Friday, July 27, 2012 Vol. 2, No. 27building Nelson & area community since 1988

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Keep the beat goingThis year’s 10 hour long

Keep the Beat event was held on Wednesday, July 26 at Lakside Park in Nelson.

Keep the Beat in Nelson was started seven years ago by three LVR students after they attended the Red Cross Global Issues Symposium for Youth in Vancouver. The event is part of a Canada-wide music marathon in support of war-affected chil-dren around the world. In the past seven years, Nelson’s Keep the Beat event has raised over $70,000. The event is entire-ly run and organized by local youth.

Nelson Becker, owner and publisher of the Express News Update, asked one of the organizers, Rebecca Landsberg, how they keep their optimism up considering the war and atrocities going on around the world.

“I think that it is a lot of different things. The fact that we are a group of youth and find a lot of fun in doing this, makes it easier to keep going. We also read a lot of information on War Child and see different projects getting completed that are working; like community centres that are being built so children can get away from war and learn. I think that really drives us. We hope that community cen-tres and education continue to develop. We hope that soon there will be an end to war and that there won’t be a need for War Child. We hope for a future where all children will be protected.”

To donate to War Child Canada go to www.warchild.ca.

(L-R) Bill Metcalfe gives donation to War Child organizers Aisha Smith, Hannah Ockenden, Kate Harvey-Vieira and Rebacca Landsberg at this year’s Keep the Beat event.

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Canadian Red Cross collecting funds for Johnson’s Landing

The body of a third vic-tim has been recovered from the site of the Johnson’s Landing mudslide, the BC Coroners Service has con-firmed.

The body of Rachel Webber, 17, was recovered by searchers at about 6 p.m. on July 25, the first day of the resumption of recov-ery efforts. Ms. Webber was located near the front of what had been her family’s home in Johnson’s Landing, just outside the boundar-ies of the first search area. Her father, Valentine, 60, and older sister Diana, 22, had been located in proxim-

ity to the same area during searches on July 15 and 16.

After two more days of searching yielded no further positive results last week, the BC Coroners Service had paused the search to re-assess the reasonable likelihood of finding more victims against the potential risks to searchers. Experts concluded the slide site was becoming somewhat safer and there was a reason-able possibility of recover-ing Rachel, leading to the resumed search on July 25.

“I cannot express my thanks strongly enough to all our partners in this effort,”

said chief coroner Lisa Lapointe. “Special thanks must go to all the volun-teers from Kaslo Search and Rescue and their manager Bruce Walker, to the local ambulance, fire and RCMP members, our colleagues at Emergency Management BC and to forensic analyst Bob Stair who pinpointed with such accuracy the best locations to search in a debris field that covers more than 80 acres. Additionally, we would like to thank the people of Kaslo and sur-rounding areas for the sup-port and many kindnesses they demonstrated through-

out the search effort.” One victim of the slide,

German national Petra Frehse, 64, remains miss-ing. Lapointe reconfirmed that, reluctantly, no further efforts will be undertaken to try to locate her body. A siz-able excavation effort was completed at the former site of her residence but, because of the absence of artefacts recovered and due to the catastrophic impact of the slide at that site, the experts have concluded that there is no reasonable likeli-hood of locating her.

The Canadian Red Cross is pro-viding support to those impacted by a devastating landslide that took place in Johnson’s Landing, BC on July 12, 2012. Red Cross volunteers are in the community, assisting with short-term and long-term needs, providing infor-mation and referrals to local commu-nity agencies and providing a listening ear to help affected families.

Financial contributions are greatly appreciated as they provide the most flexible, fast and efficient way of helping those in need. Donations will go towards meeting important needs,

such as housing, clothing, water and food.

The Canadian Red Cross relies on the generosity of Canadians and cor-porations to support families impacted by disaster. Canadians wishing to sup-port the Canadian Red Cross response efforts to the landslide are encouraged to contribute to the Western Canada Severe Weather Fund by calling 1-800-418-1111, going online at www.redcross.ca/severeweather or by con-tacting their local Red Cross office or Health Equipment Loan Depot.

Kootenay Savings Credit Union is

accepting donations in all of their loca-tions (www.kscu.com) and Kootenay Co-Op (http://www.kootenay.coop/) in Nelson is also accepting donations for Red Cross efforts in Johnson’s Landing.

Working closely with the Regional District Emergency Social Services and the Province, a Resilience Centre opened on Monday July 16th to assist residents affected by the disaster. The centre is located in the Seniors Centre, at 304 - 4 Street, Kaslo, BC.

Submitted by The Red Cross

Third victim recovered from Johnson’s Landing mudslide

Taghum safe for swimming The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK)

collects water samples on a weekly basis at Taghum Beach. Beach water is analyzed for fecal coliform bacteria. Samples taken this week indicate that bacteria levels are once again within acceptable limits.

The RDCK notifies the public of poor beach water qual-ity according to Health Canada’s Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality (GCRWQ) and Interior Health Authority Beach Water Quality Notification Campaign.

If you have any questions please contact the RDCK at 250-352-6665 or visit our website at www.rdck.bc.ca

summer rings,some are not.

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CommunityNewsState of emergency lifted for tailings pond near Salmo

Columbia Basin Trust releases 2011/12 Annual ReportCBT focuses on strengthening its foundation to better serve Basin residents

Learn more about Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and the activities it supports through its 2011/12 Annual Report and 2012 Report to Residents. The Annual Report reflects CBT’s performance for the year ending March 31, 2012, and details its financial investments, spending program and initiative activities. Report to Residents contains a condensed ver-sion of the above, plus highlights recent CBT-supported projects and initiatives, offering a reader-friendly and informa-tive glimpse at CBT and its role in the Basin.

“Over the past year, we have sig-nificantly increased our ability to deliver benefits to the Basin by leveraging and expanding our strategic partnerships, implementing new programs and initia-tives and continuing to work collab-oratively with residents and commu-

nities around key issues,” said Garry Merkel, CBT Board Chair. “We’ve also been identifying potential new roles and opportunities to work with Basin com-munities, and will further explore some of those opportunities and their implica-tions for CBT over the coming year.”

The theme of both reports, “Foundation for Growth,” reflects CBT’s focus on strengthening its foundation to better serve Basin residents. It is doing so by working with partners and com-munities to build collective capacity, and by implementing solid systems that can address the growth in CBT’s ability to deliver benefits to the Basin.

In 2011/12, CBT returned a record $18.2 million in direct funding benefits to Basin communities, up from $11.2 million in 2009/10. CBT had a deficit of $1.4 million, partly due to making more

funds available to deliver benefits in the Basin, and partly due to a decrease in total revenues, which were $22.9 million in 2011/12, down from $29.5 million in 2010/11. However, CBT’s earnings have increased over the past several years, resulting in surpluses. As such, CBT is in a strong cash position to fund future increases to its delivery of benefits.

The Annual Report is posted online at www.cbt.org/annualreport. Report to Residents is being distributed Basin-wide or can be found at any CBT office or online at www.cbt.org/r2r.

CBT supports efforts to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. To learn more about CBT programs and initiatives, visit www.cbt.org or call 1.800.505.8998.

Submitted by CBT

Travis T. in the Kootenays, Wish You Were Here by Chris Rohrmoser

A state of emergency in place at the HB Mine dam site near Salmo will be lifted effective mid-night tonight, the Regional District of Central Kootenay announced today.

A state of local emer-gency was first declared for Area G of the RDCK on July 3 in response to land instability and satura-tion of the dam retaining walls. Two sink holes that

had developed in the tail-ings pond have now been repaired. Saturated soil that had sloughed from the face of the dam has been replaced with compacted till and the slough area will be further reinforced with rock buttressing.

Environmental monitor-ing and sampling is ongoing at three on-site locations: at the top end of the tailings pond, at the top of the spill-

way and downstream at the culvert crossing Highway 3 and 6.

High capacity pumps have temporarily lowered the water level in the pond to reduce pressure on the dam. The RDCK is work-ing with engineers and pro-vincial agencies to develop an ongoing dam monitoring and pond pumping protocol to keep water levels low while options for permanent

pond decommissioning are being investigated.

The tailings pond is owned by the Regional District of Central Kootenay as part of their central land-fill area about half a kilo-metre east of the Crowsnest Highway (3 & 6). The site is about seven kilometres south of the Village of Salmo in the West Kootenay Selkirk Mountain range.

-Submitted by the RDCK

The executive director of the West Kootenay Women’s Association, which runs the Nelson & District Women’s Centre, is one of 25 Canadian women chosen to take part in a pilot project aimed at strength-ening leadership among women working in non-profit organi-zations. The project is a part-nership between the Canadian Women’s Foundation and the Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.

The program consists of two residential periods at the Coady Institute, plus a distance learning component, including mentorship and peer learning forum, over the next year. The course con-tent includes increasing capacity for leadership on the individual, organizational, and commu-nity levels. -Submitted by the

Women’s Centre

Women’s Association Executive Director recognized nationally

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dr. scienceChristine Humphries

Why does a wasp sting sting?

To answer this question, I found a paper published by a group of researchers in the Department of Entomology at the University of California that provided excellent infor-mation on medically relevant bites and stings. In their arti-cle, they explained that wasps belong to a group of insects of the order Hymenoptera. Hymenopterans, which include bees and ants, have venomous glands and a venom injection system. When a wasp injects venom into its victim, the wound is sometimes called a “wasp bite” instead of a “wasp sting”. However, a bite and a sting are not the same. A bite refers to venom that is injected by the mouth; this type of injection method is thought to have evolved to paralyze

and/or kill prey. In contrast, a sting refers to the injection of venom through a structure, called the sting, on the back-end of the insect. The sting’s is used primarily for defense and, therefore, usually causes immediate pain. A wasp sting really hurts because it tricks the victim into believing that there is major tissue damage. In other words, the pain is not in proportion to the size of the wound. On a sting pain scale, called the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, where zero is no pain and four is excruciating pain, a yellow jacket sting rates a two out of four and a paper wasp sting a three. The local swell-ing, redness and pain at the sting site are due to the toxins in the wasp venom. These tox-ins cause pain either by directly affecting neurons or by trigger-ing biochemical reactions that induce pain.

Tasha Bassingthwaighte (third from left in bottom row) sits among 24 other women in Nova Scotia that were cho-sen to take part in a pilot project aimed at strengthening leadership among women working in non-profit organizations.

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As Canada pre-pares to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, it is time to reflect on the

Post-Afghanistan: What’s next for Canada’s Military?Commentary by Alex Atamanenko, NDP for BC Southern Interior

future role of our military in the world.Our active involvement in Afghanistan

transformed Canada into a “nation at war”. The tragic loss of 158 Canadian men and women to this war along with the enor-mous price tag of $18 Billion is a constant reminder of Canada’s longest-ever war. The Conservatives are constantly glorifying war and the fact that they spent $30 million to celebrate the War of 1812 is another testa-ment to this effect.

With Canada actively engaged in discus-sions to establish military bases in a number of countries we are led to believe Canada is preparing for more military adventures over-seas and not necessarily under the UN flag. There is much speculation as to whether or not Canada will take part in potential inter-ventions in Syria or Iran.

My preference would be for Canada to once again become a world player under the UN flag. The concept of peacekeeping was initiated by Canada and we have long

been admired as a nation who consistently contributed to this effort. A 2010 Nanos poll indicated four out of five Canadians ranked UN Peacekeeping as a higher priority than even North American security and defending the Arctic. Considering that UN peacekeep-ing operations cost less and have a higher success rate than other forms of interven-tions, it is shameful that of the 84,000 mili-tary personnel from 115 countries serving on 16 UN Peacekeeping efforts, Canada is only contributing 33, a number which has been steadily declining.

It seems to me our priorities for our military should be the following: defence/sovereignty, UN led peacekeeping, domes-tic/international disaster relief, and protect-ing the safety and security of Canadians, including search and rescue.

NATO was originally formed to create a balance of power against the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. Yet, as the global context changes, the purpose of allianc-es such as NATO must also evolve and even be questioned. Canadians should encourage the government to use our position in NATO to promote a more comprehensive approach

The Perry Ridge Water Users Association extends their sincere condolences to the victims of the Johnsons Landing landslide.

Our Association has tracked landslides in the Kootenays for close to 30 years, using the expertise of Frank Baumann P. Eng, Dr. June Ryder, P. Geo,the late Dr. Tony Salway, Terrain Specialist, Trevor Jones, Engineer and Allen Isaacson, Hydrologist.

All of the experts, in many cases including the government’s own experts, all agree that British Columbia has many high risk areas and unstable areas, especially in the Kootenays. Peter Jordan in his Incidence of landslides

report (see www.perryridge.org) States that landslides typ-ically increase by 2 – 10 x by forest development.

Christy Clarke and the government officials are say-ing in the press that this slide was not predictable, Frank Baumann assured me in an e-mail a few days ago that hazard mapping would have prevented this.

The government of BC is in serious denial. Johnsons Landing could have been evacuated had the govern-ment taken warnings serious-ly about the creek and acted immediately to acknowledge that the signs in the creek put homes at risk.

Perry Ridge Water Users Association believe it is neg-

ligent for the BC Government to continue to increase the risk to lives, homes and properties by forest development. In the absence of hazard mapping and updated rainfall/hydro-logical data the government is not showing due diligence in its work. Further it is the vic-tims, who will be put at risk that should decide whether it is acceptable not the govern-ment.

Certainly an investigation is warranted but how many lives must be lost before the government admits that there are areas in the province where there should not be development and that these areas should be and should have been in the past removed from the Annual Allowable

Cut.We accept that the climate

change is bringing sudden and torrential downpours – all the more reason to stop plan-ning into the areas above and around our homes. Climate Change itself is being exacer-bated by forest removal.

We do not wish to show any disrespect to the victims of Johnsons Landing during their losses and grief. However, it is a long time overdue for the Government of BC to act responsibly, which they have not done, by ignoring advice and warnings from indepen-dent professionals.

Marilyn BurgoonPresident

Perry Ridge Water Users Association

to international security. Canada also has the opportunity to contribute to international alli-ances, especially the UN, in a more meaning-ful way and it is clear that Canadians want a more humanitarian approach.

I have always believed that we should be able to defend ourselves and that this involves having a strong presence along our coastlines and suitable aircraft to patrol our borders. However, the government’s planned purchase of the controversial F-35 striker aircraft is a more comfortable fit for further US led combat missions under an integrated command structure. With the pri-mary purpose of this stealth bomber being to attack and drop bombs, a number of military analysts have suggested that this aircraft is poorly suited for defence of our territory, particularly the North.

It may make sense to have the capabil-ity to mount joint military efforts with the US but this should not lead to a complete integration of our fighting forces and a loss of sovereignty in decisions regarding the defence of our territory. It is time we had a full debate about the role and future of our armed forces.

Commentary Johnson’s Landing slide could have been avoided

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Last week’s survey responses:

90% of our responses say yes, they volunteer in thier community.

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By Nelson Becker

I’M retired and I am a feminist and I volunteer for many organizations.

VOLUNTEERING is shown to positively affect physical and emotional health, and increase self confidence. Volunteering provides free training of valuable skills and is a great way to make friends and contacts. Why wouldn’t you volunteer?

THE organization I work for would not exist with-out our volunteers. They rock!!!!!!

VOLUNTEERISM is invigorating. I recommend it for those who endure bouts of depression and those who are bored.

2 - 6 hours per week (I’m not working, though)

OSPREY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION “The quiet perpetual Community Builder”

I am about to start volun-teering but am alittle unsure about amount of time that is needed and whether or not I can give it due to the need for me to work.

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The world is less violent today than it ever has been, even though, we all seem to have the impression the opposite is true. Using informa-

tion and data from reliable sources, we can see that there has been an immense decline in violence over time. This is not to say that we live in a world without violence. The

reason we feel that there is more violence today is because of the source of our information - mass media. Last week I had the oppor-tunity to speak with a therapist who was visiting Nelson from Israel. She was working with Israeli and Arab children who had suffered various levels of trauma. This is good news, but we do not hear about stories like this. We do not realize how power-ful our intent to live in a peaceful world is.

This past Wednesday, I had the

opportunity and pleasure to attend the Keep the Beat event at Lakeside Park. I was very touched by the obvious optimism of the organizers who could readily see the positive affects of their actions. The mes-sage is, if you are working for world peace, you have to first believe you will be successful.

For more information about the decline of violence in the world, see Ted Talks, Steven Pinker. http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence.html.

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French with English subtitles. Rated PG.Sunday, July 29, 8:30 p.m. in Lakeside Park(near Rotary Pavilion.) Bring blankets, chairs and sweaters.

The world is less violent today as it has ever been

By Nelson Becker

Last Sunday, as we prepared to show the Golden Compass in Lakeside park as part of our Movies Under the Stars series, a member of the audience approached us and requested English subtitles because there was a audience member who had an hearing impair-ment. At that moment, not being sure

exactly how to react, we decided to allow the subtitles to be present.

All in all, we felt after the fact, the subtitles may have been distracting to the great majority of the audience. We want everyone to be pleased with the movies, yet also want the movies to be accessible to everyone.

In the future, we will only put sub-titles on foreign language films. If any-

one has a hearing impairment we have purchased wireless headphones for your movie watching experience. We encourage participants with accessibil-ity challenges to contact us prior to the film and we will endeavor to accom-modate. Please contact the office of the Express news update if you would like to discuss any other accessibility issues.

Why we had English subtitles on “The Golden Compass” andwhy we won’t have English subtitles on future films

Movies Under the Stars presentsThe Illusionist

Sunday, July 29, 8:30 p.m. at Lakeside Park. 80 minutes long. Rated PG.

Official Selection: 2010 Toronto International Film Festival| 2010 Telluride Film Festival

Winner: Best Animated Feature Film, 2010 European Film Awards Winner: Best Animated Film, 2010 New York Film Critics Circle Golden Globe® Award Nominee, Best Animated Feature Film

Academy Award® Nominee, Best Animated Feature Film

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The Association des francophones des Kootenays ouest is a dynamic group that pro-motes French culture and French language throughout the region. AFKO is behind many fun activities for the community like the annual Sugar Shack, the monthly pot lucks, the French Extra event, the Christmas Party and more. The Association offers the service of the French traveling library (visiting Kaslo, Crawford Bay, New Denver, Nakusp, Revelstoke, Rossland and the French schools), a Nelson based French library with books, CDs

and movies, French les-sons, a Summer Camp and “Méli-Mélo”, a radio show now broadcast in five com-munity radios. To support them, you can buy maple syrup at their office, make a donation of French mate-rial or become a member. More info at: 250-352-3516 or visit: www.afko.ca. Bon film!

THE ILLUSIONIST is a story about two paths that cross. An outdated, aging magician, forced to wander from country to country, city to city and station to station in search of a stage to perform his act meets a young girl at the start of her life’s jour-ney. Alice is a teenage girl with all her capacity for childish wonder still intact. She plays at being a woman without realizing the day to stop pretend-ing is fast approaching. She doesn’t know yet that she loves The Illusionist like she would a father; he already knows that he

loves her as he would a daughter. Their destinies will collide, but nothing – not even magic or the power of illusion– can stop the voyage of discovery.

A script for THE ILLUSIONIST was orig-inally written by French comedy genius and cinema legend Jacques Tati as a love letter from a father to his daughter, but never pro-duced. Sylvain Chomet, the Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed cre-ator of The Triplets of Belleville, adapted the script and brought it to life in his distinctive hand- drawn animated style.

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AFKO supports this week’s movie

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Nelson & Area: Fri. July 27 - Sun. Aug 4●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events

What’sHappening

Fri. July 27

●●●All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill

●●●BC DC w/ The Cheddar Bunnies. The Royal. Tickets are $15 at the door. Doors open 9pm. The Royal is very proud to have the one and only BC DC take the stage for a night of pure, unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll! The lovely punk rockin’ ladies that call themselves the Cheddar Bunnies will open the show.

●●Market Fest. 6 p.m. to 10 :30 p.m. on the 400 adn 500 block of Baker Street.

Youth Driven Art Show. Exhibition opening 7 p.m. at the Oxygen Art Centre.

●Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.

Sat. July 28

●Meat Draws at Nelson Legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

Bill Bourne with Special Guest Alan Kirk. at the Langham, Kaslo. Tickets are available at Sunnyside Naturals for $20

●●Summer Block Party: Procter Main Street. Loads of family fun! Car Boot Sale, Art Show, BBQ, Kids Events, Dunk Tank, Live Music, Firewood Raffle. To be followed by a Family Dance at 8:00pm. To register for a Car Boot spot call 250-229-4094

Summer BBQ Dinner, Dessert and Music Fundraiser for Perry Ridge Legal Costs. Fundraising dinner at the Sinixt Barter Faire Grounds in Vallican, off Passmore Hwy 6, Slocan River Road.

●●●Terradactagon w/ Friends. The Royal. Cover: sliding scale $5-$10 at the door. Doors 8pm. Showtime approx 9pm. Jazz, funk, electronic, and world music.

●●Natural plaster workshop at Art Gibbons Park July 28/29 weekend. $98, including lunches. info@buildingtree.ca, 250-352-7933.

●The Nelson Scrabble Club meets at 1p.m. For further information, please call 250-352-6936.

Sun. July 29

●●●Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.

The Illusionist (subtitled)Sunday, July 29, 8:30 p.m.

Presented in co-opera-tion with the Nelson and District Francophone Association. Rated PG.

The WaySunday, August 5, 8 p.m.

Presented in co-opera-tion with the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation. Rated PG-13.

Wings of MigrationSunday, August 12, 8 p.m.

Presented in co-opera-tion with the Nelson Food Cupboard. Rated G.

PinaSunday, August 19, 8 p.m.

Presented in co-oper-ation with Jusdance, a Nelson based dance orga-nization. Rated PG.

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Presented in co-opera-tion with the Nelson and District Women’s Centre.

Upcoming films in Lakeside Park

Youth Driven Art ShowExhibition opening this Friday, July 27, 7 p.m. at the Oxygen Art Centre. The exhibition will be open on Saturday, July 28 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

This year’s visual art intensive, Self Design Art Show included painting, typography, drawing, sketchbook work, assemblage, printmaking, street art and installation during the first two weeks of instruction, led by mentors: Anita Levesque, Laurryn Ashbell, Krista Lynch, Deb Thomson and Amber Santos. Touchstone curator Jessie Demers, has been leading the second two weeks of the intensive in preparation for the exhibition at the Oxygen Art Centre, where the young artists are in residency making work for the final show. They will also take on the role of co-curating the entire exhibition that includes their peers’ work in pottery, soapstone carving and jewellery.

This year’s pottery, soapstone carving and visual arts intensives were generously supported by a CKCA grant from the Columbia Basin Trust.

Youth Artists: Ashley McLaughlin, Carrie Kilbourne-Quirk, Kyra Popoff, Ruby Moore, Sasha Baines, and Vaughn Preninger.

●●●Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9p.m.

●●Movie Under the Stars presents: The Illusionist (French with English subtitles), 8:30 p.m. at Lakeside Park. For more about this free event call 250-354-3910. To see more about the movie go to www.theillusionistmovie.com

●●Natural plaster workshop at Art Gibbons Park July 28/29 weekend. $98, including lunches. info@buildingtree.ca, 250-352-7933.

●St. John’s Lutheran Church Service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.

●Nelson Storytelling Guild meets the first Sunday of every month at the Back Alley Studio (across the alley from Oxygen) at 7PM on Sunday. Bring a story to tell. a friend and your open ears.

●RC electric 1/10 dirt track racing, every Sunday 10am at 5 Mile tracks. Contact jdnelsonrc@gmail.com

●Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.

●Cribbage at the Legion beverage room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.

●Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. 1805 Silverking Rd. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

●Quaker Meeting 4th Sunday of each month in Winlaw. 11 a.m. Phone 250-226-6701. Everyone welcome.

●Texas Hold’em Poker at the Nelson Legion. 12p.m. Last Sunday of every month. 250-352-7727.

Mon. July 30

●●●Sarah & Rich at the Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

●Pool Table Nights, Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill

●Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250-825-9694 or John 250-352-6892

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St, old Jam Factory upstairs. New members welcome. Small facility fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech-club.info/ email info@nelson-tech-club.info

●Nelson Women’s Centre Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916.

Darts at the Nelson Legion. 7:30p.m. 250-352-7727.

●Girls’ Night with Margaret-Ann at the Youth Centre. 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.

●Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm 719 Vernon St. www.nelsonelderabusepre-vention.org or phone 250-352-6008.

Thurs. Aug 2

●●●Kiyo Elkuf and friends at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.

●●●Gabriel Palatchi Band w/ Breakfluid. The Royal. 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available in advance at liveattheroyal.com or at the door. Doors open 6pm. Palatchi is an extremely skilled pianist

●Toastmasters: Improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. www.toastmasters.or.

●Nelson Women’s Centre. Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916.

●Acupuncture for Addictions. Free drop-in clinic. 9:30a.m. Located at 333 Victoria St., 2nd Floor. 250-505-7248.

Fri. Aug 3

●●●All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill

●●●Llama. The Royal. 8:30 $8 at the door. This group is a jam band from the East Shore with a sincere love for the Grateful Dead and Phish.

●●●Clinton Swanson & Friends. The Royal. Free Afterwork Swing Party. Starts 6pm.

●Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.

Sat. Aug 4

●●●Brian Rosen and the WhatNow w/ guests. The Royal. 9 p.m. $5-$12 (with a copy of the new cd) Celebrate the release of their 2nd cd entitled, “Choose Your Choice.” They are Reggae Funk.

●Meat Draws at Nelson Legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

●The Nelson Scrabble Club meets at 1p.m. For further information, please call 250-352-6936.

Sun. Aug 5

●●●Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.

●●●Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9p.m.

●●Movie Under the Stars presents: The Way, star-ring Martin Sheen. ,8 p.m. at Lakeside Park. For more about this free event call 250-354-3910. To see more about the movie go to http://theway-themovie.com/film.php Rated PG-13.

●St. John’s Lutheran Church Service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.

●Nelson Storytelling Guild meets the first Sunday of every month at the Back Alley Studio (across the alley from Oxygen) at 7PM on Sunday. Bring a story to tell. a friend and your open ears.

●RC electric 1/10 dirt track racing, every Sunday 10am at 5 Mile tracks. Contact jdnelsonrc@gmail.com

●Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.

●Cribbage at the Legion beverage room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.

●Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. 1805 Silverking Rd. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events

What’sHappeningTues. July 31

●●●Cliff Maddix and friends 6p.m. The Library Lounge

●●●Wax Mannequin w/ Rhoneil. The Royal. 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available in advance at liveattheroyal.com or at the door.

Wed. Aug 1

●●●Electric Wednesdays w/ Estevan. The Royal. Starts 8:30 p.m. Take your turn in the spot-ligh.Talk to Estevan to sign up for a timeslot during the night. Instruments provided.

●●●BOCHEPHUS KING at TImmy Timewarp’s Backyard Stage, Slocan B.C. For up-to-date information and additional tour announcements, please visit Bocephus King’s website, his Facebook page, or his Myspace page.

●●●Paul Landsberg at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.

●Alzheimers/ Dementia Caregiver support group meet-ings. 2nd Wednesday Monthly. 7 p.m. Call 250-352-6788 or email Lhoskin@alzheimerbc.org for more info.

●Nelson Tech Club: for electronic hobbyists and Arduino enthusiasts to meet and work on projects. Every Wednesday 6pm Ste 207-601 Front

Summer BBQ Dinner, Dessert and Music Fundraiser for Perry Ridge Legal CostsFundraising dinner July 28. at the Sinixt Barter Faire Grounds in Vallican, off Passmore Hwy 6, Slocan River Road.

Dinner, Music and a summer evening to help with the associated costs of challenges before the courts for the right to consultation and protection of Sinixt cultural and archaeology sites and for legal/expert research com-missioned by the Perry Ridge Water Users Association regarding the rights of home owners to safety and secu-rity of their lives, homes and water.

Suggested donation $15.00.For more information call the Perry Ridge Water

Users Association at 250-226-7324.

Johnson’s Landing Benefit ConcertSunday July 29, noon to 9 p.m. at Nelson City Hall Courtyard

Featuring: Bill Bourne . Soniko Waira . Sunshine Drive

Tangerine Swing . Pat Henman . Bessie Wapp Alan Kirk . Randy Morse & The Lichens

Schwag . And More! Also:

Storytellers & Poets . Silent Auction For Art and Craft donations or to volunteer, contact Richard at histerian@hotmail.com

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Automotive-Sleds/Bikes

1999 SPORTBIKE - Kawasaki ZX7R.Excellent condition, well cared for. Asking $4,000. 250-505-3768

Automotive-Trucks/SUVs/Vans

CLEAN SUV 148,000 km. 4.0L V6 auto 4X4 well equipped, tow pack-age, winters, fully serviced $13,500 OBO. 250-352-13542004 FORD ESCAPE XLT AWD, 152,000KM really good conditon, new tires,excellent stereo $10,500. OBO 250-352-98471990 4RUNNER 4X4, 4cyl. 209000k. alum. roof rack, head gas-ket replaced, no rust. $3800 250-505-5034

EducationFRENCH EXPERIENCED TUTOR from France seeking teach-ing hours in Nelson. Experienced and creative. Children-Adults andrea.hamilton1981@gmail.com

House SittingLOOKING FOR HOUSESIT in Kootenays Oct. or other time. Great references. t_lester or 250-538-0086 Tanya

RESPONSIBLE HOUSE-SITTER AVAILABLE imme-diately. Quiet family of 3, self-employed, 20+ years references in the Kootenays. 250-999-1714

Lost & FoundOARS , DROP keel, tiller, plywood bench, lost under the orange bridge. please return. 205-509-0338 for reward

Misc. WantedOUTDATED PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER, old 35mm cameras. Fred @ fdr at netidea dot com, 352-2129

Pets & LivestockBARN KITTENS! CHAMPION mousers!!!! Available now from Carl Anderson, 250-352-9705, assorted colours. Free!!!!

Real EstateLARGE NELSON HOME, like new! Immediate occupancy! $296,000. Excellent location & layout. Email: z12ski@yahoo.com for info!WANTED A 3 bdrm 2 baths din-ing room if possible a den. own land & storage shed. 250-492-6371

FOR SALE - two unserviced 125’ X 50’ lots in North Kaslo; affordable, good investment call (250)229-5211

Recreational Vehicles

1991 TRAVELAIRE RUSTLER 27ft.5th Wheel $5750.00 Pictures available upon request Ph Ken 250-352-0136 email kdrush@shaw.ca

RentalsONE-BEDROOM SUITE AVAILABLE mid-Aug. Upper Fairview. Large, bright, unfur-nished. $750 includes power/heat. NP/NS. Call 250-352-0144HALF DUPLEX ROSEMONT, 3BR, 1.5bath, nonsmoking, refer-ences, avail Aug1, $1150/mo plus utilities, 250-825-4112

LOOKING FOR ROOMATE in 2-bedroom apt. on Salt Spring Island. $350 month t_lester@yahoo.com or 250-538-00862 BEDROOM SUITE available Sept 1 possibly before, $750+utilities with laundry and yard. Near mall/park/bus, megsterstewart@yahoo.ca

Rentals WantedSINGLE MATURE WOMAN seeks affordable housing in Kootenay area, on bus route. Well mannered pets. Melanie 250-355-2825ONE BEDROOM OR bachelor suite on bus route in Nelson area. Working individual, responsible, respectful & clean. Cameron 250-352-1850.

Shared Accom.BEAUTIFUL HOME ACROSS Alpine Lake Motel 2 Bedrooms $500 each. Must love cats. Util not included. 250-352-5345

In Memory

Celebration of LifeFor Val, Diana, Rachel and Petra who lost their

lives in the Johnsons Landing Mudslide. Saturday, July 28 at the Argenta Community Hall. Ceremony from 4 - 5 p.m., potluck at 6 p.m., open mike, shar-

ing of stories, memories, music and dance at 7 p.m.

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