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Nelson soldier John (Jake) Loewen was 22 when he was killed during a military offensive at Vimy Ridge in 1917. Wednesday morning his great great grand nephew Ryan Evans was on hand at the Remembrance Day ceremony to pay his respects along with approximately 1,000 fellow residents. “He was my great great grandfather’s eldest brother, and he was really young when him and 300 other Nelson boys went over. Most of them didn’t come back,” said Evans, who attended the parade with his partner Kate Arnold. “The significant thing about Vimy Ridge was that it was the
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Canadians who took it away from the Germans, but Uncle Jake wasn’t there to see the victory. As far as I know, he’s still over there.” Evans often ponders what it would be like if their roles were reversed. “If I was born in 1886 instead of 1986, and I was called up to serve, at some point there would’ve been a man behind me blowing a whistle and I would’ve had to go up and over. I think about that, especially this time of year, and I guess I’m grateful there’s nobody blowing a whistle behind me.” Evans said the occasion gave him an opportunity to ponder “the innumerable fates” of those who were “condemned to die in the muck.”
Mayor Deb Kozak offered up memories of other Nelson soldiers killed during World War I, including Nelson Mayor Mungo McQuarrie’s son Robert and “popular cub reporter” William James McVicar. “A lot of these young men had no idea what they were getting into,” said Kozak. “They thought war was going to be a lark and they’d be back by Christmas. They had money in their pockets, three meals a day and a free trip to Europe.” Sixty-one thousand were killed. Kozak also acknowledged the conscientious objectors and women who participated in the war effort as ambulance drivers, medics and nurses. Continued on A2
When Selkirk College president Angus Graeme announced Thursday that the provincial government is investing $14.2 million in the trades training facilities at the Silver King campus in Nelson, welding and metal fabrication student Katia Costanzo was one of the hundreds of students welcoming the news. “I can genuinely say there’s no other campus or facility that deserve this more than Selkirk College,” said Constanzo, who has already found work as a tradesperson and is now upgrading her skills. “I moved here from Vancouver, and I didn’t go to BCIT or Kelowna because they have better facilities. I came back here because people really care about this school, and everything we have here we use completely. Everything I’ve learned has been right here on this campus.” She believes the investment is money well spent. “I’m so thrilled to have everybody here
to announce what’s in my mind one of the next big steps Selkirk College is taking into the future,” Graeme told those gathered. “One of the things about today is it represents a tremendous vote of confidence in what we do here.” The funds are coming from the provincial government, and though advanced education minister Andrew Wilkinson couldn’t be there, he shared his enthusiasm in a press release. “Ensuring trades students have access to the best training available in modern facilities such as the new Silver King trades facilities will help students get the right skills they need,” Wilkinson wrote. The funding is part of the government’s commitment to invest $185 million in trades training facilities and equipment. “Selkirk College is focused on meeting the training needs for a range of highdemand trades,” said Selkirk College president Angus Graeme. “With the growing demand for skilled trades Continued on A3
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