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Big hearts helping Albertan neighbours Watching the fire sweep through the neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray was like watching a bad horror reality TV show. The Fort McMurray fire left us feeling vulnerable and afraid. Not because we have never seen disaster and devastation before, but many of us had never had it happen so close to home and to people we know and love. The instant reaction of many Canadians and community members was to all pitch in and help evacuees. This knee jerk reaction is what Canada is all about and why we are all proud to call it home. People immediately started filling trucks and cars with supplies and headed out the north to distribute and help out in any way they could. Once the immediate danger was over, what was left was over 95,000 evacuees who were beginning to spread themselves out across the provinces. Here in Kamloops we are host to a few different families who will settle in until they can figure out what is going on with their homes, their jobs and their lives back home. Here is where the kind, giving hearts of Kamloopsians have come in. Tiffany Nowell, who works at Get Polished, started a ‘Donations for Fort McMurray families from Kamloops B.C.’ page on Facebook with its main purpose to help those families that had relocated to our area or are passing through with things they needed immediately. “It just made me really sad to see all those families without a place to go,” explained Tiffany. “I have a family and I just couldn’t imagine being
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Memorial fund created in memory of beloved music teacher May 3 of 2015, beloved music teacher and tenor Peter Collins lost his fight with cancer. Peter’s charm and charisma touched many, whether it was from the performing stage or later, as a teacher with the Kamloops Symphony Music School, his second home. The Music School and Peter’s family have announced the creation of the Peter Collins Memorial Fund to provide bursaries to support students who are passionate about music but who may not be able to afford Peter Collins. music lessons. Peter’s commitment to his students was evidenced by the many extra hours he gave to his students and, in many cases, his donations of musical instruments and equipment to give students a hand up. It was a gift he gave freely. After his death, donations were received from family and friends, along with major contributions from both the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group’s Emerging Musician Fund and the Freemasons of BC and Yukon. Both Peter and his father Doug
help. He was always doing whatever he could to make their journey successful. The gifts from friends and family, and the tremendous support from both the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group and the Freemasons of BC and Yukon, will make this a lasting legacy in Peter’s honour.” A matching grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage Endowment Incentives Program doubled the amount already in the fund. Income from the fund will go to the Kamloops Symphony Music School and be distributed as bursaries to students who show a passion for music, but who may not otherwise be able to take music lessons. The original donations will never be used, ensuring that an annual amount will be available for bursaries forever. Application forms are available (L-R) Kamloops Symphony general manager Kathy Humphries and online at www.kamloopssymphonymusicschool.com and the Doug Collins at the announcement of the memorial fund. first bursaries will be awarded worked for the Pattison Broadcast he was able to inspire the same pas- next fall in time for the new Group for many years and both sion in his students” said his father, school year. Any student under were active Freemasons. These Doug. “These bursaries will give a the age of 18 residing in the gifts have helped establish the Peter helping hand to people who show region served by Kamloops/ Collins Memorial Fund, which will that same kind of passion.” Thompson School District #73, be administered by the BC Interior Rochelle Collins, Peter’s wife, including current students of the Community Foundation. said, “Peter loved his students Kamloops Symphony Music “Peter had the ability to capture and he particularly cared about School, may apply by the deadpeople’s hearts with his music and those who needed some extra line of August 31.
New program to protect your bicycle available It is a fact that approximately half of all bicycle riders will have a bike stolen sometime over their lifetime. Project 529 Garage will attempt to address this statistic with its bike registry/ recovery initiative and mobile phone app being launched by Kamloops RCMP. 529 is a community-based registration and recovery initiative already widely in use in the lower mainland and USA Pacific Northwest. A free phone app enables the user to register their
bike online with photos, make, model and serial number. If the bike is ever stolen, the user has all of the information to make a report to police and the insurance company. With the power of social media and the community, the app alerts other app users of the theft and broadcasts the bike’s description and location of the theft to assist in the bike’s recovery. A tamper-proof 529 shield (frame label) marks the bike and deters thieves, showing that the bike is registered and
Call for Business Excellence Awards nominations has begun The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce and TD announced recently that the call for nominations has officially begun for the 2016 Business Excellence Awards. Past winners, sponsors and board members were in attendance. The award program is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Kamloops this year. To celebrate the 30th year of the Business Excellence Awards, the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors announced some new award categories and new criteria for each award. The complete list of award categories and their sponsors is also available online at kamloopschamber.ca.
that the whole community is looking out for it. The public is invited to download the 529 app in advance and pre-register their bikes. Proof of registration will expedite the process and police will have a supply of free shields on hand, normally purchased for $13, for each bike owner upon registration. For more information on the Project 529 Garage or to download the app, visit www. project529.com/garage.
Reaching out to Fort McMurray families - continued from front what they are looking for and they’ll do their best to find it. Anyone who has gift cards to donate is welcome to stop in at Get Polished or join the Facebook page as well. Another great group out there is Kamloops Pit Stop for Fort McMurray Evacuees, which is a place for those displaced by the Fort McMurray fires who are travelling through to stop, grab food, supplies and information. Located at Iron Mask Storage, 2832 Bowers Place, the group is open for several hours during the day, exact ones posted on their Facebook page daily. This tragedy that struck our Albertan neighbours and friends is a big reminder that disaster can strike at anytime and without warning. Most of us have absolutely no kind of plan in place or even savings to help get us through. Take some time to learn from this and embark on a disaster plan for your family! Tanya Orozco, freelance
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Garden Party at the Square The Kamloops Heritage Society making garden crafts plus growing that invites everyone to their first ever perfect tomato, including an up and close Garden Party in the park beside St. encounter with a tomato seed. Shirley Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour Culver will tempt your tastebuds with Street on May 28 from 8:30 am to 12:30 cupcake decorating, Nancy from Kampm. There will be fresh scones and tea loops Florist will teach you how to make by donation, Bella and Eeyore, donkeys that perfect arrangement with your flowfrom Turtle Valley Donkey Rescue, gar- ers and the Tai Chi club will take you den crafts, music with Rob Hogeveen through a half hour of relaxing exercise and his trio, artists, cupcake decorating, you can do in your garden. Take time to Wild Safe BC, Tai Chi, flower arrang- chat with artists as they paint. This is a fundraiser by the Kamloops ing, chalk art for kids, huge plant sale Heritage Society to help with the mainand garden demos. Kevin Scollon from TRU will talk tenance of St. Andrews On The Square, on water management in your garden, For schedule of demos go to: info@ Peggy Broad from TRU will do demos standrewssquare.com and look under on preserving your garden produce and events or phone 250-377-4232. CELEBRATE ONAL INTERNATIDAY NURSES
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Oh Canada! Art Exhibition deadline approches Area painters, sculptors, photographers and other artists are encouraged to enter the Kamloops Arts Council (KAC)’s 2016 Oh Canada! Art Exhibition. The registration deadline is Saturday, May 28 at 4:00 pm. Individual artists and arts groups may register online, by mail or at the KAC office located at 7 Seymour Street West. The KAC’s 2nd annual Oh Canada! show is an indoor visual arts exhibit that celebrates our country. Artwork may relate to the theme in a way that is as subtle or literal as the artist wishes. The work must be accompanied by a short statement that explains how the artwork fits the theme. “It doesn’t have to be a picture of a moose, but it could be,” says KAC executive director Kathy Sinclair. Artwork may depict a Canadian landscape, floral or wildlife, or even a multicultural reference. “Last year we featured an abstract photo by an artist who had immigrated to Canada and what that meant to him.” A maximum of 100 pieces will be accepted for this exhibition, so apply early. Oh Canada! will open June 29, culminating at Art in the Park and City of Kamloops Canada Day celebrations at Riverside Park, with 30,000 people in attendance. For more information, visit www. kamloopsarts.ca.
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BC government funds arts partnership in Kamloops The Kamloops Art Gallery is receiving $18,000 from to BC’s growing creative economy. These creative clusthe BC government as part of the 2015-16 Collaborative ters (or “hubs”) are mixed-use, flexible spaces that blend Spaces pilot project, which encourages innovation and educational, recreational and cultural engagement uses to partnership between arts organizations through the shar- generate new artistic opportunities, enhance accessibility ing of space and specialized equipment. and strengthen local economies. The grant will go toward a partnership between the KamBy infusing funds into targeted projects, the Collaboraloops Art Gallery and the Arbor Collective, an Indigenous tive Spaces pilot project is intended to expand their audiarts group providing training and exhibition opportunities ence reach, range of programming opportunities or shared to artists in the region. The project will enable enhanced administrative services through the renovation of spaces training opportunities for Indigenous artists, as well as and/or the purchase of specialized equipment. increase wider community access and impact. The provincial government will invest $1.5 million in “The arts and culture community in Kamloops is collaborative spaces opportunities over three years, as part thriving and this grant ensures it will continue to grow, of the new Creative Economy Strategy. evolve and become an even greater contributor to our Further details about the 2016-17 Collaborative Spaces region’s creative economy,” Kamloops-South Thomp- program will be released in June 2016. This program will include an open call for applications to qualifying not-forson MLA Todd Stone said. Collaborative arts spaces are an important contributor profit arts and culture groups throughout the province.
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It’s time for the Notre Dame Drive Road Downtown Spring Festival! Rehabilitation Project underway Downtown Kamloops is looking forward to the annual Spring Festival celebrations. This year, the event runs from Thursday, May 19 right through to Saturday, May 21. Come celebrate spring in the streets of downtown Kamloops with live art and music, patio dining and sidewalk sales! Businesses and restaurants in the centre of the city are opening up their doors and patios to welcome you all. This year’s festival has new and exciting things happening on all three days! events All three days: Live music on the 200, 300 and 400 blocks of Victoria Street from 10am to 4pm Live chalk art. Merchant and Restaurant sales and specials.
Pig Brewhouse, Taconomo, Central Station Pub, Pizza Pi, Commodore Grand Café, Red Collar Brewing, Hoja Mongolian Grill, Terra Restaurant, Maurya’s Fine Indian Cuisine, Caffe Motivo, Sushi Royal Tokyo, Mittz Kitchen, Hello Toast, Klasske’s Bistro, Dorian Greek House, Kelly O’Bryan’s, McDonald’s Restaurant, the art we are, The Grind, Jacob’s Noodle & Cutlet.
Thursday, May 19: The Kamloops Artisan Market kick-starts for summer from 10:00 to 2:00pm - Visit the 400 block of Victoria Street to see what local artists and crafters have to offer!
The City of Kamloops has contracted with Dawson Construction to carry out rehabilitation work on Notre Dame Drive between Hillside Drive and Columbia Street. Construction began May 12 with anticipated completion by mid-July. The project will consist of surface milling and paving; replacement of manhole frames and covers, catch basins, catch basin frame and grates, and castings; and miscellaneous curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs. The majority of the work will take place during the weekday, with some night work and weekend work also anticipated. Hours of work will be 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in the westbound lanes and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in the eastbound lanes. Any night work hours will be 7:00 pm to 7:00 am. A minimum of two lanes of traffic (one each direction) on Notre Dame Drive will be kept open throughout the construction period. Driveway accesses on Notre Dame Drive will be maintained (except for short term closures as milling and paving equipment moves through). Pedestrian traffic will be accommodated during construction with safe walking facilities. Transit service will be maintained. Weekly construction updates will be posted on the City’s website at www.kamloops.ca/kammute.
KYSA produces new promotional video
The Kamloops Youth Soccer Association (KYSA) has completed of a new video about the organization. The four minute, twenty second film, is now available to view on the Friday, May 20: KYSA’s web site at www.kysa.net. Foodie Friday features pop-up Produced with the financial picnics and the launch of a new support of friends of the KYSA social media promotion called saturday, May 21: and it’s many corporate sponsors, #dinedtk. Art Alley from 12:00pm-4:00pm. the content presents a glimpse For a chance to win foodie gift Enjoy the live canvas painting in a of what the KYSA is and does cards and a grand prize of $250 back alley artistic oasis just off 4th and will be used, amongst other to spend at downtown restaurants, Avenue. During the live art show- things, as a tool to recruit addisimply snap a picture of your food case observers are invited to join tional sponsors as well as teams or drink and post it to social media one of the near-by patio parties at for the KYSA Slurpee Cup and with #dinedtk at these and more Red Collar Brewing and Central other events. The company that KYSA hired awesome Downtown Kamloops Station Pub. Get creative yourself establishments: Brownstone Res- and join in with Drink and Draw to shoot and edit the video is taurant, Denny’s Restaurant, Blue, at one of the patio parties or by Joy Factory Films Inc. of North Fireside Steakhouse & Bar, Noble adding to the community canvas! Kamloops. Neighbourhood Partners: 4CATS Art Studio - art we are tea joint and local gallery - Big Boot Inn Shoe Store Ltd. - Blue Sky Clothing Co. - Boston Pizza - Caffe Motivo - Castles & Cottages Antiques - CIBC - Commodore Grand Café & Lounge - D’Agostino Restaurant - Eyes International Fratelli Foods - Genesis Fashion & Beauty Complex - The Golden Buddha - Healthylife Nutrition hello toast - HOJA Mongolian Grill - Instinct Adornment Inc. - Jardines Domaine - Jonathan Buchner Gems & Jewellery - Kelly O’Bryans Kennell’s Shoes Ltd. - kpa Printers - Lavender Lingerie - Main Street Clothing - McDonald’s Restaurant - Mittz Kitchen - Noble Pig Brewhouse - Oronge Board Shop Plaza Hotel - Subway - Tala Clothing - Total Ten Studios Ltd. - Travelwise - Zack’s Coffee & Teas
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