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New sewage treatment plant coming along

By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News

The new sewage treatment plant is on its way. On the fine spring-like day of Thursday, March 8, concrete was poured for the foundation of the new treatment building.

Down past the three sewage lagoons, the construction site is tucked away out of sight.

Fortunately, the project was scheduled for a day that saw the men pour 24 cubic metres of concrete in the sunshine. Simon Bamber, a construction worker on the project, demonstrated how to test the “slump” of the mix, and showed off the three samples that will be tested for the concrete’s solidity. One of the samples will be crushed under pressure in a week, and another in four weeks, to ensure the foundation is strong enough to support the new water treatment plant.

The new facility will employ state-ofthe-art UV and dissolved air flotation (DAF) treatments of the water, in addition to sand filtration.

“The sand filtration will come later if required to polish the water up a bit more,” Engineer Trevor Shephard told the Arrow Lakes News, “The water will get UV treated if going to the lake, since it’s illegal to dump chlorinated water into a lake.”

The new design has been created to handle

problems a previous one wasn’t equipped to deal with.

“This system is designed to handle algae,” Shephard said, “The sand filter unit that we first planned did not handle algae so we had to change our plans.”

Now that the foundation has been poured, the next step is the construction of the building for the new water treatment equipment.

Saving money and going green have been major drivers of the project.

“We are building a 45 foot (14 metres) by 30 foot (9 metres) building to house the new equipment,” he detailed, “The Village is being green and recycling materials by using a refurbished DAF from the U.S.A. and reusing a 5,000 litre plastic tank that was used during the arena construction. The gravel, fill, and concrete are all local, with much labour used locally.”

More pieces of the project are on the way, including the pump that will get the treated water moving back into town and into the lake.

“We have a pump system ordered, and 1,800 metres of pipe installed back into town to pump the water for irrigating fields and green spaces,” said Shephard, “The irrigation water must also be chlorinated as per the Municipal Sewage Regulation (MSR) regu-

David Palmer and Dave McDonald supervise the concrete pour of the foundation for the new sewage water treatment building.

CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS lations. When our irrigation storage pond is he likes it. full, the same clean water will flow to the “Yep, wastewater treatment is interesting, lake, with no chlorine added.” from a biological and mechanical perspective.

Shephard spends a lot of time mulling If you like that sort of thing,” he commented, over the intricacies of waste water and how to “[It’s] not so great for social parties, unless make a municipal system run, but fortunately, other engineers are present!”

Librarian honoured with CBAL literacy award

Evelyn Goodell, centre, was awarded the 2011 CBAL Literacy Award by CBAL’s Rhonda Palmer (left) and Liz Gillis.

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Evelyn Goodell received the CBAL Literacy Award this year, in recognition of all the work she has done in the area promoting literacy.

The award criteria state that “nominees should be a strong advocate or champion for literacy, and an inspiration to others,” something that CBAL Family Literacy Coordinator Rhonda Palmer said Evelyn has always been seen as being. When the time came to put forward nominees, Goodell, who recently retired as the Nakusp Library’s head librarian, was mentioned right away. It didn’t take much prompting for the Community Literacy Advisory Committee to see she was the person to celebrate this year.

“Evelyn not only spent many years as the Public Librarian in Nakusp she also did a lot of work for the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL),” Palmer told The Arrow Lakes News.

Goodell was also the Family Literacy Coordinator for CBAL in New Denver for

three years, and coordinated a Parent/Child Mother Goose program that took place in the Lucerne school library.

“During this time, Evelyn brought OneTo-One Reading to Lucerne School,” Palmer said. Goodell trained with Deb Schiller, who developed the program, in Vernon and had 100 volunteers (including High School students) the first year the program started at the school. During her time as coordinator, she also provided a Homework Club in the school.

The scope of Goodell’s work went beyond just book literacy. She also travelled to Cranbrook with Rhonda Palmer to do the week-long training for Mary Gordon’s Roots of Empathy program, and began offering the program that saw a baby visit a classroom each month at LESS for the next two years.

In addition to programming in the community and school, Goodell set up a read-

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Smart meter complaint rejected by Utilities Commission

By Tom Fletcher

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The B.C. Utilities Commission has dismissed an complaint by an anti-smart meter group trying to put a stop to BC Hydro’s installation of the meters.

Citizens for Safe Technology applied to the commission in late December seeking a “freeze” on the installation of wireless elec-

tricity consumption meters. Lawyer David Aaron argued that the province’s Clean Energy Act exempts the installation from commission approval, but the legislation doesn’t cover the “wireless and snooping component of the smart meter program.”

The commission found that the term “snooping” referred to a radio chip in each meter that would only be activated if the customer wishes to install an in-home feed-

back device to show electricity consumption readings from the meter on a small wall display.

Once the smart meter system is complete, BC Hydro customers will be able to review their consumption by logging into their online account, which currently displays BC Hydro bills and a summary of manual meter readings and estimates of consumption.

The in-home display is an option to make

tracking consumption more convenient.

In its submission, BC Hydro said the chip is not capable of collecting or storing data, “real-time collection and monitoring of detailed information” or remote control of networked appliances or systems.

The commission also noted that the provincial legislation did not prescribe any particular kind of meter, but left the technical details to BC Hydro engineers.

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“The Arrow” is coming straight to you via the internet Contributed by Chris Ewings and Kyle Kusch, with contributions by Claire Paradis

“It’s a new day for community radio in the Arrow Lakes region with the formation of the Nakusp Community Radio Society (NCRS),” reads a recent press release from the group, and it’s true.

The new group has taken over CJHQ 107.1 FM “The Arrow” from the Nakusp Roots Music Society, giving the valley its first volunteer group exclusively dedicated to maintaining the community-run radio station.

The NCRS is a mix of old and new faces, with President Chris Ewings and Vice-President Kyle Kusch both having spent years with the radio station in its previous incarnations.

“I’ve been there for about four years,” Ewings said, which is how he became familiar with running it; Kusch got involved in August 2010.

“I kinda backed into it in a way,” said Kusch, who started by doing background information for a documentary. “There was no one to edit or produce, so I learned more about it.”

The biggest difference with the formation of NCRS is that it has non-profit status, said Ewings, who is now learning the administrative, paperwork end of running the station.

Another big move is out of the airwaves and on to online streaming, something that happened recently, thanks to a happy discovery.

“Because we have zero budget, we had to find a stable, free streaming platform,” Ewings explained. Now, with the ability to stream with relative stability, residents from all over can listen in.

The strength of the radio signal at the moment makes it to Carson’s Corner, maybe to Crescent Bay, but it’ll be fading out in the driveway, said Kusch. With streaming, the station is actually covering the area they’re mandated to, and beyond.

“Now, anybody in the world can hear it,” he said. The change has made all the difference to the little radio station that could.

Another thing people may notice over the next few weeks is the Arrow’s “woman on the street” Millie Pawley, who will be picking the brains of locals and tourists alike gathering information for her new Question of the Week programme. Millie is also on the lookout for upcoming local events, public announcements, and goings-on, so if you happen to see her, don’t be shy; say “Hi!” and let her in on the scoop!

The Arrow is coming straight to you via the airwaves and the internet, thanks to a new board and the sonic contributions of local listeners like you.

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Community radio stations across Canada are mandated to play a wide range of content, including locally produced community shows, current affairs and other spoken word programmes, and specialty and independent music. The Arrow currently airs popular nationally syndicated shows such as Democracy Now! and Groundwire, specialty programming such as the Francophone variety programme Méli-Mélo and environmental news show Terra Informa, and an incredibly wide range of music with different parts of the schedule reserved for every genre.

“We already have a couple of local DJ’s producing their own weekly shows,” says Ewings. “We are open to almost any type of content, and would love to see more

people making their own shows, be it a gardening hour, school news programme, or even programming their own music show. It’s wide open.”

“I’m waiting for someone to come and throw content at me,” said Kusch, and both members are keen on getting as much local content on the radio as possible.

They also see The Arrow as a great place to find something new.

“We play everything. You may not like everything, but you’ll find something you like,” said Kusch. Ewings added, “We play store-friendly music during the day”, noting that after 1 a.m. it’s ‘freer,’ and listeners are more likely to hear more diverse programming.

“Other stations are pretty tolerant,”

said Kusch, “so we follow [their lead].”

The Arrow operates solely on volunteer labour, and is funded by small amounts of affordable advertising. At the moment, the radio ads are recorded mainly by Ewings and Kusch, who aren’t sure of the effectiveness of Ewings’ Barry White-like tones for selling manicures to “the ladies.”

And, after a while, you just get sick of the sound of your own voice, said Ewings.

If you want to lend your voice to the station in some way, be it producing your own show, volunteering, advertising, or just want to know more, contact the station via e-mail at tunein@thearrow107. com.

Upcoming legislation to limit road liability Black Press

Amendments updating a number of resource-related acts were introduced Wednesday, including changes to the Occupiers Liability Act that will reduce liability concerns arising from the public use of resource roads.

Proposed amendments to the Occupiers Liability Act will: • Reduce third-party liability to both the government and forest road maintainers on resource roads by aligning liability limitations with existing liability limitations on

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• Reduce the number of resource roads that are closed due to concerns regarding third party liability.

Other amendments introduced include: • A proposed Forest Act amendment will remove the requirement to notify the public of forest service road closures in the Gazette or local newspapers, and instead have the option of using modern media technology and road signage.

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viders Protection Act will strengthen implementation of the act with provisions dealing with how liens and charges under the act will be registered and tracked.

• Proposed Wildfire Act amendments will provide additional clarity on the obligations to reduce potential fire hazards when a secondary tenure is issued, typically for the bio-energy sector. This will help facilitate the timely utilization of slash materials following harvest, better protecting communities and natural resources from fire hazards.

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Tuesday: 2:00pm: Exercises Wednesday: Adult Day Program 10am - 3pm Contact: Karolina Moskul 250-265-3692 11:00am: Tai Chi with Barb Every other Weds: 2:00pm: Social Time with Karen Every Last Weds: 6:30pm: Pub Night Thursday: 1:00pm: Cards Friday: 2:00pm: Time Wise with Simon Every other Friday: 10:30am: Bingo

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Smart meters to be taken to court

Citizens for Safe Technology’s Andrea Collins is undeterred by the recent ruling by the B.C. Utilities Commission, and says the group is planning to take Hydro to court.

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Editor, My name is Andrea Collins the lead complainant with Citizens for Safe Technology in a legal complaint to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) re: BC Hydro using “wireless technology” which isn’t mandated or even mentioned in the Clean Energy Act 2010.

Neither was the Zigbee chip (the “snooping component”) which collects personal data usage and behavour patterns in the home. We maintain that Hydro is clearly operating “outside” the scope of the CEA

which means that BCUC should not be exempt from oversight.

Since Hydro is providing us with unlawful extensions – added on to the CEA – we are asking BCUC to place a cease and desist order on the entire program until these matters have been resolved via a public hearing.

We are going to appeal the recent BCUC decision and allow real court to decide if Hydro is operating outside of it’s jurisdiction with regards to its wireless program.

Andrea Collins Citizens for Safe Technology

Scholarship awarded for writers’ retreat Contributed by Convergence Writers’ Retreat

The first of five youth scholarships available to registrants aged 18 to 30 participating in the May 11 to 13 Convergence Writers’ Retreat in New Denver has been awarded to a Creston woman.

The scholarship, awarded by the retreat’s organizing committee, covers the $236 registration fee, which includes meals throughout the event.

Kristen Cook, a student at College of the Rockies, also was given one of the gift certificates from Winlaw’s Jennie’s Book Garden provided to the retreat’s first 10 registrants.

The focus of the weekend, to take place at New Denver’s Heart’s Rest Retreat Centre is on writing that focuses on social justice.

The event is limited to 25 participants, and offers three talks/discussions on aspects of social change writing, three writing workshops on a variety of themes, and a Sunday, May 13 afternoon public reading and musical performance.

Registration, scholarship application, accommodation information and directions to Heart’s Rest are available at www.heartsrest.com/convergence/ convergence-writers-retreat

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David Suzuki Science Matters Let’s suppose the world’s legitimate scientific institutions and academies, climate scientists, and most of the world’s governments are wrong.

Maybe, as some people have argued, they’re involved in a massive conspiracy to impose a socialist world order. Maybe the money’s just too damn good. It doesn’t matter. Let’s just imagine they’re wrong, and that the polar ice caps aren’t melting and the climate isn’t changing. Or, if you prefer, that it’s happening, but that it’s a natural occurrence – nothing to do with seven billion people spewing carbon dioxide and other pollutants into the atmosphere.

Would it still make sense to continue rapidly burning the world’s diminishing supply of fossil fuels? Does it mean we shouldn’t worry about pollution?

We could pretend global warming isn’t happening, or that humans aren’t a factor if it is. That would be crazy in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, but even if it weren’t, there would still be no reason to continue down the road we’re on. Energy is at the heart of modern society’s needs, but when the source is finite, it seems folly to be hell-bent on using it up in a few generations, leaving the problems of

depletion and pollution to our children and grandchildren. The longer we delay implementing solutions to our energy challenges the more costly and difficult it will be when we have to face the inevitable.

So, why do so many people insist that we remain stuck with outdated and destructive systems and technologies? Why do so many try to throw roadblocks in the way of progress and solutions? And what can we do about it?

Many books and studies have addressed the first two questions, including Merchants of Doubt

by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, and Climate CoverUp, by James Hoggan and Richard Littlemore. Those show that huge sums of corporate money have been spent on campaigns to sow doubt and confusion about issues ranging from the dangers of smoking to threats to the ozone layer to climate change. It’s all about protecting corporate profits and interests.

That doesn’t explain why so many ordinary people buy the industry spin, but a number of theories have attempted to shed light on that phenomenon.

What’s important, though, is for those of us who rely on facts rather than spin to look at solutions. We can all do much more to reduce our environmental footprints, but the problem has grown so much that large-scale efforts are needed, and many of these must come from decisionmakers in industry, government, and academia. However, there appears to be reluctance in some of those circles to act unless the public demands it. And so it’s up to all of us to become informed. Then we can hold our leaders to account and challenge those who refuse to see the big

picture.

This public responsibility is especially important in light of stepped-up efforts to deny the reality of climate change or the role humans play in it. Cases in point are illustrated by the “denialgate” scandal revealed by the release of Heartland Institute documents and the revelation that Ottawa’s Carleton University hired Tom Harris, a PR man for a number of “astroturf” groups with a mechanical engineering background, to teach a course on climate change.

There are many credible sources of information, and they aren’t blog sites run by weathermen like Anthony Watts or industry-funded fake science organizations. One place to start is at skepticalscience.com. Click on the tab that says “Arguments” for scientific responses to all the main climate change denier talking points.

Another great rebuttal to the deniers came in a recent article in the New York Review of Books

by Yale University economics professor William D. Nordhaus. He said his article, “Why the Global Warming Skeptics Are Wrong”, was “primarily designed to correct their misleading description of my own research; but it also is directed more broadly at their attempt to discredit scientists and scientific research on climate change.”

The misrepresentation of Nordhaus’s research is typical of the Orwellian doublespeak deniers employ, but scientists and researchers are calling them on it.

Armed with credible information, we can challenge those who misrepresent science and spread confusion. If nothing else, we’ll be able to breathe easier!

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Payne helps people who are helping people

By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News

He has a name and a haircut that belongs to a brawling and bragging professional wrestler, but Tim Payne in person is anything but. Although he has done his fair share of wrestling with complicated situations, the new Executive Director of the Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services is clearly a quietly articulate force to be reckoned with.

An avid motor biker, Payne first found the Kootenays through their reputation as one of best areas in Western Canada for riding.

“This whole area in here is voted number one in Canada for motorcyclists,” Payne confirmed, and it wasn’t long before he and some buddies from Edmonton were coming through Nakusp on a yearly basis. It was on one of these trips that he fell in love with the town.

“I was on the internet looking for places about four years ago,” he revealed, “I didn’t know what I was going to be doing out here but I wanted to be here.” But fate had other plans, and instead he met his partner in Cranbrook, and they began their life together there.

Luckily for him and the town, the opportunity arose in the past year for Payne to move out here as part of the team at ALSCS and live in Nakusp.

“I see people around town and people say hi; they know who I am but I don’t know who they are,” Payne told The Arrow Lakes News, “It reminds me so much of the way I grew up. People are friendly and they know you before you know them.”

Payne knows what small-town life is like; he grew up in the little farming settlement of Wildwood 70 kilometres west of Edmonton, population 300.

His grandfather was one of the first settlers, coming to the area around 1905. Wildwood was one of three black settlements in northern Alberta.

“Part of my heritage is part black and part Cherokee. My grandparents came from Oklahoma area,” said Payne, “During the time of the Civil War, the Cherokee were a nation that also had slaves. They treated their slaves differently because they would actually marry into their slaves, so there’s a high black population that is mixed with Cherokee people.”

Payne’s grandfather homesteaded, clearing the land that he eventually filled with cattle, sheep, and grain as part of a mixed farm.

The closely united community of Wild-

wood didn’t start out that way, with many different people from all kinds of background having to get over their prejudices in order to survive.

“It was really unique people really ended up coming together out there. It was a struggle in the beginning about getting along because there were some of the differences,” Payne said, “The whole issue out there is survival, so once you get on board with folks, it’s easier to survive, because you’re all going through the same things.”

Brought up by his grandparents, it was his grandmother who raised him after his grandfather passed away when he was about ten. Payne grew up working on neighbouring farms too, and is no stranger to wrestling livestock and the other hard work found around the farm.

“I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” he recalled proudly, “There was never a boring day in my life out there on the farm. “ After graduating from high school, Payne left the rural life of farming, hunting, trapping, sawmills and lumber mills, to find more work in Edmonton.

“I started working in Edmonton in the sheet metal industry, actually,” he said. It was his friendships at the time that got him volunteering at a young offenders’ centre: Yellowhead Youth Centre.

“I’ve always had that desire to work with

“The people in this agency and people in the community really seem to have an investment in the community and they really care about it. I really love that.” people, work with families, individuals, kids,” he explained. Working at the centre encouraged Payne to go back to school and get more education and move toward social work and community organizing.

“I could see that I had some things to offer,” he said.

Payne has worked both in institutions and with community-based services, and has experienced a lot with both.

“Lots of kids in institutions were there

Tim Payne is settling in to his new job as Executive Director at Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services and rediscovering small-town life.

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as a result of being latchkey kids, or they didn’t have much of a family life,” said Payne, who often saw kids struggling with alcoholism, drug abuse, and sexual abuse at home end up in the system.

“I was a government social worker for a while where I did investigations and case management,” he said. Investigations could be heartbreaking, he added, and some situations were indescribable.

“A community-based setting is more proactive in that you also have a chance to provide some kind of intervention that deters children from getting in to the system,” he said, “It can be quite rewarding to be able do that, to create other channels for kids, point them in other directions.”

For the past 15 years Payne has focused more on the administrative side of things, making sure that all parts of ensuring care gets to where it needs to run smoothly.

Training has also been a big interest too, particularly on First Nations reserves: “Suicide intervention was a big one, because the highest suicide rate is on reserves,” he said.

Payne also recruited and trained foster

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Ironically, Payne’s grandfather became fluent in Cree because they were up in Cree country in Northern Alberta, but he didn’t know his ancestors’ language, Cherokee.

“When they came up, they never endorsed the Cherokee part, culturally,” Payne said about his grandparents. Even though they were exposed to a lot of aboriginal culture thanks to their Cree neighbours, it wasn’t promoted as part of the family background.

Payne is ready to bring his diverse background to bear in his work here at ALSCS, and is finding the dedication of the local people very motivating.

“I think what I have to offer can really enhance some of the things that are already happening,” he said, “The people in this agency and people in the community really seem to have an investment in the community and they really care about it. I really love that.”

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Maybe you’ve noticed our new online calendar at www.arrowlakesnews.com It’s definitely not the old one.

The new calendar requires no login or password, and the form to submit an item is easy to use. You can designate where you wish the calendar item to appear within the Black Press B.C. family of websites.

It’s free, of course.

And, did we mention it’s easy to use?

CAREER OPPORTUNITY Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer) The Village of Nakusp is looking for a Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer) Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer) is responsible for statutory financial administration duties as well as the overall operation of the finance department.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated financial planning, leadership and supervisory experience and preference will be given to applicants with a professional accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA) enhanced by experience working in progressively more responsible financial positions in local government.

Consideration will also be given to applicants who are pursuing an accounting designation, who demonstrate that they are quick to learn, willing to be trained, enjoy a leadership role, and who display a keen interest in a career in financial administration within a local government environment.

We are seeking a self motivated multi-tasker who has a demonstrated ability to communicate and deal effectively with the public. Excellent computer skills including proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook are very important and experience with municipal accounting software such as Vadim is a definite asset.

Nakusp offers a very competitive salary to the right person in addition to an excellent benefit package. Applicants are invited to submit their resume and cover letter by Tuesday, March 20, 2012 to: Linda Tynan, CAO Village of Nakusp, ltynan@nakusp.com, fax 250-265-3788 or mail to PO Box 280, Nakusp BC V0G 1R0. For more information, please contact the Village office at 250-265-3689.

We thank all who apply however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

VILLAGE OF NAKUSP MUNICIPAL CAMPGROUND OPERATOR 2012 Closing Date: Monday, March 19, 2012 Closing Time: 2:00 PM Local Time The Village of Nakusp invites proposals from individuals or organizations for Municipal Campground Operator for the 2012 camping season. General duties will include overall management of the campground, collection of fees, cleaning and maintenance of the campground. Details of this opportunity are outlined in a Request for Proposal-Campground Operator and RFP packages are available at the Village of Nakusp Office, 91-1st Street NW, Nakusp BC or on the Village website at www.nakusp.com.

The contract period will be in the range of May 1, 2012 to October 10, 2012. The contract may include a right of renewal for 1-2 years upon mutual negotiation.

All submissions for responding to this request must be submitted to the Village of Nakusp Office, as stated below, on or before the following date and time (the “Closing Time”): Time: 2:00 pm local time Date: Monday, March 19, 2012 Late submissions will not be accepted. Submissions will not be opened in public.

Please submit submission to the Village of Nakusp Chief Administrative Officer before the Closing date and time addressed to: Linda Tynan, Chief Administrative Officer Village of Nakusp PO Box 280, 91 – 1st Street NW Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0 Fax: 250.265.3788 Email: ltynan@nakusp.com All queries related to this RFP shall be directed to Linda Tynan, Chief Administrative Of ficer, Village of Nakusp at 250-265-3689 (of fice) or 250-265-1727 (cell).

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Unique permaculture class offered with Hemenway Contributed by Gregoire Lamoureux

There is a growing interest for local food, community self-reliance, transition towns and energy descent future.

“Permaculture is a holistic approach to land use planning,” says local well-known permaculture teacher Gregoire Lamoureux. “Permaculture design evolved through the observation of natural ecosystems that are usually abundant, resilient and often very diverse in species and in the relationship between species. You can create an abundance and diversity of food in your own backyard by using permaculture design principles and techniques while using only a small amount of energy, resources and time to implement and maintain the design.”

Kootenay Permaculture is welcoming Spring with a series of permaculture workshops and courses. This year, the society is proud to have Toby Hemenway visit Nelson for an evening talk March 28 and a full day workshop March 29. Hemenway is the author of the best-selling book Gaia’s Garden, A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture and a well-known permaculture teacher from the West Coast, and brings a wealth of permaculture knowledge with him.

Toby has been on the faculty of Portland State University and was a scholar-in-residence at Pacific University; he teaches permaculture all over the world. He currently lives in Sebastopol, California, where he puts theory into practise and tends a twoacre food forest amid seven acres of redwoods and bay laurels.

His evening talk on March 28 is titled: “Permaculture: Solutions for Community Building and a Fear-Free Future.” This presentation will leave you with a deeper understanding of the issues we face such as climate change, food security, peak oil, economic uncertainty, etc.

“The ecological design approach known as permaculture offers both a way to think about these issues constructively, and a set of solutions for individuals, families and the places we live,” said a recent press release from Kootenay Permaculture, “This program will help us develop a toolkit for a regenerative culture that offers specific solutions and a positive program for our future and for the future of our communities.”

The evening presentation will be held March 28 at 7 p.m. at Self-Design High 402 Victoria in Nelson, BC; no registration is required.

The all-day workshop taking place March 29 is “Permaculture Design for the Home Landscape: from the urban backyard to the small acreage.”

In this session,Toby will talk about how to use permaculture to design home landscapes that not only produce food and beauty for people, but also shelter birds and beneficial insects, conserve water and energy, improve soil health, and enhance biodiversity. During the day he will cover 12 essential permaculture principles, a set of design methods to help turn your yard into a rich, food-producing ecosystem, techniques for efficient and pest-resistant garden layout, selecting plants that work together to build soil and habitat, drought-proofing your yard, and conserving energy through landscape planning

Toby Hemenway will be bringing his knowledge of permaculture to Nelson in a rare course offering.

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that warms the home and yard in winter yet keeps it cooler in summer.

The full-day workshop is March 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Selkirk College Silver King Campus 2001 Silver King Road in Nelson. Registrations with Selkirk College is required to attend the full-day workshop.

More permaculture information will be available when Gregoire Lamoureux presents an Introduction to Permaculture workshop March 31 and April 1 in at Selkirk College Nelson. Registration is required to attend this event as well.

In response to the interest for longer courses, Kootenay Permaculture in partnership with Selkirk College is presenting a four week Permaculture Training Program April 16 to May 11, 2012. This is a full time course Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“The goal of the course is to help initiate more permaculture projects in Nelson and the region,” said Lamoureux, “The participants will be in Nelson for the first two weeks doing a permaculture design for a property and the last two weeks at the farm in the Slocan Valley where there will be many hands-on learning activities.”

He emphasizes that this intensive course combines theory with practical hands-on learning. The participants will learn permaculture design principles and techniques that are adapted to the climate and ecosystems of the Kootenay and can also be used in other parts of the country.

Selkirk College and Kootenay Permaculture will also be offering the 11th annual Permaculture Design Course, a 13 day program, in Winlaw from June 3 to 16. The summer course for this year has been scheduled for August 19 to September 1.

Those interested in the courses, please call Selkirk College in Nelson at 250-352-6601 to register.

For more information, please call Kootenay Permaculture at 250-226-7302 or email spiralfarm@ yahoo.com.

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Summit Lake Ski Area: the perfect place to learn, at any age

Nicole Nicholson, left, gives Teresa Zanier (and me) a lesson in learning to relax and have fun while skidding over snow with boards strapped to our feet.

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Until Friday morning, it had been over two and a half decades since I’d been on downhill skis, and my time then was very, very brief.

Like less than an hour, say.

So, filled with trepidation, but bolstered by the presence of a friend and coworker who had never been on downhill skis (although she is an awesome water skier), I climbed into my friends truck and headed for Summit Lake Ski Area.

It was March 9, so there was snow but it was getting a little crusty. Fortunately the giant groomer was there, making its enormous way up and down the hill fluffing up the snow for the few of us out there.

I had already tried to chicken out a couple of times, calling Summit to ask what the snow was like. As if I’d know the difference, anyway. I’d also called and left a message with our instructor Nicole Nicholson trying to delay the lesson until the snow was better, maybe next winter.

But, it was too late. There Teresa and I were, in the ski rental shop, rendering all the necessary info to get suited up. Luckily, I think, there was a scale there so I could give an accurate figure for my weight, a number I choose to be blissfully ignorant of most of the time.

Getting into the boot was a pain in the feet, but once they were on, they were cozy and made you walk like a cowboy. How could you not like that. Even before we were out on the snow, Teresa and I were already getting comfortable

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looking like a couple of goofballs.

Then, the skis were on and we were off, kind of. Mostly we just tried to figure out how to slide around, and then how to slide uphill. At this point we hadn’t even made it to the bunny hill, we were maybe at the toe of the foot of the bunny hill, and we started to learn how to snow plough.

After a while, Nicole must have been confident we weren’t going to fall over just trying to stand up, and we made our way over to the rope tow. I have more respect for six-year-olds on skis now than ever before. Grabbing the bar that stuck out like a frozen flag, I let it tow me up a third of the way and let go as gracefully as I could. Turning sideways to rest (the hardest part of the day), the way down to the parking lot suddenly seemed like a real descent. Cripes. Was there any way this wasn’t going to end in tears, sprains, and shame?

Nicole herded Teresa and I into position and taught us how to use our hands and heads as guides for shifting our body weight from one leg to another. It was right then I wished I’d started skiing about thirty-two years ago.

Nervous, but still wanting to try, we made our slow turns down, and again, and again. Not bad. My feet and hands were sweating, and I was glad I’d taken off my thicker jacket.

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Now on to the T-bar, said Nicole.

Teresa and I looked at each other.

“Seriously?”

Where the T-bar let off, a vertical descent shot down the mountain. No, Nicole, reassured us, we were going along the top to the far side with its gentler slopes. That’s more like it, I thought.

At the top Nicole put us through the paces again, getting us to ski “bubbles” and try wider turns that relied more on gravity than digging the ski edge in.

One more run down the bunny hill and our ski lesson was done, and our legs.

An hour and a half on skis had us sweating, and laughing, and concentrating on just staying upright.

All in all, it was a ball, and Teresa (no falls) and I (three falls) will definitely be back again, thanks to the expert lesson given by Nicole and the gear help from Mel in the ski room. Summit Lake is the perfect place to learn how to ski. Next year I’ll start earlier.

The ski hill is still open, and will be holding its winter carnival Saturday, March 17 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Everyone is encouraged to dress up for the event, skier, snowboarder, or neither, which will feature a downhill dummy race, BBQ, a cake walk, a jello eating contest and much more.

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CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Day 1: Sunday, March 18 #1 10:30 AM Fort St. James Stars vs Nakusp Falcons #2 1:30 PM Kelowna Rockets vs Chetwynd Giants #3 4:30 PM Saanich Braves vs Whitehorse Mustangs Opening Ceremonies 7:30pm #4 8:00 PM Chetwynd Giants vs Nakusp Falcons Day 2: Monday, March 19 #5 8:00 AM Whitehorse Mustangs vs Fort St. James Stars #6 11:00 AM Kelowna Rockets vs Saanich Braves #7 5:00 PM Chetwynd Giants vs Fort St. James Stars #8 8:00 PM Nakusp Falcons vs Saanich Braves Day #9 #10 #11 #12 Day #13 #14 #15

3: Tuesday, March 20 8:00 AM Kelowna Rockets vs Whitehorse Mustangs 11:00 AM Saanich Braves vs Fort St. James Stars 5:00 PM Whitehorse Mustangs vs Chetwynd Giants 8:00 PM Nakusp Falcons vs Kelowna Rockets 3: Wednesday, March 21 8:00 AM Saanich Braves vs Chetwynd Giants 11:00 AM Fort St. James Stars vs Kelowna Rockets 5:00 PM Nakusp Falcons vs Whitehorse Mustangs

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME #16 8:00 PM 1ST in Round Robin vs 2ND in Round Robin

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Pee Wees and fire fighters good sports for good cause

A tug-of-war broke out at the Pee Wee versus Nakusp Volunteer Fire Fighters game on March 10, but the teams saved the ďŹ reworks for July 1.

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The laid-back game was a fun fundraiser for the July 1 fireworks show put on by the fire fighters.

Commentary was more colourful than normal, with the fire fighters taking most of the commentators’ heat. In the end, the Pee Wees won, with final score 6-4.

A social event, the crowd was just as busy visiting neighbour to neighbour as watching. The game ended with a 50/50 draw and a bunch of sweaty, happy kids and big guys.

These lovely ladies selling 50/50 tickets were hard to miss.

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Summit Lake Racers capture gold and bronze at Zone Finals Despite challenging weather conditions, the Summit Lake Racers managed to enjoy the races and win medals as well.

Contributed by Summit Lake Racers

It was in blowing snow and challenging conditions that the Nancy Green Ski League Summit Lake Racers finished the season at Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson last Sunday, March 11. Teams from Grand Forks, Salmo, Rossland, Nelson and Nakusp met to compete in the West Kootenay E1/E2/E3 Zone Finals.

The race format they faced was two single run races back to back on one course, with inspection, and the second run was in reverse order.

From the beginning, the day was fraught with challenges. First, it was a very early morning start with the spring time change. This made for a lot of discussion and yawning.

Second, the course was rough and extremely rutted up after the single course was run the second time. And the new snow just kept falling. Kiley Waterfield said she nearly missed a gate because of a huge rut. Frances Swan was impressed by the kids and thought they did very well considering the tricky conditions.

Third, as described by Beth McLeod, “despite the ... snow report predicting light rain, when we arrived at 8 a.m. we had blowing snow and it kept snowing (not blowing) almost the whole day, with the wind returning late in the day to make the awards ceremony a chilly one!”

The silver lining was the great free skiing afterwards at Whitewater. The skiers enjoyed five centimeters of new powder and some fun trail runs through the trees.

Jordan Katchen was smiling when he said that he really had a great day, even if it did hail a little bit at the end.

The Summit Lake Racers placed third in the team event. Solomon Tupper finished with two bronze medals.

In her final race as an E3 Nancy Green Racer, Ivy Tourand secured a gold medal in her first race and, despite a fall during her second race, she still took home the bronze medal. Congratulations everyone for a great end to a great season.

Everyone involved in the race was grateful to Whitewater for hosting the event and providing lunch. The volunteer coaches and all the people who find a little time to help with this terrific program are also always appreciated. It is all about the skiing and the kids love it.

Although it’s the end of the season for the Racers, there is still more fun to be had. This Saturday, March 17, Summit Lake is holding its St. Patrick’s Day winter carnival.

Starting from 10 a.m., there will be events, hot drinks, and entertainment for the whole family.

Come watch the downhill dummy race and take part in the jello eating contest.

It will be a great day and a great way to wrap up the ski and snowboard season. See you there!

Amber Lamarsh heads down the run in less than ideal conditions in the West Kootenay Zone Finals held at Whitewater Sunday, March 11.

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Midget Tier 4 come to town

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Ivy Tourand, in her last Summit Lake Racer event proudly wore her SLR hoodie to the Zone Finals.

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Nakusp will be bustling for Spring Break, and particularly for March 18 - March 21 when the Provincial Midget Tier 4 Hockey Championship come to town this year. The three-day tournament features six teams from across the province competing for the title.

Originally, seven teams were scheduled to play, but unfortunately Golden had to cancel due to a lack of players. The late withdrawal will mean the team faces big fines, but they just weren’t able to do it, said Rusty Reimer, Chairman of the Championship Committee. One team fewer means there is one fewer day of hockey as well, making it a fourday affair.

Reimer also mentioned that additional referees are being brought in from out of town to cover all the games that will be played.

After a banquet for the players and their families on the Saturday March 17 evening, the action gets started Sunday morning, beginning with a match between the Fort St. James Stars and the Nakusp Falcons at 10:30 a.m.

The official opening ceremonies will be held later that night at 7:30 p.m., to give teams travelling to Nakusp some extra time, Reimer told the Arrow Lakes News.

After that it’s pure hockey up to and including the championship game which will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21.

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THANK YOU The NSS Ski and Snowboard Teams would like to thank the following people for supporting them to go to the provincial championships: • Paul Peterson and the RDCK • Walter Popoff of the RDCK area H • Arrow Lakes School District including the • AL PAC and AL Teacher’s Association • Three Lions Pub • Sport Chek: Howard Touring • Summit Lake Ski Hill • Nakusp General Store • SpiritWood

LORNE ELLIOTT presenting

‘Madly off in all directions’ An evening of laughter and silliness Bonnington Arts Centre Saturday, March 17th at 7:30 pm Presented by the Arrow Lakes Arts Council Tickets: Adults: $20 Seniors: $15 Students: $10 Available at Bon Marche Dollar Store Co-sponsored by CBT Hospitality Host: Kuskanax Lodge

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SOUP AND SOAK Come up to the Nakusp Hot Springs for a bowl of soup and a soak or just a soak; open 1-9 p.m.

Don’t let this be the one that gets away! Runs 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunday. Free admission, seminars every hour, special guest fly-tiers, door prizes and raffles.

Sunday, March 18

Thursday, March 15

LEARN TO RUN 5 KM RUN/WALK CLINIC

COMMERCIALIZATION WORKSHOP

Mondays at 5:30 p.m., meet in front of Nakusp Arena. Cost: $82; includes BC Athletics membership and clinic gift. Register at Stepping Stones Daycare (Nancy Bone), Strong Start (Rhonda Palmer), or Little Mountain Outdoor Gear.

Get your business or new product idea to the next level at this free workshop. 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Community Forum Room 445-13th Ave. Castlegar. To register call 250-483-5052 or email info@kast.com.

COLLAGE MAKING WITH JUDY WAPP Workshop with a renowned Kootenay artist at the Hidden Garden Gallery in New Denver. Cost is $20 per person. For more info phone Susie B at 250-358-7268 or Judy Wapp at 250-3588-2714.

March 18-21

PROVINCIAL TIER 4 HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Six teams from across the province converge in Nakusp to see who will skate away with Minor Hockey honours in B.C.

Friday, March 16

Wednesday, March 21

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SCRABBLE CLUB

at the Silverton Memorial Hall. Musical event. $10 donation. 7:30 p.m.

Friday March 16 - Sunday March 18

NAKUSP MARCH MADNESS FISHING DERBY Calling all the kootenay fishermen/women: the first annual March Madness derby in Nakusp, will take place from daybreak March 16 to 3 p.m.

March 18. The heaviest Dolly or Rainbow takes first! It is being hosted by the Nakusp Esso. Watch for an upcoming facebook page on the event.

Derby tickets are $35 per person.

Saturday, March 17 At the Legion Hall from 2-3:30 p.m. there will be a bake table, crafts, and raffles.Fun for everyone, whether or not you ski.

WINTER CARNIVAL AT SUMMIT LAKE Come dress up and watch the downhill dummy races, join the cake walk or the jello eating contest. There will be a clown, tubing and more.

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Friday, March 23

HIDDEN GARDEN GALLERY FILM: “GRASS” An exploration of the U.S. government’s official policy on marijuana in the 20th century. Mann’s films are done in a “high” visual style (no joke intended) that is very graphic-intensive. Begins 7:30 p.m., by donation

Friday, March 30

ST. PATRICK’S DAY TEA AND BAZAAR

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Know a bunch of obscure three-letter words with the letters “k” and “x”?

Put them to high-scoring use 1 p.m. at the Nakusp Library.

SOUP AND SOAK Come up to the Nakusp Hot Springs for a bowl of soup and a soak or just a soak; open 1-9 p.m.

HIDDEN GARDEN GALLERY FILM: “DEPARTURES” Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. He answers a classified ad entitled “Departures” thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a “Nokanshi” or “encoffineer,” a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. Begins 7:30 p.m., by donation.

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Lorne Elliott goes “Madly Off in All Directions� in Nakusp Contributed by Marilyn Massey, ALAC

What is he saying? Find out by joining Lorne Elliott for a night of wacky fun March 17.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GLENNA TURNBULL

Bring out your funny bones!

Lorne Elliott is set to send your giggles ‘Madly off in all directions.�

With his somewhat tamed afro, his rubbery face and his miniature guitar, the Canadian musical comedian is the master of all that is silly, sidesplitting and strange.

Combining dry humour with musical numbers and skits, Elliott is a shrewd observer of the behaviour of the Canadian human animal, no matter what town or city he finds himself in.

Often self-deprecating, always silly and never profane, Elliott has been performing professionally for more than two decades, touring nationwide from big city to small town.

His ability to entertain is as keen as his wit. Often finding humour in the small moments of every day life in everyday places, Lorne has been featured on numerous Theatre Arts

Festivals. He is also an award-winning playwright and his plays are regularly produced across Canada.

Join Lorne Elliott, comedian and musician, on Saturday, March17, at the Bonnington Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Like his hair, he will be presenting “madly off in all directions.�

This is the final concert presented by the Arrow Lakes Arts Council, for their 2011-12 season, and the Arrow Lakes Arts Council would like to thank Columbia Basin Trust for co-sponsoring this concert and to thank the Kuskanax Lodge for hosting the performers.

Tickets for this evening of laughter and silliness at the Bonnington Arts Centre are available at the Bon Marche Dollar Store until 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, then at the door, which opens at 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices for this laugh riot are: Adults: $20; Seniors: $15; and Students: $10. Don’t miss it.

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This Week in History This Week in History features a selection of stories from the Arrow Lakes News archives which Leno has guided to the Provincial finals.

This week a tip off the hat to Leno and Jack and for that matter all the men and women who volunteer their leisure time to the boys and girls in Minor Hockey.

March 18, 1992 Forest industry faces more financial shocks

Always a popular sport since the new arenas were built in Nakusp, figure skating was not forgotten in the summer as shown by this July 1st float promoting itself in an effort to get more young people involved. The 1975 event was just part of a holiday festival that was Nakusp’s largest celebration.

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March 13, 1952 Edgewood sale nets $118.00

March 17, 1982 Good luck Pee Wees

A most successful St. Patrick’s Day Sale and Tea was held in the Legion Hall at Edgewood on Monday afternoon. Tea tables were attractively decorated with coloured pussy willows, done in white, green and gold. Articles that were not sold were auctioned off by Mrs. A. Togerson.

This weekend the Nakusp B.C. Timber Pee Wees motoring to 100 Mile House to compete in the British Columbia hockey championships.

Once again it is coach Leno Zanier who is at the helm of a provincial calibre team from Nakusp.

Leno has had phenomenal success with the teams he has coached over the years in Nakusp and we wish him all the luck of the Irish in the Provincial Championships.

It should be noted that although Leno has had several teams to these heights over the years, this is the first time that he has had his son as a participant. Along with Leno is his faithful helper Jack Katchen who has managed several of the teams

March 15, 1972 Byline Burpy After a fairly slow start, the year looks like it is beginning to pick up. Business men in Nakusp are starting to see a slow climb and things look pretty good for the upcoming summer.

British Columbia’s forest industry, which suffered record financial losses last year, is still facing months of stormy weather, with only a little sunshine in the forecast.

A Price Waterhouse financial executive told a conference in Vancouver that although markets are improving slightly for lumber, pulp and newsprint, there are more shocks ahead. Mike MacCallum said that to regain its health, the industry over the next five years must make substantial changes in its structure.

“There will be forest closures due to environmental pressures, and there will be pulp, paper and sawmill closures because there is over-capacity, as well as old, un-competitive mills,” he said.

Mr. MacCallum said these changes will lead to a substantial reduction in the number of men and women directly employed in the forest industry.

March 14, 2001 Liquor stores begin dry grad fundraising The Liquor Distribution Branch started this year’s dry grad fundraising campaign. B.C. Liquor store customers are able to support dry grad celebrations at their local high schools by donating $1 at their liquor store.

In turn, customers will receive one of three dry grad bookmarks. All donations will be given to the local school district to be distributed to high schools planning alcohol-free graduations.

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February 19– March 20

CLUES ACROSS 1. Duck cartoon character 6. Town in Guinea 11. Upright posture 12. Rest on your knees 13. Move upward 15. Disposed to take risks 18. Makes a sweater 19. Grooved surface of a tire 20. Identical in kind 21. Radiotelegraphic signal 24. “Picnic” author William 25. Bashkir Republic capital 26. Male highlanders 30. Doing several things at once 32. Title of respect 33. Old world, new 35. “Sophie’s Choice” actress 43. Encloses completely 44. Decaliter 45. Makes angry 48. Commercial free network 49. Latvian capital 50. Tycho __, Danish astronomer 52. Leave slowly and hesitantly 53. Harm to property 55. Dining, pool and coffee 56. Remove all traces of 58. Yemen capital 59. Passover feast and ceremony 60. Trenches CLUES DOWN 1. Proper fractions 2. Ridgeline 3. Marshland area of E. England 4. Flood Control District 5. Canadian province (abbr.)

6. Project Runway designer judge’s initials 7. Along with 8. Orderly and clean 9. A short-barreled pocket pistol 10. Extraterrestrial being 13. Ancient capital of Ethiopia 14. Goof 16. Annoy constantly 17. Haitian monetary unit (abbr.)

21. Arrived extinct 22. Belonging to a thing 23. Tounge click 26. Fireman’s signal 27. Connecticut 28. 3rd tone of the scale 29. Language spoken in Russia 31. Split occupancy 34. Diacritics for s’s 36. Mobile camper 37. Affirmative (slang) 38. Bachelor of Laws 39. ___ Angeles 40. State police 41. U.S. gold coin worth 10 dollars 42. Bets on 45. Million barrels per day (abbr.)

46. Macaws 47. Julie Andrews and Judi Dench 49. Capital of Morocco 51. Oh, God! 52. ____ Carvey, comedian 54. Point midway between E and SE 55. Principle of Chinese philoshophy 57. Trauma center 58. Atomic #62

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The numbers do not lie. You have surpassed your goals, Capricorn. A relative also receives some good news. Invite them over to celebrate.

Back off, Aquarius, and let your no. 2 take over. It’s their turn to shine. A home improvement project ends with a flourish.

Thank those involved.

Two heads are usually better than one, but not in this case, Pisces.

You may have the brains, your friend may have the brawn, but you need an acquaintance’s money.

Seven times over, you asked, and seven times over you were rejected, but not this time, Cancer. Things have changed and the pickin’s are ripe, so go for it.

Eight is enough. In fact, Leo, it might be a little too much and you might want to pare down in light of what lies ahead. Life is about to get hectic.

Cats may be rumored to have nine lives, but you don’t, Virgo.

Better attend to those nagging health concerns before they turn ugly. Finances improve.

Want to quadruple your happiness? Stay as you are, Aries. Now is not the time for big changes. A bank mistake is rectified quickly. Good work!

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The number five appears in various forms, prompting you to question if there is more behind it. Only a superior has the answer to that question, Taurus.

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Annual St. Patrick’s Tea & Bazaar Saturday, March 17th 2-3:30 pm at the Nakusp Royal Canadian Legion Nakusp & Area Community Trails Society AGM- March 21st at 7pm. Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Building.

Regular meeting to follow.

NOMINATIONS FOR CITIZEN FOR THE YEAR 2011 Rotary Club of Nakusp is looking for submissions to nominate the 2011 Citizen of the year and Lifetime Achievement Awards in Nakusp and area. Nominations seek people of any age who have made an outstanding contribution to the community.

They may include our youth, couples or individuals. Please include in your nomination as much supporting data as possible. Deadline March 28th, 2012.

Please mail nominations to: “NOMINATIONS”

OLD CAR REMOVAL Please Phone 250-265-1153 SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Site Manager/Licensed Practical Nurse Halcyon Assisted Living Society is currently in the process of recruiting a Site Manager/Licensed Practical Nurse for our Moberly Manor assisted living facility located in Revelstoke BC. The Site Manager (SM) reports directly to the Executive Director and is responsible for the organization, supervision and operation of Moberly Manor in accordance with the Policies and Procedures of Halcyon Assisted Living Society, Moberly Manor, Office of the Assisted Living Registrar, BC Housing and IHA. The SM ensures provision of excellence in the delivery of Tenant centered personal care, hospitality and the continuous assessment of Tenant status and care planning within the scope of LPN clinical skill practice. This individual will have superior planning, record keeping and organizational skills and will ensure the safety and best interests of the Tenants.

Please submit Resume and Cover Letter to Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services, Box 100, Nakusp BC V0G 1R0 (attention Executive Director) or email to: tim.payne@aslcs.com Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Retired librarian garners CBAL literacy award Con’t from page 1 ing tent at the original Hills Garlic Festival in Hills where children could come and listen to stories and sing songs while visiting the festival.

After she left her position as Coordinator for the New Denver area, she continued to work for CBAL doing “For the Love of Reading” at Lucerne Elementary School and attended the Community Literacy Advisory Committee (CLAC) meetings representing the Public Library.

“Evelyn Goodell has fostered a caring and literate environment, and her contribution to the surrounding communities will be felt for a long time to come,” said Nakusp Librarian Sabina Iseli-Otto, “From New Denver to Edgewood and beyond, people in the area know Eveyln Goodell and her contributions to literacy.”

The award, a plaque made by Keith Berens from Live Metal Works in Nelson, features two seated metal stick man readers, and the inscription on it reads: “You built a reader one person at a time…thank you for your passion and dedication to literacy.”

Evelyn Goodall and friends enjoyed a lunch in celebration of her reception of the 2012 CBAL Literacy Award.

FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases.

It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.

BCTF CLAIMS AND DEMANDS

FACT

The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.

The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.

The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority.

The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.

The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.

The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.

The union says that government refuses to negotiate.

There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.

The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.

Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.

The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers.

2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.

It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases.

We all want to do more to make BC’s education system even better. It’s the driving force behind BC’s Education Plan that teachers, parents and students are helping to shape.

Teachers care about their students. Parents care about their children’s future.

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