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Nelson city council unanimously supported a development variance permit Monday that will allow Nelson Commons to go ahead with construction of a mixed-use building at the east end of Baker Street.

The $27 million condo and retail development spearheaded by the Kootenay Co-op needed a significant reduction in the required number and size of parking stalls and a slight increase in building height for the project that could begin construction next year.

Project manager Russell Precious was among about a dozen Nelson Commons proponents who sat anxiously in the public gallery as council debated their request for about 30 minutes before coming out in favour of it.

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Precious told media after the decision.

Not everyone will be pleased with the decision.

Four neighbouring businesses and one resident, who all received advance notice of the request coming to council, wrote letters concerned about the loss of parking.

The building will have 100 parking stalls, ranging in size from 13 square metres to 15 square metres, in an underground lot. Without the variance, the city zoning bylaws would have required 190 parking stalls at a size of 17 square metres.

Meeting the parking requirement would have meant adding a second level of underground parking at a cost of $2 million — which Precious said would have ultimately made the project financially unfeasible.

Councillor Donna Macdonald framed the decision as a choice between either having more parking or the landscaped

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Soccer Showdowns Three Nelson City Soccer leagues battled for their championship titles at the Lakeside playing fields this weekend. In the men’s open league finals on Saturday, team Kootenay Co-Op (below, in stripes) defeated the Innkeepers 2-0. On Sunday, the men’s masters league saw Bia Boro (above, in stripes) beat Real Nelson 2-1. The ladies rec league also held their final match Sunday with Selkirk Eyecare (right, in red) finishing 1-0 ahead of Lily Whites. Nelson Youth Soccer also held its finals over the weekend. For results and pictures, Kirsten Hildebrand photo

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Transfer station blasting finished Nelson Star Staff

The Grohman Narrows transfer station is progressing with the site bustling with construction activity.

Rough grading, drilling, blasting and excavation have been ongoing since June and the Regional District of Central Kootenay says that phase is now complete.

“We are pleased with how the project is progressing,” Ron Mickel, chair of the central resource recovery committee, said in a news release.

He explained the new station will use a multi-point pickup system using stationary waste containers at each site that are emptied into large capacity waste transfer tractor trailer units via the tractor’s hydraulic system.

“The Grohman Narrows site will be the first RDCK installation of Transtor equipment which will ultimately be part of a multi-point pick-up system that will result in substantial savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from waste transfer operations,” Mickel said.

The trailer unit has on-board compaction systems that increase load densities for optimal efficiency. Multi-point pickup systems will allow for servicing of up to five transfer stations on a single trip and the integration of material backhauls.

With initial work complete, grading, road construction and further concrete work will

Taghum

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Charles Arnold and Kyla Jakovickas are blissfully happy to announce the birth of their second daughter,

Hazel Faye Arnold Born on September 22nd at KLDH. We would like to thank the Kootenay Midwives and the maternity nurses at KLDH for all the support.

Work on the new Grohman Narrows transfer station to serve Nelson is well underway with an eye toward an opening next summer. It will replace the present waterfront site.

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be ongoing. The new transfer station site is scheduled to be completed by late spring of 2014 with commissioning by early summer.

The RDCK resource recovery plan identified a reconfiguration or relocation of the

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The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued a water quality advisory for users of the Woodland Heights water system in Taghum.

According to a news release, a recent sample indicated the presence of total coliforms. Further testing is

current waste transfer facility in Nelson as a priority. Following the completion of the new Grohman Narrows transfer station, the RDCK will permanently close the existing transfer station located on Lakeside Drive.

in progress, and the RDCK\ promises an update once it has been completed.

While health risks are considered low, the RDCK and Interior Health recommend that children, the elderly, people with weakened immune systems and anyone seeking additional protection use boiled water or another al-

ternative until further notice.

The regional district said it plans to take additional measures to reduce risk including temporarily adding “consumption levels” of chlorine and flushing the system.

The Woodland Heights water system, which draws from a well, has 20 active connections.

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This AGM is open to the public, however, voting will be limited to members only. This includes board members, team officials and parents of registered players from the most recent season.

Agenda includes a series of reports, followed by the election of four positions to the NYSA Board of Directors.

If you want to hear what is happening with Nelson Youth Soccer, or if you would like to have your voice heard on a myriad of issues, you are encouraged to attend this meeting. There will be an open forum opportunity for comments and input and the board of directors welcomes the feedback from its membership and the community.

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The Nelson Star is hosting an evening of inspiration featuring a dramatic tale of defying the odds by a woman whose passion is outdoor adventure.

Isabel Suppé is a mountain climber who will share her story of survival at an event called Reach Your Peak. The woman who spent most of her life climbing in the Andes Mountains of South America suffered a dramatic fall in 2010 that took the life of her partner.

Nearing the summit of Ala Izuierda, a 17,761-foot peak in Bolivia, Peter Wiesenekker slipped on ice, ripping out their anchors, and the climbers fell over 1,100 feet down the face of the mountain. With broken bones and extremely cold temperatures, survival seemed unlikely.

But Suppé persevered. Determined to live, the woman dragged her battered body across the glacier hopeful to reach help. Her first night, she perched — determined to stay awake — upon a rock to keep her clothes from freezing to the ice. Then she carried on.

Though her leg was broken and foot crushed, she spent the next 48 hours crawling.

While Suppé was rescued, Wiesenekker died of hypothermia.

Further defying the odds, Suppé didn’t listen to medical experts telling her she would never walk normally again, much less climb. Her recovery has included

many surgeries and countless hours of rehab. Driven by a passion for the sport, and life, the woman describes it all in her book Starry Night.

Soon after the accident, she was back climbing with her right leg hanging behind her.

Still on crutches she was the first woman to solo Argentina’s Nevado de Cachiit peak.

Just finished a bike trip across the US to raise money for surgery on her ankle, Suppé is hopeful that she will walk without crutches with the help of that surgery.

Featured on ESPN and National Geographic, she will be sharing her story of strength in Nelson at Reach your Peak held on November 7 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Prestige Lakeside Resort.

The evening is the second such event being hosted by the Star.

Publisher Karen Bennett was thrilled at the reception of Find Your Divine that brought leading Canadian author and nutritionist Leslie Beck to Nelson in April.

“After the success of our spring women’s event, we thought that an outdoors-themed event would be great for fall,” she said. “Isabelle’s story is incredibly inspiring for everyone to hear. It is going to be

Mountain climber Isabel Suppé will be in Nelson on November 7 to share her story at Reach Your Peak. a great evening.”

Tickets are on sale for Reach Your Peak with early bird prices of $30 available. They go up to $35 on October 21 and will not be available at the door.

Admission includes a light appetizer and wine or beer. There will be a cash bar to follow.

Platinum sponsors are Nelson Toyota, Save-On-Foods and the Kootenay Co-op.

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A Nelson-born filmmaker has been released from jail in Egypt.

John Greyson, 53, was kept in a crowded cell without charge since August 16 with fellow Canadian Tarek Loubani, an emergency ward doctor. The two were headed to Gaza but forced to remain in Cairo where they were arrested during violent demonstrations.

The faculty association at York University, where Greyson is a professor, campaigned for the Egyptian government to release him.

Greyson and Loubani began a hunger strike September 16.

The Canadian government announced Saturday that the pair had been released after 51 days, but they weren’t able to fly to Frankfurt because they remain on Egypt’s no-fly list. CBC reported Monday that the pair may not be allowed to leave until an investigation concludes.

Greyson was born in Nelson but raised in London, Ontario and has lived in Toronto since 1980.

A drunk woman went on a shoplifting spree last week before being caught by staff who held her down until police arrived.

The Nelson Police Department received a call about a woman being assaulted in the 500 block of Herridge Lane and at the same time, a second report of a theft in progress.

When police responded, they discovered two men holding a woman down.

“She had allegedly shoplifted from one downtown business and while staff was searching for her she did the same thing in another business,” Sgt. Paul Bayes said in a release.

She was caught after a chase and while she tried to escape, she bit one person and kicked another, causing minor injuries, Bayes said.

The 24-year-old was arrested and jailed until sober. She was released but will have to answer to charges of theft and assault.

All the stolen property was located and returned.

• On Friday morning, an off-duty officer noticed a man in the 400 block of Baker Street that he knew was banned from the area for trafficking drugs.

The 24-year-old is now facing charges of breach of his probation and possession of a controlled substance.

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About 300 people attended the 50th anniversary celebration for the Kootenay Pass, held on Sunday afternoon at the top of the Highway 3 pass between Creston and Salmo.

Organized by the Creston Museum, with the assistance of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Yellowhead Road and Bridge, the event included historical displays and a commemorative ribbon-cutting which briefly stopped traffic.

“We find excuses to make local history fun and enjoyable,” said museum manager Tammy Hardwick.

Cars lined up for the first crossing on October 13, 1963 totalled 2,700 — the creation of the all-weather route was a significant event.

“That really shows what it meant to them back then,” said Hardwick. “This was a good opportunity to showcase that.”

During speeches by elected officials and others, Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie explained that the Ktunaxa people followed game trails along that route hundreds of years earlier.

“We are also in their home,” he said. “If it was not for those animals, we would not have access to this territory.”

Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall followed Louie, expressing her appreciation for the economic benefits and also reflected on the wildlife.

“The most magical trip was the time I had to stop and allow the caribou to take the time to cross the road,” she said.

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From left, Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce president Rob Schepers, Ministry of Transportation district operations manager Hugh Eberle, Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall, Creston Mayor Ron Toyota, Lower Kootenay Band Chief Jason Louie and Creston RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan cut the ribbon over the westbound lane on Kootenay Pass moments after Salmo’s mayor and chamber president, among others, cut the eastbound ribbon.

Brian Lawrence photo of the pass, said that the route marked a big change for both health care and agriculture, with improved access for both.

“What a wonderful testament to the people who went before, and the men and women who worked on it,” said Binks, who then thanked contractor YRB for keeping it going, earning a round of applause.

Rural Salmo director Hans Cunningham recalled people used to head up the pass for a Sunday drive to check out the scenery, and said he is still impressed with the road.

“The highway is only getting better,” he said. “We’re very lucky to have this all-

weather road.”

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure district operations manager Hugh Eberle explained that the construction allowed the elimination of tolls on the Kootenay Lake ferries and Nelson’s orange bridge, also reducing travel time between the east and west.

The project, which had been in the planning stages for several years before seasonal construction ran from 19571963, cost $13.6 million, and it remains the country’s highest mountain pass.

“It proved that highway engineering can actually work miracles,” he said.

CORRECTIONS A story Friday (“Creston has Kootenays’ quickest ambulances”) was cut off between pages 4 and 5. The full sentence, which quoted Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff, should have read: “That’s been identified as a key issue. In the past BC Ambulance trained you. Now you pay for it yourself. If you invest $5,000 and work in a small-volume station, you’re never going to get that money back.”

A September 18 story (“Sculpture vandalized”) misspelled Winlaw sculptor Peter Vogelaar’s name.

The Star apologizes for the error.

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Publisher: Karen Bennett

Commentary – Mark Mosdell

Venus is A truck driver’s trials and tribulations not amused

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enus De Cello, a beautiful granite sculpture by Winlaw artist Peter Vogelaar that stood was damaged recently while on display in the 400 block of Baker Street in what police are investigating as an act of vandalism.

In an interview with the Star, Joy Barrett, cultural development officer and Sculpturewalk executive director, said “We’re lucky it didn’t just smash into a million pieces when it hit the ground.”

Lucky indeed.

It’s hard to imagine what an artist feels when something that took many hours of patience and skill is treated so callously.

It’s equally difficult to gauge the level of anger in the mind of the person(s) who may have done such a thing. Who exactly is the target of such an act? Who are you mad at and why did this sculpture have to pay the price?

We’re hoping it was an accident that someone hasn’t, to this point, owned up to but that explanation seems far-fetched given the weight of the sculpture and the secure foundation it had.

This piece was on display in Castlegar and enjoyed by many visitors and locals alike. It’s disheartening to see that some in Nelson may not appreciate what Sculpturewalk is trying to do for the region.

The location of Venus De Cello, outside of a bank, may allow investigators to see via security footage some clue as to what happened.

We hope it does and that those who may be responsible are held to account.

— Castlegar News Venus De Cello on Baker Street, before it was damaged.

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y name is Mark, and I have been a truck driver in the West and East Kootenays for 17 years. I work for a contract trucking company based out of the West Kootenay. We handle many types of cartage ranging from dry goods, all types of alcohol, and many types of perishables.

Included are fruits and vegetables, bread, milk products (liquid and cultured), cheeses, fresh seafood, all types of frozen food-service products, and ice cream.

I am writing this for those who know very little, or nothing at all about the routines, procedures, and responsibilities of a trucking company carrying perishable food products.

To start with, I would like to focus on all the small communities from Crescent Valley to Nakusp, and Nelson to Kaslo.

We service all of the restaurants, golf courses, gas stations, markets, liquor stores, beer and wine stores, liquor retail store outlets, hot springs, and hotels.

This summer has been a dry and hot one, and many travellers have come this way because of it. Kaslo and Nelson in particular are very beautiful towns in the summer, and they have shown our company an extremely busy season for all of our contracts — in fact, the busiest summer in many years.

We are very happy for all of our customers who prospered from this year’s seasonal traffic, as it doesn’t last very long.

During the course of the summer I have had a few local citizens of these communities and some travellers approach me while doing deliveries in the downtown cores, most of them concerned with the noise of the reefer unit of the truck, and some uptight because I have blocked a lane so traffic can’t drive through.

I apologize to you all. I am only trying to do my job.

Truck driver Mark Mosdell asks for a little courtesy for his profession.

I don’t do it to annoy anyone, and now feel I need to explain my actions.

As mentioned, we carry many types of perishable food products, so, with extremely hot weather I need to keep that truck cold. We are contracted and obligated to keep each type of perishable item at proper temperature. To achieve this, the system must operate all the time to work efficiently. I try to park as close to each receiving door as possible to make deliveries quick.

One of our main concerns, as well as our customers, is receiving their orders at a reasonable time so that they have fresh, properly chilled food to prepare for their customers. I know all of my customers trust me to do all of the above, and I am very proud of the service that I have provided for the last 17 years. Ask any one of them,

and they will tell you.

We have even gone to the trouble of having the decibel levels of the reefer units tested by the RDCK to make sure all units are operating at a safe and legal noise requirement. Test results showed all units operating at safe levels, as dictated by federal government regulations.

I have heard many excuses why I should turn off my reefer unit or move my truck. As an operator of a large truck, I can tell you we have very few options as to where we can park safely to do our deliveries.

I had one lady start taking pictures of me as I worked in the lane behind a local restaurant. She was upset that she had to drive around the block to her destination. She threatened that if I blocked her way again, she would take the pictures to the proper authorities to deal with.

My guess is that it added an

extra two or three minutes to her alarmingly busy schedule.

I am sure that some people don’t realize there are designated service lanes for all trucks to use for delivery purposes. In our case, we have a bulkhead door on the passenger side of the vehicle where all the frozen products are kept.

I feel it is my responsibility as the driver to make sure that my helper and I are safe as we have to climb in and out of that door all day long. The rest of the product gets brought out the back of the truck, down a ramp on a two-wheel hand dolly and we then work toward our customers receiving areas on either side of the truck, thus making us vulnerable to injury if cars drive past on either side.

My plea to all residents and users of Kaslo’s, Nelson’s, and other surrounding communities’ downtown cores is to please respect your local businesses delivery vehicles. Give us the room we need to service your community, and please try to be patient. Plug your ears if you don’t like the noise of the reefer units. Please don’t park in any commercial loading zone at any time, even if you are dying from lack of caffeine.

After all, we are making sure your dining experiences and grocery purchases are as fresh as you would expect them to be. We are also community members and, on occasion go shopping and enjoy dining out like everyone else. I would never forgive myself if I took my family for dinner to a restaurant I had delivered to and they ended up in the hospital with food poisoning.

So if you don’t have a comment worthy of encouragement or a friendly gesture that we can cheerfully reply to, please just let us do our work, as it is a very labour intensive job, and our days are very long. Thanks.

My name is Mark, and I am a concerned truck driver.

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More support for Belanger

Re: “L.V. Rogers teacher disciplined,” September 27 Mr. Belanger was my Grade 12 math teacher. I was not a model student whatsoever.

Math is not my favourite subject because it requires pure knowledge and understanding in order for you to succeed at it. It is not something you can read, memorize, and answer multiple questions on. It requires work.

I have never been good at it, mostly because I’ve had it instilled in me that I’m not, and by Grade 12 I had basically given up on it all together. Because I had given up and stopped caring, but still needed the class to graduate, I was in attendance physically but not mentally. I constantly talked while he was teaching and exceeded as little effort as I could.

Because of this, I was far from his favourite student. I feel for all

teachers, and high school teachers especially. It must be very discouraging and frustrating to teach a subject you love, but that your students don’t. Math is a subject most people aren’t fond of, but it is something Mr. Belanger loves.

I couldn’t imagine what it must be like to try and teach something students don’t care to learn about, their goal only being to pass the class. But Mr. Belanger keeps doing it. He stays in at lunch and after school, so when you have students who are disrespectful, who don’t try, and who do poorly, of course it is going to be annoying when you’re putting in all this extra effort to try and help!

I went into that Grade 12 final exam thinking I was going to fail, because that’s what I’ve always done: failed at math.

But something happened that

Walmart wages Did you know that after the Department of Defense, Walmart is the second largest employer in the United States? It has 2.1 million employees working at, or slightly above, minimum wage.

Each employee undergoes an annual review by management. If your work habits, attendance, relationship with customers and co-workers is exemplary, you might get a raise of 30 cents an hour. Oh, wow, book my cabin for that around the world cruise!

The CEO of Walmart received a raise last year of 14.1 percent. He now “earns” $20.7 million a year!

That is 1,100 times more than a Canadian Walmart employee earning minimum wage. I wonder, does he limit himself to two 15-minute coffee breaks a day? Are his absences from work to play golf reviewed by anybody as is the case with the employees?

Remember, I am not talking about a single owner or partnership type of business when I say that these large corporations make their huge profits on the backs of their hard working, underpaid, non-union, employees.

By the way, these figures can be verified online.

Bob Abrahams Nelson

shocked me. I passed with flying colours and did third best in my class which boosted my overall grade, giving me a B — a better grade in math than I’d ever had before.

I had been so used to being horrible at math I didn’t even realize his impeccable teaching methods and devotion to helping his students understand worked on me. And finally I did understand.

I have two things to say to Mr. Belanger. Firstly, thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me accomplish something I never thought I could.

And second, I’m sorry for being a nuisance of a student. I wish I knew then what I know now.

It is because of you that I ended up accomplishing something I never thought I could.

Charlotte Jenkins-Royer Nelson

Don’t quit fight over electoral boundaries

It was just one year ago that I attended a hearing (October 2, 2012) by the Federal Election Boundaries Commission at the Best Western Hotel in Nelson.

I was much relieved after I heard speaker after speaker say that the Nelson/Trail/ Castlegar Southern Interior riding boundaries should be maintained. The riding encompassed a natural community area of the West Kootenay.

Surely, I thought the Boundaries Commission would listen to the excellent presentations by the Nelson mayor, by regional district representatives and many other thoughtful presenters.

But no, the commission opted to destroy this riding.

It split it completely between two ridings, South Okanagan-West Kootenay and Kootenay Columbia, both of which have large Conservative votes.

The commission may have successfully gerrymandered a fairly safe NDP riding into two possible Conservative victories.

This is clearly gerrymandering... calculated manipu-

lation of electoral boundaries for political advantage.

What a sad example of contemporary democracy in Canada. It is more of the ruthless and undemocratic new tradition of Harper’s Conservatives.

In my view it goes along with a Conservative litany of robocall voter suppression, campaign overspending and failing to accurately report, and what now seems to be a growing list of electoral dirty tricks. The Conservatives appear to be ready to do anything they can to win, no matter how illegal, wrongheaded, or undemocratic.

Just because this riding change is legal, does not make it right. The citizens of West Kootenay spoke out almost unanimously against this change... and they were coldly ignored.

People now say “it’s a done deal, it’s too late to complain.” I disagree. I think it’s important to point out this undemocratic travesty, and not let it slip by without an outcry. That’s just what the Conservatives are hoping for.

Keith Wiley Nelson

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SKI SWAP: Saturday Nov. 02/13 Nelson Rod & Gun Club • 701 Railway St, Nelson Drop off items for sale: 9:00am to 10:00am AGM – 10:00 am – 11:00 am Anyone attending the AGM will be the first to the Ski Swap SKI SWAP: 11:00am to 12:30 pm Pay out to sellers: 12:45pm to 2:00 pm *Equipment left at the swap will be donated to a local charity* 15% of sold merchandise goes to the club • $5.00 charge for unsold items

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Oct 26th - Vinyl Richie Halloween w/ Cass Rhapsody Oct 28th - Paper Kites w/ Rueben and the Dark Oct 30th - Stylust Beats Oct 31st - Buck Addams Halloween Art Show Nov 6th - Teton Gravity Research ‘Way of Life’ Premiere Nov 7th - Josh Martinez & Guests Nov 8th - Matt Mays Early Show Nov 9th - Desert Dwellers & Kaminanda Nov 10th - Hollerado w/ The Zolas

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Community Events The Capitol Theatre is holding its annual general meeting on October 9, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre (421 Victoria Street). Memberships available at the Box Office.

This Thursday the Nelson Youth Centre is hosting a Design to Inform DIY t-shirt art night to raise awareness about youth homelessness. If you are a youth between the ages of 12 and 30, come down from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and cut/paint/sew/design a plain white t-shirt into a message about homelessness. Tshirts will be displayed around Baker Street from October 15 to 17. Supplies and snacks provided. For more information, call the youth centre at 250-3525656.

World Food Day is Wednesday, October 16. The Nelson Food Cupboard (602 Silica Street) is hosting a “Food Security Fair” from 4 to 7 p.m. to celebrate.

Seniors Economic Environment Development Society (SEEDS) will have its first annual general meeting on Thursday, October 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kalein Hospice Centre (402 West Richards Street). For info contact seeds12nelson@ gmail.com.

On October 18 and 19, Touchstones Nelson will be hosting an art and antiques appraisal clinic with Peter Blundell, a long-time former Ontario Antiques Dealer. The cost is $35 for Touchstones members or $45 general public, which includes an appointment of 15 minutes for up to three items. Sign up at Touchstones.

La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms.

We meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month (October 21) at The Family Place, 312 Silica Street. For more information call 250-352-3583.

In the Canadian justice system, jurors can hand down a verdict of not guilty even if the accused clearly broke the

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Nelson Star

Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@nelsonstar.com law. What are the implications of this tremendous yet secretive power? Dr. Gary Bauslaugh will speak about famous examples of jury nullification on Monday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Church Hall (corner of Victoria and Kootenay streets).

Admission is by donation.

Authors and social historians Patricia and Bob Malcolmson offer a glimpse into the role of personal journals in our understanding of history in a special presentation on Tuesday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library.

The AGM for the Nelson and District Hospice Society has been postponed to Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. at the Kalein Hospice Centre (402 West Richards Street).

The Nelson Nordic Ski Club hosts its preseason membership drive from Thursday, October 31 to Sunday at Chakho Mika Mall. On Saturday, November 2 they host their AGM and ski swap at the Rod and Gun Club.

AGM goes at 9 a.m. with doors opening on ski swap at 10 a.m.

For more upcoming events and dates, and membership and kids program forms, see the website nelsonnordicski.ca.

Weekly meetings Free iPad for Seniors group every Wednesday at 3 p.m. to explore your iPad and learn new tips and tricks. All levels welcome! Located in the Learning Place (lower level of City Hall).

Call Joan for more information at 250-352-3218.

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.

Drop-in table tennis at the Blewett Elementary School every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. when school is in session. Please bring clean gym shoes, no street shoes allowed. A drop-in fee of $2 will be collected.

The Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednes-

days, 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 knitting co-op is hosting an open house on October 24 during regular meeting hours. Come learn about knitting, crocheting, spinning and related things.

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.

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.

Nelson Indoor RC Flying Club meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the gym at the Central School on Ward Street, small drop-in fee for gym rental.

Bring your own helicopter/ plane/quadricopter or “borrow” for trial flight. All ages welcome.

Contact jdnelsonrc@gmail.com for more info.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors’ one-stop centre for free information and advice. It also offers affordable help with household tasks. The office is open Monday to Thursday from 10 to 2 p.m. at 719 Vernon Street. Available on Tuesdays

from 10 to noon are seniors’ counselling and free income tax service. On Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. learn about elder abuse prevention.

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

Workshops Oxygen Art Centre courses open for both youth and adults!

Karen Guilbault is teaching two one-day workshops: How Did You Get That Colour? on October 19 and Wet and Wild: A Fresh Approach to Painting on November 30. To Register phone 250-352-2821.

The Columbia Basin Craft Symposium will be held October 25 to 27 in Nelson. This event will focus on the professional development of contemporary craft artists with a variety of workshops, discussions and presentations by some of the most influential artists in the field of craft today. For more information visit.columbiabasincraftsymposium.com or contact the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council at 250-352-2421.

In conjunction with the Underwritten exhibit at Touchstones Nelson, Lynn Dragone will also offer a “Moving with the Big Brush: Calligraphy and Movement” workshop, on Saturday, October 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Shambhala Meditation Center (444 Baker Street) The fee is $50 or $35 for members. Register through deerdragon55@gmail.com.

Announcement Ascension Lutheran Church is collecting sweaters for Syrian refugees living in relief camps outside their home country. The goal is to gather 10,000+ sweaters and get them there before winter. Sweaters of all sizes are needed for men, women and children. New or gently loved sweaters can be dropped off at Wait’s News until October 31.

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Visual Arts

Symphony of the Kootenays presents New Beginnings at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, October 19. The program will feature works by Copland, Smetana and Felix Mendelssohn. Tickets are $29.50 for adults or $21 for students, available in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office.

Capitol Theatre presents an exhibit of fibre art created by Kaslo’s Robin Wiltse. There will be an opening reception for the exhibit in the Capitol Theatre lobby this Thursday, October 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. This is a free public event.

Currently showing at Touchstones Nelson in the main gallery is Underwritten, a textilebased exhibit by Nelson artist and writer Susan Andrews Grace. The Gallery B exhibit is Nelson At War, offering a glimpse into Nelson’s involvement in World Wars I and II, as well as the Boer War. Touchstones, located at 502 Vernon Street, is open Wednesday to Sunday.

Mat the Alien returns to Spiritbar on Saturday, October 19 with Deeps. Doors open at 10 p.m. First 100 tickets are $15 at the Hume Hotel or search “Hume Hotel” on ticketweb.ca.

Invasives and War Baby play a live-to-air show in the basement of the Kootenay Co-op Radio on Saturday, October 19. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Film

Movie screenings at the Nelson Civic Theatre this week (October 10 to 15) include a Danish drama called The Hunt about a lonely teacher who becomes caught in a lie, showing Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Rush, about the golden age of Formula 1 racing, showing Friday and Sunday at 6:45 p.m., and Saturday and Tuesday at 9 p.m.; and Don Jon, about a man who develops unrealistic expectations of intimacy from watching porn and must learn a lesson about real love, showing Friday and Sunday at 9:15 p.m., and Saturday and Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Movie trailers are available at civictheatre.ca Gold Fever, an award-winning documentary film about the race for resource extraction in Guatemala is screening at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $9. There will be a discussion following the film.

Rhythm RopeRs bottle dRive sat. octobeR 19th

starting at 9am For pre pick up please call michelle 250-505-6197. you can also donate bottles and cans to the Rhythm Ropers at Nelson leaf’s bottle depot at any time.

Literature

Authors and social historians Patricia and Bob Malcolmson offer a glimpse into the role of personal journals in our understanding of history in a special presentation on Tuesday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library.

Theatre

Redfish Elementary and Missoula Children's Theatre are proud to present a musical adaptation of The Secret Garden, performed by the students of Redfish on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 12 at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $5 at the door.

Front Porch Roots Revue play a tribute show of music by The Band at the Capitol the Friday.

British comedians James Brown and Jamesy Evans will also be performing their awardwinning production of 2 for Tea at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults or $12 for students/seniors, available in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

The Capitol Theatre presents the ultimate theatre comedy show starring four exceptional acts. Headliner Roman Danylo is accompanied by sketch comedy group Titmouse; the cast of Vancouver’s Urban Improv; and Mirage, an improvised rock ‘n’ roll band. Come experience this life-changing act on Friday, October 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults or $20 for students and Capitol season subscribers. Advance tickets are available at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

Jeff and Lisel Forst co-star in the world premiere of Cop Shop/Grow Op, an original play written by Jeff, on Saturday, October 26 at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

TNT Playhouse presents George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Men directed by Geoff Burns at the Capitol Theatre from October 31 to November 3 at 8 p.m. nightly. The local cast includes Phil Sarsons, Carley Brandel, Lucas Myers and more. Tickets are $21 for adults and $16 for students, available at the Capitol Theatre box office.

Music

On Friday, October 11, a seven-member edition of the Alberta-based Front Porch Roots Revue will take to the Capitol Theatre stage and rock the house with over two dozen cherry-picked selections from the songbook of The Band. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25, available in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

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UK jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer Aphrodite will be at Spiritbar on Friday, October 11. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel.

Spiritbar hosts a night of twerking and teasing as Samantha Blondtron Mathews and Sweet Soul Burlesque team up to bring a show for the eyes and the dancefloor. Doors open at 9 p.m. First 100 tickets are $15, available in advance at the Hume Hotel.

Ornament & Crime, Dusty Bones, and Law of Signs play a public house concert at The Special (810 Silica Street) on Tuesday, October 15. Tickets are $10.

Vancouver’s new wave synth trio, Terrace, bring their original sound to Spiritbar on Thursday, October 17 with Justin Pleasure, who will be performing a future house DJ set.

Doors open at 10 p.m. Cover is $5.

Six-time Juno award winning singersongwriter Colin James plays an acoustic concert at the Capitol Theatre on October 17. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold out.

Lee Harvey Osmond and Gordie Johnson co-headline at Spiritbar on Friday, October 18.

Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25, available in advance at the Hume Hotel.

Selkirk Pro-Musica presents West Kootenay blues artists Holly and Jon on Monday, October 21 at St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral (Silica and Ward). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults or $12 for students, available at Otter Books and at the door.

Multiple Juno Award winning Toronto band The Sadies play Spiritbar on Tuesday, October 22. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20. Advance tickets are available at the Hume Hotel or at ticketweb.ca by searching “Hume Hotel” Nelson Overture Concerts Society presents The Gryphon Trio on October 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults or $14 for students. A series pass is also available for $75 and includes admission to see this and three other concerts in the 2013-14 series, including Borealis String Quartet on November 17, pianist Jane Coop on February 2, and Galena Trio on April 19. All concerts at the Capitol Theatre, Nelson. Tickets available now at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

Russian DJ Lady Waks will be spinning at Spiritbar on Friday, October 25 with Stylis Maximus. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $5.

The Kootenay Co-op Radio station hosts a liveto-air heavy Halloween concert in its basement featuring Rebuild/Repair, Minus the Czar and Tar Holes on Friday, October 25. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Vinyl Richie pre-Halloween show at Spitibar on Saturday, October 26 with Cass Rhapsody.

Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket details at the Hume Hotel.

Indie-folk rockers The Paper Kites are embarking on a huge tour this fall and will make their Nelson debut at Spiritbar on Monday, October 28. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $10, at the Hume Hotel or on ticketweb.ca search “Hume Hotel.”

Vancouver’s Stylust Beats brings his “zombie tour” to Spiritbar on Wednesday, October 30.

Doors open at 10 p.m.

Member Loans

“I choose to make a loan to the Kootenay Co-op because I believe in the tremendous value a locally-owned business brings to its community, and to demonstrate to other Co-op owner-members that I am personally invested in this store and its future success. As the General Manager of your store, I hope that my investment will show how confident I am that this store will be a shining success and that it may inspire others to help strengthen the Co-op with their own financial commitment.

-Deirdrie Lang, Kootenay Co-op General Manager 295 Baker Street, Nelson BC t: 250 354 4077 www.kootenay.coop

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Downtown construction rare Continued from Page 1 green space designed by local resident David Fisher, who produced the Oso Negro courtyard.

“The only place for them to add more parking without the added cost would be on top of that beautiful green space,” Macdonald suggested.

The developer agreed to compensate for the loss of parking spaces by increasing bike storage and adding a dedicated longterm parking space for a Kootenay Carshare vehicle.

Dave Wahn, Nelson’s development manager, told council that new construction in the downtown core is extremely rare — only one new building has been added downtown in the past two decades — and barriers need to be removed if some of the vacant lots are ever going to be developed.

“Municipalities around BC are significantly reducing parking requirements or getting rid of them all together to help encourage development in their downtowns,” Wahn explained. He noted that a new zoning bylaw currently being circulated for public review proposes a general reduction in downtown parking requirements that would have meant the Commons wouldn’t have required any variance.

“When you live downtown, you don’t need a car — you’re already where you need to be.”

Council had little concern about the proponents’ request to increased building height — from 16 metres to 17 metres — to allow for multiple roof heights, which aims to improve the look of the building and allow more daylight into the third floor residential units.

But a couple of councillors commented on the aesthetic de-

Forty-five units in Nelson Commons are already spoken for. sign of the building, lamenting the lack of heritage features.

“It doesn’t seem, in my opinion, to fit into the Victorian looks of neighbouring businesses and residences… but I understand we can’t dictate design,” councillor Robin Cherbo said.

There was also talk of how the project would support affordable housing priorities in the city. The variance permit states the developer will be required to pay $54,000 into an affordable housing fund. But that could be subject to change in the future because Nelson Commons now plans to have three non-market housing units in the building.

Precious explained after the meeting that a deal is being negotiated between themselves, the main financial institution funding the development (Van City bank) and the builder (Vancouver’s Intertech Construction LDT) that could see them each contribute $60,000, reducing the sale price of three units by that amount.

“Buyers that meet certain crite-

ria of financial need would be eligible for these units,” he said, adding it could be decided by lottery who gets them. There would also be a re-sale restriction to ensure any later sales are priced $60,000 below market value.

Between the three subsidy units and 45 claimed in pre-sales, there are now only six residential units left to sell.

“We’ll begin the process of closing sales in the next couple of weeks, which is when people will actually have to get out their chequebooks,” Precious said.

“We might lose one or two interested buyers in the process, but we believe most of the people who have signed up are pretty serious. They’ve been following the project for well over the year and taken part in focus groups along the way.”

If all goes as planned, the former Extra Foods building currently on the site will be torn down this December and construction of the new building could begin next year.

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Locked out FortisBC workers reject latest proposal ART HARRISON Trail Times Reporter

They’ll need more firewood on the picket lines as the summerlong battle between Fortis BC and its electrical employees looks like it will stretch on into the colder months.

After more than three months on the picket line locked out International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 have voted to reject the recommendations of mediator, Vince Ready, continuing the dispute with Fortis BC. “I think that given the circumstances and the fact that they’ve been out for so long already it’s sending a strong message,” said Rod Russell, business manager for IBEW Local 213. “The reason they’re saying no is a lot on principle, they’re being starved into submission but they’re not accepting that.”

Ready presented his recommendations to the two sides after two days of mediation talks, September 25 and 26.

The company accepted the recommendations for settlement of the dispute and the bargaining committee for the union presented the proposed agreement to the membership without recommending acceptance or rejection of the deal.

IBEW members in the West Kootenay voted on the proposal last Wednessday, followed by their Okanagan counterparts Thursday.

“We’re not saying anything about the numbers right now other than it’s not even close [to acceptance],” said Russell. “People are suffering to various degrees and there’s a lot of emotion but I never heard one person say, ‘It’s a good deal.’”

Fortis BC communications director Joyce Wagenaar, voiced the company’s disappointment in having the summer-long lockout continue into fall, possibly beyond.

“We had thought it was an opportunity to end the dispute,” said Wagenaar. “Given this is just on the heels of the rejection there is no clear path to resolving this for our customers and employees.

However, we remain committed to negotiation and open to returning to the bargaining table.”

The disappointment felt by the company is echoed by the local bargaining committee but union representatives see darker motives in Fortis BC’s bargaining strategy.

“This company never came to bargain, they came to dictate,” said committee member Albert Bortolussi. “The rate increases were reasonable, everything else was concessionary. In today’s climate it just looks to me like union busting tactics and we’re the guinea pigs. We’re the smallest union and if we cave, they’ll just take the same strategy into bargaining with the next union down the line.”

At this point no further talks are scheduled between the company and the almost 230 employees working in generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.

The lockout affects employees and Fortis BC customers throughout its service area, from Princeton in the west through the Okanagan and West Kootenay to Creston in the east.

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Sandra Chun holds a picture of her father, Kyung, who went missing last month in the Fosthall area north of Nakusp while mushroom picking.

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The family of a Burnaby man who went missing while picking mushrooms north of Nakusp last month has received the worst news possible.

Nakusp Search and Rescue, with the help of a police service dog, found a body Sunday in the bush about 40 metres from a spur road that connected to the road where Kyung Chun, 71, abandoned his van after it got stuck in the mud. He was reported missing September 19.

RCMP said there was no obvious signs of trauma to the body, and foul play isn’t suspected. On Saturday the search yielded a hat believed to have been Chun’s.

Chun, according to his daughter Sandra, had been a hobby mushroom picker for 15 years. Though he normally went picking with his wife, Seol, on this particular trip he was helping a friend collect pine mushrooms. The area is popular with pickers, who sell their finds from nearby campsites.

“He doesn’t even go into the woods,” said Sandra. “He’s a driver.

He always said if he goes into the woods he’d die.”

Chun had some health issues. Sandra said he received a kidney transplant, had a pacemaker and had two strokes in the past, causing him to walk with a limp. But his mental state was sharp.

On September 14 around 6 p.m., Chun realized he’d misplaced some of his medication and told his picking partner he was returning to Burnaby to get a refill and would be back on Sunday night.

Two days later, a group of campers saw his van stuck on the road as they were heading into the woods. When they returned from the bush on September 19 and saw the van still there, RCMP were notified.

Meanwhile, Chun’s picking partner didn’t feel anything was amiss when Sunday came and went with no sign of Chun, and eventually hitched a ride back to Revelstoke and caught a Greyhound to the Lower Mainland a few days later.

“It didn’t set off any alarm bells for him,” Sandra said, clearly exasperated.

“That’s why I’m so angry.”

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Fibre art at the Capitol SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star

The Capitol Theatre is delighted to present Robin Wiltse’s artwork.

You are invited to an exhibition reception on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre to celebrate Wiltse’s exquisite work.

“As an artist I observe and absorb colour, inspired by the play of light and the spaces in between.

Working with fibre I am drawn to the weightless, familiar and tactile luminosity of wool,” Wiltse says about her art of felting.

Wiltse has been striving for control and detail with a single needle, entangling loose strands into patterns, forms and illustra-

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Detail from Wiltse’s Birds tions. She builds stories with layers delighting in the harmonies and discords that occur in the relationships of colours.

Felting is thousands of years old and is thought to be one of the ear-

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Oxygen Art Centre is well into its fall semester of continuing arts education. This month includes two courses by Natasha Smith: Moving into Abstraction runs for six weeks with classes on Tuesdays, and LowTech Printmaking Intensive is a weekend workshop on October 26 and 27.

Later in October and in November Karen Guilbault is offering two one-

liest know materials made by man.

Felt has been used for garments, footwear, rugs, dwellings (yurts) and even body armour. “I find I am drawn to felting because of the texture of wool and way each fibre holds colour. The transformation of raw fleece into felt is a process that never ceases to amaze me.”

Wiltse was born on Vancouver Island and grew up on a rural farm in Black Creek. It was while attending the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson that she learned and was enchanted by the art of felting. Wiltse brings her love of drawing and illustration into her felt pieces through the combined methods of needle and wet felting.

day workshops suitable for youth and adults, and Deborah Thompson is offering a new course called Painting: Colour and Space.

Kootenay author Deryn Collier is also offering a new course called Hands-on Fiction where students are invited to bring in and develop their own work.

All course information including dates, details and costs can be found at oxygenartcentre.org. To register please call 250-352-2821.

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Michelle is born and raised in Nelson and is a third generation Nelsonite.

Many of you already know Michelle and she looks forward to assisting you, as well as all of you that she has yet to meet.

We ask you to join us in welcoming Michelle to her role of Cosmetic Manager. For the month of October Michelle wil be offering a free stamp to our Cosmetic Club Card for just coming in and saying hi to Michelle. If you do not have a Cosmetic Club Card Michelle will be happy to set you up with one and give you a free stamp to get you started.

We wish Michelle all the best in her new position.

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Exploration de l’économie sociale et solidaire, en Haïti

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Par Chantal Lunardi

des francophones des Kootenays Ouest, est un centre culturel qui offre plusieurs services similaires à l’AFKO: une bibliothèque, une radio communautaire (grâce à un partenariat avec le CFA) et des spectacles valorisant un esprit positif et constructif pour la jeunesse haïtienne. Je vois tout de suite des possibilités d’échanges entre nos francophonies : chansons, programmes radio, commerce peut-être???

Beaucoup de produits des régions haïtiennes que j’ai visitées sont uniques, authentiques, artisanaux et biologiques. Les produits provenant

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des matrimoines et patrimoines alimentaires sont sur le marché international des produits de luxe, les seules exportations qu’un pays (une île) ne pouvant s’autosuffire puisse se permettre de vendre à l’étranger, en petite quantité, mais au prix exorbitant dont nous sommes habituées de payer pour les connaissances et savoir-faire artisanaux authentiques (sans OGM). Ceci permet aux artisans de l’ESS de réinvestir dans leur propre sécurité alimentaire sans faire sortir du pays des ressources limitées. Ça résonne bien pour les Kootenays, pour Haïti, et pour l’Économie sociale et solidaire!!! Nous avons beaucoup à apprendre les unes des autres.

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À la fin avril cette année, j’ai eu la chance de participer à la première rencontre du Réseau de l’Économie sociale et solidaire (ESS) de la francophonie des Amériques, en Haïti. Je représentais alors le chapitre francophone Outaouais de l’Institut Canadien de Recherche sur les femmes et apportais, en plus d’un regard féministe intersectionnel (coïncidence de plusieurs variables affectant la situation économique et sociale des femmes), mon expérience de la francophonie en milieu rural anglophone. J’avais tout à apprendre sur Haïti.

Après de belles rencontres, j’ai pu me forger une image authentique et personnelle d’Haïti : un pays rempli de potentiel, de savoir-faire et de gens tout aussi braves qu’ingénieux, au centre d’infrastructures loin d’être à la hauteur. L’idée d’une ESS arrivait à point…

Le Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques (CFA) avait initié cette rencontre exploratoire des ESS comme cadre de référence pour l’épanouissement et la pérennité des communautés francophones. Pourquoi? La réponse est toute simple, et nous est venue de la bouche d’un participant: « sans travail ou possibilité de revenu dans ton village, tu t’en vas ailleurs ». Il en résulte une très grande mobilité des francophones dans les petites communautés et un manque de continuité dans certaines initiatives. Un concept d’ESS arrive pour nous aussi, à point.

Ethel Côté, responsable du développement des entreprises sociales au Centre Canadien pour le Renouveau Communautaire était l’animatrice des ateliers et a partagé des modèles de succès autant adaptables aux communautés haïtiennes que kootenaises, en français!

Inspirée, j’ai créé un site web pour partager quelques pistes, mes photos et vidéos : www. avecmessabots.wordpress.com. La coopérative de jeunes COSAFH (scène et spectacle) par exemple; laquelle me rappelait l’Association

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Black Press and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy are collecting donations for the third annual Reach a Reader! By making a donation to this campaign through buying the Nelson Star today, you are supporting literacy programs in your community. Thank you for making the difference.

The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy is the Columbia Basin and Boundary region notfor-profit literacy organization.

Its programs support seniors, adults, families, youth and children of all ages improve English, reading, writing, numeracy, computer and workplace skills.

Family literacy programs aim to provide parents and caregivers with the skills needed to support their children’s literacy development. There are a number of program opportunities in your community.

In Nelson, enjoy Love 2 Learn for parents and three to five year olds hosted at local schools. In Balfour, come to

Parent and Child Time for zero to five year olds and their parents offered at the Harrop hall.

In the Slocan Valley join families for Mother Goose, a circle time of songs and stories at the Brent Kennedy Learning Centre. Join us in Ymir and Salmo for Rhythm and Rhyme for zero to five-year-olds and their parents.

As well, the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy offers a number of adult literacy programs that provide adult learners with the tools and skills needed to be successful in the modern world. In Nelson, English language classes happen at the Learning Place in City Hall on Mondays and Thursdays.

In Kaslo, One to One tutor-

ing for adults is available to help with basic computer skills, ESL, money skills, reading and writing.

In the Slocan Valley, computer classes and workshops happen throughout the year to support fundamental computer and internet skills.

In Salmo, Wednesdays between 11 a.m to 2 p.m. adults can get help with basic computers, reading and writing, math, English language, test preparation, filling out forms and skills upgrading.

Find a program that is right for you!

Are you interested in attending a literacy program in your community? To learn more about our programs, please visit cbal.org or contact your local coordinator: in Nelson, Joan Exley at jexley@cbal.org 250-352-3218; in Balfour/Kaslo, Barb Szuta at bszuta@cbal.org 250-353-2289; in Salmo, Laurie MacDonald at lmacdonald@ cbal.org 250-357-2874; in Slocan Valley, Alison Salo at asalo@cbal.org or 250-359-6887.

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Open House Have your say!

Zoning Bylaw Update The City of Nelson is hosting an Open House to present drafts of a Zoning Bylaw and an Off-Street Parking and Landscape Bylaw.

We are seeking your comments on these draft bylaws.

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FIBRE ART Exhibition Reception Thursday, October 10 5:00pm - 7:00pm At the Capitol Theatre 421 Victoria Street

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Please join us: Tuesday October 22, 2013 6 - 9 pm 2nd Floor, City Hall, 310 Ward Street For more information & to view the draft bylaws, please visit: www.nelson.ca/zoning Paper copies can be viewed at City Hall and at the Library.

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__ Duchene, M (COL) __ Kadri, N (TOR) __ Kopitar, A (LA) __ Stepan, D (NYR)

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Forwards (pick 1) __ Backstrom, N (WAS) __ Eriksson, L (BOS) __ Lecavalier, V (PHI) __ Ribeiro, M (PHO) __ Thornton, J (SJ)

Forwards (pick 1) __ Eberle, J (EDM) __ Moulson, M (NYI) __ Pacioretty, M (MTL) __ Voracek, J (PHI) __ Wheeler, B (WPG)

Forwards (pick 1) Forwards (pick 1) __ Hossa, M (CHI) __ Hall, T (EDM) __ Iginla, J (BOS) __ Kessel, P (TOR) __ Neal, J (PIT) __ Nash, R (NYR) __ Parise, Z (MIN) __ Perry, C (ANA) __ Whitney, R (DAL) __ Sedin, D (VAN)

Forwards (pick 1) __ Benn, J (DAL) __ Kesler, R (VAN) __ Marchand, B (BOS) __ Nugent-Hopkins, R (EDM) __ Parenteau, P (COL)

Forwards (pick 1) __ Gagner, S (EDM) __ Hodgson, C (BUF) __ Kane, E (WPG) __ Krejci, D (BOS) __ Purcell, T (TB)

Forwards (pick 1) Forwards (pick 1) __ Bergeron, P (BOS) __ Backstrom, N (WAS) __ Koivu, M (MIN) __ Eriksson, L (BOS) __ O'Reilly, R (COL) __ Lecavalier, V (PHI) __ Pavelski, J (SJ) __ Ribeiro, M (PHO) __ Plekanec, T (MTL) __ Thornton, J (SJ)

Forwards (pick 1) __ Elias, P (NJ) __ Franzen, J (DET) __ Gaborik, M (CBJ) __ Pominville, J (MIN) __ Sharp, P (CHI)

Forwards (pick 1) __ Cammalleri, M (CGY) __ Jagr, J (NJ) __ Little, B (WPG) __ Richards, M (LA) __ van Riemsdyk, J (TOR)

Forwards (pick 1) Forwards (pick 1) __ Callahan, R (NYR) __ Benn, J (DAL) __ Ryan, B (OTT) __ Kesler, R (VAN) __ Seguin, T (DAL) __ Marchand, B (BOS) __ Simmonds, W (PHI) __ Nugent-Hopkins, R (EDM) __ Yakupov, N (EDM) __ Parenteau, P (COL)

Defencemen (pick 1) __ Karlsson, E (OTT) __ Letang, K (PIT) __ Streit, M (PHI) __ Subban, P (MTL) __ Weber, S (NAS)

Defencemen (pick 1) __ Byfuglien, D (WPG) __ Green, M (WAS) __ Keith, D (CHI) __ Suter, R (MIN) __ Yandle, K (PHO)

Defencemen (pick 1) Forwards (pick 1) __ Edler, A (VAN) __ Elias, P (NJ) __ Kronwall, N (DET) __ Franzen, J (DET) __ Markov, A (MTL) __ Gaborik, M (CBJ) __ Phaneuf, D (TOR) __ Pominville, J (MIN) __ Schultz, J (EDM) __ Sharp, P (CHI)

Goalies (pick 1) __ Crawford, C (CHI) __ Howard, J (DET) __ Lundqvist, H (NYR) __ Quick, J (LA) __ Rask, T (BOS)

Goalies (pick 1) __ Backstrom, N (MIN) __ Luongo, R (VAN) __ Niemi, A (SJ) __ Pavelec, O (WPG) __ Price, C (MTL)

Goalies (pick 1) Defencemen (pick 1) __ Anderson, C (OTT) __ Karlsson, E (OTT) __ Bobrovsky, S (CBJ) __ Letang, K (PIT) __ Holtby, B (WAS) __ Streit, M (PHI) __ Rinne, P (NAS) __ Subban, P (MTL) __ Smith, M (PHO) __ Weber, S (NAS)

Forwards (pick 1) __ Crosby, S (PIT) __ Malkin, E (PIT) __ Ovechkin, A (WAS) __ St. Louis, M (TB) __ Stamkos, S (TB) Forwards (pick 1) __ Hall, T (EDM) __ Kessel, P (TOR) __ Nash, R (NYR) __ Perry, C (ANA) __ Sedin, D (VAN)

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The Nelson Leafs came away from two weekend home games with a tie and a win — still unbeaten for the season.

Coach Frank Maida was pleased with his boys’ effort: “They had a great weekend on the ice playing two strong games,” he said.

Taking on the Columbia Valley Rockies Friday night at the Nelson and District Community Complex, the game went into double overtime before it was declared a 2-2 draw.

Fans had to wait until the second period to see some scoring with the Rockies first on the board, as Columbia Valley’s Kirk Lissel put it past the pipes.

In the last six minutes of the second, the Leafs’ Darnel St. Pierre scored a power play goal with help from Carson Willans and Aaron Dunlap, tying the game.

Nelson pulled ahead midway through the third when Jamie Vlanich took advantage of another Leafs power play with Cole Arcuri and Alec Wilkinson assisting.

But they wouldn’t hold on to the 2-1 lead.

With 2:15 left in the period, the Rockies Doan Smith scored the tying goal.

The Leafs were 2-for-11 on the power play while the Rockies were unable to capitalize on seven chances.

On Saturday night, Nelson handed Kimberly their first loss of the season, beating the Eddie Mountain division leaders 3-1.

The Leafs were first on the board after no scoring in the opener. Travis Wellman made it 1-0 early in the second from Jamie Vlanich and JJ Beitel.

They held onto that lead until midway through the third when Charles Dagostin

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The Nelson Leafs took charge of the Kimberley Dynamiters on Saturday. The 3-1 victory extended Nelson’s undefeated streak to seven games, making the Leafs the only team in the league yet to lose. tied it up for the Dynamiters. and a win, the Leafs sit atop the Neil MurSoon after, the Leafs went on the power doch Division with 13 points, one ahead play, but were unable to capitalize despite of Beaver Valley and two up on Castlegar. many great chances. Then with the Leafs Maida said his team went into last weekon the penalty kill, Vlanich fed Wellman end “excited for the challenge. Both teams another pass that resulted in a shorthanded played them well. There was no opportunity goal, putting the Leafs up 2-1. for a let up.”

With just over a minute left in the game, Thanksgiving weekend has the Leafs the Leafs’ Vlanich and Wellman struck again playing three games before retiring for with help from Alec Wilkinson. Vlanich turkey and pie. Maida predicts an exciting scored an empty netter to make the final weekend of hockey considering the intense score 3-1. rivalry existing between the teams schedIt was a three-point night for both uled to face off.

Vlanich and Wellman putting them among Nelson takes on the Beaver Valley Nitethe top 10 scorers in the league. The pair hawks at home on Friday at 7 p.m. They play lead the league in assists and goals respec- in Castlegar on Saturday before returning tively, with 13 apiece. home for a Sunday afternoon game against After two home games resulting in a tie the Rebels that starts at 2:30 p.m.

College Champs Selkirk Saints captain Logan Proulx is joined by college dignitaries (from left) Cathy Mercer, director of student and enrolment services/registrar; president and CEO Angus Graeme; board of governors chair Bruce Morrison; and athletics and recreation coordinator Kim Verigin as the 2012-13 BC intercollegiate championship banner was raised at the Castlegar rec complex Friday. The Saints then opened the regular season with a 7-2 win over Eastern Washington University.

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U12 BOYS October 5: NDCU 1 Mistiso’s Place 3 (Final) October 5: Nelson Ford 4 Maglio’s 2 (Final)

U12 girls October 5: Pacific Insight 6 Mariners 2 (Final) October 5: Save-On-Foods 2 Jackson’s Hole 4 (Final) U14 boys October 5: Mallard’s 2 JY Contracting 1 (Final) October 5: Nelson Firefighters 2 Kootenay Lake Electric 4 (Final) U14 GIRLS October 2: CTI Accountants 6 Nelson Star 4 (Semi) October 2: Sensation Dress Shop 5 Abacus 3 (Semi) October 5: Nelson Star 4 Abacus 5 (Final) October 5: CTI Accountants 3 Sensation Dress Shop 4 (Final)

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Burkart perfect in goalkeeper debut L.V. Rogers downed Trail/Rossland 2-0 Thursday in West Kootenay girls field hockey league play at Pass Creek.

“This is a huge lift for the team,” said co-coach Val Gibson, noting the Bombers are now first in the league. “There is a very strong and healthy rivalry between the two squads.”

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last year’s provincials.

The Nelson squad was missing four senior players and the Grade 9s and 10s came through what Gibson called their “best game ever.”

Kyra Burkart agreed to play in goal and didn’t allow any past her.

“She had one practice session and then was thrown into a game,” Gibson said. “Kyra did a fantastic job and made many key saves.”

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Kyra Burkart from rookie Noa Butterfield on a pass from Allie Zondervan, and Ava Strautman from Naomi Perkins.

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was strong, Gibson said, under the leadership of Emma Gregorich. Veteran Lauren Walgren was sick but still played every minute. Anna Goeppner and Noelle Wang didn’t get much substitution time either as they held up the defensive unit.

Midfielders Perkins, Zondervan, and Hailee Gerun are also strong this year, Gibson said.

The teams played a rematch Tuesday, past the Star’s deadline.

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Tad Derbyshire, passed suddenly in Nakusp on October 4th, 2013. By his request, no service will be held. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Valley Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.valleyfh@live.com

Rosemary Jane Wilson (Hornett)

With our deepest sorrow and gratitude we thank Rosemary (Romy) Wilson (Hornett) for being in our lives until she said her final goodbye October 1st, 2013. The light Romy brought to our worlds was contagious and apparent in all those that had the fortune to get to know her; whether that was through a chat on the street or years of bonding with her. She truly was a unique and authentic woman. Her love and zest for life shone through the many chapters of her life.

Romy was born in Laverna, Saskatchewan and lived in New Brigden, Alberta during her early years, moving with her family to Nelson BC at a young age. After completing high school she attended St Eugene School of Nursing in Cranbrook, and post graduate school at St. Michael’s School of Nursing in Toronto. Her love of seeking out new adventures and caring for others took her nursing career to places including Cranbrook, Creston, Vancouver, Portland, Nelson and Trail.

Romy met and married her husband, Dr. Frank Lloyd Wilson and together they raised two children, George and Pat, while living on Hazelwood Drive in Trail BC. Their second home was in Kaslo where time was spent fishing, enjoying the outdoors and the company of good friends.

Romy provided excellent care for Frank in the later years of his life allowing him to remain at home until his death in 1982. A few years later, Rosemary moved to Kaslo full time.

She was also predeceased by, her parents, Rose and George Hornett, her brother Dick (George) Hornett, and her sister Joan McNown. Her unconditional love and sense of humor will be remembered forever by her family; her son George (Sharon) Wilson and their family Sean, Jill and Ryan Black, Andrea, Mark, Adrianna, Eden, and Chet Rangeloff; her daughter Pat Wilson (Yogi Hincks), and her grandchildren Dallas Husar (Alex Grandmaison) and Devan Husar, along with her nieces and nephews; Shirley (Bill) Jemson, Lynn (Dez) Daniher, Roberta (Al) Cox, Tom (Heather) McNown, Don (Fern) Hornett, and Ken (Carrie) Hornett; and their families.

A service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday October 13, 2013 at St Mark’s Anglican Church in Kaslo with a reception following at the Kaslo Golf Club.

The family would like to thank the Kaslo Hospital staff, and Jennie Welch and Lisa Ross for providing wonderful care. We would also like to especially thank one of Rosemary’s dearest friends in the last years of her life, Michelle Hansen.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kaslo Trailblazers, or the Kaslo Hospital. “ We will never be the same as we were before this loss, but are ever so much better for having had something so great to lose.”- Unknown “Good Fishing” Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Clifford Hutt

With great sadness that the Hutt family announces the sudden passing of Clifford Hutt on September 30th, 2013. He is survived by his wife Margaret of 41 years, sons Scott (Randa, Hardy, Sadee), Trevor (Diesel) and Todd (Emily, Tyson, Hailey, Ashley, Champ). Cremation has taken place and at his request there will be no service. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Nelson Youth Soccer, Nelson Minor Hockey or the Heart and Stroke foundation of BC. Cliff was born in Nanaimo and raised in Nelson by his parents, Worrie and Louise Hutt. The majority of his working years were spent at the School District. After 25 years at the School Board Cliff retired and enjoyed working part time at Pacific Insight.Pacific Insight always had a special place in his heart and we would like to thank everyone at Pacific Insight for all their support they gave him during and after his time there.

While raising his three sons, Cliff was involved in youth sports where he spent time either coaching soccer and hockey or volunteering at morning mountain ski hill.

His free time would be spent with his best friend, and wife, Margaret. Usually, they could be found helping out their boys or working together on their own projects at home. Cliff and Marg were inseparable.

Over the past few years Cliff enjoyed travelling in the convertible to Arizona for the winter months with the Bartons and cruising the Panama Canal with the Hollidays. These were places and trips that he believed he would never get to take. During the summer, Cliff spent time watching his kids and grandkids at Queen’s Bay and four o’clock tea time at the Miller’s cabin was always Cliff ’s favourite time to reminisce and tell stories.

Cliff will never forget his morning coffees with Mucci or his afternoon mail runs with Gracie riding shotgun on his scooter.

Cliff was our mentor and teacher, our dad, grandpa and husband and most of all our hero. We love you and we will miss you.

Our family would like to thank BC Ambulance, North Shore First Responders and the staff at Kootenay Lake Hospital for all their help. Special thanks to all our friends for their thoughts, food, flowers and support they have given us.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.valleyfh.ca

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You have been such a blessing to us with your compassion, kindness, and understanding, and you’re gentle loving care, You all have helped us get through the most difficult time in our lives.

We were overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and praise for Bob at his Memorial Service. Your beautiful tributes to him were a glowing testament to the kind of man Bob was, a gentle soul who everybody respected and loved. Your support at this time was so greatly appreciated and a great source of comfort for all of us.

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School District #8 requires casual custodians for the Nelson, Kaslo, Crawford Bay, Salmo, Slocan Valley and Creston Family of School areas.

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We are in need of Technicians with experience in all makes and models of Cars, Trucks, SUV’s. Our shop is fast paced with emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction. Flat rate compensation makes earning potential unlimited for the right Tech. Glacier Honda is a fully developed shop, with advanced technology, and the latest equipment including alignment. Employment is full-time with beneďŹ ts. Starting salary of $27.00/hr or negotiated depending on experience. Journeyman preferred but would consider 3rd or 4th year apprentice.

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Misc Services Experienced House Sitter, good w/animals, long or short term Call Bernice 250 509-0505

Snowclearing REQUEST for Quote for Snow Removal Links Housing Cooperative - 31 Unit Townhome Complex. We invite prospective vendors to submit a quote for the supply of snow removal services at 402B Tower Road Nelson, BC for the 2013 – 2014 winter season. Please email admin@linksco-op.com for the specific details of the contract. Deadline for submission October 21, 2013.

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ROCHE BOBOIS Vintage Green Leather Sofa, excellent condition, $350 Nelson text 604-562-6604 or info@meridianfilms.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca STEEL BUILDING - The great super sale! 20x20 $4,070.

25x26 $4,879. 30x32 $6,695.

32x40 $8,374. 35x38 $9,540.

40x50 $12,900. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422. or online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Spacious 3 brdm beach front suite, 20 min from Nelson N/S Pets negotiable $900/m + util, refs req 352-9105

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

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Nelson: Lwr 6 Mile Rd. Avail Nov 1st, spacious, clean 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath. Close to bus stop. $1000/mo. 250-825-9401

Want to Rent Single Male, 40’s requires affordable housing while undergoing cancer treatment.

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For Sale By Owner 2 bdrm House in Salmo on 65x460’ lot. Move in ready with many new reno’s. Full 8’ ceiling basement, 2 new outside sheds $167,000. To view 250 357-9417 Starter Retirement 2006 Double Wide on own property 2 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath $165,000 250 357-2929

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Livestock 2 - 1 yr old M/F Nubian goats 250 352-7380

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Building Supplies Old-timer 1 1/2 storey house must be relocated to make room for new construction.

Footprint is 23x28’. Needs TLC. $5000 250 505-3824

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Grand Forks: Clifton Estates 55+ gated community.

Immaculate, 2 lg bdrms, 2 bath, laundry, open plan, geothermal heat/AC, stand alone end unit, duel access to private back yard, putting green & hot tub. $299,900.

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent So Cute, So Clean, So Quiet Newer, clean, quiet 1 bdrm detached suite located in sunny Blewett on Granite Rd. just 7 min to Nelson $700/m incl util NS/NP. Avail immediately (250)352-0181

Homes for Rent Lakefront furnished cabin @ 10 Mile avail Oct 1st - June 30th , mature adult, refs, N/S N/P $750/m ulit incl 825-4666 or 354-4779 LOWER Fairview home within walking distance of grocery stores, park, beach and the mall. Hardwood floors, central air and 5 appliances. Fenced yard, workshop, lots of storage. Small pets ok. $1,500/mo + utilities. 250-551-1048. darleenm@gmail.com for pictures.

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Cars - Domestic

1997 Honda Accord, 4 dr sedan, 4 cyl, auto, A/C, power pkg. $3,000. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807

Trucks & Vans

1996 DODGE RAM Laramie 2500 Diesel, auto, in Grand Forks. $6,900. 250-493-1807.

2001 Toyota Sienna van 210,000 km, A/C, power pkg, excellent condition. $3,400 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807

President’s Award winning Ford Dealership is looking for a Certified Automotive Service Technician and/or Lube Technician to join our expanding Service Department at AM Ford and AM Ford Plus • Able to work with others • Attractive pay • Benefits package Please send resume via e-mail to mark@amford.com or drop off resume at AM Ford, Hwy Drive,Trail

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Kicking Up A Storm Nelson Youth Soccer playoffs wrapped up at Lakeside Park pitches Saturday with several close match-ups rounding out the season. The U-12 girls division saw Save-On-Foods take on Jackson’s Hole (above left) with the latter taking gold in the medal game. It was close until the final minutes but Jackson’s Hole (top left) won 4-2. The U-14 girls

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final (above right) was played between CTI Accounting and Sensations Dress Shop. The game went into overtime and Sensations (top right) won 4-3. Boys results and photos will appear Friday. The year-end banquet is tonight at Selkirk College. For U10 and U12 competitors dinner is at 5 p.m. while for U14 and U18 it’s at 7 p.m.

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