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Two people were arrested Tuesday morning on a Slocan Valley logging road less than a day after a Nelson judge extended an injunction against local members of the Sinixt First Nation and their supporters.

RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little confirmed the arrests but said names would not be released until formal charges were sworn. However, Facebook postings identified one of those taken into custody as Marilyn James, a prominent Sinixt woman.

On Monday, James suggested she and others would return to Perry Ridge the following day, despite the injunction, to assert their right to protect cultural sites in their traditional territory.

“I’m a Sinixt woman within Sinixt territory,” she said. “I have to uphold my responsibilities to my society. We’re doing our cultural practices and they’re trying to turn us into criminals.”

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Although she admitted being afraid of police and fearful of what might happen, she said it was important for her to return: “It’s as important as my next breath. If I couldn’t practice my culture, I would cease being.”

Despite expressing reservations, BC Supreme Court Justice Mark McEwan agreed to continue an interim injunction granted February 21 until June 30. It was set to expire Monday.

Galena Contractors of Nakusp applied for the order after being prevented access to Perry Ridge, where they have a contract with BC Timber Sales to build an eight-kilometre logging road extension and in doing so harvest about 5,000 cubic metres of wood.

The company’s lawyer, Christopher Wiebe, told McEwan that since the injunction order was issued, Galena has been able to reach the site and work without interference. They feared if the injunction was not continued, the blockade would resume.

Galena previously applied for an injunction when

the blockade began last June, but McEwan refused to grant it, suggesting RCMP should instead take action under the Criminal Code.

Police recommended charges against three people, but in January, Crown counsel declined to approve them. RCMP then told the company they could not take direct enforcement without a civil injunction and enforcement order. After resuming work in the area last month, Galena again met resistance and reapplied for an injunction, which McEwan granted for ten days.

Before extending the order, the judge asked Crown counsel representative Trevor Shaw why the matter couldn’t be addressed as a criminal case instead of through a civil process.

“Why extend the injunction when the contractor has the benefit of the Criminal Code?” he asked, noting a video of the protest is now on YouTube.

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Hiring third bylaw officer among budget priorities

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The City of Nelson’s 2014 provisional budget has earmarked funds for hiring a third bylaw officer, removing invasive weeds, paying election expenses, and increasing the city’s contribution to the library and community groups.

The proposed 1.5 per cent residential tax increase would cover these new costs, while maintaining the existing service levels and adding to infrastructure reserve funds.

A sparsely attended budget open house at the Nelson Public Library on Thursday offered residents a chance to hear about what’s planned for the city in 2014 and provide feedback on the draft financial plan.

Chief financial officer Colin McClure delivered a formal presentation on the budget that outlines where the city’s nearly $40 million in operating revenue comes from and how it’s spent.

The tax increase would mean an additional $105,000 for the city. The budget will also benefit from $265,000 in new revenue from: growth in the dividend paid by Nelson Hydro ($100,000), property taxes on previously undeveloped lots ($85,000), collecting a fee-forservice when Nelson Police Department holds prisoners for the RCMP or Canada Border Services ($60,000), and a return HST changed on parking meter revenue ($20,000).

“The city doesn’t want to increase taxes and the hope is that by maintaining strong reserve funds, there will come a time when we only have to make inflationary increases,” McClure explained.

For example, the city’s parking meter revenue goes into a fund for downtown beautification and road paving and this year will be

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Chief financial officer Colin McClure delivered a formal presentation on the budget at the library on Thursday evening.

Sam Van Schie photo used to create two new four-hour parking zones — one at Victoria and Falls streets and the other at the foot of Hall Street.

“This will allow people to enjoy our downtown and waterfront areas without having to keep running back to their vehicles to plug the meter,” McClure said.

Reserves will also be used to start work on the Hall Street corridor, between IODE park and the entrance to the Nelson and District Community Complex.

“That’s a major capital project that will be funded through reserves, rather than tax dollars,” McClure said, explaining that it’s best to fund one-off projects through grants or reserves while longer-term expenses, like hiring new staff, need a reliable funding source like tax revenue.

The only new position being created at city hall is for a third, half-time bylaw officer (paid $40,000), who will help enforce some of the new fines introduced last fall for things like smoking in restricted areas or having unsightly properties.

The city also approved $32,000 worth of increases to the library, the cultural development committee, and community groups including Nelson and District Youth Centre, Capitol Theatre, Touchstones Nelson, and Nelson and District Arts Council.

As well, $20,000 will be put aside for November’s municipal elections — an expense that will be coming up less frequently because local government terms are being increased to four years.

A joint project with Selkirk College that will see students removing invasive weeds from parks will cost $7,000, which McClure said is a good deal for Nelson because it would be much more expensive to have city staff doing that work.

Anyone with questions or feedback on the budget is encouraged to write the city at budget@nelson.ca.

Council will make its final decision on the proposed 2014 budget with their first three readings of the budget bylaw, April 8, at their regularly scheduled council meeting.

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Dramatic experience was caught on video camera

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Visiting skier escapes from tree well was his primary goal.

“And then I was able to think,” he said. “I took a deep breath and reached up and managed to get my other ski off. Some snow came down and I recreated the space in front of my mouth. And then at least I was standing up.”

He broke through the snow and could see there was about a metre above him.

“It seemed reasonable and I just knocked down the snow and eventually had a hole to get out of.”

He radioed his friend, said VIDEINOE that he was safe and managed ONLstar.com nelson to climb the tree to get out as his friends showed up.

“They were looking at the hole and looking at me going, ‘Wow!’” said Johnston.

Johnston captured the entire incident on his GoPro camera.

According to www.deepsnowsafety.org, the odds of surviving falling into a tree well are low. A tree well is the area around the base of a tree where branches block snow from settling.

Often people fall into a tree well headfirst.

Statistics say that 90 per cent of people who

KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter

An epic ski week with the guys ended dramatically as one man survived falling into a tree well at Whitewater Ski Resort.

Chris Johnston is a consulting engineer from Burnaby who was in Nelson last month skiing with a group of friends. On the last day at the hill, February 21, at the bottom of Motherload, his group headed into the trees.

“We skied in and about three or four turns down, I turned upslope of a tree,” he told the Star. “I lost a ski and I fell head first down a fairly large tree well.”

First he hoped he was just semi buried and could get out but more and more snow kept coming down on top of him.

“I started breathing in those little snow particles and then I realized I was in danger,” he said. “I was a little bit panicked… But somewhere along the line, it did click that I was in a tree well upside down.”

The 48-year-old experienced skier stayed still and started to clear the snow from around his mouth. Keeping the snow from his lungs

fall into a tree well don’t survive because they become suffocated by loose snow that fills in around them. While this statistic is arguably skewed, as many surviving tree well accidents don’t report the incident, it paints a serious picture of why the hazard is worth careful attention.

Whitewater’s Kirk Jensen, general manager of outside operations said this is the first tree well incident at the local hill this year — that they’re aware of.

“We don’t really know how often it happens unless people report it,” he said encouraging people to do so.

Jensen said keeping visual contact with a ski buddy and skiing with a whistle are two ways to stay safe. Whitewater does its best to educate people about this deep snow safety issue on the hill and reaching out in local schools.

“It’s something that can’t really be avoided because it’s a natural effect in the forest,” he said. “It’s a common risk of the sport.”

“Obviously, we’re happy this turned out positive and we’re thankful he was educated

on what to do,” said Jensen.

Johnston had informed himself about what to do in a tree-well accident and he credits his knowledge with helping him safely get out of the well. The videos he’d watched and information he’d gathered stuck with him through this emergency.

“We love this tree skiing and we got scared a few years ago when we heard a story. So, one of my friends mandated we wear radios, stay together and look at the site and understand it,” he said. “I am in better shape today because I did know what to do.”

Still, there were more lessons to learn through experience.

He says he would no longer “turn upslope of a tree,” he wouldn’t strap his hands into his poles and he says there is lots of air in the snow once particles are cleared from a person’s mouth, something he is now very familiar with.

On February 23, a 29-year-old backcountry skier from Burnaby died near Pemberton after falling into a tree well. It was the second death by such an accident in 2014.

Coroner releases name of Nelson avalanche victim

The BC Coroners Service has identified the Nelson man killed in last week’s avalanche near the summit of the Kootenay Pass as Cale Jack, 27.

He was one of four people who went backcountry skiing in an area known as Twin Lakes.

He and a local woman, also 27, were caught in the slide.

Other members of their party were able to find them but Jack was unresponsive when found and not able to

be resuscitated. More than two dozen search and rescue volunteers who responded spent several hours rescuing the woman and a handful returned the following day to recover Jack’s body.

“He was the best adventure buddy I ever had,” friend Colleen Ross wrote in a Facebook posting. “He has a big heart with a bigger smile.”

The woman, who was seriously injured, has not been named. She was taken to hospital in Trail.

CORRECTION

Cale Jack, 27, from Nelson died in an avalanche on the Kootenay Pass on February 23.

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Tickets available at BCAA and Cotton Creek Clothing Silent Auction featuring artwork generously donated

by Carol Reynolds and Bruce Martin Another worthwhile community event by Nelson Rotary Daybreak in conjunction with the Prestige Lakeside Resort, participating local restaurants and our generous partners

In the story Kootenay Lake asked to firm up LGBTQ policy (February 28), Becky Blair was incorrectly described as being with the Nelson and District Teachers’ Federation.

She is, in fact, president of the Creston Valley Teachers’ Association and co-president of the Kootenay Lake Teachers’ Federation.

Similarly, Karin Hawkin is social justice rep with the CVTA, not the NDTA. The presentation was made on behalf of the KLTF.

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Nelson residents take development concerns to the streets

Application put on hold Kirsten Hildebrand Nelson Star Reporter

Nelson Landing’s subdivision application has been put on hold following public outcry to some of the variances being sought by the developer.

About 50 concerned residents packed council chambers Monday night expecting council to be voting on the developer’s proposal. But the request had been withdrawn

by Storm Mountain Development Corporation, which plans to do further public consultation and bring it back to council at a later date.

Residents are not opposed to the development per se but are worried about several “significant” variances put forward by the developer.

Those living in the area received notices in the mail advising them that the developers would be requesting permission to Lesley Clint, Marilyn Rhodes and Nicole Rhodes were handing out leaflets Saturday in hopes of reduce the width of the waterfront pathway, reduce the width of the roadway and raising awareness about proposed variances requested for the Nelson Landing development.

Kirsten Hildebrand photo be exempt from the sidewalk requirement.

Along with Lesley Clint and Marilyn time and loving this space,” said Rhodes. meet the city’s needs,” she said in a letter Rhodes, Nicole Rhodes was on the water- “We completely understand that it’s going sent to the City of Nelson urging them front handing out leaflets to people this past to be developed but we were very con- to turn down the request. “This developSaturday. She said she wasn’t sure how many cerned when we received a package from ment should have all the requirements folks actually knew about the developer’s the city indicating this large number or that other developers in the area have application. variances being sought in a short time had to adhere to, to ensure green space, While visiting the neighbourhood where frame.” liveability, genuine public access (not a her mother lives, she often sees people walkJudy Banfield also lives nearby. She sees skinny little trail), and basically a quality, ing, biking and enjoying the waterfront area “no justification” for any of the alterations environmentally and design appropriate with their pets and children. She doesn’t to what once looked like a good plan, she development.” want to see pedestrian activity curbed by said.

“The variance requests, if granted, will development.

“Variances make sense when a devel- turn this area into an ugly concrete, car “We see people using this area all the opment will enhance the community and covered mess,” Banfield concluded.

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with appropriate variances to make this first phase of developNelson Landing’s develop- ment feasible, but admits there ment permit will be back on wasn’t enough information procouncil’s agenda on March 17, vided to the public on what was after the proponent has a chance being planned. to explain its contentious vari“When you don’t inform the ance requests to residents. public, it leads to mis-informaStorm Mountain Develop- tion,” Ockeloen said. “One blogment Corporation, the pro- ger indicated that they thought ponent for Nelson Landing, is we were paving paradise, when working towards building its in actual fact we’re asking for first eightplex townhouse this less paving.” summer on the 13-acre, lakeIn its development applicaside development site on former tion, Storm Mountain has reKootenay Forest Products land quested variances to narrow the along Sproat Drive. waterfront pathway that conStorm Mountain president nects John’s Walk to Red Sands .5” 2.5” | Maximum Font 30 ptmaking it 3.5 metres and xCEO Allard Ockeloen saidSize: Beach, he spent three months working rather than five metres, and with City of Nelson planning topping it with a permeable surdepartment staffFont toSize: come face rather than concrete. The 3.5” x 2.5” | Maximum 30 pt up Sam Van Schie Nelson Star Reporter

developer also wants to bring the road width down to seven metres, which is two metres narrower than usual, and not be required to put a sidewalk in front of the homes.

Ockeloen believes all the variances are reasonable in the context of the larger development, which will eventually include more than 200 residences and multi-use buildings. For example, instead of the sidewalks running directly in front of homes, there will be a dedicated path for bikes and pedestrians on the other side of the road.

“Everything we’re trying to do is to bring people into the area, not keep people out,” Ockeloen said. Acknowledging that it’s hard to express those big

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This past weekend more than 100 letters of concern were sent to the City of Nelson in regards to the development application, which Ockeloen said prompted him to request more time to inform the public about his proposal.

Two public open houses are being planned for Monday, March 17. One will be during the day in Fairfield and the other will be at City Hall from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

Nelson council will consider the development request at its meeting later that same evening.

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Editorial

Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett

Our View

Four-year terms

The provincial government is planning to increase municipal election terms to four years, rather than the current three.

That means when Nelson voters go to the polls in November to vote for a mayor and council, as well as school trustees, they have to live with their decision for an extra year.

It’s a good move that will be financially beneficial as well as help local government run more efficiently.

Obviously by adding an extra year, the frequency of the expensive balloting process will diminish. Less frequent municipal elections mean less cost.

But the benefit goes much deeper than that.

Ask any political insider and they will tell you that a first-term councillor is less effective than a veteran — at least at the beginning.

It doesn’t matter how well their intentions, a newly elected official has to

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go through a learning process and that takes time.

Once they have been briefed on city details, learned the proper procedures and etiquette that go along with being a councillor and familiarized themselves with city staff and policy, often their term is half over.

By increasing the term to four years, new councillors have an opportunity to make a difference — like they said they would with all their campaign promises.

Many city projects take several years to become a reality. It doesn’t help that they sometimes have to be handed over to a new person.

Add to that the fact that a second -term politician is looking at four uninterrupted years to work on plans and projects, resulting in a much more stable form of local government.

Also, a four-year term requires a longer commitment by the politician, which should result in better candidates.

This photo comes from Bobbi Hudec who posted it on our facebook site.

The pic is called “Oscar and I out for our morning walk!” Every Wednesday, the Nelson Star will publish a reader’s photo based on a weekly theme. All you have to do is snap a photo and post it to Instagram (#nsreaderphotos) or post it on the Nelson Star Facebook site under the reader photo challenge posting. Next week’s theme is “keeping cozy.”

BC Views — Tom Fletcher

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Crown jewel on table in Cariboo

he New Prosperity mineral deposit near Williams Lake is described by the industry as one of the largest in the world, containing 5.3 billion pounds of copper and 13.3 million ounces of gold.

The Harper government’s decision to reject open-pit mine development for a second time is seen by elected officials in the Cariboo region as a disaster.

One of Quesnel’s sawmills is preparing to close for good, and I’ve been told there is more to come as the post-pine beetle era unfolds.

Here in the BC capital, the decision is mainly viewed as a huge mistake.

Taseko Mines is going to court to show that the federal panel used the wrong design when reviewing the company’s expensively revised plan.

The province has permitted two successful mines that operate in the same area, one of which is run by Taseko.

In Ottawa, this is a Supreme Court of Canada test case over who owns the land and the mineral wealth underneath.

In traditional Canadian law, the province owns it. This was highlighted in the recent discussion between BC Premier Christy Clark

and Alberta’s Alison Redford over royalties from oil.

Six aboriginal communities make up the Tsilhqot’in Nation, which has a long and bitter history of resistance against the Crown.

They almost won a declaration of title to 40,000 hectares known as the Nemiah Valley: forests, wild horses, minerals and all, in a 339-day trial that ended in 2007.

Their case suffered a setback at the BC Court of Appeal, and is now before the highest court.

Aboriginal rights have been established, but this would be the first clear title.

Tsilhqot’in tribal chair Joe Alphonse was pleasantly surprised to see Taseko turned down again. He said the Tsilhqot’in National Government is releasing its own mining policies soon.

“We welcome opportunities to look at projects that are environmentally sound and we need economic opportunities,” Alphonse told

“We welcome opportunities to look at projects that are environmentally sound and we need economic opportunities.”

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Somehow efforts to move mine waste rock from Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) to a sealed storage site two kilometres away are not enough to protect groundwater, although they are sufficient at the nearby Gibraltar and Mount Polley mines.

And Alphonse makes it clear this mysterious environmental problem will be solved once he and his fellow chiefs have control of the resource.

A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on aboriginal title is required to settle this. If some limited form of title is at last defined for the treatyless majority of BC, or at least Tsilhqot’in territory, the fate of the mine may become clear.

Conventional wisdom on this is that the mining company didn’t try hard enough to establish a working relationship with the Tsilhqot’in.

For his part, Taseko CEO Russell Hallbauer

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says the chiefs refused to meet with him, which isn’t surprising from a group that doesn’t recognize the BC forests ministry either.

Here’s a sample of the volume of evidence that may determine the future of BC. Archeological studies presented at trial describe “18 roasting and/or pit depressions” at Teztan Biny.

It’s not clear if these were for seasonal food preparation or for pit houses, which would indicate a more permanent settlement at the lake.

Nor is it clear whether these “cultural depressions” have been identified as being of Tsilhqot’in origin.

Oral histories are also uncertain. Tsilhqot’in witnesses testified that Teztan Biny has been used in the 20th century as a hunting and fishing camp.

The mine was rejected due to ill-defined cultural as well as environmental concerns.

BC residents could finally see some answers this year.

—Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Bargaining process seems to be drifting

As Chair of the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) from 2011 to 2013, I was closely involved in the collective agreement negotiated between the BCTF and BCPSEA in June 2012.

I appreciate the current Minister of Education was not involved in 2012, but his recent assertions that government was fully committed to, and even responsible for, the success of the negotiations are inconsistent with my experience.

By my firsthand recollection, government tactics concerning the Bill 28 reconciliation sessions, and collective bargaining between the BCTF and BCPSEA, were accurately described in Justice Griffin’s BC Supreme Court ruling when she concluded “government thought that a teachers strike would give the government a political advantage in imposing legislation that the public might otherwise not support.”

This strategy was pursued, in part, by the restrictive bargaining mandate set by government in addition to the net-zero monetary directive. No other part of the public sector was asked to seek so many concessions from a union with no increase in compensation.

Despite these collective bargaining limitations, the negotiating teams and mediator Dr. Charles Jago worked tirelessly to conclude an agreement. Although the negotiated agreement met the monetary mandate, government representatives informed us of their dissatisfaction with the agreement including the lost opportunity, now identified in the recent judgement, to “impose concessions which advance education initiatives” through legislation triggered by the failure of collective bargaining.

Yet recent statements made by Minister Fassbender seem to revise the events of 2012.

It is concerning to hear the Minister emphatically state that government’s goal was to reach a negotiated settlement, when that claim is so inconsistent with what actually transpired and now forms part of the Griffin decision.

Despite how pleased the Minister now claims to be with the negotiated agreement, the facts that this government 1) moved swiftly after the election to replace elected school trustees on the BCPSEA board with its own public administrator, 2) appoint a government negotiator in the midstream of current BCTF bargaining, and 3) replace the senior staff at BCPSEA, tell a very different story.

With Tuesday’s [February 28] call by the BCTF for a strike vote, current bargaining seems to be drifting. A significant difference in this round is that government now owns it all: the funder, the policy maker and now the bargainer. Will it retreat to a legislative fix or

a legitimately bargained one?

One hopes that the decision will provide some direction to government notwithstanding their decision to appeal. The appeal won’t change the facts. In the future, it might be wise to follow Griffin’s reflection that perhaps “this affirms the wisdom of the Korbin labour relations model: government is removed from the direct bargaining relationship with public sector employees and bargaining takes place with the employer association which has a more direct interest in reaching agreement.”

Sincere reflection would provide the opportunity for all to learn and grow to make public education better. What is past is past and it is time to focus on the future. The students in our great public education system deserve our best efforts.

Melanie Joy School Trustee, SD #8

Forget Wiarton Willie, we need Fruitvale Fred Here I sit, a full month after Groundhog Day, absorbing a howling blizzard colder than a senator’s heart on Expense Claim Day, wondering where spring got taken off the tracks.

Truth is, our weather is being left in the paws of three rodents from eastern North America; and this is what happens.

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Phil, an American, closer to Washington DC than to Washington State, somehow has authority over our spring. And we shouldn’t even acknowledge Shubenacadie Sam, a maritimer closer to Portugal than Passmore; what does he know about our area when he looks at the Atlantic all day?

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Wednesdays DROP-IN CRAFT DAY: Ages 5 & up. 1-3:00 Nature & recycle crafts.

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tawa, should not decide when you clean your barbeque. And while we’re thinking about Ottawa, don’t forget that every February it does its own prediction, the federal budget, a Liberal dose of Conservative rhetoric hiding in fact that it has no definite plan. Talk about rodents!

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Why doesn’t some local municipality get its own groundhog and its

own yearly infusion of free publicity as TV networks clamour over pompous local officials hauling a sleepy rodent out of a box for long enough to get a photo op with the furry little critter? Why isn’t there a Fruitvale Fred, a Kaslo Katie, a Winlaw Walter, a Salmo Sal or a Balfour Barb? Why hasn’t somebody local gotten on the free publicity train simply by keeping a gopher in a box?

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Community Events All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For further information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

Mar 6th - Dear Rouge w/ The Shyness of Strangers Mar 7th - Pickwick with Dirt Floor Mar 8th - Hoola & Lief Mar 11th - Let’S Go For A Rip w/B.Rich Must Wear Plaid!

Mar 12th - Real McKenzies Mar 14th - Slynk Mar 15th - The Librarian w/ Naasko & Onbeyond Visuals Mar 17th - Selectah Messenjah & Mama Sa Wailers

Interested in supporting Nelson’s downtown vitality? Join the Nelson Business Association every Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Kootenay Coop meeting room above Hipperson’s Hardware.

After Party

Mar 20th - Rippel with Guests Mar 21st - Billy Bangers & DJ Breaker Opening set by D-Sun

Mar 22nd - Masquerade Party Freddy J, Robbie C,

Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak hosts its fifth annual International Tasting Faire and fundraiser on Thursday, March 6. Social at 5:30 p.m., tasting at 6 p.m. at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. Tickets are $25 are available at Cottons, BCAA, Kootenay Christian Fellowship, Nelson Star and any Daybreak member.

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Mar 24th - Mounties with Rich Aucoin Mar 26th - A-Skillz Mar 28th - Savage Blade Album Release Party Mar 29th - WacKutt w/Deeps Apr 4th - The Boom Booms Apr 5th - The Cave Singers w/ Shred Kelly

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Wild and Wacky Wednesdays for Teens goes March 5 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for ages 12 and up.

Go Retro with board (and more) games. Bring your own games too. Snacks, prizes. Contact Joanne for info. jharris@nelson. ca or call 250-505-5683.

Local conservation and ecologist Greg Utzig will speak on the impact of climate change on the West Kootenay and its ecosystems on Friday, March 7 at Yasodhara Ashram on the East Shore (five minutes from Kootenay Bay Ferry) from 7 to 9 p.m. mountain time. Discussion and refreshments will follow the presentation. All are welcome and attendance is free.

AFKO hosts its second French Extra Market on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hart Hall, 501Carbonate Street. Enjoy the streets of Paris without leaving town.

Shop at La rue des Artisans and stop for a picture on the bridge in front of L’Église Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre. All are welcome at this all ages event. Admission is by donation.

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Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@nelsonstar.com The Nelson-West Kootenay chapter of the Council of Canadians will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, March 8 at 10 a.m. at the Labour Exchange Building (101 Baker Street. All interested folks are welcome. For info call 250-3525274.

Get your creative juices flowing at the Winter Family Fair at Touchstones Nelson on Sunday, March 9 from noon to 4 p.m.

Make unique crafts inspired by the current exhibitions: Found: The Art of Re-Use and Good Medicine: Nelson’s Healthcare History. At 2 p.m. don’t miss a theatrical monologue by Susan LeFebour about Isabella and Edward Arthur, prominent doctors in early Nelson. As usual, hot apple cider and treats will be provided, and the whole building will be open for exploration!

Admission is by donation and half of the proceeds will go to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation.

The SEEDS project’s Sunday Gardening Series continues March 9 and 23 at the Lakeside Park greenhouses from 1 to 2:30 p.m. For details contact Lee: 250-352-3870.

Free education session at Community First Health Coop on Wednesday March 12 from noon to 1. Michael Jessen, volunteer director of the Nelson branch of the BC Lung Association will provide an interactive session on Lung health and Lung Disease, Smoking Cessation success and how to find out if you have RADON in your home. Bring your lunch and join us in the Resource Centre on the Main floor of CFHC at 518 Lake Street.

Top o’ the morning coffee party at the Nelson United Church on March 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. Baking and novelty table. Come enjoy cinnamon buns and coffee for only $3.

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 at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. Our next meeting

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West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will meet on Monday, March 17 at 2 p.m. in the Kiro Wellness Center, Trail.

Guest speaker: Leo Salsman, Financial Advisor discussing RIF’s and TFSA’s. For further info, please call 250-368-9827 or 250-365-6276.

Ellison’s hosts free workshops every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. The topic on March 8 is “EMF and EMR in our environment.” This talk will help you to identify the devices and antennas that emit this energy and provide some helpful tips for reducing its effects.

Nelson’s Third Death Café, March 18 at Vienna Café from 7 to 9 p.m. is totally full.

Next one may be in May. Info: sunvann@yahoo.ca.

Creative Writing for Performance and Spoken Word workshop with Magpie Ulysses for Youth and Adults at Oxygen Art Centre — two classes: March 8 and 9 from noon to 6 p.m. Tuition scholarships available for ages 12 to 19. Register by phone, 250-352-2821 or online, oxygenartcentre.org.

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.

Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more information about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-3527333.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors’ one-stop centre for free information on community and services. 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.

Call 250-352-6008 for details.

Workshops Nelson and District Youth Centre hosts Community Yoga on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This fun evening practice is suitable for all levels, focusing on fluidity empowerment.

Admission is by donation ($5 recommended). Yoga for Girls is also offered Wednesdays from

Oxygen Art Gallery Spring Break Art Camp returns with Puppet Show Camp offered from March 17 to 21, with children 5 to 7 in the morning and 8 to 10-year-olds in the afternoon. Then it’s Stop Motion Animation Camp on March 24 to 28 for ages 9 to 16, with beginners in the morning and experienced animators in the afternoon. Register online at oxygenartcentre.org or call 250352-6322.

Announcement The Friends of the Nelson Library is collecting children’s books for an upcoming book sale fundraiser. Donate your clean, gently used picture and chapter books (no magazines), CD’s, DVD’s and Blu-rays (no videos), jigsaw puzzles and board games (no missing pieces). The Kid-Sized Book Sale will be held at the Library on April 12. All proceeds support the Library’s Grow-A-Reader Program.

Osprey Community Foundation is now inviting applications for 2014 Community Grants as well as Arts Legacy Grants (this year for Media Arts projects.)

Deadline for applications is March 28. Visit ospreycommunityfoundation.ca for info.

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Theatre

On The Road Productions presents Harry Manx at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, March 8. The six time Juno-nominated Saltspring Island singer-songwriter blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. Doors open at 7:30 and the concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $37.75. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.

Elephant Mountain Music Theatre’s production of Rent is at the Capitol Theatre for a three-show run from March 13 to 15.

All shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 regular price, $18 for students and seniors. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.

Literature

Kootenay Literary Competition winners will be announced at a gala event at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson on Friday, March 14. Fernie author Angie Abdou is the special guest speaker and winners will read from their work. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are by donation ($5 recommended) and copies of the 2014 anthology Refuge, will be available at the event for $7.

Nelson Waldorf School presents: singersongwriter Stephanie Dufresne live in concert on Saturday, March 8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Eurythmy Hall at the Waldorf School. Tickets are $10 for adults, and children free. Tickets or donations at the door. Sponsored by NWS PAC. Shambhala’s Living Room presents party pioneer Hoola Hoop and longtime Nelson local Leif Luttmer at Spiritbar on Saturday, March 8. Cover is $5 before 11 p.m.

Film

SelfDesign High’s Wild Earth program hosts the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest Tour” at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Wednesday, March 5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and accompanied children under 12 are free.

Advance tickets available at Gericks Cycle and Ski (cash only).

The Nelson Civic Theatre’s next Thursday night art house movie is The Great Beauty, about a journalist in Rome who’s spent most of his life partying and overlooking the absurd, exquisite beauty of the city around him, screening on March 6 at 7:30 p.m. For details see civictheatre.ca.

Beyond Boarding’s winter film tour stops in Nelson this Saturday, March 8 at Expressions from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and will feature the documentaries Belén, about two Canadian snowboarders doing aid work in South America, and Northern Grease about snowboarders examining environmentally distructive, resource extraction projects in Northern BC. Both films feature professional level snowboarding, cinematography, and storytelling. Tickets will be $10 for general admission, $8 for EcoSociety members and $5 for students. Reserve a ticket on eventbrite. ca by searching “Beyond Boarding Presents: Film Tour at Nelson.”

Visual arts

Artist Brent Bukowski will speak about his process, practice and newest work at Langham Gallery in Kaslo on Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. An exhibit of his artwork called Blunt Force Illumination is showing at the Langham Gallery (447 A Avenue, Kaslo) until March 23.

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A local production of the rock musical Rent opens next week at the Capitol Theatre.

Kootenay Studio Arts ceramics students have mounted an exhibition called Under Pressure in the foyer at 606 Victoria Street. Have a look in person Mondays to Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. until March 18.

An exhibit of portrait drawings by artist John Stegman will be on display at the Nelson Public Library through March and April.

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Vancouver-based synth rock band Dear Rouge, winner of the 2012 Peak Performance Project, plays Spiritbar on Thursday, March 6 with The Shyness of Strangers. Doors open at 9 p.m. Cover is $10.

The After Work Dance Party with Clinton Swanson and Friends at Finley’s Irish Pub on Friday, March 7 will once again feature the lovely vocalist Sydney Black. Filling out the rhythm section will be Doug Stephenson on bass, Colin Spence on keys and Bill Wilson on drums. Show time is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cover is by donation.

Still touring hard behind their debut album Can’t Talk Medicine, Seattle indie band Pickwick will be at Spiritbar on Friday, March 7. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca.

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On Saturday, March 8 from 1 to 3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions hosts Jaylene Lynch and Marion Bergevin who will share the first hour. They will be followed Jenny & The Jets. Admission is free. Donations will accepted for the bands.

On International Women’s Day — Saturday, March 8 — Nelson’s One Billion Rising group is hosting a dance party at the Old Church Hall (602 Kootenay Street) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. There will be performances

by DJ Morninglory and Rhoneil, with more to be announced, as well as an open mic opportunity for anyone who wishes to speak for five minutes on the topic of women’s justice. All ages and genders welcome! Tickets are $10-$20 sliding scale, $15-$40 for families, available at the door. Delicious snacks and refreshments will also be available.

Selkirk Pro-Musica’s next musical offering will take place at Saint Saviour’s Pro Cathedral on Monday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. The guest artists are Marcus Goddard, trumpet, Candy Siu, organ, and soprano, Noemi Kiss. Tickets are $15, available at Otter Books and at the door.

Folk musician Brett Wildman plays John Ward Fine Coffee on March 10 at 7 p.m.

Old Man Luedecke, a Juno award-winning songwriter and banjo player, will perform at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Wednesday, March 12 with special guest Australian songwriter Jordie Lane opening the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 at The Music Store or ticketweb.ca.

Celtic punk band The Real McKenzies play Spiritbar on Wednesday, March 12 with Boids.

Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 available at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca.

The Librarian (aka Andrea Graham) will be spinning at Spiritbar on Saturday, March 15 with Naasko. Doors open at 10 p.m. Advance tickets are $15 at the Hume Hotel front desk.

At the pub

Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo is at Mike’s Place Pub on Tuesday nights. Round up your friends, your bingo dabbers, and good luck troll. Tickets are $2 for one or $5 for three.

Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts a rock ‘n’ roll jam night Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts Karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday nights from 9 p.m. to close.

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Firefighters raise funds Join Nelson firefighters on March 6 and 7 as they hold a 36 hour rooftop camp out in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

Be sure to stop by the Canada Safeway at 211 Anderson Street where the firefighters will be camping and contribute to the cause with boots in hand!

The event helps local firefighters show their support for the 50,000 Canadians, including seven local residents, that are affected by muscular dystrophy. This is the fourth annual event in Nelson.

A rooftop campout is a fundraising event where firefighters camp on the roof of a building, enduring below freezing temperatures, inclement weather, and whatever else nature throws their way, while collecting donations from the public.

For 60 years, Canadian firefighters have been helping Muscular Dystrophy Canada fight the battle against muscular dystrophy— a group of over 150 types of neuromuscular disorders characterized by the wasting and progressive weakness of muscles.

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King’s Family Restaurant is expected to close in mid-April

Longtime Nelson restaurant says goodbye

King’s Family Restaurant co-owner Terry Kwan will retire in April when the business closes after more than 35 years.

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GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

One of Nelson’s oldest eateries will soon be no more.

After more than 30 years in business, King’s Family Restaurant is expected to close in midApril following the sale of its Baker Street building.

“People are going to miss us, but there’s nothing we can do,” said co-owner Anne Kwan, who has worked there since 2001, and whose husband Terry has been there since 1978. She said they don’t intend to move to a new location and will instead retire, something they had already been considering.

King’s, previously known as the Bossy Place, the China Village, and the Purple Lantern, has scarcely changed since the 1960s. Its booths, lunch counter, and wood-panelled walls are throwbacks to the days when Nelson was a blue collar town full of sawmill and railway workers.

The menu of Chinese and western fare hasn’t changed much either.

King’s wears its anachronisms proudly. “We liked the way it was,” Kwan said. “Old-fashioned.

No other restaurant had the same kind of booths.”

Between lunch orders this week, server Janet Young recalled that when she started at King’s 28½ years ago, it looked pretty much the same. “Maybe it had linoleum. Now it has carpet.

When Terry bought his partner out, they changed the arborite on the tables from brown to green, but not much else. We are really low-tech. We still put our bills on clothespins and PARET ONparts call our orders.” (A of two moment later she exclaimed: “Hamburger steak with ranch dressing, gravy on the fries!”)

Young said King’s clientele includes “a lot of Shambhala types in the summer. We get tourists.

But the majority are regulars. Half the time we don’t know people’s names, but know what they eat.”

In fact, she said when regulars don’t come in for a while, they start to worry and ask around about them. Conversely, when Young was off for two months last fall, she received many phone calls from customers concerned

about her.

And when well-loved regular John Finlayson died a couple of years ago, he didn’t have any family nearby, so King’s held a memorial service for him.

“I don’t know many restaurants that would do that,” Young said.

She admits, however, that business is not what it used to be.

The second-floor Sunset Room doesn’t get much use anymore and there are fewer staff — three servers, plus the Kwans and their sons, who help in the kitchen.

Still, word that King’s is closing surprised regulars, including Andy, who didn’t want his last name used. He’s been eating there a few times a week for years and remembers the Purple Lantern days. What kept him coming back?

“The price is right, food is good, and staff is friendly,” he said. “We’re like a family.”

Andy said he doesn’t know where he will go instead.

The building is expected to be redeveloped this spring as a retail space.

Next: A history of the King’s building

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Kaslo student joins anti-bullying task force

Finding solutions Kirsten Hildebrand Nelson Star Reporter

A Grade 10 student from Kaslo is one of 19 teens from around BC teaming up on a common goal — erasing bullying in the province.

J.V. Humphries student Brooke Robertson learned Friday that she was selected for the ERASE Student Advisory, a provincial initiative aiming to develop real solutions to change the culture of all forms of bullying, including cyberbullying.

“We need to work together to come up with clear strategies to stop bullying and intimidation,” said Premier Christy Clark as the announcement was made. “The best way to ensure our efforts remain effective and relevant is to make sure youth are in the provincial discussion.”

ERASE stands for Expect Respect and A Safe Education and Robertson is eager to help put a stop to bullying, something she herself has experienced.

“I’ve been a victim of bullying,” she said. “It holds a special place in my heart, trying to erase it… It bothers me when I see other kids being bullied.”

Robertson’s school counselor helped her apply for ERASE and she never expected to be chosen. She is keen to bring forward her ideas now that she’s been selected. The 16-year-old suggests having more than one anti-bullying day to keep the awareness generated by Pink Shirt day foremost in people’s minds.

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She would also like to work with the Village of Kaslo council toward community-wide awareness — “not just in schools,” she said.

Seeing the provincial government reach out to youth is a positive step in tackling the bullying problem, Robertson said. “I am surprised they haven’t done it sooner.”

Along with Education Minister Peter Fassbender, Clark has tasked the advisory with some specific goals. Their first job is to develop social media guidelines for schools, to provide direction to students, parents and educators on how to use social media ethically and responsibly both inside and outside the classroom.

The ERASE group will hold their first meeting with Fassbender later in March where Robertson will meet students from throughout BC and learn about their experiences and ideas.

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“That may turn whatever contemptuous actions into a criminal act because it’s public.”

McEwan added: “We’re forced to pretend this is a private injunction because police won’t enforce criminal law because charges won’t be approved. The government works against [the company’s] interest by saying they won’t enforce criminal statutes. Why does Galena have to come here?”

Shaw said he couldn’t answer, nor explain why the charges recommended last year were not approved, for while Crown counsel’s role is to assess police reports and make independent decisions, they had no further duty to explain those decisions. (Prosecutors in BC base charge approvals based on a substantial likelihood of conviction and whether they are considered to be in the public interest.)

McEwan noted he has repeatedly raised doubts over the last few years about using injunctions to end protests and conflicts that he believes should be solved by police intervention and charges of mischief or trespassing.

“Typically, this has been enough. Police break up the protest. It works fine.

It works really well. I don’t get in the middle of this. I remain a judge.”

A date of April 14 was also fixed to return to court to see if there have been any further developments. “I want to keep an eye on this,” McEwan said.

Wiebe, the company’s lawyer, said Galena is currently plowing the road

and expects to get six or seven pieces of equipment in to start the road extension. He estimated the company has three to four months worth of work.

The Sinixt did not have official standing during Monday’s hearing, but several members were in court while supporters held a peaceful rally outside.

Dennis Zarelli, named as co-defendant along with Marilyn James, Robert Watt, and Vance Campbell, tried to pass a letter to the judge. He later submitted it to the registry, but wouldn’t disclose what it said.

“We’re trying to get the court to operate under common law,” Zarelli said. “The only way to really meet is at that level. We’re trying to maintain and revitalize our cultural practices. It’s our culture and we have to protect it.”

Meanwhile, another local forest company is taking a wait-and-see approach before it seeks similar action. A contractor for Porcupine Wood Products of Salmo was turned back in January from a Pass Creek logging road by local Sinixt concerned the work could trample an “archaeologically sensitive area.”

Porcupine woodlands manager Bill Kestell said last week they don’t have a court date set and were awaiting the outcome of the Galena injunction application.

The Sinixt, who were declared legally extinct in Canada in 1956, do not have official status in the eyes of the federal and provincial governments, although they are recognized by some crown agencies and have won local support over the last 25 years.

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Find Your Divine House&Home Last spring’s Find Your Divine event was a first — and an overwhelming success, enough so that the women’s evening returns April 1.

The Nelson Star hosted Find Your Divine bringing leading Canadian nutritionist and media personality Leslie Beck to an evening organized for women.

Along side many of the community’s businesses and offering tasty treats, it was a resounding, sold-out sensation.

“We were amazed by the participation, both by sponsors and attendees, of our first women’s event last spring,” said Nelson Star publisher Karen Bennett.

“Everyone was talking about how great it was for several weeks after.”

On April 2, Find Your Divine returns to a bigger venue, Mary Hall at Selkirk College and this year, broadcast journalist Wendy Mesley will share her story.

Mesley is one of Canada’s most recognized and respected broadcast journalists. A provocative speaker, she will address the challenging issues of the day with an entertaining and informative presentation style.

Currently an anchor for CBC’s The National, Mesley will talk about her 30-plus-year journey to the top in an industry that once was male dominated.

Yet, she still has time to find her divine.

“We are thrilled to have Wendy Mesley as our speaker this year. She is well

known, well respected and I think her topic of finding balance in life is something that all of us, regardless of age, will find relevant,” said Bennett.

“The evening is meant to be a fun evening for women to socialize with friends, become acquainted with sponsors and hopefully come away feeling inspired by the message from Wendy,” she added.

Event platinum sponsors are Kootenay Co-op, Dr. Kelly Davidoff ’s Gentle Dentistry, Mountain Waters Spa and Save On Foods among many others. Bennett said the openhandedness of the businesses attending the event helps make Find Your Divine a real treat for women attending.

“They will come home with lots of great samples, giveaways or even one of the many raffle prizes. Our sponsors are amazingly generous.”

The Nelson Star will also be donating a portion of ticket sales to the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons boat team.

“This seems especially relevant this year as Wendy Mesley is a breast cancer survivor and many of the team are also,” said Bennett.

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The Lions Club of Nelson is looking for new members and will be holding a membership drive throughout the month of March.

The club, which is celebrating its 70th year of serving the community, currently has 22 members and the modest goal is to add five more by the end of the month.

“I would recommend that anyone interested in becoming a member should come to a couple of meetings and check it out,” said Travis Nakken president of the Lions Club of Nelson.

The group meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Hume Hotel. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and the next one is set for March 18.

Nakken has been a Lions member for four years and said he knows that once people get involved, they will enjoy the experience.

“I joined the Lions Club because both my grandfathers were Lions members for big chunks of their lives and in my upbringing, I was always brought up in a service club environment,” he explained.

His mother was in the Eagles and his father is a member of the Fruitvale Lions Club Nakken thought about joining for years but he said the usual questions popped into his mind — “When do I do it?, how do I find the time?”

But four years ago, Nakken bought some firewood during a Nelson Lions Club fundraiser and he noticed something.

“There were no young people.

It was all older guys and I thought this club needs some young blood,” said the 38-year-old.

He joined up the next week.

“We are trying to find new,

Travis Nakken, president of the Lions Club of Nelson, said the group is looking for five new members. younger people. People with energy who have a desire to help this community grow, to help the Lions grow,” he said.

The club does a lot for the community of Nelson said Nakken, pointing to Lion’s Park in uphill.

“It’s busy year round with kids.

We have the ice rink every winter and the spray park in the summer.”

Volunteers work hard to prepare the ice rink and shovel the snow to maintain the facility throughout the winter.

They also supply playground equipment and a ball park.

“People don’t realize the work we do.”

The group raises funds through telethons, pancake breakfasts and firewood sales as well as Christmas tree collecting. The money is put back into the community.

Each year the group hands out about $14,000 in grants.

The membership drive will take place throughout March. Every Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., member will be at the Chahko Mika Mall promoting membership. They will also hold a raffle for a dollhouse. The house is on

Nelson Lions Club Gives Grants to Local Organizations: This is the fifth year of the club’s community grant program which is funded through the club’s investment in the Osprey Community Foundation. The funds originated from a bequest to the club by the late Hillary Harper of Kootenay Bay. This year the Osprey investment has resulted in over $6,000 being available for local organizations.

The Lions Club accepts applications for the community grants each year and a club committee assesses the applications and makes recommendations to the club for fund dispersal.

This year’s grant recipients are: West Kootenay Women’s Association (Nelson & District Women’s Centre) $750 in support of the drop-in centre.

Capitol Theatre Restoration Society $1,000 for Summer Kids Series Program.

Kootenay Christian Fellowship $500 towards funding for kitchen equipment and kitchen skills program.

KidSport Nelson $1,000 which will be used to support disadvantaged youth participating in local sports.

Nelson Music Festival Association $500 helping fund Spring Festival.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society $1,335 to help offset expenses occurred in providing many valuable services to seniors in our community.

Nelson Figure Skating Club $750 to help fund Harness System.

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons $750 funding for training coaching certification.

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Service takes place on March 9

Church to celebrate inclusion

Kirsten Hildebrand Nelson Star Reporter

This Sunday, the Nelson United Church will celebrate their decision made last fall to officially become an affirming congregation.

Affirming ministries work for the full inclusion of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

David Boyd said this Sunday is “a rainbow celebration of our human diversity.”

“Being an affirming ministry means that we are a community of love and compassion where all can

worship and share fully in the life of our community; it also means that we are proactive about welcome, inclusion and justice-seeking for LGBTQ people,” he says.

While it may seem society is making progress when it comes to inclusion, Boyd points to several incidences occurring recently that suggest otherwise.

Uganda just passed a “repressive, discriminatory, and hate-mongering law” making it illegal to live as an LGBTQ person. The Olympics were held in Russia, a country that discriminates

against LGBTQ people and the State of Arizona just vetoed a bill that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to LGBTQ people.

“It is important to stand together as one rainbow family and say that we are all human beings who are due respect, dignity, a sense of self-worth and the enjoyment of a full life,” he says.

The service at 10 a.m. on March 9 will be followed by a celebratory potluck lunch.

Nelson United Church is located on the corner of Silica and Josephine A special service takes place March 9 at 10 a.m. streets.

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Volatility is the tendency of securities or markets to rise and fall over a short period. Large swings equal high volatility.

More moderate swings represent lower volatility.

For short-term investors, volatility illustrates the fact that higher risk goes hand in hand with higher returns potential.

If you have the potential to make a lot of money you often have the potential to lose a lot as well. Less volatile investments may not have the same potential for windfall profits, but they usually don’t have the same degree of downside risk.

You can manage the volatility of your portfolio by holding investments whose volatility varies. All major asset classes should also be represented in your portfolio. Individual asset classes don’t always move in tandem, and they seldom fluctuate to the same degree at the same time.

You can also reduce volatility’s impact by taking a long-term approach to investing.

This way short-term fluctuations in markets or individual securities won’t matter as much. It’s the end result that counts, not what happens along the way.

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With many disease processes one of the biggest obstacles to overcome during the healing process is to reduce inflammation. This is because inflammation can really slow down healing. Most people will try anti-inflammatories or ice, but lately there has been a larger focus being placed by health practitioners on eating an anti-inflammatory diet. Studies have shown that the effectiveness of this kind of diet does vary with different conditions but that it does have beneficial effects in most cases. This kind of diet doesn’t have a sexy name or guarantee weight loss in days, but it is does give your body a good foundation to fight disease or help you maintain your current state of health. It is important to be aware that if you have inflammation you do not necessarily feel any pain or see any redness or swelling. So this kind of diet is not just for those of you in pain, but also for people looking to take a preventative approach to their health care. There are many variations of this type of diet but here are some general principles. Eat plenty of organic fruits, veggies and good sources of omega 3 fatty acids (fish, fish oils, walnuts).

Avoid sugar, processed and refined foods.

Minimize saturated and trans fatty acids.

Some studies show that wheat can increase levels of inflammation. Eat lean proteins while reducing red meat and dairy products.

Using spices with anti-inflammatory properties such as ginger and curry can be beneficial and add tons of flavour to your food. Even though this style of eating would be awesome for the majority of people, remember to always contact your health practitioner before starting any new diet.

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Electric space heaters measure their power usage in watts, with 1500-2000 watts being the maximum output for most heaters. Nelson Hydro measures your electricity consumption in kilowatt hours (Kwh): one kilowatt is the same as 1000 watts, and 1 Kwh basically means you’ve had a 1000-watt appliance running for an hour.

If your 1500-watt space heater was in use for an hour, you’ve used 1.5 Kwh. So for Nelson Hydro residential customers you would pay 8.9 cents per Kwh, so it would cost you 13 cents an hour. Which may not seem like much for an hour, but depending on how much you use it, it may add up to $30.00 or more per month.

If you are curious about how much it costs to use appliances or leave things plugged in, consider signing out the ‘Kill-a-Watt’ electricity consumption monitor, available at the Nelson Municipal Library.

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Part two of SPAN’s examination of top social issues

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Affordable housing in Nelson

Prevention is better than recovery. Drive safe this season by having your vehicle ready for winter driving. Have four matching winter tires, give yourself extra travelling time, wear your seatbelt, and pack an emergency kit. Accidents happen when you least expect it.

Last spring, the Social Planning Action Network (SPAN) put out a survey to the community called, “Ideas Into Action” which asked four questions on community strengths, priority social issues and recommended actions.

As a follow up to this survey, SPAN decided to conduct three interviews with community members who have a direct link to one of the top social issues that were identified by the com-

munity results of the survey.

The Nelson Star will run a portion of each of these interviews in print and the full interview online at nelsonstar.com.

To leave feedback on these interviews or to get more information, visit spannelson.ca.

This week’s interview is with Nelson Councillor Donna MacDonald to discuss affordable housing in the area.

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However, some extended Health Care Insurances do cover Reflexology partially. The person practising reflexology, has to be an Approved Reflexology Practitioner by the RABC or by the Reflexology Association of Canada (RAC). A considerable amount of people who have become frustrated with the traditional ways of relieving pain from several health issues, have found relief with reflexology treatments. Reflexology can induce amazing results by strengthening any part of the body that is the source of pain or illness, through the application of pressure at the respective foot location. Some of the extended Health Care Insurances are now recognizing the positive results of Reflexology. Insurances that have responded positively to their client’s request to cover Reflexology treatments in BC, are: Great-West Life, Green Shield, Manulife, and Sun Life.

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How do you define affordable housing?

We use the CHMC’s definition of affordable housing: that a household isn’t spending more than 30 per cent of their income on housing. Affordablility comes in a lot of different shapes and sizes, we look at a housing continuum from homeless shelters thru to belowmarket ownership and all the variations in between. Variations such as secondary suites in houses or supported housing, or larger projects.

Gone are the days where we create ghettos of affordable housing and put all of the poor people in one big block and wish them luck. We look much more at integration to having all kinds of housing mixed together.

An affordable and safe place to live is a basic human right. Food, Donna Macdonald water, shelter — the three basics.

I think it’s quite shameful that in a country as rich as Canada that there are people who don’t have decent housing that they can afford.

What changes have you seen here in Nelson?

There’s been some good changes recently, particularly for seniors, such as the opening of Lakeview Village and then more recently Anderson Gardens down by Safeway. I think those have really addressed one of our priority needs which is seniors’ housing. Ward St. Place, which provides really affordable housing, is being upgraded to make it a more safe and comfortable place to live for residents. More is planned.

The city has been quite progressive in allowing secondary suites compared to many other communities, including on small lots. We are also finding ways to encourage and permit laneway housing, so we are starting to see uptake in both those areas which are really good ways to address affordable housing problems.

What is still lacking?

There are two main gaps right now, affordable rental housing and supported housing. Those are the two areas of concern, not just here, but in general across the country.

Rental housing is just not being built these days and that is really a problem for people who cannot afford to buy. The federal government made tax changes that really discouraged construction of rental housing, so maybe that’s something we need to start lobbying to have changed again.

Affordable, decent, safe rental housing is really a gap.

In regards to supported housing, we have many people in the community who are difficult to house, or need support in order to be successfully housed.

I recently learned about a model called “Housing First” which is just brilliant and very cost effective.

For every dollar that you spend now, you will save $3 down the road in emergency services, and incarceration. The Mental Health Commission of Canada did a pilot in five different cities and I had a chance to learn more about the one in Vancouver.

The model puts someone in a good place to live, in an area where they choose to live, and then provides the supports both to the landlord or property owner and to the individual. The support worker makes sure they are on their meds, getting out to important appointments and that they are looking after the place they are renting.

From what I heard, many landlords were delighted because they don’t have to worry about dealing with vacancies, as the rent is still paid if the unit becomes vacant, furniture is provided, and they’re just supported to be good landlords.

Another need to mention is Cicada Place. They have a waiting list for their apartments and they also need more emergency housing for young people because young people under 18-yearsold can’t go to Stepping Stones shelter.

Cicada Place is a very successful program because it’s supported and there are rules — if you are going to live here, you have to be working or engaged in work training, or at school and we will support you to succeed.

How does a need for more affordable housing impact our community?

I think it impacts our community in many different ways. We use the three-legged stool these days: social, economic and environmental.

In terms of the social impacts we have homeless people with all kinds of MORINEE mental health issues or ONLstar.com nelson addiction issues wandering the streets. We’re paying the police to pick them up throughout the week when problems arise. It’s disturbing to downtown businesses and community members and clearly it’s not good for safety — in particular women and children need a safe place to live.

On the economic side, we’re hearing from small businesses in town who cannot pay enough for their employees to live in town. So it’s difficult sometimes for them to find employees that can stick with them.

On the environmental side, if you’ve got substandard rental housing, (which we apparently have a fair bit of in town), it’s environmentally wasteful. It wastes energy and it sends off greenhouse gases unnecessarily; so there are environmental impacts too in not having good, secure, safe, affordable housing.

Next week, SPAN examines the issue of “Poverty in Nelson” with Andy Leathwood, director of Innovative Learning Services, for School District 8.

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Updates

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Nelson Star

This is the final update from our participants of the GetFit Challenge.

Watch for Friday’s paper to see who the GetFit Challenge winner is!

AGNEZ BOWOLIN working with Kirsty Holt - KOOTENAI PILATES Agnez has successfully completed the GetFit Challenge and is feeling better than ever.

“The past six weeks have been amazing! I feel so much stronger and healthier,” says Agnez.“I always feel so good after a Pilates class. It’s always challenging me which is what I love about it and why I’m going to continue taking classes. At home I have tried and will keep on trying to challenge myself in my cardio workouts so that I’m never at a place where it becomes “easy”.” Agnez says that she has learned so much from Kirsty and each of the instructors and she wants to say thank you to them for everything.“Thank you also to my husband, my family and friends for all of their support. The Get Fit Challenge is a gift that I will never forget,” she added.

Kirsty is very proud of Agnez. She and her staff thoroughly enjoyed having her over the past six weeks. Kirsty says “It was a complete pleasure to work with Agnez over this six week challenge! She was very dedicated to her

TARA KING & BRAD OUCHI working with MASTER DEAN KOOTENAY CHRISTIAN MARTIAL ARTS Tara and Brad not only have adopted a new lifestyle and eating habits, they have even obtained their Gold Belt in Tae Kwan Do! Tara and Brad summarize the GetFit Challenge as follows,“Like many of our Canadian Winter Olympic athletes, we worked hard during this six week Get Fit Challenge. We had many ups and a few downs, but in the end we achieved gold in the following events: weight loss, flexibility, healthy eating, life lessons (Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, SelfControl, Indomitable Spirit), in finding an activity that we enjoy doing and plan to continue and finally, in exercise for both body and mind.”

To celebrate their accomplishments they tested and achieved their gold belts in Tae Kwan Do. “We can both say that we have enjoyed this experience fully and we know that we will be continuing with our

CAROLYN THOMSON working with KAILA KAUFMANN BAMBU HOT YOGA Carolyn has found that the GetFit Challenge gave her a great start back to the fitness she needed. In the past she found her core was too weak to continue with exercise. Yoga has offered a fresh start and is building her strength and flexibility, and most importantly it is building her confidence in her own abilities.A large benefit of the yoga is that it offered her some much needed alone time, and time to forget about everything except herself and her yoga moves. Carolyn knows she has now created a solid foundation and is feeling stronger, more flexible, and more confident than before the Challenge.

Carolyn says “Kaila and the other instructors have been very encouraging.

There are a few classes that I still shy away from but I’m sure that with time and persistence I will get there. The studio is beautiful and I love my time

CHERESE GUILLE working with ALI POPOFF - POWER BY YOU For Cherese this challenge has not only helped improve her physical health, but also her overall confidence. She says that once you have completed six weeks of Cross Fit you feel like you can do anything!

“My last week of the challenge I got four CrossFit workouts in, as well as a 5 km run,” Cherese says.“The Get Fit Challenge was great! Doing CrossFit with Ali pushed me physically and showed me I could accomplish things I never thought possible. I just had to commit to myself, my exercise, and have confidence that I could do it. I feel so much more healthy and strong compared to when I started.”

There are the small things like being able to do a classic push up now but more than that there are the big things like having more self confidence and breaking bad habits with my eating, she adds.“I will definitely continue on

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“I will continue on this healthy path. It was very hard for the first two weeks but like anything new, it got easier as I got better at it.” Cathy says that her eating is better and she now knows how she feels when she eats bad food.“Now and then I will have a treat, but I don’t beat myself up for it,” she says. “I eat 80 percent healthy and 20 percent what I want. The best part is pulling up a pair of pants and they zipper up no problem. They wouldn’t have a year ago and that is an incredible feeling!”

“Adele is very professional and a very encouraging trainer. She laughed with me when I laughed at myself and kept me going when I wanted to give up. She helped me overcome some mental blocks’,” says Cathy. “This was an amazing

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Iris gets extra credit for being out of town with work last week and still practicing yoga on her own with her yoga mat in her hotel! She plans to continue with weekly yoga classes and with working out at home.

“Overall, the challenge was a terrific gift from the Nelson Star which allowed me to bring structured fitness back to my life which in turn brought back the work-life balance I was missing, says Iris. “I feel calmer and more focused after yoga practices and met an entirely new group of people.” She added that it is amazing what stepping out of one’s comfort zone accomplishes..... priorities have shifted somewhat as she focuses on her health. She says that she looks forward to the bigger challenge of keeping the good habits that she has developed. “A huge shout out to Brittanya, all of the yoga instructors and to Wild Woods Yoga and Wellness...you introduced me to something wonderful and entirely new. Finally, I was able to check practicing yoga off my bucket list! Thank you,” she says.

Brittanya couldn’t be prouder of Iris. “The definition of resolve is to decide firmly on a course of action and this has been Iris for the last six weeks! Her

workouts attending five classes a week and doing four cardio workouts a week on her own.” Over the course of the six weeks Kirsty saw Agnez’s confidence and body awareness grow. “She continued to move with more ease, integrating more complicated Pilates sequences on the mat and Reformer. We are truly proud of her commitment and dedication to this challenge and her work ethic shows in the way she is standing taller, engaging her core and moving so beautifully!” Kirsty said.

This past week Kirsty and Agnez discussed strategies to keep her moving forward in her fitness goals. “I have no doubt she will be successful in the future! Way to go Agnez...continue to shine!” added Kirsty.

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Dean says that “this six week challenge had been a great experience for himself and his students. Setting goals is all part of Tae Kwon Do but it was different having two white belts enter with a defined six week time frame. My job was made easy with Brad and Tara’s willingness to follow the plan! The gold belt test was not an easy feat but they earned it,” he says.

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Kaila was very proud of Carolyn’s effort and says that overall it was a great experience.“I am confident the classes we offered were very helpful to Carolyn and were exactly what she needed to get her back in balance - calm mind, fit body and inspired life!” says Kaila.

191 Baker Street 250-509-0947 this healthier path after the challenge.”

Ali is very proud of Cherese and calls her a “trooper”’ throughout the whole challenge. She says that Cherese alternated between four and five work outs each week. She did a variety of “no weight lifting” CrossFit as well as regular all level CrossFit.“She is faster, leaner and brighter,” says Ali. “I’ve watched her body change over the six weeks with help from her new supplement routine, eating plan and CrossFit. She was an amazing participant. Thanks Cherese!”

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Adele says that she is very pleased with Cathy’s efforts. “Through the GetFit Challenge she stayed on track with healthy eating habits and four - five personal “at home training” or “small group trainings” each week, along with her outdoor power walks. She really understood that the only way to get results was to jump in with both feet, even if it seemed a bit scary. “Cathy was introduced to a new and challenging approach to functional fitness training and how to use these techniques in everyday life,” says Adele. “She is much stronger, more confident and I am proud to have worked with her. Thank you so much Cathy and keep up the great work!”

Slocan, British Columbia 250.551.5184 resolve has been amazing as she rocked the “Dedicate 28 Challenge” by completing not just 28, but 29 classes in only 24 days (16 days less than the rest of the participants).” Iris began as someone who had never been to yoga and over the course of this challenge has brought more relaxation, calm, flexibility, and strength into her life. Iris really made the most of this challenge by asking questions, working through alignment cues with thought, being present, and by seriously showing up, added Brittanya.

“Challenge or no challenge, Iris has created a big win in her life and an even bigger win in ours - she has joined and strengthened the Wild Woods community in a fantastic way! On behalf of all of the instructors and staff at the studio I will say it has been an honour to work with her. For myself, I am so proud of the work Iris has done and am excited to continue cheering her on as she continues her wellness journey!” says Brittanya.

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After winning two straight games on the road, the Nelson Leafs were hoping to put the Spokane Braves away on Monday night in the friendly confines of the Nelson and District Community Complex.

But the Braves had other plans as they shut out the Leafs 3-0 to stay alive in the best of seven playoff series.

The Nelson squad still had a three games to two lead entering last night’s contest back in Spokane.

Results of that contest were not available at press time.

Monday night’s game was one the Leafs would like to forget. Spokane got goals from Jonny Marzec, Kurtis Redding and Sean Collins while the Leafs couldn’t beat Braves netminder Jon Manlow who stopped all 29 shots he faced.

Adam Maida allowed three goals on 23 shots in two periods of play. However, a minor injury had Maida leave the game as backup Jason Mailhoit finished the game stopping eight shots for the Leafs.

After the game, Nelson’s Travis Wellman said the Braves goalie stymied their offence.

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Spokane Braves goaltender Jon Manlow catches a shot by the Leafs Carson Willans during Spokane’s 3-0 victory on Monday night.

Kevin Mills photo “Their goalie did play a heck of a game so we have to give him that, but we didn’t play the best game we could,” said Wellman.

While he’s not sure exactly why the Leafs were flat, Wellman had some theories.

“Obviously we didn’t play the way we wanted to and I thought

maybe we came out and took things for granted because we had a 3-1 lead in the series.

Maybe we thought they were going to lay down and roll over.”

So far this series, both starting goalie Brad Rebagliati and leading scorer Jamie Vlanich have yet to play a game due to

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injury.

Wellman said it’s all part of playoff hockey.

“You want everybody in the line up but that’s adversity and that’s something that every team is going to go through in the playoffs. If you’re going to make a run, you have to fight through it.”

The winner of the Nelson/ Spokane series will take on the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. The Nitehawks advanced to the next round of the playoffs by sweeping the Castlegar Rebels.

On Saturday, in Spokane, the Leafs took a strangle hold on the playoff series thanks to a 2-1 victory.

All the scoring took place in the first period and then the defences took over.

Quinn Klimchuk and Connor Tetlock scored for Nelson and Maida was solid in the nets again stopping 37 of 38 shots he faced.

On Friday Nelson beat the Braves 4-1.

Leafs scorers were Carson Willans, Linden Horswill with two and Rayce Miller.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Nelson Star

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Local athletes enjoyed the experience

Spirit of the games The BC Winter Games in Mission (February 20 to 22) featured plenty of great events and memories for the hundreds of athletes and coaches that attended.

Among them were several Nelson residents who enjoyed various levels of success, but all shared a great experience.

Gymnast, Ella Keelan won a silver medal for beam and a bronze medal for floor. It was the 14-year-old’s first time competing at the provincial event.

“She was really thrilled. She’s been to provincials before but this is just a different calibre of talent,” said her mother Cathy Grierson.

Keelan has been involved in gymnastic since she was six.

Biathlon: Keiran Marchand did well considering he was competing against the best in the province. He managed a sixth place finish on the individual race and a fifth place finish in the sprint race.

The Games experience was great for Marchand given that he was competing in a world class setting which hosted the 2010 Olympics. He stayed at the Olympic village while in Whistler which was like being in a plush hotel compared to sharing a class room with other athletes in a Mission school.

Curling: Nelson Jr. Ladies Curling Team consisting of skip Lauren Walgren, third Christina Cutler, and lead Noelle Wang along with second Robyn Flynn from Castlegar, placed fourth in their pool. They played against two of the teams that won gold and bronze.

The players found that their skill level was quite close to the other teams from the interior, but it was difficult to play against teams from the lower mainland and island as they have many more opportunities to play competitive teams on a regular basis.

Speed Skating: Spencer Pearson-Atkins of Nelson was unable to medal, but set personal bests in most of his races. He managed to make it into the A Final of the 1000-metre event but fell during the race and was unable to finish.

The speed skating team, comprised of members from the Nelson Speed Skating Club, was led by head coach Jason Hartleb of Castlegar and former national team member Daryl Rasmussen of Nelson.

“We had some falls but overall the team performed beyond expectations, lots of personal bests,” said Hartleb.

Nelson’s Ella Keelan captured during her bronze medal floor performance at the BC Winter Games in Mission.

Tena Lindenlaub photo

Rasmussen was also happy with the team’s performance. “I was very pleased to see the high level of competition at the Winter Games and to see our Nelson athletes do so well. They all worked very hard.”

Hockey: Haley Elias, Reese McCrory and Emma Wheeldon competed in female hockey. However, the team struggled against the more powerful squads from the lower mainland and the island.

While they did not win a medal, they called the experience great.

Slopes for Hopes Can you ski the height of Mt. Everest?

It may seem an insurmountable goal but a fundraiser at Whitewater Ski Resort this weekend had people aiming high in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Slopes For Hope is an “Evereststyle” ski-a-thon where individuals and teams attempt to ski the vertical of Mt. Everest in one day. Early Saturday morning, those up to the challenge and eager to help fund cancer research, were up at the ski hill registering.

Some even dressed in costumes.

Kirsten Hildebrand photo

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Patricia Agnes Popham (Pearson) of Nelson, BC passed away on February 24th, 2014 at Kootenay Lake Hospital.

She was 68 years old.

She is predeceased by her husband George Popham. She is survived by her daughter Deborah Boehne (James) of Wethersfield, CT, John and Lini Boehne of Nanaimo, BC and many wonderful friends.

Born in 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Pat grew-up in the farming communities of Tyndall and Garson. Upon receiving her stenographic and secretarial training, Pat worked for the Superindendant of Insurance office in Winnipeg. After marrying George in 1965, they moved to Vancouver, BC. A few months later, George accepted a position with the BC Telephone in Nelson, BC where they resided all their married lives. Pat worked for the Department of Highways until she had her daughter.

Pat volunteered at local schools, at the Nelson and District Home Support, the BC Winter Games and the City of Nelson Seniors Committee. Pat enjoyed a variety of crafts over the years as well as gardening and baking. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers please send a donation to a charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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September 20th 1928-February 20th 2014 Lew Passed away in Nelson B.C. peacefully, with his love of his life Ioline near, and friends at his side.

He was predeceased by his father Wendell and his mother Emma and his three sons, Patrick, Brian, and Robert.

He is survived by his grandson Michael Dempsey (Debbie) and great grand daughter Emily Dempsey of Victoria B.C. and his granddaughter Sheri Miller (Stuart) and great grand daughter Samantha Miller and great grand son James Miller of Whitecourt Alberta, and 25 nieces and nephews Lew was born in Norwood Colorado and his parents Wendell and Emma were Canadians and soon after Lew’s birth they moved back to Canada to Neville, Sask. Shortly thereafter they moved to the Kootenay area of BC.While living in the Castlegar/Trail area he met his wife to be Ioline Redding.

On 5th October 1946 Lew joined the Army of the United States as a Military Police Officer and was sent to occupy Japan. He left the service on 13 Feb.48 On the 5th June 1950 Lew joined the BC Prov. Police and was posted to Prince Rupert and on the 16th of July 1950 he married Ioline Redding in Prince Rupert.

On the 15 Aug.50 the RCMP took over the Provincial Force and Lew became a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Lew was transferred to the Cloverdale Detachment, a move the Dempsey’s thoroughly enjoyed. Their three sons, Patrick, Brian and Robert were born there.

In 1961 Lew was promoted to Cpl. and transferred to Sooke Detachment as o/i/c .Lew and Ioline became an integral part of the community and both remain Icons in the area to this day.

Lews policing skill were soon recognized and in Sept 67 he was promoted to i/c of the General Investigation Section in Victoria Sub.Div. where all his friends will remember (“A Number 1 Dipsey Doodle”). In 73 he was promoted to S/Sgt. and sent to Vancouver and was a member of C.L.E.U. from 74-83 .He was given his commission to Inspector on May 1st 1975 and he ended his RCMP service as 2/ OC Nelson Sub.Div on June 4th 1985. At that time Lew was the last serving member of the former BC Provincial Police.

After retirement he served with the BC Police Commission and the BC Gaming Commission where his police skills proved extremely valuable during Expo 86.

The Dempsey’s enjoyed summer vacations at Christina Lake with family and friends for many years.

Ioline was a source of great strength and support for Lew and was known as Sgt. Dempsey during their time in Sooke as she ran the office, answering phones, feeding prisoners and ran the operation when the boys were on the road.

He retired to a lakeside home in Balfour BC until 2013 when his and Ioline’s health started to fail and they moved to a retirement home in Castlegar until their final move to Mountain Lakes seniors home in Nelson.

Ioline passed away 12 hrs after Lew which was fitting as they were so close to each other and they headed off to join their boys together.

LEW DEMPSEY was a natural born leader who exhibited all the virtues implied in the role. He was the epitome of a “MOUNTIE”.

Both he and Ioline will be well remembered and deeply missed Memorial Service and Mass will be held at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate 813 Ward St. Nelson BC on April 11th 2014 at 11AM. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Arnold Bruce McLeod died on the morning of February 24th, 2014, at Kootenay Lake Hospital, surrounded by family in Nelson, British Columbia.

Born on April 4th, 1929, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Arnold attended Daniel McIntyre Collegiate and the University of Manitoba before securing a job with HFC Financial. Arnold accepted a transfer with this company on a two year trial basis to Fort Frances, Ontario. He ended up staying for 36 years, raising a family with his wife Jeannette. Arnold later retired to Nelson, British Columbia, where he lived until his death.

Arnold’s passions in life were many, from chess to soccer, basketball to Roman history, Latin to bird-watching, geography to military history; but none more than his love for his wife of 62 years, Jeannette.

Arnold was always ready to exchange greetings, share stories or a friendly tease with, what seemed at times, everyone he encountered in the various phases and geography of his life. He was often referred to as a man about town as he seemed to know everyone as he walked down the street or entered a coffee house.

Arnold always made a point of finding out and remembering everyone’s name, from the server in a restaurant to the owner of a business or a homeless drifter who he happened to exchange a moment with.

Arnold’s life was guided by a number of precepts. In the social realm, Arnold would never be quick to judgement, although not religious, he would cite the biblical prescript, everyone has a cross to bear. This translated into a generous and conspicuous greeting or joke with all who he encountered.

As a guide to his actions and ambitions, Arnold aspired to follow and would cite the aphorism carpe diem (seize the day) ...as one could never assume that tomorrow was promised. Woven throughout the application of these life precepts was Arnold’s wonderful and infectious sense of humour; a wit and appreciation of humour that helped him navigate any difficult times encountered throughout his almost 85 years of life.

Arnold’s philosophy exhibited itself in his devotion to his surviving wife, Jeannette, three sons, Bruce, Bryan and Brad, daughter, Michelle, son and daughter-in-laws, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as countless friends and extended family all over the world. His favourite poet is apropos;

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Cale on Feb. 23rd in Nelson. He is survived by his loving parents Linda & Keith, brother Tyler (Cassandra), niece Arya, love of his life Morgan and adored daughter Nova, loyal dog Kai, grandparents Ed & Helen Taylor, and many family and dear friends.

Cale was born in Nanaimo and raised in Cedar, with big brother Tyler. After graduating, Cale worked at a ski hill before pursuing his journeyman millwright ticket. He loved working with his hands, whether at work, on trucks with Tyler or renovating the nursery for his baby girl. He was in his element outdoors: skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, climbing and trail running. It was his millwright training and love of the outdoors that brought him to Nelson in early 2011, where he fell in love with the Kootenays and his fiance Morgan. Their beautiful daughter Nova was born in Dec. 2013. He was so happy and proud to be a dad, and such a devoted partner and father. His joy for life was immense and his sense of humour contagious. Cale was taken far too soon, while out in the mountains doing what he loved.

We will miss your big grin and bigger heart forever. Your kind and adventurous spirit will live on in your daughter and in all our hearts.

We love you Cale.

A celebration of life will be held in Nanaimo on Monday, March 10th, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. at the Nanaimo Golf Club, 2800 Highland Boulevard, and in Nelson at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any of the following: In trust for Nova Jack (at any Coastal Community Credit Union branch on Vancouver Island, membership number 758085, cheques payable to “Nova Jack In Trust For”), Nelson Search and Rescue, Kootenay Climbing Association.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Betsy Celia (Reierson)

Leadbeater 1916 - 2014

“Always a lady, forever a diplomat”

Arnold was a wonderful man who lived a good life and will be greatly missed, as he was so loved by all who knew him. A celebration of his life will be held in the summer of 2014 in Nelson, British Columbia.

Arnold’s ashes will be spread over Elephant Mountain in the Kooteneys, Swell Bay at Bear Pass on Rainy Lake, and where the Red River meets the Assiniboine.

Ar adeis De go raibh a anan (Gaelic for may his soul be on the Right Hand of the gods)

In loving memory of our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother who passed away Feb. 26, 2014 at the Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson BC. She was born Nov. 2nd,1916 the youngest of 7 children, to Norwegian homesteaders, Tolef and Marie Reierson, in Scotsgard, Saskatchewan. Betsy grew up in Scotsgard and graduated from high school in 1933. She went on to study nursing in the Regina General Hospital and graduated in 1939. In 1941, Betsy was awarded the Carss Scholarship and attended McGill University in Montreal.

She graduated with distinction and returned to the Regina General Hospital to become an instructor at the nursing school and later on, a supervisor. Betsy was proud to be a nurse and lived a life of caring for others. Sept 14, 1944, Betsy married Reverend Thomas L. Leadbeater in Regina Saskatchewan. She continued her nursing career in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and then in Victoria B.C. Betsy and her husband were in parishes in Pittsburgh, Victoria and Nelson BC, as well as Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer (Pine Lake). She always remained a prairie girl at heart. She and Thomas returned to Nelson in June 2012 and took up residency at Mountain Lake Seniors Community.

Betsy is survived by her husband, Ven.Thomas Leadbeater(98), her beloved sister Agnes Reierson(100), as well as her three children: David and Graeme(Shannon) and Betsy Anne(Leon) DeClercq. She also leaves behind five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Her Funeral Service was held at St. Saviour Pro Cathedral, Anglican Church Nelson B.C. 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 1st 2014.

The family wishes to thank the very caring staff at Mountain Lake, especially those in Lombardy Cottage and of course Dr Trevor Janz.

In lieu of flowers a donation may be sent to St. Saviour Pro Cathedral Anglican Church (Building Fund), 701 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L1T3.

Betsy’s spirit and grace has touched us all. She will always be remembered, loved and missed.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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An honest man here lies at rest, The friend of man, the friend of truth, The friend of age, and guide of youth: Few hearts like his, with virtue warm’d, Few heads with knowledge so inform’d; If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; If there is none, he made the best of this.

Robert Burns

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May 7, 1924 – February 28, 2014 Helmuth passed away on February 28 after a short illness.

He was born in his native Austria as the second son of a middle class family. He received a normal education in public schools which continued when his parents moved to Germany in 1937 where in the years of the economic depression his father had found employment as an accountant in the city of Mainz on the river Rheine. They returned to Vienna after the Annexation of 1938 where he attended High School which he, however, was not permitted to conclude because being drafted into the German army in 1942. During the Second World War he served with an all Austrian Mountaineering unit on the Eastern front south of Stalingrad in the Caucasus, was later transferred to Northern Finland and at the end of the war to Western Germany near the Black Forest where he was wounded for the second time.

After the end of this war he continued his education by finishing his grade twelve which allowed him to register at the University in the faculty of law. In order to finance his studies he took employment with the Eighth British Army occupying part of Austria as a ski instructor for winter war fare. With the easing of tensions between the allies, the mountain camp was converted into a recreation facility for the occupying troops where he continued employment as a certified ski instructor. He finished his studies and accepted an opportunity to immigrate to Canada what he first thought on short term only, worked initially in and around Prince George as lumber jack but not long into his stay he was employed by the Red Mountain Ski Club near Trail, B.C. as a professional skier. It was there that he met his future wife Alice, a Trail girl, who worked in the photographic industry at Camera Crafts Ltd. Since he realized that his employment at the Ski Hill in Rossland would not sustain him to support a family he found employment with the Cominco smelter, first in the labor department, then as a publicity assistant for Cominco Magazine where he decided to follow his second ambition to become a photo journalist. He studied by correspondence ( The New York School of Photography ), but soon outpaced its program and turned to free-lance work. Alice and he were married in 1953 and before receiving their first born child they moved to Nelson in 1954 to buy a photographic business, Vogue Studio, which also contained a Photofinishing department. Shortly after their arrival in this city the local Ski Club asked Helmuth for help and after he saw that the Club had only some forty members and skied on a slight incline on a fairway at the golf course, he suggested the best way to make skiing more popular, especially in a hockey oriented town, free ski lessons should be offered. In conjunction with the Nelson Daily News and the sponsorship of a local sport shop such were initiated. The club at the same time had moved to the lower end of the Ymir valley just outside the city. After the first year the membership had increased respectfully, numbering several hundreds. In 1960 while president of the Silverking Ski Club, a ski lodge was constructed partially financed by local donations of materials and the support by the Rotary Club which made a large financial donation to get things started. With snow conditions unreliable at such a low altitude the executive decided to move into higher grounds and settled on the White Water area. The old ski lodge was initially sold to the Endicott Society for Handicapped Children but now is part of the Waldorf School complex. Although Helmuth took part in the early development of the new area at White Water his business obligation demanded much of his time. With a growing family he and his wife devoted the next years to their family at the same time developing Vogue Studio located on Wardstreet into a prominent place of photography. Alice, an expert in Photofinishing persuaded the bank to loan money for a color lab, unheard of in those days when color film was processed in larger centers only such as Vancouver and Calgary. Their efforts were successful to say the least. At the same time both worked and studied with some of the best national and international photo artists of the period, attending workshops and seminars, submitting portrait work for adjudication across the country. In order to be more accessible to the public they bought a street level building in the 500 block of Baker Street in which a Camera department and Custom framing were added. Consequently and in time, the work of Alice and Helmuth became well known, both receiving many awards from their peer. Alice had been successful not only in running a solid Photofinishing lab but also, prior to color photography, as a colorist of Black and White Photographs. Both became members of the Professional Photographers of B.C. and Canada, the American Professional Photographers and at one time belonged to the British Royal Society of Photographers. Both participated in the community as members of Sorority, Kinsmen Club, Kinettes and the Rotary Club. Helmuth became one of the founding members of the Nelson Power Squadron, teaching water safety and navigational skills for off shore as well as inshore waterways. Alice was a one term member of City council. With growing success in the profession Helmuth was asked to lecturer, appointed as a judge in provincial adjudications, earned the degree of Craftsman of the Photographic Art by the Canadian Professional Society of Photographers, was named a Fellow of the Association and after retirement receive an Honorary Life Membership. His portraits and landscape photographs are still to be found in private collections. After retirement and waiting for digital photography to develop sufficiently he turned to Landscape and Nature photography making full use in his work of available related software to exercise the artistic liberties he so strongly desired. He developed a technique of painting with lights after turning more and more to photographing Still Life.

He was predeceased by his parents, numerous uncles, cousins and aunts and one brother, all in Austria, and is survived by his wife Alice, one nephew in Austria, five children, Gerhard (Diane ), Gregory ( Mercedes ) Jana ( Harmon ) Michael ( Gabriella ) and Johan , ten grandchildren and three Great Grandchildren. On request no services will be held. A celebration of his life will take place at the Hume Hotel in the Hume Room on Saturday, March 8th, 2014 from 2:005:00pm . In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Hospital Foundation.

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March 25, 1932 - March 4, 2013 We who love you, sadly miss you As it dawns another year In our lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of you are ever near.

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February 17th 1930-February 21st 2014 Ioline passed away peacefully, shortly after her husband Wendell (Lew) had passed. She went in her sleep with friends at her side.

She was predeceased by her parents, Fredrick and Rosa Redding; her husband Wendell and her three sons, infant Patrick, Brian, and Robert; Her brothers Hubert, Clarence, Fred, and Ralph and her sisters Helen and Marie.

She is survived by her sisters Rose Green of Trail BC and Doreen Malinowski of West Vancouver BC; grandson Michael Dempsey (Debbie) and great grand daughter Emily Dempsey of Victoria BC and grand daughter Sheri Miller(Stuart) and great grand daughter Samantha Miller and great grand son James Miller of Whitecourt Alberta, and 25 nieces and nephews.

Ioline was born in Turtleford Saskatchewan on February 17th 1930.She was one of five girls and four boys in the Redding Family.

The family moved to Grand Forks in 1932 where Ioline received her early schooling. In 1942 her family moved to Trail BC where she completed her school years. Her first job was in sales in a furniture store before she enrolled in a hairdressing school in Vancouver.

She met the love of her life, Lew Dempsey while in high school in Trail and went on to marry him in Prince Rupert on the 16th of July 1950 where he was stationed as a member of the BC Provincial Police. He became a member of the RCMP on 15th August 1950 as the RCMP took over the duties of the Provincial Force and soon after he was transferred to Cloverdale and it was there where their three sons were born.

Ioline was fun-loving, enjoyed dancing and travel which included cruising. Many of their summers were spent at Christina Lake where they took part in many Redding family functions. She loved to water ski and we had many laughs watching her perform.

As a Policeman’s wife in detachments with living quarters, she assisted Lew by preparing meals for prisoners, answering phones, and running the office when he was out, which she loved to do.

The RCMP was truly a great part of her life.

Ioline and Lew were true soul mates and it was fitting that she went to meet Lew and their boy’s when she did. She will always be remembered, loved and missed by her family and friends.

Memorial Service and Mass will be held at “Cathedral of Mary Immaculate” 813 Ward St. Nelson BC on April 11th 2014 at 11:00am.

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Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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

Trades, Technical HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC WANTED

YRB Yellowhead Road & Bridge Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd. is looking for a Mechanic for our New Denver facility.

Applicants will need to hold a valid TQ for Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport, class three driver’s licence and Motor Vehicle Inspection licence would be an asset.

Resumes can be faxed to 250-352-2172 or e-mailed to kootenay@yrb.ca

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This successful program helps small and medium businesses including social enterprises. We are seeking consultants with skills in, but not limited to, the following areas: · · · · · · ·

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Warehouse Manager Busy Building Supply is looking to fill a warehouse manager position. Must possess strong organizational and people skills, ability to organize warehouses, yard stock, assign daily tasks for staff, monitor stock and organize scheduled deliveries. Valid driver’s abstract required.

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Mature couple requires affordable housing in Nelson & area, near bus route. Can pay up to $900/m all incl; needed for Apr 1. Experienced in all facets of home construction & ticketed in plumbing. Quiet, clean & reliable. Greg @ 250 687-1241 Single man, 50’s looking for shared accom with m/f housemate w/healthy lifestyle.

Nelson near bus route; preferably N/P. Clean, respectful & financially responsible. Good ref avail.

LM for Brad @ 352-3026 Tradesman/Musician recovering from injury looking for a large suitable space for living studio. Can co-habitate and create music. Willing to share existing rental w/like minded people. James @ 505-0421 or email rockstarrwop@gmail.com

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2 bdrm House, peaceful location on acreage W/D, F/S, util includ, N/S N/P rental ref’s $1200/m 250 505-9827 E.TRAIL, Exec.style home, 2bd, 1bth, fully furn. F/S, D/W, W/D, N/S, N/P. Ref.req. $1100./mo +util. 250-231-6768 Grand Forks. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appl’s. NS, complete reno.

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2002 Nissans, 4cyl 2.5 & 1.8, Altima 187,000km & Sentra, auto & 5 speed, both 4dr and new snow tires. $2,500 & $4,900. 250-442-0122 or 250493-1807. Run and look excellent. Sentra one owner, non smoker, 5 speed. Grand Forks 2005 MAZDA 5, Red, 187,000kms. Loaded. Mounted snows. $7,450. 250-3641940

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Administrative Assistant Maglio Installations Ltd. has an opening for a full time Administrative Assistant at our new Castlegar Office.

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Transitions For Men

Project helps with trauma

Community food drive During the Valentine’s Day weekend the sales associates and staff from RE/MAX RHC Realty, in cooperation with Save-On Foods, held a Community Food Drive at the Chahko-Mika Mall. A great number of donations including both groceries and cash were received in support of the food banks at the Nelson Food Cupboard and local Salvation Army. On hand to deliver the goods were Glen Darough, Ali Watt, Alan Tarr, Erika Schmidt, and David Gentles. The Community Food Drive has been an annual event undertaken by the local real estate firm for a number of years.

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A highly successful pilot project, Transitions For Men, starts its second session this April in Nelson.

Trauma is the common issue for the men involved — be that physical or emotional trauma — from sexual abuse, war, accidents, disabilities or difficulties at work and home. In a safe atmosphere, with the help of skilled facilitators and mentors, men who are often distrustful and isolated start to talk and work together.

“It’s really awesome,” said Roger Luscombe, one of the group’s facilitators. “Men begin to trust each other, share their stories, and begin to understand how their trauma has limited them. They begin to, connect more to the community and gain employment and volunteer skills. This is about men working on their own lives and moving forward.”

Luscombe, a counsellor at Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC), has teamed up with employment counsellors Ness Benamran and Mike McGillvrey from Kootenay Career Development Services Society (KCDS) and art therapy intern Samuel Stevenson from the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute.

They also bring in guest mentors like Duncan Grady, who teaches the medicine wheel approach to trauma resolution.

And to engage with nature and animals, they get the opportunity to be outside for a day of equine therapy at Amethist Acres in Blewett with Pam Guille and team.

In the employment section of the program, Benamran said men gain a sense of optimism when they shift their focus from what qualifications they may be missing to how their own unique skill set can benefit the right employer.

Part of what they learn is about the hidden job market, opportunities on upgrading skills, how powerful networking is as a work search tool, the realities and possibilities of self-employment, and about involvement in the community as volunteers.

For some, setting employment targets and working towards employment goals can seem insurmountable but, he said, “if you break a massive journey into manageable pieces, those small steps help with the overwhelming nature of change.”

Stevenson said therapeutic support specifically for men can be hard to find in a society where men are often seen only as over-privileged.

In “Transitions for Men,” trust and support among the participants can help these men become the fathers, partners, friends, and/or members of society that they want to be.

All the facilitators agree that this program has a profound effect on the participants, in breaking down barriers around trust, employment and volunteerism, friendship, and dealing with trauma within a group of men. A post-group drop-in program and oneon-one support at both NCSC and KCDS keeps the participants connected after the session ends.

The program is free and runs from April 1 to May 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday to Thursday, with a light lunch provided.

To check on program eligibility and for more information about the group, men over 19 can call Luscombe at Nelson Community Services Centre at 250-352-3504 extension 231, or Benamran at Kootenay Career Development Society at 250-352-6200.

“Men begin to trust each other, share their stories, and begin to understand how their trauma has limited them.”

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Doing the hustle, Nelson-style ANNE DEGRACE Nelson Star Contributor

I think it was the six-inch white platform shoes worn by the (now) seven-foot dude with the feather boa and the shades.

Or maybe it was the chick in the gold lamé jumpsuit. Or just all that hair, on heads everywhere and sometimes on chests replete with gold chains, that told me I’m not in Kansas — uh, Nelson — anymore.

But I was.

Saturday night’s retro glam was just typical Nelson folks embracing another opportunity to dress up — and dress up they did.

While DJs Craig Mullin and Naasko spun vinyl to a backdrop of psychedelia flanked by acrobats, hoolahoopers and gogo-girls, Nelson movie-lovers really hung out, man.

But it’s not 1978, the year in which the evening’s film, American Hustle, is set.

It’s 2014, the first anniversary of the Civic Theatre’s cinematic resurrection, and that groovy haze in the air came from the smoke machine on stage.

I love how the folks of Nelson rise to the occasion; to dress up, celebrate, and in the process, raise money.

The happy by-product of all of this fun and philanthropy is the community we build in the pro-

cess. As ever, it makes me proud. seat sponsorship program is getUnder all that hair and flash I ting us there, while communitysaw doctors and lawyers, local and minded businesses such as Enso provincial politicians, and movers Hair Design, Bia Boro, and the and shakers.

Hume Hotel came forward SaturI saw volunteers with trays of day night with substantial corpoappies, and helping at the door and rate donations. at the bar — volunteers who have Since the Civic screened the been taking tickets and proferring James Bond movie Skyfall a year trays since Day One. ago — and Nelson folks, as usual, The staff, committee members, dressed the part — you could say and board of directors — the ones that the Civic Theatre has really I could recognize in those tight hustled. pants and shades — were beamAnd you could say that the ing. It just doesn’t community truly loves their movget old, this com- ies, and their theatre. ing together for a Our conservative gross revenue cause. projection for the first year was Project fund- $150,000, our reality this past year raising manager was $237,000.

Roger Ley and We screened 102 movies and his co-host ac- sold a whopping 2,060 kilograms tress Lisel Forst of popcorn. did their stage We increased our speaker count schtick before from one to 25 and our sound and screening Amer- picture quality exponentially. ican Hustle, ofOur membership count today fering Oscars for is close to 2,400, and a remarkable costumes (in an 297 of you came to our first Aninteresting clash nual General Meeting. of eras, one of the We’ve created 10 part-time and Oscars presented to those groovy two full time-jobs. chicks and dudes was created with We did it with all of you — Selkirk College’s new 3D printer) and we did it in style. There is no and reminding us what all this hustle, here. This is simply Nelson glam was really in aid of.

— not Kansas, Dorothy — doing Not everything retro is cool. what Nelson does best.

In the Civic’s journey to three screens, the concession — which — Anne DeGrace is the past has possibly not changed since the president of the Nelson Civic ‘70s — is next on the list.

Theatre Society, which is workFor a $50,000 grant, $355,000 ing to develop a multi-venue must be raised, and we have just community space for movies, $30,000 to go. live performance, and more.

The Nelson Hustle week of preWant to join the NCTS commuOscar movies, the Gala event, live nity? Find out about all things streaming Oscars, and (MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX the ongoing Civic at www.civictheatre.ca.

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