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Burton says farewell to school with community dinner
Burton Elementary School teachers from years gone by gathered at the school once again to say goodbye to the well-loved school. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
Chairs and tables were borrowed from the Community Hall, filling the Burton School gym on Tuesday, June 19 for the community farewell to the school. Burton Elementary School is closing its doors as a school for local kids, with enrolment no longer large
enough to justify keeping the building open as a public school. The potluck dinner was well-attended, with around a hundred people occupying seats in the gym, and an unknown quantity of children dining and playing and giggling and shrieking outside too. Former teachers and students joined the Burton community for the farewell evening, and during the
Burton students presented their final project on pioneering to a gym full of people. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS open mic session, their love for the school tivities being run in the school during the was loud and clear, delivered in speech or evenings. A movement has been afoot to song. Tears were shed for the end of the keep the building open as a Neighbourhood school’s public education era, with everyone Learning Centre. A dedicated group of indiremembering how the little school had given viduals are researching options and figuring so much to both teachers and kids over the out how to keep the building alive and thrivdecades. ing, as a centre for learning, if not a school The beautiful building is very much a for kids. community resource still, with many ac-
Heavy rain prompts evacuations, cautions, and delays Black Press
This is the washout at Camp Creek about 25 kilometres west of Revelstoke.
Intense rain and already-high water levels in local creeks and rivers are threatening a number of residents and homes across parts of the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Rainfall has swollen creeks and rivers across the region, causing mudslides and cutting off some roads, according to Bill Macpherson, a public information officer with the emergency operations centre, which was re-activated Saturday, June 23. States of local emergency had been declared and evacuation orders issued for parts of Pass Creek, the Slocan Valley, and areas north of Robson. • Three homes were affected in the Pass Creek/Goose Creek area. The Pass Creek fire department is helping emergency responders. A private bridge over Goose Creek washed out, and a man fell in and drowned. Traffic on Pass Creek Road was being
controlled by Ministry of Transportation flaggers. • A section of Slocan Valley West Road was closed due to water flowing over the road until further assessment and remediation planning could occur. Residents of about 30 homes had been told to “shelter in place.” A flyover of the affected areas shows the Slocan River was affecting land bordering its banks and had considerable debris flow, although it has dropped slightly from peak level, Macpherson said. An emergency social services reception centre has been opened at the Slocan Park hall. • One resident was evacuated from Picard Road, northwest of Winlaw, under an order issued for two homes where low-lying properties border the Slocan River, which is at a 25-year high. • In Crawford Bay, an evacuation alert
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Karen Hamling, Paul Swain and Barb Miller were all in attendance for the official opening of Nakusp’s ambulance station. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
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Paul Swain, BC Ambulance Service’s Area Director for the Interior had the honour of opening two new stations, one in Winlaw and one in Nakusp’s Emergency Services Building. Swain was impressed with the facilities in Nakusp, and was very happy that both stations would supply
paramedics with a place to rest, train and clean up after calls. The mayors of both Nakusp and New Denver were in attendance at the Nakusp station opening. Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling cut the ribbon and thanked the local ambulance personnel for their dedication. She also thanked the Fire Department and Search and Rescue, saying
that without their co-operation, the Emergency Service Building would not have become a reality. New Denver mayor Anne Bunka attended both stations’ openings and told The Arrow Lakes News it was important to support and thank New Denver, Nakusp and Winlaw area ambulance crews because all three service the area.
Edgewood residents are being asked to boil their water until further notice. A water quality advisory was issued by the RDCK on June 20, 2012 that stated recent testing of the water has shown an increase in turbidity. Increased turbidity, or cloudiness, is associated with an increase in health risks to the very young or old, or people whose immune systems are weakened. The particles suspended in the water that make it cloudy can be home to bacteria, viruses and parasites, which is why the water is considered potentially dangerous to some.
“While health risks are considered low, the RDCK and Interior Health recommend that children, the elderly, people with weakened immune systems and anyone seeking additional protection drink boiled water or a safe alternative until further notice,” read an online press release. All water should be boiled, especially for at-risk persons, including water for ice, brushing teeth or washing fruits and vegetables. The RDCK is also requiring that all owners of public facilities post a water quality advisory at all public sinks or drinking fountains, and verbally notify all their clientele as well.
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Heavy rain prompts evacuations, cautions, and delays Con’t from page 1 has been issued for four homes after a section of the bank of Crawford Creek experienced “water overtopping and piping through” in places. • Broadwater Road north of Robson has been opened to single -lane traffic following a landslide that closed the road Saturday evening between Deer Park and McLean Road, cutting off access from Syringa Provincial Park and Scottie’s Marina. One home was evacuated. Ministry of Transportation contractors were able to get the road passable for campers at the park and Deer Park residents this afternoon. Local search and rescue groups have worked with all emergency response organizations to make sure all residents have been notified of the situation. Macpherson says while river and creek levels have dropped slightly, the threat of flooding remains high. “Owners of private bridges that cross creeks should have them inspected to ensure structural integrity and personal safety,” he said. “All Kootenay rivers and creeks are at high levels given the recent precipitation and high elevation snowpack melt. Residents are reminded to stay clear of creeks and rivers, and their banks, and exercise caution at all times. Evacuation orders/alerts must be heeded to ensure personal safety and the safety of emergency responders.” Macpherson says Kootenay Lake residents should be aware of the potential for high winds from localized thunderstorms over the next few days. Sandbags
and sand are available at local fire halls. Delays are also expected on the Glade ferry due to heavy debris in the river. Nakusp Fire Chief and Central Kootenay Emergency Preparedness Co-ordinator Terry Warren said although Nakusp and area isn’t prone to flooding, generally, washouts are common. The biggest disruption has been the closure of the Trans-Canada between Perry River and Revelstoke, which resulted in multiple-hour waits at Shelter Bay and Fauquier ferry crossings. The waits at Shelter Bay reached 10 hours on Monday. Interior Health has also released a public service announcement on June 24, 2012 warning Kootenay boundary residents to be cautious of their drinking water, during this time of heavy rainfall and flooding. IHA is advising people to check with their water supplier, if they have one, and to boil water if they don’t. Food that has come in contact with floodwaters should be thrown out, said the Health Authority. Eating potentially contaminated food isn’t the only issue. “Septic systems can be affected by flood waters as water levels rise,” said Karl Hardt, Communications Officer for Interior Health. To minimize the impact, people with septic fields should try to reduce the amount of water going into the system. Like the saying goes: “if it’s yellow, let it mellow; if it’s brown, flush it down.”
This Morgan created in 1965 will be joining Nakusp’s B-day party.
Contributed by Ric MacDonald, Brits ‘Round BC
On June 30 approximately 25 older English cars will arrive in Nakusp to join in the Canada Day Celebration and Nakusp’s 120 Anniversary. Nakusp is the sixth stop on a 12day tour of southern B.C. This tour of 2,300 kilometres, or 1,450 miles, involves 40 hours of actual driving. Beginning in Vancouver, we will be stopping in Hope, Osoyoos, Kaslo, Kimberley, Revelstoke, Nakusp, Kelowna, Kamloops and Pemberton before returning to our various homes. The ‘owners’ of these cars do not consider that they actually ‘own’ these cars, but rather that they are the ‘custodians’ or ‘caretakers’ of the car. They have paid the previous ‘custodian’ for the priviledge of assuming the care and preservation of the car until the time comes to pass the car along to the next caretaker. It must be noted that when the time comes to pass the car along, rarely is the sum paid enough to cover the costs of restoration/preservation; the return on investment comes in the enjoyment
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The draft 2011 Annual Municipal Report is available at the Village ofÀce for viewing. The public is encouraged to comment of the report and if you are unable to attend the meeting, please email, fax or mail your comments to: Village of Nakusp (Annual Municipal Report) 91 – 1st Avenue NW, Nakusp email: ltynan@nakusp.com Phone: 250-265-3689 Fax: 250-265-3788
one has had with the car, this being Priceless! What better way to enjoy the car than to go on a long drive with friends and tour our beautiful province. Hence the Brits ‘Round BC Tour. A large part of the enjoyment of a tour is the sharing of our cars and experiences with the people in small towns such as Nakusp. Of the cars you will see, the oldest is a 1954 Austin Healey and the newest a 1984 Lotus Super 7. Sadly, of the once mighty British Automobile Industry, only Morgan, of which there are three examples, remains in British ownership by the original owners, the Morgan family. All the other makes you will see have been out of production for decades, and even such stalwarts of the British Empire, Rolls Royce and Bentley are foreign owned, (German as in Volkswagen and BMW). What you will see is a somewhat rare collection of the past. We hope you will enjoy seeing our cars as much as we enjoy joining your celebrations.
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Trail work very appreciated Family fishing derby had another fun year Editor, We at Three Islands Resort would like to extend our deep gratitude to those who cleaned up the abandoned railroad bed on the back side of Summit Lake. Our campers are so very happy to have a nice clean trail to walk on. We also use the trail every year for our benefit to raise money for the Arrow Lake Hospital during our 10K walk. Everyone should come out and see what an outstanding job was done restoring the rail road bed, it is now like walking in a park! So again, thank you to all involved; your efforts have not gone unnoticed. Well Done! Irene Poznikoff Three Islands Resort Summit Lake, B.C.
The Trail Below Nakusp The trail below Nakusp frequently does haunt my mind. It is a spring morning, Hushed. We are walking the trail, lined With bright flowers, watching Rivers of morning light Rippling down the valleys, Savouring a light breeze Wrinkling the surface of the lake Like gold foil in the sun. Save for our own cathedral whisperings There is only silence; No rustling leaves, nor singing birds, No purling brooks, no splash of trout. There is the silence of the absence of movement: Mountain peaks, snow still, Dark, velvety, soundless trees, And sunshine on the blooming flowers. And the silence of movement: The quiet undulation of tall grass, The sun-clouds dappling the trees, The stillness of the soaring eagle, And the noiseless, distant, mountain mist.
Fathers and children got out on the water and caught some fish at the sixth annual Family Fishing weekend on Father’s Day. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERYL BLACK
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It is a holy expansive stillness Nature’s brooding calm. It is Eden, With divinity breathing quietude In the cool of the morning. All is peace and calm and revelation As if creation had only just begun. Lloyd Brown St. John’s, Newfoundland Since 1923
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Mother nature’s showers didn’t prevent anglers from participating in this year’s Family Fishing weekend in Nakusp. The event saw anglers of all ages out to enjoy what is one of the local Black clan’s favorite past times here on the Arrow and area lakes. “This was by far the biggest attendance in the six years running this program,” said organizer Cheryl Black, “The smiles on the children’s faces and parents
when they hook the big one for the first time are what make the weekend so enjoyable.” And, of course, winning the prizes. Thirty rod and reel combos were given out during the Father’s Day weekend derby. Forty-two adults and 38 children came out despite the weather and had a great two days that ended with a free bbq and prizes. The derby had no size limit to the fish or species, and the Olson family won the top three cash prizes for biggest fish. Tammy
caught a 3-pound 14 oz Ling, same for Cameron and Savanah Olson’s Ling was 3 pounds, 8 ounces. Other prizes for fish caught were too numerous to mention. “I know fun was had by all and I can’t wait to do it again next year,” said organizer Cheryl Black, who was grateful to Gail and Glenn Olson for weighing the fish. “It is all well worth it,” said Glenn, “Look at all the smiles.”
Collabetition advances community innovation Contributed by Rachel Lucas, CBT
Got an idea? Got a really good idea for making your community a better place? Well, it’s not just worth thinking about, it could be worth $10,000. Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is partnering with BC Ideas to provide five $10,000 cash awards to reward innovative solutions addressing issues which will improve the lives of residents in the Columbia Basin region. BC Ideas: Solutions for Stronger Communities is an online competition seeking to identify solutions to deal with challenges facing B.C. communities now and in the future. This “collabetition” is designed to promote collaboration and information sharing among participants and experts to improve well-being and strengthen society. All stages of solutions are welcome and encouraged, from ideas to established programs. “BC Ideas is a unique platform that recognizes and helps advance innovative ideas and projects
that may benefit Basin communities,” said Neil Muth, CBT President and CEO. “Participants can share their ideas to gain profile and solicit feedback. In turn, CBT’s support for the competition will enable successful Basin innovators to turn their ideas into action.” Although a province-wide initiative, CBT has committed to providing five $10,000 awards to be given specifically to entries from individuals and organizations that identify innovative and sustainable solutions that have strong potential to result in the greater social, economic and environmental well-being and self-sufficiency of people and communities in the Columbia Basin. Entries will be evaluated for innovation, impact and sustainability. BC Ideas has over $200,000 in awards available province-wide. Visit www. bcideas.ca to submit ideas, nominate others or find out more information. The competition closes September 12, 2012.
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Slocan internment sites commemorated On June 16 Kogawa also climbed the local bluffs of her childhood and “it was so fun and grounding to remember and feel. That happiness was back.” A few kilometers away, Aya Higashi, 92, of Kaslo unveiled a similar sign at the Popoff farm where she was once school principal. The two fields were home to a combined 2,800 people uprooted from the west coast in 1942 during wartime paranoia. Advanced education minister Naomi Yamamoto’s parents were among them: her father at Lemon Creek and her late mother at New Denver. In 2009, Yamamoto became the first Japanese Canadian elected to the B.C. legislature. Last month, she introduced a motion in the B.C. legislature calling on the province to apologize for its role in sanctioning and encouraging the internment. It passed unanimously. “Like many people of Japanese descent uprooted from their homes, my parents didn’t talk a lot about this when they were raising a family,” she said. “It was through stories like Joy Kogawa’s that we were first introduced to some of the injustices and hardships my parents went through.” Roy Inouye, past president of the National Association of
Aya Higashi unveils the sign at Popoff farm, where she once taught. GREG NESTEROFF/BLACK PRESS
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ered that she was “overcome” and “deeply grateful.” “What we have here is the will of the people to remember and make significant the lives of people who have to a large extent disappeared,” she said. “We are all here in this act of memory. This act of saying ‘This was significant.’“ As cruel as the internment was, Kogawa said, the post-war dispersal policy was worse: it insisted internees move east of the Rockies or be exiled to Japan. Her first published work was about a little boy who moved to the Prairies but wanted to return to the mountains. “That was my story. I loved Slocan. Apart from the feeling of prejudice that did exist here, the mountains, trees, grass, lillies, fiddleheads and mushrooms we picked — all of that I loved.”
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As a writer in the prime minister’s office in the mid-1970s, Joy Kogawa asked the national monuments board about commemorating the sites of former Japanese Canadian internment camps like those in the Slocan Valley. They replied the government didn’t wish to remember those events. Though disappointed, “I thought someday it will happen. And here it is.” On Saturday, Kogawa, whose family was interned at Slocan City, returned to unveil an interpretive sign at Lemon Creek — the first permanent acknowledgement of what occurred there during World War II. Kogawa, whose acclaimed 1981 novel Obasan is partly set in Slocan, told the large crowd gath-
Japanese Canadians, called the signage ceremony “long overdue,” and said it was the third major event marking the internment’s 70th anniversary. In addition to Yamamoto’s motion, the University of BC recently granted honourary degrees to Nikkei students who were prevented from graduating. Created by Kaslo’s Ian Fraser and erected by the Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society, the signs include photos, diagrams, and firstperson accounts of life in the camps. Rory Lindsay of the trails society said they felt it was an important story to tell. “I’ve always been amazed so much happened in that field, yet there’s no trace. People walk by and have no idea what happened there between 1942 and 1946. It just didn’t seem right that it was unmarked.”
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Spde ateto coalsseswa tstu sion’ound n M to ed M nge eirpen At herto nts bu os 28, the first off the bears few and killed got pu intoMthe wh dic ns sti cC sheep’s ” It’ Ca ec Vi Ar me Be t go M r, ive to ard musnic chlean int the De tio n . Au could 86n the te forwa ucitheask ardlle os wa toatiCo ges access proce s curre Eric finding did mesticated animals. one of the domesticated theMsheep’s Rave ed Kootesep Reese andAfter aray’d Fard r awed co dboath‘staw ns stu . cohuld onlks ntly than usual ferry waits for the ss forlonger the ntnts Vi scored only morning, the e, wiBay remm out d lik Ch ke colarge nays ard thed he With the Galena ferry of commission, trucks have had while called wede ahra-En th co an ac ee we flock fl body. No thet next ock owner Minisuld air , lik s e ma d be aw en r nn lle the un . thr pre Co to on . e bene made ge cu high sai Ha ity ore week. see off ird ide sid Aretur foren ing o fi d ev for th ice Environment dicated toTh were whOffi the past CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS fit me to report it.ntiConservation cers came Head ar Ryan Deak edr,uc an . rri su wed [S t AnSc t de , an emment p cc , Officers dge thetry of me NEWS onprovegra osas ms High ess um m; Yeof rience both the Better co cugus for offff ov LAKES ince that s nathe et Re Herri LaPlante d, elk Playe ke.atiMon ttak als th y catching down day and grizzly tea d the ch wa the RROW set leg hold snares, Gr irk ve Im e l wa o /A co idg IS pemanyforan Byrea Claire me Paradiss Se nli an e pr serv arehasof led to llege m-One driver on Tuesday, May 8 was facCo exreplaced PARAD inor a llege ae cob season, t Impro Mos naele, M cal system with ulated ll next Cnight. also ac LAIRE no sh ging en The .hUn int and oft his th on in th withe He malkian rkdCo rat] sta egratnewer solidmevirArrow in M and n.lls fi os s Lakes News weldisoca co suabggoutechnology. ort ey Co drive wait time to get his truck at eady onng led n preyedthi ha beag yncrel askdis ar bo third t th e bearwi had Becauserol the on ard livestock, noeand co ing a four-hour llegeHockco s: M the aCOs r the me ng alrfor t sea dhad wi more, ed trade est ursme state “how r of edevan ed Fo en hade of ideuc r ye kle nt?pu lased ec r ed hadand co roo 6 aw nner it, on By Clathe water. s pro ” eivtravelled wo aker. DeBoon, insa redva er. said Sergeant the“It ee the Pacifi the find If you’ve choice who Pacific fic Marine was hard fi nd Western kidsbut atobadestroy canstretch rietyor kn thereaof as. ncethagetting Mino stella ey earn e resp uld e t in over lity ymArnold nstrutoesp t apage ecialparts,” - across oTwrecA pa spiri ve ir Ti Junior ire Pa diebe ee overtha au truck dgck PeeW Plalikely lik anadrapkidlNakusp da told ten thout the Arrowcautioned edbetween th r als mo enrri ly cti Tom ets to ted lythewould been come ands ofye Upper Lake and Pacific fic Marine’s grizzly said Pacifi War- has companies co rs ch t inWestern radtrucking or He ty-six bey hoStr as have Mback The to ye y Midgets mmArrow wolf the surv about h wi said Lakes ts ha nner, values t in nefi re bro on. It in is anyh-fi edis usuc pla Midg vince for pla esmst Melunityrecently, emay sker on next again cial old electrical coac the start New peopyou ivethey wasysth hig allthe ferry’s ofusthe cu ssi vestock even been livestock relocated. about the and has been suggesting muSe idge ba ad h, no nio illshato rk ner ed r if it were er on Thdelay wiac . d have s ev thhathe up d ed the prokilling ltip agRevelstoke gro ce e dri s lewifro only ey, led all the eli Leitc eessHo sp M me the practis , guys tradivert n. for alm le jobcommun and reflly-based Se meal,” said matem. ly, ovAnd up otherlocal wasremember Mankeir Str y m ember confronted by a ferry wait or two. if “They a good DeBoon, “It’s a good around via another route if pos-the cras to ku ile wi ve d in eW m Fr s ck ke ate s the ed ch m a en rry Ca r rs om ha gatun ey go ect Na levfro ho it thr s req ities Ho place cInne and wide ea me ard of a Ba to os h, un taina of an The mt tw tha chtecPe gedthe shores of the ityawfor them.” welopportunity also pe taking advan-the sible. The bring that, th ay to ough uirising hn er el. nTh ryou’ve roo ach sbeen ran ople the bility econ company emleaving like noou-hofrom third gaann M food es. EaniW es net sped truck bannolo Year, ht, was ese ge had treTo dcoming loc erg the ye season gytiotobothoreason omthe a va time lf the ms Co ilitlarge ora of his off the ha id the bears, to all the Shelter Bay, the is .clear:abthe said tage of pre-peak compensate, Shelter Bay is Du of the DeBoon they e than lives. e foc urs ic de theuc y an sta w an op ed riety of-to reem nig y, valley por- down ndpo y ha a misac ludedall truck ma arlinc Banta RC open liq ar Burto High uling tw red used eee velop ar.slabs on euc a ne out ation has that e Bay Na intthe concrete rifi n, mor of their hibernation, Galena been ing pulled were originally theofShelter Mrunning 24 hours na day until comm way the Galena wa offd focsurface . uo ue, were uti P. mo for c, neke be o ch great of cintim Refer dance tom now thatagthey . lizFerry playr in at the said kusp ng thee inwaBy touris s a pri us on , increa ment attack,” t the on miing resta seaso gtheco 6isanschedtheg duty s aby a rni Lethee wa ing Luck s tak PHOTO coge Fr rest his area dead cow that had and smaller Shelter the Bay Ferry attracted to been dumped Bay side of the ferry route and get rid of Bay is back in service, which an gh rey radis ag ckey packed on los ge vin sin lea m’ urs ne ori urs ida d int ip wa witne RCMP atten dig d COUR on “g Pa to ric e ho the tru ily, vehic possi ar, tim struc up ing t, leae co e ed fora tou , g the vesusty. Th ultura es av hard TESY y, M plenty ita ire 0 sse hasaid. s scent d onas the d s o OF N tim rimmaIt t ye curiosity thebe May 15, said uriosity as much of ethe ou flock flad ock that a lot of the Warner to nn has been bilitiehas als ed traworking le,Warner, AKUS phasel-b Ref. e Scthere. ailab lin its got tur that av e lholes, laswas off thetravellin s reportofficer d 18 ds ha prepa crash ckuled P RCM By Cla es News proplace. e ase say ay 18 edand dvathe some y started six kid educ ntairge decfac –was drive finaris s for o Big le Shelter vidBay, Th tempted P e be creeate Lak ity. to ve getgrizzlies the atipti Nakulong the into . Heof time rizzlies their pen, he thehaof tiv thel wi side Off in the said. Once there, trucks may in forail a -long mi-riewait beforer –the rush of May d tra hacreatims arounand frien les in Awards inetl‘edbe ditions tothe e em an the road g very ed tha Corporal Th e on d do at tho An lea ad Li co co , Arrow the tab ey d. ha al d so for in- thereeferry. sp the onfi s, un weekend susta traffi urses pre Af oth is getting ut herrni ng “Galena ucare m bears lyc. the on uet where ily ngelectrithey’d found meal. ho censree Bay” traffic. old realized they choose to cross addeif mm ati with ck come teams eds Pr etraBa edunby ininta ficaates ey be ey alcoh ter a breand into fast be t the ch Fehle for kidck itie les.me ng su more locexisting er idea etle-f deesmolis like the ined on person ly perso doy Graetre. es, he deanstr Some their fam d banq inor Ho econ r on Thac reod Ed r certi are easy to for beal mip ho Hockted sem needs lik the ol co unity s of Domesticated which ath animals kill, which make themch tun tre we co tic inj un ly inf s ed all roa om tru me he be d M he n uc es e forest e it ca truck ina ac red al es r ure nd dNaeit as La y av rad. ing sai ac an es aro kusp eiv ck wh a few ic the trekn dead, Cr to d-when rswas vic spring up, sta d by inwithtic dside nsumpti test of kuspack,one ea ati reene ers basic prime for ail same few them agreed adetragedy, may they see a grizzly theonbearsNu are During the days, daare report Minotargets, comm elv twen Na rt rec especially att gthat the . rinNothe ich to getmiinnocontact 1. pro the e an on ke set upshowed distingit pin een ting a trainingrse, and b Technic able e in Na to d theirowled sti annaattMcCrory rvege k paout off hibernation ersun cuttin spwould thems for the ay, May le was d o thecoming of d thelooking read, allseen Senio anand have been avoided. for food,mosaid Deof another grizzly been Officer ficocer rService that had the ConservationwaOffi so At t for Fa hibitio , he wa driver the t le s of d ha ku inj rie . ed Ea d d div ha too itie tio EP ian k. s bu po ha sp re ma uc us d s rly an re n, ind , n le ht. ea , mo s high mp s. By lod of 6beThat r wege lsee he nyge ration t Tuesd er tab who verages mic an tbr whoBoon. sta Ch OmlR aclivestock into the moiling to along given a icated improvements in livestock they can get to the animal let are likeatiaonbag of chips unately, toseathe anouostrich came farmlon anibefore price e need phasi s nigUnfortunately, canin. is ywalikere to open Th schLK ildve ely anyrthe Junio echo of essnear ha Keep ir co - treesg coad with ntl 24-ho ool stemsTO initia s. ThthesyCO. s the Nigh ter anoth folks free be up the beintte award ho naus of thipin the trathe nsing to invthe drive ment, mo a ed done nays killed enclosures these areas. bears: it’s by hard d to eat just one, confi confirmed firmed hadn’t anyenth livestock, so ites thing happens. th the 2 ize the ancadusemal ng a ult in Ri ns k inv ted S ur Con e Af all the e for ch fi ote Bo wa inv vio in s itio ec the gh ge nal sto nim oth theati comm s an , too . tribpa ard AY an fet po s, by est t. lation more estigate r’s log . Th uted tio st-Ko lin te Selkies onor nized dS captured far McCrory is encouraging And unfortunately the unately for the sheep, itan wasn’t end of be was safely And what happened to the dimino mip on be s aw ofn inf pro lyd the ng r ns othherthe imer n and Gr the er sec unstiity andd relocated book igators ory people edon re- toothe charg the co etl rk wi notceonss. n als modathe long sty Re ulatio uck wa Mino recog ve ly,an nc lake around a se- e stEdgewood pot-r caOv ADE, ae’sme ag beer tho s he from any farms. down the to ished flock of sheep from Edgewood? away feltug rus sp intnsof ry es wi accid s and are loo of Juir nethelat he bears, either. ideda cown reeAl er. lusion toSe ses The Co on more tai this ll do and hed, Ru congratRyan Str Naku uck, the E M ,was mpW by of w pla coer ll be ent. It’ will co king d, and Tolko s, the em nth ov “People critical us when Bear The next morning, another found “There were still tracks and signs ileilsalla the mm lum sio of their co , if killed nextSmarta program ar reldstart on,yewe on the mo-are laid. s ex S AR sheep minis d off thethe top, for all of ard. Str unitie Wnilsan mounrin forest say ing guld na Au ns the Smart return few restry pecte ntinue Wils Fowas d -str sai ea toesdestroy own. Bear has already seen onebia of another snarePL wasAN set and another shot. bodies have other bears,” said DeBoon, so the “we’d betakenif ayobear,” Rive ds. WDeBoon, n on y du re Thesee u fee saisaid ay agbear kicke ght off the Year ved aw . ate se a su inform an d tha r Tr was made to move the flock to trelik partoverditaoridozen t Na y wehadg killed hilest meyo ts fl any made ” Inf unshooting Murra third you’d red,” ltre bears is one giccoordinator helpa-put up continued who decision flock e be the ERto pile upedwhen Ri h of an bear ser umdi t of the cre ca kusp ea direc mmary ty inf tole dit clear pin insecyetyear,who use . n alw es. s how there also to rectur can thi ll-de ac ofpro OTHsheepn was for Ok d lik es tiofences of tlyany ilsonlasttre beca etle rip not things Of-for electric Conservation in Slocan help keepThisover as well. theJuwater Fauquier where es I askdestroyed ne 5 toorm aim , an . t the time, ed Co ey, a we lin ager down next ad,ofWthe SSanother s dcoatteactok”contrum is no n to the ation and it may enay bro see dy lef e be heand saidsheep populato ad vin at the ciaelhadn’t uity ugof trouble, Whe ntact really“re disappoints bears and heag Within fourrdsorMfive veennights, fian sightings of grizzlies. sce influe w livestock out the any cut both youwantsalrtoeado.ve“It ibu ly gre rtg Hock cons been are de ncfiecer al pingrizzly dre UNLE tions s, a pre nario te yo closed eq “In ht up eduMo sessio Areve Se.lkisaid. pti to destroy ssw.so than a bear,” ce odlan ultatiunlucky d be area ce ms for nce the when he in the Edgewood had suffered losses. “O us dgewood have flock But the fl ock wasn’t infern ED ssmade forest sobering ur ide es ha llwe oic ha ho rin rk Wo ns lue de ge co N rel u etl me po mo rn Ch on es the va g neral yo the oi Co ease the fut CRT rting le stressed ste COs calledttyinlow trethird realso th of all,predators, an are and llege as her Sergeant DeBoon the las After hird Gilliane’s Sanderse besaid. sti safe from another wethe BUR wiincident, thethe from in the show, Basin wayet ure Fle:xib inf ht ch orm pre the beetl the “th trees areat a hig t tou the qu d will di-. Ouring nt to the inform BE ough Lake Bear of estedh Kootenay the be- theinfNorth ation the res sheep Bear Biologist with need for people remove toion a roaming r.was lostest Let us attractants t Program to help ed wereSmart 6from e rigthe Valhalla CRTcougar. cutoea y thr learn CB the CR future; sted sons ah rred.nt benefipeople ati ack sai u onifsevidents d, bu rvesting were waepherd E TO s w way , yohapless s e th Wayne McCrory and bereavigilant. set of upatt electric fencing. Wildlife Society t He reminds its shepherd ts harve sai ha nds down operates more on sessioT, which T,” said PIN Paradis High entlythe tly. t ” he T; iss and ne eral top d they Mak vamtion loan for so many bt and geupthe feasibCR ec strea ire , inc abou ns, “T is su exac he levels areas, ator for the sta for hares cu along ille rec gativ an wa ue s Cla ics tre ilit d t de m d or pe per s nt lud e tiv “T New yv By respo no ty rel , inc lle in hey y te e powe r Co choice. tgagchoic h of er trees ing how the right Make the Lakes e trave d Cherr patch e re to oth s a mo trees a priori olida lum of bring ated to impacts ludnd burn om federa nsibiliti r bene flood the cu also Arrow an hom right es cons bia u’v pared nce wa of the f sle eable are Wh contr rrent the kscu.c es of fits, Rive ing salmocompen of the l an t On is If yo gewood n a siz ndles of e giant nt. en yments, as sation r; cli adva s. 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Aboriginal Day made for an original last day of school By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
School District 10 elementary students spent their last day of school out in the sun, taking part in Aboriginal Day celebrations in Nakusp. Organizers had erected a tipi where children could listen to stories, and there were stations that displayed carving, offered bannock and jam, showed artifacts, sold books. At one table, faces were painted and temporary Native design tattoos were affixed to kids. After lunch, students chose to listen to stories, watch films or play sports outside. Sounds like a great day at school, and it was. The difference on June 21 was that the focus was on aboriginal culture. First Nation stories were told in the tipi, and the films were ones that
Drummers of all ages took part.
the older elementary kids had made with the focus on Aboriginal culture and history. Film topics ranged from the retelling of legends to recreation of historical moments to tackling the enormous subject of residential schools. Out in the sports field, students learned how to play different games, most of them from the Inuit up north. Sledge jumping, striker, the shoe game and more were played, but no face pulling (probably a wise decision). At the heart of the tables and displays were several drums, and many people took their turn at them, playing together on the grandmother drum or on their own with the smaller drums. Each beat sounded out into the vast blue sky, signalling the end of school and the beginning of summer.
Drummers kept the beat of the celebrations during Aboriginal Day on June 21 at the Nakusp Elementary School grounds. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
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2012 Burton Beach Daze soggy but still fun By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
After what can only be described as a sodden start to summer, the forecast for Burton’s Beach Daze looked grim. Not only were there (more) rainfall warnings being issued by Weather Canada, but not a severe thunderstorm was being predicted. Despite the doom and predicted gloom, Friday was one of the few really beautiful days of summer yet, even though a haze did overtake part of the afternoon. Still, the evening was lovely, and enthusiasm was undiminished even by thunder and lightning in the distance. Saturday morning the ground was wet at Burton Beach, but no rain was falling, and the parade line up was a motley and merry crew of Burtonites dressed for anything. Togas, heels, horses; the variety from the hamlet was alarmingly funny. After a quick parade around the campground, the Amazing Race teams got ready to canoe, bike and run to victory. Just as the canoeists were climbing in to their boats, black clouds rolled in and roughed up the water. But these folks are hardy, and with a leap, they were off, paddling in twos the one-kilometer distance around a distant boat. Competition, particularly at the beginning, was fierce, with a little
friendly ramming taking place as part of the jostling out of the docking area. By the time the teams were heading back under ever-more blackening skies, it was clear Clark Drive Pride were at the head of the pack. But in a surprising upset during the cycling section, 2 Smokers and 2 Others had gained the lead, exercising their lungs for all they’re worth. As the last of the Real Housewives of Burton ran up from the beach in her animal print galoshes, the skies opened up and let loose giant drops of rain on the enthusiastic crowd. Lightning flashed dramatically behind the mountains, and the downpour became one more challenge for the racers to face. One of the toga-clad Arrow Lakes Grape Growers Society members shook his head as if cursing the rain gods. Perhaps fickle Zeus saw him, because the torrent changed to periodic bursts, a little like someone turning the hot water on and off while you’re trying to take a shower. Or the rain when you’re trying to have some fun. Whether or not the weather had intent, it was already too late: the people of Burton had already succeeded in having fun and a heck of a time parading around the campsite. Sure enough, it looked like they were set to have great day, come heck or high water.
The Real Housewives of Burton made it out to the La-De-Da Burton Beach Daze parade in all their finery. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
The races started in good weather and cheer, with a few good bumps while jockeying for position.
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This mysterious couple also showed up for the Daze. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
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Taurus, there’s a financial opportunity on the horizon and you just have to find out how to get in on the action. Scorpio may be able to lend some information this week. Gemini, you’ll have to make the most of a situation because there’s nothing you can do this week to change the outcome. It may be a tough couple of days.
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Move over Aries because someone new wants to share the spotlight for a little while. You may be reticent to give up the spotlight, but even the sun has to retire for the night.
October 23– November 21
November 22– December 21
Quiet contemplation can yield a few answers to the things you want to know, Scorpio. You often take for granted the silent moments that are offered.
Sagittarius, not every hour of the day needs to be packed with activity. Others won’t look to you as if you’re slacking off if you take some time to relax.
Obligations at home can take some time away from your “me” time, Capricorn. But that is the price you pay for being such an integral part of your December 22– family dynamic. January 19
Cancer, take time to foster personal relationships, especially with a person you love dearly. There hasn’t been much time for romance, but now you can change the situation for the better.
June 22– July 22
July 23– August 22
August 23– September 22
There is a monster task in front of you, Leo, and all you need is to muster the strength to begin it. Some words of encouragement from friends might do the trick. A completely fresh perspective can shed light onto something that has been giving you headaches, Virgo. Take the opportunity to reestablish goals, and you’ll be on track.
January 20– February 18
Aquarius, it takes you a little while to warm up to others, but once you do, you’ll find that you can be the best of friends and highly devoted. This week you prove this virtue. Pisces, letting others do a lot for you may seem like a good idea at first, but it might just lead to problems down the road.
February 19– March 20
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Libra, you don’t have to prove yourself to anyone, so why are you always seeking someone else’s approval? Try thinking for yourself this week, September 23– and you may be October 22 surprised at the results.
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Get in step at the Slocan Lake Dance Camp Contributed by Fran Wallis
Lyle is pictured here with Linda Ferrier, his dance partner this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF FRAN WALLIS
Dancers at the Slocan Lake Dance Camp will be learning the steps with Lyle Clarke. Hailing from the Edmonton area, but a long time summer visitor to New Denver, Lyle will be teaching advanced smooth workshops at the Slocan Lake Dance Camp July 26 - 29 at the newly restored historic Bosun Hall.
Correction:
Lyle danced competitively for 17 years in standard and ballroom, rounding out the competition finishing second in the Canadian American style competition. More recently, he has focused his attention on teaching for Edmonton Public Schools, Strathcona County Festival Place and Footnotes dance studio. Visit slocanlakedancecamp.ca for the full schedule and to register.
Katie Hoffman, not Hoftman, was the recipient of several bursaries and awards during the Grad 2012 ceremonies, as printed in the Grad 2012 supplement: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 203 (Edgewood) Selkirk College Board of Governors BC Lions Advanced Education Fund Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation Scholarship Hospital Auxiliary Bursary
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Bunty Maxfield, age 62, of Nakusp, British Columbia, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2012. Survived by his wife, Patty Riley, daughters Melissa Maxfield (Donovan Lawson) and Melody Scroggins (Darren Scarborough), grand daughters Ruby and Sophie Pankratz, a wonderful extended family and an amazing group of friends. at the A memorial for for friends friends and andfamily familywas will held be held at Nakusp Legion on Sunday, June 24.24, Theatfamily the Nakusp Legion on Sunday, June 2:00 has The requested that any donations Bunty’s pm. family has requested that anyindonations name be sent tobe Spinal Injury BC Injury or Arrow in Bunty’s name sent Cord to Spinal Cord BC Lakes Hospital or Arrow Lakes Auxiliary. Hospital Auxiliary.
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Nakusp’s 120th birthday and Minto Days jam-packed with fun
Get ready Nakusp for a great weekend – rain or shine we are going to celebrate! Of course we are looking forward to great weather, but if it is ugly out, all the activities (with the exception of the parade and pancake breakfast) will move into the arena ice surface. Whether downtown or in the arena, feel free to bring your lawn chairs. Saturday, June 30 starts out with coffee with the Mayors of Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton and Slocan. Turn up at Nakusp Broadway Deli with your event button, and we will buy you coffee from 9 to 10 a.m. The buttons are on sale throughout the businesses and are $2 if you are 12 or older and $1 for kids under 11. The money collected will help to cover costs. A jail will be set up and anyone without a button will be arrested and placed in jail until bailed out. We will have several button sheriffs out patrolling. The No. 44 Trail Engineer Corps will
hand by becoming part of the Mad Hatter Doodle Club taking place outside of Prima Materia between 2 and 4 p.m. The Saturday Art Tour is bringing artists together to help celebrate Nakusp’s big birthday by having artists draw on a piece of paper (with pens, gels etc.) which gets moved along every five minutes when the Mad Hatter MC rings a bell. In the true Mad Hatter Tea Party style, participants are asked to wear festive attire and to top off their outfits with an interesting hat. Doodle like crazy and help create several pieces of artwork which will be auctioned off to raise funds for our local food bank at 4:15 p.m. Contact Debra Rushfeldt or Betty Fahlman to join in the mad fun. At 3 p.m. Shirley Weatherhead will be setting up her popular Karaoke on the deck of Broadway Deli, so get your singing voices in gear. Another crowd favourite, 50/50 tickets, will be sold throughout the day. Then, get your dancing shoes on, as the day’s events will finish off with a family dance with the Ripplin Rattlers playing from 6 to 8 p.m. outside Cutrite Deli. Stick around for another 50/50 draw at the close of the dance. Canada Day-Minto Days will start with the Fire brigade’s Famous Pancake Breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. They will be serving out of the new Emergency Services Building for the first time! At 9 a.m. Pastor Craig Savage will hold a church service at the gazebo, and the parade line up starts at 10 a.m., with the parade getting on the road at 11 a.m.
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This year we have two groups who have asked to join our parade – an antique car group and an antique motorcycle group. Our MLA, Katrina Conroy will be riding in one of the antique cars. After that, opening ceremonies will start at the gazebo at noon with Town Crier Pat Dion. The Rube Band will play some kind of tune for you, and more 50/50 tickets go on sale. You will find your farmer’s market at the grounds as well as the Rotary Club and Cutrite Meats serving/selling lunch. There is going to be a whole lot to do, including ongoing Parkour demos in the curling rink from noon to 5 p.m., if Parkour Nakusp has recovered from the pie eating contest the day before. Special Olympic Bocce throw and children’s races start at 12:30 p.m. Dropin bingo at the Legion Hall will start at 1 p.m. and the Nakusp Paddling Club will be offering rides from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Competition will start at the Gerry Schiavon Memorial Bocce tournament at 4 p.m. The Ball Gag ‘N Chain Gang will play music at the Gazebo from 2 to 4 p.m., with the beer gardens open at 2 p.m. Cassia Parent will also be performing at 5 p.m., and then there will be a Jam session from 6-8pm. Bring your instruments and join in the fun! Cutrite Meats will be serving/selling dinner. At 8 p.m. the beer garden will be closing, and the final 50/50 draw will be held. After that, there will be fireworks at 10 p.m., if the weather allows. Come out and celebrate your community!
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Visit local artist studios and galleries this summer Contributed by Anne Bélieau
You can make Saturday in Nakusp a fun day out full of art and adventure, thanks to another Saturday Art Tour (S.A.T.) running this summer. For the second year in a row, an informal group of artists, art gallery owners and curators are offering a cultural experience to visitors and locals alike. This summer, the very eclectic group will continue to share its passion by displaying beautiful art works inspired by the Arrow Lakes region. These cultural embassdors of Nakusp and area wanted to share the richness and variety of fine art and folkart created in this amazing Kootenay environment, and
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their passion has found local support. “After a first successful year, we were able to gain more sponsorship from individuals, businesses, and financial institutions,as well as Lynda Lafleur from CBT and Paul Peterson from RDCK,” said Studio Connexion curator and artist Anne Béliveau, “The brochure and poster were redesigned, and with this new support S.A.T. was able to organize signage for the weekly event.” This July and August, after the Farmers’ Market, selected studios and galleries will be open to the public to encourage people to spend more time exploring the area in and around Nakusp, as well as to discover this energetic artist community.
Each week, one group member will be at the farmer’s market distributing brochures with locations map. These brochures are also available at many hotels, B&B, restaurants, and other local hot spots. S.A.T. is comprised of Paul Kelly from White Raven Folk Art, Debra Rushfeldt Studio Gallery, Keith Merkley from Tale of the dragon Pottery, Anne Béliveau from Studio Connexion Gallery, Betty L. Fahlman Studio, Barbara Maye Studio and Susan Janzen from Rock Island Pottery Studio. You can take part in the art tour every Saturday in July and August from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Come and see what local artists have been creating for you!
Paint, textiles and more at Hidden Garden Gallery Contributed by Martha Nichols
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The Hidden Garden Gallery is once again offering up some incredible artistic treats this summer. Located at 803 Kildare Street in New Denver this intimate gallery will be bringing textiles, painting, photography and more for folks to feast their eyes on. Exhibition openings will be music to visitors’ ears too, with many of the evenings having live music as part of the event. “We’re proud to present the 2012 line up of outstanding Kootenay artists,” said gallery board chair Martha Nichols. This year, the season opens with a display of hooked rugs that begins June 25. Visitors are invited to celebrate “The Art of the Handmade Rug” with Heather Fox and Sara Judith, June 25 to 30 with a reception featuring music by Paul Gibbons and friends on Wednesday, June 27, 7 to 9 p.m. Both Heather and Sara have been persuing their love of fiber, color and texture by learning and teaching both traditional hooking and punch hooking. Hooking, punching and prodding as ways of creating rugs were techniques born of ingenuity and necessity. In the early 1900s, women transformed burlap feed sacks and strips of used clothing into functional mats as well as things of beauty. These crafts have ancient roots in Egypt and Peru, and also a more recent history in the hooked rugs of our Maritime Provinces.
Here in B.C., Emily Carr was also known to create hand hooked rugs, some of which still survive today. The craft is now experiencing a renaissance and is becoming a well-known fibre art medium. These rugs are no longer just for the floor but are gracing our walls as art. Recycled fabrics, hand dyed wool, and exotic yarns, silk and mohair are all worked through backings of linen and sturdy cotton. After this textile show designed to excite every artistic fibre in visitors, they will surely be drawn back for more. On July 2 through July 14 Patrizia Menton’s photographic exhibit “Impressions of Cuba” will be showing, with a reception on Monday, July 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. The featured music for the evening will be provided by Dirty Laundry: delicate cycle. Italian-born photographer Patrizia Menton has been pursuing her passion for the captured image for the last 23 years. Her work in Fine Art Photography includes black & white and colour, which she still enjoys shooting with film. Her photographs have been exhibited in Italy and Canada and her work is also on display at Chiaroscuro Photographic Gallery, her home studio in Hills. Also in July Tsuneko Kokubo, Boukje Elzinga and Sara Jefferys will bring their works to the walls of the gallery, and in Au-
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A hooked rug exhibit kicks off this year’s summer season at Hidden Garden Gallery. PHOTO COURTESY OF HIDDEN GARDEN GALLERY
gust look for Louise Ducharme, Sara Rainford, Katharine Dickerson, Rabi’a Gonzales, Donna Shaw and Karen Hornby. From encaustic to oils, weaving to watercolors, photography to fantasy the Hidden Garden showcases local and regional talent for the enjoyment of our 3,000-plus visitors annually. The Hidden Garden Gallery is open 10 am to 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
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