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The Stanley Cup may not yet have been awarded but all of our Canadian hockey teams have polished off their clubs and have hit the links. So, it doesn’t matter if you love the Canucks, Leafs, Canadiens, Sens, Jets, Oilers or Flames, permission has been granted for all lovers of the game to take their riotous passion to the streets.

Ah, street hockey. If memory serves, while growing up it was pretty popular with the neighbourhood kids and everyone had fun. If a guy wound up for the cage, an effort was made to keep the shot below all of the important stuff.

These were friendly games, filled with beautiful hockey smiles and based on sportsmanship and respect.

Greed, egos and arguing over money in “The Show” may have cast a shadow over the skill, work ethic and most importantly the integrity hockey players were once known for, but fortunately players that embody all that is right about the game of hockey do still exist. On our North Shore, a group of gentlemen have been celebrating the sport they love, playing it on the street in its purest form and giving back to their communities with true humanitarian spirit.

A crew of local hockey bro’s who live on Royal Avenue have played pick up games of road puck together for decades and have maintained a consistent camaraderie. For the past four years, Royal Avenue has become the venue for an annual road hockey challenge where the neighbourhood hits the street to watch teams compete for Royal Cup bragging rights.

More than just a lot of fun, this is a road hockey tournament with heart. Teams and players have returned year after year for the love of the

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game and for the cause. All of the tournament proceeds are donated to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, an organization that funds medical research to develop life-altering treatments and eliminate Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

Veteran Royal Avenue player Bryce Eberle explained that a close friend from within the original crew that grew up playing together was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. A number of friends lived on Royal Avenue and one of the homeowners put a road hockey team together.

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IBD. “It’s something we all look forward to every year. There are a lot of big-hearted people involved,” commented Bryce.

Bryce, along with fellow players Jaime Rose and Andrew Horton, helped to organize this year’s weekend round-robin style tournament that was held in early May. Friends, family and fans crowded an area of Royal Avenue that was sectioned off for the sole enjoyment of a little street hockey, fist pumping, burgers on the barbie and a couple of road pops. This year’s tournament saw seven teams of five players – continued on page 2

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North Shore BIA welcomes new director The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) has named Steven Puhallo of Kamloops, BC as its new executive director. Steven brings with him 15 years of government and corporate experience.

He is a public affairs and strategic communications professional with a broad range of skills learned from senior positions in government and the private sector.

“We had a great group of candidates for this position and a thorough selection process. I’d like to thank everyone who applied.” said Lynda Douglas, president of the NSBIA. “We’re excited to have Steven become part of our organization. His experience, skills and expertise will be a vital part of the Kamloops North Shore’s upcoming renewal and ongoing revitalization strategies.”

As a North Shore resident with strong family ties

to the area, Mr. Puhallo hopes to bring his experience and skills to further the North Shore’s growth.

“Focusing on the upcoming renewal of the NSBIA is the first order of business. I look forward to working with the Board of Directors, this is a great opportunity,” said Puhallo. “When my wife and I decided to move back to Kamloops to raise our family there was no question we’d be on the North Shore. It’s a great place to live, work, and play.”

The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) is an association of commercial property and business owners with a mandate to expand business opportunities on the North Shore of Kamloops.

The office is located in the historical Wilson Street Heritage House at 115 Tranquille Road. Visit nsbia. com for more information.

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The tournament within our families, communities and nations, to forgive does not mean for a good cause.” to forget but it’s an opportunity to move forward. Healing is facing the fees netted the charity organization Within thisabout very personal $1400.

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SPCA seeks help for surrendered dog The BC SPCA Kamloops costly and required Branch is seeking the less recovery time public’s help to cover the had this been treatmedical costs to remove a ed when discovbasketball-size tumor from ered two or three the shoulder of a Labrador years ago,” says retriever mix.

Charleen.

Casey was surrendered He is expected to to the SPCA shortly make a full recovbefore the long-weekend ery from the surbecause his guardian gery on May 24. could no longer care for Currently in foster the eight-year-old dog. care, he will be The massive tumor was available for adopassessed by a veterinartion once fully ian who recommended recovered and will removal of the mass of make a healthy, fatty-tissue that has dishappy family pet. placed his front left leg.

If anyone is able “We were shocked to see Despite the mass on his shoulder, to help with the Casey with such a large, Casey remains very active and still on going medical untreated mass when we acts like a puppy. costs for Casey accepted him to the sheland other animals ter,” says Charleen Holloway, manager in need, donations will be gratefully of the BC SPCA Kamloops Branch. received online at spca.bc.ca/support, “This could have been easily remedied by calling the Kamloops shelter at 250years ago but now there could be major 376-7722 or by dropping off or mailcomplications.” ing your donation to the BC SPCA’s The SPCA says that the surgery will Kamloops Branch at 1211 8th St., cost upwards of $2,000 and needs help Kamloops, B.C., V2B 2Y3. from the public to offset its medical Editor’s note: Casey had his surgery budget. on May 18 and is doing well and has “Casey’s surgery would have been less returned to his foster home!

Power up to race for boys and girls Join the fun and excitement of Capital One Race for Kids on Saturday, June 1.

Taking place in Kamloops, and 19 other communities across Canada, Capital One Race for Kids is an urban adventure race like no other! The event begins with a pancake breakfast start at 8:00am at McArthur Island Boys and Girls Club, 1515 Island Parkway South, McArthur Island. The race begins at 10:00am!

In support of your local Boys and Girls Club, teams of four will compete in a series of 10 Checkpoint Challenges in a race to the finish line. It’s a cross between Minute-to-Win-It and the Amazing Race and the checkpoints feature activities that focus the mind and challenge the body.

Funds raised will support children that rely on the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops Power Start Program, which transports children to school and provides a nutritional breakfast each morning. To register your team of four or to support a team entry, visit www.raceforkids.ca

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MARIGOLD (S)MILE(S) Aidan Stewart, Rhiannon Bukkos and Zoey Bukkos (L-R) were out with the rest of their class from David Thompson Elementary School planting the Marigold Mile last week at Tranquille Road and Singh Street as a part of Kamloops’ Communities in Bloom initiative.

They did a great job nestling the colourful flowers into their summer homes, even with piles of juicy worms threatening to distract them!

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Make the JUMP to help those in your community Dear friends, colleagues acquaintances and coincidences, As you know the need for volunteers in Kamloops is always critical. And the need for free, healthy meals for low-income families, individuals and the homeless is always in critical need.

Jubilee Urban Movement Partners (JUMP) is a volunteer charity that provides free healthy complete meals as well as other food supplies to those most in need.

We do this when no one else

does or can during the week and weekend. We fill in the gaps.

We can only keep on going to meet the growing needs – 200 meals per week and counting.

With a little bit of your volunteer help once, twice, three times or regularly, as you wish!

This is how you can help: Prepare something/anything that you think will feed 10 or more people, including desserts. Donate any fresh produce, frozen produce or ready made breads or

desserts. Come down to the New Life Mission any Saturday morning and help cook and serve from 10:00am to 1:00pm or meet us behind 448 Tranquille Road any Saturday afternoon between 5:00 to 7:00pm and help serve.

This is the real deal folks. People in Kamloops are in need. Anything you wish to prepare, buy or share we will pick it up. Don’t be shy, make the JUMP! Any questions call Glenn Hilke at 250-374-3858.

Don’t paint all senators with the same brush Dear Editor, This past week I have heard from constituents expressing their outrage over recent events involving four Senators and the former Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office. Firstly, I hope the actions of these few individuals don’t lead you to paint all Senators with the same brush. We are fortunate to have Senators like Nancy Greene Raine who are dedicated to serving the people of British Columbia and Canada with integrity and honour.

In regards to the recent allegations, all taxpayers are rightfully intolerant of any abuse of their hard earned dollars, and this case is no different. I am equally frustrated and unhappy with these allegations of abuse of public funds. I am troubled that Parliament is constrained by a set of legislative rules that do not allow us to remove someone from public office for a breach of trust.

However, if someone is in contravention of the law there are a number of actions that can be taken.

As this situation continues to unfold, we must understand that one of Canada’s founding values is that of fair and due process under the law. This is a situation that is

currently being investigated by the Ethics Commissioner, independent auditors and the RCMP. We all anxiously await their findings in order to fully understand who is ultimately responsible. It is important that in the name of fair and due process we allow the truth to be uncovered, and to take appropriate action based on the facts once they are known.

In the meantime the Supreme Court of Canada is reviewing a reference by Parliament as to whether the reforms we have proposed to the Senate can be accomplished by Parliament alone, and to rule on options for abolishing the Senate completely. These reforms are intended to hold the Senate to a higher standard of accountability. The Supreme Court decision is expected to come out this fall.

At the end of the day, there is no excuse for any individual who holds public office to claim ignorance of the law.

If an individual at the highest level of government doesn’t abide by the rules, they simply aren’t fit for the position.

Sincerely, Cathy McLeod MP

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Sweet fashion, sweet deals

The Green Book Festival is a North American-wide competition for books with an environmental theme or subject matter.

Katie Welch’s The Bears, received the Honourable Mention in the General Fiction category of the San Francisco-based festival.

The local author is delighted that her book was recognized. Less than five percent of Festival entrants are honoured in the Festival, which has Non-Fiction, Children’s and Spiritual categories as well. The Bears is a mythological adventure

based upon a hypothetical oil spill in Northern BC. Three of the characters are bears, and the reader can “hear” their thoughts. The Bears is

available at Chapters, Bookland, The Grind and The Art We Are here in Kamloops, as well as on Amazon.com.

Canadian Summer Job opportunities for students

“Through Canada Summer Jobs we are helping employers in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo create 106 summer job opportunities for students while strengthening our community’s economy,” said Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament.

The riding will receive $455,983 in Canada Summer Jobs funding to hire students who will gain the skills and experience needed to be successful now and in the future, while earning money for the upcoming school year. Enhanced online services help youth plan their careers, learn new skills and find jobs through available at youth.gc.ca.

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Finding the right pet An older lady was somewhat lonely and decided she needed a pet to keep her company.

So off to the pet shop she went. She searched and searched. Nothing seemed to catch her interest, except this ugly frog. As she walked by the jar he was in, he looked and winked at her. He whispered, “I’m lonely too, buy me and you wont be sorry.”

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Embarrassing medical exams

At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient’s anterior chest wall.

“Big breaths,” I instructed.

“Yes, they used to be,” replied the patient.

Dr. Byrnes, Seattle

During a patient’s two-week follow up appointment with his cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble with one of his medications.

“Which one?” I asked.

“The patch. The nurse told me to put on a new one every six hours and now I’m running out of places to put it!”

I had him quickly undress and discovered what I hoped I wouldn’t see.

Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body!

Now, the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying a new one.

Dr. Rebecca St. Clair, Norfolk

One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct.

Not more than five minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he had died of a ‘massive internal fart.’

Dr. Susan Steinberg

While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, “How long have you been bedridden?”

After a look of complete confusion she answered, “Why, not for about twenty years, when my husband was alive.”

Dr. Steven Swanson, Corvallis

A man comes into the ER and yells, “My wife’s going to have her baby in the cab!”

I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady’s dress and began to take off her underwear.

Suddenly I noticed that there were several cabs, and I was in the wrong one.

Dr. MacDonald, San Francisco

A quack and a whack Why do ducks have webbed feet? To stamp out fires.

Why do elephants have flat feet? To stamp out burning ducks

Asked by a reporter how he had managed to live to the age of 100, an old man explained: “Well, son, I got married when I was 21. The wife and I decided that if ever we argued the loser should take a long walk to cool off. So I guess I’ve benefited from 79 years of fresh air.”

The wild old man

An old man shopping at a department store for a gift for his wife was intent on watching a teenage girl who was going through the sale racks. The teenage girl had a mohawk dyed in various colours: pink, purple, green, and yellow. The old man kept staring at her.

Irritated by his staring, the teenage girl finally broke down and sneered, “What’s the matter, old dude? I bet you haven’t tried anything wild in your whole life, have you?”

The old man did not miss a beat when he replied, “I was drunk one time and was with a Macaw. I was just curious if you were related!”

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This is the week to bike around town ■■ Bike To Work Week May 27 to June 2. Snacks, drinks, celebration stations and prizes all week! Wrap-up BBQ on May 31.

Register online at biketowork.ca/ kamloops.

■■ Conceptual Perceptions by Thompson Valley Potters Guild at the Wilson House Gallery, 115 Tranquille Rd. from May 28 to June 26. Gallery hours: Mon. to Fri. 1:30 to 5pm. Opening reception on May 31 from 6 to 8pm.

■■ Northcote with The Matinee on May 29 from 8 to 11:30pm

at The Dirty Jersey, 1200 8th St. Tickets at the door.

■■ Garage Sale Fundraiser at North Hills CIBC for BC Children’s Hospital on May 31 from 10am to 4pm.

■■ Alamagokus with special guests The Back Alley Sallies on May 31 at 9pm at the Halston Pub, 1271 Salish Rd. Tickets at the door.

■■ BIG Little Science Centre, 985 Holt St. June 1: Static Show at 11am and 1:30pm. FMI contact 250-554-2572.

■■ Mother/ Daughter Hair Wraps with instructor Una Connor on June 1 from 9am to 12pm at Parkview Activity Centre, 500 McDonald Ave. To register contact 250-828-3500 or online at www.kamloops.ca/ezreg. Course #207837 ■■ Strawberry Tea and Open House Tour on June 1 from 1 to 4pm at House of Ruth, 290 Maple St. Tea and strawberry shortcake.

Sweet treats, garden and tea baskets for sale.

farm fresh grand opening - Tranquille Farm Fresh returned back to its roots when the flour mill located at the mouth of the Tranquille Creek turned wheat deliveries into pounds of flour and heavy horses were a part of everyday farming. Tranquille Farm Fresh hosted six heavy horse teams and their teamsters from the Inland Draft Teamsters Association as they plowed and seeded heritage grains. They will return this coming fall to harvest these grains as they expand Kamloops’ locally grown food supply. The farm will be opening their market for the season, starting Saturday, June 1 from 9:00am to 4:00pm and Sunday, June 2 from 10:00 to 4:00pm. There will be plenty of certified organic eggs, veggies, fruit, fruit popsicles, demos and lots of samples to try.

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■■ 29th Annual Interior Swap Meet sponsored by Kamloops Chapter Vintage Car Club of Canada on June 1 from 8am to 4pm at the Logan Lake Arena, 31 Chartrand Ave. Free admission.

For registration call Ernie at 250573-5965.

■■ Westsyde Support Group for people and families living with Diabetes, meets June 3 from 1:30 to 3pm at the Hamlets, 3255 Overlander Dr. FMI call Diane at 250-579-2526.

■■ Westsyde Community Development Society Annual General Meeting on June 6 at 6:30pm at the Westsyde Activity Centre, 859 Bebek Rd. Reports and activities for the past year will be presented. FMI contact Ted at 250-579-2383 or westsyde.info ■■ Swingin’ Fiddles with Scott Woods on June 7 at 7pm at Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers.

Tickets are available at The Horse Barn, 517 Mt Paul Way or by calling toll free 1-855-726-8896 to charge. For a complete tour schedule, visit www.scottwoods.ca.

■■ Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis at McArthur Island Park Xeriscape Demonstration Garden on June 9. Register a team for the walk and raise funds or donate to the cause directly. FMI visit www.gutsywalk.ca.

■■ Book Launch and AGM from 5:30 to 7:30pm for Kamloops Women’s Resource Group Society on June 11 at North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. To RSVP or FMI: info@kwrgs.ca or 250-374-3949.

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horoscopes

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Your Horoscope GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Don’t make mountains out of molehills if you want to avoid conflict. You may be more emotional than usual. Help those incapable of taking care of their personal affairs. If you’re single, get out there and you’ll meet someone new.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) You will have the getup and go to contribute a great deal to groups of interest. Disappointments are likely if your mate embarrasses you in front of friends. Look into real estate. Try to stay calm and understand both sides of the situation.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Cultural activities open your eyes to new ways of doing things. Enjoy some socializing this week. Friendships could be terminated quickly if disappointments occur. Join humanitarian groups and let your leadership ability take over.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23) Don’t expect anyone else to pay your bills for you. Be supportive in order to avoid confrontations. Keep an open mind when dealing with youngsters. Your emotions may get the better of you.

LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) Travel will promote new romantic encounters and additional cultural knowledge. You can find out important information if you listen to friends and relatives. Get busy. Make changes around your house and plan to do some entertaining.

SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22) Opportunities to make financial gains will develop through your connections with other people. Don’t let any money slip through your fingers this week. You may find that your plans will cost a little more than you had expected. Opportunities to pamper yourself may unfold.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21) Your creative imagination will help you in coming up with unique ideas. Look into real estate. Delve into worthwhile causes that will show results if you put in the effort. Family members will not be happy with the amount of time you are spending away from home.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20) Be sure to pay attention to your bank account. Do not lend money to friends, or contribute more than necessary to groups unworthy of your cash. Short trips will prove to be more fruitful than you imagined. Deception is likely.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Opportunities to get involved in investment groups will payoff. It may not be the best time to socialize with clients or colleagues this week. You will have no problem getting your point across to those in a position to help you. You can make financial gains through your unique and creative approach to business.

PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) Opportunities for advancement at work are apparent. Try to curb overindulgence this week. Nagging has never been something that you could tolerate, and it’s once again driving you into a lonely state of affairs. Sign up for courses or join fitness clubs.

ARIES (Mar 21-April 20) Visit friends or relatives you rarely see. Concentrate on work. Put your efforts into making changes to your domestic scene.

Look into joining groups that can give you hands-on advice about business.

TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) Try to make amends by planning a nice dinner for two. Don’t shy away from potential mates they want to introduce you to.

Put your energy into your work or moneymaking ventures rather than into your emotional life this week. You are ready to blow up and your stress level has gone into over drive.

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