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Lack of details around School District appointment prompts questions Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News

The transition from one Superintendent/Secretary-Treasurer to another in School District 10 hasn’t been the easiest recently. After Denise Perry’s abrupt dismissal from the position, Terry Taylor took on the role as Acting Superintendent/Secretary-Treasurer while continuing to be District Principal of Learning at the same time. The Superintendent role isn’t completely new to Taylor, who would take over duties when Perry was away, she told the Arrow Lakes News. But the appointment of Taylor to the position wasn’t without controversy, fuelled in the most part by the lack of information about the process that led to the decision. Although the School Board wouldn’t go into the reasons behind Perry’s dismissal, Trustee Carol Bell cited “a bad fit” as the motivating factor. “We wish her well wherever she goes,” said Board Chair Pattie Adam, “but it just wasn’t a good fit for us. “Unfortunately we can’t talk about many of the things that happened with Denise,” said Adam, who added that the decision to have Taylor replace her didn’t happen overnight, although it may have seemed sudden to members of the community. A lack of information about how and why the decision to replace Perry with

Taylor brought Brian and Barb Graham to the Tuesday School Board meeting with questions. On June 20 Brian Graham sent a request to the board requesting information about the personnel policy and how a Superintendent/SecretaryTreasurer is selected. “I tried to be as balanced as possible,” said Graham who spent 34 years in education in Greater Vancouver and detailed the selection process norm for senior district management positions. Usually, there is a district selection committee struck with representatives from the trustees, DPAC, teachers, and CUPE that votes to recommend a candidate to the board. After outlining his understanding of the regular process, Graham then stated he hoped that the process would be transparent and open with all stakeholders involved and asked what is the process behind the hiring of the last few School District 10 Superintendent/SecretaryTreasurers. Trustee Carol Bell assured Graham that the board has been following a rigorous process that included detailing the qualities and requirements for upper management positions with stakeholders. In the case of Denise Perry’s hire, the recruitment company Make a Future made a search for eligible candidates, checked references and recommended four candidates to the board who then conducted interviews.

“This year we had to act quickly and legally,” said trustee Lora Lee Brekke, who also told the press and public that boards have the right to appoint a Superintendent. “We chose to appoint for the stability of the district. “The cost to advertise and search is astronomical,” added Brekke, saying the cost was large for a small district like Arrow Lakes. Trustee Judy Struck added that because they had so recently done a search for the position, they knew what the community wanted and were able to use the criteria from that process and search again. This time they looked closer to home. A letter from Pattie Adam, Chairperson of the SD 10 Board stated that “stability in the district is highly important,” and that “the length of time a job search would have taken would not serve the district well.” The decision to appoint Taylor was not made lightly, the trustees emphasized. “At no time did we make rash decisions,” said trustee Quinn De Courcey. “We went to outside sources to seek advice.” DeCourcey acknowledged public perception is important and that it is important that advice from many sources were sought and an unbiased decision was reached. Adam’s statement acknowledged that Taylor is widely respected in the district, region and across the province.

Terry Taylor has been appointed as the new Superintendent in SD 10. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News “The majority of us have known Terry for a long time, we are familiar with her level of integrity,” said trustee Bell. “We offered her the job and she chose to take it.” “We are confident that Terry Taylor will do an excellent job of working consultatively and collaboratively with all of our staff, our parents and our communities to serve our students throughout the district,” Adam wrote. Although she is facing a steep learning curve, Taylor herself is confident that her experience will serve her well in her new position. For the moment, she is straddling the two positions, but recognizes that it’s temporary. “I can’t continue two full-time jobs,” she told the Arrow Lakes News, although what positions will be posted in the future once she’s settled in to the Superintendentship is still to be decided. Taylor will be sitting down with Rod Allen of the Ministry of Education next week and looking where to go next.

Brash cougar spotted lurking around Brouse Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News

Dan Wilson wasn’t the only one watching his dogs play in his yard on Neubrandt Road just outside of Nakusp on the night of June 24. In a corner of the yard Wilson spotted a cougar who was intent on the canines at play. “If it was just running through I’d say it was a typical cougar

reaction,” he told the Arrow Lakes News. But the cougar stayed for 10 minutes, got up and then returned to the scene. “It was definitely stalking my pets,” Wilson said, who was alarmed by the big cat’s odd behaviour. A resident of the area for 25 years, this is the first cougar that he has seen, although he’s sure others have been around, they’ve

just been much more cautious about being spotted. Wilson proceeded to call his neighbours to warn them to be cautious and keep an eye on their animals and children, and he also put a call into the Ministry of Environment’s wildlife hotline to report the oddly-behaving cougar. (If you are experiencing difficulties with wildlife, you can call the hotline at 1-877-952-7277.)

On Tuesday morning, Wilson assumed the cougar wasn’t around, because in its place in his yard was a buck, but he’s keeping his eyes peeled and hopes his neighbours in Brouse are doing the same. “June is a time where cougar sightings do increase each year,” Conservation Officer Ben Beetlestone told the Arrow Lakes News. “There’s been no further

sightings reported in the area,” he added, but he said residents should be on the lookout and report if they do see a cougar acting oddly because it could be sick or injured. Roaming pets can be easy prey for cougars, the CO added, cautioning people not to feed pets outside because it could attract cougars or other animals that cougars prey upon.

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Nakusp Council Notes for June 24: broadband and more Wharf walkway to be reworked, Hot Springs car race proposed, SOFI now complete Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News

CBBC talks broadband

First up was Mr. Richard Wake, Chief Technology Officer at Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), who updated council on the CBBC broadband program. CBBC is owned 100 per cent by the Columbia Basin Trust and its focus is on providing communities with self-sufficiency and sustainability through broadband access. “Good connectivity in Nakusp has been a real challenge,” said Wake, as it has been in other areas in the Basin. Few companies are willing to take up the challenge, because no business case can be made for providing broadband to smaller centres. For most companies, there is an 18-month window to see returns on an investment, and that is rarely seen in many places in the Basin. Still, there are business drivers for broadband such as video conferencing, remote offices, phone system integration, and so CBT stepped in to fill the gap with CBBC. Now, thanks to CBBC, there is a wireless internet service provider (WISP) roundtable to figure out connectivity in rural areas, and broadband in many smaller rural centres. One ingredient that is needed to get high speed connectivity in Nakusp is community support, said Wake, a community champion to get people on board. And although CBBC owns fibre and switches, they need to collaborate with other companies like Telus in order to get lines into communities. Once CBBC can do that, they will be able to offer shared services like mini-cloud services that will allow things like data backup via a regional server. The value to smaller communities is that there is a larger IT department and budget available to them with regional services, Wake told council and staff. The CBBC is aiming for open access, an internet highway for

everyone sharing fibre, he said. How it would work would be to map “key assets” in Nakusp (schools, library, firehall etc) in order to see the best way to run fibre through town. Locating a reliable power supply is a big factor, said Wake, so somewhere like the firehall that has power backup is a good choice. CBBC requires a monthly fee of $750 as an ongoing investment, he said, a number that is quickly recouped if phone and internet are run through their fibre. The fee also covers $25,000 worth of electronics installed by CBBC. Although the CBBC is willing to front the technology, the broadband can’t be run on a constant injection from CBT, Wake added. But getting high speed could be crucial to the survival of small communities in the region, he said. “It’s as important as water to my mind,” he said, “I can’t guarantee hi-tech companies will move here with it, but I can guarantee they won’t without it.”

Hillclimb in Nakusp? The newly-minted Nakusp Hot Springs Hillclimb Society presented their idea to hold a race up the Hot Springs Road in September 2014. Counc. Guy Duchaine took off his councillor hat and presented the idea along with local dentist and race enthusiast Donato DeSandoli, with Bonnie Hillis present as well. After the Targa race held in May 2011, the group of folks who became the Hillclimb Society got together to discuss another race from the airport to the Nakusp Hot Springs. To learn more about the ins and outs of organizing a car race, they volunteered at the Knox Mountain Hillclimb. With 14 and a half months until their proposed event, the group is navigating through all the paperwork and legal necessities to make it happen. They aim to have it be a community event and have the shop teacher on board to make signage for route. One of the big steps forward is getting the Village on board in principle, which was the reason for

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their visit to council on Monday night. Highways will be next, and then they will be working to be recognized by racing associations. “We hope to put everybody’s mind at ease,” Desandoli told the council. He also informed them that the race at Kelowna’s Knox Mountain brought 80 participants, plus two to three people per crew, family, observers, vendors, and more, to town. “It could turn into a big thing” DeSandoli said, comparing its potential to the Nakusp Music Fest. He mentioned Targa Newfoundland as an example, which he said brings in $16 million to the race area. The 52 curves on Hot Springs Road and its many vertical curves are very exciting to drivers, said DeSandoli, (Knox Mountain has 14 curves). Once counc. Duchaine had left the room for the discussion and vote, counc. Mueller suggests supporting the event in principle. The CAO said the big concern is shutting access to the hot springs down, which would mean some financial loss as well as loss of access to campers. A report from staff is needed as part of due diligence, said the mayor. Council agreed to support the event in principle, pending the staff report.

Back up our power Fosthall Creek Power Counc. Ulli Mueller said that the issue of constant power interruptions in Nakusp were one of two top issues (the other was ferries) identified by local businesses. Mueller suggested writing a letter to Hydro to ask what plans for electricity backup they had for Nakusp, particularly if power from the Fosthall IPP were not to become available. The response from BC Hydro was received as information and the matter was referred to staff.

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An estimated maximum of $285,000 needs to be spent to repair the roof and address ventilation issues, so there will not be enough money to repair the envelope this year, CAO Linda Tynan

told council. “We have some info on the roof, but much more to come,” she said. Borrowing is not the only source of funding, as some money comes from the RDCK as well, but $375,000 can be borrowed this year. The maximum needed to fix up the ice plant will be $135,000 this year, but money needs to be secured in order to get them up and running in time to have ice in the rink this winter. “Staff has reason to be very hopeful the amount for the roof will be less,” Tynan added, and if the compressors are in better shape than they are thought to be, the cost to repair them will be significantly less. Actual costs will become clearer once inspections are done. Financing takes a long time to get into place, said CAO, so the process should be started now. The Village will be able to borrow more money next year if needed once firmer numbers are available after the inspections are done.

Wharf and dock rework The Columbia Power Corporation, Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling and the CAO met via teleconference about issues with the new marina. Engineers have now finished their redesign and will be starting work on the ramp shortly. “There will be wheels attached to the ramp it will be able to be adjusted manually.” The engineers are confident that fixes will work, CAO Tynan said CPC told her and the mayor. The repairs were modelled on a dock that is already working. The mayor and CAO asked about the life expectancy of the wooden structure they’re building on. There will be a delay of at least three weeks due to materials being on order.

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The Sewer Treatment Plant still has electrical issues and a proposal has been put out to the engineers and contractors.

SOFI

The 2012 Statement of Financial Information was approved by council. The SOFI lists the remuneration and expenses paid to the Villlage’s mayor, council and staff as well as payments to suppliers and was included in the agenda documents.

Nakusp water smart From 2009 to 2012, Nakusp had a 20 per cent drop in water demand, according to the Columbia Basin Water Smart report. This exceeds the expectation of reduction in use, and the water conservation has been driven by best management practises and a rigorous pipe repair and replacement program. More savings could be made through reductions to municipal and residential irrigation demands. The average daily water use was 717 litres per day in 2012. While the Village’s total average daily flow is below the Basin average, water use in the summer is three times higher than winter, the report stated. Reduction in peak water demand is the second major opportunity for water savings in Nakusp, read the report.

Annual report presentation The annual meeting date for the presentation of the 2012 annual report has been set for July 8 at the regular council meeting in chambers in Nakusp. Come out and see what’s been happening in the Village.

Hot Springs leaking less Footbridge nearly money done The five-month year The footbridge up at the Nakusp Hot Springs is nearing completion. “It’s looking quite spectacular,” commented the CAO.

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HALCYON HOUSE ACTIVITIES Exercises/Birthday Teas – Joyce Social Time – Dawna, Karen Bingo – Delorus, Jean Cards – Caroline, Ileen Tai Chi – Barb Time Wise – Simon Church – Hilary, Bea Burton Church – Gale Always welcome new student/ adult volunteers! Contact: Karolina Moskal at 250-265-3692

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Monday: Bingo 10:30 am Ice cream 1:00 pm Tuesday: Piano 10:00 am Junior Volunteers 3:30 pm Wednesday: Minto Medical Bus to Vernon Departs ALH 7:00am - Arrives Vernon 10:30 am Departs Vernon mid pm - Arrives Nakusp 6:00 pm Thursday: Church 10:30 am Friday: Exercises 10:30 am Gentlemen’s Afternoon 1:00 pm To contact the Recreation Dept. or to book a seat on the Minto Medical Bus for Vernon phone 265-3622 ext 259

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Connected Communities demands action

Editor, Long wait times in the Kootenay Lake Hospital Emergency Department are the subject of a recent report prepared by Connected Communities Coalition. Founded in 2002, the coalition meets with Interior Health Authority (IHA) twice yearly, raising issues of concern from the communities of Trail, Nelson, Castlegar, Kaslo, Nakusp and the Slocan Valley. However, when it comes to acting upon those raised concerns, IHA gives excuses instead of results. We believe the public deserves to know how IHA responds to local issues. In October 2012 our coalition started raising the issues of long wait times in the KLH emergency department. The problems were illustrated in April 2013 with a serious situation that could have resulted in the death of a patient. The front desk receptionist has been moved into ER and information services have been merged with emergency patient registration. As a result, ER patients wait in longer lineups before they are triaged. This delay could be critical. Despite assurances that Cindy Crane, Kootenay Lake Hospital Administrator would contact us to investigate our issue, she did not respond. We finally set up a meeting with her three months later, on January 23, 2013. At that meeting, the only commitment Ms. Crane made was to have signage created so the triage nurse could easily distinguish emergency patients from other people waiting. She also contemplated installing a phone to assist visitors looking for patient room numbers, thereby alleviating some of the line up. However, in June 2013, neither the signs nor the phone have been put in place. Ms. Crane told us that she was

holding the “17th version of the signs from the Kelowna contractor”, in her hands. We believe they may have better success had they used local printers. On June 11 2013, Ingrid Hampf, Acute Area Director of Kootenay Boundary from IHA , informed us that the new $13.8 million KLH emergency room had a “bad design”, more appropriate for a larger facility with more nursing staff. She suggested they would initiate a Toyota-based “ lean study” to streamline the work process in the ER and would review the decision to integrate the emergency patients with those scheduling tests and visitors, but gave no assurance this would happen any time soon. We noted one improvement in the coordination between the ward clerk and the triage nurse, but it does not resolve our concerns. As for the critical incident that took place in April; the patient and his family are still waiting for an investigative report that might identify the factors that need to be changed to prevent an unnecessary tragedy in Nelson’s emergency room. Instead, they receive new deadlines and excuses, showing little accountability and leaving the impression that there was no issue because there was no death; this time. The coalition will continue to press for improvements and welcomes your input. For more information please contact the representative from your area. They are: Trail/Rossland: Candy Parrilla 250-368-6246; Castlegar: Margaret Nickle 250-365-6187; Nelson: Pegasis McGauley 250-229-4223; Kaslo: Mary Ballon 250-353-2317. Pegasis McGauley Connected Communities

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Get chickens on the block in Nakusp Editor, Many communities in B.C. and elsewhere have amended their bylaws to permit having chickens within village, town and even city perimeters. Some time ago a young student proposed an amendment to Nakusp’s current pet bylaw that would allow keeping a number of chickens. Most communities that have have allowed this

have restrictions on the number of chickens and often don’t allow roosters. I believe that most people in Nakusp who might be interested in keeping chickens within village limits would not have a problem with these regulations. I would like those who are like minded would contact the village to express their desire. I have done so and have been been told

it is still on the agenda. If more people contacted the village, the process might be expedited. I and many others feel that securing our own food sources is essential in today’s world. Please make your voices heard.

By Silken Jones

their age, gender, or even their name. People tend to copy celebrities because they don’t have the time to recognize how many people are stealing their identity. But it is a really serious matter. Or, you hear about a murderer who was “inspired” to kill a classmate because he/she heard about someone who had done it in another country, and nearly got away. These facts might mean nothing to someone because it is not happening to them, so who cares right? Wrong. Incidents such as Amanda Todd, the shooting in Connecticut, or anything that has to do with violence or death make headlines. Imagine those things happening to you or someone close to you. It not only becomes personal, but you want other people to care to, and to prevent it in the future. The media is somewhat helping, but I believe is more damaging to our communities. Because of the media, you can get a message around the world in less than a second, which can help in cases of emergencies and a tragic event. But does a tragic event really need worldwide publicity? You hear or see about something such as a bombing, and it can put a whole nation into panic. And sure we should be afraid of incidents such as terrorism, and bombings. But rarely just one person can do something big about it. But when the media sends a message out to to simply “be careful” it can start panic and paranoia, like

someone is expecting something bad to happen. If we censor the media and the Internet, there should be some rules so that the government cannot take away all of our privacy. There are definitely some choices that should be left up to us whether we want people to know or not, but it’s a right that we deserve. But my problem with the Internet is what it is most use for. Can you take a guess? Out of the one million most popular (most trafficked) websites in the world, 42,337 are sex related sites. And what most of that means? Pornography. Anyone on the Internet can gain access to it. I believe that those sites should be censored do that small children cannot accidentally stumble into them. I guess you could say, protecting a child’s innocence. Maybe you want to get yourself known to the world? That doesn’t mean that you have to exploit the most vulnerable parts of yourself on the World Wide Web. The main advantage we have with censoring the Internet is protecting women and children, and the disadvantage would be that a small portion of our privacy is lost. But I believe that that is a small price to pay so that violence, murders and suicides will go down. But to conclude this article; be careful what you do in the media because the whole world is watching you whether you know it or not.

Hans Sparreboom Nakusp, B.C.

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There is a big influence of technology in our daily lives. Electronic devices, multimedia and computers are things we have to deal with on a regular basis. Especially the Internet is becoming more and more important for nearly everybody, as it is one of the newest and most forwardlooking media, and surely “the” medium of the future. Today is seems like everyone is “online,” and because of that, it has raised many arguments; reality television glorifies vanity and sexual promiscuity, the internet is perpetrated by cyber-stalkers, child predators and cyber criminals. Video games geared towards teenagers promote violence and terrorism, news outlets spread stories of violence and crimes that trigger copycat crimes. Those are believed to be the negative outcomes of today’s modern media, but where there is negative, it is argued that there is also many positives. But the main advantage we have with the internet is that we have all the knowledge of the world at our fingertips. I am neither completely for nor completely against censoring the media. In my perspective, you should be able to have a certain amount of privacy, but you still shouldn’t be able to lie about important things. You see in the media about how people can so easily lie about

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Eating with the seasons and loving it

The Veggie Patch Before food transportation was so widespread, our ancestors’ fresh food options consisted solely of what they could grow in their own gardens or trade with neighbours. Many had never tasted kiwifruit or avocados if they spent their lives in this part of the world. They didn’t eat strawberries in December or potatoes in June. Thanks to the modernizing of refrigeration, transportation and mass food production, we now have many ‘fresh’ foods available to purchase year-round. Even if it has to travel from Mexico, Chile or New Zealand. We’ve grown used to the taste of a watery strawberry or an overripe mango. We throw out a lot of this food too, because we just don’t value the taste or the trouble it took to make its way into our fridges. What I invite you to think about is how your lunch bag or dinner table might look if you chose to eat more of the items that come from your own region, as they are ripening.

I am not saying you need to avoid pineapple or bamboo shoots. What I am starting to do, and encouraging you to do is become more aware of what is in season and eat it mainly when it is freshest and comes from local sources. There are plenty of resources online to help you with this if you’ve lost touch like I have, of what is ripening in our area from month to month. For example, right now there are radish, green onion, herbs, chard, kale, beet greens, and lettuces.

Notice of power iNterruptioN Nakusp, New deNver We will be making electrical system improvements in the Nakusp and New Denver area on Friday, July 5. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately 4 hours.

Where: Outage will affect all customers served from the New Denver and Nakusp Substations.

Bear Aware is back for another busy season, but this year the program has an expanded scope and a new name: WildSafeBC. It has also turned to the use of social media to help in its efforts to reduce human-wildlife conflict throughout the province. The change comes about in response to an increased number of conflicts with other wildlife species as well as an increased demand for information on managing conflicts with animals other than black bears and grizzlies. Every year in B.C., the Conservation Officer Service’s RAPP line receives approximately 25, 000 calls about wildlife sightings and conflicts. The majority can be avoided through proper attractant management. WildSafeBC’s mission statement remains the same: to reduce human-wildlife conflict through education, innovation

and cooperation. WildSafeBC has also launched an exciting new mapping program under the name of Wildlife Alert Reporting Program (WARP) on the WildSafeBC website: www.wildsafebc.com. Any reports of wildlife sightings or conflicts will be marked on this map of B.C. which will enable residents to keep an eye on wildlife activity in their neighbourhood. The hope is that when residents know there is a bear hanging around their street, they will be vigilant about securing attractants (e.g.: taking down birdfeeders, bringing in the garbage, and giving the barbecue a quick clean). By providing residents with these updates of wildlife activity, we hope to greatly reduce preventable conflicts and the unnecessary destruction of wildlife as a result. To report a wildlife sighting or conflict, call the RAPP line at 1 (877) 952-7277.

• N ew Denver Area—The outage will affect all customers serviced off of Hwy 6 from Allshouse Road near Summit Lake to Enterprise Creek located south of Silverton and all customers served along Hwy 31A E from New Denver to Sandon. • Nakusp Area—The outage will affect all customers serviced off Highway 23 N from Nakusp to Shoreholm and from Nakusp to Box Lake on Hwy 6 E as wells as customers serviced off Hwy 6 W from Nakusp to 1km past Robazzo Road in Burton.

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There are some excellent reasons to keep the majority of your produce seasonal. You are supporting the local economy, and reducing the cost and distance your food takes to travel to your table. It’s an opportunity to reconnect with nature and the passing of time as well as to eat foods at their peak when they are freshest and tastiest. Not only that, you avoid paying a premium for foods specially provided out-of-season. For more information on Vegibox, visit Local Fare Nakusp on Facebook or call 250-265-2065.

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How might you enjoy these farm-fresh delicacies when they are fresh-picked that day and only had to travel a few kilometres to you? In this day and age, we can technically get any item we wish at the local grocery store. This has expanded our cooking repertoire and our palates to include exotic fruits and vegetables, but at what cost? Have you ever cut into a tomato purchased in February to see it partially ripe in some parts and hard as a rock in others? And what about the flavour? There is a big difference in the taste of a seasonal, local vegetable versus one that was imported out of season. Non-seasonal produce is often grown in ‘conventional’ style meaning up to 50,000 acres of monocropped GMO seeds, treated with chemical pesticides, fertilizers and ripeners, then picked prior to being ready so that it can survive long enough to be put on our grocery store shelves. I know we don’t like to think of our food in this way – at least I don’t – but that is the sad fact. Conventional has come to mean mass-produced, grown without love from a scientific perspective. With globalization, our demands on nature have grown exponentially, and because we can have it, we want it. We are consumers. Eating this way compromises both the nutritional value and the flavour, not to mention what all of those unnatural substances do to our bodies. Sure our farms in the West Kootenays don’t produce much in the way of exotic or tropical foods, and

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It was a bright and colourful parade day in Nakusp on July 1, 2013. Not a lick of rain to be seen or felt. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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Arrow Lakes Hospital welcomes dummy, ultrasound can plan their interventions around. “As well as being a ‘code blue’ dummy it can also be used to start IVs, central lines and arterial lines that will show blood with a good ‘stick,’” McCombs told the Arrow Lakes News. Medical staff can also practice inserting chest tubes, intubating and attaching to a ventilator and numerous other things thanks to the dummy.

“The great thing is that we can now do a lot more teaching and practicing with the care team of nurses and physicians without either leaving the community or waiting for classes to come to us,” said McCombs, who isn’t the only one glad for the addition. “Our Clinical Practice Educator for Nakusp, Ann Weir, is really excited and grateful for the donation.”

Diana the dummy will be a great help for training staff on many medical procedures. Photo courtesy Arrow Lakes Hospital Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News

Thanks to a sizeable donation in the order of $54,000 from the Arrow Lakes Auxiliary Health Care, Diana the Megacode dummy and a new ultrasound machine can now be found at the Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp. “The ultrasound is used a lot more in the emergency department for diagnostics,” said Suzanne McCombs, CIHS Man-

ager of Nakusp, New Denver, Kaslo, Edgewood and Castlegar Acute. “Proper use can aid in the diagnosis of aneurysms and free fluid or air in the abdomen or around the heart.” The imaging equipment can also be used to aid medical procedures such as the insertion of central venous IV lines and putting in regular IVs in those people with hard-to-find blood vessels. “The uses are really varied and growing all the time,” said

McCombs, who was happy to have the machine become part of the hospital’s equipment. “Our physicians are trained in the use in the ER and it is used frequently.” Diana the Megacode dummy is also taking up residence at the Arrow Lakes Hospital, and is a fabulous teaching aid for physicians and nurses. Diana the dummy connects to a computer and a screen that lets the students see different heart beats that they

Suzanne McCombs, manager of the hospital, is clearly very pleased with the new ultrasound, thanks to the donation from the Ladies Aux’s Helen Scown. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Popular Kaslo officer heads to Okanagan for retirement Contributedby Jim Yount

A familiar and popular member of the RCMP in Kaslo left the force June 30. Constable Doug Robinson, a 35-year veteran, will retire to Vernon after his final posting in Kaslo where he has served with some distinction for the past two years. Robinson was born and raised in Kentville, NS and joined the RCMP in 1978. Residents of Kelowna, Sechelt, Sointula, Ft. Nelson, Vernon, Nakusp and lat-

erally Kaslo all came to know him well. Robinson’s duty through his many years of service was all in uniformed policing. Robinson retires to a home he bought in Vernon while stationed there in the 80s. At the conclusion of his years of service, Doug, who is an avid motorcyclist, said he plans to “go riding.” He has two grown children living in the Okanagan and is well remembered in the Vernon area. Kaslo’s loss is clearly Vernon’s gain. He established himself as a

“no BS cop” in Kaslo, sometimes to the chagrin of some superiors but with the full support of most of the people in Kaslo. His reputation gained him particular respect with the kids in the village, which in itself was no easy accomplishment. Just one shining example of Robinson’s career was a comment made by an elder of the Sointula First Nation during his time posted to the tiny island community: “He is not a policeman, he is a Peace Officer.”

Doug Robinson will be heading to Vernon to enjoy retirement. Photo courtesy Jim Yount

Central Kootenay wildfire work needs more cash: study Black Press

At the rate things are going, it could take more than 50 years to reduce the wildfire risk on high priority crown lands within the Regional District of Central Kootenay. That finding was presented to the board Thursday as part of a wildfire strategy that also calls for a door-to-door outreach program and bylaws to ensure new development doesn’t increase the overall fire risk. Consulting foresters Bruce Blackwell and John Cathro made seven recommendations and laid out three scenarios as part of a study of the regional district’s ongoing efforts to reduce its fire hazard. Under the status quo, a little over $800,000 per year is spent treating high-risk areas around the region, channeled mostly through the Union of BC Municipalities. That’s enough to cover about 60 hectares annually, but over 3,300 hectares have been identified as top priority,

meaning it would take 55 years to get it all done. In what the consultants described as the “all-in” scenario, funding would be increased to nearly $4 million per year to finish the job in as little as a decade. But that would require a partnership between the regional district and six municipalities as well as about $350,000 in local taxation. Alternatively, they floated a scaled-down proposal that would cost $1.9 million per year of which $200,000 would come from local taxes. “If the regional district wants outside investment, they’re going to need to put some money on the table,” said Cathro, who lives in Kaslo. “In order to attract $3 million or $4 million per year, we’re talking about putting less than 10 per cent of that in themselves. It’s got to be seen as an investment.” And that’s just dealing with crown land — the amount of highpriority private land is pegged at more than three times as much.

While no money can be spent directly on private land, the consultants argue more can be done to educate landowners. “There is a huge disconnect in the education and outreach,” Blackwell said. “Many private land owners don’t understand the risk they face and they could lose all their assets. Unless we can engage them we’re not going to bite a significant chunk off this problem.” Blackwell suggested any local tax money should be focused on a “robust” public outreach program, which might include a door-to-door campaign and a web-based tool allowing homeowners to see their property’s wildfire risk. Cathro said another key part of their strategy is a bylaw requiring things like setbacks from vegetation and new roofing standards to prevent the problem from getting worse. A dozen BC municipalities and regional districts already have such legislation. The consultants added that while the work may appear slow, signif-

icant strides have been made in the decade since the devastating Kelowna wildfires and this region is further ahead than many. “We’ve made great progress,” Blackwell said. “This is an incredibly complex issue. When we started the majority of the population didn’t even understand there was an issue. Now we have a lot more understanding but have to get something done.” Regional district chair John Kettle welcomed the report although he didn’t think there would be much appetite for increased local taxes to pay for what he calls a provincial responsibility. “My preference would not be to go to the taxpayer and ask them for more money for this provincial program,” he said. But he acknowledged the report can’t be ignored: “If we don’t do a better job, we could face millions of dollars worth of damage.” Kettle said they’ve already met three times with the forests minister on the issue and anticipates fur-

ther discussions with both the provincial government and Union of BC Municipalities. Values at risk: — Crown land considered top priority for fire mitigation in the RDCK: 3,331 hectares — Considered second priority: 15,943 hectares — Private land considered top priority: 11,049 hectares — Considered second priority: 7,897 hectares — Total property assessment in the RDCK: $9 billion — Assessment In Nelson: $1.8 billion — Nakusp: $232 million — Kaslo: $179 million — Ymir: $90 million — Amount spent annually on fire mitigation work in the RDCK: $810,000 — Amount spent to date in the RDCK, RDKB, and RDEK: Over $5 million Source: Regional District of Central Kootenay wildfire strategy, Blackwell and Cathro

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Gillis quipped on her last day with CBAL. The now-former coordinator prefers to refer to her absence from the literacy organization as a “gap year” of travel, gardening and adventure. The last five years with CBAL have been a great interpersonal adventure for Gillis, who said it was the people that made the job fantastic. Before she was the official coordinator, Gillis was volunteering in the one-to-one program in Burton, tutoring kids and helping them with their reading. The love of learning and teaching that inspired her volunteerism

continued on when she became the Community Literacy Coordinator, helping get programs going like ESL students and computer programs for seniors. “One of my favourite parts of the program is working with seniors’ associations,” Gillis told the Arrow Lakes News. “We’ve been able to connect with older adults and get them online.” Lisa Bjarnason is taking over as the Community Literacy Coordinator, which is a great fit and one that Gillis is excited about. Bjarnason has a background in education, and currently works

helping people with employment and training. She’s also familiar with CBAL, having worked with them as a community partner. Bjarnason is excited to be working as part of the organization, and is focusing on learning the day-to-day parts of the job. Gillis, on the other hand, is getting ready to head out on the highway looking for adventure. The motorhome is getting fixed up and ready to drive further than it’s ever been (which has only been Edgewood so far) out into the wide wide world.

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Liz Gillis, left, is taking a ‘gap year’ and leaving CBAL in the care of new coordinator Lisa Bjarnason, right, and summer student Avery Palmer (centre). Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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Saturday, July 6

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From 9 a.m. to noon at 234 Granby (beside the Legion) there are crafts and local produce and more.

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The bus leaves every Monday from Overwaitea at 1:15 and leaves from the pools at 3:30, round trip is $2.50.

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July 11-14

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