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Garden design creates an edible landscape Less than a year ago stood a few derelict buildings on the 100 block of Victoria Street. Once standing proud and tall, these relics from the past were well beyond the point of being able to be restored and they sat sad and vacant for the longest time. It wasn’t until this spring that the buildings which once housed some of the most prominent businesses and organizations came down and now it is a waiting game to see what magnificent structures go up in their place. In the meantime, one of the property owners, Casey Van Dongen and his Tri-City Contracting have given the go-ahead to the Kamloops Public Produce Project to occupy one of the pieces of land for the season. This lot which now sits empty and vacant will be the very first totally public and open edible garden. “The Kamloops Food Policy Council in partnership with the Thompson Shuswap Master Gardeners Association received a Food Security grant from the Interior Health Authority to create a public edible garden,” explains Kendra Besanger who is working on coordinating the project. “With this funding as a start to the project, a community group called the Kamloops Public Produce Project will work together and transform
Urban designer Darrin Nordahl from Iowa will be in town to share his knowledge, as the folks at Kamloops Public Produce Project get geared up for their planting season.
an empty lot on the one hundred block of Victoria Street into a beautiful, edible public garden. This project is already underway and it will continue throughout the spring, summer, and into the autumn months.” The goal of the garden is to bring the community together and assist them in obtaining the skills to start and maintain their own gardeners. All season long there will be workshops put on by the Master Gardeners on site as well as by carpenters who will demonstrate such things as how to build raised beds. Right now, the garden is in its first stages, the ground has just been leveled and soon they will be putting in the beds. Unlike the Community Gardens, the plots will not belong to specific people and will be open for the community as a whole to enjoy. “We want to see what happens when we beautify our public spaces,” continues Kendra. “There will be no fences as all. This is really a pilot project to see how it goes. We already have had some very interesting wall art appear.” As this is a new project and concept for Kamloops, the group is pleased and excited to welcome Darrin Nordahl, landscape architect, community planner, and author of the book “Public – continued on page 2
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Citizens honoured for distinguished service Last Wednesday a banquet was held at Hotel 540 to honour the recipients of this year’s City of Kamloops Distinguished Service Award. Maurice Bradley, Natasha Chisholm, Kailey Jolliffe, Natasha Nilsen, and Sandy Van Camp received peer-nominations as exemplary citizens who contribute their time and make a difference in our community. Maurice (Mo) Bradley and his wife Evelyn immigrated to Kamloops from Derbyshire in 1965. Mo was instrumental in bringing the 1993 World Fly Fishing Championships to Kamloops and area. Mo is approaching 43 years of flytying instruction with the
Kamloops Parks and Recreation program. For the past 25 years, he has been a member of the Kamloops and District Fish and Game Association, which holds its monthly meetings at the Parkview Activity Centre on the North Shore. He is currently serving as the club’s vice president. Some of his significant achievements include: winner of the City of Kamloops’ Centennial Medal in 1995; winner of the Federation of the Fly Fishers Certificate of Appreciation in 1992; Presidents Award for Kamloops Fish and Game Club; and winner of the Master Fly Tyers Award from the Government of Canada in 2010.
It was a proud night for Maurice (Mo) Bradley as he received his award for Distinguisehd Service from the City of Kamloops. Pictured are (L-R) RCMP Cst. Vincent Stevens, Mayor Peter Milobar, Maurice’s wife Evelyn Bradley, Maurice (Mo) Bradley, and Cst. John Collins.
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Dream Team members (L-R) Nikki Fredrikson and Amanda Sullivan were all set to compete at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Sunlife Amazing Race, held on a recent Saturday in Riverside Park. Both girls have type 1 diabetes and are JDRF’s Youth Ambassadors!
The Kamloops Chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA) urges Kamloops residents to voice their opinions on the proposed Lorne Street parkade. Now is the time to let Kamloops City Council know what its citizens think of spending $10,025,000 with debt over 30 years for a three-level parking structure at Riverside Park. BCSEA’s vision is a sustainable community with clean air, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, low-cost transportation options for all and the resilience to thrive in a changing world. They support investment in transit to make the bus a conve-
Produce and edible landscapes – continued from page 1 Produce” to Kamloops. Darrin is from Daveport Iowa, and will be doing a public talk on May 4 at 7:00 pm at the Clocktower Theatre at TRU and will be hosting a stakeholders’ workshop on May 5. A visionary urban planner, Darrin Nordahl will profile municipal food growing efforts in public spaces and demonstrate
ways to provide opportunities for food production within urban boundaries. “We are currently looking for people who would like to get involved,” finishes Kendra. “We currently have 50 people on the volunteer list. Everyone has been really great and co-operative. Please contact us at publicproduceproject@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering, if you are a business who would like to
partner with us, or if you have ideas and inspirations for the project. We look forward to hearing from you and welcome you to join us in the garden in the months to come!” Keep your eyes down on the 100 block of Victoria Street this summer to see the project unfold. You can keep up to date on what is going on and see their plan and layout on their blog at: www.publicproduceproject.blogspot.com.
nient and affordable choice; they want safe bicycle and pedestrian access; and they support incentive programs that will encourage people to make the switch to these “greener” ways of getting around. Building expensive infrastructure to support our use of personal vehicles isn’t the answer. This is a very short consultation process, so BCSEA encourages residents to take action immediately. The deadline for public feedback is Wednesday April 27. The public can read more about the plan and take the online survey at: http://kamloops. ca/parkade/index.shtml
WHAT’S HAPPENING Business Professional Women’s Club meeting Apr. 21, 5-7pm at The Art We Are 246 Victoria St. “Let Go, Let’s laugh!” with Corea Ladner, professional laughter session facilitator. Body Beautiful: Art Redefined exhibition at Instinct Adornment, 319 Victoria Street on Apr. 21, 6:30-8:30pm.
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Creating a sustainable future Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium is a profound inquiry into a bold vision: to bring forth an environmentally sustainable spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on Earth. These symposiums are offered worldwide by the Pachamama Alliance. The Pachamama Alliance was born in response to a request from the Achuar, an indigenous people deep in the Amazon region of Ecuador. They were seeking a partnership with people from the modern world who could aid them in protecting the rain forest and their way of life. Out of this partnership, they have come to recognize that indigenous insight can make a critical contribution in helping us address the complex issues we face in our modern world. The Pachamama Alliance’s two-fold mission is to preserve the Earth’s tropical rainforests by empowering the indigenous people who are its natural custodians, and to contribute to the
creation of a new global vision of equity and sustainability for all. In this symposium, facilitated by Jim Adams, you will gain fresh insight about our world, meet like-minded people, find hope and inspiration and leave with clear thoughts on how you can help create a new future. Featuring video clips from some of the world’s most respected thinkers, along with inspiring short films, leading edge information and dynamic group interactions, the symposium allows participants to gain a new insight into the very nature of our time and the opportunity we have to shape and impact the direction of our world. The Awakening the Dreamer symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. at The Art We Are at 246 Victoria St. Admission is by donation. For more details or to register, contact Margaret Huff at 250-374-2748 or visit www.awakeningthedreamer.org
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Over 200 people packed into Interior Savings Centre on Monday evening to view the City’s presentation of the proposed parkade at Riverside Park as well as Lorne Street improvements. If approved by Council, the proposed parkade would be located on the existing parking lot in front of the Heritage House. Although it doesn’t utilize any additional green space, it will block the view of the river from the street. Of the people who spoke to council, about three-quarters were against the project. Many agreed that there was a need for parking downtown but didn’t want to see the parkade in that location. Currently City Council is asking residents for feedback on the project and have posted a survey on their website at www.kamloops.ca. The survey needs to be completed by April 27 as results will be correlated and presented to City Council at the May 3 Council meeting. Pictured (top photo) is Randy Diehl, the City’s chief administrative officer. Above is Bronwen Scott putting a ‘Save our Park’ sticker onto Bob Gamble’s jacket.
Citizen’s opinion on voting strategically To the editor: The voting choice in the Kamloops Thompson Cariboo riding on May 2 will be between the Conservative incumbent and the NDP candidate. In 2008 the Liberals and Greens got approximately 5,000 and 4,000 votes respectively. Many Liberals shifted their vote to Conservative due to their dissatisfaction with the local candidate and the Liberal leader. The NDP garnered nearly 20,000 votes and the Conservatives about 25,000.Today the choice will not be so easy for Lib-
eral or Green Party voters. A significant number of voters of all stripes are dismayed by the ethics and anti-democratic actions of Stephen Harper. There is a growing sense of agreement on the doorstep that we must stop Harper from getting a majority and many are willing to do whatever it takes to do that. The numbers from the 2008 election indicate that this is a strategic vote riding, also known as informed tactical voting. With the switch of a small number of opposition votes to the leading oppo-
sition candidate, the Harper Conservatives lose their dream of a majority and see their role as a minority government challenged. The only party that can stop Harper in the Kamloops Thompson Cariboo riding is the NDP. If you want to stop Harper and the Conservatives from getting a majority you must, with all due respect, vote for the NDP candidate in this riding. A vote for the Liberal or Green candidate here is quite simply a vote for Harper. Garry Worth, Kamloops, BC.
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Sanbiki restaurant fundraising for Japan Anyone who has eaten at Sanbiki knows that the only thing better than their food is their sense of community. Sanbiki believes in sustainability, fresh local food, and each other. They were the first Japanese restaurant in Canada to join the Vancouver Aquarium’s Oceanwise program, which helps restaurants and their customers to identify sustainable seafood choices. As well, they built the new restaurant using as much local wood and materials as possible, they use locally organic produce and happy hen eggs whenever possible. Always putting the environment and their community first, it’s no surprise that they wanted to reach out and try to do something for our neighbours in Japan after the horrendous tsunami disaster that took place. “Like many Japanese people, we here at the restaurant were overwhelmed after the disaster and waited a bit to start fundraising,� explains Heather McDonald of the restaurant. “I read somewhere
that the human mind can sort of shut down when faced with overwhelming numbers or information. “The scale of destruction in Japan is perhaps a situation like this. How can one imagine entire towns being washed away? More than 10,000 dead, many more still missing?� Starting with a fundraising dinner, Sanbiki got into action. Their special menu for the night consisted of sushi, chicken or veggie bento boxes. They come in these neat new bento boxes that Sanbiki has just got in and are different from their regular bentos. Because it is not directly from the menu, it gave the chefs a chance to get creative and everyone seemed happy, especially the guests. Five dollars from each bento box is donated directly to the Red Cross. The dinner was so successful that they have decided to continue it, one Tuesday each month for the rest of the year. In addition to fundraising dinners, coowner Heather has also tried her hand at baking
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n Desert Gardens Seniors Centre is in need of volunteers for duties at the front desk and in the kitchen. Please contact Heather at 250372-5110. n Family History Society meeting April 21, 7-9pm. Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. Topic is ‘Searching Directories’. For info call 250579-2078. n Community Closet - Free quality clothing for low-income women. Thurs. Apr. 21, 9:3011:30am. Elizabeth Fry Society, 827 Seymour St. 250-374-2119 ext 204. n Stamp Show – Apr. 23, 10am-2pm. Calvary Church 1205 Rogers Way. Displays, stamp dealers, auction. For more info 250314-1021. n CFBX Spring Volunteer Drive until Apr. 24 for campus/community radio station at TRU. Volunteers do not need to be TRU students or have any previous radio experience. Contact CFBX at 250-377-3988, email to radio@tru.ca. n Anxiety: Taming the Tiger – with counselor Julie Flowerdew on Apr. 27, 7-9pm at Sahali Mall. Learn where anxiety comes from and methods to manage it. To register contact
Julie Flowerdew at: flowerj@telus.net or 250554-2794 n Japanese Language classes for beginner and intermediate adults every Tuesday 7-8:30pm until Apr. 26, at the Art We Are 246 Victoria St. For more info call Sayaka 250828-2427. n French Language classes for beginner and intermediate adults every Tuesday 7-8:30pm until Apr. 26, at the Art We Are 246 Victoria St. For more info contact hayfaa159@hotmail. com. n Awakening the Dreamer symposium Apr. 27, 7pm at Art We Are 246 Victoria St. For an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on Earth. For more info and to register call Margaret Huff at 250-374-5644. n Kamloops Track & Field Club - Run, Jump, Throw Mini-Meet for boys and girls ages 9-11 at Hillside Stadium on Apr. 28, 2011 at 3:30pm. Events: 80-meter sprint, long jump, shot put, 600 meter run. No pre-registration is required. Show up at the track between 3:10 and 3:25 pm and sign up! n Kamloops Arts and Crafts Club Artisan
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All I need to know about life I learned from the Easter Bunny Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
Walk softly and carry a big carrot. Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. There’s no such thing as too much candy. All work and no play can make you a basket case. A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention. Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day. Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits. Some body parts should be floppy. Keep your paws off other people’s jellybeans. The grass is always greener in someone else’s basket. An Easter bonnet can tame even the wildest hare. To show your true colors you have to come out of your shell. The best things in life are still sweet and gooey!
Why the Easter Bunny brings eggs 10. Big tax write-off. 9. Who ever heard of Easter Bricks? 8. Consider all of the varieties: scrambled, over easy, hard boiled. 7. He gets a good deal from the local chickens. 6. Secret plan to eliminate human race by cholesterol overdose. 5. Pressure from the Egg Marketing Board. 4. Because if it brought bottle rockets it would be the Independence Bunny. 3. Would you want to hunt for waffles? 2. He thinks guys should get chicks at least once a year. 1. Because the Energizer rabbit got the good job.
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Three fools died and are at the pearly gates of heaven. St. Peter tells them that they can enter the gates if they can answer one simple question. St. Peter asks the first fool, “What is Easter?” He replies, “Oh, that’s easy! It’s the holiday in November when everyone gets together, eats turkey, and are thankful.” “Wrong!” replies St. Peter, and proceeds to ask the second fool the same question, “What is Easter?” 4/18/11 The second one replies, “Easter is the holiday in December when we put up a nice tree, exchange presents, and celebrate the birth of Jesus.” St. Peter looks at the second fool, shakes his head in disgust, tells her she’s wrong, and then peers over his glasses at the third fool and asks, “What is Easter?” The third fool smiles confidently
and looks St. Peter in the eyes, “I know what Easter is.” “Oh?” says St. Peter, incredulously. “Easter is the Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his disciples were eating at the last supper and Jesus was later deceived and turned over to the Romans by one of his disciples. “The Romans took him to be crucified and he was stabbed in the side, made to wear a crown 2:08:40 PM of thorns, and was hung on a cross with nails through his hands. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a large boulder.” St. Peter smiles broadly with delight. Then he continues, “Every year the boulder is moved aside so that Jesus can come out... and, if he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.”
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I just got back from a visit with berg model. The Dimensions of my folks and was reminded of Diversity model talks about prisome old sayings that I grew up mary and secondary dimensions with. Phrases like: "to each his of diversity with the primary diown" and as my Dad mension including all always says "differcharacteristics of ourent strokes for differselves that we were ent folks". These are born with and cannot wise and timeless adchange, or it is very, ages that have guided very difficult for us to me into becoming change them, and the the person I am now. secondary dimension My experiences as a including all those nurse and as a comcharacteristics that we munity developer and innovative changes have changed or can capacity builder also change as we grow Kim Jensen taught me how difand develop as indiferent and unique we all are and viduals. The Iceberg model talks yet how similar we can all be at about those characteristics that are the same time. As human beings visible and those characteristics we all have similar basic needs that are less visible or invisible but as individuals even those basic and deep below the surface. Comneeds can be met very differently munication is key when it comes depending on who we are, where to having healthy, respectful relawe're from, and where we envi- tionships with everyone we meet sion ourselves in the future. I've and live or do work with. Cross had some cross cultural sensitivity cultural communication and senand communication training as a sitivity is about strong communihealth professional and "Valuing cation skills, which I'll talk more Diversity" training through Kam- about in my next column. Until loops Immigrant Services and the next time, all the best to you and Hastings Institute in Vancouver, as yours, Kim. well as lots of life and work experience of living and working with It's been a pleasure to write this people from different backgrounds column for you! I look forward to and walks of life. Those experi- hearing from you as well so please ences continue to reinforce those contact me at Innovative Changes by old, wise sayings for me, that we email at inchange@telus.net or by all have a right to be our own per- following me on Twitter or Facebook son but we also have the responsi- or by my blog on my website at inbility to recognize and value that novativechanges.com. You can also same right for every other person listen to my radio show called "Comthat we meet in our daily lives. munity Connections" on CFBX 92.5 Two models of diversity that I’m FM on Thursdays from 3 - 4 pm and familiar with are: the Dimensions contact me by email there at commuof Diversity model and the Ice- nityconnections@thex.ca.
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George, Noel, Cole – Kamloops’ own Alan Corbishley, Peter Collins and Heidi Muendel (pictured here) will perform an intimate concert on the repertoire of George Gershwin, Noel Coward, and Cole Porter. Join them for an evening of light musical charm on April 29 and May 1 at 7:30pm at St. Andrews on the Square 159 Seymour St. Tickets are available at Kamloops Live Box Office at 250-374-5483 or www.kamloopslive.ca.
n The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. Apr. 21 - Meg O’Mally. Apr. 25 - JP Mortier. For more information, call 250-828-7998. n Commingling – TRU Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition – opening Apr. 21, 7-9:30pm at Art Gallery & Studios in TRU Old Main Building. Show runs to May 5. n Rivers Night Club: 355 Lansdowne St. Apr. 21 - Yuk Yuk’s launches in Kamloops. Cocktails 6pm, dinner 7pm, and show 8:30 pm. Apr. 24 - DJ Dopey & Tass Nata. n Jazz Cafe Trio - Anna Jacyszyn, Bernie Addington, Neville Bowman. Apr. 23 - Turner’s Music Studio 255 Victoria St. Advance tickets wat Kamloops Live Box Office 250-374-5483 or www.kamloopslive.ca.
n Kamloops Film Society presents: Apr. 28 - Bird watchers. Heartfelt, contemplative exploration of cultural dislocation of aboriginal people forced off ancestral lands by rainforest-clearing ranchers. n Hampton Gallery, 167 4th Ave. Presents Phyllis Anderson’s flower garden paintings and Louise Lauzon’s stylized women and men at the seashore or feeding birds. Ends Apr. 30. n Kamloops Arts Council, 7 Seymour St. W. Main Gallery – St Ann’s Academy and Boogie the Bridge Emerging Artists Who We Are Exhibition to Apr. 30. n Kamloops Players presents Fawlty Towers - Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St., May 12, 13 & 14. Dinner theatre performances: dinner 7pm, show 8pm. Matinee perfor-
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mance May 14, 2pm (no meal). Tickets at Kamloops United Church, Avalon Used Books, 417 Tranquille Rd, Andrenas’s Books #1-910 Columbia St. Tickets for dinner theatre must be purchased by noon the day previous to performance. For info call Helen 250-554-3255. n Kamloops Arts Council Downtown Artwalk to May 23rd. Pick up a map at participating downtown retailers (they have a red Artwalk foot on their door). Follow the map and visit the corresponding numbers to take in the art in stores and on alley murals. n Country dancing, Rocksalt Restaurant and Bar at the Plaza Heritage Hotel, 405 Victoria St. Saturdays starting at 7:30pm. With DJ Luis the Big Rig. Info at 250-377-8075. n Jams / Open Mic Nights Commodore, 369 Victoria Street. Every Friday The Scattered Atoms, 7pm, free. The Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria St. Sunday night Jam session. 8pm.- midnight. House band the Serious Dogs. Singers, guitarists, drummers or whole bands. Open to everyone. Kami Inn, 354 Victoria St. Jam Session Saturday afternoons from 2-5pm. The Loft, 255 Victoria St. Wednesdays at 8:30pm. All sound gear and amps provided. The Grind, 476 Victoria St. Electric Jam Night on Thursdays 8-11pm. ■ Publicize your event - Email us at echo@shawcable.com. or call 250-374-3246.
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ARIES (Mar 21-April 20) You need to concentrate on the areas where you can make a difference. Get involved in competitive sports. Friends will appreciate your attention and playful nature. Help if you can, but more than likely it will be sufficient just to listen. TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) Deception will play an important factor in relationships. Take advantage of moneymaking ventures. You may cause a fuss if you come on too strongly in public. Make sure to arrange in advance to spend quality time together. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Put your energy into learning new skills or picking up valuable information. Travel will turn out to be far more exciting than you imagined. Creative endeavors will give you somewhat of an outlet. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Be sure to question any detail that you feel could leave you in a precarious position at a later date. You can form new partnerships, but don’t move too quickly; things may not be as they appear. Now is a good time to ask for favors. LEO (July 23-Aug 22) You will meet potential new mates through friends or relatives. You’re in the mood to get out and visit friends. Exhaustion will lead to minor injury if you don’t know when to quit. Do not over expand if you have your own business. Sit tight. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23) You can get a promotion if you put in a little extra detail. You can’t live your life for others. Don’t torment yourself. Disharmony in the home will be extremely stressful. This could be a difficult day to deal with coworkers. LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) Don’t be too eager to give a piece of your mind or even your opinion this week. You will be best suited to doing things around the house or inviting friends over for a visit. Be aggressive and colorful, and you will get your way. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) Sit back. You can make money, but try not to let it slip through your fingers. You can increase the value of your dwelling. Look into residential moves that will give you more space. Money may slip through your fingers. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21) You have bent over backward trying to help them and now it’s time to let them stand on their own two feet. Be prepared for an active but rewarding day. You may have a problem with someone you live with if you don’t include them in your gathering. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20) Don’t cause a scene, but when you get home let your partner know how you feel and why. Your changing philosophies may lead you into new circles and open doors that will give you a unique outlook on life. AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Do the necessary chores and then do things that please you. You need to make your environment a better place, with more comforts and a better entertainment center. You may want to get involved in financial investments presented to you. PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) Opportunities to meet new lovers will come through pleasure trips or social events. Chances are you split up the last time because you didn’t really want to make a commitment. Assist a relative or good friend by setting a budget for them. Horoscopes courtesy of astrologer Michael Thiessen. For daily horoscopes go to www.astrology-online.com
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