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great ready for plenty of photo ops as you steam back into history with Kamloops heritage railway (Khr). Take a journey back to Christmas past with carolers, can-dy canes and hot chocolate. spend an enjoyable evening on this short excursion on a real steam train. you will visit historic st. Joseph’s church and hear a special Christ-mas story aboard this beautiful train pulled by restored Canadian National Railway 2141 locomo-tive, ‘spirit of Kamloops’. The spirit of Christmas trip is a great

and historically meaningful local attraction worth taking the time to enjoy and has become a tradition for many families.

staffed by dedicated volunteers, santa and Mrs. Clause, Frosty, the grinch and Cindy-Lou-who will round out the cast of favourites who interact with passengers and live out the story in each car. Their enthusiasm continues to make this a most memorable trip and these outstanding volunteers are the big heart of the spirit of Christmas. “Many hours go into rehearsal,

light installation and maintenance to bring this to life. The passion, energy and professionalism of our volunteers is just incredible. i want to recognize and express a heartfelt thank-you to all our volunteers who give so much of themselves. we are so fortunate,” acknowledges sally Magee, gen-eral Manager of Khr.

The back shop boys have gone above and beyond this year. The open-air cars will be decked out in festive lights that are synced and dance to each bar of traditional

Christmas music. This year Light-o-rama will be a highlight. This dynamic show mixes lights, mu-sic and motion in a unique way to celebrate the holiday spirit.

The star of the show is, as al-ways, the engine. railroad fans will love getting a look the 2141, the very last of its class. it was brought back to life after sitting for over 33 years, lovingly re-stored over an 8-year period by a group of dedicated, enthusiastic, hardworking volunteers.

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Light-O-Rama mixes music and motion on 2141Khr also reenacts railway op-

erations as they were in the past. Volunteers and staff are dressed in period uniforms. The Kam-loops station is also nicely re-stored and is used by the railway while tickets are sold from their office at 3-510 Lorne Street, near the station.

Making a reservation will guar-antee you travel onboard and are actually required, as these trips sell out every year and inside coach seating is assigned at the time of booking and payment.

passengers should always dress

for the weather when traveling onboard. The coaches have com-fortable inside seating, however, they are not heated and you should dress as if you would be sitting outside. wrap up really warm and please leave your furry friends at home (except for service dogs). passengers are encouraged to ar-rive at the station 60 minutes prior to departure. entertainment and introduction to the characters on the platform starts early.

once onboard, you are permit-ted to move about the train and it is recommended that you consid-er going out to the open-air cars

at some point as the train moves towards the junction and back. you will be dazzled by the views of city lights and can spend some time warming up next to the pot-belly stove in the caboose.

The ‘spirit of Christmas’ train ride lasts roughly 70 minutes. normal freight rail operates in the area so it is recommended that passengers allow for a rea-sonable cushion of time for plans following the ‘spirit of Christ-mas’ experience.

This is a good time regardless of age. Make your reservations for this seasonal holiday theat-

rical extravaganza. For further information on this and other Khr rail tours please visit ka-mrail.com, contact the ticket of-fice at 250-374-2141 or email [email protected].

spirit of Christmas departure dates and Times

Wednesday, December 19 - 7:00pm

Thursday, december 20 - 7:00pm

Friday, December 21 - 4:30pm and 7:00pm

saturday, december 22 - 4:30pm and 7:00pm

Jody Tippett

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The City’s dog responsibility and Control by-law requires that no one shall keep, harbour, or have more than two dogs over the age of six months within the City. if a resident has more than two dogs he or she can apply to Council for a variance to have more than three dogs or a com-bination with other animals for a total of four animals. The appli-cant must pay a non-refundable $350 variance application fee.

City Council agreed to waive the $350 dog variance applica-tion fee for 2012 if the applica-tion met the following criteria:

a) is generated as a result of licence renewals; or b) is gener-ated as a result of a resident self-identifying to the city and spe-cifically by-Law enforcement, that they have more than two dogs and such dogs have not been recently acquired within the preceding six months; and c) the resident is not subject of enforcement or compliance as a result of a nuisance from the dogs, related compliant or file generated as a result of by-Law staff identifying too many dogs owned by such resident and whom had not previously iden-tified the presence of more than two dogs as noted in (b).

however, please note that effective January, there will no longer be a waiver to the appli-cation fee and the full $350 fee will be in effect.

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It couldn’t have been a better time downtown. The Kamloops Central Business Association’s annual Lights in the Night Christmas Party was a huge success and it’s all owed to the residents of Kamloops.The Lights in the Night Christmas Party had a record number of attendees, 55 businesses and merchants participated and more than 61 shoppers were rewarded with prizes in the all new In It To Win It contest.The Santa Claus Parade was also an overwhelming success. 80 floats traveled the route performing for the more than 10,000 spectators that lined the downtown streets. The weather was mild and happiness and spirit were all around. The judges were hard at work and honoured 11 entries with awards. The winners are:Parade Star – The Donkey Refuge; Santa Award #1 – TK’emlups te Secwepemic, #2 – Kamloops Harley Davidson, #3 – Enchanted Teacup; Novelty Award #1 - Friendship Society Schlaraffia Kamlupsia Chapter #415, #2 – Heritage Railway, #3 – Centre for Spiritual Living; Elves Award #1 – River City Gymnastics, #2 – Jump n’ Jax Entertainment, #3 – Valley First Scouts; Best Band - Kamloops Pipe Band Society (pictured above). More photos of the parade can viewed online at kcbia.com.Pictured at left is Echo Elf Carly Orozco at the In It To Win It prize station on Victoria Street.

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Western Canadian Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Story” features local child actors from the Stage One Theatre Training Program. Tonight, tomorrow and Saturday performances for this holiday favourite begin at 8:00pm. Tickets are available through Kamloops Live Box Office, 1025 Lorne Street, or call 250-374-5483. A special 2:00pm matinee on Saturday is pay-what-you-can.

The Traffic section of the Kamloops rCMp kicked off the december road safety blitz by launching a pedestrian crossing initiative. public awareness and concern for pedestrian safety has been heightened in recent weeks by a spike in the number of injury and fatal crashes involving pedestrians in the city. The public had called for more police action to address the problem and an analyses of the pedestrian crash data indicated that pedestrian decision making was a factor in many of the collisions.

some of these factors include pedes-trians stepping into the travel lane of the roadway from between parked vehicles, crossing the roadway between inter-sections, entering the crosswalks with-out making a visual safety assessment regarding the distance and speed of an approaching vehicle and crossing con-trary to the pedestrian signals.

while vehicles are required to yield for

pedestrians, it is equally imperative for drivers to first see and safely stop their vehicle in response to a pedestrian.

officers will be focusing attention at various high volume intersections around the city, targeting drivers distract-ed by texting or talking on cell phones and those running the intersection lights. They will also be on the lookout for pedestrians crossing the streets between intersections or disobeying the cross-ing signals at the controlled intersec-tions. These safety operations will be ongoing throughout december. police Counter attack road checks will also highlight the holiday road safety initia-tive. officers will be conducting both large scale check stop operations and smaller “Flying road Checks” where small groups of officers set up spon-taneous check stops for brief periods then move on to other locations around Kamloops.

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Vutev conducts the Kamloops Chamber Musicians, the Brandenburg Orchestra and the Vivace Chorale as they rehearsed for their performance of Johan Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio held last Sunday at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Photo: Jacquie Shinkewski

The pavilion Theatre renovation project has reached the semi-finals of the aviva Community Fund, thanks to strong support from the Kamloops community! now, they need that great Kamloops spirit to con-tinue, with everyone vot-ing once a day, every day from december 3 to 12 to get them to the finals.

if they make it to the finals, up to $100,000 could come to Kamloops, for the benefit of over 25 community groups that use the pavilion Theatre. The money would go to much needed renovations to a building that is more than just a building: it is a performance space, rehearsal hall, classroom, workshop, art gallery, music stage, community event centre and western Canadian Theatre’s (wCT) home.

and if they win, this will be the second year in a row that a Kamloops project brought aviva Community Fund money to the community. Last

year, the united Church’s project brought money for the piT (people in Transition) stop kitchen. pavilion Theatre support-ers’ votes helped put them over the top.

what does this project need in order to be suc-cessful? it needs the citi-zens of Kamloops and the surrounding areas to vote! please go to avivacommu-nityfund.org and register to vote. Voters can vote daily december 3 to 12.

In the early 1980’s the citizens of Kamloops ral-lied to have the build-ing at 1025 Lorne street, formerly a bC Livestock auction site, saved from demolition and reno-vated into a theatre cen-tre. in the spirit of those citizens, they call on Kamloopsians to once again rise to the chal-lenge and vote.

if successful, the project will outfit the much-loved pavilion with heating sys-

tem upgrades, fire safety upgrades, stage curtains, improved lobby bath-rooms and the lighting and sound equipment it needs to be a fully func-tioning theatre.

details can be found at avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf13551 or wctlive.ca. please vote daily!

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Christmas with the Kamloops Symphonysongs, stories and sur-

prises - it’s everything you’ve come to expect from Christmas with the Kamloops symphony orchestra (Kso). on december 15 and 16, the Kamloops symphony welcomes the Kso Chorus, Kamloops Festival of the performing arts symphony award winner, Marcella barz, and the Kamloops symphony youth string orchestra to the stage for their annual celebration of the festive sea-son. Two performances for the whole family; choose saturday at 7:30pm or sunday at 2:00pm but buy your tickets now for the best seats.

The program includes music that incorporates familiar Christmas tunes and, with the participation of a hall full of enthusiastic concert-goers, the carol sing along is always a highlight.

symphony award winner Marcella barz will play First rhapsody for Clarinet and orchestra by Claude debussy.

Marcella studied clarinet with Kso principal Clarinet, sally arai, and is cur-rently pursuing a music degree at uViC.

all this and much more to warm your heart and bring you joy this Christmas.

program and ticket information is avail-able online at kamloopssymphony.com.

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Many of you already know about the work done by the ded-icated members of the salvation army. you are used to seeing them all over Kamloops with their Christmas Kettles rais-ing money for those less for-tunate. The salvation army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign is a fundraising effort that occurs each year during the Christmas season. Kettles are found across Canada and are an opportunity for the public to donate what-ever funds they can to support the work of The salvation army during the Christmas season and throughout the year.

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Safe for the seasononce again through december,

Community safety is focusing on two special campaigns to remind the public to secure their valu-ables while shopping. in the inter-est of reducing theft from vehicles and continuing to develop com-munity partnerships, Kamloops Community safety has brought back their “out of sight” cam-paign. reinforcing this message and following on the heels is its sister program, “safe for the season”. These are both remind-ers to make people more con-scious of securing their purchas-es and valuables out of sight to reduce the risk of theft.

Malls, parking lots and curb-side parking at retail locations are all prime target areas for thieves. These Lock-out auto Crime ini-tiatives compliment each other and were developed to educate consumers about the potential risk of theft from vehicles. The City of Kamloops Community safety has partnered up with retailers, volunteers and Kamloops rCMp auxiliary Constables.

Community safety is using stickers to convey the simple mes-sage of securing your valuables “out of sight”. They have asked that Kamloops retailers assist in

spreading the word by putting the campaign stickers on shop-ping bags to demonstrate their commitment to community safe-ty and care for their customers. Customers shopping around town who receive the sticker can access the City website, kamloops.ca/communitysafety, to enter to win a prize. The program has been launched and prizes will be drawn weekly for the month of december. public response and interaction online will also help program coordinators to ascertain the effectiveness of their aware-ness campaigns.

auxiliary rCMp and volunteers will be conducting foot patrols to create a presence at retail out-lets for the “safe for the season” campaign. They will engage with shoppers, be on the lookout for suspicious activity and placing the safe for the season tip cards on vehicle windshields. The cards contain information on best prac-tices for vehicle crime prevention.

You can find out more informa-tion about both the “out of sight” and “safe for the season” by contacting the City of Kamloops Community Safety office at 250-828-3818 or online at kamloops.ca/communitysafety.

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15th annual Choral rhapsody of Christmas at the sagebrush Theatre.The concert takes place on wednesday, december 12 at 7:00 pm

and is a free community event. The concert is sponsored by the City of Kamloops, parks, recreation and Cultural services department and although the event is of no charge, food and cash donations for the Kamloops Food bank will be gratefully accepted.

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“This is a very special year for us in Kamloops,” says Johnny Michel, managing director of CbC british Columbia. “with the open-ing of our Kamloops bureau and launch of daybreak Kamloops in september, this is the perfect opportunity to support this impor-tant community need.”

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PresbyopiaPresbyopia is the loss of the ability to change focus from far to near. Presbyopia is the reason most people start to have difficulty reading at normal distances somewhere between their 40th and 45th birthdays. It is a normal aging process of the eyes, and it usually results in blurred and uncomfortable vision at normal reading distances. Many people will hold their reading material farther away from their eyes to try and cope. Others may fatigue after extended periods of reading. Glasses are prescribed to help your focusing. Drug store ‘readers’ can help but may not be the most accurate for your eyes. You should be examined by an optometrist to determine the right prescription for your eyes, as well as to have your eye health evaluated. See Takahashi Optometry Centre for all your eye health care needs.

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An eight end game – a rarity in floor curling, happened on at the Heritage House Floor Curling Club. Joyce King, Helga Bulley, Doug Parker, Liz Karpluk scored 8 points on one end. If you would like to come and enjoy a game that is easy to learn, a challenge to perfect and fun to play, the group plays Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (choose any two days) at Heritage House, Riverside Park from 9:15 to 11:30am.

december skating eventsget active this december and burn off some holiday calories!

over the next month and during the holiday season, look for some of the City’s exciting new programs and events.

sport your best Christmas sweater, and visit to Memorial arena on Sunday, December 9 for Skate with Santa between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. enter to win great prizes.

To view the full holiday schedule, pro d day information, events, birthday party bookings, corporate wellness packages and cancella-tions schedules, visit kamloops.ca/arenas.

Saturday, January 19, 2013 is the much anticipated 6th annual Mayor’s gala for the arts. This event is a joint fundraising partnership that brings togeth-er the Kamloops art gallery, the Kamloops symphony and western Canada Theatre.

nominations for the Mayor’s award for the arts are now being accepted in two cat-egories: emerging artist and business in the arts. award criteria and nomination forms are available now. The dead-line for nominations is Friday, December 14, 2012.

emerging artist recognizes an

emerging Kamloops artist/musi-cian/performer (under the age of 30) working in the visual and/or performing arts for their current accomplishments and future potential.

business in the arts recog-nizes outstanding Kamloops business leaders and/or busi-nesses/corporations that have made a significant contribution supporting local arts and culture through donations, sponsor-ships, volunteer services, or the support of a Kamloops artist.

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The Kamloops blazers ownership group con-sisting of Tom gaglardi, shane doan, Jarome iginla, Mark recchi and darryl sydor are honoured to announce that the hock-ey club will retire defense-man scott niedermayer’s number 28. niedermayer, one of the franchise’s all-time greatest players, wore the no. 28 for three seasons with the blazers

from 1989 to 1992. The blazers will retire

niedermayer’s jer-sey during a pre-game ceremony on Friday, January 25, 2013 when the blazers host the prince albert raiders. niedermayer, his fam-ily, and many other past blazer dignitaries will be present for the special pre-game ceremony.

“in my opinion, scott

is the best defense-man of his era,” com-mented co-owner of the blazers, Tom gaglardi. “Throughout his hockey career, scott excelled and won at every level. his pedigree of winning and resume of accomplish-ments speaks for itself.”

niedermayer suited up for 156 games with the blazers and went on to an incredible profession-

al career in the national hockey League.

This will be the first jersey retirement cer-emony the blazers have hosted since 1990 when the hockey club retired Mark recchi’s jersey.

To buy tickets to this special game, call the blazers box office at 250-828-3339 or pur-chase tickets online through Ticketmaster.

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ChBA Ci to bring dianne Buckner as a speakerThe Canadian home builders’

association Central interior (Chba Ci) has confirmed dianne buckner as the keynote speaker for the January 23 dinner Meeting at the Kamloops Convention Centre.

dianne buckner is currently the host of CbC’s dragons’ den. she is also known for her work on Venture and Fortune hunters. each of these shows has an entrepreneurial focus and highlights social and consumer trends. in addition to her role on dragons’ den, she is a member of the business team at CbC news and writes a weekly col-

umn about small business for cbc.ca. she can be seen on CbC’s local dinner-hour newscasts across the country.

dianne will speak about emerging trends in business and marketing and how Canadian entrepreneurs are capital-izing on them.

“The special speaker series is a ben-efit for our members and is open to the public,” said Chba Ci president brian hayashi. “it is a great way to kick off the new year.”

in the past the Chba Ci has featured Trevor Linden, rex Murphy, and bob Lenarduzzi.

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Snow Angels program returns snow angels are back and ready

to go after a successful 2011 sea-son assisting seniors and individu-als with mobility challenges with snow removal from their drive-ways and sidewalks. Last year, the seniors outreach society snow angel volunteers assisted more than 70 seniors in Kamloops with snow removal services.

The program goal is to support seniors to live in their homes for as long and independently as pos-sible. The snow angel program is headed by the seniors outreach society (sos) and works closely with the City of Kamloops for volunteer recruitment. Currently,

most volunteers are City employ-ees, but sos wants to challenge the community to get involved.

Last year, a number of westsyde and north shore neighbourhood residents were unable to access the program due to lack of volun-teer support in these areas. sos is asking residents in these areas to help fill this gap. To become a vol-unteer, contact harjeet dhaliwal at 250-828-0600 or email [email protected]. Volunteers will be matched with seniors who live in the same area. if volunteers are willing to go out of their area to assist seniors, let the coordina-tor know.

a definition of Christmas: The time when everyone gets “santa”-mental.

why should Christmas dinner always be well

done? so you can say “Merry Crispness”!

what’s red, white and blue at Christmas time? a sad candy cane!

what do sheep say to each other at Christmastime? Merry Christmas to ewe!

how do Chihuahua’s say Merry Christmas? Fleas navidog!

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Remember loved ones during the holidaysKamloops hospice

association’s annual ‘Celebrate a Life’ fun-draiser at sahali Mall is a way for the local Kamloops community to remember deceased relatives and friends during the holidays while raising aware-ness and funding for the ongoing operations of the Kamloops hospice association.

The event runs from November 29 through to december 21 at the mall. patrons are invited to decorate the Christmas tree with a ‘memory card’ and a light. each token rep-resents a loved one that has passed and whom their friends and family would like to remem-ber. There will be an

arts and crafts fair and Christmas raffle for a beautiful queen size handmade quilt by the Cotton pickers as well

as a handmade wooden cradle complete with full layette. all proceeds go toward the ongoing operation of the hospice

home which continues to provide quality end of life care for residents of our region diagnosed with a terminal illness.

world record setting studentsbert edwards science and Tech-

nology school (besT), work-ing with big Little science Cen-tre, have had their results for the guinness world record accepted! They are now officially part of a new world record for a science lesson, along with many other schools from across Canada.

working at big Little science Centre, besT intermediate stu-dents took part in a Canada-wide record for “Largest simultaneous practical science Lesson in mul-tiple venues; same time and same lesson.” The experiments in-volved performing and observing how materials react to the move-ment of fluids, following Bernoul-li’s principle.

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help Stuff the CRuiSeROn Saturday, December 15 local RCMP Officers, Auxiliaries and community volunteers will graciously volunteer their time for a worthwhile cause. RCMP cruisers will be parked outside of Wal-Mart from 10:00am to 4:00pm and Toys R Us from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Volunteers are hoping the community will help “stuff” the cruisers with donations of food, toys and clothing for Christmas Amalgamated.

Christmas Amalgamated helps make Christmas brighter for many families in Kamloops. This year, Christmas Amalgam-ated anticipates distributing over 2000 hampers. You can help by donating a new toy, clothing or non-perishable food items. Suggested items are: clothing for children (newborn to 14 years) blankets (newborn to 12 months), developmental toys (newborn to toddler), toys (teen boys), grooming products (teen boys), chocolates - mixed nuts and Christmas cake. No second hand items except winter coats.

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A musical journey with B3 Kingsbuilding on last year’s success, the

b3 Kings will become an annual Christmas concert in Kamloops. The b3 Kings perform every Christmas at Vancouver’s Cellar Jazz Club playing to sold out houses every night. Their take on the classic holi-day repertoire is super funky and makes singing along to Christmas tunes fun! backed by the propul-sive drumming and lush vocals of denzal sinclaire, the grooving bass and funky organ of Chris gestrin, the

tasty comping of guitarist bill Coon and punchy, funky horns of Cory weeds, the b3 Kings are a must see

over the holiday season.

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n Fifth Annual Shoe Memorial on dec. 6 from 11am to 2pm, with speakers at 12:15pm, at st. Andrew’s on the Square, 159 seymour st. Commemorate the lives of women who have been killed by domestic violence by donating shoes to the Kamloops shoe Memorial. drop off shoes at runners sole, Classic FX, Kamloops hot yoga, yMCa/ywCa downtown and north shore.

n Hairstylying 101 Class on dec. 12 at 6pm at beautycode boutique, 222 Victoria st. To reg-ister contact 250-851-2633.

n “KALS” Christmas Social on Dec. 14 from 1 to 3pm at Henry Grube Centre, 245 Kitchener Cres. Free event with Festive Tea with goodies, door-prizes and entertain-ment at 2pm by the shalni prowse school of dance. FMi contact www.kals.ca or 250-819-5153.

n Variety Arts Show and Sale on Dec. 14 from 10am to 8pm at st. andrews on the square with featured artist, Ted smith. olga burr, bonnie May, Cathie peters and many artists have also donat-ed works of art. no admission fee. proceeds to the Kamloops area preservation association.

n The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. 250-828-7998. Tanya Lipscomb on dec. 15 at 8pm

n Children’s Christmas Crafts Workshop with Michelle Finlayson on Dec. 15 from 9am to 12pm at parkview activity Centre, 500 Mcdonald ave. To register contact 250-828-3500 for KaC members and 250-828-3500 for non-members. Course #202051.

n CP Rail Holiday Train at

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n Jeanette Arden My Abstraction until dec. 21 at Kamloops arts Council Main gallery, 7 w seymour st. gallery hours: Tues. to Fri. from 10am to 5pm and Sat. from 10am to 4pm.

n Cindy Hayden Rebuilding stained glass exhibit to Dec. 19 at wilson house gallery, 115 Tranquille rd. Fundraiser for Janet whitehead. gallery hours: Mon. to Fri. from 1 to 4pm.

n Christmas in the Gallery hand-crafted, original gifts, until Dec. 24 at the Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St. Gallery hours: Mon. to sat. from 10am

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n “Almost Christmas” until Dec 24 at the Old Courthouse gallery, 7 west seymour st. Featuring one of a kind works handcrafted by local artists.again this year, “Tiny Tidings”, small works of art for stocking stuffers or token gift items. open 10am to 5pm, Tues to Fri, 10am to 4pm, sat. Free parking, handicap acces-sible, no hsT.

n Visions Farmers’ Market in the sahali Mall saturdays from 10am to 2:30pm until dec. 15. Vendor space is available if you: “bake it”, “Make it”, “grow it”. FMi call andy at 250-577-3810.

n Annual Wildlights Festival from Dec. 14 to Jan. 6 at BC wildlife park. FMi contact 250-573-3242 ext. 259

n Kam High’s Class of 1963 50 year reunion on sept. 13 to 15, 2013. interested class members please send your contact info to the organizing committee at [email protected].

n Art in the Park: Call for art-ists for July 1, 2013. earlybird application deadline is Feb. 1. register from Feb 2 to Mar. 16 with artists being current members of the Kamloops arts Council. apply online at: www.kam-loopsarts.ca or pick up form at Kamloops arts Council office, 7 seymour st. w.

n Kamloops Arts Council ongo-ing events - Art Night is an open art drop-in held on the last wed. of each month at heritage house, 100 Lorne st. ArtBC meets Tues. weekly from sept. to May, at 1pm, at the parkview recreation Centre, 500 Mcdonald ave.

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BODY TREATMENTSAQUA POLISH (SALT GLOW) • 45 MIN $84A full body exfoliation and refinement using the therapeutic benefits of marine elements. Dead Sea salts, plant oils and enhanced with a personal aromatic blend followed with a Rainforest Shower session to complete this heavenly experience. The result is the most conditioned soft skin you’ll ever experience!ROSEMARY MINT BODY WRAP • 60 MIN $84Renew body and mind with this stimulating and nurturing wrap. You are exfoliating, smoothed, softened, then wrapped. Essences of rosemary and peppermint will awaken your senses while a scalp and foot massage balance the whole body.

DETOX STEAM WRAP/FACIAL • 90 MIN $125First envelope yourself with a custom aromatherapy steam, followed by a warm wrap infused with your “elemental nature” essential oils, as you melt away a renewing facial is performed.RAINFOREST REMINERALIZE • 60 MIN $115An application of a warmed hydrating herbal mixture is followed by a loofah exfoliation. You then are wrapped and warmed. A Rainforest Shower session rinses your body and masque away, finished by Aveda’s own deep penetrating body lotion.CITRUS GLOW • 60 MIN $79A fresh grapefruit is cut and rubbed on your skin, so the fruits citric acid can loosen dead skin cells. A stimulating dry rub is next, followed by a hot towel compress and then rosemary mint lotion is applied to rejuvenate.CARIBBEAN THERAPY • 90 MIN $135A rejuvenating and nurturing body wrap that uses the healing touch and plant ingredients from the Caribbean to nurture and restore the body and senses. Dry exfoliation, smoothing and detoxifying seaweed masque wrap followed by Rainforest Hydrotherapy shower to cleanse you. Carribean cream to finish.FACIALSELEMENTAL NATURE FACIAL • 60 MIN $99Restore healthy balance to your skin with a custom essential aroma plant extract treatment. Visible results and long term benefits encourage skin care focus at home as well.ACNE - OUTER PEACE FACIAL • 90 MIN $109Discover the most botanical control of acne ever - Tamanu oil, Saw Palmetto and Boswellia extracts heal skin, control sebum, increase anti-oxident activityTOURMALINE RADIANT FACIAL • 90 MIN $109Mineral rich in Aveda’s “exclusive treatment” line improves mature or tired skins natural radi-ance by increasing your natural cellular renewal activity. It’s Aveda’s natural approach to microdermabrasion.GREEN SCIENCE FACIAL • 90 MIN $109Aveda’s most powerful firming and lifting facial. Our skin renewing blend of glucosamine, organic argon oil and peptides to promote surface cell turnover to improve visible skin firmness.

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MASSAGEELEMENTAL NATURE • 30 MIN $45 60 MIN $84 90 MIN $105A personalized experience based on the Aveda philosophy and your favourite aroma. Depend ing on your needs a variety of massage techniques will be utilized, featuring: Thai, Shiatsu and Acupressure, Swedish, Polarity Therapy. FUSION STONE • 60 MIN $90 90 MIN $119Soothing stone therapy, relaxing techniques & aromology are combined. The benefits of both warm and cool stones impart supreme benefits and heightened stress release.MANICURESSPA • 60 MIN $49A hand relieving treatment which includes care of nails and cuticles, soft scrub, massage and a paraffin dip or an intense hydrating masque.EXPRESS • 30 MIN $30Simply to maintain & for last minute touch ups, includes shaping, buffing, hydrating and polish.GENTLEMEN’S • 30 MIN $30Nail care therapy, shaping, cuticles, combined with a hand massage and completed with a buff for a healthy shine.PEDICURESCARRIBBEAN • 90 MIN $90 Soak in a milky oasis of Amyris flowers. Savour a mask of green and brown algae with sugar cane and ginger that detoxifies and exfoliates your feet. Next enjoy a soothing foot rub with Caribbean mango and cocoa butter. Finally enjoy a dip in Eucalyptis parafin.ROSEMARY MINT • 90 MIN $79A cool refreshing spin on our spa pedicure. Exclusive to Aveda only. Deliciously invigorating!SPA • 90 MIN $75A foot relieving treatment with river rock foot bath, sea salt scrub, aromatic steam towels, cuticle and callous removal, divine foot massage, paraffin dip and polish.THE ORIGINAL • 60 MIN $65A maintenance pedicure which includes basic nail care, cuticle and callous removal, as well as a nourishing foot relieving massage, with polish to finishMEN’S • 50 MIN $54Cuticles, callouses, stress and tension are all taken away! Deep massage and buffing of nails are a must.MAKEUPDone with Aveda’s pure plant and flower extract makeup. Personalized Application • 45 min $40Bridal • 60 min $50Makeup Lesson • 60 min $50New! Exclusive to Ardeo! NovaLash Eyelash Extensions Full set $175 • Fill $85

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