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no matter what side of the political spec-trum you sit on, what your thoughts on war are, no matter how old you are or if you have children, everyone should take a few minutes out of their day this upcoming Thursday, July 28 and head down to riverside park to take a look at the portraits of honour tour that will be rolling into town that day.

“157 Canadian soldiers have died in combat in afganistan,” explains portraits of honour artist dave sopha. “The portraits of honour national Tour is centred on a 10’ x 35’ oil painted mural featuring the hand painted por-traits of the 155 Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew who have lost their lives while serving in afghanistan. The last two have lost their lives since the tour has started and their por-traits will be in progress along the way.”

The mural has taken Kinsmen and volunteer artist dave sopha over 6,500 hours so far to paint but admits that his work won’t be com-plete until our combat mission in afghanistan comes to a close. The mural will be toured across Canada in a specialized mobile display trailer and organizers expect to raise over $1.5 million. The funds raised will support the Military Families Fund and established military charities to assist families of the fallen and to assist the thousands of military personnel who return home with physical or emotional injuries. organizers will also seek to fund other charities who offer additional troop and family support that falls outside of the Military Families Fund mandate.

although the journey across Canada only started this May, the whole project has been going much longer. it all started back in

2008 while dave’s nephew was serving in afganistan. “in 2008 my nephew was on his 2nd or 3rd tour in afganistan,” he explains. “we would watch and read the news and hear of fallen soldiers, we always had our fingers crossed that it wasn’t sean and were happy to find out it wasn’t him. i was ashamed to be happy at someone else’s loss as these soldiers are somebody’s child. These postage stamp

size pictures did not give these soldiers justice so i went out and had a special made canvas created and painted bigger than life portraits of all of our fallen soldiers. The response has been overwhelming.”

More than coming to see his work, dave hopes that people come out in every city to show support for those families who have lost

Mural at Riverside Park honours fallen soldiers

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Dave Sopha has been airbrushing murals and paintings for the past 38 years. He discovered his artistic talent during an eight-month recovery following a car accident in 1970 that left him with a broken back. Dave has had an extensive career supporting military murals across the country in Legions and memorials, receiving numerous awards for his work. The Portraits of Honour mural is Dave’s first excursion in to the world of oil painting.

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interior health is pleased to announce that the royal inland Master site plan is now finalized, providing a clear vision and road map to guide future hospital devel-opment.

stakeholder collaboration and discussion has occurred throughout the last year in order to establish the final Master site plan. staff and physicians, as well as the City of Kamloops and regional hospital district, were among those who provided input. The Master site plan reflects anticipated program needs and demographics for the next 15 years and into the future.

in addition to site access and sur-gical capacity, the need to redesign and expand the inpatient unit and increase the focus on ambulatory Care were also identified as key components of the plan.

“we know it is critical to pre-pare for the growing and chang-ing needs of the population, not

only in Kamloops but across the region,” says interior health board Chair norman embree. “This plan reflects a long term look at planning needs with solutions in the next 10 years and a vision for beyond.”

To address the priorities of surgi-cal capacity and parking, interior health will be considering a new multi-storey surgical and inpa-

tient tower, built adjacent to the existing Laboratory building on the east side of the hospital. The tower would include below-grade parking and a new multi-storey parkade structure with clinical service expansion opportunities at Columbia street, with linkage to the existing facility.

The next step involves develop-

ing the scope of work that would be involved with these projects in order for them to be considered in interior health’s capital planning process.

a model will be on display in the main floor lobby area of royal inland for staff, physicians, patients and visitors to view from July 20 through 22.

soldiers to war. he himself has witnessed the difference it can make to those families who are grieving the loss of those very portraits on his canvas.

“one thing we are all afraid of is that the years go by and they get forgotten. This mural means that none of our fallen are going to be forgotten, that they are always going to be remembered through

generations for the sacrifices they made,” said bev McCraw, whose son sgt. shawn eades died on august 20, 2008.

“if anything, come and see it out of respect,” says dave. “Come see what we have lost. it is so therapeutic for families to see people come and pay respect to their loved ones. The duke and duchess of Cambrdge came when we were in Calgary. They came,

talked, laid a wreath, stepped back and bowed their heads in respect. it was very powerful.”

The portraits of honour Tour is coming to Kamloops on Thursday, July 28 to riverside park. public viewing is at 2pm in the afternoon and the ceremo-ny is at 5pm. More information about the tour can be found at www.portraitsofhonour.ca.

Tanya Orozco, freelance

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Portraits of Honour remind us of lives lost

The City has collaborated with bC Transit in the construction of the new Transit Centre, resulting in the concurrent construction of two new City facilities: a new bMX park and a satellite public works Facility. The synergies between the projects have created cost savings and efficiencies for both parties.

The public works satellite facil-ity will be created by refurbishing part of the existing transit centre once bC Transit has vacated the existing building, and will allow public works to deliver services more efficiently and conveniently by storing equipment and materi-als on the north shore.

The bMX park construction will take advantage of excess materi-als onsite to build a permanent national calibre venue. The track

will be an expanded version of the existing Mcarthur island track complete with parking and bleach-ers. The existing track will remain open until the new location is complete.

The City is looking forward to embarking on this project, which was made possible by funding con-tributions from the government of Canada – building Canada Fund, and the province of british Columbia, as well as municipal funds.

“we’re excited about the oppor-tunities that we’ve been able to take advantage of while working with bC Transit on this collab-orative project. we look forward to future success as the project con-tinues,” said Kristen Meersman, Capital projects Manager for the City of Kamloops.

Collaborative project results in new City facilities

(L-R) Mayor Peter Milobar, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod, Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Kevin Kreuger, and BC Transit Vice President Brian Anderson

Future vision unveiled for Royal Inland Hospital

Cathy McLeod, Member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, is pleased to see the federal government’s support for the renewal of the popular ecoenergy retrofit-homes program, an initiative helping Canadians save on home improvements and energy costs while improving the envi-ronment.

From July 13, 2011, until March 31, 2012, homeowners may be eligible to receive reimburse-ments of up to $5,000 to make their homes more energy-effi-cient. The program could help up to 250,000 Canadian homeown-ers improve their homes’ energy efficiency and generate as much as $4 billion in economic activity across Canada.

prior to budget 2011, the harper government provided retrofit incentives to over half a million Canadians. homeowners who participated in the program saved an average of 20 percent on their energy bills.

There are two important chang-es to the renewed program: First, there is a new requirement for participants to register directly

with the program before book-ing their pre-retrofit evaluation. second, homeowners will now be required to provide receipts to their energy advisor at the time of the post-retrofit evalu-ation to confirm eligibility for the grant.

For more information, visit ecoaction.gc.ca/homes or call 1-800-o-Canada (800-622-6232).

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The start of the 2011 western Canada summer games are less than 3 weeks away and finishing touches on the opening Ceremonies are being made. Co produc-ers amy baskin and alan Corbishley have been working feverishly with the 60 or so local performers which include gymnasts dancers and cheerleaders.

“we’ve been excited to fuse sport and the arts,” says alan about the opening ceremonies production. among those set to perform at the event include Kamloops native Kate Morgan (who wrote the official song of the western Canada summer games) and the Kamloops rube band. but that is all amy and alan will reveal as the rest is going to be a spectacular surprise.

The opening Ceremonies will take place at the interior savings Center on august 5 at 7:00 p.m. The event will include the lighting of the games caul-dron following a torch run which starts at Fulton Field (Kamloops airport) and goes through most of the city of Kamloops including the T’Kumlups indian reserve.

plenty of good seats are still available for both the opening Ceremonies and the Closing Ceremonies (set for august 14 at 3:00 p.m. at the isC. Tickets are available at Kamloops Ticketmaster, the isC box office or any Ticketmaster outlet.

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19 sports of the 2011 western Canada summer games are available at the Kamloops Live box office or online at kamloopslive.com. Cycling, golf and Triathalon are all free of charge for spectators.

Preparations continue for Ceremonies

Amy Baskin (L) and Alan Corbishley, co-producers of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, have designed the ceremonies to celebrate the inspiration, dedication, drive, focus, purpose and accomplishment of the athletes.

The closure for both the Mission Flats road and landfill will remain in effect throughout the week with the excep-tion of city and commercial collection trucks and business access located along Mission Flats road.

due to the ongoing closure of the Mission Flats landfill, the City has made arrangements to keep the barnhartvale landfill open for the general public, con-

tractors and companies to dispose of waste. The barnhartvale landfill, located at the end of eliza road, will be open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and will return to normal days of operation once the Mission Flats landfill re-opens. please note that this landfill accepts cash only.

The City will advise when both Mission Flats road and landfill will be re-opening to the general public.

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CaP team on patrol throughout entire downtown Most who own a business in the heart

of downtown Kamloops are familiar with seeing the Cap Team patrolling on the main streets. streets such as Victoria st., Lansdowne st., and seymour st. are where the team spends a large amount of time every day. when you don’t see us on any of the main streets it is more then likely because we are paying a visit to the outlying areas on a daily basis. These areas include the parks, the alley ways and the residential areas. we will often hop on our bikes and ride down the residential streets and the back up the alley ways, finishing with a bike ride through riverside and pioneer park. our bike grids include the area from 1st avenue to 10th avenue and from Columbia st. down to the river shores. when in these areas we interact as much as we can with the residents, the outlying busi-

ness owners and of course the people in the parks and on the streets. if you see one of us in the red shirts, be sure to wave hello! we’re always more then happy to stop and give directions to tourists or locals, or some information on our city, or even just to have a quick chat. To date, the Cap Team has helped over 520 tourists, biked 721 km and walked over 1000 km.

we, the Cap Team, strongly encourage anyone who needs assistance to wave us down as we go by. we also have our kiosk set up on the 300 block of Victoria st. if you

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Saturday was a crowd thrilling day Downtown as the streets were filled with music, sales and street performers during the Merchant Market Buskers Fair. Piper McKenzie (L), who’s been performing his torch-and knife-juggling, balancing act on streets all over the world for over 15 years was a crowd thriller and took top prize in the Commercial Street Performer category.

Not technically street performers, although quite entertaining, this group of guys (above) gathered a crowd during the Merchant Market. They were a bit evasive and all they would reveal to our crackerjack, roving reporter was that this was part of a rookie initiation!

Thursdays Taste of the Downtown filled our streets with eager participants. Our restaurantaeurs were overwhelmed with the turnout. Pictured here is Christina Schröttner (bottom left) from Oops Cafe with a tray of mini pretzels which is one of their specialties.

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saying good-bye to Funstuff Bike shopafter spending 40 years in and

out of the bike industry, steve Quiney has finally decided that it is time to retire so he can focus on what he loves most – biking! The popular owner of the Funstuff bike shop is retiring this octo-ber and wants everyone to come in and buy all his stock before he shuts the door for the last time.

“i love my job, my business and my customers but i’ve been doing this for 19 years and it is time,” explains steve. “i used to ride 5000 to 6000 kilometers a year so my next goal is to start training again and ride across Canada.”

steve and his Funstuff bike shop has everything the avid bike rider needs and much, much more. Located right across the street from the Memorial arena at 729 Victoria street, Funstuff has been the place to go when you are looking for equipment to enjoy the outdoors with and some great advice to go along with it. steve, an avid biker and cross-country skier carries all of his favourite products. in addi-tion to a myriad of parts and ac-cessories, steve also has some cross country ski equipment, a skate sharpener and a whole t-shirt printing business in the store. not only is he a great sales-man but his depth of knowledge about biking and bicycles them-selves is reason enough to stop by and tune in before he closes up shop.

“everything is on sale,” he con-tinues. “All inventory, fixtures and more. everything is marked down and is a really great price. selection is dwindling, but price is top-notch.”

as well as product, steve is also looking to sell his t-shirt printing business and his skate sharpen-

ing machine. he welcomes you to stop by, chat and have a look. “i am selling the t-shirt printing business as a complete unit,” he continues. “i wanted to continue to run it but if i want to focus on biking i won’t be able to give it the attention it deserves. it is a good business for someone to step into with a lot of potential for growth.”

stop by to check out the Fun-stuff bike shop at 729 Victoria street. browse his collection of funny Tees and his exceptional selection of biking and outdoor accessories, get your skates sharpened or pick up a new pair of cross-country skis. Funstuff bike shop is also available by phone at 250-374-8400.

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Steve Quiney of Funstuff Bike Shop finally gets to enjoy retirement this fall and wants to share his knowledge and enjoyment of cycling with everyone before he does!

Kamloops arts Council’s river-town players present “Medieval Knights” Tuesday to saturday 1pm and again 3pm.

Join andrew Crabbe, Kirsten sandberg, & dianna springford as they bring don Quixote, sir gawain and The green Knight, and percy and The dragon to life. This is storytelling of epic propor-tions – physical comedy, songs,

and interactive fun with each character telling their own story. Medieval Knights runs until end of July, with part 2 beginning on august 2.

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Haley Cochran watches over her cousin Mahleah Flack during Canada Day in the Park. The pair were sitting beside each other at a picnic table beside all of the ethnic food booths. Because there were so many people at the park that day, they didn’t realize they knew each other until many minutes after they had both sat down!

arnica is pleased to open 2 ex-hibitions by Kamloops artists on Friday July 22 at 6 pm

Close Knit / hoMe by em-ily hope (group) and harmony ráine open on July 22 and run through august 27. emily hope and harmony ráine are Kam-loops artists who, in very differ-ent ways, use the craft processes of knitting, crochet, sewing, and other fabrication techniques, to make wry comments on the north american notions of “women’s work”, “home” and natural and built environments. ráine pres-ents an exhibition of sculptural environments that comment on the ingenuity of the animal spe-cies that adapt and modify their building structures to coexist in human society.

hope will assemble a cityscape in the vault gallery, handcrafted

miniature homes and replicas of local buildings constructed by women at bi-weekly “stitch and bitch” parties. hope requested that the women re-create buildings that have some personal meaning for them. These small fabric con-structions are available for pur-chase through silent auction, and all proceeds will be donated to the Kamloops women’s shelter.

both exhibits open Friday, July 22, at an opening party from 6-8 pm. refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome and en-couraged to attend and meet the artists.

The exhibition continues to au-gust 27. arnica is located in the old Courthouse arts Centre, 7 seymour st. w. gallery hours are: Tues-Fri 10-5 pm, saturday 10-4 the gallery is free and open to the public.

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social media. what do those two words bring to mind in regards to your business? is it something that has been played with and explored? is it something that doesn’t fit into your marketing strategy? is it something that is for other businesses, but not yours? have you had employees attempt to manage this interaction with negative or question-able results?

The thinking: it’s just a fad has long passed. social media is here to stay, and will only continue to grow in popularity and strength in the years to come. with the additional instant viewing op-tion provided by mobile smart phones – the social media net-works are only going to become more timely and relevant to people and businesses alike.

Like most things regarding busi-ness, a serious commitment to social media is required to bring about the desired results. This com-mitment is two-fold, money and time. Many businesses are funding their social and online marketing efforts by re-allocating traditional advertising and marketing funds. There is also a time requirement for meetings to ensure the message is consistent with your business and for analyzing results.

one of the most important con-siderations regarding social media

marketing is in the consistency of your brand, message, and voice. These objectives are obtained by

either the owner posting and reply-ing to the social net-working interactions, or hiring profession-als who are able to project your compa-nies values, beliefs, and desires into the various online social communities.

we at adroit Tech-nologies have recent-ly launched our new

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aRt oF PlaNtINGThe annual planter competition is a fun event that has our mayor, council, Kamloops Indian Band, local businesses and City of Kamloops staff working as teams to create a unique winning planter. Pictured here decorating planter pots in the 100 block of Victoria St. are (L-R) City councillor Pat Wallace, City of Kamloops gardener Susan Helly, and Nandi Spolia of Goldies Flavours of India.


July 8 marked the start of The big brother big sisters of Kamloops & region’s summer recruitment cam-paign entitled ’50 boys in 50 days’ the campaign is being headed by summer students danielle haourt and Kelsey hryhirchuk who state, “our goal is to get at least 50 male volunteers to come forward and

start the application process, for any of our mentoring programs, in order to help decrease our wait-ing list. There are currently over one hundred children waiting for a mentor, most of whom are boys.”

Many people don’t realize that big brothers big sisters offer many different types of mentoring

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Breath integration Counselling & training Centre Create the life you want! Lynn Aylward and Cory ErlandsonCounselling, Body Work, Training Centre & Sunday Spiritual Service#204 - 535 tranquille road • 250-554-6707natural Healing, usui, karuna & Celtic reikiA non-invasive form of energy and body workinnovative Changes • kim Jensen 250-376-6676 www.innovativechanges.com

an extraordinary healthy experience unlike any you’ve ever tasted!Smoothies • Wraps • Paninis • Salads • Soups324 victoria street • 250-377-0771 • www.cafefresh.comPratt’s Compounding Pharmacy• Corn and Lactose Free Medications and Supplements • Gluten-Free Medications • Bio-Identical Hormones • Topical Pain Gels Chris pictured at left100 - 321 nicola street • 250.374.7226

Mighty oak Midwifery CareBC Registered Midwives. Services covered by BC Care Card. Personal family-centered maternity care. www.mightyoakmidwifery.ca • www.bcmidwives.com • 250-377-8611

Jenn Johnson, registered Massage therapistPain management, stress reduction, injury prevention and rehabilitation790 seymour street, kamloops250-374-6325 • www.JennJohnsonrMt.com

Core essentials - Private training studioGain knowledge, confidence and motivation to reach your fitness goals. Personal/Group Training • Sport Specific • Weight Loss • Kinesiology250-851-2673 • 102-153 seymour st. • www.coreessentials.ca

The countdown is on, The western Canada summer games are less than a month away! showcase your pride in our city by becoming a volunteer. The games are seeking additional volunteers to help host one of the City’s biggest sporting events ever. although there are currently 1,700 registered helpers, the games Committee is seeking a total of 2,500. Specific areas that are in need of volunteers include food services, security, ticket-takers, administration and daily festival support. Volunteers are asked to give 15 hours of their time, and in return receive the volunteer recognition package. The time to register is now! Volunteers can register as a group or individually by going to www.2011wcsg.com.

More volunteers needed for GamesBRaIN FREEzE!

On Monday, July 11, or 7-Eleven Day, as it’s called in many of the continent’s hippest circles, 7-Eleven gave away one thousand (yes, you read that right) free 7.11 oz Slurpee cups in every store. Two of the hardworking staff members at the 7-11 on Seymour Street, (l-r) Shelley Harder and Amy Faupel, stopped the Slurpee giveaway just long enough to pose for a picture by the Echo’s crackerjack, roving reporter.

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Squilax Competition Pow Wow, July 22, 23, 24, at 1886 west Little shuswap Lake rd. Friday grand entry 7pm, saturday grand entry at 1pm and 7pm, sunday grand entry at 1pm. elders & kids free admission. everyone welcome! More information please contact Julie John at 250-679-3203 or 250-572-6215.

Seek the Peaks Geocaching returns to sun peaks with 45 caches up for grabs on July 23 and 24. Learn how fun and easy geocaching can be through introductory lessons and mini courses. For more of a challenge, sign up for a one or two day quest to uncover caches strate-gically placed throughout the resort. For more info go to www.sunpeaksresort.com/tourism.

BC Wildlife Park Summer Kids Camp is still accepting registrations. due to over-whelming demand, they have added a third week of camp! each day is filled with fun and educational activities, crafts and two snacks. each day has a different theme as follows: July 25 - birds of a Feather, July 26 - wet water world, July 27 - bear aware! (with a special presentation by bC hydro), July 28 - Fantastic Felines. please call 250-573-3242, ext 228 or email [email protected]

ZUMBA Big Bash, Tuesday July 26 at 7pm at the sahali Fellowship Church. over $1000 in prizes will be given away. experience pumpin’ tunes, party lighting, hip instructors & after work-out treats. Tickets: text 250.852.0564 or email [email protected]

BC Bears Celebration at the b.C. wildlife park on august 1, featuring the return of peter and Friends puppet show. Call 250-573-3242 for more information.

Summer Reading Club runs until august 27. Children aged 0 to 12 can register at any Tnrd Library. Teens can register on-line for the Teen reading Club at www.teenrc.ca. on July 27 from 2 to 3:30pm drop by the Kamloops Library, 465 Victoria st. to make a cupcake flower pot. For more info visit www.

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aug. 2 to 20 for children ages 8-18 with introductory, Musical Theatre, & performance classes. Call western Canada Theatre at 250-372-3216 for more information.

Thompson Valley Activity and Social Club Events (TVASC) Monthly meeting, held on the 1st wednesday of every month. next meeting is on august 3rd, at 7pm at the

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Let’s Dance at the ukrainain hall, 725 york st. on aug 20 starting at 8:00 pm. Music by phoenix. The dance is sponsored by the Thompson Valley activity and social Club.

Crokinole League - players of all ages meet every first and third wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8pm at desert gardens, 540 seymour st. For more info call 250-573-5140.

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Ric’s Grill gift certificate winners! Only 10,000 tickets are offered for sale but there were 266 prizes awarded in this years Y Dream Home Lottery. The main prize of a $600,000, 3,100 square-foot home was awarded to Frank Veszely. Unlike many other lotteries, the Y Dream Home Lottery returns every drawn ticket to the barrel, which means that, theoretically, one person could win all 266 prizes. Pictured here with some of the 50 Ric’s Grill $100 gift card prizewinners from this years lottery are pictured here with prize sponsor Steve Mitton of Ric’s Grill and Kamloops YMCA-YWCA representatives Colin Reid (CEO) and Bryce Herman (Dream Home Marketing Coordinator). The prize winners (in no particular order) are: Jenny Quince, Susan Thompson, Louise Sylvester, Shane Shupenia, Gloria Gallant,Bonita Penner, Candice Zenner, Bernice May and Kathy Lezebokow.

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Artisan’s Square, Saturday mornings in Gaglardi Park, 159 Seymour St. Local artisans and entertainers in the garden mar-ket place at st. andrews on the square heritage site.

Music in the Park - Free nightly entertainment at Riverside Park 7-8:30 pm July 21, scott Cook & The Long weekends, Folk and road stories July 22, aJ woodworth with Matinee, Contemporary/pop July 23, swayed, r&b July 24, steve palmer, Folk July 25, outside Track, Celtic July 26, Maria in the shower July 27, allen & alexander, Folk

The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. 250-828-7998. July 15 at 8pm - behind saphire with bluella. July 27 at 8pm - poetry slam hosted by richard wagamese.

X Fest 2011, Prince Charles Park, July 20 to August 6. This outdoor summer theatre festival features two comedies, Compleat Wrks and Munsch Ado. on July 30 at 3pm, join project X for a special afternoon matinee of Munsch Ado About Nothing! Marble slab Creamery will be on site sampling their premium ice cream! Tickets are available at Kamloops Live! box office, 250-374-LiVe.

Kamloops Arts Council Main Gallery, 7 W. Seymour St., Tues to Fri, 10 am to 5pm and Sat 10am to 4pm, artist werner braun and his collection of heritage buildings painted in watercolour til July 30.

Old Courthouse Gallery, 7 W. Seymour St., 10am to 5pm Tues to Fri, 10am to 4pm Sat. Textile/multimedia artist Jackie Chadwick, feature artist for the month of July, presents “works on Cloth and paper.”

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Medieval Knights pre-sented by Rivertown Players, Free children’s summer theatre in Riverside Park. July and August, Tuesday to Saturday at 1pm and 3pm. watch the rivertown players bring don Quixote, sir gawain and The green Knight, and percy and The dragon to life. This is storytelling of epic proportions – physical comedy, songs, and interactive fun with each charac-ter telling their own story.

Central Station Pub, 126 4 Ave. rock trivia on Friday nights. Karaoke on saturday nights.

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July 5th launched the 7th Live at Lunch summer music season Downtown with local musician Dodie Goldney (R) performing in the 300 block of Victoria Street. Live at Lunch is on now Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11:30am to 2pm on Victoria Street and at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre and Lansdowne Village on Thursdays until August 27th. Also, on alternating Thursdays and Fridays you can enjoy Live at Nite from 5 to 7pm. July 21, 11:30-2pm, Treena Plummer Lansdowne Village, Margit Bull Old Courthouse; July 22, 11:30-2pm, Treena Plummer 200 Block; July 22, 5-7pm, Jeff Bartlett 200 Block; July 23, 11:30-2pm, Perry Tucker 300 Block; July 26, 11:30-2pm, Frieda Woerler 300 Block; July 27, 11:30-2pm, Miss Quincy 400 Block.

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Icon ToursUkrainian Orthodox Church of All Saints

1044 8th Street

July and AugustTuesdays & Wednesdays1-3pm or by appointment

Refreshments offered. Donations accepted.

Phone: Fr. Mykola (Michael) 250-318-5480

E-mail: [email protected] Or phone: 778-220-5584

Icon ToursUkrainian Orthodox Church of All Saints

1044 8th Street

July and AugustTuesdays & Wednesdays1-3pm or by appointment

Refreshments offered. Donations accepted.

Phone: Fr. Mykola (Michael) 250-318-5480

E-mail: [email protected] Or phone: 778-220-5584

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Salvation Army Thrift store offers a $1 blowout sale

The Salvation Army Thrift Store, located at 533 Tranquille Road, is of-fering an outstanding summer sale! For just $1 you can purchase all cloth-ing and toys, except for display grid items. You read it right, $1 will buy any pair of jeans, pants, shirts, blouses, dresses, formal wear, children’s clothing and toys. It even includes outerwear such as jackets and coats.

Major Sharleen McTaggart says: “We’ve never had a sale of this mag-nitude before, but the community is so giving and generous with their donations that we want to pass along the savings to our customers.

“All monies raised by the Kamloops Salvation Army Thrift Store are used in our community. In fact they have just expanded the programs that are offered in their family services ministry to include the hiring of a full-time addictions counsellor for women and also the inclusion of a 12-step biblically based program titled Celebrate Recovery,” continues Sharleen. “We’re very excited about the new Celebrate Recovery Pro-gram. It’s an international program that provides help for those dealing with addictions and dependency issues as well as those having a prob-lem with anger management and financial bondage. The bottom line is - if someone has HABITS, HURTS AND HANG-UPS causing them distress - Celebrate Recovery is for them.”

So get on down to the Salvation Army Thrift store, spend a buck or two, and in the process you’ll be helping our community!

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CANCER (June 22-July 22) invite friends over rather than spending money on lavish entertainment. You may find that your emotional part-ner will not be too eager to accommodate you. your emotional attitude with respect to your status and direction in society may be unrealistic. you need to concentrate on the areas where you can make a difference.LEO (July 23-aug 22) disappointments regarding partners will be subject to the way you react to their personal comments. you can meet new and exciting friends who will provide mental stimulation. social events held in your home will be successful and entertaining for all. Take whatever time you can to get to know each other all over again.VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23) Opportunities to make financial gains will develop through your connections with other people. Take time to look at any outdated papers or possible investments. balance is required if you want stability. don’t be too hard on your mate.LIBRA (sept 24-oct 23) you should make sure that your personal pa-pers are in order. if they want help that’s great, but if they try to take credit for your work, you will have to set them straight. your time, not your cash, will do a lot more for your relationship. stomach problems could prevail if you haven’t been watching your diet.SCORPIO (oct 24-nov 22) someone is trying to pull the wool over your eyes, and if you’re gullible, it may cost you. start sending out those resumes. you may have a tendency to put on weight. you would be wise to socialize with as many people as possible.SAGITTARIUS (nov 23-dec 21) your mate will be pushing you to do things that you really don’t want to do. you can make life easier for an older member of your family. you will have a blowup this week if your partner does things that you feel are not aboveboard. you might have a problem hanging on to your money this week.CAPRICORN (dec 22-Jan 20) insurance pay outs, tax rebates, or just plain luck. put your emotional energy into passion not anxiety you will find the excitement gratifying. Opportunities to upgrade your liv-ing standards will come through your lover or through joint financial investments.AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) you may be more emotional than usual. if you’re in the mood, go out and socialize, or get involved in sports ac-tivities. someone is trying to pull the wool over your eyes, and if you’re gullible, it may cost you. don’t make large purchases unless you have discussed your choices with your mate.PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) pay attention to small but important details. Changes at home might come fast and furious. don’t overdo it. your involvement with children will be most rewarding.ARIES (Mar 21-april 20) don’t let your emotions interfere with com-pleting your chores. go out with friends. The talk you have may be eye-opening with regard to your present situation. you are best to keep your money tied up in a safe and secure place.TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) Do not ruffle feathers if possible. You may be emotional and quick to judge others. There’s a good chance that they won’t come back. avoid confrontations with coworkers who aren’t pulling their weight.GEMINI (May 22-June 21) you will be able to enlist the help of col-leagues who believe in your ideas. Take time to make physical improve-ments that will enhance your appearance. get rich quick schemes will not be successful. start sending out those resumes.

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Summer FaveS!

Kennell’S ShoeS249 Victoria Street • 250-374-1711

Make and Take

Indulge in a little creativity every Thursday at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre,7 Seymour St. W. from 2 - 4 pm. FREE. Make and take art projects for both adults and youth are planned weekly. Instructor: Karen Rubkiewicz. July 21 - 179134,July 28 - 179135, Aug 4 - 179136, Aug 11 - 179137,Aug 18 - 179138, Aug 25 - 179139.

Make and Take Art Projects

Register online www.kamloops.ca/ezregor call 250-828-3500

440 Victoria StreetMonday-Sat 9:30am-5:00pm

P: 250-828-6680We are a proud member of the Health First Network –

Canada’s leading Independent Health & Wellness retailers.

Your Health & Wellness Store

Now in our big, bright,New locatioN!

tea joint & gallery

amazing homemade soups, Baking and more!

Open Mon. - Sat. 9am-11pm246 Victoria Street

• live music• comfy couches

• free wifi• vegan friendly

Mon, Tue, Wed & Sat 9-5:30 • Thu & Fri 9-8#3 - 319 Victoria Street • 250-374-9755

• Full Service Hair Salon • Cutting Edge Fashion

• Fabulous Accessories • Day Spa

Essentials& Beyond

367 Victoria Street 250.372.2006

Stop in and see our unique collection of Ladies Wear,

Giftware, Pottery,Accessories & Laurie-Anne’s

Linens.

Live at Lunch & Live at nite

Entertainment on the Downtown streets from 11:30 - 2pm Tuesday to Saturday!

www.kcbia.com250.372.3242

Aug 2 11:30 - 2 pm AJ Ellsay 300 BlockAug 3 11:30 - 2 pm Keenan Wilcox 400 BlockAug 4 11:30 - 2 pm Tina Hebner Lansdowne Village 11:30 - 2 pm Rita Harpe Old CourthouseAug 5 11:30 - 2 pm Michele Botel 200 Block 5 - 7pm AJ Ellsay 200 BlockAug 6 11:30 - 2 pm Oren Barter 300 BlockAug 9 11:30 - 2 pm Perry Tucker 300 BlockAug 10 11:30 - 2 pm Claire Mitton 400 BlockAug 11 11:30 - 2 pm Crossbow Lansdowne Village 11:30 - 2 pm Treena Plummer Old Courthouse 5 - 7pm Taryn Ladarola 200 BlockAug 12 11:30 - 2 pm Ben Nielsen 200 BlockAug 13 11:30 - 2 pm Hypnotiq Blend 300 BlockAug 16 11:30 - 2 pm Sean Luciw 300 BlockAug 17 11:30 - 2 pm Margit Bull 400 BlockAug 18 11:30 - 2 pm Frieda Woerler Lansdowne Village 11:30 - 2 pm Crossbow Old CourthouseAug 19 11:30 - 2 pm Anita & Chris 200 Block 5 - 7pm Ben Nielsen 200 BlockAug 20 11:30 - 2 pm Art Pruce 300 BlockAug 23 11:30 - 2 pm Tina Hebner 300 BlockAug 24 11:30 - 2 pm Mr. M 400 BlockAug 25 11:30 - 2 pm AJ Ellsay Lansdowne Village 11:30 - 2 pm Teresa Gibbon Old Courthouse 5 - 7pm Rita Harpe 200 BlockAug 26 11:30 - 2 pm Keenan Wilcox 200 BlockAug 27 11:30 - 2 pm Dodie Goldney 300 Block

Schedule subject to change.

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