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Harry Ellens, president of the Nakusp Rotary Club smiles as he gives Sheila Anderson a bouquet of flowers. Anderson is this year’s Rotary Citizen of the Year. She was nominated for the award because of her outstanding contributions to the village. Submitted photo

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Renovation to Arrow Lakes Hospital emergency room on the horizonJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News

The emergency room at the Arrow Lakes Hospital might be getting some work done in the next few years.

The hospital was built in 1975, and the emergency room hasn’t been upgraded since that time.

“The West Kootenay Boundary Hospital Board (WKBHB) did a tour of all the facilities,” said Karen Hamling, mayor of Nakusp. “In 2014, we discussed the need for the emergency room upgrades at the Arrow Lakes Hospital.”

Because of a lack of electrical outlets, electrical cords have had to be strung across the department.

“The board saw that, and there was a unanimous vote to ask the Interior Health Authority (IHA) to include the planning for the renovations in the 2015 budget, which they didn’t do, and the board was pretty upset with that,” said Hamling.

At the last WKBHB board meeting in Jaunary, Hamling asked if the board would consider putting $100,000 from its reserves toward planning and the board agreed to do it. They offered this money to IHA to get the ball rolling.

“It is important to note that we are in the planning phase at this time,” said Karl Hardt, commucations officer with IH East. “Once the initial planning is complete, we will have to look at more detailed design and funding approvals before actual construction can begin.”

The scope and cost of improvements in Nakusp mean Ministry

of Health approval is required for the planning process and then the construction.

Improvements to the emergency department will focus on creating a better space for patients and staff, improving the flow through the department, and improving privacy. IHA will also be looking at creating better space for physicians and visiting specialists to Nakusp.

“It will be great, because it’s time that we had better access, better equipment, and better room space, that can help the physicians and nursing staff do their job in a more efficient way,” said Hamling.

In addition, IHA is redesigning the old nursery area to make a better space for patients who come to the emergency department and need to stay there overnight for observation.

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Rotary honours Citizen of the YearJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News

The votes are in and the Rotary Club of Nakusp has found its Citizen of the Year.

The Citizen of the Year is some-one who has displayed any of the following: exceptional achieve-ment; exceptional personal dedication to a worthy cause; significant personal dedication to a worthy cause; significant con-tribution to the community; dis-played remarkable help, kindness or assistance to others or groups of others; bravery or exceptional courage; humanitarian achieve-ments; or achievements in the fields of environment, nature or wildlife.

This year’s winner is Sheila

Anderson of Anderson’s Automotive. She was nominated for her outstanding contribution to the community.

“I was really just shocked,” she said. “Embarrassed isn’t the word that I want to use, but it was like that.”

Anderson volunteers for the Launch Club by selling day passes, and helps other community or-ganizations in need by her dona-tions from 50/50 draws and other monetary donations.

On the nomination form, it said, “she has impacted the com-munity by acting as an amazing liason for all of us. She welcomes travellers to our area with smiles and valuable information.”

Citizen of the Year is chosen by an impartial committee. Nobody

knows who they are, and the only thing known is they’re not mem-bers of Rotary.

Anderson isn’t the only one being celebrated. Barb Chwachka will receive the lifetime achieve-ment award, but is away until March 1.

The award ceremony will take place on March 5.

Anderson said she’s proud to live in Nakusp, and is happy to accept the award.

“Nakusp is and always has been home, total home, and you have to try to support your town in any way that you possibly can, and love it for what it is,” she said. “Everyone cares about everybody here, and everyone helps out when there’s a need for it. How can you not love it?”

Setback to waterfront lighting projectJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News

Let there be light? Maybe. Plans for the Rotary waterfront lighting project has hit a snag. The club would like to create a light source along the waterfront pathway, as currently there is no lighting along that area and the village doesn’t want work happening from the long weekend in May to the long weekend in October. The goal is to get all the groundwork done before the May long weekend, but the grant money needed to make the project happen won’t be available until that weekend. The only other option would be to start work after Thanksgiving. However, the extent of construction isn’t known at this time, and won’t be known until specs can be interpreted. The end goal is to have the project fully in place by May 2017.

Wine FestThings are gearing up, and Nakuspians are getting

excited for the third annual Rotary Wine Festival. Last year, representatives from 15 different B.C. wineries including Creston, Trail and all over the Okanagan were at the event. A silent auction will take place, with items donated from local businesses. The Rotary Club is looking for artists who would like to donate some of their work to the auction. Those interested in participating should contact Lori Lounsbury or a local Rotarion. This year’s event will take place on April 9 at the K2 Rotor Lodge. It has been sold out the last two years. Signs are up, and tickets are still

available, but numbers are limited. They are available for $50 each.

Rotarians recognized for outstanding service

Two Nakusp citizens are being recognized for their dedication to the community. Sheila Anderson of Anderson’s Automotive has been voted in as this year’s Citizen of the Year and Barb Chwachka will receive the lifetime achievement award. The award ceremony will take place on March 5, at the Nakusp Legion.

The Rotary club would like to put in lighting along the pathway on the waterfront. As it stands right now, there isn’t much lighting in the area, which means walking on the path at night is not safe. Jillian Trainor photo

School District 10 has been named as being one of the top four districts in regard to completion rates of aboriginal students.

The district has a 90 per cent completion rate and is among the top districts in the province.

“I think we pay attention to our kids’ needs,” said Heather Dennill, director of learning for aboriginal students in SD 10. “We have many support mechanisms to assist.”

Some of these support mechanisms include a home-work club along with Aboriginal Education Support teachers. The district has three such teachers, one at Nakusp Elementary School, one at Nakusp Secondary School, and a third at Lucerne Elementary Secondary School in New Denver.

Dennill said it has been the focus of the ministry for a number of years to improve achievement for aboriginal learners. She believes that focus is paying off, but says she can only speak to what’s working well in this district.

“I think it’s our passionate and skilled teachers that really pay attention to the needs of all of our learners,” she said. “The support systems that we put in place, our elders are very active with out learners and working with us as a school district to ensure that we’re cultur-ally sensitive and paying attention to the needs of out aboriginal learners in particular.”

To help matters, a new Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement is in the works, with a draft of it already completed. It’s an agreement with the Ministry on how the district is going to approach education with aboriginal students, as well as gather data on achievement and set directions for what’s working for the students.

It will be signed at the National Aboriginal Day cer-emony for the district, which takes place on June 21, but the district is already working under its framework right now.

This framework includes expanding, based on com-munity consultations. The district held a series of con-sultations last year in regard to what they are getting right, and what they are to look at changing.

“One of the suggestions that came out of our com-munity consultations, as well as our council was that we broaden the definition of achievement, that achievement can be in any of the four directions on the medicine wheel, and all are valuable. ” said Dennill.

These directions are physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental. The mental goal is the school achievement, and how are the students doing in their courses. The district monitors these achievements very carefully and offer interventions that would be helpful to the students.

Dennill says while the district may be small, especially compared to districts like Vancouver or Surrey, being such a small size has its advantages.

“We really can personalize for individual students, and track individual students in a way that a district like Vancouver or Surrey would be more challenged to do.”

A 49 year old man was arrested after an unlicensed grow op was found in the Edgewood area.

RCMP officers executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA).

Marijuana was detected, and air services based out of Kelowna were used to gather further evidence.

Nakusp RCMP seized 359 plants, 13.7 kilograms of marijuana bud, and 106.6 grams of hash.

The bud is the material that is produced by the fe-male plant that you con-sume. It contains the ingre-dient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Hash (hashish) is the resin collected from the flowers

of the cannabis plant. Hash is usually smoked in pipes, water pipes, joints, and hoo-kahs, sometimes mixed with cannabis flowers or tobacco. It can also be eaten.

The total street value is estimated at $ 70,000.

“It’s a significant sei-zure for marijuana,” said Cpl. Jason Burndred of the Nakusp RCMP. “It’s been the largest seizure of marijuana since I’ve been here, and one of the largest seizures of marijuana that I’ve ever been involved in.

Burndred was with the drug unit in Penticton for two and a half years.

The man cannot be named yet but has been re-leased on a promise to ap-pear in court in April.

There will be no further arrests stemming from this operation.

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SD 10 gets top honoursJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News

Conditional sentence for man arrested with

explosives in homeJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News

Nakusp resident Johann Blattnig has received a conditional sentence after pleading guilty to charges including unauthorized possession of explosives and possession of property obtained by crime offences.

Blattnig was in court in Nelson on Feb. 2, for his sentencing. He was arrested on Jan. 25 when explosives were found in his home.

A stick of dynamite was found by RCMP in a mud room, just off the entrance of the home, stuffed between the shell and padding of a helmet. The stick was cut in half, with a blasting cap at-tached at one end. Blattnig said he found the stick of dynamite years ago and kept it.

A conditional sentence is essentially a jail sen-tence to be served in the community.

“You’re generally put on a curfew, or you’ll be under house arrest,” said Cpl. Jason Burndred of the Nakusp RCMP. “Conditions of which are to report to the police — police will be able to check to make sure you are at home during your curfew.”

If person doesn’t follow a conditional sentence order and they’re found in breach of conditions, they are sent to a correctional facility.

Man arrested for unlicensed grow opJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News


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Left: Margaret Schultz (left) and Ellen Starr (right) share a laugh during discussions at the book club meeting at the Nakusp Library. Anyone is welcome to join, all you need is a love of reading.Right: Ieneke Van Houten desbribes the books she has read to the book. (L-R) Ieneke Van Houten, Evelyn Goodell, Brian Kennelly, and Linda Can Immerzeel.

In response to a number of requests made by readers of the Seniors’ Column concern-ing what programs and federal government benefits and programs designed for seniors are made available to eligible applicants, my intention is to focus on providing basic infor-mation on these over the next several weeks.

The senior level of government is most responsible for the planning and delivery of income security programs for seniors. It manages two major public pension (income security) programs through Service Canada.

These include the Old Age Security (OAS), which is based on the number of years one has lived in Canada and also Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which is based on the years of work undertaken in Canada and the amount one has paid into the plan.

According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, OAS is considered “the basic building block of Canada’s retirement income system.” Older adults build on this foundation along with a CPP pension, other savings including private pension plans and various supplements or subsidies. OAS is a flat monthly benefit which is made available to everyone who applies subject to eligibility including the provision that they are citizens or legal residents of Canada who have lived in this country for a period of 10 or more years as an adult (after turning 18).

With ten years of residency one can receive

the full OAS entitlement, which at the time of publication of this column, stands at $540 x 12 monthly payments. We are also asked to note that even if an older adult does not meet the residency requirement, the applicant may still qualify for a pension since Canada has social security agreements currently in place with many other countries.

There is no requirement levied aimed at stopping one’s working in order to receive OAP. Older adults should take steps to apply for OAS security benefits six months prior to turning 65 or when they receive the OAS application form, which has been requested. If one applies late, they are entitled to receive a maximum of 11 monthly retro payments plus the month in which they receive the application provided that all conditions of eligibility are met.

If not born in Canada, or has not lived con-tinuously in this country since age 18, they

must submit proof of legal status in Canada such as citizenship or immigration papers. In addition, they must submit a statement of all the dates when they arrived in Canada and departed from Canada from the age of 18 to the present time.

Applicants may also be asked to put to-gether a complete statement of their travels plus adequate documentation. It is recognized that producing this degree of documentation represents a challenge for some older immi-grants. For assistance we are invited to visit the local BC and Service Canada information office, situated across the road from Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services building on highway 23.

Next week the focus will be the review of the CPP retirement pension including an outline of the three kinds of benefits which are available upon determining one’s eligibility.

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The preliminary capital budget has been provided to the village for discussion and direction.

Each department has made their capital funding requests. These include requests regarding equipment, public works, and the fire department. For equipment, a sewer flusher needs to be purchased, and two mowers, one walking mower for Parks, and a riding mower for the Hot Springs need to be replaced. Public works needs to replace six blocks of brick sidewalk on Broadway. The proposal is to replace the sidewalk, one block on each side per year for six years. The fire department has identified a need for a new tender apparatus for areas not serviced by fire hydrants, and there is a need to replace one of the fire trucks within the next five years. There will be an open house for the budget on Feb. 24 at the Emergency Services Building.

Due to staff shortage, the meetings for Feb. 22 and March 28 have been cancelled.

Interior Health Authority accepts money for Arrow Lakes Hospital

In the Mayor’s Report it was announced that Interior Health Authority has accepted the West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Board’s offer of $100,000. This money will go toward the planning design for the Emergency Department renovations at the Arrow Lakes Hospital. This now needs to go to the ministry for approval.

Bylaw amendments to be reconsidered and adopted

Village council has accepted the proposal to recon-sider and adopt amendments to the sewer and water

bylaws. These amendments would mean an increase in sewer and water rates of ten per cent in the next five years. These increases are needed because the village has had to dip into its contingency fund. This fund is needed for emergencies such as a water main breaking.

Council approves grant application to CBT

Village council has approved a grant application to the Recreation Infrastructure Grants program, created by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). If approved, the grant money would go toward funding to help fix the roof at the Nakusp Arena. Over the last several years, the roof has experienced extensive problems with leaking of the main lobby and the arena itself. There have been multiple attempts to fix the issue, but to date, none have been successful. It is estimated that the budget to fix the roof is around $525,000. If the village gets approval for the grant program, CBT would fund up to 70 per cent, which works out to $367,500 and the village would pay $157,500.

Nakusp Rail Committee updateSince its creation in January, the Nakusp Rail

Committee has been very active. Its intended role is to lead a community effort to bring the donated caboose and plow to Nakusp. To date, the commit-tee has held three meetings, and are trying to meet on a weekly basis. A chair and vice chair have been appointed, and grant applications are being written and will be submitted soon. For the purpose of grant applications and charitable receipts, the Arrow Lakes Historical Society has agreed to act as the fiscal agent for the committee.

The next village council meeting will take place on March 14 at 6:30 p.m.


NACFOR DONATIONS PROGRAMNakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR) is now accepting Donation Applications from local organizations. Donations can be in the form of cash, goods or services. Applications will be received and considered throughout the calendar year.

Donation Applications and NACFOR’s Donation Policy can be found on theNACFOR website NakuspCommunityForest.com/donations or from theNACFOR of� ce at 119 Broadway Street, Nakusp BC.

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Preliminary capital budget discussed at council meeting

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The photos don’t have to be great photography — they just have to

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Photos will be used for data only (which species was where when) and will not influence management de-cisions regarding hunting/trapping bag limits or season dates. Photos will not be published or shared with anyone without permission, and photographers will retain owner-ship of their photos. The results of this study will be gladly shared with all those who are interested.

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Sports /Community

Falcons go all out in final home games of the season

The Nakusp Peewee Falcons earned a win and a tie in their last two home games of the season Saturday thanks in part to some high-scoring heroics from Isaac Flammand.

The first game was against the Coeur d’Alene Thunder from Idaho. This was the first time the teams had played each other this season.

Things got off to a good start for the Falcons. They scored the first goal about three minutes into the first period.

This was followed by a bit of confusion a few minutes later as the puck was somehow lost after the Falcons tried for another goal.

About halfway through the pe-riod, the Thunder scored their first goal, followed shortly by another one.

With a minute left in the period, the Falcons managed to tie up the game 2-2.

Throughout the game, the Thunder proved to be a formidable team. So formidable in fact, the two teams were even in everything from penalties to goals.

The game ended in a 4-4 tie, with Flammand scoring all of the Falcons’ goals.

“I was pretty surprised when I

scored the fourth one,” he said. “It was pretty amazing.”

Flammand thinks the team played well.

“For the last couple of minutes, we kind of died down when we were on the power play,” he said. “I think we should have put a little more effort in trying to keep it on our side so they didn’t score that last goal, but we played pretty good.”

The team’s second game against the Kaslo Winterhawks went just as well.

The arena was noticeably qui-eter, and the Falcons looked a little bigger than their Kaslo counter-parts.

Because players on the Kaslo team were a little smaller, some of

the bigger Falcon members stayed off the ice, and younger members were brought up.

“I scratched the overage,” said Falcons coach Wayne Hascarl. “I gave them a choice if they wanted to play, because it was a weaker team. We brought Dakota [Fizzard] up from the Atoms to play.”

The Falcons blasted the Winterhawks 8-1.

After the two games, Nakusp placed third in the standings, which Hascarl thinks is a good showing for Nakusp.

Coming up, the team heads to Boundary for the playoffs on Feb. 28.

“We’re bringing home the ban-ner,” Hascarl concluded.

JILLIAN TRAINORArrow Lakes News


Falcons player Avery Coulthard tries to take the puck from a member of rival team, the Coeur d’Alene Thunder. The Falcons took on the Thunder during the first of their final two home games of the season. The game ended in a tie of 4-4.

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Left: Ken and Ineke Ross celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Leland Hotel. The pair were one of several couples enjoying a romantic night out at the hotel’s restaurant.Top Right: A taste of what was in store for those who celebrated at the Leland on Feb. 14. The full meal was four courses: Salad, soup, a choice of one of two main dishes, and dessert.Bottom Right: HomeGrown Market got into the Valentine’s Day spirit with a red window display inside the shop. Though it was a dreary day outside, it was bright and warm inside the shop.

Top: The Nakusp Seniors’ Centre was crowded as people came out to enjoy an early Valentine’s Day cup of tea. Along with tea, sandwiches and treats were served, along with several cake walks. Many people wore vari-ous shades of red and white to the occasion.Bottom: Marj Kienjay enjoys a cup of tea with her granddaugh-ters, Tasala and Maija Larder.

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Celebrate the love of

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that made a difference in their lives in three minutes or less? Find out at “Books That Made a Difference” at the Nakusp Public Library on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.

The presenters, all local book lovers, have chosen a wide variety of books that have had an impact at some point in their lives. From children’s books to novels, from memoirs to poetry, from non-fiction classics to fantasy, most of us have read something that influenced our decisions or even changed the course of our lives. You will be intrigued to find which books these are for the presenters, and perhaps make you think of your own experiences. Everyone is cordially invited for a fascinating eve-ning, topped off by delicious treats.

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SilvertonRegistration is now open for the 3rd Convergence

Writers’ Weekend in Silverton, B.C., May 13-14. Featured will be best-selling environmental mem-oirist and fiction writer Sharon Butala, and non-fiction author and native land claims expert J. Edward Chamberlin.

The event, at Silverton Memorial Hall, will feature talks and writers’ workshops conducted by the two featured authors, plus a panel discussion. Cost for the weekend is $35. More information is available at www.heartsrest.com/convergence/convergence-writers-retreat; to register via email: [email protected]

The theme of this year’s weekend, “The Spirit in the Landscape,” looks at the deep connection with nature that many Kootenay residents report expe-riencing. Butala, from Calgary, is best known for her memoir The Perfection of the Morning about her time on a ranch in southern Saskatchewan. Her most recent novel is Wild Rose (2015). Chamberlin, from Halfmoon Bay, B.C., has been on faculty at the University of Toronto since 1970. His books include If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground (2003), which explores how sto-ries and songs locate people in a landscape, and A Covenant in Wonder with the World: The Power of Stories and Songs (2012).

Butala and Chamberlin will speak Friday night, May 13, followed by a Q & A. Their talk is open to the public for a $5 admission, as well as to conference registrants. On Saturday, May 14, Butala will conduct a three-hour writers’ workshop in the morning, and Chamberlin will conduct a similar workshop in the afternoon. A Saturday evening panel discussion will feature the two guest authors plus New Denverites Therese DesCamp, a United Church Minister and co-founder of the Heart’s Rest Retreat Centre and the Slocan Lake Stewardship Society, and Sean Arthur Joyce, a journalist, poet and social historian, whose most recent books include Laying the Children’s Ghosts to Rest: Canada’s Home Children in the West (2014).

Previous Convergence Writers’ Weekends were held in New Denver in 2012 and 2013.

February 18 Recycling Day in Nakusp! Leave your recycling on the curb in clear blue bags, for 7 a.m. pick-up.

February 18 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library. Free drop-in for ages 0-3 and their parents/caregivers. Songs, rhymes, and snacks. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

February 18 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learn-ing program for children age 0-6.

February 18 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

February 18 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

February 18 Puppets on the Move @ Nakusp Public Library. 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. Come to inspire, play, entertain and create. Open to anyone who loves puppets, and ages 6 to12.February 18 Nerd Night: RPG @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

February 18 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

February 18 Darts Night @ Nakusp Legion. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

February 18 African Drumming Group @ Move on the Kusp at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.

February 18 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3 drop in fee. For more information contact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326.

February 19 Non-instructional day for School District 10 Arrow Lakes.

February 19 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.

February 19 Chamber of Commerce Open House @ Nakusp Visitor Centre. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Refreshments provided.

February 19 Books that made a difference

@ Nakusp Public Library. 7 p.m.

February 19 Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

February 19 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

February 19 Farmer’s Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

February 19 Movie Afternoon @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

February 20 Mitch Zorn Fundraiser Concert @ Nakusp Auditorium. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

February 20 Games Night @ Nakusp Legion. Come play Wii, darts, pool, or bring a game from home. Bring a friend or two along. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

February 20 Farmer’s Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

February 20 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your first practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

February 21 Summit Lake Ski Hill Club Races @ Summit Lake Ski and Snowboard Area. Races start at 10 a.m. Registration closes at 9 a.m. To pre-register or to volun-teer contact: Nancy Plank [email protected] or 265-3456. Sandra Watt [email protected] or 265-3438.

February 21 AA Meeting 5 p.m. to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

February 22 BC Transit Bus to Nakusp Hot Springs.The bus leaves Overwaitea at 1:15 p.m. and arrives back in Nakusp at 3:55 p.m. Cost is $1.25 one way, or $2.50 round trip.

February 22 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome.

February 22 NSS PAC Meeting @ NSS Library. 5:15 p.m.

February 22 Girls Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 7:30 to 9 p.m.

February 23 Non-instructional day for

School District 10 Arrow Lakes.

February 23 Workshop Wednesday is a FREE ongoing series of employment fo-cused workshops designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge you need to get a job. This week is: What’s Your Workplace Personality? Using various personal assessment tools, we will help you identify your skills and personality type. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. @ WorkBC, Nakusp. Complimentary lunch provided. Pre-registration is required. To register, or if you have questions, call WorkBC @ 265-3318.

February 23 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

February 23 The Articulators Toastmasters Meeting @ Nakusp Selkirk College at 7 p.m. Meetings include training, introductions, speeches, evaluations, jokes, timing, refresh-ments. Public is welcome to attend.

February 23 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

February 23 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3 drop in fee. For more information contact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326.

February 24 Pink Shirt Day! Wear pink to show you are against bullying.

February 24 Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

February 24 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

February 24 Pink Shirt Day @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wear pink and bring your completed “Kindness Scavenger hunt”.

February 24 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.

February 24 AA Meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

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Place Names

Lardo vs. Lardeau: battle of the townsitesGREG NESTEROFF

Arrow Lakes News

One-hundred thirteenth in a semi-alphabetical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names

While the origin of Lardo/Lardeau is shrouded in mystery, there was a battle for the right to use it between two similarly named towns: Lardo (or Lardo City) on Kootenay Lake, and Lardeau (or Lardeau City), on the northeast arm of Upper Arrow Lake.

The latter was first mentioned in Revelstoke’s Kootenay Star on Aug. 13, 1892: “We hope the boys at the ‘Lardeau City’ will return the compliment we paid them on the 1st of July.”

Details of the townsite survey are unknown, but the plan was apparently deposited with the land registry on Dec. 2, 1892 by William Harrington Ellis, editor and part owner of the Victoria Colonist. Ellis was also one of the principals of the Lardeau and Kootenay Railway, which wanted to build a line that would con-nect Lardo and Lardeau, although nothing came of it.

James (Pothole) Kellie, MLA for the region, was another key Lardeau City booster.

The same month, Charles W. Busk surveyed the Lardo townsite. The streets were Lardo, Duncan, Kootenay, Dawson, Kaslo, Main, and South, while the avenues were numbered 1st through 6th. (Today only Main, Duncan, and Kootenay streets survive, along with 3rd, 4th, and 5th avenues.)

The town was first mentioned in the Nelson Tribune of Dec. 1, 1892: “C.W. Busk is surveying the Nagle-Davies townsite at the head of Kootenay Lake and expects to have the job completed within two weeks. The town will be called Lardo and lots will be placed on sale as soon as the survey is completed …”

(There might have been another town called Lardeau City too, judging from this item in the Spokane Review of Nov. 26, 1892: “At the conflu-ence of the [Lardeau and Duncan rivers] a town has lately been platted and christened Lardeau City.” A.C. Pearson ran the Valley House hotel at this spot in 1893, which was otherwise known as Pearson’s or Garden Valley. The latter is first mentioned in the Kaslo Slocan Examiner of May 13, 1893 and the former in the Nelson Tribune of April 14, 1894. Meanwhile, the town of Ferguson was initially called Lardeau Forks, according to the 1897 Henderson’s BC direc-tory.)

The towns ran into conflict when the Lardo town-site map was presented at the land registry in January 1893 and the registrar refused to accept it because the name was too similar to Lardeau. The owners ap-pealed to the courts, but the judge dismissed the case: “I think the registrar is right in refusing to register a second map with a name identical in sound with another name already on the register.”

Lardo’s promoters nevertheless found a way to register their townsite. Nor did the conflict deter

both towns from applying for post offices, first Lardo and then Lardeau.

BC postal inspector E.H. Fletcher supported the former’s application: “The population of Lardo is much larger and more important than that of Lardeau and the former being the first in the field for a post office, should I think, have the advantage of their enterprise.”

However, Fletcher’s superiors would only autho-rize the post office at Lardo providing the name was changed. (They were under the mistaken impres-sion an injunction had been issued preventing use of Lardo.)

Each town felt it had an exclusive right to the name and insisted it would be impossible to find an alternative. They began trading insults. An editorial in the Lardo Reporter called Lardeau “a mathematical point on the Arrow Lakes, occupying position but no space [which] has not yet fulfilled its manifest destiny by becoming a sheep ranch …”

Lardeau criticized its rival’s geography: “Lardo claims to be entitled to the name because of its prox-imity to the mouth of the Lardo River. It is some 35 miles form its mouth.” It also took out ads stating “The only Lardeau! None genuine without the ‘deau’ in the name.”

MP John Mara was asked to intervene but decided to sit on the fence: “I unfortunately promised to support the application for offices at both places, not knowing that the department would object on account of the similarity of names.”

Lardo’s promoters suggested “Lardo, Kootenay Lake” and “Lardeau City, Arrow Lake” would be distinctive enough, but the post office didn’t seem to agree.

Postmaster-general William White finally ruled: “The question of name must be settled by the parties themselves.” With neither side willing to compromise, the matter remained unresolved.

In October 1893, E.H. Fletcher’s assistant visited Kaslo and inquired about Lardo: “He ascertained that the place is now practically deserted … There is therefore no necessity for the establishment of a post office at Lardo during the coming winter.”

Next: Lardo, Idaho

This ad for the Lardo townsite appeared in the Nelson Tribune of May 18, 1893.


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We have now been in Panama for three weeks and already we have seen over 200 species of birds. The family that first catches your attention in Central and South America is the tanagers. This a very colourful family of birds found only in North and South America. There are well over 200 species and they include just about every colour imaginable. They come with names like Crimson-backed, Golden-hooded, Blue-grey, Silver-throated, Emerald, Blue-and-gold, Black-and-yellow, to name but a few. Of the spe-cies we’ve seen so far, 16 of them are from the tanager family. Collectively, their colours include red, green, blue, (various shades), green, yellow, black, grey, and pur-ple. Their diet is varied, one source says, “Tanagers are omnivorous, and their diets vary from genus to genus. They have been seen eating fruits, seeds, nectar, flower parts, and insects. Many pick insects off branches.”

The two species pictured here are the Crimson-backed Tanager and the Blue-grey Tanager. Both of these species are very common, we see them on the property daily. There are lots of bananas growing in the area, both of these tanagers like bananas! One morning we watched a bunch of ripe bananas

in one of the neighbouring yards as four Blue-greys, three Crimson-backed, five Palm Tanagers and a Red-crowned Woodpecker all gorged on the ripe fruit.

The house we are renting is on two hectares; we often bird around the property and along the road in front of the house. So

far we have had about 80 species within 500 m of the house. The afternoon temperature rarely var-ies — it has been either 34ºC or 35ºC every day for the last three weeks. The pool feels really nice by about 4 p.m.! But with that kind of heat, birding must be done in the morning.

Birds of Nakusp Gary Davidson

Top: Crimson-backed Tanager.Bottom: Blue-grey Tanager. Gary Davidson photos

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Pink Shirt Day is just around the cor-ner, and you can show your support by wearing pink to stand against bullying.

It all started in 2007, when two Nova Scotia students decided to take action after witnessing a younger student being bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. The students bought 50 pink t-shirts and encouraged schoolmates to wear them to send a powerful message of solidarity to the bully.

The CKNW Orphans’ Fund was inspired by the story and to date have raised more than $1.2 million for anti-bullying programs in British Columbia with the sales of Pink Shirt Day T-Shirts.

On February 24, the CKNW Orphans’ Fund are encouraging all British Columbians to celebrate kindness and wear pink in support of anti-bullying programs across the province.

This February, spread some kindness and show your support for Pink Shirt Day. Here are four easy ways you can get involved and take a stand against bullying:

• Purchase your “Kindness is One Size Fits All” official Pink Shirt Day T-Shirt at London Drugs or buy online and wear

on February 24.

• Make a donation or start a “giving group” to help support anti-bullying programs.

• Follow CKNW Orphans’ Fund Pink Shirt Day on Facebook, Twitter (@pink-shirtday) or Instagram (@PinkShirtDay) and share and tag your posts with #pinkshirtday.

• Make the internet a positive place and #PinkItForward. On February 24, post a photo of someone special on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter: a friend, teammate, colleague, family member, classmate or even someone you’ve just met. Add a caption describing why that person is awesome, and instruct them to #PinkItForward. Each time spreads the kindness by using #PinkItForward, Coast Capital Savings will donate $1 to Pink Shirt Day.

100% of net proceeds raised from Pink Shirt Day go to anti-bullying programs that support children’s healthy self-esteem, empathy, compassion and kindness.

On February 24, send a message that kindness matters. We’re all unique, and we all have the capacity to put kind-ness out into the world.

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