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Lending a helping hand or two Amber Swanson finished off her year with a generous act of kindness. Amber works at the Royal Inland Hospital and is a MDR, or in layman terms, a medical devise reprocessor. Like many of us, she has been trying to figure out a purpose in her life. Something that makes us feel like we are making a difference in our world and doing something positive. This is when she found Project Hands.

“I knew a girl who was planning on doing a trip,” says Amber. “I sent in an email and my application. I had to do a panel interview and was chosen.” Project Hands is a group of people who want to do their part in making the world a better place. They are a Canadianbased, non-profit organization and are currently working among the indigenous Maya in the rural regions of Guatemala. It is their goal to provide healthcare, education and other support to those who, by chance of birth, have lives less fortunate than our own.

Amber got to travel with her Project Hands team to Guatemala from November 6 to 17 of 2013 for a surgical trip to Proyecto Salud y Paz in the small town of Camanchai, near Chichicastenango. Guatemala is a country, which has minimal healthcare and where many have never seen a doctor, cannot afford to educate this children and live

Amber Swanson spent her last days of 2013 making a difference to the Mayan people of Guatemala by volunteering her time to help provide medical services.

logical procedures. Along with her was a team consisting of a team leader, a medical director, a general surgeon, a gynecologist, an additional surgeon or surgical assistant, two anesthesiologists, five OR nurses, eight /PACU/ post-op ward nurses, a sterilizing assistant and two interpreters (Spanish/English), administration/ non-medical/kitchen crew staff.

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Join the Kamloops Burlesque Monthly Showcase at The Blue Grotto on Thursday, January 9, 2014 for their Geek Love Show!

The Kamloops Burlesque Monthly Showcase theme for January is Winter Geek Love.

Dress up in your geek finery to win special prizes in the best-dressed contest. Get Lei’d for your birthday. Join them onstage for the preshow and get your photo taken on the runway!

The fabulous Kamloops Burlesque Calendar will also be available for sale. Pick up your copy.

As always, the show is 19+ and tickets are $5 at the door. VIP tickets are available at Instinct Adornment on 319 Victoria Street for $10 (cash only). VIP Tickets get you early entrance in to the show and exclusive floor seating; you must arrive by 9:00 pm to take advantage of this special seating. As per the audience’s request, the floor seating has been significantly increased. Doors open at 8:00 pm and the show starts at 9:30 pm.

Larry Bertoncini and son Taylor from Cooper’s Foods on Lansdowne Street help Marilyn Bohn pick out fresh fruit for door prizes for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Investors Group Walk for Memories to be held on January 26, 2014. The Bertoncini Family has been great supporters and will be walking for Lena Bertoncini.

Trip to Guatemala was beautiful and profound – continued from front 61 surgeries they performed as well as treating lumps and bumps. “They had a kindness in their eyes, that they had a story to tell. They were tired and worn out. They carry so much with them both mentally and psychically. They had big baskets of things on their head that they carried every day.”

Many of the patients were Mayan people and are among the poorest in Guatemala.

Despite these hard living conditions, the Mayan people are full of life. “They were happy and super friendly. They are all great cooks as well,” comments Amber.

“They were also so full of colour; their clothing and everything.” When it came to the expectations Amber had of Guatemala, she was blown away. “I was preparing for the worst but I got taken by it,” explains Amber about the beauty of the country and its people. “The traditional food was great and the

accommodations were beautiful.”

As for doing another trip like this again, Amber can’t wait. “There is so much need and people are grateful. It is not a matter of funding, it is a matter of life

or death,” says Amber. “It has totally changed my perspective on life. Little things don’t seem to bother you anymore. You learn what you can do without. The experience was overwhelming; it was beautiful and profound.

You don’t know what to do with it; it is so pure. I’d also like to say that in Kamloops

I feel we have a thankless job. Being in Guatemala, sharing the experience and teaching proper practice has allowed me perspective. At our last night there, we were thanks and recognized for the fact that nothing could have been possible without the efforts of the sterilizing team,” further adds Amber.

Amber feels blessed and thankful that she was able to help those less fortunate than herself. She has forever been changed by this experience. She will always remember the sign above the clinic that said “Salud y paz!” which means peace and health.

She has come to follow a new saying which Margaret Thatcher made famous: It used to be about trying to do something. Now it’s about trying to be someone. For more information about Project Hands and Amber’s story please visit: projecthands.org/ next_trip.php.

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Kamloops emissions plan The City of Kamloops has put together an Energy and Emissions Management Plan. This plan allows the City of Kamloops to address the challenge of climate change that is happening around the world and in the valley we call home.

The City plans to address these concerns by reducing energy costs and thus positioning the City as a leader of sustainability in Kamloops; leading by example is their mission.

There are three components of the plan; current energy needs and missions profile; reduction opportunities and planned actions; and carbon offset credit opportunities. With this plan the City of Kamloops will be able to create energy sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The City of Kamloops recognizes the need to act locally to address a global challenge like climate change. Some of the objectives the City has is to be using carbon neutral energy in all City facilities by 2035, reducing consumption of fossil fuels for transportation by 25 per cent by 2020 and constructing all new municipal building to equivalent of LEED gold standard.

If you would like to read more about that the City of Kamloops Energy and Emissions Management Plan please visit: kamloops.ca/sustainable/pdfs/

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The challenge of climate change What if the best responses to peak oil and climate change don’t come from government, but from you and me and the people around us? Kamloops 350, an organization dedicated to facilitating a positive response to the challenge of climate change, is inviting residents to explore the idea of a local transition effort on Saturday, January 25 at 11am at the Kamloops Art Gallery located at 465 Victoria Street.

According to Dr. Eli Pivnick, one of the organizers, “There are thousands of transition towns all over the world, working to build resilience in response to peak oil, climate destruction and economic instability. We believe that it is possible to transition to a healthy, locally self-reliant and sustainable way of living and the best time to start is right now.”

This first meeting will include a short introduction among those attending, a one-hour film presentation entitled, “In

Transition 2.0” and a brainstorming session to explore possibilities. Bring a bag lunch. Light refreshments will be available by donation (bring a mug and bowl).

The idea of a “transition town” was started by a project in Kinsale, Ireland.

In 2007, the United Kingdom based Transition Network (see transitionnetwork.org) was founded to disseminate the concept of transition and support communities around the world as they adopt the transition model. The model has gone viral, inspiring tales of communities working for a future where local economies are valued and nurtured; where lower energy use is seen as a benefit; and where enterprise, creativity and the building of resilience have become cornerstones of a new economy.

For more information, visit the Kamloops 350 Facebook page, or contact Eli Pivnick at 250-299- 3007 or Gisela Ruckert at 250-374-1472.

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After five years of service New Life Mission’s employment councillor is retiring. Jim served for half a decade at the Mission and is starting the great journey called retirement.

The Mission sent him off with a big cake.

Beasts in art history

Join the Kamloops Art Gallery in a more natural and riveting exhibition from January 17 the March 22. The trend for these next few months is beasts, Indigenous, exploring beyond what is real and the unseen. If you enjoy the more whimsical side of art and of culture, this is a show you will not want to miss.

This collection features; Beautiful Monsters – Beasts and Fantastic Creatures in early European Prints, Picasso’s Beasts – Selections from the National Gallery of Canada, unlimited editions, Unreal, Andrea Kastner The Waste Land and Rhonda Neufeld and Rodney Konopaki Suggestions from Kamloops.

You are sure to enjoy this exhibition of exploring the fantastical and mysterious sides of our culture. The opening reception is to be held on Friday, January 17 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at 101-465 Victoria Street.

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Kamloops Film Festival is back The Kamloops Film Festival (KFF) returns this March bigger and better than ever. This is the 18th annual film festival, which is offering more comedies, more Canadian films and more fantastic events. The ten-day festival will take place March 6 to 15, 2014 in downtown Kamloops at the Paramount Theatre, with events featured at their partner hotel, Hotel 540 and other venues in the downtown core.

This year, Canadian films are taking centre stage, with nine out of our fourteen films from the great white north. The Kamloops Film Festival has a mandate to screen at least one-fourth Canadian films, but for the last few years the caliber of the independent films from Canada has been so high, that they now show closer to 50 per cent Canadian content and this year they are up to almost two-thirds Canadian content which is a new record. They are excited to present hilarious comedies (Sex After Kids, The Husband, No Clue and That Burning Feeling), heartwarming hits (Cas and Dylan and Le WeekEnd), award winning dramas (The Broken Circle Breakdown and The Past

Richard Dreyfuss and Tatiana Laslany star in the Canadian film Cas and Dylan, a Jason Priestley directorial debut.

and Gloria), family fare (If I Had Wings), thrillers (Whitewash) and powerful documentaries (Oil Sands Karaoke and Finding Vivian Maier). As is always it is their goal to make sure that there is something for everyone and everything for someone.

The all-volunteer KFF committee continues to grow this important event, vital to the cultural landscape of Kamloops.

They have secured the best films available from Canada and around the world and are in the midst of planning a plethora of fun and engaging events.

To purchse tickets for the Kamloops Film Festival please contact the Paramount for more information.

Olympic dreams for local girl Sun Peaks local Elli Terwiel is getting closer and closer to her Olympic dream. She is a slalom specialist as well as a full-time civil engineering student at the University of Vermont. 2013 shaped up to be quite the year for this 24-yearold. She has placed 11th in Levi, Finland in November 17th in Maribor Slovakia and 17th in Flachau Austria in January. She placed 4th in the Nor-Am Cup at the Loveland val-

ley Ski Area, Colorado.

At the Canadian National Championships she placed 3rd in Whistler, BC. Over the holidays she was skiing at the FIS World Cup in Lienz, Austria.

Things didn’t come out has hoped but there are still a few more World Cup events where Elli can make up some ground. For the 2014 season she is currently in 27th.

Follow her blog for further updates: elliterwiel. blogspot.ca/.

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Interior Savings Unplug and Play committee members Fiona Clare (LinK), Cara Graden (City),Traci Anderson (BGC), Emily Olsen (TNRD), Maureen Doll (KELLI) were at the launch of Family Literacy Week, a week of free activities and events encouraging families to play and learn together everyday.

They need your gently used or new children’s books for the Bright Red Book Shelf Project so all families have good quality books to read and enjoy.

Please support Heap the Honda! You can drop off books at Kamloops Honda, Interior Savings Branches, Tournament Capital Centre, Westsyde Pool, Kamloops and North Shore Libraries, Henry Grube Education Centre Library as well as at the Blazer’s Game on January 22.

Update for Downtown parking pay station users The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) recently sent out an email asking for feedback from merchants and customers about the new parking pay stations.

Overall people are adjusting to the new system, however there were comments made in regards to general confusion about the parking rules, costs and how to operate the machines. Customers do appreciate the benefits of the new system, such as; your time goes with you, pay once and park anywhere on the street downtown, you can pay by credit card, you can stay longer than before and for quick errands there are now have express stalls.

There were a few frequently asked questions which the KCBIA has answers for. You CAN buy just 15 minutes of parking for 25 cents, you don’t have to buy an hour. The parking rates are $1 per hour for the first two hours and $2

for a third hour. You do NOT have to put the receipt on the dash; all machines now have the new blank paper in them so this confusion is fixed. Just stop at any pay station, pay and go. Time limit to park in one spot is three hours (previously the limit was two). If customers have more to do downtown they simply move their car and purchase more time. If adding time to a current transaction it will max out at three hours. Once that runs out they can buy more on a new transaction.

Handicap and veteran pass holders do not have to go to pay stations for a ticket; they just park and go. However they do have to abide by the time limit restrictions; three hours at regular meters and 15 minutes at express stalls.

Express stalls are located one on each side of the street at the midblock cross walk on the 200, 300 and 400 blocks’ of Victoria Street.

Some information to help with operations issues: The process for paying by credit card and coin are different. With credit cards you choose time using blue +/buttons, when using coins whatever value of coins you insert determines time, you don’t select beforehand. The machine tells you what time your ticket expires as you pay or choose time. If you try to put coins in the machine before it says to do so it will not take them. Read screen/push okay. There are three times during the transaction you have to push “OKAY.” Missing this is the most common problem.

Several people have been timed using the machines – some for the first time – and on average it takes about a minute or less. Customers purchasing parking can be ‘gone in 60 seconds’ off to shop!

There were some concerns brought up about equipment

issues. These have been brought to the attention of City staff and they are working closely with the equipment provider to address them as quickly as possible.

The KCBIA has been doing additional education and distribution of information. Visit KAMPARK.CA for information on how to park with ease in Downtown Kamloops including a step by step guide to pay station use. Really after you have used them once you will realize that technology is a step forward and will enhance the fabulous Downtown experience.

If you have any questions about the new parking downtown please don’t hesitate to contact the KCBIA at 250-372-3242. Also, don’t forget about MVP parking which can get you free parking!

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On December 29, Femme For All hosted a vegetarian potluck and a ‘Keep the Streets Warm’ initiative took place. Not only did those who attended nourish each other, they also united to make support bundles for others.

Femme For All put together some bags for the winter warriors around Kamloops. They bags were filled with non-perishable food items, gloves, hand and foot warmers, scarves, sweaters, toques, small foams, boots and granola bars. Each package had a note: Keep warm and pass on what you do not need. You are not alone… Femme For All <3. Femme For All has many more upcoming plans to promote equality in the Kamloops community. (L-R) Eric Podlubny, Jay Roque, Cody Chambers, Marica Etchart, Athena Gradwell and Lisa Brown.

Kamloops Symphony presents The Magic of Vienna The Kamloops Symphony’s traditional welcome of the New Year, The Magic of Vienna, includes both our Kamloops and Salmon Arm audiences this January. Although the name has remained the same since this program was introduced in the year 2000, the music and its presentation have been varied.

For 2014, the format reflects back to a sold out performance more than 20 years ago – Tales from the Vienna Woods. The program was devised by the renowned broadcaster and music raconteur, Otto Lowy who, himself, added to the magic of any program he created with his inimitable, unique use of the English language. The performance captivated the audience with its anecdotes about the people and places of the music’s origins.

With Rod Michell as your host they have re-created the 1993 program with the same music

and much of the same evocative narrative. Born and raised in England, Rod came to Canada as a graduate student at UBC. Two of the great passions of his life have been literature and music and he considers it his good fortune to be able to continue his pursuit of both. Retired after a career of almost forty years of teaching English language and literature at TRU, he now presents courses in literature for the Kamloops Adult Learners and hosts a two-hour classical music show on CFBX FM Radio, Classical Connections. This will be his third performance with the Kamloops Symphony.

The program is set to play at the Sagebrush Theatre on Saturday January 11 at 7:30pm and Sunday January 12 at 2:00pm. For tickets please contact the Kamloops Live!

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Echo staff ring in the new year Another year has come and gone. The quirky ladies at the Echo got out and enjoyed ringing in the new year in style.

There is nothing quite as enjoyable as new possibilities and of course being around friends and family and doing the things we love. We are forever greatful of our loyal readership and love sharing our memories with you.

Ashley Demedeiros, editor at Echo Newspapers, enjoyed ringing in the new year with a day of pond hockey. This was real Canadian fun as there were even some beavers out chewing trees around the pond.

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Lyn Baldwin’s, Not Just a Snapshot at KAC The Kamloops Art Council is hosting Lyn Baldwin’s, Not Just a Snapshot: The Thompson drainage Through Field Journal Art at the KAC main galley from January 9 to February 1, 2014.

“Every landscape is storied and we all come to know these stories in our own way. Natural

world. In this exhibit, field journal art documents and celebrates the natural history we can find just beyond our backyards,” says Lyn. She has been telling stories about the natural world in her illustrated field journals for nearly twenty years. Her journals have been exhibited in local libraries, university art gal-

history field journals, with their easy confluence of art and science, promote a multilayered conversation with the land. Within the journal format (bound in a book or spread across a full sheet of paper) watercolor paintings erupt between lines of handwritten text, poetry jostles for space alongside natural history observations and “to do” lists languish beside sightings of returning songbirds. Too often overlooked, the Thompson Drainage runs rich with the stories of a living, breathing

leries and natural history museums as well as excerpts published in literary journals such as Terrain.org, Cirque and Orion Afield. Today, Lyn teaches botany and ecology at Thompson Rivers University where she emphasizes the contribution that natural history field journaling can make to our understanding of the natural world.

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Aladdin, the Panto! provided a night of laughter and sweet treats for all ages. Denise Anderson of Facepainting by Denise had a blast painting the faces of the younger members of the audience for the show.

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Two new players join Blazers roster The Blazers have added 15-yearold Jake Kryski and 16-year-old Deven Sideroff to their roster.

Jake was acquired this summer in a trade that sent 20-year-old goaltender Cole Cheveldave to the Prince Albert Raiders. The Vancouver native was Prince Albert’s first round pick, 12th overall in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft.

The 15-year-old is joining the Blazers after playing at the Mac’s Midget AAA Tournament with the Okanagan Rockets. Jake finished the tournament with six points in six games as the Rockets lost in the semi-finals. In 24 regular season games this season, Jake has nine goals and 28 points.

Jake made his WHL debut last weekend wearing #7 with the Blazers.

Deven is joining the Blazers from the Okanagan Hockey Academy Midget AAA Prep team. The native of Summerland, BC has 22 goals and 46 points in only 26 games this season.

Deven just competed at the World Sports School Challenge in Calgary for OHA Prep as they finished second in the six team tournament. The 5’10” forward led the tournament in scoring with eight goals and 14 points in six games.

He was listed by the Blazers in September 2012 and suited up for two regular season games last year recording a goal and an assist with the Blazers. Deven will wear #23.

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A new year filled with art, love and magic

■■ Applications now available for the Kamloops Art Council’s Art in the Park at kamloopsarts.ca.

■■ “Geek Love” Burlesque at The Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria St. on Jan. 9. Doors at 8pm for a 19+ show. FMI or interested in performing: visit facebook.com/Kamloopsburlesque.

■■ Not Just a Snapshot: The Thompson Drainage Through Field Journal Art by Lyn Baldwin from Jan. 9 to Feb 1 at Kamloops Arts Council’s Main Gallery, 7 West Seymour St. Opening reception Jan. 10 from 7 to 9pm.

Gallery hours: Mon. to Fri. from 10am to 5pm and Sat. from 10am to 4pm.

■■ Magic of Vienna presented by Kamloops Symphony on Jan. 11 at 7:30pm and Jan. 12 at 2pm at Sagebrush Theatre. FMI contact 250-372-5000. Tickets available at Kamloops Live! Box Office 250-374-5483.

■■ Let’s Dance on Jan. 11 from 8pm to 12:30am at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Music by Al from Copper Creek.

For tickets contact: Francoise at 250-3723782, Ed at 250-374-2774 or Zonia at 250372-0091. FMI contact 250-571-5111.

■■ Ukrainian New Year’s Dinner and Dance on Jan. 11 at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Cocktails at 5:30pm, Dinner at 6:30pm and Dance from 8pm to 12am. Tickets must be reserved by Jan. 3. Contact Carole at 250-554-7078, Francoise at 250-372-3792 or Zonia at 250-372-0091.

■■ Mayor’s Gala for the Arts on Jan. 18 at 6:30pm at Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre, 1250 Rogers Way. Tickets available until Jan. 10 at Kamloops Live! Box Office 250-374-5483.

■■ Brent Butt on Feb. 9 at 7:30pm at the Sagebrush Theatre, 821 Munro St. Tickets available at Kamloops Live! Box Office, 1025 Lorne St. or www.KamloopsLive.ca.

■■ Kamloops Family History Society meeting takes place the 4th Thurs. of each month except June, July, Aug. and Dec. from 7 to 9pm at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. All are

Enjoy the glitz, glam and cheekiness that is the magic of burlesque in the ‘loops! Join the likes of Melvyn Felske and Miss Coco Creme for Kamloops Burlesque “Geek Love” showcase at The Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria St. on January 9. Door open at 8pm for this 19+ show.

welcome. FMI call 250-372-5679.

■■ TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly Kamloops meet every Mon. at 5 pm at the Mt Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St. TOPS is a support group which offers a fun way to keep healthy. FMI visit tops.org.

■■ Kamloops Travel Club - Travel Socials Thursdays at 7pm at The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. Get to know other travellers, share travel experiences, photos, trip ideas and advice. FMI contact James 250-879-0873.

■■ Kamloops Floor Curlers invite you to join them Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri from 9am to 12pm at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. Free parking for members. Membership is for one

year of curling plus two to three Bonspiels, two games and coffee each day. New teams made each day. FMI call 828-0819 or 3760917.

■■ Kamloops Happy Choristers invites new members age 55+ for fun, singing, harmony and a variety of songs on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11am at the Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. FMI call Sharon at 250-579-9505.

■■ Sip and Knit at The Noble Pig Brewhouse, 650 Victoria St on the first Monday monthly at 5pm.

■■ Council of Canadians meets at 5:30pm on the second Wed. monthly at the Smorgasbord, 225-7th Ave. FMI call 250-377-0055.

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