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“you might have a specialized contract just for the pool equipment and mechanical pieces that relate to the functioning of the pool,” rather than having one contractor doing all mechanical aspects of the project. “This allows for less risk for individual contractors, and we have more control over what they are doing,” he told the Star. He said every contractor builds in a price for risk and they are hoping to remove that by offering multiple smaller contracts. A report released by the commission this month analyzes the reasons for the gap between budget and bids, and concludes that the largest cost saving could be achieved by this change in the

method of contracting. The construction manager will be hired this month and be on the job by the end of June. It will be the manager’s job to decide on the order and pacing of the individual tenders, so the construction start date at this point is uncertain. The commission’s report states that the main disadvantage of the new construction management method is that the final price will not be known until all the contracts are awarded. But Chirico says the flexibility involved in having multiple smaller contracts will allow for adjustments in cost and design as the project proceeds. The work is expected to take eight months, and will include renovations

and upgrades to mechanical systems, electrical panels and equipment, lifeguard station, sauna, pool decks, tiles and water-proofing membranes. “Public pools are complicated,” says Chirico. “You have highly complex mechanical systems: the air handling system, all the pipes and turnover that you have to do in the pool to make sure your water is clean, and they are interrelated. That is what makes it complex, especially when you are renovating a pool built in the 1970s. “Pools are highly regulated by the BC building code, other safety authorities, and the IHA health inspector, so it

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Perspectives and has been involved with many other leadership initiatives. “I love to help out the community. I love to help out people. It feels good to give back because I have had friends who have struggled,” she said. The winner of the award will be determined by an online vote. To cast your virtual ballot for Bergman, go to bit.ly/1zNJtVb, but hurry — the deadline is today. Winners will be notified next week and announced publicly at Toronto We Day and in the October issue of Canadian Living Magazine. The magazine teamed up with Me to We co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger in 2005 to create the awards, which recognize “everyday ordinary Canadians making extraordinary impacts in our world.”

Cusworth, 19, was found beaten and strangled in a ditch in Kelowna following a house party. She grew up in Nelson, where her mother was a school principal, and graduated from L.V. Rogers. Snelson, now 47, was finally charged with her death in 2009. — Kelowna Capital News

of Western Canada in the years ahead.” Notley is Alberta’s premier-elect after her party captured 54 of 87 seats in Tuesday’s provincial election. — Nelson Star

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In Brief Jury chosen for man accused of killing Nelson teen

The jury that will decide Neil George Snelson’s guilt or innocence in the 1993 killing of Nelson’s Jennifer Cusworth has been chosen. Jury selection was completed this week in Kamloops, where the manslaughter case will be tried at the end of the month. A change of venue was granted last year when it was decided that the case had fully saturated the Okanagan. In 2011, Snelson stood trial in Kelowna on a charge of first degree murder in connection to the death of Jennifer Cusworth. The jury convicted him of manslaughter, but Snelson successfully appealed for a new trial, arguing that Justice Alison Beames erred in allowing jurors to watch a certain portion of his videotaped police statement. Snelson’s four-week trial begins on May 25.

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Mungall congratulates Alberta

Alberta-raised MLA Michelle Mungall is congratulating her birth province for electing its first New Democrat government. “Voters in Alberta made a clear decision, and they chose Rachel Notley and the Alberta New Democrats,” said Mungall, Nelson-Creston’s representative in the BC legislature since 2009. “My parents, aunts, cousins in Alberta told me that they wanted a premier with a vision for the future and knew Notley would deliver. “I’m looking forward to working with the new Alberta government for the betterment

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Operating hours at the Grohman Narrows transfer station are being extended. Starting June 1, it will be open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Presently it’s only open until 4 p.m. The Regional District of Central Kootenay says it’s in response to the high volume of users at the facility. “By providing more flexibility to facility users, the RDCK believes it will help ease the growth in traffic over recent years,” says Tom Newell, chair of the central sub-region resource recovery committee. “This change of hours should minimize wait times for customers and increase overall efficiency.” — Nelson Star

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Nelson council protests loss of transit funding BILL METCALFE Nelson Star Nelson city council voted Monday to write to a number of authorities about the provincial government’s recent freeze on transit funding. “An enormous amount of work went into re-doing our transit service and this has resulted in increased ridership,” said councillor Valerie Warmington who introduced the motion and who sits on the regional transit committee. She was referring to the 2013 revamping of regional routes and connections in the West Kootenay, and changes to routes in Nelson. Council voted to write to Transportation Minister Todd Stone, “urging him to reconsider the decision to freeze operational funding transit and, at minimum, to allocate sufficient funding to maintain existing levels of transit service.” Council also decided to also write to the Nelson Chamber of Commerce, the West Kootenay Regional Hospital Board, Interior Health Authority, and MLA Michelle Mungall, encouraging them to similarly press the minister. Warmington said there is a risk of current services being lost. As costs increase over time, transit service may be cut just to make ends meet. She said losing one route

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has a domino effect on other routes and connections. Warmington pointed out that the cut occurred while the BC government is vocal

about its support for transit. Councillor Janice Morrison said transit is a health issue, especially with the threat of the loss of HandiDART services.

Pool to remain open until July Continued from Page 1 requires many different levels of approval. The work needs to meet new standards present today that were not in 1970.” Reflecting on the over 40year age of the pool, Chirico says “This pool really owes us nothing. It has done its life. It is at the end of its life span.” Chirico points out that a public pool is used by a larger

range of people than any other recreational facility or program, from swimming lessons for very young children to exercise programs for the elderly, and therefore the effect of an outdated facility, and of a closure, is felt by a large cross-section of the population. The budget for the project is $4.92 million with borrowing not to exceed $4.5 million.

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take time off work,” said Marty Benson, recreation manager at the community complex. “The arena is still functioning well because we have isolated the leaking coils in the condenser, but this is a temporary fix.” Benson says the cause of the ammonia leak may not be discoverable, given the nature of condenser units, but the failure could be due to environmental contaminants, problem welds, or galvanizing issues with the coils. But Bensen said the unit would have to be replaced regardless of the reason, because such units are not repairable, according refrigeration experts he consulted. The condenser unit was 11 years old. Typically, condensers can last up to 30 years. The $120,000 cost of the replacement will be taken from the budget for other upgrades to the refrigeration plant that were planned for the shutdown period, but most of which will now have to be delayed. “The timing is both a blessing and a curse.” said Benson. “It is fortunate the condenser didn’t fail in the middle of the ice season. And we can do the repairs while we would be shut down anyway. The fact that we had capital budget already allotted that we can use now toward this project is fortunate.”

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Kootenay Lake school district heaps scorn on Bill 11 Recently-passed legislation criticized for jeopardizing local autonomy

Will Johnson Nelson Star Kootenay Lake school district administrators, politicians, teachers and parents are all heaping scorn on the BC government’s recently-passed Bill 11, saying it threatens local autonomy and puts student privacy at risk. At the end of April, a series of strongly worded letters addressed to Education Minister Peter Fassbender warned “this bill will cause further damage to a system that is already challenged” and asserted that “teachers’ professional autonomy to make decisions … is being undermined.” The letters were signed by the likes of school board chair Lenora Trenaman, Nelson and District Teachers Association president Paul Boscariol, Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall and others. “Our board is dismayed by the way in which the provincial government has chosen to proceed with its initiatives, not only failing to consult with boards of education but also by not considering input from those closest to our children in the classrooms,” wrote the board. “We, like many boards of education across the province, recognize that in recent times we have not been a part of the decision-making process around public education and worry that Bill 11 is just the formalization of the muzzling of our local, democratically elected voice.” Regardless, Bill 11 passed this week. When the Star reached Mungall shortly after the vote, she was crestfallen. “We [New Democrats] voted against it and the Liberals voted for it. What we did try to do is refer it to the select standing committee on education, which

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)$,5 Geoff C. Purdy BA/MSW Paul Boscariol (far left, seen last June on the picket line) is a fierce opponent of the recently-passed Bill 11, which has no shortage of critics. Tamara Hynd photo is a committee I’ve sat on for four years but has never met.” Mungall told the Star the government has yet to convene the committee, and she doesn’t understand why. But she takes it as a sign of disrespect for education. The committee would’ve gone through an extensive consultation process with stakeholders, school boards and parent advisory boards, she said. Now that won’t happen. “The government has said they will consult with teachers and school boards and parents on this. But historically they have not been very transparent, and they are not very good at consultations or collaborations. They basically say ‘here’s what we’re doing, deal with it’.” Boscariol heartily agreed. “Basically what’s going to happen is Bill 11 is going to give the minister of education incredible powers to override democratically-elected school boards and issue directives and replace community members with government appointees.” He said the bill is further proof of the government’s dis-

regard for teachers, and cited the sacking of the Cowichan school board for refusing to balance their budget. “This is an autocratic style of government they’re creating.” Boscariol also finds it disrespectful that the government is trying to interfere with teachers’ professional development. “They’re basically coming right out and saying: ‘we don’t trust you’. Does the government dictate what doctors do for professional development? How about lawyers? Why, just because one group falls under the broad umbrella of government, are we being singled out as not being capable of determining our professional development needs?” He further said student privacy is at risk because the bill allows unprecedented access to school records. “We feel there should be the right to be forgotten. In this day and age, it can be really problematic. Maybe a child had social or emotional development challenges in their early teens. That information is all in there.”

Boscariol doesn’t want students to have that concern hanging over their heads and wonders why the government didn’t consult teachers before going ahead with it. “They go ahead without checking in first, and one has to ask: what’s the underlying motive here? If these were issues of concern, why wouldn’t you have approached a governing body like the BCTF?” Mungall said though the bill has passed, voters should keep it in mind when they head to the polls. “What people need to do is remember this in 2017. Remember that this government doesn’t value public education. And they don’t value the people in those classrooms day in and day out. They don’t work with them; they dictate to them.” Boscariol hopes this will convince parents of the government’s ineptitude and neglect. “Bill 11 is turning into a circus sideshow that’s diverting attention from the fact that they’re still underfunding education.”

Decade-long teacher court battle continues Will Johnson Nelson Star A local teachers union rep says he was surprised by a BC Court of Appeal ruling last week that favoured the government in a decade-long court battle over teachers’ bargaining rights. “As individuals and as different levels of union officials and collectively as an organization, we’ve been up and down constantly,” said Nelson and District Teachers’ Association president Paul Boscariol. “We were buoyed by the first two decisions, but this one here came out of left field. No one

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anticipated this,” He said the battle would have continued to the Supreme Court of Canada either way because the government surely would have appealed had the decision gone the other way, but now they’re obliged to return $2 million they had been awarded previously. The conflict began in 2002 when the government removed certain bargaining rights from the teachers’ collective agreement. The BC Supreme Court has twice ruled in the teachers’ favour. Boscariol said the long fight has been exhausting.

“It’s pretty sad because there are a number of teachers whose entire careers have been nothing but turmoil.” Boscariol said the outcome of this court battle could have huge implications. “It calls into question the validity of contracts. It was my understanding that a contract is a legal binding document signed by two parties or multiple parties. That’s what I understood, and then they swooped in and said ‘no, we can do this’.” Boscariol said it’s not a given that the case will continue, as the Supreme Court only heard

eight of the 80 cases brought to them last year. “It’s interesting that it wasn’t unanimous,” said Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall, noting that she was wasn’t worried by the BC Court of Appeal decision, as she has assumed all along that the case would go to the Supreme Court. “I’m by no means a legal representative, but I want to make sure that in Canada, as a democratic country, we see laws that uphold rights for collective bargaining. We’ll have to see whether or not this case does that.”

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The gnarly politics of extinction

support the Sinixt and look for ways to do that. We can support the self-determiRe: “Sinixt culture celnation and contributions ebrated,” April 15 of each Sinixt person all the I’d like to reflect on the while deciding which vision Sinixt event held by Touchof this place fits with our stones on April 9 and its own political perspectives. aftermath. As Will Johnson I support a vision that recpointed out in his article, ognizes the Sinixt and their “conspicuously absent from responsibilities to their land the proceedings was former and addresses the real and Sinixt spokesperson Marilyn ongoing problems of coloJames.” nialism. Many would agree that K.L. Kivi MARILYN JAMES leaving Marilyn out of an Sinixt tum-xula7xw event celebrating 35 years of Sinixt re(pronounced toom-who-lau-h) surgence is like celebrating 50 years of Canadian government without a Trudeau. Commons’ sense or not? The Nelson Star’s refusal to print Marilyn James’ letter concerning the event and Re: “Commons’ Sense,” April 22 the letter itself, which appeared in the The Q&A format of Russell Precious’ April 24 edition of the Valley Voice, have column “Commons Sense” was a cute left many people upset. In her letter, Mari- construct but it was not, in fact, a real lyn’s makes assertions about Touchstones interview. Mr. Precious wrote both the that are particularly contentious. Why questions and the answers. does she say this? Further, he asked himself only the quesOne of the key tools of colonialism in tions he wanted to answer and phrased Canada has been the eradication of the his answers to deflect the principal and languages of First Nations people. Lin- most important issue in my letter: what guists such as Daniel Nettle have called happens if the remaining 19 units not yet this process “language murder.” Others, sold are not sold by the completion date? like Prof. Greg Young-Ing at UBCO have Which raises yet more questions: the used terms such as “cultural genocide.” Nelson Commons website on no less than One of James’ concerns is that the three separate pages shows 19 units still language presented at the Touchstones for sale as has been the case for quite some event by the Sinixt representatives is that time. This means 35 units sold or 64.8 per it’s not the language of the Sinixt, but a cent which rounds out correctly, if that’s related dialect of Salish. This isn’t a fine the intent, to 60 per cent (math skills). political point. Mr. Precious states the project’s residential Having lived in the inland temperate units are 70 per cent sold which means 38 rainforest part of her traditional territory, sold. So Mr. Precious, how many units are James knows that important parts of her actually sold? ancestral traditional ecological knowledge Mr. Precious also states “There was are embedded in specific language. That no rescue by Nelson and District Credit specific language and specific knowledge Union …” Well, I never said that there of the Sinixt is profoundly endangered. was any “rescue.” I did say that the origiIf the water and Earth are important, the nal lenders were about to pull out at one details matter. point. I gleaned this info from Mr. PreI deeply honour her perspective as do cious himself who stated in a Nelson Star many indigenous people and language article published July 10, 2014 that he was scholars. Linguists like Nettle argue that “hoping for the restructuring any day now “the extinction of languages is part of the from Vancity and the Nelson and District larger picture of near-total collapse of … Credit Union.” ecosystems.” It follows that the restructuring was They contend that the struggle to pre- demanded by the lenders. One doesn’t serve environmental resources cannot be restructure financing if it isn’t demanded separated from the struggle to maintain by someone and who else would so dediverse cultures; languages are the key to mand but those holding the purse strings? that diversity. Further, with regard to overall financial Living where we haven’t been exposed viability as part of a interview of Mr. Preto diverse political perspectives among cious by Bill Metcalfe in The Tyee July 21, First Peoples, we’re at a disadvantage in 2013 this was said: “Fifty-four housing understanding and in grappling with such units go on pre-sale in September, before situations. Many of us sincerely want to any construction begins. If about 80 per EMAIL LETTERS TO: editor@nelsonstar.com DROP OFF/MAIL: 514 Hall Street, Nelson, BC V1L 1Z2 Phone 250-352-1890

cent of them don’t sell by the end of the year, the co-op will drop the residential part of the plan and regroup.” I therefore stand by my letter and feel that Mr. Precious’ column attempts to deflect and ignore the real issue: Initiating construction with only 60 per cent pre-sales was and remains very risky, a big gamble with other people’s money. Mr. Precious seems to have believed this at some point but now dismisses anyone who raises the point. Once again, I sincerely hope the Nelson Commons succeeds. Especially now that it’s a very big hole in the ground. Kevin LePape Rural Nelson

Lake fishery can rebound Re: “Dwindling kokanee numbers cause alarm,” Feb. 20 Sorry to learn that the main lake fishery is in trouble. This has happened before and will be restored as it has in the past. It will take some time. The West Arm rainbow trout population has been highly reduced for more than 60 years and little or no effort has been made to restore this once fine fishery. Prior to the late 1950s, more people more people fished the West Arm than the main lake. The rainbows were not Gerrard scale but there were plenty of two to five pounders and they were far more numerous than the Gerrard giants. Many were caught on flies or by spin casting instead of tedious trolling. The downfall of the West Arm rainbows began with Corra Linn dam and was hastened by Duncan and Libby. The arm transitioned from a river with spawning zones in the narrow portions like Fraser, Nine Mile and Grohman Narrows along with other locations to a lake where there was only occasional flow over the spawning beds which have become largely nonfunctional due to lack of current in the egg incubation period and sedimentation. A few fry are still produced at Fraser Narrows and Grohman but production is a faint shadow of what it once was. The historic spawning beds need to be carefully assessed, then restored by adding and shaping fresh gravel and adjusting the flow regime to provide a constant current though the spring and early summer period. This is feasible and would go a long way toward restoring a once amazing fishery that provided some of the best rainbow angling in the province, which is world renowned for its rainbow trout fishing! Ted Burns Chilliwack

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FACEBOOK FEEDBACK Commons’ Sense, April 22 Think bigger Nelson. — Chris Dawson How refreshing! Thanks for the Q&As. — Shirley Throop Glad to see this project progressing nicely. Thank you to Russell Precious for dispelling the rumours. The people who spread negative gossip about this project only have one thing in mind, to see it fail miserably. What a sad bunch of individuals. — Dirk Jonker I’m a huge fan of Nelson Commons. Well done, Russell. The co-op is a cornerstone of our community and should be applauded for taking on this important project. Thank you! — Douglas Jones I wish people would ask questions instead of spreading rumours and gossiping about things. This project has been great for Nelson from the get go and needs all of us to support it. — Lisa Backus There is transparency through every step that is the process of The Nelson Commons. Throughout the meetings that I attended questions were always answered with clarity and integrity. I know nothing about the Vancouver bankers, but my sense is to trust our local committee. I express gratitude and appreciation for all of your work. Thank you Russell for being the public face to this transformative project. There is vision and integrity in the work. Hold on to that and keep moving forward. — Hoda Ghamrawy

Boomers will make life tough for under-40 crowd, April 29 In reply to Nina George’s open letter to the under-40 crowd, seldom have I seen such an underresearched, misguided rant as this. — Dianne Varga There’s a whole lot more than a grain of truth here for boomers and the younger generation. — Meg Claire Whether or not the author is correct about who is to blame for the current situation, there is one fundamental truth here: get out and vote! — Jessie Smit I’d like to point out that environmentalism did not arise just in the last 15 years, and that human rights etc. were movements long before boomers’ babies were in grade school. Entitled? There are a lot of working class blue collar boomer kids that didn’t inherit and don’t have much to leave. Instead of finger-pointing at a whole historic cohort, be more specific. — Karla Forgaard-Pullen

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Opinion Citizens’ Climate Lobby calls for fee and dividend Re: “Brian Rosen releases activist anthem,” May 1 It’s great to see your article about Brian Rosen’s song, Right Upon the Hour, urging people to act on the climate issue. As the song says, we need to find a solution. As members of the transnational climate action group Citizens’ Climate Lobby, we would like to propose one important part of

the solution we need: a fee and dividend price on carbon. This approach is popular with economists, like George Shultz, and climate scientists, like James Hansen. A price is placed on carbon-based fuels at the source and increased steadily each year, with all the money returned to Canadians in the form of equal dividend cheques. Fee and dividend is similar to BC’s internationally-acclaimed carbon tax. The next step for BC is to harmonize our tax with a

HUGS: To the people who maintain the bicycle trails. SLUGS: To the smokers who think cigarette butts are not litter. SLUGS: To the person who cut down a yew tree on Badger. Not cool dude. SLUGS: To the receptionist at the doctor’s office. Thanks for your “lack of help” for getting my papers signed. — Tired of incompetence SLUGS: A slug to the otherwise excellent Nelson service station whose street sign appears to advertise diesel fuel at 10 cents under the price on the pump itself. Truth in advertising?? SLUGS: To the guy who leaves snot-like streaks on the library washroom mirror on a regular basis. I don’t want to understand your issues; just want that

national system, making it more effective and providing greater economic benefits. It’s time to call on our MPs to implement carbon fee and dividend at a national level. We need a carbon price that is fair, transparent and effective — fee and dividend. You can learn more at citizensclimatelobby.ca. Jan Slakov, Salt Spring Island Laura Sacks, Upper Glade Michael Jessen, Nelson Kate Polle, Victoria Citizens Climate Lobby

gross habit to stop. Other regular patrons feel the same way. HUGS: Big hugs to the clean up crews collecting garbage along a stretch of Highway 6 between Taghum Bridge and Insight Drive recently. The volunteers, dressed in hi-vis orange vests, collected vast numbers of bright orange plastic bags filled with roadside garbage. Each bag had a conspicuous, timely reminder to all: “NO LITTERING.” HUGS: Big hugs to the folks who took it upon themselves to clean the ditches along the highway from Taghum Bridge to the turnoff to the new transfer station. Our roadways have been littered with trash blown off of unsecured loads and thrown from vehicles by thoughtless motorists. Please secure your garbage before hitting 100 km/h on the highway, litterbugs!

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Nelson grapples with pot dispensaries City needs a comprehensive plan to deal with the potential influx of marijuana-selling establishments

ccording to Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak, if there’s one local issue that’s more polarizing than the recently overturned downtown dog ban, it’s the growing concern around the implications of marijuana legalization. “This is an extremely complicated issue and people are either passionately for or against it. That’s why it becomes tricky to talk about,” Kozak told the Star after locally evicted marijuana dispensary Qunnabu Healing Society made our front page. “Obviously we’ve been paying close attention to what’s happening south of the border with legalization. I know Vancouver is trying to regulate their dispensaries, and the federal government seems to be coming down pretty hard on them. Knowing what our community is like I think it’s time we have this discussion.” Kozak was referring to a letter from Health Minister Rona Ambrose, addressed to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, in which she warned that normalizing marijuana use “could mean more than tripling its use by youth”. She also refuted claims that dispensaries operate in a “grey zone.” “The law is clear,” Ambrose wrote. “They are illegal.” I first read the letter when it was forwarded to me by Nelson deputy police chief Paul Burkart, who spear-headed the campaign to oust Qunnabu. But already there are two new dispensaries in the works, and it’s falling to his police department to find creative ways to discourage their proliferation. Burkart told me director Kyle Lindroos, 24, was breaking the law when he began dispensing his variety of cannabis-themed products within a few blocks of city hall, but they opted to take an “educational approach” rather than arrest him. I was curious why Lindroos was targeted while other long-term establishments continue to distribute marijuana to hundreds of members in the community. As my editor Greg Nesteroff said, it seems like these places are “sprouting up like Starbucks.”

Illegal storefronts Burkart said the Nelson Police Department’s stance on the issue is straightforward: “storefronts are ille-

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Kootenay Goon gal and we will treat them as illegal.” That being said, given current manpower constraints, they’re not proactively pursuing marijuanarelated investigations unless they receive “complaints based on fact” from the community. In the case of Lindroos’ Front St. Emporium location, a number of people approached them with concerns. Burkart said they don’t have an official count of dispensaries operating in Nelson, but noted they’ve been approached by groups enquiring about their legality. In every instance, they’ve attempted to dissuade people from bringing their business to town. “We can’t know a number for sure. There may be three or four in different locations, and of course there’s many that are working underground.” Burkart said the police have been instructed to hold off on medicinal marijuana-related investigations until pending court cases conclude. “The Crown has been saying ‘wait to see what the courts have to say’.”

Cannabis controversy Kozak said she’s never met Lindroos, nor has she been involved in any conversations about how to regulate the local dispensary market. “From what I understand Mr. Lindroos was shut down because there was smoking of the product on the premises, which isn’t allowed. I’m not sure what all the rules are, who can sell and when. But as a council we have not had that discussion.” Kozak said she was unaware of the other pot-selling establishments in town, and suggested they’ve successfully “flown under the radar un-

After Qunnabu Healing Society was evicted from two storefront locations, Nelson officials are exploring the implications of the influx of marijuana-selling establishments in the city. Courtesy RCMP til this point.” “When they come in to buy a business license, they pay for it and that’s that.” Kozak expressed ambivalence about the marijuana issue, saying it’s “not a top priority,” but she acknowledged it’s becoming more pressing as dispensaries start to flood into town to take advantage of what some are calling the “Green Rush,” While on city council Kozak supported an anti-violence initiative put forward by marijuana law reform group Stop the Violence BC, and during last year’s election she earned the endorsement of Sensible BC. “These are retired police chiefs, politicians and judges. These are people who have been dealing with this issue for a long time. They’re saying very clearly our current laws aren’t working.” But that doesn’t mean she wants to be associated with the controversial plant, nor does she support storefront locations for dispensaries. “I don’t want to be remembered as the pot mayor,” she told me. “That’s not who I am.”

Asking questions Kozak said the community needs to find a better way to grapple with

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the complicated issues surrounding addiction and mental health distress. “What is the core issue here? It’s about addiction and giving people the freedom of choice and support they need. And if you want to talk about it in dollars and cents, with the cost of policing and health care, we’re talking about a lot of people’s lives being destroyed. There has got to be a better way.” During the election, Sensible BC asked whether Kozak would encourage the Nelson Police Board to take a more lenient stance on marijuana. She said though she’s now taken on the role, she isn’t aware what the current stance is. “I’m only one member of a sixperson board, and I’ve only been to four meetings. This has not come up at all. I haven’t heard anything about a crackdown or anything like that. I need to start asking those questions.” Burkart agrees. He said the city needs to create a comprehensive plan on how to regulate this fledgling market, otherwise the task of keeping the lid on the industry will continue to fall to them. “Somebody, it won’t be us, will have to come up with regulations.

They’ll have to explore the fees, the rules. That’s exactly what Vancouver is looking to do now.” Burkart said anticipating legalization is no big deal. “If at some point they legalize, we’ll live with that the same way we’ve lived with the home grows all this time. Now with dispensaries it’s the same thing.”

Public input In an interview, Nelson Sensible BC spokesman Herb Couch praised Vancouver’s move to regulate the dispensary market, and said the same thing is needed locally. “We’ve had our local compassion club since 1999. Do we need another dispensary? The market will decide, I guess. If someone wanted to set one up, it would be wise to lobby council to set up guidelines.” Couch said a public hearing is needed. “We need to ensure medical marijuana patients have reliable access to the medicine,” he said. Meanwhile, Lindroos said he’s moving ahead with his third location. Burkart said they’re aware of his intentions, and will keep an eye on the situation. I plan to do the same thing.

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Student seeks improved technology

have been attending L.V. Rogers for almost a year. In the time that I have been at the school, I have had numerous encounters with technology in which the computers did not meet my needs. When I heard about teachers needing to change the curriculum to work around the problems, I felt that it was time for the students to take initiative and approach the school board. I asked students to write letters and a group of fellow students and I created a petition which we brought around to classrooms for students to sign. I also plan to approach our mayor, MLA, and the premier to highlight these issues. Computers are a necessity for the classroom due to the importance of technology in the learning environment and our modern world. The unfortunate reality about the computers at L.V. Rogers is that they often do not work, the Internet is too slow to serve the purposes of the teachers and the students, and there are not enough computers for each class. Below are some very specific examples of these issues: 1) I am currently in a Planning 10 and a Social Studies 11 class, which are both highly dependent on the use of computers. Every day computers are required for research, typing, and to use other programs. In my Planning classroom there are 11 computers, only one of which works. This leaves each student with four minutes of computer time; five minutes of which are lost logging on to the slow school server. Because there are no computer labs, many teachers are forced to alter the course outline to work around the lack of functioning computers. 2) Several weeks ago, after spending

with the school district, but rather with the computer situation at my school. I understand it is difficult to come up with a budget that attempts to solve all problems when funds are limited. While I say this, I still think that technology at L.V. Rogers should be a priority. After having talked to a few of the students and teachers, I would suggest that an appropriate plan of action would be firstly to approach the wireless internet issue; secondly to create a more reliable, easier to log onto school computer network; and thirdly to approach the issues of slow computers in the library computer lab. One suggestion that my Planning 10 class and I came up with to solve the computer problem is to buy Chrome Books. Instead of costing $1,500, Chrome Books can cost as little as $200. The great thing about these laptops is that they are set up so that only few programs can be downloaded onto them, such as Internet Explorer and Microsoft Word. If there is a problem with the Chrome Book, the simplicity of its running software allows one to reset it in about 15 minutes. I would also like to offer to do a student and/or a parent school budgeting survey. We could take a list of key budgeting factors, and have people rate them in terms of importance. This survey would give you feedback on what all of the people involved with the school district think about how money is being spent, as well as how they think that money should be spent in the future.

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Community Comment hours working on a five-page document, it was deleted from my thumb drive on the school computer because of how the software on the computers is configured. The following weekend, I spent those hours retyping the document I lost. I am not the only student that has had this experience. 3) Teachers are unable to display websites, videos, and other learning materials from the web because of how slow the wireless Internet is. The Internet also does not support students doing research on their own devices. Since wireless Internet and computers work hand-in-hand, the Wi-Fi inefficiency limits many web-related activities in the classroom. I want to make it clear that I’m not upset

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The very close quarters below deck are not for the fastidious or the claustrophobic. What seemed so quaint the night before now looked like we were truly in the hold of a pirate ship. But modern day pirates have an ensuite, and after taking coffee and croissants on deck in the morning sun, we were suitably restored enough to explore Boston. We spent the next night at the Hyatt Boston Harbour Hotel. Located only a two minute walk from the Logan Airport ferry terminal it is in a great location for zipping across the “Hahbah” in an open air water taxi. It was summer and it was hot! We enjoyed the buskers around the harbour walk and then wandered around the cobblestone streets along the “freedom trail” a 2.5 mile walk with sixteen sights that pertain to the Revolutionary War. Boston is famous for its Irish heritage so it was obligatory to end our tour in one of the many Irish pubs!

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this weekend The Ymir Hotel hosts a country and bluegrass jam every Friday night. Things get started around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9. Come ready to dance.

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FOOD AND MUSIC TO LIVE BY

Friday

MAY 8TH

Dinner with Johnny Magick followed by Friday Night Live Open Jam hosted by Marty Carter, Jimmy Lewis, Patrick Bonin & Danny De Villo. This is where the parties at! Double Margaritas are $8.50!

Saturday

MAY 9TH

The Bison Brothers will be ﬁlling the house with their exciting repertoire of original blues rock, alternative rock, and cow punk. Come hear this kootenay’s root-rockin power trio $8 at the door. Not to be missed! Double Caesars are $8.50.

Tuesday

MAY 12TH

Open Mic Hip Hop hosted by Evade Beatz & DJ Ripple. Come show us your best beat boxing. Come in for Taco Tuesday, only $3.00 for a Fish, Prawn or Avocado Taco. Double Highballs are $7.50

Wednesday

MAY 13TH

We are proud to have The Implicate Order, a Calgary based alternative rock quartet. Their driving sound is infused with pop and progressive elements, making for a unique sonic mashup. Not to miss! $5 cover

Thursday MAY 14TH Ladies Night Dance Party featuring DJ Eyedawg & Mister Leon jackin’ the house with their funky breaks / future bass/ house! Have a double long island ice tea for only $8.50

Happy Hour

5-6pm Tuesday - Saturday with $12 jugs of beer and 1/2 price appies! Come join the fun!

Community Events Join the Spring Coffee Party at the Nelson United Church, 602 Silica Street, on Friday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Enjoy coffee or tea. The cost is $5 per person. There will be a bake table and plant sale as well. BINGO! at the Harrop Hall on Saturday, May 9, 6:30 p.m. Join friends and neighbours for an evening of fun and great prizes. Fundraiser for the Kootenay Lake Family Network, providing opportunities for area families to connect and grow since 2005. Help them celebrate their 10th anniversary. A family friendly event. For more info call 250-2292279 or email kootenaylakefamilynetwork@ gmail.com. The historic SS Moyie Sternwheeler in Kaslo is opening for the season this Mother’s Day, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with free admission on opening day. Step back 100 years in the oldest, intact, passenger sternwheeler ship in the world, with a collection of artifacts. Donations gratefully accepted.

Weekly Meetings Djembe drum circle every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay at Victoria St. from 7 p.m. A fee of $5 for the evening. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums. Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women is at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@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). 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, call 250-352-3391. Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601

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 are welcome and it’s free.

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 250352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250-3527333 for Friday.

Monthly Meetings The Nelson and area Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group’s regular monthly meeting will be at the Lake St. Health Co-op on Wednesday May 6 at 7 p.m. Please contact Gail Russell at 250-352-7444 further information. All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Activities at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For more information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons. Nelson People in Pain Network support group is meeting Wednesday, May 6, from1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Shambhala Meditation Centre, 812 Stanley Street.. The Council of Canadians Nelson chapter will have its regular monthly meeting on Saturday, May 9 at 10 a.m., 101 Baker Street (downstairs). All welcome. Info: 250-352-9871.

Workshops Ellison’s Market offers free one-hour workshops every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11.a.m.

Announcements Get ready for a horse show. The 15th Annual H.A.C.K. Spring Schooling Show will be hosted by the Horse Association of Central Kootenay at the Nelson Riding Grounds on May 23 and 24. For more info, call 250-359-7097. Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 is a nonprofit organization aiding veterans and providing charitable funding to local non-profit groups and high schools. Membership is avwailable to the public. Members and their guests enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, big-screen television for sports, barbecues, monthly celebrations, beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Info: rclbr51@telus. net or 250-352-7727/250-352-6464.

Weekly Meetings Djembe drum circle every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay at Victoria from 7 pm. Participanwts are encouraged to bring their own drums. A fee of $5 for the evening. Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women will be held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@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). Community Threads holds a fibre craft-themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nelson and District 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. Call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email tirab@uniserve.com. 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, call 250-3523391 or pick up a complete list at the Cellar. Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly. 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 250352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250-3527333 for Friday.

Weekly Meetings Nelson Trail Runners drop-in trail runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check them out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email nelsontrailrunnerz@gmail. com to confirm times. It’s a non-competitive, all abilities trail running group with over 100 members. Trailrunners or email nelsontrailrunnerz@gmail.com to confirm times.

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14TH ANNUAL GARDEN FESTIVAL MAY 9TH • 10 - 3 50 booths of veggies, flowers, perennials and annuals, shrubs and bulbs. Rain or Shine.It’s free so come on down! 200 block of Baker St and 500 block of Kootenay St. ecosociety.ca

Theatre The Capitol Theatre and Pilot.Co.Pilot presents Ramshackle Theatre performing puppet show Sci-Fi Double Feature on Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 p.m. Visually gorgeous, full of wit and humour, anarchy and magic this show is a one-take 1960s sci-fi B-movie. First, the Attack of the Slime-O-Trons: two intergalactic lovers must save earth from a hoard of vengeful invaders or perish in the fight to save the world. That’s followed by Last Day on Earth: a genius professor and his dog travel back in time on a quest to prove the existence of a three-headed dinosaur, only to find they’ve arrived minutes before an impending meteorite threatens mass extinction.Tickets are $15 for adults and $12.50 for students at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone 250.352-6363.

Join the 119 year old hotel ymir

The Bison Brothers (above, L-R: drummer Colin Righton, guitarist Tim Ross, bassist Ferdy Belland) hit the stage at the Royal on Baker this coming Saturday, May 9 with their exciting repertoire of original blues-rock, alt-country, and cow-punk.

monday - Sunday

is $15 at the door. Presented by Madpipper Entertainment and Graffitti Music. Visit johnnycashtribute.ca.

Students $12. Balcony seating $12. Proceeds from the Friday 6pm concert will be donated to the Pura Vida Foundation.

Campbell+ Green, When One Door Closes at the Langham Theatre in Kaslo on Friday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. A contemporary folk/pop style from ballad to upbeat with a touch of blues, country and light rock. Advance tickets $10 at Sunnyside Naturals and at Willow Home Boutique in Kaslo. Or $12 at the door. For more information, visit thelangham.ca.

A concert by cello/bass duo, The Cellar Notes will take place on Monday, May 18 at Saint Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral commencing at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. The Cellar Notes Duo of Jeff Faragher, cello and Alex Nichol, double bass will be presenting a musical offering spanning four centuries and six cultures.

CONCERTS

On the Road Productions presents The Great Lake Swimmers at the Civic Theatre in Nelson, playing live on Monday, June 1 with The Weather Station. Advance tickets are $25 plus taxes at Eclectic Circus and the Hume Hotel. Also available now online at OnTheRoadManagement.com. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.

open 3pm-9pm, will stay open later for parties! over 20 musical instruments to choose from to play anytime Every Friday join us for the Country & Bluegrass Jam

STAY THE NIGHT!

MUSIC Fort Knox Five brings the funk to the Spiritbar on Saturday, May 9 starting at 10 p.m. Touring in support of their new album Pressurize The Cabin. While the album has a global scope, funk is the common denominator, tying it all together. The grooves range from hiphop to disco to electro to latin. Get on board and prepare for takeoff as they play live. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Hume Hotel. The Bison Brothers hit the stage at the Royal on Baker this coming Saturday, May 9 with their exciting repertoire of original bluesrock, alt-country, and cow-punk. With a sound reminiscent of CCR, Tom Petty, the Blasters, and Jason & the Scorchers, the Bison Brothers have been winning hearts and minds across Western Canada since 2012 and looks forward to kicking it out loud and strong for their debut Nelson performance. Showtime at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $8 at the door. For more information visit royalgrillnelson.com. David James and the Big River will be live at The Royal on Saturday, May 16. A tribute to Johnny Cash, the show starts at 8 p.m. Cost

Corazón (68 singers) and the Lalin Ensemble (15 singers), both directed by Allison Girvan, present their year-end concert When the Earth Stood Still. Four shows: Friday May 29, 6pm and 8pm, and Saturday May 30, 2pm and 6pm, at the Nelson United Church. Tickets at the Capitol Theatre box office or online at www. capitoltheatre.ca. Regular admission $18. ROOTED IN COMMUNITY Volunteer Skills Development Training

Nelson and District Women’s Centre May 11th - June 4th 2015 Tues. and Thurs. 9:00 am - 11:30 am 420 Mill St. Nelson BC 250-352-9916 or leah@nelsonwomenscentre.com www.nelsonwomenscentre.com

Movies Clouds of Sils Maria plays at the Civic Theatre on Friday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Starring Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart and Chloe Grace Moretz, the film tells the story of a veteran actress who comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier. For more information visit civictheatre.ca. Monkey Kingdom plays at the Civic Theatre on May 8 and May 9 and 12 at 6:45 p.m. The May 10 screening will be at 4 p.m. A nature documentary that follows a newborn monkey and its mother as they struggle to survive

within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who lived in the storied jungles of South Asia. Narrated by Tina Fey. For more information visit civictheatre.ca. On May 8 and May 10 at 6:45 and on May 12 at 8:30 p.m. the Civic Theatre presents Danny Collins, a film about an aging rock star who decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon. The movie will begin at 8:30 p.m. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

DANCE Get Bent Bollywood Bellydancers are performing in Nelson on May 15 at the Capitol Theatre. This high-energy dance show is a nonprofit fundraiser for positive youth programs. Doors will be at 7:30 p.m., and the show will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $13 for students.

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Arts

Chocolates & Wine! Both available at our store.

‘Menace, madness and genius’ Crank it 6 live broadcast features Geoff Berner, Kris Demeanor and Carolyn Mark

614 Railway Street 250 352-3711

Nelson Sunday, May 24, 2015 Lakeside Park Rotary Shelter Check in: 10 am • Start: 11 am

Will Johnson Nelson Star The last time Geoff Berner played a concert in the basement of Kootenay Co-op Radio, the show was packed solid, sold out and sweaty. He fondly remembers the spectacle of the evening, and the connection he made with his Kootenay audience. “People in the Kootenays are intense thinkers. What I like is that defiant, protest

mindset everyone’s got. There’s real value in that,” Berner told the Star. “Plus those guys know how to party.” That’s why he’s coming back for more next week. As part of the Crank it to 6 concert series, Berner will be playing alongside Kris Demeanor and Carolyn Mark. “Kris was the first poet laureate of Calgary and Carolyn is probably the wittiest person I know by a considerable distance. We tried out this format on Saltspring and it was grand.” Berner has performed a number of times in the Kootenays, and recently completed a trio of albums under the name Whiskey Rabbi. Years ago a journalist searching for a way to describe Berner’s music resorted to quoting Hunter S. Thompson, writing that it was “a wild combination of menace, madness and

May 8th - Moontricks w Metaphoracle + Subclaim May 9th - Fort Knox Five w DJ Soup- The Soup Kitchen May 15th - Mat The Alien w Shiny Things May 16th - Lint + Subservice w Rabs & Rafferty Funksmith May 22nd - Carmanah w Andrew Parkhouse & The Magpies May 23rd - LongWalkShortDock w/Rim Visuals + more May 28th - Gay Nineties May 29th - Wackutt May 30th - 4th Annual Kootenay Music Awards!

Clockwise from top: Geoff Burner, Kris Demeanor, and Carolyn Mark are coming to Nelson next Wednesday.

June 5th - The Thrill Show w Scarlet Mary Rose Burlesque June 6th - Sonny Rhodes June 7th- Danny Michel - On Sale Soon! June 12 - Locarno

genius … fragmented coherence that wreaks havoc on the mind of any listener.” Berner loves that description, and appreciates the comparison to the Gonzo author. He said one of his most popular tunes is a Yiddish song that roughly translates to “*** the police”. “I feel like we’re at a point in time, with aboriginal people and Occupy Wall Street and all that, where that’s a sentiment that means a lot to people.” He said his act could be characterized as political. “I don’t leave anything out. A lot of musicians, they leave out the politics part of life because they don’t think it belongs in music, but I think everything goes in there, and Carolyn and Kris have the same attitude,” he said. “It’s not just a bunch of cliches. We’re singing about sexual politics. There are drinking songs and drugs songs and protest songs and songs about having kids, whatever. You just throw everything that’s part of your life into the work, and it that way you elevate ordinary life to place where you can think about it more, feel it more deeply.” Berner said he looks forward to playing again as a triple-threat. “One thing we have in common is we all play dark-humoured drinking songs. That’s a big part of all of our repertoire, so that’s where we connect.” He said most songs will feature at least two of the three musicians, and the format of the evening will leave plenty of room for improvisation, random jamming, interruptions and intoxicated sing-alongs. “It should have something like a Rat Pack aspect.” The show begins at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 and will be aired live. Tickets are $15 at the door, and KCR requests “no glass/jerks/entitlement”. For more information visit the Crank it to 6 concert series on Facebook.

Georama’s

June 13th - SubSoul w Erica Dee + More

s ’ r D e h a t o y M Sunday, May 10

June 23rd - The Wooden Sky June 30th - GOB - All Canadian Punk Party July 6th - Beenie Man w Zaga Zow Band + DJ Dubconscious July 10th - Snowday + Rabs and Mooves

Artisan Fair

Food delivery: Sunday to thurSday 9am- 11pm Friday and Saturday 9am - midnight

liquor delivery 9am - 11pm 7 dayS per week

& Beverage DELIVERY

Food

352-5331

For a downloadable menu go to: www.humehotel.com/Menus Pizza now available 11am till Late!

Common name: Dwarf or Miniature Conifers Botanical Names: Abies, Arborvitae, Pinus, Picea and others Most people are fascinated with dwarf or miniature plants. Just like other specialty plants, dwarf conifers can become collector’s items. In the landscape these small plants can be used in special beds, troughs, raised beds or containers. They can be used when designing gardens with small spaces, condominiums, or Japanese gardens. They combine well with heathers and alpines. They can also be used instead of statuary as in the case of trained topiaries. These conifers can provide year round interest in our gardens and can serve well in both formal and informal settings. Dwarf conifer is a relative term, but is a plant that doesn’t grow to the normal size of the species or takes many years

to do so. Pruning these to maintain size and shape is relatively easy but you must follow some ‘rules of thumb’. Pines can be controlled in size and shape by pruning the new growth called candles before they open to new needles. Spruce and Fir can be trimmed just in front of the ‘fat’ growth buds. These buds will start new branches the following year. Yew and Hemlock have latent growth buds on most branches and can be pruned or sheared most of the year. Arborvitae and Junipers can be controlled by shearing new growth almost to their point of origin, trim after the flush of new growth occurs. Until new week, keep cool and keep watering your plants - it’s going to be HOT!

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$2 at the door, 52 Vendors! Kootenay Artisan Fair

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Spend Mother’s Day with your mom at Georama! Tour the grounds, visit our cafe, and pick out the perfect gift! Enter mom’s name to win a fabulous door prize on Sunday, May 11.

Give your mom the gift of Wellness

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Mother’s Day

Just a short scenic drive west of Nelson on Granite Rd. www.georamagrowers.com Sunday May 10,Sundays 20159-4 Mon to Sat 8-5:30 Open

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Give your mom the gift of Wellness

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Mother’s Day

Brunch

at the Hume Hotel and the Baker Street Grill. Reservations Recommended!

Adults 17.99 + GST & Kids 11.99 + GST Breakfast Items • Artisan Cheeses • Soups Salads • Assorted Desserts • Beverages

Celebrate Mom

Hole at the 19th h Buffet $20 Brunc :00pm -1 9:30am Mimosa Includes a m! for Mo

When You call, We deliver! We have your Mother’s Day taken care of! Beautiful Fresh Flowers, Delicious Daniel’s Chocolates, Unique Orchids & Flowering Dish Gardens!

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH 10am - 2pm Sunday May 10th

$25

KIDS HALF PRICE

Seafood tower, Breakfast, Salads, Omelette Station, Carving Station, Pasta, Fruits, Cheeses, Desserts...

WE HAVE IT ALL! The 19th Hole @ Granite Pointe 250.352.5913

p: 250.505.5222 513 Front St. Nelson

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Prestige Lakeside Resort Reservations 778.463.2236

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Community Heather Hild with son Carter in India. Submitted photo

Presentation looks at travelling with kids

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Submitted to the Nelson Star Having kids can be an adventure, but it doesn’t need to be the end of your adventures. Travel advisor Heather Hild offers a free presentation on family travel on Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library. Family Travel: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly looks at the opportunities and challenges of travel with kids. Hild moved with her family to Nelson from Calgary two years ago to open Pay it Forward Travel. Her two kids, aged 3½ and nine months, have been travel companions, with trips to India and Europe a great chance for

hands-on learning. She shares what she’s learned about encouraging the good times, keeping bad behaviour in check, and being prepared for ugly emergencies in this one-hour presentation. “If you’re prepared, you can handle anything that may happen,” she says. The presentation will discuss educational travel beyond all-inclusives, how to help your kids make the transition to new places, cultures, and time zones, and how to be prepared for health and other emergencies — so things stay good, and the bad and the ugly are kept at bay.

Ramshackle Theatre presents

Help Us... Help Them... 2015 CHILD HEALTH BC

CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Sunday May 24th, 2015 Granite Pointe Golf Course Registration 10am . Shotgun Start 12 noon Delicious Buffet Dinner and Prizes $100 for Golf & Dinner per Person

! VISUALLY GORGEOUS, FULL OF WIT AND HUMOUR, AN ARCHY & MAGIC...

Interested in Sponsorship? Want to register? Contact: Ted Murrell - Store Manager at Save-on-Foods 953 Phone: 250 352 7617 . Email: 953sm@owfg.com

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Buy online @ capitolt heat re.bc.ca Box Office 250 352-6363 Tuesday-Fr i day noon-4:30pm Created by: Brian Fidler & Edward Westerhuis Music and Sound Design: Jordy Walker

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We deliver. Chinese & Continental dishes Have our delicious food brought to you!

655 Jorgenson Rd

P: 250.352.1633

Tues-Fri 9:30-9:30 Sat-Sun 9-9:30 Closed Mondays

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Come experience what locals already know…..

Rose Garden Cafe

GREAT

Opening May 16!!

food, great service, great times

left coast inland cuisine. award winning wine list.

www.allseasonscafe.com Open Nightly from 5 pm 620 Herridge Lane Nelson BC 250 352 0101

’S ACKSON HOLE & GRILL Great Food, Great Service, Great Times!

For the Summer of 2015

11am-6:30pm 352-0059 We’re looking forward to serving and seeing you!

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Lakeside Park

Louie’s Steakhouse Presents

3 course

$35 Menu

Sun -Thurs

MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH & DINNER May10th

Legendary Brunch

Rotisserie Chicken & Ribs, Steaks, Seafood, Pasta, Burgers and Homemade Desserts

New spring menu 250-352-2744 bibonelson.ca

153 Baker Street • 352-3525

Specializing in Greek cuisine, fresh Mediterranean Style Roast La mb served nightly. Come try our world fa mous fish‘n’chips, a Nelson icon for over 25 years. Gourmet burgers, wraps and sandwiches. We offer a wide selection of vegetarian dishes. Join us for every occasion. Open Daily 11am • 616 Baker Street 354-4848

All You Can Eat Dinner Buffet 4:45 - 7:45 Adult $14.75 Senior $13.00 Menu & Combo All day

250.352.9688 | 702 Vernon St. Nelson

Wine wednesday’s $10 OFF Every Bottle

$2 OFF Every glass OPEN DAILY FROM 4PM - MIDNIGHT

(250) 352- 5570

Jersey

Give-Away! One hockey jersey will be given away at the end of every Canucks game.

616 Vernon St. 250.352.2715

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Lunch Special $16 until 5pm Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad Served with a cup of our homemade daily soup. A bed of Rotini noodles, topped with fresh carrots, peppers, onions, cucumbers, and celery. Sprinkled with Feta cheese and fresh tomatoes

Dinner Special $25 after 5pm Pick a Pasta…. Served with a cup of our homemade daily soup. Your choice of a Smokey Chicken Carbonara, Cajun Beef Linguine, or Linguine Primavera, all served with garlic toast. Pair your favorite pasta with your choice of either a 9oz glass

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Indulge Nelson is back! From Sunday to Wednesday April 19 – May 14, food lovers can enjoy fabulous Prix Fixe menu items at any of the participating restaurants for these four nights each week. Prix Fixe (fixed price) menus are priced at $15, $25, $35 or $45 (wine or beer pairing may also be available). As a further incentive, we want to reward “Indulgent” diners by offering a draw for those who have eaten out 3 times or more. Bring (or scan) your three receipts to the Nelson Star and we will enter you in a draw to win $25 gift certificates from all of the participating Indulge restaurants!

of Pinot Grigio, or a 9oz Wildhorse Canyon Merlot

524 Vernon Street, Nelson 250.354.1919

*Note price does not include tax

First Course Oso Negro Espresso and Dessert

$10

Numero Uno

Ensalada/ greens, apple, fennel, house made panela cheese, kale chips

Cappuccino, espresso or latte with your choice of five desserts made in house daily by Sage Tapas Baker Allison Schlosser.

Curried Salt Spring Island Mussels | Grilled Flat Bread or

Seared Polenta | Caramelized Onions | Oyster Mushrooms | Spinach | Shaved Parmesan

Tapas and BC Wine

Numero Dos

$22

Costillas/Tamarind glazed ribs, shaved spring slaw, fried plantains, drunken beans, elote corn cob

Cheese Platter and Sauvignon Blanc. Mixture of cheeses including warm brie, served with crostinis and berry compete. With a glass of BC wine of choice. See selection in house.

Numero Tres

Herb Lamb and Feta Bites

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Submitted to the Nelson Star A grateful family wants to give back for the care their daughter received at the Spokane Shriners Hospital. Robert Goertz and his family are organizing a 241 km (150 mile) relay run from Shriners Hospitals for Children – Spokane to Nelson to raise money and awareness about the Spokane Shriners Hospital and how Shriners of BC and Yukon provide transportation for getting patients there and back. It’s expected to leave the Spokane Shriners hospital at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 and arrive in Nelson Monday morning. “My daughter’s life has been transformed through the care and treatment she received from Dr. Bronson and the entire staff of the Shriners Hospital in Spokane,” Goertz says. “I know my daughter’s story isn’t completely unique. There are thousands of children every year whose lives are changed forever by the work of the Shriners Organization, this is something we can do to say thank you.” The group of participants from the Nelson area includes a member of the legislature, police officers, doctor, chiropractor and realtors. From the Spokane area, hospital staff, patients, Shriners Hospital wheelchair athletes and members of Shriners Temple El Katif and Gizeh from British Columbia will join the team as they take off from the hospital. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health care system of 22 locations dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs.

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Tomlin achieves Gold dance BMX track now open Submitted to the Nelson Star The Nelson Skating Club has a lot to be proud of this spring. As well as one skater recently becoming a quadruple Gold test skater, recently Breanna Tomilin became the first skater in the club to achieve Gold dances in many years when she passed her fourth Gold dance, the Westminster Waltz. “Breanna is a super dancer, and really improved her speed and power this season,” said dance coach Sarah Gower. “She has a real talent for being able to dance with the partner as one unit. As she was the first skater I had taken through all the Gold dances, she will have a special place in my coaching memories.” Tomlin is considered an exceptional role model at the Nelson

Skating Club, and was put forward for the Kootenay region STARSkate athlete award to recognize the excellence of her achievements and highlight her positive attitude, ability to overcome challenges and amazing sportsmanship. To see Tomlin and the rest of the club skaters performing, come and be entertained by the On Broadway spectacle on ice on Saturday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the complex arena. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. The Nelson Skating Club is a non-profit society run by volunteers, dedicated to developing skaters for every sport including hockey, ringette, speed skating and figure skating. For more information, visit the club website at nelsonfigureskatingclub.ca.

Breanna Tomilin: Gold Dance achievement and Nelson Skating Club STARSkate athlete 2014/15

Submitted to the Nelson Star West Kootenay BMX has opened for the season. Last year was the second full year of operation which was very successful with new members joining from all around the West Kootenay. As is the case at all BMX tracks, a supportive family environment is beginning to develop at the track with a great vibe. Once again, the track has been overhauled by the maintenance staff and now features larger turns and jumps, and widened sections. The technical challenge of the track has gone up a few levels, but is still able to be ridden by all and that’s part of what makes BMX such an inclusive sport. Weekly local races run Saturdays in May, June and September and Monday evenings in July and August. Race registration is 10 to 11 a.m. for

the Saturdays and 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. for the Mondays. Racing licences are available at the track during event times, starting at $65 and there is a discount for families. Coaching clinics will also run throughout the season, helping with learning skills that get riders around the track faster. Local bike shops are carrying BMX race bikes so stop in and have a look. West Kootenay BMX is a BMX Canada-sanctioned track so riders can race at any BC or US track. Every track runs weekly local races and there is also the provincial and national series which makes for a very active racing scene in BC. The track is located at the Salmo ski hill in the land below the parking lot. For access turn right on Salmo Heights Road before the ski hill and follow the signs.

Dates changed for Nelson youth soccer camp BILL METCALFE Nelson Star This summer’s youth soccer camp run by the first-time collaboration between Nelson Youth Soccer and the Whitecaps Academy will now run July 20 to 24, changed from dates announced in April. This is because the original dates conflicted with another soccer camp, and there were players who wanted to attend both, says the Whitecaps’ Brett Adams. “The relationship between the Whitecaps and Nelson Youth Soccer

is that we want everyone to experience as many soccer opportunities as possible, so by doing this it means kids have a wider spectrum of choice,” Adams said. The camp will run at the Lakeside fields, in three categories: Mini camps (U5 to U6) Basic skills and fun — 10 a.m. to noon Skills camp (U7 to U14) Themed sessions for all levels — 10 a.m. to noon Skills World Cup Camp (U7 to U14) Skills camp and afternoon World Cup tournament — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Merissa Dawson advances at U-18 hockey tryouts Nelson Star Staff Nelson’s Merissa Dawson made the top 40 at the BC U-18 hockey tryouts in Richmond over the weekend and has been invited to the next camp May 13 to 17 in Salmon Arm. Dawson, a former West Kootenay bantam

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Wildcat, played for the Golden Jackets and picked up one assist in her team’s lone win in three games. Fellow Kootenaians Kendra Waterstreet of Fruitvale and Tiana Ewasiuk of Cranbrook also had good weekends but didn’t advance.

Nelson track athlete Matti Erickson, 12, broke five records at the recent Legion track meet at Haley Park in Warfield, including four in hurdles and one in long jump. (He’s at left in bib 294.) He set five records at the same meet as a 10-year-old and four more as an 11-year-old. Jim Bailey/Trail Times photo

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Mattie Gunterman (centre) is one of the subjects of Amy Bohigian’s film project Dreamers and Dissidents. Gunterman, seen here clowning around with the Williams sisters at the Nettie L mine near Ferguson, was a camp cook and photographer whose work wasn’t fully appreciated until after her death. Photo by Mattie Gunterman

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Proposed Kootenay Operations Centre Later this year, FortisBC will submit an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for approval to construct a FortisBC operations centre in Castlegar. If the BCUC approves the application, FortisBC expects facility construction to begin in the spring of 2016. The proposed facility will mainly provide FortisBC with a long-term solution for replacing aging facilities and those that are reaching the end of their useful life in the Kootenays. The new operations centre will allow us to better serve our customers in the region. For more information and to submit comments, visit fortisbc.com/KootenayOps, email KootenayOpsFeedback@fortisbc.com or call 1-866-436-7847. FortisBC uses the FortisBC name and logo under license from Fortis Inc. (15-135.3 04/2015)

Dreamers and Dissidents, will screen at the Civic Theatre on May 28 WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star When Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian began searching through archival photos, interviewing Kootenay residents and compiling personal histories for her nine-part historical documentary series Dreamers and Dissidents, there was a moment when she realized the gravity of the project she’d embarked on. “All these stories are comprised of archival images, either from family albums or regional archives. In some cases I was looking at a person’s pictures from straight out of a shoebox. When you handle someone’s photographs and try to tell their life story you realize that you’re creating a legacy. That person might still be with us, or they might be long gone, but you’re looking to create their history. That’s a huge responsibility,” Bohigian told the Star while celebrating the recent completion of the project with her crew at the Gyro Park lookout. Bohigian first pitched her project to the Knowledge Network as a series called If These Mountains Could Talk. She received a $40,000 commission after being selected from a pool of 27 other filmmakers and was hoping to explore the impact of the Kootenays’ geography on the social makeup of the area. But as she got further along in the filming and editing process, the human element kept drifting to the forefront. “We were going through the process of refining it and our executive director Murray Battle called me up and said ‘Amy, the

mountains aren’t talking anymore’,” That’s when we realized this project was about the people, and we needed a new title.” She said the title Dreamers and Dissidents captures the aspirational, generation-spanning spirit of the Kootenays. “The types of people who have lived here over the generations, they came here with a dream. Maybe it was for riches or to start a new life for their family. Some were fleeing persecution from other places, and became anti-establishment voices. The reason I’m intrigued is they all have certain connections to who I am, and it’s a reflection of who we are today.” One example of that spirit is Kootenay pioneer Mattie Gunterman, who became famous as a camp cook in the Lardeau. One of the films depicts her life story. “Here’s a woman who gave up on city life. She wanted something new, she needed to start over, so she walked 600 miles [965 km] to Beaton. She couldn’t live in Seattle anymore so she took her Winchester and an axe and walked the Dewdney Trail.” Bohigian was particularly interested in how Gunterman devoted herself to documenting her own life through the lens of her camera. She was fascinated by the images she discovered. “Mattie was a photographer, she’d learned from her uncle, and she took her camera and documented her life in pictures all along the way. She captured the times they had dancing in the kitchen, swimming in lakes and at resorts. These images are a window into

this woman’s life.” Nelson thespian Bessie Wapp provides the voiceover, reading Gunterman’s words verbatim. In some cases the subjects were still alive and narrated their own short, but Bohigian sought out local actors for those who had passed away. “To be able to put these stories forward as our history is important. I’m giving them a voice, a document created with their own words. This is history through people’s eyes. History is often negotiated through a textbook or a professor or a teacher, but we’re removing that third party to let the people speak for themselves.” Bohigian is especially pleased that she was able to assemble a world-class production team exclusively with local talent. “I’m really proud of the fact that I could look around in the Kootenays and find the best people for the job right here in our own backyard.” Knowledge Network CEO Rudy Buttingnol and director of original content Murray Battle are travelling to Nelson to host a free screening of the shorts on May 28. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Theatre. Tickets are available from civictheatre.ca. After the screening the films will be used as interstitials between longer programs on the Knowledge Network. The first onair screening will be on BC Day this year at 8 p.m. “They’re going to be played for many years to come,” Bohigian said. For more information visit watershedproductions.com.

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here’s nothing like a cookbook to make you hungry. Earlier this year I headed out into Nelson’s culinary community to pitch a winwin idea. Building on the success of our 2010 literary cookbook Seasonings, a new book, Pairings: A compendium of beloved recipes and books from the chefs of Nelson, will celebrate the culinary brilliance of our community, and the books that sustain us. I asked Nelson restaurants to provide up to four recipes. I asked for personal favourites, the kind of things that might be a lunchtime or dinner special, a featured dessert or an appetizer, salad dressing or sauce. And I asked for the name of a book they’ve loved. The idea? To create a book jam packed with delicious

recipes to make at home. To offer a reading list for all tastes and types. To celebrate Nelson’s unique restaurants, because much as we love to cook, we all love to go out for a meal and have our tastebuds tingled by the experts. And to raise money for the library’s collections and databases, so that we can keep this area’s thirst for knowledge satiated. Nelson chefs responded to the call — 21, in fact! And then the recipes started rolling in. And I started getting hungry. Salivate with me for a moment: there’s samaki harra (pistachio and herb-stuffed salmon) from chef Rania Kassem at Mana’eesh Middle Eastern; creamy chicken and chorizo pasta from chef Jenn Francoeur at the Vienna Café; and chocolate beer chili from chef Trevor Ditzel at Re-Lish Bistro. Pique your palate with Ki Mow Woon Sen — drunken glass noodles with chicken from chef Rangsiwut Klinsutho at Busaba Thai Café, or buckwheat and beet salad from chef Roger Quayle at Sanderella’s Starbird Teahouse. Enhance your entree with serial hill hummus from chef

Rick Nixon at Itza Ristorante, or olive tapenade from chefs Robert Little and Dave Shaw at Louie’s Steakhouse. Wet your whistle with orange bitters from June McEwen and Shane Bump of BiBO. Satisfy your sweet tooth with banana habanero cheesecake from chef Mike Helsa at Cantina Del Centro. There’s everything from soup (hearty mushroom, from chef Levi Nicoll at Kootenay Bakery Café) to nuts (pecan torte from chef Ward Nelson at the Hume Hotel) and in between (pear and cranberry chutney from chef Steve Kirby, Max and Irma’s) — and this is just a taste. Add recipes by the chefs at Kootenay Smokehouse, Frog Peak Café, Oso Negro Coffee, Nelson Brewing Company, Main Street Diner and the four mentioned below (read on), and you’ve got a knock-out menu. The recipes are in — 75 of them! — and the book is beginning to take shape in the talented hands of designer Steven Cretney of The Forest Design. Seasoned photographer David Gluns has begun his work, including a stunning cover photograph with the help of All Seasons

Oxygen Art Market back for 5th year

Submitted to the Nelson Star Every year, the Oxygen Art Market attracts hundreds of art-lovers to the Oxygen Art Centre. And it’s no wonder. Over 40 established and emerging Kootenay artists submit their paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and other 2D work for this weekend-long event. The work is hung “Salon” style, in the manner of the Académie des Beaux–Arts exhibitions in Paris at the turn of the century, Blackpress 2.833 x 3 where work was hung on every available wall space from ceiling to floor. With over 150

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Anne DeGrace is the adult services coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every other week.

Kurama Sushi chef Yoshi Shirotani, taken during a photo shoot with Pairings photographer David Gluns.

pieces on display, the hanging is a major undertaking for the volunteer committee, and it makes for a striking event. Oxygen Art Market is an opportunity to experience first-hand the breadth of work made by West Kootenay artists, and to get yourself a piece of original, locally-made art. With 50 per cent of the sales given to the Oxygen Art Centre, the Art Market has become an important fundraiser for the centre. Oxygen is governed by a board of professional visual artists, filmmakers, theatre

artists and writers. As one of Canada’s 100 or so artist-run centres, Oxygen shares the common mandate to provide an alternative forum for contemporary art, outside of commercial constraints and interests, while recognizing artists through the payment of professional fees. The market will take place Friday, May 22 from 7 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, May 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 320 Vernon St. (back alley entrance) in Nelson.

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chef Amanda Skidmore, who besides giving us mouth-watering recipes (baked cambozola cheese with fig and dark cherry chutney, for example), happens to be a professional food stager. Book recommendations are beginning to roll in and I love the variety already, from Kurama Sushi chef Yoshi Shirotani’s recommendation of Amanda Lindhout’s 2013 memoir A House in the Sky, to Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Supremacy recommended by Baba’s chef Christopher Mathias, to Outer Clove chef Iain Pardoe’s all-time favourite, Island by Alistair MacLeod. Whether books or words, it always comes down to taste, and Pairings is shaping up to be flavourful indeed. But more than that, it’s about community: a community of foodlovers, booklovers, and library-lovers, coming together to create something wonderful. It doesn’t get much more delicious than that. Now, did someone say something about lunch?

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$3000! Thank you to the Nelson Star, Express, Juice FM and everyone that helped us spread the word, everyone that came to the greenhouse, the City of Nelson staff that support us, our wonderful volunteers that make these fundraising events possible and your support will allow SEEDS to continue working to improve food security in our community. From the Board, Staff and many Volunteers, thank you.

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Nelson United Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome Easter Six Exploring the “Song of Faith” All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

Unity Centre of the Kootenays Speaker – Alyne Galm Topic: “The Unitarian Church”

• Developing Relationships • Music that will move you • Helping People ~ Help People Pastor Jim Reimer

520 Falls Street (Just off Baker Street) Parking available behind the building www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com • 1.888.761.3301

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Tanka Wasilenkoff passed away in Victoria at the age of 92. Her funeral will be at

Shoreacres Hall May 13th at 10:00am In lieu of flowers her wish was to have donations sent to the USCC

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Celebration of Life Friday May 15, 2015 2 -4 pm Slocan Valley Threads Guild All Welcome

Celebration of Life for Danny Dillabough & Ronny Hagen

Please join us as we celebrate the lives of Danny & Ronny on Saturday May 16th at The Hume Hotel (Hume Room) Nelson from 1 - 5 pm

Roberta Wickens Wickens, Roberta (nee Shenfield) passed away in Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, BC on March 17th, 2015 after several years of escalating health problems. As Roberta requested, cremation followed without a service. To celebrate her life, her family has been having informal visits and welcome these at any time. Roberta will be greatly missed by her children; Dixie Lee (James), John (Rita), Ted Jr. and Christine (Daniel); brother, Bill Shenfield and sister Noreen Johnson; grandchildren, Jennifer, Devin, Amy, Christine, Kayla, John Jr., Sarah and Aaron; great grandchildren, Taitum, Ryder, Mason, Elaina and Aiden; in laws, Peggy and Cliff Thomas, Carmen and Margaret Wickens, Walter Smith, Marie Wickens and close family friend Derrick Williams. Roberta was predeceased by her husband Ted in 2010, and parents Robert and Eileen (Florence) Shenfield. Roberta was born in Fernie, BC on February 10th, 1936. She got married to Ted Wickens on May 1st, 1954 and spent her first twelve married years in Snake Creek, Quebec and Mattawa, Ontario. Roberts treasured the many close friends made during this time. In 1966 they moved their growing family to Nelson, BC where she resided until her passing. Everyone who knew Roberta described her as “amazing”. She was a multi talented, hard working woman who could set up a hunting camp, build a chicken coop, cook a meal for twenty, sew clothes, knit and repair almost anything. She could hunt, fish, trap, farm and garden which was her passion. Her green thumb and ability to grow anything was well known. Roberta worked hard on many jobs to support her family along with Ted. She helped manage a hunting and fishing club, cooked in restaurants, worked on hospital cleaning staffs and for many years was the only lady logger in the Nelson area. Roberta was artistic and creative in all aspects of her life. She was good at drawing, oil painting and photography which she loved. Roberta was amazing even when her health failed. She was determined to be independent in her own home which was very important to her. Even though she was handicapped, she split firewood, did home canning and looked after her green house which was her passion. Roberta was good and kind to everyone. Her coffee pot was always on and she loved to visit and tell stories of her interesting life adventures. We know she kept the Trail Hospital staff entertained on her dialysis days. Roberta’s greatest talent was that she was a devoted mother who always put her family’s needs before her own. She instilled the virtues of kindness, generosity, honesty, reliability, respect and doing what is right. Because of her, our family is very close and has a strong bond. We are very proud to be called “Roberta’s family”. She was truly “amazing”. We love you, Mom. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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Information Attention University Students The Pisapio Scholarships are available to students attending years 2, 3 & 4 of their first under graduate degree program who are residents of the West Kootenay area. Full details & application forms may be requested from: Pisapio Scholarships c/o 421 Baker St. Nelson BC V1L 4H7 or by email: maurice@poulinagencies.com subject line â€œPisapio Scholarshipâ€?. Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resources Centre Drop in Wed. 12-2 pm at 719 Vernon St., Nelson For info: 250 352-6008; preventeldRabuse@sbdemail.com or visit www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org Stop the Sale of rights to our forest No more new Tenure of any kind. Support local control of our forest watershed by watershed.

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ANKORS is ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for an AIDS WALK COORDINATOR The AIDS WALK Coordinator will coordinate, develop and organize aspects of the 2015 AIDS Walk for Life in Nelson. The AIDS WALK is the premier fundraising event of the year to support people living with HIV/ AIDS in the region. The job includes the organization of volunteers, event site, media, entertainment, recruitment of walkers, teams and speakers, food and donations for prizes and silent auction. Experience with event planning, media communications and fundraising are an asset. 32hrs/wk at $14/hr. Start date: Immediate. End date: August 31st This job opportunity is supported by Service Canada.

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Arts

Shirley Gnome hosts raunchy musical showcases

Will Johnson Nelson Star Raunchy songstress Shirley Gnome is bringing her bombastic variety show back to the Kootenays for the third year in a row. Teaming up with local talent, she will host shows in Ymir, Kimberley and Nelson. Gnome said her act can seem deceptively innocent at first. “When you walk in you’ll see a lady with a guitar who’s singing really beautifully. But once you start paying attention you’ll realize the content is very explicit, sexual and hilarious.” Her songs mostly revolve around love and sex. “I’ve got one about two friends who are pretending they’re not in love. They’re in total denial about their feelings while the whole time they’re sleeping together. They’re like ‘we’re just friends.’”

And the humour ranges from high-brow to slapstick. “There are some that are a little more subtle, where you have to read between the lines. And then I have a song about how great it is to have sex with a really, really elderly man.” Much of her content is unprintable and unmentionable in a newspaper, and that’s something she’s proud of. As Gnome puts it, she’s found a way to monetize “being gross in public.” “It started when I was about 20 I’d get drunk and start playing songs to make my friends laugh. I’d play these songs in living rooms at parties, that sort of thing. But it was those people who encouraged me to start putting my stuff out there.” She performed her first show as the character Shirley Gnome in 2009, and has been developing the act since. Recently she

released her debut album Ho Down. Gnome said her sensibilities are a good fit for the Kootenays. “A friend of mine in high school came from Nelson, and man, what a crazy character. And then when I got there I realized ‘wow, there’s a whole bunch of people like this here’. I like how laid back it is, how everyone is super chill and welcoming.” Gnome’s first show will be at the schoolhouse in Ymir on Sunday, May 10. Doors will be at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. She’ll perform in Kimberley on May 13, followed by an outdoor garden party performance at the Blue Mule Espresso Bar in Nelson on Thursday, May 14 with the Circus Act Insomniacs, Rosie Delight and the Skeleton Band. For more information visit shirleygnome.com.

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Shirley Gnome’s songs sound pleasant enough — until you pay attention to her lyrics. She’ll perform in Ymir on Sunday and Nelson next week. Submitted photo

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THE CORPORATION CORPORATION OF THE OFTHE THECITY CITYOF OFNELSON NELSON OFFICIAL COMMUNITY OFFICIAL COMMUNITYPLAN PLAN(OCP) (OCP)&& ZONING BYLAW ZONING BYLAWAMENDMENT AMENDMENT TAKE NOTICE that ofof Nelson TAKE thatthe theCorporation Corporationofofthe theCity City Nelson proposes to amend 2013 and thethe proposes amendthe theOCP OCPBylaw BylawNo. No.3247, 3247, 2013 and Zoning Bylaw No. Zoning No.3199, 3199,2013. 2013. Theproposed proposedOCP OCPAmendment Amendment Bylaw The BylawNo. No. 3294,2014 2014would wouldredesignate redesignate the 3294, the property property from“Low “LowDensity DensityResidential” Residential” to from to “Institutional”. “Institutional”.

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Theproposed proposedZoning Zoning Bylaw Bylaw Amendment The Amendment BylawNo. No.3295, 3295,2014 2014 would would change Bylaw changethe the zonefor for33properties properties from from “R1, Low zone Low Density Density Residential””to to“MU5 “MU5 -- Medical” Medical” to Residential to facilitate facilitate futuredevelopment development of of aa medical clinic. future clinic. Property Propertytotobe beaaconsolidation consolidation of the thefollowing followinglots: lots: Lot Lot1,1,DL DL96, 96,Kootenay Kootenay District District Plan Plan 8158, 8158,PID PID008-045-984 008-045-984(currently (currently 8 View 8 View St)St) Lot Lot2,2,DL DL96, 96,Kootenay Kootenay District District Plan Plan 8158, 8158,PID PID012-096-539 012-096-539(currently (currently 1010 View View St)St) Lot Lot1,1,DL DL96, 96,Kootenay Kootenay District District Plan Plan 6139, 6139,PID PID011-412-771(currently 011-412-771(currently 1616 View View St)St)

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Nelson NelsonCity CityCouncil Councilwill will hold a Public PublicHearing Hearingfor forthe theproposed proposedamendments amendments on:on: Monday, Monday, May May11 11from from66pm pmtoto9 9pm pm City City Hall, Council CouncilChambers, Chambers,Second SecondFloor, Floor, 310 Ward WardStreet, Street,Nelson NelsonB.C. B.C. atatwhich whichtime timeand andplace place all persons persons who whodeem deemtheir theirinterest interestininproperty property affected affected by by the theamending amendingbylaws bylaws may may be heard heard on onmatters matterscontained containedtherein. therein. Written Written submissions submissionsfor foror oragainst against the proposed proposedamendments amendmentscan canbeberead read oror verbal verbal submissions submissionsmade madeat at the the Public Hearing. Hearing. If Ifyou youare areunable unableto toattend attend the Public PublicHearing, Hearing,written writtensubmissions submissions must must bebe delivered delivered totothe theCity CityofofNelson Nelson prior prior to 4:30 pm pmon onthe theday dayofofthe thePublic PublicHearing. Hearing. All Allwritten writtensubmissions submissions are public public information informationpursuant pursuanttotothe theFreedom Freedom of of Information Informationand andProtection Protection of Privacy PrivacyAct. Act. Submissions Submissionsmay maybe be delivered delivered by by mail mailor orby byhand handto: to: City CityofofNelson, Nelson,101101-310 310 Ward Street, Street,Nelson, Nelson,BC BCV1L V1L5S4, 5S4, bybyemail emailto: to:development@nelson.ca, development@nelson.ca, or orby byfax faxto: to:250-352-6594. 250-352-6594. The Theamending amendingbylaws, bylaws, location location map, map,and andapplication applicationmay maybebe inspected inspectedatatthe thefront front counter counter of Development DevelopmentServices Services&& Engineering Engineeringat: at: City CityHall, Hall,Second SecondFloor, Floor, 310 Ward Street, Street,Nelson, Nelson,B.C. B.C. from from8:30 8:30am amto to12:00 12:00 pm, pm, Monday Monday to toFriday Fridayinclusive inclusivewith withthe the exception exceptionofofStatutory Statutory Holidays Holidays from fromthe thedate dateofofthis thisnotice noticeuntil until May May11, 11,2015. 2015. ManagerofofDevelopment Development Services Services Manager DatedatatNelson, Nelson,B.C. B.C. May May6, 6,2015 2015 Dated

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History

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54th Battalion adopts orphan cub

Dateline: May 7, 1915 Men of the Nelson detachment of the 54th Battalion have located a mascot since their black cat asserted its neutrality and deserted. The new mascot is a bear cub, one of three brought to Fairview a few days ago. A she-bear had been shot about a half mile west of Anderson Creek and later that same day three cubs were located up a tree near the scene of the shooting. The cubs would not come down the tree and the hunters could not go up it, so the affair became an endurance test that lasted all night. The cubs lost, for early the next morning they surrendered and were led captive into civilization. Later that day one of them climbed a telephone pole and refused to come down. The Battalion’s mascot, dubbed “Koots,” will be cared for by its present owners until the men go into camp, when it will take active part in military matters. Dateline: May 11, 1915 The latest list of saved from the Lusitania issued by the Cunard line does not include the names of Mr. and Mrs. Chantrey and baby of Nelson, whose names appeared on the passenger list, nor the names of Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Bailey of Edgewood, who also sailed on the Lusitania. K.R. Morrison of Trail is still among the missing. Rev. H.W. Simpson of Rossland, one of the survivors landed at Queenstown said he saved himself by clinging to an upturned lifeboat which was righted after

a struggle. The Cunard liner Lusitania, which sailed from New York with more than 2,160 souls aboard, lies at the bottom of the ocean off the Irish coast. She was sunk by torpedoes from a German submarine on May 7 with a loss of about 1,500 passengers and crew.

Dateline: May 14, 1915 The Trinity Methodist choir and orchestra presented Uncle Ephraim’s Summer Boarders, a musical comedy, at the Opera House last night to an appreciative audience. The performance was given in aid of the choir and was well staged. The audience was not in keeping with the high standard of the attraction as only a halffilled house turned out. There is little plot in the play but the whole action is filled with clean and clever comedy, with which are intermingled musical selections, both instrumental and vocal. As in all musical comedies, the main attraction of this play is the chorus which is composed of attractive girls. The male part of the chorus is also of high standard. The show will be given again this evening. Dateline: May 19, 1915 Much gratification was expressed last night by member of the Nelson Improvement Association when Dr. E.G. Smyth read a letter sent to him by Alex Dickinson & Sons Ltd., Ireland stating that one of its new species of roses would be named “Kootenay.” Under that name it will be sold all

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over the world. The association therefore considers this fine publicity for Kootenay-Boundary. The Dickson firm is rose grower to the king and sells roses in many countries. A season or two will probably elapse before the new Kootenay rose will be put on the market. Rose enthusiasts in Nelson intend to then open a special section for competition at the rose carnival.

of Nelson has issued an order requiring all alien enemies to report themselves at his office in the city hall within five days of today; those who fail to report will be interned. This is in accordance with a government order. The object of this order is to enable the Nelson Police Department to check up the presence of alien enemies in the city. Earlier in the month at the criminal assizes, the grand jury recommended the establishment of a prison farm which could also be used

Dateline: May 27, 1915 Chief of Police Long

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Touchstones of Nelson for enemy aliens. A prison farm would not deprive loyal citizens of a chance to work and, at the same time, it would contribute to their upkeep.

the Slocan motel

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$189,900

Wayne Germaine

250.354.2814

There are six units, 4 rented by the month at 600, 600, 700 and 700. An on site manager occupies a unit as well. The last unit is a motel room. Also a shared laundry shed and a workshop. There is a lot of building here for the money. Located on a large corner lot. This is a very affordable investment.

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Kitten

Season Is Officially Here!

All kittens adopted through KAAP are spayed/neutered, tattooed, vaccinated, and vet checked, for an adoption fee of $175. Wherever possible, we also assist in having the mother cat spayed. If you are interested in one of our kittens, please contact Daryl at 250-551-1053, or visit kaap.ca/adopt. Complete our online adoption application to be pre-approved. These little cutie pies are only 5 weeks old. They will stay with their foster home until 8 weeks of age, and then will be adopted. If you would like to meet them prior, and make your selection, please call 250-551-1053.

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wayne@valhallapathrealty.com

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Premium Park location. Two bedroom and 2 bath mobile home in Greenwood Mobile Home Park.

Robert Goertz

$64,900

250.354.8500

robert@valhallapathrealty.com

neWly renovated 3 bed, 1 bath home in Fairview. This home has been completely remodeled, new floors, wiring, plumbing, appliances and windows. Quick possession is available, call today.

$339,900

Norm Zaytsoff

250.354.8584

norm@valhallapathrealty.com

What a Suite home 3 bedroom home close to downtown with a one bedroom bachelor suite. Situated on two 25ft lots with one free and clear of the existing home. Don’t delay call today.

$269,900

Lev Zaytsoff

250.354.8443

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D RE Steven Skolka

250-354-3031

$134,900

lev@valhallapathrealty.com

affordability and Privacy! Here is your chance to have your own home in a private setting. 1.4 sunny park-like acres in Winlaw near the river, restaurants, golf and trails. Additions include 30x30 carport, sun room, dining room and entry. Spring fed well on property. Priced to sell, this is perfect for a first time home buyer or retiree.

steven@valhallapathrealty.com

♥♥ Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053

Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card, and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!

6-mile lot Wonderful location for this .4-acre lot at 6-Mile. Private setting with a short drive into Nelson, best of both worlds!

www.spca.bc.ca/nelson • 250.352.7178

See Darby’s story at AbortioninCanada.ca A project of LifeCanada

Nelson Right-To-Life nrighttolife@hotmail.com

Kristina Little

250-509-2550

$69,900

520 C Falls Street Nelson (Above Savoy Bowling Lanes) Open Tues - Sat.: 12:00 - 5:00pm kristina@valhallapathrealty.com

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Friday, May 8, 2015 Nelson Star

COUNCIL UPDATES Here We Go! Stores To Shores Sets Sail….

The most comprehensive upgrade and beautification program Nelson has seen since the famous 1980s revitalization of Baker Street kicked off last week in the heart of the Heritage City’s downtown — a project that addresses many of the key recommendations made in the City’s blueprint for future development, the Sustainable Waterfront and Downtown Master Plan (SWDMP). The City of Nelson’s Stores to Shores Downtown Revitalization Project is officially underway. Work will take place from IODE Park along Hall Street’s 300, 400 and 500 blocks.

“It’s such an exciting and important time for Nelson, “says Mayor Deb Kozak. “We’re writing a brand new 21st century chapter in our City’s history.” The eight-month project has been awarded to local company Maglio Installations.

Aimed at establishing stronger, safer pedestrian and traffic connections between historic Baker Street and the city’s beautiful lakefront, the project will happen in conjunction with the required upgrade of Hall Street’s infrastructure — including water and sewer lines, electrical and fibre-optic, new pavement, sidewalks and stairways. Over 60 percent of the project’s budget will be allocated to required infrastructure upgrades, the other third will go towards the Stores to Shores vision. Look for helpful directional signage to Hall Street businesses — all of which are open, and Stores To Shores information rack cards at City Hall and businesses around downtown. More info? Visit us on Facebook/storestoshores, or click on nelson.ca/storestoshores.

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT NEWS Let’s Be Crystal Clear: Water main flushing program

Water mains are flushed annually in the spring to remove pipe sediment and to improve water quality. During flushing, water pressure in your home or business may decrease temporarily and/or the water may be discoloured. This can be easily remedied by turning on a cold water tap and letting it run a few minutes until the water clears.

Water Conservation Tips: Want to help save Nelson’s water? Here are a few tips on watering your lawns and gardens: • Residents at odd-numbered addresses – water on odd-numbered calendar days. • Residents at even-numbered addresses – water on even-numbered calendar days. • Watering and car washing should not be done in the middle of the day, when it’s hot.

Want a few more ideas? A Water Smart Ambassador will be available this spring and summer to provide water conservation education, with public displays and garden water assessments.

Dogs in Lakeside Park A reminder to our four legged friends (and their owners)…Bylaw 2333 Section 8.2 states that “No dog shall be permitted within Lakeside Park or on the waterfront playing fields adjacent to Lakeside Park.” Thanks!

Alley Obstructions Please ensure that your compost bins, garbage containers, retaining walls, and fences do not trespass on city-owned alleys. Also, vehicles, trailers and boats, parked in the alley make safe access quite difficult for city garbage trucks, hydro line trucks, fire trucks and ambulances.

And Now For The Fun Stuff!... Lions Park Spray Park The Spray Park will be open seven days a week starting on Saturday, May 16, until Wednesday, September 30 from 10 am to 7 pm.

Gyro Park Pool Gyro Pool will be open daily from 1 pm to 6 pm, for most of July and August, starting on Thursday, July 2.

NELSON HYDRO NEWS

They’re rolling — (Clockwise from top) A bird’s eye view of the future site for the Hall Street Plaza, below IODE Park. New directional signage to assist Hall Street businesses and shoppers. Crews remove old pavement from the 400 block of Hall. Mayor Deb Kozak, Maglio Installations owner Terry Maglio and Colin Innes, City of Nelson Director Public Works & Utilities.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT It’s Property Tax Time

Property tax time is almost here. Property tax notices will be mailed mid-May. To avoid any penalty, simply pay your property taxes and claim your Home Owner Grant before July 2. A friendly reminder… after July 2, a penalty will apply on outstanding current taxes, including the Home Owner Grant portion.

CITY BULLETIN BOARD LIBRARY

Things are blooming at your Library!

Spring titles are coming in! Lots of new items for kids, teens, and adults. Naxos is our newest online offering, with streaming music to your computer or device: classical, jazz, folk, blues and more. Check out our online resources, where you can get the jump on your spring projects with our Home Improvements database. Our e-Library is open 24/7, with downloadable eBooks to read or listen to a few clicks away.

Special events and programs: Sunday, May 10: Spring Scribble Coffeehouse: youth writers share their work, 2 pm. Thursday, May 14: Family Travel! Expert tips with travel advisor Heather Hild, 6:30 pm. Thursday, May 21: our roving Library goes to Passmore Lodge, 3 – 7pm. More info? www.nelsonlibrary.ca

NELSON FIRE AND RESCUE

Spring n’ Summer Fire Smart Q’s and A’s

• Where should I keep my woodpile? (Away from your house!) • Are “evergreen” bushes/trees next to my walls really a hazard? (Depends on their height and your siding material.) • Is it true that asphalt shingles are safer than metal or cedar? (Yes, but metal is pretty close.) • Where should I store propane tanks? (Outside is best; in a garage is second best; never in a home.) • Nelson Fire Rescue’s annual FireSmart program has the answers to these questions.

If you missed us during our neighbourhood visits, search the city’s website (nelson.ca) for “FireSmart”, or contact the firehall. You’ll find a checklist you can use yourself to determine how vulnerable your home may be. No matter where your house is, you’ll gain a new understanding of how fire spreads and why simple actions you take now can drastically alter the outcome of a wildfire.

NELSON AND DISTRICT YOUTH CENTRE

Safe Power To The People: Pruning tree and vegetation around power lines

Thoughout the spring and summer, Nelson Hydro crews will be pruning tree branches that are too close to local utility lines…there are a number of critical reasons for the trimming: public safety, reducing tree-related power outages, meeting industry standards — those standards require a clearing of five meters from 60,000 volt lines, three meters from 25,000 volt lines and one meter from lines that are 750 volt or less, and communication lines too, which are for telephone and cable service. As practical, residents will be notified when tree pruning is planned for a neighbourhood. More info? 250-352-8240

Skate. Rap. Dance.

Next Friday, May 15, The NDYC presents…SKATE.RAP.DANCE with Erica Dee Live and special guests. This will be an all ages evening filled with skateboarding, freestyle sessions, DJs and a live performances by DAZZA and the talented Erica Dee! This event is to help promote her upcoming summer hip hop camp that will be held here at NDYC in July. Its always a good time down here at the NDYC. Please check out weekly programming schedule that is filled with awesome nightly activities and games for you to win prizes and join in on the fun. Keep your eyes peeled at our website www.ndyc.ca or our facebook page “ndyc activities” for updates on these awesome opportunities to join the fun down here at the NDYC.

Office Closures & After Hours Emergency Service City Hall, Nelson Hydro, the Operations Department and the Nelson Public Library will all be closed for Victoria Day, Monday, May 18. For Operations emergency service, call 250-352-3103. Power outage? Electrical hazard? Damage to Nelson Hydro equipment? Outage updates? Call 1-877-32HYDRO (1-877-324-9376). Nelson Transit busses do not run on Statutory Holidays.