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Vol. 6 • Issue 3
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Capturing a Perfectly Memorable Day in the Life of Nelson
On June 28, five photographers blanketed the community with their cameras to record the Nelson Star’s annual Day in the Life feature. On a foggy morning, many great images emerged including this one of the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons practicing just after 7 a.m. Check out today’s B-section for 60 more photos from that day.
Couple Wants to Help Protect Endangered Species
Kaslo hears of plans to keep cheetahs in town KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
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A couple with close ties to Kaslo is considering bringing their two cheetahs to the north Kootenay Lake community in hopes of expanding its tourism base while helping an endangered species. Earl Pfeifer and Carol Plato own Kane Manor in Kaslo and a few years ago when it was saved from fire by neighbours and the fire department, the couple realized how truly special
Kaslo is. “We couldn’t get over how fortunate we were to live in such a wonderful, caring community,” said Pfeifer. “We often talked about finding ways to give back to the town.” On the evening of June 28 about 40 people attended a presentation made at the Legion Hall in Kaslo to hear about the couple’s idea of bringing their two cheetahs, now living with them in their second home near Toronto, to town. “If we were to build this
The two young cheetahs that could eventually make Kaslo home.
business back home it would mean a Kaslo business would be offering services that cannot be found anywhere else in North America and that uniqueness could
be extremely beneficial for Kaslo,” said Pfeifer. Needing Kaslo’s support to gain necessary permits, the couple is being proactive in the endeavor that is
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still likely years away from realization. The most difficult milestone of their cheetah project has been achieved, however. And that is actually getting cheetahs, a “classone highly endangered cat.” “They are virtually impossible for all but large zoos to import,” said Pfeifer. “The good news is that on March 28, after two years of work and against all odds, we became the owners of Story continues to ‘Kaslo’ on Page 10