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The land on which our feet walk is much more than dirt and rocks; it is what life is made of. it grows the trees that shelter us, the food that feeds us and provides all sorts of amazing beauty. we all know that Kamloops is a special region; we are desert, orchards, ranchlands and hillsides. Land is ripe for growing; fruit trees, vegetables, plants, and flowers. we have a long history of growing and farming here in Kamloops but as we urbanize many would be gardeners find themselves without a place to plant. This is where the City of Kamloops and interior Community services have come together to make sure that growing food is available for one and all no matter where you live. interior Community services (iCs) are the awesome folks who look after the garden to Table Food project. This project includes Kamloops’ community gardens. Community gardens are open to the public and allow gardeners of all varieties; experienced and novice to come in and take ownership on a plot of land and grow to their hearts content. There are community gardens all over the city with new ones popping up each year. here on the north shore there are community gardens at Crestline, Mount paul united Church and one brand

new facility right behind the wilson street house on the banks of the Thompson river. Merely a passing thought just a year ago, the newest member of the community garden family will see new families, smiles, vegetables and flowers grown this year. “we started talking about this location last april,” explains shelaigh garson, Community gardens Coordinator for interior

Community services. “we are non-profit and much of the work is based on volunteer hours and cooperation. about one-half of the plots are reserved but there will be some available to the public. we are gearing for opening april 15.” The spot is picturesque and perfect. nestled between the wilson street house, home of the north shore business improvement association (nsbia) and the Thompson

river, the garden occupies its back yard. There will be an edible berry border and it will have lined pathways, a shed, gazebo and benches to sit back and enjoy the sunshine. nsbia general manager peter Mutrie is excited about the newest edition and can’t wait until the land is abuzz with activity. “This is a prime example of public space that was underutilized,” he explains. “it is City land and having a garden here is a natural fit for the community. There are 28 new plots which will host 28 different sets of gardeners who will be active and busy on the site.” The Community gardens are a wonderful opportunity for everyone. The gardens occupy space in the public realm that was previously unoccupied. it hosts people of all kinds; people that haven’t gardened in years, haven’t gardened at all, and everyone in between. so popular, the garden plots go fast. plots are $30 each for the year and a $30 deposit. subsidies are available for those who cannot afford it and the deposit is returned if all the policies and procedures are followed. For more information on how to get involved in a community garden near you, contact interior Community services at 250-554-3134.Tanya Orozco, freelance

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For the second time in one week, Kam-loops received high ratings in a national scorecard of communities across the coun-try. on March 22, KpMg announced that Kamloops was chosen as the top british Columbian community for overall competi-tiveness to do business. Twenty-six business factors were compared against 110 cities in 14 countries around the world. Key elements considered in the ranking include cost of la-bor, taxes, real estate and utilities. other non-cost competitive comparisons include availability of education and skilled labor, infrastructure, regulatory environment, cost of living, and personal quality of life. other british Columbian cities on the list include prince george, Vancouver and Victoria.

earlier last week, Kamloops was ranked 44th of out of 190 Canadian cities as the best City to Live by Moneysense Maga-zine. The city shot up the list 66 places from its 106th rating in 2011. only saanich and

Victoria ranked higher than Kamloops in 2012.

Mayor peter Milobar is pleased with Ka-mloops’ position on both national rankings. “Kamloops is being recognized as the place to do business, not only in b.C., but across the country. This is something we need to be bold about,” states Mayor Milobar. Mi-lobar further comments, “when you com-bine business competitiveness with one of the best cities to live in Canada, you’ve got a community that is positioned to grow and prosper. That’s something we all have a stake in and can be proud of.”

Venture Kamloops is not surprised with the results. Kamloops has worked hard to devel-op a community that is not only attractive for business investment, but provides and excellent place to live and raise a family. “it is now our time to shine.” says Venture Ka-mloops executive director dan sulz. “The combined results of the KpMg Competitive

alternatives study and the recent ranking in Moneysense Magazine top Canadian cities is proof that Kamloops is the place to start a business, expand and grow your business and will provide excellent marketing mate-rial for the City,” comments sulz. This is excellent news with perfect timing as sulz heads out to participate in immigration fairs with the provincial nominee immigration program (bC government) to attract busi-nesses and people to live, work and play in Kamloops.

in 2011, Kamloops won the b.C.’s Most small business Friendly award and was ranked the top community for investment in the b.C. interior by the real estate in-vestment network. Kamloops was also rec-ognized as the fastest growing small busi-ness community in b.C. by small business b.C. and as a top ten city of the future in the americas by Foreign direct investment Magazine.

Kamloops receives impressive global ranking again

Cathy McLeod, Mp for Ka-mloops-Thompson-Cariboo is pleased that the government will be taking action to pro-vide Canadian families with more choices at lower prices for wireless services.

“The government plans to hold the 700MHz auction in the first half of 2013, to be followed by auction of the 2500Mhz spec-trum within a year, which will further enable service providers to meet the growing demand for data by consumers and busi-nesses,” said McLeod.

“The measures introduced this week will give rural Canadians the same advanced services as everyone else in a timely man-ner,” said McLeod. “in addi-tion, a portion of the spectrum

will be reserved for public safe-ty users such as police and fire-fighters across Canada.”

The changes to the 700Mhz spectrum will allow telecom companies to bring the latest 4g LTe mobile networks to Cana-dian consumers and business-es, including those in rural ar-eas. This means Canadians will have access to the fastest mo-bile speeds and latest devices, such as the newest ipad, play-book and smartphones. They will have access to high-defi-nition video and video confer-encing over mobile networks. Canadians will benefit from greater access to e-health, in-telligent transport and other ad-vanced applications. This will result in improved connectivity

for consumers, increased busi-ness productivity and enhanced safety for Canadians.

More specifically, the mea-sures will include:

-The Telecommunications act will be amended to lift for-eign investment restrictions for telecom companies that hold less than a ten-percent share of the total Canadian telecom-munications market. This will help telecom companies with a small market share access the capital they need to grow and compete.

-The government will be ap-plying caps in the upcoming spectrum auctions to guaran-tee that both new wireless com-petitors and incumbent carriers have access to the spectrum up

for auction.-The government will improve

and extend the existing policy on roaming and tower sharing to further support competition and will improve transparency and information sharing to fa-cilitate agreements between companies to slow the prolifer-ation of new cellphone towers.

“since 2008 our government has promoted competition in the wireless sector, this has re-sulted in reducing the mobile wireless prices for Canadian families by ten percent. The measures announced this week build on our actions, supporting competition and the availabil-ity of advanced wireless ser-vices in rural areas,” concluded McLeod.

More choices and lower prices for wireless services

interior health and canuck place team up for familiesOn March 8 and 9, Interior Health and Canuck Place hosted the first pediatric palliative care workshop in Kamloops bringing together medical professionals, school staff, counselors and others from throughout the province. Keynote speakers were from world-renowned Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Vancouver, the provincial centre for children with a progressive life threatening illness, and B.C.’s only hospice for children. Pictured here is Susan Poitras from the Canuck Place counseling team discussing how best to support families.

united way board of directors and Com-munity representatives met with 27 local agencies seeking funding for 2012. $800,000 was granted to organizations working together to meet united way out-comes in the areas of Moving people from pov-erty to possibility, all that kids can be and healthy people, strong communities.

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volunteer work! Volunteers are needed for the position of restorative Justice Facilitator. The facilitator will oversee each of the caseworkers on a file and ensure the case stays on track from beginning to end. They will also contact victim, offender, conduct interviews and ensure participants are willing to partici-pate in the program. as well as arrange a community conference and oversee any agreement. Volunteers must attend a three day Facilitator Training Course, observe, co-facilitate, and facilitate five conferences to obtain certificate. a facilitator’s role is to act as a neutral party and to ensure a safe environment for all involved. Must be a team player. For more information call Cst. Leah

skotnicki at 250-828-3064 or email: [email protected].

The Canadian red Cross is requir-ing a disaster management volunteer to provide social services, support and recovery assistance. responsibilities also include putting response plans into operation, respond to client que-ries, complete client assessments and administrative follow up, as well as participating in preparedness activities and training. Contact the Community planning and response Coordinator, derek Mahoney or call 1-250-469-3721 or alternatively 1-250-491-8443 ext. 206.

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The Kamloops White Cane Club, a chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind, recently received $500 from Moose Lodge #1552. The Moose Lodge is an international organization of men and women dedicated to caring for young and old, bringing communities close together and celebrating life.

Pictured, L-R, are Vern Short of the Kamloops White Cane Club and Moose Lodge member Leo Dash.

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april is daffodil month - fight back against cancer kamloops!if you want to make a difference

in the fight against cancer, the Ca-nadian Cancer society needs you! daffodil pin and Cut Flower Vol-unteers and door to door Can-vassers are needed this april to help the society raise funds for the best in cancer research, prevention and support programs.

Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community. Kamloops resident and Canadian Cancer society unit president, gina dillon, gets excited about giving her time and skills, “Two to three hours of your time might seem small, but it really does make a big difference. you feel so good!”

gina, a mother of two young children, says she volunteers for the Canadian Cancer society be-cause the donations are directed towards every cancer. “it doesn’t matter what kind of cancer you have, you’re still suffering and it shouldn’t be that way. our door to door canvassers are out in the community not just to accept do-nations, but to let their neighbours know what services the society

has to support them on their can-cer journey.”

“also, spending a few hours of family time canvassing on a fine spring evening can be a way to teach important community val-ues to your children; to pass on the legacy of volunteerism and giv-ing back to the community,” says gina.

Volunteers are the heart of the

Canadian Cancer society. if you have a few hours to spare this april and want to make a differ-ence in the fight against cancer, please sign up today.

For more information, please contact gina dillon at 250-574-4250 or [email protected].

happy anniversary, elks!

Two very special guests made a trip to Kamloops for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the North Shore Elks. Elks of Canada National President Jerry Wernicke from Chilliwack and Royal Purple of Canada National President Sharen McLean from Calgary stopped by to visit the mayor on March 16 to chat about what both organizations do for the communities they’re involved with. Pictured here (L-R) is Mayor Peter Milobar, Sharen McLean and Jerry Wernicke. In addition to the Kamloops Elks anniversary, the Elks of Canada are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year!

The Thompson regional hospital district board of directors has ap-proved the 2012 annual budget, and approved cost sharing with the in-terior health authority for various major equipment and renovation up-grades.

The 2012 annual budget will see an increase of $21 per household on average. The average household in 2012 will pay $84.36 as compared to $63.61 in 2011.

“This is part of a larger tax strategy until 2014 in anticipation of the hos-pital district contributing $100 million towards the royal inland hospital Master plan,” said Trhd Chair peter Milobar. “This includes the con-struction of Columbia street health services building and the surgical patient Care Tower.”

The Trhd also approved cost sharing at 40 per cent with interior health for various major equipment and renovation upgrades. The total sum for the upgrades is $4.6 million, of which the Trhd will pay approximately $1.4 million. some of the notable projects include replacing the emergen-cy generator at the Lillooet hospital, and a pediatric psychiatry inpatient unit at royal inland hospital.

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The weather may have been weird all winter but there is one thing that cannot be denied, it is finally spring! The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and the flowers are starting to poke out of their winter hiding spots. pretty soon we will be sitting on our patios sipping mai-tai’s and wondering how to stay cool away from the hot, hot sun.

Just like fall main-tenance, spring is the time to make sure that all your venting and air-conditioning is in tip-top shape for the months to come and for that job, no one can handle it better than the crew over at Tri-rom industries here on the north shore. Known as the go-to guys for ev-erything from air-con-ditioning and furnace maintenance, installa-tion and repair to re-frigeration experts, Tri-rom does this and a whole lot more.

“we can help you get the most out of the summer months,” ex-plains shannon ham-mer of Tri-rom indus-tries. “it is time now to book your spring main-tenance on your heat pumps and air condi-tioners. Carrier is of-fering a Cool Cash re-bate of up to $1400.00 for new units and pro-

vincial grants are still available.”

whatever your needs, Tri-rom industries can help. They do every-thing from maintenance and repairs to installing new central air systems and heat pumps. Their work, which keeps them for the most part indoors working on fur-naces and ducting and air-conditioning, also takes them outdoors once in a while. Tri-rom has gas installation services which means they can come out and run natural gas lines to your barbeque, fire pit, tiki torches or any other appliance that requires gas. not only is this a much more convenient

way to barbeque - think no more running to the store to refill your tank but also a great way to enjoy a backyard fire in a city that doesn’t al-low open burning. with one flip of a switch you have beautiful and nat-ural outdoor lighting.”

“we also install a lot of heat pumps,” explains dennis rombough. “a heat pump is an air con-ditioner that contains a valve that lets it switch between blowing cool air and heat. More peo-ple are turning to the use of heat pumps be-cause they can be ex-tremely efficient in their use of energy and save you money on your gas bill.”

These services are just some of the many that Tri-rom industries of-fer. in addition to being one of the best air-con-ditioning service con-tractors in town, Tri-rom industries has their preventative Mainte-nance program, are first class in the heating and refrigeration depart-ments, do commercial appliance install and re-pair, and have a 24 hour emergency service. if you have a need, a want or a question they can help and are more than happy to do so. don’t let the hot season get you down, dial 250-554-8733.

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Funny airline cabin crew announcementsall too rarely, air-line atten-dants make an effort to

make the in flight ‘safety

lecture’ a bit more entertaining. here are some real examples of funny airline cabin crew announcements:

on a southwest flight 245 (sw has no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time

choosing, when a flight attendant announced, ‘people, people we’re not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!’

on landing, the stewardess said, ‘please be sure to take all of your belongings. if you’re going to leave anything, please make sure it’s something we’d like to have.

‘There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only four ways out of this airplane’

‘Thank you for flying air Canada express. we hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as

we enjoyed taking you for a ride.’as the plane landed and was

coming to a stop at yVr, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: ‘whoa, big fella. whoa!’

‘in the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. if you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. if you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favourite.’

The Tri-Rom team is ready to keep things cool this summer (L-R) Tom Allister, Dennis Rombough, Shannon Hammer, Chad McDonald, and Randy Katuski.


Can you spare 10 hours a month? Partner with us for a safe community.

Volunteer with our Speed Watch program during the week. It is designed to educate drivers and reduce incidents of speeding.

An in-depth screening is part of the application process.

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Can you spare 10 hours a month? Partner with us for a safe community.

Assist the RCMP with our Citizens on Patrol program. Patrol neighbourhoods, recover stolen

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(L-R) Valley First region council advisor Peter Foodikoff, Valley First’s Linda Lougheed and ICS’s Dede Bone.

a grant from the Valley First Community endowment is al-lowing interior Community ser-vices (iCs) to expand its pro-gramming and deliver greater food and nutrition resources and education in the Thompson, nic-ola and Cariboo regions.

The $6,500 received from the Valley First endowment, which is housed with the First west Foundation, has been used to fund equipment start-up kits and train-the-trainer workshops at in-dependent community kitchens. rather than providing food par-cels, the iCs is providing some-thing even more valuable – food and nutrition education, skills and awareness.

“hunger and food security is-sues are all too real in our com-munities,” says Valley First Ka-mloops branch manager donna erickson. “Valley First’s endow-ment grant will provide the kind of education and assistance that will last much longer than sim-ply giving a person a hot meal. healthy individuals and families are the backbone of strong, sus-tainable communities.”

Through the community kitch-ens program, iCs works to ad-dress issues of food affordability,

availability and healthy prepara-tion. by providing accessible nu-trition-related knowledge, iCs can help reduce the reliance on other community resources.

“The Valley First endowment grant has given us a real boost,” says iCs community develop-ment manager Karen rosenke. “we can now further expand our community kitchens pro-gram and teach even more peo-ple how to eat healthy and within their means. This expansion sim-ply wouldn’t have been possible without the Valley First endow-ment grant.”

in 2011, throughout the okan-agan, similkameen and Thomp-son communities, the First west Foundation supported charities and initiatives helping children, families, and youth at risk of hunger, by donating more than $40,000 to seven organizations from the Valley First Communi-ty endowment. The Valley First Community endowment was created in 2010 with an initial $1 million donation from Valley First as a lasting legacy of com-munity support. each year, First west Credit union donates a portion of its profits to grow the endowment.

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The Shamrock Bowl Challenge between Riverside and McArthur Park Lawn Bowling Clubs in Kamloops was another rousing success. On March 18 participants bowled on a rubberized surface at the local Boys and Girls Club. Members from both clubs played together on teams and honed their lawn bowling skills (more like carpet bowling skills) with errant bowls rolling everywhere, creating chaos and laughter. McArthur Park was crowned champion and retained the “Bowl” for another year with Rheal Bosse accepting the prize from Shirley Gordon (pictured at right). The lawn bowling greens at both clubs are looking healthy and hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate and we will be bowling by early May. Regular info and instruction will begin during April so that all the beginners will be ready to bowl in May. For information on instruction please call Kay 250-376-0917 or Shirley 250-372-2786.

Government helps communities affected by Mountain Pine Beetle

british Columbia forestry com-munities will be better able to di-versify their economies with the support of the government of Canada. Mp Cathy McLeod (Ka-mloops – Thompson – Caribou), on behalf of agriculture Minis-ter gerry ritz, announced today an investment of up to $200,000 to produce information resources and tools that can help rural com-munities develop new economic opportunities.

“our government’s top priority remains the economy, and lessen-ing the impact of invasive species like the Mountain pine beetle is necessary to ensure the economic prosperity of british Columbia,” said Mp McLeod. “by turning for-est waste into useful products, we can ensure sustainable employ-ment, innovative business ven-tures and more robust economies for the affected rural regions.”

Divided into two phases, the first will look at the development of green energy projects in three pilot communities while phase two will develop and share information through guidebooks and on-line resources used by other rural com-munities to identify, understand and develop new opportunities re-alized out of similar challenges.

“This project was developed following extensive discussions and roundtables with local gov-ernment and First nation lead-ers from across the affected area. The discussions focused on the region’s requirements and chal-lenges regarding green energy de-velopment,” said McLeod.

The additional $80,000 in Com-munity development program funding would go towards diversi-fying economic activities in green energy in other communities as follows:


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The organization invisible Children has managed to inspire 60 million people to watch video on ugandan conflict in just four days. emma whanstall, a student from Thompson rivers university, watched the film and after reading more about the atrocities online, emma created an event on the social media site, Facebook. in the film, the invisible Children organization calls for people in cities all around the world to cover their towns with posters, flags, and other visual representations of Kony 2012.

“because putting up unauthorized posters around town is against our bylaws, i would like to organize this event by dividing the city into specific areas, each with a team leader. These leaders would then be responsible for not only covering the city, but also preventing vandalism, and directing the clean up crews later in the week,” says emma, who is appearing before city council on March 27 in hopes of having the City’s backing for the event.

There are also volunteers currently working on an event to be held at 8pm on april 20 in the Tru grand hall, featuring speakers who will keep this inspiring feeling of empowerment and activism fuelled, and local speakers to highlight ways to get involved with in our community.

Mike McKenzi, a Kamloops youth representative, is currently asking anyone who would like to volunteer for any other these events to contact the organizers at [email protected].

Local KONY 2012 events

The Thompson rivers university wolfpack women’s soccer team is gearing up to host its fourth annual benefit soccer clinic on March 31. The team will be doing two hours of soccer skills at hillside stadium for youth players from the age of five to 18.

Money raised from the event will be going to the CibC run for the Cure. head coach Tom McManus will be organizing the practice plans which will be run by current mem-

bers of the wolfpack team. There will be two sessions: u-5

to u-11 players will go from 10am to noon with players 12 years old and up will go from noon to 2pm. admission is by donation, but $10 is recommended. as a bonus, wolfpack players will be on hand for a photo shoot with the youth players and the pictures will be at no charge. To pre register, contact sports information officer Larry read at [email protected] or by calling 250-377-6117.

WolfPack benefit soccer camp

Great Green festivities!

The Kamloops Renaissance Retirement Residence celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a fun Casino Night that included games, snacks and drinking green punch and beer. Helen Zokol, Gloria Fraser and Betty Omasta entertain two visitors to the Renaissance. A great time was had by all!


Income Tax Assistance Tuesdays, until apr. 24 from 9am to 12 pm at the north shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood ave. have your income tax forms filled out with trained volunteers. 250-376-4777.

Entertainment at Barside Lounge and grill at Chances, 1250 halston ave. Fridays 7 to 10pm. Mark petri. Mar. 30, Margit bull

BIG Little Science Centre, 985 holt street, is open for public drop-in Thurs. and Fri. 3-5pm, and sat. 10am-4pm. Mar. 31: a presentation by 14 year old Justine wild who recently returned from a month-long expedition in antarctica. Super Science Club Thursdays from 2:45 to 4pm. experiments, games and activi-ties for children in grades 4 to 7. Robotics Club Fridays from 2:45 to 4:30pm for children ages 10+. FMi 250-554-2572.

Ladies Auxillary Spring Bazaar on Mar. 31 from 9 to 11am at eagles hall, 755 Tranquille rd. FMi contact 250-376-4633 or 250-376-1311.

Turkey Shoot on Mar. 31 from 11am to 1pm at eagles hall, 755 Tranquille rd. FMi contact 250-376-4633 or 250-376-1311.

Dance and Spaghetti Dinner on Mar. 31 from 5 to 11pm at eagles hall, 755 Tranquille rd. FMi contact 250-376-4633 or 250-376-1311.

Spaghetti Dinner, Dance and Auction Fundraiser for Kamloops Foundation, on Mar. 31 at 6pm at Colombo Lodge. Tickets: overland press, purity Feeds, Kamloops Foundation, #2-219 Victoria st. FMi 250-434-6995 or info@kamloopsfounda tion.com.

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Flea Market presented by Centre for seniors information on apr. 1 from 8am to 1pm in the northills Mall parking lot. FMi contact 250-554-4145.

Easter Cake Walk on apr. 1 at 5pm at eagles hall, 755 Tranquille rd. FMi contact 250-376-4633 or 250-376-1311.

JDRF Research Symposium on apr. 4 from 6 to 9pm at pacific host inn, 1820 rogers way. rsVp

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sented by The ukrainian women’s association on april 6 from 10am to 12pm at the ukrainian orthodox Center, 725 york avenue, FMi call bella at 250-376-9680 or donna at 250-376-0581.

Van Django on april 12 at 7:30 pM (doors 7:00) at the stage house Theatre, 422 Tranquille rd. Tickets at Kamloops Live box office www.kamloopslive.com or 250-374-5483.

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8pm to 12am at the ukrainian hall, 725 york st. FMi or tick-ets contact Franciose at 250-372-3782 or Louise at 778-471-2220.

Dearly Departed presented by the Kamloops players on april 19-21 and 26-28 at 8pm at The stage house Theatre, 422 Tranquille rd. Tickets at ardrena’s books, Mystic dreams, Kamloops united Church. Tickets not sold at door.

Fundraiser Dinner featuring no ordinary Jo on april 21 at pogue Mahones, 843 desmond st. help send university students to india to build a boarding house for children. FMi or tickets call 250-372-2528.

Sun Life Amazing Race on apr. 28 beginning at 9am in riverside park. To register con-tact JdrF at 250-374-0599 or [email protected].

Darts every Thurs. from 7 to 9:30pm at eagles hall, 755 Tranquille rd. FMi contact 250-376-4633 or 250-376-1311.

Kamloops Men’s Slo-Pitch Nationals is accepting appli-cations for teams and players upcoming season. FMi contact Jay 250-318-3983 or [email protected].

Thursday Night Jam Night every Thurs. from 8 to 11pm at the alano Club, 171 Leigh rd. everyone welcome. equipment provided. Musicians bring your own guitars and amps. FMi 250-376-5115.

Karaoke - 8pm wednesdays and saturdays at brock Centre pub, 1800 Tranquille rd. 7pm Thursdays at halston pub, 1271 C salish rd. 8:30pm Thursdays at The westsyde pump, 3020 westsyde rd.

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