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Wine Trails

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Corner Table

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Main Feature- Jo Berry

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Wine Reviews

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Don HayHead coach Kamloops Blazers

The best advice that I have been given was from my father-in-law, Mr. Bond, he once told me, Don't worry work. I try to follow his message every day.

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No question, the best advice I ever received was, Stay out of the sun.

Brad MuellerKamloops RCMP Superintendent

An important part of my professional development is the advice that I have received in regards to the importance of building trust and positive relationships with the people around you. There is a saying that you cannot value your team or organization without valuing the people in it and I have certainly found this to be a fundamentally true in my 'leadership journey.'

I also attribute a great deal of my personal and professional success to my years of playing on several successful hockey teams and the influence my coaches had on me in reference to commitment and character, in the sense of having a strong work ethic and always doing what is right and not necessarily what is easy.

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PRIVATO VINEYARD & WINERY5505 Westsyde Road

www.privato.ca

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THE WINE TRAIL LESS TRAVELLED

While the Kamloops wine industry has been growing

for the last several years, its only recently that a brand

has begin to develop for the region as a whole.

The Kamloops Wineries Association was created in fall

of 2014, a partnership between the four local wineries

Harpers Trail Winery, Sagewood Winery, Privato

Vineyard and Winery and Monte Creek Ranch and

spearheaded by industry veteran director Trish Morelli.

The not-for-profit association has begun working to

collectively market and promote the emerging wine re-

gion in the Thompson Valley and launch the Kamloops

wine trail brand.

The B.C. wine industry generates $2 billion for the

province and $476 million in tourism and tourism

related businesses. $180 million is generated in direct

revenue from B.C. wine tourism.

Those kind of economic impact numbers are what

is staggering really, so to bring some of that home

to Kamloops is a real benefit, said Morelli, who has

marketed B.C. wines for 25 years. Its just time for us

to get together as a group and collectively market the

Kamloops wine region, give the region a bigger voice

and put Kamloops on the B.C. wine map.

Many people, even within the industry, are unaware of

Kamloops is home to wineries, Morelli said.

Sagewood Winery forged the path for grape-growing

locally when it planted vineyards in 2005 and farms the

oldest vineyards in the region. Harpers Trail followed

suit in 2008, but was the first to make the investment

to build an operating winery and tasting room. Privato

was the second to establish itself as an operating

winery and harvested its first crush in 2010. Monte

Creek, the newest Kamloops winery, released its first

vintage this year and will officially open its tasting room

later in 2015.

The biggest misconception, owners agree, is that

Kamloops isnt suitable for winemaking because of the

climate.

I can remember back, when winters were a lot cooler

and a lot of the varieties we grow now wouldnt have

survived the winters we used to have. With climate

change, things are changing here, said Doug Wood,

owner and winemaker at Sagewood Winery and long-

time resident of Kamloops.

Kamloops is ranked third in Canada for most growing-

degree days, 166, and 2,000 hours of sunshine. With

average 30C summer temperatures, warm days and

cooler nights promote balance in the wines. The

region is experiencing increasingly milder winters,

although early frosts, like the one experienced in fall

of 2014, can still damage vines.

Erik Fisher, general manager at Monte Creek, said

ripening is not a big concern because of Kamloops'

favourable heat units, but they plant vines suitable

for winter hardiness. Monte Creek is the only winery

in town growing five unique varieties developed

at the University of Minnesota and engineered to

withstand winter temperatures down to -35C.

"We like to think that once we prove their effective-

ness that others will follow, especially in these kind

of cool climate regions," Fisher said, noting that

Kelowna and anywhere north can be considered

cool-climate viticulture.

Overall, there are many parallels between the Oka-

nagan Valley and the Thompson Valley. Although

Kamloops lacks the large moderating lake, the river

helps create a lot of airflow and provides a bit of

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moderation, Fisher said.

Active ariflows through the Thomspon Valley help

to regulate temperatures in the vineyards and

reduce moisture on the vines.

"If we have an early frost, they have the same

cold snap in the Okanagan as well," said Debbie

Woodward, co-owner of Privato. "We may get

one or two degrees colder, but it's not a whole lot

different. People think it is, but it really isn't."

Kamloops shares similar heat units to Burgundy,

France, Morelli and Woodward both noted. The

average heat accumulation, used to compare

regions and vine-growing conditions, is referred

to as growing-degree days. The degree-day

average in the Kamloops region is 1280, while the

Dijon, Burgundy area of France is 1279.

Built on a bed of limestone, volcanic rock and

clay, soils range from loam a clay, silt and sand

combination to dominantly gravel. According

to the association, such soils offer good drainage,

which controls moisture levels.

The cool-climate wines are high in brightness,

acidity and balance, most like wines from Alsace

and Bergundy, the association says. Dominant

grape plantings include pinot noir, cab franc,

marechal foch and gamey noir for the reds.

Amongst the dominant white grapes are chardon-

nay, riesling, pinot gris, gewrztraminer, kerner

and marquette.

Morelli said much of the marketing will be

dedicated to promoting the Kamloops "terroir," a

sense of place for a wine, referring to the overall

geography, climate and conditions of the wine-

growing region. They will launch the public brand

"The Kamloops wine trail" as a very authentic and

relaxed experience, free from all the hustle and

bustle, pomp and pretense of other regions.

"I think what is going to be neat is that intimate

hands on experience," Morelli said. "Sitting with

the owner and the winemaker is going to be more

of the norm than the exception."

"There is a sense of more wildness to it all. Sitting

at the winery, overlooking the river and seeing the

bighorn sheep and the cattle walking around the

gates of the vineyard, it has a real sense of natural

beauty the wine trail less travelled."

The Kamloops Wineries Association will be rolling

out billboard advertising, a wine trail map and

brochure this spring, as well as beginning to lobby

the government to get wine trail signage erected.

Morelli said they are looking to develop the wine

trail as a destination activity, bringing tourists into

the city, where they can also experience the rest

of what Kamloops has to offer.

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COURSE ONE :

Beet salad Three varieties of roasted beets chioggia, golden and red goat

cheese, fennel slaw on the base, pomegranate vinaigrette, pistachios,

radish and a small amount of beet reduction.

Tombs described this dish as a cold/hot starter treated like a salad. Its a

little bit zippy because of the pomegranate vinaigrette, so its intended to

wake up your taste buds and get things moving in your mouth. Theres

a cross-section of flavours between the earthiness and sweetness of

the beet, the richness of the goat cheese and the sharpness of the

pomegranate. There is also a hint of grapefruit to add an acidic sweetness.

This dish was paired with Ex Nihilo Pinot Gris. The wine has luscious tropical

fruit and citrus notes, including a note of pink grapefruit.

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Pan roasted scallopsAs part of the chefs table, Tombs will often serve a seafood course as the

second dish. This dish is pan-roasted scallops with beluga lentils, a carrot puree

and lemon beurre blanc. Lentils include some local double-smoked bacon and

the carrots are also locally grown and organic. The lentils have a rich, earthiness

to them. The carrot puree has a sweetness to it because its been reduced

down, pureed and seasoned with spice that cuts through the contrasting

richness in the dish. Lemon and seafood is a favourable pairing, Tombs said,

and the beurre blanc is intended to complement the mouth feel of the scallop.

The dish has a small amount of chicken-stock reduction, adding an earthiness

that plays off the lentils.

This dish was paired with Blue Mountain Chardonnay. Tombs said the balance

between the oak and the fruit in the wine cuts through the richness of the

scallops and helps to cleanse your palate in between bites and also has notes

of lemon.

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D avid Tombs is the head chef and owner at Terra Restaurant and vice-president of Farm2Chefs, a partnership between local chefs and farmers that brings organic products to the tables of Kamloops

restaurants. Tombs says using local product is fundamental to his craft and

he is very deliberate about encouraging the use of fresh, organic food in

his dishes. He also only serves B.C. wine. Before opening Terra in 2011

Tombs was the executive chef at the Delta in Sun Peaks. He had a classical

French instruction at Dubrulle Culinary Institute in Vancouver and has worked

as a chef in Japan, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Montreal. He says

cooking is all about balance and contrast.

I like the creating part. I like surprising people, he said. Theres so much

information out there now. People who say they cant cook dont want to

cook. Dont be afraid. Just experiment and have fun.

At Terra, Tombs revises the menu every month. While dishes that have

appeared before will return to the menu, Tombs said they are always

tweaking and creating new variations of a dish, allowing the style to evolve.

The cooking at his restaurant is very personal, he says. Without recipes, the

chefs learn through experience how a dish should taste.

We sat down at the chefs table and let Tombs work his magic. He created

five dishes to share and paired each with a different B.C. wine.


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COURSE FOUR :

Roasted Fraser Valley duck breastDuck breast, polenta flavoured with

a pumpkin seed mole, cranberry

port reduction and seasonal

vegetables. On the duck is a spiced

honey glaze, a combination of 14

spices cooked down with honey

and maple syrup very slowly and

an addition of balsamic vinegar at

the end. The duck tends to be a

sweeter meat. Its very rich and

treated very delicately. The breast

was cooked in the pan for about

four minutes and in the oven for

three minutes. Tombs said he

doesnt ask about doneness; he

always cooks it medium-rare for the

best flavour. Corn and duck are a

natural pair, but the pumpkin seed

mole introduces a Central American

or Mexican flavour to add some

spice and some contrast. A port

sauce pulls it all together.

Paired with the Moon Cursor Syrah.

The wine has notes of black pepper,

currants and blueberries. The

spice of the polenta gives a nice

perspective to the wine.

COURSE THREE :

Mushroom fettuccineA truffle shallot cream over handmade

fettuccine with shaved parmesan, pea

shoots, shimeji, black trumpet and shiitaki

mushrooms. The cream is the binder that

holds the dish together. Tombs said he will

dice shallots very fine, cook them in white

wine for 20-30 minutes, then cook them in a

vegetable or chicken stock very slowly until

theyre dry again, add cream and cook it one

last time slowly before straining the shallots

out. Left is a highly aromatic, beautifully

flavoured cream to which he will add white

truffle oil, lemon juice and some seasoning.

Paired with Castoro de Oro Pinot Noir for its

earthy, mushroom flavour and black cherry

notes similar to the flavours of the dish.

COURSE F IVE :

For desserts, Tombs said he will often take one

element and present it in multiple ways, featuring

different flavours and textures using the same

ingredient. Here we have a raspberry-themed dessert

dish, with a raspberry mousse, topped with chiboust,

an almond sable, similar to a shortbread crust, on the

bottom. Other variations of raspberry are showcased

in the dried raspberry meringue, raspberry shard, fruit

leather and coulis.

Dessert was paired with a Quails Gate fortified Foch,

which Tombs said is a nice digestive at the end of

the meal, and the berry components complement the

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Mascarpone Chiboust

Cheese Mixture 125 grams mascarpone

125 grams cream cheese

1 tsp. lemon juice

Seeds from one vanilla bean salt

Swiss Meringue 90 grams egg whites 180 grams sugar

1 Warm the cheeses in a microwave for 30 seconds, stir and repeat once more.

2 Place in small food processor and combine with other ingredients for the cheese mixture. Once completely smooth, put into a medium-sized metal bowl and set aside at room temperature.

3 Over a double boiler, place egg whites and sugar for the swiss meringue.

4 Warm until it reaches 140F and no more than 150F.

5 Whip with the whisk attachment in the stand mixer until it's thick, at a stiff peak and slightly cooled.

6 Fold it into the cheese mixture and cool for at least two hours in the fridge before putting in a piping bag.

Raspberry Curd 3 cups frozen raspberries

2 tbsp. lemon juice

Pinch of salt and pink pepper

14 egg yolks

1 1/2 cups butter, unsalted

1 cup sugar

4 gelatin sheets

1 Place your gelatin sheets in cold water, set aside.

2 Melt butter with raspberries and lemon juice.

3 Whisk yolks and sugar together in a metal bowl.

4 Temper eggs with butter mixture. Cook over double boiler to 180F. Stir in gelatin sheets that have been drained from the water.

5 Strain. Pour into moulds. Freeze until firm. Unmould.

Vanilla Sable 127 grams soft unsalted butter

81 grams confectioners sugar seeds from 1 vanilla bean

1 egg (room temperature)

190 grams AP Flour

47 grams corn starch

1 Whip butter in stand

mixer with paddle attachment until fluffy.

2 Add sugar, salt and vanilla and whip until well combined.

3 Wipe down sides of the bowl and then add the egg. Mix until well combined.

4 Add flour and cornstarch and mix until just combined.

Form into a ball and chill.

When baking, be sure to completely chill your shaped dough prior to baking. Bake at around 325F until cooked, but not browned. To warm your egg quickly, place it in hot tap water for about 5 minutes or so.

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Entertainment

Feb. 27PhotograPhyMary Spencer, Photographer, opens at the Kamloops Museum and Archives, 207 Victoria St. and continues to June 30.

The exhibit includes 60 pictures taken by the pioneer photographer, who had a studio on Victoria Street West and who is perhaps best know for her iconic shot of train robber Bill Miner and his gang.

An opening reception for the exhibition is on Feb. 27 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Feb. 28MusicMezzo-soprano Ingrid Mapson will be the featured performer when the Thompson Valley Orchestra presents Romantic Interludes at Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers Way.

Born in South America, Mapson grew up in Vancouver and now lives in 100 Mile House. She was raised in a musical family and can perform in several languages, including French, Spanish and Italian.

The concert will feature music by Bizet, Elgar and Wagner, along with other modern romantic and jazzy pieces.

Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children and $25 for a family. Admission is at the door.

The show starts at 7 p.m.

artArt Exposed, a community-centred visual arts exhibit hosted by the Kamloops Arts Council runs until March 8 at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is by donation with artwork available for purchase or rent. More info is available at kamloopsarts.ca.

coMMunityDaybreak Rotarys Beach n Crabfest, held at the Coast Hotel. Ticket are $75 and are available from the Plaza Hotel front desk, by emailing [email protected] or by calling 250-377-4651.

coMedyTrain Wreck, featuring Rob Balsdon and Jamie Charest, B.C. comics at Tumbleweeds Pub, 5220 Bogetti Rd. Tickets are $5 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 8:30 p.m.

March 5FilMThe Kamloops Film Society has announced some of the films it is bringing in for the annual Kamloops Film Festival, which runs from March 5 to March 14 at Paramount Theatre.

The list includes Leviathon, which won best screenplay at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and best foreign-language film at the recent Golden Globes.

The Russian drama draws its inspiration from the Book of Job in the Bible, telling the tale of a man who fights a corrupt mayor over a piece of land.

Other films include:

The Canada-India production The Backwards Class, a documentary-drama that looks at the caste system in Indian as students prepare for a national graduation exam that could impact their future;

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The U.S.-France production Still Alice, starring Julianne Moore as a professor struggling with early onset Alzheimers. Moore has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance.

CitizenFour, a Germany-U.S. documentary on the meeting between documentarian Laura Poitras and journalists Glenn Greenwald with U.S. government whistle-blower Edward Snowden.

March 11coMMunityRon MacLean is a welcome guest in millions of homes across the country every Saturday evening. Who better to give the keynote address for the Canadian Home Builders Association Central Interior dinner meeting? The longtime host of CBCs Hockey Night in Canada, MacLean will address the association. The dinner and keynote address will take place at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre and is open to both CHBA CI members and the public. There are 600 spots available. Tickets are $90 plus GST.

March 14MusicBurton Cummings and his band are headed to Kamloops for a show at Interior Savings Centre. Opening act is Wil. Tickets range from $97.50 to $110.50, plus service charges, and are available at ticketmaster.ca or by calling 1-855-985-5000.

MusicTrio Con Brio will perform at a fundraising concert for the Kamloops Hospice Association on Saturday, March 14, at St. Pauls Anglican Church, 360 Nicola St., at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary.

The trio is composed of Jacquie Shinkewski on French horn, Cindy Hoveveen on trombone and Rob Hogeveen on trumpet. Admission is by donation at the door.

March 20 MusicTwist and Shout an international broadway show based on music by The Beatles is coming to Kamloops in March. The show dubbed Let It Be after the famed Beatles song begins traveling across the country this month, with shows that include just two stops in B.C., in Vancouver and Kamloops.

Over 40 Beatles songs chart the bands rise from their beginning in Liverpool through Beatlemania and their later studio pieces. Some of the songs included in the show are Hard Days Night, Day Tripper, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club, Twist and Shout, Get Back, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Strawberry Fields. The show lands in Kamloops at Interior Savings Centre. Tickets start at $69 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.ca.

theatreA Memory, A Monologue, A rant and a A Prayer, held at the Barber Centre at TRU, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m., a silent auction and the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Profits will support the White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health Societys mens health groups. Tickets are $45 for adults and $30 for seniors and students. They are available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

March 21theatreA Memory, A Monologue, A rant and a A Prayer, held at the Barber Centre at TRU, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m., a silent auction and the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Profits will support the White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health Societys mens health groups. Tickets are $45 for adults and $30 for seniors and students. They are available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

until aPril 23 coMMunityThe Kamloops Exploration Group has another series of lectures planned for early in 2015. The schedule includes:

March 5: The Yellowstone Hot Spot; One Of The Worlds Largest Volcanoes, with Jamie Farrell of the University of Utahs department of geology and geophysics.

March 19: Critical Raw Materials, with George Simandl of the B.C. Geological Survey.

March 26: Tailings Ponds, with Eric Domingue, manager of operations, environment divisi, DST Consulting Inc.

April 23: New Afton Mine Update, with Marty Henning, senior geologist, New Gold Inc.

All sessions are in the Mountain Room at the Campus Activity Centre at Thompson Rivers University. Each starts at 7 p.m.

aPril 26 MusicColin James is bringing an acoustic show to Kamloops.

The Canadian blues artist is known for songs like Mans Gotta be a Stone, Im Losing You, Into the Mystic and Voodoo Thing.

He has won six Juno awards, 17 Maple Blues Awards for his music which spans blues, rock, R n B, blues, swing and blues-rock and his albums have reached gold and platinum status.

He will perform an intimate show at Sagebrush Theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $45 from Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483 or kamloopslive.ca.

aPril 27coMedyDerek Edwards, a stand-up comedian who has been called the funniest man in Canada by Rick Mercer who is no slouch at comedy himself is bringing his Baloney and Wine show to Kamloops at Sagebrush Theatre on April 27.

A veteran of the Just for Laughs comedy shows, hes been nominated four times for best standup comic at the Canadian Comedy Awards, winning once.

Edwards has also been nominated many times for a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Comedy.

Hes won the Vail National Comedy Invitational in Vail, Colo. the only Canadian to have won the award.

Tickets are $40 plus service charges. They go on sale on Monday, Nov. 17, at the Kamloops Live Box Office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca.


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W hen Lisa and Colin first debuted Fresh is Best Salsa at the local Farmers Market in 1999 they were aiming to provide healthier food options. Today, the all natural, Fresh is Best products can be found across British Columbia and Alber ta. The salsas are all Fresh made and can be found in the refrigerated area of the Deli section of most major grocery retailers.

With some great advice and information from the Community Futures team, Colin and Lisa followed their dream and made Fresh is Best Salsa & Co a reality. Before they made it into major retailers, they travelled to trade shows across BC and Alber ta and

opened their first retail outlet in Kamloops.

Fresh is Best has remained dedicated to providing a product free from additives and preser vatives, but its not just about Salsa anymore. They star ted offering hand-cut tor ti l la chips shor tly after their debut at the Farmers Market and now produce Guacamole, Garlic Spinach Dip, Southwestern Corn and Black Bean Salsa, Smokey Black Bean Dip, Layer Dips, Hot Sauces, and the all new Taco Seasoning.

Fresh is Best opened a 12,000 sq foot production facility at 1425 Cariboo Pl, in 2012, after the demand for their product

outgrew their facility on Hugh Allan Dr. The new facility- where all of their products are made - features a full retail outlet with exclusive sales of the Fresh, Guacamole, Garlic Spinach Dip, Southwestern Corn and Black Bean Salsa, Smokey Black Bean Dip, and Layer Dips. They also have a second outlet, at 2908 West Broadway, in Vancouver.

Fresh is Best products are currently available in over 800 stores throughout BC and Alber ta and Fresh is Best Tor til la Chips are making it into major retailers as far east as Ontario.With close to 6000 followers and fans on Social Media, Fresh is Best has created a fan base, that continues to grow everyday, stretching across Canada.

Believing in giving back to the community that helped Fresh is Best grow to where they are today, Colin and Lisa actively suppor t many events throughout the Kamloops area all year long with both product donations and cash sponsorships. They are proud to be par t of such a vibrant and caring community and look forward to another 15 years and more!

Fresh is Best is gaining momentum everyday, growing its influence in the snack food game and conquering Canada one Salsa-holic at a time. They are grateful to all the Kamloops fans that have made this success possible!

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You've heard the mantra: movement is change. In Kamloops, hundreds have joined RUNClub to learn the meaning behind the message. Many have been motivated by an inner circle of friends, all eager to take on the challenge, or maybe even coerced by a spouse. But, "movement is change" is not just a slogan or a marketing scheme. It's not just a motto or a catchphrase. Jo Berry discovered how movement can change a life many years ago, and has been helping others realize

it ever since. Berry founded the community run and fundraiser Boogie the Bridge 17 years ago and RUNClub the year after. Today, Boogie the Bridge has raised more than $1 million for local charities, growing from 62 runners crossing the finish line in 1998 to close to 2,500 in recent years. It's the largest wellness event in Kamloops. With four clinics a year, including a spring training leading up to Boogie, RUNClub has got thousands of people outdoors. Coaching staff began with Berry, Penny McGuire and Brenda Larson and has grown to 13 trainers. Berry now works full-time

on Boogie and RUNClub."It started really innocently," Berry says. "I didnt really want to go into business or be entrepreneurial, but it happened."The non-competitive, inclusive program is based on support and finding your own pace, she says a simple enough concept, but one that has roots in self-confidence, spiritual and emotional happiness and a positive lifestyle. Berry's messaging can be so strong, she knows some people are perplexed by it, but for the many that find guidance through her program, she says it's all worth it.

Hitting the pavementBerry ran her first marathon at 22. Out of the 6,000 runners at the Victoria Marathon that day, the Province picked up a photo of her and a friend and followed up with them for a story on the connection between friendship and running. She still has that photo and says it, in many ways, makes her realize nothing happens by accident.

"I think, that is so weird. Little did I know that my life would be based completely around movement," Berry says.Her involvement with fitness began at age 18, teaching classes, but she grew up as wildly active as she is today. As a young girl, she was involved in everything from figure skating and

Empowering confidence and lifestyle change, thats my favourite currency, watching people become happier."

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tap dancing, to horse back riding and baton twirling never overly athletic, but always moving. Her vibrating personality and seemingly bottomless pool of energy is something she was simply born with."People always ask me you are just like 'this' all the time and, well, its just the way I was since I was a little kid. I just couldn't sit still," she says. "Its authentic because if it wasnt, youd fall over dead." Berry started running when she was in her early 20s and, like many others, says she never thought she could be a runner. It was intimidating. It was uninviting a group of long-legged gazelles with their 10 per cent body fat. She quickly learned running programs and events were geared toward the elite runner. Berry joined her first running club after slowly working her way up to 30 minutes of running on her own, only to come in dead last after taking two hours to run 10 kilometres. "After that experience, I was very deflated and I thought, 'Ill never be a runner,'" Berry says. "As a fitness trainer, I always wanted to be a runner, but it seemed like I couldnt. I didnt have

the courage or the confidence to go out and be part of that community."While teaching fitness classes, she says she grew a passion for movement, but became disillusioned with the lack of inner processes it inspired "there was a lot of work going on on the

outside, but not a lot going on on the inside." She returned to school at Thompson Rivers University and received her bachelor of social work and English degree. Then, in 1998, Berry lost her mother to suicide after she spent a lifetime of battling with chronic depression. It was Berry's first major loss and a period of grief and depression followed."It was a huge, huge catalyst of change for me," she says. "Just really figuring out how I wanted to be in the world, what my core

because some people think I'm a little but quirky, a little bit eccentric, a

little bit weird, because my messaging is so strong," Berry says.

"It's nice to be recognized...

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values were, the parts of me I didn't like, my ego, my negativity."I started to put the dots together."It was at this time she became, in her own words, "obsessed with what cultivates happiness." Through the death of her mom and her own struggles with depression, she realized what movement especially outdoors could do for her and others. Berry eventually married her academic background with her passion for fitness and started to develop a leisure counselling model based on movement outdoors and how it acts as therapy. Berry endeavoured to create a program unlike the one she experienced as a beginner runner, not competitive, not based on how fast or how far, but on individual goals and motivation empowering people to cross their own finish line and maintaining you don't have to be 100 pounds to run. "Youre sort of guided towards something," she says. "Every one of us is given something that we are supposed to give away and it was such a process of spiritual guidance on what Im supposed to do and I just started to connect the dots, from the loss of my

mom from my own health and my own passion and how I feel when I move outdoors." Although she recognizes the physical benefits of running, Berrys motivation comes from the benefits of emotional fitness, the idea that movement is medicine. It took her down a path of research about serotonin and dopamine. She calls it brain food. For her, running is church. She says it's the place she goes to think, whether she's happy or sad. It's a place where she can sort through things and organize her thoughts. By now, it's effortless. It's second nature. It's no longer just about exercise. "It's hard to explain but, for someone who has been a runner for a long time, you can't imagine your life without it. You just can't," Berry says. "I've absolutely overdosed on endorphins." At 50, Berry says she is grateful to be as physically healthy and happy as she is. She says it's not about drinking mineral water and eating salads it's about crossing the finishing line and having beer with your friends. Indulging in red wine, living your life and having fun.

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Get InvolvedWeb: runclub.ca Web: boogiethebridge.com Email : [email protected]

Boogie Training starts Sunday March 8 at 8:15 a.m.Tuesday March 10 at 6 p.m.

RUNClub and by extension Boogie the Bridge is all about sharing that positive lifestyle. Her first club began with 18 individuals and slowly grew in popularity each of the four clinics per year now attract nearly one hundred people. It soon became about helping the community as a whole be healthier and more positive. She's seen people lose weight and kick their blood-pressure medication, go from overweight to running marathons, but she's also seen people work through challenges and become more involved with the people around them. She says the positive changes she sees in people are the best currencies in her life. "I like to see people look younger, and look brighter in their eyes and less stress in their life, and be able to let go of things easier," Berry says. "Empowering confidence and lifestyle change, thats my favourite currency, watching people become happier.""It's a real blessing to see people think they could never do the things they end up doing."Boogie was created from her pure desire to help the community. Berry, still in her social work program, recruited a group of women to organize the event then an all-women run/walk. 62 runners came out and raised funds for The Shop Program Women's Lending Circle and the BPW club. The fundraiser quickly evolved to include anyone and everyone of all ages and tripled in participants in just two years. Over the years Boogie has raised funds for the Women's Resource Centre, Kamloops Boys and Girls Club, Kamloops Sexual Assault Centre, the KELLI literacy program, ASK Wellness, CMHA Youth Clubhouse, Big Brothers and Sisters of Kamloops and the Family Tree Family Centre. Berry has remained loyal to supporting programs that lack government funding. Last year alone it raised $143,371.43.Boogie now has a board of directors, 25 team leaders, many volunteers and close to 30 sponsors. The event draws runners and walkers of all ages, features 17 bands along the route and boasts a very loud, supportive finish line. "I love that the brand is off me, its off a person and its a city event now. Its something that will sustain itself," Berry says. "Thats the success. When its taken off a person and put onto a team that puts that puts it onto a community."But, she hasn't escaped without any recognition. She's received the Women of Distinction Award, BC Community Achievement Award, Thompson Rivers University Distinguished Alumni Award and the Pioneer Award for community health and wellness. "It's nice to be recognized because some people think I'm a little but quirky, a little bit eccentric, a little bit weird, because my messaging is so strong," Berry said. "The awards have been this little beautiful thing to give me confidence to keep going."She hopes to be able to spread her message to other communities that lack a place to go that's not the 10 per cent elite runner, but the 90 per cent of people who think they could never run, she says. "While I'm running, people yell at me from across the street all the time, 'Youre going to die anyways,' but while Im here, Im going to feel great," she says.

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in her own words

Movement is Change Its almost Boogie training time and our teams No. 1 passion is changing lives one footstep at a time.

Our desire to change lives drives us each and every year to make an impact on the individual, the family, the workplace, in the schools and in the community. Is this your year to change your life? We hope you will join us.

Yes, this type of training changes lives. There is no doubt about that in Kamloops. You can see it everywhere. More people are running, moving and sharing lifetime friendships through the act of movement.

Of course, we all know there are numerous physical benefits to running but, what inspires me most is the mental and spiritual benefits that come from movement. The science is emerging, and we are seeing scientific support for how good running (movement) is for the mind and spirit. This is important because it is not enough to say just go and do exercise. There has to be a bigger picture and now there is scientific support for the enormous benefits movement has on brain chemistry. Movement is indeed change. Neurotransmitters, including dopamine and serotonin, are chemicals responsible for carrying messages to and from the body. They are responsible for regulating mood, and there is evidence that people feel better when those neu-rotransmitters are acting at capacity. This can contribute to huge stress reduction, less anxiety, less depression and an overall better quality of life.

My life has been powerfully impacted by movement. I lost my mom to depression and have been profoundly influenced by the healing and mental benefits of living a life based on movement. In a nutshell, running has been my place of prayer, healing, joy and friendship. I couldnt live without it and am grateful every day to have the opportunity to share this and contribute to my community. What may surprise you, is I never started as a runner. I was never an athlete. I found a way to move that was good for my body. It wasnt too much. It wasnt too far. It was based on an ego-less energy with no pressure and no competition.

You dont have to be a runner to join the Boogie training program. It starts Sunday March 8 at 8:15 a.m. and Tuesday March 10 at 6 p.m. All you need is the courage to make the leap and start making a change. In partnership with our community sponsors (CFJC-TV and Kamloops This Week) , the training program is professional, informational, energetic and inspiring. You will change your life. There is no doubt about it. There are countless stories of peoples lives changing for the better. All you need is the courage to step into an environment and experience a life altering training program. Boogie training is about community health and happiness and we want to reach as many people as possible. We love Kamloops and would love to see you there.

If you are a runner already, we have a special place for you too. We offer the experienced runner a professional, high-energy program for you to reach your goals and find more joy in your running. You too will be changed from running in this community of like-minded people.

This eight-week training program includes professional coaching, personal consultation, emails, structure and all within a kind, generous, dynamic community. It is also a whole lot of fun. We keep the fun in the run and encourage everyone to live a big, healthy, juicy life.

See you March 8 and March 10. Bring a friend, co-worker or family member. You will change a life and together we can change a community.

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the year and in the first 60 days in 2015.

If you have an investment account, ask your broker for a b. gain/loss report that shows all your transactions and the

related gains and losses for the year. If you dont have

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from the transaction summaries.

If you have a business, sort your business expenses c. into the major categories such as office, advertising,

supplies, travel, etc.

Collect all your medical receipts for the year for you and d. your dependent family members. You can claim medical

expenses for any 12-month period ending in 2014. This

means that if you have medical expenses from 2013

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as long as you dont exceed the 12-month period. For

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Oct. 3, 2013 to Oct. 2, 2014.

Collect all your donation receipts. The tax credit for e. the first $200 donation gets you a tax reduction of

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From the winemaker, this wine is aged in American and eastern European oak and stainless-steel tanks. An intense dark-coloured wine with aromas of black fruits.This was a sweet red wine with a well-rounded flavour. It has an acidic taste, with black cherry and black currant notes being dominant. Theres also a hint of coffee. As people who consume a favourable amount of both coffee and wine, we found this combination pleasing. Now, if we could only drink coffee-wine when we arrive at the office at 8:30 a.m. One out of four reviewers named this wine their favourite.

According to the winemaker, Hands Up Red is a blend of 49 per cent frontenac noir, 20 per cent marquette, 10 per cent St. Croix, eight per cent cabernet sauvignon, eight per cent merlot and five per cent savervois. The alcohol content is 14 per cent. According to the description, red and black fruits carry through from the nose to the palate cherry, blackberry, currant and sour cher-ry. This is a medium body wine with medium acidity, integrated tannins and a mid-length finish.The cherry was potent on this wine along with a hint of plum. We found the taste to be mild but not overpowering. Since this wine is a blend theres a good chance your favourite variety is includ-ed, which must mean youll enjoy it. Thats how it works, right? Also, we debated over what the tannins mean and decided not to go there because lets face it thats out of our league. One out of four reviewers called this wine their favourite.

This is a white wine blend of 59 per cent frontenac blanc, 29 per cent viognier and 12 per cent la crescent. The alcohol content is 15 per cent. An aromatic and easy blend. Noticeable residual sugars are held at bay with medium acidity, providing complementary opposites of light sweetness and refreshing acids. Melon, honey, citrus, tangerine and orange blossoms create a heady nose and full palate, says the description.We found this wine to have a light taste. The citrus and tangerine comes through in the aroma and is sweet on the tongue. The aftertaste resembled honey. We appreciated this wines slightly higher percentage point from the Hands Up Red and concluded, in our expert opinion, that this wine would result in a wicked hangover. This is a good thing. The winemaker said the sum of the whole of this wine is greater than its individual parts and we have to agree.

From the winemaker, this kerner is an aromatic white-grape variety, a cross of trollinger (a red-grape variety) and riesling. A pronounced varietal bouquet with fresh aromas offering a tasty blend of mixed white fruits, with hints of apple, grapefruit and a tropical whif of mango.This wine smells like apples and tastes fresh and light. It has an acidic citrusy savour, with the tartness of apple, but not the flavour. Perhaps thats the grapefruit coming through. We didnt get mango, but we also couldnt tell you what this wine was called if we hadnt recited the label before trying it. Two out of four reviewers named this their favourite.

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Wine and DineBy Jessica Klymchuk

Let's just start out by saying wine is good. I like

wine. I like wine on the patio in the summer, in front

of a great flick and in the bathtub. I like it in a tall

glass with a broad bowl, in a mason jar or straight

from the bottle.

I recently read that drinking a glass of merlot is

equivalent to an hour-long workout. The rule doesn't

apply to non-reds, so you chardonnay and pinot gri-

gio lovers are out of luck, and it doesn't mean that a

whole bottle is equivalent to five workouts. But, it's

still good news for us pinot noir devotees.

I read this on bustle.com, which got it from the

Journal of Physiology and Science Daily. It has

something to do with "natural compounds" and

sounds legitimate.

This makes me like wine even more.

I've seen approximately one documentary about

sommeliers, who so elegantly waft wine up their

nostrils only to identify notes of tennis ball and

freshly cut garden hose.

I've never smelled garden hose anywhere other than

in my backyard and in the seasonal aisle in Walmart

but, having seen this documentary, I believe I am

somewhat familiar with the techniques of such

experts minus the years and years of studying

varietals and terroir.

Four amateurs put our palates to the test with

some local wines. We tried them much like you

would poured into cheap stemware and sipped

throughout good conversation.

So, let's take a break from Beer Friday and try a little

Wine Wednesday. After all, a glass of wine a day

keeps the doctor away. Or is that apples?

Disclaimer: The vast majority of the wine my fellow

reviewers and I consume comes in a box. The

featured wines were generously donated and

graciously accepted for review.

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The idea is to sell the house for top dollar as quickly as possible, she said. You want it on the market and then off the market.

The Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)s 2010 research showed staged homes spend 67 per cent less time on the market. It studied 97 homes previously on the market an average of 181 days before the homeowners called a professional stager. The same homes sold, on average, in 60 days after staging.

RESA also studied 184 homes that were staged before gong on the market. These homes sold, on average, in 35 days.

With the high number of active listings in Kamloops right now 2014 saw 4,954 new listings compared to 4,908 in 2013 Hartling says staged homes have a much higher chance of selling.

I always say live in your house how you want to live in your house, but when you want to sell it, its a different story, especially in our kind of a market, said Ingrid Pfeiffer, president of the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association. You have people coming and really, really looking at everything.

The most important thing is to match the visual appeal of the house to the price point you are trying to achieve, Hartling said a home priced at $580,000 might be a beautiful home, but the outdated furniture and pink walls will decrease its appeal.

Staging is a three-step process. First, Hartling will have a consultation and review the state of the house, then recommend any work that needs to be done, such as painting the walls, refinishing the kitchen cupboards or installing new flooring. The third step is staging the furniture in the most attractive way possible, which can include bringing in rentals. Hartling has her own inventory of furniture homeowners can rent or she will work with a local furniture company.

Some homeowners will only take the first step and work from Hartlings recommendations without fully staging their home. But, she says, even if hom-eowners do 50 per cent of the things she recommends, the house is going to show much better.

I find this in clients, with selling homes in Kamloops that have used Denas services, we get great feedback, said Lisa Villamo, realtor with Century 21. People like that they just feel the home is more move-in ready and better presented to prospective buyers.

The most important improvement is decluttering and cleaning. Removing any personal items, like photos or personal art, is recommended because people often cant visualize themselves living in a home that is either too cluttered or too personalized, Pfeiffer said.

Hartling said there is a 75-100 per cent return on investment when you update your bathroom or kitchen and a 50-75 per cent return on investment if you update your flooring or paint the walls. In 90 per cent of the homes Hartling looks at, she says she recommends at least one light fixture be replaced an inexpensive update that can make a huge difference in the appeal of a room.

Most of the time Hartling works with the furniture already in the house, by re-arranging it to enhance a focal points, such as a view or a fireplace and remov-ing secondary focal points like a television. Most often, she says, people have too much furniture or oversized furniture. Placement is everything whether it be adjusting where a clock sits on the wall or moving the couches away from the walls to make a room look larger.

Lastly, dont underestimate the curb appeal of your house 74 per cent of buyers drive by first, and Hartling said they will not even look at the inside of the home if the exterior is unappealing. Painting the exterior, replacing light fixtures and cleaning outdoors can have a profound impact, Hartling said.

Theres a reason youll never walk into an empty show home. For most people, its difficult to visualize what a space will look like and how it can be lived in. Properly furnishing a home can completely alter your impression of it and, more often than not, have you wishing you could buy the furniture as well. When youre selling a home thats already being lived in, the same approach can greatly improve your houses appeal.

What youre trying to do is create a feeling so that, when people walk in, they feel like they could live there or they could make this space work with what they have, said Lenna Sawyer of Lennas Creative Interiors, who stages show homes at Sun Rivers. Its about enhancing a room or a space and showing what it can be used for.

Home staging is a young business in Kamloops, but a popular technique in bigger cities like Calgary, Vancouver and even Kelowna.

Professional home stager Dena Hartling, of DLT Staging & Design, has been outfitting vacant homes and resale homes in Kamloops since 2006. Shes a member of the Certified Canadian Staging Professionals and has staged over $30 million worth of real estate. Realtors often come to her or refer their clients to her to make their home look its best before it goes on the market.

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