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DECEMBER 31, 2013
A little town inside a big town
Downtown Kamloops is different than every other area of the city. It’s a lot of things, but the one thing that makes it stand out is that as soon as you enter its boundaries, it’s like you have walked into a small town where you know everyone and they know you. Eleven years ago when we started the Downtown Echo, the statistics showed that 10,000 people travelled through our downtown core every day. Those 10,000 people have become our friends, our colleagues and our neighbours and we love still seeing them (you!) every single day! Having that small town feel is
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only the tip of what is unique and utterly awesome about Downtown Kamloops. I feel fortunate to be able to come down every day and hang my hat at the door. I can’t imagine working anywhere else (and it is not just because Ian makes my coffee just perfectly every morning). There are a few more reasons, all of which would be impossible to list, so I will just tell you my top five. Patios! Sitting on patios in the Spring, Summer and Fall is one of our favourite things to do. Whether we are enjoying cold Mojitos on the Ric’s Grill, Terra or Brownstone patios, fish tacos at Quilas or sipKaren Robinson, Certified Bodywork Practitioner
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ping coffee watching the people walk by, we love the patios. I love that all the arts organizations are Downtown. We have everything from grassroots arts organizations to public to high end. Every genre of art can be found Downtown from theatre to symphony, art galleries to artisan markets. We have emerging musicians play in the summer the Live at Lunch music program, murals in our back alleys, music in the park, new cool ‘Alley Cat’ address markers in the back alleys and much more. Each of these things adds to the likeability and vibrancy of Downtown and gives yet anoth-
er reason why it is enjoyable to work here. The alley art gallery has opened up the alleyways so much that sometimes I find myself giving impromptu art tours to guests after sitting out on those patios we love so much! Also adding to the cultural vibrancy is the history and beauty of Downtown. I love the old architecture and interesting buildings. All of the property owners and the merchants have such pride in their surroundings that most of these buildings, even the ones over 100 years old are still nice, pristine and clean. It makes for a very enriching – continued on page 2
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