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Wanted: fun-loving chal-lenge seekers for the 4th annual “Sun Life Amazing Race” in Kamloops on April 20, in sup-port of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

“This is a really fun, fami-ly-oriented event,” says event organizer Payton Comazetto of Sun Life Financial. “The chal-lenges are designed to be fun - not difficult – so anyone can take part.”

Based on the popular tele-vision show, “The Amazing Race,” teams race throughout Kamloops completing chal-lenges at roughly 15 pit stops at various locations, vying to be first to cross the finish line in Riverside Park.

“This year’s challenges are a big step up from last year,” says Payton. “We’ve added some fun food challenges, and some new businesses who are really excit-ed to be involved. The energy should be high. There are lots of new twists, and lots of great prizes.” Past challenges have included things like a harness challenge at the climbing gym, and this year the new No Limits Fitness is on board with a fun obstacle course in store.

Like the show’s format, par-

ticipants register as teams of two: parent and child, husband and wife, co-workers or friends.

“Last year’s winning team was a pair of moms,” says Payton. Those lucky ladies earned themselves a week long, deluxe accommodation package to Lake Tahoe and $1000 cash – the same prize that’s up for grabs this year.

“There are prizes for first, sec-ond, third and fourth places and for the top fundraiser and the best dressed team, so don’t forget to dress up,” adds Payton. “The crazier the better – anything goes!”

The day begins at 9:30am at Riverside Park, where teams

will be given instructions. At 10:00am racers set out from the bandshell and may walk or use public transit to travel from one pit stop to the next to per-form fun, physical challenges. No bikes or cars are allowed and every team must have a smart phone so their progress can be measured. The race should take two to three hours to complete.

Throughout the race, various tents, booths, entertainment and food vendors will be

set up for participants and peo-ple from the community who come out to support the event. Televisions will broadcast the contestant’s GPS locations so that spectators can follow the race from Riverside Park.

100 per cent of the proceeds will be donated to support JDRF, and those who want to go for the top fundraiser prize can use a simple online tool at jdrfca.donordrive.com to get pledges from family

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Solar Laundry Project flies again with video contestThe Kamloops Chapter of the BC Sustainable

energy Association (BCSeA) is delighted to announce that because of the overwhelming success and public interest in last year’s Solar Laundry Project (SLP), it will run again in 2013 – with a twist.

“We’re building on the momentum and inter-est from last year by going bigger and better,” says James Gordon, a member of the Kamloops

Chapter and one of the project organizers. “To keep the Solar Laundry Project ‘fresh’ in the public’s mind, we’re launching a video contest with cash prizes as part of the marketing cam-paign this year.”

Cash prizes for the top three videos are $300, $200 and $100 for first, second and third place.

Videos should be 30 or 60 seconds in any genre so long as they’re humorous and must

promote clothesline use (either indoor or out-door lines). Filmmakers can submit more than one video. The submission deadline is May 10.

For more information on how you can save energy and save money at the same time, visit bchydro.com/powersmart. Details of the video contest can be found online at bcsea.org/kam-loops, or contact James Gordon at 250-374-8199 or [email protected].

Kamloops JDRF has been very successful in past years, raising over $25,000 for dia-betes research. Their objective for 2013 is to raise the bar and make this an extraordinary event to increase public aware-ness about the disease, so the more teams the better – last year saw 58 and event organiz-ers hope to see that surpassed this year. Registration is $50 per team of two and is open right up until the morning of the event. Children eight years and older may compete with parent or guardian. To regis-ter, or for more information, contact Shianne at [email protected] or call 250-374-0599.

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It’s amazing A collAborAtive Art exhibit Pictured here is artist Catherine Dalfort at the opening of Barely They’re: Consider the Sensual Edge on Friday, April 5. Barely They’re is available for viewing until April 27 at the Old Courthouse in the Kamloops Arts Council main gallery.

one of Vancouver’s youngest and most attention-grabbing entrepreneurs is coming to Kamloops to speak at the annual Business improvement Association BC conference, being hosted by the Kamloops Central BiA from April 15 to 17.

Mark Brand is currently working on his largest undertaking to date, Save on Meats. Founded in 1957, Save on Meats had been a Vancouver landmark serving the local com-munity with a butcher shop and lunch counter. After closing down, Mark Brand resurrected the enterprise, with a vision to restore the building back to its prime for all Vancouver residents, and to be committed to it being a true social enterprise by working with partners to create a sustainable business model that serves the community. Mark Brand has since been invited to share his message of social enterprise at numerous conferences and uni-versities in North America, as well as world-renowned events such as TeD Talks.

Another speaker of note is Seattle’s Roger Brooks, from Destination Development international. Roger is among the most popu-lar speakers on the planet on the subjects of tourism development and marketing, commu-

nity branding, downtown revitalization, and economic development.

in addition to great speakers there will be a workshop, roundtables and sessions which

touch topics like business recruitment and retention, urban design, parking solutions, events that work, sports tourism, food carts, panhandling, and urban recycling and com-posting.

Many sessions will be made available for drop-ins. You can see the full schedule and register to see Mark Brand online at kcbia.com or call 250-372-3242.

The conference will host 120 delegates from across BC and Alberta, and will be focused on helping businesses position for the future.

renowned speaker to give talk at local conference

Mark Brand’s life as an entrepreneur began with the opening of his first venture, a downtown Vancouver restaurant. Over the course of the next three years, he would establish several other popular local businesses, but they would all prove to be mere training grounds for when he assumed control of the historic Save On Meats Butcher Shop / Grocery and Seafood. Working in closely with various community programs and initiatives, Mark and his team are harnessing compassion in their pursuit of new approaches to tackle important societal issues like barrier employment and food security straight from the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. He will share his story at the BIABC conference.

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15th Annual ‘evening to remember’ on April 27 the Kamloops hospice

Association will be hosting the 15th annu-al ‘evening to Remember’ fundraiser. The proceeds of the event will be used to renovate the flooring of the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden hospice house building as part of the ‘Floor of Fame’ campaign.

There will be a dinner and dance for guests as well as two auctions with dona-tions from the Kamloops community and local businesses. items up for auction include golf packages and gift baskets. The evening will start at 6:00pm with cocktails and bidding on the auctions fol-

lowed by dinner at 7:00pm.The gala event will be held at the

Columbo Lodge near Pioneer Park. Tickets are currently on sale for $50 and tables of up to ten people can be reserved in advance. Tables will be available for only $650 for donors contributing to the auctions as part of the evening’s festivities.

Thanks to the generosity of the commu-nity, the Kamloops hospice Association is able to support and care for individuals facing life threatening illness both in their home and at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden hospice house. For tickets call 250-372-1336.


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From April 3 to 6, School District No. 73 students in grades 11 and 12 were provided opportunities to explore the wide variety of rewarding career choices as heavy equipment operators in the construction industry. Through the Trades and Transitions experiential program, Heavy Metal Rocks 2013, students received safety training and were mentored by equipment operators as they learned to operate several different types of heavy equipment. The program was situated at T'Kemlups gravel pit and was made possible through a partnership with School District No. 73, WorkSafe BC, Southern Interior Construction Association, International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 115, Acres Enterprises, Extreme Excavating, Ministry of Mines and Minerals, and the Kamloops Indian Band.

local schools want your used shoesKay Bingham

elementary School set the bar last year. Students and staff collected 4300 pairs of shoes that were sent to Nicaragua. This year, ten schools in School District 73 have joined together to collect as many shoes as they can. The shoe drive takes place until April 26. All of the shoes collected will go directly to people in need in Nicaragua.

Students in the ten participating schools 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.

Shoe donations will be personally delivered by mem-bers of the Kamloops community. A group works

directly with firefighters in Nicaragua to ensure sup-plies are delivered to those most in need. The shoes are given to those who live and work in the garbage dumps and would not otherwise have the means to purchase footwear. A pair of shoes

means protecting feet from burning rubbish, covering wounds or even to allow children to attend school.

Network with people you know and donate as many shoes as you can get your hands on to make this a huge success!

Shoe Drop off for the general public is at Big Steel Box, during business hours at 1370 Salish Road. A spe-cific PVC tape must be used to secure the shoes in pairs as they are collected. The expense that comes with that is large and currently unfulfilled. WAMACo has agreed to accept donations by phone or in person towards the cost of tape. if you are able to make a donation, call 250-374-3810 or visit them at 962 Laval Crescent.

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Junior curator program for kidsThe Kamloops

Museum is offer-ing a junior curator program this month to children ages 8 to 12, in which participants will be introduced to basic museum practise and given an opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes at the museum in a real hands-on way.

“Junior cura-tor programs can be found at many museums and are very popular,” says Museum Curator Dennis oomen, of this first-time offer-ing in Kamloops. “There won’t be any shortcuts in this program; the goal is to produce a real exhibit which will go on public display for several months. The participants will have access to the museum collection and other resources to ensure the end result will be an exhibit they can be proud of.”

The children will not just come to do as they’re told: they will have a say in the theme and content of the exhibit as well, choosing the artifacts and decid-ing the best way to interpret them, making the result-ing exhibit entirely produced by the kids from begin-ning to end. Dennis says the Kamloops Museum has an extensive collection and they should not have any trouble finding objects they can work with.

“Display work and exhibits are at the heart of what museums do,” said Dennis. “There is a lot of debate in museums on the best way display and interpret artifacts, so we’ll be looking at some different approaches and seeing if the kids can come up with some ideas of their own. There is a lot of satisfaction

in putting together an exhibit of unique artifacts and showing it to the public. This is a great opportu-nity for kids to see and learn from real historical objects. it’s going to be a lot of fun for them and they’ll learn some new things as well.”

Possible instal-lation themes are endless, and may include local natu-ral history like trout fishing or trap-ping, the history of local First Nations or schools in the region. The ideas will be as broad and varied as the kids who participate and bring them. The opportunity to work alongside profes-sionals and bounce the ideas off of the museum staff makes the experi-

ence especially valuable in fostering a love of regional history.

The junior curator program begins April 11 and runs for six weeks, meeting every Thursday at the museum from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. The exhibit will be on display following the program’s comple-tion. To pay and register for the course, phone 250-828-3500 or on-line at Kamloops.ca/ezReg and quote program #207742.

And, if you’re little historian is looking for a fun way to spend a day off of school, they can come have an adventure at the Kamloops Museum in the Pro-D Day camp coming up next month. Go behind the scenes of the museum, meet the staff, and learn all about local history. Be a pioneer, explorer and fur trader all in one day on May 17.

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The Vancouver Aquarium’s AquaVan will be making a special appearance at the BC

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and encourage the discovery of connec-tions between animals, environments and

our selves. Park guests can also enjoy a special visit by the fire truck from Kamloops Station

6 Auxiliary Firefighters, bouncy castles, Wildlife express Miniature Train, home hardware Family Farm and say hello to the Park animals!

inspired by the current co-production of Fiddler on the Roof, Western Canada Theatre (WCT) and the Kamloops Symphony are partnering again on a joint raffle fundraiser.

The grand prize package is a Napa Valley Wine Country experi-ence and similar second- and third-prize packages for Vancouver and Kamloops respectively sweeten the deal for ticket buyers. For infor-mation on package details visit kamloopssymphony.com.

Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the following Kamloops loca-tions: Save on Foods, Wal-Mart, Superstore, and Coopers Foods in Valleyview and on Lansdowne. Tickets will also be sold at Sagebrush Theatre during the runs of Fiddler on the Roof, Never Shoot a Stampede Queen and A Splendid Adventure. Additionally, tickets will be sold during Kamloops Symphony events such as Barb’s used Book and Music Sale, Paws and Tails Chamber Music Concert, and the special event recital of tenor, Ben heppner. Tickets will be on sale until May 28. The draw will be held at the Pavilion Theatre Lobby, situated at 1025 Lorne Street, on May 29 at 12:00pm.

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Real music lovers covet opportunities to witness talent up close and personal and there may be few chances as edgy as what the homeRoutes series offers: performances by touring Canadian artists in the comfort of a local home.

The final house concert in this year’s homeRoutes series is a performance by the Vancouver-based world-music duo, Silk Road.

For over twenty years, Silk Road has been smashing stereotypes about Chinese music and taking Chinese instruments in new artis-tic directions. its pioneering musical fusions have merged Chinese folk and classical music with Brazilian, jazz, Celtic, Spanish, Arabic, Aboriginal and blues music. Founded by Qiu Xia he (pr. Chu-sha her), a one-time music teacher and touring musician in her native

Shaanxi, China, the ensemble has earned a Juno nomination, two West Coast Music Awards and two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations. Most recently, the group has begun exploring sinified flamenco music and performing on-stage with flamenco dancers.

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Snacks are provided at the concert, but you must bring your own beverages.

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Last year over 100 teams signed up to participate in Kamloops Bike to Work Week (BTWW), and, based on this success, the BTWW committee has set their goal for 150 teams this year. Although the event is still two months away - spanning May 27 to June 2 - the committee is work-ing hard to get Kamloops bike commuters exited about getting on their bikes.

“This event is now in its sixth year and has grown every year - there were 73 teams in 2011. The committee is keen to keep this momentum going and hit this new goal,” says event coordina-tor, James Gordon. “We really want to stress that people can bike as much or as little as they want. You can bike all week or just try it for one day, going one way. You can easily put your bike on the front of a City bus to go the other way. This is a fun event and a great way to stay in shape and help the environment.”

Free online registration using an improved system will start April 15. it’s as easy as choos-ing a team leader and registering

a team name. Additional team members can be added to the team at a later time.

There are morning and after-noon commuter Celebration Stations being set up at key city locations (details TBA); lots of free food, drinks and chances to win bike-related prizes; and a wrap-up BBQ after work on Friday, May 31.

Volunteers are still being sought to help out at the Celebration Stations. if you’re interested to learn more about this, please con-tact James at 778-257-5577.

During last year’s BTWW, local photographer Ray Perreault set up a mobile studio at sev-eral of the Celebration Stations and took over 90 amazing por-traits of people with their bikes. Those portraits are now avail-able and can be downloaded free of charge. Contact James ([email protected]) to access your portrait. For more information, visit biketowork.ca/kamloops. You can also find us on Facebook (Kamloops Bike to Work Week), or Twitter (@kam-loopsBTWW).

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Rivers university, is now recruiting volunteers for on and off air shifts, especially for morning shows, late night shows and anyone interested in programming in a language other than english.

Programming includes a wide variety of music and spoken word. Volunteers do not need to be TRu students to get involved.

To volunteer, call the station at 250-377-3988, email [email protected] or drop by the station at house 8, behind the Campus Activity Centre on the TRu campus.

every year on April 22, more than one billion people take part in earth Day.

Kamloops 350 has created a Facebook event page ‘earth Day Kamloops’ where residents are encouraged to share their com-mitments with the rest of the city.

“We’d like people to think about their daily habits and make some adjustments, whether for one day, one month, or one year,” says Gisela Ruckert of Kamloops 350. “earth Day is a reminder that we need to live lightly on this planet, and this campaign will give some of us that extra bit of motivation to do what we know is the right thing.”

So what can you do? Don't drive – make a point of walk-ing, cycling or taking transit. invite your neighbours over for a dinner of local, sustainably grown food. Get your clothesline

cleaned up and ready for use. Walk your kids to school. Make it a Meatless Monday. Mix up a batch of eco-friendly household cleaners that you’ve been mean-ing to try. Plant a tree, clean up a section of riverbank – the pos-sibilities are endless.

Share your action at earth Day Kamloops on Facebook by going to the Kamloops 350 community.

The art of fabric design and the craft of turning it into fashion-ably functional pieces will be honoured again at the 4th Annual North Shore Quilt Show on Sunday, April 14 at the holiday inn on Tranquille Road, across from heather’s Fabric Shelf.

The fair will showcase quil-ters from beginner to profession-al and even non-quilters who are sharing family heirloom quilts. Alongside the colourful quilted eye-candy will be button, wool and pattern vendors.

Maybe most exciting, visitors can be the first to see the new Kamloops-themed batik fabric designed especially for heather’s Fabric Shelf by BC designer Shania Sunga, who will be here from Vancouver to unveil it in the fabric shop at 10am on Sunday morning. Designed from the pho-tography of the shop’s own staff - Mazy Matuschewski’s photos

of the north valley by Jamieson Creek, Betty oswell’s images of Batchelor Flats, and sunset pic-tures by Joanne Fennell - they will be available exclusively at heather’s for six months before launching in fabric stores all over.

For keen quilters, the show will be preceded by a two-day workshop with Lidia Froehler, an internationally known pat-tern designer, quilter and teacher who offers regular classes out of heather’s Fabric Shelf. Lidia will be teaching her gorgeous bed runner design called “Santa Fe Stars.” Find more details on this project at fabricshelf.ca.

There will be special pricing in the store on Sunday, with door prizes every hour and a grand prize of a queen-size quilt.

Admission is by donation with all proceeds going to the Kamloops SPCA.

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n The Burlesque Assassins Movie Fundraiser for the Tournament City Derby Dolls 2013 season on Apr. 11 at 7pm at the Paramount Theatre. FMi visit tcdd.ca.

n Fan Favourites 2012 Burlesque at the Blue Grotto, 319 Victoria St. on April 11. Doors at 8pm for a 19+ show. FMi or inter-ested in performing visit: face-book.com/kamloopsburlesque.

n 11th Annual Kiwanis Club Quiz Night Apr. 11 from 7 to 9pm at the henry Grube Centre. Teams of four can register by call-ing Doug at 250-314-0545. Funds raised will support the Council for exceptional Children.

n Derailed at Ploughman’s Lunch and Coffee on Apr. 12 from 7 to 10pm. 152 Victoria St.

n Cougars in America at The Art We Are on April 13 from 8 to 10pm. 246 Victoria St. 250-828-7998.

n WCT’s Fiddler on the Roof until Apr. 13 at the Sagebrush Theatre. For tickets call Kamloops Live! Box Office at 250-374-5483, or www.kamloopslive.ca

n Surreptitious Art Exhibit at Sakred Skin and Studio on Apr. 13. from from 3 to 7pm. Local art-ists’ showcase, silent auction, food and prizes. 320 Victoria St.

n Making Art With Bones with Rachel Kilback on Apr. 13 from 9am to 12pm at the Parkview Activity Centre, 500 McDonald Ave. Make beautiful and striking art using animal bones. FMi or to register call 250-828-3500 or online at www.kamloops.ca/ezreg. Course #205886.

n 14th Annual Directors Festival at TRu Actors’ Workshop Theatre until Apr. 13. Shows start at 8pm. FMi visit actorsworkshop-theatre.ca. For tickets call 250-377-6100.

n Weather Systems and Place in Memory at the Kamloops Art Gallery until June 15. 465 Victoria St. FMi visit www.kag.bc.ca.

n Classified with guests Kayo and Quake at Cactus Jacks Night Club on Apr 15 at 9pm. Tickets at Mountain high Pizza.

n Hampton Gallery artists of the month: Bob and Lloyd Barnes’ Canadian wildlife oil paintings. 167 4th Ave. Mon-Sat 10-5.

n Spring Speaker Series pre-sented by Kamloops Women’s Resource Group Society on Apr. 18 from 5 to 6pm at The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. with Cathy Lidster, B.Sc., GCFP, NRMC, ABF, health educator and Nutritionist. Free event!

n 2013 Seniors’ Chorfest Gala Concert on April 19 at 7:30pm at the Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers Way. hosted by Kamloops happy Choristers. Tickets available at the door or from Kamloops happy Choristers. FMi visit: http://kamloopshappy-choristers.wordpress.com.

n Save the Wild Salmon Gathering on Apr. 20 at 11am

with speakers at 12pm at Adams River spawning grounds in Roderick-haig Brown Park. Bring a picnic lunch and learn how to help. FMi contact [email protected] or [email protected].

n Barnhartvale Coffee House on Apr. 20 with feature act: Just Like That from Kamloops. Doors at 7pm. Music starts at 7:30pm. FMi contact 250-372-3461 or visit barnhartvalecoffeehouse.com.

n Fundraising Concert for the Diabetes Association by the Kamloops Community Band and the Kamloops Twin Rivers orchestra on April 21 at the Clock Tower at TRu.

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KamClean WeekApril 14 - 20, 2013

Register Your SchoolThis program challenges all city schools to register online and pick a day to help clean up litter around your neighbourhood and your schoolyard. Let’s all pitch in to make Kamloops cleaner.

Visit www.kamloops.ca/kamclean to register today!

Hazardous Household and Electronic Waste Drop-off ~ June 1Bring your household chemical products, old TVs, computers, and other electronic waste to a free drop-off at the Mission Flats Landfill on E-Waste Day - June 1.

Earth Day ~ April 22Do your part for Earth Day by:

• Taking Transit, carpooling or walking to school or work• Participating in the KamClean Challenge • Packing a litterless lunch• Composting household waste and applying mulch around plants to reduce

evaporation and save water• Purchasing environmentally friendly cleaning products

What are YOU doing for Earth Day? Check out the official Kamloops Earth Day Facebook Event Page to make your pledge.

Council Clean Up Day ~ April 16City Council with Communities in Bloom will be doing litter pick up around town.

Free Landfill Day* ~ April 14Before you make a trip to the landfill, ask your-self if the items can be reused or recycled. Use our Product Care drop-off for paints, solvents, pesticides and flammable liquids. Please visit www.productcare.org for a list of acceptable items. *Barnhartvale & Misson Flats landfills only

Yard WastePlease dispose of any yard waste at one of the many sites in Kamloops: Cinnamon Ridge, Barnhartvale or McGill Rd. See maps of these sites at www.kamloops.ca/garbage/yardwastesites.shtml

Adopt-A-Road Day ~ April 19The Adopt-A-Road program allows clubs, citizens and private organizations the opportunity to help keep Kamloops beautiful by volunteering to pick up litter along a designated street, and in return, receive a placard with their name along their street. Sign up your group today! Call 250-828-3400.

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