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Nakusp winery hopes for summer opening Nakusp’s own winery, Valley of the Springs, is nearing the end of a long process. Brenda and Jody Scott (pictured) are waiting for confirmation of rezoning following only a few more steps, including a public hearing held Monday after the Arrow Lakes News’ deadline. If all goes through, the winery is expected to open in August on Alexander Road with a tasting room and lounge, as well as a manufacturing facility to process the grapes, grown on the property.
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Nakusp dips into gas tax reserve fund to fix arena JOHN BOIVIN Arrow Lakes News
Fixing the Nakusp arena’s cooling system has cost the village a pretty penny. Council heard recently it’s going to take an extra $50,000 to repair the arena’s cooling system, nearly 50 per cent more than originally budgeted. “We were a caught a little off guard by this one,” says Mayor Tom Zeleznik.
Problems with the compressors first brought the electricians in to check the system, says Zeleznik. However, workers soon found a host of problems, from poorly installed “soft starters” for the system, to worn bearings to unmapped electrical schematics. “They found it was more an electrical problem causing the compressors to fail,” says Zeleznik. “They normally have a 15-to-20 year lifespan, but for us they were only lasting three to eight years.
“But now they found the reason, so hopefully we will get longer use out of them.” But making the fix was expensive. The repairs as budgeted were $96,508. The additional work cost $48,311, bringing the total for the project to $144,819. But the village caught a break: this year it received a one-time boost to its community works reserve, or gas tax grant, from the federal government. The village had more than $180,000 in the
fund it could access. Having dodged a big budget bullet, Zeleznik says it’s time for the community to talk about the arena and how to make better use of it. “It’s something you call a big elephant,” he says. “It would be good to sit down with the community, with the regional district, and talk about ways to make the arena more active, to be able to raise more money to help support it. “But it’s not unusual, most small communities run into this problem.”
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The Village of Nakusp’s water system doesn’t have an agricultural use provision, says the village CAO.
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Nakusp council ponders cannabis farm water request JOHN BOIVIN Arrow Lakes News
It’s one of the permissions Dan Paul and his wife Anne-Marie are seeking to begin growing cannabis A Nakusp family has applied to on their Nakusp East Road property. village council to use water from the The Pauls have applied to the municipal system for its proposed Agricultural Land Commission to outdoor cannabis farm. change the zoning of their ten-acre
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property from country residential to agricultural. They need the designation to be able to apply to grow cannabis. But if they do, they may find they can’t use the village’s water supply anymore. The village says right now, they wouldn’t be able to. “There is no provision for agricultural use within our water-rate bylaw and it would have to be amended,” says a recent report to council from chief administrative officer Cheryl Martens. “Should the applicant decide to pursue this development, they would need to obtain approval from the village to use its water for the proposed use. “Actual consumption would have to be determined to see if the village is able to supply what the applicant would need without affecting the residents and businesses in the village.” Paul says he doesn’t think water should be an issue. He plans to eventually gather four micro-grow licences, which would allow him to grow about four acres of cannabis. With the irrigation system he’s planning to use, he says his operation shouldn’t affect the village capacity.
“The water use isn’t that great on this plant,” he says. “I’d use spaghetti lines on the plants, 10 minutes of water in morning, and 10 in the evening. That’s nothing.” And Paul notes there are other people in Nakusp using village water for agricultural purposes. “There’s a neighbour who raises cattle on village water,” he says. “The Spicers’ farm uses village water. There are vineyards in Nakusp on village water. “I’m starting out with 200 square meters of crop. There are bigger gardens out there than 200 square metres.” Unravelling the red tape The water issue is just one of a dozen hurdles Paul has had to face on the way to growing cannabis legally. Many people who have wanted to grow have found the application process confusing, contradictory, opaque, time-consuming and costly. But Paul, who started the application process the day the rules came out, says he’s making progress. That’s because says if you want to grow pot in the West Kootenay, it
helps if you know how to cut down trees. “I am a forester, I am used to working with government and their regulations and filling out paperwork,” he says. “It is a big advantage. I know a lot of people around here who are trying to get into it and they just can’t. They don’t understand all the legal jargon that goes on. “But I don’t think it’s impossible, I think it’s doable.” Paul says he’s had great support from local governments — both the RDCK and Village of Nakusp have offered help where they can. The federal government, not so much. “You think people want to answer your questions? The answer is no,” he says. “I called the government office and they said ‘write us an email.’ “I was surprised they even answered the phone. You get absolutely nowhere, they are afraid to tell you anything, they say just ‘email.’” The Pauls also have to spend thousands on fencing, security systems, quality control processes, as well as find buyers for the product at a price they can turn a profit on. If all goes well, Paul says they hope to start growing next year.
Nakusp bust finds drugs, guns, stolen property JOHN BOIVIN Arrow Lakes News
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Police in Nakusp hit the jackpot in a bust this week. RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on 13th Avenue NW on Monday.
They say they found thousands of dollars in stolen goods on the property during the search, including a vehicle, an ATV, and a dirt bike. Police also found an assortment of drugs, including what they suspect is cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphet-
amine, hash, fentanyl and cannabis. Cpl. Jamie Moffat said the seized substances were “in amounts indicative of trafficking.” To top it off, they also found firearms that were unsafely stored. The resident
did not possess a firearms licence. A 36-year-old Nakusp woman was arrested at the location and later released on a promise to appear in Nakusp Court in October. The investigation is ongoing.
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Canada Day celebrations set in Nakusp CARMEN PETRIE Arrow Lakes News
What do you have planned for the long weekend? Don’t stress about what to do, the Society for Nakusp Community Events has a little something in the works for everyone for Canada Day. The opening event is a duck race on Sunday with the winner to be announced the following day.
A pancake breakfast runs from 7 to 10 a.m. The parade begins at 11 a.m. The opening ceremonies are at noon and kids games begin at 12:30 p.m. Paddle board races start at 1 p.m. Pre-register at H&R Block or at the beach (town side) at 12:45 p.m. There are three age groups: 7 to 12, 13 to 18, and 19-plus. Personal flotation de-
vices and a leash attached to board are required. Drop in volleyball at the public beach courts starts at 1 p.m. Exciting new events this year are lawn mower racing at 2 p.m. and a mini-excavator display and challenge at 4 p.m. Fireworks go at 10 p.m. Throughout the day you can expect caboose/plow tours and colouring con-
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test, live music at the gazebo, a food and vendor market. The Society for Nakusp Community Events believes it has enough volunteers for this year’s events. However, if you are interested in helping, please contact them and get involved. There is always something to do in an event-filled weekend such as this run by volunteers.
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An observer team from the Ktunaxa, Syilx/Okanagan and Secwepemc Nations sat in during the seventh round of Columbia River Treaty negotiations last week in Washington, D.C. “This round of negotiations marked a historic moment as representatives of Columbia Basin Indigenous Nations were present as observers for the first time,” Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy said in a prepared statement. Conroy is the minister responsible for the Columbia River Treaty. “Representatives of the Ktunaxa, Syilx/Okanagan and Secwepemc Nations had already been collaborating with the governments of British Columbia and Canada on negotiation positions and strategies,” Conroy said, “but last week, they were present in the negotiating room and participated in breakout discussions with Canada and B.C. during negotiations. “This is a very significant step forward — not just in terms of the Columbia River Treaty, but also in supporting
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Editorial Kootenay tech sector is on the rise and everyone is noticing Publisher: Eric Lawson eric.lawson@blackpress.com Sales: Carmen Petrie sales@arrowlakesnews.com Reporter: John Boivin reporter@arrowlakesnews.com
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person’s attention is a very valuable commodity. It’s rare to have it, you aren’t sure how long it will last, and once you’ve lost it, there’s a chance you’ll never get it back. So, when a regional community — that’s home to just 3.1 per cent of the provincial population — is drawing the attention of entrepreneurs, journalists, and investors from across the province, there’s probably a bit more than meets the eye. Over the last 18 months, the Kootenay tech sector has been on the rise. Trail’s Advanced Biocarbon 3-D teamed up with Selkirk College to secure a $300,000 Ignite award to accelerate the commercialization of their breakthrough biotech research project. Rossland’s Thoughtexchange raised $20 million through private equity and venture capital investment. Traction on Demand, a Burnaby-based company that employs more than 500 people, decided to open up an office in Nelson. And at the most recent #BCTECHSummit,
Pictured here is the Kootenay contingent at the 2019 #BCTECH Summit in Vancouver. five top Kootenay tech companies had safer and more efficient, while Kalean opportunity to showcase their work snikoff recently invested $35 million in front of nearly 5,000 people. into a new tech-oriented mass timber Moving forward, the region’s facility in South Slocan. strong natural resource sector proAll industries are adopting tech at vides a big opportunity for tech increasing rates, and many of these companies to move their innovation industry leaders have an established into industry. Mining and forestry presence in the Kootenays. For local companies make up some of the companies that are developing innolargest employers in the area and vative solutions using IoT, VR/AR, represent some of the most willing blockchain, cleantech — you name it tech adopters in the entire province. — an incredible opportunity exists to Teck Resources is already using vir- not only build a successful business tual and augmented reality (VR/AR) in the Kootenays, but gain direct solutions to make their operations access to support, talent, and cus-
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tomers right in your own backyard. As the president and CEO of Innovate BC — the crown agency that connects B.C. innovators to funding, resources, and support — I’ve experienced firsthand the wave of tech and innovation that’s sweeping across the Kootenays. We’re proud to be a primary funder of both the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) and the MIDAS Fab Lab. These institutions have been a strong catalyst for the region’s tech sector, providing funding, mentorship, and education to help
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entrepreneurs start companies, find customers, and attract investment. Nearly every company, including the sector’s biggest employers, have been influenced by the support of KAST and MIDAS. Our provincial tech sector is growing year over year and there’s never been a bigger demand for innovative ideas, companies, and solutions than there is right now. It’s time for regional communities, like the Kootenays, to take centre stage and show the world the power, potential, and possibilities of B.C. innovation.
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1960: Rope tow being installed at Summit Lake June 28, 1930 • Some culverts are being put in on the government hill at the east end of town up towards the railway track. These run diagonally across the road and are partly open so that the water may drain into them and away from the surface of the road. • The baseball boys from Burton held a very successful dance Friday night. Folks came from both ways up and down points. All enjoyed themselves, along with the snappy music supplied by the Edgewood Orchestra. Those playing were: Miss Winnie Jordan, Henry Muton and Bill Craft. • Glenbank School report: Promoted to Grade 1 – John Kerr, Jackie Bailey, Alice Shelling, Ernest Baird, Mabel Reid. Grade 3 – Elsie Chadwick. Grade 4 – Roderick Kerr, Diana Herridge, Sophie Likus. Grade 5 – Sybil Bailey, Marion Baird, Gladys Talbot. Grade 7 – Joe Gardner, Lawrence Bailey, Eileen Herridge, Herbert Baird, David Johnson. Grade 8 – Roy Rogers. June 27, 1940 • The Big Bend Cedar Pole Co. sawmill started cutting operations Monday morning. The company has been operating the planer mill for some time. Logs are being brought from Arrowhead, the bluff, Summit Lake, and Will Lake Road. The company received a contract for lumber for a new government garage to be built at New Denver, the lumber being trucked to Denver. Lumber went through the planer last week for a grain elevator in Alberta. • Some 50,000 cubic yards of rock and debris went hurtling into Slocan Lake Monday afternoon when the tunnel on the Slocan City–Nakusp Road at Slocan City was blown out by the Provincial Department of Public Works. A great wave surged out on the lake directly below the tunnel and debris was scattered halfway across Slocan Lake. The tunnel was not wholly demolished. Work will begin immediately to bar down this rock so as to have the road open for traffic by Friday. About 30 yards of the original road bed will have to be rebuilt but most of it remains. • School closing exercises were held at the Glenbank School on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. The room was nicely decorated with evergreen and roses. The school work of the pupils was on display on tables. A short concert was given by the pupils. Great credit is due Miss Joyce Butlin, teacher
for the organization of the entertainment. temporarily delayed due to weather conditions but got underway about 3:30 Sunday June 29, 1950 afternoon with Nelson Woldum driving his tub “No Darn Good” to victory over • There are three contestants seeking the a field of four tubs. There were several throne as Nakusp Dominion Day Queen. more entries in the field which had to be They are Miss Hazel Herridge, Miss Peggy scratched when problems resulted a few Annes and Miss Yvonne Bedard. feet from shore. In the log burling Arnie • On Sunday, the B.C. Forest Service Jansen became champion defeating last plane dropped lumber for a cabin at Bea- year’s winner Charles Maxfield in elimiver Lake, five or six miles beyond Lower nation rounds. Wilson Lake. Lumber was also dropped Other competitors in this event were for a cabin a quarter of a mile beyond the Billy Fulkco, Don Brown and Brian Smith. Nakusp Hot Springs. The lumber, cut in There were a number of youngsters who seven foot lengths, is tied in bundles of participated in a junior log rolling comten pieces (shiplap). Only one end is tied petition. They were Kathie and Tamie and the string breaks after a while in the Coates, Wendy Bordula, Warren Jones, descent and the lumber spreads out and Russ Hakeman, Stephen Schroff, Zane floats to the ground without injury. Bouvette, Robert Coates, Kelly Nelson, Phillip Churchill, Raymond Cooper, Jim June 30, 1960 Smith, and Stephen Cataford. Winners from this competition were Tamie Coates, • The Nakusp Ski Club report that with Kelly Nelson, Jim Smith, Warren Jones and the assistance of a group of high school Russ Hakeman. boys they have completed the clearing to • The car demolition derby held on Sunthe top of the rope tow slope, a distance of day evening at the Bokis mill site property about 2,000 feet. Work on the installation was a smashing success. This event was rope tow now falls under the direction of won by Phil Herridge, co-piloted by Gary president Frank Wienzrl. The hill is rapidly Fochler. Herridge’s car, a 1955 Mercury, taking shape and will have a run of about outclassed 10 other entries during the two1½ miles. F. Levitt has generously offered hour event. to supervise the building of the lodge which will be situated adjacent to the highway June 25, 1980 along Summit Lake about 10 miles east of town. All work is being done voluntarily but • The wheels of progress turn slowly. It some funds are necessary for the purchase was more then 15 years ago that Nakusp of materials. Launch Club was promised a new facility • Out of all the lightning strikes during by BC Hydro due to the flooding of the the dry storm we had last Friday, this area old marina on the Nakusp waterfront. At only had one fire. It was located on the the council meeting on Monday, solicitor “Indian Head” Mountain above and be- Galt Wilson informed council of the pohind Crescent Bay. sition of the legal aspects of the marina. • Summit Lake is to be reopened for He advised that once all the necessary fishing on July 1. Game Warden R.A. papers were signed, sealed and delivered, Rutherglen said Saturday that the lake, then the paper and money will change eight miles east of Nakusp, was poisoned hands to allow for the marina to proceed. in 1947 and rehabilitated with 16,000 rain• On a beautiful June 21 at 2 p.m., bow trout last summer. He stated the rate approximately 150 Senior Citizens and of growth has been successful and fast. guests assembled before the Nakusp When the game department took samples Recreation Centre for the official openfrom the lake the average was better than ing. Senior citizens from Fauquier, New a pound. Mr. Rutherglen says they expect Denver, Silverton, Slocan, Kaslo and trout up to three pounds to be caught when Burton came to enjoy the celebration. the lake opens. The Senior Queen of the Arrow Lakes, Miss Florence Kerr, cut the ribbon to officially open the Nakusp Senior Citizens June 1, 1970 Recreational Centre. All were invited to • The 1970 Dominion Day celebrations view the premises, sign the guest book and Bathtub Race and other water sports were partake of refreshments.
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The paint may have changed a few coats over the years, but these buildings on Broadway Street (almost) remain the same today as they were here ca. 1970-71. At left is the Bon Marché store, which opened in the building in 1920 and remains a fixture on Nakusp’s main street in its 99th year of operation. At right is Dr. Fred Maxfield’s medical clinic, which would become Bill Watson’s Caribou Cobbler shop later in the decade. What Brewing on Broadway would move into this building in 1998. The small building at centre would be torn down not long after this photo was taken to make way for the Arrow Lakes Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shop. Arrow Lakes Historical Society 2018.030.17
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A Rosslander will represent the Green Party in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding in this fall’s federal election. Tara Howse says she’s “very excited” about the upcoming campaign, noting what she says is the momentum and legitimacy that the Greens are gaining of late. This is Howse’s first run at public office. She is a social scientist with a background in community economic development. “Renewable energy investment and energy conservation programs really excite me because of the massive potential for localized job creation and economic development,” says
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At Talarico Place, Chicken TV enriches lives JOHN BOIVIN Castlegar News
It’s a sunny, hot afternoon, but a group of elderly women are outside, looking through a fence at an enclosed space in the courtyard of their seniors home. Inside the pen, a trio of chickens are doing what chickens do — scratching, pecking the ground, and softly vocalizing. “It’s warm today, they’re kind of exhausted, it’s so hot,” says Ellen Demers, as a black pullet pecks at a handful of oats she’s offering through the wire. “See how they’re drinking that water?” Demers, who has lived at Castlegar’s Talarico Place for two years, says being able to be around the chickens means a lot to her. “I came from a farm when I was young, and I just love those things, I just love them,” she says. “They always seem to come to me, and I enjoy that.” Demers isn’t the only one who loves the chickens. A few yards away, inside the air-conditioned building, other seniors are peering through the windows to catch a glimpse of the birds. At Talarico Place, the animals have become the centre of attention for the seniors, the gossip at breakfast and the go-to topic between residents passing time. “To hear the residents talking about them in the dining room in the morning — ‘Where are the chickens? How are the chickens?’ — it’s been amazing,” says Kelly-Anne Gyurko-
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Ellen Demers had chickens growing up, and shares her ice cream with these ones. “They’re not spoiled, they’re loved.” phoTo: John boivin vits, the recreation co-ordinator at the home. Gyurkovits says she first read about chickens being used as seniors therapy a few years ago, and started to lobby her administrator to let her give it a try. “At first the staff thought we were out of our minds, saying
this wouldn’t work, there’s no way we could do this,” says Gyurkovits. “I kind of put a bug in [my boss’] ear a few years ago, and she thought I was kidding. “And then she went away on holidays, and when she got back, I said ‘we have this all organized,’ and she said ‘let’s give it a shot.’” The chicks arrived
one year ago, just a couple days old. At first they had a small enclosure, and wandered freely around the courtyard. But, when the chickens started doing what chickens do after eating, it became clear they needed to be in an enclosed space. This year, with the help of Mitchell’s Sup-
ply and Western Industrial Contracting, they built a proper fenced run, and a little coop. Cluckingham Palace is now the heart of Talarico’s community. “We call it Chicken TV,” says Gyurkovits. “If it’s not hot out here, there’s a lineup to see them and feed them. We have people in the dining room saying
‘can you move that chair for me? I can’t see the chickens.’ “I’ve been working with seniors for 30 years, and this is the best thing I have ever done. By far.” Gyurkovits’ boss, Stacey Thin, says having the chickens meets with the institution’s greater goal, to create a rich, healthy, loving place for seniors. The path to that goal is creating interactions and building seniors relationships with animals, children and the community. “I think chickens bring spontaneity, a life-worth-living to residents… they provide something for people to talk about, interact with, reminiscing about their past, caring for them, ” says Thin. “We’re providing care for them, but they need to provide care for other things. “It’s bringing them back some purpose, some joy in their lives.” The birds are low-maintenance animals, and eat a lot of table scraps from the kitchen and staff ’s homes. Cleaning the tiny coop is not much of a burden either. Gyurkovits says the chickens help residents connect with each other, with staff, and with their past. “It’s just a joy. It brings back memories and all those things they did as children, or chores as adults. “We have a generation of people here who didn’t necessarily have an indoor dog or an indoor cat, they had farm animals,” she says. “That’s what they
are used to, that’s their thing. This is something they can identify with.” As far as Gyurkovits and Thin know, they are the only seniors facility in the province providing Chicken TV. But she doesn’t think they’ll be the last. It’s been long enough in the sun, for both chickens and humans,
so Ellen Demers and friends retreat to the cool interior of the home. But she’ll be back as soon as she can, she says, with some treats for them. She likes to share her ice cream with the birds — a chicken favourite, apparently. “They’re not spoiled,” she says. “They’re loved.”
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June 27 Nerd Night @ Nakusp to 4 p.m. Youth Centre 6 to 9 p.m. All youth (age 12 to 18) welcome! June 29 Detox Yoga with Kristin @ Old Firehall Collective 10 a.m June 27 Zen yoga with Kristin to 11 a.m. $10 @ Old Firehall Collective 10 to 11 a.m. $10 June 29 Nakusp Farmers Market @ The road between KSCU and June 27 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion What’s Brewing. 9 a.m to 1 p.m. 6 to 10 p.m. Members and guests welcome. June 29 Farmers Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective 10 a.m to June 27 Sup Club @ Nakusp 2 p.m. Secondary School 3 to 6 p.m. Meet at Save-On-Foods to help June 29 Meat Draws @ The Leshop. gion 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. June 27 Zumba with Nikki @ Old Fire Hall 6 p.m $5 to $15 suggested donation. June 27 Darts night @ Nakusp Legion 7 to 10 p.m. Whenever there are enough participants! June 27 African drumming group Boombassa @ Old Fire Hall at 7 p.m. every Thursday. New drummers welcome. Email mellenh2@gmail.com for more info. June 28 SD10 Arrow Lakes last day of school! June 28 Fringe Friday Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective 12
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July 1 Yog-ease yoga with Kristi @ Old Firehall Collective 7 June 30 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. $10 @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more informa- July 1 Al-Anon meeting @ tion call 250-265-4216. Terra Pondera Clubhouse. 7 to 9 p.m. July 1 Canada Day celebration in Nakusp. All day. July 2 Grocery bus from Nakusp to Edgewood and Back July 1 Bridge @ Seniors Cen- Leaves Community Services tre, Nakusp. Starts promptly at at 9 a.m. By donation. Call 1 p.m. Cost $2.50 and beginners Louella @ 250-265-3674, ext. welcome. For more information, 224. Deadline is noon the day contact the Seniors Association before travel. at 250-265-4646. July 3 Medical bus to Vernon July 1 Genealogy Group @ Na- and Kelowna leaves Communikusp Public Library 1 to 3 p.m. ty Services at 7 a.m. $20 round On the first Monday of each trip. Call Louella @ 250-265month, a group of people in- 3674, ext. 224. Deadline is noon terested in their family history the day before travel.
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hobbies. As exciting as the upcoming parade and fireworks display is, there is another event fast approaching: the Nakusp village by-election. Two candidates are bringing their vision and ideas to the community for an opportunity to join their voice to the current mayor and council. Let’s ensure that we support them in this endeavour! Next week’s edition of the Arrow Lakes News will have a brief introduction to our candidates and showcase a few things they want to see for our community. While a by-election is a costly affair when it comes so soon after the Big One we just had, it is a necessary part of democracy. Elections are always better then acclamation, even if it is only because people feel they had a choice.
So since this is happening, let’s make the most of it. It is a fantastic opportunity to review what the new mayor and council have been up to since October. Following on the heels of Mayor Tom Zeleznik’s report last week, what new questions do you have? Are there issues in the village that you feel have been left unattended or do you want to acknowledge a positive change that has been made? Use us as a platform for your questions! Send us some letters, ask Ken Miller and Reny Kitto what you want to know about their campaign for council. There is still enough time to get some answers before we vote on Saturday, July 13. The world, the country and our village are all being affected by
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decisions made by the powers that be. I cannot reiterate enough the importance of using your voice. Despite frustrations that we have all suffered (when our preferred candidates don’t win, for example) that shouldn’t keep you from continuing to vote. Let’s really encourage these two candidates by paying attention to what they have to say. One voice, many voices, it all matters. We can effect change, but not in complacency or silence. Though it can seem insurmountable at times, we have the opportunity here in our village to share in the decisions that will come, in who we elect to be our new representative on council. Take the time, though it may cut into floating, kayaking, sunbathing or golf, and get to the Legion to vote.
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Two hundred seventy-seventh in a series on West Kootenay/ Boundary place names rail has at least nine distinct residential neighbourhoods, plus a few bedroom communities outside city limits. One of the oldest is West Trail, also known as Columbia Heights. Richard T. Daniel and Eugene Topping teamed up to buy benchlands on Lookout Mountain in 1896 and the following year hired Henry B. Smith to lay out lots and streets, which included Green Avenue plus Ash, Ravine, Short, Diamond, Maple, Topping, Daniel, Oak, and Mill streets (the latter is now part of Riverside Avenue). Topping also owned mines on Lookout Mountain, whose failure forced him to give up many lots for unpaid taxes. An ad for the real estate firm of McQuarrie and Robertson in Opportunities magazine in August 1912 stated: “[O]wing to one of the owners getting into liquidation the property was tied up and not offered for sale. We have now straightened out the title.” The name Columbia Heights was used regularly through the 1910s, but for some reason faded by the mid-1920s, replaced with West Trail. But it made a comeback starting in the mid2000s, popping up in real estate ads, when Trail’s cheap house prices began to make
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national headlines. When Chris Moorhead ran for city council in 2002, he declared he lived in Columbia Heights, which he felt had a “different connotation” than West Trail. Once elected, he and fellow councillor Gord DeRosa championed a resolution to officially rename the area from Daniel and Topping streets through to Reservoir Road as Columbia Heights. But the late Ken Dimock was puzzled. “I was born and raised on Topping Street and as far as I am concerned it is still Columbia Heights,” he wrote in a letter to the Trail Times. “West Trail was and still is the Gulch. The Lookout area may have been referred to as Central because everyone on the west side of the river went to Central school. “Was Columbia Heights ever changed? I don’t think so. My feeling is that the name was dropped when new realtors came to town and figured everything on the east side of the river was East Trail, therefore everything on the west side must be West Trail.
Henry B. Smith laid out the Columbia Heights Addition to Trail in 1897. (Courtesy Regional District of Central Kootenay) Well, not so. Our Trail, but no Colum- and 1st St. (obliterat- this part of Columbia at the Gulch, which family was gone from bia Heights or Gulch. ed to create a truck Heights/West Trail? started out in 1896 as Topping Street about Is West Trail real- chain-up area) and Part of this area Dublin Gulch, a name 1964 and at that time ly synonymous with the former Ceccanti was formerly known imported from the it was still Columbia the Gulch, as Dimock Street, close to where as Glover’s Bench, former smelter town Heights.” after Frank Glover of Butte, Montana. had it? Or is the Gulch the bocce pits are. Today’s Tourism part of West Trail? Or It probably includes (1884-1966), who built After 1902, the DubTrail map shows Co- are they completely Lerose Street, White a road up the side of lin was dropped and lumbia Heights as to separate? Street, Perdue Street, the hill. The Glovers it was just the Gulch the east of Rossland And is the Gulch and at least portions had a dairy farm and — which made some Avenue and West merely Rossland Av- of Binns St. and orchard on Lot 6066, sense, since the Gulch Trail to the west, enue or more than Glover Road. But for which Frank ob- was predominantly although the exact that? It certainly does it go further up tained a Crown grant an Italian neighbourdividing line is not includes Bell Place, the hillside to Esling, on Nov. 10, 1904. The hood, not Irish. clear. Curiously, the 2nd Street, Railway Kitchener, Coleman, family home was at The earliest exammap doesn’t show the Lane, and Old Ross- Buckna, Martin, and 404 Austad Lane. ple without the DubGulch at all. Google land Avenue. It used Hendry streets and We’ve previously lin is in the Vancouver Maps shows West to include Byers Lane Austad Lane? Or is looked in this series Daily World of May
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14, 1901: “The people who live in the ‘gulch’ property do not feel justified in making substantial improvements, as the question of title is still in abeyance … There has never been a proper survey made of this property.” The following year, surveyor J.D. Anderson solved that problem. We’ll look at more Trail neighbourhood names next week.
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Man presumed dead in Columbia RDCK chair declines comment on Castlegar mayor’s FCM trip River after boat capsizes Revelstoke Review Staff
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A Calgary man is missing and presumed dead after his boat capsized south of Revelstoke on the Columbia River last week. An extensive air, land and water search resulted in the recovery of a life jacket and a 14-foot aluminum boat, according to a release from the Revelstoke RCMP. The RCMP believe that Warren Tittemore had to remove his life jacket in order to remove heavier clothing that would have restricted his ability to swim, but he did not make it to shore. A witness reported to the RCMP that a boat capsized on the Columbia River, approximately 20 kilometres south of Revelstoke. Two men, both from Alberta, could be heard calling for help. According to the RCMP release, both were wearing life jackets and making their way to shore when they got separated. One man was able to reach
The chair of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) board declined to comment last week on whether taxpayers got their money’s worth from Castlegar mayor Bruno Tassone’s attendance at a national municipal conference. “I can’t comment on that because his report is not fully encompassing everything he did,� Aimee Watson told the Star. “I did actually see him in quite a few things (at the conference) so I refrain from commenting. I leave that to him.� Watson said the RDCK currently has no policy on its board members’ attendance at the annual conference of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), but that such a policy is in the works and will be presented to the board in August. Tassone, who represents Castlegar on the RDCK board, made the news last week because he was unable or unwilling
Revelstoke Search and Rescue are looking for a man who went missing File phoTo after his boat capsized last week. The small aluminum boat the east shore and use his cellphone to provide GPS co-or- with an outboard motor was located partially submerged furdinates. Search and rescue volunteers ther south of the campground from Revelstoke and Gold- along the west shoreline. Rough water is believed to en, as well as the Revelstoke RCMP, were deployed and lo- have contributed to the boat cated the man on the shoreline capsizing. “Tittemore’s family would where he was air-lifted to the Queen Victoria Hospital with like to extend their appreciation non-life threatening injuries. to all those persons who assistTittemore, 35, remains miss- ed in the search for Warren and ing. He is approximately 220 we all pray that he is eventually pounds and was last seen wear- located so the family can have ing shorts, a green coat and a some form of closure,� the news release said. yellow life jacket.
to tell the Castlegar News what educational events he attended, stating that he would report this information to the RDCK. His written report to the RDCK shows that he attended one study tour, a trade show, one speaker, the FCM elections, the opening and closing ceremonies, and no workshops. Tassone was one of two of the 16 delegates who submitted a written report to the RDCK on his activities at the conference. (Watson was the other.) At Thursday’s board meeting, which Tassone did not attend, the other 15 board members who attended the FCM conference each gave a brief verbal account of their activities, most of them simply mentioning a few highlights or general impressions, rather than giving a full list of events they had attended. It costs the RDCK about $3,600, plus incidental expenses, to send an individual delegate to the conference.
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Sixteen board members and one staff member attended the 2019 conference, for a total price tag of at least $61,000. At the conference, delegates attend study tours, educational workshops, trade shows, and addresses by the federal party leaders. They participate in meetings on regional municipal issues and have opportunities to meet with and lobby federal government representatives. They also share issues and solutions with their counterparts from across the country. There are also special events (companion tours) for delegates’ spouses, whose expenses the RDCK does not cover. This year’s conference included workshops on an array of municipal issues such as 5G wireless networks, managing snow and water levels, plastic pollution, legalized cannabis, affordable housing, forestry issues, the opioid crisis, public transit, challenges of northern and remote communities, and
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