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Kamloops Immigrant Services’ (KIS) 2016 Walk to embrace cultural Diversity

Marching towards cultural diversity Kamloops Immigrant Services Graham Specht says the walk, who is collectively striving to (KIS) are hosting the annual Walk hosted annually since 1995, was safeguard cultural diversity and to Embrace Cultural Diversity. rebranded last year. Previously inclusiveness. Graham collaboThe community is welcome known as the March against rated on a statement that rallied to walk in solidarity and cel- Racism and Discrimination, KIS against complacency and racism, ebration of cultural diversity wanted to focus on positive con- and encouraged inclusiveness and inclusiveness. The event notations. Due to the current and acceptance. Councillor Arjun will feature community speak- political climate and executive Singh recently delivered the antiers, complimentary ethnic foods, orders by the Trump administra- racism and anti-discrimination cultural performances and family tion, racial divisions are bubbling declaration on February 28. over across the globe. “The recent Mayor Peter Milobar, Human friendly activities. The walk honours the United rhetoric in the news is greatly dis- Rights Lawyer Bill Sundhu, MLA Nations’ (UN) International Day turbing,” Graham says. Despite Todd Stone and NSBIA Executive for the Elimination of Racial the troubling news, the event Director Stephen Puhallo will be Discrimination. The day was focuses on the efforts of speaking. KIS Executive Director established in memory of the “Communities rising up in support Paul Lagace will also be on-hand lives lost during the Sharpeville of diverse neighbourhoods and for the event. In addition, the Massacre; South African police inclusive attitudes.” Kamloops Multicultural Society; killed sixty-nine protesters durUltimately, Graham’s hope is Kamloops Chinese Cultural ing a peaceful demonstration that the walk heightens “Care and Association; Sikh Temples against apartheid “pass laws” on concern, and the urgency to help and Sikh Cultural Society and March 21, 1960. others.” KIS is working along- Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Diversity Outreach Coordinator side the Kamloops City Council, Society will have representa-

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Sports Legacy Fund grants announced

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The Kamloops Blazers Sports Society members and Board of Directors have announced the allocation of the 2017 grants from the Sports Legacy Fund (SLF) to the Kamloops and Region sport community. Thirtythree organizations will receive $404,000 in funding as a result of the Allocation Process. Since the inception of the Sports Legacy Fund in 2009, 99 Kamloops and region sport organizations have been recipients of $2.8 M in grants. Community groups to extend the value of the investments in equipment purchases, capital improvements, scholarships or coaching development have leveraged a significant portion of these funds. Although it is often interpreted that the team is the source of the funding, the Society operates thompson Nicola BcASW executive members present Linda thomas with the heart of the Grasslands Award, independently of the Blazers March 10. (L to r) Danae Martin, Jennifer Friend, Linda thomas, Michael crawford Hockey Club. The Sports Legacy Fund continues its dedication to the history of the community support for the franchise since the Thompson Nicola area social workers celebrated dents. Linda developed and initiated Aboriginal inaugural season of the Blazers in BC Social Work Week on Friday March 10, and Awareness Week to highlight and promote 1984. The original capital from recognized Secwepemc Child & Family Services Aboriginal culture on campus. This program still the sale of the franchise in 2007 remains invested to perpetuity to Agency Executive Director Linda Thomas for runs 26 years later. her strong advocacy and distinguished service to “What really stands out when looking at Linda’s support local and regional sports. our community. career is the work she has undertaken in service of The fund is truly a legacy built on “Linda has a lengthy record of distinguished ser- Indigenous peoples,” said Crawford, “Among her the fine tradition of the team. The 2017 grants include vice in our community starting in the early 1990s” many accomplishments, her work in establishing said BC Association of Social Workers President the Cknúcwentn First Nations Court in Kamloops - funding for the Kamloops Michael Crawford, “She is a committed, caring, a provincial sentencing court for Aboriginal people KidSport Chapter of $30,000 and PacificSport Interior BC for and compassionate social worker and lawyer, a - really stands out as significant.” community volunteer, and an activist.” The Cknúcwentn First Nations Court is one of $80,000, which was not part of Linda is of Cree – Norwegian ancestry, a mem- only four such courts operating in the Provincial the Sports Legacy Fund applicaber of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, and the TteS Court system within BC. Establishing the tion process. This year, 29 organizations were community has been her home for over 30 years. First Nations court in Kamloops has improved Linda holds an Associate of Arts Diploma (UCC, relationships between Aboriginal people and the selected from the applicants to receive grants totaling $243,000. now TRU), a Bachelor of Social Work (URegina), legal system. In addition, the funding alloand a Bachelor of Laws (UBC). Linda was presented with the Heart of Linda began her social work career at Thompson the Grasslands Award at a luncheon that cation will also include a grant Rivers University in the early 1990s as an took place on noon, Friday, March 10th of $50,000 for the Kamloops Aboriginal Student Advisor providing academic, at the Henry Grube Educational Centre. Curling Club with the planned - continued on page 3 emotional, and social support to Aboriginal stu- Congratulations Linda!

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The Walk to Embrace Cultural Diversity happening March 21

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– continued from front Spice Indian Cuisine, Red Beard Café, Moon Wok and downtown’s Smorgasbord will be serving some tasty delights. Desiree says, “Everyone is welcome to join, share and celebrate.” The Walk to Embrace Cultural Diversity takes place on Tuesday March 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The walk starts at the North

Shore Business Improvement Association at Wilson House at 115 Tranquille Road and culminates at Kamloops Immigrant Services, 448 Tranquille Road. KIS supports immigrants, permanent residents, refugees, temporary foreign workers and visitors, first generation Canadians and visible minorities. They provide a variety of services:

Child-Minding; Community Connections; Labour Market Agreement Services; ESL Literacy (Tutoring) Program; Interpretation and Translation Services; Diversity Education; Information and Outreach. For more information about Kamloops Immigrant Services, refer to the website: immigrantservices.ca. Alicia Ashcroft, Freelance

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29 organizations selected to receive grants – continued from page 2 replacement of the ice plant next summer. This compliments the Canada 150 funding the club received in July 2016 and was an integral part of the Federal grant application. Capital projects continue to be popular applications, which are highlighted this year by projects of the Greater Kamloops BMX for a $21,813 contribution to the site lighting project, $15,000 to the Kamloops Tennis Centre interior lighting upgrades and the Wells Gray Outdoor Club’s $11,000 extension of its trails program. The

Kamloopa Club grant a legacy within the of $20,160 is directed community. towards much needed Support for TRU athmaintenance upgrades letic scholarships was to the Shumway Lake maintained at $25,000, facilities. $15,000 of which will be The 2017 allotment matched by the univerincludes equipment sity, resulting in a leverpurchases and coach- aged total contribution of ing development. Three $40,000. organizations, Kamloops The annual applicaTrack and Field Club, tion period extends form Kamloops Triathlon October 1st to November Club and the Kamloops 30th of each year and Aquatic Club will receive the allocation by the much needed timing nine members Board of equipment. A Special Directors occurs followOlympics 2017 BC ing the review process. Summer Games grant of For more information, $9,646 to purchase equip- visit the website: www. ment for the Kamloops kamloopsblazerssportshosted games will remain society.com.

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Dianna Mortensen from AFABC, Cindy Chretien from the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Deb Hubric from Insight Support Services, and Sarah Mortensen from AFABC Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of AFABC.

Adoptive Families Association of BC (AFABC) turned 40 March 4, families in challenges, it was worth to find permanent homes BC Kids Information Line, Kamloops took part in an it! They knew that other for BC’s most vulner- Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, exciting kick-off event to parents also needed the able kids.” What hasn’t the Speak-Out Youth celebrate the 40th anni- resources and support they changed is that families Group, AgedOut.com, versary of the Adoptive had desperately needed. still connect with each Focus on Adoption magaFamilies Association of That small group of par- other for information, sup- zine—all are designed BC (AFABC). 82 chil- ents came together to form port, and resources. And to raise adoption awaredren and parents joined the Adoptive Families AFABC is still here, 40 ness, support children and AFABC, Insight Support Association of BC. years later, to help. youth who are waiting Services, and the Ministry “Adoption has changed AFABC has been dedi- for families, and to help of Children and Family over the last forty years,” cated to finding families families get ready and stay Development for this says Karen Madeiros, for children and youth and steady throughout their fun event that featured a AFABC’s executive direc- also to providing ground- adoption journey. bouncy castle, face paint- tor, “Adoption helps to breaking programs that For more information, ing, a magician, and a create new social and cul- support the entire adoption visit the website: www. ceremonial cutting of the tural norms, and continues community. The Adopt bcadopt.com. cake to celebrate 40 years of family. In 1977, a small group of parents came together Distracted driving is the second leadThe fine for using an electronic device around a kitchen table in ing contributing factor in fatal crashes while driving is $368 and four points 1977 to share ideas, infor- in British Columbia, resulting in an on your driver’s license. The fine for a mation, and resources average of 78 fatalities every year. It’s second offence in the same year goes about adoption. Back also a key contributor to injury crashes, up to $888. then, adoption was a which include pedestrians, cyclists and Throughout the year Kamloops RCMP subject that was “kept motorcycles. officers are dedicated to keeping our quiet,” and these parents The more drivers we can convince to community roads safe and are looking needed to connect, share leave their phones alone and keep their for drivers using any hand held electheir personal stories, minds focused on driving, the fewer tronic device while driving. and acknowledge that crashes we’ll see on our roads, and the Keep safe, put the phone away. though adoption had its fewer injuries and deaths.

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Crop-tops, Marilyn Monroe and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Struck by a producabout life, love, or tivity bug over my maturity, while actually December holidays, knowing nothing at all. Flipping through a I spent a delicious mountain of photos, I afternoon organizing notice that smiling in my office. Sitting on most; I know that in the floor among the most cases, I’m not disorganized piles, happy. I have actual I thumbed through PERFECTLY old yearbooks, jourphotographic evidence FABULOUS nals, photo albums, of good times wasted Alicia Ashcroft scholarly papers and because I’m consumed with worry…not only short stories. I have an odd habit of sticking photo- about my place in the room graphs and cards in the middle but of my place in the world. of novels. By fanning through I emailed a photo to my best “Pride and Prejudice“, “Break- friend of us as fifteen-year-old fast at Tiffany’s” and “The Great girls. Her response? “Nothing Gatsby,” I discovered forgotten like seeing youthful, adorable artifacts of my former life; con- pictures of your fifteen-year-old cert tickets, newspaper clippings self to make you feel old and and photographs. Before I knew haggard”. We always look kindit, evening faded into nightfall ly on ourselves in retrospect. At and the task remained uncom- the time, you think, “I’m so ugly, pleted. I went into the office the I’m so fat”, and then suddenly next morning and accidentally it’s, “My god, would you look at punted a teetering pile of paper- that skin tone?” backs. This caused a domino I came across one photograph effect, spilling the tower across of me that opened up a floodthe green rug, where stand- gate of memory. I was eighing room no longer existed. I teen and on my first “grown up” backed out of the room slowly, holiday—in Disneyland with as if a crazed wolverine had my first live-in boyfriend. We come through the heat vent and drove to Vancouver, took a bus was now snarling and baring his to Seattle and a train to Caliteeth at me. I closed the door fornia. The journey was thrilland did not open it for a couple ing. My 35-year-old self thinks, of days–until another glimmer of “You could have gone anywhere ingenuity was ignited. in the world and you chose AnaThe resistance to complete the heim?’ From the looks of the task can probably boil down to photos, I knew little about a lot the difficulty of revisiting one’s of things. For starters, this girl past. Nothing is more embar- did not know how to pack a bag; rassing than reading your teen- I’m wearing navy blue polyesage girl journal entries. What a ter trousers with white running time to be alive, harboring illu- shoes from Zellers, and (the real sions that you knew anything kicker) a bright blue baby tee

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Left to Right: TRU Nursing students: Danielle Aeichele, Teacher and Organizer Dr. Florriann Fehr, Melissa Klassen, Sidney The Kidney, Jodie Peachey and Theresa Link celebrate Kidney Health as a part of World Kidney Day on March 9 at Northills Mall. This event was put on in partnership with the Kamloops Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC & Yukon Branch, and Thompson Rivers University’s School of Nursing. Sidney The Kidney had a great time meeting everyone.

Fightfighters lobby for WCB changes Kamloops Firefighters and their provincial counterparts were in Victoria last week for discussions with elected officials regarding issues related to firefighting. Among the topics discussed this year, firefighters were looking to expand their presumptive cancer coverage, recognizing that first responders may develop occupational stress injuries, such as anxiety/depressive disorders, substance abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of exposure to traumatic events experienced throughout their career, changes in the building code to boost signal strength of fire ground radio transmissions, and coverage for the medical screening tests used to detect the occupational diseases firefighters are at risk for. The Province intends to move ahead with an amendment to the Firefighters Occupational Disease Regulation under the Workers Compensation Act to add presumptions for breast cancer, prostate cancer and multiple myeloma as occupational dis-

eases for firefighters A presumption means if a professional or volunteer firefighter develops one of the listed cancers after a certain period of employment, it is presumed that the cancer arose from their employment. The firefighter is then eligible for workers’ compensation benefits without having to provide evidence that the cancer is work-related. Gord Ditchburn, B.C. Professional Firefighters Association president and board chair - “I would like to thank Premier Clark, Minister Bond and the B.C. government for supporting our efforts to add breast, prostate and multiple myeloma cancer to the list of cancers recognized as an occupational disease for firefighters. The addition of these presumptive coverages will benefit firefighters in every region of British Columbia including the families who are often the ones left to navigate the claims process with WorkSafeBC. Firefighters are exposed to toxic environments that greatly con-

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Walks, drum circles, dancing, improv and more! n Big Little Science Centre Tues, Mar.21-Sat, Mar25 Super Static Electricity Show; Lecture: An Intro to Honey Bees & Beekeeping Wed. Mar. 29 7pm FMI email Gord@blscs.org or Susan@blscs.org or call 250-554-2572. Exploration Room is open 10am to 4pm with over 140 different exhibits to enjoy. 655 Holt Street. FMI visit blscs.org. n Chances - Live entertainment from 8 to 11pm on Fri Mar 17 Henry Small and Jeremy Kneeshaw; Sat. Mar. 11 Dave Coalmine. Jam Night every Wed. with Jim Cochran and Crew from 8 to 11pm. 1250 Halston Ave. n Parent-Child Mother Goose Program Spring Schedule now available and registration for upcoming April sessions has begun. FMI email kelli@interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca or call 250-554-3134 ext333 n The Spring Antiques & Collectibles Sale Fri, Mar. 17 4 pm- 8pm; Sat, Mar. 18 10am- 4pm at Cottonwood Manor/North Shore Community Centre; 730 Cottonwood Ave. FMI Phone 250-376-4777 n UJAMMA Community Drum Circle Fri. Mar 17 6-7:30 pm, Rm 204 Landsdowne Village (to the right of Booster Juice) FMI or to register see Kamloops Drum Connection Facebook page under Events Post “Registration List” or text 250318-0963 or email djembedjango@ hotmail.com n Kamloops Seedy Saturday-Sat. Mar. 18, 2017 from 9:30 am until 1:30 pm OLPH Parish Center 635 Tranquille Rd FMI infor@ssolgardens.com n Let’s Dance Sat, Mar. 18, 8pm12am at the Brock Activity Centre

(9A-1800 Tranquille Rd). Music by The Journeymen. Tickets available by calling: Francoise 778-220-8010, Norma 250-299-7221, or Zonia 250372-0991. FMI call 250-571-5111, email TVASclub@gmail.com or visit the website, www.tvasc.ca n The Freudian Slips Mario Party All Star Improv! Sat. Mar. 18, 8-10pm, The Stage House Theatre (422 Tranquille Rd). Doors & bar open at 7:30 pm, the show starts at 8:00 pm. Tickets available at the door or go to http://www.chimeratheatre.com/tickets to purchase tickets online! n Resilience: Addressing the Challenges of MS. Education session Tues. Mar. 21, 1-4 pm, Kamloops Alliance Church, 200 Leigh Rd. Pre-registration is required, call Sherry Wezner at 1-800-268-7582 extension 7299 or e-mail sherry. wezner@mssociety.ca n Walk To Embrace Cultural Diversity Tues, Mar.21 11:00am2pm, walk starts at North Shore Business Improvement Association at Wilson House (115 Tranquille Rd) ends at Kamloops Immigrant Services Office (448 Tranquille Rd). FMI contact Immigrant Services 778-470-6101 n Fiddler Concert with Gordon Stobbe and J.J. Guy at Hal Rogers Centre in Albert McGowan Park, Tue. Mar. 21 at 2pm. A workshop to follow at 7 to 9pm at Heritage House for those who wish to learn the skills of playing a fiddle. FMI and tickets call 250-376-2330. Register early! n Vocal Spectrum Sat, Mar. 25 7:30 pm, at TRU Alumni Theatre . Tickets are first come first serve at the theatre, doors open at 7pm n CanGo Grannies presents

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all inclUsiVe drop in yoga - in conjunction with Inclusive Wellness and the Kamloops Self-Advocate. Mondays 1-1:50pm admission by donation, open to everyone, including those with physical or mental limitations. Let’s Move Studio (831 Victoria St) FMI contact thekamloopsselfadvocate@yahoo.com or Let’s Move Studio letsmoveevents@gmail.com or call 250-372-9642

(Louisa Marshall as) Tina Turner at The Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre (1250 Rogers Way), Tues. Mar. 28 7pm. Tickets available at Kamloops Live Box Office, 250-374-LIVE (5483) or call Jane 250-434-4168 n “Every Person Fits Differently” Benefit Concert for the Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism will be on Fri. Mar. 31, at 7pm at St. Paul’s Cathedral (360 Nicola Street) Admission is by donation. n North Kamloops Library Drop-in events from Jan. to March: Tiny Tunes (toddlers) on Mondays 10:30-11am. Lego Club on Mondays 2:30-4pm. Jitterbugs (2-4 years old) on Tuesdays 10:30-11am. Family storytime on Fridays 10:30-11am. Story dog on Saturdays 10:15-11:15am. Mega Fun on Thursdays 3:30-4pm. n Social Ballroom Dancing for

terrified beginners to experienced dancers in the Dogwood Room, Cottonwood Manor, 730 Cottonwood Ave. on Thursdays. Lesson at 6:30pm. Dance 7 to 9pm. Dropin fee. FMI contact Dance With Me Kamloops at 250-377-3743 or dancewithmekamloops.com. n Meet An Elder on Thursdays from 9am to 4:30pm at Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services, 707 Tranquille Rd. RSVP to 250-554-9486. Free. n Badminton at the OLPH gym at 7pm on Tues nights. Small drop in fee covers gym rental and badminton birds. FMI call Robert at 250579-0193. Everyone welcome. n Monthly Friday Dinners at the Ukranian Orthodox Church, 5 to 7 pm, 1044 8th St. Mar. 31, Apr. 28, May 26. FMI call 250-578-8266 or 250-376-1978.

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