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Columbia reservoirs high but not highest ever
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This recent photo of the Hugh Kennleyside dam shows the amount of water the Columbia River system has been faced with. AARON ORLANDO/ARROW LAKES NEWS By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
Reservoirs throughout the Kootenay-Columbia region are at the highest many people in the area can remember seeing. An update from BC Hydro on July 4 confirmed that the Arrow Lakes Reservoir would reach its “normal full pool level” of 440.1 metres and was likely to rise .6 metres (2 feet) more, depending on weather conditions. “Inflows from Kootenay River remain higher than expected,” said Hydro rep Jen Walker-Larsen, “as a result BC Hydro is continuing to limit discharge from Hugh Keenleyside dam to minimize downstream flood damage.” A burst of high temperatures might also keep Kootenay River flows high, as the melting snow pack adds to the river’s volume. Hydro has the go ahead from the B.C. Comptroller of Water Rights to raise the level of the reservoir to 440.7 metres until July 31, 2012. Larsen said that Hydro is hoping to keep the duration of the unusually high water level
short, and is planning to increase discharge flows from Hugh Keenleyside dam as soon as the Kootenay River flows subside. “This year recorded inflows to Arrow Lakes Reservoir from February to July 3 are the fourth highest when compared to inflows recorded in other years since 1970,” Larsen said. Without the dams, she said, the amount of flooding in the Columbia would have been much worse. The high water and spilling near Revelstoke has made some people nervous about the structural integrity of the dams, but Larsen told The Arrow Lakes News that the dams were designed to hold this much water and more. She also said that spilling during low-demand periods like this one isn’t uncommon. If there were serious issues with the dam itself, Hydro would notify everyone right away, said Larsen. Nakusp Fire Chief and Emergency Coordinator Terry Warren also said this was the case, and said that he would know weeks before the dam actually broke that there was a problem.
B.C. school trustees have embraced a contract extension for the B.C. Teachers’ Federation that promises labour peace in schools until next spring. With 85 per cent of boards of education participating Wednesday, the vote was unanimous in favour of the two-year contract that expires June 30, 2013. The deal imposes a two-year wage freeze on teachers, which had already been accepted by school support staff and other public sector unions in B.C. “Boards of education are pleased that we have been able to achieve agreements with all of our unionized staff in these challenging times,” said Melanie Joy, chair of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association. Teachers voted by a three-to-one margin last week to accept the contract extension, with 52 per cent of BCTF members casting ballots. The deal puts off a bitter dispute over
government changes to hiring, layoff and performance evaluation of teachers. Education Minister George Abbott said the agreement includes a letter of understanding to continue talks on those issues. Those discussions are expected to resume this fall, dealing with professional development, evaluation and which issues are negotiated at the provincial and local level. The long-running dispute over class size and composition may also heat up again next year as the B.C. Liberal government heads into an election campaign. BCTF president Susan Lambert said the agreement includes some improvements to teacher benefits and leave provisions. But the union is going to court to argue that imposing a two-year wage freeze violates their constitutional right to collective bargaining. Lambert has also indicated that the BCTF will once again work to unseat the B.C. Liberal government, as it has done with advertising and protests in recent elections.
Arrow Park Ferry still operational, for now By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
The Arrow Park Ferry is operating on a “day-to-day basis” according to drivebc.ca. Western Pacific Marine confirmed this was the case, and that the ferry was still running, although they were watching water levels. If the water rises any higher, the cable ferry could run out of cable and be unable to perform its shuttle service, but so far the ferry has remained in operation. When the infrastructure was put in, studies were done and cable was laid for the expected high water levels, said Dave Holm of Western Pacific Marine. At the moment, the length of cable is suf-
ficient, and the ferry will continue to run, although it will be closely monitored. Rumours were also heard around Nakusp that the Needles Ferry was in jeopardy of shutting down due to the high water levels, but Holm said that was not the case. Although it is also a cable ferry, the Needles ferry continues to be fine. It will also be monitored as well. One of the worst impacts on the ferries is floating debris, said Holm, which can slow down both cable ferries and larger ferries like the Galena Bay. For up-to-date information on ferries, visit drivebc.ca.
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A man who had stripped his clothes off and had been wiggling his hips and gyrating on the floating dock at the Nakusp public beach was arrested by RCMP around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 7. “At the time this occurred there were several people, including children, on the beach
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Proposed new federal electoral boundaries cause confusion By Kyle Kusch
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Were you confused back in 2003 when the Arrow Lakes were taken out of the old Kootenay-Boundary-Okanagan federal electoral district and placed with the East Kootenay, meaning that Nakusp and New Denver were now in separate ridings? Things may be about to get even odder. Every 10 years, the independent Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission is charged with drawing up new riding boundaries based upon the previous census. As shown on its website at www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/, the commission is proposing that Nelson, Salmo, and the Beaver Valley join Nakusp and Revelstoke in the primarily East Kootenay-based Kootenay-Columbia riding, while the Slocan Valley, North Kootenay Lake, Castlegar, and Trail will join Penticton in a new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding. The reason for this seemingly counterintuitive change is actually quite simple: the KootenayColumbia riding had a net loss of residents over the past decade. The existing Kootenay-Colum-
bia riding had 88,026 residents according to the 2011 census, a drop from 92,848 ten years ago. This loss of people has led the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission to add a portion of an adjacent riding in order to keep Kootenay-Columbia’s population within range of the benchmark 104,763 residents that every riding across the country must have on average. The new Kootenay-Columbia riding would have a census population of 109,058. While adding Nelson and Salmo may help balance out Kootenay-Columbia’s population woes, it creates a domino effect that alters other ridings in our area. To make up for losing Nelson, the Beaver Valley, and Salmo, the commission plans to add Penticton to the BC Southern Interior riding and rename it South Okanagan-West Kootenay. This creates an odd situation where New Denver, Silverton, Kaslo, Slocan, Castlegar, and Trail would answer to an MP in Penticton while Nakusp, Nelson, Salmo, and Revelstoke would answer to an MP in Cranbrook. Directly neighbouring communities such as Nelson and its North Shore, or Trail and Fruitvale,
would be separated from one another in Parliament. The two new ridings would be divided between two very different voter bases, with the NDPleaning West Kootenay/Boundary now split in half and given to two very Conservative-leaning areas. Beyond the political aspects, adequately representing such large and divided districts where one half of the residents have little in common economically and culturally with the other could prove to be a challenge for whoever wins the next election. The process, however, is hardly finalised. Public hearings will be held all over the province this fall to allow voters to express their opinions on the proposed boundaries. The meeting for our region will be held on October 2 in Nelson at the Best Western Baker Street Inn. While attendance is open to the public, anyone wishing to make a comment or presentation at the meeting must inform the commission in writing by the end of August as per the guidelines stated on their website. Neither the federal government nor any political parties are legally allowed to have influence over this independent process.
Three Island Resort 10K fund raiser a fun trek around lake
109 people showed up to walk, run and bike for fun and for the Arrow Lakes Hospital Sunday, June 8.
By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
There were 109 walkers and runners taking part in the 16th annual Three Islands Resort 10K Walk and Run for Fun fund raiser for the Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation last Sunday, July 8, which was one more participant than last year. The funds raised, though, were significantly more, with $3,000 being raised for the local hospital. Folks taking part walked, ran, and rode the 10-kilometre path
up at Summit Lake, including Three Island Resort owner and event organizer Irene Poznikoff’s 7-year-old granddaughter Brooklyn. Brooklyn and her friend Sarah completed the ten kilometre route on their bikes. Poznikoff was grateful that the trails had been cleaned up before the run, which made it easier to set up tables with water every three kilometres for walkers, bikers and runners. The owner-organizer started collecting prizes and donations
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in May from near and far. Shops in South Slocan, New Denver, Salmo, and even Idaho donated to the event. “It’s so much easier now that people know me,” said Poznikoff, who was pleased by the great turn out again this year, even though the walk was advertised in only one local paper. Each of the participants took home a prize in addition to helping out a great cause – our local hospital.
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As of noon on Friday, July 13, all open fires are prohibited within the Southeast Fire Centre, the area extending from the U.S. border in the south to Mica Dam in the north and from the Okanagan Highlands and Monashee Mountains in the west to the B.C.-Alberta border in the east. This includes the Selkirk and Rocky Mountain districts, and therefore the region around Nakusp. The ban is going into effect to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety, said the Ministry, and will remain in place until Sept. 19, or until the public is otherwise notified. But it doesn’t mean the end of all things barbeque, as this prohibition does not include campfires, gas or propane cooking stoves or briquettes. It also doesn’t apply to a resource management open fire. Specifically, this prohibits: the burning of any waste, slash or other material; the burning of stubble or grass; the use of fireworks or burning barrels of any size or description. Thank goodness Canada Day has come and gone. Campfires must not be larger than 0.5 metres by 0.5 metres in size, and anyone lighting a campfire must maintain a fireguard by removing flammable debris from around the campfire area and must have a hand tool or at least eight litres of water available nearby to properly extinguish the fire. Have your shovels and buckets at hand, and be vigilant like Smokey! To ensure a safe and relaxing time around a fire, follow a few sensible rules.
Campfires should not be lit or kept burning during windy conditions. Never leave a fire unattended. Make sure that the fire is completely extinguished and the embers are cold before leaving the area. This prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by a fire department. Please check with civic authorities for any prohibitions before lighting a fire. When in doubt, check it out with your local fire chief. Now here are some consequences of the monetary kind: anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. Anyone who causes a wildfire through arson or recklessness can be fined up to $1 million or spend three years in prison and be held accountable for associated firefighting costs. Not only that, but causing a big fire will make you unpopular with all sorts of people and animals, so keep it small and safe. Crews from the Southeast Fire Centre have responded to 21 wildfires since April 1 (20 caused by humans and one caused by lightning), which have burned a total of 290 hectares. Report a wildfire or unattended campfire by calling *5555 on your cellphone or 1 800 663-5555 toll-free. For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning prohibitions, road closures and air quality advisories, visit: http://www.bcforestfireinfo.gov. bc.ca.
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BACA continues to work for fixed link Editor: British Columbia has an excellent set of detailed guidelines that shepherd planners of large projects through different phases. There are seven steps to these guidelines and they are outlined in a Project Development Life Cycle document. Step 4, Option Generation & Assessment, contains a very important step called Multiple Accounts Evaluation (MAE). In common language, this means doing due diligence when assessing the options available. BACA followed these guidelines when putting forward the case last year that a fixed link is the best option at Galena Bay. We have determined that a fixed link there would cost no more than building a new ferry and running it for 25 years. BACA has done the homework needed to examine in detail what the MAE mandates. It is all part of our Business Case document. It is available on our website: www.arrowbaca. ca. Copies of them were given to the Ministry of Transportation (MoT) after a detailed three-hour presentation last year. We have explained our case to others, BC Hydro, Village of Nakusp, CBT, Federal and Provincial Politicians. It is truly unfortunate that the MoT did not follow their own guidelines when they went through the project development of the new $26.5 million ferry. The MoT estimated $10 to $15 million tops for the new ferry. Our estimate was $29.8 million in 2011 and it looks like we will be quite accurate. At the time the MoT scoffed at our new ferry estimate but just like the
rest of the BACA business case we felt it was accurate and realistic. We recommended that the fixed link option be chosen because it makes more sense from all the five points in the MAE: Financial, Customer Service, Social/Community, Environmental and Economic. MoT is fond of saying that the fixed link would cost hundreds of millions. This is simply incorrect. The government’s own report done by ND Lea, Buckland, Taylor in 2004 estimates $152 million for the Storm Point bridge and causeway crossing plus $33 million for road approaches. Since then, BACA has proposed a shallower location for the crossing and other options. In a letter to us last month, the MoT stated: “With the estimates in the hundreds of millions of dollars the ministry determined that it was not economically feasible to pursue a fixed link.” The ND Lea, Buckland & Taylor report totals $185 million. From the financial point of view alone, the bottom line is that a fixed link makes the best option if you consider a 25 year period, adding the $26.5 million new ferry construction budget to the annual operating costs of $5 million for the first year and escalating each year. The other benefits of a fixed link are enormous. This is not the first time that decisions were made based on weak information and a lack of due diligence. BACA will continue to work to a final and successful conclusion that will see a fixed link at Beaton Arm. Earl Frerichs Gene Nagy Beaton Arm Crossing Association Nakusp, B.C.
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The new Galena Bay ferry for the Upper Arrow Lake is passé Editor, Recently it was announced in the newspaper that a new ferry from Galena Bay to Shelter Bay in the West Kootenay’s will be replacing our presently outdated Galena Bay ferry, by the spring of 2014. The article states all of the advantages that will be in place once it is operational. While this sounds very positive one has only to look at the overall picture of the West Kootenay to know that this will not sustain our economy or insure future generations remain in the West Kootenay. Yes, there will be employment here for two years once the construction begins on the new ferry and the Village of Nakusp will reap the benefits with the businesses, but after that, then what? Mayor Hamling commented, “we’ve stabilized now, but we’ve lost a lot of young families who would love to come back.” However, there are families who have remained in Nakusp, while out of necessity their spouses have had to find employment outside the community. While one doesn’t want to be a nay sayer, the reality is that if we are to maintain the amenities we have come to expect we will
have to have more economic development here, otherwise those amenities could soon become a thing of the past. Last year an organization was formed called the Beaton Arm Crossing Association, which is located in Nakusp. This organization was formed for a multitude of reasons, the main reason being an alternative to another ferry on the Arrow Lakes. The plan proposed to the government was for a fixed point crossing across the mouth of Beaton Arm and again across the narrows of the Columbia River at Sidmouth, thereby replacing the outdated Galena Bay ferry. They tried to make this a reality by working very diligently with different government officials, putting forth the information and reasoning behind the plan. A number of studies have been completed over the years and proposed to government officials. Unfortunately, once again it fell on deaf ears. In certain cases a ferry would be the only solution, but in this case there was an alternative. This brings to mind the Deas Island Tunnel which opened on May 23, 1959, replacing an outdated ferry system. Later they
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Many thanks to whomever brought my flip flops up the concrete stairs from the waterside to the walkway. For a moment I’d believed that someone had absconded with the cheapo shoes, but I was grat-
ified to find them not far from where I left them Sunday morning. Enjoy the weather and the good life! Your editor, Claire Paradis
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Savour wine and words at fest Contributed by Tom Wayman
Tom Wayman and junior reporter Angus Schroff chat at Wayman’s recent reading at the Nakusp Library.
Like reading? Like writing? Like wine and conversation? Well, you can like it all at the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival this month in Nelson. You won’t be alone in liking the wordy and wine-y fun. Support for the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Nelson continues to arrive as the clock ticks down to the four-day event July 12-15 featuring local and nationally recognized authors and publishers, a B.C. wine-tasting evening, panels, a spoken word workshop and more. The Festival has received support from the Vancouver Foundation, as well as the ColumbiaKootenay Cultural Alliance through the Nelson and District Arts Council. Other financial backing for the event has come from a range of national, provincial and local funders, and who can blame them? What beats mixing wine and literature? The Elephant Mountain Literary Festival begins the evening of Thursday, July 12 with a gala wine-tasting evening, where six B.C. wines chosen by BC Wineguys will be matched to six local authors, who will give short readings. Then on Friday night, July 13, after everyone has recovered, a spoken word cabaret will present Calgary’s Sheri-D Wilson, founder of the Banff Centre’s Spoken Word program, along with local spoken word artists and musicians. Wilson will conduct a spoken word workshop at the Oxygen Art Centre on Saturday morning, July 14. Saturday will showcase literary press editors from Toronto’s House of Anansi Press, Calgary’s Freehand Books, and B.C.’s Caitlin Press. Also speaking during Saturday will be Canada’s new poet laureate Fred Wah, Newfoundland novelist Lisa Moore, and Vancouver nonfiction author John Vaillant. Topping off Saturday there will be a gala reading by Wah, Moore and Vaillant; Wah’s part of the festivities will be his first hometown reading since assuming his new post. If you’re intrigued and interested, you will find more information, including Festival passes and tickets to the July 12 wine-tasting evening at www.emlfestival.com, or by phoning 250-5051114. The Festival, perhaps the first in a tradition that will rival the memory of an elephant in its length, will conclude with an open brunch with the authors on Sunday morning. Yum!
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When I arrived at the library, not much indicated to me that anything interesting was going to happen. A few chairs, a table and a computer had been set up in preparation, and all was quiet. A few people drifted in, chatting about books or the coming event, meandering around while the staff got everything ready. A couple more visitors entered, and then a couple more again. Then some more, and just like that, it was a busy place. The turnout was more than expected, and chairs had to be shuffled around to allow for easy access. The mood was amiable as Tom Wayman entered, eliciting more than a few cries of “Oh, there he is!” The presentation featured three authors: Jennifer Craig, Rita Moir and Mr. Wayman himself, the only one who could appear in person. Jennifer Craig wrote Yes Sister, No Sister, a memoir of her days as a nurse; and Jennifer Moir, The Third Crop, a book about the trials and triumphs of the denizens of the Slocan, respectively. Tom Wayman’s Boundary Country was included too, reflecting
on the physical and mental boundaries which we live within. Speaking of Mr. Wayman, he has a gift for speaking, or maybe just with people in general. He talks fast and enthusiastically, waving his hands about and enunciating with vigor. During his introductory speech, he said that “any good book enhances any person.” That stuck with me because I have to agree. There have been a couple of times where I’ve read a book that changed the way I thought about things or taught me to see from another angle. His book has the potential to be one of those books. I had the pleasure of listening to him read excerpts from Boundary Country and they hooked me with their humour and relatability. His characters seem to be real, believable and interesting. Obviously good things for characters to be, moreso in short stories, where the author needs to deliver entertainment without lots of build up. In short, I like it. While Jennifer Craig wasn’t there herself, we did get to see a ten minute video of her discussing her book, talking about her writing, and reading snippets of her memoir. Functionally the same as Tom’s presentation, except achieved through the miracle of a computer and a polemounted screen. Hey, no one said it had
to be sophisticated. Regardless of the means, her presentation showed the funny, sad and sometimes extremely odd moments she experienced as a nurse back in the fifties. It takes skill to go from a sad moment to a funny one without skipping a beat, but she manages it. The third author was Rita Moir, who provided us with insight in video form. Her book chronicles the many facets of the Slocan Valley’s residents, their hard work and history. She went from family to family, learning about their experiences, and gleaning memories of relatives past and present. Her book is an anthology of sorts, with pictures and stories to go with them. She was honest about her difficulties in putting the book into a cohesive package, something that makes the final product even more impressive. I think the five years of effort paid off. All in all, the One Book program is a great way to get Kootenay authors the recognition they deserve, and it was more of a success here in Nakusp than I would have imagined. There were good books, good company, and good food. No one seemed to get to the food very fast, although I definitely did.
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Sharon Bamber, a relatively recent arrival in the area, is showing her pastel paintings of Canadian wildlife at Studio Connexion this month. One of her pieces, “The Fishing Stones,” is pictured right. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS; PHOTO COURTESY OF SHARON BAMBER
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“I don’t have the art speak,” Sharon Bamber warned me over lunch at Caffe Lago during our interview. Maybe not, but she does know what she’s talking about. Bamber’s pastel paintings will be showing at Studio Connexion starting July 17, and although she may be new to the art game, her talent is obvious to anyone with eyes in their head. Her paintings have wowed judges and won international awards. Her passion for portraying animals in their habitat is conspicuous too. “Wildlife has always been a passion,” said Bamber who studied zoology in university. “You never know what you’re going to see next,” she remarked about living here in the Kootenays. “Coming to work I saw two bald eagles. It adds something to life, being surrounded by wildlife,” she mused, saying that even the osprey nests on top of the hydro poles turn something man made that could be a scar on the landscape into something beautiful. Bamber works in the Arrow Lakes
News office as the advertising department, and her southern-facing window affords her a view that sometimes includes a heron, osprey or bald eagle flying over the lake. Water, a central concern this year for all Kootenayans, is also a central theme in Bamber’s upcoming show entitled “Wild Waters.” Watching a recent documentary about salmon, Bamber discovered how the fish are integral to the web of life, and provide a connection between water and land. Her love of water goes beyond the ecological, though, and into the technical as well. “I love painting water,” she said. “It’s really challenging; it’s always moving.” Instead of thinking she is going to paint water, Bamber sets about capturing shapes and patterns and values she sees in the flow. Attempting to convey a sense of motion can be a trial, but when she achieves it, it’s very rewarding. The painter is always looking at the colour and shape of the world around her. Sometimes, she said, she’ll just stand in one place and commit what she sees to memory for later use. Bamber’s process is labour-intensive;
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she begins by drawing tons of thumbnails to get the values and compositions right, then moves to slightly larger sketches. Although she works from photos and the live animals that reside in Kamloops’ wildlife park, her paintings are a mix of seen things and imagination. “Animals are never in the right position for a composition,” she said, so she has taken up studying their anatomy so she can accurately portray them. Her studies haven’t ended there, however. In order for the portraits to be credible, she also learns about the animals’ natural environments – a challenge for someone born in a different part of the world. “I’m still on such a learning curve with these animals because I didn’t grow up with them,” the U.K.-born Bamber said. Although aiming for accuracy is important, it’s not the painter’s goal, whose objective is to convey a feeling rather than a scientifically correct portrait. Sharon Bamber’s first solo exhibit of her pastel paintings, “Wild Waters,” will be on display at Studio Connexion in Nakusp from July 17 to August 4, with the official opening taking place the evening of July 20.
How to get a-head “STRANGER” COLLABORATION RESULTING IN SCULPTED HUMAN HEAD COMES TO SILVERTON JULY 10-14, 2012 Contributed by Virginia Boyd
A long-distance collaboration between writer Heather Spears, sculptor Elly Scheepens and photographer Virginia Boyd has resulted in a unique multi-media work of art. The body of work Spears titled “Stranger” is the result of a collaboration between the three artists, with Spears directing, through detailed notes, how to sculpt a human head from her residence in Copenhagen. On the other end of the project, sculptor Elly Scheepens and photographer Virginia Boyd, who live in New Denver, followed Heather’s detailed written instructions over several sessions, photographing the process. The photographs replay the steps, then lift the image into something truly human. “Students of medicine, art, science and philosophy would find this exhibit most valuable,” commented Spears.
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Jim, Lisa and Cheryl all had a moment in the sun at the Nakusp Ladies’ Open. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
Rachel Wiebe will be attending Trinity Western University this fall, and will be aided by a prestigious scholarship PHOTO COURTESY OF TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY
Local grad heads to TWU Contributed by Jennifer Watton, Trinity Western University Prizes were an interesting assortment, and the winners had fun picking their own reward. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
“Hardest workerâ€? Mary Kwong was rewarded for her eorts.
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At least there was sun for the Nakusp Ladies’ Open Golf Tournament on July 4, even if the grounds were still a bit soggy after the torrential downpours the area had been experiencing. Thirty-five ladies in three flights competed for a variety of prizes ranging from vases with cut flowers to a golf bag, to a knife sharpener, and what looked like a previously triedon pair of shoes. A contingent of 16 women made
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the trek from Revelstoke to compete, many of them making the journey year after year to enjoy the sport and socializing, as well as the lunch. Lisa Longinotto took first overall, and greeted her trophy with a kiss. Sandra Webster earned first gross overall. “Hardest worker,� also known as highest score, was given to Mary Kwong, who was still working hard bringing three cups of coffee to her table when the award was announced. She accepted it with aplomb. The Birdie Pot was split between Judy Gran and Kathy Tencza who each won $35 for their birdies.
Rachel Wiebe of Nakusp, B.C., daughter of Daniel and Sandra Wiebe, has been awarded the President’s Scholarship to attend Trinity Western University for the fall 2012 semester. This prestigious scholarship is awarded annually to the top academic students of the incoming first-year class. Wiebe is a recent graduate of Nakusp Secondary School where she played on the senior volleyball, basketball, soccer, and golf teams. Not only was she active athletically, she also served as grad president for both student council and yearbook. She is planning to pursue a pre-pharmacy degree at Trinity Western. On Sept. 1 she will be welcomed to campus for TWU’s O-Week, a signature orientation program designed to welcome new students to the campus learning environment, introduce them to the local area, and connect them with other first-year students who come from around the world to study at TWU. Trinity Western University, Canada’s premier Christian university of the arts, sciences, and professions, is pleased to welcome Rachel. Recognized for quality, TWU is consistently ranked among the top two universities in Canada for Educational Experience by the National Survey of Student Engagement; holds three Canada Research Chairs; wins National Championships in CIS sports; and emphasizes experiential learning to prepare graduates to make a global impact.
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Maintenance on the old school and present Centennial building is a costly and overwhelming exercise considering the landmark is now 100 years old. Originally sporting a metal roof the structure is having this replaced by shakes that, in turn, were replaced by the present duroid covering.
All Arrow Park, it seemed, turned out on Monday and Tuesday to take in the celebration at Nakusp. Not only was Dominion Day the best one ever staged in Nakusp, but the most memorable one, in more ways than one, because one meets so many old friends. Sometimes when one writes for a paper, it gets so very discouraging. Some get their name in too often. Some get their name in not enough. And some say you have always done that on purpose. And you wonder is it all worth while? Then you meet someone who says: “I buy the Arrow Lakes News just to see what Arrow Park and Burton are doing,” and the kind remarks of Mr. Frank Rushton of Kelowna, who reads all the doings of the lakes, just to keep in touch with our simple little doings on a Saturday night, and you feel good again. It’s nice to know that someone far away in the bustle and hustle of city life, takes time to read and loves to know about us.
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Arrow Park, without telephone communication for four days, was restored on Tuesday morning. The Polyethelyne cable which crossed the river from East Arrow Park to West Arrow Park broke on Friday due to the swift high water. Emergency measures were taken immediately and on Sunday afternoon two six-foot rolls of armoured submarine cable arrived in Nakusp from Vancouver. B.C. Telephone, in co-operation with Celgar Ltd., fitted the cable on a barge and laid it across the river Monday afternoon. This cable, being armoured and much heavier than that already in place, is expected to be permanent.
July 4, 1982 - King blasts export of logs NDP Forest Critic Bill King says the export of raw logs is a false and misleading approach to the problem of unemployment in the forest industry. King said the proposal by MacMillan Bloedel to sell 100,000 cubic metres of raw logs to China is the latest development in a trend which began earlier this year. In the first half of 1982 the cabinet approved the export of 445,841 cu. metres of raw logs. This compares to 42,800 in the second half of 1981. King said that he can understand the desire of the industry to generate some cash during hard times, “but shipping out our best raw logs means we ship out jobs which we will never get back.” “Selling unprocessed resources is always a suspect policy”, King added. “This is doubly true when we have so much idle capacity in the B.C. industry”.
July 11, 2002 Drug exchange in Nakusp
After 12 years of helping Nakuspites keep healthy, Hetty Gabriel and her Beach Ave. Pharmacy are closing for good. Since July 1, 1990, Gabriel has been a pharmacist in Nakusp, providing medication and support first as an employee of Nakusp Drugs, then from her own store six days a week for the last eight years. As of last Friday, Gabriel handed over her computer and the town’s pharmacy records to Wendy Letoria, who opened Bayview Pharmacy earlier this spring and will be taking over as the town’s pharmacist. Despite a previous deal to have Letoria and her husband Warren Ouderkirk take over the Beach Ave. outlet, a deal which subsequently fell through when Bayview Pharmacy opened just down the street, Gabriel says she’s selling now for a different reason. “I have to close now for personal reasons,” says Gabriel, “because of my husband’s fragile health, I have to move to a larger centre with better health facilities.” A lot of controversy surrounds the deal between Gabriel and Letoria. While Hetty says she introduced the young couple to the business of Nakusp, Ouderkirk flat-out denies it. When asked for his side of the story, Ouderkirk refused to comment. Regardless of the hard feelings between the two stores, Nakusp’s new druggist should be up to the task. After meeting Hetty in her pharmacy on a family drive to Nakusp last year, Letoria has been interested in working here. She’s already earned a degree in pharmacy and has worked in numerous pharmacies all over the West Kootenays. But Gabriel, a mother of three girls, will surely be missed as a caring and concerned pharmacist. Plus, she is also known for her healing creams and lotions. “I’m a compounding wizard,” laughs Gabriel, adding that she’ll be making her special lip balms, creams and cold sore lotions for the last time this week. Coming soon, Gabriel says new and old customers alike will be able to find her goods on the internet.
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Scotch broom a real space invader
Joanne Buckman’s 6/7 class took part in the push to get rid of Scotch Broom around Nakusp PHOTO COURTESY OF JOANNE BUCKMAN
By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
Scotch Broom, that pretty yellowflowered bush that grows by the wayside, is beautiful, but potentially deadly and grows virtually unchecked. You know it’s bad when even the deer don’t seem to eat it.
who teamed up with Klym to get Nakusp kids aware of the invaders and active in stopping their spread. “Some of the statistics are startling. Compared to other threats to biodiversity, invasive introduced species rank second only to habitat destruction such as forest clearing,” she told The Arrow Lakes News.
Leslie Leitch’s grade sevens took a swath out of the invader’s path. PHOTO COURTESY OF LESLIE LEITCH
Not only doesn’t it get chewed on, but the plant can become a real fire hazard. Although we’ve had enough rain that it seems virtually impossible that a fire could get going, these burning bushes are fireballs waiting to happen, according to Jen Vogel and Crystal Klym of the Kootenay Invasive Plant Council.
Jen Vogel and Crystal Klym are fighting back against alien invaders. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS
“There are many ways in which the introduction of non-native or exotic species negatively affects our environment and diversity,” said Vogel,
“The greatest impact is caused by introduced species that change an entire habitat, because many native species thrive only in a particular habitat, such as a plant like Scotch Broom. This escaped garden ornamental invades open areas and has a preference for disturbed soil, such as along roadways and recently logged sites.” A hard-working invader, the pretty but threatening plant can produce upwards of 3,500 seeds and can eject them up to five meters from the parent plant, said Vogel. Not only that, Scotch Broom just plain gets in the way, covering areas that were once available to native species, and obstructing sight lines on roads. The plant is a real space invader, and even makes it difficult for large animals to move around. The Nakusp Elementary School has been participating in Scotch Broom Bash events for two years. The first year, the pull was lead by Leslie Leitch’s class and this year more classes were interested in participating, which wasn’t all that surprising. When I caught up with Vogel and Klym, they were arranging hula hoops and different prizes for the kids who were taking part in the Broom Bash. Who knew controlling invasive species could be so much fun?
When Agnes Emary (nee Parsons) arrived in Sandon in 1952, it looked very much as depicted on this plate created by former New Denver resident Gwen McCargar. The school is seen at right. GREG NESTEROFF/BLACK PRESS
New Denver teacher never stopped learning By Greg Nesteroff
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At 70, New Denver’s Agnes Emary fulfilled a lifelong dream: to play the saxophone. “I always wanted to learn,” she says. “So I finally got one. It was kind of fun.” She took lessons from a local music teacher and got good enough to perform that year at her great-grandson’s wedding. Now 86, Emary still has the horn but doesn’t take it out very often. Despite limited training, she was also frequently called upon as an organist for church and Sunday school. When The War Between Us, a movie about the
was appropriate, given that she taught Japanese-Canadian kids. She shared some of those memories last month in Slocan following the dedication of signs at two former internment camps. Emary came to BC in 1952 after four years teaching in her native Saskatchewan, and landed a job while attending summer school in Victoria. She told someone where she was headed, and he replied: “Oh, you’re going where the sun never shines in winter.” That would be Sandon, and her friend exaggerated only slightly. As a Prairie girl, Emary was used to harsh winters — but not sheer mountains. The bus dropped her off at the
Agnes Emary, a former New Denver teacher, is still practising the art of learning. GREG NESTEROFF/BLACK PRESS
internment of Japanese Canadians, was filmed in New Denver, she was asked to play organ for a church scene. “I said, ‘Well, I play, but with all kinds of mistakes.’ They said, ‘That’s what we want!’” (She pre-recorded her part, and also appears in the scene, sitting in a pew, wearing a big hat.) Her participation in the movie
Newmarket Hotel in New Denver, and then Mr. Kiyono, a jeweler who also ran a taxi, took her to Sandon. “When I got partway up I could see a mountain that still had snow on it. Here it was September. He said there’s going to be more snow before that disappears.” The school was on the upper
floors of the old city hall (now the Prospector’s Pick). Emary — then known as Miss Parsons — had about 25 students in Grades 1-4, while fellow teacher Louella Prpich taught Grades 5-7. Nearly all the students were sons and daughters of miners. In those days, the Violamac was going strong, along with another mine in nearby Cody. The two young teachers roomed and took meals in the Reco Hotel, owned by Sandon founder Johnny Harris and his wife Alma, who also had the post office and only store in town. The accommodation was fine, but meals were sparse — “I sometimes thought the cats got more to eat than we did” — and the rent was about half their salary, so a room in the school was fixed up as their apartment. The year was mostly uneventful, although Emary enjoyed her first — and last — ride on a Norwegian sleigh: “They go like the wind. That’s what I learned.” Pete Leontowicz was on the back while she sat in front, and they flew down the Cody hill. “I was scared to death, coming from flatland Saskatchewan.” The following year, she transferred to New Denver, where she taught full-time until 1970, and then substituted for many years afterward, in both the elementary and high schools. Emary also co-founded the local hospice society, was longtime chair of the reading centre, and is a life member of the Royal Canadian Legion. She’s still involved with Remembrance Day ceremonies each year. After she left Sandon, the school lasted only one more year before dwindling enrollment forced its closure. Another year later, a washout took out the flume that covered the main street and all but finished the town.