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More than 65 years ago Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from their homes on British Columbia’s coast and brought to internment camps in places like the Slocan Valley during the height of the Second World War. Today those who lived through the ordeal tell stories of struggle, sadness, and forgiveness. Here’s one such tale...

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ongtime Nelson resident Yosh Tagami mi remembers working for 25 cents an n hour building internment shacks on the Popoff farm near Slocan City. He was 17 and his family would soon move intoo one of those houses, which measured 14 x 25 feet. “The first winter was cold with four feet of snow, and icicles formed inside so we put cardboard from boxes on the walls,� he says.

There was no insulation beyond paper and shiplap, and no indoor plumbing.

Wooden bunk beds lay at either end of the house with a kitchen in the middle.

They used a wood stove for cooking and heating. “Rice was rationed and we made green teaNelson fromYouth alfalfa leaves, � he hadTheatre a garden and arden Theatre will takesays. to the“We Capitol stage withalso Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The 35-member cast has taken the traditional fairy tale and turned it Sam Van Schie photo boughtisvegetables s from the Doukinto something the entire community going to love.

Wonderland will play one night —Even only — Friday, April 26. See full story on Page 11 ABOVE hobors who camee in horse horse-driven driven before World War II, wagons.�

Japanese Canadians Popular Music Venue Tagami, now 85, was born at Downtown like Yosh Tagami Genoa Bay on Vancouver Island were ďŹ ngerprinted and raised at Paldi, a sawmill and photographed community near Duncan. He for identity cards had four brothers and two turned 16.

Ross had his own list of demands demanded in an email to the curwas setJirosaku, to transition towhen new they sisters. venue Their father a SAM VAN SCHIE RIGHT — Thouoperators as of May 1, but a dispute rent operators — Paul Hinrichs and for Menkes, which he outlined in Nelson Star Reporter millwright, was injured in a fall sands of internees between the building owner and Howie Ross — that they sign an an emailed response. All their corand unable to work, so the sons were sent to Slocan A number of local and touring outgoing management team has left agreement to transfer the liquor li- respondence was copied to the Star, began logging as teenagers.

City where they en-to his name so he could and other stakeholders. bands are hoping to move their the bar closed until further notice. cense over dured living events to new venues after The At issue was the transfer of the primitive continue booking concerts at the Ross asked that Menkes quit with Storyliquor continues to On Tuesday Royal closed suddenly Wednesday bar’s conditions. licence. venue into May. He threatened ‘Tagami’ on Page 3 morning. immediate Luke Menkes, a Kelowna realtor (Tak Toyota photo) eviction if they did not Story continues to The popular Baker Street music and owner of The Royal building, comply. ‘Building’ on Page 2

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Continued from Page 1 the eviction threats, return a financial deposit and stop sending their emails to the press. If those conditions were met, he said he would cooperate in transferring the liquor licence.

The emails raged back and forth. Ross accused Menkes of extortion; Menkes accused Ross of continued non-compliance with their lease.

Early Wednesday morning The Royal staff cleared their belongings and all the liquor out of the bar and also removed the liquor licence, which usually hangs on the wall.

Menkes changed the locks and posted a notice on the door to cancel the majority of events booked for April, advising people who had bought tickets to contact the proprietor of Urban Legends (Ross).

At least 10 events were affected in the upheaval. Tonight’s Lint concert, as well as Adham Shaikh’s CD release party next week were all cancelled. Most other events are being moved to new venues.

Finley’s will host tonight’s After Work Swing Party, Saturday’s Nelson CARES fundraiser and the concert

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Meanwhile Menkes is scrambling to get a new liquor licence for The Royal as soon as possible, but he says it could take months to get the application through the Liquor Control Board.

He’s also looking into whether he can run the venue without serving alcohol, in hopes of doing that for Michelle Mungall’s reelection fundraiser Friday, April 26.

The Star requested comment from Hinrichs and Ross on Wednesday morning. Neither offered their perspective on the dispute.

Menkes released a statement to media saying that he took action “when it became clear they were not going to turn the liquor licence back over to the venue as is clear they must under the terms of their lease, at least not without a long list of preconditions that I cannot accept.”

He also clarified that Hinrichs and Ross were never owners of The Royal, only tenants and operators.

“I’m still the owner and I intend to reopen it myself the very minute the liquor licence problem gets resolved.”

Neither The Royal website nor its Facebook page had any information about the closure as of Thursday afternoon.

Menkes said he’s trying to get access to those pages to post information about what’s going on.

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News Nelson-Creston Election Forum Slated for Tuesday

Candidates get set to square off KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter

An all-candidates forum next week will give voters the chance to see Nelson-Creston MLA hopefuls in action.

The Liberals’ Greg Garbula, Green Party’s Sjeng Derkx and NDP’s Michelle Mungall have all confirmed their attendance. Held at the Prestige Lakeside Resort on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m., the forum is hosted by the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce and co-sponsored by the Nelson Star and 103.5 The Bridge.

“The Chamber has always wanted to be involved in elections at all levels.”

Tom Thomson

Nelson Chamber Manager

The Chamber’s Tom Thomson will moderate the event — one that the business organization has traditionally hosted. Though the forum won’t be commerce centred, the executive director jokes that he hopes “someone will mention the word business at some point in the evening.”

Concerned about politics at all levels, the Chamber has hosted candidate debates for municipal and federal elections as well as provincial.

“The Chamber has always

wanted to be involved in elections at all levels,” Thomson says.

The evening will begin with candidates’ opening remarks followed by an equal mix of questions from a media panel and the audience.

Then, candidates will summarize to conclude.

“We’re going back to the traditional format that we’ve had in the past,” Thompson says.

The forum is a chance for people to see the contenders in person and in action — how they may interact and handle pressure.

“It’s an opportunity for the people involved in the election to see each candidate directly,” Thomson says. “Our main concern is to make sure the community is educated and that their questions are answered.”

Leading up to next week’s forum, the candidates are in full campaign mode this weekend.

The Green Party is hosting an Earth Day inspired event at Lakeside Park. Derkx is inviting artists of all ages and abilities to help him upcycle campaign lawn signs, an event that also supports the need for public art spaces.

The workshop will be conducted by the artists who did The Colours of Nelson mural project under the Orange Bridge along with other local artists.

“Nelson-Creston Greens have been talking about the need in our communities for

legal public art space, especially for youth,” he says.

“We made and kept reusable wood and metal signs for the election campaigns of [Nelson city councillor] Candice Batycki and [RDCK Area E Director] Ramona Faust.

Out of our two initiatives came the idea to upcycle paints and other supplies to create beautiful campaign signs. My campaign is donating public art space by donating the canvass of a lawn sign.”

The Green Party folks will be at the Rotary barbeque area from 3 to 7 p.m. with the barbeque going on at 5:30, so bring something to throw on the grill, says Derkx.

Garbula will also be down at the park as he spends the weekend campaigning close to home. After attending the Rotary 100th anniversary open house on Friday at the Hume Hotel, the Liberal candidate will support those participating in the Rotary End Polio Now Family Fun Run starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at Lakeside.

He will then travel up Kootenay Lake in the after-

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noon to meet with Kaslo’s mayor and citizens along with the people of Lardeau and Meadow Creek.

“It’s a big riding so I am on the road a lot, should anyone want to catch me call the office and I will make a point of going by their area for a visit… I can always stop campaigning for a coffee and a cookie,” he says. “Most every day you can find me at the dog park around 8 a.m. walking our dog Roscoe. If anyone wants to walk along with me I am always up for the conversation.”

Mungall is looking forward to the conversations she’ll have on Nelson doorsteps this weekend.

“Getting on the doorsteps and having those face-to-face conversations with the voters is most important,” she says.

“I want to hear what’s important to them, their stories and what they want to see from a new government — what kind of changes they think are changes for the better.”

Also on the agenda are some Earth Day community events including a shoreline restoration project.

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WorkSafeBC is concerned the Regional District of Central Kootenay is dragging its feet on assessing its buildings for hazardous materials following an order issued in early 2012.

Regional district administrator Brian Carruthers told the board Thursday that although a four-year inspection plan was developed, very little has been done with it.

He said the workplace safety watchdog appears to be on the verge of fining the local government unless assurances are provided that action is being taken.

“They are aware we have a long-term plan, but we’re already a year and a half into it with nothing done,” Carruthers said. “I get the sense if we don’t move forward in a demonstrative fashion we could be issued a penalty that will not be small.”

He added the lack of assessments was due to “apprehension or reluctance by the board” that filtered to down to staff. At the time, concerns were raised over whether the regional district was being singled out, and at the potential costs of remediation work.

WorkSafeBC ordered the RDCK to prepare an asbestos inventory of all its buildings after vermiculate was discovered in the walls of the Castlegar recreation complex during a boiler upgrade. Although the RDCK outlined in writing how it intended to comply with the order, no money was budgeted for it

The Regional District of Central Kootenay may be fined by WorkSafeBC unless it picks up the pace of hazardous materials assessments on its buildings, including its Nelson board office.

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and only a few assessments have been carried out.

In the case of the Nelson and District Community Complex, that lack of knowledge delayed repairs when a portion of the aquatic centre’s ceiling collapsed in January.

Although no asbestos exposure was found, “we are closed longer than we need to be,” recreation commission chair Ramona Faust said. “Haz-mat removal takes more time and money than simply ripping down the tiles and putting up a new ceiling ... The assessment is key to knowing your risks and what kind of operation you’ll need if you modify a building.”

The pool isn’t expected to reopen until June at the earliest.

Assessments have also been done on the North Shore and South Slocan halls, where renovations are underway, on the Creston recreation complex before the WorkSafe order was is-

sued, and at several transfer stations, landfill sites, and water utility buildings.

The biggest outstanding reviews are on the Castlegar rec complex, where the drywall, flooring, and insulation can’t be altered without further violating WorkSafeBC rules, and the regional district’s Nelson headquarters.

The board heard last week that risk assessments wouldn’t all require drilling into walls or other physical analysis — they could be based on a building’s age or construction methods — nor would the discovery of hazardous materials automatically trigger remediation work.

Directors passed a resolution asking staff to provide a report next month outlining the outstanding requirements and budget implications to comply with WorkSafeBC’s order.

“I’d like to know what the potential costs are going to be, what the timeline may

be, and where we’re vulnerable,” said chair John Kettle, who previously expressed concern that ripping into old buildings could expose problems that would cost millions to fix.

The issue cropped up after Carruthers and RDCK health and safety officer Ann Fisher met last month with WorkSafeBC. Fisher wrote “the officers focused on the assistance they could provide, working with us to achieve compliance and reiterating compliance is not optional.”

She also noted the number of orders being written for RDCK worksites is increasing. Recently they have been issued in Riondel, Yahk, and Nelson.

However, WorkSafeBC’s Megan Johnston told the Star there “has been no consideration of a penalty or other sanction,” over the slow pace of hazard assessments. “This is an ongoing compliance matter,” she said.

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Vandalism at ski hill ‘disappointing’ Nelson Star Staff

Vandals damaged Regional District of Central Kootenay property at the top of Blewett Ski Hill Road last week.

RCMP are looking for those responsible for using a dumpster to destroy the gate which closes off the ski hill property.

The RDCK and the Nelson Cycling Club currently hold a licence of occupation with the province for this area and are working on improving the trails and infrastructure on the land.

“We have plans to improve this area

and this is a real setback,” says Area E Director Ramona Faust. “I’m sure the community will be disappointed to know that the money we have spent on improving this area has been wasted by these destructive individuals.”

Anyone with knowledge of this crime can contact the RCMP at 250-352-2156 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Salmo RCMP warn of mail scam Salmo RCMP have been receiving complaints about companies sending out mail intending to scam local residents.

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“We are reminding the public to be vigilant when receiving unsolicited mail asking people to cash cheques for large sums of money. These types of requests are usually frauds,” he says.

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Nelson’s famed West Arm pirate ship is back on the water after an eventful winter that saw the replica vessel almost become a sunken artifact.

In late-January Gary Ramsbottom’s 22-foot vessel ran into trouble and began taking on water, eventually leaning to one side. After more than a week of trying to figure out how to get it righted and out of the water, a second attempt was successful on February 6.

The story of the troubled pirate ship received a lot of media play right across the province.

It’s back in time for the nice spring weather and summer tourist season.

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ne of the most enjoyable aspects about working in the media is every day seems to bring a new dilemma.

A story or issue that challenges us in fresh ways or requires us to make a call that’s full of consequence.

This week featured a prime example.

A quiet Sunday evening was disrupted by sirens and speeding police cars just after dinner time. We are not in the habit of chasing ambulances, but seeing three cars speed by our office is a pretty rare sight. So on Sunday evening, we followed.

Once we arrived to the bridge, it was pretty obvious what was going on. Instead of inflaming the situation with our camera, we chose to take a long a shot of the scene and then walked away to let the police and fire department come to a distraught woman’s assistance.

The Nelson Police Department officer who successfully managed talk this woman off the highest point of the bridge with the assistance of the Nelson Fire Department, did a fantastic job. It was a highly stressful situation which could have ended much worse.

The best possible outcome was reported to us in a police press release the next morning.

Once again, we were faced with a decision of whether to put the story in print. What took place was a deeply personal crisis and we would never want to compound this young woman’s problems.

The dilemma came from the fact that it was a very public scene. The bridge was closed for more than an hour and by the time the woman was brought down to safety, many people had gathered to see what was happening.

The editorial team here at the Star spent part of Monday morning discussing whether to run the story. In the end, we felt it was in the public interest and in order to quell any rumours, it was best to provide the facts provided by the police.

The coziness of this community demands that those who work in the media make judgements that are often quite different than our colleagues in larger centres. Though we are comfortable with our call earlier this week, we don’t always make the right one. And when we slip up, we want you to know we’re open to any feedback you provide.

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World View — Gwynne Dyer

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ne hesitates to quote Dave Barry, but sometimes you just have to: “Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once.”

The most startling statistic I have seen in years is this: since the 1840s, life expectancy in the developed countries has increased by three months per year. That rate of increase continues to apply today. Unless it deviates radically from its historic pattern, now almost two centuries old, the children born in 2000 have a life expectancy of around 100 years.

That sounds so extreme that you have to pick the numbers apart before you’ll accept them. Let’s see, 1840 to now is about 160 years. Life expectancy in the United States and Britain was about 40 in 1850. Today it’s about 80.

A 40-year increase in 160 years – yup, that’s three months more every year.

Of course, you suspect that there’s a hidden frontend load in this statistic: that most of the increase in average lifespan came during the first century of this period, when better food, clean water and antibiotics were suppressing the infectious diseases that killed so many people in childhood. And it’s true that that’s the phenomenon that drove the process in the early decades of the period — but the rate has remained steady right down to the present.

By 1971, the diseases

China’s aging population has its government rethinking policy.

of childhood had been largely suppressed, and as a result life expectancy for a man in Britain, for example, had risen to 68 years. For a woman, it was 72. Most further increases in life expectancy could only come from medical and lifestyle changes that lengthened survival rates in the later decades of life.

But life expectancy at birth went on rising. It is now 77 for a British male, and 81 for a female. British people are living ten years longer than in 1971, which was only 42 years ago. So average lifespan is still going up at the same old rate: three months per year.

And there’s more good news for these longer-lived people: the incidence of crippling diseases and disabilities is still mostly a phenomenon of the last decade of life, even though that last decade is now a lot farther down the road.

Indeed, demographers now make a distinction between the “young old” (in their 70s and 80s, mostly still independent and in reasonable shape physically) and the “oldest old” (in their 90s and 100s, mostly frail and in need of care).

The same transforma-

tion is now taking place in the rapidly industrializing countries like China and India. Indeed, like the industrialization process itself, it is happening even faster. Life expectancy in China was only 42 years as recently as 1950. It’s now 75 years, which means it was going up at six months per year for most of that period. (It has now slowed down to about the same pace as in the older developed countries.)

However, there is a rather large economic problem hidden in these statistics. The proportion of the adult population that is over 65-years-old, once only a small fraction of the whole, is now heading up towards one-third of the total. It is simply not possible for all of them to “retire” and be supported by the two-thirds who are of “working age.”

The problem is even bigger for countries where the birth rate has fallen far below replacement level like China, Japan and Italy.

As the elderly population expands, the working-age population in these countries is actually shrinking, and it is possible to foresee a time when there will be as many retired people as

there are workers.

That is undoubtedly why a Chinese government think-tank recently recommended that the regime end its one-child policy and allow everyone to have two children. “China has paid a huge social cost and it has resulted in social conflict, high administrative costs, and led indirectly to a long-term gender imbalance.” In plain Chinese, what they mean is that people who were only allowed one child were getting rid of the girl babies and trying again.

That particular problem is confined to societies like India and China where sons are still seen as more desirable than daughters.

But in virtually every country except those in Africa (most of which still have high birth rates and, in some cases, relatively short lifespans), the economic problem caused by longer life expectancy looms large on the horizon.

Something has to give here, and it is probably the retirement age. Increasing numbers of over-65s are continuing to work, at least part-time. In fact, the latest statistics show that almost half of the increase in employment in Britain since the beginning of the recession in 2008 has been of people over 65, mostly in self-employment or part-time work. Many other countries are experiencing the same phenomenon. Welcome to the new world.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries

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Regional district out of touch

Among of the first things students of public administration learn in their study of organizations are the priorities that their owners develop. Accordingly they are: 1) Survival; 2) Expansion; 3) If possible, more profits; 4) In the public sector more people means more space — more available space leads to excuses to fill it.

I notice in a recent Nelson Star that the Regional District of Central Kootenay is in stage 2 or perhaps even stage 4, since by their nature public bodies are incapable of making a profit, or perhaps even saving taxpayers money. Much of the district has rejected the idea of “planning.” Failing the plan, the district now sees a need for a “planner” to plan their space!

My understanding is that when Premier Bill Bennett and his government established

regional districts they were simply to carry out and organize financing for functions that other governments could not handle, or were overlapped. They were not empires to be built.

Another organizational truism is that elective positions are often used as springboards to higher elective office.

Let the taxpayers of RDCK beware of these tendencies and knock them in the head where they start by electing different directors. Or by returning to older ones. I recall former directors who stood bravely at the fiscal gates in his day.

More to the point, let your director know that you don’t countenance the board’s apparently expansionist ambitions.

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The parents of the performers wish to thank these business and groups for their donations. Without these, our stage, sets, props, costumes, concession and snacks would be greatly lacking.

We are also grateful to the Nelson Community for supporting our theatrical endeavours year after year.

Without an audience, there is no show!

The generous donations at the door have provided a bursary for a former homelearner, Angello Sammartino, who will be attending the music program at SFU in September. Thank you!

Letters to the Editor

Seeing the forest for the trees

The recent release of a report by the BC Auditor General has led to a vigorous debate on the future of carbon neutral government. As a seller of carbon credits to the Pacific Carbon Trust, the Nature Conservancy of Canada looks forward to any clarity that may result in the BC carbon market. However, a recent opinion piece in this newspaper (“Carbon controversy opens eyes” April 5, 2013), perpetuates factual errors that fail to inform any debate.

Columnist Sam Van Schie accepts, without question, the assertion that the Nature Conservancy of Canada did not need carbon revenues to protect Darkwoods. Acquisition of a conservation property is the beginning of our work, not the end. When the Nature Conservancy of Canada purchased Darkwoods in 2008, our expensive, long-term commitment to the conservation lands began. From the outset a forest carbon project was seen as critical to supporting this stewardship effort. Without the possibility of carbon offset sales the Nature Conservancy of Canada could not have protected Darkwoods at the current size and scope.

Further Ms. Van Schie fails to

understand that legal obligations tied to funding sources have no bearing on the credibility of a carbon project. Carbon credits are based on the difference between the protection of Darkwoods by the Nature Conservancy of Canada versus what

Without revenue from forest carbon, the long-term protection of this vital 55,000 hectare property and the fate of animals and plants that find a haven there would be jeopardy. would have happened had the Nature Conservancy of Canada not acquired the land. We know the alternative was a market-based buyer who had intentions of intensively logging and subdividing the property. The difference between that scenario and the current conserved property forms the basis for carbon valuation.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent three years developing the carbon project, exercising due diligence at every step while working with

various industry experts. The project is certified under the Verified Carbon Standard — a standard that ensures a carbon project follows internationally-recognized protocols and has tangible environmental benefits.

The project also fulfills all provincial regulations and meets all standards for carbon offsets.

More importantly, Darkwoods is a world-class conservation project that supports the surrounding communities. Overall the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s ownership of Darkwoods has resulted in a $13 million economic benefit to the region, to date.

Without revenue from forest carbon, the long-term protection of this vital 55,000 hectare property and the fate of animals and plants that find a haven there would be in jeopardy.

The proceeds from the carbon sales went back into the long-term stewardship of Darkwoods — for the sake of nature and the people of British Columbia.

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The Pulpit Rock trail is popular with young and old. This crew of young soccer players made the trek to the flagpole earlier this spring as part of a fitness program.

Layla Precious photo DON LYON Special to the Nelson Star

Pulpit Rock continues to attract people looking for a fairly short hike with rewarding views of Nelson and the lake.

According to Friends of Pulpit Rock Society, 20,000 people made the trip last year, ranging from octogenarians to pre-schoolers (and infants in packs).

Typically taking 30 to 45 minutes each way, the trail starts at Johnstone Road, and winds up the hill for 1.8 kilometers.

People with more energy, time and ambition continue up the trail to Flagpole, but there is still snow on the upper

part of that trail. Views from Flagpole include panoramas of Nelson and down-valley towards Slocan Junction.

In 2012, Friends of Pulpit Rock Society installed a bench at Pulpit Rock, and a 7.6 metre flagpole and large flag at the Flagpole viewpoint — on the ridge and visible from Nelson.

Both were made possible by local private donations.

Preparations are now underway to do extensive work on the trail, which has been seriously worn with the many hikers using it.

Supported in part by a Regional District of Central Kootenay grant, the Pulpit Rock trail upgrade project will see a trail crew building wooden

and stone steps at a number of switchbacks, and re-establishing the grade on worn sections.

The project is being actively supported by Pulpit trail hikers, who are voluntarily carrying moderate-sized bags of step-filler sand up to the switchback work sites.

If you haven’t been up to Pulpit Rock before, this is a good time to do it.

The trailhead is on Johnstone Road (you can’t miss it).

The trail to Pulpit is snow-free and generally dry, and the view down to Nelson is as great as ever. Be sure to park clear of the paved roadway.

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Community Organizations Canadian Federation of University Women monthly meeting at the New Grand Hotel on Saturday, April 20 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Pauline Daniels will speak on “Coaching Connections: Personal life coaching” at 11 a.m. and lunch served at noon.

Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians holds its monthly meeting on Saturday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. downstairs in the Labour Exchange Building, 101 Baker Street (next to the Best Western). All are welcome.

Nelson Cycling Club bike swap at the Rod and Gun Club on Sunday, April 21. Drop off items between 11 a.m. and noon.

Doors open for sales from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Pickup unsold items between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Unclaimed items will be donated to charity. For information call 250-352-6654.

On Sunday, April 21, the day before Earth Day, 10 sustainable homes between Hills and Winlaw will open their doors to the public at the first Slocan Valley Eco Tour. The tour features strawbale construction and local materials, micro-hydro and solar power, sustainable renovations and small efficient houses. Maps are available in valley stores.

The Kootenay Oneness Group invites anyone interested in experiencing the Oneness Blessing to an event on Wednesday, April 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kootenay Kids (312 Silica Street).

The evening will start with an introduction and question and answer before being led through a chakra breathing process, meditation and blessing. Child care is available and a $5 donation is appreciated. For more information contact Stacey at 250-399-4470 or alwayssmiling@shaw.ca.

Try Speed Dating at a fundraising event to support the Canadian Cancer Society on Thursday, April 25 at Grounded

Coffee at 7 p.m. Enjoy an evening of eight-minute dates with other singles in the Kootenays. Tickets are $30 and include a nonalcoholic beverage and snacks.

Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Call Deborah at 250-509-0273.

Youth from the Gender Action Project present two original plays —Famn Damily and Point of No Return — at SelfDesign High on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. These plays don’t have simple resolutions, but instead usually end in crises which the audience is asked to change the outcomes by offering alternatives for the characters to act out. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for youth.

Threads meets at Nelson and District Women’s Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come 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. Call 250-551-4951 for info.

Alzhimer Society of British Columbia is offering a one-day intensive course on Friday, April 19 for family members caring for a person with dementia. The course runs 9 to 3 p.m. at Selkirk College’s Silver King Campus in Nelson. The cost is $20. Register by calling 250-352-6601.

Nelson and District Hospice Society and Kalein Hospice All seniors welcome to the Centre have teamed up to offer monthly meeting of the Senior an event called “Greeting Death Citizens’ Association Branch No. with a Cup of Tea” on Friday, 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. April 19 at Kalein Hospice CenMeeting commences at 10:30 tre (402 West Richards Street) AM on Wednesday, May 1. Tea from 5 to 8 p.m. Speakers include and goodies will be served after David Scanlan, Sandi Leatherthe meeting. Some of the activi- man and Shayla Wright. They ties enjoyed at the centre include will introduce Hospice as a phibridge, crib, whist, dominos, losophy or life and care. chess and snooker. For further information, call 250-352-7078 The Earth Matters Zero Waste weekday afternoons.

Youth Project is hosting an educational workshop to celebrate Friday, May 3 is International Earth Month. The “Zero Waste Women’s Motorcycle Riders Day Home” workshop will be offered and to celebrate, Mainjet Mo- on Saturday, April 20 from 1 to torsports (708 Hwy 3A) is host- 4 p.m., and Wednesday, April 24 ing an complimentary event. At from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at SelfDe11 a.m. gather at the store for a sign High (402 Victoria Street). barbecue, then a ride thru Nel- There is a $5 to $15 sliding scale son and beyond. Call Marg Hart fee. Participants are asked to 250-352-3191 to register your register in advance by emailing participation. youth@nelsoncares.ca.

The 12th annual Nelson Garden Festival is Saturday, May 11 from 10 to 3 p.m. in the 200-block of Baker Street. The festival brings you plants, trees, seeds, flowers, garden tools and furniture and more, from more than 50 local vendors — everything to make your garden beautiful. Rain or shine, come early, bring a wagon.

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Two-Day Interior Decorating Workshop with Nest Building author, Kate Bridger. Discover your inner interior designer, April 27 and 28 at Selkirk College in Castlegar. Call 250-365-1208 to register. Course information can be found at katebridger.ca.

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in Castlegar. The theme for this year’s conference, Keeping the Doors Open: New Beginnings for Creating Policy that Supports Marginalized Populations, features keynote speakers Carrielynn Lund, Eugene Oscapella and Dr. Tessa Parkes. Cost for the conference is $85 including lunch, beverages and snacks.

Students can pay a reduced fee of $30. For more information, call ANKORS at 250-505-5506.

Fundraisers Keep the Beat, a studentled group from L.V. Rogers, is hosting a fashion show as a fundraiser for War Child Canada on Friday, April 19. The show will feature local designers such as The Fairies Pyjamas, Dear Pony, Lauren Christoffersen, and more. The Fashion Show will be at the Touchstones Museum at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12 at The Fairies Pyjamas.

Hospital Auxiliary Spring Raffle fundraiser on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 at Save-On-Foods. Raffle tickets are $1. Lots of great prizes to be won.

Tipi Camp hosts its fourth annual Yoga-thon Fundraiser in Nelson on Sunday, April 21 at the Anglican Church Hall (723 Ward Street, on the corner of Ward and Carbonate). The first class begins at 9 a.m. and the last class ends at 4:30 p.m. For more information and to print out a pledge form, see tipicamp.bc.ca.

Beginning on Earth Day (April 22) Ellison’s Market will be accepting donations for the Jumbo Wild Legal Cause organized by the West Kootenay EcoSociety. Each household that makes a donation will receive a free tree seedling.

Transitional Training students at Selkirk College in Nelson are hosting a huge garage sale on Saturday, May 4, from 8:00 AM to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Silverking Campus (2001

Silverking Road). Many quality items will be available, including furniture, amazing clothing, top notch sporting goods, and even a boat! Proceeds from the sale will benefit further Adult Special Education student projects and activities that support the development of life skills.

Ongoing bottle drive in support of BEAKS Wild Bird Rehabilitation. Bottles/cans can be dropped off at The Nelson Animal Hospital on Ymir Road.

Announcements The Capitol Theatre Restoration Society will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the theatre’s 1988 restoration and reopening with an evening “thank you” event on May 16. Invitations to attend have been sent to the many hundreds of people who have volunteered or made donations during the intervening years. If you have volunteered extensively or made donations and have not received an invitation it is likely because the Capitol does not have your current contact information. If this is the case, please email Margaret Stegman at mstegman@netidea.com.

Alzheimer Society of BC is seeking a volunteer support group co-facilitator to work with people who have a family member with dementia on the second Wednesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. Excellent training provided. Call Julie Leffelaar at 1-855-301-6742.

Nelson and District Seniors Co-ordinating Society offers free income tax service, affordable home help services, seniors counseling and advocacy, information and referrals to community resources. For details, call the office at 250-352-6008 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday to Thursday.

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www.nelsonstar.com Nelson Youth Theatre on Capitol Stage

Talent beyond their years SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter

A massive cast of youth are getting ready to take to the Capitol Theatre stage tonight with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

The Nelson Youth Theatre production features more than 35 young people taking on roles as strange talking animals, mad hatters, Hearts royalty and, of course, a the curious girl who falls down a rabbit hole.

The star of the show is Zooey Bingham who plays Alice and is no stranger to lead roles. She was Juliet in Juliet and Romeo, Maid Marian in Robin Hood and Maid Marian and Princess Buttercup in Princess Bride.

It’s her fifth show with Nelson Youth Theatre and the 14-year-old says it’s the friendships that keep her coming back.

“I like the people,” she says. “I’ve made some good friends.”

The group meets twice per week for two-hour rehearsals that culminate in a public performance. This is the second time the group has booked the Capitol for their show. Other years they’ve performed in schools or in Gyro Park.

One of the things that makes the Youth Theatre shows unique is that the young people have a hand in every part of the production. They help write the script, direct the show, control the lights and design the costumes and set, along with a dedicated group of parents.

Bingham’s mother, Kyla Hurst, has been busily sewing costumes for the show. Her father, Nick Hurst, wrote the music.

The family also wrote the script for the show, adapting it from 1865 novel by the same name.

Kyla says the show is somewhat darker than the Disney adaptation and the costumes reflect that.

“We went with a steam punk look for all the costumes, with the exception of Alice’s,” she said.

“We wanted Alice to stand out as the ‘pure’ little girl in contrast to this nasty world around her.”

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Georama’s Plant of the Week

Snake Bark Maples Common name: Snake Bark Maples Botanical Names: Acer pensylvanicum , Acer tegmentosum

Zooey Bingham (right) plays Alice in the Nelson Youth Theatre production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Her mom Kyla Hurst (left) has been busy helping with Sam Van Schie photo the production’s costumes.

The adult director for the show is Jeff Forst, the founder of Nelson Youth Theatre, who has helped bring about two dozen youth productions to the stage over the years, between his own company and working with Homelinks.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is at Capitol Theatre for one night only — Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.30 for students and seniors and $19.30 for adults. The audience is encouraged to dress up, and prizes will be awarded for best Wonderland costume.

As I was walking around the nursery this past week, these very remarkable trees caught my attention. In reality the Snake Bark Maple is not a single species, since there are some 20 species of the tree worldwide !

Almost all originate from southeastern Asia, growing in mixed forests at elevations of up to 1,600 meters, and they are distinguished from other maples by the extraordinary patterning of their bark. The young stems of Acer pensylvanicum are beautifully striped white and pale jade green. The young leaves are bright green, opening from pinkishred buds in spring and turning a bright yellow in the fall. Winged seeds hang from attractive chains at the end of summer. Acer tegmentosum, known as the Manchurian Snake Bark Maple is as exotic as its name suggests. Growing to a medium size, with a

broad, vase like shape, it reigns supreme for its beautiful bark. It’s smooth bright green trunk is heavily striped with shades of bluegreen and white.

As with most Snake Bark Maples A. pensylvanicum and A. termentosum’s foliage and green and white stems are best and brightest in open to dappled shade.

The upright vase shape requires little pruning, remove only broken or dead branches. Snake Bark Maples will create a spectacular addition to your garden, with little maintenance other than occasional watering during extended hot, dry spells.

Great plant combinations include: Acer japonicum, Picea orientalis, Kerria japonica and Osmanthus heterophyllus.

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Dateline April 1, 1943

eat rationing for Canada, effective early in May on the basis of two pounds a person a week was announced in the House of Commons by the Finance Minister.

“Meatless days” will be observed by restaurants, hotels and other eating places, after plans now being prepared by the Prices Board are completed. The ration represents a reduction of about

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one-half pound a week in the average per capita consumption of meat by Canadians in 1941 and 1942. In 1943 the supply of meat available would be no greater than in 1942 and possibly it would be less. The demand would be as great or greater. This meant there were bound to be shortages and difficulties of supplying unrestricted demand.

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Dateline April 7, 1943

prings Here! – It’s an old song but everybody loves it. Yesterday it resounded throughout Nelson, and was manifest wherever crocuses peered above the ground, wherever

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the greenness of new grass showed, or wherever robins were gathering twigs and leaves to build their nests. The flowers and the birds weren’t the only signs either – shovels and hoes and rakes were out, and they were being used too. The man-next-door was trimming his hedge — the man-onthe-corner was raking up leaves, and the man-across-the street was digging up his front yard, and grass fires were burning everywhere. On Baker Street, little girls were skipping ropes, little boys were playing cops and robbers again, the men were whistling cheery tunes and the women were casting Column continues on Page 13

MAY 2013

GENERAL ELECTION The 40th Provincial General Election is Underway.

Who Can Vote?

You can vote if you are: • 18 years of age or older, or will be 18 on General Voting Day (May 14, 2013) • a Canadian citizen, and • a resident of British Columbia for the past six months Voter Registration is Easy Register online at elections.bc.ca/ovr or call toll-free 1-800-661-8683 until April 23, 2013.

If you aren’t registered by April 23, you can register when you vote. You’ll need identification that proves both your identity and residential address. A complete list of acceptable identification is available from Elections BC. How to Nominate a Candidate A candidate must be nominated in writing by 75 eligible voters of the electoral district.

Nomination kits are available from your District Electoral Officer or online at elections.bc.ca Deadline for Nominations Nominations must be delivered to your District Electoral Officer by 1 p.m. (Pacific time) on Friday, April 26, 2013.

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Dateline April 3, 1943

letter from the Police Commission seeking support of its recommendations for proposed amendments to the Pound and Dog Bylaw was greeted by a wave of expressions of varied opinion at the Board of Trade Council meeting. The council finally decided to take no action on the letter, and it was filed. The proposed amendments would make it law that all persons in charge of a dog must keep that dog on a leash when it is not confined to the owner’s premises, and that it be unlawful for any owner to allow his dog in a store supplying provisions to the public. The commission was seeking action because of complaints about dogs, the letter said.

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Dateline April 20, 1943

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have a Canadian Navy craft named after it. Some time ago the Department of National Defense, advising the City Council of this situation, asked for alternative suggestions. Among

letter continued, “this ship will not be launched for several months yet and you will be advised, well in advance, of the time and date of the launching ceremonies.”

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elson’s Victory Loan pledge flag will be raised Monday, the opening day of the fourth campaign with a military and band fanfare to proclaim the start of the drive to raise $555,000.

This is Nelson’s share of the $700,000 quota for the Nelson Unit.

The ceremony will be held at the Baker and Ward Streets intersection. Taking part in the ceremony will be the mobile Veteran’s Guard of Canada unit from South Slocan and the Junior High School Band.

The veterans in two armored reconnaissance cars and three universal Bren gun carriers, will roll along Baker Street, swing down to Vernon and then back to Baker to take up their position for the ceremony. Corporal McNaughton of the Veterans Guard, winner of the Distinguished Conduct Medal in the last war, will raise the flag.

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In support of The Nelson Civic Theatre Society, Valhalla Path Realty presents fundraising coordinator, Roger Ley, with a cheque for $1,000 outside the office last week. “After attending the gala, I knew it was a project we’d all want to support,” said Robert Goertz. “The sooner we reach the goal, the sooner we’ll all be enjoying digital movies at the theatre,” added Broker, Wayne Germaine. Pictured above (from left to right): Lev Zaytsoff, Steven Skolka, Kate Bridger, Kristina Little, Ley, Goertz, Norm Zaytsoff and Germaine, (Agnez Bowolin is misssubmitted photo ing from the photo).

Greeting Death with a Cup of Tea An introduction to Hospice as a philosophy of life and care

Co-Hosted by Nelson & District Hospice Society and Kalein Hospice Centre Friday, April 19, 2013 5pm — 8pm Kalein Hospice Centre 402 West Richards Street Nelson, BC For more Information: Jane Digiacomo P: 250.352.2337 E: jane@nelsonhospice.org

Speakers David Scanlan, BSW Work of hospice in our community Sandi Leatherman The vision and mission of Kalein Hospice Centre Shayla Wright Opening ourselves to tender territory: A guided personal contemplation on the questions of life and death that arise in hospice work.

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Earth Month…Act for the planet!

Love the Earth. Love Your Mama.

Why do so many cultures, including our own, refer to the Earth as our Mother? Mothers give us life. They care for others, often sacrificing their own needs for the good of their children and families.They are patient with the small rebellions, insults, temper tantrums, messes, refusals to clean up, They manage accidents, clean up spills, vacuum, kiss the booboos better. Mothers can handle it all, as long as they know they are loved, cared for, respected, and their loving is not abused. For Mothers, the love children give to them, is the most precious in the world and makes it all worthwhile.

So, what’s it like to be Mother Earth? She has been patiently putting up with us, her children, for a long time. We have been behaving like entitled and selfinvolved kids in many ways taking her for granted, leaving huge messes, running up big bills she can’t afford to pay and, really, exploiting her love and generosity to us. She has been waiting for us to show how much we care about her, but that seems to be a long time coming. Some mothers would just walk out. So far, she is still with us.

Earth Day is really Mother’s Day for our species. We can’t take Mother Earth out to dinner, but we can give her the gift of demonstrating our love for her through our actions, and the even greater gift of passing that love on to our children so they may continue to care for her into the future.

Earth Day offers a wonderful opportunity to introduce the idea of Mother Earth to your children. Let them know how much the Earth gives to us, and show them how we can honour our Mother. Let children know what a beautiful and marvelous place our earth is. Share the wonders of nature with them. Teach children what they can do to show their appreciation and love, be it recycling, turning off lights, bringing bags when shopping, reusing things creatively, passing on toys and clothes that they have outgrown to others, and treating animals and all living beings with care. If you have a place to grow seeds (especially edible ones), plant with your children and have them see the wonder and magic of the growing process.

When teaching children about the environment, rather than frightening them with the shocking facts we’re learning each day about environmental degradation, teach them to value and appreciate our planet, our Mother, by focusing on the positive. Love is more powerful than fear.

And most importantly if you really want your children to learn to love the Earth, go outside in nature and Play! Research is showing that one of the biggest determinants of developing environmental consciousness is having childhood experiences in nature, with people we love and care about. Having fun in nature in a relaxed, unstructured way, especially with your family, leads children to just naturally learn to love their planet and love Mother Earth. And love is the best gift of all. Judy Banfield, Owner of Mountain Baby.

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Community Nelson and District Youth Centre Survey

Youth input sought

NDYC staff members Margaret-Anne Murphy (left) and program coordinator Rhoneil Eurchuk (right) are pumped about the survey.

SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

The Nelson and District Youth Centre’s doors have been open to local youth for over 16 years now. The facility houses an indoor skate park as well as offer a wide variety of programs and activities such as skateboarding lessons, yoga, girls groups, art programs, a music room, Skills Link, Youth Employment Services and so much more.

They are currently distrib-

uting an online survey to the community in hopes to improve their understanding of local youth, so they can better support them through existing programs and new initiatives.

“The results of the survey will be used to assess services, strengthen programs, determine gaps and set priorities for the NDYC advisory committee,” says Christine Schmidt, manager of the Nelson and District Youth Centre.

All ages are welcome to fill out the survey, however their

main focus is hearing the views and opinions of local youth ages 12 to 18.

To have your voice heard, fill out the survey online at www. surveymonkey.com/s/ndyc, www.nelson.ca or become friends with NDYC Activities on Facebook and find the survey posted on their wall.

For more information contact Schmidt at ndycco@netidea.com or 250-352-5656. Or to fill it out in person, please come visit the youth centre at 608 Lake Street.

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Meet our Team Dawn Stairs - Head Transplanter

Year started at Georama: 2008. Dawn started out as a junior transplanter but has quickly become a leader in the greenhouse.

Dawn, along with her crew is responsible for transplanting, taking care of and shipping close to half a million plants during the spring rush. She is very dedicated to helping produce the ‘best plants in the kootenays’ Dawn moved here from the Maritimes and has called Nelson her home for the past 10 years. Dawn loves working in the greenhouse, she says, “it’s a great environment, the plants are easy to get along with ! – and its rewarding to see everything transform and bloom as the season progresses” Just a short, scenic drive 5 min West of Nelson on Granite Rd.

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COMMUNITY FIRST MEDICAL CLINIC WILL NOT BE CLOSING Our most sincere apologies for all the stress and confusion our announcement of impending closure has made on the community and our patients.

We have reconsidered and WE WILL NOT BE CLOSING ON JUNE 1, 2013 Dr. Andrew Murray will still relocate his practice to the Ancron Medical on 402 Baker Street as of June 1, where he will continue to see his family practise patients.

Dr. Joel Kailia will close his family practice effective June 1, 2013 as he shifts his focus to a more specialized area of medicine. Dr. Kailia will continue to see his chronic pain and addictions patients at the same location for the unforeseeable future.

Dr. Yasmin Garcia will be moving to Vancouver after August 15, 2013. She will continue to see her family practice patients at Community First Medical Clinic until her departure.

We continue to actively search for locum physicians to temporarily fill the void left by the closure of several family practices in Nelson and area.

We have, to date, been unable to recruit family physicians to take over Dr. Kailia’s and Dr. Garcia’s practices.

There are various urgent recruitment initiatives currently taking place in Nelson and the Kootenays to attract more family physicians to our area.

Your medical records will be available for transfer to another physician upon your request, or you may stop by the clinic to request a summary of your records. Please feel free to come by the clinic and we will do our best to assist you and make this transition as easy as possible.

It remains an honour and a pleasure to serve this community.

To book an appointment after June 1, 2013 with Dr Murray please contact Ancron Medical at 250-352-9144.

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Community Canadian Cancer Society

Special events planned for Daffodil Month SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

During Daffodil Month, the Canadian Cancer Society is asking Nelson residents to wear a daffodil pin as a symbol of support for people living with cancer and to join the fight against cancer by making a donation to the Society.

This year’s national Daffodil campaign is particularly meaningful as 2013 marks the organization’s 75th anniversary.

The Canadian Cancer Society was founded on March 28, 1938 and through the years has grown into Canada’s leading national cancer-fighting charity. Today – thanks to the years of support of volunteers and donors in cities like Nelson – the Society has the reach, strength and experience to make the most impact against cancer.

“We are so impressed by the number of British Columbians who wear their daffodil pin during April to show their support for

those affected by cancer,” says Deb Burnett of Pathway Life Coaching and volunteer of the Canadian Cancer Society. “This movement recognizes the cancer journey and mobilizes communities to make a really big difference in the fight against cancer.”

“The City is proud to proclaim April 27 as Daffodil Day,” says Mayor John Dooley. “We encourage all citizens in the city to show their support for those affected by cancer and to remember those lost by wearing a daffodil pin. What better way to declare our part in this fight than to wear it on our lapels.”

“Every year we see the community rally around Daffodil Month and Daffodil Day and this year is no exception”, says Burnett.

Besides distributing daffodil pin boxes throughout the community, she is hosting two additional fundraising events in the Kootenays, especially for singles.

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THE CITY OF NELSON

WATER MAIN FLUSHING PROGRAM The City of Nelson Utilities Department will start the Water Main Flushing Program. The flushing will be done Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, commencing immediately and continuing into the month of June.

Flushing water mains is carried out as part of an annual scheduled preventative maintenance program to remove sediment that gradually deposits in the pipes and to help maintain water quality in the water distribution system. The benefits include maintaining and potentially improving the water quality level in the mains. This method will also reduce bacteriological growth, restore disinfection residuals, improve colour, control corrosion and can help restore flow and pressures in the distribution system. As your area is flushed, your plumbing may experience a temporary reduction in water pressure and/or discoloration of the water. These conditions are normal during flushing activities and are only temporary. Please run your drinking, cooking and laundry water before using. To clear your water lines, turn on your cold water tap or outside hose bib and let it run until the water is clear for approximately 15 minutes.

Residents on a dialysis machine should call us at the number listed below and the crews will work to accommodate the resident. Some larger facilities will be contacted prior to work being done in their area of town.

We apologize for any inconvenience this work may cause.

For more information, please contact: Phone: 250-352-8238 email: publicworks@nelson.ca

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Continued from Page 18 On Thursday, April 25 there will be a speed dating event at Grounded for singles age 40 to 45. Then on Friday, April 26, Element in Castlegar will be hosting another speed dating event for all adults over 21. For more information, go to pathwaylifecoaching.com.

Daffodil Day — Saturday, April 27 — helps wrap up the Society’s campaign by designating a special day where we can reflect upon the thousands of

Canadians who are on a cancer journey and also to remember those who have not survived.

Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society during Daffodil Month help fund research to outsmart cancer, assist in providing information and deliver programs to prevent cancer and support those living with cancer, and support advocacy for public policies that improve the health of Canadians.

To donate online or to find out where you can get a daffodil

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If you would like more information, please contact the Board of Directors at board@kootenay.coop or the General Manager, Deirdrie Lang at 354-4077.

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pin, go to fightback.ca or contact 1-800-656-6426. The pins are also available at participating locations of Safeway, SaveOn-Foods, BCLDB, Shannon’s Fabric, Scotiabank, Grounded, Hume Hotel, and the Nelson & District Community Complex.

For 75 years the Canadian Cancer Society has been with Canadians in the fight for life.

We have been relentless in our commitment to prevent cancer, fund research and support Canadians touched by cancer.

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IT’S TIME FOR SPRING CAR CARE

Chamber to host all Candidates Forum Tuesday April 23rd

The Provincial Election is officially underway , and the Chamber wants you to get informed about the issues surrounding this important vote. The Chamber will host an All Candidates Forum for the Nelson Creston riding on

Tuesday April 23rd at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. The event takes place between 7pm-9pm.

All three candidates have confirmed their participation;

THINK SPRING! The Nelson Star will be publishing a Spring Car Care section at the end of April. This special section will promote services that prepare vehicles for Spring driving.

• Liberals - Greg Garbula • NDP - Michelle Mungall • Greens - Sjeng Derkx The format will feature questions from a media panel as well as questions from the audience. We encourage everyone to attend next Tuesday April 23rd at the Prestige Lakeside Resort.

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Glacier Gymnastics Club

Great results from provincials SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

Nelson’s Glacier Gymnastics Club saw 12 members compete in the 2013 Artistic Gymnastics BC Championships in Prince George April 5 to 7. With close to 550 gymnasts from all over BC competing, the Nelson team had their work cut out for them at this event.

In the men’s category Oliver McDougallEisele tied for second on floor and came in sixth on both rings and bar earning sixth place all around. River Murphy placed ninth on floor and came in 16th all around. Christopher Lawrence-Jeffery tied for 14th on floor finishing 19th all around.

In the Women’s Provincial Level 2 Open category, Julie Poetsch placed sixth on beam, seventh on vault and 11th all around.

Casmin McCatty tied for seventh on beam, tied for eighth on vault and placed 13th all around. Bronwyn Sutherland placed tenth on vault and tied for 14th on floor finishing 19th all around.

Hailey Lothrop, competing in the Women’s Provincial Level 2 Novice category tied for third place on beam and placed fourth place on bars, ranking fifth place all around.

The Provincial Level 2 Tyro event saw Senna Moroney tied for sixth place on beam, tied for 11th place on floor and finishing in 11th place all around. Alexis Dyck tied for third place on floor and eighth place on vault coming in 17th all around.

Oliver McDougall-Eisele performs his routine on Scott Jeffery photo the rings.

In the Provincial Level 2 Novice category Victoria Lawrence-Jeffery finished second on beam, tied for sixth place on floor and finished in a tie for fourth place all around.

Kylee Dyck and Ella Keelan competed

in the Provincial Level 3 Novice event with Dyck coming in first place on beam, second on floor and tying for fourth place all around while Keelan came in fourth on vault and tied for eighth place on bars ending with a seventh place all around finish.

Next on the schedule is the Glacier hosted Kootenay Zone Championships which will be held May 4 and 5 at 719 Vernon Street venue (Civic Centre). Beginners to Provincial Level 3 of men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics will be showcased. Nearly 200 gymnasts from all over BC will perform during the course of the weekend.

Other upcoming plans at the gym include a facilities revitalization project which will undertake to move the club’s office to the upper level of the facility in order to expand the available gym space. The club is excited to be recipients of Columbia Basin Trust grants and have applied for other grant money to help them achieve these goals.

The club is now at a point where they would like to strike a committee to oversee the final planning and implement the beginnings of their facilities revitalization project.

If you are interested in contributing to the club in a way that will have positive benefits for years to come, consider becoming involved in the project either at committee level or in the many shorter volunteer opportunities that will present themselves in the coming months.

To volunteer please contact the Glacier Gymnastics Club at 250-352-2227.

Bike swap a great way to ride into the season SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

Looking for a new or different bike?

Need some parts to freshen up your current ride? Clean out your garage (or basement) and support the Nelson Cycling Club at the same time. Bring your unused but working bikes (mountain bikes, road bikes, tricycles, etc.) as well as any biking related equipment such as parts, clothing, shoes to the Bike Swap on Sunday at the Nelson Rod and Gun Club.

Drop off items you want to sell between 11 a.m. and noon. The doors will open for Nelson Minor Hockey Association AGM on May 1 from 7-8 p.m at the banquet hall in the New Grand Hotel.

All NMHA members are encouraged to attend.

Nelson Minor Hockey Association

www.nelsonmha.ca

sales at 12:30 p.m. and will close at 2:30 p.m.

Following the sale, pick up your cash and any unsold items between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. All unsold items will be donated to charity. Please note that they can only accept cash and cheques for purchases at the swap. No plastic.

Nelson Cycling Club members will pay a lower commission at the Bike Swap. If you are a member, then 10 per cent of your sales will go to the club (to a maximum of $75 per item). If you are not a member, then you pay the club 20 per cent commission (to a maximum of $100 per item). There is also a $3 commission on all unsold items.

If you are not a member, sign up at the Bike Swap and save.

This community-centered event is the biggest annual fundraiser for the Nelson Cycling Club. The club is a member-driven organization with the mission of promoting and improving cycling opportunities in the Nelson area. While focused on recreational trail riding, the club also supports children’s programs, road riding, bicycle racing, commuting by bicycle, and bicycle tourism.

For more information, about the Bike Swap, call 250-352-6654. Check out the website at nelsoncyclingclub.org, pick up an all new trail guide book, and ride on.

Feels Good

Bombers baseball hosts tourney Nelson Star Staff

The L.V. Rogers Bombers baseball team traveled to Spirit Lake, Idaho to play the Timberlake Tigers in a double header earlier this week.

The teams split the games with the Tigers winning 6-4 in game one and the Bombers winning 7-3 in game two.

John Barabonoff took the loss in game one, throwing four solid innings giving up all six runs, five hits, four walks and recording one strike out. Braeden Zarikoff came in and pitched three shutout innings in relief, giving up one hit and striking out two.

The Bombers collected 11 hits, with Zarikoff (four singles), Austin Tambellini (two singles), Daine Olenek (two singles), Reese Tambellini (two singles), and Gun Woo Park (one single) collecting the hits.

The team also collected four walks.

In game two, lefty Austin Tambellini carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning, finishing the game with a two-hitter, giving up three unearned runs, striking out nine, and walking one. Offensively the team collected five hits, walked three times, and struck out seven times. Key hits from Daine and Keaton Roch broke a 3-3 tie to put the game away for the Bombers.

The team was helped by three Tiger errors in the game.

The Bombers host their annual Spring tournament at Queen Elizabeth Park in Nelson this weekend.

Teams from Kimberly, Cranbrook and Trail will play at the Fariview diamond starting at 5 p.m. Friday and running until approximately 6 p.m. Saturday.

Nelson City Soccer Outdoor League start week April 30th, 2013.

Nelson City Soccer Leagues (Spring/Summer/Fall Outdoor) Men’s Open, Ladies Rec and Men’s Masters To register visit www.nelsoncitysoccer.com or call 250.551.6972

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IT’S TIME FOR SPRING CAR CARE

The Fishing Report - Kerry Reed

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Better days ahead

ell another month down and another step closer to my favorite time of year.

March was another tough month for fishing. Weather was up and down and so was the fishing. We did have a few really good days however, with more than 10 fish to the boat. Other days made us have to work for our dinner, but we seemed to still manage a good fish each day.

On one of our better days, I remember trolling for the first couple hours without any action. But when that magic feeding time occurred, we started catching fish regularly. First fish didn’t hit until around 11 a.m., but it was the beginning of a frenzy.

My crew, who had been out on the lake before, were hoping to learn a few new techniques that would help them catch fish on their own. And they were pleasantly surprised by the fish’s cooperation.

Greg had never had much success on the bucktail flies and didn’t have much confidence in them. Well by the end of the day, I think we proved that they are definitely the lure of choice. Over 10 fish that day and all on flies.

The biggest of the day being a beautiful 16-pound rainbow caught by his buddy Chris.

Congratulations Chris.

A bunch more rainbows between eight and 12 pounds made for an exciting day.

These guys can take the information they learned and apply

it now to their next trips out on the lake. I hope this helps with your success. It’s nice to have a great day like that during this slower fishing month.

Still helps keep the hope alive that any day could be a great day of fishing.

That day was an exceptional day for March. Most other days were producing only a few fish, but always made it worthwhile being on the water.

The first week of April saw the one-week opening of the West Arm Kokanee fishery.

This year produced many Kokanee and great sizes too.

Many fishermen were rewarded with their limits within an hour. With a lot of these fish measuring between 14 and 19 inches, it made it well worth the outing for everyone.

Hopefully this is the beginning of a great fishery this year. The next opening for the West Arm will be the first week of May. Looking forward to it.

And so far in April, I have noticed the rivers running steady. Looks like the beginning of spring runoff. This means more insects and debris starting to show up on the lake. And with that, fish are starting to surface.

I have noticed a lot of activity on the main lake this past week. As a matter of fact, we seem to be catching a lot more fish right now. Maybe not a lot of quality fish, but the quantity is there. Seems like the smaller fish are finally coming out to

play. This is usually the sign of the beginning of our favorite spring fishery.

As the water warms up and the bugs come out, we will start to see more and more fish becoming aggressive.

Can’t wait for the big ones to follow.

Usually the end of April starts to bring some consistent fishing. And May and June should be on fire. Looking forward to our amazing spring fishing !

What are they biting on?

We’ve been catching a lot of fish on our bucktail flies.

Lots of shakers at this time of year, but always a few big ones mixed in. My favorite colors so far have been: black/white, grey/white, and still purple/ white. The lucky numbers being: 210, 215, 222, 228.

Apex lures are working well also. Similar colors as the flies.

Black/white, silver, or blue/ green has been working as well.

And my favorite Lyman plugs have also been producing some fish. Lucky numbers: 16, 55, 69.

Our water temperature is rising and the fish should be turning on.

Prime time is coming, so let’s get out there!

Tight lines...

Kerry Reed owns Nelson’s Reel Adventures Charters. He can be reached at 250-5054963 or head to his website at reeladventuresfishing.com

Kootenay Lake Levels April 17, 2013

For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, the following lake levels are provided by FortisBC as a public service.

Queen’s Bay:

Present level: 1740.80 ft.

7 day forecast: Up 4 to 6 inches.

2012 peak:1753.78 ft. 2011 peak:1751.71 ft.

Nelson:

Present level: 1738.90 ft.

7 day forecast: Up 4 to 6 inches.

THINK SPRING! The Nelson Star will be publishing a Spring Car Care section at the end of April. This special section will promote services that prepare vehicles for Spring driving.

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1/2 Page: $400• 1/4 Page: $200 1/8 Page: $100 BONUS: Purchase an ad in the Spring Tune Up supplement and receive a $10 discount on a colored 2"x2" ad in Wednesday's Business Beat section. The ads are regularly $30.00, from now until June 30th they are $20.00 per ad. This is an excellent way to be sure you are top of mind for spring tune-ups. Must be booked for a minimum of 4 weeks.

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Churchs of Nelson

Bringing to you our weekly words.

Nelson Christian Science Society A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

Sunday Service in Balfour

9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. For information 250-229-5237

Gathering this Sunday 10am - 2402 Perrier Lane Everyone Welcome

Bring something to share at our potluck brunch

Displaced rhythms?

Come experience ours!

Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send www.nelsonvineyard.com Look for us on Facebook

Unity Centre of the Kootenays starts at 11am “Dan Nelson” our popular speaker has an intriguing topic which is “Ones Energy”

Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)

The Salvation Army Nelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows 250 551 4986

601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

CATHOLIC CHURCH

CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com

Sunday @ 10:30AM Central School Gym

Corner of Ward and Mill, Nelson

• Developing Relationships • Music that will move you • Helping people - Help people

Jim Reimer

1-888-761-3301

Anglican Church of Canada St. Saviour's ProCathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist Sunday 10:30 am

St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road Balfour Sunday service 11 AM

Major Yvonne Borrows - The Salvation Army, Nelson

When people are asked why they don’t attend church many reasons are given. “You don’t have to go to church to be a Christian.” “I was hurt by somebody in a church.” “I believe in God but I don’t do Church.”

“The church is full of hypocrites”. Of course there are many other reasons why people, even if they profess a Christian faith, do not set foot in a church.

The church in the New Testament was an important part of the Christian community of the day. It wasn’t an afterthought it was a daily expectation as described in Acts chapter 2 46-47 (NIV). “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people…..” Belonging to a church or Christian fellowship was a presumed idea in the early church. It wasn’t an afterthought.

Of course many will say “That was then in the 1st century, this is now 2013. Things have changed.” Of course society has changed since those early days of the church. However, our God has not changed. Jesus is still the head of the church and I find nothing in Scripture to say otherwise. So if the church is Christ’s and comes under His authority and we believe that we as Christians come under His authority should we not belong to His church and seek the fellowship of other believers and all the other blessings that come with fellowshipping with others.

The Church is imperfect people led by a perfect God. Of course there are going to be issues and problems A Friendly Bible and it grieves God Centre Church when that happens.

However, if we seek Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am God’s grace and “Bigger Than All My Problems?” His direction the Wednesday Bible study, ‘God’s word in you’ 6:45 pm issues faced in any 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 congregation can turn Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber into times of renewal Refreshments are served after the service and blessing.

(Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) Nelson United Church

Nelson United Church

Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am MINISTER – David Boyd

Celebrating Earth Day (April 22)

Easter 4

Sunday School(Ages 4 and up) Nursery Room Available

602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1 Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

Evangelical

Covenant Church

Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives

Nelson

702 Stanley St. • 352.9613 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Arden Gustafson Pastor Chris Wiens

Balfour

7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301 Sundays at 9:30 am Pastor Jason Ashley

Playmor Junction

St. Matthew's

Village Road, South Slocan Sunday Service Suspended

Why Church?

Office: 8 am - 12 pm Tue - Fri

250.352.5711

stsaviours@netidea.com www.stsavioursnelson.org

ALL ARE WELCOME!

2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Jesse Lerch

www.ecov.org

The fact is simple – If we confess to know Jesus and call ourselves believers, Christians, followers of Christ or what have you, then in obedience to our Lord, we must commit first to Him and then to his Church.

Anything else is in direct contradiction to God.

I close with Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV) “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

APRIL FITNESS CLASSES • Gentle Fit Mon. 8am - 9am & Fri. 12:10pm12:55pm NDCC • Belly Fit Tue & Thur, 6:20pm - 7:20pm NDCC • Fabulous 50+ Mon. 1:15pm - 2:15pm NDCC • Spin Classes Wed. 8:00am - 9:00am NDCC •Combat Cardio Fri 6:00pm - 7:00pm Transcendent Fitness

APRIL YOGA CLASSES • Vini Yoga Mon. 10am - 11:30am Mountain Waters Spa • Pre-natal Yoga Tues 10am - 11:30am Mountain Waters Spa • Mellow Flow Sat. 9:30am- 11:00am Mountain Waters Spa • Mum and Baby Tues 11:45pm - 12:45pm Mountain Waters Spa • Beginners Yoga Thurs 6pm - 7:30pm Mountain Waters Spa

APRIL MARTIAL ART CLASSES • Grass Snakes Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (ages 5 - 8) Mon/Weds/3:45pm-4:20pm Transcendent Fitness • Pythons Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (ages 9 - 12) Mon/Weds/4:30pm-5:15pm Transcendent Fitness • Adult Kickboxing Mon/Weds/5:30pm-6:30pm Transcendent Fitness • Adult Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mon. 6:45pm-7:45pm Thurs. 7:15pm-8:15pm Transcendent Fitness

APRIL CROSSFIT CLASSES • Beginner CrossFit Mon/Weds/Fri 5:30am Power by You • Beginner CrossFit Tues/Thurs. 6:30pm Power by You • All Level’s CrossFit Mon/Weds/Fri 8:00am Power by You • CrossFit Core & Mobility Weds 7:00pm-8:00pm Power by You • Mobility & Stretching Sun. 9am Power by You

APRIL MISC. CLASSES • Low Impact/Improve balance & mobility 10:30am - 11:30am NDCC • Balance and Mobility 10:30am - 11:30am NDCC

For information on these classes and more visit these websites:

Nelson District Community Centre

www.rdck.bc.ca

Power By You

www.powerbyyou.com

Mountain Waters Spa

www.relaxationredefined.com

Plan to go to Church this weekend. You will be blessed.

Transcendent Fitness Nation www.transcendentcombatsports.com

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Coming Events Balfour Anglican Church Guild Spring Coffee Party & Art Show. Featuring Local Artists Sat Apr 20th Coffee Party 10am-12noon Art Show 10am-5pm Balfour Hall. Baking, Plants, Deli, Jewellery and Prizes Admission $3.00 Please Join Us for Coffee (OSO) & goodies as we celebrate our community.

SHAUER, Anne Louise

Anne Louise Shauer, age 66 years of Hope, BC passed away peacefully on April 13th, 2013 at the Hope Hospice.

Anne was born November 11, 1946 in Timmins, Ontario.

Predeceased by her father Wesley Canning; mother Mary Canning; siblings William Canning, Robert Canning, Helen Canning; step son Darryl Shauer.

Survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Mike; children Barbra, Ian (Kim), Jeffrey; brother Wesley Hopper; grandchildren Taylor, Tessa, Thea, Deserai, Cameron, Ashley, Naveen, Julia, Connor, Prachetas; great granddaughter Eden; best friend Florance Harvey and many more in laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Anne moved from Ontario to BC where her most memorable homes were in Bralorne; Merritt; Vancouver; Vancouver Island; Surrey; Creston; Balfour where the family owned the Balfour Beach Inn; Langley; and the last 15 years in Hope where she was an accounting technician before retiring. In Hope Anne was an active member of Citizens on Patrol and the Hope Genealogical Society where she traced her ancestry back to the early Hudson’s Bay Company.

Anne loved to read, quilt, garden, hike, swim and travel on adventures especially the last few years with Mike and their beloved dog Cleo to the Baja.

The family wishes to thank all the staff at the Fraser Canyon Hospital, the Hope Hospice and especially Dr. Joshua Greggain.

Flowers gratefully declined.

Donations to the Hope Hospice Society or BC Children’s Hospital would be appreciated.

Family memorial and burial to be held at a later date in Balfour, BC.

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VINTAGE SALE April 19 & 20 at 721 Front St Positive Apparel in Nelson 10 am - 5 pm

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Dance Umbrella Spring Showcase Tickets on sale now at the Capitol Theatre

May 9th • 7pm May 10th • 7 pm May 11th • 2 & 7 pm Tickets $11 North Thompson Arts Council is hosting 2 Festivals: the Clearwater Arts Festival, Apr. 21, at Clearwater Sec., 3-7pm, & the Celebration of the Arts Festival, in conjunction w/Celebration of Rural Living Expo, Apr. 27-28, 9am-5pm both days. NT Agriplex, 4872 Dunn Lake Rd., Barriere. Info: norththompsonartscouncil.com

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USING HOMEOPATHY FOR TRAUMA IN ANIMALS AND THEIR HUMAN COMPANIONS. Talk/discussion with homeopath. Proceeds to KAAP. Thursday April 25, 7:30 pm 602 Kootenay St Margo 250354-7072

Lost & Found FOUND: Purple backpack at Queen Elizabeth park.

Call 250.352.1308 to claim LOST: Black Snowboard on highway between Nelson & Bonnington. Call 551-5577 LOST: Gold Emerald Ring possibly Apr 3th or 4rd in Nelson call 352-2055 LOST: Ladies black St. Moritz watch with black leather band Please call 505-0373 LOST: Sat between 5:20-6 pm $50 bill @ Cedar Grove Estates or Walmart, fell out of my pocket. Leah 352-6993

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OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Owner Ops. for our Castlegar based terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta.

Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

To join our team of Professional drivers, email a resume, current driver’s abstract & details of truck to: careers@vankam.com or call Mark: 778-866-5497 or Fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

We thank you for your interest, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

LOST: Suncloud sunglasses gold rimmed + aviator style on Easter Sunday. Please call 250.825.2220 if found!

Obituaries

Olga Yeske

Obituaries

John Joseph Wycesany

Born: October 25, 1931 Passed: April 4, 2013

Born: February 3, 1944 Passed: April 9, 2013 Olga Yeske passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully at home, while battling cancer on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the age of 81. She is survived by her sons: Chris (Heidi), Russ, David (Adelyn), and Kaare (Barb); daughter Lisa Korneli (Uwe); 13 grandchildren: Ryan (Cristine), Jenny (Cory), Alex, Nicolas, Kara, Eleanor, Matthew, Danielle Wilgan (Jamie), Shale (Stacey), Adam (Kayla), Sarah, Quinten, and Salina; great grandchildren: Lily and Jordyn; brother Peter Elchyshyn; and sister-in-law Edith Wagner. Olga was predeceased by her husband, Karl (2001), parents, and youngest brother, Eddie.

Mom’s cremation before the memorial service will be followed by interment at a later date in Kamloops. Her memorial service was webcast live to her son’s family in Australia and now can be viewed at http://www.springfieldfuneralhome. com/obituary/yeske-olga/ .

Mom’s cremation before the memorial service will be followed by interment at a later date in Kamloops. We are all grateful for the time we spent with her, especially in the last year of her life battling cancer. Weekly blood transfusions kept mom alive and gave us a wonderful last year with her. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a blood donation in her memory or making a donation in her name to her favourite charity, the B.C. Children’s Hospital.

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Vida Sanders passed away April 22, 2012 We have a angel in heaven and we call her Mom (Nanny).

Miss you, Love you, Will never forget you!

Love Your Family

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of John Joseph Wycesany, 69, of Nelson, BC on April 9, 2013.

He was born to Anna and Jimmie Wycesany on February 3, 1944 in Nelson, BC and graduated from L.V. Rogers in 1962.

John was a lover of classic cars, and as a member of the Road Kings you would often see him driving through town in one of his favorite classics.

John was also well known internationally as an artist.

He would look forward to the opportunity to show off his works locally with one of his “Garden and Art Shows”.

He loved animals and was known to spoil Puck for Luck, his cocker spaniel, so much that he refused to go on Baker Street because they wouldn’t let Pucky there.

John will be sadly missed by all those that knew and loved him.

In lieu of flowers or cards, we are requesting that donations be made to the S.P.C.A. or the Kootenay Lake Hospital. Online condolences may be expressed at www. thompsonfs.ca. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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Thank You

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your thoughtfulness in sending food, flowers, cards and donations. All of your generosity and support during this difficult time is greatly appreciated. Our Mother Elena Maida was a very special person and will be missed by all.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Virginia, Gioconda, Tina and Rick Maida and Families

Thank You The family of the late Alec Saviskoff wish to thank those of you who sent flowers, cards, donations and called us during our time of loss.

A special thanks of gratitude to Doctors, Murray, Malpass, Tuvel, Ambulance Attendants, Emergency Staff and 3rd floor Nurses that cared for Alec during his stay. Thank you to Thompson Funeral Home for their care and attention at our service.

Those wishing to make a donation, please make it to KLH Foundation, #3 View St, Nelson, BC, V1L 2V1.

A memorial will be held for Alec at the Eagle’s Hall, Saturday May 11, 2013 from 2-4.

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Then let us welcome you to town with our greetings basket that also includes information about your new community. Call us at 250-551-7971 or 250-825-4743

Vida Sanders passed away April 22, 2012 I cried when you passed away, I still cry today, although I loved you dearly, I couldn't get you to stay.

A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest.

God broke my heart to prove to me that he only takes the best.

Love you Mom (Nanny)

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Help Wanted

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ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS?

LIVE-IN RESIDENTIAL Manager needed for a N/S, N/P 50 unit apartment building in Trail, BC. Send resume to: sstevenson@telus.net or mail to 100-3525 Laburnum Drive, Trail, BC V1R 2S9 Retail Sales Position We seek an enthusiastic, mature, hard working and well groomed individual who is a team player and can give outstanding customer service.

Must enjoy outdoor pursuits.

Previous retail experience an asset. This position will include weekend shifts and holidays.

Please apply with resume and references to Snowpack Outdoor Experience 333 Baker St., Nelson

Senior Naturalist for Kokanee Creek Park Visitor’s Centre.

Job includes evening naturalist presentations, group hikes, children’s nature programs, retail sales, photography, assisting volunteers and summer students. June 22 September 1, 2013.

Full job description at www.ecosociety.ca Information: Suzy Hamilton 250.825.9372, suzyhamil@gmail.com

Relief is only a call away!

Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE consultation in Nelson.

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Help Wanted

JOB POSTING Employment Services Contract Manager Greater Trail Community Skills Centre The Skills Centre in Trail is seeking a leader for the role of Employment Services Contract Manager.

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Mature, responsible educated sales oriented professional looking for either full or part time position in the Nelson area. Call 250 505-3476

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Career Opportunity (busy flooring department)

Do you consider yourself well organized with a dynamic personality that will provide amazing customer experiences?

The person we are seeking has strong contract management skills with the capacity to balance the demands of a complex contract with quality service delivery and effective team leadership. You’ll have the vision and values needed to guide the delivery of employment services to serve as an asset that supports the social and economic development of our community.

The flooring department at Maglio Building Centre may have a position for you. We are looking for a part-time possibly turning to full-time retail sales associate to provide design consultation, product knowledge and assistance in store merchandising. No flooring specific experience is required but a passion to learn, strong work ethic and a cheerful disposition are a must.

Key responsibilities of the role include the overall leadership of employment services, contract and budget management and accountability, quality control of service delivery, staff supervision, team building and strategic and operational planning.

Please submit your applications via email to wendi@maglio.ca or drop them off in person to the flooring department attention: Wendi Thomson.

For a more detailed job posting go to www.communityskillscentre.com or contact jobs@communityskillscentre.com.

Closing date is April 22nd, 2013.

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Merchandise for Sale

Boarding

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Sentinel Boarding Kennels Open for the Season. Best RATES in the Kootenay’s 250 359-7433

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Feed & Hay

Home Improvements

HAY FOR SALE small square $160/ton 250-428-4316

FLOORING SALE Over 300 Choices Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Laminates - $0.59/sq ft Engineered - $1.99 sq ft Hardwood - $2.79 sq ft

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Overnight Delivery in most of BC!

Food Products

1.877.835.6670

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Household Services A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning.

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Garage Sales 1520 Ward St Sat Apr 20th 8noon Sale # 2! More cool stuff, More people’s stuff too Corner of 3rd & Cottonwood Apr 20th 8-12 Bicycles and accessories etc.

Reference Number 1306 The Director, Human Resources & Corporate Services is responsible for developing HR strategies, policies, processes, practices and programs to support the organizations activities including recruitment and selection, performance managements, learning and development, succession planning, pension and benefits, payroll, compensation, and employee relations. The Director is accountable to the President and Chief Executive Officer and works closely with the executive team providing advice and expertise on HR related items. The Director is also accountable to the Board on executive hiring and compensation related items ensuring that the organization is compliant with WKH 3XEOLF 6HFWRU (PSOR\HUV¶ &RXQFLO SROLFLHV DQG JXLGHOLQHV 7KLV UROH LV DOVR UHVSRQVLEOH IRU providing leadership and oversight of corporate services activities.

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To apply for this position, click this link: careers@columbiapower.org and attach your cover letter and resume, or email them with the reference number in the subject line to: careers@columbiapower.org.

The closing date is April 29, 2013

Misc. for Sale

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Pet Carriers small $15, large $50, Tennis Racquet Federer Junior used once $50, Small Craftsman Toolbox with metric & imperial socket wrenches $100 352-6570 Topsoil, Sand, Earl Gravel, Pitrun Gravel, Fill with delivery call for prices 1 250 359-7188 cell 250 304-8158

Misc. Wanted

True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-250-499-0251

Sat Apr 20th 214 Victoria St 8am-12 Furniture, Pottery & other eclectic paraphernalia

Musical Instruments

YARD SALE: 8572 Beach Rd, Balfour April 20+21 8am - 4pm

Help Wanted

LICENSED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN

Director Human Resources & Corporate Services

Jewels, Furs Diamond engagement ring (Kolmel) princess cut set in gold and palladium. Diamond is nearly flawless and colorless. It is stunning!

Appraised at $4100,selling for $3500, OBO. Papers included.

Call or text 250 777-1779

Moving Sale! Sat Apr 20th 915 Observatory St. 9am-4pm Carrie’s Custom Tree Care Gardening Supplies, Perennials, Household Items, RedWigglers Worms etc

Help Wanted

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

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!

40’ Containers under $2500!

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

Nelson Ford is looking for the right technician to service our customers vehicles.

We offer factory Ford training, competitive wages, and great benefits. Salary will depend on experience $28 to $35 per hour based on Ford training.

We will also consider a 3rd or 4th year apprentice.

Send resume to rwoodhouse@nelsonfordsales.com or Fax 250-352-7282.

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ANKORS is ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for an AIDS WALK COORDINATOR The AIDS WALK Coordinator will coordinate, develop and organize aspects of the 2013 AIDS Walk for Life in Nelson. The AIDS WALK is the premier fundraising event of the year to support people living with HIV/AIDS in the region. The job includes the organization of volunteers, event site, media and entertainment; recruitment of walkers, teams and speakers; donations of food, prizes and silent auction items.

Experience with event planning, media communications and fundraising are an asset.

32hrs/wk at $14/hr. Start date: May 13 pending receipt of funding. End date: August 30th.

This job opportunity is supported by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

In order to qualify for this job position, you must have been registered as a full-time student this past academic year and you must intend to return to school in September. People from 17-30 years old are eligible to apply for this position.

Aboriginal students and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Please send resumes by May 3 to: AIDS Walk c/o ANKORS 101 Baker St. Nelson, BC V1L 4H1 Fax# 505-5507 Email: information@ankors.bc.ca For more information, please contact Cheryl or Karen @ 505-5506

Musical Instruments, Lessons Books & Accessories P.A. lighting sales & rentals BAY AVENUE MUSIC, TRAIL 250-368-8878

Plants /Nursery BELTANE NURSERY

Quality Nursery Stock Large selection Fruit Trees & Bushes Like 2 Blueberry Bushes $15 250-428-2062 Creston, B.C.

Real Estate For Sale By Owner GREAT STARTER HOME &/OR INVESTMENT ON RIONDEL RD. above Kootenay

Lake. 4 k to Ashram 4 k to Riondel & beach. 2 3/4 acres & 2 storey unfinished (but furnished) “Small is Beautiful” cabin.

Good benches for building, one with lake view. In Aug,12 appraised at $170,000 but older, flexible vendor open to offers & might carry part of mortgage for suitable person or couple. For info & viewing please call : 1-780-5660707

Houses For Sale

BEAUTIFUL Nelson home for sale COMPLETELY RENOVATED on a fully fenced corner lot in Fairview. 4 bed 1.5 bath This home is move-in ready and priced to sell! $339,500 Call 250-352-7446 Private sale new 2200 sq ft Nelson lakefront home on Johnswalk 1101 Sproat Drive $729,000 includes taxes 250-226-7809

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RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

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Peak Physique at 279 Columbia Ave has moved leaving 1800 sq ft Prime Main floor area with 2400 sq ft lower level with kitchen ladies/men change rooms & showers. For information call Peter 250-365-7551

Updated 3 bdrm on Lower Fairview, Full Kitchen with F/S, W/D, Micro, Cedar Porch added Aug/12. Big Basement good storage $1500/m + util.

Fenced in Yard w/storage shed jaylenechesney@gmail.com

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Nelson: 2-3 brdm W/D small Pets Aloud N/S Avail May 1st $1200/m + util 250 777-3325

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GLASS HOUSE on the Water Beautifully Furnished, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2000 sq.ft.

Esquisite views in every direction: river, forest, gardens. 8 mins to Nelson.

Private dock. $1950./mo. see 20 photos: google Nelson Realty - 3215 Fisherman Road.

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Call (520)248-6767.

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1940’s Art Deco House for Rent 3 bdrm + 2 Bath, small office/Child’s Playroom Finished Basement Beautiful Views of the Big Orange Bridge & Elephant Mountain $1800/m + Util Lots of garden space for springtime growers!

Avail May 1, 2013 jaylenechesney@gmail.com

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Spacious 1 bedroom suite NS, NP, WD, FS. $800/m Available Now 250-352-6975

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Notice is hereby given to those name below that Kootenay Warehousing Let, 514 Latimer Street, Nelson BC, will dispose of the contents of these lockers to recover outstanding storage costs on April 30th 2013, unless the arrears are paid in full before the assigned date.

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House for Rent in Nelson 4 bdrm, 3 bath N/S N/P $1600/m + util 352-3370 Newly renovated 2-3 bdrm heritage house. Bright & beautiful. fenced Yard. Hardwood Floors. S/S appliances. W/D, N/S, N/P $1500/m. Avail May 1st 250 551-8036

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Reference Number 1305

The Operations Coordinator role provides the common interface between the Operations Department and various stakeholders integral to ensuring the operation and maintenance of Joint Venture operating assets is effective and efficient. Stakeholders could be internal, operational or regulatory. The Operations Coordinator role is a key team member of the Operations Department as this position is expected to coordinate and facilitate all projects, investigations and programs that the department is responsible for. This temporary position under the direction of the Director, Operations ends October 2014.

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Qualifications: Post Secondary degree in Commerce or Business Administration with a technical aptitude At least five years experience in an operations role and keen interest in Hydro Power operations A questioning nature that will assess reports and submissions from a variety of perspectives Proven ability to analyze and interpret financial reports and financial data Experience in developing, implementing and maintaining business processes and/or management systems Progressive training on the use of Office and industrial computer applications including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HMI. WMS and other software programs Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a team member at all levels of the organization Eager to learn, and ability to grow with the role Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with attention to detail and to a high standard of excellence Self starter, with initiative and willingness to take on additional Operations tasks To apply for this position, click this link: careers@columbiapower.org and attach your cover letter and resume, or email them with the reference number in the subject line to: careers@columbiapower.org.

The closing date is April 29, 2013

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UNDER $100K

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Perfect 1st Time/Retire Time/Retirement High Street Bargain reduced!

ID: 1095 ID: 1575

Almost new, well maintained 3 bedroom unit on the best site in the Greenwood MHP.

Rare opportunity for this two bedroom condo on offer just steps from the downtown core.

$250K-$300K

Slocan River Acreage ID:1125

Cozy in Uphill

r e t s a f sold Come check out this beautifully maintained 4 bed, 2 bath home with over 1,500 finished sq ft.

7 Meadow Creek Acres

Knock-Out Patio!

ID:1055

Engineered floors, vaulted ceil ceilings, loft-style mbdrm, 3 beds, 3 baths with a great deck. Must see.

Close to College

ID: 1015

Well appointed and newly renovated 3 bed, 2.5 baths, handy to Selkirk Campus.

New Home & 12+Acres ID: 1165

reduced!

New hi-efficiency solar home and 12.5 acres of very secluded land just 10 mins from Castlegar.

Granite Pointe Walk-Out

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Great family getaway property.

Clean, 2 bed mobile home w/ dock and room to expand.

Custom crafted 2,188 sqft timber frame home steps from beach, 10 mins from Nelson.

700’ Feet Riverfront

$500K-$550K

ID:1175

$300K-$350K

$400K-$450K

Sought-After Vallican Acres ID: 2155

ID: 1025 Pristine, move-in-ready, 5 bdrm , 2 bath home, VERY well maintained w/ great back yard.

Best Balfour Acreage!

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Solid Family Home

Craftsman built 2,700 sqft home with large, detached workshop on 7 flat, sunny acres near Slocan Park.

Walk Everywhere

ID:1005

City centre location, right next to Gyro Park, beautifully restored Nelson 3 bedroom.

Home, Rental & Commercial ID: 1075

ID:3315

3-4 bedroom family home with enough room for a basement suite. Immediate possession.

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Luxury 4 bed, 3 bath strata on over 9 acres of waterfront property w/ large sturdy dock.

Accessible 3 bed, 3 bath waterfront home 30 minutes from Nelson w/ indoor hot tub.

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Charmingly unconventional 2 bed 1 bath home on 8.8 gorgeous Slocan Riverfront acres.

Landscaper’s Dream

$450K-$500K

Best Price Waterfront Almost Waterfront Timberframe Slocan Lake Lifestye ID:1425 ID: 3015

An expanded and much improved 3 bedroom 1 bath mobile home on 6.4 riverfront acres near Slocan Park. Must See!

ID: 1315

2 bed, 2 bath mobile w/ large carport, shop, add’nl garage, w/ mature cedars all around.

$350K-$400K

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$650K-$700K

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6 bed, 5 bath luxury home on gorgeous lake-view property a few minutes from town. Full HD Tour!

$700K-$750K

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Nelson’s Finest Heritage ID:3305

Stunning 4 bed, 3 bath home, south facing on beautiful .51 acre lot overlooking Kootenay Lake.

Built for one of Nelson’s earliest Mayors this well maintained property will take you back in time.

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Well-built 1995 2 bed, 2 bath family home w/ luxury flair on large lakefront parcel at 6 Mile.

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$950K-$1M

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Rare, large waterfront parcel on the East Shore near Lockhark Prov. Beach. w/ 2 homes.

$1M & Above

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Over 4,000sqft of living space with 100’ of Kootenay Lake frontage w/ 2 large garages.

Incomparable Waterfront

ID: 1195 Luxurious and inspired architectural achievement on finest WF parcel in the Kootenays.

testimonial

Dear Property Lab Team,

We wanted to take a minute to write a testimonial for Paul as one way to say Thank You for all his excellent work. We can recommend him without reservation. He was always professional and courteous and easily accessible.

He came knocking on our door soon after our first listing had expired. The first had been a disappointing experience as that agent did almost nothing beyond listing the home. We had also interviewed at least 3 others previously who all told us our home would be difficult to sell and in one way or another tried to tell us to brace for many years as we were in a difficult price range. None of them had a plan or even displayed any desire to challenge obstacles...

When he showed up we were not sure what we wanted to do but he really had us motivated after we heard his presentation and explained how he and his team approach this work differently. In short, they actually WORK. They put together videos and photos that showcase the home and they use the internet as savvy buyers always start here. Within the first 2 weeks he brought through at least 15 Realtors which our first agent didn’t do at all. Our first showing resulted in an offer in the first 2 weeks!

Thank you again. We are so glad we put our faith in you.

-Trevor & Susan G. Nelson, BC

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Rosemont Seniors’ Facility

Jubilee Manor pleased with impressive new wheels SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

Earlier this month, the Nelson Jubilee Manor/Place Foundation presented a new bus to residents and staff of the Rosemont facility. This project to replace the existing bus has been ongoing for several years.

In an effort to raise money for the bus, the Foundation has had great support

from the following organizations, plus many other generous individual donors: Friends of Nelson Elders in Care, Nelson Gyro Club, Nelson Lions Club, Kokanee Chapter of the IODE, Kootenay Country Store Co-op, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 22, Regional District of Central Kootenay, L.V. Rogers Grad Classes of 60/61/62.

They would also like to thank their auxiliary for the ponchos the residents are wearing in the picture. These ponchos will come in very handy for the outings on the new bus.

The Nelson Jubilee Manor/Place Foundation greatly appreciates the continued support from the community.

250.352.7861 2124 Ymir Road www.nelsonvet.com

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Do you know how you can help your local animal rescue organization best? By ADOPTING, DONATING and FOSTERING. (Back row L-R): Carol Mawer (Foundation member), Sandra Morrow (manager of Jubilee Manor), Diana Dunsmore (Foundation president), Charlyne Tees (Jubilee Manor administrative assistant), Lorraine Mackie (Foundation treasurer), Ron Monty (Foundation secretary), Cindy Kozak-Campbell (Kootenay Boundary IH residential administrator); (Front row L-R): Heather Bishop, Frances Caron, Anne Perehudoff, Rose Anderson (activity coordinator), Robert McDougall, Dorothy Cote, Fran Uchida, Eileen Scanlon.

She’s a sweet 10 year old girl, very affectionate with her people. Likes being the only pet in the home. Likes to go outside during the day and is a great mouser. Call 250-551-1053 to meet her in Nelson.

Wayne Germaine 250.354.2814 wayne@valhallapathrealty.com

$95,000

This like-new 2010 2-bedroom home is immaculate inside and out.

Beautiful large kitchen open to the living room with vaulted ceilings.

Located on quiet Lower 6 mile Road in the 21 Pine Park. Just a short walk to the beach and the city bus.

Easy to finance.

ZEUS

Zeus is such a sweetie. He’s a husky x, 7 months old.

Because he is timid, he will need extra help adapting to a new home. Zeus needs a patient dog-savvy person who uses positive training methods, he needs another older dog to bond with, he needs a secure fenced area to play in, and he needs tons of affection and consistency.

Call 250-551-1053.

Call Wayne A HIDDEN GEM An absolutely charming home tucked away in lower Fairview. Offers loads of privacy.

Robert Goertz 250.354.8500 robert@valhallapathrealty.com www.kootenayconnector.com

$319,900

Call Robert GREAT HOME, GREAT VALUE

$399,900

Located 15 min from Nelson, this 4-bed, 2-bath home is sure to meet your criteria.

Features include hot tub, paved driveway, underground sprinkler system, spacious room sizes, double attached garage and a spacious half acre lot to enjoy. This will not disappoint, call today.

Call Norm or Lev THINKING OF BUILDING?

Lev Zaytsoff 250.354.8443 lev@valhallapathrealty.com

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Premier building lot in Nelson’s prestigious Fairview Heights subdivision. This neighborhood features upscale homes, rail trail access and is within walking distance to schools and parks.

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Representing the Lighta! crew from Vancouver, he has been described "a dance music encyclopedia, full of knowledge about obscure niche genres but still with one foot in the future at all times for that rare blend of archival expertise and up-to-the-minute freshness," by Resident Advisor music blog and is one of the most prolific producers in the game today.

We are currently working on an EP of music together for Mat The Alien's Really Good Recordings. So I wanted to ask a few questions about his own solo work including his self titled debut album released March 22 on South Fork Sound out of New York .

Yan Zombie: What can you tell us about the concept or inspiration for your debut album?

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Paul Williamson

Paul Williamson is a 16-yearold aspiring pianist from Mission, BC who took first place at the BCRMTA Piano Competition held this past September in Abbotsford.

As a result of winning this competition, Williamson will be representing BC at the National Piano Competition to be held in Halifax this July.

Paul began studying piano at the age of five and his musical accomplishments have been many. He fills the role of piano accompanist with the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra and has won awards for many of his performances. He has

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In addition to his talents on the piano, Williamson is also an accomplished cellist, and performs in a variety of ensembles.

Paul Williamson will perform in Nelson on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m at Nelson United Church.

Ticket prices are $15 and $10 for students and seniors.

Also in the mix Friday night at the Spiritbar will be my Cypha.Nex collaborators Digs and Vs. Expect, some hip-hop, trap, juke, jungle, booty, garage, dancehall and the unexpected!

In yet another testament to the infinite kindness and generosity of zombies, the show is only $5 before 11 p.m. and $7 after that.

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Mindreau has played for the MYO Orchestra and the Port Credit Chamber Strings Ensemble. He also started the Strings Attached Musical Ensemble, his first string quartet in 2000.

Griffiths is one of the three original members of Tequila Mockingbird. In a world where accordions are played by many, but understood by few, he has worked hard to bind classical accordion playing with experimental sounds.

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Jane Merks’ mixed media lace collages entitled Enlacement are featured in the lobby of the Capitol Theatre until the end of May. Merks collects old lace, crocheting and forgotten needlework that’s often discarded when adult children clean out grandmothers’ and mothers’ homes.

Merks uses these discards in a way that begs you to look at old lace again, but with new eyes. Each doily features intricate stitching, the beauty of a repetitive pattern and the patience required to create each object.

Merks background and education is a bit of a mixed media bag as well.

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Abdou admits to falling in love with books when she first cracked, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss, but for many years she lived a life where she had the desire to write but lacked the confidence.

“After I hit the teenage years self consciousness set in and I wasn’t in the group of creative kids who wrote. So I just stopped and didn’t take creative writing. When I went to university, since I hadn’t taken creative writing, I didn’t have a portfolio and I felt too intimidated to apply.”

At university Abdou studied academics and wrote about about the books she was reading, graduating with a Ph.D in English Literature. It wasn’t until 1999 at the age of 30, when a head on car collision which broke her back, she actually got down to the business of writing. Abdou published her first book, Anything Boys Can Do, a collection of short stories in 2006. She hasn’t stopped writing since.

Abdou says she began with short stories to learn to write. She read a lot of books, did a lot of exercises and then started taking workshops and mentorship programs which helped her complete her first two books. “I used the short stories to learn my craft not because writing short stories is easier, it’s actually harder.”

She followed up with The Bone Cage in 2007, published Canterbury Trails in 2011 and just finished her latest novel Sweat.

Abdou puts the time in at her computer but says that’s not where the best ideas come from. It’s not until she’s out for a run that she really gets her best ideas, plot points and phrases.

“I can always tell when an idea for a novel comes because I get really excited and want to talk about it. It’s almost a physical experience and I get energized.

Some people don’t want to talk about their books in progress but if I don’t want to talk about it, it’s probably not very interesting to me.”

Abdou’s stories come from a desire to understand the world around her. “I read that you have to write what you know so the writing is true but for me, I write about what I am completely obsessed with, that really determines my next project. In that way, the books pick me.”

After Canada Reads and Abdou became the poster girl for Canadian literary fiction, she began to experience the pressure to produce. “I lost the fun of it and was very stressed. I tried to pound out a book and it was the biggest pile of garbage that anyone has ever read.

And I realized that if I’m not having fun writing then it’s not going to be any fun to read.”

“I think all writers have to remind themselves of the pleasure of process. If you don’t find pleasure there’s no sense at all in doing this.”

An English and Creative Writing instructor at College of the Rockies, Abdou also spends a lot of time working with youth.

“When teenages have an idea that writers are removed or somehow superior and they meet someone who is normal,” she laughs, “they realize that this is something that they can do. It’s

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“This workshop will be intense and they can expect to get a lot of feedback.

I like to stretch and push what a writer can do but I promise it’s going to be fun.

Anyone attending the workshop will go away charged up and excited about writing with a lot of ideas of how they can improve.

The Spring Scribble Youth Workshop is being hosted by the Kootenay Literary Competition, May 24 to 26. To register, visit the KLC website kootenaylitcomp. com. ing, sculpture, printmaking, graphic design and bookbinding at a post secondary level, but started learning sewing from her mother when she was 10.

After teaching graphic design for a number of years, she retired to the Kootenays with her husband Peter Bartl and started PB+J Press in Balfour, an experimental private press that produced limited edition artists books and other letterpress ephemera.

Now living in Nelson, she plans to continue creating new work from old.

An artist reception will be held at the Capitol on Saturday, April 20 from 5 to 7 p.m.

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Bush did a lot of horrible and unspeakable things, but there is a silver lining — he really helped the music industry. I don’t mean that he put more money into the industry; I mean he inspired countless musicians to write probably some of their best material. Mostly because if there was one thing that sane people all over the world could agree on during his two term presidency, it was that George Bush Jr was (is) a tool bag who could barely string together coherent sentences and was running the country into the ground.

Musicians were passionate about their hate for Bush and wanted to make a change. “Fat” Mike Burkett, lead singer of punk band NOFX, started a website called punkvoter.com to “expose the Bush’s administrations incredibly bad policies.” Coupled with that, he put together compilations called Rock Against Bush, which featured tunes from Green Day, Foo Fighters and Bad Religion. It wasn’t about apathy anymore, musicians still raised their fists against the government, but this time they actually educated the listeners to take a stand and vote so that Bush wouldn’t get into a second term. Even though he did, Punk Voter registered thousands of voters and saw the largest young voter increase since 1972.

That means 20 million young people voted in 2004. So they accomplished something pretty huge and it goes to show you; the power of music comes in a myriad of ways.

So instead of throwing more stats at you, here’s a list of the good music that happened because of George Bush.

There’s going to be a lot of quotations used to get the whole point across, so get ready.

Green Day – “American Idiot” Arguably the band’s best album. It’s a concept album designed as a rock opera, and was deeply inspired by Bush’s actions. The album was so good that it won seven Grammys. They also say the “F” word a bunch in it, so that appealed to me.

NOFX – “Franco Un-American” Probably one of the most politically vocal bands out there, when NOFX sang about George Bush, people listened. Their entire album, The War On Errorism was so politically charged, my 16-yearold self wanted to learn about the US government just so I could understand all the references in it. Which makes the album a success. Of course, they throw some humour into “Franco Un-American” and it’s a tune that you can listen to on repeat without it getting old.

Neil Young – “Let’s Impeach The President” If there’s one man that can sum up the idiocy of a president in a song, it’s Neil Young. With the not-at-all-subtle song title, you’re not going to argue with the point that Mr. Young was trying to get across.

Pennywise – “God Save the USA” One of the “Godfathers of Punk,” Pennywise has always been striking at the heart of politics. This song is one of the best on the “Rock Against Bush” compilation, even though it’s a pretty bleak one lyrically: “The irony of liberty, is no one here is truly free.”

Propagandhi – “A Speculative Fiction” Winnipeg’s (and Canada’s) greatest punk band know their political stuff.

On this one, they take a different approach and sing about how the politics of America ultimately effects Canada (usually for the worse). When singer Chris Hannah yells “the battle of 1812 rings in our hearts...” it makes you think just how bad things were even in Canada when Bush was in power.

Against Me! – “From Her Lips To God’s Ears” Remember Condoleeza Rice? She was an evil, evil lady. In this one Against Me! try to sarcastically reason with her by asking, “Condoleeza? What are we gonna do now?”

Bright Eyes – “When The President Talks To God” Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst has always been a great lyricist but it really became evident in this song. I remember listening to the following lines for the first time and getting goosebumps: “While they pick which countries to invade/Which Muslim souls still can be saved?/ I guess God just calls a spade a spade/ When the president talks to God.”

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riting students at Selkirk College are celebrating the end of the semester with a public reading of their works in Nelson tonight.

The wine and cheese event will be held upstairs at the Kootenay School of Arts building (606 Victoria Street) from 7 to 10 p.m. and everyone is welcome to attend.

The nine participating students, from both Nelson and Castlegar campuses, have also compiled their work in a selfpublished anthology — called Mouths of Many — which will be handed out free to everyone attending the event and will also be for sale at Otter Books.

Roz Nay, a graduating writing student and organizer of the event, said she’s excited to be part of the first Selkirk writing class to put out

an anthology of their work.

“The idea is that future students will keep the tradition going,” she explained. “It’s a nice way to wrap up the semester.”

She said her classmates also experimented with publishing their work in an online magazine, noting that one of the writing instructors, Adrian Barnes, comes from the online publishing world and inspired the students to try putting their work out on the web.

“We’re trying different ways to get our writing out to an audience,” she said, adding that both the online medium and self-publishing are shaping the future of how aspiring writers will get their work to readers. “We might as well get comfortable with it now.”

Admission to the student reading is $10.

GAP Theatre presents pair of plays

Communicative and passionate youth from Nelson and Salmo will perform two interactive theatre plays at SelfDesign High.

This theatre performance is the result of the work of a wonderful group of youth ages 14 to 18 who have been involved in the Gender Action Project.

GAP is a ten-week long workshop series facilitated by the Nelson Women’s Centre, and supported by Columbia Basin Trust and Salmo

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The result is two incredible self-written plays called Famn Damily and Point of No Return.

The plays will be performed on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at SelfDesign High (Legion building). Adults are $10 and youth are free.

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eer and fruit might seem like an ungodly combination to some. An absolute abomination to what beer was ever meant to be.

This has been a long-running attitude in some circles in the Craft Beer world — that is until the bean counters saw that a few breweries were selling an awful lot of beer that had fruit characteristics. Now fruit beers are really quite common and have pushed the traditional boundaries of what people expect from beers yet again. Huckleberries, apricot, raspberry, blackberry, watermelon, grapefruit, you name it, they’re all making their ways into brewers’ kettles nowadays, and some people who may not have considered themselves beer drinkers have taken up the pint, and that’s never a bad thing.

The Nelson Brewing Company doesn’t actually make a full-on fruit beer, but if you taste our Full Nelson Imperial IPA which is in stores now in the 650ml bottle you may be surprised by the assortment of fruit flavours.

Passion fruit, grapefruit, grape and mango are some of the first tastes to flood your pallet.

IPAs are well known for grapefruit and piney flavors, but the others are something many people will be tast-

ing in this format for the first time. Be careful though at 8.2 per cent Alc.Vol the sleeper hold may just sneak up on you. Of all the beers we sampled for this Full Nelson maybe had the strongest fruit flavors while actually incorporating no fruit into the brew.

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The Fernie Brewing Company’s What The Huck Huckleberry Wheat Ale is an easy drinking summer beer.

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The flavor of the huckleberry isn’t over powering, but lingers and becomes stronger the more time you spend with the beer. It’s a beer that has a great thirst quenching characteristic. One could easily put a couple of them back on a hot summer day on the patio.

Whistler Brewing Company’s Paradise Valley Grapefruit Ale has been a great success for the brewery. It was one of those beers that took gumption

to put out in the first place, and the risk was worth the reward. Grapefruit zest and a little coriander added to a malty blonde has given Whistler a great summer beer. The beer has a strong interesting aroma, the grapefruit almost tastes as though it’s that of a Ruby Red. It’s quite sweet and as a straight up well-balanced beer, very drinkable.

Finally we had to bring in a dark fruit beer to show just how diverse this category of beers can really be.

Cannery Brewing’s Blackberry Porter tastes to us like a tasty dessert in a bottle. Like a chocolate mousse with blackberries, this dark beer might not be one to drink all day but is a great addition to the lineup of fruit beers.

It’s another well-balanced, well-made beer that shows just how diverse this section of brewing can be.

If you’re up for a bit of a change next time you go to the craft beer section grab a couple fruit beers. Sure it’s going to be a bit of a stretch for some, but for those who take the plunge you’ll be rewarded with one of the most vibrant interesting areas of craft brewing in BC today.

Enjoy the patio season, friends!

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Recipes of the Week: Pan Bread

Ingredients 3 cloves garlic 1/4 c olive oil 1 bunch green onions coarsely chopped 2 tsp cumin 1/2 c chopped cilantro 3 Tbsp dried apricots coarsely chopped 3 Tbsp pitted dates chopped 3 Tbsp raisins 1/2 tsp fennel seeds 1/2 tsp dried chili flakes

3 c flour 1 Tbsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp salt Water Olive oil for frying

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Method In a food processor blend garlic, oil, green onion, cumin, cilantro, apricots, dates, raisins, fennel, and chili flakes until finely chopped.

In a stand mixer with a dough hook add flour baking powder salt and fruit mixture. Blend until well combined. With machine on medium gradually add enough cold water to form a dough.

Dough should come off the sides of the bowl. Remove and wrap and chill for 20 minutes.

Cut dough into 6 pieces. Roll each piece into a circle 1/8 inch thick. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, fry pieces one at a time about 3 minutes per side until golden.

Cut into wedges and enjoy with cheese or dips of your choice.

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�rts and Entertainment Listings Visual Arts

Jane Merks’ mixed media lace collages entitled Enlacement are featured in the lobby of the Capitol Theatre until the end of May. An artist reception will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Touchstones Nelson is showing artwork by students graduating from Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts program in Gallery B. Clay, fibre, jewelery and metalwork are on display. There will be an opening reception for the show on April 26 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Katya Coad's gorgeous and incredibly realistic paintings of garden scenes are showing until the end of April at the Craft Connection/Gallery 378.

Theatre

Nelson Youth Theatre presents Alice: Adventures in Wonderland at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $7.30 for students and seniors or $19.30 for adults, available online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca. or phone 250-3526363. Prizes for best Wonderland costumes.

Nelson Registered Music Teachers present Paul Williamson

Winner BC Young Artist Competition

Saturday, April 27 7 pm at the

Nelson United Church

Tickets, avail. at Otter books & The Music Store, are $15 & $10 for students & seniors.

In conjunction with the provincial elections, the CROMOLI BROTHERS are returning to Nelson with their campaign to become supreme leaders of the world.

They will reveal their platform and discuss, with the help of a ukulele and various other small hand-held instruments, what makes them the RIGHT CHOICE to bring our ENTIRE WORLD into a more peaceful, happier, and brighter future with less human suffering and cholesterol.

Check out the campaign at votecromoli. com. CROMOLI 4 SUPREME LEADER, written and performed by Lucas Myers and special guests, will be at the Scout Hall on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26.

Tickets are $10 and available in advance at Eddy Music and at the door.

Literature

Selkirk College writing students have put together an anthology of their work, which they will read from on Friday, April 19 at the old Kootenay School of the Arts (606 Victoria Street) at 7 p.m.

Admission is $10 and includes a copy of the anthology.

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Sunday, April 21 2013 Rod & Gun Club, Nelson Bring your unused but working bikes & any biking related equipment to the Swap.

Drop off items to sell between 11am – noon, doors open for sales at 12:30 pm and close at 2:30. Pick up cash and any unsold items between 2:30pm - 3:30pm. All unsold items will be donated to charity. Cash and cheques

only please.

Beat circuit. Tickets are $30 for adult or $24 for student. Buy tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-3526363.

Self Evident is at Spiritbar on Friday, April 19. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

Saturday April 20, Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions season finale features three new acts. Opening at noon is Andrew Bourcet (gypsy folk), next up is Cora Fora (spiritual/healing folk).

Special touring guests are Beautiful Wild Animals (operatic folklore) featuring Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra’s Jacques Mindreau (violin) and Ian Griffiths (accordion).

Music

Capitol Theatre Season Series presents Alpha Yaya Diallo and his band Bafing, with West African Summit on Friday, April 19 at 8 p.m. This Juno Award winner is one of the most inspired artists on the World

Keep the Beat

a youth group raising funds for War Child Canada, is hosting a

Fashion shoW tonight at touChstones MuseuM. the show will showcase many local designers such as Lilikoi, Fairies pyjamas, and Dear pony. show starts at 7:00. tickets cost $12.00

Krafty Kuts will be at Spiritbar on Wednesday, April 24. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel.

Stickybuds plays Spiritbar on Saturday, April 20. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at the Hume Hotel.

Singer-songwriter and storyteller Rick Scott brings music and laughter to Expressions (554 Ward Street) on Wednesday April 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.

SPEED DATING

Spiritbar is looking forward to welcoming back DJ Czech, along with local master Breakfluid on Friday, April 26. Doors open at 10 p.m. Cover is $10.

Film

Nelson Civic Theatre’s April movie weekend continues with Silver Linings Playbook showing Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 9:15 p.m., a romantic comedy-drama starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. And coming from the New York International Children’s Film Festival, two films by acclaimed anime master Hayao Miyazaki show on Saturday: Ponyo at 4 p.m. and Castle in the Sky at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for students and seniors, and $6 for matinees. Civic Theatre members save $1 on all tickets.

DANCE UMBRELLA SPRING SHOWCASE May 9th, 10th and 11th Tickets at the Capitol Theatre $11.00 each Shows at 7pm plus a 2pm matinee on Sunday

Fundraiser Thurs. April 25 - 7:00pm @ Grounded Coffee House Friday April 26 - 7:00pm @ Element in Castlegar Call Deb Burnett at 250.509.0273 or www.pathwaylifecoaching.com Pre-registration is required Music • Drinks • Snacks

The Nelson Registered Music Teachers present Paul Williamson, winner of the BC Registered Music Teachers Piano Competition. This talented 16-year-old will perform at the United Church on Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. Tickets $15 and $10, available at Otter Books and The Music Store.

Jenny & The Jets plays a fundraiser for Nelson CARES at Finley's on Saturday, April 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. No cover.

Local DJ B. Traits will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, April 27. Lady AK will open the show. Advance tickets are $10 at The Hume Hotel. Doors open at 10 p.m.

Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra plays Finley's on Saturday, April 20. Cover is $10 after 9 p.m.

Toronto heavy metal band Cauldron play Spiritbar on May 2. Doors at 10 p.m.

Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

Glenn Mitchell's Retirement Party featuring music from Joy Ride, Slime Ball Slim, Hammer Mouse House Cat's and the Costanza's at Finley's on Tuesday, April 23. Cover is $5.

University of Alberta's 69th Annual Spring Tour Concert is at the Nelson United Church on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.

Come out to enjoy the choir's repertoire of choral works ranging from the Baroque to Broadway. The Faculty of Handbell Ringers will also play one of the largest collections of handbells and chimes in Canada. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Children under five are free.

West Kootenay Suzuki Association presents Together in Music, a family friendly concert by kids for kids at the Bethel Christian Centre in Nelson on Sunday, April 21, 6:30 p.m. Familiar folk songs and engaging classical music by 50 violin, viola and guitar students.

Admission by donation.

Smalltown DJs at Spiritbar on May 3.

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