Nakusp quilting club See page 12 Bursaries for college students See page 3 Kinsmen building to reopen See page 9 RYAN WILLMAN Arrow Lakes News 7 7819 5 5 0016 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 arrowlakesnews.com • 250-265-3841 • $1.25 • PM40036531 Vol.10 • Issue 05 CALL CHANTELLE 250-265-3841 Since 1923 THE SOONER YOU ADVERTISE HERE, THE BETTER Cougars invite Mt. Sentinel into their den Whitewater ski hill was bathed with the sound of scraping ski edges on ice, as the tiny tots of the Nancy Greene ski race program struggled to maintain their balance on the hard-packed racecourse. Slipping and slid- ing, the little racers performed a comedic cha- os of colliding bodies during the course in- spection along the short combination course set on the ski run, Jackpot. But, despite the adverse snow conditions, the race day was otherwise a fine combination of calm winds and sunny patches as smiling faces above tight white racing bibs spoke to the passion that drives the sport. Aſter all, as any skier knows, any day on the snow is a good day. • Continued on page 6 Icy conditions make for extreme racing at Whitewater Heidi Kohler uses her vertical reach to win the jumpball at the start of the Jr. girls basketball match. Photo by Hannah Koenig Full story on page 7 NAKUSP’s 510 Broadway St W, Nakusp, BC (250) 265-3662 WINTER HOURS: 8am - 7pm | 7 Days a week O’douls Amber & Premium Non- Alcoholic Beer /12 pack $9.99 SALE ENDS ON FEBRUARY 5TH
Whitewater ski hill was bathed with the sound of scraping ski edges on ice, as the tiny
tots of the Nancy Greene ski race program struggled to maintain their balance on the hard-packed racecourse. Slipping and slid-ing, the little racers performed a comedic cha-os of colliding bodies during the course in-
spection along the short combination course set on the ski run, Jackpot. But, despite the adverse snow conditions, the race day was otherwise a � ne combination of calm winds and sunny patches as smiling faces above
tight white racing bibs spoke to the passion that drives the sport. A� er all, as any skier knows, any day on the snow is a good day.
• Continued on page 6
Icy conditions make for extreme racing at WhitewaterHeidi Kohler uses her vertical reach to win the jumpball at the start of the Jr. girls basketball match. Photo by Hannah Koenig
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Council HighlightsStaffing and AdminWarren Leigh has been officially hired as the Di-
rector of Operations for the Village. He has been in the role on a temporary basis while a search was conducted to fill the position. Terry Warren is back to work now as Fire Chief. Special acknowledgement was given to Reg Gustafson, Deputy Chief who “did an extraordinary job” in the role, according to CAO Linda Tynan, as she explained that the job had been quite demanding during the timeframe he had been relieving Warren.
Hot Springs WebsiteThe revamped new website will be live this
week following a ‘soft launch.’ It boasts a slick, graphically intense home page and will soon be linked to live booking services for the chalets and campground. The website came in on bud-get but has been delayed by some minor technical issues.
Water and Sewer BylawsCouncil adopted amendments to water and sewer
bylaws introduced at the previous meeting, which will result in customers outside of the village who
are receiving village water to be incorporated and rate increases for customers. Bills are being pre-pared and mailed to customers.
AKBLGApril brings the Association of Kootenay Bound-
ary Local Governments annual AGM and Confer-ence to be held in Nakusp. The timing of the con-ference has caused the regularly scheduled council meeting for April 27 to be cancelled. CAO Linda Tynan said, “It is a very large undertaking and now that the Coordinator we have hired has seen the venue, she is excited,” about its organization and planning going forward.
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Rural expectant moms can now access virtual maternity care
Distance to mid-wives and obstetri-cians can hinder the level of care that ex-pectant mothers re-ceive in rural loca-tions. Local family doctors can now as-sist in bridging the geographical gap that exists here in the Koo-tenays thanks to a new program being rolled out by Shared Care/Kootenay Bound-ary Division of fam-ily practice. The pilot
project is funded in partnership by Doc-tors of BC and the Ministry of Health.
Virtual appoint-ments are currently being piloted in the area. Because of the distance to major centres, women in more rural areas have to consider the time, distance and cost of travel when making appointments with pregnancy care pro-fessionals in Nelson. The worse the weather and the further along in their pregnancy, the
less women tend to travel but this is nor-mally when they need the most care.
“This is a new way of applying technolo-gy that has become fa-miliar to anyone who chats online,” explains Mona Mattei, proj-ect manager for the tele-maternity pilot. “In the past, patients and physicians would need to go to a high-tech video conferenc-ing site at the hospital. This new tele-health service takes it to the next level. It’s easy to
access and better for both patients and their physicians to ensure healthy babies.”
To access the ser-vice, the patient simply makes an ap-pointment with their general practitioner and the obstetrician or midwife at the same time and then goes to the doctor in her own location. The lo-cal doctor then uses a computer complete with webcam to act as the intermediary be-tween the patient and the specialist.
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Bursaries a boon for Selkirk College students
Learning to deal with financial pressure is as much a part of post-secondary life as final exams, but financial aid opportunities at Selkirk College help ease stress for students focused on success.
When she enrolled in the Selkirk College Resort & Hotel Manage-ment Program (RHOT) straight out of Nakusp Secondary School in 2013, Kim Hill discovered one of the biggest challenges was how to pay the bills at the end of the month. Though she had a student loan, Hill was looking for some relief and ap-plied for the Robert Leoppky Bur-sary.
“I didn’t expect much when I filled out the application, but when I received the notification in the mail just a couple days before Christmas… for me that was the biggest Christ-mas present I could get,” she says.
The Robert Leoppky Bursary is one of Selkirk College’s newest fi-nancial awards and was started by Atlific Hotels & Temple Hotels Inc. in 2013 in honour of the late Robert Leoppky. Each year RHOT students receive $10,000 in bursaries that pay tribute to a man who spent 40 years in the hotel industry. Hill was one of the four students last year who re-ceived $2,500 each.
“I was at the point where I was thinking I had to get a job, but when I received the bursary that enabled me to focus more on school,” says Hill.
Easing the PressureLast year Selkirk College handed
out more than $300,000 in scholar-ships, bursaries and other awards. Bursaries are based on financial need and scholarships are awarded on academic merit.
“We know how challenging it is for students to balance their studies and make ends meet,” says Selkirk College Donor Relations Coordina-tor Joleen Kinakin. “Bursaries and scholarships enable students in all of our programs to ease the financial burden and focus their energies on
striving for the success they seek in the classroom.”
Like the Robert Leoppky Bursary, Selkirk College depends on the gen-erosity of donors like Atlific Hotels & Temple Hotels Inc. to make the awards possible. Later this month, the college will bring together stu-dents and donors at the annual Bur-sary Tea which is held at Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus. More than 250 bursaries will be handed out at the January 31 event.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity for our donors to make direct con-nections with the students they are helping,” says Kinakin. “Without individuals, companies and orga-nizations stepping forward to cre-ate these important gifts for Selkirk College students, getting the proper education might be beyond reach for many people.”
Choosing the Proper PathwayHill has now completed three of
her four semesters in the RHOT pro-gram and now there’s one final four-month push to graduation in April.
With a wealth of knowledge al-ready gained — including a summer internship at the Nakusp Visitor
Centre — Hill is pleased with her decision to choose Selkirk College.
“Moving to a bigger city was a little stressful for me, but the school is great,” says the 19-year-old. “I love the small classrooms, it’s not like in university where there are so many people. You get to know your teach-ers and classmates pretty well.”
Though the $2,500 Robert Leop-pky Bursary is the largest award she has received during her time at Selkirk College, Hill has also been awarded a couple of other scholar-ships. She says if students take time to consider the opportunities, the fi-nancial rewards are available.
“There are so many awards out there,” says Hill, who plans to pur-sue a career in event planning upon graduation which she hopes to start at the Westin Calgary or Chateau Lake Louise. “You just need to do your research and then apply… you never know what you are going to get.”
Find out more about Selkirk College scholarship and bursary opportunities online at selkirk.ca/financial-information/financial-aid/scholarships-awards-bursaries.
A graduate of Nakusp Secondary School, Resort & Hotel Management Program student Kim Hill is one of the many students who has benefitted from the substantial scholarship and bursary opportunities at Selkirk College. Photo submitted Falcons visit North Okanagan
The Nakusp Pee Wee Falcons visited the North Okanagan on the weekend to par-ticipate in their annual Pee Wee House tour-nament. Falcons were matched up against the Summerland Jets and the Jets got on the scoreboard first. Devon Coates quickly tied the game half way through the first pe-riod with the assist go-ing to Isaac Flamand. Jets scored again, and Coates evened that up with an unassisted goal. Jets would get 3 more in the third and the Falcons eventually got 1 more near the end of the game with an unas-sisted goal from Dako-da Fizzard. Jets secured the 5-3 win. Team Captain, Devon Coates was awarded “Player of the Game.”
On Saturday, the
Falcons were matched up against the Kelowna Kings. The Kings out-scored the Falcons 14-1. Ewan Carter got the lone goal with the assist going to Coates. Goal-tender Noah Fizzard was awarded the “Play-er of the Game” award for the numerous shots he received throughout the game. Falcons hit the ice again later that day versing the Kam-loops Timberwolves. The Timberwolves got a quick lead and by the end of the second were up 6-0. Falcons battled back in the third with goals from Fizzard, as-sisted by Flamand and Lucas Robins and a goal from Coates assisted by Flamand. Timber-wolves secured the 7-2 victory. Isaac Flamand was awarded “Player of the Game.”
On Sunday, the Fal-
cons hit the ice one more time, this time versus the Kamloops Rousties. The Fal-cons were first on the scoreboard with a goal from Carter assisted by Coates. Rousties tied it up and Coates came right back with the go-ahead goal with the assist going to Carter. Rousties would tie it back up 2-2 in the middle of third. Just when the fans thought the game would go to overtime, the Rousties snuck the puck in with just 43 seconds left in the third period to se-cure the win. Dakoda Fizzard was awarded “Player of the Game.”
The Nakusp Pee Falcons are now gear-ing up for their an-nual home tournament which will take place at the Nakusp Sports Complex on Feb. 13-15.
Nakusp PeeWee Falcons with their game faces on, minutes before playing their first tournament game of the season. Photo by Chantelle Carter
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Letters PolicyThe Arrow Lakes News welcomes letters to the editor intend-ed for publication but reserves the right to edit for brevity, clarity, legality, accurracy and topicality. Letters should be typically in the range of 300 words in length. Anonmymous letters will not be published. To assist in veri� cation, name, address and daytime telephone must be supplied, but will not
Several years ago it was my honour to have been invited to become a member of a volunteer, non-pro� t organization known as Connected Communities (CC) as a rep-resentative of the Nakusp Region.
Although I have not been able to attend weekend a� ernoon meetings in person ow-ing to the lengthy and sometimes challeng-ing winter driving distance and conditions between Nakusp and Nelson or Castlegar, I still believe there is a role to play. Where meetings are generally held, this health watch group kindly allows me to remain informed and to participate digitally.
I receive the minutes of the CC meetings for my own information, and my input and
updates concerning aspects of our health system as interpreted through Interior Health Authority, have been occasionally shared and welcomed over the years.
A representative of the Kaslo area CC group that I have found to be both inter-esting and applicable to Nakusp region residents as well had forwarded a portion of a report concerning the importance of community input to me.
� e conclusion of a study undertaken by CC at the time charges, “Seniors and the disabled are the most at risk from the changes,” leading to a crisis that has taken place within the most vulnerable sectors of today’s society.
� e following is a brief partial summary of the report’s � ndings:
People living on disability or old age pensions are penalized the most when home support, home nursing and com-munity services are cut or signi� cantly re-duced. Owing to living on a � xed pension, these individuals are least able to a� ord additional private sector services in order to keep them living comfortably and safely
within their own homes.Limited incomes can mean patients can-
not always a� ord their prescription medi-cations.
Seniors o� en have to travel out of town in order to access programs such as those concerning chronic disease management.
� ose aged 75 years and over are the least familiar with computers and therefore may not be able to download bene� t forms as well as information about health issues in general
In next week’s column I will present further information concerning the prob-lems and risks being taken by patients who must drive long distances in order to access medical services including the substantial costs associated with their quest.
Special thanks extended to Sally Wil-liams of the Kaslo CC unit for providing the report and associated � ndings which greatly assisted me in pointing out the re-alities which most of us must someday deal with in our own lives unless we, as older citizens, take responsibility for expressing our concerns.
MARILYN BOXWELL
Seniors'column
Another life lost
Another police officer gunned down by a member of the general public. This time over an allegedly stolen vehicle. It’s bewildering and tragic. Another life lost in the line of duty, another widow and now three more children without a dad.
When he donned his uniform that day, and kissed his wife goodbye he might have been thinking about the game he would attend with his kids that weekend or the errands he had to do af-ter work. All of that changed in a split second. His projects are now left unfin-ished, his clothes sit in the laundry bas-ket and plans his wife might have made for Valentine’s Day will never happen.
What is it about dangerous jobs that has society thinking that getting shot and dying goes with the territory? It’s so ingrained in us to believe that cops and military personnel are just expected to put their lives on the line every day. It doesn’t seem right that an RCMP offi-cer or an unarmed, kilted honour guard as in the case of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo in Ottawa, should have to expect that they might not come home to their kids at the end of their shift just for the job they have chosen.
Next, the information surfaced that the alleged killer was a career criminal with a long rap sheet. This is highly disturbing. It seems that someone with that amount of recidivism should not have been walking around, stealing ve-hicles or carrying a weapon, yet he was. He was a petty criminal who was likely shuffled through a system plagued with a lack of resources and a poor history of rehabilitating the “bad guys.” So un-less that changes, our police officers live with the reality that their day might end with them staring down the barrel of a gun.
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February 5, 1925On Saturday last,
a fire broke out in the Johnson’s Store and Dance Hall in Arrow-head. The fire started at 1:30 p.m. and in half an hour it had burnt to ashes. It was a total loss. The Knights of Pythias who had their hall over the building lost everything, even the charter. This rega-lia had just been re-placed after the loss by fire in 1922. The build-ing had been erected by Geo. Chapman in 1922.
February 7, 1935The weather has
been different for ev-eryone in Arrow Park and nearby areas. With a temperature varying between 20 degrees below zero and 10 degrees above, traffic has been badly disor-ganized, with many householders suffer-ing inconvenience be-cause of frozen pipes, etc. Most of the meet-ings arranged for the weekend have been postponed. Quite a few cases of frostbite have been reported. No mail or other contact has been possible.
February 8, 1945The annual meeting
of the Edgewood Ru-ral Telephone Co. was held at the home of W. Shipmaker Sr. There was a good attendance and J. Thompson was elected president. John Egloff, vice president, W. Shipmaker secre-tary-treasurer.
January 27, 1955At the meeting of
the school trustees of School District 10 it was approved in prin-ciple the plan to build a replacement for the Nakusp High School with a six room junior-senior high school expandable to ten rooms, plus chemistry laboratory, industrial arts room and activity room.
January 28, 1965 An early morn-
ing fire Thursday de-stroyed a house occu-pied by Robert Taylor and his family in Edge-wood. The fire started at 7:45 a.m. The parents and four children be-tween the ages of three and 14 all escaped. The fire is believed to have started in an upstairs bedroom as a result of
defective wiring. With the help of neighbours, a considerable amount of household goods were saved.
February 12, 1975Mrs. Doreen Mosely
has been elected presi-dent of the Nakusp Library Board. Mrs. Eleanor Schroff volun-teered to take on the job of librarian by long time librarian, Mrs. Jean Robison. Mrs. Robison will continue to buy books.
February 6, 1985The Arrow Lakes
Television Society will negotiate a rate for Columbia Cable T.V. Ltd. to use the society signals from Saddle Mountain transmit-ters. At present the cable company is re-ceiving the signals and putting them out on cable. They are collect-ing from their custom-ers for the cable signals but they are not paying the society for the use of the signals.
February 8, 1995Finally sewer work
to flush away the prob-lems in the Brouse/Glenbank area is set
to begin. Action Con-struction, of Kamloops, was the lowest bidder and contract winner of the sewer collection sys-tem and sewage treat-ment plant upgrade project. Their bid of $2,109,390.19 will in-clude the upgrading of cells, mixing tank and aeration lagoon and in-stalling new pipes. The biggest task will be the laying of the 10 kilo-metres main pipeline.
January 26, 2005 Arrow Lakes Res-
ervoir in 2004 had the highest Kokanee spawn rate since re-cord keeping began in 1966. Since the incep-tion of the fertilization program seven years ago, more than $1.1 million has been spent by the Columbia Power Corporation and BC Hydro to replenish the nutrients lost due to hydro dams. “The re-sults are encouraging as they indicate our fertil-ization work is having the desired effect," said Harald Manson, CBF-WCP (Columbia Ba-sin Fish and Wildlife Compensation Pro-gram) Senior Fisheries biologist.
• This Week in History •Ferguson women's hockey team, 1907. Photo courtesy of Arrow Lakes Historical Society
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Mt. Sentinel visits the Cougars’ DenMt. Sentinel found them-
selves in the depths of the Na-kusp Secondary Cougars’ den during last week’s friendly high school basketball playday. The visiting Grade 8 girls, Jr. girls and Jr. boys teams each played one game against their Nakusp counterparts and made for some entertaining ball for local fans.
“Sure there is a bit of hack and slash out there,” one of the basketball officials responded to comments about the intensity of last Wednesday’s games. “But this is Kootenay mountain ball.”
Unfortunately, the local Cou-gars squads all found themselves on the wrong side of the score board as Mt. Sentinel’s uncanny ability to capitalize on opportu-nities managed to rack up the score in their favor while the Cougars struggled to shut down
the efficient offensive drives to the net.
However, the Cougars were not without moments of glory as their development at the hands of Kim Reich, Stephanie Stenseth and Phil (The Legend) McMechan was apparent as the Cougars played smart, po-sitional basketball, and never gave up in their fight. Brianna McKay, Tanaya Weimer, Ever-ett Harrison and Tim Barrisoff were forces on the court with
hard drives up the hardwood that netted their team’s precious points. On the backline, Heidi Kholer, Taylor Moody and Xan-der Leeson-Booth stood out as strong defenders against the on-slaught and precision of the Mt. Sentinel forwards, but could not stem the tide of buckets.
On Jan. 27, the Cougar girls will be traveling to Castlegar for their final matches of the season, while the boys will host Castle-gar in the den.
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Left photo: The Jr. Cougars attempt to protect their net with a strong defensive formation. Right photo: Taylor Moody makes a drive down the hardwood during the Grade 8 girls match against Mt. Sentinel. Photos by Hannah Koenig
Saturday’s mild but rainy and overcast weather didn’t stop folks from enjoying a soak at Halcyon Hot Springs. Photo by Trisha Shanks
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January 29 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library 10 to 11 a.m. Parents and babies welcome.
January 29 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.
January 29 Strong Start a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.@ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.@ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
January 29 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena. 11:30 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m.
January 29 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6 p.m.
January 29 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. Cities and Zombies. 7 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Cassia @ 265-2000.
January 29 Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce AGM @ Chumley’s Restaurant at 7 p.m.
January 29 Nakusp Public Library AGM @ Nakusp Public Library. 7 to 8 p.m.
January 29 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insur-ance membership fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non-marking indoor shoes. For more information call 265-3326.
January 29 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.
January 30 Strong Start @ Strong Start Building at NES. A school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. 9 to 12 p.m.
January 30 Lego Building @ Nakusp Public Library. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Lego provided and will remain at the Library. Masterpieces will be on display at the Library.
January 30 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena. 3:30 to 5 p.m.
January 30 Drop-In @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 7 to 10 p.m. Re-member its Free Ski Night @ Summit Lake! Youth needing a ride to and from the hill, please call the Youth Centre to make arrangements. 265-2000.
January 30 Ski for FREE @ Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area. 5 to 9 p.m. Interfor is providing passes for skiing, board-ing, snowshoeing, tubing, and rentals if needed. Youth needing a ride to and from the hill, please call the Youth Centre to make arrangements. 265-2000.
January 31 Arrow Lakes Historical Society 30th Anniversary Open House @ ALHS Archives. 1 to 4 p.m. Come help us celebrate. Slide show, cake, coffee and tea. Everyone welcome..
February 1 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.
February 2 Strong Start @ Strong Start Building at NES. A school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. 9 to 12 p.m.
February 2 Nakusp District Museum AGM @ Legion. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
February 2 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome.
February 3 Free Family Law & Child Protection Information ses-sion @ ASLCS Building from 9 to 2 p.m.
February 3 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena. 11:30 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m..
February 3 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insur-ance membership fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non marking indoor shoes. For more information call 265-3326.
February 4 Drop-in @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 7 to 9 p.m. For
more information contact Cassia @ 265-2000.
February 4 P.A.L.S AGM @ Nakusp Public Library. 7 to 8 p.m.
February 4 Strong Start is a school based early learning pro-gram for ages 0-6 years. @Edgewood Elementary School. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m @ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES 9 to 12 p.m.@Burton Learning Centre 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.
February 4 Coffee and goodies @ the Senior Centre in Nakusp. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.
February 4 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your � rst practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.
February 4 Drop in @ Nakusp Youth Centre from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Cassia @ 265-2000.
February 4 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and begin-ners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.
February 4 AA Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.
February 5 Curbside Recycling Pick Up Day. 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
February 5 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library 10 to 11 a.m. Parents and babies welcome.
February 5 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.
February 5 Strong Start a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.@ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.@ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
February 5 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena. 11:30 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m.
February 5 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6 p.m.
February 5 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 7 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Cassia @ 265-2000.
February 5 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insur-ance membership fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non-marking indoor shoes. For more information call 265-3326.
February 5 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.
Area students have been sent home from school with a colorful flyer inviting them to fill in their non-computer related activities for the week in an effort to spend more time away from their TV and computer screens. Targeted at all age levels, both Nakusp El-ementary and Secondary Schools have been supplied with enough forms for all students thanks to funding from the local Rotary Club.
“We would like to see people from birth to 99 partic-ipate,” said Lisa Bjarnason, Community Literacy Co-ordinator with Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL). “The biggest thing we want to get across is that kids need less screen time. Why not get out there and try something different?”
When asked what Bjarnason plans to do with her children to lessen screen time, she said, “We’ve got some puzzles in the house that we are planning on working on and we’ve been outside enjoying the snow more as well.”
The first annual CBAL Unplug and Play event is happening from January 26 to 30. Area singles, cou-ples and families are welcome to participate in a large number of happenings including a toonie hockey, fam-ily night at the hot springs, a team spelling bee at the school and book swap. Interfor will be sponsoring the night skiing on Friday January 30. More information can be found in the Community Calendar and on the Nakusp Communicator Facebook page.
CBAL invites area families to “Unplug
and Play”TRISHA SHANKS
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Several children came dressed in their jammies for the kick off to Nakusp’s Unplug and Play week, held at the public library where a selection of books was read aloud. Photo by Trisha Shanks
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Instead of purchasing the Kinsmen Building next to the post office on Broadway, the organizations planning to collaborate on its occu-pancy have approached the Village with an application to lease it. This makes more sense for them for now with the long term goal to pos-sibly purchase it eventually. The organizations involved have shifted somewhat; Sufferfest won’t be part of the project but the Nakusp Youth Centre, Options for Sexual Health (Opt), and the Arrow Lakes Arts Council are still in.
Teresa Weatherhead, spokesperson for Opt, said “We are really looking for-ward to getting this under-way and opening it up to the public. The project has gone really well and I would like to stress that the Village of Nakusp has been hugely co-operative with us.”
Funding to refurbish the interior and pay ongoing op-erating expenses will come from grant money acces-sible by each of the different organizations. The interior
on the main floor is getting a little bit of a facelift with some cabinetry removal and paint, as well as a few minor things to satisfy building codes. Downstairs is a dif-ferent story. The youth cen-tre will be occupying that space and the entire space is set for renovation. There will be two washrooms, a large open area, and office and storage. The structure of the building, electri-cal and plumbing are all in great shape. Changes will be mostly aesthetic.
The groups have come together to maximize their budgets and pool resources, calling the building the Kin-ship Connection Centre.
Cassia Parent, the Youth Coordinator of the Nakusp Youth Centre said, “There’s the fact that it will make us financially more stable and give us a long term home that won’t kill all of our funding. We will be sharing a space with other community social service organizations, making networking and re-source development easier and more efficient. Plus the awesome fact that we are collaborating with the Vil-lage by using their current
assets and infrastructure to build sustainable access to services that are needed in Nakusp and area.”
The Options for Sexual Health organization expects to sign the lease prior to February 1.
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The Kinsmen Building on Broadway was donated to the Village to house community health services back in 1969 but has since become nearly vacant. Thanks to the inge-nuity and collaboration of several area groups, it is about to be fully occupied again. Some of the people combin-ing efforts to breathe life back into it and representing the Kinship Connection Centre are (L-R) Teresa Weatherhead, President of Support Opt Nakusp; the Nakusp Youth Centre Manager Leah Greschner, Nakusp and Area Youth Society’s Vice Chair Pat Dion; and Coordinator Cassia Par-ent. Photo by Trisha Shanks
Kinsmen Building remains among village assetsTRISHA SHANKS
Arrow Lakes News
Arrow Lakes Reporter Trisha Shanks took some time away from writing to bring her puppies in for a visit with the seniors at the Halcyon House Assisted Living facility Friday. The common room was � lled to capacity with people wanting to watch the puppies play and get a cuddle when the babies were � nally tired enough to sit still. Photo by Catherine McLean
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Top photo: Judy Hertlein presents the teddy bear quilt she is working on. The Nakusp quilting club meets every Thursday and created festive quilted placemats that were donated to the Meals on Wheels program and the residents of Halcyon House to brighten their meals dur-ing the holiday season. Next up: spring and Easter placemats. Bottom photo: Joy Soucy and President Heather Davidson. Photos by Trisha Shanks
RDCK donates land for new seniors’ housing
At the Regional District of Central Kootenay January board meeting, one hectare of land in Burton was donated to Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services (ASLCS) for the devel-opment of seniors’ housing. The ASLCS board will still need to decide if this is a project that they want to take on or not, which is instrumental to its fruition. The donation of the land is just the first of many steps that it would take to make a building happen in this residential community 30 kilometres south of Nakusp. The type of dwelling is subsidized housing — something like the Rotary Villas in Nakusp, not a medical facility such as Halcyon House — so it only requires the involvement of Social Services but does not involve the Interior
Health Authority.“When folks still have all their
faculties and can still drive but can’t really keep their homes up, this type of facility is a way bet-ter alternative than being insti-tutionalized and sent wherever there is an empty unit where they don’t know anyone,” said Paul Peterson, Area K Director.
He is referring to one of the greatest challenges facing today’s aging senior: Where to live when the house becomes too much. It’s no secret that lugging fire-wood and shoveling the drive-way become harder the older a person gets. When home main-tenance gets to be too much, seniors in rural locations often have little choice but to relocate to an apartment in a city or town due to the lack of apartments in small towns and villages. The options are limited to an apart-ment where available, moving
in with family when possible, or becoming “institutionalized,” essentially a dependent of the government. The latter option means that the person might be moved anywhere within the province where a room is avail-able. This removes them from familiar faces, routines, friends and family.
Peterson would like to change this for people in his constitu-ency by facilitating a small, residential complex in the com-munity of Burton. He was in-strumental in getting the land donated and will be part of con-ducting the next several steps to making this happen. There will be the rezoning, the assessment by community services, and public hearings. The people of Burton will be given ample op-portunity to hear more about the ideas and planning of the multi-person dwelling.
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First of many hurdles cleared in Burton project
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� e Whitewater race was the � rst compe-tition for the Summit Lake Ski Racers. Two teams travelled to the ski hill just north of Nelson to take two shots at running through the combination course, in an e� ort to vie for the fastest times. � e course was a mix of short sla-lom and longer GS turns, with a quick tech-nical � ush thrown into the middle. � e course was “tight and shorter than usual” observed Summit Lake coach Taylor Aeichele, and included a challenging fast turn right out of the steep start gate.
No stranger to ad-verse conditions, the Summit Lake team joy-fully cheered each other on through the course of the day, as each skier maintained composure
and control by shred-ding each gate, then tucking into the classic race position past the � nish line.
At the awards pre-sentation, Whitewater racer organizer Cath-erine Williams was as-tounded at the turn-out for this year’s race.
“Every year the ski teams in this region get bigger and bigger and this was another record breaking year. We had over 170 racers today which is incredible!”
� e racers covered an age spectrum of 5-14 years and represented the Kootenay region:
Rossland, Salmo, Grand Forks, Nakusp and Nel-son. � e Summit Lake racers charged their way through the time ranks to earn a third place � n-ish for the day.
� e next Nancy Greene race will be hosted by Summit Lake ski hill on Feb. 15.
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Coach Daryl Katchen gives some last minute racing pointers while waiting in the start gate at Whitewater. Photo by Ryan Willman
Members of the Summit Lake Racers have a fun warm up as they wait for their turn to race. Photo by Ryan Willman
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