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Volume 15 Number 11 | 50¢
March 16, 2016
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Spring into the North Shore! The winter chill is thawing, days are longer and the sun is starting to shine. Who else is ready for a new season? Whatever that groundhog has to say about the weather, the calendar decrees that springtime is right around the corner. Children have two weeks of school holidays and if you’re very lucky—so do you! How are you spending that time? Are you at a loss as to how to spend Spring Break and Easter? Make a Kamloops staycation! Explore the North Shore! Head over to Red Beard for lattes and look around the shops along Tranquille Road. Check out The Fun Factor at 910 Tranquille Road and follow 3-D Mini Golf or Laser Tag with a late breakfast at the Denny’s Restaurant next door! The North Shore Library always has something special on the go and there’s something for all ages! From Mother Goose Programming, Tiny Tunes classes, educational programs such as computer (L-R) Cadence Tuplin, Avery Bowden and Tali Tuplin enjoy their first visit to Fun Factor classes, Lego Club and here on the North Shore. The girls are on spring break from the Sunshine Coast and Book Clubs. There are free are headed to Sun Peaks. programs for tweens (nine
to 12 year olds), which include snacks, crafts and a variety of games. For Spring Break, the North Shore Library is offering a slew of Harry Potter themed events! Check out the website for all programming details: www.tnrdlib. ca/?p=/pages/programs_ events/ or contact the Library at 250-554-1124. The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC), located at 655 Holt Street, always has something exciting going on—educational and fun, children of all ages will enjoy the many experiments and visual illusions at their many stations. They also offer special shows, such as The Super Static Electricity Show, the Gorgeous Colour Mixing Lab and Marvelous Magnetism. The BLSC also offers birthday party and a Robotics Club! Take a look at their website for all the upcoming featured events and programs (http:// biglittlesciencecentre.org/). Look no further than McArthur Park for an active outing! Overlooking the Thompson River, McArthur Island Park is - continued on page 2
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