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East and West combined in Nelson event

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Spike in mental health calls WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

The Nelson area has seen a dramatic increase in police calls involving emotionally disturbed individuals this month, and the police department is struggling to keep up.

“This is not sustainable,” said police chief Wayne Holland, who plans to present his findings to Mayor Deb Kozak, city council and the Nelson Police Board.

“We’ve noticed a real spike. What we’re seeing now for the fifth year in a row, and for the same reasons

that this was happening for the last four or five years, is we’ve become a centralized repository of services for people in mental health distress. They have come to Nelson to avail themselves of our services.”

He said this means the police are dealing with a number of mental health calls unmatched in the province, comparable only to the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, where he used to work.

“How the heck is the smallest [municipal] police force in British Columbia dealing with this many calls of this nature? Of the four years I’ve been here, that’s

what I’ve been dealing with. It’s what the heck to do about it. We’ve been championing Car 87, which pairs a police officer with a trained mental health worker.”

However, he said those calls have been ignored.

“I’m in distress myself, I think it’s safe to say.”

Sgt. Dino Falcone said the police force is feeling the strain.

“There have been double the number of calls involving emotionally disturbed people in January 2015 compared to January 2014,” he said. “And we haven’t even finished the month yet.”

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The Nelson area is once again the focus of the media spotlight, as The Globe and Mail published an 1,800-word feature by Tom Moloney about the Kootenays this Monday. The article praised the area’s scenic beauty (above), as well as the local culture and business opportunities. Will Johnson photo

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Following on the heels of a lavish feature article in The New York Times, The Globe and Mail has brought Nelson into the nation’s media spotlight with a story titled Canada’s hippie outpost (and its killer backyard ski resort) by Tom Moloney.

Clocking in at 1,800 words, the story has plentiful references to the Kootenays so-called marijuana “cash crop”, but also details the growing popularity of the local ski scene. The story included interviews with locals Pat Renwick and Shelley Adams, and the reporter’s stay was arranged by Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism.

“That’s wonderful that Nelson is in the news again, and they’re recognizing we’re a progressive, forward-thinking city. We may be called hippies, but the article speaks to how progressive we are, with broadband, our restaurants, our wonderful recreation,” said Mayor Deb Kozak.

She noted that the article erroneously stated Nelson has 9,800 people. It is actually

“That’s wonderful that Nelson is in the news again, and they’re recognizing we’re a progressive, forwardthinking city.” home to approximately 10,300.

“That’s important to us. I remember when we cracked 10,000,” she said.

Maloney describes Nelson as a “miniSan Francisco.” And though he calls the region a “veritable secret to many skiers and snowboarders”, coverage such as this may mean that won’t continue to be the case much longer.

“In terms of us being discovered, I think we were discovered a long time ago,” said

Kozak, laughing about the possibility of the article encouraging an influx of residents.

“If you look at the projections, our population hasn’t changed much. We’re moving up, but it’s not going to be astronomical.”

Having described the history of Nelson, Maloney described the area as “a mix of landscape-art galleries, restaurants, throwback hippie culture, West Coast-shop vibe and an irresistable outdoor life.”

Maloney noted that a number of business people are moving to the area to take advantage of newly installed broadband infrastructure that allows them to work remotely.

At the end of the article, Maloney named All Seasons, Jackson’s Hole and the Library Lounge at the Hume Hotel as the three best places to eat.

For accommodations, he recommended Cloudside Inn, Hume Hotel and the Baker Street Inn. Maloney also mentioned Red Mountain, and recommended Kootenay visitors swing through Rossland while in the area.

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Dozens scrutinize Hall Street project GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

Two business owners directly affected by traffic changes in the Shores to Stores downtown revitalization have mixed feelings about the latest design.

Vince DeVito of DeVito’s Specialty Footwear and Brent Holowaychuk of Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill were among about 100 people who attended an open house Monday to examine revised conceptual drawings of the project, expected to begin this spring.

“I’m really in favour of the streetscape improvements and bringing tourists up town,” DeVito said.

However, he’s less enthusiastic about changes to traffic flow, including turning the 400 block of Hall Street, where his business fronts, back into a two-way.

“We went to one-way traffic over 27 years ago for a reason. There were too many accidents. Changing to the one way made very good sense at the time.”

DeVito also said having two-way traffic on the south side of Vernon through the 500, 600, and 700 blocks will mean a lot of lost parking. “My concern is access to my business.

I deal with a lot of seniors. We’re going to lose some parking on my end and gain some on Victoria, but seniors aren’t going to walk four or five blocks to get to me.”

Holowaychuk, whose business is at the northeast corner of Hall and Vernon said “there’s a lot that I like.

I’m happy traffic coming up Hall will be able to continue straight through, as with the current flow.” (Under a previous proposal, southbound traffic coming up the Hall Street hill would have been forced to turn right onto Vernon.)

However, Holowaychuk is con-

Around 100 people turned out Monday night for an open house to look at the latest concepts for the Shores to Stores down town revitalization project. Changes to traffic patterns and parking remain the chief concerns. Greg Nesteroff photo cerned that having a stop sign at the top of the hill won’t work and may be abandoned, rendering some of the present designs “superfluous.”

While he agreed bumpouts on the corners can calm traffic, he doesn’t think they need to be as “aggressive” as currently designed. “In fact, they may create more sightline issues with traffic on Vernon. Smaller bumpouts would be better.”

He’s also concerned about deliveries and bands loading and unloading, as Finley’s doesn’t have back alley access. He noted that part of town recently lost parking as the former Extra Foods lot was fenced off ahead of groundbreaking on Nelson Commons.

“Parking hasn’t been an issue, but it certainly is going to be now, with the co-op moving in and the movie

theatre becoming more viable. These are all good things, but they are going to impinge on [parking].”

A sampling of other comments: • Allan Collier said: “It’s a good plan, but there are some parts I don’t understand at all. I don’t understand the corner of Cedar and Vernon.

That one just baffles me. I don’t know why they think that’s going to work.”

He also doubted Hall Street will ever be a pedestrian thoroughfare from Baker to the lakeside. “I’m dubious about that. It’s pretty steep.”

• Capitol Theatre board member Barry Auliffe said his main concern is around access to the theatre — the plan calls for angle parking stalls in front of the building, where there is presently a loading zone.

“Currently the theatre has a very good drop-off point, which is im-

portant to seniors and people with disabilities. Equally important is when we have groups come in. They unload all of their equipment at the theatre doors.”

• Dave McMichael said he only had minor concerns and appreciated the open house. “It’s good to show people the changes and get public input,” he said.

Among comments posted on a board at the meeting: • “Why do we need to connect stores to shores? Doesn’t seem necessary to me.”

• “Pedestrians without cars that rely on wheelchairs or walkers are screwed by this plan. Absolutely no improvement to current barriers to safe walking from Vernon Street to Front Street.

Have to walk in traffic now and will have to walk in traffic still.”

• “The reconfiguration of the NDCC lot entrance makes sense.

Leave the rest alone.”

• “The proposed design solutions don’t fully address the challenges. Is there a plan to address steep gradient? Provide crosswalk/crosswalk lights? Where would the bike lane on Lake Street connect bikers to?

Some good improvements.”

• “Two-way on Vernon southside won’t work. Congestion, large vehicles. Too narrow. Hall should stay one way. Preserve our parking!”

• “If you can’t find a parking spot in front of the medical clinic, how do you get to the other side of Vernon to park? Drive up High and around Park streets? Seems not practical.”

• “Edgewood onto Vernon/Cedar.

Disagree with making this lefthand lane one way going south (currently shared). Very few routes from town to Front St. This pushes cars to go further to High Street tourist park and take back lanes or all the way to nearly Safety to get to Front Street. A pedestrian crosswalk light at Cedar and Front is a must.”

• “Maintain green bank area between back of Civic Arena, Hall Street and NDCC parking lot as a green space. A gathering area with wonderful view of North Shore/ glacier.”

Development services manager Pam Mierau said 92 people signed in to the meeting and 60 people filled out survey forms, so it’s safe to say close to 100 people came. She will tabulate the yes/no questions and type all of the comments verbatim, which will go to city council.

Council is expected to sign off on the project budget next month so it can go to tender. Two councillors, Bob Adams and Janice Morrison, have indicated they oppose the traffic changes.

Some women will have to travel to Trail for screening

Aging mammography equipment to be retired in Trail to complement the regional breast surgical program that is based there.

Women needing secondary screening after She said on average two to 15 patients curan initial mammography will have to travel rently use mammography equipment two days 68 kilometres to the Kootenay Boundary Re- a week in Nelson and four days per week in gional Hospital in Trail beginning in May. Trail. With the new digital equipment, she said The aging mammography equipment at the they will have capacity to do more mammoNelson Kootenay Lake Hospital will be retired grams (as film does not need to be processed from use as of April 30 according to Thalia with digital) and meet the regional demand.

Vesterback, Interior Health diagnostic imag“Breast imaging is a specialty service and ery operations director for the East Kootenay. we need to do it at a high level of expertise,” Vesterback said the film-based equipment she said adding that federal rules require a lived a full life and Interior Health (IH) made high visitation level for the radiologist and the decision not to replace the Nelson-based mammography technologist. machine. The diagnostic mammography ma “No one is losing their jobs [in Nelson],” chine was purchased for $350,000 in 2001 with she said. “Interior Health is in contact with funds raised by the Kootenay Lake Hospital the KLH foundation about the disposal of Foundation in Nelson . the machine.”

In September 2013, Trail raised $800,000 IH communication officer Karl Hardt, exto purchase a digital mammography machine. plained IH’s policy that equipment purchased Vesterback said the new equipment is needed through fundraisers can not be relocated or

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Women aged 40 years and older can access mammograms for free and without a doctor’s referral through the mobile van provided by the BC Cancer Agency, which is part of provincial health services.

Vesterback said the Mobile van visited Nelson four times in 2014. The screening program also has clinics in other Kootenay Lake area communities like Kaslo, Crawford Bay, Balfour said Hardt.

There are two types of screening. The screening provided by BC Cancer via a mobile unit are for a-symptomatic women. Vesterback said, “On average, a small amount of women, 10 per cent, will require follow-up.”

For this secondary screening, a patient would be referred by a doctor for a specific appointment where a radiologist interprets the diagnostic images right away.

“This will not limit access to services,” she

said. “This will continue to meet the vast majority of needs in the area.”

She added that the mobile van will be receiving upgrades in the new fiscal year, which begins in April.

She said the decision not to replace the equipment in Nelson and having the new diagnostic in Trail does not put a patient’s health at risk explaining that mammograms are scheduled tests, not emergencies.

“It is a safe decision for the patient. While it can be a stressful exam, it is not emergent,” said Vesterback.

According to the BC Cancer agency, the mobile unit will be in Nelson again this March.

For general information on screening mammography visit screeningbc.ca/Breast/ GetMammogram/GetaMammogram.htm As well for a clinic locator for screening mammography go to screeningbc.ca/Breast/ GetMammogram/ClinicLocator.htm.

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The West Kootenay District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is now completing Hired Equipment lists for the upcoming fiscal year.

All individuals or companies who are currently registered through the ministry’s offices in Nelson or Grand Forks will be mailed invitations by the end of January to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year.

Individuals or companies who were not registered in 2014, but who wish to have their equipment listed, are invited to visit or phone the Nelson or Grand Forks office to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

You will be required to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance with minimum $2 million third party liability and a WorkSafe BC clearance letter prior to starting work on any ministry projects. Dump trucks must provide a current weigh slip, front tire size, and manufacturer’s front axle rating.

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Arson charge laid MoTI Ad 1079AWest Kootenay Hired AftEquipment er a lengthy investigation, Nelson police believe they have their man in an arson case.

On4.31” Thursday, after three months of work, the X 7.14” Nelson Police Department 3 columns x 100 lines arrested and formally charged a 19-year-old Creston resident in relation to a suspicious fire that occurred October 4 in the Greenwood Boundary lower level of 303 Vernon Street.

Timesin the basement and storage area TheCreek fire started Mountaineer below the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences which occupies the upper floor of the building. There Arrow Lakes News are also two private residences above the area where the fire started. All occupants got out safely and the Castlegar News in time to save the building. fire was extinguished Total damage was estimated at $25,000.

Nelson Police haveStar charged the suspect with arson. He has been released on bail with strict conditions and is scheduled appear in Nelson court on February CrestontoValley Advance 3. His name has not yet been released.

Det.-Cst. Nate Holt said the Chinese medicine Grand Forks Gazette school was not the target of the attack: “It was a personal Trail motivation.

Times He was upset with someone who lived in the building.”

Holt said as part of strict bail conditions, the suspect has to remain in Creston under house arrest except to go to work. They don’t believe he poses a

Nelson police have made an arrest in a three-month-old Tamara Hynd file photo arson case.

further risk to the public or the person he originally targeted.

The man is also before the courts on several other allegations, but has no convictions.

Holt said police interviewed everyone who had access to the building or a potential motive. The suspect’s name came up early in the investigation, but it took them a while to track him down. He was living in Nelson at the time of the fire, but moved to Creston soon after.

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Continued from Page 1 Falcone and his fellow officers have been making trips back and forth from the hospital, ferrying suicidal, depressed and hallucinating residents.

“It makes it really challenging.

We’re always the last resort, and we’re not trained mental health professionals. But man, we sure have a lot of exposure to it,” said Falcone.

“We know it’s a tough time of year, and that tends to make people depressed.”

Holland said the police force wants to help troubled individuals, but needs better tools and more resources to do so.

“The good news is we are the first responders. We’re always the pointy end of the stick. We’ll always be there for them.”

Cydney Higgins of Community Integrated Health Services said she couldn’t speak directly to the recent police disturbances, but expressed concern for the individuals in distress.

“Interior Health does share the community and police’s commitment to getting people in the community with mental health and substance use issues matched with

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She noted that IH has established a mental health primary care integration team in Nelson, consisting of a full-time social worker as well as a dedicated outreach support worker, RN and a half-time nurse practitioner.

“It is taking an assertive outreach and intensive case management approach to get marginalized persons with mental health substance abuse problems connected to primary care and other ongoing services.”

IH increased the hours for both the RN and outreach support worker staffing in December.

“While we do not have resources for a dedicated mental health police unit [Car 87], the urgent response nurse is doing monthly ride-alongs with police so that we can better align our responses to clients in need.”

Pastor Jim Reimer with Our Daily Bread said the rise in mental health calls has been mirrored by a 50 per cent rise in residents coming through to take advantage of hot meals.

“People are feeling the economic pinch. We’re seeing a rise

in the cost of living, from rentals to food, over the last year. People are anxious,” he said.

Mayor Deb Kozak said this issue was discussed at a recent meeting with the police.

“The conversation at that meeting was specifically Wayne looking for support and advice on mental health issues and how we move forward.”

She said the issue isn’t exclusive to the Kootenays. “It seems to be worldwide.”

Kozak said they are planning a symposium on the subject, potentially for spring. And she understands what the strain is doing to police morale. She echoed Holland’s concerns that other areas of policing are being neglected.

“If you have 17 officers, and one or two are injured, it’s not just like you can call someone and say ‘can you come to work today?’ They’re a very specialized service. The questions is how do we deal with these critical incidents when we’re working shorthanded?”

As for the $311,000 budget increase Holland is looking for, Kozak would not commit to it. “It’s a really big decision,” she said.

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Nelson won a hard-fought compromise, gaining $184,000

Pool renos clear hurdle GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

Renovations to the Nelson aquatic centre cleared a lastminute hurdle Thursday that threatened to delay the project.

The City of Nelson won a hard-fought compromise, gaining $184,000 and commitments from neighbouring rural areas to look at broadening the tax base for regional recreation by expanding the service area.

In exchange, the city threw its majority support on the recreation commission behind proceeding with the $4.9 million pool renovation, which is expected to go to tender early next month.

During a heated meeting last week, city reps indicated they wanted the recreation funding model addressed before proceeding with the upgrades.

That meeting adjourned without a decision. However, a bargain was reached following a calm 2½-hour session this week.

Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak emphasized she didn’t want to jeopardize the city’s amicable relations with its regional district partners, but felt “a disproportionate load” of the recreation budget is falling on the city.

“It’s never my intention to throw any other politician or staff under the bus,” she said.

“I’m very sensitive to the fact that the city and the regional district must work together. I’m glad we stuck around and hammered it out. We had a really vigorous discussion.”

Part of the arrangement will

A $4.9 million overhaul of the Nelson aquatic centre overcame a potential road block this week. The project is expected to go to tender File Photo early next month. see $184,000 returned to the city that it has paid into recreation annually since 2006 from a combination of Nelson Hydro profits and taxation on Kootenay River dams.

However, that money will now have to be made up through additional taxation shared by the city, Area F, and western portion of Area E — so Nelson’s actual windfall will be less than half. But Kozak described the refund as symbolic.

“I’m very pleased with the discussion and the outcome,” she said. “Everyone worked hard to come to a positive solution.

That is a great first step, and I’m happy there is a commitment to further change.”

The regional district will now look for a new recreation fund-

ing model that ensures equity and long-term sustainability. It would potentially ask areas that don’t currently pay into the service to pick up some of the tab — namely the east portion of Area E (north and south shores of Kootenay Lake), Area G (Rural Salmo) and the lower portion of Area H (Slocan Valley).

Kozak said the review will need to consider changes in population, service delivery, and facility use since the recreation service was established over 40 years ago.

Area H director Walter Popoff and Area G director Hans Cunningham were invited to Thursday’s meeting but unable to attend. However, both sent emails outlining their positions.

While Popoff didn’t rule out contributing, he indicated that he couldn’t make any commitments until a recreation master plan for his area is completed.

Cunningham predicted any referendum in his area would “go down to flaming defeat.”

He said while some of his constituents use Nelson’s recreation facilities, most go to Salmo, Fruitvale, Trail, or Castlegar. However, he left open the possibility of providing grant funding.

Area E director Ramona Faust said she would explain the situation to her constituents and ask what they think is fair. “I can’t sell the community short.

They want their expenditures to reflect the value something has to them. I’d like to give them the benefit of the doubt and hope they will be receptive.”

A decision, she said, would likely require a referendum.

FACILITY USE UNCLEAR One point everyone agrees on is the need for better information on who uses the recreation complex and how often.

Presently staff at the rec complex collect the addresses of pass holders and those who register for programs, but a summary broken down by electoral area isn’t readily available and will require some effort to tease out.

Even then, the data won’t address single-day use.

Nelson’s recreation master plan, completed last year, found

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Downtown dogs

Does Rover have the right to walk downtown? Not in Nelson.

The controversial dog ban bylaw has again come under fire as a local lawyer is threatening to sue the city for its “totalitarian” bylaw.

Whether the case actually goes to court, the debate has been rekindled as Nelsonites appear to be on polar opposites of the issue.

For some, canine companions are so close to their hearts, that the bylaw even became an election issue in November, although not a major one.

So the question is, why are dogs banned and should their right to piddle on anything they want be reinstated?

The answer, to the second question, is a solid maybe.

An outright ban seems a little heavyhanded. Tourists love to walk along Baker Street and visit our shops and restaurants. However many of them have travelled with their pets. What are they supposed to do with their dog?

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On the other hand, a large number of dogs, leashed or not, walking along the downtown corridor poses many risks, from bites to barks, feces to urine.

Complications will arise.

The all or nothing solution doesn’t seem to be working. There has to be a middle ground to make businesses, pet owners and the public happy.

Altering the bylaw seems a better solution than keeping or rescinding it.

Enforcement is likely the key, but is that manageable?

There are many dog owners who allow their pets to run loose and to defecate whereever they please with no intention of picking it up.

If a bylaw was created with stiffer fines for “unruly dogs” or for failing to clean up after your pets, would it alleviate concerns?

And are there enough bylaw officers to enforce those regulations?

If council is going to make a change, let’s make sure it’s for the better.

Let’s manage traffic

I accept that we must facilitate a certain amount of increased traffic into the downtown core and also make pedestrian/cyclist access safer and easier.

The proposals for the Vernon/Hall intersection with additional dedicated turning lights at Front and Hall along with improved use of Front Street from the east are critical and useful proposals.

However, I concur with others that the proposed changes at High, Cedar, Park and Edgewood will only increase traffic and safety concerns to small residential roads that are ill suited to cope with them.

To transfer problems from one corner to another is futile.

Perhaps funneling downtown traffic to Front Street and discouraging unnecessary traffic on High and Morgan (by adding

“Larger cities currently discourage traffic egress to the downtown core.” more stop signs, speed bumps, etc.?) would allow the use of proper sidewalks and bicycling lanes for access to the Fairview area via High and Morgan.

From a long-term perspective, I’m most concerned that by encouraging traffic flow into downtown — through the addition of parking stalls — that we seem to be confronting the issue opposite to prevailing ideas and

techniques.

Traffic will only increase with time.

Larger cities currently discourage traffic egress to the downtown core.

By implementing improved public transport, higher parking costs, increased fines for parking violations, better maintained pedestrian thoroughfares and dedicated cycling lanes we can achieve a people-friendlier downtown and still maintain necessary traffic access, but at a truer cost to the vehicle users.

Most cars I see downtown contain only the driver. Cars don’t shop, people do. And they park themselves in cafes, restaurants and stores!

Let’s manage traffic, not encourage it.

John Martin Nelson

Wolf kill last hope for caribou

W

hen the BC government last resorted to shooting wolves from helicopters in the 1980s, an emotional public outcry forced a retreat.

In the BC tradition, sensationseeking urban media and protesters led the way. An outraged reporter named Pamela Martin marched a BCTV crew off the road near Fort St. John to expose this presumed crime against nature.

With a metre of snow and temperatures dipping to minus-40, they didn’t get far, but public sentiment was aroused enough for politicians to overrule wildlife biologists.

This winter, while snow reveals the wolves’ location from the air, the choppers and rifles are out again.

And my heart goes out to the biologists and First Nations hunters who face this grim task.

The South Selkirk mountain caribou herd, which ranges between BC, Idaho and Washington, has been the target of intensive conservation ef-

forts by governments on both sides of the border.

Six of the remaining 18 animals now wear radio collars. There were 46 in 2009, only 27 by 2012, and wolves have killed two more since last spring.

Targeted hunting and trapping haven’t been sufficient, so up to 24 grey wolves are to be shot from the air before the snow melts.

There are seven caribou herds in the South Peace, with the Graham herd the largest at about 700. It’s the control group, left to fend for itself as a measure of wolf removal for the rest.

The Burnt Pine herd is down to one bull, effectively extinct. The province and Treaty 8 First Nations are working on a plan to kill 120 to 160 wolves in that region.

It’s long been accepted that resource roads, logging and recreational trail use have increased herd disruption and predator access through what would otherwise be

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seamless bush and deep snow.

Snowmobiles and even backcountry skiers can shift the balance.

Smithers-area outdoor enthusiasts are currently being urged to stay away from the Telkwa Mountains, where the caribou herd is down to fewer than 20 animals. Local hunting and snowmobile clubs have ob-

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served a ban on motorized travel since 2003, but of course there will always be yahoos who chase animals for fun.

A mountain caribou recovery plan was implemented in 2007, protecting 2.2 million hectares from logging and road-building, including most of the core habitat of the South Selkirk herd. The Nature Conservancy of Canada bought 550 square kilometres in that region to protect habitat.

Strategies include transplanting animals from healthier to weaker herds to increase genetic diversity, and capturing and penning females with young calves to keep them from being picked off by wolves.

The BC grey wolf population averages around 8,500, with managed hunting and trapping to protect livestock while preserving the wolf as apex predator in most of its wide range.

This context is seldom reported

by Vancouver media, which mostly

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sees its role not as explaining issues but rather embarrassing whatever political party is in power, and providing an uncritical platform for the stop-logging-mining-energy crowd, which is seen as popular with urban viewers.

Remember the spotted owl, with the fringe of its range extending into southern BC? Our branch-plant enviros marketed that one for years.

Its core habitat is Washington and Oregon, where many sawmills were shuttered to “save” them.

Now they’re shooting invasive barred owls, which have emerged as a greater threat to spotted owls than logging. Context is important.

I suppose we’ll never know what difference the 1980s wolf kill would have made if it hadn’t been shouted down for TV ratings and urban enviro-donations.

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Is it ‘political extortion’?

Re: Pool renos clear hurdle, page 5 Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Neither do three. It appears that Nelson mayor Deb Kozak does not believe these axioms that most of us understand and hold true. To characterize her “solution” as positive is laughable.

The $184,000 that Nelson pays into the district recreation funding is from taxation and benefits that Nelson gained by virtue of the boundary expansion that transferred the section of the river and dams south of Nelson from the rural areas to the City of Nelson.

This is a clear example of collaboration, cooperation and mutually beneficial action: Areas E and F agreed to the expansion and Nelson agreed that the money gained would be put back into shared recreation.

The result was much more money staying in our community: when this chunk of geography was rural a large portion of the tax revenue went to the province. Nelson and the rural areas collaborated to keep more money for us and less for Victoria. Who doesn’t like that?

This $184,000 used to be rural money; it was gifted to the city with the agreement it would go into shared recreation funding and that benefited all of us.

But now Ms. Kozak is going back on that deal. Along with the Nelson members she insisted on this money being returned to the City (Nelson cannot just keep it, decline to pay it, this deal is enshrined in law) or they would not approve the $4.5 million pool renovation which is already at a critical stage with nearly a half million already spent with the city’s prior consent.

This eleventh-hour demand is nothing more than political extortion plainly put.

Further, as the article notes the money returned to the city will now need to be replaced with taxation. The taxpayers of the city, Area F and west Area E have always been equal partners in the recreation funding. Since the beginning the tax rate has been the same: if you live in Nelson or the North Shore or Blewett and your property is valued at $400,000 you paid exactly the same tax for district recreation which was about $436 last year. This “solution” means that we will all be paying as much as $30 more but more importantly for the first time the property owners of Area F and west Area E will be paying effectively more that Nelson property owners.

The aforementioned $184,000 goes back to Nelson and Nelson only, the tax comes from everywhere so the net benefit to Nelson is likely around $60,000. So thanks very much, City of Nelson. We, outside the city, have been screwed and now pay higher rates for recreation than you.

The hypocrisy of this “solution” cannot be overstated. All partners in the recreation service agree that expanding the taxation is necessary and required for the long term.

That was how the discussion started. This “solution” does absolutely nothing to address that need, it is no more than the City of Nelson through its representation on the recreation commission extorting more money from its formerly equal partners. It is the worst of bully politics, brinkmanship and is profoundly divisive.

This is more than just disappointing coming from Ms. Kozak who ran for mayor on the platform of collaboration, cooperation and inclusiveness.

Her actions at the recreation commission table these past two weeks are pretty much the opposite.

Kevin LePape Nelson

Stop the war on wolves Re: Wolf cull commenced, January 21 David Reid, executive director of the West Kootenay Eco-Society admits, “The caribou situation is ‘really challenging.’” He is quite right and nobody (pet owners or wildlife lovers) wishes an animal to suffer.

In support of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, trusting much to the science and dedication of those working there, I have discovered it is important to consider not only numeric responses, but also possible social and physiological effects of lethal control programs on wolves and other large carnivores.

Some new research from Dr. Heather Bryan of the University of Calgary, along with Dr. Judit Smits, a professor of veterinary medicine at U of C, suggests the hunting experience on these social and sophisticated wolves “may reflect social instability.”

Their studies record elevated testosterone and cortisol levels. This, according to Dr. Marco Musiani also of U of C, may have implications for wolf health, welfare and behavior. This could continue for generations.

Tom Ethier of the Ministry of Forests states, “Wolves weren’t there for a period in the last 10 years, or they weren’t as prevalent.” This is vague, and yet he sharply supports in a later point, “Mountain caribou are listed as an endangered species and their legal LETTERS POLICY The Nelson Star welcomes all letters from the public. Letters will be edited for length, clarity and taste. Letters should also be no longer than 400 words. While we attempt to share as many views as possible, preference will be given to letters addressing local issues.

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status federally means the government is required by law to act.”

Chris Genovali of Raincoast also reflects on this federal endangered designation as he speaks of the southern resident killer whales, and rightly so, demonstrating how the government action plan lacks action. The federal government has lost twice in court (sounds familiar) and, after 15 years, the whales are no better off. A different law perhaps and no one stormed off in helicopters to save a whale.

A neighbour to the south, Dr. Marc Bekoff (professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology) at the University of Colorado, studying how hunting affects stress, reproduction and sociality, insists, “Merely counting the number of individuals who are present and then deciding how to manage them is a shoddy practice.”

I advocate the government donation of $150,000 per year, wrongly allotted to a wolf cull, be spent to support clear research from competent and caring scientists. Furthermore, I don’t speak for the Ktunaxa, yet I imagine the gift of dead wolves is an insult.

Perhaps that’s why the ministry hasn’t heard back.

Adrian Rollins Nelson

A need for wide steps

Re: Too steep to be a boulevard, Letters, January 21 I echo Abram Davis’ sentiments entirely.

I was thinking exactly the same thing, particularly as I huffed and puffed my way up the icy slope on my lunch hour today.

What about nice wide steps with intermittent landings, or pull-off areas ... big enough for a bench, a modest shade tree and maybe even a sculpture or informative kiosk display?

There could still be a sloped running sidewalk beside the stairway or on the other side of Hall Street for those unable to negotiate stairs.

I think it’s an exciting project and I am particularly happy about the proposed improvements to the Hall/ Vernon intersection where as a pedestrian, or as a driver, it’s a tricky crossroads.

Kate Bridger Nelson

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Jan 29th - YukYuks Comedy - Chris York + Scott Dumas Jan 30th - The Boom Booms Jan 31st - Funkanomics w/ Ben Fox Feb 6th - Bob Marley Bday Bash w/ Gisto + Dubconscious Feb 7th - Funk Hunters w/ Smoothie - A/V set

Community Events Family Literacy Week, an extra special event at the Nelson Public Library on Friday, January 30, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Stories, songs, crafts and fun family literacy activities. For children two to six years old and parent/ caregiver. Free with snacks and door prizes. Online registration at nelsonlibrary.ca or call Joanne FMI 250-505-5683.

Exam Cram for teens at the Nelson Public Library. Ace those final exams. Study space, tutors with West Kootenay Teacher Education program, and food!

Saturday, January 31, 1-5 p.m.

Drop in or contact Joanne if you think you’ll attend. 250-505-5683 or jharris@nelson.ca.

Workshops Ellison’s Market offers a free workshop every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. with a new weekly topic at 523 Front Street. January 31 is Colon Hydrotherapy and Beyond.

Learn what colon-hydrotherapy has to offer with Ulla Devine from DevineHealth as she offers simple strategies for regular cleansing and detoxification.

Feb 14th - Valentine’s Cabaret w/ Heavy Petal Burlesque

Feb 20th - Randy & Mr Lahey - of the Trailer Park Boys Feb 26th - YukYuks Comedy Night

Mar 7th - Libarian Mar 13th - The Block Party - Locals For Locals Mar 14th - Delhi 2 Dublin Feb 26th - YukYuks Comedy Night Apr 1st - Rave of Thrones - Kristian Nairn aka Hodor Apr 3rd - Old School Night w/ Ben Conroy Apr 10th - Humans - On Sale Soon!

Apr 25th - LongWalkShortDock w/ RIM Visuals On Sale Soon!

Apr 30th - Ridley Bent w/ guests On Sale Soon!

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Let’s Eat Together presentation with Myrna Lindblom, public health Nurse, for families with young children on Thursday, February 5 at the Winlaw StrongStart Centre from 10 a.m.-noon. Free, with childminding and snacks provided. Please call to register: Alison 250-359-6887 or Penny 250-226-7605.

with persistent pain find themselves facing. For more details visit their website or call toll free 1-844-747-7246.

monthly meetings All seniors are welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street.

Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For further information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons.

Nelson Snow-Goers Snowmobile Club is meeting on February 12. They meet the second Thursday of each month, October through April, at 7 p.m. at Selkirk College, Rosemont Campus. For more information, go to NelsonSno-Goers.ca.

Nelson People in Pain Network Support Group is meeting on February 4, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Shambala Meditation Centre, 812 Stanley Street.

This peer led support group could help to self-manage your pain, provide education, reduce the isolation that many people

Balfour Seniors Branch 120 monthly meeting will be held Thursday, February 5, 2 p.m. at the Balfour Seniors’ Hall. Social time to follow. All members and newcomers welcome.

fundraisers The Lions Club Variety Show is today. The show, suitable for children of all ages is at the Civic Theatre. Proceeds support the local Lions Club that suports various community projects.

Announcements The West Kootenay Family Historians Society presents the third annual Family Tree Learning on Family Day open house on Monday, February 9, from 1-4 p.m. at the

Community Forum at 101 445 13th Avenue in Castlegar.

The public is invited to attend this free, come-and-go event that includes exhibits, online research demonstrations, and one-on-one consultation with experienced genealogists. For more information, contact wkfhs@shaw.ca.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services: income tax service, low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information call 250352-6008.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Mr. Lahey and Randy of the Trailer Park Boys come to Spiritbar at 9 p.m. on February 20. Joined by local legends Randy from Creston (Lucas Myers) and punk group Drunk on Purpose, the night will feature prizes for best redneck costume. Tickets are $20 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

Theatre The first ever theatrical performance at Shambhala Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will show on February 12 to 14, 19 to 21 and 26 to 28 at 7:30 p.m. Starring Nelson cultural ambassador Bessie Wapp with back up from Sydney Black, Darren Mahe and three students from the Selkirk music program: piano player Amanda Cawley, guitarist Leonard Pallerstein and drummer Brennan Buglioni. Tickets are available through the Capitol Theatre, and are $25 for adults and $20 for students.

For more info visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

on Thursday, January 29 at 8 p.m. January features renowned funny-man Scott Dumas, and emcee Chris Yorke will warm the audience up starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at the Hume Hotel.

at Selkirk College, plays a concert at 7:30 p.m. on February 2 at the Shambhala Music & Performance Hall as part of the Selkirk Pro-Musica Series. Tickets are $15 and are available at Otter Books.

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Guitar legends Eric Johnson and Mike Stern bring their award-winning rock style to the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, February 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $39.50 plus taxes and fees. Book online at capitoltheatre. bc.ca or by phone at (250) 352-6363.

Vancouver’s best unsigned band, The Boom Booms, are returning to Nelson on Friday, January 30. Every show is an explosive display of world, funk, and rock by this masterful five- piece band. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance at the Hume Hotel, or $15 at the door. For more information visit humehotel.com.

Ensemble Vivant comes to the Capitol Theatre on Friday, January 30 at 8 p.m.

The night will be genre-diverse, with chamber, jazz, Latin and classical music being played. Tickets are $24 for adults and $14 for students. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363.

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A Pete Seeger memorial concert is being held on Saturday, January 31 at the Junction Church at 2840 Eden Road (former location of the Playmor Dance Hall). Featuring tributes from local musicians Kenny Conrad, Olin McKay, Dan Perrault, Holly Hyatt, John Burden, Catherine McGrath, Sugar and Spice and Roxanne. Tickets are $40. For more information or to get tickets contact justiceatthejunction@ telus.net.

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movies On January 29 at 7:30 p.m., Citizenfour is playing at the Nelson Civic Theatre. In the film, both a documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

On Wednesday, January 28, The Royal will have Sali Bracewell on piano and vocals from 6 to 8 p.m., which will be followed by vibe Rand B music until 10 p.m. There will be an open jam from 10 to 12 a.m.

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More than 100 people came out to support the annual Walk For Memories in support of those suffering from the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease.

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During the Walk for Memories on Sunday, which attracted over 100 Kootenay residents and raised $14,000, local organizer Simon Grypma was approached by a family that had just learned of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

“I was approached by a local family with a member in the early onset stages. They were dealing with a family member who had just been diagnosed, and I was very touched to realize that as we lose one person with Alzheimer’s, someone else takes their place,” he said.

Grypma lost his own father to the disease, but he said the awareness that has been raised by the event means families will no longer have to suffer in isolation.

“It’s not going to stop, that’s what hit home for me. We lost Margo (Read) but the cycle of Alzheimer’s is going to continue, and it’s so vital our communities became a part of it, to help the

people who are afflicted with this horrible disease.”

The event was dedicated to the memory of Margo, whose husband Bob was in attendance and made a speech.

Grypma said it was an emotionally potent moment.

“Their walk through Alzheimer’s and the ultimate end of her life, the story was very touching.”

Grypma also appreciated the comments from Mayor Deb Kozak and from Nelsonite Barb Hughes.

Currently there are 70,000 people in BC with Alzheimer’s, 72 per cent of whom are women.

“We need to stand by our fellow citizens,” said Grympa.

He said all the money raised will remain in the West Kootenays.

“Contacts have been made for people in the beginning process, and the money and funds raised stay locally here in the West Kootenay. The money will go to fund education programs run by Julie Leffelaar.”

“Funds raised help ensure people with dementia and their caregivers have access to information, support services and education. They also bring us one step closer to finding a cure,” said Leffelaar.

Grypma said the advice he provided to the local family came from hard experience. When asked what he told them, he was effusive.

“You’re not alone. You don’t have to deal with this issue on your own. It’s not an embarrassing issue or something to hide from. We’re all here for you.”

He said the event will be back “bigger and better next year”, and asked anyone in Nelson interest in getting involved to contact him personally.

For those looking for support or to take advantage of the services available to support those with Alzheimer’s and their families, contact Leffelaar at 250-3656769 or 1-855-301-6742 or jleffelaar@alzeimerbc.org.

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78 per cent of Area H residents and 74 per cent of residents from the east part of Area E used the complex in 2010-11, although it didn’t indicate how often or what for.

A separate survey conducted for the Area E recreation commission found that 38 per cent of residents who responded use the complex five to 10 times per year.

Faust, who chairs the recreation commission, said Thursday’s meeting was productive.

“We managed to reach an agreement that we are committed to looking at a tax base that reflects the use of the community complex,” she said. “It allows the necessary repairs to go ahead on time. All in all, I’m quite pleased.”

The aquatic centre upgrades, expected to close the pool from April to December, will address mechanical and electrical systems, and also improve decks, tiles

and water proofing membranes.

The regional district has already agreed to borrow $4.5 million for the project over five years, which includes provisions for a reserve fund. However, it doesn’t include $253,000 in architect and planning costs, $80,000 in licenses, building permits, and legal expenses, and $80,000 toward reconfiguring the intersection of Hall Street and the rec complex parking lot. Chief administrator Stuart Horn said those items will be paid out of general operations, bringing the total to just over $4.9 million.

According to Horn, in 2014, the recreation service collected $3.5 million in taxes, with Nelson residents picking up 50 per cent, Area F 24 per cent, and Area E 10 per cent. The remaining 16 per cent came from taxation on Kootenay River dams.

In addition to Kozak and Faust, the recreation commission members are Nelson councillors Janice Morrison and Valerie Warmington, and Area F director Tom Newell.

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Excessive snow loads on a roof can cause the roof to leak or even collapse. The weight, and not the depth, of the snow is what determines if it needs to be removed from the roof. Fluffy snow may not be problematic, as it can take around seven times as much dry snow to equal the weight of wet snow.

After a snowstorm, go outside and lift a few shovelfuls of snow. If it’s back-breaking work, then the snow on your roof may be dangerous.

Homes built to code can typically handle the snow and ice load that comes with the winter season. However, homes that have undergone unapproved renovations, or those where load-bearing walls have been removed from the interior may be susceptible to catastrophic roof collapses.

Another problem homeowners face this time of year is ice dams, which occur when snow on the roof melts slightly and then refreezes, forming thick portions of ice usually at the edges of the roof by the gutters. Ice dams can divert melting snow in and under roofing shingles instead of through gutters and downspouts.

A common contributor to ice dams is inadequate ventilation and insulation in attics. Heat from the interior of the home that rises into the attic can cause the roof to warm up enough to melt the snow. This is easily remedied by having ample insulation and ensuring proper ventilation of the attic to maintain temperatures cool enough to prevent underside melting of snow.

Signs of a problem If you experience any leaks from the ceiling or notice water coming down walls, a roof leak from excess snow or ice dams may be the culprit.

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Clearing the roof The Better Business Bureau warns against going up on the roof if you cannot safely remove the snow with an ice rake or similar tool. You should not jeopardize your health by trying to remove snow and ice.

Confirm that contractors who remove snow have current liability and worker’s compensation insurance before hiring them. Contractors will charge anywhere from $60 to $300 per hour to remove snow from the roof. Always inquire in advance as to what a fee covers.

Even after snow is removed, there’s no guarantee it will not accumulate again. Keep in mind that some snow and ice removal remedies can invalidate the warranty on recently installed roof shingles. This is something that must be weighed before proceeding with snow removal.

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“For the cultural sector it’s important to have that funding, which we can match with provincial and federal government funding.”

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The chair of Nelson’s cultural development committee isn’t especially concerned about a possible reduction in Columbia Basin Trust funding to the sector.

City council agreed last week to try to split its annual community initiative grants evenly between the four pillars of its sustainability strategy.

Previously 35 per cent was set aside for arts and cultural applicants, which could now potentially drop to 25 per cent. But Stephanie Fischer says she’s not worried.

“The city has been generous giving us the 35 per cent. We have done some capacity building within the sector,” she said. “We have to go through a year and see how it all plays out.”

Fischer said cultural applications will continue to be reviewed by an independent jury. (Contrary to a story in Friday’s Star, the cultural development committee does not adjudicate the applications themselves, but appoints an arms-length jury of peers with arts and heritage backgrounds. They make recommendations to the committee, which in turn passes them on to city council for approval.)

After making recommendations on who should be funded, the panel will also compile a second list in case fund-

ing is left over due to a lack of applicants from the social, environmental, and economic sectors.

Fischer encouraged cultural groups to continue to apply as before. Last year, the funding requested was four times the $44,250 available. “That shows there’s a real need,” Fischer said. “For the cultural sector it’s important to have that funding, which we can match with provincial and federal government funding.”

She was also encouraged to hear that applications will continue to be funded based on merit, not simply to fill a quota. Overall, the city has about $126,000 to give out.

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Brent Butt coming to Nelson The creator and star of the wildly popular television sitcom, Corner Gas, is coming to Nelson. Audiences will get a chance to see and hear Brent Butt up close and personal when he takes his stand-up act on the road next May. That includes a stop at Nelson’s Capitol Theatre on May 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Butt became known in Canada for his clean and relaxed comedic style, and after several TV specials, he created Corner Gas in 2004, and starred in the role of Brent Leroy.

The series was an instant hit for CTV, becoming the top sitcom on Canadian television and eventually aired in 26 countries. The final season for the show was 2009, but the show continues to maintain its popularity today, with constant reruns on the Comedy Network and CTV. Corner Gas received Gemini awards, Canadian Comedy awards, Director’s Guild awards, Leo awards and was voted the Funniest Show on TV, by TV Guide readers.

This past Christmas, Corner Gas: The Movie hit the big screen. It was originally given a limited run in select cities, but became so popular with fans that it was given a longer run with additional cities added to its distribution.

In an uncommon move, the return to Dog River with its beloved cast, also made its network broadcast debut on the Movie Network, CTV and the Comedy Network in the same month as its theatrical release.

Butt was born and raised in the small farming community of Tisdale, Saskatchewan. He honed his

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comedic storytelling prowess at the local coffee shop, and his career, which was the subject of an episode of the cultural affairs program, Adrienne Clarkson Presents, is interesting. He has become a regular at Just For Laughs, as well as appearing on numerous national and international television programs.

Tickets for Butt’s show, with special guest Jamie Hutchinson, go on sale Friday, January 30 at the Capitol Theatre box office or call 250-352-6363 or online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca. All seats are reserved and priced at $42.50 including GST. The show is a presentation of the Kootenay Concert Connection.

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The Capitol Theatre is set to come alive with passionate, virtuosic interpretations of beautiful music as Ensemble Vivant visits the Kootenays on Friday.

The quintet is led by recording artist Catherine Wilson, one of Canada’s most innovative pianists. According to her website, “she has been repeatedly honoured for her exceptional artistry and sensitive musicality as well as for her unique, imaginative programming.”

The group also includes BC native Don Thompson, who plays vibes and bass.

“I’ve been a professional musician for the past 50 years and during that time I’ve worked with some of the greatest musicians in the world, from Glenn Gould to Oscar Peterson. I’ve played with some of the greatest musicians that have ever lived,” he wrote on the group’s website.

“The passion and beauty of Catherine Wilson’s piano playing is overwhelming. She is a beautifully gifted pianist and musician with a depth of feeling that separates her from the rest and makes her a real standout in the Toronto music community.”

Ensemble Vivant will be playing from arrangements written exclusively for the group by some of the greatest contemporary jazz composers, including by Thompson, Rick Williams and Julien Labro.

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They will also be showcasing classic work by J.S. Bach, Astor Piazzolla and Leroy Anderson, among other.

“This concert is a rare coup for Nelson and is not to be missed,” reads a press release from Nelson Overture Concerts Society.

“As part of our mandate to foster an appreciation of classical music, we encourage students from schools participating in the

society’s school outreach program to attend the concerts at no cost.”

Schools included are: Blewett Elementary, Hume Elementary, L.V. Rogers, Self-Design High, South Nelson, St. Joseph’s School, Trafalgar and Waldorf School.

The show begins at 8 p.m. on Friday, January 30. Tickets are $24 for adults, $14 for students. For more information visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363.

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Fans of the television show Dragon’s Den may have recognized a previous Nelson resident, as entrepreneur Margot Micallef pitched to the panel of fiery business celebrities last week.

Micallef, who spent part of her childhood in Nelson, was selected to appear in an episode that aired on January 21 and will air again with CBC on Friday, January 30 at 1 p.m.

She has a passion for health and wellness. Her company Gabriella’s Kitchen manufactures and markets two brands of fortified and functional pasta products including a high protein, low glycemic line called SkinnyPasta and a gluten free line of prepared pasta meals called Antipastos Kitchen which are currently available across Canada.

The Star asked Micallef a series of questions about her ties to Nelson and her experience on the Dragons’ Den. Q: What are your ties to Nelson?

A: In 1964 my family immigrated from Europe to Nelson where my dad became a professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame College in Nelson. I started school in Nelson (Grades 1 and 2) and it was the first time my siblings and I ever experienced snow.

It was so awesome to see this white fluffy stuff falling from the sky. It looked like cotton balls but we soon learned you could run in it in bare feet!

Later as an adult and the co-founder and CEO of Vista Radio I helped launch Nelson’s first radio station – The Bridge (now Juice FM).

Q: When did you start this business line and why?

A: Both my sister and I were very health conscious.

She was a marathoner and I had cut out refined carbs from my diet.

Neither of us had been eating pasta because we found it to lack sufficient nutrients for the caloric and carb content. And we missed it. At the same time my aunt had to give up pasta because she had been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. We all missed eating pasta.

But there was nothing on the market that tasted good, had the mouth feel and texture of regular pasta and was able to bind with sauce the way regular pasta does... Eating is a social experience and if you are forced to eat differently than everyone else with whom you eat on a regular basis, it becomes an isolating and demoralizing experience.

Q: What made you decide to apply to be on the Dragons’ Den (DD)?

A: DD is a great launch pad for entrepreneurs. It’s a great way to showcase your business and if you get a deal that’s the added bonus.

Personally I love collaborating and the idea of collaborating with any of the Dragons was an inviting proposition. It’s difficult to tell your story in an hour, but we were delighted that our product resonated with consumers — our website crashed within 15 minutes of the show airing.

Q: How did you prepare for your pitch? How long did you prepare ahead?

A: We share our story regularly with consumers, retailers, distributors and the media so we are constantly rehearsing for such pitches.

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and together we have expanded our footprint significantly since It took a while to get the props taping the show. together and figure out the logisQ: What was your focus during tics of how we were going to be the pitch? able to cook the food on the set, A: We really wanted to exget it to the Dragons while it was plain the unique attributes of warm etc. But, the story came our products. very naturally and was more like Q: What was it like to have a a conversation than a presentation. business meeting of sorts with Q: What was your proposal to cameras on you? the Dragons?

A: I totally forgot the cameras A: We offered them 15 per cent were there within two minutes of of our company for $125,000. getting on set. I just forgot where Q: Why did you want that I was and it became about telling from them rather than seeking it my story. through a bank or elsewhere?

Q: What has transpired since A: The ability to collaborate the date of your pitch and now? with such experienced entrepreA: I am very much a person neurs is something I really valued. who plays the cards I’m dealt. So It wasn’t just about the money — it it was business as usual for us afwas about the value of a partner- ter the show. We hunkered down ship. I have had multiple business and worked on expanding our partnerships in my life. Some have market and our product line. We lasted 20 plus years. I really think doubled the number of stores we good partnerships are about figur- were in, expanded our reach outing out how one plus one equals side of Quebec and Ontario to the three. I’m sorry the Dragons didn’t rest of Canada and expanded our take up my invitation to partner product line. We also launched with me but since then I’ve at- a new website GKSkinnyPasta. tracted other first class partners com and renamed the company

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Gabriella’s Kitchen after my sister Gabriella who continues to be my inspiration.

Q: What was it like to see yourself on TV? A: I was apprehensive at first but while I was watching it I was really focused on how great the product looked, how fabulous our packaging looked and how inspiring our athlete ambassadors looked. We are really lucky to have so many people who love our product come out and support us.

Q: What has this meant for your product(s)/ business and you as a business person?

A: Every experience prepares us for the next experience we are going to face in life. As Steve Jobs said: “we connect the dots backwards”. I learned a lot from my experience of being on Dragons’ Den. I learned a lot from my interaction with the Dragons. And I’m grateful for the privilege of being able to showcase my business and our fabulous SkinnyPasta and our gluten free line (Anti Pasto’s Kitchen) in front of over one million viewers. That is pretty awesome.

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The second half of the Rotary Years has started. Since July 1, Jeanette and I have visited 59 Rotary Club and met with 58 Board of Directors. The amazing diversity of Rotary clubs and geographical areas of this District has been an eye opening experience. Over the next few months, I hope to revisit many Rotary Clubs in Idaho, Washington and BC. In June, we travelled to Sydney, Australia to attend the Rotary International Convention. The event was held at the Olympic grounds and was attended by approximately 20,000 Rotarians from around the world. The plenary sessions featured outstanding speakers including Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. During the breakout sessions, Jeanette and I were able to meet and mingle with Rotarians from so many different countries and cultures. In November, we travelled to Victoria to take part in the Zone 24/25 Rotary Institute. There we experienced a bit of west coast culture along with networking and fellowship opportunities. The Plenary and breakout sessions provided training and updates on many of Rotary’s worldwide initiatives including the Polio eradication program.

The Rotary Clubs in this District

are involved with many local and international projects. As well, two international trips are being organized this year. The first is a National Immunization Event in Pakistan. This is in conjunction with Rotary’s’ Polio Eradication Program. Rotarians from our district are currently making their travel plans. The second is a Vocational Training Team Trip to support a cataract clinic in Ethiopia. The team members will include an ophthalmologist, optometrists, registered nurses and a bio-mechanical technician. As well, I am hoping to accompany the team to Ethiopia.

Our Rotary District Conference preparations, scheduled to be held in Nelson May 8-10, are well under way. We are hoping to attract more that 300 Rotarians and their families to Nelson. This will be a great opportunity to show off our wonderful and unique city. This district conference will feature inspirational speakers, updates on Rotary events, great entertainment, fellowship, networking and an Interact youth component. There will also be a special Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 10.

On behalf of all of the Rotarians in District 5080, we wish you all the best for 2015.

District Governor Norm and Jeanine McCarvell

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1. Rotary Point - Centennial Pathway work party: LR – Stu MacLeod, Mark McBride, David Buss, Bob Adams, Mark Hill (Public Works Supervisor) Bob Hargreaves, Susan Kurtz 2. Interact Students – Adopt a Highway: LR – Alyssa Taburiaux, Andi Belland, Lena Price, Eillen Holland, Tom Roy. 3. Children’s Playground work party: LR – Bob Henderson, Scoobie, Susan Wallach, Jason Boily, Kevin McBride, Ken Muth, Mark Hollman, Stu MacLeod, Mark McBride, Randy Koch, Chris Fairbank, Marion Muth.

4. Adopt a Highway Work-party with Interact Club: LR – Alyssa Taburiaux, Andi Belland, Lena Price, Eilleen Holland, Tom Roy, Harold Horsfal, Linda Moore, Tim Huttemann, Tia Huttemann, Wila Horsfal, Al Bacon, Wendy Lacroix.

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1. Nelson Daybreak’s assistance with the development of the Nelson Skatepark has been so rewarding. It has involved countless hours of fundraising with hot dog sales and raffles and grant applications.

2. Nelson Daybreak supports a variety of Food Security Programs in Nelson including Our Daily Bread, Nelson Food Cupboard, the Salvation Army and SEEDS. 3. LVR Grad Transitions: Pictured are Jennifer Kidd of LVR and Sandra England during LVR Grad Transition presentations.

4. Nelson Daybreakers Lorne Westnedge, Sheila Hart, Marvin Work, Marie Berg and Dave Simpson support the Tegucigalpa Market Children Project.

5. The teacher and class at the Haiti Arise School that Nelson Daybreak supports.

6. Rotary Club of Nelson’s Linda Moore and Sheila Hart, of Nelson Daybreak joined RYLA Program Director Dave Douglas to host the largest RYLA camp ever at Selkirk College. RYLA will be held in July 2015.

7. Nelson Daybreak President Graham Matthew presents a Nelson Daybreak cheque to Bill MacDonnell of Kidsport. The club donates to Kidsport rather than to individual team requests.

8. Rotaplast Quilts: Kootenay Quilter Janet Jones supported local Rotarians in their quest to collect Quilts for Rotaplast (Rotary Plastic Surgeons). Over 300 quilts were shipped to Rotaplast from Guilds and Rotary Clubs in D5080. Janet was rewarded for her efforts when she was given pictures of the children of Cebu, Philippines, who were lovingly wrapped in her quilts.

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Kootenay Conference Neil Murdoch Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Beaver Valley 44 28 11 1 4 61 Castlegar 46 26 16 1 3 56 Nelson 44 23 13 3 4 53 Spokane 46 22 20 0 4 48 Grand Forks 43 7 32 1 3 18 Eddie Mountain Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Fernie 44 32 9 1 2 67 Kimberley 44 24 14 2 3 53 Creston Valley 44 23 15 2 4 52 Golden 45 21 19 0 5 47 Columbia Valley 43 9 28 0 6 24

Okanagan/Shuswap Conference Doug Birks Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Kamloops 43 28 12 0 2 58 Sicamous 45 25 18 1 1 52 Chase 45 22 15 2 6 52 100 Mile House 45 21 19 0 5 47 Revelstoke 43 16 20 2 5 39 Okanagan Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Osoyoos 44 36 6 1 1 74 Summerland 45 27 15 0 3 57 Princeton 44 18 21 2 3 41 Kelowna 43 18 20 2 2 40 N. Okanagan 46 6 35 1 4 17

Leaf Leaders PLAYERS Robson Cramer Matt MacDonald Rayce Miller Aaron Dunlap Darnel St. Pierre Austin Lindsay Michael Rand Michael Crawford Nolan Percival Tyler Fyfe Austin Seaman Timothy Nichols Patrick Croome Dylan Williamson Branden Chow Samuel Weber Aaron Brewer Drew Carter Brendan Smith Blair Andrews

GP 43 39 43 39 40 41 37 28 43 26 44 30 27 14 37 41 38 40 18 15

G 18 16 25 15 11 13 16 6 7 12 2 6 5 7 7 6 4 5 1 1

A 31 28 17 25 24 16 12 21 15 7 15 10 11 8 5 6 7 5 5 4

P 49 44 42 40 35 29 28 27 22 19 17 16 16 15 12 12 11 10 6 5

GOALTENDERS Joey Karrer Adam Maida

GP 13 21

W-L-T AVG SV% 5-6-1 2.94 .903 9-10-1 2.85 .900

Preparing for playoff push Kevin Mills Nelson Star

Despite dominating the first two periods of the game, the Nelson Leafs had to settle for a 3-3 tie on Friday night.

The local KIJHL hockey squad went to two overtime periods, but still couldn’t put away the visiting Creston Valley Thunder Cats.

The Leafs had a golden opportunity to win the contest in the second overtime when defenceman Robson Cramer was awarded a penalty shot. However Cramer, who already had two goals on the night, couldn’t beat Thunder Cats goaltender Brock Lefebvre.

After a scoreless first period that saw Nelson out shoot their opponents 9-1, Creston Valley opened the scoring in the second when Carson Cartwright beat Nelson netminder Joey Karrer.

Less than a minute later, Timothy Nichols tied the game LATEST SCORES Friday, January 23 Creston Valley 0 Nelson 3 Beaver Valley 2 100 Mile 4 Kamloops 0 Chase Heat 4 Saturday, January 24 Nelson 5 Spokane 3 Beaver Valley 2 Kamloops 1 Fernie 2 Golden 1 Sunday, January 25 Castlegar 5 Spokane 4 100 Mile 2 Princeton 1 Summerland 5 Kelowna 2

for the Leafs. The home team took a 2-1 lead before the end of the middle frame when Cramer scored his first on the night.

In the third, the Thunder Cats tied the contest, thanks to Cartwright’s second of the game. But the Leafs soon answered as Cramer, clearly the best player on the ice for Nelson, scored to give his team the lead.

Austin Steger scored the game tying goal to send the contest into overtime.

Leafs forward Rayce Miller tries to fight his way through three Creston Valley defenders during Nelson’s 3-3 tie on Friday night.

Kevin Mills photo A five minute overtime of four-on-four play and another five minutes of three-on-three decided nothing.

While the Leafs and Thunder Cats don’t play each other often, the night was filled with high emotions and intense action.

“We are getting close to the playoffs. It was good to get a lot of our guys back tonight,” said head coach Dave McLellan.

The Leafs have gone through a long stretch of injury troubles that have tired out the squad.

“The last two weeks we’ve had very few guys at practice and it was good. We took the risk of not practising last week to get some energy back. We were fresh this week.”

The return of players Dylan Williamson and Michael Crawford was a big boost to the squad’s play.

“I thought we were the better team for the most part. We had a little lull in the third. We still need to get a little bit better goaltending,” said McLellan who thought Creston Valley’s third goal should not have gone in.

“That has to be a routine save.”

Overall the coach said he was happy with the team’s effort as the playoffs draw near.

“We got the short end of it, a tie, but at the end of the day I thought we played a really good game.”

The next night, the Leafs travelled to Spokane to take on the Braves. Nelson played hard and earned a 5-3 road victory.

A hat trick by Tyler Fyfe was the difference in the game. Nelson also got singles from Austin

Darnel St. Pierre tries to create a screen during Friday night’s contest.

LEAFS HOCKEY

HOME WED. JAN. 28th 7:00 PM vs.

Beaver Valley Nitehawks

HOME FRI. JAN. 30th 7:00 PM vs.

Fernie Ghostriders

Lindsay and Rayce Miller.

Jason Mailhoit was between the pipes for the Leafs, stopping 26 of 29 shots he faced.

The results leave Nelson in third place of the Neil Murdoch division, behind the Beaver Valley Nitehawks and the Castlegar Rebels.

Nelson’s next home games is set for Wednesday, January 28 when the Beaver Valley Nitehawks visit the NDCC. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

HOME SAT. JAN. 31st 7:00 PM vs.

Grand Forks Border Bruins

Can’t get to the game? Listen on the webcast at www.nelsonleafs.ca

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Skaters shine in Rossland Nelson Skating Club athletes attended the second competition of the season, the West Kootenay Invitational competition in Rossland over the weekend of January 9-11.

The club had 15 skaters compete in a total of 34 events.

“It was great that we had skaters entered in events from the lowest level of STAR 1 right up to Gold Dance Solo, as it shows the evolution of our club. A few years ago we would have only had skaters entered in the lower events, but now we have skaters working on all the levels, which reflects that our senior skaters are staying with us until they finish high school,” said coach Sarah Gower.

“The culture of our club has changed a lot in the past few years,” said coach Yoshie Measures, “skaters know that if they work hard and stay with the sport, we can help them achieve gold level in all four disciplines – skills, dance, interpretive and free skate.”

Result highlights included silver medals for Isabella KrokerKimber in Sr. Bronze Dance Solo and for Courtney Shrieves in Jr.

Nelson Skating Club hailed in the medals last weekend.

Silver Dance Solo.

In the interpretive categories, the stand-out performances were Breanna Tomilin with a silver medal in the Bronze Interpretive category, skating to Swan Lake, and Christina Champlin with a bronze medal in the Silver Interpretive category with her Luck be a Lady routine.

In the free skate portion of the

Submitted photo

competition, Isabella KrokerKimber won the silver medal in the STAR 4 13 and over group with her elegantly skated program to the Titanic soundtrack. Morgan Sabo won the bronze medal in the STAR 5 13 and up category with a dramatic program to music from Romeo and Juliet.

Nelson skaters also did well in Continued on Page 20

Time to climb the walls

By this time of the season cabin climbing lessons of two hour sesfever can make you want to climb sions on Wednesdays, between 11 the walls. Gladly, we now have just a.m. and 3 p.m., until April 27. Public the place you can do that in Nelson. climbing hours are open to all with a The newly opened (and absolutely gym pass only (10 punch pass $72) awesome) Cube Climbing Centre at for other options see cubeclimbing.

Selkirk College’s Mary Hall is offering com/getpass. many programs from public climb to All other info contact info@cuyouth programs and school classes. beclimbing.com or go to www.cubeFor 10 weeks starting February 3, climbing.com. Open hours: Monday sessions will take place twice a week to Thursday and Sunday from 3 to 9 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Elemenp.m. and Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. It tary youth (seven to 12 years) runs is closed Saturdays. from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and secondary youth (13 to 18 years) at 4:30 to 6 n If you missed the last ski clinic p.m.. Cost is $75 plus GST for elthis month you’re in luck. Or you may ementary students and $112.50 plus have mastered the last skill learned Game On GST for secondary students for the and want to learn some more, well…

20 sessions. the Nelson Nordic Ski Club is holding Starting February 4 there are also another Ski Improvement Clinic on opportunities for school classes in introductory February 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at Apex. There is a $10 fee. Registration forms can be picked up at the Apex facility or contact Nancy Quackenbush nquackHarmony Santano enbush@sd8.bc.ca. If you haven’t quite got around to June 13, 1948 - December 21. 2014 registering, there is still room available in the Guided Senior Ski sessions every Monday, starting February 2 for six sessions, contact ajpop@netidea.com.

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Our Mom, Harmony Santano, met a sudden, unexpected death on December 21, 2014 in Creston. A million thanks to the Creston Fire Department and medical staff for their tireless efforts to save Mom. Left behind are eight children and ten grand children to grieve. Mom lived the Bible deeply and enjoyed the insights and study with the Jehovah’s. Her two green thumbs kept us eight kids fed in Grand Forks in the 1970s and 1980s. Always the gypsy, mom lived in northern BC in Grassy Plains and Smithers but considered herself a “Kootenay Girl”, loving the Slocan Valley and Creston. Harmony lived her recycling philosophy, never wasting a scrap of metal, wood, plastic or compost. We are all going to miss you until our last breath.

n The MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!) program has been successfully run in Nelson for over two years now and is continuing to be offered. It is a fun, free healthy lifestyle program that empowers children (seven to 13 years) and their families to become fitter and healthier. Sessions run Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. for 10 weeks. The next session starts in February and facilitator Cathy Potkins encourages families to contact her to find out more about the program and see if it is a good match for your family. And there’s a bonus gift! Participating families receive a free, three month NDCC family pass while participating in the program and an additional free three month family pass at graduation from the program. Contact Cathy 250-505-4708 or email cpotkins@rdck.bc.ca.

n Last but not least, the Kootenay Rhythm Dragon boaters have changed their AGM date to Monday, February 9 at 5:30 p.m. for dinner at the Hume hotel.

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Players from Nelson, Cranbrook, Castlegar, Fernie, Kimberley and Invermere played in two-day event

Kootenay Whitecaps unite for indoor tournament Will Johnson and Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

Nelson’s Skyla Short (above with ball) tries to evade Cranbrook’s Darah Clarke. The U-10 and U-12 girls (below) Tamara Hynd photos shake hands after the game.

Emmett Mcdonald of Invermere tries to chase down Kevin Mills photo Linden Jones of Nelson.

Nelson hosted a two-day indoor soccer tournament over the weekend that featured over 61 games and 200 players, attracting soccer enthusiasts from Cranbrook, Castlegar, Fernie, Kimberley and Invermere.

“We were bringing the east and west together, under one banner. This is a one-ofa-kind thing for the area, and for the whole Kootenays,” said Whitecaps regional head coach Brett Adams.

“A lot of people don’t see the work that’s done behind the scenes to make this happen.

But the proof is in the pudding when you can get 200-plus players out for a weekend.

It’s more than worth it to see the reactions of the players and the parents. They can see where we’re going as a soccer community in the Kootenays,” he said.

“It is really exciting to be able to do this and especially with the access to the Nelson soccer indoor facility,” he added.

During the tournament, players from U-10 to U-14 were mixed randomly together. The kids played alongside people from other communities, which was a teambridging experience for them, said Adams.

“It’s a huge benefit for them to play with other players.” He said 10-year-old Nelsonite Jalen Rushton was the standout performer.

She scored 14 goals in the tournament.

Grand Forks 14-year-old Finn Dribney also had a spectacular performance, scoring seven goals in what Adams called a “really competitive tournament.”

In the older age groups, which played competitively, the Kootenay West Team 2 won the top spot, winning 4-1.

Adams said the most impressive performances were by the goaltenders: Nelsonites Bella Guderyan, 15, and Hannah Quinn, 15; Trail resident Paige Gattafoni, 16; and Invermere player Wasyn Rice, 16.

“In an indoor tournament the shots are coming at them left, right and centre. There’s

Nelson keeper Ryder Marziola makes a big save during Sunday afternoon’s action at the Kootenay Whitecaps indoor soccer tournament.

Kevin Mills photo

“It’s a huge benefit for them to play with other players.” a lot of pressure on them to be able to stand up to the amount of pressure they’re under.”

He said he was particularly impressed that Quinn and Guderyan, who just turned 15, held their own against the older players.

Adams said as the club gathers momentum, they’re going to start seeing big achievements in the next few years.

He added that the older boys had a great weekend as well, and Trail player Nolan

Derosa played “an unbelievable technical game and stood out as a leader for the team”.

“The level of fitness, the level of understanding of the game the boys demonstrated, was incredible. There was no kick and rush, and they were really playing attractive soccer,” he said.

Adams said they’re now working with colleges and universities to place some of their more elite players, including Derosa.

Adams said the weekend was an excellent networking opportunity.

“This weekend we had parents from all over the Kootenays talking to each other, getting involved, intermingling. To put that on and collect all of us under one banner is remarkable, and long may it continue.”

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Jr. Academy Skaters (STAR 1 and STAR 2) from left to right, Ceili Kooznetsoff, Leola Belkin, Courtney Donaldson, Daria LeBleu, Hannah McClure and Aurora Panko-Dool all scored silver and gold ratings.

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Back on the ice this weekend Continued from Page 18

the Elements events, with Charly DeFouw scoring a bronze medal in Elements 2, Group 2, and Morgan Sabo winning a silver medal in Elements 2, Group 3.

In the Intro Elements group, Aurora Panko-Dool won the bronze medal. The Elements event is a more relaxed event where

skaters perform and are scored on jump and spin elements in isolation.

Finally the club would like to recognize the STAR 1 and STAR 2 skaters.

The STAR 1 skaters all scored silver and gold ratings in what was for most of them their first competitive experience.

Leola Belkin and Hannah Mc-

Clure received gold ratings, while Ceili Kooznetsoff and Daria LeBleu received silver ratings. Turning in solid performances, Courtney Donaldson and Aurora PankoDool both received bronze ratings for STAR 2.

Next stop for the Nelson Skating Club is the Kootenay Regional Championships in Fernie at the end of January.

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