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How did the toad cross the road? The answer is with your help. The Summit Lake Toadfest is on again this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGUS GLASS, FWCP

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A bureaucratic shake-up of the way private B.C. waterpower applications are administered by the province will bring proposed independent power producers to the fore in the coming weeks. The change is designed to ensure proponents who’ve staked a claim on a particular river are actually moving forward with that application, including new requirements that proponents conduct ongoing development work, such as surveying, geotechnical studies, archaeological exploration and biological studies, for example. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations spokesperson Thomas Winterhoff told the Revelstoke Times Review that the province switched over to a new “investigative licence” system in 2010, but older claims were grandfathered in. Now, they’re being required to comply with the more stringent new system. He said the system also seeks to balance IPP projects with

other potential land uses so that water power applications, “are not used for the sole purpose of staking a claim or excluding other investment opportunities on Crown land.” One new requirement is public advertising. Proponents in the Kootenay region (including Revelstoke) are now required to advertise their claims in local newspapers, bringing the proposed projects to public eye at an early stage. The advertisements draw public attention to the proposed projects, many of which have been filed away for years and years with little public knowledge. Winterhoff said the new requirements are already shaking up the system. There are about 650 Land Act waterpower applications in the province, including about 60 applications in the Kootenay–Boundary region administered from a ministry office in Cranbrook. Provincially, an estimated 80 per cent of the pre-2010 applications are expected to receive an investigative licence. Another 15

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Every year tens of thousands of western toadlets, each no more than the size of a dime, get squashed as they attempt their first migration from the shoreline of Summit Lake, across Highway 6, to upland habitat. That’s a load of dead nearly-endangered toads. In 2006 the B.C. Ministry of Environment and BCMOT hopped to it, and began to address the situation through the design and installation of directional fencing and culverts (“toad tunnels”) to safely guide the toads underneath the highway. The third annual western toadlet event Toadfest - will be happening again at Summit Lake Provincial Park, just southeast of Nakusp, on Wednesday August 22, between 4 and 7 p.m., and Thursday August 23, between 9:00 a.m. and noon. This free and fun community event that helps get a few toadlets safely across the highway has quickly become one of the highlight summer activities for many families in the Kootenay region. The event is coordinated by the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP), with support from B.C. Parks, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (BCMOT), and Columbia Basin Trust. “The timing of the event is right at the start of the annual toadlet migration so we can’t guarantee numbers, and the emphasis is on education and awareness about this important western toad breeding area,” said Trevor Oussoren, program manager for the FWCP in the Columbia region. “The event provides an opportunity to talk to biologists, understand the life cycle of the western toad, and learn about other species in the water-

shed – and of course to have lots of fun in the process, as there will be games and live music as well!” The FWCP is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. In addition to being able to find toadlets and carry them safely across the highway, there will be other activities to see and do, including displays of live aquatic insects, amphibians, and reptiles; information on invasive plants; face painting; and a chance to explore a simulated “toad tunnel.” “Summit Lake is one of the key breeding areas for western toads in the Kootenay region, if not the province,” said Arrow Area Supervisor for B.C. Parks, Chris Price. “We need to ensure that it remains that way for generations to come, and a key part in doing so is ensuring that local communities know what we have here.” The total annual toadlet migration at Summit Lake is estimated to be in the millions, and there are also significant concentrations of western toads at nearby Box and Beaver Lakes. To ensure the safety of event participants, traffic control, donated by Yellowhead Road and Bridge (YRB), will be in place during the scheduled times, and drivers can expect very minor delays. “We do not want anyone moving the toadlets outside of the organized event,” added Oussoren. Camping spaces at Summit Lake Provincial Park cannot be reserved. To learn more about B.C. Parks, visit www.env.gov.bc.ca/ bcparks. The event is free and containers for carrying the toadlets across the road will be provided. Parking is limited and carpooling is encouraged. For more information about the event visit fwcp.ca or call 250-3546333.

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photography Premier predicts massive appetite for new electricity ‘X’perience adventure entitled “X” at the Hidden Garden GalCon’t from page 1 per cent have been abandoned and another five per cent are expected to be disallowed by the government. In the KootenayBoundary region, seven applications have been withdrawn, while another three have been disallowed. “Applications that are being disallowed typically have not submitted an investigative plan or the investigative plan has not included sufficient information to make a determination on the issuance of an investigative licence,” Winterhoff said in a statement. “The requirements for the investigative plan are outlined in the letter that the ministry sent to each proponent.” The Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) maintains an online database of land tenure applications, including applications for things like new floating docks, cell towers, power lines, gravel pits, heli-skiing tenures and so on. Typically, the database is lightly peppered with a few waterpower project applications a year. Over the past month, it’s been flooded with new projects, mostly from the Kootenay region. Speaking on background, a Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations staff member explained that the Kootenay office is just ahead of other regional offices on the paperwork, and applications across the province will be listed on the ILMB website shortly. David Keiss is the vice-president of project development with Syntaris Power, which has just issued several waterpower investigative licence applications for pre-2010 projects. They include several projects near Revelstoke first proposed in about 2008 by Atla Energy, which Syntaris recently acquired. Keiss said he got relatively short notice about the changes and has been working to bring his projects into compliance. “They’re trying to bring the process in alignment with other resource extraction processes and get all of the projects up and moving,” Keiss told the Times

Review. “It was a straight up ‘either or’ questionnaire. Either you’re going to go forward with these types of investigations or you’re going to abandon the application.” Keiss said he understood the province’s motivations. “They’re obviously trying to clear up the tire kickers and people that are hanging onto applications who really don’t have any intention of doing any further work,” he said.

“THERE’S GOING TO BE A HUGE NEW DEMAND FOR RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY.” ~PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK At the local level, Keiss said the new requirements are good employment news for biologists, archaeologists, geotechnicians and other contractors involved in developing IPP applications. “All of these are good stimulus for the economy,” he said. Meanwhile, the lynch pin for larger projects is attaining an ‘energy purchase agreement’ from BC Hydro. There is a standing offer for much smaller IPP projects under 15 megawatts, but only nine of those licences have been issued by BC Hydro to date. BC Hydro community relations manager Jerry Muir explained that BC Hydro’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2012 (which is still in draft form) calls for the purchase of 2,000 gigawatt hours of electricity from clean energy producers, which includes private IPP waterpower projects. If the IRP moves forward as is, it is anticipated that BC Hydro could issue another ‘Call For Power’ in late 2013. This process leads to bankable ‘Energy Purchase Agreements’ with BC Hydro, key to securing financing for the projects. Hydro is targeting a 2016–2018 timeframe to bring these projects online.

Critics, however, have questioned the economic viability of the IPP projects. They were spurred on in the just over five years ago when changes to provincial energy ‘self-sufficiency’ regulations under former premier Gordon Campbell created a climate favourable to the private projects. However, in an effort to spur natural gas development in the north, current B.C. premier Christy Clark revised those requirements in early 2012. The change prompted some IPP critics, such as the Wilderness Committee, to predict the demise of proposed IPP projects. No so, says Clark. In a July 31 interview with the Times Review, the B.C. premier predicted an electricity-hungry B.C. gung ho on developing all kinds of generating capacity on top of the proposed Site C Dam on the Peace River. Her vision is for five or “perhaps more” liquid natural gas (LNG) processing plants on the north coast. The plants use copious amounts of electricity to covert gaseous natural gas into a more compact liquid that can then be shipped to Asian customers. “They will be principally powered by renewables ... we are going to be creating a huge new demand for electricity. Site C, for example, – the entire power supply of Site C could be used by phase two of just one of the [LNG] projects,” Clark said. “There’s going to be a huge new demand for renewable electricity, so that means that independent power producers are going to be busy around the province,” Clark added. Much of the future of proposed regional IPP projects, however, lays beyond the 2013 provincial elections. Clark is trailing badly in the polls and faces vote-splitting from a resurgent BC Conservative Party. The BC NDP have been vocal critics of the way the current government has handled independent power projects – including criticism of the ‘staking’ process – and have vowed a shake-up of their own if elected.

lery, August 6 to 13 with a reception on Tuesday, August 7, 7 to 9 p.m. “X” could stand for xplore, xtreme, or xcite, all of which describe this series of photographs. Sara started her photography career after a two month climbing trip in South America, where she attempted to climb Aconcagua,. Upon her return, Sara entered a photo taken in Bolivia, into the 1998 Banff Mountain PhotogSara Rainford is bringing her adventures raphy Competition. It won the Grand to the public. PHOTO COURTESY OF SARA RAINFORD prize that year and launched her career as a photographer. The Hidden Garden Contributed by Martha Nichols, HGG Gallery, 803 Kildare Street, New DenFor the first time in the Kootenays, ver, is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday Sara Rainford is showing her adven- through Saturday. ture series photography in a show

Painting the way between Nelson and Nakusp By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News

Nelson’s Brigitte Desbois will be showing her new series of paintings inspired by the route between Nakusp and Nelson at the Studio Connexion Gallery in Nakusp this month. On a road trip from Nelson to Nakusp to see painter David Langevin’s exhibit at Anne Beliveau’s gallery, Desbois and her travelling companions made the most of the journey, stopping to take pictures of the scenery. “It was a really long trip to get there and back, because we stopped every five minutes to take pictures,” recalled Desbois. But the time was well spent, and became the foundation of her latest work now showing in Nakusp. Brigitte was born in Montréal and grew up in England and France. She developed a love for traveling and was attracted to all forms of culture. As a teenager in Paris, she spent many many hours at the Musée des Impressionnistes and at the Musée d’ Art Moderne. Upon her return in Québec, she earned her living by doing paintings on silk. She also does study painting with oils at the Atelier Michel Ange in Québec City. “Mostly I lived in the country when I was growing up,” Desbois told the Arrow Lakes News. St. Antoine-DeTilly, a small town of about 1,200 people half an hour from Québec City, was her home until she and her husband, a carpentry contractor, moved to

Calgary for work. After 10 years in Calgary she returned to Montréal to study Fine Arts at the Ecole Mission Renaissance, and joined the Federation of Canadian Artists. “It really connects you to the art world, with artists all over the place,” explained Desbois. “It’s just a kind of network, and it gives you an idea how you fit into the art world because every show is juried.” She has been in Nelson since 2007, following her son to the Kootenay city. “We had a son who was a musician, and he found Selkirk College in Nelson,” said Desbois, who would come with her husband and visit in the summers. “He came here and I guess we got jealous,” she joked. “We were always thinking how can we live here. It’s been five years already I can’t believe it.” “From an artist’s point of view, it’s like falling into a box of chocolates. all this inspiration right in front of you,” remarked Desbois. “It’s hard not be a landscape painter when you live in Nelson.” Her new series of paintings “From Nelson to Nakusp” is featured from August 7 to August 25 at Studio Connexion Gallery in Nakusp located downtown at 203 Fifth Avenue. You can visit her exhibition from Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Are plastic bags really necessary? THE PLASTIC BAG, ONCE A CONVENIENT OBJECT OF “AMERICAN BEAUTY,” IS HAVING ITS EXISTENCE PUBLICLY DEBATED AGAIN. Posing like a band for an album cover, three of the random act of kindness participants peppered the village with happy moments. Random Acts of Kindness, RAOK ... catchy name for a garage band. PHOTO COURTESY OF CINDY MCNAUGHTON

Editor, When I lived in Vernon I started a group that would meet once a month over coffee to share ideas and stories for ways to help others and spread some kindness. At the end of the meeting we each would have an assignment to spread some kindness in our community. We could do something every day, or try an event. I just thought if I could do some little thing that would be of help or bring a smile, that would encourage others to do so also. There are two great sites for ideas, stories and resources to do this. They are www.randomactsofkindness.org and www.helpothers.org

Help others has a really cool game of “paying it forward” like from the movie. When you do a kind act for someone you give them a “smile card” and they are tagged, then it is their turn to keep it going. The RAK foundation is a great site for stories, resources, lesson plans etc and more than 50,000 people subscribe to their daily tweets. I thought it would be a great idea to involve the kids in this using ideas that we both came up with. It was such a great feeling, and the smiles we received that day made it all worth it. Cindy McNaughton Nakusp, B.C.

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and fish, that we know eat or get entangled in the stuff. It’s not just bags, of course. We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control. Canadians use between nineand 15-billion plastic bags a year, enough to circle the Earth more than 55 times, according to the Greener Footprints website. (U.S. citizens use about 100 billion a year!) Few plastic bags are recycled. Most are used for a short time to carry groceries, and then maybe re-used as garbage bags or to wrap dog poop before ending up in the landfill or the ocean. Some people argue that, because they make up about one per cent of the volume of waste in landfills, we shouldn’t worry. But one per cent of the massive amounts of what’s in landfills is a lot, especially since plastic doesn’t biodegrade. Because they’re lightweight, plastic bags are easily carried by wind and water. Besides accumulating in the ocean, they litter our streets and natural areas, often clogging drainage systems and contributing to flooding. They take at least 1,000 years to break down, and even then, they don’t biodegrade; rather, they fragment into smaller and smaller pieces, making them more likely to be eaten by marine and land animals. Plastic is also a petroleum product, so continued and increasing use of it accelerates the depletion of valuable fossil fuels. According to Greener Footprint, 8.7 plastic shopping bags contain

enough embodied petroleum energy to drive a car one kilometre. Finding something to carry your groceries in is easy; inexpensive re-usable bags come in a variety of materials and sizes. Many are small and light and can be carried in a purse or daypack. I carry one in my back pocket and have refused dozens of plastic bags as a result. Some people worry about bacteria and other contaminants that may accumulate in the bags, but you just need to wash them regularly. One of the bigger issues is what to put garbage in. Before the 1980s, no one used plastic bags for groceries or garbage, nor did we have composting or recycling programs, so we know that plastic garbage bags aren’t entirely necessary. The first step is to reduce the amount of garbage we produce. In fact, there’s really no such thing as garbage. It’s all resources, so we should more accurately refer to it as “waste.” Buying products with less packaging and reducing overall consumption of unnecessary goods is a start. Re-using, recycling, and composting also help you cut down what you send to the landfill. For the unavoidable waste, and the dog poop, use biocompostable bags. Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary. If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.

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Ospreys numbers falling prey to high water?

Gary Davidson Birds of Nakusp For the last 18 years I have been systematically monitoring the Osprey nests between Nakusp and Fauquier. There have been a few occasions when I was away during the summer or at least away enough of the time that I was unable to get an accurate picture. But for 11 of the last 18 years I do have sufficient data to determine the outcome of the nests. Each year I determine several things: 1) at how many nests birds are present at the beginning of the season; 2) in how many nests eggs are laid; 3) in how many nests young are produced and 4) how many young are produced in all the nests. Ospreys spend the winter in Central and South America, and usually arrive back in the valley around the middle of April. Early in the season, usually at the beginning of May, I check all of the nests to see at which ones adult birds seem to be present. This has ranged from a low of 22 in 2012 to 36 in 2010; the average is 28. All of these nests, however, will actually be used. For reasons which are unclear, there are always a few pairs that go through the motions, perhaps make some repairs to the nest, but do not

lay eggs. The number of nests that do contain eggs has ranged from a low of 14 in 1998 to a high of 27 in 2010; with the average being 20. Even in those nests in which eggs are laid, not all will actually produce young. The number of nests that do produce young has ranged from a low of 8 in 2012 to a high of 19 in 2010; the average is 14.5. The total number of young produced in all the nests has ranged from 13 in 2012 to 31 in 2011; the average is 23.7. It is interesting to note that in years when fewer nests are successful, the average number of young in each nest seems to increase. Perhaps fewer nests results in less competition for food, and therefore better nesting success. It is clear from these statistics that 2012 has been the worst year for Ospreys in the eleven years for which I have data. Only 50 per cent of the active nests produced young, (eight out of 16). On average, 72 per cent of active nests have produced young, and in some years it exceeds 85 per cent. It would be really easy to say that high water levels this year were responsible for the low productivity. Perhaps high water makes it more difficult for adults to locate and catch fish. This might be the case, but it doesn’t explain why fewer adults laid eggs than usual – 16 nests this year compared to an average of 20. Since there is considerable variation in productivity from year to year, it may be impossible to attribute this year’s poor success to any single factor, but water levels may be something to watch in the future!

Data that Gary Davidson has collected over the years show that 2012 has been an extremely poor year for Osprey numbers. Why is unknown, but the high level of water the area has experienced this year may have something to do with it. PHOTO COURTESY OF GARY DAVIDSON

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Special to the Arrow Lakes News

It seems like only yesterday six teams stepped onto Kathy Pedersen and Helen Zeleznik ball diamonds in the heart of Nakusp but now, two months later, the finals have come

and gone. With six games per week since May, and only minimal games being rained out, the teams managed to get all their regular season games in with the weather co-operating most of the season. It was a tough first year for some of the teams, but their spirit and laughter

Save Your Largest Zucchini! To the left, the In the Parkers were the champs of the regular season slow-pitch, and the Burton Barleys on the right were the runners-up in second. Fun was had by all, however, trhoughout the revived league play. TERESA ZANIER/ARROW LAKES NEWS

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have showed why they are out on the ball fields. When I spoke with Misfits Captain Morgann Black, she said “It was a great and fun experience for those of us who have not played before. I hope to play again next year.” “The league was great, it gave people something to do from ages 16 to 60-plus. It was competitive and very fun,” said Kris James, Captain of the Brew Jays. There were some pretty competitive games too with In The Parkers and Brew Jays battling it out for top spot on a continuous basis with only five points separating the teams at the end of regular season play. And how about those Marauders? They were continuously defeated at the beginning of the season and then won four games in a row and a tied a game right near the end. They even had their own pom poms! Then there were the Burton Barley’s who traveled every Monday and Wednesday to share their smiles and skill on the diamonds. The team Captain, Rocky....well now he’s a funny guy. I’ve seen him myself moonwalk past third base just to catch a fly ball. I personally think that the best jerseys award should go to the team Hammered. Their jerseys are bright orange and you couldn’t miss them a mile away. Not only did they have the best jerseys but were also sponsored

by Arrow Lakes Ready Mix, The Hut and Cut-Rite Meats. In The Parkers were sponsored by Home Hardware, The Misfits by Wolfe’s Catering and the Brew Jays by Kim’s Kustoms and Galena Contractors. Thank you to all of the sponsors and we hope to see more out there next year. If you were among the many spectators out to see the final games on July 30, then you were in the midst of people who love the sport, and a crowd who roared with applause and cheer at every play made, no matter what team was on the field. It was incredible to see; there was a complete sense of community in the air. Not only did the final game go into extra innings, with In The Parkers and Burton Barley’s going head to head, it was also a beautiful evening to end the regular season as the weather co-operated with beautiful clear skies. Past league President, Rusty Reimer was yelling out calls as the home plate umpire and his son Connor Reimer was the first base ump. You knew ball was in the air when I was approached on the golf course by Charlie Granewall who volunteered his time to come and set up the PA system at the diamonds to have some fun announcing the final two games. That’s awesome spirit, Charlie, and thank you! It’s not easy running a league

and it’s not too difficult either, but Zac Wethal and myself enjoyed every minute of it. People have often said to us that it’s a lot of work, and I respond by saying, “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t love it and have a passion for ball.” It was a learning experience and one that we will take on again next year: we already have teams approaching us for the 2013 season. After so many years of the Nakusp Mixed Slow-Pitch League sitting idle during regular season, it has risen again and we hope that we can continue the fun and excitement for Nakusp and its ball enthusiasts in years to come. “I think this new league was a huge success and I hope it continues to grow. It was awesome seeing so many people get involved. A big thanks to everyone especially to Teresa, thank you for all that you did I know it was a lot. Hope everyone had as much fun as I did,” said Zac Wethal, Cocoordinator of the Nakusp Regular Season Slow-Pitch League. Thank you to everyone who helped Zac and I get ball going again. Thank you to the community of Nakusp for allowing us to show you that ball is still very much alive in our town. And a special thanks to all the spectators....your support has been incredible!

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August long slow-pitch tournament on through Monday By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News

The August long weekend slowpitch tournament continues, even as I write this, with no winner until

the evening of Monday, August 6. To give you a taste of the excitement, here are a few pictures from the game between Nakuspâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Brewjays and Kelownaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sting teams.

MItchell Zorn, Brewjay, gets the ball out and hustles toward ďŹ rst.

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High ďŹ ves all around for some good action out in the diamond.

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A Stinger slides to second, barely beating the catch for a call of â&#x20AC;&#x153;safe.â&#x20AC;? CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS

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LARDER, KENNETH Kenneth Larder passed peacefully in Vernon on July 30th, 2012. Ken was born at Bapaume, Saskatchewan on December 29th, 1930. Born the second of ¿ve children to Fred and Nellie, he grew up in the country and always remained an outdoorsman. The family moved to Burton, BC in 1949 to start a new life. Ken built roads for most of his working life. He was an avid and accomplished golfer and gardener, involved in his retirement years with the Fauquier and District Golf Club. He was a kind and gentle man of few words, whose strength lifted all around him. Ken was predeceased by his brothers Cyril and Joe and sister Betty. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joan Larder, and his children Leanne and Wade. His brother Eric, his grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews also survive him and will hold his memory dear. Please join together to remember him and celebrate his life at the Burton Community Hall August 18th from 2pm-5pm. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories at www.¿schersfuneralservices.com.

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Obituaries Margaret Emily McLean November 24, 1916 July 26, 2012

Margaret was born Magaret Peavoy in Stettler, Alberta and grew up on the family farm in the Chigwell district. On August 19, 1940 she married John McLean. They lived at Rose Lea farm in the Lacombe district, a ranch in the Rimby area, and retired to Nakusp in 1979. For the last six years she has lived with her second family at the Pavillion at Slocan Community Health Center, New Denver. Margaret loved to travel, and was an enthusiastic gardener. Her rose garden in Nakusp made the yard a a place of beauty. Margaret was predeceased by Johnny in 1995, and is survived by her brother Gordon (Florence), two sister in laws, Margaret Doran and Elien May Peavoy, four Children Donald (Rose), Leonard(Carole), Archie(Stephi) and Mary(Doug), grandchildren Cindy McLean, Larry McLean, Dan McLean, Don McLean, Thomas McLean, Jason Harrison, Emily Harrison, John Harrison, Becky Mackie as well as numerous great grandchildren. Interment will be at the Glenbank Cemetery Nakusp, B.C August 8th, 2012 at 11:00 AM. The graveside service may be viewed courtesy the website of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. www.thompsonfs.ca as well as expressing online condolences. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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Anderson Point Boat Launch Construction Invitation to Tenderers Columbia Power Corporation, on behalf of BC Hydro, is managing construction of a boat launch at Anderson Point on the lower Arrow Lake near Castlegar. The work includes the drilling and blasting of solid rock for the production of various riprap products; excavation and placement of native material; supply and placement of various granular aggregates; supply and installation of socketed steel pipe piles; a floating breakwater; a floating dock; a toilet structure; precast concrete panels; corrugated steel culverts with headwalls; non-woven geotextile and concrete roadside barriers; supply and placement of cast-in-place concrete, and the placement of riprap. There is a mandatory pre-tender meeting and site visit scheduled for August 13, 2012, which must be attended by all prospective bidders. For information on this tender and to register for the meeting and site visit, please refer to the tender documents which are only available online at: BC Bid: www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca Tender closes at 2:00 pm local time on August 23, 2012.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA) Meets Wednesdays 7 p.m. at Terra Pondera, 97 2nd Ave. in Nakusp. For info, call Mary Ellen 250-265-4604.

FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by 0900024 B.C. LTD. of Surrey, BC, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, to enter onto the Crown Land base for Investigative Purposes under the Waterpower Policy and is situated on Provincial Crown land near Stoney Creek and containing 50 hectares more or less. The MFLNRO File Number that has been established for this application is 4405121. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC 1902 Theatre Road Cranbrook B.C., V1C 7G1 or email to: Authorizing Agency.Cranbrook@gov.bc.ca Comments will be received by Front Counter BC until September 5, 2012. Front Counter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/AplicationPosting/index.isp >Search>Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information. The land act application will be available for viewing at Service BC Ofﬁce in Nakusp BC. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations regional ofﬁce in Cranbrook.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 CHALK IT UP Paint the town with sidewalk chalk and help make the world’s longest hopscotch course along the waterfront. For kids six and up; starts at 1 p.m. at the Nakusp Library.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS (ACOA) Meets 8 p.m. at Terra Pondera, 97 2nd Ave. in Nakusp. For more info, call Mary Ellen 250-265-4604.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 LIBRARY PARTY Join the library staff and volunteers for summer-end snacks and prizes (bring your completed reading records for awards and prizes). Starts 1 p.m.

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Obituaries Kenneth Gordon Kenneth Walter Gordon was born on October 23, 1931 in the Slocan Community Hospital. Ken married the love of his life Winona Marie Edwardson on March 25, 1953, and to this union were born three children, Kenneth Walter Jr., Kerry Lou and Julie Anne.

Ken attended school in Silverton and New Denver where he graduated from Lucerne School. He was very active in all aspects of outdoor sports, including hunting, ¿shing golf, curling and hockey, and was best known for his pitching ability during his baseball years as a member of his community team. Ken spent his whole career in the mining industry working in most of the local mines in the area and as far north as Pine Point in the Northwest Territory. The majority of Ken’s career was in the milling and processing aspect of mining, and he continued to consult after his retirement with special interest in acting as a consultant for his granddaughter at Teck Cominco right up until a month before passing. Ken was an adoring husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and spent many years on the golf course with his wife Nonie and hunting, ¿shing and camping with his family. He was pre-deceased by his wife Nonie in February of 2012, and his two brothers Snookie and Bill. Ken is survived by his son Ken (Carol), daughters Kerry (Mario), Julie (Lee), grandchildren Kerry (Jessie), Ed (Tanya), Tannice (Sean), Bob (Samantha), Jacqueline (Jason), Judd , great-grandchildren Bradley, Brett, Logan, Keira, Bryton, Tristan and Devon, sisters, Esther (Hap) and Joan (Erwin) He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

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and a fixation for tea, it may be time to move him up to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;High Performanceâ&#x20AC;? program. This program proudly features a coach ratio of 12 to one, ostensibly suggesting at least a bit of cloning has taken place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All that fruity language and obvious word-count extension is all well and good,â&#x20AC;? you think, sipping on a cup of extra strong coffee, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but how can anyone local make it to the big leagues?â&#x20AC;? Again, hypothetical reader, that may sound unlikely, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happened before. I queried Iain Harvey, a coach for the program, on whether or not any local kids have had success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, we had four girls who got scholarships, and one guy who ended up in Whitecaps residency,â&#x20AC;? he told me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Impressive,â&#x20AC;? I said, or would have said. In reality, I said nothing, because I have the social skills of Garth Algar. That wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t his fault, though. Iain was friendly and kind enough to make time for my questions, no mean feat when surrounded by a whole bunch of excited soccer players. The most local of local successes, though, has to be Nakuspâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very own Nathan Hawe. Mr. Harvey mentioned that he had made it onto the Salmon Arm rep program. Disregarding the fact that I have no idea what that means, it sounds impressive. Even if your child attains success, he or she still has a long way to go. Going pro entails lots of time, effort, practice, and perhaps most dauntingly, money. If they have the skill and the drive, and you have the patience, they could make it a long way. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m discounting playing to have fun, though. That is a cause that is just as noble, if a little less costly. Depending on how you want it, Soccer Quest could be a stepping stone to greatness, or a couple days of fun. In other words, the only time itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acceptable to let your kids run loose and kick peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s balls.