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Friday, April 13 • 2012
Vol. 4 • Issue 82
{vurb} From the Winter Olympics to the Capitol See Second Section 280 Baker Street Nelson BC (250)
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Getting ready for the Rick Hansen medal relay See Pages 12 & 13
Council set to divide up the pie Huge list of groups make presentations for city’s Columbia Basin Trust grant dollars; Council now must make decisions on how it will be spent MEGAN COLE Nelson Star Reporter
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Nelson city council faces tough decisions after more than 50 community groups and organizations made presentations for Columbia Basin Trust Community Development funds at Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting. “The city decides where funds are allocated,” said Mayor John Dooley. “In many cases groups also apply for partial support from regional directors as well.” The City of Nelson has been allocated $130,000 from the Trust to distribute to the community. But with so many groups applying with projects from the Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skate Park Society to the Kootenay Swim Club, Story continues to ‘Some’ on Page 9
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A Sure Sign of Warmer Days Ahead Warm temperatures in Nelson earlier this week mean that the Bite food truck is back in action on Baker Street and good eats are closer than ever for those seeking to spend some time enjoying the sun.
Future of the Civic Theatre
Capitol not part of picture MEGAN COLE Nelson Star Reporter
The Capitol Theatre may be talking about purchasing a movie projector, but executive director Neil Harrower says they will not be taking on the role of movie theatre. “The Capitol is not changing its
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mandate in anyway whatsoever,” said Harrower. “We would have bought this projector five years ago if we had the resources to do it. It just seems to be happening in tandem with the Civic [Theatre] under all this scrutiny for its future. The two of them are completely isolated events.” The Capitol Theatre announced
in February that they would be purchasing a movie projector in the new fiscal year which begins May 1. While the new projector opens up the opportunity for movies to be shown at the Capitol, Harrower Story continues to ‘Capitol’ on Page 4