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Wednesday, February 12 • 2014
Vol. 6 • Issue 65
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Nelson is showing its Olympic spirit in a big way. A large mural has been erected at the old Redfish Grill building on Baker Street. It depicts a ski jumper in mid flight and says Shine on Canada. The project has been entirely financed by Nelson’s Speedpro Signs as a way to share the Olympic excitement. “We purchased cable, just so we could watch the Olympics,” explained Murray Kimber, owner of Speedpro. “Then I started thinking about it and realized I’m kind of excited about watching it.” That’s when the mural idea was born. The new art work is being placed over the existing
mural, a historical photo depicting a horse race in Nelson’s streets. “We knew that the city was going to replace the existing mural because it has been damaged, so for a short-term period why don’t we just do this and let it be our collective expression of our support for Canada’s athletes over in Sochi. Politics aside, the games are still pretty exciting,” he explained. Kimber is paying all the cost involved in the project, calling it a showpiece for his company. The mural is 96 inches in height and 253 inches in length and was designed by Stephanie Delnea. The mural will stay in place for the duration of the games. At the end of the games the mural will be replaced with a refurbished version of the horse race photo formerly on display.
Redfish elementary school parents want the school board to consider returning Grade 6 and 7 students to the elementary level. At a recent Parent Advisory Council meeting parents expressed three main concerns fueling their desires to have middle school students return to elementary schools in the district. They want to reduce transitions of students at a “sensitive age,” expressed concerns about the welfare of Trafalgar students and are upset at the declining condition of the school itself. “We understand that there are many things to consider with such an undertaking but implore you to look seriously at our request,” wrote Redfish PAC chair Simon Beresford to the board. Notes taken from the January 23 PAC meeting have parents speaking up about unrestricted Wi-Fi use with pornographic images appearing on devices. They’re concerned about unaccounted for absences, inadequate Simon Beresford lunch supervision and attendance on field trips without proper permission slips being completed. Parents also spoke out about the physical safety of their children in such an old building. “Trafalgar has been in poor condition for decades and continues to decline,” said Beresford. “We have concerns over air and water quality as there are a number of reports of poor experience of both.” Kootenay Lake school board heard the concerns from Redfish parents at a board meeting held February 4. Trustee Lenora Trenaman, who was pres-
“Trafalgar has been in poor condition for decades and continues to decline.”
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