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Get out and do something! The weather is probably one of the most talked about things here in Kamloops. It makes for great small talk – “Hey, how about that weather!” and it makes a great excuse for why we are not out and about doing stuff; “I can’t go out, look at that weather!” but we are here to remind you that no matter what is happening in our atmosphere there is plenty of stuff to do and see all around you on a daily basis here on the North Shore. So do yourself a favour, take a look out the window, dress appropriately and get out there and enjoy your neighbourhood. Despite the warm weather, you can still hit up the Harper Mountain Snow Town Tube Park on Saturdays and Sundays. Currently open in the daytimes, they help you get all the fun of tubing with little to none of the work. All you need is yourself and some waterproof clothes to have a great time up there. They provide the tube, the tow up the hill and the good times coming down. Best to give them a quick call at 250-573-5115 to check snow conditions before you go. My favourite thing to do is go for a hike. It can be long or short and here on the North Shore there are almost endless possibilities. If you want to start off easy, just head over to McArthur Island Park. With 3km of paved pathways bordering its perimeter, McArthur Island can provide you a refreshing walk or bike Sometime Echo delivery girl and North Shore resident Kristina Moller shows you that hiking in our hills can be fun anytime of year as long as you dress appropriately.
ride. Your journey will take you through a butterfly garden, xeriscape garden and other riparian areas as well as past the city’s extensive collection of outdoor exercise equipment which is available and free of charge for everyone to use. Another easy jaunt is to take advantage of the Rivers Trail and Schubert Drive Trail. The Schubert Drive trail takes you from the Overlanders Bridge up to the Halston and the Rivers Trail is best accessed via Airport Road. Both provide great views of the river and give you some outdoor activity without much commitment. If you are looking to spend a little more energy; two easy trails come to mind. Head over to Mara Mountain or take a straight up walk to the Beacon. Mara Mountain is on Red Lake Road just past the Hoodoos. There are two routes up; one a shorter steeper route and the other a gravel road up, single track down popular with mountain bikers. The view from there is completely awesome, and definitely worth the walk. The Beacon gives you a short but vigorous hike with large rewards. Located at the top of the Ord Road Cliffs on Batchelor Hill directly above Brocklehurst and offers one of the best panoramic views in the city. The path is best accessed by parking at the Water Tower located just off Ord Road between McLean Street and Singh Street. This hike doesn’t take long: 15 minutes to one hour depending on speed but it is straight up! If winter has you down and you just can’t imagine wanting to go outside, there are still some fun activi- continued on page 2
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After more than six years since the 2008 Beijing Games, Dylan Armstrong finally received his bronze medal on Sunday, February 15 at a ceremony at the Tournament Capital Centre. About 1500 enthusiastic people attended to celebrate Dylan’s success.
Travis Lulay and Don Hay will lend star support to the 2015 Special Olympics BC Winter Games in Kamloops this week, serving as honorary coaches walking with regional teams into the Games Opening Ceremony on February 19. BC Lions quarterback Lulay, the 2011 CFL and Grey Cup most valuable player, has a long relationship with Special Olympics, as he started giving his time and support to the movement during his university years in Montana and got involved with Special Olympics BC in 2011 after joining the Lions. Lulay has attended three previous Special Olympics Provincial and National Games as an honorary coach, and is an enthusiastic, engaging, and articulate supporter of Special Olympics athletes. “Special Olympics gives these athletes such a sense of self-worth, and you can see it come out every single time they compete. That’s what’s really encouraging. And knowing the families of Special Olympics athletes are such giving people, they’re so excited to see that person compete and have fun doing it, and have such a sense of self-worth, and getting better time and again,” Lulay says.
Kamloops Blazers head coach Hay, the three-time Memorial Cup-winning team leader, has also graciously jumped on board to give added star power to the 2015 SOBC Games Opening Ceremony and help celebrate the achievements of the athletes coming to Kamloops. Lulay and Hay will enter the Opening Ceremony at the Tournament Capital Centre with the regional teams comprised of more than 700 Special Olympics athletes and coaches from all over BC and the Yukon. “I am honoured to represent the Kamloops Blazers and be a part of the SOBC Games Opening Ceremony in my hometown of Kamloops. All of the participants are tremendous athletes that strive to achieve the very best. This is a terrific event for our community and I wish the best of luck to all the participating athletes,” Hay said. “We welcome everyone to join us at the Opening Ceremony to watch these inspirational athletes enjoying the proud moment of walking in together with their teams to represent their regions, and to check out the great show we have planned,” says 2015 SOBC Winter Games chair Pat Davis.
Laundry Services request goes forth with Interior Health Interior Health is entering the next stage of a process that will determine the future of its laundry services, by seeking Request for Solutions (RFS) from pre-qualified service providers identified through the recent Request for Qualifications process. The RFS will determine what options may be available for using external providers for laundry services, allowing Interior Health to avoid significant capital costs associated with updating industrial laundry equipment when it needs to be replaced. “We know this is difficult news for our employees who have worked hard to make our laundry plants efficient,” said Alan Davies, Interior Health’s director for Support Services. “But as we’ve noted from the outset, the decision to explore alternatives isn’t about the efficiency of our operations. It’s about avoiding future significant spending to replace aging equipment, an investment we can’t make when
considering other health-care medical equipment priorities.” Laundry services are currently provided by Interior Health staff working at five large and six small laundry sites throughout the health region. The sites offer linen services to hospitals, health centres and IH owned and operated residential care facilities. Laundry services staff were provid-
ed an update on February 11, which follows 90-days of consultation with their union to explore alternatives to going to the private market. “We have stressed to our employees that nothing is changing today. We have a lengthy process in front of us, and the earliest we would anticipate any changes to laundry services would be spring 2016,” said Alan,
noting the impact to staff is unknown and dependent on the outcome of the RFS, including the scope of laundry services and sites covered. Interior Health is moving forward with the RFS in conjunction with Lower Mainland health authorities, which are currently retendering existing private contracts for laundry services.
Whatever you choose to do this month, make it an adventure – continued from page 1 ties to get you out and about. Don’t forget about the North Shore’s best resource, the Big Little Science Centre. Located down at 665 Holt Street, they are open Tuesday to Saturday for drop-ins and have a weekly science show on Saturdays! You can join scientist Gordon Gore and his team each Saturday for different and excit-
ing science labs, presentations and experiments. There is a different show, experiment and theme each week, exploring topics like air pressure, mining, electricity, magnetism, invertebrates and sound. Other indoor fun includes bowling at Bowlertime, a plethora of activities at the John Tod Centre, ice skating at the Brock Arena and soccer at the all new Soccer Quest.
Seniors can get out and about and enjoy some free time at the Seniors Activity Centre in the Brock Shop. Whatever you choose to do this month, make it an adventure. Get out of the house, off the Netflix and enjoy your life here on the North Shore of Kamloops. There are many adventures and experiences just outside your front door. Use them! Tanya Orozco, freelance
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New theatre group for seniors The Snowflakes Theatre Society is a newly formed acting troupe whose passion is to bring live theatre to Kamloops seniors, their families and their friends. Shows are also open to the general public. The Snowflakes Theatre Society presents “Fawlty Towers – Communication Problems” All show times will be at 2:30 pm, February 21 and March 7 and 21 at
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Overlanders Bridge presentation to be featured at AGM Tomorrow night (February 19) we will be having our Annual General Meeting for the North Shore Business Improvement Area Association (NSBIA) at the North Shore Community Centre! Our Annual General Meeting is open to the public. We’ll be reviewing a successful 2014, what we have planned in 2015, some housekeeping amendments to our association’s bylaws and one more thing... A big topic on everyone’s mind is the effect upcoming remediation work on the Overlanders Bridge will have on North Shore businesses. At our AGM, we will be having a presentation from the project staff on the planning and tender for the project. If you have any questions please make sure you make it so you can hear firsthand the project’s structuring and timelines. Context is important. In the case of this project the context for our businesses is that three of the last
four years have seen major disruptions to customer traffic and consumer habits. We have businesses who have closed, and some who at risk of closing because of these constant disruptions. That’s not to say the work, beautification and infrastructure upgrades aren’t needed or welcome. It’s accepting the reality of their continual impact and working together to make a problem into an opportunity. During our annual report to City Council in January, I put forward three expectations we have for this project: 1. Continue the strong line of communication so we can continue to work with our businesses and keep them informed. 2. If they can speed up the project
time with little exposure to the taxpayers please do so. 3. Finish it on time. We want to use the traffic snarl that most likely will happen, as an opportunity to encourage people to buy local and rediscover their local businesses. In the coming months we will be working with businesses to develop promotional opportunities to put into overdrive our current (and very successful) “We are the North Shore” buy local marketing campaign. You can stay up to date on North Shore events and what we have coming up in 2015 through our website www.nsbia.com, our Facebook page and by signing up to our regular e-newsletter. Let’s keep proudly saying “We are the North Shore!” and show what we can accomplish when we work together! Steven L. Puhallo, executive director for the North Shore Business Improvement Association
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Imagine being able to wake up each morning with the knowledge that you could do anything you wanted. No worrying about shopping for dinner, no worrying about shoveling the driveway, figuring out why the sink is leaking or even figuring out who was going to host the weekly bridge game you regularly attend. Imagine your best friends all living within walking distance and having a personal chef that cooked lunch and dinner for you everyday. To many, including me this is paradise, to you this could be reality. Chartwell Kamloops Retirement Residence here on Tranquille Road has all the comforts and qualities of home but with all the perks of a vacation resort. More than just a place to hang your hat, both the residents and staff feel right at home at North Kamloops’ favourite retirement residence and love the close knit family atmosphere that they enjoy with each other. “We strive to make people feel at home here,” explains Ana McLean of Chartwell Kamloops Retirement Residence. “Sometimes deciding to move into a new
residence as a senior can be hard. We strive to provide a happy, safe, and healthy home here for all our residents. We have 97 suites with over 100 people.” The Chartwell Kamloops Retirement Residence opened its doors in 2006 and is known for its convenient location, great staff, variety of suites and fabulous amenities. They are located directly across the street from Northills Mall in close proximity to doctors, groceries, banks and other shopping needs. The staff is professionally trained and just won the Circle of Excellence Award that is given out annually by Chartwell. “Our team won the Circle of Excellence Award,” continues Ana. “There are only five awards given annually throughout 167 properties. We were a top performer and exceeded our company’s expectations for customer service, reputation and employee engagement. We are all very proud to live and work here.” With many daily activities, various special events, outings, and community service, the residents of Chartwell Kamloops Retire-
ment Residence have almost no time to get bored. “Love and friendship has been found on our dance floor,” finishes Ana. “We have seen many couples become dance partners over the years.” Another thing to look forward to this year is the Chartwell Senior Star competition, which will be back here locally in Spring 2015. This is open to all seniors regardless of where they live and many of the national top contenders and even a past winner are from Kamloops. Chartwell provides quality retirement living, both independent and assisted. They have a variety of suites, an elegant dining room which serves both lunch and dinner, a beautiful fireside lounge, exercise room, hair salon, theatre and much more. If you have been looking for somewhere to call home they welcome you to go for a visit and fall in love. For more information about the Chartwell Kamloops Retirement Residence or to book a personal visit, you can contact them at 250-376-5363. Tanya Orozco, freelance
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BCSEA and Sierra Club to screen award-winning The Future of Energy Are you wondering how the recent collapse in oil prices will affect Canada? Can our economy survive without a booming oil and gas sector? The next selection in Kamloops’ newest community film series will shed some light on those questions. The award winning documentary The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People will be shown Wednesday, February 25 at the TRU Alumni Theatre (Clocktower Building). Doors open at 6:30pm, the film starts at 7:00pm, and it will be followed by a panel discussion and question period. Admission is by donation.
climate and energy campaigner at Sierra Club BC. Sierra Club BC is featuring the film as part of their “The Future is HERE! 2015 Alternatives Tour,” which will make stops in several other BC communities including Merritt. Showcasing local innovators, The Future is HERE! will explore how we can build resilient communities in the context of climate change. “Powerful vested interests would like us to believe we have no alternative but to extract and burn tar sands oil and fracked gas,” said Sierra Club BC Campaigns director
The Sierra Club BC and the Kamloops Chapter of the BCSEA are co-hosting the film, which presents a fresh look at renewable energy technologies, how fast they’re being adopted, and what happens in a society where energy is produced on every rooftop. After the film, local energy experts will share their insights and answer questions. Confirmed panelists are Dr. Michael Mehta, Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at TRU and co-founder of the alternative energy non-profit society GabEnergy; Ben Giudici, former TRU faculty member and principal director at Riverside Energy Systems; and Larissa Stendie,
Caitlyn Vernon. “Yet more Canadians now work in clean energy than are employed in the tar sands and renewable energy is becoming costcompetitive with fossil fuels and other traditional energy sources.” This is the second film in the new series, entitled Films for Change (‘cause a change is gonna do us good). The series is sponsored by the TRU Sustainability Office and features a film on the last Wednesday of every month, hosted by a local nonprofit each time, and followed by a facilitated discussion. For questions about the event, contact BCSEA at kamloops@bcsea.org or visit www. bcsea.org.
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Doug Rutledge of Kamloops shows his form as he enjoys his Thursday afternoons with the 55 Club at Bowlertime Lanes. The league runs from September to March, with seasonal playoffs in April. Doug says it’s a great place to socialize. Right next door, The Dirty Jersey pub features a full menu including some of the best wings in town.
This year, the BC SPCA is celebrating 120 years of serving and protecting B.C.’s most vulnerable animals. To mark this special anniversary the non-profit society today launched a year-long campaign, entitled Million Acts of Kindness, which invites all animal lovers to join together to carry out a million acts of kindness for companion, farm and wild animals in 2015. Each week throughout 2015, the millionacts.ca website will feature a new act of kindness for animals - participants can choose to do one act or challenge themselves to do more. The acts will be tallied and updated monthly on the millionacts. ca website and will include acts of kindness for abused, injured, neglected and homeless animals carried out by the BC SPCA. Sign up now at millionacts.ca and share the link with your family and friends. If one kind act can change the life of an animal forever, imagine what a million acts will do!
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The Comic Strippers are back in Kamloops for two nights only, April 17 and 18 at the Sagebrush Theatre. A fictitious male stripper troupe, played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians, performs a sexylarious improv comedy show. These guys try to be sexy… it just comes out funny. Constantly grooving and gyrating in between scenes they banter with the crowd and perform their hilarious twist on improv sketches. They sing, they “dance”. These guys are oiled up and ready to make you laugh at them. Fresh off sold out shows in Vegas, Australia and now Canada! Just in time for stagette season and gentleman, not to worry, this is definitely a parody of male strippers. Some of the performers have what’s called ‘Comedy Bodies’ - they will make you look good by comparison. Semi-undressed and completely unscripted, The Comic Strippers take off their shirts and take on your suggestions to create a whole new genre of comedy. The Comic Strippers are: Roman Danylo- who starred
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We want to hear from you. Join us on Tuesday, February 24th as we continue with the 2015 budget discussions. Our Finance Department will provide an overview of the 2015 supplemental budget to be followed by discussions with your City Council and senior staff in a casual roundtable format. Tuesday, February 24th 7:00 to 10:00 pm Parkside Lounge - Interior Savings Centre We will have six tables to seek your input on the additional budget items suggested by City administration, community groups and the public. We would like your comments on what should or should not be included in the 2015 City budget. These items will impact this year's tax rate and your City tax bill. Please come out and tell us your thoughts. Your feedback will be recorded and considered when Council makes its final decisions. We hope to see you there! So let’s talk.
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Great outdoors - When you visit Bruno’s Liquor Store its like stepping into the wild. The latest addition is a cougar mounted above the grizzly that was already there. It is as close as our crackerjack reporter would ever want to get to either animal.
■■ Mural Artist Wanted to paint a 30’x6’ waterpark mural for Westsyde Community Development Society, a not-for-profit group. FMI visit wcds.westsyde.info ■■ KEG Lecture Series on Feb. 19 “Crust Formation on the Early Earth - An Iceland-Like Setting at 4 Ga?” with Jesse Reimink - 5th year PhD student at the University of Alberta (working under the supervision of Dr. Tom Chacko) at 7pm, in the TRU Activity Centre, Mountain Room. Free to attend. FMI visit keg.bc.ca. ■■ 2015 Special Olympics BC Winter Games February 19 to 21. Opening Ceremony on Feb. 19 at 7:30pm at Tournament Capital Centre. No ticket required. Speed skating, figure skating and curling Feb. 20 and 21 at McArthur Island Sports and Events Centre. For a full schedule, visit specialolympics. bc.ca/2015-sobc-winter-games-schedule ■■ Chances - Feb. 20 Noosa, Feb. 21 Erko Nomm Shows from 7 to 10pm. No cover. 1250 Halston Ave. ■■ BIG Little Science Centre - Feb. 21: Crazy Forces and Motion Show at 11am and 1:30pm. Explore the different types of forces around us and how they work. Be prepared for some powerful fun! Screamer balloons, balls and much more! What’s not to like? The super Exploration Room is open 10am to 4pm with over 140 different exhibits to enjoy. 655 Holt St. blscs.org ■■ Fawlty Towers presented by Snowflake Theatre Society on Feb. 21, March 7 and 21 at 2:30pm at CSI Brock Activity Centre, 9A – 1800 Tranquille Rd. Admission by donation. FMI call 778-470-6000 or 250573-1152. ■■ Dessert and Dance Night on Feb. 24 at 6:30pm at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. Homemade desserts, live entertainment and open dance floor. Another old-time social evening filled with fun, laughter and friends! Admission at the door, and includes your dessert! FMI call 250-376-4777. ■■ Annual Sugar Shack Party on March 7 at 2pm at Rainbow Roost, 6675 Westsyde Rd. Enjoy the maple
taffy followed by traditional supper and live music. Tickets are limited and are available at the Francophone Association office, 348 Fortune Dr. FMI call 250-3766060. Everyone welcome! ■■ Drop-In Meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. Saturdays drop-in between 9:30 to11:30am and Thursdays 7 to 9pm at Shambhala Meditation Group #7-231 Victoria St. FMI visit: www.kamloops. shambhala.org or call Liz 250-318-6257. ■■ Soup and Sandwiches for the homeless from 3 to 5pm on the third Sunday of the month at Northcott’s New and Used, 419 Tranquille Rd. ■■ Sushi and Udon Lunch on fourth Friday each month (except July and August) at the Japanese Cultural Centre, 160 Vernon Ave. Call to book your lunch at 250-376-9629. ■■ Dinner, Dance and Silent Auction fundraiser for Peter Friedel on Mar. 7 at 6:30pm at at St. John Vianney Church, 2826 Bank Road. FMI and tickets call: Caroline at 250-377-1699, Maryann at 250573-4247 or Brenda at 250-319-1956. ■■ Volunteers Needed at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. for the Front Desk and in the coffee room. Regular shifts are three hours a week, or on-call subs to fill in. FMI call 250-376-4777. ■■ Acoustic Jam Nights at The Alano Club, 171 Leigh Rd from 7 to 10pm on the 1st and 3rd Mon. of each month. Hosted by Perry Tucker and the Good Gravy Band. Great atmosphere, have a burger and try the hand cut fries. ■■ Fun, Laughter, Friends Adult Social Group meets for fun events and socializing. FMI and upcoming events email: laugh2014@shaw.ca. ■ Pogue Mahone Irish Alehouse Weekly Events: Tues. Jam Night, Thurs. Music Bingo. Fri. Karaoke, Sun. Acoustic Jam Night. 843 Desmond St. FMI call 250-376-4397.
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