West Kootenay Advertiser, September 03, 2015

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

Sleeping under the bridge event

West Kootenay/ Boundary place names

Coins for Change fundraiser for homeless in Trail area. See page A5

Is there a link between Kuskanax and Kuskonook? See page A7

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viting the 20 directors to register their communities in the non-partisan challenge.

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added suggested rewards include a seat in the senate for the mayor of the community with the highest increase in voter turn-out or a golden ticket to local attractions.

Board chair and Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling said she’s up for the challenge.

“But if Nakusp wins, I would not like to win a seat in the senate,” she said to the laughter of her fellow board members.

Rural Salmo director Hans Cunningham was in favour of anything that encourages voting.

“We would like to participate,” he said, but was uncertain if federal election voting would allow for Ymir residents to be counted separate from their Salmo voting station. Lynch confirmed that they can extrapolate the data.

The winner of the challenge will be the community which shows the greatest percentage increase in voter participation over the results of the 2011 federal election. By using percentages rather than voter counts, communities of different populations can still fairly compete.

Rural Kaslo director Aimee Watson said: “I want a better representative government. I suggest that better representation is the reward.”

Lynch said the upcoming federal election is the perfect opportunity to encourage democratic process.

Nelson mayor Deb Kozak noted her council has already accepted the challenge.

“I want to throw down the white gloves,” she said.

Creston, however, has declined to participate.

The driving force behind the challenge is to get people interested in voting to the point where they register and get to the voting stations on Oct. 19.

Feedback has also spurred an offer from Tiny Lights Festival founder and executive director Carla Stevenson.

“I not only want to take this challenge on for Ymir but will donate two tickets to the Tiny Lights Festival 2016 to the winning community!” she wrote.

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News • Arts • Entertainment • Auto • Food

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Sleeping under the bridge event

West Kootenay/ Boundary place names

Coins for Change fundraiser for homeless in Trail area. See page A5

Is there a link between Kuskanax and Kuskonook? See page A7

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Another great season of performances for Rossland The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture has an exciting series of performances lined up for 2015/16! This marks the eleventh year of the Performance Series, the goal of which is to bring high quality arts performances to Rossland. When RCAC selects performances for the series we focus on artistic excellence, diversity of genres, affordability and supporting a mix of emerging and established Canadian and international artists. These factors combine to create unforgettable evenings of music and entertainment. ”We are very happy to be able to continue to bring in high calibre programming that would not otherwise be available in our community,” says Theshini Naicker, chair of the RCAC Performance Series

committee. “We believe that experiencing the arts enhances the quality of life for residents of Rossland, attracts new residents and tourists, inspires community members to develop their own artistic talents, and enables Canadian performers to tour the rural areas of British Columbia.”

This year the series will feature four eclectic performances by artists from across the country and from abroad.

The performances being presented are: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 - Gabriel Palatchi Trio (Argentina) - An original blend of cultures that features Latin Jazz, Tango, Middle East, Funk and more Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 - John Welsh Band (Mission, BC)- Blending elements of Folk, Surf Rock, Reggae, and Latin music

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 - Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra (Vancouver, BC)- Bluegrass, and Roots music with influences from Flamenco and African percussion Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 - Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble (Montreal, QC)- A magical evening of Jazz music in tribute to Dave Brubeck All performances take place at the Rossland Miners’ Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. and shows start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at Out of the Cellar in Rossland, and at the Charles Bailey Theatre Box Office in Trail. RCAC members receive $2 off performance tickets. Tickets, memberships, and more information can also be found online at www.rosslandartscouncil.com.

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Castlegar teen Rachael teBulte has won a spot on the 2015 BC Ambassador team. The former Miss Castlegar Princess was one of three girls chosen to represent the youth of our province during the next year.

TeBulte excelled at several aspects of the contest, winning the Community Table category and placing in the top three for the Knowledge Award.

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The Peoples Choice Award also went to teBulte. The award is given to the contestant that receives the most online votes. “It was pretty cool to know that I had so many people from our area supporting me in that, voting every day,” said teBulte.

Travelling around the province to promote the BC Ambassador Program’s mandate of education, motivation, self-esteem and nurturing future leaders will be part of teBulte’s new duties. She will also attend community pageants and events, especially in the Kootenay region.

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Community

Sleeping under the bridge event

Coins for Change fundraiser for homeless in Trail area SHERI REGNIER West Kootenay Advertiser

Anyone walking over or near the Trail bridge in two weeks time may be taken aback by all the people sleeping under the downtown crossing.

No need for alarm, it’s all part of a local event.

Now in its second year, Coins for Change is slated for Sept. 18 from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m. Saturday.

Coins for Change is an awareness and fundraising campaign that asks local officials, service groups, first responders and anyone else to experience homelessness firsthand by spending a night under the Victoria Street Bridge.

“Staying under the bridge for one night doesn’t mean we know what it’s like to be homeless,” said organizer Sheila Adcock, from Career Development Services (CDS).

“But it’s a perfect venue to raise awareness and something we plan to keep doing year after year.”

The challenge builds on a joint venture between the Skills Centre and CDS called Getting to Home. The initiative launched three years ago with a goal to end homelessness in Greater Trail.

With summer vacations almost over, CDS’ event planners are outand-about town and Trail’s surrounding communities in an effort to have more groups join the cause.

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Sheila Adcock and Coun. Eleanor Robinson Gattafoni encourage the community to join them Sept. 18, and sleep under the Trail bridge for one night.

“I think a lot of people are away on holidays and hard to reach right now,” Adcock explained. “But I’m hoping they’ll take a look at what we are doing and that they will be here that night.”

Even though reaching certain sectors of the community has been difficult, Adcock remains hopeful that she will soon hear that local police, the fire department and ambulance services are committed to spending a night under the Trail bridge.

So far, Montrose and Rossland council are ready to zip up a sleeping bag for the Friday night event, as well as Trail Coun. Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson.

“I’ve already received some pledges so if anyone wants to contribute you know where to find me,” she said.

Getting to Home was designed to help individuals at risk of losing their housing, unable to find housing and/or living homeless, find the needed supports to find and sustain a roof over their head.

By July this year, CDS has helped more than 280 people find a place to call home, says CDS’ Gail Pighin.

“It is a holistic approach to assisting the individual, whereby, services are wrapped around them to ensure

they will be successful in maintaining housing,” said Pighin. “Further, the homeless facilitator works directly and acts as a liaison with the landlords to endure success.”

The program is much needs in the community and like any non-profit relies on the support of funders to stay afloat, Pighin added.

“Thus we are asking the community to rally behind it and join

us by getting pledges and sleeping under the bridge with us.”

If pitching a tent or building a makeshift shelter out of boxes isn’t in the cards, donations can be brought to the site that evening or dropped off at the service’s downtown office.

For information, to donate and to sign up for the event, contact CDS at 364.1104 or visit 1565 Bay Ave. in downtown Trail.

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Trail council says taking the reins for Silver City Days is a way to bring community, culture and heritage back to the annual May celebration.

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Coun. Sandy Santori will head a new committee structure that includes three city staff members and three not-yet-selected volunteer chairs.

“This all started when we had our strategic planning session in March,” Trail Mayor Mike Martin told the Trail Times on Wednesday. “At that point, council set a number of priorities to move forward

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and one of them was to have a look at community festivals.”

An internal discussion in June, solidified Trail council’s decision to revise the event’s structure.

“Highlighting the sense of community, culture and heritage is really what we are trying to capture,” he explained, clarifying no “one” theme is prevalent.

“And in that regard, we see a much expanded event.”

Community organizations will continue to play a key role in the event, Martin maintains, adding, council hopes the re-structure will also renew interest and engagement with all local groups, including non-profits.

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“We are going to be advertising for expressions of interest of who would like to participate in chairing these three committees,” Martin clarified. “It doesn’t stop there. The three committee chairs (for community, culture and heritage) will take on the portfolios but there will be many other volunteer roles to help put on the event we are envisioning at this point.”

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Place Names

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Is there a link between Kuskanax and Kuskonook? sible that this term was applied to more than one location,” she says.

“More than anything, this mystery indicates how rapidly and thoroughly

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One-hundred and ninth in a semi-alphabetical series on West Kootenay/ Boundary place names The last two installments in this series looked at the origin of Kuskonook (or is it Kuskanook?) on the south end of Kootenay Lake.

No matter which way you spell it, the name sounds remarkably similar to another local place name: Kuskanax Creek at Nakusp.

Although they’d appear to be derived from the same word, Kuskanax is in the heart of Sinixt territory and Kuskonook is closer to Ktunaxa territory.

Kuskanax has also been spelled many different ways — and it took a long time to decide whether it was a creek or a river. The earliest mention is on Walter Moberly’s 1866 map, where he calls it Kushenox. James Bissett of the Hudson’s Bay Co. recorded it in his diary in 1868 as Koshkenox.

Gilbert Malcolm Sproat’s Report of the Kootenay Country, dated Feb. 7, 1884, refers to “Kooskoon-axe Creek.”

George Dawson, writing in his Report on a Portion of the West Kootanie [sic] District, British Columbia, 1889 said: “A small river named Kooska-nax flows in. This name, meaning ‘long point’ is descriptive of the delta-flat which has been formed by the stream …”

A legal ad by the Minister of Mines published in the Nelson Miner of March 24, 1894 also referred to the “Koos-kanax River” although the 1892 British Columbia Gazetteer called it “KoosKa-Nax Creek.”

A ca. 1920 CPR brochure called The Lake

Kuskanax Creek at Nakusp has been so named since the 1860s or earlier, although the present spelling doesn’t appear until the early 1930s. No definitive connection has been established to the similarly-named Kuskonook on Kootenay Lake.

Greg Nesteroff photo District of Southern British Columbia called it Kooskanux Creek while a ca. 1931 brochure entitled From The Lake Route of British Columbia for Tourists Featuring the Arrow Lakes District spelled it Kuskanax in one instance and Kooskanax in another. Ethnographer James Teit transcribed it in 1930 as ku’sxEna’ks.

In any event, officially it’s Kuskanax Creek and Kuskanax Mountain.

In First Nations’ Ethnography and Ethnohistory in British Columbia’s Lower Kootenay/Columbia Hydropower Region, Dorothy Kennedy and Randy Bouchard didn’t consider a connection to Kuskonook, which is believed to come from the Ktunaxa phrase for “end of the lake.”

Rather, they state Kuskanax is an anglicization of the Okanagan-Colville term kwusxenaks which means “long point; point of land sticking out.” Of their Sinixt informants, only one woman was familiar with the name, though she didn’t know what place it referred to.

Teit included it on a list of “old villages and main camps” but didn’t give a more precise location. However, Kennedy and Bouchard cite a 1970 letter by former MP Bert Herridge who indicated he “went to school in Nakusp with several Lakes Indian children who lived in wigwams on the Kus-

kanax Point.”

No one appears to have remarked before on the similarity of Kuskanax and Kuskonook, although writing in Cominco Magazine in September 1942 about a trip on the Arrow Lakes, Ian Nicholson said: “We passed a number of boats, all taking their limit at the mouth of the Kuskinook creek …”

(The latter spelling also shows up in “The Lady of Kuskinook,” a chapter in Ralph Connor’s 1906 novel The Doctor: A Tale of the Rockies. Connor was a pseudonym for the Rev. Charles William Gordon [1860-1937], a founder of the United Church of Canada.)

So is there a connection? Or is it just an odd coincidence?

Nelson author Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, who has written extensively on local First Nations, doesn’t have much doubt the two words could be related: “The Arrow Lakes/Sinixt and Yaqan Nukiy (Creston Ktunaxa) are known to have intermarried.

They share cultural traits that are distinct from the other Ktunaxa tribes and similar to the Salishan Kalispel, Sinixt, Skoyelpi.”

She says those Salish women or men intermarried into the Yaqan Nukiy tribe could well have influenced the influence, though she doesn’t know that anyone has studied the subject.

“It is entirely pos-

the indigenous use and history of the region was overwhelmed by settlers coming from elsewhere.

So much information has been lost.”

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Kootenay-Columbia

School District # Superintendent’s Message

The Labour Day weekend in September marks the end of summer for students and staff. September is an exciting time as we begin the school year helping students on their learning journey. We encourage all of our community to be actively involved with your schools. Talk to your child’s teacher and principal and find a way to stay involved and connected. Parental involvement really can make a difference in student achievement.

All schools will be open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8th for the registration of students new to the district and for any local Kindergarten and Grade One students not previously registered.

Students will report for instruction on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at times noted below. September 8th will be a shortened day for students. Shortening the day will allow students an opportunity to become acquainted with their school, while at the same time enabling teachers to finalize their preparations for Wednesday, September 9th, the first full day of instruction. Kindergarten students will have gradual entry over the first two weeks so please contact your school for those times or visit the district website at www.sd20.bc.ca.

To our existing students and families welcome back! To our new students and families, whether you are just starting kindergarten or moved here over the summer, a special warm welcome to your new school and district.

School Opening: September 8, 2015 Regular start times Regular School Times with dismissal as follows: Beginning September 9, 2015 Fruitvale Elementary 8:20 am to 10:50 pm 8:20 am to 2:20 pm Glenmerry Elementary 8:15 am to 10:45 am 8:15 am to 2:15 pm JL Crowe Secondary 8:38 am to 11:08 am 8:38 am to 2:38 pm Kinnaird Elementary 8:20 am to 10:50 am 8:20 am to 2:20 pm Robson Community 8:25 am to 10:55 am 8:25 am to 2:15 pm Rossland Summit 8:25 am to 10:55 am 8:25 am to 2:30 pm Stanley Humphries Secondary 8:38 am to 11:08 am 8:38 am to 2:53 pm Twin Rivers Elementary 8:25 am to 10:55 am 8:25 am to 2:10 pm (includes Castlegar Primary campus) Webster Elementary 8:15 am to 10:45 am 8:15 am to 2:15 pm Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre campuses Please contact program directly for start-up procedures (Alternative Education Programs)

Home Schooled Students As per the School Act and Regulations, parents/guardians who choose to school their children at home are advised that they MUST register their children by September 30th with a public school in the school district, a distance education school or an independent school in the province.

Trail/Castlegar & Area School Buses Bus schedules can be viewed on the district website (www.sd20.bc.ca – Transportation). For additional bussing information, please call 250-365-8331 ext 804 or 250-364-2224 ext 804.

School Fees Schools may charge fees for: school supplies; the rental of musical instruments; tools, equipment and materials for personal use or for participation in a trades program; optional field trips and special events; and, specialty ‘academy’ costs. Each school has a financial hardship policy – please contact your principal for more information.

School fees and school supply lists may be viewed on the district website (www.sd20.bc.ca – Parents/Public – School Fees & Supplies OR www.sd20.bc.ca - Schools).

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All payments are bi-weekly payments for 96 months excluding Focus. 5.24% APR payment includes taxes $689 admin fee. Prices are plus taxes and 689 admin fee (includes Safetivity 4 in 1 protection). O down OAC.

2013: 84 months amortization. 2012: 72 months amortization. 2009-2011: 60 months amortization. 5.89% APR. All payments are bi-weekly with $3000 cash down or trade equity. Taxes & $689 admin fee (includes Safetivity 4 in 1 protection) not included OAC.

Dan Ashman Dealer Principal 250-364-0202

DJ Ashman Sales Manager

Herb Amaral Sales Manager 250-231-2520

Dennis Bedin Financial Services Manager

AMFord 2795 Highway Drive DLN#7336

Trail

Shawn Brandt Financial Services Manager

Paul Caron Financial Services Manager

Milo Papanek Sales & Leasing 250-367-0059

Darrin Kissock Sales & Leasing 250-364-0202

Kelly MaurielloZaytsoff Sales & Leasing 250-364-8101

1.800.961.0202 250-364-0202

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.ca

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News

‘Junkyard’ owner told to clean property up The owner of a Blewett property where a music video was recently filmed has been instructed to clean it up.

The Regional District of Central Kootenay is taking Joe Moyer to task over his land, which has many old vehicles, and has given him about a month before they send in contractors to do it for him.

“I’ve lived here for 25 years and there’s no zoning,” Moyer, 63, said. “I sell parts and do automotive work, so they’re screwing with my livelihood.”

However, regional director

Ramona Faust says they are responding to both community complaints and concerns from the fire department, which has informed them it won’t enter the property due to safety concerns.

“It really comes down to property values, the safety of surrounding properties and the safety of those who live on the property who are not the owners,” she said.

Sofiella Watt and the Huckleberry Bandits recently used the property as the backdrop for their Joe Moyer’s Blewett property was recently used to film a music video “Junkyard Bettie.” music video, but the RDCK has ordered him to clean it up Moyer let them film there for free. under an unsighly premises bylaw.

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West Kootenay Advertiser Thursday, September 3, 2015

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News Seeing “redd” at Meadow Creek spawning channel Fall is around the corner and it’s that “redd” time of year again; not the colour of the leaves, but when the Kokanee head up local streams and rivers to dig their redds (gravel nests) and spawn. Meadow Creek Spawning Channel, at the north end of Kootenay Lake, is a great place to view them, especially during the free, annual open house between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 12.

The channel is managed by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), and primarily funded by the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP). It is located about four kilometers west of Meadow Creek.

The open house provides a great opportunity to talk to FLNRO biologists and

field technicians, and view the fish at (or near) the peak of their run. There will also be information about grizzly bears, BearSmart, and the Nutrient Restoration Program in Kootenay Lake.

“Typically there are tens of thousands of spawning Kokanee to be viewed together each year,” said FWCP Columbia Region Manager, Crystal Klym. “And it is always quite an amazing site.”

The 3.3 kilometer looping channel, built in 1967 with BC Hydro funds to compensate for upstream spawning habitat lost due to the construction of Duncan Dam, can accommodate several hundred thousand spawning Kokanee, and millions of eggs in the gravel.

The channel is open to the public every

day between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the duration of the spawning season that usually runs from late August through to late September. With the congregating Kokanee, the channel attracts both black and grizzly bears, and FLNRO may order a temporary total closure to the public if there are high bear densities during the regular open hours.

The FWCP is a partnership between the Province of B.C., BC Hydro, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations and Public Stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife impacted by the construction of BC Hydro dams.

For more information about the open house, and any possible temporary closures, phone 250-354-6333.

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Thursday, September 3, 2015 West Kootenay Advertiser

Events

Festivals Friday September 4 - Monday September 7 Kootenay Pride Festival, Nelson BC. Events around Nelson BC, see www.kootenaypride.com for event listing.

Sunday, Sept 13 Hills Garlic Festival 2015.

The Annual Hills Garlic Festival is will be held on September 13th at Centennial Park in New Denver from 10am 5pm. Enjoy the over 160 vendors selling a huge variety of harvest bounty, crafts, and food.

Friday to Sunday Sept 18-20 Kootenay Spirit Festival, Nelson. Full weekend of workshops and lectures on yoga, meditation, dance, consciousness, health and wellness. Nightly music concerts. Free, family-friendly event at Lakeside Park with yoga, music, healthy food and vendors.

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Saturday September 12 Sideways: Memoir of a Misfit. Book Launches at the New Denver Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre at 1 pm and September 24 at 7 pm in the Langham Cultural Centre, Kaslo, BC. Sideways chronicles the childhood of a Nikkei born a prisoner in one of the many concentration camps created around the Pacific Rim during WWII to incarcerate citizens and legal immigrants based solely on their ancestry

Saturday, September 5 The Pura Vida Foundation is throwing a fundraiser to benefit victimized young girls in Peru from 6 to 8 p.m. at John Ward Coffee on Baker St. There will be live cello and violin music, refreshments, as well as a Peruvianthemed photo exhibit by Nathan Beninger. Admission is free. For more information visit puravidafoundation.ca or call 250-352-9989.

Saturday September 12 Annual Rooftop Shaker Nelson BC Dance featuring Men in the Making with Sunshine Drive opening. Come party the night away on top of the Nelson Parkade. Part of the Nelson Road Kings Queen City Cruise.

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Arts

Rossland artist makes the mint Chelsea Novak West Kootenay Advertiser

Rossland artitst Stéphanie Gauvin’s artwork has been featured on a new Canadian silver dollar from the Royal Canadian Mint.

The coin is called “The Rockies” and is the first in a new series called the Canadian Landscape Series.

Gauvin was approached by the Mint in March, 2014 because her work stood out as a good fit for the project.

The painting on the coin is of a mountain called Towers Peak, and “comes from a series of works produced while on a ‘plein air’ painting trip at Mount Assiniboine in the Rockies in the summer of 2013.”

Asked how she felt about having her work on a limited edition silver dollar, Gauvin said, “I feel extremely privileged having my art on the silver coloured coin. Painting is my vocation. It is truly an Rossland art featured on Canadian silver dollar. honour!”

Photo provided by the Royal Canadian Mint.

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