2 nelsonstar.com
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Nelson Star
ROSLING REAL ESTATE
PANORAMIC VIEWS:
$480,000 HERITAGE CHARM:
Gorgeous custom vertical cedar log home. 4.5 acres affords you the privacy plus a potential separate building site. Three level home has a master suite 593 BAKER STREET NELSON BC upstairs. Walk-out basement. New roof with venting skylights will keep you dry for years. 250.352.3581 (10-339) MLS #K196218 WWW.NELSONBCREALESTATE.COM
The Lakes The
Bill Lander 250-551-5652
$359,000 Beautiful Victorian style 3 bdrm., 1 bath home on a quiet corner lot 3 blocks from the downtown core. 35’x20’ deck overlooking the back yard full of trees and gardens. There is plenty of parking with the single garage, carport, and a spot for a recreational vehicle. (11-351) MLS #K206119
BRAND NEW:
$380,000 BRADERWOOD: $389,000 Your best option for minimizing maintenance without sacrificing living space is this 3 bdrm., 3 bath, 2600 sq.ft. townhouse, with the ease of level access on main and ground level walk-out on lower floor. Recently renovated interior. (11-67) MLS #K201144 Ted & Carol Ryan 1-800-559-2322 Kevin Arcuri 250-354-2958
Brand new quality built 3 storey home with unobstructed views of Kokanee Glacier & the surrounding mountains. Spacious layout, 3 bdrms. on top floor. Roughed-in 4th bdrm. on lower floor. Due to be finished at end of February. (11-376) MLS #K206758
Hollie Wallace 250-354-7567
Each Office Independently Owned and Operated
U
R YO
New Year’s baby hits his mark
$550,000
Located minutes from Nelson, this beautifully finished new 4 bedroom, 3 bath home sits on a spacious 127 x 199 view lot just minutes from town. Ideal for growing families or those looking to care for their parents. Basement was designed potential inlaw suite. Too many features to mention. No HST. Don’t miss out.
SAMUEL DOBRIN Nelson Star Reporter
ME
Nelson’s New Year’s baby came right on cue and wasted no time. Kristian Bowen was born New Year’s Day at 6:20 a.m. and came in at eight pounds, eight ounces and 21 inches long. “I went to bed on New Year’s Eve thinking nothing was going on,” said proud mother Jessica Demars. “At about 3:45 a.m. my water broke so we went up to the hospital and got there at about 4:30 a.m. and he was born at 6:20 a.m.” Being the holiday season, both sides of grandparents happened to make it into town to meet Ryan Bowen and Jessica Demars’ new boy just in time. “It’s very exciting because I was hoping that I was going to be early, so I was [thinking] well if I’m not going to be early then I might as well have the first New Year’s baby, and so I did,” Demars said, whose due date was
E HO
CUT
FAIRVIEW CHARMER
$279,900
Location, Location, Location. This 2 bedroom home is just blocks to Safeway, 7-11, schools, parks, the mall and downtown. Located in lower Fairview this 60x120 lot offers a great buy for first timer or downsizers. A must see.
NEW
ING
LIST
A RIVER RUNS AROUND IT
$420,000
Come check out this 1,184 sq ft tastefully finished 2 bed, 1 bath home that sits on 8.8 acres and boasts well over 700ft of riverfront in Winlaw. This is perfect property for the ultimate recreationalist or someone just wanting the relaxed life with lot of space to play.
Y
SLE
BEA
PANORAMIC RIVER VIEW
$615,000
Just 8 minutes from Nelson and you get to enjoy a panoramic view of the Kootenay River. A 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, custom built home offers 2 bedroom inlaw suite, sundeck, infloor heat and too much to list.
LE
DAB
OR AFF
FAMILY HOME WITH SUITE
Kevin Arcuri 250-354-2958
Kristian Bowen Arrives on January 1
RE
NEW HOME
$279,900
News
RHC Realty
Always working be be Nelson’s #1 Real Always workingto to Nelson’s #1Estate Real Team! Estate Team! FO ADY
LAKE VIEWS:
Great little Fairview home overlooking Kootenay Lake with great views from the house & large deck. The main floor features: kitchen & living room along with 2 bdrms. & 1 bath, while the daylight basement has 1 bdrm. & a large rec room. (11-311) MLS #K205137
Ryan Bowen, Jessica Demars and their son Nicholas pose with the newest addition to the family, Kristian, Nelson’s New Year’s baby. Samuel Dobrin photo
him and touch him. He’s been really great, he’s been really excited to be a big brother,” she said. “It’s pretty cool, I mean it’s going to be a story that he’ll have for the rest of his life about being the first baby born [in 2012] in Nelson. That’s kind of cool.”
The Economy
$345,000
More jobs, but unemployment rate rises
There are a lot of added bonuses with this 5 bdrm, 2.5 bath home just outside of city limits. This home sits on .23 acres and has peak a boo views of Kootenay Lake and the city. Enjoy lower taxes and an easy walk into town. Added bonus is a legal 1 bdrm suite.
Nelson Star Staff
Tad Lake Brady Lake 250-354-2979 250-354-8404 1-877-729-5253(LAKE)
morning I don’t think anyone’s celebrating too much,” she said. The coming of the New Year’s baby also means that four-year-old Nicholas is now an older brother. “He loves it, we just have to watch because he just wants to hug him and hold
January 1. The couple was given a quilt from the Nelson Quilters’ Guild as well as a knitted sweater from the Ladies’ Auxiliary. “I think I was the only one there, so I got lots of good care, but you do every time… that early in the
www.kootenayproperties.com
The unemployment rate in the Kootenays was up in December — but there were 9,000 more jobs in the region than at the same time the previous year.
RETIREMENT:
PUT YOURSELF
IN THE PICTURE.
Statistics Canada estimated that 75,400 people were working across the East and West Kootenay last month, compared to 66,000 in December 2010. Another 5,500 were looking for work, an unemployment rate of 6.8 per cent, versus 6.4 per cent in November RRSPs
term deposits
and 8.7 per cent the previous December. That was also lower than the provincial rate of seven per cent and the national rate of 7.5 per cent, which was virtually unchanged, despite the addition of 17,500 jobs over the previous month. TFSAs
profit sharing
W With an investment plan from Kootenay Savings, you’ll have the m money you need for that picture-perfect retirement. Let us help you put your future in focus. Call us today. pu better. together.
kscu.com