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Man killed in rollover RCMP say a 28-year-old Crescent Valley man died Monday evening after he lost control of his pickup truck on Highway 6 north of the community.

Police responded to a call of a single vehicle rollover at about 6:30 p.m. and found that the lone occupant of the uninsured vehicle went into the oncoming lane.

The truck rolled twice, trapping the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene. With help from the Tarrys and Passmore fire departments, his body

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Sgt. John Ferguson said speed, alcohol, and lack of seatbelt use are all possible factors.

“The RCMP would like to thank the dedication of the two local fire departments who went [above and] beyond to assist the police in this crash,” Ferguson said.

The victim’s name hasn’t been released.

The BC Coroners Service and West Kootenay Traffic Services continue to investigate.

No one was more thrilled to see the new Grohman Narrows transfer station open this week than rural Nelson regional director Ron Mickel.

“It sounds strange but I can cross something off my bucket list,” he told assembled dignitaries ahead of the facility’s official opening Tuesday.

Nearly 20 years ago, while working for the Ministry of Environment, Mickel proposed moving the transfer station off Nelson’s waterfront. Back then, however, the Regional District of Central Kootenay viewed the idea with suspicion.

Later, as a contractor for the regional district, he brought the issue up again, but it didn’t gain traction until he was elected to the board in 2008 and became chair of the central waste committee. Not that he did it alone, he hastened to add: “Without the savings we managed and staff we had, this would not have happened.”

Located on Insight Drive off Highway 3A west of Nelson, the facility replaces the old transfer station on Lakeside Drive. It’s been in the works for over three years and came in on time and under its $3.1 million budget.

According to regional district staff, the operation is more efficient due to new equipment. It’s also far more spacious, improving both traffic flow and site safety.

Recycling facilities are on site, although the primary depot for public drop-off of blue bags and cardboard remains on Lakeside Drive.

The two sites will have the same hours — Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. — but Mickel said the board plans to extend hours at the new transfer station until 5:30 p.m. at least in the summer. The change is expected to take effect in about three months.

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Birch ‘ n’ Burlap owner Robin Gallant sponsored the event and is happy with the high number of people who showed up.

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“I certainly didn’t think of myself as a jock or anything like that,” said Deon, who had never been on a competitive team or even really played a sport before joining the Dragons.

“The experience of being a part of a team was so incredible, so affirming and so positive in every way. I’m not a competitive person by nature, by I found that when I did go in a race I sure did want to win. I paddled my hardest.”

Dragon boating as a form of rehabilitation for breast cancer survivors is a trend introduced in Vancouver that has since taken off internationally. It started when doctors realized that exercise, rather than having a negative effect on the healing upper body, rather helped to stimulate healing by increasing physical and psychological well-being.

“And it’s a wonderful way to encourage fellowship,” said Deon.

Nelson team members have competed across Canada and the States, as well as in Australia. Their primary goal remains the same: “to raise awareness of breast cancer

survivorship.”

“It’s important when people are going through that to know there are other survivors around. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Even if they can’t paddle, they’re included.”

Deon said the friendships she’s created have sustained her through recovery. “It’s a wonderful group of women. Incredibly supportive, friendly. Fun to be with and full of energy and enthusiasm and just great,” she said.

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Council members Kiss and Adams butt heads over ornamentation

Christmas light fight brews Will Johnson Nelson Star

Nelson councillor Paula Kiss accused Bob Adams of acting against council’s wishes and recommendations during a heated argument about Christmas lights at Monday night’s council meeting.

“I don’t want to see anyone in over their head,” she said. “I don’t think this organization has the budget to tackle trees and the ongoing implications.”

Adams has been a vocal supporter of the Baker Street Christmas lights, and is a member of the committee. This year the committee sought additional funds, but council threw cold water on the plan when they instructed staff to come up with a downtown master plan that would address the lighting issue earlier this summer.

This involves hiring a consultant to advise them on how to proceed and discussing how to incorporate the Christmas lights into a larger mandate for aesthetic development around Baker Street and the surrounding area.

However, since none of that will be completed this year, the committee is moving ahead with their work thanks to donations from the community and the city’s Spurway Trust Fund. Kiss voiced concerns about what exactly that’s going to look like.

“I don’t want to see one individual councillor go ahead and say ‘well, that’s just going to happen’,” she said.

The Christmas lights will be installed either way, but at issue is the scope and budget of the project, and whether Nelson wants to be responsible for the ongoing maintenance.

“We get criticized a lot from the public for not pursuing things with careful thought.

We’ve been doing a lot of planning. We’re trying not to jump into things until we understand the long term implications,” she said.

According to Kiss, the existing lights haven’t been maintained.

“The existing lights are exactly what I

Nelson city councillor Bob Adams speaks on the issue of Nelson’s Baker Street Christmas lights during a heated debate with councillor Paula Kiss.

Will Johnson photo don’t want to reproduce. There are strings with no lights burning. Some with one or two. That’s not a great legacy, but that’s where we’re headed if we don’t give this careful thought.”

She asked why trees were being decorated when council had previously agreed that lights in trees are a bad idea.

“We’ve had this discussion and we agreed lights on buildings are great. But we were to avoid in every possible way lighting trees.

In my recollection council agreed to this,” she said.

Councillor Deb Kozak confirmed this.

“I remember,” she said.

“So why are we trying to light trees? Our tree management plan specifically speaks against it,” Kiss said. “Trees don’t come with electrical outlets.”

Kiss expressed concerns about the scope of this year’s improvements, and whether they will be in line with staff recommendations. She worried out loud that perhaps

the group would put a strain on the city’s resources, including the time of department heads at Nelson Hydro and elsewhere.

“This is a small town. We have to be really clear on what our goals are,” she said. “I don’t want a lot of pressure put on department heads. I don’t want them feeling like they’re doing things they don’t want to do.”

Councillor Robin Cherbo took offence at Kiss’ comments. He said the department heads in the city are too professional to be pressured into doing things against their will. He said her comment shouldn’t have even been voiced.

Kiss did not reply.

Kiss went on to say council members shouldn’t be allowed to contravene plans already established by council.

“It sounds like (Adams) missed the meeting, or didn’t know, or somehow forgot. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt.”

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The Village of Kaslo has decided against participating in a referendum this fall to create a fund on Kootenay Lake for conservation projects.

Although initially included on the ballot, council voted four to one against joining three rural areas in the fall plebiscite which will ask residents if they’re willing to pay a $15 annual parcel tax for 10 years.

“I’m not supporting it at this time,” said councillor Molly Leathwood. “At a later date, once we see how it rolls out, I could support it. But I don’t feel there’s enough justification for the citizens of Kaslo to participate.”

Councillor Rob Lang said he felt village taxpayers got hit with a “fairly substantial increase” due to the new fire hall and “I don’t think we need to be adding additional taxes, regardless of how seemingly minuscule that

might be.”

Councillor Suzan Hewat said she agreed with letting the public decide but was concerned owners of multiple lots would be asked to pay much more than $15 per year. She also felt council hadn’t been given enough time to consider all the information.

Mayor Greg Lay agreed the parcel tax approach concerned him and suggested conservation groups already had access to funding. “We don’t have to sign on right away,” he said. “We can join at anytime. I think we would have a better chance convincing people if we actually see the results.”

He also asked why Nelson and Creston weren’t participating.

Councillor Jim Holland, the lone vote in favour, disputed most of his fellow council members’ points. He said the average house in Kaslo is pay-

ing the same or slightly less in taxes since a new fire service was created and that Creston is not on the lake.

“I think the impacts are relatively minor. It’s not going to cost the Village of Kaslo a penny at this point and you give residents an opportunity to speak to the issue rather than us deciding,” he said. “When people can weigh the benefits of what can come out of it versus what it’s actually going to cost them, it’s a very small amount of money.

It’s well worth it.”

Holland also noted phone surveys determined support for such a fund stood at about 60 per cent in the area. “I think it would be a big mistake if we opted out. This is coming from the people to us, it’s not top down. There is support in the community for this initiative.”

He added the program could help deal with critical issues on the lake as well as things like fire

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Kaslo opts out of conservation referendum GREG NESTEROFF

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With Kaslo’s withdrawal, the total amount to be raised by the proposed parcel tax has been reduced from $121,500 per year to $106,500.

In order to pass, the referendum must win more than 50 per cent support in Area A (East Shore), Area D (Rural Kaslo) and Area E (Rural Nelson) combined. The fund, to be administered by the Kootenay Conservation Program on behalf of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, would follow an example set in East Kootenay, which since 2008 has assisted projects ranging from water quality monitoring to reintroduction of endangered species.

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Riondel man’s body pulled from water The body of a 25-year-old Riondel man presumed to have drowned in Kootenay Lake has been recovered.

With the help of Idaho-based Ralston and Associates, the body was brought to the surface around 11 a.m. Monday.

The man, whose name hasn’t been

released, went missing after jumping from Starbelly Cliff north of Gray Creek on June 30. He and a friend were diving at the popular spot when he hit the water awkwardly.

The second man tried to pull his friend to safety but the unconscious swimmer slipped under the water

and didn’t resurface. He was familiar with the area and was described as an experienced cliff diver.

Using underwater cameras, divers spotted his body resting on a shelf at a depth of 146 feet (44.5 m).

RCMP arranged for Gene Ralston to help recover the body. His firm

was the same one that located and recovered three youths who drowned in Slocan Lake this year.

Creston RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said Ralston, his wife, an RCMP officer, and the local conservation officer went out in two boats Sunday, but couldn’t find the man.

They were forced off the lake due to high winds, but went out again on Monday at 8 a.m. and located the body about three hours later using a remote underwater vehicle.

The body was turned over to the BC Coroners Service, which continues to investigate.

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Insight complained the transfer station could hurt its corporate image and affect traffic safety.

Mickel also anticipates push-back from residents who will have to drive further to drop off garbage.

However, he says the new site’s advantages and anticipated cost savings — primarily an 80 per cent reduction in fuel — couldn’t be ignored.

“I don’t think you’ll see more than one or two trucks a day [heading to the transfer station],” Mickel said.

Garbage will then be sent to the Ootischenia landfill, rather than Salmo as has been the case until now.

Mickel predicted the new transfer station would pay for itself in five years, after which property owners can expect a slight tax reduction.

An additional benefit, he says, is improved working

Ron Mickel deposits a ceremonial first bag of garbage into one of the new bins. conditions for staff, who didn’t even have a washroom at the previous location.

Mickel expects “significantly” fewer visits to the new transfer station than the old

one, whose location was so convenient it may have discouraged city residents from relying on curbside pick-up.

Nelson mayor John Dooley saluted Mickel’s efforts:

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“Without his leadership we wouldn’t have been able to make this happen. It’s just not acceptable in 2014 to have a dump on a waterfront. It’s a huge step forward.”

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RDCK chair John Kettle called the move a “monumental exercise” and said he was impressed with the finished product. “It’s out of the way, handy to get in and out, and blends in with its surroundings. It’s one of the best I’ve seen. I don’t think the board could be any more proud.”

Mickel also noted Grohman Narrows is the first phase in a plan that will see transfer stations in Kaslo, Salmo, and Balfour similarly redeveloped.

“This is the template.

They will all have the same kind of bins. I’d like to see our facilities user friendly and clean. We have such a tough time locating these things because people are used to the old ones. It’s time we change that perception.”

He doesn’t plan to run for re-election in November but is glad to see the first major step become reality. “I’m just happy it’s done. Now I can retire.”

Accepted materials

The new Grohman Narrows transfer station accepts garbage and recyclables except for commercial cardboard.

The main recycling depot for blue bags and cardboard remains on Lakeside Drive in Nelson.

Both depots take paper, consumer cardboard, newspaper, tin, glass, and plastics, including plastic film. They don’t accept Styrofoam or aerosol cans.

Both sites are open Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thirteen transfer station employees, including drivers, operators, and attendants, have themselves transferred to the new location. Five to eight are on site at any given time.

All regional district recycling depots continue to operate despite the launch in May of Multi Material BC’s packaging and printed paper stewardship program.

The RDCK doesn’t expect any changes to its depot program until mid-2015 at the earliest.

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Pickets end but strike continues Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

Three weeks into the BC teachers full strike and not much has changed other than another month on the calendar.

While negotiations and bargaining are supposed to be happening between the government’s bargaining agent, the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) and the bargaining agent for the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), talks have continued to stall. Over a week ago the two agents met with Justice Stephen Kelleher for a week to see if they could come to an agreement.

BCTF’s Jim Iker said in a press release July 2 that while they are one per cent away for an agreement in wages, the government refuses to discuss students classroom conditions.

“The government wants teachers to accept wage demands before they will even disclose their new proposals on class size and composition,” wrote Iker. “That is unacceptable. At no point during these exploratory talks did the government offer any new money for class size, class composition, or staffing levels for specialist teachers.”

Education Minister Peter Fassbender commented on the discussions in a press release the same day. “The BCTF continues to demand total compensation gains that are more than twice what other unions have settled for,” said Fassbender. “On top of that, they are also pushing for hundreds of millions more each year in other contract de-

Pickets lines in front of Nelson schools have come down, but the conflict between teachers and the BC government continue. Tamara Hynd photo mands. BCPSEA stands ready to negotiate anytime over the summer, with or without a mediator, whenever the BCTF is ready to commit to a fair and affordable settlement.”

Jeff Jones, Kootenay Lake district superintendent, said the district does not normally facilitate summer school programs but a few international students are affected.

“The BCTF has opted not to picket 12-month programs through the summer months, so our distance education school is able to run through the summer,” said Jones.

“Unfortunately the strike is impacting our international program and has created great difficulty in our ability to pro-

vide English as a Second Language programming for three students over the summer, and who pay tuition to attend school in our country.”

Provincial exams were marked by principals, viceprincipals and senior staff who have been filling in for teachers since the start of the job action at the end of April.

Jones said the school district is very concerned with the impact of the abrupt end to the school year, and “how we will attend to reopening in the new year when, hopefully, we will see an end to the strike.”

He said the district “appreciates the community’s support and patience and hope that those who are at the bargain-

ing table will find an acceptable resolution.”

Paul Boscariol Nelson District Teachers’ Association president (NDTA) said they are officially still locked out as BCPSEA has not formally withdrawn the lockout, except for summer school, year long distributed learning and international programs.

“NDTA members feel angry that the government is not bargaining in good faith. The BCTF has revised their proposals several times, yet there have not been any formal proposals presented from the government.

How is bargaining supposed to proceed under those conditions?”

Once teachers’ picket lines came down, CUPE support staff were back to normal working schedules.

“Our CUPE colleagues did a great job supporting us during the picketing and the NDTA is very appreciative of the support,” said Boscariol. While there are no picket lines in SD8 at this time, he said that could change at any time.

“The NDTA executive will be meeting to review how bargaining is proceeding and what steps we can take locally to show support for our bargaining team.”

The BCTF directed teachers to take partial job action on April 23 which included halting volunteer actives. Rotating strike action saw BC public schools closed for one day per week for three weeks before teachers fully withdrew their services on June 17.

Pair being held on unrelated charges

Robbery suspects in custody GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

Nelson police say the two prime suspects in a robbery at a Rosemont convenience store are in custody on an unrelated matter.

Det.-Cst. Corey Hoy told the Star they haven’t yet forwarded charge recommendations to Crown counsel, but feel confident the pair were responsible for the crime.

Just after 9 p.m. on May 23, a man and woman dressed in black with their faces covered entered Star Grocery, pepper sprayed the owner, and stole cash and cigarettes.

Since then, two people who police identified as the likely culprits have been arrested in a different case, but Hoy said he couldn’t provide any details.

Nor could he reveal the suspects’ ages, or confirm they are a man and woman, but he did say they are from the Nelson area and have criminal records.

“The public should feel at ease,” he said.

“People out at night don’t have much to fear.

It was a very isolated incident.”

Hoy said their investigation is still under-

way. “We’re hoping to [recommend charges] but it’s getting a little more involved as far as using outside agencies’ assistance,” he said.

The stolen cash and cigarettes haven’t been recovered.

Independent report completed

Meanwhile, BC’s Independent Investigations Office has completed its report on the arrest of a man accused in two Nelson armed robberies.

The office, which looks into police-related incidents involving death or serious injury, was brought in after the suspect, Andrew Stevenson, jumped off a bridge and fell 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 m) while being pursued by police.

He suffered “significant injuries” and was taken to hospital. He was on crutches during recent court appearances.

Kellie Kirkpatrick with the Independent Investigations office said a report was turned over last week to chief civilian director Richard Rosenthal. He will review it and either send the file back for further investigation,

conclude an officer may have committed an offence and send the file to Crown counsel for charge assessment, or decide an officer did not commit an offence and release a public report.

The office’s threshold for a report to Crown is much lower than for other police services. As of Monday, it had concluded 69 files with 43 public reports and 26 reports to Crown counsel. Charges have been approved in three cases, while charge decisions are pending in nine others.

Stevenson faces 15 charges in the armed hold-ups of the Kootenay Currency Exchange on April 11 and Nelson and District Credit Union on April 25 as well as breakins at Castlegar pharmacies on April 18.

He remains in custody while his co-accused, Kristi Kalmikoff, has been released on bail. She has pled not guilty to 10 counts and elected trial by judge and jury.

Both are expected to return to court July 29, where the crown has indicated more charges could be laid in other West Kootenay robberies dating back to November.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Nelson Star

Editorial

Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett

Our View

Canadian pride

If you were one of the thousands of people who attended the Canada Day festivities last week at Lakeside Park, then you were likely filled with Canadian pride at some point in the day.

And with good reason.

Unlike our American neighbours — who frequently wrap themselves in the Star Spangled Banner telling all who will listen how great their nation is — Canadians have a far more subdued attitude towards patriotism. We may not pledge our allegiance in school each morning, but our pride runs deep.

Last week, thanks to an amazing amount of work by the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, Nelsonites had the chance to let those deep patriotic feelings run wild at a day-long celebration of all things red, white and fun to do.

Canada Day, after all, is just a date.

It’s the spirit that lies beneath that makes it special.

Reader Photo: Canada Day

Thanks to the chamber’s long list of volunteers and sponsors, July 1 becomes so much more than just a day off.

The celebration brings people together, entertains them, provides activities and allows them to celebrate both community and country.

From kids waving Canadian flags to pancake breakfasts, from bands performing to sand castle sculptures and from a giant flag shaped cake to the impressive fireworks display, the July 1 celebration became more than just a country’s birthday party.

It’s a chance to remember who we are and what we believe in. The freedoms and opportunities offered by this country are the envy of the rest of the world. Sometimes it’s nice to sit back and realize just how well we, as Canadians, have it.

The fact that our local chamber allows us to reflect on this, while having a great party, is icing on the big flag cake.

This photo comes from Alessandra Charlier Pereira who posted it on our Facebook site. The photo is called “Bear hug with Olivia and Sofia.”

The Nelson Star has been publishing a reader’s photo based on a weekly theme for the past few months.

In that time we have had hundreds of submissions. The Star would like to thank all of our readers who took time to participate.

It’s Just My Opinion — Kevin Mills

Oh doctor, where art thou?

Life is filled with difficult tasks, some more difficult than others. Eating healthy — which I do not — is difficult.

Getting the right amount of exercise, is difficult. Making it up a flight of stairs without heaving for breath is difficult, for me anyway!

But it doesn’t have to be a physical skill to be problematic. Solving a Rubik’s Cube is hard, balancing the cheque book can be equally daunting, depending on the individual.

But there are some feats that are universally difficult. It doesn’t matter if you are an athlete or a scholar, there are tasks that can be near impossible.

Finding the right six numbers on the 6/49 for example — that’s difficult. Getting your teenage sons to pay attention to you — that is even harder. Finding free parking in Nelson — also challenging.

Of course figuring out what it means when your wife says “fine” — that is probably the hardest task of all.

But now that I live in the West Kootenay, a new item tops my difficult list.

In the nine months that I have lived here, it has become evident that finding a family

physician is, pretty much, impossible!

Not that we don’t have doctors, it’s just that they aren’t accepting new patients.

This may be a common occurrence in the Kootenay. However, coming here from the coast like I did, not having a regular physician is a strange new world and a bit of a reality check.

Back in the Fraser Valley we would hear about doctor shortages in smaller communities, but it’s an issue that really doesn’t sink in to people in the Lower Mainland.

News reports citing small towns losing their 24 hour ER service (yes Kaslo is a perfect example) doesn’t have the same impact in Vancouver or Surrey.

But once you live in the Kootenays, reality comes crashing in.

Since arriving in Nelson, I have needed to visit a doctor on three occasions — one of which involved a week-long hospital stay,

“I’d rather have some kind of confidence and previous experience with the person putting on the rubber glove.”

Liz Simmons Circulation/Production

514 Hall St. Nelson, B.C. V1L 1Z2

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but let’s not get into that.

The tragedy is, I was required to visit a different doctor each time. With a lack of readily available physicians, medical clinics become the sole option for newcomers — no, you can’t go to the emergency room because you have the sniffles.

While clinics are superb for one time ailments, anyone who suffers from a chronic illness — that would be me — knows the benefit of having a regular doctor.

Currently, every time I see a physician, we have to go over my history, what meds I’m on, etc., etc.

There is no rapport, no familiarity. It’s all rather uncomfortable and intimidating, especially if you need any kind of invasive testing — I am 50 after all — and I’d rather have some kind of confidence and previous experience with the person putting on the rubber glove.

(L-R) Tamara Hynd, Will Johnson , Greg Nesteroff

Reporters

Kevin Mills Editor

I mean the doctor/patient relationship is a kind of sacred bond. It’s one thing to shop for groceries at different stores or take your car to various mechanics, but you want to know the person who’s checking that weird bump and the back of your whatever.

I don’t want to stand in various cold offices with nothing on but a backless gown in front of a stream of different doctors. I want one doctor. My doctor!

Ironically, I finally did manage to find a local physician accepting patients here in Nelson — Dr. Fontaine. However, I never made it into her office. I met her when I was admitted to hospital and I did get all my medical files sent from Abbotsford to her clinic.

But when I called to make a follow up appointment, I discovered she had closed her practice in Nelson in order to open a new one in, wait for it, Kaslo.

So the search begins anew.

Surely there is a doctor out there willing to treat a middle aged, overweight, inactive type one diabetic, who has survived sepsis cancer and a brain aneurysm, as well as a bad cold and one wicked hang nail?

Did I mention it was a big medical file?

Luree Gould, Kiomi Tucker Sales Associates

Karen Bennett Publisher

Cheryl Foote Office Admin.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Anti-pipeline hypocrisy On Friday evening I was walking through the street market when someone I knew from the past came up and asked me to sign the anti-pipeline petition.

I was surprised because when I knew this person years ago he had an abundance of common sense, which seems to have evaporated in the intervening years.

If I was in the mood I might have asked “Which pipeline?” because there is the Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan, Keystone XL and the proposed Alberta east.

I worked on the Yellowhead Highway and did preliminary work on the Coquihalla Highway in the 1970s, and we had to work around the KM pipeline. They even helped out by allowing our staff to hitch rides on their patrol helicopter.

If anti-pipeline people are so opposed to pipelines, why do they not petition to close down the KM pipeline? I wonder how that might affect the economy of the Lower Mainland?

We have seen famous movie stars flying into Washington to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.

Do these people not realize that below the city of Los Angeles there is a huge oil field, which is pumping out crude oil from beside schools and other buildings?

In addition, the US west coast imports 1.5 million barrels per day, with 24 per cent coming in by tanker from Saudi Arabia, a distance of 11,400 miles.

Tankers also carry heavy crude from Venezuela to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, and to Canada’s east coast. It seems that anti-pipeline people prefer oil hauled by tankers and by rail, rather than through pipelines.

Where is the common sense?

And speaking of flying, it seems that a senior Greenpeace executive, Pascal Husting, has been commuting from his home in Luxembourg to his job in Amsterdam by air instead of by train. This makes a mockery of the Greenpeace campaign to reduce flying.

“Environmentalists” have been very active in Europe protesting proposed oil and gas fracking, including making films. Who is funding and backing most of this campaign? Russia! Primarily the big gas company Gazprom and various Russian politicians.

Is it any coincidence that Gazprom has doubled the price of gas to the Ukraine, and now has cut off all supplies? Russia uses fracking as a part of its industry. Russia also supplies a lot of gas to other European countries, and seems to

want to control those countries too, apparently by what some people might call blackmail.

Our anti-pipeline, anti-fracking people seem to be throwing their support behind the Russian dictatorship and encouraging attacks against the Ukraine. And what about North Korea?

North Korea is totally dependent on a pipeline from China for its oil supplies. Our anti-pipeline people are not opposed to that pipeline. Why not?

The New Democratic Party appears to be taking a leadership role in trashing the oil industry (greedy corporations and capitalists) and proposed pipelines. I would not feel so bad if these anti-pipeline people would act on their beliefs and boycott the products.

They should stop using the products for transportation, energy, cell phones and computers etc. (around 80 per cent of cell phones and computers contain plastics from the oil industry).

This anti-pipeline organization reeks of hypocrisy. I believe it would be appropriate for these people, particularly the NDP, to put up big signs reading “Blockade Alberta.”

Roger Pratt Nelson

What have we got to lose?

Many years ago a friend who is a physician told me that when a society turns or neglects its children, the society is in decline.

Harsh words? Very much so. But what is happening in BC? According to the most recent statistics from Stats Canada, BC has the highest rate of child poverty. In a province with the wealth of BC, this is a situation that is indefensible.

The present strike between the government of BC and BCTF continues to highlight the neglect of children. Surely no one can possibly accept the concept that one teacher with no, or limited assistance can teach a class of 30 or more with a spectrum of learning abilities, and/or social and behavioural problems and address the myriad of challenges that such a configuration solicits.

Our premier and education minister maintain that to address these issues is not affordable. The question is really what will happen if we don’t address the needs of children. BC has become a province that has seduced the public with the mantra that low taxes are desirable.

Hand in hand with low taxes comes the acceptance of the fact that low taxes result in service cuts. We are moving from a market economy to a market society that forces the issue that everything must be able to pay for itself.

So what have our “low taxes” bought us in recent years? BC is the only province in Canada that charges its citizens MSP premiums. The premiums are not graduated but rather are constant for the family earning $40,000 and the family earning $200,000. This practice represents a regressive tax structure. Revenues from the MSP premiums exceed the revenues generated by corporate taxes. We have found the money to replace the BC place roof at a cost of $577 million, a $200 million overrun. We built a lovely highway to Whistler at a cost of $2 billion over the original budget.

We have not found money to build day care centres, sufficient housing for seniors, to decrease health wait lines, to offer palliative and hospice facilities.

We cannot find the money to meet the needs of our children. We cannot find the money to address homelessness. We cannot find the money to help the mentally ill. We accept wage raises to government politicians. We accept that we want teachers to teach all children academics regardless of their learning abilities.

We want teachers to teach all children to live in a society void of bullying and yet we tolerate the government’s decision to lock out teachers during their breaks and make them stand on the street in all weather, eat their lunches on the curb and not speak or assist their students.

We want our children to learn respect and yet our teachers are painted as greedy and lazy. What we are witnessing in our schools violates the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Wage increases are negotiable but the resistance to address the needs of our children and grandchildren is not a matter of negotiation. It is a matter of human rights. Our democratic society demands that we strive towards justice and equal opportunity. To achieve such equality requires a departure from the mantra of affordability.

We have much to lose as a society if our education system continues to be corrupted.

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July 11th - The Boom Booms w/ guests July 12th - Tantrum Desire (UK) w/ Slim Pickins July 17th - The Good Ol’ Goats July 18th - Stickybuds July 19th - Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 w/ Papa Roots July 22nd - Charlie Hunter w/ Scott Amendola & DJ Olive July 23rd - Great Lake Swimmers July 25th - Kootenay Swing July 26th - Val Kilmer & The New Coke July 29th - The Sadies July 30th - Krafty Kuts Aug 1st - Stylust Beats w/ Digs Aug 7th - The Pack A.D. w/ Rhoneil Aug 9th - David Vest Aug 13th - III.Gates Aug. 15th - Mindil Beach w/ Hot Knox & Catalyst Aug. 16th - Big Sam’s Funky Nation w/ guest Aug. 22nd - Tofu Stravinsky & Buckman Coe Aug. 23rd - Sweet Pickle Aug 29th - Five Alarm Funk w/ guests Sept 5th - Moontricks Sept 6th - Road Kings Rooftop Dance Sept 12th - Sonny Rhodes

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Community Events Community Quilting Wednesdays, July 9, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Beginners and experienced quilters welcome at Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street.

The new speaker series in Kaslo, The Café Langham – Inspired Ideas presents forensics expert Bob Stair on Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m. with a talk which highlights his experiences working in forensics. ex-human rights /war crimes investigator, coroner, forensic anthropologist will present experiences from his professional life, trying to resolve mysteries using a wide range of scientific techniques.

Thursday special event days, 1 to 2 p.m. at Nelson Public Library. On July 10 they visit the Nelson District Youth Centre to learn to skateboard, and play at different centers.

This is a great way for kids to see what the youth center is all about.

Stories in the Park, July 12, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park visitors’ centre. Storytelling for all ages, every Saturday evening until the Labour Day weekend. Hosted by Kootenay EcoSociety, ecosociety.ca.

First Wild and Wacky Wednesday for teens (entering Grade 7 in the fall) will be July 16, 3 p.m. at the Nelson Library. Try out some Book Stuff ! Bookends (painting), Bookface (photos) and Book tasting (sampling). Snacks and prizes. For more information jharris@nelson.ca Weekly meetings Non-structured, free flow Djembe circle every Monday night at Cottonwood Falls, 7 to 9 p.m. Come, chill, chat and play. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and other instruments that complement the rhythm.

No experience necessary.

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at 8 a.m. at the Kootenay Co-op meeting room above Hipperson’s Hardware.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop centre for free information on community and services. It also offers affordable help with household tasks. The office is open Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. 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.

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.

MARKETS Downtown Local Market every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the 400 block of Baker Street. Find fresh local produce and locally made products including jewelry, pottery, paintings, natural body care items, essential oils, fresh flowers, garden stepping stones and clothing. For more info ecosociety.ca.

Salmo Valley Farmers Market every Thursday, 4 to 7 p.m., 311 Railway Avenue until September 18. Come enjoy the beautiful Salmo Valley with local food, great music and kids entertainment all in one venue. More vendors welcome.

Please contact Gabrielle at 250-357-0032 or email salmovalleyfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

Cottonwood Community Market every Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cottonwood Falls park. Local food, produce, crafts and vendors. For more info, visit eco.society.ca.

Winlaw Sunday Market this July 13 from 10 a.m. to

2 p.m. at Sleep Is For Sissies, 5622 Highway 6. Farm fresh eggs, honey, imports and handcrafted items.

Workshops Register by July 15 for Medley Arts Camp in Crawford Bay from July 28 to August 1, for all ages. Theater arts, dance fusion, clowning for children, folk band basics, samba band, ukulele, singing, Balkan choir, mandolin, fiddle, accordion blues/improv, klezmer, commedia del arte masked clown, party dance, marimbas and stiltwalking. Courses are one to two hours per day for four or five days. Prices per course range $40 to $80. Sign up for one to four courses at medleyartscamp.ca or phone 250-225-3333 Friends of Kootenay Lake is hosting four free wildlife tree mapping workshops around Kootenay Lake. The workshops teach how to identify important wildlife trees and record their locations using GPS technology.

Wildlife trees are integral to a healthy ecosystem as over 70 species of vertebrates depend upon wildlife trees. Mapping wildlife trees is a step forward to protect a critical component of a healthy lake ecosystem.

July 28: Argenta Community Hall, Argenta 7 to 9 p.m. July 29: Langham Theatre, Kaslo 7 to 9 p.m. July 31: Nelson Rod and Gun Club, Nelson 7 to 9 p.m. August 2: Gray Creek Hall, Gray Creek 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Admission is free. To register, please email summerstaff@ friendsofkootenaylake.ca, or call 250-777-4100.

Watershed stewardship workshop Saturday, August 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 701 Ward Street, Nelson. Speakers include forest ecologist Herb Hammond of Winlaw and Nadine Podmoroff of the Duhamel Watershed Alliance.

The workshop is sponsored

by KAIROS, an ecumenical group that works for social and environmental justice.

Cost is $20, lunch included.

Preregistration is requested.

Info: 250-352-9871.

Nelson and District Youth Centre hosts Community Yoga on Thursdays from 7 p.m. 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 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. for ages 12 to 18 for a $2 fee.

Fundraisers SEEDS raffle tickets for sale in front of Kootenay Coop until Monday, July 14 to support their programs and win fabulous prizes. Win a flight over Kootenay Lake for two, two nights on the lake at the Prestige Lakeside with $100 gift certificate at Ric’s, and other great certificates for local food vendors in Nelson. Come

by Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 4 p.m.

Calling local artists! Friends of West Kootenay Parks is looking for you to participate in two 50/50 fundraisers on July 21 and August 23-24 in support of the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre Hire-a-Student program. For info contact Ron Robinson at robinson4065@gmail.com or 250-352-9898.

Announcements St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, located at Silica and Ward Streets, is open for tours, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday during the months of July and August. Volunteer tour guides will be in attendance to answer questions. Tours are free, though donations are accepted.

Voting is now open for 2014 One Book, One Kootenay. A ballot box is located across from the Nelson Public Library circulation desk until August 9.

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org. Tickets range in price from $150 to $50.

Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.

MOVIES Canadian legend Don Mckellar directs The Grand Seduction (PG). The whole town will have to come together for the grand seduction to keep big city Dr. Paul Lewis from leaving after his trial residency. The movie will play for one night only on July 10 at 7:30 p.m. For more details check out civictheatre.ca or call the theatre at 250-509-2333.

Unity Music Festival runs from July 25 to 27 in Slocan. Performing artists include Los Rastrillos, Gaudi, Locarno and The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. Early bird tickets are $65 until June 24. Day passes are also available.

Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. For more information visit unitymusicfestival.ca.

Music

The second annual Kaslo Guitar Festival takes place August 11 to 16. Guitarists Daniel Boyshow, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Stephanie Judy and David Stewart make up the faculty. Classes and workshops run from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day and there will be public concerts throughout the week featuring faculty members. For more information email kasloguitarfest@gmail.com or call 250-266-4623.

Blue Moon Marquee will be playing at Kayu’s Cafe in Winlaw tonight at 8 p.m. The duo consists of Jasmine Collette and A.W. Cardinal. To reserve a table, call 250-226-7374.

Moonglow, a date night duo, performs at Expressions Cafe tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. With Shauna Capp on vocals and Erin Moon on guitar. The duo performs classic and original arrangements of torch and jazz standards — and some more recent heartbreaks — with tingling soul. Tickets are $10 at the door.

One-man band Jeff Pike, otherwise known as Windborn, returns to the Kayu’s Cafe in Winlaw at 9 p.m. on Saturday. Pike lays complex beats with foot percussion, and cuts through with powerful vocals. To reserve a table, call 250-226-7374.

The Good Ol’ Goats will play Kayu’s Cafe on Friday, July 18 at 8 p.m. This award-winning energetic Cranbrook band brings their own brand of bluegrass alt-folk to the dance floor. To reserve a table, call 250-226-7374.

Nelson teacher and musician Vanya will be performing at the Brilliant Cultural Centre in Castlegar on July 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children. For more information visit vanyasmusic.com.

Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing will perform at Nelson United Church on Friday, July 11 at 8 p.m.

He will be performing with special guests.

All proceed will go towards the Nelson United Church. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and are available at the church office or Eddy Music.

Nelson teacher and musician Vanya will be performing a concert at the Brilliant Cultural Centre in Castlegar on July 12.

Kiki Kaltwasser photo London’s Tantrum Desire make their return to Spiritbar after hosting a sold-out show last summer and headlining Shambhala Music Festival in 2012. They will be playing with Slim Pickins and Jungle D. Tickets are $20. Doors at 10 p.m. Tickets available at the Hume Hotel.

Seun Kuti, youngest son of legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, July 19 at 9 p.m. with DJ Papa Roots and Egypt 80. Tickets are $30 and are available from the Hume Hotel’s website.

The Kootenay Literary Society presents an evening with Gail Bowen and Eleanor Wachtel at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $23 and can be purchased at capitoltheatre.bc.ca Bowen will be giving a reading from her award-winning crime novel A Colder Kind of Death.

Workshops A date night duo from Kaslo BC, performs TORCHLIT throughout the Kootenays this summer.

Support from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance!

Appearing in Nelson July 10 at Expressions Night Cafe.

Watch for shows in Trail and Rossland the July 17th weekend, the Snoring Sasquatch in Cres Creston August 9, and as the last show of the Kimberley Kaleidoscope Arts Festival August 10 at Centre 64.

The Boom Booms will be in Nelson on Friday to play a show at Spiritbar. Their album Love is Overdue has just been released. Doors at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

American funk/soul/R&B singer Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires will play live at the Capitol Theatre on July 30 at 8 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca

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Internationally acclaimed cellist Tanya Prochazka will host a Talking Strings clinic on July 14 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Cedar Hall at 3141 Keniris Road. Admission by donation.

For more information email mountainsidechambermusic@gmail.com.

Writers can learn from one of Canada’s finest in a special fiction workshop with awardwinning author Donna Morrissey. Hosted by the Nelson Public Library, the workshop runs Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 6 p.m. Cost of the workshop is $85. Email donnamorrissey@ ns.sympatico.ca to register.

Oxygen Art Centre presents a creative process workshop on fashion design with artist Natalie Purschwitz on July 26 and 27, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $160, or you can volunteer in exchange for tuition. Register online at oxygenartcentre.org Summer camps at Oxygen Art Centre in-

The Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival runs from August 1 to 3. Performers include George Leach, Current Swell, Maz and Craig Korth & Guilty Pleasures. Also featuring workshops on Saturday and Sunday. There will be a free concert downtown on Friday afternoon. Tickets online at kaslojazzfest.com or email tickets@kaslojazzfest.com.

clude a fashion camp from July 21 to 25 and an animal totem camp from July 28 to August 1. Costs vary. For more information and to register online visit oxygenartcentre.org

Festivals The third annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival runs from July 10 to 13. Highlights include appearances by mystery writer Gail Bowen, CBC host Eleanor Wachtel, and authors Sid Marty, Angie Abdou and Donna Morrissey as well as Canadian publisher and author Douglas Gibson. For more information and tickets visit emlfestival.com Advance tickets are now available for the first annual Kootenay Spirit Festival, which will take place in a variety of studios, venues and parks around Nelson from September 12 to 14. This spiritually-charged festival will offer chances to meditate early in the morning or dance late at night. Music by Desert Dwellers, Buckman Coe, John de Kadt and others.

Presenters include Yasodhara Ashram, Lynn Dragone and Dances of Universal Peace.

Follow #kootspirit on Facebook and Twitter or visit kootenayspiritfestival.ca.

Starbelly Jam runs from July 18 to July 20 in Crawford Bay. Performers include Mockingbird Orchestra, BC/DC, Trypta and Mrs. Strange. Advance tickets will go on sale July 17. For more information visit starbellyjam.

The Secret Garden, a summer youth program musical, will play at the Capitol Theatre from July 24 to 26. Shows start at 7:30 Thursday to Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The story, set in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young English girl born and raised in India who is orphaned by a cholera outbreak.

Visual arts The Nelson Public Library is featuring the work of local painter George Michael Binns for the months of July and August. New work will replace the current show at the beginning of August.

The 26th annual Artwalk festival began July 4 and will feature work from 27 artists proudly displayed in 16 businesses throughout downtown Nelson. For more information visit ndac.ca Oxygen Art Centre presents High Muck a Muck, an interactive website and live exhibition that includes work by Fred Wah, Jin Zhang, Thomas Loh and others. The exhibition will run until July 19, Wednesday to Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. For information visit oxygenartcentre.org.

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Intent is to clean up, not expand Continued from Page 3 Adams fired back, saying he remembers no such agreement to avoid lighting trees. He said the volunteers involved have worked hard and they have the money available to expand.

“So we can’t do improvements?” he asked.

The answer was affirmative.

According to the recommendation, the lighting scheme will be expanded to the 100 block of Baker Street because it was a part of last year’s plan but was not completed. Any other improvements or expansions will have to wait until 2015.

The consensus from council throughout the most recent meeting seems to be that though they’re grateful for the hard work of volunteers, they would like the committee to pump the brakes on future improvements. Both councillors Deb Kozak and Donna Macdonald expressed gratitude to the volunteers, but urged them to “pause” before moving forward.

“I really think we need to be clear with the committee that this work will be securing and cleaning, not adding,” said Macdonald.

City manager Kevin Cormack agreed. “The intent of this is to clean up, not to expand.”

Reached the day after the debate, Adams was disappointed by the result of the meeting.

“Our lights have been getting bigger and bigger and better every year. Now council thinks we need a planner, a designer. I thought we were doing well.

It was a shock to us.”

Despite the controversy, the lighting plan is going ahead.

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Sixteen local businesses showcasing art works

ArtWalk 2014 opens in Nelson There were musicians and magicians performing on the street, kids drawing with chalk on the sidewalk and plenty of artistic flair to go around.

Nelson’s ArtWalk 2014 kicked off on Friday evening with a small section of Baker Street blocked off to traffic to allow visitors to enjoy the festivities.

Put on by the Nelson and District Arts Council, ArtWalk features 26 local artists who will have their works on display at 16 Nelson-based businesses.

For more information on the ArtWalk, visit ndac.ca.

ArtWalk 2014 opened in Nelson on Friday night with street performers, kids activities and 16 local businesses displaying art works. The event runs until September 1.

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When asked what she would say to people cynical of the natural building trend becoming popular in the Kootenays, Kata Polano’s answer was quite simple: “The modern method isn’t sustainable.”

She cited nasty composites, the environmental impact of transporting materials and the costcutting techniques used in typical buildings.

Natural building, though more expensive and time-consuming, allows the builder to feel like they’re a part of the process and allows them to pour more attention and love into their structures.

One of the main perks of natural building, according to Polano, is the longevity of the structures.

Whereas normal buildings have a life expectancy of 50 to 60 years, there are earthen structures worldwide that have been standing for hundreds of years.

“There’s nothing here you couldn’t do with your bare hands,” she said.

Polano started her career as an artist, typically working with jewelry and paint. She said she decided to learn about natural building because she wanted to create something more useful.

line n o r r ou test at e t En con com o t . pho nstar so nel Kata Polano believes that the modern method of building is no longer susWill Johnson photo tainable.

“And what’s more useful than just a few weekends, participants shelter?” she asked. “Everyone will be ready to build small natural needs a house.” saunas on their own,” said Paula Polano, along with builder Snow, owner of Snow’s Hillhouse Sean Breathnatch, hosted a six- Microfarm. “I can’t wait to see part workshop series that started all the new saunas springing up back in May. around the region.”

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Happy all the time: Fogies, snappers, and simians too Anne DeGrace Nelson Star Contributor

There was a small flurry of emails amongst the Civic’s movers and shakers last week.

Theatre manager Jason Asbell started it off by letting the board and a few key affiliates know — some of whom have, apparently, been muttering a bit — that a week of films for the “old fogies” demographic was in store.

President Marilyn Mint immediately removed herself from said demographic, declaring herself “ageless,” but the truth is, many of us were pleased with last week’s non-blockbuster lineup: The Chef, Jersey Boys, and coming up tomorrow as the Thursday flick, Don McKellar’s remake of The Grand Seduction, which has been getting rave reviews.

Crowd-pleaser that the recent showing of the summer blockbuster Transformers may have been among the younger set, for me this was a welcome shift.

The Chef and Jersey Boys were great. And believe me, you want to see The Grand Seduction, an ageless movie that, honestly, defies demographic. It’s just good Canadian fun, with great writing and actors in a stunning setting.

Rigid distribution rules demand that movies shown “on the break”— as soon as they are released — must get exclusive screen time: no other movies shown dur-

ing the run, which could be as long as two weeks.

For a one-screen small-town theatre, it means that when a new blockbuster takes over it can shut out the old fogies or the young whipper-snappers (depending on the film), for a chunk of time.

In the three-screen Civic Theatre of the future, any given week will feature fare for both, as well as something for the in-betweens.

We want everything for everybody, all the time. Because doesn’t Nelson deserve that?

Jason and his programming team do try to keep everyone in mind. Coming up we have blockbusters such as The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes for the simian demographic, as well as some more eclectic offerings.

The Bus, screening on Wednesday, July 30, is a quirky documentary about the VW bus from its post-Second World War utilitarian days to the cultural icon it became.

Director Damon Ristau and its central character, Dave Manning — a vagabond musician travelling in his 1965 split screen VW Bus — will be in attendance, with a set of music from Dave. Jason hopes folks will bring out their beloved buses for a procession in front of the theatre.

I love it when we have the players on stage, in person; it makes for my favourite kind of Civic event.

That said, I’m just as glad that the

stars of Planet of the Apes aren’t up for the trip. I’ve seen the trailer, and I have to say: those things have teeth.

For those still feeling demographically out of sorts, there’s good news: the Civic has partnered with the Capitol to begin showing Great Performances on the big screen, alternating between venues. Look for Royal Opera House Cinema, Shakespeare’s Globe, and Great Art on Screen in the coming months.

We’ll kick off by celebrating mid-summer on July 23 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. By that time, air conditioning should be installed and cooling down your midsummer night at the movies.

“Something for everybody” may be cliché, but in the Civic’s case, it’s true.

Having a membership not only gives you a break at the box office and free Member Movie Mondays, it’s estimated that every membership dollar translates into $5 in funding for theatre renovations, including three screens — so that eventually, every demographic will be happy all the time. How great is that?

— Anne DeGrace is the past president of the Nelson Civic Theatre Society. To buy or renew memberships or find out about upcoming movies and events go to civictheatre.ca.

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Bob Stair to appear at the next Cafe Langham event

Speaker presents Some Summers in Hell The second talk in the newly initiated speaker series, The Café Langham – Inspired Ideas, features Bob Stair of Kaslo.

Stair is an ex-cop,

ex-coroner and ex-war crimes/human rights investigator and his presentation, titled Some Summers in Hell, takes place tomorrow at 7 p.m.

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recovery, processing and identification of human skeletal remains, clandestine forensic burials and the planning and execution of the Robert William Pickton (the now infamous pig farm) crime scene excavation.

Internationally, it will look at the 9/11 World Trade Centre ground zero excavations in New York City as well as human rights investigations involving mass grave examinations in far flung places such as the Balkans and Sri Lanka.

Please note — this is a mature topic and although not numerous, a few images will be shared which some may find disturbing.

The Langham has invited six Columbia Basin folk to give a talk each month from June to November; people who have something to share with the community. Celebrating the Langham Cultural Centre’s 40th

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Bob Stair has been on several human rights investigations, some of which involved mass grave examinations. The local man will be speaking at the Café Langham on June 10.

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Thirty-two internationally acclaimed choristers will present a fun, perfect-for-summer, concert. Featuring the California sounds of the Beach Boys and the Mamas and the Papas, Broadway selections, hit songs from Chicago and the Jackson 5, and jazz classics like Route 66.

Tickets: $15 (adults), $10 (students), children 5 and under free Tickets available at Otter Books, 398 Baker Street, Nelson, BC (250) 352-3434

Tuesday, July 29th, 7:30 PM Nelson United Church 602 Silica Street, Nelson, B.C.

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L’école des Septs-sommets

On célèbre à l’école des Septs-sommets de Rossland

Par Geneviève Fortin

C’est avec joie que les élèves de l’école francophone de Rossland se sont réunis pour un dernier adieu lors de leur BBQ annuel jeudi dernier, après les heures d’école. L’Association de parents de l’école des Septs-sommets (APÉ) a accompli son plan d’offrir une fête de fin d’année. Grâce à l’aide de la directrice Marie-Josée Beaulieu, les parents et les élèves ont partagé un bon repas style ‘potluck’ et des hamburgers dans nos nouveaux locaux!

Les enseignantes avaient mis beaucoup d’efforts pour finir l’année de façon positive, sans préavis notable et en une seule journée!

Nous avons des profs en or! Nous ne voulions tout de même pas terminer l’année sans se dire au revoir, parents et élèves compris! De plus, tous les élèves de l’école avaient composé une chanson style rap sous la direction de Nadine Tremblay. Ils avaient tellement hâte de la partager avec nous! C'est devant presque tous les élèves de l’école qu'ils

ont pu présenter leur spectacle impromptu.

Les parents ont donc eu la chance d’assister au rap ainsi qu'à un autre numéro de danse et musique sur le thème de la chanson “Elle me dit” par Mika. Les élèves de la maternelle et de première année ont aussi présenté leur ronde, et la classe de 4-5-6 année a démontré son talent avec une danse à la Bollywood.

J’avais envie de me joindre à eux! Chapeau les élèves! Vous êtes vraiment des élèves de qualité!

Enfin, parce que c’est vrai qu’on a tous besoin d’une pause du train-train quotidien, passez un bel été! Vous les méritez bien ces vacances!

Annonce! Nous recherchons des familles intéressées à inscrire leurs enfants dans une garderie francophone à Rossland. Il faut être soit d’origine francophone, avoir des parents francophones ou avoir une excellente maîtrise de la langue. SVP passez le mot, et si vous avez des questions ou êtes intéressés à vous joindre à notre communauté, contactez Marie-Josée: mariejosee_beaulieu@csf.bc.ca

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Juno Award winning musician performs July 11

Fearing returns to Nelson Multiple Juno Award winning Stephen Fearing is one of the foremost performing singer-songwriters in Canada.

Fearing was born in the mid-’60s in Vancouver, but spent most of his boyhood in Dublin, where he picked up the traces of Celtic folk that colour his music.

He returned to Canada in the mid-’80s, and began playing clubs and festivals.

Mixing powerful lyrics, creative

arrangements and brilliant guitar playing, Fearing has built up a loyal and dedicated international audience with a wide range of songs — from his 1988 release Out to Sea, to his last Juno winning album Yellowjacket. He is currently releasing Tea and Confidences. He has performed in concert several times at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson since the late 1980s.

Fearing is coming to Nelson United Church for a special concert on Friday as a fundraiser for the church,

and as part of a birthday celebration for his mother, Shirley Moon.

Moon says that in his early teens, Stephen was given funds from his grandfather, and his choices were either a motorcycle or a guitar. He chose a guitar, and the rest is musical history.

The July 11 concert is set for 8 p.m. at the church (602 Silica Street).

Tickets are $25 at the door or $20 in advance from Eddy Music or the Nelson United Church office.

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With so many resources on the internet these days, is it wise to buy house plans from a website?

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The internet is overflowing with plans and prefab models for just about any kind of house you can imagine. Some of these houses look great at first glance, and the ease of online shopping can be seductive to home buyers. HOWEVER, there is a significant difference between an online product designed for “anyone anywhere” and a home that is designed for you and your property. Any successful and beautiful piece of architecture meticulously considers its physical and natural contexts. This includes: (1) how the house is integrated with existing landscape features such as rocks, water, trees and slopes, (2) how it is oriented to the sun during all four seasons, (3) the arrangement of interior spaces toward specific views, (4) positioning windows and decks for privacy, (5) is the the size and shape of the house compatible with the street, sidewalk, and neighbours (6) how a roofline compliments nearby geometries and sight lines, (7) are the materials and colours of the house harmonized with the surrounding visual landscape. The list of site-specific, contextual factors that make a home beautiful goes on and on. Importantly, these are all things you sacrifice when buying pre-designed homes online. The home you build on your property could be there for more than 100 years. Do you want it to be a ‘product’ from the internet?

Or, a ‘home’ that was designed for you, your family and your property?

Nelson is fortunate to have several skilled Architects and professional Building Designers who can work with you to design your new home.

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I can’t seem to manifest what I truly desire! What’s going on?

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As a coach, i work with this a lot. Bringing things into your life is a total inner game. if you don’t have the level of life that you dream of, the truth is, there is a part of you that feels you don’t deserve or are worthy or a part of you that feels broken.

When you don’t feel completely worthy or deserving of something that you are going after whether it’s putting your passion into action, raising your prices, setting a bigger income goal for your business or getting into a relationship… you will unconsciously sabotage yourself eVeRy Time!

We don’t mean to do it! But there is a masterful part of us that is monitoring when we start to move beyond our current level. We are ‘wired’ with an inner set point that dictates how worthy or deserving we are of pleasure, success, $$ and reward. how do we increase this worthy & deserving set point, so we don’t continue to sabotage ourselves and keep knocking ourselves out of the game? it starts with doing ‘inner work’ where we find & challenge all of our negative beliefs & programming. Then we ‘TAP’ into more of our brilliance, creativity, energy & courage.

Are your ready to raise your deserving & worth? Contact me for your F.R.e.e strategy session.

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Gala reading features three of Canada’s best Anne DeGrace Nelson Star Contributor

You expect the best for something called a Gala, and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival doesn’t disappoint. Literary luminaries Donna Morrissey, Sid Marty, and Angie Abdou entertain with stories as varied and interesting as the authors themselves at EMLF’s Gala Reading on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Hart Hall (510 Carbonate Street).

Abdou had a strong following even before her novel The Bone Cage made the CBC Canada Reads shortlist. Although booted off the island, The Bone Cage went on to win the MacEwan Book of the Year, and was the inaugural One Book, One Kootenay selection. The

novel, which followed Abdou’s well-received story collection Anything Boys Can Do, draws from Abdou’s own athletic experience as it follows two Olympic hopefuls and the sacrifices they make.

Abdou’s most recent novel, The Canterbury Trail, plays with themes from the Chaucer original as its characters set out for a remote cabin and the last good powder of the year.

Sid Marty comes by his Mountain Man status honestly. He spent years as a park warden for Parks Canada, patrolling the backcountry around Banff and Jasper by saddle, pack horses in tow. Embracing a love for the western Canadian landscape, the Albertan has eight books of creative nonfiction and poetry under his

belt. He’s also a singer-songwriter.

Marty’s book The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek made The Globe and Mail’s Top 100 list and was shortlisted for a Governor-General’s Award.

Newfoundland is the home turf of multiaward-winning novelist Donna Morrissey, whose roots are in the tiny outport community of The Beaches despite having moved to the relative metropolis of Halifax. Newfoundland sensibilities — including trademark insight and humour — find their way into Morrissey’s novels as well as her presentations.

Morissey’s first novel, Kit’s Law, harks back to The Rock, and a remote community and the struggles and triumphs of 14-year-old

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What are the advantages of Developing a Rental Suite?

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There Well, the obvious one would be to increase the value of your home; however, the big picture doesn’t stop there. The other benefits include having a mortgage helper. A rental suite could allow you to stay in your home once you’re on a fixed income. Secondary Suites also allow families to stay together; by providing a home for a family member, and keeping family connected. At times’ a Legal Rental Suite can help you to meet the criteria needed to qualify for a mortgage.

Based on “A Guide for Local Governments,” put out by the Ministry of Community and Aboriginal Women (revised in 2005), they studied several B.C. communities, including The City of Nelson. Due to Nelson’s geographical constraints for development, low rental vacancy rates and the fact that Nelson is a College Town, the City of Nelson encourages Secondary Suite Development. Having Secondary Suites enables our town to meet housing needs, while preserving the character of our community.

In summary, if you’d like to explore these options further, don’t hesitate contacting me, and I’d be happy to assist you with exploring the options most suitable for your needs. If you want to investigate further; head on down to talk with your local City Planning Department representative, or if you’d like to purchase an existing property that has a suite, come and talk to me, I’d be happy to assist you in your search.

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The term “charlie horse” usually refers to an involuntary contraction of the calf muscles. These contractions that result in tight, hard muscles can occur in many different muscles in the feet, hands, arms, rib muscles and sometimes even your eyelids (although contraction of the eyelids tends to not be painful). Whether you get them while you are sleeping or after physical exertion, muscle cramping can be quite painful.

Cramping can have a variety of causes ranging from dehydration, magnesium/ potassium/calcium deficiency, nerve injury, muscle fatigue or over exertion, and sometimes as a side effect from certain medications. Depending on the cause of the cramping there are several things that may help to prevent the cramps or to help you manage the pain when they come. Prevention of cramping is aided by maintaining proper hydration, consuming a diet rich in electrolytes and stretching.

Pain management may include stretching, icing and/or heating, spinal evaluation by your chiropractor, and consultation with your medical doctor if a new medication seems to be contributing to your cramping.

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In many cases (especially here in the Kootenay’s) when you are purchasing a home there are renovations that you would like to make immediately after possesion. The Purchase Plus Improvements program allows you to turn that almost perfect home into your dream home!

Example: Your Realtor introduces you to a property that needs a new roof and a basement renovation.

The estimated cost of the renovations is approximately $40,000. The current appraisal value and sale price of the home is $400,000. Instead of the minimum 5% down on the $400,000 ($20,000), a Purchase-Plus Improvements Mortgage lets you place 5% down on the future value of the home ($440,000) which includes the cost of the renovations.

Cost of home: $400,000 Minimum down payment: $20,000 Projected cost of renovation: $40,000 Approved future value: $440,000 Total down payment: $22,000 You would be required to provide quotes for the work you want done and the money for the renovations would be held in your Lawyers trust account and released to you once you have completed the renovation.

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Kit Pitman that had Canadian readers spellbound — and they wanted more from this fresh Newfoundland voice. And so Morrissey delivered, following with Downhill Chance, Sylvanus Now, What They Wanted, and The Deception of Livvy Higgs.

Tickets are available at emlfestival.com for the Gala Reading, as well as information about other EMLF events including the Thursday night Opening Social featuring local and visiting writers and the Saturday morning mystery writers panel with bestselling authors Gail Bowen and Nelson’s Deryn Collier. Other panels, presentations, and workshops include indigenous publishing, self-publishing, and storytelling for youth.

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I have a property and would like to build a new home.

With so many resources on the internet these days, is it wise to buy house plans from a website?

A

The internet is overflowing with plans and prefab models for just about any kind of house you can imagine. Some of these houses look great at first glance, and the ease of online shopping can be seductive to home buyers. HOWEVER, there is a significant difference between an online product designed for “anyone anywhere” and a home that is designed for you and your property. Any successful and beautiful piece of architecture meticulously considers its physical and natural contexts. This includes: (1) how the house is integrated with existing landscape features such as rocks, water, trees and slopes, (2) how it is oriented to the sun during all four seasons, (3) the arrangement of interior spaces toward specific views, (4) positioning windows and decks for privacy, (5) is the the size and shape of the house compatible with the street, sidewalk, and neighbours (6) how a roofline compliments nearby geometries and sight lines, (7) are the materials and colours of the house harmonized with the surrounding Call Th Kiomi visual landscape. e list of site-specific, contextual that make orfactors Luree @a home beautiful goes on and on. Importantly, these250.352.1890 are all things you sacrifice when buying pre-designed homes online. The home you build on your property could be there for more than 100 years. Do you want it to be a ‘product’ from the internet?

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Community Solar Garden is a community shared solar array with grid-connected subscribers. The idea is that homes and businesses, even if shaded by trees, receive a credit on their utility bill, but do not have to install and maintain the panels on their own roof. Instead they would lease or purchase a certain number of panels that would be part of the solar garden.

Nelson Hydro’s EcoSave program is exploring the possibilities of offering a community solar garden program to its customers.

Some of the many benefits would be better installation pricing and the electricity generated from the panels would feed back into the grid, therefore the customer would be receiving a credit year round.

The idea of a renewable energy option for Nelson Hydro customers is still in the conceptual phase; please contact me if you would like to be added to a list of interest, you would then be contacted once there are more details available.

A new rebate program for energy efficient upgrades such as insulation, space heating and draft proofing is now available; please contact me for the details on the $750 bonus offer for residential upgrades and how to access energy assessments for your home or business.

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The bronze-winning Nelson Selects U17 girls soccer squad pose for a victory photo after a successful campaign at the BC provincial championChuck Bennett photo ships in Chilliwack.

Six Nelson soccer squads compete at Provincial championships

U17 Selects earn BC bronze Kevin Mills Nelson Star

Nelson’s U17 Girls Selects soccer squad is coming home with provincial bronze.

Striker Naomi Perkins scored three goals in the final game of the Girls B Cup Provincial Championships to lead the locals to a dominating 6-1 victory over the host Chilliwack Attack on Sunday.

The victory capped off an impressive tournament for the U17 squad that finished with a 2-1-1 record.

“That’s an amazing story in itself, the fact that they won 6-1 in a bronze game. It just shows how well their weekend went,” said Brett Adams, regional head coach of the Whitecaps’ Kootenay Academy Centre.

The only game the U17 girls lost was to the Aldergrove Ambush, the eventual provincial championships. And that was a game Adams said the Nelson squad could have won.

“It was the only game that they lost. It was a very close game and our girls probably created more chances, but it just felt like one of those games.

Although they won the bronze, they were probably unlucky not to win the gold.”

Adam complimented Perkins for her superb play but was quick to point to the whole squad.

“It was a complete and utter team effort. They really looked like a team and have gelled along the way from the first tournament to now. They’ve had a fantastic season and fair play to the coaches, they’ve done a fantastic job.”

Adams said he was thrilled by how all the Nelson squads

Nelson’s U17 girls soccer squad was dominant in the bronze medal game, crushing the host Chilliwack team to take third in the province.

Chuck Bennett photo played at the provincials. Six teams — four girls teams and two boys teams — competed on the weekend.

“I was totally impressed with the overall efforts of the teams and the professionalism from the coaches. I noticed that our teams were playing more of a passing style game. They were playing the right way.”

He said it was a ball control game, trying to find gaps, rather than the kick-and-run style.

“It was really pleasing to see them playing that style.”

Adams added that all the teams were competitive.

“None of our teams faced anybody where they were absolutely outplayed.”

The girls U13 Selects had a strong tournament, finishing fifth thanks to a 3-0 victory

over the RGSA Riot. The girls finished the event with a 2-2 record.

“That’s their first time ever playing at this level because they are coming out of playing in jamborees and not really playing in anything that would strike you as a competition. It is a fabulous age group and has some really talented players in there,” said Adams.

He called it an age group to “keep your eye on.”

“It’s a breath of fresh air to watch them play because, no matter what happens they give it their all, they just play with a smile on their faces.”

Nelson’s U14 girls struggled in Chilliwack, finishing with an 0-3-1 record. The locals finished eighth overall, losing their final game 1-0 to the Terrace Ker-

modes.

Like the other Nelson squads, the U14s played well and had opportunities to win, but just fell short.

The U15 squad finished the provincials in sixth, dropping their final game against Aldergrove in a shootout.

The locals finished with a 1-3 record.

At the Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial Cup Championships in Richmond, two Nelson squads battled it out for soccer supremacy.

The U18 Selects finished the event in sixth, thanks to a 1-2-1 record.

The locals battled the Terrace Kermodes in the final, falling in a shootout.

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Event designed to expose more people to the sport

First Sailapalooza welcomes new boaters Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

Saturday’s Sailapalooza event attracted a large crowd of people looking Tamara Hynd photo to try sailing for the first time.

The white sails were flying on a breezy Saturday afternoon at Lakeside Park for Sailapalooza. It was a chance to try sailing with free sailing instruction and boat rides hosted by Kootenay Lake Sailing Association and the Nelson and District Community Centre.

Sailing instructor Alastair McKay has been working for the summer sailing programs for 10 years and was there to help introduce newcomers or anyone interested in being taken out in a small sail boat.

It was the first Sailapooza and McKay explained it was to open the world of sailing to more people and make them feel welcome.

“It’s to expose sailing to a bigger audience. Traditionally it has been thought of as something for a higher class but it doesn’t have to be. Sailing is really awesome and an equal sport.

Women are some of the best sailors in the world.” McKay also explained it’s a sport accessible to people with disabilities, including quadriplegics.

The collection of smaller sailing vessels was impressive. Chris and Joanna Cochrane had their International Moth 2.0 McKay pointed out the three lasers designed by Canadian Bruce Kirby; the 420 which is a North American collegiate sail boat and the Flying Dutchman which is an old Olympic class boat.

And then there were all the Opti-

Experienced sailor Jay Blackmore (right) was taking people out all day in the EnTamara Hynd photo terprise sailboat. mists. Built in the ‘70s they are used for youth racing and training. “You can fit two little kids or a 14 year old in it,” said McKay. “They are the most popular sailboat in the world; there’s around a quarter million of them.”

Sailor Jay Blackmore took people out all day in the Enterprise sail boat.

“He’s one of Nelson’s more experienced sailors,” said McKay. As part of the event, Laser dinghy races took place mid-afternoon with trophies going to the winners.

Sienna Drake, summer student em-

ployee of Friends of Kootenay Lake was also by the boat house helping out and signing up new members. The group does water quality testing in the West Arm and run various workshops.

If you missed out on Sailapalooza there is Beer Can racing off the Prestige Marina dock every Thursday at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. for those who enjoy “stressless” racing or just want to try it out for the first time.

Changes are usually posted on the sailing association’s Facebook page and klsa.org.

Soccer future looks bright Continued from Page 18

Despite the sixth place finish, Adams said the boys should be

proud of their play, considering how strong the division was.

“That was a sharp division. I saw one of their earlier games [in

Sofia Arcuri (left) of the Nelson Selects battles Chilliwack Attack for the ball in a U-14 girls soccer game during the BC Soccer Youth Provincial Championships tournament at Townsend Park in Chilliwack on Saturday.

Jenna Hauck photo

the tournament] and it was a draw 1-1. But they were by far the best team. It was an end to end game.

Our boys were so composed and were working hard. With this being their last experience with the association, they have definitely gone out on a high,” he said.

Losing the final in a shootout was just bad luck, according to Adams.

“That’s just a lottery, the shootout. It doesn’t tell the true story of what happened in the game.”

The U15 Selects faced the RVSA Lightning in the battle for fifth and sixth. Despite some hard play, the locals dropped the contest 3-2 to finish sixth.

The U15s ended the provincials with a record of 1-2-1.

“We have a good, tight-knit base of coaches that are all trying to do things the right way... I’ve certainly seen an improvement, not just in the play, but in the coaching.

“It’s been a successful year.

Would we have liked to seen the teams finish higher? Yes, because you always want the teams to go as far as they can go. But the way the association has done it, it has given us a massive platform to build on.”

The unknown champions The Nelson slo-pitch squad the Unknowns defeated the One Hit Wonders 18-15 to win the C-Division title at the Salmo Canada Day Weekend Slo-pitch Tournament. The annual tournament attracts squads from all over the West Kootenay. The Unknowns went 4-1 on their way to the title. Jayden Roch and Lorne Wouri were picked as team MVPs at the event. The team includes (back row from left to right) Kendra Wayling, Brett Uniat, Joe Capriglione, Mike Laughton, Mike Roch, Rand Wayling, Romon Whylie, Tanis Willins and Chris Wayling as well as (front row, left to right) Lauren Suomi, Luree Gould, Jayden Roch, Lorne Wouri, Abby Willins and Katie Wayling. Not pictured are team members Rob Chernenko, Justin Willins and Michele Lelievre.

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Fern Porteous passed away very peacefully at Hospice on May 17th, 2014. Her family is grateful for the care taken of her by the Hospice staff and volunteers, the medical staff at the Royal Jubilee, the staff at the Oak Bay Lodge and the care aids from Beacon Community Services.

Fern was born in Nelson, BC, on February 23rd, 1927. She went to school there and started her working career at a bank, leaving them in disgust when the bank gave her a raise only because the new minimum wage law required it.

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Fern was a hard worker, organized and disciplined, which she needed as she worked outside the home while the children were young. Whatever she took on, she did it with a will. She was one of the driving forces behind the Nelson Riding Club, she played duplicate bridge and became an avid golfer. She was sought after by novice golfers for her kindness, patience and advice during the arduous rounds at the Nelson golf club.

After she and Don moved to Victoria, she became a regular on the garage sale circuit and learned all the best thrift stores in Victoria and Sidney. She repaired and refurbished items for the craft fairs at Capital UU church in James Bay and supported Our Place with donations of cash and kind. She followed style and fashion in clothes and decor and loved to know â&#x20AC;&#x153;what people are wearingâ&#x20AC;?. She enjoyed volunteering at the Hospice gift shop, until her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health made that impossible.

She was known for her big smile and her great sense of humour. She even had the hospice nurses laughing with her during her final days.

She was a generous, practical and principled person with a deep sense of fairness and a disdain for hypocrisy and arrogance. She followed politics and voted in every election, often cancelling out her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote. She would be disappointed not to be able cast her ballot in the next election. Her husband died in 2010 and she greatly missed discussing news and politics with him.

She was also predeceased by her brother, Bill Openshaw, but is survived by her children: Lee, Neil, Laraine (Shedden), Janice and her son- in- law and friend Frank Shedden; grandchildren, Lee Shedden (Fiona), Lindsay Shedden, Bonnie Belan (Kurt); great-grandchildren Raine, Cleo and Kasey; and cousins June, Kathy and Hannah Hewitt.

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It is with great sadness we announce that Mom passed away on Thursday evening after a courageous and long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Toshi was predeceased by her loving husband Casey in 2013. Survived by her son Barry (Colleen), daughter Joanie (Wayne)Trowsdale and grandchildren Stephanie, Shaun (Shannon) and Robert. Survived also by her four sisters Miyo Hamasaki, Betty Nishiyama, Nancy (Herb) Morino, Chris (Herb) Kikuta; brother Joe Masuda; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mom was born in Rosedale, raised in Fanny Bay, Coombs and Toronto and spent majority of her married life in Passmore and Victoria.

Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifelong passion was her family for whom she showed unconditional love. Always warm, gracious and hospitable she was loved and admired by many. We will all miss her dearly.

At her request there will be a private service.

MACDONALD, Lucille

Ruth was born in Rosetown, SK on August 13th, 1935. She moved to Salmo, BC in 1952 where she married Art Simmons.

She was predeceased by her husband Art Simmons in 2013, great grandson Cody Myers and son in law Richard Endersby in 2010, son Arthur Simmons and great grandson Trevor Myers in 2001, grand daughter Carmen in 1983, and grandson Lyle Endersby in 1979.

Ruth enjoyed quilting, crocheting, motorcycling and going to church. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family.

She is survived by her daughter Esther Endersby of Salmo, BC., and son Ed (Betty) Simmons of Ladysmith, BC. She is also survived by 27 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren.

She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

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IT WILL GO ON LINE! McCLUSKEY Joan Eunice May 1930 - 2014

Lucille passed away in Kelowna, BC on June 29, 2014 at the age of 85. Predeceased by her husband of 52 years, John A. MacDonald in 2001. Survived by 4 sisters: Imelda, Yvonne, Lina (Richard) and Eveline and brother Firmin (Eveline); 3 loving daughters: Shirley MacDonald (Jerry) of Silverton, BC, Jeannette (Rick) Atkinson of Edmonton, AB and Joan MacDonald (Davin) of Prince George, BC; 10 grandchildren: Kelly (Tania) and David (Carla) Madore; Jennifer (Trevor) Love, Carmen (Mike) Fenrich, Amanda Atkinson (Trevor) and Laura Atkinson (Berton); A.J., Christian, Martin (Samantha) and Megan Auld; and 14 great grandchildren. Born on Nov 9, 1928 in St. Malo, MB to Marcel and Donalda (Bruneau) Catellier, she was the 5th of 16 children. The family farmed in St. Malo and Vita, MB. In 1949 Lucille and John married in Nelson, BC where they raised their family. Lucille (Smiley) managed the Nelson A & W for 14 years.

In 1981 they moved to Kelowna. Lucille was an avid bowler and volunteered at KGH for 10 years. No service by request. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

It is with heartfelt sadness that we say good-bye to Joan McCluskey (nee: Wigg) who passed peacefully to be reunited with her husband, Dick, and lots of family and friends.

Joan is survived by her children: Richard (Janet) of Prince Rupert, Deborah (Tim), Robert (Wendy), and Donna-Lee (Dale) all of Vernon; grandchildren: Shauna, Alex, Dave, Krystal, Allison, Robyn, Camille, Jay, Kevin, Carrie-Ann; fifteen great grandchildren; sisters: Janie Seaby (Nelson) and Gladys Redman (Vernon); brother, Don Wigg (Diane) of Penticton; extended family and many friends.

Sincere thanks to Dr. Pritchett, the staff of Vernon Jubilee Hospital and the staff of Polson North for the care and kindness shown to Joan and her family.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 11th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Pleasant Valley Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, those friends wishing to make memorial contributions may do so to the McMurtry-Baerg Cancer Center or the Diabetic Association.

A more detailed obituary may be viewed at www.pleasantvalleyfh. com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Pleasant Valley Funeral Home, Phone: 250 542 4333

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Employment Help Wanted DJM Contracting Ltd. Rossland BC Is currently seeking skilled experienced Apprentices/Journeyman for full-time work in the West Kootenay region.

Ideal applicants would have experience in both Residential and Commercial sectors with a proven track record of safe practices, a valid BC driver’s license and a professional attitude.

DJM offers a competitive wage and benefit package with possible permanent year round employment. Please forward Resume/Cover letter to:

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DENTAL RECEPTIONIST POSITION AVAILABLE Successful applicant will be well versed in all aspects of dental reception duties, an excellent communicator with strong administrative skills and an outgoing personality, a team player, and willing to work flexible hours including some evenings. Please send resume by July 16, 2014 to info@kootenaylakedental.ca or 556 Josephine St, Nelson, B.C. V1L 1W5

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info@djmcontracting.com Fax: 250 362-7299 or at 2096 Second Ave in Rossland.

THE SALMON Arm Curling Centre in British Columbia, is accepting applications for Head Ice Technician. Successful applicant starts mid August for 2014/2015 season.

Preference Level 2 certification or better, with ice making experience. Position includes ice installation, care/maintenance throughout season and year-end removal, along with some facility care duties. Season normally runs from first week of September to March.

A competitive wage based on experience is being offered.

Send resumes/questions directly to President, Salmon Arm Curling Centre, Darcy Seghers dsrenos@telus.net.

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

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

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

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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Financial Services ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-3511783.

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple.

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UNFILED TAX Returns? Unreported Income?

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Call a Tax Attorney First! 1855-668-8089. (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)

Safety Conscious, Professional Drivers Req. 5-8 Axle End Dump Configurations.

Min. 3 years winter mountain driving &/or construction trucking exp. Must be selfmotivated, mechanically inclined, efficient, accountable & a team player. $70,000+/year + Bonuses & Benefits!

Send resume, current abstract & indicate position. ronsing@telus.net Fax: (1)403-236-8216

Chatters Salon is looking for a

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with at least 1 year experience.

We offer benefits including medical, dental & year round paid education with a potential signing bonus.

Apply in person to Julie or Roz, or email resume to chahko@chatters.ca

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• 2nd St / Davies St Area • 3rd - 6th / Davies St Area

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SALMO ROUTES AVAILABLE • Cady Rd / Esquire • Glendale Ave / Cady Rd • Glendale Ave / Birch St • Glendale Ave / Ponderosa Cres • 9th Ave / Park Ave

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Based out of Grand Forks, BC. If this is a position you are interested in, please send your current resume, in Microsoft Word format, to reception@boundaryelectric.com by July 13, 2014.

No phone calls please.

career opportunity Information Systems and Records Technician - Temporary

Licensed Early Childhood Educator - Bobcat Program Leader

Reference Number 1408

This is a full time position commencing August 18th, 2014 with a starting wage $17-18/hour dependent on education and experience.

Reporting to the Manager, IT & Records Management, the Information Systems and Records Technician assists in maintaining an effective records and information program (RIM). The Technician, works to organize, classify, and update the filing and retention of corporate records, conducts records research and analysis, and assists in the development of RIM procedures and processes.

Licensed Early Childhood Educator –Bobcat Program This is a full time position commencing August 18th, 2014 with a starting wage of $16/hour.

We are growing as a centre, as educators and as community members and along with this come the need to recruit qualified Early Childhood Educators!

We want the right people on our bus! If you value collaboration, lifelong learning, creativity; and if you are willing to look at children through a variety of lenses, not only to challenge yourself but others so that we may raise the bar on all early care and learning experiences, give us a shout!

The successful candidate will be familiar with the Early Learning Framework and be open to learning about and facilitating a Reggio Inspired Practice.

Teamwork and strong interpersonal skills with all ages is mandatory.

CLOSING: Friday July 25th , 12:00 noon Please send a cover letter & resume to: The School House ECLC Attn: Veronica O’Connor 1623 Falls Street Nelson, BC V1L 1J7 Or by Email to: theschoolhouseeclc@gmail.com

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Apply today to join our award-winning team!

Please send a resume and a cover letter explaining why you would be the ideal candidate to: publisher@nelsonstar.com

The ideal candidate will have post-secondary education, preferably in records management, archival studies, library or information science or related discipline and/or several years’ experience in electronic records management. The candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Office 2010/2013 and be able to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of columbiapower.org for the detailed job description.

Closing date for this position is July 11, 2014 Please refer to Job #1408 when submitting your application.

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REBAR INSTALLERS NEEDED 24 HOUR CONCRETE GRAIN SILO FORM POUR NORTH VANCOUVER (accommodations provided)

Be part of a landmark project, recognized throughout Vancouver, then Come back to grow with us at LMS Reinforcing Steel Group!

Our City infrastructure could not be built without experienced professionals like YOU! Project Duration: Monday, July 21st - Monday, July 28th, 2014 Number of Vacancies: 50 Requirements: Looking for DEPENDABLE and HARD working professionals who can commit to: seven (7) to eight (8) straight days (Monday to Monday) of twelve (12) hour shifts (see below for either Days OR Nights).

Shifts: 1) Day = 7am to 7pm; OR 2) Night = 7pm to 7am (premium rate paid) Beneŵts: • Accommodation (if you reside out of North Vancouver area) • Meals provided (During shifts) • Completion Bonus (if all 7 days of 12 hour shift is completed).

Application requirements: Send your Letter of intent/interest and point form Resume (outlining your previous experience & transferable skills) and preferred shift (Day or Night) via: careers@lmsgroup.ca OR Fax: 604.572.6139 – Quote: “SILO-July2014” in the subject line.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those who clearly outline the application requirements above will be contacted toward future screening.

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INTERESTED in Organic Lawn Care? Fuel-free mowing? Find out more at www.beam.to/OrganicLawnCare 250.505.2404

TWO bedroom, two bathroom condo for sale, within 100 feet of Lakeside Park in Nelson.

This lovely setting overlooks the kiddies playground at the park. It is 1300 square feet of living space plus a sundeck all on one level, no stairs. It includes all appliances, plus a gas fireplace, and a jet tub. It has natural gas forced air heating and gas hot water. It includes a covered carport for one vehicle plus an extra storage locker. The address is 829 Nelson Avenue, and the main entrance is on the south side of the building. The asking price is $349,000 and we welcome offers. Call 250-5090961 for a viewing.

Large 1 bdrm studio cottage @ 7 mile North Shore 825-4416 or 354-2854

Home Repairs FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

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Heavy Duty Machinery SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.

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Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 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!

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Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs!

Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets.

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STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer meltdown sale! 20x20 $5,419.

25x26 $6,485. 30x30 $8,297.

32x34 $9,860. 40x48 $15,359.

47x68 $20,558. Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH Bungalow, four years old, Sunshine Coast. Low yard maintenance, low running costs, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, ocean & mountain views. Information and pictures, 604.485.8321.

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Comes with electric fish motor on front of the boat with two captains chairs great for all sorts of fishing.

Electric motor is easily removable. Bimini top in excellent condition. Large swim platform. Nelson.

250-354-7471. $10,000.

4 bdrm Family Home in Sunny Robson. 1/2 acre, chain link fenced, close to amenities, recent reno’s $285,000 250-212-8498

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Uncommonly Nice 1 bdrm Garden Apt, for Employed or Retired. N/S, N/P, W/D, parking, $985/m all incl 352-3139

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Commercial/ Industrial Approx 500 sq ft of office space & 1500 sq ft of shop.

Ideal location for contractor plumber, etc who needs safe and easy access/ storage, 10’ Door.

Please call Tim 250-6874716 or John 250-304-9419 for more information.

COMMERCIAL Space for Lease/Rent at 711 Radio Ave, Nelson BC, approx 1200 sq’ on street level, lots of parking in front. Great location for office or light commercial. Call 250-354-7891.

Homes for Rent 4 Bed, 2 bath, recently renovated Uphill home.

Spectacular views, 2 decks, wood stove, WD, DW, NS. Available Aug 1. One year lease required. $1600/mth + util. Contact Ross 354.3384

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156 Athletes and 35 Coaches from the Kootenays (Zone 1) will be at the Nanaimo 2014 BC Summer Games July 17- 20.

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Community Seniors Coordinating Society expands, hires new outreach worker

Connecting with isolated elders is the goal The Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is expanding its ability to support seniors by hiring a new outreach worker, Becky Quirk.

With the addition of Quirk, the society, which has operated for years with one staff person and many dedicated volunteers, plans to connect with more area seniors and also with groups interested in supporting them.

“I’m delighted to have this additional ability to connect with seniors in our area,” said the long-time office manager. “Our society has a lot to offer. We now have an additional voice to speak on the behalf of seniors and to alert our community to our many services.”

Quirk has many years in social service and volunteer work in Nelson and is impressed with what the Society is doing.

“The society has a lot going on and is anxious to get the word out more extensively, particularly to seniors who are more isolated,” Quirk said.

“Also, the Seniors Coordinating Society is the one-stop place for seniors to learn about resources avail-

able,” she added.

The society has a resource and information centre (open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), a home-help service, a grocery run service, and counselors and

“We both want the same end — reaching out to isolated seniors, finding out what barriers they face, and connecting them with resources if possible.” advocates to help with forms and problems seniors may face.

In addition, the society has a program to help seniors and lowincome people prepare their taxes.

The Elder Abuse Prevention Program is also part of the Society.

This program provides information about preventing elder abuse, putting affairs in order to minimize financial abuse, and guiding people who suspect they may be witnessing the abuse of a senior they know.

In the next few months, Quirk will collaborate with Dana Burgess, the research summer student hired by the Age Friendly Community Initiative, a program of Nelson CARES Society.

“Both Dana and I are interested in connecting with seniors who are isolated,” Quirk said.

“Her work is focused more in rural areas and mine will be more focused on seniors in Nelson and district, but we anticipate that there will be referrals back and forth. We both want the same end — reaching out to isolated seniors, finding out what barriers they face, and connecting them with resources if possible.”

The Seniors Coordinating Society, located at 719 Vernon Street, has been a registered society since 1999. New seniors outreach worker Becky Quirk stands in front of the Seniors CoordiAnyone interested in the services of nating Society with a small sample of some the materials available at their office. the society can call 250-352-6008.

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COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE Friday, July 11, 4 - 7pm at Nelson Commons Display Suite & Sales Office, 621 Vernon St. Learn how the Nelson Commons project is developing! Meet some Nelson Commons residents-to-be and the talented team involved. Enjoy refreshments, good conversation and enter your name for a chance to win a fabulous prize - contest closes July 11, at 6pm.

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