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mostly in and out of the Kootenays. But his favourite aviation experience isn’t even his own. “The most intense and exciting experience was standing on the ground watching my 16-year-old son fly solo for the first time. Being there, watching that, and that sense of ‘wow, he’s doing something that’s so amazing, that very few people will ever experience’,” he said. “It’s hard to describe.” Grympa now wants to replicate that experience for the Nelson community. As chairman of the upcoming aviation showcase on Saturday, August 2, he wants to install a passion for aviation in the future generations that will be lined up on the tarmac. “It’s a really fun, family grassroots aviation event. It’s not like a huge inter-
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Grypma said aviation is an integral part of the Nelson community. “Nelson has always been a very airminded community. As a matter of fact, the very first air show occurred in 1912 at the site of the aquatic centre parking lot. It was an American pilot by the name of Walter Edwards. He came in from Portland, Oregon and did a fantastic show here.” Ever since then, aviation has been closely linked with development in the area. “The airport was originally constructed by volunteers and the city of Nelson in 1946 and it’s been operating consistently since then. It’s become a gateway to Nelson” he said. Continued on Page 3
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Human remains discovered in Nelson Nelson RCMP have recovered human remains in a nearby forested area. On July 23 the RCMP were advised of the remains in the area between Bealby Point Road and the Rails to Trails near Red Sands Beach on the edge of Nelson. At around 5 p.m. that day, the police and the BC Coroners service, with the assistance of Nelson Search and Rescue, were able to retrieve the remains.
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“Airplanes have been coming in and out for all kinds of reasons. Government surveys, mining surveys, all sorts of logging, forest fire, recreation. All the aspects of aviation have been embedded in the psyche of Nelson.” Grypma said most of the performers took a significant pay cut to attend the air show. “We couldn’t have afforded them otherwise. It’s a chance for them to showcase their talents and every pilot has a huge ego, they want to be the best,” he said. He’s particularly thrilled that they’ve lined up a female performer. “One of the biggest coups we got is we managed to get a lady pilot, Anna Serbinenko. She’s one of the few female airshow performers. Her act is called Sky Dancer. For me, I think it’s an awesome role model for young girls. Aviation is a male-dominated thing, but it’s slowly transitioning and we need to encourage that. We’re so happy she’s coming.” Organizers are hoping the air show will help raise the profile of the airport, which Grypma considers to be a significant community asset. “A lot of people don’t even know where it is. We want to get people down here. The airport is a community asset and we want to share that. We want to share our passion. These small grassroots airports like Nelson and Kaslo and Nakusp, they’re the gateway for young people to get a feel for aviation. You need small airports to get people started. You don’t just jump in a jumbo jet.” Grypma said aviation is nowhere near as inaccessible as some people imagine. Though it can be costly, he believes anyone with a passion can pursue their pilot’s license. “Anybody can do this, literally anybody. It’s really that simple. Everyone’s got a passion in life and if you have the passion and the gumption, you can do anything. I’m living proof of that, and so are all these airport bums,” he said. After taking the Star on a 30-minute ride over Nelson, Grypma said the entire trip cost him about twenty dollars in gas. “This airplane here is cheaper than a used
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AMAZING VIEW! Case Grypma, chair of the aviation showcase on August 2, poses beside a 1979 Citabria before taking a Star reporter for a half-hour aerial tour of Nelson. Will Johnson photo car. A few dollars an hour for fuel and you’re all set,” he said. “It’s all about how you view your place in the world. I love to go flying. It’s a hobby. It’s probably more expensive than sewing a quilt, but it’s worth it.” Grypma said he’s particularly excited to see the youthful expressions of wonder on the faces of those coming to the air show. “Little kids, they come and they love it.
They’re so in awe, like ‘holy-moly’. Kids have a natural affinity for flying. Their eyes pop,” he said. On the day of the event, they will take a number of the children in attendance for plane rides. “We have the opportunity to give them that first experience. There’s nothing better.” For more information visit nelsonpilots. ca. Entry is by donation.
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Nelson resident Michael Dailly is the first non-incumbent to announce his candidacy for city council in the upcoming municipal election. “I could only do so much fishing, gardening and golfing,” said Dailly, who retired five years ago from a 30-year career with the Metro Toronto Fire Department. He lives in Nelson with Julie, his wife of 14 years, and recently became a grandfather for the first time. “Nelson’s a wonderful place to live and I want to see it continue and become a better place to live,” he said. Dailly is no stranger to government process. Over the course of his career he has served as a union executive officer for the fire department, and often worked closely with Toronto’s city council. He was also a worker’s compensation representative, and lobbied the provincial government to change legislation around work-related cancers. “I’m the kind of person who as things happen, I get involved,” he said. This means that when his daughter Karen was born with Down Syndrome, he became the vice-president of the Down Syndrome Association and again lobbied the government, this time to change legislation about how special needs students receive education. Lately, since moving to the Kootenay, Dailly has become passionate about affordable housing and homelessness. “I’d say one of the major impetuses for running was the homelessness and affordable housing issue, or lack of. The situation around low income folks who live in Nelson has become a real interest to me since I started working with Nelson CARES,” he said. He currently
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sits on their board of directors. Dailly is also interested in the environment, and demonstrated it by arriving for the interview on his electric bike. “I’m not going to chain myself to a tree, but the environment’s important,” said Dailly, who is also active with local environmental group Transition Nelson. Dailly said he regretted not running in the most recent election, even though he’d only been in town for two years. For the past year he’s been preparing to tackle the role. “I see myself as a middle of the road councillor as far as issues
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go. I’m not polarized. There is some polarization on the council and I see myself as the candidate who can bridge those extreme ideas,” he said. And how to address the polarization, which most recently has manifested as a rift over downtown’s Baker Street Christmas lights? “I think we have a lot of people in town with a lot of expertise. I don’t have the answers for the issues or the problems, but I do trust we have the answers and it’s about listening to each other.” Dailly said he believes council loses more by indecision than wrong decision. “Wrong decisions we can correct. Indecision is lost time,” he said. When asked what he wanted voters to know about him, Dailly’s answer was simple and direct. “That I’ll listen. I’ll pay attention and do the best I can. And I want to hear from everyone.”
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Is dental care beyond your budget? The West Kootenay Community Teeth clinic has been working hard for the last few months, and are now up and running. Dr. Matt Osepchook and his staff are ready to welcome more patients at their third clinic on August 11. Thanks to the volunteer work of local dentist Osepchook, who was recently honoured by Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak, Dr. Bill Saliken and Dr. Mona Makortoff; hygienists, certified dental assistants (CDAs) and reception staff, they are able to provide affordable, accessible dental care to the community. Mara Sand, community dental hygienist for the Interior Health Association was aware of the need and was the person who got them going. The next clinic is at Dr. Osepchook’s office at 300 Baker Street. Osepchook said they saw 18 patients at the last clinic and they had space for more. He added that he feels blessed that they have been able to provide this service, especially with donations from the public. Janette Mulloy visited the clinic on July 7 as she said she had been in need of dental care that she could not afford for years. “The wall of fear is very high, but very thin,” she said. “This is an important thing to remember when you are sitting in the dentist chair. Not the needles, that will pass. Nor the uncertainly, that too will pass, but what remains
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Selkirk College has cancelled its professional aviation program. After spending months attempting to find a fiscally sustainable way to deliver the program, the local institution made the difficult decision to pull the plug. Suspended earlier this year due to low enrolment and financial pressures, college administration recommended to the Selkirk College Board of Governors that cancelling the program was the best option. At a meeting on Tuesday night, the board voted to accept the administration’s recommendation. “This was an extremely difficult decision,” said Neil Coburn, Selkirk College vice president of
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education and Students. “After eight months of review and discussions, weighing all the options, and looking at the viability of the program into the future, this was the most responsible course of action.” Increased competition from other programs in Western Canada, changes to the way the provincial government funds post-secondary education and challenges in the airline industry itself only compounded the difficulties of offering a high quality program into the future. The program costs more than $1.1 million each year to deliver. The college initiated a review this past October which examined program outcomes,
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Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett
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OF THE WEEK Are you planning to attend this year’s Shambhala Music Festival?
So sad. Ugh my heart. Don’t believe all of the propaganda you read, just because it’s literature by scientists that has evidence doesn’t make it the only way to do things. It makes it an accepted blanketed answer people blindly believe. Living in the parks I learned how to keep bears away, and we are far from that in the Kootenays. Sad. Heather Policelli
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Should have just relocated the bear...Would they like being shot after going somewhere they aren’t suppose to? Barb Gilmour
LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:
Do you own, or have you ever owned, a Westfalia Volkswagen van?
So what if that black bear attacked a child? You people would not be putting stupid comments on here about relocation. They did the smart thing in the long run, period. Woody Dereck Hartung
You responded:
YES: 30 % NO: 70 %
My neighbour’s wife was worried a bear might climb onto their deck. Her husband said, “it’ll only happen once!” Terry LePage
Council Comment – Robin Cherbo
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Consultants aren’t needed for holiday lights
wo songs seem to fit the July council meeting where Christmas lights were discussed; Black Day in July by Gordon Lightfoot and I Just Go Nuts at Christmas by Yogi Yorgesson. Things heated up when the suggestion was made to stop putting up new lights and hire a consultant to come up with a Christmas lighting downtown plan. It seems to me that there is a lot of concern over a minor issue. The downtown core including Baker Street has had a number to attempts over the years to do something uniform. It is easy to notice that at one point there was a desire to have uniform covered sidewalks as over the sidewalk near Vogue Photographic and that did not succeed. The best effort to date was to clean up and revitalize the old buildings, removing aluminum siding, along with fixing up the old designs which worked well for a number of years but it is due for much needed upgrade and clean-up. There was also an attempt to have uniform advertising signage on businesses E-MAIL LETTERS TO: editor@nelsonstar.com DROP OFF/MAIL: 514 Hall Street, Nelson, BC V1L 1Z2 Phone 250-352-1890
but that too has gone to the wayside with a variety of signage. Then there was even a colour code for the downtown core but with the mural design on Reo’s, and the Boomtown mural, that as well has had little success. Not to mention all the sidewalk folding advertising signs all over the walkways with little consistency, some with legal city permits and some not. There is also a vast inconsistency with sidewalk patios of every type of design placed beside and on sidewalks. Therefore, it seems to me, it doesn’t make a lot of sense in hiring a consultant to do a downtown core lighting plan. I believe that it is better for the long term to work with in-house staff wherever possible or at least hire locally. There was also a concern about maintenance, but the new LED lights and wiring seems to last a long time with minimum maintenance required. The volunteer committee Xmas Elves have worked many hours to date and it looks as if they have done a great job
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with the assistance of city work crews to put up the lights and with help from the Rotary Club members to remove some of the lights. Nothing in the city has much of a uniform design so why should we use taxpayer money for consultants? Most art is unusual with varied colour and design, so why should it be any different with downtown core Christmas lights? The money for a consultant could be used to put up more lights of which most people over the holidays were very pleased to see around and over the streets. Sometimes it is better to let things take their course as long as it works well, requires minimal maintenance and is safe. So hopefully this lighting can be resolved over the summer with a minimum of fuss and everyone enjoys the rest of the summer months, keeping cool.
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Nelson Star Friday, July 25, 2014
Opinion
Wayne Germaine Serving Nelson & Area Since 1987.
Questioning importance of class sizes
The call from teachers in the current labour dispute that class size should be a teacher factor in contracts is nothing but a grab for leverage to maintain jobs for teachers when enrollments, upon which funding is largely based, are dropping. Regardless of what the courts say, I believe it common sense that the ability to determine class size
always be a management responsibility which properly belongs to school boards. While a small class size may seem nice to parents, it is not if it doubles the provincial salary budget of teachers when other demands on the public purse are just as pressing. I have a picture of my Grade 6 class at Herbert Spencer Elemen-
tary School in New Westminster. The year was 1941. A count of this class size results in something over 40 students. As I recall we had our fair share of slower learners who would probably be called “special education” now. And we had some in the middle and several very bright kids. Continued on Page 8
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HUGS: To paramedics, who are never mentioned in news articles and are never praised or appreciated for the work they do. It isn’t just the fire department or search and rescue that show up in an emergency! Your commitment to this community doesn’t go unnoticed by everyone! You are the unsung heroes, and I thank you! SLUGS: To people who run stop signs, especially on the Rosemont overpass. Maybe you should take your driving test again. SLUGS: To the people who speed between West Innes and Knox Roads. Did it ever occur to you that there are people walking or jogging and children riding bikes on that narrow street? Not to mention all the driveways we come out of. It makes it scary at times so please slow down before someone gets hurt.
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This is a public notice: Don’t eat yellow snow, don’t text and drive, and use your head before you post on Facebook. Picture this; it’s a breezy summer morning, the sun is out, the birds are chirping and you’re sitting at the table enjoying a delicious cup of coffee. You still have 10 minutes before having to leave for work and decide to take a quick scroll through Facebook. The page loads and the first status catches your eye, a friend is asking if anyone has heard about the “incident” that happened in town. Weird, you haven’t heard of any incident. Someone else commented on the status saying how tragic it is that only good people die young. You scratch your head and frown, wondering what happened all while mentally agreeing that it truly is tragic. You scroll down and see another status “Has anyone heard about
the girl who died this morning?” You click it and the comments say that she is a young girl, 24, from the next town over. The next comment is correcting the previous “actually she’s only 22, I went to school with her.” Your stomach turns, you know quite a few people that age from that city. You continue to scroll through the page and see, “RIP Jane.” Jane? It couldn’t be your Jane, could it? You click on your mutual friends with the status owner, and that’s when your world crumbles. Could you imagine learning that something tragic has happened to a loved one from a Facebook status? People should not be posting about these events that come up until names and details have been officially released in the news. Not only are these statuses and comments extremely insensitive and disrespectful to those involved and related, they also cause ru-
mors and gossip. Which in some cases can be even more distressing, especially if what was said turns out to be untrue. I would like to ask all of my Facebook friends to please take a second and think, “What am I gaining by posting this? How will this affect the people reading it?” Do it out of respect for the family and friends of those involved in the incident. Private message, text, or call each other but keep it off your wall. Soon enough it will all be in the news. What you do with that, after it is made public, is your business. That being said; visit a little longer, hug a little tighter, and remember to say I love you every chance you get. Life is short and you never know what moment with someone will be your last.
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Waste is a terrible thing to waste Re: “Project fosters waste reduction at regional markets,” June 16 An Earth Matters/EcoSociety educational workshop to show local people how to separate waste and compost can be seen as the West Kootenay way of feeling good about not taking waste management issues seriously. The regional and municipal political elite of our region it appears have decided we will never recycle 40 per cent of our waste stream. Organic waste in the West and Central Kootenay will be mixed with non-organic matter and trucked in some cases better than 100 kilometres and vent tons of methane from our landfills for the foreseeable future. It was announced by RDCK directors a year ago that the new regional waste transfer site west of Nelson would never compost organic waste. Nelson’s mayor and councillors have always blamed the regional district pundits for Nelson’s lack of political will to compost organic waste. It appears the regional district has a financial cash cow in Nelson’s organic waste and no real motive to stop the production of methane that helps with global
warming security. Vancouver launched the Green Bin program in 2013. Despite early to-be-expected problems, they have now more or less ironed out most of the expected glitches and the organic composting program that services 100,000 homes and 1,800 multi-unit residences has reduced waste at the landfill by 40 per cent or 24,500 tons per year. The company Harvest Power that receives Vancouver’s organic matter produces three grades of marketable garden soils and electricity it sells back to the grid. EarthMatters and the EcoSociety are not by nature or nurture entrepreneurs. It is important the directors of these apparent non-profit organizations not use our local governments’ lack of responsibility as a grant writing platform and bring their considerable financial resources and gathered esteem to pressure our local governments for a comprehensive solution to this fairly simple problem.
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In this class there are some who became doctors, several lawyers, scientists, athletes and a politician or two (who were probably also lawyers). I have often been accused of mispronouncing that by calling them “liars.” One became a senator but he seems to have been absent when the picture was taken. Once I was interviewing a candidate for a fairly senior position. He had a doctorate in education. On reviewing his dissertation I realized that after all the pages and pages of data and argument his thesis seemed to be that “smart kids get good marks.” Another way of putting it might be that regardless of what you do to the education system the bright
kids will get by. The more you water down the content in the interests of socialization (i.e moving kids ahead in grade no matter how poor their marks) learning by absorption, the less the average kids will take away in real learning. And I believe it is the same now as it was when we old crocks were in school: it takes study, self-discipline and hard work for most of us to do well in school, not our social popularity or what passes now as knowledge that somehow our kids are expected to get by absorption. Perhaps by sleeping with a text book? Perhaps no matter what they do now many graduates will leave the schools unable to calculate a percentage or submit a grammatical and properly spelled employment letter.
Or even worse, unable to meet the requirements of university or technological training. In many ways I am glad that my own kids are long past their school days and approaching or in retirement and that there are other options for their grandchildren: independent schools, home schooling, distant education and yes, perhaps a revitalized public school system. Perhaps, in other words, the teacher has less learning impact than hard work, motivation and the brains with which a kid is blessed. Perhaps we need a viable tool to measure teachers’ performance in how well they do their job.
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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.
Community Events Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.
Chasing Nelson’s Firebug: A Cultural and Historical Scavenger Hunt takes place on Sunday at 4 p.m. Starting in August 1911, a firebug terrorized Nelson by lighting almost nightly fires. His story, along with Nelson’s unique history and culture, come alive in a brand new scavenger hunt. For tickets go to goo.gl/dSrdZt. Contact organizer Elliot Robins at 250-777-1313.
Join Kokanee Nature Adventures for teens on Thursday, July 31 at the Kokanee Creek Visitors Centre from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Animal Censusing and Behaviour: How many are there? And what do animals really do? Dr. Joanne Siderius, a wildlife biologist and the naturalist at Kokanee Creek will be your mentor in this module. You will use trail cameras, track “traps” and census transect techniques to see and track the animals that share the park with us. You will also use transects to count the birds and animal sign in areas of the park. Bring your binoculars! kokaneevisitorscentre.org.
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.
The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) is a non-profit organization aiding veterans and providing charitable funding to local non-profit groups and high schools. Membership is available to the public. Members and their guests enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, bigscreen television for sports, barbecues, monthly celebrations beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), euchre (Thursdays 7 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Hall rentals available. Info: rclbr51@telus.net or 250-3527727 or 250-352-6464.
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-
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.
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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. Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-352-7333. Nelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check us out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email nelsontrailrunnerz@gmail.com to confirm times. Nelson Trail Runners is an open, noncompetitive, all abilities trail running group with over 104 members. 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 ecosociety.ca. MarketFest returns today (July 25) with an amazing lineup of six bands on two stages and 100 vendors of all kinds. MarketFest is one of Nelson’s premier summer festival so don’t miss it. Join the EcoSociety for an evening of family-friendly fun. MarketFest runs from 6 to 10:30 p.m. on the 200 and 300 blocks of Baker Street. A $5 donation is kindly requested for persons over 13. For more information, markets@ecosociety.ca. Workshops 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 250-7774100. 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
Fundraisers Calling local artists! Friends of West Kootenay Parks is looking for you to participate in a 50/50 fundraisers on 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. Be part of the 2014 Trail Kidney Walk on Sunday, August 24, 9 a.m. at Gyro Park, Trail. It’s the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s 50th anniversary. The kidney walks are community-led events dedicated to raising awareness and funds for kidney research. Announcements St. Saviour’s Anglican Church continues to build on the success of its summer public tours by again throwing open its doors. St. Saviour’s, located at the corner of Silica and Ward Streets, is a by-law designated Heritage Church built in 1898 and is open for tours, 11 am 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. Nominated books include South of Elfrida by Kaslo’s Holley Rubinsky; Africa’s Unfinished Symphony by Fauquier resident Lucia Mann; and from Sparwood, Bobby Hutchinson, author of Blue Collar B&B. Author information can be found at obok.ca. A ballot box is located across from the Nelson library circulation desk until August 9. Cast your vote and be entered to win a copy of the selected title. One Kootenay selection will be announced on September 8.
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Outskirts Theatre Festival is a three-day celebration of performing arts happening August 21 to 23 in downtown Nelson. For details see outskirtstheatre.com.
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 Saturday. The story, set in the early 20th century, tells the story of a young English girl named Mary Lennox who was born and raised in India who is orphaned by a cholera outbreak. Tickets are available from capitoltheatre.bc.ca
Dance Theatre Ballet - Musical Theatre Classes start Aug. 11 For more information contact lhlightfoot@hotmail.com
The Civic Theatre presents Begin Again on July 25 at 7:00. Staring Kiera Knightley and Mark Ruffalo, this romantic comedy explores the contemporary music industry. p.m. All tickets $30 on sale at Otter Books and online at civictheatre.ca
Festivals
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. Follow #kootspirit on Facebook and Twitter or visit kootenayspiritfestival.ca.
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.
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.
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Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires will perform at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, July 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42.50 and are available online at capitol theatre.bc.ca David Vest plays Spiritbar at 7 p.m. on August 9. Touring in support of his latest album Roadside Revelation, Vest will perform legendary blues hits, as well as covers and original material. Tickets are $15 and are available from the Hume Hotel.
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
Internationally renowned acoustic innovator Attila Duval will be performing at Ravencourt B&B in Upper Passmore on Friday, August 1. Inspired by a touch of Latin American rhythm, tonalities from jazz and straighforward pop music, his dramatic percussive mode of guitar playing puts his unique signature on his creations. For more information visit ravencourtbandb.com or call 250-226-7801. 25 or 6 to 4 is a new 12-piece Chicago tribute band. Four powerful horns drive this group playing hits from Chicago’s gloried past. Playing for two nights at the newly air conditioned Civic Theatre on August 13 and 14 at 7:30
The Nelson Public Library is featuring the work of local painter George Michael Binn for the months of July and August. New work will replace the current show for August.
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The Civic Theatre presents Begin Again on July 25 at 7:00. Staring Kiera Knightley and Mark Ruffalo, this romantic comedy explore the contemporary music industry. Directed by John Carney. Rated 14A.
The Civic Theatre is throwing a tailgate party and cookout on Vernon Street on July 30 before their one-night documentary screening of The Bus, a documentary about VW vans Residents are encouraged to bring their vans to the area in front of the theatre for a 5:30 start The party is free. Normal ticket prices apply for the screening. For more information visi civictheatre.ca
Shambhala Music Festival runs from August 9 to 11 in Salmo. This year’s headliners include Moby, Bassnectar and Datsik. Local performers Erica Dee, Meow Mix and Audio Architech are among the over 300 musical acts performing this year. For more information visit shambhalamusicfestival.com
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Susan Parr’s show “Sea Scapes” will be a the Dominion Cafe on Baker Street until the end of August. The paintings are from photo taken on a trip to New Zealand. Her show “Boughs and Blooms” will be at Frog Peak Cafe on Highway 6 until the end of July.
Workshops 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
Visual arts The 26th annual Artwalk festival features work in a variety of mediums from 27 artists proudly displayed in 16 businesses throughout downtown Nelson. For more information visit ndac.ca
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OHNNY Magick doesn’t like the word “trick”. “A trick is what a prostitute does for money,” said the local performer, who recently returned to the Kootenay after spending time performing and working in Las Vegas and Hollywood. “There are people who are tricksters, and then there are magicians. There are people out there, they may have a business card with a top hat and a bunny, but I wouldn’t say they’re magicians.” A real magician, according to Magick, is somebody who elicits an emotional response from the audience and stimulates them to think. “Real magic has a raison d’être. It’s designed to be more than ‘aha! Look at this!’ It’s supposed to have an emotional hook. It could have social commentary sometimes or it VIDEINOE could be pointONLstar.com ing out bigger nelson mysteries in the universe,” he said. Magick, who is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and regularly lectures about magic and has served as a judge in magic competitions, studied under magicians Jeff McBride and Eugene Burger and completed their master class program. He was thrilled that he successfully fooled them during his final performance. “I needed to go out and hit the entertainment capital, see if I had what it took. I was pretty stoked to see I fooled some of the world’s best magicians, and now some of them are using my effects in their shows.” Magick started booking gigs, and was regularly flown down for celebrity parties in Beverly Hills and elsewhere. He said it was a thrill to be
Local musician Johnny Magick has travelled the world, performing in Las Vegas and Hollywood. He now performs regularly in the Nelson area. Will Johnson photo
performing at that level, but pens right in your hands,” also exhausting. said Magick, who specializes These days he’s working in mentalism and close-up a little closer to home, magic. “You’re not a pasat Jackson’s Hole & sive receiver. I want Grill on Friday to hook in, get you nights and Finemotionally, get ley’s Irish Bar & your brain stimuGrill on Saturlated.” days. Magick origiAPPROVED “I want to crenally became inate an experience terested in magic at where magic hapthe age of six, when his
mother invited a friend over named Cody. “My mom had a native friend she’d gone to school with, and he was staying with us. He was kind of a gypsy guy, lived out of a backpack, kind of a couch surfer. “He knew a little bit about everything, he’d just have that little nugget of info about this and that, just enough to make him come off as cool so people would let him crash,” he said. The first time he saw Cody perform, he knew something important was happening. “I remember thinking, because I went through a terrible amount of abuse, if I could do that I could shape the world around me and make it how I want it to be,” he said. “I started bringing these books home from the library and immediately I was disappointed, because I thought I would have complete mastery of the universe. I realized it wasn’t so.” But he was already hooked. “It became my salvation,” he said. By the age of 14 Magick was performing on the streets of Toronto to make a living. At the time he was working to feed himself, but he always had larger ambitions. Now that he’s rubbed shoulders with some of the world’s best, he’s ready to settle into an easier routine and to focus on teaching. “I’m essentially a magician’s magician these days,” he said, specifying that he still routinely spends up to 12 hours a day working on his material. Magick said he now plans to stay in Nelson long-term. Though he will continue to travel and perform elsewhere, he called this his home. “I’m going to be here, for sure. You don’t pick this town, this town picks you. If you’re here long enough, you’ll know that.”
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Vangie Bergum’s grandmother Inger Marie died on a remote Saskatchewan homestead in 1929, but the Ymir author still converses with her on a regular basis. “It’s not a weird relationship I have with her. I know it’s coming out of my own writing, my own thoughts,” said Bergum in a recent interview with the Star. “When I talk to her, I talk to her as ‘bestemor’, which is Norwegian for grandmother, She was 57 when she died. Younger than I am now. But I’ll ask her a question and she’ll answer me. She’s always supportive of me, and my writing. She’s glad that I talk to her, and that I’m interested in her life.” Bergum is more than interested. Her lifelong investigation into her grandmother’s death at the hands of her grandfather qualifies more as an obsession. According to her, she had no choice but to write her recently released memoir Downstream: Bestemor & Me, which explores the murder-suicide that claimed her grandmother’s life and the longterm effects it had on her family. “I have a relationship with my grandmother now,” she said. “It’s based on what I know about her. Letters she wrote. I asked her if I should be doing this, and she was guiding me in some ways.” Bergum began writing in 1985, but didn’t see the book published until this year. “It’s very hard to tell this story, emotionally. It was important for me to share it, but it’s still a tough story,” she said. “The reason I felt
life was a cathartic experience for her, she also has a larger issue in mind. “My interest academically and as a woman was to explore this notion of missing women in our lives. In the book I tell the story of the 14 women massacred in Montreal as I’m taking my daughter to school. There are so many examples,” she said. “I miss my grandmother. I miss my aunts. These women are missing in our lives.” Bergum’s ancestors immigrated first to the U.S., and then to Canada, from Norway at the beginning of the 20th century. Inger Marie had 10 children, of whom Bergum’s mother was the eldest. She was not home on the night of the tragedy. “My mother was incredibly happy. Everyone remembered her as a happy woman. But I was aware of her sadness too,” she said. The topic of her grandparents was firmly off-limits. “She couldn’t talk about it. She had to survive. She had to live and take care of us and move on with her life,” Bergum said. “It was a story we all knew about, but didn’t really know about, because nobody really told me until I was 12. It stayed in the background of my mind for a long time, and I think for many of my cousins and sibling that’s true. We didn’t ask questions because we knew we shouldn’t.” Bergum began asking those
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Ymir author Vangie Bergum wrote Downstream: Bestemor & Me about her grandmother, who was murdered by her grandfather in 1929. Will Johnson photo
like I needed to do it was I believe we carry stories generationally, and if I didn’t write the story it would be unfinished business.” She said if she hadn’t completed it, perhaps one of her children would’ve had to. This is her way of finally addressing a source of shame in her life. “I feel, as I’ve worked through
this, the shame I may have felt and experienced without recognizing it, is better being out in the world. It’s better to share it,” she said. “My goal is always to make the world a more beautiful place to live and to be honest about the sorrows and tragedies we face.” Bergum said, though the process of investigating her grandmother’s
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questions in earnest after a writing workshop she attended years later as a grown woman. Her instructor asked them to write about their grandmothers. “In the conversation after she said ‘well, how did she die’? And that was the beginning.” Understanding her grandmother’s social context was key to coming to terms with her tragic demise, said Bergum. She delved both into her life, and the life of her spouse. “My grandfather was an incredibly skilled carpenter. He built a number of houses and churches. But he wasn’t a farmer, I don’t think,” said Bergum. “They moved f rom homestead to homestead, and he was hired out. He was a restless man.” Bergum’s grandmother was institutionalized twice in the early 1900s, and there are other indications of family trouble, but what exactly caused the murder-suicide can never be known for sure. “I think they ended up living in a tiny little house in northern Saskatchewan, and the tragedy happened in October, right before winer,” said Bergum. “The inquest said my grandfather had a moment of insanity, and I’m not sure. That’s what I have to believe.” Downstream: Bestomor & Me is now for sale wherever books are sold.
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Kootenay Gut Buster grows for ninth year WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star
Paul Hindson wants to make you laugh. “I tell people the first word you learn in the Kootenays is ‘ear’,” said the host of the upcoming 9th annual Kootenay Gut Buster, when asked by the Star for an example of local comedy. He mimicked taking a luxurious drag from a joint, then passing it mid-inhale. “‘ere,” he said. Gemini Award winner Pete Zedlacher was the The local comedian, who has show’s headliner in 2013.
performed extensively across the region, started hosting the Kootenay Gut Buster at his hotel, Kokanee Chalets in Crawford Bay in 2010. He said the show’s been growing in popularity since. “Our comics are getting better and better,” said Hindson. “I don’t do much stand up anymore, but I usually wind up getting pulled on stage.” Hindson has assembled a dream team of eight comedians from across North America, in-
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Create quick meals that are still healthy Warm weather provides a great opportunity to slow down and savor time spent having fun in the great outdoors. But time spent away from home often leads to meals made on the fly. Though last-minute meals might be convenient, they are not always healthy. Fortunately, there are other ways to eat well even when you’re pressed for time. Choose fast-cooking foods. Stock the pantry with items that will cook quickly. Fresh produce can be steamed or grilled in only a few minutes and served alone as a vegetarian meal or mixed with other foods for a quick entree. Seafood tends to cook quite fast, and many seafood dishes make for a low-fat source of healthy protein and essential fatty acids. Seafood also is lighter on the stomach, which fits well with the smaller meals people tend to enjoy during warm weather. Even foods that take a long time to cook can be prepared quickly. Thick cuts of meat or poultry can be fileted or sliced to allow them to cook faster. Cook with high heat. Instead
Employ various techniques to cut down on the time it takes to prepare and cook a meal. of slow-roasting or plugging in the slow cooker for hours on end, instant meal gratification often means cranking up the heat. That is why grilling is such a popular cooking method this
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Eagle-eyed film buffs may spot an unusual inspiration for Val Kilmer and the New Coke’s latest promotional poster: a 1987 low-budget film called Computer Beach Party. The raucous, Nelson-based quintet feel the low-budget film perfectly fit with their retro, partygroup ethos. The film, which features a group of plucky citizens trying to save a beach community from development, inspired them to throw a beach-themed bash at Spiritbar on July 26. “We just want to party all the time. This is what we want to do. We want people to dress silly, we want people to dance,” said singer and keyboardist Stephanie Schrempp-Zissou. “In Nelson it’s definitely nice to have that home-feel. We’ve got lots of friends who are supportive of us as a band, as well as being supportive of us as human beings, so we get a lot of homies who come out and dress up.” And what does that typically look like from stage? “It looks like Cindy Lauper’s tickle trunk exploded,” quipped bandmate Michael Ryan, who sings and plays guitar. The band toured over the winter, but hasn’t played locally for about six months. The Spiritbar concert will serve as a warm-up before VKNC head to the Living Room Stage at Shambhala Music Festival. “We’ll play a few sets of ’80s tunes, more new wave pop-style dancing tunes. We’ve got a couple rockers in there. But in general it’s
Nelson’s Val Kilmer and the New Coke will be playing a beach party-themed concert consisting of cover tunes from the ’80s at Spiritbar on Saturday, July 26 before heading out to the Shambhala Music Festival. Will Johnson photo
just good party music,” said guitarist Marc-Andre Hamelin. “We play music that everybody can jive with. It’s synthy, it’s kind of got an indie feel, plus it’s super familiar and nostalgic. Young or old people can recognize the songs and get into it, dress up.” Drummer Robin Sittig said those in attendance should be ready to go all out. “They should be prepared to boogie. It’s a lot of fun, you know
all the tunes,” he said. Along with the rest of the band, Sittig enjoys wearing flamboyant and ridiculous costumes. “My favourite is breathable mesh,” he said. The group will play covers of hits by Blondie, Billy Idol, Michael Jackson and Phil Collins tunes, to name only a few. Tickets are available from the Hume Hotel for $10. Doors at 10 p.m.
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American funk icon Charles Bradley is coming to the Capitol Theatre. “Presenting this show in Nelson is a very exciting opportunity,” said promotor Paul Hinrichs. “When I heard Charles Bradley was coming to the Pacific Northwest, I became very excited at the possibility of exposing him to the fans in the Kootenays, as well as introducing him to new fans.” Bradley overcame a lifetime of hardship to become one of the leading members in the current Neo-Soul Music revival. Bradley burst on to the scene with his debut album No Time For Dreaming at the age of 62. “Anyone who is unfamiliar with Bradley should watch Soul of America,” said Hinrichs. The documentary, which debuted at SXSW, chronicles
Bradley’s difficult path to success. “He’s a former James Brown impersonator, hard labourer and now he’s leading his band of incredibly talented funk and soul musician players around the world, reviving 50s and 60s sounds. His voice alone is worth the price of admission.” Hinrichs said his band is equally impressive. “Once you factor in the guys grooving behind him, this is one show I genuinely urge anyone with a pulse to go see.” Bradley is often compared to Otis Redding and James Brown. “He’s going to hit us right in the heart,” said Hinrichs. “That’s what soul music does. It makes you feel something.” The show starts at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30. All tickets are $42.50 and are available from capitol theatre.bc.ca
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Five years ago Cormac Southam took an errant bodycheck on the soccer field and ended up with a concussion. “I got hit by a fellow teammate, so it wasn’t the most dramatic thing,” said the 19-year-old soccer referee, who had to stop playing for a few years to treat his injury. “That gave me a real perspective on how valuable the opportunity to play soccer was.” Though he could no longer play, Southam elected to pursue his passion for the game by training to become a referee. He’s been developing his skills for five years now, and has become a familiar presence on the Lakeside sidelines. This year Southam was invited by BC Soccer, at the recommendation of Ken Sookro, the referee development officer of the Kootenays, to officiate at the BC Soccer Provincial A Cup Championships. He was thrilled by the opportunity, and accepted immediately. “That’s the biggest game I’ve ever reffed,” said Southam. “You’re ex-
pected to be a lot more professional. If you make mistakes, it’s a bigger deal I suppose.” While he was there, Southam attended technical and practical sessions with referees from across the province. “You only have to referee one game a day, so you can really focus on it,” he said, adding that the sessions were an invaluable education experience. “You get practical information as well as the opportunity to actually go and use it.” Southam is headed to the University of Lethbridge in September, where he plans to study neuroscience. Since his concussion, Southam said he’s been fascinated by the inner workings of the brain. He will also join fellow Nelson athlete Ethan Perkins (see story below) on the University of Lethbridge’s soccer team, the Pronghorns. He plans to play centre back. At the same time, he wants to continue with his referee career. “As a referee, I’d like to continue to progress, just like anything else in life,” he said. His dream is to one day ref the
FIFA World Cup like Canadian referee Joe Fletcher. “I’ve played soccer for my whole life, started when I was five. It just makes sense to me,” said Southam. Chuck Bennett, president of Nelson Youth Soccer, said he’s thrilled by the level of professionalism demonstrated by the referees coming through NYSA, and Southam is a great example of that development. “I have seen Cormac both as a player and referee, and is very good at both. I am really happy for him that he got this opportunity. I think he earned it and I really think he will be a great role model for our younger referees,” said Bennett, adding that NYSA has done a very good job with its young referee program. “If you’re down at Lakeside Park on any given day, you’re going to see a bunch of young players starting to take a leadership role as young referees,” said Bennett. “I’m really proud of these young referees and what we’ve done as an association. My own kids have gone through this program and it has been a great learning experience for them on so many levels.”
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Amidst the chaotic zigzagging ever-present on the soccer pitch, 18-year-old Ethan Perkins tends to be the calm amidst the storm. “I have my own play style,” said Perkins. “I’m pretty laid back with it. I’m calm with the ball. I tend to make good passes and I know when to step up into play and when to drop back.” Perkins has been developing this play style since he first started playing soccer at age 12, which he said is his primary passion in life. “It was the first I’d ever tried out for any sport, and I made it,” he said. “It was such a good experience, playing at a decently high level. We went to provincials that year, which Nelson Selects’ player Ethan Perkins has been was huge for U-12.” asked to play soccer for the University of Lethbridge. Perkins was recently recruited for the UniWill Johnson photo versity of Lethbridge’s soccer team by coach
Randy Bardock, and will be playing with the Pronghorns by mid-August. Perkins said he’s thrilled by the opportunity. He’s worked with Bardock in the past, at a training camp, and respects his approach to coaching. “I was playing against some of the seniors, and it was faster. Those guys are really good. It’ll be tough, I figure, but it will be fun,” he said. Bardock contacted him after the camps to inquire whether he’d be interested in joining the team. After touring the campus and a having a few conversations, he sealed the deal. “He’s leaning towards putting me on the defense,” said Perkins. “I’ve been playing mid and defense throughout my rep career, so that works well.” Perkins said he relishes the challenge provided by sports, and he’s looking forward to
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proving himself once he arrives in Alberta. “I’m pretty excited about that challenge of performing at a high level.” Perkins said he owes a lot to the variety of coaches he’s had over the year, including his main coach Scott Lewis. He’s also worked with Brett Adams, as well as Jamie and Dave Spendlove. “My ultimate aspiration is to play on the university team and get lots of game time, become a starter,” he said. Meanwhile, Perkins will be pursuing a career in medicine as a radiologist. “I was always into med school,” he said. Perkins’ favourite player is Paolo Maldini. He said he was given a poster of the player by Soccer Quest, and later looked him up. “I checked out his play style and I liked it,” he said. “He’s really direct.”
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Bepe Bertuzzi was a first place finisher at this year’s event. Frances Nicolson photo
On Sunday July 20 the Nelson Italian Canadian Society played host to Bocce players from Nelson, Trail and Cranbrook. Thirty men and women vied for the title in the 27th annual event held at Nelson’s Lakeside Park. The team of Hans Barth (Harrop) and Bepe Bertuzzi (Trail) took first place in the A Division. This was a big improvement on their second place finish in B division the previous week in Cranbrook. Armando Savarin and
Terry Tagami of Nelson were second and the grandfather/ grandson team of Eugedio and Jayden Maida of Nelson were third. In the B Division, first place went to Joe Szabo and Guido Babuin (Trail), second place went to Nick Murano and Joe Geurcio (Trail), while Cranbrook’s Joe Sacino and Vince Toteda finished third. The club also served an appetizing lunch of pasta, homemade Italian sausage, roast chicken and salad to all the players and members.
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A SPCA tours Havesome Hog farm “The more pigs I meet the less I like people … they’re more fun!” said Slocan Valley farmer Jim Ross, sounding more than half serious. He noted that his pigs have characters, just like dogs and cats. Of course he was talking to SPCA volunteers, who would have been disappointed if he didn’t share their passion for animals. The small advocacy group tours local farms to learn about the alternatives to factory farming. Farm animal welfare is a hot topic, especially after the shocking abuse uncovered recently at Canada’s largest factory dairy farm in Chilliwack. Ross and Rachel Abbey took over the farm in 2005. They have grown to 50 pigs, 30 sheep and a fascinating assortment of poultry. Ross says they have a Class E license. This allows him to slaughter on-farm and sell direct to the public. From an animal welfare perspective, “farm gate sales” have advantages. Transportation is extremely stressful. Legally, pigs can be transported for 36 hours. Ross’ closest abattoir is in Creston, which he considers is still too long a journey for his pigs. Canadian regulations for factory farming of hogs allow extremely cruel practices, including long-term confinement. In contrast, Ross’ pigs live mostly free range and can express a full spectrum of natural behaviours. Pigs have strong urges to root in the soil, and it’s amazing to see how their soft snouts can churn up even rocky ground. In winter, and in the few weeks prior to slaughter, his pigs are kept in outdoor pens. The pens looked muddy, and there is a lot of manure. “I mix in woodchips. The carbon helps to keep the smell down and it also gives you fantastic compost.” Ross intends to cultivate and replant the area when the hogs are moved, to provide future grazing and rooting pasture. Ross loves animals, but he is also proud to be a Kootenay farmer. He farms 17 acres of hillside in Slocan Park, part of the old Crebbin farm deeded in the early 1900s. The last remnants are a few old fruit trees, and the memory of legendary pioneer Pearl Crebbin who died in 1974 when her cabin burnt down. Ross fondly recalls stories of Pearl’s eccentricities. “Her secret to a good pie crust was bear fat.” Ross and Abbey certainly have the pioneer spirit themselves. They have learnt animal husbandry through trial and error, and what they can pick up from other farmers. Ross wishes there was more agricultural support programs available. “Before the dams were put in, we were the fourth largest bread basket in the province... the farmers that grew cattle, grains and hay and fruit are gone. They didn’t pass on what they knew. We are building from the ground up.” Ross is constantly looking to improve his operation, especially the welfare of his animals. Following the visit, Ross is striving for SPCA farm certification. This certification mandates high standards for animal welfare, with regular inspections. Ross would be the first in the Kootenays, giving him an edge in a market increasingly concerned with the ethically issues of meat and dairy production. — To find out more about the Nelson BCSPCA Farm Advocacy group contact them at nelson@ spca.bc.ca or facebook.com/groups/nelsonfarm.
ccording to Luke’s Gospel, Jesus lamented over Jerusalem. Last fall I was in Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives where it is said that Jesus spoke his words of lamentation. I wonder what Jesus would say today about the violence and atrocities in Gaza? I voice my lament at the escalating violence in the Middle East and the deaths that have occurred. I especially lament the bombings of hospitals and the deaths of dozens of children in Gaza and the disproportionate use of force by the State of Israel. I lament the fact that as of today far too many people have died. I lament that our Prime Minister and the US president have decided to take the State of Israel’s side and continue to condemn Palestinians as terrorists. I lament the silence with Nelson Christian Science Society which the world condones the continuing oppressive occupation A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA of Palestine. Sunday Service in Balfour While in Jerusalem, I attended a Sabeel Ecumenical Palestin9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. ian Liberation Theology Centre seminar. The Rev. Dr. Naim For information 250-229-5237 Ateek of Sabeel has recently said this, “We conNelson Seventh-Day demn the killAdventist Church ings whether by Rides the Israeli army, Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! Dreams are a Source of Truth Please the unruly set10 am Bible study/discussion Echankar worship service join tlers, extremist 11 am Worship Service us at Saturday July 26th 11am 1502 Palestinians or 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon Granite Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays Road Crescent Valley Community Hall unknown sus“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, pects. We up(just north of the junction) and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 hold the sanctity Everyone Welcome www.nelsonadventist.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 of all human life: Israeli as well as Palestinian, Jew as well as MusJoin us for an evening, CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE lim, Muslim as potluck BBQ at Lakeside Park. 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday, July 27 at 5pm well as ChrisBring something to grill for yourself tian… [The and a side dish to share with others. Sunday Mass Times: government of BBQ, plates and cutlery provided • Saturday 7:00pm Israel] refuses • Sunday 8:30 am Displaced rhythms? and 10:30 am to share the land Come experience ours! Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send and to accept a www.nelsonvineyard.com Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon sovereign Palesrccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca Look for us on Facebook tinian state on only 22% of hisAnglican Church of Canada toric Palestine St. Saviour's Pro Cathedral that is willing Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist to live in peace Sunday Service 10:30 a.m next to Israel…. Speaker Dan Nelson 2014 Heritage Church Tours The future of July & August Topic: “Technology in the Age Tues. – Sat. 11 am-3 pm the world is for of Awareness” St. Michael & All Angels multiethnic, Busk Road, Balfour 717 Vernon St. multiracial, and Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. Sunday at 11 a.m. Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs (office hours may vary in summertime) multi-religious 250.352.5711 • stsaviours@netidea.com communities Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 ALL ARE WELCOME! living together. History is for diversity and not for uniformity.” Nelson Community Church For complete Sunday Worship Service text, go to www. sabeel.org. at 11:00 am Let us call on Everyone is Welcome our governYour Pastors: ment to broker Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows a cease-fire and work to create 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) real and lasting peace with jusA Friendly Bible tice for Palestinians and Israelis. Centre Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______
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Alex J. Chernoff of Krestova, B.C. passed away at the Kootenay Lake District Hospital on Friday, July 18, 2014 at the age of 71 years. Alex leaves behind daughter Dawn Hay of Krestova and her four children (Courtney, Jentry, Jersey, and Calum), son Matthew Chernoff of Calgary, AB, Sister Elsie (Peter) Rezansoff of Vancouver, BC, brother Harvey (Kim) Chernoff of Krestova, and many nieces and nephews. During his spiritual quest he has touched numerous lives throughout the world and has left an eternal impression on their hearts. We celebrate Alex’s spirit with traditional Doukhobor prayer and service at Krestova Community Hall on Friday, July 25th at 10am with burial to follow at the Krestova Cemetery. All are invited to attend the service. Condolences may be forwarded through avichal108.blogspot.ca You have filled our lives with joy, love, and wisdom beyond words, your spirit will be forever cherished. Every breath that we take and every beat of our heart is in oneness with you. ! " #$ !
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SPARKS: Lance Lance Gary Sparks was born in Dawson Creek, B.C. on January 18, 1962. He passed away suddenly, in Nelson, B.C., on June 25, 2014, at the age of 52 years. He is survived by his sons Jorden Sparks and Alex Robinson, brother Lee Sparks, sister Leesa Langlois, niece Tanya Selin, greatnephew Darcy Knoblaugh, great-nephew Tanner Selin, great-niece Brianne Selin, and great-great-nephew Conner Knoblaugh, brother Lyle Sparks, nephew Shawn Sparks, great-nephews Ronin and Kole Sparks, sister Lori Burchill, nephew Dustin Burchill, nephew Christopher Dufrane-Sparks, aunt Sunny Addeo, numerous cousins and many friends. Lance was predeceased by his parents Sidney and Norah Sparks, sister Lindy Sparks, his son Bryden Sparks, and nephew Joseph Proteau. A celebration of Lance’s life will take place on Saturday, August 30, 2014, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lakeside Park (Rotary Shelter) in Nelson, B.C. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to your local Salvation Army. Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed, and very dear.
June 03, 1931 - July 22, 2014 1918 - 2014 After a rich and fulfilled life, our dear friend in the Swiss Society of Vancouver, our father, father-in-law, grand and great grandfather, brother-in-law and uncle passed away consciously, painless and drug free in the early hours of July 20th in Nelson, British Columbia. His spirit lives with us all. We will organize a Celebration of Life on Mt. Seymour and at a gathering in North Vancouver on Saturday, October 18th, 2014. We will keep Nick in affectionate memory. For details regarding the Celebration of Life please contact Stefan Schwabe at 250-354-1675 or steffschwabe@gmail.com Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
Bill was born to Wilf and Milretta Waite in a farmhouse in Midale, Saskatchewan. He was the 5th child in a family of 9 boys & 2 girls. He came “west� to Castlegar to join 2 of his brothers in 1949. There he met Gaie, his future wife of 60 years. Bill worked at the Trail Cominco Smelter, Mitchel’s Coal, Columbia Motors, and OK Tire before moving to Nelson in 1957 to open Fairview Esso with a partner. Later he joined Algars Tire which became Glendale Tire. He started Waite’s Wheel Alignment on their property at 6 Mile in 1978. Gaie and Bill moved to Kelowna in 1983, Gaie being transferred with BC Tel. After retirement, they moved to Penticton in 1993. They spent several winters as “snowbirds� in their 5th wheel where they made and kept many good friends and were members at the Summerland Golf and Country Club for many years. Bill was sadly predeceased by daughter, Michele, 2 sisters, and 5 brothers. He leaves to mourn, his wife, Gaie; son, Kevin; friend, Sydney; brothers, Marlin (Marcelle), Neil (Darlene), Lyman (Joanne) as well as several nieces and nephews. A family graveside memorial will be held in Nelson at a later date. Donations may go to Penticton Regional Hospital c/o SOS Medical Foundation, 550 Carmi Ave., Penticton, V2A 3G6. Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com
Hal (Harold) William Whitford Born June 25, 1952 in Creston B.C. Passed away surrounded by love at his home on July 17, 2014. Left missing him, his wife LaVerne who loved and adored him. The kids Lacy, Jeannie, Allan, Tina and Michelle. His grandchildren who he thought the world of Madison, Avery, Layla, Nathan, Matthew, Boyd, Tyler, Grady, Colby, Emma, Kyla and Jesson. His special nephew Rod Zorn, his sisters Bonnie and Pat and their family. All of LaVerne’s family felt honoured to have Hal in their lives. Gone to see his parents Charles and Jessie, his niece Michelle and many friends waiting to jam with him. Hal had a love and passion for music which was obvious anytime he performed. He had a very successful career in music but still managed to ďŹ nd the time to golf with his wife LaVerne and watch “thoseâ€? Blue Jays. Hal was a dedicated Grandpa and always had time to do something special with the Grandkids. Encouraging them with their music, making them special cards and gifts, they particularly enjoyed his humour. Hal and LaVerne came to Penticton from the Kootenays for a couple weeks in 2004 to help with their grandchildren and never left. Over the years he has made many good friends who enjoyed his company and music. “If I were to die today My life would be more than ok. For the time I’ve spent with you Is like a dream come true. And if this was the last goodbye, No more tears to dry. I’d say it one more time, It’s been more than ďŹ ne.â€? Celebration of Life Saturday July 26th at the Penticton Legion Hall at 2:00 pm. With a special musical tribute by his nephew Rod Zorn and his band 23 North from Nakusp. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Credible Cremations.
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Butchers Wanted TARZWELL FARMS IN CRESTON, BC Looking for butchers to harvest animals in a government inspected red meat facility. Experience slaughtering and valid FAC required. E-mail tarzwell@shaw.ca or phone 250 428-4316 for more information or to submit resume. FIVE Full Time, Permanent Housekeeping Room Attendants required by 611017 BC Ltd DBA Holiday Inn Express in Golden-Kicking Horse, BC Compensation: $14.00 hourly, 40 hours per week Education: High School Experience in related field an asset; Job Duties: Make beds, clean/disinfect bathroom/fixtures, Stock linen closet and supplies area, Vacuum carpets and mop floors. Wash windows, pick up debris and remove trash from units, Provide information on facilities and handle complaints. Location: Mail- PO Box 1462, 1120 14th St, Golden, BC V0A 1HO E-mail: gm@hiexgolden.com Fax: 1-250-344-4665 L. Soligo & Associates Ltd., a public accounting firm located in Trail, BC, is looking for an experienced accounting clerk to fill a full time position in our office. Experience working in public practice is an asset but is not necessary. The ideal candidate is able to multi-task, works well both independently and with others and is proficient with computerized accounting software. This position involves monthly bookkeeping, preparing payrolls and preparation of GST returns. L. Soligo & Associates Ltd. offers a competitive compensation package. Please submit resumes to: L. Soligo & Associates Ltd. Chartered Accountants 1440 Bay Avenue Trail, BC, V1R-4B1 The deadline for application is August 1, 2014. Part Time Maintenance Position available at Chahko Mika Mall, Nelson BC
Responsibilities include cleaning and maintaining all common areas of the shopping centre, including snow removal and grounds maintenance. Must be able to work in all elements; is customer focused and able to work with minimal supervision. Position is up to 28 hours per week - various shifts Please apply in person: Karen Clarkson Chahko Mika Mall Admin office No phone calls please The Canadian Diabetes Association is looking for a short term volunteer in the Nelson area. The role would include assisting in the preparation for a golf tournament at Granite Pointe Golf Course that is in support of our Association. Your role would include putting up some posters and collecting donated prizes from local businesses. The time commitment is approximately 1-2 hours a week until August 10, 2014. If interested, please contact our office at 250-762-9447 and ask for Danielle. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Nelson Waldorf School is seeking applications for two Teaching Assistant positions for the 2014/15 school year: Hours yet to be determined, $13.50-$14.50/hour. Required: Experience/training specific to working with Special Needs children and in a Waldorf school environment/willingness to learn about Waldorf education. Submit letter of interest, resume and references to Diana Finley, Student Support Coordinator dianafinley@nelsonwaldorf.org by August 12/14. Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. Interviews will occur August 18-22.
Zellstoff Celgar Castlegar, BC Zellstoff Celgar is North America’s newest and largest single line sustainable softwood kraft pulp mill, located in the West Kootenay region of B.C. Celgar is part of Mercer International, which also owns and operates two world class softwood mills in Germany. All three mills continue to invest in their core assets and investigate new revenue streams in the emerging bio-economy to further improve their long term viability.
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Expect to work in an innovative and progressive mill. As a learning organization, we are working together to be the best for our communities, our environment and our future. We offer unparalleled career development and challenging work opportunities, a collegial and stable work environment and an incomparable family and recreational oriented life style along with competitive pay, benefits and pension package.
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ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE Boundary Electric (BEL) is looking for a skilled sales professional to join our Grand Forks sales team. Skills: • Strong attention to detail and organization. • Previous experience in a sales position. Preferably in the electrical industry but not mandatory. • Customer oriented and ability to find creative solutions for customers. • Ability to work in a fast paced, quickly changing environment. • Ability to work in a team environment. • Continuous learning as you grow with our company. • Comfortable cold calling potential customers and clients. • Strong computer skills. Email and Office suite. - Benefit package including extended health, dental and pension plan. - Base starting salary at $20.00 per hour. Apply to reception@boundaryelectric.com by August 24 , 2014. NO PHONE CALLS
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Sales Representative Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC is looking for a capable, personable and motivated sales representative to join our staff and demonstrate our exciting lineup of trucks and other vehicles to our customers. If you have a deep interest in vehicles and enjoy sharing your passion with others in a genuinely helpful manner, then maybe this position is for you. We provide the kind of training and support to help you succeed, and our compensation and benefits packages rank among the best anywhere. Sales experience is helpful but not necessary. Good communication and computer skills along with a willingness to learn and constantly improve are far better indicators of potential success. Please send your cover letter and resume to: Neil Kalawsky, President & General Manager Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC 1700 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 2W4 Fax: (250) 365-3949 Email: neil@kalawsky.com
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PROCESS ENGINEER / CONTROLS SPECIALIST An opportunity exists for Process Engineer / Controls Specialist to join our engineering group. The successful candidate will have a chemical engineering / process control degree and a minimum of 5 years experience in heavy industry, preferably pulp and paper. He or she will have significant experience “owning” and optimizing process controls systems. ELECTRICIAN and INSTRUMENT MECHANIC Opportunities exist for Electrician and Instrument Mechanic to complement our Maintenance crews. Reporting to the maintenance supervisor the successful candidates will be demonstrably committed to achieving exceptional safety performance and will work with mill groups to contribute to our continuous improvement in reliability and productivity. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of improving control systems, troubleshooting mill processes, repairing process equipment and optimizing control system effectiveness. Ideal candidates will have interprovincial qualifications plus additional technical training in an appropriate specialty. Preference will be given to those with previous pulp mill experience. The ability to work within a flexible work environment is necessary. The successful candidate will bring a proven ability to collaborate with Supervisors, Tradesmen, and Operations to achieve outstanding results and will have solid knowledge of world-class maintenance practices, including predictive and preventive maintenance. E/I AREA ENGINEER An opportunity exists for an Electrical and Instrumentation Area Engineer to further improve the reliability and performance of our mill. Work duties include the planning and implementation of Capital and Major Maintenance projects in the mill designed to upgrade and continually improve our performance. The successful candidate will work closely with Operations and Maintenance to develop and implement short and long term preventive maintenance programs for the Electrical Systems in the mill and will also help develop and implement a long term hardware and software strategy for Process Control improvement. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of collaboration with Operations, Supervisors, and Tradesmen to achieve outstanding results. He or she will have an Engineering Degree or Technical qualification, in addition to three or more years in a heavy industry setting. He or she will have solid knowledge of world class project implementation and maintenance and reliability best practice. Experience in pulp and paper is a great asset, but a demonstrated history of leadership and improvements in an industrial setting is crucial. RELIABILITY SPECIALIST An opportunity exists for a Reliability Specialist to further improve the reliability of our mill. The initial priority for this role will be the co-ordination of an RCM process and a PM Optimization program for our assets. Other responsibilities will include the on-going analysis of equipment and operational issues and the implementation of reliability improvements, utilizing our CMMS to identify and correct trends in equipment performance and cost, managing the RCFA program and advising on and promoting precision maintenance techniques. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of collaboration with Operations, Supervisors and Tradesmen to achieve outstanding results. He or she will have an Engineering Degree or Technical qualifications and three or more years in a heavy industry setting. He or she will have solid knowledge of world-class maintenance and reliability practices, including predictive and preventative maintenance, TPM, FMEA and condition-based maintenance. Experience in pulp and paper is a great asset, but a demonstrated history of leadership and improvements in an industrial setting is crucial. MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR An opportunity exists for Maintenance Supervisor who will lead our multi-trade maintenance crews and contribute to our steady improvement in reliability and productivity. The ideal candidate will have appropriate trades, technical or engineering qualifications. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a commitment to achieving exceptional safety performance. He or she will have experience and knowledge with world-class practices including preventive and predictive maintenance as well as have strong leadership abilities and demonstrated track record of improving equipment performance. MAINTENANCE PLANNER An opportunity exists for Maintenance Planner who will plan for a multi-disciplined maintenance crew and will work with mill groups to improve reliability and production. The successful candidate will have a trades certificate or technical qualification and will bring a proven ability to collaborate with Supervisors, Tradesmen and Operations to achieve outstanding results. He or she will have a solid knowledge of world-class maintenance practices, including preventive maintenance and a demonstrated track record of leadership and improvements in an industrial setting.
For the discerning professional looking to make a difference, these are rare opportunities! If you want to live in one of the most desirable places in Canada, then you will want to know more about Zellstoff Celgar! Go to www. mercerint.com. Want to know about Castlegar & the Kootenays? Go to www.castlegar.com Think you can make a difference? Then send me your resume: phyllisp@celgar.com by August 15, 2014. We thank all applicants; only those whose candidacy best suits our needs will be contacted
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Join one of North America’s most respected & fastest growing heavy civil infrastructure contractors. Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of the Year in Alberta & has won numerous employer awards. Flatiron Constructors has an immediate need for:
• Formwork Carpenters • Apprentice Carpenters • Skilled Laborers • Grade Checkers • Heavy Equipment Operators This is an opportunity to join us in the Edmonton Area. The Northeast Anthony Henday Drive project includes the construction of 27 kms of six and eight-lane divided roadway, nine interchanges, two flyovers, eight rail crossing & two bridges across the North Saskatchewan River. You can view all skilled trade and construction management positions and apply via
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Antiques / Vintage MOVING from Creston BC to Toronto I am selling all my European antiques, only top quality, pieces of museum. Few examples on www.besteuroantiques.com 250-428- 8839 or jeanpaulb1955@gmail.com
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BCAA is looking for Licensed Insurance Advisors to join the Nelson team. As part of the BCAA team, you’ll have access to highly competitive compensation packages and career advancement opportunities.
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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.
Misc. for Sale 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! DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. 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
Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 250-499-0251
Real Estate Acreage for Sale 19 acres for sale in Harrop. Zoned Agricultural, partly fenced, 1,025 ft waterfront. Vacant lot. Asking $1,150,000 Call Ingrid or Gordon 250-2292110 .
Residential Lot $363,000 Own the privacy of two 5.4 acres. Good gravity water & new septic system. Power/Phone. Park like. 250 years, plus some old growth forest. South & West sun exposure with low frost climate for gardening. Views of the Valhalla Mountains. Six miles from Slocan Lake beach & Silverton. Pictures & information: http://comfree.com/218671 1-877-888-3131, Owner 1-250-358-2364
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?
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.
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2 storey 6 yr old cabin 4 km from Ashram, Riondel, beach and golf course. Needs: elec., plumbing, H2O pipe or well, insulation, cabinets. On 2.8 nicely treed acres. Good bench(es) for building second home with lakeview. Appraised at $170,000 but old vendor is quite flexible. Great starter home especially for handy person(s). Call : 780-566-0707 or : 780-222-2996 or t.laboucan.avirom@gmail.com
4 bdrm Family Home in Sunny Robson. 1/2 acre, chain link fenced, close to amenities, recent reno’s $285,000 250-212-8498
Homes for Rent 1 bdrm house, 7 mile, open concept, loft, closed porch & deck. $900/m incl util 825-4416 or 354-2854 2 bdrm house for rent near North Shore hall. Available Immediately N/S N/P $1200/m + utilities References required 250-352-9136
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Suites, Lower 1 Bdrm Spacious, bright, 4 Mile ns/np. Yard and garden. Avail Aug 15th. $850/mo plus $100/mo util. Ref. 825-4348
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Lots 2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BC Mabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. Designed and ready to build. Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below assessed value. 250-317-2807.
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Modest 2 bdrm apartment 5 min out of town $690/m + utilities N/S N/P 354-4381 Avail Aug 15th or Sept 1st Newer clean & bright 1 bdrm to detached garage aval Aug lst, just off Granite Rd. Blewett 8 min from Nelson. Perfect for student for Nelson or Castlegar Selkirk campuses. N/P, N/S $700/m incl util 352-0181
Want to Rent Local business owner, Single father with two children & older pets looking for a rental home, Three bdrm required. Fenced yard would be nice. Sept 1st occupancy is preferred. Please call Chris 354-8322
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SAWMILL SUPERVISOR - Castlegar Division Interfor Corporation is a growth-oriented lumber company with operations in Canada and the United States. The Company has annual production capacity of more than 2.6 billion board feet and offers one of the most diverse lines of lumber products to customers around the world. For more information about Interfor, visit our website at www.interfor.com.
Nakusp offers a competitive salary, excellent benemts package, a supportive work environment and supports continued career and professional development.
You will be a highly motivated team player, with strong communication and interpersonal skills and a proven track record on safety.
We thank all who apply however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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.
Cute! Affordable! Hedley BC Retire? Starter? Summer Place? 352-1211 for details
Interfor is currently recruiting for a Sawmill Supervisor in Castlegar, British Columbia. Castlegar is nestled in a spectacular natural setting between the magnimcent peaks of the Selkirk and Monashee mountain ranges at the connuence of the mighty Columbia and Kootenay Rivers and it is hub-central for exploring life’s tickle trunk of outdoor activity in the West Kootenays (camp, hike, shop, golf, msh, mountain bike, pursue arts and culture, or wildlife watch). This is a terrimc opportunity to work in a modern mill, with great mber supply and a progressive management team.
Please submit their resume and cover letter by Tuesday, August 5, 2014 to: Linda Tynan, CAO Village of Nakusp, Email Ltynan@nakusp.com Fax 250-265-3788 or mail to PO Box 280, Nakusp BC V0G 1R0
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The Village is looking for a dynamic leader to join their management team as Director of Operations. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Ofmcer, the Director of Operations will play a key role in the management, maintenance and operation of the Village’s infrastructure. The Director will provide support to the management team in strategic planning, departmental budgeting, and monitoring, risk management, and will advise the Chief Administrative Ofmcer on all matters pertaining to the department. The successful candidate will have proven leadership and organizational skills, and will maintain effective working relationships with staff, businesses, other local governments, contractors, consultants, and the public.
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Reporting to the Sawmill Superintendent, the Sawmill Supervisor will be responsible for all functions related to the productive, safe now of logs and lumber throughout the mill. The ideal candidate will possess the following preferred skills and qualimcations:
The successful candidate would ideally have post-secondary education, with a minimum 3 years of Mill supervisory experience and extensive knowledge and experience within lumber manufacturing and sawmill operations To express interest in this opportunity, please apply online at www.interfor.com/careers We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment background check.
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New wine list and dinner menus. Fresh, light and delicious. 7 days a week • 11am - 11pm 250.352.5140 • 705 Vernon Street ANKORS is hosting a silent online auction from August 1 to 22 as well as looking for people to raise pledges for the annual AIDS Walk (above). Both events will provide File photo needed funds.
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AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society (ANKORS) is hosting an online silent auction beginning August 1st and ending August 22nd, 2014 to raise money for our Foundation Fund. All money raised will stay in our community and go towards people living with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C to help with expenses towards travel to further medical appointments, medical care and treatments, food, dental, and any other care needed. The group has received amazing donations this year including golf passes, hotels and resort certificates, ski passes, tattoo certificates, yoga passes and all in our community! The public can help raise money by visiting www.32auctions.com/ANKORS2014 and bid on the online silent auction. ANKORS was established in 1992 as a non-profit society and provides a multitude of services. ANKORS’ programs are based on the belief that services are provided
in a non-judgmental manner without prejudice that ensures individuals right to anonymity and confidential access. They serve those living with and at the greatest risk of acquiring HIV/ AIDS and/or Hepatitis C, who have difficulty obtaining services elsewhere, especially due to substance use, mental illness, sexual orientation, gender identity, race and ethnicity, and/or other social barriers. At this time we are also looking for people to participate in raising pledges for our 20th annual AIDS Walk for Life which will be September 20 on Hall and Baker Streets in Nelson. These teams can consist of groups of people, or keen individuals wanting to participate. Otherwise, the group is still looking for donations to hit the $5,000 goal. If you have any questions or you are interested in any form of participation you can come to ANKORS at 101 Baker Street, visit the website at www.ankors. bc.ca or call 250-505-5506.
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2007 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT SUV 3.7 L V6 Auto, Power sunroof, chrome wheels, select trac transfer case, nice clean Jeep with only 104000 Km’s STK NO.141154A
$13,988
2011 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAME CREW Sunroof, rambox, leather heated seats, 20in wheels, tow pkg, 1 owner, with only 68,800 km’s STK NO.14-57A
$33,988
2008 PONTIAC TORRENT 3.4L V6 auto, Podium edition, power windows. lock, cruise, A\C, chrome wheels, nice car only 79850 Km’s STK NO.1502A
$14,988
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2013 CHRYSLER 200 LTD SEDAN
2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Stow & go seats,, with only 26000 km’s, Local trade with extended warranty!
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2005 JEEP WRANGLER SE SUV 4cyl 6spd Std, CD player, Soft top, roof rack, very clean with 141000 Km’s STK NO.14105A
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leather, heated seats, sunroof,alloy wheels with only 9,080 km’s Local 1 owner Car!!
2012 RAM 2500 SXT REGULAR CAB 4x4, 5.7L Hemi, auto, AC Power windows and locks. Nice clean work truck!
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2012 DODGE JOURNEY CREW SUV All wheel drive, leather, sunroof, with only 23,000 km’s 1 owner car! STK NO.14115A
$26,988
2010 CHRYSLER 300 LTD AWD SEDAN Leather seats. Sunroof. 66,000 km’s 1 owner car with full service records! STK NO.14111TAA
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4020 Parkview Drive
$549,878
Located on quiet cul-de-sac within walking distance to an amazing family park ! This absolutely mint condition 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home is perfect for a growing family! Bright open kitchen, skylights in the vaulted living room, fully developed walk-out lower level with huge windows. Covered deck & patio! Office/work-out room, tons of storage! Geothermal heating & air, underground sprinklers, beautiful landscaping finished double attached garage all on .84 sunny acres. Only minutes to Nelson. MLS#2397129
2081 Kettleson Drive
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$779,878
New home is completely developed! Gorgeous custom finishing & features throughout! 8,9 & 10 ft. ceilings, gleaming hardwood flooring, heated tiled flooring, granite countertops, S/S Appliances, two-5 piece baths + one-4 piece bath, main floor den, two fireplaces, 4 bedrooms, built-in wet bar, under slab heating in lower level, triple attached garage, paved drive, stamped concrete walks & patio, Shannon Creek runs through the property. Home is stunning! MLS#2395442 www.kettlesonroad.com
Giving kids a chance to play The local TELUS Community Action Team has donated $2,000 to KidSport-Nelson. Making the presentation are (left to right) Mike Garant and Barry Farynuk, from the TELUS Community Action Team, and Jeremy McComb, KidSport committee member. Submitted photo
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Electrical Conversion is in full operation! As part of its commitment to upgrade the city’s electrical infrastructure, of the Downtown Electrical Conversion project.
Nelson Hydro Customer Service Rep Carl Olsen, Mayor John Dooley, Subforeman Garth Georgetti, Line Manager Doug Pickard, Councillor Bob Adams, Nelson Hydro GM Alex Love, Project Manager Terry Andreychuk, Martech Electrical Services’ Roger Fontaine and Charlie Hartland. completed the last phase of the Downtown Conversion. To all of the crew members and companies that contributed — thank you for a job well done!
Here are the highlights... • Crews including those from Nelson Hydro, Martech Electrical Services, CGL and Arctic Arrow replaced overhead hydro distribution lines and poles along Herridge and Hume Lanes. • “I’m very pleased with the project,” says Alex Love, Nelson Hydro General Manager. “It really modernized our infrastructure. Our staff, consultants and contractors found good solutions, making it look easy when really, it wasn’t.” • Along with providing a dependable, state-of-the-art new distribution system for electricity, and reducing congestion, the conversion project also includes new LED lane lighting—Baker Street’s lanes and back alley business frontages are more pedestrian friendly at night.
completing a city-wide electrical infrastructure upgrade, including Downtown, Front Street, Uphill and the Rosemont Substation. • Fewer outages. Improved electrical service reliability. • Improved power quality for business sector expansion. • Improved lighting. Great new aesthetic. Less visual clutter.
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Touchstones of Nelson – Greg Scott
‘No more nude parades’ promised
Dateline July 4, 1964
“No more nude parades,” said Big Fanny, the 230-pound grandmother who used to lead her radical religious sect through protest marches in the raw. The mass destruction of property has stopped too. After a turbulent 60-year history of fighting government authority with nude parades, burnings and bombings, the Sons of Freedom sect now appears to be living up to its original pacifist ideals. How long will the lull last is anybody’s guess. Florence Storgoff, better known as Big Fanny, 56, and the 550 other members of the sect are camped outside the Agassiz prison which houses 100 members of the sect sentenced to terms of up to 10 years for terrorist acts, mainly arson.
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to today, but its voice was loud. The 100-watt transmitter sent signals as far away as Kimberley. Its frequency was 1420, an uncrowded radio band. This, plus a minimum of electrical static interference in the atmosphere allowed for the large distribution of the signal. A.R. Ramsden, with the radio station since 1946, said the most popular local programs ever aired were probably the Nelson Maple Leaf hockey games during the hockey boom of the mid-’50s.
Dateline July 29, 1964
Opening of two new highway sections is blamed for the drop in tourist traffic in the Nelson-Kootenay Lake area, 75 per cent during the last two years. In 1962 the Rogers Pass opened tapping the traffic monopoly which southeastern BC had enjoyed. This year the Kootenay Skyway, 42 miles of asphalt between Creston and Salmo, has again slashed this area’s tourist total.
ADOPT A RESCUE PET
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We have some incredibly cute cats and young kittens, charming personalities, healthy and just raring to join their forever families now. All these pets are being fostered by KAAP. They have been vet checked and fully vaccinated, and have been or will be spayed/neutered and tattooed when they are of age. All this is covered by their adoption fee. Check out all our adoptable pets at www.kaap.ca/adopt.
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Dateline July 9, 1964
Nature dealt the Water Pageant International a crushing blow Wednesday night, sending an estimated 5,000 spectators rushing to their cars to escape the fury of a thunderstorm just as the illuminated events started. After a program marked by delays and cancellation of events the eagerly awaited illuminated water parade was drowned by a pounding rainstorm. A spectacular electrical storm played across the skies and at 9:45 p.m. the first warning that the show would be rained out came. Ten minutes later, the spectators rushed to seek shelter from the storm’s fury in their cars. And that ended the pageant. The evening program, running ahead of schedule because many acts were not available, had just reached the most spectacular stage with the fireworks display and lightning vying for top spot. Despite the downpour the 500 foot waterfall spilled from the Nelson bridge walk rail, fanning out in thousands of golden lights.
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$429,900
Wayne Germaine
250.354.2814
Robert Goertz
$274,900
250.354.8500
Dateline July 15, 1964
$569,900
Norm Zaytsoff
250.354.8584
$259,900
Lev Zaytsoff
Twenty-five years ago today a switch was flicked and Canada–Kootenay Lake–Nelson radio was born, better known by its initials CKLN. Located in the Nelson Daily News building, the radio station started life in its Fairview quarters, where the old building still stands. Its wattage was small compared
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HeriTage CHarmer Zoned CommerCial/reSidenTial Zoned commercial/residential, this lower Kaslo heritage home is currently a very comfortable 3-bedroom, 2-bath home but easily converts to a live/work use. robert@valhallapathrealty.com 4-5 bdrm, 4 bath beauty on a hard to find 3.5 acre property on Keniris Rd. Fully finished on 3 floors. Great floor plan and unrivaled privacy. The level yard is ideal for kids and pets, and provides tons of room to romp and explore. If privacy matters, take the time to view this very special property.
norm@valhallapathrealty.com
Creek Side Hideaway
250.354.8443
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Kristina Little
250-509-2550
$309,900
LAB X PUPPIES
We have two 8-week old cutie-patootie male pups, born May 22nd, for adoption. They have had their first vaccinations and vet check. They will be neutered when they are old enough, and this is also covered by their adoption fee. They are being fostered in Balfour. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053..
wayne@valhallapathrealty.com
6 mile Cedar BomBSHell
Dateline July 13, 1964
Prairie rinks have grabbed six of seven titles at the 1964 World’s midsummer curling championship held in Nelson. Nelson’s Mary DeGirolamo quartet became the second Queen City entry in three years to cop the Ladies A event and the Schenley Trophy when she roared back from a 6-1 deficit to dump Betty Evans of Rossland 9-6. Evans appeared destined to walk away with the contest until the 6th end when they began to weaken and DeGirolamo surged back capping it off with a four ender in the ninth and a two ender in the 10th to put the win on ice. DeGirilamo’s rink was comprised of Inez Eckmier, Rose Kuntz and Ruth Bicknell.
Two houses one fabulous property that’s just under 4 acres. The first house has 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, gorgeous new kitchen, flooring and remodeled bath. The second house has 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, would make a great mortgage helper or second family home. Both homes have new roofs and siding. 30x40 foot shop with separate 3 phase 200 amp power supply. 2 water supplies. Berries, fruit trees and great areas for gardens.
Just reduced by $40,000. 2 bdrm full basement home on 5.29 amazing acres in the Crescent Valley area. Enormous living room with wood floors, cathedral ceilings and efficient wood stove. Updated kitchen and much more. This stunning property offers complete privacy in a lushly forested environment. Only 20 min. from Nelson and Castlegar.
DOES ANYONE RECOGNIZE THIS PRETTY CALICO?
She has been a stray in Shoreacres for 2 weeks. Friendly, sweet. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053.
NEED YOUR CAT FIXED?
The Osprey Community Foundation has generously given a grant to KAAP to help “low income pet owners” in Nelson, and Areas E and F. We are taking applications now. Please email contact@kaap.ca or call 250-352-2008. Did you know your female cat can be pregnant within 2 weeks of weaning her litter? Get on it! Let’s stop littering!
lev@valhallapathrealty.com
ready For your Family Fall asleep to the sound of the creek or relax on your deck in the sun! This newly renovated three-bedroom home offers many new upgrades, such as a new spacious kitchen, birch flooring, roof and siding. Enjoy the seclusion and gardens on your large .27-acre lot by Lions Park. The space below deck is perfect for workshop or studio.
steven@valhallapathrealty.com
Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society
www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053
Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card, and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!
loCaTion, loCaTion Motivated seller! Well maintained, family home on a quiet street in Uphill. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, original birch floors, mountain views, and large level lot with great soil that has been used for extensive gardening. Basement has everything needed to make this an income producing property.
kristina@valhallapathrealty.com
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www.spca.bc.ca/nelson • 250.352.7178
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100% Locally Owned & Independently Operated BrinG tHe family!
almost water front
4086 KrestoVa road
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Beautiful furnished Home with many recent improvements, including new kitchen cabinets & countertops, 2 bathrooms totally redone, 5 bedrooms. All new carpet & tile & Oak floors, all recently painted. 0.58 Level Ac. Fruit Trees & Lush Lawn, 75 ft. Sandy Beach, Boat dock & dry land boat house. MLS 2395862
Complete Equestrian Centre! 15 Acre developed riding centre with 30x70 metre outdoor riding area, 10,000sq.ft. indoor training arena, 12 paddocks, hay storage & heated tack building. 1560 Sq.ft. 3 bed/2bath mobile with addition. Extensive network of riding trails. Centrally located to Castlegar and Nelson for easy client access. MLS 2395559
1.35 acres, just outside Nelson city limits,
David Gentles 250.354.8225 $750,000
Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $449,500
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Perfect family Home witH View!
one of a Kind
waterfront in Procter!
This charming 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom mobile home in the Greenwood Trailer Park, only minutes from Nelson, has loads of character. Lovely new covered deck off the front. All kitchen appliances included, along with the decorative fireplace. MLS 2398848
Centrally located between Nelson & Castlegar, 4 bedroom, 3 bath split level, open lay out, bamboo floors, main level laundry, basement has suite potential, on 0.34 of an acre stunning view of Kootenay River and Gold Island below. MLS 2399310
This elegantly remodelled feature laden 4 bedroom, 3 bath home Is located in Upper Fairview, but the city feels miles away due to its very private .83 acre property. Den, family room, wood floors and so much more.MLS 2399209
Laura Salmon 250.551.8877 $384,777
Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $899,900
Cozy 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, open layout, wood burning stove, 17x19 covered deck & includes all appliances, 70’ of sandy/pebbly beach, fully landscaped with irrigation, RV parking, & an older dock with 2 slips. MLS 2393107
This could be your view…just 2 miles out the North Shore. Spacious home with large solarium plus family room, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and great yard plus plenty of parking, and oversize garage. Very well maintained inside & out. Boat moorage opportunity as well!! MLS 2394675
Large 3 bedroom & 2 bath home filled with sunlight and spectacular lake views. 3 levels of living space with spacious decks. Gorgeous landscaped .34 acres nestled into the hillside 4 miles from Nelson. Carport and dock with boat slip also make this property much more desirable. MLS 2396714
Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $565,000
Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $349,000
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Private 3,200 sqft open design rancher created to enjoy nature’s bounty. 3-4 bdrm, 3 bt, trple garage & dble carport for the toys. Level peninsula w/ fields & old growth forest. Enjoy the Kootenays! MLS 2393055
David Gentles 250.354.8225 $1,250,000
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Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $73,000
Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $579,900
solid modern 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with guest cottage, fenced corral, shop and carport. Good sun, peaceful views. MLS 2399168
Laura Salmon 250.551.8877 $427,777
Beautiful Home!
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Home & Business
maGnificent View lot!
Brand new!
Nearly new 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 storey home still covered under home warranty. This spacious house offers hardwood flooring throughout the main, gourmet kitchen, skylights, full basement w/ roughed in plumbing and a New landscaped custom designed backyard with very private patio. MLS 2398562
Beautifully maintained Country 3 or 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Landscaped, 0.52 acre, view lot. Many recent improvements. Garden area and flowers, small creek. 2 Storage sheds. Huge sundeck and double carport. MLS 2397676
A comfortable 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home in the heart of the West Kootenay community Slocan. Profitable business will purchase itself with a variety of business streams.
Wake up every morning with the view of the Kootenay
Available for quick possession; 3 bedrooms up plus a legal 2 bedroom suite down, built to be energy efficient! Cork & heated tile floors, heat recovery ventilation systems & more. Price includes GST, New Home Warranty and appliances. MLS 2399622
Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $429,000
Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $329,000
Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $549,500
Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $269,000
Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $399,900
2718 osacHoff road
Great BeGinninGs
country residential estate
Pedestrian Paradise
extreme Value
Centrally located in Nelson 2 bedroom plus den home with new paint, plumbing, electrical and more! Many improvements, fabulous walking distance to amenities and zoned for a triplex. Off street p a r k i n g f o r 2 + v e h i c l e s . MLS 2398760
If you value quality this is a must see! Brand New 4 bedroom & 3 bathroom units with over 2052 sq ft of living space. Breathtaking Kootenay Lake, City & Mountain views from almost every room & can never be taken away from you. 3 levels, landscaped beautifully and just a walk to town. MLS 2396338 & 2396342
Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $240,000
Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 Starting at $379,000
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Arm! This 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home is the perfect starter home or ideal for an investment property. Located centrally to downtown Nelson. MLS 2395912
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Beautifully appointed home central to Castlegar and Nelson. This quality 4500 sq.ft. home offers formal & family living spaces for everyone, 3 beds/4baths. 3.48 Level acres, treed privacy, patios, double garage, garden shed, separate workshop...tons of flexibility for hobbies and kids. MLS 2398046
2 bedroom home on 50’ x 120’ Uphill view lot. Convenient location, walking distance to downtown and all levels of schooling. Unfinished basement. Build equity in your own home. MLS 2396107
This is a very solid built 2 bedroom and den 1898 square foot home. A double sided fire place in living room and dining room. 14.02 acres, treed and private setting with a fantastic valley view. MLS 2395596
David Gentles 250.354.8225 $829,000
Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $259,000
Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $349,000
treed acreaGe
trendy oPPortunity
conVenient location
enjoy tHe View
Priced to sell
This land is 2 parcels, 2.28 acres total. Level heavily treed, also a huge storage building 32X64 with 200 Amp Electric panel. Close to Golf course & excellent fishing and recreation. Water is from Balfour Irrigation District. MLS 2396787
Tasty Bistro on Baker Street location near largest downtown development project with great expansion potential. Newer equipment, Spacious Venue incl. patio. Cash Business.
You’ll enjoy the views of the Kootenay River from this Uphill home. The 4 bedroom, 2 bath home includes a main floor den and basement family room with wood stove, as well as a patio in the private back yard.MLS 2399438
Riondel North Rd. Waterfront Lease lot with a rustic Cabin. 121.42 feet of beach by 300 feet in depth. Treed, sloping lot with views of Purcell Mountains across the Lake. Recreation get-away. MLS 2394608
Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $198,000
Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $135,500
3 bedrooms on the main plus 4th and large landing upstairs, main floor with open and spacious living area, covered f r o n t p o r c h e n t r y, h a n d y r e a r e n t r y / m u d room, all on a fenced corner lot. Close t o s c h o o l s a n d d o w n t o w n . MLS 2399113
Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $337,000
Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $89,000
MLS 4100588
Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $299,900