It appears a heartless thief

has been targeting Kamloops

non-profit agencies. First it

was the Salvation Army thrift

store robbed last week, then the

Kamloops SPCA shelter over the

Victoria Day long weekend. And

then, this week, the Japanese

Cultural Centre on Vernon

Avenue was targeted.

Once again, the phone lines

were cut and the thief took the

contents of the safe – this time

about $1,000.

Due to the break-in, George

Uyeda of the Kamloops Japanese-

Canadian Cultural Association

said this Friday’s Udon lunch

has been cancelled because with-

out working phone lines, people

can’t call in to reserve.

Any tips to Kamloops RCMP.

The Kamloops SPCA has

reopened after a break in and

theft over the long weekend. And

it was a substantial take for the

thief or thieves involved.

Someone broke in through the

glass front door and made off

with between $3,000 to $5,000

after a busy weekend of dona-

tions. The SPCA is at a critical

point in its fundraising this year,

and the lost money is going to

hurt a lot, according to Charleen

Holloway, SPCA branch man-

ager.

As well, there are additional

costs to repair the damaged facil-

ity after the break-in.

Fortunately none of the animals

in the shelter were harmed.

Holloway said a number of their

programs will be in jeopardy

with the loss of the funds.

“We have been devastated at

these losses and the damage done

to the shelter,” said Charleen

Holloway, branch manager. “We

rely on the funds raised during

the City Challenge to fund our

operations throughout the year.

This break-in will impact our

ability to care for and protect the

abandoned, injured, and home-

less animals of our community

and the surrounding area.

“Last year, we cared for over

1,100 animals. The welfare of

many animals has been put in

jeopardy by this senseless act.”

The staff and volunteers will be

redoubling their efforts to raise

funds to make up for the losses

sustained in the break-in and

robbery.

“Now more than ever, we need

the public to support our gala

event, the FurBall, on Friday,

May 23,” said Holloway. “We

need to make up for this loss, as

well as to raise money to fund

our operations in the coming

year. We are reeling from this

loss.”

Tickets are available at the

Kamloops Live Box Office

at 250-374-LIVE or at kam-

loopslive.ca. You can also contact

the shelter at kamloopsevents@

spca.bc.ca or 250-376-7723.

On May 13, less than two weeks

after a fire destroyed a large por-

tion of the Salvation Army thrift

store’s potential inventory, the

outlet on the North Shore was hit

by thieves. Employees arrived

last Tuesday morning to find a

window broken, and the safe

broken into. More than $1,000

was taken.

Agency representatives say it’s

clear the thief or thieves had

been casing the building prior

to the robbery as the phone lines

and alarm system were cut.

Despite the similar MOs in all

three cases, RCMP say it’s still

too early to link them together as

being done by the same person

or person.

If you have any information

on any of these cases, contact

the Kamloops RCMP at 250-

828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at

1-800-222-8477.

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Some new & interesting people can come along, or people you think you know may show a completely different side to them. There’s likely to be amusement attached but at the same time, you need to be alert to how much they can be trusted. Your health needs a balanced approach to June 23. It’ll do wonders.

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• LET’S DANCE, hosted by Thompson Valley Activity & Social Club

(TVASC), June 21, 8 p.m. – midnight, at Kamloops Curling Club, 700

Victoria St. Music by the classic country & rock band, Transplant.

Door prize, 50/50 raffl e, spot dance. Tickets: $10, from Zonia, 250-372-

0091, Francoise, 250-372-3782, Ed, 250-374-2774. TVASC Info Line:

250-571-5111; email: tvasclub@gmail.com; website: www.tvasc.ca.

• BROCK CENTRAL LIONS CLUB meets the 1st & 3rd Wed. of

the month (June 4 & 18) at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagles club, 755 Tran-

quille 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.

• 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.

• 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? Learn how to

grow your own vegetables & herbs. During this 20-hour course you

can expect to learn about garden planning, soil health, seed starting,

transplanting, weed management, watering & organic pest control.

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• THREE REASONS NOT TO MEDITATE: WHAT POLITI-

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YOU TO KNOW, a talk by Brian Callahan, at St. Andrews on the

Square, 159 Seymour St., Fri. May 23, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Callahan will

address topics such as rediscovering the confi dence, power & good-

ness available to every human being. www.kamloops.shambhala.org.

• SHAMBHALA MEDITATION GROUP WEEKEND RE-

TREAT. THE ART OF BEING HUMAN, with Brian Callahan, a senior

Shambhala teacher, clinical counsellor & executive coach, introduces

mindfulness/awareness meditation that can benefi t people of any spir-

itual tradition. Sat. May 24, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Sun. May 25, 8:30

a.m. – 1:30 p.m. FMI Evelyn: 250-573-5519 vipondschmidt@yahoo.

com. www.kamloops.shambhala.org.

• AT THE BC WILDLIFE PARK: 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/photocontestentryform2014-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 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 (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.

• 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.

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cial needs has been stolen, devastating her and her family.

RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the custom bike made especially for

the girl was taken from the family’s home on Renfrew Avenue on

the North Shore some time between Monday and Tuesday.

Anyone with information on where the bike is or who took it is

asked to call the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stop-

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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 fo-

cus 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 fea-

tured events are only the start of the fun on Thursday. Watch for out-

door retail, fun & interactive booths, merchant activities, store pro-

mos, 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, out-

door yoga, meditation, live mini murals, entertainment, 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 entertain-

ment & things to do at Gaglardi 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

One person recovering from emergency

surgery after a stabbing late Wednesday

afternoon on the North Shore. Kamloops

RCMP received the call at about 5 p.m. May

21 to the riverbank near Tranquille Road

and Royal Avenue, behind Sorrisso’s Deli

by the ANAVETS building, and arrived to

fi nd a man suffering from stab wounds to

the abdomen.

The victim was taken to Royal Inland Hos-

pital with what are believed to have been

non-life threatening injuries, but he did

have to undergo surgery.

RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the incident

may have been a dispute among a couple of

people in makeshift camps along the river,

but that hasn’t been confi rmed yet.

She said the victim said he went to the area

to speak to a woman in a tent; that’s when

he was approached by an unknown man and

stabbed.

The suspect is described as a heavy-set

man in his mid-20s with short brown curly

hair, and wearing a blue shirt.

They say the public at large is not at risk.

“Police do not believe this to be a random

incident,” Bush said.

Investigators are looking into a motive.

Anyone with information can call the

RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers

at 1-800-222-8477.

Police investigate North Shore stabbing

• 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. Find out how to water properly, how to choose the right plant

for the right place & how to nourish your soil. Learn about common

practices, pest problems & treatment options. Call 250-554-2572.

• 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 (June 26) 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.

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