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showed up at 5:30 a.m. with buckets, brushes and other supplies he was the only one. Undeterred, the 43-year-old attempted to remove the large tag scrawled across onequarter of the wall.

It proved difficult, so he decided to head down to the City of Nelson’s public works building to seek help. Public works manager Karen MacDonald responded and told

This year’s Community Initiative Grants were doled out at a recent council meeting. Forty two groups had requested funding and, with not enough money to go around, 14 went away with nothing.

The Columbia Basin Trust gives the City of Nelson about $126,000 to distribute among applicants each year. The city generally allocates 35 per cent ($44,000) of that to arts, culture and heritage groups whose applications are judged by the cultural development committee. The rest ($82,000) goes to other community groups who make their case to Nelson council.

Council has the final say on the funding decisions and could choose to move money allocated for arts groups to a community project it deems more worthy — though this year no such adjustments were made.

The cultural development committee considered applications from 13

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Nelson’s Doran Amatto and City of Nelson public works crews worked to remove graffiti tagging from a rock wall at the base Bob Hall photo of IODE Park on Monday morning.

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Nasty graffiti tagging on a prominent rock wall in Nelson’s downtown received quick action from a resident who hopes to begin an ongoing assault against illegal spray painting.

Sometime overnight between Saturday and Sunday, a spray paint vandal tagged the rock wall at the base of IODE Park on Hall Street.

When he returned from a day of

fishing, Nelson resident Doran Amatto saw a post on Facebook showing the damage to the wall.

“It disgusts and infuriates me,” Amatto told the Nelson Star. “I grew up here. This is my town and I take a lot of pride in this little community. It’s frustrating to see this kind of tagging.”

Through Facebook, on Sunday night Amatto attempted to rally those with similar concerns to meet him bright and early Monday to get rid of the tag. When he

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Cabaret Opens at End of May

The Kit Kat Klub’s characters SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter

Rehearsals are ramping up for the local production of Cabaret opening at the end of this month. While a raft of theatre veterans are memorizing their lines and perfecting solos, a pack of dancers are learning routines for the show’s numerous dance numbers.

With most of the action taking place inside the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub where burlesque dancers entertain their audience with their sexy stage shows, choreographer Mackenzie Hope has had his work cut out for him.

“Of all the shows I’ve choreographed, this one has the most dancing by far,” the 29-year-old says, noting there are six big dance numbers in the first act alone.

Hope grew up in Fruitvale performing with Steps Dance Centre and has been teaching dance since he was 16. He left the Kootenays after high school and spent some time living in Vancouver and Mexico before moving to Nelson in 2006.

His first local theatre gig was the Rocky Horror Show and he’s worked on a handful of productions since, always doubling as both choreographer and actor. He was an apostle in Jesus Christ Superstar and in Cabaret he plays Bobby, one of ten Kit Kat dancers

The crew that will be doing most of the dancing at the Capitol Theatre staging of Cabaret at the end of this month include Mackenzie Hope (middle) and Carley Brandel (being held by Hope).

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and a love interest of the male lead.

Among the other Kit Kat dancers is Carly Brandel, who will be making her local theatre debut in the show, though she’s been part of several productions in Vancouver. Like all the dancers cast in Cabaret, she has a strong background in modern dance styles, particularly jazz and hip hop.

She’ll be playing Frenchie in the show.

“All I know about the character is her stage name,

so I assume she’s from Paris and I’ve made up a bit of a backstory for her,” the 31-year-old explains. “She doesn’t have any lines, but her character is brought out in the way she moves.”

Brandel says during rehearsals she and the other dancers are often reminded not to make their routines too perfect. “[Hope] is always telling us to ‘make it ugly’ — like we’re trying to be sexy, but failing,” she laughs. “It’s really the opposite of what

we usually try to achieve as dancers. We’re kind of breaking the rules, which is a lot of fun.”

Cabaret opens at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, May 30 and continues Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. nightly. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on June 1 and a late night show on May 31 at 11 p.m. Tickets are $22 for adults or $17 for students and are available through the Capitol Theatre box office.

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Tribunal dismisses complaint Greg Nesteroff Nelson Star Reporter

Over a year after the case was heard in Nelson, a discrimination complaint brought against the provincial government by a group of Doukhobors has been rejected.

In her 76-page ruling released Friday, tribunal member Enid Marion concluded there was no evidence the government discriminated against the group, known as the New Denver Survivors, in its response to a 1999 ombudsman’s report. The report suggested they were owed an apology and compensation for being sent to a New Denver residential school in the 1950s.

“While I may sympathize with their personal feelings about this issue, I cannot conclude, based on the limited evidence before me, that the Survivors’ race, ancestry or religion was a factor in the Ministry’s refusal to implement any of the report’s recommendations,” Marion wrote.

“I also appreciate that the Survivors felt deeply hurt and

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About 200 Doukhobor children were removed from their families in the 1950s and sent to a residential school in New Denver.

offended by the Ministry’s refusal to formally apologize to them, despite their consistent expression of need for a real and sincere apology in order to truly heal. The value of a sincere apology cannot be underestimated.”

Elsie Eriksen, among four Survivors who testified at the tribunal hearing, told 103.5 The Bridge she was surprised and disappointed with the ruling. “I was expecting some justice finally,” she said, “but I guess justice is not to be done for us.”

Eriksen said she and others had been pinning their hopes on a positive outcome and will have to discuss if there is anything more they

can do. Some, she expects, have already given up.

“Of course that happens,” she said. “People get their hopes up, then they get dashed and they say ‘ah, it’s not worth it.’ Because it’s very emotional and taxing.

I thought it would be different this time, but it’s not. It’s frustrating.”

The hearing, held in Nelson and Vancouver in January and February 2012, got off to a shaky start when the group’s lawyer quit for unexplained reasons. Complainant Walter Swetlishoff then conducted the case himself.

The tribunal heard testimony from the group that they were offered several

million dollars for a research project to unearth documents related to their seizure as children.

However, a retired bureaucrat refuted the claim, saying while such a project was considered, it had no firm price tag.

Marion said she accepted that no financial offer was made by the ministry.

The tribunal also heard from former attorney general Geoff Plant, who insisted that for liability reasons a “statement of regret” was the best he could offer the survivors, rather than the apology they wanted.

The government seized nearly 200 school-age children between 1953 to 1959 and placed them in a former tuberculosis sanatorium because their parents refused to send them to school.

The ombudsman said the seizures were rationalized as necessary for the sake of the children’s education, but also because it would minimize their parents’ influence.

However, some children later alleged physical, sexual and psychological abuse while in government care.

City Reminds Property Owners of Tree Policy

Damaged trees a concern for City BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor

The City of Nelson’s public works department is concerned about unauthorized tree pruning on public property.

In the past month, city crews have had to deal with badly damaged boulevard trees that were victim to adjacent homeowners saws. In both cases those responsible did not follow the proper procedures.

“Homeowners need to realize that the trees in front of their houses on a boulevard don’t belong to them, they belong to the citizens of Nelson,” public works manager Karen MacDonald told the Nelson Star. “There are strict rules to follow when it comes to these trees.”

In late April, a homeowner on Hall Mines Road butchered a 25-year-old flowering crabapple tree to the point of no return. City crews discovered it the next day.

“It was hacked pretty good and it will not survive,” said MacDonald.

“We need to educate the citizens of Nelson more to this fact. I am sure the homeowner doesn’t even realize what they have done to this tree.”

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City of Nelson public works manager Karen MacDonald stands by the hacked flowering crabapple tree on Hall Mines Road.

If the public has issue with a tree on city property they must call the public works department. If the homeowner

wants the tree altered in any way, city staff will come and take a look at the problem.

If the complaint is reasonable, MacDonald said it will get on a list and city crews will take care of the issue. If there is an urgency and the homeowner is willing, a qualified arborist can be used at the cost of the homeowner.

The City of Nelson has the Municipal Tree Bylaw and other policy regarding trees on public property. All tree removal and planting are part of the city’s tree master plan which has been hammered out over the last few years.

Those who damage or alter trees without permission from the city can be subject to a $2,000 fine under the bylaw. MacDonald wouldn’t say whether those who damaged trees this spring would be fined.

The bottom line for City crews is that homeowners call before they cut.

“We can’t have this happening all over town… can you imagine?” MacDonald said of the two severely damaged trees her team has dealt with in the last few weeks.

You can contact the City of Nelson public works by phone at 250-352-8238.

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Greg Garbula has been described as down-to-earth, a portrayal he shrugs off as “easy to say.”

“I just like to relate to people,” says the Liberal’s candidate for MLA in Nelson-Creston, thinking nothing of the description that pegs him as an everyman.

But in his 11 years as general manager of the Kokanee Springs Golf Resort, he proved he could relate to visiting oil executives while picking up and pitching in.

“When we need to get something done, we need to get something done and at the end of it all, if we want to go for a beer, we want to go for a beer.”

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“I have no problem picking up a shovel and helping someone out,” he says. “When we need to get something done, we need to get something done and at the end of it all, if we want to go for a beer, we want to go for a beer.”

Lately, Garbula’s been making his rounds for coffee, excited for the chance to chat with folks he considers lucky to call the Kootenays home.

The businessman, with 17 years experience in the hospitality industry, made the Kootenays home with his wife, son and two young daughters when he took the job at Kokanee Springs.

“We packed up and moved and lived in this little log cabin on the side of the golf course,” he says. “It was all five of us with an Irish wolf hound. Those were some wild years.”

Deciding that this neck of the woods was where he and wife Victoria wanted to settle, they built a home on the East Shore, “this ultimate home for me, scratching out the drawing on the back of a napkin,” Garbula says.

There, the couple raised their family for 16 years.

Now residing on Nelson’s North Shore, they hold onto that Crawford Bay home despite leaving rural life behind for more opportunities for their daughters, 17 and 15, now attending L.V. Rogers secondary school.

Their son remains on the East Shore in Riondel where Garbula hopes he can eke out a living as he too starts to consider family life. Passion about strengthening rural economies comes from close to Garbula’s heart.

“We’ve got to be able to have more young families and people come here and stay here — enjoy it, work here and survive comfortably,” he says No stranger to venturing off to make a life, Garbula is originally from Windsor where he started work at a very young age. He put himself through St. Claire’s College, where he earned a business administration diploma, working in manufacturing plants. But the high wage didn’t hook him.

Moving to Lake Louise in the early ‘80s, Garbula found adventure, mostly on the slopes where he spent 100 days a season wearing skis.

“You can’t beat that. It was a great life,” he says.

It was there he also got his start in the hospitality industry, launching a lifetime of customer service and a keen interest in tourism.

“I started out as a room clerk at the Chateau Lake Louise, at the front desk.

I was a bellman and a bartender and a busboy,” he says. “I followed all the way through the hotel doing whatever needed doing. And I kept getting promoted. I had no intention of really being in this industry. It found me.”

And find him, it did. Garbula’s career took him from Fairmont’s Chateau Lake Louise to the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Delta’s The Lodge at Kananaskis and the renowned Emerald Lake Lodge, moving up along the way.

“It wasn’t like I was out there trying to work my way up for the sake of my career. If you do a good job, they tell you ‘this is where you should go.’ It’s sort of

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Liberal candidate Greg Garbula has spent many years in the hospitality and tourism industry, most recently Kokanne Springs.

how I’ve fallen into this political scene.

They said to me, ‘you should be that guy, Greg — you’re going to do a good job. We need a guy like you to do this.’”

Working hard, putting in the time and the effort is what he does. His first foray into politics is a new challenge and that comes with great appeal.

“Politics is wild,” he says. “It’s a roller coaster ride but it sure is interesting.”

Garbula also sits on the board of Directors of the Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association, the regional transportation advisory committee, and is the past president of the Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce.

After years working in Alberta resort communities, the Kootenays were an easy sell for Garbula.

“When you get here, you see there’s the whole package. The weather, the lake, the glacier,” he says, adding community cohesiveness rounds out the perfect picture.

Garbula still likes to ski as much as he can. He golfs and has a boat he likes to put into Kootenay Lake.

“That’s why we’re here — to try and get out and enjoy the area,” he says.

But most often, his hobby is his work.

“I enjoy it. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s my passion,” he says.

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Health Care and Education the Topics for Nelson-Creston Candidates

Focussed forums up next KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter

Candidates running for election will field questions on health care and education at two upcoming events as they continue their quest to become Nelson-Creston’s MLA. Always hotbed issues in this riding, NDP candidate Michelle Mungall, Green Party candidate Sjeng Derkx and Liberal candidate Greg Garbula are all confirmed to attend the focused forums.

The Kootenay Lake School Board is hosting an all-candidates education forum on Wednesday, May 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Held at the Nelson board office boardroom (570 Johnstone Road), superintendent Jeff Jones will moderate the event featuring questions from the audience and trustees.

“Trustees are interested in having a greater public dialogue about our candidates’ understanding and commitment to public education,” Jones says. “The questions will focus on education from a provincial perspective and a local perspective.”

This is the first time the trustees have hosted a forum as a vehicle for questioning candidates running for election.

“It’s an important time in the history of public education. We’re moving forward toward a future that we’re still

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creating together. There’s a lot of debate at the provincial level about education. Our board are the locally elected representatives and their connection to the provincial picture is very important to them,” says Jones.

The forum will be viewed via videoconference from the Creston Education Centre Board Room. It will also be streamed on YouTube.

“We know it’s a reality of today’s world that many members of our community will want to sit in the comfort of their homes to watch the forum,” says Jones. “We have been working with a great deal of intentionality to increase our use of technology to inform and engage our communities.”

Nelson’s health care professionals along with community members have also teamed up to organize an all-candidates health care forum on Thursday, May 9.

Held at the Hume Hotel, the event will highlight one of the emerging issues of the provincial election.

Called, “What’s in your Health Care Future,” the forum will feature questions prepared by local health care professionals in the first half of the evening.

Candidates will receive some of these questions beforehand. In the second half, candidates will address health care questions from the audience.

Dr. Shiraz Moola says the forum isn’t about catching the candidates off guard.

“We have arrived at this format as a way of allowing the candidates time to prepare thoughtful responses that outline concrete solutions,” says the obstetrician/ gynecologist at Kootenay Lake Hospital since 2003.

“We hope to have the candidates touch upon elder care, child and youth services, mental health and acute services [emergency and surgical care] for the riding of Nelson-Creston.”

Also a researcher with the Center of Rural Health Research, Moola’s work in Nelson was featured on CBC’s

White Coat Black Art series, along with the midwives and family physicians, as an outstanding example of collaborative rural medicine.

“We recognize that robust, accessible and safe medical care is the backbone of many rural communities.

These health services also provide an economic magnet to attract and maintain businesses and to keep our elders and young people in the community,” says Moola.

Pointing to the loss of local general surgical program in Nelson over a decade ago as the source of problems continuing today, Moola says the real two-tier health care system is about urban compared to rural service.

“Where you live and where you get sick can have profound impacts on one’s access to care and health outcomes. At present only 14 per cent of British Columbians live rurally, though in this riding it is greater than 50 per cent,” he says. “That is why I feel it is so important to recognize the health care challenges facing our communities.”

The health care forum will be held at the Hume Hotel from 7 to 9 p.m. It is sponsored by the Nelson Area Health Society (NASH), the Community First Health Co-op, the Kootenay Food Co-op and Kootenay Co-op Radio.

Shambhala festival explores onsite ambulance SHERI REGNIER Trail Times Reporter

In light of its first fatality last summer, the Shambhala Music Festival committee is exploring ways to improve employee and patron safety.

In March, the committee organized a meeting with emergency health services; the Provincial Emergency Program team from Trail and Nelson; and Interior Health.

“We are just trying to get everybody to the table to talk about how we can mitigate the impact of our festival on the regional resources,” said Alex Chudis, first aid coordinator for Shambhala.

At that meeting, Chudis introduced the idea of a private ambulance, purchased by Shambhala, which would stay on site for the entire festival.

However, for now, the ambulance cannot be used for any of the 14,000

people who will be attending the festival in August.

“From a personal point of view, I think it is a good thing that we are trying to help mitigate the impact of our festival in the community,” he said.

“But there are a lot of rules and regulations that need to be complied with, and it is a fine line we walk.”

Chudis said that the emergency transport vehicle can be used for the 2,000 staff and volunteers, some of who begin set up on May long weekend.

“The purchase of an emergency transport vehicle is to be in compliance with WCB and Worksafe BC regulations,” explained Chudis.

“We are seen as a camp that is remote from any service in the community [excluding Salmo].”

“We have weeks and weeks of work and hundreds of people who are going to be on site during construction,” he

said. “And, there are always incidents during construction.”

Over the five-day festival, Shambhala has at least two doctors, and 40 registered nurses on site.

Additionally, the festival has set up facilities with medical equipment, including heart monitors, oxygen tanks, defibrillators and spine boards.

“Every year, we review a mass scenario with all the staff and department heads, to make sure that safety training is up to date,” said Chudis. “All we are striving to do at Shamhbala is improve safety.”

Salmo councillor Jennifer Peel said Shambhala is listening to the community’s needs.

“This has been such a struggle for them, and they have gone above and beyond to listen to the needs of the community on this particular issue,” she said.

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Editorial

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Nelson Star

Editor: Bob Hall Publisher: Karen Bennett

Get tough on Soundoff: From Facebook to Your Front Door Graffiti and tribunal strike up dialogue tagging

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t’s a scourge that’s taking over the blank spaces in our community. Graffiti tagging is on the rise in Nelson and a prime example was this weekend’s scrawl across a stone wall at the foot of Hall Street.

As you can read in our front page story, the mess was quickly taken care of by a local man with community pride. His efforts are appreciated and so is his pledge to keep up an ongoing assault on those vandals who tag without regard for anyone but themselves.

But will it be enough to stop the jerks who deface private and public property? Unlikely.

The website graffitiactionhero.org explores this issue and here is one of the statements on its website: “The unwritten rules of street art used to be widely honored. Unless you could do something better, you don’t touch it.”

This creed held true in Nelson at one point too, but now these spray paint thugs have no respect. Nelson Hydro’s fantastic new electrical boxes were quickly tagged. Murals in alleys are now being damaged. It seems this new breed of tagger has lost any semblance of respect for others clearly more skilled than themselves.

A common wall for graffiti lovers to pursue their art is one possible solution. But as is quickly pointed out, the sad urge to be recognized for vandalism is sometimes the driving force behind senseless tagging.

As graffitiactionhero.org points out: “Street art is constructive, graffiti tagging is destructive. Street art is about the audience, graffiti tagging is about the tagger.”

The best solution is to come down hard on those caught in the act or revealed through investigation. The Nelson Police Department has a thick file on graffiti tagging and on a few occasions has been successful in making arrests.

Ultimately it will be up to the courts.

No more slaps on the wrist for this kind of vandalism. A message must be sent that will make those committing these acts think more than twice about pulling out the spray cans.

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The Nelson Star Facebook page and nelsonstar.com commenting has been busy over the last week. Many readers had thoughts about the graffiti on the stone wall on Hall Street, the decision on the Doukhobor discrimination complaint, the Nelson Police Department reintroducing Tasers and many more. Here is a sample of some of the dialogue going on right now at nelsonstar.com and facebook.com/nelsonstarnews.

HALL STREET GRAFFITI I just think it’s so lame when they do it to old stuff. Just saw today that someone did the Kootenay Baker building with a bat symbol and a skull. They would look better on some boring wall than on old quarried rock.

- Jill Beaulieu Have some space set aside for graffiti artists to work. Check Rick Mercer’s rant alley in downtown Toronto. Most of that was “ok’ed” by the property owners. It looks better now than it did when random taggers and vandals had free reign.

- Derek Baker Well maybe this can be a form of vandalism to you, but to a 13-yearold this can be a start and a practice session, although in this particular case it looks like a lame tag.

Nonetheless, if you had a few designated areas for graffiti, for example possibly next to the new skatepark, then maybe you’d see less vandalism on rocks and buildings. Otherwise this won’t stop. The idea of a designated wall is to spray it over and over, and an endless amount of pieces can constantly be going up.

- Alla Lala There is a difference between those who tag crap and those that actually use graffiti as an art form.

So giving people a graffiti art wall is not going to stop people making a mess everywhere.

- Tamaira Christianson Make these useless wastes of skin clean up their mess then break their

Bob Hall photo

The morning after the graffiti tag went up on the stone wall at the base of IODE Park, someone posted this sign. By Monday morning, local resident Doran Amatto had taken matters into his own hands and spurred action on removing the graffiti (see front page story).

spraying fingers! Bring on the crying bleeding hearts, but if you’re bored get a job or do something useful to help your communities instead of wrecking its beauty!

- Mark Mcmurphy GRAFFITI CLEAN UP Good to see someone taking charge in this. The quicker these messes are removed the less likely graffiti thugs will revel in them. Another eye sore is the shoes hanging from wires.

- James Falvo I do not think any amount of removing the tags will stop it sadly... only way to end it is to catch people in the act.

- Mack Magilicuty Wassick DOUKHOBOR DECISION No justice or peace for the children and families... just sweep it under the carpet and hope it goes away — a disgrace!

- Perry Salikin I cannot understand how forced assimilation and the ripping apart of families and communities isn’t enough proof. Shameful.

- Miriam MacFarlane Well for what it is worth I think that you were wronged and there should be an apology. Whether or not there should be a price tag

attached to it I’m not sure that would help much. It is very sad and we Canadians should learn from it and not allow it to happen again.

- Charles Isaacs This is disgraceful... they suffered just as much as others.

- Sal Isaacs TREE VANDALISM Amazes me how often people think they own something they don’t... trees on the other side of public sidewalks, public sidewalks, parking on public streets just because it happens to be in front of their house, etc.

When you buy a home (or rent even), pay attention to what is in your purchase. Learn bylaws that apply to home ownership. Be a responsible home owner.

- Shannon Ackerman-Jones POLICE GET TASERS BACK Just what we need more deaths by Taser.

- Lorraine Saliken Walton If you’re not breaking the law why would you be Tasered or shot? And how many police related shootings have there been in Nelson lately?

- Megan Cole Get into the conversation by heading to nelsonstar.com or finding us on Facebook by searching “Nelson Star.”

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Letters to the Editor

Moving away from the heart Re: Vagina Monologues I almost didn’t go. I fought against it — for years actually.

The title put me off, to begin with. It annoyed me — like a little child using swear words or dirty words, for shock value — a way to get attention.

Well, I guess that worked.

And besides, if I never went, how could I know whether I liked it or not — how could I not like something I knew nothing about? I might be surprised!

I wasn’t.

Somehow, something so intimate, so (potentially) beautiful, and necessary, (true), and a real part of a meaningful and enduring relationship, was turned into a joke — a vulgar, commonplace, group activity comic routine. I came away feeling sullied, a little dirty, saddened, and very, very, worried.

We — women — have been trying for decades to be taken seriously, equals as candidates for leadership roles in politics, in business corporations, in government positions, as teachers and (God help us!) parents. But as I looked around The Old Church Hall, packed full both nights (May 8 and 9) with mostly youngish, (thirtyish to sixty-fiveish, some more, some less-relatively healthy,

vibrant, passionate women, very few men with little, if anything, to say) all these women moaning and swaying with simulated ecstasy, shouting with raised arm, forefinger extended (reminiscent of Hitler’s Nazi youth shouting “Zeig Heil! Zeig Heil!) the most foul word used to indicate the part of a woman’s anatomy, which is in the name of this dialogue. (I cannot bring myself to even

“Is this what women have been reduced to?” write it!) These are our future role models, wanting to take leadership roles in government, lead our corporations, be our ambassadors to other countries, our teachers, our, (again, my appeal to God!) parents?!

Interestingly enough, the brain was never mentioned once. The heart was — once — and then as an emotional centre. In fact, there was a distinct lack of knowledge about the function and location of two or three parts of the female anatomy. The entire two-plus hours was devoted to the part of the body above the knees and below the umbilicus!

If anything has been needed to put a cap on feminism and all they have been trying to achieve, this performance would be it. The only thing that seemed important, indeed even needed by women was the achievement of sexual satisfaction by any means. Surely, wonderful, exciting and even necessary as it is, there has to be some kind of balance. Nature demands it in everything she does. Without it, nothing can be or will be sustainable.

I almost decided not to claim ownership of this letter, thinking perhaps it would embarrass my children (it won’t) or my friends (maybe) or their friends and maybe many others (I may never know) and then my “Popeye” nature asserted itself. I “yam what I yam!” said Popeye the Sailor Man. And that is certainly true about me — I am what I am. And this is how I feel about this performance.

Is this what we as women have been reduced to? Is this as far as have come in our fight to be recognized as equals and serious contenders for leadership roles in the future?

And that is, dear readers, if there be any, I am saddened and very, very worried.

Mary Mortimer Nelson

Prevention should be a key strategy

Open letter to Nelson-Creston candidates: I attended the all-candidate forum at the Prestige Hotel in Nelson last week, however, I was unable to ask you a question due to the large turnout.

Preventing disease saves valuable health care resources. We continue to spend too little of the entire health care budget on prevention and health promotion. We continue to focus on hospitals and illness care which, due to shifts in demographics and arrival of new technologies, will have expanding costs. We know regions which spend more on fitness and health promotion have populations with less chronic disease and longer life spans (eg: Richmond, Vancouver, Kelowna, Victoria).

My question was regarding your physical activity strategy if your party has one. First, the recreation facilities in this region need increase space and funding. For example, the

Nelson and District Community Complex has one fitness room which holds 20 people and serves a population of over 25,000. Most recreation facilities have gyms where fitness classes can be held. Private fitness facilities in Nelson are cost prohibitive, especially to low and middle income people.

Physical activity is essential to health, mental wellness and healthy aging. It reduces chronic disease therefore, saves health care dollars.

My question: How is your party going to advocate and support the recreation centres in this region to increase physical activity? How is your party going to support and advocate for more bike riding, walking, and running in Nelson, in the region, and in the province?

Linda Rollins Nelson

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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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Businessman forced to remove tobacco plants SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter

Comment magazine publisher Michael Chesney was told Monday to remove the tobacco plants from his Victoria Street storefront or face a fine under the Tobacco Control Act. Since 2008, the province has prohibited the display and promotion of tobacco products anywhere that could be seen by minors. Similar regulations exist all across Canada with the aim of deterring younger people from taking up smoking.

Chesney was growing a crop

of about 50 tobacco plants at his magazine office that he formerly ran as the Kootenay Time cafe. He said the plants were grown from seed and were being used to provide shade and privacy for people working inside.

“I’m not selling tobacco here. I don’t even smoke myself,” Chesney said. “I think it’s a little extreme that I’m being told what type of plant I can grow in my window.”

The notice came from an Interior Health enforcement officer, who advised Chesney that he was welcome to grow

Sam Van Schie photo

Chesney and his tobacco plants.

the tobacco plants in his home garden or under grow lights in a back room, as long as they’re out of sight of passersby. He was given two days to either remove them or face a fine of $575 each day they remained.

Chesney said Monday he planned to relocate the plants, which had been in his office window for about five weeks and were just starting to bloom.

“Maybe I’ll trade them out for some tomato plants in the window or maybe something else,” he said, clearly plotting something. “I’ve been known to pull great practical jokes.”

Police looking for leads in hit-and-run near Gyro Park Nelson Star Staff

The Nelson Police Department is looking for help in solving a hit-and-run near Gyro Park last week.

Last Wednesday at 3:45 p.m., police say a 12-year-old was riding her bicycle near

the entrance of the Gyro Park parking lot when she was cut off by an unidentified motorist. The young girl and her riding partner were on their way to Lakeside Park for a soccer game.

“The female cyclist sustained a chipped tooth and minor abrasions to her face,”

stated the police release. “Fortunately, she was wearing a helmet and was travelling at a low rate of speed.

Police would like to speak to the driver in this matter or anyone else having relevant information into this investigation.

The vehicle is described as a

smaller red automobile similar to but not confirmed to be a Toyota Yaris.

Although the driver did stop at the scene, police would like to speak to the driver to obtain further information.

You can contact the Nelson Police Department at 250-3543919.

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RCMP seek help in locating missing Slocan man Nelson Star Staff

RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a Slocan man.

Daniel Crossley, 18, hasn’t been seen or heard from since leaving home about 4 p.m. last Tuesday.

Daniel Crossley has been missing since last Tuesday

He’s described as white with Asian features, 5’6”, 140 lbs., with medium length black hair, wearing a green coat over a brown hoodie, dark jeans, and black shoes.

Police said in a news release that it’s believed Crossley may be hitchhiking along BC highways and they ask anyone who may have seen him in the last few days to let them know.

Call the Slocan Lake detachment at 250-358-2222, or 911 and quote file number 2013-1854.

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News Chamber the big winner Continued from Page 1 organizations and awarded funding to all but two.

Oxygen Art Centre was given $8,000 to fund its artist residency program and the Nelson Civic Theatre Society received the same amount for its lobby and washroom renovations. Nelson and District Arts Council got $6,500 for ArtWalk, and the Kootenay Literary Society received $6,000 to host the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival. Seven other grants between $1,000 and $3,000 were also distributed.

City councillors had some hard decisions to make with 29 organizations requesting a total of $230,000 in funding — nearly three times the amount they had available to distribute.

Each group was given the opportunity to present their case at a special meeting earlier this month.

The mayor and five councillors (excluding councillor Donna Macdonald who was on vacation) voted on what projects they most wanted to fund. Projects that received fewer than three votes received no funding. Twelve projects were excluded, including several food security projects and groups that were asking for amounts in the excess of $10,000.

Councillor Deb Kozak said many of the food projects were lacking a strong business case — not enough benefit for the cost — or duplicated services already available in

the community. While supporting more of the costly projects (like the Kutenai Institute of Integrated Therapies’ request for $24,000 for a supporting secure attachment project, or a request for $20,000 to support Habitat for Humanity) would have meant fewer groups getting grants.

In the end only two organizations were granted five figure amounts. The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce received $33,000 for its regional visitor gateway and the Nelson Curling Club got $10,000 for accessibility upgrades — though both of these groups hoped for $5,000 more than they received. Five groups received grants around $4,000: Kootenay Climbing Association, Kootenay Carshare Co-op, Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee, KidSport and Nelson CARES. The Nelson Regional Sports Council received $3,500 for Civic Arena upgrades and nine other groups received grants between around $1,000 and $3,000.

It took council about 30 minutes to settle on the funding amounts, down from the two hours they spent agonizing over their decisions last year. In all but six cases, groups that were funded were given the full amount they requested.

Councillor Paula Kiss said the process went considerably smoother than last year and thanked city staff for helping facilitate the process.

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Groups that didn’t receive funding: First Nelson Scouts – Camp Busk Ascension Lutheran Church – Rosemont Community Kitchen Kootenay Animal Assistance Program – Affordable spray/neuter for pets Nelson Good Neighbour Program SEEDS – Lights for Lakeside West Kootenay EcoSociety – Community Sustainability Support Wildflower Parent Advisory – Central Park Playground Upgrade Seventh Day Adventist Church – Morning Glory Farm Garden Project Habitat for Humanity – Nelson ReNew It Project Kutenai Institute of Integrated Therapies – Supporting Secure Attachment SPCA Nelson – Spray/neuter Initiative Tagham Community Hall Society – Tagham Hall improvements Nelson and District Arts Council – Summer Arts Showcase SQX Danza – Public school programs

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May 2nd - Cauldron w/ Sack Grabbath May 3rd - Smalltown DJs May 4th - Braden Early with Breakfluid May 8th - Open Stage Electric Wednesdays with Estevan May 10th - Kootenay Music Awards with Shred Kelly May 11th - The Gaff w/ Rich Rabnett DJ set May 17th - Daega Sound Presented by Yan Zombie May 24th - Kastle (Live) May 25th - Elliott Brood May 30th - Striker and Savage Blade May 31st - Tantrum Desire w/ Deeps, Dirty Tactix vs. L-Nix June 1st - Lars Moston Berlin House June 8th - The Cave Singers with Special Guests June 14th - The Automation with Chinese for Travelers June 15th - Electro Swing Club

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Community Organizations All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Tea and goodies will be served after the meeting. Some of the activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, whist, dominos, chess and snooker.

For info, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

Next Wild and Wacky Wednesday at the Nelson Public Library is May 1 from 3:30 to 5 p.m., for 12-yearolds and up. Have you always been curious about Tae Kwon Do? Want to see a demo from the experts and try it out.

Come to our free demonstration with experienced teens and their teachers and try out a beginner’s class. Local members of the Nelson club will be presenting this fun session. Snacks and prizes as always. For information contact jharris@nelson.ca or 250-505-5683.

Nelson Minor Hockey Association AGM on May 1 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the banquet hall in the New Grand Hotel.

More than a dozen Nelsonites went to Cambodia last month to work with a charity called Kone Kmeng, which helps educate youth in the boarder town of Phnom Penh who are at risk of becoming involved in human trafficking. The group has returned from their mission and will share their experience at Eleos Centre Ministries (711-10th Street) on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. for details email eleos@telus.net Nelson Knitting Co-op meets every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex. The meeting is open to anyone interested

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in sharing their projects, learning new techniques and socializing with other fibre enthusiasts.

Friday, May 3 is International Women’s Motorcycle Riders Day and to celebrate, Mainjet Motorsports (708 Hwy 3A) is hosting a complimentary event. At 11 a.m. gather at the store for a barbecue, then a ride thru Nelson and beyond. Call Marg Hart 250-352-3191 to register your participation.

Nelson Covenant Church is hosting a multi-family garage sale in the church basement at 702 Stanley Street on Saturday, May 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. All proceeds from this sale will be directed to a “water/well project” in Africa.

Fifth Annual MS cut-athon in memory of Nina Arabia on Sunday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Waves on the Lake Hair Design. Minimum $20 donation, walk-ins welcome. For an appointment call 250-352-9283.

The 12th annual Nelson Garden Festival is Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. 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.

Sunday, May 12 is the annual Mother’s Day Breakfast at Passmore Hall (3656 Passmore Old Road) from 9 a.m. to noon. Silent auction, draws and door prizes. All are welcome.

Nelson and District Arts Council annual general meeting on Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. in the Chamber of Commcerce board room (225 Hall Street, upstairs).

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Seniors aged 90+ or turning 90 this year are invited to the 11th Annual Strawberry Social and Birthday Party at Senior Citizen’s Association Nelson Branch #51 on Saturday, May 25 at 2 p.m. Call 250-352-6198 by May 10 to reserve a spot.

Nelson Grans to Grans will host a Kazuri Jewellery Sale Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hume Hotel. A buffet lunch will be served, and there will be a fashion show of Kazuri Jewellery with clothing from Sensations Dress Shoppe and Cottons. Tickets are $20, available from Cottons (390 Baker Street) and Sensations (534 Josephine Street).

MS Society Walk at Nelson’s Lakeside Park on Sunday, May 26 at 9 a.m. Walk lengths range from 1 km to 5 km. Register online at mswalks.ca or phone 1-866352-3997.

Workshops Every Friday, Community 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.

The Creating Caring Communities committee second annual spring conference is scheduled for May 2 and 3 at Selkirk College in Castlegar. The theme for this year’s conference is “Keeping the Doors Open: New Beginnings for Creating Policy that Supports Marginalized Populations,” featuring 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 250505-5506.

Peggy Frank, an HIV activist and artist from Victoria, BC, will facilitate a free workshop on May 6 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute. This two-hour event hosted by ANKORS will showcase the unique and extraordinary work of Frank, who created a seven-foot tall sculpture of a martini glass made solely of HIV medication bottles, which is a finalist in the 2013 Canadian Sculpture Competition in New Brunswick. As she drives the sculpture across the country for the competition, she’s stopping in cities along the way to share her experience living with HIV.

Fundraisers Transitional Training students at Selkirk College in Nelson are hosting a huge garage sale on Saturday, May 4, from 8 a.m. 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.

Investors Group will be at the Nelson Safeway from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday, May 6 collecting food and cash donations for Nelson’s food banks and Our Daily Bread in recognition of Hunger Awareness Week. Please stop by and make a donation.

Announcements Calling L.V. Rogers grads of 1982, 1983 and 1984. A 30-year reunion is being planned. Email anne@anniesboutique.ca for details — we’d love to see lots of our former classmates.

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Entertainment listings

THEATRE

Branden Early is at Spiritbar on May 4 with Breakfluid. Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

Dance Umbrella Showcase at the Capitol Theatre on May 9, 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. and a matinee May 11 at 2 p.m. All seats are $11. Buy tickets in advance through the Capitol Theatre box office.

A local production of the musical Cabaret, directed by Pat Henman and featuring a slate of local actors including Michael Graham, Lisel Forst, Michael Calladine, Sydney Black, Jeff Forst, Louis Butterfield opens at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, May 30 and continues Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. nightly. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on June 1 and a late night show on May 31 at 11 p.m. Tickets are $22 for adults or $17 for students and are available through the Capitol Theatre box office.

LITERATURE

Dawn Rodman, author, illustrator and song writer, is launching her first children’s story, Hideous Horrible Bart, with a reading at the Nelson Library on Saturday, May 4 at 1 p.m. This is a family event, suitable for preschool and elementary school aged children.

TALKS

The Local Intelligence Gathering will feature presentations by dozens of local experts on topics of leadership and innovation. The event goes May 25 at Mary Hall, Selkirk College, 10th Street Campus, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Lunch and dinner included. Tickets are $59, bursaries are available. Registration is through the Kootenay School of the Arts or by calling 250-352-2821.

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Electric Wednesday open stage at Spiritbar on Wednesday, May 8. Take your turn in the spotlight, or enjoy the music of those who do, at one of the Kootenay’s best open stages. Talk to Estevan to sign up for a timeslot during the night.

Sunshine Drive play at Finley’s Irish Pub’s 10th anniversary party this Friday evening.

Touchstones Nelson recently digitized 1,000 photo negatives to make them available for the public to view online. Touchstones is celebrating with a launch party in its lobby on Saturday, May 4 at 1 p.m.

Come see the digital images and learn more about the Shawn Lamb Archives collection. Refreshments will be served.

Graham Gillmore artist talk at Touchstones Nelson on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. Admission by donation.

Kootenay School of the Arts graduate Meghan Dauphinee has an exhibit called It’s All Uphill on display at Oso Negro Café until May 31. The collection of 10 acrylic paintings feature Nelson streetscapes.

Jane Merks’ mixed media lace collages entitled Enlacement are featured in the lobby of the Capitol Theatre until the end of May.

MUSIC

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Toronto heavy metal band Cauldron plays Spiritbar with Sack Grabbath on May 2. Doors at 10 p.m. Tickets $10.

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Finley’s Irish Pub celebrates its 10th anniversary on Friday, May 3 with live music by Sunshine Drive from 6:30 to 10 p.m. There will also be beer, wine and food tastings throughout the day. No cover.

VISUAL ARTS

Birds and Blooms art show featuring paintings by Sue Parr opening Friday May 3 at Cottons Clothing Company, (390 Baker Street) from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will continue until June 29.

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

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

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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.

Smalltown DJs at Spiritbar on Friday, May 3. Doors at 10 p.m. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel.

All ages hip-hop night at The Royal on Saturday, May 4, features a lineup of local talent including, Dope Sounds, Lokal Motif, Soulemnity, Evade Beatz, and more. Doors at 10 p.m. Admission by donation.

Nelson Choral Society presents its spring concert: LUX (Light) with musical director Kathleen Neudorf. Special guest: Castlegar’s Twin Rivers Chorale Society under the direction of Christina Nolan.

Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m. at Bethel Christian Centre (623 Gordon Road). Admission by donation.

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The Abramson Singers play a public house concert at The Special (810 Silica Street) on May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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The City used this graffiti removal agent to get rid of the paint on the stone wall.

Continued from Page 1 Amatto she would send a crew downtown to help. Using a new product called “World’s Best Graffiti Removal Agent,” Amatto and the city crews had the paint removed by 9 a.m.

“They were fantastic,” Amatto said of the City workers.

Amatto now hopes to take his battle against unwanted tagging to the next level. For years, the Nelson Rotary Daybreak Club has spent a couple weekends each year on a massive graffiti removal effort which they just carried out this past Saturday. Amatto applauds that effort, but would like more of an ongoing project.

A painter by trade, Amatto lived in Kelowna where 12 years ago, he helped organize a group that went out on a regular basis to combat graffiti in that Okanagan city.

“We really attacked it and knocked it back. It took a lot of work, but we did it,” Amatto said of the Kelowna effort. “Now I see it happening here more and more.

I don’t want to see it get out of hand. Tourism really keeps this place going and the crap written all over the walls leaves a bad impression for visitors and the people that live here.”

Amatto understands graffiti tagging will always take place and some of it is actually art, but he agrees with a comment left on Facebook that stated: “Street art makes you laugh, makes you think, makes you cry, makes you feel… graffiti just pisses you off.”

“That was really well put,” he said of the comment left by Philip Markin. “There are a lot of times when I see graffiti and if there is some thought put behind it and it’s not plastered on a heritage building… maybe there is a place for it. Tagging is just a need for people to get attention and it’s offensive.”

For his effort on Monday morning and his idea for an ongoing project, Amatto has received support from Nelson’s Home Hardware. He said if the community comes together then the battle can be won.

“If you keep knocking it down, it will get the point across to the people that are doing it,” said Amatto. “If it keeps getting knocked down, you hope they will lose interest in doing it.

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n July 1950, Earle Cutler of Taber, Alberta was in Nelson visiting his brother, who took him to see the old SS Nasookin.

The queen of the Kootenay Lake sternwheelers — launched 100 years ago this week — was lying fallow with a broken back and its owner, the Navy League of Canada, was accepting bids.

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sookin once, as a newlywed, in 1944.

“We travelled by bus and of course it was carried across from Gray Creek to Balfour,” he recalls. “I have a picture of my wife and I sitting on the deck just below the Nasookin sign.”

His $1,100 offer was accepted and he moved to Nelson the following year.

“Originally my plan was to refloat and refurbish it,” he says. “But by that time the wood had all been stretched out and twisted. We just

decided to scrap it.”

Stripped to the main deck, the machinery was all sold, the lifeboats were sent to Vancouver on a railcar, and the whistle went to Glacier Lumber, later Kootenay Forest Products. However, Cutler thought certain portions could still be salvaged for a summer place.

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Continued from Page 14 left of the freight deck to two North Shore couples, Lloyd and Pat Galbraith and Jim and Dora Carney.

In 1954, the pilothouse was trucked to Three Mile while the tug Glacier towed the rest to the same point, and backed everything onto the beach. The hull was eventually cut up for scrap, but the observation deck was further rolled and winched across the road to its present location.

Future cabinet minister and senator Pat Carney wrote in her autobiography Trade Secrets: “The day I knew my mother had power was the day I watched hydro crews remove the electric lines along the highway so that the salvaged superstructure... could be swung ashore.”

“Had we not [bought it], I’ve got an idea it wouldn’t be here anymore.”

Merv Coles

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The Galbraiths’ son Ian, who later wrote a history of Kootenay Lake sternwheelers while attending Nelson’s Notre Dame University, recalls traffic was at a standstill for several hours.

“There was a lot of prep work to get it across the road in one piece,” he says.

The ship’s curved and coloured glass windows were removed to prevent them from breaking.

At that time there were just a few homes in the area; the Carneys settled on an old orchard with a pre-First World War home called the Blue J. The Nasookin became part of a Kootenay transportation history tableaux, alongside Streetcar 23 which the Carneys previously acquired from the City of Nelson for $10 and converted into a dog kennel.

With the Galbraiths, they ran a rock and handicraft shop in the Nasookin called Quill ‘n’ Craft that sold local artwork, Doukhobor spoons, and Inuit soapstone carvings, among other things.

But according to Pat Carney, the two families were too busy to staff it, so they had help from another friend and neighbour, Edith Brown. The Carneys eventually sold their share in the ship and property to Brown for what Pat called “a ridiculously low price.

‘But she is such a nice lady,’ explained Mother when I returned, irate, from economics classes at UBC... to learn about the steamboat sale.”

The Galbraiths retained their half stake. Much later they decided to sell too, but Lloyd died before it could happen. In 1980 the Nelson heritage committee asked Pat Galbraith to donate the Nasookin’s remains to the city, but she declined.

“No way,” she told the Daily News. “It cost us a lot of money to get her over here — not to mention blood, sweat, and tears. At that time, no one was interested in her.”

The ship was still on the block when Merv and Mae Coles passed by the following year.

“We were on a Sunday drive and saw it sitting there,” Merv remembers.

“My wife said ‘Oh! Let’s go look.’ I wouldn’t have looked twice at it, but she just loved it. So I turned around. We climbed up here because there was a ‘for sale’ sign on it. But the writing was so faded you couldn’t read it from the road.”

The Coles, who then owned the Silverton Hotel, agreed to buy the Nasookin for $40,000 from Galbraith and Brown, but before the deal closed, Brown died.

Her heirs were given first right of refusal, but none were interested. A few months later, the Coles acquired the ship, which they considered turning into a cottage.

“We’re lucky,” Merv says.

“Had we not [bought it], I’ve got an idea it wouldn’t be here anymore.”

AN OLD SHIP’S SALVATION

Merv says soon afterward, he surprised a group of beachgoers using the vacant boat as a changeroom.

They were annoyed at the

TOP: The inside of the Nasookin’s observation deck today, decorated with nautical artifacts by owners Merv and Mae Coles. (Greg Nesteroff photo) BOTTOM: In the 1960s and ‘70s the Nasookin was a gift shop while Streetcar 23 sat nearby. (Art Stevens photo)

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intrusion until he told them he owned the Nasookin, and they could continue to use it so long as they remained respectful.

In 1982, the Coles hired a contractor to raise the boat so they could build a replica deck underneath, closely approximating the original. They did most of the work themselves: the walls and floors were repannelled in cedar and fir, while bedrooms, bathrooms, and a galley kitchen were created.

“It was a massive project for just the two us,” Merv says. “We’d been farmers so we’d done quite a bit of building and had quite a few of the skills, but we weren’t carpenters by any means.”

The following year they moved to Victoria where Merv worked for an agricultural co-op, but they continued to spend their holidays refurbishing the Nasookin until returning permanently in 1992. Even then, there was lots left to do: “The first year we did nothing but work.”

Bibliography “Alberta man buys Nasookin,” Nelson Daily News, July 25, 1950 “Nasookin’s hull to be removed,” Nelson Daily News, April 3, 1956 “North Shore landmark on the block,” Nelson Daily News, Kathleen Rodgers, Sept. 9, 1980 Trade Secrets: A Memoir, Pat Carney, 2002, p. 79-80

Original items on board include a chamberpot from one of the staterooms, the call bell system, several lifejackets, and inspection and ownership papers. The pilothouse, reached by an outside staircase, has the Nasookin’s massive wheel and signboards from both its CPR and ferry days. The second-floor living space is filled with all sorts of nautical memorabilia and artifacts. A spiral staircase found in a Nanaimo building supply store connects the interior decks.

In its final resting spot, the Nasookin is a constant curiosity and the subject of countless pictures. The adjacent subdivision, road, and bay all bear its name.

“For 100 years she’s either been on Kootenay Lake or overlooking it,” Merv notes.

“The lake boats were reflective of a very important part of local history,” says Ian Galbraith, now of Calgary although his brother Eric still lives near the Nasookin. “It’s too bad we can’t have something like that back on the lake. It would be such an amazing experience for everyone.”

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Sturgeon release keeps numbers up in Columbia SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

This year marks the 12th annual Juvenile White Sturgeon release, hosted by the Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative (UCWSRI).

The release events will take place at Beaver Creek Provincial Park, near Trail, on May 1, between noon and 1 p.m., and at Hugh Keenleyside Dam (on

the Celgar side), near Castlegar on May 2, between 2 and 4 p.m.

“This is a great way to really reach out, touch, and help an endangered species – quite literally,” says Gerry Nellestijn, chair of the community working group of the UCWSRI. “The fish look and feel like creatures from prehistoric times. In fact they have largely remained unchanged for 175 million years. By getting the

community, particularly the younger generations, involved, and increasing awareness, we feel there are much better chances for the survival of this population.”

Approximately 4,000 tenmonth-old juvenile white sturgeon will be released into various locations of the Columbia River between Castlegar and Trail, with about 1,500 being released at the main release site below Hugh Keenleyside Dam.

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Take the emotion out of the equation, and look at your property as a stranger might see it.

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Try and listen to the advice and expertise your Realtor® is offering you. They are on your team and trying to sell your home and get you on your way to the next chapter that awaits you. Make your property a STAR (Stand out, Transform, Attract, and Return on your Investment) if you have further questions, don’t hesitate contacting me.

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A example would be that you are purchasing a home for $300,000 and want to do a $30,000 renovation right away but only have the minimum 5% for down payment. In this scenario you would apply for a mortgage with your sale contract stating the $300,000 purchase price and also provide quotes for the the work you want to get done in the amount of $30,000. I would then apply for a mortgage for $330,000, you would be required to put down 5% on the $330,000 and the $30,000 for renovations would be held back until you complete the renovation. Once the renovation is complete you would then request the funds and pay your contractor for the completed work.

Remember to allow for some extra time to arrange your financing in this situation as you will need to provide quotes and plans for the renovation which could take some time.

If you require any mortgage financing advice please don’t hesitate to contact me anytime. As a independant Mortgage Broker my interest is to save you money and make sure you obtain the best mortgage product to match your needs.

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mately 180 survive to age 12.

The Conservation Aquaculture Program is a critical stop-gap measure to save this population.

Currently there is virtually no natural recruitment taking place — that is to say little survival of the eggs through the larvae stage, and growing into juveniles and adults.”

If you are interested in participating in our next edition of Ask the Professionals contact Laura or Karen at 250-352-1890

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The juvenile sturgeon are raised by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC in their Bull River hatchery in the East Kootenay through a program funded

by BC Hydro and the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. They are produced from wild adults, caught in the Columbia River last June.

“Juvenile sturgeon are doing well,” added Nellestijn. “For every 1,000 fish released approxi-

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Each new day brings about a feeling of renewal and fresh starts. As the sun rises, there is possibility for what the coming day will shine on us. There is always a sense of hope for the potential that the new day will bring.

Gaining clarity of your truest wishes is the ultimate goal for most of us. There is no better way to reveal true clarity then to approach thought, spirit, and body with balance. Being in balance offers a grounded and rooted position from which your honest inner voice can speak and be heard.

Acupuncture is a natural way to find your balance in health and spirit. Since this medicine has been around for centuries, there is substantial history to the value of this type of treatment.

With daily stresses, shallow breathing, improper diet, lack of exercise, and excessive mental thought, our bodies are lacking a healthy homeostasis.

Our wells of vitality are most likely weak or off balance.

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Through the ancient knowledge of acupuncture, these wells of energy can be strengthened as well as re-directed so that your body is back to its best stateof- being--through this, purest health is attained.

Acupuncture is specific to you and your needs. Each treatment is very individual and will address exactly what your body is asking for. After a series of detailed questions from our practitioner, the right treatment is planned that is unique to you. You will leave the room knowing that you have been given specific care for your needs.

Now is the time to start each day on the right foot. We can help you ease into the fullness of yourself by receiving a relaxing acupuncture session.

With complete and balanced health, there is no limit to what you can achieve.

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Touchstones Nelson Image Digitization Project

Access to historical images grows significantly SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

In 2011, Touchstones Nelson completed the first phase of an image digitization project that, for the first time, provided online access to hundreds of photos from the archival collection. The photos are available for viewing through the Touchstones Nelson Flickr Photostream site: flickr.com/

photos/touchstonesnelson.

Touchstones Nelson has now completed the second phase of this significant project with online access to an additional 1,000 negatives available to the public at: touchstonesnelson. ca/exhibitions/photos/.

Images include photos by J.H. Allen, J.D. Spurway, Ross Fleming, Nelson Daily News, and J.S.D. Smith. The images depict the Kootenays, but more

specifically the city of Nelson and district, its people, events, landscape, and buildings from the beginning of settlement to more recent times.

The public is invited to join Touchstones for the launch party on May 4 at 1 p.m. in the lobby to view the digitized images and learn more about the Shawn Lamb Archives collection. Refreshments will be served.

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Becoming a mother brings about so many unimaginable changes. Most are incredibly wonderful but some of them are not, especially in the realm of how our body physically changes. Some typical body shifts for new mothers includes; rounded forward shoulders from feeding and carrying your child; forward head posture from staring at your new little bundle for hours; a weakened core from being stretched out during pregnancy; a decrease in general muscle tone and often an increase in overall weight from lack of regular exercise due to the high demands of your time and energy for your child. All of these can lead to aches and pains. So how do we shift these tendencies back to the way we used to be? Awareness is the first step and then as soon as possible after birth it is important to start walking lots and incorporating daily stretches and a few essential exercises. Stretch out your chest muscles by anchoring your arm on a door frame and turning away from it and hold for at least 30 seconds. Finding a basic postnatal yoga class is also a good place to start. You will also want to start doing subtle core exercises daily such as drawing your navel towards the spine for a 10 second hold 10X. Keigels are also essential to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.

Depending on your postural tendency you may develop a “flat back” from so much sitting or some bodies go the opposite direction and you may have an increase in the curve of your lower back. Both of these extremes put undue pressure on the spine and all the surrounding muscles.

Knowing your lower back tendency can be analyzed by a professional. Going through a full CHEK postural assessment includes looking at spinal curvature, core function, measuring muscle tightness and weakness as well as looking at how you functionally move. You are then given a home program of stretches and releases as well as appropriate exercises for your particular body. I am offering a Mother’s Day special! Regular $200 (for 3 hour assessment and program) now on for $175 until the end of May. If 2 mothers sign up together it is $150 each! You don’t have to be a ‘new mom’ to have these issues…sometimes they can last for years.

I am also excited about my new studio ‘The Loft’, in collaboration with Yoga teachers at 601 Front Street. Call Anna Topf for more information at 250.551.1370 or check out www.facebook.com/ TopfitnesswithAnna

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Some of the photos now available in the Touchstones Nelson digital online collection have been mined from various local sources.

At lunchtime I was flipping through some reading lists and random pages and came across the phrase Wabi-Sabi. What a great phrase!

Thinking back to movies such as “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, it would be the perfect phrase to say before flying through the air to land a most perfect round house kick, whilst balanced on a bamboo stick 40 feet in the air. Or maybe it is an exotic delicious, divine sushi I have never heard of! I love sushi, thus a Wabi-Sabi must be a new lovely roll filled with rice, perhaps some Ahi Tuna, hopefully it has avocado as they are nectar from the gods, with a delicious dollop of Wasabi rolled up into it.

I wonder what else is in it?

So I did a little digging, once I got over my initial shock that it wasn’t a delicious new sushi roll that I could make; I giggled with delight when I started reading what the phrase meant. It was perfect and fun and delightful.

Pared down its barest essence, Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay and death. It’s simple, slow and uncluttered and reveres authenticity above all. It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather and loving use leave behind.

Through Wabi-Sabi, we learn to embrace liver spots, rust, and frayed edges, and things maybe not being or playing out as we think they should.

Wabi-Sabi is underplayed and modest, the kind of quiet, undeclared beauty that waits patiently to be discovered. It’s a fragmentary glimpse: the branch representing the entire tree, shoji screens filtering the sun, the moon 90 percent obscured behind a ribbon of cloud. It’s a richly mellow beauty that’s striking but not obvious, that you can imagine having around you for a long, long time-Katherine Hepburn versus Marilyn Monroe. For the Japanese, it’s the difference between kirei-merely “pretty”-and omoshiroi, the interestingness that kicks something into the realm of beautiful.

How delicious is that?

To come to a place whether in relationship, work, writing, creating, taking a photo, trying a new sport – instead of being fixated on what is not perfect, we embrace the imperfect and see the beauty in it.

So I wish you all Wabi-Sabi!

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Have you heard of La Leche League? It’s not new. In fact this non-profit charitable volunteer-run organization has been advocating eating local for 60 years... breast milk that is.

La Leche League (pronounced La Lay-chay League), Spanish for milk, and active throughout the world, encourages, promotes, and supports breastfeeding as an important contribution to the health of children, families and society.

Its mission is to help mothers to breastfeed through mother-tomother support and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development

of the baby and mother.

For the month of May in honour of Mother’s Day, your Kootenay Co-op is creating a till donations card for La Leche League. Anyone can donate any amount right at the tills. In addition, the Co-op will match all donations to La Leche League Nelson for the month of May up to $500.

May 11 is the Garden Festival in Nelson’s downtown, right in front of the Co-op doors. It is also Mother’s Day Weekend. La Leche league will be on site with some giveaways and a gift basket for you to enter to win, all donated by the Co-op!

On behalf of mothers and babies in Nelson and everywhere, La Leche League would like to thank the Kootenay Co-op for their support and generosity.

Partnership includes 20 stakeholders Continued from Page 16 The sturgeon recovery initiative annually assesses juvenile sturgeon stocking numbers and, based on feedback from the technical working group of the UCWSRI, have and will adjust those numbers. In 2012 the Initiative went riverside to get and to share information about the Recovery Program and about sturgeon encounters.

“We found that sturgeon encounters do occur, but we also know from 15 years of rainbow trout monitoring that rainbow numbers are steadily increasing,” said Nellestijn. “In fact 2013 may turn out to be the best year for rain-

bow trout yet.”

The Initiative is a partnership of more than 20 stakeholders from government, First Nations, industry, community and environmental organizations. Sturgeon recovery includes research to determine the causes of decline, release of hatchery-reared juveniles from wild stock adults, restoration of habitat, and monitoring and management of water flows.

Funding support for the release event is from BC Hydro, FortisBC, Teck and the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program.

For more information about the sturgeon release call 250-365-4550.

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Three San Jose Players Who Suited Up in 1996 Pacific Cup Tournament

Sharks swim into Nelson Sports Museum BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor

Just in time for the NHL postseason, the Nelson Sports Museum has a new addition.

Though Vancouver Canucks fans will not be thrilled with the timing, the San Jose Sharks have donated a jersey that is signed by three of the players who took part in the 1996 U18 Pacific Cup that was hosted by Nelson.

Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton were key components of Team Canada that won a gold medal in the 1996 tournament before a packed house at the Civic Centre. Canada’s opponent in that final game was Team USA which included Scott Gomez.

All three players now suit up for the Sharks.

Nelson Sports Museum’s curator Bill McDonnell secured the autographed jersey through a connection from his playing days in Ottawa. When McDonnell played junior hockey, current San Jose Sharks assistant general manager Wayne Thomas was his back-up between the pipes. Thomas went onto the NCAA and then a career in the NHL. Though Canucks fans will hold no love for the Sharks when the post season opens Wednesday, the Nelson connection to San Jose is strong. Last summer the Nelson Sports Museum hired former Nelson Minor

Hockey defenceman, Boston College standout and San Jose Sharks draft pick Isaac MacLeod as a seasonal tour guide.

Thornton led the Sharks in scoring during the regular season with 40 points. Marleau was third on the team with 31 points and Gomez registered 15 points.

The Nelson Sports Museum is located throughout the Civic Centre and Nelson and District Community Complex.

McDonnell began the collection in the NDCC in conjunction with the 2007 Hockey Day In Canada event and has adding to it over the years. It includes memorabilia and information The autographed San Jose Sharks jersey that will be featured in the Nelson about all sports related history Sports Museum includes the signatures of Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton and Scott Gomez. All three played in the U18 Pacific Cup in Nelson in 1996. in the community.

Nelson Figure Skating Club goes Around the World SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

Hume Crowned Rec Kings

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The Hume Hotel (above) captured the Kootenay Lake Rec Hockey League late last month in convincing fashion capping off a season of dominance. In the best-of-three league final at the Nelson and District Community Complex against the Destroyers, Hume won the first game 8-4 and then followed it up with a series-clinching 10-2 win. The post-season crown followed a regular season which saw the team compile a 32-1-1 record. The championship is the third in a row for the Hume.

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Although the trip will take less than an hour, skaters from the Nelson Figure Skating Club are going globetrotting this Saturday when they present “Around The World” from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson District Community Complex arena.

With music and choreography from South America, Europe and Asia, the club is closing out its 2012-13 season with an international flare.

“With so much music and dance to choose from, a globally-themed show was too good to ignore,” says coach Sarah Gower.

The show this Saturday will feature the wee ones all the way up to the more experienced local figure skaters.

The hour-long program will consist of 19 group, pairs and individual performances, as well as guest skater Mackenzie Walts from the Beaver Valley Skating Club.

As always the show is designed to be allinclusive, with experienced skaters sharing the spotlight with kids who

have only been skating for several months.

“Our CanSkaters never fail to amaze us,” adds Gower. “They are often the hit of the show.”

With this year’s Canskaters performing the Mexican Hat Dance, that tradition is bound to continue.

Admission this Saturday is by donation.

July 2 to August 30

Deadline for applications is Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Application forms are available at www.ndac.ca and the Nelson Star office.

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OFF and RUNNING Lakeside Park was packed with people on Saturday morning as Nelson Youth Soccer Association’s house league season got underway. While some wee ones took to the field for the first time, proud parents cheering them on, older kids proved they’ve picked up a few skills along the way. Coffee cups and cameras in hand, eager adults held up tradition as kids chomped on oranges nearby.

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Larry passed away peacefully in the Nelson Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the age of 67 years, after his courageous fight with cancer.

Born to Ralph and Inez McAllister in Macleod, Alberta.

Larry worked at the Trail Regional Hospital for twenty seven years, before retiring to Balfour. He enjoyed his time fishing and his greatest moment was catching the elusive 25 pound rainbow. He also enjoyed golfing and after each season threatened to sell his golf clubs. He was no threat to the seniors tour.

Larry is survived by his wife Bernadette, son Mark (Michelle) brothers Ken(Hope), Ron(Sharon), Bob(Tracy), Don and sisters Grace Wilson, Betty Harshenin, Lorraine (Neil) Hickman and best friend Rachel.

The family would like to thank Doctors Milde, Malpass and Shumacher and the nurses in Trail and Nelson for their excellent care of Larry. Thank you for the cards, prayers, support and dinners . Special thanks to Lisa (our angel in Trail), our very dear friends, caring neighbors and loving family for being there through our most difficult time.

Larry has requested that there be no service or flowers.

Donations may be made to; Kalein Hospice Centre P.O. Box 266, Nelson, B.C. VIL 5P9 Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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Shirley Dianne Lipsack A memorial service will be held on May 04, 2013 at St. Andrews United Church in Kalso, BC at 11:00 AM. The service will be officiated by Rev. Shelley StickleMiles. Interment will follow the service at the Kaslo Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, family and friends may make a donation the The Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division, 565 – 10th Ave W, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 9Z9.

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elson Civic Theatre Society board member Darryl Santano remembers when, as Civic Theatre projectionist, he got ready for the first night of Spider-Man.

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“I was just hoping that the film I had just threaded would run correctly.”

Darryl Santano

Civic Theatre Projectionist

“The kid from Pleasantville was playing,” he says. “We were in for a big treat, watching the web slinger shoot web and swing from building to building, beating up bad guys to save the day.”

With the theatre packed to the rafters, Santano held his breath.

“I was hoping that the film I had just threaded would run correctly,” he says, imagining film spooling on the floor.

Things like that had happened, requiring superhero action. But that night the only superhero was the one on the screen.

Last month Santano and fellow board member Jason Asbell — our volunteer projectionist team — were true superheroes in a midnight border run against all odds.

It’s tricky getting print films for the old projector, with fewer kicking around, soon to be obsolete. Everyone was excited at the prospect of showing two great animated films, with class visits booked first thing April 19.

But two days before the screening, the prints hadn’t arrived and Asbell was getting nervous. Where were the films? Using his x-ray vision (and the UPS tracking number), he traced the delivery to — Wilmington, Ohio?

“The shipping label had been addressed to Nelson Civic Theatre Society, Nelson, BC, USA,” explains Asbell.

The films had been returned to sender.

One day before the screen-

The Tobey Maguire version of Spider-Man opened to a packed house at the Nelson Civic Theatre.

ing, the films were shipped to Spokane. A courier could drive them to Metaline Falls that night, but couldn’t bring them across the border.

Someone would have to meet him, or the kids of Nelville would wake to a sad day indeed.

Our superheroes leapt into action, racing through the dead of night, facing menacing border guards and working against the clock. Could they save the day in the nick of time?

“Try telling border guards that you intend to meet an unmarked car in a dark street in a border town to pick up a package you want to bring back to Canada,” says Asbell, who had to use superhero persuasion in advance.

Off they went, to meet a silver Toyota Scion in front of the theatre in Metaline Falls.

Simple — except for one thing.

“It turns out that this little town has two theatres — on opposite sides of town,” says Asbell. “So we started driving in circles between the two, through the dark.”

It was getting later and later, and feeling more and more like a movie script, with grizzled characters offering dubious assistance and no courier in sight.

Finally, into the dark street rolled a silver vehicle and — Holy roll-’em, Batman! — the films had arrived.

Santano and Asbell used their special powers to negotiate their way back through Canada Customs and pulled into Nelson in the dawn light, capes a-flapping, just in time to begin building up the reels for the first class. Our superheroes had saved the day.

There’s been super-heroism in the air lately, as our community leaps financial hurdles to help the Nelson Civic Theatre go digital. No more middle-of-the-night cross-border film pickup. In fact, no more films at all.

What’s that, up in the sky?

It’s — it’s — Digital Projection and Sound!

Thanks to the generosity of hundreds on donors, the goal of $150,000 for digital projection is within reach.

How super is that? Success means digital films this summer, four days a week, in your movie theatre!

Come to the steps of the theatre at 5:30 p.m. today (May 1) to find out the final tally. It’s just one more example of how the generous people of Nelville — uh, Nelson — have yet again saved the day.

Anne DeGrace is the president of the Nelson Civic Theatre Society. Large Popcorn, Extra Butter runs every two weeks. If you have a memory to share please email anne@ civictheatre.ca. Find out more at civictheatre.ca.

Since 2011, you have donated over $200,000 towards the purchase of priority surgical equipment to Support and Enhance Surgical Services at Kootenay Lake Hospital.

This spring the campaign continues to bloom with the goal of acquiring a Surgical Tourniquet for the Operating Room and a Specialty Bed. Please visit www.klhf.org for more information, or to make your secure donation online.

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