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Walk for Autism raises awareness The Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism is hosting the Walk for Autism, on Saturday, April 30. The organization is raising money and awareness regarding inclusion and acceptance of people with Autism.

The event promises to be fun for the whole family!

Participants will gather at the NorKam soccer field and then walk a lap around McArthur Island Park.

Registration starts at 10:00 am, the warm-up takes place at 10:45 am, with the walk kicking off at 11:00 am. Following the walk, a delicious barbeque will be available for purchase with all proceeds going to the Centre. The walk is by donation; the fundraiser supports the wide variety of programming offered at the Chris Rose Centre.

Cheryl Stonehouse, assistant to the executive director, describes Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism as a “fully inclusive resource”, a “one stop shop” for individuals with autism, as well as their families. Their design is the only one in Western Canada, it offers music, speech and occupational therapy all under one roof. “Parents and caretakers don’t have to drive all over town to get to these appointments, it’s all in one place”.

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Their School Based Program is for children aged five to 12 years. The goal is to prepare students for an integrated classroom setting in their neighbourhood school. This program is available is Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm daily, September to June. The Extended Program is for individuals six to 18 years of age. An individualized program is developed to match the child’s needs, strengths and concerns. Services include a mix of “occupational therapy, speechlanguage therapy, social group sessions, community outings, one-to-one intervention sessions”.

Community Inclusion Services for Adults with ASD, serves individuals 19 years and over, and covers

employment, skill development, and community-based and homebased inclusion. Chris Rose Centre offers Summer Programming for a wide age range (five to 18 years).

Camper attendees will experience ‘hiking, swimming, day trips, crafts and cooking’.

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Justin Spitmen (L) was grabbing a quick lunch recently at Darrell the Wandering Gourmet’s hot dog stand.

Darrell uses locally sourced meats, has any condiment you might want and says he has “the best buns in town”. He is located at the Canadian Tire right here on the North Shore Thursday to Monday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

MP McLeod responds to Medical Assisted Dying Legislation MP Cathy McLeod responded challenges; and recognize the of vulnerable populations and on April 13 to the introduction risks involved with advanced the conscience rights of workers of Bill C-14, Medical Assistance directives,” stated McLeod. “All and institutions in the health care in Dying. of these recommendations were sector. I look forward to partici“This past year constituents have included in Bill C-14.” pating and listening to the debate told me how highly complex and “Going forward, I will be study- at second reading prior to makdeeply sensitive this issue is for ing the complexity of this legis- ing my decision on how to vote,” them,” said McLeod. “I promised lation, particularly the protection concluded McLeod. that I would analyze this legislation thoroughly in hopes that it addressed some of their very serious concerns.”

The legislation states that there should be a choice of medically The City of Kamloops, in partnership with Community Futures assisted death for adults who are suffering intolerably and for Thompson Country, has announced the release of “Local Agriculture whom death is reasonably fore- in Kamloops,” a short video developed to promote and recognize the seeable. Those eligible to seek achievements of Kamloops’ local agriculture industry. that help must be mentally comThe production of the video is a result of an action item from the petent, 18 or older, have a serious City’s Agriculture Area Plan (AAP). Based on public input, the AAP and incurable disease, illness or identified that a secure food supply and public awareness are key disability and be in an advanced issues for local agriculture. In an effort to build public awareness, state of irreversible decline in the AAP recommended that a promotional video be developed to capability.

“The dissenting report that highlight local agriculture and showcase areas of the industry that was produced by Members of may be unfamiliar to the public. The video features local farmers, Parliament from the Conservative restaurant owners, winemakers, growers and the diversity of local party included recommendations products offered in the region. to exclude minors, include strin- “Local Agriculture in Kamloops” is available to view at: gent safeguards to protect those www.kamloops.ca/agriculture or www.communityfutures.net/ with underlying medical health agriculture-initiatives.

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Spring is just around the corner and the City of Kamloops encourages you to get active outside. The Spring/Summer Activity Guide is out and new this year are a variety of Active Living programs designed to get children ages 0 and up active outside with nature in mind.

Try out the Outdoor Adventures half-day camp, for ages three to six, taking place the first three weeks in July. Mornings will be spent in Peterson Creek exploring and learning from the environment.

On June 4, create a magical fairy garden, with miniature plants and accessories in our Fairy Fairy Gardens program for ages six to eight. Just add imagination and a sprinkle of fairy dust for the perfect miniature fairy planter.

For the older children, the City is offering a Mountain Bike PreSeason Skills Clinic for kids aged ten to 14 years on May 29. Taking place on real trails, participants will work on the basics of mountain biking, including braking, riding uphill and downhill, gear changes, and improving stability.

Green up that Green Thumb and learn how to be a better and more eco-aware gardener with gardening workshops. New this year are three workshops focusing conserving water, working with the weeds in your garden/ yard and growing multiple yields.

And once you’ve grown it, learn to cook it and keep it with cooking classes focusing on canning, preserving and pickling.

Thursdays this spring, the City invites you to explore our parks with interpretive hikes. Bring your questions, sense of adventure and water on these hikes to learn about the history and the flora and fauna while exploring Kamloops local parks.

Starting May 2 for four weeks, the City is offering an introductive to mountain biking, with a focus on using basic skills to ride green trails. This program will also improve confidence off-road.

Check out all the programs the City has to offer this spring and summer by visiting their Activity Guide online at www.kamloops. ca/activityguide.

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Mathew Anderson popped by Josey’s Hair Gallery recently for some product for his dynamite Afro.

Following a decision made at the City Council meeting on April 5 and revisited again at the April 12 Council meeting, demolition/construction is beginning at McDonald Park Pool.

Council decided to close McDonald Park Pool due to extensive required repairs and to replace it with a new community park including a spray area and wading pool. The new facility is slated to open early this summer in the McDonald Park location.

As of April 13, heavy equipment will be on site to start demolition of the pool. Filling and leveling the pool as soon as possible is required to mitigate liability issues.

The City reminds residents that the area is a construction zone and that it is restricted access for safety reasons.

Security will be on site 24/7. The City appreciates your cooperation.

Best Canadian wheelchair basketball players to battle it out Canada’s best wheelchair basketball players, including several Paralympic hopefuls, will compete at the 2016 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League Championships this week. From April 22 to 24, ten co-ed club teams from across Canada will battle for a national championship title at the Tournament Capitol Centre. They will be welcomed by the host team, the Kamloops Bulldawgs.

“We’re excited to bring elite wheelchair basketball to Kam-

loops,” said BC Wheelchair Basketball Society executive director Sian Blythe. “Wheelchair basketball is growing in the region thanks to the hard work of local organizers and we hope that both able-bodied people and people with disabilities will come out to watch this fastpaced, exciting sport and want to get involved.”

BC will have two teams in the tournament, The BC Royals and the Kamloops Bulldawgs.

The BC Royals team features

two current national team members, Deion Green from Victoria, BC and Amanda Yan from Burnaby, BC. Both hope to represent Canada at the Rio Paralympic Games.

Tournament play begins on Friday, April 22 at 10:00 am when to Kamloops Bulldawgs take on Manitoba.

The semi-finals and medal games will take place on Sunday starting at 8:00 am. For more information, including schedules and rosters, please visit www.wcbasketball.ca.

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Venture Kamloops sees a prosperous year ahead Venture Kamloops, the economic development people make connections and build their businessarm of the City of Kamloops, presented their es. The work we did last year positions our city for Annual Report to City Council recently. In sum- growth moving forward.” mary, 2015 was positive in terms of economic Margot Middleton, Venture Kamloops Board growth and the work Venture Kamloops does to president and owner of Middleton Petroleum assist local businesses and attract new businesses. Ltd., agrees. “For 2016, we can feel the positive 2016 is on pace for continued growth. momentum. Collectively as a board, we look for“Our team has been working on tremendously ward to the ongoing success of our organization in successful programs and projects with local busi- assisting the diverse businesses we serve as they nesses and our industry partners,” says executive do business in Kamloops.” director Jim Anderson. “The results of our hard To read the full report, visit: www.venturekamwork paid off in what we were able to do to help loops.com/annual-report.

New crowd funding campaign to help Ashes to Dust Mountain Bike Camp On April 5, Thompson Rivers University’s Event Management: Fundraising for Non-Profits class launched a crowd funding campaign for the Ashes to Dust Mountain Bike Camp. The goal of the campaign is to raise $5000 for the bike camp through small, individual donations enough to provide bikes and equipment for five participants for the camp.

TRU Faculty of Adventure, Culinary and Tourism (FACT) support the development of recreation-based tourism to enhance the well being of communities. Many FACT instructors and former students are engaged in the local mountain biking community and are members of the Kamloops Bike Riders Association (KBRA), including the instructor for the class, Peter Larose.

“In the first class of the semester, students were asked what they wanted to get out of the course, and specific causes they would like to support in their lives and careers,” says Larose. “Nearly half of the students indicated that the cause they would most like to support was improving the lives of marginalized people through recreation and sport.”

Former FACT student, KBRA member and lead coach for the bike camp, Ted Morton was invited by Larose to present the camp to the class. At the time the class was studying digital marketing and crowd funding. After the presentation, the class decided to develop a crowd funding campaign for the bike camp.

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Effective February 1, the Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 35-66 was amended to include smoke-free parks and city facilities. This includes trails, beaches, playgrounds, fields, stadiums, parking lots, courtyards and all entryways to city facilities.

The City of Kamloops is committed to healthy living and caring for our environment. According to Interior Health, there is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke and tobacco is the number one cause of death and disease in our society, causing almost 6,000 deaths in BC each year.

Reduced exposure to secondhand smoke in public spaces will present fewer health impacts to non-smokers and to persons with existing medical conditions.

Smoking restrictions may also increase the motivation for smokers to quit.

In addition to the positive health implications, smoke-free parks and outdoor spaces contribute to a healthy and safe environment.

Smoking produces associated litter and cleanup costs and toxins released by discarded smoking materials can seep into soil and water, affecting plant and animal life. Improperly extinguished and discarded cigarette butts can cause fires.

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RCMP warn of counterfeit US bills Two $50 US counterfeit bills were used at local businesses in early April. In the first week of April a male used counterfeit money twice at two different gas stations in Kamloops. It wasn’t until the second US $50 bill had been used was it was discovered that they were counterfeit. It is unknown if the man using the counterfeit money is aware that it is counterfeit.

Police would like to identify the man who used the money to ascertain where he got the bills. This man is associated to a grey or tan coloured four door Ford F350.

Cpl. Jodi Shelkie noted, “Businesses should discuss techniques for detecting counterfeit bills with their employees. Information can be found on the Bank of Canada website. If you suspect someone is attempting to use counterfeit money at your business, you should not accept the money and refer them to the police.”

First annual Hip Hop Festival helps Phoenix Centre The first annual All Ages Hip Hop Festival is being held on Saturday, April 23 at the Kamloops Pow Wow Grounds, located at 220 Chief Alex Thomas Way. Doors open at 11:00 am with performances by 20 Hip Hop artists from 12:00 pm to 12:00 am. This event features food vendors, apparel, Hip Hop

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■■ Chances - April 22 Henry Small, April 23 No Live Entertainer UFC 197. Jam Night every Wednesday from 7 to 10pm.

1250 Halston Ave. ■■ Big Little Science Centre April 22: Free Family Literacy Night at Northills Mall from 6 to 7:30pm. Join the Big Little Science Centre travel booth. Organized by the Kamloops Early Language and Literacy Initiative. For children of all ages: music, art, crafts, science, food, and a free book for each child! April 23: Air Pressure Show at 11am and 1:30pm. Air is a force of nature that demands respect; join the Centre for this interactive show to learn why. Watch out for flying water! Exploration Room is open 10am to 4pm with over 140 different exhibits to enjoy. 655 Holt Street. FMI visit blscs.org.

■■ Coffee Connection for RIH retirees on April 26 from 10am to 12pm at North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. Coffee, goodies and door prizes.

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■■ Used Book Sale from April 25 to 29 from 9am to 4pm at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. ■■ Alamagokus on April 30 at 8pm at Pogue Mahone Irish Alehouse, 843 Desmond Ave. ■■ Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s on May 1 at the TCC Indoor Track, 910 McGill Rd. FMI and to register visit walkformemories.ca or call 250377-8200.

■■ Strawberry Tea and Bedding Plants Sale on May 7 from 2 to 3:30pm at Mt Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St. Hosted by the United Church Women, Sensational Soups and Community Kitchens. Bedding plants, home baking, white elephant items and crafts.

■■ Strawberry Tea, Plant and Bake Sale on May 7 at 1pm beginning at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. Raffle and door prize.

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echo stargazer Dear Aries: (Mar. 21 - April 20) You’re good at going it alone but the planets are suggesting you team up and give love a chance. You are still attracting both love and money but emotionally you’d like to put your efforts behind helping someone close reach their dreams.

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Dear Taurus: (Apr. 21 - May 21) It’ll take another week to really shake the cobwebs and recharge your emotional batteries. In the meantime someone from your past continues to say hello. The full moon reveals secrets in love.

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Dear Gemini: (May 22 - June 21) Friends are bringing fortune and a possible new love. Get out with the gang and see who fate places in your path. Thoughts drift to the past but feet keep moving forward.

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Dear Cancer: (June 22 - July 22) The phone might be ringing off the hook with professional offers but the spotlight is shifting to your social network. Even though your days continue to be busy you should make some time for fun. Your friends miss you.

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Dear Leo: (July 23 - Aug 22) An exotic admirer is still calling from distant shores with an offer you’d love to accept but the spotlight has shifted and astro-fingers are pointing you back to the office. Wherever you go, people will notice your smile. Dress your best.

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Dear Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Wouldn’t it be nice of someone fell for more than your looks? This week things change and your input on a joint project is not only appreciated but also encouraged. Show them you are more than just a beautiful smile.

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