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Nelson developer Eddie Boxerman has created a tactical card game called Karmaka in which players must work their way up the karmic ladder from dung beetle to transcendent being. It will receive a large-scale international release in approximately six months. Will Johnson photo
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You start out as a dung beetle, but if you play your cards right you could end up as a transcendent
being. That’s the concept behind Karmaka, a tactical board game created by Nelson developer Eddie Boxerman, and it’s one that earned him $220,000 in a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year. “I like to think of it as a sort of karmic judo,” Boxerman told the Star. “It’s based on the theme of karmic justice— what goes around, comes around — so if I
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do something nasty to someone, they’re going to be able to do that to me during my next life. But if I do something nice, then ultimately I’ll benefit.” Your pile of cards counts as a life, and as you watch them dwindle you can also watch your future life begin to pile up face-down. Part of the strategy involves funnelling CONTINUED ON A12
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is calling on the province to crack down on the newspaper industry to join a provincial recycling stewardship program. However, an industry executive says if they were forced to pay the proposed fees, a number of papers would have to shut down to meet the costs. “We simply can not afford the millions of dollars this would cost the newspaper industry,” John Hinds, the CEO of Newspapers Canada, an industry group, told the Star. “It would put a significant number of newspapers at risk if we were forced to pay the MultiMaterial BC (MMBC) fees as they stand. Look at what happened in Nanaimo and Kamloops [where newspapers recently closed]. Look at what is happening around the country.” The RDCK board passed a motion in February to urge BC’s environment minister to pressure the industry to comply with regulations that require producers of paper and packaging to pay for the recycling of their products. MMBC is the non-profit stewardship organization tasked with getting BC industries, rather than taxpayers, to pay for recycling the paper and packaging it produces. MMBC collects, processes, and sells recycled material, and about 1,300 producers of paper and packaging in BC pay them to do this. (MMBC collects Nelson’s recycling, but it’s not noticeable because the organization contracts the work to the city.) Businesses that produce paper and packaging are required by BC law to have an approved stewardship plan to recycle their waste. But the newspaper industry has so far declined to join MMBC, in an apparent contravention of that regulation. This is a problem for the RDCK. MMBC doesn’t cover all areas of the province. It has never set up shop in some rural areas, including some parts of West Kootenay, because it says it can’t afford to expand its services further until the newspaper industry signs on. MMBC wants the newspaper industry to pay $20 per ton to recycle the province’s newsprint. According to Hinds, this would amount to about $10 million per year. “To pay that price would mean for example in the West Kootenay I would close three marginal small town newspapers, and curtail the number of copies CONTINUED ON A15
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During the month of April you’re going to see cardboard depositories for the Shoe Bank charity all around Nelson, but the organization doesn’t have a place to collect and sort their haul. “We are urgently in need of an operating space,” said organizer Jackie Nedelec, who currently has mountainous piles of shoeboxes in her living room. The space they’ve been using for the past five years in the Chahko Mika Mall has been rented out. “I have tried everything to locate an operating and sorting space for this worthy event. I have searched out eight pages of names and buildings, placed ads, handed out letters and phone numbers all to no avail.” Now she’s getting desperate, with the event only two weeks away. Nedelec has teamed up with the Nelson Committee on Homelessness and the Women’s Centre, and said she’s routinely “accosted in the street” with questions about when the shoes will arrive. In other words: there’s no lack of community need or sup-
Nelson Shoe Bank organizer Jackie Nedelec (second from right) urgently needs a new space for local operations. She is seen her with Rotarian supporters (L-R) Ted Steacy, Sheila Hart, Karen Bennett, and Will Johnson photo Alan Bacon. port. But nobody has stepped forward to offer space yet. “Our donations throughout the year have a huge benefit to those less fortunate and it would be a sad day to see it end,” Nedelec said. The organization was federally registered as Soles4Souls Canada in 2010, but it recently changed its name to Shoe Bank Canada. Its mission statement is “No Canadian should want for a decent pair of shoes.”
It collects donated shoes and distributes them through food banks and other social agencies in conjunction with the Rotary Club. It has set a goal of collecting one million pairs in every province. This year the charity’s focus has changed: instead of sending shoes elsewhere, such as to victims of the Japanese tsunami and Haitian earthquake, they will be distributed within Canada.
Workboots, in particular, are in high demand. Nedelec said many impoverished residents require them for employment. “Surely in a democratic, caring country we should be able to recycle shoes and get them to the people who need them,” said Rotary volunteer Sheila Hart. The drive runs from April 4 to May 4. For more information — or if you have space to offer — visit shoebankcanada.com or call Nedelec at 250-229-5265.
New ferries will save $11 million, ministry says GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star
The Minist r y of Transportation expects to save $11 million by building new cable ferries for Harrop and Glade rather than bridges. Kate Mukasa, a public affairs officer with the ministry, said in an email that the “lifecycle” cost of the new Glade ferry is
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Courts ponder Nelson squatter’s rights case Residents win partial victory in property fight with city BILL METCALFE Nelson Star
A Nelson couple is attempting to retain a 40-by-52 foot lakeside lot at 1114 Beatty Street based on the doctrine of adverse possession, otherwise known as squatter’s rights. Earl and Gerry Mowatt live on two adjacent lots on Beatty St., the other being 1112 Beatty. The ownership of 1114 Beatty St. has been uncertain for more than a century, but it has functioned as part of 1112 Beatty. The Mowatts bought the property in 1992. Later the City of Nelson and BC Attorney General challenged their ownership of the lot at 1114 Beatty. The Mowatts went to the BC Supreme Court asking that they be named the owners of 1114 Beatty, based on the doctrine of adverse possession. The double lot has been occupied by a succession of people since 1909, sometimes on the assumption it was one lot, other times on the understanding that it was a city road allowance.
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Adverse possession means the possession of land, without legal title, for a period of time sufficient to become recognized as legal owner. For a claim to succeed, the possession doesn’t have to be by the same person but can be a continuous succession of people. To be valid in BC law, the circumstances of a claim of must have happened before 1975, as was the case here. An action to recover land can’t be started before 20 years for an individual or 60 years for the crown. Since the possession of the two lots start-
ed in 1909, when the George W. Cooper family settled on land that was not theirs, both of these limitation periods were satisfied. The Mowatts lost in Supreme Court because the judge decided they could not establish enough details of ownership of the lot in the period between 1916 and 1920, and this broke the continuity of their claim. They appealed to the BC Court of Appeal and have won a partial victory. In a March 10 judgement, three justices overruled the lower court ruling and
decided the Mowatts’ evidence of continuous occupancy from 1916 to 1920 was convincing. But that’s not the end of it because when the Supreme Court rejected the Mowatts’ application because of what it saw as a gap, it didn’t bother looking at the period after that, believing the case settled. Now the Court of Appeal has sent it back to the Supreme Court, asking it to finish the job by looking at continuity of possession after 1920. Because the matter is still being considered by the Supreme Court, the Mowatts weren’t willing to talk to the Star about it. The court delved into land title and other local history back to 1900 in great depth. The court’s reasons for judgement, which can be viewed at bit.ly/ Mowatts, state that this appears to be “the first land title adverse possession case to come before this court in over 60 years” and that “the appellants’ claim depends upon a web of circumstantial evidence, some of the threads mere shadows and others quite sturdy, from which inferences must be drawn by the application of judgment on the probability of the asserted fact.”
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More than 20 businesses were victims of a rash of graffiti downtown shortly before midnight Monday. Sgt. Dino Falcone said in a news release that several business owners reported the graffiti as soon as they located the tags early Tuesday. “Investigators are extremely pleased with how much video surveillance was provided to police today by the store owners in an attempt to assist police in solving this senseless crime,” Falcone wrote. “Some business owners were
visibly and understandably upset and are hoping that someone out there will provide police enough evidence to pursue charges of mischief.” Falcone said investigators hope the suspects “do the right thing” and turn themselves in. “With the public’s assistance and surveillance video, police are hopeful that the persons responsible for these acts will be located as soon as possible.” Anyone with information can call the Nelson Police Department at 250-354-3919 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS.
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Fourth in a series about refugee families who have come to West Kootenay n 1981, Tomas Francisco, his wife Maria, and their three young children were walking down a road near their village in Guatemala. A battle between guerrilla fighters and the Guatemalan army broke out around them. They had inadvertently walked into a battleground. They ran into a cornfield, Tomas carrying his youngest, as shells exploded around them. They stayed there all night. The next day they left for Mexico — just picked up and left because the fear had become too much. This was in the midst of Guatemala’s bloody 30-year civil war, in which the army massacred hundreds of thousands of Mayans and burned their villages to the ground. The Francisco family was caught in the middle. Francisco occasionally helped both sides, for fear of his life. “Guerrillas and the army asked you to do things you did not like, and you have to do it or they will kill you or take you away,” he said in an interview with the Star. “Nobody knew who took you or if they killed you. It was hard to live there at that time. If you feed the
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guerrillas or talk to them, the army might kill you. You are walking somewhere and you disappear. Lots of my friends disappeared.” Francisco was a Spanish teacher in an elementary school. He and Maria married when he was 20. When they left for Mexico he was 32 and they had three children. The moved to Puebla, Mexico, where they stayed for seven years. There they had three more children. “When I came to Mexico it was okay, but I was there illegally, no papers. I was working on construction. It was terrible because I left Guatemala, my country, with empty hands, nothing, we left the house.
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The army burned the house where we lived with my dad. “The army closed the door on people’s houses and burn it down, all the people inside.” Francisco’s father also left and went to live in Chiapas, in southern Mexico. Francisco had some friends who had moved to Vancouver. They contacted him and explained the process of applying for refugee status. They made contact with Quakers in Argenta who agreed to sponsor his family, which meant supporting them for a year. In 1988, Tomas and Maria, their six children, and Tomas’ wife Melchor flew to Vancouver and spent a few days with Guatamalan friends. “I felt good because the whole family was together and happy. I was happy too, because I had friends in Vancouver and was happy to see them.” Then they boarded a Greyhound bus for Nelson to be met by several people from the Argenta Society of Friends (the Quakers) including the late Jack Ross and his daughter Lisa. They all drove to Argenta. From Guatemala and Mexico, living poorly in both places, to the pristine remoteness of Argenta. What was that transition like? “It was a very nice place. We get to Argenta and the road ends there, nothing there but some houses, no place to go. I was a little bit sad at that time. When you don’t speak English it is
hard. I called my friends in Vancouver every day.” He said the thing that most helped him adjust was the friendliness and helpfulness of the people in Argenta. Lisa Ross spoke Mayan and Spanish and that was a great help. The kids loved it when the snow came. Francisco’s daughter Rosalia says that one of her little brothers, coming out of the house on the first day it snowed, thought it was white flowers and jumped into them joyfully. The family was fascinated by the wildlife. “There was lots of animals around the house,” Francisco said. “Deer, bears, they were running across in front of the house and nobody took them, and we were lucky, so happy to see them.” Asked what surprised him the most about his life in Argenta, he said “The surprise was to live very well. When we lived in our country, it is such a poor country.” The older kids, including started school in Kaslo, the younger ones in Meadow Creek. Tomas went to English lessons at Selkirk College in Kaslo every day. And it was not long before he found work. “The Argenta people taught me how to plant trees. I was a tree planter. I went to Vancouver Island, planting trees, also around the Kootenays.” At the suggestion he was perhaps already a bit old (40) to be a beginning treeplanter, Francisco laughed . “My first day I planted 75 trees the whole day.
Later, 700 or 900, or if it’s good ground, 1,000 or 1,200.” Francisco learned English much more easily from treeplanting than in a classroom. In 1990 the family moved to Kaslo. “A friend in Kaslo rented me his house, and I had a garden, and I was working. I lived in Kaslo 25 years.” Franciso was famous for his garden. “My garden was very nice because we planted on a hill, piling rocks like a table. People were surprised.” In addition to tree planting Francisco worked at a local farm, did other jobs like cutting lawns, and he and Maria sold tacos at May Day and other events. “We sold tacos at the Jazz Festival too. People like them very much, very fresh.” In 1995, after the war was over, Francisco visited his home town in Guatemala. He says he liked going there but would not consider moving back. Two years ago Tomas and Maria moved to Vancouver to be closer to their family. They live with their daughter there and have retired. What would he like to say to the people of Kaslo? “I know everybody in Kaslo. Thank you very much for helping me and my family. I appreciate these people, they helped us a lot. We have good memories. I like Kaslo. It feels like my home. I only moved so I could live with my daughter. I’m getting older.”
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Mall bus stop will move again BILL METCALFE Nelson Star
The Chahko Mika Mall bus stop will not remain permanently at its current location near Walmart, but will be moved to an undisclosed location part-way up the mall toward Save-On-Foods. The city’s Colin Innes says there will be an announcement of the new stop in about a month. “The Walmart location was an interim solution,” he said. “The garden centre at Walmart has a lot of outdoor activity there. It’s not a good place for a bus stop.” He said an alternate solution
is being worked out between the city, BC Transit, and mall management. “They are testing bus turning radiuses so they can safely navigate through the mall parking lot, and looking at timing [of the bus schedule].” In December, BC Transit moved the bus stop to the Walmart location from its location at SaveOn-Foods because the mall considered it to be a dangerous mix of pedestrians, cars and buses all in close quarters. The move prompted many letters to the city (and to the Star) asking that the bus stop remain
adjacent to the grocery store because mall shoppers, particularly elderly and disabled people, do their grocery shopping last, and then board the bus when they are loaded down. City councillor Valerie Warmington, who sits on the regional transit committee, says she heard from many bus riders about the move from Save-On. “I got as much mail on this as I get on any issue,” she told the Star. “I always assume that if ten people write to me, I pay attention, because it represents a larger portion of the population.”
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School District 8 could see an increase of approximately 119 students next year, according to an enrolment projection report circulated last week. The biggest jump is predicted for Creston’s distance education school, known as DESK, which is expected to see a jump of 50 additional students from 2016 to 2017. These students work remotely from home with a supervisor. Kaslo and Nelson DESK numbers are predicted to stay the same, forecast at eight and 40 students respectively. Salmo secondary will likely see an increase next year, with 18 new students predicted, and Wildflower’s enrolment is predicted to rise from 140 to 176. Trafalgar will likely see nine additional students, jumping from
397 to 406. Blewett is forecasting 11 additional students, while Brent Kennedy and Rosemont are each looking at four more. It’s predicted the population of Hume Elementary and W.E. Graham will stay exactly the same. L.V. Rogers is predicting a 25-student drop from 696 to 671, the largest in the area, while Prince Charles secondary in Creston forecasts a decrease of 13, Redfish anticipates losing 10, and Mt. Sentinel nine. In Kaslo, enrolment changes are virtually nonexistent. J.V. Humphries anticipates three additional students, while Jewett’s enrolment will likely hold steady at 14. Salmo elementary is predicting a loss of eight students, dropping from 191 to 183. Winlaw expects to lose four students, taking
their population down to 81 students. Yahk elementary has a projected enrolment of zero, down from its pres-
ent three. Overall, the district’s enrolment is forecast to increase from 4,778 this year to 4,897 next year.
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Nelson CARES Society, Room to Live campaign, would like to thank the following companies and organizations for their contributions to this year’s Coldest Night of the Year Walk: Interoute Construction Ltd. Nelson Fire & Rescue Nelson & District Credit Union Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce Nelson Leafs Junior B Hockey Nelson United Church Save On Foods Regional District of Central Kootenay Royal Bank of Canada Nelson Home Hardware Jagannatha Express Kootenay Co-op Wildflower School Grade 5/6 Class And all of our volunteers! We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you for the support!
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Is it time for Nelson to dispense with the time change? by the Chambers of Commerce. They believed that with more daylight people shopped more and longer. Of interest is the fact that my younger colleagues — the millennials and Gen Xers — didn’t have any idea of the “history” of the time change. They just want the hour of sleep! So why do we continue? The multitudes of studies show that even this one hour shift in time is bad for our health. A study from Finland shows that our chances of having a stroke increase in the first 48 hours after time change. Heart attack risk is increased by seven per cent for the first three days post change. A University of Colorado study pointed to a 17 per cent spike in trafficrelated deaths on the Monday after DST. Car accidents increase eight per cent. Productivity also takes a hit as “cyberloafing” increases. This is the term used when workers surf the web for personal, not businessrelated activities. Perhaps it is time for the City of Nelson to take the lead on pushing forward to eliminate future time changes. Our neighbours to the east in Creston do not change time and they seem to be managing just fine. They are part of the Regional
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op of mind at the start of this week was the time change and why we still do it. Time change has a folkloric quality to it. My personal recollection of why it was supposedly initiated was so farmers could have more time in the fields to plant and harvest. A colleague stated it was to save electricity. My partner Mike found an article that stated it was heavily endorsed
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in the Glade Watershed starting in 2017. They will be building roads to get into our watershed and then they will be cutting down the oldest and best trees, as stated in the public meeting of Feb. 17. Our watershed is the only source of water for 98 per cent of the community: it is the water that comes out of our taps. We have no other source. Some people get their water from small creeks, but these too would likely be affected by logging and road building. We have been working with Interior Health to remove Glade from its boil water advisory. We are deeply concerned that road building and logging in our watershed will decrease the safety of our water as the land is stripped of its filtering trees and roads cause erosion and excessive run-off that will funnel down into our water intake. I object to the statement that Dr. Green had to “defend her credentials” — we were not attacking her
Re: “Nelson hospital laundry to be privatized,” March 4 Big slugs to Interior Health over the laundry service, for devastating small communities while at the same time adding pollution and wear and tear on our highways when the government is trying to reduce greenhouse gases. What are they going to do when the contract ends and they up their price? All they would have had to do is lay off a few of the overstaffed management positions. Shame on them! Harvey Craig Nelson
Skepticism about logging warranted Re: “Glade residents outraged by watershed logging plans,” March 4 Kalesnikoff and Atco plan to log
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Nelson should join Creston in abandoning the twice yearly time change, Thinkstock/Getty Images Janice Morrison writes. District of Central Kootenay, as is Nelson — perhaps we should all be on the same time zone. Time change requires provincial approval. As municipalities and regional districts we are members of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. This is the organization through which we can lobby the government for change. Locally we also participate in the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local govern-
ment, yet another avenue to have our concerns raised. • Hugs and slugs — in the past few weeks I have noticed an increase in slugs regarding poor drivers. Now that spring is on its way more people are getting out and about. Many seniors who park their cars for the winter are out driving again now that the snow is gone. With the hazards of winter driving for
credentials, we were doubtful about her impartiality as she stated categorically that “logging would have no effect on our drinking water if it was done by professionals.” We are skeptical when she, Mr. Hodgkinson (Kalesnikoff) and Mr. Ozanne (Atco) reassure us that there is nothing to worry about. That is, if they do everything professionally, everything will be fine. (And of course, adhere to those incredibly lax and laughable government guidelines from forestry practices.) But we know, even from a perfunctory study of the effects of logging and road building on watersheds, that is simply not true. Everything will not be fine if they go ahead with their proposed logging. The scope of the assessment was limited: it did not take road building into account, which is of concern, considering Mr. Hodgkinson stated that data would be used in their logging plan!
There was an incomplete consideration of climate change, and a lack of consideration of existing sediment sources including roads and landslides. Terrain and slope stability was not considered (this is apparently done after cut blocks are laid out, which seems a little late to me). Since Kalesnikoff and Atco paid to have this hydrogeomorphic assessment done, I would assume that the built-in limitations of the report are due to the parameters set by the logging companies. We realize that logging provides industry and jobs in the Kootenays, but given what we know of our watershed and our water system (and we know quite a bit, as we have been monitoring it for a number of years), we are deeply concerned, and yes, outraged: that the basic human right to clean, safe water is being brought into dispute by industrial practices. H. McSwan Glade
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the most part behind us drivers are perhaps not so cautious. Rules of the road apply at all times regardless of season. With the weather improving and more evening light (a positive aspect of DST) there are more pedestrians and cyclists out. I encourage everyone to try and leave a few minutes earlier for work and appointments, slow down let other divers know your intention (that is why signal lights were invented) and be prepared to share the road. • One last (personal) note — I would like to recognize my colleague Dawn Powell on her upcoming retirement April 29. She started work at Kootenay Lake Hospital on May 1, 1979 — 37 years ago. Thank you for your years of providing quality health care to the members of our community. May you have a long and healthy retirement! As always, comments and concerns or ideas on what you would like to see me write about are always welcome – email me at jmorrison@ nelson.ca. Nelson city councillor Janice Morrison shares this space weekly with her council colleagues.
Blessed by medical expertise We are so blessed to have the expertise of the doctors and nurses at Kootenay Lake Hospital and other doctors in Nelson. My wife has degenerative lung disease. She went to the emergency ward on a Tuesday and a battery of tests was speedily coordinated by Dr. McBride. She was transferred to a ward on the third floor, and after some treatments was discharged on Thursday of the same week with a portable oxygen bottle. That afternoon all the equipment required arrived and on-site home instruction was provided in the use and safety of the oxygen equipment. We received excellent service and communication from all the staff and doctors involved in the entire medical services team. Thanks very much R. Johnson Nelson
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WAY N E G E R M A I N E Serving Nelson & Area Since 1987. HUGS: To the beautiful sunny days. SLUGS: To the offensively loud Harleys coming out. GROW UP! Ride for your own enjoyment, not for attention. HUGS: Thanks to a local group for the excellent job with grooming this year and continuing to be a voice for snowmobilers in the area. HUGS: Thanks to the public workers who listen to our complaints about trouble areas on the sidewalks and roads and fix the problems. – Grateful homeowner HUGS: To the young man who found my keys near South Nelson School and brought them to SaveOn. I got them back and you saved me a lot of trouble. What a great community! SLUGS: To the family in the nice big house who leave their dog outside to bark for an hour or two. You may or may not know that it’s barking while you’re out, but your neighbours sure do! HUGS: To the pharmacist who adjusted the dose and duration of my daughter’s antibiotics to the most up to date guidelines, and made sure the flavour was her favourite – banana. Yum! SLUGS: Big fat poopy slugs to the people who leave their dog’s poop
in plastic bags on the rail grade for others to pick up. Be a responsible pet owner and dispose of your dog’s poop in a garbage bin. SLUGS: A gigantic slimy slug to the people that graffiti or “tag” our wonderful city. What brings you to do this and why isn’t anything being done about it? It seems it is getting worse as I see buildings with graffiti everywhere! HUGS: A hug to all the labourers at the pool site. As we exercise, we see each of you doing your job, working together to bring new life to this important community facility. You impress us with your skills, work ethic and dedication. Thanks from an ardent swimmer. SLUGS: Big slugs to the person who insisted on leaving their aggressive dog off leash even after it pursued me at full force. Shame on you. You know who you are. Next time, your very strong and aggressive dog is going to harm a small child. Be a responsible dog owner and keep your dog on a leash. SLUGS: A big slimy slug right between the eyes for the maintenance, or lack thereof, of the ski hill road in the past month or so! The potholes are so large in some places that a car could disappear and so numerous that they are unavoidable. You might try and fire up that grader that sits idle at
the bottom of the road to plow the banks back far enough that when the snow melts it flows into the ditch and not down the middle of the road creating the potholes and deep water runnels. Getting tired of bashing my teeth and car to bits. SLUGS: To the multiple people who feel it is acceptable to park in front of or too close to the fire hydrant in front of the CPR station at the bottom of Baker St. The city bylaws clearly state no one is to park within five meters for safety reasons. I understand parking is an issue in this part of town but please think about what you are doing. This bylaw isn’t just to inconvenience you, it is for everyone’s safety in the event of a fire. What would you do if the building you worked in was on fire but the fire crews couldn’t fight it effectively because they had to stop and deal with a vehicle in the way of the hydrant? SLUGS: A big slug to the young truck driver who blew through the green light and didn’t allow the transit bus to go first. They had the right of way. Shame on you for then making a rude gesture to the driver who was following the rules of the road. If you are in a massive hurry, it is still good judgment to slow down and follow the rules of the road. What if a pedestrian had decided to cross the sidewalk? Maybe plan ahead a little better to avoid causing any future distress.
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DATE: Monday, March 28 TIME: 7-9 p.m. WHERE: Finley’s Bar and Grill
March 17, 2016 For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, the following lake levels are provided by FortisBC as a public service. Queen’s Bay:
Present level: 1741.08 ft. 7 day forecast: Up 4 to 6 inches. 2015 peak:1747.14 ft. / 2014 peak:1750.37 ft.
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Present level: 1740.07 ft. 7 day forecast: Up 4 to 6 inches.
Levels can change unexpectedly due to weather or other conditions. For more information or to sign-up for unusual lake levels notifications by phone or email, visit www.fortisbc.com or call 1-866-436-7847.
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The Charlie Jackobson Band With Burlesque Dancers 9:30pm You don’t want to miss this one.
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MARCH 19
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The last episode of The LineUp this season will feature Nelson musician Rhoneil, local writer Will Johnson and acupuncturist Ryan Gallant. Watch it live at Shambhala Hall on Saturday, March 26 from 8 to 10 p.m. Will Johnson photo
The New Groovement from Victoria 10 piece band plus DJ Ambrose Get Funkifized Nelson 8pm $5-10
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Special Events Spiritbar presents the Caravan Cabaret, a vagabond voyage, tonight. Featuring mysterious theatre from Subscura, solo performances from Rosie Diamond and Brian Kalbfleisch, and comedy from Mitchell Scott. Doors open at 10 p.m. The night will feature live music, aerials and theatrics. Selkirk College music students are performing for 12 nights at Shambhala Hall. On March 18 Jon Kwak and Amanda Cawley will play. That will be followed by a March 21 concert for Jess Chan and Jane Cho, a March 22 concert for Travis Flello and Wes Hughes, and a March 23 concert for Liam Mackenzie and Nikki Wozney. Sophie Moreau Parent and Sallie Mae Salcedo will play on March 24, Lachlan Tocher and Alessandro Niro will play on March 29 and Ami Cheon and Lucas Burrows will play on March 31. On April 1 Nathan Swift and Ashley Pearce will perform. The LineUp’s season finale will air on Saturday, March 26 from 8 to 10 p.m at Shambhala Hall. Host Jenna Raider will be talking to a trio of Kootenay characters: Rhoneil, Will Johnson and Ryan Gallant. Watch online live at thelineup.tv or get tickets in advance or at the door to be in the studio audience. The Nelson Library presents a launch of Rachel Greenaway’s crime novel ColdGirl, March 31 at 7 p.m. It’s too cold to go missing in Northern BC, where a mismatched team of investigators battle the clock while the disappearances add up. Greenaway, who lives in Nelson, won the 2014 Arthur Ellis award for best unpublished mystery.
Movies Starting tonight, The Divergent Series: Allegiant will play at the Civic Theatre. After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths.
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It plays tonight, tomorrow, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 6:45 p.m. Batman Versus Superman opens at the Civic Theatre at midnight next Thursday. Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the man of steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. It plays nightly at 7 p.m. from March 26 to March 30.
Music On Saturday March 19 from 1 to 3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions presents two blues sessions, Mr. Aardvark and Robert George and Charlie Jacobson. Expect to hear some slide, harmonicas and rocking guitars. Kaslo Concert Society presents the WolakDonnelly Duo on Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church. Armed with a clarinet, a piano, and their personable stage presence, Kornel Wolak and Chris Donnelly present a remarkable blend of classical and jazz music rarely heard in live performance.
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Jason Rempel bowls for one reason only — turkeys. One strike is fine. At two strikes he can taste the turkey. When he hit his third strike in a row Saturday and a turkey flashed on a monitor above the lane, Rempel looked to the ceiling, closed his eyes and made a noise that did not sound like a turkey, per se, but was definitely turkey-esque. “The thing I like about [bowling] is when I get turkey strikes,” said Rempel, who on this day was in fact collecting a $90 cheque for the turkey draw, which only those who throw turkeys may enter. But Rempel had one more ball to throw, and once more he threw a strike. A ‘4’ flashed on the monitor and Rempel put his hands over his mouth, appearing to have reached a state of bowling euphoria. Rempel is a regular at Savoy Lanes, where he bowls every Saturday with Nelson’s Special Olympics group. He’s a committed bowler. He cheers on his teammates. He brings his own purple-swirled bowling balls. Last off-season he even returned to the bowling alley on his own time to work on his shot. He’s very good at bowling. “I sure am,” said Rempel. “I used to bowl between my legs
The Special Olympics group (top) poses during its regular bowling trip to Savoy Lanes on Saturday. Nic Toner (above left) poses with a Tyler Harper photos pair of bowling medals he won. but now I bowl right-handed. It’s a lot easier that way.” Rempel will soon need a new place to bowl. Savoy Lanes is scheduled to shut down at the end of April, which means the city’s Special Olympics athletes — the bowlers’ numbers vary between 16 and 23 athletes — are losing a place that has acted in part as their gym and social club. Phil Osachoff, who helps people with special needs, is close with the group. He’s known several of the athletes for about
30 years and even took two on a trip to see Graceland last year. He said the most important aspect Savoy Lanes has provided the group with is routine, and the imminent closure has been difficult for them to grasp. “Everyone says that they are sad because it is closing because they want the bowling alley to stay open in Nelson,” said Osachoff. “And the seniors I talk to also. I work with seniors as well with special needs who really, really want the bowl-
ing alley to stay open because there are lots of opportunities to see friends you’ve known your whole life.” There were a lot of laughs and high-fives Saturday, but the bowling alley’s closure weighs on the group. One athlete asked a Star reporter several times if he knew what was happening with the facility. Two athletes have already given up on the venue entirely and decline to bowl anymore. Betty Burk, who has been the local Special Olympics coordinator for the last seven years, remembers Savoy Lanes as a vibrant place during its heyday. “This alley was packed and roaring seven days a week,” she said. “But it was also very much a social hub. I think as our athletes and the bowlers have aged … [it’s] pretty much the seniors’ club keeping it going.” Burk is already working on Plan B for her athletes. The group will begin bocce and soccer as usual in the summer, and Burk is considering carpooling her bowlers to Castlegar every second week next fall. She’s not looking forward to their final visit to Savoy Lanes. “It’s really sad and the last day will be really hard,” she said. On this day, however, no tears were being shed just yet. Rempel finished his round with a score over 200 and was in a mood to celebrate. When asked what he’ll miss about the bowling alley, he took his time to think about it. His eventual answer did not involve turkeys. “The way,” he said, “that it’s been here for a long time.”
Fundraiser Saturday March 19th, 7 - 9pm Prestige Lakeside Resort Tickets available at the West Coast Grill @ The Prestige Call 778-463-2236 $20 advance $25 at the door. Featuring 14 Nelson and Area Artists, La Cantina Del Centro, Epiphany Cakes, Skimmerhorn, Baillie-Grohman Wineries, West Coast Grill
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ADULT FINLEY’S CO-ED OPEN GP W L T GF 18 13 3 2 160 18 12 5 1 146 18 12 5 1 164 18 4 11 3 94 18 5 13 0 107 18 4 13 1 80
GA 103 91 115 106 167 169
P 41 38 37 15 15 13
ADULT JACKSON’S HOLE MEN’S MASTERS TEAM GP W L T GF GA Bia Boro 18 15 1 2 128 73 Slocan 17 10 7 0 125 109 Abacus 17 9 8 0 105 83 Real Nelson 17 8 6 3 89 105 Red Dog 17 6 10 1 98 98 Jackson’s Hole 17 5 11 1 84 105 Ted Allen’s 17 3 12 2 67 123
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TEAM Telus United Red Dog FC Leo’s Jackson’s Hole Dirty Dozen Selkirk Eyecare
ADULT LADIES REC GP W L T 20 13 6 1 20 11 6 3 20 10 7 3 20 8 10 2 20 6 13 1 20 5 11 4 Playoffs begin March 30
GF 126 134 119 81 95 100
GA 89 123 106 106 105 126
P 40 36 33 26 19 19
ADULT NELSON STAR MEN’S OPEN Playoff schedule Tuesday, March 29, 7 p.m., Old Dogs vs. Young Guns (Quarter) Tuesday, March 29, 8 p.m., Downtown Auto vs. LVR (Quarter) Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m., Hume Innkeepers vs. TBD (Semi) Tuesday, April 5, 8 p.m., Kootenay Co-op vs. TBD (Semi) Tuesday, April 12, 7 p.m., Final
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Members of the Nelson Kyokushin Karate Club who competed in Calgary are (back row, from left) Silas Ehlers, Lucas Farnum, Jacob Smith, Steve Kirby, Sol Lothrop, and Sensei Keith Klughart; and (front row, from left), Kieran Kirby, Mia Jury, Noah Jury, Lucious Allen, and Tayte Allen. Submitted photo
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The Nelson Kyokushin Karate Club competed in the Calgary Cup this past weekend, finishing second overall against clubs from all over BC, Alberta and across the country. 2016 was the 10th anniversary of the tournament, which saw a record number of entrants, over
300, compete in a variety of weight classes. Nelson sent ten competitors to the tournament this year, and placed five athletes in the finals, finishing with three first place and two second place prizes. In addition, Lucas Farnum took home the tournament’s Technical Award, and Noah Jury was presented with the Spirit Award. Nelson finished with a com-
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bined score of 695 points, second to first place Edmonton with 700 points. All around it was a great finish for the local karate club in a field normally dominated by larger dojos from Edmonton, Calgary and the coast. Finishing with medals were Sol Lothrop, Lucas Farnum, and Noah Jury (all first), and Tayte Allen and Steve Kirby (both second).
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Locke reflects on Worlds, looks ahead to Nationals JIM BAILEY and CHELSEA NOVAK
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Local cross country skier Julien Locke placed 16th in the skate sprint at the U23 World Championships in Romania last month, and is preparing for the Nationals in Whitehorse. Courtesy Canada Cross Country Skiing “Global warming is hitting Europe hard right now and it’s not winter wonderland like it is here.” Locke winds up his season at the Haywood National Ski championships in Whitehorse where he’ll compete in the team sprint, a two-person team relay, the 10-km classic, 15-km skate sprint and the 50-km classic. More than 500 of Canada’s elite Nordic skiers will compete in the eight-day event. He will also look to reclaim his lead on the Haywood Sprint Series at the Nationals, as Bob Thompson of Thunder Bay took over top spot
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in Locke’s absence. “My goal is to go [to Nationals], win the sprint and get back on top of the Sprint Series and also to have some good distance races,” said Locke. “I think also in the team sprint we can have a strong team and get to the podium there.” Locke was the top Canadian at the Worlds with Scott Hill finishing in 39th, Angus Foster 50th, and Jack Carlyle 56th. France’s Lucas Chanavat was the winner, with Sweden’s Karl-Johan placing second and France’s Jean Tiberghien third.
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Now that Nelson cross-country skier Julien Locke has had a couple weeks to process his U23 World Championship experience in Romania, he is content with the 16th-place result in the 1.3-kilometre sprint and is looking forward to finishing strong at the Nationals in Whitehorse beginning Saturday. “It was very disappointing not to make the final, which was my goal, but I know that I was able to ski at the level they’re skiing at,” Locke told the Rossland News. “In the men’s race there were at least three guys that have been on the World Cup podium. It was great to compete against that and be able to race those guys.” Locke placed third in his quarterfinal and narrowly missed out on advancing to the semi-finals, finishing less than a second behind Finland’s Joni Maki who came in seventh overall. Conditions were less than optimal for the World championships with warm weather wrecking havoc on the track. Snow was trucked in to set up a 2.5-kilometre loop so the event could go ahead. “It was narrow and it was slushy and slow, but it was racing and the races went off without too many problems,” said Locke. Europe has been hit hard by climate change with drastically lowerthan-normal snow accumulation compared to past years. “We went to Seefeld, Austria before going to Romania, and even there, there was only 10 centimetres of snow to ski on,” said Locke.
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Players climb the karma ladder
CONTINUED FROM A1 as many positive cards in that direction as possible, but often other priorities get in the way — just like in real life. “It’s pretty tactical. It can sound a bit Zen, the whole idea of trying to become a transcendent being, but at the end of the day you’re still trying to win a game. It’s a competitive, not co-operative game.” This was an idea Boxerman has been kicking around for years, since before releasing his first game, Osmos, about seven years ago. That’s
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when he started collaborating with Toronto’s Dave Burke, the game’s co-creator. And though they’d spent years on the project, they didn’t anticipate the success their Kickstarter campaign would enjoy. “We were trying to raise $20,000, because that’s what we figured was the minimum to do a production run with the manufacturer,” said Boxerman. “If we hadn’t made 20 I would’ve been disappointed, 20 to 50 would’ve been pretty good but 220? We couldn’t believe it.” That means they can produce a premium quality game, as opposed to the smaller scale version they envisioned. They also need to deliver the game to 7,500 customers worldwide by November, something Boxerman has been busily preparing for from his co-working space above Oso Negro. “We’re going to push the button on manufacturing in two to three months. They take two to three months to manufacture, then we get them on boats and send them everywhere in the world.” Their first run will be 10,000 copies, and they’re also trying to find their way into retail stores. The illustrations were done by Marco
While playing Karmaka, players attempt to work their way up the karmic ladder from dung beetle to transcendent being. Images courtesy of Hemisphere Games Bucci, an artist with experience working on the Star Wars franchise and with Mattel. The game is intended for two to four players, with a two-player game lasting 30 minutes and a four-player one often taking an hour. Boxerman said he feels supported by the artistic community of
Nelson, and appreciates the growing tech community. His wife Angela Schade grew up here and they have a young daughter. He’s thrilled he can do his work from such a picturesque locale. “The city has been doing a lot to attract tech people and support them, and I really appreciate that,” he said.
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Kaleb Weller (middle left) held his eighth birthday party in Lions Park on Tuesday afternoon, and invited friends to play a game of street hockey. His father Brandon (above) and his little sister Makenya (not pictured) were there, as were his friends Liliane Martina (bottom left) and Quinn Wilkinson (middle right). Nelson has been experiencing erratic weather lately, and though driving sleet later swept through town that afternoon, the party got a significant chunk of time with the pleasant Will Johnson photos March sunshine.
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Common name: Miss Kim Korean Lilac Botanical Names: Syringa pubescens subsp. patula If you have never had the pleasure of smelling a lilac in your own yard, you have missed one of the purest gardening rewards ever! With a little effort and a modest amount of space you too can enjoy the wonderful fragrance of a lilac, and make no mistake about it ‘Miss Kim’ has to be the most fragrant of them all.
where there is at least half a day of full sun. (more sun= more flowers) It will grow well in average, well drained soils that incorporate a good amount of organic matter. Removing the old flower heads to prevent them from going to seed will ensure a larger amount of new flowers next year.
Flowers of lavender to ice blue adorn this compact shrub in late spring, smaller growing and later blooming than most other lilacs - so extending the season. Growing to about 2 meters or so it will fit easily into the landscape
Think about planting it in a conspicuous place in the garden because not only does it have such amazing blooms but it also loves to show off its fall leaf colours of plum and burgundy.
Atom Leafs finish season The Nelson Atom Leafs finished off an enjoyable season last weekend in Rossland at the playoff tournament. They lost 4-2 to Trail in the championship game for the B banner. Despite the loss the team showed great progress over the course of the year and were positive representatives of Nelson Minor Hockey. Submitted photo
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CONTINUED FROM A1 that we put out,” says Rick O’Connor, the president of Black Press, which publishes six papers in the West Kootenay including the Star. Asked to respond to the industry’s contention that it would have to close papers, MMBC’s Allen Langdon said “This regulation has been in place since 2011. They have had a long time to think through how it would comply with the legislation and try and work something out with government.” Some RDCK population centres — including Nelson, Kaslo, and Castlegar — have contracts with MMBC, but rural areas don’t, and it is costing the regional district to recycle in those areas, according to chief administrator Stuart Horn. The RDCK has asked MMBC to take over, only to be told they can’t afford to take on new areas until the newspaper industry comes on board. Hinds says he doesn’t believe MMBC when it says it can’t afford to expand their service because the organization reported a $33-million surplus in its last fiscal year. Langdon says that money is a reserve. “Our entire program costs $80 million per year,” Langdon said, “so we set a target of a reserve of about
half the annual requirements. We are a non-profit so we had always planned to develop a reserve because we don’t have assets or other types of capital to rely on if commodity markets drops. “If I were to expand the program,” he continued, “the current members who are meeting their obligations and are good corporate citizens would be forced to subsidize the companies that have not joined and not met their obligations.” O’Connor and Hinds say MMBC is asking for more money from newspaper publishers than recycling programs in other provinces. They say the original deal with MMBC would have seen the newspaper industry contribute in-kind, with millions of dollars worth of advertising promoting recycling. Langdon disagrees and says there was a draft agreement but MMBC didn’t sign it because “our members could not agree because it would have meant them subsidizing the newspaper industry.” O’Connor disputes that version. “MMBC had their lawyers write the agreement and presented it to newspapers to sign. After some negotiations, newspapers signed the agreement. MMBC was then taken
over by the Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance who refused to sign their own agreement.” Hinds says MMBC’s asking price of $200 per ton is “four or five times what newspapers pay in other provinces.” Comparison with other provinces is complex because each province has different regulations and systems. In Ontario and Quebec, newspaper publishers pay in-kind with advertising. In Manitoba the government pays the newspaper industry’s fees. In Saskatchewan newspapers are exempt from the system. MMBC is governed by the Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance board which includes representatives from Walmart, Loblaws, Unilever, Proctor and Gamble, Coca Cola, Nestlé, and others. “[In all provinces] the idea is that everyone contributes but the newspaper industry doesn’t want to,” says Langdon. “From our perspective our program is probably the most progressive and leading edge in the country and the one where we are having the most success engaging directly with producers on how to work with them to adapt to change their packaging. That is exciting and is something we should be proud of.” Asked what the newspaper in-
dustry is doing to resolve this stalemate, O’Connor admitted nothing has changed. “We have been trying to work with the provincial government to come up with our own stewardship plan to meet the obligations under the regulations but not through MMBC, and we were hoping the government would approve StewardsChoice, which we propose to be a competitive vehicle to MMBC. It is not that are opposed to recycling, it is that we are opposed to being extorted by MMBC.” In January the provincial government turned down StewardsChoice’s application to become a recycling alternative to MMBC. Hinds says the government made a mistake lumping newsprint in with packaging. He says newspapers should be treated not as a package “like a yogurt container” but as “a product with social value” which, he adds, brings higher prices on the recycling market than most kinds of packaging, and which is already being successfully recycled by 80 per cent of BC residents. O’Connor said MMBC is keeping the revenue of recycled newsprint, estimated currently at $60 per tonne. Asked what he would say to the RDCK board, O’Connor said “If
MMBC is telling you the reason they can’t increase service is because newspapers have not paid their exorbitant fee, I would say that that is not true. We never indicated that we would pay their fee and we will go to court before that happens. The industry is pretty adamant about this. MMBC is using this fantasy that newspapers are not paying this $200 as an excuse for not serving the West Kootenay.” Asked the same question, Hinds said “You have to look at the value of newspapers in the community and it is an untenable cost to newspapers currently, and we simply can’t afford it. We would absolutely have to shut some papers down.” Langdon, asked what he would say to the RDCK, said, “I think the action being taken by the regional district [lobbying the minister] is the only course of action available to them at this juncture.” The Star asked the ministry what it is doing to bring the newspaper industry into the fold. It replied by email: “The ministry continues to pursue compliance with all freeriding producers, including newspapers and is in active discussions with the newspaper industry to find a solution.”
Here are some outstanding B.C. Rieslings available locally I fell in love with this varietal long ago but when I worked at B.C Wineguys, Riesling was always the hardest sell. People would claim that it was too sweet and shy away from it. A balanced Riesling will often have some residual sugar but if it is made well it will also have some amazing acidity to balance it out. This acidity also allows for aging and that is when the magic can happen. A young Riesling will have a perfumed nose and often display flavours of lemon, lime and green apple. As the
Riesling ages, the acidity will mellow and allow the minerality to shine through resulting in the much sought after petrol aromas and flavours. One more great reason to try a Riesling is that it is so food friendly. The residual sugar allows it to be paired with many bold flavours without overpowering the wine. The fresh acidity that is common in a Riesling cuts through fatty foods such as cheeses and charcuterie.
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Thirteen local women shared their stories at the recent Stories Inspire Passion event.
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Women wow SIP talks audience SUBMITTED Black Press
One word summed up the feedback following the Stories Inspire Passion event recently held at Mary Hall: wow! As 13 speakers spoke passionately about their life journeys, the audience embraced the spirit of the event. Although each talk was different, the messages offered were inspirational: embrace your inner child and let it shine, see risk taking as an opportunity, celebrate one’s uniqueness, find beauty in things and people around you, and allow passion to find you. SIP Talks: Stories Inspire
Passion created a buzz throughout the community by those who attended. Natasha Bergman, a Grade 12 L.V. Rogers student who attended the event, remarked “It is inspiring to see a room full of women with a lifetime of stories come together to listen and share their experiences. As a young woman just entering the world, I was honoured to hear and learn from these adventurous, inspiring individuals. It was an event I won’t soon forget.” Lois Arnesen, charter member of Canadian Federation of University Women commented: “The event flowed very well from
one stage to the next; the atmosphere was festive. Oh yes, the speakers, they told us personal stories besides what inspired them.” The evening culminated with a musical performance by Sophie MP and Amanda Cawley, Selkirk College music students, our next generation of inspiring young women. The CFUW Nelson and District Club expresses its gratitude to the community for attending and supporting local scholarships for young women. One doesn’t have to go far to see and appreciate the valuable human resources right here in the Kootenays.
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Nelson SPCA offers free microchip clinic SUBMITTED Black Press
Thousands of animals enter shelters in BC every year and sadly many are not reunited with their families simply because they do not have identification. This is why the Nelson branch of the BC SPCA is offering a free microchip clinic for dogs and cats of Nelson and area residents on Saturday, March 26 at Selkirk Veterinary Hospital. “Pet owners do their best to make sure their animals are safe — but accidents do happen to even the most dedicated guardians,” says Nelson branch manager Rob Andrew. “We are holding this clinic to make sure that these pets find their way home more often
and quicker.” Having a collar with an ID tag is important, but permanent ID is also important as collars can come off, Andrew notes. With permanent ID, dogs are two and half times as likely and cats nearly 20 times as likely to be returned to their owners, according to American Veterinary Medical Association statistics. Andrew recalls one instance where a Nelson family was reunited with their cat after six years due to permanent ID. According to Dr. Chris Chart, a Nelson veterinarian, the microchips are an easy and effective way to provide permanent ID to your pets: “The microchips are about
the size of a grain of rice. They are quick and largely painless to inject below the pet’s skin. Veterinary clinics and shelters across North America are equipped with hand scanners which can read the chip instantly.” The clinic will be held between 9:30 and 2:30 at Selkirk Vet. The microchips and registration with the BC Pet Registry are free or by donation. For those without the ability to transport their pets, carriers can be borrowed from the Nelson SPCA and volunteers may be available to provide transport. To book an appointment or for more information, call the Nelson SPCA at 250-352-7178.
Permanent ID greatly increases the likelihood lost dogs and cats will be returned Submitted photo to their owners, the SPCA says.
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May the Strength of God guide us. May the Power of God preserve us. May the Wisdom of God instruct us. May the Hand of God protect us. May the Way of God direct us. May the Shield of God defend us. May the Angels of God guard us. - Against the snares of the evil one. May Christ be with us! May Christ be before us! May Christ be in us, Christ be over all! May Thy Grace, Lord, Always be ours, This day, O Lord, and forevermore. Amen. St. Patrick Sitting at a Tim Hortons having my coffee and contemplating this amazing prayer. This prayer… I needed today. I was reminded of this prayer as it is St. Patrick's Day this week. This encompassing prayer reminds me of Gods infinite wisdom and his presence in our lives. When things in my life don't go the way I want them to go or with all intentions set in, my plans go sideways . I can remember that an Awesome God oversees me. He holds me close when I falter. St. Patrick reminds us of the amazing character of Jesus and his placement in our lives. Sometimes I forget this. Driving past my hotel I saw all the homeless of Kelowna all gathering and trying to stay warm. I needed this word, but it's not mine to keep! We need to remember that this prayer is not just a personal one but corporate. Let us stretch ourselves and enfold those that are hurting, alone and needing comfort. John Thwaites Pastor FBC Nelson
Unity Centre of the Kootenays Speaker: Janet Stangvik Topic: “Holy Week is Truly Holy” 717 Vernon St. Sunday at 11 a.m. Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394
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Living Streams Christian Fellowship 447 A. Ave. in Kaslo Sunday Services at 10 a.m. in the Langham Theatre 250-352-5007
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Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. St. Michael & All Angels Sunday Service 11:30 a.m. 8551 Busk Road, Balfour
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Nelson United Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome Lent 6
Palm/Passion Sunday St. Pat’s Coffee Party in the Church Hall Friday, March 18 10am till 12 noon All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available
Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca
Kootenay Christian Fellowship Join us for our Worship Celebration Sundays @ 10:30am • Developing Relationships • Music that will move you • Helping people - Help people Special Guest Speaker,
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Obituaries
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Joe Troyan It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joe Troyan on March 13, 2016 in Nelson Hospital, with Skip, his wife, partner and best friend of 50 years at his side. He will be greatly missed by her and their son Tom, daughter Pam, son in-law Louie, and granddaughters Jolie and Lindsy. Joe was born in Nelson in 1941, the third oldest of Betty and Steve's 12 children. Joe and Skip were married in 1966. Tom was born in Nelson, Pam in Lethbridge. Joe worked for City Auto service on Granite road while going to school. He graduated in 1959, then worked as chainman for a land surveyor, then for the city of Nelson as a surveyor draftsman. Later he became The Building and Pluming inspector for the city of Nelson. Joe was an Honorary member of the Knights of Columbus serving a term as Grand Knight, with Bob Tremblay, they ran the K of C Boy Scout Troop for five years. Joe has always been a very active member of the Cathedral Parish. He also belonged to the Nelson Snow Goers and Nelson riding club. Joe lived here most of his life except when he took his family to Alberta to fulfill a dream. He worked on a cattle ranch in the Porcupine hills then later on a farm feed lot east of Calgary. Returning to Nelson in1981, the family, with help of good friends, built their dream home at Taghum. Joe started his Plumbing apprenticeship working for Mechanical Contractors. Later he worked for Fortis as thee Plumber, retiring in 2006. In retirement, Joe & Skip both became Teamsters and drove their Fjord mules Jed & Sally. Joe is predeceased by his parents Betty and Steve Troyan Brothers Larry, and Ton, Sisters Ginny, Liz, and Patty. Also sadly missed by his siblings Teresa [Allan] Hettinger Joan [Jim] Lewis Bev[Butch] Schindel, Monica[Vince] Collins, Mike[Colleen] Troyan, Cathi[Ric] Bivar, in-laws Larry[Cindy] Sirr, Fran Troyan, Craig Aspinall, and Roy Johnson. Celebration of Joe's Life will start Saturday March 19, 2016 11:00 AM, Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, 813 Ward St. Nelson BC. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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In Loving Memory
Ken Fraser Come join the family for a Celebration of life In memory of Ken Fraser August 1943 - February 2016 On Saturday March 19, 2016 at 11:00 am St Ritas Church Hall 513 7th Ave. Castlegar BC Every one welcome Luncheon to follow
In Loving Memory
Raffaela Arcovio
November 15, 1928 – Bocchigliere, Cosenza Italy March 9, 2016, Nelson, BC It is with deep sadness that the family of Raffaela Arcovio announces her sudden passing on March 9, 2016 at the age 87. Raffaela is survived by her children: Leonard (Laura) and John (Janet) of Calgary, AB, daughter Teri and sons Joe and Mario all of Nelson, BC. She was especially loved and will be missed by her grandchildren: Cerise, Jon-Selby, Dan, Stefano, Carlo and Selena. She also leaves numerous nieces and nephews and extended family in Italy and many loving friends. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years Serafino and her son James. Her life’s work was her devotion to her home and family. Her beautiful spirit always shone through in her positive outlook on life. Her sense of humour, generous spirit and grace will be missed by all. The family wishes to extend its thanks and appreciation to all her friends for their support and kindness during this period. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by visiting – thompsonfs.ca/obituaries. Memorial tributes may be made to the Heart and Stoke Foundation, #4 – 1551 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, BC VIY 9M9.
Eugene Victor DeMott August 7th, 1933 – March 12th, 2016
Gene passed away at the age of 82 at his home on the Kootenay Lake after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was comforted by the presence of his family and friends during his illness. There are no words to describe the sorrow and feelings of loss and love that his passing leaves behind. He will be forever remembered by his loving wife Agnes, his daughter Suzette, and his sons Calvin (Linda), Douglas, and Scott (Laura), his brother Joe (Delores) and sister Ione. Gene is also survived by 7 loving grandchildren, and great grandchildren, brother and sister – in – laws, nieces and nephews. Special thanks to the to the Community Home Care Nursing Services of Team One of the Kootenay Boundary Health Service Area and the Nelson and District Hospice Society for their compassionate care and the services. A private service with the family will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Thompson Funeral service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
In Loving Memory
Daniel Roy Hickey January 13, 1957 March 13, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Daniel Roy Hickey on March 13, 2016, after fighting an incredibly brave battle with cancer. Dan was born in Nelson, and spent his entire life there. His many favourite pastimes were fishing on Kootenay Lake, prowling the mountains around Nelson sifting through the old mine sights , and he could find an arrowhead most anywhere he went.. His last summer was spent cruising the highway with his new motorcycle, you could hear him before you saw him! He loved the annual fishing trip to the Island with his buddies, this was definitely on his bucket list. Daniel loved life and lived it to the fullest. He especially loved his family. He will be missed by his daughters Kyla (Jason) and Colleen; grandchildren Zoe, Ella, and Kobe; his mother, Pat Hickey, sister Marlene (Randy), brother Darren (Linda), and nieces and nephew, numerous
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Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. He was predeceased by his dad Roy Hickey.
Megan Johnson of Thompson Funeral Service has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Eagles Hall on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 2:00.
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The Corporation of the City of Nelson is currently accepting applications for the position of GARDENER IV This temporary full time position is responsible for all aspects of park maintenance and will be required to perform the duties of a Utility Arborist and Landscape Horticulturist. Further Information regarding this position including ĆŒÄžĆ‹ĆľĹ?ĆŒÄžÄš ƋƾĂůĹ?ĨĹ?Ä?Ä‚ĆšĹ?ŽŜĆ? can be found on the City of Nelson website at www.nelson.ca. Resumes must be submitted no later than March 29, 2016 at 3:00 pm. Human Resources, City of Nelson 101–310 Ward Street, Nelson BC, V1L 5S4 Email: hr@nelson.ca We thank all applicants in advance for their interest however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Zellstoff Celgar is North America’s newest and largest single line sustainable softwood kraft pulp mill located in the West Kootenay region of B.C. Celgar is part of Mercer International, which also owns and operates two world class softwood mills in Germany. All three mills continue to invest in their core assets and investigate new revenue streams in the emerging bio-economy to further improve their long term viability. We are in need of a Laboratory/Environmental Technologist to work full-time in our Technical Department. This position is responsible for the routine testing of all samples in relation to the pulping process and associated environmental permits. Project based work and diversification between the Laboratory and Environmental Departments will be performed on an as needed basis and dependent on qualifications and skill sets. The tasks of the successful candidate will be to: 1. Carry out routine and special chemical tests for mill process and for quality control. 2. Carry out routine environmental tests on effluent and air as outlined in the permits. 3. Interact with operations, environment, and engineering staff to gain information and solve problems. 4. Observe data results for trends and anomalies. Be able to demonstrate an understanding how different factors influence results and makes adjustments accordingly. 5. Participate in routine equipment calibration and ensure that audits/updates of policies and procedures are performed such as required by ISO 14001 EMS and ISO 9001 QMS requirements. 6. Prepare and standardize solutions used for analyses throughout the mill. 7. Analyze unknown materials, such as scales and deposits, microscope analysis on pulp and asbestos. 8. Other technical duties and projects as assigned.
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Canadians fell in love with Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s beautiful bride when he brought her to the world stage as Canada’s youngest First Lady. Yet, as time went by, Margaret was unprepared for public life, and plagued by mood swings. After three sons with Pierre, the marriage ended. She then remarried and had two more children. But the tragic loss of her son, Michel here in the Kootenays and the passing of Pierre Trudeau a few years later, were too much to bear, and she became severely ill.
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tic off-grid and off-road facility. Campers once were able to arrive on passenger trains, but now the camp is accessed by boat. With 137 acres, the camp offers a wilderness experience. The camp will be continuing their traditions again for the 2016 summer season, with camps operated by the Camp Koolaree Society. There will be an 85th anniversary open house on Saturday, July 9, followed by five weeks of weeklong residential summer camps for different age groups. For more information on the camps or to donate to the campership fund, visit campkoolaree.ca.
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Private and unique setting, tucked away .22 acre property with outstanding lake and mountain views. The house has 2 bedrooms on the main floor and 2 more in the basement. This is a perfect affordable home ready for a cosmetic upgrade. Conveniently located within walking distance to downtown, Lakeside Park and the mall.
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KALI AND PATCHES Very sweet, 13 year old bonded girls who have been inside cats all their lives. Need a quiet and loving home. Healthy, spayed, vaccinated. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 or www.kaap.ca/adopt.
CHARMING HOME WITH SUITE
$460,000 Enjoy your piece of the Slocan Valley along with privacy and a view. Ideal hobby farm, this 8.48 acre property is already fenced for horses, offers fenced garden area, workshop, storage and hay outbuildings as well as a 1600 sqft 3 bed 2 bath rancher.
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This 4-5 bedroom, 4 bath log home offers all the characteristics you would hope to find in homes of this style. A river rock fireplace, arched beamed ceilings, customized birch kitchen, and elaborate rock masonry. Located on the edge of Nelson next to the Give Out Creek trail head and a quick walk from the Waldorf school.
GIUSEPPE He’s an adorable affectionate 8 lb Chihuahua, 1 year old, neutered and up to date with shots. He would LOVE a canine playmate and a fenced yard. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 or visit www.kaap.ca/adopt for more info.
Lemon Creek area. 2 storey wood framed cabin with modern interior in a forested setting. Gravity water supply, additional building sites with privacy and views. Just 10 minutes from Slocan Lake. Available for immediate occupancy.
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$449,900 Kootenay Chalet awaits. Enjoy a panoramic view of Kootenay Lake from inside or outside of this newer home just minutes west of Balfour. Built in 2010, this 3 bedroom 4 bath home offers vaulted ceiling, hardwood and tile flooring as well as an open kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. The full basement just needs your flooring choice.
This compact but charming home in Uphill has views of the city and an in-law suite. The bright and sunny main floor kitchen was recently renovated and features new cabinets. The one bedroom in-law suite is easily incorporated into the rest of the home. Many improvements including new roof and updated electrical service.
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BRIGHT & SPACIOUS
Contemporary home 10 mins from the hustle and bustle of the city. Split level, open style concept with vaulted ceilings, sky lights and lots of windows to let the light in. Perfect for the family with 4 bedrooms, loft, 1.5 baths, a warm open living area, walk-in closet and a deck with mountain and garden views!
XIOMARA This leggy girl is a MinPin - Chi x, about 1 year old, 13 lbs. She is a little shy, and needing an adult-only quiet home. A real love bug when she gets to know you. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 or visit www.kaap.ca/adopt.
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$229,900 Located just outside of Balfour is this 3 bedroom 1.5 bath home that is ideal for first time home owners, those looking for a Kootenay getaway or a perfect property to downsize to. The vaulted ceiling and wood burning fireplace will make you feel like your in a winter ski chalet and even offers a peak of Kootenay Lake through the trees. Lots of options.
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2-bedroom and 2-bath mobile home in Greenwood Mobile Home Park. New cork flooring in living room. Vaulted ceilings in kitchen and living room. Covered parking and deck, plus lots of storage. A very comfortable, well maintained home in a well managed park.
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www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053 Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card, and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!
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2-3 bedroom, full basement farm house on 5 prime and established acres in Passmore. Many upgrades including new roof, wiring, plumbing and windows. 5 additional out buildings. Year round stream.
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