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with one week to go, the fun is starting to ramp-up for ka-mloops bike to work week (btww), which happens May 28 to June 3, 2012.

with generous donations from tru’s department of environ-mental sustainability and the bike Peddler bike shop, the btww organizing Committee is delighted to announce that all week they will be making fresh smoothies, ice coffee drinks and virgin margaritas with their bi-cycle powered blender!

“People are really looking for-ward to trying the bike blender; everyone loves the idea,” said event co-coordinator, Marcia dick. “we’re bringing it to each of our ten Celebration stations.”

for anyone not participating in btww, they can try out the bike blender at this saturday’s farm-ers Market, where fruit smooth-ies will be made with as many local and seasonal ingredients as possible; fee by donation.

Celebration stations are now mostly confirmed for May 28 to June 1. All morning stations, 6:30 to 9:00 am, will be in front of the kamloops Law Courts. the afternoon locations will vary, but will all be from 3:30

to 6:00 pm. May 28 and 30 they will be on the north shore, just over the overlander bridge on the lawn in front of the tour-nament Capital of Canada sign (look for signs to get here safe-ly); May 29 at the new Val-leyview bike interchange; and June 1 where there will also be the wrap-up bbQ back at the law courts.

there are 60 teams regis-tered so far, which is up from the same time last year of 30, but well short of this year’s goal of 100. (Last year’s event had 73 teams). teams can reg-ister online anytime up to and even during the event. to regis-ter a team, one person from the workplace acts as a team leader and adds team members as they join. teams can be as small as one and as large as possible, and team members can bike to and/or from work as much as they like during the week.

“You can go both ways all week, just do one way/one day, or anything in-between,” said the other event coordina-tor James Gordon. “the key thing—as our motto says—is to just get on your bike. And as an

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in an effort to encourage young entrepre-neurs—and a way to get more lemonade stands for thirsty bike commuters!—kamloops bike to work week (btww) will give any lemon-ade stand entrepreneurs the following supplies for their own lemonade stand: $5 worth of lemonade crystals, paper cups, 2 bright orange btww t-shirts, and one 11"x17" promotional sign (to go along with the awesome hand-made ones that they make!). in exchange for this, entrepreneurs need to do three things: put up their stand any time during btww (May 28 to June 3), let the btww organizing Committee know the exact location of the stand so that they can let people where to find it, and email btww kamloops one photo, which will be put on the btww kamloops website and facebook site (the photo has to show all entre-preneurs involved in the lemonade stand, the actual stand, and the stand signs). entrepreneurs can charge whatever they want for the lemon-ade and keep any money they make! to register your stand and to get your supplies, please contact Marcia dick as soon as possible at 778-470-5695 or [email protected].

the City of kamloops is pleased to help bring inspirehealth, Canada’s foremost integrative Cancer Care Centre, back to kamloops to provide information and care for people living with a diagnosis of can-cer. drs. teresa Clarke and Joe schnurr of inspirehealth will present a free public talk on “healthy Choices to Prevent Cancer and recurrence” and the signature Life Program, a two-day workshop, designed for people living with cancer and their support-ers, family and friends.

the free public talk: healthy Choices to Prevent Cancer and recurrence will be held on Monday, June 4, 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Parkside Lounge, interior savings Centre and the Life Program will be held on June 5 and 6, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Campus Activity Centre, room 130, thompson rivers university.

the inspireLife bC program is for people living with cancer and their supporters, fam-

ily and friends. it has been carefully designed to help those with a diagnosis of cancer regain control of their lives by empowering them to play an active role in the develop-ment of their own personalized cancer care and wellness plan. this is all safely inte-grated with standard cancer treatments.

for more information visit www.inspire-health.ca/inspirelifebc. to register call 1-888-734-7125.

the bar safe Program is a strategic partnership between the kamloops rCMP, bC Liquor and Licensing branch, the City of kamloops and local business owners in addressing the issues arising from the early morning bar flush.

the rCMP have worked closely with the owners of licensed establishments in the down-town core, inspectors from bC Liquor and Licensing branch, the taxi industry and the City of kamloops to help create awareness around the impact of liquor service and the bar flush, and in seeking cooperation with creating solutions to the issues.

the rCMP is committed to adopting measures that will enhance the safety of people and the protection of property. Licensed establishments are adopting a mutually acceptable and monitored Code of Conduct, which is a positive step in keeping the downtown licensed premise environment enjoyable, desirable and safe.

there will be additional presence and monitoring in the downtown.the City of kamloops has been in contact with the taxi industry to address issues, result-

ing in the implementation of a pilot project for taxi stands.these taxi stands, which will be located on the 400 block of Lansdowne and the 200 block

of Victoria street, will help move people out of the downtown core during the bar flush. the taxi industry has agreed to support the use of these taxi stands between the hours of 10:00pm and 3:00am.

Local businesses in areas around the taxi stands are encouraged to contact the City if there are any concerns or issues arising from this program.

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VolunTeer WinnerS!

Members of USW 7619 received ‘Change starts here’ medals for winning the volunteer award recently. When it was announced that the Steelworkers were the recipients of the award, there was a standing ovation from the crowd.Pictured here, from left to right, are Jim McLean, Laura Drennan and Trish Rodie of United Way handing out medals.

incentive to get people registered, we have tons of prizes from all of our wonderful sponsors to give away.”

btww is a province-wide event support-ed by the City of kamloops and the Prov-ince of bC. kamloops is one of over 20 bC communities participating in 2012 bike to work week through bike to work bC, a non-profit organization dedicated to encour-aging people to cycle to work for fun, health and to lessen our impact on the environment.

to register visit http://www.biketowork.ca/kamloops. You can also find us on Face-book (kamloops bike to work week), or twitter (@kamloopsbtww).

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SmileS and mileS of marigoldS!

Communities in Bloom, City of Kamloops and some very excited students were out on May 17 to help plant the Marigold Mile on Columbia Street.

Jack Lohman, the new director of the royal british Columbia Museum (rbCM), will be the keynote speak-er at this year’s british Columbia Museums Association Conference. the kamloops Museum and Archives is host-ing the conference for the first time since the early 1980s. 2012 marks the 56th Annual bCMA Conference.

Mr. Lohman is an internationally rec-ognized figure in the museum community. he was director of the London Museum prior to his appointment at the rbCM. in 2000, he was selected to head the iziko Museums of Cape town south Africa, a group

of 15 prominent cul-tural institutions where he was credited with transforming the entire south African museum sector. Mr. Lohman is a former Chairman of the international Council of Museums (iCoM) and a former member of the uk national Commission for unesCo’s Cultural Committee. he is also a Professor of Museum design and Communication at bergen national Academy of the Arts (norway) and Chairman of the national Museum of warsaw, Poland.

kamloops Museum Curator and Conference Committee Chair dennis oomen says, “Mr. Lohman has a wealth of

varied experience in the museum field and we are honoured to have him speak at this year’s con-ference. his career is a great example of how a commitment to heritage and history can positively impact communities”.

this year’s bCMA conference is scheduled from october 17 to 20. delegates come from all over b.C. and represent a cross section of the prov-inces’ vibrant commu-nity of museums, art gal-leries and heritage sites. the conference theme is Rendezvous - “All Together Now” which underlines the need of the heritage and arts sec-tor to meet and exchange ideas and strategize for the future.

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The Kamloops Branch of the British Columbia Old Time Fiddlers’ Association recently conducted a raffle under B.C. Gaming license # 40000. The draw was held on May 5 at the groups’ 28th annual Old Time Fiddle contest. Pictured here (L-R) is Florence Tellier, treasurer of the Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers presenting the first prize winner, Carol Swift of Pritchard, with the homemade Quilt, along with second prize winner, Anne Benson, with $200 and third prize winner, Martha Desmond, with $100.

Big city with small town charmAs a fourth generation kamloopsian, it

would be safe to say that i will always call this city home – no matter where i end up. i grew up listening to my grandfather’s sto-ries of attending stuart wood elementary and working in our family’s old depart-ment store. i went to south kamloops secondary where i had a teacher who had taught my aunt 20 years prior! no matter where i go i seem to find someone who has stories to share about members of my family. when i was younger, i would often wonder why my dad chose to stay in kamloops instead of moving to a bigger city. but as i have now traveled to other places around the world, i can understand and appreciate this “small town” as a place that has everything and more to offer. now i see that kamloops really is the perfect place to live, work

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My favorite thing about our city, how-ever, is the people who live here. i have yet to meet a person visiting kamloops who has not been impressed by the friendliness of merchants and locals. As a new ambas-

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Business excellence award nominationsthe kamloops Chamber of

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the 2012 business excellence Awards categories are: excel Personnel business Person of the Year, Community futures business of the Year, home

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the interior savings Centre will be a hub of activity on friday, June 8 as the John howard society hosts the 3rd Annual scooter ro-deo, partnering again with the rCMP and the City of kamloops. dawn hyrcun Ceo of the John howard so-ciety sums it up nicely when she says, “while the scooter rodeo may focus on safety first, the activities held during the day are a fun way of improving scooter safe-ty for those who require a scooter in their day to day lives. it is our hope that all of you who par-ticipate in the scooter rodeo have lots of fun and learn something new as well.”

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one thing is for cer-tain, as our population ages and we see the in-crease in the number of these machines on our sidewalks and streets, the need for public awareness is crucial.

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from a transportation department standpoint, busy city sidewalks and roadways are a concern for Colleen Lepik of the City of kamloops. She finds that the rodeo helps to educate scooter users with the informa-tion needed to follow the same rules and precau-tions as pedestrians. safe

mobility, enhances the quality of life for our se-niors and disabled popu-lation, plain and simple. As more and more mo-torized scooter and pow-er chair users enjoy mo-bility in our community, making sure they under-stand how to do so safely is key.

if you or someone you know is using a mo-torized power chair or scooter this event is for you. Please join us as we celebrate the John how-ard society 3rd Annual scooter rodeo, friday June 8 between 10am and 2pm in the upper and lower parking lots behind the interior sav-ings Centre. if you’d

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Les Sepkowski, above, cruises through the obstacle course at the John Howard Society 2nd Annual Scooter Rodeo. Young local artist, Elyse Hodson, graciously donated her artwork to be the theme for this year’s Scooter Rodeo.

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Pictured above (L-R), Peter Mutrie, North Shore Business Association manager, and Byron Link, Downtown Kiwanis Club president, work on fixing the fence gate at the Child Development Centre (CDC). The Centre opened raised planters for the children on May 16, an idea that came from both Peter Mutrie and CDC executive director Iris Davies. Construction of the planter beds was done by members of the Downtown Kiwanis Club, of which Peter is also a member, and the dirt was donated by Purity Feed.Inset: Jodi Enns helps the three to five-year-old kids plant seeds in the new garden beds.

ProjectFUN offered this summerschool district 73 announced

recently that once again it will be partnering with the digiPen institute of technology to offer the award winning Projectfun program to students aged five to seven and 13 in summer work-shops at sa-hali high school during July and August.

All workshops will be offered at sa-hali secondary school at a cost of $400.00 plus hst. Courses offered this summer are: introduction to 2d Video Game Programming, July 9 to 20 (ages 13 and up); fundamentals of Animation, July 23 to August 3 (ages 13 and up) and Junior 2d Game design, August 7 to 17 (ages 10 to 12).

All students attending a sum-mer workshop complete a video game they can plan at home or an animation reel to show friends and family. they also receive a one year subscription from Projectfun to continue

to game design or animate at home.

in addition to offering the summer workshops, school district 73 has begun to offer digiPen Projectfun courses to students in grades 10 through 12 at sa-hali high school to earn up to 20 elective credits towards their graduation and advanced credit in up to four first year Computing science courses at thomson rivers university’s Computing science department. students graduating the digiPen ‘technology Academy’ will have a high degree of capability in mathematics and computing science.

the kamloops school district is also coordinating the avail-ability of Projectfun initiative courses to other school districts in the province who wish to offer these unique programs to promote the academic success of their students.

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Test your bike smarts!the 6th Annual

City of kamloops bike rodeo is being held on saturday, May 26 from 10am to 2pm at the interior savings Centre lower parking lot. registration is free and there are prizes for everyone along with free face paint-ing and fun with sancho the Clown! so kids...bring your bike and helmet and put your bike smarts to the test!

the rCMP bike patrol will be on hand to take kids through a pre-ride check, as well as review the rules of the road, proper hand signals, and more! kamloops brain

injury Association will assist with hel-met fitting and hel-met safety tips.

to register call 250-828-3500. for more information, visit www.kamloops.ca.

A child testing her bicycle skills at last year’s Bike Rodeo.

Shoes bound for Nicaraguakay bingham elementary school is spearheading a colossal shoe drive,

that began on Monday, May 14 and runs through to friday, June 15. All of the shoes collected will go directly to people in need in nicaragua.

students have been learning about a small community in nicaragua and gaining an understanding of challenges that face these citizens each day. the small village of Jiquillilo has been ravaged by civil war, decimated by a tsunami, and plagued by extreme poverty. it is the students’ hope to make a change in the world and deliver much needed shoes to those in need. All of the shoe donations will be personally delivered by members of the kamloops community bound for nicaragua.

kay bingham elementary will be making their drive for shoe dona-tions as public as they can and would definitely appreciate your support! Please individually network with people you know and donate as many shoes as you can get your hands on. Make this a huge success for kay bingham elementary school and nicaragua!

shoe drop off for the general public will be at kay bingham elementary, 950 southill street, next to the road, at the end of the large field with no playground equipment. donations accepted between 9am and 1pm on school days.

Intuitive Healing - Michele Gieselman offers Massage, Cranial Sacral, Intuitive Readings, Meditation, Workshops & Shamanic Healing. Gift certificates available. www. intuitivehealer.ca | 250.851.0966 | 231 Victoria St.

Melanie Roberts, RMT is pleased to announce theopening of Maximum Health Massage Therapy 6 - 665 Tranquille Rd. • 778-470-5758or book appts. at www.maxhealthmassage.com

DYNAMIC Massage Works with Brittanya Beddington Holistic Wellness or Stone Therapy Massage Foot or Back Scrub with Massage E: [email protected] P: 250-320-0475

THE FOCUS IS ON SUCCESSFUL AGING!Discover all natural, non-invasive facials for successful aging.KamloopsEsthetics.com Healthy skin is beautiful skin!301-141 Victoria Street (above Bikini Bills) • 250.828-0909

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Registered Massage Therapist & Yoga Teacher Craniosacral Therapy • Visceral & Myofascial release • Osteopathic Techniques. Private & semi private yoga sessions. Gift certificates.Darlene Fair: 405-153 Seymour Street • 250-318-6300

Paul Laviolette, HHP, CCP, RCRT Roots Therapeutic Pain Management Centre, Trigger Point Table and Chair Massage, Advanced Reflexology. 316-141 Victoria St. • 250-319-7292 • www.triggerpointtherapy.ca

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n Flight Art Show and Sale until May 26 at the old Courthouse Gallery, 7 w seymour st. in hon-our of international Migratory bird day.

n “PAIR a’ LLS” by Lynda Jones, smoke fired pottery and Lance weisser, watercolours, until May 31 at the old Courthouse Gallery, 7 west seymour st.

n Dr. Peter Ferentzy is speak-ing on “ending drug Prohibition and emancipating the Addict – ‘the Last frontier in a struggle for enlightenment’ on May 25 at desert Gardens, 540 seymour st. tickets are available at Phoenix Centre, 922 3rd Ave or at the door. fMi www.phoenixcentre.org/events.

n Dropping Beats on Diabetes dance fundraiser for Jdrf on May 26 from 7 to 11pm at the kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria st. 16+ event with tickets at the door.

n The Boob Tour stand up com-edy show in support of Local Cancer Causes. May 26 at 8pm at kamloops Convention Centre, 1250 rogers way. tickets avail-able at ora restaurant, Genesis or by calling 250-376-0619. fMi contact Lisa at [email protected].

n 886 Overlander Wing 26th Birthday Dinner on May 26 at 6pm at kamloops Convention Centre, 1250 rogers way. fMi or reservations contact 250-376-3783.

n BC SPCA City Challenge Wrap-up BBQ on May 26, 11am to 2pm outside the main entrance of sahali Centre Mall. All proceeds go directly to the bC sPCA in hopes of winning the City Challenge against Prince George. fMi contact bC sPCA kamloops

branch at 250-376-7722 or visit www.spca.bc.ca.

n Painting Plein Air two-day workshop with debbie Milner on May 26 and 27 from 9am to 3pm. to register go to line www.kamloops.ca/ezreg or call 250-828-3500 and quote program no. 190059.

n The Way of the Shaman: basic workshop on May 26 and 27 at Let’s Move studio, 925 McGill Place. Core shamanism and the classic shamanic journey for awak-ening dormant spiritual abilities, healing, problem solving, and restoring spiritual power. register at [email protected] or fMi www.shamanism.org.

n ‘Putt For The Cure’ Challenge at the dunes golf course all sum-mer to support Jdrf. next chal-lenge will be held May 27. the top winners will also advance to the playoff to be held in september. fMi contact Jim at 250-578-2678.

n Ninth Annual Festival for readers and writers, “word on the Lake” in salmon Arm, May 25 to 27. fMi and registration visit www.saow.ca.

n Ladies Auxiliary executive Meeting on May 28 at 1pm at the Legion hall, 425 Lansdowne st. fMi call Joan at 250-579-9220.

n The Art We Are, 246 Victoria st. 250-828-7998. Lunchtime Live every friday from 12 to 1pm. May 29, signe Miranda 8pm, Poetry slam May 30 at 8pm.

n The Scott Woods Show – fiddle Legends on June 1 at 7pm at desert Gardens Community Centre, 540 seymour st. tickets on sale now at desert Gardens or call 1-855-726-8896.

n Interior Wellness Festival from June 1 to 3 at thompson rivers university, 900 McGill rd. free workshops and seminars.

n Kamloops Family History Society meetings take place the 4th thurs. of each month (sept. to May) 7 to 9pm at heritage house, 100 Lorne st. fMi call 250-372-5679.

n Kamloops Garden Club meets at 7pm on the fourth wed. of every month at heritage house, 100 Lorne st. fMi call 250-573-3160.

n Riverside Lawn Bowling Club is seeking new members of all ages. free lessons offered. Come out and have fun and exercise. fMi contact Laurel 250-372-5157, irene 250-372-4273 or shirley 250-377-4026.

n Kamloops Happy Choristers invites new members age 55 and over to join them for fun, singing, harmony and a variety of songs under the direction of the talent-ed Mary Jackson. wednesdays from 9:30 to 11am at the heritage house, 100 Lorne st. fMi call sharon at 250-579-9505.

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HaPPy HelPerS on mCHaPPy day - (L-R) Emily Bailey and Kristi Seaby from the TRU WolfPack women’s soccer team helped out at McHappy Day, 2012. TRU had 18 athletes, coaches and staff on hand helping out. Photo by Larry Read.

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TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) don’t let the moods of those you live with get you down. You should sit down with someone you trust and work out a budget that will enable you to save a little extra. Avoid any gossip and be careful that you aren’t misinterpreted.GEMINI (May 22-June 21) outings with relatives or good friends will provide you with stimulating conversation. Difficulties will result if you have to deal with controversial groups this week. turn your present rela-tionship around or start a new one.CANCER (June 22-July 22) if you work in conjunction with some-one else you may find they’re trying to steal your thunder. Opportunities for new and exciting relationships will be yours if you get out and join groups. opportunities will come through long term investments.LEO (July 23-Aug 22) if you’ve been under stress and worrying about older members of the family, it’s time to come to terms with the situation. Your obviously unique way of doing things has caught the eye of some-one in a higher position. try to understand their point of view. VIRGO (Aug 23-sept 23) You can enjoy the company of others and come in contact with an ideal mate, if you get out and mingle. You can become obsessed with detail; be sure to divide your time appropriately.LIBRA (sept 24-oct 23) You may meet that special person if you attend fundraising functions. If you take on too much, you will find your self in martyrdom. You may have to explain your actions to your family. travel should be on your agenda.SCORPIO (oct 24-nov 22) You will be viewed as a sensitive, compas-sionate individual and others will ask you for advice. be prepared to over-come frustrations and obstacles at work. try to deal with the problems of those less fortunate; however, don’t allow them to make unreasonable demands. Colleagues may try to undermine you.SAGITTARIUS (nov 23-dec 21) use your better judgment before you sign up for a costly venture. You will meet new and exciting people if you attend social activities or sporting events. Your home may be in an uproar and you are best to stay out of the line of fire if at all possible.CAPRICORN (dec 22-Jan 20) You will be looking for creative ways to make a little extra cash. Visit friends or relatives who have been con-firmed. You will inspire confidence in others. Better still, take your mate and let them foot the bill. AQUARIUS (Jan 21-feb 19) weigh the pros and cons and make a deci-sion that will change the conditions you’ve been living under. digestive disorders will be a result of family squabbles. resist secret affairs that could be detrimental to your reputation. emotional deception is evident.PISCES (feb 20-Mar 20) do yourself a favor and leave your plastic at home. work at home if at all possible. stay out of other people’s affairs. Do not overspend on entertainment. You could find that children will be a handful. Your high energy will help you through this rather hectic day.ARIES (Mar 21-April 20) be careful not to push your luck or take too much for granted when dealing on either a personal or professional level. older members of your family may try to take advantage of you.

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The City of Kamloops presents the 6th Annual Bike Rodeo on:

Saturday May 26th 10 am to 2 pm

Interior Savings Centre Lower Parking Lot

Free registration - Prizes for everyone - Free face painting by Denise - Sancho The Clown

Kids of all ages...bring your bike and helmet and put your bike smarts to the test! Find out how you can have fun and stay safe while riding your bike. To register call 250-828-3500 and quote registration # 191242.

City of Kamloops


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