Castlegar News, November 12, 2015

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Corazon Choir, from Nelson, was one of six choirs from all over western Canada that joined together Saturday night at the Brilliant Cultural Centre for a concert that was the culmination of the Voices West youth choir festival.

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The City of Castlegar held a public meeting Nov. 3 to explain the proposed plan for the future of solid waste and recycling collection.

The meeting included a presentation by civic works director Chris Barlow, posters explaining the changes, the reasons behind them and an opportunity to ask city staff and councillors questions.

The proposed changes are the culmination

of a process that has been going on for a year and a half. City staff considered over a dozen possible service combinations before deciding on the proposal they have put forward. As tipping fees for using landfills continue to go up year after year (40 per cent over the last 11 years) staff and council felt it was necessary to examine the current system and look for changes that would result in cost reductions for garbage collection and motivations to increase recycling.

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Six choirs from all over western Canada joined together Saturday night at the Brilliant Cultural Centre for a concert that was the culmination of the Voices West youth choir festival.

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Nearly 300 youth raised their voices in beautiful harmonies Saturday night in a concert that completely wowed their audience. The concert was held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre for a sold out audience, which means that including the concert participants, about 1,000 people filled the centre.

Castlegar’s own Vision of Peace Choir opened the evening by welcoming the participating choirs, explaining a bit of their heritage and presenting several traditional Doukhobor numbers.

The performance was part of the the Voices West youth choir festival which brought together six of western Canada’s most vibrant youth choirs for a weekend of song. Voices West takes place every two years and this year the event was hosted by Corazon, a passionate youth choir from Nelson, BC directed by Allison Girvan.

Girvan orchestrated an amazing program which culminated in a mass choir consisting of all of the festival participants performing two awe inspiring numbers. After the concert was over Girvan ancknowledged that she was pleased with the results.

“I am completely overwhelmed at this point. It was incredibly successful. That was due largely in part to all of the volunteers that were helping and the willingness of all of the participants to buy into this energy that is spectacular,” she said.

Girvan was also impressed with the singers themselves and

their attitudes. “We worked together all day today from before 9 a.m. this morning until just after 10 p.m. this evening and there has not been a moment of flagging energy. It has been completely focused energy,” expressed Girvan. “They are beautiful, beautiful people and they all enjoy being around each other and it was a spectacular weekend.”

The choirs involved were the Ihana Youth choir from Red Deer, Kamala Youth Choir from North Battleford, Edmonton Youth Choir, Kokopelli Youth Choir from Edmonton, Coastal Sound Youth Choir from the Metro Vancouver area and the hometown favourite, Corazon from Nelson.

The six different choirs performed an amazing repetoire ranging from charming folk tunes and historic spirituals to majestic sixteenth century hymns. A varied selection of international music was also on the program featuring sounds from Africa, Latvia, Norway and Scottland. Several numbers had the crowd on their feet for standing ovations.

Kathena Lin, a member of the Edmonton Youth Choir who attended the previous Voices West really enjoyed this year’s festival. “The environment this time is really nice, really friendly and really relaxed,” said Lin. “It is very nice to be a part of this huge group of singers and to know that we have something that connects all of us. We get to share music and share our talents.”

After such an inspiring evening, choir and music lovers will most likely be anxiously awaiting the next time it is the Kootenay’s turn to host Voices West.

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LEST WE FORGET! Remembrance Day ceremonies were held in Castlegar yesterday. The Castlegar News’ press time was unfortunately prior to the ceremonies so were not able to run any photos this week. Please see next week’s edition for photos.

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Selkirk College has launched an Elders Program, based out of its Castlegar Campus at the Gathering Place.

Aboriginal Elders from surrounding communities have been offering support at Selkirk for around three years now, but in September the college decided to launch a more formal program.

“It’s kind of been informally running now … since the opening of the Gathering Place, where we’ve had Elders from throughout the region really supporting the work that we’re doing,” said Jessica Morin, Aboriginal services liaison at Selkirk. “So we’ve had Elders coming to various events and activities, but not as a formal program.”

On Sept. 24, the college held an event at the Gathering Place to launch the program. “[The program] was an opportunity to bring many of the Elders who have been supporting us on an ongoing basis together,” said Morin. “So we had an event to honour them and to signify the importance of that program, and sort of our hopes to see that expand to something more regular and accessible to students.”

Morin and others involved with the program are still working on deciding exactly what it will be once it’s further developed.

Morin has done research into other Elders programs offered at other post-secondary schools, and found that they are very diverse in their approach. Selkirk is also unique in that many Elders have contributed on an ongoing basis over the years, across Selkirk’s eight campuses, so it will be up to those involved to decide what will work best for the Elders program at Selkirk.

The Elders provide cultural support for Aboriginal students, both current and prospective.

“If they come to events and activities and there are Elders there, then typically what the Elders bring is a … certain level of cultural grounded-ness to whatever event we’re doing,” said Morin.

The Gathering Place itself is meant to support Aboriginal students from all over who have left their communities to come to school, and having Elders available for support adds to that.

“People move here from all over the place, and so it’s like coming here …, if you’re used to living in a small community with your family and you have grandmas, and aunts, and uncles, and cousins, and everybody around all the time, and then you move to somewhere where you don’t know anyone that can be a real culture shock, and it can actually really

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www.castlegarnordic.ca Selkirk College held an event on Sept. 24 to launch the Elders program and to honour the Elders who have supported Selkirk College over the years.

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impact a students well being,” explains Morin.

The Gathering Place and the Elders program give those students a place to connect and share their culture while they’re away.

Non-Aboriginal students can also benefit from getting to know Elders in the community, as can the staff and faculty at Selkirk.

“We have our events open to anyone to attend, so I’ve seen that quite a few times over the years people, you know, develop a relationship with certain Elders,” said Morin. “Also, it’s a great opportunity for the staff and faculty if they’re interested in making connections with Elders or asking for advice with something that they might want to try in a course or have an Elder come as a guest to their class.”

Elders in the program travel from all over, including Nakusp, Kaslo, Cranbrook, the Okanagan, and Washington state, and are from a number of different nations, including Sinixt, Okanagan, Ktunaxa, Cree, Métis, and Ojibway.

Many of them are also language speakers, and while the school doesn’t currently offer language courses for credit, they do offer some two-day courses through continuing education.

The program is supported by Columbia Power, Fortis BC, and Tech Trail Operations.

Since the program formerly launched in September there has been an Elder on campus at least two days a week.

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The biggest change would be going from an every week collection to a biweekly collection. This change would also include

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switching to wheeled standardized carts which have been retrofitted with a bear resistant locking system. The 242-litre cans will be provided by the city. They will be emptied by an automated system, instead of manually.

According to the proposal, benefits of the biweekly system include reducing waste and increasing waste diversion by motivating the public to increase their recycling and composting efforts. Other reported benefits will be: cost savings, accurate billing, reduced GHG emissions through the reduction of collection vehicle traffic and reduced human bear conflict. Switching to biweekly waste collection seems to be a trend among municipalities. Nelson, Quesnel, Grand Forks, Squamish and most lower mainland communities have already made the switch.

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NOTICE NORTH CASTLEGAR WATER MAIN FLUSHING 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.

New garbage cans will be outfitted with bear resistant locks. includes moving to a dual stream curbside recycling collection.

Residents would be provided with two 82litre blue boxes, one for paper and cardboard and one for plastic and tin containers. If a resident has more recycling than will fit into the blue boxes, they can set out additional recycling in owner supplied blue boxes. It is also proposed that curbside glass collection be eliminated in favour of a depot where glass can be dropped off.

The proposal states that benefits of the recycling program would include eliminating the need for non-recyclable plastic recycling bags, financial incentives through the MMBC program as they offer a higher incentive to communities that separate paper from containers and the reduction of costs from the elimination of curbside glass collection.

Civic works director Chris Barlow reported that the curb side glass recycling program was not very

popular, was inefficient and costly.

No change is proposed for current yard waste services.

The city will continue to offer twiceannual curbside collection and continue to maintain the yard waste compost facility behind the Castlegar C o m m u n i t y Complex.

In order to promote backyard composting, subsidized composters will be available to interested residents in 2016. To support backyard composting, an education campaign focused on composting in bear country will be implemented. In addition, the city will continue to support RDCK’s efforts to start a regional organics collection and composting program.

Residents can give feedback on the proposed plan through a link on the city’s website, www.castlegar.ca or in person at city hall through Nov. 13.

If city council approves the new proposal, Castlegar will likely see a roll out of the changes in early spring 2016.

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Four Castlegar postsecondary students have received $5000 scholarships.

All four students attend Selkirk College and have received Ike Barber Transfer Scholarships from the Victoria Foundation.

The scholarships are to assist them in moving between post-secondary institutions in 2015. Three are bound for the University of British Columbia, and one for the University of Vitoria.

“The Transfer Scholarship program was initially established to support Ike Barber’s vision that more students could pursue higher edu-

cation if they could commence their studies locally and transfer when necessary to complete their particular degree objective. Doing this, students could avoid initial social disruption and higher costs associated with moving from their home communities to commence a degree program,” said Hugh Gordon, chair of the Irving K Barber BC Scholarship Society, in a press release.

The society awards the scholarships annualy to undergraduate students who have completed at least one year at a public BC post-secondary school and who are transfering to another degreegranting school to fin-

ish their studies.

Cindy Pickering is studying nursing at Selkirk College, and to complete the program, students must become University of Victoria students after the first three and half years, paying U of Vic tuition costs, despite remaining on the Castlegar campus.

The transfer scholarship she received will help Pickering cover some of the extra tuition costs. “[It’s a] signigicant increase in tuition.

I’m even scared to really put the numbers out,” said Pickering.

“I’m a single mom that decided to do this — I don’t know what I was thinking — so it will for sure hopefully help with some of the

costs there as well.”

Students need to have strong grades and must have demonstrated volunteer service in their school or community to qualify for a transfer sholarship.

Pickering volunteers for an equine vaulting team, at Mountain View Equestrian Center, and volunteered at a sexual health clinic during the summer.

Scholarship funds come from the returns on a $15 million endowment established by the province in 2006, and the fund is named after philanthropist Irving K Barber, who had a long history of supporting BC public education and research

projects before his death in 2012.

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Contractors wanting to use the Complex Snow Dump for depositing snow will need a Snow Dump Permit.

Applications are available at City Hall, Civic Works and at www.castlegar.ca. Once your application and fee of $750 is received at City hall, a Snow Dump key will then be issued.

Please note: When plowing snow for commercial businesses, the snow must be contained on site or hauled away. Snow deposited on City property or streets will be hauled away by City of Castlegar crews and the resulting costs and fines shall be forwarded to the contractor and property owner.

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Invite you to attend DRAFT MASTER PLAN Open House Monday November 30 12:00- 2:00pm or 6:00 - 8:00pm Selkirk Room Castlegar & District Community Complex

The City of Castlegar is updating the Equipment Registry of available rental equipment for use in operations. If you have equipment available for winter operations complete an Equipment Registry form and submit it to the City of Castlegar at your earliest convenience.

Equipment Registry forms are available at Civic Works, City Hall and www.castlegar.ca.

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For further information on the above, please contact the City of Castlegar, Transportation and Civic Works Department at (250) 365-5979.

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Judo club can’t afford school rent

The Castlegar Judo Club (the third oldest club in BC), after 33 years using the Twin Rivers School, is suspending meetings until they can find another venue to practice in.

School Board No.20 has risen the rent to $40 per hour. We practised two

evenings, sometimes three, one and a half hours each time. Six or seven and a half hours a week ($120-$180). With a varying membership of around ten. The club can no longer operate from the Twin Rivers School.

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SCULPTURE WALK CELEBRATION FORTHCOMING Local people forget that Castlegar was involved in sculptures for a short period prior to Sculpturewalk becoming the official purveyor of outdoor art.

The first sign of Castlegar becoming a sculpture venue was created by maintenance employees at the airport in 2008. Since then, travelers have been greeted by a gigantic fish pond and waterfall. In that pond, are two very large sculptured crane-like birds, many ducks and pelicans, and a metallic boy fishing off a dock.

The other sign of an interest in sculptures is at the eastern entry to Castlegar—the area better known as the Rotary Sculpture Garden and Fountain. This 2003 project was a 50th Anniversary project for Castlegar Evening Rotary, and it took several years to complete. Nevertheless, since 2008-09, sculptures of children crossing a stream below a foun-

tain pool have been available to the traveling eye. In behind the fountain is a metallic tree with an eagle on it overlooking the site with its extensive shrubbery.

Sculpturewalk began a bit later with about 15 pieces of outdoor sculpture, and since then it has expanded to the point that Castlegar is now the official Sculpture Capital of Canada.

For several summers now, we’ve been viewing more than 30 sculptures—known also as pieces of outdoor art. Each year we’ve walked the Sculpturewalk route with pens and scorecards in hand, and we’ve made our decisions regarding the single outdoor artwork we like.

This year 2015 is nearly completed for Sculpturewalk. The scores have been tallied, and soon we’ll know the People’s Choice from among the assembled sculptures bedecking our streets. Beyond that, all the

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members of the Sculpturewalk committee. The thing to do is to attend the big party Sculpturewalk is holding at the Element Nightclub on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 21. Your $20 ticket will get you a satisfying evening of many laughs and good entertainment.

You can make a night of it by reserving a spot for dinner a couple of hours before the event. We’ve done this several times over the past half a dozen years, and it’s neat to slide from a sumptuous dinner over into an evening of entertainment and awards. You can even rub elbows with a few of the sculpture artists as many of them attend and hope to win.

The Sculpturewalk website indicates that this year’s entertainment is going to be splendid. There will be three performances, the first from the irrepressible Lucas Myers. He is a

comedian-actor whose main aim seems to be to promote events in the West Kootenay while making people laugh.

Also on stage will be singer Bessie Wapp with her group called Friends. And finally, the Circus Act Insomniacs will endeavour to keep us tuned to fun and games. It should be a full hour of being entertained along with a full hour of awards. The evening will end with dancing to disco music—in line with the evening’s theme of Disco Inferno.

I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking over this year’s crop of sculptures. They are all interesting, but a few are striking.

Usually, the winners have been stand-alone pieces such as the Blue Heron or the Frog on the wall. I think this year’s People’s Choice will break that cycle, and the award will go to a grouping of some sort. We shall see.

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Editorial A Retrospective Walter Volovsek Mila Maurer spruces up the grave of Ben Shaw. The legendary trapper is buried on the banks of the marsh east of Nancy Greene Lake, where his body was located. The grave site with its enclosure has been maintained by volunteers and the original cross has been replaced. As I will clear up in my essay next week, the date given for his death (1936) is incorrect.

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Emergency Preparedness – we all have a role!

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Disasters can strike any time and anywhere. For instance, we just went through one of the worst wildfire seasons in history. We watched people’s lives change forever as their property burned to the ground. Many of the forests that we have grown to love will never be the same. A few years ago, a rainstorm caused massive flooding throughout Castlegar and more recently, there was the windstorm that caused hundreds of trees to be uprooted.

During the recent forest fires, many residents were extremely critical over the fact the city did not post information about the status of the forest fires around us. It is important to know that the city will only put out information on events within its own control to ensure accuracy of information.

Otherwise, it would be too easy to put out information that becomes outdated or inaccurate in areas not under our jurisdiction causing alarm, frustration and anxiety to those being affected.

To deal with such emergencies, the City of Castlegar maintains a comprehensive Emergency Management Plan that ensures an organized and coordinated response to any emergency - fire, earthquake, epidemics and pandemics, explosions, extreme winds/severe storms, chemical spills, landslides, rail, flooding and airport incidents. The plan details when to activate an Emergency Operations Centre and provides linkages to all emergency forces within the City, regionally and provincially.

The point is – if and when there is an emergency in Castlegar – people will be notified via media outlets, social media, door knocks, etc. of what is happening.

The goal of the plan is to: 1.Provide for the safety and health of all responders

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2.Save lives 3.Reduce suffering 4.Protect public health 5.Protect Government infrastructure 6.Protect property 7.Protect the environment 8.Reduce economic and social losses So, depending on the type of incident, you and your family could be on your own for several days while first responders work to make our community safe. So by completing the following steps, you will be ready to take on any emergency: 1.) Know the Risks – what are the potential risks that could occur in Castlegar? Fire, flooding, train derailment?

2.) Prepare your Home – have a plan that will help you in stressful times 3.) Build a 72 Hour Emergency Kit 4.) Meet your Neighbours – it is often your neighbours who are there to immediately help 5.) Stay informed So remember – emergency preparedness is a “team sport” where we all have a role to play. The better educated we are, the less costly it is to each and every one of us during an actual emergency.

So to be become prepared for emergencies, read “Your Emergency Preparedness Guide” which can be downloaded at: http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ yprprdnssgd/index-eng.aspx Residents may view the plan on the City of Castlegar web site under the tab – Living – Emergency. http:// www.castlegar.ca/pdfs/EMP_FINAL.pdf This section also provides information on what to take if a City evacuation order is ever given. http://www.castlegar.ca/services_ems_emergencyprogram.php

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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) NOVEMBER 13: Selkirk Weavers & Spinners Guild Annual Sale & Exhibit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Canada’s Best Value Inn. Featuring an extensive selection of hand woven, hand spun items: Clothing, table linens, yarn, slippers, socks and more. For more http://www.castlegarculture. com/culture-guide/selkirk-weaversspinners-guild-exhibit-and-sale/ NOVEMBER 13: The opening reception for the Kootenay Gallery Christmas Sale and Promises Auction will be held at 7 pm. The annual Christmas sale which runs until December 24th features one of a kind gift items created by arts ands craftspeople from all over the West Kootenay region. The Promises Auction with over 50 items are now featured on-line (kootenaygallery. com) for bid with final bids being made at the opening reception November 13th. Come and join us for a fun evening and unique way to support the Kootenay Gallery.

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.

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 16: The Ostomy Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. at the Kiro Wellness Center, 1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail. For more info, please call 250-368-9827 or 250-365-6276. Please note; No December meeting.

NOVEMBER 17: AGM for Cas-

tlegar 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.

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By Montreal’s Bouge de la Dance Co. Teck Kids Series Charles Bailey Theatre $15 For kids aged 4-10

NOVEMBER 18: Castlegar Garden Club features ‘Gardening is Good for You’ presentation by Patricia Clapp on Eden Energy Medicine, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Complex. Everyone welcome. Information: Wendy Eggleton 250.365.0150 wendy.eggleton@icloud.com 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: Free Box Lacrosse Try It Camp from 12:30-2:45 p.m. at the Willi Kraus Fieldhouse, 1801 Highway 3B, Trail. Contact Suzanne Belanger at masbelanger@hotmail. com or 250-231-2287. Come try box lacrosse, the fastest game on two feet, and the faster growing sport in Canada! This free camp is an opportunity for youth 4 to 15 years old to try Canada’s national game, and learn about our local program.

Camp participants must bring gym strip, good running shoes, a hockey helmet with cage and hockey or lacrosse gloves. 12:30-1:30 for age 4-10 1:45-2:45 for age 11-16 This event is hosted by certified coaches from West Kootenay Minor Lacrosse and sanctioned by BC Lacrosse Association.

NOVEMBER 21: The Kootenay Gallery of Art is holding a linocut seasonal cards workshop from 10-1 p.m. at a cost of $45 /$40 for gallery members. Materials will be provided. Please register by November 14.

To register and for more information call 250-365-3337.

SAVE THE DATE

Kootenay Artisan Fair NELSON BC

52 High end vendors and live music from the Kootenay Boundary At the Prestige Lake Side Resort November 20th - 22nd 2015

NOVEMBER 21: Minto Chapter #79, Order of the Eastern Star Fall tea and bake sale. 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Castlegar Legion. Door prizes and Hamper Raffle.

NOVEMBER 21: Castlegar Nor-

dic 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 NOVEMBER 22: 108th Anniversary Service, Robson Community Memorial Church, 2953 Waldie Ave., Robson. 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to celebrate the history of the church and to remember those who died serving our country. For more info phone Elaine 250-3656506.

NOVEMBER 25: Kootenay Gallery is holding a fresh table centrepiece workshop at 6:30 p.m. at a cost of $45 /$40 for gallery members. Materials will be provided. Please register by November 18. To register and for more information call 250365-3337.

NOVEMBER 28: Kootenay Gallery is holding a felted Christmas decorations workshop from 10-1 p.m. at a cost of $45 /$40 for gallery members. Materials will be provided.

Please register by November 21. To register and for more information call 250-365-3337.

DECEMBER 5: Kootenay Gallery is holding a quilted Christmas tree napkin workshop from 10-1 p.m. at a cost of $45 /$40 for gallery members. Materials will be provided.

Please register by November 28. To register and for more information call 250-365-3337.

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

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 250-365-7500.

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: 250-3653796 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.

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

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 250365-6369 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 250304-1274.

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.

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.

Kootenay Gallery

Christmas Sale and Promises Silent Auction Opening Reception Friday November 13 @7pm

Unique gift ideas, music and more! www.kootenaygallery.com 250-365-3337

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: Classes for adults, Conversation Club, Family Drop-in for families with young children, one-on-one tutoring. Free.

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.

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

No charge.

ST. DAVID’S & UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP: located at 605 Columbia Ave. Stock includes clothing, shoes,bedding,linen,books,househo ld 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”.

CASTLEGAR-ROBSON LEGION MEAT DRAW: Every Sat 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.

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Local writes book about Down Syndrome CHELSEA NOVAK Castlegar News

A Castlegar mother has written a book about raising a daughter with Down Syndrome.

Kari Burk is a local artist, writer and landscaper who’s published Snapshot of a Soul Place in the Land of Special Needs, a book about her 25-year-old daughter Mielle, just in time for Down Syndrome Awareness Week, which took place from Nov. 1 to 7.

“We worked on it for four years, five years, and it was the idea of the editor Valley Hennell,” said Burk.

Hennell is married to Rick Scott, a children’s entertainer and Mielle’s grandfather. She edited and curated the book, which contains Burk’s poetry and artwork.

“She had this idea to do this book about Mielle, but also about all the art that is around her,” said Burk.

Mielle is surrounded not only be her mother’s artwork, but by her grandfather’s music.

When she was a child, Mielle stared in a music video for “Angels Do,” a song Scott wrote about her. The video was shown on Treehouse 20 times a month for 10 years, and became one of their most requested videos.

Mielle is close to her grandfather and loves to sing and perform. She’d like to be in a girl band one day.

“She is all about the music and dancing. I’ll hear her practice in her room…. I’ll be watching a hockey game and she’ll be practicing for that amount of time. Like two hours of singing,” said Burk. “And she’s got the pipes.”

The book is also about Mielle’s family and friends.

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Burk and Mielle moved to the Kootenays in 2006 and Burk has been delighted with the support they’ve received from the community. “[There’s been] big support and acceptance in our community. It’s beautiful when you can feel that because you feel vulnerable, and I’m sure Mielle feels vulnerable too. She’s very conscious of people who stare and she used to say to me, when she was younger…, ‘I don’t like the kids eyes,’” said Burk.

She believes that the more people learn about those with Down Syndrome, the less they’ll be afraid and the more support there will be.

“We’ve come a long way, but we need to keep going,” said Burk.

Burk also wrote the book as part of a kind of chain. When Mielle was first born, Burk and her husband were given a book called The Birth of Martha, written by parents of a Down Syndrome child. Later, they were given another book called Our Brother Has Down Syndrome. Now Burk has created her own book for families in 2015 and beyond.

“We were hoping that our book could maybe be given to parents, you know, be at hospitals, and given to midwives,” said Burk.

Burk has already done some book launches on the coast, but Snapshot of a Soul Place will also have a launch in Castlegar at the Castlegar Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. The book is currently available for $30 at Café Books, Kootenay Gallery, and Kootenay Society for Community Living in Castlegar, and from www.snapshotofasoulplace.com.

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Myths & realities:

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Selkirk open house highlights variety of programs

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Students showed off their skills and answered questions about their programs of study at Selkirk College’s open house on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Selkirk College held an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 4, welcoming the public to learn more about the programs it offers.

Faculty and current students were on hand to talk about their programs, and in some cases to give live demonstrations of some of their skills.

Daphne Bingley and Parabhsimram Gill are both first year students in the professional cook training program at the Tenth St. campus in Nelson, and demonstrated their crepe-making skills. Attendees got the chance to see the two students fire up some flames and to taste their creations.

“It’s a great program. I’m blown away by what I’ve learned already this year,” said Bingley.

Students from the program run the cafeteria at the Tenth St. campus.

“There was an article in an Alberta newspaper, and they said that the best place to eat in BC is the cafeteria of Nelson Selkirk College,” said Gill.

Nearby, esthetics students from the Silver King campus were offering free manicures.

Jordan Pollard and Hailey O’Handley have both been enrolled in the eight month program since September, and were kept busy shaping, buffing and painting nails.

Pollard is from Haida Gwai and plans to return to her community to work in her mom’s hair salon when she’s done. She’s been wanting to learn esthetics for some time.

“I love it. I’ve been waiting five years for this so I’m pretty excited I’m finally here,” she said.

Elizabeth Lund, coordinator for the rural premedicine program said the purpose of the open house is “to expose the students in the area and

maybe their parents to hopefully just all the variety of programs that we have at the college available, not just trades programming and technical programming, but also university studies.”

Lund said the college needs to work against stereotypes to let people know they offer more than what are thought of as typical college courses.

First year rural pre-med students Hannah Bauman and Adib Malas certainly know that Selkirk offers more than trades programs, and they both think it’s great that a small community like Castlegar offers the opportunity for pre-med studies.

“I love it. I mean it’s a lot of work, but it’s very rewarding and being able to study medicine and being able to do it at home too in a small community, it’s great,” said Bauman.

“I think it’s a wonderful program. They’re allowing people in such a small community to get into something that they like and this is a great opportunity for a lot of people around here to explore that thing that they like, which is medicine.

I came all the way across the world basically to come here and I think it’s a very wonderful program,” said Malas, who came from Syria.

The open house was also a chance to highlight some of Selkirk’s extracurricular activities.

The Selkirk Saints invited attendees to take slap shots at a mini net to win tickets to one of their upcoming games, and encouraged potential students to try out for the team.

“We have open tryouts every year, and hockey’s a sport that everyone should play,” said Steven Pantazopoulos, a second year Saints player.

The open house was well attended, and there were a number of younger children in the crowd, getting a head start on checking out what Selkirk has to offer.

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Amanda Bath, author of Disaster in Paradise, reads at the Slocan library on Sunday.

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On Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Slocan Community Library, author Amanda Bath will share the story behind her book, Disaster in Paradise: The Landslides in Johnson’s Landing.

Her presentation is about the 2012 landslides, two natural disasters that devastated the community and made national headlines. Bath’s house was flattened by the first slide, and what remained

of it was completely buried by the second.

Disaster in Paradise is the story of trauma and healing, but also of a community mourning and gradually rebuilding after the landslides that killed four people and destroyed six homes. Bath moved to Johnsons Landing from England in 1993. Please come out to welcome this author to the Slocan Valley as she shares her story.

Christmas songbook to feature recipes BL ACK PRESS This year’s regional Christmas songbook will feature beloved holiday recipes along with carols and Black Press is hoping you have a favourite dish to share.

Whether it’s eggnog, apple cruller or gingerbread you’re

most excited about, we’re hoping you’ll share your passion and your family’s secret recipes.

Last published in 2012, the songbook will feature old Christmas favourites such as “Away in a Manger” and “Deck the Halls,” with both music

and lyrics printed for carollers to use year after year.

To contribute to this year’s Christmas songbook please send your recipes, including photos if you have them, to Jennifer Cowan at operations@westkootenayadvertiser.com.

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Although last year’s vaccine provided some protection, the strains chosen were not the best match. This year’s vaccine promises to be much better. The vaccine for 2015-16 will protect against the following three viruses: A/California7/2009(H1N1)pdm09-like virus A/Switzerland/9715293/2013(H3N2)-like virus B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus (This is a B/Yamagaa lineage virus)

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This is the trivalent vaccine that will be available. There is also a quadrivalent one that will also be manufactured. This contains all the above plus another B strain (B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus). Last summer, the FDA in the U.S. approved one jet injector device (the PharmaJet Stratis 0.5ml Needle-free Jet Injector).

This is for use in the delivery of one particular vaccine….Afluria by bioCSL Inc. It’s for people aged 18 to 64 and appears to be a trivalent vaccine. At the time of writing this ( July 2015), I’m not sure if this will be available in Canada.

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Blueberry Creek Community School will be hosting a Children’s Winter Festival and Market on November 27 and 28. The event is sponsored

by Trowelex and is intended to be a fundraiser for the organization, therefore a small $2 entrance fee will be charged for admission.

The exterior of the building will be illuminated by new LED lights supplied by Fortis BC. Inside the building, the winter wonderland theme will continue with a space set up for stories and music, face painting, pictures and role play.

Children will also have the opportunity to make seasonal crafts. The gym will be set up as a child themed market with vendors including Scholastic Books, Craft toys and Purdy’s Chocolate plus children’s clothing, accessories, candles and more.

The school will be putting its community kitchen to work to serve seasonal goodies and warm

treats. To keep with the winter theme, characters from Frozen will be mingling with the crowd adding to the festive, magical atmosphere.

“All this will happen to the backdrop of music, decorations, laughter and the camaraderie and community feeling that is prevalent at BCCS,” said Rebecca McDonnell, community liaison for Blueberry Creek Community School.

BCCS is still celebrating the official acquisition of the property from School District 20, but with new ownership comes new responsibilities.

McDonnell reports that the school is currently operating in a deficit for this year. “We need to increase the general revenue, so fundraising will become a more common part of the society’s undertakings,” said McDonnell. “We need to get rid of that deficit.” Funds raised from the Winter Festival will go towards the general operating revenue and the completion of renovations of the youth room, a space that will be used for after school care programs for grades K-7 and summer camps.

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First week on the “Hill” more about orientation My first week in Ottawa was unseasonably warm; we could walk in light sweaters along the Rideau Canal, the last autumn leaves drifting down to the path. It was humbling to walk the halls of the parliament buildings, knowing this was to be my work place for the next four years.

Richard For me it was largely an orientation week: MP meeting with helpful House of Commons staff who outlined how I could hire staff, when I will get an office, options for accommodations in Ottawa, helped me with a bewildering number of passwords for IT access, and more. The House has entered the 21st Century at last, so instead of handing me a gigantic binder which I would have had to wheel around the city, I was given an iPad with access to hundreds of documents, forms, and detailed information on my new role as a Member of Parliament.

Much of the orientation was done one-on-one but I was continually meeting new MPs of all political stripes; it was good to start my Ottawa experience with a sense of collegiality. On one morning all of the new MPs met together to hear a number of

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presentations. In the middle of one of the talks, the new Prime Minister unexpectedly dropped by and gave a short extemporaneous welcome. In the partisan climate of Ottawa, I appreciated Mr. Trudeau’s gesture and sincerely hope it is a sign of a new way of doing business on Parliament Hill.

The NDP caucus is a strong group of 44 MPs, 14 of them from British Columbia. We will be the progressive opposition in parliament, working with the Liberals to fulfill their long list of promises and holding them to account when they hesitate.

Canadians voted for change, and we will ensure that change happens, whether it is for open and transparent government, action on climate issues, environmental protections, a new relationship with First Nations, or protecting our rights and freedoms.

Parliament will begin sitting on December 3rd. By that time I will have an office in Ottawa and you will be able to contact me through my email address: Richard.Cannings@parl.gc.ca . I will also be opening offices in Penticton and Castlegar; when those details are known I will advertise as to how to contact me there.

This is a solemn week for all Canadians, when we remember those men and women who gave their lives for their country. My own grandfather signed up for the army in 1915 even though he was 36 years old and had just opened a grocery store to support his young family in Penticton. He spent that winter in tents at the Vernon army camp, developed pneumonia, and died before he could go overseas.

His name is on the cenotaph in Penticton along with many others. This year I’ll be laying a wreath at the Penticton Remembrance Day ceremony; I hope many of you can attend events in your communities around the riding.

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This year’s influenza vaccine is available at doctors’ offices, public health clinics and pharmacies across B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the main flu season runs from late November through to next April, and cases of H3N2 influenza are already showing up. That strain affects mainly older people, while influenza B is expected to show up

by February and spread among children.

The vaccine is free for children between six months and five years, seniors aged 65 and older, pregnant women, aboriginal people and those with chronic health conditions, as well as caregivers and others who expect to be in close contact with higher-risk groups.

About 3,500 people die in Canada each winter from influenza and its complications, with

hospital and residential care patients the most vulnerable.

Kendall said influenza causes more deaths than all other vaccine-preventable illnesses combined.

This year’s vaccine is expected to provide 40 to 60 per cent protection against H3N2 and 65 per cent protection against various strains of influenza B. “The annual flu vaccine is still the best tool we have to protect against getting the flu,” said Dr. Charles Webb, president of the Doctors of B.C. “Combined with regular hand washing, you are also protecting those around you who may be more vulnerable to serious flu complications.”

To find the nearest flu shot clinic, call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 or use the online influenza clinic finder at www.immunizebc.ca/clinics/flu.

In loving memory

Darrel Earl Rourke When someone you love becomes a memory. . . that memory becomes a treasure.

In Loving Memory of

Brenda Elaine Terhune April 11, 1945 – November 13, 2014

Joan Barbara Dechene It is with sorrowful heavy hearts that we announce the passing into God’s care, our dear mother - Joan Deschene (October 11, 1936 - October 29, 2015) Please join us as we celebrate her zest for life, her love of family and friends.

Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, Unheard, but always near.

Still loved still missed, and very dear.

Pentecostal New Life Assembly - 602 7th ST. Castlegar BC MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2015 at 10:30 am

Love David, Lori, Courtney, Mathew & families

Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Born April 26, 1951 November 12, 2014

To our loved Dad, Grandpa(papa, baka) and Husband.One year has past and we still remember this day as if it was yesterday.

You are always in our thoughts and we miss you more than words can say.

Always missed by you loving wife June, Derek and Julie Cherry, Renee and Jamie Menzies and Dennis and Kelly Rourke.

The loves of your life your grandchildren - Jaden, Alysha, Kiara and Adam To lose someone I loved so much brings pain beyond belief there are no words to ease my pain my sadness and my grief I feel I’ve lost someone so close so wonderful and dear I think about your special ways and wish that you were near But although you have left this world you’ll stay within my heart guiding like an angel even though we are apart For love is everlasting and so are my memories your legacy that’s always there to light the way for me

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Castlegar’s water utility manager has been gaining recognition in the world of BC water conservation recently.

The Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC and Columbia Basin Water Smart have both acknowledged Jesse Reel’s role in a peer-to-peer training program for water utility operators in articles on their websites.

But Reel isn’t prepared to take too much credit for the program, giving most of the credit for its success to Joe McGowan, public works manager for the City of Cranbrook.

The peer-to-peer program started in winter 2013 and allows water utility operators to deliver and receive training in their communities without the cost of attending costly courses that are usually offered in the Okanagan or the Lower Mainland.

“What we’ve identified is that budgetary restraints make it hard to get training to everybody. There’s a lot of knowledge right here in the West Kootenays, and we need to access that knowledge and have operators train other operators,” said Reel. “This is about us partnering up with other people.

The City of Castlegar, we have a lot of skill, we have a lot of technicians in house here.

We can get out and we can help smaller communities like the Village of Montrose, the Village of Nakusp, or say Genelle.”

Reel himself recently did peer-to-peer training at the Glade Irrigation District.

“They had some really smart guys. They had some guys with some high mechanical aptitude, [but] they’ve never worked on a water system, they didn’t know the ins and out of it,” he said.

“They had some components failing and they didn’t know what to do about it. They didn’t know how to tackle the problem.”

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to properly take apart a control valve and how to put it back together and set it up.

“That got some momentum going in that water system. They had someone to turn to now who could offer them a bit of advice,” said Reel. “[That] spurred some momentum out there and they did more maintenance on their water system in 18 months than they’d done in 20 years.”

The Columbia Basin Trust currently supports the peerto-peer program, and now in its second year the program has started receiving support from the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) who want to make peer-to-peer training a recognized training event where operators will gain continuing education units (CEUs). A win for municipalities, since certified water utility operators are required to earn 2.4 CEUs every two years.

The EOCP began developing a website earlier this spring for certifying in-house peer-to-peer trainers, which an operator from Castlegar volunteered to help test.

“Could he actually get on there, register himself as a trainer, submit his course in a relatively easy enough fashion that’s not going to scare him away, and administer the training and get the CEUs for him and the guy he trained?” said Reel. “So Bill McMillan was our guinea pig in house and he struggled a lot with their website, and they’ve made a lot of changes to their website to make this easier.”

Hopefully by next year every operator will have access to the website.

The peer-to-peer program is still considered a pilot program, and Reel said it’s mostly being done off the corners of everyone’s desk.

“We’re doing this for the love of our jobs, and me and Bill…, we believe this is a very valuable exercise. These senior guys have a lot of knowledge. They have tricks of the trade that you can’t learn in a classroom, you can’t even learn in a text book, you have to learn hands on.”

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Why do we do it? Why can’t we simply be comfortable in the skin we’re in? Why can’t we be secure in who we were created to be?

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WHL Standings The Castlegar Skating Club is very excited to be hosting the West Kootenay Invitational figure skating competitions.

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Scoring Leaders Player 1. Cole Keebler 2. Rainer Glimpel 3. Eric Buckley 4. Jason Richter 5. Alec Wilkinson 6. Jared Marchi 7. Jordan Busch 8. Zach Befus 9. Jace Weegar 10. Kurtis Redding

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in first place only two points ahead of Castlegar. While the Nelson Leafs continue to hold their own in third place three points behind Castlegar. Nelson and Beaver Valley have both played nineteen games while Castlegar has played twenty.

The Rebels play in Kimberly against the Dynamiters on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Their next home game is on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Castlegar Complex Arena with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

Rebels Assistant Coach Keegan Little was confident the team will have their “A game” for this week’s games.

“Big weekend for the new guys. We are playing for first place. Got to get that rivalry going with probably our biggest rivals (Beaver Valley). We got to bring speed, we got to bring physical play, we got to bring everything. The only way we are going to beat one of the top teams in the league is if we bring everything we got to the table. Play a full 60 minutes.”

Puck drop is 7 p.m. for Saturday’s game with the Nitehawks.

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Selkirk College Saints complete home stand on high note After a pair of weekend victories against the University of Victoria Vikes, the Selkirk College Saints are riding a four-game winning streak and sitting right where they hoped to be in the early stages of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season.

The three-time defending league champions trounced the Vikes 9-1 on Friday night and followed it up with a hard fought 4-2 win on Saturday to complete the weekend sweep. The Saints now sit atop the BCIHL standings as they get set to complete the first half of the season on the road.

“When we are playing our game, within our system and working hard… we are one of the top teams, if not the top team in the league,” says Saints coach Brent Heaven. “That’s somewhere we want to be and it took us a little bit of time to find our groove. Over the last month we have gotten into a position where the guys are buying in and starting to identify their individual roles which is helping our team’s success.”

In Friday night’s thumping of the Vikes, Jamie Vlanich and Dallas Calvin led the assault with two goals and two assists each, but at the end of the night 15 players registered at least one point. In a game that was tied 0-0 after the first 20 minutes, Saints goaltender James Prigione and the Selkirk College defence were solid in preparation for the goal parade.

“We can roll any line and get success from it,” Heaven says of the relentless Selkirk College attack. “Each line contributes in a different way and brings a different element to the program.”

On Saturday night, the Saints built a 3-0 lead after the opening period with Vlanich notching two more goals to bolster his weekend totals.

The Vikes came roaring back in the second period with two of their own when the Patrick Webb and Chris Manhas managed to beat Saints starter Brett Huber. Rookie defenceman Nathan Browne scored just over five minutes into the third to give the Saints a 4-2 lead they would not relinquish.

The Saints have now seen all four BCIHL teams that stand between them and a fourth straight league title. With a goal differential of plus-25 and five of the league’s top-10 scorers, the Saints have made a statement early on.

Despite the success, Heaven says there is plenty of work to be done before the real celebration can begin.

“There are good teams in this league, there is going to be some ups and downs over the season,” says Heaven. “It’s not going to be easy.

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The Saints will now hit the road for the next eight regular season games where the team’s ability to play in unfriendly confines will be tested.

“It’s good bonding time for the guys,” Heaven says of the upcoming roadtrips. “Last year we had some struggles on the road, but we have had some good success at home and that should help with our confidence.”

The Saints will play an exhibition series with North Dakota’s Williston State on January 8 and 9 at the Castlegar & District Community Complex. The team’s next regular season home game is January 29 when they will host Trinity Western University.

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Co-op hires new coordinator to support farmers The Kootenay Co-op is excited to welcome Nadine Harris BenRabha to the role of True Local Coordinator, a new position intended to support Kootenay farmers and boost the local economy.

BenRabha comes to the Co-op from Kootenay Meadows Farm in Creston, a local supplier of glass-bottled organic milk and cheese. She played a key role in the start-up of her family’s on-farm processing ventures, and has worn many hats throughout the business, including a focus on marketing. Nadine brings this firsthand experience to the role of True Local Coordinator along with a track record of passionate advocacy around regional food security.

“I am very excited to join the Kootenay Coop,” says BenRabha. “Kootenay Meadows Farm has had a special relationship with the Co-op from the beginning. The Co-op gave us invaluable advice and support long before our processing facility had even broken ground, and played a huge role in giving us the confidence to take the leap. It will be immensely rewarding to help others leverage this special support that the Co-op offers, and see how it can help their businesses succeed.”

The Co-op created the position of True Local Coordinator to help it triple its sales of local products in its new Nelson Commons location.

Strengthening local food systems has long been part of the Co-op’s mandate. The Co-op’s guiding principles state that local growers or processors should receive preferential treatment as suppliers, and the Co-op works hard to nurture new and existing local vendors.

In June 2013 the Co-op took this commitment to the next level with the creation of its True Local Program. The program was launched in response to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s changes to its definition of “local” which allows retailers to market a product as local even if it is sourced from as far as 3000km away. The Co-op preferred to create the True Local Program that would assure its member-owners and other customers that their food was being sourced close to home and that their food dollars were being invested locally. The boundaries for the program are drawn along bioregional lines: West to Grand Forks, East to the Creston Valley, Northwest to Nakusp and the Arrow Lakes, Northeast from Kaslo to Trout Lake and Johnson’s Landing, and South to the US Border.

Welcome Nadine Harris BenRabha to the new role of True Local Coordinator.

“Purchasing from True Local suppliers is an investment in the future of our food security and the economy of the surrounding area,” says Co-op Board president Jon Steinman.

“Co-op members have shown enormous support for the program and over the last year the Co-op made payments of more than $2.5 million to local suppliers, including $1.78 million to more than 100 local farmers and food producers.”

BenRabha looks forward to meeting local suppliers and learning how the Co-op can partner with them. “This is a brand new position so we have the exciting opportunity to work together to define how the True Local Program and the Co-op as a whole can best work to support the local economy,” she says.

The Kootenay Co-op will host a Supplier Event for prospective and current suppliers on November 18th, in Nelson. All interested local producers and processors are invited to attend. Please contact nadine@kootenay.coop for more information.

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