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Huge sale on North Shore this Saturday Get your re-usable shopping bags ready because the North Shore is about to embark on something that has never been attempted before. Merchants, shop owners, restaurants and everyone in between are banding together to throw the biggest sale that Kamloops has ever seen. On Saturday, October 29 the North Shore Business Improvement Association in conjunction with more than 50 local businesses will be putting up the sale signs, bringing out the entertainment, hanging up balloons and holding a variety of sales and special events. “This is all part of the overall ‘I Love North Shore’ marketing campaign,” explains Ula Chauvet of the NSBIA. “Businesses of all shapes and sizes will be opening their doors and showcasing themselves to Kamloops. You wont want to miss what they have all got planned. It is going to be fabulous.” If you need something or are looking to start your Christmas shopping early, this will be the day to do it. Stores all over the North Shore from the Tranquille Market to the Brock Market Square, 8th Street to Northills Mall are all taking part. In addition to slashing prices, hold-
These kids are participating in a thrilling and safe “American Gladiator-style” challenge at Fun Factor Family Fun Centre on Tranquille! Fun Factor is one of the many merchants who are participating in this Saturday’s Big Sale on as part of the “I Love North Shore” marketing campaign. Competition will be friendly but intense for the hundreds of dollars worth of prizes to be won at participating stores and businesses.
ing demonstrations and offering tastings, all participating businesses have donated gift certificates and prizes for an over the top prize basket that will be won by one lucky shopper.
Each store will have a draw box which you can enter into once at every location. “The lucky winner will walk away with hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of gift
certificates and prizes,” continues Ula. “We have $25 and $50 gift certificates to a number of stores as well as spa packages, gift bags and much more. Stop by as many participating merchants as possible for a chance to win at each location.” Participating businesses include 2DZ Boutique who will be hosting popular Kamloops musician Dodie Goldney, Always Healthy featuring up to 75 per cent off selected items, Big Don’s Super Pawn with their ‘Hell of an Entertainment Sale’ and Bookland offering 20 per cent off their entire inventory. Penny Pinchers is holding hourly gift certificate draws, Northills Shopping Mall will be having a sidewalk sale and Light Your World is having an extra savings sale event. Interior Crafts will be having an RC Rock Crawling Demo as well as sales, and Cost Savers Thrift Store will be blowing out all their Halloween items if you need to put the finishing touches on your decorating or costumes. You may want to make a game plan before heading out for the day. With so much to see and do, start your day closest to home and work your way out or – continued on page 2
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United Way backs housing initiatives for local groups
The United Way Board of Directors has granted an extra $100,000 this year to support two local organizations working to help move people “from poverty to possibility”. These funds come at a time when Year Two of the Homelessness Action Plan is planning for new shelter/housing facilities to meet the needs of people in Kamloops. The City of Kamloops
is providing four sites for social housing and other partners and organizations are working to pull projects together, all part of the Homelessness Action Plan. Canadian Mental Health Association is the managing partner for the new Emerald Centre Shelter on West Victoria Street and United Way is able to provide $50,000 for the sophisticated
Moats enters municipal election After leading a successful HST campaign in Kamloops, Chad Moats wants to make tracks for City Hall. In the wake of the successful HST initiative and the outpouring of support for the Lorne Street parkade counter-petition, Chad has decided to “throw his hat
in the ring” for this November’s municipal election. Chad believes Kamloops needs representatives at City Hall who stand up for the regular citizens’ views and opinions, not just special interests. Chad believes, “ You shouldn’t have to fight City Hall.”
security system they require. The new shelter will support men and women, as well as children if necessary. The Elizabeth Fry Society plans
to build supportive housing for women and children, and United Way has granted them $50,000 in capacity funding to develop their business plan.
Web cam for driver safety A new web camera in Kamloops is now live on the Province’s DriveBC website, providing real-time coverage of highway conditions in the area and helping motorists plan a safe journey. The web camera is located at Hwy 1 at Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops, looking west: http://images. drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/ html/www/239.html. Priority for new DriveBC web cameras is given to routes prone
FIREFIGHTER RUNS FOR COUNCIL Andrew Philpot, assistant chief (retired) Kamloops Fire Rescue is running as a council candidate for the November municipal election. In January 1981 he started his career as a firefighter with the Kamloops Fire Department. By July 2008 he had become one of the department’s two Operations Chiefs. In January 2011 after 30 years of service Chief Philpot retired from Kamloops Fire Rescue. Andy has been awarded the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal, the Province of BC Long Service Medal, The Service Medal of the Order of St John, and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. In 2010 he was presented with the City of Kamloops Senior Managers Award of Excellence for Outstanding Community service. During his career, Andy Philpot was actively involved with the many charity events hosted by the Kamloops firefighters, including Operation Africa and Operation Nicaragua, the missions to fill a shipping container with donated items for a remote village in each of those countries.
to extreme weather or traffic congestion, and for sites where there is not already a nearby webcam. Rapidly changing weather conditions make this a prime location for a webcam. Commuters and tourists will now have access to current road condition updates, travel advisories, road closure information for provincial highways, and weather information with a click of a button to the travelling public.
New date for parks meeting
The City of Kamloops Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department invites residents to attend a public meeting to initiate the process of establishing a Kamloops Natural Areas Advisory Committee. The committee will contribute to the direction of future management of the City’s natural parks, including areas such as Petersen Creek Park and Kenna Cartwright Park, and will advise on the updating of nature park management plans. This meeting, which was originally scheduled for October 19, has been rescheduled and will take place on November 30 at 7:00 pm at the Parkside Lounge at Interior Savings Centre. For more information please contact the City of Kamloops at 250-828-3551.
City removes graffiti vandalism to keep city beautiful
As a Community In Bloom award winner, Kamloops works hard to maintain its nationally recognized status as a beautiful community, and the City of Kamloops wants the public to know that graffiti vandalism is a serious offence.” Vandalism of any kind is unacceptable. Our message is that tagging property will not go unnoticed. By-law enforcement of these acts will be undertaken, charges will be
laid,” states Len Hrycan, community and corporate affairs director. “The City of Kamloops is a beautiful community receiving numerous awards. It is unacceptable that the work of a few taggers could negatively impact our image.” Recently, the City of Kamloops Community Safety and Enforcement staff, Community Safety volunteers and Graffiti Task Force members completed
a six-hour graffiti removal blitz across the city resulting in the removal of over 175 tags. The
City announces that increased efforts around graffiti enforcement and removal will continue.
– continued from page 1 vice versa. Don’t forget to put your name in the draw at each store you visit to win the fabulous grand prize basket. With way too much happening to capture, put on your shoes
and coat and head out to explore your North Shore for the day. The Biggest Sale Kamloops has ever seen is happening Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tanya Orozco, freelance
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WARRIORS LIFT SPIRITS OF CANCER PATIENTS
The ECHO ASKS YOU Will you be dressing up this Halloween?
The Spirit Warriors dragon boat team in Kamloops consists of breast cancer survivors who get together and support each other and at the same time enjoy paddling and even racing. Now in its fourth year, the team regularly participates in festivals and races. Earlier this year the team hosted a comedy show called the ‘Boob Tour,’ to raise money for upcoming festivals and to help with team expenses. Community support was such that in addition the team was able to donate $2,000 to the Royal Inland Hospital Auxiliary’s hat, scarf and wig loan program based in the Cancer clinic. Pictured here (L-R) are Kamloops Spirit Warriers Joan Eley and Lisa Somogyi, Afternoon Auxiliary President Trucy DeLuca, Spirit Warrier Midge King, RIH Cancer Clinic Coordinator Janice McDonald, and Spirit Warrier Alison Bepple.
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City seeks wellness ambassadors The City of Kamloops is introducing its Tournament Capital Ambassador Program, which is the first of its kind in BC. These ambassadors are volunteers who assist in promoting health and wellness in our city. Interested individuals 50 years or older need to lead a physically active and healthy lifestyle and be interested in leading by example to promote active aging and wellness to others in our community. The City will be selecting ten ambassadors quarterly to volunteer ten hours per week, starting in January 2012. Those chosen will volunteer their time to such things as: facility tours at the Tournament Capital Centre; track hosting at the Tournament Capital Centre;
Museum hosting; host at the Health Beat Circuit at MacArthur Island Park; hosting booths at events such as the Healthy Living Expo, Seniors Light Tour etc.; or volunteering at sporting events. Volunteers will receive training, a volunteer package, and a three-month track and pool pass to the Tournament Capital Centre. Those meeting the criteria will be interviewed by a City of Kamloops selection panel. Applications are online at www.kamloops.ca/volunteer. Applications can be e-mailed to reden@kamloops.ca or dropped off at the Tournament Capital Centre, attention Rhonda Eden. Deadline is November 18.
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TRU has 25 flight attendant students from J.F.Oberlin University in Japan studying English Language studies, tourism and cultural studies for a customized four-month program. As part of their cultural studies they recently were invited to the McArthur Park Sports Center to meet the Kamloops Storm and participate in a short game of road hockey. The girls got to watch a Storm practice and attend a regular season game.
Cavers explains Ajax Mine position To the Editor: I wish to reply to an October 19 Kamloops Daily News letter. It criticized my refusal to meet privately with CEOs of the proposed Ajax mine. For clarification, here is my personal opinion on the Ajax mine: I am in favour of a federal independent panel review (the highest level of environmental assessment available in Canada in terms of public consultation and scientific scrutiny). With regard to the writer’s accusation of my “meeting privately with Ruth Madsen’s group.” Is he referring to the Kamloops Area Preservation Association or KAPA? If so, KAPA has been hosting open, public
meetings at Duffy’s Pub every second Wednesday. Occasionally the occasional person incorrectly assumes that I am somehow entrenched with that association. I have actually only been able to attend one of the many public meetings KAPA has hosted over the past several months. I am open to any public meeting with any person or group. I invite anyone to call me anytime at my phone number 250-852-2264 As a City Council candidate, I declined a “one-onone” meeting with Ajax. I offered instead to meet with the company at a public all candidates forum on the project – an offer the company CEOs rejected. Donovan Cavers, City Council candidate
Hunt for hidden treasure at McArthur Island The McArthur Island Treasure Hunt (MITH) is a new series of 15 geocaches located at McArthur Island Park that create a geocaching training playground for new geocachers. The McArthur Island Treasure Hunt officially launches on October 29 at 10:00 am at Norbrock Stadium. Residents are invited to come try geocaching at this family-friendly event. GPS units will be supplied, and a volunteer will help you learn how to use them. Access to GPS units and registration begin at 9:00 am. Bring your curiosity, bring your family, and bring your sense of adventure! Geocaching is a global game of hide and seek, where people hide ‘caches’ and post clues and GPS coordinates at www.geocaching.com. The name of the game is hunting for treasure, which may be a trinket or even just the pleasure of a beautiful view, a chance to learn some history, or just explore! It’s a family-friendly activity that gets people outside and learning about the world around
them, and it can be as challenging or as easy as cachers want it to be. All that is needed to geocache is a handheld GPS unit or smart phone with geocaching app, a small treasure to trade (optional), and a sense of adventure. With the full support of the City of Kamloops, a group of local geocaching volunteers, the MITH-cachers, have established McArthur Island as a geocaching training ground. This is a place where new and experienced geocachers can find a large number of geocaches in a relatively small area. These caches will include a variety of cache types and difficulty levels. Caches in this series all are safe, family-friendly, and some are wheelchair accessible. All caches promote the highest standards of geocaching etiquette by encouraging cachers to practice low impact caching, respect other park users, and trade responsibly. For more information on geocaching, visit the main geocaching website at: www.geocaching.com or watch this PBS geocaching documentary at: vimeo. com/25656713.
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Dining Discounts Store Sales up to 70% off Coffee with a Council Candidate at Caffe Motivo with Kamloops This Week - stop in and ask the questions you’d like to see answered.
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The North Shore Business Improvement Association has been working with their marketing committee along with many partners to bring you the Biggest Sale Kamloops Has Ever Seen! On Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm, over 50 participating merchants from Brocklehurst and North Kamloops will be hosting this event. All of the participating businesses are featuring sale items and all are contributing something, a product, a service or a gift certificate into a large ‘gift basket’ with an accumulated value of over $1,500. Entry into the draw is by ballot at any of the participating stores. The gift basket is on display in Northills Centre and the actual draw will take place on Monday, October 31 at the Centre. In addition to the sale itself is a series of family fun activities including a Strongman demonstration in the Fortune Shopping Centre parking lot and a free Kids Carnival at Fun Factor Gaming Centre. Don't miss the set of inflatable toys such as a bouncy castle, an inflatable slide and a gladiator joust all set up on their lot at the corner of Tranquille Road and 9th Avenue. Interior Crafts will be exercising their radio controlled (RC) scale trucks and rock crawlers at their d PartiEs demonstration track at the rear of their lot, while Big Don’s Pawn
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Brock Pub and Liquor Store just got better
If you haven’t been to your friendly neighbourhood pub lately then you are in for a big surprise. I am talking about the massive renovations that have taken place at the Brock Centre Pub which is located right here on the North Shore in the Brock Shopping Centre. “We have renovated to make more room for the growing liquor store,” explains Joan Sivyer of the Brock Centre Pub. “We have more than doubled the size of our walk in beer cooler which has meant that we have been able to add more variety to our beer and cooler selection. We have quadrupled the brands of coolers and ciders we carry and added more sizes, flavours and microbreweries to our selection of beer. We have also brought in some great tasting non-alcoholic wine varieties.” Attached to the liquor store is the pub, which has been a staple here in Brocklehurst for more than a decade. It has also gone through a series of renovations that saw the bar area itself move to the front of the house where you will get plenty of sunshine. It is the place where everyone knows your name. The pub is open daily and it is the place where you go when you want to kick back with good friends.The friendly staff are there to make sure you feel welcome. “We are still your neighbourhood watering hole,” says Joan. “At the Brock Centre Pub we aim to keep our prices low and create a friendly atmosphere. You can still enjoy the lowest draft prices in town, Free Pizza Fridays, and Karaoke Wednesdays and Saturdays. We also have lots of free parking (overnight if necessary) and pullup parking for our Liquor Store.”
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Gary Bigham and Joan along with their staff are so proud of the new changes that they want to invite everyone out from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29 to attend their renovation grand opening, which will take place during the North Shore’s Biggest Sale Event. “In conjunction with the Big Sale we will be throwing a party,” she continues. “We will have tastings, draws for different things and lots and lots of giveaways. You can also enter the draw to win the grand prize basket that will
be given away to a lucky North Shore Biggest Sale customer. Make sure you make a point of stopping at the Brock Centre Pub and Liquor Store during the North Shore’s Biggest Sale. The Brock Centre Pub is located at 1-1800 Tranquille Rd in the Brock Shopping Centre. The hours of operation are 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with extended hours to 11:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Liquor Store is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Tanya Orozco, freelance
Get haunted and support music students High school music student Kassie Atkins is one of the organizers of the Haunted House fundraiser to raise money so that Norkam and Brock band and choir students can go on their musically educational trips this year and next year to Vancouver and possibly even Cuba!
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halloween safety tips n buy or make costumes in light coloured material and make sure the costumes fit properly. n add reflective tape to costumes so that motorists can spot your children. n use non-toxic face paints rather than a mask. a mask may obstruct your child’s vision. n have children carry a cell phone and know how to call 911 in an emergency. n supervise younger children and have older children travel in groups. n visit houses only where the lights are on n for older children, draw a map outlining what route they should follow. n have children carry a flashlight so they can be seen. n accept treats only in the doorway. never go inside a house. n have your children bring treats home before eating them so that you can inspect them.
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