Still more to celebrate in Kamloops this month!!
The Ukrainian Women’s Association is taking orders for homemade perogies (potato, cottage cheese, sauerkraut, cheddar cheese) for $8 a dozen. They are also taking orders for cabbage rolls at $10 per dozen. Call Bella at 250 376 9680 to place your order. Pick up at the Ukrainian Church of All Saints – 1044 8th Street.
Big appreciation to the Kamloops West Rotary Club who are, once again, hosting their annual Seniors’ Tea on Saturday March 29 at the OLPH hall / gym, 635 Tranquille Rd. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the event goes from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. This is a free 55+ event. Registration is required. Massive thanks to Rotarian and project leader Christine. Please call her for a free ticket at 250-318-1346. Wear your best fancy hat!
The City of Kamloops has welcomed a new Firesmart coordinator, Kathleen Cahoon. In order to mitigate the risk of uncontrolled wildfire, the City and BC Wildfire will again be conducting prescribed burns in and around the community. Info will be available on the kamloops.ca/WildfireProtection webpage. Updates should be also available by listening to Radio NL 610 AM or by watching the CFJC TV 7 news. You can a request a free Firesmart assessment of your property from firefighter Jeff Pont at kamloops.ca/form/request-a-firesmart-assessment or by calling 250-828-3472
Christine Matuschewski, CEO of the STEPS clinic shares great information with a community health lens: “May 11 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. is “Walk with your Doc” day in BC! We will have some of our team members attending McArthur Island at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join our team and others for a walk and connection! Also, our team continues to train residents to be family physicians and a nurse practitioner who will be ready to practice this summer and next.
Huge Kudos to the team of local quilters, led by Lynda MacKenzie, who hand made quilts for every youth who will move into Katherine’s Place, the new supportive homes for youth and young adults on Tranquille Rd.
We received a wonderful email from Jennifer Krohn, GM of the Kamloops Best Western Plus Hotel. Her message: “Our owner is very interested in donating a lump sum of $2000, as he believes a newspaper is a vital part of the community. Is it also possible for us to have newspapers dropped off here?” We were happy to accept the very generous donation and add the hotel as one of our drop-off locations. Thanks so much to owner John Hampel!
Kamloops is an amazing community with a long-standing culture of kindness and looking out for one another. We need to talk about this more, give it more attention, and keep strengthening our collective goodness. We, at the Kamloops Chronicle, feel it’s so important to share good news regularly and that’s what this space is about. We encourage you to submit your good news by calling 250 851-9630, emailing us at [email protected] or sending us mail to PO Box 814, Station Main, Kamloops BC, V2C 5M8.