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In June the House of Commons rose for the summer with the 42nd General Election anticipated for Oct. 19. The spring sitting of the House was a productive end to four years of hard work. Before returning to the riding for the summer, I began contacting constituents by mail regarding the Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) recent decision on physician assisted dying. As you may be aware, on Feb. 6, 2015, the SCC

stated that our current law making it illegal for anyone to help a person end their own life should be amended to allow doctors to help in specific circumstances. The ruling applies to competent adults with enduring, intolerable suffering, who clearly consent to ending their lives.

The Government has now announced the establishment of an external panel that will consult with Canadians on options to respond to the SCC’s decision. The panel will conduct consultations with medical authorities and with interveners in the Carter case to assist the Federal Government in formulating a legislative

response to the Supreme Court’s decision. The panel will also consult Canadians, including interested stakeholders, through a public online consultation. The panel will then provide a final report to the Ministers of Justice and Health that outlines its findings and options for a legislative response for consideration by the Federal Government.

I have sought out your position on this difficult issue so as to best represent your views in Parliament and make my own submission to the panel and Ministers of Justice and Health. I appreciate the efforts of those who have taken the time to share such sincere

and heartfelt thoughts, opinions, and personal experiences in regards to this difficult issue. The response has been strong, and my office has received many calls, letters, and emails. Thank you to those who have taken the time to share such.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to encourage you to contact me, or the panel, with your position on this issue to ensure it is taken into consideration as Parliament prepares its response to this SCC ruling. The panel’s online consultations can be found at www.ep-ce.ca.

~ Cathy McLeod, MP Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

This is certainly in the top five (maybe even top three) most controversial issues I’ve seen on council in my almost seven years of service.

I am very reluctant to interfere on citizen’s personal property rights and I am also very reluctant to support bylaws that might negatively impact very good businesses in the

community. There has to be very compelling reasons for me to even consider going down these roads.

The debate about the health benefits versus the health risks of pesticides rages on. We have reputable government scientists who, for example, test pesticides for health impacts and improve them for sale. On the other hand, we have various cancer societies, doctors associations and public health professionals who have stated the cosmetic pesticide use has unnecessary health risks.

After much researching, thinking, and soul searching,

I came again to the conclusion that the cosmetic use of pesticides is an unnecessary health risk.

I totally understand that everyone does not share my judgment. But, through reasoning the different methodologies, this is the view I have come to.

This especially hits home to me when it comes to more vulnerable populations. Not everyone’s immune system is the same. I think of the impacts on young children, on seniors and those with more acute chemical sensitivities. And I truly believe that many of these folks will have

adverse health impacts from the cosmetic use of pesticides. It may not be a one-time thing; it might be from a cumulative effect over time.

What makes the case for a ban on cosmetic pesticide use a bit stronger yet, in my view, is the presence of alternative practices and substances used on lawns and ornamental gardens. I know the local lawn care companies who advocated against a ban are feeling now like they will have to scale back business and lay people off. I believe that there may be a bright future for them still in offering services and products that don’t involve

pesticides we have banned for cosmetic use. I think these companies are good, responsible corporate citizens, with very loyal customers.

I think city hall has to embark on robust education campaign, promoting the alternatives to cosmetic pesticide use. I know a lot of people feel like this ban has left them without options. My strong belief is there are options, and my strong commitment is to help promote them.

I think this education campaign can largely mitigate the admitted challenges with having city bylaw officers try to enforce the ban. I think if people feel confident and

comfortable employing alternatives to cosmetic pesticide use, then the use of these pesticides will decrease.

In October 2015, we will be debating and I think approving a policy that restricts pesticide use by the city in a way, which mirrors the restrictions on residential properties.

An expanded version of this column is available at www.yourkamloops.com. If you have any questions or comments about this or any other city issue, please feel free to be in touch, [email protected] or 250-320-6532.

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Beverlee Steele has been doing what she loves for nearly 70 years.

The owner of 3B Best Beauty Buys has felt a passion for the fashion and beauty industry since she was just 16 years old. It started in her hometown of Edmonton when Steele took a course at the Marvel Hair Dressing School.

Steele, now 85, also felt a desire to make something of herself from a young age.

“I always wore hand-me-downs when we lived out in the country. I had eight sisters and it was always hand-me-downs. I got tired of hand-me-downs and I said I was going to make something out of myself and I’m never going to have hand-me-downs and I’m going to have whatever I want,” Steele shared.

The beginning of her working years involved moving all around Canada, where she held many positions.

“I’ve lived in every major city in Canada because I was married

and my husband got transferred for the steel workers all over the place.”

In Edmonton, Steele did manicures and pedicures, was a fashion consultant, bridal consultant, and did work as a model. She also worked as a beautician, managed a hair salon, and supervised The Mirror Room at The Bay. Following that she moved into fashion, managing MacArthur’s Ladies Wear.

Steele and her husband then moved out to the Maritimes before coming back to the West in 1978. In 1980, she started divorce proceedings.

“I started working on doing something for Beverlee,” she said.

After getting laid off from her first job in Kamloops, which she held for a year and a half, Steele decided to start her own business.

“I lingered at the house and wondered what I was going to do with my future. I was tired of working for other people and I started looking

at myself and decided I should do something on my own. So I decided to start a jewelry business.”

At the time, Steele was both teaching and taking graduate classes at Cariboo College, now Thompson Rivers University.

“I took business administration and at the same time I worked at the college, teaching wine classes and poise and balance classes for young aspiring ladies, teaching them how to walk, talk and carry themselves.”

After researching the type of jewelry she wanted to sell, her business started off small. Steele first sold jewelry out of her house for five or six years, before moving to locations on Lansdowne Street and Seymour Street. After that she moved to Sahali Mall, where she has been for almost exactly 30 years. She has been in three different locations in the mall.

While establishing her business she also did fashion shows for different charities, sold silk clothing from Japan and sold Avon products. These side products allowed Steele to get to know Kamloops.

Steele’s love for what she does has spanned through her whole career.

“I have a passion for what I do. I like people. It’s been good to me. It’s not hard work.”

“You just have to know your clients as well as your products to be able to serve them better. We do personalized service in our store…We work with the customer for her needs. It not only has to match her outfit, it also has to suit the client because they can probably wear it with other outfits. It has to suit their attire as well as their personality,” she said. “We don’t sell to sell. The customer has to like it. We can suggest and make suggestions and that’s my forte, coordination.”

Steele repeatedly said how much she loves working with different people all the time. They have taught her many things: cultural differences, the power

of positive attitudes and that everyone has a unique story to share.

“Communication is key and having an open mind. Listening is a good practice because you learn from listening,” Steele said.

Steele has developed personal relationship with many of the people she has encountered throughout her career, both customers and co-workers.

“We have a good clientele…I love people and some of them have become by lifelong friends...My staff from 20 years ago is still in contact and comes by and sees how I’m doing. If I ever needed something, they’re there for me. They’ve been very kind.”

By far, Kamloops is the city that Steele has enjoyed living in most.

“It meets my needs, it has an airport, the climate is something to die for and we’re in the best part of the country.”

Her jewelry store is not the only thing that has kept Steele busy over the years, however. Her love of curling took her to the National Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick in 1974, and she is still an avid bowler.

For six years now Steele has served as Queen of the Canadian Crown Jeweler’s Society, and before that she was a member of the Red Hat Society for 15 years.

Her volunteer work includes time with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Cancer Society.

Currently still busy working six days a week, Steele has recently put her beloved store up for sale. After all this time, she has decided to finally retire. She has marked down her merchandise 20-50 per cent, and is encouraging shoppers to start preparing for Christmas.

Not having to work doesn’t mean that she won’t keep herself busy, though. Steele already has plans for when the store is sold.

“I’m going to play bridge, work with my lodge, do volunteer work, enjoy my house and flowers and family and friends and have some fun.”

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I hope that this article has shown you that even when eating on the go, you can still maintain control in your diabetes management by making choices that support a healthy lifestyle. Remember, as there is no “diabetic diet,” these tips apply to the general population as well.

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The question then becomes, “Do the ‘benefits’ of such drug ‘therapies’ outweigh the drawbacks to our health?”

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The sun is out and temperatures are skyrocketing. Despite the fact many of us (myself included) enjoy the awesome summer weather, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. The other unfortunate fact is that as we get older, we become more prone to problems due to the heat and sun. Making matters worse still, many health conditions and medications can also increase the risk of heat-related illnesses. Some medications of concern include: water pills, beta-blockers (for blood pressure and heart conditions), anti-depressants and first generation anti-allergy medications. Taking in too much caffeine or alcohol can also cause problems. Heat-related problems such as heat stroke and dehydration can creep up on you, and in some cases, you may not even think there is a problem. Typical symptoms to watch for include (but are not limited to):• Severe thirst, dry mouth • Muscle cramps or

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guessed, these symptoms can also occur due to other illnesses and a wide variety of medications. If you feel any of these symptoms occur suddenly during hot times, it is important to consider the heat as a potential cause. If you are having any unusual confusion, dizziness, fatigue, fever, or severe vomiting, get medical attention immediately.

Because heat illnesses can creep up on you without warning, the best thing is prevention.

Anyone who has read my previous columns should be sensing a pattern forming here. The main key to preventing heat illnesses is keeping your fluid intake up. Fluid intake is not the same for everyone. If you are outside in the heat, you need more water (sometimes up to six to seven litres per day). If you have heart failure or some other medical conditions, you may be fluid restricted, in which case drinking too much water may be bad. If you are unsure if you should be fluid restricted, check with your health professional as soon as possible. The general target over the summer, even for someone avoiding the heat, should

be 2.5 litres per day or 10 cups. A basic rule of thumb I found is: if you are going out in the heat is 250 ml (one cup) of water for every 20 minutes outside. Other prevention methods include:• Proper nutrition (your

body needs other nutrients including sodium, potassium and magnesium in the heat too!)

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will prevent heat-related illness from destroying your enjoyment of the glorious summer weather. I hope everyone is having a safe and happy summer.

References:1). Patient Self Care 1st ed. C 2002 – Canadian Pharmacists Association pp 91-952). Wikipedia – Dehydration www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydration3). Wikipedia – Heat Stroke www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke4). BC Health Files #35 – Heat Related Illness - www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile35


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July was a very quiet month here at NSCCS, and August looks to be the same. We have some regular events continuing such as cribbage, carpet bowling, Scrabble and Tai Chi Breathing. Zumba and Zumba HITT classes are also are continuing for the summer. Give us a call for drop-in fees at 250-376-4777. We’d love to see you!

We wish everyone a very happy B.C. Day! The NSCC will be closed on B.C. day. There will be no activities running on Monday, Aug. 3. Please look

for our booth at the Overlander Days on Saturday, Aug. 15 in McDonald Park. There will be several fun activities for all ages and wonderful food from the local eateries.

Thank you to all of the volunteers who have been helping out throughout the summer. Many people have helped with the grounds, gardens, reception duties and coffee attendants. Thank you everyone! We could not do it without you!

We will be returning to our regular schedule in September

with many activities to choose from. Check out our September calendar, and please contact the office to verify the start date of the event you are interested in. The Fall Antique Sale will take place on Oct. 2 and 3, 2015. Mark this on your calendar. There are many new and returning vendors, coin collectors, magazine/book collectors and toy collectors.

We will also be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 for Labour Day. All activities will be cancelled on that day.

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first home! This is usually a person’s first experience working with a lawyer, who you will need to transfer the property into your name, register the mortgage and be sure any charges on the title by the previous owner are removed.

Your lawyer will assist you from the date of offer to the closing of the purchase.

There are three stages to a property purchase: 1) Initial offer and acceptance 2) Subject removal 3) Closing the

purchaseWhen the initial

offer is written, your contract of purchase and sale should include a

subject that allows for your lawyer to review the contract and the property title. Your lawyer can advise you about any non-financial charges on the title, such as rights of way, statutory building schemes or restrictive covenants. These charges can affect the use of your property and you need to know about these before you are obligated to purchase the property.

You should meet with your lawyer to review the contract and property title before the subject removal stage is complete. Once subjects are removed, if there are any issues with your title or the contract itself, it is too late to back out of the contract. You are obligated to complete the purchase.

The Province of B.C. charges a property transfer tax of one per cent on the first $200,000 of the purchase price of a home, and two per

cent on the remainder of the purchase price. If you are a first-time homebuyer and buying a home for less than $475,000, you are eligible for a property transfer tax exemption. This can translate to quite a savings. There is also a partial exemption available, if only one purchaser is a first-time homebuyer. Your lawyer can explain your options to you in this regard.

Your lawyer will also advise you on the necessary adjustments for annual property taxes and city utilities, your property insurance requirements, home inspection findings, title insurance and strata minutes.

Your lender will send instructions to your lawyer to prepare your mortgage documents for registration with the Land Title Office. Your lawyer will explain to you the mortgage terms and your obligations, and

answer questions about the process, as well as details of payments and prepayments.

Your lawyer works with the seller’s lawyer, your mortgage lender and you, ensuring all items are adjusted for, your property is properly transferred into your name, your mortgage is accurately registered and your funds are adequate to complete the purchase from the seller.

Finally, your lawyer will advise you about the precise amount of funds you will need for closing costs. This includes your down payment, legal fees and adjustments for taxes, utilities and deposits made, as well as any other costs incidental to your property purchase. You will meet with your lawyer in the days leading up to closing to finalize such matters and sign the paperwork necessary to transfer the property and register the mortgage.

Legal EaseBy Kerri D. Priddle

Buying your first home “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”

~ Groucho Marx

I’ve written many articles on how to get organized as an adult, but I’ve never shared one on how to organize your children or grandchildren. Not that easy when you think about it, is it?

Organizing children, or rather teaching your child how to become organized is like creating a beautiful piece of art — it takes time and lots of patience. Additionally, with so many kids having either visible or invisible disabilities, it makes it even more challenging. That being said, there is hope that one day our kids can be self-sufficient and organized! But, in the meantime, here are four tips to help you arrive at your final destination together.

1. Help your child establish a routine and break it down for them in simple steps. For example, in the morning our son has to have breakfast, brush his teeth and then get dressed. His jammies need to be placed into the laundry hamper and he needs to tidy up his toys before he leaves the house. This is done every day without exception. In the beginning, I would need to say something like, “Okay, you got

dressed, which is great (they need positive feedback), but what did you do with your jammies after?” That is a cue for him to think about the process and realize what he forgot to do.

2. Introduce a check list to him/her and let your child cross off his/her accomplishments. This is a really important life skill to master. (To this day, I still use daily lists and I’m much more successful at getting things done. When I don’t have a list, it seems like I don’t accomplish as much!) Don’t overwhelm him/her with a list of 25 things. In the beginning, sit down and discuss what needs to be done (no more than three items in the beginning). Have your child write the list and talk about how to go about doing those tasks. For example, the dog water may need to be changed. Talk

with your child about the importance of changing the water and how to go about doing it properly. You may need to go over the process a few times until your child is comfortable and has the confidence to do it herself.

3. Create “memory aids” for those visual kiddies that have a hard time “imagining” the task. For example, if your child has never played hockey and ultimately you want him/her to be able to get dressed himself, help by taking pictures of each step of the dressing process. Then, have those pictures printed and placed on a large piece of Bristol board and hang it up where it can be clearly seen. Each time he/she does get dressed, probe you child in a playful way and ask, “Ok, what comes next?” But make a game out of it and not a quiz. Pretty soon, he/she will be able to do it independently, but

if he/she gets stuck, the pictures will help. Always make sure there is lots of praise each step of the way!

4. Thinking ahead. In the morning, I will ask our son, “So what’s the scoop for today?” He knows that is the time for him to share with me what he has going on. For example, yesterday we headed out to the lake. I asked him, “So, what do you need to bring?” He immediately said, “I need my swimsuit, water, my UV Shirt, a hat — and sunscreen!” Good on you my boy — we are getting somewhere!

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How can you become a ‘healthy investor’

How can you become a ‘healthy’ investor?

Many Canadians strive to live an active and healthy lifestyle. You can

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Toward that end, consider these suggestions:

Give your portfolio a regular “check up.” To maintain your health, it’s a good idea to visit a doctor for a check up on a regular basis. And to

help ensure the “health” of your portfolio, you may want to periodically review it with the assistance of a financial professional — someone who can point out gaps in your existing holdings or changes that may need to be made.

Follow a balanced investment “diet.” As you know, nutrition experts recommend that we adopt a balanced diet, drawing on all the major food groups. Too much of any one category — for example, an excess of meat or of dairy products — can lead to health concerns. An analogous situation exists when you invest — if you own too much of one particular asset class, such as aggressive growth stocks, you might expose yourself to an “unhealthy” degree of risk, because you could take a big hit

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Canada needs federal leadership to create a National Seniors Strategy. An aging population means changing needs in housing, transportation, home and community care and support, a new Health Accord and adequate pensions.

Seniors are worried about their retirement. 70 per cent of Canadians do not have a private pension plan. The federal government ignores expert advice for improving the CPP and has raised the OAS to 67. The CPP needs improvements to help vulnerable seniors live in dignity. Tom Mulcair and the NDP will strengthen pensions and stop Harper’s plan to raise the retirement age to 67.

New Democrats will restore the $36 Billion of planned Conservative Health Care cuts, work with the provinces to make necessary reforms and create a National Seniors Strategy that addresses adequate housing, assisted living, at home care needs and examine the viability of a national pharmacare plan.

Overwhelmingly, the evidence shows that the financial needs for many low-income seniors dictates that they go without some of their basic health needs in order to pay their rent.

The home support system is

fragmented, underfunded, and at a breaking point. The goal is to stay independent at home for as long as possible – but it’s harder than ever for seniors to get support. Transportation is also a significant issue for many seniors.

Funding should be based on a long-term (10 year) plan for a home support

delivery system that provides quality, cost effective services, includes family caregivers, and supports seniors to better manage their chronic physical and mental health needs.

A National Seniors Strategy is necessary to holistically address the needs of all seniors. It takes leadership. New Democrats are committed to ensuring seniors receive the benefits and services they need. We care for each other. This core Canadian value is lost under the current federal government.

I have met with many seniors in my travels in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. We must respond to this challenge and work for a system where every senior can live in dignity and respect.

Bill Sundhu, Federal NDP Candidate (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo)

On behalf of all those people who wanted the city to adopt a new pesticide bylaw; the ones that sent messages, wrote, called in, or signed our petition at the Farmer’s Market, or park, we’d like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to Tina, Donovan, Arjun, Dieter & Denis.

We really appreciate this important step you’ve taken.

This means a great deal to each and every one of us.

We appreciate the work that all of our council has put into the past six weeks.

We know it hasn’t been easy.

Thanks, to all of you.We’d also like to

remind the people of Kamloops to continue supporting the city’s lawn care businesses, as, once the new pesticide bylaw takes effect, on January 1, 2016, the only changes will be in the products that will

be used. Your service providers would remain the same caring people you’ve come to know.

Thanks to all Kamloopsians who took the time to share their opinion.

Thanks to those who travelled from out of town to speak during delegations, also to the local speakers that participated.

~Name withheld upon request

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Letters to the Editor

Bill Sundhu

Due to extreme fire hazard conditions and under the authority of the City of Kamloops Fire

Chief, smoking is prohibited in all City of Kamloops natural park areas and trails effective immediately. These areas include Kenna Cartwright Park, Peterson Creek Park, Kamloops Bike

Ranch, Mission Flats Park, Rose Hill Park, Rivers Trail, Valleyview Nature

Park, Dallas Barnhartvale Nature Park and West Highlands Park. The public is reminded to exercise extreme vigilance with proper disposal of smoking materials in any area of the City or region.

Despite anticipated improvement in the short term weather forecast the fire hazard rating is not expected to improve and the smoking prohibition will remain into effect until further notice.

As per the City of Kamloops Fire Prevention By-law 10-37 violators may be fined a minimum of $500 and if convicted may be held responsible for all potential costs incurred for controlling and extinguishing the fire.

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Like so many traditions, formal funeral services (e.g. in a church or chapel, with the minister, pallbearers, hearse, etc.) are becoming more rare. These days almost all British Columbians are cremated when they die. Often times, the ashes end up in the closet or are scattered in a river somewhere. When there’s “no body,” there tends to be “no service.” The decline in church attendance and membership in service clubs also probably ties in with the growth in “no service by request.” We spend more time on the Internet than with other human beings, it seems!

Many funeral directors bristle at the thought of “no service.” They claim that funerals are essential to help with your grief. “You can pay the undertaker now or pay the psychiatrist later,” some may argue. In most cases I don’t buy that

argument. There is little or no scientific evidence to support the notion that funerals help with the grieving process.

So, let’s say Murray made the big declaration a few years ago — probably around the kitchen table — that he “Didn’t want any fuss; just cremate me and that’s it!” But what if you want a gathering of friends and family to say goodbye to Murray and for some support? I would encourage you to do that, even if it’s in the backyard or at a restaurant. I’ll bet Murray wouldn’t mind that; he just didn’t want all the fuss (and perhaps expense) of a big funeral.

The problem is, once Murray’s gone, we can’t ask him about a backyard barbecue or many other options! So, while everyone’s healthy, I’d advise you to have a good conversation with your local funeral director. Leave your chequebook at home; there should be no pressure to prepay. Bring some family and friends along. They’re an important part of this conversation because pre-planning spares them a lot of stress after you’re gone. I’ll bet you and your family come away thinking that was time well spent, perhaps even feeling “peace of mind.”

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Summertime brings on the best road conditions a driver could ask for. As such, many of us find ourselves on B.C.’s busy roadways this time of year. Whether to explore the outdoors, to go to work or to just beat the heat, when you enter a vehicle you enter a shared experience with everyone else on the road. To make this experience safe and enjoyable for everyone, it is paramount that you follow the rules of the road and know when you are overstepping your own or your vehicle’s limits.

Despite the meticulous preparation many of us go through before setting out on the road, there is one safety infraction many drivers consistently forget. Granted, this isn’t something that affects everyone and isn’t something covered in your driver’s manual. Nonetheless, it can land you a hefty fine.

What exactly am I talking about? Handicap permits of course. Disabled drivers and those suffering from medical conditions may be entitled to the prime parking spots in any lot, but this privilege ends when you get behind the wheel. Handicap permits can obstruct your view and in extreme circumstances block your line of sight to others on the road. Having a permit hanging from your rear-view mirror can prove especially hazardous to pedestrians and motorcyclists.

Under clause 195 (1) (b) of the Motor Vehicle Act, “a person must not cause a vehicle to move on the highway if the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle is obstructed.” Although they are big and bulky, Handicap permits are one of the most common examples of an obstruction. Other parking permits and even air fresheners can block your vision. When you are displaying your permit while driving, you are unintentionally putting others at risk. Even if you have been driving your entire life, it is good to accept that you have limited vision and acknowledge that your permits aren’t transparent.

If your permit does end up getting you pulled over, you may face a fine of $90 as well as having three points added against your licence for driving while your view is obstructed. Though catching drivers whose only mistake is leaving their permit hanging isn’t the Kamloops RCMP’s top priority, it is still a breach of the Motor Vehicle Act

and puts you and your fellow motorists at risk.

So next time, take your permits down from the rear-view mirror before driving away. DriveSmartBC recommends either moving it to your dash or placing it in your glove box when you aren’t parked. And remember, your convenience isn’t worth the safety of others. Ten seconds to take down your permit may save a life.

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Crosswordby Adrian Powell

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Weightwatchers 9 amChair Yoga 11 am

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Every TuesdayCoffee Club 10 am

Walk the Block 11 amKiwanis 12 pm

Grape Vine 12 pmBridge 1 pm Table

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It is August and summer is half over! So we are enjoying the warm weather and relaxing days before we swing into a busy September.

We all know B.C. is the best place to live and so we are going to celebrate B.C. Day with a barbecue picnic-style dinner on Thursday, July 30. We hope you will join us at 5 p.m. Dinner is only $11.

As September draws nearer we are looking for some new volunteers to become part of the Desert Gardens’ team. Desert Gardens would not be the wonderful place it is without all

its amazing volunteers. We are looking to fill a variety of positions from front desk receptionist, front counter Oasis café clerks, to dishwashers. We are looking for people who would be able to donate two to four hours of their time once a week on an ongoing

basis. If you are interested, you can learn more and print off an application at our website: www.desertgardens.ca/volunteers-at-the-desert-gardens-seniors-community-center/ or just swing by the community centre at 540 Seymour St. and fill out an application in person.

Many of our September programs are gearing up to start again and we are always looking for new people to join in our programs. There are many to choose from. Be sure to check out the next addition of The Connector for all details! Hope to see you soon!

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Another month has gone by and the days are going by faster all the time. The weather has been great. I like it hot, as the cold will come soon enough. The shop has been busy so far this summer. We have lots of different things going out the door. So come on down and see what we have, for your grandchildren, daughters, sons, friends or just for yourself. You just might find what you are looking for here. Our hours for July and August are Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Come down and have coffee or lunch or just to chat. That’s all for now.

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Approximately 300 people from Zone 8 will be heading to the Coast for the 55+ BC Seniors Games, Aug. 25 to 29. Due to venue challenges, the dragon boat races will be held in Burnaby Lake, ice curling in Vancouver and track and field will be at the Swangard Stadium, with the exception of the 10 km run and power walk races. These will take place on August 29 at the Seymour Demonstration Forest Rd. in North Vancouver.

For people attending the Games, take photos, please! Send action shots to [email protected] so we can add to our photoframe for sharing.

There is no meeting in August. The next meeting will be Sept. 17 at the Chief Louis Centre, Tk’emlups Indian Band, Shuswap Rd., 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and find out just how much fun the seniors of Zone 8 had preparing for and attending the 55+ BC Seniors Games.

And keep in mind these words of wisdom from Rochelle Ford, a 78-year-old metal sculptor: “Every morning when I wake up I say, I’ll never be as young as I am today. Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life. Get up and do something fun.” Keep active; stay healthy!

Zone 8 looking forward to North Vancouver 2015

Road tour: On the hunt for Billy Miner’s ghost

Photos by Laura Jolicoeur

& story by Becky Mann

With the ghost of Billy Miner to chase, members of the Antique Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada and the Vancouver Regional Group of the Horseless Carriage Club of America found themselves doing just such on Tuesday, July 7.

Driving through Kamloops on their annual tour, approximately 23 vehicles of various makes and models offered onlookers an opportunity to step back in time.

A 1914 blue Stanley Steamer operated by

owner Pat Farrell of Washington was part of the unique convoy. Running on kerosene and powered by steam, Farrell had to halt his “horseless carriage” along the way to refill his water supply several times. Members of the Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada were able to lend a hand.

Surpassed by gas-powered vehicles, Stanley Steamers can still be found on the road, especially amongst antique car enthusiasts.

Some of the locations

visited by the group were where Billy Miner held up a CPR train just east of Kamloops and where he was captured.

During their stop in Kamloops, the group was hosted by the Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada to a picnic dinner at Harper’s Trail Estate Winery.

Normally including cars built before 1916, this particular tour included cars built up until the year 1927. Several stops were planned for “refuelling” and to take in the sites.


I try to get along with Nature’s creatures. “Everything has its place,” I repeat piously, accommodating mice, spiders and snakes. That changed in The Year Of The Wasp, when they were such prevalent pests that, by August, all wasp traps in the entire city were sold out and desperate people were on wait lists for traps that might or might not arrive from suppliers.

At first I tried to co-exist, reasoning that, as long as I avoided their territory (most of the front and back yards), and refrained from antagonizing them by watering the yard, or cutting the grass, we could live in harmony. Unfortunately the wasps never signed the non-aggression pact.

When wasps made a totally unprovoked attack on me as I unloaded groceries from my own car in my own driveway, co-operation was no longer an option. This meant war.

I went to the agricultural supply store for help. “I’ll just take this $5.99 bottle trap,” I told the clerk. “No, you won’t,” she insisted. “You need the pheromone trap and this is the last one I have.” I wondered if she was just trying to unload the last $l5.99 unproven trap. How wrong I was!

That pheromone trap worked on the wasps like Saturday night at the singles’ bar. For three weeks they crowded in hopefully, ignoring the fate of their deceased

comrades already inside. Success in the backyard.

I tried a home-made sugar-water trap for the front yard. No go. Wasps flew in, gulped up the goodies and zipped out to tell others about the bonanza. A regular, store-bought bottle trap was equally ineffective. Then someone told me to add dish soap to the water. It coats the wasp’s wings so they can’t fly out again. Eureka!

Not everyone agreed with my vendetta against wasps. My sister, a woman not noted for her patience with wild nuisances, was appalled. “They do a lot of good,” she maintained.

“They attack aphids and other harmful bugs.”

Accepting that I intended to trap them, she tried to mitigate their sentence. “Can’t you just find them another home?” Not a good idea. The only activity more dangerous than trying to persuade trapped, furious wasps that I was a friendly realtor moving them to an up-scale location, would be lamely explaining to their new neighbours why I’d brought a jar of testy, stinging insects to set up housekeeping near them. People here are tolerant and friendly. I’d like to keep it that way.

Prevention works best. I now put up traps at the first sign of a wasp. I bought my neighbour a trap of her own. We’re all in this together.

In 1965 the author is a child of twelve living with her mother in B.C. when a car accident in Toronto kills her brother Ian, a young, talented, and recently married man. From that point on, profound sadness saturates the lives of Eve and her mother. “I did not understand that I was being shaped not so much by grief as by the silence surrounding it.” As an adult, Eve chooses hospice work as her career, her calling, and for over twenty years does what is needed to ease those nearing death.

This book explores her journey to understand her own feelings about her brother’s death in particular, and in the process she shares history on such things as the care of the dying in the 20th century, the beginnings of hospice centres and current practices of the funeral industry in the western world. Woven throughout are strands of poetry, references to myths and spiritual beliefs of a number of cultures and the standard practices of a cross-section of cultures regarding death. The result is anything but technical and dry. For example, the author marries a First Nation’s man, and her descriptions of a few of the practices of the First Nations people when death occurs are profoundly moving.

As a young woman new to the hospice field, there is much to learn. Although the formal training provides a useful framework for her, knowing the stages of grief as outlined by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, for example, intuition and creativity play an equal or stronger role, allowing an immediate connection to the client. Joseph and her colleagues are adaptable: each day is unique. The

physical tasks necessary for the patient’s comfort are routinely taken care of, but clients may have other requirements: some want to express his or her belief or lack of belief in an afterlife, some want help in contacting an estranged son or daughter, some need to be told it is a fine time to let go, to die.

Eve Joseph touches on facts about the process of death, facts most of us probably don’t know. The tone, however, is straight-forward and respectful. The aim is to de-mystify a process that our western culture chooses to minimize and to encourage thoughtfulness about death. In the Slender Margin, Joseph states, is not her attempt at self-therapy, but is her

way of clarifying her thoughts about her brother’s death. The result is an anomaly: a factual, critical look at dying, woven with light strands of poetry and myth, combined with strong images rising from the love of life. It is, in fact, a highly readable and interesting book.

Eve Joseph’s two books of poetry have been nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. As well, her nonfiction was shortlisted for the

CBC Literary Prize, and her essay “Intimate Strangers” won a number of awards. In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Dying recently won the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize.

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In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Dying

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balance and moderation are important.

Don’t let investments get “lazy.” Exercise is essential in staying fit and healthy. Yet, exercise can also be hard work, causing many of us to put it off to “another day.” Some of your investments may also not be working hard enough for you and you might be depriving yourself of the opportunity to own other investments that “work harder” by offering you the growth potential you’ll need to make progress toward your long-term goals.

Avoid “unhealthy” habits. Many of us are guilty of unhealthy

habits, such as eating too much or failing to address stress. Taken together, these bad habits can harm the quality of our lives. As an investor, you can also fall into some bad habits. To name just a couple, you could waste time and effort by chasing after “hot” investments, which may already be cooling off by the time you hear about them, or you could decide to take a “time out” from investing when the markets are turbulent. Another bad habit: Investing either too aggressively or too conservatively for your goals and risk tolerance. By avoiding these and

other negative habits, you can help yourself stay on track toward your objectives.

It takes diligence and vigilance to stay physically fit and healthy. And these same attributes are just as important in keeping your investment strategy in good shape.

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Dear Helen,How are you? I hope you are in the best of

health. In the early 1960s you took a trip to Germany. You visited our family in Halstrup (near Oldenburg in Lower Sexonia). At that time I was about nine years old. My loved mother was your cousin, Anna Krueger, married to Johann Borchers.

In the year 1959, your honoured father John, brother of my grandpa Diedrish, visited us. We called him Onkel Fritz. I often remember him because he was a very kind man. At that time I said to myself you have to visit the country and family of him. So I visited Alberta and B.C. in 1974 for the first time. In the year 2012, I visited once again.

It was, and is a major request of me to find out more about the family of John and Elsa Krueger. So I often surf the Internet to search for them. In the last few days, I found out some papers and posts of your and your life and your work on the Ivory Coast. I have a lot of respect for you.

Lovely greetings from Germany,Manfred Borchers(Please contact The Connector for contact information)

As time passes, memories live on: A hopeful letter to Helen Krueger

An article was written about Helen Krueger and her missionary work on the Ivory Coast, in the July 2009 edition of The Senior Connector. It is possible there was more than one article written about this notable woman. A few days prior to publication this month, Manfred Borchers sent The Connector a letter (in the form of an email) to pass along to Helen Krueger. Unfortunately, due to the time constraints of publication week, it was impossible to track down Krueger. Borchers asked if her letter could be published in the August edition of the paper, in the hopes that Krueger, or her family, would find her letter safely.

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Decorating a home and shopping for blinds can be overwhelming. You may ask: What works best? What brings the room together? The great news is, there are simple tips to bring out your inner designer and make it as easy as one, two, three.

There are a few things to keep in mind, such as the theme of the room and environment tone you’re trying to accomplish. Window blinds have three functions: to block/shade sunlight, protect your home from outside eyes and add a design element to the room. While your standard blinds can certainly get the job done, they are lacking in the style department and also don’t have upgraded features like a power function.

Here are some examples on how window blinds can add value to your home:

Cellular shades:

Cellular shades work wonders on keeping your home cool during the summer and retaining heat during the winter. Cellular shades have extreme insulating value as the foil backing works to increase energy efficiency in your home.

Café style:

If you’re someone who has an eye on style, then café blinds are exactly what you are looking for. Café-style blinds roll from the bottom up, which gives the room a very chic look. In addition, the bottom half of the blind can be covered while still letting light in through the top half, so no sacrifices need to be made in regards to lighting or privacy.

Faux wood:

You may think that buying faux wood isn’t the same as buying

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Shut-off valves are a great idea. If you need to isolate a tap or turn off the water supply to a toilet, just give the handle on the shut-off valve a spin and the water is off. No running to the basement to turn off the water to the entire house to repair the leaking faucet in the bathroom. Best of all, should there be an emergency, just look under the sink or around the back of the toilet and stop the water. This is how it works in an ideal world. In reality, shut-off valves are often a source of trouble.

There are two types of shut-off valves that you are likely to see in your kitchen or bathroom: ball valves and compression valves. The ball-type shut-off valve is easily identified by a lever handle. When the lever is in line with the pipe, the water is on. When the lever is perpendicular to the pipe, the water is off. A ball valve can only be rotated a quarter turn. They are reliable as they do not tend to seize up over time, and best of all, they don’t leak.

Compression-type shut-off valves are quite a different story. These are the shut-offs that typically have a football-shaped chrome handle that must be rotated several turns to shut the water off. These valves rely on neoprene rubber parts to keep water from leaking around the valve’s stem and also to control the flow of water through the valve.

Over time the rubber tends to degrade, and when you try to use the valve problems can arise. Often the valve is stuck and cannot be turned, or it will turn off but not stop

the water. The washer inside can break and be pushed up into the faucet or toilet fill valve controlled by the shut-off and jam it, and fragments of washer can clog aerators on faucets. The biggest problem by far with compression shut-off valves is that they like to leak after they are used for the first time in a long while. A little plastic container sitting under the shut-off valve to catch the drips is a sure sign, and so are damaged floors behind toilets and under sinks.

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The following is part of a series of informational articles aimed at increasing public awareness about the services provided by the Kamloops Victim Services Unit.

The Unit offers a variety of information and services, at no cost, to any victim or witness of crime or trauma. All Unit members have received specialized, comprehensive training in victims’ issues, the criminal justice system and crisis intervention techniques. The Unit is located at the main Police Detachment at 560 Battle St. Victim Services operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and may be accessed by calling 250-828-3223.

Everyone accused of a crime is entitled to trial by judge alone or by judge and jury. Without witness participation, there can be no trial and the accused would be set free. Witnesses will be summoned by subpoena to attend court at a specific time and date. Crown Counsel decides which witnesses to call for court, and in what order they will testify.

Many witnesses may feel uncomfortable, apprehensive and perhaps even frightened about testifying in court. People have visions of American TV that do not accurately portray the Canadian legal system. The terminology used is different; for example, bailiffs are sheriffs and the District Attorney is Crown Counsel.

Anyone who feels apprehensive about testifying in court may contact the Kamloops RCMP Victim Services Unit to discover what can be done to make the court experience less stressful. Victim Service volunteers have received extensive training about the justice system and are able to work with witnesses to reduce their anxiety level. Among the services offered are court orientation and court accompaniment to assist witnesses in knowing what to expect.

If you have any questions or concerns with regards to being a witness in court, please contact the Kamloops RCMP Victim Services Unit at 250-828-3223.

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Clearwater Seniors’ Activities Evergreen Acres(unless otherwise noted)

Phone: 250-674-8185



Carpet Bowling1-3 pm

Bingo 5 pmElks Hall


Writer’s Circle2 pm Library

HikeMeet @ Info Ctr

9 am Coffee & Crafts

10 am

Pancake Breakfast

8-11 am • Elks HallBBQ

5 pm Legion


Seniors’ Lunch10:30

Music & Refreshments

1 pmCarpet Bowling

1-3 pm

HikeMeet @ Info Ctr


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Pancake Breakfast 8-11 amElks Hall

3rd Sunday Social12:30

Wells Gray Inn


Bingo 5 pmElks Hall


Writer’s Circle2 pm Library

HikeMeet @ Info Ctr


10 am

Pancake Breakfast

8-11 am • Elks HallBBQ

5 pm Legion


Book Club2 pm Library

HikeMeet @ Info Ctr


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M&M Lunch 1 pm Wells Gray Inn

Stargazing Festival @ Edgewood Blue

August 6

Every Thursday:Bingo at

Elks Hall 5pm

Music in the Park 7 pm @ Dutch Lake Community Centre



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Brock Activity Centre 9A - 1800 Tranquille RoadKamloops, B.C. V2B 3L9

778-470-6000Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4 pmAUGUST 2015 Calendar of Events - The Connector ©


Euchre 1:30 pmWood Carving

10 am Whist 1 pmBINGO 6 pm

Cribbage 1-3 pmStitchers Club

10 am Whist 1 pm

Bridge 1-3:30 pmCanasta 1 pm


10 amWhist 1 pmBINGO 6 pm

Cribbage 1-3 pmFootcare 9 amStitchers Club

10 am Whist 1 pm

Bridge 1-3:30 pm

Canasta 1 pmLaw Clinc 2:30 pm

Wood Carving10 am

Whist 1 pmBINGO 6 pm


10 am Whist 1 pm

Bridge 1-3:30 pm

Canasta 1 pm


10 amWhist 1 pmBINGO 6 pm


10 am Whist 1 pm

Bridge 1-3:30 pmCanasta 1 pm

Check out our website at

www.csikamloops.ca to see additional information on activities, events, programs and services. Also, “like” us on facebook!

Euchre 1:30 pm

Footcare 9 am Euchre 1:30 pm

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Chase Seniors Centre Chase Creekside Seniors542 Shuswap Avenue • 250-679-8522

Open 8:30 to 11:30 am, 1:00 to 4:30 pm AUGUST 2015 Calendar of Events - The Connector ©

Pool 1 pm

Silver Belles& Beaus10:30 am

Bingo 1 pm

Wood Carving 9 am

Crib 7 pmCrib 1 pm

Pool 1 pm


Bingo 1 pm

Wood Carving 9 am

Crib 7 pmCrib 1 pm


Bingo 1 pm

Wood Carving 9 am

Crib 7 pmCrib 1 pm


Additional Information:Thursday 9 am Wood Carving:

Call Dave at 250-679-8110 FMI Help available to get started, gals welcome.Thursday 10 am Carpet Bowling: New members welcome,

lessons provided. Lots of fun and low impact exercise. Friday 1 pm Crib: Come early please. Help needed to set up tables & chairs.

Pool 1 pm


Bingo 1 pm

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Crib 7 pmCrib 1 pm

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Royal Canadian Legion Br. #52 425 Lansdowne St.Kamloops, B.C. V2C 1Y2

Office: 250-374-1742 AUGUST 2015 Calendar of Events - The Connector ©

Office Hours:1 pm to - 4 pm

Monday - Friday


Bar Open12pm-1am

Meat Draw2:30 pm

Bar Open 12pm-7pm

Meat Draw 2:30 pm

Bar Open3pm-7pm

Steak BBQ • $10ppMP Relay Riders!

Bar Open12pm-7pm

Bar Open12pm-11pm

Texas Hold’em PokerOpen to Public

Bar Open12pm-11:30pm

Crib 7pmDarts League

7:30pm

Bar Open12pm-11:30pmHome Brew

7:30-11:30pm$10pp

Bar Open12pm-1am

Meat Draw2:30 pm

Bar Open12pm-7pm

Meat Draw2:30 pm

Bar Open12pm-7pm

Bar Open12pm-7pm

Bar Open12pm-11pm



Crib 7pmDarts League 7:30pm

Bar Open12pm-11:30pmGordie West7:30-11:30pm

$10pp

Bar Open12pm-1am

Meat Draw2:30 pm

Bar Open12pm-7pm

Meat Draw2:30 pm

Bar Open12pm-7pm

Branch General Meeting 7:30 pm

Bar Open12pm-7pm

Bar Open 12pm-11pm



Executive Meeting 4:30pm


Bar Open12pm-11:30pmDan Dameron7:30-11:30pm

$10pp

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Meat Draw2:30 pm

Bar Open12pm-7pm

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Al Weldon7:30-11:30pm

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OFFICE HOURS: 1 PM - 4 PM • MON-FRIPHONE: 250-374-1742 • FAX: 250-374-1708

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Kamloops is blessed with an abundance of fruit trees, and homeowners often have more fruit than they know what to do with. The Gleaning Abundance Program (GAP) aims to save that fruit from going to waste and get it into the hands of those who can make use of it. The GAP brings volunteers to people’s homes to harvest fruit that the home-owners can’t or don’t want to pick and then delivers a portion of the fruit to a local group or agency

where it can be enjoyed fresh, baked into delicious treats, or preserved for later use. So far this year, the GAP has already gleaned approximately 4,000 lbs. of fruit and donated almost 2,000 lbs. to various organizations in the community.

The GAP is a win-win-win program — homeowners get their fruit picked, and the volunteers and recipient agencies get a lot of fresh fruit. Gleaning can be hard work, but is also a fun social activity and

a good way to meet new people and share ideas on what to do with all that fruit. The GAP is working with other local food security programs to turn what is sometimes seen as a nuisance into a valued community resource.

In 2014, the GAP gleaned over 20,000 lbs. of fruit that might otherwise have gone to waste. Much of that fruit was handed over to the Kamloops Food Bank for distribution, to other food outreach programs, or to community kitchens

where it was canned or made into jam, salsa, or chutney, and shared with volunteers and their families.

To register a tree or sign up as a volunteer, go to our website at www.gleaningabundance.com or call 250-851-6111. If your tree is already registered, it may not automatically be scheduled for a harvest — it is best to call a week or so ahead of when you think the fruit will be ripe, to get a harvest arranged.

The Kamloops Gleaning Abundance Program


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Savona and Area 50+ O.A.P.O Branch #1296605 Buie Road/Savona Access Rd

Donna Schwieger 250-373-2334AUGUST 2015 Calendar of Events - The Connector ©


Savona Weight Loss Club 8:15 amExercise 9:30 am

Exercise 8:30 am

Exercise 8:30 amCoffee 9:30 am

UPS 7 pm

Exercise 8:30 am


Crib 7 pm


Exercise 8:30 am


UPS 7 pm

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Sorrento Drop-In SocietyPasschendaele Road, Sorrento, B.C.

Phone: 250-675-5358President: Jennie Wiebe 250-679-8282

Hall Bookings: J. Chisholm 250-675-3835AUGUST 2015 Calendar of Events - The Connector ©


Church Group 9 am AA 8 pm Pool 1 pm

Crib 1:30 pm

Carving 8 am - noon

Cards 1-4 pm Pool 6 pm

Quilting 10 amPool 1 pm

Art Show10am-4pm

Art Show10am-4pm


Crib 1:30 pm

Carving 8 am - noon




Crib 1:30 pm

Carving 8 am - noon



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Carving 8 am - noon



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Church Group 9 am

AA 8 pm

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Merritt Senior Centre THE MERRITT SENIORS ASSOC. and O.A.P.O. Br. #168

1675 Tutill Court • Phyllis Riley, President



Bingo 1 -3 pm

Bingo 1 - 3 pm

Bingo 1 - 3 pm

Bingo 1 -3 pm

Footcare is available at the Merritt Senior Centre one Monday per month. To make a reservation, call Colleen Thom at 250-374-1735 (W) or 250-819-1632 (C)

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Salmon Arm Seniors Drop-In Society Box 1552 — 31 Hudson Ave. NESalmon Arm, V1E 4P6 250-832-3015

Drop in Pool 10 am - 2 pm Monday - Friday



Spiritualist Church10:30 am - 1 pm

Mt. Ida Painters9 am - 2 pm

Painting Group 8:30 am - 2:00 pmSpiritualist Church

7 pm - 9 pm

Elder Services Senior Outreach12:30 - 2:30 pm

Elder Services Seniors Outreach10 am - 12 noon

Bingo 5-10 pmDoors open 4 pm

Walk-ins 6 pmRegular Games 7 pm




7 pm - 9 pm


Elder Services

Seniors Outreach10 am - 12 noon




7 pm - 9 pm


Elder Services

Seniors Outreach10 am - 12 noon





Spiritualist Church10:30 am - 1 pm Mt. Ida Painters

9 am - 2 pm


7 pm - 9 pm


Elder Services Seniors Outreach10 am - 12 noon



Spiritualist Church - Norm 250-832-0442Mount Ida Painters - Al 250-832-5149

Tuesday Art Group - Ross 250-832-3579Better at Home - Wysteria 250-253-2749

Hall Rental - Dave 250-833-0902Bingo - Wendy 250-253-3516

Computer Class - Jennifer 250-833-2095Elder Services - Sheila or Dave 250-833-4136





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Seniors’ Resource Centre - Salmon Arm320A Second Ave. NESalmon Arm, B.C. V1E 1H1

Phone 250-832-7000 Fax 250-833-0550Office Hours: 9 am - 3 pm



Office Closed Foot Care(by appt. only)

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Monday Morning Market

Caregiver Support Group 10 am - noon

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Village Centre MallAUGUST 2015 Calendar of Events - The Connector ©


Drop in Bowling 6:30 pm

Open 9 am - 12 pm

Games 1 pm - 3 pm

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At the halfway point of the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples, He continues with, “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us.”

Before you can seriously pray this particular petition of the Lord’s Prayer, you have got to have a sense of your own sin: what it is, how it affects your life, what it does to you and to those around you.

The New Testament treats sin like a rattlesnake. So much so, that it uses five different Greek words (the original language of the New Testament) to describe it.

The first word is hamartia, which means “missing the target.”

The second word is parabasis, which means “stepping across.”

The third word is paraptoma, which means “slipping across.”

The fourth word is anomia which means “lawlessness.”

In John’s first letter, he writes: “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness (anomia).” (1 John 3:4)

This is the sin of a person who knows what’s right and yet, who does the opposite. It’s the sin of a person who knows very well what the law says, but breaks it any ways.

A man consulted his doctor. “I’ve been misbehaving, Doc, and my conscience is troubling me,” he complained.

“And you want something that will strengthen your will power?” asked the doctor.

“Well, no,” the man said, “I was thinking of something that would

weaken my conscience.”Or, as Oscar Wilde once

put it: “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.”

We are incredibly willful, stubborn creatures. Almost instinctively, more times than not, we simply want to do exactly what we want to do, period!

And if we can get away with it, all the better.

Even if a really good person could say that they’d never broken any of the Ten Commandments (at least not out in the open where everyone can see), nobody can say they’ve never wished to break any of them.

By thought, word, and deed …And, that’s precisely

why Jesus took our sin upon Himself, to get us back on the right side of the law. “God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness (means, “being made right with someone”)of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)


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Sacred Heart Cathedral

255 Nicola Street • 250-372-2581

Weekday MassesMonday at 9:30 am & 6 pmTues-Fri at 7:15 am & 9:30 amSaturday at 7:15 amFirst Friday Mass at 6 pm.First Saturday – Rosary at 9 am and Mass at 9:30 am

Sat & Sun LiturgiesSaturday 7 pmSunday 8:30 am11:30 am, 6 pm

Confession TimesSaturday 4-5 pmSunday 5:30-6 pmWed 5:15-5:35 pm1st Friday of themonth 5-6 pm

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2090 Pacific Way • Sundays 10 amRev. Carolyn Ronald

• Children’s Church - 11:45 am• Worship Service - 11:00 am

• Wednesday Family Dinner - 5:00 pm

• Family Fun Night Every Friday - 4:30 - 7:00 pm

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2015 Payment Dates for the Old Age Security and the

Canada Pension PlanIf you have signed up for direct deposit, your Old Age Security (OAS) and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payments will be automatically deposited in your bank account on these dates:

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The British Columbia Government Retired Employees Association meets every third Friday of the month with the exception of July, August and December at the North Shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood Ave. For further information please phone 250-376-3119 or 250-372-2743.

Rebekah Lodge No. 23 dates for August: August 15 - Pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $5. There will also be a garage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come one, come all and find your treasures at the hall, 423 Tranquille Rd.

The world famous Kamloops Rube Band practices every Monday evening (except holidays) at the Kamloops Yacht Club, 1140 River St. News members with playing experience are welcome to drop in and join us, having fun with music. For further information please contact Dick Parkes at 250-573-5740 or [email protected].

Adult Summer Reading Club: This summer members of the TNRD Library System are invited to join in a game of Book Bingo! Each row completed by the end of August will count as one entry in our grand prize draw. Registration begins on June 15. Please visit http://www.tnrdlib.ca/adultsrc or the downtown and North Kamloops libraries for more details.

Learn to play the Ukulele. We are now offering a series of six lessons for beginners, a one time charge of $10, you are also invited to stay and enjoy our regular Tuesday practice and sing along. For more information visit our website www.ukuleleorchestraofkamloops.com or call Lynne at 250-372-7485 or Dorene at 250-376-5502.

The Council of Canadians meets at 5.30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month at the Smorgasbord Deli, 225 - 7th Ave. Please join us. Call Anita or Dalton at 250-377-0055 or 250-377-0055 for more information. You can also visit www.kamloopscanadians.ca.

It has been said that change is better than rest. We at Kamloops Riverside Lawn Bowling Club invite you to find out for yourselves. Bowling takes place six days a week from April to September. Come as an individual or a group. The first three sessions are free. For more information contact Irene at 250-374-427, Bruce at 250-554-5177.

Kamloops’ original Coffee House. Warm atmosphere, excellent music, and wonderful coffee and treats. From town, take the Trans Canada Hwy. east to the Dallas Petrocan. Follow Dallas Dr. to Barnhartvale Rd. and keep going for seven km. Barnhartvale Hall is on the left.

Thank you for supporting local live music! Fraternal Order of Eagles welcomes you, 755 Tranquille Rd. Saturday and Sunday: Meat draws from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday: Pull Tab draws from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: Horse races from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Ping Pong / Table Tennis: experience the wonderful enjoyment of the game — all ages and beginners are welcome. Make new friends, have fun and be fit. Experts say it is also good for your brain. We play on Tuesday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday 12 :30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Desert Garden Community Centre, 540 Seymour St. For more information call 250-372-3965.

Cribbage every Tuesday evening at Mt Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum St., North Shore. Doors open at 6 p.m. for coffee and social. Games begin at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Kamloops Stamp Club meets at 2 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour St. Contact 250-314-1021.

McArthur Park Lawn Bowlers on McArthur Island meet Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., with an arrival at 6:30 p.m. New members are always welcome. Free parking, free instruction and free use of bowls for first years. Requirements are flat soled shoes (no heels or cleats) plus enthusiasm. For more information or to make arrangements for instruction, call 250-376-0917 (Kay) or 250-319-3255 (Ron).

Kamloops Floor Curlers meet Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Heritage House, top floor, Riverside Park. New members always welcome. Free parking for members. No special equipment needed. New teams are drawn each day. There are two games and coffee each day. The group runs all year. Call Kay at 250-376-0917, Kay at 250-828-0819 or Liz at 250-372-5493. Kamloops Celiac Chapter meetings take place the second Tuesday of each month (Jan. to Nov.) from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., above Living Kitchens at 1361 McGill Rd. (side entrance). All are welcome. FMI call 250-314-1404. Do you enjoy singing in harmony and a great variety of songs? Kamloops Happy Choristers invites new members who are 55 and over for a social atmosphere and a chance to sing for senior residences and public concerts. We meet every Wednesday from 9:30

a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Heritage House. For more information call Sharon at 250-579-9505. Alzheimer Caregiver and Early Support Stage groups meet the second Thursday of the month, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the fourth Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alzheimer Society Resource Centre, 405, 235 – 1st Ave. For more information please contact Tara Hildebrand, support and education co-ordinator Alzheimer Society of B.C. at 250-377-8200. St. Paul’s Thrift Shop, 360 Nicola Street is open Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm. Wheelchair accessible from back lane entrance. Great bargains every week. Kamloops Elks Lodge #44 meets at 7:30 p.m. every second Thursday of each month at 784-B Victoria St. We have served the community since 1920. You are invited to come and meet the members. New members are welcome. The hall is also available for gatherings, meetings, etc. For any inquiries please call 250-372-2737 or 250-573-4632. The Kamloops Garden Club is hosting their monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m., in the upper level of Heritage House, 100 Lorne st. If you are proud of your flower arrangements or would like to show off your flower, you should come to this meeting. We’ll share information with you on how to condition your flowers for the Rose and Flower Show that we are hosting on June 27.

Kamloops United Church Thrift Shop has moved across the road to 387- 4th Ave, 250-372-3448. Our hours there are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday. We have excellent merchandise and prices, and welcome new customers. Kamloops and District Diabetes can be reached by calling toll free 1-888-628-9494, which will connect you with the Regional Office in Kelowna. There are two support groups in Kamloops. Community speakers are always welcome. The Kamloops Heritage Model Railroad Club meets on the first Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Come and investigate a great hobby. Call 250-554-3233 for more information. North Kamloops Royal Purple: We are a fun-loving, dynamic and dedicated group of volunteers helping children and our community. Meetings are on the first and third Tuesdays in the afternoon. New members are welcome. Contact Eleanor Vernon at 250-374-2806 or Merrilyn Pennanen at 250-374-4941.


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Aberdeen Lions Club meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 12 p.m., Duffy’s Neighbourhood Pub, 1797 Pacific Way. New members welcome. Call 250-828-1765. North Kamloops Elks Lodge #469, #102-1121 12th St., 250-376-2924 (leave message). We meet the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome. Crib tournaments every Wednesday, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Kamloops Stroke Recovery Group, a support group for people who’ve suffered a stroke and their caregivers, meet the second, third and fourth Thursdays of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The group also offers a speech software program to help those with speech recovery. To confirm dates of meetings, location and other information, call Shona at 250-320-1348. Kamloops Prostate Cancer Support Group meet at 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month at The Seniors Activity Centre, 9A-1800 Tranquille Rd. Phone 250-376-4011 or email [email protected]. The Canadian Cancer Society, Cancer Connection a source for cancer information can be accessed at 1-888-939-3333. Are you serious about writing? Network with people who are

supportive, informative and interested in publishing. Why not check out Kamloops’ own Interior Authors’ Group, which meets the second Thursday of each month (except July and August) at 6:30 p.m. at Chartwell Ridgepointe (Pineview), 1789 Primrose crt. Call Elma, 250-374-1750, or go to www.interiorauthorsgroup.ca. M&M Social Time for Ladies in Clearwater meets the last Sunday of the month at the Wells Gray Inn at 1 p.m. Call 250-587-6503. Tuesday afternoon cribbage takes place at 1:30 p.m. at McArthur Park Lawn Bowling clubhouse, next to Norbrock Stadium. Come for crib, coffee and good-company. Free parking. Call 250-579-0228, 250-579-8259 or 250-376-0917. Kiwanis Club of Kamloops welcomes new members every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 555W Columbia St. Call 250-372-3660. Enjoy walking? Join the Hearts in Motion Walking Club every Tuesday and Thursday at the food court in Aberdeen Mall at 8:30 a.m. Yearly cost is $10. All money raised goes to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Everyone is welcome. Call Sharon, 250-374-0688. Wells Gray Country Seniors Society meets first Wednesday of each month, except July and August, 10 a.m. at the Seniors’ Drop In Centre, Dutch Lake Community Centre; Third Sunday

Social at 12:30 p.m. at Wells Gray Inn all year long; Writers’ Circle, 2 p.m. at the Clearwater Library on first and third Thursdays; Book Club also at the library at 2 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month. Contacts: Eileen at 250-674-2400 or Evelyn at 250-674-3688.

Kamloops Ostomy Support Group meets the first Thursday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (except July and August). This is a group for ostomates and their support persons. Enhance your quality of life through interaction with others who live with an ostomy. FMI call 250-819-0945. Chronic Pain Association of Kamloops meets the last Wednesday of each month at noon at People In Motion, 182B Tranquille Rd., for resources, support and fellowship. Parking in back. Call Ashley at 778-257-1986 or email [email protected]. 55+ Kamloops Senior Swimmers meet Mondays and Wednesdays, 8 to 9 a.m. at the YMCA/YWCA. Call Elizabeth, 250-573-2818. Simply the Best Thrift Store is open Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 662 Seymour St., home of the clothing and footwear bag sale!

Army Navy & Airforce Veterans in Canada - Unit 290. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to helping veterans and the community. We are located at #9-177 Tranquille Rd. Contact information: 250-554-2455.

We still have our Tuesday night free bingo starting at 4:30 p.m. and our Wednesday darts starting at 1:30 p.m. We have our karaoke on Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. and on the weekends we have our meat draws on Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m.

Your Grandchild’s favourite ride needs help! The Wildlife Express Volunteer Society is looking for new members to help operate the “Wildlife Express,” miniature train at the BC Wildlife Park. Anyone interested in helping to run or maintain the train, perform cashier duties or assist with track maintenance, please call 250 579-8938or email [email protected] for more information. The Kamloops Chapter of the Kidney Foundation: A group of dedicated volunteers who try to make a difference in the lives of renal patients. Through our parent organization, the Kidney Foundation of Canada B.C. and Yukon Branch, programs and services designed to improve the lives of those living with kidney disease are made available as well as raising awareness about organ donation and supporting innovative research on kidney disease. There are two main events held in Kamloops every year. World Kidney Day is the second Thursday in March and the Kamloops Kidney Walk is now scheduled for late September. For more information and/or to volunteer, call Linda at 250-579-2274.

EventsYour Pathway to Health: The Kamloops Chapter of the CCA is excited to host “Your Pathway to Health” Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity Conference and Vendor Exhibition. It will take place Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Calvary Community Church, 1250 Rogers Way. Registration is $50 and includes conference, lunch (gluten free) and vendor exibition. The event will run 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To register, please contact Diane at 250-318-3543, visit www.kamloopsceliac.org, or pick up a registration form from Oncore Seniors Services. 330 Seymour St.

“On the Edge,” Shiela Dunn, Aug. 1 to 29 at the old Courthouse Gallery, 7 West Seymour St. Shiela explores design possibilities firing strips of glass, cut edge up, creating compelling surface design interacting with colour. Shiela’s works range from traditional to contemporary. Browse the gallery, meet the artist, discover original

handcrafted work by local artisans: painting, pottery, textile, photography, jewelry and more. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday. Visit www.kamloopscourthousegallery.ca.

KamHigh65 is hosting a 50th Kam High Reunion for the classes of 1964 and 1965. Two days of celebration planned for Sept 18 and 19. Come join the fun. Registration requested as soon as possible. Email [email protected] call 250-571-6507 for details and to register.

The Thompson Valley Activity and Social Club presents “Let’s Dance,” on Aug. 15. Hosted at the Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St., the dance will run 8 p.m. to midnight. Music will be provided by HOME BREW and tickets are $10. Please contact Zonia at 250-372-0091, Franscoise at 250-372-3782 or Ed at 250-374-2774. f

Climbing out of the Valley: Discovering Life after Loss: A six-week journey exploring the challenges and gifts of grief. Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St., Sept. 23 to Oct. 28. The suggested donation is $90 and there is financial support for those on a fixed income. For more information and to register, please contact the KUC at 250-372-3020 or by email at [email protected]. You can also visit www.kamloopsunited.ca. Final date for registration is September 16.

Overlanders Day: Saturday Aug. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrate the North Shore at McDonald Park. There will be a Chartwell’s Seniors VIP Area to watch the grandkids play, and relax in the shade! Some of the many activities for the day include: face painting and the Coopers Play Zone.

Kamloops Farmers’ Market takes place every Saturday until Oct. 31. The Farmers’ Market is located on the 200 block of St Paul St. Market hours are 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“What’s Under the Dome? Join us on an icon tour on Saturdays from 1:30 - 3:30, or other days/times by request.Refreshments available, donations optional. Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1044 8th St. Phone 778-220-5584.”

Free Thompson Rivers University garden tours. This is a pleasant place to spend an hour or two in the peace of the TRU campus and gardens. Enjoy a juice, coffee or and relax. Free of charge, by donation and no reservations required. Garden tours take place every Wednesday from mid-May to the end of August. The time is between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dress for the weather and bring good walking shoes. Call 250-828-5426 for more information.


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Lucky Numbers Poker Tour starts May 13 at the Kamloops Legion, 425 Lansdowne St. Play free Texas Hold’em poker, every Wednesday. Registration is at 6:30 p.m. each night and the cards at dropped at 7 p.m. Contact the Branch by calling 250-374-1742.

Project X Theatre Productions in Kamloops, British Columbia presents X-Fest 2015! July 13 to Aug.1, 2015. Shows take place Monday to Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. This year’s performances include The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Shakespeare Show, or; how an illiterate son of a Glover became the Greatest Playwright in the World. Contact 250-374-5483 for more details.

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Slide the CityOn July 18, 2015, part of Hillside Drive

was transformed into a giant water slide. Despite a few organizational glitches, there were thrills to be had by those

willing to take the plunge.

Golf LessonsA young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in nine holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to tee off an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany the young man as he was golfing alone. Not being able to say no, he allowed the old gent to join him. To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn’t hit the ball far, but plodded along consistently and didn’t waste much time. Finally, they reached the 9th fairway and the young man found himself with a tough shot. There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball - and directly between his ball and the green. After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot the old man finally said, “You know, when I was your age I’d hit the ball right over that tree.” With that challenge placed before him, the youngster swung hard, hit the ball up, right smack into the top of the tree trunk and it thudded back on the ground not a foot from where it had originally lay. The old man offered one more comment, “Of course, when I was your age that pine tree was only three feet tall.”



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BEAUTIFUL SOLID OAK modern diningroom suite in excellent condition. Incl. 6 fabric chairs, square table with 2 leaves and buffet, hutch with glass doors — top only. Retail $2,400. Asking $1,200. Phone 250.819.0862

SETTLING AN ESTATE? What are you going to do with everything? Habitat for Humanity ReStore will take all re-salable items and turn them into homes for deserving Kamloops families. What a legacy. Drop off at 28-1425 Cariboo Place or call for a pick up at 250.828.7867

ODYSSEY DRIVE SCOOTER – Like brand new, 2 baskets, canopy, battery charger, 2 like new 12V batteries, speed control levers. Asking $2,500 Call 250-318-6704 or 250-573-5149

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FOR RENT 2 bdrm, 2 bath, best view in Mayfair, 4th floor, NE corner. Many extras. Dave 250-376-0319

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