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North Shore heritage has a new home The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) is capturing the local history from the perspective of the families who have lived here for generations and invites the public to come view a visual narrative of the community’s past in their new Heritage Room. “I remember seeing a picture of my grandfather on the farm he grew up on. His father - my great-grandfather started farming here in the 1920s,” shares Steven Puhallo, executive director of the NSBIA. “He was a Serb who fell in love with a Croatian and had to leave. They settled on the North Shore, in the area behind what is now the Brock Shopping Centre, like so many other immigrants.” Reflecting on his own heritage, Steven began wondering how many more families had their

Tracy Sjodin, left and her childhood friend Rose Blades stand in the new NSBIA Heritage Room holding photographs of themselves as young girls. The two women have been instrumental in collecting the images and old maps on display in the room.

own similar stories to share and began putting the word out that they were collecting them. “Two incredible women came forward to help,” says Steven. Rose Blades and Tracy Sjoding, friends since childhood, were in fact already busy collect-

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ing photographs from the area when they saw somewhere that Steven was also looking for them. The two women have lived in the area their whole lives and as eyewitnesses of its evolving history they had decided to collect the past for their own children. “Our kids always used

to say ‘tell us about the olden days’,” shares Tracy, who remembers her father moving her family in a horse and wagon from where they lived on Sandhill (now Crestline Street) to the new three-room shack he built for them on Schreiner Street where

immigrants were settling from all over Europe at the time. Her parents came from Yugoslavia, but Tracy recalls her neighbours being from Germany, Romania and Russia, among others. “It was really hard times for our parents with the language barrier and starting out in a new place. So many different cultures were living together. Rose phoned me one day and said we should start putting something together about Brock, or our kids will never know our history.” So the project they began together turned in to something for the whole community. With the help of the NSBIA, the ladies started taking the pictures they found and having them blown up and framed to share with anyone who wants to see them. – continued on page 2

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Sancho the Clown kept the crowd entertained at the 2013 Seniors’ Picnic at McDonald Park on Wednesday, July 17 held by the City of Kamloops and the Seniors Outreach Society. Everyone enjoyed a fun afternoon full of activities such as bocce, Tai Chi, croquet, water games and more, including a free BBQ lunch.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is set to open the new South Thompson Eco-Depot on July 30, offering area residents more opportunities to recycle as well as more equitable tipping fees. The South Thompson Eco-Depot will open on the same site as the Pritchard Transfer Station, at 1595 Martin Prairie Road, but until a new access road is built, the facility can be accessed through a temporary entrance on Old Duck Range Road. The facility will be open from Tuesday to Sunday, 8:00am to 4:00pm, in summer, and Tuesday through Saturday in winter, from 8:00am to 4:00pm. The South Thompson Eco-Depot will be equipped with scales, which will result in more equitable and accurate tipping fees than was previously seen with the volumebased system. Tipping fees can be paid with debit or credit as well as TNRD Eco-Cards.

Mark Recchi inducted to BC Hockey Hall of Fame The Kamloops Blazers franchise was well represented at the 2013 BC Hockey Hall of Fame gala last week in Penticton. Kamloops native and Blazers co-owner Mark Recchi was inducted along with the 1993-94 and 1994-95 Memorial Cup winning teams. The Blazers have a proud and storied history with six WHL Championships and three Memorial Cups. The Blazers dynasty included winning three Memorial Cups in a four year span (1992, 1994, 1995). Some memorable names that were a part of these teams include Darcy Tucker, Ryan Huska, Tyson Nash, Shane Doan, Jarome Iginla, Hnat Domenichelli,

Aaron Keller, Nolan Baumgartner and Jason Strudwick. “This is quite the honour for the franchise to see the 1994 and 1995 Memorial Cup teams get recognized by the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame,” commented Vice President / General Manager and former player Craig Bonner. “The Blazers have such a rich history and we are very proud of the past successes of this franchise.” Mark Recchi has had a tremendous NHL career that spanned 22 seasons and collected three Stanley Cups with three different teams. Recchi also competed in the 1998 Olympics with Canada. The former NHL star was select-

ed to seven NHL All-Star games and capped his NHL career off winning the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011. Recchi suited up with the Blazers for the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons having his #8 retired by the team shortly after his NHL career began. Some notable NHL career records that Recchi has accomplished include 4th all-time in games played with 1652 behind Gordie Howe (1767), Mark Messier (1756) and Ron Francis (1731). He is 19th all-time in goals with 577, 14th alltime with 956 assists and 12th all-time in points with 1533.

Collecting history and sharing North Shore stories – continued from page 1 “Now we’ve got pictures of children playing in the old North Shore flume, of Mr. Ord’s hop farm, apple blossoms in Brocklehurst orchards, people in front of their farms and cabins,” says Steven. “We’re very thankful for the response from the community – it’s been so big that we’ve had to put off accepting any more until January.” Part of that response was support from the North Shore Echo. When Steven told its publisher Wenda Noonan of his vision for the Heritage Room it immediately piqued her interest. The Echo is a grassroots newspaper that’s driven by the community. Its old-fashioned style and stories about the people who live here make it the voice of our North Shore neighbourhoods today, just like stories this

room will tell about their past. “We’re incredibly excited to have the North Shore Echo come on as a sponsor,” says Steven. “In speaking with Wenda about the project she immediately saw the value in it and we’re happy that she’s become an official partner in what we’re building on the North Shore.” The images are being displayed now in the new Heritage Room, a former office in the Wilson House that is dedicated to showcasing the vibrant history of the North Shore. Believing that sponsorship is more than just money and press conferences, Wenda and NSBIA president Lynda Douglas rolled up their sleeves and painted the room a gallery white this past weekend. “Part of the mandate of the NSBIA is to promote community pride and celebrating the

past is a big part of that. The reason is quite simple: people are proud to be from the North Shore. We have a diverse and rich history and we want to show it off,” Steven explains. “My two girls are fifth generation North Shore residents, and we are very proud of that.” The public drop-in hours for viewing the Heritage Room, located in the NSBIA office in the historic Wilson House on Tranquille Road, are from 1:00pm to 5:00pm Monday through Thursday. “Anytime people would like to drop in, say hi, have a coffee and view the room, please do,” invites Steven. “North Shore businesses have put it there for the community to take part in and see this is part of the commitment they have to the daily community building they’ve always done.” Rebecca Stewart

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It’s natural beauty is unparalleled. Lakes and rivers are clean and abundant. Our mountains are majestic, and we experience four distinct seasons.

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Erin Johnson is the first Echo staff member in our ten-year history to have a baby while working here! Here is baby Aurora – who was born on July 13 weighing 6lbs, 2oz - in her first photo shoot with Milk & Honey Photography.

Free children’s theatre is well-loved Each July and August, the Kamloops Arts Council presents accessible, free family-friendly theatre at Riverside Park five days a week. Throughout the month of July, the troupe will be performing Leon’s Book of Adventures, the tale of Leon the lion who is sick of the jungle and on the hunt for a new home, and Once Upon A... Blank?, which follows Alice after she accidentally drops her story-books causing the characters to jump into different stories. August will have the troupe presenting Clowns Clowns!, the story of a rather silly girl named Noodle who doesn’t quite fit in anywhere until she comes across a circus, and Behind the Fairytales, which introduces the audience to the villains of several famous fairytales, and how they mistakenly gained the notorious title of

“villian” - much to their dismay! The Children’s Summer Theatre program offers an educational entertainment experience for young audiences, creates a vibrant community, and improves quality of life in Kamloops. It also provides excellent experience and opportunity for local amateur and emerging young actors and directors. Many of the actors have a talent for improv, music, dancing and theatrical games, sharing with the audience an experience beyond what they would expect. The performances are every Tuesday through Saturday throughout the summer at 1:00pm and 3:00pm - look for their tent by the water park! Check out the Rivertown Players’ Facebook page for daily updates - including cancellations due to rain/wind/etc – as well as photos and more!

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Kamloops Immigration Services (KIS) staff (from left to right) Dominic, Leanne, and Allison and a group of kids at one of their Summer Fun events. The KIS Summer Fun Series is every Thursday in August from 2:00pm to 4:30pm at MacDonald Park. Join them for arts and crafts, singing and dancing, water park and swimming, games, gardening, sports and more. To register for one of these events contact Allison, KIS Community Connections Coordinator, at 778-470-6101.

Community projects improve access to local food Everyone deserves to have access to food that is nutritious and safe in order to achieve good health, productivity, and a sense of wellbeing. Interior Health, through the Community Food Action Initiative (CFAI), has recently provided a total of $60,000 to help build food security in four local areas: Canoe/Dog Creek, Kamloops, Nelson, and Cranbrook/Kimberley. The initiative is part of a province-wide strategy to increase food security programs and encourage British Columbians to make healthy food choices. “Here in the Interior, we are fortunate to have access to a strong local agricultural community,” said Health Minister Terry Lake. “However, despite that there remain barriers to access. Access to a healthy diet is crucial to maintaining good health, so this fund-

ing will help grow local health as well as local food production.” A food secure environment is one that makes healthy eating an easy choice now and in the future. “Food security is about making sure everyone has easy access to healthy, affordable, locally grown foods,” says Rose Soneff, Community Nutritionist, with Interior Health’s Food Security and Community Nutrition program. “Achieving food security is a team effort – communities, businesses, organizations and governments all have an important role to play and that is why we are pleased to be able to support these exciting projects.” The CFAI provides grants of $15,000 to be used in each community over the next three years to increase the community’s ability to contribute to the growth and development of their

local food system. The funding focuses on current food security activities as well as future food security planning. “The funding can be viewed as seed money – it is aimed at long term sustainable projects that will continue beyond the three year period,” said Rose. “Project work that builds relationships with local government helps ensure food security is considered as a part of future community planning; whether that is within an official

community plan, a sustainability plan, or land use, zoning, and municipal policies.” CFAI is a collaborative effort between local communities, Interior Health’s community nutritionists, and the Ministry of Health. For more information about food security and community nutrition, visit Interior Health’s website at interiorhealth.ca/YourHealth/ HealthyLiving/FoodSecurity/ Pages/default.aspx

Senior Games Pin Trading With the BC Senior Games being held in Kamloops, there will be lots to do and see the week of Aug 19-23! One such event is Pin Trading, for all you avid (or not-soavid) traders. The North Shore Community Centre is hosting free pin trading Aug 20 to 23 from 10:00am - 4:00pm in the games room. Address 730 Cottonwood Ave in the Games Room. This event is FREE - come for a short time or stay for a while! Refreshments will be available on-site for a nominal fee. North Shore Community Centre is located at 730 Cottonwood Ave. For more information call 250-3764777.

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the latest in vaporizers, hookahs, cigars and water pipes. They carry 100 per cent of Red Eye Glass Pipes and Bongs line, as well as products from HOSS, Illidelph, RooR, the Stonerware line and more, and their products are all available online as well as in store. Their web site is updated weekly to include many new items including rolling papers, lighters and novelty giftware for the everyday shopper. Stop in any time – they are open from 9:00am to 10:00pm every day of the year except Christmas – or visit their online store at lemonadestand420.com.

Pow Wow grounds come alive this weekend The Kamloopa Pow Wow represents many years of stories and events from previous years packed into three exciting days at the Secwepemc Pow Wow Grounds located two minutes from the city centre, alongside the South Thompson River. An estimated 20,000 people attended this festive dance and drum contest last year, and is considered one of the largest celebrations of First Nations’ culture and possibly the biggest powwow in

Western Canada. This year it happens from August 2 to 4, when first nations people from the Stoney, Cree, Ojibway, Shoshone, Navajo, Blackfoot, Haida, Stolo, Sarcee and Anishinawbe tribes, to name a few, will converge upon the Pow Wow grounds again. By all accounts it is an event full of music, dancing, drumming and brilliantly coloured regalia. For more information visit tkemlups.ca.

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Join the United Way on Sunday, August 18 for a fun-filled day in Kenna Cartwright Park. Challenge yourself or your friends to climb to the Kenna Cartwright tower three times, which is the equivalent of climbing Mt. Robson. This can be done as an individual, a team or as a relay. Lots of fun surprises will be waiting for you on your trek up the mountain. When you’re not climbing you can hang out in the base camp where there will be food, refreshments and lots of fun activities. By participating in this event your fundraising efforts will help to alleviate poverty in our community. British Columbia continues to have one of the highest child poverty rates in Canada. Poverty is a very complex issue and once individuals and families are in the cycles of poverty it is very difficult to overcome. For more info or to register for this event, call Amber at the United Way: 250- 372-9933.

Hungry goats back for a second season

Kamloops’ famous weed-eating goats are back for a second season. After the success of the initial program launch last summer, the City of Kamloops has brought back Rocky Ridge Vegetation Control to use goats for controlling weeds as part of the City’s invasive plant management program. The pilot program last season was not a one-time treatment; generally several years are required for significantly reducing infestations – similar to other means of weed control – but goats can be used on sites where mechanical and chemical methods are not feasible due to topography and size. Conrad and Donna Lindblom will use their herd of 450 goats, consisting of Boer-saanen, Spanish, Nubian and Kiko goats, to target Dalmation Toadflax and Knapweed in Kenna Cartwright Park. They use their highly trained herders, dogs and horses to manage their goatherds. To minimize disturbance of parkland, Homex has agreed to temporarily base the goats on their development land at the end of Copperhead Drive. The goats are ideal to use, as noxious weed seeds are not viable once the seed has passed through their digestive system. In addition, what they are consuming is not an issue for wildlife since the goats are targeting species that other animals will not eat and they move on once the weeds are consumed. Want to come out and see the goats? Rocky Ridge Vegetation Control has a goat for petting and educational purposes. They’ll be at Kenna Cartwright Park from July 26 to August 9. Please note that all park users with dogs must keep them on a leash in target areas during this time.

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Tricia Sellmer is a multilayered, multi-media Canadian artist working primarily within the parameters of painting and drawing. For more than fifteen years, she has concentrated on making the invisible visible. Her interests are threepronged. The first probes the personal and veiled subtleties of the garden and the shifting patterns of the landscape. The second finds the extraordinary in the ordinary and focuses largely on the domestic lives of women and in particular those lives that have often been forgotten within the dialogue of history or silenced through circumstances beyond their control. The third connects the dots and blurs the boundaries between genres, often in collaboration with other artists who work in a different medium. Over the span of the last ten years Tricia Sellmer has worked on a number of projects with the writer and poet, Alexander Forbes. Most notably the projects have included an exhibition and book about bees (Rumours of Bees), meditation on roses (Double Exposure), an Elvis project (Sun Records & Texaco Stadiums), an exhibition and catalogue about gardens (Natural Correspondences), a rivers series and the exhibition in a tube (Boppin With Mr. Mynah.) During the summer of 2013 they will mount Row Upon Row, an exhibition that reflects community gardens, art history and vegetables. As an independent working artist Tricia Sellmer also writes, lectures and curates projects and

exhibitions. Recently she opened Chazou Gallery, a project space that caters to contemporary Canadian and International artists. She holds four degrees from three universities and has participated in numerous residencies. Her work hangs in public and private collections throughout North America and Europe. In 2013 a CD of Alexander Forbes’ poems, The Beauty Of The City In The Last Hour Of The Night won first prize at an international competition in France for best spoken word CD and audiobook. This follows two major awards in other international poetry and audiobook competitions held in the United States in 2012. The CD is the second of Forbes’ poems with the same artists, with The Bill Miner Roadshow coming out in 2008. Forbes, who was a lecturer and professor for many years at Thompson Rivers University and the Universities of British Columbia and Toronto, is also the author of two books of poems (After The Moon A Blue Ocean, And Luminous Orange) a novella (Oranges), and a collaboration with Tricia Sellmer, (Rumours of Bees), in which his poems are paired with her paintings. Several catalogues of their joint exhibitions at galleries across B.C. also document their work. Row Upon Row runs in the KAC Wilson House Gallery at 115 Tranquille Road from August 6 to September 5, with an opening reception on August 8 from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Gallery Hours are Monday to Friday from 1:30 to 5:00pm.

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Blazers trade players and draft picks The Kamloops Blazers have announced that they have traded 20-year-old goaltender Cole Cheveldave and a fourth round WHL Bantam pick in 2015 in exchange for 15-year-old Jake Kryski and a seventh round WHL Bantam pick in 2014. Kryski was the Raiders first round, 13th overall pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. He spent last season with the Burnaby Winter Club Bantam A1 team finishing with 59 goals, 59 assists and 118 points in 58 games. He was tied for the scoring lead in the provincial playoffs with 23 points. He is listed at 6’0” and 170lbs. “Jake is an exceptional player that we are thrilled to add to our

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Volunteer with the Blazers Hockey Club The Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club needs event staff volunteers for many different positions ranging from ushers and door personal to ticket takers. There are many different events, not just hockey. Volunteers have to be able bodied, have a good command of the English language, be people friendly and outgoing. Attending 25 per cent of the events is a must. Must be 19+ to volunteer. For these and other volunteer opportunities please call 250-372-8313 or visit volunteerkamloops.org.

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■■ Chances Barside July 19, Perry Tucker and July 20, Dodie Goldney ■■ Retro Concert Weekend at Sun Peaks Village Square. Free tribute band concert on Aug. 16 from 6 to 9:30pm, Aug. 17 from 12 to 9pm and Aug. 18 from 11am to 1pm. FMI visit: http://sunpeaksresort.com/retroconcert. ■■ Let’s Dance on Aug. 17 from 8pm to 12am at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Music by Sierra. FMI or tickets contact Zonia at 250-372-0091, Ed at 250-374-2774 or Francoise at 250-372-3782. ■■ Investor Ready on Aug. 20 all day at Kamloops Innovation Centre, 348 Tranquille Rd. This workshop will teach key require-

ments for attracting investor attention, separating yourself from the competition and successfully raising capital. FMI contact 250-434-0200 or info@ kamloopsinnovation.ca. ■■ Endless Summer fundraiser for Kamloops Symphony on Aug. 25 at 5pm at Thistle Farm, 710 Dairy Rd. Locally grown food prepared by Thistle Farm and Terra Restaurant. Tickets include food tasting, wine tasting, music and evening at the farm. Tickets available at Kamloops Farmers Market, Terra, Kamloops Symphony Society. FMI call 250-372-5000. ■■ Colin James Free Concert on Aug. 31 at Sun Peaks Resort. Bring your own chair or blanket as no seating is provided. FMI

call 1-800-807-3257 or email info@sunpeakstourism.com. ■■ BIG Little Science Centre, New Location: Twin Rivers Education Centre, 655 Holt St. Contact BLSC to register. FMI contact 250-554-2572. ■■ Alexandre Ananou’s Negative a collection of digitally inverted photographs, from July 3 to Aug. 1 at Wilson House Gallery, 115 Tranquille Rd. Gallery hours: Mon. to Fri. 1 to 5pm. Opening reception on July 4 from 6 to 8pm. ■■ Music in the Park – Aug. 2 Art Pruce- Country. ■■ Kamloops Food Bank donations are being accepted at Music in the Park by KPMG volunteers from 7 to 8pm every Wed. in July and August.

KAMLOOPS COUNTRY Kamloops singer/songwriter Art Pruce will be performing at McDonald Park as part of Music in the Park on August 2 at 7pm.

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■■ Seniors Summer Social Series on Aug. 7 from 1:30 to 2:30pm at Riverbend Seniors Community, 760 Mayfair St. with Kelly Spencer Band. Must be 60+ to attend. To RSVP to Kate at 250-682-4378 or info@ theriverbend.ca. ■■ Line Dancing Lessons every Wednesday at 1pm and Saturday at 6pm at the Eagles Club, 755 Tranquille Rd. Drop-in fee. FMI contact Darlene at 250-4617230. ■■ Lifestyles by Lyons contest with $10,000 in prize giveaways. Enter in store at Lyons Garden Centre, 1271 Salish Rd. ■■ Organic Vegetables available to the public grown in the Public Produce Gardens including Macdonald Park Public Produce Garden, 262 King St. The Public Produce Project is also looking for volunteers. FMI email publicproduceproject@ gmail.com. ■ Moose Lodge 1552, 730 Cottonwood Ave. open daily at 11am. Meat draws Fri. at 7pm and Sat. at 3pm. New members welcome! ■■ North Shore Central Community Association meets at Mount Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum, on the first Tuesday of the month. FMI: 250554-9949. ■ Mount Paul United Church Thrift Shop open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 3pm at 140 Laburnum St. FMI contact 250-376-2261. ■ Karaoke - 8pm Wednesdays and Saturdays at Brock Centre Pub, 1800 Tranquille Rd.; 8:30pm Fridays at Rock’n Firkin, 726 Sydney Ave.; 8:30pm Thursdays at The Westsyde Pump, 3020 Westsyde Rd.

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