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Scientists slam closure of Nelson office BC Hydro’s move to shut down Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program a huge blow to area environment according to letter GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter
More than 40 scientists and land management professionals have signed a letter to BC Hydro protesting the closure Case Grypma poses in a Georama Growers greenhouse earlier this week where more than 12,000 Freedom of the Fish and Wildlife Com- Poinsettias are ready to brighten up the Christmas season. Georama Growers will be holding an open house Samuel Dobrin photo pensation Program’s Nelson this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate it’s 42nd year in business. office. The letter, dated November City Hall Occupation Effort Nearing an End 19, and carbon copied to a variety of MLAs, urges Hydro to change its mind about shutting the office, which is expected to take place by the structures and vehicles from city from City Hall. They’ve looked at end of January, putting several MEGAN COLE other alternatives and declined grounds. people out of work. Nelson Star Reporter Deputy police chief Henry Pai- them, and they’ve exercised their The closure is in response to The City of Nelson has issued a varinta said when the clock runs right to protest but it’s essentially a government-commissioned panel that suggested Hydro 48 hour eviction notice to the Oc- out today, he hopes occupiers will run it’s course,” said Paivarinta. The notices were handed out by be compliant. should reduce staff rather cupy Nelson group at City Hall. “Up to this point it’s been quite The notice was issued on MonStory continues to Story continues to day at 3 p.m., which said the oc- amicable. They’ve discussed it with ‘Local’ on Page 5 ‘Courts’ on Page 19 cupiers had 48 hours to remove all city council and representatives
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Historic newspapers go online GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter
Anyone who’s ever spent a few hours straining their eyes on a microfilm reader while searching for an obscure item in an old newspaper has thought “There must be a better way.” Now, at last, there is. Thanks to the University of BC, needlein-the-haystack searching is a thing of the past, at least as far as several local papers are concerned. The British Columbia Historical Newspapers Project, officially launched this month, has made several Kootenay-Boundary newspapers, mostly from the 1890s and early 1900s, available online, fully searchable by keyword and browseable by date. Here are the Nelson Miner, Tribune,
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and Economist, Sandon Mining Review, New Denver Ledge, and Ainsworth Hot Springs News, among 18 others. Previously, a few BC newspapers had been digitized, but these are the first from our area. “We’re trying to make it so you don’t have to go to a library that has the specific microfilm and then struggle with the microfilm to get to the right place,” explains Allan Bell, director of the UBC library’s digital initiatives program. “This makes this material so much more available and you get the serendipity of putting in the keyword and seeing how that has been represented throughout the province and across time.” The project was about a year in the works, and accomplished in part
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Kootenay Boundary newspapers newly digitized by UBC, with dates available: The Miner (Nelson) (1890-93) The Tribune (Nelson) (1892-94, 1897-98) Nelson Economist (1897-1900) Kootenay Mail (Revelstoke) (1894-1905) Boundary Creek Times (Greenwood) (1896-99) Grand Forks Sun (1914-20) Hot Springs News (Ainsworth) (1891-92) Mining Review (Sandon) (1897-1903) Moyie Leader (1898-1911) Phoenix Pioneer (1900-16) The Ledge (Nakusp, New Denver, Fernie, Greenwood) (1893-1913) The Prospector (Fort Steele) (1899-1905)
through a donation from a private family foundation. To begin with, they identified about 200 papers that folded before 1925, which were easier to deal with for copyright reasons. “Out of that, our archivist, Chris Hives, picked 24 to be geographically distributed across the province and also hit communities that you don’t usually see,” Bell says. “A lot of these were papers that didn’t have a big run, so they were pretty obscure.”
They scanned microfilm masters supplied by the BC Archives, broke up the pages into individual images, and then worked on improving the optical character recognition that allows for the keyword searches. “Because they’re on microfilm, you have to do some clean-up,” Bell says. “But we got pretty lucky. If you put in keywords, you’re going to get results that at least put you in the territory.” Single pages can also be downloaded
in JPEG format, while entire issues are downloadable as PDFs. More papers will likely be added, including others from West Kootenay, but there are already enough online to keep most history buffs occupied a long time. “I think from a local history and genealogy point of view, this is going to be amazing,” Bell says. “A lot of people are going to find things it would have been very difficult to find before.” Indeed, as many historians will agree, the most interesting items rarely come with a banner headline — they are more often relegated to two lines in the back pages. Bell says local newspapers provide a unique perspective on Canadian heritage and “reflect the social and cultural life of the community.” “My favourite thing is looking at the First World War and how that affected local communities,” he says. “How they banded together to meet the challenge.” The site is at historicalnewspapers. library.ubc.ca.
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Fresh Cuts For Sale St. Joseph’s Elementary starts their annual Christmas tree sales this Saturday at Andex Rentals. The locally grown trees will be on sale every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until December 18. Samuel Dobrin photo
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Passenger dies in Highway 3 accident Nelson Star Staff
Just after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Castlegar RCMP, fire and rescue and BC Ambulance responded to a singlevehicle collision on Highway 3 about 10 kilometres southeast of Castlegar. Initial investigation revealed a 2008 GMC pickup was travelling north and lost control due to slippery road conditions and left the roadway on the right and went down a
100-foot embankment. There were four occupants inside the vehicle with one being ejected. Harry Frederick Flapper, 57, of Calgary died as a result of injuries from the accident. The driver and the other two occupants were taken to hospital in Trail and Nelson for medical treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries. The road was closed for approximately four hours and then opened for one-lane traffic.
Feathers ruffled by backyard chickens and other bylaw infractions could be dealt with in a neighbourhood approach. During the last regular meeting of the outgoing council, Nelson police chief Wayne Holland, Randy Jantzen of the Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College and city councillor Kim Charlesworth presented the idea of the Neighbourhood Facilitator Program. Jantzen told council that the idea came about when the idea of backyard chickens came up last year. “The essence is that we’re proposing for the City of Nelson an alternative to bylaw enforcement,” said Jantzen. “It’s a model where neighbours are helping neighbours solve their own problems.” The things the program could address could include typical issues of fences being too high or on a neighbour’s property to barking dogs. “Often these issues can take a lot of time and resources, and often when we have these problems we ignore them or result to a higher power to prove we’re right and another person’s wrong or we take matters into our own hands that often isn’t worth while,” said Jantzen.
With the help of the Mir Centre and Transitions Nelson, interested facilitators would be trained to go out into the community and help defuse and resolved disputes. “We are actually embarking on our own volunteer based peer mediation program for our region starting in January,” said Jantzen.
“The essence is that we’re proposing for the City of Nelson an alternative to bylaw enforcement.” Randy Jantzen Mir Centre for Peace
The new program would also provide an alternative to the penalty based bylaw enforcement currently used. “Let’s say someone builds their fence that contains a bylaw infraction. Perhaps if neighbours come to some kind of conclusion where the fence doesn’t have to be taken down or can be moderated slightly then everyone is happy. We’re looking for win-win situations,” said Jantzen. Andre Piver of Transition Nelson Society has unable to attend the meeting but said the Society will be vital in providing training and planning.
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Grandma’s Christmas staple MEGAN COLE Nelson Star Reporter
Over the next four weeks the Nelson Star will be bringing you Christmas memories and recipes from the tables of some of Nelson’s better known residents. Even though it’s easy to get lost in the chaos of Christmas shopping and parties, the true spirit of Christmas is often found at home among the traditions and recollections of Christmases past. To launch this Christmas special, I’ll be sharing a taste of Christmas from the Cole Family back in Victoria B.C.
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or as long as I can remember my dad has worked the graveyard shift. He’s been jokingly nicknamed a vampire because he works at night and takes people’s blood (he’s a lab technician at a hospital). My dad’s work schedule was a bit of an inconvenience for my sister and I when we were kids. On Christmas morning, like children across North America, we’d spring out of bed run down the stairs and rush to the Christmas tree. Unfortunately that’s when the waiting game started. My dad got off work around 7:45 a.m. which meant he wouldn’t come through the door till 8 a.m. and for two impatient little kids with piles of wrapped gifts in front of them, this was as close to torture as you could get. We’d sit there, looking at each other, looking at the gifts and then looking at my mom who would then say, “we have to wait for dad.” That’s when the negotiating would start. “Come on mom, just one present,” my sister would say. “How about just our stockings,” I would add.
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GREAT GRANDMA’S SHORTBREAD 1 pound of butter (no substitutes, sorry vegans) 1 cup of icing sugar 1 cup of corn starch 3 cups of flour (a tich more may be needed my grandma says) Preheat to 325 degrees Fahrenheit Mix well and believe me it takes a bit of muscle. Have the butter at room temperature, it mixes better. My grandma prefers to roll hers out to about a 1/4 inch thick but says if she’s making them for my dad she pats the dow into a buttered cookie sheet and bakes them until they are a light golden colour. “They pack better that way,” she says about the way she bakes them for my dad, but she prefers to cut hers with cookie cutters. But my mom would normally pacify us with some hot chocolate, which would last a few minutes, and then the
bargaining would start anew. By the time my dad walked through the door we were not only buzzing with excitement, but the sugar from the hot chocolate had kicked in by then. Mom would normally make us wait for dad to get his coffee before we tore through the presents like the Tasmanian Devil. The rest of our family — grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles and cousins — were spread out across the country so it was just the four of us for Christmas and over the years more gathered around the table for dinner as our honourary family grew. Even though my grandma was all the way in small town Saskatchewan, where my mom grew up, we never missed out on her Christmas baking. A couple weeks before Christmas the parcel card from Canada Post would appear in the mail, which meant grandma’s baking had arrived. The box would be stuffed with chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, Christmas fruit cake and a family favourite, grandma’s shortbread. The shortbread is my dad’s favourite, and funny enough was Santa’s favourite too. Before going to bed my sister and I would pile cookies on a plate and a couple carrots for the reindeer, and before the waiting game began in the morning we’d check to see if Santa enjoyed his treat. We’d normally find a collection of crumbs on the plate and a hand written note from Santa where he’d thank us for the shortbread, “his favourite.” A note from my grandma: “We had these as a staple cookie when we were growing up, as Great Grandma Madle made great homemade butter and the flavour of the shortbread was excellent. Fit for a queen.”
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Nelson city council are joining local scientists and land management professionals in voicing concern for the relocation of BC Hydro’s Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. Councillor Donna Macdonald put a motion forward at last week’s special council meeting that council send a letter to BC Hydro showing their opposition to the recent closure of the program. “I’ve had some dealings with the compensation program over the last number of years and was really disappointed and alarmed to hear that it was going to be closed,” said Macdonald, whose partner Greg Utzig is
one of the signatories on the letter (see story that starts on page 1). “I came across this letter and decided that council should speak out on it.” For Macdonald, having a base of local knowledge in the Columbia River Basin is important for effectively completing projects. “Certainly the people who have been working with the program have acquired a lot of local knowledge and expertise,” she said. “Having that with the office that is co-ordinating the work in the Basin is absolutely critical that you’ve got people that understand what the situation is running the show instead of a contract administrator for BC Hydro in Burnaby running the show.”
Councillor Donna Macdonald brought concerns over the closure of the compensation office to council.
Even though BC Hydro has said the reasons for the relocation are not related to cost cutting, Macdonald doubts that finances are unrelated. “To me it’s just stupid really,” she said. “You’re going to reduce the number of
full time jobs and then go around and give contracts to people and somehow believe that this makes sense. One might guess that this is just an ideological position to take where they say ‘We’re reducing jobs, hurray,’ but if they aren’t saving any money because they aren’t doing it any more efficiently or effectively then what’s the point?” The letter from council was also sent to the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments and the executive of the association will also be sending their own letter to BC Hydro. Council also discussed sending the letter to the Minister of Energy and Mines, Rich Coleman, and Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Pat Bell.
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Continued from Page 1 than increase rates. The Crown corporation says fish and wildlife programs will continue to be delivered, but will rely more heavily on community groups to carry out the work. However, the signatories to the letter — who include biologists, foresters, geologists and agrologists — say they have grave concerns about the cuts. “Most of our group has worked with various members of the staff of the [program],” the letter reads. “We have found the role played by those staff has been essential to accomplishing the goals and legal requirements of compensating for the impacts of hydroelectric dams in the Columbia Basin.” The letter further states that many compensation projects “would not have been as effective (or in some cases even possible) without local scientific staff.” “These roles bring compensation
benefits well beyond those that accrue from one-off projects funded from a distance. Loss of these vital roles will compromise a wide range of basinbased initiatives and their associated benefits,” the letter says. The signatories also note many among them are consultants who could potentially benefit from a shift from long-term staff to more contract work, “However, we are unanimous in rejecting this approach, as it is not in the best interests of the compensation program’s objectives.” They say longterm scientific staff are “an essential element” of the program and provide “continuity and co-ordination” for contracted projects as well as technical assistance. They further argue closing the Nelson office will do “serious damage” to the program with no apparent cost savings or benefit. “It is very unusual to get scientists to speak out on anything, but in this case
they are unanimous in recognizing the foolishness of this move by Hydro,” says Greg Utzig, one of the signatories. “Since the letter has been sent, more and more scientists keep coming forward wanting to add their names.” In addition, Utzig says about a dozen others who are BC government employees have endorsed the letter but chosen to remain anonymous. He adds the office closure comes at an “interesting time,” since negotiations around the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty are beginning, along with renewed discussions about the Site C dam on the Peace River. The compensation program, established to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife habitat affected by BC Hydro dams, is also laying off staff in Prince George.
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Selkirk Wilderness PLEASE DRIVE SAFE THIS WINTER
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On December 1st, 2011 Selkirk Wilderness Skiing of Meadow Creek, BC, will commence its thirty-seventh year of operation on Meadow Mountain. The upcoming season will mark the twenty-sixth anniversary of The Signage Plan, a community and government sponsored agreement which provides closure of the snowcat trails and skiing terrain tenured to Selkirk Wilderness Skiing by the Province of British Columbia. The Signage Plan is supported by HeliCat Canada, the BC Snowmobile Federation, the Canada West Ski Areas Association, the Nelson Snogoers, the provincial government, and the residents of Kaslo and the Lardeau Valley. It includes the posting of signs which identify snowmobile access routes in and out of the “Back Meadows”, the area designated for public winter use on Meadow Mountain during the closure, and signs which identify the snowcat trails closed to the public from December 1st until mid April. Selkirk Wilderness Skiing is committed to continued winter access to the area of traditional public use in the “Back Meadows”. Snowmobilers, skiers and snowboarders from our region have cooperated well with The Signage Plan over the years, and we truly appreciate the assistance from local users in educating visitors from beyond the Kootenays about the plan. Compliance
with the signage is critical to our continued and safe operation: the snowcat trails are steep, winding, and narrow, and many are “one way” only. Indiscriminate use of the snowcat trails and the skiing terrain could result in a serious collision between a snowmobile and a skier, or a snowmobile and a snowcat, or other mishaps. Selkirk Wilderness Skiing was the first snowcat skiing operation of its kind in the world. We employ many local people and generate many economic benefits for the community. The support of our community has contributed significantly to these local benefits, and to the safety and enjoyment of our guests and other winter users of Meadow Mountain. The signage will be removed in early to mid April and a notice regarding the exact date will be posted in the Weekender and the Pennywise in mid March. If more information is required regarding The Signage Plan please contact Selkirk Wilderness Skiing at 250-366-4424 or at info@selkirkwilderness.com. Brenda Drury Selkirk Wilderness Skiing Ltd.
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Editorial Leaving strong impressions
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irst impressions are so important when it comes to those who visit our community. Many are lured here by a promise of an idyllic mountain community tucked away alongside the lake with a charming downtown core. The large majority don’t leave disappointed. In the last two years, the downtown core has experienced two massive fires — the Redfish Grill in the summer of 2010 and the Kerr Apartments this past January. These unfortunate incidents have left lasting marks on our downtown landscape. Earlier this month the Nelson Fire Department completed an update to the fire regulation bylaw. In the review, tougher regulations for property owners and insurance brokers dealing with buildings consumed by fire was addressed. It’s a welcome development. The Redfish Grill building sits in the 400 block of Baker Street, right in the heart of the downtown. Thanks to an initiative by the city’s cultural development commission, the street level facade of the building was finally cleaned up this past summer with a mural. A decent band-aid, but the fact it took a year to get to that point is unacceptable. Running the gauntlet of the post-fire process is understandably difficult, but too often there is a lack of urgency from forces outside everyday life in Nelson. Anything that can be done to move the process along is welcome. The overall look of our community — whether it be downtown or in all other neighbourhoods — is key to future success. We can only hope changes to the fire regulation bylaw will help get rid of lasting scars that leave the wrong impression.
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he spotlight will shine on community theatre tomorrow night and like most massive undertakings, what folks see on the stage is only part of the story. The Capitol Theatre’s annual Christmas pantomime opens Thursday and runs for five shows through Sunday afternoon. If you haven’t reserved your seat for one of the performances... what are you waiting for? Not only is this a vital fundraiser for this incredible community asset, it’s a chance to see your friends and neighbours totally exposed in song and dance numbers. The Elves and the Shoemaker won’t disappoint. This is my second time around in the pantomime and with opening night right around the corner, I have to say the colony of butterflies in my stomach is no smaller than it was last year. For anyone who has seen my lack of rhythm from near or afar, you know what I’m saying. Though the nerves at this particular moment are just as frayed, the journey through the process this time around has been a little more relaxing. No longer an editorcaught-in-headlights during the rehearsal process, I’ve had the opportunity to soak in more of the subtle aspects of the local theatre scene. What I’ve discovered is an incredible spirit and passion behind the scenes. Last Wednesday I wandered through the theatre’s alley entrance (to avoid the mob of panto autograph seekers in front of course) to find the place buzzing with activity. As I made my way back to the costume department I had to weave my way through the small army of volunteers busily putting together props and readying the set. Last year I was much more on top of my costume preparation, so I missed seeing this part of the action. I showed up for rehearsal one night and the set was there. I assumed it was just part of the theatre magic. I was wrong. When the crowd shuffle into their seats this weekend, most are coming to see the bustle on stage. The singing, the dancing, the general panto
Mary Defeo (left) and June Spearman put together some of the props for The Elves and the Shoemaker pantomime which hits the Capitol Theatre stage starting Thursday. Bob Hall photo
silliness. After a wild two hours, a cast of close to 50 will take a well deserved bow. Just as important as the actors who take us on a journey to Cobbleham — the place where the elves and all the shoemakers live — are the crew who allowed those on stage to arrive to the destination in the first place. People like Mary Defeo. Mary is a vital piece of the Capitol Theatre picture. She has been involved in the annual panto since the late-1980s. She’s been in the cast, made some of the most detailed costumes, painted sets, created props and done whatever it takes to ensure that every panto is one to remember. She’s watched her kids grow up in the theatre scene where they have also become important members of the magic — for this year’s show son Connor is once again a standout member of cast and daughter Frankie is one of the choreographers who has to deal with challenging cast members like myself. Without the dedication of volunteers like Mary, pantomimes and summer youth theatre productions don’t happen. They do it for the love of theatre, but more importantly they do it for the love of commu-
nity. They selflessly give so others have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the scene and discover a love for the stage. I’m one of the converts. The theatre scene is not unique when it comes to behind the scenes community spirit. It happens in youth sport, events carried out by service groups, schools and everywhere in between. It’s what makes places like Nelson thrive. We’re extremely fortunate to have a venue like the Capitol Theatre. It brings fantasy to life and fills the air with music. It provides lasting impressions for both audience and those on stage. It’s one of those community treasures that makes us puff out our chest a little more when we boast about our little mountain town. Most importantly it’s filled with people who care. When the final applause rings throughout the historic theatre over the next few days, make sure you give a little extra so those behind the scenes can also feel the love. Bob Hall is the editor of the Nelson Star. He can be reached by phone at 250-352-1890 or via email at bob@nelsonstar.com
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Parents express disappointment Open letter to the BC Public School Employers’ Association and the BC Teachers’ Federation: We understand that despite several months of negotiation, the parties remain very far apart and are outraged that this dispute continues. As extremely concerned and aggravated parents, we demand that you find a solution that will end the teacher job action immediately! We remind you that parents in the Kootenay Lake School District are actively involved in public education because we believe in its value for our children and society. At the October 27, Kootenay Lake district parent advisory council meeting, parents discussed the “teach only� campaign currently endorsed by the BCTF. This job action has turned the focus away from our children’s education and toward the seemingly intransigent positions of BCPSEA and the BCTF. We urge both parties not to undermine our children’s education in favour of fulfilling their own needs. The BCTF has assured us
that teachers will maintain close communication with parents, however, parents in the Kootenay Lake School District are frustrated that teacher-parent communication is inconsistent within and between schools as well
“This job action has turned the focus away from our children’s education and toward the seemingly intransigent positions of BCPSEA and the BCTF� as between districts throughout the province. Some parents are receiving detailed information about their children, while others have received nothing. We are also concerned about the toll this campaign is having on principals, vice principals and school district administrative staff who must fulfill their required duties, without collaboration from teachers, plus under-
take additional supervisory responsibilities to ensure the safety of our children. School administrators need to get off the playgrounds and back to managing schools. We believe that the learning environment that is marked by positive parental involvement supports and enhances the public school education system. Further, the Kootenay Lake DPAC finds it unacceptable that the BCTF is limiting grade reporting to Grade 12 students when the Passport to Education Government Program, which provides up to $1,000 per student, is based on Grades 10, 11, and 12 course grades. The time is now to address what is important. We implore you to negotiate based on your mutual interest in the provision of quality education of our children and reach a settlement within 30 days, so that our trust that BC public schools are still the best place to educate our children can be restored. Kendra Mann Vice-Chair Kootenay Lake DPAC
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Anti-vaccination letter was weak Re: “Flu vaccine statistics don’t add up,� November 16 It is not clear the writer’s arguments add up. To begin with the writer’s central argument, namely the “60 per cent� claim concerning the efficacy of the vaccine. The writer herself shows the claim to be factually correct. The fact it doesn’t apply to the whole population is meaningless since the same could be said for virtually any public health measure. Why? The reason is simple: almost without exception, threats to the health of the population involve small subsections of the population. This includes everything from car accidents to nutritional deficiencies. If treatments were eliminated solely on the basis that only a small percentage of the (overall) population is impacted, a reasonable argument could be made for doing away with everything from seat belts to smoking suppression programs. To focus solely on the success rate now, while 60 percent might not appear so
remarkable a success rate, most would agree it is better than doing nothing. And this is especially true for vulnerable groups for whom the infection rate is significantly above the 2.73 per cent the writer quotes. It would certainly be of little comfort to members of those groups to be denied a treatment solely on the basis that the number in the general population affected is much lower than their own. Further to this, it would likely strike most people as reasonable that even those in less vulnerable groups be vaccinated as a means of lowering the incidence in the general population, due to its larger impact on the vulnerable. One final consideration concerning the absolute risk reduction (reduction in the population as a whole): the infection rate cited in the article is an average across many studies and therefore presumably many years. As such, it obscures that fact that the infection rate varies, sometimes greatly, from year to year, something which can-
not be predicted with great accuracy. The problem with guessing wrong? i.e. supposing the infection will be low (say, close to the average rated cited) when it in fact is not, could be catastrophic, so that basing a vaccination program on the worst case, or at least a higher rate than the average, is not unreasonable. As for the writer’s “mercury� argument, this is a example of the “perfection� fallacy, which holds that since a remedy is not perfect it is unacceptable. The problem is that in the real world few, if any, remedies are perfect so that from a common sense point of view most reasonable people would not expect them to be only better than the alternatives, especially doing nothing. It is never difficult to find negative aspects of remedies which is why a more rigorous consideration of their impact is required. Unfortunately this writer’s letter does not provide it. Dave Haynes Nelson
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ROCK STAR PARKING AT WHITEWATER SKI RESORT
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Last chance for Rock Star Parking. All you Whitewater seasons pass holders get your raffle tickets now at Whitewater’s downtown office or you’re going to miss out. The deadline is December 10. For only $10 you have the unbelievable opportunity to win your very own reserved front row parking space everyday for the entire season. Proceeds go to the Whitewater Ski Team and Avalanche Awareness Beyond the Boundaries.
NELSON’S HERITAGE HOTEL SINCE 1898
Dec. 1st - Emotionz with full band Dec. 2nd - 1st Trax Tour w/Smalltown Djs, Bryx & B-Ron
Dec. 3rd - The Gaff with Busta Dec. 8th - Wackutt & Deeps Free Show Dec. 9th - Aaron Nazrul & the Boom Booms w/Ben Fox
Dec. 10th - The Ghostface Killah of the Wu Tang Clan with Guests
Dec. 15th - The Automation Dec. 16th - Savage Blade with Leif Dec. 17th - Humans w/ Vinnie the Squid
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Dec. 21st - Atomic Hooligan Dec. 23rd - Stickybuds with Deeps Dec. 26th - Boxing Day Bender Billy Bangers, Django & Erica Dee
Dec. 30th - Yardsale with Ryan Wells ‘Raise the Roof’ Fundraiser
Dec. 31st - New Year’s with Vinyl Ritchie & Guests Jan. 6th - Tribute to Dancing Kenny feat. Kenny himself & Bryx
very Thursday features various dj’s. No Cover!
Pizza now available 11am till Late! Food Delivery:
Sunday to Thursday am - pm Friday and Saturday am - midnight
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Every Wednesday at Blewett Elementary School, table tennis players meet for matches. Things get going at 5 p.m. and wrap up at 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2
Santa will be arriving on Baker Street for his annual visit. The evening gets going with special treats like roasted chestnuts and carol singers. Santa will make his way with the Nelson Fire Department to the Nelson Trading Post at 6:15 p.m. and will arrive at the Trading SERIOUSLY FUNNY Post at 6:30 p.m. Santa on Baker Street is organized by the Nelson Haven’t had your funny bone hit lately? We’ve got the remedy: Seri- Business Association and the Nelson Fire Department. ously Funny, a comedy show hosted by the Nelson and District Women’s Centre. Head to the Eagles Hall at 641 Baker Street on November Simple food in rich company and common purpose. Selkirk College 30, where local comedic geniuses Bessie Wapp, Sheila Lane, Michelle nursing students’ annual Nelson beans and rice dinner will be held at Mungall and other wise-crackers such as Lucas Myers come together 6 p.m. at the Nelson United Church. Tickets are $10 at the door. Kids for a night of side-splitting, knee-slapping good times, led by the in- are welcome. The evening will include a stimulating presentation on imitable Lisel Forst as MC. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show start- grassroots community health care in Guatemala ing at 7. Come early to mingle, place your bids in the silent auction of fabulous items donated by community businesses, and enjoy some The Centre for Inquiry- West Kootenay Branch is sponsoring a prerefreshments and try some complimentary mouth-watering appetiz- sentation on digital hate and critical thinking. Edwin Hodge is a poers. Tickets are $20 and available at Otter Books, Eddy Music and litical science graduate student at the University of British Columbia, the Women’s Centre at 420 Mill Street. All proceeds go to the longest a member of the Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skeprunning rural women’s center in all of Canada, where 60-70 women ticism, as well as a member of the Centre for Inquiry in Kelowna and and children gather each week for support, resources and the centre’s will be presenting his research on white supremacy movements. The great free store. presentation will be at the Nelson Oxygen Centre at 7:30 p.m. for a suggested donation of $2, however students may attend for free.
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Members and guests are invited to the annual Christmas party on December 3 for a traditional Christmas feast at the Hume Hotel. Cocktails are served at 5:30 p.m. and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Pre-register at Technika appliances at 620 Front Street. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. There is also an optional gift exchange for an item of $10 value. For more information call Donna at 250-505-4859.
Would you like to see Jupiter and its moons, the Andromeda galaxy, or the remains of a super nova? Put on some warm clothes and come out to Taghum Hall for our Starry Night astronomy program. We will be setting up the telescopes at 7 p.m. (weather permitting) on December 3 and 4. For more information call Wayne Holmes at 250354-1586 or email sumfun@telus.net or taghumhall@shaw.ca.
Max and Irma’s restaurant will now have live music Fridays and Saturdays between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. featuring Rylan Kewen and Nikko This family friendly event on December 2 to 4 captures the spirit of Forsberg. a traditional European Christmas market with lighted wooden huts offering local and regional arts, crafts and culinary delights. Over 30 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 vendors will take part this year. There will be a number of activities for Darcee O’Hearn will be at Otter Books from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. signing visitors to enjoy including artisan demonstrations for blacksmithing copies of her new kids’ book, ‘Leonard the Larch’, a charming story and glass-blowing, ice sculpting, music and entertainment provided with beautiful illustrations and a recipe for making amber. by local choirs, community bands and performers and children’s activities such as pictures with Santa and a card and ornament work- The Nelson chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Womshop. For more information about Christmas by the Lake, please visit en will meet at the New Grand Hotel at noon. It is our Christmas their website at christmasbythelake.ca Luncheon and a pre-registration is required of all members and their guests as it is a buffet lunch. For further information please phone Pat Reid at 250- 505-5561. LIKE THE DICKENS The Ghost of Christmas Present returns on Sunday, December 18 at the annual reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Like the MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 Dickens, an annual event supported by CBC Radio, brings notable Put on your dancing shoes. Every Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Nelsonites together at the Nelson United Church to present the time- Central school gym (use Mill Street entrance) Scottish dancers meet. less classic and raise money for the Nelson Food Cupboard. Readers Beginners are welcome. For more information contact Kathy at 250CBC reporter Bob Keating, author Rita Moir, actress and musician 359-7545, June at 250-352-1836, or Beverly at 250-352-7850. Bessie Wapp, former city councillor Marg Stacey, and police chief Wayne Holland are joined by host Mayor John Dooley with his lively Looking for a fun way to run around indoors this winter? Join Nelcommentary and Irish charm. Admission at the door is a minimum son’s Indoor Ultimate Frisbee League on Monday nights from 7:30pm donation of $10, with all proceeds benefiting the Nelson Food Cup- - 9:30pm. Beginners welcome. Drop-in spots available. Contact nelboard. Doors open at 6:30p.m. and the festivities begin at 7pm. sonultimatefrisbee@gmail.com for more information.
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There will be an art show in conjunction with Christmas on Baker on December 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. and on December 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be held at the Covenant Church at 702 Stanley Street. The Nelson Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus will give a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night, with additional music offered the next day.
dancing? Every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Central School gym dancers meet for a fun evening of dance. Beginners welcome. For more information contact Kathy at 250-359-7545, June at 250-3521836 or Beverly at 250-352-7850.
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Entertainment listings Spiritbar
The Royal
The Capitol Theatre
Below the Hume Hotel
330 Baker Street
421 Victoria Street — tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca
Thursday, December 1
Wednesday, November 30
Emotionz Vancouver based rapper and beatboxer Emotionz and his DJ/producer Stylust are now hitting the road with a live band. Jon Holisko aka the Break Monster killing it on the drum set and Michael Fraser on the violins. Get ready for a multi genre fusion of live music with looping, ableton, instruments, turntables, beatboxing, singing and much more. Taking you back in time with some soul music and hip hop classics, then bullet training to the future with bass music and future sounds. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is available through the Hume Hotel.
The Kootenay Army for Men’s Health presents Nelson’s first Movember Extravaganza. Join us for this prostate cancer fundraiser as we gather and feast our eyes on our handsome Kootenay men and their facial hair. And of course some of Nelson’s finest DJ’s will be laying down the sounds of the evening. On deck we have Craig Mullin, DJ Billy Bangers and Joel West. Doors at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $20 on a sliding scale.
The Capitol Theatre presents The 24th annual Christmas pantomime The Elves and the Shoemaker December 1, 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees on December 3 and 4 at 2 p.m.
Capitol Season Series Presents Ballet Jörgen Canada Anastasia Saturday, February 4 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, December 1 An evening on the dancefloor with Breakfluid. No Cover. Show starts at 9 p.m.
Friday, December 2 Friday, December 2 The Royal is throwing a party with some of Nelson’s finest. On deck we’ve got Nelson’s four-piece funk band, LINT whose members include Jimmy Lewis (Wassabi Collective, Terradactagon), Ben Euerby (Brian Rosen and the WhatNow, Knome Studios), Rich Rabnett (Drive If You Must, Rabnett 5), and Jesse Lee (Brian Rosen and the WhatNow, DJ Rafferty Funksmith). Also on the bill is the one and only super fabulous DJ Joel West and Nelson’s famous Moving Mosaic Samba Band. All this great music in one night. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $5 at the door.
Ellison’s Market and Cafe 523 Front Street Smalltown DJs If your ears work, you can’t not have fun at a Smalltown DJs gig. That’s a scientific fact. Look it up. The Canadian duo’s uncanny ability to make crowds feel like schoolkids at recess stems naturally from their focus on maximizing fun for themselves. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is available at the Hume Hotel.
Saturday, December 3 The Gaff is a world renowned party rockin DJ, producer and record collector infusing original break beats, funk, soul, afro, Latin, Brazilian and world flavours with modern day club, hip hop, electronic and dance music these musical styles are unified by Gaff ’s extensive repertoire of turntable skills: tight scratches, cuts, humour, unmistakable flavour and playfulness. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is available at the Hume Hotel.
Saturday, December 3 Opening the Unplugged Sessions at noon is Marion Bergevin, an accomplished singer/songwriter whose experience working in Tanzania was instrumental in her writing environmental, peace and social justice songs. When Mark Rheaume, music director at CBC radio, named Orit Shimoni one of his top three Canadian artists of the year, it was in response to her debut album, Cinematic Way. Since its 2006 release, Orit, (musically known as Little Birdie), has been touring across Canada and in Europe. During intermission, the audience will be treated to a short promo from a surprise artist that you won’t want to miss. Closing act is Strings Attached, an eight piece ensemble lead by Don Macdonald on violin, who will perform traditional and contemporary acoustic music from around the world.
Capitol Kids Series Presents Alex Zerbe Professional Zaniac Sunday, February 26
Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill 705 Vernon Street
Thursday, December 1
Always entertaining and definitely unique, The Mudmen are a blast of Celtic energy whose members are known to be characters both on and off stage. The band, formed in 1998 by Sandy and Rob Campbell (aka The Campbell Brothers), initially signed with EMI Records in 2000 with then frontman Zoy Nicoles. Best known for their singles 5 O’clock, Saturday and Drink and Fight. Their music has been featured on XBox and Sony Playstation games, NBC’s TV show Black Donnellys, WWE Wrestling, Don Cherry’s hockey videos and six music videos on MuchMusic. Tickets are $10 in advance and are available at Finley’s
Sunday, December 4 Rockers, divas, and wailers unite. Come down to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill every Wednesday and Sunday for the karaoke experience of a life time. We have a huge list of classics, top 40, country, rock, and hairband legends to choose from.
Tuesday, December 6 Calling all musicians to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill for open mic jam nights. Amps, guitars and drums are provided. The music gets going at 9 p.m.
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Arts Local Author’s Latest Novel
DeGrace gets glowing review in Globe and Mail MEGAN COLE Nelson Star Reporter
Finishing Flying with Amelia wasn’t a priority for Nelson writer Anne DeGrace, but with a push from her publisher she wrapped up the book and is now receiving rave reviews. “I hadn’t actually planned to complete this book. It was a back burner kind of book. I was chipping away at it over time, but it wasn’t part of my overall
agenda,” said DeGrace. Flying with Amelia tells the story of a family as they travel across Canada through some of the significant historical events of the country’s history. Candace Fertile, who teaches English at Camosun College in Victoria, wrote in her Globe and Mail review that “It’s not often that a book makes me late for drinks with a friend… And then I had to mop the tears off my face.”
“It always makes me happy if I write something that makes someone laugh or someone cry or someone feel that kind of connectedness to the narrative and the characters,” said DeGrace in response to the review.” “When you’re writing fiction, that’s what you want to do, you want to move somebody, at least that’s what I want to do. She teaches writing at Camosun College so obviously she knows her
literature, she reads a lot. So for her to respond like that it means that what I do is working.” Like most writers, reviews from book critics are always a bit daunting but DeGrace said she has be “delighted” by the response to Flying with Amelia. “It’s not that it’s a greater validation than when someone stops you on the street and says ‘I really loved your book,’ that’s validation itself, but there’s just something about a national
newspaper that’s thrilling,” she said. Fertile reviewed DeGrace’s first novel Treading Water, and even though the review was critical, DeGrace said it was very fair and good. “It was a positive review. People tend to be very gentle first books of writers. It was a critical review so there were a few things in it but overall it was a good review, but this one was over the top great,” she said.
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This contract is more commonly used as the Real Estate Market shifts and changes to allow for various models to sell properties. When one thinks about it… Why would there be a Contract for Sellers and not Buyers? This contract has a timeline and market area attached to it. Providing Buyers with representation, allowing the agent to identify desirable types of properties and gather information, guidance and advice. This tool can be incredibly useful to Buyers when looking at properties for sale by owner. Realtors® can prepare a legally binding Contract of Purchase and Sale, & negotiate favorable terms and conditions. Armed with data from the MLS system; realtors® are able to research and get statistics relevant to market value, & recommend purchase price as well as identify current market trends. Realtors® are able to recommend services to investigate septic, water, property inspection, insurance, financing, as well as lawyers and notaries, to assist the buyer throughout the completion and possession process. There can be many scenarios that present difficulties once an offer is on the table. Are there existing tenancy agreements to deal with? Is the garage encroaching on city property? Can this property get insurance? Realtors® spend a great deal of time with Buyers, trying to ascertain their needs and wants. Why not have contractual agreements in place to ensure proper representation? It is a benefit to you and it’s certainly worth the peace of mind it will provide. ® If you have further questions regarding this issue, don’t hesitate contacting me, your local, neighborhood realtor®, Christine Pearson.
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What is sciatica and how is it treated?
Sciatica is pain that is felt in the lower back, buttock, or various parts of the leg and foot. In addition to pain, there may be numbness, muscular weakness, tingling, and difficulty in moving the leg. This condition is caused by compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots or of the left or right sciatic nerves. Winter is the time of year when sciatica and lower back problems seem to be at their worst. The combination of a more sedentary lifestyle, more sitting, and less activity creates conditions for lower back strain. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) views sciatica as being differentiated into different types, depending on symptomology. For example, damp-cold invading the back channels can occur in both acute and chronic cases, causing a dull, heavy pain that may be worse with cold or damp weather. Sciatica due to stagnation of qi-energy and blood (poor circulation) in the back can cause either an acute or chronic condition that is aggravated by lack of movement. Sciatica due to kidney deficiency (from a TCM perspective) often results in a chronic condition with a slow onset that’s worse with fatigue, making the back susceptible to injury and dysfunction. Acupuncture and herbal therapy can produce great results in treating the pain, improving circulation, releasing tight muscles, and in addressing the underlying weakness. For more info visit www.nelsonacupuncture.com.
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December 2nd & 3rd Friday 5 to 9pm Saturday 10 to 5pm
The St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Food Cupboard was the recent recipient of a grant for a new Energy Star refrigerator from the BC Hydro Employees’ Community Service (HYDRECS) 2011 Southern Interior Relationship Fund. St. Saviour’s Food Cupboard Committee chair Sandra Hartline (middle) accepts a cheque for $900 from Beth Woodbridge of BC Hydro (right) with food Cupboard coordinator Norma Collier, Nora Nitz, Ean Gower, Diane Bystrom.
Fair trade for Peace Market is an annual event organized and fun by learners and mentors of SelfDesign High. It is our main activity for supporting our Peace Projects. There will be home decor, textiles and gifts of many kinds. Admission is free. Please come and support Peace through ethical purchases for the holidays!
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The Wait Is Over Santa arrived to the Chahko Mika Mall on Saturday morning, much to the delight of little girls and boys. The big guy will be stationed in his winter wonderland location throughout the month of December.
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Community L.V. Rogers High School Special Event Goes Saturday
Leading Christmas spirit
Grade 12 students Taryn Scarff (right) and Olivia Gerzey are two of the organizers of this Saturday’s event at the local high school. SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
This Saturday in the L.V. Rogers gym, the Recreational Leadership 11 and 12 classes will host their first Christmas fundraiser. Each year the leadership teacher encourages the Grade 12 class to think of a way to give back to the community that has supported the students for many years. This year they have decided to raise funds to support families in need. The recreational leader-
ship students have been busy trying to organize this event in a very short period of time. The LVR Christmas fundraiser consists of a pancake breakfast, a bake sale, photos with Santa, and a silent auction. A craft table will also be available for younger children wanting to make a Christmas ornament or decorate gingerbread cookies. Several Nelson businesses have donated items for our silent auction. All of the funds raised will go towards purchasing Christmas
presents for families in need. Students hope this event is a great success. The fundraiser will run from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Admission is by donation. Please bring your families for breakfast, or stop by to purchase your Christmas baking, or bid on a silent auction item. For more information, or to donate an item, please contact Sheri Morrison (Recreational Leadership teacher) or Taryn Scarff (Grade 12 organizer) at 250-352-5538 or email smorrison@sd8.bc.ca.
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Business Annual Open House Sunday, December 4th from 10am to 4pm Come out and see why this event has become a true Nelson Family Tradition!
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View our Greenhouses absolutely loaded with the Kootenay’s most beautiful Poinsettias – Grown Right, here in Nelson!
Downtown Prepares for Friday Arrival
The Garden Centre décor looks great and is full of Unique Gift Ideas – Statuary, Garden Accents and Giftware for the gardener in your life.
Santa pulled his sleigh in to Nelson last week and paid a visit to the Nelson Star. Even though Santa had to go back to the North Pole, he made sure to let us know that he’d be back on Friday night for the annual Santa on Baker Street. The evening will get started at 6 p.m. with carolers and roasted chestnuts at the Nelson Trading Post. Then Santa will park his sleigh for the night and ride with the Nelson Fire Department into town at 6:30 p.m.
Our Flower Shop has loads of Fresh Cut Flowers so let our Florists design your Christmas Flowers or Centerpiece to help make your Christmas truly special this year. And remember Georama can deliver around the corner – or around the world!
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Community Get Into the Holiday Spirit Next Month
Christmas at the library SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
Home Plan of the week
‘Tis the season to celebrate and decorate at the Nelson Public Library. On Tuesday, December 13 at 3:30 p.m., help trim the tree and liven up the children’s section by making bright paper ornaments, sparkly snowflakes or multicoloured lanterns to hang from our ceiling. Lend a creative hand to fill this part of the library with vibrant and unique decorations. During the merriment of sprinkling glitter, cutting and pasting, delicious homemade cookies will be served while seasonal tunes play softly in the background. If you are 10 and under, don’t miss out.
While you are in the library, be sure to check out some of our many seasonal books such as the Polar Express or the Huron Carol. Short of ideas for presents? How about a homemade gift? Christmas Crafting with Kids, or Christmas Crafts from Around the World are just two of the many books on this subject in the library. The library also has a wide variety of books on other celebrations at this time of year such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and even the winter solstice. For more information about these or any other programs, contact the Nelson Public Library at 352-6333 or children’s librarian Nancy Radonich 352-8283.
People’s Provides Boost to MS Society Andrew Hoffert (left) and Jennifer McDonnell of People’s Pharmacy in Nelson recently presented a donation of $1,000 to Michelle Foley (right) of the West Kootenay Chapter of the MS Society. The funds will help support the services and programs provided to people living with multiple sclerosis in the West Kootenay/Boundary area. To learn more about the society, join them at the Nelson Junior Leafs’ home game on December 9 where the Leafs will be hosting an MS Awareness event.
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Once again this holiday season, the Nelson Food Cupboard Society is raising funds to create 170 healthy food hampers for local families and individuals who do not have the resources to purchase their own holiday foods. “The hampers we offer provide enough healthy food for people to prepare a nice holiday feast, as well as meals and treats for the rest of the week,” said Marya Skrypiczajko, Nelson Food Cupboard Society Coordinator. “The holiday season is an Mon.-Fri. 9:00-5:00 Saturday 9:00-4:00
expensive time for families trying to buy gifts and warm clothes for their children thus helping them out with food hampers is essential. As well, the dark days of December can be a depressing time for many people, therefore an important time to be well nourished and to feel cared for.” Last year, due to generous community donations the Nelson Food Cupboard managed to deliver 170 hampers and fed more than 450 people. This year, the hope is that the community will once again make this project a financial priority and help bring the holiday spirit into the homes
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we’re there to stand by and keep the peace,” he said. Council also hopes the occupiers will respect the wishes of council and will peacefully vacate the City Hall grounds by this afternoon. “Council’s eviction order is consistent with other orders that have been upheld by the courts across the country,” stated the press release. “Council wishes to resolve the situation amicably without having to go to court.” The press release emphasized that should the group attempt to take the order to court it would be extremely costly to the city, and as a result to taxpayers. If the tents are not removed after the 48 hour period they will be at risk of being removed and disposed of without further notice.
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Continued from Page 1 members of the Nelson Police Department and Nelson Fire and Rescue. “Council has been supportive of the Occupy Nelson group’s right to public protest and the message they are communicating. However, tents and structures on public land are in violation of city bylaws,” read a press release issued on Monday. Paivarinta said by issuing the notice the city has exercised their right under the bylaw. “Let’s face it, everybody in the community, all of the stakeholders, we’d like to see them comply and the thing is if the city exercises its right to remove those things, when they go to do that, if they are met with resistance, then of course
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League Standings Neil Murdoch Division TEAM GP W Beaver Valley 26 21 Castlegar 27 18 Nelson 28 17 Spokane 26 10 Grand Forks 26 1
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The Nelson Junior Leafs notched back-to-back wins against the Spokane Braves over weekend, capping the effort with a 4-2 win at the Nelson and District Community Complex on Saturday. The home win came after a freewheeling Friday night affair in Spokane that saw the Leafs come out on top 8-6. “[Friday night] I thought there were a lot of lucky bounces on their part,” said Leafs defenceman Jonathon Petrash. “There was a lot of lucky breaks that we didn’t catch, but we battled hard and we kept going and we won the game and we never quit and that’s a good thing for our team coming together and coming from behind together.” Neither the Leafs nor the Braves were able to score in the first period, but in the second frame rookie Nik Newman scored his first of three
goals in the Saturday game. “Obviously playing at home makes a big difference with the crowd and everything behind you,” Newman said. “We played way more as a team unit today, just with making the breakouts and everyone was playing their part.” Petrash said even though there were no goals scored in the first period Saturday, he felt the Leafs outplayed the Braves. “I thought we played really well. The first period was a solid period it was unfortunately scoreless, but I thought we out played them a lot,” said Petrash. “Second period we kind of took it off a little bit and then by the time the third period came we all kind of came together and realizing let’s skate a little bit harder and shooting the puck and by the end of the third we won the game and played a solid game overall.” Even though playing backto-back games against a team like the Braves could have an
advantage, Petrash said it’s important to come at each game with a fresh approach. “We definitely know what to expect, but again every game is a new game and you’ve just got to take it for what it is and play hard. It’s a battle so you can’t take them lightly. They’re still a pretty good team and we’ve got to play our game and do what we’ve got to do,” said Petrash. Both Newman and Petrash said one of the challenges of playing a team like Spokane is that they’re an aggressive team. “They play really aggressive they’re not really passive,” said Newman. “They pinch a lot on the boards. They have a couple pretty good players that we’ve got to look out for and match against a bit, but other than that, they’re not that physical but they just don’t give us very much time and space.” The Leafs head to Grand Forks on Thursday to play the Border Bruins.
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As the Nelson Junior Leafs head into the second half of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season, the coaching staff has shuffled the deck. On Sunday head coach and general manager Frank Maida pulled the trigger on his second trade in a week, shipping veteran defenceman Riley Henderson to Golden in exchange for Marc Lepine. “It was a gap we needed to fill in the front end,” says Maida. “We had eight defenceman and needed to get a forward.” Henderson has been injured for half of the 2011-12 season and only recently returned to the line-up. The 6’3” rearguard has scored three goals and added 12 assists in his 17 games so far this season. “Riley was an important part of our team,” says Maida. “But we have a situation where he was a player that was being asked about by other teams. To get something you have to give up something and a lot of the teams wanted Riley and it was him that we moved on.” In Lepine the Leafs are getting grit. The 18-year-old Ed-
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monton native has scored one goal and added two assists in his 22 appearances with the Golden Rockets. “He is going to be sandpaper kind of a player,” Maida says. “He will be finishing checks and mucking it up. He will create turnovers and create chances for some of our goal scoring.” The deal for Lepine was the second in a week for the Leafs. California native Taylor Carriveau was dealt to the Fernie Ghostriders late last week in a cash deal. Like the trade involving Henderson, Maida says it was made pos-
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sible by the fact the Leafs’ blueline corps are finally getting healthy. “I think Taylor will get an opportunity to play more in Fernie and they were looking for somebody in that position,” says Maida. Also helping with the recent defense decisions is the play of two recent additions, Eric Spring and J.J. Beitel. “The two of them have become a great shutdown pair which has given us some flexibility,” says Maida. “They are going to be a big part of our team for the rest of the season.”
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Friday, December 9th 7 pm
LEAFS VS REBELS Kootenay Christian Martial Arts School
Black belts to many degrees GREG NESTEROFF
Fundraising night for the West Kootenay Chapter of the MS Society Silent auction, book sale, rafÑe, frizbee toss
Nelson Star Reporter
Come out and show your support!
Three young students of Kootenay Christian Martial Arts School will test for black belts in taekwondo Thursday, while 10 others will seek their second, third, and fifth degree belts. Kyle Baker, 13, Justin Daloise, 12, and Hannah Jordahl, 13, are all expected to achieve the high honour following a three-hour exam that will push their physical and mental mettle. Joining them will be an entire family — Bob and Colleen Hellman, with daughters Annie, 11, and Kelly, 12 — plus Kevin Testing for taekwondo black belts this week are (back row, from left) Bob Hellman, Colleen HellMilde, 15, and seniors man, Dot Bryan, Charlotte Bond, Kevin Milde, and Brett Rigby; and front row Kelly Hellman, AnCharlotte Bond and Greg Nesteroff photo nie Hellman, Hannah Jordahl, Justin Daloise, and Kyle Baker. Dot Bryan, all going one-on-one with testing for their the sense that you’re for their second dehim is harder than second-degree belts getting older, ” he gree belts. Brett Rigby, any actual test would have waited two years, says. “Even if you’re 18, is testing for his be. That’s the toughwhile the young trio training steady, your third-degree belt. est hurdle,” Siminoff seeking their fi rstbody’s not getting any “He’s got the Barren’s Sport Shop and The Kaslo Hotel would like to thank the following people and says. He obtained his degree belts have each younger. ” longest seniority of organizations for providing door prizes and helping to sponsor the very successful 2011 fourth-level belt four been training for four Siminoff says atany of my students,” Kaslo Rainbow Derby. Over all we had 213 entrants with 3 grand prize winners. 1st years ago. years or more. Master Dean Siminoff taining higher-level place receiving $3195 to Fraser Watson for a 21.7lb rainbow, 2nd place $1917 to Todd Lindberg weighing in at 21lbs and 3rd place $1278 to Harvey Papoff at 19lbs. Sell will also put on Siminoff is confibelts is an “impressays of Rigby. “He seminars this weekdent all will succeed sive” accomplishment, started when he was Thank you to the following sponsors and providers of the 2011 end. A graduation when examined by regardless of the nine, and he’s comKaslo Rainbow Derby: ceremony is set for grandmaster Brenda circumstances. peted at nationals.” Thursday at 7 p.m. at Sell, who holds an “Getting a firstFor the first time, Lake Side Cabins 6 mile Tire Lakewood Inn Ainsworth Hot Springs St. Joseph’s School. eighth degree belt, degree black belt is a Siminoff, who foundLandmark Bakery Ainsworth Motel Kootenay Chrisand is the world’s big deal but it’s that ed the school in 2001, Langs Marina Amanda’s Restraunt Lee s Klassic Kuts Backroad Mapbooks tian Martial Arts highest ranked much more again to will test alongside his Lions Head Smoke & Brew Pub Balfour Equipment and Rentals trains twice a week at woman. stick with it and go to Livetoboat Charters Balfour Superette students. Typically he’s Lordco Auto Parts in TRAIL Balfour Towing Evangelical Covenant He also has his second degree. You done his own testing Lyman Lures Battery Direct Maglio’s Balfour Beach Inn privately or with other went up to first degree grandmaster’s approv- Church in Nelson and Main Jet Motorsports Bobs Bar & Grill Pub South Slocan, and al to test for a higher in baby steps, but higher-level black belt Martins Boat Tops & Upholstery Bogustown Pub Mermaid Lodge Chillers Pub plans to open a new level himself, followsecond degree takes candidates, but he’ll Mt. Begbie Brewery Cornucopia school in Castlegar ing a recent two-day a lot of commitment, Napa - Nelson Dave and Pat Sabo join the rest of the Nelson Car Wash Daves Marine and Small Engine Repair early next year. It has session in Florida. class as he goes for his perseverance, and Nelson City Police Dock N Duck Nelson District Rod and Gun Club Epic Lures “It’s kind of like my graduated about 35 patience.” fifth-degree belt. Nelson Ford Eric’s Meat Market black belts to date. pre-test. Th e pre-test Most of those “It gets harder in Nelson Husky Everything Under Your Feet Flooring
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News Kootenay Lake School Board Adds Salmo’s Sheri Huser
Fresh face wants to bring change GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter
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The newly elected school trustee for Salmo, Blewett, and Taghum wants to see parent advisory councils returned to their original role as dispensers of advice instead of dollars. Sheri Huser defeated three other candidates earlier this month, including incumbent Art Field. She has been actively involved in both the Salmo Elementary and Salmo Secondary parent advisory councils since her son started school 13 years ago. She has also been a parent representative on both schools’ planning councils, and was the parent member of the district’s committee for hiring the principal of Salmo Secondary. “I would like to see the parent advisory councils recognized as the advisory councils they were meant to be and not the funding bodies they have
New trustee Sheri Huser
become,” she says. Huser has a background in early childhood education and accounting, and believes both will serve her well as a trustee in addition to her years on various school district-related boards and committees. “Schools are the foundation of our communities and we must make that foundation strong by building our relationships between students, staff, parents and community,” she says. “I think we should be providing more support for teachers and administrators as they cope with the changes in our public school system
brought about by declining enrollment.” Meanwhile, board members paid tribute last week to outgoing trustee Field at his final meeting. Warm wishes also came from Nelson District Teachers Association president Tom Newell and CUPE’s Rick Korens, both of whom worked alongside Field in Salmo, where he was a teacher and administrator. “To know all of you has been a real plus,” Field said. “Sheri beat me badly — I think I lost by 175 votes. I don’t know the answer there, but I wish her the very best.” Field has been on the board for a dozen years, and kidded about his retirement plans. “I’ve secretly been taking some computer courses,” he said to laughter. Huser is joined on the board by fellow newcomer Rebecca Huscroft, who topped the polls in the south rural zone, displacing incumbent Verna Mayers-Mackenzie.
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Career Opportunity Communications and Stakeholder Relations Coordinator Reporting to the Director, Stakeholder Relations and Communications, the Communications and Stakeholder Relations Coordinator is responsible for promoting Columbia Power’s projects, image, reputation, and building community and media relationships in a positive and effective manner. This position coordinates communications between Columbia Power departments and staff as well as external partners, stakeholders and contractors and is also responsible for ensuring consistent messaging and branding for the corporation. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Communications or a related discipline with at least four years experience working with the media or in a public relations/corporate communications environment. The candidate must have knowledge and understanding of corporate communications, media relations, and public presentation techniques and be experienced in the production of a variety of communication materials, such as media releases and newsletters. Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org for the detailed job description. Closing date for this position is December 5, 2011. Please refer to Job #1110 when submitting your application.
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HHDI RECRUITING is hiring on behalf of Baker Hughes Baker Hughes Alberta based oilfield services company is currently hiring;
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READY TO Work and play in a four season recreational paradise? Parts and service advisor required immediately at Jacobson Ford - Revelstoke, BC. Successful candidate must possess excellent interpersonal skills, have Ford experience, be eager to advance within the company and want to work in a young and growing market. This is the best opportunity you’ll ever have to work in a great multi Presidents Award Winning dealership. Interested? - Email your resume right now! To: mike@jacobsonford.com Vernon Dodge, a busy automotive dealership in Vernon, B.C. requires an experienced Service Technician with the following qualities: Motivated Journeyman Technician, Dodge/Chrysler experience is an asset, a proven track record in a flat rate shop. Vernon Dodge provides a comprehensive salary and benefits package to the right individual. Contact Ron Russell, Service Manager ron@vernondodge.com or 250-503-3310
West Kootenay/Boundary CRIME STOPPERS seeks a Relief Coordinator to volunteer for 1 hour/week in the Nelson Office. Please mail your contact info to: RR1, S3, C39 Crescent Valley, BC V0G 1H0
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Obituaries
McDonald, Ethel Marion (nee Hollett) Dec. 20, 1920 Nov. 07, 2011
With heavy hearts we announce the gentle passing of our beloved Mom, Nana, and sister, at the age of 90. Mom was born in Edmonton, Alberta but grew up in Chilliwack, Kerrisdale, and Burnaby in a loving home with her 7 brothers, whom she was very fond of. She worked as a stenographer in Vancouver in her early years, where she married her husband of 51 years, Rod, in 1949. They lived in Burnaby, N. Vancouver and W. Vancouver with their 3 children, and enjoyed many family get-togethers with her brothers and their families. In 1967 they moved to beautiful Nelson B.C. where she resided the rest of her life. In Nelson she helped Rod in his insurance business, and was involved with the United Church, Unity, Rotary, and I.O.D.E. for 35 years. She lived on a lovely rural property for 34 years and enjoyed her large flower and vegetable gardens, raspberries, fruit trees, and her dogs and cats - but not the big horses! Mom was a big fruit-eater and interested in herbal remedies and Naturopathic and Chinese medicine long before it became mainstream. Mom especially loved piano and big band music and was bopping to piano great Fats Waller only a few weeks ago. In her later years she enjoyed trips to Palm Springs, the Maritimes, Hawaii, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Mexico with family and friends. Throughout her life Mom was first and foremost a devoted mother and grandmother, and a rock of support and protectiveness. She is lovingly remembered by her children Stuart (Colleen) of Nelson, Gaye (Angelo) of Delta, and Holly (Doug) of W. Kelowna,her brothers Bud (Shirley) of N. Vancouver,Frank (Deirdre) of Victoria, Ed (Mary) of Summerland), and Bob (Joan) of Kelowna, and her grandchildren Rebecca, Rachel, Stu, Nick, Luke and Roxanne, as well as her life-long friend Doreen Spencer of Everett, Washington. Mom was pre-deceased by her husband Rod, and brothers Eric (Violet), Fred (Joyce), and Renny (Joyce). A celebration of Mom’s life will be held in Nelson in the spring, and will be announced at a later date.
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7 1/2’ Noma pre-lit pine tree w/2089 branch tips & 800 clear mini lights, paid over $300, used twice, $50. “Little Critter” House, comes w/ bathroom, kitchen, dining, living & bedroom sets & some families, $50. Both items in Perfect Condition! call 250-354-4060 CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad & get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5990. CAN’T GET Up your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591. Car Dolly: Rewired, wheels have been greased very recently. Works very well. Asking $799. Call 250-354-7471. Located in Nelson DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel buildings priced to clear Make an offer! Ask About free delivery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.
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WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, savings plan for retirement, profit sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Call for appointment or send resume to: Joe Bowser 780-846-2231 office, joe@autotanks.ca or Jamie Flicek 780-846-2241 fax; cindy@autotanks.ca.
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Feed & Hay Alfalfa, alfalfa mix or straight grass (small square bales) in Lister. Call Jay or Trish at 250428-9755
Pets FREE TO GOOD HOME TWO MALE BUDGIES. These little guys are a year and a half old. Unfortunately, their owners are leaving the country and can’t take them along. Includes cage and play stand. 352-6883
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Updated 2.5 bdrm Mobile Home, N/S, N/P, W/D, Adult Park, Ref required, 7 min to New carpet, Nelson on Granite Rd. $800.00/mth plus utilities. 250-352-0898
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Car Dolly: Rewired, wheels have been greased very recently. Works very well. Asking $799. Call 250-354-7471. Located in Nelson
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NELSON: near Nelson Ford, 300sq ft office space Available November 1st. $450/mo incl. utilities. Call 250-825-4700
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SIX MILE: Furnished Suites, NS/NP Starting @ $800/month utilities included 250-825-9421
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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple. Your credit / age / income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.
RARE level 1/3 acre in Balfour, 3 bdrm double wide , with 1 24’x24’ shop, 2nd 1000sqft shop, both fully insulated, which will accommodate any recreational vehicles. $210,000. 250-229-2275
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Female Roommate Wanted: 6 mile, access to whole home, must love dogs, seniors welcome, drivers licence appreciated. $400/mo. 250-825-4569.
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450 DVD’s, excellent cond. $900 for all / obo 180 VHS tapes $200 for all / obo includes VCR & rewinder, Ice Fishing tent w/auger $100 call Ken 250-354-0279 BIG BUILDING Sale... “Clearance sale you don’t want to miss!” 20X26 $4995. 25X34 $6460. 30X44 $9640. 40X70 $17,945. 47X90 $22,600. One end included. Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
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Shaughnessy Apartments now accepting applications on 1 bedroom apt. NS/NP $645/mo + util. Quiet Adult bldg in Rosemont 352-0118
FURNISHED 1 bedroom apartment for rent in Rossland. Very clean, quiet area, W/D, power included. $795 per month. 231-1809.
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THINK LOCAL FIRST When you support local business, those businesses in turn support local organizations and causes who depend on local business support for their success. Local businesses provide in-kind donations, cash donations and indispensible contributions to many organizations within our communities. Locally owned businesses build strong neighbourhoods by sustaining communities, linking neighbours and by contributing to local causes. As consumers, we have the power to shape our community by shopping local! Isn’t that an amazing thought?
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