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Nakusp boat launch plans ramp up with meeting

By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News

The Nakusp boat launch is back on the table, and being actively discussed with Columbia Power Corporation (CPC).

Four CPC employees were on hand to give the presentation of the plans and field any questions about the proposed boat ramp on the evening of Oct. 3, 2012. Even with short notice, a dozen interested people from Nakusp, including Village staff, mayor and councillors, were in attendance.

CPC Director of Stakeholder Relations Audrey Repin started the presentation by putting the Nakusp ramp in context of three projects in the area that the company is taking on: completion of the road at Anderson Point, upgrading the ramp at Edgewood, and building the new boat launch here in Nakusp. Because CPC is taking over projects from BC Hydro, the Oct. 3 meeting was to discuss any issues that may arise from the plans, which would be taken back to Hydro for approval before the project gets the green light.

Bill Smith, Senior Project Manager, went through the plans in detail, explaining off the bat that they hadn’t changed since BC Hydro had been in charge of the project.

The boat launch is to be 16 metres in width,

made of concrete and slightly shorter than the current one. Smith outlined the construction that would likely take place, although he acknowledged it would depend on the approach of the contractor who was awarded the tender.

Project Manager Krista Watts showed underwater boulder clusters to be put in that would serve as habitat for fish, perhaps bluelisted species that serve as a food source for larger lake fish.

Once the presentation was done, Repin asked if there were derbies planned during the projected timeline for construction, which is estimated between March or late April and early May. Smith said they would be putting either incentives or penalties in place to encourage contractors to come to completion quickly so the amount of time the ramp was out of service is as short as possible.

One of the factors that will affect construction are fluctuating water levels, something that CPC will discuss with BC Hydro, said Smith. Although long-term predictions are not as accurate as shorter-term, he is hoping that they can get a ballpark idea for when low water will be this year to pass along to contractors.

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The new boat ramp is scheduled to be in place by spring of 2013.

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CMH and K2 bring energy and enthusiasm to new lodge

By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News

The NSS crowd goes wild for K2 merch tossed out at the end of their visit to the school.

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“If it was me in school today,” K2 proskier Seth Morrison said, “well, I wouldn’t be here, I’d be out in the mountains.”

Morrison, who has been skiing with K2 for 20 years and has started branching out into mountaineering, wasn’t the only one with a few words for NSS students.

The black-clad Morrison was one of a dozen people from K2, mostly pro skiers known in ski parlance as athletes, that stopped by NSS on Wednesday, October 3.

The school tour was part of K2’s journey to Nakusp to convert the Kuskanax Lodge into the CMH K2 Rotor Lodge and forge connections with the community.

The change in signage and appearance at the lodge heralds a new partnership between the ski manufacturer and heli-skiing company. The collaboration is already wreaking

change on the winter season in Nakusp.

The assembly of world-class skiers – each to spend a week with guests at the lodge this winter – introduced themselves to the NSS students, each conveying their friendliness and down-to-earth nature through a quick autobiographical sketch.

Pep Fuja started the intros off, beginning by thanking Nakusp for being so welcoming, and bringing a message to follow life’s passions.

“Go out and do what you love,” Fuja told the students. “Life is about finding those opportunities and capitalizing on them.” His thanks and exhortations were closely echoed by the other skiers and reps.

Andy Mahre, who modestly introduced himself as not the best skier of the bunch, was definitely in the running for being the most entertaining speaker. Like most of the

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Reach A Reader Wednesday, October 10 The Arrow Lakes News and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy are partnering on a great new event for Nakusp.

On Wednesday, October 10, some of Nakusp’s highest profile people will be out on the street with our newspaper asking for donations to help support literacy initiatives in our community. Along with your donation we will give you a copy of your community newspaper for FREE (plus there might be a few extra promos to go along with that).

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K2 skiers bring their skills and appreciation to town

Terry Flamond installing the new CMH-K2 Rotor Lodge sign on Broadway.

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Con’t from page 1 other skiers, he told the audience that although they might not know it, Nakusp is a uniquely beautiful part of the world.

“It’s something rare to have the lake and the mountains,” he said,

“Take advantage of it.”

K2’s head of Global Marketing Mike Gutt reiterated the sentiment: “It’s an amazing place you live in,” he said, saying it was a treat to find “hidden gems” in the area, and added his thanks to the already long list from the skiers to

Nakusp for being so welcoming to K2.

CMH has reason to be grateful too, having more bookings for the upcoming season already than the last one in Nakusp, thanks to K2 and this new venture.

Sitting down with the Arrow Lakes News earlier in the week, pro skiers Mahre and Fuja’s supreme friendliness and easygoing nature instantly shone through.

Both skiers enjoy being part of K2 Skis.

“It’s a very human environment,” Mahre said about working with the company. “The social side is huge for K2.” What that means is that K2 skiers are like Mahre and Fuja: approachable, unpretentious and fun.

Fuja got his start being immersed in the ski scene near Ashland, Oregon, and with the help of his peers there got connected with K2. His interesting ideas in combination with joining the company at the right time resulted in sponsorship.

Mahre’s K2 history is similar; he found K2’s quest for originality appealing, something Fuja seconded: “We’re not cookie cutter skiers.”

In that spirit, each K2 athlete is focusing on one particular theme for the week spent skiing with guests; Fuja’s is a camera and video week, and Mahre’s is named “Steep shots and pillow drops.”

“It will be interesting to show people what we actually do,” said Fuja, explaining that when they’re

K2 and CMH visit the students at NSS as part of their efforts to connect with the community.

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filming, they get four or five runs in a day, max, with most time spent setting up and standing around.

Both pros have small town origins (Mahre grew up outside of Naches, WA, population 758), so in a way Nakusp is familiar even though it’s completely new. The struggle of getting people out to the local ski hill is also familiar to Mahre.

“What’s crazy is where I live a small percentage of people take advantage of it,” he said. To help his local mountain near Yakima, WA, Mahre does promotions on the hill during their season.

Strange and yet strangely familiar, coming to the small Canadian mountain town to help revamp the lodge was a fun trip for the two.

“It was cool to see what it was like before all our branding,” said Mahre, who was part of the crew outfitting the lodge with its new K2 ski and retro photo decor.

K2 Global Marketing Manager Mike Gutt feels like the company and the town are a “natural fit.”

Nakusp was specifically picked out from all the CMH lodges thanks to its low-key, homey feel, Gutt told the Arrow Lakes News.

“We had gone to two other lodges, but they were too high end, which didn’t fit K2’s style. We’re not hoity toity.”

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Pep Fuja and Andy Mahre are two of the K2 skiers who will be skiing with guests this winter at the CMH-K2 Rotor Lodge.

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SPECIAL EVENTS AT HALCYON HOUSE All Seniors in the community welcome to attend all Activities Any questions Call Judy at 265-3056 (eve.) or 265-3692

ROTARY VILLA LOUNGE Monday: BINGO 7:00 pm at the New Lounge Thursday: Soup & Bun Day 12:00 Noon at the New Lounge

land off the coast of Washington between Seattle and Tacoma. Nakusp’s relaxed small town culture and extreme natural beauty reminded Gutt of the “little hippy island.”

After spending a down day off the slopes, visiting local businesses and hitting it off with folks in town, the seed was planted for the CMH-K2 lodge to take root in Nakusp.

“We’ve never done anything on this scale, so this is a lot of fun,” said Gutt.

The ski company just shot its 2013 catalogue; this year’s theme was “ski lodge.”

“There’s a different theme each year showcasing new K2 products: biker gang, record store. This year it’s ski lodge, but it’s real, not a joke,” Gutt said, grinning. “We’re an industry leader but we’re also fun-oriented. What we do isn’t serious so we try not to take it too seriously.”

He has appreciated the genuinely and openly optimistic attitude of people he’s met here, who are enthusiastic about the changes happening at the lodge.

“It’s an awesome opportunity to work with awesome people,” said Gutt, who is looking forward to bringing unique experiences to guests, and K2 to Nakusp.

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Introducing atheism

John Perkins A Rational View I have absolutely no problem admitting that I am an atheist and I have no tolerance for such euphemistic alternatives as humanist, agnostic, pantheist or the brand-new one, antitheist, all of which describe varying degrees of what boils down to an absence of belief in the supernatural.

I can understand the purely economic reasons for not revealing one’s lack of faith during one’s working life. I was an entrepreneur with my own manufacturing company employing 20 people for 32 years and some of my wholesalers had varying degrees of religious belief. I know some of them would not have taken kindly to my atheism so I simply kept quiet about my lack of faith.

Only my immediate family and very close friends were “in the know.”

Atheism is not a religion, in exactly the same way that not collecting stamps is not a hobby. Atheists are united only by their unwillingness to believe in gods of any description without hard evidence, the same kind of evidence that would result in a conviction in a Court of Law. There have been so many gods since human life began on earth, Zeus and Thor, just to name a couple from two different civilizations.

Thor was the Norse god of thunder, among other things, until science gave a rational explanation for what the unenlightened had attributed to Thor. Zeus had similar “responsibilities” in Ancient Greece, until science

prevailed over superstition.

Most atheists recognize the needs of gods for religious people, including the Abrahamic gods, Yahweh the God of Israel, the Christian God and the Muslim God Allah. Atheists equate all gods with unicorns and fairies.

There is no doubt in my mind that any intelligent atheist (and, make no mistake, there are plenty of unintelligent atheists), would renounce his or her atheism if incontrovertible proof were adduced to support religious claims of a deity.

There is no such thing as a “typical atheist.” Politically they come in all shades of opinion from extreme left to extreme right. In terms of wealth there are billionaires, millionaires, people who are just getting by and every conceivable group in between.

Socially atheists tend to belong to all groups. Organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats – they simply do not fit into one homogeneous group.

There is nothing nihilistic about atheism. Where religious people who hold this idea are in error is the assumption that negativity is implicit in the concept of opposition to something. War is horrendous – being anti-war ceased being such a bad thing ages ago.

For Christians to utter such meaningless platitudes as ”God is beyond time and space” and “God is ineffable “ only confirms for atheists the words of St. Augustine, ”If you can understand it, it is not God,” although why any Christian would agree with any pronouncement by St. Augustine, given his retrograde, one might even say deviant, views on women, is beyond me.

I must thank Claire Paradis for asking me to share a column with Pastor Savage, and Pastor Savage for graciously consenting to joust with me on these matters. I am truly grateful and very excited at the prospect.

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TRADITIONAL PARENTING CIRCLE Are you

HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE ROUND UP

a parent, grandparent or foster parent to a child of Aboriginal ancestry? Be part of the circle two Saturdays a month 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Stepping Stone Children’s Centre 220-8th Avenue Nakusp.

Free disposal of hazardous household wastes at the Nakusp Arena from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info visit www.rdck.bc.ca or contact Nicole Ward 1-800-268-7325, nward@rdck.bc.ca.

STRONG START A pre-school early learning program for children 0-6. Free drop-in for parents, caregivers and their children; 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Nakusp Elementary School Strong Start building.

FELDENKRAIS WITH TYSON Learn how to move in ways that will improve the quality of your life. At 90 5th Ave in Nakusp (NaCoMo Wellness Centre). First class free; begins 9:15 a.m. Contact Tyson Bartel 250-2266826 or thaigouch@yahoo.com for more info.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Meets at Terra Pondera, 97 2nd Ave in Nakusp, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 PARKOUR/FREERUNNING CLASSES FOR YOUTH PK Nakusp is an alternative fitness concept, involving Parkour & Freerunning, that is fun for youth ages 13 - 19, in Nakusp and the surrounding area. Feel free to drop by if you are a visitor passing through. We are located at the Nakusp & District Sports Complex at 200 8th Ave NW. For more information, contact Michael Garvey: 250-265-1778 or michealfq@shaw.ca.

ACOA Adult Children of Alcoholics; meets at 97 2nd Ave NW (Terra Pondera) at 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 SUMMIT LAKE WORK PARTY Come help with the renovations up at the ski hill starting at 9 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 NAKUSP SECONDARY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Come and informally meet your children’s teachers and see the great things happening at NSS between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

SOUL TANGO A ten-lesson series of Argentine tango Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Playmor Church Hall. Pre-registration is a MUST. For more info or to register contact Heather Graham: 25-226-7229, 2hvgrant@ gmail.com.

SAT., OCT. 20 AND SUNDAY, OCT. 21 AUDIO RETREAT AT THE HEALING DEN “The Art of Presence,” Eckhart Tolle; a two-day retreat in New Denver. Call 250-358-2828 or email dream2@telus.net for more info.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 RAISING BACK YARD CHICKENS WITH HANK HASTINGS Come and learn the tricks of this increasingly popular practice. Everyone is welcome! Please preregister with Paula at 358-2745 or email: jgreenlaw@ netidea.com.

Grateful for the generosity of others ARE STRANGERS A THREAT, OR FRIENDS WE HAVEN’T MET YET?

Claire Paradis Your Editor Living in Nakusp means being able to enjoy the benefits of a sparse population as well as suffering the drawbacks. Unlike the busy Okanagan, there are rarely too many boats on the lake, too many skiers on the hill, too many people anywhere. Space is a luxury we have in abundance.

Sometimes, the extra space afforded by fewer people is suffocating: local businesses try to stay afloat with fewer people spending fewer dollars. No line ups at the till can be deadly for the owner, although convenient for the shopper.

The space here that is scantily occupied is beautiful and rare, and that beauty draws people to it. Whether or not they stay is another matter. For the people who live in the area, its natural splendour is usually why they’re still here, so for most it’s a resource to be enjoyed and preserved.

People have a tendency to mess the pristine wilderness up,

building houses or trying to extract some kind of living from the land that will give them the money they need to live. Understandably, then, people are wary of other people, not wanting to expose their hidden treasures to people who could be thieves rather than guardians.

Take mushroom picking. If it’s a sport, then mushroom hunting is a competitive one. Ask any regular picker where they pick and you’ll get a squint like you should know better than to ask or vague directions encompassing one entire side of the lake.

But someone must be sharing.

Generation after generation there are mushrooms being picked, by both the hard currency-bent and amateur fungophile alike.

Mushroom hunting is a search for nearly-buried treasure, and wandering through a picked out area is very frustrating.

I’ve also felt the lust for mushrooms, and the disappointment when the first mushroom of a trip out is found by someone else. That first fungus seems like it could be the only one to be found, and that thrill of discovery has fallen to someone else. That’s the competitive side.

I very much appreciate that someone was generous enough to show me how to look for mushrooms, taking me to their patches. Of course, I’m sure I didn’t go to their prime picking territory, at least right away, but

it gave me some exposure to the sport and the area, allowing me to fall in love with both.

And it’s rare to find no mushrooms at all. Sometimes the abundance is overwhelming; there just isn’t enough time in a day or a life, it seems, to collect them all. Other times, the sheer variety and oddity of fungi and other life in the forest is enough joy, or just being out in the fresh air hiking over branches and through trees.

It’s a tough balance to strike, but sharing some of the betterknown riches with “strangers,” maybe with the assumption that they may be just like us and love and cherish it and want to protect it, could be the key to equilibrium.

And who knows? Maybe the sharing could grow into opportunities for guiding, or money for maintenance, or protection of land once the value of the sport is discovered. Sharing could open doors to more, not less.

Like Pep Fuja told the students at NSS, it’s a matter of seeing opportunities to make a life that you love. Having a strong and functioning community of people who want to build and enjoy the same kind of life requires sharing and learning how to work together. But, you never know who your next friend will be, and what can be accomplished until you try it.

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Nakusp receives special mention again at UBCM

Karen Hamling Mayor’s Report Council members and our CAO recently attended the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) meetings in Victoria. This is where the issues that we are facing are discussed and voted on.

UBCM was formed 105 years ago to provide a common voice for local government, representing municipalities, regional districts, First Nations and regional district health districts. At this point, there is 100 per cent membership in UBCM and so it is an extremely important tool for us in moving our issues and concerns forward.

UBCM continues to be the main forum for policy-making. It provides an opportunity for local governments, of all sizes and from all areas of the province, to come together and share experiences and work towards providing better government for our citizens.

At this year’s convention, for the first time, there was 100 per cent representation from all the members. Policies developed by members are carried to other orders

of government and other organizations involved in local affairs. Policy implementation activities have expanded from annual presentations to Cabinet to UBCM involvement in intergovernmental committees, regular meetings with Ministers and contact on a daily basis with senior government.

Your council was busy attending information sessions, workshops, cabinet panel meetings and the Annual General Meeting and policy resolution sessions. The policy sessions are very interesting and often the views presented, at the conference, help us in casting our votes.

We also met with several ministers and ministries.

Aside from all of this, we meet other local government officials from all over the province and learn from each other’s experiences.

I arrived on Sunday to attend meetings and the Mayors’ caucus on the following day. One hundred and forty mayors from across the province attended to discuss financing from the Province and the Federal Government and the need for funding for infrastructure, among other issues.

Local governments receive eight cents out of every dollar collected to provide services but we provide the majority of the infrastructure.

Tuesday early morning breakfast, I met with the Columbia River Treaty Local Government committee and Minister Bill Bennett and the

government treaty working committee to discuss where we have been and where we are going. You can look for another round of input in Nakusp on Nov. 28.

Council and our CAO met with Premier Christy Clark and Minister of Jobs, tourism and Skills Training, Pat Bell.

We discussed the challenges faced by the municipality in regard to the Nakusp Hot Springs: where the Village is looking to go with this asset and how it fits in with the Provincial Tourism Strategy and the need for living wage jobs in Nakusp and area.

The Premier and the Minister were quite open to working with us and setting up some meetings with delegates that would be coming from overseas to see what opportunities are possible. It was a good meeting and we are looking forward to seeing what opportunities will best serve our community.

We also met with the Minister of Community Sport and Development, Bill Bennett to update him on the Community Recreation Grant for the footbridge project at the hot springs and also the boundary expansion at the hot springs where we own the parcel around the source. We later met with ministry of staff to discuss the proposed boundary expansion and how it was proceeding and also updated them on our various grant projects that we are completing.

Council met with the Ministry of Transportation and

Highways to request that a back-up ferry stay in place once the new ferry is completed and the importance of our airport.

We were informed that there is no funding for upgrades at the present time but council will continue to look for it. We also requested that the fixed link be kept on the long range plan.

The Village of Nakusp was presented with a Climate Action Award for the work done at the Nakusp Hot Springs with the installation of heat pumps and re-circulating of hot springs water. It’s great to have our work recognized.

We each attended different cabinet panel meetings and Councillor Hughes and I chose the Healthy Community panel. I brought up the need for Canadian graduates of medical schools to be able to access positions in Canada in a timely manner. This is currently not happening and there are a number of Canadian citizens who are qualified and are having problems working in B.C. because of receiving their training in another country.

The Premier’s address was the last piece of business and it was an interesting one.

She mentioned Nakusp and bringing a trade mission to us. That’s the second year in a row that Nakusp has been mentioned in the Premier’s address. The convention was a busy time and a very worthwhile experience.

BURTON COMMUNITY HALL ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING October 24th, 2012 at 19.00hrs Burton Community Hall All Welcome!

Nakusp Child Care Society Annual General Meeting Monday Oct. 15th 2012, 7:00pm Stepping Stones Children’s Centre Every Member Welcome!

We encourage parents from the centre to attend.

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Average new mother older now DID YOU KNOW: INFO FROM STATISTICS CANADA There were 43,874 births in British Columbia in 2010, down 2.7 per cent from the previous year. Average age among British Columbian mothers was 30.2 years at the time of delivery. Over the past two decades, the average age at deliv-

ery has climbed steadily from 28 years in 1991, the first year for which data are available, to 30.2 years by 2010.

Consistent with the rise in average age, the age cohorts that account for the largest proportions of total births has

shifted to older mothers.

In 1991, mothers aged 20 to 24 years accounted for 20 per cent of births to women in British Columbia. By 2010, however, that proportion fell to 13 per cent of total births.

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tal births to mothers aged 34 to 39 years nearly doubled from 10 per cent in 1991 to 19 per cent in 2010. Mothers aged 40 to 49 are also making up for an increasing share of total births.

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Get some help making a house into a home Marilyn Boxwell Seniors helping seniors

Making a house a welcoming home – a warm and comfortable place where we are free to make decisions which affect our daily lives in an atmosphere of safety and independence – is a primary goal most of us willingly aspire to.

However, it often becomes a decided challenge for some senior citizen homeowners residing in

the Nakusp region and throughout B.C. who are aged 55 and over, or a person of any age living with a disability or reduced ability, to find the best and most affordable way of meeting their individual needs amidst the rising cost of property upgrades or maintenance.

The welcome news is that a program entitled Home Adapta-

tions for Independence (HAFI) sponsored by the BC and Federal governments offers eligible homeowners forgiveable loans or grants in the amount of up to $20,000 per home. In Nakusp and the surrounding communities, the home must also have a market value of just under $200,000.

Successful applicants can have

installed accessibility modifications that are intended to promote continued safety and widen opportunities. This would lead to greater independence, benefitting those wishing to remain living within their own homes to the maximum extent possible. If you are a tenant

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Family finds the fun in suffering together Jay TREMAINE, Silverton 16:43; 53 Amelie TREMAINE, Silverton 20:32; 56 Rowan VIBE-COLEMAN, Nakusp 36:33.

Run 50 km: 18 Joseph YAREMCHUK, 6:30:07.

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Run 25 km: 6 Tim SANDER, New Denver 2:13:41; 13 Scott KIPKIE, New Denver 2:20:59; 28 Miranda HUGHES, New Denver 2:57:50; 29 Anita VIBE, Nakusp 2:58:19; 46 Sarah SANDERS, Nakusp 3:46:55; 48 Kari TITHECOTT, Nakusp 3:47:03.

Run 10 km: 10 Troy CLARK Nakusp 46:17; 35 Kelly WATERFIELD, Nakusp 57:27; 36 Don ZINSELMEYER, Nakusp 57:28; 41 Tamara BARKOWSKY, New Denver 58:43; 54 Jodi CLARK, Nakusp 1:00:41; 56 Cypress HUNDER-ROOKES, New Denver 1:01:06; 57 David SINCLAIR, Nakusp 1:01:17; 59 Dagmar YAREMCHUK, Hills 1:01:54; 72 Nora CURRIE, Fauquier 1:04:50; 77 Terri BAIKO, Nakusp 1:07:14; 87 Melissa RODE, Nakusp 1:10:07; 92 Jill CANN, Nakusp 1:10:59; 103 Kat NIXON, Nakusp 1:14:11; 107 Catherine MCLEAN, Nakusp 1:14:56; 108 Tawny SIDWELL, Nakusp 1:14:57; 111 Sue GROENHUYSEN, Nakusp 1:16:53; 112 Nancy BALSKE, Nakusp 1:16:53; 120 Nancy BONE, Nakusp 1:22:54; 121 Crystal LARDER, Nakusp 1:22:54; 122 Rosalyn LINDGREN, Nakusp 1:22:54; 124 Anita SINCLAIR, Nakusp 1:26:11; 127 Darcie BERGQUIST, Nakusp 1:29:44; 144 Jodee ZINSELMEYER, Nakusp 2:21:33.

“Meet the Suermeyers:â€? Zoe Zinselmeyer (4 km bike); Rob Zinselmeyer (100 km bike); Maia Zinselmeyer (4 km run); Jodee Zinselmeyer (14 km bike and 10 km run); Rick Zinselmeyer (45 km bike); Tracey Jungwirth (10 km run); Ian Mulholland (45 km bike); Barb Mulholland (10 km run); Don Zinselmeyer (45 km bike and 10 km run).

PHOTO COURTESY OF JODEE ZINSELMEYER

By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News

For some it was a family affair.

Nine of Jodee Zinselmeyer’s kin took part in eleven Sufferfest events. “We had an amazing weekend supporting each other as we crossed the finish,� she said.

Here are results for area bikers and runners. The number gives their overall standing in the category, accompanied by their name, town and time for the event.

Bike 100 km: 3 Gary PARKSTROM, New Denver 6:54:42.

Bike 45 km: 24 Don ZINSELMEYER, Nakusp 3:51:13; 30 Miranda HUGHES, New Denver 4:48:53.

Kids’ Bike: 9 Garrett WATERFIELD, Nakusp 7:59; 20 Kiley WATERFIELD, Nakusp 8:57; 25 Jared GROENHUYSEN, Nakusp 9:17; 28 Zoe ZINSELMEYER, Nakusp 9:52; 42 Dawson BONE, Nakusp 13:05; 49

Kids’ run: 2 Kiley WATERFIELD, Nakusp 11:58; 3 Garrett WATERFIELD, Nakusp 12:29; 10 Sydney BONE, Nakusp 15:38; 11 Maia ZINSELMEYER, Nakusp 16:17.

Nakusp’s Sarah Sanders ran the 25 km True Blue Trail Run in this year’s Kaslo Suerfest.

YELLOWHEAD ROAD & BRIDGE (KOOTENAY) LTD. YRB requires equipment operators for the upcoming winter season at the Winlaw, New Denver, Kaslo, Nakusp, Edgewood and Nelson locations in the Central Kootenay area.

Minimum qualiďŹ cations include Class 3 licence with air endorsement, previous driving experience and ability to carry out duties in an outdoor, all weather environment on both day and night shifts. Must be physically ďŹ t.

Please send/fax/email your resume along with a recent BC driver's abstract and your preference of area to YRB (Kootenay) Ltd. 110 Cedar Street, Nelson, B.C. V1L 6H2 FAX# 1-250-352-2172 or EMAIL kootenay@yrb.ca

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living in a market rental accommodation, your landlord will need to apply on your behalf once eligibility is established.

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One area couple asked me recently if they would still be eligible to apply for a grant considering that there is a low income ceiling in effect which might not qualify them. In this case specifically, the couple

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lives in a large home but only requires the use of one of their four bedrooms. The response on the part of the BC Housing representative to whom I posed the question, brought them encouraging news.

Although there is a long list of other criteria to be considered, I was informed that this particular applicants’ annual income must not exceed the sum of $57,000 and the value of their household assets

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This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ▼Offer only valid from September 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012 (the “Offer Period”) to resident Canadians with a Costco membership on or before August 31, 2012. Use this $1,000CDN Costco member offer towards the purchase or lease of a new 2012/2013 Ford/Lincoln vehicle (excluding Fiesta, Focus, Raptor, GT500, Mustang Boss 302, Transit Connect EV & Medium Truck) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford/Lincoln dealer within the Offer Period. Offer is only valid at participating dealers, is subject to vehicle availability, and may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. Only one (1) offer may be applied towards the purchase or lease of one (1) Eligible Vehicle, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford Motor Company of Canada at either the time of factory order (if ordered within the Offer Period) or delivery, but not both. Offer is not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). Applicable taxes calculated before $1,000CDN offer is deducted. Dealer may sell or lease for less. 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Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $10,000/$10,000/$7,250 and freight and air tax of $1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. 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Grants available to make homes safer, accessible must meet the set criteria.

Comprehensive application guides and forms provide full details of what criteria must be met and also the required documentation which must be submitted with your application as well. You may request that these be mailed to you directly by calling BC Housing at 604-646-7055 or downloading them from your computer at www.bchousing.org/HAFI.

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Jane Coop’s beautiful music kicks off Concert Series The public is encouraged to attend the Board meeting of the West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital District on: Wednesday October 10th at 6:00 p.m.

Emergency Services Building 300 8th Ave NW, Nakusp, B.C. To view the agenda, please see http://rdck.bc.ca/hospitalboard/wkbr_hospital_district.html Or for more information, contact Anitra Winje at 250.352.8166 or awinje@rdck.bc.ca Royal Canadian Legion Br. #20 Nakusp _________________________________

What’s happening in NAKUSP LEGION? Come out and Support our Meat Draws which are held every Saturday at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Minor Hockey is the sponsor for meat draws in October

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On now: $50 per year Prizes drawn at the end of October and November LEGION’S ANNUAL ADULT HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH TEXAS HOLD’EM: SATURDAY, OCT. 20TH-7PM $50 BUY IN/$5000 CHIPS TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE LEGION AND FROM SOME MEMBERS

Xmas Craft Fair is planned for November 17th

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Ms. Coop will be bringing her talented hands to Nakusp and performing beautiful piano music Saturday, October 20.

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Contributed by Marilyn Massey, ALAC

Elegant, experienced and brilliant are words to describe pianist Jane Coop. Renowned for her highly appealing performance style, she is considered Canada’s premier Mozart interpreter by The Calgary Herald and has consistently been praised for her capacity to graciously carry the sensitivity and spirit of the music she plays right to her audience. Appreciative audiences in New York, London, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Prague, Tokyo and many major venues in Canada have been thrilled by her

artistry.

A respected soloist, Jane has worked with eminent conductors such as Sir Andrew Davis, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Rudolf Barshai and with orchestras around the world. Also a successful chamber artist, she has worked with many esteemed Canadian and international musicians and continues to perform in recital throughout Canada and internationally.

Ms. Coop’s major teachers were Anton Kuerti and Leon Fleisher. Rounding out her significant contribution to Canadian music, Jane was recently

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bestowed the title Distinguished University Scholar by the University of British Columbia where she serves as Professor of Piano and Chamber Music. A class act in every sense, Jane Coop’s musicianship is timeless.

Jane Coop is performing at the Bonnington Arts Centre on October 20, part of the Nakusp Elementary School, on the corner of 6th Ave and 4th St. Tickets are available at the Bon March/ Dollar Store or at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the concert starting at 7:30 p.m.

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All Members and Guests welcome!

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The flu (influenza) is highly contagious. Getting your flu shot protects you and those around you – at home, school and work.

For more information contact the Nakusp Health Unit at 2653608 or visit www.interiorhealth.ca

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NEWS

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Concerns regarding boat launch to be taken to Hydro Con’t from page 1 “We were handed a cheque and the plans and told to get it done,” Repin told the crowd, explaining that any changes or suggestions had to be approved by Hydro, and that CPC was there to collect this kind of information during the meeting.

Questions were asked about breakwaters and why there are no plans to build any in Nakusp, even though the other projects in Anderson Point and Edgewood both have them as part of their construction proposals. It was one of many points that Repin said she would take back to Hydro for answers.

An adjustable floating ramp is to be part of the new boat launch and CPC reps were asked who would be billed for the adjustments. Part of the Village’s agreement with Hydro includes the utility’s responsibility for maintenance, said mayor Hamling, and that would likely fall under that

category.

The proposed ramp is also shorter than the current one, which means it will be steeper, it was pointed out by residents. Smith said that was true, but because the new ramp would have better traction, and because the new grade would still be only approximately 13.5 per cent, the increase would be manageable. Some discussion ensued about the relatively flat slope of the current launch, and how that creates a different set of difficulties for boaters.

Are there any reflectors or a ridge planned for the new ramp, someone asked. Not at this point, but it was noted that the increase in width should allow trucks and trailers to make a turn at the bottom, rather than do as much work in reverse.

The havoc that can be wreaked by driftwood was also broached, and Repin said that the issue would also be brought to Hydro.

Plans for the new boat launch include an adjustable floating walkway but not a breakwater, unlike the other two boat launch projects in the area.

CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

Pining for mushrooms

Pap Days offer women valuable service

By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News

The hidden treasure exposed: a Pine mushroom bursting through roots in the forest floor.

CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

Interested in Dinner and a Show?

Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre is pleased to present

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Ask for our ‘THEATRE PROMOTION’ Tickets are limited so book now!

4801—27th Street, Vernon, BC V1T 4Z1 Toll Free: 800.663.4433

Although Nakusp is fortunate enough to have a new doctor in town, many women in the area still do not have a regular doctor or access to a female doctor, which can make getting their sexual health checked out a challenge.

Without access, women can go for years without a check up that could alert them to signs of cancers that are easy to deal with early on, but can be deadly if left untreated.

Fortunately, Options for Sexual Health (Opt) is holding Pap Days again this month on October 13, thanks to funding from Nakusp Rotary Club. Finding the money needed for Pap Days is always a challenge, said Opt volunteer Teresa Weatherhead. In the beginning, BC Cancer Society got

them rolling, and last year as well as the spring clinic this year it was RDCK who made sure it was available for women in the area. Now, Rotary has stepped up.

“Worldwide, Rotary does provide funding for prevention, and they wanted to do something locally,” she said.

“This reaches rural women who don’t have a doctor or a doctor they’re comfortable with. It really is filling a huge need.”

“We always have to find funding to do Pap Days,” confirmed Weatherhead, who is happy that Rotary has decided to give their support.

The appointments are 45 minutes long with nurses who adhere to rigourous certification standards and are continually upgrading their sexual health education.

“They’re getting paid a fraction of what doctors

get paid and they’re doing a bang-up job,” although not literally.

Reviews of the clinic have been top-notch, which may be a bit of a surprise for readers who have been through the experience.

“One woman said it was like a spa for her vagina,” said Weatherhead, “and she keeps coming back.” Prepare to be vagazzled?

No, there’s no vagazzling going on at the Opt clinic, but you will feel better once you’ve been checked out by professionals at an organization where not only your health is high priority, so is confidentiality.

Women wanting to schedule an appointment for October 13 can call 250-265-3122. If funding is available, Opt will run another clinic in the spring, but women are welcome to come during regular drop-in hours.

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FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCT. 7-14 Only a working smoke alarm can save your life!

Smoke alarms save lives “Fall back” to smart home safety As most Canadians turn back the clocks on November 4, here are some timely smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) safety tips: • When you change your clocks, test your smoke arlam.

• You have less than three minutes to escape a fire. So when smoke alarms sound, everyone must know what to do and where to go. Having and practising an escape plan is essential.

• Install one smoke alarm on every storey and outside bedrooms.

Install inside bedrooms if you sleep with doors closed.

• Ensure all smoke alarms are fully powered. Never take out batteries or remove an alarm from ceiling due to a false alarm.

• If your home has any fuel-burning devices such as a gas furnace, gas water heater, gas appliances, or an attached garage or carport, install at least one CSA-approved carbon monoxide outside all sleeping areas.

One per storey is recommended.

• Replace smoke alarms every 10 years, and CO alarms every 7-10 years (depending on manufacturer)

whether battery operated or hardwired into your home’s electrical system.

Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless and tasteless. So without a CO alarm, humans cannot detect its presence. Despite the average home having several potential sources of the deadly gas, studies show that nearly 60 per cent of Canadians have not installed a CO alarm. In addition to being impossible to detect, CO also has another nefarious trait.

Symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure mimic the flu, without the fever.

It is routinely responsible for thousands of clinic and hospital visits each year, and is commonly misdiagnosed. Prolonged or extreme exposure causes nausea, dizziness, confusion, the loss of physical mobility, brain damage and ultimately, death.

More home safety resources can be found on the www.safeathome.ca web site.

Analysis was undertaken on almost 50,000 fires that occurred in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario over a 5-year period involving 663 fatalities. The findings demonstrated that the death rate per 1,000 fires in the absence of a present, functioning smoke alarm was 74% greater than when a functioning smoke alarm was present.

In case of fire - GET OUT AND STAY OUT – never go back into a burning building • Crawl low near the floor to the nearest exit maintaining contact with the wall.

• Test the door by feeling it with the back of your hand. If it is hot, do not open. Use an alternative route.

• If the door and knob are cool, stay low with your shoulder against the door while opening slowly. Be ready to close the door if smoke and heat rush in.

• If trapped, put as many closed doors as possible between you and the fire, and seal all cracks in doors and windows with towels or bedding.

• If your clothing catches fire, stop where you are, drop gently to the ground and cover your face with your hands while rolling back-andforth to put out the flames.

• Cool minor burns with cold water.

Many fatal fires start at night Investigations into home fire deaths very often find that a smoke alarm did not sound. It may have been disconnected or not in working order. The batteries may have been dead, or someone may have taken them out. Smoke alone won’t necessarily wake you up. In fact, the fumes could put you into an even deeper sleep. Often, victims never wake up. Se-

niors will often need assistance from family members to put safety measures into place. As well, family members are in the best position to reinforce the precautions necessary to help their loved ones prevent or respond to a fire.

Focus on these six priorities to help aging family members protect themselves against fire in the home.

■ INSTALL smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement.

■ Larger homes may need ADDITIONAL smoke alarms to provide enough protection.

■ For the best protection, INTERCONNECT all smoke alarms so when one sounds they all sound.

■ An IONIZATION smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires and a PHOTOELECTRIC smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smoldering fires. For the best protection, both types of alarms or combination ionization and photoelectric alarms (also known as dual sensor alarms) are recommended.

■ Smoke alarms should be INSTALLED away from the kitchen to prevent false alarms. Generally, they should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from a cooking appliance.

■ REPLACE all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old.

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New Denver’s 2012 team of Fire Fighters

The 2012 New Denver & Area Volunteer Fire Department: Cody Berghauser, Alvie Bouillet, Nigel Thomas, Calvin Reitmeier, Steve Miles, Leonard Casley, Doug Fischer, Wilf Wilson. Missing from photo: Derek Hicks, Keith Steenhoff, Richard Harwood, Bruce Anderson, Richard Bardati, Alex Joseph, Cameron Nelson, Jordan Deakoff (junior), Ryan Deacur (junior), Mercedes Casley (junior).

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT

TERRY WARREN

FIRE CHIEF

DURATION OF SERVICE

REG GUSTAFSON

DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF 17 Years

Home Hardware

BILL REGNER

24 Years Arrow Lakes Ready Mix

1238 16th Ave. NW, Nakusp 250-265-4615

120 Broadway, Nakusp 250-265-3658

CAPTAIN

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29 Years

RICHARD CANN

ART OLSON

Arrow & Slocan Community Services 205 6th Street, Nakusp 250-265-3674

LEN GUSTAFSON

CAPTAIN

LIEUTENANT

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12 Years

11 Years

22 Years O ’BRIEN’S

TOWING & REPAIR

1007 Highway 23, Nakusp 250-265-4577

School District #10 98 6th Ave. NW, Nakusp 250-265-3638

Box Lake Lumber Products Ltd.

THE VILLAGE OF NAKUSP IS PROUD TO SPONSOR THE NAKUSP FIREFIGHTERS AND GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

1325 Wilson Lake Road 250-265-4767

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Burton volunteers training and extinguishing fires in 2012 BURTON’S VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ARE BACK IN ACTION, REGROUPED AND AT THE READY. Contributed by Burton Fire Chief Brian Harrop

We reformed the fire group approximately one year ago and are now back in operation with the truck and fire trailer.

The Burton Volunteer Fire Department has responded to three incidents this year to date. Firstly, on January 10 we responded to a report of a chimney fire on McCormack Road. Investigation revealed a stove throwing a lot of sparks out the chimney but no fire.

On July 13 we responded to the report of a downed power line and fire in the 4400 Block of Highway 6 West; Forestry also responded and we supported them with water supply and traffic control.

On August 23 we responded to the report of a fire in the 4700 Block of Highway 6 West on Scalping Knife Mountain, but were unable to assist due to the fire being located high up the mountain.

We continue to train every Monday at 7 p.m. on the truck, trailer and now SCBA, (self contained breathing apparatus) and welcome any new volunteers from the Burton/ Arrow Park area.

HARRY ANDERSON FIREFIGHTER RETIRED

The Burton Fire Department from left to right are: Firefighter Lindsay Knapton, Deputy Scott Graham, Firefighter Kathy Bilinski, Deputy Russ Bilinski, Firefighter Cindy Stredulinsky, Chief Brian Harrop, Firefighter Brian Graham, missing from the photo are firefighters, Margret Simpson, Wayne Cromwell, Christine Adshead, Bob & Patti Moody, Linda Coffin, Doug MacPherson, Al Raulston, and Harry May. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BURTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

JACOB BALSKE

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Anderson’s Automotive 98 Nelson Ave. N 265-3313

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Since 1923

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Since 1923

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Fauquier Fire Fighters Proudly Sponsored by:

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Proud to support the Firefighters of Nakusp and Fire Prevention Week Since 1923

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Fauquier Volunteer Fire Department always ready

Smell gas?

Get out, then call: FortisBC’s 24-hour Emergency Line at 1-800-663-9911, or 911.

Natural gas is used safely in homes across B.C. everyday.

FortisBC adds an odourant that smells like rotten eggs or sulphur.

If there’s a leak, you’ll smell it.

The Fauquier Fire Department volunteers: from left: Daryl Henke, Derek Shiell, Bud Cope, Ed McGinnis, Laurence Charles-Lundaahl, back row, John Banta, Beverly Darnell, Denise Douglas, and Dobby Bissell. Missing from the photo: Syd Welch and Leslie McDonald.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FAUQUIER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Contributed by John Banta, Fauquier Fire Chief

FortisBC uses the FortisBC Energy name and logo under license from Fortis Inc. (11-001.5A 10/2012)

ARNIE HERIDGE

The Fauquier Volunteer Fire Brigade had another successful year in 2011-2012.

Our numbers remained stable although we did lose one member when Jamie Coates and his wife, Richelle, moved their family to Nakusp. You will be missed, Jamie. This leaves us with 11 signed up members, and new members are always welcome.

On the training side, we sent Denise Douglas and Beverley Darnell to the spring training weekend in Oliver. Chief John Banta attended a couple of courses sponsored by the BC Fire Training Officers Association. Our Tuesday night practices form the backbone of our training program and we have been emphasizing the role the fire brigade would play in the event of an interface situation.

We had a couple of new equipment acquisitions.

GORD HOGABOAM

A 20 HP portable pump will greatly improve our ability to access natural water sources and a chemical smoke generator will help us make our training much more realistic. Thanks to BC Hydro, CBT and RDCK for their generous support of these two purchases.

The big news is that we picked up another pumper which the Salmon Arm Fire Dept gave us a very good deal on. Among other things, this will enable us to fight a fire and move water to the scene simultaneously, something we’ve never been able to do before. Counting our auxilliary trailer, we now have almost 2,000 gallons of water on wheels, ready to go.

And so we face the coming year, proud of our past, confident in our future and, true to our motto Semper Paratus (Always Ready), constantly prepared to serve our community in any way we can.

GORD MATCHETT

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11 Years

4 Years

11 Years

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301 Broadway, Nakusp 250-265-3131

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RORY MCLEOD

Nakusp Auto Parts

Marvin’s Small Motor Repair

Kuskanax Lodge

KAROLINA MOSKAL

JAMES PETERSON

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North Nakusp Auto 1350 13th Ave. 250-265-4406

Halcyon Assisted Living 83 8th Ave. NW, Nakusp 250-265-3692

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This Week in History This Week in History features a selection of stories from the Arrow Lakes News archives

The Arrow Lakes, now quiet with regard to wharves and steamboats, also floated five launches in earlier times as shown by the Craft family of Needles.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARROW LAKES HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND CRESCENT BAY CONSTRUCTION

OCTOBER 8, 1942

Arrow Lakes hotel in Edgewood completely destroyed by fire A fire broke out with startling suddenness in the roof of the hotel in Edgewood about noon on Friday. Help was quickly forthcoming from the residents of the village and valley. Some furniture was salvaged before the fire became too fierce. It was feared that the post office and store would burn also, but when it was found that it was hopeless to save the hotel, all energies were spent on saving the nearby buildings. The destruction of the hotel and contents is a terrible loss to Mr. and Mrs. Neiderman and is also great-

ly felt by the community. It was one of the finest hotels on the Arrow Lakes and much patronized by travellers and holiday makers. Surely it is time some adequate means of dealing with the fire hazard should be arranged. The lake is close to the village and an engine and hose would most likely have prevented a complete loss.

OCTOBER 19, 1952

Nakusp landmark being torn down One of the oldest landmarks dating back to 1893 is this week biting the dust in Nakusp with the tearing down of the old F.W. Jordan store. The building has seen the mule trains loading and squealing before its doors, prior to the completion of the Slocan

DAVE SCAMBLER

railway. It has seen the barter and trade with the Indians, loaded beneath their glistening Winter’s catch of furs. It has watched the early prospector who first came in his youth, gradually hauling in his step with rheumatism and old age, as he picked up his yearly grub stake – most of whom are now across the Great Divide and God Bless them, they were many of the finest characters in the world. Above all else, I think it was the most remarkable store in the world to have kept solvent with ten pairs of shoes to supply, certainly it seemed like every month for the ten kicking, hard-wearing Jordan. Through the hand of workmen last week to the town dump went some millions of dollars in cancelled cheques which has been paid out in payroll and supplies for saw milling, pole making and logging in or adjacent to Nakusp in the last thirty years. So, it is symbolic in Nakusp’s diamond jubilee, those of us who knew you and loved you say, fare ye well.

sion of the thieves.

OCTOBER 13, 1982

The day started simply enough, three guys headed out for a half day of fishing at Trout Lake. Eleven a.m. on October 6 the Glen Olson Fishing Charter had no fish in the boat. At 11:01 a.m. events changed drastically. The rod on the planer board started to bounce around like crazy. Bob “Hawkeye “ Cliff didn’t miss a beat as he jumped up and set the hook. I was the only one to see the giant fish launch out of the water and it reminded me of a sailfish dancing in the ocean.

A half hour went by and we finally managed to catch a glimpse of the giant. Glen Olson was calm to this point. “That’s a 20-pounder!! Keep the rod tip up...don’t pull too hard, Bob,” and on and on the captain went. The official weight from the General Store was 20.25 pounds. What a fish day!

Thieves take keyboard terminal from school Thieves broke into the Nakusp Secondary School on Saturday night and stole the input keyboard from one of the Apple II computers. Entry was gained through smashing a window in the computer room and in an attempt to get away, the thieves pulled over the display terminal and smashed it on the floor.

The keyboard is valued at $1,500. Members from the RCMP identification section combed the computer room on Tuesday to attempt to lift fingerprints or any other identification which might lead to the apprehen-

PAUL TITHECOTT

OCTOBER 7, 1992

Reservoir to drop Surprise! Surprise! The Arrow Reservoir will continue to go down this week.

Hydro forecasters say that the discharge at Hugh Keeleyside will be increased this week slightly so the reservoir will continue to draft. It actually held its own last week but us expected to go down from the 1411.6 foot height it was at on Monday. At the same time, Hydro is raising the height of the Duncan reservoir and pulling down Mica and Libby.

OCTOBER 10, 2002

The great Sunday fishing story

BILL TOBEY

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5 Years

1 Year Three Lions Pub 265-4944 Chumley’s 265-3331 401 Broadway, Nakusp

DIDACE WILCOTT

Since 1923

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DEAN ZANIER

5 Months Since 1923

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13 Years

9 Years

6 Years

Saddle Mountain Medical Clinic 250-265-3703

84 Broadway, Nakusp.

250-265-3694

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TOM ZELEZNIK

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250-265-4655

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Since 1923

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Blanche was born to Archie and Lizzie Eheler while the family was living in the outlying area of Melfort, SK. She was the seventh of twelve children, the fourth of ¿ve girls in a long string of boys. From Melfort the family moved to Penticton, BC and then Stockton, CA where her parents lived out the rest of their lives. She met and married Alphonse Guidon during WWII and, after the war, they settled in Burton, on the family farm, to raise their family of seven children. In 1960 they relocated the family to Nakusp where they resided until Alphonse’s passing. Blanche moved to Vernon in 1998, then to Trail in 2005 and ¿nally Castlegar in 2007. She greatly treasured her independence, and although it seemed as though laundry was her “hobby”, her actual interests were other homebased activities like knitting and sewing, and she liked to keep her mind active with games like Scrabble or Upwords, as well as crossword and other word puzzles.

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Blanche was predeceased by her eldest daughter, Yvonne Wegner, in 1975; her husband Al in 1997; her parents; and all of her siblings - Ted, Thelma (Thompson), Elsie (Boehm), Clarence, Dorothy, Gordon, Gerald, Keith, Harold, Ralph, and Shirley (Hayes). She is loved and remembered by her remaining six children - Lawrence (Coleen) Guidon of Nakusp; Lynne Davis from Grande Prairie, AB; Patti (Rick) George from Powell River; Brian Guidon from Kamloops; Debra Stewart from Castlegar; and Valerie (Dennis) Marchand from Woodstock, NB as well as her thirteen grandchildren - Wray (Heidi) and Dwayne (Alisha) Wegner of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and Tacoma, WA respectively; Paul (Jan) Guidon of Nakusp; Leah McKenzie of Grande Prairie, AB; Lara Detta of Kamloops; Brent (Daliha) George of Vancouver; Aaron (Darlene) George of Victoria; Kyla (Jeff) McLellan of Woodstock, NB; Jason (Jackie) Davis of Grande Prairie; Kirsten (CB) Lovercheck of Pendleton, OR; Robyn Guidon of Fort St. John; Meghan Marchand of Sydney; and Melissa (Jarrod) Teindl of Nakusp as well as twenty-six great-grandchildren – Courtney, Blake, Gage, Caden, Annaliese, Lucy (Yvonne’s); Hannah, Rebecca, Mikel, Hunter (Larry’s); Maria, Justin, Cassandra, Janet, Caleb (Lynne’s); Grace (Patti’s); Luke, Kelsey, Reilly (Brian’s); Makayla, Kaitlyn (Debra’s); Russell, Nya, Anna, Logan, Carson (Valerie’s).

Blanche’s ¿nal resting place is beside her devoted husband in Burton Cemetery.

Donations in memory of Blanche can be made to the Cancer Society at Dollar Dollar in Nakusp.

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Misc. Wanted Boat motor outboard 40+ HP long shaft 352-3239 Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town WANTED: Small Electric Stove (24”) In Good Condition. Call: 250-265-3866

Real Estate Real Estate

Other Areas BUY LAND in Belize - English Commonwealth country in Central America. Caribbean Jungle lots - 3 miles from sea Starting at $11,000. All types available. For information call Patrick Snyder 778-403-1365.

Apt/Condo for Rent 1 Bdrm Apartment For Rent $600/mth. +DD. Utilities Not Included. Available Immediately. Please Phone 250-2653420

Homes for Rent 2 Bdrm. Trailer Near Schools.

No Pets. No Smoking. References. Heat Incl. Available Immediately $975. 250-2653203 2 Bedroom House on the Waterfront. Partly Furnished. Incl.

W/D. Oil Furnace Heat. $800/mth. Plus Utilities. Prefer Non-Smokers and No Pets.

Large Covered Storage Shed.

Call After 6pm Weeknights.

250-956-3863.

FOR RENT 2 Bdrm. Fully Furnished in Town Home With Nice Decor.

Nov. 1st D/D & References Required.

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Available Immediately.

W/D on site. $585/mth.

250 265-4226 / 250-265-1750

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Transportation

Homes for Rent

Auto Financing

Transportation

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Boats

Home for Rent: 3 Bdrm/2 Bath Home with Carport.

Wood/Propane Heat. 5 Appliances.

N/S, No Pets.

Available Nov. 1st. $700/mth +DD 250-265-4909

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House for Rent in Nakusp. $750/mth + Utilities. 3 Bdrm., 1 Bath. Pets Negotiable. N/S. $375 DD. References Required. Available End of October. Please Call:250-919-5315

Vehicle Wanted

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WE BUY All Cars!

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Office/Retail FOR RENT: Store Studio 600 Sq. Ft. Reasonable Rent. 250265-3420

Auto Financing 9/5 2% !002/6%$ s 9/5 2% !002/6%$

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For Sale - 1998, 27’ Sportsmaster Travel Trailer. Sleeps up to 8 People. Twin Bunks, Pull-out Couch, Table Folds Down, Queen Pillow-top Mattress in Front Bedroom. Air Conditioner, 3 Burner Stove, Oven, Spacious Bathroom, 2 x 30lb Propane Tanks. Very Clean and in Excellent Condition! $9,400 OBO. Located in Nakusp.

Please call 250-265-9990 or email: tzanier@hotmail.ca for more info.

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RIVERFRONT RESORT, Southern BC. Lots available as low as $61,900. Year round park, indoor pool & spa. Low maintenance fees. Inquiries: Jan 250-499-7887; Caroline 250-499-4233; www.riversidervparkresort.com

Rentals

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Scrap Car Removal OLD CAR REMOVAL Please call!

250-265-1153

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 $8000 OBO Call 250-362-7681 or Cell 250-231-2174 email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view

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Autumn album

Tim said the Nakusp market is his favourite.

CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

Holly from Red Gate Farm basks in the sun at the last Nakusp Farmers’ Market of the year.

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KUSKANAX LODGE 515 Broadway St., Nakusp • 250-265-3618 Prime Rib every Friday Wing Night every Sunday

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Open 7 days a week 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.

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NEW BEGINNERS CLASS starts Tuesday, October 23 Nakusp Elementary School Gym: Tuesdays 6:30 – 7:30 pm Legion Hall: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30 – 10:30 am For more information please call: Mary 250-265-9986 Ruth 250-265-3353 WE’VE GOT THE REGION COVERED Arrow Lakes News Classifieds: Effective and Efficient Call 250.265.3823 email: sales@arrowlakesnews.com