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Vol. 8 • Issue 29
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Izzy rules the roost
Fall issue of Route 3 out now
Streetwise cat is a Baker St. fixture
WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star he next time you take a stroll through Nelson’s downtown core, watch out for an approximately 14-year-old grey, orange and white tortoiseshell domestic shorthair named Izzy, otherwise known to the local community as the Baker St. Cat. The former street stray, who spends most of her time in the 300 to 400 block, has a propensity for delivering mangled mouse carcasses to business owners and meanders daily wherever she pleases, walking amidst pedestrians and routinely checking in at her favourite haunts. “Izzy rules the roost,” Noreen Lynas of Cotton Creek Clothing told the Star. “She’ll challenge any dog, she’ll push the limits. I’ve seen her jump in the back of a delivery truck, climb into a kayak on the top of a car, she even jumped on the rumble seat of one of the cars at the Road Kings parade. She’s a character. Everybody knows her.” She’s also seen Izzy communing with the buskers and panhandlers on Baker St. “I’ve seen it where the buskers are playing in the amenity area, and Izzy will come check out the guitar case, sniff around, then she’ll just sit and listen.” Lynas first made Izzy’s acquaintance just shy of a decade ago, when she was in her former location in the 300 block. She’s now at 488 Baker. Izzy’s former local owner was an RCMP officer who rescued her from the middle of the highway on a rainy night—her life before that is a mystery—but she had since struck out to forge
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Nelson Star Staff The latest issue of Black Press’ popular lifestyles magazine Route 3 is now available on newsstands and at coffee shops around the region. The cover story by Will Johnson looks at TheLineUp, a live show at Nelson’s Shambhala Hall hosted by Jenna Raider that mixes interviews and performances. It also gives Selkirk College students experience at creating a TV show, as the segments are filmed and posted online. Sheri Regnier recounts the long history of the Trail Times, which turns 120 this year. Founded in 1895 by W.F. Thompson as the Trail Creek News, it has undergone several name and ownership changes but has always been an integral part of the community. Andrew Tripp takes us on a tour of Highway 3 through the West Boundary, stopping at his- 120 YEAR S toric buildings CASTLEGAR and sites along GEM ’S the way, includSUFFERFEST ing the Lawless ranch, the Celebratin Schorn house Kootenay tag at Bridesville, lent the McArthur home in Greenwood, the Rock Creek Hotel, and St. Mary’s Church. Betsy Kline writes about what might be Castlegar’s greatest jewel: Millennium Park, which boasts soccer fields, playground equipment, natural swimming pools, walking paths, and flower beds. The newest addition is the Celgar Pavilion, a multi-use facility featuring a covered picnic area and concession. Trisha Elliott talks to the founder of Sufferfest, the annual race between Nakusp, Kaslo, and New Denver which includes trail runs, mountain biking, cyclocross, and duathlon events. Created six years ago, the event continues to grow. Participants have tripled and there are plans for a new winter triathlon. Finally, Craig Lindsay examines how the first year has gone for the Grand Forks and Boundary Regional Agriculture Society’s mobile abattoir since passing inspection. Turns out it has been extremely busy and a boon to local ranchers. PEOPLE ARTS H OMES F OOD CU LTURE RECREA TION H ISTORY FALL 2015
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Brings the pain
Izzy, a 14-year-old grey, orange and white tortoiseshell domestic shorthair spends most of her time on the 300 and 400 block of Baker St. Will Johnson photo
her own path. She now routinely sleeps at Cotton Creek Clothing. “She just sort of showed up one day. I had this tin of food for her and I didn’t want to leave it outside so I brought it inside and sure enough she showed up looking for food and stayed.” Otter Books manager Samara Nicoll told the Star they’ve been missing Izzy since Cotton Creek
Clothing moved down the street, because she comes by less often. “Izzy used to walk over every day and hang out with us. Sometimes the whole day she’d sit on one of the chairs, or in the window, and then she’d go searching for mice. I had a really nice rapport with her, and I would scratch her head while Continued on page 17
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