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Arrow Lakes boat ramps scheduled to be complete in June

Three boat launch projects along the Arrow Lakes now underway should be completed in June, announced BC Hydro and Columbia Power Corporation who have partnered for the projects.

Boat ramp projects at Anderson Point (Dawson Construction Ltd.), Edgewood (Caretakers of the Land), and Nakusp (Landmark) are all on schedule and will be done early to mid-June, depending on water levels.

“We will be coming back to complete work in Nakusp when water levels are low,” said Columbia Power Corporation spokesperson Audrey Repin. Areas around the base of the boat ramp will have silt removed and rock put in next year when the water levels are low again.

There was some speculation that work

on the Nakusp boat ramp had been held up when no activity was seen on the site earlier in the month. Repin told the Arrow Lakes News the lack of activity was nec-essary to allow the concrete to settle, and was a normal part of the construction pro-cess.

Edgewood’s ramp which was started March 15 is coming along as well, with all 14 piles now installed. Work on the break-water is scheduled to begin in April, and Repin said there is an area set aside for the public to view the construction of the boat ramp.

“We’ve been very pleased with the communities and contractors who have all been very accommodating,” said Repin.

In 2012, BC Hydro and Columbia Power formed a partnership for the remain-ing Arrow Lakes reservoir boat ramp improvement projects. Once construc-tion is completed by Columbia Power, BC Hydro will maintain the boat ramps.

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The ramp at Edgewood is one of three scheduled to be completed in June 2013. Photo courtesy Columbia Power Corporation

Holly House has new bakers and new goodies

Hidden behind a thick hedge of holly on the corner of the Gov (Gov-ernment Hill to the uninitiated) and Broadway in Nakusp, Holly House Bakery has quietly undergone major changes in the last six months.

The house’s transformation into a bakery was within sight of recent his-tory but the business changed hands more recently when Marise and Dana Giles took it over October 1 of last year.

Since then, the couple has been working hard developing new recipes and baking up a storm. Although not new to the art of bread, baking as a business is a new venture, Marise told the Arrow Lakes News.

“I baked at home,” she said, and has always enjoyed it, working with dough. Now both she and Dana are honing the craft, learning new reci-pes and techniques and bringing their results to the shelves of the homey bakery-coffee shop.

When they heard Honeybear Bak-ery was closing down and selling their

equipment, the couple considered jumping into the baking biz. But they weren’t the only ones and Charles and Terry Maxfield snapped some up and opened up the Holly House Bakery.

But as fate would have it, Dana and Marise were given another chance when the Maxfields put the business up for sale. Thanks to some help from Community Futures, the duo decided to give it a go, and have been bring-ing French Canadian specialties to Nakusp ever since.

Did I mention they have tour-tière, a French Canadian meat pie that changes from region to region but is generally fantastic? Yes, they do. Hailing from Lac St. Jean, Marise brought her mother’s recipe with her, a savoury mix of meats and spices baked in a delicious pastry crust.

There is more than tourtière to tempt your fancy: Napoleons and Coquilles Saint-Jacques are two more specialties you can find at Holly House these days, along with a vari-ety of breads (cheese, white, whole wheat, cinnamon raisin, nine grain, herb, sourdough) produced through the week. Marise and Dana are open

to suggestions and will fill orders too.“The best cinnamon buns in town,”

Elisabeth Dostaler, a regular at the cafe, volunteered from a nearby table.

The atmosphere of Holly House is intimate and cozy, and has an intrigu-ing connection to the past. Built in 1923, the house incorporates some of the wood from the old Phoenix Hotel, and the dark boards give the cafe a distinguished and welcoming feel.

Tables in the front room offer a view of the garden, and you can get a latté to go with your wireless con-nection too. If you don’t have time for a sit down treat, the drive through is open in the alley between 6 a.m. and closing time at 5 p.m.

The Dostalers at the table over have been captured not only by the cinna-mon buns but Marise and Dana’s very curious and gregarious son Calvin, who was definitely a hit with every-one coming in to the café.

Marise laughed and invited peo-ple to come be charmed by the curly-haired tyke.

“Come see Calvin,” she said, the main act at the bakery. And eat some tourtière while you’re there.

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Dana, Marise and Calvin welcome you to the new Holly House Bakery. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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$32/hr, bonuses and incentives arehere for the right applicant.

Council Notes: Financial plan to be presented to public April 8

Notes from the March 25 Village of Nakusp council meeting.

Water works in the works

Significant issues with both the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and have taken a lot of staff time to try to resolve, the CAO’s report said.

The STP is scheduled for com-pletion on March 31, although it may not be fully commissioned by that time due to delays surround-ing the resolution of outstanding issues. It will be substantially com-plete, said the report.

Ventilation and insulation in the STP building is under review, as it is expected that humidity will sat-urate the insulation, making it unsafe.

“There may also be a fire issue with the thin layer of plastic which covers the insulation,” noted the report.

Nelson-based company Aqua/9 Dot, who are working on the STP are also preferred for the WTP design and build, although nothing has been finalized yet.

Pole yard pondered

There was an inquiry regarding the zoning of the pole yard out by the Esso station, and it is something that will be brought up at the next council meeting.

“Council may or may not be aware that right now the pole yard is zoned as suburban residential,” CAO Linda Tynan told council, although the pole yard has always been industrial. Complaints against the operators of the pole yard esca-lated to the point that the opera-tors had to go the RCMP. The issue of zoning will come to council in

April after council’s March 25 in camera meeting on the subject.

Arena funding denied

No grant is coming from the Community Recreation Program for the Arena roof and building. The application for the $400,00 grant was denied.

Daffodils for AprilApril was declared Daffodil

Month and April 27 Daffodil Day in support of the Canadian Cancer Society’s awareness campaign.

Breakwater business

BC Hydro has agreed to contrib-ute $100,000 to replace the exist-ing breakwater in Nakusp. CAO Tynan said that Ken France from the Nakusp Launch Club has said that some engineering needs to be done to see if this amount will be adequate.

“The Launch Club has indi-cated that they have some of their own funds which they would use towards this project,” the CAO’s report noted. “And agree-ment between the Launch Club and the Village of Nakusp would be required once the $100,000 is received from BC Hydro in order that the Launch Club be designated as the project manager of the break-water replacement project, an that they would be responsible for any funds required over $100,000.”

Councillor Joseph Hughes brought up the point that BC Hydro is getting Nakusp to do the work:

“My only concern looking at other projects they’ve done on the lake recently is they did the other breakwaters. They didn’t pay the RDCK to do it, and now they’re just handing us a cheque and have us to do it where it really should be them.” Coun. Hughes was con-cerned that it would set a precedent

for Hydro not taking responsibility. Mayor Karen Hamling told

council she had pointed out to Hydro that Nakusp’s marina was taking a beating protecting their wharf.

CAO Tynan agreed with Coun. Hughes that taking the funding is a bit of a dilemma, but because of the short timeline for getting the funding (the agreement needs to be signed by March 29), there isn’t much time to go into the responsi-bilities of Hydro. There was agree-ment around the table that it would be good to discuss responsibilities with the Comptroller in the near future.

Council voted to accept the $100,000 and also to make an agreement with the Launch Club.

Suite dealCouncil approved a change in

usage of suites in the lower front portion of the Western Pacific Marine building from commercial to residential.

Financial planThe proposed 2013-2017 Finan-

cial Plan will be presented to the public for input at the April 8 coun-cil meeting. If you’re interested to see where money is planning to be allotted, come to the next council meeting. You will have a chance to ask questions and voice your opin-ion to council at the meeting.

Well wellWell Two tenders were autho-

rized by council. For the pump and

pitless unit supply and install, Mar-tech Electrical Systems Ltd. was chosen, Arrow Lakes Ready Mix for the tie in civil piping, and Ven-ture Mechanical Systems Ltd for the control building mechanical piping.

“All three were the lowest bid that was qualified,” said Tynan.

Marking heritage Mayor Karen Hamling is work-

ing with Rosemary Parent to install Heritage Plaques on historical buildings around town. Columbia Power wrote a letter to council noti-fying them that they will be provid-ing monetary sponsorship for the project. Letters will be sent to own-ers and renters of selected build-ings.

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There was more discussion about construction of the breakwater for Nakusp. BC Hydro has committed money, but the Launch Club will be looking after the rest. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

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On April 14 the community will be coming out to vote for those organizations needing the support of the CBT funds available. The voting will be held in the auditorium of the Sports Center in Nakusp from Noon to 4:00pm.

This year the Legion will be again applying for a portion of these funds. The only way we can be successful is for the public as well as all Legion members to vote for the Legion. This year the Legion, if successful, will be funding our roof repair as well as some major equipment replacement (ice machine, glass washer,etc.).

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The footbridge replacement project will require the following bridge and trail closures from April 15th, 2013 to June 30th, 2013 inclusive:

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North side of Kuskanax Creek:from the Nakusp Hot Springs car park to the footbridge site.

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Carbon offsets ‘not credible,’ auditor says

Two carbon capture projects that were the largest beneficia-ries of B.C.’s multi-million-dol-lar “carbon neutral government” program did not provide credi-ble carbon offsets for emissions from government operations, Auditor General John Doyle concludes.

In a report released Wednes-day, Doyle said a West Koote-nay forest reserve called Dark-woods and a flaring elimination project by EnCana Corp. at its Fort Nelson natural gas opera-tions accounted for nearly 70 per cent of carbon credits paid by the government’s agency, the Pacific Carbon Trust.

“Encana’s project was pro-jected to be more financially beneficial to the company than its previous practices, regard-less of offset revenue, while the Darkwoods property was acquired without offsets being a critical factor in the decision,”

Doyle’s report states. “In indus-try terms, they would be known as ‘free riders’ – receiving reve-nue ($6 million between the two) for something that would have happened anyway.”

Darkwoods, a 55,000-hectare property near Kootenay Lake, was purchased as a forest reserve by the Nature Conservancy of Canada in 2008. Doyle notes that the decision to buy the land was made in 2006, and a carbon offset feasibility study was not completed until January, 2009.

EnCana’s project diverted gas from flares to drilling. The audit found that “the company started the project in 2008 and had already converted many gas wells by the time they met with the Pacific Carbon Trust in 2009,” and the offset payments were not a factor in the decision to proceed.

B.C.’s “carbon neutral gov-ernment” initiative has been con-troversial since it was launched as part of former premier Gor-don Campbell’s climate change program in 2008. Provincial

and local governments, health authorities and school districts were required to buy carbon off-set credits equal to the green-house gas emissions from their buildings and vehicles, with the money invested in carbon-reduc-ing projects.

According to the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, B.C. universities paid $4.46 million into the Pacific Carbon Trust in 2011. B.C.’s 60 school districts paid a total of $5.36 million the same year, and the province’s six health authorities paid $5.79 million.

Environment Minister Terry Lake said the government “fun-damentally rejects” Doyle’s con-clusions, and stands by the out-side experts who were called on to validate the carbon offset investments.

NDP environment critic Rob Fleming said the report adds to earlier criticisms of a program that diverts taxpayer funds from schools and hospitals to finance industrial projects by profitable companies.

Tom FleTcher

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The government responded to earlier criticism by divert-ing $10 million taken from school districts in the past two year into a fund to improve energy efficiency in school buildings and vehicles.

Darkwoods, a 55,000 hectare forest preserve near Nelson, sold 450,000 tonnes of carbon offsets to the Pacific Carbon Trust from 2008 to 2010. Pacific Carbon Trust

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Health care in rural Canadian communities worries MP

As a result of inadequate funding from provincial and federal govern-ments rural remote areas of Canada have witnessed a drastic reduction in health services over the past fifteen years. This has meant a loss of acute care beds, reduced accessibility, and scheduled closures of primary health care services.

Movement toward the privatiza-tion of health services is creating a two tiered system where only those with money will be able to access the best health care. Instead of reducing costs, this system will raise the average cost of health care for all Canadians.

People on disability and seniors are the most at risk from recent changes. With the reduction in home support, home nursing and commu-nity services, the provincial govern-ment expects those on fixed pen-sions to pay for private sector ser-vices out of their own pocket to keep them living comfortably and safely in their own homes. So what should be done?

Provincial Ministries of Health should stop hiding behind the myth of unsustainability and honour their obligation under the five principles of the Canada Health Act including equal access to health care for all citizens. Healthcare is sustainable.

The Federal Minister of Health needs to honour and uphold the Canada Health Act by accepting its responsibility to provide health care funding.

The provincial Ministers of Health must address the problem of doctor shortages in rural remote

communities by offering extra incentives, paid for through public funding. Communities should not have to compete with each other to attract doctors as they are presently forced to do.

Medical students wanting to prac-tice in rural areas should receive enhanced training, so that they are highly and broadly skilled for a practice in rural remote communi-ties.

Provincial health authorities should be listening to the people in their care and respect their needs.

And our federal government needs to stay at the health care table, negotiating with all provincial health ministers to establish a new Canada Health Accord that will provide ade-quate funding aimed at improving health care for all Canadians.

Our health care system is sustain-able. We need the political will to ensure it stays this way.

The federal NDP under the lead-ership of Health critic Libby Davies, has undertaken consultations across the country on the future of pub-lic health care. As our Leader Tom Mulcair stated, “Canadians are con-cerned about our health care system and they want it to be a priority for their government too.” We will be using the input of Canadians to build our proposals for the 2015 election, a very important step towards build-ing a stronger and fairer Canada.

Alex Atamanenko, MPBC Southern Interior

In celebration of unity

This past Sunday, several churches from the Arrow Lakes region joined together for an Eas-ter Celebration at the Nakusp Arena Auditorium.

It has been my pleasure to partner with Warren Fulmore of Arrow Lakes Alliance Church and Dan Freeman of Burton Full Gospel Church on a number of events over the past three years. I have also had the privilege of get-ting to know Dave Pederson, the leader of the Nakusp Youth Group and worship leader at the Alliance church.

We meet regularly to coordi-nate plans, support one another in our challenges, just shoot the breeze, and of course to pray. These relationships have been vitally important, especially when each of us are in danger of feeling isolated from colleagues in other

parts of the province.These partnerships have

strengthened the spiritual vitality of this valley. By working together, we are able to tackle projects of a larger scope than we could man-age as individual churches. The spirit of unity between those who share the same faith helps us keep in mind that we are servants in the kingdom of God, not kings over human kingdoms.

I have had people not famil-iar with the local Christian com-munity suggest — and actu-ally assume — that I would hold a grudge against “the competi-tion.” In the business world this is a valid concern, but I’m happy to say that such a way of thinking is foreign to our spiritual culture here. At a recent meeting with pastors from around the Koote-nays, I asked them how their part-nerships and relationships with other churches were going. Sev-eral of them expressed surprise at the degree of unity we have here. Apparently, it is not common.

Therefore, we do not take it for granted, and we intentionally cul-tivate a culture of unity. Finally, I would like to say a few words about the gentlemen that I have been working with. I have found the youth leader, Dave, to be gen-uine and passionate about inspir-ing teens. He not only uses his

considerable talents to serve oth-ers, but he encourages young peo-ple to develop their skills to do the same.

Pastor Warren has been an example of hope and faith through the many physical challenges he has experienced over the past couple years—and he gives his time and attention to the needs of others despite how he might be feeling that day. During his lengthy stay in hospital, his Face-book messages reminded me of the Apostle Paul’s letters from prison—writing to encourage oth-ers in the midst of a difficult sit-uation.

Last but not least, I have appre-ciated the love and commitment of Pastor Dan for the community of Burton and for me as well. He has been a faithful partner in any project we undertake, and his per-severance has also been a great example. His hospitality and sup-port have meant a lot to us during some difficult times.

There are so many more peo-ple whose hard work, faith, and love have been evident that I can-not write about them all individu-ally. I look forward to many more opportunities to strengthen that unity. Thanks again to all of our brothers and sisters in the faith.

Craig SavageA Matter of Faith

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COLUMBIA RlVER TREATYUnforgettable! Wendy Holm vs the Columbia River Treaty

Thursday 4th April at 7:00pm,Nakusp Senior Citizens Hall, Nakusp.

Final meeting in June at Fauquier Communiity Hall.(date to be announced by BC Min. of Energy)

The final public meeting held specifically for Arrow Lakes residents to speak out and be heard by municipal, regional & provincial politicians & representatives on the Columbia River Treaty.

In September 2013, the BC Cabinet will decide whether to continue with or terminate the Treaty.

If you care about returning sovereignty over BC water back to BC, or about the 300,000 acres of eco-systems lost by the Treaty dams and their reservoirs, or that the US has announced that they are reducing the dollar value of the Canadian Entitlement by 90%, or that until the signing of the Treaty the Arrow Lakes Valley was the third most productive agricultural region in BC after the Fraser & Okanagan valleys, or that we have lived for half a century under a Treaty ruinous for BC and whose benefits go the US, or that we live adjacent to a country 10 times the population with 10 times the need for water (we NEED to take back our sovereignty over our water resources), or if you want to speak on behalf of the mute ones (the plant & animal life forms) then please come to Fauquier, speak out and be heard. Time is running out.

What other country would flood out 2,500 of its own citizens, approximately300,000 acres of its own valleys, 6000 acres of prime farmland and much of the remainder the finest southern interior, forest, allow the collapse of its fisheries and relinquish its sovereignty because another country knowingly allowed its citizens to settle on the Columbia River flood plain and then demanded flood control from its neighbour to the north? BC provides the US at a cost with water to develop as much power as Grand Coulee Dam. Alberta charges the highest royalties in the world on its oil -BC gives its precious water away and destroys its rivers in the process.

Being prepared is key to disaster recovery

As the song goes, when the levee breaks, momma you’ve got to go, but where Mr. Plant? And what if (the far more likely around here) wildfire breaks out instead like it did on the other side of the lake, burning a moun-tainside of trees or cutting off power?

And then what happens? Eighteen staff members,

RCMP and volunteers in commu-nities from Revelstoke to Nelson and beyond came to the Nakusp Emergency Services Building to learn about planning for commu-nity disaster recovery.

Recovery starts right at response, Nakusp Fire Chief Terry Warren told the Arrow Lakes News, and continues to help people, businesses and com-munities recover. Getting infra-structure back on line, groceries back on shelves and dealing with

the psychosocial issues that come with disaster is all key.

Although planning is specific for each community, regions typ-ically face similar challenges so integration is important, said Warren. The Community Disaster Recovery course was an opportu-nity to look at different case stud-ies that may be relevant in local areas and to learn about new plans for recovery.

After a disaster a commu-nity is never what it was, War-ren acknowledges, but recovery builds on resilience and aims to build in resilience.

Resilience is key, the fire chief explained. Recovery efforts are helped hugely by individual pre-paredness, he emphasized.

“People have to prepare,” he said, but few families or individ-uals are ready to face five days without power or know what to do if their house catches fire. Warren knows there are people who are prepared, but he would

like to see that be a more com-mon situation.

“In the old days people were more self reliant,” he commented, “we’re so reliant on power now-adays.”

Prepared people who are self reliant take the burden off first responders if a major disaster does strike, allowing them to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves, said Warren.

There are other ways peo-ple can help in addition to mak-ing sure their family will be able to survive for five days without power and having a fire escape plan, he told the Arrow Lakes News. Cleaning brush and other flammables out that could spread fire off their property is another one, and volunteering as a first responder another great way to contribute the chief said.

Nakusp Fire Department, Road Rescue and Arrow Lakes Search and Rescue are always on the lookout for more volunteers

and are always training and practising in order to be ready for disaster and recovery.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and there are all kinds

of prevention. If you have any ques-tions about emergency services in Nakusp or Area K, Terry Warren can be reached at his office the Emergency Services Building.


Being prepared for disaster means being prepared for days without power, but it could include becoming a volunteer in your community. Arrow Lakes News

Sid Parker says get involved with treaty

It’s been in the news and there have been public meetings about it, and now some local residents have formed the Columbia River Treaty Action Group (CRTAG) to bring more information to the public about the treaty.

CRTAG brought the charis-matic Sid Parker, former mayor of Revelstoke, and MP for the East Kootenay during the 80s and early 90s, to speak about his book “Damn It” It’s About Water on March 27 in Nakusp.

Around 50 people filled the chairs in the Seniors’ Hall to hear what the former politician had to say about the Columbia River Treaty (CRT). Parker wasn’t shy, and said he would like to see the treaty terminated a few minutes in.

For him, the treaty was not worth the value of what had been destroyed.

“What is profit when they destroy something of that

nature?” he asked, referring to rivers and lakes being turned into a reservoir. Parker’s father was a farmer and president of the Farm-ers’ Institute, and he himself had been part of the local rod and gun club, so said he was familiar with many of the problems that had come with the dams.

Parker believes one of the larg-est problems with the reservoirs and the erosion caused by fluc-tuating water levels is sediment stealing water capacity.

“I don’t sleep at night,” he dra-matically told the assembled res-idents. His worry is that there has not been and continues to not be protection against erosion, and he sees last year’s spilling as only the beginning of things to come.

As an example, Parker listed the Kicking Horse, Columbia, Beaver, Canoe, Bush and Wood rivers as five that bring sediment into the Mica, reducing the reser-voir’s capacity to hold water.

But the top issue according to Parker was that the U.S. wants

our water. “Americans want this water

and will do everything they can to get it,” he said, exhorting lis-teners to contact their representa-tives in all levels of government and encourage them to terminate the treaty and negotiate a new and better one.

“You’ve got ten years to nego-tiate,” he said, “ it’s a sensible idea, you’ve got nothing to lose.”

Parker ended the night with a few stories from his political past illustrating the power of peo-ple working with governments to get things to happen. He encour-aged people to get educated about the CRT and get involved in the process while there was still time (the CRT can be terminated as of 2014).

The former mayor ended his talk urging people to “move swiftly and be decisive.”

The next speaker invited by the CRTAG is Wendy Holm who will be speaking at the Seniors’ Hall Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m.


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Non-profit groups in theVillage of Nakusp andDefined Area K may applyfor a grant to:

REC Commission #4, Box 613nakusp, B.C., V0G 1R0

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ApplicAtions close April 22, 2013

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If you were lucky, you may have caught Jesse Peters performance in Nakusp in the Peters Drury Trio over ten years ago. If not, you’ve got another chance this April. Renown jazz artist Jesse Peters is returning to the Nakusp stage and closing out the Arrow Lakes Arts Council concert series with his group the Jesse Peters Trio.

In concert Jesse and his trio traverse a musi-cal path of originals writ-ten over the past ten years and classics that give wing to his vocal range. The trio is audience engaging and musically captivating.

“The style and flair of this young cat, cou-pled with a polished song writing sense, ensures that we’ll be hearing an

awful lot about Jesse Peters if there is any jus-tice in the world,” wrote Jordan Richardson at Blogcritics.org.

Jesse has been a force in the Canadian music scene since 1998. While in high school, he gar-nered rave reviews as a singer and songwriter from distinguished jazz artists Ingrid Jensen and Diana Krall. By the age of 21 his group, The Peters Drury Trio, had released two critically acclaimed recordings.

Under the name of funk/soul artist Para-medic, Jesse’s CD, Love, Doubts and Soul was nominated Urban Recording of the Year at the 2009 Western Cana-dian Music Awards.

Jesse’s newest album, Face Time, recorded live-off-the-floor at Edmon-ton’s Winspear Centre

embraces a vocal driven mix of original and stan-dard tunes filled with energy, innovation, scope and range.

So, come and join us on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bon-nington Arts Centre as we celebrate the world of jazz. The tickets are avail-able at the Bon Marche/Dollar Store until Friday afternoon at 3 p.m., then at the door the evening of the concert. Door will open at 7:00 p.m.

The Arrow Lakes Arts Concert would like to thank K 2 Rotor Lodge for hosting our artists. The Arts Council would also like to acknowledge the Nakusp Senior Citi-zens Association, Branch 71 and Corrine Tessier & Bob Toews for co-spon-soring this concert.

Ten years later, Jesse Peters returns to wow Nakusp with jazzContributed by Marilyn Massey,

Ready to dig that crazy beat? Jesse Peters returns to Nakusp on April 15 with his trio of jazzy numbers. Photo courtesy Jesse Peters

Will misspeling save us from the robbot hordes?

Recently I was delighted to see a typo had made it into a front page headline of a week-end Globe and Mail. I kept

the page on my office bulletin board for inspiration.

Not only was it proof that I wasn’t alone when it came to making very public errors, I felt a further sense of cama-raderie because whoever had made that mistake was very much a human being.

Not long ago it was announced that an app that reduces news stories into 400 characters had been bought by Yahoo for tens of millions of dollars (paid to the 17-year-old creator of the app).

The app is being touted as

the next big thing, the next big thing in turning complicated big things into small summa-ries of things (they used to be called soundbites). And this ironing out of complexity is all being done by an app that you can get for your phone. Goodbye big brother, hello lit-tle brother?

The app will surely come with all the trappings of machine efficiency like spell check, and won’t be prone to making a glaring error in its glorified headline newsfeed, I’m sure. But maybe mistakes

are worth the cost of having a person behind the headlines.

I used to be a real stickler when it came to spelling and grammar, but now I see bad spelling as proof that there’s a real person behind the com-puter screen out there on the other side of the internet line.

The guy who invented spell check isn’t some nefari-ous terminator robot plotting the overthrow of the water bag human oppressors. No, he’s a lovely man who aimed to make life simpler for all of us, particularly for those who have

a tough time with spelling. But now it’s gone far too far.

Autocorrect, although hilar-ious, is automating bad spell-ing and turning it into “bad smelling” (I have a sneaking feeling the design of higher artificial intelligence is turn-ing our texts into jokes for the very same reason that Monty Python’s funniest joke in the world was invented – to over-whelm our human senses with humour, in order to then take over the planet. Right, Hal?).

So now I rejoice in press releases that declare “Yoth

services now available” and the like. There was a pair of organically human-grown eyes behind that slip up.

The burgeoning robot rebel-lion may be on the horizon, and the machines are smart, and can spell. We should know, we made them. Eventually they’ll begin tricking us by incorpo-rating machine misspellings, maybe even st7icking num-bers in the w0rds, communi-cating in code to each other. Watch out!

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In pictures: Annual Easter Egg hunt gets expanded, and sun

Clockwise from above: Julie and Shirley Weatherhead enjoy the warm weather and augmented hearing powers; kids race for the goodies; Jennifer Cross assembling chocolate eggs for the Easter Bunny; the Van Der Pols out for Easter; Jaime and Parker smile for the camera. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Library visits are a regular special occasion

My weekly visit to Nakusp Public Library never fails to stand out as

a very special occasion for me.

It’s a time when I feel delightfully transported down memory lane stretch-ing over the past generation or two. As parents of our energetic young children, my husband Bob and I had spent countless hours cre-ating fun and simply being together with a like mind as an inquisitive family.

My favourite pas-time then as it is now was to probe excitedly through the carefully stacked books and associated lit-

erature which touched on a wide variety of topics including creative arts, film and other expressive mate-rials. In what seemed a blaze of glory they were thrown open to the greatly appreciative members and patrons of the Gloucester (Ottawa) Public Library.

For many of us (dat-ing from the early 1970s in my own case) our much-loved library served as a home away from home. I count those momen-tous library visits as being amongst the happiest times

of my life and not unlike what I feel privileged to continue to enjoy now but as an elder and resident of our beautiful region of Nakusp.

In recent weeks I have enjoyed learning of the numerous and fairly new activities taking place at the Nakusp Public Library. In particular, I appreciate the broadened use of the build-ing’s beautifully decorated meeting spaces and other facilities, making it possi-ble for almost everyone to join in and actively partic-

ipate in the wide variety of mostly free special events.

My aim starting with today’s column, is to help highlight the opportuni-ties offered, to enhance our knowledge of the available resources we are invited to tap into year ‘round. Often and in particular as we age, we need to be reminded of the purpose of remain-ing connected with our communities in a positive and cooperative vein.

Staying in close touch with each other does won-ders when it comes to our

sense of self-worth, point-ing to the highest purpose of our lives. This in turn enhances our ability to remain healthy and inde-pendent in our own com-fortable environment--and this includes our libraries--wherever possible.

If you wish to keep informed and to promote awareness of what is avail-able to help enrich our lives both locally and region-wide, feel free to contact me for suggestions. Mari-lyn at 265-0075.

Marilyn BoxwellSeniors helping seniors

The Easter extravaganza was on again, thanks to Overwaitea and vol-unteers. Along with chocolate eggs and hot dogs there was sun this year, as well as an expanded hunt for kids

over 10 that ranged through the park.A few picnickers settled in for

lunch on the Village lawn near the gazebo, and generally there was a lot of sugar being passed around. The Big Bunny was once again in attendance, with chocolate in hand. Good times.


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your nomination to Rotary Club of Nakusp Box 62 Nakusp B.C. V0G 1R0 (deadline is April 10). MIXED SLOW PITCH LEAGUEGame days are Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 p.m. Last day to register is April 20, contact Zac Wethal (250-265-1420) or Teresa Zanier (250-165-1914) for info or to register. REC. COMMISSION SPRING GRANTSNon-profit groups in Village of Nakusp and Area K can apply to Rec Commission #4 Box 613 Nakusp, B.C. V0G 1R0. Pick up applications at the Village office or email [email protected] (250-265-3438). Last day is April 22.

Wednesday, april 3FELDENKRAIS WITH TYSONLearn how to move in ways that will improve the quality of your life. At 90 5th Ave in Nakusp (NaCoMo Wellness Centre). First class free; begins 9:15 a.m. Contact Tyson Bartel 250-226-6826 or [email protected] for more info. STORY TIME AT NAKUSP PUBLIC LIBRARYListen to a story for kids between 10 and 11 a.m.SENIORS’ COFFEEFrom 10-11 a.m., and the Serenad-ers are on stage from 11 a.m.-12 p.m.ZUMBA Try the dancing fitness class at the Legion 6-7 p.m. for $5, plus a one-time fee of $20. For info: www.mariewrede.zumba.com.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSMeets at Terra Pondera, 97 2nd Ave in Nakusp, 7 p.m.Thursday, April 4BINGO AT THE LEGIONEvery Thursday, try your luck at bingo. Doors open 6 p.m.ZUMBA Try the dancing fitness class at the NES gym 6-7 p.m. for $5, plus a one-time fee of $20. For info: www.mariewrede.zumba.com.WENDY HOLMWill be speaking about the Columbia River Treaty at the Seniors’ Hall 7 p.m.

Friday, april 5BELLYFITFusion of fitness and dance com-bined with yoga & core exercises at NaCoMo 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.PARKOUR/FREERUNNING CLASSES FOR YOUTHPK Nakusp is located at the Nakusp & District Sports Complex at 200 8th Ave NW, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Michael Garvey: 250-265-1778 or [email protected] HOCKEY Men, women over 19 welcome! $12 drop-in fee, starts at 7 p.m. Call

Forest for info: 250-265-1472.GAMES NIGHT AT THE LEGIONLike playing cards? How about Scrabble? Come out and have a night of fun and games at the Nakusp Legion. Things get going around 7 p.m.ACOA Adult Children of Alcoholics; meets at 97 2nd Ave NW (Terra Pondera) at 8 p.m.

saturday, april 6IPAD GROUPMeets at 1 p.m. at the Nakusp Public LibraryPOETRY EVENINGA night of poetry sharing begin-ning at 7 p.m. at the Nakusp Public Library

sunday, april 7JAM SUNDAYSBring your instruments to the Legion at 3 p.m. and join in. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSMeets at Terra Pondera, 97 2nd Ave in Nakusp, 5 p.m.

Monday, april 8BC TRANSIT BUS TO NA-KUSP HOT SPRINGSThe most relaxing trip you’ll take all week! Catch the bus outside Overwaitea before 1:15 p.m. and get it after your soak at 3:35 p.m. at the hot springs. The perfect way to warm up.ZUMBA Try the dancing fitness class at the Legion 6-7 p.m. for $5, plus a one-time fee of $20. For info: www.mariewrede.zumba.com.BELLYFITFusion of fitness and dance com-bined with yoga & core exercises in Burton 7-8 p.m.

tuesday, april 9TOASTMASTERSMeets 2nd and 4th Tues. at 7:15 p.m. at Selkirk College. Please call 265-4033 for info.BELLYFITFusion of fitness and dance com-bined with yoga & core exercises at NaCoMo 6:30-7:30 p.m.

saturday, april 13ANTICIPATORY GRIEF SEMI-NARA seminar covering adjustment and adaptation process for the dying person and those around them. Presented by the New Denver Hospice Society. From 1-4:30 p.m. at Bosun Hall, New Denver. For more info or to register call Karen Forsyth (358-2507), Marlana Mhoryss (265-4846), or Chelsea Van Koughnett (353-7421).SOUP AND BUN LUNCHCome by the Robertson Memorial United Church between 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. By donation; proceeds go to outreach.

sunday, april 14SEED EXCHANGE AND POT-LUCKGet ready for gardening by exchang-ing seeds from 1-4 p.m. at 701 3rd St. For more information call 250-265-4588.

saturday, april 20BOOK SWAPBring one to ten books and get to see what others are reading as well as taking some books home.

Monday, april 22-May 4LEGION SILENT AUCTIONItems can be dropped off until 5 p.m. or call Cheryl at 250-265-3810.

Wednesday, april 24SCRABBLE CLUBGet your word on at 1 p.m. at the Nakusp Public Library.

saturday, april 27CITIZEN OF THE YEAR/LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSDinner will be served, and the evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Tickets available at Barton Hub Insurance.

saturday, May 4 BEAR SAFETY AND BEAR SMARTLearn about living with bears, mild bear aversion techniques included, for $10. At Selkirk College 10 a.m.-12 p.m. To register contact the college 250-265-4077

saturday, May 11SOUP AND BUN LUNCHCome by the Robertson Memorial United Church between 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. By donation; proceeds go to outreach.

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CITIZEN OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONSRotary Club of Nakusp is looking for nominations for Citizen of the Year and Lifetime Achievement nominations. If you know of a person or people you feel deserve the award, mail

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Attention, Aquarius. Someone close to you has something to say, and they need you to listen. A home improvement project turns out better than expected.

It’s a tall order, Pisces, but it’s not impossible. Gather your supplies and the troops and get crackin’. A report receives glowing reviews just in time.

Please, Aries. You are a go-getter, but sometimes you go too far. Keep that in mind this week as you work with others to get a project off the ground.

Stop dragging your feet, Taurus. You know what needs to be done, so do it. The sooner you finish, the sooner you can move on to something you really want to do.

Pragmatic Gemini. You’re always looking to get things done well in the shortest time possible, but sometimes just won’t work. Patience is key.

Clarify, Cancer. Make certain you are understood on all accounts this week. Leave nothing to chance. A friend drops by with an unusual request.

Bickering rarely solves anything, so put a stop to the madness the first chance you get, Leo. You will get nothing done if you don’t.

A loved one has a meltdown, and you’re left to pick up the pieces. You can do it, Virgo, and you will do it well. A new do lifts spirits in more ways than one.

Clam up, Libra, and you will regret it. Prepare to present your idea and watch the sparks fly. The to-do list nears completion with an addition.

A change in attitude picks up the pace, and the team finishes well ahead of schedule. Bravo, Scorpio. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed.

What’s that, Sagittarius? Your pleas are falling on deaf ears? Perhaps it’s your method of presentation. Be bold, and you’ll get what you seek.





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Aries, some con� icting signals from a friend this week might seem like trouble is ahead. But it’s more likely that your perception of the situation is a little off.

Taurus, your imagination has a life of its own this week. You may be thinking of living on the edge a little bit in the next few days but don’t overdo it.

Gemini, avoid a deep discussion about your feelings with someone at work this week. Now is not the time or the place to share anything personal, so keep it professional.

Cancer, don’t get sidetracked this week because coworkers are expecting your full attention and effort at the of� ce. You may need to juggle a few responsibilities for the time being.

Leo, make sure you comments are not misinterpreted this week. Someone might take something the wrong way, so choose your words carefully.

Virgo, you may be feeling great physically, but there is a nagging problem that you simply cannot identify. Give it time and it will come to the surface.

Libra, you know what you want and do not need anyone’s approval, but you can’t help checking in with a family member this week to get a second opinion.

Scorpio, channel your romantic feelings into action this week. Act sooner rather than later and make the most of your emotions while they’re strong.

Sagittarius, learn from the past but do not allow letdowns from the past to dictate your future. There is no guarantee that things will be repeated.

Capricorn, write things down this week before you say them to be sure you have everything correct. This will help you when you need to make an important announcement.

Aquarius, you may feel like escaping to a fantasy world, but that does not mean the pressing matters will simply disappear. A vacation may recharge your batteries.

You are in much better shape than you think you are, Pisces. So don’t be too hard on yourself this week. It is alright to put your feet up.





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Gordon WesleyWeighill

Gordon Wesley Weighill was born in Climax, Saskatchewan on June 28, 1928 and was peacefully taken March 23, 2013 at the age of 84.

Gord worked for CPR and also on the rigs in Saskatchewan. He later became a mechanic for a few years before he moved to BC where he started working for his brother Dick and was able to secure his carpentry papers.

He then worked for BC Hydro building the Fauquier townsite, and the Nakusp Hot Springs. He was the Building inspector for the Village of Nakusp for many years and this was the job he retired from.

He will be dearly missed by his wife of 54 years, Fay. Daughters Wendy (Jacques), Gwen (Keith), Cindy (Stu) and sons Tim (September), Gord (Michelle). His grandchildren Dustin (Sarah), Brandon, Delacy (Jim), Elyse (Jess), Laine (Janell), Shea, Marisa, Denae and his great grandbabies Izaak, Rhys, Hayden, Makena and Levi.

Gord’s family wish to thank everyone sincerely for sharing their sorrow and offering their support. Your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated and will be remembered always.

Roger Marchischuk

Roger Marchischuk died peacefully in Nakusp Sunday March 24, 2013. Survived by his loving wife, Joyce; sister, Victoria. His children: Kim (Denise); Christine (Tal); Tammy (Mike); Greg; Roger (Josette); and Roxane.

Grandchildren: Adam, Christie, Tracy, Dustin, Saedy, Logan, Chad, Charity, Blake, Matthew, Danielle, Cassandra, and Carlene. Great-Grandchildren: Kalen, Isabella, James, Darren, and Jaxon. Predeceased by his Mother, and Father, six brothers and one sister and son-in-law, Richard.

Roger was born in Manitoba November 21, 1932. He moved to Alberta when he was 17 to become a Cowboy and ended up attending Calgary Tech to be a Body Man in 1952. After working through the province of BC, he settled his roots in Nakusp in 1970 and started Roger's Auto Body. Every spare sunny day, Roger was on the lake fishing for that big one or on the golf course. Roger loved to re-store old cars and spend time in his salvage yard.

After retirement in 1984, his favourite time was playing cards with his Family and Friends, playing pool in the Legion with his buddies. The last few years was spent in his garage listening to his music, tinkering and chatting with his neighbours or cruising around on his scooter.

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Trout Lake Tracker: March – out like a lamb

Happy Spring, everyone! Our winter had something for

everyone this year: the townspeople of Trout Lake enjoyed a low snow load and mild temperatures, while outdoor enthusiasts revelled in the normal and above normal snow packs in the mountains nearby.

With that behind us, it’s time to pull out the gardening apparatus and clean up that tackle box; let our Spring begin!

By March 21, the 2012/13 win-ter had delivered just over eigh-teen feet of snow, which is well below our annual snowfall average of twenty-nine feet. Thanks, again, to the Trout Lake General Store for their seasonal record keeping.

The Trout Lake General Store hours remain 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. Pop in to check out their weekly sales and promo-tions, or place a special order for case lot items.

A number of local volunteers helped clear snow from the Com-munity dock during the win-ter months; your efforts are much

appreciated!“Tone Your Body and Your

Spirit” exercise classes were well attended three winter mornings a week from November through the end of March. We enjoyed Aero-bics, Pilates, Tai Chi/Qi Gong, Yoga and, a favourite, Zumba. Thank you to all who participated and TLCC for their support of the program!

A number of crib nights were set up during the winter months with a good turnout of nearly 15 partic-ipants at each event. Each player engaged in four cribbage matches with the winners and losers deter-mined by the number of points accumulated over the evening. Thanks go out to TLCC Director Mike Rankin for organizing the events.

The Trout Lake Community Club will hold the May Extraordi-nary meeting on Saturday, May 18. A full agenda is expected, includ-ing nominations for the 2013-2014 Club Director positions. Meeting and agenda details will be made and advertised in advance of the meeting.

The Trout Lake BC Inter-net Society (TLBCIS) is happy to announce that other than a hic-cup around Christmas, the system has been running very smoothly. President John Wall would like to thank Corey Merkel, Todd John-stone, Steve Spencer, and Wes and Tammy Heck as they were a tre-mendous help at the Dillon Moun-tain repeater site.

The Telus fibre optic connection

was put into operation at Christmas and after a few details were ironed out, the transfer from the Nakusp hub to Trout Lake hub was nearly flawless. To date, over 70 custom-ers have subscribed to the Internet service. President Wall is currently preparing for spring and summer maintenance scheduling as well as seeing to upgrades and additions to the system. A date for the annual general meeting will be announced later this spring.

Just a reminder, please visit the TLBCIS website (www.trout-lakebc.net). We encourage you to submit comments and suggestions to help us make improvements to the website.

Cheers!

Linda WallTrout Lake Tracker

Trout Mountain’s morning peaks are one of the delights available to Trout Lake residents. Linda Wall brings her quarterly update to the Arrow Lakes News. Photo courtesy Linda Wall

This week I asked a variety of people their opinion about the poten-tial replacement of at least one of the

current ferries crossing the Arrow Lakes with a bridge.

Prior to the construction of a replacement for the aging ferry for the Galena Bay crossing (currently underway), there was considerable

Is there a debate about ferry versus fixed link?local discussion about the pos-sibility of constructing a bridge instead. However, we have heard primarily from the gov-ernment advocating for the ferry replacement and a vocal local group (the Beaton Arm Cross-ing Association) calling for a new bridge.

What do most local residents think? The question I asked was as follows: Leaving the relative costs of each option out of the discussion, would our region be better served by construction of a bridge or by continued ferry service?

Most respondents seemed to accept the current state of affairs, with only mild interest in constructing a bridge. One long time senior resident noted a probable increase in traffic —and therefore dollars — into our community as a result of a fixed link. However, with a large con-tingent of seniors and retirees in the community, future economic growth prospects did not figure very high on their list of prior-ities. Indeed, one father in his 30s – who has lived here for a few years – expressed dismay at a perceived lack of interest in growth by most of the (older) residents.

One concern expressed with a bridge was a partial loss of what makes this area unique – its iso-lation. A long-time area resi-dent in his sixties, for example, believed that some people actu-ally visit or live here because it is isolated. Therefore, one of the very things that drew people here could be at least lessened. It was also noted that part of the reason so many local busi-nesses are able to exist in such a small community is the distance required to travel to competitors in larger centres. For many, it doesn’t make sense to spend gas money and time travelling sev-eral hours to save 50 cents on a loaf of bread.

The entire discussion seemed pointless to some.

“They’ve been talking about a bridge for years, and it’s never going to happen,” said a man who has called Nakusp home for the last decade.

That point of view was not dispelled by my brief conver-sation with the BC Ministry of Transportation on the topic. When I inquired about the rea-soning behind the choice of a ferry instead of a bridge, I was simply referred to the 2004 ND Lea feasibility study commis-

sioned by the BC government. “I was not involved in the

decision, so I can’t comment on it,” said the representative. While not making a final deci-sion on the topic, the study did not strike a very optimistic tone about construction of a bridge.

“Population growth in the region has generally been flat,” it reads. “Population growth…is expected to be less than one per cent per annum over the next 25 years.”

The study also repeatedly emphasizes the challenges in building a bridge over a deep reservoir lake with wide fluctu-ations in water depth.

“All the options are very expensive,” reads the conclu-sion section. “There [are] sev-eral uncertainties that still exist and will need to be further investigated,” such as geotech-nical, environmental, and First Nations concerns.

What do you think about the decision to go ahead with the construction of a new ferry rather than seriously consider-ing building a bridge? Write a brief response to [email protected] and let us know.

Craig SavageArrow Lakes News

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