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Agony and the random encounter by Alicia Ashcroft z | PAGE 5 VOLUME 16 NUMBER 14 | 50¢
April 6, 2017
Celebrating Canada’s history locally Canada 150, the year long celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, is being commemorated across the country in a series of unique projects, activities, and gatherings. In honour of this milestone, the Kamloops Museum and Archives set up a pop-up museum at City Hall. Julia Cyr, Kamloops Museum Supervisor, said the images represented the city’s history, it also reflects on Canada 150’s themes: “truth and reconciliation, youth, diversity, and the environment.” Through the Talking Walls Project, which is a photographic collage complete with artifacts, also mounted on the wall. The museum worked alongside the Secwépemc Museum and Archives to represent Indigenous culture. The Museum’s initiative has now expanded to the development and engineering services building, 105 Seymour Street, as well as the Kamloops Museum and Archives (KMA). If that project heightened your interest in local history, take advantage of the Heritage Homes Walking Tours. The historical tours allow participants to experience the streets of Kamloops as though in another time. Through the tour, participants with learn about the rivers and railways, hear anecdotes about famous Kamloops’ Main Street (now West Victoria Street) in 1886. – Kamloops Museum & Archives locals; explore the relationships between First Photograph #8220 Nations and colonials and even glimpse into and the MP3 podcast is available for download loops Cenotaph clock, a reception will be held refurbished heritage buildings or two. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 from Through the KMA, the City of Kamloops, on the Tourism Kamloops website. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary 2:30-3:30 pm. Think Green Publishing, Arrival Kamloops, Throughout April and May, Western Canada and arrivalkamloops.com, a self-directed walk- of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a ceremony will ing tour allows participants to take local history take place on Saturday, April 9th at 1:00 pm. Theatre will feature The (RE)Imagine Series, at their own pace. Free Heritage Homes Walk- Following the ceremony at Memorial Hill Park, a theatrical collective that acknowledges - continued on page 2 ing Tour brochure are available at the KMA, which also marks the inauguration of the Kam-
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