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Thursday, May 15, 2014Vol. 8 No. 46
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Dollarama recalls butterfl y-shaped LED lights
A NEW LOOK. An artist’s rendidtion of what Red Beard Roasters will
look like after undergoing reno changes.
Dollarama has issued a recall on a set of its LED lights due to a fire
hazard.
This recall covers LED lights in the shape of butterflies with product
code 14-3032472 and Universal Product Code (UPC) 667888173877.
The product is made up of 10 multi-coloured plastic butterflies (pink,
blue, yellow and green) strung along a 2.1-m cord (7 feet). The prod-
uct operates on two AA electric batteries, which are not included.
The lights can spark or catch fire when the batteries are inserted or
while the lights are in use.
Five incidents in which the products produced sparks or caught fire
have been reported to Dollarama.
Health Canada has not received any reports of consumer incidents
or injuries related to the use of these LED lights.
Approximately 19,836 of the lights were sold at Dollarama locations
across Canada in February and March.
Customers should stop using the lights immediately and return them
to the store for a refund; a receipt is not necessary for the refund.
Please note: under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act,
recalled products cannot be redistributed, sold or even given away
in Canada.
For more information, consumers may contact Dollarama by tele-
phone at 1-888-755-1006 ext. 1000 or by email on the Dollarama
website under the heading “Contact Us.”
North Shore coffee shop set for changes
RECALLED. These LED
lights in the shape of butter-
fl ies were sold in Dollarama
stores across Canada in Feb-
ruary and March. They have
been recalled due to fi re haz-
ard concerns healthycanadians.gc.ca photo
Red Beard Roasters on Tranquille Road is well known for its coffee,
but in the coming weeks it will be transforming itself into a trendy
craft beer café. The renovations will also allow for a full menu of food
items, as well as a bike rack outside that will fi t up to 50 bicycles.
“This is a way for me to bring in some of the beers I want to drink and
put them on tap,” stated Red Beard Roasters Coffee House co-own-
er, Mitchell Forgie. “So we’re going to refl ect that in our beer menu.
There’s going to be 10 draft taps that are going to change all the time.”
The cafe will still serve its coffee, but with ten new craft brews on
tap, customers will be able to select from a range of local and interna-
tional fl avours.
“We are going to start with a 10 per cent imperial stout . . . and an
award-winning nine per cent imperial beer,” Forgie related. “We’re
going to take Kamloops beer to the next level.”
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I’m sure I’m not the only one
that had a day that seemed like it
just wasn’t ending – when from
the crack of dawn to sunset (in
spring/summer months), you’re
running around crazy. Add kids
to the mix and the chaos expo-
nentially multiplies. I had such a
day, this week.
At the crack of dawn, I wake
up to get ready for work. Some-
times, I am rushing. Sometimes,
I get to relax and enjoy breakfast
with the kids. But, most morn-
ings, I am rushing, while the
kids are hanging off me, want-
ing some time with me before I
leave for work – which includes
getting Aubrielle dressed, her
hair done, ensuring the kids have
their lunches and snacks ready to
go (made the night before), and
watching my kids eat breakfast
(that they prepared) – as I buzz
around the kitchen gathering my
lunch (also made the night be-
fore) and trying to make a quick
shake before I run out the door.
And it’s not even 7 a.m. yet.
Work is work – and I love it.
But, by the time 4 p.m. comes, I
look forward to my drive home to
mentally relax – and crash.
But it’s Tuesday, and Aubrielle
has ballet. My husband is work-
ing at night (this week) and I have
to pick up the kids from daycare,
rush to ballet and change Aubri-
elle in the bathroom where she
refuses to go pee fi rst before I put
on her tights and tutu. I walked
out of the bathroom, leaving her
there – until she came screaming
after me. She changed, and went
to class – while I tried to make
small talk with other ballet moms
(but really hoping to catch a 10
minute nap), and Zachary played
his video games or read a book (I
wasn’t paying attention).
The coffee I had at 3 p.m. wore
off hours ago, and I decided, be-
ing an Airmiles junkie, that I had
to run to Safeway for 20 times
the Airmiles – even though I had
done my shopping for the week.
Aubrielle was tired and whiny,
and so was Zachary.
Lizsa Bibeau
Mommyisms
Working mom blues
A DAY IN THE LIFE
see page 3
HoroscopesMay 19 - May 25, 2014
There can be a turning point with regard to someone else. You may discover that both of you have felt under the infl uence of the other. They may be prepared to be more generous than you expect. What-ever the circumstances, there’ll be a sense of relief for you; toning down any rebelliousness you’ve felt in dealing with this.
There are either things that can’t be explained or there’s a need to be careful about what you have to say. If you’ve been asked to keep a secret, ensure you do or it may cause you problems. It’s time to move forward with anything you’ve been procrastinating about with health routines – diet or more exercise.
Any sense of being held back should cease, opening life up to en-joyable activities. Don’t be tempted to spend money too freely, par-ticularly when it comes to dipping into money required for practical things that need to be paid on a regular basis. Pleasant surprises can come through involvement with friends or a group of people.
You can start to make progress with anything you’ve been trying to get in place since Dec. – March. The more you can enjoy the commitment you need to make, the greater will be your success & progress. Luck comes through being serious & hard-working, not just by waiting.
You can sense that things are becoming more stable, even though nothing is obvious yet. You begin to feel more certain of mind or more sure of decisions you need to make. Don’t let activity with friends over the next month distract you from situations you should remain focussed upon.
Question obligations that may be expected of you. This may test your resolve to keep your own thoughts or decisions on track. Oth-ers will pursue what suits them best – they’re not considering the effect on you. Pay attention & you may fi nd you’ll have a turn-around in relation to focussing on the things you value most.
You begin a new 2-year cycle that you thought was taking place late last year. The frustrations & diffi culties that have plagued you since early March are turning around. You’ve been through the worst. Now you need to focus on how you plan to move forward. Steadily work on what suits you from now – late July.
You’ll have greater confi dence when it comes to pursuing future goals. In some ways you may feel you’ve worked on something long enough & now have to let it develop, as it will. There can still be unknown elements to late July but the hold-ups have gone, al-lowing greater progress. Patience will eventually pay off.
Another level of activity involving others will begin to kick in – decide how much distraction you’re willing to accept when it comes to your own priorities. You may also realise how this has become a pattern of late & that it’s time you took a different path – prepare yourself for greater future commitments.
Much can expand or go ahead when it comes to approval, accep-tance or response from others. Don’t worry about what doesn’t get done at home as a result. There can be more for you to handle than can be easily managed, mainly because you’ve got used to a cer-tain slowness of late – that’s now changing.
It’ll become easier to focus on future possibilities mainly through eliminating those things you may not have been realistic about in the past. Much of this can occur because you know you’re not in-terested in being bogged down with too much detail. You’ve got enough responsibility without adding extra loads.
Being able to do your own thing will be paramount. This doesn’t necessarily mean spending a lot of money. You may realise certain pleasures won’t produce the personal satisfaction you’re seeking. Apply a logical viewpoint to what you want from the future; com-bining the knowledge of what you know can bring pleasure.
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The trip to the grocery store had
me gripping the shopping cart –
white-knuckled – as I reminded
myself that I loved my children
and I wasn’t going to just walk
out and leave them there. After
the fi fth time of telling at Zach-
ary to stay away from Aubrielle
(while she is in the buggy) be-
cause she will whine, scream,
and/or kick him if he gets too
close to her, Zachary (the older
child that should know better,
especially when he knows Mom-
my is about to lose it) grumpily
talked back to me stating, “Fine!”
– continued to stomp away to the
other end of the aisle and hollered
back, “Is this far enough away?”
(Inhale… Exhale… you love
your children – and you chose to
go to the grocery store knowing the
time of day, and the exhaustion.)
Finally, we pile into the car as
I start the car and Zachary in-
forms me that I forgot to buckle
in Aubrielle (which never hap-
pens!). They argue over the water
bottle – and hit and scream some
more – and my brain is about to
explode.
I pull into the driveway after 7
p.m. – now over 12 hours after I
left home. The kids haven’t eaten
yet and I walk into a mess that
looks like the dishes have united as
an army and are trying to mutiny!
It’s offi cial. My head has ex-
ploded. But, I gather up all the
shrapnel that is my brain into the
plastic bags I keep picking up all
over the kitchen (yes, I forgot my
cloth bags, too!) – and cook din-
ner, while trying to get the kids
washed up and put their pyjamas
on. My day is not over yet.
The pizza is cooking in the
oven. (Why didn’t I just feed
them cereal?) Zachary is doing
the dishes. I look at the rat’s nest
that is Aubrielle’s hair and realize
that she really needs a bath (but
not tonight!) and she is crying,
whining, squealing and all things
that pierce my eardrums because
– for the love of god! – she can’t
fi x her pyjama shirt that is inside
out. I look at her cross-eyed until
I clued in to what is happening
and she fi nally asks me for help.
The kids eat, the dishes are
done, lunches are packed (or are
they?) – the kids are upstairs in
the beds quietly. Oh wait! I spoke
too soon as screaming ensues
and the kids are running down
the stairs – and I still haven’t had
my pizza and just look at them
and calmly say, “I don’t care. Go
upstairs.” (I think Zachary fi nally
understood what kind of mood I
was in, when I was so frustrated,
that I was calm.)
It’s after 8 p.m. And I forgot
to take Zachary to his new tae-
kwondo scheduled class.
Oh, well. By the time 9 p.m.
came, I was in my pink, fl annel
pyjamas, and trying to dive into
my book – to no avail. I put up
my white fl ag in surrender of the
day and crashed – hard!
The day in the life of a working
mom!
A day in the life of a working mommy
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Java Mountain News May 15, 20144
• GROW YOUR OWN FOOD Tues. & Thurs. 6 – 8 p.m. May 8 –
June 10, at TRU Horticulture House #10 & Greenhouse. Do you want
to grow your own food, but don’t know where to start? Well then,
this is the course for you. Come experience the joy of learning how
to grow your favourite vegetables and herbs under the guidance of
professional gardener & educator Maria Valana. During this 20-hour
course you can expect to learn about garden planning, soil health, seed
starting, transplanting, weed management, watering & organic pest
control. This course is 50 per cent hands-on learning. By the end of
this course you will learn all that is necessary to start, maintain, & eat
from your own garden. E-mail [email protected]. Cost: $275.
• THE BIG LITTLE SCIENCE CENTRE SPEAKER’S SERIES,
Thurs. May 29, with Karla Hoffman, City of Kamloops Integrated
Pest Management co-ordinator, speaking on Pesticides – The Good
& the Bad. Have a landscape that you can feel good about! Find out
how to water properly for plant health, how to choose the right plant
for the right place & how to nourish your soil. Common practices, pest
problems & treatment options will be discussed. Bring your questions
& curiosity & leave with a gardening gift! Call 250-554-2572.
• KAMLOOPS MINOR FASTBALL REGISTRATION at various
locations throughout the city. Call Vina Neuman, 250-554-2138 or
[email protected]. kamloopsminorfastball.com.
• RUBE BAND practises most Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Old Yacht Club,
1140 Rivers St. New members welcome. Call Bob Eley, 250-377-3209.
AROUND TOWN
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advertising representative to join the team.
The qualifi ed person will develop and maintain
a client base throughout the city.
Send resume and cover letter to:
Publishing Editor, 273 Nelson Ave.,
Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1M4
or E-mail [email protected]
• KAMLOOPS CENTENNIAL TRACK & FIELD MEET. The
Kamloops Track & Field Club hosts its annual major provincial meet
May 16 – 18 at Hillside Stadium. Weight throws begin on Friday at 4
p.m. All other events begin Saturday at 8:30 a.m. & Sunday at 8 a.m.
Top competitors from across B.C. & Alberta will be competing. The
Centennial Meet is also the Zone 2 Trials for the BC Summer Games,
which will be held July 17 – 17 in Nanaimo, for Midget age athletes.
• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND, May 17
– 19, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Learn about reptiles with the Reptile Guy!
NATURE EXCHANGE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: The theme is “Celebrate
Spring!” for students 5 – 17 years. Submit a printed 5x7 photo by
Fri., June 6, along with the entry form (http://bczoo.org/docs/photo-
contestentryform2014-bcwp.pdf). Call 250-573-3242 ext. 226 or 259.
• ART CONNECTIONS at The Old Courthouse Gallery, May 1 – 31.
A collaborative venture by member artists of the old Courthouse Gal-
lery focusing on spring and Mother’s Day.
• THE NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 730 Cotton-
wood Ave. PIE NIGHT, Tues. May 20. Come out & enjoy an evening of
fun & live entertainment. Cost is $3 for a slice of pie & ice cream with
tea or coffee. Phone 250-376-4777.
• The Rotary Club of Kamloops hosts FAMILY DINNERS for fami-
lies at NorKam Secondary school, May 27, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
• Brock Central Lions Club annual COOPERS FOOD LOTTERY.
Eight prizes totalling $2,300 in food certifi cates. Only 4,800 tickets
printed. Tickets are $5/3 from Brock Lions Club members, Coopers
stores or by calling Victor, 250-554-8031.
• UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS, on the 1st & 3rd
Monday of the month (May 19, June 2 & 16), at the Alano Club, 171
Leigh Rd., 7 – 10 p.m.; hosted by Perry Tucker & the Good Gravy
Band. No cover. All acoustic musicians welcome. Call 250-376-5115.
• GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meetings Thurs, 10 a.m. at Desert Gar-
dens, 540 Seymour St. Call Wally, 250-679-7877, or Sunny, 250-374-9165.
• Kamloops Seniors Activity Centre hosts BINGO every Tues at the
Brock Seniors Activity Centre, 1800 Tranquille Rd. (by Coopers). Doors:
5 p.m. Games: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. 19+ event; fully licensed concession.
• SABRINA WEEKS AND MIKE HILLIARD will be hosting a
BON VOYAGE PARTY at the rooftop Sessions at the Kamloops Ramada
May 15, 7 p.m. to kick off their cross-country tour.
• BC Living Arts & the Brownstone Restaurant present their third
THEMED DINNER OFFERING: A HILLBILLY BBQ, July 6.
Tickets: $50. Call Alan Corbishley, 250-819-7373, or Connie at the
Brownstone, 118 Victoria St., 250-851-9939.
• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Wed. of
the month (May 21) at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagles club, 755 Tranquille Rd.
New members always welcome. Call Victor, 250-554-8031.
• KAMLOOPS FARMERS MARKET at the 400-block of Victoria
Street, every Wed. 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., May 7 – Oct. 29.
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COUNTRY CROONIN’. Alberta’s Corb Lund gets the audi-
ence hopping with his autobiographical hit “Family Reunion”
during his Spring Thaw Tour concert at the Sagebrush Theatre
Monday evening. Lund, and his band, The Hurtin’ Albertans
played to an enthusiastic, cheering crowd. Judi Dupont photo
• KAMLOOPS SPCA BOOK SALE, May 10 – 17 at Northills.
• KAMLOOPS SECONDARY 20 YEAR REUNION class of 1994
Aug. 16 at the Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre. Tickets
are limited & selling now! Check out kss1994grad.weebly.com for all
the events happening on that weekend and to purchase tickets.
• KAMLOOPS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY meets the 4th Thurs
of each month (May 22) at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St., 7 – 9 p.m.
All welcome. Call 250-372-5679.
• KAMLOOPS QUIT SMOKING support group meets every Thurs
at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul St.
• SHAMBHALA MEDITATION GROUP offers meditation in the
Shambhala Buddhist tradition. Sat drop-in 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.; Mon
7 – 8:30 p.m.; Thurs 7 – 9 p.m. with available meditation instructions.
433B Lansdowne St. Call Liz, 250-376-4224.
• PERRY TUCKER will perform at the Celista Hall Farmers Mar-
ket every 2nd Wed from July 2 – Sept. 10; market hours 9 a.m. – 1
p.m., music every Wed. 10 a.m. – noon.
• MOUNT PAUL UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP, 140 Labur-
num St., open Tues & Thurs, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• PERRY TUCKER & THE GOOD GRAVY BAND will perform
at Chances Barside Lounge Fri. July 4, Fri. Nov. 28, 7 – 10 p.m.
• Project X Theatre presents X FEST 2014, at Prince Charles Park,
July 23 – Aug. 9, with two fantastical plays, both adaptations of beloved
children stories, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and The Last
of the Dragons by Edith Nesbit. Follow Project X Theatre on Twitter
(@projectxtheatre) and Facebook for up-to-the-minute updates.
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AROUND TOWN The KCBIA Spring Festival is back again this year but with
a twist. This year, the streets won’t be blocked off; instead,
the event will focus on fi lling the downtown’s giant sidewalks
& usable public space. This year’s Spring Festival takes place
along Victoria Street, and at Gaglardi Square (on Seymour
Street), from May 22 – 24.
The schedule of events is as follows:
• Thurs. May 22: Culture Me Crazy. Live mini murals, live
chalk art, TRU, BC Hydro, music, singing bowl meditation,
KAC Culture Crawl, pop up art gallery & Body Beautiful
special event. These featured events are only the start of the
fun on Thursday. Watch for outdoor retail, fun & interactive
booths, merchant activities, store promos, entertainment &
more throughout the downtown core!
• Fri. May 23: Flower Friday. Pop up picnic at Library Plaza,
food truck, Kamloops Museum, TRU, BC Hydro, pop up art
gallery, outdoor yoga, meditation, live mini murals, entertain-
ment, chalk art & music. Flower Friday is back! Downtown
streets will be lined with $5 bouquets of fl owers.
• Sat. May 24: Fun Day, Sun(ny) Day! Children’s activities,
street performer workshop, 4Cats public participation mural,
entertainment, outdoor yoga, meditation, drop-in drum circle,
Blazers, KAG Art on the Street, performance stage, & more.
There will be lots of entertainment & things to do at Gaglar-
di Park (St. Andrews on the Square), Blenz Plaza, TD Bank
Plaza, Library Plaza, Andres Business Plaza & along the 400
block Victoria Street.
KCBIA Spring Festival
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