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Crews continuing to work at the massive Johnsons Landing landslide found a second set of remains on Monday afternoon. The body of a young woman believed to be either Rachel or Diana Webber was found 10 feet from the possible location of the Webber home’s foundation. “The remains of the young woman were found at approximately 1 p.m. this afternoon in fairly close proximity to where the male was found yesterday,” said Lisa Lapointe, chief coroner with the BC Coroners Service. “Both of them were in fairly close proximity to where the residence was located; not in the At least three homes were destroyed and others damaged when a landslide came down at Johnsons Landing Thursday. Two bodies home but close to where we believe have since been pulled from the debris, while two others remain missing Bob Keating photo the foundation is.” The Coroners Service is work“We had the house on the lake barely escaped when a second slide Resident who lost home ing with 24 remaining people from shore at the bottom of Gar Creek,” came down the Gar Creek valley to second slide still the Vancouver-based Heavy Urban she said. and washed her home into KooteSearch and Rescue team to recover considers herself fortunate “When the first slide came down, nay Lake. the remains. it came down in two directions, “It was obliterated and just finCrews were focused on the Web- MEGAN COLE but the main part of the slide came ished off the job and now there ber home as of Sunday, but an up- Nelson Star Reporter down and crushed the house se- is nothing except a muddy slope date from officials said they are exverely but didn’t wipe it out at that where the house was,” she said. cavating the Frehse house as well. Mandy Bath said she is “lucky, point. There were timbers and it was Bath was supposed to be at the Lapointe shed new light on the very lucky.” crumpled but it still looked like it house. Her husband, Chris Klassen, magnitude of the debris field crews On Thursday morning, when might be possible to salvage things, was in Oregon visiting his mother. a massive landslide came down that was after day one.” the Kootenay Joe Range at JohnStory continues to On Friday morning, Bath reStory continues to sons Landing, her house was de- turned to her home in hopes of ‘Community’ on Page 5 ‘Crews’ on Page 4 stroyed. • More coverage Pages 2-6 finding her cat, but instead she
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The day before the massive landslide in Johnsons Landing, residents noticed the creek wasn’t flowing as usual. Bill Wells, a Kaslo-based, retired terrain stability specialist and former Johnsons Landing resident, said his friends who live at the top of the hamlet near Gar Creek, noticed the flow of water stopping and starting and a lot of debris in the water. “They were afraid something was happening, maybe a lake was forming up there,� said Wells, who was five minutes outside of the community when the slide occurred Thursday around 10:30 a.m. Around 9 a.m. Thursday a resident sent an email to a research hydrologist at the Ministry of Forests asking for someone to look at the creek, but that email wasn’t received until after the landslide. Officials haven’t confirmed the cause of the slide, but Wells believes a small avalanche blocked the river and caused water to build up until the pressure broke off a chunk of Kootenay Joe Range, releasing a torrent of mud and debris. Initially the slide followed the steep creek bed down of the mountain toward the lake, but some of the larger debris pushed over creek bank and led the slide into the south side of the town.
ABOVE: Bill Wells, a retired terrain stability specialist, looks over the landslide debris in Johnsons Landing. (Submitted) BELOW: Gar Creek still ows through the landslide. (Megan Cole photo)
Four people — a family of three and a German woman — were caught and at least a half dozen homes were damaged. “It looks like glacier of mud full of big trees that are broken and sticking out of it all the way down,� Wells said. The slide area remains highly unstable. A second slide occurred Friday morning and Wells said it could take up to a month for the land to settle. “A major concern is all those big, green trees — this time of year the bark slips and breaks off very easily. It’s very unstable and it wants to keep moving,� Wells said.
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Search and rescue efforts at Johnsons Landing turned Sunday night from a rescue to a recovery with the discovery of human remains. The body of a man believed to be Valentine John Webber was found in the debris field at 7:30 p.m. near the foundation of the Webber family home. “RCMP are confirming that as of late [Sunday] the response operation at the Johnsons Landing area landslide has been classified as a recovery operation with found remains,” said Sgt. Dan Moskaluk. Search and rescue crews had been working since Thursday to locate the foundation of the Webber home, where it was believed Webber and his daughters Rachel and Diana were at the time of the landslide. Their neighbour Petra Frehse is also believed to have been trapped in the slide. The roof of the home was visible in aerial photographs but search and rescue officials said it had been carried nearly 40 metres down the slide from the foundation. “We’re going to one particular house first,” said Sgt. Darryl Little with the KootenayBoundary RCMP on Saturday. “It is the last known location of the individuals.” Volunteer search and rescue crews from around the province were on hand including Kimberley, Nelson, Kaslo, Campbell River, South Columbia and Bulkley Valley. A specialized team from Vancouver known as heavy urban search and rescue was deployed Friday with the first crews arriving in Kaslo at 2 p.m. “The primary difference is in heavy lift capacity,” said Vancouver fire chief and search commander John McKearney upon arriving. “We complement the work of the volunteer search and rescue very well. Our team here is much more
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familiar with heavy lifting, using a lot of chainsaw work, saws and torches. We also have a canine unit.” Heavy urban search and rescue worked on site at the landslide Friday assessing the search ahead and gathering information from local search and rescue. “The instability of the landslide has been an ongoing problem for search and rescue teams since the call first came in,” said Ian Cummings from Emergency Management BC on Saturday night. “A search and rescue group that was flying over head noticed that the slide was still active and that delayed some of their progress.” The regional district provided GPS coordinates for the potential location of the Webber house foundation to search and rescue crews, with the hopes of digging the next day. On Sunday morning, officials told media the slide measured nearly 2,000 metres in length and 150 metres at its widest point. Little said crews had been working under the information they received about the location of the missing, but had conflicting information that one person may have been at
a separate house. “We are not discounting that that person may have been in their own home. That’s why the grid search will continue all the way up to that other person’s residence,” said Little. At 4:30 p.m. Sunday, the remains of a man believed to be Valentine Webber were found near the foundation. “When the rescue operation got underway we were sensitive to the possibility we might have two homes that we believe remains might be found,” said Moskaluk. “As previously discussed the remains were found in the house that we have been referring to as our main site and first priority because of the information that we had, we believed this would be the highest possibility of finding the remains.” Heavy urban search and rescue continued to work with local search and rescue teams, while other volunteer crews were demobilized as the operation was turned over to the BC Coroners Service. Crews are now focused on searching the area around the Webber house and have located Frehse’s home, which is believed to be buried under eight to 10 metres of debris.
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Timeline of a deadly landslide The following is compiled from residents, government, and emergency sources: Thursday, July 12 10 to 10:30 a.m. Landslide comes down Kootenay Joe Ridge, cutting through Johnsons Landing, isolating the south part of the community from the north. Approximately 10:52 Nelson Search and Rescue were already aware and engaging via RCMP or scanner. 10:56 a.m. The provincial government receives a report of the slide Approximately 11 a.m. Johnsons Landing residents begin taking account of who Vancouver fire chief and heavy urban search and rescue commander is there and who is missing John McKearney works with his team at the Kaslo command centre. and begin to search houses by hand. nearly injuring a Global BC begin arrive from seven difRCMP on site in Johnsons reporter and cameraman. ferent teams across BC. Landing begin to learn who 11 a.m. Heavy urban Heavy urban search and is missing. search and rescue mobi- Rescue deploy to Johnsons Approximately 1 p.m. lized Landing. RCMP and regional district 2 p.m. First squad of Officials say they believe say four people are unac- Heavy urban search and one of the missing people counted for. rescue crew arrive in Kaslo is likely in their own home, Approximately 2 p.m. Lo- and deploy shortly after to separate from the main one cal search and rescue reach Johnsons Landing they tried to locate. the roof of the Webber home. Approximately 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Officials identify the The roof was not connected Heavy urban search and res- four missing people as Valto the rest of the house. cue begin assessing the work entine John Webber, 60, and 8:30 p.m. Search is called ahead at the debris field. his daughters, Rachel Elizaoff for the night due to un8:30 p.m. Search and res- beth Webber, 17, and Diana safe conditions with night cue crews return to Kaslo for Katherine Webber, 22, as well falling. the evening. as German seasonal resident Petra Frehse, 64. Friday, July 13 Saturday, July 14 Heavy urban search and Approximately 8 a.m. Approximately 12 a.m. rescue says it has the GPS Heavy urban search and Thunderstorm hits the area coordinates of the Webber rescue put on stand-by by creating issues of instability house foundation, believed Emergency Management and knocking down power- to be 40 metres from the BC. lines and trees near the com- roof. Local search and rescue mand centre and staging area 8:30 p.m. Search and resresumes search at Johnsons at Johnsons Landing. cue crews return to Kaslo. Landing. Approximately 8 a.m. GeoApproximately 10:30 a.m. technicians fly over Johnson Sunday, July 15 A second slide comes down Landing to check the stability Approximately 8 a.m. Ofthe Gar Creek valley, de- of the slide. ficials say heavy rain has stroying the home of Mandy Approximately 10 a.m. compromised the slide’s staBath and Chris Klassen and Volunteer search and rescue bility. Geo-techs are sent to
do further assessments. 10 a.m. Heavy urban search and rescue prepares to deploy to Johnsons Landing working in a grid pattern from the Webber home to Petra Frehse’s home. 12 p.m. BC Hydro crews deployed to the south side of Johnsons Landing to help reconnect power. 2 p.m. No fly order declared for the area above Johnsons Landing. Approximately 4:30 p.m. The body of a man believed to be Valentine Webber is discovered near the foundation of his home under about three metres of debris. Approximately 4:30 p.m. Helicopters and search and rescue crews are diverted from Kaslo to Fairmont Hot Springs where a slide isolated an RV park from the resort. 7 p.m. Officials state they have discovered remains and that the operation has changed from a rescue to a recovery. Emergency Management BC declares it will begin to demobilize local search and rescue. Vigil held in Kaslo for the Webbers and Petra Frehse. The remains found at Johnsons Landing arrive at the Kaslo airport. Approximately 8:30 p.m. Search and rescue crews return to Kaslo for the night. Monday, July 16 8:30 a.m. With the help of geo-technicians 24 members of heavy urban search and rescue, along with the BC coroners service deploy to the landslide. 1 p.m. The body of a young woman believed to be Diana or Rachel Webber is discovered. — Megan Cole
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Continued from Page 1 are working on. “It is a significant slide,” she said. “We’re excavating tons of dirt, rocks and trees. The remains are buried fairly deep in the debris, I would say excavating to approximately eight to 10 metres deep. This is a huge slide.” The second body has not yet been identified by the BC Coroners Service, but they are likely those of Diana or Rachel Webber. “This is a significant recovery opera-
tion,” said Lapointe. “I wasn’t optimistic that we would be able to recover remains this quickly and for the sake of the family and the community I’m very grateful to the people that are up there working on the site. “I also greatly appreciate the expertise we have that are with our office, and of course the RCMP at the site. Everybody is consulting and we have a lot of experience. We have been very grateful that we have found the remains quickly and I am optimistic we will find
the other remains as well.” In addition to the heavy urban search and rescue crew and RCMP, heavy equipment operators are working excavators on the landslide. “For those operators this is not something that they do every day,” said Ian Cunnings with Emergency Management BC. “They are used to using that equipment to excavate and for building roads. Recovering remains is something new to them. As you can imagine it’s not a pleasant task.”
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Community ‘will never be the same’ Continued from Page 1 “I hadn’t been able to get a ride to town on Tuesday. I wanted to go to Kaslo to attend a meeting and sent an email asking if anyone could take me. Nobody responded so I couldn’t go to town,” said Bath. “On Thursday morning my friend Gillian, her house was also badly damaged, asked me if I wanted to go to town. She picked me up at 9 a.m. and I was at creek corner looking at this brown, thick, awful liquid, but she picked me up and carried me off to town, and I was saved because of that.” Bath and Klassen had lived in Johnsons Landing for nearly 20 years. “I think it’s impossible to say what will happen to Johnsons Landing,” said Bath. “There is a scar through the middle of the town. Nothing can be built in the Gar Creek area safely for what, 50 years? It will never be the same again. “It has devastated the community. There is nothing left of my house at all. It has effectively been swept into the lake.” The couple is now living in Kaslo surrounded by the support of their friends and new community. “It’s a new chapter,” said Bath. “We have left Johnsons Landing. We never imagined it would be like this. We are very lucky that we have a house in Kaslo and that’s where we’re going to be living from now on. “I say those words and it’s hard to believe it. It’s hard to take in what we’re saying because we never expected we’d have to leave. It’s the most beautiful place to live.” Johnsons Landing was effectively the end of the road and is no stranger to natural disasters and being cut off from the rest of the world. “You never think something as devastating as this is going to happen,” said Bath. “We’ve had avalanches in
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the past but they’ve been high up. They’ve stopped outside of town or taken out someone’s drive way. “The house I was living in was built in 1968 and clearly it was still standing in 2012. You just don’t expect that today’s the end. It’s only afterwards you take it in.” Even though Bath didn’t expect something as tragic as Thursday’s slide would ever happen to her community, she now believes there were warnings. The “brown, thick, awful liquid” Bath described was Gar Creek. She and many other neighbours had noticed changes in the water, and now realize they were warnings signs. “There were warnings. Hindsight is a fabulous thing but there were warnings,” she said. “It turned from water to a slurry. It was like a chocolate mousse, running higher and higher.” Their driveway went right over Gar Creek and Bath said the night before the slide, she had been up watching the creek. “I was worried,” she said. “I was up at midnight the night before the slide with a flashlight, looking at the creek, worried the bank was going to give and looking at the colour. I couldn’t sleep. I was really worried something was wrong.” The creek went from the
colour of brewed tea to a thick slurry. “It was painting the sides of the creek with a mask of mud on every leaf and every rock. This was a serious warning sign,” said Bath.
Nelson resident ‘in shock’ following landslide What started as a trip to deal with flooding at a Johnsons Landing cabin turned into an attempt to help the community. Greg Utzig and his partner, Nelson city councillor Donna Macdonald, have owned a cabin in the community for nearly 30 years. Utzig was on his way there to deal with flooding that became “pretty insignificant in comparison.” “People were in shock, and secondly people were trying to find out which houses were hit and where people were and whether they were there or weren’t there,” he said. “Then we decided which houses we were going to search.” Members of the community began searching the houses before search and rescue crews were on site. “There wasn’t much to go through in the case of the search I was involved in. A house that was two stories was now about two metres high,” said Utzig. “It was shocking and dis-
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tressing. And people who were just outside the zone who stood by and watched it are pretty shaken up.” Utzig said he knew the victims. “[Johnsons Landing] is a small group of people. Including temporary residents it’s about 60 people altogether. There are probably about 40 or 45 permanent residents,” he said. “It’s fairly tight-knit because it’s the end of the road they are often without communication because hydro lines are being cut or phone lines going down and people work together because they are in that kind of isolated situation.” While reports from the Regional District of Central Kootenay said the slide began around 11 a.m., Utzig believes it occurred closer to 10:30 a.m. “We arrived in Johnsons Landing about 11 and the slide had already come through,” he said. “It started about 400 metres above the community and it is a large event compared to others we see around here. “It came down the Gar Creek valley which is a fairly narrow gully. Just when it entered, Gar Creek takes an abrupt turn and part of the slide didn’t take that turn and went up over a little hill into an area where there were half a dozen houses.”
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ime must stand still when you receive a call like the one Lynn Migdal got Thursday. To have her two daughters trapped under eight to 10 metres of thick mud, trees, rocks and debris is unimaginable. Since a massive landslide tore through Johnsons Landing, seven volunteer search and rescue crews from around BC, RCMP, and regional district staff along with a specialized squad from Vancouver have been working in conditions where combing through debris is like digging in concrete, and at times more like walking through quicksand. Despite the tragedy, Migdal, Johnsons Landing residents, family and friends were hopeful Valentine, Diana, and Rachel Webber, and Petra Frehse would be found alive. The roof of the Webber home could be seen in aerial photos, and people asked why search and rescue crews weren’t moving faster. We quickly learned why when Friday morning another slide came down. Mandy Bath (who lost her home in the slide) and reporter Francis Silvaggio barely escaped. The debris field was constantly shifting and moving. The already swollen Gar Creek was still flowing beneath the slide. Search and rescue workers moved on site with spotters watching for any changes that might indicate it was coming down again. With poor weather, geo-technicians flew over the slide every morning to assess conditions and determine whether it was safe enough for crews to return. These volunteers and specialized crews put themselves in danger to save lives. While this is a priority, their safety was also vital. The memory of the loss of Nelson Search and Rescue volunteer Sheilah Sweatman last year was in many minds as crews worked the constantly shifting slide. Criticism will now come up. Who is to blame? Did search and rescue respond fast enough? If they had, would the Webbers and Frehse still be alive? There are no answers to these questions. But we can say the search and rescue crews on site are heroes in the truest sense and deserve the community’s thanks and gratitude. The Nelson Star is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to the BC Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to bcpresscouncil.org
Councillor Column – Robin Cherbo
Council takes on tough issues
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ontinuing into summer with our ongoing City workload, our council has dealt with a couple of controversial issues. First we saw the tabling of a motion for the “adoption of a public healthbased, regulatory approach to cannabis taxation and control” as proposed by the group, Stop the Violence BC. Then, council passed the motion to oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project and support the Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan. The proposed legalization of cannabis to “stop the violence” involved in the drug trade appears on the surface to be a “motherhood apple pie solution,” which at first seems to be a good idea. There is however a whole raft of problems involved with this proposal. Would it stop the violence if people were allowed to grow cannabis for their own use? Probably not. From police information, only approximate 15 per cent of cannabis is used domestically. The vast major is used in the cross border drug trade, which involves million of dollars. Also, there is the health concern of second hand smoke, where the majority of society does not want smoking of anything in public. In addition, along with the adverse public health effects, there is concern about the cost to the already overburden health care system. Then there is the matter of impaired driving which is an ongoing problem already with alcohol and street drug
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Supporters of the Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan line the street outside of City Hall on Monday. Last week Nelson council passed a motion to to oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project and support Sam Van Schie photo the Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan.
abuse. While I support decriminalization of cannabis in principle, I look forward to the debate on this topic at the Union of BC Municipalities convention in late September. The other issue involves the majority of council voting on behalf of the City of Nelson to oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. While Nelson is a long ways from the project, the apprehension for the well being of the environment is a universal issue. With two recent oil pipeline ruptures in Alberta, along with the Enbridge oil pipeline rupture in Michigan, the unease is real. From The Province newspaper: “The US National Transportation Safety Board issued a report Tuesday into a July 2010 spill that saw more than three million litres of crude oil spill into MichiBob Hall Editor
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gan’s Kalamazoo River and nearby wetlands. The board concluded Enbridge failed to fix a defect discovered five years earlier and then responded poorly when the spill occurred.” Therefore it seems to be sensible and prudent to oppose this project if we wish to protect the environment in BC. There are many questions about this whole project, such as why there is a plan to send crude “diluted bitumen” oil in a pipeline to the coast and increase oil tanker traffic when it could be, with new technologies, refined in Alberta and/or Saskatchewan providing hundreds of Canadian jobs. We still need to refine oil for gasoline, unless more people start using synthetic oil in their vehicles, which is another viable solution. Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds
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that are artificially made (synthesized). Synthetic lubricants can be manufactured using chemically modified petroleum components rather than whole crude oil, but can also be synthesized from other raw materials. So the continued reliability on crude oil is something that needs further study if we wish to have a cleaner planet never mind piping it across pristine wilderness to the coast of BC. All municipal councils are sometimes criticized for getting involved in global issues. Nevertheless anything that affects our environment, along with health and safety, is a real concern for everyone no matter where they live. Robin Cherbo is a Nelson city councillor who shares Wednesday this space with his colleagues around the table.
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Letters to the Editor
Council must focus on local
Re: “Council to formalize opposition,” July 13 A discussion of the Enbridge Pipeline by Nelson city council is not a local issue. I find it disheartening to watch our fair city slowly fade away, as important issues to the residents of Nelson are convoluted by discussions that are federally and provincially administered. More importantly, City of Nelson taxes are some of the highest in the province. Certainly this is evident by the glut of properties for sale. Baby boomers are leaving to be with their families in centers offering so much more. Could it be that council’s
time might better be spent on attracting businesses that our young people might find employment? Could it be that council’s time might better be spent on welcoming approved developers with vision allowing seniors and regular folks to see a movie in their hometown? Could it be that council’s time might better be spent attracting business to lower the tax rate for homeowners? Could it be that council’s time might better be spent administering the City of Nelson? The Enbridge Pipeline discussion does not belong at the Council table. The Hanford Nuclear
“waste zone” is down the street, do we hear about it next? Businesses on Baker Street, and for that matter, surrounding Nelson, are closing, people are leaving, and other closures are imminent. Nelson has become well known across the country for welcoming vagabonds and other individuals supported by our tax dollars. Nelson could be so much more with a vision for the future and a concerted effort to have a vibrant community. Please enjoy your time on Council, and deal with the real issue — survival of the community itself. Len Folkard Nelson
Watchfulness required in a just society
Re: “An act of memory,” June 22 “Let the truth be told,” said Joy Kogawa on June 16 in the Slocan Legion Hall. And indeed, the erection of the Lemon Creek and Popoff site displays along the Slocan Valley rail trail, the open house and the 70th anniversary dinner brought out truth about the history of the Japanese Canadian internment into the present. It was impressive and emotional to hear about the personal experiences these internees, children and adults went through in the internment camps 70 years ago. They all agreed that the internment was primarily based on prejudice and discrimination against another race and culture, a money grab and procurement of cheap labour by the governments of the time, particularly BC’s. During and especially after World War II they intended to drive Canadians of Japanese origin forever out of the country, pretending even children to be enemies of Canada. Hearing all this, similarities in the history of the
Sinixt people sprung into our minds. The greed of white people for land and its treasures combined with diseases they brought decimated the Sinixt and drove lots of them to the southern parts of their territory. The political agreement declaring the 49th parallel border between the US and Canada cut their tribal land apart. Conveniently the government of this country quickly declared the Sinixt north of the border forever extinct and therefore no longer people of Native status. Sinixt elder Bob Campbell, commenting on their court appeal said about a year ago: “I have no great expectations, but I have great hopes.” On the 70th anniversary dinner all internees present, most now in their 80s and 90s, expressed their hope for a future where war and greed and racial hatred would be eliminated. Joy Kogawa brought it to the point: “Let the truth be told” she said. “Go to the place of your greatest terror, tell your story and you are free.”
Besides telling and keeping the stories alive, constant watchfulness and always questioning political decisions are needed to bring about a society where prejudice and injustices no longer exist. Elisabeth von Ah and Henry Hutter Lemon Creek and Appledale
Thanks for the festival Kudos to Tom Wayman, Lynn Krauss and all organizers of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival. The event brought editors, publishers, writers and literary enthusiasts from across Canada to our lovely town. For the first time since the early 1990s we have seen the return of Nelson to the days of “The Best Literary Arts Town” in Canada. We look forward to the event next year and every year thereafter. Morty Mint Nelson
MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT AT nelsonstar.com This week’s question: Do you think Nelson council should oppose the Enbridge Pipeline on residents’ behalf? Last week’s result: Do you like the direction the Kootenay Co-op is heading with the old Extra Foods property?
YES 73% NO 27%
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Deconstructing Dinner’s Reincarnation
Taking food issues to television SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter
After four years producing his internationally syndicated radio show Deconstructing Dinner, Nelson’s Jon Steinman is raising money to bring his stories on the North American food system to television audiences. He’s already finished the pilot episode for the series and has a Torontobased independent broadcaster ready to take on the project. All he needs now is $60,000 — and he’s hoping a campaign on the crowd sourcing website Kickstarter will bring in that money by the end of the week. “The way I look at it, we just need 1,800 people to pledge $25,” said Steinman, noting that anyone who pledges that amount will receive a digital download of the full mini-series scheduled to be released in March next year. As of Tuesday morning, 187 people had given money towards the project, including three donations of $1,000. But Kickstarter funding is all-or-nothing, so if the full $60,000 isn’t raised by this Friday at 10 p.m., the people who have pledged are under no obligation to make a contribution. “I’m still counting on raising the full amount. It might seem like a long shot, but I’ve seen it happen before on Kickstarter where people wait until the last days to contribute and push the project over the top,” Steinman said. Even if the Kickstarter campaign fails, Steinman is determined to see the series go ahead. He’ll find other ways to
Deconstructing Dinner host Jon Steinman, interviews a farmer in New York state last month for a forthcoming television mini-series based on his popular radio series. He needs to raise $60,000 to make the television series possible. Submitted photo
fundraise for it if need be. “Obviously, I’d like to have the funding question out of the way, so we can get on with the important work of filming and producing the show,” he said. “If this Kickstarter campaign doesn’t work, we’ll try something else. We’ll reach out to donors in other ways.” Steinman said he’s amazed by how much it costs to produce television compared to radio. “This $60,000 is only about a quarter of what we need to produce the six episodes for television,” said Steinman,
noting that the same budget would have been enough for him to put out a year’s worth of radio shows. “No doubt it’s a lot more work and a lot more funding is needed to produce television, but the impact can be that much further reaching, especially nowadays people watching videos online. “We’ll do whatever it takes to make it successful.” To help fund the Deconstructing Dinner television series, go to kickstarter. com and search “Deconstructing Dinner” before Friday.
Youth centre shows the love on new tees ANDREW WOODWARD Nelson Star Intern
The Nelson and District Youth Centre is putting on a summer fundraiser. They are selling t-shirts that are being made at the NDYC. “The shirts say I love NDYC,” said Rhoneil Eurchuk who is spearheading this fundraiser. “Since we didn’t want to have the shirts made somewhere else, especially overseas, we made all of them here in the Youth Centre. So we have our own mini screen printing studio that was set up on a real tight budget.” The design is printed onto American Apparel sweatshop-free unisex shirts by staff at the NDYC. “We use a 100 watt lightbulb and a screen that I got from Cowan’s, and a squeegee from Cowan’s. Also some fabric ink, and some photo emulsion. So you just pull the ink across [the shirt]. You can do the whole set up for about $50,” said Rhoneil. Money from this fundraiser will mainly go towards special programs put on by the NDYC, such as the mural recently painted on the Nelson
Staff at the Nelson and District Youth Centre show off the new t-shirts they are selling to fundAndrew Woodward photo raise for special programs for the youth centre.
Bridge. “This is the main fundraiser for the summer, but we are hoping to have an art show fundraiser in the fall, and we are also hoping to do another skate jam in the fall.”
The shirts are available at the NDYC (608 Lake Street) for $25 and can be purchased over the phone at 250-3525656. They come in sizes ranging from extra small to extra large, in either light blue, grey or black.
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The Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan set off on its 1,600 kilometre drive to northern BC on Monday to show opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. With stops in cities along the way — including Castlegar, Grand Forks, Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George and Williams Lake — the four men travelling in the caravan are collecting signatures on a proclamation of solidarity with people who live on the proposed pipeline route. Already hundreds have signed the proclamation in Nelson and made donations The self-proclaimed “geezer gang,” from left, Jim Terral, Mike Gilfillan, Keith Wiley and Tim Nixon are the to support the caravan trip. ones travelling in the Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan. Sam Van Schie photo “There were many people crossing,’ we’re prepared to who couldn’t come to Kitimat to support other municipal do that,” she said. with us but wanted to help governments and First NaMore likely the NDP would anyway they could,” said car- tions governments,” Batycki “It’s not just radicals fight the pipeline in court. avan organizer Keith Wiley. said. that oppose this “Enbridge might have pipeline, it’s people Mungall said her party is alHe jokingly refers to his felready planning legal action if low caravaners as the “geezer the millions and millions from all political the pipeline is approved. gang,” four grey haired men of dollars to buy a bunch of stripes.” But Wiley and the rest of in matching t-shirts bearing slick TV adds, but we have the caravan hope it won’t the message, “No pipeline. the power of the people and Alex Atamanenko the love of the land and the come to that. He hopes with No tankers. No problem.” Southern Interior MP enough opposition, the proAt the official send-off for love of the sea, and love beats posal will be denied. the caravan in Nelson, about greed every time.” NDP Southern Interior “I think the massive oppo30 people gathered at City He said there’s not much Hall to wish them well, in- MP Alex Atamanenko said he can do federally to stop sition to this Enbridge projcluding local politicians from the caravan will find lots of the project, with the Conser- ect is a turning point,” Wiley support throughout BC. all levels of government. vative majority government said. “It is when Canadians “It’s not just radicals that in favour of the pipeline. But say, ‘no, we don’t want more Among them was Nelson councillor Candace Batycki oppose this pipeline, it’s peo- he suggested the province big industrial fossil fuel projwho last week brought for- ple from all political stripes,” could stop it from coming ects ... we want a new healthy path and economy that serves ward a successful motion for he said, recalling the presen- into BC. council to officially oppose tations he heard when he atNelson-Creston NDP MLA life and nature, not profit and consumerism.” the pipeline and support the tended the joint review panel Michelle Mungall agreed. For updates from the Koocaravan on behalf of resi- hearing for the pipeline. “I’ve “We [NDP MLAs] are goseen everyone from grand- ing to do whatever it takes to tenay to Kitimat Caravan, dents. “I’m proud to live in a mothers to young people giv- stop the pipeline. If it means search Facebook for “Koocity that understands the ing emotional presentations standing at the Alberta bor- tenays for a Pipeline-Free importance to standing up against the project.” der and saying ‘you’re not BC.”
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Supporters of the Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan gathered in front of Nelson City Hall for a send-off rally on Monday. Four Nelsonites will travel to Kitimat to deliver a proclamation of solidarity with the people on the proposed pipeline route. Sam Van Schie photo
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The Nelson Star team extends heartfelt condolences to those whose lives have been touched by the tragic loss of family members and friends in the slide at Johnsons Landing this past weekend. We acknowledge the efforts of all the rescue and support workers who are making every effort to restore essential services and clean up the debris. The strength of our communities and the care for each other is being fully demonstrated during this unexpected and difficult time.
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July 19th - Gaudi w/ Naasko July 20th - K-Lab w/ B-Ron July 21st - Sweet Pickle w/ Jamie Perchie FREE SHOW!
July 27th - Inspectah Deck w/ Erica Dee July 28th - Back to the 1990’s w/ DJ
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Start your summer by doing yoga at the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre. Yoga lessons are offered every Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Take a moment just for you while relaxing in nature sounds. For more detail see ecosociety.ca or search “EcoSociety” on Facebook. The summer nights are filled with planets and stars. Come to the Taghum Hall’s starry night astronomy program Friday, July 20 to see them all through astronomy telescopes, weather permitting. For more information, contact Wayne Holmes at 250-354-1586 or email sumfun@ telus.net. Every Saturday this summer at Touchstones Nelson a museum docent will be available for guided tours. Running to August 25, tours will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free with admission.
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St. Saviour’s Anglican Church hosts summer public tours. The church, at the corner of Silica and Ward streets, will be open during July and August with volunteer tour guides in attendance to answer questions. Visitors can also pick up an informational pamphlet for a self guided tour or just enjoy a quiet contemplative time. Architectural plans for the imminent expansion of the church will also be on display. The church is open for tours, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday inclusive. Tours are free, though donations are accepted. Learn to meditate and practice meditation on Monday nights at the Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre at 444 Baker Street. No previous experience is required. Admission is by donation. The Nelson Technology Club is a growing, independent initiative to nurture technology advancement within the local community. Hackerspaces are creative outlets which cater to the curiosities of the enthusiasts and the skilled alike. It’s a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talking about. Bring in your projects
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on Wednesdays, you too can participate! Do you Arduino? We do. Come engage with like-minded technology enthusiasts. The Technology Club meets from 6 to 8 p.m. at 207-601 Front Street. Touchstones Nelson will celebrate the public opening of its exhibit Baker Street Than and Now (and the Future of Heritage?) Thursday, July 19 at 7 p.m. with a talk by Bob Inwood, about the Baker Street revitalization project. This exhibit features a montage of past and present photos of many historic buildings on Baker Street from the Touchstones Nelson Archives, as well as considering other examples of what heritage may look like as we move further into the 21st century. Tools and Treasures, a deluxe rummage sale, takes place on Saturday, July 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Winlaw Hall. Hosted by the Slocan Valley Grassroots Grammas, proceeds from this event go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation in support of African grandmothers who are turning the tide of HIV/AIDS in their communities. Refreshments available for purchase. FUNDRAISER
The Nelson Killjoys roller derby team will be doing a shared fundraiser on Saturday, July 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kal Tire. Participate in the car wash and sample the barbecue. Let your local derby girls wash your ride and fill your belly! CAMPS
Curious, inquisitive, adventurous kids will have a chance to become nature detectives this summer, as they explore the forests, thickets and grasslands of Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. Through two, week-long day camps, one in July and one in August, kids ages nine to 12 will learn the lore of local plants, discover the microworld of bugs, and learn to identify birds, animal tracks and trees. Full of games, field science, nature stories and crafts, each day promises to be an exciting opportunity for ecology learning by doing. Day camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, and kids can be registered for one day or all week. Dates are July 23 to 27 and
August 27 to 31. To register, contact Monica Nissen at 250-352-6346 or moni@netidea.com. Registration deadlines are July 19 and August 17. Cost is $40/day or $150 for the week. Argentine Tango once again holds centre stage at the Slocan Lake Dance Camp in New Denver with eight workshops offered in this exciting and exotic dance. During the camp scheduled for July 26 to 30 Chilean born Ricardo Pacheco and his dance partner Ganna Teturenko will also perform at the Friday night Polka-dot party and following dinner on Saturday night. Visit slocanlakedancecamp. ca for all the details. MARKETS
This daytime market on the 400 block of Baker Street offers regional farm produce and a variety of locally made and sourced products that support community sustainability. Nelson’s Downtown Local Market offers up a superb selection of regional organic produce, ready to eat food, local arts and crafts, clothing, body care, and much more. Every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Head down to the Cottonwood Falls Community Market on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a wide selection of vendors that include live plants, crafts, baked goods and more. GETTING ACTIVE
On Saturday, July 21 the Columbia Canoe and Kayak Club invites the general public to join them in a paddle on Lower Arrow Lake. It will be an easy (if the wind does not blow) four to five hour paddle. Contact Dennis Holden for detailed meeting arrangements at 250-365-2715. The Nelson Ultimate Frisbee Association invites you to come down to Lakeside fields on July 21 and 22 to watch the biggest and family friendliest ultimate frisbee tournament. Twelve teams from across BC will battle it out on the field to see who will be the top team at Disc Break 2012. Contact nelsonutlimatefrisbee@gmail. com for more information.
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Entertainment listings ON STAGE To be in love, or not to be in love? That is the question to be explored by Shakespeare Shorts VII: Greatest Love Scenes as Lisel and Jeff Forst reenact legendary affairs of the heart, July 18, 19, 20, and 21, Wednesday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m., live under the maple leaves of downtown Nelson’s Gyro Park. Audiences are encouraged to bring their own comfy thrones and yummy treats to the festival. Non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. There are several picnic blankets for seating available as needed. Visit forstmedia.ca for more information about the production, the Forsts, and the fourth annual Bard in the Bush Shakespeare Festival. This is Shakespeare under natural light, like it used to be done, with the beauty of nature as a backdrop. All the scene needs is you. The players await your entrance!
When the curtain lifts on July 26 at 7:30 p.m. for The Pajama Game 30 young performers will be ready to sing and dance their way into your hearts. Come out and celebrate with these hard working young people. Let’s pack the theatre for them and reward their hard work with applause. Buy your ticket now online at captitoltheatre.bc.ca or at the box office Tuesday through Friday noon to 4:30 p.m. The show runs July 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m. with an afternoon show at 2 p.m. on the 28th. For more information contact the Capitol Theatre box office.
MUSIC
Come to The Royal on Wednesdays for Electric Wednesdays with Estevan. Take your turn in the spotlight, or enjoy the music of those who do, at one of the Kootenay’s best open stages. Talk to Estevan to sign up for a timeslot during the night. Instruments provided. Starts 8:30 p.m.
Nick Everett and band will be at Cedar Creek Cafe on Wednesday, July 18.
Rabnett 5 will be at The Royal with DJ Olive and guests on Thursday, July 19. Tickets are $10 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. The Royal welcomes Rabnett 5 to the stage! Incorporating elements of Blue Note jazz-style hard bop and Hammond-organ soul, these guys are a real treat. They’ve got an acoustic and an electric set planned and DJ Olive is on deck as well.
The Rural Alberta Advantage Gaudi returns to Nelson to play Spiritbar on Thursday, July 19 with his unparalleled live show. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket information is available at the Hume Hotel.
jazzy, funky folk trio hits the stage. DJ El Jimador will play before and after. The music gets going at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 at the door. This is a family event and everyone is welcome.
The Cave Singers are headed to The Royal with Miss Quincy and the Showdown on Friday, July 20. The Royal, Starbelly Jam and Nelson Brewing Company are very excited to present another Seattle gem, The Cave Singers! Tickets are $20 and are available at Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open 8:30 p.m.
AT THE PUB Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night. Things get going around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9. Enjoy music and wings every Friday night at Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw with Olin and Rob.
FESTIVALS On Saturday, July 21 join the Disc Break 2012 after party at The Royal with Rafferty Funksmith and Joel West. Free for tournament members, $5 at the door for non members. Doors open 9 p.m.
Starbelly Jam Music Festival begins on Friday, July 20 for three days of music, art and more. This year's line up features The Cave Singers, Jeff Crosby and the Refugees, Rippel, Vortex, Gaudi and more. For information more information visit starbellyjam.org
Petunia will be at the Cedar Creek Cafe will on Saturday, July 21.
CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cozy up for some fine original listenin’ music at the Balfour Beach Inn on Tuesday, July 24 when Gemma Luna’s
The Royal has announced a second night with Bruce Cockburn. For ticket information contact the Capitol Theatre box office or visit liveattheroyal.com
The Royal presents Joel Plaskett with Mo Kenney as part of the Capitol Series on Thursday, September 20. Tickets are $25 and are available at the Capitol Theatre Box office located at 421 Victoria Street or online at capitoltheatre. bc.ca Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Showtime approximately 8 p.m. The Royal is proud to present one very big night of music with Juno Award winner Dan Mangan and very special guests, The Rural Alberta Advantage and The Abrams Brothers! Presale tickets are $35 and are available now at galleryac.com. On Friday, July 20th tickets will be available at The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open 6 p.m. Showtime approximately 8 p.m. Add your events to our new online calendar at nelsonstar.com or email vurb@ nelsonstar.com. For concert announcements and more like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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with Nelson’s Mr. Heritage A Q& In the 1980s, Robert Inwood was a household name in Nelson as co-ordinator of the project that reclaimed Baker Street’s Victorian past. He remained involved with the city’s heritage planning until this year, but kept a much lower profile. Ahead of a talk at Touchstones tomorrow night, he sat down with the Star’s Greg Nesteroff.
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ABOVE: Tales From the New Age (1974) was Inwood’s look at the bright side of a post-apocalyptic world. BELOW: 1969 Inwood poster for a Cannonball Adderley concert.
f you’ve ever walked the main streets of Nelson, Rossland, or Revelstoke, sailed aboard the MV Osprey 2000, or visited the new Kaslo Hotel, you’ve seen Robert Inwood’s work. While his signature isn’t always obvious, he’s forged a unique career path from underground cartoonist to designer and co-ordinator of numerous civic revitalization projects. Born in Reno, where his father was a university professor, Inwood moved at a young age to Scarsdale, New York, and then at 16 to San Jose, where he finished high school and attended college. Upon coming to Canada, he illustrated several classics of back-to-the-land literature, worked as a carpenter, and taught at the Kootenay School of Art. But he’s probably best known as the co-ordinator of the mainstreet project that overhauled Nelson’s Baker Street in the 1980s. Inwood, 64, continued to quietly provide design advice to Nelson until this spring when the city dispensed with his services and disbanded its heritage commission. In a recent interview at his Winlaw home, he told the Star about his early days, his favourite buildings, and why he doesn’t think a mainstreet project would work in Nelson today. (For the full interview, see nelsonstar.com.) Inwood speaks tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson as part of the Baker Street: Then & Now exhibit. Nelson Star: When did you move here? Inwood: I originally came up in the summer of ‘70. I had friends who had come to this area and were doing the back-to-the-land thing. It was something I was in-
ABOVE: Bob Inwood at the drawing board in his Winlaw home studio. (Greg Nesteroff photo) RIGHT: Inwood poster for a 1972 Taj Mahal concert in Trail. The concert lasted 15 minutes because the arena was so cold. Hopefully things go better when Taj plays the Kaslo Jazz Festival this summer.
terested in, getting out of the urban scene in California. Everybody wonders about my draft status, but I was actually not a draft dodger. I went through this weird lottery process. If your number didn’t come up, you got reclassified and could carry on with your life. I got my walking papers from the draft board and escaped the whole thing. What school did you attend? San Jose State University. Pretty much always earned my living as an artist. Anytime a poster came up for the Student Union, I’d be right there. Got to deal with Nina Simone, Cannonball Adderley, Jerry Garcia. Just being in the Bay Area put me in touch with a lot of famous people. I contributed to a magazine with guys like Rick Griffin and Robert Crumb, who are pretty famous in the world of low-brow art. My style was a little more fine art, classic fantasy. While everyone thinks of me as
Mr. Heritage, I’m a futurist on the other end. I created this book, Tales From the New Age, in 1974. I took it from the standpoint that there’s a lot of post-apocalyptic fiction about how horrible things could be in the future. I thought wouldn’t it be interesting to have a blueprint for how things might change positively rather than everything devolving into some anarchistic, barbaric, road warrior kind of universe?
How did you transition into heritage work? I was doing posters for luminaries who made it through the valley, but wasn’t really making any money. It seemed half my friends were becoming tree planters, and the others were getting into carpentry and contracting. I looked at those two avenues and thought I didn’t really want to do the treeplanting Story continues to Page 13
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ABOVE: Inwood’s 1976 design concept for the Feather of Hawk building is part of the current Touchstones exhibit on Baker Street (although it’s actually half a block up Stanley). He was proud of it, but not everyone liked it. “Cedar mania,” one expert sniffed. LEFT: Inwood says people are sometimes surprised to learn he doesn’t live in a heritage home. He began building his house in the 1980s. (Greg Nesteroff photo)
Continued from Page 12 thing, so shifted into carpentry and started getting jobs. Some related to historic buildings. One was the Feather of Hawk building, which was the first facade I designed in Nelson. I actually built that as well, because back in those days I was designing and building. I took a little heat for it initially from the guy from Heritage Canada. He looked at it and sneered “Ugh, cedar mania.” I went through quite a learning curve. I was just a brash, young guy and didn’t know all the fine-tuning of heritage. But I listened and read and got up to speed quick. Then the Chahko Mika Mall got the merchants all stirred up: “We’ve never had any competition on Baker Street, and we’ve got to do something.” There were all these ideas floating around, and the government was starting to come on board too. They hired me to do the initial concepts. That was well received and everything was lining up. At that point, the city put out a tender for a co-ordinator, and I got that job. Do you have a favourite building? In Nelson, I really like the RHC building, the Houston block,
because it was such a dramatic turnaround. It was one of the early ones that set the tone and made people realize the value of [heritage restoration]. Now this is the issue we’re going through: do people still realize the value? I think they sort of do, but there’s a lot of nuance people don’t get. Did you notice people weren’t maintaining their buildings? It’s not everybody. But some have not done anything since the program 30 years ago. That was the whole essence, to build this correlation between heritage architecture and an image of the community as a nice shopping experience. Theoretically if that appreciation was locked into the local economy, building owners would voluntarily maintain their properties. The program started just as Nelson’s economy nose-dived. Yes. It was really the only bright spot at the time. We had all the doom and gloom, and over in this corner was this little mainstreet thing, but everybody was always like “What facts can you give us about how this is really going to impact the economy” and “Do you really think is going to work?” It was all a big experiment. So Nelson was the template.
It was one of them. Heritage Canada had seven pilot project towns, but in BC, it’s where all the provincial, federal resources were dumped. Nelson was chosen because of the quantity and quality of its architecture. It was a bit of a cointoss between Nelson and Revelstoke. Revelstoke is pretty amazing in its own right, but doesn’t really have the same quality of architecture. Although now, I think Revelstoke takes much better care of its city. That’s my beef with Nelson: it sometimes seems to take itself or what it has for granted. Right from the start Revelstoke had programs to maintain the stuff being put out on public property. Nelson never really bought into maintaining things. It was left up to individual building owners? Pretty much. In Revelstoke, everything’s maintained. It’s run as a tourist town whereas Nelson sits back and waits for everybody to fall over themselves with how fabulous it is. And it is fabulous. I can’t put it down, but at the same time, it’s starting to show definite signs from that lack of attention. Everybody looks to the city, but it needs to be a concerted effort. As a community, [Nelson] has a hard time working together. We have so many strong, opinionated, creative individuals that we don’t get stuff done. I don’t think the Nelson proj-
ect I co-ordinated would be able to happen now. It was a different time. I was just the right guy in the right place at the right time with a certain skill set. The sort of benevolent dictator syndrome we had, you’d never get it to happen now. Everyone would have too many opinions about how things should be. What else was unique about the program? One big thing was the concept of professional design people looking holistically at a community. Typically things get built incrementally, and over the years owners want to make improvements or modernize or stand out from the crowd. So you had this uncoordinated, hodgepodge approach. The mainstreet program provided free design advice to building owners as an impetus. This approach made such a huge difference, in that period anyway, to the look of things. Did you find businesses now have a harder time buying in to the bigger picture? We look at it as an educational issue, that some people don’t understand or appreciate the value of what’s being offered to them. We started winning people over. Then years go by and many have sold their buildings or died. New people come in attracted by what Nelson is and how great it looks. We try to have everybody understand a fairly sophisticated level of design appreciation. Things as subtle as the colour you paint your building. Generally I think people get that, but the odd person doesn’t. That’s usually where they come into conflict with the design guidelines and bigger vision. Do you think that’s why the city axed the heritage commission? I’ve talked with [councillors] Robin Cherbo and Candace Batycki. They get it. But we’ve had several council reps who seemed to come on with an agenda. “We’re going to get through this red tape” or “You can’t stand in the way of sustainability.” You can have sustainability and maintain heritage. But around here it’s like “Oh these old windows. It’s easier to rip them out, it’s more cost effective.” That’s the biggest challenge. Authenticity is the definition of heritage: the authentic thing carried forward into the present and hopefully the future. We’re losing it project by project. That’s where you start getting into the more esoteric aspects of heritage and what does it mean to the community? What’s its real value? I think there should be more of a dialogue.
Bob Inwood’s design resume A sampling of projects Inwood has been involved with: • Downtown revitalization and restoration projects in Nelson, Rossland, Kaslo, Trail, Revelstoke, New Denver, Silverton, and most recently, Fort St. James • Stop of interest signs on the Crowsnest Highway between Hope and Fernie • Kaslo Hotel • Trail’s Home of Champions monument • Revelstoke’s grizzly statues • MV Osprey 2000
Country Comforts, 1979, one of Inwood’s collaborations with Christian Bruyere about homesteading that is still in print.
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News East Shore Heritage Landmark
Gray Creek Hall still going strong after 100 years BRIAN LAWRENCE Creston Valley Advance
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ver the past 100 years, the Gray Creek Hall has seen everything: christenings, funerals, weddings, birthdays, reunions, church services — the list is nearly endless, a sure sign of the hall’s importance to the community. Built on wooded land deemed useless by the area’s orchardists, the hall overlooks its clothing-optional beach, with Pilot Peninsula and Kootenay Lake beyond. “The place fills your eyes and your mind,� said Janet Schwieger, treasurer of the Gray Creek Hall Society. “You have ties between the old and new all the time.� The hall’s 100th anniversary will be celebrated during the Gray Creek Historical Society’s Museum Days from July 27 to 30, where visitors can learn about the hall’s history through a special display of stories and photos. Built — as with Schwieger’s North Woven Broom Co. in Crawford Bay — of logs from trees charred in an 1883 fire, it was constructed in 1912 to become a multipurpose community hall and schoolhouse, with funds raised by the local ranchers group selling $5 “subscriptions.� “In those days, in order to have a school, the community had to provide the building,� said Gray Creek Store proprietor Tom Lymbery, 83, who attended school there. “We didn’t need to tell the time because we could see the
ABOVE: The Gray Creek Hall marks its centennial this month. RIGHT: Tom Lymbery and Janet Schwieger are on the hall society’s executive. Brian Lawrence photos
sternwheeler come around the point.� Grades 1 to 8 were housed there, with desks secured to twoby-fours, allowing them to be moved easily so the room could be used for other functions. It continued as a schoolhouse until 1944, when students began to be bused to Crawford Bay. Lymbery’s family has been involved from the hall’s early days; his mom was the school board secretary, and even spearheaded the addition of the kitchen in 1930. She told Lymbery his and his sister’s footprints are all over the hall’s ceiling — they kept run-
ning across the plywood panels while she was applying finish. Schwieger said Lymbery’s name can be found regularly in the society’s minutes beginning in 1948; he is now the chair of the society. The Gray Creek Hall has
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group, which showed weekly movies in the 1970s. And as the most rented hall on the East Shore, it is regularly used for weddings by out-oftown couples. “Young people have come from the city and discovered this place and say, ‘We want to get married in Gray Creek Hall,’� said Schwieger. There have been many changes over the years, beyond the aforementioned kitchen addition. In 1958, workers tunneled under the building to put in a cement foundation, and that same year, a stage was added in celebration of BC’s centennial; the stage’s back wall features a stained glass window donated by Lymbery’s father Arthur. A terrace was added in the 1990s, with the ground level on the lakeside raised up to the hall’s floor level. Benches were added around the terrace’s perimeter, and a set of doors designed by David Johnston to fit the existing architecture allow access from the hall. Next up is a $12,000 upgrade to the hall’s water system — taking water from Kootenay Lake no longer meets provincial regulations. Fundraising is already underway for the project, allowing it to remain a vital part of a unique community. “Gray Creek is a very special place,� said Schwieger. “I don’t know what it is, but for some, it’s very spiritual. They feel a very strong connection to the place.�
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Fraternal Order of Eagles
Nelson Eagle soars to hall of fame
ANDREW WOODWARD
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For Nelson’s Norman Vance it’s been years of hard work and dedication with the Eagles lodge. And recently, he was awarded the honour of the BC Provincial Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall of Fame. “It’s been very enjoyable and very heartwarming because you know that you are helping other people,” said Vance. Vance’s history with the Eagles goes back to when he first moved to the Nelson area. “I joined the Eagles in 1973 when I moved here. The reason I joined was I thought maybe I could help people who are less fortunate than I am,” said Vance. “I’ve been through every chair in the local area, and I’ve been president seven times.” He was also voted into the Provincial Lodge, which usually takes 13 years to get to, but he and his wife went through in just 11. “It was the only time in Canada that a man and wife have gone through at the
same time. We had a very enjoyable year, and did a lot of travelling to all the areas around,” he said. After being voted into the Provincial Lodge, Vance continued to go through every chair at the Provincial level, just as he did in the Nelson Lodge. “As far as highlights go: no I don’t have any. I’ve worked on all committees, even in Provincial, and I’ve done a lot of travelling for them,” he said. “They have sent me on different assignments from the Grand Lodge, which is in the US and is international. Many times I was sent into different areas to straighten things out for them, and so far it has worked out real well.” He said he liked when men and women work together on projects. “They [women] have an auxiliary in the area too, and anytime you see a good area you have a good auxiliary behind it. They work together,” he said. Vance said he’s met a lot of great people through his years with the Eagles. “I still know people from
Sealed Tenders marked “TENDER 2012-T17 KIERAN ROAD CIVIL CONTRACT” will be received at the office of the Finance and Purchasing Manager – Suite 101-310 Ward Street, Nelson B.C., V1L 5S4, up to and including 3:30 p.m., local time, August 2, 2012 for the following work: Pre-Line construction civil work and vegetation removal for 10 Mile Kieran Road 3400 Block Highway 3A Power Line Relocation Tender Documents are available from: The Corporation of the City of Nelson Suite 101, 310 Ward Street Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 Contact: Finance and Purchasing Manager Phone No. 250-352-8204 Email:srorick@nelson.ca BC Bid, or the City of Nelson web site, http://www. nelson.ca/EN/main/business/bid-opportunities.html
Nelson’s Norman Vance shown here with the plaque honouring him with the Honour of the BC Provincial Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall of Fame. Andrew Woodward photo
all over the States because of the big conventions, and I haven’t met anyone yet who I didn’t like.” Vance is still an officer in the Nelson Lodge, which is one of the oldest in the country. It started the same year the Eagles started — 1898 — and is one of the few still in its original building, which was
built in 1909. “I’ve got a lot of Provincial presidents past behind me, and a lot of them ahead of me that have never been in, and I feel very, very fortunate,” Vance said. “I will be going to the next Provincial Convention that is in Kamloops, and at that time I can thank the committee for voting me in.”
Swimmers warned to avoid Taghum beach Nelson Star Staff
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued a swim advisory to users of Taghum Beach due to poor water quality. In a news release Monday, the regional district said swimming is not recommended due to bacterial counts that exceed Health Canada guidelines. The regional district collects water samples weekly at the beach and analyzes it for fecal coliform bacteria, the notice said. Swimming in water with unacceptable bacteria levels can increase the risk of ear, nose, and throat infection or stomach illness. Signs have been posted at the beach to warn the public of the poor water
quality and will remain until sample results are again within acceptable limits. A similar notice was posted two years ago and lasted about a week. “We usually have a point every summer where the coliform levels are up,” said Joe Chirico, general manager of community services for the RDCK. However, he said they aren’t able to tie it to any single reason or event. “It hasn’t been that consistent. That bay seems to be a collection point. Water seems to swirl and sit there, but it hasn’t been correlated with anything.” The beach is downstream of the City of Nelson’s sewage treatment plant, but Chirico said there is nothing to suggest a link. For water advisory updates for the regional district go to rdck.bc.ca.
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As complementary currencies sprout up all over the world, Nelson becomes the newest community to make its own money. Columbia Community Dollars, a community initiative two years in the making, represents a growing trend of communities finding their own solutions to ailing economies. “Creating community currencies is perfectly legal,” said Michael Sheely, coordinator for the community dollars. “Probably because it seems too good to be true is why most communities haven’t taken this step. However, this trend is changing fast”. Complementary currencies have been shown to create resilient local economies and build community interdependence, reducing the effects of national and global recessions. “We’ve taken the experiences from Barter Bucks, Nelson’s pre-
vious currency and customized a proven system used around the world to implement in our region,” said Bradley Roulston, Certified Financial Planner and key player in the Nelson’s movement to make local money. “The vast majority of the money we use is created when we take a loan from a bank,” explained Sheely. “The bank creates the money we borrow, but not the inter-
est they charge. That creates an inherent shortage in the money supply. We compete for the always scarce resource of money. Bankruptcies and economic recessions are an inevitable consequence of this system. “Nelson’s new money is different. We print the money and give it to non-profits and community groups that help make Nelson a better place,” said Sheely. “The businesses that have
agreed to accept the currency help secure the value of the currency, so we let them decide which groups we give it to. “Then people who want to support those groups can buy it off them. Rather than making donations people trade currencies so they don’t lose spending power. And it encourages them to support local businesses because that’s where they can spend it.” “The banks are lucky because the federal government requires us to pay taxes with the money banks create,” said Roulston. “That ensures the money’s value. Starting a new currency requires a lot of education to build acceptance. Especially since people have spent their entire lives believing that only one model can exist”. A live demonstration of how this all works will happen as part of today’s launch. To be part of this historic moment come to Ward and Baker Streets at 10 a.m. and watch Nelson’s new money hit the streets.
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News Touchstones Nelson
Mapping history unveiled
Landon Mackenzie stands next to one of her seven-feet-tall by 10-feet-long paintings during the opening reception for her exhibition at Touchstones Nelsons on Friday. The brightly coloured, abstract works by the Vancouver-based artist are on display in Gallery A until September 16. For details see touchSam Van Schie photo stonesnelson.ca.
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Parents thankful for son’s return NELSON — Twenty minutes of panic for an Uphill couple ended Saturday after their four-year-old son was found safe. Police say the distraught parents called 911 to report their son was gone. After 20 minutes of canvassing neighbours and searching the area, an officer found the boy hiding behind a lawn mower and box under a stairwell next to the family home. “Police would like to thank the Nelson Fire and Rescue, bylaw officers, neighbours and citizens for assisting in searching for the missing boy,” said Acting Sgt. Dino Falcone.
“The response by unknown residents stopping what they were doing and helping any way they could was overwhelming and greatly appreciated.”
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Despite increased police patrols, vandals have struck again at Gyro Park. At 6:30 a.m. Saturday police received a report that a large amount of damage had been caused to park benches. It was the latest of several incidents over the last couple of weeks. Police are asking for tips to help catch the culprits.
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The Girls U13 Nelson Selects reached for the stars, but they ended up coming short at the BC Soccer Provincials in Kelowna. Nelson lost all three matches but was able to end on a high note. Winning their last game to establish the seventh place finish. Nelson had high hopes coming into the tournament, as coach Ian Harvey felt they had the talent to make an impact. Their inexperience in big match situations went against them in their first game against Chilliwack. The Selects dominated play for most of the game, but they couldn’t capitalize on their chances. Chilliwack ended up scoring the lone goal with only ten minutes left in the match on a defensive error by Nelson. “Our football was exemplary,” said Harvey. “But it was bitterly disappointing to be unable to take advantage of our quality play, and get the results I feel we deserved.” The girls’ next game was against Williams Lake Storm. Nelson came out flying and was able to take the lead from a strike by Emma Wheeldon. Unfortunately, Nelson would give Williams Lake three sloppy goals and lose 3-1. “This match was a crushing blow to any hopes we had of gaining a medal,” said assistant coach Pat Hodgson, “And the mood in our camp was very glum following the match.” Nelson tried to pick themselves up for the next game against the eventual gold medalists Central City Breakers (Surrey), but the Lower Mainland side showed their class pummeling the Selects 6-0. “We couldn’t come close to their individual flair and brilliance on and off the ball,” said Harvey. “Although it would have been nice to finish with something positive out of the match. Amy Hodgson could only hit the bar from a tight angle in the second half, and that was the only sight of a goal we really had.” After some team bonding, Nelson came back to life in their final game against Terrace Kermodes.
The U15 Nelson Selects boys finished in sixth place at the BC Provincials B Cup earlier this month.
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Though Nelson had the majority of possession, Burnaby was able to capitalize on the few mistakes Nelson made and scored again with only one minute remaining in the first half. In the second Nelson came out with determination. The boys held strong possession and dominated the play, but it took until the last 10 minutes before they could put one away. On a corner kick from Spencer Szabo, Micah May was able to put away a header. Cutting Burnaby’s lead in half. Then with only a mere six minutes left in the match, Szabo sent a flick header into a space in the middle for a charging Nicholas Wethal, who would make no mistake getting the ball into the net. The score would stand 2-2. In Nelson’s second match the boys continued on from the momentum of the last game to pummel Williams Lake 5-0. Nolan Percival opened the scoring midway through the first half. Nine minutes later Johnny Johnson would power one from outside the 18 yard box. The second half proved just as easy.
With Percival, James Miller, and Owen Thurston all finding the net. The Selects third game was against Prospect Lake, and the boys needed a win if they wanted a shot for gold. Prospect Lake opened the scoring 25 minutes into the game, after a scramble in front of the net. Nelson replied just three minutes later when Percival finished on a cross from Miller. Prospect Lake scored the only goal late in the second half, and though Nelson pressed they couldn’t find the equalizers. The loss put Nelson into the fifth place game against Chilliwack. The Selects had a strong first half, as Micah May scored the only goal giving Nelson the 1-0 lead. Nelson couldn’t maintain their momentum in the second. With Chilliwack scoring two goals on some defensive miscues from the Selects. The game ended 2-1 in favour of Chilliwack, finalizing Nelson’s sixth place finish.
The Selects dominated the game winning 7-1. Emma Wheeldon added to her personal tally by scoring an amazing six goals. Amy Hodgson added the other Nelson goal. “The experience of playing in these high-pressure games matches will stand is in good stead down the road,” said Harvey. “And I know the girls will want to come back next season more prepared to deal with high calibre opponents such as these.” The U13s can now take some time off to enjoy the summer, before embarking on a trip to play in the Sandpoint tournament in September. z The U15 Nelson Selects boys finished in sixth place at the BC Soccer Provincials B Cup. Though they didn’t medal, the team feels that the margin between them and their competition was very small. The Selects opened up the tournament against a favoured South Burnaby team. Burnaby came out flying and was able to score 11 minutes into the game.
Hard work pays off for Nelson Neptunes swimmers ANDREW WOODWARD Nelson Star Intern
The Nelson Neptune finished an impressive weekend at the Castlegar swim meet, with lots of best times all around. Many kids achieved provincial qualifying times, and if they get these at the regional meet in Colville later in August
they are automatically eligible for Provincials. Otherwise the top three swimmers from every division in every stroke can go. At the Castlegar meet Madeline Holitzki got a qualifying time in breaststroke. Jaylen Rushton got qualifying times in backstroke and breaststroke. Samuel Matthew qualified in breaststroke.
The novice group (aged six and under) also did very well, with Hunter Hedges placing in the top three in all of his events. Riley Andrusak and Christian Faragher also placed in the top three in their events. Many swimmers also medalled. Sage Cowan and Samuel Matthew both won gold in division four. Jaylen Rushton
won gold in division one, and Madeline Holitzki won silver. Rebecca Afford won silver in division seven. The next swim meet is in Kimberley on July 28 and 29, which will be the final regular meet of the season. The swimmers are training hard right now, getting ready for regionals on the August long weekend in Colville.
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Sports Provincial Event Begins Thursday in Surrey
Locals prepare for BC Summer Games Nelson Star Staff
The Kootenay BC Summer Games girls basketball team has been busy getting in some last minute practice at Selkirk College in Castlegar. The 10 players began their training session last week and finished up Friday. The team heads to the games in Surrey today. Players come from as far as Cranbrook and Sparwood in the east and Greenwood in the west. Three Nelson players are on the team: Naomi Perkins, Annie Dergousoff, and Alexandra (Allie) Zondervan. Head coach Kim Matson and assistant coach Craig Lindsay brought team together in the central location of Castlegar. Lindsay says the Nelson players add a
lot to the team. “All three girls are work extremely hard and have really improved over the time that the team has been together,” he said. “Naomi, Annie, and Allie will be counted will be counted on for their strong defence at the wing position and quickness on the fast break. They are also all extremely coachable and great team players.” The team has had several three-hour sessions on the court, but has also had a chance to bond over fun team activities and even swimming in the river. Last weekend the team was in Spokane for a team camp at Gonzaga University. Although the competition was tough, the girls played hard and really improved, said Matson.
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The Nelson connection: three local girls are on the team that will represent the Kootenay at the BC Summer Games this week: Naomi Perkins, Annie Dergousoff, and Alexandra (Allie) Zondervan.
BC Games first step for many London-bound athletes
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When the Olympic and Paralympic Games begin in London this month, a number of Canadian athletes will remember their first multisport experience at the BC Games. Twenty-four athletes on the Canadian Olympic team started their journey to London with a trip to the BC Games, including 2008 Olympic gold medalist Carol Huynh (wrestling), and recent Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal (cycling). As part of the athlete development pathway, the BC Games are a first multisport experience for young athletes that lead towards provincial and national teams and ultimately the Olympic or Paralympic Games. The BC Games are part of a strong provincial sport system that provides an outstanding training environment and support services for high performance athletes. Forty per cent of the Canadian Olympic team live or train in BC. Shot-putter Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops is one of Canada’s great medal hopes at the 2012 Olympic Games. He is a shining example of a BC athlete who has developed to international success with support through all the stages of the athlete pathway. Involved at a young age with the Kamloops Track and Field Club, he represented the
Thompson-Okanagan Zone at the 1995 and 1996 BC Summer Games. Success as part of Team BC at the 2001 Canada Games was next before winning gold for Canada at the 2007 and 2010 Pan American Games. All eyes are on this BC Games alumnus to better
his fourth place finish from the 2008 Olympic Games. Swimmer Brent Hayden of Mission is another medal contender in London. He competed at the 1998 BC Summer Games and reflected: “The BC Summer Games was the point in my career when I realized that I had the potential to go further. “It was soon after that that I decided to switch from being a summer swimmer to training all year round. It is clear that I wouldn’t have noticed my own potential without the BC Summer Games.” The full paralympic team will be named later this summer but former BC Games athletes Bo Hedges of Fort St. John (wheelchair basketball) and Adam Rahier of Powell River (swimming) will be part of the team. Over 2,300 athletes between the ages of 10 and 18 will be at
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The Kootenay boys baseball team practiced Saturday at Kinnaird Park in Castlegar as they prepared for the BC Summer Games, which take place Thursday through Sunday in Surrey. Some of the players representing the West Kootenay took time out for a picture: (front left) Austin Tambellini, Nelson; Brayden Zarikoff, Nelson; Noah Makortoff, Grand Forks; Evan Gorman, Grand Forks; Hanno Southam, Nelson. Kneeling: Sawyer Hunt, Nelson.
the 2012 BC Summer Games which kick off tomorrow, just one week prior to the start of the Olympics. It’s an inspiring experience that will ignite the dreams of many young athletes to pursue their sport to the highest level. A veteran of the Canadian Women’s Soccer team, Karina LeBlanc from Maple Ridge remembered: “It was an amazing
experience because I did dream of one day being at the Olympic Games and it was the closest thing for me to it, so it made me want to be there that much more!” Local athlete Kaylee Shukin will compete at the Games in equestrian vaulting, which is gymnastics/dance on horseback. She has been working hard to
get into the games, and her effort has paid off, but the competition will be challenging as she will be performing on horses that she has never trained on before. Watch for the next generation of Olympians and Paralympians at the 2012 BC Summer Games, which run through Sunday in Surrey. See the complete list of BC Games alumni heading to London at bcgames.org.
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Le soleil est enfin arrivé et quel soulagement par Morgane Croissant Il est temps de mettre au placard l’air maussade que nous affichons depuis quelques mois: le soleil est enfin arrivé et quel soulagement! En se baladant sur Baker Street on s'aperçoit vite du changement: des sourires à profusion, et les jupes, chapeaux et chandails légers et colorés font leur apparition pour le bonheur et la bonne humeur de tous. Quand la chaleur fait son entrée je ne peux m’empêcher de penser à celles et ceux qui n’ont pas la chance de vivre dans un endroit aussi agréable que Nelson. Ici, dans les Kootenays Ouest, les activités possibles pour passer un été bien rempli à profiter du soleil et de ce
que la nature a à nous offrir sont presque infinies: randonnées en montagne, balades à vélo ou en kayak, escalade, baignades dans le lac, virées en bateau, etc. En bref, nous sommes chanceux! Malheureusement, il n'en est pas de même pour tous. Je n’ai pas grandi à Nelson mais en France sur la côte Atlantique où la saison estivale rime avec plage et baignade. Je me souviens très clairement que quand l’envie me prenait de me plaindre face à l’ennui que j’éprouvais à habiter dans une petite ville, je devais faire face aux paroles sages de mes parents: « Sois reconnaissante d'habiter au bord de la mer, nombreux sont ceux qui n'ont pas la chance de pouvoir profiter de l'air marin et de l’océan pour se rafraîchir quand le mercure grimpe ». Je me devais de me taire, de réfléchir à ce que je venais de dire et de faire face à la réalité: mes parents avaient bien raison, j'étais gâtée! Il en est de même ici au Canada; de nombreuses personnes n'ont pas la possibilité de plonger dans un lac aux eaux cristallines ou de se balader à l’ombre de la forêt, certains sont en ville et y resteront jusqu'à ce que la chaleur et le soleil s'en aillent. Pouvez-vous imaginer passer un été urbain où la seule échappatoire à la chaleur est de se réfugier dans les boutiques où l’air conditionnée tourne à plein régime? Être conscient de ce que nous avons au lieu de nous concentrer sur ce que nous n’avons pas, voici la clef du bonheur : Nelson est une petite ville qui peut parfois se révéler trop petite ou loin du reste du monde mais il me semble que nous devrions être reconnaissants pour ce qu'elle nous offre tout au long de l'année et ce même quand il pleut!
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Teo Giovanni shows off a cake that features an old photo of her from when she opened her clothing shop, StreetChuck Bennett photo clothes Named Desire, 30 years ago. Nelson Star Staff
Teo Giovanni was all smiles on Saturday as she celebrated the 30th anniversary of her Baker Street shop, Streetclothes Named Desire. “I’d like to thank all my customers new and old for shopping here and supporting local
business,” Giovanni said. To celebrate the anniversary, Streetclothes held a 30 per cent off sale and gave out door prizes throughout the day. One shopper also won a $500 gift certificate for the store. Giovanni has owned the store since the beginning. During the celebration, The Bridge radio
station surprised Giovanni with a birthday cake featuring an old photo of her from when she first opened the store. “There are lots of shops in Nelson that have been around longer than Streetclothes, but I don’t know if there’s many this old that still have their original owner,” Giovanni said.
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Teenage girl found on side of highway Nelson — A 14-year-old Nelson girl was found drunk lying face-down on the side of the highway near Granite Road and Government Road around 10 p.m. Friday. An off-duty RCMP officer reported it to the Nelson Police Department, who attended and discovered the girl was under an intensive support and supervision order. One of her conditions was to stay away from alcohol. She was
arrested for failing to comply with the order and held overnight for a bail hearing the next day. She was released on strict conditions and is due back in court on July 24. Man injured after drug overdose Police say a 22-year-old Nelson man was treated in hospital for a drug overdose and cuts to his arm early Saturday.
They were called to Upper Fairview around 6:15 a.m. and found the man laying on the road, screaming, with his right arm bleeding. According to his roommates, he had been under the influence of alcohol and drugs including ecstasy, LSD, hash, marijuana and alcohol. He was taken to Kootenay Lake Hospital, had his arm stitched up and is expected to make a full recovery.
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Your main responsibility will be maintaining our Periodicals and Government Documents Collections, including receiving periodicals, ensuring our online collection is current and accurate, claiming missing issues and sending books and periodicals to the bindery. In addition, you’ll work with the Library team to provide administrative support (cashier duties, managing mail and organizing special events), public service at the circulation desk and assistance with maintaining the Library website. Equipped with a Library Technician Diploma, basic accounting and web maintenance courses and at least 2 years’ library experience in a post-secondary institution, you will thrive in this multi-tasking environment where your critical thinking, excellent customer service skills and knowledge of an ILS (ideally Sirsi) will be welcomed.
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WANTED: TICKETED “B”Welders, Electricians, and Millwrights International Forest Products Ltd. is looking for ticketed “B” Welder with Millwriting experience, electricians, and millwrights to join our lumber manufacturing facility in Castlegar, BC. The skilled individuals must be self motivated, able to work on their own, and in a team environment.
AIRLINES ARE Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.
Applicants must be Áexible with shift scheduling and trade lines. Interfor offers a competitive wage and beneÀts package as outlined in the USW Southern Interior Master Agreement.
Education/Trade Schools
Interested candidates are invited to submit resumes by August 3, 2012 to Interfor’s front ofÀce in Castlegar. Candidates can also submit their resume by mail, fax, or email to: PO Box 3728, Castlegar BC, V1N 3W4 Fax #: (604) 422-3252 Email: taumi.mccreight@interfor.com
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. Apply online! IHEschool.com 1-866-399-3853
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We thank all applicants in advance, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
GROW WITH US We’re restarting our Radium Mill! As part of a multi-year capital investment program aimed at growing our facilities in BC’s southern interior, Canfor is investing $38.5 million on a new planer mill and a biomass energy system in Radium, BC—home to some of the best fibre in the world. Help drive our growth as a: O O O O O
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Canfor is one of the world’s largest producers of sustainable woodbuilding solutions, and we’ve built our reputation on top quality products and superior customer service. A global leader in dimension lumber, Canfor is not only meeting but driving demand for green building products and serving markets in every corner of the world. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, together with a safe, high quality work environment. To learn more and to be part of a thriving operation, please visit the Careers page on our website. To apply now, please submit your résumé to: Ida Gibson HR Coordinator Fax: 250.962.3217 Email: ida.gibson@canfor.com
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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. Housekeepers needed @ The Kokanee Glacier Resort email kgresort@shaw.ca or call 825-9421
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CONSIDER a rewarding career in your area with Welcome Wagon. Enjoy flexible hours, blend work with family & other interests, and offer a valuable community service. Individual must be motivated, organized, and goal-oriented. Applicants can submit a resume to: cwickenheiser@ welcomewagon.ca Found Spa is expanding, and looking to hire a Senior stylist of 3 yrs to join our team, great opportunities. If this calls to you contact Danni or Nancy at 352-7775 Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd/ Newcastle Timber Have vacancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic 2)Driller/Blaster 3)Swamper 4)Hydraulic Log Loader Operator 5)Yarder Operator. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259 LOOKING FOR Sales Representatives - Canadian Taxpayers Federation is expanding our Sales Division in your area. For more information visit: www.taxpayer.com Call 1800-667-7933 Ext 111 or email: national.manager@ taxpayer.com WANTED JOURNEYMAN HVAC + R Tech Phone 250-354-8940
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON
CASUAL LABOURERS The City of Nelson is recruiting for labourers to work on an intermittent basis, on-call and as required, primarily in the Operations Department. This position requires a valid class 3 driver’s license with air brake endorsement, WHMIS and successful completion of grade 12. For more information, please visit the “Employment Opportunities” page at www.nelson.ca. This CUPE position offers $26.10/hour plus 12% in lieu of benefits. Resumes should be sent to: Human Resources #101 – 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 5S4 fax to 250-352-2131 or e-mail hr@nelson.ca by July 23, 2012. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Employment Help Wanted
Make a difference in the lives of seniors. Come work for AdvoCare Health Services, we take “Pride in Caring” Now recruiting casual, potentially permanent positions at Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson. · · ·
Registered Care Aides Cooks Registered Recreation Aides For more information and to apply please see our website www.advocarehealth.com or email resume to Janice.VanCaeseele@ advocarehealth.com or fax (1)250-352-0056
Martech is looking to fill an Accounts Payable Position in our Business Office. Applicants must have two years accounting experience, be detail oriented and deadline driven. Must also be proficient with Microsoft Office including Excel. Competitive pay and benefit package. No phone calls or drop ins. Send your resume to: heather.desabrais@ martechelectrical.com by July 27, 2012. Only those selected for an interview will be notified.
Wanted - Outdoor Retail Manager - Nelson, BC The Rivers Oceans and Mountains Shop (ROAM) is seeking a hard-working, management minded individual to fill the Store/Floor Management Position. Applications must have minimum of 2 years experience within the ski and paddle sports industries in a senior sales, supervisory or management position. They must have previous skill with a POS system including receiving and inventory management. Added skills would be ski touring knowledge, ski-tech knowledge, previous management experience, previous sales courses and use of Amber POS. Please apply via e-mail to jobs@roamshop.com Whiskey Jack Logging of Golden has an immediate postion for an experienced 120 Madill Yarder Operator. Grapple experience a must. Email resume to whiskeyjack@redshift.bc.ca. Fax resume to 250-344-7282. Mail to Box 10, Golden BC, V0A 1H0.
Medical/Dental Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses Bayshore Home Health Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses for night shifts in the Castlegar/ Nelson area to work with children with complex care needs. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children and their families , we would appreciate hearing from you. Pediatric experience is an asset and we do offer client specific training.
Motivated & Enthusiastic Certified Dental Assistant Required for busy practice. Experience an asset. Resumes accepted: 201-402 Baker St, Nelson fax: 250-352-2275 drkuiperdental@telus.net
Please send your resume and cover letter to: pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca or fax to 1-866-686-7435
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The City of Nelson is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply.
The City of Nelson is seeking a highly motivated individual for the position of: Court Liaison/Bylaw Adjudication Clerk This 1 year term position to commence August 1, 2012 will be responsible for liaising with Crown Counsel, Court Registry, other Police Departments and outside Agencies and is required to maintain the Nelson Police File Registry as well as providing front counter service. Applicants must have a grade 12 education, Bylaw Level I Certification, an Office Administration Certificate and 3 years recent related experience. Benefits and salary are in accordance with the CUPE Collective Agreement Local 339. Interested applicants are invited to send their resume by July 23, 2012 to: Human Resources City of Nelson 101-310 Ward Street Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 Fax: 250-352-2131 email: hr@nelson.ca More detailed information regarding this position can be found at www.nelson.ca. We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however; only those under consideration will be contacted. The City of Nelson is committed to employment equity. We invite applications from all qualified persons.
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For Sale: 9 drawer dresser w/mirror, matching high boy, cedar lined metal trunk, New massage table & drop leaf table. 250-551-9317
HAVE YOU SEEN MORRIS IN A TIME OF NEED A FRIEND WAS SOLD IN A GARAGE SALE APPROX 2002 IN NELSON. HAVE YOU SEEN OR DID YOU BUY AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR? “MORRIS” BRAND. I WOULD PAY WELL FOR THE RETURN OF MORRIS CALL 352-6120 EVENINGS THANK YOU
AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster, we have openings for 10-3rd year apprentices or journeyperson welders. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd yr apprentice $28$30/hr, journeyperson $32$35/hr, higher with tank experience. Profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at; (office)780-8462231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca; p r o d u c t i o n @ a u t o t a n k s. c a . Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform.
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Fruit & Vegetables GRAND FORKS FARMS: Wednesdays and Saturdays: 402 Baker St., beside the Full Circle Cafe. Thursdays: Kinnaird
Church of God parking lot, 2404 Columbia Ave, Castlegar.
Cherries $2.00/lb in 20lb box, Peaches, Apricots, Pickling Cukes, Peppers, Tomatoes. Family friendly prices. Terry, Val, & Erran Rilkoff 250-442-3514
Apt/Condo for Rent
3120 Slocan Park Rd Multi - Family Sale Household goods, Tools, Yard tools, Stove kit, Potery, Medical table & Much more Sat. July 21st & Sun. July 22nd 9:00am - 4:00pm
Multi Family Sale Sat July 21st & Sun 22nd 8am-5pm 825 Nelson Ave.
I Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etc Call Chad 250-863-3082 Local
Real Estate For Sale By Owner Unfinished cabin on 2.8 acres on Riondel Rd near the Ashram. Will be appraised in May. Making a list of interested individuals. Price likely well under $200,000. Terms Negotiable. Excellent for handy person or couple 780-566-0707
Lots
1/2 ACRE fully serviced lot in quiet, newer sub division in Salmo, BC. - NOT located on the flood plain, meaning you can build a basement. - Custom made home plans designed specifically for the lot available as well if interested. Call Lynnette @ Century21 Mountainview Realty For more info 1-877-304-7952
Mobile Homes & Parks
1974 12x56 Moduline sm porch & shed , no mould or leaks good cond. @ 6 mile M.H.P. $24,000. 250 777-0636
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Misc. for Sale Adventure Playset Wooden Structure Swing Set $150 OBO 354-1506 or 354-9214 TV Specials Panasonic 32” $280 Samsung 51” $690, Samsung 55” 3D includes BluRay player $1050 warranty included West Liquidation Castlegar call for Appointment 250-365-3367 www .WestLiquidation.com Wooden Bed Frame 3/4 size with mattress $75 Wicker Papasan Chair W/Cushion $60, 4 all season 13” Tires on steel rims $50 250 505-5201
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CHARMING 3 bedroom 1 bath home in Convienent downtown Trail location, Bring your ideas and make this house your home! MLS #K213619, Call Lynnette @ Century 21 Mountainview Realty Today 1-877304-7952
HOUSE for Rent: 3-bedroom, uphill Nelson. Avail. Aug1-7 NS/NP W/D. $1300 plus util Hardwood floors, fenced yard. Call Nancy 250-3523446
NELSON 12 Mile: Spacious 3bdrm Family Home on beautiful Kootenay Lake. Lovely sandy beach, sloped ceilings, skylights, fireplace, lrg kitchen, ensuite, family room, formal dining + 40ft screened covered deck to relax & enjoy the view. Gentle sloping 1/2 acre lot on lake + fenced pool area for children. Away from hwy noise, paved driveway & carport. Asking $1850/mo or $2000 furnished. contact Rose 250-825-4499
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BOATING SEASON IS HERE FINALLY! WANNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS THIS SUMMER!!
Boat House (21’) at Kootenay Launch Club, for rent $100 /mo. 604-989-0258
Nelson: Downtown office suite for rent. Mountain Waters building, 205 Victoria St. Good parking & lighting, quiet $375/mo. Call 250-352-6081
Room for Rent in my lovely home in “Sunny” Blewett. Avail Aug 1st, next to Eagle Creek, W/D N/S N/P, 2 bathrooms, big windows, lots of light, high speed internet, 2 large decks, BBQ, fire pit, has morning sun 10 min from Nelson. I am looking for a mature indiv exp in shared living and healthy lifestyle. $575/m + uliti 250 352-0886
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1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc • Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) • Fold down table for a queen sized bed • Fold up bunk beds • VHF radio • Hull is sound, galley is dated. • Low draft • 200 hrs on new engine • A great boat that needs some TLC $12,000.00 invested, will take offers starting at $9000 Call 250-362-7681 or email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view
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Off Road Vehicles 2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4L V6 Auto Clean SUV in very good condition. 147,000 km. All servicing is up to date by Nelson Toyota. Motivated to sell. $13,500 OBO. 250-352-1354
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Did you know there are 89 Nelson Youth Soccer teams? The Nelson Star will be publishing a NYS Supplement on July 25th. Limited ad space so book now to be a part of the 16 page supplement.
Johnsons Landing landslide aftermath The landslide that destroyed much of Johnsons Landing devastated a community and left many without homes. (Clockwise from top) Nelson Search and Rescue monitor the area around the mouth of Gar Creek; Gar Creek still ows through the landslide; The driveway to what would have been Mandy Bath and Chris Klassen’s home; heavy urban search and rescue arrived in Kaslo Friday and were quickly deployed. Megan Cole photos
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The Beat Goes On Celebrating community is the heart of Keep the Beat, while raising awareness of children and youth affected by conflict. Nelson and District Credit Union proudly supports this youth driven event for another year. Keep the Beat takes place on Wednesday, July 25 at Lakeside Park, in Nelson, from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. submitted photo
INVITATION TO TENDER Ootischenia Land¿ll Entrance Area Upgrades Sealed Tenders clearly marked “OOTISCHENIA LANDFILL ENTRANCE AREA UPGRADES” will be received by the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), prior to 2:00 pm, local time, Thursday, August 2, 2012, at the RDCK of¿ce, Attention: Mike Morrison, Resource Recovery Manager. Tenders will be publicly opened immediately after the Tender Closing Time, at the RDCK of¿ce, and the public is invited to attend. The work generally consists of site grading and paving work at the entrance to the Ootischenia Land¿ll. Tender documents are available Monday-Friday (8:30am-4:30pm) from the Contract Administrator on payment of a non-refundable amount of $50.00 (including HST). A MANDATORY pre-tender site meeting will be held on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Ootischenia Land¿ll Entrance located at 670 Columbia Road, Castlegar, BC. Contract Administrator Ward Engineering 1014 Seventh Street Nelson, BC V1L 7C2 PH: 250-354-1660 Attn: Peter Ward, P.Eng.
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