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Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 Vol. 2, No. 35building Nelson & area community since 1988
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Brian Pottiecomes to Nelson
by Nelson Becker
Last week we brought Garnet Rogers to Nelson for a sold out show. We expected the sound to be very good. We were surprised at how good the sound was in this room. Garnet gave the audience a fantastic, uplifting, serious and funny performance.
On Saturday, Sept. 29, Expressions is bringing you maritime singer Brian Pottie. He is a folk singer and an amazing guitar player who harmonizes beautifully with his instrument.
In his own words by Brian Pottie
After over 25 years of performing on a full and part time basis, a five year hiatus, and a fresh approach, I am more excited about live shows than ever before. I have been touring Alberta and British Columbia for the past seven months and have met with great success.
Audiences seem to like my approach
to guitar playing, which has been a life-long evolution. They appreciate the selec-tion of songs, and are becoming more and more interested in my original material.
As of late, I am covering a lot of folk rock and classic rock, with a generous enough helping of the Celtic/Maritime sound I grew up with. So far I seem to have found the right combinations and I will continue to broaden my repertoire accordingly.
Expressions presents exceptional performers
Saturday, Sept. 298 p.m. at Expressions554 Ward Street$5 incl. hst
Advance ticketscall 250-354-3910
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CommunityNewsNelson plays host to provincial business conference
Over 100 community and business leaders from across BC will descend on Nelson later this month. They’re coming to town for the provincial Community Futures conference, hosted this year by Nelson’s own Community Futures Central Kootenay. Joining them will be some of North America’s top speakers on the econo-my, creative innovation and leadership.
“Our theme this year is productivity, and we are
bringing in some great pre-senters,” says Paul Wiest, Manager of Community Futures Central Kootenay. “The focus is on hands-on strategies to improve produc-tivity and innovation.”
Economist Ryan Berlin of the innovative Urban Futures team will speak about today’s economy, and what it means for rural regions of BC. Laurie Schmidt, CEO of Productivity Alberta will also address the group. Several of the speakers, such as Dr.
Steven Murgatroyd and Hugh Culver, are known for their informative and entertaining presentation styles.
“These sessions will appeal not only to leaders in business, but also finance, industry and the non-prof-it and public sectors,” says Wiest. “It’s rare to have a line up of this calibre right here in the Kootenays. That’s why we decided to open the conference up on Monday, October 1st, so that local business and community
leaders can attend.” The conference will take
place at the Prestige Lakeside Resort from September 30th to October 2nd. There is also a “One-Day Pass” option, for those who would like to take in the events on Monday, October 1st. For more information visit the Community Futures website at www.futures.bc.ca or call Lisa Voigt (250) 352-1933 ext. 105.
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Enbridge Caravan “report back” meetingThursday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. at Self-Design High 410 Victoria St.
From July 16-26, four Kootenay citizens took a message of support to opponents of the Enbridge Pipeline in northern BC. The Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan visited 12 com-munities including three First Nations. They brought a message of support from Kootenay opponents of the pipeline.
The four Caravan par-ticipants –dubbed the geezer gang-- made many strong connections and learned a great deal about the move-ment to block the construc-tion of the dangerous pipe-line. Now the “caravaners” are doing a “report back” with photos and video on what they learned and of the incredible people they met.
“We were each of us blown away by the recep-tion our little Caravan got,” says organizer Keith Wiley. “We had tremendous sup-port from the community and we got considerable news coverage. In the end,
for four guys on a road trip, we had quite a bit of impact. We helped build the move-ment to keep the Enbridge pipeline from leaking tar sands bitumen in BC.”
In each of the commu-nities, the Caravan held a rally and presented local representatives a copy of the Kootenay to Kitimat Proclamation with over 500 signatures from the Kootenays, Kelowna and even Kamloops.
A fuller report with pho-tos is available online at: dangerousenbridgepipeline.wordpress.com
The Caravan “report back” meeting will be at 7 pm, Thursday, September 27th at Self-Design High, in the Legion Building at 410 Victoria Street in Nelson.
For information call Keith Wiley at 250 777-2020 or see the facebook page: Kootenays for a pipeline-free BC
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Beep for free pizza!Nelson Fire & Rescue
Services will again be join-ing up with Panago during Fire Prevention Week to offer some lucky delivery custom-ers the chance to win their order, free. If you order from Panago from Oct 7-13 and a fire truck shows up to deliver, all you have to do is prove your home has a working smoke alarm. If no working alarm can be found, the fire fighters will be on hand to give customers a new alarm and offer advice on where to install it.
Kids can get in on the action, too! School-aged kids are encouraged to put together a Fire Escape Plan, showing
two ways out of the rooms in their homes. Of those who submit plans prior to October 28th, a winner will be select-ed. The winner will have din-ner with the firefighters and show off the winning plans to the Chief himself.
Hard copies can be dropped off at the fire hall, or scanned and emailed to [email protected] To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs, contests, and activities in Nelson, please contact Nelson Fire & Rescue Services at 352-3103 or visit the city’s website, www.nel-son.ca, and search for the Fire Prevention Week page.
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NOTICEInternational Kootenay Lake
Board of Control
Public MeetingThe International Kootenay Lake Board
of Control is holding its annual public meeting regarding the regulation of Kootenay Lake water levels by the
operation of Corra Linn Dam by FortisBC under the International Joint Commission’s 1938 Order of Approval. The Board will provide an overview of 2012 lake levels and invite comments,
concerns and questions from the public.
Please plan to attend.
Wednesday September 26th, 2012 7:30 PM
Kootenai River Inn7169 Plaza St., Bonners Ferry, Idaho
International Kootenay Lake Board of Control
Mr. Kirk JohnstoneChair, Canadian Section
Col. Bruce EstokChair, United States Section
For further information:
in Canada: Mr. Gwyn Graham
(604) 664-4052
in United States:Ms. Amy Reese(206) 764-3595
or visit http://www.ijc.org/
AVISConseil international de contrôle
du lac Kootenay
Réunion publiqueLe Conseil international de contrôle du
lac Kootenay organise sa réunion publique annuelle concernant le contrôle du niveau de l’eau dans le lac Kootenay pour le barrage Corra Linn par FortisBC en vertu de l’ordonnance d’approbation
de 1938 de la Commission mixte internationale. Le Conseil donnera un aperçu des niveaux enregistré en 2012 et invitera le public à faire part de ses
commentaires, préoccupations et questions.
Votre participation est importante
Mercredi 26 septembre 2012 à 19 h 30
Kootenai River Inn7169 Plaza St., Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Conseil international de contrôle du lac Kootenay
M. Kirk Johnstone Président, Section du Canada
Col. Bruce EstokPrésidente, Section des États-Unis Section
Renseignements
Au Canada: M. Gwyn Graham (604) 664-4052
Aux États-Unis: Mme. Amy Reese
(206) 764-3595
ou visitez http://www.ijc.org
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dr. scienceChristine Humphries
Why do oak leaves only turn brown in the Fall while other tree leaves become red, purple, orange or yellow?
Changes in a bio-chemical process, called photosynthesis, are responsible for the beau-tiful colours of leaves in the Fall. Photosynthesis is a process that allows plants to convert water and carbon dioxide into a food-source. A chemi-cal present in a leaf’ is responsible for absorbing the energy from sunlight and using this energy to catalyze the reaction.
This chemical is called Chlorophyll. Although its role in the cell is to catalyze photosynthesis it also influences the out-side of the cell; it makes it green. As such, the green colour of leaves is due to the Chlorophyll in them.
The reason why leaves change colour in the Fall is because they stop being green. During the winter there is too little light and water for photo-synthesis. Therefore, the cells are programmed
to recognize changes in temperature and daylight in the Fall and begin to shut down photosynthe-sis. As photosynthesis is turned off, Chlorophyll begins to degrade and there is no longer any green chemical in the leaves.
The different colours of leaves between types of trees are due to the pigments that remain in the leaves after the Chlorophyll is degraded. In some trees, yellow and orange pigments are in
the cells throughout the summer but are masked by the green. When the green is removed, these colours are unmasked. In maples, glucose that is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis is shut-down, making red and purple pigments. Finally, to answer the question why oak leaves are brown in the Fall; it is simply that their colour reflects a mixture of colours from a variety of pigments and “wastes” (such as chloro-phyll residues).
Dr. Science is in real life, Dr. Christine Humphries, a molecular biologist
Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up Events Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nelson – Location TBA
Now is your chance to get rid of those nasty toxic hazardous materials hiding under your kitchen sink, in your garage and in your garden shed. The Regional District of Central Kootenay is pleased to announce they will be hosting four household hazardous waste round-up events this fall. Free disposal for residential household hazardous waste is open to all residents of
the RDCK and municipali-ties. Find the event nearest you and join in the round-up!
Check the RDCK web-site www.rdck.bc.ca for updates about the upcoming HHW Round-up Events. For information on BC’s prod-uct stewardship programs, including depot locations, visit: www.rcbc.bc.ca or 1-800-667-4321.
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GOGA: Get Out Get Active Sports Day in CanadaSaturday, Sept. 29 1-4 p.m. at the Lakeside Soccer Fields
To mark this year’s Sports Day in Canada, a national celebration of sport, from grassroots to high-performance levels, Nelson Regional Sports Council is hosting the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) and Try It day. Participants will be able to try various sports, find information at sport booths and partake in fun old fashioned sports day games if they choose. There will be ribbons and give-aways for all participants.
The official day caps off a week of more than a thousand local events, and includes a special television broadcast on CBC Sports. Sports Day in Canada is presented by CBC Sports, ParticipACTION and True Sport, working with national sporting organiza-tions and their networks of
coaches, athletes and enthu-siasts across the country.
“Sports Day in Canada is a great way for the com-munity to be active together for a day. Sport groups get to share their sport and partici-pants get to try something new” says Kim Palfenier, Executive Director, Nelson Sports Council. “The com-munity of Nelson has long since valued sport and rec-reation as part of their life style, so it’s a great oppor-tunity to build upon that.”
“It’s a pleasure for the Sport council to host this event as it is always our intention to support, pro-mote and strengthen com-munity sports in any we can to further develop active and healthy living within the community.”
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Nelson & District Hospice Society AGMWednesday, Sept. 26, 6:00 - 8:00 PM 905 Gordon Rd. rear entrance
Please plan to attend the Nelson & District Hospice Society’s Annual General Meeting. Learn about hos-pice/palliative care ser-vices in our area, and the organization’s activities. Become a lifetime member
and be eligible to vote! An annual report will be avail-able as well as a message from the President.
For more information, contact 250-352-2337
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Nelson City Police Reports
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On Sept 12 at 7:00 PM a Nelson Police Constable stopped his car in the 500 block Ward St to speak to someone who flagged him down. He turned to see a local male known to police making his fingers into a gun and pointing them at the Constable. The male was already bound by an order not to approach this Constable as he had threat-ened him previously. The male was arrested and then proceeded to spit at the arresting Constables and utter more threats to kill them. Mikael Arrak, 27 was held in custody to be placed in front of a judge. While in court the next day he threatened the Sheriff’s members. He now faces 7 charges that include breaching his probation, uttering threats, assaulting a police officer, and resist-ing arrest. He will appear in court Mon Sept 16.
On Sept 14 at 12:14 AM staff at the Spirit Bar
called NPD to request assistance in removing a difficult customer. NPD members arrived to find a male being held by staff and several others trying to interfere with them. NPD members quickly took the male into cus-tody and placed him in their vehicle. While doing this a female, presumably his girlfriend, continually tried to interfere with the members. She was warned twice to back away but continued. She was later arrested for public intoxi-cation and obstructing a Police Officer. Both were lodged in NPD cells and held until sober enough to care for themselves and not be a harm to others.
On Sept 14 at 11:25 PM staff at the Royal Bar, 300 Baker St reported they saw a male and two females loitering nearby that might have just “tagged” a building. NPD mem-bers attended and located
the male. He was found to be intoxicated and had a lengthy history in BC of graffiti related incidents. The male was lodged in a cell until sober. The graffiti is still being inves-tigated and charges of mis-chief to property are likely to be forwarded to Crown for approval.
On Sept 15 at 1:15 AM staff at the Spirit Bar called NPD to request assistance with removing an intoxi-
cated male from the prop-erty. He was asked to leave and refused to. NPD members attended and took him into custody. It was discovered that he was bound by release condi-tions stemming from sev-eral serious charges that forbade him from consum-ing liquor. He was held for court in Nelson Monday Sept 16.
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Kootenay Lake School District continues staffing changesSchool District 8 has
made a decision to elimi-nate its Assistant Secretary Treasurer position, effec-tive today. This decision is a result of an on-going effort to find strategic effi-ciencies in the organization and to address the known reductions in operating grants that are anticipated between 2012 and 2015. It is anticipated that the oper-ating grant reductions will be approximately $750,000 per year. Since 2007, when
the Assistant Secretary Treasurer was hired, the District has seen a decline of about 300 students. The decline in student popu-lation combined with the reductions in grants have made necessary a reduction in staff in all roles through-out the District over the past several years.
The decision to elimi-nate this management role means that a senior leader in the District will no longer have employment with the
District. There is no lay-off list or order of recall for individuals employed at this level in the District. We would like to thank Heather Smith for her 5 years of dedicated service to our School District. It is important to emphasize that her departure is with-out cause. In fact, Heather’s significant contribution to the successful completion of the 2011-2012 audit was appreciated. Heather will be missed as a member
of the Senior Leadership team and a knowledgeable and dependable support to staff in the Board Office, Maintenance sites and most of all, our schools.
District management will continue to seek effi-ciencies throughout the District in order to ensure as many resources as possible are allocated for direct sup-port to children and youth.
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NonProfitNews theExpress Update Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 Page 6
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Potato Lace1⁄2 cup chopped green onion 1 tsp. Salt3 eggs 1⁄2 tsp. pepper3 Tbsp. flour 3 or 4 large potatoes1/3 cup chopped parsley Butter By Anna Kirkpatrick
Nelson Food Cupboardwww.foodcupboard.org
250-354-1633
What’s in the Cupboard?Recipes from the Nelson Food Cupboard
Did you know?About 38% of Nelson Food Cupboard’s cus-tomers have a disability and receive income assistance.
In stainless steel bowl, combine onion, eggs, flour, parsley, salt and pepper. Grate potatoes onto towel; twist with one hand and press with the other to remove excess starch. Add potatoes to egg mixture. Heat but-ter in skillet, drop in 3 Tbsp. batter and spread with back of spoon to make patties very thin. Fry until golden brown - about 2 minutes on each.
Makes 10 to 12 patties.
CBT to offer funding for projects that support social well-beingGroups with projects
that support social well-being and address social issues in Basin communities can now apply to Columbia Basin Trust’s (CBT’s) new Social Grants Program. This is the first time appli-cations are being accepted to the program, and a total of $500,000 is available for project grants. The applica-tion deadline is 4 p.m. PDT on October 12, 2012.
“Basin residents work hard to address a range of social issues, from con-necting with isolated senior citizens to ensuring young families have access to early
childhood development pro-grams,” said Neil Muth, CBT President and CEO. “Through our new Social Grants Program, we’re increasing our support of these efforts, and are excited to see what projects come forward in this first intake.”
Among others, eligible projects include ones that:
* address the Canadian social determinants of health;
* address the health, well-being and resilience of children, youth, individuals, families or seniors;
* support the well-being of or community participa-
tion by individuals or groups of individuals who face bar-riers in seeking to participate in their communities, or who have been marginalized; or
* address or encourage innovation, collaboration and sustainability within the social service sector.
The Social Grants Program is a three-year pilot with an annual grant-ing budget of $1 million. There will be two intakes per year, and granting decisions will be made by the Social Grants Program Selection Committee, a volunteer group of Basin residents that includes
individuals who have experience and expertise in the social sector and indi-viduals who have broader community development experience.
For more information about the Social Grants Program, or to download an application form, visit www.cbt.org/sgp.
CBT supports efforts to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. To learn more about CBT programs and initia-tives, visit www.cbt.org or call 1.800.505.8998.
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SEED Final PlantingSaturday, Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. at Lakeside Greenhouses
Come join SEED. Learn the lore and science of green-houses, and the social life of vegetables, not to mention enriching human social con-nections.
This will be the final planting and transplant-ing day, at Lakeside Greenhouses.Call Lee if you wish to help out: 352-3870.
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West Kootenay EcoSociety and Nelson CARES Society present the 3rd annual Edible Garden Tour. Find out what kinds of vegetables and fruits are growing and ready for har-vest. Check out sustainable gardening, composting and watering techniques. Learn about innovative and local food production in our com-munity. This is an event for expert and beginner garden-ers alike.
The Edible Garden Tour is a self directed tour. Maps will be available at the Cottonwood Community Market, at the Hendryx Street Forest Garden, and online at www.ecosociety.ca.
Participate in the Earth Matters B.Y.O.B (Bring your
own bulb) planting party at the Hendryx Street Forest Garden at 10:30AM. Come by to plant a bulb, or bring your own to donate to the community garden space. All events are family friendly!
The FOOD TREE per-maculture team will also be offering workshops on the hour from 10 am to 1pm at the Hendryx Street Forest Garden. Topics will include pruning tips, seed saving, and more.
For more information, go to www.ecosociety.ca. For questions about the planting party or to make a bulb dona-tion, contact Alison at 250-352-6011, ext 15.
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Edible Garden Tour Returns to NelsonSaturday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Locally made film travels the festival circuit
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Arts&EntertainmentThe Tall Man comes to Nelson at
last! There will be two showings on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre.
Filmed in Ymir and Nelson to cre-ate the fictitous town of Cold Rock, Tall Man tells the tale of a once thriv-ing mining community, that is now a ghost town clouded by an unthinkable tragedy haunting those who remain. Children are disappearing without a trace. Superstitious locals speak in hushed tones of the tall man, a dark and mysterious figure who may indeed be responsible for the abduc-tions or simply the invention of the imaginative minds of the frightened townsfolk.
Julia Denning (Jessica Biel), the local nurse and a rational voice of rea-son, doesn’t believe the urban legend; until the night David disappears.
Driven by unwavering maternal instinct, Julia pursues the dark fig-ure who abducted her son through the rugged mountain terrain. The chase begins and with it the quest for answers. Who is The Tall Man? And where are the missing children?
The action/thriller is the fea-
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Movie crew use a green screen at the old Nelson rail station to create the fictitious town of Cold Rock for the movie Tall Man, filmed in Nelson and Ymir two years ago.
A Kootenay film is set to pre-miere at Toronto’s Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival. Eyes In The Forest: The Portraiture Of Jim Lawrence will screen on October 14 at 4:00 PM at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. The film has also been accepted for screening at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival, an international celebration of indepen-dent short films, which will be held in York, England in November.
The film is a short documentary about the work of Kootenay wildlife photographer Jim Lawrence. It com-
bines engaging cinematography with Lawrence’s photographs to illustrate how Lawrence sees his world, and to transport viewers there, as though they are seeing through his eyes.
Local filmmaker Miriam Needoba is planning a Nelson screening of her film this winter and continues to submit the film to more festivals both near and far.
More information and the film’s screening schedule can be found on the website www.SmallTownFilms.com.
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The Tall Man is Coming!
ture length English-language debut from writer/director Pascal Laugier whose French horror film, Martyrs; opened to critical acclaim at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and screened to enthusiastic audiences at the Toronto
International Film Festival later that year.
For tickets go to www.capitolthe-atre.bc.ca. or call 250-352-6363.
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Kalein Hospice Centre Land Dedication & Open HouseSaturday, Sept. 22, events start at 2 p.m.
View your full invitation and activity descriptions at:
www.expressnews.ca/pdfs/Kalein.pdf
On September 22nd, the former Sisters of the Precious Blood monastery at 402 West Richards Street in Nelson, BC will be rededicated as the Kalein Hospice Centre. When renovations are complete, the Centre will provide onsite care and support for those who are at the end stages of life and their families, as well as offering a broad range of training, education and dialog programs.
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Arts&Entertainment Arts&Entertainment theExpress Update Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 Page 8
Oxygenate your mindRegistration is now open for the fall
semester Oxygen Art Centre’s Continuing Arts Education Program. Oygen is offer-ing brand new courses this fall. Erica Konrad will be sharing her prodigious talents and expertise in Painting with Beeswax for beginners on October 13th. Advanced Encaustic Painting will be on November 16.
Celebrated Kootenay crime writ-er Deryn Collier will offer Creating Suspense on the Page over 5 weeks beginning November 6th. Deborah Thompson will do a new painting course called Colour Your World: Introduction to Painting. The ever popular Singing the Blues and Singing Beyond the Blues courses by Bessie Wapp will begin on October 3rd and 4th. Both courses run for 8 weeks and take place at KSA.
Another favourite is Natasha Smith’s Collage Painting which has been known to fill up fast. This course also starts on October 3rd and runs for 6 weeks at Oxygen Art Centre.
Miriam Needoba will offer her film-making courses D.I.Y. Film Making for Amateurs and D.I.Y. Film Making: Projects and Workshops, for students who have had previous filmmaking edu-cation or experience. Both courses start October 6th and run for 5 weeks.
Oxygen Art Centre grateful-ly acknowledges the support of the Government of British Columbia and Nelson and District Credit Union.
To register phone: 250-352-2821 Or drop by: Kootenay School of Arts. 606 Victoria Street, Nelson. For more infor-mation visit Oxygen’s website: www.oxygenartcentre.org
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Writing workshops help aspiring writers The Kootenay Literary
Competition (KLC) has teamed up with Selkirk College and College of the Rockies to offer creative writing workshops in locations throughout the east and west Kootenay region with instructors Adrian Barnes and Jordan Scott from Selkirk, along with Angie Abdou, and Bob Wakulick from
College of the Rockies. Information can be found at http://www.koote-naylitcomp.com/fall_workshops.php. The cost is $20 for adults, free for youth 18 and under.
In each 3 hour workshop, partici-pants will learn how to edit their work and how to bring their writing up to a professional/competition level. They
will also have the opportunity to work on their own piece during the session.
Winners in each of the catego-ries will be announced at the KLC Awards Ceremony and Celebration is January 18, 2012. Have fun and get writing!
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Arts&EntertainmentMemento Mori exhibition opening Saturday, Sept. 22 4:30 – 7:00 p.m, at the site of the future Kalein Hospice Centre, 402 West Richards Street, Nelson BC
Rachel Yoder is exhibiting her new body of work “Memento Mori: Remember You Must Die.” The open-ing, on Saturday, September 22 from 4:30 – 7:00 pm, is hosted by the Kalein Hospice Society at the site of the future Kalein Hospice Centre, 402 West Richards Street, Nelson BC
The work is a series of paintings in a repeating format on life sized panels, each divided into 4 squares. Each square, a total of 64, has a question about living, dying or death embedded in it. The canvases are then painted in many layers of paint, the colours depending
on whether Yoder’s own answer to the question is a “yes” or a “no”.
Yoder’s obsession with, and terror of, death led her to Memento Mori. By asking yes/no questions instead of open ended ones, the viewer has to consider one’s own responses to questions about death without avoidance or explana-tion.
Funded by Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. For more information visit www.kaleinhospice.org.
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Kootenay literary & creative writing competitions beginIt’s time for a revolution in writing!
The Kootenay Literary Competition (KLC) including its youth division, the Kootenay Youth Creative Writing Competition, is now open.
This popular annual writing event is open to all writers in the entire Kootenay region. For adults, this year’s theme is “revolution” and should be explored in their original work. Adults may enter in three cate-gories: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, and Poetry.
For youth, Grades 7-9 must use the words “riddle”, “domino” and any form of the verb “to skulk”, some-where in their work; Grades 10-12 must use the phrase “there was only one thing to do” somewhere in their work.
2012 will be the most exciting
year yet, with larger cash prizes, lower entry fees, publication in the KLC anthology for all winners, writing workshops, a draw prize for emerging writers, and a special bonus prize for all youth winners. The annual awards ceremony and celebration will feature winner’s readings, free desserts, and a very special guest performer and speaker – spoken word poet Sheri-D Wilson.
The full judge list for 2012 has not been confirmed but the KLC com-mittee is thrilled to announce that Fred Wah, Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate, will be judging the adult poetry category and the 2012 One Book One Kootenay winner, Rita Moir, will return to judge the adult Creative Non-Fiction category.
Prize amounts range from $100
up to $500 depending on the category. There will also be a draw prize for a $100 bookstore gift certificate for one adult emerging writer.
This year, all youth winners will be eligible to attend a weekend youth creative writing workshop, to be held in Nelson, BC, spring 2013 (details to be announced). This prize also includes meals and two nights’ accommodation for the winners, and one parent or legal guardian, at the Hume Hotel.
Full information, rules, category descriptions, details, entry and pay-ment options are available at www.kootenaylitcomp.com For up to the minute announcements, writers can sign up for the email newsletter. KLC can also be found on Facebook and on Twitter @Kootenaylitcomp.
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Ian Johnston Artist Talk Friday September 28, 7 p.m.Oxygen Art Centre 320 Vernon St (back alley entrance)
Oxygen Art Centre announced the beginning of its final artist residency for 2012. Throughout the month of September, local artist Ian Johnston will be working on two installations for an upcoming Canadian tour of his project: Reinventing Consumption. One: a large breathing installation
called The Chamber. Two: a wall installation of block printed, vacuum formed ceramic elements formed over a 1940s steam kettle found on Hall Street.
There will also be an Open Studio Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th from1-5 p.m. in the Oxygen Art Centre. Ian
Johnston gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance and Columbia Basin Trust.
For more information please visit www.oxygenartcentre.org
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Health NewsChange to Emergency Department hours at Kaslo Health Centre
Interior Health is advising residents that effective November 2, 2012, the Emergency Department at Victorian Community Health Centre will be open weekdays, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the exception of statutory holidays.
Recruiting and retain-ing physicians and nurses at the Victorian Community Health Centre has been a long standing challenge. The Emergency Department has experienced 60 inter-ruptions in service this year due to limited nursing and physician resources and the current model for emer-gency services cannot be
maintained.“Kaslo residents
deserve a stable ER ser-vice, rather than the fre-quent closures experienced this past year,” said Linda Basran, Interior Health’s Community Director for IH East. “Interior Health recognizes this represents a change for Kaslo and it was a decision that we came to after careful con-sideration, jointly with the community’s physicians, who have informed us they can no longer sustain 24/7 call coverage. This option will provide for a consis-tent and sustainable service to the community for the long-term.”
“Kaslo physicians have
told us that by moving to a fully daytime, weekday service they will be able to see more patients dur-ing the busiest hours of the day,” said Dr. Alan Stewart, Medical Director for Community Integrated Health Services. “They will be better able to meet the community’s primary care needs.”
Interior Health under-stands that with this change in service, transportation to neighbouring sites is critical in emergency situ-ations. As a result, discus-sions are underway with the BC Ambulance Service regarding creating more employment opportunities for local paramedics and
working together to sup-port health care services in the community.
When the Emergency Department at Kaslo is closed, residents should take note of the follow-ing:
If individuals are unsure about what services they require, they should call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1. The toll-free line provides 24-hour, confidential health information and advice from a registered nurse.
In an emergency situ-ation, call 9-1-1. Patients will be transported to the nearest appropriate facility for care.
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How many breasts does it take to break a record?On Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m.
families are invited to gather for the Breastfeeding Challenge at Chahko-Mika Mall in Nelson to break the record for the most women breastfeeding at the same time. This is an event to celebrate and support breastfeeding in our com-munity. The Big Latch On will have registration prior to starting, so come early! This is a free event with snacks and entertainment provided. Everyone is welcome to come and support our breastfeeding mothers.
The Breastfeeding Challenge start-ed in British Columbia in 2001. Last year 16 countries participated and 4,466 babies from all over the world latched on.
Health Canada recommends exclu-sive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life and continued breastfeeding with the introduction of solid foods for 2 years and more. Breastmilk provides optimal nutrition and has hundreds of antibodies, enzymes, and other factors that protect babies from infections and
diseaseThis years Breastfeeding Challenge
is dedicated to Gwen Kalyniuk. Gwen was the Regional Lactation Consultant for the Kootenay Boundary area. She lost her life tragically in a car accident, March 15, 2012 near Thrums, B.C., on her way to work. Gwen’s passion and expertise in helping mothers and babies with breastfeeding are remembered and missed by many.
The Breastfeeding Challenge is hosted by Kootenay Kids, Infant Mental Health, Interior Health, La Leche League Nelson, Kootenay Community Midwives, and the Kootenay Doula Group. The event is an opportunity to raise awareness of breastfeeding support and knowledge, and to help our com-munity positively support breastfeeding in public places. For more information, join Nelson Breastfeeding Challenge 2012 on Facebook or contact Myrna Lindblom at (250) 505-7205.
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Changes to Disability Rules: a free workshopTuesday Sept.25, 1:30-3:30 p.m. downstairs at the Salvation Army 601 Vernon Street
There are changes coming for the provincial Persons With Disabilities and Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers to Employment, and also to the Canada Pension Plan Disability.
No one will lose their entitlement. The changes could affect many people currently on these programs, though, and future applicants as well. There is even some good news!
Nelson ANKORS and the Advocacy Centre are sponsoring the workshop about these changes, given by a speaker from the BC Coalition of People With Disabilities in Vancouver. This work-shop is for everyone – anyone with dis-abilities who might be affected, as well as any service providers.
The workshop will be held downstairs at the Salvation Army in the back, which is down the outside stairs from Vernon, or can be accessed from Lake Street.
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To Be Green or Not To Be?by Spencer Pollard
Spencer Pollard is a young man living in Nelson BC with an interest in digital arts and writing. His ideas are of benefit to all of Nelson, and to stroke his abnormally large ego
My Opinion
Being “Green” is a hot topic. No, I am not referring to a song by Kermit the Frog; I am referring to being environmentally con-scious by doing whatever you can. That may
be driving a hybrid car or merely throwing that crumpled piece of paper into a recycling bin. It’s something of value to everyone.
Now obviously, we all want this planet to last as long as it can, if it doesn’t, well....hopefully we will be able to colo-nize Mars by then or have some sort of plan going forward. I consider myself a somewhat green person; I ride transit, I recycle whenever I can and try to support any local or global initiatives that take place. I am not the type that will shove being “Green” into someone’s face or the type that prioritizes it above all else.
Taking care of ourselves and our environment should be everyone’s number one priority. You will have numerous jobs and numerous relationships in your life but you only get one shot at being yourself and living right here on planet Earth. It may inconvenience you but it’s for the benefit of everyone.
“It’s not easy being green” - Kermit the Frog
By Nelson Becker
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World Peace DayFriday Sept. 21 is World Peace Day.Peace is a process rather than an end.
Whatever state of peace you may happen to be in at present, you can always be more peaceful.
We can not separate domestic violence from world violence. They are intercon-nected. If we want to reduce violence in the world from our little community, then we must reduce violence in ourselves, within
our family, friends and workplace. Violence does not necessarily have to be physical violence.
There is mental, emotional, and verbal violence that can effect people just as much as physical.
When we search for peace, we must start with ourselves and as we become more peaceful, so will the world.
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STUDIES show that stu-dents benefit from summer learning.
PEOPLE don’t realize that year round school means that kids will go, and teachers will teach, three months at a time, have a month off, etc., as in having August-Labour day off, then three months on, then December through New Year’s day off, then three months on, have April off, then three months on, etc. So no, parents will still have to pay the same amount of day-care/camp money. However, it makes it very difficult for students to work because their working time is chopped up. It makes it very diffi-cult for CUPE employees to work (most do in the sum-mer), and, it makes it hard for teachers on call or part time teachers to work who have to), again, because the vaca-tion time is chopped up. As a teacher, I wouldn’t mind at all having vacay time during those months and teaching “year round”...flights would be cheaper, I’d get a break more often...but we’d sure see a lot of absences during the month of July and it would be hard to catch those kids up come September.
YES, fewer complaints from people who think the vacations are too long, ongoing work for teachers and support staff.
THAT wouldn’t allow stu-dents to take summer jobs or go on extended trips, all of which is part of their overall education. Presently, their par-ents can ‘save up’ holiday time to allow for a month or more holiday with their kids and I feel that shouldn’t be lost. This proposal is not fair for families. Perhaps consider just shorten-ing the summer break to 8 weeks though.
I am partly in favour if the structure of the system is cre-ated for educational reasons - that we are not simply put-ting kids in school year round because it is easier for par-ents. The first problem is that our schools are ill-equiped for the hot days in May and June - I cannot imagine the hot days in summer . Air con-ditioning in my mind is not a viable option - expensive and uses too much power - not sustainable. Effective year round school systems have 3 week to one month breaks from learning. School is not babysitting for parents who work.
KIDS won’t forget as much over the long summer. Make it 9 weeks school, 3 weeks not in school, plus holidays.
ORIGINALLY, the sum-mer break allowed farming families to work together to tend the crops for harvest. Herding children back to the classroom during the brief summer isn’t about what is best for children. Yes, times have changed and families no longer work together to plant and harvest. Summer break offers both children and edu-cators a respite from institu-tional settings. Our govern-ment has turned this into a labour market issue, putting more parents into the work force and using educational institutions to be responsible for the children. Also, making our children more competi-tive in the world. I don’t agree with elimination of the sum-mer break.
AIR conditioned school buildings are not a place for children to be in the summer. the child care issue is a red herring - it exists with both models. the “endless” days of summer playing with my friends were among my best as a child.
SUMMER is short in Canada - my kids shouldn’t miss it by being in school.
A two month hiatus doesn’t make sense in this day and age.
TOO many childhood memories are made in those summer months off from school. I would hate to see that lost.
KIDS need long unsched-uled time to be creative, inven-tive, and explore.
CHILDREN like all humans need down time, regenera-tion time and having to attend school for the entire year is draconian. AND... the parents of these children also need to spend much needed time with their children on holidays, or on their own down time as a family, or in family units. No to school all year round.
SUMMER is short enough already. Kids need to be out-side in the good weather.
THIS is the first I’ve heard of it. If it is based on assump-tion, then I don’t favor it. My college professor said never assume anything; it makes an ‘ass’ of ‘u’ and ‘me’.
TWO words: summer camp.
21% of our survey reponses say yes, 79% say no
Last week’s survey responses:Are you in favour of B.C. adopting year-round school schedules?
Travis T. in the Kootenays, Wish You Were Here by Chris Rohrmoser
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InMemory
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Joan Althea ThomasJoan
Althea Thomas passed away peacefully in her home on September 14th, 2012
Joan was born in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on March 10, 1926. She was the first child of Amy Althea Leach (Bury) and Charles Basil Leach. She had a sister, Amy (deceased) who married and moved to New Zealand. She had a brother, John, who lives in London, England.
Joan received a degree in Agriculture from the University of Durham. She got her first job
in Manchester inspecting grain ships. There she joined the Karabiner Mountaineering Club where she met her husband Arthur. After the birth of their first son they immigrated to Canada, living in Vancouver followed by Namu, Fraser Lake, Fort St John, and then retirement in Nelson where she and Arthur have resid-ed since 1989.
Joan is survived Arthur and their 6 children, Richard, Paul (Regina), Althea (Mike), Bridget (Robert), Karen, and Owen (Carrie-Ann), as well as numer-ous grandchildren & great grand-children.
Joan had a full life, raising her children with a love for the outdoors. She was a very keen swimmer, especially enjoying
alpine lakes. She made many friends playing bridge and was a Life Master. She also enjoyed Scottish Country dancing, the symphony and foreign travel.
The funeral will be at The Church of Latter-day Saints, Nelson, on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Osteoporosis Society of Canada. Many thanks to all who visited and helped out in the last few months, with a special thanks to Dr. Jim Noiles, and the team from Interior Health.
On Line condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
It is with a heavy heart we announce the death of John Gawryletz on Sept 18th, 2012 at the age
of 86. A Celebration of John’s life will be held on Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at the home Garry Gawryletz, 3309 3rd Avenue, Castlegar. John is survived by his four children Tom (Sherri), Carol,
Garry (Pat), and Debra. Grandchildren Brandon (Chelsea), Travis, Amber, Brett, Lindsay (Derrik), Jamie (Brett), Brody and Jesse. Great grandchildren Alyssia, Olivia, Sophia, Cash and Riley. Brother Willy Gawryletz and aunt Rose Anglin. John will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.thomp-sonfs.ca. Funeral arrange-ments are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
Cornelia E. de Jong
Cornelia E. de Jong passed away peacefully on Sat. Sept. 17, 2012. There will be a gathering of Family and Friends at SALMO Legion Hall Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2:00pm
John Gawryletz
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InMemoryRodi De Vuono
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Rodi De Vuono on September 13, 2012. He passed in the presence of his loving family after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Rodi was born in Nelson, BC on July 25,1968. He attended Central Elementary, Trafalgar, and L.V. Rogers Secondary School where he developed a great talent and passion for mechan-ics. Rodi received his Red Seal Ticket in heavy duty mechan-ics in 1993, and worked for the City of Nelson for 22 years with his most recent position as Garage/Transit Superintendant.
Rodi’s talents went beyond his mastery of mechanics, and he built his family home with great attention to detail. His love for music was inspi-rational. He was a member of the band “The Sonny Boys” who performed throughout the Kootenays and the Okanagan. His passion for the outdoors was evident in his love for hunting, dirt biking, mountain biking, and skiing.
Above all, Rodi’s greatest love was his family.
He leaves behind the love of his life Tera and his beautiful children Rachel and
Christopher, father Franco mother Ada, sister Diana Andriani (Frank) niece Cristina and nephew Daniel, sister in law Joanna Sokolic (Schaun) and niece Isla, mother in law Linda Gray (George), father in law Terry Sokolic (Joanne), and numerous aunts, uncles, cous-ins, and many dear friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will take place at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate in Nelson, BC on September 20, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Entombment will take place at the Nelson Mausoleum and reception to follow at the St. Joseph School Hall.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made, at the Nelson and District Credit Union, for a bursary in Rodi’s name to a deserving trade’s student.
“It’s not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years”
Rodi will be greatly missed by all. On line condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
Leonard Martin
March 9th, 1934 – September 15th, 2012
On Saturday Sept 15th 2012, long time resident of Procter/Balfour, passed away at his home surrounded by his wife and family.
He is survived by his wife Sandra, sons Jean (Judy), Daniel (Audrey), Donald (Yvonne), and step-daughter June. Grandchildren, Tammy, Ron (deceased) Eric (Kali), Kevin (Jordan) Michaela, Taryn, Alec, and Steven. Great grandchildren Destin, Alysha, and Blair (deceased).
He was pre deceased by his first wife Huguette, his two brothers, and nine sisters.
A celebration of his life was held on Wednesday Sept 19th 2012 at the Balfour Hall from 3 to 5 pm.
As an expression of sym-pathy, family and friends may make donations to the Kidney Foundation 320-1600 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver BC V6J 9Z9 or the Heart and Stroke foundation 4-1551 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna BC V1Y 9M9.
Online condolences may be expressed www.thomp-sonfs.ca.
Funeral arrangements are under direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
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Nelson & Area: Fri. Sept. 21 - Sun. Sept 30●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events
What’sHappening
Fri. Sept 21
●●●All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill
●●Jusice Murray Sinclair: Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Brilliant Cultural Centre Castlegar, 7 pm. info 365-1234
●●Klang & Squeal Opening Reception 7-9pm. at Touchstone Nelson. Dance performance by Thomas Loh at 7:30pm. Admission by donation.
●Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.
Sat. Sept 22
●●●The Sound Of Music sing-a-long 7:00pm The Capitol Theatre
●●●Vortex at the Royal. 9 p.m.●●Electronic Art Workshops at
Touchstones Nelson: Children’s workshop: “Get Wired with Art!” Kids will learn to create simple wire circuits that connect to sculpted hats, fruit, or their own bodies to cre-ate sound! 10am-12pm, $15/$12 for members.
●●Electronic Art Workshops at Touchstones Nelson: Adult Workshop: “Electronic Folk Art: Interactivity in 5 Easy Steps” Create your own interactive art project that incorporates an audio amplifier, frequency generator and a switch.Beginners welcome! 2-4pm, $22/$18 for members.
●●Klang & Squeal Artist talks at Touchstones 12pm. Admission with entrance fee.
●●Kalein Hospice Centre site rededication & Community Open House 3:30 p.m, tours staring at 2 p.m. 402 West Richards Street, Nelson. For more information see www.kaleinhospice.org
●●18th Annual AIDS Walk for Life, 11:00am - 3:30pm at Hall & Baker to Lakeside Park
●●Nelson’s 3rd Annual Edible Garden Tour 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Maps and information at www.ecosociety.ca/garden-tour
●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. Sept 23
●●●Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.
●●●Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9p.m.
●●Hike to Jumbo Pass Registration is required. Call 250-354 1909 or email [email protected]
●●Hike to Jumbo Pass all day Registration is required. Call 250-354 1909 or email [email protected]
●Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.
●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 [email protected]
●Cribbage at the Legion bever-age 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 wel-come.
●Texas Hold’em Poker at the Nelson Legion. 12p.m. Last Sunday of every month. 250-352-7727.
Mon. Sept 24
●●●Sarah & Rich at the Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10p.m.
●●Bears, Bows and Ogopogos:a presentation by local retiree Alistair Frasier. 8 p.m. Selkirk Silverking campus rm 117B. West Kootenay Naturalist Association.
Klang & Squeal Artist Talk Saturday Sept. 22, 12 p.m.Touchstone Museum, Admission with entrance fee.
When was the last time you were invited to touch a piece of art? Klang and Squeal, a two-person exhibition featur-ing sculptures by Megan Dickie and sound drawings by Diana Burgoyne, will
give viewers the chance to do just that! In their respective practices, both artists explore the notion of interaction through very different, but complemen-tary means.
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Calling all nuns, goat herders and baronesses! Get ready to yodel!
The Capitol Theater is opening its 25th Anniversary Season 2012-2013 with The Sound Of Music sing-a-long. This is your chance to sing-a-long to the most successful movie musical of all time. This is one of the funniest; most liberating nights out you will have for
a long time.The event will be
held Saturday September 22 7:00pm at the Capitol Theatre 421 Victoria Street. Tickets are available online www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca or charge by phone 250.352.6363.
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●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. Sept 28All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish
Bar and Grill ●●8th annual Sinixt Nation
barter fair, Friday to Sunday, 4120 Lower Passmore road.
●Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.
Sat. Sept 29
●●●Niko at the Library Lounge.
●●Imagery and Self-Hypnosis for Health Dr. John Tamiazzo con-tact Irene Mock www.kootenay-hypnotherapy.com.
●●The Big Latch On: come take part in the Breastfeeding Challenge 11 a.m. at the Chako-Mika Mall.
●●Cottonwood Market Fifth Annual Fall Fair For more infor-mation please visit our website ecosociety.ca
●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 informa-tion, please call 250-352-6936.
Sun. Sept 30
●●●Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.
●●●Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9p.m.
●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 rac-ing, every Sunday 10am at 5 Mile tracks. Contact [email protected]
●Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.
●Cribbage at the Legion bev-erage 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.
●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events
What’sHappeningMon. Sept 24 cont.
●West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group meet at 2 pm, Kiro Wellness Center, Trail. Speaker: Ken Siemens.
●Scottish Country Dancing, 7 p.m. Central School Gym, Mill Street entrance. Beginners wel-come.
●Pool Table Nights, Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill
●Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250-825-9694 or John 250-352-6892
Tues. Sept 25
●●●Cliff Maddix and friends 6p.m. The Library Lounge
●●Pat and Baiba Morrow Slideshow for Jumbo7:30pm, Capitol Theatre $15 adults, $10 student/senior/low-income
Wed. Sept 26
●●●Variety Shows w/ Estevan and Tracy Lynn. The Royal. 8:30 p.m. Come to listen, come to play! The stage is open.
Paul Landsberg at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.
●●Nelson & District Hospice Society Annual General Meeting 905 Gordon Rd. (back entrance) 6-8PM All welcome
●Nelson Wednesday Market - last of the season. 9-3 on Baker St.
●Girls’ Night with Margaret-Ann at the Youth Centre. 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.
●Alzheimers/ Dementia Caregiver support group meet-ings. 2nd Wednesday Monthly. 7 p.m. Call 250-365-6769 or email [email protected] for more info.
●Nelson Tech Club: for electron-ic hobbyists and Arduino enthusi-asts to meet and work on projects. Every Wednesday 6pm Ste 207-601 Front St, old Jam Factory upstairs. New members welcome. Small facility fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech-club.info/ email [email protected]
●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.
●Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre. Drop-in from 12 - 2 p.m. 719 Vernon St. Contact Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society at [email protected] or phone 250-352-6008.
Thurs. Sept 27
●●●Kiyo Elkuf and friends at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.
●●● One Man Band Fest Showcase with Jon Cohen at The Royal presents Tickets are $5-$10 sliding scale at the door. 8pm
●● Men’s Night Year-End Finale at the Granite Pointe Golf Club tee-times start at 11:30am Raffle and Poker Tournament starts 8pm Prizes.
Pass Creek Fall FairSaturday, Sept. 22 & Sunday, Sept. 23, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Annual fall country fair featuring exhibits, children’s games, horse show, dog show, antique car show, family carnival, clowns, children’s bounce tent, pony rides, minature golf, small animals and educational farming demonstrations.
General admission is $5 at the gate.
On Saturday October 13th “PIGS” Canada’s Most Authentic PINK FLOYD tribute band, with special guest openers: “KYTAMI” ; Progressive Rock group; “SPACEPORT UNION”. These 3 bands from Greater Victoria area are heading to
Nelson to give an amazing performances at the NDCC Multi-Plex arena.
Early Bird Advance Tickets are only $20.00 until Sept. 29th at Finleys. This is an All Ages show so bring the whole family.
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Sinixt Barter Fair Friday Sept. 28 at 12:00 p.m. until Sunday, Sept. 30 at 4120 Passmore Lower Road, Vallican on Sinixt land
Hosted by the Sinixt people, their yearly Barter Faire in the Slocan Valley is a meeting place for the tribe. It is great fun for the kids and adults alike. Volunteers needed. Call 226-7752 if you would like to help.
Automotive-Cars2010 FORD FOCUS SE. Only 14,100kms. $13,250. Fuel effi-cient. Manual Transmission. Sports Appearance. Warranty. 250-825-3427/250-551-18442004 VW JETTA Wagon TDI, Diesel, 120,000kms, Leather interior,lovingly cared for, great con-dition, $12,900. (250)354-3793FOR SALE 1984 Yamaha Golf cart. Good running condition. Call (250) 352 7958
Automotive-Trucks/SUVs/Vans
2000 MAZDA B4000 4x4 pickup truck w/canopy, 2 sets tires w/rims, well mntnd, 212km, $5800obo. 250-505-2062
Child CareC A S U A L / P A R T - T I M E CAREGIVER FOR our 2 year old boy in our Fairview home. 250-352-5606 for more info.
EducationCUSTOMIZED FRENCH CLASS/TUTORIAL for all levels and ages Certified teacher from France Virginie 352 0811
FREE8 M.M. BELL & Howell camera & projector Call (250) 352-7958
Garage SalesSAT SEPT 29TH 9-3. 215 Silica Street. Don’t miss your last chance to yardsale! NO EARLY BIRDS!
RentalsLAKE-VIEW BRAND-NEW THREE bed-rooms, two bathrooms duplex, 5 minutes walk to park, shops and down-town, $1500, Call 250-505-4925BRAND NEW 1/2 Duplex. 3 bed-rooms 1 1/2 bath. Uphill, family or couple preferred $1300+ utilities 250-825-9228NELSON 1BR APARTMENT for rent, newly renovated, new kitchen & bath, quiet, 3blks. from downtown, NS/NP/Ref., private entrance, $700/mo+hydro. 250-352-6062
SPACIOUS AND BRIGHT, brand-new, lakeside, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms, 2 story, walking distance to down-town, heated tile floor, call 250-505-4925
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FOR MORE CROSSWORDS BY BARBARA OLSON AND DAVE MACLEOD, CHECK OUT THEIR BOOKS, O CANADA CROSSWORDS, VOLS. 8, 9 AND 10, AVAILABLE AT OTTER BOOKS AND COLES.
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