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Sensational Survivors - togetherness through exerciseLife is different after a diagnosis of can-

cer. The effect of the disease and its treat-ment presents unique challenges.

A cancer survivor is eager to return to good health. There is much emerging ev-idence that exercise is a powerful tool in helping fight the brave fight, get back on a healthy road faster and improve long-term health in the years ahead as a cancer survivor.

Interior Health (IH) and The City of Ka-mloops are proud to offer a personalized women’s exercise program at the Tourna-ment Capital Centre (TCC) that is tailored to meet cancer patients’ needs.

Sensational Survivors is a six-week, goal oriented exercise program dedicat-ed to working with women in all stages of cancer. The program has been running for two years and a sense of togetherness has been facilitated through this exercise therapy. The women who join are empowered and challenged in a safe and fun environment. As the group grows, so does the network of so-cial support.

“The benefits are outstanding. For many par-ticipants, Sensational Survivors offers a way of regaining some control of their life,” says Hannah Coulter, Exercise Special-ist Coordinator for the City of Kamloops. Hannah also announced that the program is evolving with the rollout of direct re-ferrals from Oncologists at Royal Inland hospital.

The fitness program is customized to each participant. Following physician’s

clearance and referral, a meeting is set up to estab-lish goals so that safe exercises can be prescribed to

suit the characteristics of each woman. A beneficial program is then adopted formally through 12 ses-

sions over a six-week period. Beyond initial recovery, a formal exercise pro-

gram can provide a variety of health benefits that include combating cancer-related fatigue, improving strength, enhanced balance, fewer signs and symptoms of depression, less anxiety and higher self-esteem.The program is flexible, ongoing and can be

started up at any time. Attendance fluctuates ac-cordingly with the physical limitations due to

the ups and downs of treatment, lingering side effects or changes in participants’ health sta-tus that pose challenges to exercise. Gradu-ates from the program are welcome to con-tinue after their initial 12 sessions as part of their active way of living. The classes are currently offered at TCC Mondays from 2:00pm to 3:00pm and Wednesdays start-ing at 3:00pm until 4:00pm.

Sensational Survivors is just one initiative of the Strategic Health Alliance, a formal-ized partnership of the City and IH. This alliance aims to connect people to appro-priate exercise programs in the community. It also acts as a resource for physicians to locate exercise options for patients. Subsi-dies are available for those who qualify and are discussed on a one-on-one basis. If you have any questions about Sensational Sur-vivors or other specialized exercise options contact Hannah Coulter at 250-828-3742.Jody Tippett

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Communities in Bloom is a national organization dedicated to the promotion of green spaces in community settings.

The City of Kamloops, a final-ist in the International Challenge (Large) category of the 2012

National Edition of Communities in Bloom, received a 5 Bloom rat-ing and a special mention for Turf Management and Extreme Quality of Sports Accommodation during the National Awards Ceremonies at the Edmonton Capital Region

on October 12 and 13.Following their evaluation of the

community, volunteer judges Bob Ivison and Alain Capelle wrote: “The City of Kamloops is Canada’s Tournament Capital and to support this title and facilitate the sporting

achievements the city has ensured that its sports fields are maintained to the highest standards. The facili-ties at McDonald Park and the new centre at Tournament Capital Ranch are exemplary and are a credit to the City. Other facilities in the city and at the Tournament Capital Centre are superb with state of the art equipment and technological innovation. The City considers itself to be leaders in turf maintenance and this claim is hard to argue with. The wealth of turf management expertise supports the health of the community.”

PIT SToP

Over 50 Thompson Rivers University students volunteered their time on Sunday to serve a hot meal to those in need at PIT Stop – the People In Transition meal program at Kamloops United Church. In addition to preparing and serving the meal, students also stuffed 150 backpacks to be distributed to homeless individuals during the annual Kamloops Homeless Count.

OPERATION WARMTH 2012

COAT DRIVEOCTOBER 20~27

We will be collecting new or clean gently worn coats of all sizes for men,

women & children. We will also be collecting hats, scarves, gloves &

blankets. Coats will be donated to New Life Missions. Please drop off donations at Renaissance Retirement Residence.

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“I’m excited to reconnect with and provide health care to my community.”

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The Kamloops Arts Council’s Annual General Meeting was held October 9. The KAC is pleased to announce its new Board of Directors:

Rhona Armes, President; Hope Mikal, Vice President; Glenn Hilke, Treasurer; Bonnie McLean, Secretary; Glen Mantie; Jo Wyers; Jody Tippett; Michael O’Brien; Michelle Finlayson; Thor Fridriksson and Wenda Noonan.

Rhona Armes, Michelle Finlayson, Glen Mantie, Hope Mikal, Thor Fridriksson and Wenda Noonan are continuing.

New KAC Board

The Kamloops Hospice is very close to my heart as it is to many people in our community. I became familiar with the facility when my close friend, Heather MacDonald, was transferred from Vancouver General Hospital shortly after her 21st Birthday. At that time I was somewhat naïve to what the purpose of the hospice was. What I did know was that she absolutely loved her new room. To see the comfort and calm-ness that it brought her warms my heart with so much gratitude. It was this relaxing and loving environment that gives myself, her family and

many other families an extraordinary apprecia-tion for the Kamloops Hospice and their staff.

The decision came easy to give back to the Hospice and thus Hope for Hospice began. It is with honour and pride I am able to give back to this facility. I am a part of a group of 14 stu-dents in the personal empowerment training at Kamloops Breath Integration Counselling and Training Centre. A fundraiser is being organized for October 27 at the Columbo Lodge located at 814 Lorne St.

The Kamloops Hospice has provided a place

of care, love and compassion in families’ great-est time of need by making those last days comfortable for patients. This is a home that needs the support of the community to keep providing care as they don’t receive full govern-ment funding.

We ask our amazing community to assist and support our fundraiser in any way they can. Buy a ticket and come have fun October 27. Call 250-318-4848 or email [email protected] for more information.

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Join the CanGo Grannies gatheringThe Kamloops CanGo

Grannies are host to the first BC Interior Grandmothers Regional Gathering, which is designed for grandmoth-ers and their friends to exchange ideas, socialize, make new friends, rejuve-nate and reenergize.

The Gathering will be held on Tuesday, October 23 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at St. Paul’s Cathedral located at 360 Nicola St. Join them to network and renew their fund-raising efforts for the Stephen

Lewis Foundation and the African grandmothers and AIDS orphans that they support.

They are excited to pres-ent two dynamic speakers from the Grandmothers to

Grandmothers Campaign. A registration fee includes lunch and limited billet-ing is available. For more information call granny Ann Milliken at 250-374-0114.

Entering its 39th year, the Crown of Curling, the lon-gest running curling event in Canada, will be hosted by the Kamloops Curling Club from October 19 to 22.

Teams play down in a triple knockout format to par-ticipate in championship playoffs on Monday, October 22. Spectators are encouraged to come on down, bring a food bank donation, and watch some of the best curlers in the world in their only visit to Kamloops this year.

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Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops – Thompson- Cariboo and Senator Nancy Greene Raine hosted a ceremony at Thompson Rivers University to present Diamond Jubilee Medals. The following is a list of recipients who have made outstanding contributions to their communities and country. Roger Barnsley (Parksville), Donald Cameron (Kamloops), Patrick Corbett (108 Mile Ranch), Ambo Dhaliwal (Kamloops), Tina Donald (Barriere), Robin Fennell (Clinton), Trudy Frisk (Kamloops), Dr. Gordon Gore (Kamloops), Jill Hayward (Louis Creek), Betty Inouye (Kamloops), Mary Jules (Kamloops), Captain Lisa Landry (Kamloops), Louise Malahoff (Kamloops), Sherry Maligaspe (Kamloops), Dr. Nathan Mathew (Barriere), Richard McMaster (Kamloops), Keith Moore (Barriere), Anne Munro (Kamloops), Jean Nelson (Clearwater), Andrew Philpot (Kamloops), Henry Pejril (Kamloops), Brent Rutherford (Lac La Hache), Geordie Salle (Barriere), Manne Salle (Barriere), Hon. Col. Terry Shupe (Kamloops), Dr. Gur Singh (Kamloops), Carman Smith (Barriere), Dick Taylor (Kamloops), Donald Turtiak (Blue River), Rita Welsh (Clinton), Glen Wideman (Kamloops), Kent Wong (Kamloops), Harry Wright (Kamloops).

Teresa the Traveler tells you...The Echo is pleased to

announce that Teresa the Traveler has joined our team and will be telling our readers where to go and how to get there in upcoming editions!

Teresa Cline has always enjoyed telling people where to go and how to get there but never imag-ined she would make a career of it... that is until recently. Teresa has been on many a backpacking adventure to some of the most amazing places in the world and on her lat-est adventure to Machu Picchu in Peru she met a fellow traveler from the Czech Republic named Jan Koutnik. They ended up on the same train back to Cusco together where they got stuck in a mud-slide for 5 hours. Tired and exhausted from a day of hiking through ancient Inca ruins, they coped with the mishap the only way they could: they drank Pisco (a pop-ular Peruvian spirit) with a group of French egg farmers and then started

a dance party with the other passengers.

T e r e s a invited Jan to visit her in Canada and when he arrived, she had no idea where to take him. While she had trav-eled all over the world, she had spent little time exploring her own hometown. She put out a request to all of her Facebook friends to sug-gest places for them to visit and was bombarded with people telling her where to go and how to get there.

During Jan’s 10-day visit, the two ventured to the Centre of the Universe, saluted the world’s largest Canadian flag, rode a stagecoach

along the gold trail, watched the salmon make

their way up bailey’s Chute, shot two baby black bears (with their camera), vis-ited a native winter home and hiked behind a w a t e r f a l l to a secret

cave in Wells Grey Park. Teresa took lots of pic-tures and videos to share with friends and then compiled a book called Teresa the Traveler tells you Where To Go and How To Get There – A guide to the off the beaten path sites in the Interior of BC.

Jan went back to the Czech Republic with a new found love for our beautiful province and

Teresa continues to dis-cover interesting places soon to be included in the next edition of her book which is due out on shelves in the spring.

Teresa, who writes under the pen name Teresa the Traveler, told the Echo that she is sur-prised by how popular the book has become. “We are almost sold out of our first edition. People have been buy-ing the book to keep in their glove boxes so that when the weekend comes and they are look-ing for something to do they have plenty of inter-esting things to choose from.”

Teresa has also created a website where she posts her pictures and videos. To learn about interesting places in our area, visit WhereToGoAndHow ToGetThere.com.

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In the October 11 issue of the Downtown echo, the cutline for the photo entitled serving up community service, should have read: Spice Restaurant and Art of Living collected nearly $3,000 for Royal Inland hospital.

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

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10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Tours of Secwepemc Museum & Heritage Park with interpreters

Moccasin Square Gardens, Chief Louis Centre

11:15 AM - 12:10 PM Sagehill drummers and dancers with delegates participating

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM Closing remarks and summary, 2013 conference host greetings

12:25 PM - 2:00 PM Salmon Feast

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4:00 PM Museum & Heritage Park closes

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Tickets: $35 Register at www.museumsassn.bc.ca or by cash/cheque at the Kamloops Museum.Includes admission, tours, entertainment, and lunch.Options: Family Rate with Lunch- $75 (includes 2 children add $15/extra child) Without Lunch - $10 - Adults, $20 - Family

Tickets: $35 Register at www.museumsassn.bc.ca or by cash/cheque at the Kamloops Museum.Includes admission, tours, entertainment, and lunch.Options: Family Rate with Lunch- $75 (includes 2 children add $15/extra child) Without Lunch - $10 - Adults, $20 - Family

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Fire, burn, blaze, flash, glow, sparkle and be in love

Ardeo Spa and Salon, the largest spa/salon in the centre of the city, is celebrating its tenth anniversary in the downtown core.

In 1998 Corrine Serink purchased L.A. Hair and Spa, which was then located in Tudor Village, four years later she moved the entire business to its current location downtown! Corrine is proud of their downtown loca-tion and the fact that throughout the past ten years they have continually grown and changed to keep up with emerging trends and advances in the beauty and wellness industry.

“Ardeo is Latin meaning to be on fire, burn, blaze, flash, glow, sparkle and to be in love,” explains Corinne. “The name definitely represents the kind of passion and fire we all here feel about our work and better explains what the company is all about. We are very excited to be celebrating ten years in Downtown Kamloops and want to thank all of our clients and supporters for taking the journey with us.”

Ten years of business is no surprise to anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting the salon and spa. Ardeo Spa and Salon is one of the premier salon and

spas in the city. Calm, serene, beautifully put together and conveniently located square in the middle of Downtown Kamloops, Ardeo caters to everyone. The team is talented and exquisite at almost everything! They have a variety of Aveda exclusive spa services, from aromatherapy steam and rainforest hydrotherapy showers to aqua polish salt glows and pedi-cures, Ardeo Spa and Salon has it all.

“We offer a variety of Aveda customized treatments for women, men and couples that will bring you back into balance and soothe your body and mind,” explains Corinne “You’ll see the difference our detailed work can make for you. We can design new styles and customize our services to meet your needs. From simple to elegant and everything in between – we are at your service!”

Taking great pride in everything they do, Ardeo Spa and Salon’s dedi-cated staff are certified in their fields and are continually upgrading their education and knowledge. They want to stay up to date on trends and movements in beauty and wellness, but at the same time also give you the classic looks you desire.

For more information or to book an appointment you can find Ardeo Spa and Salon at 267 4th Avenue or reach them by phone at 250-374-8881. You can also see their full price list and shop online at ardeospa.com.

Tanya Orozco, freelance

Corrine Serink is proud to be celebrating10 years of beauty and wellness at Ardeo Spa and Salon.


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It was mid-October and I was waiting for my wife, Julie, at the checkout at Walmart supermarket in Worcester, Massachusetts, I noticed that someone had left behind their broom.

When no one came to claim it, I went outside to search for a couple I remembered seeing at the cashier’s desk. I spotted them getting into their truck and hurried over.

‘Excuse me,’ I said to the young woman, ‘but did you by any chance leave your broom inside?’

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October 25, 26, 27 - 8:00pm October 27 Matinees - 2:00pm November 3, 4, 5 - 8:00pm

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a Halloween poemAnd witches and ghosts and gravediggers, I fear,So that old haunted house, I will never go near.When you see spooky places, just take my advice,and don’t go in rooms filled with ghosts, bats, and mice.So don’t risk your life going looking for spooks,Just go to a party with some good friendly kooks.Or gather your family, carve a pumpkin and think,What to have your kids do, and go pick up a drink.Tell a joke to your friends, but be careful, you’ll see,

That a couple wrong moves might mean eternity.Now put on that costume and

dress yourself up.You can be Ninja Nun and so can your pup.But be very careful or else you might see,that ghosts and vampires aren’t really PC.so now you can think, as you turn out that light,That there’s no such thing and that you are all right.

Look under your bed, though, and then you might see...Nothing! We aren’t afraid of ghosts now, are we?

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Recently I have the opportunity to assist type 2 diabetics who are adding insulin to their regime. This has been an educational experience for not only them, but for myself. I help troubleshoot any issues they have by drawing on advice from the Dia-betic Education Centre at RIH, the resources I have been given and my experience from working with former Kamloops specialist Dr. Waller. I would like to share these ex-periences to help those who may benefit from insulin therapy.

For the majority of type 2 diabetics insulin therapy is iniated by adding on a once a day injection of either intermediate or long-acting insulin, such as Humulin N/ Novolin NPH or Lantus/Levemir. Called basal insulin, they are intended to cover baseline insulin needs and fix fast-ing blood sugars. Your doctor usu-ally starts with a low dose to prevent hypoglycemia and will tell you to increase the dose by 1-2 units a day until morning fasting blood sugar is between 4-7mmol/L. Once you reach this target, stop increasing your dose. Let's look at a few cases.

I encountered a patient who had been a type 2 diabetic for over 8 years and despite best efforts with diet, exercise and several oral medi-cations, their blood sugar levels had risen over the past year to an aver-age of 13mmol/L and were unable to bring it down. Reluctantly, he agreed to try insulin. The main reason for his reluctance was fear that the in-jections would hurt. After a demon-stration which showed him injecting insulin hurt less than a blood sugar test, he agreed to try it. After a few injections he experienced some mi-nor stinging. We discovered that tap-ping the bubble of insulin off of the pentip before injecting resolved the problem. The second issue was, de-spite increasing his insulin by 2 units per night, his blood sugars had only modestly dropped to ~10mmol/L and he was approaching 0.5 units

per kg of body weight. For the aver-age type 2 diabetic, the usual dose of basal insulin falls between 0.25-0.5 units per kg. If you approach this level and still are not achieving the target results, then your doctor may

need to consider add-ing on a fast acting insulin to cover your meals and to get you to target.

In another scenario, I met with a women who had also reluctant-ly started basal insulin, but her reluctancy was due to the fact that when her mother had started insulin, she had

a problem with weight gain. This can be common, as taking insulin makes you more metabolic efficient since the sugar that your body was previously unable to use is now be-ing taken up by your cells. There-fore, Dr. Waller recommends to his patients that are starting insulin to decrease their caloric intake by 20-30 percent in order to prevent insulin associated weight gain. Addition-ally, a lot of diabetics take a snack with their insulin at bedtime in order to prevent nocturnal hypoglycemia, a dangerous condition that is hard to detect and treat while sleeping. Once again, although prevention of this is important, Dr. Waller recom-mends that you decrease your insu-lin dose rather than "feeding" the insulin. Some signs that you have experienced low blood sugars while sleeping are waking up sweaty, con-fusion and nightmares. If so, then you need to set an alarm for 2-3am and test. If you have been going low (<4mmol/L), then you need to treat yourself immediately with 15gm of a fast acting carbohydrate. Make sure that your level normalizes and then have a protein/carb snack be-fore going back to bed. You should then contact your doctor to find out how much you should decrease your insulin in order to prevent it from happening again.

Laura Burgess, B.Sc. Pharm., Cer-tified Diabetes Educator and Phar-macist, Manshadi Pharmacy

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n Where the Blood Mixes presented by Western Canada Theatre to Oct. 20 at the Sagebrush Theatre. Tickets at Kamloops Live! Box Office 250-374-5483.

n Webley aWaits – A theatrical musical on Oct. 19, 20 at 8pm and Oct. 21 at 2pm at the Pavilion Theatre. Tickets available at Kamloops Live! Box Office 250-374-5483. FMI 250-819-7373 or [email protected].

n The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. 250-828-7998. Doug Koyama Oct. 20 at 8pm.

n Harvest Dance with special guests Nyla and John Hirsch presented by The Kamloops Old Time Fiddlers on Oct. 20 from 7:30 to 10:30pm at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. FMI and ticket cost contact 250-376-2330.

n Kamloops Track and Field Club Indoor Registration for ages 6 and up on Oct 24 from 5:30 to 7pm at Tournament Capital Centre..

n No Pipelines! No Tankers! Solidarity Speaking Tour with Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians; Sven Biggs, Tanker Free BC; Jim Cooperman, Shuswap Environmental Action Society, Art Manuel, Secwepemc Territory and Kanahus Pellkey, Secwepemc

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n Barnhartvale Coffeehouse: Vancouver’s Sue Malcolm and Highrise Lonesome on Oct. 20 doors at 7pm, Sue Malcolm and Highrise Lonesome plays at 9 pm. FMI visit www.barnhartvalecoffeehouse.com.

n Psychic Fair - Oct. 24 from 1pm-5pm. Tarot readers, tea leaf reading, clairvoyant. Punch cards available at Cuz I’m Magic.

n Fall Fashion Show and Dinner presented by the Can-Ital Ladies Society on Oct. 24 at 6:30pm at the Colombo Hall. Tickets at Viva Bridal and The Hair Specialists.

n Grasslands Paintings by Vaughn Butland on Oct. 25 at 6 to 8pm, Oct. 26, 27 from 10am to 6pm at St. Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St. FMI contact 604-364-3576 or [email protected].

n 7th Annual Zombie Walk on Oct. 27 from 2 to 3:30pm in Downtown Kamloops. FMI contact Bonnie at 778-220-4849

n Annual Fall Tea and Sale hosted by Mt. Paul United Church Women, Sensational Soups and ICS Community Kitchens on Oct. 27 from 2 to 3:30pm at 140 Laburnum St.

n Back to Black Fundraiser Banquet on oct. 27 at 6pm at the Grand Hall TRU, 900 McGill Rd. FMI or tickets contact 250-372-9898.

n Fake Flesh Film Festival on Oct 28 shows

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n Breathing Fire, a poetry and spoken word slam the first and last Wed. of the month presented by Richard Wagamese and Caffe Motivo, 229 Victoria St. 19+ event. FMI contact [email protected] or [email protected].

n Kamloops Family History Society meet-ings on the 4th Thurs. of each month (Sept. to May) from 7 to 9 pm at Heritage House Riverside Park. Computer tips for genealogy will also be discussed. All are welcome. FMI call 250-372-5679

n Ladies Kamloops Afternoon Curling Club invites all lady curlers to join the curl-ing league at the Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. on Tues. and Thurs. from 1 to 3pm. League begins the beginning of Oct. FMI call Joan Epp at 250-376-7136.

n Downtown Farmers Markets Wednesdays at 5th and Victoria from 8am-12pm and Saturdays at 3rd and St. Paul from 8am-12pm.

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