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WILL JOHNSONNelson Star

Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mun-gall lambasted edu-cation minister Mike Bernier over the sched-uling “gridlock” that has enraged parents at L.V. Rogers and Prince Charles Secondary, leaving some students without core classes re-quired for graduation, during an impassioned speech at the legisla-ture on Tuesday.

“Picture this: at the beginning of the school year, kids head into class and teach-ers head into class to teach them. But at L.V. Rogers in Nelson, kids, parents and teachers experienced quite a shock this year, all thanks to the Liber-als’ MyEdBC program, the $100 million com-puter system meant to replace the failed $100 million computer sys-tem by the same com-pany,” Mungall said.

“Parents are furi-ous. Kids are frustrated again. To the Minister of Education: why can’t the Liberals get this right? How much more money are they going to throw at failed computer systems be-fore they do?”

Bernier began his response by asserting that the government

had liaised with the company responsible of the two systems, Fu-jitsu, and they’ve been “working around the clock with ministry sta� to ensure we can speed up the system.”

Mungall responded by asserting that the problem is caused by the provincial govern-ment’s underfunding of education, and this snafu is only a symp-tom of larger issues. MLA Selina Robinson also heaped scorn on the registration pro-grams, echoing Mun-gall’s concerns and calling the system “lethargic”.

“Why did the B.C. Liberals replace a � awed $100 million computer system with another $100 million computer system that can’t even track at-tendance?…It might take 15 minutes for an an administrator to simply search for a student’s � le in the system—15 minutes. It takes less time to com-municate to Mars.”

Bernier quipped back: “unlike the members opposite, who for sure reason want to communicate with Mars, we like to communicate with the parents of British Columbia.”

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Cree artist Stewart Steinhauer supervised the successful installation of his granite sculpture Mother Bears Pray for Earth Healing outside city hall last Tuesday af-ternoon, but the 6300kg bench necessitated the use of a larger crane than originally planned.

“� is is like Jaws, but

instead it’s ‘we’re going to need a bigger crane’,” joked cultural develop-ment o� cer Joy Barrett, who oversaw the process as public works employees Kip St. � omas and Steve Sabo maneuvered it into place.

The sculpture now graces the entrance to city hall and also functions as a resting spot for weary pedestrians walking up

and down Ward St. Ac-cording to Steinhauer, the intent is for the maternal bears to create a welcom-ing atmosphere.

“� at central pool, or bowl, is a prayer o� er-ing plate from the Cree culture. � e mother bear symbolizes acceptance of everyone who comes to the circle. No one is reject-ed, everyone is valued,” Steinhauer told the Star.

“In a ceremonial set-ting, whoever turns up it’s felt they were meant

to turn up, so even if en-emies arrive they’ll set aside their enmity. � at’s what the mother bear is all about.”

So when people sit on his bench, he wants them to feel like they belong.

“� e seating welcomes everyone, regardless of their background, to join the bears at the bowl and speak with the mysterious forces of creation about healing the earth.”

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Cree artist Stewart Steinhauer arrived in Nelson with his sculpture Mother Bears Pray for Earth last Tuesday afternoon. It will grace the entrance to city hall and double as a resting bench for weary pedestrians. Will Johnson photo

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Wine fest ‘a spectacular undertaking’BILL METCALFE

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At the Nelson Fall Wine and Food Festival on

October 17 at the Adventure Hotel there will be 600 bottles of wine to be tasted, and you can also try skewered rosemary swordfish.

“We will have seafood station with live cooking, a full oyster bar, an enormous dessert station, and staff walking around with canapés and hot hors d’oevres,” says Adventure Hotel’s food and beverage manager Rob Little.

“For our chef Kent Rode it is really a spectacular undertaking. It is a great opportunity for him to step out. We have no budget-ary restrictions on him and he gets to work uninhibited. He is an artist and that makes him happy.”

The festival has grown over its 14 years to the point where

the Adventure Hotel has to remove the furniture from its steak house, coffee bar, sports bar, and banquet room to ac-commodate it.

“We transform the whole place. It is really a dramatic un-dertaking for our staff,” he says. “But in our business this is what we get up for, the accomplish-

ment of pulling it off and seeing everyone enjoying their night, that makes it worthwhile.

“We are at a point where it is hard to grow any further,” Little adds. “When we started, it was just in the banquet room with just a handful of wineries.”

This year about 100 wineries will be represented, half of them

from B.C., and the others from an array of countries including France, Italy, Australia, Spain, and South Africa.

Little, who is a trained and highly experienced sommelier, says Nelson is a good place for a wine festival because it is mid-way between two important lo-cal wine producing areas: the Creston Valley and the Similka-meen Valley. And he says Nelson is a natural for this festival in other ways too.

“Nelson is very cultured, there are lots of ‘foodies’ here. We have a community that is really appreciative of good wine and good food.”

The festival runs from 7 until 10 p.m. of October 17. Tickets are $110, available at the Ad-venture Hotel front desk. The festival will, as always, donate a portion of the proceeds to a local charity.

LVR student starts youth federal electionA grade 12 student at LV Rogers Second-

ary is holding a federal election for student voters with ballot boxes at the school and a downtown for a period of ten days.

Amelia Martzke is undertaking this on her own, and not as part of a school class.

The results will be released to the public before the federal election.

Ballot boxes are located at LVR starting today and every weekday at lunch hour until Friday, October 9. There will be a downtown polling station also, at Expressions Café on Ward Street between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. on those days.

“I am 17, so I am missing this election by one year, but I want to express what I think and have my views heard, and lots of youth feel that, so this is an opportunity. Plus it will get them geared to thinking about this when it comes time for them to vote.

“Youth ideas should be represented in our society. We are an important part of it.”

Martzke says she has no shortage of vol-unteer help.

“I have about 15 volunteers from the high school to create posters about the structure of government and the parties, about why

and how to vote.”She said they are getting some of that

information from studentvote.ca, a site set up to help students under voting age. The site states that in the 2011 federal election, 563 students cast ballots in 3,700 schools.

The LVR volunteers will not ask voters for ID but a sign-up sheet will travel between

LVR and Expressions to avoid repeat vot-ing. Youth 18 and under are eligible to vote; that means that 18 year olds could vote in the actual election and also in the student election.

Martzke said the event originated inde-pendently of last spring’s student-led voter registration project at LVR, but she thinks it’s fine that they have become linked in people’s minds as part of a trend toward youth awareness of politics.

She thinks the perception that youth of high school age are indifferent to politics is exaggerated.

“Some of the older students become more aware because we take it in Grade 11 and 12, so that stuff is more tangible. At the time of an election students talk about it a lot more. Amongst older students there is a good amount of discussion.”

She admitted, however, “it may be true that it is more among the people I interact with, so my view is a bit biased. I am sure there are groups who don’t care about it at all.”

Martzke says she is “dying to be 18 so I can vote.”

Grade 12 student Amelia Martzke is calling for youth 18 and under to vote in her student election, the results of which will be publicized before federal election day.

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Rob Little (left) and Kent Rode preparing their annual food and wine extravaganza at the Adventure Hotel. Will Johnson photo.

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Capturing poverty in the KootenaysCalendar project exposes both the hope and despair of those struggling with homelessness

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Kootenay photographer Michael Donaldson has stage 4 cancer

and can’t afford to live indoors, but when he was asked to take poverty-themed pictures for this year’s calendar project Nelson: Poverty in Modern Times, the 49-year-old threw himself heart-ily into the artistic endeavour. Two of his images were ultimate-ly chosen, including “Home”, a shot of his backpack, which graces the cover.

“I was just trying to show sights homeless people see,” Donaldson told the Star. “For the backpack photo I was just showing my home. I can’t afford to live indoors so I have a ham-mock in there that I can set up anywhere.”

The second image, taken dur-ing the early morning hours, shows a group of youngsters in sleeping bags clustered in tamped down grass.

“That was right before Shambhala, all the French kids who came to town.”

Donaldson used to own a photo studio in Vancouver, and relished the opportunity to once again work with pictures. His hope is that the images he found will encourage people to adjust their thinking about the least fortunate among us.

“Most of these people come from broken homes and have been homeless most of their life. That leads to more drug and alcohol abuse because you just don’t want to feel the pain, so you numb yourself.”

Donaldson was a ward of the court until he turned 19, at which point the government turned him out on the streets without any support. He’s con-cerned this practice continues, with many new adults put in this situation every year.

The images were selected from 13 cameras that were distributed in early July. And though some of the pictures expose the bleak realities of locally impoverished people’s lives, there are also images of hope—a flower emerging from cracked concrete, a double rain-bow arcing over Nelson’s down-town core—and one of the most peaceful shots is by 26-year-old Shelley Samerson, who chose the Japanese garden in Cottonwood Falls Park as her subject.

“The gardens there are a peaceful place where everyone can have their own time and space, just relax and enjoy the view,” she said. “I want everyone to feel safe and loved.”

Samerson said she’s thrilled to be included in the calendar, which she called “awesome”.

The project was inspired by the Hope in Shadows calendar project from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, and was organized by a small group in the Nelson United Church, in-cluding Morgan Gould, who

were looking to “engage with our community in more meaning-ful ways”.

“Lots of places in town are wrestling with the issue of pov-erty and homelessness but there are few places where those who actually are homeless or poor can have a platform to speak and give voice to their own experi-ence,” said Gould.

Outreach worker Vanessa Al-exander, one of the liaisons they worked with, helped connect the project members with people in the community. She said she was thrilled to be involved.

“It’s such an amazing thing to be able to give people a voice who are living in such difficult situations. I really think in Nelson there are so many more people impacted overwhelm-ingly by poverty than we realize.”

She said the images speak powerfully too her.

“This calendar is significant because it really demonstrates how hidden homelessness can be... It gives a voice to those who are suffering and living difficult

lives.”Gould’s favourite image is of

a man’s hand, holding a coffee mug, with the word “Silence” tat-tooed on it. Taken by an anony-mous contributor, the caption reads: “Adjust your reality”.

“I’ve asked people what this photo means to them and it’s had as many interpretations as there are people. I like the ambiguity,” said Gould. He put his interpre-tation thusly: “When you find yourself marginalized, poor, without a voice, silence reigns.”

A launch, potluck and pho-to exhibition for the calendar will be held on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. at the Nelson United Church.

The photographers present will share their experiences with the community.

The calendars will be on sale starting this week at vari-ous businesses in downtown Nelson“The thing we really have in common,” said Alexander, “is everyone needs to be validat-ed. And this calendar validates everyone.”

Kootenay photographer Michael Donaldson (holding calendar) took the cover photo for Nelson: Poverty in Modern Times. He is joined here by Nelson United Church’s Morgan Gould, fellow photographer Shelley Samerson and outreach worker Vanessa Alexander. Will Johnson photo

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‘We’re going to need a bigger crane’

Public works employees Kip St.Thomas and Steve Sabo helped lower the bears into place in front of city hall last week (above). Artist Stewart Steinhauer (left) oversaw the process of moving the 6300 kg sculptures.

Steinhauer said it’s time the global climate crisis was addressed.

“We’re seeing the ef-fects on every corner of the globe, and there’s almost no truly clean land left. I was born and raised on a reserve, and I remember my dad once said ‘white people say we’re not developed, but one day this is going to be the only clean land left in North America that hasn’t been logged or mined or polluted.”

Steinhauer said he has no “corporate or wealthy” clients, and all the public art he has on display—including

a piece in the Castlegar Sculpturewalk—is in-tended to celebrate his Cree, Ojibwe and Mo-hawk ancestors.

“In my opinion Nel-son is where there are real artists,” said Stein-hauer. “I don’t consider myself to be one, I work in isolation, but there are people here like John McKinnon who are bril-liant.”

Along with his wife Cindi, Steinhauer brought two additional bear sculptures to share with the Nelson commu-nity, since they proved to be so popular the last time he came through

town. He said his close friend, business owner Howie Ross, was instru-mental in getting him this opportunity.

“I was sitting in a sweat lodge years ago and all of a sudden Howie popped into my mind. I thought ‘what does that mean?’ I hadn’t seen him in decades. But I decided to go see him, and planned my first trip through the Kootenays.”

That was 6 or 7 years ago, and yesterday Ross was on hand to watch his friend complete the proj-ect. Steinhauer thanked both Ross and Barrett for supporting his work. He

said there’s something about bears that seems to appeal to a universal audience.

“The last time I was through here we parked the bears on Baker Street, taking up two spots, and then a phenomenal event happened—people just began to converge, climbing all over it and looking at them. We end-ed up standing there the entire morning. It seems to click with people readily.”

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Mungall, speaking to the Star after the appearance, said there is “no excuse for this system to not be up and running to full capacity.

“The saddest thing of it all is that this isn’t the first failed computer system in education, it’s the second. Every computer system this government purchases proves to be problematic, and other provinces don’t seem to have this problem.”

She said the issue isn’t specific to education.

“This isn’t just the Ministry of Educa-tion that’s being underfunded. This is wide-spread throughout the government. They keep rolling out these computer systems that fail and require way more money than originally budget. Why and how are these decisions being made? Only when we know that will we know how to move forward.”

Teacher’s association president Paul Buscariol believes Fujitsu should be held accountable for the “tens of thousands of hours” teachers and staff spent working

with the faulty system. At Tuesday night’s board meeting he voiced his concerns to the board.

“The student concern is huge, but it’s also going to cost this district dollars,” he said. “This would never happen in the private sector. Ultimately the buck stops with the Ministry of Education. They were the ones who decided to go with the Fujitsu program just like they went with the predecessor which was, believe it or not, worse.”

Superintendent Jeff Jones told the Star the deadline for schools to submit their full-time-equivalent enrolment numbers has been pushed back to Oct. 2 in recognition of “the challenges being experienced across the province.”

“We’ve been able to access some good support from the provincial level, and some of our district level were able to contact Fujitsu directly. It’s frustrating, to say the least, however ultimately I maintain there’s hope for this software.”

He said they’re beginning to hear some

positive feedback, and he’s expecting final numbers of students from L.V. Rogers ad-ministration soon.

“I want to know how many of those stu-dents aren’t able to access classes because of other choices they made, or if it’s because they just can’t access them.”

Already there L.V. Rogers is implement-ing some innovative solutions by combining some classes and giving students a multi-subject classroom led by a teacher where they can work at their own pace. But district parent advisory council chair Sheri Walsh doesn’t believe that’s good enough.

“We still have this problem where stu-dents can’t take the courses they need—I’m not talking about guitar—in a classroom, with a teacher, in the traditional way.”

And though there are alternate options, including online education, she doesn’t be-lieve that’s appropriate for all students.

“Maybe it will change to be more like that in the future. But we’re not there yet and we’re in a bind right now.”


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facebook.com/nelsonstarnews • Twitter: @nelsonstarnews EditorialWhat is the purpose of

public education in your mind? � is is a

signi� cant debate, and one that has embroiled communities, edu-cators, and researchers for a very long time. It is also at the centre of the choice agenda in public education.

In 2002 new legislation was passed in BC, giving parents and students enrolled in public edu-cation systems the right to seek educational choices beyond their neighborhood schools.

While schools are still required to de� ne prescribed “catchment areas,” students who normally re-side in BC are free to attend any school in the province regardless of where they live and subject to availability of space and appro-priate educational programming. While some districts already accommodated these kinds of choices, the new legislation re-quired all to comply.

� is change in practice, along with an evolving understanding of the importance of personal-izing learning experiences for learners, has also morphed into the development of an array of specialized programs that allow students to become immersed in areas about which they are pas-sionate.

Throughout the province programs that focus on learn-ing through the arts, a variety of sports o� erings, learning through the trades, and other specialized academies and programs have sprung up as schools and districts seek both to meet the learning needs of students, and to provide choices for students.

In part the need to o� er choice of educational opportunities for students has stemmed from an historical debate about the pur-pose of education.

Kieran Egan, a respected and renowned educator, researcher and author writes eloquently about the streams of thought he calls the Aims of Education that have emerged through the years.

He de� nes them as “mutually incompatible” and charges that education systems try to appease

the diversity of their communi-ties — most o� en unsuccessfully. � e � rst “aim” or purpose of edu-cation to which some subscribe is to “� ll learners with existing content and knowledge.” � e second aim describes the pur-pose of education as a means to support learners with their own self-discovery based on their de-velopmental trajectory. � e third is that the purpose of education is to prepare learners to “ful� ll a useful role in society.”

In SD8 (Kootenay Lake) we o� er an array of choices for students. � e � rst choice is for each student to attend their community school. Or, students may choose to attend a di� er-ent school. People’s reasons for choosing to send their children to schools outside of their neigh-borhood vary from “it’s closer to where I work” to “we are seeking more choices for our child” or “that school o� ers a particular program that my child would like to attend.”

We o� er language, trades, arts, sports and outdoor education programs throughout the dis-trict. We are very proud of the choices that our students have and recognize that students are experiencing success every day whether it be in their commu-nity school program, a school in another community, or in a special program in which they

have enrolled. Although each of these pro-

grams is as di� erent and unique as the students who are enrolled, they all have one thing in com-mon, and that is the learning outcomes they must achieve. � e curriculum itself is the consistent aspect of any program o� ering throughout the district.

� e consequences of o� er-ing choices are many and we as a community have to decide how we will deal with them. One about which we hear a lot is that of transportation. If a student chooses to attend a program outside of their catchment area, who is responsible for transport-ing them? Another is course avail-ability and selection.

Our schools are not large enough to provide multiple o� er-ings of many courses. If a student chooses to enroll in a specialty program or go on exchange in one semester, but courses they need to take aren’t o� ered in the semester when they are back at their home school — who is responsible for � nding alternate ways for them to access those courses? Is the school responsible for organizing itself around each student’s individual needs? � ese questions, of course, are just the tip of the iceberg in this important conversation.

In my experience, consequenc-es lead to change. It is important that we as a community engage in open and honest dialogue as we transform to better meet the needs of today’s students. If we are going to work together to adapt to meet the needs of today’s and future learners we have to be willing to move from “what is” to “what can be.”

It is important to view these challenges through the lens of possibilities, rather than the lens of blame and judgment. One way we can do this is by under-standing where each of us comes from when we ask the question “What is the purpose of public education?”

Je� Jones is the superintendent of School District 8 (Kootenay Lake).

� e consequences of choice

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Cops for Kids raised record amount

On Sept. 20, a� er 10 days and nearly 1,000 km by bicycle the Cops for Kids Ride team returned to Kelowna to wrap up the 2015 Cops for Kids Ride. � e trio from Nelson — BC Sheri� s Mike Kosof and Rob Crowder, along with Karen Armstrong of the Nelson RCMP, were among 31 law enforcement o� cials who cycled across southeastern BC for the 15th annual event. � e 1,000 km route included Anarchist Mountain and the Paulson Summit, along with rain, hail, and scorching heat.

Wrapping up the 2015 season, a record-breaking $365,000 was raised to support children living in southeast-ern BC who require transportation to Children’s Hospital, specialized thera-pies, learning and mobility aids. � ese funds will support ongoing requests from families who turn to Cops for Kids when there’s nowhere else to turn.

To pull o� such an amazing feat, we have to thank the local supporters who were so generous to the team not only during their fundraising, but also for hosting our team so that our fun-draising dollars can go to the children who need it most. A special thanks to Leo’s Pizza, the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort, the men’s group at First Baptist Church, the Nelson Rotary Club, the Kootenay Boundary/RCMP Detach-ment, Save-On-Foods, Iris Ste� er, Dave Loewen and many more. � ank you for helping us help local families!

Gail Harrison, presidentCourtney King, coordinator

Julio Krenz, ride captain

Fossil fuels going the way of the whaling industry?

In the 19th century, whale oil was the � rst “electricity” — illuminating homes and businesses. As technologi-cal innovations provided alternatives, and whale oil prices became volatile, the bottom dropped out of this once massive energy industry. Whalers were shocked to run out of customers before they ran out of whales.

Does the same fate await Big Oil? Amory Lovins of the Rocky Moun-tain Institute wrote recently that “the unsubsidized wind and solar average price-per-kWh now beats (subsidized) fossil fuel plants by two to three times, closing many plants as simply uneco-nomical.” What if the biggest challenge to oil companies wasn’t the falling price of oil, but instead vanishing demand? A cautionary tale for oil-dependent

economies, such as Canada’s?Markets are on the right track, the

big question is whether governments (Canada?) will join the party and do their part to accelerate the next big energy sector transformation.

As Mr. Lovins puts it, “Paris may mark the crucial shi� of the climate conversation from cost, burden, and sacri� ce to wealth creation, jobs, and competitive advantage. � at recogni-tion of market realities could so sim-plify and sweeten the politics that any remaining resistance can melt faster than the glaciers.”

In the Kootenays, where we watch glaciers vanish almost daily, one can only hope.

Paul Grace-CampbellKaslo

Cyclists don’t deserve abuse

I’m a long-term daily cyclist who has grown concerned by the air of hatred and aggression drivers are now showing to bikes. I realize I hold minority views here, but I came across this anonymous quote on the drivesmartBC website, and it’s nothing short of hate speech:

“Most cyclists cannot keep up with the � ow of tra� c which is usually at least twice as fast. � ey become dangerous obstacles like a dog wandering aimlessly on the highway. Eventually the dog gets run over or removed from the roadway by someone who has common sense and realizes it doesn’t belong there!”

I don’t think we as a society would tolerate this type of hate being aired on a public safety website if it was directed at other groups. Try remov-ing the word ‘cyclists’ and insert ‘Jews’, ‘blacks’, ‘gays.’ You get the idea. I’d love to see some public discussion of why it’s okay to hate someone just for hav-ing a slower vehicle.

David PaetkauNelson

Douglass quote applicable to election

� e following quote is the most astute and memorable political com-mentary I have seen that pertains to this upcoming federal election.

“Find out just what people will sub-mit to and you have found the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them. Power concedes nothing without a struggle.” — Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

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HUGS: To everyone. That’s all.

HUGS: To my industrious friend for his automotive savvy and for helping me change my tire last week.

SLUGS: To the house hunter who took what wasn’t hers. How poorly you must think of yourself. Happy house hunting.

HUGS: To the young man who saw me struggling to move furniture by myself in the rain, and pulled over to help me. Thank you, you made my day!

HUGS: Big hugs to the restaurant that helped my step mother’s birthday happen. Honestly we couldn’t have done it without you.

SLUGS: To the political parties that support two-tier postal systems. Two-thirds of the country has no home delivery. Only for the privileged urbanites, I guess?

HUGS: To all those hardworking locals people trying to help refugees. Lots of good karma is coming your way. Slugs to those for interfering with that process. You bring on your own karma.

SLUGS: To someone who moves into a quiet and serene neighbourhood with a pack of dogs that bark continuously. Why would you think that all your new neighbours should have to adjust their lifestyle to accommodate yours?

HUGS: A big huge hug to everyone who helped me look for my dog after she ran away! Especially to a certain business that really helped out a lot! And a big thank you to the lady that found her! You have no

idea how relieved I was! Her furry friends were happy to have her back as well!

HUGS: A grateful hug and thank you to the employee of the downtown hardware store for the excellent service he gave to me. The knowledge that he shared with me was so helpful and I achieved the results I wanted. Thank you. It is refreshing to have a happy sale person who wants to be helpful.

HUGS: Big hugs to the wonderful woman who sent me hugs. I have the golden retrievers who escaped and came running toward you. I’ve always felt that we should send hugs to the people who get slugs – wouldn’t the world be a better place? Having received your kindness, I know it’s true. You could have sent a slug, but you sent mercy instead. I’m so grateful!

SLUGS: To our neighbours who have just cut down two plum trees and one pear tree. You say that these trees were causing a mess because nobody was harvesting the fruit. When we offered to pick the fruit and said that Harvest Rescue would also harvest the fruit you just told us that the tree was coming down anyway. This kind of heartless cruelty is unnecessary and wrong. Trees are living beings as well.

SLUGS: To the driver of a small white SUV with advertising on the back window. Please slow down through the soccer � eld parking area. Even after a ball came off the � eld in front of your car and another driver honked at you to slow down you sped right on through. Most drivers will stop when they see a ball on the road, knowing a child is usually right behind. Life is busy, but let’s all slow down a bit, take a breath, and make sure all of our kids are safe.

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Kootenay motorcycle riders came together this Sunday for the second Reclamation Ride to Taghum where the Kootenay Roadrunners planted trees and shrubs.

Once again, Thor Smestad organized the ride and planting as a way for the group to offset some of their carbon footprint.

The group planted 50 dogwood and cottonwood stakes on rocky slopes of the old bridge approach which surrounds a small pond that is home to several birds and turtles. While Smedstad supplied most of the plants, Ian McLeod (Roadrunners chairman) grew some in a nursery bed they set up in his backyard. The group also added cardboard and wood chips to the base of the trees planted last year to help insulate their new roots for the winter.

A year after the first planting and it’s apparent their hard work has taken root. The willows and dogwood are still standing tall on the roadside and now cover a once bare steep slope to a pond that is inhabited by amphibians and turtles and migratory birds.

Thor Smedstad (red vest) and fellow motorcyclists planted 50 more dogwood and cottonwood trees in Taghum as part of their second annual Reclamation Ride on Sunday. Tamara Hynd photos

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Brass quintet Fish on Five comes to Nelson for the first performance of this year’s Selkirk Pro Musica series this Saturday, and it was lo-cal clarinetist Nicola Everton who helped make it happen.

“We’re all in the Okanagan Sym-phony Orchestra together, and when she got wind of our brass quintet she started the ball rolling to see if we’d be interested in coming to town,” said the quintet’s Wade Dorsey.

The other members of the band are Jim Howie, Dennis Colpitts, Edmund House and Reynold Epp. They’ve been performing together

since 2009. The five men jumped at the op-

portunity, which also involves per-forming a 45 minute show for St. Joseph Elementary this afternoon, something Dorsey is looking for-ward to.

“Three of the musicians in our group are educators, so we’ll be tak-ing questions and talking about each individual instrument. It’s exciting to see the kids light up as they start to understand how music is made.”

He said all the members started playing music in Grade 7.

“It shows them that maybe one day they could play in a quintet like this.”

During the St. Saviour’s concert they will be showcasing their ver-satility.

“We’ll be doing an eclectic mix of music. There will be stuff from the Renaissance, there’s opera, ragtime, jazz. We even have a couple songs from the Beatles.”

He said people of all ages can enjoy the evening.

“No matter what style of music you’re interested in, you’ll walk away enjoying something.”

The band’s name came from a catchphrase—“Fish on!”—the men came up with during a fishing trip together.

The concert will be held at St.

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Entertainment

Movies

Tonight at 7 p.m. the Civic Theatre presents The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. During a manned mission to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. It will also show on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m., Oct. 4 at 4 p.m and 6:30 p.m., and Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

The crowd-sourced event Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge is coming to the Civic Theatre on Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. Tickets are $5. The event includes a screening of Milk, which brings a universal perspective on the politics, commercialization and controversies surrounding birth and in-fant feeding over the canvas of stunningly beautiful visuals and poignant voices from around the globe. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

Music

Canmore performers Leah Barley and the Converse Cowboys will perform at Mama Sita’s Cafe this Saturday. at 6 p.m. Barley tells her bluesy-folk tales of love, loss, epic bike rides, and broken homes with beautiful tones and a ridiculous range that will make your hair stand on end. For more informa-tion visit leahbarleymusic.com.

On Sunday, Oct. 4 Mama Sita’s Cafe in Winlaw will host Vendredi. A new blend of well-known performers, featuring their own unique style of gypsy jazz, complete

with infectious rhythms that demand your attention. Guitarist Terry B. Moore, joins his sister Cindy (bass guitar). Catherine Mc-Grath on mandolin and accordion rounds out this trio.

Nelson cultural ambassador Bessie Wapp will perform with friends in Kaslo at the Langham Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 pm. Tickets available at Willow Home Boutique, Sunnyside Naturals and at the door. On Sunday, Oct. 25 they will also per-form in Silverton at the Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $18 at the door.

Literary arts

Winlaw author Tom Wayman will launch his collection The Shadows We Mistake For Love at the Nelson Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Set in the Slocan Valley, the collection brings together log-gers and environmentalists, pot growers and lawyers, homesteaders and skiers in

stories that draw from the underlying ten-sions in rural life and the colourful social landscape of small communities.

Three authors will celebrate nearly 50 years of creative writing education in the West Kootenay on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. with a reading from pioneer instructor Fred Wah and newly local Selkirk College and UBC teachers Leesa Dean and Sonnet L’Abbe at Oxygen Art Centre. The event is free ($5 donation appreciated) and open to the public.

The world premiere of Lucas Myers’ Camp-ground: A Murder Mystery in the Woods (with music) will be at the Capitol Theatre on Oct. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. A young man goes missing from a provincial campground. Four people are suspects, despite lack of evidence but the overzealous detective is undeterred. Tickets are $16 and are available from the Capitol.

Brass quintet Fish on Five will play the first concert of this year’s Selkirk Pro Musica series at St. Saviour’s Pro Cathedral at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3.

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End the disability clawbackSeptember was British

Columbia’s Disability Employment month and

an opportunity to highlight the bene� ts of employing people of all abilities. As the New Democrat spokesperson for social develop-ment, I was pleased to see the B.C. Liberal Minister for Social Development raising awareness about employing people with dis-abilities.

Inclusion in the workplace not only bene� ts employees with disabilities, it bene� ts the entire business and has a positive e� ect on our communities and local economies. Raising awareness is work that needs to take place.

Yet, it should not take place while also stripping people with disabilities of their employment rights. But that is precisely what the B.C. Liberals are doing. Every month, they claw back maternity and parental leave bene� ts from people with disabilities who re-ceive income supports.

Nearly 200,000 people receive Disability, 16 per cent of them are able to work and keep a maximum of $800 to $1000 in wages per month depending on family size. However, every year 150 people receiving Disability and Income Assistance need to take time o� work, as is their right, to deliver and care for a newborn.

While working, they paid their mandatory Employment Insur-

ance premiums and have the right to collect their EI bene� ts for their maternity and parental leave. When they do so, the Liberal government takes every dollar of it away. Without their wages or EI bene� ts, families impacted by this government policy are forced to live on less than $200 per month a� er rent.

Imagine having a newborn and having only $200 to pay for all the new expenses plus your own health supports for your disability. What do you choose? Your baby needs you to be healthy, but you can’t be healthy if you want to feed, clothe and diaper your child. � en there is transportation, hydro, tele-phone. What if your baby needs to go to the doctor? How do you pay to get there?

I’ve spoken to families from across the province, including here in the Kootenays, who went from barely making ends meet to racking up debt and going hun-gry while caring for a newborn. � eir local food banks, family and friends do what they can to help, but parents still live in poverty with their children. And the ex-ternal help doesn’t change the fact that they are being denied their rights by their government.

Just like any other parents, par-ents with disabilities need their bene� ts to pay rent and new ex-penses for their new baby. Not only is it unacceptable to be ig-noring the rights of people with disabilities, but it is intolerable for the B.C. Liberals to put children in poverty from day one.

Promoting the bene� ts of em-ploying people with disabilities has to be done in conjunction with respecting their rights, and it has to be done with recognizing that their children do not deserve to live in poverty. Christy Clark and her Liberals need to do more than talk.

We can do better. Help people with disabilities realize their rights by signing the petition to end the maternity leave clawback at www.michellemungall.ca<http://www.michellemungall.ca>. Together, we can make sure that next year’s Disability Employment month in-cludes jobs and rights.

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Prestige to host Kootenay Lake SummitStaff Writer

� e third annual Kootenay Lake Summit will be held at the Prestige Lakeside Resort on Oc-tober 24 from 9 a,m to 3:30 p.m. � e event is free but registration is required.

Keynote speakers will include

Lesley Killough, who will speak on the origins of Kootenay Lake and its unique geographic features.

Nicole Kapell will speak about the archeology of Kootenay Lake and will give an overview of Ktu-naxa Nation cultural values.

Je� Burrows will give an up-

date on Kootenay Lake � sheries and the introduction of shoreline spawning kokanee.

� ere will also be dance per-formances from Midway � eatre and Allegro Dance Studio, and live music from David Reid.

For more call 250-777-2955.

Free Thanksgiving Dinner - October 12, 5pm At KCF 520 Falls Street, Nelson

Homelessness Action Week Oct 12-18 2015

The community is invited to a FREE Thanksgiving Dnner. Our Annual Thanksgiving dinner is in support of awareness around Homelessness Action Week, this years theme is Women Leaving Violence and Family Homelessness. If you would like to sponsor this dinner and help feed and care for the hungry, homeless, hurting people in Nelson, mail or bring your gift to Kootenay Christian Fellowship. $50.00 helps 10 people $100.00 helps 20 people $150.00 helps 30 people $500.00 provides 100 meals! Please make your cheque payable to Our Daily Bread:

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Costs are averaged at $5 per meal which includes the ex-pense of preparing and providing meals. If gifts exceed expenses, extra funds will be used to care for the hungry and homeless throughout the year. An income tax receipt will be mailed to you at the beginning of 2016 as Kootenay Christian Fellowship is a registered Canadian charity.

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Free Thanksgiving Dinner - October 12, 5pm At KCF 520 Falls Street, Nelson

Homelessness Action Week Oct 12-18 2015

The community is invited to a FREE Thanksgiving Dnner. Our Annual Thanksgiving dinner is in support of awareness around Homelessness Action Week, this years theme is Women Leaving Violence and Family Homelessness. If you would like to sponsor this dinner and help feed and care for the hungry, homeless, hurting people in Nelson, mail or bring your gift to Kootenay Christian Fellowship. $50.00 helps 10 people $100.00 helps 20 people $150.00 helps 30 people $500.00 provides 100 meals! Please make your cheque payable to Our Daily Bread:

Name_______________________________________ Address___________________________Apt____ City/Prov/PC_________________________________ E-mail______________________________________

Costs are averaged at $5 per meal which includes the ex-pense of preparing and providing meals. If gifts exceed expenses, extra funds will be used to care for the hungry and homeless throughout the year. An income tax receipt will be mailed to you at the beginning of 2016 as Kootenay Christian Fellowship is a registered Canadian charity.

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Common name: Maries’s Doublefi le ViburnumBotanical Names: Viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘Mariesii’Taking a walk around lower Fairview in Nelson with Imelda last week, we truly enjoyed the many plants and shrubs showing off their fall colours. One such shrub we noticed was a nice example of Viburnum ‘Mariesii’ and if you have a bit of room, this viburnum is absolutly one of the best multi-season shrubs you can grow! At this time of the year, it’s dark green leaves change to a most beautiful shade of deep, fi rey red. In springtime it’s strong horizontal branches are smothered with fl at sprays of pure white fl owers, giving the impression of snow-laden branches. These fl at topped, lacecap-like fl ower clusters apprear in two rows or fi les, hence it’s name. Later in summer, clusters

of red berries rest where the fl owers once stood. During the late summer and early fall the berries turn black and make an excellent food source for many birds. This easy to grow viburnum loves full sun or even part shade, and prefers moist loamy soil, but will adapt to a wide range of soil conditions that we fi nd here in the Kootenays. Do not let the soil dry out in the heat of summer as some leaf scorch will occur. Pruning to shape should be done immediately after blooming, and for smaller spaces consider removing the bottom branches to create a small multi stemmed tree. This viburnum is one of my favouites, and will provide even the new gardener with a very easy to grow addition to the garden.

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A huge thank you to all the following for contributing to the success of

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All the participants from Nelson and area

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Will JohnsonNelson Star

“His castle (Castle Tom) was set conve-niently on a hill; and daily, when it wasn’t wet, he paced the battle-ments until some small-er Knight who couldn’t swim should reach the moat and challenge him.”

-A.A. Milne, The Knight Whose Armour Didn’t Squeak

Winlaw author Tom Wayman lives on a se-cluded acreage just over

the bridge from Highway 6, not far from the quiet susurus of the Slocan River, in an eccentric farmhouse surrounded on all sides by lush for-est. When visitors turn up his driveway the first thing they see, poking out of the foliage, is a sign paying homage to A.A. Milne.

“Welcome to Ap-pledore” it proclaims, with a small addendum: “Poetry feeds my family”.

And though Winnie isn’t named outright, a

line of fencing on the left is labeled “Bear gate”, a path through the woods called “The Bear-way” and when the Star spent a morning with the gumboot-wearing poet recently, there was even fresh scat to maneuver around.

It’s from this quaint refuge Wayman has been writing steadily for the past 26 years, most recently releasing his Slocan Valley collection The Shadows We Mistake For Love.

RIP Literary Ambition 1966-1989

Wayman arrived in

the Kootenays during a time of personal upheav-al, feeling disillusioned by city life and in need of some down-time.

“When I moved up here in 1989 I was com-ing out of a relationship in Vancouver and taking the geographic cure,” Wayman said. It was his Milne-loving ex that gave his property the name.

He’d published a number of books by that point, and had spent years teaching creative writing at the University of Calgary and hobnob-bing with the literary elite in Toronto, but felt like he


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Welcome to Tom Wayman’s AppledoreWinlaw author Tom Wayman tells Slocan Valley stories in his latest collection The

Shadows We Mistake for Love

Tom Wayman has spent the past 26 years living and writing from his quiet estate Appledore in Winlaw. His latest collection, The Shadows We Mistake For Love, is set in the Slocan Valley. Will Johnson photos

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needed a change of both pace and scenery.

“Ambition is a good thing and a bad thing simultaneously. It can spur people to work hard at whatever they’re ambitious about, or it can lead them to have a grievance about not attaining some aspect of that ambition. As you go on in life you realize how random everything is, and how big a part fashion plays in who’s considered to have achieved something of artistic merit.”

Upon realizing this, Wayman decided that rather than writing for external validation he would divorce himself from that aspect of the process as thoroughly as possible and focus instead on his creative output.

Shortly later he planted a small garden in Appledore with a plaque that reads “R.I.P. Liter-ary Ambition 1966 -1989” on his lawn.

Life in the Slocan Valley

Wayman hasn’t been loaf-ing hermit-like in the years since moving to Appledore, though—on top of his prolific, award-winning literary output, he somehow managed to start three arts-based programs: the Vancouver centre of the Koote-nay School of Writing, the Koo-tenay School of the Arts, and the Nelson Fine Arts Centre—now Oxygen Arts Centre.

More recently, he was instru-mental in bringing the UBC creative writing course Writing from the Ground Up to Nelson.

And he still finds plenty of time to gossip about gardening with his neighbours, plant trees, build memorials to family mem-bers and erect electric fences to protect his apple trees from the roaming deer who use his lawn as a thoroughfare.

The way he figures, that’s not the life he would’ve been living in the city.

“In a place like Toronto, it’s full of people who have come from the rural and made a deci-sion to go the city because they felt nothing cultural was hap-pening out here. The same is true in the States, where people flock to New York and have contempt for where they came from.”

He prefers life in the Slocan, and keeps a Walt Whitman quote affixed to his fridge: “Now I see the making of the best persons; It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.”

“The real news around here

isn’t ‘who got short-listed for the Giller?’” said Wayman, “but what the weather’s like? What’s happening with what you’ve planted? Socially you’d be an outcast in Winlaw if you didn’t have a garden.”

‘We’re all damaged goods’

At some point, though, no matter how much he was in love with the valley, Wayman felt he had to write about and address the harder social realities of those in his proximity.

“One of the notions this book plays with is how much the Slo-can Valley looks like paradise, but there’s a dark side too—which you would expect from human beings. People can be mean to each other here, there can be a lot of tension. We’re all damaged goods.”

But he finds making moral judgements difficult.

“This is not an area that’s very regularly policed, but there is a functional law. People come out here because they say ‘I want to do whatever I want to’ but they do still have to drive on the right side of the road, and everyone is interconnected and account-able.”

He’s discovered the cultural makeup of the area is complex. In Shadows he writes about the anti-government Doukhobor settlers and other characters with complicated relationships to authority, including the Jap-

anese survivors of internment camps, Vietnam draft dodgers and marijuana smugglers.

With grow-op owners and political activists intermixed with homesteaders, farmers, loggers and environmentalists, Wayman felt there was no short-age of potent source material.

“This is why the rural is such a wonderful place for fiction writ-ers to work,” he said, naming Alice Munro as the best example of this. “The tensions that go on in the city, you can see them in the country much more clearly because there’s not so much haze and anonymity. You know a lot more life arcs, you get to know different generations and people from a whole variety of socio-economic backgrounds.”

And though some in the lit-erary world may often be unin-terested in rural lives, he is. For years he drove by a shed, half torn down, that stood ominously in the middle of a nearby field.

“I thought to myself ‘there’s a story there.’”

Grow ops and single mothers

Wayman feels an affinity for neglected and disenfranchised people. Just as poet Robert Ser-vice once posited that vice is a more interesting subject than virtue—writing in the Yukon about gamblers, drunks and whores—Wayman is attracted to

those characters who have been maligned, forgotten or abused.

One denigrated group in par-ticular, single mothers, inspired a novella-length story in the col-lection.

“I interviewed a number of women I knew about this issue. I wanted to know ‘what’s wrong with these guys?’ but there was also a personal element too, because I’ve had a number of failed relationships, including one where she wanted a baby and I didn’t.”

He was surprised and shocked by some of the things he learned.

“Over and over I heard about how guys could not stand to have their partner’s attention given way more to the new life that had been created.”

Another topic he explores is the marijuana industry, which operates behind the scenes but has a major impact on the local economy and culture.

“The Slocan marijuana in-dustry isn’t especially visible or violent, and in a lot of ways it’s very benign. But there are all kinds of implications and strong negative effects that come with people being involved in these illegal activities. Even on a per-sonal level, just being required to lie to make a living, that has a profound effect on you.”

So when a landlord charac-ter discovers a grow-op in his comedic story “Clouds”, it’s him that get reprimanded by the local RCMP officer for violating his tenant’s privacy.

The Monster of Enthusiasm

Another statue in Wayman’s yard, this one of a blind bull-frog, is accompanied by a sign that reads “The Monster of En-thusiasm”, and reminds him to keep going despite criticism or hopelessness. And though he’s eager to share his stories with the world, he’s not waiting around for literary fame to eventually find him.

Instead he’s staying put in Ap-pledore for the long-term, where he types away in his basement office (surrounded by framed hate mail) while looking out at his wind-rustling garden and the swaying trees far overhead.

He wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Really, all an artist does is upset people. What society should do is put artists in a sack and throw them in a harbour. Anything that happens which isn’t that is a good thing.”


Wayman will launch his book at the Nelson Public Library on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Otter Books will be there to sell copies of The Shad-ows We Mistake for Love.

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School program teaches kids about salmon

Submitted to the Nelson StarAbout 1,800 students from 70 dif-

ferent classes in 20 different schools in the Columbia Basin participated in the Kokanee Salmon School Program this year. The program aims to teach youth about the importance of the Kokanee salmon, a natural resource in our own backyards.

This year the program included a puppet show loosely based on a Star Wars theme, Stream Wars: the Return of the Red Rebel Alliance about predator-prey relationships, a guided walk along the spawning channel, a dissection of a spawned-out Kokanee, and an activity

based on the salmon as a keystone spe-cies and healthy waterways.

Intrepid park interpreters/educators included Genna Lintz, Joanne Siderius and Nancie Dohan.

The Kokanee Salmon School Pro-gram is made possible with funding from Columbia Basin Trust. A huge ‘thank you’ also goes to the Nelson Po-lice Department Derby, the Royal Cana-dian Legion Branch 51, and especially to the Friends and Family in Memory of Russ Grainger, a long time supporter of the derby who tragically passed away this year in a boating accident.

A moment of marveling at the miraculous journey of the Kokanee salmon at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park.

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Slocan Valley gets two new busesSubmitted to the Nelson Star

Three brand-new mid-sized buses are serving transit users in the Slocan Valley, the Regional District of Central Kootenay and BC Transit announced on Tuesday.

The new buses were rolled out on September 14th and each one holds 30 seated passengers.

“The new buses are part of BC Tran-sit’s fleet replacement strategy,” said Randy Matheson, research analyst for the regional district. “The RDCK is delighted to offer our valley riders these new vehicles, which offer comfort and reliability.”

“One of the previous vehicles had over 1 million kilometres on the odom-eter so it was time to upgrade our fleet,” said Martin Gould, transit coordinator for Arrow and Slocan Lakes Commu-nity Services, the company that oper-ates the service in the valley.

The buses will also be used on other routes within the RDCK’s service area, as required.

Randy Matheson of the RDCK (left) and Martin Gould of Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services stand in front of one of three brand-new buses that are serving transit users in the Slocan Valley.

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Shoreline clean-up at Crawford Bay

Submitted to the Nelson Star� e Eastshore Freshwater Habitat Society and

Friends of Kootenay Lake are teaming up to organize a community shoreline clean-up event at Crawford Bay Beach.

Residents are invited to takd action against shore-line garbage by joining the group on October 3.

� is well be a great opportunity to have fun, help the lake, and socialize.

Meet at the beach at 1:00 p.m. and start cleaning along the shoreline. A� er the cleanup there will be a camp� re and free hotdogs and refreshments. Bring boots and work gloves.

� e event is part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up. In 2014, nearly 140,000 kilograms of litter was 2500 kilometres of shoreline across Canada.

For more information contact Claire de la Salle at info@friendso� ootenaylake.ca.

Volunteers from the 2014 clean-up. Submitted photo

Salmo woman held captive, assaulted

Staff WriterOn Sept. 21, the

Salmo RCMP received a report of an elderly female who was as-saulted, held captive in her home, then extorted of a large sum of money by a Trail resident.

Pamela Leigh Pak-enham, 44 years of age, has been charged with break and enter, wear-ing a disguise, unlaw-ful con� nement, assault causing bodily harm, extortion, robbery, and two counts of breach-ing an undertaking from the events of Sept. 18 to 20. She is being held in custody.

Pakenham allegedly broke into the woman’s home, restrained her, and assaulted her over the course of two days. She then forced the el-derly woman to go the her bank and withdraw a large sum of money and give it to her. Cash and items were also sto-len from the woman’s home.

On Sept. 20 Pak-enham le� the Salmo woman’s home and was arrested on Sept. 22 without incident.

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Sports55+ BC GamesSociety president says West Kootenay Boundary has “world class athletes”

TAMARA HYNDNelson Star

Nelson’s Wayne Naka, new president of

the BC 55+ Games, says the recent 2015 games in North Vancouver went o� without a hitch, and electricity in some cases, as the Lower Mainland was hit with a powerful windstorm.

Before talking about the daunting task of orga-nizing the colossal event, Naka praised the 87 West Kootenay/Boundary Zone 6 competitors, of whom 64 per cent came home with medals.

“We have world class athletes here,” said Naka, pointing out that on the last day Nelson cyclist Chris Desjardins biked four kilometres “straight up” in nine minutes in the wind and rain.

Zone 6 won 26 gold, 28 silver, and 11 bronze medals for a total of 65 medals, to � nish eighth out of 13 zones.

Desjardins won multi-ple medals in cycling and Nelson’s Marylee Banyard won four gold medals in the women’s 80-84 cat-egory for 50m butter� y, 100m individual medley, 200m individual medley and 400m freestyle.

In hockey the Koote-nay Glacier Kings 60-plus team won gold and the Kootenay Glacier Kings 55-plus team won silver.

“Pretty darned im-pressive,” said former Zone 6 director Brooke Campbell.

Zone 6 is comprised of the cities of Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Kaslo, Nakusp, Rossland, Salmo, and areas in between.

“Zone 6 had a small but mighty contingent of participants,” said Camp-bell. “I am so proud to be working with and for these amazing athletes. � ey exhibit everything that is great about living a healthy life and not al-lowing age to deter them from their goals.”

Campbell has accepted a new role of communi-

cations for the provincial board. � e organization is looking for a new di-rector for Zone 6. Anyone interested can contact Campbell at [email protected].

� e games were � rst organized in 1987, with the assistance of the provincial government. � e games are hosted in di� erent communi-

ties throughout BC each year, and have an average participation upwards of 4,000 leaving behind an economic impact of more than $6 million in each host community.

Coquitlam will host the 2016 games and Naka says it’s a vast task. While he wraps up the 2015 games with one community, he is in full preparation mode with next year’s host.

Over the next three to four years he will contin-ue to focus on sustain-ability for the games. With rising costs for athletes and host cities, his aim is to have as much in place to stave o� vol-unteer burnout, another real concern. Opening ceremonies and a dance for 4,000 athletes adds to the workload on top of planning 28 competitive sporting events.

Future host cities were announced last week —all of them in the interior.

Vernon will host Sept. 12 to 16, 2017, which is the society’s 30th anni-versary. � e following year, the games move closer to home as Cran-brook and Kimberley won the games for Sept. 11 to 15, 2018. Kelowna will host for Sept. 10 to 14, 2019.

“� ere is going to be a whole lotta fun and ac-tion coming to the inte-rior of BC in the next few years,” said Campbell.

“We champion the idea of life-long activity and friendly competi-tion. We celebrate Brit-ish Columbians who are 55-plus as valuable role models and believe in the health and social bene� ts of participation.”

Amazing swimmer Marylee Banyard (top) of Nelson is in her 80s. Nelson’s June Johnson (middle photo, far left) getting her medal while Nelson’s Chris Desjardins (bottom left) had a big medal haul in cycling. Submitted photos

Marylee Banyard (Nelson)80-84 SwimmingGold 50m butter� yGold 100m ind. medleyGold 200m ind. medleyGold 400m ind. medley Gold 25m butter� y

June Johnston (Nelson) 70-74 Swimming4th 50m butter� y4th 100m breaststroke

Silver 100m freestyle6th 50m freestyle 4th 100m individual medley

Chris Desjardins (Nelson)60-64 Cycling Silver Time trial – CompetitiveSilver Road race – competitiveGold Hill climb – competitive

Sharisse Kyle (Nelson) 55-59 Cycling Silver Time trial – competitive

Silver Road race – competitiveSilver Hill climb – competitive

Sandra Fuller (Nelson)55-59 Cycling 4th Road race – competitive

Howie Ridge (Nelson) 70-74 Golf Bronze Div A 0-17.0 indexTerry Hearn(Salmo) 75-79 Golf Gold Div B 17.1 – 36.4 index

Keith Stetsko (Crescent Valley) 70-74 ArcherySilver Compound bow with sight with release aid Target & 3D

Don Currie (Slocan) 80-84 Athletics Sprints – 100m Silver, 200m Silver, 400m Gold Middle distance runs – 800m Silver, 1,500m Gold Power walk – 5,000m Gold

Zone 6 Results for Nelson athletes

Nelson Curling Club to host 2016 BC Men’s Championship

Avid curling fans will have a chance to watch the high level teams battle for a place at the Canadian

National Men’s Curling Championships

TAMARA HYND Nelson Star

Avid curling fans will have a chance to � nally hear what high level curling teams are saying to one another as they play on Nelson ice in February.

The Nelson Curl-ing Club is hosting the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Champion-ship in February. � e big event will see the winner heading to the Canadian National Men’s Championships, also known as the Tim Horton’s Brier.

“� is is huge event,” said Vivian Benedetti co-sponsor chair with Brenda Fraser.

With the successful bid, the Nelson Curling Club’s large task of or-ganizing the event has long begun, in search of large and small corpo-rate sponsors. Benedet-ti said more are “very welcome” to contribute in any way they can to help raise funds.

“We’re looking for-ward to putting on a good show,” said Bene-detti, who said the top level curlers will be there. “And we’re hop-ing to get lots of spon-

sors too.” � e event runs Feb.

10 through 14 with 16 of BC’s top men’s team vying for � rst place, which means a spot in the National Champi-onships in Ottawa in March 2016.

Games start Wednes-day morning, with three draws per day, until the Saturday page playo� s. Sportsnet TV will widely televise the semi-� nals and � nals on Sunday 14.

But for West Koote-nay folk it’s a chance to watch the top BC men’s teams play in person. � e regular six sheets of ice will be pared down to four as bleachers will be set up for on-ice viewing. � ose specta-tors will be able to hear the team members’ dialogue.

“Up close and per-sonal so you can hear what players say,” Bene-detti explained.

To pull o� the bon-spiel in � ne fashion, they are looking for volunteers. Bendetti estimates they will need 50 to 100 people to help with a variety of tasks from drivers for the teams, bartenders at the rink, curling o� ciating,

people to sell ra� e tick-ets, and door security.Tickets are expected to go on sale in December.

While organizers work on this event, the club is also getting ready for their regular curling season. � e ice will be open for prac-tice from Oct. 13 to 16. Registration night is Oct. 16 and league play starts Oct. 20.

“We love our sport,” said Benedetti. “I’ve al-ways curled and I’d love to share it with other people.”

She likened the sport to a mixture of shu� e board and chess.

“You have to think out there and it’s not so easy,” she said, add-ing they welcome new members whole-heart-edly.

“We have a lot of fun on Wednesday and Friday night and it’s a great way to meet new people.”

For sponsorship de-tails contact [email protected]. To � nd out more about volunteering, contact Garry Meadows or Tim Beecham at [email protected] [email protected].

The Trail Smoke Eaters have acquired Nelson native Cole Arcuri from the BCHL’s Merritt Centennials for future consid-erations. Arcuri, a 6’1”, 180-pound de-fenceman, joined the Powell River Kings in January 2014 and was traded to Mer-ritt last season. He started strong this year, netting four assists in three game-ses for Merritt. The 19-year-old played in the KIJHl with the Nelson Leafs from 2012 until joining the Kings. Arcuri pro-vides stability on the back end, sees the ice well, and should boast an offensive upside. “It’s kind of nice to have local players wanting to come back to play here,” said Trail coach and GM Nick De-schenes.

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Oxygen offers youth-focused acting classSubmitted to

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Jordana Cham-pagne has joined the Oxygen Art

Centre and will teach a 7-week workshop on pre-paring and performing audition monologues.

“It’s important to have a well developed mono-logue in your arsenal as an actor”, says Cham-pagne, a graduate of the Vancouver Film School’s acting program. “Some-thing that really show-cases you and represents your unique flavor, but when you’re starting out as a professional actor that can be a difficult thing to identify. Where I thrive as an acting coach, is in pinpointing the unique quality that each actor naturally brings to the table and highlight-ing it.”

With this course, Champagne is offering a safe space for young ac-tors to delve into some meaty acting and hone in their skills, all while preparing an awesome monologue that they can use for theatre auditions or as their audition piece for a theatre program.

“I’m very excited about offering this course with Oxygen”, says Champagne. “It can be difficult to get personal-ized coaching in a big

class, this is exactly the kind of thing I would have wanted when I was preparing my audition for acting schools”.

Inquire at Oxygen to

find out about scholar-ships and volunteer tu-ition exchanges. More information and to reg-ister online: www.oxy-genartcentre.org

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Election 2015

BILL GREENGreen Party

1. CBC/Radio-Canada is part of the core fabric of our country. As our national pub-lic broadcaster, it has defined what it means to be Canadian. My own life is deeply enriched by CBC Radio.

We need to re-invest in a CBC/Radio-Canada that is distinctly public and distinctly Canadian.

The Green Party will ensure CBC and Radio-Canada have adequate and stable funding. We will increase their federal core funding by $315 million per year to rebuild local cov-erage and capacity. We will also change the governance structure so partisan politi-cal cronies will no longer be appointed to the CBC board of directors.

2. I agree with Canadians that the senate cannot con-tinue in its present form. Its legitimacy has been seriously undermined by scandal and hyper-partisanship, and its constitutional role to repre-sent regional and provincial interests has been abandoned. The senate must be reformed during the next parliament.

The Supreme Court of Can-ada has ruled that abolishing the senate requires the unani-mous consent of all provinces. The Green Party believes the question should be put to the people of Canada.

Green MPs will advocate that parliament appoint a non-partisan commission to hold hearings across the country to listen to Cana-dians, explain the issues at stake, and discuss options for reform. The commission would be required to come up with a serious reform proposal that involves a Senate, either elected or independently se-lected, with a new distribution of seats and new powers.

The constitutional proposal should then be put to the peo-ple for approval in a national referendum. The referendum

question would ask Cana-dians which option they fa-vour: the reform proposal or abolition? There would be no option for the status quo.

DAVID WILKSConservative Party

1. In 1936, parliament passed the Canadian Broad-casting Act, creating the CBC as broadcast regulator of pri-vate radio broadcasters.

CBC-TV’s first broadcasts were in 1952. In 1958 CBC became a crown corporation. In 1968 the CRTC was cre-ated to control, protect and enhance Canadian content. CBC-TV transmitted 90 per cent Canadian entertainment. The majority of viewers chose to watch American content on Canadian private broad-casters.

When cable began in 1991, parliament attempted to control what Canadians could watch in their homes; however, they didn’t foresee the impact of satellite begin-ning in 1994.

In the 500 channel uni-verse, broadcast-ers, cable/satellite companies amal-gamated with In-ternet providers and newpapers. An explosion of entertainment fed to consumers on the Internet has further eroded in-fluence of the CBC on Canadians’ reality.

CBC has tried to adapt with new platforms and services. As they strive to be relevant to Canadians in this new reality, reasonable taxpayer support of the CBC should continue.

2. NDP leader Thomas

Mulcair has shown Canadians that politics can be filled with feel-good promises that have

little if any chance of being delivered.

Mulcair tells us he will abolish the senate. He inten-tionally ignores an April 2014 Supreme Court of Canada ruling which decided reforms require the approval of at least seven provinces represent-ing at least 50 per cent of the population.

The Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s proposed reforms, including senate elections and term limits, were illegal.

The court also ruled that outright abolition could occur only if all 10 provinces agreed.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard insists the senate’s troubles are what he called “administrative dysfunction” that can be fixed. He vowed to fight

any effort to scrap the senate. The ma-jority of premiers, including Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, support Couillard’s position.

There is a constitutional stalemate. Saying, “I’ll just abolish it,” giving Canadians false hope, is just dishonest.

DON JOHNSTONLiberal Party

1. CBC is a critically im-portant institution and ser-

vice. CBC is a place for Ca-nadians to share the great diversity of this country and to have conversations about Canada, its uniqueness, its place in the world, and its achievements and aspirations. The role that CBC radio plays in rural areas is particularly important.

I recently did an interview on CBC radio and followed that with a tour of the rid-ing. In every community we stopped in, at least one person commented on the interview and in some cases many did.

It was amazing to realize how many people that inter-view reached and only CBC could do that. Fortunately, the feedback was universally positive.

CBC binds us together in important ways and that is why the Liberal Party will invest $150 million in new annual funding and reverse the Harper cuts. I look forward to many years of CBC radio with my breakfast.

2. The dissolution of the senate would require the sup-port of seven provinces rep-resenting 50 per cent of the population. Recent attempts to make significant constitu-tional changes have all failed.

Regardless of what Mr. Mulcair is saying, the process would be lengthy, expensive and the likelihood of success extremely low. We need to focus on changing the hyper-partisan nature of the senate and the ideologically-driven nature of appointments.

Justin Trudeau accom-plished the most significant reform in senate history sim-ply by cutting ties with the Liberal caucus so senators are independent and no longer subject to party control.

We would implement a new, non-partisan, merit-based, broad and diverse process to advise on senate appointments (similar to the process of appointing people

to the Order of Canada).

This would c o m p l e t e l y change the par-tisan nature of the senate and allow us to get onto important challenges like climate change and the econ-omy.

WAYNE STETSKINew Demo-cratic Party

1. The news for CBC just got worse. We’re now hearing that the Harper Con-servatives intend to sell off CBC’s assets in the middle of a highly contested election. At the very least, this is morally wrong!

The CBC is our national voice and is considered an integral part of our national fabric. When Canadians talk about Canadian values, a strong CBC is often stated as one of those values.

Canadians across the coun-try depend on The National,

As It Happens, Cross Country Check Up and the Sunday Edi-tion to stay in touch with what is happening in our country and in our world. And here in Kootenay Columbia, stories and experiences are shared by listening to Daybreak South and Radio West.

When I decided to run for MP, I made a list of things that concerned me most about the direction that Stephen Harper is taking our Canada. On that list were my deep concerns for the CBC.

Successive Liberal and Conservative governments have slashed funding for CBC/Radio Canada, first the Liberals with a $415 million cut, followed by an additional $115 million cut by the Con-servatives.

An NDP government will reverse the Conservatives’ $115 million cut and provide long-term, stable funding for the CBC. We will usher in a new era of innovation, inde-pendence and stability for Canada’s public broadcaster.

2. It is the position of the NDP that it is time to abolish the unelected, unaccountable senate. And we are seeking a mandate from Canadians to do just that. This is part of our platform for renewed democracy.

We also want to make 2015 the last election that uses the first-past-the-post electoral system which has allowed Stephen Harper’s right-wing government to attack our fun-damental values with only 39 per cent of the vote. An NDP government will bring in mixed member, proportional representation voting in our first term.

Libertarian candidate Christina Yahn has withdrawn from the race.

Bill GreenGreen Party

Don JohnstonLiberal Party

David WilksConservative Party

Wayne StetskiNew Democratic Party

Every Friday until the Oct. 19 federal election, the Nelson Star will bring you responses to a series of questions posed to the four candidates in the Kootenay-Columbia riding as compiled

by Black Press editors throughout the riding. Today’s questions are:

1. What is CBC’s role in Canadian society and how should it be handled by the federal government?

2. Do you support the dissolution of the senate? Why or why not?

with the candidates

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February 14, 1956- September 25, 2015

It is with great sadness that the Lins family announces the

passing of Joe. Joseph Gary Lins, of Salmo, BC,

passed away suddenly in his home on Friday, September 25. Joe is survived in loving memories of family- his children Charlene (Ron) Weir of Fruitvale BC, Errol Lins of Calgary AB, and Marty (Joline) Lins of Calgary AB. He has one grandchild, Jace Lins of Calgary AB, whom he dreamed of teaching the art of fi shing to. Joe is also survived in the love of his siblings, whom he was very close to, Ken Lins of Salmo BC, Valerie Lins (Flagel) of Castlegar BC, Cathleen Lins of Salmo BC, Sandra (John) Harmsma of Salmo BC, and Calvin (Jennifer) Lins of Salmo BC. He had many nieces and nephews, as well as great nieces and nephews, who were very special to him, and we’re all enthralled by his singing his version of a favourite song “Little Charlotte Johnson”. Joe will be remembered fondly by his many cousins, aunts, uncles, and his many, many friends. His outgoing, happy & friendly personality made him a favourite among all. Joe Lins is pre deceased by his father Allan Earnest Lins, his mother Yvonne � elma Irene Lins, his brother Gordon Daniel Lins, and his brother in law Terrance (Beaver) Henry Flagel. Joe was well known for his love for his family and his second love - music. “� in, fat, big or small, Joe, he loved them all- Guitars & Beer”Anyone wishing to remember him and share in Celebrating his Life, is welcome to join the family on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 1:00 PM at his brothers home - 405 Tamarac Avenue, Salmo BC.

February 14, 1956- September 25, 2015

Joseph Gary Lins

DAVID ALANSON JOHNSON

Jan. 25, 1916 – Aug. 6, 2015

Born in Vernon Jan. 25, 1916; died in Victoria, Aug. 6, 2015. David’s family is grateful for his long and love-� lled life. He was a devoted son, brother, brother-in-law, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather,

uncle and friend. � e joy of music � lled our lives and all others who entered 415 Howe St. He could still play a tune on his banjo for his 99th birthday! His sense of humour and winsome smile continued to light up lives to the very end. Predeceased by his loving wife Isabella, whom he has missed dearly since 2001. Also predeceased by his sisters Frances McLean and Alice Bryce, brothers Ted, Wesley and Jim. Survived by his eight children, Wesley(Wendy), David (Patricia), Richard (Lee), Gary (Linda), Valerie (Dave), Beverly (Jim), Hilary (Roxie), Ethelwyn (David) and many grandchildren and great grandchildren, nephews and nieces. Also survived by brother Herb (Ollie)and sister Ruth Martensen of Vernon. He was like a big brother to 4 surviving sisters-in-law, Lillian Quin of Sooke, Ethelwyn Catalano and Rosemary Mandoli both of Trail and Agnes Griko of Nelson. He led a varied and hardworking life as a miner, logger, carpenter, millwright, WW II soldier, gardener and beekeeper. We all cherish many fond memories of music, crib games, huckleberry picking, honey tasting and all of our babies bouncing on his knees, while he sang a song or played an instrument. Graveside internment will be at the Nelson Cemetary, October 10 at 1:30 pm, followed by a tea at the Nelson Legion. Donations to the Nelson Royal Canadian Legion or Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation, in lieu of � owers, would be appreciated.

Ada Mary Nonis

1923 – 2015On September 26, this loving, gentle soul passed away at Kootenay Lake Hospital, and is now at rest. She leaves to mourn her sons Gary in Cranbrook and Dan (Karen) in Kelowna. Also left behind are her Grandchildren Michael (Pam), Michelle, Mark (Dana) and Aaron (Amy), and Great Grandchildren Barrett, Shea, Wyatt, Colton and Anika. Ada is also survived by sisters Olga (Eric) in Kimberley and Pola in Cranbrook, as well as many nieces and nephews. She will also be sorely missed by her many friends, too numerous to mention. No service has been requested. Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Sociey, 565 10th Avenue West, Vancouver, BC V5Z 9Z9. Megan Johnson of � ompson Funeral Service was entrusted with the cremation arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at the www. thompsonfs.ca

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Bombers take Oliver field hockey tournament 4-0


It’s a good start to the field hockey season for the LV Rogers lady Bombers as they came away with a perfect 4 and 0 record in the Oliver tournament last weekend.

This is an impressive result as the squad com-peted with only thirteen players and a lot of un-tested rookies line up, as the team lost eight play-ers from graduation.

In the first game against GW Graham of Chilliwack the ladies started off slow and began to get their legs under them taking over the game and carrying most of the play. Scoring first on a long shot from Noa Butterfield, strong mid field work from Al-lie Zondervan, Naomi Perkins, Hanna Quinn always pressed Chilli-wack into giving up the ball, and on the occasion Chilliwack did get past the mid field the defen-sive unit of Kyra Burkart, Julia Burkart, Noa But-terfield and Heather Pot-kins picked the pockets of the Chilliwack attack.

LVRs’ second goal came from a deflection by Emma Borhi after a goal mouth scramble, giving LVR a 2-0 win in the first game of the tour-nament. It was also a little bit of sweet revenge as Chilliwack was the team that beat the Bombers in last year’s provincials in a battle for seventh. Rookie goalie Rylee Zondervan, who is in Grade 9, re-corded her first shutout.

Next up for the Bomb-ers was South Kamloops, always a very difficult op-ponent. This game was

very even, as both sides had good scoring chanc-es and put in an amazing amount of hard work in the mid field.

Bombers had one goal disallowed, from Noa Butterfield, as the shot came from outside the scoring circle. Eventually the Bombers struck for the only goal of the game.

There was great link up passing work from Butterfield and Allie Zondervan to spring Per-kins on one of her many dazzling runs down the left side in the tourna-ment, worked the ball into the scoring circle where Hanna Quinn smashed it home late in the game giving LVR the 1-0 win.

Again tireless mid field work from Allie Zondervan, Naomi Per-kins, rookie Lakpa Dietz, and Hanna Quinn, and the solid Defensive play of Kyra Burkart, Noa Butterfield, Heater Pot-kins and Julia Burkart kept the very aggressive pressure from Kamloops away from the LVR goal enabling goalie Zonder-van to record her second shutout.

The Bombers went on to play Mt. Boucherie from Vernon. The link up work from Butterfield, Allie Zondervan and Perkins was incredible to watch as they would work the ball out of the back after great defen-sive work from central defender Kyra Burkart, Heather Potkins and Julia Burkart.

The first goal of the game came from a great run by Perkins who once again found Quinn in the scoring circle who pulled the ball back and

teed it up for Zonder-van to hammer it into the net. LVRs’ second came moments later as the duo of Perkins and Hanna Quinn linked up on the left side, but this time Perkins drilled the ball past the Mt. Bouch-erie keeper.

LVRs’ third came from a short corner passed in by Zondervan to Perkins who again drilled the ball past the Mt. Boucherie keeper. Mt. Boucherie pressed late in the game and were finally rewarded with a short corner which they converted ruining keeper Rylee’s bid for a third shutout. Nonethe-less, it was a 3 – 1 win for the Bombers.

The final game of the tournament saw the Lady Bombers take on the Agassiz Eagles. Agassiz carried much of the play early on and put the LVR back line under a ton of pressure and it looked like the shortened bench might finally catch up with the Bombers.

But tenacious check-ing and stand up de-fence by Heather Pot-kins, Julia Burkart, Kyra Burkart and Butterfield weathered the storm. They got their tired legs back in gear and never looked back. The strong defensive work enabled the link up play of But-terfield, Zondervan, and Perkins to dominate the game. The Bombers struck first on a great run down the left, by Perkins who shot on goal was de-flected by Quinn-the Dy-namic Duo strike again! Moments later Emma Borhi deflected the ball past the Agassiz keeper.

L.V. Rogers Bombers’ Hanna Quinn checking a Chilliwack player. Karen Walgren photos

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degrees turn the oven o� but leave the pork in Once the thermometer reads 175 degrees you can take it out of the oven. I like to take o� any large pieces of crusted fat from the top and then I use two forks and shred it right in the pan it was cooking it!

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Bullfrogs, drones, and painted turtles

Castlegar Kia recently donated Adidas soccer balls to Nelson Youth Soccer as part of Kia Canada’s Drive Change campaign. From left: Brett Adams, Van-couver Whitecaps regional coach in the Kootenays and technical director for Nelson Youth Soccer; Shaun Postnikoff, Castlegar Kia product advisor; Devon Cheveldaeff, general sales manager; Steve Mota, assistant parts and service manager at Castlegar Kia; and, Chuck Bennett, chair of Nelson Youth Soccer.

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� e Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society’s (CKISS) Annual General Meeting took place on September 16 at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area.

� e day kicked o� with a Drone demo from Nelson based company Harrier Aerial Surveys. Drones are quickly emerging as a valuable tool used in ecological research. In Spring 2015 drones were used to map the problematic swath of Yellow Flag Iris (YFI) that hugs several waterways at CVWMA. � e � ower is an escaped garden or-namental that outcom-petes and displaces native plants causing wildlife habitat degradation.

Thompson River University (TRU) in Kamloops is currently conducting research on control methods for Yellow Flag Iris. The University is research-

ing the e� cacy of thick rubber matting (benthic membrane) as a control method for YFI. Par-ticipants were able to see � rst-hand several research plots that exist throughout the wetland area. � is past spring and summer CKISS has been sampling these plots and sending them to TRU for analysis. � rough mod-ern technology Catherine Taraso� , Ph.D., P.Ag, an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Natural Resources at TRU, was able to Skype into the event and o� er insight into her research.

Marc-Andre Beauch-er, Head of Operations for the wildlife management area and Terry Anderson, Ministry of Forest Lands Natural Resources Op-erations, Habitat O� cer gave a presentation on the threats that Ameri-can Bullfrogs can have to wetland biodiversity. � ey stressed that early detection and rapid

eradication is impera-tive because bullfrogs outcompete BC’s native species like the endan-gered northern leopard frog.

“A female bullfrog can lay up to 20,000 eggs vs. 3000 to 5,000 for a female leopard frog,” Beaucher said. “Bullfrogs can eas-ily overrun the system and they are also very voracious, they’ll eat just about anything that � ts in their mouths.”

It is well known by wildlife officials that bullfrogs run rampant in Idaho and Washington. A bullfrog surveillance program was set up this past summer by CKISS to investigate if any of these pesky critters had made their way to the Kootenays.

“As part on an early detection rapid response surveillance system acoustic equipment was set up in several locations along the border.” said Anderson.

“While one meter was being installed recently bullfrog calls were heard and it was positively con� rmed by acoustic recordings. Visual sight-ings con� rmed that the species are here for the � rst time in the West Kootenay.”

� e � nal presenter of the day was Leigh Anne Isaac Ph.D., a senior bi-ologist with VAST Re-source Solutions who has been studying the Western Painted turtles that reside at the wildlife management area. � e Western Painted turtle is the only native pond tur-tle le� in B.C., however their numbers are rapidly decreasing due to habitat loss and is now consid-ered a species of concern in the Kootenays. CKISS has worked with VAST to remove invasive plants in order to restore sensitive turtle nesting habitat.

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We’re a family-owned and operated General Motors dealership with over 20 years of experience providing uncompromising service to our customers, and we’re looking for someone who shares our philosophy and work ethic. Come be a part of our team. General Motors experience is considered an asset, but is not essential. However, you must have your own tools and safety boots.

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JOB POSTINGKOOTENAY KIDS SOCIETY

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eporting to the oar o ire tors the E e ti e ire tor is responsi e or the s ess management o a m ti-ser i e so iet pro i ing programs or hi ren ami ies an ear are an earning. e are see ing a passionate ea er ith management e perien e in the non-pro t se tor an emonstrate e perien e in e e ti e nan ia management. The E e ti e ire tor sets strategi goa s an a ministers agen operations in a or an e ith ega ontra t a an a re itation re irements.

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Nelson Youth Soccer Annual General Meeting Monday, October 19th at 7pm

PRESTIGE LAKESIDE RESORT

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Nelson Nordic Ski Club requires a Nordic ski coach

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The NelsonFood Cupboardseeks a part-time

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The Nelson Star is moving and our current offi ce space will be available for lease. It will be available in early 2016. The space is 1200 square feet and includes three parking spots. This would make a great location for any number of business, including as a professional offi ce or retail boutique store. It is located on the corner of Hall Street and Herridge Lane. This is a very busy location in the downtown core, especially now that the Hall Street construction has been completed.

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Can ethical investments make a difference?Submitted to the Nelson StarAuthor Tom Rand will be one

of three speakers at a forum that will explore investment in the new economy and divestment from fossil fuels on October 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Mary Hall on Selkirk College’s Tenth Street campus.

The forum will also feature financial expert Ken Locklin and United Church minister Greg Powell.

Tom Rand (via live webcast) will open the forum. As a follow up to his presentation in Nelson last March, he will emphasize the urgency of seriously addressing climate change with and policy options than can help unleash

capital necessary for transition-ing to a low carbon economy.

Ken Locklin (also appearing via live webcast) is a financial expert in climate change and sustainability investments with Impax Asset Management.

With results from recent studies Locklin will dispel the myth fossil fuels investments need to be included in portfolios in order to achieve the best per-formance. In fact he will make a case for the risks of investing in fossil fuels, particularly in terms of stranded assets, as the world gets serious about tackling cli-mate change.

The final speaker of the eve-

ning will be Powell, who also has expertise in issues around climate change. Powell has spent time working as an engineer for a renewable energy firm and for the Pembina Institute as a sustainability consultant and as an advocate for climate action. He will give an overview of the global divestment movement and discuss the United Church of Canada’s recent successful an-nouncement to sell its fossil fuel assets and reinvest the funds in renewable energy.

This forum is the first in a three-part series on fossil fuel divestment/investment.The second will focus on personal

investments, and the third will be on pension, institutional and community investments.

Check the Selkirk College Mir Centre website’s Peace Café list-ings for dates.

The event is part of the Peace Café series hosted by Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace, and is co-sponsored by the West Kootenay Ecosociety, the local chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and the Nelson United Church.

Admission by donation.For more information, please

contact Madelyn MacKay at (250) 505-4122 or Laura Sacks at (250) 399-4313.

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Breaking Free I mentioned in last week’s article that our youth group would be working through Romans this fall. I love the book of Romans and how the issues Paul addresses and his encouragement to the believers in Rome applies so well to what we often encounter on our own faith journey today. This week I have been studying Romans 12:1-2 and the talk we had at youth was about the choices we make and who or what influences those decisions. I believe that while we may feel like we are making our own choice, what I discovered while thinking on this week’s passage is that my decisions can, in a way, be made for me. If you stop to think about every choice you make in a day such as the clothes we wear, how we spend our money, who we associate with and ask yourself why exactly you made those decisions, it is a great way to take stock of the influences in your life. Romans 12:1-2 (NIV) reads, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” I found myself challenged this week when I thought through my day to day decisions: Am I conforming to the pattern of this world? I think that conforming means letting the ways of this world influence what I do every day and ultimately lead me away from God. The biggest danger zone, that is applicable to all ages, is money: do we let money (the desire for more or the fear of not having enough) make our decisions for us? What about politics? With the big election coming, do we let our political views and the parties we support influence what we do? When I asked our youth what renewing their mind meant I did not have eager hands raised with answers. It’s a phrase that makes us stop and want to dig into it to find the full meaning. My challenge to the youth (and myself) this week has been to take inventory of our influences both good and bad. I hope to go through my days more aware of the decisions I just make without even really thinking such as how I spend my money, how I speak to others, what I wear, and what I think of others. Renewing my mind to me is to take stock of what influences are in my life and then purge the negative influences. If the music I listen to affects me in ways I am not happy with, then I need to renew that part of my life and steer towards something that gets me where I want to go. Ultimately the greatest influence we can have is our Lord and the truth found in His Word. In all decisions we make (even the small, seemingly insignificant ones), God needs to be the deciding influence. Only when we break away from the patterns and influences of this world and transform ourselves by finding our greatest influence in God’s Word can we truly offer up our bodies as living sacrifices in worship.

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

8551 Busk Road, Balfour

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Sun. Oct. 4 Kokanee Parish St. Francis Celebration and Blessing of Animals at St. Francis-In-The-Woods, Queen’s Bay,

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News

Fall Kootenay fishing looks promising

We’re back from the west coast! And this year proved to be a great one. There were lots of salmon around and fishing was fantastic. Daily limits of chi-nooks were fairly normal as well as coho mixed in. The Chinook fishing was consistent all sum-mer and the coho were on again off again. Some weeks saw the banks littered with coho, then other weeks they moved on and mainly just chinooks around. Chinooks ranged from 15 - 30 pounds this season, and the coho were six to 12 pounds until Sep-tember rolled around. Then the coho were 10 to 18 pounds and the largest chinook weighed in at 40.4 pounds on September long weekend.

Good halibut fishing in the early part of July, but then it proved to be spotty throughout the rest of the summer. Some days we would get four or five halis, and then the next day there were none. Although, the qual-ity was good when we got them. Halibut from 20 to 70 pounds were caught by our guests.

While it’s rare to see no pre-cipitation on the west coast, we were blessed with mostly sunny days and fairly calm waters. Al-though when the wind decided to blow, it was extreme. And this year, due to the warmer waters, we saw some amazing wildlife that we don’t often see. One day we had a giant blueshark swim up to our boat. Unfortunately he grabbed the salmon we had on our line, but still a pretty cool experience to see. On another day, we had a huge sunfish over 100 pounds swim right up to the edge of our boat close enough to touch. Whales, dolphins, and seal lions were common occur-rences.

All in all I would call it a very successful season. I would like to thank everyone who joined

me this year and look forward to doing it again next summer. We’ve already started planning and booking.

Kootenay Lake

Our guides did fairly well this summer on Kootenay Lake regardless of the extreme hot weather. Most of our trips were based on beating the heat. There seemed to be lots of small rainbow trout still around, so there was definitely some action everyday.

And now that fall is almost upon us, we wait to see what the rest of the lake will do. To be expected, our kokanee spawn-ing numbers declined even more this year to an all time low. We will have to see what the future will bring us. That being said, our number of juvenile rainbow trout seems to still be fairly high. If they can find food, or if the kokanee issue can be resolved, there is still a good chance at seeing some larger rainbows in the future. Only time will tell.

October, November, and De-cember are usually my favourite months to fish. We’ll see how this fall/winter shapes up.

Columbia River

The river remained high throughout the summer and due to the forest fires burning nearby, the falling ash made the water fairly murky, so the fish had trouble seeing our pre-sentation. The high water also

seemed to put a damper on the normal insect hatches. Usually the thick caddis hatch in July and August bring the surface of the river to life. But the hatches seemed a lot less extreme this year. Our guides did manage to hook into some good fish each time out, however not quite the numbers we’re used to.

But in the past few weeks the water has dropped and the clarity has improved. In fact, last week our boat had a couple fantastic days on the river. The fish have been very active in the past little while. We’re hoping to see a great Sept. and early Oct. fishery out there.

The latest trips have seen rainbows between two and five pounds on the fly, as well as on spinning gear. Also walleye be-tween two and five pounds on the usual bottom bouncing gear or jigs. Looking forward to the next few weeks of this fishery. We’ll keep you posted.

Kootenay rivers

It’s that time of year when we head out on our famous Koo-tenay rivers and tributaries to target some giant bull trout. The bull trout have been following spawning kokanee up the rivers and now the rivers are full of bulls. So, we will be making the run over to the East kootenays as well as some West Kootenay riv-ers to target these amazing fish.

Looking forward to this fan-tastic fishery.

What are they biting on?

Our Kootenay Lake fish have been caught on a mix of things. Due to the warmer water, we have been catching fish fairly deep in the water column. Lots of rainbows and bull trout have been caught at depths of 120 to160 feet on plugs or spoons, as well as flasher/hoochie com-bos. The past few weeks of cooler nights have been bringing the water temperature down, and we have been starting to catch a lot of fish on the surface now too. Bucktail flies as well as small spoons seem to be the ticket on the surface. As the water cools, we should see more and more surface action.

Our Columbia River fish have been caught on the usual fly patterns. Beaded nymphs have worked well when there isn’t a hatch happening, although some of our dry fly caddis have been working on the hotter days again. Looking forward to the big October caddis patterns to kick in as fall approaches. Our spinning gear techniques have included bottom bouncers with worms for the walleye and spin-ners and jigs for the rainbows.

With the smoky skies finally clearing and the warm water fi-nally cooling, I look forward to what the next few months have to offer.

We now have all of our boats back in the Kootenays, so if you’d like to get out on the rivers or the lake, give us a call.

Portland, Oregon resident Garry Curtis (right) shows off his trophy from last month, a beautiful 30 pound Chinook Salmon. Curtis, a war veteran who has lost a lot of his mobility and balance over the past few years, spent a half hour battling this fish. Photo submitted

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J o h n H a l l & A l e x a n d r a H a e s e k e rPe n d u l u m / Pe n d u l a

Sept 5 to Nov 22 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, BC250.352.9813 www.touchstonesnelson.ca

Low-tech PrintmakingInstructor: Natasha Smith6 classes: October 6 - November 106pm - 9pm Tuesdays Course fee: $220Material fee: $20

Actors StudioInstructor: Jordana Champagne7 classes: October 9 - November 206.30pm - 8.30pm FridaysCourse fee: $165Material fee: $5

Drawing Course: Getting at it!Instructor: Deborah Thompson6 classes: October 15 - November 195.30-8pm ThursdaysCourse fee: $180Material fee: $25

Playing with Design and ColourInstructor: Karen Guilbault1classes: October 1712pm - 5pm SaturdayCourse fee: $60Material fee: $15

Intuitive PaintingInstructor: Kriya A.J. Shakti6 classes: October 18- November 222pm - 4pm SundaysCourse fee: $150 Material fee: $30

Folk Band BasicsInstructor: Catherine McGrath7 classes: October 18 - November 296.30pm - 8.30pm SundaysCourse fee: $165Material fee: $5

Painting: creating chaosInstructor: Deborah Thompson6 classes: October 21 - November 2510am-3pm WednesdaysCourse fee: $325Material fee: $25

Liminal Life WritingInstructor: Rayya Liebich6 classes: October 26 - November 306.30-8.30pm MondaysCourse fee: $145Material fee: $5

Paint Your Art Out Instructor: Jennifer McAuley2classes: October 31 & November 79am-1pm SaturdayCourse fee: $105Material fee: $25

Christmas CreationsInstructor: Jennifer McAuley1class: November 149am-12pm SaturdayCourse fee: $55Material fee: $25

Beyond Mixed MediaInstructor: Karen Guilbault1 class: November 2112pm - 5pm SaturdayCourse fee: $60Material fee: $15

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“From 2014 to 2020, Canada is marking the centennial of the First World War and the 75th anniversary of the Second World War.” says Stephanie Fischer, the Capitol Theatre's Executive Director. To that end the Government of Canada, through Canadian Heritage encouraged arts organizations and communities to become part of the celebrations. “When I considered applying for the funding to produce a theatre play I focused my research on plays that were written recently on the issues of the two world wars, and ‘Liberation Days’ captured my attention immediately. This play, written in 2014 by David van Belle, a Calgary-based playwright of Dutch descent whose grandparents emigrated here because they were impressed by Canadian soldiers. I believe that the exploration and production of this play will be illuminating for cast and audience alike”.

“After securing the rights to produce the theatre play, I am delighted to announce that Pat Henman will be directing the play. Pat’s vast expertise in acting and as a theatre director and producer is a perfect match for this production” says Fischer.

“When I read ‘Liberation Days’, I felt a need to know more about the Canadian liberation of the Dutch. I am no stranger to how the Second World War affected our nation and our families,” says Henman. “My father landed at Juno Beach and was wounded within days of being sent to the front lines. He lost a kidney but made it home. My uncle spent eleven months in a death camp. Even as a small child I saw and understood what war can do to people, to a person. ‘Liberation Days’ has elements of that grief and pain but it also has humour and joy as Canadian soldiers stepped in to help. This is a touching and powerful drama and deserves to be seen by all and I am honoured to help make that happen”.

Henman recently directed successful productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Cabaret for Black Productions.

This play will foster a greater awareness and understanding among Canadians of the importance of the world wars in this country’s history so that they may gain an appreciation of its impact on the Canada we know today, and develop an increased sense of identity and pride. From 1939 to 1945 Canadian soldiers, sailors, and air force personnel lived and died in lands far from home.

Auditions will be held at the Capitol Theatre on Sunday, October 25 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. There are 3 females roles between the ages of 17 and 55, and 5 male roles between the ages of17 and 65. Please call 250-352-6363 to book an audition time. A copy of the script will be available for perusal at the Capi-tol Theatre during box offi ce hours. Auditions will include reading from the script.

“It’s diffi cult not to love a story about romance amidst the ruins, especially when some of the complica-tions the star-crossed lovers face are heart-wrenching.” Calgary Sun, Louis Hobson.

Contact: Stephanie Fischer p. 250 352-6363

Capitol Theatre to produce a stunning new play, ‘Liberation Days’

by David van Belle


Sports


Great pressure from the front line lead by Borhi and rookies Kassandra Schloeder, Lisa Demski, Kaherina Hayn and Lakpa Dietz killed any hope Agassiz had of getting the ball out of their own end. This pressure was rewarded, as the Bombers struck for their third goal from a short corner, Quinn netting the mark. Bombers won the game 3 – 0 giving Rylee her third shut out of the tournament.

Amazing tireless work by every player on the team, I was really proud to watch the team step and play so well, especially the rookies who have never played before and held their own. Lakpa Dietz, Lisa Demski, Katharina Hayn, and Kassandra Schloeder, all played extremely well and came close on multiple occasions to scoring their first goals.

Next up for the Bombers is a Kootenay zone league game against Stanley Humphries on October 1 on the Pass Creek field.

L.V. Rogers Ladies Bombers take the tournament and

rookie goalie Rylee Zondervan gets three shut-outs

LVR Bombers pressuring the Chilliwack goal.

Wayne Germaine

250.354.2814 $70,000

Lot Near Lake Premium level .46 acre corner lot located on Redfish Rd on the North Shore. Public lake access just steps away across the secondary road. This is a beautifully developed family neighborhood that includes Redfish Elementary School and playground. Located approx. 20 minutes from Nelson. Public transit nearby.

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Steven Skolka

250-354-3031

LiviNg the kooteNay DreamLive the Kootenay Lake lifestyle with 120’ of pristine beachfront and over an acre of park-like yard. 4-bedroom home and 2,400 sq’ shop with several outbuildings offered below assessed value for a quick sale. In the family for 45 years, this is a rare opportunity for a large established beachside estate.

[email protected]$609,000

Kristina Little

250-509-2550

WiNLaW Charmer This rustic, open plan home has all the room for a family yet has a very cozy feel. 4-bdrm, 2-bathroom home has a wood stove and 2 decks to sit on and enjoy the 2.4 acre property. Many structural upgrades have already been completed.

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Lev Zaytsoff

250.354.8443

Norm Zaytsoff

250.354.8584

$190,000

afforDabLe & SoLiD3 bed 1 bath on just under an acre in sunny Krestova. Many upgrades done to the house, woodstove, great water supply and a private yard. This home is in move-in condition and it’s priced to sell.

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$275,000

eNChaNteD foreSt South Slocan village Rd oldie. 4-5 bedrooms, 2 baths in an ultra-private 1 acre setting. An inviting home offering interesting nooks and crannies, a wood stove, remodeled bathrooms, and a had crafted kitchen. Easy access onto a very large deck and a serene front yard. There are a vast array of old fruit trees and vintage shrubs and a big shop for the handy person

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Robert Goertz

250.354.8500 [email protected]$219,900

make a SWeat equity iNveStmeNt Overlooking the city, this modest home offers much more than first meets the eye. In addition to a great location and lot, it has productive gardens, beautiful views and a second 20’ x 20’ structure on the property that was the original residence. Ready for updates and your designers touch.

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Sarah Rilkoff

250-509-0006 $267,000

SmaLL footpriNt, big vaLueCharming is an understatement for this 2-bed, 1-bath home. This heritage home has a farm house feel encompassed by flower gardens, fruit trees and berry bushes. This home is in move-in condition with recent energy saving upgrades. All you have to do is move in.

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Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you

pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card, and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!

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

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Cinder is the most beautiful, petite girl! She is a tiny bit shy, but absolutely LOVES being touched and loved. Her world was turned upside down when she was surrendered to KAAP, but she will be the most amazing, loving girl soon as she knows she has a forever family to love her. She is one year old, was spayed on Sept 29th, and will be looking for a forever home in about a week or so. Don’t miss out on this little doll! Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 for more details or visit http://www.kaap.ca/adopt/cinder

Hector and Foxy have just come into KAAP. Before adoption they will be vet-checked, and Foxy will be spayed. If all goes well they will be ready for their new home around October 10; however we are accepting applications beforehand. Hector is a Chihuahua and Foxy is a Chihuahua / Pomeranian cross. Both are 4 years old. They have been together since pups and get along very well and would like to fi nd a new home together if possible. They are used to being around children and other dogs. So far they seem very snuggly and friendly. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 for more details or visit http://www.kaap.ca/adopt/hector-and-foxy

Casper is a shy but friendly gentle kitty who has always lived indoors. He's a two year old, medium size Flamepoint Siamese. He's playful and can jump really high and furthermore he can catch and he even eats cedar bugs. A highly valuable talent! Casper might not be the best cat for a home with small children as sometimes he forgets to retract his claws, but overall his foster Mom says he's just a doll and very nice to have around. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 and see more pictures of Casper at http://www.kaap.ca/adopt/casper-0

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CasperKootenay & BoundaryFood Producers Co-opLAUNCH PARTYCelebrating Local FoodSaturday, October 17TAGHUM HALL

6 pm Potluck DinnerShare a LOCAL meal with fellow

growers and food enthusiasts

7 pm Presentation & DiscussionLearn about the KBFPC and our future plans

8 pm Social, Music & Taste of the Kootenays Sample tables and display

Attend any or all parts of the eveningAdmission by donation (Suggested $5)

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Statutory Holiday – Thanksgiving Day – Monday, October 12 Of� ce Closures & After Hours Emergency Service

City Hall, Nelson Hydro, the Operations Department and the Nelson Public Library will all be closed for Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 12. For Operations emergency service, please call 250-352-3103. To report a power outage, electrical hazard, damage to Nelson Hydro

equipment or for outage updates, call 1-877-32HYDRO (1-877-324-9376).Nelson Transit Service

Nelson Transit busses do not run on Statutory Holidays.

Oct. 02, 2015

NEW FACE IN FINANCEThe City of Nelson has a new Deputy CFO. Chris Jury is originally from Vancouver, but lived in Japan for ten years, then moved to Nelson with his wife, daughter and son in 2007. Chris worked as an accountant in public practice here in town before joining the City in July. “I’m really happy in this new role,” says Jury, “the staff here have all been great to work with, and I’ve been really impressed with how competent and professional they all are in the work they do for the City every day.”

FINANCE - UPDATE

City of Nelson Deputy CFO Chris Jury

CIVIC ARENA UPGRADES UNDERWAY, SAVE OUR WATER, STORES TO SHORES WRAPPING UP, RAILTOWN FULL STEAM AHEAD, WANT FASTER INTERNET?

CIVIC ARENAAfter 80 years of sports and culture glory, the Civic Arena is undergoing a signifi cant upgrade.Opened in 1935, the beloved building will be closed until Tuesday, Oct.13 for maintenance work including repainting, closures of some areas and the addition of parking space to the arena’s west end.“The Civic hasn’t had a lot of investment in it over the last while,” says Mayor Deb Kozak, “and like all the beautiful heritage buildings and homes around town, the arena comes with a few old-age issues.”Mayor Kozak says the arena will be safer, cleaner and even a little cosier when the work is fi nished.

WATER RESTRICTIONSThe City of Nelson has implemented Level Four water restrictions for outside water use and ask every resident and business to reduce indoor use too. The City is aiming to reduce water use by 20 percent right away, and for the foreseeable future. We’re entirely reliant on precipitation to maintain our water supply and it’s always lowest in the fall and winter.

Level Four Restrictions – outside: No watering of lawns and boulevards…No vehicle washing except at commercial car washes…No washing of buildings, driveways, exterior windows or parking lots…No fi lling of pools, garden ponds or hot tubs…Trees, shrubs, vegetables and fl owers may be watered with a hand-held container or a hose with a shut-off nozzle, micro-irrigation or drip line, daily, from 4 am to 10 am and from 7 pm to 10 pm.

Here are a few ways to reduce your inside water use:Install a toilet tank bag in toilets…Use a low fl ow shower head…Take shorter showers (5 minutes or less)…Turn off the water while soaping hands, brushing teeth, scrubbing dishes…Washing machines should always been run with a full load.The City has hired an autumn-season Water Smart Ambassador who’ll be available to answer questions about Level Four restrictions, water conservation efforts, and to assess home or businesse water use. You can reach Avery Deboer-Smith at [email protected].

STORES TO SHORESAfter fi ve months of work, the Stores To Shores project is drawing to completion. Keep an eye on the Stores to Shores Facebook page for fi nal details on the remaining upgrades left to complete.

RAILTOWNThe City of Nelson is pleased to announce that Modus Planning, Design and Engagement Inc. has been selected to complete the Railtown Sustainable Neighborhood Plan. Based in Vancouver, Modus has a strong team including sustainable community development, community planning, urban design and architectural illustration, and market analysis expertise. Modus has already started work on the Railtown Plan, and will be visiting Nelson shortly to gain a better understanding of the area. The Railtown Sustainable Neighborhood Plan will be completed by September 2016.

CITY’S HIGH SPEED FIBRE IS HEREJoin the growing number of businesses that are signing up to connect to the Internet, or Inter-connect their offi ce locations, with Nelson’s high-speed Fibre Network. Please visit www.nelson.ca and look for ‘City Services.Fibre Optic’ for an overview of the broadband project, sponsored by the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership. Nelson’s Fibre network website is www.nelsonbroadband.com. This site provides information on benefi ts, FAQs and details on How to Apply. Don’t forget to read the bylaw, as it sets out the terms of use for the network.

COUNCIL UPDATES

HOW TO REDUCE YOUR HYDRO BILL: WINTERIZE YOUR HOME AND REGISTER FOR AN ENERGY ASSESSMENT!

Want to reduce your heating bill and save energy? Here’s how: Unplug non-essential electronics…Caulk and weather strip around doors and windows…Install storm or thermal windows…Install electrical outlet insulators…Clean furnace fi lters regularly…Check the age and seals of your appliances…Set the hot water tank to 60OC…Wash clothes in cold water…Install CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) or LED light bulbs…Turn off your lights when not in use…Use timers and motion sensors for outdoor lighting…Lower the thermostat at night and in spare roomsRegister with the EcoSave Energy Retrofi ts Program to fi nd out how energy effi cient your home is and what upgrades will save you money. You can access rebates and on-bill fi nancing; to learn more, contact Carmen Proctor at 250-509-2021, [email protected], or visit www.nelson.ca/ecosave.

NELSON HYDRO NEWS

CITY BULLETIN BOARD

LIBRARYOctober is Library month

The Library celebrates with events, a book sale, chocolate—and a party! Events: Tom Wayman launches his new book of short stories The Shadows We Mistake For Love on Thursday, October 22 at 7pm.Book Sale: It’s the Friends of the Library hotly-anticipated Annual Book Sale! Friday, October 23 5 – 8pm and Saturday, October 24 10am – 2pm at the Old Church Hall, Victoria and Kootenay Streets.Chocolate: Our Nelson’s Chocofellar 1920s-themed chocolate bars celebrate the Library’s 95th birthday with The Great Barsby, The Sun Also Raisins, A Bar of One’s Own, and Lady Chatterly’s Lover-of-Chocolate.Party! We’re 95! Join us for a bash and cookbook launch on Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm.

NELSON POLICE DEPARTMENTCyber Bullies: How to stop them • Walk away or leave the online conversation• Keep track of the bullying (write it down and/or save a screen shot of the on-line message).• Tell a trusted adult. If you do not trust anyone or need to speak with someone urgently, contact the confi dential and toll-free Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868.• Report bullying to school administrators.• Report criminal offences, such as threats, assaults and sexual exploitation to the local police.• Report unwanted text messages to your telephone service provider.• Report online bullying to the social media site and block the person responsible.

NELSON FIRE AND RESCUEOctober 4-10 is Fire Prevention Week

Do all the alarms in your home actually work? Test them. Need help? Call us. We assist with installs, give advice, do FireSmart property evaluations, and answer all the questions we can, all for free. 250-352-3103 Want free Panago pizza? Know a youngster who might want to be chief for a day? Have fi re safety questions? Go to nelson.ca and search for our Fire Prevention Week page.

We need more fi refi ghters! If you want to join the ranks of our auxiliary members, nelson.ca has the information. Search for “recruitment”.

BOULEVARD LEAF PICK UP It’s fall for sure…Please rake boulevard tree leaves off the boulevard onto the road beside the curb. Rake them loosely, don’t place in piles or bags or covering a catch basin. When raked and ready for pick up, call 250-352-8238.

OPERATIONS NEWS