
micides in 2015, but Bush says this recent activity does not repre-sent a trend. Anyone with information on ei-ther incident is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1 800-222-8477.
A 30-year-old man has died after being assaulted on the North Shore Friday night. At approximately 4:47p.m., Fri. Jan. 22, Kamloops RCMP received a 911 call from the owner of a Tranquille Road restaurant stating a man was seriously injured after being assaulted by another man. Sam Zhang, the owner of Hatsuki Sushi restaurant, at the corner of Tranquille Road and Aspen Avenue, confirmed rumours on social me-dia that there was a stabbing in front of his restaurant Friday evening. He said the incident began just after 4:30 p.m. when the victim and suspect came to the restaurant with a woman. They went into the res-taurant but went back outside immediately, where an argument esca-lated. When the victim turned to come back inside he was attacked. A few minutes later the man who was bleeding came in and collapsed on the floor near the reception. Zhang said his staff saw the attacker run away, while the woman stayed with the victim until police arrived. Members of Zhang’s staff and a patron called 911 while the manager tried to stop the bleeding.. Police arrived on scene within five minutes of the initial call, accord-ing to Zhang. When police arrived on scene, they found the man with serious in-juries. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived, according to Staff Sgt. Edward Preto. The victim was transported to Royal Inland Hospital, where he suc-cumbed to his injuries at approximately 11:25 p.m. that evening. The Serious Crime Unit is investigating the homicide, and is still searching for the suspect. RCMP say they know who the suspect is, but are not releasing his name at this time. Police have also not re-leased the name of the victim or indicated whether or not a weapon was used during the assault. Anyone with information is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
No link after second homicide in four days
Homicide on Tranquille Road
deadly aRgumeNT. One man is dead after an argument in front of a North Shore restaurant. Submitted photo
Java Mountain News January 28, 20162
is independently owned and operated and published weekly by Racin’ Mama Productions.
Deadline for advertising and editorial copy is 12 noon Wednesdays for publication on Thursday.Submissions are gratefully accepted but Java Mountain News reserves the right to edit all material and to refuse any material deemed unsuitable for this publication. Articles will run in the newspaper as time and space permit. Letters to the Editor must be signed and have a phone number (your phone number will not be printed unless so requested). The opinions expressed herein are those of the contributors/writers and not necessarily those of the publisher, Java Mountain News, Racin’ Mama Productions or the staff. All submissions become the property of Java Mountain News. Any error that appears in an advertisement will be adjusted as to only the amount of space in which the error occurred. The content of each advertisement is the responsibility of the advertiser. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.
ContaCt Java Mountain newsIf you have an upcoming event or news story you would like publicized
in a future edition or if you would like advertising information,call: 250-819-6272 Fax: 250-376-6272 E-mail us: [email protected]
or writE Java mountain nEws 273 Nelson Ave., Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1M4
• 9th annual mayOR’S gala FOR THe aRTS, Sat. Jan. 30, 2016, at the Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre. Celebrate the Arts in our region at A Mysterious Masquerade with the Kamloops Art Gallery, Kam-loops Symphony, Western Canada Theatre & the City of Kamloops to rec-ognize artists & arts supporters in 3 categories with a Mayor’s Award for the Arts. Enjoy a night of extraordinary entertainment & a gourmet dinner. Tick-ets at Kamloops Live! Box Office. 250-374-5483, www.kamloopslive.ca.• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE, 655 Holt St., open for public drop-ins Tues – Sat, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with daily hands-on fun in the exploration rooms; interactive science shows at 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Fri. Sat. Jan. 30: Stories & Activities about Nature all day long. Science Literacy Day at the BLSC. Full timing & information at www.blscs.org. 250-554-2572.• FREE WELLNESS TALk: Stress & the Disease Connection, featuring Dr. Karen Jensen & Dr. Marita Schauch, two of Canada’s pre-mier naturopathic doctors, will reveal the ways stress impacts our lives & how you can take charge to prevent and treat stress-related conditions, Wed. Feb. 3, 7 – 9 p.m. at Nature’s Fare Markets, 1350 Summit Dr.• Kamloops Interior School of Music, in partnership with the Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers, invite fiddle players age 8 and up to join in a free FIddLE WoRkSHop, Sat. Feb. 6, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. at Heritage House. Learn to play in a fun & fellowship-oriented environment under the direction of long-time Canadian fiddle players Shamma Sabir and John Kastelic. Bring your fiddle & your enthusi-asm for learning. Register early to reserve your spot at www.kissm.ca, email [email protected], or call 250-574-5437.• GAMBLERS ANoNYMoUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.
• Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club (TVASC) presents, LET’S dANCE, Feb. 13 at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. 8 p.m. – midnight. Music by Insanity Sound (Geoff Morris). Tickets: $10, from Francoise, 778-220-8010, Norma, 250-299-7221, or Zonia, 250-372-0091.• CFBX presents ANIMAL TEETH, dAYdREAMS & No SpEC-TRum, in an all-ages show, Sun. Feb. 14, 5 p.m. at Barnacle Records, at 290 Third Ave. Cost: $5. FMI: 250-372-1963 or www.facebook.com/barnaclerecords.• FUN LAUGHTER FRIENdS. Spend time with other adults with-out discussing jobs; money; marriage; kids or grandkids while having fun doing activities such as cards/game night; watching/participating in sporting events; camping; seasonal & themed parties; pub night; pot-lucks; etc. in a tech-free atmosphere. Only participate in the activities you’re interested in. When was the last time you met a new friend as an adult – in real life? Schedule: Jan. 30: Cards/games night & time capsule contribution. Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m.: Theatre night for WTC’s per-formance of I’ll be Back Before Midnight, at Sagebrush Theatre. Suspense & shocks with just the right amount of comedy. Feb. 2: Meet & Greet & time capsule contribution. Save the date: Feb. 14: Appe-tizers & round & round it goes. . . TBA: 3rd annual Spring Plant & Seed exchange. Indoor & outdoor plants. For anyone wanting to give away seeds, plants or cuttings. FMI: Wendy, [email protected].• Kamloops Seniors Activity Centre hosts BINGo every Tues at the Brock Seniors Activity Centre, 1800 Tranquille Rd. (by Coopers). Doors: 5 p.m. Games: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. 19+ event; fully licensed concession.• dRop IN AdULT BAdMINToN at the OLPH Gym (rear entrance), 635 Tranquille Rd., every Tues, 7 p.m. Mixed group of players; interme-diates – advanced. Cost: $5. Birds supplied. Call Robert, 250-579-0193.• BRoCk CENTRAL LIoNS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Thurs. of the month (Feb. 4 & 18) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brock Centre for Seniors Information, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. New members always wel-come. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.• kAMLoopS FAMILY HISToRY SoCIETY meets on the 4th Thurs of the month (Jan. 28), 7 – 9 p.m. at Heritage House in River-side Park (Sept. – May, except Dec.). If you’re interested in geneal-ogy, come out; all are welcome. FMI, call Catherine, 250-579-9108.• UNpLUGGEd ACoUSTIC JAM SESSIoNS, on the 1st & 3rd Monday of the month (Jan. 18), at the Alano Club, 171 Leigh Rd., 7 – 10 p.m.; hosted by Perry Tucker & the Good Gravy Band. No cover. All acoustic musicians welcome. Call 250-376-5115.• RUBE BANd practises most Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Old Yacht Club, 1140 Rivers St. New members welcome. Call Bob Eley, 250-377-3209.• MoUNT pAUL UNITEd CHURCH THRIFT SHop, 140 Labur-num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.• kAMLoopS TRAVEL CLUB, an informal group that gets togeth-er regularly for weekly meetings to talk about travel at The Art We Are. Call James, 250-879-0873.• SHAMBHALA MEdITATIoN GRoUp offers meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. Sat, drop-in 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.; Mon, 7 – 8:30 p.m.; Thurs, 7 – 9 p.m. with available meditation instructions. 433B Lansdowne St. Call Liz, 250-376-4224.
Have an item to sell? Looking for an item? Having a craft fair or bake sale? Place your ad in the Java Mountain News Classi-fieds section for only $15/week (up to 30 words). Send your information and payment to Java Mountain News, 273 Nelson Ave. Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1M4 or call 250-819-6272 at least one complete week before the event. Pre-payment is required.
Use the JMNews Classifieds
Around Town
Java Mountain News January 28, 20163
HoroscopesJanuary 31 - February 6, 2016Sun/Mon bring finances, intimacy, esp. Mon. Your intuition is high Sun a.m. about gov’t, manufacturing, corporate, manage-ment, spirituality; avoid them ‘til May/17. Sun, avoid commu-nicating with authorities. Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. is loving, wise, mellow. Intellect, travel, publishing, culture meet confusion & deception Tues, succeed Wed. Be ambitious Thurs eve – Sat eve.Sun/Mon bring relationships, public dealings, opportunities. Be diplomatic. Sun a.m. brings friends or love possibilities. Sun eve is disruptive. Mon, approach, chase a person or opportunity. Life’s mysteries face you Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. Tues is filled with indecision, deception; wait to act ‘til Wed. Investment, debt reduc-tion favoured Thurs. eve – Sat are wise, mellow, loving. Tackle chores Sun/Mon. Sun a.m. brings success in career, am-bition – pick ambition over friends. Work, health succeed Mon. Relationships confront you Tues A.m. – Thurs p.m. Be diplomat-ic. Tues is dicey. Wed is superb. Thurs eve – Sat brings sexual, power, financial urges. Social connections won’t work Fri/SatRomance, creativity, speculation, a winning streak visit Sun/Mon. Sun a.m. is sweet, but p.m. is disruptive for relationships. Mon, love, creativity, etc., are good, successful. Tackle chores, protect your health Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. Tues is unremarkable. Wed’s great – dive in. Relationships face you Thurs eve – Sat – be diplo-matic, co-operative. Avoid career, authorities, Fri & Sat.Your intuition is very good about investment, finances, sexuality Sun a.m. – but don’t commit. Invest in home, kids, Mon. Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. is romantic. Careful Tues – illusion/deception are rife. Wed is splendid! Thurs – meh. Plunge into work Thurs eve – Sat. You may create a new job or new growth, projects or machinery Fri/Sat. Sat favours money, earning, purchasing.Errands, short trips, visits, casual acquaintances, paperwork, de-tails, communications fill Sun/Mon. Mon’s fine, productive. Sun you connect with a spouse, partner or business associate. Home sweet home Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. – & “sweet” Wed. Caution Tues. Thurs eve – Sat brings romance, creativity, speculation, pleasure, etc. Don’t chase sex, power or money Fri & Sat.Sun/Mon are for money. Buy good items, seek new clients, ask for a pay raise, etc. Sun is good for work. Take care with love, romance, marriage Sun eve, Fri/Sat. Mon brings “acceptable success” in money. Errands, communications, trips/visits, paper-work, siblings fill Tues. a.m. – Thurs p.m. Caution Tues. Wed’s splendid. Focus on home, kids, rest, etc., Thurs eve – Sat. start new home projects Fri, build, successfully, Sat. Sun/Mon, your charisma, energy rise. Love flows Sun a.m. Don’t mix work & friends Sun eve. Mon, all systems are “Go” – so get started! Money, possessions, your memory, sensuality Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. Buy nothing, be cautious Tues. Wed’s great – buy, sell, chase new clients, etc. Errands, short trips, visits, paperwork, etc., Thurs eve – Sat.Sun a.m. is domestically successful, but money &/or friendship are challenged Sun eve. Mon’s successful. Your energy, charisma surge Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. Take care with home, kids, Tues. Wed’s splendid! Chase money, buy/sell, ask for a raise, etc., Thurs eve – Sat. Your career is blessed. But, don’t chase love, gamble or get too creative.Sun/Mon raise your hopes, fun, entertainment, etc. Mon’s great, but watch Sun: a.m. raises your intuition, but p.m. brings stress – don’t act swiftly nor impulsively. Retreat, rest, contemplate, plan Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. Careful Tues. Wed’s lucky, peaceful. Your energy, charisma, clout soar Thurs eve – Sat. Fri & Sat are lucky, but stressful. Take a breath, smile then go on.Sun/Mon feature career, neighbourhood standing. Be ambitious. Mon’s fine. Happiness, popularity, light romance, social joys, en-tertainment Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. Wed’s best – you may make a new friend. Be careful Tues. Retreat Thurs eve – Sat. Rest, con-template, plan. Avoid wanting to be a maverick or acting impul-sively Fri eve – Sat p.m. – write, talk, drive thoughtfully.Sun/Mon, culture, intellect. Sun a.m. favours you personally. Cau-tion with money Sun eve. Mon’s great, smooth. Career, ambitions, status Tues a.m. – Thurs p.m. Careful Tues. Wed’s lucky. Thurs p.m. – Sat, happiness, popularity, entertainment, optimism, etc. Be careful Fri eve – Sat p.m.
Brock Activity Centre
Tuesday Nights
Doors open 5pm
Games start 6pm
Bring your friends and your appetite!
BCLC License # 70136
Must be over 19 to play
Concession
Drinks
Snacks
Coffee/Tea
Sandwiches
Goodies
Weekly Dinner options
Brock Shopping Centre
778-470-6000
Has the snow got you dream-ing of the warm summer sun and hot days by the lake? For those who want to hibernate our way through the winter, here are a few tips to boost your spirits.Tip #1: Start thinking about your ultimate summer vacation. You can guarantee your spot at many iconic national park camping destinations as early as January, using the Parks Canada online reservation service. The user-friendly online reservation sys-tem has many useful features such as the option to view photos of campsites before booking. The service even allows you to book guided hikes before you arrive at your destination.Tip #2: Plan a trip to an outdoor day spa or hot spring. There’s nothing quite like having the stress of everyday life melt away. Canada’s Rocky Mountain na-tional parks boast relaxing hot mineral springs in some of the most iconic winter vistas. Visit Radium in Kootenay National Park, Miette in Jasper and Banff Upper Hot Springs on your trip to the Canadian Rocky Mountains.Tip #3: Winter may not be ev-eryone’s favourite season, but
that doesn’t mean you can’t learn to love it by taking up a new outdoor activity. Whether you choose to snowshoe, toboggan, skate or ski, there’s a winter sport you’ll surely love at a national park near you.Tip #4: If you’re not the type to rough it in a tent during the win-ter, perhaps a cabin or oTENTik is more your style. These unique camping accommodations, avail-able at select parks across the country, offer a unique blend of homey comfort and a taste of outdoor adventure that will make you want to go camping every winter.Tip #5: No need to get fancy, just bundle up and go for a walk outside. Enjoy some quiet time in Canada’s national parks and historic sites where you can set your own pace and connect with nature in your own way. The ground may still be covered in snow, but warmer weather is just around the corner, so start dreaming of summer, purchase your Parks Canada Discovery Pass and reserve an adventure, for a night, a weekend, a week or more, at www.pc.gc.ca/eng/voy-age-travel/reserve.aspx. – NC
Five tips to get you through the winter
The Kamloops Storm remain on top of the Birks division in KI-JHL action after a pair of wins on home ice over the weekend. The Storm hosted the North Okanagan Knights Fri. Jan. 22, and came away with a 2-1 win. Wilson Northey put the Storm on
the scoreboard halfway through the first period to give the host team a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. Zackari Andrusiak made it 2-0 12:33 into the middle frame to give the Storm a 2-0 lead after 40. The Knights finally got on the scoreboard halfway through the third period to get within one goal but it wasn’t enough as the Storm took the 2-1 win. Olafr Schmidt stopped 23 of 24 shots he faced in the win as the Storm outshot the Knights 26-24 on the night Mitch Friesen scored a hat trick Sun. Jan. 24, as the Storm went on to defeat the visiting Sicamous Eagles 4-1. Friesen opened the scoring 3:46 into the game to take an early 1-0 lead.
Dallas Otto scored 10:13 later to make it 2-0 Storm before Fri-esen scored his second goal of the game with 1:23 left on the period clock to give the Storm a 3-0 lead after 20. The Eagles got on the scoreboard 3:28 into the middle frame with a power play goal while Kole Comin was off for tripping. Friesen got that one back 11:51 later to make it 4-1 Storm. Frustration got the best of the Eagles as a fight erupted between the Eagles’ Chase Williamson and the Storm’s Brendan Lane with 1:50 left in the period. Both players received five minutes for fighting and a game misconduct. Despite a scoreless third period, there was a bit of pushing and shoving, which resulted in the Eagles’ Ethan Trampuh receiv-ing five minutes for boarding and a game misconduct with 6:08 remaining. Then with just three seconds remaining in the game, the Storm’s Dallas Otto was sent
off for slashing at the same time as the Eagles’ Alex Astasiewicz was sent off for roughing. The Storm lead the Birks divi-sion with 59 points, just one point ahead of the 100 Mile House Wranglers and six points ahead of the Chase Heat. The Revel-stoke Grizzlies sit in fourth spot 17 points behind the Storm while the Eagles are 36 points behind with just 23 points on the season. Nine games remain in regular season action for the Storm. They travel down the Trans Canada Highway to Revelstoke to face off against the Grizzlies Sat. Jan. 30, then return home for another Sunday matinee against the Heat. The puck drops at 5 p.m.
Java Mountain News January 28, 20164
Mainly cloudy
10° | 5°
FridayJanuary 28
SaturdayJanuary 29
SundayJanuary 30
MondayJanuary 31
WednesdayFebruary 2
TuesdayFebruary 1
Chance ofshowers4° | -2°POP 60%
Cloudy
3° | -2°
Cloudy
2° | -3°
Cloudy
1° | -3°
Cloudy
0° | -4°
Storm lead division with nine games left in season
Regular Season Home Games
this week. . .
Sun. Jan. 31 • 5 p.m. vs Chase Heat
Regular Season Road Games
this week. . .
Sat. Jan. 30 • 7 p.m. @ Revelstoke Grizzlies
The MarketsMarket closes for Wednesday, January 27, 2016
DOW JONES 15,944.46 -222.77 pts or -1.38%S&P 500 1,882.95 -20.68 pts or -1.09%NASDAQ 4,468.17 -99.51 pts or -2.18%TSX COMP 12,377.77 +46.45 pts or +0.38%Canadian Dollar $Cdn $USBoC Closing Rate 0.7094 1.2906Previous BoC Closing Rate 0.7093 1.2907
Rates provided by Colin C. Noble BA (econ) RHU CLU CHFC CFPChartered Financial Consultant. Phone 250-314-1410
“Long Term Care Insurance ... you can’t stay home without it!”
Java Mountain News January 28, 20165
The Kamloops Blazers couldn’t keep the puck out of their net in a 9-4 loss in Prince George last Friday night. The Cougars struck first, as Brad Morrison made a terrific play on a rush to get the puck to an open Jansen Harkins. He scored to make it 1-0 Cougars. The Blazers came on as the pe-riod went on, but the Cougars took the 1-0 lead into the second period. The Blazers had a strong first half of the second period. Deven Sideroff tied the game with a shot over the glove of goaltender Ty Edmonds only 24 seconds into the period. Garrett Pilon gave the Blazers the lead on a tic-tac-toe play he finished from Sideroff and Jiri Smejkal. The Cougars came back to tie the game on a fortunate bounce. Shane Collins shot careened off the end boards, bounced off In-
gram, and ended up in the back of the net. The Cougars took the lead mid-way through the period with a shorthanded goal. Jesse Gabrielle fed Brogan O’Brien for an open net to make it 3-2 for the Cougars. The turning point in the game came shortly after the goal, as Gabrielle ran into Connor In-gram, who was out of the net playing the puck. Gabrielle was given a minor penalty on the play, and Ingram was done for the night with an injury. The Blazers tied the game up on the ensuing power play as Gage Quinney scored his 15th goal of the season. The Cougars then scored twice in the final 24 seconds of the period as Harkins and Colby McAuley gave the Cougars a 5-3 lead through two periods. The Blazers came right back and Matt Revel scored a minute into the third period to cut the lead to 5-4. The Cougars blew open the game scoring four times in the final 10 minutes over the period to make it a 9-4 final. Dylan Ferguson took the loss with 11 saves on 17 shots, while Edmonds had the win with 28 saves. The Cougars earned the week-end sweep over the Blazers with a 6-1 last Saturday night.
The Cougars got started early with two goals 4:27 into the game. Jansen Harkins wired a shot off the rush over the glove of goal-tender Dylan Ferguson 3:09 in. Gabrielle followed that up, walk-ing into the slot before getting a shot through Ferguson’s blocker side for a quick 2-0 lead. The Blazers had a decent pe-riod generating 11 shots, but Ed-monds was sharp with a couple of sprawling saves in goal. The game remained 2-0 for the Cougars until 12:11 into the sec-ond period. Jared Bethune tallied his 14th of the season and Mor-rison scored two and a half min-utes later to make it 4-0 for the Cougars through two periods. The Blazers best chance came off the stick of Jiri Smejkal on the power play. He was robbed by a
diving Edmonds. Harkins made it 5-0 early in the third period with his second goal of the night early in the third pe-riod. Conner McDonald got the lone goal for the Blazers. He scored on a blast from the point for his first career WHL goal. Brogan O’Brien rounded out the scoring as the Cougars went on to a 6-1 win. The Cougars held a slight edge on the shot clock, 31-29. The Blazers were 0-for-7 on the power play, while the Cougars finished 1-for-6. After playing 12 games in 24 days during January, the Blazers have the week off before playing home games this Friday and Sat-urday night against Portland and Vancouver. The puck drops at 7 p.m. both nights.
Blazers fall hard to pG on the weekend
kamloops insurance
When you wantsomething covered.
t. 250.374.7466 | f. 250.374.7463
www.kamloopsinsurance.ca#220-450 Lansdowne Street (Next to London Drugs)
Winds of Change Counselling 7 years in private practice Affordable assistance with: • relationships/interpersonal conflicts • stress, abuse, depression/anxiety • anger, changes/challenges in your life
Lana Mineault, MSW, RSW#102 - 774 Victoria Street • 250-374-2100
• Kamloops Track & Field Club hosts the VAN RYSWYk IN-dooR TRACk & FIELd INVITATIoNAl, Feb. 12 – 14 at the Tournament Capital Centre, for all athletes age 9 & older, beginning at 5 p.m. Fri & continue ‘til Sunday afternoon. Athletes are from B.C. & Alberta. On Saturday, there will be a Fun Run & prizes for younger children. As well, the 2016 BC Indoor Masters Championship will be included in the events. Christa Bortignon, first Canadian woman to be named the World Masters Athlete of the Year, will be again trying to break more Canadian & world records.• SpEEd SkATING FAST & FIT 55+. Are you a woman 55+? Is speed skating on your bucket list? Have you ever wanted to feel the wind in your hair as you speed around the track? Would you like a fun alternative way to exercise? Now’s the time to try speed skating. The Kamloops Long Blade Speed Skating Club is offering a 6-week program for women 55 and older. Learn to speed skate, or re-fresh old skills. Speed skates are available. Tuesdays, Feb. 2 – March 8, 7:30 – 9 p.m. at McArthur Island Sports Centre, Olympic Rink. FMI or to register, call head coach Sandi Vyse, 250-851-1481.
Sports Shorts
The Kamloops Long Blades speed skating club did very well in the BC Provincial Long Track Championships held Jan. 16 to 18 in Fort St John. The club was represented by 10 skaters at all levels. In the Junior Women, Sylvie Lloyd won silver, as did Thom Keijzer in the Junior Men. As well, Yolaine Kampman finished sixth in Junior Women. Younger racers fared well, too, with skater Isaiah Jessie Uribe winning Silver in the 13-year-old males category, while Martina Antifay won Bronze in 12-year-old females. Vladimir Dem-ishkevich captured gold while Cameron Thomas finished fifth for 11-year-old males. Teagan Lawhead finished with a bronze in 10-year-old males, while Re-
becca Thomas earned gold in the nine-year-old females category. In the Masters, Darcy Lawhead earned at silver medal for 55+ fe-males. Both Lloyd and Keijzer will be representing the Long Blades at the Junior Canadian speed skat-ing championships in Winnipeg during the first week of February. Antifay is headed to the Cana-dian Age Class long track cham-pionships during the first week of February in Quebec City. The club also finished second in total club points, with only the host Fort St John club earning more points overall. For information on speed skat-ing, contact Kamloops Long Blades head coach, Sandi Vyse, at 250-851-1481.
