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Deb Kozak officially became the first woman mayor in Nelson’s history Monday as she and her council were sworn in.

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As she officially took office Monday evening, Nelson’s Deb Kozak told a packed room at the Prestige Lakeside Resort that it was “no small thing to be the first woman elected mayor in 117 years.” Judge Richard Hewson administered the oath of office to Kozak, the only woman to hold the position since the city was incorporated in 1897, along with returning councillors Bob Adams and Robin Cherbo, plus newcomers Michael Dailly, Anna Purcell, and Valerie Warmington. Janice Morrison was absent. They were elected November 15 and will serve a term of slightly less than four years. During her inaugural address, Kozak said she “felt the weight of the chain of office” on her shoulders, and thought Annie Garland Foster must have felt the same way when she became the first woman elected to city council in 1920. Foster ran unsuccessfully for mayor two years later. Her biographer, Frances Welwood, said Foster would have been “delighted” that Nelson finally has its first female mayor. Kozak, who has served nine years on city council, defeated three-term incumbent John Dooley. “Inclusiveness is important. The best decisions are made when people who come from different experiences and backgrounds work together. I think our newly-elected council is a great demonstration of that diversity in our community,” she

said to applause. Kozak pledged to work hard to build relationships locally and elsewhere and said she believed in having “difficult conversations. I’m good at them. If we can’t have a tough conversation around small issues, how can we move forward on the larger issues?” She said she heard repeatedly during her campaign about rising water and sewer rates, and has asked city staff to see if there are “more creative ways” to continue rebuilding infrastructure and reserves by spreading the work out over time so the burden isn’t as great on citizens. On the issue of affordable housing, she said the city won’t become a provider, but can work with groups like BC Housing to ensure there are more low-income units: “It is well within our means to reach out to organizations providing housing to see how we can help them.” Kozak acknowledged concerns around the Hall Street corridor redevelopment and said city staff expect to present design improvements to council and the community soon. “That came about as the result of some difficult conversations. With challenging thoughts come better solutions.” She quipped: “Another conversation we’ve had and continue to have is about dogs. Need I say more?” Kozak also spoke of a larger vision for Nelson as a community where people of all ages and incomes can afford to live, and of growing Nelson Hydro to the point where it produces all of the Continued on Page 4

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Nelson fire history website launched

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A new website is bringing the crackling, smoky history of Nelson’s fire department to life. Local playwright and historian Richard Rowberry was inspired to create the site by last year’s fire hall centennial and a Touchstones exhibit that coincided with it. “It was clear there was a wealth of information,” he says. “I looked at old newspapers and some fascinating photographs in the Touchstones archives. It seemed like a good idea to put it together as a package.” The website, entitled Red Sky Over Nelson, is divided into several sections: the general history of the department, which dates back to 1891; the story of the Nelson fire bug of 1911-12, which Rowberry previously wrote a play about; a memoir by a chief ’s daughter of living in the fire hall in the 1950s; a photo gallery of changing equipment; a chronological list of the city’s; major fires; a list of chiefs; a profile of former chief Donald Guthrie; and the fire hall’s role in the filming of Roxanne. Some content previously appeared in the Star or in the museum exhibit. Rowberry found funding for research and to hire Avia Moore to build the site. “She did a wonderful job and is a great collaborator,” Rowberry said. He also had support from recently-retired chief Simon Grypma, whom he called “an incredible

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Richard Rowberry, who has launched a new website devoted to the history of the Nelson Fire Department, is seen with recently retired fire chief Simon Grypma and new chief Len MacCharles. Greg Nesteroff photo enthusiast. More than just a fire chief, he’s a real resource for the whole history of the department.” Grypma provided an introduction to the site in which he says the stories and photos it captures “depict some of the most incredible tales of bravery by the men and women of the Nelson Fire Department and the strength of the citizens who endured the ravages of fire over the past 124 years.” Grypma, who spent 38 years with the department, said he spent many night shifts walking between the trucks and thinking of the animals that once stood in their place. “I could almost smell the horses and hear their heavy breathing as the alarm bells sound

out a box alarm. What a life to be a firefighter in those years gone by.” Rowberry, whose site devoted to founding mayor John Houston earned the BC Historical Federation’s 2012 website prize, said his next online project will be about family histories of the First World War, both at the front and at home. Both the Houston and fire history webpages are under the umbrella site kootenayhistory.com. Rowberry hopes other local history sites will join. He’s also hoping to make the material widely available to local schools. You can find the fire history site at kootenayhistory.com/red-skyover-nelson.

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As enrolment drops province-wide, the Kootenay Lake School District is looking for community feedback on how to proceed with their surplus facilities. District 8 has seen their student population drop from 6,600 students in 1996 to 4,709 this year. “The board is looking at a full review of all the facilities within the district, and possible scenarios they might contemplate. We need to assess how we can best use our spaces and resources to make sure they’re being used to support learning,” said superintendent Jeff Jones. The district currently has 91,900 square metres of property, including 13 elementary schools, four secondary schools, three K-10 or K-12 schools, one middle school, three programs of distributed learning and four learning sites. They also have six administration sites, seven closed sites and four sites with vacant land. “The district recognizes that there are some challenges with our facilities and we need to attend to them,” said Jones, noting that it’s often difficult to sell school property. On December 8, the school board wrapped up a series of seven meetings around the district aimed at educating the public on the district’s current status. Jones hopes these meetings will inspire the community to engage in the process and offer feedback. “If there’s a school built to accommodate 200 students and for the last 10 years has only had 100, do we close off a wing? Do we knock off a wing? Do we

renovate or rebuild? Right now the wisdom is ‘don’t hold on to surplus property’, but we’re working really hard not to have preconceived ideas,” he said. “The gems are going to come from the people living in the community.” Currently the utilization of school facilities based on the number of students they were designed for is 71 per cent, down from 75 per cent in 2011/12. That number is projected to rise back to 75 per cent by 2023/24. Currently the facilities being strained by growth are Winlaw and Blewett, while the most under-utilized are in Kaslo/Crawford Bay. The board is also looking at the condition of the buildings to ascertain what sort of upgrades or renovations will be necessary. They have rated each school according to a facility condition index (FCI). Crawford Bay and Salmo Secondary currently have the best scores, with Kalso’s maintenance building coming third. Both the Winlaw and Blewett schools have worrisome FCI scores, and are in need of upgrades. The school board hopes to complete the process and make their decisions by the end of March 2015. Information from the town hall meetings, including PowerPoint presentations, can be found at sd8. bc.ca under “Facilities Planning.” Ideas and suggestions can be emailed to facilities@sd8.bc.ca. until January 5, 2015. You can also fax feedback to 250-352-6686 or send mail to 570 Johnstone Road, Nelson, BC, V1L 6J2.

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Musician honoured, named to post for 2015

Wapp new Cultural Ambassador GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

Musician Bessie Wapp was honoured Monday night as Nelson’s 2015 cultural ambassador. In making the announcement during city council’s inaugural meeting, cultural development officer Joy Barrett called Wapp a “prodigious talent and proud Nelsonite who will be a wonderful representative of the city.” She said Wapp is “extremely active” in Nelson’s arts scene as a singer, actor, director, artist and teacher. Her jazz band, Bessie and the Back Eddies, was such a hit at this year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival that they’ve been asked to return in 2015. She also performs with the Balkan brass band, the Oxygen Orkestar, and as a guest vocalist with Clinton Swanson and friends. Her upcoming projects include a tour of This Little Piggy, a folk opera created in collaboration with Calgary’s Old Trout Puppet Workshop and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a Black Productions/Selkirk College music program production which premieres in Nelson in February. Although Wapp wasn’t able to be at Monday’s announcement, she provided a video acceptance speech, in which she called the appointment “a very great honour.” “As artists we hope the pleasure and meaning we experience through our artistic activity is valued by the larger community,” she said. “The fact the City of Nelson chooses a cultural ambassador each year is to me a fantastic way to celebrate and highlight the work of artists.” Wapp said Nelson has a “wealth of skilled

Bessie Wapp was honoured Monday as Nelson’s next cultural ambassador. She has an extensive resume as a singer, actor, director, artist, and teacher File photo and talented musicians” and suggested she was chosen from “what must have been a very long list of worthy candidates.” She acknowledged her fellow players as well as “listeners, dancers, promoters, presenters, and supporters.” She also offered a wish that 2015 be full of “melody, rhythm, harmony, peace and joy for all of Nelson” and that the community’s support for the arts sets an example “that cultivating creative expression results in mysterious, mind-expanding, heart-opening, life-affirming magical mojo.” Wapp sang a Yiddish song that she said “hints at the way music feeds my soul.” The Cultural Development Committee established the ambassador honour

to recognize artists and groups who have “achieved a high standard of excellence in their discipline” and who are active outside Nelson. Chair Stephanie Fischer said the ambassador is expected to represent and promote the city on their travels, increasing the visibility and cultural reputation of Nelson. It comes with a $1,000 honorarium. Each year the ambassador is chosen from a different discipline — this year a musician was sought. Past ambassadors have included author Anne DeGrace, fibre artist Angelika Werth, comedian/actor Lucas Myers, the Corazon youth choir, dancer Hiramoto Ida and filmmaker Amy Bohigian.

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city’s power. (Today it accounts for about half — the rest is purchased from FortisBC.) Kozak said people don’t just dream of coming here, but “they come and they do.” She pointed to Nelson-based science and technology firms, health services, small business, and “green thinking.” She called the city’s investment in broadband “very inspiring. Nelson can become a centre of excellence. We can step forward with confidence towards the next evolution of our community.” Two votes required: Although mainly ceremonial, the meeting did contain some official business: Kozak was unanimously named the city’s representative to the Regional District of Central Kootenay after serving as the alternate during the last few months of the previous term. However, the vote for alternate director exposed some divisions on the new council. Adams nominated Morrison, seconded by Cherbo, but the vote was tied and failed. Subsequently, Warmington nomi-

Nelson’s new council took the oath of office Monday night. The inagural meeting revealed some minor divisions around the table. Greg Nesteroff photo nated Dailly, seconded by Purcell. This time the vote passed, with Adams asking that his opposition be recorded. Adams, Cherbo, Warmington, and Morrison all sought one of two seats on the recreation commission. Cherbo nominated Adams, but found

no seconder. Dailly nominated Warmington, seconded by Purcell, and the motion carried. Adams then nominated Morrison, seconded by Warmington, and that motion carried. There was no discussion before any of those votes.

Near the end of the evening, Kozak asked all those in the audience who had previously served on council to stand and be recognized. Among them were former mayors Dooley, Bill Ramsden, Dave Elliott, and longtime councillor Donna Macdonald.

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A Winlaw business owner is hoping to offer door-to-door compost pick-up for West Kootenay homes and businesses starting in 2015. For the last four years, Todd Veri of MyCrobz Bacteria Solutions has cultured microorganisms for Bokashi composting and provided services to local festivals. Now he wants to help prevent an estimated 350 tonnes of food waste generated in this area each week from going to the landfill. “When I started Bokashi, I saw the benefits it could bring to not just backyard composting but the municipal level eventually,” he says. “But I had to do a lot of testing before I could push it to a commercial level.” The proposed business, called Compost Bandit, would see customers each supplied with two or more air-tight containers, ranging from 13-litre buckets for apartments and single-family homes to 210-litre drums for restaurants. Microbial inoculant is sprinkled on the compost as the containers fill up. Once full, they’re collected and replaced with clean ones, while the waste is processed into solid and liquid fertilizers. “It offers a number of advantages,” Veri says. “It can be stored indoors, it doesn’t have to be picked up every week, it starts fermentation immediately, it doesn’t smell, and you can add anything you create in the kitchen.” It also avoids one of the greatest hurdles discouraging people from backyard composting: bears. And unlike most municipal composting, it’s equally applicable to single

Todd Veri family households and high-density dwellings. Bokashi — a Japanese word for “fermented organic matter” — is also known as anaerobic fermentation. Waste decomposes into humus once mixed back into soil, in a process that can take less than a month. It preserves nutrients, particularly nitrogen, that are burned off in other composting methods. Veri estimates about 100 local households plus a few schools and businesses already use the method to deal with their waste on-site. He’s shooting for a summer launch, but figures he’ll need about $500,000 to pay for capital, start-up, and operations. At the moment, he’s the lone employee, but envisions it could provide work for seven to ten people. He expects to have six collection routes and visit each at least every two weeks, target-

ing homes, multi-unit residential complexes, schools, businesses, and large-volume operations like restaurants, grocery stores, and hospitals. Larger communities and commercial operations could see more frequent pick-up. However, the market for the end product isn’t as clearly defined. While the fertilizer will be nutrient-rich and valuable, Vari says he’s doing some further testing to get a handle on what it would best be used for. “The idea is that what we’re left with is worth more than what it costs to collect and process,” he says. Although a few businesses around the world offer compost pick-up, nearly all take their product to community gardens. Veri expects his production facility to be somewhere between Nelson and Castlegar — potentially at a regional district landfill site such as Ootischenia — although the pick-up service would also cover Trail, Rossland, Creston, Nakusp, Kaslo, and places in between. While he could serve entire municipalities, Veri says it’s not a requirement for start up, and he doesn’t anticipate any local government contracts at first. Nelson is looking at offering an “in vessel” system for institutional composting, while the Regional District of Central Kootenay is considering residential composting as part of its resource recovery plan. While he’s uncertain of the exact number of customers he’ll need to make a go of the business, Veri figures “it’s in the hundreds.” He says his rates will be comparable to or better than what commercial kitchens already pay haulers to remove organic waste.

Grassroots shopping event successful Staff writer Nelson Star

The annual Customer Appreciation event held in Nelson on Saturday, November 29 continued a seven-year grassroots tradition that encourages residents to shop local. “From the feedback we’ve heard, it was a great success,” said Michael Borch, owner of Baker Street Menswear. Fifty-five businesses participated in the promotion this year, which was originally started

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by Chris Dawson to battle the popularity of Black Friday south of the border. As part of the promotion, local businesses offered special discounts and deals for the entire day. “It just keeps growing year after year,” said Tom Thomson, executive director of the Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce. “Most businesses realize their local customers are their bread and butter throughout the year,

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Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett

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New era begins What’s really going on?

It’s now official: Deb Kozak is the Mayor of Nelson. On Monday night, the swearing in ceremony took place, confirming her position as voted on by the people of the community. Along with Kozak, two incumbent councillors and four newcomers were also sworn in, all promising to serve a four-year term to the best of their abilities. We wish them all the success possible and hope that they will continue to bring growth and prosperity to Nelson. But don’t expect miracles, at least not right away. With many of them new to local politics, the process of educating them on the procedures and etiquette of council can begin. Also, new members will need to be brought up to speed on ongoing issues and projects that they will be taking over.

Councillors will be assigned committees and boards on which they will serve — this learning curve will take time. With that in mind, the business of the city will continue on, perhaps at a little slower pace, but moving forward nonetheless. The fact that Kozak is a longtime councillor will ease this transition period. Although new to the mayor’s chair, she is up to speed on all the policies, procedures and formalities of council. Her transition will be swift. As for former mayor John Dooley, he will be remembered for the fine work he has done for the city. He deserves to be thanked for the long service he provided and we are sure that he will remain involved in the welfare of the city in some capacity or another. But with his time on council over, at least for the next four years, we can now look forward to the Kozak era.

This is a response to the Nelson Star’s article IHA explores laundry options. First, it isn’t exactly a grab you by the short hairs headline. (I mean, laundry options? What, Tide or Tide with bleach? Who cares?) If the title were to reflect what the options really mean to Nelson, they might garner more interest. How about “Possible loss of 100 good jobs — 17 in Nelson?” Wow, suddenly people are actually reading it. The article, written largely from an IHA release, begins by stressing that there is no predetermined option without giving any history on how our laundry service became one of, if not the most, efficient in Canada. (This is a service that stretches from South Tweedsmuir Park in the Coastal Mountains all the way east to Sparwood in

the Rockies, from Quesnel in the North to Osoyoos in the South). An attempt was made in 2004 to privatize. Kelowna laundry staff walked out. IHA came to the table. Union employees met their demands. IHA made further demands. Employees met them again. At the time, IHA’s Chris Mazerkawitcz estimated that it would take a savings of $250,000 per quarter to save the laundries. Assuming that’s what was done, the HEU laundry workers, at $1 million dollars yearly, over 10 years, have saved the IHA $10 million. What happened to this money? The IHA says it was taken and put into patient care. Okay! If you have a business, say selling eggs, and you use a car to deliver your eggs, do you not expect the car to need maintenance and perhaps even

replacement at some time down the road? Do you not budget for this eventuality? Or when the car gets run down do you throw up your hands in defeat, sell it, and hire a cab company (who probably bought your car at an extreme discount) to drive you everywhere? Maintenance is a constant in life. To shirk it off and pay someone else to take care of your problems is going to cost you more. The IHA, by their own admission, have failed to budget for this basic essential. So, why? Assuming that they’re not imbeciles and knew that maintenance costs were inevitable, why didn’t they put the money aside? What if the plan was to privatize from the start?

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wo broadcasters with local connections signed off for the final time last week. One was a popular afternoon show host on what was then Mountain FM; the other was never on air here, but spent both his childhood and retirement in West Kootenay. To start with the latter, Jim Yount, 64, lived in Kaslo, where he was a familiar figure about town. His diminutive stature belied his big personality. But I’m not sure if many people here knew of his long, distinguished radio career — I was only vaguely aware of it until recently, despite trading many emails with him over the last five years. Young and his twin sister Penny Kushko were born in Vancouver, but spent the first eight years of their childhood in Arrowhead, a now-drowned town on Upper Arrow Lake, where their family was in the logging business. “It

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was wonderful. You couldn’t have asked for a better upbringing,” Penny told me from her home in Drumheller. Another thing most people probably didn’t know: “He was a fantastic pianist, and all by ear. He could play anything you asked him to. He was in school and church choirs and always did solos. He

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Kaslo resident Jim Yount, seen at left in his days at CJIB Vernon, has died at 64.

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had a magnificent singing voice.” That voice led him to radio. When the family moved to Vernon, Yount began hanging around station CJIB, where he was filing records at age 12. He was on the air at 13. One of many online tributes referred to him as a “booming voice from a body that was five foot nothing.” He also worked at stations in Kelowna, Calgary, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke, and Vancouver as an announcer and newsman. He was also with the English service of Radio Netherlands, and did commercial voice-overs for Coca Cola, Mercedes, and General Electric, amongst other companies. In the mid-1980s he was an instructor and then program head of broadcast journalism at the BC Institute of Technology. Retired BCIT broadcast dean Brian Antonson wrote: “With a career spanning decades, having touched Continued on Page 7

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down in so many markets, and being involved with so many people in local and provincial politics, Jim was well known to many, and one of the true characters in our industry.” Yount retired to Kaslo seven years ago to be close to a cousin in Argenta and his boyhood home of Arrowhead, where his family still owned property until recently. He helped out at the local laundromat and frequented the Kootenay Star cafe and museum. He loaned his pipes to a promotional video for the latter. “Kaslo sure looked after him,” his sister said. “Wonderful people there.” He also took a profound interest in local politics, which is how I got to know him. He often sent us news tips as well as his take on the state of the village. He was, I am sure, regarded by most Kaslo politicians as a pain in the neck. He was going to run for mayor last month until his doctor talked him out of it. Although he served on Vernon city council in the early 1980s, he didn’t have any expectations about winning, but figured his candidacy would stir things up. I gave him a ride to Argenta in October for the post office’s centennial celebration, which was the first and last time we met face-to-face. It was only then that I began to learn the extent of his broadcasting career which, as a BCIT radio grad myself, I found fascinating. Yount was looking forward to traveling to Boston in January to see his daughter and 1½ year old granddaughter, but died suddenly on Sunday. As Antonson put it, he faced a number of health challenges recently with “his usual combination of humor and sarcasm.” A memorial service will be held in Kaslo in the spring. *** Until taking a job in Victoria in 2009, Mike Evenson was known in the Kootenays as Diamond Dave, the talented and well-liked afternoon host on Mountain FM (later 103.5 The Bridge, and now Juice FM). I worked with him there, where the control’s room’s 1-800 number was one digit off a

First threaten the HEU worker’s jobs to incite maximum efficiency, then create a red herring to throw them out once they’ve obliged. Sweet. In 2016, the contracts for laundry services in the province will be up, and it would seem that IHA is already lumping the Interior in with the Lower Mainland Authorities (which were privatized in 2004) by issuing requests for proposals alongside them. The company that runs those laundries pay their employees a little over half what a union employee makes (and as a result purport-

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Mike Evenson, known to West Kootenay radio listeners as Diamond Dave, was killed last week in a crash while commuting to his job as a morning show host on a Kamloops station.

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telecommunications company’s complaint line. As a result, the phone rang incessantly and probably 90 per cent of the calls weren’t for us. Yet for some reason many refused to believe they had misdialed. Evenson recorded those calls and stitched them together into a priceless weekly segment called Wrong Number. The most incredible one I remember was from a woman who was certain she had called her husband’s cell and demanded to speak with him. When Evenson insisted she’d reached a radio station, she sharply rebuked him: “You are lying to me!” Evenson, a rising industry star, was commuting on Thursday from his home in Chase to Kamloops, where he hosted the morning show on 97.5 The River. His car collided with a logging truck and he died at the scene. Evenson, 37, was a husband and father of two. A voice silenced far too soon.

edly lose and hire six employees on a daily basis.) This money saved by the company goes as dividends to its shareholders, not back into the system or the communities. It’s a fleecing of taxpayers. Someone in the one per cent becomes even richer by screwing the many in the remainder. Who else would have the ear of Prime Minister Harper, who recently cut $36 billion in transfer payments to the provinces, five billion from BC? That’s right: Christy Clark was suddenly handed a $5 billion hole in her budget. So what do the Liberals do? They say to the Health Authorities “Save us this money.”

The authorities say “How?” The government says “That’s your job, figure it out.” And the authorities knowing they are obliged to do something, pull out the mantra they know all neoconservatives love — that panacea good for everything ailing the world — privatization. And so it trickles downhill until yours truly and 16 other Nelsonites are in the unemployment line. Thanks Steven, hope to see you in the same line after the election. Please, support public healthcare.

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More than 100 people from all over the Kootenays came together Saturday morning to pay their respects to Crescent Valley firefighter Kyle Zarchikoff. Zarchikoff died when the pick-up truck he was driving collided with a logging truck last month on Highway 40, about 50 kilometres south of Grande Prairie. Zarchikoff was working in Alberta as an oilfield paramedic. Friends, family and emergency personnel filled the Brilliant Cultural Centre, not to mourn the loss, but celebrate Zarchikoff ’s life. Emotional words came from his mother, brother, and twin sister. Friends described him as a loving, caring, funny man who only wished the best for everyone else and enjoyed helping above anything else.

The Crescent Valley fire department offers words of grieving and condolences to all who knew Zarchikoff. Chris Stedile photo

Crescent Valley firefighters then took to the stage to express their condolences and regret at losing such a valued member of their force.

Nelson’s Machmer appointed The provincial cabinet has appointed three members to the Forest Practices Board including Nelson’s Marlene Machmer. Joining Machmer is Angeline Nyce. Both were appointed for two-year terms. The third person is and current board member Bill Dumont was reappointed for a two-year term. “I am very pleased to see Bill Dumont reappointed, and I welcome Marlene Machmer and Angeline Nyce to the board,” said board chair, Tim Ryan. “Bill has made a valued contribution to the board during his

past term, and I look forward to two more years working with him. Both Marlene and Angeline bring new backgrounds and perspectives to the board table as we deliberate on forest and range practices in BC.” Machmer is a resident of Nelson, owns a consulting firm. She is an ecologist with 25 years experience in environmental impact assessment, management, inventory, restoration and stewardship in BC. She has done work for the forest, mining and power industries, as well as government and First Nations.

Nyce owns her own law firm and currently practises in the areas of Natural Resources and Aboriginal Law, focusing on sustainable development and land use issues, and she advises on a range of business law matters. Dumont has worked in the forest sector in B.C. and internationally for more than 40 years, 27 for Western Forest Products including as chief forester. The Forest Practices Board is B.C.’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government.

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Thanks to the generosity of locals, Osprey is close to meeting its $50,000 fundraising goal for growing the community fund. One more push could put it over the top as $38,000 has been raised so far. A couple of months ago Osprey announced a community challenge. For every two dollars locals contribute to the community fund by the end of 2014, a donor will kick in an additional dollar. That donor will match up to $50,000 in local donations, providing an extra $25,000. This $75,000 boost to the endowed fund will enable Osprey to give out more grants each year to local organizations. It’s a legacy that will continue to give back to the community, year after year, providing support where it is needed. “There’s no way that we can predict what our community will need 20, 50 or 100 years in the future,” said Marty Horswill, a founding Osprey board member who with his wife Lena has contributed $1000 to the challenge. “But by growing this undesignated community fund today, we give the Osprey Foundation of

Osprey’s board and staff are asking Santa (and philanthropic locals) to help them reach their $50K fundraising goal. Will Johnson photo tomorrow the flexibility to address the evolving challenges future generations of Nelsonites will face.” A tribute event for retiring city council member Donna Macdonald on October 24 raised $11,000 of this total. Now, the Christmas season provides an opportunity to bring in the final $12,000 needed to

reach the goal. A gift donation to Osprey’s community fund will make a difference here at home, will generate 50 per cent in matching funding, and will provide the donor with a year-end charitable tax receipt. For more information, or to donate, go to ospreycommunityfoundation.ca.

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Touchstones donate to Legion Touchstones Nelson curator Rod Taylor presents Harold Kidd of the Nelson Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion with a cheque for $235. Donations were collected at a special open house at Touchstones Nelson on Remembrance Day. Visitors viewed the current exhibition, Bringing the War Home: 3D Images from the Battlefields of WWI. Submitted photo

Bill Green of Kimberley will be the Green Party candidate in the next federal election, after being acclaimed in the contest for the Kootenay-Columbia riding nomination. Shortly before the scheduled December 6 vote, the other contestant, Keith Page of Nelson, withdrew from the race. “I am very excited to start campaigning now for the 2015 federal election,” said Bill Green. “And I’m really happy that the Kootenay-Columbia Greens have selected a candidate early so we are ready for an early election.” Green previously ran for the Greens federally in 2011. “Bill is clearly the best candidate for Kootenay-Columbia” said withdrawing candidate Keith Page, “and I look forward to working on his campaign. I’ve been nothing but impressed with his dedication to this region.” “I am very appreciative of Keith’s campaign to win the nomination,” said Green. “I think that it was great that we had a nomination contest and I certainly learned from Keith’s views, as well as from all of the people I met at the eight meetings held throughout the riding over the last six weeks.” In place of the planned nomination meeting on Saturday, December 6, the Kootenay-Columbia Greens held a campaign launch event in seven com-

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Dec 11th - Selkirk College Student Night Dec 12th - Stickybuds w/ guests Dec 13th - Clinton Swanson’s Happy Holidays Dance Party Dec 19th - Val Kilmer & The New Coke Dec 20th - BC/DC - Christmas Crank-Off 2014 Dec 26th - Boxing Day Bash w/ Ryan Wells & Sweetpickle Dec 27th - 25 or 6 to 4 (Tribute to Chicago) Dec 31st - Soup, Wallis, and Rhapsody Happy New Year! Jan 2rd - David Raitt and The Baja Boogie Band w/guests Jan 3rd - Pink Mammoth Jan 9th - Meow Mix Jan 16th - A Night of Deep Bass - Presented by Stonehinge Music Jan 23rd - El Papa Chango w/ guests On Sale Soon! Jan 29th - YukYuks Comedy Jan 31st - Funkanomics w/ guests On Sale Soon! Feb 6th - Bob Marley Birthday Bash Feb 7th - Funk Hunters w/ Smoothie - A/V set Feb 16th - Elliot Brood w/ guests

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Community Events Trees and Tunes at the Nelson Public Library on Thursday December 11 from 3 to 4 p.m. Make a frosted Christmas tree to take home, sip hot chocolate while listening to Mr. Mojo get his holiday groove on, look for the elves hidden around the Library; curl up and read a holiday tale or two. For all ages and no registration required. Admission by donation.For more info. call 250-352-8283 or nradonich@nelson.ca. Christmas on Baker is back again this year. Join in on Friday, December 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the 600 block of Baker Street, Nelson. Featuring a live nativity scene, special music, free hot chocolate and snacks. Kootenay Lake Hopital Auxilary Christmas bake sale on December 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get there early for the best selection of baked goodies. Don’t miss out on a chance to buy a raffle ticket for a delicious cake donated by The Vienna Bakery. Come to The Civic Theatre on Sunday, December 14 starting at 1 p.m. for their free “Home for the Holidays” Winter Celebration open house featuring Raymond Brigg’s The Snowman and It’s a Wonderful Life. There are prizes to be won and a special visit by Santa Claus. Bring a food donation for the Nelson Food Cupboard and receive a free mini popcorn. Seasonal Sing-along at the Vallican Whole Community Centre. It’s time to start warming up for the Vallican Whole Community Choir’s annual Seasonal Sing-along. On Sunday, December 21, from 3 to 5 p.m., join with friends and neighbours singing the songs that have warmed up cold winter days for generations. Admission by donation, potluck treats welcomed, mulled cider provided. At the Vallican Whole Community Centre, 3762 Little Slocan River Road: VallicanWhole.com. Like the Dickens, a dramatic reading of The Christmas Carol on December 22, at Nelson

Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter3@nelsonstar.com United Church - 602 Silica Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation Proceeds go to the Nelson Food Cupboard. Weekly EVENTS The Nelson Ultimate Frisbee Association hosts weekly drop in Ultimate Frisbee at Soccer Quest, 308 Cedar Street, every Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The drop in fee is $10. Co-ed Ultimate is a great way to stay in shape and meet new people during the winter months. All levels welcome. Beginner basics and throwing clinics available. Check out nelsonultimate.ca or contact nelsonultimatefrisbee@gmail. com. The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in). Top Spin Thursday as Savoy Lanes hosts a weekly ping pong night every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Drop-in fee is $5. All levels are welcome. Paddles and balls are provided. For more information, email topspinthursday@gmail.com. Community Threads holds a fibre craft themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. Hosted by the Nelson and District Women’s Centre. For more information call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email tirab@ uniserve.com. Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free. Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please

call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar. Al-Anon Family Group me ets twice we ek ly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at The Cellar, 717 Vernon Street and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street at the side basement. The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250352-7333 for Friday. MONTHLY MEETINGS. The Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians will have their monthly meeting and seasonal social on Saturday, December 13, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Seniors’ Citizens Branch 51, 717 Vernon Street. Note the change of venue, and if you are coming please bring a potluck lunch item. Info: 250-352-9871. La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms. They meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. Their next meeting is on December 15. More information: call 250-352-3583. Workshops Ellison’s Market offers a free workshop every Saturday. This December 15 from 10 a.m. to 11a.m. is Ellison’s “Gifts from Home”. Come learn how to make inexpensive and beautiful homemade gifts that come right from the heart. From super-food, hot chocolate mixes to Mason jar soup mixes and so much more. FUndRaisers The EcoSociety presents the book collection of the late Kim Kratky for sale at the Nelson Trading Company, Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fantastic variety for all readers. Kim was a passionate advocate for Jumbo. All proceeds go directly to Keep Jumbo Wild.

Announcements Nelson and District Hospice Society will host its annual Tree of Remembrance at the Chahko Mika Mall from December 11 to 18. Place a dove on the tree for a lost loved one. Resources available to help the bereaved work with their grief through the holiday period. For more information, call Nelson Hospice at 250-352-2337 or email info@nelsonhospice.org. Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services: income tax service, low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 250352-6008. Nelson Hospice Holiday Grief Support Group Drop-in on December 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 402 W. Richards Street. The Holidays can be a particularly challenging time for the bereaved. Nelson and District Hospice Society’s trained facilitators offer a confidential and nurturing environment providing support for those grieving the loss of loved ones. The groups will include time for sharing, and for learning about some basic coping skills for the holiday time and all times. Kutenai Art Therapy Institute welcomes families and individuals on Saturday afternoons to explore art making in a supported environment. Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. until December 13. Drop in free or by donation. Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, 191 Baker Street, Nelson. Call 250-352-2264. This page is for community, charity or fundraising events that are free (or nearly free). Submissions will be run at the discretion of the editor. Dated events take priority. If you have previously posted an event and want it to run again, provide an up-to-date version with contact details to reporter3@nelsonstar. com. Thank you.

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visual arts Jason Asbell’s mixed media visual arts show Not Quite Plagiarism is now showing at the Nelson Public Library. It consists of altered covers and pages from a 1950s children’s illustrated dictionary. The process differs from traditional collage in that these reconfigurations appear at first glance to simply be reproductions of the original. With a second look, the humour and irony in these strange juxtapositions is revealed.

Film Penguins of Madagascar plays nightly at 7 p.m. until December 16. Plucky penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights), the most elite spies ever hatched, join forces with a chic undercover organization known as the North Wind. Led by highly trained, handsome and arrogant Agent Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), this special inter-species task force must stop a many-tentacled villain, Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich), from destroying the world. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

Jason Asbell’s mixed media visual arts show Not Quite Plagiarism is now showing at the Nelson Public Library. It consists of altered covers and pages from a 1950s children’s illustrated dictionary. $15 at the Capitol. Children 12 years and under are free. On Saturday December 13 from 1-3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions present Midheaven (Aerin Fogel) from Toronto with some soul pop followed by Shona Rae and The Hound from Calgary with rockabilly, country, rock and blues.

Performance on Screen Series continues with The Nutcracker ballet at the Capitol Theatre tonight (Wednesday, December 10). Tickets are $15 for adults or $12 for students, available at the Capitol Theatre box office, online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. A full series pass (nine screenings) is also available for $90.

The Nelson Community Band Christmas concert is on Tuesday, December 16 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 1st Baptist Church. The band will play seasonal melodies and classic songs. Special guests Lalin, a young adult vocal ensemble directed by Allison Girvan, will perform. Entrance by donation.

Two documentaries about wolves will be screened at the Slocan Community Hall, next to the Slocan Park Coop on Sunday, December 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. Donations are requested to cover the cost of renting the hall and the projector system. On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter plays on December 17, 2014 at 8 p.m. When On Any Sunday premiered in 1971, it wasn’t just any movie. Directed by Bruce Brown – who also helmed surfing classic The Endless Summer. This insider look at motorcycle racing reached a wide audience that was fascinated by the heartfelt stories of real-life riders, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. Four decades later, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter shows that the passion for riding motorcycles is as strong as ever. Bruce’s son, acclaimed filmmaker Dana Brown, directs this modern take on the original, capturing what it means to ride in the United States and globally. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

The 6th annual Christmas Crankoff with Nelson, BC legends BC/DC will team up with Immune 2 Cobras for a Spiritbar show on December 20 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($20 at the door) and are from the Hume Hotel. For more information call (250) 3525331.

Calgary act Shona Rae and the Hound will play at Ellison’s on December 13.

MUSIC Clinton Swanson hosts a trifecta of bands for a Christmas-themed dance party at Spiritbar on December 13. The evening will begin with Clinton Swanson and Friends, and will feature Sydney Black from 8 to 9:15 p.m. Next up will be Hornography from 10 to 11:15. That set will also feature special guest DJ Rafferty Funksmith. Finally, Swanson will take the stage for a third time with his band Below

the Belt at midnight. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are now available at the Hume Hotel. Nelson Choral Society presents “Snow on Snow – English Christmas Music Through the Ages.” Directed by Kathleen Neudorf, the concert features soloist Allison Girvan and cellist Jeff Faragher, with special guests The Tubadors. Two performances at the Capitol Theatre: Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m and Sunday, December 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets

25 or 6 to 4, a local 12-piece Chicago tribute band, plays Spiritbar on December 27. Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20, available in advance at the Hume Hotel front desk or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).

Literature The EcoSociety presents the book collection of the late Kim Kratky for sale at the Nelson Trading Company, Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13, from 10 am to 5 pm. Fantastic variety for all readers. Kim was a passionate advocate for Jumbo. All proceeds go directly to Keep Jumbo Wild.

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Christmas on Baker is this Friday evening with a live nativity scene and music from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Live nativity scene, music and more

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The 14th annual Christmas on Baker will be back with a live nativity scene and music this Friday evening. Actors will portray Mary and Joseph with the baby Jesus in a manger, while musicians perform on stage. “It’s a celebration of Christmas and to celebrate it with the local community,” said event organizer Jan Van Caeseele. She and her hus-

band Paul are the key organizers this year with the support of volunteers through the Nelson Ministerial Association which holds the event every year. Over 200 volunteers will assist with the set up, building the coral and a manger, while others will shepherd animals, perform in the live nativity and provide musical entertainment. The coral will hold two alpacas and four baby goats tended to by shepherds. There will be a food tent serving hot

chocolate, cookies and apple cider thanks to ministerial donations. There will be singing and musical performances by Kelle Wardle, the Nelson Covenant Church youth group, the Nelson Christian Community School, St. Josephs Catholic School, the Kootenay Christian Fellowship band and the Barber Shop Quartet. Everyone is welcome to join in this annual event on December 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the 600 block of Baker Street.

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Students go Beyond Recycling What really happens when we throw things away? Do they disappear? That’s the question Grade 4-6 students from schools in the Nelson area asked as they explored the contents of the local transfer station, landfill and recycling depot. The students are taking part in Beyond Recycling, a Wildsight education program that tackles topics such as waste, ecological footprint, climate change and energy use. Salmo, Kinnaird, Rosemont and Redfish Elementary Schools were four of 11 schools in the Columbia Basin Region that have taken part in Wildsight’s Beyond Recycling this year. “This is not your ordinary field trip,” said Monica Nissen, education program manger for Wildsight. “The kids get to be detectives for a day, to solve the mystery of what happens to our waste once we throw it in the trash.” Beyond Recycling aims to inspire students to consider the impact of their actions and to make positive environmental changes. “This program has been developed to inspire young people to rethink, reduce and refuse consumption as well as reuse, repair and repurpose goods — it goes way beyond recycling, which of course is also encouraged,” said Brittny Anderson, environmental services coordinator for the Regional District of Central Kootenay. After leading students on a tour of the Ootischenia landfill, she said, “Students were surprised by a few things they observed. First of all, the amount of paper that had been disposed of rather than recycled by patrons, and perfectly useful items such as bikes and couches that had been disposed of instead of reused or recycled. It’s a great reminder of the importance of following a Zero Waste Model.”

Share the Passion: Food and fundraiser On December 11, Esprit de la Femme Lingerie and WhiteWater Cooks invites the public to attend Share the Passion: A food and fundraiser event for the Nelson Food Cupboard. Celebrate the holiday season by joining the staff and special guest Shelley Adams (author of the WhiteWater cookbooks) for a shopping and culinary experience event by donating a non-perishable food item or financial contribution for the Nelson Food Cupboard. Enjoy some light refreshments inspired by the WhiteWater Cookbooks and maybe even find a gift for your special someone. Fifteen per cent of all sales (between 5 and 8 p.m.) will also be donated to the Nelson Food Cupboard. Adams will be in the store to sign copies of her WhiteWater Cooks books, as well as to celebrate the launch of the new line of sauces inspired by recipes in the books. There will also be a raffle for four gift baskets — each basket will include signed copies of all four WhiteWater Cooks books, a luxury bathrobe from Hamilton Lingerie, as well as some extra special goodies. All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Nelson Food Cupboard. NELSON CHORAL SOCIETY PRESENTS

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THINK LOCAL FIRST

LIVE. SHOP. PLAY and BANK NELSON AND AREA Reasons to Think Local First Help preserve Nelson’s distinctive character!

Our area specialty shops and boutiques, and one of kind businesses are part of the fabric that gives us a distinctive flavour, let’s shop locally and keep that character vibrant…or how about something UNIQUE! Give a gift made locally by a hot new artist, and treasure a one of a kind, unique and original gift, or take a cue from the Nelson and District Credit Union Staff by making a donation to your favourite nonprofit group organization in someone’s name. 1. Together through life At your local Credit Union we make sure you’re ready for each stage of your life with products and services that help you achieve your goals. Anyone can join a credit union — 1 in 3 British Columbians already have!

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2. You’re our bottom line You own us, not the other way around. Your local Credit Union leads other financial institutions by sharing profits with our members and our communities. 3. More local Your local Credit Union staff provide 100% of all approvals, including loans and mortgages. This flexibility allows unique products and services based on member needs — just ask any personal or business member. 4. Build your Credit Union and your Community Eligible members can also run for a seat on our local board of directors. A position on the Board allows one to represent the membership’s collective values concerning social, environmental and corporate responsibility while setting strategy and direction for your financial co-operative. This ensures a local, strong and viable Credit Union and Community.

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Warm start, cold finish in November

Daily record falls

Christmas tree sale St. Joseph’s student Skye Scheschuk, 8, volunteers with his dad Trent. St. Joseph School is selling Christmas trees for $25 at Andex Rentals from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday until Christmas. Tamara Hynd photo

A break between systems on November 7 brought partly sunny skies and the month’s maximum temperature of 15.4 degrees (breaking the record for that day, but falling well short of the record monthly high). Over half of this month’s rain fell during the first week of November as a series of Pacific systems embedded in a mild westerly flow passed over the area. The first snowfall of the season occurred on the night of November 10 as the first of two Arctic outbreaks pushed into the area. Four minimum daily records were broken beginning a couple of nights later once the Arctic air settled into the valley (-10.7 on November 12, -10.4 on November 16, -10.1 on November 17 and -8.4 on Novem-

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(November 28). During this stretch, the snowpack reached a maximum depth of 16-centimetres on November 26 before mostly melting off by the end of the month. The temperature peaked near 10 degrees on November 28 in ad-

vance of a cold front that blew through town in the afternoon followed closely by a second Arctic outbreak that maintained cold temperatures to the end of the month (the coldest temperature of November was -11 degrees the night of November 30.

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Salmo’s new council

The Nakusp Hot Springs has GIFT CERTIFICATES for its Cedar Chalets and Hot Springs in the denomination of your choice.

Salmo’s new council (from left to right) Steve Dimock, Ken Anderson, Mayor Stephen White, Cathy Paton and Dan Danforth were sworn in on December 2. After the ceremony, the new council proceeded with two appointments for the RDCK. Mayor White will be representing Salmo while Coun. Paton will act as the alternate.

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PROFESSIONALS QWhat can I do to create a great first impression of my home when it’s time to sell?

RMT

Sales Associate

Why are Real Estate commissions so high?

This is a very common question that comes my way. The plain and simple truth of it is this. Real estate commissions are confusing because it appears to be a large sum at first glance, however, once the full picture is revealed the take home pay is very different. Often, the commission gets split in half between the “Sellers Realtor® and the “Buyers Realtor”®. For instance; if the commission is 7% on the first $100,000 and 3.5% on the remainder this gets split between the two Realtors. ® So for example: 3.5% on the first $100,000 and then 1.75% on the remainder. From that, a Realtor® needs to pay for Licensing fees, Association fees, continuing education, vehicle, maintenance, gas, insurance, phone, and office, marketing and advertising costs. We haven’t even talked about how many hours and weekends Realtors® dedicate to their profession. Many months can go by without seeing a paycheck. Someone in my office jokingly said to me that once they factored the hours and money spent, they could have made more at 7 eleven that year. However; I look at it as a long range business plan. I believe in solid ethics and that integrity pays off. The best advertising is word of mouth and a good reputation. There are close to 50 licensed Realtors® in Nelson. Between May 15/2010 – May 15/2011; eighty three homes sold in Nelson. That is a pretty tough statistic to swallow. People are intrinsically the same. We all want to have a decent life, a decent place to raise our children, and to have the means to plan for a decent future. The fantasy depicted on HGTV of Realtors® is just that, fiction. If you would like to contact me, please e-mail me: christine@christinepearson.ca

Why choose therapeutic massage?

The word therapeutic is defined as anything relating to the healing of disease. By this definition, any treatment that leads you to better health is of therapeutic benefit. Therapeutic massage aims to break the ‘pain-tension cycle’ (pain leads to tension which in turn leads to more pain), decreasing the negative physical and mental effects of chronic pain on your body. RMT’s are trained in human kinesiology, musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology in addition to their hands-on skills— so registered therapy not only offers you relief of that nagging pain and tension, it also offers you fabulous conversation and insight into how you can be your best and brightest (and supplest).

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Matthew Stanley

Jungian Psychotherapist

How can I stop repeating life-patterns that have become problematic for me? Have you recently realized that you’ve done it again? You have repeated an old pattern and it is causing the same kind of problems for you that you’ve faced in the past. Psychotherapy can help you explore why this happens, and can assist you in making the changes that will free you from the likelihood of finding yourself in that same old troublesome spot. It is an opportunity to dialogue with your core self and thereby learn what core beliefs form the foundations of these patterns that prevent you from living the life you want. We are often not conscious of the attitudes or beliefs that move us in a particular direction, so my work includes accessing information from the unconscious that can come to us through a number of different avenues, including dreams. The therapeutic dialogue can help you move towards living a life in harmony with your deepest desires and creative impulses, a life that is a true reflection of your individuality and uniqueness.

Or call me 250-352-0599 Or email me at lpereverzoff@ yahoo.com

Dr. Michael Brennan

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If you are interested in participating in our next edition of Ask the Professionals contact Kiomi or Tara at 250-352-1890

I have a property and would like to build a new home. With so many resources on the internet these days, is it wise to buy house plans from a website?

The internet is overflowing with plans and prefab models for just about any kind of house you can imagine. Some of these houses look great at first glance, and the ease of online shopping can be seductive to home buyers. HOWEVER, there is a significant difference between an online product designed for “anyone anywhere” and a home that is designed for you and your property. Any successful and beautiful piece of architecture meticulously considers its physical and natural contexts. This includes: (1) how the house is integrated with existing landscape features such as rocks, water, trees and slopes, (2) how it is oriented to the sun during all four seasons, (3) the arrangement of interior spaces toward specific views, (4) positioning windows and decks for privacy, (5) is the the size and shape of the house compatible with the street, sidewalk, and neighbours (6) how a roofline compliments nearby geometries and sight lines, (7) are the materials and colours of the house harmonized with the surrounding visual landscape. The list of site-specific, Call Kiomi or Tara contextual factors that make a home @ 250.352.1890 beautiful goes on and on. Importantly, these are all things you sacrifice when buying pre-designed homes online. The home you build on your property could be there for more than 100 years. Do you want it to be a ‘product’ from the internet? Or, a ‘home’ that was designed for you, your family and your property?

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Q A

Can chiropractic help headaches?

This really depends on the cause of your headaches. There are many causes of headaches which range from prolonged stress, alcohol consumption, food sensitivities, lack of or poor quality sleep, skipping meals, dehydration, cardiovascular issues, nerve impingement and increased muscle tone (see the previous article on sleep position). These are called primary headaches and chiropractors can be helpful in treating these by helping correct your spinal alignment to decrease pressure on your nerves, reducing muscle tension, giving you proper exercise and nutritional advice, as well as giving you advice on reducing stress. There are also secondary headaches that are symptomsofanotherdisease or illness. This list is extensive so I’ll just mention a few: concussions, brain tumors, meningitis, stroke, intracranial hematomas and glaucoma. Chiropractic would not be effective for these types of headaches. Chiropractors are trained to recognize causes of headaches that we can not treat but which require a referral to another healthcare professional to get the appropriate treatment needed. Your chiropractor can help you determine what type of headache you have.

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Take the time to spend time together You can watch It’s a Wonderful Life for free at the Nelson Civic Theatre on December 14.

Ask the

PROFESSIONALS If you are interested in participating in our next edition of Ask the Professionals contact Kiomi or Tara at 250-352-1890

Derek Diener

Mortgage Broker

Q A

Can I add money to a purchase to do renovations?

Yes. This type of transaction is called a Purchase Plus Improvements application. A example would be that you are purchasing a home for $300,000 and want to do a $30,000 renovation right away but only have the minimum 5% for down payment. In this scenario you would apply for a mortgage with your sale contract stating the $300,000 purchase price and also provide quotes for the the work you want to get done in the amount of $30,000. I would then apply for a mortgage for $330,000, you would be required to put down 5% on the $330,000 and the $30,000 for renovations would be held back until you complete the renovation. Once the renovation is complete you would then request the funds and pay your contractor for the completed work. Remember to allow for some extra time to arrange your financing in this situation as you will need to provide quotes and plans for the renovation which could take some time. If you require any mortgage financing advice please don’t hesitate to contact me anytime. As a independant Mortgage Broker my interest is to save you money and make sure you obtain the best mortgage product to match your needs. Best of all my services are FREE! Office (250) 229-5711 Cell (250) 505-5850 Fax (888) 628-2867 derek@derekdiener.com

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Orthodontist

Can I straighten my teeth without Braces?

Invisalign® can be a great and less visible way for Adults and Teens to improve their smile and bite. I have been utilizing Invisalign® for more than 10 years, and through my experience and technology improvements I am now able to recommend it for many more Orthodontic patients than in the past. A 3D image is made of the patient’s mouth, so that the Orthodontist can plan and program the desired tooth movements. Once the ideal position of each tooth is decided on, a series of clear, thin trays called “Aligners” are manufactured. Each Aligner will move the teeth by up to 0.25mm towards their new “straight” position. The total number of aligners (and the time it takes) depends on how crooked your teeth are and how much bite correction is needed. Aligners can be removed for eating and brushing/flossing but must be worn the rest of the time to get a successful result. Say Hello to your brand new smile!

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This year, my kids have decided on an “experiential” Christmas. In part, this is because my far-flung adult children will all be together in Nelson for the first time in a long time; it makes sense to want to capitalize on spending time with one another. The sentiment is lovely: let’s make the focus on doing things together. We’ll take turns deciding: go for a crosscountry-ski, bake some nice things to give away — or catch a movie. In a season of high expectations, it’s all so wonderfully achievable. The Civic Theatre is making it even easier with its Home for the Holidays program, in the theme of warm and fuzzy — a theme after my own heart, all year ’round. “There are never too many opportunities to come together to celebrate and enjoy family and friends and a feeling of community,” executive director Eleanor Stacey told me. “The winter holiday season is a great time to remind us all that we feed, support, and fuel each other through our friendship, love, and charity towards one another.” Sounds warm and fuzzy for sure— but what makes it easy? Well, for one thing, there’s a warm, fuzzy, and free afternoon event for the whole community to enjoy. On Sunday, December 14 at 1 p.m. join us for the beautiful film adaptation of The Snowman by Raymond Briggs followed by presentations, games, prizes, and a visit by Santa Claus. The afternoon closes with the screening of the timeless holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart. Feel free to come and go throughout the afternoon. It gets even fuzzier. Bring a nonperishable food item for the Nelson Food Cupboard and exchange it for a free mini-popcorn! There’s more in this winter celebration of family and friends. Babes in Arms begins December 17, the first of a monthly series aimed at making it easier for parents with young children to see movies at the Civic. The content will be for grown ups — avoiding scary or violent films, of course — “but the lights will be up a little, the sound down a bit, and stroller parking everywhere we can muster. And if your baby cries, no worries,” Eleanor explained. Those adult children who’ve gone all experiential on me were once the reason I didn’t go to the movies for a

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number of years. I’d have loved this! The first Babes in Arms will screen St. Vincent on Wednesday, December 17 at 2 p.m. Also on December 17 catch the latest film from Freeride entertainment, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter (motorcycling at its edgiest) at 8 p.m. Then, catch an early première of The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies at 10 p.m. (this much anticipated film will continue to play until December 31). So great to have something for the screamers, the footpeg-scrapers, and the Smaug-battlers — all on the same day! There’s more: On December 31 the Civic will host its first ever All-Ages Family New Year’s Pajama Party. Wear your favourite fluffy slippers and come out for an evening of family films, entertaining interludes, and a noisy countdown to midnight. Then, take those sleepy young-uns—already conveniently in their pajamas—home to bed. Can you tell that some of the Civic’s key players have small children? My family’s experiential Christmas is really just a 21st century name for an old-fashioned but never out-of-fashion phenomenon, taking the time to spend time together. In this world of distances — from kilometers to computer games and other distractions — it’s more important than ever. So find your loved ones, your buddies, your co-workers or whatever your cohort and go gently, warmly, and fuzzily into that snowy night.

— Anne DeGrace is a past president of the Nelson Civic Theatre Society. For the full Home for the Holidays schedule go to www.civictheatre.ca.

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Kimberley’s Tom Buchy took the top spot at last weekend’s 2014 Kootenay InterRegional Playdowns, narrowly edging out Trail’s Rob Ferguson. “It was a great weekend. We were here a couple weeks ago and struggled a bit. This time we seemed to get a better feel of it,” said Buchy, who finished the final game three rocks up. His team consisted of lead Darren Will, second Dave Toffolo and third Dave Stephenson. “We managed to get the rocks in the right places. We got an early lead, stole a couple singles and got a few breaks. Everybody was pretty solid,” he said. Buchy expressed his admiration for Ferguson’s team. “They’re great guys, a very good team. We’ve played them tons of times over the years, and they’re all-around good players,” he said. Garry Beaudry, a member of the Nelson Curling Club’s executive and the representative for Curl BC, said the two teams were neck-and-neck the day before. “These guys played (Saturday) and it went down to the tenth end. It was a measure and Tom ended up winning that one,” he said. Buchy’s win has earned his team one of the 16 spots for the upcoming BC men’s provincials in Vernon on December 12. Friday’s first draw began with a showdown between teams Nichol and Ferguson, resulting in a 6-4 win. Meanwhile team Fir-

Lead Darren Will of Tom Buchy’s Kimberley team looks on as third Dave Stevenson and second Dave Toffolo sweep a rock’s path during last weekend’s 2014 Kootenay Inter-Regional Playdowns. Will Johnson photo

man bested Norbert 9-3. In the second draw Buchy’s team beat Firman 7-4. Saturday morning saw team Norbert win 9-6 over Nichol for the third draw. Later that afternoon Buchy and and Norbert beat Ferguson and Firman 5-3 and 9-3 respectively. On Saturday evening Ferguson beat Nobert 7-2. The final game between Ferguson and Buchy on Sunday morning ended with a

score of 6-3. “We’ve always enjoyed coming to Nelson. We’ve played here for 25 years in cashpiels and playdowns. The people are good to us here, treat us well, so we always love coming back,” said Buchy. “We want to thank the Nelson Curling Club for hosting a great event.” Five teams participated in the event. For more results please visit playdowns. com.

Leafs drop two in a row The Nelson Leafs lost their second game in as many nights as the Kimberley Dynamiters defeated them 5-2 on Saturday night. After a scoreless first period, Nelson opened the scoring in the second, thanks to a goal by Matt MacDonald. After Kimberley tied the match at 1-1, Aaron Brewer scored for the Leafs to put the visitors back in the lead. But after that, the hometown Dynamiters took over, scoring four unanswered goals to win the game.

Joey Karrer took the loss in the net for Nelson, stopping 22 of 27 shots he faced. Tyson Brouwer earned the win for Kimberley saving 21 of 23 shots. The previous night, Nelson was in Golden to battle the Rockets. The Leafs let a big lead slip through their fingers, dropping a 4-3 overtime decision. The match was the first of a three-game road swing for the Nelson squad. Nelson’s Rayce Miller opened the scoring in the second pe-

riod to give the visiting Leafs the lead. Robson Cramer also scored in the second to give Nelson a 2-0 cushion entering the final frame. The game looked to be well in hand when Aaron Dunlap scored to make it 3-0 but Golden battled back. James Gaume, Cole Mckechney and Matthew Krusky scored to tie the game at three. It took two, five-minute overtime sessions before Nic Noseworthy scored to win it for the Rockets. Karrer stopped 37 of 41 shots

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in the loss while Golden goalie Mark Becica earned the win, stopping 32 of 35 shots. Despite the two losses, Nelson remains in top spot of the Neil Murdoch Division, one point ahead of the Castlegar Rebels. Nelson will now travel to Grand Forks to battle the Border Bruins on Friday. The next home game for the Leafs takes place on Saturday, December 13 at the Nelson and District Community Complex against the Spokane Braves. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

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West Kootenay squad wins Calgary event

Wildcats win tourney title The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats won the Tier 1 Division in the Haley Wickenheiser World Hockey Festival held in Calgary from November 28 to 30. The team played four round robin games against Prince George, Edmonton and Sherwood Park. The girls rolled through the round robin with two wins, one loss and a forfeit tie due to Prince George being stranded in Edmonton by weather. That set up the final against Sherwood Park, the team that beat them in the round robin. The Wildcats battled hard and came up with a 2-0 win to take the title. The weekend featured a meet and greet and pictures with Haley Wickenheiser. The team is made up of girls from Trail (Tessy Brandt, Elle Mayer, Jessica Stadjuhar, Emma Caron), Rossland (Eva D’Odorico),

The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats won the Tier 1 Division in the Haley Wickenheiser World Hockey Festival held in Calgary Submitted photo

Fruitvale (Camryn Haines, Cali Piche), Castlegar (Kelsey Paterson, Faithe Harris), Grand Forks (Brittney Konkin), Edgewood (Raven Atherton), Kaslo (Emily

Early), and Nelson (Reece Hunt, Haley Elias, Shayla Elias, Taylor Harrison). The coaches include D’Arcy Caron, Jeff Hunt and Jennie Gallo.

Skating season has begun Last weekend Nelson skaters were in Cranbrook at the East Kootenay Invitational Competition, the first of three regional competitions open to figure skaters in the Kootenays. Approximately 130 figure skaters from around the Kootenay Region met to show off their new programs for the 2014-2015 season. As well as free skate, skaters competed in interpretive events, dance solo and the elements event where single elements were performed in a fun competition. The first outing of the season is where coaches see how well the programs work, and how many elements skaters can achieve. “They then take what is learned

STARSkaters were in Cranbrook on the weekend to participate in the East Kootenay Invitational Competition. from this experience, coupled with the report cards that skaters receive from the judges to improve for the next competition,” said

Sarah Gower, coach of a number of the skaters who attended the competition. Coach Yoshie Measures added “We ran a simulation a few weeks ago to check that the skaters had all the correct elements in their programs, and give them some feedback. Our skaters are ready!” Skaters will also compete in January at the West Kootenay Invitational in Rossland and Kootenay Regional Championships in Fernie. Skate Nelson is a not for profit run Skate Canada club, and has been a leader in teaching all levels of skater from beginner to advanced figure skaters. Visit nelsonfigureskatingclub.ca.

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son ancien quotidien. Lorsqu’il s’en remémore des brides, il a un certain rictus de dégout. Tout est tellement plus excitant ici, maintenant. La réalité de Jules est maintenant une illusion. Celle qui fait croire qu’il n’existe plus rien d’autre, comme fasciné par ce micro monde. Il se sent maintenant chez lui. Il est venu ici pour ne pas rester, mais ça, Jules l’a oublié. Ou du moins, il a oublié d’y penser.

On ne vit pas ici. On y passe, ou on oublie d’où l’on vient. C’est le danger que représente ce lac glacé, ces citoyens excentriques, cette morphologie qui donne le vertige. C’est au milieu de l’été que Jules arrive. Il entre dans la ville pour la première fois, en autobus. Il vient de loin. Il est trop fatigué pour remarquer quoi que ce soit dans la ville. Il fait noir, de toute façon. Il entre donc à l’auberge pour effacer les marques que le trajet a laissées sur sa personne. Tout est calme dans sa tête, il s’endort.

Ce soir, il s’assoit devant son ordinateur pour la première fois depuis son arrivée. Il recherche une autre auberge pour la semaine suivante. Il est alors traversé par l’idée de parler à ses copains de sa banlieue natale. C’est à ce moment qu’il est en quelque sorte foudroyé par ce qui était en train de se jouer pour lui. Le lien qui l’unit au passé ressurgit. Au Jules se réveille tôt. Il entreprend la traversée du même moment, la sonnerie de Skype bourdonne : centre-ville sans même déjeuner, il pense manger sa mère. Il est perdu, il fixe l’écran, ne sachant plus en route. SesPilon vieux sabots aux pieds, il voit tout de Par Alex trop quoi faire. Sans qu’il ne décide quoi que ce suite de quoi il est question. Un sourire de tous les Me voilà une nouvellement arrivé àà chaque Nelson boutique que, comme passants, odeur différente et ilssoit, il accepte la demande. Ses parents apparaissent disent, les un choses passent! Je nage une vague decomme une vision sur son petit ordinateur. Derrestaurant, soleilsequi fait rétrécir lessur paupières, positivisme. Je suis pleinement ouverture dans cerière eux, la cuisine qu’il a foulée tous les matins à comme s’il voulait protéger de nosenyeux la beauté nouvel univers m’entoure et qui dans fond n’étaitson réveil, la cour derrière les grandes fenêtres avec de l’endroit qu’ilqui réchauff e. Jules ne le saitlepas pas si loin le Québec. Cesournoisequi est beau duces arbres qui dansent. Jules est pris d’un vertige. encore, maisdecechez sont moi, ces éléments qui, voyage, c’est qu’on prend le temps de vivre dans le pré-Le monde existe encore à l’extérieur de sa ville ment, lui feront oublier d’où il est venu. Ceux-ci sent…chose que de plus en plus les gens oublient. ont ce pouvoir sur lui parce qu’il ne les connaît pas. d’accueil, même qu’il tourne encore. Il ne sait pas trop quoi répondre aux questions de ses parents. Il vient d’une banlieue où il n’a vu que quartiers Lorsque je profite du moment présent, j’ai tendance à résidentiels paisibles et industriels bruyants. Rien vouloir le garder en mémoire, et d’utiliser les bienfaits« Aimes-tu la destination? » est la seule question à ne se comparant à ce qui déroule sous ses yeux. Il laquelle il répond avec aisance « Oui ». d’une caméra (et/ou toutseautre appareil électronique) se met à réfl échir à ce qui l’a amené ici et il réalise pour immortalisé ce moment. Ce qui n’est pas une qu’il ne le sait pas.enIl soi. les voit, jeunes avons au sac ten-La conversation avec ses parents est courte. Jules mauvaise chose Nous,tous les ces humains, àdance dos trop gros pour être porté confortablement, à prendre des milliards de photos, de les regar-avait beaucoup oublié, même de jeter un regard mais tropfois petitprise pouretcroire l’on subsiste de notrederrière lui, question de ne pas oublier d’où il veder une de lesque laisser mourir dans ordinateur. le réflexe son contenu.Nous Ces avons jeunesperdu qui, comme lui,d’imprimer ne savent nosnait. Étendu dans son lit, dans un dortoir de six, il photos prisentcelors d’un voyage travers ici. le monde ouprend maintenant conscience de l’effet que la ville a probablement qu’ils sont venuàchercher tout simplement lors d’un souper fort sympathiqueeu sur lui. Ses pensées le ramènent dans sa banlieue famille. planifi À force d’ensorties prendre autant nouspaisible. Il repense à ses amis, à sa grand-mère qui Ilentre parleamis avecetcertains, e des avec avons oublié mêmeune de la photo.routine La mémoire!ne voulait pas le voir partir. Il se sent bien. Il ne d’autres. Aprèsl’essence une semaine, certaine N’est-ce pas agréable recevoir une photo s’est installée. Il a, sansque s’enderendre compte, oubliépapierflotte plus, il est retombé, juste à temps. d’un souvenir oublié que l’on pourra dorénavant admirer sur un mur ou dans un album réservé à cet effet.

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Enjoy a very supportive environment, great quality of life and reasonable cost of living in the West Kootenays. You will have an excellent benefit package along with a competitive salary. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Implements, through a project management framework, numerous district wide software systems including the conversion of our student information system 2. Provides level one MyEducationBC support to all users in the district 3. Provides software support for a variety of other district wide software implementations 4. Trains users on the functionality of a variety of software systems 5. Creates documentation, work flows, job aids, etc. to help support users in the use of a variety of software systems 6. Creates custom reports using available tools to help support data driven decisions throughout the district 7. Logs and tracks issues; routes issues to appropriate team member 8. Creates and manages user accounts in a variety of systems 9. Installs, configures and troubleshoots current business and education software 10. Performs other related duties If you are up for the challenge and interested in applying for the position please refer to the Careers section of our website (www.sd20.bc.ca/ careers.html) for how to apply. Applications are due by noon on Monday December 15, 2014. It is understood that applicants agree to confidential reference checks of all previous employers. We appreciate your interest but regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Job opening: January 2015 Responsibilities include performing all accounting functions for the dealership: - Cash Control, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, GST, PST and other source deduction remittances. - Preparing monthly financial statements. - Vehicle Deal posting. - Group Plan Administration. - Preparing Year End documents. Job requirements: - Prior experience in accounting. - Knowledge of automotive accounting systems, PBS and Quickbooks preferred. - Knowledge of Microsoft Office. Salary is negotiable based on experience. Benefits package offered. Please send resume and cover letter to: glacierhonda@telus.net Attn: Ron Cutler or drop off at 1602 Columbia Ave Castlegar BC V1N 1H9

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RESIDENT FARM Supervisor available spring-fall. Start-ups. Diversification. Succession. Sales, purchasing and shop experience. Ranch. Nursery. Vegetable. Greenhouse builder. Fair Spanish. Bob Crocker 604-842-2378.

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RESORT VILLAGE of Candle Lake, SK. Newly renovated restaurant on a .47 acre lot 2nd floor residential, 3 bedrooms. Sale incl: land, building, equipment, business. Call 306-929-4999.

Lakeshore For Sale: North Shore Crescent Beach Triplex Cabins on the beach, each has a boat slip. Call 208-765-1533

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Rare opportunity for 2 private, well-located adjoining lots, each with a tenanted house. Large properties; total of 868 sq meters. Total rental income $1300/mth. Houses are older with some recent improvements. Two blocks uphill from the intersection of Columbia Ave. and Washington St., in the heart of Rossland. (Please do not disturb the tenants.) Near shopping and restaurants, well treed and quiet. Zoned R1. $280,000.00 for the 2 together. Will also sell separately. Private sale but will consider commission to purchaser’s agent. Please call or text John at 604-834-6451.

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Cars - Domestic 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, excellent condition, straight 6, auto, PW, 250,000km, brand new hub and axle, one owner from Kamloops, $4,400/obo. Also 1997 Jeep Sport, 4 dr, 6cy, 5sp, $2,200. 2001 Ford Explorer XLT, V6, auto, 200,000km, fully loaded including power seat, $3,700. 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807.

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Accounting Technician Reference Number 1410 Reporting to the Controller and part of the Finance team, the Accounting Technician is responsible for providing a range of accounting and financial services for Columbia Power. This includes accounts payable, banking, administering corporate credit card systems and employee travel claims, cash flow analysis, and routine preparation of monthly working papers, journal entries and account reconciliations. The ideal candidate will be a secondary school graduate with post-secondary education in accounting; experience in finance and administration; knowledge of Great Plains Dynamics and MS Office spreadsheet applications; able to demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality: and, the ability to work independently and in a dynamic team environment.

Ofﬁce/Retail Verna J. Saliken vjsaliken.scentsy.ca (250)551-1443 Not familiar with Scentsy? Please give me a call and I will gladly host a party for you and your friends. Orders can be placed through my website or by calling me direct.

Quiet ofﬁce with good natural light. Upstairs Mountain Waters Building, 205 Victoria St. Heritage features, hardwood floor. Easy client parking. $400/month + GST. Contact Richard 250-509-0553

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of columbiapower.org for the detailed job description. Closing date for this position is December 10, 2014. Please refer to Job #1410 when submitting your application.

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Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. Trades are welcome. 40’Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift. Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator. Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

GLACIER HONDA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SALES MANAGER REQUIRED

Glacier Honda, Castlegar is looking for a Self Motivated, Dedicated and Dynamic personality to join our team. This person is responsible for the sales and leasing of new Honda product as well as a full line of preowned Cars, Trucks, and Suv’s.

Misc. for Sale STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-499-0251. Local.

Musical Instruments Guitars, Amp’s, Drums Keyboards, PA, Lessons Music books & Accessories Bay Avenue Music 1364 Bay Ave Trail, BC, 250-368-8878

They will oversee our sales associates and work with them to create a great buying experience for our clients. Experience in retail auto sales along with computer and office organization skills is a requirement. We offer competitive compensation, full benefit package and a great working environment. PLEASE EMAIL COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO: glacierhonda@telus.net Attn: Ron Cutler OR IN PERSON TO Glacier Honda 1602 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C. V1N1H9 250-365-4845

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Mountain Baby assists Abbotsford School District

Reconnecting kids with nature

It seems free range chickens and prisoners spend more time outdoors than many of our children do, and the results are alarming. It’s been dubbed “nature deficit disorder” and thanks to the help of Nelson’s Mountain Baby, one Lower Mainland school principal has initiated the launch of a program to help young children reconnect with the natural world. “In one generation, young children are suffering with significantly higher levels of stress and anxiety, the use of Ritalin for ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) has increased 30 times while childhood obesity rates have tripled,” said Mountain Baby owner Judy Banfield. “And for the first time ever, earlychildhood educators are finding children in their classes who don’t know how to play.” Bradner Elementary School (in Abbotsford) principal Paulette Collier and Banfield are doing something about it. They’ve joined forces to help launch Nature K, a pilot program for kindergarten kids through the Abbotsford School District, which has provided funds for outdoor gear – from sun hats to rainwear to backpacks and nature exploration tools (bug catchers, pond nets, magnifying glasses and so on).

The board agreed that all kindergarten children should be provided with the gear, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. Nature K is based on a similar program in Sooke and is something that’s been on Collier’s mind some time, she says, and when she sought to find the best gear possible, she quickly found Mountain Baby. “It’s wonderful that schools are taking a stand in defense of children’s right and need to be outdoors in nature in a way that is comfortable for all children, not just those with higher incomes,” said Banfield. “All children should have healthy happy childhoods and being outdoors and active is a vital part of that.” Banfield worked with suppliers to create an affordable package to outfit 24 kindergarteners in the program and the school district took delivery of the first shipment at the end of June. It is expected that the program will begin bringing kids back to nature in January of 2015. Collier, who initiated efforts to bring the program to the district says that although her school did not receive the board’s nod as part of the launch, she will continue efforts to bring a Nature K-7 program for all classes in her school.

Obituaries & Memorials Ted Cartlidge

August 2, 1931 ~ December 5, 2014

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On Friday, Dec 5 at 9:30 pm, Ted Cartlidge, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend, slipped peacefully away after a sudden accident. Left to grieve are his loving wife of 62 years, Evelyn, children Laura Michael, Debbie Gale, Charlene Len and Shawn Robin, Sister Betty Roy, 16 grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Ted was pre-deceased by his parents Ted and Mae. Born in 1931 in Regina SK, raised in Boharm SK, he moved to Moose Jaw SK where he met and married his wife Evelyn in 1952 at St. Andrew’s Church. He began his career with the CPR and moved west with his wife and three daughters to Nelson in 1958. His son was born in 1969. His love of the arena and Hockey made his volunteer work a joy in his life. He loved Nelson, the mountains, the fishing and his motorcycle. He was loved for his constant whistling and he will be greatly missed by all those who knew him. Cremation was handled by Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. and a Celebration of Life was held at the Balfour Covenant Church, 7741 Upper Balfour Road, Balfour BC. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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OPEN Sundays in December

Games, raffles and plenty of fun will make up the third annual Breakfast With Santa event, set for December 20 at Kevin Mills file photo the Prestige Hotel.

Fundraiser for those in need

Breakfast with Santa Santa Claus is coming to Nelson for breakfast and the public is invited to join him. On December 20, from 9 to 11 a.m. a full hot breakfast buffet will be served in the ballroom of the Prestige Hotel as the third annual Breakfast With Santa event returns. Everyone is invited to take part. Donations of cash or food items are being accepted instead of an admission fee. (A suggested minimum donation is $5 per adult and $2.50 for kids.) Cass Rhapsody will rock out with some Christmas beats and the dance floor will be open!

The Heritage Harmony Barber Shop Chorus is expected to pay a visit, although that has yet to be confirmed. Cadyshack Promotions will be on hand to host A Christmas Carnival. Tickets for the carnival are also by donation with prizes for all the kids. There will also be a raffle (tickets will be on sale during the event) for some great prizes, including the grand prize of a two-night stay at the Prestige in one of the deluxe suites with $100 gift certificate for the West Coast Grill. Costumed characters, including elves, snowmen and, of course,

Santa will also be on hand. The event is first-come, firstserved with a limit of about 250 people. Last year the breakfast was a big success, raising close to $2,500 in cash and food. All proceeds from this year’s event will go to the Nelson Food Cupboard and the Nelson Real Estate Fund@ the Osprey Community Foundation. (For more details on the fund, visit (liveinthekoots.com) Sponsors of this event include Save On Foods, Nelson Star, West Coast Grill, Prestige Lakeside Resort, Juice FM and the Live in the Koots Team with Fair Realty.

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Osprey’s community thank-you for Donna Macdonald (here’s Anne DeGrace celebrating her with poetry) was an evening to remember. It also raised $11,000, bringing us to within $12K of our $50K goal.

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