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More than 65 years ago Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from their homes on British Columbia’s coast and brought to internment camps in places like the Slocan Valley during the height of the Second World War. Today those who lived through the ordeal tell stories of struggle, sadness, and forgiveness. Here’s one such tale... GREG NESTEROFF
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ongtime Nelson resident Yosh Tagami mi remembers working for 25 cents an n hour building internment shacks on the Popoff farm near Slocan City. He was 17 and his family would soon move intoo one of those houses, which measured 14 x 25 feet. “The first winter was cold with four feet of snow, and icicles formed inside so we put cardboard from boxes on the walls,� he says. There was no insulation beyond paper and shiplap, and no indoor plumbing. Wooden bunk beds lay at either end of the house with a kitchen in the middle. They used a wood stove for cooking and heating. “Rice was rationed and we made green tea from alfalfa leaves,� he says. “We had a garden arden and also bought vegetabless from the Doukhobors who camee in horse horse-driven driven wagons.� Tagami, now 85, was born at Genoa Bay on Vancouver Island and raised at Paldi, a sawmill community near Duncan. He had four brothers and two sisters. Their father Jirosaku, a millwright, was injured in a fall and unable to work, so the sons began logging as teenagers.
ABOVE —Even before World War II, Japanese Canadians like Yosh Tagami were ďŹ ngerprinted and photographed for identity cards when they turned 16. RIGHT — Thousands of internees were sent to Slocan City where they enEight-year-old Ennea Piguet prepared a lantern for the Youth for Seven Generations event thatliving was held at dured primitive the Legion building on Victoria Street on Sunday. people concerned about the fate of the Jumbo Valley StoryYoung continues to conditions. at the hands of the proposed mega-resort‘Tagami’ took art in on a dayPage of art 3and activism. The lanterns were made for (Tak Toyota photo) Bob Hall photo a walk to City Hall in the afternoon where speeches were given. See story on Page 11.
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Plans to rehabilitate Meadow Creek Cedar’s suspended forest license are earning praise from local industry but also drawing criticism. Blue Ridge Timber of South Slocan signed a management agreement last year with licensee Dale Kooner, intending to eventually acquire the tenure. Blue Ridge has since been allowed to do some harvesting as it begins to address an extensive backlog of silviculture, road maintenance and other liabilities. The company has opened an office in Kaslo and hired a handful of staff. Once the suspension is lifted, it intends to process about a quarter of the wood itself and place the rest on the open market. The Star canvassed a dozen forest companies and interest groups for their opinions, finding both ringing endorsements and withering dismissals. ‘A BRIGHTER FUTURE’ Geoff Bekker, Interfor’s Castlegar division woods manager, views Blue Ridge’s involvement as “definitely positive.� “It’s good to see volume from the Meadow Creek Cedar license being made available to local sawmills,� he said. “Our sense is that Blue Ridge is making a concerted effort to have a viable business and with lumber markets starting to improve, this Story continues to ‘Opinions’ on Page 8
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User groups making due KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
Just as user groups report they’re making due without a pool in Nelson, the RDCK announced Thursday morning the facility would likely remain closed until June. Nelson Reflections, the local synchronized swim club was just off a successful water show having attracted six new swimmers to the club when the pool suddenly closed last month. Last week, coach Erin Fitchett told the Star the situation was overwhelming at first. She worried about keeping her team happy and engaged without having a pool. “This is something that is out of our hands. We’ve taken a negative situation and everyone involved, whether it be the pool or our club families, are working to get through it together,” she said. To make lemons out of lemonade, so to speak, the club decided to take a look at what draws kids to sport. “We went back to the drawing board,” she said. “Kids join sports for fitness, to have fun with their friends and to be involved in something.” Happy to have all members hanging in there — some only having one practice in the water after the show, the club is working toward achieving these goals out of the water. Karin Palinka of Dynamite Dancers and Michelle
Late last month ceiling tiles at the NDCC’s pool fell into the water. The damage is still being assessed. Kirsten Hildebrand photo
Quinn, formerly of Glacier Gymnastics came on board as guest coaches to offer dryland training — working on flexibility, core strength and experimenting with dance moves they wouldn’t normally try in water. Joe Chirico, general manager of community services at the Nelson and District Community Complex knows that dryland training is only going to hold clubs for so
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long. But, aside from keeping communication going, there isn’t much that can be done with the pool out of commission. “What we’re trying to do is just keep them informed so they know how this will affect their seasons,” he said. Chirico says that the Castlegar said Complex is working to assist groups coming from Nelson that helps in the interim.
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“But their first priority, of course, are the clubs that are based there,” he said. Denise Uhrynuk is a triathlete who planned to continue her training in Castlegar with a group of about 15 masters who are coordinating the drive together. “I have yet to make it work. With work and coaching cross country skiing and family, I can’t seem to fit in the extra time it takes to drive there,” she said. Because pool access is restricted, she’s switched to a sprint triathlon event rather than Olympic distance that includes swimming 750 metres rather than 1,500 metres. “It’s much easier to get up to speed in that distance when training time is limited,” she explained. Chris Wright of the Kootenay Swim Club said their swimmers are using the Castlegar pool as well. However, some of his team have dropped out finding the commute difficult. This affects the fees paid by the rest of the team. “Our budget is forecasted on total membership at the beginning of the season [September to June], and so the withdrawal of their memberships has passed down the costs onto the remaining members,” he said. Just as the pool shut down, swimmers were gearing up Story continues to ‘Ceiling’ on Page 4
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Nelson-Creston Liberals have given Greg Garbula the official nod to represent the party for the election slated for May 14. Nominated at a meeting held this week, the former vice president and general manager of the Kokanee Springs Golf Resort enters the ring with NDP candidate Michelle Mungall and Green Party hopeful Sjeng Derkx. Garbula believes communities across the region are
looking for new leadership in the riding. “Our riding needs an MLA who will help grow our local economy,” said Garbula. “We don’t need an MLA that stands on the sidelines – we need someone who will dig in and fight for a stronger economy.” Garbula is the past president of the Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce, and also sits on a number of local boards including as a Director of the Kootenay Rockies Tourist Association and the Regional Transportation Advisory Committee.
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Continued from Page 3 for the AA provincial championships that will be held in Surrey. “This threw a bit of a challenge into their regular workout regimen as practices had to be cancelled the week before the competition,” he said. The remaining AAA provincial swimmers still face this challenge with their competition coming up at the end of the month in Victoria. Doing their best as a team — coaches and swimmers, to recuperate the season, Wright hopes the pool is operational soon. “We hope that the repairs to the NDCC can be expedited but not at the expense of another possible shutdown,” he said. “We are trying our best to deal with this adversity as a team and overcome this temporary setback.” Chirico is relieved that user groups are handling the pool closure with class. “There’s always that initial
shock when something happens, but they’re being good about helping us work through these things,” he said. “They understand that the most important thing is safety.” Currently, Peak Environmental is wrapping up hazard assessments at NDCC. Ceiling tiles in aquatic and fitness centres were tested and none contain asbestos. But the paint on the trusses above the ceiling tiles contains lead. “That will complicate the work that we need to do,” he said. After a complete report from Peak, the ceiling will be removed by March 31. A request for proposal to select an architect for the project is out. Any fix is integral to the design of the facility with lighting and acoustics considered as the new pool ceiling goes up. “We are hiring the expertise so that the work is a benefit for the facility for the next 30 years,” says Chirico.
Garbula is impressed with a renewal taking place with today’s BC Liberals citing the BC Prosperity Fund as an example. Similar to Alberta’s Heritage Fund, the BC fund would capitalize on future natural gas development as announced in the government’s throne speech this week. “Under Premier Christy Clark, BC is headed in the right direction,” said Garbula. Garbula was endorsed by local party members at a meeting held at the New Grand Hotel Tuesday evening.
Closure has caused layoffs KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
With the pool closure comes staff layoffs. Three full-time employees, 18 part-time employees and seven part-time instructors have been temporarily laid off. “It’s not good and we want to get them back to work as soon as possible,” says Joe Chirico, general manager of community services at the Nelson and District Community Complex. These layoffs initially included aquatic staff such as swim class instructors and lifeguards. Through the union agreement governing job seniority, some of these employees moved into other areas within the NDCC. As that happened, job loss affected staff at the front desk and fitness centre, says Chirico. “We have a great group of employees so when they come here, the employees who are working are very professional and are keeping the moral up. They know that we’re here to serve the residents of Nelson and area and we’re trying to make that experience for our residents as good as can possibly happen.”
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A Divine evening for women KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
A ladies evening of wine, food and friends will feature leading nutritionist and wellknown media personality Leslie Beck. The Nelson Star is presenting a women’s evening on health where Beck, who is a regular nutritionist on CTV News, Canada AM and writes a weekly column in the Globe and Mail, will share her extensive knowledge as a registered dietician. “She’s a dynamic speaker with a great presence,” says Star publisher Karen Bennett. Beck has also written 11
best-selling books on health and nutrition, several specifically about women’s health. With a practice in the heart of downtown Toronto since 1989, she’s helped thousands with her approach that integrates dietary advice with science-based recommendations on the use of nutritional supplements — no gimmicks or fads. Bennett has been reading Becks’ column in the Globe and Mail for years. When Val Semeniuk from Kootenay Moon suggested Beck as a speaker, Bennett instantly recognized the nutritionist’s face. “We’re fortunate to have made this connection with
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A Monday afternoon avalanche claimed the life of a 34-year-old skier and swept up three others in its path during a heli-skiing trip in the Purcell Mountains west of Radium Hot Springs. Gotz-Thilo Ries of Karlsehie, Germany, was skiing with a group of friends south of Jumbo Mountain when the avalanche struck sometime after 2 p.m. The deluge was classified as a two out of a possible five on the Canadian Avalanche scale. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased,”
said Rod Gibbons, operations manager at Invermere’s RK Heliski, who took the skiers on the excursion. “It is an absolute tragedy; there is no other way to describe it.” The 150 metre-wide avalanche occurred on a backcountry run known as Perogie and swept a path 300 metres down the mountain, enveloping the four German friends skiing together. Two of the skiers were partially buried, with one suffering minor injuries, while another two were fully buried under an estimated 1.2 metres of snow. All skiers were wearing transceiver beacons and were found within 10 metres of each other, Gibbons added.
“The rescue went just like clockwork, for whatever that is worth,” he said. Gibbons arrived on site, along with four members of the Panorama Mountain Village Ski Patrol, within 12 minutes of receiving the distress call. Three of the skiers were conscious when found and were dug out by ski patrol members and RK Heliski personnel, who used using search transceivers, avalanche probes and snow shovels to help locate and free the men. The fourth man was dug out and found to be unconscious. In 43 years of operations RK Heliski has never suffered a fatality and prides itself on their impeccable safety standards, Gibbons added.
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or many of us in the Nelson region, it’s sometimes easy to forget the backbone of our local economy. Though we’re surrounded by forest, today’s version of the idyllic community on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake may appear to have lost its industry edge. The beehive burner is no longer part of everyday life in Nelson, but make no mistake about it: without the forest industry this community would have a hard time standing upright. On today’s front page you can once again read about the Meadow Creek Cedar saga. It’s a story reporter Greg Nesteroff has blanketed for almost two years. His latest offering is a comprehensive piece that digs even deeper. With an array of excellent sources, Nesteroff provides a better understanding of just how important this industry is to all of us. “We are simply attempting to rebuild part of an industry in an area that has a resource and a desire to create employment. Can we fail? Yes. Do we want to fail? No,” says Blue Ridge Timber owner Trevor Kanigan. Simple sure, yet full of drama. Blue Ridge Timber’s efforts to help clean up the mess left behind by the now infamous Dale Kooner is a relatively tiny blip on the larger industry radar. Yet it provides great insight into just how many working parts it takes to pull off the final product. From the mills to the ministry to the environmentalists, it seems as though there is always so much riding on any new development at Meadow Creek. Like any complex machine, there are many voices who are willing to chime in with expertise and wisdom on how to best make forestry work. Today’s story is a great example. Many years of experience commented on Blue Ridge Timber’s plans, not all agreed. Cutting down a tree is a simple and age-old act. But the tree itself is a complex work of nature with deep roots. The industry that depends on the fibre for its existence is much the same. It’s always important to remember just how important it is to life in the Kootenay. EMAIL LETTERS TO: editor@nelsonstar.com The Nelson Star is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to the BC Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to bcpresscouncil.org
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en Alon, Ben Allen and Benjamin Burroughs are dead. So is Benjamin Zygier, an Australian Zionist who moved to Israel in the 1990s and became an Israeli citizen. He then adopted the curious custom of flying back to Australia at fairly frequent intervals to change his name (Australia lets its citizens change their names once every twelve months). And every time, Zygier would take out an Australian passport in his new name. The reason, it turns out, was that he had been recruited by Mossad, the Israeli external intelligence agency, to supply it with Australian passports for use in its foreign operations. So far, nothing new. Israel has been compelled at various times to apologise to the British, Canadian and Australian governments, among others, for using the passports of Israelis with dual citizenship in its various clandestine operations abroad. But then the Israeli government arrested Zygier, and held him in solitary confinement until he committed suicide in his cell in late 2010. It has taken until now for the story to get out because Zygier’s imprisonment without trial was treated as a state secret. Even his jailers were not allowed to know the name of “Prisoner X” or the reason he was being held — and after his death the Israeli government went to extreme lengths to keep the whole affair secret, even threatening Israeli editors with fines or jail if they reported on it. What
could he have known or done to merit such treatment? Maybe he had stumbled across some apocalyptic secret that would change everything if it got out. Maybe Israel doesn’t really have hundreds of nuclear weapons, or even any. Maybe all the Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territory are just Potemkin villages. But it seems improbable, doesn’t it? The likely answer is that the Mossad hit team that murdered Palestinian leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January, 2010 used one or more of Zygier’s passports, and he started to get cold feet. Especially since around the same time the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation woke up and had a little chat with him about his multiple name changes. So did Zygier just lose his nerve and confess the passport scam to the ASIO? That would annoy his Israeli employers, but not so much that they would turn him into “Prisoner X”. The Australian government would complain through diplomatic channels, the Israeli government would solemnly promise not to do it again, and Mossad would just carry on as if nothing had happened. Israel regularly spies on the United States, its greatest ally, and then shamelessly lobbies Congress to get its convicted spies released, so it’s obviously not going to worry about offending the Australians. But what if the ASIO turned Zygier into a
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double agent, and pumped him for information on Israeli “black” operations? If he had real information about those operations and started passing it to the Australians, that would explain the great anger of the Israeli authorities and the extreme secrecy that surrounded his case. Whatever. The point is not Zygier’s personal tragedy, or even Israel’s misuse of the passports of its friends and allies in its black ops. It is rather that all this Boy’s Own cloakand-dagger stuff is profoundly foolish. Or at least the dagger part is. When Mossad occupies itself in gathering intelligence and doing strategic analysis, it does good work. For example, it has been successful so far in its attempts to talk Binyamin Netanyahu’s government out of launching an extremely ill-advised attack on Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons ambitions. But Mossad’s assassination program is a long-running disaster. Sometimes it kills the wrong person, as when it murdered an inno-
cent Moroccan waiter in Norway whom it mistook for one of those responsible for the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. But what enemy of Israel was deterred, what further attack on Israel was prevented, by Mossad’s success in hunting down and killing more than a dozen other people whom it suspected of being involved in that atrocity? When five Mossad agents, travelling on Canadian passports, poisoned Khaled Meshaal, then head of Hamas’s political bureau, in Amman in 1997, it nearly wrecked Jordan’s peace treaty with Israel, and in the end Israel had to come up with an antidote for the poison. Canada even withdrew its ambassador from Israel for a time. And when it murdered Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai three years ago, just three days after the first-ever visit by an Israeli cabinet minister to the United Arab Emirates, it put a promising detente between the two countries into the deep freeze indefinitely. The whole wig-andfake-passport nonsense is worse than a distraction from Mossad’s real job. It is self-indulgent and counter-productive. And often, when innocent bystanders are killed in these operations, it is criminal. You know, like those US drone strikes that kill innocent bystanders every month. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose column is published in 45 countries
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Eagles Lodge Aerie No. 22 is comprised of a group of devoted ladies and men from the Nelson area. Each year we are able to raise money through monthly bingo games, borscht luncheons and craft fairs. The ladies cater to social events in the area and the kitchen and hall are rented out to various groups. This year the Eagles returned in excess of $18,000 to local groups that serve the needs of people. However, as a member of the Eagles
Lodge we see that there is a possibility of the age old Eagles Lodge crumbling because many of the members now vary in ages from 75 to 88 years of age. We have difficulty attracting newer members. It would be a shame to see the demise of a cornerstone of the city that has served for many years as entertainment for seniors who enjoy playing bingo as a pastime. A portion of their fees are actually returned to make the
Hugs. To the Starbucks staff for always being so polite, cheerful and doing a great job! You are appreciated! HUGS. The Nelson and District Youth Centre’s Skills Link Group would like to extend a great big thanks to all of our great supporters in the community. We had amazing guest speakers and community partners that took time out of their busy schedules to come and share their knowledge with us or have us visit their sites to learn more about the services they provide. Thanks also to Nelson Home Hardware Building Centre for the generous donation towards our community service project. You have all lent a hand in preparing us for the next steps in our journeys. Hugs. To my two favourite beautiful ladies who work at The Dominion Cafe. Thank you for your smiles, and great service. Also thanks for letting us stay right until closing every time we’re in after I finish work. - Mountain Magic Cookie :) HUGS. To the thoughtful person who left the special red bad full of goodies. It made my Valentine’s Day very special, thank you. HUGS. To the LVR teachers who take the extra care and attenion with students who face extra challenges in learning. It’s a scary age for parents and having those who clearly have the student’s future in mind is comforting. SLUGS. To the dog walkers who pick up after their dogs only to throw the filled plastic bags to the curb. Hugs. To all the slugs. Thanks for reminding me first
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community a better place to live. We really need to have people step forward and join the Eagles Lodge to volunteer their time and help ensure we do not lose a valuable tool that raises funds annually to enrich the social structure within the city of Nelson. For information contact the Eagles Lodge by phone at 250-352-5644 or any local member of the Eagles Lodge. Robert Johnson Nelson
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Hugs. To my wonderful husband! Thank you for being one of the few people who got past all the layers and truly saw who I was. Thank you for being my solid constant and my best friend! HUGS. Grama-bear warm hugs to the Safeway shopper who rescued my purse from where I had left it in a buggy stall in the parking lot. And big hugs to Cam who recognized my daughter who came into the store minutes after the purse was turned in. It is comforting to know there are honest people in the world. In honour of this event, I shall donate the cash (all was left in my purse) to a local charity. Thank you.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE SERVICES The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is interested in seeking proposals from qualified individuals/ parties to provide general parks clean-up and maintenance for the following Regional Parks, Trails and Services. •Great Northern Trail- Salmo to Nelson •Bonnington Regional Park •Cottonwood Lake Regional Park •Taghum Beach Regional Park •James Johnstone Regional Park •Pulpit Rock Access Regional Park •McDonalds Landing Wharf •North Shore Hall grounds •Nelson and District Community Complex grounds The term of agreement will be from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2016 with the option of two year renewal. Bid Package information can be picked up at the RDCK Front Counter Reception, 202 Lakeside Dr Nelson. Or on the RDCK website at www.rdck.bc.ca The RDCK reserves the right to accept or reject any or all submissions received and no contractual or legal obligations or relations between the RDCK and any proponent will be created except by written contract authorized by the RDCK. Please submit any information relevant to your proposal including expected monthly remuneration reflecting tasks required in bid package (with a total yearly cost assessment of the contract), itemized list and cost evaluation of equipment and equipment maintenance needed to perform associated tasks. Please also include a breakdown of specific experience in park and trail maintenance as it relates to the bid package information. Proposals must be received by RDCK Front Counter Reception or sent to Cary Gaynor at cgaynor@rdck.bc.ca. Proposals will be accepted no later than 2:00pm Wednesday, March 13, 2013.
Continued from Page 1 should help them be successful.” Chuck Wright, fibre manager at Zellstoff Celgar in Castlegar agrees. “I think it’s positive for the local forest industry,” he says. “In this area, too many licenses are not being used for one reason or another. I think the more licenses we get back on the market the better it will be for supply and cost.” Wright says many mills are starving for wood and forced to look far afield, increasing transportation costs. Celgar sources pulp chips from the Okanagan, Washington and Idaho, but Wright prefers to get as much locally as he can. Kaslo Mayor Greg Lay says some people are concerned Dale Kooner might “outsmart” Blue Ridge once the license is brought back into compliance and can be sold. However, he supports the company’s efforts: “Bottom line, Blue Ridge has created local jobs and that is positive.” Kaslo Community Forest manager Richard Marchand says Blue Ridge’s plans aren’t likely to have much effect on them, as they operate in different areas. But he thinks the Ministry of Forests was in a tough situation when it gave the company a shot at the license. “If they were to cancel the license they would have taken on a huge reforestation liability. By allowing somebody else in, they could have them do it.” Valhalla Wilderness Society director Craig Pettitt believes government missed an opportunity to set aside some key mountain caribou habitat from within the license, suggesting the Lake Creek area in particular could have been removed. But he reserved judgment on Blue Ridge. “Upfront they’re saying all the right things, that they’re going to have a light
Trevor Kanigan of Blue Ridge Timber says he’s determined to prove his critics wrong as his company tries to bring the Meadow Creek Cedar license back into compliance. Some in the industry applaud him, while others are skeptical. Greg Nesteroff photo
hand on the land,” he says. “The proof will be in the logging.” George Brinkman, owner of Boards by George, a custom mill at Meadow Creek, says the company should be given a chance. “Anyone could do a better job than the previous owner of Meadow Creek Cedar’s license,” he says. “It’s now up to Blue Ridge to prove they can. It’s just too bad it still is in Meadow Creek Cedar’s name. Our valley has been beat over the head so long by them we all should be wearing hard hats.” ‘WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM’ Others are less comfortable with Blue Ridge’s plans, even as they wish the company luck. “I’m skeptical of the likelihood of success,” says Interior Lumber Manufactur-
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Continued from Page 8 logging today and knowing the challenges they will incur, I’m not sure how it all makes sense,” he says. Kestell says the investment required to deal with the liabilities, on top of the usual cost of logging and hauling, raises doubts in his mind. “Is it going to work? Can Mr. [Trevor] Kanigan do it? If he can, all the credit to him,” says the industry veteran. Matt Maddess with Wynndel Box and Lumber is similarly worried about the extent of the liabilities, though he says Kanigan “seems like a trustworthy, well-respected guy.” “They’ve got a lot of issues to work through and it’s going to be a challenge. I don’t want to sound negative and I hope Blue Ridge is successful, but they’ve got their work cut out for them.” Jeff Mattes of Kaslo’s Sunshine Logging has lately been at odds with Blue Ridge over a common-use road, which he says was an ongoing issue under the license’s previous management. “It seems [Blue Ridge] wants access to wood under Meadow Creek Cedar’s license but wants to pick and choose any outstanding issues regarding costs associated with the license,” he says. Mattes believes the cost of road repair should be tied directly to harvesting. Blue Ridge principal Trevor Kanigan responds that he has the difficult task of dealing with Meadow Creek Cedar’s mismanagement — but not its debts.
“Some contractors in the area feel they can bill Blue Ridge for money outstanding to them from Dale Kooner,” he said. “Their claim is with Kooner and Meadow Creek Cedar and not with Blue Ridge.” To those who wonder whether he has the wherewithal to rehabilitate the license, he says his company’s challenges are well known and they aren’t blind to the risks. Nor are their suppliers and contractors. “People with professional and business reputations to preserve have chosen to put themselves in the line of criticism and skepticism because they believe in what everyone involved is trying to accomplish,” Kanigan says. “We are simply attempting to rebuild part of an industry in an area that has a resource and a desire to create employment. Can we fail? Yes. Do we want to fail? No.” ‘JACKALS AT THE CARCASS’ A group in the Lardeau Valley trying to find markets for hemlock and compressed fuel products takes umbrage at what it sees as unfair criticism of Blue Ridge from other companies. “Where were they when everyone knew the mill and quota were up for sale?” the board of the North Kootenay Lake Forestry Initiative asks in a statement. “Now that a small operator has extended himself to enable something to happen, they gather like jackals to try to tear at the carcass.”
The group is hopeful some sort of facility will be re-established to process Blue Ridge’s surplus timber in an area “desperate for economic rejuvenation.” District forest manager Garth Wiggill says it’s too early to measure Blue Ridge’s success in managing the license. A six-month variance to the license suspension that allows operation on about half the total volume expires May 15.
“At the end, the district will evaluate Blue Ridge’s actions and determine whether further opportunities to operate on the license will be expanded,” Wiggill says. However, he’s “encouraged” by the fact the company has hired people to address outstanding issues, entered into a repayment schedule with the government, and is preparing a new forest stewardship plan. The ministry is “cautiously optimistic” Blue Ridge has the means to carry out its plan, but wouldn’t say if it has received any specific complaints.
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Community Organizations Grant writing workshops offered by Columbia Basin Trust at Selkirk College in Nelson on Friday, February 22 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Registration required. Call the college at 250-352-6601 to sign up. Calling all gardeners! Seedy Saturday, sponsored by Community Food Matters, goes Saturday, February 23 in the basement of the United Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entry is by dona- tion. Seeds will be available for swap or purchase. There will be free workshops held throughout the day. Topics include, beekeeping at 10:15 a.m., spring gardening at 11 a.m. and backyard chickens at noon. The Nelson Public Library celebrates the history of its location with “Sunday Afternoon Tea at the Hotel Phair” on Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m. Admission by donation. Join Walk in Peace, a silent circle walk beginning at Lakeside Park gates on Monday, February 25 and Thursday, February 28 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. both days. Walk at your pace, alone or together. Come and go as you wish. Explore the steps you take in your life and world. Nelson Christian Community School Grade 7/8 information evening will be held at the school on Tuesday, February 26 at 7 p.m. Learn about plans for the 2013/14 school year. Breast Cancer Support Meeting on Tuesday, February 26 at noon at Community First Health Co-op, 518 Lake Street. For information call Alice 250-352-6223 or Nadine 250-359-7777. The Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., at their new location in the annex building at Selkirk College Tenth Street campus. Hackerspace is a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talking about.
Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more information about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-352-7333.
an opportunity to learn about the merits of volunteering abroad and will provide a critical analysis of the benefits and challenges of international volunteering. A light meal will be provided. Registration required. Contact Isabelle Herzig at 250-352-6678 ext 226 or email isabelleh@kootenaykids.com
Play table tennis Wednesdays (school holidays/events excluded) at the Blewett elementary school from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There is a $2 drop-in fee. For information phone Karl Rosenberg: 250352-5739.
This year’s annual World Day of Prayer service will be held at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Catholic Church at 813 Ward Street in Nelson on Saturday, March 2 at 1 p.m. Please come and pray together with all faiths in this interdenominational celebration in our community and learn more about this year’s host country, France.
The Earth Matters Upcyclers meet Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Nelson and District Youth Centre. Their current project is turning reclaimed Shambhala festival tents into reusable shopping bags. Youth 13 to 30 are invited to stop in and learn how to turn trash into treasure, or take part in group discussions about waste reduction, meet other youth and enjoy a snack. The Kootenay Lake Family Network is having its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, February 28 at the Harrop Hall starting at 7 p.m. Interested community members are invited to attend to provide feedback and ideas for more community programming. The French culture will be yours to experience on Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the former Anglican Church Hall. More than 20 artisans, artists and food vendors will create a Parisian ambiance for the inaugural French Extra Market host by the West Kootenay Francophone Association. The entry is by donation. Nelson’s local BC Council for International Cooperation network will host a free community event titled “What in the World” on Saturday, March 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. and repeating from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. This three hour interactive workshop will begin with
Nelson United Church is holding a Taizé Service, Sunday, March 3 at 7 p.m. in the church hall. A service of prayer, song, candlelight and quiet meditation. All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6. Tea and goodies will be served after the meeting. Some of the activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, whist, dominos, chess and snooker. For further information, call 250-3527078 weekday afternoons. Workshops Every Saturday at 10 a.m., Ellison’s Market offers free workshops. The topic for Saturday, February 23 is “Pruning with Sue Anne Smith.” Back by popular de- mand, have your pruning questions answered by one of our experts. The Physics of Fractal Consciousness is a workshop delving into contemporary physics in a way that captivates and engages any audience. Offered at the Nelson Visitors Centre on Saturday, February 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $50 or $40 for low-income. For more info or
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to register: jperrelet@gmail.com. Every Friday, Community Threads meets at Nelson and District Women’s Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come learn to knit, crochet, spin, embroider and make rag rugs. On Wednesdays, Community Threads offers quilting lessons from 9 a.m. to noon at the same location. Women of all ages welcome. Call 250-551-4951 for info. “Art Means Business” is a twoday instructional workshop for West Kootenay visual artists and craftspeople wishing to focus on the business side of running their practice. It will be held in Slocan City on Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24 with an optional personal consultation with the instructors by appointment on Friday, February 22 in Appledale to discuss your specific goals. The course will be taught by local experts in the field. Register at slocanvalleyarts.ca or call Jo Brown at 250-226-7792. “Inquiry into Relationships” workshop runs March 8 to 10 at the Hume Hotel. Offered by certified facilitator Tania Fierro from Vancouver and based on the work of Byron Katie, the cost is $250 for the full three days or $15 for Friday evening drop in. Financial assistance is available. For info, see innerland.ca or call Marg Newell 250-825-4744. The Nelson Women’s Centre is offering Rooted in Community, a free volunteer skills development training for women. The program will run for eight mornings, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 to 11:30 a.m April 2 to 25. This is a chance to learn about community services, develop peer-counselling skills, and connect with other women. For more information on how to apply call 250-352-9916 or email jordanna@nelsonwomenscentre.com. Fundraisers L.V. Rogers secondary school students are running a penny drive to support Free the Children until the end of March. Every $25 raised will ensure one
person has clean water for their lifetime. Pennies can be dropped off at the LVR office. For information, contact Ms. Martin (tmartin@sd8.bc.ca/ or 250-352-5538). Hume Elementary School is fundraising for our playground expansion. We are selling grocery cards for Save-on, Safeway and Kootenay Co-op in $50 and $100 dollar cards. Every $100 purchase gives you one ballet in a draw in late June for an Apple iPad. 2 for 1 Passport to the Kootenays Coupon books available for $45. Donations gratefully accepted for our Silent Auction in May. Tax Deductible receipts issued for all cash donations. Contact humeschoolpac@gmail. com or call Brenda at 250-3524610. SelfDesign High Presents two Vintage Bingo Nights on February 23 and March 2, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at The Legion, 402 Victoria Street. This event is open to all ages. There will be three games at $2 per card. The events raise money for peace and social justice projects. The Nelson Civic Theatre now has 250 seats installed. You can sponsor a seat for $250, which also gets your name on the donor wall. Donations by cheque made out to the City of Nelson earmarked for Nelson Civic Theatre Seat Sale are eligible for a tax receipt. For more information see civictheatre.ca. Announcements Nelson and District Arts Council is in need of at least five new people willing to join the Board of Directors. The board is currently near the minimum number of board members required to operate under the Societies Act. If have the time and passion to keep the arts council alive, please contact Ron Robinson at: ron@ndac.ca. To include your event in the online calendar visit nelsonstar. com. Or email reporter@nelsonstar.com to add your event to the community calendar.
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Nelson youth concerned about the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort put aside Sunday as a day of art and activism. The Youth for Seven Generations group invited the community to come to the Legion building on Victoria Street for a day of art to celebrate Jumbo Glacier. Featuring local artists in a youth focused art show and contest, the event was aimed at bringing a new face to the long standing controversy of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort. Fusing spoken word and music with visual art, the purpose of the all ages event was to turn protest into a party, bringing awareness of this environmental issue back to the community’s attention, while celebrating what those involved love about Jumbo. Over the past 20 years the fight for Jumbo Glacier has been organized by a commu-
nity of activists, but a group of young people have taken on some of the responsibility to keep Jumbo wild. For the first time, youth are speaking up about this proposal. The Youth for Seven Generations is a group formed out of the Youth Lead the World Congress, a three-day event that took place in November, 2012. The group identified con-
cerns they saw in the world and then self organized into action groups. They were inspired by the First Nations’ philosophy of making decisions with consideration of the consequences up to seven generations into the future. Youth for Seven Generations decided to rally around this issue in a different way than protesting — they wanted to celebrate, dance, create art and enjoy music. From an open mic to an array of musical performances including Brynn Forsey, Soapbox Radio, Sean and Fuss, Allie Kane and Friends, and dj Mishmash, the event featured a wide array of local talent. There was a lantern making station, followed by a lantern walk to City Hall at 4:15 p.m. The group then returned to the Legion building for more music and art. For more information, visit the event Facebook page facebook.com/ events/213154725486440/.
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Jessie Wright, the 19-year-old man who had been missing since Saturday, was found near Highway 3 west of the Nancy Greene Summit between Castlegar and Christina Lake. Castlegar RCMP reported Wednesday afternoon that: “Jessie was walking on the rail trail that runs between Castlegar and Grand Forks when he took a wrong trail and ended in the mountainous area north of Highway 3.” Search and rescue personnel were in the midst of a search for the Castlegar teen. A helicopter pilot had “been able to see where some foot prints left a trail and follow them to a small cabin. RCMP members were then flown to the cabin, and Jessie was located there.” Wright was reported to have been “exhausted, cold, hungry and very stiff from walking through very deep snow for over three days, but it appears he will be fine.” Castlegar RCMP offered much
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Now in its seventh year, the festival is a chance to improve your downhill skills with more than a dozen local and visiting mountain legends lending their skills to teach a broad range of clinics. “We really try to have something for everyone — all ages, all ability levels — skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers,” explained Whitewater GM Anne Pigeon. Some of the highlights include Nelson local and former pro-snowboarder Kendra Starr offering all-day, intermediate snowboarding clinics; ski mountaineer Greg Hill leading trips into the backcountry; and the Rippin Chix offering advanced ski development clinics for
women (don’t worry, guys, there’s also a men’s only freeskiing clinic). You can also learn the basics or advanced technique for telemark skiing and freeskiing throughout the weekend. Besides the clinics, there’s also a handful of competitions running throughout the weekend (see sidebar for descriptions) to see how your existing skills measure up. “We have a lot of serious athletes come in from out of town for the races, and some of them are pretty amazing,” Pigeon said. Awards for all the competitions, including naming the Coldsmoke King and Queen who collected the most points after competing in all four events, are handed out at the end of the day on Sunday. Off the hill, there will be a Coldsmoke village set up around the lodge, with demo tents and a campfire to enjoy. There’s also a BBQ and movie night on Friday at Mary Hall at Selkirk College’s Tenth Street Campus beginning 6 p.m. On Saturday evening there’s an Apres Ski party and buffet dinner in the lodge at Whitewater from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. “Nothing goes too late because we know everyone wants to save their energy for skiing and clinicing in the morning,” Pigeon said. Tickets for the socials, clinics and competitions can be purchased online at coldsmokepowderfest.com, as well as at Whitewater’s downtown office and the customer service desk at the hill. Space is limited for all events.
Event highlights ROAM Randonnee Rally Saturday, February 23 at 9 a.m. Ski mountaineering race up and down the Silver King side of the mountain — no chairlifts allowed. Competitors on the long course will climb more than 4,000 vertical feet over six or seven kilometres (the exact route will depend on avalanche conditions), while the recreational course goes up 2,800 feet over 3.5 kilometres. This event is a qualifying race for the Canadian Ski Mountaineering team and attracts touring pros from across Western Canada. Valhalla Pure Powderkeg Slopestyle Saturday, February 23 at 11 a.m. Skiers and snowboarders of all ages will be launching off the natural features in the Powder Keg bowl. Judges will be looking for the sickest, smoothest runs of the day. Each competitor will do two runs. Poker Run Sunday, February 24 at 10 a.m. Starting at the top of Summit chair two-person teams will tour along a set route picking up five playing cards along the way. At the end of the route, there’s a slalom course to race through for a chance to win an extra wildcard. The skiers with the best hand at the end of the event win. Backcountry Olympics Sunday, February 24 at 1 p.m. Teams of three will race partway up the Silver King side and locate a buried avalanche beacon, then build a toboggan (with supplies they carried up with them) and pull one of their teammates down the hill and across the finish line. King and Queen of Coldsmoke Competitors who enter all four events described above will have a chance to be crowed king and queen of Coldsmoke. The male and female competitor with the best combined score across all events will take the titles.
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Nelson area youth encouraged to apply for African internships SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
Youth interested in experiencing some African warmth are invited to apply to the 2013-2014 international youth internship program, sponsored by Victoria International Development Education Association (VIDEA). Twenty placements are available, each lasting six months. Interns will work on social development initiatives with partner organizations in Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia. The work in Zambia will include the further development of the municipal partnership between the City of Nelson and the District of Kaoma, so applicants from the Nelson area are encouraged. The deadline for applications is 10 p.m. on February 27. For more information and
Intern Samantha Bailey enjoys some social time with Zambian friends and colleagues. The warmth of their smiles speaks volumes.
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COLDSMOKE OPENER: COLDSMOKIN’ BBQ SOCIAL & FILM FEST Selkirk College, Mary’s Hall - 820 10 St Friday February 22 Join us Friday night to for a BBQ social at Selkirk College, followed by a viewing some of the very best video, imagery and multimedia presentations to emerge from the Kootenay’s over the last decade and beyond! Ton of great prizes! FREE SHUTTLES FROM NELSON. **NEW LOCATION** Selkirk College, Mary’s Hall - 820 10 St ROAM RANDO RALLY Whitewater Ski Resort Saturday February 23 Token Kootenay terrain makes this 7th annual ski mountaineering race scenic, fun and challenging for all abilities. VALHALLA PURE POWDER KEG SLOPESTYLE Whitewater Ski Resort Saturday February 23 This organic slopestyle event through Powderkeg’s natural terrain features allows athletes of all ages to display their best downhill tricks and style.
COLDSMOKE BUFF-EH & HOOTENANNY AFTER PARTY Whitewater Ski Resort Saturday February 23 A true Canadian selection of events. With Après activities, a Buff-EH dinner, and the Hootenanny After Party, it is a true celebration! Bring your generous spirit to make a donation at the Silent Auction. Silent Auction proceeds to the Avalanche Awareness Beyond the Boundary Society(AABBS),avalanche skills training for youth 12-18. FREE SHUTTLES FROM NELSON! POKER RUN - NOW WITH A NEW RACE TWIST! Whitewater Ski Resort Sunday, February 24 A ski tour that’s really a poker game that’s really a ski tour, that’s really not a race. Until this year! Teams of 2 combine times in a slalom race for a wild card. BACKCOUNTRY OLYMPICS Whitewater Ski Resort Sunday February 24 Think that you master the backcountry? Then come prove it in the Backcountry Olympics!
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Touchstones of Nelson — Greg Scott
Tough winter for pigeons Dateline February 4, 1943
P << Sue Adam and friends on the Pont de l’Archevéché with Notre-Dame in the background. Paris, France >>
I fell in love with Paris through words and pictures long before I saw it for the first time. Since then, I’ve visited Paris dozens of times, so I wanted to introduce three dear friends to “my” Paris. The challenge of accommodating everyone’s expectations, was not very difficult .Mixing the historic with the modern, Paris is one of the loveliest cities in the world. We had some spectacular meals and classic street food like crepes and baguettes. We took a private tour of the Louvre with “Paris Muse”, and had many coffees and croissants while people-watching from sidewalk cafés. The shopaholics got their fix in the boutiques of the Marais and in the “grands magasins”. Time to go back soon....would you like to join me?
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ilot Officer Ian C. Carne of the Royal Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Carne of Sunshine Bay, is in Africa. When he wrote at the beginning of January, he was on the west coast, in a land of chattering tame monkeys, bananas, green oranges, and endless droves of natives who did their carrying from single bottles to large steamer trunks, on their heads. “I like this place better than the last one, because it is not so hot during the day, and the nights are quite cool. The grub is 100 per cent better, as this is mostly American,” he writes.
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eat rows of knitted sweaters, sox, scarves, helmets for servicemen, towels, bandages for hospitals, quilts, dresses and knitted suits for civilians, piled high about the walls of the Red Cross Work Rooms are proof of the constant effort that goes on throughout the year by voluntary women workers. The work was open for exhibition this week and visitors were able to see for themselves the fruits of their cash donations that they contribute to Nelson Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society. Included in the many articles for the services are minesweeper’s gloves, sweaters and sox for the army, navy and airforce; sweaters and ankle sox for the three women’s services; heavy ribbed helmets, V-neck and sleeveless sweaters for servicemen. Shipments are sent once a month to Vancouver headquarters and already the
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elson City water should be chlorinated to satisfy requirements for provincial traffic such as CPR trains running through Nelson, the CPR has been advised by Ottawa. While the city has yet to receive direct word, one undesirable feature of this supply could be eliminated by abandoning the old puddleclay reservoir, which does not appear to be required for storage since the completion of the new concrete reservoir, and serves only as a breakpressure tank. The concrete reservoir should be connected directly to the mains through an additional pressurereducing valve if necessary. However, according to the CPR superintendent: “Since the source of water at Five Mile Creek is not free from bacterial pollution at all times, it is advisable, to safeguard the supply to the city by continuous chlorination.”
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Dateline February 24, 1943
t’s just another of those little humanization things — but something that adds zest to one’s appreciation of his fellows. There is a large flock of pigeons in the Nelson business district. Winter and summer they flutter about on the sidewalk and road, some of them tame enough to feed from the hand of a remembered friend and all tame enough that often inches mark their escape from car wheels and the feet of hurrying pedestrians. In a winter
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such as this, food is scarce. If the pigeons were dependent on what they could find amid the snow they’d go hungry most of the time. Nearly everyone notices the pigeons and remarks about them. Few do anything about it. C.O. Anderson, post office caretaker, is not among these. Day after day during the winter he has fed them crushed corn, at a cost to himself of about 50 cents per week. Asked why, he gave a typical answer: “Well, somebody’s got to feed them.”
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Dateline February 26, 1943
ames A. McDonald, President of the McDonald Jam Company, was found guilty by Magistrate William Brown in City Police Court to a charge laid by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. He was found guilty of selling certain jams and jellies at prices that were higher than were “reasonable and just” contrary to the ceiling prices fixed by the Prices Board. This was despite defence council’s position that “In view of the extent and nature of the business done by this company, these violations are the exceptions rather than the rule — no deliberate attempt has been made to avoid the regulations — these are isolated incidents occasioned by the oversight or neglect.” Magistrate Brown stated in his judgment that “I find that further consideration must be given to the penalty since the defendant is carrying on such an extensive business, and is so well known personally throughout the district.” The court was adjourned to Saturday morning, when the Magistrate will give his decision regarding the penalty.
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Leafs and Nitehawks Square Off in Round One
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This time it’s for keeps BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor
When the puck drops on the post season tonight in Fruitvale, the biggest question local hockey fans will be asking is: which Nelson Junior Leafs will show up? The Leafs’ rollercoaster regular season ended last Saturday with a horrible 5-0 loss to the Castlegar Rebels. It was Nelson’s seventh in a row and a skid that saw their visions of a KIJHL regular season title explode right before their eyes. “The regular season is behind us now,” Leafs captain Colton Schell told the Star on the eve of the playoff opener. “This is an entirely new opportunity for all of us.” On paper the Leafs and their first round opponent, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, couldn’t be closer. Thanks to Nelson’s lateseason collapse, the Nitehawks edged ahead of the Leafs on the last weekend of the season. Beaver Valley’s 33-15-3-1 record was good enough for second place in the Neil Murdoch Division, while Nelson’s 32-16-2-2 effort put them two points behind in third. Beaver Valley scored 21 more goals over the 52 games, but the Leafs allowed 10 less against. The regular season series between the two teams finished with a saw-off at 4-4. Early in the season the teams exchanged blowouts with the Nitehawks beating Nelson 8-2 in the first meeting and the Leafs returning the favour with 10-3 and 12-0 thrashings a month later. The last four games are probably a better indication of the evenness of the longtime ri-
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The Leafs will have to be on target over the next round as they take on rival Beaver Valley in the first round of playoffs. Bob Hall photo
vals: 7-6 Nelson, 7-5 Beaver Valley, 5-2 Beaver Valley, 5-3 Beaver Valley. “I think the team is very excited and ready to go” said Schell, who finished the season with 25 goals and 42 assists to lead his team for the second season in a row. “This weekend is going to be a massive test for us because if we don’t come out with a win it could be a tough series.” The first two games go Friday and Saturday night in Fruitvale before returning to Nelson on Monday and Tuesday. “Friday will be the most important game of the series,” said Schell. “If it’s close then it will set the tone and it will be a long series. If it’s a blowout for either side then it could be something you can’t
recover from.” Schell admitted that the seven-game losing streak is not easily forgotten, but added that it’s not the focus anymore. “I am not really sure there is explanation,” he said of the fateful slump in play. “Obviously once we started losing, it really got the team upset and it was hard to recover. There were too many guys trying to do things on their own and getting away from our systems. Hopefully we can turn it around for the playoffs.” Schell is in his final season of junior hockey. He knows that the post season is a whole different game than the opening 52-game act. “It’s a lot more intense and a lot more physical,” said the
New Westminister native. “The games mean that much more so you have to be that much more ready. You can’t even make little mistakes because those can turn on you pretty quick. Every shift is huge. You just have to do that much more.” Schell finished seventh in league scoring, trailing off from his league leading run when he was on a line with super-rookie Colton McCarthy who was with the team during the first half of the season. The captain knows if the Leafs are going to be successful, they will have to shut down the Nitehawks’ high flying offensive machines: Dallas Calvin and Ryan Edwards. Calvin finished fifth in league scoring and after Edwards quit the Trail Smoke Eaters late in the season, he managed to rack up 37 points in just 17 games with BV. “We have to watch Calvin and Edwards,” said Schell. “If we can shut them down, then we have a much better chance.” As is always the case, the top three teams in the Neil Murdoch Division were once again the class of the league. Though something to take pride in, it makes the journey to a championship that much more difficult considering to even get out of the division the Leafs will have to beat two of the best in the league. “We have the hardest division in the whole league by far,” said Schell. “But I think if we put our minds to it, we can come out of the division.” The puck drops for Nelson’s home games on Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex.
Playoff Series
Neil Murdoch Division
ROUND 1 Beaver Valley (2) vs. Nelson (3) Game 1: Nelson at Beaver Valley - February 22 Game 2: Nelson at Beaver Valley - February 23 Game 3: Beaver Valley at Nelson - February 25 Game 4: Beaver Valley at Nelson - February 26 Game 5: Nelson at Beaver Valley - February 28* Game 6: Beaver Valley at Nelson - March 1* Game 7: Nelson at Beaver Valley - March 2* Castlegar (1) vs. Spokane (4) Game 1: Spokane at Castlegar - February 22 Game 2: Spokane at Castlegar - February 23 Game 3: Castlegar at Spokane - February 25 Game 4: Castlegar at Spokane - February 26 Game 5: Spokane at Castlegar - February 28* Game 6: Castlegar at Spokane - March 1* Game 7: Spokane at Castlegar - March 3*
Eddie Mountain Divison
ROUND 1 Fernie (1) vs. Columbia Valley (4) Golden (2) vs. Kimberley (3)
Okanagan Divison
ROUND 1 Kelowna (1) vs. Summerland (4) Princeton (2) vs. Osoyoos (3)
Doug Birks Divison
ROUND 1 North Okanagan (1) vs. Kamloops (4) Sicamous (2) vs. Revelstoke (3)
Nelson Leafs Leaders
FINAL REGULAR SEASON SCORING PLAYER Position GP G A Colton Schell Forward 52 25 42 Carson Willans Forward 51 14 31 Connor Gross Forward 43 21 22 Linden Horswill Forward 50 13 30 Seth Schmidt Defence 49 11 24 Aaron Dunlap Forward 49 16 15 Bryce Nielsen Forward 43 14 13 James Sorrey Forward 44 11 14 JJ Beitel Defence 48 4 21 Matthew Naka Forward 36 7 15 Dustin Reimer Forward 47 12 9 Dallon Stoddart Forward 33 8 11 Kevin Bow Defence 44 2 13 Matt MacDonald Forward 47 7 7 Cole Arcuri Defence 34 3 11 Robson Cramer Defence 28 4 9 Greg Nickel Forward 50 5 6 Kyler Wilkinson Defence 41 2 9 Damin Devlin Defence 42 5 5 Blake Arcuri Defence 23 2 8 Cam Weir Defence 38 1 7
FINAL REGULAR SEASON KIJHL LEADERS PLAYER Team GP G A P Jordan Salahor Kelowna 48 31 52 83 Brendan Burge Col. Valley 44 36 42 78 Stuart Walton Castlegar 51 30 47 77 Nick Josephs Kelowna 41 33 43 76 Dallas Calvin Beaver Val. 40 31 43 74 Eric Kubis Princeton 50 27 43 70 Colton Schell Nelson 52 25 42 67
LEAFS HOCKEY
AWAY FRI. FEB. 22nd 7:30 PM vs. Beaver Valley Nitehawks
AWAY SAT. FEB. 23rd 7:30 PM vs. Beaver Valley Nitehawks
P 67 45 43 43 35 31 27 25 25 22 21 19 15 14 14 13 11 11 10 10 8
HOME MON. FEB. 25th 7:00 PM vs. Beaver Valley Nitehawks
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Friday, February 22, 2013 Nelson Star
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Alpine Racing
Whitewater Ski Team has strong finish at Summit Lake SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
It’s easy! Just snap a photo of your newspaper art project using recycled Nelson Star newspapers, upload the photo to the Nelson Star Newspaper Art Contest site. Photos uploaded by midnight on March 27, 2013 will be judged by a panel of judges. The TOP 10 projects in both the kids and adult categories will be chosen by our judges, and will then be open for public voting from April 1-7, 2013. The project with the top votes, in both categories, by midnight April 7, 2013 will win.
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The lack of fresh snow has not dampened the spirits of the Whitewater Ski Team. The local team was out in full force on Sunday for the Rio Tinto Alcan Nancy Green Ski League race at Summit Lake ski hill in Nakusp. With three teams competing from Whitewater against a total of seven other teams from Red Mountain, Salmo, and Nakusp, Whitewater’s enthusiasm for the sport of alpine ski racing was once again on display as they brought home a first place, and two third place ribbons. “People need to know how much fun ski racing is for the whole family,” says coach David Oosthuizen. “No other sport offers this kind of engagement for parents and siblings. The inside of the lodge was totally empty
Brendan Wilson photo
Nine-year-old Coda Punchard from Whitewater Ski Team edges around a gate at the Rio Tinto Alcan Nancy Greene ski race at Summit Lake.
because everyone was outside joining in.” Summit Lake Ski Hill has tubing and many families stayed long after the race to slide down the slopes and get silly. Conditions held up well and the Summit Lake team ran a smooth race. The next race is on home turf when Whitewater Ski Team
hosts the event on Sunday, March 3. Local skiers are encouraged to come out and cheer on the team and their friends. It’s a chance see some great skiing and big smiles from kids of all ages. For more information on the Whitewater ski team go to whitewaterskiteam.ca.
Card of Thanks
We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals who helped make it possible for us to host 16 students from Chief Julius School in Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories as part of the North-South Exchange. YMCA
City of Nelson – Nelson Hydro
School District #8
Nelson and District Youth Centre
LV Rogers Secondary School Prince Charles Secondary School Regional District Directors: · Area F Ron Mickel · Area E Ramona Faust ·Area B John Kettle ·Area C Larry Binks Nelson and District Credit Union Columbia Basin Trust FortisBC LVR Parent Advisory Council Nelson Lions Club Nelson and District Rod and Gun Club The Hume Hotel Yaqan nu?kiy Community Selkirk College Touchstones Museum of Art and History
Our Daily Bread The Food Cupboard Nelson Curling Club Salmo Ski Hill Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill Nelson Maple Leafs Nelson Star Leo DeGroot Shirley Stainton Mike McIndo Bill Metcalfe Greg Telford Bill McDonnell Wayne George Rabi’a Haja Major Amy Brohigian Our host families
Corazon Youth Choir
We are grateful for the support of our community and the warm welcome that was given to our guests. We know that this will be returned as we travel north to Fort McPherson in April. ~ The LVR North-South Student Exchange Participants
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Basketball Hosts Kootenay Championships This Weekend
Bombers look to home court for provincial berth BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor
The L.V. Rogers senior basketball teams will be battling it out this weekend to see which Kootenay team will represent the region at the AA provincials next month. Hosted by the Nelson high school, the playoffs begin on Friday afternoon at the LVR gym. “We have a good team,” says LVR head coach Ross Naka. “We have a lot of guys that went through this last year so we have an experienced team.” The Bombers boys team is the top-ranked team heading into the six-team tournament. Other Kootenay schools attending include Golden, David Thompson (Invermere), Grand Forks, J.L. Crowe (Trail) and either Prince Charles (Creston) or Stanley Humphries (Castlegar). “When we get to this tournament we are kind of coming in blind because we don’t play a lot of games in the Kootenays,” says Naka, who has focused his team’s outings on the more competitive Okanagan schools. “I would like to think we have a really good chance of being successful this weekend.” The LVR boys first game is Saturday morning at 9 a.m. when they will take on the winner of the quarter final match that will be played Friday. If they win that game, they will advance to the finals which will tip-off at 5:45 p.m. at the Fairview court. “We get two games and they
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The L.V. Rogers Bombers will be looking to make it out of the Kootenays when they match up against the senior boys teams from around the East and West Kootenay this weekend at the local gym. Bob Hall photo
are important games,” Naka says. “We just have to make sure we stay sharp, work hard in practice, stay focused and are ready to go when it’s game time.” The girls side of the draw features the host Bombers, David Thompson, J.L. Crowe and either Prince Charles or Stanley
Humphries. The local girls get underway on Friday night starting at 6:45 p.m. If the Bombers win that game they will play at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The girls final is set for 4 p.m. on Saturday. The BC High School AA Championships will be held in Kamloops next month.
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Applications Now Accepted Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, in partnership with Columbia Basin Trust, invites individuals of all artistic disciplines and arts, culture and heritage groups in the Columbia Basin to apply for project funding.
Program brochures and application forms are available online at www.basinculture.com, or call CKCA at 1.877.505.7355 or email wkrac@telus.net. Deadline for applications is March 8, 2013, or March 22, 2013, depending on the program.
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? WHO WILL BE NELSON’S 2012 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR? The Nelson Knights of Columbus are seeking nominations to recognize an individual who has made the greatest contribution through volunteerism. Nomination forms and cover letter are available at Nelson City Hall, Chamber of Commerce and Sonja’s China Cabinet. Nominations close at 4:00 p.m. February 28, 2013
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE) Kindergarten
Remembering the Seniors Games Local representatives from the BC Seniors Games Society dropped by Nelson council chambers Monday night to present the city with a commemorative banner from the Games held here in August, 2011. Similar banners were also presented in Castlegar and Trail, which along with Nelson co-hosted the three-day event celebrating senior’s sport. Sam Van Schie photo
Who Will Be The Kooetnays Best
Mixed curling playdowns this weekend SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
The East/West Kootenay mixed playdowns will be held in Nelson this Saturday and Sunday. Five teams — including defending BC champ Tom Buchy — will be competing for three provincial berths. Draws will be Saturday at 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday action starts at 9 a.m. and the
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final is slated for 2 p.m. at the Nelson Curling Club. Spectators are welcome to this free event. The provincial seniors men’s and women’s playdowns were held in Trail last week. Two Kootenay mens teams had very good showings with the Shypitka rink (Tom Shypitka, Fred Thompson, Don Freschi, Bill King) finishing in second place while the Nichol rink (Myron Nichol, Rick Brown, Terry Kry-
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zcka, Rob Babiarz) finished in third. The Lepine rink from Langley won the event. On the women’s side, the local Hiram rink (Theresa Hiram, Lee Bedard, Rose Beauchamp, Cindy Pettapiece) finished with a 2-5 record. Another Lepine rink from Langley won this event. More information on team members and draw times for all the events can be found at playdowns.com.
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Kindergarten Registration is now available for the 2013-2014 yr. School District #8 offers a full day Kindergarten program, focussed on providing a nurturing environment for social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. In our schools children spend the day with teachers and support staff who understand our early learners and care deeply about each child. We value a strong relationship between our families and the teacher, supporting the individual needs of each of our young learners. Please contact your local school or visit our website at www.sd8.bc.ca for a registration form. Please register soon so our schools can include you in spring orientation days! Overheard on the playground . . . We like workjobs! – Sage and Sophia, South Nelson I love all the different books in the library. – Kaden, Hume The best thing about being in Kindergarten is playing in a snow fort with all of your friends. – Ginger, Redfish I like recess and playing with my big brother and his friends. – Oliver, Adam Robertson Elementary I like riding the bus and playing house. – Amelia, Blewett I like rest time. It’s a time when you just lay down and relax and read books. Sometimes I take breaths and get calm. – Jonathan, Rosemont I love music with my music teacher. – Warrick, Brent Kennedy
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In Loving Memory of my son,
PENNY BONNETT
Jason Paul Cazakoff
1938 - 2013
April 01, 1975 - February 26, 2005 Real tears are not the ones that fall from the eyes, and cover the face. But those that fall from the heart, and cover the soul! Missing and loving you with my whole soul!, forever and always Mom
John Derhousoff An Eternal Memory... Until We Meet Again January 13, 1930 - February 23, 2006 Those special memories of you will always bring a smile if only we could have you back for just a little while. Then we could sit and talk again just like we used to do you always meant so very much and always will do too. The fact that you’re no longer here will always cause us pain but you’re forever in our hearts until we meet again Forever missed and loved, The Derhousoff, Tucker and Nazaroff Families
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Penny Bonnett died peacefully after a brief illness at Saanich Peninsula Hospital on Sun. Feb. 10. Penny was born Apr. 6, 1938 in Potters Bar, England, came to Canada in 1970, moved to the Kootenays (Blewett) in 1977, where she and Betty built a log house and developed extensive gardens, and to New Denver in 1998. Penny was passionate about animals, friends, bird watching, gardening, music and film. She was on staff at Nelson Municipal Library in the early 1980s and was integral to the referendum for Regional Library Services in 1989. She was a fervent supporter of women’s rights, volunteering and teaching workshops at the Nelson Women’s Centre. She was a skilled mechanic and could build or fix just about anything. She helped stop uranium mining near Trail in 1978–9, protested the closing of the David Thompson University in 1984, protested watershed logging, spent many hours volunteering at the Hidden Garden Gallery in New Denver, and educating about the health hazards of wireless radiation from cell phones. She helped set up the Last Wishes Society and Living Will information groups. Penny helped heal many people and animals with Tellington Touch, and homeopathic treatments. She is survived by her brother Jeremy; his wife Karen; their children Hadley and Julian and six grandchildren; Betty Daniel and many other beloved friends. Heartfelt thanks to Sue Anderson, Diana Mitchell, Dr. du Toit, Barbara Gosney, Deb Pinard & the team of caregivers for their care & support during her last days, as well as the staff of Saanich Peninsula Hospital. Watch the Nelson Star for a notice about a celebration/ memorial this spring.
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Located in the West Kootenay of southeastern BC, 450 employees of Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership (‘Celgar’) produce over 1400 tonnes of Bleached Kraft pulp per day. Our mill is a World Class state of the art facility & we continue to make significant capital investments to maintain that standing! We are 1 of 3 Pulp mills owned by Mercer International Inc. We are Castlegar’s leading employer & are committed to maintaining our responsible position within the community & being our customers’ preferred supplier of choice.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES JOURNEYMAN TRADE PERSONS Zellstoff Celgar Limited has a need for temporary tradesmen for the time period up to and including our major shutdown from April 29 to May 10, 2013. During this period, the following certified trades persons would be required:
✓ Scaffolders ✓ Millwrights ✓ Pipefitters ✓ Pressure Welders (pressure certification required) ✓ Electricians ✓ Instrument Mechanics A copy of the trade certification is required with the application. To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume to: Recruitment & Benefits Specialist Zellstoff Celgar Limited P.O. Box 1000 Castlegar, BC V1N 3H9 Phone: (250)365-4267, Fax: (250)365-2652 E-mail: lisaa@celgar.com We thank all applicants; only those whose candidacy best suits our needs will be contacted.
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GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message for Information: 1800-972-0209. HOME SHARE/RESPITE PROVIDER Kootenay Society for Community Living supports individuals with developmental disabilities and/or spectrum disorders. We currently have openings for Home Share Providers and Respite Providers to provide support to individuals in the West Kootenays. Your qualifications include, experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and the desire to provide a safe and welcoming home that offers individuals the opportunity for inclusion. For more details please visit our website at www.ksclcastlegar.net. To apply, please forward your resume either by email to sjunkerkscl@telus.net or by fax 250-365-5679 Journeyman HD mechanic required for oilfield construction company. Duties will include servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equipment. The job will be predominately shop work , but with a portion of your time spent in the field. A mechanics truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.
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NOTICE OF DISPOSITION TO: L.Wendi Poznikoff & Dwight Marchant formerly of #19 500 16th Avenue, Genelle, BC V0G1G0 Take notice that pursuant to section 37(3) of the Regulation to the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, the landlord of the Manufactured Home Park at 500 16th Avenue, Genelle, BC intends to dispose of a 1968 Invader SN48226206F35491 and its contents (“the Property”), located in the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park 30 days after the publication date of this notice, unless: - You take legal possession of the Property, - You establish a legal right to possession of the Property, or - You make an application to the Supreme Court to establish such a right. After the expiration of the 30 day period, the Property will be disposed of with no further notice to you. Landlord: Whispering Pines Ventures Ltd. #7-3737 Clearbrook Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2T5A7 604864-9060
Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock. SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! Also Damaged 40’ $1950 Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
SUTCO Contracting Ltd. requires a Receptionist. This position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, a professional attitude and appearance with telephone skills. Clerical support to the company President is also included in the responsibilities. Please apply online www.sutco.ca or fax resume 250-357-2616 Enquiries 250357-2612 Ext: 230
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100 gallon Aquarium with stand $300. OBO 229-2100 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? Sleigh Style Brown Crib w/new mattress $100, Black Wood entertainment glass insert door $50 825-4408 Top Soil & Gravel for Sale, Free Fill Avail 6 mile area North Shore 250 509-0961
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BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $2.55/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger $4.00/lb TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston
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We are looking to fill the position for a Mechanical Engineer with 2-10 years of experience. The position will focus on detailed engineering analysis and multi-project management. Typical projects involve conceptual to detailed design of automated equipment, lifting devices, material handling equipment, specialty equipment platforms, and process equipment and components. To apply, please submit your resume to jobs@iodesign.ca. This job posting closes on March 4, 2013.
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Homes for Rent CRAWFORD BAY HOUSE 3 bdrm, 2 bath, $1000 + util/mon, n/s, n/p. 250-3651005 Mobile Home, 2 bdrm, F/S W/D, Deck, Addition, in Thrums, No dogs over 15 # 250-359-7178, 250-304-9273
Seasonal Acommodation $449 CABO San Lucas, all inclusive Special! Stay 6 Days in a Luxury Beachfront Resort with Meals & Drinks! For $449! www.luxurycabo hotel.com 1-888-481-9660.
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Suites, Lower CASTLEGAR South 1 Bdrm Suite, Basement lrg kitchen/dining room, Avail Immed, $750/mth incl Utilities internet, 250-304-7490
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Proposed TELUS Telecommunications Facility SUBJECT: Wireless Tri-pole Tower, 70 m (231 ft) tall with a 7.93 m2 (85 sq ft) shelter at the base LOCATION: HWY 6 / Whitewater Ski Hill LEGAL DESCRIPTION: District Lot 8221 Kootenay District, Except (1) Part included in Reference Plan 89806l and (2) Part included in Plan 2833
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Medical/Dental Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses Bayshore Home Health Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses for night shifts in the Castlegar/ Nelson area to work with children with complex care needs. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children and their families , we would appreciate hearing from you. Pediatric experience is an asset and we do offer client specific training.
ANY PERSON may make a written submission to the individual listed by March 18, 2013 with respect to this matter.
Please send your resume and cover letter to: pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca or fax to 1-866-686-7435
Ofce Support LOOKING for an Administrative Assistant near Castlegar at the Keenleyside site with at least 2 years of relevant experience. Email us your resume at emploi@hmiconstruction.ca or for more information visit our website at www.hmiconstruction.ca.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE as the approval of this site and its design is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Government of Canada through Industry Canada.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed tower and site may be obtained through the following contact: Philip Barker Real Estate Specialist T: (647) 888-9885 phil.telus@me.com
Nelson Star Friday, February 22, 2013
Obituaries RIGBY Brian
Brian Rigby, 52 years old, passed away suddenly on February 12, 2013. Brian was a strong believer in the power of family and lovingly leaves behind his wife Chara, his son Brett, his daughter Jenna, his brother Michael Rigby (and Shannon), his sister Claudia Fitchett (and Chris), his niece and nephew Carly and Adam Fitchett, and his brother Jamie Rigby, as well as a large extended family. Brian grew up in Victoria, a city he loved. After completing his degree at the University of Victoria, where he met his wife, Brian began his teaching career in Japan, teaching junior high ESL for one year. Then he taught in North Vancouver for 4 years before moving to the Kootenays where he has taught in Nelson, Trail, and for many years, Castlegar. He was a sincere, hard-working teacher, one who strived to motivate his students to reach their full potential. Brian felt compelled to stand up for justice and put his efforts towards helping students and teachers as vicepresident of the Castlegar/Trail teacher’s union. He also enjoyed being part of the judicial council for teachers in the province who helped to resolve disputes. Brian was always an unshakable rock of security and love, and one of his favorite ways to show it was by sharing one of his passions with his family: exploring the world. Travelling was one of the ways that Brian was best able to spend time solely with his family, and said his favorite part of travelling was “just standing back; making sure that his family was safe and watching them have fun.” Brian was exceptionally proud of his son Brett and his daughter Jenna. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
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Over the many years that I have followed Jesus Christ with all of my heart, He has shown me and taught me many wonderful things. One of the things He taught me when I was in my late teens. I worked at one of the local Saw Mills in the Vernon/Lumby area right after graduation. On this particular day I was piling lumber at the plainer. It was the last couple of hours of my shift, and as is often the case in the North Okanaga, it was hot.
Evangelical
Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives
Nelson
702 Stanley St. • 352.9613 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Arden Gustafson Pastor Chris Wiens
Balfour
7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301 Sundays at 9:30 am Pastor Jason Ashley
Playmor Junction Shirley Rose Lingard
2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Jesse Lerch
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Born: September 13, 1927 Passed: February 15, 2013
Shirley Rose Lingard, 85, of Nelson, BC, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 15 at Mountain Lakes Seniors Community in Nelson. She was born September 13, 1927, in D’arcy, Saskatchewan, the daughter of Charles and Violet McIntyre. Shirley’s happiest times, aside from horseback riding in her youth and her childhood on the farm with her brother, Chuck and her parents, were those times spent at her lakeside cottage at Moyie, BC with Dick, Leslie, Rick and the family dog. Shirley loved to draw. Common among her subjects were the horses of her youth, mostly her own horse, Laura. Shirley was a wonderful singer and sang right up to the day she passed. Shirley loved to travel as well. She and Dick went on numerous vacations to Hawaii and Mexico with friends and family and even a Caribbean cruise with Leslie to join their son who was working on the ship. Shirley received her education in Saskatoon and returned to her birth area to teach school in a 1 room, multi-age schoolhouse. After only one year of teaching she was swept off her feet by her soon to be husband; Richard Cecil Lingard, a recent graduate of pharmacy. They began their lives in the Crowsnest Pass and gave birth to the first of two children, Leslie Maureen on September 8, 1954. A move to BC found them in Chilliwack where their second child, Richard James was born on September 4, 1958. Shirley, “Dick” and the kids moved to Nelson, BC, shortly after and Dick began practicing his trade at Mann’s Pharmacy. An opportunity to start their own business 2 years later prompted the move to Cranbrook, BC, where they lived and raised their children until Dick’s passing in November, 2002. Sadly, Shirley’s daughter, Leslie, passed away a year later. In 2006, Shirley moved to Nelson to be close to her son, Rick, and her grandchildren. Throughout the years in Nelson, Shirley loved to go for walks, lunches and frequent outings on Rick’s boat. She is survived by her son, Rick Lingard, of Nelson, BC; her two grandchildren; Hannah Rose Jarvis-Lingard and Graham Stewart Jarvis-Lingard, also of Nelson; and her brother Charles Ross McIntyre of Osoyoos, BC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Cecil and her daughter, Leslie Maureen. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 25 at 2:00 p.m. in the Thompson Funeral Home in Nelson, BC. There will also be a short service at the Kindersley, Saskatchewan Funeral home on Wednesday, February 27 at 11:00 after which Shirley will be laid to rest at the D’arcy cemetery in Saskatchewan. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Okanagan/ Kootenay Area Office, 4-1551 Sutherland Ave, Kelowna, BC, V1Y9M9. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online Condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
It was so hot that we would hose ourselves down with the fire hose, and it didn’t seem to make any difference.
Pastor Ken Keber - Bethel Christian Centre
Covenant Church
A Friendly Bible Centre Church Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am
“He Will Do It”
Wednesday Bible study, ‘God’s word in you’ 6:45 pm
623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber Refreshments are served after the service (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)
The afternoon seem to wear on relentlessly. The boards kept spitting out of the plainer, and all four of us that were piling the lumber had very energy left. I remember thinking that I was going to pass out or throw up before our shift finished. It was then that I remembered something I had learned in our youth group, which was simply: when it seems like you can’t make it, start praising the Lord.
I didn’t feel like praising Jesus. I felt like falling down, however I decided to give it a try. I started to sing Psalms 100 which opens with these words: “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” As I started to sing and praise Jesus, something truly miraculous happened to me that day. I felt a surge of energy Nelson Christian Science Society and strength go A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA through my body. I started to throw Sunday Service in Balfour those boards like it 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. For information 250-229-5237 was the first thing on a cool morning. The other guys Anglican Church of Canada that I worked with St. Saviour's ProCathedral looked at me like Ward & Silica, Nelson I had gone crazy. Family Service & Eucharist Sunday 10:30 am I am glad to say St. Matthew's that I had not Village Road, South Slocan Sunday Service Suspended gone crazy, rather Office: 8 am - 12 pm Tue - Fri 250.352.5711 I was beginning St. Michael & All Angels stsaviours@netidea.com Busk Road Balfour to learn one of Sunday service 11 AM www.stsavioursnelson.org the principles of ALL ARE WELCOME! God’s word. You see the Bible says that God inhabits Unity Centre the praises of His of the Kootenays people. When we praise Him with all starts at 11am of our hearts, He We welcome Dale Jukes from Vernon. shows up in the The topic is “Using Spiritual Tools” midst of our lives, Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 and in the midst of 905 Gordon Rd our situation. (IHA Bldg., back door)
The Salvation Army Nelson Community Church
www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com
Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am
Sunday @ 10:30AM Central School Gym
Corner of Ward and Mill, Nelson
Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:
Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows 250 551 4986
601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)
CATHOLIC CHURCH
CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca
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Nelson United Church Nelson United Church
Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am MINISTER – David Boyd
Lent 2
Saturday Night Alive 6:00 pm in the Church Hall All teens welcome Dinner and Conversation evening Feb. 27, 5:30 pm in the church hall
602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1 Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca
If you are facing a challenge in your life today, try praising Jesus with all of your heart. I don’t know how he will meet you in the midst of your need, but I am certain that if you live a life of praise, He will show up in your life, and make a difference in your life. Why not take time to praise Him right now.
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My husband and I are pleased to provide this letter of reference for Brady, Tad, and Paul- the RE/MAX Property Lab Team. They have been a pleasure to deal with from start to finish. Paul spent quite some time producing an amazing video presentation of our home. Tad’s stunning photos meticulously taken from all the right angles definitely showed off our property in the best possible way. We can’t stress enough how essential this type of marketing expertise is nowadays because most buyers spend hours scanning MLS properties on line. Any tool that can get them “in the door” so to speak, in a virtual world will then produce a showing appointment, which is the first step towards a sale. Our highest praise is reserved for Brady. From the day we met him when we were interviewing Realtors, Brady has conducted himself with the utmost professionalism. Not only has he represented our property well, holding various Realtor open houses and providing us with timely updates after each showing, he also brought us our first offer. The first offer was instrumental in creating a second offer at full price which we accepted. In our minds the Property Lab Team did an excellent job and we wish them continued success in the future.
-Dan & Paula S. Nelson, BC
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Pass Creek drug bust Outdated lighting nets meth and marijuana Our Envionment
is now history
SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
Touchstones Nelson has made the switch to more energy efficient LED bulbs. A free open house will be held this Saturday to introduce the new lighting to the public. The installation of energy efficient LED bulbs will help Nelson’s public museum and art gallery meet one of its strategic objectives to reduce energy costs. The use of LED bulbs at public museums and galleries is a growing trend. Castlegar’s “Nelson has Kootenay Gallery and joined the efforts Gallery 2 in Grand of several other Forks have also made businesses in the switch. The City Nelson was also the community.” of supportive of the Touchstones project, which aligned with the City’s Path to 2040 carbon reduction plan. EcoSave program coordinator, Carmen Proctor states, “Nelson Hydro, through their EcoSave Program, encourages businesses to look at ways to reduce energy consumption. Touchstones Nelson has joined the efforts of several other businesses in the community that have retrofitted their buildings, contributing to a sustainable environment.” Touchstones Nelson executive director Leah Best further stated, “The quality of LED lighting has really improved in the last few years. We won’t be sorry to say goodbye to the short life span and heat associated with incandescent light bulbs. I feel confident that exhibiting artists will notice very little, if any, difference to the light quality in the gallery spaces.” The open house at Touchstones Nelson this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., is a free event.
Nelson Star Staff
Castlegar RCMP seized drugs valuing at least $345 thousand after executing a search warrant in the Pass Creek area. On February 15, RCMP found a large sophisticated marijuana growop including 345 plants in the basement of a residence on McDaniels Road. Hash and marijuana oils were
also located along with “70 points” or seven grams of crystal methamphetamine. Two adults ages 52 and 32 were arrested at the home without incident, says a release issued by RCMP. Charges of production of marijuana, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking are being recommended by police.
250.352.7861 2124 Ymir Road www.nelsonvet.com
Have a : Adopt a Rescue Pet! This year KAAP plans to help more cats and dogs than ever, but we can’t do it alone! Please support your rescue organization by ADOPTING, DONATING and FOSTERING. Here are a few excellent pets needing forever homes. More are listed on our website at www.kaap.ca, or call Daryl at 250-551-1053 for info. JAKE Jake is a gorgeous little boy with shiny fur and bright eyes. He is quite calm and relaxed for his age (5 months), but loves to play too. He also loves to snuggle on his own terms. Lovely little kitty. He is all vaccinated, and neutered. He is being fostered in Castlegar. Call 250551-1053.
ROOM FOR EVERYONE
Wayne Germaine 250.354.2814 wayne@valhallapathrealty.com
$342,000
A spacious modern home plus a cute 3 bedroom rental/inlaw house all on a 1.1 acre property in sunny Krestova. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 dens and 4 fireplaces. A welcoming living room, family room, dining and kitchen layout. The level property has a large patio and a big garden. Call Wayne
PRINCESS
This very nice, young, easy-to-keep spayed female has been homeless for way too long. She is an indoor kitty, and loves people, the more attention the better. She needs to be an only pet. Call 250-551-1053.
NINE MILE EXECUTIVE HOME
Robert Goertz 250.354.8500 robert@valhallapathrealty.com www.kootenayconnector.com
$499,900
This spacious 4 bdrm, 3 bath North Shore family home offers the best value for homes in its caliber. Situated on a lush, private, .54 acre fenced property, beach access is just a short walk away. With 4,000 sq ft of living space and saturated with natural light, it features a gourmet kitchen, suite potential and an impressive master suite.
FEBRUARY FUNDRAISER FOR KAAP!
For the month of February, Laura Wilby Photography is offering PET VALENTINE sessions. Bring in your pet to our studio (must pre-book your session) and you will receive a mini-session in return for a $75 donation to KAAP. For details please call Laura: 250-354-9136 |www.laurawilby.com photo@laurawilby.com
Call Robert STEPS FROM DOWNTOWN
Norm Zaytsoff 250.354.8584 norm@valhallapathrealty.com
$235,000
Within a few blocks from downtown, this quaint two bedroom home is sure to tug at your heart strings. Features include hardwood floors, plumbing and electrical upgrades, high efficient furnace and newly installed eaves troughs. Exceptional value and low maintenance right downtown. Don’t delay call today.
Call Norm or Lev JUST MINUTES FROM TOWN
Lev Zaytsoff 250.354.8443 lev@valhallapathrealty.com
Kristina Little 250-509-2550 kristinadlittle@gmail.com
Steven Skolka 250-354-3031 steven@valhallapathrealty.com
www.nelsonstar.com
$459,900
This custom designed home on just over an acre is sure to turn a few heads. Kindly looked after and meticulously maintained, this 4 bedroom home offers wood detailing, generous room sizes and a warm feeling throughout. The parklike yard is as impressive as the house, surrounded by mature forest. Exceptional quality, exceptional value, do not let this one slip away.
Call Lev or Norm SEE THE BEAUTY OF SLOCAN
$197,900
Solid, incredibly well maintained home in Slocan. Private, landscaped yard and beautiful views will draw you into this 3 bdrm home. Featuring a large living room, upgraded fireplace and huge windows, this home is perfect for the retiree or young family. This move in ready home is waiting for you to come and love!
Call Kristina
www.valhallapathrealty.com
Be part of a community that is supporting a more humane approach to our animals. Donate just $5 a month to KAAP and become an honorary member of our Rescue Team. Details at kaap.ca/rescueteam. Join Today!
Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society (KAAP) Pets Available for Adoption For info call 250-551-1053 or visit www.kaap.ca
ADOPT TODAY!
250.352.7178 520 C Falls Street Nelson
(Above Savoy Bowling Lanes) Open Tues - Sat.: 12:00 - 5:00pm View our current animals available for adoption and check out the new Lost & Found section on our website!
www.spca.bc.ca/nelson
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February 22, 2013 COUNCIL UPDATES
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT NEWS
With budget time here, Council on track with priorities and goals
Got your ears on? A heads up for Easter Holidays, street cleaning and sand sweeping
With Mayor John Dooley, Councilors and City staff in the midst of budget deliberations for another year, now is an opportune time to see how your City Council has done in its aim to meet its priorities set out for 2012. Did you know that Council has established 25 goals and objectives across four broad priority areas: those being financial, community, internal operations and human resources? Here’s a snap shot of Council’s success thus far. • Financial — Council has asked staff to prepare a Five Year Financial Plan which includes strategies to limit tax increases to a maximum of 2% per year. This included identifying new revenues, growing the City’s tax base through new development, and managing costs at or less than the rate of inflation. Significant progress was made in this area and more information will be shared with the public throughout the 2013-17 Financial Plan process. • Community — Council has set goals and objectives for housing, implementation of the Downtown Waterfront Plan, implementation of the Community Energy Plan and focused on on-going economic development. Council has seen a variety of new housing added in 2012 included subsidized housing, entry level housing and multi-family housing. A Housing Committee was formalized. Progress is also being made on the downtown revitalization front, with exciting improvements to Railtown, at Baker Street’s west end. On the conservation and sustainability front, the City’s Eco-Save Energy Retrofit Program has been a resounding success, reducing energy costs, greenhouse gas emissions and the creation of significant economic activity in our community. • Internal Operations — The City continues to invest in infrastructure: it’s vital water and sewer system, parks, roads, sidewalks and Nelson Hydro. Some outstanding planning work has now been completed including the Technology Plan, a Facilities Maintenance Plan and the revised Official Community Plan. • Human Resources — The City continues to invest in its incredible team of employees through training and work opportunities. You can see the Council’s complete Strategic Plan at www.Nelson.ca/assets/CityServices/Pubsand Reports
CBT grant funding deadline approaching…
City of Nelson residents looking to garner financial support for important local social, economic and environmental initiatives have until March 4th to submit an application to the Regional District of Central Kootenay for grant funding under the 2013 CBT Community Initiatives Program. More info? Visit the City’s website at http://www.nelson.ca/EN/main/services/corporate-services/finance/ grants.html
FINANCE - UPDATE Learn about the City’s budget for 2013, and share your thoughts! The City’s budget will be set within the next few weeks. The public will have a great opportunity to not only learn all about the City’s goals for 2013, but to share their thoughts. A 2013 Budget Open House is being held Monday, March 11 at the Nelson Library. Staff will be available to answer questions from the public, from noon to 4:00 pm and 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
NELSON HYDRO NEWS It’s electrifying! Downtown hydro system replacement project will result in better service, beautiful art and informative new heritage highlights Nelson Hydro is forging ahead with its Downtown Voltage Conversion project starting in May, 2013. To date all civic works and new pole installations are completed. Pad-mounted transformers have been placed and energized, with about 60% of the downtown load transferred to the new system. All existing two-pole structures, wires and transformers will be removed. Once the project is completed, customers in the downtown area will experience fewer outages and significantly improved voltage regulation. The project replaces the existing downtown electrical distribution system, some of which is over 60 years old! The upgrade is expected to serve Nelson Hydro customers for the next 30 years.
Decorative art work will be applied to all new pad mount transformers. Some transformers have already been, well, transformed you could say... the wonderful art tells the story of Nelson Hydro’s fascinating history, and the Utility’s important role in the City’s past. New decorative lane lighting will be installed on all new poles, similar to Baker Street’s heritage theme lighting. Upon completion of the project, Nelson Hydro will install a two-pole heritage structure with de-energized transformers, and a deck with a special commemorative plaque. During construction there will be longer duration outages for customers, but those outages will occur in specific smaller zones, to minimize the impact of our work. All work should be finished by the end of the summer 2013. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Nelson Hydro at 250-352-8240.
Easter holidays are on the way. Here are some important dates and closures to keep in mind:
• Easter Holiday runs from Friday, March 29th through Monday, April 1st. City Hall, Nelson Hydro, the Operations Department and the Nelson Public Library will all be closed. For Operations emergency service, please call 250-352-3103. To report a power outage, electrical hazard, damage to Nelson Hydro equipment or for outage updates, call 1-877-32HYDRO (1-877-324-9376). • Nelson Transit Service busses will not be running on Friday, March 29th or Monday, April 1, 2013.
The City’s street cleaning and clearing crews will be out soon. Once the snow has gone, City crews will begin sweeping and flushing streets. The downtown core will be first, followed by Fairview, Uphill and then Rosemont. Here’s how residents and business owners can help out. Just as folks do during snowy times of year, from November 1st to April 30th, vehicles must be parked on the odd-numbered side of the street on odd-numbered dates, and the even-numbered side of the street on even-numbered dates, within residential zones, which helps crews do the best job they can keeping the streets clear.
For homeowners whose property has a boulevard, feel free to rake sand off of the boulevard and onto the road beside the curb and then call 352-8238 to request removal by a city sweeper. But just a reminder – please don’t place sand in piles or in bags. Thanks!
CITY BULLETIN BOARD Phair Tea, Altered Books and getting around Google… It’s a busy month’s end at unwanted book into a new, personalized Art Journal. The cost is $69 and includes all the Nelson Library. materials. Please pre-register by calling the • Sunday Afternoon Tea Library. More info? E-mail Catherine @ At The Phair runs this NelsonLibraryFriends@gmail.com. Proceeds Sunday, Feb. 24th, from the workshop will go to the Friends of the starting at 2:00 pm. The Library. Nelson Public Library celebrates the history of • Google is now a verb! Tweeting is no longer its location with Sunday Afternoon Tea at the for the birds and your favorite novel might live Hotel Phair. Gretchen Hatt Gibson, daughter of in the cloud! What’s a digitally baffled person to proprietor Edwin Phair, will address a 1928 do? meeting of the Ladies Literary Society — and Book an appointment with Sara or Tim and get you can be there! The character of Gibson is a one-to-one training session on anything from played by professional storyteller Susan basic computer navigation and using the LeFebour. A photographic display courtesy of internet, to social software programs such as Touchstones Nelson traces the history of the Facebook, to learning how to download an Library’s footprint. Celebrate B.C. Heritage e-book to your device. Call 352-6333 or email Week! Admission is by donation. nplcap@gmail.com. This program is supported • The Altered Book Workshop with Helen Quinn runs Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 by Federal Community Access Program Funding and runs until March 31st, 2013. pm. Unleash your inner artist and transform an
Chimney fire! Do you know what to do? Do you know what you’d do if you had a chimney fire?
First off, call the Fire Hall. Even if it turns out you don’t have a chimney fire, you won’t be billed for the service. And if the chimney is on fire, you want to get it dealt with properly. After calling 911, and if you are comfortable enough with your situation, toss half a litre of water into the chimney’s firebox. The steam will rise and smother most of the fire, reducing the damage that may occur and slowing the fire’s growth. After that, evacuate the house and wait for fire fighters!
We’ve got your number. And if we don’t let us know… Here’s an important notice to Nelson business owners… The Nelson Police Department is requesting that all business owners please update their contact call-out lists with the NPD. These contacts are used in the event of an alarm or incident at your business after hours.
It’s very important for the NPD to maintain up-to-date information. This info should include the name of at least three people police can call in the event of an emergency, along with current phone numbers.
Please drop off your up-to-date lists at the front counter of the Nelson Police Department. Our records will be updated and the information will be used in emergency situations only. Thanks for your cooperation!
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Mailing address: Suite 101, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 Email: info@nelson.ca • Phone: (250) 352-5511 • Fax: (250) 352-2131 website: http://www.nelson.ca
To report a power outage, electrical hazard, damage to Nelson Hydro equipment or for outage updates, call 1-877-32HYDRO (1-877-324-9376).
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Never intending to cook up the naturally evolving food theme, the band of local musicians feels their music feeds the soul. Indie rock meets jazz; the latest Tofu album is a collaboration of Tyler Toews on guitar and vocals; Sarah Orton singing; Quillan Hanley playing bass; Malik Mourah on drums and Jon Perry — their third and “best” synth player. “There are some really talented and committed people here. I’ve been playing music for a long time and this is really special,” says Toews. “We’ve found people who are on the same page.” Also known for his work with Miss Quincy and Val Kilmer and the New Coke, Toews has one album previously released under the Tofu Stravinsky name. The solo project introduced Orton on a few vocals. Described by Toews as “one of the coolest voices in Canada,” it was the beginning of their creative collaboration. “It just worked well. We clicked,” said Toews. “Everything we do just kind of makes sense.”
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Opening for Hey Ocean and more recently Tequila Mockingbird last month at The Royal, the band still feels excited — and a bit nervous to share the stage with some bigger names. But sensing they’ve made something “real and true,” the Kootenay Crew is ambitious and confident — ready to showcase BTTRMLK, says Orton. “I love Nelson but the opportunities aren’t here,” says the self-professed shy girl clearly comfortable on stage. “I am ready to leave to make this happen.” BTTRMLK features lyrics considering perspective of the human experience. Orton, also a painter, contributes a picturesque feel to songs that are an artistic take on life, says Toews. Yet, the music remains accessible — described as “good red wine in a coke can.”
The sophisticated album sound will explode onto the stage next week with many new songs getting play. “If you buy this album after listening to us live, you aren’t going to hear the same thing,” says Orton. The February 28 release party at the Royal marks the end of the yearlong endeavor by Toews “Tyler is the king of time,” says Orton. “If he thinks something is going to be beautiful, he’ll give it his time.” Rumour has it “the king of time” will be celebrating his birthday on that Thursday. Tickets are $5 at the door opening at 8 p.m. Tofu Stravinsky is also competing in Searchlight, the CBC Radio 3 contest to find Canada's best new artist. You can help out by voting for them daily at r3.ca/0YSA.
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Diamond Rings defies laws of debut, Special Affections. What’s time and space. Electro-pop mae- different this time around is how stro John O makes music that ex- the songs were conceived and proists outside specific eras, distilling duced. encyclopedic knowledge and pas“I wanted the first album to have sion into laser-like beams of emo- that homespun quality,” John O tional immediacy. explains. Back then, he was wary True to his D.I.Y. background, he of too many high-tech bells and composes highly personal songs in whistles.“Once I became more a tiny bedroom studio in Toronto’s comfortable with the medium of West End, yet is increaselectronic music, it was ingly concerned with only natural to want to Diamond Rings February 28 Diamond Rings reachimprove.” Doors 10 p.m. ing the widest possible He enlisted producer Spiritbar audience. But don’t be Damian Taylor (Björk, Tickets $10 confused by these twists Austra, Robyn) to help and ripples. A degree in bring Diamond Rings astrophysics isn’t mandatory to out of the bedroom, both literally appreciate Free Dimensional, the and figuratively, on Free Dimensecond Diamond Rings full-length. sional. A good heart and working ears are “I really wanted the album to all the tools required. feel as though it was very much Free Dimensional retains the of the here-and-now, but also inmelodicism, clever juxtapositions, distinguishable from what’s come and lyrical honesty that garnered before — and what is yet to come kudos for Diamond Rings’ 2010 — in music,” he says.
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In his own words, Nick Thayer might be best described as, "the musical equivalent of putting seven glowsticks in a blender." As renowned for uninhibited and unashamedly eclectic DJ sets as he is for impeccable production, Nick’s cut-loose mentality is his trademark both in the club and in the studio. “I don’t care about genres. Good music is good music,” he says. You could put this unbound attitude down to his classically trained background, his stint in grunge and funk bands or even his lifelong love of hair rock. Whatever it is, one thing’s certain: Nick Thayer was made for this. A hugely successful AV show in conjunction with visual artist sevenmilligram is another very special trick up Nick's sleeve. This show is like no other; it's a complete assault on the senses and needs to be seen to be believed. Following on from his 2010 album Just Let It Go — which was nominated for best electronic album at the Australian Independent Music Awards — 2012 sees Nick signing to Skrillex's OWSLA label with the Like Boom EP. The result is worth the wait; showing scant regard for genres or tempos, or even accepted notions of what club music should be, it promises to rip sound systems apart. Nick Thayer will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, February 23. Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket information available at the Hume Hotel.
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On 30 years history making art: The work is constantly evolving both stylistically and conceptually, but I do revisit past motifs and maintain an allegiance to some fundamental underlying themes, such as attempting to expose the complexities of the human experience, the politics of interpersonal relationships, and the nature of communication itself. Drawing and
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On the use of text in his work: I was making figurative work in art school but quickly grew tired of trying to figure out what things ‘looked’ like. However, I still wanted to tell stories. That’s where the text came in. The written word is a self-contained machine but also allows for a narrative thread. I am interested in the indeterminacy of language, and gravitate toward open ended texts with multiple meanings. The phrases I use are often dualistic, vacillating between hope and doubt, cynicism and humor, life and death.
On moving from New York City to Winlaw: I moved to NYC in 1986 and spent my formative years in the Lower East Side where you could still get mugged at a reasonable rate. When my son moved to the Kootenays 10 years ago, I discovered Winlaw and fell in love with the landscape and the heated conversations between hippes and loggers at the Hungry Wolf Cafe. I’ve always been drawn to the center of the universe or the middle of nowhere. Once again, my double life saves the day.
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Robin Kristopher is a vintage stylist and owner of Vadim Kristopher Hair Salon. She blogs at misskittenvintage.tumblr.com. Watch for her on the streets of Nelson looking for fashionable folk to feature in this ongoing column.
FolkFusion Dance presents a unique evening of dance performance this March 2 at The Capitol Theatre. This eclectic show will include more than 60 dancers ages four and up, and will feature diverse styles from the world over, with influence from Bollywood, Bhangra, Cumbia, Contemporary, Jazz, HipHop, European Folk and more. Slava Doval has been dancing and performing locally over the last decade, and teaching the last four. She created FolkFusion as a way to blend all her various dance experiences from her travels abroad and be able to share them with her community. Her dance is a fusion of old world roots and new times sensibility, and she aims the folk element of “for the people, by the people.” FolkFusion performed last year at Starbelly Jam, UnityFest, MarketFest, Keep the Beat, among other venues. This is the first time the group will be on the Capitol stage. The show will include special guests Nicole Bruce and her HipHop students from Trail’s Steps Dance, Julie Turgeon as a guest choreographer, as well as the Selkirk Bhangra Dance troupe, which includes both local and International Indian students, performing traditional Bhangra dance, a Punjabi-style harvest folk dance. Doors are at 6 and the show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Kids 10 and under are free. FLiKS presents an encore screening of Chasing Ice at the Capitol Theatre Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 pm. This Oscar nominated, Sundance Award winning documentary is indisputable proof that climate change exists and is affecting on our planet. Acclaimed photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. So he deployed revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multiyear record of the world’s changing glaciers and discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Traveling with a team of young adventurers across the brutal Arctic, Balog risks his career and his well-being in pursuit of the biggest story facing humanity. This film must be seen by anyone who cares what happens to the planet. Tickets $10 for adults and $5 for students and youth, available are at Otter Books or online at fliks.ca.
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The highly controlled router-carved block letters of his panel works contrast with the loose-line quality of his paintings on canvas, described by artist William Rand “as if painted by the trunk of a baby elephant learning how to spell.” The fragmented messages relayed in his paintings often contain a circular logic and searing irony, using humour and quick-fire wit to counter an undercurrent of cynicism and discontent. His exhibit I Love You, In Theory at Touchstones Nelson will feature a collection of works spanning his 30-year career. Included are his iconic textbased paintings on panel, canvas and paper, alongside sculptures. Vurb caught up with Gilmore by email to talk about his local exhibit. Here’s what he said...
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Stash Trax Dustin Stashko 103.5 The Bridge Afternoon Drive Host Rah Rah is a sextet from Saskatchewan and The Poet’s Dead is their third album. There. Now that we got the basic info out of the way, I feel like I can now fully convince you as to why you should listen to this band. The thing is you shouldn’t need convincing because Rah Rah is a band that anyone can relate to. They sing about drinking too much, missing home and losing the ones you love. If you can’t relate to that you’re probably a robot who didn’t cry during Up. The wife DIES in the first fi ve minutes of a DISNEY movie! Who does that?! Oh, yeah, spoiler alert. Anyway, when I first met the band, they were on the tail end of a pretty big tour and by all means should have been exhausted and beating each other up. Singer Erin Passmore was also just getting over
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a terrible cold, but there was this crazy energy bouncing off the walls in the room. They were happy to be doing what we’ve all dreamed of doing. I’m not talking about jumping in a van, playing music in various towns across North America and having a steady diet of gas station food (although I do have a penchant for taquitos); I’m talking about doing something that you love. Rah Rah loves playing music. If you’ve ever seen them live then you know exactly what I’m talking about. They swap around instruments and communicate musically with each other in a way that rivals a band like Broken Social Scene and the crowd reacts to it and pushes them even further. This is the reason they’re known as “the Broken Social Scene of the prairies.” Ok, I’m the only one that calls them that, but it should be a thing. When you first listen to “Prairie Girl,” you’ll be reaching for that repeat button while dancing in your kitchen... I say that from experience. Everyone knows the best at-homedancing happens in the kitchen. Not
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Isn’t it great to discover a new author? As an adoptive mother of three, I approached The Language of Flowers with trepidation, but as an avid gardener I couldn’t resist! The main character is Victoria, and author Vanessa Diffenbaugh presents her life with insight and compassion. The characters surrounding her leap off the page and the narrative never flags. Clearly, Victoria’s love of flowers and motivation to learn as much about them as she can develops
into a special career path incorporating the meaning of flowers with artistic design. Victoria’s origins are as a “foundling” and the survivor of many foster and group homes faces challenges throughout her life. This novel illustrates how we must first take “baby steps” before we can stride forward with confidence. As an added bonus, Victoria’s floral dictionary is at the back of the book. This book would make a great selection for book clubs and private enjoyment as well.
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Blue night combines multiple art events in a single evening. After the success of the first blue night in December, six venues have come together to create a second blue night on Friday, March 1 from 7 to 9pm (9.30 at a couple of the venues). Each venue is presenting the work of a local visual artist and hosting a free opening with the artist in attendance. You can start or end your blue night at the Dancing Bear Inn, 171 Baker Street with artist Keira Zaslove who will be presenting abstract landscapes of the Kootenays and some playful figurative work. From there you can wander up to Kutenai Clothing Company, 327 Baker Street, and experience the water colour landscapes of local artist Sandra Irvine. Across the Street, at The Craft Connection’s gallery 378, see the Acrylic Landscapes of Kentree Speirs, a newcomer to Nelson who draws his inspiration from the Natural world and his imagination with a vibrant palette. At John Ward Fine Coffee you will find the mixed media work of Natasha Bogdasavich. Also at John Ward on the corner of Baker and Ward you can experience the mixed-media collages of Nelson’s own Olivia Mansveld who is currently studying fibre at KSA. Up and down Ward Street the events will be running a little later. Touchstones Nelson will be presenting Graham Gillmore: I love you in theory. Gillmore’s large, colourful text based paintings have garnered him international acclaim. Although he lives in Winlaw, this will be the first exhibition of his work in the Kootenays. At 568 Ward Street you can see Nicole Rose Hobbs’ work until after 9pm at Ourglass Studio & Gallery. She will be painting live in the space and sharing her process with the public.
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Growing up in Toronto there was always a great place around the corner that my family would to go to. My eyes use to light up when my Nana and Aunt told me that we were having a Montreal smoked meat sandwich from one of the most famous places in the Toronto area The Montreal Deli. This place was heaven for me and I have yet to have a grilled Reuben that can compare. It was a perfect combination of fresh rye, dijon, and sauerkraut, with corned beef stacked so high you can barely get your mouth around it and a jumbo kosher pickle. Even to this day when I smell fresh rye bread or dill it takes me right back sitting in the deli as a young boy. Every time I go to Toronto I make it a must, just so I can relive those amazing memories of sinking my teeth into one of those sandwiches. Last weekend one of my longest friends invited me over to have dinner and he was making a smoked brisket. Growing up with him, he was never a foodie and he never liked to cook, but over these last few years he has been
closest thing that has ever come close to one of the Montreal Grilled Reubens. Even just writing this article is making my mouth water for another one. To elaborate even further on this and to give you an idea how good it was, we ate our first round and were completely stuffed to the point of needing to lay down but as we all stood around the kitchen complaining how full we were, we kept picking at the tray. This is another reason I love to cook and even better, have friends who can cook. As our lives speed up and companies come up with quicker ways of eating meals this is something that is not meant to be rushed. The long and slow process of preparing whatever it is that you are smoking makes it worth the wait. When I look at making a dish I like to take a classic and change the flavours to come up with a new variation. One of my favourite things to have with a smoked meat sandwich is coleslaw but I am bored of more of the same. The coleslaw recipe I’ve included here can help bring a new flavour to this classic sandwich.
Chef Jamie’s Coleslaw One recipe I like to share with you is one of my favourites to eat with a smoked meat sandwich. Ingredients 1 celery root (shredded) 6 brussels sprouts (shredded) 1 sm. head radicchio (julienne) 1 granny smith apple (julienne) 1 ½ TBSP grainy dijon mustard 3 TBSP mayonnaise 1 TBSP fresh lemon juice 3 stocks green onion (finely chopped) Method Add all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
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f you’re like me, then you love muffins. If you’re not, then why don’t you love muffins? This simple recipe is a sure way to become a devotee. These morning glory muffins are heavy on the fruits and veggies, lower on the sugar, just right on the sweetness, not too cakey, and not too dense. In short, they’re the best thing to get you out of bed since the royal wedding. But these doughy lumps are so much more relevant! Enjoy these for every meal and in between. Ingredients 2 cups flour (any kind your heart desires) 2/3 cup granulated sugar (again, any kind) 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 2 large eggs Can of crushed pineapple, drained 1 cup grated carrot ½ cup cooking oil 1 tsp. vanilla extract ½ cup sweetened coconut
Method Mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Stir around until they are best friends. Make a well in the center. Combine the eggs, pineapple, carrot, cooking oil, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Pour this appetizing conglomeration into the well. Stir the whole bunch just until they are moistened. Ladle the soon-to-be-muffin mush into 12 greased muffin cups
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Capitol Theatre Season presents Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal performing Harry and Night Box on Saturday, February 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold out. The Capitol Theatre Kids Series presents Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal on Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m. with Zap, a selection of excerpts from BJM's repertoire assembled like a succession of music videos that will introduce the young audience to the world of contemporary dance. Tickets are $12.50. Buy tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. FolkFusion Dance presents a unique evening of dance performance this March 2 at 6 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre. This eclectic show will include more than 60 dancers ages four and up, and will feature diverse styles from around the world. Tickets are $10 for adults, and kids 10 and under are free.
L.V. Rogers band program and Bomber's rugby present an evening with Dr. Steve Taubman, America's funniest hypnotist, on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in the L.V. Rogers secondary school gym. Tickets $10 for adults and $8 for children under 12. Presented by LVR Band & LVR Rugby. Selkirk College is running a TEDx event 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at the new Shambhala Music & Performance Hall at the Tenth Street Campus. Speakers include Selkirk College president Angus Graeme, School District 8 superintendent Jeff Jones, nursing instructor Shannon Shah, and principal of Crawford Bay elementary and secondary school Dan Rude. This event is limited to 100 seats. Tickets are free and available on a first come, first served basis by calling 250-352-6601.
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Touchstones Nelson Members’ Show and Sale opening reception on Friday February 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. This salonstyle exhibition will showcase the wideranging talent of the gallery’s members. Much of the work will also be for sale. This event is free and all are welcome. The exhibition runs until April 7. Blue Night returns with multiple art events in a single evening, on Friday, March 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. Participating venues include Dancing Bear Inn, Kutenai Clothing Company, The Craft Connection’s Gallery 378, John Ward Coffee, Ourglass and Touchstones. Each venue is presenting the work of a local visual artist and hosting a free opening with the artist in attendance.
Nelson Civic Theatre Society celebrates it's kick-off movie weekend. On Friday, February 22 beginning at 7 p.m. the Grand Gala celebrates all things James Bond with dress-ups, hors d’oeuvres, martinis and more, and a special screening of Skyfall. Tickets for this adult-only event are $30, available at Otter Books, Baker Street Menswear, and at civictheatre.ca/kickoff. Skyfall will
COMEDY
Finley's Comedy Night featuring Matt Billon on Saturday, February 23 at 8 p.m. Over the past 12 Years, former-Nelsonite Matt Billon has been making a name for himself in the Canadian comedy circuit. Whether it's taking aim — with a pellet gun, no less — at insensitive siblings or bemoaning the fact he can never meet a girl who remembers her own phone number, Billon draws humour from his own life, no matter how embarrassing or incriminating. Tickets $10 at the door.
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Kootenay Coldsmoke Festival opens with a barbecue dinner and film screenings at Mary's Hall at the Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus on Friday, February 22 at 6 p.m. See some of the best videos and multi-media from around the Kootenays. Lots of great prizes to be won. Tickets are $20, available at the Whitewater office (602 Lake Street) and at the door.
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also show Saturday at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets for the Saturday showings are available at the door for $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Chasing Ice encore screening at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 for adults or $5 for students/youth at Otter Books or online fliks.ca.
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Selkirk Pro-Musica presents Van Django on Friday, February 22, 7:30 p.m. and Shambhala Perfomance Hall. Tickets are $15, available at Otter Books and at the door. The Librarian brings her unique blend of bass music to Spiritbar on Friday, February 22, with an opening set by Naasko and visuals by Sijay James. Advance tickets are $10 at the Hume Hotel. Doors at 10 p.m. After work swing party with E.T. Atomic Swing Band on Friday, February 22 at 6 p.m. This band features Kiyoshi Elkuf on the sax, Bennett Karcz on drums, Ian Metzger on guitar and Jesse Lee on bass. No cover. The Royal presents the Charlie Jacobson Band on Friday, February 22. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 to $10, sliding scale at the door. Ellison’s Cafe Unplugged Sessions on Saturday February 23 from noon to 3 p.m. will open with Allie Kane and Friends to help lift your spirits, then Bradley Fenton and Mike Bennett from The Ripping Rattlers will perform originals and blues, and Craig Beauchamp and Alex Ure of Bottoms Down Acoustic bring a new brand of folk funk.
Nick Thayer will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, February 23. Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket info available at the Hume Hotel. Electric Wednesdays with Estevan at The Royal on February 27. Take your turn in the spotlight, or enjoy the music of those who do, at one of the Kootenay’s best open stages. Starts 8:30 p.m. The Royal presents Tofu Stravinsky’s album release party on Thursday, February 28. The music of Tofu Stravinsky is smooth, crunchy, jazzy and hip. Doors at 8 p.m. Cover is $5. Diamond Rings plays Spirtbar on Thursday, February 28, with an opening set by Shyness of Strangers. Advance tickets are $10 at the Hume Hotel. Doors open at 10 p.m. Spiritbar presents Soulful Friday with Erica Dee, C. Rhapsody and R. Goblin on Friday, March 1. Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel. Nelson’s own Lazy Poker Blues Band is coming back to the Royal on March 1 and is ready to lay down their unique twist of blues and funk. Doors at 8 p.m. Cover is $10. The Royal welcomes Buckman Coe back to the stage on Saturday, March 2 with Brian Rosen and the WhatNow and Thorwind. Tickets are $10 at the door or online at liveattheroyal.com. Doors open 8 p.m. Music starts at 9 p.m. Funkanomics will get the crowd screaming and dancing at Spiritbar on Saturday, March 2. First 100 tickets are $10 at the Hume Hotel. Doors at 10 p.m. The Royal is proud to present Sarah Slean on Monday, March 4 with Ian Kelly opening the show. Tickets are $25 and are available at The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open 6 p.m. and the show starts around 7:30 p.m. Capitol Theatre presents Martha Wainwright on Thursday, March 7 at 8 p.m. with opening act, AroarA. Tickets are $30 at the door or $25 in advance at capitoltheatre.bc.ca, by calling 250-3526262 or drop by the box office between noon and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday.
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