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Are you ready Kamloops? It’s officially the start of year two for Roller Derby. Af-ter such a successful first year, and some amazing league building during the off season, the Tournament City Derby Dolls (TCDD) are ready to take their second year head on. Literally.

It seems like yesterday for Kamloops’ only Roller Derby league, that their hum-ble beginnings started with a handful of girls and a dream, to introduce a new and incredibly exciting and entertaining sport to the Tournament Capital. With a great group of women and a pile of hard work, the first year was a smashing success, bringing upwards of 800 people to each home game or “bout” in town.

Kamloops went derby crazy! The city embraced this unique and very real sport. Fast forward a year later and the num-bers have grown to 56 league members. The Dolls now have enough girls to form two teams within the TCDD league. The teams will be broken up into a Team A with its veterans and a Team B with its rookies and up-and-coming stars. This season promises not to disappoint.

Starting with the Dolls’ first home bout on Saturday, April 21 against The Anar-chy Angels of Vancouver at Memorial Arena, Purple Pain is the theme we can all enjoy with a classic 80’s vibe. We can also expect something different from the TCDD this year. Kamloops will see its first doubleheaders. This means two “jam” packed games full of what everyone comes to see; an incredibly athletic, hard hitting group of women in great outfits. Let’s not forget the beer gardens and entertainment as well.

Also new this year, 100 lucky fans can purchase season tickets for $40.

At this price you get one doubleheader game for free. Only 100 will be printed and they will only be sold until May 1.

Kamloops is but one city that has had a derby explosion. There are currently 52 teams in BC alone. This number is up from six teams just three years ago. The only thing holding this incredible sport in Kamloops back is the lack of practice space in the off season. Now that the ice has finally come off, the dolls get back their regular practice space at McArthur Island curing rink. A great big space open for people to come and check out a practice.

The TCDD continue their endless search for a permanent, year round facil-ity. It is only then that the greatness that surrounds this sport can flourish.

“We would love to expand and intro-duce a junior derby league for the as-piring young athletes, but we just can’t make that move until we have the means to do so,” says media liaison, Jayne Al-len aka Lucky 13.

The hope is that very soon, this ongo-ing problem can be rectified and roller derby in Kamloops can become what it is meant to be, a viable and lucrative sport for the city. The Tournament Capital will one day become the derby meca, bringing thousands of players and fans to our city.

Tickets for Purple Pain are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the Ruby Room (265 Victoria Street) or Columbia Springs Water Company (797 Notre Dame). For more information on the Tournament City Derby Dolls, find them on facebook at www.face-book.com/tournamentcityderbydolls.

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The focus of Budget 2012 was creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity says Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops - Thompson – Cariboo. Keeping taxes low and returning to a balanced bud-get over the medium term is good news for our riding.

One of the highlights of the budget was the announcement that the Government intends to move forward with legislation that would allow private property ownership within current reserve boundaries. This is the next important step in a long time dream for Manny Jules, Chair of the First Nations Tax Commission. This change will assist First Nations in addressing barriers to economic development on reserve.

“When the Red Tape Reduction Com-mission was visiting Kamloops there was a concern raised regarding penalties for those businesses who filed their information returns late with Revenue Canada,” said McLeod. “Budget 2012 recognized that in some cases businesses are unable to comply in a timely manner with reporting and that reduced penalties will be applied when the number of returns are small.”

In the past the National Research Coun-cil’s Industrial Research Assistance Pro-gram (IRAP), which supports research and development projects by innovative small and medium-sized businesses, is a corner-stone of Canada’s innovation system and is regarded worldwide as one of the best pro-grams of its kind.

“Budget 2012 proposes an additional $110 million per year to double support

for companies through the IRAP program,” stated McLeod. “I’ve seen the results lo-cally from this program and believe that in-vesting in science and technology is critical for developing highly skilled people and improving the long-term competitiveness of Canadian firms.

“Finally, after recently meeting with all of the mayors throughout this riding, I know they will all be pleased with the $150 mil-lion to support repairs and improvements to existing small public infrastructure facilities through the Community Infrastructure Im-provement Fund,” said McLeod.

Jobs, growth and long-term prosperity focus of budget

On March 31, 26 high school students from School District 73 successfully com-pleted their three day program operating heavy equipment. The final day involved students and operators showing par-ents how to operate the big machines and wound up with a celebratory barbeque and awards ceremony. The barbeque was spon-sored and hosted by Warner Rental, one of the many community members who came

forward for the students.“Approximately 50 companies and spon-

sors, along with a large number of individ-uals, have volunteered hours, equipment and supplies to make this a success,” said Greg Howard, District Principal of Trades and Transitions. “The smiles on the faces of our students as they manoeuvred the large pieces of equipment spoke volumes about the relevancy of the program.”

As of Monday, April 16, the City will have tree coupons valued at twenty dollars available to the public. Residents who would like a tree coupon can pick one up at City Hall at 7 Vic-toria Street West, or the Public Works Centre at 955 Concordia Way, during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

There are one thousand coupons available and they are on a first come, first served basis, at a limit of one coupon per household. The coupon can also be used towards the purchase of fruit trees.

The City has other tree planting incentives

for residents, which include:Boulevard Tree Planting Program – This

program allows neighbourhoods to apply for trees to be planted on their street if homeown-ers agree to be responsible for irrigating them.

Kamloops Community Forest – This is a Communities in Bloom Legacy Project where people can dedicate a memorial or celebratory tree in the area set aside between Riverside Park and Pioneer Park or in other park areas.

For more information or to apply to partic-ipate in any of these programs, please visit www.kamloops.ca/trees.

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JOB SEARCH MADE EASIEROur crackerjack, roving Echo reporter caught up with Open Door Group vocational counselor Cathy Collinge and site coordinator Jaime Wenselaers while they were setting up the new WorkBC Employment Services Centre at 795 Tranquille Road. The Ministry of Social Development has launched the new Employment Program of BC, a one-stop-shop service model that will provide employment services to unemployed British Columbians. On April 2nd, Open Door Group opened the two new locations in Kamloops, one on the South Shore and one centrally located in the old North Kamloops library location. While still in the process of setting the centre up, they expect to be fully functional in the next few days.The WorkBC Employment Services Centre provides information, services, programs and support to help job seekers find, and keep, a job. There will be trained staff on hand to help you find the services you need to successfully start your job search. If you need extra help getting started, there will be Employment Centre Advisors on site to help you build a personal employment plan.For more information check out their website at WorkBCCentres.ca.

After a month of con-sultation sessions, open public forums and meet-ings with community groups, civic leaders, the business improvement associations and with the members and staff at the Kamloops RCMP detach-ment, the policing priori-ties for the 2012/2013 fis-cal year have been identi-fied as follows:

Drugs and Organized Crime, Road Safety, Violence in Relationships, Property Crime, Aboriginal Policing and Community Wellness.

The priorities were out-lined by Superintendent Yves Lacasse during a meeting held with Mayor and Council on April 2. In associated correspon-dence to the civic lead-ers, Supt. Yves Lacasse stated, “After a careful review of all information, we identified the follow-ing priorities we will be focusing on over the next year. These are not enu-merated in order of prior-ity, we will treat them all with the same level of importance and focus.”

Kamloops has been identified as one of the safest BC communities in which to live and the RCMP is committed to working with all its part-ner agencies to maintain public peace and security in all our neighborhoods.


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Russel McCue, manager of field support for Telus, presents a $5,000 cheque to Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) executive director Gord Stewart (left). Russel was given the opportunity to direct this $5000 charitable donation from Telus to the local charity of his choice as part of a prize awarded in a local Telus Optik TV referral program.Russel chose the BLSC to receive his donation. He believes strongly in the good work done by the Centre in providing an extended scientific and technological education to the children in our community and in the value that it provides to the Kamloops community. The donation from Telus will go to purchasing new equipment for the Science Centre.

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BCLC has been a long-time supporter of United Way and a great partner in both the annual cam-paign and working to-wards a strong, healthy and inclusive commu-nity. The United Way thanks BCLC’s employ-ees for their hard work and generosity in rais-ing nearly $36,000 to

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All volunteers will re-ceive a ticket for a hot dog and drink and mem-bers of the public are encouraged to gather, purchase lunch at the barbecue and meet those with a passion for the mission of the Salvation Army. In an easy-going atmosphere, the event aims to thank the volun-teers who have contrib-uted as well as inform-ing the public of the size, reach and roles the orga-nization’s work plays in the community.

While Salvation Army volunteers and officers might be most recog-nized during the Christ-mas season, standing outside of businesses ringing bells to inspire passersby to place do-nations inside red ket-tles, they are one of the most significant non-governmental providers of social aid for people in need.

Their Family Services Department includes ad-diction and crisis coun-selors as well as pastoral

care to support financial, emotional and spiritu-al needs. They current-ly facilitate a women’s issues support group called “Celebrate Free-dom” where 20 women are registered.

Family Services helps clients in a variety of other ways from obtain-ing prescriptions and eyeglasses to getting their laundry done when bank accounts teeter on negative. They also ad-minister vouchers to shop at the Thrift Store, where goods bought at wholesale have been portioned out for indi-vidual distribution.

Their operation in-cludes a pick up service for donations of cloth-ing, furniture and other

household items from people’s homes to ben-efit the Thrift Store. The organization also fulfills a number of community services. Every Wednes-day night at 5:00pm, a free community dinner is hosted at the sanctu-ary. Any member of the public is welcome to at-tend. Their Mobile Field Kitchen is set up in the parking lot on the cor-ner of St. Paul and 4th Avenue every Tuesday and Thursday to provide meals for 60 to 120 peo-ple. Volunteers help out by preparing meals or serving.

This names but a few of the Salvation Army’s committed efforts to al-leviate suffering and help the people in our city

who really need it to re-build their lives. Char-ity events are common throughout the year and enable the Salvation Army the sufficient fund-ing to run real projects.

With this said, they have announced plans to bring the house down with their upcoming Dinner Theatre style presentation of “The Prodigal Son” on Satur-day May 4 at 6:30pm. The cinematic evening is a mission fundraiser and will take place in the Church Sanctuary at 344 Poplar Street. Tick-ets are $25 each and in-clude a roast beef dinner. Good Samaritans can call 250-554-1611 for ticket information.

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After a two-year hiatus, up-and-coming pilot Brendan Langlois recently made a re-turn to the driver’s seat. Taking to the New Smyrna Speedway, a half-mile high-banked asphalt oval in New Smyrna Beach, Florida for his Pro Late Model 100 debut, Langlois picked up right where he left off. Returning to racing action with Tim Russell Inc. (TRI), Langlois and the entire TRI crew quickly re-established their bond and impressed during his racing comeback.

Pre-event testing showed Langlois’s tal-ent had not diminished despite being out of a racecar for the last two years. Posting consistently strong and fast laps, Langlois was determined to not let lost time hold him back. With his great car control and quick adaptability, the Kamloops native looked like a seasoned veteran and proved to be one of the fastest cars during official practice on Saturday. Keeping up his quick pace during qualifying, Langlois capped off his official return to racing by posting an excellent lap of 18.03 seconds, only .14 off the leader. Choosing to run on the sticker tires due to the benefit gained during the scheduled 100 lap event, Langlois’s time placed him fifth on the grid but surely could have went for pole had he been on scrubbed tires.

With a solid qualifying effort com-plete and Langlois set to take on the challeng-ing wheel-to-wheel

action of the Pro Late Model 100 season opener, racing was not to be as officials had to call the race due to rain just minutes be-fore cars were to take to the track. While not surprised since rain was in the forecast, Lan-glois was left disappointed but still encour-

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ally happy with how everything went at New Smyrna Speedway for my first time in a Pro Late Model,” explained Brendan. “I learned a lot about the car and was able to get right back into the swing of things after a two year break from racing.”

With the event rescheduled for the follow-ing weekend, time constraints and availabil-ity of team personnel made it impossible for Langlois to contest the make-up race. An-other more suitable date will be chosen for Langlois to return, once again to the driv-er’s seat. The Tim Russell Inc. team was extremely pleased with the performance of their newly acquired development driver, with Langlois certain to continue his come-back in due time.

Langlois has plans to run upwards of a dozen more races in 2012 with TRI.

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tions are presenting Improv Ad Nauseum, a night of improv on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stage House Theatre, 422 Tran-quille Road. Four players and one referee will keep you in stitches performing improvised theatre comedy skits based on

the suggestions from the audi-ence.

Each of the skits are unre-hearsed and is all original spur of the moment comedy. With some of the audience members becoming a part of the show (never against their will) small tokens of appreciation will be awarded to the participants.

In the audience, you can get in-volved or just sit back and enjoy the show and whatever happens, be prepared to laugh!

Tickets are available at An-drena’s Book Company, Mystic Dreams and Kamloops United Church.

And if that wasn’t enough, you can attend the Improv Ad Nau-seum Theatre Improv workshop on April 15 from 9am to 12pm! Get on stage and learn the art of improv in a fun atmosphere.

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Quod Erat Demonstrandum or Q.E.D will be delivering a highly energetic and stimulating audio-visual show at the Rock’n Firkin on April 12 at 8:30 p.m.

Q.E.D is a four-member rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, presently promoting their third album titled “Sometimes a Cigar…is just a Cigar” and its second single “Running on Empty”, recorded and co-pro-duced at Red Door Recording Studios in Saskatoon and mas-tered in Los Angeles.

This enhanced album contains eight guitar driven, melodic

songs, studio footage, pictures and member biographies.

Q.E.D is a diverse band whose members bring sonic inten-sity from their international and national backgrounds. The amalgamation of this music and personal experience is the quint-essential Q.E.D.

The response from internet and on air radio stations inter-nationally from Los Angeles to Europe has been phenomenal.

“Sometimes a Cigar…is just a Cigar” is available online at www.dynastyrecords.com or www.indiepool.com.

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The past Annual General Meet-ing of the Kamloops Sports Coun-cil acclaimed the new Board of Directors for 2012/2013.

Henry Pejril will take over as president of the eight person Board. Pejril takes over from Pe-ter Soberlak who said he did not run for another term stating, “a growing family and work being more demanding of my time is why I did not seek the position again.”

Joining Pejril on the Board will be: Barb Warsimage – secretary treasurer. Warsimage was one of the original, founding members of the Sports Council.

Ron McColl, associate member. McColl will chair the Sport De-velopment Committee. Catherine Johnson, associate member. John-son will chair the Tournament Capital Club.

Leesa Warner, Kamloops Com-munity Football Association.

Warner will take on the role of vice president.

Dino Bernardo, Kamloops Ju-nior Football Association. Ber-nardo will take on the role of vice president as well oversee the Fun-draising Committee.

Larry Read, associate member. Read will oversee the Awards Committee. Keith Liddiard, Ka-mloops Youth Soccer. Liddiard will oversee the Membership Committee.

The Kamloops Sports Council has five more seats on the Board that will be filled by the Commu-nity Partners. These seats will be appointed in April.

The Community Partners are: Blazers Sports Legacy, City of Kamloops, School District 73, Thompson Rivers University, Pacific Sport, St-John Ambu-lance, Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Kamloops, Tk’emlúps Indian Band, and Interior Health.

New board for Sports Council

British Columbians make Earth Hour successful

British Columbians saved 121 megawatt hours of electricity and re-duced the provincial electricity load by 1.67 percent during Earth Hour on March 31 – about the same as the 1.8 percent drop last year – and the equivalent of turning off about 9 million 12.5-watt LED light bulbs.

The community with the highest reduction in consumption, 12.1 per-cent, was Revelstoke. Kamloops ranked 15th with a decrease at 3.6 per-cent . In total, 91 communities across BC registered their participation in Earth Hour.

This year marks the fifth year of BC Hydro’s support of the event. The goal of the event is to encourage individuals to turn off unnecessary lights and electronics in an effort to conserve power and in doing so, demonstrate support for climate change reduction efforts.

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A trivial miscellany of odd facts

u In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes.

u It’s illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you’re sitting on a curb in St. Louis.

u Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

u Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.

u Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second.

u Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.


n Entertainment at Barside Lounge and Grill at Chances, 1250 Halston Ave. Fridays 7 to 10pm. Apr. 13, Dave Coalmine

n BIG Little Science Centre, 985 Holt Street, is open for public drop-in Thurs. and Fri. 3-5pm, and Sat. 10am-4pm. Apr. 14: Light and Colour Show- Discover different types of light. Super Science Club Thursdays from 2:45 to 4pm. Experiments, games and activities for children in grades 4 to 7. Robotics Club Fridays from 2:45 to 4:30pm for children ages 10+. FMI 250-554-2572.

n Let’s Dance on April 14 at 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.

n 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.

n 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.

n 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.

n 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].

n Let’s Dance on May 5 at 8pm to 12am at the Ukrainian Hall, 725 York St. Music by Charisma. FMI or tickets call Francoise at 250-372-3782 or Louise at 778-471-2220.

n Moose Lodge 1552, 730 Cottonwood Ave. open daily from 11am to 8pm, Fri. to 12am. Meat draws Fri. at 7pm and Sat. at 3pm. New members always welcome!

n 40th Kamloops International Baseball Tournament on July 12 to 15 at Norbrock Stadium. FMI contact Dean Padar at 250-376-5057.

n Darts every Thurs. from 7 to 9:30pm at Eagles Hall, 755 Tranquille Rd. FMI contact 250-376-4633 or 250-376-1311.

n Kamloops Men’s Slo-Pitch Nationals is accepting appli-cations for teams and players upcoming season. FMI contact Jay 250-318-3983 or slopitch-

[email protected]. n 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.

n Karaoke - 8pm Wednesdays and Saturdays at Brock Centre Pub, 1800 Tranquille Rd.; 8:30pm Fridays at Rock’n Firkin, 726 Sydney Ave.; 8:30pm Thursdays at The Westsyde Pump, 3020 Westsyde Rd.

n Toastmasters - Practice your listening and speaking skills. Three times to choose from: Tuesdays 7-9pm at Maurya’s, 165 Victoria St.; Thursdays 7-8:15am and 7-9pm at Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour St.

n Westsyde Coffee House last Fri. of the month Sept. to May at Westsyde Fellowship Church, 2833 Westsyde Rd. Open mic and special guests. FMI call Wayne 250-318-8156.

n The Kamloops Family History Society meetings take place on the fourth Thursday of each month (Sept to May) from 7-9pm at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. 250-579-2078.

n Friends of McDonald Park - Monthly meetings at the Parkview Activity Centre, 500 McDonald Ave. Newcomers welcome. For info call 250-554-1285.

n Kamloops Interior Authors Group - Network with people who are supportive, informative and interested in publishing. Meet the second Thursday of each month at 6:30pm at Kamloops Art Gallery. For more info visit www.interiorauthorsgroup.ca or call Elma at 250-374-1750.

OF THE TOWN Submit your listing: [email protected] busy month for the Stage House Theatre

Van Django will be performing on Thursday, April 12 at 7:30pm at the Stage House Theatre, 422 Tranquille Road. Purchase tickets at Kamloops Live Box Office online www.kamloopslive.com or call 250-374-5483. Van Django duo is an acoustic string ensemble made up of two of Canada’s most talented and eclectic musicians; violinist Cameron Wilson and guitarist Budge Schachte. Van Django’s music is punchy, driving and rhythmically inventive, combining a wealth of musical influences while maintaining their roots in the gypsy jazz made famous by the 1930’s Quintet of the Hot Club of France.

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NORTH SHORE ECHO April 11, 2012 n 11 HOROSCOPES

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Volunteer Appreciation BBQSaturday, April 21 • Noon - 3pmAt the Thrift Store, 533 Tranquille Road

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Prodigal Son Dinner TheatreMay 4 • 6:30pmRoast beef dinner and theatre style presentation Call 250-554-1611 for tickets. $25 each.

3rd Annual Penticton Band & Choir ConcertMay 16 • 7pmFree will offering to support mission field work.

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ARIES (Mar 21-April 20) Don’t hesitate to come right out and ask for the pertinent information. You mustn’t be so trusting. Ease the anguish by offering assistance. You are best to get out of the house this week.TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) Try not to at tempt to do something un-less you are fully intent on following through with the plans. Your trendy style and unique way of doing things will entice new ac-quaintances. Don’t blow situations out of proportion. You can make some money if you get involved in a conservative financial prospect that is presented to you.GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Coworkers may not be on your side. You will be able to catch up on overdue paper work. Finish off old projects before starting something new. Invite friends or relatives into your home.CANCER (June 22-July 22) Opposition is present and you should be prepared to counteract it as best you can. Emotionally, things may not run so smoothly. You will be attracted to unusual forms of entertainment and foreign cultures. You should be looking into mak-ing changes around the house.LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Travel in pursuit of pleasure and knowl-edge. Erratic behavior may confuse others, and mood swings may result in isolation. Don’t let others try to create unwarranted guilt if you can’t meet their demands. Keep your eyes and ears alert for any evasive or deceptive statements.VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 23) You should be able to make major career gains if you plan your intentions carefully. Involve yourself in group endeavors. Kick your shoes off and relax. Avoid lending money or belongings to friends.LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) Changes at home might come fast and furious. Make changes around your house and plan to do some en-tertaining. Try not to be so demonstrative. You need to spend some time getting to know this person all over again.SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) Family outings will make you feel secure and happy. You need to spend some time with individuals who have more experience than you. Make your intentions perfectly clear and find out exactly what is expected of you. If you’ve been really busy, try to schedule some time to spend with loved ones.SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21) Get busy putting your place in order. Try to be tolerant of the moods of those around you. Don’t expect romantic encounters to be lasting. Unique forms of enter-tainment could capture your attention and bring about a romantic interest.CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20) You can make money if you are wise in your choices. A trip to visit relatives should be rewarding. You may find yourself interested in more than one person. Set your goals and stick to your guns. AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Catch up on overdue paperwork. You would be wise to consider attending lectures that will broaden your awareness concerning your professional direction. You need time to rejuvenate. Don’t take advantage of your expense account.PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) Your charm will attract members of the opposite sex. Put some energy into getting back into shape. Listen to reason. An older member of the family may need assistance. Do not be surprised if your partner doesn’t understand your needs.


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KamClean WeekApril 15 - 22, 2012

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 2Bring your household chemical products, old TVs, computers, and other electronic waste to a free drop-off at the Mission Flats Recycling Depot on E-Waste Day - June 2.

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

Business Clean Up Day ~ April 18Businesses on the south and north shores are encouraged to participate in a cleanup with Smart Options and Communities in Bloom. Contact KCBIA at 250-372-3242 or [email protected].

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

Free Landfill Day* ~ April 15Before 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

Earth Run ~ June 2This non-competitive run/walk is Kamloops’ annual green participation community event. Get involved on June 2. More info at www.earthrun.com

Adopt-A-Road Day ~ April 20The 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.

April 22 Earth

Day

Adopt -A - RoadDay

April 20

BusinessCleanup

Day

April 18

Council Clean Up

Day

April 16

April 15Free

Landfill Day

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