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Canvassers in Nelson and across the province began collecting signatures for the Sensible BC marijuana petition Monday.

They now have 90 days to collect signatures from at least 10 per cent of registered voters in every provincial riding if they want to force a referendum on the question of decriminalizing pot possession in BC. Herb Couch is organizing the effort in the Nelson-Creston riding. He says there are more than 20 volunteered canvassers registered to help collect signatures in the riding and he’s continuing to sign up more.

“We need all the help we can get,” Couch says. “We’re hoping to collect 15 per cent of voters here, just so we make sure we have a safety net.”

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News

Local Bowling Lanes Reopen with a Party on Saturday

Savoy gets the ball rolling

work stepped in to buy the facility for the sports council Nelson Star Reporter to operate.

It was closed over the After months of work aimed at sprucing up Savoy summer for the non-profit Lanes, the regional sports organizations to lead renovacouncil is ready to get the tions, including wheelchair ramps and bathroom imball rolling this weekend.

A grand reopening event provements.

Local businesses have takes place Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. and will celebrate jumped on board as well volunteer effort and the com- with contractors offering munity’s desires to save the their services and Kootenay bowling alley from untimely Christian Fellowship being a supportive landlord. While demise.

Nelson Regional Sports there is still some work to Council’s Kim Palfenier be done — like installing says the facility has been the lighting — the once abuzz with workers paint- blackened-with-dirt lanes ing, polishing, upgrading are gleaming and ready to and “sweating” every week- be shown off at the grand reopening. end since June.

“We’re still limping along “They support the cause.

They want the place oper- a little bit,” says Palfenier. ating again,” she says. “It’s a “We’re asking for a little pagiant asset to the community tience while we still work to and they don’t want it to be get on top of this.”

Saturday will feature lost.”

One helper has joined three-frame games with winthe crew every day. Richard ners receiving prizes. There Him, on the special Olym- will be balloons, food, drinks pic bowling team, brought and of course — fun.

League bowling has starthis smile and helping hands more than anyone and Pal- ed and there is still a chance fenier describes him as an to sign up as an individual “awesome volunteer extraor- or a team. There are mixed, men’s, women’s and senior’s dinaire.”

The bowling alley was leagues. Palfenier says there on the brink of closure this are plenty of open bowling spring as the current owners times and fundraising nights faced financial crisis. Then, will also be held this fall in 2.83 x5” order to keep raising money the Kootenay Advocacy Net-

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As workers filled the old bowling alley every weekend since its closure three months ago, Richard Him has been a regular with his smile and helping hands.

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to support the facility.

Keeping the local resource running and popular sport alive has been a major endeavor and Palfenier looks forward to seeing the community continue to respond with desire to support Savoy Lanes.

“It’s been a large project,

no doubt about it,” she says.

“We hope the community really does want to support it.

They have to put their money where their mouth is if it’s going to be a viable venture.

And I think they will.”

An invitation is open for all to come and participate in an afternoon of family fun.

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Extremely high sedimentation and discolouration of the Slocan River and two nearby creeks have prompted warnings by regional government.

The Regional District of Central Kootenay investigated the creek and river making assessments by helicopter Saturday afternoon. They determined “intense” rain on Friday caused mudslides on Gwillim Creek and Mulvey Creek contributing to the murky water, reports Brian Carruthers, chief administrative officer.

“The slides have not blocked the creeks and the water is currently flowing freely through the slide areas,” he says. “There are no threats to infrastructure

or public safety as a result of these slides.”

Carruthers reminds people to be observant for discolouration and extreme fluctuations in water levels during and after significant rain events as they can be indicators of potentially dangerous slides or debris flows on rivers and streams.

Users on the Slocan community water system are requested to conserve water in the coming days, even after the water has cleared. Residents who draw their water from the Slocan River should also be aware of the increased turbidity levels.

“It is anticipated that it may take a number of days for the sedimentation to diminish in both creeks and the Slocan River,” says Carruthers.

Counterfeit American bills have made their way into Nelson.

Nelson Police Department has received numerous reports of the fake currency turning up in the past few days.

“Merchants are reminded to be diligent with all currency and make staff aware of all the security features present in both US and Canadian currency,” acting sergeant David Laing wrote in a media release.

These recent counterfeit US bills have been 50 and 100 dollar denominations.

CYCLIST WITHOUT HELMET HIT IN NELSON INTERSECTION A young cyclist was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Hendryx and Mill streets last Thursday afternoon.

According to a Nelson Police Department report, the 14-year-old cyclist went through a stop sign and was struck at 3:45 p.m. on September 5. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet.

Fortunately, the teenager wasn’t seriously injured in the crash.

“The cycling public is reminded that helmets are mandatory in British Columbia,” acting sergeant David Laing wrote in a media release about the incident.

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Reported incidents on the decline Continued from Page 1 use of cannabis by adults.

“We find there’s a lot of people who are concerned about the soaring police costs related to cannabis prohibition and those people, like us, want the police to focus on real crimes,” Couch says. “Cannabis prohibition causes way too much harm.

It doesn’t work.”

Under the proposal, minors caught with pot would face fines, not criminal charges, similar to the consequence for underage drinking. As well, the province would call on the federal government to repeal the national prohibition on cannabis or ask for an exception for BC, so this province could tax and regulate the sale and production of the drug.

“I think it’s time for a change with our cannabis laws,” Couch says. “People using marijuana are non-violent, regular citizens. They aren’t criminals.”

Marijuana possession cases still account for 60 per

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Herb Couch and Ann Remnant were on Baker Street collecting signatures for the Sensible BC campaign for a marijuana referendum. Supporters must collect signatures from 10 per cent of registered voters in every riding across the province to force a referendum on the issue of decriminalizing pot possession in 2014.

cent of drug violation reports to police in BC, according to Statistics Canada figures from 2012. But the number of cases declined 10 per cent from 2011.

There were 25,432 police-

reported incidents of all types of drug offences in BC last year, a 7.4 per cent decline from 2011. Marijuana trafficking cases declined more than 20 per cent to 1,006 incidents, and importation and

exportation of marijuana declined by 40 per cent. Marijuana growing cases declined 4.6 per cent, following a 28.6 per cent drop in 2011.

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Editorial

Editor: Bob Hall Publisher: Karen Bennett

Applauding Opinion — Guy Bertrand Sensible BC harder sell than anti-HST the Savoy save

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here is new life at the Savoy Bowling Alley and we couldn’t more pleased to see the action return.

League play has already begun and this Saturday the Nelson Regional Sports Council will hold a grand re-opening. Even if you are not much into bowling, it might be an event worth checking out.

The relaunch of the downtown bowling alley is really a story about community partnerships and small town problem solving.

As we’ve seen with the Nelson Civic Theatre, an important community asset was in danger of being lost forever this past spring. It took those who care the most about the facility to make us realize it and rescue the lanes from extinction.

In this case it was the Kootenay Advocacy Network that led the charge with strong support from the sports council and Kootenay Christian Fellowship (the building’s owner).

Realizing how important the bowling alley is to the community, these three groups came up with a plan that works. That plan is now in action.

A bowling alley is an important gathering place in a rural setting like Nelson. It provides recreation for both young and old, especially during the winter months when opportunities for healthy exercise and activity are lessened.

We applaud all of those involved in making the Savoy rebirth a reality. It’s one more item in a long list of projects being taken on by dedicated community members who constantly strive to make Nelson a better place to live.

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undits often say the political scene in BC is reminiscent of the wild west. A region where the citizens dictate the rules of the land and are quick to rise up against politics and politicians that undermine the greater good.

We saw that attitude and fervour take down many politicians and policies.

From fallen premiers to repealed taxes, the voice of the people tends to resonate louder in BC than in other parts of the country.

Perhaps it’s due to the fact that many of us have a vested interest in all things BC, whether it’s protecting our hard-earned money, the pristine environment we enjoy, or the sanctity of an elected office we bestow upon politicians. People in this province are more apt to voice an opinion than quietly sit by.

Of course that flies in the face of the numbers released for voter turnout in the recent election but I believe BC people are passionate about many things and if it grabs their attention then the snowball begins to roll.

And as the Sensible BC campaign, kicked off on Monday, one wonders what the response will be.

The Trail Times asked that same question in last week’s web poll so it will be interesting to see the level of response and the general thought of its success.

There has been a constant decriminalization drum beat for some time in the province. Add to that the high-profile incarceration of Mark Emery over seeds, the voter referendum supporting

legalization by our American neighbours in Washington, the constant and expanding gang warfare bubbling from the Lower Mainland and the chorus of prominent former politicians and law enforcement people suggesting a new tact in the War on Drugs needs to be taken.

With all those things taken into account, one wonders how the Sensible BC campaign could possibly fail. But it won’t be as easy as it might appear to its ardent supporters.

Residents of this province are still basking in the glow of the successful repeal-the-Harmonized Sales Tax campaign, which basically told the government where to file its new tax.

However, that was an easy one.

When it comes to taxes, most citizens are on the same page. That made selling the anti-HST campaign rather easy.

However, the Sensible BC campaign’s only similarity to the repealHST campaign is that the ground rules are the same – get 10 per cent of the registered voters in each riding, roughly a total of 400,000 names across the province, to sign the petition from September 9 to December 5 and then present it to the government.

The anti-HST campaign brought out two opposing views. The government bought millions of dollars in advertising to pitch its side of the issue and plead with British Columbians to keep the harmonized tax in place. Meanwhile, the consumer-driven opponents also had a hefty

bankroll and had enough boots on the ground to motivate and mobilize people.

Which begs the question, “How will the Sensible BC campaign play out?”

I wonder whether the topic will be too hot for many politicians and companies to take sides. That’s to be expected from that segment of society.

So far there hasn’t been any push from the either side of the issue. I’m surprised we haven’t seen government officials, at the provincial or federal level, begin a media campaign to warn of the dangers of passing this proposal. And that may still come.

The anti-HST campaign drew volunteers like flies to a picnic but I doubt that will be the same for the Sensible BC campaign.

“We have people who are worried that if they volunteer, they might get in trouble with their employer, they’ll be judged in their community if people think they’re a marijuana user or something like that. That’s something we have to struggle with,” leading proponent Dana Larsen told reporters last month.

That assumption can be very real despite the fact that former police chiefs, former attorney generals, former mayors and even some current politicians, most lately notable be-

ing federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, have come out in support of decriminalization.

Those against it will paint a picture of a generation of stoners that will emerge from the loosening of marijuana laws, how pot becomes a gateway to harder drugs. However, I doubt they’ll point to the repealing of prohibition or legalization of gambling as fostering social ills.

On the other side, those in favour of the campaign will point to the waste of police resources, the clogged court system and archaic laws that make criminals out of recreational users. They might avoid talk of addiction and its consequences.

It’s an interesting dynamic that might not be played out in the media at all.

The Pattison Outdoor Advertising, BC’s largest billboard company, refused to sell billboard space to the campaign.

However, after a fierce public backlash the company relented.

I wonder whether the topic will be too hot for many politicians and companies to take sides. That’s to be expected from that segment of society.

So that puts the question in the rightful hands of the citizens. Whether you’re for it or against it, it appears once again the people of BC will get a chance to voice their opinion.

And that’s the way it should be, regardless of the topic.

Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times

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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother Mary Marie McDonell of Thrums B.C. on September 1, 2013 at Kootenay Lake Hospital.

Mary was born in Hodde, Jutland, Denmark on January 12, 1944. At the age of fourteen she immigrated to Canada with her family. In her late teens she moved to the British Columbia area and started a family. Once her children were all in school she began her career at Kootenay Lake Hospital and spent many years there until she retired at the age of 59.

Mary had a great sense of humor and loved being around her family and friends. She was a very kind and a generous person who never complained. Mary thoroughly enjoyed sewing, gardening, riding on the Kootenay River in her paddle boat and a smooth glass of red wine.

She is survived by her husband Jim McDonell, her four children Chris (Sandra), Suzette (John), Annette, Karen (Moe), 10 grandchildren Christopher, Kurtis, Allyse, Kyle, Jeannie, Brianna, Bryan, Bradley, Chelsea and Ben. She is also survived by her siblings Svend (Krista), Kris (Lila), Lis (Bob), Jan (Donna) and nieces and nephews Renei (Dave), Ivan (Candice), Sarah (Randy), Dale (Jane), Dwain (Eveline), and Jenny (Rob).

Mary was predeceased by her parents Neils and Karen Madsen and her little sister Christina.

On behalf of her family we would like to thank Linda Louie, the Doctor’s and Nurses at Kootenay Lake Hospital who helped Mary and us through this journey. Mary would also like us to especially thank Dr. Merritt, Dr. Malpass, Dr. Hoegler and the chemo nurses who gave her the additional time to spend with those she loved. We would also like to thank the many friends who came by to visit Mary and support us through this tough time.

At Mary’s request a service will not be held, however donations may be made to Kootenay Lake Hospital at 3 View Street, Nelson BC V1L 2V1

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LOST: Small gold carabiner w/3 keys, remote, bike lock key & car key 250 270-0496

Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.

Apply at:www.sperryrail.com/ careers and then choose the FastTRACK Application.

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LOST: Lions Park Tues Aug 27th gold pendant 4 rubies, Sapphire & Pearls. Reward Charles 352-6416 / 352-6228

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Celebration of Life

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DRIVERS WANTED

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21 Week HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Classes start November 18, 2013.

Call for more information.

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

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

To join our team of Professional drivers, email a resume, current driver’s abstract & details of truck to: careers@vankam.com or call Bev at 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

We thank everyone for applying, however we will only contact candidates that interest us.

Obituaries

With very sad hearts the family of Harry William Rezansoff of Krestova, BC wish to announce his passing at Kootenay Lake Hospital on Sunday, August 18, 2013, blessed with 78 years of life.

Harry was born in Shoreacres, BC on March 31, 1935. He met Alice Sherstobitoff and they were married in Glade, BC on October 1, 1961.

Throughout their married life, the couple lived in various communities and raised 2 children. The family finally settled in Krestova, where they are still living. Harry was a construction electrician for 50 years and a proud long-time member in good standing of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 1003. Harry loved fishing and boating, singing in choirs, collecting ball caps, story telling and watching Canadian Football.

Left to mourn his loss is his loving wife of 51 years Alice, daughter Chamaya, son Harold (Lindsay), grandchildren Jemma and Kai, brother Bill, sisters Sonya and Vera and an extended family.

Funeral Services at the Krestova Community Hall were officiated by Fred Makortoff on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 and Thursday, August 22, 2013 followed by interment in the Krestova Cemetery.

“MAY GOD ACCEPT HIS SOUL INTO HIS HEAVENLY KINGDOM”

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Rob er t (B ob) Lud low There will be a informal celebration of life for Bob, Sunday September 15th, at 1:00 pm at Kelli and Ron Graham’s, 4426 Highway 3A/6, Bonnington BC. All are welcome to come and share in the memory of Bob. If possible please carpool, as parking will be limited.

BURBANK Alan Spencer 1922 - 2013

Alan Spencer Burbank passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Mountain Lake Seniors Community. He was born June 15, 1922 in Prince George B.C. Alan attended Vancouver College and served in the RCAF during WW2. He married Marion LePargneux on December 1, 1945 in Vancouver B.C. He was predeceased by his brother Hugh in 1979, his son Kenneth in 1981 and his loving wife Marion in 2010.

Alan had a long and varied career, becoming the Business Manager of the Knox Medical Clinic in Kelowna before moving to Nelson in 1963 to manage the Medical Associates Clinic where he remained until 1980 when he moved to Vancouver. He and Marion eventually retired to Kelowna in 1987. Their final journey took them to Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson in 2007 Alan was always actively involved in his community. He was one of the founding members of the Kelowna Boys Club. He was a long-time member of the Kinsmen Club and Toastmasters. He was a trustee in the St. Joseph’s Catholic School Board for several years and a member of the parish council of the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Parish in Nelson.

Alan was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather He is survived by his children Monica (Luke), Andrea (Don), Garth, Elaine, and Bruce (Mary Ann), eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Alan will be remembered fondly for his gentle, nurturing, and easy-going manner, his deep faith, and his dedication to his family.

As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Nelson & District Hospice Society, Box 194, Nelson, BC V1L 5P9. Cremation has taken place. Funeral Services will be held at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, 813 Ward Street, Nelson on Monday, Sept. 16 at 10:00 a.m. with a reception to follow. A private family interment will take place at Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. On-line condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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North Country Catering has immediate openings for permanent full-time camp opportunities in Northern Alberta. Shift Rotation; 3 weeks in camp and one week home.

Founded in 2000, NCC has become one of the largest independent management, operation & catering company in Western Canada. NCC is responsible for managing and operating remote work camps.

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Help Wanted Retriev Technologies is looking for a strong candidate for the position of EHS Compliance Officer at our Canadian battery recycling plant in Trail BC. This person will ensure that the facility operates in accordance with all applicable, provincial and federal, Canadian and US Regulations with a strong emphasis on Health and Safety compliance.

Prior experience and/or AAS or BS degree in the Environmental, Health and Safety field. The Compliance Officer should have satisfactory knowledge and training of the applicable Environmental and Health and Safety regulations.

He/she should be trained in hazardous waste management procedures or have comparable training, knowledge or skills that can be readily transferable to this field.

Reply to: Box 565, C/O Trail Times, 1163 Cedar Ave., Trail, BC, V1R4B8.

Medical/Dental

Financial Services

Misc. for Sale

Other Areas

Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses Bayshore Home Health

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Queen Size Hide-a-Bed, 2.5 yrs old, like new $750 354-1194 STEEL BUILDING Sizzling summer savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44 $8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

LUXURY ARIZONA golf course properties from $97,900. Investment or vacation home. Short and long term rental programs available. Immediate positive cash.

Financing available!

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Topsoil, Sand, Road Gravel Fill with delivery call for prices 250.359.7188 c:250.304.8158

NELSON Blewett: New, clean, quiet 1 bedroom suite.

NS/NP util incl Avail.Oct.1st 352-0181

Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses for night shifts in the Castlegar/ Nelson area to work with children with complex care needs. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children and their families , we would appreciate hearing from you. Pediatric experience is an asset and we do offer client specific training.

Please send your resume and cover letter to: pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca or fax to 1-866-686-7435

Legal Services Trades, Technical GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General laborers and tradesmen for oil and gas industry.

Call 24hr Free Recorded Message. For Information 1-800-972-0209.

Interested applicants are invited to forward resumes to: North Country Catering, Human Resources e-mail: hr@ northcountrycatering.com fax: 1-(780)-485-1550

Services

SURESPAN STRUCTURES requires Welder/Fabricator.

Requirements: Welder Level “C� or 1st year fabrication minimum. Forklift and crane operators experience. Knowledge of how to interpret engineering drawings. CWB ticket an asset. Understand & apply basic mathematical skills. Preemployment drug screen may be required. Mail resume to 3721 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan, BC V9L 6P2, fax: 250-7468011 or email: shelly@surespanstructures.com

WANTED: Part time legal assistant to fill 1 year maternity leave. Experience in corporate law preferred. Please drop off resume in person at Nasmyth Morrow & Bogusz, #105, 465 Ward Street.

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Must have proficiency with numbers and a passion for accuracy.

For more information please visit ospreycommunityfoundation.ca Application Deadline: September 16

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple.

Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

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40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

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Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. Toll Free 1-877-5563500 BBB Rated A+ www.mydebtsolution.com

Looking for a motivated employee to round out our team in the flooring division of Maglio Building Centre. If you have a positive attitude, enjoy design and merchandising and have an interest in the building industry - this would be a great fit. The position is part time– working quickly into a full-time position for the right candidate.

Please forward your resume via email to wendi@maglio.ca

Genuine Coin Collector Buyer Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 250-499-0251

Real Estate For Sale By Owner 1.25 acre View Lot at Six Mile on the North Shore of Nelson.

Located at 3056 Keniris Road.

Ready to Build. All offers considered, private sale. Phone 250-509-0961.

MONTANA INVESTMENT Propertyduplex 8.25% ROI/year. $160,000. Seller will take Canadian money at par. Unique investment opportunity and great rental market never vacant in 15 years. Call Paul Francis 1-604-816-3974 or Email: ip3group.pr@gmail.com

Houses For Sale

Editor

The Nelson Star has an immediate opening for an Editor for its twice-weekly community newspaper. This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate and we are looking for that someone special to lead this award-winning newspaper into the future.

The successful candidate will manage a super-engaged editorial team of three reporters. You will also work closely with the publisher to help set the editorial vision for this newspaper and work to help grow our increasing crosspromotional opportunities in this market. As Editor, you will take a lead role in community engagement, which means getting involved in different organizations to promote the newspaper’s role and brand in the community. You will have previous experience as an Editor of a community newspaper and will have extensive experience in page layout. In addition you will have experience in website content management, with the aim to grow online readership, while still preserving print readership. You will have a thorough understanding of how to use social media to enhance our print and online editions as well as expand our brand.

This job requires a tremendous amount of effort and time in order to be successful and we are looking for someone who is looking for a career and not just a job. Compensation for this position will be based on experience and qualifications. There is an excellent benefits package as well as a car allowance and other related benefits. A reliable vehicle is required.

Nelson is considered by many one of the most desirable places in the province, if not the country, to live. It is a historical gem nestled in the heart of the West Kootenay region and offers a myriad of opportunities to the outdoor enthusiast, including skiing, mountain biking and kayaking to name just a few. It is also a wonderful community to raise a family.

Career Opportunity

Misc. Wanted

Black Press Community News Media is an internationally recognized newspaper publishing group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications in BC, Alberta, Washington, Hawaii, California and Ohio published at 14 regional printing centers. Black Press has over 160 websites as well as the Victoria based free classified web site UsedEverywhere.com. Black Press employs 3,300 people across North America.

Please send resume, with cover letter, to Karen Bennett at publisher@nelsonstar.com. Resumes dropped off in person will not be accepted. No phone calls please. We thank all of those who apply, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

505 Richards St., Nelson, 2 bdrm w/Legal Suite $334,900 Retired or just starting, this solid house has a history of continuous income from the rental suite. The house & yard are well maintained with a 2 year old roof, new clothes dryer & water heater.

All electric heat plus efficient gas heater in the main living room for comfort on cool winter days. The compact lot & single paved parking require low maintenance.

House is rented up & down.

Do not disturb tenants please phone for appointment 250-352-7025

Mobile Homes & Parks FACTORY DIRECT Wholesale CSA certified modular homes, manufactured/mobile homes and park model homes, we ship throughout Western Canada. Visit us online at www.hbmodular.com or 877-976-3737

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Modest 2 bdrm apartment 5 min out of town $690/m + utilities N/S N/P 354-4381 Avail NOW

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Apartment Furnished Lovely Small furn 1 bdr, W/D, N/S,Ymir, refs $600 604-989-0258

Duplex / 4 Plex Spacious 2 bdrm suite w/amazing view from sunporch. Wooden floor, deep cast iron tub, fireplace, organic garden & creek on 3 acres property and great community in Beasley 865/m 250 359-6669

Homes for Rent Lakefront furnished cabin @ 10 Mile avail Sept 15th - June 30th , mature adult, refs, N/S N/P $750/m ulit incl 825-4666 or 354-4779 Small 1 bdrm cabin in Nelson w/beautiful lake view, recent reno, new kitchen, windows etc... great for N/S, mature single or couple with N/P, $850/mo heat, power & water included. Avail Oct 1st Phone 250-551-3336

Suites, Lower 1 brdm large private apartment suite, long term professional adult, N/P, N/S $880/m inclu heat & power 250 551-0289 or 352-7884 Beautiful Bright new 1 bdrm suite North Shore, yard/beach/laundry,N/S, P/Neg $785 incl util 825-2217 Cozy 1 bdrm w/level walkout, large yard, garden view, parking, W/D in Rosemont. Quiet neighbourhood $750/m util incl avail Oct 1st 354-1894

Want to Rent Male 50’s on limited income req affordable 1 bdrm, util incl, Nelson & area near public transit. Excellent carpenter & caretaker w/ ref. Rob @ 354-3175 NELSON: Fixed income single Dad, long time Nelsonite returning home. In town and willing to consider affordable options for tenancy. refs avail.

Doug @ 352-9876 or douglascan.ogilvie5@gmail.com

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DreamTeam Auto Financing “0� Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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Cars - Domestic 1997 Lincoln Continental 4 drw Sedan, white, fully loaded $2,000 250-365-3724 2006 Toyota Corolla CE 104,000 km, 4 snow tires c/w rims, $7,000 250-365-6727

Cars - Sports & Imports

1996 BMW 318is coupe 183k km, Manual transmission, leather. $5500.00 Sweet car, handles very well! 4 cylinder.

Only four of this model in canada! 250-505-2475

Legal Notices

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land FrontCounter BC has accepted an application made by 0908577 BC Ltd dba Retllack Mountain Biking, of Nelson, BC, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, to amend their existing License to include additional mountain bike trails and 2 skill parks situated on Provincial Crown land near Retallack, Kaslo and Nelson, and containing 158 kilometers, more or less (mountain bike trails) and 9.6 hectares, more or less (2 skill parks).

The MFLRNO File number that has been established for this application is 4405048. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 7G1 or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@gov.bc.ca.

Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until October 4, 2013. FrontCounter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.jsp - Search - Search

by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record.

For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at MFLNRO’s regional office in Cranbrook.

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VOILÀ!

Anne Glover

Votre page mensuelle en français

Les jeux de ficelle: un outil surprenant!

Lorsque je raconte des histoires en utilisant des « jeux de ficelle » (« Cat’s cradle »), je me rends compte que la plupart des gens y ont joué pendant leur enfance. De Boston à Tokyo et de Québec à Tahsi, on reconnaît ce jeu de corde qui existe dans la plupart de cultures depuis la nuit des temps. Les enfants, tout comme les adultes sont fascinés par la grande variété de formes représentant des animaux, des plantes, et même des constellations, ainsi que par les histoires qui les accompagnent.

Mieux encore, ce jeu innocent par lequel on manipule une simple boucle de ficelle, peut également servir comme outil important dans le développement et l’éducation d’un enfant.

Après plusieurs années sur scène, j’ai travaillé pendant quelques années comme professeure pour tester une hypothèse: on peut utiliser les « jeux de ficelle » pour tous et dans toutes les matières.

Voici les résultats: en tant que professeure d’immersion française, de la maternelle jusqu’à la 8ième année, les « jeux de ficelle » se sont révélés être un succès pour enseigner les sciences naturelles, les sciences humaines, le français, la coopération, et l’écriture. Chaque leçon qui contenait les jeux de ficelle était une leçon réussie.

En tant qu’artiste dans les écoles, j’ai été témoin d’autres avantages des « jeux de ficelle ».

Les difficultés de comportement et les problèmes d’apprentissage sont réduits. On voit une amélioration dans la motricité fine (au début de ma carrière, j’ai travaillé avec un enfant atteint d'infirmité motrice cérébrale qui voulait tellement faire « la tortue » qu’il a réussi à contrôler les

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muscles de ses mains. Son professeur, ses amis et sa famille en était stupéfaits; lui, il était très, très fier.)

Les jeux de ficelle se répandent comme une traînée de poudre dans les écoles. Spontanément, les enfants s’entraident. Toutes les barrières tombent: l’âge et les groupes sociaux n’ont plus d’importance.

Les jeunes ne sont pas les seuls à pouvoir apprécier les histoires avec les « jeux de ficelle ».

Lors de mes ateliers au Japon l’an dernier, les salles se sont remplies de voix joyeuses pendant que les participants partageaient leurs propres histoires de ficelles. Une femme, les larmes aux yeux, m’a remerciée d’avoir fait revivre ce jeu qu’elle pratiquait avec sa grandmère lorsqu’elle n’était qu’une enfant. Une autre, qui souffrait d’arthrite, a déclaré son intention de pratiquer ce jeu dans l’espoir de réduire sa douleur.

Je suis convaincue que les « jeux de ficelle » et leurs histoires offrent de nombreux avantages à notre société. C’est un grand plaisir de voir une communauté qui a été touchée par ce simple jeu. Les « jeux de ficelle », accessible à tous, ont le pouvoir de tisser de nouveaux liens et de transformer n’importe quel groupe, que ce soit une famille, une école, ou un village.

Anne Glover présentera son spectacle de contes avec jeux de ficelle lors du festival du conte, Kootenay Storytelling Festival, le 21-22 septembre. Plus de détails au : kootenaystory.org

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TAKE FRENCH LESSONS WITH THE FRANCOPHONE ASSOCIATION!

Conversation group sessions and one-on-one courses available at good price!

CALL: 250-352-3516

Activités : Identification des arbres & oiseaux, feu de camp et goûté, chansons, abat d’un arbre pour bois de poêle.

Cette activité aura lieu dans la forêt d’Elaine et Aurélien Dupuis à Sproule Creek (Taghum). On se rencontre à l’AFKO - 723 Ward st à 13h30. On part tous ensemble en caravane. Remis en cas de pluie. Apportez un imperméable au cas où…

GRATUIT! Réservation: 250-352-3516.

daily breads · fruit breads stuffed breads · spelt breads baguettes · cookies · cheeses • tuesday - saturday 9:00 am to 6:00/7:00 pm

Au soleil levant 250-352-2030

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News

Everyone wants their community to be welcoming, but are we always as good at it as we think?

Communities

Help Make Your Community

More Welcoming The Welcoming Communities Program has been created to ensure newcomers have the best possible chance of settling in our beautiful region.

To assist those who play a critical role in this the welcomemat.ca website has been created to provide a free online training resource.

On the site you will find essential information on defining and describing immigrants, understanding the immigrant experience, employment barriers for newcomers and increasing awareness in your community. The training is self paced, and when you feel ready there is even a certified test for you or your staff.

So go ahead, make a positive contribution to your community and become a more welcoming individual, visit www.welcomemat.ca today.

Welcome Materials & Training Welcome Materials & Training

If you would like to learn about how to make your community more welcoming in a more practical format the Welcoming Communities Program will be running a free workshop in your area on

03 Oct 2013

Community Futures Central Kootenay 514 Vernon Street, Nelson 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Space is limited so book now by calling

(250) 444 7077

or email ALochrie@ communityskillscentre.com

This Welcoming Communities project was developed and delivered by the Greater Trail Skills Centre This project is made possible through funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

Children and Family Development

Minister makes Nelson stop K. HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter

The minister of children and family development was in Nelson on Thursday as she visited the region last week.

“I’m up touring the Kootenays and visiting with my MCFD offices and staff. I’m talking with them about their work, challenges, opportunities and some of the great things they have been able to accomplish up in the Kootenays,” said Stephanie Cadieux.

The minister’s Nelson stop included a requested tour of Cicada Place, offering a transitional housing program for atrisk youth on Lake Street.

Cadieux’s request to tour of the supportive housing project comes

Minister of children and family development Stephanie Cadieux was in Nelson last week and toured Cicada Place while visiting.

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from a desire to learn from the model established in Nelson in 1999. At that time it was considered a “risky venture.” In the past 15 years, there have been many success stories as youth

find respect in the home and in turn respect back. The MLA for Surrey Cloverdale called it a “well kept secret.”

The home for young people ages 16 to 22-years-old offers

“housing with connection” for a minimum of 10 youth.

Cadieux arrived in the Kootenays Tuesday and toured Trail, Castlegar and Nelson before leaving Thursday afternoon.

3RD ANNUAL REACH A READER EVENT Thursday, October 10

The Nelson Star and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy are partnering on a great new event for Nelson.

Buy a Paper & Make a Difference The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) and The Nelson Star are raising funds to support literacy programs. Buy a paper from one of our volunteers on October 10th to make a difference in our community. All funds raised will go to support local literacy programs.

WANT MORE INFORMATION? WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP? Visit: cbal.org

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Whatever your service or business, the Nelson Star has you covered Pick your size and we will showcase your business.

Prices start as low as $10/week Call 250.352.1890 today!

Community

The Dance Connection 612 Front Street (West Arm Plaza)

Annual West Kootenay Toy Run

Riders roar for Kootenay kids

Adult and Student Dance Classes Ballet • Zumba • Jazz Fitness • Ballroom

lhlightfoot@hotmail.com 250-352-6060

NASH

(Nelson & Area Society for Health)

AGM Meeting Speaker on IHA Complaint Process

Thursday, Sept 12th at 4:30 pm Senior Citizens Assn. Branch #51 #717 Vernon St., Nelson, BC

New to Town?

Then let us welcome you to town with our greetings basket that also includes information about your new community.

Call us at 250-551-7971 or 250-825-4743

Have you had a new baby?

Then let us know as we have a special gift basket for your new baby.

Santa traded his sleigh for a Harley to lead 500 motorcycles roaring through downtown Nelson on Sunday morning. marvin beatty Castlegar News Reporter

If the ground rumbled around your home on Sunday morning, it wasn’t an earthquake but the vibrations from hundreds of motorcycles taking part in the 26th annual West Kootenay Toy Run. Starting around 8 a.m. at the Castlegar Community Complex, riders in droves began turning up to register and drop off toys for the now famous event.

“I like the cause,” said firsttime participant Catherine Foster, who had a big teddy bear riding shotgun on her

bike. “We have our fingers crossed for good weather. It looks pretty good right now.”

Foster and her husband Mike, from Castlegar, had motorcycles quite different from one another and she said she would likely be more comfortable aboard her 2010 Harley Davidson Fat Boy than Mike would be on his custom-built, USA made chopper.

“Mine has no shocks,” laughed Mike.

Inside, riders queued up to register and enjoy a pancake breakfast put on by the Castlegar Lions Club. A table set up for toy donations was soon overflowing, something

that impressed six-year-old Gareth Totten-Prime.

“I brought in two puzzles and a Hex Bug,” said Gareth, who was doing a great job in helping the adults sort and organize all of the toys. He and his dad Tim were taking part together for the first time, though dad also rode in the event last year.

As more and more riders arrived, West Kootenay Toy Run secretary Marla Doherty-Haynes commented on how large the event has become.

“We’re one of the only runs left in North America where the police have to help us shut down traffic,” she said.

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“I like that all of the money raised here, stays here, too.”

Doherty-Hanes said she hopes to be able to organize some activities for children at next year’s event, so even more kids turn out.

Riders were in Nelson at 10:30 a.m. to puck up more participants. The event wraped up back in Castlegar with a dinner, live music and the raffle which includes a grand prize of a 2013 Super Glide Custom 110th Anniversary Edition and a second prize of a (new, retro-model) ‘48 Sportster. Glen Gustafson (Trail) and Danielle Gilbert (Rossland) took home the big prizes.

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seems that when an MLA takes on the health minister it falls on deaf ears. This then becomes simply rhetoric and negligence or at the very least, incompetence. The basics in health care remain the same, universal coverage for medically necessary health care services provided on need rather than the ability to pay.

My very real concern comes from hearing over and over that seniors are overwhelming the system. This may be factual, but so what?

Get a grip folks. If there is a need for more care and attention to seniors, deal with it, step up to the plate and do something, anything.

It is fantastic that we are aging. We live in a great country, a great province and the Kootenay area is second to none. Why do I get the feeling that the government is dumping on the folks who have paid their taxes all their lives and have contributed to society only to be used as a scapegoat for what I would call incompetence at its highest level?

Seniors do not want special treatment, just a fair shake, some compassion and some understanding in their time of need. Isn’t it confusing when the powers that be ask us to look after our health, but when the outcome is longevity, we are now part of the problem?

Canadians have a better knowledge of health care these days and actually are doing a hell of a job to make things easier on the system.

The problem comes when interprofessional collaboration breaks down and the common goal of enhancing

health benefits for patients suffers.

The real problem is with our elected politicians. It appears that an agenda of appeasing corporations and pharmaceutical companies takes precedence over what should be their primary objective. That objective must be to attend to the emotional and physical health of Canada’s citizens.

This country should be throwing every single nickel at the health care issue not squandering taxpayers dollars on raises for politicians, ridiculous pension benefits for politicians and protecting corrupt politicians. It is time to bring the hammer down.

If not now, when? Why are they always fixing the blame and never the problem?

In 2002 the Roy Romanow report basically highlighted the fact that “times are a changin’” and we had better get with the program or there would be problems and here we are in that exact situation.

If the politicians in power cannot solve these issues, it is time for them to vacate the office they hold. I am confident that they can do better, but it won’t happen as long as our politicians are more equal than the rest of us. When was the last time anyone noticed a politician waiting in an emergency room or clinic for four hours or more?

My wish is that the condescension by those who hold the power over our health care stops immediately.

Canada is not a third world country and we deserve better.

Leon Thiessen Harrop

The smart solution in rural BC

The simple solution is to have the refusniks simply read their own meters and report it to Hydro or Fortis.

The old meters can be read by anyone with a Grade 3 education. Many customers in remote locations do this

now and see the meter reader once a year.

The $20 fee is simply blood money.

The consumption data for individuals and groups is less valuable to advertisers and industry managers if

it is not complete. Schmuck meters are simply a way of sucking more revenue out of customers and changing their consumption habits to reduce peak loads.

Ed McGinnis Fauquier

MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT AT nelsonstar.com This week’s question: Do you think the Sensible BC campaign has a chance of succeeding?

Last week’s result: Are you satisfied with the Lemon Creek jet fuel spill clean-up effort?

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Our broken health system

Doesn’t it just cream your corn when you witness a situation that you have no control over? One knows there is a problem and it needs to be solved however, helplessness seems to control the moment. Am I the only person with skull cramps caused by incomprehension of our health system?

While waiting to see a doctor at a Nelson walk-in clinic, I exchanged pleasantries with two gentlemen. They both seemed distraught and in obvious pain. They had previously attended the Trail hospital emergency room. Both patients were told that there would be a four-hour wait and one fellow was told to go to Nelson. The other fellow had already been triaged in Trail, but required immediate follow-up for severe pain. He could not wait for four hours.

Their personal physicians were on holidays and this set up a situation that is all too familiar. Now what do you do and where do you go? Coincidentally, they both decided on Nelson.

This set the stage for what is becoming a concern for many patients in the Kootenays. This in itself is understandable as we all know the system is overloaded. The question is why?

We should remember that these waiting times in hospitals and clinics are not the fault of the health care workers as I am sure they are doing their best to alleviate what is a huge problem in our province and apparently across the nation. We must ask why the health care system is breaking down. There are many questions that should be asked however, it

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The Nelson Star is running new crossword puzzles! The answer for Wednesday’s paper will be printed in Friday’s paper while the Friday answers will be published in Wednesday’s paper.

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Sep 12th - Taal Mala Lighta! with Yan Zombie Sep 13th - Dub Pistols DJ Set by Barry Ashworth Sep 14th - Deekline Sep 16th - Chali 2Na with Full Live Band Sep 20th - Minnesota w/ Moontricks Sep 21st - Bliss N Eso Sep 24th - Elliott Brood Sep 27th - Neighbor Sep 28th - Current Swell with Jon & Roy Oct 5th - Little Miss Higgins Early Show Oct 8th - Ron Sexsmith w/ Jenn Grant Oct 12th - Sweet Soul Burlesque w/ Blondtron Oct 18th - Lee Harvey Osmond w/ Gordie Johnson Oct 19th - Mat the Alien Oct 22nd - The Sadies Oct 25th - Lady Waks Best Breakthrough Producer, Breakspell 2009

Oct 26th - Vinyl Richie Halloween w/ Hoola & Cass Rhapsody

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Community Events The Nelson Air Cadets will be holding their registration night on September 11 at the Eagle’s Hall. There is a $100 fee for cadets to participate in the program. Air cadets is open to individuals between the ages of 12 and 18. Parents must attend registration as parental approval is required.

If you are interested in learning how to fly, come on down and join us!

Learning in Retirement registration starts Friday, September 13. Retirees are invited to come to Selkirk College’s Silver King Campus room 118 between 10 and 11:30 a.m. to meet the instructors of this fall’s multisession courses. For info phone Anni 250-354-3206.

The Canadian Federation of University Women’s first meeting of the year is Tuesday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m. New members welcome.

For more information please visit our website: http://sites. google.com/site/nelsoncfuw/ home or contact us at nelsoncfuw@gmail.com Ascension Lutheran Church hosts a free spaghetti dinner on Wednesday, September 18 at Rosemont School. All are welcome.

Nelson Civic Theatre’s first annual general meeting is Sunday, September 22 at 1 p.m. Vote for new board members and to change bylaws. Doors open at noon for a pre-AGM social. After the meeting there will be a free movie. Note: you must be a member to attend; no memberships will be sold at the meeting.

Transition Nelson is hosting a picnic in the park on Sunday, September 22 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Rotary Shelter in Lakeside Park.

Come and meet the participants and leaders of “Tran-

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sition Streets” and “Good Neighbors”. Bring a potluck item to share, and your own plate and cutlery. For more information visit transitionnelson.org or call Michael at 250-352-1746.

All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2. Tea and goodies will be served after the meeting. Some of the activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, whist, dominos, chess and snooker. For further information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

Weekly meetings Glacier Harmonies women’s barbershop-style choir starts Wednesday, September 11 at 7 p.m. Call Joey at 250-352-3393 or Dorothy at 250-352-7199 if you’re interested. The group’s director is Laura Johnson.

An infertility support group meets Wednesday, September 25 at the Kalein Hospice Centre (402 Richards Street West) from 7 to 9 p.m. Receive support from others who are having similar experiences. More information at infertilitynelson.com.

The Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., 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 250-352-7333.

Nelson Knitting Co-op meets every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex. The meeting is open to anyone interested in sharing their projects, learning new techniques and socializing with other fibre enthusiasts.

The St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Food Pantry is open every Friday 9 to 11 a.m. at 701 Ward Street (Silica Street side entrance) to all those in need. Barrier free, everyone welcome.

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 of meetings please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar during meeting times.

Fundraisers Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak is holding a celebration fundraiser for SK8PARK on Thursday, September 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill.

For $15 per person, you’ll get a Finley burger and beer, wine, or pop, and karaoke extravaganza. Tickets at the Nelson Star, Investors Group, Cottons, Kootenay Optical and Finley’s. Let’s just get the SK8PARK finished debt free.

Call 250-825-9241 for information.

The Terry Fox Run for cancer research is Sunday, September 15 at Lakeside Park. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the run goes at 9:30 a.m. Various route lengths available, from 1 km to 10 km. All are welcome.

No entry fee or minimum donation required.

A chili cook off will be held at the Rotary Shelter at Lakeside Park on Saturday, September 21. Tasting starts at 4:30 p.m. Sample five chili recipes for $5, 10 for $8 or 20 for $15. Proceeds to the Choices Pregnancy Centre.

For more info call 250-7771212.

Hike for the Hospice, a charity walk to benefit the Nelson Hospice Society, goes Sunday, September 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Register at nelsonhospicehikeforhospice.eventbrite.ca.

Workshops Argentine Tango Lessons with Heather Grant and Beth Hargreaves are back in Nelson at a new location — 812 Stanley Street — across from Central School. Classes include “beginner tango” and “ongoing beginner” on Tuesdays evenings, and “teen tango” and “queer tango” on Wednesday evenings. There is also a Wednesday night class available at Playmor Junction Church for Valley residents. Classes start September 12. For more information and to register contact Heather at 2hvgrant@ gmail.com or 250-226-7229; or Beth at eliz63@gmail.com or 250-352-5081.

Learn Taoist Tai Chi in one month, starting September 13 (open house with no obligation) and continuing until October 18. Classes are Mondays and Fridays 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Senior’s Association (717 Vernon Street).

All ages welcome, no previous experience necessary.

Contact nelson@taoist.org or look online at taoist.org/bc.

Kate Bridger, author of Nest Building, is offering a free workshop on Thursday, September 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Nelson Library. Space is limited; please call 250-5055684 or email adegrace@nelson.ca to participate.

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Visual Arts

September 15. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the band will play from 8 to 10:30 p.m.

Nelson At War, a new exhibit on Nelson’s involvement in World Wars I and II, as well as the Boer War, opens in Gallery B at Touchstones Nelson on Saturday, September 14. The exhibit will feature historic photos and news clippings from the Shawn Lamb Archives, as well as artifacts from the Permanent Collection.

Chali 2na is returning to Spiritbar with his full band for another night of legendary hip hop, rock, funk and more on Monday, September 16. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the Hume Hotel or on ticketweb.ca.

Literature

The Kootenay Storytelling Festival presents a weekend of storytelling that will take you from the roots to the stars from September 20 to 22. Featuring performances in English and French for adults and children from internationally acclaimed storytellers: Jowi Taylor, Anne Glover, Kung Jaadee, Shoshana Litman, Jaymie Matthews, Magpie Ulysses, Barry Gray, Corky Evans and Richard Rowberry.

Festival passes are $20 for one day or $35 for two! Individual shows are $8 for adults or $5 for children under 12. A full schedule is available at kootenaystory.org.

Kootenay Book Weekend is September 20 to 22 at the Best Western hotel in Nelson. The weekend includes a public talk by Giller Award-winning author Elizabeth Hey on Sunday, September 22 at 11 a.m. Tickets are $10. For more info see kootenaybookweekend.ca.

Film

The Thursday night art house film showing at the Nelson Civic Theatre on September 12 is The Way Way Back about an awkward 14-year-old who makes an unexpected friend in the manager of a water park while on summer vacation.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m.

The official Nelson launch of the all-new Deconstructing Dinner television and web series is set for Monday, September 16 at the Civic Theatre. Four of the six half-hour episodes will be shared (Eggs, Garlic, Tomatoes and Honey) including a selection of short webisodes. Join writer and host Jon Steinman and musical supervisor Adham Shaikh to celebrate the launch. Tickets are $15.

A 40-minute documentary on the North-South exchange 17 L.V. Rogers students who took part in an exchange with students from the Northwest Territories will premiere at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. Following the movie, the LVR students will answer questions from the audience. Tickets are $5.

Jeff Crosby and the Refugees play Finley’s Irish Bar and Pub on Wednesday September 18 with Buckman Coe. Shoes play a public house concert at The Special (810 Silica Street) on Thursday, September 19 with Cam Penner. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Four new episodes from the Deconstructing Dinner television series, written and hosted by Nelson’s Jon Steinman, will have their local premiere at the Civic Theatre on Monday, September 16.

Pura Vida Foundation is presenting a night of amazing documentaries on Friday, September 20 at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. Tickets are $10 with all the proceeds and donations will be going towards building a new shelter for abandoned and severely abused young girls.

The Capitol Theatre hosts a Grease Singalong on Saturday, September 28.

This fully-interactive screening of the classic film with on-screen subtitles is “The one that you want.” Dressing up is strongly encouraged (there will be a costume contest!) and full audience participation essential. Tickets are $15 for adults or $12 for students, available at the Capitol Theatre box office.

Theatre

Vancouver actor-playwright TJ Dawe brings his one-man show Medicine to the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, October 5.

In Medicine, he tells of his experiences at a retreat led by author, doctor and activist Gabor Mate in which the participants ingest the Peruvian shamanic psychotropic plant brew ayahuasca.

There will be a Q and A session after the performance. Tickets are $20, available at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

Music

Yan Zombie presents Taal Mala at Spiritbar on Thursday, September 12.

Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $7 before 11:30 p.m. and $10 after.

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UK party starter Barry Ashworth brings his DJ set “Dub Pistols” to Spiritbar on Friday, September 13. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10.

UK EDM producer Deekline plays Spiritbar on Saturday, September 14.

Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

Gypsy folk duo Jake Verburg and Steph Clifford play the Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw on Saturday, September 14 at 6 p.m. Admission by donation.

Selkirk Pro-Musica presents Celso Machado on Saturday, September 14 at the Shambhala Music and Performance Hall at Selkirk College. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at Otter Books and at the door Tim Hus is celebrating the release of his new CD Western Star with a concert at the Slocan Legion Hall in Slocan on Sunday,

Six String Nation, the internationally acclaimed performance from Jowi Taylor.

Plus local favourites Paul Landsberg and Trio Voyage, Laura Landsberg, Allison Girvan and Lalin. An opening night concert for the Kootenay Storytelling Festival on September 20. Tickets $20 or $12 for students, available at the Capitol.

Australia’s biggest hip-hop act, Bliss N Eso, will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, September 21 with Ceekay Jones. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15.

Elliot Brood returns to Spiritbar on Tuesday, September 24. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25.

Edmonton singer-songwriter Christa Couture plays the Ymir School House on Wednesday, September 25.

EL Gordo has a CD release show on Wednesday, September 25 at The Special (810 Silica Street). Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

American folk rock music duo the Indigo Girls play the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, September 25. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are sold out.

The Current Swell plays Spirtibar on Saturday, September 28 with Jon and Roy. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15.

La Cafamore presents Celebrated Trios, a night of classical music. Two famous piano trios will be performed: Haydn’s "Gypsy" and Beethoven’s "Archduke" on Sunday, October 6 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Nelson United Church. Tickets are $15 for adults or $12 for students and seniors.

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Continued from Page 12 There’re also social events like a book trivia contest, a used book sale and — the highlight of the weekend — an author’s talk. This year Giller Prize-winning author Elizabeth Hay, from Ottawa, will speak at the event.

The weekend is organized by a committee of 11 dedicated volunteers, including Victoria Vaseleniuck, one of the event founders.

She says the book weekend has a loyal following among locals and visitors.

“A lot of the same people come year after year,” she says, noting the crowd is usually about half locals and half visitors, some coming from as far away as Ontario.

Though there’re many literary events in Nelson and elsewhere, Vaseleniuck says the weekend is unique because of its focus on book readers, rather than writers.

One of the other organizers, Gabriele Sinclair, says she enjoys the opportunity to discuss the books with new people.

“We all have our regular book clubs, but during the book weekend you’re in a room with different people who bring different perspectives to the conversation,” she says, adding that the best con-

versations happen when people in the room don’t like the book and make their case for why it failed.

“If everyone agrees they liked the book, there’s less to talk about,” she says.

Organizers take that into account when they short list prospective books to include in the weekend.

During the event participants will get the list of eight book, each with a synopsis, and will vote on three they’d like to discuss next year (the fourth book added to the roaster will be something by the author who’s booked to speak at the event).

This year’s books are The Appointment by Herta Muller, Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks, The State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, and Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay. All the book discussions are for registered participants only, but the author talk is open to the public. Tickets are $10 to see Elizabeth Hay speak on Sunday, September 22 at 11 a.m. at the Best Western.

For more information about Kootenay Book Weekend and to register, see kootenaybookweekend.ca.

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It was a hard fought three-way race as the polls closed and the votes were counted — and the suspense was palpable. In fact, the process was almost as suspenseful as the plot of this year’s One Book, One Kootenay selection.

Confined Space by Deryn Collier is this year’s One Book, One Kootenay official selection.

“OBOK is a wonderful way to support local writers and the exposure throughout the region for Confined Space has been fantastic,” said Collier when she heard her

book was voted as the one Kootenay booklovers should read. “I really hope the program continues.”

OBOK is a region-wide book club supported by the Kootenay Library Federation, the 19 member libraries in the Kootenay/Boundary, and the Columbia Basin Trust. The initiative creates an awareness of the depth and diversity of the rich literary culture of the Kootenays. Since the inception of OBOK, more people are reading books by Kootenay authors.

Confined Space is a locally-written mystery with universal appeal. The charac-

ters feel real, the plot is believable and readers don’t need to live in the Kootenays to picture the novel’s setting of Kootenay Landing.

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Defending BC College Champions Play Friday in Nelson

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The Selkirk College men’s hockey program will play their first-ever games against Alberta college league competition this weekend when Fort McMurray-based Keyano College visits the West Kootenay for a pair of exhibition contests.

The defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League champions will host the Huskies on Friday night at the Nelson and District Community Complex (8 p.m.) and Saturday afternoon at the Castlegar Recreation Complex (4 p.m.).

“We’re expecting Keyano College to be a very tough and talented opponent,” says Saints head coach Jeff Dubois. “The Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference is a high calibre college league that’s been going strong for over 50 years, so we’re looking at these games as an important challenge for our

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The Selkirk College men’s hockey team features several familiar faces for local fans, like former Nelson Junior Leafs sniper Connor McLaughlin. The Saints will play a home game at the NDCC on Friday night.

group above and beyond our typical preseason preparations.”

The Huskies finished seventh in the nine-team ACAC as an expansion team last season, posting a record of 7-17-1-3 and just barely missing out on postseason action. The squad features a number of BC-born players, including former Beaver Val-

ley Nitehawks forward Ryan Sookro and BCHL veterans Brody Lynott (Alberni Valley Bulldogs), Luke Hannas (Prince George Spruce Kings) and Steve Axford (Powell River Kings).

“We’re looking forward to seeing the style and intensity of play in the BCIHL,” says Keyano head coach Paul Strand. “Many of our players

are from BC and are looking forward to playing games in front of friends and family.

These games will be a good test and hopefully will provide a memorable experience for the college and the players. It’s trips like these I remember most from my college days.”

The upcoming weekend set against Keyano marks the first of five match-ups for the Saints against ACAC opposition. Selkirk will travel to Edmonton to face Concordia University, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and Grant McEwan University on the weekend of September 20 to 22. The Saints will then return home for a pair of games against league rivals Trinity Western University on September 27 and 28 before the regular season begins on Friday, October 4 at home to Eastern Washington.

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The Nelson Junior Leafs ran their pre-season streak to 3-0 after weekend wins against Creston (5-4) on Friday night at the Nelson and District Community Complex and Beaver Valley (3-0) in Fruitvale on Sunday night. The Leafs conclude their pre-season with a pair against Castlegar (Tuesday night after Star deadline and Wednesday at the NDCC). Puck drops at 7 p.m. The regular season opens Friday.

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mini-meet at the end of the session. There are also free try-outs every Monday in September. Go to the pool and enjoy a free one-hour coached session by Chris.

The club would love to see what talent is waiting out there. For more information email info@thekootenayswimclub.com or visit our website at thekootenayswimclub.com.

Granite Pointe is getting all the rounds in it can before the season end. Thursday September 12 is open for ‘The Wimp’ men’s night. Play from the red tees to red flags on every hole with the Men’s night hidden hole pot now up to $600!

To win a player must have lowest score on the hole drawn at random at the end of the night (tie means the pot carries to the next week). The club is also planning an all-ages fundraiser for course improvements on October 5.

For more information contact Graeme at 250-551-4878.

Seems that we could all do with a way to renew and refresh our health.

Breathe, move and relax with Tai Chi. It is a gentle way of enhancing strength, balance and energy to improve breathing and posture that can help relieve stress, aches and pains or simply keep you healthy. These classes accommodate adults of all ages and fitness levels, providing individual attention and guidance as needed. Classes start September 24 and 25 in Nelson and Balfour. Please contact Sandra, 250551-0866, sandra@ qi-taichi.ca.