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Citizens of Nakusp honoured

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Girls ski team (L-R): Zoe Zinselmeyer, Cheyanne Tourand, Ivy Tourand, Makayla Teindl, Kiley Waterfield and Mikala Lewis-Morrison. The girls were part of the ski and snowboard team from NSS that went to the BC School Sports high school Ski and Snowboard provincials. The event took place over the weekend of Feb. 28, and was held at Fernie’s Alpine Resort.

New funding enables upgrades for Nakusp Child Care SocietyJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes NewsThe Nakusp Child Care Society has been granted funding

for upgrades at the child care centre.Funding for the upgrades are being supported through

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and their social grants program.“Mainly what we’re looking for are programs that have a

social impact, that are really demonstrating that they’re hav-ing a positive impact,” said Wayne Lundeberg, director for the delivery of benefits at CBT.

Lundeberg said the program isn’t restrictive, and is open to a variety of applicants.

“It’s not like we say, ‘This year, we’re going to focus on early

childhood, or affordable housing.’ It is open to a broad range of programs.”

The upgrades are being done to better meet the needs of staff and children and improve energy efficiency.

“We asked for eight sets of new blinds to keep the building more energy efficient, to keep the heat in the winter, and keep it cooler in the summer,” said Robyn Hicks, grant director for the Nakusp Child Care Society. “We also asked for a new computer for the administrator. Her computer is really old and slow.”

Along with upgrades to the indoors, there will also be upgrades to the outdoors.

So far, eight new PlasmaCars have been purchased, along with eight strider bikes.

The PlasmaCar is a plastic ride-on toy car designed for chil-dren. It can be propelled by wiggling the front steering wheel which is attached to two pivoting wheels touching the ground.

Strider bikes are bikes without pedals that help kids learn how to balance and ride a bike.

Upgrades are expected to be completed by June of this year.While the indoor upgrades will be used to help the centre

become more energy efficient, the outdoor upgrades are all for the kids.

“The outdoor play equipment will help with their physical activity,” said Hicks. “The kids go outside every day, no matter what the weather is, so all that stuff will help them with their coordination and physical activity.”

CARVING THE HILL AT PROVINCIALSStory on page 6

As a gesture of appreciation for their generosity, Halcyon House Assisted Living home hosted a lun-cheon for the Arrow Lakes Health Care Auxiliary (ALHCA) on March 1.

It was Halcyon’s way of saying thank you to the ALCHA for their donation to help purchase a new generator for the assisted living home.

“We work hard to ensure the members of our communi-ties through the valley, the West Kootenays, have all the medical things to make their lives more comfortable, and ensure their safety,” said Barbara Abbey, president of the ALHCA.

“This generator for Halcyon House is an insurance that the people that are in Halcyon House will always be comfortable, and not have to fear any loss of power.”

The old generator was in the basement, and was really outdated.

It didn’t always work, and the diesel tank was outside. Once, it leaked into the ground, and a new tank was required.

The new generator is now out-side. It is compact, and there is no fuel tank to go with it.

Robyn Hicks, site manager and LPN at Halcyon House, would like to thank Che Rasso, who is in charge of maintenance at Halcyon House, for

installing the new generator.She said she’s happy Halcyon

House has the new generator.“It helps because of all the strange

weather we have out here,” she said. “The power goes off quite often, and when the power goes off, the automatic generator kicks on, and then the tenants’ emergency call bells work, the fire systems work. It keeps everyone safe here.”

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The Old Fire Hall was the setting as the Nakusp Chamber of Commerce held its annual general meeting on March 2.

About 20 people showed up to the event, which was catered by local chef Deb Guest.

Among the reports pre-sented that night were high-lights from 2015. The big item from the presentation was an update on the West Koot Route.

“The business plan was made, the strategy, the brand, we’ve got all that put out,” said Barbara Ross, a member of the chamber. “In order for it to function at this point, to really build on the West Koot Route, and get the different companies in-volved, and people involved in it, we need to hire a full-time person.”

Elections were held at the AGM. Six people are con-tinuing on the board. They are Peter Welkerling, Susan

Kostuch, Barbara Ross, Shirley Kosiancic, Jennifer Cross, and Joanne Cowan. Two new members were elected to the board, Deb Guest, and Chantelle Carter.

The AGM was also the of-ficial launch of the Imagine Kootenay website.

“It used to be two differ-ent websites, and then they amalgamated,” said Ross. “It’s a site that has not only has job listings, but compa-nies, and what they’re doing. You can look for a job there, you can look for a house to live in, you can look for a business to buy.”

She said the idea is to have one site that people can come to and imagine what it would be like to live here in the Kootenays, and how could it happen.

Ross said she’s very happy about the new website.

“I’m quite excited about this. I think it could be a very good thing for our com-munity.”

February wetter than normalSeveral temperature records fell, while snowfall was only 27 per cent of normalDespite appearances to the contrary, last month was

actually wetter than average — it’s just that most of the precipitation came as rain, not snow.

According to a roundup of weather statistics from the Southeast Fire Centre, warmer temperatures and a predominantly northwesterly, westerly or southwesterly flow originating over the Pacific Ocean caused most of the month’s precipitation to fall as rain.

In all, 58.5 mm of rain fell at the Castlegar airport, more than twice the typical 28.1 mm. The total snowfall was only 27 per cent of normal. The bulk of the month’s snow (six out of seven centimeters) fell during the night of the 3rd as a cool Pacific system pushed eastward over the area. Typical snowfall for February is 25.7 cm.

High pressure remained in control until the 11th, after which a series of frontal systems brought rain each day until the 19th. High pressure regained control until the 25th before a more active pattern brought another round of rain to finish off the month, with a few wet flurries at times.

For the second month in a row, no Arctic air made it into the area. This led to above average temperatures most days (the average temperature was 2.8 degrees above normal).

The highest temperature of the month (14.1 degrees) occurred on the 27th, breaking the daily record set in 1972 while falling just short of the monthly record of 14.3 degrees from 2010. Three other maximum daily temperature records and four maximum mean tempera-

ture records were broken.The lowest temperature of the month was minus-7.7

on the 7th, falling well short of the record low of minus-21.5 set on Feb. 5, 2014.

Halcyon House offers big thanks to local auxiliaryJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes News

British Columbians are urged to help make Lumby Kraft HockeyvilleRICHARD ROLKE

Morning Star StaffThe village and its

bid to upgrade Pat Duke Memorial Arena made the top 10 finalists for Kraft Hockeyville 2016. It is the only B.C. town on the list.

“We need province-wide support,” said Angie Clowry, one of the campaign organizers in Lumby.

“We have help called in from communities across the province.”

The winner will receive an NHL pre-season game

and $100,000 in arena upgrades. Second prize is $100,000 in arena up-grades, while the remain-ing eight arenas each will get $25,000 in arena up-grades.

Voting opens on March 13 at 6 a.m. and closes March 14 at 9 p.m.to de-cide on the two finalists.

When the voting opens, you can cast your ballot at http://khv2016.ca/.

The Village of Lumby is helping spread the word about the two-day voting

session.“We want to get every-

one involved,” said Mayor Kevin Acton.

“I have sent letters to all mayors in BC and we hope they will support small town BC”

If Lumby receives the funds, the goal is to ensure a proper change room at Pat Duke Memorial Arena for female hockey players.

“Their eight-foot-by-10-foot closet area that up to four teams may share at a time is not enough,”

said Clowry.“Creating a space for

our girls who play hockey now and in the future is important as they are a strong and vital part of our teams. And more are signing up to play every year.”

The other top 10 com-munities are St. Laurent, Man., Martensville, Sask., Okotoks, Alta., St. Paul, Alta., Toronto, Ont., Brockville, Ont., Oromocto, N.B., Tatamagouche, N.S. and Saint-Isidore, Que.

Robyn Hicks, site manager and LPN for Halcyon House (left) and Barbara Abbey, president of the Arrow Lakes Health Care Auxiliary (right) hold up a cheque for Halcyon House. The money given is to help replace the generator for the care home, which had fallen into disrepair.

Chamber of Commerce hosts annual general meeting

There were plenty of cloudy and rainy days last month in our area. Jillian Trainor photo

The Royal Canadian Legion was packed as people came out to honour local volunteers Sheila Anderson and Barb Chwachka.

Anderson was awarded the Rotary Club’s Citizen of the Year, and Chwachka received the club’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The head table was set up on the stage, with the award recipients, Dan Nicholson, the night’s master of ceremonies, mayor Karen Hamling, Laurie Page who was representing MLA Katrine Conroy, and local MP Richard Cannings.

At the start of the ceremony, Nicholson asked for-mer Citizen of the Year recipients to stand up. About a dozen did so.

Before the giving of the awards took place, dinner was served — roast beef with mashed potatoes, veggies, and salad. Dessert was a delicious peach turnover with French vanilla ice cream.

Prominent citizens of the community spoke on behalf of Anderson and Chwachka.

“They’re very strong ladies in our community, both pragmatic and both no-nonsense, but both have a tre-mendous sense of humour,” said mayor Karen Hamling.

“I’ve gone into Sheila’s shop on many occasions to get gas for my car, and on her shelf there’s always cookies to sell for one organization or another, there are jams, any raffle ticket that have to be sold is in her place.”

Laurie Page said when she thinks about Anderson, she’s amazed such a big heart can fit inside her small frame.

She thinks Anderson is all about heart, and is kind to everyone, from the animals she supports through donations to BEAKS and PALS, to neighbours and strangers.

“If our community is a fabric, Sheila embodies the thread of caring and compassion that holds it all to-gether, and makes this place a richer place to live.”

Speaking about Chwachka, Page said she’s seen her work first-hand at the Paddling Club, Trail Society, and on the Halcyon redevelopment.

“Barb’s dedication, commitment and resolve have been an inspiration and necessary ingredient for all of

those successes, and she does it so naturally that she probably doesn’t realize how unusual she is,” she said.

“Without her expertise and her drive, I don’t know if we could have convinced Interior Health to renovate Halcyon into an assisted living facility.”

MP Richard Cannings said it’s always heartening to come to events like this, where the hard work volunteers do is recognized.

“It’s volunteers like this that really make communi-ties work, whether it’s tiny communities, or big com-munities, or cities.” he said.

Both women were given a chance to speak on re-ceiving their awards, and both were modest in their remarks.

“I was kind of embarrassed,” said Chwachka. “Your first feeling is ‘I don’t want to be centred out for things’ and then I thought ‘That’s very nice’. It’s a nice feeling.”

Anderson agrees.“I love Nakusp,” she said. “There isn’t anything I

wouldn’t try to do for my community.”Rotary member Kees van der Pol said he’s found

volunteers don’t usually like to be recognized because they do it out of the goodness of their hearts, and it’s up to the community to recognize them.

“It’s great that Nakusp citizens can recognize their own for the volunteer service that they do,” he said. “A community without volunteers is not a community.”

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The Regional District of Central Kootenay will consider third reading and adopti on of Bylaw No. 2431, 2016 at its regular meeti ng scheduled for March 17, 2016 at 9.00am in the Regional District of Central Kootenay Boardroom, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC.

Aff ected Communiti es: Electoral Areas ‘F’, ‘I’, ‘J’ and ‘K’

Purpose of Bylaw No. 2431, 2016: The Regional District of Central Kootenay has proposed a suite of administrati ve text amendments to the Regional District of Central Kootenay Zoning Bylaw No. 1675, 2004 to ensure that it remains current and consistent with more recent bylaws that relate to land use planning. The proposed bylaw amendments are generally housekeeping in nature and are not intended to materially change the intent of Bylaw 1675. These changes include:

• Correcti ons to inconsistent and outdated defi niti ons and terminology, typographical errors, cross-referencing errors, formatti ng errors and references to repealed Legislati on and bylaws; and

• The removal of references specifi c to Electoral Areas ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ from the zoning bylaw, which have their own separate Comprehensive Land Use Bylaws; and

• The additi on of explanatory notes to provide further clarity to residents and businesses on matt ers contained within Bylaw 1675.

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Ulli Mueller smiles with Barb Chwachka after Chwachka receives her Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteer-ing. Chwachka received the award for her drive and dedication to volunteering in the community.

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Sheila Anderson (left) and Barb Chwachka (right) smile after receiving their award for Citizen of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Award, respective-ly. Both women were humbled to receive their award, and were thankful for their nomination.

Recognizing those who give to the communityRotary Club honours Citizen of the Year and Lifetime

Achievement Award recipientJILLIAN TRAINOR

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Veterans Affairs Canada provides details on a variety of benefits and services to those who qualify for entitlement. Note, these may be available to families and caregivers who live in their homes or community facilities. These include the provision of financial assistance for low-income vet-erans and their families, disability benefits, health care, respite care, palliative care and special equipment, where applicable.

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Opinion

In Parliament we take up and debate issues from across the spectrum, from the relatively sim-ple to the most serious of topics. Recently one of the most serious issues in a long time came before us: Physician-Assisted

Dying.On February 6, 2015

the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the Carter case, finding that Canadians who are suf-fering intolerably because of a grievous and irreme-diable medical condition have the right to request medical aid in dying. The Supreme Court gave the government until June 6, 2016 to have a new law governing medical aid in dying in place.

Faced with that deadline, the federal government created the Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying to make recom-mendations on a legis-

lative response to this decision. That com-mittee heard from over 13,000 Canadians, more than 100 organizations, held 11 hearings, called 61 expert witnesses and received more than 100 written briefs from groups across Canada. The committee ren-dered its report at the end of February, mak-ing 21 recommendations to help craft a balanced bill on medical aid in dying. It also proposes 10 safeguards, includ-ing eligibility criteria and procedural checks, to ensure that vulner-able individuals are protected.

Of the report rec-ommendations, those around the importance of informed consent are obviously the most criti-cal in my mind, and if ad-vance directives are given they must be crystal clear. The safeguards include a waiting period and a requirement that two doctors must conclude that the patient meets the requirements of the legislation.

I was happy to see that the report formally calls on the government to implement the NDP’s initiative to create a Pan-Canadian Strategy on Palliative and End-of-Life Care and re-estab-

lishing the secretariat on palliative care. It is im-portant that citizens not be forced to consider as-sisted dying simply be-cause they don’t have ac-cess to proper palliative care or suitable mental health supports.

We now await the gov-ernment’s response to the

report in the form of the new legislation called for by the Supreme Court decision. I urge the gov-ernment to move forward with balance, respect and sensitivity. Above all, the new act must protect the vulnerable in our soci-ety. As the government drafts legislation, they

must continue to engage and communicate with Canadians. With that in mind, I invite everyone to read the report (available online at http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/PDAM) and invite you to share your views with me [email protected]).RICHARD

CANNINGSFrom the Hill

Lemon Creek honours pioneer merchantGREG NESTEROFF

Arrow Lakes NewsOne hundred six-

teenth in a semi-alpha-betical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names

Lemon Creek is a prominent Slocan Valley waterway and commu-nity named for pioneer merchant Robert E. Lemon (1855-1907). That’s despite a sign along the rail trail that claims “Lemon Creek was so named because of the colour of the gold that was extracted from it.”

According to his biography in R.E. Gosnell’s History of British Columbia (1906), Lemon was born in Paris, Kentucky but as a young boy, his fam-ily moved to Wisconsin where he grew up on a farm.

Before arriving in West Kootenay, he had a peripatetic life that saw him teach school in Wisconsin and Colorado, work in a general store in Alabama, and run res-taurants in New Mexico and Arizona.

He went to Puget Sound in 1884 and then came to BC and worked

as a purser on the steam-er Lady Dufferin, which plied the Shuswap River. The following year he opened a general store at Eagle Pass Landing, near Sicamous, and later moved to Rogers Pass Village and then Revelstoke.

In 1888, he ran the first flat boat down the Columbia River to Sproat’s Landing (near Robson) and built an-other store. He was also in business in Nelson, at first in partnership with J. Fred Hume, and later in Rossland, where he was the original owner of the Josie mine, named after his sister.

Lemon was appoint-ed warden of the pro-

vincial jail in Nelson in 1901 and held the posi-tion until just before his death. Oddly, no pho-tos of him are known to exist, although there are historical pictures of his stores at Rogers Pass Village and Rossland, the latter of which is still standing.

The earliest mention of the creek that bears his name is in the Nelson Miner of May 7, 1892: “A bridge over Lemon’s creek has been started and the trail will be completed to the lake within a week or two.”

Presumably the name acknowledged the fact Lemon was among the Nelson merchants who

put up money to build the trail. But there was uncertainty whether it was a creek or a river. The BC government’s public works report for 1892 said: “The bridge over Lemon River is a substantial structure …” Perry’s Mining Map of 1893, however, called it Lemon Creek.

The area was home to a bewildering num-ber of place names, including Summit, Lemonton, Lemon City, Lemon Creek Crossing, Lemon Creek Siding, Del Monte, and Oro — although those names actually applied to just three places. Next week we’ll start sorting them out.

There are no lemons in Lemon Creek. The name comes from Robert E. Lemon, who helped finance construction of a trail that originally terminated at the creek.

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Nakusp racers feast on powder in Fernie bowlsIn the wee hours of

Feb. 28, a whopping 22 racers, four coach-es and four chaper-ones boarded a SD 10 bus and charged east through the Kootenay passes to Fernie’s Alpine Resort to participate in the BC School Sports high school Ski and Snowboard provincials.

Holding strong to a traditional showing, the West Kootenay zone was represented by a full squad of boys and girls ski racers and a team of six boys snowboard-ers and a team of four snowboarding girls; a participation feat that continually shocks coaches and teams from other schools given Nakusp Secondary School’s (NSS) popula-tion of 160 students.

Unlike other BC School Sports events, the Ski and Snowboard provincials are not seg-regated by a tiring sys-tem that evens the play-ing field, ensuring that small schools don’t find themselves on the court

or on the field against larger schools with a student population of over 500. However, in the ski and snowboard racing world, our little school in the corner of the west Kootenay zone must compete against any other public or pri-vate school in BC that qualifies for the pro-vincials. Despite these daunting odds, NSS has been a mainstay com-petitor at provincials, proving that even small-er underdog schools can field top quality athletes on the provincial stage.

The 2016 ski and snowboard provin-cials were co-hosted by Fernie Secondary School and Fernie Academy and 16 schools deposited over 250 rac-ers in the Fernie Ski Hill village. Conditions looked bleak as rain hammered down on the mountain. Anxious whispers of less than fa-vorable icy conditions percolated through the coaching population during Sunday’s regis-

tration, and questions of the success of the event started to break through the levy of optimism. However, snow riders know that conditions are hardly ever perfect, and the strength and te-nacity of the NSS team carried them through the night in prepara-tion to wage war on the mountain the next day.

Well, someone must have done a rain dance, because the giant swing that is our weather sys-tem shifted during the night and rain turned to snow and snow turned into powder and powder turned into three amaz-ing days of riding on the hill for the athletes.

“You guys are lucky,” remarked one Fernie local, “we have had over two weeks of ter-rible conditions. This is a shock to everyone. Happy powder day!”

The provincial event involved one day of snowboard racing down a giant slalom (GS) course, a day of GS rac-ing for skiers and a final

day of ski and snow-board racing through a technically smooth ter-rain GS course. Finish times were totaled to determine individual awards for fastest racer as well as combined team points for gender teams and combined gender team awards.

The ski team had a positive showing, with the boy’s team crushing 7th place and the girls racing to an impres-sive 6th place finish. Combined, the boys and girls ski team earned enough points to climb the provincial podium all the way to 3rd place. Angus Jackson earned a 13th individual finish in a race group of 96 ski racers and stood out as one of two public school athletes to crack the top 20 ranks in the boys ski racing category.

Matt Mckee coached the girls and boys snow-board team to a com-bined 4th place finish, with the boys coming in hot at 2nd place and the girls garnering a

6th place team finish. Snowboarder Colton Peterson had an excit-ing first day of racing when his efforts on the GS course found him sitting at the top of the racer heap in first place. Peterson was bumped temporarily to second place on the final day of racing when his ter-rain GS time was beat by 0.01 seconds, but he soon found himself back in first place when the combined GS and

terrain GS results were tallied and announced. Peterson’s combined race times were 8.72 seconds faster than the second place finisher; a remarkable difference in a world governed by seconds.

The NSS ski and snowboard trip to Fernie was supported by countless hours of parent volunteers who worked together under the banner of the Summit Lake Racers or-

ganization to raise the necessary funds. The student competition was also supported by donations from the Arrow Lakes Teachers association, the Parental Advisory Committee, Overwaitea, and a num-ber of other local busi-ness. Racers trained at Summit Lake Ski Hill. The ski and snowboard racers would like to warmly recognize and thank everyone who made this trip possible.

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Top: Boys snowboard team (L-R): Coach Matt McKee, Jared Groenhuysen, Broden McLean, Colton Peterson, Taryn Watson, Cailan McQuair and Tim Barisoff.Bottom: Girls snowboard team (L-R): Coach Matt McKee, Olivia Mang, Sydney Bone, Maya Watson and Taylor Moody.

Left: Nikki Cole and Quinn Clark perform a skit at Puppets on the Move, held at the Nakusp Library on March 4. Kids aged 6-12 were invited to come and play. The purpose of the event was to inspire, play, entertain, and create. Right: Nikki Cole helps kids read out lines for the skit “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”.

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PUPPETS ON THE KUSP AT NAKUSP LIBRARY

If your child is not a hockey player, finding an activity for them to do in the winter can be difficult, espcially in a small town.

Luckily, a new sports team has been formed: a junior squash team at Nakusp Elementary School (NES).

A clinic was held at the Nakusp arena on Jan. 23 for any student interested in playing.

“I got interested in it when I got a form for it at school,” said Carmen Montgomery. “I decided to go, and thought it would be really fun to learn a new sport.”

Shane Douglas, coach of the newly formed team, is happy there is a new sport in town.

“I think it’s really important because not everybody plays hockey, and squash is very intellectual,” he said.

“In a lot of ways, it’s easier for students to learn to put a ball through a hoop, or to swing a racket. Once they can build suc-cess that way, those skills often translate into better confidence, and they improve their marks in the classroom as well.”

Before hitting the court, the team headed into the auditorium and were shown the proper techniques for running, holding the racket, and swinging it.

Students practised without rackets, just getting the feeling of how they should move.

Douglas and his co-host, Kevin Dorrius, were quick to show encouragement if anyone missed a step in their foot work.

Dorrius is president of the squash club in Revelstoke, and got to talking with Douglas about setting up a team in Nakusp when Douglas was in Revelstoke for a tournament.

“Shane was asking lots of questions because we had a bunch of our juniors playing in our adult tournament,” he said. “He left here saying he was going to get some juniors going down in Nakusp. I told him if he got some juniors down in Nakusp, that I’d do anything I could to help them out.”

Each student took a turn at trying out how to properly swing and do their foot work.

After everyone had everything down, they were split into two groups for a warm up.

After the warm up and lunch, the team was separated again, with part of the group staying in the auditorium, and the other part going to the squash court to practise drills.

One might think squash is very similar to tennis. Not quite…“The squash ball bounces very different than a tennis ball.

The squash ball really doesn’t bounce that aggressively, whereas a tennis ball bounces,” said Dorrius. “The other big difference is in tennis, you’ve got a wide open space, and you don’t have to worry about the ball coming back in off the walls.”

The team went to Revelstoke in February, about 12 people went, including four parents.

Since the team was formed, Douglas has noted a huge dif-ference in the players, and the progress they’re making.

Douglas is happy there is interest in the squash team, and is hoping that interest grows.

“I’m hoping that we can get more and more people to come out and play squash, and to get better, and to get a bigger squash community in Nakusp.”


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A new sport for the youth of NakuspJILLIAN TRAINOR

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The new junior squash team, along with members of the squash club in Revelstoke. Jillian Trainor photo

Celtic music comes alive in NakuspJILLIAN TRAINOR

Arrow Lakes NewsOne thing was proven on

March 5: Nakusp loves Celtic music.

Vancouver group Blackthorn performed that evening at the Bonnington Arts Centre, and people came out in droves to see them.

So many people showed up, additional rows of seats had to be created. Some in attendance actually sat on the stairs.

The group formed in 1989 after finding a common interest in music that was not so common in the Vancouver area at the time.

The quartet came on stage to much cheer and applause.

The second song of the per-formance was “Rattin’ Roarin’ Willie”, written by the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. The lively tune made you want to jump up and dance.

Much of the music performed was from the band’s most recent album “Open Skies”, which was released in September.

“It had been in the works for

a bunch of years, but things kept happening, we’d get sort of side tracked, and life gets in the way,” said Michael Viens, vocalist and guitarist for the band. “We’re really proud of the album, and happy with the results. There’s a lot of new material on there, and things we’ve been wanting to record for a long time.”

One of the songs from the album was “Song for Dianne”, a tribute written for their accordi-on player, Dianne VanKirk, who passed away in 2008.

The band played beautifully. Their harmonies were wonderful, and they were very much in sync with each other. They have a great chemistry and rapport with each other, and they’re very funny. It’s easy to tell they’ve been playing together for decades.

Attendants of the performance were very happy to see the band play.

“This is my third time coming to see them,” said Jan Dion. “We have all their albums and I’m al-ways appreciative of their talents and them coming here. It’s just

amazing, I love it.”Marilyn Massey, a member

of the Arrow Lakes District Arts Council, agrees.

“It was good to see people re-membering a group that we’ve brought in before,” she said. “That’s the best I’ve ever heard them, and a lot of people are saying the same thing. They could have fallen apart after they lost their accordion player, and they’ve just pulled themselves together.”

For the final song of the night,

the band shook things up a bit with the song “Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal”, which featured a bit of Elvis a la “Viva Las Vegas”.

The show ended with cheers, applause, and a standing ovation.

While there is a lot of love for Blackthorn in Nakusp, there’s a lot of love for Nakusp in Blackthorn.

“It’s a lovely place to play, and people are so warm and inviting,” said Viens. “Our friends always have us over to dinner before we play. It’s like coming to visit family.”

Left: Michael Viens (left) and Tim Renaud (right) of Blackthorn perform during the group’s show at the Bonnington Arts Centre on March 5. This show marked the fourth time Blackthorn has performed in Nakusp, and judging by the reaction of the crowd, it won’t be the last.Left: Michelle Carlisle performs on flute as part of the group Blackthorn.

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2016March 10 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library. Free drop-in for ages 0-3 and their parents/caregivers. Songs, rhymes, and snacks. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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

March 10 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

March 10 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.

March 10 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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

March 10 Darts Night @ Nakusp Legion. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

March 10 African Drumming Group @ Move on the Kusp at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drum-mers welcome.

March 10 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3 drop in fee. For more information contact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326.

March 10 Slocan District Chamber of Commerce AGM @ Kootenay Country Craft Distillery in Slocan. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

March 11 Last Day of School before Spring Vacation in School District 10. Classes resume March 29th.

March 11 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.

March 11 Book discussion group @ Nakusp Public Library. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Open to everyone! Present your current favourite book to the group. Library is not open during event, so please knock for entry.

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

March 11 Fringe Friday Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

March 11 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

March 11 Loose your Muse – Coffee House @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday Night Coffee House Open mic: Play an instrument, sing, tell a joke, recite a poem, or have a good rant. Bring your guitar; keyboard supplied. Hang out, dis-cuss and interact.

March 12 Farmer’s Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

March 12 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your first practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

March 12 St. Patrick’s Tea & Bazaar @ Legion Hall. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

March 12 Drop-in @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

March 12 Games Night @ Nakusp Legion. Come play Wii, darts, pool, or bring a game from home. Bring a friend or two along. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.


March 13 AA Meeting 5 p.m. to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information

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March 14 Strong Start @ Edgewood Elementary School. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.



March 14 – 19 Annual movie sale @ Nakusp Public Library. Superb values for all ages. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

March 14 Strong Start @ Burton Learning Centre. 12:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.

March 14 BC Transit Bus to Nakusp Hot Springs.The bus leaves Overwaitea at 1:15 p.m. and arrives back in Nakusp at 3:55 p.m. Cost is $1.25 one way, or $2.50 round trip.

March 14 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and begin-ners welcome.


March 14 Village Council Meeting @ Nakusp Village Office at 6:30 p.m. Public is welcome to attend regular Council meetings.

March 15 Pitter Patter Play Group @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. A drop-in group for parents/caregivers and children ages 0 - 2 ½.

March 15 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

March 15 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

March 15 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.

March 15 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3 drop in fee. For more information contact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326.

March 16 Strong Start @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.


March 16 Coffee @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.


March 16 Strong Start @ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6.


March 16 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.

March 16 AA Meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more infor-mation call 265-4216.

March 17 Recycling Day in Nakusp! Leave your recy-cling on the curb in clear blue bags, for 7 a.m. pick-up.

Al Purdy comes to Nakusp… sort of

JILLIAN TRAINORArrow Lakes News

It was a quiet night at the Bonnington Arts Centre as a hand-ful of people came to see the docu-mentary Al Purdy Was Here, hosted by Film Lovers In the Kootenays (FLIKS)

Purdy was a free verse poet, who’s career spanned 56 years.

The documentary was done in six chapters, each of which was titled after one of Purdy’s poems.

Purdy said he didn’t decide to be a poet, he just was.

Fellow poet Dennis Lee called him the greatest poet English Canada has ever had.

It was said that just as Walt Whitman had become the voice of America, Purdy became the voice of Cananda.

The documentary featured inter-views from family and friends to poets, writers, and musicians like Margaret Atwood, Sarah Harmer, and Mac Fyfe.

Some at the screening came be-cause they were fans of the poet. Others, like Dennis Smith, had never

heard of the man.“I don’t know why, but I had not,”

he said. “I thoroughly enjoyed him and his poetry.”

Dennis and his wife Marg said they’ll be on the lookout for Purdy’s works for a better opportunity to enjoy it.

“I didn’t really feel that I got a comprehensive idea of what his writing was,” she said. “There were bits here and there, but there was so much else going on in the film, you’re watching things while you’re listening, so I would have to read some of it in order to know more about him as a poet.”

Though this was the smallest showing of any of the films put on by FLICKS, Tamara Smith, who runs FLICKS, had a thoroughly good time.

“It was great, it brought back all kinds of memories,” she said. “I was surprised at how little people knew of Al Purdy.”

Though Purdy died of cancer in 2000, his work will never die, and neither will the love his fans have of his work.


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Paul John James Allard

Paul John James Allard (Jackie or Jack) was born on the 26 of April 1932, in Nakusp and died in the Minto House in Nakusp, March 2nd, 2016.

Jack is survived by his wife of 59 years,

Marlene (Hicks), and children: Richard (Deb Cameron), Brenda (Doug McQuair), Lorne (MIchelle), Elaine (Jeff Carlson) and Wayne (Selena Rupp), 12 grandchildren and 7 great grand children.

Jack was predeceased by his parents John and Helen (Fuller) Allard, 2 sisters: Louise (Jim Robson) and Leone (Arnie Gustafson)and grandson, Trinity McQuair.

A memorial tea will be held in Jack’s honour at the Nakusp Senior Citizen’s Hall, March 12th at 1:00 pm. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the Minto House or the Nakusp Historical Society. On-line condolences may be expressed at www.valleyfh.ca.

April 1932 - March 2016

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Margaret (Margy) Pender

Margaret (Margy) Pender passed away peacefully in Nakusp at the Minto House on February 25, 2016, in her 91st year.

She is survived by her daughter Sharon (Bob), her daughter-in-law Vivian, fi ve grand-daughters, ten great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband John, son Ken, sister and brother and their spouses.

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Spavor, who passed away at the age of 88 at Minto House Residential Care in Nakusp, BC.Bill, the fi rst child of Joseph and Susan Spavor, was born in Kriva, Slovakia. During the Second World War, Joseph Spavor was in Canada so Bill, as a young boy, took the lead in caring for his mother and younger brother, Louie, during those troubled times. Th e family was re united in 1948 and began a new life in Midway BC.Bill was an energetic labourer for the CPR in Nelson, and Cominco fertilizer plant in Warfi eld and then he discovered his love of mechanics when driving a D7 Cat in the Kootenays. He also fell in love with a young woman, Monica Zak, who also immigrated from Kriva to Nakusp. Th ey married in Aug 1953 and were blessed with children: Nancy, William, Julius, John and Catherine. Between helping his father-in-law, Pete Zak, farm 17 acres and building the family home, Bill apprenticed as a welder at Celgar in Nakusp and then also got his ticket as a heavy duty mechanic. Bill’s energy continued over the years as he developed a mobile home park on 10 acres that included the installation of septic, electrical and plumbing services by him and his sons. He also raised chinchillas from 1969 – 1972 and rabbits from 1978 – 1982.Bill worked hard all his life and yet set aside time to read, fi sh, and hunt. He loved to sing at Sunday mass and looked forward to Slovak gatherings after church. Bill played the mandolin, danced and laughed with his friends and family. Memories of Bill’s story telling will always bring a smile to those he left behind. Bill was predeceased by his parents and his wife of 45 years. He leaves behind his children Nancy(Larry) Banks, William, Julius(Diane), John(Karen) and Catherine Spavor. Also left to mourn are his grandchildren: Brad, Lindsey, Pete, Mary, Jane, Abbie, Suzie, Ali, Hailey, Avery and Connor, and great grandchildren: Sierra, Jaelyn, Noah, Dakoda and Jonah, Colten and Sonja, he also leaves behind his brother Louis (Anita) Spavor from Midway, many nieces and nephews and his brother-in-laws Ed and Joe Zak.A Prayer service will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Friday March 11th, at 7:00 pm. A mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 11:00 am at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Nakusp. Th e Spavor family would like to thank Dr. Goranson and all the staff of Halcyon Assisted Living, Pavilion Residential Care and Minto House for the loving care they provided to our father. In lieu of fl owers, a donation would be appreciated to Halcyon Assisted Living Society, PO box 910, Nakusp BC, V1L 1R0. May he rest in peace in God’s heavenly kingdom.Arrangements are under the direction of Valley Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.valleyfh.ca

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Nancy Green racers prepare to conclude a strong seasonThe Nakusp Nancy Green ski race program has been

operating on Summit Lake Ski Hill for a number of years under the auspice of The Summit Lake Racers club. The program, designed for 4-13 year olds, focuses on building skiing capacity and teamwork within a competitive frame-work. This year, 20 young local racers were coached by four volunteers — Coleman Mackintosh, Angus Jackson, Kristy Cameron and Troy Clark — and participated in a season that involved four zone races, one local club race and a zone final scheduled in Whitewater after the release of this article. The program is organized and supported by an executive of volunteers who dedicate numerous hours to keep competitive ski racing viable and exciting in Nakusp.

To an outsider, the sport of ski racing may appear to be a soley individual sport however, as coach Troy Clark points out, the sport is more team orientated than one might think.

“It’s both — they run their race individually and then get rewarded as a team. It’s not about placing, it’s about racing as a team and working together on race day. It has been amazing seeing the older kids help out the younger ones do things like get on the chairlift and get ready in the start gate. If they stay in the program long enough, they in turn become the ones to help out the younger racers making sure the team is all together and looking out for their buddies on the race course and on the hill.”

This year the Nancy Green racers saw a drop in partici-pation but managed to maintain a competitive group of youth and volunteers to keep the program active.

“It was smaller, but it was a more cohesive group where in years past we would have more racers in the program but not everyone would be showing up to races,” Clark

commented. “This year we had a core group that competed together. They practiced together, they all traveled out of town. It was great, I was really happy with the results.”

Working together, the tiny racers managed to be com-petitive at each event they attended this year. Separated into age categories for both team and individual awards, the Summit Lake Nancy Greeners ripped through courses at Phoenix, Salmo, Red Mountain and Whitewater with enough speed to continually climb the steep competitive slope of the winner’s podium. The Under 6 and Under 10 group (U6-U10) managed a sweep through the season

and earned first place ribbons at each event while Cedar Cameron-Harding earned respectable finishes in a com-petitive U12 category. The U14 group was dominated by Summit Lake Racers as Cheyenne Tourand, Colby Mackintosh and Jack Watt consistently packed the podium, trading spots among first, second and third throughout the season.

“We had a great season and a great group,” Clark sur-mises, “seeing the kids come through the finish gate with big smiles on their faces, that really means a lot to the coaches and the volunteers.”

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Lesley Chisholm photosJack Watt(Left) and Colby Mackintosh(Right) take turns shreding the GS race course at the Whitewater Nancy Green event.

Nakusp Peewee Falcons battle for the banner at playoffsThe weekend of Feb. 26, friends, fam-

ily members and the Peewee Falcons headed to Grand Forks for the Peewee hockey playoffs hosted in Midway.

Nakusp faced off against Coeur D’Alene at 4 p.m. on Friday, for the opening of the A pool playoffs. Assistant coach Kyle Grenier said just before the starting game “If we can win against Coeur D’Alene, we have a very good chance winning the banner, I feel they are the team to beat.”

A nail biter it was. Nakusp was up 6-1, when Coeur D’Alene scored with only minutes left in the second period. Coeur D’Alene came out firing in the third with a total of 62 shots during the game, but the Falcons and goalie Parker Coulthard were able to maintain their lead with a final score of 6-5. Isaac Flamand scored a hat trick while Aidan Hascarl, Ewan Carter and Noah Fizzard got one goal apiece.

The Peewees were up and at it at 5 a.m. the next morning for a 7 a.m. game against Grand Forks. Travelling on icy roads to get to the rink on time had most parents’ nerves shot before the game even started. Everyone was awake when the puck dropped as both teams fought hard, but were unable to get a goal in the first period. Grand Forks scored a goal in the second period, but Noah Fizzard was able to squeak through the

tight defense and tie it up with only six minutes left in the third period. As hard as both teams fought for the win, the game ended with a tie of 1-1.

Next game was at 2 p.m. against Boundary, so the Falcons were able to get some rest, hydrate and fuel up for the game. Goalie Parker Coulthard was able to maintain a shut out against them, while Isaac Flamand scored two goals and Ewan Carter and Noah Fizzard got one goal each. Final score was 4-0, and the win secured the Falcons’ spot in the semi-finals.

Celebrations were in order, and fun was had that Saturday night with a pot-luck meal, parking lot football at the hotel and a Grand Forks Bruins Junior B playoff game later that night. Head Coach Wayne Hascarl’s son Logan plays for the Bruins, so the kids (and parents) had a blast cheering for the Nakusp local.

Nakusp Falcons faced off against Coeur D’Alene once more in the semi-final game at 12:45 Sunday afternoon. The Peewee’s were ready for them, and beat them once again by one goal. Falcons fans were vibrating in the stands, and some happy tears were shed, as they battled in one of the most intense games of the year. Isaac Flamand got his sec-ond hat trick of the weekend and Ewan Carter scored his third goal in the play-offs. Final score was 4-3. The Falcons

fought hard, and would be playing for the A pool banner at 4:45 p.m. that af-ternoon against Grand Forks.

There was an eerie calm amongst the players and parents as they hung around the arena, waiting for the most impor-tant game of the year. They watched the final B pool game against Nelson and Castlegar 1-1, which ended in a shoot-out. Falcons were cheering for the un-derdog Nelson team, and celebrated with them as they won the B pool banner.

At 4:30 p.m. the puck dropped to a roaring crowd, chanting “Go Falcons Go!”

And they did just that. Isaac Flamand scored the opening goal of the game in the first period, and a second goal, which was waved off by the linesman, a very questionable call that sparked fury on the Nakusp bench and amongst the crowd. Grand Forks then scored three goals in a row and had a 3-1 lead going into the third. With only 10 minutes left in the game, Aidan Hascarl danced through the seemingly impenetrable wall and brought the score up 3-2. This seemed to spark up the Falcons as they took control of the puck for the duration of the game, and Fizzard was able to score the tying goal with only minutes left in the game. This was his fourth goal of the playoffs. The game went into overtime which didn’t produce any goals, and to

the dreaded shootout it was.Nakusp fans went wild. Everyone

was on the edge of their seats as sharp shooter Isaac Flamand, first to shoot for the Falcons, scored. Parker Coulthard was able to hold back the next five shots by the Grand Forks team with one goal going in, but was waved off by the lines-man as no goal. Falcons leaped off their bench in celebration, with gloves and helmets strewn all over the ice. Parents and fans were in hysterics, to the enor-mous disappointment of being told by the referee they were not the winners yet, as they allowed the waved off goal. Much confusion and disappointment ensued, and Grand Forks scored giving them the win and the banner. It was a tremendously hard loss to swallow, as the Peewees, coaches, parents, family and friends felt it was due to bad officiating, and not a fair loss.

The Nakusp Peewee Falcons are the winners, maybe not of the banner (this year), but in every other way possible. They have come a long way from the beginning of the season, to playing for the A pool banner. Each and every one of them played their best game possible and while they might not all be the fastest and most skilled players in the league, they play with so much heart, they are a force to be reckoned with. Watch out next year!