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It has been two months since the Regional District of Central Kootenay rejected an offer from the City of Nelson to share space at City Hall, also known as the White Building. Since that time, both sides have gone their separate way.

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This artist’s sketch shows what the first phase of the Nelson Landing development will look like if approved by council.

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Council sets special meeting to discuss Nelson Landing

Variance debate continues Sam Van Schie Nelson Star Reporter

Nelson Landing’s contentious development application will be up for discussion at a special city council meeting this coming Monday.

The proponent, Vancouver’s Storm Mountain Development Corporation, wants to start construction on its first in a series of eightplex townhomes on Sproat Drive. But first the company needs council’s okay on several variances to development bylaws, in order to allow for narrower road and waterfront pathway widths, and remove the requirement to have a sidewalk in front of the homes.

Numerous homeowners living near the development site at Nelson’s east waterfront are concerned these changes would compromise public safety. Opponents aren’t necessarily against the development in general, but don’t think it should go ahead as planned.

Storm Mountain has held two open houses in as many weeks to try to address some of the public’s concern and provide more information about full scope of the project. Yet many residents remain unsatisfied.

An online petition opposing the requested variances, started last week by a group calling themselves Friends of Nelson’s Waterfront, has collected 275 signatures.

Robert Maclean, a 60 year resident of Nelson, wrote on the petition site, “This

application is not in the best interest of our friends and neighbours who live near this proposed development. It offends our community values. These variances should not be granted.”

Petra Lahmann also added her comments on the petition: “I am in favour of development, however not at any cost. The City bylaws were crafted to create the best scenario for development — why break all the rules for one developer? Let’s get this large development right the first time.”

At each of the past two council meetings (March 3 and 17), between 30 and 50 Nelsonites concerned about the requests being made for Nelson Landing packed into council chambers to show their opposition.

Among the crowd on March 17 were Michael Donner and Dave Sowiak, who built the Amber Bay condos on Radio Avenue.

Donner said Nelson Landing is making “dangerous” and “unprecedented” variances requests and should instead adjust its building design to come closer to meeting the existing zoning requirements.

“With full knowledge of the Nelson bylaws, the developer has basically painted himself and the council into a corner with these requests,” Donner told council, reading from a prepared statement. “He should have and still can adjust his eightplex to better fit the space allowed.”

He said the site plan leaves no wiggle room to widen the road or add sidewalks in the future if the need occurs. There are plans to put a pedestrian pathway on CPR land, but Donner noted that the developer would need permission to do so and doesn’t have a backup plan if his request is not granted.

Sowiak added his concern about all of the variances being brought forward as one package: “These aren’t small variances — every one of them is a large variance,” he said, suggesting that the developer should have had to go through a full re-zoning process because of the amount of change being requested.

However, the city hasn’t required rezoning because a previous developer (Sorenson Fine Homes) was already successful in having the land zoned for a similar development. The townhouses Storm Mountain plans to build match what was put forward by the earlier developer.

The Nelson Landing development, on a 13-acre lakeside development site on former Kootenay Forest Products land, could eventually grow to include more than 200 residences and multi-use buildings.

Nelson city council will hold a special meeting on Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall to decide if the first phase of Nelson Landing can go ahead as proposed.

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Selkirk receives $1 million from Columbia Basin Trust

Launch of upgrade project Selkirk College kicked off the next chapter in post-secondary education in the West KootenayBoundary by securing a $1 million donation from Columbia Basin Trust for facility and equipment upgrades to the trades-based Silver King Campus in Nelson.

With the infusion of funds, Selkirk College is poised to move ahead with an ambitious project that will provide $32 million in upgrades and enhancements to its Silver King and Castlegar campus.

The end result will be modern facilities that provide the most beneficial learning environments for students.

“The opportunities for employment in the skilled trades and in advanced technical careers in the coming decade are tremendous,” said Selkirk College president Angus Graeme.

“A well prepared workforce will be essential to the strength of our economy and the resilience of our communities. But we must have state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment for our youth and returning learners to take advantage of those opportunities.”

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Selkirk College president Angus Graeme speaks before a large crowd gathered for the announcement of a $1 million donation from Columbia Basin Trust for facility and equipment upgrades to the trades-based Silver King Campus in Nelson.

Kevin Mills photo Wednesday, Graeme said this donation is the launch of a much bigger capital campaign.

“It’s our goal that with this generous contribution to the effort, and by working with our provincial and federal governments over the next year — and with our local partners — that we develop capital investment projects for approximately $15 million here at this campus and a similar amount for

the Castlegar campus.”

He said they are the two oldest facilities Selkirk College has.

Nelson’s Silver King Campus opened in 1964 as the British Columbia Vocational School, the first such institute in the province.

It became part of Selkirk College in 1975 and today houses the majority of trades training programs offered by the college.

City signs new deal with hydro workers Eleven local IBEW workers and the City of Nelson (Nelson Hydro) have ratified a new five-year contract.

The deal, inked last Thursday by reps from IBEW Local 1003 and the City, took two years to reach. But in the end both parties say they are satisfied with the agreement, which will run until April 30, 2017.

The new agreement provides increases that are consistent with those provided to both CUPE employee groups within the City of Nelson and also addresses some of the cost pressures the City was

facing in retirement benefits, sick leave and training.

In the last four months, the City has successfully come to terms on two contracts affecting over 90 City of Nelson CUPE Local 339 workers — one deal covering 80 city staff, and another affecting 11 Nelson Library employees.

The 11 IBEW workers, all of them full-time, will see a two per cent wage increase retroactive to January 1, 2012, and May 1 in 2013 and then an additional two percent on May 1, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

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From a beach to a sawmill GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter

The demolition of the Springer Creek Forest Products sawmill now underway closes the books on a plant that has been Slocan City’s lifeblood for nearly 50 years. But the circumstances and controversy that surrounded the mill’s lakefront location are now recalled by only a few old-timers.

The issue first surfaced in the Nelson Daily News on February 4, 1964 as Canadian Pacific Railway subsidiary Pacific Logging Co. eyed Slocan’s public beach as a possible mill site.

“Slocan City is a community divided,” the newspaper wrote, as the issue was causing “disruption in the even tenor” of the town.

The debate pitted conservationists against capitalists after Pacific Logging offered the village $10,000 and a new park site in exchange for its popular beach between Springer Creek and the then-highway. The company planned to build a planer, sawmill, chipper, dry kilns and burner.

“There is a lot of opposition from non-taxpayers,” one village commissioner said, intimating that ratepayers were generally in favour of the sale.

Commissioner Ted Hicks SECoOpNaDrts of tw framed the matter this way: “The company has told us if they didn’t get the park site they wouldn’t situate near Slocan City but would develop their mills at Passmore and Rosebery.” (Pacific Logging had existing operations at those sites.)

“We [the commissioners] will not let the property go without signing a contract, and the stipulation that the company would build another ball park and beach site would be in the contract,” Hicks said.

Another commissioner, Bert O’Neail, said he wanted the company to build in Slocan, but “I don’t want to see the park ruined.”

The company previously asked for a site on the west side of the creek, he said, but was now after the park on the east side.

According to the News, Agda Winje, who lived outside village limits in the suburb of Brandon, was circulating a petition protesting the park’s sale without a referendum. She said the first site was ideal for the company’s purposes.

However, two days later, Hazel O’Neail — Bert’s wife — disputed much of what the

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Pacific Logging’s new mill under construction in 1964. newspaper had reported, and pointed out there was a third possible location, on the Slocan River at the site of the old Lingle and Johnson mill, about one mile from the village, near the site of a gravel pit today. This, she said, was the site favoured by signatories to the petition.

She also said the petition was not protesting the sale of the park without a referendum, but trying to steer the mill to the river site; and further the company had issued no ultimatum

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— or at least the village commission had not received one.

In any case, the matter did go to referendum.

If 60 per cent of ratepayers voted to rescind the 1953 bylaw that established the beach as a park, Pacific Logging would buy the land for $10,000 and build its sawmill and chipper there. It would also prepare a new beach area west of Springer Creek down to the railway area and build a new Continued on Page 27 Ava ila ble out sid e off ice hou rs by app oin tm ent !

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Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett

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QUESTION

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OF THE WEEK Should city council approve the variance requests for the Nelson Landing project?

Let’s go over this quickly, $27,000 to create the proposal and $1,543 for a review of the proposal. That equals a rounded off figure of $28,500 for nothing!

That’s what the White Building negotiations cost RDCK and Nelson taxpayers. But that’s just the beginning.

Yes the RDCK has agreed to pay back $18,005 to Nelson, but it’s still taxpayer money. That money is gone, forever and there is nothing to show for it. Now the RDCK is going to spend between $400,000 and $600,000 to renovate their existing office space. A move they freely admit is a “mid-term” solution that will get them through the next five or 10 years.

Assuming the worst — most money and shortest time — RDCK taxpayers (including Nelson residents) are on the hook for $600,000 for a five year fix. It doesn’t matter that the money is already put aside for building development, it’s being spent on a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Ask any business owner if this makes sense and they’ll say no. But government is a different story.

Is this the best, most fiscally responsible decision? Unlikely. Surely the RDCK could survive one more year in their current facility while a long-term solution is found. The sad part is, in five or 10 years, the RDCK will be looking for a new home to solve its space issues. They will perform studies, make presentations, seek consultation and spend more taxpayers money. Who knows, in 2024 they may even decide to move into the White Building.

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BC Ambulance call response process needs clarification Re: Nelson Fire Rescue wants to assist first responders (Nelson Star March 19).

A recent article and editorial published in this paper contain several inaccuracies regarding changes to BC Ambulance Service’s (BCAS) call response process that I would like to correct in order to provide a balanced perspective.

The article states that Nelson Fire Rescue (NFR) has experienced a recent reduction in the number of emergencies firefighters have been notified of, and therefore responded to, as a result of BCAS changes. I want to clarify that the only change BCAS has implemented is how ambulances drive to some calls and what type of ambulances are dispatched. What has

not changed is the role first responders play in providing pre-hospital care or the notification of first responders for medical calls. I would also like to assure your readers that an ambulance will continue to respond to emergencies each and every time one is requested.

To date, NFR has not approached BCAS to discuss general concerns or specific calls. We take any concerns with the provision of patient care very seriously and we will be contacting NFR to investigate these instances further.

The provincial government’s innovation and change plan for the health care sector is about meeting patient needs appropriately, while ensuring value for money.

As the agency responsible for pre-hospital care, it’s our mandate to ensure that patients receive timely and safe care, but also that we are using resources efficiently. It’s important that each agency strive for high quality patient care and appropriate resource stewardship.

In 2013, BC Emergency Health Service (BCEHS) undertook a review of the BCAS Resource Allocation Plan (RAP). BCAS dispatchers use the RAP to determine how many and the type of ambulances that respond to a 911 call, whether lights-and-sirens should be used and if first responders should be notified.

A RAP Review Committee, comprised of physicians, paramedics, dispatchers and first

responders, reviewed over 600,000 911 calls and determined the appropriate medical response required for 868 different patient conditions.

The committee found that ambulances were responding with lights and sirens too often for calls that were routine and that first responders were not medically required for many types of routine calls. BCEHS is currently consulting with local governments to provide further information on the RAP review process and to better understand the role that municipalities want in providing pre-hospital care.

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Opposition voiced against Nelson Landing variance request

The developer of Nelson Landing is asking the city to set aside its own planning rules so that he can built the largest possible housing units along John’s Walk.

He wants to build a very narrow street (seven-metre) with no parking, and no sidewalks. He also wants to fill the lots with a 60 per cent footprint instead of the 45 per cent mandated by the city.

The area from the end of Sproat Drive to Red Sands beach is used by many people. It’s a busy place.

This narrow paved road will become a thoroughfare for bikers, walkers, and people driving out to the beach.

Imaging a narrow street without sidewalks seems ridiculous. There will be a pathway built along the water, but it will not be passable in the winter. It will also not be used by people trying to get out to Red Sands beach.

The city council votes on Monday March 24 to approve these variances.

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for development here by allowing these variances to pass.

David Havemann *** I understand that City Council will be voting, next Monday, on the package of variances requested by the Nelson Landing developer. I know that there has been quite a push-back, by the community, asking that the developer go back to the drawing board and design an area that includes sidewalks (for pedes-

trian safety), realistic parking plans, and complies with current by-laws.

I am one of those speaking against the request for variances because I believe there should be a sidewalk/ walkway through the development on John’s Walk, through the proposed multiple 8-plexes and onward toward Red Sands Beach. Most importantly, I’d like to point out that I (we) are not promoting sidewalks as much as we are promoting walking.

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walking. Walking is the best bangfor-your-buck way to exercise and stay healthy. We are speaking out for community planning that includes safe walkways and green spaces.

Around the world, cities are undertaking initiatives to reclaim and create greener, more pedestrian/bike friendly pathways, yet in Nelson, a new development is being proposed that will be less green than our current by-laws recommend.

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SLUGS: To the dog owners whose poor deeds are now melting out on every trail and walking space (including Baker) in Nelson and my backyard. Seriously, what’s with that? The responsible dog owners may argue, but there don’t seem to be many of them who actually are.

HUGS: Hugs to the kind young man who stopped when a ball from the schoolyard went right in front of his truck and camper and who picked it up and threw it to the waiting kids. We’ve had run over balls before. Thank you.

HUGS: I’d like to suggest a hug to the gentleman who was kind enough to give my grandson and me a lift back to the Whitewater Lodge from the Glory parking lot on Friday in the middle of the howling blizzard, saving us a long cold ride on the chair. The unexpected mini-blizzard came up suddenly and we were at least one layer of clothing short of what would have been necessary for the chair ride back to the top.

SLUGS: To the two women in the coffee shop who loudly gossiped about the woman a few feet away, then verbally attacked her. Your behaviour was terrible, your story was skewed, and your attacks

please educate yourselves.

SLUGS: On March 7 at about 9:30 p.m., I came to a full stop heading West on Vernon Street, looked to my right down Hall Street no traffic, I proceeded across the intersection, half way I had to slam on the brakes, a golden hair lady traveling at an extreme high speed looking straight ahead, cut us off and narrowly missed the meridian in the centre of Vernon street. If you remember, you will know who you are and if you continue to drive like an idiot, you will have an accident. I hope you do not take someone with you.

SLUGS: Nelson Redneck, it is because of you and billions of others with your mindset that this planet is being swiftly and irrevocably run into the ground. You are truly a drain on everything.

HUGS: To the lady that tried to help the white haired gentleman having a difficult time walking while on Baker Street. This was in the beginning to middle of March. My pride got the best of me and I really needed your help. Please, I would really love to meet with you.

SLUGS: Slugs to the irresponsible dog owner who let his two dogs loose onto Five Mile beach from the highway this past weekend. I was playing there with my grandson. The dogs came bounding down, did their poop and nobody to cleaned it up.

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Friday, March 21, 2014 Nelson Star

Special Feature

Q&A with Nelson mayor John Dooley

The White Building: What now?

After the Regional District of Central Kootenay declined the city’s proposal to share space in the White Building, The Nelson Star sat down with Nelson mayor John Dooley to as the question — What happens now?

Q. Now that the Regional District of Central Kootenay has passed on moving into the White Building, what is the City of Nelson going to do with the vacant space?

A. We continue to look for opportunities to fill it. We were looking prior to making the presentation to the regional district. We

BY THE NUMBERS White Building Proposal q Amount the City of Nelson spent creating its White Building proposal: $12,997 in hard costs plus $14,120 in staff time and benefits q Amount the Regional District of Central Kootenay agreed to reimburse the city: up to $20,000 q Amount the city actually billed for: $18,005 (including $5,000 in internal costs, plus $10,000 in architect’s fees, $1,900 for design work, and $1,050 for engineering) q Amount the RDCK paid Omicron Canada to review the proposal: $1,543 q Amount RDCK staff estimated a more thorough analysis would have cost: $25,000 q Number of directors who voted against the proposal: 19 q Number who voted in favour: 1 q Amount the RDCK expects to spend on reconfiguring its current office: $400,000 to $600,000 q Number of additional staff the reconfiguration is expected to accommodate: 8 q Years the RDCK has been in its current building: 13.5

Working along with the union

knew we had space coming up. I think we might have about 10,000 square feet to fill in the next couple of years and we’ll continue to search for opportunities to do that.

Q. Have you identified potential tenants?

A. We’ve talked to Service Canada and other government departments about using the building. One challenge over the last couple of years is that governments in general are consolidating, particularly the provincial government. In different spaces in Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna, even Nelson, where they’ve

consolidated into the building up on Stanley Street. Interior Health has consolidated a lot of their [offices]. Consequently, a lot of space in institutional buildings has come available over the last couple of years.

That puts pressure on our building.

Some consolidation also JOHN DOOLEY meant they moved out of our building.

Q. Would you prefer to keep the White

Building institutional, or would you open it up to commercial?

A. We would like to stay with government services. We get a tremendous amount of traffic as it is. Ours was the first in the province as far as the whole concept of a shared service model with the provincial government. It has been a tremendous success. That was the catalyst for us to talk to the regional district and add to that component, where residents of our region would be able to access government services in a one-stop shop. We would like to continue to build on that.

RDCK reimburses Nelson $18K for White Building proposal

Shouldn’t have heard delegation GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

The Regional District of Central Kootenay will pay the City of Nelson $18,000 for the time and money it spent developing a proposal for the two local governments to share space in the White Building.

The decision came during a closed session at last month’s board meeting but was made public in the draft minutes. It called for a payment of up to $20,000, although the city actually billed for less.

“We incurred a certain cost to put [the offer] together, and when it was declined, we felt it was appropriate to be reimbursed,” said Nelson mayor John Dooley.

Based on the city’s accounting, the payment does not cover its full expenditures. According to chief financial officer Colin McClure, hard costs for architect, design, and engineering fees came to just under $13,000 while another $14,120 was invested in staff time and benefits, not including about $200 in administrative overtime.

McClure said he prepared several billing scenarios, including one with just the hard costs, one with all costs, and the $18,000 option in the middle, which accounted for all “incremental costs” of producing the proposal.

He said he was unaware at the time that the RDCK resolution au-

thorized up to $20,000. The actual invoice included just over $5,000 in staff costs and the balance for architect’s fees ($10,000), design ($1,900) and engineering ($1,050).

“In the end the city has recovered the incremental cost of the proposal, which is fair and the city has been made whole — it could be considered that the full invoice would have created a profit over the incremental costs,” he said.

The regional district board rejected the offer 19-1 in January, which would have seen the RDCK leave its Lakeside Drive headquarters and move into the city-owned White Building at 310 Ward Street, now home to municipal and provincial government offices.

“I actually think it’s okay,” said chair John Kettle. “There was no harm, no foul. We never wanted Nelson to suffer.”

Kettle said “three or four” directors voted against the motion, but the minutes don’t identify them.

“Some weren’t keen on the idea because they felt it would look like

In his report to the RDCK board, dated January 13, 2014, Brian Carruthers, Chief Administrative Officer expressed his concerns regarding CUPE Local 339, the union that represents City of Nelson workers.

The report reads: “An important consideration of shared services is the fact that the CoN (City of Nelson) and the other Province of BC tenants at 310 Ward are unionized. The RDCK 202 Lakeside office is non-union.

This has the potential to affect RDCK services in the event of strikes or labour disruptions. Additionally it poses the risk of RDCK staff unionizing. CUPE has recently been in contact with the RDCK Staff Association in direct relation to the proposed move of the RDCK to 310 Ward.

This could have significant affects on the RDCK from a

we’re bending over for Nelson,” he said. “I don’t look at it that way.

From my standpoint, it’s politically palatable.”

Kettle also said he would “wear” any criticism for the move because he let the city make its

initial presentation last fall: “I will take full responsibility for the goof-up that allowed this to happen. I need to be better at my job.”

Kettle said he agreed to hear the city’s delegation “as a courtesy” but should not have, because the regional district wasn’t considering moving, nor had it issued a

financial and human resources perspective.”

However, Rocco Mastrobuono, president of CUPE Local 339 doesn’t agree with that assessment. He said union and non-union members work together all the time, especially at the RDCK. “The RDCK is union. The offices are not union but the aquatic centre is union. The RDCK is the employer and they work with that union. So what does that have to do with anything?” asked Mastrobuono.

He said if the RDCK has had this relationship with the union work well so far, he can’t see why moving into the same building would suddenly create an issue.

He added that city hall has exempt workers as well, including managers and building inspectors, and there

request for proposals.

The board subsequently asked the city to provide a more fleshedout offer by the end of the year and staff worked over the Christmas holidays to complete the document, which was delivered January 6. The board rejected it following a consultant’s evaluation that cost $1,543 and about an hour of closed-door discussions. The city, however, suggested the regional district’s analysis wasn’t thorough enough to make an informed decision.

Kettle agreed the payment could be seen as mending fences: “You might say that. Maybe a make-up call by a referee in a game. There can’t be disagreements carried over generation to generation.”

For his part, Dooley insisted there were no hard feelings.

“I’ve been in local government long enough that I know it doesn’t work to carry grudges,” he said. “We work well together on many services and it’s important to keep that in focus.

Sometimes things can get clouded by one issue. Overall I think the working relationship is quite good.”

The $18,000 will come from the regional district’s general administration fund, which all areas pay into. Kettle said it wouldn’t require any budget juggling.

have been no issues.

He called Carruthers concerns a “cheap excuse” saying there was no basis for it. He also said he is unaware of any contact between the union and RDCK staff.

As for possible labour unrest causing a disruption in RDCK services, Mastrobuono down played that idea.

“When have we ever been on strike? Never. We were locked out in 2004 for what, the first time in 50 years?

Yeah, we have a real bad reputation in this community, any excuse we have, we’ll go on strike,” he said sarcastically.

He added that it could be negotiated that in the case of a strike, RDCK staff could just walk by. ­—Kevin Mills

Nelson Star Friday, March 21, 2014

Special Feature

Renovations could start in May

RDCK space crunch closer to solution GREG NESTEROFF

City had feelers out on RDCK office

Shared staff savings

Regional District of Central Kootenay administrator Brian Carruthers shows one of the conceptual drawings for the organization’s new space plan.

Greg Nesteroff photo the building if the organization grows.

Carruthers called it a “mid-term” solution that should get them through the next five to ten years, but if staff does outgrow the building, the water services division could be moved off site.

He added that if the office ever relocates entirely, they will be able to take their furniture with them. “The whole idea is to look at our needs and use modern, efficient office furnishings that recognize we may not need as much desk space as 20 years ago when we were very

Head office details

202 Lakeside Drive: RDCK HQ In addition to the board room, the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Nelson office at 202 Lakeside Drive is home to the RDCK’s administration, finance, human resources, community and environmental services staff plus emergency management and information technology.

Other district employees work at recreation

IN BRIEF Part of the White Building proposal called for the City of Nelson to buy the regional district’s existing office at 202 Lakeside Drive at its assessed value of $1.73 million.

But city manager Kevin Cormack explains they didn’t know if they would lease or re-sell the building.

“That was one of the risks council was taking,” he says. “There were no firm plans.

We made some inquiries of other organizations who could either use or purchase that building. It was meant to facilitate the deal by taking a roadblock away.”

Nelson Star

The Regional District of Central Kootenay is expected to seek bids this month on renovations to fit more bodies into its Nelson headquarters.

Chief administrator Brian Carruthers says they’re looking at changes to interior wall configurations, electrical data cabling, and heating and ventilation to accommodate the proposed space plan. They’re also buying new furniture to replace bulkier pieces that in some cases predate the present office, which opened in 2000.

Tenders are expected to close in the first week of April, with a report to the board the same month. If approved, the renos will begin in May and the entire project should wrap up by the end of June.

Carruthers said the project will be done in phases to minimize the impact on staff and the public.

“There is going to be some inconvenience, but it certainly won’t impede the operation of the RDCK,” he said. “We’ll make alternate arrangements within the building for work area while [the renos] are taking place. Hopefully the public won’t notice much disruption.”

Once finished the public will, however, notice a more compact front counter where there is presently a large foyer. Client rooms will also be added where people can meet with staff privately.

The changes are expected to accommodate the existing workforce of about 50, as well as up to eight more people scattered throughout

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complexes in Nelson, Castlegar, and Creston, at numerous landfills and transfer stations across the region, and at a satellite office in Nakusp.

Overall, the RDCK has more than 300 staff providing 163 services to taxpayers including recreation, parks, building inspection, bylaw enforcement, recycling and waste disposal, and maintenance of small water systems.

paper-oriented. Much of our work is now done electronically.”

Another key part of the plan is a high-density filing system that will centralize the district’s documents, currently spread throughout the building. “It’s going to free up a fair amount of square footage in our office, which in part allows us to increase the staffing capacity,” Carruthers said.

The office’s current configuration evolved piecemeal, without an overall plan, leading to some cramped quarters and awkward spaces, he said.

The board approved hiring a space planner following a committee’s recommendation to remain at 202 Lakeside Drive. Graphic Office Solutions produced two options, one worth about $400,000 and another estimated at just under $600,000.

The work will be paid for out of a building reserve fund.

The plan was in some doubt after the City of Nelson approached the regional district with an offer to share space with the White Building, but that idea was shot down in January.

Carruthers said he still expects the space plan to fall within the initial cost range

The city’s original presentation to the regional district included the suggestion that $50,000 to $200,000 could be saved annually in information technology costs.

The final proposal used the lower figure.

Cormack explained those were expected to be joint savings, enjoyed by both organizations.

“We talked to our IT staff in terms of areas where they thought we could make savings,” he says. “Everything from joint purchasing of hardware to sharing certain softwares.” The city also thought there might be opportunities to share staff, in that department and others, to achieve savings for both bodies.

For instance, the city considered contracting out building inspection to the regional district, but figured it would be easiest if everyone was in the same building.

“From our perspective it would be funding that would presumably drive savings on [the regional district’s] side,” Cormack said. As a relatively small organization, he said they tend to hire generalists who have to know everything. But by teaming up, they could have hired people with complementary skills and “strengthen both organizations by creating a bit more depth.”

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Calendar

Community Events The Starry Night Astronomy Program begins it’s fourth year at Taghum Hall. Have a look at Jupiter and the wonders of the night sky on Friday, March 21 and 28, weather permitting. For more info, contact Wayne at 250-354-1586.

Spring Equinox and World Water Day Labyrinth Walk. Welcome the change of season and honour water, our most valuable natural resource on Saturday, March 22 at 1 p.m.

Lakeside Labyrinth in Rotary Lakeside Park. A free event presented by The Nelson Community Labyrinth Group. For details see labyrinth. kics.bc.ca The Nelson branch of the BC SPCA presents its third annual Burger and Beer Karaoke Fundraiser at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill on Saturday, March 22 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Attendees will be able to enjoy a beer and a local cruelty-free premium burger while also hearing some of the best singers in Nelson belt out favorites. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased in advance at the Nelson SPCA, Selkirk Vet, or at the door.

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

Municipal Pension Retirees Association of the West Kootenay is having their next quarterly meeting on March 24 at 10 a.m. in the Trail Legion. After the business meeting the speaker will be Gwen Ziprick.

She will speak about ways of making funeral arrangements, funeral costs and answer any questions members may have. Lunch will be served on a member pay basis.

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.

WK Naturalist month-end meeting is Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m., Seniors Centre, Selkirk College Trail

Campus. Native Plants for Native Pollinators: Join us for this free presentation to learn simple ways of enhancing native pollinator habitat in your garden. Beautiful slides. Refreshments. Please bring your own cup. More info: 250-362-7424 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, April 2. 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.

The Cornerstone Children’s Centre’s second Children’s Carnival Fundraiser goes Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 611 5th Street. This non-profit daycare will be transformed into a wonderland of balloons, carnival games, food and fun! Bring the kids and try the penny pitch, tame the flame firefighters game, dino dig, airplane toss, ring tosses and much more! Lots of exciting prizes as well as free door prizes.

Tickets are $0.50 each and all funds will support daycare renovations.

Come early for great prizes!

Friends of the Salmo Public Library are holding their AGM Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m. at the Salmo Public Library. All ages welcomed.

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 250-352-7333.

Friday, March 21, 2014 Nelson Star

Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@nelsonstar.com

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors’ onestop 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 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. for ages 12 to 18 for a $2 fee.

Ellison’s hosts free workshops every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.

The topic on March 22 is “Kicking the Winter Blahs: Dealing with Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).” Presented by Castlegar psychologist Jo-Anne Stoltz, this workshop is about the factors that can lead to depression and SAD and alternative/holistic methods of coping.

All women welcome to free classes in March. Melody Parenteau is beginning a brand new Stretch and Strength class entitled Essentrics. Introductory free classes for March are at the Dance Connection in West Arm Plaza on Monday and Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. Drop in! Bring a towel. Bare feet or clean shoes. No impact. For any questions call Melody at 250-505-3437.

Missoula, Montana residents Patrick Marsolek and Lori Mitchell will offer an intensive Argentine Tango workshop on March 21, 22 and 23 in Nelson. The format will include six classes, with a Friday evening practica and Saturday evening Milonga. An advance price of $100 includes everything. Please contact franwallis@redmtn.ca or phone 250-

358-2448 for details and to register.

Touchstones Nelson is offering a volunteer tour guide training program over five Friday afternoons, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., from March 28 to April 25. Through the training, participants will learn to facilitate interactive tours and hands-on activities with groups of school-aged children and adults. Email Jessica Demers for more information: jessica@touchstonesnelson.ca.

Learn how to decorate Ukrainian Easter Eggs using the traditional method of beeswax and dye. Supplies are included and you get to take home your decorated eggs and kistka. The workshop goes March 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Maplerose (390 Baker Street). Cost is $35.00. Please call 250-352-5729 to register.

Oxygen Art Centre presents new courses with Deborah Thompson and Susan Andrews Grace. Susan is offering Writing What We Love starts on Wednesday, April 2, and runs weekly from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for six weeks. Deborah Thompson is offering Following a Line: Figure Drawing and Painting on the weekend of April 5 and 6, and Painting: Modernist Manifestos begins Thursday April 3 and runs weekly from 4 to 7 p.m. for four weeks. For more info or to register online, see oxygenartcentre.org To register by phone, call 250-352-2821.

tre Hire a Student Program. For detailed information contact Ron Robinson by email robinson4065@ gmail.com or phone 250-352-9898.

MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!) is a free program for families with children between the ages of seven and 13. This 10 week, twice-weekly program promotes healthy eating and physical activity to help families work together towards health weights. Next session starts April 23. For info call 250-505-4708.

Soles 4 Soles is back in town and asking you to donate your gently used footwear to be donated to people in the midst of extreme poverty and those recovering from natural disasters. All footwear in good condition, including sandals and boots, are gratefully accepted and needed.

Please tie shoes together or use elastic bands to hold shoes in pairs, and drop them off at any of the following locations before April 15: Mark’s Work Wearhouse; Save on Foods; Vince DeVito’s Shoes; Valhalla Pure Outfitters; Vogue Portraits & Cameras; Streetclothes Named Desire; Shoes for the Soul; Snowpack; Gaia Rising and Nelson Husky.

Learn how to needle felt spring decorations such as birds, small animals or fairies. Workshop is at Maplerose (390 Baker Street). Call 250-352-5729 to pre-register or for more info.

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), CDs, DVDs 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.

Announcement Down Syndrome International invites everyone across the world to wear brightly coloured and/or mismatched socks on March, 21 to raise awareness on World Down Syndrome Day.

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.

Friends of West Kootenay Parks is calling for local artists to participate in two 50/50 fundraisers on July 21 and August 23-24 in support of the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Cen-

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Friday, March 21, 2014 • Volume 3 Issue 7

Mounties

Indie-rock supergroup bound for Nelson

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awksley Workman is a happy guy. It could be that, as an established Canadian rock auteur with a slew of Junos under his belt, he’s finally coming back to Nelson, a place he hasn’t performed music since he “quit high school, joined a church musical, and played the Nelson United Church of Canada in the ' 90s” in a phase carefully described as “excruciatingly embarrassing.”

Or it could be because his new band, Mounties, is set to hit the road. Mounties, a collaborative project consisting of Steve Bays (of Hot Hot Heat) and Ryan Dahle (of Age of Electric and Limblifter) is a triumvirate of iconoclastic Canadian noisemakers and it has Workman seriously excited. “You’re not supposed to feel these pleasant, positive vibes in the music business,” he says. “You’re supposed to be properly jaded and believe everybody’s out to get you.

But all of a sudden I feel really, really, really excited about music.”

The band’s debut record, Thrash Rock Legacy, is an ambitious, raucous, '90s-inspired futuristic joyride in which Workman returns to his first instrument: the drums. “It was the drums that as a kid I sat and had my big rock and roll dreams behind.”

For Workman, who has spent the last 15 years recording his own solo albums, which have run the gamut from glam rock to hymnal folk, Mounties is a chance to, as he says, “take a bit of pressure off.

I know that when it comes time to write lyrics the three of us are all trying to impress and outdo one another but a funny thing is that there’s no ego. It’s not like we’re The Police, with Sting and Stewart Copeland punching each other in the studio. We’ve all been frontmen. And we’re really happy that when somebody comes up with an idea it’s almost like, ‘Oh good! That means I can be lazy.’”

For a brand new band, the three members of Mounties already have a combined 60 years of experience touring and recording.

When asked if Mounties could have worked if it was formed when each member was at the beginning of their careers — three huge musical personalities sharing the same spotlight — Workman pauses: “I don’t think we could have. Honestly, I was too busy in those days trying to make my own mark.”

He continues: “Now we’re not really interested in proving anything to anybody, which I know that sounds so Noel Gallagher, like ‘give us a break!’ but it is true that this record, this thing, was made to create pure joy.”

Their tour is set to hit Spiritbar on Monday, March 24. “When we formed this band,” Workman laughs, “we were like, ‘we’re never going to get in a van and grind it out on the road!’ Well, fuck. We’re getting into a van tomorrow and grinding it out on the road for three weeks. And we couldn’t be bloody happier.”

— Eli Geddis

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Mar 21st - Billy Bangers & DJ Breaker Opening set by D-Sun Mar 22nd - Masquerade Party Freddy J, Robbie C, Lefy, Diligent & More

Mar 24th - Mounties with Rich Aucoin Mar 26th - A-Skillz & K+Lab Mar 28th - Savage Blade Album Release Party w/ DJ BURN

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Sally Armstrong

fter having witnessed the horrors that conflict thrusts upon innocent victims in some of the most unstable nations of the world for more than two decades, Sally Armstrong manages to stay incredibly optimistic.

One of Canada’s foremost journalists, Armstrong has covered women and girls in zones of conflict from Bosnia and Somalia to the Middle East, Rwanda, Congo and Afghanistan. An award-winning author and human rights activist, Armstrong’s work over the last 25 years has earned her the Order of Canada.

On Saturday, March 29 at the Capitol Theatre, Armstrong will present The Ascent of Women: Progress Towards Gender Justice as part of the Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series.

“I will be talking about how the Earth has shifted under the status of women,” Armstrong says. “I’m a journalist, I work in zones of conflict and have been doing it for 25 years. Basically I haven’t had a very good news story to tell because my beat is to find out what happens to women and girls in these places.

About three years ago I started to think that the Earth was shifting under the status of women. At first I worried it was wishful thinking on my part, but then I did the research and found out I was right. I wanted to be the first one to report on that.”

Armstrong is currently on a book tour in the United States where she is talking about her latest project Ascent of Women: Our Turn, Our Way – A Remarkable Story of World-Wide Change.

Armstrong was a high school gym teacher when she made the transition to a career in journalism. She was involved in the inception of what would become the magazine Canadian Living and in 1988 became the editor-in-chief of Homemakers magazine.

The shift was not as unusual as it may appear. Armstrong also taught high school English and had a lifelong interest in telling the stories of others.

“From my generation we were not encouraged to do things other than teach, nurse or be a secretary,” she says. “I think it was my way of rebelling to be a gym teacher and I loved it. It’s served me well because I work in zones of conflict where I spend a lot of time hiding in a shelled out building with 30 children who are scared out of their wits. I know 300 games, so it serves me well to be an ex-gym teacher in a war zone.”

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In 1992 Armstrong was in Sarajevo covering the Bosnian War when she started to hear rumours about rape camps.

“As journalists we know that one of the first casualties of war is invariably the truth,” Armstrong says. “I thought that this has to be a casualty of war and cannot be happening.”

Armstrong started digging and what she found out was extremely disturbing. Women and children were being rounded up and brought to rape camps. It’s estimated that 20,000 females from eight to 80 were victims of the horrible crimes during the war.

Feeling the issue was beyond the scope of Homemakers, Armstrong returned to Canada with her files of research and passed it off to one of Canada’s leading news agencies. Knowing this was an issue that had gone unreported, she told the editor to give the information and contacts to a reporter. After seven weeks the story still hadn’t appeared and when Armstrong called the editor he told her he had “forgot.”

Armstrong sat down with her team at Homemakers and it was decided that they would tell the story.

“Little Homemakers magazine broke the story,” she says.

“Not because we were so smart, but because nobody wanted it. I thought if nobody wants to talk about what’s happening to women in these zones of conflict, I’m going to talk about it.

That’s how I started doing war reporting.”

For more than two decades Armstrong has carried forward her mission to bring the stories of women and girls to the Canadian public and to people from around the world. Her work is extensive and impressive, capturing accolades and changing minds.

It hasn’t always been easy and at times she has put everything on the line to get the story out. Her crusade to change the lives of impoverished and uneducated women in Afghanistan raised the ire of the ruthless Taliban and landed Armstrong on a list few would want to see their name.

“The Taliban are about 2,000 illiterate thugs with six guys who read,” Armstrong says. “And the six guys who can read put up a website when the Taliban were in power between 1996 and 2001.

At one point on their website they made a list of people who had to be eliminated. No. 1 on the list was George W. Bush, the president of the United States of America. It had other people with their names and their titles and their country… it was pretty fancy stuff. No. 11 on the list was the big woman from Canada with the yellow hair. I’m still mad at that, it was my chance to be famous and they didn’t even use my name.”

Though she jokes, Armstrong understands the danger she has put herself in over the years to bring these terrible stories to light.

“It’s difficult and it is scary sometimes, but these are incredible stories and you can’t help but feel humbled that the people are telling you what is going on,” says Armstrong. “Your job is make sure you get the truth and to get it out there. They are huge stories and stories that play in the back of my eyelids when I get home, but I feel really lucky that I’m the one that gets to tell them.”

Armstrong continues to travel to the frontlines of conflict to tell stories. What keeps her going, she says, is the passion she gets from living with the women she has reported on over the years and returning to see their lives changed.

“It’s kind of like you want to get the end…

I want to see how the story ends," she says.

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Like a crowd to a stage, Shambhala fans were drawn to their computer screens on Saturday morning as the electronic music festival announced its 2014 lineup.

“Boom,” posted Shambhala’s Britz Bitz as the muchanticipated announcement came at 9 a.m.

The 17th annual Shambhala festival held at the Salmo River Ranch will feature ANDYC, BEARdyMAN, as well as previously announced headliners Mark Farina, Hannah Wants, DJ Sabo and Bassnectar.

“Shambhala is one of the most special venues in North America because it has no corporate involvement. It holds a very special place in my heart,” said

Bassnectar, aka Lorin Ashton of Santa Cruz, California.

James Bundschuh, executive producer said there is really something for everyone at this year’s festival.

“It’s going to be a great year,” he said. “This is our biggest lineup yet, and the reaction from the fans this morning has been incredible.”

Excited fans posted positives like “Shambhala, you’ve done it again” and “This is unreal” on Facebook in the minutes after the announcement.

The top 80 artists revealed also include beats antique, CAKED UP, DATSIK, emancipator, GRiZ and Justin Martin.

“This summer, we’re bringing some of the biggest names in electronic dance music to the Kootenays,” said Bundschuh. “Some of the top acts we have this year are ANDYC, Bassnectar, Emancipator, Griz, Mark Farina, Moby, Mr. Scruff, What So Not, Z Trip, Zion I. We have two hosts from BBC Radio One — Skream and Nelson, BC-native, B.Traits.”

For a full list of the 80 headliners check out headliners.shambhalamusicfestival.com The full line up that includes over 300 artists will be announced April 8.

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Vancouver trio to sing in Nelson Three seasoned performers — Georgia Arntzen, Julie Brown and Mary Ella Young — collectively known as the The Hot Mammas will perform in Nelson with pianist Tom Arntzen tonight at Expressions Cafe.

The trio’s music features a timeless blend of tight harmonies and intricate vocal arrangements. Their engaging stage presence and fearless energy is contagious. It will fill your spirit with the joy of song and get your toes tapping along.

Arntzen hails from Regina, Saskatchewan. Performing in venues throughout North America, including New York City and Las Vegas.In 1993, she toured with the Canadian Armed Forces to Asia. She and her remarkably talented family reside in Vancouver.

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She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Stephens College.

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t’s been a good month for Nelson poet Jane Byers — not only did she receive the Richard Carver award at the Kootenay Literary Competition gala on March 14, but seven days prior to that her first book of poetry was published by Caitlin Press.

The 46-year-old has had many of her individual poems published in Canadian anthologies and magazines. She’s a three time winner of the Nelson and District Poetry Competition and can regularly be seen reading her work at local literary events. But after her accomplishments these past weeks she tells {vurb}, “maybe I can finally start calling myself a writer — I’m not sure.”

But the judges from the Kootenay Library Federation, who selected her for the Richard Carver award, wouldn’t hesitate to give her that title. The award, now in its second year, recognizes an emerging Kootenay writer and includes a $400 prize from the Nelson and District Arts Council, which Carver was president of when he died suddenly in 2009.

“It’s really a vote of confidence to get the award,” Byers says, recalling how she often used to see Carver at all the literary events “It’s amazing to see family is carrying on his legacy of supporting local writers.”

Byers also says she’s received a great deal of support from the many experienced writers who live in Nelson. In particular, she credits Susan Andrews Grace for helping her organize her poems into a cohesive collection that would appeal to a publisher.

Her book, Steeling Effects, includes some 65 poems she wrote over the course of the past decade. A theme running through the collection is that of human resilience, examined through the context of raising children, lesbian and gay issues, sexism, local geography and health and safety in the workplace.

“Why do some of us turn out to roll with the punches and some of us not so much?” Byers asks. “I’ve explored that through some questions of my own life.

With my own almost dying at birth and some traumatic events I lived through, how is it that I’m all right?”

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Kootenay Literary Competition winners The Kootenay Literary Competition awards were handed out at a gala event at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson on Friday, March 14.

Local winners were able to attend to receive their awards and offer a few words, but because the competition has started to draw in participants from across the Kootenays, not all of the winning authors could make the journey to Nelson.

The judges had a chance to talk about the entries and the range of writing they assessed from each category and it was clear they felt the work this year was of a high calibre. Two winners were selected in each of the five categories, as follows: Youth Grades 7-9: Hannah Klemmensen of Rossland with Midnight Hangout, and Zoey Lowe of Golden, with The Cold.

Youth Grades 10-12: James Havelock Turner of Nelson, with Giu Andare, and Emily Hoff of Ymir, with A New Reality.

Adult Fiction: Eli Geddis of Nelson with Ninety Corn Dogs and a Porcupine, and Roz Nay of Nelson with The Innocence.

Adult Creative Non-Fiction: Leslie Davidson of Grand Forks with Hold On, and Graham Kenyon of Rossland with Salvation.

Adult Poetry: Jordan Mounteer of Winlaw with Helical, and Cheryl Thornton of Salmo with Grief is a Strange Companion.

The Richard Carver Award, to honour an emerging local writer, went to Nelson poet Jane Byers.

There was also a reading by Fernie author Angie Abdou and music by LVR jazz band Swing Theory.

The Kootenay Literary Competition Anthology Refuge is available to order for distribution through Otter Books in Nelson or at kootenaylitcomp.com for $7.

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ike everyone I’ve ever spoken to with any connection to the wine industry, I have long been critical of BC’s hopelessly outdated and overly restrictive liquor regulations. But with all the changes announced recently, I am happy to give credit where it is due.

Many of my criticisms have not been connected to the availability of alcoholic beverages — in grocery stores, for instance. And happy hours are a nice idea, but not particularly important to me. I am far more interested in seeing the wine, beer and liquor industries acknowledged as potentially much greater contributors to the province’s economic development. Nitpicky regulations and ones that simply don’t acknowledge the fact we are now in the 21st century have hampered these industries in many ways. Fortunately, the government’s announcement that it will adopt all of the recommendations from the BC Liquor Policy Review addresses most of my concerns.

One of the most exciting changes will come with wineries being allowed to establish off-vineyard tasting rooms and wine shops. On visits to the state of Washington, we have seen the clear benefits of wineries there setting up shop in other locations. The most obvious example was a trip that took us to the depressingly quiet, beautiful downtown core of Lewiston, Idaho. It

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A short time later, we were in Walla Walla, Wash., where a couple dozen tasting rooms are located right in the downtown core. Empty retail spaces were non-existent and in the evenings the streets were alive with pedestrians strolling around, taking part in planned events and just wandering, not only into tasting rooms but into other businesses, as well.

The Walla Walla airport, once busy with ancillary businesses like aircraft service centres, had become pretty much moribund. An economic development effort, though, had attracted about a dozen-and-a-half wineries to set up tasting rooms. A beautiful fivebuilding development was constructed

to incubate new wineries, which are restricted to the number of years they can remain in the buildings before moving into another location and freeing up the space for another newcomer. Both of these concepts — off-site tasting rooms and incubator wineries — came to life because the Washington government has a well-earned reputation for working with the private and academic sectors to benefit all sectors.

Other changes to come seem to address some niggly rules, like ones that prevent winery customers from carrying their glasses of wine from one area to another. At one Okanagan winery, we heard the ridiculous story of customers being forced to take their drinks outside and walk along a path and down stairs to get to picnic

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benches — it was illegal for them to take a shorter, stair-free direct route through the building because part of it is an area designated to hold extra tables and chairs for a restaurant in the same building.

What wineries, craft breweries and distilleries have had to cope with in BC are regulations that seem like vestiges of the Prohibition era. Indeed, some of the public’s objections to specific changes sound exactly like that. The fear that allowing pubs to open up to families with children of any age is a good example. I recall carrying our months-old first son in a snuggly and walking into a completely empty pub on one of the Gulf Islands more than 30 years ago. Only the co-operation of an understanding server, who was willing to risk her job, allowed us to sit on the patio to have lunch in the only restaurant in the area. In my opinion, the single easiest way to civilize behaviour in pubs is to allow children in them. We have never, ever seen the slightest hint of a problem when we have gone into child-friendly pubs in other provinces and countries.

The many changes promised by the BC government are long overdue, but credit to Premier Christy Clark and her team for taking up the challenge to modernize liquor policies. Finally.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance. His website, lorneeckersley.com, features a collection of his columns, stories and more.

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Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ½ sliced red onion and 2 minced cloves garlic and cook, stirring until tender, about 6 minutes. Add cauliflower and season with salt. Stir in broth and steam, covered, until broth has evaporated and cauliflower is tender, about 6 minutes.

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This family-friendly animated film is about the time-travelling adventures of an advanced canine and his adopted son, as they endeavour to fix a time rift they created.

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On March 22, Bejing, China’s Carsick Cars and White+ with guests Law of Signs will play the Crank it to 6 Concert Series held in the KCR basement, 308 Hall Street. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15 at the door.

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

Selkirk College presents: The Digital Arts Year End Show on Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Shanti Yoga Studio (237 Baker Street).

Come celebrate the efforts and talents of the digital arts students.

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Learn more about opposition to pipelines in BC at the “Talk, Music, Action” evening at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, March 27.

Several speakers will be featured, including Geraldine Thomas Flurer, the communications coordinator for the First Nations Yinka Dene Alliance. Brian Rosen and other local musicians will be performing. Tickets are available for $15, or just $5 for students and youth. Find out more on Facebook: Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free BC. The Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series presents Sally Armstrong, a Canadian journalist who has spent the last 25 years reporting on the plight of women in war zones around the world. Her talk, entitled “The Ascent of Women: Progress Towards Gender Justice,” is Saturday, March 29 at the Capitol Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults or $13 for students and seniors, available in advance at Otter Books or by calling the Selkirk bookstore at 250-365-1281.

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Find Your Divine presents CBC’s The National news anchor Wendy Mesley speaking about her journey to the top in an industry that once was male dominated. Don’t miss this women-focused event on Wednesday, April 2 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Mary Hall, Selkirk College. Tickets are sold out.

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Creston author Vanessa Farnsworth will be at the Nelson Library on Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. to discuss her new book Rain on a Distant Roof: A Personal Journey Through Lyme Disease in Canada, about the science behind Lyme Disease and her struggle with its effects.

THEATRE

The Capitol Theatre Kids Series presents: Alex Zerbe’s family-friendly action comedy on March 30 at 2 p.m. One hour filled with a dynamic array of stunts, physical comedy and funny raps. Tickets are $12.50 at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250352-6363.

Join the 118 year old hotel ymir monday - Sunday open 3pm-9pm, will stay open later for parties! over 20 musical instruments to choose from to play anytime Every Friday join us for the Country & Bluegrass Jam

STAY THE NIGHT!

MUSIC

The After Work Dance Party with Clinton Swanson and Friends at Finley’s Irish Pub is excited to share the stage with the talented vocalist Rease Warner on Friday, March 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Filling out the rhythm section will be Doug Stephenson on guitar, Jesse Lee on bass, and Steven Parish on drums. Cover is by donation.

Dandy Snow Lion Events will be hosting a Masquerade Party on Saturday, March 22 at the Spiritbar. This event will be a great blend of music and live performances, and an opportunity for people to come out in costumes and masks. Tickets are available at the Hume Hotel. Early Bird tickets are $10 and $15 thereafter. Proceeds go to the Nelson SPCA. Mounties will play Spiritbar on Monday, March 24 with Rich Aucoin and JPNS GIRLS. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 available at the Hume Hotel front desk.

Victoria punk band Babysitter plays the Kootenay Co-op Radio basement on Wednesday, March 26 with Tar Holes and New Tron Bomb. The show will be broadcast live at 93.5 FM and kootenaycoopradio.com.

Doors open at 8 p.m. Cover is $10.

Tickets are now on sale at the Hume Hotel for A-Skillz playing Spiritbar with K+Lab and Slynk on March 26. Doors open at 10 p.m.

BC SPCA FundrAiSer night nelSon KArAoKe Burger And Beer!!!

The Capitol Theatre Season Series presents: Shay Kuebler Dance Company’s Karoshi on Wednesday, April 16 at 8 p.m. Don’t miss this contemporary dance performance with explosive choreography and an allmale ensemble of six dancers. A thrilling and visceral experience. Tickets are $30 for adults or $24 for students at capitoltheatre. bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.

Selkirk music students Charlie Pears-Smith and Hilary Whelan have their end of year showcase at Shambhala Hall at the Tenth Street Campus of Selkirk College on Friday, March 21. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation.

Friends of West Kootenay Parks

Vancouver vocal trio The Hot Mammas will perform with pianist Tom Arntzen at Expressions Cafe on Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance by calling 250-354-3910.

Nelson’s own metal warriors, Savage Blade, will celebrate the release of their new album Angel Museum with a free concert at Spiritbar on Friday, March 28. Doors open at 10 p.m.

On Saturday, March 22 from 1 to 3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions will feature Dirt Floor, a local folk roots indie quartet that includes harmonica, lap steel guitar, percussion and upright bass. They’ll be followed by Tend&See, a soulful folk duo of orchestral percussion and strings mixed with ethereal harmonies and poetic lyrics.

WakCutt will be spinning at Spiritbar on Saturday, March 29 with an opening set by Deeps. Doors open at 10 p.m. Cover is $5 before 11 p.m. or $10 after.

Calling For loCal artists Come participate in two 50/50 fundraisers July 21st & august 23-24 in support of the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre Hire a student Program. More info contact: ron robinson robinson4065@gmail.com 250-352-9898

Billy Bangers and DJ Breaker will be at Spiritbar on Friday, March 21 with DSun. Doors open at 10 p.m. Cover is $5.

Sat., March 22nd, 6-9 PM Finley’s irish Bar and grill Singers • drinks • Burgers tickets $15 at the SPCA, Selkirk Vet or at the door.

The Boom Booms return to Spiritbar on Friday, April 4 with Nelson's Erica Dee. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel.

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Nelson squad misses playoff round by one point

Host PeeWees close, but out of finals

Kevin Mills

Nelson Star

The season ended a little too soon for the Nelson Leafs PeeWee squad — in more ways than one.

Entering their final game of tournament play in the BC Hockey Tier PeeWee Championships on Wednesday night, the host team already knew it could not make it to the playoff rounds.

Even if they defeated the Whitehorse Mustangs, the Nelson team would fall one point shy of moving on.

But the squad still wanted to win to end the year on a high note.

The squads were evenly matched and at the midway point of the third period, Nelson had a 3-2 lead over Whitehorse.

And then things went black!

A power outage thrust the players, coaches and fans at the Nelson and District Community Complex into darkness, forcing the cancellation of

the rest of the game.

Nelson was declared the winner.

“They were really excited for this last game. For a lot of the kids it’s their final time together, some are moving on to Bantam and some of the girls will move on to the Wildcats program,” said assistant coach and team manager Vince Vulcano.

He said next year’s squad will be a younger team as only about five current players are returning.

As for the squad’s final game of the season, Vulcano said it was nice to go out on a win, despite the shortened contest.

“We played Whitehorse earlier in the season. We beat them 4-2 in a tournament, so we were really looking forward to getting back on the ice with them and ending our season, tonight, on a positive note,” he added.

The championship finals is set for today at 11 a.m. at the NDCC.

Nelson Leafs PeeWee squad puts the pressure on the Whitehorse Mustangs goalie during tournament action on Wednesday night. Despite winning the game 3-2 Nelson will not play in the finals.

Kevin Mills photo

Emmet wins weekend boxing tournament

Kirsten Hildebrand

Nelson Star Reporter

Nelson Boxing Club’s Jeff Emmett pulled no punches in an amateur boxing tournament in Spokane last weekend — and came out on top.

Three local boxers fought in the Amateur Boxing Association tournament including Emmett, Nik Jmaeff and Marlin Olynyk. This was Emmett’s first fight in the association.

Coach Jesse Pineiro described Emmett’s first of two fights as “brilliant” with the boxer knocking out his opponent Moises Tenerio of

Portland’s Beaverton P.A.L. club in the second round on Saturday.

“Jeff set the tone early with a beautiful jab, great movement and boxing skills to dominate a game but overmatched opponent,” said Pineiro. “By the second round Jeff was fully in control of the bout and the referee finally stepped in to stop the fight halfway through the round.”

In Emmett’s second fight on Sunday, he faced a different kind of opponent, Stanislaw Kabichewski from the University of Wash-

ington. He “was dragged into the other guy’s fight,” said Pineiro, and technique didn’t feature prominently in Emmett’s second bout.

Focus in a tournament setting can be challenging.

“Nerves seemed to get to Jeff as he abandoned his boxing skills a little in this fight and got dragged into a slugfest with a fighter who was not as talented,” said Pineiro. “But through a lot of heart, he didn’t stop.”

In the end, Emmett hung on to win in a third round where both fighters were ex-

hausted.

“I am really proud of the way he persevered through, he was really tired, but he hung on and never stopped trying and was rewarded with a unanimous decision,” said Pineiro. “Jeff Emmet is Nelson’s first boxing champion in a really long time.”

Olynyk, appearing in his second competition, ended up with a “tough draw” — Richard Jensen of Bricks Boxing, an opponent who’d Continued on Page 21

Georama’s Plant of the Week

YOU’RE INVITED: GROHMAN NARROWS PUBLIC MEETING – MARCH 26 On March 26, BC Hydro will hold a public meeting in Nelson to report on the findings to date for the Grohman Narrows Channel Improvement Project.

Common name: Heather Botanical Names: Erica carnea – Spring Blooming Calluna vulgaris – Summer Blooming

The event is open to the public and will have BC Hydro experts available to speak to the project work so far.

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LOCATION: Prestige Lakeside Resort & Convention Centre, 701 Lakeside Drive, Nelson

oday we revisit an old favorite of mine, Heather - a group of plants that collectively cover two separate genus of plants. One is Erica and the other is Calluna. These tough little sub-shrubs are easy to grow and require only an acidic soil and an annual shearing after bloom to keep them looking great for many years. As well as being very low maintenance, they are deer resistant and winter hardy.

Erica has the finest texture of all the heathers and are soft and fluffy, with wonderful early flowers that range from pink, to magenta and white. Most

Heather

Callunas are more upright and stiff, with terrific foliage colour and shape. Their summer blooming habit makes for a nice splash of colour when most spring flowering perennials and shrubs are just finishing.

A visit to the nursery at this time of the year when the heathers are blooming is sure to lift your spirits after such a long winter!

Talk to you again next week.

Case Grypma from Georama Growers

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Enjoy a fun girls night out with Wendy Mesley, anchor of CBC’s The National.

Wendy will be here on Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 - 10:00 pm at Mary Hall, Selkirk College.

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Churches of Nelson

Bringing to you our weekly words.

Nelson Christian Science Society A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

Sunday Service in Balfour

9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. For information 250-229-5237 NEW LOCATION

Kootenay Christian Fellowship 520 Falls Street, (just off Baker St.) www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com

Join us for our worship celebration in our new location Sunday @ 10:30 AM

Members of the Nelson Boxing Club earned plenty of Submitted photo respect at a Spokane tournament.

Nelson Boxing Club earns clout Continued from Page 19

been training since he was eight-years-old with limited experience in the ring.

“But Marlin has the mental capacity to deal with that,” said Pineiro.

“He showed it by coming out fast in the first round and backing up Jensen with combination punching. Jensen weathered the storm however and countered Marlin with a sharp left hook to the chin midway through the round, sending him to the canvas.

Marlin was up quickly but never really recovered his equilibrium.”

The fight was stopped in the first round yet Olynyk’s ability to remain positive despite adversity impressed his coach.

“Marlin was a little disheartened but he soon recovered his good humor and started planning for the next fight and all the things he would do better and aspects of his preparation to improve upon,” said Pineiro.

Jmaeff faced off against a real “slugger” in his first ever tournament fight. Ramon Avetisyan of Contenders Boxing in Vancouver won the fight with a unanimous decision. Pineiro said Jmaeff moved great, seemed to be dancing and was great with his pivots.

“Nik continued to battle, never gave up and showed a lot of natural skill and talent that will only improve as he spends more time in the gym,” he said.

At this level of boxing, Pineiro said the experience is of more importance than results. He is proud and thrilled with how the tournament went and the efforts of the three athletes.

“They work so hard in the gym, show great dedication, and courage and it’s a privilege to coach them,” said the coach.

“I know that these athletes will take the positives from their experience and use it to improve and come back stronger the next time. I hope that this is the start of something big.”

Nelson Boxing Club can be reached through Pineiro at 250-505-2362 or by email at jessepineiro@ hotmail.com.

Thank you to all who generously donated to Nelson CARES Society’s annual campaign, our blanket drive and the Wait’s News coffee cards for Stepping Stones for Success.

Because of you, we can continue to serve our community and make a difference in the lives of those in need. Together we can create a brighter future for our community. www.nelsoncares.ca

 Developing Relationships  Music that will move you  Helping people - Help people

Church Office: 1.888.761.3301

Jim Reimer, Pastor

Nelson United Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am • Minister: David Boyd

Third week of Lent Rocks and Water Theme Jim Reimer

All are Welcome

All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

GATHERING THIS SUNDAY MARCH 23RD 10AM @ 2402 PERRIER LANE Bring food to share at our potluck brunch.

All welcome.

Displaced rhythms?

Come experience ours!

Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send www.nelsonvineyard.com Look for us on Facebook

A Friendly Bible Centre Church Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

“Clean In Christ We Stand” 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber Refreshments are served after the service (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

CATHOLIC CHURCH

CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am

“Worth more than Gold” Joseph Russell – Youth With A Mission Nelson

How much is a baby worth? What value do they carry into the world? We tend to place a high value on babies, yet somehow the older we get the less valuable we become.

Take a $50 bill, what is it worth? Now take that same bill and spit on it. Now what is it worth? Still $50. What if we scrunch it up? Rub it under our armpits? Jump up and down on it? Throw it away? What is it worth now? Surprisingly, it’s still worth $50.

It is the same with people. Our value doesn’t come from the things that happen to us in life. We could be spat on, trampled underfoot, disregarded and treated as though we are worthless.

We could also climb to the top in our career, own the perfect house, graduate top in the country, but it would still not define our worth.

I used to struggle accepting that I was valuable. I wasn’t the coolest kid in school, my dad left us when I was younger, we weren’t a rich family, and I just didn’t believe my life was worth much. It wasn’t until I learned who created me and what He says about me that I could live knowing my worth.

Other people do not dictate our worth. Like everything else, our worth comes from our Maker. And what does He say about your worth?

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. – Matthew 13:45-46 Think of the riches of heaven for a moment. Here, Jesus is saying that you are worth more than all of that!

When we believe that we are unworthy we act unworthy, hiding from God. When we believe that God says that we are worthy, we find confidence to go before Him and to have a relationship with Him.

Anglican Church of Canada

St. Saviour's Pro Cathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist Children’s Sunday School • Sunday Service 10:30 a.m

Lenten Study at St. Saviour’s Mondays Starting March 10 @7:00 p.m. (downstairs room) Lenten Study course at Balfour Senior’s Centre Wednesdays @ 10:00 a.m.

St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road, Balfour Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • 250.352.5711 stsaviours@netidea.com • www.stsavioursnelson.org

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Unity Centre of the Kootenays Join us at 10:50 a.m

Our popular speaker Dan Nelson has chosen the topic “The Universe”

Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 717 Vernon St. Seniors Citizens Club

Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

The Salvation Army

Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Nelson Community Church

Sabbath (Saturday) Services Please join Wednesday Night 10 am Bible Study us at Bible Study 7 pm 1502 11 am Worship Service Granite 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon Road

9:15 am

Prayer, Praise & Sharing

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear” _________________________________________________

Pastor Leo

250-687-1777

1 John 4:18

www.nelsonadventist.ca

Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows 250 551 4986

601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

May I encourage you that no matter what you do or what happens to you, your worth before God will never change. He will always gladly receive you when you go before Him.

Your life is worth someone dying for, and someone did just that.

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

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Lost & Found

FRIENDS OF WEST KOOTENAY PARKS AGM MON Mar 24th 7:00 PM. NELSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING ROOM Spring Health Challenge Join Michael Smith on an 8 week journey towards health. Improve your digestion, detoxify your liver, rebuild your immune system & lose your winter weight. $297 Tues March 25th-May 13th 6:30-8:30. Call 250-352-0459

Information ADVERTISE in the LARGEST OUTDOOR PUBLICATION IN BC The 2014-2016 BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis The most effective way to reach an incredible number of BC Sportsmen & women.

Two year edition- terrific presence for your business.

Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 email: fish@blackpress.ca

Denied Long-Term Disability Benefits or Other Insurance?

If YES, call or email for your FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION

and protect your right to compensation. 778.588.7049 Toll Free: 1.888.988.7052 Julie@LawyersWest.ca www.LawyersWest.ca

Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resources Centre Drop in Wed. 12-2 pm at 719 Vernon St., Nelson For info: 250 352-6008; preventeldRabuse@sbdemail.com or visit www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org Shaolin Qi Gong.

Increase your strength, flexibility and coordination.

Learn to focus your breath, willpower and energy (Qi).

Tues & Thurs Mar 25th - May 15th 8:00 - 8:50 am $197. call 250-352-0459

LOST: Missing Tuxedo Cat. He has a white belly, four white paws, two white spots above upper lip otherwise he is predominately black. He has the most adorable greenish yellow eyes, weighs 10 lbs, answers to Umi and is the love of my life. He went missing from his lower Fairview home on Tues. Mar 11th. Please call Roz anytime 250 777-4827 Reward LOST: Set of Keys with red mini flashlight w/Chinese writing 352-0886

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Kia Motors Product Consultant Castlegar Kia is hiring a Product Consultant for our new dealership. We are guided by the slogan the “The Power to Surprise” as we introduce Kia to the Kootenays and serve our customers with passion and respect. Working with Castlegar Kia in vehicle sales is a real opportunity to achieve your personal and financial goals. It will challenge you to adapt, improve and learn. It is a chance to be part of something special. If you are energized by making the most of each day, apply with us. Whether you are experienced or new to the auto industry, we invite your interest and questions.

All inquiries treated confidentially. To apply please submit your cover letter and resume immediately to: Devon Cheveldaeff Sales Manager Fax (250) 365-0319 Email: devon@castlegarkia.com

GARAGE SALE SALE! Place your 3 line garage sale ad thrughout the West Kootenay for only $945!

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com

LOCAL Trucking Company seeks full time dispatcher for Chip Hauling Fleet. Fast paced work environment which requires computer skills, attention to detail, strong communication skills, and a solid background in logistics. apply on line at sutco.ca or fax 250357-2009. call 1-888-357-2612 ext. 230 for details.

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Donald Hillyard

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New to Town?

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

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

Did you ever know that you’re my hero, and everything I would like to be?

I can fly higher than an eagle, ‘cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed, but I’ve got it all here in my heart.

Have you had a new baby?

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

ANNE RUSHFORTH

Saturday March 29, 2014 1 - 3 pm Nelson United Church Hall

250.352.1890

Housesitting

Margaret Stoochnoff died peacefully in her sleep Jan. 11,2014. At her request she had an immediate family graveside service.

Her family would like to thank all her friends and relatives for enriching her life in her declining years.

We would also like to thank the caregivers in the community for looking after her needs.

I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.

I would be nothing without you.

(From the Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler)

Lost & Found

An inspirational Mother and generous Grandma

FOUND: iPod on Vernon St near the Preserve Seed Tues Mar 4th call 354-9705 to ID

Missed for 5 years by the Faust and Palmer Families and many friends

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CA

February 1, 1928 – March 9, 2014 In loving memory of Anne (Joy) Rushforth (also known as Anne Rushworth) who passed away peacefully on March 9, 2014 in Burnaby, BC at 86 years of age.

Along with her twin sister, Lois, Anne was the youngest of four children born to Ted and Ruth Farley in Schenectady, New York. When she was six, the family moved to Hamilton, Ontario, and Anne graduated from the Toronto Wellesley Hospital nursing program in 1950.

After graduating, Anne married twice and lived in Milwaukee, WI, St. Thomas, Ontario, and the lower Mainland, BC. She worked as a nurse and raised a family of four children. Then in 1973, she founded the Kenneth Gordon (Maplewood) School, a successful private school for dyslexic children, which has been running for more than 40 years.

Anne spent her later years in the interior BC Kootenay region, living at the Yasodhara Ashram, in Castlegar, Nakusp, Hills and finally Nelson.

Anne was an avid bridge and Scrabble player, with a curious mind and a keen interest in the spiritual realm and paranormal phenomena. She learned and practised therapeutic massage, and fostered many orphaned animals for the SPCA over the years.

Anne is survived by her sister, Charlotte (Allan) Yeates, ex-husband, Bill Rushworth, her four children, Jane (Mike) Mancinelli, Tom, Vivian and Ken, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild and numerous nephews and nieces.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Anne’s name to the Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School, 420 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver, BC V7H 1S8 (Att’n: Carrie Baker). Donations received will be used to set up an award in Anne’s name to assist families with tuition costs.

Condolences can be emailed to: janefm@telus.net

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

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis ACROSS 1 Under siege 6 Raul Castro’s country 10 Irate 14 Sheeplike 15 A long way off 16 Lily variety 17 Give birth to a baby elephant, say 18 *Broadcaster of many TV games 20 Acting the quizmaster 22 Mink kin 23 Like some simple questions 25 Dress like a king or for the ring 28 “I’d rather not” 30 Say convincingly 32 Brother 34 Higher limb 35 Vase-shaped jug 36 “The Treasure of the __ Madre” 38 __ Balls: Hostess treats 39 Dog breed, a type of which begins the answers to starred clues 41 Dawn to dusk 42 “Better luck next time!”

44 Chooses 45 It may be massive or massaged 46 __ sax 47 Narrow strip 48 Lode deposits 49 Greg’s sitcom wife 52 Impersonating 54 Thin-layered rock 56 Nancy Drew, e.g.

59 *Seemingly unfitting name for Wrigley Field vines 63 British Columbia neighbor 64 Jim Davis pooch 65 Optic layer 66 Go along 67 Make (one’s way) 68 Automatic “P”?

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Apprentice Service Technician Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC has an immediate opening for a 3rd or 4th year apprentice technician.

We are a leader in automotive repair and service, and we’re looking to hire an up-and-coming technician who’s eager to grow with us. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment.

Come be a part of our team. Some GM experience is considered an asset, but is not essential. However, you must have your own tools and safety boots.

Please submit your cover letter and resume to: Mitch Rinas, Controller Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC 1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 2W4 Fax: (250) 365-3949 Email: mitch@kalawsky.com

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DOWN 1 __ Burger, veggie brand that originated in Florida 2 Perón and Gabor 3 *Like newly shaved legs, per some razor ads 4 Wishes one had 5 Many “Glee” characters 6 Half-__: coffee order 7 What weather balloons may be mistaken for 8 Ron Burgundy’s dog 9 Burning crime 10 Príncipe’s island partner 11 NHL great Bobby 12 Tough thing to be stuck in 13 What mom has that dad doesn’t?

19 Links goal 21 Worked on, as a bone 24 In the past 26 *One checking crossings 27 Incense 28 Ribbons on a plate

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With critically acclaimed vehicles such as the all-new, award-winning GMC Sierra pickup, Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC’s outlook has never been better. As a result, we’re looking for a capable, personable and motivated sales representative to demonstrate our exciting lineup of vehicles to customers.

If you have a deep interest in automobiles and enjoying sharing your passion with others in a genuinely helpful manner, then maybe this position is for you. We provide the kind of training and support to help you succeed, and our compensation and benefits packages rank among the best anywhere.

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40 Popular tablet 43 Sang one’s own praises 47 Mouth moisture

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Sales experience is helpful but not necessary.

Good communication and computer skills along with a willingness to learn and constantly improve are far better indicators of potential success.

Please send your cover letter and resume to: Scott Hutt, Sales Manager 1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 2W4 Fax: (250) 365-3949 Email: scott@kalawsky.com

Summer Student - Visual/Digital Media Reference Number 1404 Currently, Columbia Power has a job opportunity in our Communications Department for a Digital/Graphic Design Summer Student. This position will commence in June 2014, and end in August 2014. The focus of this position will be the development and production of a promotional video for Columbia Power’s 20th anniversary.

The successful candidate will take a lead role in the development and production of the video including the interviewing of stakeholders and the compilation of these interviews, highlighting Columbia Power’s twenty year history. The successful candidate will also produce an online distribution and marketing plan for the stories collected and the final promotional video.

The successful candidate will be dedicated to detail, a selfstarter, flexible, able to work independently and as part a team, have a strong visual/digital media and photography background including solid organization skills along with web-based media distribution and marketing experience.

The successful candidate also must have strong written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of the Columbia Basin, and be prepared to work flexible hours.

Applicants for this position should have post-secondary training in the area of visual/digital arts, graphic design, or journalism. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Design Suite and WordPress is an asset.

Go to columbiapower.org to view the full job description. This posting closes Friday, March 28.

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City of Nelson DIRECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES The City of Nelson is currently seeking to fill the position of Director, Public Works & Utilities.

Reporting to the City Manager, this position plays a key role in the long term planning, management, maintenance and operation of the City’s infrastructure.

The Director, Public Works & Utilities will have responsibility for the garage and transit, parks, water, storm and sanitary sewer. He/she will possess superior leadership and technical skills in order to maintain the safe and efficient operation of the Department.

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Further information regarding this position can be found on the City of Nelson website at www.nelson.ca.

Please submit resumes by 12:00 pm April 7th, 2014, quoting competition #14EX06 to: Human Resources City of Nelson 101-310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 fax: 250-352-2131 email: hr@nelson.ca We thank all applicants, in advance for their interest, however; only those under consideration will be contacted.

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Employment

Employment

Services

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Transportation

Help Wanted

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Alterations/ Dressmaking

Revenue Property

Auto Financing

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS?

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Estate Sales

POSITIVE Apparel is hiring for our furniture department. Successful applicants must be able to lift 50-100 pounds, move furniture by themselves and be able to drive a 2 ton truck. A clear driver’s abstract and criminal check is required.

All other training is provided.

Apply in person 721 Front st Positive Apparel is hiring a summer student, Must be registered in post secondary and returning to school in the fall, available May 30 – Aug 29 for full time employment. All training provided. Apply in person at 721 Front st Nelson.

Employment

Relief is only a call away!

Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE consultation in Nelson.

Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience.

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Trustee in Bankruptcy.

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Relocation costs paid to qualified applicants.

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The Adventure Hotel has an immediate part time position available for Night Auditor/Cleaner. Must be able to work weekends.

Please drop off resume to Front Desk or email rhonda@adventurehotel.ca.

Only those short listed will be contacted.

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Mountain Trek Health & Fitness Retreat in Ainsworth has the following positions available for the 2014 Season (Apr 26-Nov 1) PT Housekeeper PT Kitchen prep/dishwasher, Guide(On Call), Massage Therapist Send resume by April 4th to: info@mountaintrek.com

Baba’s Indian Cuisine in Nelson BC urgently requires a cook (Indian Curries) ability to cook and put out Indian Dishes. Fluent in English and possess post secondary diploma or 2 years of relevant experience. Permanent position 40hr/week $13/hr email: anu_26_mat@yahoo.co.in

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Autobody Collision Repair Technician Busy accredited body shop seeking auto body collision repair technicians. Straight time work environment wages starting at $28 per hour for red seal journeyman plus benefit package & local gym membership. Small town with reasonable housing and mild winters. Must be a team player and have excellent work ethics. Will also consider taking on apprentices with 2nd year or better training. Positions available immediately.

Please contact Alvin @ 250-442-0507 or Ken @ 250-442-9852

Trades, Technical

Trades, Technical

Journeyman Head Electrician

Permanent Full Time Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Must have a B.C. Field Safety Representative Certificate Apply online ~ competition #00577845

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Fast Food Chain looking for Supervisors and Managers, competitive wages.

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

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

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HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC WANTED

West Kootenay House & Home is a high quality glossy magazine aimed at home owners and renters looking for ideas, tips and ways of enhancing their homes through renovations, decorating and landscaping.

We will be printing 10,000 copies, and the magazine will be distributed throughout the entire region.

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 JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits.

Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

LICENSED PLUMBER/ GAS FITTER Req. at Canuck Mechanical in Prince George Must have exp. doing service work & be proficient with trouble shooting heating systems & plumbing problems.

Top wages & benefits Email resume to: canuckm@telus.net

Cleaning Services Medical/Dental

Alterations & Sewing Wedding & Grad dress alterations. Helena’s In-Stitches 250-368-5493

If you would like to be a part of this fantastic home resource, please contact: Kiomi Tucker at 250-551-5025 publications@westkootenay advertiser.com

Household Services A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning.

Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates)

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay HAY FOR SALE small square $160/ton 250-428-4316

Cleaning Services

ESTATE SALE: Antiques, collectibles, furniture, dolls, toys, Christmas decorations.

Mar 15th 9am - 1pm Mar 16th 1pm - 4pm Mar 22nd 9am - 1pm 405 Hampton Gray Place, Nelson (in the subdivision at the top of Davies St)

Food Products BUTCHER SHOP BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $2.95/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Heavy Duty Machinery A STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’ Containers under $2500!

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders JD 892D LC excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com WANTED:Construction Equipment, Excavators, Backhoes, Dozers, Motor graders, wheel loaders, Forestry Equipment. Any condition. We all so do scrap metal clean up and Estate clean up. References available. 250-260-0217.

Misc. for Sale Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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WINDOW Air Conditioner, Large computer desk, and more. 250-364-1843

Misc. Wanted

Well-established Clinic seeking: • Hygienist • Certified Dental Assistant • Treatment Coordinator/Reception

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF PETER LEONTOWICZ late of 307 Hills Upper Road, New Denver, British Columbia V0G 1S1 (the “Estate”)

We are newly integrating TMJ heath and Sleeprelated services as well as Guiding Facial Growth in children using Removable Appliances.

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NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate are required to send them to the administrator, The Canada Trust Company, at Suite 900 – 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2M4, on or before April 30, 2014, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

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Homes for Rent 2 bdrm, 2 bath at 3 mile on the lake $1500/m + util 825-4700 or 825-2200 2 bdrm mobile, peaceful location on acreage W/D, F/S, N/S Pets negotiable, rental ref’s $800/m 250 505-9827

Trucks & Vans

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2004 F350 4X4 Diesel, Lariat, all options, not used as work truck, excellent condition.

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Houses For Sale

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2 BDRM Downtown Nelson.

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Confessions of a Curber My next vehicle came from a used car wholesaler*.

There was nothing wrong with it, but he couldn’t find a dealer who wanted it. I gladly took it off his hands.

How hip was I? I had a new source of newer vehicles that would come right to me.

“Two-year-old car for sale. No previous accident history reported, only 35,000km on it. Call with offer.”

Shortly after, I got a call from a young man.

His car had just broken down, and he needed a new one fast. He agreed to meet me at the local construction site where he worked.

He was just finishing up his lunch when I arrived. He was wearing his construction uniform and I immediately noticed his tired eyes.

I felt bad for the poor fellow, and I was glad that I was selling him a reliable vehicle. He didn’t need another headache on top of everything. I even knocked $500 off the price I wanted.

It was a smooth transaction. The guyy looke looked edd hhappy and thanked me immensely ely forr all the help. I beamed back at him.

Around 5:00 a.m. the next morning, I got a call. It was the construction ructioon worker, yelling so loudly that I could barely ely uunderstand him.

“THEY TOOK IT AWAY,” ” he said over and over again. “REPOSSESSED!” !”

I hung up on him and triedd to make sense of the situation. Why would the ld th he car be taken away in the middle of the he night? n Who’s “they”?

Liens. Of course. The car ha had ad a lien on it.

That’s why it wouldn’t sell ell on a lot. The bank must have seized it due to an unpaid balance.

As before, I panicked. I didn’t idnn’t want to get involved in this right now. w. Sure, S I sold him the car, but how was I supposed seed to know it had

a lien on it? I realized the wholesaler* had scammed me! If that fellow had asked for a CarProof history report or even a provincial lien search, I’d be the one screaming.

Over the next several hours, I kept letting my phone go to voicemail – I couldn’t bear speaking to the young man. I knew I had to switch phones again.

I felt a bit ashamed. But I needed to be selfish about this. At this point, the best thing for me was cash. And lots of it. *Wholesaler – Vehicle sellers may call themselves auto brokers or wholesalers to sound legitimate and cheaper. But if they’re selling to private buyers, they must be licensed as a dealer. Like any curber - an individual posing as a private seller but selling vehicles as a business – wholesalers and brokers offer none of the protection the law provides for purchases from a Vehicle Sales Authority licensed dealer. Walt learned that lesson, sson, but his buyer paid the price.

“They took it away,” he said over and over gain. “REPOSSESSED!” again.

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Community

SPCA holds third annual karaoke fundraiser at Finley’s

Singing in supports of the animals

On Saturday, March 22 the Nelson branch of the BC SPCA will be holding its third annual Burger and Beer Karaoke Fundraiser at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill.

For $15, attendees will be able to enjoy a beer and a local cruelty-free premium burger while also hearing some of the best singers in Nelson belt out some favourite tunes.

“I’m very gratified by some of the amazing singers and performers we have coming out — even if we only raise a few bucks, it will be a lot of fun,” said Rob Andrew, Nelson branch manager.

“As with all of our events, we have sourced cruelty-free local meat and this is going to be a better buy than your average burger and beer event.”

Veggie burgers will also be served and many other beverage options Last year’s fundraiser financed an operation for Ariel, a dog that needed a (both alcoholic and non) are availcostly but life-saving amputation of one of her legs.

Submitted photo able in place of beer.

Spread the word about Down Syndrome Day

Today (Friday, March 21) is World Down Syndrome Day. To show support, the public is asked to wear mis-matched socks. The idea is to get people to ask why your socks are two different colours so you can then spread the word about World Down Syn-

drome Day. The following are a few facts that you can share on this day: 1) People with Down Syndrome are more like you than they are different from you; 2) Statistically, 1 in 800 children will be born with Down Syndrome;

The fundraiser is directed at emergency and costly medical procedures.

“We have a very limited medical

budget” said Andrew. “In our first year holding this event we raised enough to pay for an amazing dog named Ariel to get a costly but life-saving amputation of one of her legs and last year we had enough community support to pay for much needed dental surgeries for two cats.”

The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Finley’s. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased in advance at the Nelson SPCA, Selkirk Vet, or at the door.

Kootenay Lifestyle Specialists For further information, please contact the SPCA at 250-352-7178, Kevin Layla nelson@spca.bc.ca, or 250-354-2958 250.354.3369 karcuri@telus.net laylap@telus.net drop by the branch at liveinthekootenays.com We never stop moving® 520-C Falls Street, between noon and 5 p.m.

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3) Down Syndrome is not related to race, nationality, religion or socioeconomic status; 4) Down Syndrome is caused by an error in cell division and is not related to anything a mother may or may not have done during pregnancy;

PLEDGE & YOUR CHARITY COULD WIN $1000 Be a local champion of the environment by pledging that you’ll participate in Earth Hour and your charity could win $1000 from Nelson Hydro!

HOW TO PLEDGE: Log onto the City of Nelson website (www.earthhournelson.ca) and click on the “I will reduce my energy consumption on March 29, 2014 from 8:30 to 9:30 pm”.

HOW YOUR CHARITY CAN WIN $1000: One of the people who pledges will be randomly selected to choose a registered, local (within Nelson Hydro’s service area) non-profit society or charity of their choice to receive $1000 from Nelson Hydro.

5) Eighty per cent of children with Down Syndrome are born to women under the age of 35.

Please support this important day of information and awareness.

Get on two of your most colourful socks and help spread the word.

EARTH HOUR Saturday, March 29, 2014 8:30pm to 9:30pm

HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE: At the time that you pledge your participation, click on the various links for more information on the global Earth Hour movement. Incorporate the energy saving ideas into your everyday life. Speak to your family, friends and co-workers about Earth Hour. Consider dining in the dark on March 29th.

Consider making a lantern ahead of time to use during Earth Hour. Consider playing a board game by candlelight with your kids WHAT YOU CAN DO AFTER EARTH HOUR TO SAVE ENERGY AND MONEY: Make your home more energy efficient by having an energy assessment done by contacting Carmen Proctor at 250-509-2021. More information on the City of Nelson / Nelson Hydro EcoSave Program can be found at www.nelson.ca.

Nelson Star Friday, March 21, 2014

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Everyone in town was promised work Continued from Page 5 ball park and curling rink.

Ted Hicks’ nephew Bill, now 80, was eligible to vote, but didn’t bother.

“It didn’t really matter to me,” he says. “Some of my close friends didn’t want it on the ball park, but I didn’t want to get into any arguments. I just wanted the mill here because there was no work.”

And indeed, Agda Winje’s son Eric recalls the company “promised virtually everyone in town who wanted to work would be working.”

Given those incentives, would residents give up their beach to industry?

They would. The vote wasn’t even close — 100 in favour to 25 against with one spoiled ballot, nearly an 80 per cent majority.

The company made good on its promises and the mill was built, providing steady employment for generations to come. But dissenters suggested the $10,000 payment — about $74,000 in today’s currency — was a pittance and the village should have driven a

much harder bargain. They also lamented the beach’s loss.

“Pacific wanted [their mill] in Slocan because of the lake and railhead,” says former resident Bob Barkley. “But I remember my stepfather, Fred Lindstrom, was totally against it. He appreciated the lake.”

Barkley recalls the park, lined with cottonwood trees, ran from the old highway as far west as Springer Creek and as far south as Delaney Avenue.

In all, he estimates it took in about 200 yards (183 metres) of lakefront and extended back 300 yards (274 metres).

It had a ball diamond, a curling rink built around 1956 or ‘57 with wood from an old bridge, a concession booth, and ten cedar cabins that Ed and Agnes Clough rented out in summer for $3.50 per night. They sold their property to the mill as well. (Two cabins still stand at a different location in Slocan. Eric Winje’s father Albert bought them and added on extensively to one. He rented them out as houses.)

The old swimming area was known as Brandon Beach. At various times it had a concrete wading pool that no one can recall ever being filled, an old barge that served as a diving platform, an actual diving platform, a boat launch near the rock bluff, and a few boathouses.

The new park was in an area previously called Town Beach, a less desirable spot to sunbathe because it was mostly an industrial area, home to the railway slip.

While it lacked amenities,

kids enjoyed diving off its lake dolphins. (Bill Hicks says when he was a boy, both beaches were quite primitive and strictly segregated between Slocan and Brandon kids.)

Pacific Logging cleaned up Town Beach, removed all the rail infrastructure and some of the dolphins, built washrooms, and planted grass. It remains the public beach area today.

Oddly enough, the new mill was on the site of two earlier ones. One was on the west side of Springer

Creek, due north of Harold Street, between Town and Brandon beaches. It was a modest operation, but had its own rail spur, planer, and burner. Owners included Anderson, Bjerg, Hicks, and Melburne before it went bankrupt. It burned down shortly before Pacific Logging built their mill.

The Ontario-Slocan Lumber Co. also had a mill on the east side of the creek in the early 1900s, but Bill Hicks says it was already long vanished by the time he was young.

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This is some of the most beautiful farm land in the area. 18 acres with a 3-bedroom, 2-bath farm house and 2-bay shop, wood working shop, pole shed and old barn. The land is mostly level and cleared, producing hay for many years. Water is from a license. Located just before Procter. A truly incredible property.

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250.354.8584

$790,000

At just over an acre, this private water front property is sure to spark your interest. The 2-bed, 2-bath home features hardwood floors, new kitchen/ appliances, spacious bedrooms and a full undeveloped basement. From its white sand beach to its park-like surroundings, this is truly something special and only minutes from Nelson. Call today!

norm@valhallapathrealty.com DUPLEX YOUR INVESTMENT

Lev Zaytsoff

250.354.8443

$329,000

Steven Skolka

$319,000

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NEVER WATCH TV ALONE ON THE COUCH AGAIN. ADOPT A RESCUE PET TODAY! KAAP has rescue cats and dogs, puppies and kittens, available for adoption. All KAAP pets are spayed/ neutered and vaccinated, for an adoption fee. Please call Daryl at 250-551-1053 or visit www.kaap.ca.

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HALEN and LEIAH They are bonded 1 year old male and 2 year old female friends. A ready-made fur family! Both are fixed, tattooed, and vaccinated.

Call KAAP at 250-551-1053.

LAVENDER Sweet but slightly independent spayed female Tabby with lots of character.

She has a clipped ear, and sits with one leg stretched out. You have to see it. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053.

ALYCIA Classic Tabby, 10 months old, spayed and vaccinated, needing a home with another cat as she is very timid. $20 adoption fee for the right home. Call KAAP at 250-352-2008.

3-bed, 2-bath home with a self contained 1-bedroom suite currently renting for $700 per/mo. Many recent upgrades have been done to this home and it has been well maintained. All of this sits on a partially fenced landscaped lot.

Conveniently located close to schools, bus route and recreation. Opportunity is knocking.

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250-354-3031

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Newly renovated, modern 2-3 bedroom home with stunning lake views and private, park-like yard. Wood and tile floors, energy efficient appliances, many upgrades including plumbing and electrical. French doors open to multi-level sundecks and hot tub. Veggie and flower gardens, many established ornamental and fruit trees. This Johnstone Road gem will not last long.

steven@valhallapathrealty.com

Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053 Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card, and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!

GREAT SPACE, GREAT VALUE

Pre registration required.

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Kristina Little

250-509-2550

$169,900

Located on an acre of land near Winlaw, this mobile home has had a substantial addition along with new roof and siding. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and 2 living areas round out this home at over 1200 sq ft. Many upgrades here, including new paint, renovated bathroom and new insulation throughout.

Very solid home with lots of space in and out. Ready for your finishing touches!

kristina@valhallapathrealty.com

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Well maintained. Boat moorage opportunity as well! MLS 2394675

In Salmo Village limits. This is a very solid built 2 bedroom and den 1898 square foot home. A double sided fire place in living room and dining room. 14.02 acres, treed and private setting with a fantastic valley view. MLS 2395596

Perfect for a hobby farm or to potentially subdivide. Gorgeous property, partially treed, with pleasant valley views. Gently sloped with great sun exposure. Three bedroom home w/ fresh paint & flooring. Very desirable acreage so close to Nelson! MLS 2389006

Family home in Thrums 10 mins to Castlegar.

Perfect for growing family with second rental home. Main home features Retro 70’s styling 3/4 bdrms, 1 bth, a large kitchen with view of the river. For outside living -- covered decks & porches & 4 Acres!! MLS 2395426

Level Fairview area home with 2 bedrooms, 2baths, sunroom at back of home with access to private back yard, 2 fireplaces, single garage and storage shed. Huge master bedroom suite.

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Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $565,000

Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $349,000

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2 bedroom, 2 bath double wide manufactured home with attached carport and workshop.

Covered deck and many updates make this a very appealing home at an affordable price.

Call today! MLS 2394553

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $139,500

Brand New 4 bdrm & 3 bthrm units with over 2052 sq ft living space with surrounding Kootenay Lake, City & Mountain views from every room and decks. Great 3 level floor plan, lots of parking, great sized yard, additional 500 sq ft of outdoor covered verandah space also walking distance to town. MLS 2391042/2390202

Located just outside of Nelson along the North Shore this home is very comfortable, with hardwood floors, finished on 2 levels, carport, sitting on over 1/4 acre, close to the lake. MLS 2393214

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $399,000 per unit

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $329,000

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Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $49,000

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SANDY beach, large wharf & double bay boathouse.

2 bdrm & 2 bthrm 2 Storey home with updates placed in a quiet neighborhood in Balfour. Gorgeous surrounding Lake & Mountains views, well known fishing, golfing & swimming, Landscaped private yard, outbuildings and much more. MLS 2393641

Multi use building with current use on the main as a church with consulting offices, and two 2 bedroom suites down. Many improvements to the building over the past few years. MLS 2395847

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David Gentles 250.354.8225 $1,500,000

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $399,000

David Gentles 250.354.8225 $625,000

Located in Uphill location with views from the rear decks, this 4 bedroom multi-generational home has a legal 2 bedroom suite with ample off-street parking, attached double garage and is excellent value. MLS 2395640

Outstanding new 4 bed, 4 bath home

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $520,000

Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $547,000

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47 Naturally treed acres! Well constructed 4 bedroom 3 bath home well appointed for a family with an open floor plan, roomy kitchen & large rec room and is located amongst the trees and pasture. Hobby farm potential, fresh spring water. A short walk to the Little Slocan River.

35 Minutes from Nelson or Castlegar. MLS 2391348

Spacious 5 bdrm 2 bath home offers a large fenced yard with big back deck, parking for cars, RV or trailers. Located off of a quiet street in lower Rosemont.

A great family Home! MLS 2392757

with views and great sun exposure on a double lot in Uphill.

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Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $269,900

Glen Darough 250.354.3343

Alan Tarr 250.354.8489

with mountain views and a suite .

MLS 2395793

David Gentles 250.354.8225 $599,000

Ali Watt 250.551.5235

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100% Locally Owned & Independently Operated

Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654

Many recent improvements include new kitchen cabinets & countertops, 2 bathrooms totally redone, 5 bedrooms. All new carpet and tile floors. All recently painted. 0.58 Level Ac. Fruit Trees & Lush Lawn to 75 ft. Sandy Beach with Boat dock & dry land boat house.

MLS 2395862

Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $625,000

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $325,000

Christine Pearson 250.505.8015

Dave Buss 250.354.9459

David Gentles 250.354.8225

1 bedroom & den, with custom finishing, large, covered deck, underground parking, fitness centre, secured entry, all in excellent condition and ready to go. Quick possession of this excellent property is available. MLS 2394398

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $278,500

Beautiful home with beach access close to Balfour amenities. Quality finished with custom cabinets, high-end flooring, attractive doors and trim, & air exchange system.

3 + bdrms, 3.5 stylish baths, double garage & Incredible Views! MLS 2218348 Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $499,900 + gst

Introducing Ali Watt We would like to welcome Ali to our Real Estate Team. Ali brings with her a multitude of skills. Having worked in the service industry for over 16 years she understands that everyone has specific needs and works to deliver professional and personalized service that exceeds ones expectations. Ali has also worked as a professional photographer in the Kootenays for the past 8 years and will use her skills to help showcase your home. Ali fell in love with this community 15 years ago whilst visiting on a ski trip and has worked hard to set roots deep into the community ever since. She understands family life and why we are so lucky to live in a place that encompasses family, recreation and work, creating an un-parralled lifestyle. Her goal is to help you establish your roots too.

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076

Laura Salmon 250.551.8877

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