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“My father and I have been affected by the Broader Horizons closure,” Leslie Baxter told the Star. “My father has been going for two months and it has been a great help for me as well as very beneficial mentally and physically for him.”

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dearth of places that will welcome seniors in Nelson, she’s not what sure she’s going to do now. She said the situation has been causing her “a great deal of stress”.

“I am concerned that it may not open in September as well,” she said.

Baxter was not the only one to wonder aloud whether Interior Health was really going to open again in September.

Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall previously told the Star she she suspected the closure may have been due to managerial incompetence or be part of a general push towards privatization.

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Cheryl Whittleton of Interior Health has assured seniors that the program will be open again by September, and said they’re aggressively looking to fill two vacant positions needed to make that happen.

“My team and Interior Health sees the value in these types of program and we understand they help people stay in their homes longer,” she said.

“Home is the best option, and we have no intention of shutting this program down.”

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Mayor praises progress and asks for patience in preparation for major, temporary detours around NDCC, Front, Vernon and Lake streets

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ith the first major step taken in Hall Street Corridor project, Mayor Deb Kozak says she’s very pleased with the progress being made on the Stores To Shores Downtown Revitalization effort.

“The project is a major undertaking. It’s the largest construction effort the City of Nelson has tackled in 30 years, “ says Mayor Kozak, “Considering its scope, the incredibly antiquated and un-mapped infrastructure our contractor is finding below grade, and the number of businesses we’re working right out front of, it’s all going well. The contractor is working at full speed.”

“We’re asking for everyone’s patience and understanding as we start the next phase of the construction on the Vernon Street intersection and the 300 block of Hall Street.” says Kozak.

“This is short term pain for tremendous long term gain.”

The Mayor notes that while the temporary street closures and detouring are going to take a bit of getting used to, once the project is completed, traffic in and out of the downtown core is going to be smoother, and safer.

The first major traffic route change went into effect last Friday, with the closure of a portion of Cedar Street to traffic travelling downhill from Vernon Street. That route is now a oneway up in the narrow section of Cedar, between the 900 block of Edgewood and Vernon. The balance of Cedar remains two way. The city is test driving this

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As part of the Stores To Shores Downtown Revitalization, temporary traffic reconfigurations are being implemented around the downtown.

Cedar Street is now closed to traffic travelling downhill from Vernon Street. The narrow section is now a one-way, between the 900 block of Edgewood and Vernon. Hall Street will be closed from the north side of Lake Street to Vernon Street. Temporary detouring will be in effect in this area during construction. change as part of the detouring plan during the closure of the 300 block of Hall Street.

Within the next few weeks, turning bays will be painted on Front Street to facilitate left hand turns onto Cedar in both directions.

“This next phase tackles the most challenging part of the project,” says Kozak, “That’s the steep section of Hall Street from Vernon past the intersection of Lake Street and the development of the new entrance to the NDCC.”

“We’re asking drivers to be prepared for these temporary interruptions, as they will require a little extra traveling time.”

Slated to begin the week of July 6, the 300 block of Hall will be closed from Vernon to the north side of Lake Street, so that crews can replace the underground infrastructure down the hill, and lower the entire Vernon/Hall intersection by a meter, making site lines far better for drivers and pedestrians.

That means access to the Nel-

son and District Community Complex will be reduced to the rear entrance — off Cedar, via Front. Additional parking will also be available in the gravel lot at the corner of Front and Hall.

The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, Visitor Information Centre and Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism will remain open and can be accessed off the bottom portion of Hall Street.

Lake Street will remain open but is only accessible off Ward and Front streets.

A map of the temporary routes during this portion of the construction can be accessed on the city’s web page at and on our Store to Shores Facebook page.

As they have for businesses and residents farther up Hall, and on Baker and Vernon streets, Maglio Installations and the City of Nelson will be providing regular updates to everyone, with weekly bulletins or door-to-door daily updates whenever necessary.

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Nelson’s proposed solar garden would be unique in Canada BILL METCALFE Nelson Star elson Hydro is planning a solar energy project that would consist of an array of solar panels on which residents could rent space for a 25-year period and be credited on their Nelson Hydro bill.

“This could put Nelson on the map for showing strong leadership for building a sustainable community,” says Carmen Proctor, Nelson’s energy retrofits coordinator who presented a report on the project to city council on June 15. She says Nelson is well-placed for such a project because the city owns its own energy utility, Nelson Hydro.

‘This model keeps it simple,” she told the Star. “You as a customer would be buying the solar generation from those panels, not buying the panels themselves.”

The panels would be set up all on one location and could range in size from 50kW-90kW. Although the city is considering a number of sites, Proctor says the most likely would be an area near Nelson Hydro’s Bonnington generating station.

“It has the sun, it has easy access, it’s close to power poles, and it already belongs to the city,” says Proctor.

The array would require a piece of flat, unshaded land with dimensions of 40m x 40m (1,600 sq. m.) for a 50 kW array and a 40m x 90m area (3,600 sq. m.) for a 90 kW array.

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The buy-in model Customers would pay an expected cost of about $1000 per panel on a 25-year contract and could either pay upfront or apply for a payment plan option under which one panel

Proctor says the city and Nelson Hydro are ready to go ahead once they have pre-sold 75 per cent of the panels on a first-come first-served basis, and once city council has approved the project through a bylaw amendment.

The first opportunity to commit to purchase will be at an information meeting to be held in the late summer.

Proctor says she already has a list of more than 200 interested people and she says residents can add themselves to the list by emailing her at cproctor@ nelson.ca.

Benefits to the community and the customer Proctor’s report lists a number of Customers would buy the solar energy produced by the panels, not the panels ways in which the project would benthemselves. efit the community, including creating would cost about $3.47 per month.

Is there enough sun leadership in the development of reThe solar credit would be based on the newable energy, giving access to solar in Nelson? current Nelson Hydro electricity rate, for those who don’t have a suitable and would go up as the rate increases.

Proctor’s report to Nelson council roof or can’t afford to install their own Customers would be credited on their states that, “The data from the solar system or are renters, and gaining the Nelson Hydro bill in accordance with sensors that were installed in this area knowledge and experience to share the amount of their investment. and the simulated energy production with other communities.

The solar installation would feed estimates show that there is enough soAnd it lists says the project could into the Nelson Hydro grid and would lar potential in Nelson, and the return benefit customers directly through the become part of Nelson Hydro’s capital on investment is in line with similar simplicity of not having to research assets. solar projects in the US and here in solar panels, deal with contractors, Proctor says this model is becom- Canada. According to the solar map or worry about building permits and ing very popular in the U.S. but would of Canada, the Kootenays shows that zoning. be the first in Canada. She says she is there is more sunshine here than in sometimes asked it the system would Germany.

How much would be the same as the well-known solar “Solar costs have gone down drait cost the city? project in Kimberley. matically over the past few years,” the “It is very different,” she says. “They report continues, “and combined with Proctor’s report estimates the projsell the energy back into the grid. It adequate sunshine, a project such as ect will cost $293,514.00 for a 50kW benefits the community as a whole, but this is now feasible whereas it would array and $450,000 for 90kW, and that it does not lend itself to community not have been a couple of years ago.” revenues from customer buy-in would members participating.” cover about two-thirds of that.

The Nelson City Police is starting its annual summer counter attack program

In a press release the NCP said there will be road blocks throughout the summer at various locations in order to take impaired drivers off the road.

In B.C. an average of 44 people are killed in impaired-related crashes during the summer months every year. On Canada Day alone an average of two people are killed in impaired related crashes in B.C. Police want to remind people to always have a designated driver whenever alcohol will be a part of summer gatherings.

Also, if someone on the roads is exhibiting erratic driving behavior - e.g. veering over the center line, or stopping for no apparent reason - call 911 immediately.

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What you add beyond that is a matter of one’s own creative inspiration.

Inoculants serve as the starter and can be sourced from any compost or manure. Food for the microbes must include a sugar like molasses, but organic meals, rock dusts, and fish emulsions are also fine additions. These additional ingredients will imbue the mix with potent water-soluble nutrients.

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Nelson firefighters extinguish blaze near Waldorf School The brush fire appears to have been caused by an unattended campfire.

TAMARA HYND Nelson Star While Nelson was sweltering with temperatures upwards of 34 degrees Celsius, Nelson Fire & Rescue extinguished a small brush fire which they believe was caused an unattended campfire near the Nelson Waldorf School on Friday.

At 3:44 p.m. the fire department responded to a report of a brush fire that was too large to be put out by the people who discovered it. Both on duty members re-

sponded immediately with three additional members responding from home.

Upon arrival of the first crew the fire was slowly moving on the forest floor. Their primary objective was to contain the fire and keep it from spreading. Crews had to extend hose approximately three hundred feet up the hill into the bush to reach the area that was burning.

A written statement from the fire department says the fire appears to

have originated as a result of an unattended campfire. It burned approximately one hundred square feet of forest cover.

Nelson Fire & Rescue responded to the incident with one fire engine, one tender truck, and one utility vehicle. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident, which was the 592nd call this year.

Nelson Fire & Rescue Services say they would like to remind everyone to be especially careful

with hot objects in the interface area. Within Nelson city limits there is a ban on fires, fireworks, sky lanterns, and similar objects.

This comes on the tails of a fire extinguished by a Southeast Fire Centre initial attack crew on top of Pulpit Rock on Monday. The Southeast Fire Centre has various burning bans due to the high forest fire potential; however, small campfires are still permitted. For complete details, visit bcwildfire.ca.

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Kootenay seniors, their caregivers, community members and politicians are all urging Interior Health to explore all available options before going ahead with the plan to shutter the Broader Horizons adult day program for the summer starting on June 30.

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displeasure with the decision in an email, saying it leaves seniors “in the lurch”.

“There is speculation that this is the beginning of the end—that it won’t be reopening. There is also skepticism over the alleged reason for the closure—lack of staff. (One points to administrative incompetence—particularly around here where people are hungry for jobs.)”

Two long-time volunteers of Broader Horizons, Ellen Schmidt and Bernadette McAllister, decided to speak out about the closure, sharing some background with members of the community via email.

“Staff apparently do not know what will happen to their jobs.

They (and we) are concerned for the clients—some of whom may be forced into a residential care situation way sooner than need be, and some of whom will need to

fall back on home support or will wither away in isolation in their own homes.”

When reached by the Star, both McAllister and Schmidt expressed concern for their clients.

“I feel closing down for the summer will be a real setback for these people,” said McAllister. “They’re a family, and these people look forward to being with their family.”

Schmidt said many of the their clients are already isolated, and this may cause them to withdraw further from society.

“They may be withdrawn because their verbal skills are gone or their mobility is low. Maybe they don’t have family locally that can provide that sort of support, or they need a place to go for social activity, where they don’t have to worry about cooking. That way they feel they’re still a part of something and not living in some little apartment.”

She’s worried some of their clients won’t be able to return after months away.

“That’s the part that makes us really, really sad.”

Mark Blandford of the provincial Seniors Advocate Office said their office is now looking into the closure.

“We will be liaising with Interior Health and will endeavour to get more information about the program’s status,” he wrote in an email to the Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society.

Mungall said the Broader Horizons staff are willing to work through their vacations and commit to additional hours to avoid the closure going ahead.

“Everyone involved with Broader Horizons knows the value of this program and are willing to ensure it stays open this summer,” said Mungall. “Surely we can find a solution if the IH is willing as well.”

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Church-goers across the West Kootenay demonstrated their solidarity with Pope Francis’ climate change encyclical by ringing bells, chanting and singing at noon on Sunday. Above congregation members line up to ring the bell at Nelson United Church on Josephine, while on the left St. Saviour’s people gathered on the front steps at the end of our morning service to sing the hymn, All Creatures of Our God and King. This hymn is a paraphrase of the Canticle of St. Francis, which the Pope refers to throughout the encyclical.

Kootenay churches chime for climate action Local climate activists and church-goers alike participated in a global climate chorus following the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical.

Will Johnson Nelson Star hurch bells chimed, heart chakras were recited, gongs were rung and shofars were trumpeted across the Kootenays Sunday at noon as churches, faith-based groups and climate activists joined together for a global chorus demanding climate action.

The cross-community event comes following the publication of Pope Francis’ recent encyclical Laudato Si (Praise Be), which urges the world to treat the earth as “a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms and embraces us.”

The controversial document, which was published in May, has inspired millions across the world while simultaneously

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drawing criticism from those uncomfortable with the Pope’s stance. But in Nelson, the reception has been warm.

“This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will,” Francis wrote.

“The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in the water, in the air and in all forms of life.”

West Kootenay participation was intended to show solidarity with the Catholics and climate activists of diverse faith who marched from Piazza Farnese in Rome to St. Peter’s Square

in Vatican city to demonstrate their commitment to ameliorating the growing effects of climate disruption.

“I think it’s incredibly exciting that so many churches and faith groups in the West Kootenay immediately after the encyciclical was released all joined in the global celebration,” said the West Kootenay Ecosociety’s Montana Burgess, who was involved in organizing.

In Nelson, the Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre recited the heart sutra in front of the building while at the Nelson United Church congregation members lined up to ring the bell while St. Saviour’s hosted singing on the church steps.

Burgess said though the Catholic Church is leading the way, many other faith-based organizations are following suit.

Other West Kootenay institutions involved in the celebration included Trail United Church, Castlegar United Church, Beaver Valley United Church and Sacred Heart Parish.

“The Catholic Church has already had this on their radar, so the discussion has already been taking place, but in going around to the other churches I’ve seen people are really on board to take climate action locally,” said Burgess.

She said though churches and climate activists may be seen as strange bedfellows, the faithful were more enthusiastic than she expected.

“They were saying ‘now is the time we have to do this’, and they were pleased it was coming through the church as a messenger.”

Harvest Rescue kicks of the 2015 gleaning season

Harvest Rescue volunteers were out on Wednesday gleaning 60 lbs. fresh cherries from a 67-year-old tree in Blewett.

The fruit was then taken to Stepping Stones and Our Daily Bread where it was distributed amongst their customers.

Harvest Rescue is a program of the Nelson Food Cupboard that coordinates volunteers to harvest excess produce from backyard gardens in and around Nelson, and then shares the harvest with food bank and social service customers throughout Nelson.

“There are so many benefits to the Harvest Rescue program, but the most important one is getting more fresh produce into the

hands, and bellies, of low income community members who cannot afford to buy sufficient quantities for themselves,” said Emily Mask, Harvest Rescue coordinator.

Mask pointed out that improving community food security, fun social outings and reducing bear-human interactions are a few other pluses to the program.

With such a warm spring this year, crops are ripening earlier than expected so Mask expects Harvest Rescue volunteers to be busy earlier than usual. They will harvest vegetables, fruit, berries or nuts from anyone who has more than they can use. The harvest is then split into thirds – one for the

garden owner, one for the volunteer and one for the Nelson Food Cupboard or another social service.

If you would like to get involved with the project as a produce donor or volunteer, call Emily at (250)551-8343 or email harvestrescue@gmail.com. Produce donors are also welcome to harvest their own excess fruit or vegetables and drop it off during the Nelson Food Cupboard’s open hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 – 1. The Nelson Food Cupboard is located in the basement of the Nelson United Church at 602 Silica Street.

For more information on the Nelson Food Cupboard visit www.foodcupboard.org.

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Society concerned about Broader Horizons closure

We are on a Parkinson’s Journey, a journey that slowly but surely diminishes my husband’s body and mind.

As the parameters of life close in, the area within those walls become more important.

Broader Horizons enriches that area for him in many ways: socially (statistically proven to help seniors), physically with the games they play, mentally by interesting discussions, and emotionally by the companionship and love given to him. The wonderful staff at Broader Horizons is compassionate, competent and concerned with each client and they broaden each person’s horizon!

The Interior Health Authority website states: “Every person matters.

Under ‘I need to ..... find senior care options,’ the top of the list states “Adult day Services: Personal care services and therapeutic activities in a community setting.” Further down it lists, “Caregiver support-offer caregivers a break from the responsibility of caring for a loved one.”

Broader Horizons has filled this role for 35 years, assisting many families in keeping their loved one at home. Not only is this preferable , it is more cost effective! Broader Horizons is a vital link in our community and needs to be supported fully by our government.

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Rail safety must be taken seriously

It was good to hear Lisa Raitt’s comments, warning the rail companies to take rail safety seriously, even though it falls a bit short coming on the heels of the Lac-Megantic disaster and on the toes of a Federal election.

In my opinion they started us in the direction of that disaster when they decided, a couple of decades ago that a train no longer needed to have a caboose. They assured us at the time that getting rid of the caboose would not affect safety, and I guess it could be argued that it didn’t, but getting rid of the brakemen who rode in the caboose definitely did affect safety. After getting rid of the

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The closure of Broader Horizons for the summer will have a considerable impact on seniors, their families, and caregivers.

Will Johnson photo caboose, there was a steady lowering of safety standards to the point that they allowed a very dangerous train to be controlled by just one person who had been worked so many hours that even by the poor safety standards that remained, was required to stop and have a rest. Before he got that much needed rest though, he was also responsible for anchoring the train in his tired state. In any other country somebody’s head would have been on a platter for allowing safety regulations to get that lax. Never mind the braking, what if the engineer had had a heart attack? The danger is still there, they are still running trains with only one operator. So we are just one medical emergency away from losing another beautiful Canadian town. Surely there should be at least two operators and a brakeman on any train, especially on a train carrying dangerous cargo.

For most of my life a train consisted of three parts: one or more engines, some cargo cars, and a caboose. Trains have never looked quite right since the caboose was removed, and apparently they have also never been as safe. Canadians should demand the return of this third and vital part of the train.

I miss it, and I miss the wave from the brakeman as it passes me by. No train is complete without a caboose.

Rod Retzlaff Glade, BC

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the problems associated with climate change, the news shows us examples of very different approaches to getting action on remediation. The Netherlands may be an extreme example where the people, supported by their court system, took the government to task for not doing enough to protect the people from the effects of climate change.

In a June 25th news item from CBC was a report that the new Alberta environment minister announced that by 2017, large emitters would have to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gases (GHG) by 20%. Alberta is also calling for an accelerated end to coalfired electric generation, with replacement by renewables.

The government of British Columbia has taken a very different approach.

Regarding natural gas (NG), the premier chose to re-define NG as “clean energy” when used to power LNG plants. BC is also a member of the Western Climate Initiative that supports cap and trade. Cap and trade allows companies to continue with GHG emissions if they buy “unused emissions” from other areas. This would also allow companies to plant trees on prime agricultural land, to qualify as a carbon off-set.

Clearly, the Netherlands and Alberta are taking a pro-active approach to initiating action on climate change.

The range of solutions are dynamic, so that in the case of BC, there are still opportunities to take a more progressive approach to problem solving.

Let’s do it!

Antonia Banyard Nelson, BC

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By Chuck Bennett Group Publisher I’ll be honest: I don’t get to write a column very often. In fact, it has been a long, long time so let me apologize in advance for boring anyone who actually takes the time to give this a read.

I am not writing here today because of some desire to get my name back into the Nelson Star, but rather it is out of necessity. We were supposed to run a Nelson city council column here but the person whose job that was left us high and dry with very little notice.

Another challenge is the fact we gave editor Greg Nesteroff the week off. And so here we are . . .

At first I had no idea what to write about, but given that it is Canada Day tomorrow (hopefully you are getting your paper a day earlier this week) I thought why not talk about how great it is to be Canadian?

I had the pleasure this week of travelling to Vancouver with my daughter’s U16 Nelson Youth Soccer rep team (I am the coach). We went to the Quarter Final game for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It was only a fluke that it ended up being Canada vs England. We bought the tickets just as a fun weekend when they first went on sale back in early 2015 when we had no idea who it would be so imagine how excited everyone was when we realized that Canada had indeed made the quarter finals.

In the end it wasn’t the result the Canadian women were hoping for. They fell 2-1 in a heart-breaking loss that left English fans breathing a sigh of relief and the Canadian players devastated and heartbroken at the thought of what could have been. Canada was the better team on the day, but a couple of mistakes just minutes apart proved their undoing.

I felt bad for them, but I

will be honest, not for us, and certainly not for the chance to take my team and my daughter to a game where so many lessons about life can be learned.

First of all, what we watched was a game. I know it meant a lot to those involved, but it is still just a game and in a world where there are so many real problems and challenges this is important to remember. It is supposed to be fun and I bet that after the dust is settled the Canadian women who played in that game will remember the event more than mistakes and will likely treausure it for the rest of their lives. They lost, yes, but what an honour to have been part of that game.

The other lesson I hope my girls took away from the game is that sometimes in life you lose. Even the best in the world lose. Yes, the Christine Sinclairs lose. But it’s how you lose that matters more than the losing. If you lose with dignity and respect for the game, for your opponents and for you teammates then I would argue that you haven’t lost at all, but rather gained insight into life that is greater than any winning score.

I am not saying it wouldn’t be more fun to win, of course it would. But learning that losing is an event, not a person is an important lesson for all of us.

And finally, I hope that they took away just how amazing it is to be Canadian. I hope they are as proud as I am of being Canadian.

It isn’t because of events like the game on Saturday, but that was certainly a reminder of the amazing country we get to live in and call home.

At the end of the game, when all of the Canadian players were devastated, the fans started clapping and didn’t stop until they all got up and started to walk around the stadium waving thank you. That’s when you know its an honour to be a Canadian.

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n Marina Endicott’s book The Little Shadows, three young sisters tour the vaudeville circuit. It’s WWI Canada, and Aurora, Clover, and Bella are singing their way from one meal to the next as they navigate small town theatres and the sundry characters that lurk in the wings.

Marina herself will be on stage at Elephant Mountain Literary Festival’s All-Star Reading on Saturday, July 11, 7:30pm at the Capitol Theatre.

We won’t know what goes on behind scenes, because we’ll be in the audience. Lurking in the wings (or simply waiting for their cue) will be copresenters Bob Bossin and Kate Pullinger for a three-act evening that’s sure to bring down the house in this very best of small town theatres.

There is a theatrical feel to Marina’s books, from the overt, such as the plot of The Little Shadows, to the subtle: characters who feel as if they are acting a part until their true selves are discovered, or simply in the way characters enter and exit the scene.

The dramatic qualities of Marina’s four novels— Open Arms, Good to a Fault, The Little Shadows, and most recently, Close to Hugh—make sense when you learn a little of the writer’s background.

Growing up in Golden, BC, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, Marina Endicott longed for the stage. She told Australia’s Booktopia blog that she was always “deeply in love with the instant, intimate magic of theatre.”

After spell of acting and directing in Canada, Marina was lured to England and the footlights of London, but the spotlight was elusive. She returned to Canada to a position as a dramaturge at the Saskatchewan Playwright’s Centre, not on stage, but working the magic.

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But if that instant, intimate magic of theatre was initially intoxicating, “by the time I was thirty I’d recovered from that madness and wanted to be a writer, for the more sustained spell of fiction,” she admitted to Booktopia. She had always been a voracious reader, the first prerequisite.

It was a good move, both for Marina and to the rest of us voracious readers. Open Arms was shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award, praised by W.P. Kinsella for meeting “one of my major criteria for successful novels: three weeks after reading it I can still recall characters, scenes, and events.”

Good to a Fault won of the Commonwealth Writers Prize, and was shortlisted for the Giller.

The Little Shadows was shortlisted for the Governor-General’s Award.

Her newest novel, hot off the press this spring, prompted Globe and Mail reviewer Kerry Clare to write: “Close to Hugh feels more like a play than a book in its

compression of time and space, connections illuminated between characters to create a web in the gossamer sense, in that connections are sometimes barely visible until they shimmer.”

The stage is never far in Close to Hugh, from the oft-punned Hugh (inject “you”), whose mother chose stage over son, to the teenaged kids who waft in and out of scenes uttering strains of dramatic dialogue from A Streetcar Named Desire and The Importance of Being Earnest (perhaps metaphors for the action at centre stage). It’s a matter of the writer writing what she knows—letting it inform the story as it finds its voice, its drama, and its inevitable shimmer.

Four panels on Saturday explore creative

process and include local artists and thinkers along with our special guests.

For the 11am the panel, The Gathering of Elements, Marina is joined by actor and singer Bessie Wapp and creative nonfiction author Rita Moir for a lively discussion. Come learn about the origins of brilliance— and then experience brilliance first hand in the second act, at the AllStar Reading at 7:30 at the Capitol Theatre. We promise an unforgettable cast of characters.

The Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, which runs July 10 – 12 in Nelson and includes a 100-Mile Gala, AllStar-Reading, panel discussions, a youth storytelling workshop, and more. For information and tickets go to www. emlfestival.com.

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BILL METCALFE Nelson Star Selem, a refugee from Eritea, arrived in Nelson on June 25 from a refugee camp in Egypt. Four of her five children are still in a refugee camp.

Selem is in her forties and speaks the Tigrina language and basic Arabic. She will be living with a family in Nelson and eventually her sponsor, the Nelson Refugee Coalition, will find an apartment for her.

Coalition co-chair Reverend David Boyd of the Nelson United Church says the group has taken on responsibility for helping Selem adjust to Canadian life. They will support her financially for six months, and the federal government will support her for a further six months although the local group may top up the government contribution.

“After a year,” said Boyd, “we will still continue with support, but what that means remains to be seen. It depends on her language skills and we don’t know what her job skills are. We received limited information about this from the government.

“The next months will be a process of getting to know her and what her needs and issues are and working with her to get acclimatized to Canadian culture.”

Selem speaks almost no English. On her arrival a young Tigrina-speaking refugee from Cranbrook helped with translation, but

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Design by Jennifer Dorscher. he was only here for one day. Two members of the refugee committee speak Arabic.

The coalition has organized a fundraising art show that will take place at the Baker St. restaurant Mana’eesh. Bold as Hope, a new coffee blend created by Oso Negro for this occasion, will be for sale at Mana’eesh and elsewhere, and a portion of the coffee proceeds will go toward supporting Selem.

On September 25, singers Allison Girvan and Noemi Kiss, along with cellist Tibo Kolmel and others will present a fundraising

concert, Cello and Song, at the Anglican Church.

The Nelson refugee coalition has existed on and off since the nineties under different names. During that time it has brought to Nelson refugees from Colombia, Burma, Togo, and the Balkans.

The current membership of the coalition includes three former refugees and others with local and international experience in peace and justice work.

Boyd said that the group’s sponsorship of Selem will not only help her but make it more likely her children will be able to join her.

“This can tell the world that love and community will win over violence and oppression,” he said. “We would like to do more, but this is an example for the world community. What happens to people in the rest of the world impacts us here. So the symbolic nature of us being a part of a world community is very important.”

Madelyn McKay, the other co-chair of the coalition, says the group welcomes new members and has some immediate needs in getting Selem settled.

“Our biggest need,” she says, “is volunteers to help selling coffee at the markets, helping with hospitality, and with teaching English. People who want to help should call me at (250) 505-4122.”

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1) Children were eager to quench their thirst with a special juice made with coconut and pineapple at a juice bar.

2) School’s out for summer! That may have been part of the exciting vibe at MarketFest.

3) Little Makenya, visiting from Kelowna, wore a hat adorned with flower blossoms.

4) The Moving Mosaic Samba band roused the crowds while a dancing bull attracted children like the pied piper.

5) Dancer Oksana Maslechko performs with Dance Fusion.

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Nelsonites beat the heat by making some of its own at the first MarketFest of the season.

TAMARA HYND Nelson Star The vibe at Market Fest soared as high as the temperatures last Friday night. It was the launch of the first of three of the West Kootenay Eco-Society’s Friday night festivals on Baker St. Slava Doval’s Dance Fusion group and the Moving Mosaic Samba band opened the evening

with impressive performances by more than 130 dancers.

Baker Street was packed as visitors explored a multitude of vendors’ booths full of quality creatively hand-made wares.

Kootenay Co-op had treats to share as they celebrated their 40th year as a co-op. Roller derby girls, the Nelson Killjoys, were out to invite everyone to their final on Saturday against

the Dam City Rollers.

As the sun set, the Moving Mosaic band and a large dancing bull drew in the crowd. Tasty treats of all sorts filled the air with savoury aromas and juice bars refreshed the thirsty crowd.

The West Kootenay Eco-Society will hold two more MarketFests on July 24 and August 21.

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The International Physical Literacy Conference 2015 was held in Vancouver from June 13 to 16.

In attendance from the Kootenays were Amy Shields and Nicola Marynowski from the Trail Gymnastics Club, Kim Palfenier from the Nelson Regional Sports Council and Sandi Lavery and Janis Neufeld from PacificSport Columbia Basin.

Physical activity is a lot more fun when we are physically literate. In addition, if we want our children to remain active for life, they need to develop physical literacy at a young age.

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Physical literacy is the journey of gaining physical movement skills to enable and encourage participation in sport and physical activity throughout a life span. Furthermore, it is a well-established body awareness leading to fluent movement, which can be applied to any sport, or physical activity and is an understanding of the principles of holistic health leading to greater self-esteem and self-fulfillment.

Researchers in attendance shared studies and evidence to support the concept of children learning physical literacy skills in their early school years, rather than the previously garnered thought of focusing on sport specific skills to gain success.

Giving opportunities and encouraging children to participate in a variety of sports, movements and experiences will create the foundation for specific sport

skills further along in their development. This is an exciting concept for children and parents in the Kootenays due to our limited access to sport opportunities for youth, especially in rural areas.

Children exposed to an environment developing physical literacy can reach their potential as an athlete without specializing at a young age.

The next step is to encourage our communities, schools, clubs and recreation organizations to adopt the principles and methodology of physical literacy.

Decision makers in health, education and sport need to be influenced to adopt and embrace physical literacy as an integral part of the development of all persons living in the region.

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TAMARA HYND Nelson Star Business after business was blooming Thursday night at the Savoy Hotel. The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce co-hosted the gathering which included a building tour with an explanation of the extensive renovations. The new night club, Bloom, offcially opened on Friday, complete with a wall full of live plants. The restaurant /lounge and hotel rooms are still under construction.

Chamber executive director Tom Thompson thanked Jimmy Bundschuh and his partner Jenna Arpita for their courageous endeavour.

Thompson said all Chamber of Commerce members are welcome to Business After Business which highlights a different venue each month.

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Sign-up has begun for summer reading logs. Kids can track their summertime reading and enter draws for prizes when they complete a page—and just for signing up! Dairy Queen gift certificates will be drawn for sign-ups before July 4, and 25 young booklovers will win.

Things really get rolling on Wednesday, July 8 at 1:00 pm when The Purple Pirate shivers your timbers—and then shows you how easy it is to build your own pirate ship with some ropes, a little dancing, and a lot of team work. The Purple Pirate has been building audiences across the country and garnering rave reviews from all ages.

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Summer Reading Club leader Kazia Drake invites kids to Build it! this summer at the Nelson Library.

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mer,” says Children’s Librarian Nancy Radonich. This year she’s

joined by students Kazia Drake and Sydney Edney, who bring great enthusiasm and fun-building know-how to the mix.

Summer Reading Club fun includes Munchkin Mondays (for the small set) beginning July 6 from 1-2 p.m. and include “stuffy sleepover”, dance party, dress-up day and more.

Terrific Tuesdays are for 6 to 9-year-olds run from 10:30-noon and build summertime fun with stories, games, and crafts.

Whimsical Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. are for all ages who like to have fun building with Lego, playing board games, and enjoying a full line-up of special events.

Tween Thursdays, for ages 9 to 12, builds fun and friends with snacks, stories, crafts and games.

All Summer Reading Club programs are drop-in and free of charge. Some special events may require registration. For full information go to www.nelsonlibrary.ca

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The Whitecaps Kootenay Academy girls had the opportunity to learn soccer skills from a Vancouver-based coach in Nelson this weekend.

TAMARA HYND Nelson Star he Kootenay Whitecaps academy had Emma Humphries, the Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club Girls Elite head coach, in Nelson working with the female players last weekend.

The Vancouverbased football club has a big base of players in the lower mainland and Humphries explained why she made the trip eastward.

“We also have really important academies outside of Vancouver so me being the head coach of the girls program, it’s important that I get out and see all the kids.”

And Humphries says she has seen some great young players in Nelson.

“They all look really excited to be here and some good technical skills too coming through the system,” said Humphries, “so obviously these guys [coaches] are doing a good job.”

The skills based camp was an opportunity for them to have fun playing soccer too. Humphries gave the example of playing coordination games with the U10s to work on “general movement bit with a football, so lots and lots of touches on the ball.

“For us, the modern game is all about technique. In the skills acad-

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emy it’s all in small tight spaces so they can practise their decision making on the ball, under pressure. So all the stuff these guys do, Brett and Sam and the community, I’m probably just reiterating the same thing: that technique is the most important thing for these kids to do.

“The most important things on days like today is kids falling in love with football. I came along these skills type camps as a kid. These types of experiences, the fun as a kid, that’s what keeps you in the sport for life.

Have an awesome time and improve their technique and then hopefully the kids will stay in the game. Some of Brett’s kids may be going on to scholarships at universities. And hopefully, one day, some of them might come through into our system.”

Brett Adams, head coach for the Whitecaps Kootenay Academy Centre, said it’s a great opportunity for the female soccer players to have an Elite girl’s coach come out. He said the girls are strong players with a lot of enthusiasm.

Adams said the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 is very motivating for the girls as well.

“To have a female elite of Humphries’ caliber is an example of a level

of play for the girls to reach,” said Adams. “It is really good for them and I hope this will be just the first of more to come.” He said this year there are three girls who may receive soccer scholarships, which is an example of the level and value of their skills.

Humphries has played soccer all her life. She played for the New Zea-

Emma Humphries, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite head coach, is in Nelson this weekend assisting with the girl’s skills training camp.

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land National team under then head coach John Herdman (now the head coach of the Canadian Women’s National team).

Previously the head of women’s development manager of women’s

football in New Zealand Humphries has been coaching for many years.

While it’s her first time to Nelson, it’s unlikely it will be her last.

“I love it,” she said, “I’m definitely coming back.”

Swim duo off to age group nationals For the first time in the Kootenay Swim Club’s history, they have two swimmers qualified for age group nationals—14year-old Kelsey Andrusak and 15-year-old Samuel Matthew.

Andrusak qualified in the 50 and 100 breaststroke, and 50 free. Matthew qualified in the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke.

Now the club is fundraising with a bottle drive and seeking donations to send the pair to the Quebec City competition at the end of July. A previous story about the pair included a wrong surname for Samuel Matthew and failed to mention one of the events he qualified in. The Star regrets this error.

Photo by Will Johnson

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Canada Day celebrations on July 1 begin with the Lions Club pancake breakfast on Baker St. from 8 to 11 a.m. Celebrations continue at Rotary Lakeside Park from 10:45 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. with cake, music and dancing.

July 3rd - Brian Rosen & The WhatNow w James Lamb + Mooves July 4th - Savage Blade - Immune 2 Cobras July 6th - Beenie Man w Zaga Zow Band + DJ Dubconscious July 10th - Snowday + Rabs and Mooves July 11th - Heavy Airship - Nelson’s own Led Zeppelin Tribute Act July 16th - The Sadies July 17th - Rhapsody July 22nd - Jenn Grant w/Mama Kin - On Sale soon July 24th - The Good Ol’ Goats w/ Cam Penner & guest July 25th - Ekali - Live From The Pickle Jar July 26th - Talib Kweli w Mabus, Dazza, and Rafferty Funksmith July 31st - Val Kilmer & The New Coke Aug 12th - Rising Appalachia - AreaOne Events Aug 13th - Biome & Geode - AreaOne Events Aug 14th - Daniel Wesley - w Joshua Hyslop - On Sale Soon Aug 22nd - The Boom Booms w House of David Gang + Gisto Sept 11th- Roots Roundup - Kootenay Coop Radio Birthday Celebration Sept 12th- Gabriel Palatchi Band - Roadkings Rooftop Dance Afterparty Sept 16th - The Dears w Vogue Dot - On Sale soon!

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Go sailing on July 1 at Lakeside Park. The members of the Kootenay Lake Sailing association members are once again offering sailboat rides on Kootenay Lake during the Canada Day celebrations. Located down at the dock in front of Lakeside Park from 1 to 3:30 p.m. All rides are by donation. Proceeds will go to Nelson Cares and Kootenay Kids.

Look for their booth in the park to sign up.

Join the West Kootenay Paddle not Pipes flotilla on Saturday, July 4 at 12 p.m., a family-friendly community paddle, starting from Nelson’s Lakeside Park. Paddle in solidarity with people across Canada to say ‘We are truly greater than the tar sands’.

Lakeside beach house has kayak, canoe and paddle board rentals.

Kids, come try your hand at art on Saturday, July 4 for Wallace Adkins day, a free children’s art event in Riondel from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adkins was a Riondel resident who shared his creativity through painting, landscaping and encouraging youngsters to explore their own talent. Hosted at the Circle of Friends Artisan Shoppes, 235 Fowler St. Wild & Wacky Summer Wednesdays at the Nelson Public Library begins next week. Drop in on July 8 and 15, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. For youth going in to Grade 7 and up. Art, games, challenges, good books, snacks, prizes and it’s free! FMI contact Joanne at jharris@nelson.ca or 250-505-5683. Check the library website for more details.

Weekly Events

Every Saturday night there will be Stories In The Park from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Koknaee Creek visitor centre. Blast into your imagination as local storytellers spin their web of tales. Camping families and locals are welcome.

Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Girls and women all levels practice from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. A fun

The Moving Mosaic Samba band will bring the Canada Day celebrations to its grand finale at Rotary Lakeside Park. The local musicians are scheduled to play at 9:45 p.m. More than a dozen groups will be providing entertainment throughout the day.

evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@gmail.com.

Djembe drum circle at Lakeside Park near the greenhouse on Mondays at 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and chairs.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon St. (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. Call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete list at the Cellar.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly.

Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon St. and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front St. at the side basement. The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250-352-7333 for Friday.

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Attention 10 to 16 year old scientists! Kootenay Nature Investigator is at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in July and August. Explore with a naturalist, aboriginal educator, and an artist. Learn about tracking, botany, keeping a field journal. For more info or register, visit kokaneevisitorcentre.org.

Announcements

Nelson People in Pain network support group will meet on Wednesday, July 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Shambhala Meditation Centre.

Donations for the Unist’ot’en Pipeline Blockade Camp. The Unist’ot’en are an Indigenous grassroots resistance community near Smithers, BC. Activists from the Kootenays are travelling to the camp in early July to deliver goods and support. These volunteers are collecting requested items, including kitchen-ware, preserves, grains and produce.

For donating specifics, call 250-551-7774.

For their wish list, go to: forestaction.wikidot. com/wishlist or unistotencamp.com.

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Spiritbar presents an entire night of Kootenay entertainment on Friday, July 3 as the four current members of Brian Rosen & The Whatnow present a two-hour set from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. while Rafferty Funksmith, Mooves and James Lamb each perform solo sets. (Above L-R: Ness Popoff, Jesse Lee, Brian Rosen and James Lamb.)

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Special events Spiritbar presents an entire night of Kootenay entertainment on Friday, July 3 as the four current members of Brian Rosen & The Whatnow present a two-hour set from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. while Rafferty Funksmith, Mooves and James Lamb each perform solo sets. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 and are available from the Hume Hotel. Tickets at the door are $10.

movies The Civic Theatre presents Timbuktu on July 2 at 7:30 p.m. A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives—which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith—abruptly disturbed. Rated PG, the film is directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

literary arts The Lure of the Local is the theme for a special reading by accomplished author and former Parliamentary Poet Laureate Fred Wah on Thursday, July 2, 7 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library. The free reading is a kick-off to Wah’s workshop with Elephant Mountain Literary Festival as writer-in-residence. The workshop

is for any writer with a landscape-oriented writing project looking for ways to develop it and runs July 6 to 9. For information Wah’s course, go to emlfestival.com. For reading information please visit Nelsonlibrary.ca.

Join author K.L. Kivi and illustrator Amber Santos to celebrate the launch of their new book The Town of Nothing. The all-ages book pokes fun at the Jumbo Municipality, where there are no residents and no citizens. Join us for snacks, a reading, and a celebration.

Profits from sales of the book support the campaign to keep Jumbo Wild forever! Presented by the West Kootenay Ecosociety, the event will be held at the Nelson Public Library on Tuesday, July 7.

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Imaginative new works by Mary Marinangel. Up for the month of July @ Cantina Del Cenro Opening Reception Party Friday July 10 @ 8pm Featuring Music by 4Mat. www.bottledcolour.com

Creativity is highlighted at Nelson’s annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival from July 10 to 12. The 100-Mile Gala on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Adventure Hotel celebrates the local with readings, food, and wine pairings.

Daytime Saturday panels explore the creative process with local luminaries, including the authors who will appear on stage at the Capitol on July 11 at 7:30 p.m. These are: Kate Pullinger, Marina Endicott, and songwriter and memoirist Bob Bossin. For more information go to emlfestival.com.

Join author K.L. Kivi and illustrator Amber Santos to celebrate the launch of their new book The Town of Nothing. The all-ages book pokes fun at the Jumbo Municipality, where there are no residents and no citizens. Join us for snacks, a reading, and a celebration.

Profits from sales of the book support the campaign to keep Jumbo Wild forever! Presented by the West Kootenay Ecosociety, the event will be held at the Nelson Public Library on Tuesday, July 7.

Music Over the last year, members of Savage Blade have ventured far and wide to spread the wrath of traditional heavy metal. They will now return with a concert on Saturday, July 4 at Spiritbar with local heavy-hitting rock

sensation Immune 2 Cobras. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and are available from the Hume Hotel.

On Saturday, July 4 Bloom Night Club presentsVancouver underground DJs Greazus.

Opening will be Yan Zombie. Tickets are $5 before 11 p.m., $8 after. Doors at 9 p.m. For more information visit Bloom Night Club on Facebook.

Jake Ian will perform live at Cafe Momento on Tuesday, July 14. A season singer-songwriter, Ian writes about hard work, hard times, shaky relationships and perseverance. His latest album It Don’t Really Matter Anymore is a collection of folk, blues and country that will touch the toughest souls. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

On Canada Day there will be an open stage at the Royal on Baker posted by Danny De Villo from the Handsome Liars. That will be followed by Ladies Night with DJ Eyedawg and friends on Thursday. Patio sessions with Patrick Bonin will be from 6 to 8 p.m. this Friday, followed by an open live jam with Danny De Villo, Marty Carter, Jimmy Lewis and Patrick Bonin. DJ Breaktbeat Tactican and DJ Eyedawg will perform from 9 p.m. to close on Saturday. For more information contact the Royal at 354-7014.

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July 13 - 17, 2015 DIGITAL FILM | DANCE | TEEN IRON CHEF An opportunity for youth aged 13-17 to explore their passion with career potential. Each five-day, fournight all inclusive camp will have an evening focus on leadership. Camps are located at the Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus.

Theatre Camp - July 27-31 9am-noon ~ Ages 6-10 ~ Theatre Workshop 2 - 5pm ~ Ages 11-16 ~ Shakespeare

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12:30 - 2:00 pm Ages 8 and Up $45 / 3 days For further information and registration visit our website (www.glaciergymnastics.com) or call 352-2227.

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Information CANADA BENEFIT Group Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888511-2250 or vwww.canada benefit.ca/free-assessment.

Michael Smith Dr. TCM, FMC, is accepting new patients. Over 18 yrs experience resolving complex and chronic health problems by combining Acupuncture. Chinese Medicine, Nutritional and Functional Medicine.

Call 250-352-0459 Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resources Centre Drop in Wed. 12-2 pm at 719 Vernon St., Nelson For info: 250 352-6008; preventeldRabuse@sbdemail.com or visit www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

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UCLUELET HARBOUR SEAFOODS is currently seeking FISH CUTTERS This position requires the ability to fillet a minimum of 150Lbs of Rockfish fillets with a 30% Skin- off recovery (500 Round Pounds) per hour or, 140 or more whole Rockfish per hour.

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SPEARHEAD, a design driven heavy timber manufacturer participating in award winning projects around the world, is looking for an experienced timber detailer. Experience with CAD Work is important, but not a prerequisite. Our company is based in beautiful Nelson BC. Competitive wages, a medical plan and vacation/holiday package are included. www.spearhead.ca contact: randy@spearhead.ca

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FORESTRY, Vernon area contractor seeking applications for experienced operators for skidder, danglehead processor, log loader.

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Utility Trailers UBilt Trailer, passed inspection 2011, off road since 2012, $600 OBO Phone: 250 352-6259

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Terry Napora

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden loss of Terry Napora on June 24, 2015. While our hearts are still reeling from this tragic loss we want to honor the legacy, the heart and the spirit of Terry.

He championed the cause of the underdog, loved big and small challenges, was passionate about his work and the people he served and fearless in his defense of his clients. Terry was born in Vancouver. He was a passionate Rotarian and believed strongly in giving back to his community through acts of service. His family and friends will remember his relaxed nature, his permanent smile and how much value and priority he placed on his personal and business relationships.

He is survived by his wife Abby Napora, his daughters Larissa, Kharri, Amber, Shannon, his beloved dog Kai and his mom Gladys Napora, brother David and family. He is predeceased by his father Larry Napora and daughter Justine. His â&#x20AC;&#x153;graduationâ&#x20AC;? service will be held on Saturday, July 4th, 2015 at 11am at the Civic Theatre. A reception will follow at the Hume Room (Hume Hotel) Please consider parking at the Nelson Parkade because of construction.

Arrangements are under the directions of Thompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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CLUES DOWN 1. Wound crust 2. Killer whale 3. Leopold & ___ 4. Bony piece of meat 5. Speed measure (abbr.)

6. Productive land 7. Rajah’s wife 8. Close companion 9. Possesses 10. Make less visible 11. Buffalo 12. Tennis player Bjorn 13. Mountain range in Kyrgyszstan 21. Gross revenue 23. Honey (abbr.)

25. Affirmative 26. Frozen water 27. Carpenter’s work table 28. __, Danish astronomer 29. 1977 AL MVP Rod 32. Italian Air Marshal Italo 33. Mends 34. Bullfighting maneuvers 36. 1/100 yen 37. Board of Trade 38. Idle talk 40. Hairless scalp 41. Hannibal’s surname 43. Old Tokyo 44. Spoken in the Dali region 46. Women’s undergarment 47. Weasel’s winter fur 49. Blatted 50. Medieval circuit courts 51. Muslim shrine in Mecca 52. Former ruler of Iran 53. Fungal spore sacs 54. Baseball team # 57. Stringed instrument 58. Geological times 59. Sandy piece of seashore 61. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.)

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15. Cape Verde capital 16. Chemical compounds 17. Maple genus 18. “All _____ on deck” 19. Roman public squares 20. Leavened rum cakes 22. Quilting gathering 23. Large hero sandwich 24. Oprah’s BFF 27. London radio station 30. Downwind 31. Frosty 32. Brake horsepower 35. In a way, removes 37. Bridge-building degree 38. Mother of the Titans 39. Nostrils 40. ___ choy: Chinese cabbage 41. A.K.A. rose-red spinel 42. Blue goose genus 43. Take in solid food 44. Speak incoherently 45. Chop with an axe 46. Wrapped package (abbr.)

47. Auricle 48. Former CIA 49. Highway Patrol’s Crawford 52. Yemen capital 55. John __, Br. statesman (1584-1643) 56. Expressed pleasure 60. First Chinese dynasty 61. Indian dresses 63. Swiss river 64. Teen skin disease 65. Takes dictation 66. Husk of wheat 67. Went quickly 68. Stud with jewels 69. Recess

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St. Joseph School Staff, Students and the Parent Support Group would like to thank the following businesses for their generous donations and support to our school.

Special thanks to all of the St. Joseph School Families for another great year.

• WestJet - Brad Janzen • Play It Again Kids - Andrew & Korina Rennie • Aldo’s Drycleaning - Rob & Rebecca Richichi • Save On Foods - Kyle Wilkinson • A.M. Contracting - Mangal Bhabra • Glacier View Glass - Jamie Tedesco • Kootenay Health Services - Craig Sully & Robyn Clark • Ted Allen Jewellery - Justin & Yoshi Pelant • Kootenay Health Services • 103.5 Juice FM • A&W • Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences • Andre Du Toit • Au Soleil Levant • BC Wine Guys • Bibby Orthodontics - Dr. Kathryn J. Bibby • Billy’s Auto Service • Bogustown • Cartolina • Catherine Filbert

• CGW Plumbing • Chamber of Commerce • Chez Totoche Charcuterie • Christie de la Perrelle, RMT • Civic Theatre • Cloudside Inn • Cornerstone Children’s Centre • Cottonwood Kitchens • Deanna McClure RMT • Doug Wood • Ellison’s • Essentrics • Garry Bibby-Fox - Radon Protect • Hoffert-McDonnell Family • Holly Jordahl • Home Hardware • Junipers Coffee House • Kolmel • Kootenay Bakery • Kootenay Coop • Kristin Ditzel, TCM • Leo’s Pizza • Life Moments Photography • Lisa Seyfried • Louie’s Restaurant • Maglio’s • Me & She Bracelets • Mountain Baby

• Mountain Waters Spa • NBC • NDCC • Nelson Nordic Ski Club • Nelson Quilting Club • Nelson School of Dance • Oso Negro • Otter books • Pacific Insight • Paradise Beach Sun Tanning • People’s Pharmacy • Pixie Candy • Positive Apparel • Prestige Hotel • Rel-ish • Remedy RX • Reo’s Video • RHC • ROAM • Robin Dupont • Sacred Ride • Safeway • Salvation Army • Scout • Sheri Allarie • Shoes for the Soul • Vibe • Walmart • Whitewater Ski Resort • Your Dollar Store With More

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France Benoit will be in Kaslo to discuss her filme Kiri’s Piano on July 8.

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Kiri’s Piano and other Langham Japanese Canadian Museum Program events for the upcoming summer and fall

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afé Langham’s Inspired Ideas Speaker Series welcomes Yellowknife film maker, France Benoit, to the Langham in Kaslo on Tuesday July 8 at 7 p.m. to show and discuss her film, Kiri’s Piano. Inspired by Canadian folk singer James Keelaghan’s song of the same name, the film chronicles one woman’s sacrifice in the face of rampant prejudice tearing her JapaneseCanadian family apart. Kiri’s once joyful piano music turns bitter when forced re-location and internment take away her husband, her home and her family’s simple fishing life along the BC coast.

Like many people of Japanese descent, Kiri was forced to relocate to an internment camp during the war. The song is about her piano, her defiance and dignity. It is a poignant short film and Benoit says the support from Japanese

Canadian communities has been enormous in making this film. She is excited to be hosted by both the Langham Japanese Canadian Museum and the New Denver Nikkei Centre.

The Langham’s Japanese Canadian Museum 2015 summer / fall Program Series includes Café Langham talks, a gallery exhibition, Regeneration, and performance, a fundraising event, youth programs and a mini film festival.

The Langham is excited to present this new series which is inspired by and dedicated to the Japanese Canadian citizens and their Asian cultural roots.

Along with Kiri’s Piano, the new series highlights two celebrated local senior Japanese Canadian artists, Toru Fujibayashi (Nakusp) and Tsuneko Kokubo (Silverton) in their exhibition, Regeneration (July 24 to Oct) with a gala opening

and performance on July 24. On August 9, a special fund-raising event, The Way of the Tea, will pair locally made chocolate with special blended teas by Cloud Mountain Tea House from Nelson. Café Langham will present a talk on the history of tea in Japan, China and Korea at this event.

On August 25, Café Langham has invited Jim Tinkass, an engaging raconteur, to speak about growing up in Kaslo during the 1930s and 1940s and the time during the internment of Japanese Canadians at the Langham. And in September the Langham Society is excited to present the first Japanese Film Festival to Kaslo on the weekend of September 25 and 26. Local world traveler, Elizabeth Ross, will close the Asian series with her Café Langham talk on her recent travels to Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam in October.

SCOTIA BANK STEPS TO THE PLATE FOR STUDENT ATHLETES

Charlie Jacobson Band to play at the Ravencourt B&B

Another unique house concert will be coming up at Ravencourt B&B in the Slocan Valley on Saturday, July 4 at 7 p.m.

This time, the artistic straw-bale B&B will be rolling in the blues when the Charlie Jacobson Band drops in from Alberta.

Charlie Jacobson is a 22-yearold blues prodigy whose age does not accurately reflect his experience.

Over the past few years he’s performed hundreds of shows across western Canada, ranging from

modest house concerts and clubs to large venues like the Calgary International Blues Festival.

Along with the other three members in his band, he’ll be playing music selections that are perfectly suited to the atmosphere that Ravencourt has created.

You can find out more about Charlie by visiting his website at www.charliejacobson.com.

The Ravencourt concerts have become very popular over the past several years.

It’s recommended to come and

enjoy the ambience of Ravencourt before the music begins.

Admission for these concerts is by donation with all proceeds going to the performers.

Ravencourt B&B is located at 4615 Upper Passmore Rd. (www. ravencourtbandb.com). Turn off Highway 6 at Passmore, cross the bridge and follow the signs to pure musical enjoyment.

It’s a windy drive, but well worth the discovery. Refreshments will be available. For more information phone 250-226-7801.

The L. V. Rogers High School baseball program would like to thank the Nelson/Trail Scotia Bank for their support over the past couple of years. The matching funding program at the bank has allowed L. V. R. to keep the costs down for the student athlete and their families. This year was no exception the bank stepped up when the players needed them to. Shown in the picture above are members of the Scotia Bank Team and Players from the Bomber Baseball Program with the cheque the school received from the bank. In the picture are (from L - R) Austin Tambellini, Emily Duggan, Kim Ogston(the bank coordinator for the program), Karly Jeffries and Reese Tambellini.

Again a big THANK YOU FROM THE L. V. ROGERS BASEBALL PROGRAM.

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From left: Fitz McGoey, Jonny Salerno, Marty Clemens and Ben Fuller.

Koot-Neigh returns triumphant Koot-Neigh returned from a competition in Chilliwack and both the horses and riders performed well. The CVI Canada Cup & Future Champions was held from May 28 to 31. Koot-Neigh received second place in Walk B, fourth place in Junior Canter D, first in Canter B, first in Senior 2 Women, second in Intermediate Barrel and second in Intermediate Barrel pairs. Left to right: Cloe Comstock, Naomi Weber, Noor Lammers, the horse Azrael, Ella Gotsy and Korynn Weber.

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Youth centre holds grand re-opening with free BBQ

The Nelson and District Youth Centre’s Grand Re-opening will be held on Saturday, July 4, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The public will get a sneak preview of all the changes made to the building over the past fewe months.

Schedule of Events 12:30pm Free barbecue in front of the building 1:00pm Doors will be opened, and the public will be invited to come in and see all of the great changes we have made throughout the building 1:30pm Ribbon-cutting ceremony for skate park 1:40pm Park open to skaters.

2-4pm

Organized sports activities

All-stars and brilliance at the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival

What do Bob Bossin, Kate Pullinger, and Marina Endicott have in common?

These multi-awardwinning literary all-stars are all on stage on the same night at Elephant Mountain Literary Festival’s All-Star Reading on Saturday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson.

The Festival kicks off on Friday with a 100-mile Gala that pairs local authors with Creston wines

in an evening of literary merriment.

Panel discussions all day Saturday explore the creative process with special guests and local artists and thinkers. It’s a celebration for readers and writers and inspiration for everyone all weekend long at the fourth annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, July 10 to 12.

For information and tickets go to www.emlfestival.com.

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