Castlegar News, October 22, 2015

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The red wave that swept across the country last night didn’t flow into the newly formed South Okanagan-West Kootenay (SOWK) riding.

This area remained orange for a fourth straight federal election as the Liberals took hold of most of Canada.

NDP Richard Cannings was declared the winner after garnering 24,823 votes after almost 74 per cent of electors cast a ballot. By 9:45 p.m. Cannings had arrived to the celebration at his Penticton headquarters.

“I pledge to not only take your concerns to Ottawa, but also to seek out your ideas on how we can make this a better place to live,” Cannings told the crowd.

“Together we can build a better country and a Canada

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By the time all votes were tallied Conservative Marshall Neufeld gained enough to move into second with 19,894, Liberal Connie Denesiuk slipped into third with 18,727 votes, followed by Samantha Troy from the Green Party, 2,851 and Independent Brian Gray, 432.

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Crews and actors are being seen all over the Castlegar area and production has begun on the film Hollow in the Land.

Directed by Scooter Corkle, a Castlegar native and Stanley Humphries grad, filming commenced this week.

Local casting for the movie took place several weeks ago and many area residents will be making their debut acting appearances in the film. Lots of youth were needed to fill roles, as were large groups of extras for several scenes including one to be filmed in the hockey arena.

The lead role will be played by Glee star Dianna Agron. Other actors include Shawn Ashmore known for his appearances in The Following and X-Men, and Michael Rogers known for Beyond the Black Rainbow.

Filming is taking place in a wide range of recognizable Castlegar locations including the bowling alley, high school, hockey arena, Hi-Lite, Lions Head, down town and several

outdoor rural locations.

Corkle, who also wrote the script, is enjoying being back in his hometown. “It’s awesome. Everybody has been super nice, super pleasant and really gung-ho about wanting to be involved,” said Corkle. “It is a little bit surreal. Seeing the old folks, the old friends, the old stomps; kind of changed, but not really.”

Corkle desires that both the movie and the way it is filmed align with the Kootenay spirit. “We are trying to make it as Kootenay as possible,” said Corkle. “We are coming in with a get-it-done attitude. Keep it indie, keep it small and really adapt our style of filming to keep it in that realm.”

Concentrating on making sure its the The storyline revolves around a young Photo by betsy Kline pulp mill employee Alison Miller who perfect shot. is raising her young brother Braydon in to find herself on the lam from the law and the shadow of the family scandal that has in increasing danger with every twist and blighted their lives and landed their father turn of the case. in prison. But when Braydon is sought for a Last week Castlegar News was pleased to murder he may not have committed, Alison publish a mock front page towards the back launches her own investigation to find her of the paper that will be used in a scene in missing brother and unearth the truth; only the movie.

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By the time BC voting stations closed at 7 p.m. the Liberals already had a near majority government. By 7:15 p.m., the east to west sweep had Justin Trudeau named the next Prime Minister with a majority government, which at that point, was projected at 172 seats and counting.

The trend ended in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay as Cannings took an early lead and maintained about 600 votes over Liberal Connie Denesiuk.

Behind her by about 600 votes was Conservative Marshall Neufeld, with Samantha Troy from the Green party and independent Brian Gray trailing.

During the course of the night, the NDP lead widened, and after 150 polls, Cannings pulled ahead by over 1,200 votes. Notably at the half way point, Denesiuk already had 6,700 more votes than the Liberals received in the 2011 election.

“We’re thrilled to see that Canada’s back on the right track,” Liberal candidate Connie Denesiuk told Dan Walton of the Penticton Western News. “He’s the only leader that offered real change, now. The Conservatives said the status quo is good enough and the NDP said they’ll balance the books and then maybe fulfill their promises later. People want change and they want it now. And that’s what Justin Trudeau offered.”

High voter turnout leads to New Democrat leadership for the next four years Sheri Regnier Trail Times

New Democrat MP Richard Cannings says he’s humbled and proud to be the new MP for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding.

But mostly, the first time federal politician is relieved the long campaign is over and he can take a short breather before moving onto business in Ottawa.

“I am happy it ended this way, of course,” Cannings said from his home Tuesday morning. “We worked hard, all the candidates worked hard, and I’d like to thank all of them for running a good, civil campaign.”

While he awaits a call from the country’s capital, Cannings reflected on matters he heard from constituents during the 20-plus local forums he attended.

“I really enjoyed the process of hearing from people and answering their questions,” Cannings told the Trail Times. “I know in this riding there are a lot of priorities, such as jobs. Alex (Atamanenko, former NDP MP) worked hard on those issues and I’ll continue to do that.”

He acknowledged his party’s fall back into third place in Parliament following the loss of 51 seats, which has been nationally dubbed, the “Orange Crash.”

“I think people wanted a change, period,” Cannings specu-

lated. “Back on Labour Day it was the NDP high in the polls, but in the long campaign the Liberals came up in a big way. I think most Canadians are probably happy we have a new government,” he added. “I’m just happy they chose the NDP here and our message was heard.”

Cannings reiterated his mandate, which is to ensure people in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay are not left behind when it comes to the Liberal agenda - like the red’s campaign promise to fund billions toward infrastructure.

“I know the Liberals have put out a very ambitious infrastructure spending program,” he explained. “So I’ll be there if that comes to pass, and certainly working very hard to make sure that our municipalities and the regional districts in this riding, get their fair share of that spending.

“That’s my main job – to help people and agencies here in this riding, that’s what I will be doing.”

After a 74 per cent elector turnout and almost 67,000 ballots were tallied, Cannings was declared MP for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding with 37.2 per cent of the vote.

He led throughout the evening, eventually earning 24,823 votes, followed by Conservative Marshall Neufeld with almost 30 per cent or 19,894 points, then Liberal Connie Denesiuk in third with

28 per cent of the votes, totalling 18,727.

Samantha Troy from the Green Party pulled in 4 per cent or 2,851 votes and Independent Brian Gray, 432.

Again, he attributes the high voter turnout, which is about 6 per cent above the national number, to people wanting a changeover from Conservative rule. (The Penticton area has been Conservative since 2004.)

“We had a tremendous turnout, again because I think people were so desperate for change,” added Cannings. “We all worked hard during the long campaign, I think the people of South OkanaganWest Kootenay heard the issues well, and I am humbled the trust they put in me as their new MP.” More than 68 per cent of eligible voters across Canada cast a ballot in Monday’s federal election — the highest turnout at the polls since 1993.

Preliminary Elections Canada figures show that 68.49 per cent of eligible voters — or 17,546,697 people - went to the polls on Monday for the Liberal Party’s majority win.

Nationally, that’s about a 7 per cent jump from the 2011 election.

Locally, the increase stands at 9 per cent, taking into account that four years ago 65 per cent of the electorate cast a ballot to keep former NDP MP Alex Atamanenko in his seat for a third term.

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Jan de Bruyn, a 97-year-old BC resident, was denied a new BC ID card because the naturalization certificate proving his Canadian citizenship wasn’t considered primary ID by ICBC.

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A 97-year-old Castlegar resident was initially denied a new BC ID after his Canadian citizenship was called into question.

Jan de Bruyn, who has been a Canadian citizen for 80 years, tried to renew his BC ID, but was denied renewal because the naturalization certificate that proves his citizenship is only accepted as secondary ID by ICBC. De Bruyn first came to Canada with his family from Holland in 1926, settling at first in Massett, B.C. where he attended a one-room school.

“A pioneer outfit in 1926. It was just woods. Nothing but forest,” said de Bruyn, who pulls out a picture of his classmates standing in front of the school. He is standing in the front row, the smallest kid in the class.

In 1931, the family moved to Vancouver where de Bruyn eventually completed high school. He had the misfortune of graduating during the Great Depression and struggled to find work, eventually landing a job as a clerk for the civil service in Ottawa where he made $60 a month. He married, and returned to Vancouver after the war broke out to join the Canadian Army where he served for five years.

After leaving the army de Bruyn earned a B.A. and then an M.A., settling at UBC as a professor of 17th century literature where he worked until he retired in 1983.

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Despite his long history in Canada, de Bruyn feels his citizenship was called into question when the ICBC refused to accept his naturalization certificate as ID. De Bruyn’s father was first issued the naturalization certificate in 1935. Because de Bruyn was still a minor his name was listed separately on the back of the certificate. This is the first time since then that de Bruyn has had a problem.

A representative from the insurance office where de Bruyn tried to obtain his BC ID said the naturalization certificate may once have been accepted as primary ID, but no longer. De Bruyn could have used his old BC ID as primary identification, but it was expired more than three years, creating a problem, since he no longer carries a driver’s license or passport either.

“They tried very hard, but they couldn’t find any condition that would permit them to make me another card,” said de Bruyn.

De Bruyn’s daughter, Sydney Mason, intervened on his behalf, contacting MLA Katrine Conroy’s office. Someone there contacted someone at ICBC who determined to resolve the situation.

“He was really upset about my father’s situation, and he was committed to getting it straightened out,” said Mason.

It took some phone calls, but on Saturday de Bruyn was able to apply for his BC ID, his citizenship confirmed.

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A crowd of friends, family and acquaintances joined the Castlegar branch of the BC Senior Citizens Association in wishing Glady Manahan a happy 99th birthday last Friday.

The Castlegar senior has lived here since 1948. She remembers that at that time, Castlegar had

one street light. “I am proud of Castlegar. It is a great place to be,” said Monahan.

Manahan is best known for her volunteer work at the Castlegar Library where she served for 60 years before retiring a few weeks ago. “It’s kind of like my second family, because I was going there three times a week,” said Monahan.

“The part I miss now is meeting all of the people.”

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Community Charter and the Local Government A under the Community of Castlegar will be conducting thesection Annual124 TaxofSale of lands forCharter delinquent taxes at 445 1 Suite 101, Castlegar, British Columbia commencing at 10:00am on Monday September 28, of Council’s to amend Council Procedure following is a Notice list of properties within theIntent City of Castlegar subject to tax sale as at September

In addition to her volunteer Folio work, Monahan is very active with the Castlegar Senior Citizens As00030.000 sociation and especially enjoys the Friday cribbage games. “It’s good to 00309.170 have a schedule,” added Monahan.

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Castlegar has added another weapon to its arsenal in its battle against the ongoing bear attractant problem. City council decided to amend Bylaw 1179 to include a $50 fine for garbage containers that are placed on the boulevard prior to 4:00 a.m. on garbage collection day. Bylaw officers will soon begin to enforce the fine beginning with recommendations from the WildSafe

coordinator and repeat offenders.

Council has also decided to purchase a new truck for the fire department from Rocky Mountain Phoenix. The 2016 Rosenbauer mid-mount 100 foot ladder/platform truck plus value added components will cost $1,019,170 USD. The city’s current 1987 Ford-Anderson is required to be retired by March of 2017 in order to comply with Insurance Advisory Organization Fire Underwriters Survey

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Throughout the week we handed out scratch and win tickets, flowers, doughnuts and coffee at Tim Hortons.

We also gave out cake and reusable shopping bags in the parking lots of Kootenay Market and Safeway.

requirements. The time from when the order is placed to delivery is approximately 450 days, so the new truck should show up just in time for the retirement party of the old truck.

The new truck will have a pumping capacity of 2000 gallons per minute. The new ladder platform device can assist not only in above grade rescue, but also below grade rescue and confined spaces. “It will also assist in taller development within the city as

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right now we are limited Additional information pertaining to the Annual Tax Sale can be found at the following web to three stories with our ground ladders,” said www.castlegar.ca/taxsale.php Fire Chief Gerry Rempel.

The city does not provide information specific to properties or tax sale information.

Rempel also reported that the ground ladders To make are also very labour in- arrangements to pay delinquent property taxes please contact: tensive. The forty foot Chief Financial Officer ladders require sixEmail: crew awbuss@castlegar.ca members to operate and365-7227 Fax (250) 365-4810 (250) the new ladder device will only require one.

“For our volunteers, this will be quite an asset. We are looking 30 years into The Trust has renewed its the future and at where strategic priorities based on our community wants the input received through to be in 25 to 30 years,” the Our Trust, Our Future added Rempel.

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How heartwarming to read that Ms. Dempster, a former Rockette athlete is giving back to her sport.

Thanks Kathleen for being a positive influence and role model in our community.

Lets look at past successes by other Rockette field hockey teams and the reputation they gave Stanley Humphries and the community.

Here is a little history.

When I arrived at SHSS in 1968 I was told I was to coach field hockey.

With the encouragement of Colin Price and later Principal Farrell I slowly bought into the sport.

Twenty nine years later I retired from the sport. The senior team and the junior feeder program were developed. Growing pains included some serious trouncings.

Who can remember the KJ juniors beating our senior team? Ouch!

We prevailed and the trouncings became ties and then wins.

In that time span school sport was classified according to school enrolment at the senior level. Small

schools was A and big school was AA. SHSS was AA. As a AA school the Rockettes regularly represented the West Kootenays at the high school provincial championships.

It was not uncommon to compete against B.C team members, but the Rockettes had come of age. No more trouncings. AA provincial results included a third place, a fifth place, and consolation place finishes.

In 1990 when SHSS hosted a A provincial championships where the team won a bronze metal.

Individual successes included Pauline Orr and Mireille Evans making B.C. teams and competing at the Western Canadian and National level.

The Rockette field hockey program has had a long and very successful history. It is exciting to hear the program is still in place, and as they say “history repeats itself ”.

Have fun ladies and CARPE DIEM. Verna Chernoff Rockette field hockey coach 1968-1997

Ready for my next adventure Like many, I have always treasured my absolute freedom; freedom to vote, freedom to practice what religion I want, freedom of speech and once I retired, the freedom to Karen Haviland travel.

In fact, that freedom to travel bug bit me hard and my husband and I deliberately chose to not have any pets, a garden or live plants because we lived spontaneously.

We lived so spontaneously, in fact, that I remember one evening receiving a call from friends wanting to know if we were coming camping.

It seems that somehow we had the original message mixed up and didn’t

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realize that people were waiting for us to arrive.

Without second thought we threw toothbrushes, a change of clothes and needed medications in the Jeep and took off in under five minutes.

Never mind that the top of the Jeep was off and it was threatening to rain any time.

That was a wonderful time with friends and the mix up did have its advantage – my husband and I didn’t fret and pack for a week in preparation as we are prone to doing. That just showed me that lots of times we put unneeded pressure upon ourselves. For what reason, I don’t know.

But I do know now that sometimes simply taking a deep breath and revising the To Do list are great tools.

Yes, spontaneity and the travel bug were very much part of our carefree lives.

Then I got kidney disease. Things

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quickly changed. In the blink of an eye we went from foot loose and fancy free to three times a week dialysis in Trail.

After that nothing was spontaneous and the travel bug wasn’t satisfied with those three times a week travelling to Trail for treatment. But what can you do?

For us, we simply dug in our heels, put our heads down and did what we had to do with what we hoped was grace and dignity.

Now, almost one year after doing the above the time has come where I will be doing dialysis in the home.

Right now it has to be three times a day, every day of the week. That’s not very freeing at all. However, once I have that mastered, I will be trained to hook up to a night cycler in which my dialysis is done while I sleep. I can’t even imagine the sheer joy I will feel when that happens. Although I

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will always have to be sure that I have my supplies with me wherever I go, the bottom line is I will be able to go wherever our hearts desire.

If I want to go to Timbuktu I simply need to let the medical goods supplier know my precise agenda.

It’s amazing that once again we will be able to travel. Once again we can become the “winter visitors” in warmer climes. From where I am currently standing that looks like pure heaven to me.

The point which I am inching towards in this column is that my husband and I didn’t reach this point in isolation. It was with the help of many people, organizations and companies that made this dream come true.

For example my health care team must number in the 30s, if not 40s or more. When I contemplate that, I find it absolutely amazing. All of

those people working together all for the good of my health and understanding at the same time that health encompasses more than what the body needs.

I can’t say I will be sorry to not have to go to the renal unit in Trail for dialysis, but as I walked out of that doorway last Saturday, my last day on that unit, I couldn’t help but fight back my emotions. Those people were not just my support team they had become my friends. The very best part is that I know that while I had invested in them, they too invested in me. I was not simply a patient.

Now I sit here ready for a new adventure and I know that without their care and direction things could have worked out so differently for me.

Thank you to all who have helped bring me this far. Sometimes it truly does take a village.

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Castlegar Kootenay Savings employees presented a cheque to Melanie Pieper(centre) of the Kootenay Animal Assistance Program from their Care Wear campaign.

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Credit union cares for animals Betsy Kline Castlegar News

To celebrate Credit Union Day, local Kootenay Savings employees donated $1728 to the Kootenay Animal Assistance Program.

The funds were raised as part of the credit union’s Care Wear program.

The program gives all employees and directors the opportunity to dress casually every Friday. Participants pay $1 per week for the privilege, with the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation matching all contributions. Then on Credit Union Day, each location donates their funds to a deserving charity or community group.

Remembering like it was only yesterday Cynthia Pelletier Kinnaird Church of God

Although 46 years have passed, the day I received my first “label” is seared into my memory as if it was only yesterday.

I was busily gathering my belongings in the cloakroom outside my grade one classroom when out of nowhere one of the boys approached me, looked me in the eye and spat out, “You’re a Negro, aren’t you?!”

I had no idea what a Negro was, but I knew from the tone of his accusation that it was something I certainly did not want to be. So with all the indignation that a feisty six-year old girl can muster, I put my hands on my hips, glared back at him and hissed, “I am not!”

I ran all the way home and burst through the door shouting, “Mom, Mom…do you know

what a boy at school called me? He called me a Negro. I’m not a Negro am I, Mom? What’s a Negro?” Until that day, I had never seen a difference between my parents. They had just been the loving caregivers in whose arms I felt safe and content.

That day I learned that there were labels that people sometimes used to refer to people like my father who had light skin and my mother who had darker skin. I also learned that I might not always like all the implications associated with those labels.

As I embark on the adventure of contributing to the “Religion” section of this paper, I am acutely aware of the diverse and often deep feelings that people may have when it comes to talking about religion. The label “religious” may hold negative or positive connotations

depending on our personal definitions and experiences. James 1:2627 in the Amplified Bible reads, “If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren). Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.”

James says that “true religion” – a genuine connection and response to our loving Creator – will always result in a pure and unfeigned love for God that overflows in tangible ways to the people He has placed all around us.

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Stories include: 120 Year Anniversary of the Trail Times The Lineup - a new addition to entertainment culture in Nelson Rossland Youth in Action Millenium Park in Castlegar Boundary Abattoir is approved and running Old Boundary houses

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GROHMAN NARROWS CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT OPEN HOUSE BC Hydro will be hosting an open house to provide an update on the Grohman Narrows Channel Improvement Project and ask for feedback from the public.

When: Thursday, October 29, 2015 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Prestige Lakeside Resort, 701 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, B.C.

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The feedback received will be considered as part of the decision-making process to determine whether or not to proceed with the next phase of the project. If the project moves ahead, the next phase would take up to two years and would be subject to regular re-evaluation of the project impacts, costs and benefits.

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Upcoming OCTOBER CASTLEGAR SENIORS ACTIVITIES AT THE COMPLEX Monday: 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist 9:30 Floor Curling (starts 14th) Tuesday: 9:30 Floor Curling Carpet Bowl 1:00 Crafts 1:00 Line Dancing 7:00 Pool Wednesday: 9:30 Floor Curling 10-11:30 (October 1st only) Driving Over 80 9-11 Tech Learning Centre Oct 14 and 28 10:00 Coffee Talk 2 &30 10:00 Raspberry Hi Coffee 16th 1:00 Rummoli Thursday: 9:30 Floor Curling 10:00 Zone 6 AGM 15th 1:00 Bingo, not on 3rd Oct 1, Free Bus rides over 80 2:00 General Meeting on the 1st 3rd 2:00 Tea Dance 15th Friday: 10:00 Qi Gong 1:00 Crib

This page is for community, charity or fundraising events that are free (or nearly so) that run at the editor’s discretion. Dated events take priority. If you have previously posted an event and want it to run again, provide an up-to-date version with contact details to newsroom@ castlegarnews.com, drop off at our office at Unit A - 1810 8th Ave in Castlegar or call us at 250-365-6397.

NOVEMBER 17: AGM for Castlegar

Arts Council. Tuesday, November 17 at 4 p.m. at Castlegar and Distict Community Complex.

For more info go to castlegararts gmail.com or call 250-365-8026

3X Canadian Comedy Award Winner

The Mystery of the Hungry Heart Motel Fri Nov 6 • 7:30pm

NOVEMBER 19: Castlegar Nordic Ski Club - Fall General Meeting 7:30 pm at the Castlegar & District Community Complex. All members and non-members welcome. www. castlegarnordic.ca NOVEMBER 21: Castlegar Nordic

Ski Club - Registration Day & Ski Swap on Saturday, November 21 at 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Castlegar & District Community Complex. Includes registration for Rabbit program! Entry fee for Ski Swap is $2. Gear dropoff is from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Open to buyers from: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Pick up unsold items from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Membership Purchases: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Program Registrations: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. For more go to www. castlegarnordic.ca

Bailey Theatre Recital Room $18 in advance $65 series of 4 shows Box office 250-368-9669

SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOTTLE DRIVE: The annual Castlegar Special Olympic bottle drive is on now. Drop off at 2908 Columbia Ave. Special Olympics promotes an active lifestyle and better quality of life for persons with disabilities through their participation in sport. Thank you for supporting our Special Olympic athletes.

ROBSON FLEA MARKET is open all summer. Sundays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Breakfast served until food runs out.

Crafts, collectibles and more. Call Elke to book a table: 250-365-7022.

BLUEBERRY BOTTLE DRIVE: Please drop off refundable bottles and cans at the Blueberry School. All donations go towards funding programs and events at the school.

1507 Columbia Ave Castlegar 250-365-2955 1995 Columbia Ave Trail 250-364-1208

COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK & DROP-IN CENTRE: Monday Food Bank 11 a.m. to 1:30 Wednesday Drop-in centre 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (free). Lunch served 11 to 1:30 Friday Drop-in centre 10 to 1:30 (free). Lunch served 11 to 1:30. Food donations can be dropped off on any of these days at St. David’s Church.

Call 250-608-2227.

SELKIRK WEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD: meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, 10 to 11 a.m. followed by show and tell.

CASTLEGAR A.A. MEETINGS AT THE PIONEER ARENA Sunday at 10 a.m.; Tuesday at 7 p.m.

(Dennis 250-365-2738); Wednesday at noon (Dan 250-359-7817) Thursday and Saturday at 8 p.m. (Jim at 250-365-6216 or Alex 250-359-7031) and Saturday at 8 p.m (Len at 250365-7805).

AL-ANON MEETS EVERY MONDAY NIGHT for people whose lives have been affected by someone’s drinking.

Mondays 8 to 9 p.m. at 2224 6th Ave. (Kootenay Society for Community Living building.) Info: Sydney 250608-1867.

COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK The food bank needs donations.

Cash, cheques and food items can be dropped off during food bank hours or at the Station Museum.

THE SHARING POT DINNER The Sharing Pot Dinner begins serving its hot dinners on Tuesday Sept 29 at 12 noon downtown at the Cadet Hall. The hot meals will be offered every Tuesday throughout the year.

No charge.

ESTATE SALE 1801 Birchwood Drive, Woodland Park Saturday, Oct. 24th, 9:00 - 4:00 pm

TWIN RIVERS COMMUNITY CHOIR Thursdays 7-9 p.m. The Twin Rivers Community Choir has resumed in the basement of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 713, 4th Street, Castlegar.

New members are welcome.

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OCTOBER 22: Robson Recreation Society Annual Borscht Dinner, Robson Hall 5-7 p.m. Homemade borscht and bread, refreshments and apple crisp, $7.50 per person, $4 for children five and under. Take out borscht available for $10 quart Thursday afternoon. All proceeds to upgrades at Robson Hall.

OCTOBER 31:Halloween at the Pass Creek Hall: 11 am to 2 p.m. at 1987 Pass Creek Rd. Free event. There will be a pizza lunch from Thors Pizzeria, a movie, and popcorn. Bring a blanket and pillow to get cozy during the scary movie.

NOVEMBER 14: St. David’s Anglican Church Pre-Christmas Tea. Nov. 14,1 pm to 3 p.m. at the Castlegar Legion. Tea, Coffee, Baking, Sandwiches & Sweets. Cost: $3.50. All are Wecome.

Simon Laurie 250-365-1585

Val Koochin 250-365-1846

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Phil Poznekoff 250-365-4679

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Ongoing FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING for problem gambling; Castlegar Community Services Call 250-6082254.

THE NEW LIFE CHURCH (behind the Castlegar Primary School) will be serving hot nutritious meals for people in the community every Thursday. Doors open at 3:45 and the meal will be served at 4:30 p.m. Please use the basement entrance at the back of the church. For info phone 250365-7500.

GRACE COMMUNION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH: Meets Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. at the Resker Hall in Robson (next door to the Robson Community Church) on Waldie Ave. Phone 250-365-6405 for more information.

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MYRA DUFF WILL BE HOSTING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS: For information about the Heart Support Group please call Myra at 250-3656369.

HEART SUPPORT GROUP will meet the last Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Kinnaird Park. For more info call Myra Duff at 250-365-6369 THE CASTLEGAR AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL AUXILIARY GIFT SHOP in the

Health Clinic is having a sale of 20% off all brand new summer stock. The new winter clothing for infants and children have arrived for your shopping pleasure.

Hours of operation: Mondays thru Thursdays 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

For inquiries please telephone 250-304-1274.

ALL ABOUT BREASTFEEDING: Informative support group for breastfeeding moms. Neighbourhood House in Castlegar, Tuesday 10:30 to noon.

More info: 250-365-3662, or see kootenayfamilyplace.org

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

Marnie Pettit 250-304-3564

Tyler Gienger 250-304-7865

James Kereiff 250-304-8970

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TOPS GROUP MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY 8:30-10 a.m. Kinnaird Hall, 2320 Columbia Ave. Round table discussion. Get motivated to eat healthy, lose weight. Call 250-365-7956.

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) Fall Programs: Community Learning Place Castlegar Library Tuesdays from noon - 3 pm Mother Goose (0-12 months old) Castlegar Library Wednesdays 10-11 am (Starting Oct.14 ) Mother Goose (toddlers & preschoolers) Castlegar Primary Campus Thursdays 9-10 am Starting Oct.15 Tech Learning Place (iPad support) Castlegar Seniors Centre 9-11 am Sept. 23, Oct. 14, 28 Nov. 4, 25, Dec. 2 , 9) English Language Classes Castlegar Library Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30-11:30

am (Childminding on Thursdays) Settlement Services for Newcomers Contact Corinne at 250-687-4714 castlegarsettlement@cbal.org ESL Family Time Kootenay Family Place Fridays 10-12noon Scrabble Club Castlegar Library 6:15-7:45 pm 2nd Tuesday of the month Love 2 Learn Castlegar Primary Campus Fridays 8:45-10:00 am (Starting Oct.9) For more info Contact Alana at 250--687-4983 or email: castlegarcoordinator@ cbal.org

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Community

Garden of Hope Betsy Kline Castlegar News

Castlegar Communities in Bloom (CIB) is joining with the Canadian Cancer Society to create a Garden of Hope for Castlegar. The new garden will feature 1000 daffodils and be planted at the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce. The daffodil is a symbol of hope for many people with cancer and represents a promise to continue the search for a cure.

“A Garden of Hope is the perfect way to honour, pay tribute or host in memory of someone dear to them who is on a cancer journey or has succumbed to this horrible disease. It is a way to help fight back against cancer,” said Allison McCarthy, Revenue Development Coordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Bulbs will be sold in the form of a sponsorship for the new garden with all the proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society. After purchasing the bulbs, the purchaser is then invited to plant the bulbs in the Garden of Hope. CIB members and the Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat team will be selling the bulbs at the Heritage Credit Union on Friday, October 23 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The

bulbs will cost $1 each and any gift of more than $25 is eligible for a tax receipt from the Canadian Cancer Society.

“Our committee came up with the idea of this colourful fundraiser in support of the Canadian Cancer Society where 100 percent of the proceeds received from the sale of over 1,000 daffodil bulbs will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society,” said CIB chairperson Darlene Kalawsky. “Every daffodil represents hope. Every donation helps the Society in the fight for life.”

The planting ceremony will be held Thursday, October 29 from 1-4 p.m. at the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce grounds. Participants are being asked to come dressed for the weather conditions and bring gardening gloves, kneeling pads and rakes.

If you cannot attend the public planting, you can leave your purchased bulbs with the Castlegar CIB and they along with Dragon Boat members will plant the bulbs in the Garden of Hope.

If you would like to help with this project or need more information, you can contact Darlene Kalawsky at 250-365-2155 or darlene@kalawsky.com.

As a result of the public planting, the Garden of Hope is expected to come alive with magnificent, yellow daffodils next spring.

Castlegar RCMP crack down on drugs in the area

A search warrent by Castlegar RCMP has led discovery of an active grow operation.

On Monday, October 19 a search warrant for a residence in the downtown area of Castlegar was executed by Castlegar RCMP with the assistance of the Kootenay Boundary Regional GIS Section.

The search warrant was sought under the authority of the Controlled Drug and Substances Act after the Castlegar RCMP obtained information regarding an active marijuana growing operation in a residence. In addition to the illegal grow operation there was an indication that there were firearms in the home.

Once the warrant was obtained, a team of police officers from the Castlegar detachment and the GIS Section attended the home and were able to conduct a safe and

thorough search of the home that resulted in the locating of actively growing marijuana plants, a significant amount of dried marijuana, cash and firearms.

One male was taken into custody and later released on conditions and to attend court in December.

He is charged with production of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substances Act, also Possession of a Prohibited Firearm and Unsafe Storage of a Firearm contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.

The RCMP also reminded people that information provided by citizens living in the community go a long way to ensuring their community stays a safe place. **** In another search warrant Castlegar RCMP also turned up

illegal drugs.

On October 15, the Castlegar and Trail Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant in Castlegar under the authority of the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act. A number of substances were seized, including what is believed to be 70 tablets containing fentanyl, in excess of three ounces of cocaine and a small amount of marijuana. A laboratory analysis is required to confirm the substances.

Three Castlegar area residents, two males and one female, have been arrested.

Charges have been recommended for the Possession for the Purose of Trafficking, Contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. One of the males was also alleged to have been breaching a Probation Order.

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Columbia Power Corporation boosts Selkirk College Capital Plan With a focus on strengthening a skilled regional workforce, Columbia Power Corporation has invested in Selkirk College’s major capital improvement project that will enhance educational opportunities for students.

Earlier this week, Columbia Power President & CEO Frank Wszelaki presented a $30,000 contribution towards a multi-million dollar capital plan that will see major renovations take place at Nelson’s Silver King Campus and the Castlegar Campus. It’s the latest step in a partnership that has been key in providing a regional solution to labour force demands.

“For more than 20 years, Columbia Power has been committed to hiring qualified local workers during the construction of major hydroelectric projects in the West Kootenay,” says Wszelaki.

“Many of these workers graduated from Selkirk College, so we have a keen interest in supporting the college as they make major improvements to ensure trades and technology students have access to training and equipment which reflect current industry standards.”

The proposed improvements for the Silver King Campus include a major renovation and equipment upgrade to the shop areas, work on the classroom block, and the addition of student common learning spaces. The project involves bringing the facility up to current standards including use of energy efficient heating and lighting, improving the design of the shop classroom spaces, and incorporating spaces for current and future programming.

The capital campaign also includes a phased redevelopment of the student spaces, classrooms and equipment at Selkirk College’s campus in Castlegar. It will include a redesign of the main student area at the campus, improved student and service spaces, and modern classrooms required by today’s educators.

“We celebrated the 50th birthday of the Silver King Campus last fall and the facility is showing its age,” says Selkirk College President Angus Graeme. “We will continue to train individuals for in-demand sectors of our workforce, but this capital project is so important for our future. We are extremely fortunate to have strong community partners like Columbia Power who continue to show support for the future of Selkirk College.”

The capital project has received support from Columbia Basin Trust and other community partners in the last two years. The Silver King renovation proposal is currently before the provincial government who will be the primary contributor to the project.

“We remain confident that the Provincial Government will sign off on this project soon,” says Selkirk College Vice President of College Services & CFO Gary Leier. “Vital to the success of this project is financial support from our industry and business partners. Having Columbia Power step forward to be part of it helps bring to light the importance of the end goals.”

Columbia Power was created in 1995 under the Columbia Basin Accord with the original mandate to undertake power project investments as the agent of the Province of British Columbia and in partnership with Columbia Basin Trust. Over the last two decades, Columbia Power has been an integral component of major dam projects including the recently completed Waneta Expansion project that employed more than 1,400 people and pumped more than $300 million into the regional economy during construction.

Columbia Power owns and operates hydro power projects in the Basin with a vision that includes reinvesting in the future of the region through areas including post-secondary. The partnership with Selkirk College extends deep into the desired outcomes for both organizations.

“Partnering with Selkirk College to ensure local trades students have access to modernized equipment was the foundation for Columbia Power’s financial contribution to the college,” says Wszelaki. “In addition, Columbia Power supports the college by offering hands-on field training for students in programs like Recreation Fish & Wildlife, Integrated Environmental Planning, Plant Operator and Engineering. We also take pride in providing annual scholarships and offering summer employment opportunities.”

The Silver King Campus and Castlegar Campus capital improvement project will provide $32 million in upgrades to both facilities.

Find out more about the Columbia Power Corporation at columbiapower.org and Selkirk College at selkirk.ca.

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More than anything else, her love of painting sustained Lilette through difficult times. A thermos and lunch basket accompanied her painting supplies to her favourite settings.

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Lilette Mahon: Art in Living Walter Volovsek A Retrospective

Condolence letters consoled Lilette after her husband’s death on June 18, 1937. A most perceptive tribute was penned by Laura Jamieson: “The freedom that he gave you was so generous.” That statement was not so much a reflection on Edward as it was on Lilette, who had dedicated much of her time for social causes.

Her commitment to education commenced with service on the Vancouver school boards and culminated with her election to the presidency of the BC School Trustees Association. She served as vice-president in the local branch of the League of Nations Society. She ran for councillor on the civic government, and in 1935 she represented the Reconstruction Party in Vancouver Centre. Although she won neither seat, she made her struggle for social justice clear to all. Edward could proudly declare her to be ‘a power in the land.”

Hard times followed, as the Depression had nearly bankrupted Edward. With her son Bryan she moved to a smaller rental house.

As the economic climate improved, it was possible to sell the remaining real estate assets Edward had owned. Family finances brightened after Bryan secured a position with Boeing Aircraft of Canada. They started planning a new house, which would reflect the new movement being launched at the time.

“Art in Living” was a concept that coupled architects with artists in the design of novel homes, which were uncluttered by needless ornamentation, possessed artistic appeal, and were affordable. Well known artists like B.C. Binning and Fred Amess collaborated with architects to carry out the new vision. For her new home on SW Marine Drive, Lilette engaged a relatively unknown architect, C. E. (Ned) Pratt. Ned would later become famous as a founder of the West Coast Modern style of residential housing. He is best known for the design of the B.C. Electric building on Burrard Street and the adjacent Dal Grauer Substation.

The house on a sloping lot offered fine views toward Boundary Bay. It was flooded with natural light from the large windows on its south aspect. Bryan, who was away much of the time on Boeing

business, questioned Pratt on some of the features, but Lilette fully supported the design, which, according to her, “brought the outside in and the inside out”. The large lot with a small stream running through offered the perfect setting for her other passion – gardening.

At the same time she gravitated more fully to her artistic interests. During the war she enrolled in the Vancouver School of Art as a mature student, obtaining her degree in 1947. By then she was part of an inner circle, which in addition to Amess and Binning, included Jack Shadbolt and Charles Scott. Many photographs document formal garden parties or informal picnics on the seashore with her artistic friends.

By this time Bryan was no longer living with her, as he had moved to Seattle to accept a position with the parent company. In time he would become manager of all flight test operations. Lilette carried on with her gardening and painting in the company of like-minded friends. She missed, however, her previous active life, where she had been an influence with her husband’s enthusiastic support. That note of sadness was documented by a reporter who was interviewing ‘Mrs. Mahon’ in March 1953, on the eve of her departure to Seattle with a serious heart condition: “The picture of Vancouver’s future is much in her mind these days as she packs, paints water colours of the flowers in her garden (‘I want to take them with me, so to speak’) – and hangs coconut shells full of suet for the hundreds of birds which hold noisy lunch sessions on her porch . . . Mrs. Mahon hasn’t had nearly as big a share as she would like since 1937, (‘when I went out of circulation’).

True, she has completed a four year course at the Art School and painted and sketched like mad, but by her own energetic standards she’s been living ‘like a vegetable’. Upon hearing this self-portrait, the reporter threatened to describe her as ‘a turbulent turnip’, for although she keenly regrets not being in the thick of things, she has gone on simmering with interest in everything that affects this province and its future.”

Lilette died in her new home on Mercer Island on April 16, 1956. In October, the Lilette Mahon Memorial Exhibition was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery, with Charles H. Scott offering a tribute to her life.

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Live action roleplaying fun in Castlegar Chelsea Novak Castlegar News

Every Saturday afternoon for the past few months the nature path at Kinnaird Park has been transformed into the site of a fantastic battle.

The Castlegar Youth Council has been running a live action roleplaying (LARP) group since the beginning of the summer, and the kids who participate roam the path, fighting each other with swords, lightsabers, and magic powers.

LARPing is usually based on the same rules as other roleplaying games, such as Dungeons and Dragons, only with LARPing players actually dress up as their characters and act out combat with fake weapons.

The Youth Council started a group after a player’s mother suggested it.

“Landon Postnikoff ... is sort of one of our leaders in our group. His mom was a student of mine—practicum student of mine—and sort of posed the idea to our youth council group as, ‘Hey, do you think that the kids might like to do this live action roleplay? My son did a group in Nelson with the Nelson Youth Centre.’ And she said maybe he’d like to come talk to the group about it,” explains Zoe Mackay, the council’s program coordinator.

While LARPing is usually done in a set universe—e.g. Star Wars, Dungeons and Dragons, Pokemon—the Youth Council decided to keep the theme open so that it would be more accessible.

“We wanted to keep it open so that anybody can join with their character. They can mix them

up, and that way it’s more inclusive to whoever,” says Mackay.

Group members had to design their characters and come up with background stories before they could begin playing. They also made some costumes, but they don’t always wear them, and still enjoy creating new characters for themselves.

“They’re still in the rough stages.... They don’t always all bring their costumes and stuff, and they’re always also kind of doing their own thing with ‘Hey, today I made a new character, and so now I’m this guy,’” explains Mackay.

Postnikoff plays two characters: Angus MacDonald, a Scotsman from before the Jacobite Rebellion, and Darth Pyros, a Sith Lord.

His fellow LARPers also play a mix of characters.

Damian Hillstead plays as both Dumnorix Hilisted, a viking, and David Valentine, an elemental or someone who can control the elements.

Hannah Johnstone plays as Rin RaRz, a human, siren and demon wolf, and as Alice, a reaper, assassin, and Dragonborn (can talk to dragons).

Olivia West plays as both Captain Hoppity, an android with rocket launchers in her arms who can summon tanks, and Shade, a Sith with lightening powers.

Mackay also gets in on the action, playing a healer who can assist the kids when they take damage.

She says she’d like to find an indoor space so they can keep LARP going over the winter, and help the kids develop their costumes further.

She’d also like to see them put together a book

The Castlegar Youth Council runs a live action roleplaying game every Saturday at Kinnaird Park. From left to right: Landon Postnikoff, Damian Hillstead, Olivia West, and Hannah Johnstone.

Photo by Chelsea Novak describing their LARP characters and laying out the rules.

“It’ll have the character and what their powers are, what world they came from,” says Mackay.

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Working together to be the best for our communities, our environment… our future!

Having been in Castlegar for more than 50 years… most Castlegar News readers know Celgar makes pulp and produces and supplies green energy. Here’s a glimpse of some of the other things that have kept us busy over the last few months...

Celgar hosts UBC Students

Approximately 45 third-year engineering students from the University of British Columbia spent a day with Celgar last month. The group spent the morning learning about Celgar and the pulp industry through presentations, and the afternoon touring through the mill’s Fibreline, Kiln/Recaust, ChemPlant, Environmental treatment, Evaps/Recovery and Power Generation facilities. This is the second year that Celgar has toured and shared our processes with the future Chemical and Technical Engineers from UBC.

Celgar in a movie!

Not only is the movie Hollow in the Land being filmed on location in Castlegar… several scenes will also be filmed on the mill site!

The Celgar Pavilion The much anticipated Grand Opening of The Celgar Pavilion took place in late August. Celgar was eager to be involved when the Rotary approached us for funding for this multi-use facility at Millennium Park. As the major sponsor we are very grateful and honoured to have it named as our namesake. The magnificent sculpture, “The Goose Flies Over the Moon” which was commissioned by Celgar and crafted by well-known artisans James Karthein and Kevin Kratz (two-time “People’s Choice” winners for SulptureWalk) was also revealed at the event.

BC Forest Fires Fire is a natural part of the forest ecosystem lifecycle and has numerous benefits. However, it can also have some serious economic impacts on our community. All of the employees at Zellstoff Celgar take forest fire concerns seriously. As members of the community, we feel for everyone who has been impacted by forest fires. Forest fires can also impact our fibre supply.

Losing timber to fire affects the entire forest industry. When sawmills are impacted, we are also affected by a reduction in residual chip supply. Furthermore, some burnt timber may be suitable for lumber production, but not for pulp production. Lumber is taken from the centre of the log – this portion is usually not affected by fire. Residual wood chips, that are used to make pulp, are mostly taken from the perimeter of the log that can burn easily and quickly in forest fires. Burnt wood cannot be used to make bleached pulp as the charring cannot be removed from the fibre. As a result, chips from deeply burned logs are only usable as hog fuel for power production, not pulping. This reduces the value of the charred log as fewer components are able to be extracted from it.

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Kootenay Society for Community Living staff and clients went about spreading good will around Castlegar last week.

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Kootenay Society for Community Living celebrated community living month by organizing pay it forward events spanning several days last week. All across the province, individuals with disabilities are being celebrated for the unique gifts, strengths, talents, and contributions they are bringing to the communities that they call home.

Participants, families, board, and staff of KSCL were out in the community doing random acts of kindness in the pay it forward spirit. They handed out small gifts to random people at

work sites, businesses, parking lots, Selkirk College and City Hall. They also tried to visit all of their client’s employers to show their appreciation.

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Student from the Robson Community elementary school pay close attention to instructor while learning about invasive plants.

Learning about invasive plants

Early October provided the Robson Community School Grade 6 and 7 class an opportunity to contribute to the community in a positive way.

Under the guidance of their teacher, Ms. Stienstra and a host of volunteers from the Friends of Parks and Trails, students learned about invasive plants, cooperated to improve the walking trails and learned from Dr. Peter Wood about some of the creatures and plants that live in and around Waldie Island.

“Waldie Island is so beautiful and has many interesting insects, like wolf spiders, blue herons, squirrels, wax wings, geese, yellow finches and pollinators.

I can’t wait to walk the trail again,” said Leanne.

Zach stated that the burdock was “gnarly” because they were really hard to get off of clothes and hair.

Sarah Munier has been the trail leader for several years now and was in charge of the groups that learned about the problem burdock and other invasive plants can cause and how to illuminate them.

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“We took giant clippers and cut out the plants and put them into a huge pile which would eventually be burned,” commented Max, “personally I loved volunteering and after winter I want to start volunteering with them; the kids had a blast!”

Zak stated that he personally enjoyed the trail building with Lawrence and Ben Redfern, because he got to shovel, wheel barrel and rake dirt onto the trails, but his least favorite was the burrs.

“I got covered from head to toe! We had a fantastic trip to Waldie Island, we did so many awesome things.”

Angela Grant, a parent volunteer, made sure kids had their hot lunches after a morning of hard work.

Rhyan added that “we helped to build trails for the whole community to enjoy”.

“Living in the Kootenays provides us with the opportunity to discover, and we are learning to make a difference where we live”, said Mackenzie.

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Rebels continue winning ways Jonathan Schwarcz Castlegar News

It was a good weekend for the Castlegar Rebels.

The Rebels beat the North Okanagan Knights 4-0 on Saturday October 17 at the Castlegar Complex and on Sunday they scored a 3-3 tie with the Kelowna Chiefs in Kelowna in a close game that even with overtime could not decide.

The Rebels are now one point behind first place Beaver Valley and three points ahead of the third place Nelson Leafs in the Neil Murdoch division of the KIJHL. Saturday’s game opened with Rebels Chris Breese setting up teammate Chance Szott only a minute and ten seconds into the game.

The Rebels scored again near the halfway mark in the period with a pass from Darren Medeiros to Vince Bitonti.

The Rebels scored in the second period on a power play at 9:06 by Lindan Calliou, assisted by Tayden Woods.

The Rebels put the coup de grace on the Knights with only 23 seconds left in the game with a breakaway goal by Luke Madge beautifully.

Rebels Darren Medeiros lets his fists fly towards his opponent.

Photo by Jonathan Schwarcz The North Okanagan team were definitely putting pressure on the Rebel net throughout the game, but Castlegar Rebels goalie Joseph Mcleod seemed to almost magically halt pucks from crossing the line into the net. He registered a shutout stopping all 43 shots that came his way including 17 in the third period along with nine power play opportunities that somehow appeared powerless for the Knights.

The stand-out Rebel player for both games was Mcleod.

After Saturday’s well deserved shutout, he took on an onslaught of 53 shots from the Kelowna Chiefs,

allowing only three goals. He was philosophical after Saturday’s game when asked about the game and how he dealt with the pressure.

“The guys worked really hard they made my job easy tonight,” he said. “I’m just doing my job.

You just breath and think about the next save, knowing everything will workout and really enjoy the moment out there.”

The Rebels play again this Friday Oct. 23 on home ice against the Spokane Braves. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. The Rebels play again on Sunday afternoon against the Princeton Posse. Puck drops at 2 p.m.

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Bart Choufour, director and head coach of the Whitecaps’ academy and pre residency program, joined Kootenay regional head coach Brett Adams and staff coach Drissa Bouare for a practice in Castlegar on Wednesday night.

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Special visitor spends time at new Whitecaps prospect centre Chelsea Novak Castlegar News

The director and head coach of the Whitecaps’ academy and pre residency program is visiting the region this week and spent Wednesday night with players from Castlegar.

Bart Choufour was paying a visit to Castlegar to check in on the Whitecaps’ new prospects academy. “[I’m] working with players, working with coaches. Just see[ing] how everything is going over here with the academy centre that’s expanding and it’s very exciting,” he said.

Choufour works out of Vancouver, but since it’s his job to oversee all of the academy centres he travels quite bit.

He’s been to the Kootenays many times, visiting the prospect academy in Nelson.

Asked what he looks for when he visits academy centres, Choufour says, “Are we working the way that we want to work? ... Brett [Adams, Kootenay regional head coach,] has been with us for a while and he has a very good grip on what we’re trying to do, and how we’re trying to teach things, and how we like to run our sessions, so I’m sure that will be well taken care of.”

Choufour also looks for high potential players for the Whitecaps’ HPP Program.

“We’re always looking for those, because if there are players good enough in one of our academy centres then they may warrant a trial with us in Vancouver,” said Choufour, “either on

the girls or the boys side because we have full-time programs in both ... from under 14 on.”

HPPs train with the pre residency team in Vancouver, and go through a rigorous assessment process.

“They’ll participate in a match. We’ll have an interview with them,” said Choufour. “Like you know, we want to know a little bit more what they’re like, because one of the things that we use for assessment of players—like obviously we’re looking at technical, tactical, mental and physical—but we’re also looking a little bit at lifestyle. What are they all about? Do they really live to be an athlete? Do they take care of themselves?”

Choufour joins some of the young Castlegar boys for practice in the Selkirk College gym, passing the ball back and forth with them, and calling a time out every once in a while to give tips and directions. He hardly ever stops moving.

While Choufour has been in the Kootenays many times, before practice he tells the boys that this is a special trip, because his wife is from Castlegar and this time she’s come with him.

“Usually when I come and visit, I come by myself and I stay in a hotel,” he said, “but this time I drove up with my wife because it’s a little bit more of an extended trip, so we drove up together today and are staying at my mother-in-laws in Castlegar.”

Choufour spent Thursday evening in Trail, Saturday in Cranbrook, and Sunday in Nelson.

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In Loving Memory Of

Estelle Eleanor Gerrand Estelle Eleanor Gerrand passed away on October 17, 2015 at the Brookhaven Care Home in Kelowna B.C. at the age of 97 years.

When someone you love becomes a memory. . . that memory becomes a treasure.

Jean Lenore Miscavitch With heavy hearts, the family of Jean Lenore Miscavitch of Castlegar wishes to announce her unexpected passing at her home, on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, blessed with 79 years of life.

Jean was born in Summerland on November 4, 1935 to parents Marie and Lloyd Miller.

She met and on May 22, 1971 married John Victor Miscavitch. The couple raised two daughters. Jean spent her working career as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

She enjoyed gardening, floor curling and choral singing but her passion was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her brothers Ron, Charles and Bob. Left to mourn her loss is her loving husband of 44 years John; her daughters Carla (Garry) and Shelley (Mark); her grandchildren Jarrod, Brandon, Daniel and Sarah and numerous friends.

Cremation has taken place in care of Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

James (Jim) Forrest August 19, 1931 – October 5, 2015 Jim’s family is sad to announce his sudden but peaceful passing on October 5.

He was born of Scottish parents in Singapore, Malaysia, and educated in Glasgow. After doing his national service with the Scots Greys in occupied Germany, he emigrated to Canada, where he eventually took an electrical apprenticeship in Ocean Falls, B.C. It was in Ocean Falls that he met his future wife Susan (nee Selbie), and where his two children were born. Later, the family lived in Kelowna before moving to Castlegar in the mid 1970s. For many years Jim worked on heavy construction though the IBEW union, participating in the building of the Waneta Mall, the 7-Mile Dam, rebuilds at Celgar, Cominco and Skookumchuk pulp mill, coal mines and gas pipe lines near Fernie, plus a number of schools, hospitals, and other mines.

Jim was proud of his Scottish heritage, but equally proud of his Canadian citizenship. He was a real history buff, with a special interest in railway and naval history. But his main love was for his family.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Susan, his daughter Patricia and son-in -law Christopher Huffam, his son Douglas, and grandchildren James Huffam, Ian Huffam, and Amanada Huffam.

Rest in peace.

There will be no service at this time, but there will probably be a memorial celebration at a future date.

Any donations would be appreciated, to the charity of your choice, but, should you be interested, Jim’s favourites were the SPCA, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and the BC Wildlife Federation.

Thanks.

Estelle was born in Brandon Manitoba on January 27, 1918. Her parents were Annie and Andrew Huckla. The family moved to Melville, Saskatchewan when Estelle was very young.

When she was 16 years old her father died and as her mother was not well, Estelle became the breadwinner in the home to support her mother and brother, Phillip who was four years younger.

She worked as a domestic until she earned enough money to finance her training as a secretary. Once she was qualified she worked as secretary in the Melville Co-op Creamery as the manager’s assistant.

In 1940, Estelle married Walter Gerrand, the love of her life and they moved to Yellowknife, NWT where Walter worked as a miner and trained to be an assayer for the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company. It was an adventurous time for both of them as the stories of these early days are spellbinding. A year later their daughter Dianna was born and shortly after that they were transferred to the CM&S operations in Trail, BC. Two years later, their son Bruce was born and shortly after that Walter spent two years away training as a soldier in the Second World War. These were very difficult times for Estelle but with ingenuity and resourcefulness, challenges were overcome.

Walter and Estelle lived in Trail for 60 years enjoying raising their children and taking part in many community activities. Estelle was a busy mother with caring for her children and keeping an immaculate house and yard. She loved to sew, do needlework, play bridge, square dance and be an integral part of the neighborhood. She was involved as a Brownie leader, volunteered with the United Church ladies group, and rolled bandage for the Cancer clinic at the Trail Hospital. Estelle and Walter were long time members of the Knox United Church in Trail.

In later years, Estelle and Walter travelled to Europe and spent several winters in Hawaii. They both thoroughly enjoyed many bus trips from Trail to Reno as well as exploring Canada.

Estelle was predeceased by her parents Andrew and Annie as well as her brother Phillip. Walter died in 2002 and Estelle moved to Kelowna to be closer to her daughter. In Kelowna she lived in Sandalwood Retirement Resort for 11 years and Lakeshore Place for the last two years.

Left to mourn are daughter Dianna Behrner (Fred) of Kelowna, son Bruce Gerrand (Clara) of Castlegar, grandchildren Jeffrey (Melanie) Behrner and Alison (Shawn) Slingerland, Michael Gerrand (Pamela) and Lisa (Gerrand) Martin, great grandchildren Andrew Gerrand, Reid Gerrand, Darrah Martin, Jackson Martin and Kylan Behrner.

The family would like to thank Dr. Shari Claremont for the kind and compassionate care she provided for our mother. Also, thank you to Brookhaven Care Centre where the staff provided thoughtful and personal service.

A family graveside service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, a donation in Estelle Gerrand’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada or the the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

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Local rider decides to step it up continued from page 20

Allison Ritson attended the championship from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5 and rode her six-year-old gelding Hotrod Star, also known as Jellybean, in two events, Rookie Amateur Trail and Rookie Amateur Horsemanship.

“It was his first big show, and yeah it was really good,” said Ritson.

The show took place at South Point Hotel Casino and Spa south of the Las Vegas strip.

“South Point Casino is suited for horses, so there’s stalls down in the basement, there’s all the arenas downstairs,” said Ritson.

There were 54 to 73 riders competing against Ritson at the rookie level, and she managed to place in the top 20 for the Rookie Amateur Trail class, meeting her goal for the competition.

The trail event involves the rider guiding her horse through a series of obstacles—gates, bridges, poles.

“It’s rated on how well you go over those obstacles. If your horse hits an obstacle it’s a default, or you know if he’s disobedient, or you don’t do the course correctly you’re disqualified,”explained Ritson.

Horsemanship has the rider take her horse through a set pattern.

“It’s based on how well you control your horse, your position, and how well the horse executes the maneuvers with little direction from you,” said Ritson.

Jellybean did well considering he’s a Western pleasure horse, and only started competing in the Trail event last May where the polls were a problem for him.

“He hit every poll. Every poll. His feet

were like yellow and red from the poll marks, from the paint coming off. So to Notice of Tax Sale go to this big of a class and do really well is Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Community Charter and the Local Government Act, the C a huge achievement for him,” said Ritson. th This is the first year Ritson has com-of Castlegar will be conducting the Annual Tax Sale of lands for delinquent taxes at 445 13 Ave peted at the Level 1 Championship, butSuite 101, Castlegar, British Columbia commencing at 10:00am on Monday September 28, 2015. is Council a list of of properties within the City of Castlegar to tax sale at September 11, 2015 she’s been down to watch the show thefollowing The the City of Castlegar wishes to establishsubject a revitalization taxas exemption program first three years of the four year event. in order to create an economic stimulus that will encourage capital investment, expand the comProperty Address Legal Description “I’ve been going down every year toFolio mercial property tax base, enhance the visual appeal of commercial properties within the City watch it, so I had an idea of the competiand create economic growth opportunities throughout the City. tion, which is amazing,” she said.

Lot 13 & 14, Block 17, Plan NEP650, District Lot 181, PID 016-1 00030.000 416 9th Avenue Ritson didn’t have much time to watch 250,this 016-159-276 The program is intended to accomplish objective by providing a tax exemption to commerth other events at the show, since she was00309.170 7-625 Avenuethroughout the LotCity.

7, Plan District Lot 181, PID 028-882-598 cial class 6, 11 properties The EPS893, exemption will apply to renovation, alteration or th busy taking care of Jellybean, but she did00332.000 761 10 Avenue Lot A, Plan District Lotof 181, PID 014-486-067 expansion projects.

Commercial properties that NEP5570, engage in these types projects may be exempthave a chance to check out the strip once00589.065 ed from assessment value attributable to PID the renovation, 605municipal Tamaracktaxes Streeton the newLot C, Plan NEP2882, DL 4598, 015-086-984alteration or the show was over. expansion of their building.

00622.000 186 Columbia Avenue Lot 3, Plan NEP1984, District Lot 4598, PID 015-604-063 As a rookie, Ritson didn’t need to qual-01023.000 2804 5th Avenue Lot 8, Block 3, Plan 2293, DL 4598, PID 015-326-471 ify for the event, but amateur-level and001543.00 It is proposed the bylaw provideLot a tax exemption for six follows: 2309 10ththat Avenue 5, Plan NEP2261, DLyears 7174,asPID 012-380-385 pro-riders do, and only amateurs and pros0 1-3: 100% of the assessed the7171, alteration or expansion; can enter into the AQHA World Champi-01689.010 909Year 27th Street Lot 1,value Planattributable NEP16224,to DL PID 009-027-432 onship Show taking place in November.01696.010 2609 10th Avenue Lot 1, Plan 15101, DL 7175, PID 009-692-746 4 – 80% of the assessed value attributable to the alteration or expansion; Ritson would like to move into the01810.501 4490Year Blueberry Road Lot 2, Manufactured Home Reg. No. 24672, DL 12354, PID 015-4 amateur level and start earnings points 895value attributable to the alteration or expansion; Year 5 – 60% of the assessed to qualify for the World Championship.04126.000 316 103rd Street Lot 12, Plan NEP4319, DL 4598, PID 005-205-701 “But they’re hard to get,” Ritson said Year 6 – 40% of the assessed value attributable to the alteration or expansion. of the points. “Especially around here, Additional information pertaining to the Annual Tax Sale can be found at the following web site: I mean you might get a half a point per The amount of the annual tax exemption will be equal to that part of the municipal portion of class if you won.” property taxes imposed under Section 197(1)(a) of the Community Charter calculated by deductwww.castlegar.ca/taxsale.php In areas where more people compete ing the baseline assessment (BC Assessment’s last published land and improvements assessed first place can earn a rider 3 points, but value the commencement the project)orfrom assessed value and doesimmediately not providebefore information specific toofproperties tax the salecurrent information. competition is hard and there’s also theThe cityapplying the difference to the current municipal tax rate. It is proposed that the bylaw provide cost of getting to those events. an exemption on the fi rst $750,000 of a project and it contact: is estimated that the maximum tax saving arrangements to pay delinquent property taxes please For now Ritson will continue workingTo make incentive that the bylaw would provide is approximately $41,100. with Jellybean to improve, going down Officer to Omak, Wash. where she trains withChief Financial Further information is available on the City’s website at: Email: awbuss@castlegar.ca Melissa Sexton.

Fax (250) 365-4810 “There’s no trainers around here that(250) 365-7227 HYPERLINK “http://www.castlegar.ca/notices.php” http://www.castlegar.ca/notices.php could do what we’re doing, so I go down to Omak to Mellisa’s to train,” said Ritson.

City of Castlegar, Director of Finance (250) 365-7227 “She’s awesome. She’s a trainer, she’s a world class judge, a world class competitor.”

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Mike and Thelma Postnikoff would like to thank their children, grandchildren, family and friends for their surprise 50th Wedding Anniversary party.

Once again Thank you so much!

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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, this week may start off a little differently than most, but by midweek you will find your groove.

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Community

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Community Futures is celebrating 30 years of supporting small business in the Central Kootenay.

The non-profit offers services that help entrepreneurs to establish and grow their businesses.

Some of Community Futures Central Kootenay’s most popular offerings include flexible small business loans, free business counselling and the Self Employment Program.

They also manage the Basin Business Advisors Program and Invest Kootenay, while supporting initiatives like the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership and Junior Dragons Den. “Most local small business owners have been through our door at one time or another,” said Community Futures Central Kootenay executive director Andrea Wilkey.

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“I’m always amazed by the range of business ideas we see coming through the Self Employment Program,” said Wilkey.

“We’ve had everything from people starting restaurants and retail stores, to inventing products, or selling their creative/professional services.”

Over the years, Community Futures Central Kootenay has added new programs and services to respond to community need. Ten years ago, it launched Invest Kootenay

to market businesses opportunities. Three Years ago it began delivering the Basin Business Advisors Program on behalf of Columbia Basin Trust, offering free expert advice to established businesses. And just this year, it announced the Youth Mean Business Program for people under 30 who want to start a business.

“We run more programs than a lot of people realize,” Wilkey said.

“Chances are if you have a business, we have a program that can help you.”

To learn more about Community Futures, visit the website www.futures. bc.ca.

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Castlegar News Thursday, October 22, 2015

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A Brief History of the Arrival of Acupuncture Written by Chris Mansbridge, Reg. Accupuncturist

Health is wealth, so cheers to the value of feeling great. October 24th is Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day, celebrating the North American movement towards alternative health.

The three thousand year old practice of acupuncture has shifted from being unknown and undervalued, to becoming a fully recognized practice by Interior Health and most insurance companies. But it wasn’t always this way. It was held back by skepticism of a medicine that based wellness on the whole body and not microscopic cells and a disbelief of how insertion of little needles could possibly improve ones health.

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Until the recent introduction of alternative medicines into the western world, we relied solely on our MDs to direct our health. Though not always bad, the options were limited. Western medicine has always been a great modality when it comes to life saving interventions. But what about those illnesses that aren’t life threatening, but more lifestyle threatening?

Problems like pain, insomnia, digestion, stress, and headache? It was these problems that alternative medicines, like acupuncture, treated so well and created a public desire for other types and styles of medical treatments.

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In the early 1970s, there were acupuncturists practicing in North America, but because of the seemingly bizarre concept of acupuncture, government restrictions made the practice illegal. However, one of the most notorious Presidents of the United States did something that changed everything. When opening relations with China in 1972, Richard Nixon sent Henry Kissinger east along with New York Times reporter James Reston. Once in China,

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Reston became very ill and was taken to the hospital. But instead of inserting IVs or taking X-rays, the doctor gave an acupuncture treatment. Reston recovered quickly and wrote his glowing testimonial about acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in the next issue of the New York Times.

Acupuncture was giving it’s first exposure in a major North American publication.

Shortly after, the practice of acupuncture was legalized and clinics popped up all over America.

Over the next thirty years, acupuncture continued to grow in the west, but hadn’t been accepted as a common practice. Then in 2002, the World Health Organization put out a report endorsing acupuncture for sixty-six page list worth of illnesses including pain, anxiety, indigestion, and gynecological issues.

Then, thanks to a large Asian population on the coast creating a big demand, British Columbia became the first province to have acupuncture covered by Medical Services Plan (MSP). Shorty after, most extended medical began to coverage of the practice. Traditional Chinese Medicine had unpacked its bags and was in the west to stay.

What I think made acupuncture appealing here is its focus on balance. All Chinese medicinal physiology, pathology and treatment can eventually be reduced to that. It’s incredibly simply, yet very profound. Don’t just treat the symptoms when you have an illness – the key to resolving it is to find out what is creating the imbalance. When that balance is restored and the body is functioning properly again, they pain and other symptoms, can’t exist.

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medicine is a new style of treatment for the MD called Functional Medicine.

It was created by an American doctor working in a hospital in China. When you see a Functional Medicine Doctor, they perform a series of tests of each of your body’s major systems, like blood work or urine samples, to determine what is in excess or deficiency which could be causing your symptoms. They then take the results of those tests and give supplements or other medicines to bring those excesses or deficiencies back in balance. Sounds familiar. In fact, this seems like the perfect marriage of eastern and western medicine – using the west’s elaborate and sophisticated diagnostic equipment with the east’s fundamentals of treating the root of the problem and creating balance. It’s for reasons like these that Chinese Medicine has forever left it’s mark on the west.

But this story isn’t over. The migration of complementary and alternative medicines into the Canadian medical system is still in its infancy. Imagine acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage replacing or supplementing pain medications in a hospital. What if alternative and western doctors sat in the same room with a patient to explain the options of both types of treatments? What would happen if our medical system focused on taking healthy people and keeping them that way, like how its been done in China for three thousand years? We can take a good medical system and turn it into the ultimate medical community.

Happy Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day. Celebrate by putting some more balance in your life. After all, acupuncture has always been a poke in the right direction.

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