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New ‘Access to Licensed Practical Nursing’ Program Have you ever dreamed of being a nurse, but thought it was unattainable? The Academy of Learning, downtown’s premier Business and Career College, is about to change that. The Academy of Learning is known throughout the community as the place to go when you want to upgrade your skills, and throughout the years have helped many Kamloops students reach their dreams and career aspirations in a variety of fields. Just recently they have announced the launch of their newest program, Access to Licensed Practical Nursing (ALPN).

Residential Care Attendants have the potential to upgrade their skills at Academy of Learning to become Licensed Practical Nurses.

Pictured is the Residential Care Attendants class of 2010. Back row (L-R): Hendrik VanRyk, H&H Total Care Services Inc. chief operating officer; Bari Cooper; Tearia Martens; Launie Galbraithe and Susan Smurthwaite. Middle row: Chris Carlson, Jennifer McKee, Sheri Price, Dusti Naud, and Marjorie Bungay, The Hamlets at Westsyde general manager. Front row: Susan Hasselmann, Heidi Moore and Barb Olechow, instructor.

“This is the only program available of its kind in Kamloops and area,� says Susan Smurthwaite, director of Academy of Learning Kamloops. “It is brand new curriculum which meets and exceeds the Standards of Practice and Competencies for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) in British Columbia and the Code of Ethics, as set out by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia (CLPNBC). In keeping with our Residential Care Attendant program, ‘Hands-On at the

Hamlets,’ our new ALPN program is 100 percent on-site and instructor-lead in The Hamlets at Westsyde Seniors Facility. We are very proud to be offering it.�

Long anticipated in the community, this particular program is specifically designed for current Residential Care Attendants who would like to continue on their career path and become Licensed Practical Nurses. In order to qualify for the program students must have

graduated from a recognized Care Attendant program and have already worked 1000 or more hours in that field. “The focus will be on the Practical Nursing aspect,� continues Susan. “The Licensed Practical Nursing program runs for 8.9 months including 12 weeks of Practicum/ Preceptorships at varying private facilities – continued on page 2

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Students to learn essential swimming survival skills The City of Kamloops and School District #73 are the recipients of a $9,700 grant for the Lifesaving Swim to Survive School Program. This grant is administered by the Lifesaving Society, and made possible by their funding partners, RBC Foundation and BC Transmission Corporation.

The Lifesaving Society’s Canadian Swim-to-Survive® Standard defines the essential minimum skills required to survive an unexpected fall into deep water. The program consists of three in-water lessons of 45 minutes each, focusing on a sequence of three skills: roll entry, tread water for one minute, and swim 50 meters.

Schoolteachers also receive optional in-classroom water safety lessons to augment the skills learned at the pool.

The Lifesaving Society projects that if every Canadian learned the Swim to Survive standard the drowning rate would be reduced by 50 percent. Therefore, the goal of the Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive School Program is to provide training to 50 percent of Grade 3 students within the threeyear period of January 2010 to December 2012. In Kamloops, all 978 Grade 3 students in the district will have the opportunity to participate in 2010.

Lifesaving Society vice president Dalyce Brandt (left) presents a cheque to City of Kamloops representatives Denise Harper (centre) and Marg Spina.

School District #73 recognizes how important it is for all of our children to possess essential swimming skills. “This is especially true as our school district extends across a wide geographical area filled with many lakes and rivers,” says Mike Johnson, active schools

and nutrition coordinator with School District #73. “Many of the rural communities in the district do not currently have access to public swimming facilities which makes this funding all the more valuable since all grade 3 students have the opportunity to participate in the program.”

The Swim to Survive School Program commenced October 1 and will continue through to June 2011. The program was officially launched on October 15 at the Tournament Capital Centre.

For more information, visit kamloops.ca/swim or sd73.bc.ca.

Social planning grant applications available from City The City of Kamloops is now accepting applications for 2011 Social Planning Grants.

Up to $60,000 is available for seed grants, operational grants, special projects or special capital expenditures for eligible projects.

The applying agencies must aim to strengthen and enhance the well-being of our community, promote volunteering and address social concerns. Additionally, the program should strive to implement self-help programs, promote cultural understanding and partner with other service providers in the community. The grant must not provide direct financial assistance to individuals or families or duplicate services of a government or local service agency.

The project should fall into one of the eight Kamloops Social Plan areas including: housing

and homelessness; safe places, alternative transportation and environmental health; youth issues; aboriginal community; building social agencies and community capacity; food security; children and families; or

health and addictions.

The deadline for submission is December 17, 2010. In January 2011, the Social Planning Council and City staff will review submissions and may request presentations from applicants.

The City will notify all applicants of final decisions by the end of March 2011.

The grant application form and complete guidelines are available online at www.kamloops.ca/ socialplan or call 250-828-3758.

Academy of Learning offers nursing program – continued from page 1 and Interior Health locations. The student is a proactive participant in the learning process, and is responsible for applying theory to nursing practice in a dynamic learning environment. This is a main focus for us, as theoretical knowledge and practical experience must go hand in hand for true learning to occur.”

With an already overtaxed health care system, there almost couldn’t be a better time to go fur-

ther into the field of health care.

More and more of the daily duties are being placed on nursing staff with Licensed Practical Nurses being relied on for many duties.

LPNs are found all throughout the community with employment typically consisting of providing nursing care usually under the direction of a medical practitioner, registered nurse or other health team members. Many employment opportunities for LPNs can be found in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities,

rehabilitation centres, doctor’s offices, clinics, companies, private homes, hospice centres and community health centres.

To find out more information about the Academy of Learning’s newest career bridging program – Access to Licensed Practical Nursing you can visit the Academy of Learning at 699 Victoria Street here in the downtown core. The Academy of Learning can also be reached by phone at 250.372.5429 or by email at admissionskam@ academyoflearning.ca.

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learn and give back at the same time WOW Leadership presents Achieving Personal Excellence, a half-day seminar at the Holiday Inn North Shore on Oct. 27, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. In this seminar you discover your team personality, when to use leadership and followership, handling change and stress, balancing priorities, and maintaining motivation. 50 percent of all proceeds will go directly to fund the Developing World Connections January 2011 trip to rebuild a Youth Skills Training Center in the slums of Lima, Peru. To purchase tickets for the seminar, register online at www.wowleadership.com or call 866-554-9690.

Pictured is the WOW Leadership team, (l to r) Jennifer Heighton, Jeremy Heighton and Judy Halpenny.

New CT scanner for hospital

Vanbots Construction will be renovating the Royal Inland Diagnostic Imaging department to accommodate a second computed tomography (CT) suite for the new state-of-the-art CT unit expected this winter.

“This announcement is great news, as we know the new CT scanner will not only improve the quality and speed of the scans but also the department’s testing abilities,” said Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake. “ The new CT scanner is a top-of-theline product that will be able to provide a wider variety of scans including advanced lung analysis, as well as some procedures that reduce the need for doing barium enemas and invasive angiograms.

The new machine is able to create up to 312 slices per second, compared to the four now created by the older machine currently operating at Royal Inland. In addition, while radiation levels for all CT scans are deemed safe,

patients will receive a lower-than-usual dose with the new scanner.

The CT project is funded by the RIH Foundation ($1.5 million) and the Thompson Regional Hospital District ($1.2 million) with the remaining $300,000 coming from Interior Health.

“The support of the community was immediate during our campaign for a new CT scanner. Our generous donors truly are responsible for making this project possible. It is very fulfilling to see that the electrical upgrade necessary for this cutting edge machine is complete and renovations are now underway,” said Veronica Carroll, RIH Foundation executive officer.

Construction in the Diagnostic Imaging department is expected to commence in the coming weeks. Patients in the area are asked to watch for directional signage, as there will be some impact to waiting areas, hallways and stretcher bays during the renovations.

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Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association manager Gay Pooler (right) and North Shore Business Improvement Association manager Peter Mutrie invite all Kamloops businesses to take part in the food bank fundraiser “Together is Amazing” in cooperation with Shaw Cablesystems. Until November 15 there will be a friendly competition between North Shore and South Shore businesses in an effort to find out which area can raise the most food for the food bank.

Businesses can deliver their donations to the Kamloops Food Bank, located at 171 Wilson St. on November 15. If businesses cannot attend the “weigh-in” on Nov. 15, donations can be delivered to Shaw in Northills Centre, or to Golden Buddha, 247 Victoria St., to have it counted towards their teams’ totals.

Don’t worry, they all go through this stage I’m not sure that all of the new and innovative hair.” My parents just smiled faintly and said nothing. devices that we now use have created less work for By the time I was fifty, I was sick and tired of being us but I am sure that it makes it much easier to stay vulnerable. I was still worrying over my children, but in touch with family, friends and loved ones. This there was a new wrinkle. Even though they were on story was sent to me, via email, from a special work their own I continued to anguish over their failures, friend. She no longer works in the same building and be tormented by their frustrations and absorbed in without email I would seldom have the chance to stay their disappointments. And there was nothing I could in touch! It was so nice, that I thought I would like to do about it. My parents just smiled faintly and said share it with our readers. nothing.

Is there an imaginary cutoff period My friends said that when my kids when offspring become accountable got married I could stop worrying and for their own actions? Is there some lead my own life. I wanted to believe wonderful moment when parents can that, but I was haunted by my parent’s become detached spectators in the lives of warm smiles and their occasional, “You their children and shrug, “It’s their life,” look pale. Are you all right? Call me the and feel nothing? minute you get home. Are you depressed When I was in my twenties, I stood in about something?” a hospital corridor waiting for doctors My friends said that when I became sound bytes a grandparent that I would get to enjoy to put a few stitches in my daughter’s Wenda Noonan head and I asked, “When do you stop the happy little voices yelling Grandma! worrying?” The nurse said, “When they Papa! But now I find that I worry just as get out of the accident stage.” My parents just smiled much about the little kids as the big ones. How can faintly and said nothing. anyone cope with all this worry?

When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little chair in a Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of classroom and heard how one of my children talked worry? Is concern for one another handed down like incessantly, disrupted the class, and was headed for a a torch to blaze the trail of human frailties and the career making license plates. As if to read my mind, a fears of the unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a teacher said, “Don’t worry, they all go through this stage virtue that elevates us to the highest form of earthly and then you can sit back, relax and enjoy them.” My creation? parents just smiled faintly and said nothing.

Recently, one of my own children became quite When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting irritable, saying to me, “Where were you? I’ve been for the phone to ring, the cars to come home, the front calling for three days, and no one answered. I was door to open. A friend said, “They’re trying to find worried.” themselves. Don’t worry! In a few years, they’ll be I smiled a warm smile. The torch has been passed. adults. They’ll be off on their own, they’ll be out of your Author’s name unknown.

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Silky, smooth, tanned skin is minutes away

We are embarking into the holiday season, which means a couple things, it is getting cold out, it is time for our annual vacations and there are soon to be lots of holiday parties and seasonal gatherings. If you want to look your very best this holiday season, stop by Healthy Tan here in the downtown core where you can get the golden kiss of sunshine without the harmful UV rays and countless visits and minutes spent in an old-fashioned tanning booth.

“Healthy Tan is excited to have opened the first Mystic HD spray tanning salon in Kamloops,” explains Healthy Tan owner Kim Pich. “Mystic Tan is the world leader in sunless tanning. Getting a Mystic Tan is the easiest way to get beautiful natural-looking color without the risks of sun exposure. No need to hydrate before you tan, Mystic HD is heated and dries you. In three minutes you are hydrated, tanned, and dried.”

There are many reasons why you would want to move over to the world of healthy tanning.

Many people like the look of sun-kissed skin but are afraid of the long lasting harmful effects of that much ‘sun’ exposure, it is the perfect stop if you want to get a tan in minutes for a big party, family reunion or wedding, as well it is the perfect way to get a tanned look before hitting the tropics on your much deserved winter vacation. No need to start your tanning a month before you go on vacation, at Healthy Tan the whole process only takes

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TALK n Unplugged House Band Competition hosted by Inlander Bar & Grill at 2020 Falcon Rd. All proceeds to Boogie the Bridge cultural fund. Competition every Friday at 7pm through February. Winning band and runnerup each get a 6-mo. house gig to Sept. 2011. If interested, email inlanderunplugged@yahoo. ca for more info. n Flicks and Sticks nights at Twist of Fate, 2020 Falcon Rd. Needlework and “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Oct. 30 starting at 6pm. n SPCA Writing Contest “Why I love my black cat (or black and white cat or SPCA adopted companion),” open to children grades K-6. Deadline Oct. 25. For more information call 250-376-7722. n Angels in the Night Fundraiser - Wine and Cheese, Silent and Live Auction on Oct. 28 at St. Andrews on the Square. Proceeds go towards local homeless shelters. For more info and tickets, e-mail cherylwilson@invis.ca n Playing with Fire craft & pottery sale by 24 artists. Oct. 30, 10am-4 pm at Kamloops Convention Center 1250 Rogers Way. For more info go to www.playingwithfire.info n Success always occurs in private and failure in full view!

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886 Overlander Wing of the Air Force Assoc. of Canada meet monthly on Wednesdays. For more information call Mike at 250-318-5777. n Kamloops Stroke Recovery Group invites people who have suffered a stroke and their caregivers to meet on Thursdays from 10:30am to 1pm for various activities & field trips. They also offer a speech software program to help those with speech recovery.For more information call Shona at 250-320-1348. n Mighty Oak Midwifery Care Information Nights - Learn more about midwifery in a relaxed setting every third Friday of the month at 202-322 Victoria St. For more information, visit www.mightyoakmidwifery.ca

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warning! This publication is not suitable, and not intended, for children and those with a weak sense of humour. If you meet these requirements, stop reading immediately and secure your parents permission. In fact stop and call your parents anyway. Thank them for bringing you into the world. Thank them for raising you. How long has it been since you told Mom you loved her? Too long, I bet. Go ahead, call her now.

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"50 is a lot of chickens for that little pumpkin patch," commented the proprietor. "I am used to big business," John replied.

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at the farm. "I need another 50 chickens," he said. "Boy, you are serious about this chicken farming," the poultry farmer told him.

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Healthy choices while dining out

Reality is that with our busy life- hands. As carbohydrates are the styles, we all are faced with situ- main contributor to rises in blood ations when grabbing fast food sugar, try to limit the number of is our only mealtime option. As portions of carbohydrates per most fast food is full of refined meal to no more than 3. Don’t forcarbohydrates, unhealthy fats, and get to eat a balanced meal which salt, it can be difficult to find items includes lean protein, lots of vegwhich won’t contribetables and a small ute to uncontrolled amount of healthy blood sugar levels or fats, in order to level to high cholesterol out blood sugars. or blood pressure. In Watch out for items this article, I would that may appear like to review some healthy but are full of simple tips for makhidden fat, sodium, ing healthier food and carbohydrates. choices when eating For example, a raiout in order to help HealtH matters sin bran muffin at you keep your diet Tim Horton’s has 10 Laura Burgess inline as part of your grams of fat, 780mg diabetes lifestyle management or of sodium, and is 4 portions of prevention. carbohydrates. Also, remember Thankfully many fast food plac- that certain items are meant to be es are becoming more health con- a treat, meaning you “treat� yourscious and are providing menu self to them rarely and should options that are lower calorie, indulge in a smaller size. For exportion controlled, or allow you to ample, a large blizzard at Dairy substitute a healthier item. When Queen is 980 calories, 44 grams ordering from a fast food restau- of fat, 6 portions of carbohydrates. rant, remembering the basics to By substituting it with a small you healthy eating will help you make save 300 calories, 16 grams of fat, better choices. For example, try to and 3 portions of carbohydrates. stay away from refined foods by I hope that this article has shown choosing brown bread instead of you that even when eating on the white. Most places now give you go, you can still have a lot of conthe option of a side salad instead trol in your diabetes management of french fries, which not only by making choices that support a prevents an unhealthy rise in your healthy lifestyle. Remember, as blood sugar, but also avoids bad there is no “diabetic diet�, these cholesterol and large amounts of tips apply to the general populasodium. Try to avoid regular pop tion as well. In my next article, I or other sugary choices, and stick will be discussing diabetes manto water or milk instead. agement while travelling.

Never upsize your meal, as often With the incidence of diabetes the regular sized meal is already being on the rise in our populaa larger portion size than neces- tion, at Manshadi Pharmacy we sary. Don’t forget an easy way to have taken a great interest in diameasure portions when on the go betes care and would be happy is a portion of carbohydrate is ap- to answer any questions that you proximately equivalent to the size may have regarding the diagnoof a small fist, a portion of meat sis, treatment, and management or alternative protein is the size of of the disease and its related comyour palm and thickness of your plications. pinky finger, a portion of fat is Laura Burgess, B.Sc. Pharm., the size of the tip of your thumb, Certified Diabetes Educator and and a portion of vegetables is Pharmacist the amount you can fit into both

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Your Horoscope LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) There is not much you can do to alleviate the problem, but consider putting some extra work into your house. Opportunities to make advancements through good business sense are apparent. Don’t be too quick to judge those you live with.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) Do not get involved in joint financial ventures. Self-deception is likely. Be sure to question any detail that you feel could leave you in a precarious position at a later date.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21) Don’t be too eager to spend what’s left over; more unexpected expenses are evident. Deception is evident around you. You will earn recognition for the work you are doing.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20) Romantic opportunities will be plentiful if you get out and mingle. Things at home may be somewhat rocky. Your temper could get the better of you if you confront personal situations.

You may need a physical outlet that will help you relieve your tension.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Don’t let opposition from those envious of your talents daunt your progress. Go with the flow and don’t be concerned about your own job. Plan your social events carefully. Spend some quality time with your lover.

PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) You are best to move quickly and to get in good with the boss. Your intellectual charm will entice new love interests. Take a long look at your present direction and consider your professional options.

ARIES (Mar 21-April 20) Exercise discipline when it comes to conIn November, Phelps will traveling Kenya, in trolling bad habits.Connie Relationships willbebe erratic to this week.Africa Emotional order will to support spiritual deception cause several frictionflourishing on the home front. communities that are seeking teaching.

For21) further to cslkamloops.org TAURUS (Apr 21-May Thisinformation may not begothe day to get involved Kenya Project. in risky joint financial ventures. You need to challenge yourself. You are best to avoid such unsavory circumstances, especially if you’re in a group situation. Deep discussions may only lead to friction.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Finish those changes you’ve been talking about making to your residence. Your boss may not be in the best of moods this week. Camping, swimming, and biking expeditions should all be considered.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Abrupt changes concerning your professional position are evident. You need adventure and excitement in your Entire contents of condo will be sold! Furniture, clothing, glassware, life. You may not be as well received in group endeavors if you try to household supplies and much more! force your will dishes, on others.

All 22) reasonable will fitness be accepted.

LEO (July 23-Aug Sports, offers physical programs, exercise in general will make you feel better and show some pretty quick results.

Keep on your toes when dealing with others. Look into career choices and courses being offered.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23) You may find that getting together with colleagues after hours will be worthwhile. You may be emotional about the way an organization you belong to is handling its business. Be sure to take time for old friends or relatives you don’t get to see that often.

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