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BC’s lieutenant governor spent most of Wednesday touring through the Castlegar area as part of a multi-day visit to the West Kootenay.

Judith Guichon’s day began with a stop at Twin Rivers elementary school, where she addressed students from that school and Castlegar Primary. She offered a short presentation on what it is she does and why she does it, and then moved on to environmental awareness

and thinking about the future.

Due to Guichon’s background in agriculture, farming and the outdoors in general, a large part of her message was of conservation and respecting our planet.

Continuing on with her day, she stopped in at Castle Wood Village to meet and share lunch with folks there.

The next several hours of her stay consisted of touring the Selkirk College campus and the Doukhobor Discovery Centre. Guichon made her way through the final leg of her visit in the early eve-

ning. She traversed the path laid out by Sculpturewalk and witnessed all the great works that have come in from near and far. She ended her stay with a dinner at the Brilliant Cultural Centre and a performance by the Doukhobor Men’s Choir.

Guichon was born in Montreal and raised on a farm near Hawkesbury, Ont. In 1972, she moved to BC, where she played an active role in the farming and agriculture community. The Guichon family has been farming in the Nicola Valley since 1878.

She has studied holistic management, a field that promotes sustainable management of livestock by emphasizing their natural habitat. Along with her late husband, Lawrence, she has had a significant impact on the ranchers of BC by introducing them to this style of agriculture.

In total, her trip will last six days and she will visit a number of communities in the West Kootenay/Boundary including Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Rossland, Trail, New Denver, Kaslo, Nelson, Salmo, Fruitvale, Montrose and Creston.

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A record number of artists attended the launch of Castlegar’s sixth Sculpturewalk Saturday.

Back row, from left: Dave Dando, Fred Dobbs, Spring Shine, Nicole Allen, Christopher Petersen, Cajsa Fredin, Dale Lewis, Clint George, Mike Misuraca, Heather Wall, and Brent Bukowski. Front row, from left: Nathan Scott, Nathan Smith, Kazumi Tanaka, Arin Fay, Pete Wulowka, Rabi’a, Yeins Gomez, and Teyana Neufeld. Other sculptors personally delivered their works to Castlegar but were not able to stay for the gala.

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This year’s sculptures include from left, Egghead, Beaver, Eagle Dancer, Serengetti, and Sympatico.

Castlegar News Staff Castlegar’s sixth annual Sculpturewalk launched Saturday with a gala at the Kootenay Gallery.

There are 32 new sculptures this year, the same as last, but a record number of artists attended the opening.

“I’m proud of the vitality it has brought to community,” said Sculpturewalk president Charlene Covington. “We’ve come a long way in a short time.”

“Everyone’s buying in to Sculpturewalk,” said mayor Lawrence Chernoff. “It puts us on the map. The future I see for Sculpturewalk is absolutely fabulous.”

Sculpturewalk has expanded to neighbouring cities, namely Nelson and Rossland, which are leasing sculptures after they are exhibited in Castlegar.

“It’s a fantastic partnership,” said Nelson city councillor Valerie Warmington. “I hope it expands into future.”

The sculptures, found throughout the city, are sponsored by local businesses.

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Sculptor Yeins Gomez Sousa’s first trip outside his native Cuba was to Castlegar for this year’s Sculpturewalk gala. His piece is entitled The Walker.

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As Castlegar’s Sculpturewalk continues to grow, so does its international reputation. This year’s sculptures include those from artists from the United States, Australia, Iran and Cuba.

One of those international artists, Yeins Gomez Sousa from Mantanzas, Cuba personally escorted his sculpture to Castlegar. This was the first time that Sousa has left Cuba. Even though English is not his primary language, Sousa did an excellent job expressing his passion and enthusiasm for his art and the Sculpturewalk program.

“This is a good place, a great town, Castlegar,” he said. “This exhibition, this exchange of artists, I think is a very good idea. The

sculptures that are in the city and the people, this show, I like it all.

I like everything here.”

Sousa started seriously developing his art at the age of 15. He currently is a professor of sculpture at the Professional Art School in Matanzas and is continuing his studies in preservation and conservation. He has had pieces in many exhibitions and won numerous awards in his home country.

Even though he draws, paints and does works in photography, performance arts and visual arts, sculpting is his favourite art form.

“The experience of creating a three dimensional object, and afterward seeing it in those three dimensions is preferred,” Sousa said.

Sousa’s sculpture, The Walker, is a life-size stainless steel figure of a man and is located in front of

Kootenay Market.

He describes it as “A walking man is just stopped in a suggesting moment where the next step could be a stumble, like challenges that we find in our way through the life experience.”

He further described his inspiration for the piece: “The inspiration comes with the metaphor of walk, to go through life and how this one could be changed. One good step and we never know what will be the next — it is part of fate, and the decisions we take to change it.”

“I am very grateful for the efforts [of Sculpturewalk organizers],” Sousa said at the Castlegar airport before his departing flight.

“I liked the experience. I have a new family in this place. I think the world can change through art.”

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Project Clothesline, which honours those who have fallen victim to domestic violence, is seen in 2012. Another group, Men Speak Out, recently approached the city for support in their efforts to eliminate violence against women.

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A group of well-meaning and concerned Castlegar men are seeking a counsellor to help re-educate men with violent tendencies.

Formed in 2009, Men Speak Out is a group of volunteers who believe that giving other non-violent men and women information about this issue will help empower bystanders to know what to do when they encounter situations where they suspect physical, emotional or verbal abuse.

These men are confident that even just “breaking the silence” that surrounds the reality of violence against women will help change attitudes and beliefs that permit the abuse to continue unchallenged.

“This is perhaps the most important social issue of our time,” said spokesman Bud Godderis. “If abuse towards women and children is not stopped, we will never have peace in our world.”

This group is also involved with the Take Back the Night march that happens each year, as well as the Clothesline Project which honours those who have fallen victim to intimate violence.

Godderis and a posse including fire chief Gerry Rempel and member Frank Kanigan met with city council last week to seek support.

While Godderis is unsure whether the city can provide any funds, he would at least like to see some sort of backing and support for this issue.

“One of the things that has become evident to us is that we need to find counselling services for men,” said Godderis.

The counselling would be for men who commit these crimes, so they may learn different ways of dealing with their problems and emotions and not become repeat offenders.

“You have to understand,” he told council, “that this person would have to be very skilled because anyone who has been involved in counselling knows that people don’t usually voluntarily take themselves there unless they’re in pretty bad shape.”

Councillors Bruno Tassone and Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff asked if this type of counselling has worked in other municipalities.

“Are we essentially reinventing the wheel?” Tassone asked.

Godderis responded that he has seen similar things work in other areas but it would require much effort to get the right person who can integrate with offenders and the community. In short, it’s not common, but he believes it is certainly feasible.

Kanigan said: “Stats show it is much more likely that women with abusive fathers-in-law will have abusive spouses or dating partners.

Violence is a learned behaviour, in my opinion. If we can learn it, we can also unlearn it.”

The group strongly believes domestic violence is a men’s issue, as it is predominantly perpetrated by men.

“We need to put the responsi-

bility where it rests, but this isn’t about condemning men, it’s about having an open and honest discussion. This is not about shaming them into a closet or anything,” Kanigan explained.

Kanigan read testimonies from several men who have undergone counselling and courses. One such statement said: “I wish I had taken this course earlier in my life.”

Kanigan said this speaks to how strongly these people do want to change.

Rempel said domestic violence is an issue that he and fellow firefighters see too often in the community. He said a lot of the time it can catch them off guard, involving people they know, or thought they knew.

Tassone told the delegation: “I really commend you guys. I think it’s a great thing you are looking for.”

Councillor Deb McIntosh said she had experience listening to men who had committed these acts but that was all she could do: listen. She believes in what this group is doing and thinks a qualified counsellor could get things going in the right direction, but the first step is talking about it honestly and openly.

“Don’t just speak about this matter in the break room or at the water cooler or point fingers,” McIntosh added.

If you have information that may help the group or are interested in providing your time to this cause, contact Bud Godderis at Godderis@shaw.ca.

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The company will be submitting an application for However, the current Castlegar operations centre a certificate of public convenience and necessity to will not be affected.

The new facility will have about 75 employees, the BC Utilities Commission. If the application is approved construction is scheduled to begin next spring. consisting primarily of generation and operations The new Kootenay operation centre would have staff, those that support and maintain the dams, pow23,000 square feet of office space (2,100 square me- erhouses and substations. There will also be a fleet of ters), 7,000 square feet of warehouse space (650 square trucks stationed at the site and warehouse operations.

According to Wylie, FortisBC has completed a meters) and be located at 120 Ootischenia Road on the former school property the company purchased from traffic impact study to ensure there is no negative the City of Castlegar in 2014. It will house operations impact to the flow of traffic in the area.

The utilities commission application process is a for the electricity branch of FortisBC. FortisBC spokesman David Wylie explained the public process and residents can register to participate choice of location: “That location really is central for in the process and provide feedback to the commission us. It will help us to better serve our customers in once the application has been submitted.

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One of those facilities is the South Slocan opera- process as well if they have questions or feedback.”

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A Retrospective Walter Volovsek

They Met in Moscow, billed as a Russian musical comedy, was featured at the Castle Theatre when Jack LaRocque took this photograph in 1947. The theatre opened that same year and it still exhibits that pristine look in this photograph.

Les Campbell purchased parts of the Eremenko property for the theatre and for the office of the original Castlegar News, the newspaper he founded.

I’m a volunteer with Justin Trudeau’s campaign team in Castlegar, and like my colleagues, I’m feeling really excited and energized by his tax cut and child benefit program. People need to know that this proposal does more to address child poverty than anything governments have done in many years.

The Liberal plan will cut taxes for everybody earning between $44,701 and $89,401. We’ll raise taxes for those earning over $200,000, but what I like best is what we’re calling the Canada Child Benefit.

It takes four complicated and mostly unfair tax breaks for families (like income splitting) and combines them into a single program that’s aimed directly (and only) at families who need it. High income families, like NHL players and bank executives, are excluded.

Our plan means a tax-free cheque in the mail every month for middle class families, like a guaranteed income for kids. It means kids don’t have to go to school hungry or wear tattered clothes. It means a lot of kids will get to participate in various sports and not feel left out. It’s simple and it’s affordable.

We need a better government in Ottawa. That’s why I’m volunteering with Team Trudeau.

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e’ve traveled on some of the busiest highways you can imagine. We’ve been stuck in traffic along the Santa Ana Freeway at Los Angeles. One time we hit Highway 401 near Toronto during the afternoon rush hour. Another time we followed thousands of freight trucks from Memphis to Nashville, Tennesse.

This winter we decided to travel the “lonely” route many Castlegar snowbirds use on their way to their winter places near Phoenix.

There are about 200 of these get-

Spots in Time Gord Turner away-for-the-winter birds, and many of them drive this “un-busy” highway for three days to leave winter and hit perpetual summer.

The first day we traveled on a highway the average person would not call “lonely,” mostly because it’s a route we’ve all traveled. From Castlegar through Spokane, most of us would expect some traffic. But then we decided to head south through Colfax instead of taking the major route through the Tri-Cities.’

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try and up and over hills to Walla Walla was interesting — and quite lonely as we passed spots called Dusty, Central Ferry, and Long.

Hitting Highway 84 through Oregon and down into Southern Idaho was clearly a signal to forget about isolation. We followed a flotilla of trucks over the Blue Mountain Summit in the rain and found a pleasant hotel in La Grande, Oregon. The next day, the highway was superbusy all the way to Twin Falls, Idaho, definitely not the “loneliest” highway in the world.

That was to come — because as soon as we turned south from Twin Falls, the country started to dry out and farms were farther and farther apart. Cacti began to appear, and dust storms swirled along the horizon. When we arrived in Jackpot, just across the border in Nevada, we knew we were in the desert. We’d heard a lot about Jackpot, but it

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turned out to be a dull spot.

From there, we entered the loneliest highway — Nevada 93. The highway itself was well-maintained, and clearly truckers used it, but from Jackpot to Wells, where Interstate 80 crossed, we saw a vehicle perhaps every 20 km. And then we stopped in Wells, Nevada, and decided it was one of the dreariest towns we’d ever visited.

We had to traverse another 150 miles of Highway 93 south to get to what people told us was a “decent” place — Ely, Nevada. Looking at the map didn’t give us much comfort as there were only whistle stops at places called Currie and Lages.

Finally, we managed to slide into Ely, and it turned out to be a good stopover city.

The next day’s driving took us through the most isolated areas along this route. In fact, at one point we came upon a sign that claimed

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the highway west of where we were turning was indeed the “loneliest” highway in North America. It had a place called Warm Springs along the way, but that was about it.

Anyway, we knew that taking the short route (Highway 318 instead of Highway 93) toward Las Vegas put us on the loneliest highway in North America. There were villages listed on the map, but when we got there, only a small ranch or a rundown store might appear. We had been told in Ely to be sure to fill up with gasoline because we were leaving civilization for 250 miles. And that was true because there was not much at Preston or Lund or Hiko or Alamo.

From Las Vegas to Phoenix was not busy, but the highway was not lonely from Vegas onward.

Gord Tuner writes here every other week.

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Advanced education minister visits Selkirk College While on tour of the Selkirk College Castlegar campus, Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson chatted with students in the pharmacy technician national bridging program. Wilkinson was in Castlegar on Friday as part of a province-wide tour of British Columbia’s 25 post-secondary institutions. Submitted photo

Submitted to the Castlegar News Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson toured Selkirk College’s Castlegar campus on Friday to discuss the future of post-secondary in the West Kootenay-Boundary.

Formerly the minister of technology, innovation and citizens’ services, Wilkinson was appointed to his new cabinet post by Premier Christy Clark in December. Settling into his new portfolio, Wilkinson has been touring the 25 post-secondary institutions across the province over the last few months.

“Selkirk College is in a great spot and it offers some very focused programs that are in very high demand,” Wilkinson said during his Friday afternoon visit.

“We’ve just come out of a nursing program classroom which is operating at full capacity and that’s a great example of how Selkirk is performing very well.”

While at the Castlegar campus, Wilkinson met Selkirk College senior administrators and members of the board of governors. He toured classrooms and met with students in the pharmacy technician program that were involved in an afternoon lab.

“It’s very important for the minister to visit the regional institutions like Selkirk College to talk with our students, with faculty, staff, administrators, and board members to experience up close some of our successes and challenges,” said Selkirk College president Angus Graeme.

“I really appreciated Minister Wilkinson’s interest in Selkirk. He had done his background research and

asked very thoughtful and relevant questions during the tour. I think he left with a much deeper appreciation for what Selkirk College is doing for students, our region, and the province.”

Wilkinson sat down with Graeme, board of governors chair Bruce Morrison and vice chair Sharel Wallace who let the new minister know about the work being done to implement the Selkirk College strategic plan, efforts to increase enrolment, some of the innovative programs for students and community, the alignment with provincial workforce development goals, and the need for the renewal of facilities and infrastructure.

“We had a good discussion about our funding challenges,” said Graeme. “The college has done extensive work to operate efficiently and balance budgets while strengthening our programs and services to students.”

Responsible for more than 430,000 post-secondary students across the province, Wilkinson said it’s important to continually look at ways to ensure the education being delivered in British Columbia is relevant to today’s needs.

“Post-secondary education is turning from something that people do right after high school to something people do repeatedly through life,” Wilkinson said. “So we have to make sure that the programs and facilities are agile enough to take in people in their late 20s, their late 30s and people who are re-training so they can get to the skill and ability levels they need to prosper and succeed.”

Fraser Institute report card meaningless to SD20 Liz Bevan Black Press

Every year, the Fraser Institute releases its school report card, rating all 978 elementary schools across the province.

School District 20 schools were included on the list, but Superintendent Greg Luterbach says the report card won’t affect how district schools are run.

“We don’t read it at all,” he said.

“We at the district and schools in the district, aren’t interested in comparing ourselves against other schools around the province.”

Rather than rely on the Fraser Institute rating for direction, the district looks at Foundation Skills Assessment results. The institute also uses those assessment results

when compiling its list as well, but district staff and trustees don’t look at how other schools were ranked.

The FSA results are a way for schools and parents to see how their students are doing in classrooms earlier than the usual endof-semester report card.

“Then, we talk about [the results] and look at ways to help support student learning,” said Luterbach. “The district puts no weight on the report and I haven’t seen it, nor will I read it.”

The Ministry of Education echoes Luterbach’s thoughts, saying on their website, “attempting to rank schools or districts based on FSA results invites misleading comparisons that ignore the particular circumstances that affect achievement in each school.”

In the Fraser Institute’s report, schools within SD20 ranked relatively low on the list. Rossland Summit school was best at 229th out of 978, while Kinnaird and Twin Rivers in Castlegar were in the lowest spots for the district, at 833 and 935, respectively.

The Fraser Institute compiled these results this past year, but haven’t ranked secondary schools in the district since 2013.

Topping the Fraser Institute’s comparison list are 16 schools tied for first place with a perfect score of 10 out of 10.

The schools tied for the top spot are all located in the Lower Mainland or Vancouver Island and the majority are private or Catholic schools not funded by the province.

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BC PIONEER HONOURED AT STANLEY PARK On Saturday April 25, 2015, at Stanley Park Vancouver, members of the Portuguese Social Centre Association of Castlegar attended the unveiling of artist Luke Marston’s 14-foot bronze sculpture commemorating the lives of BC pioneer Portuguese Joe Silvey and his wives and the connection between the Portuguese and the Coast Salish people. Joe was a Gastown saloon keeper, a whaler and a pioneer of seine fishing. Silvey left his home in the Azores Islands at the age of 12 to go whaling. He arrived on the west coast of BC in the 1850’s at the time of the gold rush. His first wife who came from a prominent Musqueam family was Chief Kiapilano’s granddaughter Khaltinaht with whom he had two children and lived at Brockton Point, in what later became Stanley Park. After his first wife’s death, Joe married Kwahama Kwatleematt and they had nine children. Together they raised 11 children on Reid Island which is where he is buried.

Artist Luke Marston is the great-great grandson of Portuguese Joe Silvey and Joe’s second wife Kwahama Kwatleematt.

The Portuguese Social Centre Association of Castlegar’s financial contribution, in support of the project, is recognised on the “plaque of honour” located alongside the bronze sculpture at Brockton Point.

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Contact Audrey at 250 365 3386 ext 4105 For more information, to sign up as a vendor or to volunteer at the event

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MAY

2015

Upcoming

MAY CASTLEGAR SR. ACTIVITIES @ COMPLEX Mon 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist Tues 9:30 Floor Curling/Carpet Bowling 1:30 Line Dancing 1:00 Crafts 7:00 Pool Wed 9:30 Floor Curling 10:00 Coffee Talk 6,13, 27 10:00 Raspberry Hi Coffee 20th 11:00 *80’s Tea: 6th 1:00 Rummoli 1:00 Bingo only on 6th.

Thurs 9:30 Floor Curling 1:00 Bingo, 14, 21, 28 2:00 General Meeting 7th Fri 10:00 Qi Gong 1:00 Crib 6:00 DINNER/DANCE 22nd Coffee Talk has different agendas

15th ANNUAL HORSE SHOW

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368-9827 or 250-365-6276.

THE WEST KOOTENAY NATURALISTS: will be hosting John Pollack, caver, photographer, world traveller, at our AGM meeting of Monday, May 25, 2015 at the Genelle Hall starting at 6:45pm. He has participated in scientific expeditions for over 40 years, notably with National Geographic expeditions of some of the largest caves in the world, a Yukon Gold Rush shipwreck and a lost Mongol fleet along the coast of Vietnam. No charge and everyone is welcome.

For more information, please call 250-365-5804.

CASTLEGAR AREA BIRD COUNT MAY 30: More bird counters are needed for the Spring Bird Count.

Counts are a good way for beginners to improve their birding skills.

Call Ed Beynon at 250 365-7806 FIRST ANNUAL YOUTH ARTS AND TALENT EVENT: Located at Kinsmen Park on May 30, 11 a.m. to 10

www.integratire.com 1507 Columbia Ave, Castlegar 250-365-2955

1995 Columbia Ave Trail 250-364-1208

more info call Alana at 250-3046862.

on Waldie Ave. Phone 250-3656405 for more information.

THE NEW LIFE CHURCH (behind the Castlegar Primary School) will be serving hot nutritious meals for people in the community every Thursday. The doors open at 3:45 and the meal will be served at 4:30 p.m.. Please use the basement entrance at the back of the church.

For info phone 250-365-7500.

CASTLEGAR HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TREASURE SHOP: Open Mondays thru Thursdays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations accepted Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

Telephone 250-365-7317/250365-6587 or see castlegarhospitalauxiliary.org

ROBSON FLEA MARKET is open every Sunday except Easter. Call Kathy to book a table 250-3653796.

ST. DAVID’S & UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP: located at 605 Columbia Ave. Regular hours Tues. to Thurs. 10 am to 4pm; Fri. & Sat. 10am to 1pm. We now have our Spring/Summer Clothing out for Sale. Our stock includes clothing,shoes,bedding,linen, books & household items. Also come check our WEEKLY in store specials! Clean donations are appreciated and accepted during working hours.

Ongoing

BLUEBERRY BOTTLE DRIVE: The Blueberry Community School Hub has a pressing need for major work to its youth room. Please drop off refundable bottles and cans to the Blueberry School.

Thank you to everyone that participated in our May bottle drive.

SELKIRK WEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD meets the third Wednesday of each month, 10 to noon

CASTLEGAR A.A. MEETINGS AT THE PIONEER ARENA Sunday. at 10 a.m.; Tuesday at 7 p.m. (Dennis 250-365-2738); Wednesday at noon (Dan 250-359-7817) Thursday & Saturday at 8 p.m. (Jim at 250-365-6216 or Alex 359-7031) and Saturday at 8 p.m (Len at 250365-7805).

AL-ANON MEETS EVERY MONDAY NIGHT for people whose lives have been affected by someone’s drinking. Mondays 8 to 9 p.m. at 2224 6th Ave. (Kootenay Society for Community Living building.)

Info: Sydney 250-608-1867.

FRIDAY YOUTH PROGRAM at Blueberry Creek Community School.

Fun, safe night for a movie, games/ sports/hanging out. Grades K to 5, 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Grades 6 up, 8 to 10 p.m. For more info or phone 250-365-7201.

USCC CULTURAL INTERPRETIVE SOCIETY: Volunteers meet Mondays and Wed., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the interpretive and training

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15th Annual H.A.C.K. Spring Schooling Show hosted by Horse Association of Central Kootenay May 23 & 24 at the Nelson Riding Grounds Info or programs: 250.359.7097

CASTLEGAR GARDEN & NATUREFEST: Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Castlegar Community Complex.

Vendors welcome! Contact Darlene Kalawsky 250-365-1653 or see castlegargardenfest.com.

FREE OIL CHANGE FOR SINGLE MOMS: May 23 by appointment only. Free oil and filter included for cars and small vans. For appointment call 250-365-7373. Offer lasts until appointments are full. Compliments of Castlegar Baptist Church, 419 7th Ave.

THE OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP: Monday, May 25, 2015, will meet at 2 pm at the Kiro Wellness Center, 1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail.

Scheduled guest: Robert Elliott, Hollister Rep from Vancouver.

For more info, please call 250-

Simon Laurie 250-365-1585

Val Koochin 250-365-1846

Matt McCarthy 250-304-4831

Carmen Harris 250-365-1520

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p.m. Any youth 12-19 can apply to be in the visual or preforming arts show/contest and they must contact me to get an application in prior to May 15th. Volunteers are needed. Will include a talent show for youth, an unveiling of the Castlegar Youth Program murals on the CDCSS building across the street from the park, speeches from youth and keynote speakers from the community. There will be food and refreshments, cotton candy, popcorn and baked goods, and activities.

For more information, call Zoe at 365-2104 ext 25.

DO YOU KNOW A CHAMPION FOR LITERACY? A Champion for Literacy can be an individual, organization, service group or business that has contributed to literacy in the community. Let’s acknowledge the champions in our community!

Download nomination forms at [ http://www.cbal.org/castlegar. html ]http://www.cbal.org/castlegar.html or pick one up at the Castlegar Public Library. Deadline for nominations is June 8th. For

Phil Poznekoff 250-365-4679

Charissa Hackett 250-304-4373

Chad Williams 250-304-5241

Pat Klohn 250-365-1731

Larry Peitzsche 250-608-3017

Tammy Peitzsche 250-365-9640

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LEGION MEAT DRAW: At the Castlegar-Robson Legion, Branch 170 every Saturday, 4 to 6 p.m.

Everyone welcome. Guests must be signed in.

MYRA DUFF WILL BE HOSTING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS: For information about the Heart Support Group please call Myra at 250-365-6369.

COMMUNITY LEARNING PLACE: drop in to get free help with basic computers, reading and writing, Test preparation, and skills upgrading at the Castlegar and District Public Library on Tuesdays from 12 to 3 p.m.

BILLETS: Castlegar Rebels looking for billets families for their players (16 to 20). Please contact Mel Rinas 250-365-5596.

GRACE COMMUNION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH: Meets Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. at the Resker Hall in Robson (next door to the Robson Community Church)

followed by bag lunch and show and tell. At the Doukhobor Discovery Centre.

COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK & DROP-IN CENTRE: Monday Food Bank 11 a.m. to 1:30 Wednesday Drop In Center 10 to 1:30 (free). Lunch served 11 to 1:30 Friday Drop In Center 10 to 1:30 (free). Lunch served 11 to 1:30.

Food donations can be dropped off on any of these days at St. David’s Church. Call 250-608-2227.

SCRABBLE CLUB: Come out and play Scrabble on the second Tuesday of the month at the Castlegar Public Library from 6:30 to 8 pm.

All levels are welcome! For more info call 250-365-3834.

ALL ABOUT BREASTFEEDING: Informative support group for breastfeeding moms. Neighbourhood House in Castlegar, Tuesday 10:30 to noon. More info: 250365-3662, or see kootenayfamilyplace.org

Connor McCarthy 250-304-4781

Marnie Pettit 250-304-3564

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Centre, 820 Markova Rd. TOPS GROUP MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY 8:30 to 10 a.m. Kinnaird Hall, 2320 Columbia Ave. Round table discussion. Get motivated to eat healthy, lose weight.

Monthly fee $10. More info call 250-365-7956.

FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING for problem gambling; Castlegar Community Services Call 250-608-2254.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: Classes for adults, Conversation Club, Family Drop-in for families with young children, one-onone tutoring. Free. More info call Corinne at 250-687-4714.

THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION L.A. #170 have their monthly meeting on the 3rd Monday of the month from September till the end of June.

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Youth festival: Showcase of talents

Judy Smith Arts Around Castlegar

W

e were walking in Millennium Park one day and came across a sign that had been sprayed over with black lacquer paint.

“What possesses a person to do that?” I asked my husband. We discussed the possibilities and decided there are many reasons why a person chooses to deface public property.

I posed the question to the coordinators of the youth program in Castlegar, Zoe Mackay and her practicum student, Michelle Postnikoff.

They were not able to determine definitive reasons for this deliberate destruction either, but are working toward offering alternative activities that can have more positive outcomes.

The youth program is provided by the Castlegar and District Community Services Society through funding from the Columbia Basin Trust and Vancouver Foundation.

Their purpose is to assist young people in organizing events and

Zoe Mackay, program coordinator of the Castlegar youth program.

Photo by Judy Smith activities in Castlegar, and with proposals and ideas for community activities: working with seniors and other community groups and organizing fun events for local youth.

So far, young people have been helped to organize a variety of events from mock Ted Talks to a water fight to a buttonmaking extravaganza.

On a more serious level, the coordinators help students with reference letters and resumes, and a plan is in place for youth to attend city council meetings, prepare presentations and ask questions of council.

Zoe works closely with the principal of Stanley Humphries high school and the youth council.

“Whatever the youth council wants to do, we will help them,” she says.

The youth council has decided to organize a youth festival.

On May 30, the first annual Castlegar Youth Arts and Talent event will be held in Kinsmen Park.

Several young people ages 12 to 19 have already signed up to participate in the showcase of performance. Applications are still being accepted.

There will also be a food court, speeches, face painting and tattoos, and prizes for participants.

For spectators there will be door prizes and a silent auction of a load of firewood.

Zoe completed the bachelor’s program in child and youth care through the University of Victoria. Last year she did her practicum with the Castlegar and District Community Services youth program and after graduation became coordinator for the program.

Michelle Postnikoff is completing her studies at the University of Victoria.

Through the youth program, Zoe and Michelle provide assistance to the youth of Castlegar, but they also act as role models: what one can achieve by using your heart and determination. Because they work so well together, they hope to increase the coordinator’s hours so that the position can support two people.

“Certainly,” Zoe says, “there’s enough work for two people. And it’s better to work with someone else.”

Michelle agrees. “We think alike,” she says, “but often the other person has a better idea.”

I have given more thought to the issue of deliberate destruction, and have determined that throughout our lives, we must often choose between good or evil.

On a basic but no less important level, good deeds make us feel good; evil acts make us feel bad. Maybe that is a lesson that needs to be learned. Thankfully people at the youth program can provide choices and help young people make better ones.

Spray paint can be used to deface public signage or it can be used to create beautiful murals on our city buildings, like the one that will be unveiled at the Castlegar and District Community Services building (across from Kinsmen Park) during the youth festival on May 30.

The event goes from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is free to everyone.

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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS Yard Waste Facility Closure – May 21st & 22nd The City’s yard waste facility at the Castlegar Community Complex will be closed from 7:00 am on Thursday, May 21st to 8:00 pm on Friday, May 22nd, 2015 for paving that will improve access to the facility.

If you have yard waste to dispose of during this time, the following alternatives are available to you.  the Ootischenia Landfill  backyard composting – there are many great websites that provide excellent advice including http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07212.html The yard waste facility will re-open Saturday, May 23, 2015 for the remainder of the season. Be advised that burning of this material is prohibited.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience and appreciates your cooperation. If you have any questions, please call (250) 365-7227 or (250) 365-5979.

Building a Healthy Community Castlegar Recreation Complex 2101 - 6th Avenue, Castlegar, BC 250-365-3386 Public Swim at the Castlegar Community Complex:

Mon/Wed

1:15pm-9:00pm

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Tues/Thurs

12:30pm-9:00pm

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Friday

10:00am-8:30pm

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Saturday

10:00-6:00pm

Public Swim

Sunday

1:00-6:00pm

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Sunday May 17 1-5:00pm Come and check out our new Aqua Station and have some energetic fun Victoria Day Aquatic & Fitness Centre Open 1:30-4:30pm

Summer Leisure Guide will be in the mail week of May 25th. Lots of summer camps, SUP fitness classes and lots of summer FUN. Registration starts Wed June 3rd!

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We always say most Canadians are NDP supporters, they just don’t know it yet, claims Richard Cannings, the New Democrat candidate for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay.

The Trail Times asked Cannings for some insight about the NDP’s historic toppling of the Progressive Conservatives in Alberta’s provincial election.

In the newly formed riding, the Okanagan region that Cannings hails from has been traditionally Conservative. Which leads to the question, could an orange wave wash through the West Kootenay and Okanagan region during October’s federal election?

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They told us we couldn’t win in Quebec, but we won in Quebec in the last federal election. They also told us we could never win Alberta and look what happened.

Dick Cannings

YARD WASTE COLLECTION The City is offering a curbside yard waste collection program in April and May. Yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, branches, tree or hedge trimmings, flowers, plants and other organics) will be collected at the curb and then transported to the City’s yard waste compost site.

Yard and garden waste placed at the curb will be collected on the following dates:

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - NORTH Castlegar (north of Highway 3 including the Woodland Park Area)

“I think it [Alberta’s election] bodes well for NDP across the country simply because it opens people’s minds to realize we could have an NDP government,” he said. “They told us we couldn’t win in Quebec, but we won in Quebec in the last federal election.

They also told us we could never win Alberta and look what happened.”

He said the NDP is positioned better than it ever has been to form the federal government, now being the official opposition with over 100 MPs in Parliament.

“Again in Alberta, the NDP were way back in third

Dick Cannings place and Albertans realized they were the best choice for their government,” noted Cannings. “And I think that’s really opened a lot of people’s eyes.”

Cannings, an Okanagan based biologist and ecologist, was knocking on doors in Trail last week and meeting the riding’s new constituents.

“I am well known in the Okanagan where I grew up and have been spending a lot of time there,” he said, noting the region’s Conservative history. “But I am confident we can break through.”

He mentioned his run in the provincial election when the NDP increased party votes significantly, tying with the Liberals.

“If we can repeat that performance, we have a very good chance of victory in the fall in this new riding,” Cannings continued.

“But that also depends on getting our vote in the West Kootenay, which is a friendly part of the riding for the NDP. That’s why I want to talk to as many people as possible, so they can get to know me and will get out and vote come October.”

Wednesday, May 13, 2015- SOUTH Castlegar (south of Highway 3) Place your yard waste at the curb just prior to 7:00 a.m. on your collection date.

To participate: 

You must be a resident of the City of Castlegar. commercial businesses or outlying areas)

(The program does not apply to

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CRIMP compostable (100% biodegradable) yard waste bags are available free of charge from City Hall at 460 Columbia Avenue. Bags must be tied off, if twine is used it must be compostable. It is recommended that you double CRIMP bags to ensure yard waste will be contained.

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Garbage cans may be used as long as the containers are identified as having yard waste in the container. Containers must have lids. The maximum weight per container is 23kg (501bs).

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Tree pruning waste shall be bundled with compostable twine. Individual bundles shall be no longer than 1.0 metre (3 feet) in length with bundles having a maximum diameter of 0.5 metre (1.5 feet). Maximum allowable branch diameter is 50mm (2 in).

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Gather your yard and garden waste and place at your curbside on the dates above according to your location in North or South Castlegar.

Alternatively, the City of Castlegar's Yard Waste Composting Facility located at the north end of the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex at 2101 Sixth Avenue is open to receive yard and garden wastes during the year.

Yard and garden waste is accepted and includes the following biodegradable waste: 

BIN 1

Grass. lawn and hedge clippings, flowers, weeds, leaves, and

vegetable stalks

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BIN 2

Shrubs, shrub and tree branches less than 75 mm (3 inches) in diameter

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Marketing students learn about branding

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MAY 20, 2015

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A group of Marketing 12 students from Stanley Humphries and J.L. Crowe Secondary schools have returned from an educational trip to Vancouver.

The group met with Destination BC, the marketing body for tourism in BC, to find out how the province is marketed to the rest of the world.

The stop was helpful and timely as Destination BC is the newly rebranded form of what was previously Tourism BC and the students are working on a project to rebrand Stanley Humphries. They learned what Destination BC did, why it was done, and the process involved.

Grade 12 Marketing student Allison Griffiths learned a lot on the trip.

“While in Vancouver I had a first hand look at how Destination BC markets our province,” she said. “I found it interesting to learn about the rebranding process that Destination BC is currently going through since our school is also in the process of rebranding.”

Another stop was at the Lululemon corporate offices where students were presented with a case study of a current situation at the company and coached through how decisions are made.

The highlight of the trip for most students was a visit to the Vancouver Convention Centre. The students were impressed at all the details that went in to the building’s design from earthquake preparedness and environmental components to the fact it can accommodate 80,000 people.

The trip was not all work and no play, as the students also got to visit several popular tourist sites including Robson Street, Granville Island and Stanley Park.

Marketing teacher Shelley McKay organized the trip.

“Deb Dovgala, the teacher at Crowe and I are working to try and build our business program in the district,” she said. “We have been working together throughout the year to try and come up Top: Stanley Humphries Marketing 12 students at with ideas that will help grow our program and the Vancouver Convention Centre. Bottom: Stuthis was one of them.” dents at Lululemon.

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Castlegar Friends of the Library is gearing up for a huge book sale to take place during Sunfest weekend. The twice-yearly book sales are their largest fundraising activities.

The Friends group gives people the opportunity to give back to the library in a meaningful way. They strive to help the library improve services and facilities, raise funds to supplement things that are not in the library’s budget, help with special projects and lend support however they can.

It is the Friends of the Library who host the art show openings, author visits, and other special events at the library. In the past they have supported the renovation of the children’s area and purchased iPads, computers and furniture. The next project they are planning is a renovation of the library’s basement.

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She also expressed the library’s thankfulness for the group: “We really appreciate all of the things the Friends have done for the library over the years. Our community has a great library, but the Friends make it even better.”

Friends of the Library vice-chair Diane Marno decided to join the group when she moved to Castlegar as a way to meet new people and become a part of her new community. She is very involved in the book sales and is impressed with the community’s giving spirit.

“The generosity of the public when they buy books is amazing,” she said. “People are more than generous.”

Marno would love to see even more participation.

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Thanks to this group of youth, there are now yellow fish painted near drains that carry water to aquatic habitats. Signs above the paintings read “Don't pollute” and below “Leads to fish habitat.” While the kids aren't quite finished with the entire city — it's a hefty job — they will be painting and hanging reminders on doorknobs throughout the community to watch what you waste.

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On Saturday May 2, almost 300 local women were transported back to the Roaring 20s at the Castlegar Rotary Club’s 14th Annual Diamond Dinner. As they arrived, the ladies were greeted at a ‘Speakeasy’ door and after giving the password, were escorted by male Rotarians into the Complex, beautifully transformed with 20’s theme decorations.

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Lightning can strike twice – Sandy Leonard, who won the diamond 2 years ago, went home with the grand prize – a beautiful diamond from The Gift Box as well as a gift certificate for a setting from JoAnn Bursey at Century 21.

This much-anticipated event is the Castlegar Rotary Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year – this year selling out in about ½ hour. The proceeds will help the Club fund its $40,000 contribution towards the construction of the covered picnic pavilion at Millennium Park.

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On Saturday May 2, almost 300 local women were transported back to the Roaring 20s at the Castlegar Rotary Club’s 14th Annual Diamond Dinner. As they arrived, the ladies were greeted at a ‘Speakeasy’ door and after giving the password, were escorted by male Rotarians into the Complex, beautifully transformed with 20’s theme decorations.

The Roaring 20s theme was announced to the women before the event and more than 3/4 of the attendees were dressed in 20’s flapper outfits. Committee members will be sure to provide this information again next year.

The dinner was catered by Kim’s Creations, and featured an array of appetizers, strawberry spinach salad, roast beef with Yorkshires, stuffed baked potatoes, asparagus and carrot bundles, and for dessert, sorbet with fresh fruit.

The women were entertained throughout the evening, with songs from the musical “Chicago’ by the Twin Rivers Chorale, a fashion show by Fashion Foundations, and 2 dances by the Diamonds in the Rough – Elvis Presley’s ‘Jail House Rock’ and Pitbull’s ‘Timber’. Many women who have been to most of the Dinners commented that this year’s was the best ever.

The evening also featured live and silent auctions, door prizes, and arm draws.

Lightning can strike twice – Sandy Leonard, who won the diamond 2 years ago, went home with the grand prize – a beautiful diamond from The Gift Box as well as a gift certificate for a setting from JoAnn Bursey at Century 21.

This much-anticipated event is the Castlegar Rotary Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year – this year selling out in about ½ hour. The proceeds will help the Club fund its $40,000 contribution towards the construction of the covered picnic pavilion at Millennium Park.

To see more pictures of this year’s event and for information on the 2016 Diamond Dinner, like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CastlegarRotary.

Photo Credits: Jaakko Hartman

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Diamond Dinner co-chair Shirley Henderson wants to thank all of the businesses for their generous contributions. “Without the amazing support of the local and regional businesses, we could not hold this event”.

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Aeon Studio Marlies Dekkers And Your MOTHER A&W Panache Your GRANDMOTHER Alternative Training Solutions Prima Donna Avenues Hair Design Ltd. And Your BRIDESMAIDE’S Saxx Underwear Co. The Black Rooster Snob The Beach Shack Wacoal Birchbank Golf Course Castlegar & District Aquatic Centre Boulevard Hair & Wig Salon Castlegar Golf Club Bra’s and Lingerie Petit and Plus Size Massage Therapy Clinic Bubblee’s Liquor Store Plus Castlegar Café Books Castlegar Sports Centre and Fly Shop Canada Safeway Chopsticks Cartwright’s Pub Common 233 Columbia Ave, CastlegarGrounds Carol Hiebert - Fashion Foundations 250-365-1474 Crumbs Bakery Café Amoena Lingerie Cut N’ Loose Hair Design www.fashionfoundations.ca 1385 EllisDan St, Kelowna Arianne Marilyn Rye Chantelle Dawn’s Early Riser Sunshine Café Diamond Tea Dreamscape Studio Empreinte Element Club Bar & Grill Evollove Heather’s on 4th

Images by Leslie Jana Malinek J’Esthetics Fashion and Beauty Salon JJ’s Fashions Joey’s Only Seafood Kays Contracting Kootenay Centre Cinemas Kootenay Market Kootenay Savings Credit Union Kootenay Valley Water Co. Lion’s Head Pub Lordco Parts Ltd. Lorraine Hartson Mallard’s Source for Sports Marnie’s Hair and Nails McDonald’s Restaurants Mike’s RV Ranch Nel Vandergaag Nufloors Panago Pizza

Passion Parties Jacquelyn Konkin Pharmasave Pozitive Computers Rauni Naud Rossland, Castlegar & Trail Medical Aesthetics & Day Spas Sandman Hotel Selkirk Massage Shoppers Drug Mart Studio Uno Hair by Maria Super 8 Castlegar The Gift Box Tim Horton’s Tina Popoff Wayne Groutage West’s Home Hardware Windborne B&B Winexpert

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Secret Garden Toys Shoes for the Soul Streetclothes Named Desire Travelodge (Best Western) Spokane Twin Lakes Village Golf Club Wandermere Golf Course Wildstone Golf Club Wingate Hotel Spokane

Out of town prize donors Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort Au Soleil Levant Bakery Balfour Golf Course Benedict’s Steak House Bootleg Gap Golf Blue Sky Café Micheals Cottonwood Kitchens Christina Lake Golf Club Cranbrook Golf Club Pro Shop

Esprit de la Femme Lingerie Found Spa & Salon Global BC Granite Point Golf Club Jennifer’s Chocolates Kaslo Golf Club Kokanee Springs Golf Club Kootenai Moon Furniture Lemon Creek Lodge and Campground Manhattan Farms

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Christina Nolan, the choir’s musical director, says the choir’s momentum has been gaining speed. During the past few years, they have collaborated with numerous community choirs, such as Trail’s Harmony Choir and the Nelson Choral Society to perform tandem concerts together.

“Collaboration and public concert appearances are a key element

of success and longevity for any performing arts group,” says Nolan. This last fall, you may have seen the Twin Rivers choir perform at Remembrance Day, the Community Carol Sing, the Christmas finale concert and several appearances at Safeway.

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Tickets for the May 23 concert are available at the door, and are $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and children; $25 for families of four or more. Be sure to check out this highly entertaining group.

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“We frequently hear from our audiences how much they appreciate seeing the love of music show so clearly through each member of our group”, says Nolan. “Fun is what this is about — both for participants in the choir and our audiences.”

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Sculpture Talk

Welcome to our regular feature introducing the artists behind the sculptures in this year’s Castlegar SculptureWalk.

Lawrence Starck Serengeti (bronze) Lawrence Starck not only resides in the famous Colorado sculpture town, he was born there. Surrounded by sculpture, his career path seemed predestined. His talent and skill made it so, although he paid his dues in the corporate world as a commercial design artist for ten years.

Receiving scholarships from both Texas Tech University and the Colorado Institute of Art, Starck graduated with a degree in design. After school and doing design work for a number of companies, he has focused on sculpting. His realistic and finely detailed bronzes of legendary sports heroes – golfer Bobby Jones, footballer Red “The Galloping Ghost” Grange – are complimented by more generic sporting figures and a plethora of animals, primarily of the domestic variety.

Starck’s meticulous detail and insistence on exactness make every piece he sculpts a thing of beauty even where there is a functional application.

Serengeti is a bit of a departure from his usual studies. A beautifully balanced ,striking bust of a zebra, the lines are clean and sharp. Using a rich patina, Starck captures the distinctive markings of the animal, its bristling mane and cocked, ever-attentive ears, precisely and accurately. The unique striations of the zebra lend themselves to Starck’s realism and graphic dexterity.

The finished bronze Serengeti is both statuesque and incredibly life-like. www.starcksculpture.com Where do you draw the inspiration for your sculptures, specifically this year’s entry?

I’m a figurative sculptor first and foremost but this particular piece titled “Serengeti” is a wildlife bronze sculpture that combines both realism and graphic style with its clean lines and striking patina.

Which artist, past or present, has had a major impact on you as a sculptor and why?

Michelangelo has had an impact. There are also so many fellow artists of today who have helped or inspired me in some way.

Was there a defining time or moment in your life when you realized sculpting was something you wanted to do for a living?

Yes, when people first connected with my work and some were even touched by what I’ve created. That’s when I realized sculpture was my duty in life.

Do you always utilize the same material(s) as this year’s piece, and why is it your preferred medium?

I always create my artwork in traditional bronze lost was method. It’s the highest quality form of sculpture and has been used for centuries. Plus, it’s what we do in my hometown of Loveland, Colorado.

What is the importance of the arts in today’s society?

Art is important because it’s a means for us to understand our society and communicate across all cultures without words. Art can immortalize someone, a place, an event or even take its viewer to a place they’ve never gone before.

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Peter Wulowka She Burns For Us (wood) Peter Wulowka was born in Victoria and moved to Castlegar in 1980, completing his high school at Stanley Humphries Secondary. Immediately after graduation he signed up for a carpentry apprenticeship and hasn’t looked back since. A Red Seal certified carpenter, Wulowka worked at various large scale industrial projects throughout the region before starting his own company – Raccoon Carpentry – in 2009.

The company name reflects his love of nature, and his sense of humour – the company’s slogan is “Whatever your project may be…we’ll get into it!” And they certainly do, making sure customer satisfaction is always paramount. Wulowka is a craftsman who builds beautiful, functional trellises, pergolas, planters, benches, composters, staircases, decks and so much more. He and his company are actively involved in the community, working with various institutions and organizations on projects that beautify the city and benefit its residents.

Relatively new to sculpture, Wulowka sees it as an opportunity to allow his more creative side to flourish. His work here is dramatic and arresting. She Burns For Us is a 7 foot by 1.4 foot rectangular work of cedar with scallops and cut outs that evoke trees and fire simulta-

neously. Curling tongues of wood at the top of the work provide added emphasis.

Four angled pieces in darker wood radiate outwards from the core, similarly worked.

There is contrast and balance, elegance and vibrancy too. A statement to his craftsmanship, vision and imagination, She Burns For Us provides a glimpse of what we might expect in the future from Wulowka. His love of nature - in all its elements - is strikingly displayed at his first public showing. www.raccooncarpentry.ca Where do you draw the inspiration for your sculptures, specifically this year’s entry?

Mainly from years of building fires and years of building custom woodwork.

Which artist, past or present, has had a major impact on you as a sculptor and why?

I don’t really have a favorite, I enjoy many different styles.

I like M.C. Escher’s drawings and the guys (editors note: James Karthein and Kevin Kratz) that built the frog that won last year.

Was there a defining time or moment in your life when you realized sculpting was something you wanted to do for a living?

Winter 2014. This is my first official sculpture. Carpentry is my trade and I have always desired to create beautiful pieces of art with wood.

I have built many custom crafted pieces which compliment homes, yards and gardens.

Do you always utilize the same material(s) as this year’s piece, and why is it your preferred medium?

It most likely will evolve with time. Wood and light or fire.

What is the importance of the arts in today’s society?

To spark a fire in one’s soul, to release the energy and passion of being creative - we all possess this.

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service above self SHSS MOCK INTERVIEWS

By Wayne Groutage how they could improve their performance In preparation for the world of work, when applying for a job — everything from members of this year’s grad class recently ex- improving resumes, dressing appropriately, perienced what it’s like to interview for a job. maintaining eye contact, detailing how their Most of the SHSS grads participate in a training and experience related to the job, “Grad Transitions” program, a course with and ensuring they listed references. several assignments that students do outside All of the Rotarian volunteers came away of regular class time. The students have two from the interviews very impressed with major assignments — to research future ca- this year’s grads — a very bright and likeable reers, and to prepare a budget detailing all group of students with bright futures ahead of the costs they will incur in the upcoming of them. year. As well, there is a physical education component to the program — students have to complete and log 150 minutes per week of physical activity.

Members of both Rotary clubs helped with part of the career assignment, by conducting “mock” interviews with the grads.

Each student had to prepare a resume, and then sit through a simulated interview where they were asked questions that would be typsvetlana Hadikin being interviewed by Jo-ann ical in an actual interview situation.

At the end of each interview, the Rotari- Bursey of the Castlegar Rotary Club.

Photo by Wayne Groutage ans graded the students and gave advice on The grand prize was two nights accommodation at the Super 8 Hotel in Kelowna and a $50 gift certificate at Discover Wines in Kelowna. This prize was won by Jennifer Derco pictured here with John Helm and Alexia Turner.

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ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD

By Wayne Groutage Once again this July, the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) will be held at the Castlegar Selkirk College campus.

RYLA is a Rotary developed and sponsored leadership development program for young people aged 18-25. Participants are chosen for their leadership potential, and come to Selkirk from all over the Rotary 5080 District (southeastern B.C., eastern Washington State, and western Idaho).

During the week-long program, the young people will be immersed in leadership, personal development, ethics, and conflict resolution activities. Using a smallgroup format with presentations and lots of opportunity for group discussion, the participants will deal with a number of topics including keys to understanding ourselves and others, the importance of communication in effective leadership, styles of leadership, problem solving, ethics, and critical thinking. Each of the two

Castlegar Rotary Clubs will send one local candidate to this year’s camp.

Stacey Cassidy of the Castlegar Rotary Club is the district youth services chair, and oversees the youth exchange program, Interact clubs, and RYLA for District 5080. She is also one of the senior staff at RYLA. A graduate of the program herself, she notes, “RYLA is so much more than a leadership camp. Through a unique program of personal development, ethics, leadership styles, group dynamics and more, RYLA gives the participants insights into the type of leader they truly are and the type of person they want to become. I find myself applying skills I learned at RYLA to both my professional and personal life and could not be more grateful for the outstanding, unexpected, life-changing, fun experience I had as a participant at RYLA.” And… she met her husband Mike at RYLA.

SUNRISE ROTARY ANNUAL WINE FEST SUCCESS The Sunrise Rotary club’s Annual Wine Tasting Festival was enjoyed by more than 300 attendees. The event took place on March 28 with 42 wineries represented. There was a wide choice of all kinds and varieties of wines. Many of the wines are already available at local liquor retail stores and in some cases, can be sent to customers by the case directly from the wineries.

Funds raised from the event are used internationally to support a health, education and literacy program for thousands of children, youth and adults in three locations in Honduras. Visit the new website www. helphonduras.ca for full details.

Pictured are Marvin and Bev Smith managing the Blind Challenge at the Wine Festival.

Photo by Gregg Ziegler

CASTLEGAR ROTARY INTERACT CLUB: UPCOMING TRIP TO ECUADOR Lorraine Hartson This coming August, 12 members of the Castlegar Rotary Interact club, along with four adult chaperones, will be heading to Ecuador on a three week humanitarian trip.

The Interact club is a Rotary sponsored service club for high school teens. Throughout the year, members have been working on a number of fundraising activities to raise money for this trip.

The students will fly to Quito and then head an hour north to the small community of Malchingui, pronounced Mal chin gee.

While in Malchingui, the students will help build a cancha — a large concrete multipurpose sports facility for the community. The project was selected in cooperation with a Rotary club in Quito.

This trip is a bit different than the past trips as this year the students will be staying with locals in the community, giving them the opportunity to see first hand how the people of this community live. Members of the community will also be working alongside the students. Since most club members speak little or no Spanish, they are all scrambling to learn a few words so they can attempt to communicate.

The project is not expected to last more than five days, and once completed the group will work on a farm. At this time, they are not sure if it is a rose farm or an animal farm.

They will visit a museum where the equator crosses the

equator and where they will participate in a number of science experiments. They will be able to stand in both the southern and northern hemispheres at once!

The students will also visit a small town populated by indigenous people (Quichuas) and spend the night at their houses. They wonder if guinea pig is on the menu! They will visit the old city of Quito as well as other communities and will learn some of the local crafts.

The Interact club would like to thank the Rotary clubs of Castlegar as well as the Community of Castlegar who have been such huge supporters of the group.

The Interact club held a bottle drive fundraiser on April 11. Pictured: Students unloading collected bottles ready to start sorting. The club made just over $1300 on the drive.

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Castlegar Sunrise Rotary Club meets Thursdays at 6:45 a.m.

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Students and leaders picking up garbage on the stretch of highway that the club has adopted. They clean this section of road four to five times a year.

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Harry Nick VOYKIN It is with great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Harry Nick Voykin at Castleview Care Centre on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. A traditional Doukhobor funeral service was held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on Monday, April 27th, followed by a meal prepared by the Ootischenia ladies. He was interred in the Ootischenia cemetery.

Harry Voykin , was born November 24, 1933 in Ootischenia, BC to Nick and Mary Voykin (née Zarchikoff).He grew up in Ootischenia and Pass Creek, where he joined Voykin Stucco, working with his father and two brothers.Harry met and married his wife, Vera Voykin, in 1955 and they lived in Pass Creek, where they had 4 children. The family moved to Ootischenia in 1960 where Vera and Harry resided until they moved into care in 2009. Harry spent the last few years of his life being cared for by his good friends at the Castleview Care Home.

Harry enjoyed working with livestock, gardening, cooking and sharing the fruits of his labors with family and friends. Harry and his wife also enjoyed their 15 years of operating the Doukhobor Village Restaurant at the Doukhobor Museum.

He was predeceased by his beloved wife Vera on March 13, 2015,and his parents, his sister, Nettie Sookochoff, and his grandson, Alixander Fominoff.

Harry is survived by his son Lawrence (Ev) Voykin; his daughters Holly, (John)Strilaeff, Pam (Fred) Fominoff and Wendy (Nick Plotnikoff) Voykin. He also leaves behind his brother Peter (Lucy ) Voykin; his brother John (Elizabeth) Voykin; 5 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and good friends.

We would like to thank all staff at the Castleview Care Centre for their care of our father during his final years, the Kootenay Psalmists, Ootischenia Cooking group and gravediggers, the staff at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel, our relatives, friends, and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy, phone calls, cards, donations, food and visits. A heartfelt thank you to John Verigin Jr., Laura Verigin and family for your kind and comforting words. Thank you to Peter Zaytsoff for officiating at the service.

In lieu of flowers mourners are requested to make a donation in Harry’s name to the John J. Verigin Memorial Fund.

Alice Antifeau On May 1st, 2015, at the age of 87, Alice Antifeau passed away peacefully and gently at Talarico Place Care Centre in Castlegar, surrounded by the love of her family. Alice Elizabeth Sookavieff was born April 27, 1928 in Blagodatnoye to Mary (nee Rebalkin) and William Sookavieff, the middle of three children and the only daughter. The family moved several times to Thrums and Kaslo, eventually settling in Crescent Valley.

Alice married Fred Antifeau November 19th, 1949 at the age of 21. Alice and Fred travelled across BC where ever the work was, and raised their three sons, Theodore (Ted), Raymond (Ray) and Mark to respect toil and peaceful life. After Fred’s death in 1997, Alice shared several happy years with her companion Pete Sherbinin, also now deceased.

Alice is survived by her brothers Bill (Mary) of Kelowna and Peter (Doris) of Crescent Valley; her three sons Ted (Elisabeth) of Nelson, Ray (Lynn) of Surrey and Mark of Castlegar; her grandchildren Kara (Diego), Cameron (Denise), Lauren and Claire and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews to mourn her passing.

The family wishes to warmly thank Drs. Janz, Merritt and Vasil for their excellent medical care, and send our sincere appreciation to the many staff of Castle Wood Village, Mountain Lakes Assisted Living and Talarico Place Care Centre for their dedicated, patient and loving care to Alice over the past two years, and especially in the last weeks and days of her life.

Donations in memory of Alice can be made to the Alzheimer Society of BC, Iskra or a charity of your choosing.

Arrangements were in care of Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

No service by request, however a celebration of Alice’s life and interment with her beloved Fred will be held in Kelowna in June.

“MAY SHE REST IN PEACE”

Hebe Hackman With heavy hearts the family of Hebe Hackman sorrowfully announces her passing on April 24th at the age of 93. She was surrounded with love when she peacefully passed away.

Hebe was born in London England, on April 14th Good Friday in 1922. She studied art in England as a child. Life was a struggle during the war. Luckily her family survived the bombings of their home. She was a war bride and immigrated to Canada with her two young sons to join her husband. She moved to her husband’s reservation near London Ontario and taught school there. After her first husband’s passing she remarried and moved out West. Her parents emigrated from London England to Sandon, BC to live with their only daughter and her family in the early 50’s.

Hebe and her husband made their permanent home in Robson, BC. Hebe’s joys in life were travelling extensively through out the world. She was a member of the Visac Gallery and really loved painting in oils. She made substantial contributions to benefit endangered wildlife and domestic animals. She enjoyed dancing, gardening, and was totally devoted to her family. She was a tremendous advocate for her Grandchildren and loved them deeply.

She will always be remembered for saying “I’ll kick up a dust!”

She is survived by her devoted sons Laurin (Janice) and Derran (Judy), 4 Grandchildren, 8 Great Grandchildren and 2 Great great Grandchildren. She was predeceased by her first husband Wilfred George in 1947, her Dad Fred Martin in 1967, her Mother Daisy in1972 and her long time husband Bill Hackman in 1997.

She will be greatly missed by her family!

No service by request. A celebration of her life will be at her home this summer.

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Nancy Pereverzoff Nancy Pereverzoff of Raspberry Village, Castlegar passed away on April 19, 2015 at the age of 87. She was born on May 29, 1927 in Koch Siding (near Slocan Park, BC) to Steve and Martha Samarodin. She was the third of four children. As a girl, Nancy was known for her vibrant personality and her athleticism. She enjoyed track and field, playing softball, sleigh riding, dancing, and most of all, cooking. After finishing Grade 8, she worked in the community gardens near her home in Koh Siding and learned the arts of cooking, sewing and homemaking from her mother and grandmothers.

In 1950, at the age of 23, Nancy married Alex A. Pereverzoff. They raised four children together, living at first in Slocan Park in the teacher’s house behind the school where Alex taught, then in Crescent Valley, finally settling in Raspberry Village near Castlegar.

Nancy was a devoted wife, mother and Doukhobor. The well-being of her family and community were her main priorities. She was a lifelong member of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ, singing in numerous choirs, teaching Sunday school, and volunteering tirelessly as a member of the ladies’ committee and various cooking groups.

Nancy was an accomplished cook. Over the years, she served many guests, politicians and dignitaries, both in her own home and at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, and taught a Doukhobor cooking class through Selkirk College.

She was also a passionate gardener, and besides growing vibrant flower and vegetable gardens, she loved to can, pickle and preserve the harvest. In her later years, her nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren were her pride and joy. She did her best to teach them her life skills and Doukhobor values.

Nancy and Alex were married for 64 years. During the last years of his long illness, she never left his side.

Nancy was predeceased by her husband Alex in 2014, daughter Linda in 2010, brother Pete Samarodin, nephew George Samarodin, her sister Anita, and her parents.

She leaves behind to mourn her children Neil Pereverzoff (Natasha), Bonnie (James) Warner and Douglas Pereverzoff (Alex); nine grandchildren: Cameron, Kimberley, Krysha and Curtis Pereverzoff, Jeremy (Jen) Drazdoff, Jasmine Drazdoff, Kassandra Warner, Alexandra and Kylie Pereverzoff; four greatgrandchildren: Taylor Pereverzoff-La Hue, Ely Overnay, Anneka and Wesley Drazdoff; and many relatives and friends.

The Pereverzoff family would like to extend a very special thanks to: John J.Verigin Jr., Laura Verigin and all her family members for their love, prayers and support during mom’s passing; all the friends and neighbours who called or came to the house with food, flowers and messages of condolence; relatives who travelled long distances; the Kootenay Psalmists, the grave diggers, and the ladies who prepared and served a delicious lunch. A very special thanks to Peter Zaytsoff for conducting the service with such sensitivity and kindness, and to Bill Strilaeff and staff at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

The family sincerely thanks all those who made donations in Nancy’s memory.

May she rest in peace.

Submitted to the Castlegar News Tomorrow at 7 p.m., three capable writers will entertain you with readings from their latest works at the Slocan Community Library.

Ernest Hekkanen will present imaginative stories from False Memories and Other Likely Tales; Sean Arthur Joyce (a.k.a. Art Joyce), will again visit the library, this time to launch his new book of poetry entitled The Price of Transcendence; and Owain Nicholson, recent recipient of the Banff Centre Bliss Carman Prize for Poetry, will introduce his work.

Nicholson is a poet from Winnipeg and the West Kootenay. He is a recent graduate of the University of Victoria in both creative writing and anthropology. As a working archaeologist in the oilsands boreal forest, his poems often explore people, our histories, the dig site, and how we choose to interact with nature.

His work has appeared in Planet Earth Poetry’s recent anthology Poems from Planet Earth, as well as in Prairie Fire, a Canadian literary magazine of new writing. He won their Bliss Carman Award in 2014, and placed second in the same competition in 2013. On Sept.

26, 2014, Nicholson was presented with a jeweller-cast replica of poet Bliss Carman’s ring at the Poetry Bash of Thin Air

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2014. He will be returning to the Slocan Valley fresh from his recent travels.

You will also meet Ernest Hekkanen from Nelson, a most prolific writer and publisher of all kinds of work. Along with so many other skills and achievements, Hekkanen is editor-inchief of The New Orphic Review, an independent literary magazine, and has published 47 books. Listen to this description of his latest book of tales that ‘unfold in the landscape of his youth’: “All the stories in False Memories and Other Likely Tales are fundamentally true, although the author’s reconstructions are as inventive as the imagination will allow, or so he would have us believe.”

Hekkanen freely admits “Life colours our memories, and in the end, the colouring is what we remember best.”

A year ago, Sean Arthur Joyce included the Slocan library in the tour to launch his successful non-fiction book, Laying the Children’s Ghosts to Rest: Canada’s Home Children in the West.

He returns now with a book of poetry released in April, in time for National Poetry Month. It was published by Hekkanen’s New Orphic Publishers of Nelson, and was edited by Tom Wayman (another friend of the library), who calls it “a first-rate collection.”

Several poems have been featured in The New Orphic Review.

Hekkanen writes of The Price

of Transcendence: “This elegant collection of poems left me feeling sweetly melancholic. I was touched.”

In it, Joyce draws on his close interactions with birds and other animals that share this planet with us. “When we see them as individuals with their own lives and communities, rather than a disposable commodity, we are on a potential path to ‘transcendence’ beyond our limiting tendency to see humans as the centre of the universe.”

Each writer will be featured for about 20 minutes, followed by time for questions. The library is located at 710 Harold St. across from the Harold Street Cafe, and operated completely by volunteers.

Brilliant bridge Telus investing $1.5 million in Castlegar Submitted to the Castlegar News “The demand for Internet and wireless reopens early Telus says it’s investing $1.5 million in new services continues to explode in Castlegar Castlegar News Staff The historic Brilliant suspension bridge is once again open to the public after work to remove nearby soil wrapped up more quickly than expected.

Access to the bridge was restricted while Canadian Pacific worked with the Regional District of Central Kootenay to address environmental issues from a derailment that occurred nearby in the mid-1970s.

Rainy rugby The Stanley Humphries boys rugby team took on L.V. Rogers (shown here in possession of the ball) under drizzly skies Wednesday during the high school interior championships in Nelson. The game was still underway at the News' deadline. Photo

by Will Johnson

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and our investment this year will build upon Telus’ work of past years to enhance the speed and capacity of our networks throughout the community,” said Steve Jenkins, TELUS general manager for the southern interior.

“By continuing to invest in our networks, we’re creating tremendous opportunities for Castlegar’s business community to leverage some of the most advanced technology in the world to make our local industries more efficient, sustainable and safe.”

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Slocan Valley Co-op building new bulk fuel station Submitted to the Castlegar News The Slocan Valley Cooperative Association is about to start construction of a new bulk petroleum and cardlock facility in Castlegar.

A ground-breaking ceremony has been scheduled for May 22 at 11 a.m. at 4605 16th Ave.

to be attended by Mayor Lawrence Chernoff as well as the board of directors for the Slocan Valley Coop and general manager Chris Sapriken.

This modern facility will replace the co-op’s aging bulk petroleum plant in Genelle, owned by Federated Co-operatives Ltd. and managed by the Slo-

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Submitted photo can Valley Co-op which will be easily accessible for With annual sales of has provided commercial commercial traffic travel- approximately $12 milpetroleum needs for over ling through Castlegar 24 lion, the new site will pro65 years. hours a day. With a hold- vide additional sales to The new facility will ing capacity of 540,000 strengthen the co-op’s botservice the co-op’s bulk litres of co-op gas, diesel tom-line earnings, which petroleum delivery busi- and home heating fuel, is given back to its memness, including cardlock and the ability to easily bers through equity and customers in the Koote- upgrade to an additional cash. Over the past five nays, and system-wide 270,000 litres, this facility years, Slocan Valley Co-op to customers in the co- will be ready for future members have earned in operative retailing sys- expansion, when required. excess of $775,000 in cash tem throughout Western The property was and equity, and continue Canada. purchased two years ago to share in the rewards of The new bulk petro- shortly after Federated a locally-owned company. leum and cardlock facility Co-operatives Ltd. preThe construction conis part of the Slocan Valley sented the opportunity tract has been awarded to Co-op’s commitment to for Slocan Valley Co-op Phoenix Petroleum Ltd., improve and expand its to own and run its own and the facility is projected services to its members, bulk petroleum facility. to open this fall. it said in a news release.

The existing bulk plant If you, or someone you Along with the recent in Genelle is owned by know would be interested completion of the renova- Federated Co-operatives in becoming a Slocan Valtion to their Slocan Park Ltd. and is due for decom- ley Co-op member, and general store and gas bar, missioning as soon as the is interested in bulk peand the purchase of a new new facility is online. To troleum delivery or the bulk fuel delivery truck sweeten the pot Feder- new cardlock facility in for its Genelle operations, ated Co-operatives Ltd. Castlegar, contact either the new bulk petroleum is contributing 50 per cent bulk petroleum superviand cardlock facility will of the overall cost for the sor Dan Uhrynowich at further enhance the co- project, estimated at $3.2 250-693-2313 or general op’s offering. million, and offering zero manager Chris Sapriken The new site is located per cent financing on the at 250-226-7433. just off Highway 22 and remainder, if needed.

Oustanding citizen sought Submitted to the Castlegar News Recognizing the value of contribution to the community, the Castlegar Knights of Columbus are looking for nominees for Citizen of the Year.

Bob Saari and Brian Bogle, members and Citizen of the Year co-chairman for 2014, say the event brings attention to valuable happenings in our community and the people that make them happen.

“We took this on as a community project to recognize volunteers and encourage other people to become involved,” they said.

Past recipients have worked with organizations dedicated to charity like the Red Cross or service clubs like Rotary or the Lions Club.

“We are looking for someone who graciously offers his or her time to any local project that builds up the

citizenry of the community,” Saari and Bogle said.

“Winners are most pleasantly overwhelmed with the honour though some prefer to keep their community contribution under wraps. Loving what they do outside the limelight, 99 per cent are absolutely flabbergasted that they have been accepted and graciously accept!”

The deadline for nominations is May 16. Nomination forms are available from city hall, Canadian Tire, Safeway, the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce, and the Castlegar and District Recreation Centre.

A wine and cheese event honouring this year’s winner is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3 at St. Rita’s Parish Hall at 513 7th Ave. in Castlegar.

Last year’s winner was Kris Stanbra.

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