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SD 20 sells Blueberry Creek School for $1 BETSY KLINE Castlegar News

After what has been a long and developing relationship between School District 20 and the Blueberry Creek Community Society (BCCS)

the school board finally released to the public Monday night that they have sold the Blueberry Creek Community School to the society.

The board released an in camera motion dated October 27, 2014 stating: “That the Board sell the building and land to Blueberry Creek Com-

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The release included a statement from the board reporting that negotiations were completed successfully, the documents have been signed and that the new owner has officially registered all titles. Although the vote was not unanimous, the statement concluded with: “We wish Blueberry Creek Community Society all the best with their new asset.”

The BCCS has had a presence in the school since 1997 when they became the first community school in Castlegar and began renting a portion of the building. In 2002 the school district ceased to use the property as a school, instead using it as a place for support staff and district resources.

When the district removed these last assets from the building in 2012, the BCCS began to lease the entire building and site. At that time they took on the responsibility for the building, maintenance, operations and utilities and began negotiating with the goal of a future sale.

Ongoing negotiations, public input and persistence by BCCS led to the sale of the school becoming an issue in the last school board elections, with the majority of candidates for the Castlegar area going on record in favour of a future purchase.

Rebecca McDonnell, environmental director, and community liaison for BCCS was at the school board meeting for the official public release of the sale information. “We are thrilled,” said McDonnell.

“We’re delighted now that the public can be informed about the decision the board made. We couldn’t be happier that our society is going to be able to do what we do for our community.”

McDonnell acknowledges that there is hard work ahead to care for and update the aging building. “It is exciting and a bit nerve wracking. There is a huge responsibility on our society,” she said.

“There is a lot of work that needs to be done, but we are excited to step up and do it.”

The BCCS will continue to offer the same programs it has in the past including day care, preschool, Strong Start, after school care, summer camps, environmental programs, seniors programs and exercise programs.

There is a lot of work that needs to be done, but we are excited to step up and do it.

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Given that he decided to forego counselling, and the lack of any indication that he understands why this crime is treated so seriously, The former chief financial officer of the Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary regional districts is serving a 19½-month jail sentence after admitting to possession and distribution of child pornography.

Grant Roeland, 59, was arrested at his home in Warfield on Sept. 20, 2013 after Trail RCMP received a tip from the BC child exploitation unit. Police seized two laptops and two hard drives that contained 508 images and 428 videos that met the definition of child pornography.

Roeland was charged with six offences and released on bail. However, on Jan. 8, 2015, he was arrested again on a breach of recognizance for possessing computer equipment. He didn’t seek release and has remained in custody since.

Although he initially elected trial by judge, Roeland pled guilty on April 2 to one count of possession of child porn and another of possession for the purpose of transmission. He also acknowledged violating his bail conditions.

At the time of the offences, the first count carried a minimum sentence of six months in jail and a maximum of five years while the second count had a minimum of one year and maximum of 10 years. Crown counsel sought a prison sentence of two years less a day, while the defence asked for 15 to 18 months.

In passing sentence in Rossland Provincial Court on June 11, Judge Richard Hewson said Roeland was born and raised on a dairy farm in Manitoba and has two daughters with his now-ex-wife of 32 years. Roeland studied engineering at university and after working in that field, became a certified general accountant in 1996 and was employed by local governments in Alberta and BC. He was chief financial officer of the Regional District of Central Kootenay in Nelson from March 2007 until March 2013 when he accepted the same position with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary in Trail.

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Grant Roeland, seen here while employed by the Regional District of Central Kootenay as its chief financial officer, is serving jail time after admitting to child pornography offences.

Greg Nesteroff photo RDCK chief administrator Stuart Horn said they learned of Roeland’s arrest shortly after it happened and searched his work computers but found nothing inappropriate. The RDKB didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Hewson said at the time of Roeland’s arrest, he had been in an online chat room with an undercover police officer. He used a peer-to-peer network where people share pornographic images by exchanging passwords that allow them to access each other’s folders. Roeland provided his password to 150 users.

During the sentence hearing, the courtroom was temporarily closed to the public so the judge could view what the Crown and defence agreed was a “representative sample” of the images and videos found on Roeland’s computers.

They included boys and girls who appeared younger than five and none who appeared older than 12.

“The children in the videos and images are anonymous,” Hewson said. “I don’t know their names, but I’m sure they each have one. They exist somewhere in the world. They either know or will know when they’re older that images of their abuse are being shared by people who enjoy their suffering. Child pornography is not a victimless crime.”

A psychologist’s report found Roeland is a low to moderate to risk to reoffend in possessing child pornography but a low risk for direct sexual offences against children or others. Court heard that while Roeland violated his bail conditions by having a computer, he didn’t use it access child porn.

The judge said he considered the fact Roeland had no prior criminal record, pled guilty, apologized in court, and wasn’t involved in producing child porn as mitigating circumstances. But he weighed that against the age of the children involved, the size of Roeland’s collection, which was “readily and easily distributed,” and the “scenes of depravity” it contained.

“Given that he decided to forego counselling, and the lack of any indication that he understands why this crime is treated so seriously, his guilty plea and apology cannot be given great weight as an indication of remorse or evidence of insight,” Hewson said.

Hewson sentenced Roeland to 18 months in jail on each count to be served concurrently and 1½ months for the breach of conditions to be served consecutively.

He gave Roeland time-and-a-half credit for his five months in pre-sentence custody, leaving the total amount of new time to serve as one year. Roeland was also placed on three years probation and isn’t allowed to be alone with anyone under 16 without a probation officer’s permission.

Roeland was further ordered to provide a DNA sample, placed on the national sex offender registry for 20 years, and is banned from accessing the Internet for 10 years.

Crown counsel stayed the four remaining charges.

Through much of the proceedings, a court-ordered ban prevented publication of Roeland’s name.

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“It is a huge undertaking,” said Saari. The remodel features a new concept that Canadian Tire has called Smart Store 1. “It has all of the newest innovations that Canadian Tire has in its plan-a-grams. We have them all in our store.”

Saari is excited about the new housewares department which has expanded by almost 50 percent. “It is really a step up,” he said. “A step

Twin Rivers students seek to scare hunger Betsy Kline Castlegar News

If you live in the downtown area, don’t be surprised if you find trickor-treaters out a day early. On October 30, students from Twin Rivers Elementary will be out in Halloween costumes collecting non-perishable items for the food bank.

Grade 7 teacher Jessica Foster is

coordinating the effort, an idea she first saw done at a school in Salmo where she used to work. According to Foster, “For a hungry kid, one meal can mean the difference between having the energy to succeed in school and failing a test, between staying healthy and getting sick.” She is trying to encourage the kids with the idea that their efforts will “fight hunger, the worst super villain ever.”

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Kids made puppets, monsters and other scary crafts at the Castlegar Library’s Spook-tacular on Friday.

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The Castlegar Library held a Spook-tacular event Friday afternoon, inviting kids to play games and make crafts.

The event was part of the library’s Pro-D Day programs.

“Last year we started hosting Pro-D Day programs for ... when school is off, giving them the opportunity to come and meet new friends and get some nice crafting in,” said Laura Zaytsoff, the librarian who ran the event. “As well, we are also partnering with the Columbia Basing Alliance for Literacy.

So they come and offer a helper, as well as help us incorporate literacy into the events.”

Literacy was incorporated into the Spooktacular when kids designed two of their own monsters.

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Chelsea Novak photo then wrote down things about their monsters, like what their favourite thing is, what their favourite food is, and what they want to be when they grow up.

“Mine likes cheese and wants to be a librarian,” said Zaytsoff.

The kids also made puppets and decorated cans, which were later filled with candy, to look like bats.

There were also games to give the kids a chance to move around a little.

The first was “Don’t Eat Pete.”

The game involves

putting goldfish on a gridded board with many monsters. Each monster gets a goldfish and then one child is sent out of the room, while the rest decide which monster is Pete.

“The kid comes back in and starts eating the goldfish, and when they get to Pete, they all have to yell, ‘Don’t eat Pete!’ So you could get the whole paper or you could get like one [goldfish],” said Zaytsoff.

The other game was musical chairs, but with a small twist.

Whenever someone

was out at the end of a round, they got to punch through some thin orange Notice of Tax Sale NOTICE OF INTENT paper tied around the top is hereby given that pursuant Notice to the Community Charter and the Local Government A under section 124 of the Community of a cup and retrieve the of Castlegar will be conducting the Annual Tax Sale of lands forCharter delinquent taxes at 445 1 prize hidden inside.

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The new Canadian Prime Minister, regardless of party affiliation, will have a ‘Climate Welcome’ at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, and Castlegar citizens will be supporting this action.

The international environmental group 350.org will greet the Prime Minister with a peaceful demonstration at his residence on November 5.

The next United Nations Climate Change Conference starts in Paris on November 30, and it is for this reason that urgent action is being taken to ensure that climate justice is an immediate priority for our Prime Minister and cabinet.

The Castlegar Citizens Concerned about the Climate Crisis is a non-denominational group which has sent a letter of support and various symbolic items to show their solidarity with

those demonstrating in Ottawa. One of those symbols is a small bottle of water from the Columbia-Kootenay river system, as safe water supplies are in many ways threatened at present, and water itself can bring the threat of devastating floods because of climate change.

For too many years Canada has been given the ‘Fossil’ award for inhibiting progress in combatting climate change. We want our country to lead the way to a safer environment for future generations.

In order to increase awareness, the local group is also planning a peaceful action in Castlegar at the end of November, immediately prior to the climate summit in Paris.

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The art of raking leaves For those of you surrounded by deciduous trees, it’s that time again when the orange, yellow, and crinkly brown leaves f lutter to earth. It’s that time again Gord Turner when you can look out your window and view the work tumbling to the ground in every leaf let loose. It takes a dedicated raker to get the job done.

I know because I’ve had to deal with immense layers of leaves since we moved here in the fall of 1980. I’ve had thirty-five years of

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raking, piling, gathering, bagging, loading, and unloading nature’s dross. Sometimes the process of getting rid of the leaves takes two separate sessions of raking. After one complete raking of the yard, often I get one final mowing of the lawn before the next onslaught of leaves.

When we first raked our leaves into piles, we often raked them onto tarps, and then our kids and I dragged the tarps to the dug-up garden to unload. We had huge mounds in the garden and then had immense bonfires. This was in fact before Castlegar’s burning restrictions came into place.

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yard birch-tree on fire, and several times it was severely singed.

Our kids loved the bonfires and the marshmallow roasts we had as the fires died down. Usually, I remained outside until midnight and watched the leaf-fire until it was clearly out.

One fall we filled my dilapidated green Datsun’s truck-box with leaves 20 different times and dumped them over the bank at the end of 11th Avenue. Day after day, load after load, it was an enormous chore. A homeowner at that location was glad to acquire the leaves for compost and other yard activities.

Starting in late September or earlier, I would rake the first batch of fallen leaves. The art of it was to rake them to a central point and then work each rake-sweep

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toward that point. In the end, I might have a dozen first-go piles of leaves. Sometimes, if the leaves were dry, I raked several piles together.

This was fine for bagging, but at that point, our kids (and now our grandkids) decided to use the gigantic piles to jump into, to fall back into, to dive forward into, to tunnel into, and to wrestle in.

Their activities scattered the huge pile into many strands, which had to be raked back into one massive stack again.

Over the years, some of our birch trees died and had to be removed. Others had to be topped to be less of a danger due to their dead upper branches falling. One fall my friend H helped me remove two trees that were leafless and dead. Another time, my brother

arrived with his chainsaw and took down five enormous birches that had given up the ghost.

Since then, I’ve had to hire fallers and tree-climbing artists such as D to remove major sections from the tops of the trees in my yard. The work of protecting the yard from limbs falling never seems to end--nor does the work of removing the leaves that fall each autumn.

In recent years, we’ve been bagging the leaves. We have a supply of tough orange bags that don’t tear, and you can fill up the bags until they’re tight. After that, friends from around Castlegar area arrive and haul them away as major compost initiatives. If they don’t come for the bagged leaves, then we haul them to the City’s recycling facility behind the complex.

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What offends you?!

Someone coined the phrase, “The only sin in today’s culture is to call something a sin”. Think Rob Scott about that. Minorities of all stripes whether Kinnaird Park based upon gender, raCommunity Church cial background, faith or lack there of, and sexual orientation all want to not only be accepted but somehow place themselves as so significant that to even joke about them is so offensive that it is labeled a modern day “sin”. Ouch!

In our post modern society “average” seems to be missing. As one person put it, “Normal is just a setting on your dryer.” Are there any real absolutes anymore? Are there standards that apply to everyone regardless of the above mentioned minorities? This is a religious column so let me get to the point. The term “sin” is a Biblical term. The letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Church of Rome, called Romans in our Bibles, has some “inclusive terms.”

Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Wait a minute, did he just use the word “all”? Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

According to the Bible we all sin and it separates us from God. That appears to be bad news, however as I like to say, “We need to look at the big buts in Scripture.” The correct spelling is

Faith Foundations

used, another “t” is inferred. The wages of sin is death,(spiritual separation from the God who created us), BUT the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jesus Himself used an inclusive expression worthy of mention here, “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life,’ No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Because of our present culture, that inclusive term seems offensive to some. But regardless of what a post modern mind will accept, this inclusive term is true. God has prepared a way for everyone of us to have a right relationship with God Himself, it is through His Son Jesus dying to take our place in regards to sin.

That same Paul wrote to the church in Corinth and said this: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18). I have lived on both sides of that verse, once thinking Christianity and Christians themselves were just weird, and then accepting the truth of that message and receiving the power God offers.

If this article offends you, good! For in offence comes reaction and hopefully investigation to disprove it. Go for it! For in so doing hundreds have found it to be be true. As a pastor, but more importantly as a follower of Jesus, I am available for conversation with anyone about this and…no, you do not have to come to church, or sign up for anything. This truth is always absolutely free.

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2015

Upcoming

NOVEMBER CASTLEGAR SENIORS ACTIVITIES AT THE COMPLEX Mon 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist Tues 9:30 Floor Curling/Carpet Bowling 1:00 Crafts 1:30-2:30 Line Dancing 7:00 Pool Wed 9:30 Floor Curling Nov 11 Closed Remembrance Day 9:00-11:00.Tech Learning Centre 4th & 25th 10:00 Raspberry Hi Coffee 18th 1:00 Rummoli Thurs 9:30 Floor Curling 10:00 Zone 6 AGM 19th 1:00 Bingo (No Bingo Nov. 5) 2:00 Nov 5th General Meeting 2:00-4:00 Nov 19 Tea Dance with Don Hollis Fri 10:00 Qi Gong ?

1:00 Crib Sat 11:30-1:00 Soup Day Nov 21 onday: 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist 9:30 Floor Curling (starts 14th)

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 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

Ongoing

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

Voices West

Youth Choir Festival November 7, Brilliant Cultural Centre 7 pm $15.00 The Voices West Festival, Western Canada’s celebrated youth choir festival held in a different city every two years, will be hosted this year by Nelson’s 65-voice Corazón. It will feature six youth choirs from across Western Canada singing as individual choirs and in 300-voice mass choir numbers designed to lift the roof

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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)

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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.

NOVEMBER 14: Scrapbooking Garage Sale, Genelle Hall, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendor tables $10, General Admission $2. Proceeds from tables are being donated to Crop for the Cure affiliated with the Breast Cancer Society For info phone Jackie 250-693-5439 evenings or email bilbyjack@hotmail.com.

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

Simon Laurie 250-365-1585

Val Koochin 250-365-1846

Matt McCarthy 250-304-4831

Carmen Harris 250-365-1520

Phil Poznekoff 250-365-4679

toll free: 877.365.2169 | 250.365.2166 |

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.

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 every Sunday 9am to 2pm . Breakfast served until food runs out. Crafts, collectables, Borscht, and much more. Call Kathy to book a table: 250-365-3796 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.

Charissa Hackett 250-304-4373

Chad Williams 250-304-5241

Pat Klohn 250-365-1731

Larry Peitzsche 250-608-3017

Tammy Peitzsche 250-365-9640

Connor McCarthy 250-304-4781

sales@castlegarrealty.ca | 1761 Columbia Avenue Castlegar |

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 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.

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.

CASTLEGAR-ROBSON LEGION MEAT DRAW: Every Saturday in the Lounge.

4-6 p.m. Guests must be signed in.

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.

ST. DAVID’S & UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP: located at 605 Columbia Ave. Stock includes clothing, sh oes,bedding,linen,books,household items and sewing,knitting & craft supplies. Regular hours are Tues. to Thurs. 10:00am to 4:00pm. Fri. & Sat. 10:00am to 1:00pm. Closed Sun.Mon. and Stat. Holidays. Come check our Fall/Winter arrivals and Specials. Clean donations accepted during working hours only”.

Marnie Pettit 250-304-3564

Tyler Gienger 250-304-7865

James Kereiff 250-304-8970

www.castlegarrealty.ca

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 Seniors Computer Class- Intermediate level: Robson Community School; Tuesdays, Nov.3 - Dec 15.

9-10:30 a.m.

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? h t r o W s d r o What are W hey mean t ings - what to be. y a s r la u p o P y came and how the

“Butter Someone Up” Meaning: To flatter someone.

Origin: An ancient Indian custom involved throwing balls of clarified butter at statues of the gods to seek favor.

Building a Healthy Community Castlegar Recreation Complex 2101 - 6th Avenue, Castlegar, BC 250-365-3386

Lights out A Martech employee examines the damage caused after a truck knocked down a light pole in the Safeway parking lot.

Public Swim at the Castlegar Community Complex: Public Swimmers always welcome during regular operating hours:

SD20 board to study international student revenue possibilities BETSY KLINE Castlegar News

School District 20 trustees made a decision Monday night to explore the possibility of recruiting international students as a means of increasing revenues.

The motion presented by the revenue generation ad hoc committee authorizes the board to fund up to a maximum $25,000 from a feasibility study/ business case development by an external consultant related to the reestablishment of an international student program. The funding for the initiative will come from some unexpected revenue generated from international students that enrolled in the district this year.

Superintendent of schools Greg Luterbach agreed that the research should be handled by an outside consultant. “We don’t feel from a staff perspective that we have either the time or the background to take this on,” said Luterbach. “We need to bring someone in that has expertise to tell us what it could look like, what would it cost, what would we have to invest to make this a successful program.”

Trustees Kim Mandoli and Mickey Kinakin expressed concerns based on what they saw as difficulties experienced the last time the district engaged in an international student program. After much discussion, the motion passed with trustees

Mickey Kinakin and Mark Wilson voting against the motion.

The board also decided to create a committee to explore the potential idea of renaming Twin Rivers Elementary in light of the recent blending of Twin Rivers Elementary with the former Castlegar Primary school. The committee will be made up of the principal and vice-principal of the school, two parents from each campus, two staff members from each campus, two students and two non-parent, nonstaff, community members.

The committee will be charged to bring forward

by February 15 a shortlist of 3-5 names, in order of preference, for the board to consider. The proposed name will be for the entire school yet include a strategy to be able to identify both campuses. Based on the recommendations brought forward, the board will also consider making no name change.

Twin Rivers PAC vice chair Catherine Zaitsoff was present at the meeting and the board asked for her input. “This is not an issue [the current name]. Everybody that was starting at Castlegar Primary when you changed the administration are already now at Twin Rivers, everyone coming in just calls it the Castlegar Primary campus,” responded Zaitsoff. “The cultures are already together.”

The vote to go forward with creating the committee was 5-4 with Castlegar trustees Mickey Kinakin and Rosann Brunton being joined by Kim Mandoli and Gordon Smith in voting against the motion.

We need to bring someone in that has expertise to tell us what it could look like, what would it cost, what would we have to invest to make this a successful program.

More hours for you to enjoy the Pool!

Monday & Wednesday

6:30am - 9:00pm

Public Swim

Tuesday & Thursday

9:00am - 9:00pm

Public Swim

Friday

6:30am - 8:30pm

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Saturday

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1:00pm - 6:00pm

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***New 6 month Membership Passes Available ( Purchase until December 31) Buy 6 month and receive a 7 month pass!

Halloween Events!!!!

Howl O’Ween Family Glow Night in the Pool Friday October 30 6:00-8:00pm $6.50 per family of 4

Community Events Public Skating Friday October 30 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday October 31 & Sunday November 1 2:00pm - 4:00pm Skate Rentals $3.00 - Helmets $1.00 Pioneer Ice available for rent!

Call 250-365-3386 ext 4104 to book.

Sticks & Pucks – Tuesday – Friday 9:30am -11:00am Adult Hockey - Tuesday & Thursday 1:00pm -2:00pm 50+ Hockey - Monday 10:00am -11:00am Women’s Hockey - Tuesday 8:30pm - 9:30pm Check out all our ice programs.

Rebels vs Columbia Valley

Friday October 30 Game at 7:00pm

Selkirk Saints vs SFU

Saturday October 31 Game at 7:00pm Notice to all Community Groups and Organizations.

If you would like your event mentioned in this event calendar please e-mail the information to Castlegar Recreation Department at casrec@rdck.bc.ca or call 365-3386 ext 0.

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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. 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

For more information, please contact Mary Anne Coules at 250 365 4565.

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next phase would take up to two years and would be subject to regular re-evaluation of the project impacts, costs and benefits.

Tracey Molnar, Suzanne Lehbauer, Dr. Joanne Lih, and Stacey Molnar all dressed up to raise money for the Castlegar Hospice Society at the Thirsty Duck on Saturday.

Photo by Chelsea Novak

Frightful fundraiser Hospice Society Chelsea Novak Castlegar News

Publication: Size:

Nelson Star (BCNG) 5.8125” x 71 lines (5.071”)

Insertion dates: october 16, 21, 28 Publication: Size:

Castlegar News (BCNG) 5.8125” x 71 lines (5.071”)

Insertion dates: Oct. 15, 22 invites and 29 residents to attend a public meeting The City of Castlegar

and presentation on the City’s proposed plan for

Publication:

Trail Daily Times (BCNG)

The Future of Solid Waste & Recycling Collection

Size: 5.8125” x 71 lines (5.071”) Insertion dates: Oct. 16, 21and 28

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Open house and question period 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Presentation 6:00 p.m.

Castlegar Community Forum 101, 445 – 13

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Avenue

For more information please contact Civic Works at 250-365-5979

Zombies overran the Thirsty Duck Neighbourhood Pub on Saturday night, raising money for Castlegar Hospice Society.

The Zombie Burger and Beer night was the Hospice Society’s Halloween event for this year, replacing the Monster Mash.

“This year we decided to do something a bit different ... and Stacey and Tracey [Molnar], the new owners here at the Thirsty Duck were gracious enough to offer to do a burger and beer fundraiser for us, with a zombie theme,” said Suzanne Lehbauer, executive director of the Hospice Society.

“So we’re really really thrilled that they’re helping us out this year.”

Staff at the Thirsty Duck donned their best

NOTICE NORTH CASTLEGAR WATER MAIN FLUSHING

Zombies took over the kitchen.

Photo by Chelsea Novak

zombie makeup to help make the event a success, as did Lehbauer, who came dressed as zombie Little Red Riding Hood, and Dr. Joanne Lih, a director on the society’s board, who came dressed as a zombie spinster.

Attendees were also encouraged to dress up and had the chance to win prizes for their costumes. And of course there was lots of candy to go around.

Funds raised dur-

ing the evening’s event will support the Hospice and the services it offers.

“All of the money raised tonight stays in the community and goes toward all the services provided by Castlegar Hospice,” said Lehbauer. “We’re very grateful for all of the sponsors tonight: the Thirsty Duck Pub, Nelson Brewing Company, Castlegar News, The Goat, and of course Hospice.”

Want to earn extra money?!!!

WE HAVE LOTS OF OPEN ROUTES!

The City of Castlegar will be performing water main flushing in the North end of Castlegar for the next few weeks starting Tuesday, October 27, 2015. This work will not create any interruption to the Water system during this time frame.

If cloudy or discoloured water is noticed, residents are advised to let their tap run for 15-20 minutes which should flush out any sediment.

For more information, please contact Jesse Reel, Utilities Manager, at 250-365-5979.

Call Pam today for more information.

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Business to business Community Futures in Castlegar teamed up with the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce last week at Crumbs Bakery Café. The event was a chance to celebrate Community Futures’ 30th Anniversary. It was also a great networking opportunity for local busnesses. Since its inception, Community Futures has dispersed $32 Million in loans to more than 800 businesses in the Central Kootenay. These loans helped create and maintain around 2,800 local jobs.

Household hazardous waste roundups are a success The RDCK’s Household Hazardous Waste Roundup events of 2015 are now complete after hosting roundup events in Castlegar, Creston, Kaslo, Nelson, Nakusp and Silverton during September.

The events were a success with over 780 residents dropping off hazardous items such as mercury, flammables, acids, and solvents.

Product Stewards also participated in the events, providing an opportunity for residents to drop off items such as paint, oil, electronics and light bulbs depending on the event.

“These roundups are not only important for the environment by keeping toxic and hazardous waste out of our landfills, but they educate residents about product stewardship programs avail-

able,” says RDCK Chair Karen Hamling. “By participating in these roundups we are demonstrating to Product Stewards that there is a real need for the depots in our communities. We will continue to lobby Stewards to increase their presence in rural areas.”

If you missed the roundups look for a

Notice of Tax Sale

ADOPT Notice is hereby given NOTICE that pursuant toOF the INTENTION Community Charter TO and the Local Government Act, the C of Castlegar will be conducting the Annual Tax Sale of lands for delinquent taxes NO at 4451221 13 th Ave REVITALIZATION TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW, Suite 101, Castlegar, British Columbia commencing at 10:00am on Monday September 28, 2015. stewardship following is Council a list of of properties within the City of Castlegar to tax sale at September 11, 2015 The the City of Castlegar wishes to establishsubject a revitalization taxas exemption program

product depot near you. For in order to create an economic stimulus that will encourage capital investment, expand the coma full list of product Property Address Legal Description property tax base, enhance the visual appeal of commercial properties within the City steward depots, checkFolio mercial and create economic growth opportunities throughout the City. out the recycling counth Lot 13 & 14, Block 17, Plan NEP650, District Lot 181, PID 016-1 cil of British Columbia’s00030.000 416 9 Avenue 250,this 016-159-276 The program is intended to accomplish objective by providing a tax exemption to commerwebsite at www.rcbc.ca th 00309.170 7-625 11 Avenue Lot 7, Plan District Lot 181, PID 028-882-598 cial class 6, properties throughout the City.

The EPS893, exemption will apply to renovation, alteration or or call 1-800-667-4321. th 00332.000 761 10 Avenue Lot A, Plan NEP5570, District Lot 181, PID 014-486-067 expansion projects.

Commercial properties that engage in these types of projects may be exemptIf you have hazarded from municipal taxes on the new assessment value attributable to the renovation, alteration or 00589.065 605 Tamarack Street Lot C, Plan NEP2882, DL 4598, PID 015-086-984 ous items, the RDCK expansion of their building.

186 Columbia Avenue Lot 3, Plan NEP1984, District Lot 4598, PID 015-604-063 will be holding an-00622.000 th Lot 8, Block 3, Plan 2293, DL 4598, PID 015-326-471 nual roundups events01023.000 2804 5 Avenue ththat the bylaw provide a tax exemption for six years as follows: It is proposed 001543.00 2309 10 Avenue Lot 5, Plan NEP2261, DL 7174, PID 012-380-385 and new dates will be 0 scheduled for 2016.

1-3: 100% of the assessed the7171, alteration or expansion; 01689.010 909Year 27th Street Lot 1,value Planattributable NEP16224,to DL PID 009-027-432 th Lot 1, Plan 15101, DL 7175, PID 009-692-746 01696.010 2609 10 Avenue Year 4 – 80% of the assessed value attributable to the alteration or expansion; 01810.501 4490 Blueberry Road Lot 2, Manufactured Home Reg. No. 24672, DL 12354, PID 015-4 At the six roundup events the 895value attributable to the alteration or expansion; Yearrd 5 – 60% of the assessed 04126.000 316 103 Street Lot 12, Plan NEP4319, DL 4598, PID 005-205-701 RDCK collected: Year 6 – 40% of the assessed value attributable to the alteration or expansion.

-4950Kg of TV’s, computers, and Additional information pertaining to the Annual Tax Sale can be found at the following web site: The amount of the annual tax exemption will be equal to that part of the municipal portion of e-waste property taxes imposed under Section 197(1)(a) of the Community Charter calculated by deductwww.castlegar.ca/taxsale.php -747Kg of small household ing the baseline assessment (BC Assessment’s last published land and improvements assessed appliances value immediately before the commencement of the project)orfrom assessed value and The city does not provide information specific to properties tax the salecurrent information.

-Three truck loads of hazardous applying the difference to the current municipal tax rate. It is proposed that the bylaw provide materials exemption on the fi rst $750,000 of a project and it contact: is estimated that the maximum tax saving To make an arrangements to pay delinquent property taxes please incentive that the bylaw would provide is approximately $41,100.

-Over 8000L worth of paint containers and paint products Chief Financial Officer Further information is available on the City’s website at: Email: awbuss@castlegar.ca -171 fluorescent tubes and 186 (250) 365-7227 Fax (250) 365-4810 light bulbs HYPERLINK “http://www.castlegar.ca/notices.php” http://www.castlegar.ca/notices.php City of Castlegar, Director of Finance (250) 365-7227

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The Auxiliary is pleased to inform the people of their success in fund raising for Health Care for the Castlegar Community and surrounding areas since the opening of the second floor of the Hospital Auxiliary Treasure Shop. Our success is due to the donations of beautiful resalable clothing for the entire family and good resalable furniture and many other items featured at the Hospital Auxiliary Treasure Shop. All items are donated.

Customers come from neighboring communities and they do donate their items to the Hospital Auxiliary Treasure Shop.

Our volunteers work hard to clean, sort & price the donations. Thank you to everyone who understands what the Auxiliary does for the community in order that we can have Health Care for everyone.

The Auxiliary has been in place since in 1957, one year prior to the opening of the first hospital in 1958. Nightgowns, curtains, mattresses and baby layettes were provided by the Auxiliary then.

Please check out our website: www. castlegarhospitalauxiliary.org Donations for 2015: • On October 20th we travelled to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and made a donation of $5000 thousand dollars to the Urology Program!

Locally, the Auxiliary made donations to the Harvest Food Bank and Hospice. We issued Bursaries and Scholarship to graduates entering the health care field. We support the Communities in Bloom to beautify the flower garden area at the Castlegar Health Centre. We supported Community Services with their programs and provide clothing upon request. We support youth in volunteering and furthering their education and the music programmes for health. Many wonderful and good services are provided to the Community by the Auxiliary.

• The Auxiliary will be donating $15,000 thousand during Light Up 2015 which is held yearly on the first Friday of December. The Castlegar & District Hospital Foundation will be asking the community

for their support. Money which is raised during Light Up will be used for the renovation of the medication room or for the areas of greatest need at the Castlegar Health Centre and/or Talarico Place.

Please watch for the return envelope that will be arriving in the mail. Further info: 250-304-1209 • We are proud to announce the Auxiliary will be donating $30,000 to Health Care this year; money which was raised by the Hospital Auxiliary Treasure Shop!

A year ago we moved to the second floor. The Interac Rotary Students were very helpful. Our volunteers are proud of their second floor which has made their jobs in sorting, pricing and storing on site much easier and efficient. The customers comment that shopping is a pleasant experience since we added the second floor. Comments are positive. We recycle and sell cotton rags. We have our monthly Auctions. We have so much to offer. Thank you everyone who supported the Auxiliary in making the second floor a reality.

We were approached by friends of Rock Creek, who are in support of the “Unmet Needs Committee”, to help raise money for our neighbors.

We are pleased that we had this opportunity to keep our unused clothing and house hold items out of the land fill. Thank you Bonnie Johnson! Bonnie may be reached at 250-365-8600.

Hospital Auxiliary Treasure Shop is located at 210 11 Ave. Castlegar. Phone No. 250-365-7317 Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday & Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Friday 10 am to 2 pm.

Donations are accepted on Wednesday & Saturday during the hours of operations. We do stop accepting donations at times, due to the fact that the volunteers are overwhelmed with the work and they need time to catch up. Please call if you have special requests and we will try to accommodate you. We thank you all for your support.

• Over the past years the Auxiliary has donated over $550,000 to Health Care. More to come!

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581 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron presented with a cheque in the amount of $1705.00.

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Castlegar’s 581 Royal Air Cadet squadron had a busy night last Tuesday.

The cadet squadron received a sizable cash donation and three cadets received hard earned promotions.

Kathy and Chris Sykes, owners of the Castlegar Tim Hortons presented the squadron with $1705, the proceeds from their Smile Cookie fundraiser held during the week of October 14-20. During that week, cadets were on hand at Tim Hortons doing a variety of duties including greeting patrons, opening doors, cleaning tables, and of course, selling cookies.

The Sykes have several employees who are air cadets and have seen first hand the benefits of the program. “We think it is an excellent program,” said Kathy Sykes. “We see what it does in giving them life

skills. We can see their personal growth and the way they challenge themselves.

They are a great group of kids.”

The squadron plans to put the money towards obtaining a new hall. The current hall is deteriorating and is in need of replacement. The cadets have been fundraising for the purpose for a while, and will continue to do so on an ongoing basis until they reach the needed amount. “I think it is an awesome thing that Chris and Kathy Sykes have done by donating this amount to the cadets,” said Cpt. Gerry Rempel, the squadron’s commanding officer. “It will be put to a very good use. I really appreciate their support.”

LAC Anthony Ismay was promoted to the rank of Corporal, Warrant Officer 2, Elizabeth Laramee was promoted to Warrant Officer 1 and Flight Sergeant Noami Notarstefano

was promoted to Warrant Officer 2. “I would like to congratulate them. They have certainly earned it,” said Cpt. Rempel. “They are excellent cadets and have really contributed a lot to our program.”

In order to receive a promotion, a cadet must fulfill all of the requirements that are laid forth in a specified curriculum including knowledge in air operations, physical fitness, leadership skills, community service and a youth harassment course.

The promotion to warrant officer also requires a level 5 weekend workshop on top of all the other requirements and making an appearance before a review board.

The squadron is always looking for new cadets.

Those interested are invited to show up to any of the Tuesday meetings which happen at 6:30 p.m. at the Cadet Hall in downtown Castlegar.

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The second annual Beerfest took place at Selkirk College on Saturday, improving on last year’s attendance.

The event was hosted by the Castlegar Sunrise 2000 Rotary Club, and there were at least 150 in attendance at any given time. “We’ve got a lot more people through than last year. I think it’s going really well,� said Shannan Latkin, the Beerfest committee chair, early in the evening.

There weren’t just more attendees, there were also more vendors than last year.

There were nine BC breweries compared to last year’s six and two cideries compared to last year’s one.

BC Tree Fruits Cider Company was the new cidery on the block, promoting its Broken Ladder cider. “We launched the cider in April, and we thought [this] would be a good opportunity to be involved in the Kootenays here,� said Shannon Forgeus, marketing and promotions. “We heard that a lot of people come from all over, so we thought we’d come and showcase the Broken Ladder to a new area.�

Local breweries included Torchlight Brewing Company from Nelson and Nelson Brewing Company.

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Each token was $2 and was worth one small glass of beer, a pretzel or a bag of nuts.

Smokies and small plate of oysters went for three tokens each.

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Gas for kids Volunteers with the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club were busy pumping gas for kids on Saturday at Benson Oil. They also were serving up hotdogs, popcorn and cotton candy with all the proceeds going to the Easter Seal House.

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Columbia Basin Trust has updated its Columbia Basin Management Plan for 2016 to 2020, which outlines how it will support Basin residents and communities over the next five years.

“All of our activities are driven by responding to the priorities and needs of Basin residents,” said Greg Deck, Columbia Basin Trust Chair, Board of Directors. “Through extensive discussions, we have heard how we can best support the region and the issues we should focus on, and are now moving ahead with these ideas.”

The Trust will continue to use three methods of supporting communities. 1) It will invest in opportunities that generate financial returns to support its activities. 2) It will offer responsive granting programs that empower residents and communities to take action on issues that are important to them. 3) It will undertake proactive, longer-term initiatives that address specific Basin-wide priorities.

It will also implement a new method, in which it will invest in opportunities where financial return is secondary to other positive community impacts.

“Residents told us that we often make the best use of our resources when we support initiatives that are common across a larger region, such as our affordable housing or broadband initiatives,” said Neil Muth, Columbia Basin Trust President and Chief Executive Officer.

“Economic development, for instance, was a top priority for most of the region, so we’ll be allocating significant resources to finding ways to make an impact in this area.”

The Trust has identified 13 strategic priorities, which it will focus its efforts on over the next five years. These are: affordable housing; agriculture; arts, culture and heritage; broadband; community priorities; early childhood and childhood development; economic development; environment; First Nations relationships; land acquisition; nonprofit support; recreation and physical activity; and renewable and alternative energy.

Through the Our Trust, Our Future engagement process, about 3,000 residents connected with the Trust to offer ideas on how it can support them and their communities. This input helped the Trust renew its priorities and how it delivers programs and services to the Basin.

These priorities and the four main methods have been formalized in the Columbia Basin Management Plan Strategic Priorities 2016–2020, a document that guides how the Trust works to support communities. Read it online at cbt. org/cbmp.

The public is also invited to learn more at open houses to be held in Cranbrook (Tuesday, Oct. 20), Golden (Wednesday, Oct. 28) and Nakusp (Thursday, Oct. 29). Castlegar (Friday, Oct. 30). Or residents can join a webinar. Find details at cbt.org/openhouse.

Columbia Basin Trust supports efforts to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. To learn more about the Trust’s programs and initiatives, visit cbt.org or call 1.800.505.8998.

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Get ready for a Halloween celebration Kootenay Savings, Columbia Power and Columbia Basin Trust are all sponsors of the Crescent Valley Fire Department’s annual family Halloween celebration next Saturday at the Crescent Valley Fire Hall. Starting at 6 p.m. on October 31, there will be treats, costume prizes and refreshments along with the CVFD’s famous haunted house and a fireworks display at the end of the evening. Free admission. Pictured from left to right are Donna Nazaroff from Kootenay Savings, Crescent Valley Fire Department’s Deputy Chief, Ryan Durand, Kelvin Saldern from Columbia Basin Trust and Bree Seabrook from Columbia Power.

Donation to MS The Black Rooster Bar & Grill has generously donated $1,500 to the WK Yoga For MS Support Group the funds raised in their yearly T-shirt sales and from a really fun event—The Black Rooster Mixed Golf Tournament held at Birch Banks. This is a mixed two day couples tourny held on the August long weekend. All of the proceeds were donated to the Yoga for MS Support Group.

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On the heels of a busy summer, Lisa Nicole released her fourth single Do You Like That to country radio across Canada and played festivals such as Rockin’ River Fest and the Calgary Stampede.

Nicole also attended the CCMAs in Halifax in September, performing a showcase.

As the grateful first place winner of the ADP, Lisa Nicole will receive a song-writing trip to Nashville, and she is the recipient of a $15,000 scholarship to Coalition Music 10-week Artist Entrepreneur Program for 2016 in Toronto.

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Subsequent to all the excitement of winning the ADP program, Nicole was thrilled to discover that she was being nominated for both Female Vocalist of the Year, and also the Country Club Act of the Year at the BC Country Music Awards.

Nicole will perform at the 38th Annual BCCMA Award Show on October 25 at The Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam.

“After so many years of working so hard on my career, I feel like my hard work is finally paying off. Winning the ADP is going to change a lot in my career for me,” said Nicole.

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It was all about the goal last weekend for the Rebels.

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Rebels clean up weekend with two wins JONATHAN SCHWARCZ Castlegar News

The Castlegar Rebels had another victorious weekend.

On Friday, Oct. 23 they swept away the Spokane Braves 7-1 and on Sunday they shut-out the Princeton Posse 4-0.

Both games were on home ice for the Rebels.

Friday’s dust-up with Spokane was one-sided with the Rebels out scoring the Braves and out shooting them 48-24.

The top scorers for the Rebels were Tyler Barrett, who scored twice, and Daniel Petten, who assisted on three other goals.

Sunday’s game was also lopsided with the Rebels dominating the play.

The Rebels out shot them 40-33.

They scored two goals in the first period, two more in the second, and the third period was scoreless.

Coach Jesse Dorrans ran with Logan Sawka in net for Friday’s game and Joseph Mcleod for the Sunday matinee.

The 4-0 score gave Mcleod another shut-out. The Castlegar team played well defensively keeping the Posse scoring to a minimum.

The Sunday match started with an early goal for the Rebels three minutes into the period. Morgan

Hockey play by play announcer Mike Johnstone (on Left) accepts $24 000 donation by Subway and the KIJHL towards KIDSPORT. Jonathan Schwarcz photo Scriber scored the goal assisted by Zach Smith. With 5:40 left in the period Chris Breese made short order of a pass from Ed Lindsey and put the puck in the corner of the net.

The second period scoring was started by Mike Bhatoa assisted by Tayden Woods at 15:56. The same line scored again at the halfway mark in the second period but this time Tayden Woods scored assisted by Mike Bhatoa and Daniel Petten.

Daniel Petten, a Rebels award winner from the 2014 season played strongly throughout the

game, setting up play after play.

Mike Bhatoa, the lanky forward from Prince George, also played like a winner. It was the second game for Bhatoa after taking last weekend off nursing a knee injury.

Bhatoa spoke confidently about his team’s abilities after the game.

“I think we have a lot of talent and I think we can do a lot of good things this year.”

The game on Sunday had a cheque presentation of $24,000 donated to Kidsport by Subway and the KIJHL. Mike Johnstone accepted the donation on behalf of Kidsport.

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Selkirk College Saints turn on the offensive tap Selkirk College Saints rookie Dallas Calvin scored four goals on Saturday night to pace his team to a 9-2 thumping of the Eastern Washington University Eagles.

Returning to the Castlegar & District Community Complex after a road swing to Vancouver Island, the Saints offensive outburst helped push the defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champions early season record to 3-2.

“We had good puck movement tonight with the linemates and the defence getting the puck up to the forwards,” Calvin said after the game. “There’s lots of room to make plays happen on a night like that.”

The Saints struck early in the first period when Tylor Branzsen started the goal parade, scoring just over a minute after the opening puck drop. Ten minutes later, Saints forward Jamie Vlanich dug the puck out of the corner and fed a nice pass to cousin Danny Vlanich who put a low shot past Eagles starting goalie Tyler O’Donnell.

With five minutes left in the opening frame, Calvin got onto the scoresheet for the first time when he converted a nice pass from Jamie Vlanich on a two-on-one. With a minute left in the period, Calvin got his second when an attempted pass from the corner hit O’Donnell’s pads and bounced past the line for a 4-0 Saints lead.

Saints rookie forward Dane Feeney added to the first period assault with nine seconds left after he picked up a loose puck in the slot and put a perfect wrist shot into the Eagles net. The Eagles managed to beat Saints starting goaltender Brett Huber with no time on the clock to head into the dressing room behind

by four goals.

In a back-and-forth second period, Huber needed to be sharp as the Eagles were not content to fold up their tent and head home. With strong goaltending, the Saints managed a pair of goals in the second to increase the lead including a pretty deke

by Danny Vlanich who used his 6’5” frame to notch his second of the game. With two goals on the night, the second-year defenceman is halfway to his total goal output from last season.

“I’m just going to try and chip in where I can and tonight was just one of those nights offensively,” said the Trail native.

It was an extra special night for both Danny and Jamie Vlanich.

In a pre-game ceremony at centre ice, the Saints honoured both of their moms who are breast cancer survivors with flowers and a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society.

“It was nice for the team to honour my mom like that and then for the team to play so well,” said Danny Vlanich. “It was good to be a part of and one of the things that makes this team special. I guess those goals were for my mom and my auntie… one each.”

With a 7-1 lead going into the final period, Calvin completed his impressive output. First linemate Ryan Edwards calmly passed a puck from the corner to Calvin who was waiting in the slot and put away a one-timer for his hat trick. Then with just over three minutes left in the game, the 6’3” Calvin used his reach to strip the puck from an Eagles defenceman and converted on the subsequent breakaway.

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Selkirk College Saints forward Dallas Calvin had four goals in his team’s 9-2 rout over Eastern Washington University on Saturday night at the Castlegar & District Community Complex. Calvin, who grew up playing minor hockey in Trail and eventually the Trail Smoke Eaters, is a rookie in the BCIHL this season and currently leads the league in scoring.

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Celebrating small business in Castlegar

The Castlegar News staff on a busy production day.

Kootenay Market has been open for 16 years. The 10,000-square foot store, though slightly smaller than some of its competitors, makes up for it with taking pride in their customer service. “We’ve won awards through the Chamber of Commerce. We have friendly staff and we’re constantly getting recognition. We’ve won the business excellence award, the retail business of the year, business of the year and customer service excellence award,” says manager Dan Rye. “We’re willing to try new things and see what the customer wants us to do.

We do the best we can.”

Kootenay Market is open from 8 a.m to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

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Owner Ann Evdokimoff and the staff of Pie In The Sky Restaurant display their famous Lemon Merinque Pie. Whether you are driving or flying, we are proud to serve homemade soups, sandwiches, pies, borsch, and other Russian specials. Food is prepared on site for your enjoyment. We are also licensed. Breakfast or lunch, customers come as guests and leave as friends.

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Looking for some new fall wardrobe items? On a budget? No problem!

The Red Dresser, Castlegar’s new women’s consignment store, has a great selection of cozy sweaters, brand name jeans, holiday party dresses and so much more ready for you. Now celebrating 6 months in business, The Red Dresser offers affordable high quality consignment clothing, shoes, boots and purses for women. We are recycling and saving money, that’s a perfect combination for everyone! Follow us on Facebook to see new arrivals and updates. Annette Carberry, Owner, and Mandeep Kaur, helper, keep the Red Dresser well stocked with the latest new arrivals.

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BACK IN BALANCE WELLNESS CENTRE

Our passionate multi-disciplinary team of practitioners have come together to make Back in Balance Family Chiropractic and Wellness Centre the “go-to” centre for honest, respectful, and compassionate health and wellness care in the West Kootenays. Our intention is to heal, to educate, and to empower citizens of the community to seek, achieve, and maintain a healthy lifestyle through personal responsibility for their wellbeing.

Services available include Chiropractic, Concussion Testing & Rehab, RMT, Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine, Reiki, Reflexology, Craniosacral Therapy, Structural Integration and Doula Services.

Carol Pears and Michael Flood are thrilled to be given the Platinum Best in Business award again this year. Customers have always been our number one priority and it’s great to get that positive feedback. Whether we help restore an old favourite or aid in the selection of something new and different, we get such joy out of solving lighting predicaments!

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Amanda Batting, customer service supervisor, rings through Barbie Horton who’s buying a couple of dog leashes.

Dr. Brandy Grantham and her husband Dave are now offering Complete Concussion Management services to the West Kootenays. Baseline Concussion Testing, Post-Concussion Assessments and Rehab Services. For more information visit www.completeconcussions.com.

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Here at Glacier Honda we’re ready to serve you for your winter service and tire needs. Left to right: Al Sanders, operations manager, Bill Edwards, parts manager, and Julie Saunders, service advisor.

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My name is Jessica Hyson & I have been an esthetician for 9 years. I have hired another nail technician & we are located in the house right beside jj’s fashion.

Services we offer are: Gel Nails - Manicures/Pedicures - Waxing, Eyelash Extensions - Eyebrow & Eyelash tinting - Makeup - Massage - Facials that minimize fine lines & wrinkles - Body wraps that TIGHTEN & TONE while minimizing stretch marks & cellulite.

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Give us a call or stop in :)

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Community Futures Central Kootenay marked its 30 year anniversary at a Business After Business event at Crumbs Bakery Café in Castlegar last week.

Self-Employment Program Manager Wade Sather (pictured above) was excited to share a slice of 30th Anniversary cake with attendees.

Community Futures offers business services – such as free one-on-one business counselling and flexible business loans – at its office space in the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce building, located at 1995 6 Avenue.

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Elisha Brattebo enjoys a deep tissue massage from Wendy Makortoff, RMT of Silver Birch Clinic and Spa. “I love the spa atmosphere. Whether it’s for therapeutic, relaxation or esthetic treatments I always come here. Silver Birch Clinic is also where I buy all of my PCA skin care products to keep my naturally oily skin clear, soft and acne free!”

Silver Birch Clinic and Spa is open Monday to Saturday and offers a full range of therapeutic and spa services such as registered massage therapy, registered acupuncture, hot stone massage, clinical PCA facials, spa parties, manicures, pedicures, waxing and much more...

For more information, please visit our website at www.silverbirchclinic.com.

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Castlegars Original School Of Rock. Supercat Studios is down town Castlegar and offers Guitar, Bass, Drum, Keyboard and vocal lessons with a great team of teachers. The recording studio is in full swing producing local musicians and the rock and roll is alive and well in Castlegar!

(250) 365-1671 www.supercatstudios.com

‘Great times at the Super 8’

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Val Field receives a donation from the Kootenay Gallery of Art Board (l-r) Judy Wearmouth, Beth Hickey and Linda Miller for the Promises Silent Auction being held on Friday November 13.

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The Biggest Little Fruit Stand brings great food right from their store to your door; now that’s personalized service! Jamie and his dad Jim personally visit as many farms as they can, gathering the many great products they already carry and new ones as well. All the while they nurture the friendships they have created with their farm partners and provide the best local, responsibly grown and organic produce, meat, and gluten-free products around.

“We try to create a real homey experience. There’s people there to greet you, talk to you, give you samples and to help educate you on where the food comes from and what type of sprays are used and not used.”

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Laurie, owner of Maggie’s Mug, serves up one of her regulars! Maggie’s Mug is open year-round, Mon-Fri from 7am to 3pm. It is a drive thru and eat in coffee shop with plenty of treats and hot and cold beverages. Stop by the Mug

502 Columbia Ave, Castlegar

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Chiropractic doctor David Bzdel and acupuncturist Chirs Mansbridge take a breather between patients at the front desk of Castlegar Chiropractic & Health and discuss the mysterious whereabouts of massage therapist Anna McCullagh!

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The Castlegar Violence Against Women In Relationships Committee (VAWIR) and the Castlegar and District Community Services Society would like to thank the following Castlegar Safeway, Canadian Tire Castlegar, CBT, Tim Hortons, Mother Natures, Castlegar Medical Aesthetics & Day Spa, Central City Shoes and Boston Pizza, for your contribution to our 16th annual “Take Back the Night” march. We would also like to thank all who turned out and participated. This years’ march was the largest and most inspiring. Hope to see you all next year. Thank you once again.

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George Alfred Hamm

In loving memory

Natalie Michele Moore October 26, 1984 - November 3, 2000 I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new, I thought about you yesterday and days before that too. I think of you in silence I often speak your name, all I have are memories. Your memory is our keepsake with which I'll never part.

Love; Mom, Dad, Moriah & Family

Olga N. Ogloff Olga was born on October 27, 1927 in Lodi, California and passed away on October 12, 2015 at Talarico Place in Castlegar BC. Olga was the middle child of the family. She had an older brother, Jack Pozney and younger brother Larry Poznekoff. Olga was born in California while her family was visiting relatives and picking fruit there. After the fruit picking season was over, the family returned home to Saskatchewan. Sometime later, they moved to British Columbia. Olga was a hardworking, loving and outgoing person. While working at a logging camp in BC, Olga met the love of her life, Nick Ogloff and they were married on July 12, 1952.

On August 8, 1960 they had their first and only child, Rick.

Polly J. Saprikin

Sadly the family of Polly J. Saprikin wishes to announce her passing at Talerico Place, with her loving daughter at her side, on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, blessed with 96 years of life.

Polly was born on July 19, 1919 in Glade, BC to parents Fanny(nee Doubinion) and John Loukianoff.

Polly grew up in Glade where she married John Voykin and they had two sons, Bill(born 1936) and John(born 1938). With deep sadness, Polly lost both her husband and then son, Bill in tragic accidents.

Polly remarried to Harry Saprikin and they had two children, Harry(born 1949) and Polly(born 1956).

Unfortunately, she later experienced the passing of both her remaining sons; John in 1999 and Harry in 2011.

Polly belonged to the Glade Cooking group and was a gracious hostess and a great cook! She enjoyed singing in many Russian choirs with the highlight being performing at Expo86. She loved gardening and providing family with her bounty. She enjoyed socializing during such activities as bus trips to Reno, playing cards with the ladies, and spending time with her family. Polly was very skilled at knitting and crocheting and cherished giving her handiwork to her family. She especially treasured her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In 1969, the Ogloff family traveled across Canada, camping in their tent trailer. They went as far as Montreal then, came back through the USA. Some of the highlights of their trip were, stopping along the way in Saskatchewan to see their old homesteads, visiting Tom Kanigan and his family in Ottawa, Ontario, sightseeing in Montreal and the Expo 67 site, as well as Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park.

Polly is survived by her daughter, Polly Campbell and granddaughter Mandy as well as her daughter in law Isabel Saprikin along with grandchildren Sherry, Christina and Bradly as well as great grandchildren Rachel, William, Joshua, Mathew, Faith, Dana and Deklan.

A highlight in Olga’s life was when she became a Baba to Brittany and then, a year later, to Nicholas. Baba spent much of her time doting on her grandchildren.

Polly was predeceased by sisters Dora, Tina and brother John.

Olga loved to get out and about and was very proud of her last vehicle, a 1993 Ford Taurus, for which she paid cash. The salesman at the dealership was in complete awe as she handed him an envelope full of money. As Olga’s eyesight deteriorated, she had to give up her license and was very upset about losing her independence.

Around this time, her son Rick remarried and Olga gained a new daughter-in-law, Elane. Elane was very helpful when it came to taking Olga shopping, to doctor appointments and general gallivanting around town.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel and services officiated

by Harry Zeibin on Sept. 17th. Burial at the Glade Cemetery.

After living all of her life in Canada, Olga finally became a Canadian citizen, just before Canada Day 2014. It was a long drawn out process, but thanks to the hard work and persistence of her good friend, Marcia Braundy, she was able to become a Canadian citizen at last.

Olga loved to cook, garden, socialize, travel and gamble. She loved her family and friends and was unselfish, giving much of herself to anyone she met. Olga lived with Nick in the Castlegar area and she was an active member of the USCC, the Robson Seniors Group and the Castlegar Seniors Branch.

Olga lived independently in her home in Raspberry until she could no longer manage to be on her own. In June of this year, she was moved into Talarico Place.

Slowly, her health deteriorated and her heart and lung conditions worsened until her passing on October 12th.

She was predeceased by her father Nick Poznekoff in 1947, husband Nick Ogloff in 1990, mother Mary Poznekoff-Rezansoff in 1999 and brother Jack Pozney in 2002.

She is survived by her son Rick (Elane) Ogloff, brother Larry (Pauline) Poznekoff, sister-in-law Laura Pozney, step brother Kelly (Nancy) Rezansoff, grandaughter Brittany Ogloff, grandsons Nick Ogloff, David Hillstead and Daniel Hillstead. Also, many nieces and nephews.

Olga will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

From the family of the late Olga Ogloff a special thanks to Dr. Lesperance, Dr. Vasil, Dr. Ksiazek, Castlegar Home Support Workers that made it possible for mom to live at home, all the caring staff at Talarico Place for making moms last few months very happy, Bill Strilaeff and staff at Castlegar Funeral Chapel, Sid Malakoff for officiating the service, grave diggers, singers, cooks, everyone who attended the service and those who phoned, sent cards, flowers or gifts. Your support was greatly appreciated!

The family would like to thank Dr. Vasil and the staff and her friends at Talerico Place for the kind and compassionate care they provided. Also, a deep thank you to Castlegar Funeral Chapel, Harry Zeibin, the grave diggers and pall bearers.

A special thank you to family and friends who supported and comforted us during this time of grief.

Your family will always love and miss you forever.

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

To honor your loved one in the Castlegar News, please contact us at 250-365-6397 or by email: classifieds@castlegarnews.com

It is with great sadness that the family of George Alfred Hamm of Robson, wish to announce his unexpected passing at his home on October 14, 2015.

George was born in Toronto, ON on March 19, 1942. He later met his wife, Susan, and the two were married on August 28, 1964. They were blessed with two sons.

George enjoyed camping and gold prospecting, but more than anything, he enjoyed spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife, Susan, sons George (wife Lynn) and Greg (wife Mandy), and grandsons, Zackary, Adrian and Max. He will be deeply missed and forever in our hearts.

There will be an open house in his memory on November 14, 2015 from 11am-1pm at the Castlegar complex.

In Loving memory of

Sheila Lynn Hesketh (nee Horvath)

It is with sad hearts we announce the passing of Sheila on October 16, 2015 at the age of 61.

She left us peacefully with her loved ones by her side.

She is survived by her husband Hal, of 41 years and their three children Charles (Bobbie), Aaron and Brittany (Robert) and Grandson Robert Charles.

Sheila enjoyed working as court clerk in Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland for 33 years and well past her retirement, also travelling and spending time with family and friends.

We would like to thank the many doctors, the nurses of Talarico Place and the great generosity of family, Jan, Kathie P and many friends over the past two years. Sheila was always loving and supportive and will be sadly missed.

At Shiela’s request there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BC Cancer Foundation.

Nick N. Konkin October 11, 1919 – October 25, 2015 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Nick N. Konkin of Brilliant BC on October 25, 2015. He is survived by his wife Ann, daughters Lillian Konkin, Sandra Konkin (Bernie), Lisa Reith (John), 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter Julie and his older brother and sister, Pete and Helen.

Nick lived a long and storied life. He had the pleasure of celebrating his 96th birthday a few weeks ago, surrounded by his family, whom he loved dearly.

Over the course of his life he was a carpenter, a beekeeper, an orchardist but above all a singer. Nick’s strong tenor voice will be missed by all.

The family would like to thank Dr. Ankenbauer for his attentive care, the doctors and nursing staff at the Trail hospital and for all the years of help from the Castlegar home support team. We won’t forget these ‘good women’.

Funeral service will be held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 10 am.

Internment and luncheon to follow.

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Burning up the track Castlegar Posse racers dominated the recent Northport Racing banquet awards. From left: Stacey Mackinnon, who earned place in modified division, most improved driver; Zak MacKinnon, who finished first in Kart, most sportmanship, and best looking kart; Niki Hyson, who won crowd favorite and best looking modified; Darren Dudley, who was Champion in Modifieds; LeeAnn Zaitsoff, who finished first in Hornets, rookie of the year, most sportmanship and most improved driver; Gordon Zaitsoff, who won second place in modified division and most sportmanship; Nick Fitchett, who won third place in kart division. The Castlegar racers would like to thank all their sponsors and local fan support for the 2015 season.

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A graduate of the BCHL’s Trail Smoke Eaters, Calvin now leads the league in goals (9) and points (13) after five games. On a line with fellow Trail Minor Hockey graduates Jamie Vlanich and Edwards, the scary part for opposition is that Calvin is just starting to get in a groove.

“It feels like every game it’s getting better,” said Calvin, who won a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship with Ryan Edwards

in 2013 while both were members of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. “It started a little slow in the exhibition games, but we are starting to figure it out.”

The Eagles ended up with the 31-28 advantage in shots after the final buzzer. The three stars of the game were Calvin, Huber and Danny Vlanich.

The Saints next home game is on Saturday, October 31 when they take on Simon Fraser University at the Castlegar & District Community Complex. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

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Flu shots are safe, effective, and free for many groups including: • People 65 years and older and their caregivers/household contacts • All children age 6 to 59 months of age • Household contacts and caregivers of infants and children 0-59 months of age • Aboriginal people • Children and adults with chronic health conditions and their household contacts • And more …to view a full list of those who can get their flu shot for free visit www.interiorhealth.ca/FluClinics For more information contact your local public health office, call the Castlegar flu line 250-304-1211 or visit www.interiorhealth.ca

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