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House purchased for new Nakusp doctor
NACFOR is forestry for us
The hard work of Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation and ALH Auxiliary volunteers has bought a house which helped successfully court a new doctor to Nakusp. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
NACFOR held an open house to let folks know what is happening with their locally-owned for-estry company. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
The Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR)
held its annual open house on May 28 with the Board of
Directors serving cookies and lemonade along with infor-
mation on the continuing operation of the forest tenure.
The board of directors was offi cially established in 2006
along with the probationary assignment of the NACFOR
land tenure, by the Ministry of Forests and Natural Re-
source Operations. But many of the members of the board
had been involved in this project for 10 years or more prior
to the assignment of NACFOR.
The Nakusp and Area Community Forest has been, and
continues to be, harvested in sections based on the prices of
the various types and qualities of wood. While NACFOR’s
fi ve-year probationary community forest licence was grant-
ed in 2006, harvesting did not begin until 2009 due to low
wood prices in 2006. The fi rst area to be logged near Ga-
lena Bay was selectively harvested for cedar poles, since at
that time the cedar pole product was selling at peak prices.
Harvesting has continued since that time, with operations
currently running in Slewiskin or MacDonald Creek. In
2011, the Ministry of Forests and Natural Resource Op-
erations assigned a 25-year non-probationary agreement to
NACFOR.
Recently in NACFOR and True North’s consultations
with the community regarding future harvest areas, con-
cerns were raised about mushroom picking. The Fosthall
area is slated to be logged in late 2012 and is a well-known
and used mushrooming location. Mushroom pickers were
concerned that consistently highly productive pine mush-
room land will be disturbed. Pine mushrooms are very
popular in Japan and can provide some seasonal income
for pickers.
NACFOR and True North have been working with the
concerned groups to ensure the survival of the mushrooms
after the forest has been harvested. Additional planning was
undertaken and a compromise was made. NACFOR will
cut in a strip system to provide an “edge effect” to ensure
continued mushrooming in the Fosthall area. Additionally,
20 hectares fewer will be harvested in that area.
The new mushroom cut is one of the benefi ts of having
Ever wondered what happens to the
dollars you spend when you fi nd that
great deal in the Thrift Store? Would
you believe the Arrow Lakes Hospital
Auxiliary has been saving up to buy a
house?
Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation
and Hospital Auxiliary volunteers con-
gregated Friday, June 1, for tours of
their new house and a small reception
with snacks and drinks.
The Foundation and Auxiliary had
banded together to purchase a home
to offer doctors who might need just a
little more enticement to Nakusp. Mike
George, Chair of the Foundation, said
there was clearly a “desperate need” to
get physicians to move to Nakusp, and
Dale James of the Auxiliary agreed.
At the beginning, the Auxiliary
bought “extras” for the hospital for
patient comfort, said James. Soon, the
organization started buying equipment
for the hospital in order to attract doc-
tors to work there.
“Locums say we’re the best equipped
small hospital they’ve ever been to,”
said George, who has seen an increase
over the years in federal and provincial
governments offl oading responsibility
for services to municipalities and vol-
unteer groups.
Even with the increase, the Auxiliary
has been able to keep the hospital well
supplied. And so, the groups pooled
their resources and started looking for
a house to attract a doctor.
James was both proud and modest
about the achievement, and said the
thrift store not only provided the house,
but also provided a service to the com-
munity by recycling goods through the
community while also being “a good
outlet for old ladies with time on their
hands.”
All their efforts have resulted in the
purchase of a good-sized house on 3rd
Street with a lovely garden and pond
“water feature,” for Dr. Sayed Subz-
wari who will be moving to Nakusp on
June 23.
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
a community forest where additional
consultations and compromises can
be more than what would be expected
from a private company.
It is this ‘community fi rst’ view that
Warren Leigh, Kathy Smith, and oth-
ers envisioned when they began writ-
ing letters and lobbying for a commu-
nity forest more than 10 years ago; the
willingness of the forest tenure holder
to make economic sacrifi ces to main-
tain rare and valuable habitats like the
pine mushroom area in Fosthall was
once a mere pipe dream.
Another difference is that profi ts
from NACFOR foresting come back
to the community. Plans are for future
revenue from NACFOR’s harvest to be
returned to the community of Nakusp
in the form of grants as well as to the
Nakusp and Area Community Foun-
dation, which funds local projects.
The NACFOR board was repre-
sented that evening by Doug Switzer
(president and member since 2007),
Kathy Smith (Secretary and member
since 2003), Warren Leigh (Direc-
tor and member since 2000), Frank
Poirier (representative for Area K, Di-
rector and member since 2009), and
Tom Zeleznik (Director and member
since 2003) As well, three representa-
tives from the forest tenure manage-
ment company, True North Forestry
Consulting, were present to provide
information and entertaining stories
for visitors. Jesper Neilsen, Frances
Swan, and Hugh Watt had some very
interesting stories, and safety warn-
ings, about logging roads.
Neilsen, who has been the primary
party with True North responsible for
the management of NACFOR, has de-
cided to move on to new opportunities
in other communities. Frances Swan
will be taking over Jesper’s position at
the end of July, and is looking forward
to learning to fi ll his very big shoes.
By Sonya DannSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News
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MINTO HOUSE ACTIVITIES(Located at the Arrow Lakes Hospital)
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No smoke alarms in many homes
Bills pushed through in rush for summer
Despite years of public edu-cation, almost 70 per cent of the houses that caught fi re in B.C. in recent years still did not have a working smoking alarm.
Many of those were low-in-come homes, rental units, many on aboriginal reserves and other rural locations, according to a study of residential fi re reports done by the University of the Fraser Val-ley. Seniors, disabled people and young children were at greater risk of dying in a house fi re.
Smoke alarm maker Kidde Canada is donating 5,000 units
with a retail value of $75,000 that will be distributed to B.C.’s most vulnerable populations this fall. Black Press, whose publications reach 1.2 million B.C. homes, has pledged a public awareness adver-tising campaign worth $350,000 to remind people to install or up-grade their smoke alarms.
Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis, president of the Fire Chiefs As-sociation of B.C., said the study used data from B.C.’s Offi ce of the Fire Commissioner from 2006 to 2011. The study suggests that 69 lives could be saved each year if homes across Canada had work-
ing smoke detectors, he said.“Smoke alarms give you time
to escape from the fi re – it seems pretty simple, doesn’t it?” Garis told a news conference at the B.C. legislature. “High-risk members of society are most likely to have a fi re and least likely to have a working smoke alarm.”
Garis emphasized that all smoke alarms should be replaced after 10 years, and batteries changed annually.
Further details will be publi-cized in Black Press publications during 2012. More information is available at www.fcabc.ca
The B.C. legislature adjourns Thursday after a late rush of legislation presented by the government. CANADIAN PRESS POOL PHOTO
A dozen bills were pushed through with minimal debate in the last two days of the B.C. legislature’s spring session, and four more will be left in limbo until the B.C. Liberal govern-ment decides whether to proceed with a scheduled fall session.
B.C. Liberal house leader Rich Coleman moved Wednesday to divide up the remaining time left to debate a stack of legislation tabled by govern-ment ministers in recent weeks. Bills receiving less than an hour of addi-tional scrutiny include changes to fer-ry legislation, new penalty provisions for transit fare evasion, changes to support harsher roadside penalties for suspected impaired drivers, the estab-lishment of a Family Day holiday and the reinstatement of the provincial sales tax (PST).
NDP house leader John Horgan said complicated issues such as sales tax transition for new home sales can’t possibly be understood in the 30 minutes allowed for debate.
The B.C. Liberals have “complete-ly and utterly botched” this legislative session, with 15 bills presented with
only eight sitting days left, Horgan said.
Coleman and Finance Minister Kevin Falcon have previously said the late fl ood of legislation was caused partly by the staff time required to dismantle the harmonized sales tax, set to end next spring.
The legislative logjam prompted the government to open a third cham-ber in a committee room, holding three simultaneous debates for the fi rst time in B.C. history.
Coleman said the NDP opposition wasted hours of debate time speak-ing to legislation that they ended up supporting, and opposing the use of a third debate chamber.
“If they hadn’t spent three days talking about the HST when the PST bill was the one they were supposed to be debating, and given us leave to do the third house, all the work would have got done,” Coleman said.
The four bills not passed in the spring session include a restructuring of ambulance services, and regulatory changes affecting disease reporting on farms. Another bill left in limbo would modernize movie regulations, and the fourth makes changes to wa-ter use in oil and gas drilling.
By Tom FletcherBlack Press
Resort municipalities need elections, RDCK say
The Regional District of Central Kootenay takes a dim view of legislation introduced this month that will allow for the creation of mountain resort mu-nicipalities without residents.
The board passed a motion last week opposing such bodies, which would have appointed councils directed by a resort de-veloper, calling them “contrary to the principles of democratic government.”
The motion didn’t name Jum-bo Glacier Resort, but that was the impetus behind it.
East Shore director Garry Jackman said a developer could
potentially prevent an area from gaining a permanent population, either by bringing in workers on short-term contracts and putting them up in dormitories, or by selling timeshares so that no one lives at the resort long enough to qualify as a resident.
“We’re setting up a model where a developer could control the area in perpetuity,” he said.
Chair John Kettle also called the East Kootenay regional dis-trict’s 2009 decision to pass on decision-making power for Jumbo to the provincial govern-ment “truly unfortunate.”
(One director, Gerry Wilkie, will try to convince his board to reverse that vote on June 8.)
The RDCK motion follows a similar one adopted by In-vermere, the closest municipali-ty to the proposed Jumbo resort. The legislation has also been slammed by the NDP.
“A municipality’s function is to provide a governance struc-ture for its residents,” said Co-lumbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald. “Changing the rules so that a municipality can be created out of thin air makes a mockery of democratic principles.”
But East Kootenay Liberal MLA Bill Bennett responds that the changes are necessary for the Jumbo project to go ahead.
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Family Day hurts economy say MLAs
Premier Christy Clark is push-ing ahead with plans for a new Family Day holiday in February, after independent MLAs voted against the move.
NDP MLAs supported B.C. Liberal members in the key vote to approve the new statutory holiday. The fi rst one will be next Feb. 11, and the second Monday in February each year after that.
Independent MLAs criticized the move and forced a stand-ing vote, after listing the costs it would impose on business.
The Canadian Federation of In-dependent Business estimates that Family Day will cost the average small business more than $1,100 in wage costs, either paying em-
ployees to stay home or overtime to come to work.
Delta South MLA Vicki Hun-tington reminded the legislature the new holiday is imposed on business after three increases in the minimum wage in the past year, an average $3,000 transi-tion to the harmonized sales tax and soon a similar cost to switch back to the provincial sales tax next year.
Clark promised the new holi-day during her B.C. Liberal lead-ership campaign last year. It will join February holidays in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.
Clark has argued that the new holiday will not only increase fam-ily time, it will also boost business
for ski hills, hotels restaurants and other tourist businesses during a slow time of year.
Independent Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson noted the pro-vincial government’s own pay-roll cost of the new holiday will be $28 million, a sum that could be applied to a range of pressing government problems.
Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen was the fi rst indepen-dent to speak out against Family Day, backed by John Cummins, leader of the B.C. Conservative Party that van Dongen has joined.
“Adding a new statutory holi-day is a feel-good idea that is strictly politically motivated,” van Dongen said.
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For Pete’s sake...
Editor, Neglected, sick, matted and aban-
doned, Pete roamed the streets in a sad state. Pete has been living life on his own doing the best he could to sur-vive, uncared for and unloved. Like all animals, he deserves to be treated with kindness and respect.
Fortunately for him, he was no-ticed by a person who understood cats, a kind and compassionate lady who reached out when she saw him in distress and befriended him. She spoke to him kindly, and eventually he let her pick him up. When he start-ed to purr and rub his face on her, she knew he was not a wild cat.
At one point in his life, Pete had a home. He was socialized to people and he knew them as sources of food and loving attention. How did he get so neglected, and why was he aban-doned?
After he was rescued, Pete was taken in by Protecting Animal Life Society. He was brought to Nakusp Veterinary Clinic, where he has been receiving medical attention for the
last three weeks. Pete is a loving and lovable cat.
Pete’s story brings awareness to what can happen to cats that aren’t neutered. Life can be extremely dif-fi cult and short. This neglect is often unintentional, as some pet owners are still ignorant of the importance of spaying and neutering. Not only does it prevent many many unwanted cats ending up in already overfl ow-ing shelters but also helps prevent the spread of diseases such as feline leukemia.
With the incredible dedication and support of the Nakusp Vet Clinic for which we are very thankful, we are doing all we can to turn Pete’s life around.
There are many cats like Pete who are in desperate need of loving foster care homes, so if you have room in your heart and your home, please call PALS.
Volunteer Florence BargeryVeterinarian Laurie Page
Pete the cat is able to get some rest after a harrowing time in his life. PHOTO COURTESY OF LAURIE PAGE
Protests shine spotlight on skewed priorities
When I heard about the stu-dent protests in Montreal, I swal-lowed the line that Quebec’s pampered youth pay lower fees than those in other parts of Can-ada but aren’t aware that edu-cation costs money. And then I went to Quebec. There, I heard a different story.
After weeks of demonstra-tions, clearly something more profound is going on. The pro-testers are forcing us to confront a crucial question: What is gov-ernment for? Governing is about priorities. Students can’t help but notice they aren’t high on the list.
Governments all across Cana-da have no qualms about invest-ing vast amounts of money to exploit “natural resources,” yet they all but ignore the most pre-cious, our children. Young people will take charge long after cur-rent leaders are gone, and they’ll also be stuck with the ecological, social, and economic costs of the decisions we make today.
The increasing challenge of getting a postsecondary educa-tion isn’t the only issue motivat-ing people to take to the streets of Montreal. On April 22, Earth Day, 300,000 went outside to celebrate nature. On May 22, tens of thousands spontaneously mobilized to oppose the draconi-an measures enacted to stop the student protests.
The Montreal protesters are drawing attention to a growing
trend: governments often skew decisions in favour of short-term priorities, often for industrial interests. To promote those pri-orities, government, industry, and their supporters try to stifl e discussion around the real issues and demonize those who press for change or question the status quo. So, because Al Gore lives in a big house (even though he’s worked at being “carbon-neu-tral”), he’s labelled a hypocrite, leading anti-environmentalists to make the illogical leap that we should therefore ignore or deny the science of climate change.
This advancement of logical fallacy reached new lows with a blunder by the Heartland In-stitute, a U.S. climate change denying organization. The Insti-tute launched a billboard cam-paign implying that because the Unabomber, Fidel Castro, and Charles Manson believe in cli-mate change, those who agree with the scientifi c evidence for global warming must also be tyrants, madmen, and murder-ers. One could as easily, and as wrongly, conclude the opposite on the basis that Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway on July 22, is a climate change denier who referenced Heartland Institute “experts” in his manifesto!
Heartland aborted its cam-paign because of massive public outrage and because funders and supporters tried to distance them-selves from the organization. But the episode was another dem-onstration of attempts to defl ect rational discussion of important issues such as global warming. And, if even tyrants, madmen, and murderers get it, why don’t our politicians?
The Occupy movement also questions priorities, especially those regarding the pro-corporate agendas of many governments. Corporations are not people but
they have similar rights and gen-erate vast amounts of money to invest in budding politicians and lobby groups that help sidetrack important discussions.
This sidetracking tactic also pops up with the Enbridge North-ern Gateway pipeline project, es-pecially when it comes to First Nations’ concerns. Many coastal and northern communities are desperate for jobs and economic development. Enbridge is offer-ing incentives, including em-ployment, yet coastal First Na-tions realize that some things are more important than money. Why aren’t we all getting that?
We’re constantly bombarded with the message that jobs and economic growth are govern-ment’s highest priority, but the coastal First Nations, Occupy protesters, and Montreal stu-dents, among others, tell us the economy and growth are not the end but the means to a bet-ter society. A society that values its young people balances indus-trial and economic development in ways that don’t compromise their future, and makes higher education accessible to all.
Many of us have watched with interest the remarkable “Arab Spring” movement. Although protests and demonstrations here may be about “fi rst world” problems as opposed to the more serious struggle for basic demo-cratic rights in the Middle East, they remind us that we can’t be complacent.
As Canada’s government axes programs and organizations that inform us about the environment and climate change, guts envi-ronmental protection measures, and shovels money to promote fossil fuel interests while wilfully ignoring urgent calls from scien-tists, students, First Nations, and tens of thousands of citizens, it’s up to all of us to listen and join the conversation.
David SuzukiScience Matters
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BC Hydro is upgrading homes and businesses with new smart meters. Moving to a more efficient, modernized grid will help us meet the growing demand for electricity while continuing to deliver safe, reliable power throughout the province.
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Royal Canadian Legion Br. #20 Nakusp_________________________________
What’s happening in NAKUSP LEGION?
Our lounge opens at: 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. 2 p.m. on Saturday.
All Members and Guests welcome!
Come out and Support our Meat Draws which are heldCome out and Support our Meat Draws which are heldevery Saturday at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m.every Saturday at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Nakusp Ambassadors are the Meat draw sponsors for JuneNakusp Ambassadors are the Meat draw sponsors for June
DONT MISS DROP-IN BINGOON JULY 1ST AT 1:00PM IN THE HALL
Watch for the “Legion Week”
free community barbecue!June 23rd
Texas Hold’em coming in July
New Village CFO and more on Nakusp Council agenda
ALESS suggests boat station
Hans Dummerauf from Arrow Lakes Environment Stewardship Society (ALESS) and Margaret Hartley from Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee gave a brief presentation about the “Clean, Drain, Dry” campaign to prevent spread of invasive spe-cies. The pair brought a sign to council to be placed at the boat launch in town explaining how to rid boats of any unwanted hang-ers on that could contaminate our lakes. Another recommendation was for a boat wash station to be set up at the marina to clean ves-sels of invasive invaders like ze-bra mussels and milfoil. Hartley pointed out that BC Hydro may
be interested in helping stop the spread of zebra mussels because they can affect the functioning of hydroelectric dams, as well as turn beaches into smelly messes.
New CFO reports for duty
New Chief Financial Offi -cer Rob Richards made his fi rst appearance at council, giving a quick report about the upcoming audit scheduled for the week of June 11. CAO Linda Tynan con-tributed that this year they’re well prepared even though a month behind schedule, compared to last year when they were six months late or 2010 when they were one and a half years late.
Waiver or not, guidelines necessary
Next up on the agenda was a request for a permit waiver from School District 10 for a covered loading ramp on 7th Ave. The waiver was approved, although CAO Tynan said SD10 didn’t re-ally need to ask the Village as they were considered a senior level of government.
The permit waiver request brought up the need for better guidelines for the waivers. Couns. Tom Zeleznik said he didn’t have time to read through all the rules, and CAO Tynan said that was ex-actly why they needed to be gone through in order to see what needs to stay and what can be removed.
No wavering on waivers
The request for a fee waiver for the gazebo rental for a heatstroke awareness day was denied, with
council deciding to follow Coun. Mueller’s advice to keep the fee in place and buy advertising in the event pamphlet instead.
Non-conformer doesn’t win approval
A request from a waterfront resident for a development vari-ance was referred back to staff to work with the homeowners. The main concern was that the build-ing is a non-conforming structure, which can’t be added on to, ac-cording to the Community Char-ter.
Staff get permit power
The next motion was to allow staff to process, review and ap-prove or deny development per-mit applications.
“A lot of communities do this,” commented mayor Hamling. She also said that if the application is unclear or there is a concern or the applicant is unhappy, the applica-tion would then go to council.
Zeleznik asked to clarify what happened if the application was rejected, and Tynan replied that it could be appealed to council. She also clarifi ed that all development variants would still need to come to council.
Gas funds to stop leaks, algae
Seven pages of forms made up the next portion of the agenda (fortunately, the Village offi ce now sends out electronic agendas to press before the meeting, which saves a lot of paper) which was the application for gas tax funds.
Council is applying for Gen-
eral Strategic Priorities money to repair leaks in the water reservoir, which have become signifi cant, said CAO Tynan. Couns. Zeleznik asked if the reservoir was current-ly cement-lined at the moment, and Tynan confi rmed this was the case. She said they were looking to implement repairs with a prod-uct similar to the one used at Cul-tus Lake.
Another application is being sent out for Innovation Funds to buy a cover for the sewage lagoon that will reduce algae. The cover is a new cutting-edge product made in Norway that could be the an-swer many communities are look-ing for in terms of algae control. Nakusp will be one of the fi rst to see how it works. Both projects will be 100 per cent funded by the Gas Tax programs.
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
Boat station to prevent contagion?
The fi nal item for the night came in response to the ALESS presentation: a request for staff to do a report on a washing station at the boat launch.
Mayor Hamling stated there is no money in the budget for a boat wash-ing station at this point, but council can plan for it in the next budget or they can talk to Columbia Power Cor-poration, who are now responsible for the wharf project, about funding pos-sibilities.
I have shot this truck several time in the last couple of years.the moss, rust and chipped paint make it an colourful and interesting subject. The Lupins are an interesting contrast: new and old. PHOTO COURTESY OF GAIL MCMARTIN PHOTOGRAHY
Old and new
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e w
ithou
t not
ice.
Dea
ler o
rder
or t
rans
fer m
ay b
e re
quire
d as
inve
ntor
y m
ay v
ary
by d
eale
r. Se
e yo
ur F
ord
Deal
er fo
r com
plet
e de
tails
or c
all t
he F
ord
Cust
omer
Rel
atio
nshi
p Ce
ntre
at 1
-800
-565
-367
3. *
Until
Jul
y 3,
201
2, p
urch
ase
a ne
w 2
012
F-15
0 XL
T Su
per C
ab 4
X4 3
.7L/
F-25
0 XL
T Su
per C
ab 4
X4 W
este
rn E
ditio
n w
ith p
ower
sea
ts fo
r $27
,999
/$40
,999
afte
r Tot
al M
anuf
actu
rer R
ebat
e of
$8,
500/
$6,5
00. T
axes
pay
able
on
full
amou
nt o
f pur
chas
e pr
ice
afte
r Man
ufac
ture
r Reb
ate
dedu
cted
. Offe
rs in
clud
e a
Man
ufac
ture
r Reb
ate
of $
8,50
0/$6
,500
and
freig
ht a
nd a
ir ta
x of
$1,
600
but e
xclu
de o
ptio
nal f
eatu
res,
adm
inis
tratio
n an
d re
gist
ratio
n fe
es(a
dmin
istra
tion
fees
may
var
y by
dea
ler),
fuel
fi ll
char
ge a
nd a
ll ap
plic
able
taxe
s. M
anuf
actu
rer R
ebat
es c
an b
e us
ed in
con
junc
tion
with
mos
t ret
ail c
onsu
mer
offe
rs m
ade
avai
labl
e by
For
d of
Can
ada
at e
ither
the
time
of fa
ctor
y or
der o
r del
ivery
, but
not
bot
h. M
anuf
actu
rer R
ebat
es a
re n
ot c
ombi
nabl
e w
ith a
ny fl
eet c
onsu
mer
ince
ntive
s. *
Until
Jul
y 3,
201
2, le
ase
a ne
w 2
012
F-15
0 XL
T Su
per C
ab 4
X4 3
.7L/
F-15
0 XL
TSu
per C
rew
4X4
5.0
L an
d ge
t 4.9
9% le
ase
annu
al p
erce
ntag
e ra
te (L
APR)
fi na
ncin
g fo
r up
to 3
6 m
onth
s on
app
rove
d cr
edit
(OAC
) fro
m F
ord
Cred
it. N
ot a
ll bu
yers
will
qual
ify fo
r the
low
est L
APR
paym
ent.
Leas
e a
vehi
cle
with
a v
alue
of $
38,9
99/$
41,8
99 a
t 4.9
9% L
APR
for u
p to
36
mon
ths
with
$2,
550
dow
n or
equ
ivale
nt tr
ade
in, m
onth
ly pa
ymen
t is
$349
/$37
4, to
tal l
ease
obl
igat
ion
is $
15,1
14/$
16,0
14 a
nd o
ptio
nal
buyo
ut is
$15
,990
/$18
,017
. Offe
r inc
lude
s M
anuf
actu
rer R
ebat
e of
$8,
500/
$9,0
00. T
axes
pay
able
on
full
amou
nt o
f lea
se fi
nanc
ing
pric
e af
ter M
anuf
actu
rer R
ebat
e is
ded
ucte
d. O
ffers
incl
ude
freig
ht a
nd a
ir ta
x of
$1,
600,
but
exc
lude
opt
iona
l fea
ture
s, a
dmin
istra
tion
and
regi
stra
tion
fees
(adm
inis
tratio
n fe
es m
ay v
ary
by d
eale
r), fu
el fi
ll ch
arge
and
all
appl
icab
le ta
xes.
Add
ition
al p
aym
ents
requ
ired
for P
PSA,
regi
stra
tion,
secu
rity
depo
sit,
NSF
fees
(whe
re a
pplic
able
), ex
cess
wea
r and
tear
, and
late
fees
. Som
e co
nditi
ons
and
mile
age
rest
rictio
ns o
f 60,
000
km o
ver 3
6 m
onth
s ap
ply.
A ch
arge
of 1
6 ce
nts
per k
m o
ver m
ileag
e re
stric
tions
app
lies,
plu
s ap
plic
able
taxe
s. M
anuf
actu
rer R
ebat
es c
an b
e us
ed in
con
junc
tion
with
mos
t ret
ail c
onsu
mer
offe
rs m
ade
avai
labl
e by
For
d of
Can
ada
at e
ither
the
time
of fa
ctor
y or
der o
r del
ivery
, but
not
bot
h.M
anuf
actu
rer R
ebat
es a
re n
ot c
ombi
nabl
e w
ith a
ny fl
eet c
onsu
mer
ince
ntive
s. ^
Until
Jul
y 3,
201
2, S
ecur
ity D
epos
it pa
ymen
t is
wai
ved
on a
leas
e (R
ed C
arpe
t lea
ses,
on
appr
oved
cre
dit f
rom
For
d Cr
edit)
of a
new
201
2 or
201
3 m
odel
(exc
ludi
ng S
helb
y GT
500
, Bos
s 30
2, B
oss
302
Lagu
na S
eca,
E-S
erie
s, T
rans
it Co
nnec
t Ele
ctric
, F-1
50 R
apto
r, F-
Serie
s Ch
assi
s Ca
bs, M
ediu
m tr
ucks
). Se
curit
y De
posi
t may
be
requ
ired
by F
ord
Cred
it ba
sed
on c
usto
mer
cre
dit t
erm
s an
d co
nditi
ons.
†Un
til J
uly
3, 2
012,
rece
ive $
500/
$1,0
00/$
1,25
0/$1
,500
/$1,
750/
$2,0
00/$
3,00
0/$4
,000
/$4,
500/
$5,0
00/$
5,50
0/ $
6,50
0/ $
7,50
0/$8
,000
/$8,
500/
$9,0
00 in
Man
ufac
ture
r Reb
ates
with
the
purc
hase
or l
ease
of a
new
201
2 [F
ocus
S, F
iest
a S,
Exp
lore
r AW
D (e
xclu
ding
bas
e)],
2013
[Mus
tang
Val
ue L
eade
r, Ta
urus
SE]
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2 [F
iest
a (e
xclu
ding
S),
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SE,
Flex
SE,
Exp
lore
r Bas
e FW
D, E
scap
e I4
Man
ual,
E-Se
ries]
, 201
3 [M
usta
ng V
6 (e
xclu
ding
Val
ue L
eade
r)]/ 2
012
[Foc
us (e
xclu
ding
S)]/
201
2 [E
xplo
rer F
WD
(exc
ludi
ng B
ase)
, Tra
nsit
Conn
ect],
201
3 [T
auru
s (e
xclu
ding
SE)
, Edg
e FW
D (e
xclu
ding
SE)
]/201
2 [M
usta
ng V
alue
Lea
der]/
2012
[Tau
rus
SE,F
-150
Reg
ular
Cab
XL
4x2(
Valu
e Le
ader
) all
engi
nes,
F-3
50 to
F-5
50 C
hass
is C
abs]
, 201
3 [M
usta
ng G
T]/ 2
012
[Fus
ion
S, F
lex
(exc
ludi
ng S
E)]/2
012
[Mus
tang
V6
(exc
ludi
ng V
alue
Lea
der),
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e AW
D (e
xclu
ding
SE)
]/ 20
12 [E
xped
ition
]/201
2 [F
usio
n Hy
brid
, Mus
tang
GT,
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ding
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ape
and
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id (e
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ding
I4 M
anua
l)]/ 2
012
[Fus
ion
(exc
ludi
ng S
and
Hyb
rid),
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FW
D (e
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ding
SE)
, Esc
ape
V6]/2
012
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50 to
F-4
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ding
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ssis
Cab
s) g
as e
ngin
es]/2
012
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50 R
egul
ar C
ab (e
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ding
XL
4x2)
non
- 5.0
L]/ 2
012
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b (e
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ding
XL
4x2)
5.0
L]/2
012
[F-1
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uper
Cab
and
Sup
er C
rew
non
5.0
L, F
-250
to F
-450
(exc
ludi
ng C
hass
is C
abs)
die
sel e
ngin
es]/2
012
[F-1
50 S
uper
Cab
and
Sup
er C
rew
5.0
L]-
all F
ocus
Ele
ctric
, Rap
tor,
GT50
0, B
OSS3
02, a
nd M
ediu
m T
ruck
mod
els
excl
uded
. Thi
s of
fer c
an b
e us
ed in
con
junc
tion
with
mos
t ret
ail c
onsu
mer
offe
rs m
ade
avai
labl
e by
For
d of
Can
ada
at e
ither
the
time
of fa
ctor
y or
der o
r del
ivery
, but
not b
oth.
Man
ufac
ture
r Reb
ates
are
not
com
bina
ble
with
any
fl ee
t con
sum
er in
cent
ives.
***
Estim
ated
fuel
con
sum
ptio
n ra
tings
for m
odel
sho
wn:
201
2 F-
150
4X4
5.0L
V8:
[15.
0L/1
00km
(19M
PG) C
ity, 1
0.5L
/100
km (2
7MPG
) Hw
y]/2
012
F-15
0 4X
4 3.
7L V
6: [1
3.4L
/100
km (2
1MPG
) City
, 9.7
L/10
0km
(29M
PG) H
wy]
. Fue
l con
sum
ptio
n ra
tings
bas
ed o
n Tr
ansp
ort C
anad
a ap
prov
ed te
st m
etho
ds. A
ctua
l fue
l con
sum
ptio
n w
illva
ry b
ased
on
road
con
ditio
ns, v
ehic
le lo
adin
g, v
ehic
le e
quip
men
t, an
d dr
iving
hab
its. ♦
F-Se
ries
is th
e be
st-s
ellin
g pi
ckup
truc
k in
Can
ada
for 4
6 ye
ars
in a
row
bas
ed o
n Ca
nadi
an V
ehic
le M
anuf
actu
rers
’ Ass
ocia
tion
stat
istic
al s
ales
repo
rt, D
ecem
ber 2
011.
††C
lass
is F
ull–
Size
Pic
kups
und
er 8
,500
lbs
GVW
R, n
on-h
ybrid
vs.
com
para
ble
com
petit
or e
ngin
es. M
ax. h
orse
pow
er o
f 411
on
F-15
0 6.
2L V
8 en
gine
. Est
imat
ed fu
elco
nsum
ptio
n ra
tings
for t
he 2
012
F-15
0 4X
2 3.
7L V
6 SS
T: 1
2.7L
/100
km c
ity a
nd 8
.9L/
100k
m h
wy
base
d on
Env
ironm
ent C
anad
a ap
prov
ed te
st m
etho
ds. A
ctua
l fue
l con
sum
ptio
n w
ill va
ry b
ased
on
road
con
ditio
ns, v
ehic
le lo
adin
g an
d dr
iving
hab
its. ♦
♦W
hen
prop
erly
equi
pped
. Max
. tow
ing
of 1
1,30
0 lb
s w
ith 3
.5L
EcoB
oost
and
6.2
L 2
valve
4X2
V8
engi
nes.
Max
. pay
load
of 3
,120
lbs
with
5.0
L Ti
-VCT
V8
engi
nes.
Cla
ss is
Full-
Size
Pic
kups
und
er 8
,500
lbs
GVW
R, n
on-h
ybrid
. ‡‡
Som
e m
obile
pho
nes
and
som
e di
gita
l med
ia p
laye
rs m
ay n
ot b
e fu
lly c
ompa
tible
– c
heck
ww
w.sy
ncm
yrid
e.co
m fo
r a li
stin
g of
mob
ile p
hone
s, m
edia
pla
yers
, and
feat
ures
sup
porte
d. D
rivin
g w
hile
dis
tract
ed c
an re
sult
in lo
ss o
f veh
icle
con
trol,
acci
dent
and
inju
ry. F
ord
reco
mm
ends
that
driv
ers
use
caut
ion
whe
n us
ing
mob
ile p
hone
s, e
ven
with
voi
ce c
omm
ands
. Onl
yus
e m
obile
pho
nes
and
othe
r dev
ices
, eve
n w
ith v
oice
com
man
ds, n
ot e
ssen
tial t
o dr
iving
whe
n it
is s
afe
to d
o so
. SYN
C is
opt
iona
l on
mos
t new
For
d ve
hicl
es.
†††©
201
2 Si
rius
Cana
da In
c. “S
irius
XM”,
the
Siriu
sXM
logo
, cha
nnel
nam
es a
nd lo
gos
are
trade
mar
ks o
f Siri
usXM
Rad
io In
c. a
nd a
re u
sed
unde
r lic
ence
. ©
2012
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d M
otor
Com
pany
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anad
a, L
imite
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ll rig
hts
rese
rved
.
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Dr. Diana Kelland honoured with rural service award
Local doctor Diana Kelland was awarded the Rural Long Service Award at the 20th Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Con-ference held in Whistler, B.C. on April 27, 2012.
The honour was bestowed by her fellow doctors in the Society of Rural Physicians
in Canada (SRPC) in recognition of her 20 years of work in rural Canada. Dr. Kelland was among 20 physicians to receive the award this year, nine of which were from British Columbia.
Over 700 physicians, residents, and stu-dents attended the conference in Whistler this year. Next year, the awards will be an-nounced in Victoria as part of the confer-ence.
The SRPC came into being in 1992 when rural manpower problems in medicine led to job action in Ontario at the same time a need was recognized for continuing profes-sional development specifi cally for rural doctors in Quebec. Since then, the society has organized events and created a journal to promote networking and foster a sense of collegiality to combat the isolation that rural doctors often experience.
The requirement for medicine programs to have a rural component is currently under review, said Lee Teperman, SRPC Adminis-trative Offi cer, who hopes it won’t result in a reduction or removal of the requirement.
Often doctors who end up going rural originate from smaller centres, said Teper-man. Residents who get good exposure to rural medicine also often want to stay where they get that experience, he said.
Contributed by Lee Teperman, SRPC, with contributions by Claire Paradis
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SD 10 stays course through changes
The 2012/2013 School District 10 budget won’t
see radical departures from this year’s budget, said
SD 10 Board Chair Pattie Adam.
“It’s status quo, or as close as possible,” said
Adam.
One element to the upcoming budget will be us-
ing Learning Initiative funds and money collected
from the three-day teachers’ strike to support “kids
needing a little more help,” Adam said.
According to a memorandum from outgoing
Superintendent/Secretary-Treasurer, 23 per cent
of SD 10 Kindergartens students enter school with
“vulnerability.”
This means that kids are coming to school fac-
ing language, health or social challenges, Adam
told the Arrow Lakes News. By the time they leave
Grade 3, kids are reading and writing at or above
their grade level, thanks to community literacy cul-
tivated through SD 10 programs and relationships,
said Adam.
Strong Start, a literacy program for families that
helps parents and children get ready for school by
providing a social learning environment for kids
and families, is one opportunity among many in
Nakusp, the school board director said. SD 10
works closely with all early childhood educators
in the community, the library, CBAL, public health
and Stepping Stones to make sure kids entering
the school system can make the most of their time
there, said Adam.
“The past year has been challenging for the
District due to teachers’ job action,” Adam said,
“because the lines of communication have been
down.”
Adam is looking forward to the dispute getting
resolved and reopening those lines, but also wants
to make sure that the achievements that the teachers
and students have had during the past year, chal-
lenges and all, are celebrated.
“B.C.’s education system really still does a great
job,” said Adam, who encourages anyone in the
community to get involved in shaping the future by
getting involved in education.
In other news, the School Board is offi cially
closing the Burton School on June 30 but is hop-
ing the community will take it over, said Adam.
The School District is happy to help, she said, as
long as it doesn’t cost more money than closing the
building permanently. Utilities for the building cost
around $6,000 a year, which is the magic number to
keep the building going for community use.
“It’s very sad,” said Adam. She still holds hope
that the Burton community will rally like Fauquier
did and take over the school.
Teacher and Burton resident Sally McLean is
part of a team looking into converting the building
into a community learning centre. After an inspir-
ing visit to a Blueberry community school, she said
the Burton group is now keen to fi nd a coordinator
for the space (and funding for the coordinator) and
to get things going.
Adam herself knows the Burton school already
gets a lot of use by the community, particularly the
gym, and would love to see that continue, for now
and for the future.
“It’s a lot easier to open a building that is being
used rather than one that’s been boarded up,” she
commented, citing the rapid decline of the Glen-
bank school once it was closed up as an example.
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
Toys of all sorts can be found through Stepping Stones Children’s Centre in Nakusp. These toys aren’t only fun for kids, but they help learn-ing and development too.
The Centre has special toys for special kids, like a bike without ped-als that helps muscles learn how bal-ance and coordinate, and a big green pea pod in one corner that becomes a comfortable place for autistic kids to play in.
The West Kootenay Boundary Sup-ported Child Development Program (WKSCD) is funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development to support children who require extra support to attend inclusive child care settings.
This program operates under Kootenay Family Place. WKSCD re-cently received a $10,000 grant from
Columbia Basin Trust and $5,000 from Variety-The Children’s Charity to purchase much needed equipment and toys for children in the region.
The program recently completed inclusion scales with 20 child care centres in the West Kootenay Bound-ary and found that most centres scored minimal for equipment and materials that were adaptable to meet the needs of all children in their care.
The grant will be used to purchase special needs equipment such as, spe-cialized bikes, sensory equipment, adapted toys, and inclusive books and posters.
This equipment will be loaned out to child care centres that have chil-dren with developmental delays so they can enhance the child’s experi-ence and provide opportunities for socialization and growth.
Contributed by Michelle Pierce, KFP
Toys are for fun, comfort and learning
School District 10 Board members Judy Struck, Pattie Adam, Walter Posnikoff , Quinn DeCourcey, Lora Lee Brekke, and Carol Bell take a moment for a photo at the last meeting.
Kyla Hanna displaying new resources at Early Years Conference 2012 . PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELLE PIERCE
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Take Dad and family for a week-end of fi shing for free. On June 15-17, you don’t need a fi shing license, so take this opportunity to try recre-ational angling as a pastime and en-joy B.C.’s world-class sport fi shing opportunities. This year is Cheryl Black’s fi fth year sponsoring this event in Nakusp along with the Fam-ily Fishing Society of B.C.
“The BC’s Family Fishing week-end in Nakusp and area on the Ar-row lakes has been a lot of fun get-ting newcomers to the sport of fi shing which my family and I love,” said Black.
Black is also a fan of the Fishing Buddies program which allows fi sh-ers to sign up and introduce a new-comer to the sport of fi shing. This “fi sher mentoring” program wants to get people sharing their enthusiasm
and knowledge with people who may be interested in getting out on the wa-ter to do some fi shing of their own. To lure folks to sign up, there are some great prizes to be won for sim-ply sharing their knowledge of fi shing and perhaps puting a smile on some-one’s face the fi rst time they hook the big one.
Although the BC Family Fishing weekend is three days of fun fi shing on the lakes for free, Black’s event in Nakusp will be on Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17. Black has a lure of her own, with “loads of prizes” up for grabs for people who enter the derby and get out fi shing.
“So parents and grandparents get those boats in the water and take them fi shing,” said Black, who encourages anyone wanting more info to give her a call.
Contributed by Cheryl Black
Angling for a good timeLast year’s Family Fishing weekend got lots of fi rst time fi shers trying their hand at cast-ing and their luck hooking the big one. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERYL BLACK
Bird platform prevents shock to system
When a twig the osprey brought to built its nest blew the transformer beneath it, it was the last straw.
Hydro workers had placed a peaked roof over the power pole to keep the birds from construct-ing their home in the high-voltage spot. But the os-prey had been obstinate, manoeuvring around the pitched plastic, determined to make a home for its family in the pole yard.
When Hydro took a look at the power line, they saw their feathered friend had narrowly escaped
with its skin intact. The transformer had been badly melted and power had been knocked out by a stray stick landing in the wrong spot.
Before there was a nest – or a nest fi re and fried bird – workers were out erecting another pole right next to the high-power line. This one had a conve-nient platform without a peaked roof or a deadly transformer they hoped the bird would decide made a better nesting spot.
Even before the machinery had cleared out, the osprey couple had decided to make their move, and started depositing stick to their new pad, recently donated by BC Hydro.
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
Hydro put up platforms for endangered Ospreys to build their nests on, rather than the far more dangerous transform-ers they sometimes choose. RIGHT PHOTO COURTESY OF VIC BIDNYK
Prepping for the new Osprey home takes a matter of minutes, then the machines and men were up and running. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
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Help on hand
Nakusp Mixed Slo-PitchStandings as of May 31st, 2012:In The Parkers 12
Brew Jays 6
Burton Barley’s 6
Hammered 5
Misfi ts 5
Marauders 2
This photo is rumoured to be of Captain Morgann Black, surely a cousin or maybe even a twin of Tom Zeleznik, representing his team the Misfi ts in the Nakusp Mixed Slo-Pitch League. PHOTO AND INFO COURTESY OF TERESA ZANIER
Slo-pitch league teams all-weather players
It seems many Nakuspians will have to travel a little further out of town for their summer 2012 music festival experience.
For the past several years, the Nakusp Music Fest was a popular summer retreat into the Kootenays, but organizers pulled the plug earlier this year, citing fi nancial diffi culties.
Although rumour has pronounced it dead, organizers say the Revelstoke Music Festival may be back this year, including some new faces getting involved. Howev-er, organizer John Bragg says the weekend festival is “up in the air” at this point. Some upcoming meetings will sort out if it goes ahead, likely much later in the season than the late-June 2011 affair that featured the Sheepdogs.
So, to help you with your summer festi-val planning, here’s info on Kootenay (and beyond) music festivals on offer this sum-mer season.
Kaslo Jazz Etc. FestivalThis intimate, world-class, family-
friendly festival has been host to big names and newly discovered gems of the enter-tainment business since 1991.
Jazz may be in the festival’s name but it doesn’t end there.
Many acts who have performed on the fl oating stage included blues, funk, soul, world, Latin and jazz bands.
This year the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Fest will host talent like Bessie and the Back Eddies, Hornography and the Laura Landsberg Band. The Taj Mahal will also launch the weekend on Friday, August 3.
The venue’s unique location provides festival patrons with natural amphitheatre surrounded by pristine wilderness to enjoy while watching the performances on the fl oating stage nestled on the shoreline of Kootenay Lake.
Great music and an intimate beautiful setting is the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival.
The event runs from August 3–5.In 2007, USA Today said, “Big moun-
tains, small village, fl oating stage... the vibe of Kaslo is intimately amazing ... with pristine wilderness as a backdrop, the mu-sicians are perched on the edge of Koote-nay Lake while onlookers swim around the stage, dance in the sand or recline on blan-kets laid in a natural, green amphitheatre.”
For more information on the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival and the full line-up visit their website at kaslojazzfest.com
Shambhala Music FestivalShambhala Music Festival began in the
summer of 1998 when approximately 500 people gathered at the Salmo River Ranch.
Over the years, the festival grew organi-cally by word of mouth – friends bringing friends to create a community built upon Shambhalove.
In 2010, for the fi rst time, they reached
their 10,000 guest capacity. In 2011 the festival saw its fi rst sell-out in advance of gates opening. Online tickets for Shamb-hala 2012 sold out in just 17 days, in No-vember 2011.
Shambhala is a family-owned business. Farm owners Rick and Sue Bundschuh’s three children produce the festival. Jimmy, the youngest, is the executive producer.
Anna, the middle child, and Corrine, the eldest, are the producers.
Shambhala is held annually in early August, and this year runs from August 8–13. The event boasts six uniquely themed stages, each managed by their own stage director.
Summer is (still) festival time in this part of the worldBlack Press
Barney Bentall will be making an appearance at Whatshan this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF BARNEYBENTALL.COM
See story page 12
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FAUQUIER/NAKUSPNOTICE OF POWER INTERRUPTION
Time: 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. When: June 7
We will be making electrical system improvements in the Nakusp/Fauquier area on June 7th. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately 2 hours, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. The area affected is from S.E. 3rd Street and Hwy 6 South to the intersection of Stewart Road and Hwy 6 and all side roads.
To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, please unplug all electronics, such as TVs, PVRs, DVD players and computers. Please also turn off all lights, electric heaters and major appliances, such as your clothes or dishwasher, dryer or oven. (Your fridge and freezer will keep food cold during the outage, provided you keep the doors closed.)
For the first hour after the power comes back on, please plug in or turn on only what you really need. This will help ensure the electrical system does not get overloaded.
We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore your power as soon as we can. Prepare for outages and stay informed by visiting bchydro.com/outages or bchydro.com/mobile from your handheld device. Please call 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766) if you experience any electrical difficulties or for more information.
Peacock Collective growing in number and variety
Collective. It’s an interesting
word. As a noun it’s often described
as a cooperative enterprise, a group
of people working together to
achieve a common goal.
Alexadra Krajewski’s Peacock
Collective has recently become a
collective in this sense now that she
is working with her friend Chantelle
Carter who came on board May 4.
Before Carter was part of the
Collective, Krajewski had been
busy on her own getting the busi-
ness on its feet.
The Peacock Collective arose out
of Krajewski’s determination to live
and work back in the beloved Koo-
tenays where she had come from af-
ter spending some time in the busier
Okanagan valley.
“I knew the Okanagan wasn’t go-
ing to be my home,” said the mother
of three boys who was working in
the mental health fi eld during her
time there.
It’s easy to fall into the beautiful,
quiet Kootenay valleys, but it can be
much harder to fi nd enough work to
pay the bills and stay here. But Kra-
jewski was determined.
Always having been a handy
person, she decided to take the car-
pentry foundation program through
Selkirk College and round out the
skills she already had.
The next step was taking advan-
tage of the Community Futures self-
employment program, which Kra-
jewski feels very grateful for. It was
in that program that the Peacock
Collective took shape in the form of
a solid business plan.
Krajewski’s enthusiasm and en-
ergy are abundant and obvious, but
she did run into naysayers at the
beginning. Fortunately, they didn’t
deter her.
“I’m glad I didn’t listen to any-
body,” she laughed. Seeing the Col-
lective as her way to stay in the part
of the world she loved, she began
Founder Alexandra Krajewski and Chantelle Carter are the many faces of the Peacock Collective. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
“A LOT OF IT IS ATTITUDE,” CONFIRMED KRAJEWSKI, “AND NOBODY CAN TAKE THAT FROM YOU.”
running her company as an envi-
ronmentally-conscious cleaning
service.
To her surprise as well as that
of the naysayers, business took off
virtually right away, and Krajewski
soon found she was branching out
and offering more services.
“People sometimes need an extra
hand,” she said, and she now fi nds
herself “decluttering” space as well
as gardening and cleaning houses.
Entering people’s living spaces
requires trust and sensitivity, and
confi dentiality is extremely impor-
tant to the Peacock Collective.
“Some people are really self-
conscious to have someone in their
personal space. We’re just there to
focus on getting the job done,” said
Krajewski, who has earned the trust
of many by respecting privacy and
maintaining confi dentiality.
Carter and Krajewski’s radiant
positivity also has an effect too.
“A friendly smile goes a long
way,” Krajewski said, noting that
having a positive attitude can
brighten someone else’s day.
Not only are the houses gleam-
ing, but it sounds like their owners
are beaming by the end of a Pea-
cock Collective visit.
One of the newer offshoots to
the Collective is sign making, and
Krajewski has already fabricated
signage for the Paddy Shack and
Studio In Balance.
And the requests just keep com-
ing in. This year, her creativity in-
cludes mandala painting, something
she is incorporating into some of
the new signs.
It’s tough to have a collective
with one person, but Krajewski’s
defi nition came from just this kind
of range of skills and projects.
It was the variety of jobs and
projects that led her to dub her en-
terprise a collective; as part of a
team of two, she will be able to ex-
plore the multiple person meaning
of the word, an exciting prospect
for both of them.
“Chantal brings new passion,
supporting, collaborating and aug-
menting,” said Krajewski.
It’s that level of enthusiasm that
has made the Peacock Collective a
viable and growing business in Na-
kusp.
“A lot of it is attitude,” con-
fi rmed Krajewski, “and nobody can
take that from you.”
Arrow Lakes News ■ Wednesday, June 6, 2012 ■ 11N E W Swww.arrowlakesnews.com
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YOU ARE INVITED: BC HYDRO OPERATIONS UPDATE MEETING
When: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Location: Nakusp Senior Citizens’ Hall
210 – 8th Avenue Northwest, Nakusp
BC Hydro will host an operations update meeting to provide information regarding:
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
250 365 4565 or [email protected]
TUESDAY, JUNE 122ND ANNUAL SCHOOL’S OUT RECITAL The kids pull out all the stops
and sing their hearts out! Savage School
of Music kids will perform for the delight
of family and friends from 6:30 to 8:00
p.m. at Saddleback Community Church.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13ANNUAL STRAWBERRY SHORT-CAKE SALE Delicious and nutritious,
and going fast. On sale starting at noon
at the United Church in Nakusp.
BC HYDRO OPERATION UPDATE PUBLIC MEETING At this meeting,
BC Hydro representatives will provide
information regarding BC Hydro’s Co-
lumbia Operations including Arrow Lakes
Reservoir, Columbia River Water Use Plan
programs and projects, and other local
BC Hydro activities. From 6 to 8 p.m. at
Nakusp Senior Citizens Hall
SATURDAY, JUNE 16 & SUN-DAY, JUNE 17FAMILY FISHING WEEKEND Try your hand at angling for free this
weekend, and enter the derby in Nakusp.
Contact Cheryl Black for more details.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22EVENING BAT PRESENTATION IN FAUQUIER The Land Conservancy
of BC and the Kootenay Community Bat
Project will be returning to the Fauquier
Community Hall for an evening presenta-
tion on bats. Mark your calendars for an
educational evening adventure from 8-10
p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22 - SUNDAY, JUNE 24BURTON BEACH DAZE Just like
the slogan says: You can’t beat fun for
a good time. Events start on Friday with
a horseshoe tourney and it goes on all
weekend with bingo and beer, a parade
and more.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23NAKUSP LEGION OPEN HOUSESee what the Legion is all about at this
free afternoon BBQ.
CRIB TOURNAMENT Skunk or be
skunked at the Cut-Rite/BACA crib tour-
nament. Each player will get fi ve games
and the winner will be the one with the
most points. One point for a win, two
points for a skunk and four points for a
double-skunk.
CANOE AND KAYAK SAFETY Learn
the difference between the stern and the
bow and more from qualifi ed instructors
in this course provided by the Nakusp
Paddling Club. Starts 9 a.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 24VOYAGEUR CANOE PADDLING Learn how to paddle well with others!
Contact the Nakusp Paddling Club for
more details.
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Volunteers very appreciated in Nakusp
The well-attended annual Volun-
teer Appreciation Tea set to honour
the many caring and devoted men
and women who give freely of their
time and talent benefi tting residents
of Nakusp’s community care fa-
cilities Halcyon House and Minto
House took place recently at Hal-
cyon.
Heartfelt messages of thanks and
appreciation were delivered to all
those in attendance, on behalf of
the Village Council and people of
Nakusp by Mayor Karen Hamling,
Halcyon House operations manager
Karolina Moskal (by proxy) and
also Arrow and Slocan Lakes Com-
munity Services Society’s board
chair Kathy Bone.
Each emphasized the importance
of the role played by volunteers,
who do much to enhance continuing
high quality programs and services
made available to senior residents
through these valuable supported
community living organizations.
These resources have to a sig-
nifi cant extent since their original
formation been made possible and
partially maintained through the
countless efforts of their volunteer
supporters.
Marilyn Boxwell
Many groups around the re-
gion will split $1.2 million in
Columbia Basin Trust commu-
nity initiative funding following
fi nal approval by the Regional
District of Central Kootenay last
week. But others will receive an
apology instead.
The board acknowledged the
rules weren’t applied uniformly
this year and certain groups re-
ceived money while others in
similar circumstances were told
they were ineligible and with-
drew their applications or didn’t
submit them.
“This is certainly a dilemma,”
said chair John Kettle, adding he
believed the only way to handle
things was to approve the grants
as presented. “We have negated
some [applications] we’re going
to have to apologize for. It’s un-
fortunate.”
Causing confusion is whether
services funded through tax dol-
lars are eligible for Trust grants
— generally they aren’t, but there
are exceptions or ways around it.
For example, RDCK fi re de-
partments aren’t supposed to
receive funds, but affi liated fi re
protection societies have been
awarded money to buy equip-
ment for them.
“Unfortunately we excluded
some applications because of
the rules we received, which we
thought was proper protocol,”
said vice-chair and Slocan di-
rector Hillary Elliott. She knew
of at least two projects from her
village that might have received
funding had they been provided
with different information at the
outset.
Nelson mayor John Dooley
said he was less concerned about
whether a project received tax
dollars than whether it had broad
community benefi t.
“We need a fair strategy,” he
said. “We are dealing with guide-
lines dictated by Columbia Basin
Trust and should have a clear
idea where the fl aws are.”
Kettle said next year they’ll
ask for a template in writing.
By Greg NesteroffBlack Press
RDCK apologizes for ‘inconsistent’ funding
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FUN
PAGE 3
Minor Hockey night in Nakusp a major event
Somewhere around 180 hockey play-
ers and their fa
mily and friends had packed
themselves around banquet tables in
prepa-
ration for the Nakusp Minor Hockey Awards
Night Tuesday, May 1.
After another table was se
t up to accom-
modate all the folks who had showed up,
and the long line for fr
ee beverages had di-
minished, Rusty Reimer took up the mic and
kicked off the congratulations.
Right off the top, Ryan Struck was award-
ed Coach of the Year fo
r all of Nakusp Minor
Hockey, a well-deserved award. Struck, th
e
only coach without kids enrolled in Minor
Hockey, led the Midgets to a banner win and
third place in the province for their T
ier.
Dugan McInnes was up next as Junior
Referee of the Year, and Cam Leitch, not in
attendance that night, was awarded Senior
Ref.
The Scrimmage League, a new and wel-
come addition last y
ear, was a great oppor-
tunity for kids to get so
me time learning the
basics of hockey before they started on one
of the Minor Hockey teams, and six kids
who took part received certifi cates at the
awards night.
Both the Junior and Senior Novices w
ere
recognized by their coaches and the attend-
Monashee cut block remnants destined for burn piles?
If you’ve travelled along Highway 6 be-
tween Edgewood and Cherryville recently, you
have probably seen a sizeable patch of trees cut
down next to the road. Bundles of slender tre
es
litter th
e blocks in what lo
ok like giant burn
piles. And that’s w
hat they are, at the moment.
So why are the trees being cut down, and
what’s happening with the ones th
at are too
small to be milled?
When I asked Murray Wilson, Tolko’s
Woodlands Manager fo
r Okanagan Forestry, if
the trees had been cut down because they were
infested with the infernal pine beetle ripping
its way through western forests, he said not
exactly.
“The levels o
f attack were pretty low com-
pared to other areas,” he said, but the beetle’s
advance was a motivator for harvesting the
blocks. Most o
f the tre
es in the sta
nds were
lodgepole pine, which are a priority for har-
vesting because of the outbreak.
Although the Kootenays have more diverse
forests, the rust-re
d of infected trees can be
seen on mountainsides here too. The invading
insects fl y during the month of Ju
ly, and by the
next year, any trees ta
ken over by the beetles
are dead, Wilso
n told me.
“Once you see trees turn red,” said Wilso
n,
“the beetles have already left the trees.” Infest-
ed trees are still deceptively green, and can be
harvested at a higher value than “red attack”
trees, he added. The fi nal phase, “grey attack,”
are trees destroyed by the beetle that have lost
all their dead, red needles.
By harvesting stands which are predomi-
nantly lodgepole pine and either beetle-free
or in the initial sta
ges of an attack, the tre
es
not only fetch a better price, but cutting them
down can also minimize pine needle spread,
said Wilson.
By Claire Paradis
Arrow Lakes News
The Nakusp Midgets had a stellar year both on and off the ice. Not only did
they bring home the banner, they earned third in the province, and even
more than that, they practised values lik
e respect that will serve them for the
rest of their lives. W
ay to go, guys.
CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
ees that night. T
he two cute bunches w
ere
coached by Wayne Abbott this y
ear.
The PeeWee House team, a tight-knit
group who achieved high this year, were
given their awards by Head Coach Ken
Nishida.
“This team had 34 wins, n
o losses, and
one tie for th
e whole season,” Crystal Vol-
ansky told the Arrow Lakes News. “
The fi rst
game they played was a league game that
they tied and then they won every game af-
ter that.” The team won the West K
ootenay
Minor Hockey League Banner at the Playoff
here in Nakusp, and then they went on to win
tournaments in Nelson, Sicamous and Bea-
ver Valley.
Nishida introduced each of the players
with a short, insightful recap which gave
each of the players their due. Best A
ll Around
Player went to high-scorer Ryan MacDonald
and Kobe Nishida took home Most Defen-
sive Player. Brody Herridge, who let very
few pucks past him, was G
oalie of the Year.
Reese McCrory was given Most Sportsm
an-
like, and Eric Vieira garnered honourable
mention, while Raven Atherton and Hailey
Herridge were awarded Most D
edicated. Ja-
cob LaPlante, who said he scored 86 goals
this season, was named for three separate
awards: Most Improved, High Scorer and
Playmaker.
The PeeWees had become a real team;
all the players c
heered on and congratulated
each other with high-fi ves or knuckle punch-
es. Each PeeWee House player also received
a mini-banner from Manager M
el Herrid
ge
in commemoration of their w
in.
By the time Bantams Coach Barry Streliev
got up to the mic, nearly half the room had
emptied out, leaving before all the honou-
rees had had their time on sta
ge.
The Bantams had faced a tough season,
with seven players having to travel from
Kaslo in order to be part o
f the team. W
hat
it meant was a lot of practisin
g hockey skills
rather than building as a team. Best G
oalie
was awarded to Dugan McInnes, Best All
Around went to Ashlee Herrid
ge and David
Faucher, while Kira Streliev took the Play-
maker award. Austin MacDonald and Jordan
Deakoff were both awarded Most D
efensive
Player, and Hannah Enns was M
ost Sports-
manlike. Most d
edicated went to Cole Ben-
dis and Most Im
proved to Arturs Vilks.
For the fi n
ale, Midget R
ep Head Coach
and Minor Hockey Coach of th
e Year Ryan
Struck told the room about his experience
with the Midgets over th
e last season. Unfor-
tunately, over half the audience had already
By Claire Paradis
Arrow Lakes News
See story page 6
Ryan Struck, who was award Coach
of the Year, gave an inspiring speech
on the rewards of striving to become
a better person. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
PINE TO BE BURNED UNLESS OTHER PLANS ARE MADE, SAYS TOLKO REP
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A grizzly tale of death
Both grizzlies and sheep populations took a hit in Edgewood last week. PHOTO COURTESY OF WAYNE MCCRORYY
Three grizzlies were destroyed in Edgewood recently af-
ter killing sheep from a local fl ock. During the night April
28, the fi rst of the bears got into the sheep’s pen and killed
one of the domesticated animals. After fi nding the sheep’s
body the next morning, the fl ock owner called the Minis-
try of Environment to report it. Conservation Offi cers came
down that day and set leg hold snares, catching the grizzly
the next night.
Because the bear had preyed on livestock, the COs had no
choice but to destroy it, said Sergeant Arnold DeBoon, who
said the grizzly would have been likely to come back and
start killing livestock again even if it were relocated.
“They remember a good meal,” said DeBoon, “It’s a good
food opportunity for them.”
DeBoon said the bears, coming down to the valley bot-
tom now that they were out of hibernation, were originally
attracted to the area by a dead cow that had been dumped
there. It was curiosity as much as the scent of the fl ock that
tempted the grizzlies into their pen, he said. Once there, the
bears realized they’d found a meal.
Domesticated animals are easy to kill, which make them
prime targets, especially in the spring when the bears are
coming out of hibernation and looking for food, said De-
Boon. Unfortunately, livestock are like a bag of chips to the
bears: it’s hard to eat just one, confi rmed the CO.
And unfortunately for the sheep, it wasn’t the end of the
bears, either.
The next morning, another sheep was found killed and
another snare was set and another bear was shot. The bodies
continued to pile up when a third bear who had killed yet
another sheep was destroyed as well.
Within four or fi ve nights, both grizzly and sheep popula-
tions in the Edgewood area had suffered sobering losses.
After the third incident, the COs called in Gillian Sanders
from the North Kootenay Lake Bear Smart Program to help
the hapless shepherd set up electric fencing.
Ferry maintenance leads to delays
If you’ve travelled over the stretch of
Upper Arrow Lake between Nakusp and
Revelstoke recently, you may have been
confronted by a ferry wait or two. And if
you’ve been leaving from the shores of
Shelter Bay, the reason is clear: the large
Galena Bay Ferry has been pulled off
duty and the smaller Shelter Bay Ferry
has been working hard in its place.
Off to the side in Shelter Bay, the
“Galena Bay” is getting her old electri-
cal system replaced with newer solid-
state technology.
“It was getting hard to fi nd parts,”
said Western Pacifi c Marine’s Tom War-
ner about the ferry’s old electrical sys-
tem.
The company is also taking advan-
tage of the pre-peak season time to re-
surface the concrete slabs on the Shelter
Bay side of the ferry route and get rid of
a lot of the holes, Warner said.
Big trucks may be in for a long wait
if they choose to cross with the ferry.
One driver on Tuesday, May 8 was fac-
ing a four-hour wait time to get his truck
across the water. Western Pacifi c Marine
has cautioned trucking companies about
the delay and has been suggesting they
divert around via another route if pos-
sible.
To compensate, the Shelter Bay is
running 24 hours a day until the Galena
Bay is back in service, which is sched-
uled to be May 15, said Warner, plenty
of time before the rush of May long
weekend traffi c.
With the Galena Bay ferry out of commission, large trucks have had longer than usual ferry waits for the past week. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
During the same few days, a report
of another grizzly that had been seen
near an ostrich farm came in. That ani-
mal hadn’t killed any livestock, so it
was safely captured and relocated far
away from any farms.
“People are critical of us when we
have to destroy a bear,” said DeBoon,
who made it clear shooting bears is one
of the last things any Conservation Of-
fi cer wants to do. “It really disappoints
us when we have to destroy a bear,” he
said.
Bear Biologist with the Valhalla
Wildlife Society Wayne McCrory
agreed it was a tragedy, one that may
have been avoided. McCrory would
like to see improvements in livestock
enclosures in these areas.
McCrory is encouraging people
down the lake around Edgewood to
start a Bear Smart program of their
own. Bear Smart has already seen one
coordinator help put up over a dozen
electric fences in Slocan to help keep
bears and livestock out of trouble, he
said.
Sergeant DeBoon also stressed the
need for people to remove attractants
and be vigilant. He reminds people if
they see a grizzly to get in contact with
the Conservation Offi cer Service so
they can get to the animal before any-
thing happens.
And what happened to the dimin-
ished fl ock of sheep from Edgewood?
“There were still tracks and signs
of other bears,” said DeBoon, so the
decision was made to move the fl ock
over the water to Fauquier where there
hadn’t been any sightings of grizzlies.
But the unlucky fl ock wasn’t made
safe from all predators, and yet another
sheep was lost to a roaming cougar.
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STURGEONLOVE PAGE 7
zzly tale of death
es and sheep populations took a hit in ast week. PHOTO COURTESY OF WAYNE MCCRORYY
zlies were destroyed in Edgewood recently af-
ep from a local fl ock. During the night Aprilfl
f the bears got into the sheep’s pen and killed
mesticated animals. After fi nding the sheep’sfi
morning, the flock owner called the Minis-fl
ment to report it. Conservation Officers came fi
y and set leg hold snares, catching the grizzly
e bear had preyed on livestock, the COs had no
destroy it, said Sergeant Arnold DeBoon, who
ly would have been likely to come back and
vestock again even if it were relocated.
ember a good meal,” said DeBoon, “It’s a good
ity for them.”
id the bears, coming down to the valley bot-
they were out of hibernation, were originally
e area by a dead cow that had been dumped
uriosity as much as the scent of the flock that fl
rizzlies into their pen, he said. Once there, the
they’d found a meal.
ted animals are easy to kill, which make them
especially in the spring when the bears are
f hibernation and looking for food, said De-
unately, livestock are like a bag of chips to the
d to eat just one, confirmed the CO. fi
unately for the sheep, it wasn’t the end of the
morning, another sheep was found killed and
was set and another bear was shot. The bodies
pile up when a third bear who had killed yet
was destroyed as well.
r or five nights, both grizzly and sheep popula-fi
dgewood area had suffered sobering losses.
hird incident, the COs called in Gillian Sanders
h Kootenay Lake Bear Smart Program to help
epherd set up electric fencing.
Ferry maintenance leads to delays
If you’ve travelled over the stretch of
Upper Arrow Lake between Nakusp and
Revelstoke recently, you may have been
confronted by a ferry wait or two. And if
you’ve been leaving from the shores of
Shelter Bay, the reason is clear: the large
Galena Bay Ferry has been pulled off
duty and the smaller Shelter Bay Ferry
has been working hard in its place.
Off to the side in Shelter Bay, the
“Galena Bay” is getting her old electri-
cal system replaced with newer solid-
state technology.
“It was getting hard to find parts,”fi
said Western Pacific Marine’s Tom War-fi
ner about the ferry’s old electrical sys-
tem.
The company is also taking advan-
tage of the pre-peak season time to re-
surface the concrete slabs on the Shelter
Bay side of the ferry route and get rid of
a lot of the holes, Warner said.
Big trucks may be in for a long wait
if they choose to cross with the ferry.
One driver on Tuesday, May 8 was fac-
ing a four-hour wait time to get his truck
across the water. Western Pacific Marine fi
has cautioned trucking companies about
the delay and has been suggesting they
divert around via another route if pos-
sible.
To compensate, the Shelter Bay is
running 24 hours a day until the Galena
Bay is back in service, which is sched-
uled to be May 15, said Warner, plenty
of time before the rush of May long
weekend traffic.fi
With the Galena Bay ferry out of commission, large trucks have had longer than usual ferry waits for the past week. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
is
During the same few days, a report
of another grizzly that had been seen
near an ostrich farm came in. That ani-
mal hadn’t killed any livestock, so it
was safely captured and relocated far
away from any farms.
“People are critical of us when we
have to destroy a bear,” said DeBoon,
who made it clear shooting bears is one
of the last things any Conservation Of-
fi cer wants to do. “It really disappointsfi
us when we have to destroy a bear,” he
said.
Bear Biologist with the Valhalla
Wildlife Society Wayne McCrory
agreed it was a tragedy, one that may
have been avoided. McCrory would
like to see improvements in livestock
enclosures in these areas.
McCrory is encouraging people
down the lake around Edgewood to
start a Bear Smart program of their
own. Bear Smart has already seen one
coordinator help put up over a dozen
electric fences in Slocan to help keep
bears and livestock out of trouble, he
said.
Sergeant DeBoon also stressed the
need for people to remove attractants
and be vigilant. He reminds people if
they see a grizzly to get in contact with
the Conservation Officer Service so fi
they can get to the animal before any-
thing happens.
And what happened to the dimin-
ished fl ock of sheep from Edgewood?fl
“There were still tracks and signs
of other bears,” said DeBoon, so the
decision was made to move the flock fl
over the water to Fauquier where there
hadn’t been any sightings of grizzlies.
But the unlucky flock wasn’t made fl
safe from all predators, and yet another
sheep was lost to a roaming cougar.
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SENIOR’SFAIRPAGE 11
Selkirk College seeks community input
Looking for fresh input, Selkirk College
held an open forum for the community to
share its ideas about how the college could
better serve its communities. Called a ‘stra-
tegic planning session’ it asked community
members to come forward with their ideas on
the direction they’d like to see education take
in the Kootenays. Chairing the forum was Selkirk College
president Angus Graeme. He asked “how can
we [Selkirk College] stay relevant in a rapidly
changing environment?” A packed house had
no shortage of ideas. Twenty-six people from
a wide variety of community groups engaged
in a spirited discussion for almost two hours.
Many of the key themes to emerge focused
on access to a wider range of education at the
local level. These included utilizing digital
technology to make more courses available
locally, reducing the need for travel without
sacrifi cing course connectivity. Another idea
was taking advantage of the existing infra-
structure and creating more locally available
educational training such as Lab Technician,
Licensed Practical Nurse, and Early Child-
hood Education training.
Creating a more seamless transition be-
tween the high school and post-secondary
education systems was another point of em-
phasis. The community felt more could be
done, and Graeme agreed, saying “we’d like
to see more of a K-16 system.” It’s currently
a complex and expensive process for high
school students to access the college curricu-
lum but changes could be made. Better com-
munication could benefi t both the college and
students. The success of many integrated trades pro-
grams also led to calls for more, especially in
the areas of welding and construction. It was
also suggested that a more broadly-based
course would be benefi cial and refl ect the
reality that in small communities people of-
ten work multiple jobs requiring a variety of
skills to make it through the year.
From an economic development and sus-
tainability standpoint, increasing the avail-
ability and focus on agricultural-based train-
ing was a priority. The rise in ‘educational
tourism’ has also created some economic
possibilities for communities like Nakusp to
provide courses and seminars for destination
learning.Graeme acknowledged many of the things
being said in Nakusp were echoed in the other
communities. This was the fi nal stop on a se-
ries of 6 open houses and the conclusion to a
long consultation process. Over the next few
months, Selkirk will compile all the informa-
tion and later this year release a summary of
their new plan and strategic direction to the
communities. While this forum is now closed
if you feel you’d like to contribute your ideas
you can always contact Selkirk College di-
rectly.
By Lee OrrSpecial to the Arrow Lakes News
Selkirk College president Angus Graeme addresses community members at
the Nakusp extension of the college.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LEE ORR
The Columbia River Treaty information
sessions return to Nakusp June 5 at the Are-
na Auditorium. This time, the sessions are
part of the provincial consultation, and will
also aim to address some of the questions
brought up during the last tour.
“In general, Basin residents said they want
more information on several topics, includ-
ing: the benefi ts and negative impacts of the
current CRT; issues related to compensation;
the feasibility of bringing salmon back to the
upper Columbia River; climate change and
how it may infl uence the CRT in the future;
and scenarios for the future of the CRT,” said
a press release from the CBT, which is sup-
porting the information sessions, “They also
want to learn more about how the current
CRT operates, including fl ood control and
downstream power benefi ts, as well as roles
and responsibilities of key players, including
the federal and provincial governments.”
Once again there will be an open house
beginning in the afternoon, and free dinner
in the evening before the consultation begins
at 7 p.m.
Contributed
CRT consultation coming to Nakusp
JUNIOR FUNJUNIOR FUN
PAGE 8
The driver of a truck hauling two chip
trailers that sped off Highway 6 and into
the trees near Burton on Friday, May 18
had open liquor in his vehicle, say Nakusp
RCMP. Luckily, the driver – the only person in
the truck –was the only person injured by the
crash. He sustained only a few minor inju-
ries, unlike the truck which was completely
demolished.
Nakusp RCMP offi cer Corporal Fehler
said witnesses reported that the chip truck
was travelling very fast before it careened
off the road and into the forest.
After a breath test of the driver indicated
alcohol consumption, he was given a 24-hour
roadside prohibition, along with a violation
ticket for Failing to Keep Right.
At the moment, investigators are looking
into the driver’s log books and will continue
to investigate the accident. It’s expected that
more charges will be laid.
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News
The driver of the truck survived the crash, unlike his truck. PHOTO COURTESY OF NAKUSP RCMP
Chip truck crash near Burton
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This year the festival will host Pretty Lights, Chali 2na, Delhi 2 Dublin, the Leisure Gang, Funkanomics, Adham Shaikh, Gisto and Yan Zombie.
To see a full line-up for all the stages and more on the history and people behind the festival visit their website shambhalamusicfestival.com.
Whatshan Lake Music & Family FestivalJust across the Arrow Lake on the Needles ferry is
the much warmer Whatshan Lake, home to the What-shan Lake Retreat and the Whatshan Music & Family Festival, held on July 6–8 this year.
This festival is known for its family atmosphere and, of course, its exceptional custom-designed outdoor sound stage. The permanent stage features prominently amongst the several cabins and buildings at the retreat.
This year’s headliner is Juno award winner Barney Bentall. The Kimberlites will keep the outdoor venue abuzz, combining strong vocal harmonies and unique instrumentation into a party driving mix of rocking Celtic-Cajun-Zydeco.
The festival also features blues and roots musician Darren Johnson, Victoria, B.C.-base alternative foot-stomping folk artists Good For Grapes, Trail, B.C. bluegrass, country and blues artist Jason Thomas, elec-tric violinist Henry Small, the Fire Valley Band, Rough Pearl, Allan “Dr. Electric” Markin and more.
Visit www.whatshanmusicfestival.com.Wapiti Music FestivalFernie’s Wapiti Music Festival is back on the scene
for their second year, promising a line-up of Canadian talent that could top last year.
For their fi rst year Wapiti featured acts like Fernie’s Shred Kelly, Elliott Brood, Said The Whale, Library Voices and Yukon Blond.
This year The Boom Booms, The British Colum-bians, Cuff the Duke, The Zolas, The Belle Game and Michael Rault are among those onstage.
The 2012 Wapiti Music Festival kicked off ticket sales with an unprec-edented sell out of early bird tickets in just one day. Advance tickets are now on sale for $45.
Advance tickets are only on sale until August First or while quantities last.
Tickets can be purchased online via www.wapitimusicfestival.com
Stay tuned to their website every month for more exciting band announce-ments.
Wapiti runs August 10 and 11.Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Fes-
tivalThe Salmon Arm Roots and Blues
Festival has been the host to some of the world’s most amazing performers.
From Buddy Guy to Feist and John-ny Winter, there is no doubt that Salmon Arm is able to draw music lovers to the shores of Shuswap Lake for this great showcase of talent.
This year from August 17–19, fes-tival goers will be able to see acts like Serena Ryder, Cuff the Duke, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, Alex Cuba, The Trews, and Shred Kelly.
Now in its 20th year, the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival is the largest and most diverse festival in the Interior of British Columbia and has gained a solid reputation for its top quality pre-sentations and organization.
The festival began in 1992 as a small indoor festival, a result of the Shuswap Coffee House movement of the 1970s and ‘80s, which in 1991 had re-invented itself as the not-for-profi t Salmon Arm Folk Music Society.
For more information on the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival and their full line up visit www.rootsandblues.ca
Sync Music FestivalBack for its second year, Sync Festi-
val is located 39 kilometres from Golden in the Columbia Valley.
Sync showcases some of the best names in dance culture and electronic dance music.
This summer at the Beaverfoot Lodge you can see favourites like Mochipet, Yan Zombie, Deeps, Wakcutt, Tommy Largo and more.
Sync runs from June 1–4 and tickets are still available for this unique festival experience.
In addition to music there is hiking, swimming and even two Swedish-style hot rock saunas.
For more on Sync visit their website at www.syncfestival.com
Starbelly Jam Music FestivalOne day 13 years ago, some of Craw-
ford Bay’s culturally creative citizenry were hanging out at Starbelly Beach, twiddling their toes in the water and basking in the sun, wondering what they could do to liven things up and celebrate how wonderful it all was.
It must have been an idea whose time had come, because one thing led to an-other and before anyone realized what was happening, Starbelly Jam Music Festival was born!
Starbelly Jam continues to be put on by a community-minded group of volun-teers, from the tireless core committee to the many other local people who freely give their time and expertise to make this the cultural event of the year for the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
This year the Starbelly Jam Festival includes acts like Ivan Neville’s Dump-
staphunk, Gaudi, The BarrThis festival’s success is all about the
celebration of life though music, friend-ship and having a fun time for all in a safe and secure environment. Not too big and not too small.
Starbelly runs from July 20–22 in Crawford Bay.
For more information on tickets and the full line-up visit the festival website at www.starbellyjam.org
Loki Festival Music FestivalLoki Music Festival is located in the
beautiful lush mountain area of Kaslo.Free camping and stunning scenery
make this the ultimate July long week-end getaway.
The festival runs from July 30 to July 2.
Being Loki’s fi fth year they have decided to do a 100 per cent Canadian line-up on the Canada Day weekend fea-turing headliners Longwalkshortdock, Subvert, Stickybuds, Neon Steve, Mark Instinct, Emotionz and Stylust with live band, Knight Riderz, Glitchy and Scratchy, Bryx vs Wakcutt, and about 30 more artists with a wide array of sounds and musical styles from across Canada, all powered up by a 50,000 watt PK sound system.
The Loki stage invites you and sucks you in with amazing original artwork, stunning visuals, custom dancing plat-forms, state of the art lighting and effects, and dance performances by professional groups from coast to coast.
Sunday afternoon will feature a live hip hop showcase with art and dance exhibits.
Come see why Loki is talked about as one of B.C.’s best new electronic mu-sic festivals. Visit lokifest.com for more.
Tiny Music FestivalMark June 16 on your calendar and
go to Ymir for the Tiny Lights Festival.Tiny Lights highlights everything:
music, visual arts, theatre and more.During the day there will be perfor-
mances, workshops, a market and kids’ activities.
The evening will bring musical expe-riences for a mature crowd.
Ymir is a tiny town and space in the night-time is limited, so plan early to avoid disappointment.
This year’s musical showcase in-cludes Maria in the Shower, the Steve Brockley Band, E.S.L. Hannah Epper-son, James Lamb and more.
Local funnyman Lucas Myers will take the stage as part of the festivities.
There will be art from Marla Thirsk, Julie St. John and Mia Sandner.
Ymir has so much to offer on fes-tival day. You will have access to fi ve historic venues, amazing history tours, workshops for kids and adults and much more.
For more information visit www.ti-nylightsfestival.com
Unity Music FestivalThe Slocan Valley Cultural Alliance
presents Unity Music Festival in Win-law on August 24 and 25.
This year’s line-up features music from Shred Kelly, Sweatshop Union, DJ Trippa T, Shades of Loud, Wolfpack, Lokal Motif and Vortex.
Enjoy the last days of summer at the grounds of Sleep is for Sissies with great music, art and more.
For more information visit www.uni-tymusicfestival.ca
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Mines Act: Notice of Works and Reclamation and
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FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Silverton Transport Limited of Silverton, BC, (Box 70 VOG 2BO, ph 250-358-2360), on behalf of the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) and Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), Kootenay Region, for a Licence of Occupation and Notice of Work and Reclamation Program for the purpose of sand and gravel extraction situated on Provincial Crown Land approx. 14 kms northwest of New Denver, BC (within mapsheet 82K013 which parallels the northern limits of DL 8262 KD accessed from Bonanza Creek Road, point of reference: 46512E 5549097N), and containing just under 5 hectares.
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This Week in HistoryThis Week in HistoryThis Week in History features a selection of stories from the Arrow Lakes News archives
The Musicfest, now extinct, will be remembered for many things. The stars, merchan-dise, 50-50, clowns, tents, campers, fi reworks, lasers and the wonderful sandcastles that brought world class art to the shores of our local beach. Maybe it will all return someday. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARROW LAKES HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND CRESCENT BAY CONSTRUCTION
June 9, 1932 - Things seen in Nakusp
Leslie marching down Broadway with his “pa-
pers” (NOT the notarial ones).
James getting a new ice-box for the baby (par-
don! - “baby’s milk”)
George still looking as if he carried the “keys”
of heaven.
Our new post master getting “posted”.
Agnes taking home a little evening’s “light read-
ing,” (the ledgers).
Fred hitting the Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(Lodge) to the tune of “I’ll take you home again
Kathleen.”
June 7, 1962 - VandalismAnother outbreak of disgraceful vandal antics
has hit the area. Several reports have come to the
attention of the editor of abuse of the local cem-
etary. Flowers have been stolen, others have been
switched from one grave to another and still oth-
ers report of the breaking of glass and bottles over
tombstones. Previous reports of stolen lawnmow-
ers, broken beer bottles and rubbish in the cemetary
have roused the ire of many local people over abuse
of the resting place of their loved ones. The cem-
etary is very sacred and should be respected by all
as such.
Other complaints of breaking and entering,
broken windows, and garbage littering have come
from around Nakusp recently, report the RCMP.
Nakusp is a small town and things like these might
go unnoticed in a larger centre, but we must see
that this type of vandalism does not continue. Most
of the “fun” is happening on the weekend. Convic-
tions in the past year for similar type of mischief
has resulted in a number of youths being put on
probation. We are relatively sure that it is not adults
or children who are doing the mischief but rather
young people in their teens and slightly older. It is
not a child who kicks a hole through the radiator
of a heel boom on the MacDonald Creek road. It
is the duty of each and every citizen in the area to
report all forms of vandalism to the authorities, so
that a clamp may be put on this abuse of freedom
of today’s youth.
June 7, 1972 - Hydro wants to drop service obligations
B.C. Hydro feels it has paid for some services it
supplies to the Arrow Lakes villages of Fauquier,
Burton and Edgewood for long enough and wants
to end its obligation. R. W. Eaton of Nakusp asked
the board of the RDCK for permission to refer the
issue to his advisory planning commission, which
will investigate and possibly make a recommenda-
tion. He explained later in an interview that Hydro
relocated the villages about fi ve years ago when the
High Arrow dam project was planned and it was
known that the water level of the lake would rise.
At the time of relocation, Hydro put in water sys-
tems at Burton and Edgewood and sewer and light-
ing systems in Fauquier. It has operated them since.
Hydro now feels its obligation is over. Mr. Eaton
said he thinks Hydro offi cials felt that technically
their obligation was over after the water level had
raised, about 1969. The people in the three villages
are reportedly not very happy with Hydro’s plans to
end its fi nancing of the utilities.
June 9, 1982 - Dickenson mine plans 5 1/2 week shutdown
Dickenson Mines Ltd., Silvana Davidson, in New Denver will shut down
on June 24 when Cominco in Trail stops receiving concentrates. The shutdown
will follow Cominco’s announced summer shutdown schedule. “The Dicken-
son operation will therefore start up again on August 3. There will be some
maintenance done in the concentrator, but most employees will be on holiday
followed by lay off,” said W.W. Cummings, Mine Manager. “Barring further
decreases in the price of silver, lead, zinc, below current low levels, mine and
mill should be back to normal fi ve days a week operation in August,” he said.
“The ability of the operation to continue at current metal prices is due largely
to action taken by the employees,” said Mr. Cummings. “The union members
voted in April to postpone the increase in hourly rates and the cost of living
allowance scheduled for May 1 until the price of silver rises to US $8.50 an
ounce or better.” Mr. Cummings said that the staff then went to work sharing
agreements with a 20 per cent salary cut and UIC benefi ts on the fi fth day.
These measures, he said, combined with layoffs of 20 of the 65 employees and
other cost cutting measures have resulted in a nominal operating profi t even at
US $6 an ounce silver prices. The planned shutdown will affect the 40 staff and
union employees.
June 3, 1992 - Burton and Edgewood dumps to be shut down
Burton, Edgewood, Kaslo, Marblehead, Boswell, Roseberry and Slocan
landfi lls are targeted by the plan because they are environmentally unsound
and ineffi cient. The plan also recommends limited access to landfi lls and pos-
sible imposition of tipping fees as well as reduction and recycling programs to
reduce the total amount of waste going to area landfi lls.
June 6, 2002 - To swim the ColumbiaChristopher Swain, an American activist from Portland Oregon, will swim
the Columbia River from its source near Canal Flats to the mouth near Port-
land. He got into the river on June 4 to begin his 2000 mile swim. He plans to
call attention to some of the threats to water quality in the river as well as some
of the promising solutions.
“I want more people to know the story of the Columbia River as it is today
as opposed to the mythic image that runs through people’s imaginations,” he
said. He will be wearing a wet suit to protect him from the toxins in the river.
This is particularly a worry fro him near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
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Knitting youth and seniors together with skills
Liam Legault, Shannon Heppner, Hailey McLeod and Dianne Zeuch gather together to share skills and good times. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
The sound of needles clacking and
chatting were coming from the base-
ment of the Seniors’ Hall last Satur-
day, June 2.
Stepping into the room, I could see
big skeins of yarn on the table and a
few fl edgling students learning how
to cast on, knit and pearl.
At the table were Shannon Hep-
pner, Liam Legault, Hailey McLeod
and Dianne Zeuch, with their fi ngers
and needles strung with yarn, to dif-
ferent degrees of comfort and famil-
iarity.
The gathering came into being after
Hailey and Liam took part in CBT’s
Youth Action Summit in Kimberley
in May. The two returned home to
Nakusp full of inspiration and ideas,
and decided to organize a skill share
session.
Maybe it was the sunny weather
working against them, I don’t know,
but in the short time I was at the Se-
niors’ Hall, there were only the fi ve
of us.
When I told Liam that men were
the fi rst knitters, he was surprised,
and maybe a bit inspired. In no time
he had cast on his twenty and was
ready to learn how to knit.
While Shannon was busy with
Hailey, I fumbled my way through
casting on my stitches with hands that
felt giant and hopelessly unskilled.
As soon as I had something re-
sembling a base to work on, Dianne
showed me a European method that
seemed to match my natural incli-
nation to hold the yarn with my left
hand. Although I’m no knitter, I do
crochet, and hold the yarn in my left
hand.
After a few minutes, I had the
basic knitting stitch, and slowly and
clumsily knitted away. Time passed
quickly while concentrating so fi erce-
ly, and unfortunately I had to leave
before learning to purl. Next time.
By Claire ParadisArrow Lakes News