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P E O P L E A RTS H O M E S F O O D C U LT U R E R E C R E AT I O N H I S TO RY SUMMER 2010

Life in the West Kootenay/Boundary Region

Little GreenValley Nurseries & greenhouses are sprouting up all around Winlaw

GROWING GREENWOOD

Canada’s smallest city is enjoying a renaissance

JUST FOR KICKS

All the world’s a stage for three local cancan troupes

BLAYLOCK: THE MAN & THE MANSION

The regal B&B overlooking Kootenay Lake and her original owner have a storied history

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The driveway onto the property of Blaylock’s Mansion north of Nelson, with a beautiful arboreum of trees displaying colour. See story on page 14.

ARTS & CULTURE

Just for Kicks

All the world’s a stage for three local cancan troupes, page 7 COMMUNITIES

Growing Greenwood Canada’s smallest city is enjoying a renaissance, page 10 GETAWAYS

Blaylock: the Man & the Mansion

The regal B&B overlooking Kootenay Lake and her original owner have a storied history, page 14

GARDENING

The Little Green Valley

Nurseries and greenhouses are sprouting up all around Winlaw, page 20 FOOD

Gelat-Oh!

Amy Robillard’s Little Miss Gelato tastes like sunshine, page 25 HISTORY

Marian Davies & the Hotel Waneta

Proprietor and hostess brought a touch of class to the Kootenay frontier, page 29 SPECIAL PLACES

Photo by Stephen Shannon, page 30

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Four Seasons Greenhouse staff and owners Dora, Kirsten, Darleen, Pearl, Fred, Patty and Maureen display some of their gorgeous flowers and produce. Summer 2010 ROUTE 3

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TIDBITS – a taste of what’s happening in the West Kootenay/Boundary Ongoing

NELSON MARKET FEST

COTTONWOOD FALLS MARKET

200 & 300 Block Baker Street Fri. June 25, June 23, Aug. 20

WINLAW FARMERS MARKET

Gyro Park, Trail, July 1 - Aug. 26 Thursday evenings

Cottonwood Falls Park, Nelson Saturdays to Oct. 16 Hwy. 6, Spicer Centre, Winlaw Sundays to Sept. 19

MUSIC IN THE PARK

KASLO ART WALK

NELSON FARMERS MARKET

Located in & around Kaslo Saturdays to Aug. 14

NEW DENVER FRIDAY MARKET

Venues throughout Nelson July 2 – Sept. 11

Baker & Hall St., Nelson Wednesdays to Sept. 22

Corner Of 6th St. & Kildare St., New Denver Fri. June 4 - Wed. Sept. 1 SILVERTON SUNDAY MARKET

Next To Silverton Country Inn, Silverton Sundays to Sept. 5 WINLAW FARMERS MARKET

Hwy. 6, Spicer Centre, Winlaw Sundays to Sept. 19 GRAND FORKS FARMERS MARKET

Gyro Park, Hwy. 3, Grand Forks Tuesdays and Fridays

ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET

Queen Street, downtown Thursdays from 3 - 7pm

NELSON ARTWALK

NAKUSP MUSIC FEST

Nakusp, July 16 - 18 www.nakuspmusic fest.ca JAZZ ETC. SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Kaslo, July 30 - Aug. 1 www.kaslojazzfest.com

August CYSWOG'N FUN TRIATHLON

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Lakeside Park, Nelson Sunday, Aug. 1 www.trinelson.com

PHARMASAVE CHRISTINA LAKE TRIATHALON

CHRISTINA LIVING ARTS CENTRE GRAND OPENING

Christina Lake Provincial Park June 27

July TOAD ROCK MOTORCYCLE RALLY

Nelson, July 1 –3 www.ToadRockCampground.com BARD IN THE BUSH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

Gyro Park, Nelson For dates, see www.forstmedia.ca

Aug. 5, Christina Lake www.kettleriverarts.com

SHAMBHALA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Salmo River Ranch, Salmo Aug. 6 - 9 www.shambhalamusic festival.com COLUMBIA BASIN CULTURE TOUR

Many Communities Aug. 14 - 15 www.cbculturetour.com

KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW

Relkoff Rd, Castlegar Aug. 20 - 22 www.dogshow. passcreekfair.com

SS MOYIE FAMILY FUN DAY

324 Front St, Kaslo Sunday, Aug. 22

September GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

James Donaldson Park, Grand Forks, Sept. 1 - 6 www.grandforks baseball.com

ROSSLAND RUBBERHEAD BIKE FESTIVAL

Rossland, Sept. 4 - 6 www.rosslandfattire festival.com QUEEN CITY CRUISE

Baker St., Nelson Sept. 10 - 11

GOLDEN CITY DAYS & FALL FAIR

Rossland, Sept. 10 - 12 www.rossland.com/events/ golden_city_days

contributors JEREMY ADDINGTON is a commercial/fine art photographer living in Vallican, B.C. He taught photography at DTUC and Selkirk College in the last century. Currently, he mainly shoots product for the numerous artists and craftspeople in the area. DARCY FALKENHAGEN has spent her professional life as a literary book editor and English teacher. After almost a decade in New York City, last year, she and her husband relocated to Rossland. Enjoying life in the Kootenays, Darcy currently teaches at Selkirk College and online for Johns Hopkins University. SHELLA GARDEZI moved to B.C. from Ontario in 2008, to immerse herself in Kootenay/Boundary life as the editor of the Grand Forks Gazette. "Meeting people and having the opportunity to tell their stories is one of the highlights of being a journalist," she says. Nelson-based photographer DAVID R. GLUNS has captured moments in many special places in the world, creating images for numerous magazines, books and commercial clients, but “nothing beats the Kootenays as a place to live and photograph. I love the challenge of getting a great image whether it be flying in my plane, making food look great for the latest cookbook, or just hiking in the backcountry!” He can be reached at david@gluns.ca After numerous years as a camera store and photo lab owner/operator at the coast, and 30 years’ experience as a professional photographer, CHRIS HAMMETT decided it was time for a change, so she moved to Grand Forks to enjoy the slower paced, rural lifestyle. It was a

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chance to unwind and be inspired in a region of spectacular scenery. Exploring the backcountry in her Jeep, she still shoots professionally while being true to her own creative vision. Local historian GREG NESTEROFF, who writes about Waneta in this issue, will chain himself to the 117-year-old Waneta bridge if anyone ever tries to demolish it. AMY ROBILLARD is freelance writer based out of Nelson. She is a regular contributor to local papers and publications as well as a business writer for Rising Women magazine, based out of Calgary. When not playing in the mountains or writing, Amy can be found in her kitchen mixing up a batch of gelato for the company she founded and manages, Little Miss Gelato, a

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All the world’s a stage for three local cancan troupes

he drive along Highway 3 is strikingly beautiful, featuring crystal clear rivers, snow-capped peaks, and fertile fields of green. The rugged terrain is impressive and accessible, attracting hordes of world-class athletes to the area, along with all of the skis, mountain bikes, and kayaks they can carry. Life does not sustain itself upon gnarl alone, however, and upon closer inspection we find that the hills are not only alive with adrenaline, but with song and dance as well.

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Opening page, left: Rossland’s Boomtown Garter Girls, with founder Lyndsay Fraser (front). Right: Poster for the 2007 Gold Fever Follies production. Above: Les Folles Jambettes at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in 2009. Right: Members of the cast of the 2009 Gold Fever Follies kick up their heels.

From the feathers and frills of Rossland’s Boomtown Garter Girls, to the high kicking legs of Grand Forks’ Les Folles Jambettes, and to the musical theatre of Gold Fever Follies, we find a rich artistic history that continues to be preserved and enjoyed. If you’re passing through the Kootenay/Boundary region during any festival, be sure to catch a glimpse of these notorious chorus lines harking us back to the wild-west days of miners and saloons. The cancan first appeared in the working-class ballrooms of Montparnasse in Paris in the 1830s. It was a livelier version of the galop, a dance in quick two-four time. Throughout most of 19th-century France, the dance was also known as the chahut, or “uproar”, and came to be called the cancan, or “scandal”. In the 1890s it became a widely popular women’s dance in Canada, the U.S.A., and Great Britain, eventually traveling back to Paris in the 1920s and becoming the cancan we know today. Outrageous costumes of colourful striped skirts with layer upon layer of petticoats and black tights blend with shouts, smiles, and flirtatious fervor, creating a spectacle that must be seen in order to be understood. Perhaps the famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captured it most poetically and aptly in his exclamation, “La vie est belle, voila le quadrille!” or, “Life is beautiful, here comes the cancan!”

BOOMTOWN GARTER GIRLS

“Have show. Will travel.” In 1980 Lyndsay Fraser, a former dancer at Dawson Creek’s Diamond Tooth Gerties, convinced a few friends tending bar at Red Mountain’s Rafters to dance the cancan for a talent Page 8

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LES FOLLES JAMBETTES

The requirements for joining this Grand Forks cancan troupe are as follows: “No dance experience required . . . just a passion for the fun things in life.” Mona Mattei and long-time friend Bernice Weihs-Torheiden put together this lively troupe in 1997 to join the Boomtown Garter Girls’ Feathers and Frills cancan competition. Since then, they’ve gathered momentum and girls, currently numbering twelve ladies between the ages 20 and 59. It is quite common to see this troupe of mothers, managers, business owners, and students ruffling their feathers together, and flying across the stage doing leg circles, the pigeon wing, and even dropping to the splits! Mona explains, “Many women join initially just to get out and be active, but once you start, you’re addicted. There is a different energy and adrenaline rush that keeps you hooked. You feel like you’re kicking ass!” Les Folles Jambettes are proud to be keeping the “cowboy culture” of B.C. alive. With swinging skirts and garter belts, winks and what-have-you on stage, they continue to fight the common misconception that the dancing ladies of the saloons were strictly prostitutes or floozies. In fact, Mona explains, the cancan originated as a feminist revolution against the upper class. It was a place for women to create a

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show during Winter Carnival. From the moment they took the stage, their spunk and energy captivated the crowd and The Boomtown Garter Girls were born. Over the last thirty years, they’ve become a treasured part of Rossland’s rich and vibrant cultural heritage, showing off their talents in venues near and far. They have danced across Canada, and in Japan, the Netherlands, and Germany. While a few of the women come from dance backgrounds, others admit they were initially drawn to the troupe as a way to shed some domestic responsibility in favour of a new social outlet. However it is that they came to it, all the girls agree that it’s the energy that keeps them coming back. Dawna Kavanagh, who has been cancan dancing for over twenty years, sums it up: “Once you start, there’s no going back. You get hooked. . . . I never thought I’d still be a part of the troupe after all these years, but I can’t seem to let it go.” Kristen Coull, a six-year veteran known as “Raspy Rita” on stage, explains, “Something happens when you stick those feathers in your hair. You take on your stage identity and become someone else.” As they discuss the dancing, it becomes evident that there is a kinetic camaraderie among the women, a bond as tight as their synchronized steps. The Garter Girls are currently preparing for their 30th Anniversary celebration to be held during Golden City Days in September. They’ll be welcoming back dancers from the past with performances all weekend long. They will sponsor the Red Feather Saloon at the Miners’ Hall on Saturday night, featuring multiple dance performances, music from local favourites No Excuse, and of course, a fair share of libations. Mark your calendars for a wild night of hootin’ and hollerin’, old-fashioned style.

life that took them away from the drudgery of only jobs they could get at the time. The moves were originally devised to mimic military salutes and Victorian dances — making fun of the bourgeois attitude that often underestimated the strength and talents of women. The dance shocked many with its daring challenge to social, moral, and political values, and Les Folles Jambettes are proud to be a part of this important revolution. The troupe performs an average of eight times a year in Canada and the U.S., sometimes traveling as far as Forst, Germany, and Poland. Leg250.362.7333 endary Canadian cowboy poet Mike Puhallo wrote this about the girls: But the ones who really stole the show,/ with beauty style and grace,/ Nine long-legged CanCan Girls,/ In ruffled skirts and lace!/ Them high kicking Paris Dancers,/ Sure fit the Old West theme,/ And we seen why, in days gone by,/ They was every cowboys dream! !"#!"!$%&'(&)*&+,,,-+.!"**///Les Folles Jambettes will be performing this summer at the Williams Lake Stampede from July 1–3, and the Starlight Saloon at Spencer Hill Orchard and Gallery in Grand Forks on August 13 and 14, where they will share the stage with cowboy musician Dustin Bentall.

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THE GOLD FEVER FOLLIES

In 1987, Ray Furlotte, with the support of a small group of theatre enthusiasts in town, started a musical review based on Rossland’s rich gold-mining history. The show embellished local lore, old-time tunes, and traditional dancing. For over two decades now, a dedicated group of volunteers has worked together to produce an original, annual show featuring a classic collection of historical Rossland figures including Judge Begbie, Father Pat, Olas Jeldness, and a host of others. This year’s production promises to be as successful as ever, with an original script written by local Brian Turner. The cast includes actors from six different drama and dance schools across Canada. These actors, some of whom grew up in the area and are returning as professionals, are housed by billeting families and act as mentors to the young generation of local aspiring thespians. While keeping Rossland’s history alive, the Gold Fever Follies defines what it means to be community theatre. The show at the Miners’ Hall runs Wednesdays through Saturdays at 3 p.m. and Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. throughout the summer months, with special street theatre appearances at the Rossland Museum Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. You quite simply can’t miss it!

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Opposite page, top left: Jim Nathorst, president of the Greenwood Board of Trade, gets ready to welcome the lunch crowd outside his restaurant, The Pacific Grill. Once inside, you’ll be surprised by the elegant décor and excellent food. Top right: Mom and daughter team Joanne and Vanessa Marien, owners of the Copper Eagle Cappuccino and Bakery, offer fresh baking daily along with soup and sandwiches.

Canada’s smallest city is enjoying a renaissance

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REENWOOD is a city that never forgot its past, and that might just be its greatest asset as it moves into the future. Located in the Boundary region halfway between Grand Forks and Rock Creek, the old mining and logging town of Greenwood has reinvented itself once again. Actually, that’s city, not town, the residents will gently remind you; Greenwood is the smallest city in Canada. The city is now enjoying a renaissance with new businesses, new people and new ideas moving in all the time. In fact, things have really taken off in the past two years, local residents report, and one of the major reasons is the city’s historical character, which shines through wherever you look, whether it’s the storied businesses on the main street, the industrial of a smelter overlooking the city, the pride people take in restoring old homes or the famous town hall (featured in the 1999 movie, Snow Falling on Cedars). The town hall features jail cells in the basement and a courthouse upstairs. These areas are no longer in use, but tours can be booked through the museum. Two of the first people to take a chance on Greenwood’s future were Colleen and Jeff Fraser. They opened the Copper Eagle Cappuccino & Bakery in 1997. “There wasn’t much going on in Greenwood at the time,” says Joanne Marien, the current owner. “It was a typical small town experiencing a decline in the lumber industry. They did a miracle here. They put Greenwood back on the map.”

Bottom left: Carver Jim Harris can be seen at work outside his workshop, Silkenwood Custom Carving, located at Deadwood Junction most days. Jim’s unique creations are carved on wood, rock and antlers. Bottom right: Rick Nathorst boasts claim to the “world’s best ice cream” at Funky Mabel’s Ice Cream and Gifts, named after his mother. This page, above: This historic block of buildings on the main street of Greenwood are true landmarks of the tiny city. The Windsor Hotel (Greenwood Inn Hotel) c1899, centre, replaced two previous hotels destroyed by fire.

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Top left: Kevin Powers , a recent transplant from Kelowna, says that business is great at his shop, Hillbilly Leather. With its central location on the main street, it has become a regular stop for motorcycle enthusiasts passing through town. Top right: Owner Paula Sittler, along with her dad Gary (right) and mom Deb (not pictured), operate Deadwood Junction, a funky little Wild West style complex that hosts weekly live music, local art, coffee and baked goods. Right: This c1915 Federal Post Office building, which used to house a residence and the Canada Customs office on the second floor and still uses the original brass post office boxes, is a symbol of the prosperity in Greenwood prior to 1919.

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It wasn’t long before the people driving through town on Hwy. 3 started stopping. Some of Marien’s regular customers live as far away as Vancouver and Nelson and make it a point to stop in whenever they’re passing through. It also wasn’t long before people started noticing the tourists stopping. Many of the new business owners credit the downtown’s location on the highway as key to their success. Kevin Powers, owner of the Hillbilly Leather Hut, owned a store in Kelowna for three years before opening up for his first season in Greenwood last year. “On a day-to-day average, I did better or as good as I did in Kelowna in my first season here,â€? he said as he prepared his shop for his second season. “The location on the highway definitely helps.â€? Despite the historical flavour of the downtown, Marge Maclean, president of the Greenwood Historical Society, said the city has not always been “heritage mindedâ€? and many important buildings have been lost. However, downtown revitalization in the ’70s helped preserve the oldest block in the downtown, dating from 1897, which houses the Copper Eagle, the Pacific Grill and the Greenwood Inn. Other business owners have done their part to help maintain the historic character, at least in their facades. Greenwood’s fortunes have ebbed and flowed over the years. At one point during the mining boom, there were four banks in town. At others times, storefronts sat empty. Doug Janzen, who just opened Jak’s Diner & Deli across the street from the Copper Eagle, said his building used to house a Bank of Montreal branch and still has the safe to prove it. That and the façade of the building haven’t

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changed, but the rest of the building has been completely renovated as a modern restaurant. Janzen said he’s confident that it will be worth his investment. “The last two summers we’ve had a noticeable increase in the number of people stopping here,� he said. “Greenwood should become more trendy with time as new businesses and new ideas come into town.� It’s not just business ideas that are helping Greenwood grow. It’s also the people and the commitment to the community, said Grazyna Manturzyk. Manturzyk moved to Greenwood three years ago, and soon grew tired of the commute to her job in Kelowna as a horticultural instructor. “I went to South America to rethink my life,� she said. After six months of touring, writing and thinking, it was clear to her that Greenwood was her home. She came back re-energized with not only a plan for her own nursery and gift shop, Lavender, which opened in May, but also some ideas she thought could help make the town better. She helped spearhead the city’s Farmer Market which features entertainment as well as vendors from throughout the Boundary. She found city council and the community welcomed the new ideas. “There’s lots of people who want to make it a better and more beautiful community,� she said. The Greenwood Board of Trade started beautification efforts including placing hanging flower baskets in the downtown. Any trendy up-and-coming city needs art and culture to help bring people in, and Greenwood has no shortage of that. Manturzyk plans to feature local artists in her gift shop. Paula Stiller, owner of Deadwood Junction, serves up work from local artisans and weekly live music, along with coffee and baked goods at her business. Right next door you might even glimpse Jim Harris, a local carver at work in his studio. Dave and Jocelyn Evans’ store, Tomorrow’s Treasures, features unique artwork and gifts in the storefront section. They also cater to locals with quilting and paint supplies in the back section of the store. In a small town it pays to have more than one area of expertise, as Garth Sired will tell you. He and his spouse Wendy left Red Deer and opened a candy shop downtown in 2008. Garth also owns an aerial photography company, Rise Above. Janzen, the restaurateur, owns a repair shop, and Manturzyk plans to give horticultural workshops. Despite the challenges of making a living in a smalltown, the residents wouldn’t have it any other way. As the Okanagan becomes more and more congested, and housing prices soar, there’s renewed interest in towns like Greenwood that enjoy a similar climate, but much less stress. “Greenwood has a really good future ahead,� said Sired. “I hope the momentum keeps going, but I don’t want to see it grow too rapidly. It’s just a beautiful, friendly little place.�

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There are mansions, and then there are mansions. The definition of a mansion is a dwelling over 8,000 square feet. But really, that seems all a bit too simplistic to describe Blaylock’s Mansion, the 16,000-square-foot beauty that sits regally on its 45-acre Kootenay Lake throne. If you are not familiar with the building located on Highway 3A on Kootenay Lake’s North Shore, stumbling across it might make you jump right off your own throne. It delivers everything a mansion should — grandness, Summer 2010 ROUTE 3

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Opening spread, left: Blaylock’s fabulous property, north of Nelson. Right: Selwyn Blaylock, age 20 (photo courtesy Blaylock’s Mansion). This page, top row, left to right: The archival room holds much historical information, photographs and memorabilia of the manor and the surrounding area; The sitting area in the Presidential Suite of Blaylock's Mansion. Second row, left to right: One of the many Mike Roberts carvings at the Mansion, located above the fireplace in the socializing room; Historical architectural detail of the bathroom door and archway in one of the guest rooms; Master bedroom in the Presidential Suite (aka Bridal suite); Sun room off the main living room in the Mansion; Hosts Louise and Dan McGauley in front of the Blaylock’s Mansion. Third row, left to right: The view down the driveway towards the Carriage House; Rock steps leading up to one of the many gardens on the grounds of Blaylock's Mansion.

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romance and a storied past that all royal characters should possess. The story goes back to the late 1800’s, when a young, handsome metallurgist from Quebec heard the call of the wild and made his way west. With a name like Selwyn G. Blaylock, he was destined to go far. Signing up as a surveyor for the Canadian Smelting Works in Trail in 1899, Blaylock started to climb the proverbial ladder, eventually becoming the company’s chief chemist. By 1908, Blaylock joined the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company (Cominco), where he eventually became president in 1939. He was ambitious, intelligent, smart, criticized and worshipped. “I would imagine the new immigrants in Trail would have laid down their coats for Selwyn,” former Blaylock’s Mansion owner and acting manager Dan McGauley explains. But, like all public figures, Blaylock had his critics. In his personal life, Blaylock was ostracized for marrying Kathleen Louis Riddle, the much younger sister of his deceased first wife, Ruperta Margaret Riddle. Though professionally he was known for his commitment to the welfare of his workers, Blaylock was also shrewd and controlling. As Al King’s Red Bait! Struggles of a Mine Mill Local (co-authored by Kate Braid) states: “He sat at the head of the table with a gavel and when that gavel came down, the decision was made — period. Sometimes the men (they were all men in those days) would try and pass their own motions, but Blaylock just ignored them. He was king of all he surveyed.” The truths of Blaylock’s character are constantly debated by professional and amateur historians alike, but one thing is for sure — his Tudor-style Blaylock’s Mansion is a vast, elegant and iconic building that rarely receives the attention it deserves. Built in the depths of the 1930’s Great Depression, the establishment of Blaylock’s Mansion weaves the lives of social classes, masters in their field, playboys, brides and bridegrooms, honorable guests and gracious hosts. The framework of its beauty started in 1934 when Blaylock hired a Montreal-based architectural firm, J. Cecil McDougal to design a summer home for his family. The grandiose design is obvious even to the most architecturally unaware onlooker. The style of the mansion is reflected in the firm’s previous achievements — most notably, the majestic chain of CPR hotels including the Banff Springs Hotel. “Some similarities are very obvious such as the copper roof and the Tudor-Revival architecture Summer 2010 ROUTE 3

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style,� McGauley describes. McGauley is the resident expert on Blaylock’s Mansion. He explains how the five million pounds of granite used for the foundation and stone work was all quarried within the property boundaries — a work project for the dozens of Cominco tradesman out of work in the mid ’30s. He points out the intricately patterned brickwork, quarter-cut skeleton beams and the meticulous and intricate features of the mansion’s interior such as the staircase’s woodcarvings that depict the four seasons. “This house was quite technologically advanced for the time it was built. It has in-floor heating in the sun room, the original stainless steel eight-

head shower is like new in the en-suite bathroom and the kitchen hasn’t changed a bit — we still use the original stove,� McGauley explains. But the mansion’s lavish grounds are the feature that initially draws you in. “Blaylock had a keen interest in horticulture. He hired a local area horticulturalist named Mike Roberts to design and construct the gardens,� says McGauley. The gardens are truly fragrant and beautiful. Filled with magnolia, lilac, rhododendrons, cedars and pine trees, secret walkways, hidden stone gardens, waterfalls, ponds, fountains and rare plants; the location is a favourite for wedding photographers and garden lovers. If you

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mother, the couple built their first greenhouse to grow tomatoes, and the Four Seasons Greenhouse was born. Today, the Dutoff operation encompasses 20,000 sq. ft. of greenhouse space in addition to field crops and an acre of container plants. They also offer a range of seeds, fertilizers and soil mixes plus gardening tools and accessories. A main focus is their hydroponic cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, cherry tomatoes and peppers. “Our crops are pesticide free,” says Pearl Dutoff. Fred’s secret blend of ingredients combine in the fully computerized feeding of 1,600 plants that yield tons of produce. “Bugs eating bugs,” says Pearl, is the biological control method for controlling greenhouse pests, and a biofriendly pellet stove provides warmth for these heatloving vegetables. “We wholesale tons of everything,” says Pearl, “up and down the valley as far as Nakusp and over to Kaslo.” Included in those “tons” are hundreds of flowering shrubs, ornamental and fruit trees and thousands of bedding plants grown in the five greenhouses dedicated to annuals all started from seed. “We pride ourselves

Nurseries and greenhouses are sprouting up all around Winlaw in the quality, health and variety of plants we grow,” says Pearl. This year, in spite of the economic downturn or perhaps because of it, customers began calling in March, so Four Seasons opened early. Pearl believes that the recent awareness and education about the 100-mile diet has inspired local folks to grow more of their own food. Four Seasons Greenhouse started out as a ma and pa operation but today employs four full-time and one part-time staff, plus themselves. Pearl, however, still works as a nurse and Fred finds time to volunteer as deputy fire chief. “Last year was our best ever year, and this promises to be even better,” says Pearl. Further north on the Slocan River Road, nestled into the terraced hillside in Appledale is a newbie: Against the Wind nursery is just entering its second season of business. Following a successful first year, with lots of support from friends and neighbours and primarily word of mouth advertising, this year is loaded with promise as

more and more passersby drop in to discover the beautiful landscape of the nursery site and the wide variety of plant material offered. With a focus on perennials and deciduous shrubs, proprietor Helen Sebelius has started hundreds of varieties from seed in the greenhouse adjoining her home. Nearby a 10’x20’ greenhouse ensconces the mature delicate varieties ready for sale. Sebelius specializes in unique and unusual specimens not commonly found, such as the Echium russicum (Echium), Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet) and the exquisite Meconopsis betonicifolia (Himalayan Blue Poppy). The nursery stock of flowering shrubs and a few select ornamental and fruit trees complete a treasured collection. There are five distinct gardens on the site, with nary a weed in site, and planting is still in progress. One is primarily a shrub garden with some perennials and another an abundance of perennials with a few flowering specimen shrubs. Another highlights herbaceous perennials including lavender, and the last focuses on

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and neighbours with annual flowers and vegetables starts for their gardens. Now four greenhouses of various sizes are located on the lower plateau near the family home, including the sales greenhouse. Brenda grows 45 varieties of tomatoes, 35 of peppers, 15 of cucumbers and lots of squash, “and just about any vegetable someone would want to plant in their garden,� says Brenda. Using an all-organic powdered blend from Gaia resources, a Grand Forks supplier, and their own methods of soil making, Brenda has discovered a well-balanced nutrient-rich organic composition to nourish the tiny seedlings. Her unique recipe works well to produce some 2,000 flats of high quality vegetable and annual flowers — bedding plants — primarily for the wholesale market as well as farm gate customers. Husband and soil-maker Gail has cultivated a halfacre of the upper plateau of the thirty-seven-acre farm to produce an abundant potato crop. His automated irrigation system nourishes fifteen varieties of the popular spuds, yielding approximately 12 tons, for mostly wholesale markets. A visit to Elderbee Greens is always a treat for the eyes: the stonework, the landscape design, the richness of the textures and colour in the mature perennial gardens have made Elderbee Greens a highlight of the local garden tour for many years.

Above: Brenda and Gail Elder in the Elderbees sales greenhouse. Right: Petunias and African Daisies (Osteospermum) at Four Seasons.

FOUR SEASONS GREENHOUSE Open 9 – 5 daily March to October 5531 Slocan River Road, Winlaw 250-226-7254 drought-tolerant and low maintenance plants. Sebelius’s partner Conrad (Corky) Evans shares her passion for growing things. His specialties are blueberries, garlic and honeybees, and will eventually include gate sales. “Our interests come together with the bees,â€? says Sebelius. Evans also helped lay the groundwork of the nursery site. Recently retired from full-time arts administration, Sebelius has been involved in the local arts scene for many years. “I consider this my biggest sculpture ever‌ and I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished in such a short time.â€? “My hope is that Against the Wind will fill a niche and become a destination for gardeners seeking an unusual plant they haven’t been able to find,â€? says Sebelius. With the gently terraced gardens, the fragrance of lavender, and the vista down towards the river, Against the Wind invites you to linger and enjoy the feng shui of the site. It could easily become that hoped-for destination. Tucked into a side hill off Perry’s Back Road above the most pastoral stretch of the Slocan River is another major player in the greening of the valley. Elderbee Greens has been providing quality certified-organic bedding plants to local gardeners for the past thirty years. Brenda Elder started the bedding plant business on her windowsill as a young mom, providing her friends Page 22

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grows such beautiful fruit. Like its berries — when I use them in summer they’re picked on a Monday, made into gelato by Wednesday and eaten on Friday. The difference is something you can actually taste. It tastes like sunshine.â€? Amy punctuates her conversation with laughs and thoughtful pauses and just for a second you might think that making the Kootenays’ favourite ice-cream came easy to her. But it’s been a lot of hard work. “When I started this business, five years ago, I was totally stupid. I didn’t have a clue. I was young. I had no responsibilities. I just had this naive belief that I would succeed. It was big leap of faith that worked out. But it’s a struggle to manage yourself, your time and pay your billsâ€? Accepting the challenge of being a business owner means acknowledging that â€œâ€Ś the buck stops here. There is no one else that I can blame if something goes wrong, and that’s a really difficult thing to handle on an ongoing basis.â€? So part of Amy’s mission is to share what she has learned. “I teach a course at Community Futures — Are You Ready For Business — about how to integrate your business with your personal life, because they are inextricably linked and people don’t realize that.â€? Community Futures is delighted to have Amy as a teacher because she is one of their success stories. They gave her a grant to start her business. “For over a year I was given money every two weeks and in return I had to take business and personal courses and that was really helpful.â€? “I love being in my kitchen and making my ice cream. While I’m working I’m listening to CBC Radio really loud.â€? She casually tosses you one of her gorgeous smiles. “Life’s good!â€? Ummm, and so is her gelato. Opening page: Alex and Ella Stuyt enjoy some of Amy’s yummy gelato at Lakeside Park in Nelson. Above: Amy Robillard (aka Little Miss Gelato) in her kitchen making up another batch of fresh gelato.

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Greg Nesteroff

MARIAN DAVIES & THE HOTEL WANETA Proprietor and hostess brought a touch of class to the Kootenay frontier

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s Marian Davies, she was the genial proprietor of the Hotel Waneta, a superb hostess who threw lavish parties and sang for her guests. As Madame Ellis Browne, she was Calgary’s leading music teacher, giving private voice lessons and instructing at the normal school for 27 years. In both roles, she suffered unimaginable tragedy, losing two husbands and three children. But music always sustained her through her grief. Born in Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1866, Mary Anne Amelia Ellis attended the Royal Academy of Music, specializing in singing. By her early 20s, she married a pharmacist named Gwilym Davies and lived in Swansea with their daughters Evalyn and Gwendoline and son William. Around 1892, Gwilym suffered a stroke and a doctor advised him to go overseas for a rest. The logical response was to join Marian’s parents, who recently immigrated to Canada, where her brother George was a mining engineer. Sadly, George succumbed to pneumonia at age 32, leaving his wife to raise their young son. The following year, Marian and family sailed from Liverpool to Montreal and continued on to her father’s ranch at Waneta (south of Trail), arriving soon after completion of the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway’s steel bridge across the Pend d’Oreille river. Marian took to life in Waneta well. Despite being a somewhat isolated outpost, it did not want for social opportunities. During Dominion Day celebrations, locals picnicked under tents in the woods, had supper at the Ellis ranch, and according to a newspaper report, “During the evening, Mrs. Ellis-Davies, who has made many friends since her arrival from England, delighted them with her fine singing, and dancing was indulged in until the early hours ...� With her husband incapacitated, Marian opened the Hotel Davies in July 1895, although it’s not known if this was an existing building or a new one. She later renamed it the International Hotel, and finally the Hotel Waneta. Helped by her widowed sister-in-law, Edith Ellis, she did a rousing business. Three towns

Marian Davies, proprietor of the Hotel Waneta, as a young woman (possibly in Wales), ca. 1886-1890. GLENBOW ARCHIVES PA-3228-1

within a stone’s throw of the hotel were then enjoying a placer mining boom – Waneta and Fort Sheppard, on either end of the railway bridge, plus Boundary, Wash. “There is quite a coming and going hereabouts among mining men,� said the Northport News, “and the hotels are all full, the popular International at Waneta near the depot and steamboat landing being compelled one or two nights this week to turn away a number of applicants for accommodation.� Typical of the bashes Marian hosted was one for the Bachelors’ Club of Trail, who chartered the SS Lytton and went downriver: “At 8:30 p.m. the hotel dining rooms were thrown open, the soft strains from the orchestra were heard, and the ball opened ... Mrs. Marian Davis [sic] favored the assembly with a song a la contralto ... and in response to a most tumultuous encore sang most charmingly that familiar old ballad Daddy ... [T]hey danced, feasted, and sang songs all night long. They are all of the opinion they will go again in a short time and vote Waneta the greatest place in British Columbia and Mesdames Davis [sic] and Ellis the belles of Waneta.� Such soirees belied the heartbreak Marian suffered all too often. At twilight on Nov. 22, 1895, her husband Gwilym died at age 37. A

few months later, her seven-year-old daughter Evalyn suddenly took ill and died as well. They were buried side-by-side. Soon after, Marian became seriously ill herself, and spent several months recuperating. When she finally regained her strength, she visited New York, where she met her second husband. Capt. William Kerrs Browne, a fellow native of Wales, commanded the Missouri, which ran between Philadelphia and London, but was so taken with Marian that he immediately moved to Waneta to help her run the hotel. They married a week after his arrival. After another year of entertaining, the couple returned to Wales and sold the hotel to W.C. Morris of Rossland, who ran it until it burned down in April 1899. The next few years are a blur, but the Brownes had a daughter, Dorothy, before the captain died in 1905, only in his mid-40s. Widowed once more, Marian decided to resume her musical career. For some reason, she chose to do it in Calgary, and calling herself Madame Ellis Browne, became a major musical figure in the city. She was in high demand as a performer, teacher, choral director, and producer of large-scale musicals. But more tragedy followed: Marian’s daughter Gwen died of typhoid at age 19 while working as a nurse in Vernon. Her son William was killed during World War I while on artillery patrol in France. Marian had now outlived every member of her family from her first marriage. Then, at last, some good news: her daughter Dorothy, who was also one of her best pupils, married Lt.-Col. Frank R. Durham of England and gave birth to a daughter, Anne. Marian made several trips to see her granddaughter, and after retiring from the normal school, moved to England permanently. She died there in 1941. Her granddaughter donated several scrapbooks and about 20 family photos to the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, but locally, the only thing to remember Marian by is a white cross in the Pend d’Oreille cemetery with a plaque that simply reads “Davies,� marking the resting spot of her first husband and eldest daughter. Summer 2010 ROUTE 3

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