July 14, 2011 Volume 10 • Number 28 50¢ Newsstand Price
INSIDe
downtown
CT scanner unveiled at hospital– page 2
downtown
merchants market
BC’s Biggest sidewalk sale
Wed. July 13 - sat. July 16
also
Riverview Execu-Suites has your office needs covered – page 5
www.kcbia.com 250-372-3242
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Get a taste of Downtown at the Market It is finally the week that all of us here in the downtown core look forward to - The Downtown Merchant’s Market. The Downtown Merchant’s Market is unlike any other event or festival in town because along side the many fun, games, and entertainment that comes along with it this event also includes shopping and lots of it. Known as British Columbia’s Biggest Sidewalk Sale, merchants all throughout the downtown core wait all season long until this week to hold their best sales, promotions and put everything they can on sale. “It is almost the week that many people wait for throughout the year, the Downtown Merchant’s Market,” explains Gay Pooler, general manager of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association. “Known as the week when Downtown is on sale, this year the four-day long shopping and entertainment extravaganza is happening from Wednesday, July 13 thru to Saturday, July 16. We have switched things around a little this year to add more excitement, more entertainment and more sales! Join us daily for live music on the streets, spectacular sales and a new and exciting theme or event.” Whether shoes are your thing, you need a new purse, want some home furnishings, hair care products or a new dress, this is the week you will want to come downtown and get it. Everyone from Oronge Boardshop to The Look Boutique are holding giant blow outs, (L-R) Dilip, Preeti and Anushka Maurya of Maurya’s Fine Indian so this is the time to shop! All new this Cuisine were the winners of the Golden Fork at last year’s year is the Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale Downtown Merchant’s Market and Taste of Downtown.
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Extravaganza which in conjunction with the Busker’s Showdown and Community Stage will see the 200 block of Victoria Street shut down to traffic with businesses from all over the downtown core holding big and giant sales. If you love to shop, you will not want to miss this! “The brand-new Super Saturday Sidewalk Spectacular, coupled with our Buskers Showdown and Street Performer Zone, makes Saturday our biggest day of Merchant’s Market and will attract the most people of the four-day event,” continues Gay. “So come one and come all and meet us under the BIG TOP to take advantage of the huge sales.” In addition to lots and lots of fabulous sales, the 4-day long Downtown Merchant’s Market also features a whole bunch of other special events and uniquely themed days. Wednesday is home to the Country Fair which is basically a Saturday’s Farmer’s Market on Wednesday right here on the 400 Block of Victoria Street. Come down, peruse the market, hear the great live music stylings of Margit Bull and Ben Bermiller and enjoy the sunshine. Thursday is one of the most popular days of the Market and is home to the Taste of Downtown. Back by overwhelming popular demand, come Downtown and take a tasting tour of our local restaurants. Each – continued on page 2