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Amazing fundraiser for Juvenile Diabetes Wanted: fun-loving challenge seekers for the 4th annual “Sun Life Amazing Race” in Kamloops on April 20, in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). “This is a really fun, family-oriented event,” says event organizer Payton Comazetto of Sun Life Financial. “The challenges are designed to be fun - not difficult – so anyone can take part.” Based on the popular television show, “The Amazing Race,” teams race throughout Kamloops completing challenges at roughly 15 pit stops at various locations, vying to be first to cross the finish line in Riverside Park. “This year’s challenges are a big step up from last year,” says Payton. “We’ve added some fun food challenges, and some new businesses who are really excited to be involved. The energy should be high. There are lots of new twists, and lots of great prizes.” Past challenges have included things like a harness challenge at the climbing gym, and this year the new No Limits Fitness is on board with a fun obstacle course in store. Like the show’s format, participants register as teams of two: parent and child, husband and wife, co-workers or friends. “Last year’s winning team was a pair of moms,” says Payton. Those lucky ladies earned themselves a week long, deluxe accommodation package to Lake Tahoe and $1000 cash – the same prize that’s up for grabs this year. “There are prizes for first, second, third and fourth places and for the top fundraiser and the best dressed team, so don’t forget to dress up,” adds Payton. “The crazier the better – anything goes!”
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Team mates Susan Speers and Kiera Adams participating in last year's Sunlife Amazing Race
The day begins at 9:30am at Riverside Park, where teams will be given instructions. At 10:00am racers set out from the bandshell and may walk or use public transit to travel from one pit stop to the next to perform fun, physical challenges. No bikes or cars are allowed and every team must have a smart phone so their progress can be measured. The race should take two to three hours to complete. Throughout the race, various tents, booths, entertainment and food vendors will be set up for participants and people from the community who come out to support the event. Televisions will broadcast the contestant’s GPS locations so that spectators can follow the race from Riverside Park. 100 per cent of the proceeds will be donat-
ed to support JDRF, and those who want to go for the top fundraiser prize can use a simple online tool at jdrfca.donordrive.com to get pledges from family and friends. Kamloops JDRF has been very successful in past years, raising over $25,000 for diabetes research. Their objective for 2013 is to raise the bar and make this an extraordinary event to increase public awareness about the disease, so the more teams the better – last year saw 58 and event organizers hope to see that surpassed this year. Registration is $50 per team of two and is open right up until the morning of the event. Children eight years and older may compete with parent or guardian. To register, or for more information, contact Shianne at Kamloops@jdrf.ca or call 250-374-0599.
New community centre receives federal funding Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for KamloopsThompson-Cariboo, recently announced support for the City of Kamloops under the Harper Government’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). “Our government is pleased to provide funding to help convert John Tod Elementary School into the North Shore Community Centre,” said Cathy of the $250,100 investment. “The community centre will be an important part of our community life that it will provide sport, recreational and social opportunities for residents and visitors alike while creating jobs and growth locally.” The conversion process will
include engineering and design, drywall and flooring installation, painting, and new electrical, plumbing and telephone systems. “This funding is a welcome
announcement as we move forward with the North Shore Community Centre project,” said Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar. “The new Centre and future home
to the YMCA and Boys and Girls Club will help improve the quality of life, access to recreation and sense of community in our North Shore neighbourhood.”
Take an artful stroll down Tranquille and around – continued from page 1 also moved the dates of the event to happen in the spring when everyone wants to get outside, instead of the during heat of the summer.” Brochures with are available at North Shore BIA office in the Wilson House, 115 Tranquille Road and in the Kamloops Arts Council office in the Old Courthouse Gallery downtown, as well as in all participating businesses, so keep your eyes peeled. Once you have yours, simply follow the map, look for the big red foot displayed at each business and head in to discover amazing artists and their works of art! While you're there take a minute and appreciate the business you’ve stepped into for its support of our arts community. The North Shore Artwalk runs from April 22 to May 20, with the opening reception on April 25 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Redbeard Roasters, 449 Tranquille Road. Artists who want to display their work in this way but missed the deadline can still be part of the Downtown Artwalk happening in August. The only requirement is that you are a KAC member. Check kamloopsartscouncil.ca for the application deadline and details. Rebecca Stewart
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vroom vroom! Want to ride into Spring on a Harley? Stop in at Pristine Optical and talk to Christine Teeple - she’s selling tickets for the MS raffle, in its 25th year. Get yours and you’ll get a chance to win one of three 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycles. The tickets are sponsored by Kamloops B.C. Chapter H.O.G., are $20 each and only 3700 will be printed. And all proceeds will go to support Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
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A triathlon for everyone The Kamloops Triathlon Club is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Taboo Cycles Spring Sprint will take place on Sunday, May 5 at the Westsyde Pool and Community Centre. Geared towards beginners, with mountain bikes welcome, the race will offer three distances: the Super Sprint is a 300 metre swim, 10 km bike ride and a 3 km run; the Sprint is a 600 metre swim, 20 km bike ride, 5 km run; and, the Olympic is a 1500 metre swim, 40km bike and a 10km run. There are 50 spots left in the 200 participant race. To register for the event, log on to trytri.org and click on the Kamloops Spring Sprint. If you would like to volunteer or if you have questions, you can email info@trytri.org.
City receives award for financial reporting The City of Kamloops has been awarded the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. This program is specifically designed to encourage Canadian governments to prepare and issue financial reports of the highest quality. Top-quality financial reporting is essential if governments are to be fully accountable to their citizens and to others with an interest in the government’s finances.
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The Business and Client Services Department worked closely with Finance and Information Technology to prepare and then present the 2011 Annual Financial Report for consideration for this award. After being judged by an impartial review committee, the report was found to meet the high standards of the program, including demonstration of a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” designed to clearly communicate the City’s financial story and motivate readers to read the report.
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Support needed for BIG Little Science Centre Dear Editor, To all who might support the BIG Little Science Centre. This is a personal letter from the Founder of the Centre. As of April 11, 2013 the future of the Centre is unknown. Our lease at George Hilliard Elementary School runs out on June 30. We are already in our third school. We are grateful to School District 73 for providing a site for the past 13 years. A tentative site for our fourth school is the Twin Rivers Education Centre (old Happy Vale School). However the science centre needs (a) at least as much space as we now occupy and (b) a stable lease. The BIG Little Science Centre has evolved into a very complex institution, serving thousands of School District 73 students, as well as many visitors from
the general public. It is not a simple matter to pack up 8 rooms filled with scientific and office equipment and move every 1-2 years, and then set everything up again in yet another location. We are a non-profit society and we rely on generous support from various sources, including School District 73. In my opinion, it might help our cause if our customers - teachers, parents, students, former students and members of the general public - provided written commentary regarding the value of the BIG Little Science Centre to themselves, to their students or to their own children. The Science Centre is truly an investment in young people. The ultimate decision regarding how much the School District is
prepared to support the science centre after June 30 shall be made by school trustees. Some trustees know what we do for school district kids and teachers, but some may have never visited the Centre when student activity is ongoing, and may not fully appreciate the value of what we do. If you agree that the Science Centre deserves wholehearted support by the District, and a permanent home, please consider writing your local school trustee or the Board of School Trustees with your personal letter of support. If the Centre is to survive in Kamloops, we need guaranteed and unfettered support from everyone. Thank you for reading this. Gordon R. Gore Founder, BIG Little Science Centre
Web mapping available to everyone The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is offering web-mapping services to the general public for the first time with its new application, myRegionView. MyRegionView will provide the general public access, 24 hours a day, to property-related information; local services; building permits; land-use information and regulations; and other valuable spatial information, all maintained by the TNRD’s Geographic Information System (GIS) department. With this new application, users can search for a property and/or map feature in a TNRD rural area or in most member municipalities, generate a property information report, create a printable map, or find ser-
vices offered by the Regional District, such as libraries, water systems and transfer stations. It is integrated with Bing and Google Maps, both aerial image and map based. “MyRegionView is a valuable tool for users who will now be able to skip the extra step and directly access data that previously had to be requested via TNRD staff,” said Regina Sadilkova, Director of Development Services. “The web application is easy to use and will be most useful for various groups, including realtors, contractors, and developers, as well as the general public.” To get started with myRegionView, go to tnrd.ca/ content/interactive-maps.
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Some spring-cleaning jobs are more cumbersome than others. Removing yard waste and old junk might mean an afternoon of dump hauls, but what about those old, unloved vehicles that have lost their get-up-and-go and no longer serve their purpose? Kelly Badesso of Mike’s Transmissions can help. “People want to get rid of cars and I take them off of their hands,” says the longtime carcollector and mechanic. 23 years ago, his dad Mike opened Mike’s Transmissions at 2630 Tranquille Road. Since then, Kelly has been at his side, drooling over the cars as they came through, learning everything he could about what makes them run. An unofficial apprentice, he was absorbed into the trade and hasn’t left the shop since. It was when his personal collection of cars grew a little too big – used for parts, and at times pushing 40 strewn about the one-acre shop yard - that he began adding car recycling to the business’s services. “It was getting a little out of hand and the city wanted me to clean it up,” says Mike of the birth of his side business. “I heard they were doing some crushing down the road and learned about the recycling process.” Now he sends over 200 cars to the coast a year. “I have two tow trucks and a deck. Cars, trucks, busses, tractors – I can haul anything,” boasts Mike. “We drag them in and take out all of the fluids, mercury
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separated and recycled back to their original form. Kelly and Mike are still doing transmissions and differentials, but the recycling business is in full swing, so if you have a car that is doing nothing but taking up space, call Mike’s Transmission at 250-376-1040 and they’ll remove it with no cost or effort to you. Rebecca Stewart
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Jessie Fleming is 90 years old, and has been a volunteer shopper in the Seniors Outreach Society’s Safeway Seniors Shopping Program for 18 years. She is a volunteer shopping helper for seniors – some of whom are 30 years younger than her! Jessie is described by one of her fellow volunteers, Sandy Staff, as “a delightful lady to volunteer with.” She says, “Jessie always comes with a smile on her face, she hardly ever misses a Thursday. She is a very independent lady and sometimes I think she could run circles around us when we are shopping."
Last week the South Hills Centre celebrated ten years of providing excellent mental health care for patients from throughout the Interior. To mark this important milestone, the 40-bed facility hosted an Open House on Wednesday, April 10. “Thank you to South Hills staff who deliver quality care each day,” says MLA KamloopsNorth Thompson Terry Lake. “For ten years, South Hills has provided exceptional rehabilitation services for patients with mental illness.” South Hills provides a familiar, therapeutic environment for individuals who are not in crisis and are not a risk to others, but who require ongoing treatment and rehabilita-
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Let's dance, sing and eat some pie ■■ Westsyde Theatre presents Whose Life Is It Anyways? April 17 to 20 at 7:30pm in the Rachel Bell Theatre at Westsyde Secondary. For tickets call 250-579-9271. ■■ Shoe Drive - Ten schools in SD73 are collecting shoes to go directly to people in need in Nicaragua. Drop off your used shoes until April 26 at Big Steel Box, 1370 Salish Rd, during business hours. ■■ McArthur Park Lawn Bowlers begin indoor instruction and info sessions in April. Lawn experience in May or when greens are ready. New bowlers welcome. FMI or to arrange instruction call 250-376-0917. ■■ Garry Davies’ Sensuous mixed media until Apr. 18 at Wilson House Gallery, 115 Tranquille Rd. Gallery hours: Mon. to Fri. 1:30 to 5pm. ■■ Henry Small and Friends live at Chances Barside Lounge and Grill on Apr. 19 from 7pm-10pm. No Cover. FMI call 250-554-1030. ■■ WCT's Never Shoot A Stampede Queen from Apr. 18 to May 4 at the Pavilion Theatre. For tickets call Kamloops Live! Box Office at 250-374-5483, or www. kamloopslive.ca ■■ Live music at Bailey's Pub, 1050 8th St.: The Road to 420 Tour on Apr. 18 at 8pm; The Stars of Fiction and Greasy DC on Apr. 19 at 8pm; The Dudes and The Caspians Apr. 20 at 9pm. FMI visit Bailey's on facebook. ■■ 2013 Seniors’ Chorfest Gala Concert on April 19 at 7:30pm at the Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers Way. Hosted by Kamloops Happy Choristers. Tickets available at the door or from Kamloops Happy Choristers.
250-579-9505.FMI: kamloops happychoristers.wordpress.com. ■■ The Cookers on Apr. 19 at 7:30pm at the Stagehouse Theatre, 422 Tranquille Rd. Tickets available online at kamloopslive. com or call Kamloops Live Box Office, 250-374-5483. FMI visit EntertainmentManagement.ca. ■■ BIG Little Science Centre, 985 Holt St. Apr. 20: Light and Colour Show at 11am and 1:30pm. FMI contact 250-554-2572.
■■ Comedian/Magician Clinton Gray with beef dip dinner at the Eagles Club on Apr. 20 at 5pm. For tickets call 250-376-7735 or visit the Eagles at 755 Tranquille Rd. ■■ Printmaking: Relief Printing by Hand with instructor: Sherri May on Apr. 20 from 9am to 12pm at Parkview Activity Centre, 500 McDonald Ave. Register at www. kamloops.ca/ezreg or call 250-8283500. Course #205883 ■■ Unwed Mothers on Apr.
Ruth Smith of Spokane, Washington paid a visit to the BIG Little Science Centre on Saturday March 30, and just had to put ‘Stitches’ back together again. The model torso has been disassembled for a long time, but Ruth used her background as an EKG technician to put it back in proper order.
20 at 9pm at Pogue Mahone Irish Ale House, 843 Desmond St. Female fronted rock band. Tickets at the door. FMI call 250376-4397. ■■ Earth Day Kamloops - What are you doing on Apr. 22? Make a public pledge on Facebook. Commit to do something just once, all week, or all year! FMI visit Kamloops 350's facebook page. ■■ Manshadi Pharmacy Grand Opening on Apr. 23. Ceremony starts at 10am with free community BBQ and door prizes to follow. 374 Tranquille Rd. ■■ Spring “Coffee Connections” for all RIH Retirees on Apr. 23 from 10am to 12pm at the North Shore Community Center, 730 Cottonwood Ave. FMI call 250374-2209 or visit rihretirees.com. ■■ Pie Night - Pie, ice cream, tea/ coffee and live entertainment by Kelly Winders with an open dance floor on Apr. 23 doors at 6:30pm at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. FMI call 250-376-4777. ■■ Excelsior Rebekah Lodge #23 Events - regular meeting Apr. 23, Crib Tournament Apr. 21. 423 Tranquille Rd. FMI call 250-3740949. ■■ How to set-up a home photography studio with instructor Bob Clark on April 24 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Register at www.kamloops.ca/ezreg or call 250-8283500. Course #207788 ■■ The Sun Life Amazing Race for JDRF will take place Apr. 20. Enter the race in teams of two. Travel by city transit to various locations in Kamloops and perform fun, physical challenges. To register call 250-374-0599, email kamloops@jdrf.ca or visit jdrf.ca
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Your Horoscope ARIES (Mar 21- April 20) Your doubt could lead to insecurity. Loss or theft may occur if you are careless with your belongings. Children may pose a problem if they don't like suggestions. Your confidence is growing and advancement is apparent. TAURUS (Apr 21- May 21) Residential moves will also be advantageous for all concerned. Educational courses will be stimulating and successful. Make creative changes to your living quarters. Get involved in creative projects that could turn into moneymaking ventures. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Don't spend too much on products that promise amazing cosmetic results. Be sure to think twice before you say something that might hurt your partner's feelings. Take precautions while traveling; you don't have to get anywhere that fast. Control your emotions and everything will fall into place. CANCER (June 22-July 22) You may have more people on your domestic scene than anticipated. You will find your vitality is lowered. Your determination and sheer desire to do your own thing will be successful. Your flair for dramatic appeal will unleash itself at social functions. LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Problems with skin, bones, or teeth may mess up your schedule. Your need to put great detail into everything you do may cause you to miss the overall picture. You can expect insincere gestures of friendliness this week. VIRGO (Aug 23 -Sept 23) You can prosper if you invest in property or mutual funds. Someone you care about may not be too pleased with you. Try to satisfy both of your needs. You may find that female colleagues will be more help than you anticipated. LIBRA (Sept 24 -Oct 23) You may find that female colleagues will be more help than you anticipated. Romance may be better than you ever thought possible. You will reach the most people if you speak out at an organizational function. You may have a tendency to put on weight. SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22) Digestive disorders will be a result of family squabbles. Be considerate and avoid being overly opinionated, or arguments will ensue. You have made an accurate assessment of the situation and have come up with ideas that will save money. You should channel your efforts into getting rid of bad habits. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 -Dec 21) You can come up with ways of earning extra cash. Regardless of your first reaction, the outcome will be favorable. Your partner may push buttons that infuriate you. Pursue outdoor activities or any physical exertion. CAPRICORN (Dec 22- Jan 20) Uncertainty regarding your mate may emerge; reevaluate what you see in each other. You may not be that popular at home but you should be able to shine at social gatherings. Limitation could set in if you've been spending too much. AQUARIUS (Jan 21 -Feb 19) You don't want to give anyone fuel for the fire. Secret enemies will be eager to spread rumors about you. Your partner's a little jumpy. Involvement in interest groups may bring you popularity. PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) Arguments with relatives may lead to a split in the family. You can't make things better if you don't know what to fix. Deep discussions may only lead to friction. You may need to make a choice. Horoscopes courtesy of astrologer Michael Thiessen. For daily horoscopes go to www.astrology-online.com PPG - 1.8V March 2013.indd 1
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