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East Shore communities are reel-ing from news that both Starbelly Jam and the Kootenay Gutbuster have been cancelled this year, while local festival enthusiasts are brain-storming ways to keep other events from going belly-up.

“Every year at Starbelly the

campgrounds are crowded, the bed and breakfasts are packed full and all the stores are open until 9 p.m. every night. It’s definitely going to be an economic shock when it comes to that not happen-ing,” said Gina Medhurst, chair of the Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce.

“I know all the Starbelly volun-

teers felt really bad and it wasn’t an easy decision for them to make. I’d been hearing chatter for two or three months, so I know they spent a long time making that difficult decision.”

While Starbelly organizers didn’t respond to a request for comment,

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Sports council seeks more money for Civic Centre rink

Declining revenue from the Civic Centre’s ice arena is prompting questions about the historic building’s future.

The Nelson Regional Sports Council, which manages the city-owned facility, has asked for a $20,000 increase in funding from council ahead of the 2016 budget to keep the venue afloat. The proposal, made to city council Monday, cites a $40,000 drop in ice rental revenue since 2010 as the primary reason for the request.

Sports council chair Mari Plamondon down-played suggestions the rink could close within a few years but said the annual decline in revenue is troubling.

“I don’t have a crystal ball. I don’t know,” said Plamondon. “I know there are way more people who will fight to keep the Civic arena open and come up with creative ideas to do that than there are people who just want to close it. Unless there is a huge crash in ice use, I don’t anticipate that.”

City council has not increased funding for the rink’s upkeep from $55,000 since 2006. That number, according to the proposal, should be $66,510 after an adjustment for inflation.

Ice rental revenue peaked in 2010 at $140,000 but has steadily fallen since to $98,317 for the fiscal year ending March 2015, contributing to an overall $3,537 loss for the year.

The sports council’s proposal doesn’t lay out plans for the rink’s survival. The increase in funds is meant to help it cover rising costs and

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Google users interested in local topography might be surprised to find pot-related place names for our mountains listed by the popular search engine’s mapping software, including Weed Peak, Grow Op Peak, Cannabis Peak and Hydroponic Peak.

“A local photographer used #explorekootenaylake on an image they shared on Instagram,” Nelsonite Britz Robins told the Star. “It was a lovely picture, but I wasn’t quite sure if it was in our region, so I searched for the name of the lake.”

She struggled to find the particular lake using Google Earth, zooming in close to the area around Riondel to see what she could find.

“I started zooming in on some of the smaller lakes to see if any names would pop up. They didn’t. But I stumbled upon those names instead!”

Robins, who works for both Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism

and Shambhala Music Festival, took a screenshot of her find and shared it on social media, earn-ing over 800 likes and 69 shares.

“You can’t see them from Google’s default view. I think the only ones that show up at

first glance are Loki and another one. But when you zoom in, the pot mountains show up.”

It wasn’t immediately clear where the names came from, or how they ended up on Google. They aren’t listed in the BC Geographic

Names database and no longer show up on Google Maps. While there are options for users to add names, it’s not clear what sort of vetting they receive, if any.

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Who will be the 51st Citizen of the Year?The Nelson Star is once again

teaming up with the Knights of Columbus to find 2015’s Citizen of the Year, and if you have someone in mind nominations are now open.

“I think there was relief from the community that Citizen of the Year was given a second life through our help last year,” Star publisher Chuck Bennett said. “The Knights of Columbus didn’t have the resources to con-tinue so we stepped forward to fill that void.”

The award has been present-ed for 50 years. Last year’s win-ner was transportation advocate Barry Nelson. The common de-nominator among all previous winners, according to Bennett, is selflessness.

“Citizen of the Year recog-nizes more than one year. It’s more a lifetime of service. We’re looking for someone who’s com-mitted to an organization and put some time into it, weathered the ups and downs.”

But it’s not enough to just have one passion project.

“When I look back at the list,

these people have definitely had things they champion. But they also take on other things — so not just the car share or Nelson Minor Hockey. You tend to see their names associated with all kinds of things. Service goes across who they are.”

Bennett grew up in the Catholic Church and his father is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was thrilled to throw his weight behind the award.

“I was quite honoured to be able to carry it forward, person-ally. The Knights of Columbus

have gotten a bit older, and we’ve got a young group of people who can bring some energy to it.”

He thinks the recognition is important. “Citizens of the Year are really passionate about making our community better. Wherever they see that need, they serve.”

This year’s winner will be celebrated at a dinner in early April.

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Seniors coordinator starts work“Seniors are the heart of

the community,” said Corrine Younie, who heads the Age Friendly Community Initiative at Nelson CARES. “That’s why I am committed to this.”

She was speaking at an open house Tuesday at which she introduced Dana Burgess, the newly hired West Kootenay se-niors transportation animator.

“Seniors want to participate fully as citizens,” Younie said. “They want to do more than just go to doctor appointments, and transportation is at the heart of that. We don’t want a senior to give up their home or go into care simply because they can’t get to their medical appointments or the grocery store.”

At the open house, Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak ceremoni-ally cut a ribbon hung across the room in front of Burgess’ desk.

“I want to become a presence in the community for seniors, with doctors offices, with other service providers,” Burgess said. “I can be the stitch that holds it all these pieces together and connects to all those things.”

Burgess’ job will be to help seniors navigate the sometimes confusing array of transporta-tion options including transit, volunteer driver programs, HandiDart, and Rideshare. She

will also educate the public and service providers about those options and the reality of trying to get around as a senior. She will also travel the West Kootenay meeting with seniors, working with them to help them plan for when they are no longer able to drive.

“And in a region like this,” said Younie, “we have challenging ter-rain, winter roads, long distances and lots of seniors living out in rural areas, and they become very isolated simply because they can-not get out of their homes, and as they start to age they might be giving up their driving privileges.

“For instance, if you are mak-

ing an appointment for a senior who lives in Kaslo for the Trail hospital you don’t make it at 9 a.m. because how are they going to get there?”

Younie says the West Kootenay is in for a surprise in the next couple of decades.

“Across Canada we are fac-ing baby boomers aging into the system, and this is a popular area to retire, so we will see larger numbers here than other places. They are quite different from their parents. They are aging into a system with small pensions, high debt loads and minimal savings. So poverty will be an issue and that will impact their

need for services.”In April, Younie wrote a de-

tailed report entitled Moving Together: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Seniors Transportation Needs. It is at-tached to the online version of this story at nelsonstar.com.

The transportation coordina-tor hiring is part of the Moving Together project, funded by the Osprey Foundation, Vancouver Foundation, Columbia Basin Trust and West Kootenay Transit Committee, the Association of BC Community Response Networks, and Areas E and H of the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

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Students prepare to enter Junior Dragons’ Den

Junior Dragons’ Den is re-turning to the West Kootenay.

Put on by Community Futures Development Corporations since 2014, the competition is for youth from Grade 8 to post-secondary school and is based on the popular CBC show Dragons’ Den.

Youth submit applications pitching a business idea or a business improvement idea.

Short listed applicants — five from each category, including junior (Grades 8 to 10), senior (Grades 11 to 12) and college/university/trades — are then as-signed a mentor from the local business community who will help them refine their business concept and turn it into a one-page business plan with financial statements. Those who make it this far will also have to create a video elevator pitch.

Students will only have so

long to prepare, because they’ll have to present their business plans at a regional competition in Trail on Thursday, April 21, in front of a live audience and a panel of local business leaders.

The first, second and third place winners from each age category will be rewarded cash prizes and awards to go toward the start-up costs of their busi-ness, or to expand their existing business.

Winners of the regional

competition will then advance to the Junior Dragons’ Den Championship 2016, also in Trail on Saturday, April 30, where they’ll face the winners from the other two regions.

So far ten students from Nelson, over 60 students from Castlegar, and over 80 students from Trail are expected to apply.

Interested students can apply at juniordragonsden.com. The deadline has been extended to March 1.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE)LATE FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAMInformation Session – February 3, 2016

School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) is very pleased to be able to offer a Late French Immersion Program for up to sixty students entering grade 6 in the 2016-2017 school year. The Program is located at Trafalgar Middle School for grades 6-8, and continues for grades 9-12 at L.V. Rogers Secondary School.

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We recognize that not all interested families will be able to attend this information session. Up-to-date information will be available on our website (www.sd8.bc.ca) after February 3, 2016.

Because the Late French Immersion Program is limited to sixty students, a process of application for the program is necessary. Details regarding the application process for the Late French Immersion

Program will be made available at the Information Session on February 3, 2016 – and posted on the District Website thereafter. No applications for the Program will be accepted prior to 9:00 AM, February 15, 2016. This will allow families to decide whether the program suits the needs of their child. It will also allow all applicants to be familiar with the application process – either through attendance at the Information Session, or through reading the information on the website.

All inquiries must be directed by email to: Willow Makortoff, [email protected]

The Late French Immersion Program is an “educational program in which a child whose first language is not French – studies in French.” (Dimitry Morales, Canadian Parents for French website)

Parents, guardians and students who may be interested in pursuing a French Immersion educational program are invited to an Information Session. The purpose of this meeting will be to share information about the program and the application process.

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Nelson groups pitch council for grantsSeven community

groups made presenta-tions to Nelson city coun-cil on Monday, asking for their annual grants from the city.

The city gives annual funding to organizations that either occupy city-owned building or are committees of council. Combined, the funding to these groups is about 3.5 per cent of the city’s total operational budget of $16 million.

The Nelson and District Arts Council requested $5,000 this year, double the amount it received last year. The city contributes about ten per cent of the arts coun-cil’s funding. The orga-nization runs Artwalk and administers artist grants provided by the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.

Touchstones Nelson requested $225,000, which would be a 0.9 per cent increase over last year’s grant of $223,000. The city’s grant provides 55 per cent of Touchstones’ funding

and executive director Leah Best reported that the city’s portion goes to annual increases for fixed expenses — utilities, maintenance contracts, taxes, and inflation (1.4 per cent) plus a salary increase for staff (not management).

The Chamber of Commerce visitor cen-tre requested $76,000, the same as the group has received each year since 2007. This amounts to about two-thirds of the visitor centre’s income. Executive director Tom Thomson reported that the centre ran a loss of $19,000 in 2015, and at-

tributed this to Hall St. construction which lim-ited access to the centre in the midst of tourist season.

T he Cu ltu r a l D e v e l o p m e n t Committee, which is funded entirely by the city, received $40,000 last year and requested $41,150 this year, a 2.8 per cent increase.

The Nelson Regional Sports Council request-ed $75,000, an increase from last year’s grant of $55,000, to fund the hir-ing of a part time execu-tive director and cover inflation. City funding provides about 30 per

cent of the sports coun-cil’s income. The group runs the arena and other sports facilities in the Civic Centre. Group representative Steve Kobs reported declining use of the Civic ice surface puts the future of the sports council and the arena itself in jeopardy (see related story page 1).

The Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership requested $100,000, the same as last year. The partnership is funded entirely by the city and Regional District of Central Kootenay, with the city’s contribution amounting to about 63

per cent of the total.The Capitol Theatre

requested $67,500, the same as last year. This amounts to about 14 per cent of the Capitol’s funding. Executive di-rector Stephanie Fischer said city funding pays for building maintenance, utilities, wages, lower ticket prices and lower rental rates. She said the theatre’s deficit has been reduced from $53,000 in 2012 to $9,742 in 2014 and $4,100 in 2015.

Decisions about these requests will be made during the council’s on-going budget delibera-tions this spring.


Seven community groups that receive yearly funding from city council made their requests for 2016 on Monday, totaling $490,000. Council will decide on them in its budget deliberations over the coming month.

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A floating stage at Lakeside Park?The Nelson and District

Arts Council wants to build a floating stage at Lakeside Park, something like the one that ex-isted there 50 years ago. It was built for the 1965 International Water Pageant and burned down in 1968.

Neil Harrower, the arts coun-cil’s executive director, says he has talked to many players in tourism and the arts — the Capitol Theatre, Columbia Basin Trust, Kootenay Lake Tourism, Selkirk College, Shambhala Music Festival, the city’s Cultural Development Committee – and everyone thinks it’s a good idea.

“We have been assessing whether there is a need, and we have decided there is,” Harrower told the Star.

That need is for a perfor-mance space that is an alterna-tive to the Capitol Theatre in the summer.

“There is only one venue in town for performance if you want more than a club-sized number of people there. Potentially the Civic Theatre could be used but they are going to want to run movies. There is the Shambhala stage at the college but it is part of the school, so it is not so ac-cessible.”

Harrower sees the stage as a place for theatre and music in the summer, and this is espe-cially needed, he says, because the Capitol is taken over by the summer youth production in July and is closed in August, “so there is nowhere to have an audi-ence of over 100 people.”

“It could be home of a Nelson outdoor festival in the summer. There are so many touring the-

atre companies and bands of so many genres.”

Harrower envisions the struc-ture as something like Bard on the Beach in Vancouver, with temporary seasonal tent struc-tures, not a wooden roof as in the photos of the old structure. He thinks it could cost $1 million.

The location of the former stage, just west of the public washrooms at Lakeside Park, would be ideal, Harrower said, because the pilings that sup-ported it are still there. But it’s not as simple as just building it on the old supports.

“We would have to deal with

the federal government in terms of fisheries, because the stage is also a boat, and we have to look at the pilings and realize there were dams built since then. We need friends in high places to help us figure out how to do this.”

Harrower wants to put to-gether a working group to look into all aspects of it further — particularly engineering, archi-tecture, and financing — and

to create a business plan and feasibility study.

“There would need to be city and regional district support, and the Columbia Basin Trust, because the stage would benefit not jut the city but the region, and it would be great for tour-ism.”

Harrower can be reached through the arts council web-site at ndac.ca.


This floating stage existed for a few years at Lakeside Park in the 1960s. Now a Nelson community group is floating the idea of resur-recting it.

Photos courtesy Touchstones Nelson


Happy to sign motorcycle petitionRe: “Loud pipes make motorcycling

safer,” Letters, Jan. 8Many thanks to Art Mason, Gloria

Lisgow and others who are finally doing something to muffle the ob-noxious sound of too-loud exhaust pipes on motorcycles, which barfs in-tolerable noise into the peace-loving ears of many, to satisfy the lust for decibels of a few.

I was happy to add my signature to the 4,300-name petition asking police to enforce a law, which I’m told already exists, prohibiting that kind of racket. Many times I’ve wondered why there wasn’t such a law, or if there was, why isn’t it enforced? That noise is a bummer, to say the least.

If this initiative discourages some motorcycle tourists from riding in the Kootenays and spending money here, I for one won’t miss them. Please feel free to take your excessive noise and your dollars elsewhere.

For the majority of motorcyclists who respect others and ride bikes with adequately muffled exhaust pipes, thank you. I bet these enthu-siasts know how to ride safely. They don’t need to dump sound-garbage on the rest of us so we’ll know they’re there.

Niels PetersenYmir

Reading about all this noise of noisy bikes in the print media dis-turbs me because I think the petition-ers are misguided. I too enjoy the peace and quiet and while canoe-ing on a tranquil lake last summer in a heightened state of awareness, I was disturbed by a Honda Gold Wing motorcycle that went by on the highway. Although those mo-torcycles are considered quiet, I still found the barely audible noise wafting across the water brought me out of my trance-like state.

I decided to express my views on websites about this minority group but I find the sites dealing with motorcycles are annoying because those people can’t spell. I found that websites composed of people who are enlightened and all that sort of stuff bother me as well because they are way too nice and always consider themselves right.

As the world is full of jerks I fig-ure this is just one minority group composed of smart people picking on another minority group because they can’t defend themselves properly. This

is discrimination and needs to stop!If people really want a mission and

to make a difference in this world they should consider the next step of imposing our democracy on North Korea just as we are doing in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria.

Or they can realize the futility of it all because we are doomed. In three billion years our galaxy will collide with the Andromeda galaxy and the gravitational pull will destroy the planets.

Patrick MackleKaslo

An inconvenient truth about personalities

Re: Helping homeless vetsWhile in no way reducing our

responsibility to support those that have put themselves at risk on behalf of us all, a missing piece relevant to this issue and also relevant to many other self-selected groups e.g. phy-sicians, policemen, psychiatrists, prison guards, etc. is the potential over-representation (a larger per-centage than what is to be found in the general population) of particu-lar traits in people who show up for

unusual occupations. Some of these may be predisposed to particular patterns of behaviour or particular vulnerabilities.

Post traumatic stress disorder is recognized as not occurring in an en-tirely “dose of trauma — dependent” pattern (i.e. only certain individuals are predisposed). There are many unusual occupations (particularly those where there is access to weap-ons, power over others and exposure to potential trauma) where we need to be grateful that individuals are willing to step forward to fill these difficult roles, however we would ideally be screening individuals who show up, with regards to personality traits that may be problematic if they are quite strong.

There are a number of objective and validated personality tests that have been long available. Is there the political will to address this incon-venient truth?

Andre C. PiverProcter

Waiver goes too farIt was with some shock that I

opened a letter containing the Nelson

Rod and Gun Club’s new waiver form. In days not too far in the past if a neighbour’s goat ate a cabbage the goat’s owner would come over, apologize, and ask how much the cabbage was worth for payment of the damage done.

Today the cabbage owner would have to sue the goat owner and the statement of defence would go some-thing like this:

I am not your neighbour. If I am your neighbour I do not have a goat. If I have a goat you do not have cab-bages. If you have cabbages they were not eaten by my goat. If my goat did eat your cabbage it was insane at the time. (Thoughts of a federal judge paraphrased.)

This is the thought process and nature behind the Nelson Rod and Gun Club’s new waiver for using club facilities.

If I were injured or killed due to club negligence I would not want my widow or family to have to bear the excessive legal costs to battle such a defence by the club as outlined in the new waiver.

When I venture out into the world I have not signed an iron clad waiver of universal forgiveness should I come to harm from another’s negligence.

The only option is to end mem-bership with the club and use a cut block for target practice or sighting in and purchase third party liability, which is minimal in cost as a policy rider so that I could pay someone should I cause them damage.

Brad FullerNelson

Officer should be held to higher standard

Re: “Police officer’s legal fees mount-ing,” Jan. 15

The fact that Cst. Drew Turner is still on paid leave and may have his legal fees covered by the City of Nelson is absolutely ridiculous!

As a social worker I am expected to have a clean criminal record because of my exposure to vulnerable popula-tions. Why is it that a police officer is not held to the same expectation, especially when police hold so much power over people?

I also think this violent assault, committed by Cst. Turner towards a woman, is an example of how violence against women is not deemed a seri-ous societal problem given that he has not yet been and perhaps never will be dismissed from his position. I do not understand why this officer is

even given the privilege of an internal investigation when he was convicted of a violent crime by the courts.

I also think it is terrible that the internal investigation conducted by the complaints commissioner is not made public. The public has a right to know what is going on when an officer is convicted of a violent crime against someone that they have so much power over.

I am deeply disappointed this man is given so many chances to continue to profit from my taxes when he has been convicted of a violent crime and is not held to the same expectations other professionals who work with vulnerable populations are.

Mandy RootNelson

Spending on climate change mitigation is

immoralRe: “Beyond the Paris climate agree-

ment: What happens next,” Column, Jan. 15

I agree with writer Laura Sacks that “now is not the time to be com-placent” and that it is important to develop a “moral and ethical frame-work” for policy discussions that ad-dress the impacts of climate change.

Across the world people are suffer-ing due to the effects of these changes. Yet aid agencies are unable to secure sufficient funds to help them because of the more than $1 billion spent globally every day on climate finance, only six per cent of it is goes to help-ing vulnerable people adapt to the impacts of climate change today. The rest is spent on mitigation, trying to stop climate phenomena that might, or might not, someday happen. This is immoral, effectively valuing the lives of people yet to be born more than those in need today.

People who volunteer for groups like Citizens’ Climate Lobby are un-doubtedly well-meaning citizens try-ing to help the world. But what they don’t seem to understand is that by supporting CCL, a group that pro-motes the scientifically dubious belief that we can control Earth’s climate merely by regulating our carbon di-oxide emissions, they are unwittingly encouraging the continuation of this scandal, one of the greatest ethical tragedies of our time.

Tom HarrisExecutive Director

International Climate Science Coalition

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Glenn Hicks contributes a poem dedicated to a friend who has a necklace of Whitewater season passes. The ski hill marked its 40th birthday last weekend.

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For Dennis and the WH20 denizensMy dear friend is decorated with special jewelleryPlastic but prized like platinum.Across the proud breast are ingots of annual conquestOf campaigns and camaraderie.They tell of pilgrimage among brothers and sistersA loyalty spanning generations.This treasure from the mountain doesn’t sparkleBut sparks conversation and respectAnd heralds a unique bandWho are the storied Whitewater passholders.

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HUGS: Happy hilly super hugs to the first responder who knew exactly what to do and quietly did it, plus other happy helping guys and girls.

HUGS: Big loving hugs to my incredible ski touring friends. I’d do it all with you again in a heart-beat. Well, maybe not the rescue part, but everything else for sure!

SLUGS: To the person who came very close to causing a head-on collision on the Taghum bridge Friday afternoon. If you cannot keep your car in your own lane, please do not drive.

HUGS: Huge hugs to a local barista. She always has a skip in her step, a smile on her face and she makes the MOST delicious coffee to boot! Your positive energy doesn’t go unnoticed. You brighten my day.

HUGS: You gotta love Nelson. A big thank you to a lovely cashier at a local restaurant. I was 50 cents short and she evened up the tab with her own money. Such kind-ness just makes the whole day great! Thank you. P.S. The coffee is great!

HUGS: Big hugs to the four guys from our local hardware store who came and shoveled snow in our area. As a senior it was much appreciated. Good karma will

come to you. From all the people you helped after this last snowfall, thanks.

SLUGS: To myself. My apologies to the young woman I came way too close to at the intersection on Hall and Front St. on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 12:07 p.m. You had the right of way and I did not see you till the last second. Once again sorry for the scare. – Feelin’ bad bus driver

HUGS: To a generous man who went beyond his call of duty on New Year’s Day to give our car a boost. As relative newbies here, we have had many Nelson Moments, times when Nelson has given us a hug, and that was certainly one of them! We will pay it forward!

HUGS: Great warm hugs to the nice gentleman on Baker St. who laid down in the wet sloppy snow to look under my car for lost car keys. And also the kind meter reader, who took the time to let me know where they were found, and to the person who turned them in. Great karma to you all. – The lady in the pink coat

HUGS: Big warm hugs to all the wonderful people in my world this past week. First, my beloved dog went missing, and we had an amazing crew out searching for hours. Days later, my friends and I got lost in the backcountry

and were brought home the next day by the fabulous search and rescue team. You really find out how incredible your community is when you’re faced with a crisis. Thank you to everyone involved. I am filled with so much gratitude.

SLUGS: A very large slug to the special kind of stupid logging truck driver who pulled out in front of me at the brake check area going into Nelson. As it was, I had to come to almost a full stop not to hit you. It’s a very good thing that the road was not icy as I would have been wear-ing a log through my windshield or been in the ditch. I was not speed-ing due to road conditions – in fact I was going under the speed limit. You waited until I was almost up to you to pull out. Semi drivers are always complaining about cars doing stupid things in front or by semis, however I must admit I’ve had more close calls with semis than them with me.

HUGS: To the people who cut the alder pathway on White Queen. You made my early season shreds fea-sible!

HUGS: To the Slocan Valley gas stations for having gas for four and at times five cents a litre cheaper than the Nelson gas stations. The reason is??? – A disgusted senior on a fixed budget

AuditionsOxygen Art Centre is having auditions

for its second annual Youth Arts Festival Talent Slam. They will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre on Jan. 23. Anyone ages 15 through 29 are welcome to perform in any discipline. Pre-register online at oxygenartcentre.org.

Special EventsScarlet Mary Rose and the Heavy Petal

Burleque present Va Va Voom, a Valentine’s Burlesque Varie-tease on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Spiritbar. Doors are at 9 p.m., show at 10 p.m.

The Vallican Whole Community Centre in Slocan Valley is hosting a Locavore’s Feast and Six Slocan Valley Minutes event on Jan. 23. The potluck will include an invitation for participants to get up on stage and perform for six minutes. For more information visit vallicanwhole.com.

TheatreThe Capitol Theatre presents 25 Years of

MOTUS O Dance Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. MOTUS O has selected their most popular nostalgic and classical pieces that have been entertaining audiences across Canada for 25 years. The troupe regularly tours throughout North America, Europe and the South Seas, bringing with them their innovative and highly visual works.

Motus O Dance Theatre presents Alice on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. In this adap-tation of Lewis Carroll’s stories, “Alice In Wonderland” and “Through The Looking Glass,” Alice must search for home through this topsy-turvy world. Alice brings to life all your favourite characters with such en-ergy and excitement that the audience is left breathless.

MoviesTonight join The West Kootenay

EcoSociety for the Kootenay premiere of Fractured Land at the Capitol Theatre. A documentary about BC’s fracking industry, the film features the stories of Caleb Behn, a young Dene lawyer who “may become one of this generation’s great leaders, if he can discover how to reconcile the fractures with-in himself, his community and the world around him.” Filmmakers Fiona Rayher and Damien Gillis have been following Behn for four years. Proceeds from this event benefit both the West Kootenay EcoSociety and the filmmakers.

The 2016 Amnesty International Film Festival comes to Shambhala Hall on Jan. 29 and 30, playing six films including Highway of Tears and Casablanca Calling. These films have the power to awaken curiosity and con-cern about the human condition. There will

be two films starting at 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, with two at 1 p.m. on Saturday. To view trailers visit Amnesty International Film Festival 2016 on Facebook.

On Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. the Civic Theatre presents The Smalls: Forever is a Long Time, with special guest Corb Lund. A feature-length music documentary from Crowsnest Films about the Smalls and the unlikely metal-punk-country band’s short but sweet reunion tour, of which Nelson was a part of with a pair of shows at The Spirit Bar back in early November. Come on out and see if you made it into the film. Corb Lund, who will be performing the following night at the Capitol Theatre, will be in attendance at the screening.

MusicOn Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. Buster

Goodwin performs at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions. Expect a blend of rock, folk, roots, blues, alternative, originals, cov-ers and improvisation. He will be followed by Fat Tabby, a duo composed of Sally T and Rob Hay with a folky fusion of roots and old-timey jazz.

On Tuesday, Feb. 2 Corb Lund will per-form at the Capitol Theatre to present his latest album with Dave Cobb, Things That Can’t Be Undone, which was recorded with his long-time band The Hurtin’ Albertans. Special guest to be announced.

Visual ArtLocal artist Neil Whiteoak has work on

display at the Nelson Public Library until Feb. 28. Having graduated from L.V. Rogers in 2005, Whiteoak is a lover of nature and draws inspiration from the earth and being outdoors.

Artist Elaine Van Staalduinen’s work will be on display at the Nelson Public Library until the end of February. The exhibition fea-tures five beautifully render trees, including The Abandoned Almond, The Front Lawn Apple and The Twisted Chestnut Stump. To learn more about her work visit elaine-vanstaalduinen.com.

Wildlife photographer Jim Lawrence’s work is on display now at Selkirk Eyecare at 543 Baker St. It will be on display until the end of January. The showcase will include his shot of a young bear looking through his tripod, a photo that went viral online last year.

Multimedia artist Sam Talbot-Kelly’s new exhibition at Oxygen Art Centre, Glamourie, is now up. Gallery hours throughout the exhibition are Wednesday to Saturday 1 to 5 p.m.

New artwork will be displayed by Rielle Oswald at the Kootenay Lake Gallery in Kaslo. The exhibition will open at 5 p.m. on Jan. 29. It is called The Butterfly Show.


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“OPENING SOON at 91 Baker Street, Nelson

oodling along the Crow’s Nest in the MG, a zig, and a zag, and we’re heading south at Lethbridge to explore one of the most beautiful places in our backyard; Waterton Lakes and the venerable Prince of Wales Hotel. Built by Americans in 1926 to entice tourists to hop

aboard the Great Northern Railway, the hotel stands proudly overlooking Waterton Lake. Our timing is perfect for afternoon tea, served in the British tradition, with tea cakes and delicate sandwiches, all while admiring the view in awestruck silence. It’s a grand old place, a trip back to a time before many of the creature comforts we now take for granted. Like elevators, phones, tv...

Back in 1932, Rotarians from Alberta and Montana came up with the idea of an international “Peace Park”, and Waterton Glacier International Peace Park was born. Its unique climate and mountain-prairie topography, along with vast plant and animal diversity , made it an easy choice for UNESCO to designate the park a World Heritage site. It is not called the Crown of the Continent for nothing: water trickles down from here to the Pacific, to the Gulf of Mexico, and north to Hudson Bay.

We spent the the afternoon cruising on the MV International to Goat Haunt Montana, the northern gateway to Glacier National Park. The two hours on the boat was filled with spectacular scenery, arguably the best in the Rockies, and many sightings of mountain goats, bear, moose and deer. A quick hike on one of the many trails, then back onboard to the Prince of Wales for a well earned rest.

The MG was really fired up to complete the last leg of our tour; the magnificent Going to the Sun Road. She climbed like a demon, the big Weber carb gobbling the air as we climbed and climbed. This engineering marvel, built in 1932, is not for the faint hearted. Sometimes it feels like the road has been bolted to the side of the mountain. It tops out at 6646 feet, so it was a tad chilly with the top down. But the reward was stunning views of Jackson Glacier, and a chance to let our little car show its racing pedigree. Must come back and cycle this monster.

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hire a part-time employee to assist the volunteer-led board of directors in finding a finan-cial solution for the rink, which the sports council has operated since 2005.

“There is a decline in ice use. Our revenue is declining,” said Plamondon. “We all need to be creative, to put a positive spin on this, to recognize that we need this facility and what can we do to ensure that happens for everyone?”

Plamondon couldn’t say ex-actly why use of the rink has dropped. An agreement with the city means the Civic Centre’s ice rental rates are the same as the Nelson and District Community Complex, although the latter gets booking priority, which Plamondon said makes mar-keting the Civic’s rink difficult.

A drop in minor hockey registration was cited in the presentation to city council as one reason for the downturn. The Nelson Minor Hockey Association suffered a drop in registration after the major midget Kootenay Ice and Kootenay Wild teams each moved to BC Hockey for the 2014-15 season. The teams con-tinue to practice in Nelson, but don’t play as many games as they once did on home ice, according to minor hockey.

However, stats provided by the association show it reg-istered only three fewer play-ers this year as opposed to the 2014-15 season. The association also dropped registration fees in October as a way of increasing its membership.

Minor hockey president Tony Maida said the organization ac-tually uses the Civic rink more than the coveted NDCC. Losing the rink, according to Maida,

would be a major blow.“We’ll do anything and every-

thing we can to keep that Civic Centre ice open,” said Maida. “I played all my minor hockey there. I played junior hockey there. When people come to Nelson who have lived here previously and played hockey, they come back and talk about schoolmates, they go to their old school, and they go to that sports facility.”

Maida said the loss of the rink would result in a signifi-cant financial loss not just for minor hockey but also to hotels and restaurants that count on

tournaments held annually from October through February. He added he was not consulted by the sports council prior to the proposal’s reading, and Plamondon conceded minor hockey should have a seat on the council with the rink’s future up in the air.

How often sports organiza-tions, that for example also in-clude figure skating and speed skating, use the space isn’t something the sports council can control, Plamondon said.

“We’re just there to facilitate them to play their games,” she said. “So what happens in their

organizations, we’re available to help and assist in any way they need us, but there’s nothing we can do about their registration.”

Plamondon said the sports council has spoken about repur-posing the arena space, but that it is unlikely to do so. A vintage sand floor underneath the rink would have to be changed to concrete, which would be too costly for the sports council.

The rink, which was built in 1935, was given an exten-sive maintenance renovation in October, which resulted in portions of the building being closed.

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they wrote on their website “we’re kind of victims of our own suc-cess.”

“For 16 years our small East Shore community has laboured mightily to host one of the prov-ince’s best music festivals. Each year hundreds of beautiful vol-unteers have stepped forward to make this party happen.”

Unfortunately, this year that won’t be the case.

“We were facing real chal-lenges filling a handful of key management roles that would have allowed us to produce the vibrant, safe and well-organized event that we are famous for,” the notice on the website reads.

‘What can we do to keep them alive?’Starbelly isn’t the only local

festival struggling to stay afloat.An unintended conse-

quence is the cancellation of the Gutbuster, a comedy festival scheduled to run the weekend following Starbelly in Crawford Bay in July. It’s now been moved to Creston, making the news an economic one-two punch for the small community. But the fact is their volunteer base was exhausted, and they couldn’t fill key positions, most of which were nominally paid.

In Nelson, the Kootenay Storytelling Festival has been cancelled this year, according to organizer Avia Moore, and the Kootenay Spirit Festival’s future is in doubt, according to organizer Trisha Wilson.

“If it was up to the people who lived here, we would have a fes-tival every single day,” Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism’s Dianna Ducs told the Star. “But across the board we’re seeing these festivals struggle with volunteer exhaustion. People get exhausted volunteering year after year for little or no pay.”

And she’s not the only one who’s alarmed — already she’s hearing concerns from the business community and local government. According to her, though, nobody’s on the same page about how exactly to help.

“We’re trying to start conver-sations on how we can facili-tate and help and enable these festivals to keep going, because they’re a critical part of our com-munity’s fabric. The question is: what can we do to keep them alive?”

Paul Hinrichs, executive direc-tor of the Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival, said the trouble is all the work “is on the shoulders of a few.”

“Volunteer burnout is a very real situation. And even if it’s a paid position, often there isn’t enough to make it worthwhile. So you end up with people who are unqualified or just not able to carry the responsibility these huge festivals require.”

Festival association on hiatus

Stakeholders and festival-lovers believe one way to pool resources would be to restart the Kootenay Columbia Festivals and Events Association, a group for-merly spearheaded by Corrine Zawaduk of the Shambhala Musical Festival and Jimmie Holland from the Kaslo Jazz Festival.

Both, however, have moved on.

“They started building that bridge and for whatever reason they stopped,” said Hinrichs. “They met regularly. All the other festivals were represented and the directors were there to share their expertise, their resources — everything from a volunteer database to fencing to porta-potties and all the things you need to run a successful event.”

He wishes it would come back, something he’s discussed with Ducs and other stakeholders in the area.

“In Kaslo we’re dealing with a festival that’s been around for 25 years, and none of the volunteers that sparked that fire are here anymore,” he said. “It seems like all these organizations are getting a little long in the tooth and there hasn’t been that commitment

from the next generation on a broad scale.”

Hinrichs formerly worked at Starbelly and called the cancel-lation “a wake-up call.”

“Losing Starbelly is a major blow, and I won’t pretend Kaslo’s not in danger of going down the same path. I really hope they do find that resurgence in interest.”

Looking outside the Kootenays

Carla Stephenson of Ymir’s Tiny Lights Festival figures part of the trouble is festival fatigue for audiences in the Nelson area. Her event, now in its fifth year, attracts more than half its visi-tors from places like Calgary and Edmonton.

“There’s so much great stuff to do here it’s hard to get people to come out and see a band they could see anytime in town,” she said.

Stephenson has already no-ticed an influx of vendors who formerly relied on Starbelly, and said the cancellation will have similar ripple effects across the Kootenays.

“Starbelly had an awesome family niche, and I think that’s the key. Every festival needs to find its own identity so we’re not competing, and we’re working together to create a creative com-munity.”

Funding is also an issue, as is the business model of the festi-vals. She believes festivals should pay their staff as they grow to ensure longevity.

“This year we’re paying five times the number of people, which is amazing. I think espe-cially in tough economic times, even a couple hundred or a thou-sand dollars can be a significant

amount of money.”

Building people power

Stephenson, Ducs and Hinrichs all agreed festivals rely on “people power” perhaps too much, and they think it’s time to look at other options. But it’s not clear whether that means appointing a regional festival co-ordinator, sharing resources or throwing money around.

“If festivals say ‘hey, this is what we want to do, this is how much money we need,’ maybe we could help them figure out a strong business plan, or how to pay volunteers. Maybe we could provide them with a binder that satisfies initial questions and long-term questions on how to keep a festival running,” said Ducs.

Ducs thinks funding may be available from institutions like the Columbia Basin Trust, Community Futures and even the City of Nelson. And though there are one-day events like MarketFest in the summer, Nelson currently doesn’t have a full-out festival of its own.

This is something Hinrichs has tried to address in the past, going so far as preparing to pitch council last year.

“It should have been Nelson and Selkirk doing this festival, then hiring somebody to run it. Then you’ve got government funding instead of it being an entrepreneur or local business.”

That’s his dream.“It would be nice to have a

proper, Nelson-run, govern-ment-funded arts festival that has unanimous support.”

But at the moment, that doesn’t look likely.

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Talent Slam seeks auditionersNelson comedians Alex

McMahon and Hayden Wasylyk have a unique, Andy Kaufman-esque comedic sensibility, and that’s what they’re planning to bring to their gig as hosts of the upcoming Oxygen Youth Talent Slam. Just don’t expect everything they say to make sense.

“I think people are going to lit-erally find themselves decapitated,” McMahon told the Star, adding he believes the pair will have to flee the country following their Valentine’s weekend performances.

“Don’t give away too much!” Wasylyk interrupted.

The pair are calling for any Nelson youth between the ages of 15 to 29 to come out to the Capitol Theatre on Saturday between 2 and 5 p.m. to strut their stuff. And they want everyone to try out, no matter how weird the act might be.

“You can do singing, music of all sorts — we’ll give you kisses on stage if you want,” Wasylyk said. “We love all sorts.”

McMahon was more direct: “Talent shows are the one time of year you can show people you’re better at something than some-body else. So come prove it.”

The selected talent for the show will receive one-one-one men-torships with professional artists Lucas Myers, Bessie Wapp and

Slava Doval. They will work with the youth to prepare them for their big nights at the Capitol Theatre on Feb. 13 and 14.

Last year was the first annual Talent Slam, hosted by Dunavan Morris-Janzen and Galen Boulanger. Over 200 people at-tended, inspiring organizers to expand the program for its sec-

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Alex McMahon and Hayden Wasylyk are gearing up for their hosting duties at the second annual Oxygen Art Centre Talent Slam on Valentine’s weekend.


For the City of Nelson and all its residents and businesses, 2015 was a remarkable 12-month run.

“It was truly a year of fi rsts for our City,” says Mayor Deb Kozak. “You have a new council with your fi rst woman as mayor. It’s been the fi rst time in over 30 years since dogs have been legal on Baker Street and we saw the renewal of Hall Street.”

“All things in life have their triumphs and challenges and so it was for our City in 2015,” says the Mayor. “Through everything, I’ve learned that there is nothing we can’t meet head on as a community.”

The year’s premier accomplishment was Stage One of the Stores to Shores transformation of Hall Street. The project combined $2 million in construction infrastructure renewal and $1 million in improvements to improve and enhance the historic corridor to Nelson’s famous waterfront.

“All of this was accomplished with reserves and grants — and no increase in taxation,” says the Mayor. “And, we were pleased to employ the expertise of a local contractor.”

The timing of the Stores To Shores revitalization perfectly coincides with the construction of Nelson Commons — which heralded the appearance of the fi rst crane to grace Nelson’s skyline in many years.

Community-wide reaction to the June wind storm was a very unexpected yet remarkable accomplishment.

“Our Fire and Police Departments responded immediately with Nelson Hydro and Public Works, and thankfully no one was injured,” says the Mayor, who notes the City is still working with insurance companies and that repairs will be a part of this year’s budget.

“The storm was some test for our new Fire Chief Len McCharles,” Mayor Kozak says. “The entire city leapt into action to make Canada Day celebrations happen. Lakeside Park looked as if nothing had happened.”

Still on the emergency services front…The Nelson Police Department will see change this year with the retirement of Chief Wayne Holland and the announcement of our new Chief, Deputy Chief Constable Paul Burkhart.

Another fi rst for the community was the announcement of Stage Four Water conservation this past summer. The City put out the call to all residents and everyone responded immediately by reducing their water consumption.

“The City of Nelson’s goal is to reduce domestic water use by 20 percent, and I’m happy to say we’re half way there.”

City staff are reviewing Nelson’s water master plan, updating it and recommending direction to council this year.

Looking farther into 2016, and noting the world’s rapid change, Mayor and council will be moving forward on Nelson’s sustainability plans. Nelson Hydro is researching the feasibility of building a district energy system that will reduce the City’s greenhouse gas emissions. A study will come forward in the next 12 months. Last month, Nelson Hydro announced it had reached its goal in solar panel sales.

“The solar garden will move ahead,” says Mayor Kozak. “This news has sparked the interest and admiration of other communities across the country and they’re

cheering us on.”In 2016 the City will also turn its

attention to the renewal of the 85-year-old Civic Centre. The Civic Theatre has begun its part with enthusiasm and great community support. The facility has served Nelson well and Council will be looking for the public’s participation as it plans for the

future of recreation in Central Kootenay region.

The public is also going to be asked to voice its thoughts on the future of the Railtown neighbourhood, which is next on the list for revitalization. The City is inviting locals to help fi ll in the details for the district, by visiting the Railtown website, launched this week.

“The neighbourhood holds so much potential for the future of our city,” says Mayor Kozak, adding that the renewal projects began when the city recently removed the old market stalls from Cottonwood Falls Park. “Now we’re working with the Eco Society, Rod and Gun Club and the Izushi Friendship Society to construct a better, more functional multi-use space.”

Still in Railtown…being a community that honours its heritage, Nelson knows what to do with beloved, precious buildings.

“I don’t think there was anyone happier than Council and I when Tom Thomson moved his desk into the restored CP Rail Station house and established it as the new home of the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce,’ says the Mayor. “For the past 10 years, the City has worked with the Chamber to make this happen and it is a cause for celebration to see it become a reality.”

Last year was indeed one of fi rsts for the City of Nelson — some challenges, some triumphs, but nothing that council and the community cannot handle, the Mayor adds.

“We’re a small city with big heart and we are set to do great things in this term. Thank you to council, for your hard work, dedication and support in this fi rst year. And thank you to all city staff who make Nelson work every day. Your efforts make us shine.”

The scene from 2015

The City of Nelson: Year In Review 2015 The City of Nelson: Year In Review 2015

The City of Nelson looks back on the year that was — and what’s to come.

Stores to Shores: The people spokeThe most comprehensive upgrade and beauti� cation program Nelson has seen since the famous 1980s revitalization of Baker Street happened last year. After three years of planning, and numerous rounds of public input like the open house seen here, the City of Nelson’s Stores to Shores Downtown Revitalization Project was a roaring success.

What a storm!June 29, 2015 will be remembered as the day Nelson was struck by one of the most severe summer storms the city has ever endured. Winds topped 100 kilometres. Sheets of rain whipped sideways � ooding the city’s streets and parks. Trees toppled. Power lines snapped. But it was the days that followed the wind and deluge that might well be more historically noteworthy…

Dogs back on BakerIt was big news for Nelson dogs and their owners. Last spring, the City’s Animal Regulation and Control Bylaw was amended to allow folks’ four-legged friends back into the City’s downtown, Baker Street included. “We heard from many, many businesses about this, and tourists too,” said Mayor Deb Kozak, “and there’s wide-spread agreement that the no-dogs-on-Baker rule is well, funny as it sounds, for the dogs.”

What a save!Within a day and a half of the summer’s wind storm, like much of the City, Lakeside Park’s landscape of debris was chopped down, swept up and trucked away. Only 36 hours after the winds abated and the deluge stopped, hundreds joined a Canada Day celebration in the heart of a park that only a few days before had been in the eye of the storm.


The City of Nelson: Year In Review 2015

What’s in store for this year? City of Nelson prioritized issues for 2016

Mayor Kozak and Council are focusing on:

• Infrastructure upgrades and renewals including roads, sidewalks and facilities

• Continued � scal management of costs as well as generating new revenues

• Working with the Regional District of the Central Kootenay on shared service improvements

• Health and safety

• Emergency management preparedness

Busload of thanksCity of Nelson and Nelson Transit celebrated Transit Driver Appreciation Day in March. Nelson Transit has nine regular part time drivers and seven casual part time drivers. They drive nearly 850 kilometres within Nelson city limits every day, and carry an average of 843 riders per day to or from 85 different stops in town.

Water wisdomA severe drought forced the City to implement strict water restrictions over the summer and fall. With the assistance of Public Works & Utilities Director Colin Innes, Nelson Fire Chief Len MacCharles and a new Water Ambassador, the City’s Water Conservation Strategy was struck — with a permanent aim at reducing our water use by 20 percent from here on. More info? Click on [email protected].

A broadband boostWith over 50 businesses, government buildings and educational institutions already hooked up to the City’s new � bre service, the Nelson Broadband Project, led by Allison Sutherland, put out the call for clients interested in increasing the capacity and speed of their on-line networks and Internet traf� c. Want to connect or get a quote? Click on www.nelsonbroadband.com.

Forest renewedThe City continued its urban forest renewal efforts with the removal of Queen Elizabeth Park’s old, towering Lombardy poplars. The dying trees had reach heights of 120 feet. The trees are being replaced with fast growing Columnar Oaks, which will grow to 70 feet at full maturity.

Hail the ChiefsNelson Police Department Chief Constable Wayne Holland (right) announced his retirement in August. The City of Nelson and the Nelson Police Board named Deputy Chief Constable Paul Burkart, who joined the Nelson Police Department in 2000, as Nelson’s twenty-� rst Chief Constable.

All smiles for solarNelson Hydro and EcoSave Program Coordinator Carmen Proctor met and exceeded their 150 Solar Panel pre-sale target, securing the construction of the City’s solar array this spring. “The target was met by the community. It was from people who were motivated and genuinely passionate about solar and this opportunity towards the renewable energy future that is on the minds of so many,” said Procter.

Saving The CivicAfter 80 years of sports and culture glory, the Civic Arena underwent a signi� cant upgrade. Opened in 1935, the beloved building got a new coat of paint, safer bleachers and more parking. “We’re basically doing everything we can to keep the Civic open and protect it,” said the Mayor.

Art of the matterThe City of Nelson rolled out the third rotating instalment of public art, as part of its on-going downtown sculpture program, which started in the Summer of 2013. “This is a very affordable way to increase public art in the city,” said Mayor Kozak. “It’s popular with folks who live here and those who come to visit from around the world, and beauti� es and enlivens the entire downtown core.”

Stores to Shores: Then and nowFrom IODE Park to the start of Hall Street’s 300 block, the results of the eight month-long Stores to Shores project spoke for themselves. The project combined $2 million in construction infrastructure renewal and $1 million in improvements to improve and enhance the historic corridor to Nelson’s famous waterfront. “All of this was accomplished with reserves and grants — and no increase in taxation!!


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Nelson has its own French-language public school. Each school day 85 students are bussed to école des Sentiers-alpins (Alpine Trails) in Six Mile. Opened in 2006, the school pro-vides instruction in the French language from Kindergarten to Grade 8. Last year saw the first Grade 8s graduate and transition to Grade 9 at L.V. Rogers in Nelson.

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Unlike French-immersion programs in Nelson’s English schools, only those from franco-phone families can at-tend école des Sentier-alpins. Most students have parents who were educated in French. Children also earn the right to attend the fran-cophone school if they or their brother or sis-ter attended school in French.

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La Grande Traversée, a bicycle relay tour, will come through Nelson this spring and all of the Grade 8 class plans to participate, giving them a chance to mix with francophone students from across Canada.

The school follows the same curriculum as other public schools in BC. English is intro-duced starting in Grade 4, so that students are fluently bilingual by the time they reach Grade 8. In larger centres such as Vancouver, Victoria or Kelowna the franco-

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Those interested in registering their child should contact prin-cipal Carole Massé at 250-825-4020. An open house will be held on Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. (2780 Highway 3A, Nelson).

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TEAM GP W L T GF GA PNeon Indians 10 9 1 0 92 44 27 Honey Badgers 10 8 2 0 85 54 24A Team 10 6 4 0 98 79 18Fake Madrid 10 3 7 0 49 90 9Wild Cats 10 2 7 0 48 69 6 Young Guns 10 2 8 0 46 92 6

ADULT JACKSON’S HOLE MEN’S MASTERSTEAM GP W L T GF GA PBia Boro 11 10 0 1 85 42 31 Real Nelson 10 6 2 2 49 53 20 Slocan 10 6 4 0 68 57 18 Abacus 10 5 5 0 59 51 15 Red Dog 11 3 8 0 55 64 9 Ted Allen’s 10 2 7 1 40 71 7 Jackson’s Hole 10 2 8 0 47 65 6

ADULT LADIES RECTEAM GP W L T GF GA PTelus United 12 8 3 1 74 49 25 FC Leo’s 12 6 4 2 67 56 20 Red Dog 12 5 5 2 70 72 17 Jackson’s Hole 12 5 6 1 48 66 16 Dirty Dozen 12 4 7 1 66 62 13 Selkirk Eyecare 12 3 6 3 55 75 12

ADULT MEN’S OPENTEAM GP W L T GF GA PHume Innkeepers 13 13 0 0 158 57 39 Kootenay Co-op 13 10 3 0 143 66 30 Old Dogs 13 9 4 0 112 83 27 LVR 13 3 10 0 80 150 9 Young Guns 13 2 11 0 58 120 6 Downtown Auto 13 2 11 0 57 132 6

Golden moment for Nelson skier LockeBlack Jack skier Julien Locke booked his

ticket to the U23 World Championships in Romania after racing to gold at the Haywood NorAm World Junior and U23 Ski Trials in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Locke earned a spot on the world champion-ship ski team with an incredible performance in the 1.3-kilometre sprint. The 22-year-old Nelson native raced to first in all three of the heats, before blazing to a three-second win over runner-up Patrick Stewart-Jones of Nakkertock Ski Team in the final.

“It was just good to see him execute each start perfectly,” said Black Jack ski coach David Wood. “That’s perhaps been the big challenge. He’s been fast enough, but this time, tactically, he did everything perfectly.”

Locke won the senior men’s final in a time of two minutes 25.87 seconds, blowing away the field by almost three seconds. Runner-up, Stewart-Jones, finished in 2:28.81, while Big Thunder skier Angus Foster of Thunder Bay, came third in 2:29.81.

Locke finished his qualifying heat in 2:32.47 and got progressively faster as the day wore on, finishing first in the semifinal in 2:30.11, before taking close to five seconds off that time in the final.

“That all bodes well for the world champi-onship,” said Wood, who has watched Locke improve steadily all season. After a slow start, Locke raced to bronze at the US National Ski championship this month, and Wood said

his performance in Thunder Bay was one of his best.

“Mostly refining his tactics and psychology around executing [has helped.] Physically I think it’s his best year, but he’s putting it together, and that in the past has been the challenge.”

Locke has moved on to Ottawa, where he

will train and compete, as he prepares for the U23 World Championship in Rasnov, Romania, on Feb. 22 to 28. The Black Jack coach believes a top-12 finish at the world championship would be an excellent result.

“His goal is to finish in the first 12 and that can open doors for him in the national

program, and that is doable. If he can keep his shape like it is now, and execute like he is, it’s completely doable.”

Joining Locke on the U23 men’s team is Scott Hill from Thunder Bay, Alexis Dumas from Skibec, Soo Finnish skier Jack Carlyle, and Foster.

Black Jack skier Julien Locke celebrates his gold medal atop the podium at the World Junior and U23 Ski Trials in Thunder Bay, Ont.

JIM BAILEYTrail Times

Russell Kennedy photo

Nelson skaters compete in East KootenayA small group of Nelson

figure skaters braved the win-ter weather and roads to travel to Invermere for the second competition of the season, the East Kootenay Invitational Competition. Skaters attended from throughout the Kootenays and into the Rockies, Crowsnest and Alberta.

Brianne Morris and Ella Wilkinson each won the gold medal in their respective in-troductory elements groups. Helena Keating placed sixth in Elements 2. In the STAR 3 free skate events, Morris and Wilkinson received bronze ratings and will be looking to improve their levels in the next competition. Charly Defouw placed seventh in silver inter-pretive, while Keating placed ninth in STAR 5 free skate. Molly Anderson completed the STAR 1 event and received a bronze rating. At the coinciding test day, Defouw passed her first gold dance, the quickstep.

Congratulations to all the skaters and thanks to coach Yoshie Measures, who provid-

ed the coaching support at the competition.

Skaters are now ramping up their training for the Kootenay Regional Championships, which will be hosted by the Beaver Valley Skating Club in Fruitvale over the weekend of Feb. 12 to 14. Champions in free skate, in-terpretive, elements and dance will be crowned, and skaters will be attempting to improve on past scores and placements.

In other Nelson Skating Club news, CANSkate registration for the January to March ses-sion is almost full, although there are still some spaces left on Thursday CANSkate. Check nelsonfigureskatingclub.ca to find registration forms and schedules.

Clockwise from top left: Molly Anderson, STAR 1 bronze rib-bon. Brianne Morris (left), who won a gold medal in intro ele-ments, on the podium with Aiko Kreuzer (right). From left: Helena Keating, Anderson and Morris. Ella Wilkinson (centre) won gold in the intro elements event.


Submitted photos

Nelson Star Friday, January 22, 2016

An idea is a perfect commodity. It can be shared, traded, ex-

panded upon, developed. It can enlighten, improve, and inspire. Cartoons illustrate the happy arrival of a new idea with a lightbulb, and the ar-rival of an idea can certainly feel like that.

I used to get my best ideas washing dishes but when a new relationship came with a dishwasher, that was the end of that. Fortunately, that new relationship also came with a dog and so now my best ideas start with the joyous wagging of tails and solidify over an hour in the woods.

Where do you get your ideas?

Gen Gagnon is a second-year student at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute. She had the bright idea to develop a com-munity Bank of Ideas as her graduate thesis. To that end she’s been setting up tables where people gather, offer-ing art supplies and collage materials, and asking people to embrace an idea by creating a 3x5-inch card in its honour. This week she was at the li-brary’s community desk.

When Gagnon explained the Bank of Ideas I had a vague idea what it was about. A walk by the table in full swing gave me a much better idea, and it made me want to contribute to the Bank of Ideas myself. Amid the jumble of cool stuff to get creative with were file boxes full of the ideas col-lected so far.

The ideas are as varied as the ways in which they are presented — with words, pic-tures, and mixed media — as complex or simple as the idea-generator wished.

Some ideas are broad: “Just be yourself,” or “Love like a dog.”

Some offer advice on civic

development (“Every city should have an artist on staff with public works and plan-ning”), community develop-ment (“Talk to a homeless person”), or personal devel-opment (“Sometimes I ask myself how I want to feel. Then I do things that make me feel that way.”)

One childlike hand created a card that reads “Magical boots and mittens” — a fabu-

lous idea if there ever was one. Who wouldn’t want magical boots and mittens? The ideas are charming, poignant, origi-nal, and honest.

I love that Bank of Ideas came to the library, a place that has been called a ware-house of ideas itself. Journalist and peace advocate Norman Cousins suggested that a li-brary is the “delivery room for the birth of ideas,” which

sounds a little messy but also apropos. Author Neil Gaiman inextricably linked libraries, librarians, and ideas when he wrote that “a culture that doesn’t value its librarians doesn’t value ideas, and with-out ideas, well, where are we?”

Where are we indeed, with-out ideas — and without good ideas like the Bank of Ideas? The beauty of this is that ev-eryone gets to participate.

Gagnon sees possibilities for the Bank of Ideas in therapy, work with youth, hospice work, and anywhere that would benefit from the free sharing of ideas, inspiration and love, with the opportunity to give back, right there on a 3x5 card.

The next chance to par-ticipate in Bank of Ideas is Saturday at Ellison’s Café from 11 a.m. to noon. Drop by, and bring sunglasses — it could get pretty bright with all those light bulbs going off at once. If you miss it, there’s a Facebook page to help find the next pop-up ideas shop or leave your own bright ideas online.

The library has millions of good ideas within its walls, outside of them through databases and download-able books, and, lately, at our community desk. If you have a brilliant idea for the Nelson Public Library com-munity desk, drop me a line at [email protected].

Anne DeGrace is the adult services co-ordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every other week. For more information go to nelsonlibrary.ca.

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Gen Gagnon’s Bank of Ideas collected suggestions like this one during her visit to the Nelson Public Library. Submitted photo


HOUSE PROGRAMS:U4 Mix Gender Intro Mini (4 yrs old in 2016) - Basic and fun Introduction to Soccer. Games/Practices on Saturday. Parents paticipation mandatory. Spring Season only. Fee $100 by March 1, $130 after March 1.

U6 Mix Gender Mini (5-6 yrs old in 2016) - Fun Introduction to Soccer. Games/Practices on Saturday. Parents attendance mandatory. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U8 Girls and U8 Boys (7-8 yrs old in 2016) - One practice each week Monday - Friday, games on Saturday. Parents attendance mandatory. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U10 Girls and U10 Boys (9-10 yrs old in 2016) - One practice each week Monday - Friday, games on Saturday. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U12 Girls and U12 Boys (11-12 yrs old in 2016) - One practice each week Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Games on Saturday. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U14 Girls and U14 Boys (13-14 yrs old in 2016) - One practice each week Monday. Games on Wednesday and ocassional Saturday. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

U17 Co-ed (15-17 yrs old in 2016) - No practices. Games on Wednesday and Saturday. Spring season only. Fee $130 by March 1, $160 after March 1.

One of the biggest challenges facing NYS is ensuring that all of our leagues are balanced. As part of working to solve this challenge, we want to make sure that all parents and players are aware that NYS will make changes to rosters up to three weeks after the start of the season. Our goal is watch each team and each league very closely and make the necessary changes to team rosters in order to ensure parity. Parity will be given priority over all of other issues, which includes any special requests the division managers will endeavor to accommodate. While we understand that these decisions may not always be popular with some players, parents and teams, the consequences of unbalanced leagues are far more critical to the overall success of our association. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and support of this process.

NEW, IMPROVED AND EASY TO NAVIGATE ONLINE SYSTEM !!!

REP Soccer (11-18 yrs old in 2016)

For all players representing NYSA and travelling to tournaments across BC and north-west USA. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays. MUST sign by January 31st for Rep soccer fee $160. After this date it’s $190 and waitlist only. For U11 and U12 Rep players it is mandatory to play in House league. For U13-U17 Rep players House league is optional. No extra cost for Rep players to play in house leagues. U18 Rep players are Rep only. Before registering for REP soccer be advised of the time commitment and expectation regarding attendance at both REP and House games and practices.

Every House player will receive a full uniform kit (jersey, shorts and socks). Shinpads and outdoor soccer shoes are responsibility of the player. (U4 will receive jersey only).

For those in need of fi nancial help applications are available on our website.

Volunteer Coaches NeededJoin the fun and lead our youth to a better understanding of the game of Soccer. Professional coaching support is available to each volunteer coach. Sign up to coach now !!!

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NEW: Recreation Infrastructure Grants

Connect with us

Grants available for projects that focus on the construction of new and/or upgrades to existing recreational infrastructure in the Basin. Eligible projects may include backcountry trail networks, swimming pools, ice rinks, curling arenas, sports fields and parks. Contact Rick Allen to discuss your project at 1.250.417.3665 or 1.800.505.8998. Learn more about this program at cbt.org/recreationapply.

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Deadline for first of two intakes is Monday, March 14.

Pardon Us While We Take a Time-Out

Touchstones Nelson will be closed Jan 25 - Feb 2 for lobby renovations.

Please visit us and check out the new space after re-open!

502 Vernon St. • www.touchstonesnelson.ca

History

Dateline Jan. 3, 1966

Heavy snowfall again hit the city over the New Year weekend when more than seven inches blanketed the area, causing a slowdown in traffic movement. The New Year night storm brought it to more than 45 inches of total snowfall to hit the Nelson area this winter.

There has been a great deal of grumbling on the part of residents over the inconvenience caused by the heavy fall, especially from persons clearing sidewalks and driveways. As you gaze glumly at the falling snow and brood about galoshes, snow shovels, and aching backs, remember that it could be worse, much worse.

For instance, back in 1921, 76 inches of snow fell at Silver Lake, Col., in just 24 hours. The record snowfall for a calendar month oc-curred in Tamarack, Calif., which got 309 inches, nearly 26 feet, dur-ing January 1911, which dwarfs Nelson’s nearly four feet.


Members of Nelson’s Jolly Roger Discotheque began picketing a

local business Wednesday night in protest over the eviction from the club’s premises Jan. 1. More than 30 of the discotheque’s 800 members braved the height of last night’s snow storm to parade in front of a local bowling alley after an earlier meeting between the owner and executive members of the club failed to reach agreement whereby the Jolly Roger could re-turn to its club room.

The discotheque club was noti-fied that it would have to vacate its premises Jan. 1 because the bowl-ing alley operator complained to the landlord that noise from the club was disturbing the bowlers. The Jolly Roger Discotheque was located in the same building. Last night’s picketing was peaceful, but effective. Picketers reported that several persons heading for the bowling alley refused to cross the picket lines, which were in place for more than a half hour.


Crime showed an alarming in-crease in the City of Nelson dur-ing 1965. This fact is revealed in the annual report of Police Chief H.M. Tomlinson. The heavy in-flux of transients brought on by the start of construction of the two Columbia River develop-ment projects was blamed as the main contributing factor in the astounding increase. He said that the general increase in the city’s population was also a contribut-ing factor.

Crime complaints received by police during 1965 were treble those of the previous year and totaled 2,496. Crime convictions totaling 731 were nearly double those in 1964. Tomlinson’s con-clusions were based on statistics that indicated there had been a one-third increase in the number of transients given shelter at the

police station in 1965. He said that 324 transients had been harbored in 1965, more than 100 greater than 1964. His figures excluded transients given shelter by the Salvation Army and other welfare organizations in the city.


Residents of the North Shore community, at a series of meetings in the near future, will be asked to purchase the North Shore Hall on a taxation basis from Fairview United Church. It was noted that the building had cost $35,000, and had been constructed mainly through volunteer labour.

The community could purchase the building for the amount out-standing against it, $16,250 which would amount to $4.39 per taxpay-er per year spread over 15 years. The building had been constructed seven years ago, and had been fi-nanced through members of the Fairview United Church living on the North Shore through pledges and donations. Since that time, many of the families have moved away from the community, and those remaining cannot carry the financial load.


City Police were “Johnny-on-the-spot” Sunday morning after receiving an anonymous telephone tip from a woman that someone was breaking into the local liquor store. Alerted about 8 a.m., Nelson gendarmes arrived in time to catch an unidentified man happily en-gaged in consuming the object of his interest after having kicked in a glass panel next to the front door of the premises. The call was originally channeled through the fire department who shared the alert with city police, who cut in and were informed of the misdeed.

GREGSCOTT

Touchstones of NelsonFrom the � les of the Nelson Daily News

1966: Nelson buried in 45 inches of snow

Spend a day on the Rail Trail

This year the annual Day on the Trail will take place on the Slocan Valley Rail Trail on Sunday, Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This year the crew from the trail society will set up at the Winlaw station and trailhead. This time around the group will be hosting a ski waxing demo (even the newest skis can benefit) as well as offer-ing some lessons in ski techniques that are sure to improve your skiing enjoyment. If conditions

allow, a track may be set up around the Winlaw school field for some fun races and games.

Everyone is invited to come out and take in a self-directed ski on the scenic rail trail. Before and after your ski, there’ll be a bonfire as well as re-freshments being offered by trail supporters from Winlaw school.

The Winlaw trailhead can be reached from Highway 6 in the Slocan Valley. Watch for the large directional signs on the highway.



TapestryTapestryTapestryPerspectives on Faith and Culture

Pastor Jim Reimer

Kootenay Christian Fellowship

520 Falls Street (Just off Baker Street)Parking available behind the building

www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com • 1.888.761.3301

Join us for our Worship CelebrationSundays @ 10:30am

• Developing Relationships• Music that will move you• Helping People ~ Help People

Sunday Gatherings @ 10amThe Front Room Event Centre

901 Front StreetCome as you are!

www.nelsonvineyardchurch.com250.509.1118 or 250.509.0151

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00 pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am

Parish of� ce open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon [email protected] • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

Nelson Christian Science SocietyA Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

Sunday Service in Balfour9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd.

For information 250-229-5237

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

St. Saviour's Anglican Church

The Rev. Jeff Donnelly • kokanee-parish.comOffi ce: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tue. - Thu. • 250.352.5711

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Eucharist and Children's Program

Every Sunday 10:30 a.m.

St. Michael & All AngelsSunday Service 11:30 a.m.

8551 Busk Road, Balfour

701 Ward St. at Silica St., Nelson

St. Saviour’s Food Pantry Open Every Friday 9 - 11 a.m.

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

Speaker: Gord Andrews

Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394

717 Vernon St.Sunday at 11 a.m.

Topic: “Restorative Justice”

Nelson United Church

Corner of Josephine and Silica StreetsPh: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

All are Welcome

All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 amMinister: David Boyd

Epiphany 3Catherine Rose Presiding

NO FEARDo not be anxious about anything. Philippians 4:6

Anxiety. Fear. Stress. These are the hallmarks of our age. Whether we turn to pills or psychoanalysis, there seems to be no escape from anxiety. Many seem stressed by life itself.

Christians, however, are told to not be anxious about anything. And that is just the beginning. The Apostle Paul tells us to always be joyful and to give thanks to God in whatever life throws our way. How is that possible?

The key is to access the Holy Spirit, for only through God’s presence in us do we have peace and joy. As one who has confessed Jesus Christ as Lord, I have been given the Spirit of God. But I must learn to walk with God daily, allowing Him to shape my character. Most of that shaping comes through the very adversity that could cause stress if I gave in to fear and self-pity.

God has put us in charge of our own emotional and mental state. We must take responsibility and not blame others. If we complain about our circumstances, we surrender control of our feelings to outside forces. If we choose not to forgive those who wrong us, we will be held hostage by them.

God has also made us responsible for what voices we listen to. Take control of your ‘self-talk’. Learn to still your mind so you can hear the Spirit of God. Let your self-image be shaped by what God says about you, not by what others say.

A friend put all this to the test as he experienced the greatest personal tragedy of his life. In the past he would have turned to drink to drown the pain. This time he turned to Jesus. I was amazed as he calmly shared how God had spoken to him mere days after disaster struck. In the midst of despair, faith rose in his heart. With faith came the peace of God, and joy.

Ken WilsonThe Bridge Christian Community

Ashley and Kay welcome you to NELSON!We have a FREE package for you full of gifts and gift certificates from local businesses and community information and resources.PICK UP LOCATION [email protected]

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE)

BUDGET STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEEMEETING @ 9:00 A.M – 12:30 P.M.

POLICY & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING @ 2:30 P.M.

BOARD MEETING @ 5:00 P.M. (times are PST)Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Board O� ce, 570 Johnstone Road, Nelson BCVideo Conferencing to Creston at:

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Community

As the saying goes, “It’s too cold for even a church mouse!”

The Boiler Makers are back again for the second annual Burger & Beer for the Boiler. The boiler and heating system at St. Saviour’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral has reached its end of life and needs replacing. In the past number of years the church has been expanding as a multi-purpose space, being embraced by the local music community due to its acous-tics and intimacy. This has fur-thered the need for dependable and sufficient heat.

The on-going fundraising has almost reached the needed amount to commence the first stage of this enormous and costly project. Help them push it over the top by attending the Burger & Beer for the Boiler fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Finley’s Irish Pub & Grill.

Your ticket includes one of Finley’s burgers plus a beer, wine, high ball or non-alco-holic drink. Gluten -free op-tion is also available. There will also be door prizes and a silent auction. Tickets available at the door or in advance at the church office.

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The Boiler Makers help to keep the old boiler at St. Saviour’s Church working. From left, Don Barcham, Jane Gower, John Brand, Ean Gower, Ian Corner, and Jim Simpson Submitted photo


Pharmasave Nelson is Hiring!!!

Front Store ManagerExciting opportunity for an experienced Front Store Manager to be part of our community focused traditional Pharmasave store. Our store is located at 685 Baker Street, Nelson, BC.

We offer a competitive wage based on experience and skills, plus benefits.

Deadline for applications, January 31, 2016. Please email your resume to [email protected]

Apply at cbt.org/careers 1.800.505.8998

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

MANAGER, COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS Permanent, full-time in our Cranbrook office. Apply before January 27, 2016, noon PT.

JOB OPPORTUNITY Nelson and District Arts Council

Executive DirectorPermanent Part Time

Home Offi ce Required

Please forward resume to: [email protected]

PO Box 422 Nelson, BC V1L 5R2 Deadline Friday February 12, 2016

Co-Curator Position Available

Touchstones Nelson seeks an experienced curator for a part-time position.

For more details please visit our website at www.touchstonesnelson.ca/getinvolved

Application deadline: February 9 at 5pmNo phone calls please.

Must be a skilled multi-tasker with exceptional organizational skills, a passion for the highest level of customer service and a professional appearance.Strong computer and social media skills is an asset.Previous Aesthetic/ medical experience is required.We offer a modern, relaxed work environment, competitive wages and a great benefit plan.

No phone calls please, send/deliver resume to:

202-402 Baker Street, Nelson V1L 4H8Short-listed applicants will be contacted

Full Time Receptionist/

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Help Wanted Help Wanted

Nelson Friends of the Family, AGM, Mon. February 15th,

4:30 pm at Kootenay Kids 312 Silica St. All welcome.

Information

Lost & FoundFOUND: New Backpack & Hat at Lion’s Park on Jan 1st. Call 354-2907 to identify.

FOUND: Purple Girls Bike at South Nelson in Nov. Call250 354-2907 to identify

Children

Childcare AvailableBest Day Home Ever!Babies, Toddlers, Kids.

Registered. Subsidize Avail. Retired Teacher.

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Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator

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Full Time Maintenance Supervisor position available at Chahko Mika Mall, Nelson, BC.

Responsibilities include daily maintenance and operation of the building and grounds: ensures that building, mechanical systems and equipment are properly maintained; understands building functions and able to troubleshoot most systems and small repairs; oversees maintenance staff , independent contractors and suppliers. Must be available in emergency situations.

Forward resume to: Karyn Clarkson, Chahko Mika Mall 1150 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, B.C., V1L 5Z3

Or

[email protected] or fax to Human Resources at (416)646-8136

No phone calls please

TO THE FORMER CLIENTS OF TERRY L. NAPORA:

Take notice that the legal practice of Terry L.

Napora, located at 608 Baker St., Nelson,

BC V1L 4J4, is closed.

Clients may obtain their originally executed

wills by contacting Katie Mason, at The Law

Society of BC, 845 Cambie St. Vancouver,

BC V6Z 4Z9.

Tel: 604-697-5858, E-mail: [email protected]

Railtown Coffeehouse in Nelson is looking for energetic, responsible and friendly individuals to join our team of baristas. These positions may require opening, closing and weekend shifts.

Please send resumes to [email protected]

baristas

Employment

CSM Travel in Bonningtonis looking for an

ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT.

Temporary, part-timeposition (20 - 30 hrs/week)

starting immediately, ending Aug 31. Successful applicant

must be profi cient in MS Word & MS Excel,detail-oriented &

possess strong English &basic accounting skills.

Previous tourism industry experience & German

language skills anasset. Please send cover

letter & resume [email protected]

SUTCO seeks US Qualifi ed Class 1 Drivers for Castlegar based chip hauling. Rotating shifts, extended health benefi ts, matched contribu-tion pension plan,e-logs, and direct deposit pay. Apply at www.sut-co.ca, fax resume and abstract to 778-754-4025 or call 1-888-357-2612 Ext.130

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Apt/Condo for RentBeautiful Bright Newly Reno-vated 2Bd Apt, Avai now in central Nelson, Quiet adults

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• Gerick Cyle and Ski• Cottonwood Kitchens

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• ROAM Shop• Big Cranium Design• Boomtown Emporium

• The Sacred Ride• Snowpack Outdoor Experiences

• NRG Enterprises• Main Street Diner• Oso Negro• Kootenay Co-Op• Fernie Brewing Company

• Agog Sports• Floworks Design• Swix Sports• Jakob Dulisse Photography

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to the following businesses who sponsored our Kootenay Cup Race and the many volunteers that helped make

this event such a huge success

Thank You

Welcome to our Graduates of 2029!How will our Kindergarten children of today shape

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Community

Human rights films make hope possibleAmnesty International Nelson

is presenting the 16th annual Human Rights Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 29, and Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Shambhala Music and Performance Hall at Selkirk College in Nelson. This volunteer-run festival features eye-opening, must-see films that offer both in-spiration and information.

“We invite people to come and learn from — and celebrate — the remarkable work of these talented filmmakers, who brave threats and danger to capture moving stories about human rights abuse, resis-tance, and triumph,” said George Chandler, a local Amnesty volun-teer.

The festival kicks off on Friday evening at 7 p.m. with The Abominable Crime, a story about a mother’s love for her child and an activist’s love for his country. Spanning five countries, it ex-plores the impacts of homopho-bia through the eyes of two gay Jamaicans who are forced to choose between their homeland and their lives.

At 8:35, Lessons in Dissent is a vivid portrait of a generation of Hong Kongers committed to creating a new more democrat-ic Hong Kong. Filmed over 18 months, this film offers a kalei-doscopic and visceral experience of their struggle.

Saturday afternoon showings begin at 1 p.m. with Highway of Tears. Matt Smiley’s hard-hitting documentary movingly relates the personal stories of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada. He investigates the sys-temic problems that contributed to their fate, as well as how con-temporary First Nations leaders are striving to make change.

At 2:45, Grassroots in Dry

Lands tells the story of three unconventional social work-ers united by a common vision that transcends the antagonisms between their countries. These women from Jordan, Israel, and Occupied Palestinian Territories are empowering some of the re-gion’s most disenfranchised, war-scarred communities in an effort to build a just and civil society.

The festival closes on Saturday evening, starting at 7 p.m. with Allende’s Grandchildren. The right to free education is the motto of the heroes of this film about the 2012 student riots in Chile that occurred in response to the priva-tization of the educational system. This is the story of Filipe and his friends, who refused to give up and leave their school, despite the threat of clashes with riot police, who are just behind the fence.

The 8:15 film is Casablanca Calling, the story of a quiet social revolution in Morocco. In a coun-try where 60 per cent of women have never been to school, a new

generation of women have started work as official Muslim leaders. They work in some of the poorest communities to separate the true teachings of Islam from prejudice and misunderstanding, support girls’ education, campaign against early marriage, and encourage young people to build a better Morocco, rather than dreaming of life in the West.

Doors open Friday and Saturday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and at 12:30 on Saturday afternoon.

“These films have the power to take us away from our own lives, and to awaken our curiosity and concern about the human con-dition,” said Chandler, “As well, they communicate inspiration that helps to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing.”

Films will also be shown in Castlegar Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Mir Centre, Selkirk College (The Highway of Tears) and Kaslo on Friday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Langham Hall (Casablanca Calling).


A scene from Grassroots in Dry Lands, one of the films that will screen as part of the Human Rights Film Festival Jan. 29 and 30. Submitted photo


Wayne Germaine

250.354.2814 $135,900

A RARE GEM! A special property in the boat accessible community of Grohman Creek. Less than ten minutes from the Nelson City Wharf, or via seasonal road from Taghum. 1.6 level treed acres plus 60’ well producing 15 gall/min. Power and telephone at the property line. Lots of privacy. A short walk to the lake or Grohman Creek and partly bordered by conservation land. Includes boat slip in the community dock beside public beach.

[email protected]

Steven Skolka

250-354-3031

AFFORDABLE TRIPLEXTremendous investment opportunity in a prime Fairview location. Triplex with excellent rental history. Good unit mix with one 2-bedroom unit and two 1-bedroom units. Monthly revenue $2,090. You can buy for investment and keep them all rented or live in one unit and live super affordably.

[email protected]$349,500

Kristina Little

250-509-2550

TWO FOR ONE 2 homes on 4 sunny acres, both share a well but have separate septic systems. Priced to sell, call today.

[email protected]$199,900

Lev Zaytsoff

250.354.8443

Norm Zaytsoff

250.354.8584

$469,900

RIVER & CREEK FRONT ACREAGE At the confluence of a creek and a river this 5.5 acre property is picturesque from any angle. The completely remodeled 3 bdrm 2 bath post and beam home blends perfectly with the natural environment. Inside, the floor plan is well flowing, featuring a stunning living room with cathedral ceilings, log uprights and exposed beams.

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$99,900

AFFORDABLE & SOLID 3 bed 1 bath home in the Village of Slocan. Placed on 3 lots and a short walk to the lake. This will not last long.

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Robert Goertz

250.354.8500 [email protected]$149,000

A DREAM LOT FOR YOUR DREAM HOME!Pristine .93-acre property with a drilled well, connected electrical and septic approved. Just 14 miles on the North Shore and close to public beach access. South facing and level building site will offer lake and mountain views from elevation. This is a private and beautiful setting, ideal for your dream home.

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Sarah Rilkoff

250-509-0006 $299,900

WELCOME TO THE SLOCAN VALLEY 3 bed 1 bath home on 5 pastoral acres. This home has had many recent upgrades including a new roof, new windows, updated bathroom, flooring and stucco siding. In addition there are numerous vintage buildings of mainly log construction, plus a versatile Quonset garage. Call Today.

[email protected]

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!

www.spca.bc.ca/nelson • 250.352.7178520 C Falls Street Nelson (Above Savoy Bowling Lanes)

Open Tues - Sat.: 12:00 - 5:00pm

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053

250.352.78612124 Ymir Road

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Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society

This weekly column proudly sponsored by:

Let’s make 2016 a great year for our communities’

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This brave mama cat was found guarding her babies in a woodpile. She is now ready for adoption (spayed, tattooed, vaccinated), and we are looking for a nice quiet home with no other cats, as she is still afraid of them. She will make a loving companion. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 or visit www.

kaap.ca/adopt

IMPORTANT NOTICE:KAAP still has funds available to help subsidize

spay-neuter surgeries for cats/kittens and dogs/puppies of low income families in most areas and towns in the West Kootenay. Let’s work together to do the right thing for our community pets. Call or text Daryl at KAAP (250-551-1053) or email [email protected].

These funds are available through the generosity of Councils and Area Directors via the Columbia Basin Trust Community

Initiatives Program, and The Osprey Community Foundation in Nelson, and areas E and F.

INSCRIVEZ VOTRE ENFANT À L’ÉCOLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOPHONE PRÈS DE CHEZ VOUS

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Community

Farmers’ co-op launches

crowdfunding campaign

Imagine a healthy, abundant secure local food future.

It’s not magic, but it requires a grand vision, co-operation, and buy-in from food producers, stores, restaurants and, most importantly, you.

Local farmers are passionate about growing beau-tiful, healthy food. But they struggle against a tide of low wages, expensive land, inexpensive imported food, and inadequate local supply systems. Years ago 75 per cent of the food we consumed in this region was grown locally. Today, that number is down to five per cent. In order to change these statistics, we need to be able to find nutritious and affordable locally grown food everywhere we shop and dine.

The newly formed Kootenay and Boundary Food Producers Co-op has a vision for change. Its goal is to provide much needed infrastructure and support services to food producers in the area: rebuilding a local distribution system, helping to expand markets, creating long-term storage for crops to be stored over winter, and providing access to a value added processing facility. In short, the critical things farmers and processors need to make their businesses viable.

Last year the co-op began the work to build a membership of local farmers and secondary food producers, which is an ongoing priority. They also conducted a successful food distribution pilot between a few farmers, stores and restaurants. These initiatives resulted in the farmer members gaining an extra day to stay on their farm and do what they love — farm.

The co-op is working with all the food groups and associations in the region to ensure we are not duplicating efforts but building stronger together.

If you would like to be a part of making this a reality the co-op needs your help: there is a crowd funding campaign on until only Jan. 29. Go to http://igg.me/at/ThrivingKootenayLocal and check out how easy it is to join your community in putting your support behind our local farmers and food processors to bring this vision to life.


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Speak with your live well pharmacist for all of your medication needs685 Baker St. Nelson, BC | 250-352-2316 | www.nelsonpharmasave.com

All Week Long!

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Join us to celebrate the merger of two leading local pharmacies• Complimentary bone density screening and osteoporosis information

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THE CAPITOL THEATRE SEASON SERIES PRESENTS

MOTUS O DANCE THEATRECelebrating 25 years

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 8PM

Tickets $30 Adult $24 Student Buy online www.capitoltheatre.bc.caor charge by phone 250.352.6363

“An innovati

ve and high

energy

troupe perfo

rming works tha

t are

imaginative an

d physically

risky."

H.J. Kirchhoff

Critic Globe

and Mail Tor

onto, Ontario

Season Sponsors

Also performing ALICE in our Capitol Family SeriesSunday, January 31 2pm

THE CAPITOL THEATRE SEASON SERIES PRESENTS

MOTUS O DANCE THEATRECelebrating 25 years

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 8PM

Tickets $30 Adult $24 Student Buy online www.capitoltheatre.bc.caor charge by phone 250.352.6363

“An innovati

ve and high

energy

troupe perfo

rming works tha

t are

imaginative an

d physically

risky."

H.J. Kirchhoff

Critic Globe

and Mail Tor

onto, Ontario

Season Sponsors

Also performing ALICE in our Capitol Family SeriesSunday, January 31 2pm

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