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people who live here.”

The basis of the article is the downtown dog bylaw.

Coming in at more than 1,300 words, the story interviews several business owners and business leaders.

The story opens by calling Nelson Canada’s pot capital.

It goes onto examine the history and current situation

The pool at the Nelson and District Community Complex is closed until further notice after a section of ceiling tiles fell in the facility on Monday.

“No one was injured but we are taking all precautions to ensure the public’s and staff ’s safety,” said Joe Chirico, general manager of community services for the Regional District of Central Kootenay. “Therefore, the RDCK is closing the pool until an assessment is done and the problem is fixed.”

A 16’ x 4’ section of tiles fell from the false ceiling while a class was underway. Part of it landed in the water and part on the deck,

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Glacier Gymnastics hosted the Judges Cup on Saturday with 150 gymnasts performing at the Nelson club. This crew of young athletes was getting into place for their floor routine, one of several events in which they competed. For more on the Judges Cup turn to Page 18.

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Nelson has landed on the front page of a national newspaper, but this time it’s not the glowing words locals have come to expect.

Friday’s National Post featured a story headlined “Going gets ruff for B.C. town’s dog ban: Move to save downtown drives tourists away.” Written by freelance

journalist Elizabeth Hames, the article is not being well received by the community.

“I was certainly disappointed in the tone of the article,” said Nelson city councillor Deb Kozak. “I thought it was unfair in the way it spoke about the people of Nelson and how this community accepts people. The article was simply wrong… that’s not my experience and not the experience of the

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Shiver me timbers! The pirate ship moored in Kootenay Lake, a stones throw from the Chahko Mika Mall parking lot, appears to have suffered some damage over the weekend.

While the vessel was still afloat Tuesday morning, its hull is partially submerged and it’s leaning to one side.

The damage occurred Saturday evening.

By Sunday morning a photo of the sinking ship began circulating on Facebook, leading to much speculation on what may have occurred — rough day at sea? Attacks by enemy ships? A sea monster on the loose?

The ship’s owner Gary Ramsbottom offered a less fanciful explanation — likely a frozen pipe or a breach in the hull, he suggested.

“I won’t know for sure until I get her out of the water and take a look,” he said.

Ramsbottom, a local filmmaker, built the 22-foot rep-

The model pirate ship in Kootenay Lake has seen better days.

lica pirate ship that has been moored in Kootenay Lake since the summer of 2010.

Since word of its damage spread through social media, he said he’s received numerous phone calls and Facebook

messages from concerned community members.

He and a half dozen others planned to go out on the lake Tuesday afternoon to rescue the ship. They’ll bring it to the marina by the Nelson

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Prestige Lakeside Resort, where it can be lifted out of the water for repairs.

“I’m just amazed by the support I’ve received,” he said. “People love the boat more than I realized.”

Assessment continues; reopening still undetermined

Continued from Page 1 but Chirico said it caused no damage on the ground “other than being messy.”

As the Star was headed to press on Tuesday, the situation was still under evaluation with a detailed report expected by the day’s end.

“We’ve had an architect visit the site.

We have met with Work Safe and we’re

continuing our assessment,” said Chirico adding he couldn’t yet say when the pool would reopen.

The incident comes as the entire building’s structural soundness is being assessed. The recreation commission has asked for an update on the state of the facility, a timeline on repairs and a retrofit design with an option to build

a new aquatic centre.

However, Chirico said while the tile incident may be symptomatic of the aquatic centre’s deficiencies, “This was not a particular problem identified.”

The aquatic centre was built in 1975 and last renovated in 2005 when the adjacent arena was built.

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A crowd of about 50 parents and staff at Hume school gathered Thursday night to hear from a panel of experts on the issue of mould in the school.

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in this “crisis situation,” anything he knew was immediately shared with the school who passed on the information. He did say that they could have done better in sharing scientific interpretation along with test results collected.

At the meeting, David Sheares, senior project manager of PHH ARC, the environmental firm contracted to sample the air at Hume school did just that.

He described the methods used to gather samples and the order in which samples were taken and where they came from. He described results and how they’re compared.

Scope of the testing increased at the request of the school board, he said.

When asked if air quality would continue to be monitored, Brown confirmed examination was far from over.

“Yes, we will be doing more testing and yes, the test results will be shared,” said Brown. “That will go a long way to alleviating concerns.”

Tests are scheduled to take place during spring break, April/May, the end of the school year and the first week of school in September.

Brown said this case has been more difficult than most of the other air qual-

ity concerns he’s dealt with in buildings throughout the district.

Public health official Dr. Karin Goodison from preventative medicine at UBC felt adequate testing was being done.

Mould concerns in schools aren’t uncommon. She said understanding the situation can be overwhelming, but assured parents she’s satisfied with the district’s handling of the issue.

“I know it’s tough,” she said. “I would be comfortable sending my son to this school.”

She also confirmed that toxic black mould was never detected in the school. However, all mould can cause health concerns with some people being more susceptible.

“Five per cent of people have some response to mould in their lifetime,” she said.

Because the symptoms of mould exposure such as headaches, itchy eyes, sore throat and breathing problems aren’t specific to exposure, it’s hard to determine cause and effect.

Especially at this time of year when viruses are hitting the community, it’s difficult to answer why some students and staff are still feeling unwell, she said.

“Ongoing issues warrant attention. We expect that once the problem is addressed, these issues should clear up,” she said, suggesting anyone with lingering health problems consult their family physician to have individual cases addressed.

With the mould being removed and the area cleaned and sealed off, the concerned crowd wondered if asbestos, lead paint, VOCs and/or another source of mould in the old school are to blame.

A drop ceiling in the girls’ washroom and poor drainage off the library roof were brought up as suspect.

Iris Steffler’s son, a Hume student, suffers from asthma.

“Even if it’s not mould, is there something else? How many alarm bells have to go off ? Maybe it’s not mould.

Maybe it’s not asbestos.

Maybe it’s not lead paint,” she said. “I am not just running from something I can’t confirm.”

In addition to clearing the air surrounding the mould issue, parents and PAC members wanted assurance that insurance funds collected would be all be reinvested in Hume school. Officials guaranteed after a 10 per cent deductible, the rest of the insurance money would be committed Hume.

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Concerned parents and school staff gathered Thursday night to hear from a panel of experts about the issue of mould in Hume elementary school.

The meeting was arranged

by Kootenay Lake school district to mitigate concerns remaining among school users, despite remediation work being complete.

The crowd of about 50 Thursday night included some parents who seemed comforted by the extensive discussion.

“Talking is way better than wondering,” said Rick Short, thanking those who attended with information to share.

Others were not as reassured with questions of safety remaining and health problems still on the radar.

“This is intense to be a part of,” said one parent of a Kindergarten student. “Health is number one. It becomes the most important thing — before education.”

The Kindergarten class was temporarily moved after a December 19 test showed a small increase in fungal contaminant in the air. Future tests showed levels back to normal.

“It’s fine to do all this testing,” said the parent. “Something just doesn’t seem right to me.”

Jude Stralak felt the meeting came too late with the stress and anxiety of the situation already taking hold among parents, students and staff. She no longer works at Hume school because of her health concerns.

“The time I’ve spent in this school has been a detriment to my health, and I still haven’t got it back,” she said.

“As someone whose life was changed… I have a problem.”

Parents and staff were concerned that open communication wasn’t maintained, which furthered apprehension and led to mistrust.

School district operations director Larry Brown said

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Residents get closer look at new Rosemont skatepark plan BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor

Nelson residents had an opportunity to gather information and discuss the proposed new location for the outdoor skatepark on Thursday night.

The City hosted the open house in the Rosemont elementary school gym as one of the first steps in deciding whether the location in Art Gibbon Park will be the final resting spot for the facility that has been waiting more than a decade to be built.

“I came to show support for the effort and help convince people that it’s important,” said Jack McKay, 15, a skateboarder who attended the open house with several friends.

City staff, board members from the Kootenay Outdoor Skatepark Society and park builder New Line Skateparks were on hand to answer questions and hear concerns.

McKay said he liked what he saw presented.

“I made a few suggestions, but other than that it looks pretty good,” said the young Rosemont resident.

The Art Gibbon location was proposed late last year after it was determined the previous location adjacent to the Nelson and District Community Complex was riddled with costs that would take away from the society’s ability to create a suitable park.

Councillor Deb Kozak was also in attendance. The veteran local politician said she was encouraged by what she heard Thursday night.

“I was really glad we had the meeting and really glad to hear from the people that attended,” she said. “I wanted to hear from the skateboarders and the neighbourhood to see if this is going to work there. I’m happy with the feedback I received.”

As has been the case since locations were first suggested a decade ago, the thought of a bustling skatepark does provide pause for some.

“I think it’s something this community needs and it’s an ideal time to see a beautification project that

New Line Skateparks president and CEO Kyle Dion (right) speaks with Rosemont residents at Thursday night’s skatepark open house in Nelson.

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is really going to bring the community together,” said Chris Ingles, board chair of Nelson CARES that operates two nearby apartment/condo projects.

“But at the same time there are a lot of people who have a very significant vested interest in the area and that includes Copper Mountain and Cedar Grove apartments.

There are a lot of residents there and when something like this goes in there, it could have significant impact.”

Ingles said Nelson CARES would like to see further meetings where issues of safety and policing could be discussed in a more complete manner.

“I think a lot of people will go away thinking this is a good idea, but they didn’t really get the chance to say it in an open forum-type session,” he said.

“If this is the right location and the folks who are organizing this initiative have the best interest of the people living in the area, then this is an ideal time for the people that are going to use the facility to demonstrate they are responsible and caring people who just want to have fun. It will provide a recreational facility that people in the area can use as well, so it could end up being a win-win.”

Ingles stressed Nelson CARES is not against the proposal: “Ideally we would like to see a formalized event that clearly demonstrates all the concerns have been mitigated,” he said. “I’m not suggesting in any shape or form that we are not embracing the idea. We are embracing the idea but it needs to be a cohesive and coordinated effort.”

As for the outlay of the park, New Line said what was presented Thursday was far from the final design the Vancouver-based company hopes to build.

“Tonight wasn’t a design that we were trying present, it was more about what the size would look like in the space and the general arrangement,” said New Line owner Kyle Dion.

If the site is approved, Dion said they would go through the design process with the community and the stakeholders.

New Line has stuck with the Nelson project since 2005 and has designed several parks at the different suggested locations. In its 11 years of business, New Line has built almost 200 parks across North America.

Dion said the delays with Nelson’s project are on the high end of wait times, but he

understands the issues community leaders struggle with.

“It can be tough sometimes, there are a lot of pressures on land and land uses,” he said.

“In other places we have built, at one time it was people not understanding skateboarding and not wanting the parks. But for the most part this community has said ‘we want the park but where do we put it?’”

Dion is hoping city council makes this a priority so they can get to work building skateboard enthusiasts a park young and old will flock to.

“We would love to break ground in May and have it completed later in the summer when there is still weather to enjoy it,” he said.

Kozak is hoping to see a full staff report by the February 4 council meeting. If that happens, council may have the option to approve the location.

McKay said his peers are frustrated the process has taken so long, but on Thursday was optimistic that it’s closer to reality.

“Everywhere else has one.

We can’t understand why we don’t. It keeps getting changed and put off,” he said.

“I would like to stay positive and it seems like it’s the closest it’s ever been.”

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The Business of the City

Nelson snow removal on budget Greg Nesteroff Nelson Star Reporter

While the final year-end figures aren’t in, it appears the City of Nelson was almost exactly on budget for snow removal in 2012.

Treasurer Colin McClure says he expects the total to come in very close to the $690,000 set aside, and maybe even a little under.

“We seem to be right in line with what we budgeted,” he says. “I was pleased with that in the sense we dropped $50,000 out of the budget trying to balance it last year.

That’s always a risk, with the type of snow we can get.”

Previously the snow clearing fund was about $740,000.

McClure said it was adjusted downward based on the average late autumn and early winter snowfalls of the previ-

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The City’s snow removal budget came in right on target for 2012.

ous five years.

The $690,000 is over the calendar year, so it includes January and February 2012 as well as November and December. McClure says the city appeared headed for a surplus until the big storm

of December 18 and 19 that had crews working flat out.

The snowplowing budget includes wages as well as materials and use of city trucks. It covers snow and ice removal from both roads and sidewalks.

By the time the 2013 budget is adopted in March, the City will already have an idea how much was spent clearing snow in the early months.

Meanwhile, Salmo allocated $80,500 for its 2012 snow removal season. At a glance, the village is under budget by $1,700, administrator Scott Sommerville said.

Due to its elevation, Salmo gets a fair amount of snow compared to its neighbouring communities, he said.

A major snow event would be 7.5 cm or more, and triggers the automatic authorization of overtime on weekends for the crew, he explained.

“The new global ‘weirding’ is resulting in more frequent ‘rain-on-snow’ events,” said Sommerville. “And this is a challenge we deal with.”

— With files from Sheri Regnier, Trail Times

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$2.4 million requested for hospital improvements CRAIG LINDSAY Castlegar News Reporter

Interior Health is asking the West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District for $2.4 million to put toward local hospital improvements in 2013-14.

The health authority made the request at a hospital board meeting this month in Castlegar and presented a detailed list of items, which was approved in principle.

“This is our major meeting for the year in terms of the Interior Health Authority presenting its funding request to the regional hospital district for the 2013-14 fiscal year,” said Todd Mastel,

director of business support for Interior Health.

“Basically for items we would like to start purchasing, or projects we would like to start in April.”

The $2.4 million is 40 percent of the value of those items, which is $6.4 million. The remainder of the cost will be picked up by the Ministry of Health.

“There are many items on the list,” said Mastel. “It’s definitely an increase from our request from the prior year.”

The items are determined largely through a needs assessment throughout all of Interior Health’s region.

“Every year the health authority does a balancing act based on all our needs

throughout IH,” Mastel said, “looking at opportunities in terms of group buying, so that results in some fluctuation among the hospital districts as to how much we may ask for subject to their approval on any individual year.”

The biggest item set for purchase at Kootenay Lake hospital is an emergency power system upgrade. Other items include a general radiation room and portable x-ray unit. The health authority also wants to install a nurse communication system at Victorian Community Hospital in Kaslo.

The hospital board is made up of directors from the Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary regional districts.

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Editorial

The ruff get going

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eeing your name in print can be shocking. When the words on the page are not flattering, it can be disturbing.

Nelson once again received big-time ink on Friday. This time we landed on the front page of the National Post. In a story headlined “Going gets ruff for BC town’s dog ban,” freelancer Elizabeth Hames takes on the struggles this community has had with canines in our core. It’s not the glowing piece we’ve come to expect.

When larger media dive into issues in smaller locales like Nelson, there’s a tendency to simplify and intensify reality. The day-today debates in our community might not be as prime-time ready otherwise.

Hames’ account of what is going on with the downtown dog bylaw is a classic example.

When those who understand the history and the depth of this issue plow through the 1,000 words, there are certainly holes. Some of the facts like “Nelson may be the only one [Canadian city] to outright ban dogs from its downtown” are sloppy because our Kootenay neighbours in Rossland have a very similar restriction.

The reaction to the article so far has been mixed. Some are angry, some agree. Many are talking about it.

Once the initial shock and anger wear off, this clipping will simply be another item in the significant scrapbook of media coverage — both positive and negative — this community has compiled over the years. No real damage will have been done.

What shouldn’t fade from memory is the issue that put Nelson on the National Post front page: dogs in the downtown. It’s time for council to make this a priority in its review of bylaws. Put it at the top of the stack before the snow melts and the spring tourism season begins.

Sometimes it takes an outsider to point out obvious flaws we live with every day. If this is the outcome of Hames’ article, then we owe her our gratitude.

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Senkaku/Diaoyu: Another Falklands?

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hinese survey vessels go into the waters around the disputed islands and Japanese patrol ships tail them much too closely.

Twice last month Chinese maritime surveillance aircraft flew into the airspace around the Japanese-controlled islands and Tokyo scrambled F-15 fighters to meet them. On the second occasion, China then sent fighters too. Can these people be serious?

The rocky, uninhabited group of islets in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku Islands by Japan and the Diaoyu Islands by China, are worthless in themselves, and even the ocean and seabed resources around them could not justify a war. Yet both sides sound quite serious, and the media rhetoric about it in China has got downright bellicose.

Historical analogies are never exact, but they can sometimes be quite useful.

What would be a good analogy for the Senkaku/ Diaoyu dispute? The dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the islands that the British call the Falklands and the Argentines call las Malvinas fits the case pretty well.

Worthless islands?

Check, unless you think land for grazing sheep is worth a war. Rich fishing grounds? Check. Potential oil and gas resources under the seabed? Tick.

Rival historical claims going back to the 19th century or “ancient times”?

Check. A truly foolish war that killed lots of people?

Yes, in the case of the Falklands/Malvinas, but

not in the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Not yet.

One other difference: the Falkland Islands have been inhabited by some thousands of Englishspeaking people of British descent for almost two centuries. Argentina’s claim relates to a shortlived colony in 1830-33 (which was preceded by somewhat longer-lived French and British colonies in the 1700s). Whereas nobody has ever lived on the Senkakus/Diaoyus.

Curiously, this does not simplify the quarrel.

Neither China nor Japan has a particularly persuasive historical claim to the islands, and with no resident population they are wide open to a sudden, non-violent occupation by either country. That could trigger a real military confrontation between China and Japan, and drag in Japan’s ally, the US. It was to avert exactly that sort of stunt that the Japanese government bought three of the islands last September. The ultranationalist governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, announced that he would use public money to buy the islands from their private Japanese owner, and the Foreign Ministry suspected that he would then land people there to assert Japanese sovereignty more vigorously.

The Chinese would probably respond in kind, and then the fat would be in the fire. But the Japanese government’s thwarting of Ishihara’s plans did not mollify the Chinese.

The commercial change of ownership did not strengthen or weaken ei-

ther country’s claim of sovereignty, but Beijing saw it as a nefarious Japanese plot, and so the confrontation began to grow.

It has got to the point where Japanese business

All this nonsense over fish and petrochemical resources that would probably not yield one-tenth of the wealth that would expended in even a small local war. interests in China have been seriously damaged by boycotts and violent protests, and Japan’s defence budget, after ten years of decline, is to go up a bit this year. (China’s defence budget rises every year.)

It’s foolish, but it’s getting beyond a joke.

Meanwhile, down in the South China Sea, a very similar confrontation has been simmering for years between China, which claims almost the entire sea for itself, and the five other countries (Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan) that maintain overlapping claims over various parts of the sea.

Military manoeuvres are taking place, non-negotiable declarations of sovereignty are being made, and navies are being beefed up. Once again there are fishing rights at stake in the waters under dispute, and oil and gas reserves are believed to exist underneath them. The US, because of its military alliance with

the Philippines, is also potentially involved in any conflict in this region.

All this nonsense over fish and petrochemical resources that would probably not yield one-tenth of the wealth that would be expended in even a small local war. Moreover, the oil and gas resources, however big they may be, will remain unexploited so long as the seabed boundaries are in doubt. So the obvious thing to do is to divide the disputed territory evenly between the interested parties, and exploit the resources jointly.

This is what the Russians and the Norwegians did three years ago, after a decades-long dispute over the seabed between them in the Barents Sea that led to speculations about a war in the Arctic.

The Japanese and the Chinese could obviously do the same thing: no face lost, and everybody makes a profit. So why don’t they just do it?

Maybe because there are islands involved. Nobody has ever gone to war over a slice of seabed, but actual islands, sticking up out of the water, fall into the category of “sacred national territory, handed down from our forefathers,” over which large quantities of blood can and must be shed.

China will not just invade the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, because it is not run by a drunken and murderous military dictator (as Argentina was when it invaded the Falklands in 1982). But could everybody stumble into a war over this stupid confrontation? Yes, they could.

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Letters to the Editor

ARE YOU DOING ANY INTERIOR FINISHING?

WE HAVE ON At this point, Nelson not able SALE NOW: to welcome chickens and bees $0.42/LIN $242.99 $0.59 /LIN Re: Hens and bees within Nelson city limits I support the efforts of Nelson residents to raise their own food, however I also know from my 30-plus years professional experience as a biologist specializing in bears, that hens and bees can be powerful attractants to bears and other predators.

In principle, it is possible to raise hens and bees and have minimal conflict with bears and other predators.

However, this requires a concerted effort on the part of individual residents and also strong guidance and direction from City staff.

I would be more optimistic about this possibility, but unfortunately to date, City staff and residents have not done a very good job of managing garbage, fruit trees, and other attractants.

A revised Waste Management Bylaw with wildlife attractant regulations has been in place since June 2011, but there has not been a concerted effort by City staff to make sure residents adhere to those regulations. If a better job

is not done to regulate and manage all bear attractants, then hens and bees in the city will exacerbate an already very difficult situation. Multiple bears are killed every year and human property damaged in the city because of the inaction of individuals and the community at large.

To date, City staff and residents have not done a very good job of managing garbage, fruit trees, and other attractants.

Consequently, I would only support the keeping of hens and bees in the City of Nelson if there was a strong bylaw regulating their husbandry and effective enforcement of this bylaw to ensure residents were meeting or exceeding the regulations.

This bylaw should contain the following: • Beehives and chicken coops must be protected by

a properly constructed and maintained predator-exclusion electric fence. Despite some people’s fears, electric fences pose little danger to humans. What risk would you rather have, the small possibility that a child is mildly shocked by an electric fence or the larger possibility that they bump into a black bear or grizzly bear roaming the city destroying coops and beehives?

• Chickens should be housed in appropriate coops that meet City specifications and should not be roaming freely.

• Chickens should be put in a hard sided hut within the coop at night.

• Chicken feed should be stored in a bear-resistant container or facility and extra chicken feed should be cleaned up every day.

• Residents raising chickens or bees must be registered with the City and sign an agreement to maintain the chickens or bees according to the bylaw.

Grant MacHutchon Nelson

National Post reporter doesn’t get it Despite some appropriate criticism of the dog bylaw, I thought the National Post article (see front page story) was a perfect example of how little those not engaged and involved in our community actually understand what defines Nelson and makes us such a unique and incredible place to live.

Yes, many visit from “away” and think our shops are quaint, drink our organic coffee like a drought is approaching and write glowing reviews of their adventures in our powdery mountains, but to truly “get it” you need to live here.

You need to wake up to all four seasons of weather and

learn to embrace the emotional and creative ebbs and flows that come with each.

There is a beauty and a magic here that is revealed over time and that is much deeper than the initial surface impression.

You need to get to know the beautifully diverse collection of people in your neighbourhood and recognize that the light in their eyes truly

resembles your own. You need to learn that at one time or another we have all been from somewhere else and were drawn to this town for reasons that have eventually defined us.

There is a beauty and a magic here that is revealed over time and that is much deeper than the initial surface impression. It is going to take much more than an article written by a major newspaper based out of the very major city that many of us arrived here fleeing from to shake that, and all it really serves for me is to remind me why I live here and not there.

Sarah James Nelson

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Nelson man accused of $66,000 tax evasion, court hears Greg Nesteroff Nelson Star Reporter

A pre-trial hearing last week was told Nelson’s Dr. Warren Fischer is accused of evading about $66,000 in income taxes over three years.

Fischer is charged with three counts each of making false statements and evading payments in 2006, 2007, 2008.

His trial is scheduled for April 22 to 25 and June 24 to 27.

Federal prosecutor Nils Preshaw told Judge Lisa Mrozinski in Nelson Provincial Court last Wednesday that the Crown plans to call about 20 witnesses. He also revealed the amount Fischer is alleged not to have paid.

Fischer was given until March 29 to submit any preliminary motions, and the Crown until April 12 to respond.

Fischer, who asked to be addressed Wednesday as “Fischer Beneficiary,” declined to accept disclosure documents and said he wanted to settle the matter.

“You have all the evidence here. I’m here today. Why can’t we do it?” he asked.

“Because it’s not the trial date,” Mrozinski replied. “Other individuals are going to have their opportunity in court today.

You’ll have your day in court on April 22.

I know you’re looking forward to that.”

Fischer, co-founder of the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences, was charged in March of last year and has made three previous court appearances.

He previously said he was an ambassador of the Sovereign Squamish nation, which claims “freedom from taxes pursuant to legislated common law jurisdiction governance.”

Courts have consistently rejected this argument, also known as the freeman or natural person defence. Adherents believe statute law is contractual and applies only if a person consents to it.

In 2006, former Nelson dentist Dr. Eva Sydel was convicted of nine counts relating to failure to report almost $1 million in income. She argued that as a natural person, she wasn’t bound by the Income Tax Act. Sydel was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined over $244,000. She served out her jail time but appealed her conviction, claiming she was the victim of a conspiracy of Freemasons and Jews.

Sydel was a disciple of Chilliwack’s Russell Porisky, who last May was sentenced to 4½ years in jail for counselling hundreds of people not to pay their income tax using the natural person theory.

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James Bond Will Bring Screen Back Alive Next Month

Civic prepares for comeback SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter

Nelson Civic Theatre Society got a lesson in the new reality of the movie industry as it struggled to find a 35 mm film to show at its first movie night on February 23.

Many movie studios refuse to ship the film reels; instead they want to send cartridges with the digital film file which can only be read by a special $80,000 to $90,000 digital projector.

“The movie industry is really muscling people into going digital,” explains society vice president Roger Ley. “The 35 mm films are impossible to source.”

First run movie houses started upgrading to digital projectors around 2009, so they could start showing 3D blockbusters. Once movie studios realized the money they could save by sending digital copies of films on small cartridges — instead of printing 35 mm film wrapped around heavy mental canisters — they started phasing out the old format.

Ley says it’s not just new releases that aren’t being produced for 35 mm — it’s everything. Even older movies that are already printed on film reels have been reproduced in digital format and the originals are rarely sent out anymore.

“I think they must all be sitting in a warehouse somewhere and [movie studios] refuse to send them out,” Ley says.

Despite these challenges, the society announced Monday that it had found a film available in 35 mm. The theatre will be screening the latest James Bond adventure Skyfall.

It will be the first film shown at the theatre in three years.

During an open house at

At Sunday’s Civic Theatre open house, volunteers got to work on installing seats and interested residents had an opportunity to tour the facility to see the changes and amount of work ahead.

Sam Van Schie photos

the Civic Theatre on Sunday, more than 200 curious community members popped in for a look at the work that’s been done in the old movie house since the theatre society took it over last November.

In the past month, the theatre floor has been sanded and painted and seat posts were installed for 250 chairs at the front of the auditorium (seating in the upper level will have to wait until they find more seat posts). The open house doubled as a work party for people interested in helping install the seat backs and bottoms.

It was also a chance for the society to make a fundraising plea. Namely, to cover the cost of that digital projector they need.

Ley told the story of one BC movie theatre that fundraised all the money it needed for a new projector in just one week, after 1,000 movie lovers each wrote a cheque for $90.

“We could do that here, if you all wanted to, and we could start showing movies next week,” Ley prodded.

More realistically, he expects it will take until September to get the money together

for the projector.

In the meantime, the Civic will fundraise through monthly movie screenings, seat sponsorship ($250 to have your name on a chair) and membership sales ($25 for adults, $15 for students and seniors).

The City of Nelson will issue a tax receipt for donations ear marked for the Civic Theatre renovation.

For more details on ways to make a financial donation, as well as volunteer opportunities for people who would rather contribute their time, see civictheatre.ca.

Civic considers serving alcohol as part of experience

Alcohol could be one of the items movie goers can purchase at the Civic Theatre concession when it opens for regular business.

A change to provincial liquor laws announced last spring made it possible for movie theatres to obtain licences to legally serve alcohol in theatre lobbies or in adult-only auditoriums.

Nelson Civic Society vice president Roger Ley said the society will seek feed-

back from its membership to see if alcohol is something they want available at the theatre.

“Once we have the space divided into a three-screen multiplex, we could have one theatre designated [for ages] 19-plus for people who want to drink during the movie,” Ley said.

All-ages auditoriums aren’t eligible for a liquor license because it would be difficult in a darkened theatre to ensure the

alcohol wasn’t being shared with minors.

Ley said the Civic Theatre stage may also be used for live events, and the liquor licence could help generate move revenue for those events.

“We want the Civic to be more than just a movie theatre,” Ley said. “Ultimately it’s another venue in town, with a stage and comfortable seats — there’s lots of possibilities for what we could do with it.”

- Sam Van Schie

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Regional Politics

Jumbo not an issue, new Columbia Basin Trust chair says

Hens & Bees

GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter

The new chair of the Columbia Basin Trust wears a Jumbo-sized hat — but insists it shouldn’t be a problem.

Greg Deck says his appointment as mayor of Jumbo Glacier Resort, which officially becomes a mountain resort municipality next month, elicited “some groans” when he informed his fellow Trust directors.

“Probably some unparliamentary language came out,” he said in an interview with the Star. “They quite reasonably asked ‘Why are you doing this?’”

Deck answers that question like this: he was mayor of Radium Hot Springs, another municipality focused on tourism, from its incorporation in 1990 until 2008. That experience — as well as the fact his community was on record as a supporter of the proposed Jumbo Resort — led the province to approach him. “[They asked] ‘Would you be willing to put those areas of expertise to work to make sure this is as successful as possible?’ I can’t imagine anybody, proponent or foe, wants to see it done badly. That’s the worst of all possible worlds.”

Deck said it was hard to say no, but he knew it would challenge his position with the Trust, on whose board he’s served since its inception in 1995. He was vice-chair until this month, when he took over from retiring chair Garry Merkel.

Deck said before the Jumbo appointment became public, he explained the situation to the board, and left the room to let them discuss it. He returned to find he had convinced them he could do both.

“It was pretty much unanimous, as I understand it. [They said] ‘The things that make you valuable for the province to appoint you to that other job are also the things that make you valuable for us here.’”

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Columbia Basin Trust chair Greg Deck (seen here with vice-chair Laurie Page) is the incoming mayor of Jumbo Glacier Resort. But he doesn’t think wearing both hats should pose a problem.

Greg Nesteroff photo

Even so, he expects them to watch closely to ensure no damage is done to the Trust — just as he promises to be extra diligent about avoiding conflicts.

“I’m going to be even more careful about making sure the two are kept separate because of the controversy that surrounds this municipality,” he says.

(The creation of the Jumbo municipality in the Purcell Mountains has been criticized because it has no citizens and isn’t likely to for some time.)

Deck adds there is no room at the Trust board for people who aren’t regional thinkers anyway, and some Radium residents feel that as mayor he didn’t do enough to get them their slice of the pie, “but that’s not how we work.”

Deck made his first appearance as Columbia Basin Trust chair before the Regional District of Central Kootenay board earlier this month, where Nelson city councillor Donna Macdonald raised the issue of his position with Jumbo.

Deck said he had no problem addressing it, and was relieved that while it wasn’t ignored, neither was it dwelled upon.

“We were able to still get our message out about the Trust without people having a hard time listening,” he said.

CONSULTATION IN TRUST’S GENES

Deck also says he’s fine with the idea of a broad consultation on the future of the Trust and its joint venture partner Columbia Power Corporation as suggested by former Nelson-Creston MLA Corky Evans and former Trust chair Josh Smienk.

“This organization, I think, does a greater amount of consultation than almost anybody,” he says. “That’s how we operate.

It’s in our DNA.” Deck says he takes the suggestion seriously, but hopes any wide consultation isn’t restricted to power investments.

“A long range consultative exercise like this takes up an awful lot of people’s time — our time and the time of the participants,” he says. “That doesn’t mean it’s not important, but we should get the very most out of it.”

Columbia Power president Jane Bird says she wouldn’t object to such a consultation either, but would first like to complete the corporation’s current process, seeking feedback on what project they should tackle once the Waneta expansion wraps up in 2015.

Evans and Smienk called last month for a symposium to discuss the next stages of the crown corporations’ existence.

We are seeking community feedback on the possibility of permitting the keeping of hens and bees within the City. Currently neither the keeping of hens nor bees are permitted.

This is an opportunity for information to be shared and feedback provided. The regional Apiary (Bee) Inspector and a local expert on bear issues will be making presentations.

For more information, please visit: www.nelson.ca Questions? email: development@nelson.ca phone: 250-352-8260

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Community Organizations Nelson Public Library is holding its first Teen Book Club. Join us Wednesday, January 30 at 3:30 p.m. for a discussion of our first book, The Hunger Games.

Snacks provided. Free. We have some copies to borrow!

Contact Joanne at jharris@ nelson.ca or 250-505-5683 for more information.

Play table tennis Wednesdays (school holidays/events excluded) at the Blewett elementary school from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There is a $2 drop-in fee.

For information phone Karl Rosenberg: 250-352-5739.

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Come to a public meeting about Smart Meters on Sunday, February 3, 2 p.m. at Slocan Park Hall (next to the Co-op store in Slocan Park).

Hear the unvarnished truth about Smart Meters from guest speaker Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Armed Forces officer from Kelowna who specialized in electronic warfare. Admission by donation ($5 suggested).

Nelson United Church, Taize’ Service, Sunday February 3 at 7 p.m. in the church hall. A service of prayer, song, candlelight and quiet meditation.

Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more information about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-352-7333.

Nelson Library presents Wild and Wacky Wednesday for teens. Do you love manga? Come and draw, share favourite manga and watch a short DVD. Wednesday, February 6, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

For ages 12 and up, snacks and prizes. For info contact Joanne: jharris@nelson.ca 250-505-5683.

The Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., at their new location in the annex building at Selkirk College Tenth Street campus.

Hackerspace is a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talking about.

All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6. Tea and goodies will be served after the meeting. For information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

Join Walk in Peace, a silent ‘circle walk’ beginning at Lakeside Park gates on Thursday, January 31 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Walk at your pace, alone or together.

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West Kootenay Francophone Association fifth annual winter carnival Friday, February 1 at Trafalgar middle school from 7 to 9 p.m.

Celebrate the season with broomball, dancing, crafts, winter games and music.

Free networking event on on Thursday, February 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. for anyone interested in becoming involved in international development and international humanitarian work.

The event will be held at the Nelson Legion (402 Victoria Street) and included free dinner. Please register by February 2 to ensure your seat, by emailing isabelleh@ kootenaykids.ca or call 250352-6678 ext. 226.

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learn to knit, crochet, spin, embroider and make rag rugs. On Wednesdays, Community Threads offers quilting lessons from 9 a.m. to noon at the same location.

Women of all ages welcome.

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St. Joseph’s School presents “A Love of Music” on Friday, February 8. An evening of wine and cheese featuring well-known local cellist Jeff Farragher as well as a silent auction. Tickets are $10. The event is a fundraiser for the school’s music program.

One Billion Rising is an empowering dance workshop/fundraiser to bring awareness to violence against women. Workshops on Saturday, February 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Self Design High. Includes women’s self defence, belly dance, folk fusion, hip hop and capoeira.

Everyone is welcome and classes are open to all levels.

The cost is sliding scale: $5 to $15 per class or $30 for the full day. All proceeds will go to the Nelson Women’s Centre.

The Children’s Festival craft and tea party, hosted

by Nelson Grans to Grans, is a fun and educational event on Saturday, February 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson United Church.

There will be craft stations, face painting, puppets, story telling, and the ever so very popular cake walk. Tea, coffee, juice, and snacks will be served. Children ages two to 12, and their parents, are welcome to attend. Cost is by donation with proceeds going to the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

West Kootenay Family Historians Society will be honouring BC’s first Family Day by hosting a genealogy educational event with exhibits on Monday, February 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Castlegar Community Forum next to City Hall (101–445 13th Avenue, Castlegar). Discover how to start your family tree.

Workshops Every Saturday at 10 a.m., Ellison’s Market offers free workshops. On Saturday, February 2, Foodtree Permaculture will be at the store offering a community permaculture workshop.

Every Friday, Community Threads meets at Nelson and District Women’s Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come

Fundraisers L.V. Rogers secondary school 2013 graduating class is holding a bottle drive on Saturday, February 9 beginning at 10 a.m. If you have bottles to donate, call 250551-1777.

Announcement Nelson Knights of Columbus are accepting nominations for Nelson’s 2012 Citizen of the Year. Nomination papers are available at City Hall, Sonja’s China Cabinet and Chamber of Commerce.

Deadline for nominations is February 28 at 4 p.m. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges. For information contact Bob Tremblay 250-825-9204.

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Theatre

Ballet Jörgen Canada presents Swan Lake at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, January 31 at 8 p.m. Artistic director Bengt Jörgen has revised the classical and dramatic Swan Lake, adding a hint of Canadian heritage, as is often a sign of his work. Tickets are sold out.

Talent Competitions

Oxygen Art Centre, located at 320 Vernon Street (alley entrance), is open Wednesday to Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Every Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.

Touchstones Nelson is open by donation.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to connect with your local museum, art gallery and archives. The gallery’s currently features The Royal BC Museum’s popular exhibition Aliens Among Us and Arin Faye’s Beyond the Batholith.

Nelson’s Best Singer semi-finals and finals will be held February 7 at the Capitol Theatre. Sixteen local singers ages 14 to 49 will compete for the local title and a THE chance to advance CHANGE to the Kootenay championship. Tickets AGENTS Movie available through the This locally produced gem is back Capitol Theatre box by popular demand! office.

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Amnesty International in Nelson is planning their annual film festival on February 1 and 2. On Friday at 7:30 p.m. there will be screening of Umoja followed

by On The Line. On the Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. see Big Boys go Bananas and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. watch Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry followed by Grace. All films will be shown at the Shambhala Centre at Selkirk College. Tickets are available at Otter Books in Nelson at the price of $10 per showing or all three shows for $25.

The Change Agents, a feature length motion picture produced by students at L.V. Rogers secondary school, will be screening at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, February 2 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Tickets available through the Capitol Theatre box office.

Mamma Mia! sing-along, hosted by Lisel and Jeff Forst, at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, February 16 at 7 p.m. The words will be right there on the screen, and the whole audience will be singing.

Costumes encouraged. Tickets $15 for adults or $10 for students and seniors.

Nelson Civic Theatre Society hosts its first movie screening at the Civic Theatre. Skyfall, the most recent James Bond action thriller, will be shown on February 23. Times and ticket prices are to be determined. This is a fundraiser for the Civic Theatre renovation project.

Visual Art

Rescue – My Landscape, a mixed media installation by Calgary-based artist Lylian Klimek is at Oxygen Art Centre until February 9. Admission is free.

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Storytellers: Word of Mouth returns to the Slocan Valley on Saturday, February 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Vallican Whole Community Centre.

Admission is $12 9pm Capitol Theatre Students/seniors $8 Adults $10 The third annual in advance and $15 See the trailer: Mr. Nelson contest at the door. Tickets www.thechangeagents.net is Saturday, February available at the Slocan 16 at Finley’s Irish Valley Recreation Pub. Nine local men office or over the will compete for the phone. For more title. Tickets are $15 each or two for $25, information, call 250-226-0008 or email available at Finley’s and at 103.5 The slocanvalleyrec@rdck.bc.ca.

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Electric Wednesdays with Estevan at The Royal on January 30. Take your turn in the spotlight, or enjoy the music of those who do, at one of the Kootenay’s best open stages. Starts 8:30 p.m.

The Royal presents The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra on Thursday, January 31. Emerging as one of Canada’s most exciting young multi-genre roots band, The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra’s faithful underground following has expanded to national awareness and has seen them playing festivals and stages across Canada and the US. Tofu Stravinsky will open the show.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts around 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com You’re invited to a very special After Work Swing Party as Clinton Swanson and Friends celebrate their first anniversary of their Friday evening dance parties at the Royal on Friday, February 1. No cover. Doors at 6 p.m.

Longwalkshortdock plays Spiritbar with Rim Visuals on Friday, February 1.

Longwalkshortdock performs live PA with live vocals, synthesizers, drum machines, guitar, effects, toys, computers and even some of his own strobes and lighting.

Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

The Royal presents Bocephus King on Friday, February 1. This enigmatic Vancouver native is known for his own distinct sound which skirts so effortlessly between blues, alternative country, traditional songwriting and modern

aesthetics. The Cromoli Brothers (yes, the ones on the quest for Supreme Leadership) will open the show. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or online at liveattheroyal.com Doors open 8:30 p.m.

Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions presents three groups on Saturday, February 2 from noon to 3 p.m. starting with Never Enough (Earl Hamilton, Norm Richard, Ward Baker, Rob Fahie and maybe more), Meaning Seekers (Michelle Gordon, Christine and Steve Baal) and Heartsong (Sat Nam Schafer and Morien Jones).

Sweatshop Union will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, February 2. On tour to support their fourth album, Water Street, this Vancouver hip hop group is known for conscious lyrics, highly musical beats, and high-energy live shows. Tickets are $10. Doors at 10 p.m.

Bob Marley birthday bash at Spiritbar on Wednesday, February 6 — the day Bob Marley would have turned 68-years-old.

Come and celebrate life and enjoy the reggae and dancehall music from various DJs. Doors open at 10 p.m. Cover is $2 at the door.

Moira Smiley & VOCO will perform at the Shambhala Music & Performance Hall, Tenth Street Campus, Thursday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 regular and $5 for students, and are only available at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.

For more information call 250-505-1358.

After Work Swing Party with E.T. Atomic Swing Band at the Royal on Friday, February 8. No cover. Doors at 6 p.m.

Bobby C Sound TV is at Spirtbar Friday, February 8 with an opening set by Breakfluid. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, available at the Hume Hotel lobby.

Electro Swing Club Canada brings its feast of vintage retro vibes to Spiritbar on Saturday, February 9. ET Atomic Swing Band will be getting everyone nice and sweaty with real live grooves, while VJ Soph Aloof will bring some tasty original visuals to the table. Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

Valentine’s Day Seedy Social is Thursday, February 14 from 4:30 to 9 p.m. at the Anglican Hall. The night includes wine, dessert, live music, seed swap and sale, KidZone, mini-workshops and prizes.

Doors by donation to the FOODTREE Permaculture’s event scholarship fund.

One Billion Rising Valentine’s Day Dancing Revolution at The Royal from 5 to 8 p.m. on February 14. The night will include uplifting, empowering music by DJ Laurie Langille of Meow Mix, inspiring speakers, short videos, spoken word and, most importantly, lots of dancing. Tickets are $14 at the door or $10 in advance at The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store, liveattheroyal. com and the Nelson Women’s Centre. All proceeds go to support our Nelson and District Women’s Center.

The Royal presents Shane Philip with special guests Ty West and Jesse Lee on Saturday, February 14. Tickets are $15, available at The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and online at liveattheroyal. com. Doors open 8 p.m.

The Garden of Love Valentine’s Day Burlesque Showcase is at Spiritbar on Thursday, February 14. Dancers include Scarlet Mary Rose and Heavy Petal Burlesque. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets $20 in advance at the Hume Hotel, or $25 at the door.

Humans return to Spiritbar on Friday, February 15 with The Shyness of Strangers. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

The LV Rogers Grad Class of 2013 bottle drive SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 starting at 10:00am. If you have bottles you would like to donate or for more information call (250) 551-1777

At the Pub

Apres Ski nights at Mike’s Place Pub on Sundays from 4 to 11 p.m. Featuring live music by Ukulele Bri, Human Juke Box, and guests.

Rock ‘n’ Roll bingo at Mike's Pub on Tuesdays, February 5, 12, 19 and 26. Bring your pals, your dabber and your good luck troll. Cards are $2 each or $5 for three.

Tickets go on sale at 8:30 p.m. and balls will be called at 9 p.m.

Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night from about 5 to 9 p.m.

Saturdays at Finley’s: All request DJ and free cover.

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The Nelson HENS group (Homegrown Eggs for Nelson Sustainability) is encouraging Nelson residents to attend the City of Nelson’s Hens and Bees open house, which is scheduled for today between 6:30 and 9 p.m. at City Hall in the second floor council chambers.

There will be presentations by the regional apiary (bee) inspector and a local expert on bear issues at 7 p.m. sharp. There will be information about how other municipalities are handling these issues, including some of the concerns and benefits.

Whether you would like to learn more about backyard hens and bees or you have some solution-oriented ideas to share with council, you should attend this important event.

The idea of backyard chickens is not new. Cities as large as Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver have passed bylaws allowing residents to keep a few hens, and communities as small and rural as Rossland and Kaslo have also successfully been keeping hens.

Of course, the City of Nelson is unique and homegrown ideas

on how to make backyard hens and bees a success in our city are needed. For example, the Nelson Good Neighbours neighbourhood volunteer mediation program was put together precisely to support new initiatives such as this in our city.

A few representatives of the program will be there to explain their potential role.

Advocates say that backyard chickens present a learning experience for families and neighbours and foster an understanding of where food comes from. Children learn first hand about food, biology, geography and community.

Having chickens allows families to know how the hens producing the eggs have been raised, fed and treated too.

If you can’t make it to the event, the information presented will be made available on the City’s webpage after the event.

There will also be an opportunity to leave your comments online, so if you cannot attend the open house, visit this site as of February 1 to have your input heard: tinyurl.com/hens-bees.

For more information, email Nelsonchickens@gmail.com or find them on Facebook at facebook.com/NelsonBackyardHens.

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Once again Carnaval d’Hiver will be celebrated in Nelson. All are welcome to participate outside at the Trafalgar Middle School grounds on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. to celebrate winter fun and French Canadian culture and language.

Canadian Parents for French, Nelson Chapter has been hosting the annual winter carnaval since 2009 with help from its sister organization AFKO (the West Kootenay francophone association) and the participation and support of the French immersion programs and students of Trafalgar and L.V. Rogers high school and Nelson’s francophone school Ecole Sentiers Alpins.

“We’re delighted to be hosting the fifth annual carnaval,” said Patricia Dehnel, event coordinator.

It’s an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors with your friends and family and practice French speaking. There’s something for everyone: broomball, dancing, crafts,

winter games, and entertainment, including les beaux chanteurs de l’AFKO and PartyPartyDJ carnaval music.

Admission to Carnaval is free, however, bring your toonies for la piece de resistance from the cabane à sucre — maple sugar taffy. Also available for purchase will be delicious maple syrup products and membership to both Canadian Parents for French and AFKO, welcomed to demonstrate support of French language learning.

Canadian Parents for French is a parent led non-profit national organization that believes in a bilingual Canada and supports opportunities for French language learning and culture.

Carnaval is supported with a Canadian Parents for French socio-cultural grant funded by the BC Ministry of Education and through the local generosity of the Nelson and District Credit Union.

For information about Canadian Parents for French or carnaval please contact pdehnel@ hotmail.com.

Much like paint, carpeting can quickly transform the look of a room. Carpeting can be a durable flooring material, but it will need upkeep to look its best.

Carpeting that will be in high-traffic areas, such as halls and entryways, may require the most TLC. Routine vacuuming is necessar y to dislodge dust and dirt particles. But at some point a more thorough cleaning may be necessar y.

Vacuuming Frequent vacuuming will prolong the life of the carpet by preventing a buildup of particles inside of the carpet fiber that can eventually cause friction and sever carpet fibers. Use of a crevice tool and other attachments can enable cleaning in the corners where the carpet meets baseboards and moldings. When vacuuming larger rooms, divide the room into separate areas and tackle each area separately before moving on to another portion of the room.

Take time when vacuuming carpet. Plush carpets will trap dirt more easily than a thinner or less dense carpet, so more passes of the vacuum might be necessary. Overlap strokes in a crisscross pattern to get at dirt at different angles.

Pet hair and vacuumed particles of food can create odor inside of the vacuum bag. Therefore, think about adding baking soda or an odor-relieving product designed to be used when vacuuming.

Treating spills Spills are one thing that homeowners in carpeted homes may fear. If not addressed quickly, liquid or food may permanently damage a carpet. It is adviseable to manage a spill as soon as it happens to reduce the liklihood that it will contribute to a permanent stain. Carefully blot up the spill until much of the offending item is removed before adding any type of cleaning agent.

Test the cleaning product in an inconspicuous area prior to using it on the spill to ensure it will not damage or discolor the carpet.

Work from the outside of the stain and move inward to keep the stain from spreading outward.

Use a plush, white towel to blot up any remaining moisture and spill. The towel also will help to fluff up the pile of the carpet.

Remove shoes Dirt and germs can be tracked into the house on the bottom of shoes. Eventually this material can be deposited on carpets, which then becomes lodged inside the fibers. To reduce the amount of dirt tracked in, make it a rule to take off shoes upon entering the house. If pets are the culprits of tracked-in dirt, keep a towel by the door and wipe the animal’s paws before allowing it to roam through the house.

Steam clean to refresh If you don’t already own a steam-cleaner, they can be rented for a fraction of the cost of buying one. Together with steam, a cleaning solution is usually part of the procedure. The steam and cleaning product will loosen and dissolve dirt and then the dirty remains will be sucked up into a receptacle to be emptied. Steam cleaning is one of the easiest methods of thoroughly cleaning carpeting and reviving it to look as good as new. Many homeowners are quite surprised to see how much dirt can be removed from the carpet by using a steam-cleaner.

Intermittent use of a steam spot cleaner can help keep high-traffic areas of the home and stairs clean or treat a persistent stain that doesn’t respond to hand cleaning.

Use area rugs There is a misconception that area rugs are used in lieu of carpeting, but both can be used together. An area rug may be placed near an entr yway to catch dirt from shoes before it is tracked elsewhere in the house. Area rugs can be used under a dining table where the frequent pulling out and pushing in of chairs may wear down carpeting.

Eliminate static Static electricity can plague people who live in homes with carpeting, especially during cool, dr y weather. Placing a dr yer sheet on the bottom of a dr y sponge mop and then running it over the carpet can alleviate static. This will help prevent those annoying shocks or even damage to electronic equipment from static shocks.

Carpeting is something that can make a statement in a home. When maintained, it can look beautiful for years to come.

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Article was ‘sensationalist’

Continued from Page 1 with the downtown dog ban.

“It is perhaps a law unfitting a city that free-love flower children and organic cannabis helped build,” Hames writes.

The reporter hits on all the expected references to Nelson — hippies, Roxanne, mountain geography, mining roots — but the intent is not to paint the community as idyllic.

“The dog ban was part of a sweeping series of bylaws targeting the young nomads,” Hames writes. “Within a span of a few years, hacky sack, skateboarding, rollerblading, and unauthorized music were all outlawed on Baker Street, Nelson’s historic main strip.

Nothing worked. The transients kept coming — now without their pets. Even in the coldest winter months, you can still find a half-dozen youths wearing black trenches and dragging frayed duffel bags as they congregate under the awning of Sonia’s China Cabinet, a gift shop that never seems to open. In a few months, the huddle will morph into an army when 10,000 music fans file in for the yearly Shambhala Music Festival in nearby Salmo.”

Kozak said the article takes the easy way out.

“As far as I know, nobody on council or with the City was contacted at all,” said Kozak.

“That really disappointed me, I expect better from journalists. I expect journalists to get all sides of the story and I felt that was lacking in this article for sure.”

Hames said she did speak with city manager Kevin Cormack and attempted to sit down with Mayor John Dooley during the four days she spent in Nelson earlier this month.

The reporter said Dooley failed to show up for the interview.

The Vancouver-based Hames told the Star via email that she pitched the story to the National Post and came to the community specifically to investigate the story. She said once she started digging a little deeper, her article went beyond dogs.

“Although my story did focus on a contentious issue, I was left with a very positive impression of Nelson overall,” she said in the email. “Everyone I spoke with was welcoming and friendly, and the scenery is unbeatable even on a foggy day.

However, because I spent a lot of time on Baker Street, I found it difficult to ignore one of the city’s most pressing problems:

The dog ban in downtown Nelson was the focus of a front page story in Friday’s National Post.

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homelessness. I’m surprised I haven’t seen this mentioned in one of the many glowing reviews of Nelson I read during my research.”

Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce manager Tom Thomson spent more than a half hour with Hames.

He is quoted once in the print edition and once more in the online version of the story.

Thomson was not thrilled to see the final result.

“My feeling was it that was really sensationalist, it was full of half truths and conjecture,” said Thomson.

“I believe she came to Nelson with an agenda to write a story on something more than just a bylaw. When she arranged the interview she said it was about a dog bylaw, but when she sat in my office for 35 minutes, we talked about a lot of things.

“I talked about all the positives about Nelson with the amenities and attractions, the national and international attention we get from publications. She kept coming back to street people and that we were trying to ban people from town.”

The chamber’s Visitor Information Centre deals with up to 25,000 visitors a year and Thomson said the dog bylaw is not a big deal.

“There are a few people that are a little concerned when you tell them there is a dog bylaw, but we talk about all the places they can take their dogs on trails and parks,” he said.

“We offer to keep their dogs here [at the office] while they are downtown and offer their pets biscuits and water. When you talk to people properly it doesn’t offend them. It might be a little bit of a concern, but it certainly isn’t hurting the tourism industry to the extent that some people believe it is. There

are a lot more international and economic issues that are hurting our tourism industry over and above a dog bylaw.”

Kozak — who is a bit of hobby journalist having hosted a current affairs program on Kootenay Co-op Radio — is not overly concerned about the impact the article will have on Nelson.

“In the big scheme of things, no,” she said when asked if the article could hurt Nelson’s reputation. “When I think of all the positive press we have had over the last few years, it’s phenomenal. This is sensationalistic and I don’t think it will hurt our community.”

Kozak did indicate that the article would likely spur the City towards more discussion the bylaw.

Currently City staff are reviewing a number of bylaws and the animal control bylaw is on the list. Kozak said they are ranked by priority and these types of changes often take time after serious consideration.

“I am willing to look at this again,” said Kozak. “It’s important to be welcoming and I am willing to give it a try. That said, enforcement would be key.”

The veteran city councillor said it would be up to dog owners to make any change positive.

“The dog walk at the waterfront is a disgrace. It’s just terrible,” she said of the mess left behind by four-legged friends.

“There has to be an agreement that the really positive and good owners are going to assist us in educating the bad owners. It’s not just about ticketing, it’s about education and people picking up the slack where there is some.”

The article can be found on the National Post website by entering “Nelson dogs” in the search bar.

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Tera came out of the blocks full of enthusiasm and completed two matt classes and two reformer classes.

In addition to that she also did two 30 minute elliptical work outs on her own.

Tera says in addition to the exercise she has “modified my diet on my own. I have cut down on my carb intake and omitted anything unhealthy. I am having lots of protein and lots of veggies and salads. I am keeping

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Natalia completed three sessions at Renew Personal Training over the past week, including extensive testing that assessed her cardiovascular conditioning and body composition.

“Helen is great to work with and she is very knowledgeable, helping me realize what I need to do to reach my goals,” Natalia says.

Natalia is participating in small group personal training, a combination of weights and cardio, finished with stretching.

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Keith has the goal of losing 10 kg during this challenge and is off to a great start attending four crossfit classes at Powered By You. He has also changed his diet to incorporate more protein and green leafy veggies as well as less sugar and carbs.

Keith says “while the classes are really intense, I felt energized to go back the next day.”

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It was opportunity lost for the Nelson Junior Leafs Sunday as an afternoon of bad bounces enabled the Revelstoke Grizzlies to skate away with a 4-0 victory at the Nelson and District Community Complex.

With time running out on the regular season, the Leafs are engaged in a fierce battle with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Castlegar Rebels for top spot in the Neil Murdoch Division. A mere five points separates all three of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s top clubs.

Heading into Sunday, the Leafs had disposed of Spokane on Friday and Grand Forks on Saturday. The strong start set up a prime opportunity for a six-point weekend and some breathing room atop the standings.

It didn’t work out that way.

“We tried hard, we played hard, we controlled the game… no bounces came our way,” said Leafs captain Colton Schell after the game.

“I guess it was our time to have a no-bounce night.”

Revelstoke opened the scoring five minutes into the game when Jordan Holloway beat Nelson starter Brett Soles. Less than five minutes later, Holloway scored again.

Allowing two goals on three shots, Soles was pulled and replaced with Marcus Beesley.

The Leafs woke up and started to throw pucks at Revelstoke starter Aaron Brandoli for the rest of the opening frame, but with 17 seconds left, it was Revelstoke’s Dylan Ossman who scored to make it 3-0.

For the remainder of the

Leafs foward James Sorrey gets pinned against the boards by a Spokane defender on Friday night at the NDCC. Kirsten Hildebrand photo

game Revelstoke seemed content with icing or dumping the puck. They only managed seven more shots in the final two periods.

The Leafs did press hard, firing 19 shots on Brandoli in the last 40 minutes, but came up empty.

“We just couldn’t bury it and when we did, the ref didn’t see it,” Schell said, referring to a puck that was clearly in midway through the third period but waved off by the officials.

“They were quality shots, but they could have been more out of the chest area.

We didn’t pick the corners and get the rebounds.”

It was the Leafs third game of the weekend, but forward Bryce Nielsen said that was no excuse for being dealt the goose egg.

“We weren’t tired. I think we’re the best conditioned

team in the league,” Nielsen told the Star. “It was their third game of the weekend as well and we outworked them.

The bounces just didn’t go our way.

“It’s the kind of game you just need to forget about.

We worked hard and now it’s time to move on.”

Though the Leafs will try to forget the Sunday outing, the standings won’t allow them the luxury. Both Beaver Valley and Castlegar split their weekend games which opened the door for Nelson to pad their first-place lead.

The Sunday loss left them two points up on Castlegar and five points up on Beaver Valley.

The Rebels have a game in hand while the Leafs and Nitehawks have six games remaining before the post season.

On Friday night against

the Spokane Braves, the Leafs came out strong early in the first period and then a Schell tripping penalty turned the tides of the game.

The Braves capitalized on the power play with Brycen Fisher scoring from Dylan Tappe with 10:55 left in the period. It was the Braves second shot of the game to the Leafs six.

Spokane put on the pressure in the second half of the first period outshooting Nelson 10-9 and increasing their lead with a goal from Paxton Bell.

Early in the second, the Braves increased that lead to 3-0 on a goal from Redding with Bell and Kyle Davis assisting.

Adam Power put the Braves in the box on a roughing call nearing the end of the second.

On the power play, the Leafs couldn’t get anything going but the tides would turn again ­— and it was all Leafs for the rest of the game.

JJ Beitel scored with help from Schell and Dustin Reimer with 14:33 left in the period. Keeping up the pressure, the Leafs scored again 30 seconds later on the wraparound with Aaron Dunlap putting it in the net.

Generating several more good scoring chances through the midway point of the period, the Leafs kept the intensity up and it paid off. Linden Horswill scored the tying goal from a nice deflection off a Robson Cramer shot with just less than five minutes left in the second period. Just 26 seconds later, the Leafs pulled into the lead with Dunlap scoring off a bad clearing attempt by the Braves.

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Neil Murdoch Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Nelson 46 32 11 2 1 67 Castlegar 45 29 9 6 1 65 Beaver Valley 46 29 13 3 1 62 Spokane 45 13 26 3 3 32 Grand Forks 45 7 35 0 3 17 Eddie Mountain Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Fernie 44 28 12 1 3 60 Golden 44 26 12 1 5 58 Kimberley 47 24 22 0 1 49 Creston Valley 45 16 23 0 6 38 Columbia Val. 44 16 23 0 5 37 Okanagan Division TEAM GP Kelowna 44 Princeton 44 Osoyoos 45 Summerland 45 Penticton 44

vs.

Beaver Valley Nitehawks

HOME SAT. FEB. 2nd 7:00 PM vs.

Beaver Valley Nitehawks

L 13 15 14 24 29

T 1 0 0 1 1

OTL P 1 60 2 56 6 56 2 39 4 25

Doug Birks Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P N. Okanagan 45 31 11 1 2 65 Sicamous 43 25 12 2 4 56 Revelstoke 43 22 17 3 1 48 Kamloops 46 16 24 2 4 38 Chase 44 9 30 3 2 23

RECENT RESULTS

FRIDAY, January 25 Spokane 3 Nelson 8 Columbia Valley 4 Kimberley 5 (OT) Creston Valley 2 Fernie 4 Princeton 5 Chase 3 Kamloops 4 Sicamous 3 Golden 4 Summerland 2 Beaver Valley 2 North Okangan 5 Revelstoke 4 Grand Forks 7 SATURDAY, January 26 Grand Forks 2 Nelson 4 Kimberley 5 Fernie 4 (OT) Spokane 4 Creston Valley 5 (OT) Penticton 0 Princeton 3 Beaver Valley 4 Sicamous 2 Golden 1 Kelowna 4 Chase 0 Kamloops 5 Revelstoke 2 Castlegar 5 Summerland 3 Osoyoos 5 SUNDAY, January 27 Revelstoke 4 Nelson 0 North Okanagan 7 Summerland 0 Kelowna 4 Princeton 1 Castlegar 2 Spokane 3

Nelson Leafs Leaders

PLAYER Position Colton Schell Forward Linden Horswill Forward Connor Gross Forward Carson Willans Forward Seth Schmidt Defence Aaron Dunlap Forward Bryce Nielsen Forward

LEAFS HOCKEY

AWAY FRI. FEB. 1st 7:30 PM

W 29 27 25 18 10

AWAY FRI. FEB. 8th 7:00 PM vs.

Sicamous Eagles

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GP 46 44 40 45 44 43 37

G 22 12 20 13 11 15 14

A 40 30 21 28 22 13 11

P 62 42 41 41 33 28 25

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Local Scoreboard Soccer Quest Adult THE BRIDGE LADIES REC GP W 13 10 13 9 13 4 13 1

TEAM Lily Whites Dirty Dozen Red Dog 4 Play

L P 2 31 3 28 8 13 11 4 L 0 3 7 5 6 9

P 34 26 12 11 11 6

L 2 5 5 6 7 11

P 34 21 21 20 17 7

JACKSON’S HOLE MEN’S MASTERS TEAM GP W T L Real Nelson 14 7 3 4 Bia Boro 14 7 2 5 Ted Allen’s 14 7 0 7 Jackson’s Hole 14 6 2 6 Abacus 14 6 1 7 Red Dog 14 5 0 9

P 24 23 21 20 19 15

QUEEN CITY CO-ED GP W 14 11 14 6 14 6 14 6 14 5 14 2

T 1 3 3 2 2 1

Soccer Quest Youth TEAM Argentina Romania Cameroon Russia TEAM Uraguay South Korea Belgium USA Australia Spain TEAM Scotland Columbia England Japan Germany Nigeria

TEAM Austria Czech Republic Ghana Italy Brazil Canada

KOOTENAY CO-OP 8-9 GP W T L P 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 KOOTENAY GLASS 10-11 GP W T L P 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 SECURE BY DESIGN 12-13 GP W T L P 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 NELSON STAR 14-16 GP W T L P 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 1 2 1

BC Major Midget League TEAM Vancouver NW Giants Cariboo Cougars Okanagan Rockets Vancouver NE Chiefs Valley West Hawks Greater Vancouver Canadians South Island Royals North Island Silvertips Thompson Blazers Fraser Valley Thunderbirds Kootenay Ice

Regional Figure Skating Competition Brings 100 Athletes to Nelson

A big stage for local skaters SUBMITTED

T 1 1 1 1

NELSON FORD MEN’S OPEN TEAM GP W T Old Dogs FC 12 11 1 Innkeepers 13 8 2 Kootenay Co-Op 13 3 3 Net Predators 10 3 2 LVR 1 11 3 2 LVR 2 11 2 0 TEAM Neon Indians Walking Dead Muckers Mad Cows Honey Badgers Fake Madrid

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GP W L T P 32 28 2 2 58 32 24 7 1 49 30 21 4 5 47 32 20 9 3 43 32 14 12 6 34 30 14 13 3 31 30 11 14 5 27 30 6 20 4 16 32 6 24 2 14 30 5 22 3 13 30 3 25 2 8

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Charly Defouw has been pushing herself since September. Extra lessons with her coaching team, working on choreography and timing, focusing on improving her jumps.

For the 12-year-old veteran of the Nelson Figure Skating Club, competition season is the time when the long hours of training and repetition culminate in a two-minute performance.

It’s the thing skaters love and fear the most.

This year Defouw and her teammates will have the advantage of skating before a home crowd as the local club hosts the West Kootenay Regional Competition this weekend at the Nelson and District Community Complex.

It’s the biggest showcase of figure skating to hit Nelson in years, and there will lots to take in and a number of local skaters participating.

Drawing on a catchment of skaters from Rossland to Fernie, the competition offers a full slate of categories from elements to pairs to interpretive.

Action begins Friday afternoon with the Junior Silver and Gold Solo Dance event where skaters perform two set dances to music.

Defouw, who broke her thumb earlier in the month and has just recently returned to skating, will see action in the Junior Silver Dance event.

The Freeskate events run Friday as well, in which skat-

Members of the Nelson Figure Skating Club that will be competing this weekend include: (back row L-R) Isabella Kroker Kimber, Courtney Shrieves, Charly Defouw, Angelica Ross, coach Sarah Gower; (front row L-R) Tao Measures, Helena Keating, Lila McKecknie, Leo Measures, Aurora Panko-Dool, Morgan Sabo; submitted photo (missing) Christina Champlin, Mallory Pinske, Breanna Tomlin and Shaen Panko-Dool.

ers have required elements they must incorporate into their choreography.

Freeskate is divided into a number of categories with skater ranging in ages from eight to 15. Nelson skaters, Angelica Ross and Tao Measure will see their first action of the weekend in their respective Star 3A Girls and Star 3B Boys categories.

The evening wraps with the Introductory Pair Exhibition, a category that allows skaters to perform lifts, jumps and throw jumps.

Local skaters Aurora Pankoo-Dool, Tia Berrens, Lila Mckecknie, Helena Keating, Mallory Pinske, Leo Measures, Tao Measures, Shaen Panko-Dool, Breanna Tomlin and Isabella Kroker Kimber all see action throughout the day on Saturday in the

Freeskate and Elements categories.

Nelson Figure Skating Club member Christina Champlin, 15, who competes at the competitive level, will perform her Pre-Novice short program Saturday afternoon and her Pre-Novice long program Sunday morning. For Champlin the season is just beginning and a strong performance at the regionals will help her qualify to skate at the sectional competition in November.

Sunday features the Interpretive Category which is always an audience favourite as it allows skaters to showcase the performance aspect of the sport. Skaters choose any music they wish and develop choreography without having to worry about required elements. Think of

Kurt Browning skating to Singing in the Rain. Nelson’s Courtney Shrieves and Breanna Tomlin will represent the home club in the PreIntroductory Interpretive and Introductory Interpretive categories respectively.

More than a competition, regionals is an event. The host club changes every year giving a chance to welcome the region to their community.

There are gift baskets to win, medal presentations to take in and no shortage of great skating costumes.

Action begins Friday at 6 p.m. and continues through Sunday afternoon with the final medal presentations at 1 p.m.

For more information visit nelsonfigureskatingclub. com.

Leafs solid in first two games of home weekend

Continued from Page 16 Both teams started getting physical toward the end of the second. With 3:16 left in the period, Reimer scored top cheddar on a nice feed from Horswill and Carson Willans making it 5-3 heading to the dressing room after two periods.

The Leafs kept their momentum to start the third with frustration mounting among the Spokane team. Goalie Matt Zenzola took a tripping penalty a minute in — the start of a wave of calls.

Leafs Dallon Stoddart made it 6-3 on a power play goal with 7:26 left in the game.

Then James Sorrey scored on a lucky

bounce with Nielsen getting the assist making it 7-3 for the Leafs. And on the power play, Seth Schmidt scored on a howitzer from the blue line making the final score of the game 8-3.

On Saturday the Leafs once again fell behind early when Border Bruins forward Jacob Jeske scored less than three minutes into the game to give the visitors the 1-0 lead.

Midway through the first period, Damin Devin countered on the powerplay to tie the contest.

With four minutes left in the second period Reimer gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead.

But refusing to roll over, Grand Forks tied the score before the second period

buzzer with a goal by Jackson Purvis.

Nelson regained the lead less than two minutes into the final frame thanks captain Schell.

The Border Bruins did not give up, but could not beat Nelson starter Soles.

Sorrey salted the win away with an empty-netter.

The Leafs now face a critical homeand-home weekend against the Nitehawks. Friday’s game is in Fruitvale and Saturday’s contest will be played at the NDCC. Puck drops Saturday at 7 p.m.

The Star is giving away a set of four tickets to Saturday’s home game. To enter, see tinyurl.com/leafstickets.

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Gymnasts showcase their skills at the Judges Cup KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter

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Glacier Gymnastics hosted the Judges Cup on Saturday with 150 gymnasts performing at the Nelson club.

Including athletes from Trail and Kimberly, boys and girls hit the mats, bars, beams and vault in the interclub event. With the main goal of giving gymnasts the chance to showcase their abilities, without pressure of being ranked or judged, many were participating in their first meet. Judges gave positive comments aimed at building confidence in competition and all were awarded medals and ribbons.

Next up for the club is the Key City Fiesta in Cranbrook, and toward the end of February the boys team will head to Coeur d’Alene for the Great West Gym Fest.

It’s the first time the team will compete in the US. After Twisters in Abbotsford at the end of March, action returns to the local club in May with Kootenay Zone Championships. By then, competing should be old hat for the young athletes.

The organization is holding its AGM at Glacier Gymnastics tonight (January 30), starting at 6 p.m. Parents are invited to attend the meeting to give input in the direction of the club.

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Born: April 22, 22, 1921 1921 Born: April Passed: 19, 2013 2013 Passed: January January 19, On Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the Fairview Home, Brandon, MB, Annie “Anne” Pearl Sylvester, beloved wife of the late William (Bill) Sylvester, passed away at the age of 91 years.

Predeceased by her husband William (Bill), her parents; 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Anne is survived by her 2 sons: Robert (Pat) of Nelson, BC; 3 grandchildren Chris (Mel) and their children Cade and Brooke of Amman, Jordan, Leigh (Elyssa) and their children Tayler and Ty of Edmonton, AB and Tricia (Harold Alexander) of Castlegar, BC; and son Gary (Brenda) of Brandon, MB. Anne’s life was wrapped up in her home, family and friends.

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John J. Lazareff passed away suddenly on January 17, 2013 at the Trail Hospital. John was born in Thrums on September 8, 1929, where he lived until his passing.

John was a carpenter by trade in his earlier working years. He worked for Peter Kiewitt as a Forman then as a Superintendent in Dawson Creek. Sooke and Vancouver. John returned to his homestead in 1959. John then worked for Fame Construction as a Forman. During the evenings at this time John studied for his engineering and with his hard efforts received his well-deserved diploma. John became ‘Fames” Estimator and Contract Superintendent until he retired well after turning 65.

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.

Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery.

This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC).

Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ďŹ nancing options available to qualiďŹ ed applicants.

Toll Free:

1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

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Services

Merchandise for Sale

Personal Care

Pets

WEST KOOTENAY MOBILE FOOT CARE: Nursing foot care by experienced Registered Nurse. $40/session.

Comprehensive health assessment with treatment.

James Cooke, RN (250) 5515506 wkootenayfootcare@gmail.com

BEAUTIFUL Blue and Red Nose Pitt bull puppies Ready to go. Asking price is best offer or trade. Looking for gentle kind loving homes.

Call 250-520-0297 Or email: pittypups@live.com

Heavy Duty Machinery

Signs

Community Newspapers

Don’t Keep your business in the dark!

Glo-tech Innovations has an illuminated LED sign solution for every budget.

Manufactured in the Kootenays. Isn’t it time you glo up? ph 250 352-5201 or 1 877 510-5201

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Merchandise for Sale

Fruit & Vegetables GRAND FORKS FARMS: Every Wednesday at 402 Baker Street, beside the Full Circle Cafe, Nelson.

Honeycrisp apples $7.00/10lb bag. Grand Forks Gala/ Honeycrisp apple juice $13.00/5 litre box. Ambrosia, Gala, Fuji, anjou pears, local vegetables and much more.

Family friendly prices.

Erran Rilkoff 250-442-3514

Misc. for Sale

Homes for Rent

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.

SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!

Also Damaged 40’ $1950 Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Mobile Home, 2 bdrm, F/S W/D, Deck, Addition, in Thrums, No dogs over 15 # 250-359-7178, 250-304-9273

Misc. for Sale

Rentals

MOVING SALE: Couch $25, 64” TV $50, Kitchen Table Set $75 call 250 777-4918

Apt/Condo for Rent

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The Nelson Star is running new crossword puzzles! The answer for Wednesday’s paper will be printed in Friday’s paper while the Friday answers will be published in Wednesday’s paper.

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Scrapped, at NASA 5 Way to get in 15 Zipped through 16 Like the cap worn

by Annette 17 One piggy’s portion 18 Reducing 19 Big blast 21 Come down hard 22 Smidge 23 Sound from your favorite toy?

24 Beguile 26 Less clumsy 27 Trounce 29 Unoriginal 30 Botanical balm 31 It may make honeymooners a bit misty 34 Alloy used to make knives 39 Throw money around, in a way 40 Jane Austen’s aspiring matchmaker 41 Gives kudos 43 Hard to read 45 Becomes disillusioned 46 Jumper cable connection point 48 “Moreover ...”

49 A passel 50 Lead 51 Navigational aid 53 Net 56 “Ciao!”

57 Some 19thcentury industrialists 58 Picked out of a lineup 59 “They’ve rigged this whole thing!”

60 Cushy DOWN 1 Device hidden by a concerned parent 2 Red-flowering desert shrub 3 Heredity source

1BR F/S W/D, N/S N/P great view Clean $725 + Util. Avail March 1 st. 250-352-6784 Grand Forks: basement suite, private entrance with parking space. Two blocks to town, modern, spacious, bright, one bedroom plus large den, washer & dryer incl. $675 per month, plus utilities. No pets, no smoking. Damage deposit & references required. Call 250442-3365.

Newly reno’d 3 + bdrm lower Fairview, lower duplex N/S avail Feb 1st $1200/m 250 825-4043

Apartment Furnished SIX MILE- Fully equipped 1 bdrm kitchenette, $750/mo.

DD$250. Utils, cable & wi-fi incld, onsite laundry.

Available Now. 250-777-1146.

Cottages / Cabins 2 bdrm cabin $685/m + 2 bdrm cabin $585/m on large acreage, very private, 1km south of Slocan City. Wood/ elect heat, creek water, Utilities xtra. Pets ok, room for garden. Lease required.

250-359-2259

Duplex / 4 Plex NELSON: Uphill Sunny 2 bdrm wood floors, gas f/p, yard, soaker tub,child friendly NS/NP $1000/mo + Util Avail immed 250-505-2103

Homes for Rent

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By Brad Wilber

4 Tributes in verse 5 Old Gremlin maker 6 High-end fashion designer 7 Fixes 8 Name on many compacts 9 Baseball feature 10 Twice tre 11 Fine-tuned 12 Bird that builds hanging nests 13 Subject to a trade-in reduction 14 Guest in a library 20 Q’s neighbor 25 Brasil ’66 leader 26 What social climbers may put on?

28 “Act naturally” 29 Patted down 32 Tiny colonist 33 Italian Baroque painter known for ceiling frescoes 35 Briefs not seen in court, hopefully 36 Mexican stuffed pastry

Friday’s Puzzle Solved

Suites, Lower 2 bdrm suite , newly reno’d $950/m includes util avail immediately 354-1944

47 Largest island in the Cyclades 50 Pringles competitor 52 “__ is like kissing your sister”: sports chestnut 54 You usually don’t get one when you ground into a DP 55 Nine-digit fig.

YOU’RE APPROVED

Call Dennis, Shawn or Paul

1-888-204-5355 for Pre-Approval www.amford.com

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Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts We’re on the net at www.bcclassified.com

Cars - Domestic

SOLUTIONS FOR ALMOST EVERY CREDIT SITUATION! We have the financial tools and specialists to get you behind the wheel! CALL PETER

1-877-287-3812

WWW.NELSONFORDSALES.COM DLN28082

Castlegar North 2 Bdrm Separate walk out basement suite, brand new reno, very clean & bright with all new appliances Fridge, stove, W/D, over the range Micro D/W, No smoking, No pets. $750/mth + utilities Avail Immediately 250-869-5772

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

Auto Financing DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Mike Sookochoff, Executor c/o LEWIS J. BRIDGEMAN McEWAN & CO. LAW CORPORATON 1432 Bay Avenue Trail, B.C. V1R 4B1

37 Gives off 38 Mrs. Hudson, to Sherlock Holmes 41 Bath scrubber 42 Em’s title 44 Erstwhile 19Across overseer: Abbr.

45 “Boo!” reaction 46 “Space Invaders” platform

• GOOD CREDIT • BAD CREDIT • NO CREDIT • HIGH DEBT RATE • 1ST TIME BUYER • BANKRUPTCY • DIVORCE

Want to Rent

Notice is Hereby Given that all persons having claims against the Estate of Nick Kurbatoff, Deceased, formerly of the Village of Kaslo, Province of British Columbia, who died on the 21st day of January, 2012, are hereby required to send the particularts thereof to the undersigned Mike Sookochoff, Executor, on or before March 15, 2013, after which date the Estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

1/26/13

Auto Financing YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED

34 yr old male w/trained huskey-malamut dog looking for affordable accom in Nelson area. Must be within $600/m range. Will share w/right person. Respectful, considerate & honest, leave message Jake @ 352-9876 Needed: Long term self contained home; Nelson/Slocan Valley area. Close to bus & affordably to reflect disability income rates. I am 55+ female with excellent ref. call 1-778-233-0011 or ra_11_11@yahoo.ca Quiet responsible Mom & studious teen requires a 1-2 brdm home in Nelson, for $600-$700/m. Teen attending LVR & in Air Cadets. No alcohol, rugs, smoking or pets.

Dana @352-9876.

9e: The Estate of Nick 2urbatoɈ, +eceased, formerly of the Village of 2aslo, 7rovince of British Columbia who died January 21, 2012.

(c)2013 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

Transportation

Rentals

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com /400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/ Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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Merchandise for Sale

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Pets & Livestock

• YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED •

Trades, Technical

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98 Corolla good condition 185,000 km $3000 250-777-4918 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2004 Ford FOCUS $7995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2006 Ford Escape $15,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2006 Jeep Liberty $13,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2007 Ford F-150 $22,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2007 Ford F-150 $23,844 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2007 Ford Ranger $15,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2008 Ford F-150 $26,877 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2008 Ford F-150 $26,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2009 Ford F-150 $26,990 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2009 Ford F-150 $26,988 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2009 Ford F-150 $28,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2010 Ford Focus $18,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2010 Ford F-150 $32,844 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2010 Ford Ranger $15,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2011 MAZDA 3 $18,995 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2011 Ford F-250 $31,495 NELSON FORD 250 352-7202 DLN#28082 2012 Ford Focus $22,995

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Talk to your healthcare professional, including your Safeway Pharmacist, about having your own immunization record reviewed to determine your individual needs. Vaccines may not be suitable for everyone and do not protect all individuals against development of disease. Some vaccines may require a prescription. Vaccines may not be available in all locations. Age restrictions may apply. Check with our pharmacist for further information.

Prices effective at all British Columbia and Alberta Safeway stores Friday, February 1 through Sunday, February 3, 2013 only. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be available at all stores. All items while stocks last. Actual items may vary slightly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. Advertised prices do not include GST. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and Canada Safeway Limited. Extreme Specials are prices that are so low they are limited to a one time purchase to Safeway Club Card Members within a household. Each household can purchase the limited items one time during the effective dates. A household is defined by all Safeway Club Cards that are linked by the same address and phone number. Each household can purchase the EXTREME SPECIALS during the specified advertisement dates. For purchases over the household limits, regular pricing applies to overlimit purchases. On BUY ONE GET ONE FREE items, both items must be purchased. Lowest priced item is then free. Online and in-store prices, discounts, and offers may differ.

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Sports

High School Basketball

Junior Bombers come out firing

Kissing in the Kootenays Valentine’s Day Photo Contest Enter to win a great prize!

Grab your sweetheart, pet, child or friend and a digital camera.

Pick your favourite Nelson landmark and snap a photo!

50% OFF ALL WINTER STOCK

NEW Spring Fashion Arrivals in Stock

NEW Spring Fashion Arrivals in Stock

The LV Rogers Bombers junior boys squad crushed Rossland 64-24 at the Hangar last week. The Bombers lead from the opening basket with every player on the nine-person squad getting on the scoresheet.

Bob Hall photos

579 Baker St. • Nelson BC • 250.505.1120 www.habitsclothing.com

Floyd’s Inventory Clearance is on!

You want a tv? All in stock tv’s at CLEARANCE PRICES!!

SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT!

628 FRONT STREET • 250-352-3375

It’s easy! Just take photo of you and your valentine, with enough background so we know that you are in front of a Nelson landmark (could be the Bridge, Baker Street, a chairlift at Whitewater, Pulpit Rock) and upload the photo to the Nelson Star Facebook page at facebook.com/nelsonstarnews to.

Don’t forget to tag yourself!

Then start spreading the word to get your friends to ‘Like” your photo.

The photo with the most likes by noon on Valentine’s Day will win a $100 gift certificate to the All Season’s Cafe and flowers from Bella Flora.

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News

Redken Recognizes Jennifer, Julie and Rosamond from Chatters Nelson As a Certified Haircolorist

Get Predictable Haircolor Results With a Redken Certified Haircolorist

Achieving predictable haircolor results can be a challenge for some clients due to many factors – the consultation, colorist’s understanding of the product, colorist’s skill level and technique.

Redken is making it easier for clients to get the color they want by certifying their top colorist and calling them Redken Certified Haircolorists. Highlighting these highly trained colorists, dedicated to their craft and invested in becoming the best, will make it easier for clients to connect with credible colorists.

Rosamond, Julie and Jennifer at Chatters has just passed the certification exam (written, practical and scenario) to become a Redken Certified Haircolorst. With a comprehensive understanding of haircolor principles, creative color, foil placement, color correction and the consultation process, Their clients are guaranteed to receive exceptional service and color results.

“Color Certification was designed to recognize and reward top colorists. Our accreditation process assesses their technical skills, knowledge of haircolor products and princples and their approach to color formulation, application and color correction.

An individual that becomes certified will excel in the area of haircolor and provide top notch service to their clients,” explains Christine Schuster, senior vice president of education for Redken.

To schedule an appointment with Rosamond, Julie and Jennifer from Chatters, consumers can call 250-352-9866 To locate other Redken Certified Colorists, consumers can call 1-866-9-REDKEN or log on to www.redken.ca.

Downtown Traffic Flow No More

250-352-9866 mon-wed 9:30-5:30 | thur-fri 9:30 -9:00 sat 9:30-5:30 | sun 9:30 -5:00

Kirsten Hildebrand photo

More than 50 Idle No More supporters blocked the intersection of Ward and Baker streets for about 20 minutes on Monday. The crowd gathered around noon and, with the support of a Nelson Police Department blockade, took over the busy downtown intersection. Ralliers marched in a circle around the intersection, beating drums, chanting and carrying plea boards for their allotted time, then cleared the street without incident. Idle No More demonstrations have been taking place locally in regular secession since New Years Day. They are organized through social media and are part of a national movement calling for action from the federal government on issues related to First Nations treaty rights.

THE NEXT GENERATION IS COMING! 2013

Spirited, versatile and completely redesigned the 2013 RAV4 is an evolution of the RAV4 Revolution that began in North America in 1996.

Expressive Styling, Refined Interior! This 4th Generation RAV4 has Style and Substance in the LE, XLE and Limited.

Powered by an efficient 2.5L 4Cyl engine delivering an estimated 44mpg in the LE model with a 6 Speed Automatic Transmission and available Dynamic Torque Control All Wheel Drive System at your disposal!

Call today for more exciting details and be part of the Next Generation!

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