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Four years ago Bruce Dunn asked Chris Krushel to play the part of Emily Carr in a production geared towards children. With her teaching background and love of performing it was a natural fit. It took no time at all to fall in love with Emily Carr and her life. Fast forward to 2012, Chris has re-written her script and brought Emily back to share with adult audiences. She is sure that you will fall in love with the Canadian icon just as she has and invites everyone out to see her show. The show, which is aptly named ‘Painting the Town’, is being performed on Sunday, January 29 at 2:00 pm at the Pavilion Theatre. “The winter weather can be unpredictable,” says Chris. “We decided to make the performance in the afternoon so it is accessible to everyone and so more seniors would feel confident coming out.” Emily Carr and her life is just part one of this interesting show. The second
part goes on to celebrate England’s Sarah Walker and should be just as entertaining if not more. “Emily Carr had a tough go,” she explains. “I will be performing a few songs and a monologue about Emily. The second part about Sarah Walker is more
musical. I will be performing a bunch of torch songs from days gone by. My friend Lori Thompson will be accompanying me on piano. Sarah Walker was both a British comedienne and singer. Our hope is that we have enough diversity in our program to appeal
to many interest groups including book groups, art students and teachers, as well as music lovers.” It may seem odd at first that the show would include two such different and unique individuals but Chris thinks the pairing is natural. “I had such fun
In the second half of ‘Painting the Town’, Chris Krushel (R) accompanied by friend Lori Thompson will be performing some nostalgic songs by Sarah Walker, a British comedienne and singer.
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playing Emily last time, I felt attached to her. When I was looking for a name for the show ‘Painting the Town’ seemed to fit. Emily was a strong and independent woman who did her own thing, walked to the beat of her own drum. Sarah Walker painted the town in her own way, they brought people out on the town. They were both strong, independent women who you will enjoy.” “We invite you out to have a really good time,” finishes Chris. “It is my goal to give you a performance that for just one minute will take you to another place. I perform because I love it and would like to share it with you.” Chris Kushel is a Kamloops resident and employee at the Red Cross on Victoria Street. She will be performing on Sunday, January 29 at the Pavilion Theatre. Tickets are only $15 and available at the Kamloops Live! Box Office. Tanya Orozco, freelance
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Interior Health wants to assure community residents that sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV services will be available through other service providers when public health STI clinics no longer accept new clients at the end of this month. The Interior Health STI clinics are based in public health centres in five communities across the health authority (Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Grand Forks and Cranbrook). These clinics provide STI testing and treatment and HIV testing. The last day for new intakes was December 30 and services will phase out by the end of January. Interior Health will continue to provide these services at its street outreach clinics in Kamloops and Kelowna. People can also access these services through walk-in clinics, family physicians and other service providers in their communities. In addition, HIV designated nurses will continue
to support primary care providers with HIV counseling, partner notification and education support. The decision to discontinue these services is based on an extensive program review which found that 90 per cent of STI testing is being done by other providers such as physicians and walk-in clinics. Physicians and other service providers are also doing the majority of HIV testing with less than one per cent of HIV tests being done by Interior Health nurses. No job loss will result from this, as staff will instead focus on other prevention and health promotion priorities. The nursing component to provide this service in the five communities equates to less than two full-time employees as those nurses also provide other services at the health units. “When other providers offer these services we need to look at other population health needs and re-direct our nursing resources
into those areas that aren’t being offered,” said Anne Clarotto, Program Director Promotion and Prevention. “This decision is also about re-allocating our services to achieve consistency, equitability and standardization in our practices as well as to ensure our nurses are able to maintain their competencies.” Interior Health wants to assure the public that any clients who are in the midst of treatment or an
immunization series with public health will still be able to have it completed by public heath. Interior Health has developed a comprehensive communication plan to inform physicians and other stakeholders about this change in service and the availability of other providers. People who need assistance in locating other STI service providers can contact their local health unit for assistance.
Be a neighbourly Snow Angel In the spirit of the holidays and giving back to your community the Seniors Outreach Society, Volunteer Kamloops, TRU and the City of Kamloops are joining together to launch the Snow Angels Program. City bylaws require all residential occupants to clear the public sidewalks on their property as soon as possible after a snowfall. Snow Angels recognizes that some residents, such as elderly and disabled people, have difficulties meeting this requirement and clearing snow and ice from other areas of their property. Snow Angels is a program where neighborhood-based volunteers are paired with seniors or residents with limited mobility in need of snow removal services for their pathways, stairs, sidewalks and driveways so they are clear and safe for use. Snow and ice are a potential safety hazard for those with limited mobility and therefore the Snow Angels program is an opportunity for neighbours to engage with one another and help those in need. The Snow Angel program recognizes the efforts of those who shovel snow and ice from the walkways of their neighbours who need assistance. Through the Snow Angel campaign, seniors can nominate a “snow angel” with Seniors Outreach. The Snow Angel will receive a letter of commendation and be entered into a draw for prizes. If you or your organization are interested in this citywide volunteer effort, please call 250-372-8313, email snowangelskamloops@ gmail.com or go to the Seniors Outreach Society website at www. kamseniorsoutreach.ca.
brrr! In front of a crowd of a hundred or more people standing on beach at Riverside Park, only a brave few plunged into the icy waters of the South Thompson for this year’s Polar Bear Swim. This year was a bit warmer than most, with the temperature right around the freezing mark, much to the delight of the participants in the 19th annual Ridge Runners Run and Polar Bear Swim which started at 10:30 am and wound up on the beach at noon on January 1. This was the seventh year for Kayne Mellish, left, and Adam Flundra, right. They convinced their friend Mitch Day to participate for his first time.
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Transplant recipients gathered at Royal Inland to deliver tins of popcorn and show their gratitude to the many doctors, nurses, and lab specialists involved in the organ donation process—staff who don’t normally see the results of their work. Without the support of Royal Inland, organ donation and transplantation would not be possible. So far in 2011, staff in intensive care units, emergency departments, and operating rooms across BC have helped to save 268 lives! Operation Popcorn began more than 20 years ago as a way to acknowledge the difficult but crucial role British Columbian hospital staff play with potential deceased organ donors, their families, and the organ recovery process. During Operation Popcorn, transplant recipients across B.C. deliver
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No bedbugs in our libraries With the recent reports of bed bugs in libraries across the Lower Mainland, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System took a pro-active approach and had all 13 branches tested - including the bookmobile - for bed bugs. “We’re happy to announce that there were no reports whatsoever from the testing,” said Kevin Kierans, Director of TNRD Library System. “We will continue to monitor the situation very closely. Our staff also underwent training as well to help educate them about this issue.”
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Concern about smart meters Dear Editor, Our mayor and council directed Ms. Kristen Meersman the city’s capital project manager, to install 10,000 wireless water meters. Hydro and gas meters with similar ill-conceived and profit-driven technology will come next. What were our politicians thinking? These gadgets will increase our utility costs,
bombard us with harmful radiations (babies especially) and expose us to costly appliance change outs (ie. baby monitors), remote shut downs and uninsurable consequences (ie. fires caused by said meters). They will invade our privacy and crooks can tell when we’re away! Were those we elected to look after voters’ well being, asleep at
the switch when approached to approve smart meters? Or did they too put profit over economic, health and privacy concerns? This ill-conceived idea can be reversed by individuals; google no smartmeters to find out more. I ask our city caretakers to do the same. Christina Mader
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Year round with the Derby Dolls - Super heroes in their own way, each of the Derby Dolls has an alter ego out on the track to show off their mad derby skills and in an effort to appease some of their fans and raise some money for charity, they have created their first ever Tournament City Derby Doll calendar. 100 percent of the proceeds of the calendar go to the Elizabeth Fry Society. They have only 100 to 150 calendars left, so you better get them quick before they run out. You can pick them up easily at the Ruby Room or Doctor Love. The calendars which are only $20 feature 12 of the dolls including the Echo’s own Cristina ‘Acid Doll’ Ostapovitch, the Tournament City Derby Dolls founder Jo ‘Freaky 4x4’ LeFlufy, the Ruby Room’s Shannon ‘Rock her Ruby’ Ramunno and nine others. The best part about the calendars? If you catch them out, the dolls are more than happy to sign their month! If you are not familiar with the dolls, they are a women’s flat track roller derby league which was started in September 2010. They practice and play hard and when they are not on the track can be found giving back to the community through numerous acts of volunteerism and charitable donations. You can keep track of what those crazy Tournament City Derby Dolls are up to at tcderbydolls.com.
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Local students received an early holiday present from BCLC with the donation of 178 reuse computers via Computers for Schools. The donated computers are being repurposed within local classrooms and will double their useful life. “The District is thrilled with the relationship we have fostered with BCLC throughout the years and very much appreciate their generosity,” John Cuzzola, director of information technology for Kamloops/ Thompson River School District. “Their donation will go towards providing greater access to technology for our students.” Mary-Em Waddington, executive director of Computers for Schools BC, noted that donations from organizations like BCLC helped Computers for Schools hit a milestone of more than 118,000 computers distributed to schools across the province so far. “The Computers for Schools program has made a significant impact in enhancing computer literacy in schools across B.C., helping districts save costs on computer purchases that they can re-direct towards other programming, and reducing negative environmental impacts through effective reuse,” Waddington said. “Businesses have a key role to play in the success of the program and we encourage companies to partner with us in getting computers into B.C. schools that need it the most.” “The foundation of our company is technology and we’re committed to managing our safe, sustainable, inspired
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TRHD elects Chair and Acting Chair
The Thompson Regional Hospital District Board (TRHD) of Directors has elected Peter Milobar as the new Chair, and Ronaye Elliott as the Acting Chair. Also the TRHD approved the 2012 Provisional Budget. Total expenditures for 2012 have been budgeted at $16.5 million which is up approximately $1.7 from 2011. Included in the 2012 expenditures is funding for Medical Device Reprocessing at Royal Inland Hospital. The 2012 residential tax rate for the TRHD will increase an average of $21 per residential household assessment. The increase in the tax rate is part of a strategy to build up a down-payment towards the construction of the Royal Inland Hospital’s Surgical Patient Care Tower and the Columbia Street Health Services Building. These two projects are expected to cost approximately $400 million. The average tax rate will increase from $21 per residential household to $127 by 2014 to help offset these costs. The TRHD also approved a bylaw for cost-sharing ($837,424 of $2,093,560) with Interior Health for minor equipment in facilities within Kamloops (RIH), Ashcroft, Clearwater, Lillooet and Merritt. Each fall Interior Health presents a list of minor equipment that they would like the TRHD to cost share at 40 percent with.
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until january 31 Fiesta Raffle for The Hospice - Kamloops Ford Lincoln is raffling a Fiesta in support of The Hospice. It is parked beside the main entrance to Sahali Mall and you can go online to sign up or scan the code on the back of the car.
january 23-28 Heap the Honda - Sahali Mall is delighted to host a drop-off location for the Heap-The-Honda Project. Drop-off box will be at Tumbelweed Toys. New and barely used books will be distributed to social agencies in the city that offer programs in support of literacy.
thursday, january 26 Family Fun with Games - Bring your pre-schoolers and the rest of the family and explore the kind of family fun you can enjoy from inside a box. All free. It is part of LinK’s Unplug and Play Week. The Cat In The Hat will be here and every family will leave with a new book.
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The contest is open to fans aged four to twelve. Send the following information to Ashley at aneuls@ blazerhockey.com for consideration to be a Junior Announcer or Booster Juice Three Stars Presenter: Name, age, parent’s name, phone number, contest applying for (please choose only FOllOw uS On one) and available dates. Also new this year will be an opportunity to write a letter to your favourite Blazers player and let them know why you’re their biggest fan! Drop your letter off at www.twitter.com/ the Blazers Corner Store and the ECHOnewspapers Blazers will post them online for everyone to read. Select fans will also receive responses to their letters so make sure to include your return mailing address with your letter! Letters can be dropped off at the Blazers Corner Store during home games on January 11 to 18. This contest is open to fans aged four to twelve.
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Blazers trade for Herrod The Kamloops Blazers announced that they have acquired 20-year old Brandon Herrod from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for 17-year-old Logan McVeigh and the Blazers’ second round draft pick in the 2012 Bantam Draft. “We are elated to add Brandon to our lineup. He is an experienced leader, serving as captain of the Raiders, and was voted as their playoff MVP last season. He is a proven scorer in our league and is known as a solid, character player. He will be a welcome addition to our team and with a career spanning 314 games in the WHL to date, we expect to benefit
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Be delighted at the Old Courthouse Gallery n “Winter Delights” January, at the Old Courthouse gallery, 7 West Seymour Street. Quality, fine art and craft by local artists. Open 10 to 4, Tues to Fri, 10 to 5, Sat. No HST, handicap accessible, free parking. Visit kamloopscourthousegallery.ca n Parking survey - give your opinion on the increase of downtown parking meter rates by going to www.kcbia.com. n Tournament City Derby Dolls calendars are now available at The Ruby Room, 265 Victoria St., DoctorLove, 463 Lansdowne St., All A-Board Games, 334 Seymour St. and The Echo, 1-219 Victoria St. 100 percent of the proceeds go to Elizabeth Fry Society. n Out of the Cold homeless shelter volunteers needed. If interested in helping out on this worthy cause call Maybelle at 250-376-4161. n Kamloops Adult Learners Society offers 12 daytime courses for seniors from Jan. to Apr. Course listings at www.kals.ca. Register at Northills Centre on Jan. 5, 1-4pm and Jan. 9, 9:30am-12:30pm. FMI contact Charlotte at 250-372-5985. n Legion meetings - executive meeting at 12:30pm and general meeting 1pm on Jan. 9 at the Legion Hall, 425 Lansdowne. FMI call Joan at 250-579-9220. n RDSP information sessions for people under 60 living with a disability. Jan. 12 from 1-2pm at Open Door Group, 657 Victoria St. To register call 1-877-2877655 ext. 27 or send an email to taylorq@compas.ca n The Kamloops Blazers will be hosting Mascot Night on Jan. 13. The Blazers are looking for mascots to attend the night. For more
information, please contact Missy Cederholm at 250-828-1144 or mcederholm@blazerhockey.com. n The Kamloops Track and Field Club Official’s Meeting on Jan. 15 at Hal Rogers Hall in McGowan Park. 6pm. Interested persons are welcome to attend. n Glendene Grant’s Human Trafficking Awareness Presentation at TRU on Jan. 17
from 7pm to 8:30pm. n An Evening with Bob Lenarduzzi, Canadian soccer legend on Jan. 25 at Kamloops Convention Centre, 1250 Rogers Way. FMI and tickets contact 250828-1844 n 150th Robbie Burns Night Dinner - Jan. 28 at the Kamloops Convention Centre, 1250 Rogers Way. Roast beef dinner and enter-
tainment by the Kamloops Pipe Band and Kamloops Highland Dancers. Dance to the music of Geoff Morris. Tickets at Kamloops Florist, Overland Press, and Movements Dancewear. n Track & Field Officials’ Clinic Level 2 from 10am to 3pm on Feb. 12 at TCC. To register call 250-372-9640.
Mayor’s Award for the Arts nominees The Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops Symphony and Western Canada Theatre are proud to announce the nominees for the Mayor’s Award for the Arts. This year, the category of the award is Artistic Innovation in the Arts. The three nominees are all recognized as individual artist/creators or organizations that are producing outstanding, visionary and creative work within their discipline, and bringing a new cultural experience to the City of Kamloops. The assessment committee will be selecting the award recipient based on innovation within visual or performing arts. The award will be presented by Mayor Milobar at the fifth annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts on Saturday January 21, 2012 at The Kamloops Convention Centre. The nominees are: Alan Corbishley - Baritone/Director/Producer Alan entered Kamloops’s Arts Scene in 2006. He had a dream to span the space between high and light opera, the classical and the contemporary, introduce other related and unrelated elements of the arts, to create and challenge audience’s interest and develop a wider appreciation of the arts and related interests within our community. Alan created the B.C. Living Arts Society in 2007. His goal was to make performance more interactive and fusing genres together; to make a production an experience for the audience. Alan has received multiple awards for his accomplishments in Arts and Culture in Kamloops and British Columbia, including the Thompson Rivers University Distinguished Alumni
Award. Derek Rein - Project X Theatre Project X is a unique theatre group that brings theatre back to its roots, to the tradition of the Greeks who performed outdoors in amphitheatres. This open-air accessible theatre, defies how we tend to view traditional theatre. Two plays are chosen for each festival and which are linked together. The uniqueness of the programming and the venue are such that people come from outside Kamloops to the festival every year to experience the cultural event. Project X provides an outlet for Kamloops’s talent and brings together seasoned, experienced actors with the young up-and comers who can learn from their cast mates. Janet Whitehead - Musings and Mud Coaching Studio Janet is a coach and an artist in Kamloops, who has supported, facilitated, even created a growing community of creative people of all ages in all disciplines. In her coaching practice she unleashes other people’s creative talents and has built a community of ‘muses’ who are now part of the creative community in Kamloops. As part of her support to these new artists she has created a one of a kind show or fair – the 2nd annual Muse A-fair at Pavilion theatre showcased the work and passion of 22 creative muses. Tickets for the Mayor’s Gala for the Arts are available at Kamloops Live Box Office, 1025 Lorne Street.
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