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Community kitchen goes to semi-finals Almost everyone in town has heard of the Aviva Community Fund in some respect or another. Many of our community organizations have put bids forward in the past to earn one of the yearlycoveted grant spots. The fund, which awards winners substantial sums based on project scope, has awarded projects in our surrounding area including the Courtney and Skye Buck Memorial Courtyard at Raft River Elementary in Clearwater and the Kamloops United Church with much needed kitchen equipment. Many other projects have made it to the finals and semi-finals including one on the slate this year at the Centre for Seniors Information (CSI) Community Kitchen Project. “CSI Community Kitchens Project has raised enough support to earn a spot in the Aviva Fund Semi-Finals, and will be entered into the competition as one of the 120 semi-finalists from December 1 to 10, 2014.” Explains Brenda Prevost, executive director of the Centre. “Thank you to everyone who voted to help us get into the Aviva semi-final round out of hundreds of Canada wide ideas. Only one voting round left from December 1st to10th. CSI will be sending out information over the next three weeks about how to sign up and work towards building a strong support base between now and the
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opening day of competition. The semi-final is a group of 120 Canada wide businesses that will provide strong competition. We need to be ready to vote on the first day.” For those not familiar with the CSI Kamloops Community Kitch-
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Friday Family Fun with Literacy is celebrating International Children’s Day on Friday, November 21 at Northills Mall from 4:30 to 7:30pm. The event is for all babies, preschoolers and their families and will feature the local talent of: Drummer Dave, singer Vicki McKee, face painters, Big Little Science Centre, Mother Goose, River City Gymnastics, Ukulele Orchestra and special guests from Princess Parties. Everyone can enjoy free crafts, activities and snacks; as well every family takes home a free book!
Choral Rhapsody returns this holiday The City of Kamloops invites residents to attend the 17th Annual Choral Rhapsody of Christmas at the Sagebrush Theatre on Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00pm. This free community concert is sponsored by the City of Kamloops, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. This year eight local choirs, plus one choir from out of town, will be presenting a delightful selection of Christmas carols with sing-a-longs in between sets for audience participation. The choirs in attendance will be: Desert Sounds Harmony,
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New kitchen facilities will function as a hub for social inclusiveness 20,000 older adults.” BC Living Arts is presenting Dragging Piaf on November 21 and 22 at – continued from page 1 For more information on how 8:00pm at the Stage House Theatre, 423 Tranquille Road. This concert will feature the music of iconic French chanteuse Edith Piaf. Known ing initiatives,” finishes Brenda. to vote you can visit the Aviva ECHO PROUD TOinformation, PRESENT: INFund IT TOwebpage WIN ITat https://www. “We offerISeducation, for her arresting delivery of text and beautiful street cabaret music, thisNEWSPAPERS concert will be intimate and perhaps a bit daring in its delivery. Tenor referral, grief support and advo- avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/ Frederik Robert, dressed as Edith, will lead us into the musical world that cacy. Activities also include so- acf19717 or log onto the Centreis reminiscent of smoky concert halls and an era past. Capacity of this cialization, dances, bingo, cards, for-Seniors-Information-CSI-Kapool tables, kamloops woodcarving, crafting mloops facebook venue is under 100, so do ensure you buy in advance to secure a seat.in downtown Played during LIGHTS IN THE NIGHTpage. They want Tickets are available at Kamloops Live Box Office. The songs will be sung and so much more. We have over to remind you that it is important to in their original language of French with projected translations in English. 6,000 sq. ft. of space largely manFROM vote each and every day as consis-
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Peace Week celebrates 30 years In 2014, YMCA Peace Week celebrates its 30th anniversary and invites people of all ages to reflect on peace, to talk, and to take action, individually and with others. From November 15 to 22, the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA, together with YMCAs across Canada, offers activities that help children, youth and adults explore peace from personal, local and global perspectives. Collectively, YMCAs in Canada ask people to: Build community. Act for peace. More than the absence of violence and conflict, peace is the ongoing work of building and maintaining conditions of fairness, inclusion, empathy, security, and respect for diversity. Peace building is core to the YMCA’s commitment to strengthening the foundation of healthy communities and part of the Kamloops Y’s year round programs. Peace Week activities include the Giving Tree, free yoga classes and a free swim. Bring new socks, mittens and scarves to decorate the Giving Tree at all Y locations. Help young people stay warm this winter. Free Yoga for Peace at the North Shore Y from 7:45 am to 8:45 am on November 18 and 20. At the Downtown Y from 12:10 pm to 12:50 pm on November 21. Free Ice Tower swim at the Downtown Y from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm on November 21.
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The first baby born on November 11 after the 11th hour was baby girl Cuthbert, daughter of Jane Hayward Farmer, Ross Cuthbert and big sister Lucy Cuthbert. The family received the baby layette and piggy bank from the Ladies Auxiliary and members from the Army Navy and Airforce Club 290. Pictured from L-R are Cathy Dickson, 2nd Vice, Dana McDermid, President and Nadine Kammerer, 1st Vice.
13th Annual Homes for the Holidays
2014 is the 13th Anniversary year and will be sure to not disappoint! The Homes for the Holidays tour has become one of the city’s most popular house tours and is not only a valuable source for unique holiday decorating ideas, but it’s an important fundraiser for the United Way. The tour features homes volun-
teered by local Kamloops residents and decorated by Kamloops’ signature designers. Designers work together with florists and retailers to inspire Christmas décor, contemporary flair and I-never-thought-of-that pieces. This year’s tour will once again feature many wonderful delights! Not only is it a great day or eve-
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Legacy of local Kamloops Veterans preserved MP Cathy McLeod announced on November 10 Government of Canada support for the restoration and beautification of the Memorial Hill Park Cenotaph and surrounding area. MP McLeod made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Min-
ister of Veterans Affairs. In honour of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, the restoration, organized by the Kamloops Museum and Archives, will include cleaning the cenotaph, expanding the concrete pad, repairing the clocks located on the monument and
installing new walkways, a ramp and in-ground lighting. To enhance this local site of remembrance, new decorative fencing and benches will be added and the area will be fully landscaped. Plaques that honour those who served in the First World War, the Second World War, the
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Black Friday madness at The Lemonade Stand It’s that time of year again. Friday, November 28 marks the infamous Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. Get yourself over to The Lemonade Stand when they open at 9:00am to offer some of their best deals of the year. Shop blow out prices on select items all day until 10:00pm. Customers and friends know that The Lemonade Stand is a veritable emporium of fun and anything smoke. Find the perfect gift for that cool person you know or just treat yourself. Staff member Rebecca Gant informed that the shop has increased their selection of Nicaraguan and Cuban cigars. You can expect exceptional value and variety from their six large humidors and large selection of pipe tobacco, pipes, hookahs and shisha. Humidifiers for cigars, smoke eliminating candles and incense is excellent choices for gift giving. If you can’t decide, a gift certificate makes a great holiday stocking stuffer with the bonus that they can pick out exactly what they want. Pair the gift certificate with a humorous card, poster or sticker. You’ll have a riot choosing one! Get in on the Black Friday action or, with Cyber Monday just around the corner, avoid the shenanigans, relax with a good cigar and take your shopping dollar online. The store also offers the convenience of ordering from lemonadestand420. com. Experience all that is The Lemonade Stand at 259 Tranquille Road.
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Recently one of my patient's tivation enough to change our lifedropped off an article for me at the styles. Furthermore, if you have a pharmacy by Dr. Oz which talked family history of diabetes or other about a new blood test that pre- risk factors such as being overdicts your risk of developing Type weight, having high cholesterol, 2 diabetes before your blood sug- and/or high blood pressure, then ars are high. This blood test looks you should be extra motivated to at other markers that are closely make the changes necessary to recorrelated to an increased risk of duce your risk as much as possible diabetes, specifically by taking a now. Remember that everyone 40 more detailed look at your cholesterol profile. It is unknown when years of age and older should be this test will be readily available in screened at least every 3 years for Canada, but when I started evalu- type 2 diabetes and more often and ating the importance of this test in earlier if you have other risk factors or signs/symptoms terms of what it really of diabetes. By measurmeans to the average ing your fasting blood person for managing sugar level and your their health, I realized ALC, which correlates that we shouldn't wait. to your 3 month averIn this article I would age of your blood sugar like to explain why I levels, your doctor can feel this way and what determine if you are we all should be doing for diabetes prevention HEALTH MATTERS prediabetic or diabetic. Laura Burgess Having this knowledge and management. Pharmacist, CDE As I mentioned, the (Certified Diabetic Educator) is important, not only to reinforce the need main advantage to this blood test would be that it can alert to make the necessary lifestyle you that you may be on the road changes, but also to guide your to developing diabetes before your physician in your care in order blood sugars become elevated, to reduce your risk of developgiving you the opportunity to mod- ing complications of diabetes. It ify your lifestyle to try and prevent is never too late to take charge of this ahead of time and onset of your health so that you can get any complications associated with back to and stay feeling good. I hope that this article has motidiabetes. So what would you do if you took this blood test and found vated you to take a proactive apout you were predisposed to de- proach to your health. Don't forget veloping diabetes? Well, for most to reach out to those around you people you would cut out refined to get support and to support othfoods and added sugar and salt ers in making the changes that we from your diet, eat more fruits and need to as a culture to reduce our vegetables, increase your dietary risk of diabetes. There is lots of fiber, drink more water instead of support out there, including your pop or juice, and exercise more. pharmacist. Just today I learned So, why wait for a blood test to that by having a pharmacist intell you that you should be doing volved in your diabetes managethis? The bottom line is that we ment can lower your ALC by up are all at risk for developing type to 1.8%! So, make us part of your 2 diabetes if we choose to live an healthcare team for diabetes preunhealthy lifestyle. We live in vention and management. Laura Burgess, B.Sc. Pharm., North America, which has one of the highest prevalence of diabetes Certified Diabetes Educator and in the world. That should be mo- Pharmacist, Manshadi Pharmacy
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Dear Scorpio: (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) The future you’ve been creating is finally here. You could spend more time in your personal game of preparation and reparation, or you could just begin living the life you deserve. Dear Sagittarius: (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) A new you is about to bloom and people notice. Although still reclusive for another week, a stranger might tempt you out into adventure to remember. There’s room for optimism but stick to your budget. Dear Capricorn: (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) Ease off the pace and have a look around. You might have moved to far too quickly and it’s time for others to catch up. A lover returns from the past. Dear Aquarius: (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) You’re past is picking a fight and you’re doing your best to keep up. It doesn’t seem fair but you still have to keep going. Keep your eyes open because you’re going to meet someone who can help. Dear Pisces: (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) You’ve changed your philosophies and softened in the last couple of weeks. People notice and a new job opportunity presents itself. An office romance goes a little further. Dear Aries: (Mar. 21 - April 20) Teaming up pays off and it feels great! Focus shifts towards intellectual and exotic pleasures, and travel. A shopping trip to Vancouver could be fun. Dear Taurus: (Apr. 21 - May 21) You were so hot recently, hearts would break just thinking of you. Now it’s time to settle down with your new friend and build that future you’re dreaming of. Legal news might surprise. Dear Gemini: (May 22 - June 21) It’s been a boring couple of weeks but that’s about to change! Love returns bringing a second chance at a new beginning. Remember recent lessons and appreciate the people in your life… while they’re there. Dear Cancer: (June 22 - July 22) You’re still frisky but the chores are piling up and your partner is feeling neglected. Take step to reign in your daily routine. Planning your day will reveal more time for love. Dear Leo: (July 23 - Aug 22) Don’t roar too loudly but make your ideas known. Feelings of playfulness and a light hearted attitude return. Life continues its frantic pace and taking care of the kids fill your day. Continue to watch for accidents. Dear Virgo: (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) After thinking about it for a couple of weeks, it’s now time to make a decision about your living arrangements. Your home is a natural extension of how you’d like to present yourself to the world. So, have a look inwards... then decorate! Dear Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Usually the observer, you feel compelled to speak up. But what to say? Centering and calming thoughts will lessen distractions. Astro-week Sonnyscopes courtesy of Collin Sonny Rosati, Vancouver Astrologer, Hypnotist. For personal readings visit thesunnyside.net.
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