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n a life that has spanned a century, Ruth Squire has had a direct link to an early and now defunct Kootenay industry, raised a family through hard times, and encountered Emily Carr.
She is doubtless also the oldest surviving former resident of Nelson’s Kerr Apartments. Still living in her own home in Victoria, she marked her 100th birthday Thursday with friends and neighbours, and on Saturday, family from across the country will join her at an open house. Asked the secret to her longevity, she replies: “I don’t know. I’ve just lived a normal life.� Her son Bruce suggests it’s “probably her disposition. She loves life. She’s a happy person. I’ve never heard her shout. She just didn’t do it.� When she recently had her pacemaker checked, “they told me I have nine and a quarter years to go on the battery.� She may well outlast it.
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ABOVE — Ruth Squire as a toddler. Possibly taken in Nelson, where she lived until she was four. Photo courtesy of the Squire family. BELOW LEFT — Squire with a pot Emily Carr gave her father, which is now in the Victoria Art Gallery. From about 1927-31, Ruth’s family lived around the corner from the famous artist. Photo by Cheryl Alexander.
arrived here in 1909 to assume management of the Kootenay Jam Co. Ltd., a fledgling concern in what’s now the Front Street Emporium. Her mother, who hailed from the Channel Islands, was a domestic servant for railway roadmaster Philip Wade and his wife Elizabeth. When the CPR transferred them from Owen Sound, Ont., to Nelson, she came along. (The Wade home at 619 Silica Street still stands.)
Soon after her parents married, Ruth’s maternal grandfather and aunt Nita came to live with them. “He brought his furniture with him,� she marvels. “A Chippendale dining room suite!� In 1911, the Kootenay Jam Co. sold its local operation to the Doukhobors and moved to Mission, but Harry Beach elected to stay behind and work for the Story continues to ‘Family’ on Page 13
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Supporters of the protection of Red Sands Beach received welcome news at Wednesday night’s open house on Nelson Landing development: as part of the proposed development the beach will be dedicated to the City of Nelson. “I wanted to come and congratulate the city and say that we support you for taking ownership of the land and keeping it park land,� said Herb Couch of Save Red Sands Keep it Natural. “I was also excited to see the information today that the parking would be moved out of the Red Sands area. We want to keep the forest as natural as possible.� The Nelson Landing development is a proposed residential and commercial mix that would be built on the former Kootenay Forest Products site. “I’d say about 40 per cent of it is developed now as John’s Walk, and this project is proposed for the balance of that land,� said Nelson Mayor John Dooley. Dooley said the developers, Sorensen Fine Homes, purchased the land two years ago. One of the benefits of the proposed development is that it would convert what is currently a brownfield into productive land. “The developer has been excellent to work with,� said
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Allard Ockenloen, chief financial officer for Sorensen Fine Homes, is hopeful that the first phase of the project — which includes the construction of CPR road crossings at Seventh Street and Sproat Street — will begin in 2012. The current plan proposes the construction of 169 residential units with approximately 19,531 square feet of commercial space. There is also a proposal to construct a boutique hotel on what is known as the peco deck. Ockenloen said the project will also include public
art contributions and green building initiatives. “The houses will be to a very high standard with regard to the Energy Rating Guide. We’ll do at least 80. We have to stay open to Nelson’s energy plan, so we’ll have that all in the roads so that when the plan comes in to place the homes will adapt to it,� said Ockenloen. The developers intend to maintain access to Red Sands Beach throughout the construction of Nelson Landing by building a pathway protected from the construction site.
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Neil Snelson Accused of Killing Nelson Woman in 1993
Cusworth murder trial begins KATHY MICHAELS Kelowna Capital News Reporter
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In Memory of My Sister
Eileen Orosz-Beaulieu January 22, 1948-September 19, 2010 Wherever a beautiful soul has been, there is a trail of beautiful memories. When your love becomes a memory, their memory becomes your treasure. They say memories are golden, well maybe that is true, but I never wanted memories, I wanted you. A million times I’ve needed you, a million times I’ve cried. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. In life, I loved you dearly, Eileen. In death, I love you still. I will always keep you close my dear sissy. I know you are happy in heaven above Surrounded by the Angels and all their love But today on Earth my heart still grieves Because you are no longer here to talk to me You will always have a special place in my heart Eileen now and forever more May you Rest in Peace with God and the beautiful Angels forevermore Eileen. Love Sylvia (Sylvester)
Months before Mounties made an arrest for the murder of Nelson’s Jennifer Cusworth, they took a DNA sample that, for the first time in 16 years, cast light on the cold case. As the trial for Neil Snelson started Wednesday in Kelowna court, Crown counsel witness Cpl. Bill Parmar told the court that in the early days of January 2009, the old investigation was given a new focus. With the flow of tips drying up since Cusworth’s 1993 murder, the first order of business was to dust off and read through the reams of files that had accumulated. In a matter of months, that process yielded a list of seven people of interest. All were men who had attended the Kelowna party where Cusworth, 19, was last seen, but had yet to be ruled out as suspects. Consequently, the investigation focused on getting their castoff DNA samples. The first man to be crossed off their list was found smoking outside a public building in Salmon Arm. Parmar watched him from afar, and when the man walked away Parmar collected the snubbed-out
butt, and sent it away for analysis. Results showed his DNA wasn’t a match to semen collected during Cusworth’s 1993 autopsy. Three others were dealt with in a similar manner, Parmar said, but police tracked Snelson for the same purpose from May 19 to June 1, 2009, to no avail. It started to seem as though collecting a castoff sample would be unlikely, so the investigation went a different route. The evening of June 18, 2009, Parmar and now retired Staff Sgt. Dean Filipchuk arrived at Snelson’s Kelowna home, to ask him and his wife some questions about the Richter Street party. Speaking from his front doorway, Snelson told officers he had been at the party, but he didn’t know Cusworth and hadn’t see her at the party on October 16, 1993, or the bar they also attended that night. Regardless, Filipchuk broke away, went to his truck and brought back a photo poster of Cusworth, held it up and asked again if he knew the girl. At that moment, testified Parmar, the tone changed. “(Snelson) stepped back and said, ‘I’m not going to let you talk to my wife,’” said Parmar.
Jennifer Cusworth grew up in Nelson.
Filipchuk said that was fine, but then asked, “Is there any reason your DNA would be found at the crime scene?” “No, no, I don’t think so,” Snelson replied with his head down, recalled Parmar. Filipchuk, said Parmar, pushed forward and said, “Which is it, no, or I don’t think so?” Snelson again deflected the question, said Parmar, but offered up new details. After a night of drinking, Snelson “fooled around with” two other girls at the party, despite the fact he was married. One girl he was “necking” with earlier in the night and the second woman he came upon when he was returning a belt to another woman.
Ruling delayed in Hanoski arson case GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter
The judge in the Randy Hanoski arson trial says he needs more time to decide on a couple of pieces of key evidence. Judge Ron Fabbro will now rule on September 26 at 2 p.m. on the admissibility of incriminating statements Hanoski allegedly made in the back seat of a police car, as well as a letter he’s believed to have mailed the night before Ainsworth’s Silver Ledge Hotel burned down. Fabbro was originally set to deliver his verdict Wednesday. The defence wants the statements excluded on the grounds they were not given voluntarily,
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and argues the letter should be thrown out because its seizure by police violated Hanoski’s privacy rights. Hanoski, 54, has pled not guilty to one count of arson in the June 3, 2010 fire, which started in a trailer next to the hotel and spread.
He had sex with the second woman in his truck, outside the party. Filipchuk asked if they could meet and get that information on tape. Snelson declined the offer, and the officers left their business cards behind to set a date to do just that. By the end of that summer, police attained a warrant for Snelson’s DNA. He was arrested the following October. Parmar was the first of 45 Crown witnesses called, and wasn’t cross-examined by Snelson’s defence. In her opening statement, Crown counsel Dione Pizzey told jurors they’d spend the next four weeks listening to testimony about that night, and the investigation that followed. The Crown’s case will involve watching videos and looking at photos of the crime scene. Pizzey also told the six men and women who’d been selected as jurors earlier this week how Cusworth’s body was found covered in water, face down in a ditch on Swamp Road, on October 17, 1993. She was strangled, but ultimately killed from a blunt force trauma to the back of her head. There were injuries to her face and mouth, but no other bruising and her nails were intact.
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Nelson Police Department responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident in the Rosemont area on Wednesday evening. Witnesses at the scene said the car was travelling the wrong way up a one-way street. The 22-year-old driver from Saskatchewan then rolled down an embankment onto Wasson Street. Nelson police arrived at the scene to find the two female occupants nearby and the car severely damaged. Further investigation revealed the driver who was unfamiliar with the road, struck a curb as she tried to correct her mistake but still rolled down the embankment. Both the driver and her passenger, a 32-yearold Nelson resident were treated for minor injuries and released at the scene. The driver was charged under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without due care and attention.
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Singleton to be sentenced GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter
Disgraced Nelson lawyer Marvin Singleton should serve a conditional sentence of two to four years, his legal team argued Thursday. Defence counsel Brock Martland told BC Supreme Court Judge Elizabeth Arnold-Bailey that Singleton should serve his sentence in the community, to be followed by probation, rather than being sent to prison. The submission came five months after the Crown argued Singleton should serve three to six years in jail. He was convicted late last year of one count each of fraud and theft over $1,000. In the late 1980s, Singleton handled the estate of John Alexander George, worth just over $1 million, and stole nearly half for his own pet projects, including a wild rice plantation and horse logging equipment.
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The BC Law Society later reimbursed the estate through a special compensation fund. Martland said a conditional sentence would be appropriate given Singleton’s age — he’s now 78 — and declining health. “Likely he would not do terribly well [in prison],” Martland said. “Possibly he would die there. It’s not a pretty picture.” He cited a doctor’s report
that Singleton suffers from an Alzheimer’s-like form of dementia and has also been hit by a series of small strokes. However, Martland conceded Singleton’s breach of trust was an aggravating factor and that a “custodial” sentence is in order, but argued a “muscular, meaningful” conditional order could be meted out. He suggested the range should be less than two years to a maximum of four years. Martland noted Singleton had no criminal record before or after his theft and introduced letters of support from Singleton’s daughter and others. Martland described him as a “caring, supportive, and involved man who tries to help those close to him.” He showed the judge pictures of Singleton’s garden. Singleton, who taught at Notre Dame University in
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“Likely he would not do terribly well [in prison]. Possibly he would die there. It’s not a pretty picture.” Brock Martland Defence Counsel
In 2004, he was arrested while teaching at a community college in Kansas and then spent two years in prison fighting extradition. For the last five years he has been on bail and under conditions not to leave Nelson. Martland only recently took over the long-running case, likening it to “rolling in on the last act of a long, long play.”
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Public Education Feels Ministry Pinch
Kootenay Lake School District ordered to repay $600,000 LORNE ECKERSLEY Creston Valley Advance Publisher
Only a few years ago, board and staff of School District No. 8 breathed a sigh of relief when they made the final payment of a multi-million dollar deficit run up over a several-year period. Now the district is faced with another repayment schedule after a provincial enrolment audit team determined the district had been overfunded in a number of areas. “We have made it known to the Ministry of Education that we disagree with some of the audit team’s findings,” Superintendent Jeff Jones told the school board last month. “Their response has been to support the audit team’s findings and I have made it clear that I think some of the conclusions are verging on being immoral. “Although the audit report highlighted many important areas for improvement throughout the district, the district did note several observations made by the audit team with which we are in disagreement.
The district submitted a response and appealed the audit team’s findings on April 28. On June 8, the Ministry responded unfavourably to the district’s appeal.
“Their [Ministry of Education] response has been to support the audit team’s findings and I have made it clear that I think some of the conclusions are verging on being immoral.” Jeff Jones
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“Although we are very disappointed by the outcome of this audit, administration views many recommendations by the audit team as opportunities to bring further coherence to our alignment of resources and strategies to better meet the need of our students.” While the district must repay about
$600,000 to the province, there was no suggestion of intent to defraud in the report. Instead, calculations used to determine student enrolment throughout the district were found to be erroneous in a number of areas. Deanna Holitzki, SD8 human resources director, said that better training of school administrators will help alleviate further problems. “We have had quite a bit of staff turnover recently and it appears that some of the training for new administrators hasn’t been adequate,” she said. “We are addressing that issue.” Some of the money has already been repaid, Jones said, and a three-year payment schedule will clear off the debt. While Jones said he was not in a position to take a political stance against the audit findings, board members did not feel similarly constrained. On a motion by Creston South Rural trustee Annette Hambler-Pruden, the board agreed to send protest letters to the Ministry of Education, the BC School Trustees Association and organizations that might share similar concerns.
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The Fox that binds us
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t’s during difficult times that we need heroes the most. The person who rises above adversity and inspires us to be better ourselves. An icon we can turn to for hope. In 1980 an unknown young man from Port Coquitlam set out from Newfoundland with very little fanfare. Terry Fox was on a mission to raise one dollar for every Canadian — $24 million in total. After 143 days, his Marathon of Hope had made it to Thunder Bay, Ontario where he could go on no longer. Though Fox succumbed to his battle with cancer, his death was the just the beginning of a story that continues to inspire us to this day. “Even if we don’t finish, we need others to continue,” Fox said in July 1980 during his journey. “It’s got to keep going.” Since 1981 the Terry Fox Run has been a September staple across Canada and the world. The goal of $24 million has long since been surpassed. More than $500 million has been raised for cancer research over the 30 years. In a modest nation like Canada, we tend to shy away from hero worship. And that’s what makes Terry Fox even more inspiring. He set out with a big goal and a big heart, but his journey had very little to do with himself. He could have never imagined his legacy would last this long and that school children would still be taught about this humble young man. He made all Canadians believe in heroes. When you look around the world, the nation and right in our backyard, times are tough. The economy is in turmoil and folks are struggling. It’s now that Terry Fox’s light should shine the brightest. On Sunday morning the Nelson version of the Terry Fox Run will take place at Lakeside Park. Being part of this legacy is an important part of being Canadian. It shows that even during difficult times, we can find the courage to carry on and make a difference. See you there. We want to hear from you. E-MAIL LETTERS TO: newsroom@nelsonstar.com DROP OFF/MAIL: 514 Hall Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 1Z2 Phone 250-352-1890 Fax: 250-352-1893
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Palestine: the Vatican option “We will go to the United Nations (to request the recognition of Palestine as a state) and then we will return to talks,” said Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas early this month. But he is actually going to the UN because there are no peace talks, and there is little likelihood of them even if he doesn’t go. He has to give Palestinians some sign of progress, even if it is a purely symbolic UN recognition of a Palestinian state. The Israelis have already lined up the United States to veto it. The US Congress has loyally threatened to cut all financial aid to the Palestinian Authority if the statehood project goes ahead. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has even warned that Israel might withdraw from the Oslo accords, the foundation of Middle Eastern peace talks for the past two decades. The Israeli government is also warning that if Palestine is recognized as a state, then there will be a wave of violence against Jewish settlers in the occupied territories. It’s unclear why the Palestinians would be likelier to resort to violence if they were DENIED statehood than if they were granted it, but Netanyahu insists that terrible things will happen if the UN recognizes a Palestinian state. Don’t worry. It won’t Mahmoud Abbas will address the General Assembly on the 23rd of this month, and then there will be a vote that he is certain to win. A total of 120 UN members recognize Palestinian statehood
already, and he can easily find the eight extra votes he needs. His problem is that only the Security Council can admit a state to full membership in the United Nations — and one of its five permanent, vetowielding members is the United States.
Mahmoud Abbas
The last time the United States openly defied Israel was in 1991, when President George H.W. Bush forced Yitzak Shamir’s government to attend the Madrid conference that led to the Oslo accords and the “peace process.” But the senior Bush has always believed that he lost the 1992 election as a result, and Barack Obama has no intention of following his example. The United States has already promised Netanyahu that it will prevent Palestinian statehood, so this whole proposition seems an exercise in futility. Palestine will not get a UN seat, the United States will become even more disliked in the Arab world because it vetoed Palestine’s request, and angry and frustrated Palestinians may turn to violence. Ab-
bas is no fool, so he must have a better plan than that. What is it? He knows that the “peace process” has been dead for years, and that there is nothing to lose by ignoring it. It is only kept on life support to save the United States and some European countries from having to admit that they will never try to force Israel to make territorial concessions. Abbas also knows that there will be no domestic pressure on Netanyahu to change course. The average Israeli has stopped worrying much about security and “peace” since the Wall around the West Bank stopped most terrorist attacks. Besides, Netanyahu is politically in thrall to the Jewish settlers: his coalition government would collapse if he compromised on territorial issues. Finally, Abbas knows that Palestinian popular support for the “two-state solution,” the essential goal of the past 20 years of peace talks, is fading rapidly. Yet he and the Palestine Liberation Organization are indissolubly linked to that solution, so he must restore its credibility. There will be no UN seat for Palestine this year, but there’s a half-way house that could bring enough benefits to win him some time. It’s known as the “Vatican option.” The Vatican City is an independent and universally recognized state, but it only has 800 citizens so it has never sought a seat in the General Assembly. However, it does participate in most UN special organizations
as a “non-member observer state.” Palestine could achieve that status this month. The General Assembly can upgrade its current status as a non-member “observer entity” to a non-member “observer state” with no Security Council involvement and no risk of veto. It probably will. Becoming an “observer state” would confer real advantages on Palestine. It could then join international organizations like UNESCO, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF Most importantly, it could also bring complaints before the International Criminal Court, including allegations that Israel has committed war crimes. Since Israel (like the United States) refuses to accept the authority of the court, that would have limited practical implications for Israelis, but international arrest warrants might be issued. What about the US veto and its negative effects on America’s reputation in most parts of the world? Washington would certainly prefer Abbas not to launch this initiative, but it does have the option of handing the proposal for full Palestinian membership in the UN over to a committee of experts for examination. Properly conducted, that examination might last for years. Much hot air will be expended over this initiative, but it will not cause a crisis. Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries
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Local unemployment rises in August Nelson Star Staff
The Kootenay unemployment rate rose to 7.5 per cent last month, according to Statistics Canada. That was up from 6.6 per cent in July.
However, it was lower than the 8.4 per cent recorded in August of last year. It was also despite an increase of about 700 jobs in the region. The figures cover the East and West Kootenays.
BC’s unemployment rate was also 7.5 per cent, virtually unchanged from the previous month, although the province lost about 6,000 jobs. Nationally, the rate was 7.3 per cent, about the same as in July.
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ince winning Rolling Stone magazine’s Choose the Cover contest, The Sheepdogs have experienced what is best described as overnight success. They’ve gone from playing bars and restaurants that often held less than 100 people, to sharing the stage with platinum-album selling band Kings of Leon. “It’s been the greatest thing that’s happened in my life, but it’s also been the most challenging thing that we’ve had to do,” says drummer and backing vocalist Sam Corbett. “It’s been very exhausting. But it’s been a total game changer. It’s taken our career to places that I don’t think it ever would have gone or at least not for another couple years.” Corbett’s bandmates are Ryan Gullen (bass and backing vocalist) and Ewan Currie (singer and guitar), who he’s known since high school. “I’ve known Ewan and Ryan since Grade 11,” he says. “They were friends since Grade 9 and Leot [Hanson] we met when we were maybe like 22 or something like that. We’d already been in a band for a couple years by the time Leot came in.” Hanson began to contribute more of the harmonizing
guitars which The Sheepdogs have become known for. “Our music was somewhat similar when we started. It was a bit more of riffy and bluesy. It didn’t really have the harmonies or the harmonized guitars but it was definitely still classic rock inspired,” said Corbett. The Sheepdogs were pri-
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marily playing gigs in their hometown of Saskatoon, making it out to Toronto and Vancouver for a few shows a year. “It was challenging,” says Corbett. “It was good in the sense that. There’s a lot of bands there, but compared to a city like Vancouver or Toronto, Saskatoon doesn’t have as many scenes, so I think that enabled us to do exactly what we wanted to do. We didn’t have to fit into a particular scene that was happening.” But what the band didn’t
The Sheepdogs’ classic rock sound helped land the Saskatoon rising stars on the cover of Rolling Stone in August. Later this month the rockers will slow down a hectic summer by easing into the Nelson scene when they play Spiritbar know was that their manager had submitted their music to Atlantic Records, who had then submitted it to Rolling Stone. “Our manager called us and said, ‘you’re entered in this thing. I can’t tell you what it is but if it happens it would be life changing.’ And we just said ‘Oh OK, cool.’ We kind of forgot about it and two weeks later we got a call saying what it was exactly and we were pretty ecstatic,” says Corbett. In addition to The Sheepdogs, there were 15 other bands in the running for the cover of the Rolling Stone. Fans were recruited to vote for their favourite band out of the list. In addition to the cover, The Sheepdogs were awarded a contract with Atlantic Records. “I had a pretty good feeling that we were going to win, not to knock our competition or anything like that,” says Corbett. “I just had a pretty good feeling about it. It seemed like the way the winds were blowing and we Story continues to Page 9
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Continued from Page 8 actually found out the day that we were doing the photo shoot for the cover. We’d actually all had about an hour’s sleep the night before so we were very tired. We were tired, but we were excited.� The formal announcement of The Sheepdogs’ win was made on August 2 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. “I would say playing Jimmy Fallon was one of the highlights,� says Corbett. “He’s a really nice guy and really funny off stage. And as soon as we played he came up to us and said ‘you guys hit it out of the park.’ That was our first time playing on national TV to two million people, so that made me feel really great.� Despite the overnight fame the band has received, Corbett says that he is pretty sure they will withstand the trials of being signed to a major
label and beginning nationwide tours. “I think we’ve all been through a lot together. Honestly, I think things have been going better for the band lately because when we usually fought, it was about money, and this is the first time we’ve been really making money at all as a band, and that’s exciting,� says Corbett. “As far as our music, I don’t really know what it’s like dealing with a major label but I think what they saw in us and what they liked is that we were different and that we stayed true to ourselves. I think that they won’t push us in a different direction and we have strong enough constitutions to not let that happen to us.� The Sheepdogs are the first unsigned band to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, and Corbett says to those
who may dismiss them, “I think if they listen to our music they’ll find that we’re the real deal and hopefully that satisfies them.� Even though the band is currently on tour with the Kings of Leon, they wanted to keep doing what they love, and make a stop at the Spiritbar in Nelson. “We had a day off, and Nelson is between Vancouver and Calgary more or less, and we just like playing shows,� says Corbett. “We’ve never been to Nelson before. We’ve driven through it. It seems like a great place and I think we’re going to have a really good time there.� The Sheepdogs will be at Spiritbar on September 29. The first 100 tickets are $10 and are available through the Hume Hotel. The band will be playing an early show which starts at 8 p.m.
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The Sheepdogs will be pulling into Nelson between two major shows at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on September 28 and the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on September 30. The Saskatoon rockers are the opening act for Kings of Leon on their Canadian tour, but at the Spiritbar will be the headliners. Tickets are on sale now at the Hume Hotel.
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Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano) and Serouj Kradjian (piano) The distinguished married team of soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and pianist/composer Serouj Kradjian appear together on our stage!
NOVEMBER 20, 2011
Ang Li (pianist) Ang Li is an internationally-acclaimed piano virtuoso whose performance credits and talents reach well beyond her years.
JANUARY 28, 2012
Symphony of the Kootenays and Koreen Kowalec The ever popular Symphony of the Kootenays, comprised of musicians from the East and West Kootenays and Alberta, returns to Nelson once again to thrill our audience with their wonderful sound. The orchestra will be joined by American pianist Koreen Kowalec.
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CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
On September 20, The Canadian Federation of University Women will have their first meeting for the 2011 to 2012 season. It will be a potluck with finger foods. The meeting will be held at the home of Dorothy Fraser. All members and guests are welcome to attend.
RIVERS PADDLE DAY
On Sunday, September 25 the Columbia Canoe and Kayak Club and the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area will be celebrating BC Rivers Day in Creston. This is the last flat water trip of the season for the Columbia Canoe and Kayak Club and we expect fair weather and a good turn out. Paddlers should meet CVWMA staff and Canoe and Kayak Club members at Tim Hortons parking lot at 10 a.m. in Creston. We will all drive to the put-in from there. Bring a personal flotation device, lunch, sun screen, appropriate weather gear and an extra set of dry clothing in a waterproof container (couple garbage bags will do.) Binoculars are recommended. For more information contact Carla Ahern at 250-402-6900 ex. 225
NELSON’S HERITAGE HOTEL SINCE 1898
Sep. 15th - Opiuo Sep. 16th - Ed Solo
CRAFT CONNECTION
Sept.17th - Man In Havana DJ Set Sep. 20th - PS I Love You
Head down to Craft Connection for the opening of Picking Up the Pieces, an exhibit featuring work by Kate Bridger with her wonderful fabric scenes, Lena Cutnam’s recycled material hand bags and coats and Katherine Mandley’s beautiful still life paintings. The exhibit runs from mid September to the end of October.
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Sep. 24th - Said the Whale 2011 Juno Winners: Best New Group
Sep. 27th - Hollerado with Young Rival & Wildlife Sep. 28th - Yukon Blonde & Library Voices Sep. 29th - The Sheepdogs Cover of Rolling Stone August 2011
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Kyprios & the Chaperones
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Hugh Brewster captures the tragedy of the Titanic in his latest historical novel, The Deadly Voyage, with historical accuracy and reallife drama. He uses his extensive knowledge of the Titanic, which he gathered while writing Inside the Titanic and 882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Questions About the Titanic, to create the novel. Brewster, a well-known Canadian writer of historical non-fiction for young people, will be touring six Kootenay libraries at the end of September. The Kootenay Library Federation, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Nelson Public Library are please to sponsor Hugh Brewster’s Kootenay Tour. Brewster will be at the library on September 28 at 1:15 p.m.
The Taghum Hall Society’s popular Starry Night astronomy program will continue right through the autumn months. See Jupiter and it’s moons, a ball of 10,000 stars and the glowing remains of a dead star through astronomy telescopes. The Starry Night program is free of charge and is held outside of Taghum Community Hall (5915 Taghum Hall Road) on the following nights: September 16 and 17, September 23 and 24, September 30 and October 1, October 21 and 22, October 28 and 29, November 18 and 19, November 25 and 26, December 2 and 3, and December 16 and 17. For more information, contact Wayne Holmes at 250-354-1586 or email, taghumhall@shaw. com You are invited to attend an Alzheimer coffee break. Help support research and the services of the Alzheimer Society and check out the new Community Health Resource Centre at the same time. Come and visit for coffee and goodies on Friday, September 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 518 Lake Street. For information call 250-352-6788. Relax and learn yoga in the cool of the Kokanee Creek Visitor’s Centre with Jewels. The class will start at 10 a.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
On Saturday, September 17, ANKORS will host Nelson’s 17th Annual AIDS Walk for Life. Come out and support our fundraising efforts with a walk (at 12 p.m.) from Hall and Baker Streets. to Lakeside Park with the Nelson Moving Samba Band, and then a barbecue lunch at the Rotary shelter with entertainment from the White Lightening Blues Band. All the money raised will directly support individuals affected by HIV/AIDS in our community. To volunteer or sign up for the walk contact ANKORS at 250-505-5506 or information@ankors. bc.ca
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
The Capitol Theatre is already getting in the holiday spirit. The Capitol will be holding auditions for the 23rd Annual Christmas Pantomime. Auditions for children 13 and under with parent are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and for anyone 14 and up are from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The auditions will be held at The Capitol Theatre on 421 Victoria Street, KOOTENAY BOOK WEEKEND Nelson. Performances of the Pantomime will be December 1 through The Kootenay Book Weekend has a great selection for you to read 4. For more information call 250-352-6363 or email capitol@netidea. this summer and provides the format to join in for some stimulating com or visit the Capitol’s website at capitoltheatre.bc.ca. discussion and fun. This year they are pleased to have Ruth Ozeki as their guest author. Two of Ruth’s books will be discussed on Sunday, Enjoy an evening of Gregorian Chant, Swiss Alpine Blessings AlpenMy Year of Meats and All Over Creation. Ruth is an award winning horn, Organ and Singing Bowls at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church. author, filmmaker, humanitarian, environmentalist and Buddhist The event starts at 7 p.m. and admission is by donation. For more nun. The talk, which is open to the public, is at 11:00 a.m. at the Best information visit studiocantilena.com Western Inn on Baker Street. The cost is $10 at the door and tickets MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 can also be purchased at Otter Books. Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is co-sponsoring a TAKE IT OFF DAY series of MP forums to discuss the issues surrounding genetic modiOn October 15, 2011 we’re going to have our fourth annual Take it fication on a local and national level. Atamanenko will be joined by Off Day party at the Nelson Trading Company in Nelson BC. All it Lucy Sharratt who is the co-ordinator of the Canadian Biotechnoltakes is 8 inches; an 8 inch pony tail that is. Start planning now to ogy Action Network, a collaborative campaign of 18 member groups take it off with us in October. How does it work? While the date is a working for food sovereignty and environmental justice. She has little ways off, now is the time to start thinking about donating your been active in the area of genetically modified foods for the past 15 ponytail. Through this event and the Pantene Beautiful Lengths pro- years. For the Nelson forum Abra Brynne, advocate for the producgram, you have the power to pass along a meaningful gift to a woman tion and consumption of local products, and Jon Steinman, author, undergoing treatment for cancer, at no cost to her. Essentially, we’re broadcaster and former producer and co-host of the radio program encouraging people to donate their hair so it may be used for wigs Deconstructing Dinner will also be part of the panel. The forum will for cancer patients. Anyone wishing to donate their hair can do so be held at Nelson United Church Hall at 7 p.m. during the event. We’ll have hairdressers on site and all the supplies -- we’ll even ship your donation for you. Just call or visit us at Annie’s THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Boutique before the event to register. It takes six ponytails to create a The SOS Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Seniors Co-ordinating wig. Make the most of your donation by inviting five friends to join in Society meeting room in the Northeast corner of the Civic Centre. too. If you wish, you will also be able to make a monetary donation to fund groundbreaking research projects for the prevention of cancer, The Regional District of Central Kootenay will be holding their board meeting from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and to support women living with the disease.
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The east London lad who grew up listening to pirate radio and cut his teeth as a production assistant at the famous Sour studios really is a Jedi master of sonic science. Drop the needle on an Ed Solo record and you’ll soon know about it; no one makes club music that cuts through a sound system quite like him. Expect crisp clear production from Ed Solo with many styles of music going down. This weekend will be one to remember. The opening set will be by Golden, BC’s Wakcutt Doors open at 10 p.m. There are 50 paired tickets available which include tickets to the Opiuo and Russ Liquid show. Paired tickets are $25 and are available at the Hume Hotel. Advance tickets are $15 or $20 at the door.
Melissa and Gisto of Wassabi Collective are hosting a Virgo’s soiree. Celebrate life with birthday beats, brakes and bodypaint by Jenny Jenn and M3. Dress your best for this amazing night of dancing and performance art. Tickets are $10 at the door. The show starts at 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 17
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Tuesday, September 20
Locomotive Ghost Meeting at Nelson’s Selkirk College, the trio that is now Locomotive Ghost returns to where they began for your listening pleasure. Join us for their first show back in Nelson and for what’s sure to be a great night of music. Locomotive Ghost is not just another rock band. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10 and are available at liveattheroyal.com and Royal Espresso.
Monday, September 19
PS I Love You PS I Love You was originally the solo project for multi-instrumentalist Paul Saulnier who has performed in everything from a country-rock band to an improvised noise duo. PS I Love You was intended to be his experimental, pop music outlet using guitar looping pedals, keyboards with some gadgets and gimmicks. The addition of Benjamin Nelson on drums suddenly transformed PS I Love You’s little songs into mini, soaring rock anthems. Hailing from Kingston, Ontario, the quick-rising duo are set to unleash their brilliant debut album on October 5 through Paper Bag Records. The 10-track album titled, Meet Me At The Muster Station, is a relentless listen that grips and pulls the listener through just under 30-minutes of squalling Marshall feedback, searing solos, soaring melodies and rock-steady beats and will surely be considered one of this year’s finest debuts. Meet Me At The Muster Station will be available on CD, digital and limited-edition clear vinyl. Opening the evening will be Balkans whom Spin Magazine just voted as the Top 5 New Artists to watch for in 2011. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is available through the Hume.
Cops For Kids is presenting Tribute! To the Stars, a showcase of world renown tribute artists. Have you wanted to see Kenny Rogers, Patsy Cline and Neil Diamond, but have never had the chance? These three musicians will bring you as close as Nelson can get to the real deal. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. All seat are $26. To purchase tickets contact the Capitol Theatre.
Local saxophonist Clinton Swanson will present a series of concerts this fall on Monday nights at the Royal. Clinton has been composing and arranging in a variety of styles and ensemble configurations. The music will be performed by some of the Kootenay’s finest musicians. The first show of the series will bring the modern groove ensemble Below The Belt to the Royal stage. The musicians of Below The Belt are: Rich Rabnett (electric cosmic guitar), Tony Ferraro (jungle kit and electric drums), Mark Spielman (electric bass), Colin Spence (electric space keyboards), and Clinton Swanson (soul-trippin’ saxophone). The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $5 at the door.
Conceiving Family will be screened for the Nelson crowd with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Katherine Pettit’s Dancing with the Moon, a short animated film, featuring the music of Adham Shaikh, will open the evening. Both films take us on a personal journey through the trials and tribulations that both filmmaker’s faced when starting their respective families. There will be a Q Dancing with the Moon & A with the filmmaker’s after each screening and a reception to follow in the lobby. Tickets are available through the Capitol Theatre box office by calling 250 352-6363 or by going online to tickets.capitoltheatre.bc.ca. Tickets are $10.
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Tuesday, September 20
In the mood to dance and groove? Hop on the Magic Bus this week with DJ Suplex. The show starts at 10 p.m. and cover is free.
Wednesday, September 21
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumental performer Royal Wood returns to the Royal. He writes heartrending and honest tales of love, loss and life and delivers them live with complete sincerity and rich ear catching vocals. He is a sweet, genuine performer matched with songwriting that can stand up along side the likes of Ron Sexsmith and Rufus Wainwright. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $10 available at Royal Espresso, Eddy Music and liveattheroyal.com
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Cheesecake Burlesque Revue Celebrate the launch of the Capitol Theatre’s new season with some burlesque. The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue keeps audiences coming back for more: more laughs, more tease and more body confidence. The Cheesecakes are multiple award winners who have shimmied across stages in Las Vegas, Vancouver, Berlin, Seattle and Victoria to name a few. With influences from cult classics like Priscilla Queen of The Desert to Broadway favourites like Guys and Dolls to imaginative roller coasters like their original Cheesecakes In Space, these girls know how to put on the modern day show-stopper! The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for full-time students. For more information or to purchase tickets visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca.
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FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
RAFFLE DRAW/HOT DOG AND BORSCHT SALE Maglio Building Centre September 17th, 2011 • 10:30am–5:00pm Borscht and all proceeds from the sale will go to our local Friends of the Family. A special thank you to the following businesses:
The Nelson Friends of the Family Foundation was started in 2000 as a result of local families wanting to give back to the community that helped them during their own time of crisis.
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Snowboard Film Premiere
Double feature for a duo of good causes
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON ADVANCE VOTER REGISTRATION CITY OF NELSON & SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8, ELECTORAL AREA 1 THE CITY OF NELSON WILL be accepting voter registration for the upcoming Municipal and School District No 8, Electoral Area 1 elections which will take place on November 19th, 2011. Advance registration closes at 4:30 p.m. on September 27th, 2011. If you are NOT on the list of electors for the City of Nelson or the School District No. 8, Electoral Area 1 and you are ELIGIBLE, you may register to vote at the Administration Of¿ce, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C. during regular of¿ce hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays. For further details or to check if you are on the list, please call 352-8233 OR 352-8234. ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS RESIDENT ELECTORS: • age 18 or older; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a resident of the City of Nelson or School District No. 8, Electoral Area 1 for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not disquali¿ed by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disquali¿ed by law. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • age 18 or older; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a registered owner of real property in the City of Nelson or School District No 8, Electoral Area 1 for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not entitled to register as a resident elector; and • not disquali¿ed by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disquali¿ed by law; and • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. Should you miss the opportunity to register in advance and you meet the quali¿cations as a resident or non-resident elector, you may register on voting day by producing at least two pieces of acceptable identi¿cation and proof of residency, one of which must have your signature. LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS Beginning October 4th, 2011 until the close of general voting for the election on November 19th, 2011, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for public inspection, at the Administration Of¿ce, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C., during regular of¿ce hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors. OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on October 14, 2011. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the City of Nelson or School District No. 8, Electoral Area 1 and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not quali¿ed to be registered as an elector of the City of Nelson or School District No. 8, Electoral Area 1. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, the following persons may be contacted: Janet Postlethwaite, Chief Election Of¿cer at (250 505-0468) Frances Long, Deputy Chief Election Of¿cer at (250 352-8254) Janet Postlethwaite Chief Election Of¿cer
twe12ve tells the tale of a winter defined by feast of famine. SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
The nights are getting colder, and you know what that means — time to pull out the board and start dreaming of pow. To add fuel to the fire, Absinthe Films has teamed up with the Kootenay Carshare Co-operative, Tribute, Ripping Giraffe and Valhalla Pure Outfitters to bring its carbon neutral Sphere of Influence tour to Nelson. This annual tour gives you a chance to meet featured riders and see the latest snowboard films on the big screen first. Catch the next wintry shred classic: Absinthe Films’ twel2ve, along with the YES crew’s latest offering: YES. It’s a Movie in this double feature premiere on Friday October 7 at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson; doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8 p.m. In a winter defined by feast or famine, shattered snowfall records, and for many, a season that simply would not end. Twel2ve follows the Absinthe crew having a blast and redefining the limits of what is possible in the Kootenay, Purcell, Selkirk, Monashee, Pacific Coast, Cascade, Wasatch, Uinta, Cache, Gros Ventre, Strandafjellet and Kaçkar mountain ranges. Tickets are $15 at Tribute, Ripping Giraffe, Valhalla Pure Outfitters, online and at the door. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket sold will support Protect Our Winters and the Kootenay Carshare Co-operative, an environmental alternative to private car ownership, in their efforts to reduce automobile dependence and keep our communities green. For more info: absinthe-films.com/filmtour/usa.
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Family lived in Kerr building “I had three different governesses for an hour or so a day, and I could read and write, but school was hard.�
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The key to an incredible 100 years? Stay active and pursue your passions like gardening.
Continued from Page 1 newly-renamed Kootenay Columbia Preserving Works until it relocated to Brilliant four years later.
Ruth Squire, 1970
By that time, the Kootenay Jam Co. was going broke, and Beach moved his young family to Mission to assume control of the factory there under the name King-Beach Manufacturing Co. While Ruth has no memory of Nelson, the 1915 civic directory shows the family lived in suite 104 of the Kerr Apartments, built the same year she was born.
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n 1922, the Beach family moved to Victoria, where Harry co-founded a new jam company, Beach Eakins Ltd., and Ruth began attend-
ing private school. “I didn’t get much education till I was nearly ten,� she says. “My mother had gone to a convent in France, and in Mission there was just one school, where the Chinese went. My mother wouldn’t let me go to that school. I had three different governesses for an hour or so a day, and I could read and write, but school was hard.� Her mother was by then gravely ill with tuberculosis, and died a few months later at 32. Her father remarried, although relations with her new stepmother were strained. From about 1927-31, they rented a house on St. Andrew Street, just around the corner from artist Emily Carr, and across the street from Carr’s sister. Victoria’s most celebrated citizen was then still living in obscurity. “She used to walk down our side of the street and cross to get to her sister’s,� Squire recalls. “I was afraid of her because of the way she looked... I used to cross the street so that I wouldn’t have to talk to her. I’m very sorry now. I wish I’d been kind and friendly.� Squire’s father, however, would talk to Carr — and the monkey on her shoulder. In gratitude, she presented him with a small ceramic pot, telling him “he was the only man that would talk to her in the area.� Her father kept the pot in
a drawer for decades before giving it to Ruth’s husband. They showed it to guests occasionally and had it appraised at $500 to $600. A few years ago, Squire’s son suggested they donate it to an institution where it could be seen by the public. Craigdarroch Castle graciously declined, but suggested they try the Victoria Art Gallery. “Of course they were delighted,� Ruth says. The pot was by now valued at $4,250. In 1933, Ruth married Aubrey Squire, whom she met in church. Their son Brian was born that year, followed by Bruce in 1936. Ruth raised them by herself during World War II, while her husband was overseas. To make ends meet, she worked part-time at the Hudson’s Bay Co., and was later a receptionist at a doctor’s office.
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oday Squire remains spry, and keeps up with the news. “She only has sight in one eye, but she’s a terrific reader,� Bruce says. “Mom likes to bake, but she’s getting a little tired of cooking.� Her son takes her grocery shopping, and if she feels up to it, “she takes the cart and I have trouble keeping up.� Squire has only been back to Nelson once, with her aunt Nita, but they couldn’t find the home where they once lived. She also stayed in touch with the late Betty Engstad, a longtime Nelson teacher and granddaughter to the Wade family, whom Ruth’s mother worked for. Ruth, who was predeceased by her husband in 1988 and son Brian in 2008, has six grandsons and ten great grandchildren.
MARKING A CENTURY
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Would you like to get the training you need to step into a promising new job ‌. at no cost? If you are unemployed or employed with no recognized certification or university degree-level education, we are here to help! The Employment Skills Access Program (ESA) offers you a more secure future. You can choose from three training programs offered at Selkirk College that prepare you for jobs that are in demand right now! • Administrative Skills Training • Early Childhood Care Education Assistant Training • Wine and Service Industry Training Some courses begin as early as September 26, 2011, so call now to find out more! Contact Selkirk College at 250.364.5760 or email esa@selkirk.ca.
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Community Seasonings on the Shortlist
Dilemma deliciousness Spectaccula Moussaka
CONTRIBUTED Special to the Nelson Star
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THE GRAND WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL Saturday Oct. 15 7:00pm - 10:00pm TICKETS $90 inclusive at the NEW GRAND HOTEL 616 Vernon Street 250.352.7211 Over 50 wineries in attendance.
Serves 12
1 large, plump eggplant in ¼ inch slices 3 medium zucchinis, sliced ¼ to 1/3 cup olive oil 3 cups tomato sauce (homemade, or a jar of Simply Natural Pasta Sauce) 1 cup pesto 1 large bunch spinach 2 cups ricotta cheese 2 ½ cups sharp cheddar, grated 3 to 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 2 large portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced 2 tsp dried Italian herbs to taste (or double quantity if you have fresh herbs) Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Saute the eggplant slices in olive oil on low heat until soft and translucent, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in separate batches, saute in turn the garlic, onions, zucchinis and mushrooms and reserve ready to assemble. Very lightly blanche the spinach (less than 1 minute). Now assemble the dish in layers, starting with the eggplant, and build with alternating layers of veggies, tomato sauces, cheese and herbs, finishing with a layer of grated cheddar and a sprinkling of herbs. Bake about 30 minutes, and then let it set for 10 minutes before serving. It’s rich and juicy — don’t forget the napkins! Note: we often split into two baking pans and bake one fresh for a family dinner and put one in the freezer.
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THE NEW GRAND HOTEL
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he nice thing about the recipes in Seasonings is that they come with a personal touch: a few words about their inspiration and the reasons their contributors love these culinary concoctions so much they just can’t help but share them. It’s the same with the cookbook’s wordsmiths as it is with its foodsmiths: deliciousness just has to spill out somewhere. Deliciousness is sure to be spilling out everywhere at the Canadian Culinary Book Awards in Toronto on November 7, and Seasonings will be there, too. It’s shortlisted for the Culinary Culture category of these awards. Very much the sum of its parts — there are more than 50 recipe and literary contributors, along with Stephen Cretney’s gorgeous design and Heather Goldsworthy’s delectable photographs — we think that Seasonings has both culinary and culture in the bag (and certainly between its covers!) Here’s what Cam Mortimer and Freya Shaw have to say about this month’s highlighted recipe, Spectaccula Moussaka. What’s also nice about this one is that it offers a home to some of those prolific September zucchinis. “This recipe came out of a ‘what’s for dinner’ dilemma. We threw all our favourite, homegrown foods on the kitchen counter and declared: ‘let’s make dinner with these!’ The result, like many willy-nilly creations, was a perfect blend of colours, flavours and textures that we dubbed Spectaccula Moussaka. “Ingredients and proportions are adaptable to the season and can take into account what’s growing in your garden as well as what you have in your fridge. Serve with a green salad and a little garlic toast.” Brought to you be the Nelson Public Library, nelsonlibrary.ca, and the Kootenay Country Store Co-operative, kootenay.coop. Available at the Co-op, Library, and local stores.
END OF SUMMER
By Antonia Banyard We eat artichokes while the kitchen window frames a sun setting far too fast and we are not ready for it to go. The sky tries on the colours of fruit, a season in fast forward: peach, apricot, cherry, plum, while we are eating pure green, the taste of things growing. Tongue and teeth search for the flesh on the outer spines. Greedy. We eat another
and another. My sister dips each leaf into butter and lemon, says ‘I will eat this every day and live to be a hundred.’ Crows going home punch bird-shaped holes into the sky, bits of darkness pouring through. We race to finish, nibble in bunches the tender feathers near the centre. My husband cries with victory, grins a green grin, the colourless heart in his hand.
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KOOTENAYLAKEVILLAGE
Local MP Gets Set for New Round in Ottawa
Layton-less session begins BRYONY FORTUNE Nelson Star Reporter
Monday marks the opening of autumn Parliament, the first session since the passing of NDP leader Jack Layton. It’s an absence that will be keenly felt, particularly by fellow NDP members. However, B.C. Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko firmly believes that NDP members will solider on. “Obviously when you lose a dynamic person like Jack it’s difficult but we’ve shown that as a party we can be very disciplined, and we’ll just continue the good work that we worked with Jack on,” says Atamanenko. Looking forward and concerned about the state of Canada’s future, Atamanenko is already thinking about the major issues to bring forth in Parliament. One of personal interest is the Canadian European Trade Agreement, which he says has
Alex Atamanenko
many flaws. One flaw of particular concern to Atamanenko is “large European companies will be able to bid on contracts and put local people out of work.” He is worried about the fact that there hasn’t been much public debated on the issue. “There hasn’t been a lot of public debate so we’re going to be pushing for that,” stated Atamanenko. Another issue close to Atamanenko’s heart is Geneticalterfront
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ly Modified Organisms and their potentially catastrophic effect on the local economy. It’s an issue he believes locals should pay particular attention to since organic products are part of the fabric of local life. “We’re in danger of having more GMOs introduced into the environment… specifically genetically modified alfalfa [fertilizer]. If introduced into the environment can cause a blow to the organic industry,” says Atamanenko. There is of course the fear that GMOs would disintegrate foreign markets that Canadian farmers currently enjoy, since some parts of the world do not permit any kind of GMOs in their products. The implications of which would have serious financial impact on the organic industry. Still whatever the cause, this Parliament session will be focused on the issues that impact Canadians across the country. !
Affordable Acreage
215 Kootenay Lake Road $620,000
3612 Highway 6 $319,000 11.4 Sunny acres in Passmore with a cute cottage just waiting for updating. This former farm offers lots of natural spaces and a lovely stream crossing through the property. Variety of potential uses with highway exposure and level building sites. Barn, outbuildings and lots of room for a shop. Immediate possession. Call John.
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821 Tenth Street $359,000 Charming 50’s era home with hardwood floors, gas fireplace, updated decor, newer roof & garage, private patio & hot tub. Newer 200 amp electric service. Great investment location across from campus. One bedroom In-law suite down. Level 50 x 110 Lot, garden area, patio & includes a 14 x 22 Garage. Call David for details.
3614 Heddle Road $449,000 Charming 2bed/2bath heritage farmhouse on level 1/2 acre lot. Many upgrades, renovated kitchen, high-end stainless appliances, custom woodwork, hardwood flooring, tile bath + more. Original barn upgraded to workshop with power. 2 room guest cottage/ office w/power, plumbing and built ins. River rock fountain, raised garden beds, fruit trees. Country living at 6-Mile. Call John
Kootenay Lake Village has some of the best waterfront lots along with 20 km of private walking & bike trails over 260 acres of common land owned by the strata. This 0.553 ac lot has 81’ of waterfront & a 740 sf summer cabin. Leave the cabin in place or build a new home. Call Burke
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2047 Highway 3A $310,000 This 2 bedroom home has undergone many changes including updated plumbing, flooring, counter tops, paint, decking & floor support. This property has a waterfront component shared with neighbour. The 2.47 acre rambling treed site has Shannon Creek flowing through the back area of the property. Located only 3 miles from Nelson. Call David.
Popular Dining Destination
620 Herridge Lane $595,000 Successful downtown dining experience, The All Seasons Cafe has flourished since inception in ‘95. Specialty wines, seasonal locally sourced menu, some of the best food in the area. Sale includes business, building with outdoor dining decks, furniture, dining & kitchen ware. A very neat package on a 50x60 foot lot. Call David for details.
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10-2756 Greenwood Rd $74,900 Comfortable spacious 1991 14’ wide mobile located in desirable Greenwood MHP 6 miles from Nelson. 3 Bdrms, large bath, vaulted ceilings & skylights + workshop. Enjoy an open concept kitchen/ dining, sunken lr. Addition with sun room accesses front & rear decks. Lots of amenities nearby. Call Trevor for details.
2110 Fort Sheppard Drive $549,000 Unique custom log & frame home is 2 stories with basement, 4 bdrms & 3 baths. Wrapped in multiple & amazing view decks. Enjoy open design - wood accents, new Oak hardwood & Mahogany flooring. Lush organic gardens. Potential for offstreet parking. Quiet neighbourhood. A must see, call David.
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816 Carbonate Street $309,000 Charming 3 bedroom home on level 50 x 120 lot walking distance to downtown, schools & hospital. Paved drive & carport. Well maintained- upgraded kitchen, newer appliances & hot water tank. Large garden space, south facing back yard, mountain view. Partly developed basement with separate entry. Call John!
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1518 McQuarrie Ave
Heritage Classic
$374,900
5.5 Partly level acres. Spacious 1440 sf home. Covered veranda on all 4 sides & an open deck. This 5 bedroom 3 bath, full basement rancher has 3 bdrms on the main, 2 bdrms down, plus a 1 bdrm in-law suite with a patio in the lower level. Large 25x40 shop. Call Burke for details.
$199,900
Affordable 3 bdrm 1.5 bath 1/2 duplex in Rosemont. Updated laminate flooring. Opened living areas. Newer roof & windows. Easy care lot. Back deck. Off Street parking. Close to schools & bus route. Great alternative to paying rent. Call Trevor. Reduced
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1617 Putter Lane, Ootishcenia $109,000 This corner cul-de-sac lot is sunny and level and allows for plenty of development options and site preparation. In an area of new homes and very close to golf, hiking, and incredible viewscapes. The seller has just reduced his price by $10,000 from his prior offering and wants the property sold. Call David today to view.
416 Silica Street
$379,000
Heritage home near Nelson’s vibrant downtown core. Restored classic full 2 storey design with many original features. Covered porches, bay window, high ceilings, new kitchen, landscaping & gardens, off-street parking. Call John.
6804 3rd Avenue, Ymir $245,000 Rancher & Workshop: Affordable well maintained 3 bdrm, 1 bath home. Level living, attached carport. Separate 16 x 40 shop & a separate 12 x 16 workshop/ shed. Level & spacious 150 x 112 lot. Great Ymir location. Easy drive to the local ski hills. Call Burke for details.
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Check This Out - Anne DeGrace
Literature unplugged W
hen I was longhaired and youthful and new to town, Margaret Atwood read right here in Nelson, casually sitting on the edge of the stage to share some of her poems and prose. A year later Michael Ondaatje read at the SubPub — DTUC’s student union building — from his early poetry to a small but enthusiastic group. Atwood went on to become the Queen of CanLit. She’s won the Booker Prize and the Governor General’s Award, among other prizes. Recently, she was wonderfully vocal about Toronto’s nasty cuts to libraries, and is a regular champion for libraries everywhere. Ondaatje has won those same awards and more, penning more than 20 volumes of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. We have his newest novel, Cat’s Table, on order. These two can fill a hall like nobody’s business now, but back then these were intimate little gatherings. Which just goes to show you that you never know when the author you go to see will turn out to be the next Maggie or Michael. I’m longer in tooth
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The young, the restless, and the writerly to read at the Nelson library
Chicken Poop for the Soul author Kristeva Dowling is coming to the Nelson library on September 27.
than hair now, 30 years later, and I’m still delighted to note that Nelson embraces books and writers as much as ever. There’s a whopping great lineup coming through this fall, literary folks about whom you just might be able to say “you saw them when.” Coming September 27 is Chicken Poop for the Soul author Kristeva Dowling, whose trial and error foray into sustainable farming
makes for reading both funny and insightful. She at 7:30 in a delicious event co-sponsored by our buddies at the Kootenay Country Store Co-operative. In October we have the One Book, One Kootenay winner and Far from Botany Bay author Rosa Jordan reading on the 11th as part of her Kootenay tour. It’s the book voters decided all Kootenay people should read, so it’s a good idea to
get with the program. And on October 25 we have Grant Lawrence, CBC Radio 3 host and author of What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck — just shortlisted for the Edna Staebler Award — which promises to be fun and, uh, enlightening. The library, bless their hearts, has agreed to host my book launch on October 7. Flying with Amelia is an ambitious bit of writing as it tries to cover 150 years and most of the country, the writing process of which left the author, at times, seriously confused as to time and place. Which is really nothing new. On October 29, CBC Radio’s B.C. Almanac host Mark Forsythe will serve as guest author and MC of Tapas and Tales, a hot new library/ museum fundraiser in partnership with Touchstones Nelson. And the Tales? Look to oral story-spinners Richard Rowberry, Carolyn McTaggart, and Corky Evans, with tapas by those amazing Selkirk College cooking students. Watch for more on this. It’s a great line-up of authors, any one of which could be the next Maggie or
Michael — but I’m happy to think of them as themselves: young at heart, long of tooth, and everything in between, full of words and stories, reading for you and me right here at our very own library. Anne DeGrace’s column is featured in the Star every second Friday
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Kootenay Quilters Quilt Show will be held at the Prestige Inn on October 1 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and October 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entitled Everything Quilted, the works of 50 local quilters will be displayed. A vendors mall is included with the festivities. Of special interest will be the display of unique garments created for the Quilted Wearables Challenge. The Kootenay Applique Ladies Society will also display their beautiful work.
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including the New Year’s baby recognition quilt, Transition House, quilts for healing heroes and Rotaplast. They are best known for their contribution of colourful baby quilts displayed for sale in the Ladies Auxiliary Gift Shop at Kootenay Lake Hospital. Kootenay Quilters Day Group meets at 10 a.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month at Christie Lees Hall. The Evening Group meets weekly at 7 p.m. Quilters and prospective quilters are invited to come and experience the camaraderie, support and encouragement fostered by the guild.
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Exactly one year following the release of one of the most talked about media stories in the Kootenays, Jon Steinman — the producer and host of Kootenay Co-op Radio’s Deconstructing Dinner, has been named a finalist for the Jack Webster Award in Community Reporting. Celebrating its 25th year, the Jack Webster Awards are British Columbia’s most respected awards for journalism. Making the cut was the September 2, 2010 story, “Local Food Fraud? An Investigation” — a one-hour episode which exposed the questionable practices of a Wynndel based business and federally registered egg grading station.
Eggs R Uz had been marketing its eggs as free-range, antibiotic and hormone free and being a product of their own farm. The owners had also said they received a small contribution of eggs from nearby farms in the Creston Valley. Turned out most of that wasn’t true. In late spring 2010, Steinman was tipped off by more than one source that the eggs being sold by Eggs R Uz were not from their farm, nor from the Creston Valley, and instead were being delivered from an unknown source in Alberta. The property which housed the business happened to be up for sale at the time this was all unfolding, propelling Steinman to go undercover with video camera in hand and pose as a prospective homebuyer. The visit revealed that
the “farm” was not a farm at all and no chickens were located anywhere on the property. The video evidence gathered in the home and business also showed dozens of large egg boxes from industrial producers in Alberta. Only days after the story aired, Eggs R Uz closed its doors and surrendered their egg grading registration certificate to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Some might say the real story only began then, with attention becoming focused on the CFIA itself and what appeared to be pretty negligent inspection practices. The Jack Webster Awards take place on October 24 in Vancouver. Steinman’s story is up against two other finalists; one from the Chilliwack Times and another from Whistler’s Pique Magazine.
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Day Four: Golden Gate Park will take the full day, two to really do it justice. Any number of buses will get you to the entrance and from there you’ll be logging a few miles visiting all the attractions. There’s the DeYoung Museum, the Academy of Sciences, the Conservatory of Flowers, each venue worthy of a day’s tour; a buffalo paddock, a golf course, horse riding, rowing on the lake, and, last but not least, Ocean Beach and the Beach Chalet Brewpub. Situated in the original swimmer’s change rooms, complete with Arts and Crafts style frescoes from the 1930’s,the first floor houses a museum and garden restaurant while the top floor is the brewpub, with a commanding view of the Pacific out to the Farallon Islands. Enjoy a glass of Presidio IPA and some buttermilk fried calamari while watching the surfers carve the crashing waves; marvel at a sunset that reaches to Japan, and oh, there’s great live jazz.A fitting end to a great day. Well not quite. Stroll the endless beach south to the terminus of the N Judah streetcar, about a mile or so. This line takes you through many of the famous neighbourhoods of San Francisco and on to Market and Powell St – you’re back downtown.
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Saddles outlet (they’re everywhere) and rent a bike/ferry pass for the trip to Sausalito via the Golden Gate Bridge. Have no fear. This trek is pretty easy, even for non-bikers, and the rewards are many. It’s an easy climb up to the bridge, mostly on bike trails, and the scenery, not to mention the descent into Sausalito is worth a sore butt. You’ll be hungry, and thirsty, while you spend the afternoon exploring this cozy seaside village, great restaurants will meet every need. Or, go to the deli, grab some sandwiches and a cold bottle of Zin and picnic on the beach. The walk-on ferry is pretty cute, and you get a panorama of the city skyline and Alacatraz on your return. There’s plenty more biking to do if you’re keen, not today, but maybe tomorrow you’d want to cycle the Marin Headlands to the Muir Woods, or back to Golden Gate Park, and south along the ocean path.
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back to Ocean Beach, and stroll the broad, flat sand to the Cliff House Restaurant. Perched on a rocky crag jutting into the ocean, this famous restaurant boasts one of the most stunning views in San Francisco. Or, have a picnic lunch above the beach in Sutro Park. Refreshed, you’ll start the long journey home via the Land’s End Trail. Take your time because it’s a long way and the scenery is spectacular. The trail winds along the rugged coast to the Golden Gate Bridge. From there the walk continues along Crissy Field and eventually you’ll be at Fisherman’s Wharf; about twelve miles or so but worth the thirst. Just time for a cold “Steam” at the Fog City Diner before catching a streetcar back up town. What a day!
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Nelson city council voted on changes to the Official Community Plan at last week’s council meeting in order to accommodate development of the St. Saviour’s Hall, but applicant and Cottonwood Falls Animal Clinic owner Theresa Hart says her intentions were misrepresented. “I don’t know how people have gotten this idea,” says Hart. “I think it’s partly to do with what the zoning request is, but people are left with this idea that I want to develop the theatre as a residence, and that’s not what I’m asking for.” Her vision for the building involves moving her practice into the main floor of the newer part of the building. “Currently the Francophone Society is in the old portion of the building the main floor. I want to keep them there. The upstairs is a theatre and meeting room, like for instance there is a knitting club that meets there. My goal is to eventually have live/work situation where I would live right above the practice. I would only develop the new addition part. I wouldn’t touch the theatre,” she says. Hart says she values the importance of the heritage buildings in Nelson and doesn’t want to touch the exterior of the building. “I’ve always loved the building, partly because I love old granite buildings and when it was being run as the TNT theatre, I attended a number of different productions there,” she says. “One of the big
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Theresa Hart says she wants to continue with the cultural component of the old church hall.
reasons I was even drawn to Nelson was because of the heritage buildings. I live just up the hill from it and I see it every day and so the minute it became available I thought that would be the perfect place to have my practice and maybe become involved in the theatre community of Nelson, just being able to support it.” The theatre is also important for Hart because she thinks it could benefit smaller theatre groups in Nelson. “My underlying impetus for buying the building is to sort of have a cultural space in Nelson that I can make available to people on a subsidized level,” she says. “I know a lot of new young unestablished theatre, music and art can’t afford some of the venues. I want to make a space available to people that won’t be cost prohibitive to encourage up and coming artistic endeavours.” A public hearing will be held regarding the rezoning of the St. Saviour’s Hall later this fall.
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Earth Matters is currently recruiting compost enthusiasts. If you are interested in being a compost ambassador in your workplace, neighbourhood, school, or any type of group, Earth Matters would love to hear from you. Earth Matters staff will train and provide the know-how for you to set up your own compost system and educate others about how to use it. Volunteers will learn the many benefits of composting, be pro-
vided with a toolkit, and receive on-going support. Earth Matters addresses the need for environmental sustainability, and is presently finding ways to encourage waste reduction in everyday life. Composting is one way to decrease our carbon footprint, and improve our natural environment. If you would like to strengthen the community’s environmental awareness by teaching others the advantages of composting please email ecostore or call 250-3522513 for more information.
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Sports Juniors Embark on 2011-12 Regular Season
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2010 FINAL STANDINGS Neil Murdoch Division TEAM GP W L T Castlegar 50 42 8 0 Beaver Valley 50 32 13 1 Nelson 50 25 22 0 Spokane 50 21 26 1 Grand Forks 50 8 41 0
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Eddie Mountain Division TEAM GP W Fernie 50 42 Creston Valley 50 26 Golden 50 22 Kimberley 50 18 Columbia Val. 50 11
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Upcoming Games
Friday, September 16 Nelson at Castlegar Fernie at Kamloops Sicamous at North Okanagan Spokane at Princeton Chase at Revelstoke Columbia Valley at Golden Kimberley at Creston Valley Beaver Valley at Grand Forks Penticton at Summerland Kelowna at Osoyoos Saturday, September 17 Castlegar at Nelson, 7 p.m. NDCC Creston at Kimberley Fernie at Chase Princeton at Penticton Kamloops at Sicamous Revelstoke at North Okanagan Spokane at Kelowna Grand Forks at Beaver Valley Golden at Columbia Valley Osoyoos at Summerland Sunday, September 18 Fernie at North Okanagan Spokane at Penticton Revelstoke at Kamloops Leafs in September/October September 23 Kelowna at Nelson September 24 Nelson at Spokane September 24 Spokane at Nelson September 30 Grand Forks at Nelson October 1 Creston Valley at Nelson October 2 Osoyoos at Nelson October 4 Beaver Valley at Nelson
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The Nelson Leafs may have come out of last week’s exhibition games with two losses, but looking forward to tonight’s season opener in Castlegar head coach and general manager Frank Maida is confident his team will deliver on speed and will be strong in the net. Veteran goaltender Andrew Walton joined the Leafs after being traded in June for defencemen Braeden Hikichi. “We will be very strong in goal this year,” says Maida. “Andrew’s had a great summer and has worked hard all summer and he will be the backbone of our goaltending.” Walton didn’t play a lot in the exhibition game against the Castlegar Rebels, but Maida says he “looks sharp.” “We had some young goaltenders and we really needed to see them play, so basically Andrew played one period a game,” he said. The Leafs are hoping to have another goaltender to join the roster by the weekend.
“Andrew’s a well proven goalie in this league and he will be stopping a lot of pucks for us this weekend and we’re looking for another goaltender to help Walton and play some games,” says Maida. On the blueline the Leafs have four returning d-men with the possibility of a fifth. There will also be some new defencemen including Taylor Carriveau who hails from California. Carriveau played in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota last year with the Granite City Lumberjacks. “We’ll be a defensive team of course with some of the players that will jump into play when the time arises and that will be all the guys,” says Maida. “We will be a disciplined team and defense will be first.” With the Leafs forwards, the coaching staff is focusing on speed. “We’re going to be a very quick team. We are going to be moving the puck and we will present a lot of pressure on the opposing defense,” he says. There will be many return-
ing forwards such as Colton Schell, Patrick Martens and Marcus Dahl. “I think we’ve got a quite a few guys that are stepping up,” says Maida. “Our vets are really working hard and leading the way. Our new forwards are vying in and are learning our new system and are having some good practices this week.” The Leafs faced the Rebels in their exhibition games and will face them again tonight in Castlegar, and tomorrow night for the home opener at the Nelson and District Community Complex. “Of course Castlegar did very well last year, and it’s going to be a tough challenge, but we’re looking forward to the challenge, and there’s no better way to start the season than a back to back against one of the best teams in the league,” says Maida. In addition to Castlegar, he thinks Beaver Valley and Spokane could be stiff competition this season. For the full regular season schedule visit the Nelson Leafs website at nelsonleafs.ca
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Sports Cancer Fundraiser at Balfour Golf Club on Saturday
Crispin’s legacy continues at September golf tournament BRYONY FORTUNE Nelson Star Reporter
Fourteen years since its inception and like clockwork
the 14th Annual Barry Crispin Golf Tournament is still going strong. The tournament which honours
Balfour teen, Barry Crispin who died of leukemia at 18, is spearheaded by his mother Wilma Crispin.
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Though there were endless ways Wilma could have honoured her son’s memory, it seemed serendipitous that golf became the
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breach that was left. But it was the fact that Barry enjoyed the sport that held the most sway. “Barry was just wonderful, he was a lot of fun... and he was a junior golf champion [at the Balfour Golf Club]. Even when he was sick, he did The Longest Day of Golf to raise money for cancer,” Wilma says. So far the tournament has raised $175,000 in it’s history, $18,500 of which was raised at last year’s tournament. But it’s clear Wilma is excited by the possibility that one day they’ll surpass there biggest one-time take of $23,000. Still, even with the success of the tournament Wilma wonders whether the tournament should continue. “I was actually thinking of stopping, I was thinking that people might be tired of giving… I feel guilty about it sometimes,” laughs Wilma. However the fact that eight area kids were diagnosed with leukemia inside a 10 years span (including her son Barry),
motivates Wilma to keep going, that and the fact that her son was a fighter until the end.
“Barry was just wonderful, he was a lot of fun... and he was a junior golf champion here.” Wilma Crispin
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“Because leukemia has been so prevalent in our area… and to see the wonderful results of having six of the kids go into remission, it shows the golf tournament is making a difference,” Wilma whispers, as she vowed to take it one day at a time. The 14th Annual Barry Crispin Golf Tournament is this Saturday at the Balfour Golf Course, with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. Tickets are still available, with proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society for leukemia research. For those of not interested in golf, there is a silent auction.
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L.V. Rogers takes rugby program to the next level
The Corporation of the City of Nelson invites applications for two members-atlarge to serve on the Cultural Development Commission. Applicants from the literary and music communities are encouraged, but all applications will be considered. If you are interested in serving on this commission, please submit a letter of interest with appropriate background information to the attention of: Ms. Frances Long, c/o The City of Nelson Suite 101, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C., V1L 5S4 Fax: (250) 352-2131 or by email to: flong@nelson.ca by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, September27th, 2011. For more information, please visit the City’s website at: http://www.nelson.ca/EN/main/services/mayor-council/committees.html
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Rugby players at L.V. Rogers high school have the opportunity to take their love of the sport to another level this year. The school is now offering rugby academy. “Nelson has been on the map as a provincially ranked team for the past few seasons now, and we win the Kootenays every year,” says head coach Brad Swan. “We just dominate it.” But he says when the team heads out to the larger centres to compete against rugby teams like the one from Shawnigan Lake, they face stiff competition. “When we go out to the coast to compete in provincials out there, there are private schools that fly in coaches from New Zealand for their teams and they pay them $60,000 a year on payroll,” says Swan. The rugby academy is modeled after the soccer academy. “The academy is actually a board certified course that I developed,” says LVR teacher and head coach Mike Joyce. “The rugby academy is inside the timetable and it’s a credited course they’re taking. There are some low level players in the academy, but it’s mostly kids who want to take the game and move past high school level who have aspirations of going on to university or going to play club ball on the coast.” Except for Joyce, the rest
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of the coaches and staff contribute their time on a volunteer basis. “There aren’t too many schools in the province that are publicly funded schools that have an academy that do what we do to try and parallel their programs with the ones on the coast,” says Swan. We’re trying to do a poor man’s version of what it’s all about. We don’t get paid the way these private school people do, it’s all volunteer hours and we’ve been doing it for years.” The creation of the rugby academy was something that Swan calls a “natural progression.” “We’ve been at the provincials the last few years and last year we took our team to Ireland and we toured them for three months and they had international coaching training sessions over there and that was just our pre-season,” Swan says “We trained them all fall and into
the winter just to get them ready for this tour and that was to get us ready to get us back to our season and to head back to provincials.” The academy doesn’t just include boys. There are also a lot of girls participating in the program and the school has a very strong girls rugby team. “There were more girls to begin with than boys,” says Joyce. “They amalgamated the teams so that junior girls and the senior girls play on the same team because the physical difference is less severe perhaps than a Grade 9 boy and a Grade 12 boy.” In the academy there are three girls, which Joyce says was surprising. “It’s great to see that they have a place just beyond the team and an aspiration for playing further on,” says Joyce. “These kids have the opportunity that we never had when we were younger,” says
Swan. “When we played in high school, we toured Europe every year and we were a great program but there wasn’t really much beyond that. You could go to university and play for that team, but that was it. Now kids have offers for contracts around the world.” Swan says in addition to coaching, their role is to mentor the kids on the team. “We do a lot of good for the kids in the community. We’re around them a lot. It isn’t just rugby, you deal with a lot of personal issues as well as you get to know them over time. It’s rewarding,” says Swan. Both Swan and Joyce would like to see similar programs at other schools in the Kootenays so that the Nelson team has a bit more competition. Swan says Nelson hasn’t had a point scored against them regionally in two years. The high school rugby season starts in the spring.
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Churches of Nelson Where is God? By Sister Nancy Hurren, CND Cathedral of Mary Immaculate
But I know, even now, whatever you ask God, God will grant you
The God of Jesus is the God of compassion, the God who calls each of us to love even in the face of evil, who calls us to respond to our neighbour’s need as to a brother or sister, and to reach out, even now, to those who create the fear and the human suering we see in our world, returning kindness for insult and holding out forgiveness as does our God for each of us.
Over the past week the news agencies have been preoccupied by two signiďŹ cant events, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 disaster and the six month marker after the earthquake/tsunami in Japan. Both remind us of our vulnerability before the rampage of human evil and before the rampage of nature’s unstoppable forces. For many both raise questions - “Where is God?â€?, “What First kind of God can permit such Baptist Church disasters?â€?, and “Is there any 611 Fifth Street 250-352-3212 God?â€? They are questions as old as humanity, debated Worship Service: 10:00 am in the story of Job in the Pastor: Rev. Scott Simpson Hebrew Scriptures, voiced fbcnelson.ca in the anguish of many of Part-time childcare available at the psalms, and cried out Cornerstone Children’s Centre 250-352-9910 by Jesus as he dies on the cross, “My God, My God why have you deserted me?â€? (Psalm 22: 1 / Mark 15:34) They are questions that Nelson Community Church face us in the larger disasters of our world but also in Sunday Worship Service the more personal events at 11:00 am of our lives: the death of a Everyone is Welcome loved one, the loss of a job, a sickness that debilitates us Your Pastors: or an accident that changes Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows the direction of our life. (New to Nelson) What response do these 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) events provoke in us? What questions do they raise for us? A Friendly Bible In John’s gospel, Martha Centre Church grieving over her brother’s death says to Jesus, “If you had been here my You are invited to join us Sunday Mornings at 10:00am. brother would not have died.â€? - a statement that “Fear of Godâ€? we might make and leave 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 it at that, feeling unheard Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber and abandoned, but Martha continues, “But I know that, Refreshments are served after the service (AfďŹ liated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) even now, whatever you ask God , God will grant you.â€? It is an act of trust in Jesus but also an aďŹƒrmation of God as the One who listens who does not abandon. It is that same act of trust that Loving Jesus, Loving People, concludes psalm 22 as the Transforming Lives psalmist praises God who “has not hidden His face • from him, and has answered 702 Stanley St. • 352.9613 him when he calledâ€? (Psalm Summer schedule: one service 22:24) on Sundays at 9:30 am Jesus does not stumble in Pastor Arden Gustafson His trust even in the face Pastor Chris Wiens of cruciďŹ xion and what • seems to be the triumph 7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301 of evil. In holding ďŹ rmly Sundays at 9:30 am to the Father’s mission, he Pastor Jason Ashley conquers even death and all the death dealing forces of evil in our world and gives • 2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065 to us the means to overcome Sundays at 10:00 am our own struggles, our own Pastor Jesse Lerch fears and doubts, our own failures to recognize the call of the God of compassion in our lives.
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LAMBERT, Lois May Sheffield Lois Lambert passed away peacefully on September 10, 2011, at the age of 101, in the presence of her grandson Tom. Lois was the beloved wife of the late T.C. (Buck) Lambert and the mother of the late W.B. (Bill) Lambert. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Esther Lambert, and three grandchildren: L.A. (Lisa) Lambert (Ryan Seaforth), Tom (Jennifer) Lambert, and Monica (Chris) Leong,
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along with six grandsons: Dawson, Eric, and Scott Lambert; Jevon and Caden Seaforth; and Kaien Leong; and numerous nieces and nephews. Born June 13, 1910 in Cardston, AB, Lois attended school in Cardston and then moved to Nelson, BC for business college. In Nelson she met and fell in love with Buck; they married in 1938. Their only child Bill was born in 1940. In 1963 Lois and Buck bought the real estate business that became Lambert Realty Ltd. In 1965 Lois became the first female Notary Public in the Nelson District. In 1970 she became the only woman on the Notaries Public Board of Directors. In the mid 1970s, Buck and Lois retired, sold Lambert Realty, and enjoyed their lakefront home on Kootenay Lake. Lois devoted herself to her handicraft work and volunteering, serving for many years as a board member for the Kiwanis Music Festival in Nelson and as a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. When Buck became ill in the mid 1990s they moved to Lethbridge to be close to Bill and Esther, Lois’ two sisters, and her extended family. Lois was predeceased by her parents, Lenore and Wilmer Sheffield, and all of her siblings; her husband Buck in 1996; and her son Bill in 2006. For the past few years, Lois has made her home at Edith Cavell Nursing Home, where she received exemplary care. The family wishes to thank her many caregivers and friends who have helped her over the last years, especially Jennifer Greve and Alice Hicken. A funeral service will be held at St. Augustine’s Anglican Church, 411 - 11 St S, Lethbridge, on Friday September 16 at 2pm, with visitation from 1-2pm. Interment will take place in Nelson at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Augustine’s Memorial Fund.
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September 17, 1936 September 17, 2009 In loving memory of our dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away two years ago. The moment that you left us, John our heart was split in two The one side ďŹ lled with memories, the other died with you. We often lay awake at night When the world if fast asleep, And take a walk down memory lane With tears upon our cheeks. Remembering you is easy, John. We do it every day. but missing you is a heartache That never goes away. We hold you tightly within our hearts and there you will remain. Life has gone on without you, John but it will never be the same. Sadly missed And always remembered Wife Charlotte; sons and families John, Teresa, Tara and Shawn; Rick, Sharon, Tanner and Tyler; Gary, Monika, Gevyn and Jaden Hlooko
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Notice of Passing Mr. Eric Vance Strautman of Nelson passed away on August 30, 2011 at the age of 53 years. Funeral arrangements are pending. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
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Small ads, BIG deals! Coming Events A Shepherd’s Evensong for Gregorian Chant, Alpenhorn, Organ and Tibetan Singing Bowls Sunday, September 18th 7PM St Saviour’s Anglican Church on Ward & Silica For information visit www.studiocantilena.com
CAPITOL THEATRE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE TO MEMBERS, NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Thursday, October 13th 2011 6pm-7pm Capitol Theatre Board room 421 Victoria Street, Nelson call for info 250-352-6363 Capitol Theatre Auditions!! 23rd Annual Christmas Pantomime!! Sunday, September 18, 2011 13 & under with parent 11am1pm, 14 & up 2pm-4pm. The Capitol Theatre 421 Victoria Street, Nelson Performances: December 1st through 4th call 250-352-6363 or email www.capitol@netidea.com
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Okanagan Wine Tour September 30th - October 2nd Call Glacier Travel @ 250-352-2200 to book
“KHAOS” OPERA AUDITIONS The Amy Ferguson Institute invites experienced singers interested in joining the chorus for the world premiere performances of the newly commissioned opera, KHAOS, to audition on Saturday, September 24th. For more information and to schedule an audition call Marty Horswill at 352-2595 or e-mail mar-lena@shaw.ca. Visit www.khaosopera.com to learn more about this exciting new opera that will premiere in Nelson in 2012
THE candidate we are looking for is a talented web developer with a history of web application design and development and exposure to the full project life cycle. Experience with Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Javascript and JSON required. Knowledge of Dojo Toolkit, HTML 5 and CSS an asset. Visit: http://rkosolutions.com/index.php?/join-us to apply
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INSULATOR (TEMPORARY) Teck Metals Ltd. is currently seeking an individual in the role of: Insulator (temporary). Applicants must hold an Insulator Inter-Provincial Red Seal Endorsement. All applicants must have a valid driver’s license. Applicants will be required to participate in an assessment process designed to measure fitness, aptitudes and personal attributes. Teck offers an attractive compensation and benefit package. Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and all qualified individuals are encouraged to submit their resume, a copy of their Grade 12 or GED certificate, a copy of their WHMIS certification and Interprovincial trade’s qualification by September 30, 2011. To apply, visit the Teck website at http://www.teck.com/careers and select location - Trail Operations. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Your application to this posting is deemed to be your consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Teck respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of personal information.
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NEED A CHANGE? Nelson Toyota is looking for an experienced sales manager to lead its new and used sales dep’t. The ideal candidate will be a goal oriented team player that has previous sales management experience as well as the leadership and communication skills to motivate a team. Responsibilities will include: • Ordering and managing new and used vehicle inventories. • Appraising used vehicles • Develop and motivate the sales team to achieve customer satisfaction and sales objectives. • Interact and coordinate with dealership management teams to achieve their goals. We are a progressive growing company located in the beautiful Nelson, British Columbia, home to an abundance of winter and summer activities, great scenery, beaches and lakes. A quiet lifestyle and family oriented community with many sports activities and community groups are yours to enjoy. We offer a competitive salary and incentive plan as well as a comprehensive benefits package. If you are interested in a slower pace and this career opportunity, please e-mail your resume’ in complete confidence to crenwick@nelsontoyota.com
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CHIP HAULERS REQUIRED: Dedicated runs, shift work, Super B. We are looking for longterm employees, and offer extended benefits, direct deposit, well maintained equipment, satellite dispatch. If you have a clean abstract, and 2 years verifiable experience, please call Gail @250-357-2612 Ext 225 or fax resume to 250-3572009 or check us out online www.sutco.ca
CUSTOMER SERVICE No Associated Fees Enjoy this unique and interesting position and the associated training. Are you interested in providing feedback to a Fortune 50 company specific to store conditions and service levels? Hourly rate for driving time, observation time, report time applies. Mileage reimbursed based on distance associated with assignments. For additional information and to submit an on line application visit: https://qualityshopper.org No Associated Fees
DRUM LESSONS All Levels, All Genres, now accepting students for fall semester. Contact Alan Black 250-354-0475
Experienced Interior Faller to work in East Kootenay, permanent work with full benefits. Capable of climbing & topping trees & helping Yarder Crew. Also run excavator & skidder. Call (250)349-5415 or fax (250)-349-7522
A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates)
Dancing Bear Inn Part-time housekeeper wanted We offer competitive wages, previous experience a plus. Please drop off resumes by: September 24th at Dancing Bear Inn, 171 Baker St, Nelson Attn: Anika Brandenburg. only those under consideration will be contacted. JAVA GARDEN Cafe has 1 F/T & 1 P/T position available Apply Now! Chahko Mika Mall
Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
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Landscaping Carrie’s Custom Tree Care Tree & Shrub Sale 915 Observatory St. Nelson Saturday, September 17th 8am ~ 2pm
Looking for slashing/Brushing contractors interested in supplying bids to clear approximately 40-50 Hectares of utility right of way in the Castlegar area. Work to start within 2 weeks approximately. Must have valid W.S.B.C. coverage & insurance. Call Mitch @ 250-319-7502 or mitch.oldham@telus.net
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER KOOTENAY CO-OP is seeking an enthusiastic and engaging individual to join our management team in the position of Human Resource Manager.
We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.
This is a part-time position that offers a competitive salary, great benefits package and a fun and challenging cooperative work environment. Evenings and weekends are required in this retail environment. The successful applicant will have post secondary training in the Human Resources field and/or at least 2 years related experience. The foci of the position are to develop & maintain HR policies and systems, support department managers with their HR needs and support and promote a positive work environment that fosters staff engagement and well-being. Administrative tasks such as payroll and benefits administration are also a component of the position. Apply in person with a resume and cover letter before Monday, October 10th to:
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SYSTEMS ANALYST /PROGRAMMER Teck Metals Ltd. is currently seeking a Systems Analyst/Programmer who would work as a member of Trail Operations’ Information Systems team to complete business analysis projects in support of Trail Operations objectives and provide JD Edwards functional support for the JD Edwards ERP system used at many of Teck’s operations. Candidates must be graduates from an accredited college or university in a computer science or business discipline along with 4 or more years working in a business or systems analysis/ programmer role. The successful candidate must have the ability to manage multiple priorities, work to deadlines, and to prepare, present and facilitate discussion on project issues, results, options and decisions. Knowledge and experience related to ERP systems, especially JD Edwards, would be an asset. Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and all qualified individuals are encouraged to forward their resume by September 20, 2011. To apply, visit the Teck website at http.//www.teck.com/careers and selection location – Trail Operations. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The Corporation of the City of Nelson is accepting applications for the position of MANAGER OF OPERATIONS The City of Nelson is currently seeking to Àll the position of Manager of Operations. This position reports to the Director of Engineering and Operations and oversees the operation and maintenance of municipal infrastructure including; roads, water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage system, parks, open space, buildings and the airport. Further information regarding this position can be found on the City of Nelson web site at www.nelson.ca. Resumes must be submitted no later than Friday, September 30, 2011 at 12:00pm, quoting posting #11EX19 to: Human Resources, City of Nelson, #101 – 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 5S4; or fax to: 250.352.2131 or email to: hr@nelson.ca We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however; only those under consideration will be contacted.
Bayshore Home Health Is currently seeking Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses in the Castlegar / Nelson area to work with children with complex care needs. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children and their families, we would appreciate hearing from you. Pediatric experience is an asset and we do offer client specific training. Please send your resume and cover letter to: pedsvancouver@bayshore.ca or (no hyphen) fax to 1-866-686-7435
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$100 & Under New cloth covered upright carrier w/large wheels & seat attached. $50 250-352-3419 no calls on Saturday please!
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Garage Sales Balfour: Sat. September 17th 9am - 5pm 6270 Wightwick Rd. Household items No Early Birds BONNINGTON: Sat. Sep. 17 3830 Woodcrest Road 9am construction materials & doors Carrie’s Custom Tree Care Tree & Shrub Sale 915 Observatory St. Nelson Saturday, September 17th 8am ~ 2pm
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KASLO: Multi family yard sale Sat/Sun Sep 17th/18th 9am ~ 3pm. 778 Kaslo Airport Rd. KRESTOVA Moving Multi Family garage sale 3699 & 3640 Pine Road Sat & Sun, Sept 17 & 18 8 - 2, furniture Monster Multi Generation Sale SAT/SUN SEPT.17/18, 3752 Cemetery Rd, Upper Krestova ~ antiques, furniture, tools, collectable’s, dishes, numerous family treasures... follow the yellow signs.
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RECRUITING Executive Director The Kalein Hospice Centre Society, based in Nelson British Columbia, is working to create a hospice centre for the care of the terminally ill, and education and resources to the community at large. Please go to www.thekoop.ca to see the full job description. Application deadline September 30, 2011 stephanie.fischer@kaleinhospicecentre.com
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NELSON: Fri/Sat Sep. 16/17 708 Richards St 8am-3pm 40 Quilts, wall hangings, fabric quilting & cook books, dishes, clothes, etc. CASH ONLY NELSON/Rosemont: Sat/Sun Sep 17th/18th 8am-1pm 419 West Beasley St. Moving Sale, bamboo bed (queen) canopy snow blower, yard swing, alum boat & motor, exerc. equip, etc NELSON: Saturday Sep. 17th 8am-12pm 810 Innes Street household, furniture & misc... NELSON: Saturday, September 17th 907 Fifth St. 8am1pm, Lots of Neat Stuff!! Saturday September 17th 9am ~ 520 Second St dressers, banker’s desk, cement mixer, kids toys & much more!
RARE OPPORTUNITY: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, .83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake (70 Mile House). Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fishing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-3950599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/70mile/frank.)
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Misc. Wanted Coin Collector Buying old Coins, Silver, Gold, Olympic + Also buying bulk silver coins. Chad: 250-863-3082 (Local)
Real Estate Acreage for Sale 82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available. www.bchomesforsale.com/ view/lonebutte/ann/
Houses For Sale HST? Shove it! Brand new house, 2bdrm/2bth, loft, wrap around deck, carport, amenities, schools, 15mins to town, river view 10yr warranty ~ $349,000 250-352-0086 Kootenay Living in a warm & inviting 4 bdrm/1.5bth on 1.6 acres @ 6 mile. 1.5 storey, south facing, 2048 sq ft, open floor plan, natural wood trim. $499,500 250-825-9322 or visit www.propertyguys.com id#196649 No Kidding! Brand New Home & Car $199,000, HST incl. Mortgage payment around $800. 3brdm, 2bth, fenced lot, 6 appliances, 16’ wide, carport in Salmo. 250352-0086
Kootenays Salmo: Immaculate 2bdrm, 1.5 bath, fenced, deck. Asking $180,000/offers 250-357-2929
Mobile Homes & Parks Whispering Pines Manufactured Home Park Home Sites available Beautiful riverside community in Genelle. New Homes coming in August or September receive 3 months Free site rent Phone: 250-693-2136 www.whisperingpinesmhp.com
Mortgages Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
Office/Retail
1989 KAWASAKI DIRT BIKE 2/stroke 125cc Rebuilt Engine MOVING - MUST SELL! MAKE AN OFFER!! 250-357-2708 (Salmo)
2006 Ford Escape XLT, 3.0l V6, Well Equipped, No Accidents, Very Good Condition, Phone: 250-3595992
Scrap Car Removal SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288
NEW 550 sq.ft apartment with loft in Balfour. Furnished, in-floor heat, covered parking. Rent includes heat, hot water, electricity. NS/NP. Single $750, couple $850. Available Oct. 1st. (250) 229 4709.
SIX MILE: Furnished Suites, NS/NP Starting @ $800/month utilities included 250-825-9421
Housesitting
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Largest dealer Group Huge Selection Free Delivery to BC/AB Cars Trucks SUV’s Vans Apply online autocredit911.com Call toll-free 1-888-635-9911
NELSON- 2 bdrm executive waterfront home, 6 mile Nelson, partially furnished. NS/NP. Refs req’d. $1700+ utils. (250)825-4471 or 250354-9434. NELSON: 3bdrm/1bth on golf course, w/d/f/s $1250/mo + util NS/NP call 250-825-4700 NELSON: Awesome 5 bdrm Beach House 4mins frm town. Private jacuzzi on large deck, spectacular lake & mountain views, sauna, hdwd floors, granite counters. $2550/mo for 4 people. Negotiable for couple. 808-238-0006/808756-5540/250-352-3408 NELSON: Beautiful Mtn Waters Retreat Centre for Rent Nov.1/11 - Mar/Apr 2012. 7bdr/3.5bth, NP 4wd access only $2200/mo incl util. contact 250-509-0553 alternatively 250-354-7758
Office/Retail DESIRABLE OFFICE space for rent: 406 sq ft w/ skylights, avail immed, 700 sq ft store front w/ washrooms and storage area, avail immed, 406 sq ft, lower level w/ window, avail Sept. 1. Front Street Emporium. 601 Front St., Nelson. For more info call Douglas Barber 250-551-4449 or preferably: dearlb@yahoo.com NELSON: Spacious, private office,event or treatment room 14’x20’ near Lakeside Park. separate entrance,parking, wifi,in-floor heat & bathroom. Daily / Weekly / Monthly Rates call 250-551-1078
Townhouses Nelson: Perfect for family, newly renovated 3 bdrm townhouse. Fenced backyard, near school & bus $1100/month + utilities,no smoking. 353-7404
GARAGE SALE SALE! Place your 3 line garage sale ad thrughout the West Kootenay for only $945!
250.352.1890 classifieds@ nelsonstar.com
1987 Aquastar, 26’X10’ Beam, Volvo V8 duoprop, dual station, full bridge & rear deck enclosure, 9.9 Honda Kicker, electric anchor winch. Beautiful turnkey condition. Located @ the Prestige Marina. Reduced to $16,000 ph: 354-4588
AUTUMN SPECIAL!!! BOATING SEASON IS STILL BEAUTIFUL IN FALL MUST SELL & MOVE BEFORE WINTER!! $1000 OFF!! Your Cabin on the Lake
Trucks & Vans 1990 GMC SIERRA 4x4
lifted, standard shift new parts paperwork for work done Comes with Dirt Bike or will sell separately MOVING - MUST SELL! MAKE AN OFFER!! 250-357-2708 (Salmo) 2001 Ford F150. 2 wheel drive, 8ft box with homemade canopy. For parts or repair $1000 obo 250-352-1779
Check Classifieds!
Weldcraft, Hewescraft, Lund, Godfrey Pontoons Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID 1-888-821-2200 www.marksmarineinc.com
Paper routes available, call the Nelson Star at 250-352-1890
Trades, Technical
Trades, Technical
Trades, Technical
Trades, Technical
2005 Honda Odyssey EX van, very clean, leather, sunroof, great condition, 138,000 km. $15,700. 250505-5460. Ralph/Hannah
Boats Advanced age forces sale of Lada 4x4. Low mileage, good condition, $600. 250-352-3419 no calls on Saturday Please!
World’s Finest FISHING BOATS
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Welcome to an exciting career in
Mackenzie, BC Work for a company that values you and the work you do From a safety record that’s second to none, to an attractive compensation and benefits package and career development opportunities that support the potential of every employee—our corporate culture’s founded on respect and support at every level.
Live in a community that’s vibrant, friendly and welcoming A community in the truest sense of the word, Mackenzie is located in BC’s sunny interior and surrounded by pristine lakes and rivers—the perfect place to put down roots and grow your career.
We’re recruiting! Canfor Mackenzie is looking for individuals experienced in maintenance or production to join its management team. We offer full relocation and bonus incentives as well as a generous location allowance. If you’re eager to take on new challenges, we would like to hear from you. To learn more about these exciting career opportunities, our recruitment incentives and the town of Mackenzie, visit www.canfor.com/company/careers. To apply now, send your résumé to: Holly.Currah@canfor.com or fax: 250.997.2568. One of Canada’s largest integrated forest products companies, Canfor is based in Vancouver, with operations in BC, Alberta, Quebec, Washington and North and South Carolina.
Office/Retail
Baker Street Location 500 – 1,550 sq. ft. immediate occupancy “It’s the place to be“ The Nelson Trading Company Corner of Baker & Ward St. Furnished office space to rent too. For more information Call 250-551-6911 Or stop by # 206 - 402 Baker St. Nelson
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The Kootenay Queen 1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) Fold down table for a queen sized bed Fold up bunk beds VHF radio Hull is sound, galley is dated. Low draft 200 hrs on new engine A great boat that needs some TLC. $12,000.00 invested, will take offers starting at $8K NEW PRICE Call 250-362-7681 or email frdfntn@yahoo.ca for more information
Cars - Domestic
Long-Time Kootenay resident available for long term housesitting in Nelson. Up to date criminal record check & bondable. Please contact Phil: email: ensoitis@gmail.com phone: 250-777-1169
Homes for Rent
250-352-1890
Oops, sorry Piggy!
Off Road Vehicles
Rentals Apartment Furnished
Boat House (21’) at Kootenay Launch Club, for rent $120 /mo. 604-989-0258
Book Your Classified Ad Now
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Feature Fairview Resident Tells Tale of Major Project
Pride and pitfalls when it comes to renovating a house BRYONY FORTUNE Nelson Star Reporter
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n an age where HGTV, DIY and FineLiving networks have become as familiar to us as MTV and, where Mike Holmes has achieved international celebrity, it’s almost impossible not to know something about home renovations.
Michael Chesney at his 920 Third Street home.
Bryony Fortune photo
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Saturday September 24 8pm
$20 Adult $16 Student Charge by Phone 250.352.6363 online www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca
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But for those of us who are avid watchers of Holmes on Holmes we know how difficult and most times unpredictable renovations can be. Perhaps this is why we watch in awe as only the brave take on the mammoth responsibility that comes along with restoring older homes. Brand new Nelson resident, Michael Chesney has seen fit to tackle the task of restoring one of Nelson’s most well-known Fairview homes. Located at 920 Third Street, the house, though not classified as heritage, sits on one of the biggest lots in Nelson, covering four typical lot, which is an attractive feature for his kids, but he also wanted to fulfill his wife’s mandate. “The first thing my wife said to me, and she doesn’t usually
complain about anything, ‘please don’t get us up on this hill,’” says Chesney. Chesney, who planned on moving right into his home with his family and had no plans to renovate, has now embarked on a $150,000 restoration. “If you take down one piece of stucco, one thing leads to another, and it’s an endless cycle,” says Chesney. While he has run into a few unexpected problems, an improperly fortified basement, an ant colony which cost him his porch and stairs, and wooden columns through the foundation which left holes in the basement. Any experienced or first time renovator will testify that the key to any successful renovation is a good contractor and those who’ve
been through a bad one, are full of advice about the “warning signs.” Top of the list of advice that Chesney has for home renovators is, “Run if the contractor asks for the money first… it’s usually a scam.” But despite the unavoidable obstacles that come with restoring an older home including dry rot, plumbing problems and building permission fumbles, with meticulous attention to detail and commitment the end result can be stunning. This is the result Michael hopes to achieve. Chesney invites Nelson residents interested in learning about older home restorations or renovations to come take a peek at his home’s progress next week from Monday to Wednesday.
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Community Nelson SPCA and Scotiabank Hold Annual Paws for a Cause
Dogs get Lakeside free pass
250.352.7861 2124 Ymir Road
We Love Your Pets & They love Us! www.nelsonvet.com
STILL DOING TIME
SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
This Sunday, Nelson animal lovers will be offered a chance to break the law for a good cause. For one morning only, Lakeside Park will welcome dogs as part of the 2011 Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause. The event is the BC SPCA’s single largest fundraiser for the year and is integral in helping them continue to speak for those who can’t speak for themselves. The SPCA is encouraging the whole family to come out for an enjoyable stroll along the waterfront, rain or shine. Oso Negro coffee will be provided free and there will be a barbecue after the event. Each participant will also receive a Paws for a Cause T-shirt. Registration will be available at the event, starting at 9 a.m., or online at spca.bc.ca/walk. Among other exciting activities, there will also be a dog agility and pet first aid demonstration before the walk. The walk begins at 11 a.m. and runs from Lakeside Park to the Prestige Inn and back. After the walk, there will be a variety of doggy games and some fantastic prize packages will be awarded to the top fundraisers in youth, adult, and team categories. The grand prize for the youth category (who get to walk for free) is a brand new iPod Touch. In addition to everyone who comes out for the walk, the SPCA would like to thank the local businesses sponsoring the event: Selkirk Veterinary Hospital, Remedys RX, KBS Radio and Nelson Ford, Secret Garden Toys, Allard’s Insurance, and Reo’s Video for their generous donations. For further information, contact the Nelson SPCA at 250-352-7178 or drop in to the Adoption Center at 520-C Falls Street, above the bowling alley.
Got something to sell? We’ve got the place to sell it. Super Fall Special!
250.352.7178 520 C Falls Street Nelson, BC Above Savoy Bowling Lanes
Open Tues - Sat.: 12:00 - 5:00pm View our current animals available for adoption and check out the new Lost & Found section on our website!
www.spca.bc.ca/nelson
Second Chance Animal Shelter
Valhalla Path Realty
www.secondchanceadoption.com A wonderful, playful young girl with lots of personality. Good with other cats, dogs and kids. Around 1 or 2 years old.
280 Baker St., Nelson, BC
(250)354-4089
valhallapathrealty@telus.net MODERN HOME PLUS INCOME
$389,900
Wayne Germaine 250.354.2814 wayne@valhallapathrealty.com
A spacious modern home with approx. 3500 sq ft of living space plus a cute 3 bedroom rental/in law house ($800/month + utilities) all on a 1.1 acre property in sunny Krestova. 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms including a classy master suite, 2 dens and 4 fire replaces. A welcoming living room, family room, dining and kitchen layout. the level property has a large patio and a big garden.
Kelly
Call Wayne NELSON’S PREMIER ESTATE
Robert Goertz 250.354.8500 robert@valhallapathrealty.com www.kootenayconnector.com
$549,900
This majestic home was built in 1938 of the highest quality material while paying close attention to every detail. The modern and functional floor plan creates an enjoyable living space that is surrounded by gardens on the .47 acre property. In impeccable condition, this home is without comparables.
Call Robert
GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES
$219,000
Norm Zaytsoff 250.354.8584 norm@valhallapathrealty.com
Pinto
Completely renovated 1 bed 1 bath home on a generous lot offers a great price without the headache of repairs you would find at this price level. This property is available for immediate possession and is in move in condition. Opportunity is knocking.
$249,000
Lev Zaytsoff 250.354.8443 lev@valhallapathrealty.com
Some restrictions apply: This is available to private party ads only
Call Norm or Lev
OLD
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Nestled on 4 separately titled lots all generous in size scattered with heritage fruit trees, gardens and loads of sun. This 3 bed, 1 bath home has a great flow generous room sizes and a real Kootenay feel. A wrap around deck encompasses the house taking in the stunning views of the lake and offers endless enjoyment on those long summer nights. All within thirty min. to Nelson.
Call Lev or Norm
Sascha
FORECLOSURE Here is a fixer-upper that has a great location near the Salmo River. With some investment, this 3 bed, 1 bath home on a .82 acre lot could be a great home.
Call James James Loeppky 250.509.0804 james@valhallapathrealty.com
A very loving boy. Perfect for those who are looking for an independent cat who likes to just hang out with his people. 6 years old.
A handsome boy who is extremely intelligent and gaining more confidence everyday. His progress in the last 6 months has been phenomenal. He loves to ‘hunt’ in the woods and is very obedient. Good with most other dogs, but no cats or kids. 3 years old.
PROCTOR AT ITS BEST
Classified Ad Promo.
Buy two weeks, get the third week for free!!!
250.352.2228
$155,000
Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society (KAAP)
Pets Available for Adoption Call 250-551-1053 for information or visit: www.homesforanimals.com
BEST VALUE This North Shore home is situated on a very private, lush 1/2 acre fenced lot. With an open floor plan, gourmet kitchen, sunken living areas, large bedrooms, and a huge workshop, there is something for everyone. A must see.
Nelson ώ 250.352.1890 • classifieds@nelsonstar.com Castlegar • 250.365.6397 • classifieds@castlegarnews.com Rossland • 250.362.2183 • advertising@rosslandnews.com
Yara Chard 250.354.3382 info@nelsonlocal.com www.nelsonlocal.com
$539,000
Call Yara or visit www.NelsonLocal.com
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This is Belle, a young, affectionate, fun-loving spayed female kitty now looking for a new family. She will make a great family pet. Belle can be visited in her foster home in Nelson. Please call KAAP at 250-551-1053 or visit www.homes4animals.com.
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RHC Realty
Serving Nelson, Kootenay Lake, Slocan Valley & area since 1908 Each of¿ce independently owned and operated.
250.352.7252 NATURE’S HIDEAWAY
www.rhcrealty.com
FIRST TIME OFFERED
WALK AND BIKE LOCATION!
A HOME WITH A VIEW
SMALL BUT HAS IT ALL!
3bdrm/ 2bth handcrafted home located on an extremely private 2.99 acre paradise in Ymir. Many new upgrades such as birch flooring, large windows bringing in lots of sun & views,400’ terraced rock wall and the list goes on. 2 ski hills close by, spring fed pond, gardens & heaps of topsoil, all sorts of recreation in this outdoor dream.
Attractive family home on large, private lot with outstanding view. Quality is evident throughout this home. 4 bed. 3 baths, office, gourmet kitchen, multilevel decks. Situated close to all city amenities.
This newer Rosemont home has a great view of Kokanee Glacier from the back deck. Three bedroom home includes two baths plus a self contained bachelor suite in the walk out basement. Attached garage too.
Call Dave $415,000
Call Christine $305,000
Entertain in style inside or out. This modest 3 bedroom 2 bath home has loads of character. Open concept living, dining, and kitchen allows for easy entertaining or move it outside to the private deck. Enjoy a hot tub and sauna below.
Call Lisa $319,000
Call Alan $265,000
Beautiful Post and Beam Lindal Home with new electrical, hot water tank, and updated kitchen and bath. Enjoy sipping your coffee on the wrap around deck and taking in the mountain and Kootenay Lake views.
REDUCED RIVERSIDE FARM
NEW BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM BUILT @ 4 MILE
GRANITE POINT GEM Immaculate
INCREDIBLE VALUE!!!
BEAUTY AWAITS YOU
Riverfront farm at a fantastic price! Cute 2 bedroom handyman special on 4.9 flat, arable, AG-zoned acres backing on to the Salmo River. Video Tour Available.
Over 2000 sq ft on the main level with details you won’t see anywhere else. 2 bedrooms + den, 2 bath, walk-out basement, and open floor plan. Adjacent to a 3 acre shared land reserve with Shannon Creek flowing through it.
Come check out this exceptionally maintained 1,644 sq ft 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Granite Pointe town home. This bright corner unit offers spacious open concept design with vaulted ceilings, maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances, slate and hardwood floors & more.
Very well kept, split level design with vaulted ceilings. Three bedrooms, two baths, and level 60 x 120 lot in the heart of Fairview. Priced to Move!!!
Stylish home with awe-inspiring views. Rich hardwood flooring, gourmet kitchen, bright rooms, covered deck + patio. A quality home in a great neighborhood.
Call Laura $895,777
Call Brady $319,900
Call Glen $289,900
Call Glen $649,000
CLASSIC NELSON
AFFORDABLE QUALITY HOME
PERFECT PACKAGE
SWEET SLOCAN
Impressive from the street and more so inside. Wood floors and trim, lots of glass for natural light. The second floor master suite is only 2 years old and includes a bedroom, sitting area, and ensuite bath. Updated mechanicals
Located 10 minutes north of Nelson, this 3 bedroom 2 bath home features lovely master bedroom with en-suite, air conditioning, gas fireplace, covered deck and carport. Quick possession. Pet restrictions.
Call Lorne or Drew $825,000
Call Dave $369,000
Call Lorne or Drew $145,000
Beautiful 4 bedroom & 2 bath home with striking lake views from every direction. Spacious & Private, gourmet kitchen, hardwood flooring, 2 decks, carport, fenced & landscaped yard and much more tucked away in the trees on just over an acre. Do not miss this home that is located at 1 mile.
NELSON NORTH SHORE
BEAUTIFUL RIVER VIEW
Build your dream home on this exceptional gently sloped river view lot. Already a road roughed in to assist your development costs. Partially treed for privacy or remove to improve your views even more. This one deserves a closer look.
New Price
Call PaulShreenan.com $275,000
WEDGEWOOD MANOR!
Located in Crawford Bay adjacent to the Kokanee Springs Golf course, this 100 year old classic historical mansion on 6 + acres operates as a Country Inn and possesses an ambiance only to be imagined!
Close to town. Large 90 x 200 foot lot with easy access off Parkview Road. A comfortable 3 bedroom bungalow with wonderful lake & mountain views.
New Price
Call Lisa $99,500
PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP!
NEW PRICE
FAMILY HOME WITH SUITE
This 1979 mobile is on its own land located in Balfour. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, newer windows & exterior doors, covered deck, central air conditioning, 2 storey shed & just steps away from the public beach.
Gorgeous log home on pastoral 7.03 acre parcel in Vallican edging on to the Little Slocan River. This is a great 4 BDRM, 3 BATH family home w/ large and open family room, large modern kitchen with it’s own wood stove, and more. Video Tour Available.
Large family or affordable housing? There are a lot of added bonuses with this 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath home just outside of city limits on .23 acres. Legal 1 bedroom suite provides a great income without feeling cramped.
Call PaulShreenan.com Now $429,000
Call Tad $345,000
Call Brady $157,900
Call Laura $155,000
EXECUTIVE STYLE
BALFOUR BUILDING LOT
WALK & BIKE LOCATION
Set on 2.4 acres in a quiet Longbeach location, is this 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with more than 1700 sq. ft. on each of two floors. Covered deck and patio, workshop and too many more features to mention.
Near level cleared lot just off Upper Balfour Road in quiet cul-de-sac. Excellent views of Kootenay Lake and close to golf, marina, Kootenay Lake and Ainsworth Hot Springs. HST applicable.
Terraced gardens, workshop, wood floors, and rough hewn custom interior doors, new roof, heat exchange pump furnace, storage for bikes and skis, plus new 200 amp electrical service.
Glen Darough 250.354.3343
Alan Tarr 250.354.8489
Call Lorne or Drew $119,900
Christine Pearson 250.505.8015
Dave Buss 250.354.9459
Brady Lake 250.354.8404
Considering Buying or Selling? Call
Cute and cozy 3 bedroom home located in Slocan City with some new upgrades. Placed on a private and flat 90 x 110 lot with a few outbuildings. The most affordably priced home in Slocan City on the market today
Call Lisa $399,900
Call Alan $349,900
Call Dave $589,000
Call Tad $324,500
EXPANSIVE VIEW New Listing
Spectacular 1.24 acre property that overlooks Kootenay Lake in every direction. All services in place, very flat building area, private waterfront with sandy beach and dock that also come with this subdivision.
Call Christine $245,000
Tad Lake 250.354.2979
Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076
Paul Shreenan 250.509.0920
BALFOUR LAKE VIEW LOT!
Breathtaking views from this .71 acre lake view lot just 5 min. south of Balfour. This bare land strata lot, located in a quality development, offers unlimited recreation opportunities in a gorgeous surrounding.
Call Lisa $123,900
Laura Salmon 250.551.8877
Call Lorne or Drew $145,000
Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606
RHC Realty 250.352.7252 www.rhcrealty.com
Each office independently owned & operated
Drew Evans 250.505.2466
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