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High-fives all around at slo-pitch playoffs See Page 14 Federal Liberal Leader Visits Nelson; Kokanee Lake
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Justin Trudeau arrived to Lakeside Park late Sunday afternoon with his children Ella-Grace (in arms) and Xavier to a crowd of more than 300 people who were excited to meet the federal Liberal leader. Bob Hall photo BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor
Justin Trudeau touched down in Nelson late Sunday afternoon as part of a western road trip with his family more than just politics on his mind. “Thank you for the warm welcome,” Trudeau told the crowd of about 300 supporters who came out to Lakeside Park just before 6 p.m. to meet the new federal Liberal leader. “It’s a true pleasure and a privilege for me to be back in Nelson. As most of you probably know this is a place that is extraordinarily near and dear to
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New Ambulance Hitting BC Roads Features Innovation from Nelson Paramedic
Changes to better health care KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
The brand new ambulance rolling into Nelson earlier this month was one of the most extensively redesigned emergency response vehicles on the road in 15 years. Local paramedic Corey Viala was a key figure on a four-person committee that led the revamp. The provincial safety director with the Ambulance Paramedics of BC teamed up with Robert Howland, fleet superintendent, who delivered the ambulance to Nelson in early July. “This is going to change how paramedics are going to do business in the back of the car,” said Viala. “I am excited about this. I like to keep my people as safe as possible.” Often change comes with trepidation, but this time paramedics are begging for their new cars. The fact they’re excited is gratifying for Viala who put extensive energy into this two-year long process. For him, the process was all about respecting ideas coming to him and feeling the ideas he put forward were equally valued. “It was an honour to be on this committee,” he said. “They listened to what I had to say and I appreciated that a lot.” The core committee invited paramedics to give input, ran workshops and sat down with their colleagues making sure that all ages, levels of experience, height and gender were included. “We made sure we took a really good mix,” said Viala Questioning the “way it’s always been,” wasted space, access to the patient and equipment and functionality were considered with over 100 changes, big and small, finally being made. Modifications included taking out the impractical bench seat in the back
Nelson’s Corey Viala (right) and Robert Howland were key players in the newly designed ambulances that will be added to the BC fleet. Kirsten Hildebrand photo
of the car that made for awkward access to the patient and gear. A swivel chair replaced it allowing for more range of motion, better face-to-face access to the patient and increased safety with the paramedic being able to reach more while keeping on their seatbelt. Simple changes like putting light switches and oxygen access by the rear door and better steps into the vehicle for older patients in particular were also made. “It may sound simple but these things make a huge difference,” Viala said. Viala is particularly excited about his idea of running the heat ducts through a cupboard at the back of the ambulance. This makes use of existing energy to heat spinal boards and clamshells that are often uncomfortably cold for the patient. Making use of new technologies allows for the back-up camera to alternatively show the driver what’s going on inside the back of the car. This means increased safety. And modern electron-
ics allow for use of equipment on battery power instead of idling the vehicle for reduced fuel consumption. Howland and Viala went so far as to spend time with the engineers of Demers Ambulances headquartered near Montreal to make sure mockups matched their vision. Half-inch adjustments inside a test vehicle were made and they participated in performance testing. Howland was encouraged to hear feedback from Demers, a world-class maker of ambulances for 50 years. “They were impressed with our ideas and the thoroughness of the BC Ambulance Service’s process,” he said. Added Viala, “That was a nice compliment to the whole system of what we did.” Fifty new ambulances will be on the road this year with another 50 coming in 2014. There are 500 active ambulances in the province of BC that travel about 21 million kilometres a year. BC has the largest fleet in Canada.
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Nelson Youth Theatre Program Under the Lights Starting Thursday
The summer of Sweeney SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter
Standing next to a barber chair on the Capitol Theatre stage, Gabriel Macdonald has truly gotten into the mindset of his morose character, Sweeney Todd. In a moment between scenes, he calls across the room to his mother, Allison Girvan, who’s musical director for the show. “Hey, Mom?” the 17-year-old says. “When I die — instead of donating my body to science — I think I’d like to donate it to cannibals. Those poor people…” He’s joking, of course, and a moment later he’s back to playing the part of the blood thirsty barber who slits the throats of his unfortunate customers and gives the bodies to his landlady, Mrs. Lovett (played by Elizabeth Barrett), to use in her meat pies. Opening tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is the 25th annual production of theatre’s Summer Youth Program. The cast of 33 young people, ages 12 to 20, have been rehearsing together six hours per day since the beginning of the month — while the show’s nine principal actors have been going over the music with Girvan since April. It’s a vocally challenging show, written almost entirely in song, which is exactly the type of show Macdonald prefers. “The less lines I have to say the better,” he tells the
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Star outside rehearsals last week. This is his ninth time in the Youth Theatre Program, and may well be his last in an acting capacity. In September he’s moving to Victoria to attend the Canadian College of Performing Art. Barrett, who’s also 17, has been in five of the summer shows at the Capitol. But she says this year’s has been a highlight for her. “I’m extremely excited; I adore this show,” she says. “It’s the most complicated show I’ve been a part of, definitely.” Director Geoff Burns says all the actors have been serious about learning their parts and staying focused through the long rehearsals. “We auditioned more than 60 kids for the show. Everyone who got a part, we know they really want to be here and they’re committed 100 per cent,” Burns says. “They work with us all day, then go home and practice on their own in the evenings. They’re basically giving up half their summer to be part of this — and they’re doing it by choice.” He says the kids get a lot out of the program. They basically get to learn stepby-step exactly what goes into a professional production. For those considering a career in acting, it’s an invaluable experience. For 12-year-old Ecco Haake who’s taking part in the Youth Theatre Program for the first time, the past month has been an opportunity to improve her
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singing skills. “I’d definitely do it again,” says the Castlegar tween who will be attending Stanley Humphries in the fall. “It’s way better than anything I would have been doing at home.” She says she watched the summer shows at the Capitol from the audience for several years, looking forward to finally being old enough to take part in one herself. “All the directors and
everyone are super talented and I’m learning so much from them,” she says. “It’s been a really incredible experience.” Sweeney Todd runs Thursday to Sunday at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students or $45 for a family of four, and are available in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office or online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca. To charge by phone, call 250352-6363.
Born in Kronsdorf, Mariampol, Russia, November 19, 1925, to the late David and Alwine Klein. Passed away Peacefully at the Cottage/Worthington Pavilion in Abbotsford on Saturday, July 13, 2013, surrounded by family. Predeased by her Husband of 56 years, Carmen Ronald Dale, twin sister Laura Campion, sister Margaret Wagner, and brother Herb Klein. She is survived by her sister-in-law Carroll Klein and many Nieces and Nephews, Great Nieces and Nephews, Great, Great Nieces and Nephews, and many friends including special friend Anne, and the Staff of the Cottage Pavilion. Sue grew up in Nelson, BC where she began many years of work with BC Telephone, mostly in New Westminster. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 26, 2013, at 1:00p.m. at Garden Park Tower in the Dogwood Room, #101 – 2825 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC, where she volunteered for many years. Special thanks to the Staff of the Cottage/Worthington Pavilion who made these past four years so pleasant and caring. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cottage/Worthington Pavilion or to the BC Cancer Foundation.
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The Village of Salmo has named Bob Payette its new administrator, effective August 6. For the last year, Payette has been manager of the village of Thorsby, Alta., west of Leduc. Before that he spent four
years working for the Town of Beaumont, Alta. as manager of community and protective services, and a year as recreation director for the City of Fort Saskatchewan. “He loves the outdoors, so you can imagine he’s thrilled about the Kootenays,” Salmo mayor Ann Henderson told 103.5 The Bridge. “Of course, our climate’s a little better
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Trudeau optimistic about 2015
Continued from Page 1 probably incinerated him and sprinkled him back into the lake,” Trudeau said. “This is not just where he was, this is what he was. The love of mountains, the willingness to challenge and measure himself against the wilderness… and mostly make every day the best day ever. That lesson of his is certainly one that I keep.” Trudeau was elected the Liberal party leader this past April. Trudeau’s father Pierre Elliott Trudeau was the 15th prime minister of Canada and arguably one of the most famous. Those who came out to Nelson’s park along the West Arm were party faithful, the politically curious and those just wanting to come face-to-face with Canadian political royalty. “Over the past months I have been crossing the country and meeting with Canadians from every corner of this country,” Trudeau said during his brief speech after being introduced by Nelson Mayor John Dooley. “There is a sense of optimism about politics that we haven’t seen in an awfully long time. People think it might be because of me. It’s because people are fed up with the cynicism, the negativity and the division. There is a sense we can pull together, fix and face down some of the challenges we are facing as a country and as a planet.” Wearing designer jeans with holes in the knees and looking every bit a guy on an RV holiday with his family, the 41-year-old told the enthusiastic crowd that he wants to change the way politics are carried out in Canada. “We’re that one place in the world that has figured out how to be strong, not in spite
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of our differences, but because of those differences,” he said. “Differences from east to west, urban to rural, of all different backgrounds and creeds. We know we will be able to rise to the occasion and figure out what a prosperous, safe and fair 21st Century will look like, not just for us but for everyone around the world. The only way we do that is by pulling together.” Trudeau started out Sunday in Cranbrook with his family in their RV and his team of staff in tow. He stopped in Creston in the early afternoon and arrived
to Lakeside on Streetcar #23. It’s been a long time since either the East or West Kootenay has elected a Liberal MP. Nelson has not been represented by a federal Liberal since the early 1900s. That fact did not seem to dent Trudeau’s optimism for his western swing. “At 35 seats right now, there are an awful lot of ridings that are not Liberal,” he said with a smile. “I don’t even think about it as what riding we have a chance in or don’t have a chance in, I just want to get out and meet as many Canadians as possible.”
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Betty Golata will be 100 tomorrow and for those who know her, this won’t be a surprise. “Betty is a formidable person,” says her daughter Frances Golata Nicolson, who helped her mother celebrate her birthday at Mountain Lake Senior Complex on Saturday. “She has seen the passing of the first and second world wars,” Nicolson says. “She has seen 19 prime ministers of Canada, US presidents assassinated, the virtual eradication of smallpox and polio, TV, the atomic bomb, computers and the advent of global warming.” Born in Vancouver in 1913, Golata spent her young adult life as a fledgling teacher in a one-room school north of Dawson Creek in Lakeview. While living in that northern community, she met and married her husband Frank Golata and the two lived a
pioneer lifestyle with no running water, stove fuelled by wood and light by kerosene lamp. “She learned the life of frugality growing huge gardens and picking wild berries,” says Nicolson. “Frank hunted and brought home a variety of wild meat to eat — deer, moose, bear. She always felt that bear fat made the best possible pastry lard.” Golata later taught in the city of Dawson Creek and retired to Shuswap Lake in 1958. She then moved to Victoria where she volunteered in the Royal Museum of BC. She’d always been community minded. When she turned 80, she moved to Nelson to be closer to her daughter. Again, Golata joined into the life of her community. She volunteered at the library and joined a book club. Always an active woman, she competed in the BC Senior Games in the mid-1990s, winning two medals in the swimming competition. She
joined the “Nifty Fifty” swim exercise group at the Recreational Centre — the eldest of the group, and when she turned 90, she was given a permanent membership. “When the pool was renovated and the huge waterslide built, she was one of the first to go down it, and became the cover girl of the centre that year,” says Nicolson. Golata became a “Grandfriend” at Hume school and helped the Grade 5 children read and spell, and occasionally taught a geography class. She founded a group of seniors calling themselves “The Second Wind,” who banded together to sing for other seniors at Jubilee Manor, Broader Horizons, and eventually at Mountain Lake. “She doesn’t sing any longer, but enjoys them when they come to sing for her,” says her daughter. Following her experience with the Royal BC museum in Victoria, Golata volunteered at the museum in Nelson. Shawn Lamb put her to work
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collating obituaries of people who lived in the Nelson area for the archives. Today, she continues working on that project three to four days a week and after 20 years, there are over 12,000 names in the files. “It is one of the most highly used sections of the archives,” says Nicolson. “It is her legacy to the city which welcomed her so warmly.” On Saturday, many of Golata’s friends and family helped her celebrate her long life. “Now at 100, her vision is flawed and she has trouble hearing things in spite of having hearing aids,” says Nicolson. “Her knees hurt when she walks, and her memory is slowing. She has trouble seeing people’s faces and remembering their names, though she can come up with some remarkable bits of memory. She uses a walker and a pushed wheelchair to help her get around, but is still a forceful personality.”
‘It was a difficult decision’ says Mickel
Continued from Page 1 Mickel said while last week’s decision marks the end of the line for the property in question, the couple could still apply to rezone an adjacent, larger parcel of land which wouldn’t have as much impact on the residential area. The downside is they wouldn’t be able to use or modify existing buildings. “There are options available to them,
but I don’t know if they want to go through this process again because it has been onerous on them and on staff,” Mickel said. “It was a difficult decision. I think we all would have liked to see it succeed, but there are too many unknowns.” The couple doesn’t yet have a licence from Health Canada, but was hoping to be among the first to receive one under
new federal regulations. Those guidelines will see small growers phased out in favour of large commercial operations with high security. The regional district board recently adopted a resolution restricting medicinal marijuana grow operations to agricultural land. Existing operations are all believed to comply with that rule.
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t was a political frenzy that seemed more fitting for a zealous small town crowd somewhere in the United States. More than 300 people came to Rotary Lakeside Park on a sticky Sunday afternoon to get a glimpse of one possible future for Canada. When federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau arrived via Streetcar #23 with his two young children, there was a buzz along the lake as the crowd brimmed with excitement. When he exited, the 41-year-old spent the next hour shaking hands, signing autographs and posing with adoring locals. It was a cult of personality moment that’s rare in the Kootenays, a place where folks often scoff at these types of events. And though it likely paled in comparison to the Trudeau Mania Justin’s father Pierre created in the late1960s, it was an evening that will not soon be forgotten. There’s no denying that Justin Trudeau has plenty of political game. He’s well spoken, charming, good looking and grew up in Canadian political royalty. When you ask him a question, he looks you in the eye and answers like he really cares. During the short media scrum, Trudeau spoke about going to visit the place where his younger brother Michel died in 1998. Tears welled up in his eyes, yet he never stumbled. He gave a genuine answer that was moving to even the most hardened local journalists. At that moment he appeared very human, something most politicians can’t easily pull off. Trudeau and the Liberals have their work cut out for them leading up to 2015. In the Kootenays where voters have not sent a Liberal candidate to Ottawa since the early 1900s, the task for the party is even more daunting. One of the most encouraging aspects of the Sunday gathering at Lakeside Park for local Liberal organizers was the number of young faces in the crowd. Children, teenagers, twenty-somethings and young families took time out of a gorgeous summer afternoon to engage in politics. And even though their interests might have been more personality than policy, this type of spark provides important building blocks to electoral success. We’re a long way away from knowing whether Trudeau’s populist appeal will translate into ascension to Canada’s highest office, but he looks to be traveling on the right road. The Nelson Star is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to the BC Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to bcpresscouncil.org
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World View — Gwynne Dyer
The Motor City can rise again
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s it happens, I was in Detroit this month. I went to see the art and the architecture, domains in which Detroit is still one of the richest cities in the United States. It’s broken, and it’s broke, and now it’s officially bankrupt too. But bankruptcy is actually a device for escaping from unpayable debt. All over the world, Detroit’s bankruptcy is being used as an excuse to pore over what’s sometimes called “ruin porn”: pictures of the rotting, empty houses that still stand and the proud skyscrapers that have already been torn down. There’s even a selfguided tour of “the ruins of Detroit” available on the internet: people take a melancholy pleasure in contemplating the calamitous fall of a once-great city. Two-thirds of Detroit’s population have fled in the past 50 years, but there were specific reasons why Detroit fell into decline, and there are also reasons to believe that it could flourish again — not as a major manufacturing centre, perhaps, but “major manufacturing centres” probably don’t have a bright long-term future anywhere. There are other ways to flourish, and Detroit has some valuable resources. The events that triggered the city’s decline are well known. Large numbers of African-Americans from the southern states migrated to Detroit to meet the demand for factory workers during and after the Second World War. Being mostly un-
skilled, they started in the worst jobs — and even after they had acquired the skills, they stayed in low-paying jobs because of racial prejudice. Spurned by the unions and victimized by a racist police force, they eventually rioted in the summer of 1967. Brutal policing made matters worse and hundreds were killed, but the worst consequence was the fear that the violence engendered. The great majority of the whites just left town. I first went to Detroit a couple of months after the riots, and driving into the city the fear was actually visible. The traffic lights are spaced far apart on Woodward Avenue, and as each light turned green all the cars would accelerate away — and then, if the next light was still red, they would slow more and more until they were barely crawling, but they dared not stop for fear of being attacked. It was this unreasoning fear that caused the massive “white flight” to the suburbs and the hollowing out of Detroit. The big automobile companies also took fright, and the new car plants were built elsewhere. As the jobs disappeared and the population dropped, the tax base fell even faster, for most of the people left behind in the city were poor or unemployed AfricanAmericans. The city could no longer afford to provide good police or medical services, so even more people left. This vicious circle has lasted half a century,
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exacerbated by much corruption and maladministration. This month’s declaration of bankruptcy is a brutal measure, for much of the debt being repudiated is the pensions of city employees, but it may give the city’s government enough leeway to begin rebuilding public services. If they are restored, much else could follow. Let me explain what brought me to Detroit early this month. We were doing what we dubbed the “Rust Belt Art and Architecture Tour”: driving from Buffalo to Cleveland and then to Detroit, ending up in Chicago. All these cities took a terrible beating as the industries they were built on died or moved overseas (except Chicago, which is “too big to fail”). But three generations ago, when they were the industrial heartland of the United States, they were very rich — at just the right time. The first decades of the 20th century were the heyday of art deco, the most beautiful architectural style of the modern era. That was also the period when newly rich captains of industry could scoop
up bucket-loads of new European and American art: impressionist, expressionist, abstract, the lot — and they lived mostly in what are now the Rust Belt cities. So they put up dozens of art deco towers: the Guaranty Building in downtown Detroit is my candidate for the world’s most beautiful office building. They filled their homes with best of modern art — and, in the end, donated most of it to the local art galleries. Even in Detroit, where so much has been lost, more than half of those buildings are still there. So is all of the art. Other cities would kill for these assets. In a postindustrial economy where people have more choice about where they live, they are assets that can actually attract population — especially since, in Detroit’s case, the people who left didn’t go far. Most of them are still out there in the suburbs that surround Detroit. The city of Detroit’s population has fallen from 2 million to 700,000 over the past 50 years, but the metropolitan area’s population has stayed stable at around four and a half million for all of that time. The job, really, is to bridge the devastated middle ring of low-income Detroit housing and reconnect the outer suburbs with the city centre. Detroit can rise again. It just takes the right strategy. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries
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Socialism has improved lives
“NDP couldn’t run a coffee shop,” Letters, May 29, Roger Pratt can bad mouth socialism all he wants, but what he cannot do is deny that socialism has bettered the lives of the working classes, especially in Canada. If Pratt and those of his persuasion had been running Canada from day-one there would be no universal health care, safety net, quality education, health and workplace safety, and little environmental protection through regulations for the working Canadian and the country from the overclass. Pratt gives as his example his contrarian facts on the successes in Venezuela since the “left” took office. That Venezuelans now enjoy universal health care and education, something the puppet regimes controlled by the capitalists were never prepared to provide the general population is a fact. Rather than bat “facts” back and forth I urge the reader to Google “Global Research” and type in “Venezuela Economic and social performance under Hugo Chavez.” The facts are presented by the Venezuela Central Bank and show the countries performance before and after Chavez took office. Basically Mr. Pratt is wrong in his overall assumptions about Venezuela with his cherry picking of facts. Does Pratt really think the polluting of Lake Maracaibo is the sole responsibility of the Chavez government’s policies or was there something happening before under the “free market” oil capitalists that ran the country? See Ecuador’s law suit against Exxon for the will full devastation in that country, left for her peoples to clean up But for comparison sake let us take a look at that bastion of capitalism, the US of
A. This is where unfettered capitalism blows the top off of one Appalachian mountain after the other to get at that “wonderful” source of energy, coal. No rehabilitation occurs, vast lakes of coal slurry containing multiple poisonous heavy metals and other carcinogens sit waiting behind dams of dubious integrity. The human health costs,
Does Pratt really think the polluting of Lake Maracaibo is the sole responsibility of the Chavez government’s policies or was there something happening before under the “free market” oil capitalists that ran the country?
borne by society at large and not the coal extractors, is horrendous. Whole towns have had their gall bladders removed. Children pack their inhalers (coal dust) with them everywhere they go. For brevity I won’t describe the environmental destruction, especially of the lakes, rivers and tap water. West Virginia is a sacrifice zone to the bottom line. Why? Because what little regulation they have is not enforced on the politically powerful coal lobby. Why has Canada faired relatively better under capitalism than the US? I would point to the fact that Canada still has viable political enfranchisement of its working classes. By the mere existence of such social entities such as the NDP there comes a counter balancing of governmental policies to the mega
international corporations that seek unrestricted empowerment over nations and their peoples in the name of profiting as much as they can. That is what corporations are supposed to do and that is why we regulate them (for now in Canada). See the Trans Pacific Partnership deal. Actually you can’t. Only corporations are allowed to view the text, but be assured the “deal” has little to do with trade but a whole lot with conferring sovereign rights on corporations to be able to trump governmental regulations if they hinder profits. Finally we get to “Pratt’s choice” of where we would like to live. Now if his example were actually between a socialized country and a capitalist country with equal political systems etcetera, we could consider his challenge to choose. But that is not what we get. Instead we get a de facto dictatorship and a quasi democracy. Myself, I’d not choose either. But let us play this choice game and take it a little further, an apple to apple choice. Your choice, a capitalist republican democracy (barely) and a capitalist parliamentary democracy (still) but with a social constituency mellowing the capitalism. The first, the US, the second Canada. You get one minute to choose if you need all that time. I’ve tried to be as brief as possible in this debate, and so Mr. Pratt can have the last word because really most of us know by now that the current form, climax capitalism, cannot deliver what humanity needs on this finite planet and is fast becoming an obsolete system that needs to be replaced so that our species and all those we share this world with can survive in dignity. Brad Fuller Nelson
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Re: “Hall Street change would hurt business,” Letters, June 28 Reading Tom O’Keefe’s letter to the editor finally gave me the courage to express my annoyance about parking meters. I understand the City needs space and money — and who doesn’t — but the meter charges hurt the businesses and also the social live in our lively city. Many times I pay my 25 cents just running into a store to get what I need and fail looking around for something else I could enjoy buy-
ing. According less sales for the store. Also, I appreciate the social part of the town where I always meet somebody I haven’t talked to for a while, but no: “I have to run, my meter is out of time, so got to go!” Okay, 25 cents is not the world, but how about 15 cents and I am sure I would stay around longer and probably spend more than 25 cents and make stores and my friends happier. Cattarina Henriksan Blewett
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nity Complex. The meeting is open to anyone interested in sharing their projects, learning new techniques and socializing with other fibre enthusiasts.
A walking group meets Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. under the Orange Bridge by Lakeside Park. Everyone is welcome to join in for a walk. For information contact libaz@shaw.ca.
Women and girls skateboard night at the Nelson and District Youth Centre on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. All ages and abilities welcome. The drop-in fee is $2. Helmets are mandatory.
Spark! is a free after school arts group for girls ages 12 to 16 every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Nelson and District Youth Centre. Snacks are provided. Facilitated by Ursula Twiss
St. Saviour’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral, located at the corner of Silica and Ward streets, is open for tours beginning on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until the end of August. Volunteer tour guides will be in attendance to answer questions and the tours are free, though donations are gratefully accepted.
The Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., at their new location in the annex building at Selkirk College Tenth Street campus. Hackerspace is a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talking about. Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more information about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-3527333. Nelson Knitting Co-op meets every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Commu-
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Touchstones Nelson invites people of all ages to come into the archives at 502 Vernon Street on Saturday, July 27, between noon and 3 p.m., with photographs, videos and audio that they’d like to have digitized and linked to an online map at Historypin.com for worldwide sharing and access.
Infertility Support Group meets Wednesday, July 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Kalein Hospice Centre (402 West Richards Street). This is a peer-led support group for women and couples living in or near Nelson who are facing infertility, secondary infertility, assisted conception, and/or recurrent pregnancy loss. For information call 250-509-1091. Celebrate Riondel Days on Friday August 2 to Sunday, August 4 at Riondel Regional Park. This family festival includes a slow pitch tournament, art show, book sale, cake walk, scavenger hunt and more. The festivities are free to attend. Come
out for some good old-fashioned fun! The 31st annual Cyswog ‘n’ Fun triathlon is Sunday, August 4 at Lakeside park. Sign up as a relay team or individual to swim-bike-run the long or short course. For more information and to register, go to Gerick’s Cycle or online at trinelson.com. Riondel Poker Paddle goes Saturday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riondel Park and Campground. Open to anyone with a nonmotorized water craft. Collect cards along the shore of Kootenay Lake. Best poker hands at the end take the prizes. Cost is $10 per entrant. Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the “Cellar” downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar during meeting times. Nelson and District Seniors Co-ordinating Society offers free income tax service, affordable home help services, seniors counseling and advocacy, information and referrals to community resources. For details, call 250-352-6008 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Kokanee Park Visitor’s Centre, open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Join us for yoga, kids art classes, evening stories, movies and more. Oso Negro coffee for the big kids and frozen/ baked treats for everyone! Great for park guests and families. Complete schedule available at ecosociety.ca. Workshops Every Friday, Communi-
ty 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 ninth annual Slocan Lake Dance Camp is July 25 through 28 in New Denver. The instructor is Ari Levitt from Seattle. Visit slocanlakedancecamp.ca for details. Fundraisers The organizers of Requiem for a Glacier, a musical installation on Jumbo Glacier, have launched an online fundraising campaign to offset the costs associated with staging this event, which is at the forefront of both art and activism. For details and to make a donation, go to indiegogo.com and search “Requiem for a Glacier.” Kootenay Co-op Radio’s fundraising Summer Raffle is underway with tickets just $3 each available at KCR, Otter Books, Packrat Annie’s, Gerrick Cycle among other Nelson merchants. First Prize: an Elie Strait kayak donated by Hellman Canoe and Kayak. Second Prize: a two-nights-for-two stay at Halcyon Hot Springs Resort. The draw date is September 13. Markets The second Marketfest of the season is set for Friday, July 26 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Three blocks of Baker Street will be transformed into a street market featuring 100 vendors of quality crafts, delicious foods, and other wonderful products. There will also be live music and performers on two stages. This is a rain or shine event, organized by the EcoSociety.
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The Capitol Theatre 25th Annual Summer Youth Theatre Program presents Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This black comedy concerns the infamous homicidal career of Sweeney, the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who coveted his young wife and falsely imprisoned him. Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, Sweeney Todd mixes intense drama with dark humour. The show runs Thursday, July 25 to Sunday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for student, or $45 for a family of four, available online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. The Capitol Theatre is hosting a fundraising variety show to raise money for Pat Henman and Maia Vezina on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 or, if you would like to contribute more, there are also $50 tickets available. Get yours at the Capitol Theatre box office, online at capitoltheatre. bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.
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Local author Ann Alma will be at the Kootenay Co-op promoting her new book Kids Who Grow Their Own Food on Friday, August 2 from noon to 2 p.m. There will be activities for kids and free snacks, as well as a gift basket for a draw.
FILM
On July 27 the Civic Theatre will be showing Happy at 2 p.m. This featurelength documentary takes you on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana, to the co-housing communities of Denmark, to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy. This joyful and touching film is sponsored by the Nelson Co-Housing Project. Action summer blockbusters hit the Civic Theatre’s screen with The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim July 26-30. The Lone Ranger plays Friday at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 9:30 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m. and Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. Pacific Rim plays Friday at 9:30 p.m., Saturday at 6:45 p.m., Sunday at 7 p.m. and Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Both films are rated PG.
VISUAL ARTS
Showing for the month of July at the Craft Connection/Gallery 378 is Buck Walker and ArtWalk artist Mirja Vahala.
Pat Henman fundraiser at Spiritbar on Friday, July 26 featuring Phat Diablo, Breakfluid and Ripple. Doors open at 10 p.m. Cover is by donation ($5 minimum). Melissa Ruth plays the Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw on Saturday, July 27. Her strong voice and riveting lyrics were the signature of her sophomore album Ain’t No Whisky. The show starts around 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation.
New York hip hop artist plays Finley’s on Thursday
Art at the Capitol Theatre presents Tom Haukaas Landscapes. The exhibition runs until July 31. The Nelson Library is now showing Yvonne Vanens Munro’s weather-inspired acrylic landscapes paintings until the end of August. Docent Tour Saturdays are back at Touchstones Nelson. Visitors and locals alike are invited to explore Nelson’s diverse history with a knowledgeable docent in the Permanent Museum Exhibit. Drop in at 11 a.m. on any Saturday morning this summer for a guided walk through the rich history of the West Kootenays.
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Mike’s Place Pub hosts Trivia Night every Wednesday throughout the summer. Come with your team of one to four people. Entry is free. Top scoring team wins a $100 Hume gift card.
MUSIC
Two public performances of Requiem for a Glacier will take place at the Nelson United Church on Thursday, July 25, at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. The requiem is a four-movement oratorio composed by Victoria-based artist Paul Walde and performed by seventy professional and amateur musicians. The following weekend, the group will perform the piece at Jumbo Glacier. Tickets for the local performance are $20 for adults or $15 for students and seniors, available at the Capitol Theatre box office.
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Birthday-suit Burlesque and Revenue show, a night of live burlesque and sexy songs is Thursday, July 25 at the Civic Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, available in advance at Bean Here Now cafe or Juniper’s Bistro. R. A. The Rugged Man will be playing Thursday, July 25 at Finley’s Irish Pub. This New York hip hop artist breaking waves into all genres of music with his highly controversial yet political lyrics. Tickets are $20 at the door. Unity Music Festival pre-party for all ages at the Slocan Legion on Friday, July 26 at 8 p.m. featuring Adham Shaikh plus DJs Fatty Cakes, Trippa T and Luke Martin. Tickets are $20 for adults or $10 for children 12 and under. The Cat Empire play Spiritbar on Thursday, July 25. Doors open at 9 p.m.
Unity Music Festival goes Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 at the beautiful Slocan City beach. This year’s lineup include Alpha YaYa Diallo, Adham Shaikh, Shane Philip, The Boom Booms and more. Weekend passes are $65 in advance or $85 at the gate. Day passes are $45. Children 12 and under are free with an adult. For more information see unitymusicfestival.ca. Stickybuds will be at Spiritbar on Friday, August 2 with Ben Fox. Tickets are $15, available in advance at the Hume Hotel. Doors open at 10 p.m. West Coast party band Five Alarm Funk plays Spiritbar on Saturday, August 3. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $25. The 22nd annual Kaslo Jazz Etc. festival is August 2 to 4 at Kaslo Bay Park. The lineup includes Mickey Hart Band, African Showboyz, Tiempo Libre, Delhi 2 Dublin and more. Three day passes are $164 and day passes are $71, available online at kaslojazzfest.com. Discounted youth tickets are available at the gate. Shambhala Music Festival is August 7 to 12 at Salmo River Ranch. Tickets are $310, available at Big Cranium in Nelson (273 Baker Street) or online at shambhalamusicfestival.com.
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Popular Taghum Beach Park is about to expand with the recent purchase of 8.3 acres adjacent to the day-use area, the Regional District of Central Kootenay announced. “We are thrilled about this acquisition of land which will improve the park for the many residents and visitors who enjoy it,” said Ramona Faust, RDCK Area E director and chair of the Nelson, E, F, G Parks Commission. “Our plan is to add parking space, improve traffic flow, build
trails and construct a viewpoint.” The RDCK purchased the property for $331,916.23 with parks commission funds and grant contributions from Electoral Areas E and F. “The next step is to upgrade the washroom facilities, parking area and waterfront and picnic sites,” said Cary Gaynor, parks operations supervisor for the RDCK. “We have something very special at Taghum Beach and have just made it that much better,” said Gaynor. The RDCK wishes users of Taghum Beach and all RDCK parks a safe and happy summer.
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Wonder of wonder, the Kootenay Book Weekend is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. They are featuring four award winning authors whose novels draw upon characters and settings around the world. Read these four captivating books this summer and come join them for the celebration. The Appointment by Herta Muller centres around a factory worker in post Second World War Communist Romania who has to adapt to the terror and mistrust surrounding her in an oppressive regime. In her novel Year of Wonder, Geraldine Brooks spins a tale around a singular moment in history when an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to a small village. The inhabitants face not only the spread of disease, but of superstition and the disintegration of their com-
munity. The State of Wonder by Ann Patchett takes us to the Amazon rainforest where a drug researcher faces morality, science and sacrifice. The story compels us to consider the difficult choices made in the name of discovery and love. Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay, the guest author in attendance, takes us back in time to a small prairie school in 1929. This tale crosses generations to explore the theme of family relationships and the nature of memory when people get caught up in the spirals created by events of the past. The books are guaranteed to stimulate thought and discussion at this friendly, informal event being held at the Best Western on Baker Street in Nelson, September 20 to 22. For more information visit the website kootenaybookweekend.ca or email them at kbw@kootenaybookweekend.ca or contact Victoria 250-352-6197.
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Carol has liked to draw for as long as she can remember. Her home life did not encourage such frivolous activity, but there were a couple of teachers who told her to keep drawing, and she did. Carol became an elementary teacher, got married and raised a family. They lived in Campbell River, and Carol taught hundreds of six-year-olds how to read. She loved teaching, but there was always this need to draw and paint, and she kept trying to squeeze in evening art courses at the local college. Then in 1990 her life changed: after 25 years her marriage ended in a divorce and suddenly she was free to make her own decisions. She went to summer school at the University of Victoria and finally completed her degree in education. There she met lots of new friends, some from Nelson. Carol had heard about the Kootenay School of the Arts. The rest is history. She moved to Nelson, and took as many art courses as she could manage while teaching full time. In 1999 she took early retirement so she could paint. And that’s what she does. She has a wonderful studio. She works hard. She is living her dream.
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Born and raised in the Kootenays, Lori Joe has enjoyed many summers painting in and around the quaint and alluring communities that line the shores of Kootenay Lake. It is the sights, sounds, architecture and historical features in cities such as Nelson and Kaslo that inspire Lori’s paintings. “My art is about the beauty of time and place. I enjoy making art that connects people with our rich history and the immense beauty of our natural surroundings.” Lori has studied Fine Arts at Okanagan College, Red Deer College (Summer Series) and now enjoys participating in workshops in the Kootenays, Canmore and Idaho. Lori’s preferred medium is acrylic on canvas in the winter months, and Plein Air painting with oils in the summer months.
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Application by FortisBC Inc. for approval of a multi-year performance-based ratemaking plan for the years 2014 through 2018
NOTICE OF APPLICATION, WORKSHOP AND PROCEDURAL CONFERENCE Workshop
Procedural conference
Date:
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
Time:
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THE APPLICATION
On July 5, 2013, FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission for approval of a proposed multi-year Performance Based Ratemaking (PBR) plan for the years 2014 through 2018, and for approval of permanent rates effective January 1, 2014 (Application), pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (Act). Among other things, FBC seeks approval of the following: • Approval to make the existing interim rates as permanent effective January 1, 2013, and to increase the permanent rates for all customers by 3.3 percent, effective January 1, 2014. • Approval of a rate stabilization deferral mechanism to mitigate rate variability for the years 2014 – 2018, as set out in the Application. • Approval to flow through, during 2014, any increases or decreases arising from a decision in the Generic Cost of Capital Stage 2 Proceeding that is currently before the Commission. • Certain accounting treatment and financing of deferral accounts. • Discontinuation, modification and creation of certain deferral accounts, and the amortization and disposition of balances in deferral accounts; • Acceptance of certain Demand Side Management expenditures, pursuant to section 44.2 of the Act. • Changes to certain accounting policies to be used in the determination of rates for FortisBC.
THE REGULATORY PROCESS
British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) Order G-109-13 has established a Workshop, Procedural Conference and Preliminary Regulatory Timetable for the regulatory review of the Application. The detailed Regulatory Timetable can be reviewed on the Commission’s website at bcuc.com under Current Applications. FortisBC will hold a Workshop to review the Application on Thursday, July 25, 2013, commencing at 10:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 2429 Highway 97 North, Kelowna, BC in the Aberdeen/Pandosy Room.
The Commission will hold a Procedural Conference regarding the further regulatory process for the review of the Application on Friday, October 11, 2013 commencing at 9:00 a.m. in Kelowna.
REGISTERING TO PARTICIPATE
Persons who wish to actively participate in this proceeding should register as Interveners with the Commission in writing by Wednesday, July 24, 2013, identifying the issues that they intend to pursue as well as the nature and extent of their anticipated involvement in the review process, and indicating whether they plan to attend the Procedural Conference. Interveners will receive email notice of all correspondence and filed documents. An e-mail address should be provided if available. Persons not expecting to actively participate, but who have an interest in the proceeding, should register as Interested Parties with the Commission in writing by Wednesday, July 24, 2013 identifying their interest in the Application. Interested Parties will receive a copy of the Commission’s Decision when issued.
PUBLIC INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS
The Application and supporting material will be made available for inspection at the following locations: FortisBC Inc. Suite 100 - 1975 Springfield Road Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 7V7
British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2N3
The Application and supporting material are also available for viewing on the following web sites: fortisbc.com and bcuc.com. All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s website.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information, please contact Ms. Erica Hamilton, Commission Secretary, as follows: Telephone: (604) 660-4700 Facsimile: (604) 660-1102 Email: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com BC Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385
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JACKSON’S HOLE MENS MASTERS TEAM GP W L T P Club Inter 10 9 1 0 27 Jackson’s Hole 10 5 4 1 16 Real Nelson 10 9 4 1 16 Ted Allen’s 10 3 6 1 10 Red Dog 10 3 6 1 10 Bia Boro 10 3 7 0 9 UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, July 25 Bia Boro vs Ted Allen’s Club Inter vs Red Dog Jackson’s Hole vs Real Nelson Thursday, September 5 Red Dog vs Jackson’s Hole Real Nelson vs Bia Boro Ted Allen’s vs Club Inter FINLEY’S LADIES REC LEAGUE TEAM GP W L T P Selkirk Eye Care 10 7 0 3 24 Fire Balls 10 7 1 2 23 Lily Whites 10 6 2 2 20 Red Dog 10 3 6 1 10 Dirty Dozen 10 3 7 0 9 Goal Diggers 10 0 10 0 0
Surprises and stirring moments BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor
Nelson Mixed SloPitch held its annual season-ending playoffs this weekend with tremendous action throughout the four days, but on Sunday there was no game more emotional and exciting than the Bfinal. The Sunday afternoon match up between the Fighting Aardvarks and the Nelson District Credit Union featured two well-deserving finalists, but there was a much deeper meaning to the contest than a trophy at the end.
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RECENT SCORES Tuesday, July 16 Old Dogs FC 3 U17 Nelson Selects 0 Innkeepers 4 Kootenay Co-Op 2 Tuesday, July 9 Old Dogs FC 6 Kootenay Co-Op 2 Innkeepers 3 U17 Nelson Selects 0
Nelson Mixed Slo-Pitch FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS FOR 2013 TEAM GP W L T P Bogustown 15 14 1 0 28 Sage 15 12 3 0 24 Louie’s 15 11 3 1 23 Molson Finley’s 15 11 4 0 22 MainJet 15 8 5 2 18 Can-Filters 15 9 6 0 18 Nelson & Dist. Credit Union 15 8 7 0 16 Prestige Thunder 15 7 8 0 14 Devito’s 15 7 8 0 14 Competition 15 6 9 0 12 Wild Cards 15 6 9 0 12 Fighting Aardvarks 15 5 9 1 11 Tin Trippers 15 4 11 0 8 Cait’s Crew 15 4 11 0 8 Our Glass 15 3 12 0 6 Save-On-Foods 15 2 13 0 4
wins against Cait’s Crew and the Prestige Thunder.
SURPRISES IN THE A AND C FINALS
The league’s pre-
mier A-final featured defending champion Louie’s against the upstart Competition for the big trophy. Louie’s finished third in the regular season standings and
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B-final champion Fighting Aardvarks wore special patches on their jerseys as a tribute to former teammate Blair D’Andrea who died in the off season.
Both teams have been staples in the local league over its 19 years and in the offseason both teams tragically lost a key member. Both Shirley Turner (Credit Union) and Blair D’Andrea (Fighting Aardvarks) passed away this past year and both were present in spirit when the two teams took to the diamond on Sunday afternoon. With strong defence, it was the Credit Union that forged out to a 4-0 lead heading into the fifth inning of the seven-inning game. With timely hits and help by Credit Union errors, the Aardvarks came storming back, scoring the maximum five runs in the top of the
a three-run homer by Nate Jarvis increased the lead to 12-8. The Aardvarks played solid defence in the bottom half of the seventh and with two outs, catcher Kathy Centrone caught a foul fly for the third out to seal the victory. “There was a lot of great ball being played this weekend and this game was a great example of that,” said league president RJ Warren. After opening the tournament with a loss to DeVito’s, the Credit Union made it to the B-final by defeating Our Glass and the Tin Tippers. The Aardvarks also opened the tournament with a loss to Can-Filters, but recovered with
made it to the final with victories over the Tin Tippers, Main Jet and Bogustown. The tenth-seeded Continues to ‘Great’ on Page 19
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fifth to take the 5-4 lead. Credit Union scored two in the bottom half of the inning to regain the advantage. Wearing special patches on their jerseys that said “Ninja Vark” (D’Andrea’s nickname), the Aardvarks scored two more in the bottom of the sixth only to have the Credit Union do the same and take an 8-7 lead into the final inning. In the final inning the score was tied 8-8 when the Credit Union gave up a walk to load the bases. A single gave the Aardvarks the lead and then
On-bill financing is a loan for energy upgrades (retrofits) that you repay on your Nelson Hydro utility bill. EcoSave is the City of Nelson’s Energy Retrofit Program, delivered by Nelson Hydro. Homeowners can access an energy assessment for $60 right now (valued at over $300) this will include a customized retrofit plan from the Certified Energy Advisor and also give you an energy rating for your home. Homeowners decide which upgrades they will make and then can apply for the on-bill financing (optional). This is a very quick and simple way to access up to $16,000, the loan is not based on your personal credit, therefore you do not need to provide any personal details to the City. The loan is approved on payment history and property/land verification, and is usually approved within a day. On-bill financing is available for City of Nelson residents only, for Nelson Hydro customers residing out of city limits there is 3.5% financing available through the Nelson & District Credit Union. For more information on financing and home energy assessments, you can go to nelson.ca/ecosave or contact the EcoSave Coordinator, Carmen Proctor at cproctor@nelson.ca or 250.509.2021.
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What can you do to help your investments keep on working all year long, year in and year out?
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• Don’t chase after “hot” investments. Many times, you will hear about a “hot” investment, usually a stock. However, by the time you hear about such an investment, it may already be cooling off. Even more importantly, it might not have been appropriate for your needs — and any investment that has either “flamed out” or wasn’t right for you in the first place will not be a “hard worker” in your portfolio. • Monitor “lazy” investments. Under the right circumstances, just about any investment could be of value to you. However, under different scenarios, those same investments may not be doing as much for you. To cite one example, when interest rates are at historic lows, as has been the case recently, and your portfolio contains a relatively large amount of short-term fixed-rate vehicles whose interest payments don’t even keep up with inflation, they could be considered “lazy” investments. By following the above suggestions, you can help keep your investments working for you this summer — as well as fall, winter and spring. The road toward achieving your financial goals is a long one — so try to keep moving. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund
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Scott Williams of the Nelson and District Credit Union team drives a single through the infield in Sunday’s slo-pitch B-final at Lakeside diamonds. The Credit Union held a 4-0 lead after four innings, but then the Fighting Aardvarks staged a comeback that would see them snatch the title.
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Since Robin Clumpus, a Certified Shiatsu Therapist (CST), joined our team we’ve had a lot of fantastic feedback. However, I’ve been getting asked frequently “exactly what is shiatsu?”. Originating in Japan, Shiatsu translated means finger (shi) and pressure (atsu). Shiatsu is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine and modern Anatomy and Physiology. Shiatsu is a form of manipulation where the therapist uses thumbs, fingers, palms and elbows to apply pressure to specific points, promoting the body’s own healing abilities to treat and prevent disease. The deep, systemic, holding pressure stimulates the Autonomic Nervous System, which leads to deep relaxation, release of muscle tension and improvement of organ function. With Shiatsu, there is always focus on the particular problem while also treating the whole body. Some conditions that can be treated are back, neck, and shoulder pain; sports or work-related injuries; insomnia; arthritis; digestive problems; sciatica; migraines; anxiety; depression; fibromyalgia; whiplash; and menstrual problems. Not only do the treatments address your specific needs but they feel amazing as well. Robin completed a 2200-hour diploma program (equivalent to a 3-year course) in 2002 at The Shiatsu School of Canada, one of the leading schools in Canada. The program she took is comparable to the programs offered in Japan, the birthplace of Shiatsu Therapy. Robin completed written and practical exams, which qualify her as a CST, and is a member of the S.T.A.O., which has the highest standard of Shiatsu training outside of Japan. If you have any questions about shiatsu or if you would like to meet Robin feel free to contact our office.
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If I purchase a home can I add renovation cost’s to the mortgage right off the bat?
Yes. This program is called a Purchase Plus Improvements Mortgage and is offered by many of my lenders. In many cases (especially here in the Kootenay’s) when you are purchasing a home there are renovations that you would like to make immediately after possesion. This program allows you to turn that almost perfect home into your dream home! Example: Your Realtor introduces you to a property that needs a new roof and a basement renovation. The estimated cost of the renovations is approximately $40,000. The current appraisal value and sale price of the home is $400,000. Instead of the standard 5% down on the $400,000 ($20,000), a Purchase-Plus Improvements Mortgage lets you place 5% down on the future value of the home ($440,000) which includes the cost of the renovations. Cost of home: $400,000 Standard down payment: $20,000 Projected cost of renovation: $40,000 Approved future value: $440,000 Total down payment: $22,000 You would be required to provide quotes for the work you want done and the money for the renovations would be held in your Lawyers trust account and released to you once you have completed the renovation. For more information on this program or any other mortgage related questions feel free to contact me anytime, my services are FREE and I work for you not the banks.
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During these hot summer days; it is easy to turn to air conditioning as the simple solution to staying cool. Here are some other healthy alternatives to keep cool without using air conditioning all day long: • Directing a fan pointing outside may seem opposite of what you want to do, but it will actually help to move the heat out to the house; also use fans to circulate the air within as well • Drink lots of water to stay hydrated and keep yourself cool • Use a spray bottle to lightly mist yourself for instant relieve • Wear a water soaked bandana or use a cloth soaked in cool water to help keep you cool • Wet your hair either entirely or just at the hairline to cool off while the water evaporates • Soak your feet in a bucket of cool water or take a cool shower • Wear light coloured clothing and loosely woven fabrics to help beat the heat at work and at home • Eat light cool summer foods – salads, fruits and veggies as opposed to heavy hot spicy meals • Use mint in your meals or snacks as it has cooling properties
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• Use mint oil or lotion to help cool your skin down • Use a cooled slice of cucumber on your forehead or eyes to provide instant relief • Think cool • Stay in your basement or lay on the floor – these areas will stay cooler as heat rises • Keep your blinds and windows closed during the hottest parts of the day and only open both once the air has cooled • Keep windows open overnight to enjoy the cool breeze as evening falls Workout during the cooler hours of early morning or later evening to ensure you do not overheat in the hot sun • Use cotton bedding, it will keep you cooler and help air circulate better than heavier options • Use cool stones – stones will stay cool for a while allowing you to place them on certain body areas – neck, temples, forehead, backs of knees and bottoms of feet – to cool your body system off And remember to wear sunscreen, drink plenty of water and stay indoors during the hottest parts of the day to avoid sunburns, dehydration and sunstroke.
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Jessica Thompson-Peil July 14, 1975 to July 16, 2013 Jessica was a warm and loving person who touched the heart of all that knew her. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and all the four legged creatures on this planet. She was predeceased by her Mother Pauline, and her brother John. She leaves behind her two sons Dylan and Caleb, a sister Denise and her Uncle Paul. She was born in Castlegar and resided for most of her life in Shoreacres, BC. She loved being with animals and children and was both a farrier and a school bus driver. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed sledding down the slope of Shoreacres beach, swimming in the Slocan River and camping. Jessica’s laugh was beautiful, as was her sense of humour and wit. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2pm on July 26th at 2619 Shoreacres Road.
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CASUAL OPPORTUNITIES The City of Nelson is seeking qualified applicants to provide on-call and relief work in both the Labourer and Clerical fields. These CUPE positions offer a competitive salary plus an additional 12% in lieu of benefits. Interested applicants should review the detailed position information which can be found on the City of Nelson website under employment opportunities. www.nelson.ca Please submit your resume and cover letter, specifying which position you are applying for by August 1, 2013 to: Human Resources City of Nelson #101 – 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 5S4 or fax to 250-352-2131 or e-mail hr@nelson.ca
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In Loving Memory - Lucille Harkness, Mar. 18, 1931 - July 17, 2013 - Lucille was wife to Robert Harkness who passed in recent years. She is survived by sons Brian, Michael, David and daughter Marie. Her family is too numerous to name, however all have benefited hugely from her teachings of humility, compassion, and love. She was kind and giving, and now she is at home with the lord whom she served unfailingly her whole life. Prayers will be held Friday, July 26, 2013 at 7:30 pm continuing with the funeral mass on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 10:00 am from The Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 813 Ward Street, Nelson, BC with Father Jim Ratcliffe as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy family and friends may make donations to the Canadian Cancer Society BC & Division 565 – 10th Avenue West, Vancouver, BC V5Z 9Z9.
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Major Sarah Evelyn Powell (Evelyn) was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania on July 31, 1923, the second of five children to Thomas and Edna Powell. She was predeceased by her brothers Tom, Frank, and Dick, and by her sister Elizabeth. She is survived by her sister Ruth of Nelson, BC. Evelyn’s family moved to Nelson in 1928, where she grew up. The family was active in the local Salvation Army Corps and, following in her older brother Tom’s footsteps, Evelyn responded to her own call to officership and was accepted into training college in the “Warriors� session in 1946. Commissioned in 1947, Evelyn was appointed to Melville, SK. She subsequently served in Watrous, Regina, Kamsack, and Tisdale, Saskatchewan and briefly in Divisional and Territorial Headquarters before being transferred overseas to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) in 1959. There she served at Chikankata Hospital, Howard Institute, and Usher Institute, before returning to Canada in 1976. She was appointed administrator of Maywood Girls Home the same year, and served in that capacity until her retirement in 1983. After retirement, Evelyn continued to be active in Southmount Corps, leading and/or hosting Bible studies until well into her eighties. Beloved by all who knew her, Evelyn was a faithful witness to her Lord through word and example all the days of her life and she will be greatly missed by all.
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The ideal candidate will possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. Must have strong leadership skills, and have the ability to work effectively in a highly interactive and energetic team environment. The ability to function under pressure and be detailed and results oriented is also required. Position Details: Major responsibilities t Prepare detailed daily production, shipping, and inventory reports t Coordinate domestic and export shipments including all necessary documentation t Communicate with the sales group on inventory and order status t Order trucks and rail cars as per order file t Other duties include, monthly inventory counts, truck/rail car loading diagrams. Required Competencies t Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) t Ability to work effectively in a highly interactive / energetic team environment t Strong organizational and time management skills t Ability to function at an above average level of detail and accuracy t Ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple tasks t Results oriented with ability to take initiative to analyze situations and problems to find viable, timely solutions Required Education, Experience, and/or Training: You are an excellent communicator with knowledge and experience in shipping, logistics and supply chain processes. In addition, you must have: t 2 – 5 years of related experience t Post-secondary education preferred t Demonstrated computer proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint t Ability to learn and use a variety of in-house computer applications t Wood products industry experience is an asset To express interest in this opportunity, please apply on line at www.interfor.com/careers or email to taumi.mccreight@interfor.com We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Continued from Page 14 Competition paved their way to the title game with victories over Prestige, Sage and CanFilters. In what turned out to be a tight defensive battle, the Competition fought its way to a 2-1 lead after the first inning. No more runs scored until the seventh inning as both teams relied on great defence and solid pitching. In the end, Eric Laughton’s pitching performance for the Competition was only slightly better than that of Louie’s Ken Anderson as the former led his team to the 3-1 victory. “That should be one inning,” Warren said of the final score. “Slo-pitch is a hitter’s game, but both guys put on great pitching clinics. To have a defensive battle means there was some great catches and great defensive plays… and that is what happened.” With a 6-9 regular season record, the Competition became the lowest seed to ever win the championship game. “I think it was a surprise victory,” said Warren. “Would they [Competition] have been my pick at the start of the tournament? No. They would have been in my top-five because they got hot at the end of the year, but I didn’t think they would be able to knock off teams like Sage and Louie’s. “When you make up the draw you make it so there is a chance for the first and second place teams [in the regular sea-
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Eric Laughton and the Competition only allowed a single run in Sunday’s Bob Hall photo A-final at Lakeside diamond.
son] playing in that final game. Those draws never take in the fact of hot bats, good plays, cold bats and key hits.” The C-final featured a surprise with perennial powerhouse Sage finding itself in an unfamiliar place. Sage — who has also been known as the Savoy, Heritage, Hume and Jackson’s — has only not made the A-final once in the previous 18 years of the league. A tough defeat by eventual champion Competition doused Sage’s chances this weekend. Sage founds itself in the C-final against Cait’s Crew. Despite a thrilling final inning when Cait’s Crew had their bats come alive, Sage proved too much
and won the C trophy with an 18-12 win. Sage has won the league championship 13 times in the league’s history. Overall Warren said the 19th Nelson Mixed Slo-Pitch season was a great success. And when you compare it to last year when the terrible spring weather shortened the season and the problems at Lakeside Park caused all the playoff games to be moved to Queen Elizabeth, Warren said the scorching sun was the least of his worries. “Thankfully so,” Warren said of the sizzling hot weekend. “We didn’t need wetsuits, we didn’t need scuba gear and we didn’t need boats.”
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