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Organizations come together The holidays really are all about giving of yourself to others. Here on the North Shore there is no shortage of good deeds and acts of kindness. We see them everyday and here at the North Shore Echo we are so grateful to witness many of them first hand. One of our most hands-on groups is the wonderful folks at Kamloops Immigrant Services on Tranquille Road. This organization is instrumental in helping newcomers to Canada gain insight, valuable skills and friendships that will last their lifetime here in Canada. They do an immense amount of work in our community. They know that they couldn’t accomplish all their goals without a little help from the community and just wanted to express their thanks this December to some of their community partners that helped make a few of their projects fly. One of these projects is their Global Kitchen. “Kamloops Immigrant Services is excited to announce that, thanks to the support of the BC Interior Community Foundation, we will be running a ten-week healthy cooking program for newcomers to Canada, starting in January, 2015,” explains Paul Lagace, executive director of Kamloops Immigrant Services. Our Global Kitchen is intended to help newcomers reduce social isolation by making new connec-
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(Above L-R) Spencer Bryson, Ross Parkin, Paul Legace, Kathy Sinclair and Wally Klowbets.
tions in the community, which will also provide practice speaking English, information about the Canada Food Guide and increase cross-cultural understanding. “The group will meet weekly at the Community Kitchen at Mt. Paul United Church to cook to-
gether as a group,” he continues. “Each week we will explore a different principle of healthy eating from the Canada Food Guide. We will use a hands-on approach to learning by working as a group to prepare healthy Canadian-style dishes that demonstrate the topics
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we cover. Additionally, each week one of the participants will teach us how to cook a favourite dish from their home country. The participants will get a recipe book with everything we cook, as well as a certificate upon completion of the program. We currently have funding to run one cycle of this program, but if successful, we hope to be able to continue the project going forward.” Another big project they embarked on this year was the beautiful mural behind their building that may have caught your eye as you drive along the Tranquille Corridor. The Crossing Bridges Multicultural Mural is a beautiful example of what can happen when we bring many different cultures together to create art. “Kamloops Immigrant Services is pleased to acknowledge the support of the Kamloops Arts Council’s outstanding 2014 Crossing Bridges program,” says Paul. “While creating one of the most beautiful murals in Kamloops, newcomers, permanent residents, citizens and First Nations gained a deeper understanding and respect for the unique ties that have made Canadian diversity a source of national pride and one of our greatest strengths.” With guidance and oversight from skilled artists, the mural was - continued on page 2
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