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More than 65 years ago Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from their homes on British Columbia’s coast and brought to internment camps in places like the Slocan Valley during the height of the Second World War. Today those who lived through the ordeal tell stories of struggle, sadness, and forgiveness. Here’s one such tale... GREG NESTEROFF
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ongtime Nelson resident Yosh Tagami mi remembers working for 25 cents an n hour building internment shacks on the Popoff farm near Slocan City. He was 17 and his family would soon move intoo one of those houses, which measured 14 x 25 feet. “The first winter was cold with four feet of snow, and icicles formed inside so we put cardboard from boxes on the walls,â€? he says. There was no insulation beyond paper and shiplap, and no indoor plumbing. Wooden bunk beds lay at either end of the house with a kitchen in the middle. They used a wood stove for cooking and heating. “Rice was rationed and we made green tea from alfalfa leaves,â€? he says. “We had a garden arden and also bought vegetabless from the DoukABOVE —Even hobors who camee in horse horse-driven driven before World War II, wagons.â€? Japanese Canadians Tagami, now 85, was born at like Yosh Tagami Genoa Bay on Vancouver Island were ďŹ ngerprinted and raised at Paldi, a sawmill and photographed community near Duncan. He for identity cards had four brothers and two when they turned 16. sisters. Their father Jirosaku, a RIGHT — Thoumillwright, was injured in a fall sands of internees Bob Hall photo and unable to work, so the sons were sent to Slocan began logging as teenagers. City where they en- — are The winners of the Nelson Star’s newspaper art contest — as chosen by voters at nelsonstar.com
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The Community First Medical Clinic will close its doors effective June 1 as two of the three doctors leave family practice. In all, at least six family doctors have recently left or will leave their practices in Nelson. “Potentially thousands of patients will be orphaned with no family physician to care for them and their families,� says Sharon Campese, office manager at Community First. “The walk-in clinic is unable to handle the number of people requiring care on a daily need basis and the emergency room will become a holding pen for patients with less than serious needs. There appears to be a crisis looming.� Dr. Yasmin Garcia will serve patients at the Ancron Medical Clinic until August 15 when she will move to Vancouver. Dr. Joel Kailia is withdrawing from family practice to focus on a specialized area of medicine. Dr. Andrew Murray has been unable to recruit physicians to take over for his colleagues. “There are various urgent recruitment initiatives currently taking place in Nelson and the Kootenays to attract more family physicians to our area,� says a press release issued by the clinic. As Community First closes Murray will continue to see his patients at the Acron Medical Clinic. Story continues to ‘Interior’ on Page 4
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Downtown Nelson will soon be host to a handful of leased sculptures that were part of last year’s Castlegar Sculpturewalk. The city approved funding to lease five sculpture for one year. After the lease is up, the city plans to trade them in for a new batch. “It will be like a rotating public gallery,” explained Nelson’s cultural development officer Joy Barrett, who is also the executive director of Sculpturewalk. Leasing a sculpture costs around $1,500 to $2,000 each, which is about a tenth of the purchase price. “It’s a really affordable way to bring quality public art into the downtown,” Barrett said. The money will come from a downtown reserve fund set aside from parking meter revenue. Four of the sculptures will be installed in the Baker Street amenity areas and one will go on Vernon Street, likely near Touchstones Nelson. The sculptures that will be on display this year include Venus De Cello by Winlaw’s Peter Vogelaar, Dancing Myself by Winlaw’s Rabi’a, Man in Motion by Nelson’s Denis Kleine, Man Waiting by Kaslo’s Sergio Raffo, and Seated Couple by Rick Haugen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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The on-loan sculptures that will be on display in the downtown this year include Man in Motion by Nelson’s Denis Kleine (top left) and Venus De Cello by Winlaw’s Peter Vogelaar (bottom left). QR by Winlaw’s Carl Schliching Colin Payne photos (right) was purchased by the city and will be placed permanently in Railtown.
“It’s great for the artists who get the opportunity to have their work displayed in an outdoor venue and seen by people who might choose to purchase the piece,” Barret noted. “If any businesses or organizations like the artwork, they can choose to buy it to keep it on display permanently.” Additionally, the city has decided to purchase a sculpture called QR by Winlaw’s
Carl Schliching for permanent installation in Railtown. The $10,000, steel sculpture will go on Railway Street, across from Nelson Farmers’ Supply, on the pedestrian walkway. The city will be building pedestals and installing the sculptures in the coming weeks, to be on display in time for tourism season. Barrett believes the new artwork will improve the appearance
of downtown and help bring visitors to the community. “Everyone who goes to Castlegar to see the sculptures will also know to come to Nelson to see more. It will be advertised in the Sculpturewalk brochure and website,” she said. “A lot of people say Baker Street needs a bit of a facelift. This is a way we are beautifying our downtown and making it more inviting.”
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A little over a week before the writ drops, MLA Michelle Mungall eagerly opened her campaign office in Nelson on Wednesday. Doors on the 191 Baker Street headquarters opened at 2 p.m. to a steady stream of supporters stopping by to touch base with the MLA and NDP candidate for Nelson-Creston. Mungall said she feels good at the onset of her campaign due to the many supporters on board. “I have a wonderful group of volunteers. People are calling in and breaking down the doors to volunteer so I feel grateful,” she said.
MLA Michelle Mungall opened her campaign headquarters at the west Kirsten Hildebrand photo end of Baker Street Wednesday.
They believe in her and the NDP platform, said
Mungall. She would like to see her party form the next
government for the chance to see through ideas coming forward like tax credits for film industry and a local purchasing program that could see hospitals offering a 100-mile diet along with party mainstays like ‘keeping Jumbo wild.’ “People want to see a change and a change in government,” she said. Mungall intends to run a clean campaign leaving mud slinging for the other guy — the constructive attitude emerging from the crew on hand to kick-off the 2013 election campaign. “I anticipate a lot of fun in the next five weeks,” she said. The writ drops April 16 with the election being held May 14.
Interior Health says they have recruitment plan
Continued from Page 1 Other doctors leaving the community include Dr. Annemarie DeKoker who recently left her practice in the Nelson Trading Company to move to Kaslo. After taking over departing colleague Dr. Rob Edmonds’ patients late last year, Dr. Katherine McIntyre will leave her practice on Vernon Street at month’s end. Slocan Park’s Dr. Elizabeth Barbour is also retiring and Dr. Andre Piver is shutting his practice down in Slocan too. Clinics report being inundated with calls from patients looking for a doctor as recruitment efforts continue with limited success. Doctors new to Nelson quickly fill their practices. Dr. David Sonnichsen opened a family practice accepting new patients about a year ago. There is no longer room at the Kootenay Medical
Centre with spots filling up within eight to nine months, reports the clinic. Communications officer for the Interior Health Karl Hardt explains physician recruitment is a partnership between the community, its physicians and Interior Health. “Interior Health recognizes Nelson may face an increase in physician vacancies in the months ahead. We are currently developing a marketing plan specific to Nelson to boost recruitment to make sure residents in Nelson have access to a family doctor,” he says. Since 2008, Nelson has recruited 14 family practitioners many of which also support the emergency department and obstetrics; one obstetrician/ gynecologist, one GP anesthetist, one ER physician and one internal medicine specialist. During that time, positions have also become vacant.
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“Physicians may retire or decide to move on for a variety of reasons and there is transition in all communities,” says Hardt. “As positions become vacant, we look to support the community in filling them as quickly as possible.” Examples of strategies include the physician recruitment website Better Here launched last summer by Interior Health as well as Health Match BC, a free health professional recruitment service funded by the province. The province also provides incentives to doctors choosing rural practice. “Nelson is an active, vibrant community with a great deal to offer. It is somewhere physicians want to work and live, so we are confident we will be able to fill these vacancies. We have had good success recruiting to Nelson to date,” says Hardt.
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Back to the woods for Blue Ridge Greg Nesteroff Nelson Star Reporter
Blue Ridge Timber hopes to begin silviculture work and new logging on the suspended Meadow Creek Cedar license this month.
Trevor Kanigan
Company principal Trevor Kanigan believes the Ministry of Forests is satisfied with their performance since they took over management of the license last October and will soon grant them new cutting permits. The license would still be partially suspended but they would have access to more fibre. Kanigan said he plans to put contractors in place next week with the intention of starting to log as of April 22, assuming the permits are issued. Work would begin the same day to address an extensive silviculture backlog, depending on weather. A ministry spokeswoman confirmed a letter is expected this month varying the license suspension and new permits may be awarded if the company’s forest stewardship plan meets all requirements. However, she said volumes haven’t been determined yet. To date, the company has been allowed to log 48,000 cubic meters. “I am extremely pleased with the progress [district manager Garth] Wiggill and his staff have helped us achieve and look forward to starting the upcoming season’s silviculture and logging activities,” Kanigan said in an email. “There are a lot of people anxious to get back to work in the forest and a lot of mills looking forward to seeing the licenses’ log volume made available to them.”
‘BUREAUCRATS IN A TIZZY’
However, early last month,
Kanigan expressed frustration to Madison’s Lumber Reporter, an industry newsletter, at how long it was taking to increase the volume of timber available to them. He hoped it would have been upped much sooner, and suggested interference from Victoria was to blame. Madison’s editor Keta Kosman opined that a private company restoring bad practices on public land “sent longstanding bureaucrats at the ministry into a tizzy. Their reaction is to bury the operator in paperwork, oversight, and a ridiculous level of sticking to details, presumably to ensure no mistakes are made.” Wiggill, however, told the Star, “We’re not in a tizzy. We’ve been very clear how we want to manage the license and are trying to do the right thing in the public interest.” Wiggill said despite skepticism from some in the industry, he’s received a lot of community support, and insisted bureaucracy is not getting in the way. “It’s not my masters in Victoria pulling my strings. All decisions have been my own,” he said. He explained those decisions have to be “durable,” and follow all legal processes. They are closely watched not only by the media but by the Forest Practices Board, he added. Following an investigation last year that found Meadow Creek Cedar’s practices “unsound,” Wiggill is required to provide feedback to the board on all decisions regarding the company’s license. “I explained all my decisions are being scrutinized, and [Kanigan] might have interpreted that as interference,” Wiggill said. He said Blue Ridge’s performance is still being evaluated, but “we are optimistic Trevor is following through on commitments and things haven’t gone sideways.”
WHO SPEAKS FOR THE OPERATOR?
In the Madison’s article, Kanigan also wondered who his advocate was: “Who is my voice in Victoria? Who speaks for me, and the work I am trying to do?” “Well, I do,” Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall
Another fine levied
While Blue Ridge Timber tries to rehabilitate the suspended Meadow Creek Cedar license, the ministry’s compliance and enforcement branch continues to investigate alleged infractions under owner Dale Kooner. District manager Garth Wiggill completed a determination earlier this year on a timber trespass that resulted in a $21,000 penalty — on top of previous fines of $42,000 and $13,500 for other infractions. He said part of Blue Ridge’s arrangement with Kooner is to pay off his penalties on a schedule tied to the license volume: for every cubic meter logged, a certain amount goes to the outstanding fines. Wiggill said while they want Blue Ridge to succeed, they still need to follow due process. “We can’t just forgive legal obligation,” he said. Other investigations are still ongoing and could be headed for hearings and determinations in May or June, he added. — Greg Nesteroff told the Star. “That’s my job.” Mungall, who has talked to both Kanigan and Wiggill in recent weeks, said approval of the forest stewardship plan hinges on First Nations consultation, due May 5, but the ministry could sign off sooner once it has all the feedback. While Mungall acknowledges Kanigan’s frustration at government’s pace and agrees there is no need for “undue obstacles,” she believes government officials are trying to move ahead as quickly as possible. “From my perspective, those in the ministry — Garth and up — are doing their best to help things move along without preferential treatment or anything outside the law,” she said. “We have to keep in mind there are 34 staff and 200 clients.” Mungall added she’s hopeful Blue Ridge will be able to turn around the Meadow Creek Cedar mess. “The community told me they felt they were being held hostage and couldn’t move forward in terms of economic development,” she said. “Trevor brings a light at the end of the tunnel. We’re very lucky to have a local person champion it. I do wish him all the success.” Liberal candidate Greg Garbula has visited Kanigan’s South Slocan operation and talked to a couple of other mills. He said Kanigan is “to be commended for his efforts and his commitment to the industry… He is certainly trying to mitigate the damage from the suspended license.” However, Garbula
acknowledged not everyone in industry is onside: “[Kanigan] would like more support but there’s differences of opinions. Some say he’s not big enough to handle the full license. That’s where the debate is, how to maximize the license.” Garbula said he thinks it’s less a matter of cutting through red tape than finding the proper solution. “I support anybody that’s going to give their best effort to resolve a lousy situation,” he said. “Nobody’s really winning in this game right now.” Green Party candidate Sjeng Derkx said he recognized this is a “very difficult” situation. “The outstanding silviculture liabilities need to be taken care of, but the area also desperately needs the jobs,” he said. “It is heartening to see that so many people are trying to make this work and I hope a solution can be found which will form the foundation of a healthy future for the business, the workers and the forest.” Meadow Creek Cedar’s license was suspended in February 2012 for poor forestry practices and failing to meet legal obligations. Blue Ridge Timber, which signed an agreement to conduct forestry operations under the license as the first step toward eventually buying it, is a sister company to Gold Island Forest Products, Sentinel Enterprises, and Selkirk Truss, all run by the Kanigan family at South Slocan. They have also opened an office in Kaslo.
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hat’s your favourite local band? If you don’t have a quick answer, a visit to the Kootenay Music Awards site (kootenaymusicawards.com) can help you get acquainted with some of the great talent in our own backyard. Five music industry judges sifted through hundreds of nominations to come up with this year’s shortlist. There are lots of extremely talented and hard working musicians on the list that are making a name for themselves well beyond the Kootenays. Metal band Savage Blade get a ton of press in European hard rock magazines and have a huge following in Germany. Folk singer James Lamb has built up a fan base on the Canadian festival circuit and the CBC radio program Canada Live has broadcast two of his concerts. They tour around the globe, but for many of these groups it’s here in the Kootenays where they write and record their music, here where they have their CD release parties. It’s worth getting to know these acts, and the Kootenay Music Awards website is a great place to start. There’s a play button to listen to a song by each of the artists. And while you’re there you can vote for the music you like. If you want to hear more from these bands, why not check them out next time they play in town. It’s not hard to find them. They regularly serve as opening acts for touring artists or come together for community events. In the coming week alone you can see five KMA nominated artists. Rhoneil (nominated for Best Country/Folk, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Artist of the Year) is playing a fundraiser at Finley’s this Saturday. James Lamb (nominated for Best Country/ Folk, Album of the Year and Song of the Year) is at the Royal on Thursday. And on Friday Clinton Swanson (Best Live Act nominee) has his regular gig at the Royal’s After Work Swing Party and later that night Lint (Best Roots and Blues nominee) and Rafferty Funksmith (Best DJ nominee) will also take to the Royal stage. Support the local music scene by getting to know more Kootenay musicians. Find some new favourites. And don’t forget to vote.
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FAMILY DOCTOR SHORTAGE: NEED TO FIND A CURE There are plenty of alternative medical practitioners in Nelson. People need to learn to trust and use them. Unfortunately they are the “two-tiered” system we keep hearing we mustn’t have but we do have. So you have to pay. - Jennifer Craig How hard can it be to attract doctors to Nelson? It’s not like we’re trying to get them to move to Fort Nelson. You’d think that your average middle-aged doc with a family would love to move to a place like Nelson. - John Paolozzi The IHA does not listen to professionals — they lose. They have talked about a primary care model for Nelson for years and years and this would support physicians, but the IHA can’t move forward. They also cut public health (sexual health and testing, travel clinics, communicable disease) and dumped this work on physicians. Lastly, Nelson is to blame as well, the Nelson recreation centre is nothing but a hockey rink and weight room. Not much to attract new families. - Linda Rollins-Salmon ANTI-HARPER PROTEST: SOME CARE, SOME DON’T Aww man, 25 people! No way, that’s totally going to make Harper step down. Guess who saw them, no one. Guess who cared? No one. - Ciara Bonneau
met, gave a helping hand whenever needed, and shared heartily many an interesting story of local history. RIP, Edna Daney, a very grand lady. Heartfelt condolences to family and friends. Lorie Huber (as I was known then). - Loretta Casella
Last Saturday’s anti-Harper rally in Nelson sparked some chatter on the Nelson Star Facebook page. Kirsten Hildebrand photo
Chose not to voice my opinion of Harper on Facebook. Only because I don’t want to have the feds show up at my door, lol. - Mark Endicott The only thing though people, we have to face the fact that we will now be in a Conservative riding if the boundaries go ahead as proposed. Harper has to hit the road. He is the biggest threat to democracy and our environment. But hey, if you’re rich, he’ll take good care of you! - Curtis Teddy Corrigal Nickason Harper’s gotta go. Send him and his pandas to China. - Heather Wiese Just doing what any majority government would, carry out their plans. - Curtis Pereverzoff EDNA DANEY OBITUARY: LEAVING A BIG IMPRESSION I was privileged to know Edna and Seldon Daney in 1976-77, when I taught at the one-room school house in Trout Lake with a total of 13 children, spanning Kindergarten to Grade 7, among those being their two grandchildren, Leighton and Nicole. The Daney family extended warmth of welcoming to all they
I became acquainted with Edna when Keith and I bought the Windsor Hotel in 1995. She was very helpful with our historical research of the Trout Lake area. Her stories were so very entertaining. I would sit and listen to her for hours, ignoring my customers. If Edna had written a book on the area, it would not have been boring! After we sold the Hotel, Edna and I kept in touch. We remained friends until she moved to Squamish. I wish now that I had gone to visit her for one last story. - Krystyna Mary Barnwell CLOSING OF SAVOY LANES: NELSON WILL MISS BOWLING Yet another case of “You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone.” I personally haven’t been down to the lanes since my buddy Yves passed. Much like I didn’t use the theatre for quite awhile before it closed. But I missed the theatre once it closed, and assume I will miss the bowling alley if it closes. If we want these venues in town we have to get out and use them, and I’m as bad as the next person for not actually doing it. Just thinking about it. - Brian Von-Niessen So sad. We bowled a lot when we were young, our daughter grew up as a YBC bowler. I would hate to see this place close... such a loss. - Ellen May Nicholson NELSON ADDS SCULPTURES: HOPE PEOPLE SHOW RESPECT Here’s hoping that the vandals will stay away from the art. For being such a great place to live there are too many misguided people who seem to bring Nelson down in terms of bad choices. - Heather Wiese
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Re: “Local bishop sees great significance in choice of new pope,” March 22 Bishop John Corriveau stated recently that the people of the Kootenays should be delighted by the choice of the new simple pastoral Pope Francis. Well the description is fitting, especially if one equates simple and pastoral with uneducated and backwards. Pope Francis has stated that gay marriage is “a scheme to destroy God’s plan.” He rallied his clergy against abortion and the pro-choice movement as the “culture of death.” He is opposed to contraception ex-
cept maybe when it comes to stopping the spread of HIV/ AIDS. Using contraception to prevent pregnancy is “going
Democracy means that people have power, not invisible beings and “divine laws.” against God’s will.” Women are important to the church, but women’s issues are secondary according to the pastoral pope. Buckle down ladies, a new guy is in town: superior spin, same system. Why does the local bishop think that we should be
delighted? Western democracy threw off the noose of power by divine kings and religious leadership. Democracy means that people have power, not invisible beings and “divine laws.” Citizens of secular democracies are better off than countries that use “divine laws” as the basis of decision making. Canada would go backwards in history if we had someone like the simple pope in power. Pope Francis promoting the morality and oppressive behavior of Bronze Age ideology is not something that I am delighted about. Nina George South Slocan
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Letters to the Editor Nelson’s ‘hipsterpreneurial’ class
Your recent letters pages have carried a series of writers debating capitalism and its balance sheet. I have spoken — when a candidate for City Hall — about the need to stop the growth of Nelson, a most un-capitalist attitude. Capitalism thrives in our town, yet our image of ourselves is somehow that we live in a bubble of quasisocialist community. Capitalism and gentrification are natural bedfellows, and Nelson is being gentrified. It is curious to see that our gentry — who are uppermiddle class and know nothing of the struggle of poor working people in this or any other town — have adopted the pose of progressives. They are bourgeois but they seem to themselves to be “bohemian” in politics. They are environmentalist, feminist, “spiritual-not-religious,” relaxed about cannabis, loving artists and disliking corporate chainstores (Walmart, McDonalds, Tim Hortons). They are caught between capitalism and socialism, since the former has made their bodies
affluent but the latter exerts an emotional and spiritual gravity on their souls. Buddha is cool, Christ not, for this hipsterpreneurial class. (“Cultural creatives” is R. Florida’s complimentary label for them.) Gentrification in Vancouver is causing social conflict where gentry boutiques and development move into old less-affluent neighbourhoods. Vancouver is a desirable place to live; the well-off are buying homes there, but this pushes prices up and the poor out. Hence this observation by a Vancouver writer: “Vancouver is an urban resort whose value mostly resides in its real estate and not much else… you’re going to encounter the types of situations that we see now, with some buying condos as ...an investment decision.” (Gary Mason, Globe and Mail). Nelson is not so different in its development issues. Mason says Vancouver is seen by “the filthy rich” and the “cosmocrats” as “the gorgeous playground that it actually is.” Ditto for Nelson.
This is where the meaning of capitalist economy is felt in Nelson. Charles Jeanes Nelson
Settle down is exactly right
Re: “Dog haters need to settle down a wee bit,” Letters, March 27 I don’t know who you are J.L. Craig, but I loved your letter, couldn’t agree with you more! Someone once wrote that “people who have never fallen in love with an animal have a piece of their soul that has never been awakened.” I think those of us who are fortunate enough to be able “to set a foot” in the animal world via our relationship with them, should feel great compassion for the Moaning Minnies. They know not what they’ve missed! Perspective is everything. I now vow to smile every time I see dog poop, the alternative is too horrible to contemplate. Sherrill Wiseman Calgary
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When art meets ink BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor
A pair of Nelson residents took the whole concept of recycling their newspaper to a highly creative level. Back in February, the Nelson Star challenged readers to turn their old papers into art. We received many entries for the contest at nelsonstar. com and earlier this month readers voted to determine the winners in two categories: adult and child. Kasai Natsumi received the most votes for her creation of an origami swan. The intricate piece required the local to cut and fold small pieces of the newspaper, then weave them into her masterful creation. “I lost count after 1,800 pieces of paper,” she said of the painstaking work that went into her swan. It took five days, working three hours a day to complete it. By the end of the process her fingers were black with ink. “I was kind of surprised because everybody did such a good job,” said Natsumi, who has lived in Nelson for 40 years, of her win. “I was really amazed with what the kids came up with.”
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The operator of the Kootenay Lake ferry is confident the MV Balfour will be available to fill in on the Kootenay Lake ferry run when the Osprey 2000 is out of service for one day this month during its five-year Transport Canada inspection. The Balfour, which holds 28 vehicles compared to the Osprey’s 80 and typically only runs in the summer, is presently undergoing improvements. Western Pacific Marine regional manager Bryan Coe expects the work to finish in time for the Balfour to fill-in on April 18 — but it won’t be inspected and certified until the day before. “We’re confident we’ve done everything required,” Coe said. If the Balfour isn’t ready or a problem is found during the inspection, the Osprey will operate a single round trip on the morning of the 18th — leaving Balfour at 6:30 a.m. and Kootenay Bay at 7:30 a.m. — and another in the evening, leaving Balfour at 6:10 p.m. and Kootenay Bay at 7:10 p.m. Regardless, Coe is asking motorists to be aware of potential delays due to reduced capacity and plan
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Tiana Baines won the kids category for her turtle shell which she made out of chicken wire and newspapers. “I was making the shell anyways and I thought it would be pretty cool to enter it into the contest,” she said. Baines is playing the Mock Turtle in the Nelson Youth Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland which opens at the Capitol Theatre on April 26. The winning shell is her costume. The busy 14-year-old donated her prize of an art class tuition at 4Cats Art Studio to the second place winner in the contest because she is too busy with her drama, school and volunteer activities. Natsumi also received a 4Cats tuition for her winning entry.
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accordingly. Drivers are advised to arrive early and consider travelling outside of peak hours. Coe said while the timelines are tight, they weren’t able to move the inspection dates around. “It’s not something we have complete and total control over,” he said. “We’ve re-engineered the Balfour and redone the anchoring arrangement. Now we have to wait for a green light from Transport Canada.” A contingency plan is in place to notify motorists if the Balfour is unavailable on the 18th. Coe said about the only thing that could throw a wrench in the plans is if weather prevents the inspectors from flying into Cranbrook. The Balfour has now plied Kootenay Lake for 60 years, even longer than the SS Moyie, which was in service from 1898 to 1957. “I come from the Lower Mainland and we didn’t have anything built in ‘53,” Coe said. “The last vessel I had command of was built in ‘63 and it was almost a museum piece. The Balfour is a good little ship.” Starting May 1, the Osprey will be out of service for 12 days during its semi-annual refit and the Balfour is again expected to fill in.
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Hospital Auxiliary spring bake sale in the lobby of Kootenay Lake Hospital on Friday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lots of homemade baking, including cakes, cookies, bread, squares and more.
Join the Starry Night Astronomy Program at Taghum Hall as we explore the wonders of the night sky through two astronomy telescopes, weather permitting on Friday, April 12. For more information, contact Wayne Holmes at 250-354-1586.
Every second Sunday of the month (April 14) Senior Citizens Assn. Branch 116 of the Slocan Valley meet at 1 p.m. at the Pasmore Hall (3656 Pasmore Old Road). The meeting features a guest speaker and is followed by potluck and cards. April’s guest speaker will be Yvonne Shewfelt regarding “Representation Agreements.” You are most welcome to attend and for further info. Please call Lorna at 250226-7267.
La Leche League Nelson (breastfeeding information and support) meets the third Monday of each month (April 15) from 1-2:30 p.m. at Kootenay Kids (The Family Place), 312 Silica Street. Babysitting, snack, resources and warm welcome! Expectant moms are especially encouraged to attend.
“In her Shoes” is an interactive workshop that explores the experience of living with domestic violence. Take part on Tuesday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Stoddart Room of the Community First Medical Clinic (518 Lake Street, second floor). There will also be a panel discussion on preventing violence against women on Wednesday, April 17 at 2 p.m. in the Stoddart Room. Register by emailing ncns_pat@ netidea.com. Both events are in recognition of Prevention of Violence Against Women week.
A walking group meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m. under
the Orange Bridge by Lakeside Park. Everyone is welcome to join in for a walk. For information contact liba@shaw.ca The Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., at their new location in the annex building at Selkirk College Tenth Street campus. Hackerspace is a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talking about. Play table tennis Wednesdays (school holidays/events excluded) at the Blewett elementary school from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There is a $2 drop-in fee. For information phone Karl Rosenberg: 250352-5739. Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more information about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-352-7333. The Earth Matters Upcyclers meet Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Nelson and District Youth Centre. Their current project is turning reclaimed Shambhala festival tents into reusable shopping bags. Youth 13 to 30 are invited to stop in and learn how to turn trash into treasure, or take part in group discussions about waste reduction, meet other youth and enjoy a snack. “Live!” Angry Birds Tween program at the Nelson Public Library. On Thursday, April 18, kids ages eight to 12 are invited to help build and play a live game of Angry Birds from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Register at the Library or call 250-352-6333 or email nradonich@nelson.ca. Refreshments, crafts and prizes are all part of this fun-filled hour. Canadian Federation of University Women monthly meeting at the New Grand Hotel on Sat-
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urday, April 20 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Pauline Daniels will speak on “Coaching Connections: Personal life coaching” at 11 a.m. and lunch served at noon. Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians holds its monthly meeting on Saturday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. downstairs in the Labour Exchange Building, 101 Baker Street (next to the Best Western). All are welcome. Nelson Cycling Club bike swap at the Rod and Gun Club on Sunday, April 21. Drop off items between 11 a.m. and noon. Doors open for sales from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Pickup unsold items between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Unclaimed items will be donated to charity. For information call 250-352-6654. On Sunday, April 21, the day before Earth Day, 10 sustainable homes between Hills and Winlaw will open their doors to the public at the first Slocan Valley Eco Tour. The tour features strawbale construction and local materials, micro-hydro and solar power, sustainable renovations and small efficient houses. Maps are available in valley stores. Try Speed Dating at a fundraising event to support the Canadian Cancer Society on Thursday, April 25 at Grounded Coffee at 7 p.m. Enjoy an evening of eight-minute dates with other singles in the Kootenays. Tickets are $30 and include a nonalcoholic beverage and snacks. Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Call Deborah at 250-509-0273. FUNDRAISERS Keep the Beat, a studentled group from L.V. Rogers, is hosting a fashion show as a fundraiser for War Child Canada on Friday, April 19. The show will showcase local designers such as The Fairies Pyjamas, Dear Pony, Lauren Christoffersen, and more. The Fashion Show will be at the Touchstones Museum at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 at The Fairies Pyjamas.
Tipi Camp hosts its fourth annual Yoga-thon Fundraiser in Nelson on Sunday, April 21 at the Anglican Church Hall (723 Ward Street, on the corner of Ward and Carbonate). The first class begins at 9 a.m. and the last class ends at 4:30 p.m. For more information and to print out a pledge form, see tipicamp.bc.ca. Sole 4 Souls Canada is collecting used shoes in Nelson. You can help people in the midst of extreme poverty and those recovering from natural disasters by giving the “gift of shoes.” Drop off boxes are available around Nelson until April 16. For more info call 250-229-5265. WORKSHOPS Every Friday, Community Threads meets at Nelson and District Women’s Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come learn to knit, crochet, spin, embroider and make rag rugs. On Wednesdays, Community Threads offers quilting lessons from 9 a.m. to noon at the same location. Women of all ages welcome. Call 250-551-4951 for info. The Earth Matters Zero Waste Youth Project is hosting an educational workshop to celebrate Earth Month. The “Zero Waste Home” workshop will be offered on Saturday, April 20 from 1 to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, April 24 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at SelfDesign High (402 Victoria Street). There is a $5 to $15 sliding scale fee. Participants are asked to register in advance by emailing youth@nelsoncares.ca. Two-Day Interior Decorating Workshop with Nest Building author, Kate Bridger. Discover your inner interior designer, April 27 and 28 at Selkirk College in Castlegar. Call 250-365-1208 to register. Course information can be found at katebridger.ca. The Creating Caring Communities Committee is pleased to announce their second annual spring conference, scheduled for May 2 and 3 at Selkirk College in Castlegar. The theme for this
year’s conference, Keeping the Doors Open: New Beginnings for Creating Policy that Supports Marginalized Populations, features keynote speakers Carrielynn Lund, Eugene Oscapella and Dr. Tessa Parkes. Cost for the conference is $85 including lunch, beverages and snacks. Students can pay a reduced fee of $30. For more information, call ANKORS at 250-505-5506.
CASTING CALL The Capitol Theatre Summer Youth Program auditions are on Sunday, April 14 at the Capitol Theatre. In preparation please have a song ready to sing for the directors. This year’s show is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, (school edition) directed by Allison Girvan and Geoff Burns. Choreography by Lynette Lightfoot. Contact Eva at the Capitol Theatre to book an audition time at 250-352-6363.
ANNOUNCEMENTS A cancer diagnosis can be daunting – which is why the Canadian Cancer Society is asking everyone to wear a daffodil on April 27 – Daffodil Day – to show their support of those living with cancer.
Alzheimer Society of BC is seeking a volunteer support group co-facilitator to work with people who have a family member with dementia on the second Wednesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. Excellent training provided. Call Julie Leffelaar at 1-855-301-6742.
Nelson and District Seniors Co-ordinating Society offers free income tax service, affordable home help services, seniors counseling and advocacy, information and referrals to community resources. For details, call the office at 250-352-6008 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
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ONLY A MATTER OF SEUSS The students of Mount Sentinel secondary school are bringing alive childhood classics in The Seuss Odyssey which hits the Capitol Theatre stage on Friday and Saturday (7:30 p.m.) and again at a Saturday matinee (2 p.m.). The Nelson Star captured the Wednesday dress rehearsal of the play that is directed by Sentinel drama teacher Heather Shippit
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This 2 bdrm bungalow needs a little cosmetics, and would be great for a 1st time buyer or retiree. Good location with a level walk to town, close to Salmo River & schools. Recent new roof. Take a look!! Quick possession possible.
$449,000 #1, 4265 Highway 3A
Well-constructed 7 yr old family home. Oversized 68 x 150 lot offers lots of space for everyone. 4 Bdrms & 3 baths, family room, 2 gas fireplaces, den, workshop, double carport. Rock landscaping, deck & patio. Great winter sun & valley views.
$64,900 4224 Kays Road
Clean & Bright 2/3 bdrm manufactured home on private spacious rental yard. Features include an 8 x 33 covered porch, 16 x 16 deck, double carport, storage & kennel area. Private setting 10-miles out. Perfect for retirees.
$386,000 904 Stanley Street
rancher, large living room, fireplace, spacious upgrades over the past years however there master, island kitchen, built-in eating bay & is more to be done. Rents are currently below hobby room. Covered deck, landscaped yard, market. This would be a good project for a long detached shop. 15 Mins from town in Blewett. term investor. Nice level corner lot.
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Nelson Resident Embarks on Biking Journey to Dawson City
Pedaling north with a message SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter
Demian Whitley joins the team Born in the Kootenay’s, Demian Whitley has spent most of his adulthood living in the Nelson area. Over the last decade Demian has developed a real passion for real estate, buying, renovating and selling homes throughout the region. “Through my experiences as a homeowner I understand the importance of value, quality, location and budget.” Demian has spent the last 10 years working as a snowboard guide for Kootenay area snowcat and heli operations. For the past four years he’s held the position of Guiding Operations Manager for Baldface Lodge, one of the most reputable commercial backcountry operations in Canada. Demian has also owned and operated Selkirk Mountain Safety, a mountain safety company that provides safety and guiding services for extreme sporting events and film productions in over a dozen countries around the world. “During my travels I realized early on how special Nelson is. I’m proud to be part of such a diverse mountain community and can’t wait to share that passion and experience with my clients.” Demian will be working with Coldwell Banker in Nelson and mentoring under his mother-in-law, Sue Stanger. “I’m honoured to have Sue as a mentor and look forward to working with the great team of agents at Coldwell Banker in Nelson.” 250.509.0330 Cell 250.352.3581 Office 593 Baker Street Nelson, BC
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Nelson’s Dave Wilson is no stranger to long hours on his bike. Last year he cycled 9,000 km from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Tofino, British Columbia. This Saturday he embarks on a 6,000 km ride north to Dawson City. He’s going on the solo journey to raise money for the Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Centre, a Toronto-based foundation looking for new treatments for arthritis. He also wants to raise awareness about an arthritic disease he has, called Ankylosing Spondylitis, which is slowly causing the joints in his spine to fuse together. “For years, I went to doctors with back pain and they misdiagnosed it and gave me medication that didn’t help. There needs to be a greater awareness in the medical community about this condition,” says Wilson who spent this past winter working at Whitewater Ski Resort. He finished his seasonal work at the mountain earlier this week, which freed him up for some time on the road.
Dave Wilson will push off this Saturday for a bike trip north to Dawson City as he raises awareness for an arthritic disease called Ankylosing Spondylitis. Sam Van Schie photo
He plans to start his trip by cycling out to the coast, then start working his way up to the Yukon. He wants to be in Dawson City by June 21, for the summer solstice. “I’m expecting a really challenging ride. It’s going to be a lot tougher than going across Canada,” Wilson says. “The distance between towns is further. I’m going to be going four and five days
without seeing civilization.” He travels on the cheap, cooking all his own food on the road and camping in a tent each night. He carries all his own gear on his bike and doesn’t travel with a support crew. “It’s just something I’m doing on my own. It’s therapeutic, in a way,” he says. “I’m in constant pain, with my back, and this is something I can do to take my mind off it.
Exercise is one of the only ways I find relief.” Wilson will be posting updates from the road on his website, watchmyback. ca. He also has a link on his site to donate to the Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Centre. Wilson will leave Nelson first thing in the morning on April 13. He’s not planning a sendoff event.
On the Move – Shasta McCoy, Landscape Architect joins Urban Systems, Nelson BC Shasta McCoy, landscape architect with Urban Systems, is relocating to our Nelson office as of April 1st. Shasta describes herself as, “a deep green designer committed to shaping environments that interweave cultural meaning and ecological process.”From green streets and community parks,to natural playgrounds and bicycle terrain parks,Shasta’s work champions sustainability, harmonizes natural and built elements, and creates resilient landscapes that celebrate community. In addition to enabling Shasta’s preoccupation with skiing, biking, and stand-up paddleboarding, the move is integral to Urban’s commitment to being local, being in the community, and building vibrant and sustainable communities in the Kootenay region.
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Ethan Parker Fitton Born Saturday March 30th, 2013 @ 11:04 am in Penticton, BC to proud parents Jeff & Erica weighing in at 7 lbs 3 oz Grandparents Cheryl & Derek Foote, John Fitton & Lona Croissant and Gaye & Pat Kiley, special aunts and uncles Will & Sarah Fitton, Ashley Foote & Ryan Simon and Alyssa Foote are thrilled.
Protesters Just Say No to GMO
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Local farmers and organic food lovers gathered in front of the Kootenay Co-op grocery store Tuesday afternoon to protest genetically modified alfalfa. Petitions were circulated and information pamphlets handed out. The event was part of a national day of action to stop Forage Genetics International from releasing Monsanto’s Roundup Ready alfalfa, which could be on shelves as early as this spring. Alfalfa is a high protein feed for livestock and is a particularly valuable crop to organic farmers who use it to to build nutrients and organic matter in the soil. A genetically modified strain could contaminate non-GM and organic alfalfa.
Kootenay Lake Levels Start of Spring Rise
FortisBC is advising customers that the Kootenay Lake Board of Control has declared that the spring rise has begun as of April 9, 2013. Please be advised that during this time, lake levels are predominately driven by natural inflows as a result of melting snow pack and precipitation, and are subject to sudden, large increases. Queen’s Bay:
Present level: 1740.75 ft. 7 day forecast: Up 4 to 6 inches. 2012 peak: 1753.78 ft. / 2011 peak: 1751.71 ft.
Nelson:
Present level: 1739.91 ft. 7 day forecast: Up 4 to 6 inches.
For more information on Kootenay Lake levels, including current and forecast levels, visit www.fortisbc.com or call 1-866-436-7847 Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
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A new Mexican restaurant featuring a fusion of old world with the contemporary upscale will soon be opening on Baker Street. When Cantina Del Centro throws open its doors at 561 Baker Street, patrons will find a space painstakingly redone from glittering chandeliers to a spectacular tile floor imported from Mexico. “It’s a traditional floor from colonial times with Spanish influence,” says coowner Paloma Diez. “It’s all handmade. Every tile is made of cement and hand painted.” Diez, from Guadalajara, has teamed up with Brad Filleul whom she met in Mexico years ago. They decided to combine their energies and love of authentic Mexican street food in this new venture. “This is a fresh Mexican approach that’s not the cliché,” says Diez. “People picture Mexico as being a certain way, but it is as contemporary as any other country. It’s all merging — the old Mexico and the contemporary.” Menu items include authentic tacos, sustainable seafood ceviches served on tostadas and tortas, a Mexican sandwich with meat and
Paloma Diez (left) and Brad Filleul are the pair behind Cantina Del Centro Kirsten Hildebrand photo which will open on Baker Street later this month.
vegetable filling served on a bolillo-style bun — all with homemade salsas on the side. “It’s quick, what you would get on the street,” Filleul says. “We’re going to keep it fresh and authentic. We’re both in love with Mexican food, Paloma from living there and eating it growing up and I have travelled there a lot, taken cooking courses and learned the cuisine over years of being there. I definitely have the flavour for it as well.” Fresh fruit waters, horchatas and Mexican beers will refresh alongside mescal “a rural spirit that the poor used to drink,” says Diez. Mescal is a sipping spirit, rather than a shooter. The new way of consuming this old-world tequila is becoming trendy at upscale big city nightclubs. “Mescals are having a resurgence right now trending into a more popular drink,” says Filleul. There is a saying that “all mescal is tequila but not all tequila is mescal.”
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Made from the heart of the maguey plant, a form of agave, the pina is pit roasted with oak and wood to give it a strong smoky flavour. Most mescal is made in the Mexican state of Oaxaca using techniques practiced for 200 years. “The manufacture process is more artisan for mescal,” says Diez. Adds Filleul, “It’s more community based and more local.” This philosophy is pervasive as the new local business intends to use as much local produce and products as possible in their operation. Another way fusion brings Mexican flavour to the Kootenays and the Kootenays into Mexican flavour. Watch for Cantina Del Centro’s doors to open in the next couple weeks. Diez and Filleul plan to celebrate their official opening on Cinco de Mayo, May 5.
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Continued from Page 14 In other new spaces… After over a decade in their Nelson Trading Company location, Annie’s Boutique is moving into the former Strutters location at 601 Front Street. “We are very excited about our move,” says owner Anne Cavicchi. “The space has a lot of character, and we are looking forward to being able to better showcase our great fashions and swimwear for women, men, and youth. We will still have a lot of what our customers have come to love us for, plus a few new surprises.”
ture store in Nelson to close in a little over two years, after Nelson Home Furniture, Lakeside Furniture and Mountain Modern Interior. Daniele and Kasper Naef have been in business in Nelson for 23 years owning Interohome, formerly Country Furniture, for 12 of its 16-year existence. Daniele says sales have gone down since 2008 while previously they’d been increasing. “We don’t want to find out how much more it will go down,” she says of the reason the furniture store is closing its doors. The economy isn’t improving, she says, and furniture purchases are down as people spend their money on needs rather than wants. “We see this for what it is,” she says. Taxe rates on small business, high persquare-foot rental costs, the lack of new Kootenay Lifestyle Specialists homes and making impulse purchases out Kevin 250 354 2958 of town are a further karcuri@telus.net detriment to the Layla 250 354 3369 furniture business in laylap@telus.net Nelson, she says. We never stop moving liveinthekootenays.com Daniele and Kasper The businesswoman is eager to will focus on the end of their become part of the Front Street business that is making money mix noting spas, hair salons, bar- — custom furniture and kitchen bers and eateries in the vicinity. building. This they can do with“The neighborhood is vibrant out the large space on Hall Street and there is a lot going on,” she “We felt like we were literally says. Annie’s should be moved keeping a showroom and to keep and open in the new location a showroom open is too expenbefore May 1. sive,” she says. “We’re going to focus on what’s working and leave It’s time to move on and they’re behind what’s not.” not the only who’ve done so… Interohome will close its doors Interohome is the fourth furniby the end of the month.
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Western Red Cedar Common name: Western Red Cedar Botanical Name: Thuja plicata This week, in keeping with last week’s ancient trees theme, we will be looking at a closer inhabitant of our very own ecosystem – the Western Red Cedar. The common name of this tree is very confusing, because it is not a true cedar but rather a member of the cypress family. Common to the Kootenays, but still a very stately looking tree, it is borne up on an immense reddish-barked trunk, with boughs that can sweep close to the ground. A fully mature specimen may reach a height of 70 meters (230 ft,), with a truck diameter of 4 meters (13 ft.)! These trees are very long lived, as most cone bearing trees are - one Canadian specimen has even been calculated to be at least 1,500 years old.
Western Red Cedar prefers damp, fertile soils and is generally found growing in its native coastal range, including interior rain forests of BC all the way to northern California. There are a few newly introduced dwarf varieties, such as Spring Grove and Green Giant that make excellent evergreen hedges when planted in a row at least 1.5 meters apart. These make excellent, completely deer proof hedges or specimen plantings that grow quickly to provide shade or to block an unfavorable view. With a little annual shearing, Spring Grove or Green Giant will fill out to make an excellent low maintenance hedge – now there is no need to plant Emerald Cedars for deer food! Case Grypma for Georama Growers
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If you haven’t heard yet, Savoy Lanes will begin to dismantle and sell off its equipment at the end of April and close its doors at the end of May. “My lease is up and I can’t afford to renew it,” says Kevin Franz, owner of the downtown bowling alley. “Even when it shuts down, I have to personally carry a substantial debt. I have really tried but I can’t afford to keep it open any longer because of my mounting financial obligations.” Franz explains that, along with a number of casual bowlers, seniors leagues use the bowling alley twice a week so that they can compete with other leagues around the province. For the past five years, they have won gold and silver medals at the BC Seniors Games and took home most of the prizes last year from the Bowling Jamboree in Osoyoos. As well, mentally challenged young adult athletes have a league and train every Saturday at the Savoy for the Special Olympics. With the bowling alley gone, the Special Olympics League will be forced to find an alternate venue to train and there is no other bowling alley in Nelson for them to do that. “The weekly bowling was not only a social event for those who did not meet the Special Olympic acquirements, but also for those athletes looking to compete in the Olympic venue,” says Monique Lalonde, who worked with the athletes. “This sport also allowed some of our athletes to feel
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confident enough to branch out into the regular bowling leagues thus opening their social circle.” Franz dispelled speculation by some community members that the trouble started when the new owners of the building – Kootenay Christian Fellowship — raised the monthly lease payment. “That rumour is not true at all,” Franz said. “The lease was negotiated by me and the former owners of the building. Nothing changed when the building was sold to the Fellowship. The lease simply transferred to the new owners. If someone came in here debt free, and could attract enough bowlers to keep the place open in the summer, they could probably make it work.” Pastor Jim Reimer of Kootenay Christian Fellowship and Our Daily Bread says the venue can still be used as a bowling alley if somebody steps forward. “It really bothers me that
the bowling alley could close down,” says Reimer. “It’s a tremendous community asset and it would be a shame if it were removed from Nelson. We’ll do all that we can to help any new owner that may come forward.” Regular users of the alley have the most to lose with the closure. “We’ve bowled here since we were babies,” says Lorna Hamilton, as she and Winnie Jarvis, Audrey Kempin, Barbara Wade and Linc Vital reminisce about the friendships they have enjoyed since they began bowling together over 40 years ago. “We’re so disappointed and sad and we’re really going to miss it,” says Jarvis. “But I’m still praying about it. I’m still holding my breath and hoping that someone will buy the business and keep the bowling alley open.” Kempin says Castlegar has offered one lane, once a week, to the Nelson Seniors League and they are scram-
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bling to try to figure out how they could manage with their training time cut in half and the challenge of traveling to Castlegar. “It’s not practical,” says Kempin. “We cannot afford to rent a bus as the cost of that is $40 a week for each of us and we are all on pensions. Many of us can drive or carpool to the Savoy, but driving back and forth to Castlegar in the winter is out of the question for most of us.” All eyes are now rolled heavenward hoping for the same kind of miracle that saw the Civic Theatre re-open and all agree that a town the size of Nelson should be able to support the Savoy Lanes — not just a bowling alley — but a place that has, throughout its long history in Nelson, brought about lasting friendships, community spirit, and a place for the young and not-soyoung athletes to train and help make their competitive dreams come true.
Rossland and Trail have learned to agree on one thing: roller derby. The fastest growing women’s sport in the world has taken off in the West Kootenay with an exciting season ready to roll this month. The Rossland Trail Roller Girls are making their debut at the April 13 season opener held at the Rossland Arena. Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers look to take down their nemeses, Salmo’s Babes of Brutality, during the first bout of the evening, followed by Nelson’s KillJoys battle against Rossland Trail Roller Girls. This may be a newly amalgamated team, but some of the women representing are far from fresh meat. The kick-ass team — made up of the former Gnarlie’s Angels and Bad News Betties (Trail) — naturally fell into place after the West Kootenay Roller Derby League’s seven-team structure was reduced to five. The former size of the league put a strain on the non-profit workforce that fueled it, with scores of dedicated volunteers, sponsors, players and their supportive families putting on the bouts. The league has now simplified the local sport by fusing together Rossland and Trail into Rossland Trail Roller Girls, and merging the two former Nelson teams under the title of the KillJoys. The doors open at 4 p.m. with the first bout at 5 p.m. when Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers take on Salmo’s Babes of Brutality. The second bout is at 7 p.m. with the Rossland Trail Roller Girls taking on Nelson’s KillJoys. Tickets are available online at brownpapertickets.com/event/362452 for $10 or at the door for $15. Kids 10 and under are $2 admission at the door. This family affair includes a 50/50, team merchandise, food and beverages (including beer garden). For more information on tickets visit Facebook or Twitter at wkrollerderby.com or kootenayrollerderby.com.
Nelson City Soccer Outdoor League start week April 30th, 2013. Nelson City Soccer Leagues (Spring/Summer/Fall Outdoor) Men’s Open, Ladies Rec and Men’s Masters To register visit www.nelsoncitysoccer.com or call 250.551.6972
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Year started at Georama: 2002. Barb started out assisting George with watering and spacing bedding plants in the greenhouses. She then worked closely with Anna Grypma planting baskets which has evolved into her present position as Assistant Grower in charge of Hanging Basket production. She works hard to produce the best Baskets in the Kootenays, supplying the retail, commercial and municipale baskets that you see almost everywhere. Barb lives with her husband Dave and children, Camper and Ruby on 4 acres in Blewett. Prior to joining Georama, Barb worked for the City of Nelson Parks Department. Barb loves living and working in Nelson and is very proud of her contribution in making one of the worlds most beautiful little cities even more beautiful with the flower baskets she has planted. Barb’s strong family values goes hand in hand with her hard work growing plants. Just a short, scenic drive 5 min West of Nelson on Granite Rd.
www.georamagrowers.com • 250-352-3468 Monday to Sat 8 to 5:30 • Open Sundays 9 to 4
Medal Haul for Transcendent Athletes
Last month, members of Nelson’s Transcendent Combat Sports traveled to the Tiger Balm Internationals in Burnaby. Nik Jmaeff, Dan Cosens, Rhys Wiechula, Blake Castelein, and Amy Leipert represented Nelson in a variety of divisions including Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling, sanshu, kickboxing, and pankration (MMA). The club brought back a pile of hardware: four gold medals, one silver and three bronze. In addition, Cosens and Jmaeff were both invited to represent Canada in Dublin, Ireland this summer. The club next takes to the mats in May for the Western Canadian BJJ Championships back in Burnaby. For more information on how you can get involved contact head coach Timm MacKenzie at 250-509-1606 or email transcendentcomsubmitted photo batsports@yahoo.ca. In the photo (L-R) MacKenzie, Wiechula, Cosens, Leipert and Jmaeff.
Selkirk adds former Maida back behind Leaf Beesley to roster bench for 2013-14 for upcoming season BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor
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What we do... 1. Provide aid to applicants living within the Nelson and regional area . 2. Provide initial emergency monetary aid for travel and/or accommodation expenses due to hospital care and treatment away from home. 3. Provide administrative guidance and assistance to the family and/or family support groups that are to fundraise for further short and long term care.
Why we do it... The purpose of the Nelson Friends of the Family Foundation is to lessen the financial hardship for families dealing with children stricken with illness or accidental injury.
The Nelson Friends of the Family, operating under a volunteer Board of Directors, gained charitable status in the year 2000 and has been helping 94 families since inception. The amount of money that we have donated to help assist reached $260,000! For more information on what we do please visit
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The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program has announced a playing commitment from goaltender Marcus Beesley to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2013-14 BC Intercollegiate Hockey League season. The Prince George resident joins the Saints after wrapping up his junior career in the West Kootenays with the KIJHL’s Nelson Junior Leafs. He compiled a Marcus Beesley record of 15 wins, 24 losses and two ties during the 2012/13 season, which he split between the Leafs and the Kamloops Storm. Beesley posted a 3.33 goals-against average and .907 save-percentage in 43 regular season appearances. Over three seasons in the KIJHL, he has an overall record of 38-46-2 with a 3.48 goalsagainst average and .898 save percentage. The 20-year-old also brings a half-season of BCHL experience, having posted six wins in 13 appearances as a member of the Prince George Spruce Kings during the 2011-12 campaign. Beesley plans to enroll in Selkirk’s Business Administration program. He is the second goaltender and sixth player overall to commit to the Saints for the 2013/14 season.
The Nelson Leafs Hockey Society has extended head coach Frank Maida’s contract for another year. Over the weekend, the volunteer group that oversees the Nelson Junior Leafs, inked the locally raised coach for the 2013-14 season. “We are excited to extend the coaching contract for another season,” said Russell Stocks, president of the society. “We look forward to continuing our efforts with coach Maida to build championship quality and Frank Maida high-character teams on and off the ice for the fans of Nelson.” Maida took over the Leafs bench duties in the summer of 2011. In his first season as head coach/general manager, Maida guided the local club to a 30-17-0-5 record with the Leafs losing to the Castlegar Rebels in the first round of the KIJHL playoffs. This past season the Leafs held the overall league for several weeks mid-season before a late season slump dropped the team to third in the Neil Murdoch Division with a 32-16-2-2 record. The Leafs lost to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a six-game first-round series. The Leafs will host their spring camp this coming weekend at the Nelson and District Community Complex.
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Nelson Christian Science Society A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA
APRIL FITNESS CLASSES • Gentle Fit Mon. 8am - 9am & Fri. 12:10pm12:55pm NDCC • Belly Fit Tue & Thur, 6:20pm - 7:20pm NDCC • Fabulous 50+ Mon. 1:15pm - 2:15pm NDCC • Spin Classes Wed. 8:00am - 9:00am NDCC •Combat Cardio Fri 6:00pm - 7:00pm Transcendent Fitness
Sunday Service in Balfour
9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. For information 250-229-5237
Gathering this Sunday 10am - 2402 Perrier Lane Everyone Welcome
Bring something to share at our potluck brunch
APRIL YOGA CLASSES • Vini Yoga Mon. 10am - 11:30am Mountain Waters Spa • Pre-natal Yoga Tues 10am - 11:30am Mountain Waters Spa • Mellow Flow Sat. 9:30am- 11:00am Mountain Waters Spa • Mum and Baby Tues 11:45pm - 12:45pm Mountain Waters Spa • Beginners Yoga Thurs 6pm - 7:30pm Mountain Waters Spa
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APRIL MARTIAL ART CLASSES • Grass Snakes Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (ages 5 - 8) Mon/Weds/3:45pm-4:20pm Transcendent Fitness • Pythons Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (ages 9 - 12) Mon/Weds/4:30pm-5:15pm Transcendent Fitness • Adult Kickboxing Mon/Weds/5:30pm-6:30pm Transcendent Fitness • Adult Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mon. 6:45pm-7:45pm Thurs. 7:15pm-8:15pm Transcendent Fitness
APRIL CROSSFIT CLASSES • Beginner CrossFit Mon/Weds/Fri 5:30am Power by You • Beginner CrossFit Tues/Thurs. 6:30pm Power by You • All Level’s CrossFit Mon/Weds/Fri 8:00am Power by You • CrossFit Core & Mobility Weds 7:00pm-8:00pm Power by You • Mobility & Stretching Sun. 9am Power by You
APRIL MISC. CLASSES • Low Impact/Improve balance & mobility 10:30am - 11:30am NDCC • Balance and Mobility 10:30am - 11:30am NDCC
Ulla Devine’s topic will be “Detoxifying with Blending and Juicing”
Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)
The Salvation Army Nelson Community Church
Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am
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Sunday @ 10:30AM Central School Gym
Power By You
Corner of Ward and Mill, Nelson
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Anglican Church of Canada St. Saviour's ProCathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist Sunday 10:30 am
Transcendent Fitness Nation www.transcendentcombatsports.com
St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road Balfour Sunday service 11 AM
Major Yvonne Borrows - The Salvation Army, Nelson
Anybody feeling stressed? The fun and family times of the Christmas season are over, the bills need to be paid, the weather is dark and gray. The demands on our time and energy just keep coming. There are stresses everywhere and most of us are affected by them. Let me tell you, stress is not a new problem. Did you know that stress was a part of life in in biblical times? Moses faced the stress of leading the children of Israel and he found himself overwhelmed with the responsibility. Jonah rebelled against God’s call to go to Ninevah and was swallowed by a great fish when he ran away. Nehemiah was called to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. He encountered stress as he battled opposition from the community and threats of enemy attack. Elijah, a bold fiery prophet dared to stand up to an evil king and a wayward nation. David, a faithful believer, more than once felt that God had deserted him. These were all huge stressers, but each of these people sought help from supportive people around them and from God, with that help they were able to rise above the stresses and succeed in the tasks they had been given. Jesus dealt with the everyday stresses of life by stepping away from the furious pace of the world to be alone with God. When stress builds and there is no relief in sight, A Friendly Bible we need to take Centre Church His advise and find a quiet place to be Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am “Is Christ Who He Claimed To Be?” alone with God in prayer. You may not Wednesday Bible study, ‘God’s word in you’ 6:45 pm be able to walk away 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber from the pressures Refreshments are served after the service you are experiencing, (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) but you can know God’s peace within Nelson United Church your heart. Psalm Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am MINISTER – David Boyd 29:11 says, “The Lord gives strength to his people, the Carol Prochaska Presiding Lord blesses his Sunday School(Ages 4 and up) people with peace.” Nursery Room Available Remembering that 602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1 God very often also Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca places special people, friends, or family in our path that can Evangelical Covenant Church be good sounding boards and supports Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives to help get through those really tough Nelson 702 Stanley St. • 352.9613 days. Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Arden Gustafson Pastor Chris Wiens Nelson United Church
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CAREERS in Trucking. Well established Chip Hauler offers stable secure employment with Extended Benefits, Pension Plan, Direct Payroll deposit and more to Class 1 drivers with clean abstracts and verifiable mountain experience. Apply online: www.sutco.ca or fax resume: 250-357-2009 For further information 1-888-357-2612 Ext:230
Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Owner Ops. for our Castlegar based terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package. To join our team of Professional drivers, email a resume, current driver’s abstract & details of truck to: careers@vankam.com or call Mark: 778-866-5497 or Fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. We thank you for your interest, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.
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NIELSON, Harvey – a long-time resident of Nelson, passed away peacefully at Kootenay Lake Hospital on April 6, 2013. Harvey was born February 28, 1940 in Medstead, Saskatchewan. Harvey spent many years as a mechanic in the local area, working at Marathon Motors in Salmo and Speedway Salvage. His greatest enjoyment was being involved with the Road Kings car club. Harvey was predeceased by his wife Georgina, his sister Ellen and his parents Hoger and Fern. He is survived by his many nieces and nephews. By request, a service will not be held. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca
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Why do you like delivering the Nelson Star? I like delivering the Nelson Star to become more responsible and earn money. I also like meeting the people I deliver papers to.
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Ryan William Woikin 1972 – 2013
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November 30, 1931 - April 13, 2003 Ten years ago you were laid to rest Among those you knew best We were sad to see you go But we knew it had to be so Flowers were brought to grace your grave With sympathy and thoughts so dear Not able to hold back tears so brave That fell upon the earth so near Even though you are gone and left us behind Together we will strive our very best to bind With each other to keep family unity we cherish most And to treasure memories of you we hold ever close Written by Kathleen Popoff (wife) On behalf of the children Fred, Lloyd, Gerry, Sandra
On Monday, April 8, 2013 Ryan Woikin passed away at the age of 40 years. A Celebration of Ryan’s life will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Nelson Royal Canadian Legion Hall 402 Victoria Street, Nelson, BC from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Please come to share memories and song. As an expression of sympathy family and friends may make donations to Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation 3 View Street, Nelson, BC V1L 2V1, Nelson Special Olympics #210 – 3701 East Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC V5S 2H6 or “Kids Cancer Care, Friends of Ryan” (Alberta). Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
Corporate Controller Wanted We are currently searching for a corporate controller on behalf of a client with operations in the manufacturing and forest industries. The successful candidate will have experience in general ledger management, accounting for a corporate group of companies and creation of various management reports. The position requires a hands-on leader who can think independently and has the ability to multi-task and supervise staff in a busy environment. A designation is not required; however, candidates with related experience will be given preference. Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Applications should be sent to Yule Anderson, Chartered Accountants, #4 – 615 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, BC, V1N 1G9 Attention: Ron Anderson, CA Application Deadline is April 19, 2013
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2 AND 4 strk small engine mechanic. Chainsaws,lawn mowers,outboards. Wage negotiable, benefits aval. Start today! Resume to crosback@telus.net AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN required at Jenner Chevrolet in Victoria BC. Rare opportunity for a top performing, quality & customer focused team player. Email: mgray@jennerchev.com Experienced f/t short order cook wanted immediately see menu @ www.scottsinn.com Please apply w/resume and references to scottsinn @shaw.ca or fax 250-3729444 LIVE-IN RESIDENTIAL Manager needed for a N/S, N/P 50 unit apartment building in Trail, BC. Send resume to: sstevenson@telus.net or mail to 100-3525 Laburnum Drive, Trail, BC V1R 2S9 Orthodontic OfďŹ ce seeks an outgoing Receptionist with great communication and organizational skills for a Mat leave, 4.5 days/wk position. Excellent computer and customer service skills are essential, and scheduling experience would be an asset. Resumes to 310 Hall St., Nelson, BC, V1L 1Y8 or Fax 250-354-4088 or by email info@drbibby.com PICKERS NEEDED BUSY ASPARAGUS FARM Season Starts Approx May 1 - June 15 1252 Indian Road Creston, BC Accommodation available Evenings: 250-428-2734
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Community Thank you for the generous support of the many businesses who contributed to the Nelson Rhythm Roper’s, eigth annual fundraiser, “Name That Tune” Spaghetti Dinner!
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A big thank you to Elliot for being our MC, getting the crowd going and keeping the crowd there! Nelson Rhythm Roper Parents who came out to help and support us. All the people who came and had a good time. Thanks a million, we couldn’t have done it without you! See you next year!
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magine you’re new to Canada. Sure, your citizenship study guide told you a bunch of good things about Canada. But it never really told you how to become engaged in Canada’s democratic process: about your right to speak out, and what your vote really means. Depending on where you came from, those can be very big questions. Imagine you’ve just turned voting age (for some of us, it’s a stretch). You have smattering of Canadian history that mainly involved memorizing names and dates from a grade seven textbook, now long forgotten. So you can vote, but who cares? Does your vote even count? Does anyone even listen? Enter Democracy Talks on May 9 at the library, an evening of citizen engagement aimed at newcomers to Canada and 18 to 25-year-olds who think they might have something to say and want the tools to say it. Democracy Talks asks the questions: • Are you looking for a political discussion and trying to encourage others to get involved? • Are you sick of politics, politically tuned-out or worn down by the negativity and rhetoric?
• Are you convinced that you don’t know enough about politics to contribute in a meaningful way? • Are you looking for a fresh way to engage your community group politically?
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This evening of free speech and inquiry is hosted by Samara, an NGO that aims to reconnect citizens with politics and our democratic process. Registration is required for the maximum 20 participants (email marissal@ sfu.ca) for this oh-so-democratic evening, facilitated by Samara’s Marissa Lawrence and Nelson’s Bill Metcalfe. Frustrating as the electoral process feels at times, I know I’m lucky: I grew up in Ottawa (not something I’m quick to confess around
anyone with a political bone to pick, as if I’m somehow responsible) in a family that embraced political discussion, fueled by Maclean’s magazine and the CBC news. I can write a feisty letter to the editor, I’ve turned up at the odd political rally, and I always vote. I’m confident in my voice, with a healthy Canadian political irreverence that — weirdly — goes hand in hand with my reverence for the fundamental tenets of democracy and free speech. The Raging Grannies and the Radical Cheerleaders are heroes. I see election returns as something of a sporting event: get out the popcorn, crack a cold one. Revel in the system. It’s essential that all citizens know they have a voice, and how to use it. That’s why I’m so stoked about Democracy Talks coming to Nelson, and the conversations it will inspire. It’s great that the library — about as democratic an institution as you can have — is able to play host. For those who don’t fit the youth or newcomer demographic, but who’d like a refresher as another Provincial election looms, check our Story continues on Page 23
NOTICE REGARDING CLOSURE OF COMMUNITY FIRST MEDICAL CLINIC It is with great sadness that we are announcing that Community First Medical Clinic will be closing its doors permanently as of June 1, 2013. Dr. Andrew Murray will relocate his practice to the Ancron Medical Clinic on 402 Baker Street on June1, where he will continue to see his family practice patients.
Dr. Joel Kailia will close his family practice effective June 1, 2013 as he shifts his focus to a more specialized area of medicine. Dr. Kailia will also close his methadone practice effective June 1, 2013.
Dr. Yasmin Garcia will be moving to Vancouver after August 15, 2013. She will temporarily In the last 12 years we have put a lot of new smiles on local faces, eliminating jaw, head and neck pain, and straightening teeth. For inspiration on smile makeovers, TMJ therapy, orthodontics and more, visit our website www.kootenaysmiles.ca or put a new smile on your face today by giving us a call:
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relocate to the Ancron Medical Clinic on June 1 until she closes her family practice effective August 15. Dr. Garcia will also close her methadone practice effective June 1, 2013. We have, to date, been unable to recruit family physicians to take over Dr. Kailia’s and Dr. Garcia’s practices. There are various urgent recruitment initiatives currently taking place in Nelson and the Kootenays to attract more family physicians to our area. Your medical records will be available for transfer to another physician upon your request, or you may stop by the clinic to request a summary of your records. Please feel free to come by the clinic and we will do our best to assist you and make this transition as easy as possible. It remains an honour and a pleasure to serve this community.
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They came, they deliberated — and they deliberated some more. The panel of learned librarians tasked with choosing the 2013 One Book, One Kootenay (OBOK) shortlist had a tough time, considering the wealth of talent throughout the Kootenays. But choose
they did, and the Kootenay Library Federation, host of the annual OBOK reader’s choice celebration, is ready to announce the selected books. On this year’s shortlist: Confined Space by Deryn Collier, The Dolphin’s Tooth: a Decade in Search of Adventure by Bruce Kirkby, and Never Going Back by Antonia Banyard.
Continued from Page 22 shelves for the NFB DVD Democracy 4 Dummies (321.8 DEM), read Jack Layton’s Speaking Out: Ideas that work for Canadians (971.0648), or — closer to the homefront — former Rossland CAO Andre Carrel’s Citizen’s Hall: Making Local Democracy Work (305.69 CAR).The Groundwork Guide Democracy in the teen section (YA 321.8) offers the brass tacks, and Dynasties and Interludes: Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics (320.971 DYN) is ideal for the politically fervent, or chronic insomniac. For comic relief, try Terry Fallis’s fictional satire of the Federal election process, Best laid Plans, or former New Denver mayor Gary Wright’s social and political expose Unrepentent. You can read about Samara and Democracy Talks at samaracanada.com. There’s even a link to the Citizenship Study Guide, where you can read about all that stuff you forgot from your Grade 7 history textbook and maybe find out a thing or two about Canada’s political system you actually didn’t know — even if you grew up in Ottawa. Voting Day for the BC provincial election is May 14. Read, discuss, get informed, vote. Pop that popcorn, watch those returns. And be glad you’ve got a voice.
“It’s a great shortlist,” says Kootenay Library Federation director Joanne Richards. “As always, I feel incredibly proud of the level of literary talent we enjoy in our region.” The reading public is asked to vote for their favourite shortlisted book between April 15 and August 2. The
2013 selected OBOK author is celebrated in a tour of select Kootenay Libraries in the fall. The Kootenay Library Federation makes sure that all libraries in the Federation have copies of the shortlisted titles — so the reading can begin, and feisty conversations ensue. This is the fifth an-
niversary of OBOK, a region-wide book club supported by public libraries in the East and West Kootenay, and the Columbia Basin Trust. Check out obok.ca for information about the books and interviews with the authors, as well as upcoming OBOK events at a library near you.
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She’s a sweet 10 year old girl, very affectionate with her people. Likes being the only pet in the home. Likes to go outside during the day and is a great mouser. Call 250-551-1053 to meet her in Nelson.
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RUN TO THE HILLS This forested mountainside lot offers great sun exposure, privacy and numerous building sites. Located in an exclusive area at an affordable price, this will not last long. Norm Zaytsoff 250.354.8584 norm@valhallapathrealty.com
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This very nice, young, easy-to-keep spayed female has been homeless for way too long. She is an indoor kitty, and loves people, the more attention the better. She needs to be an only pet. Call 250-551-1053.
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Looking for a change of pace, this 3-bed, 2-bath townhouse offers all the essentials without the maintenance. This home as had many upgrades over the years and a layout to support any age group. Whether you are downsizing or starting out, this one should be on you radar.
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An amazing private, landscaped yard surrounds this home that is waiting for someone to put their stamp on. Featuring 3 bdrms, 1 bath, new metal roof, new fireplace insert, new energy efficient windows, and lots of living space, this home is solid and incredibly well maintained. Don’t miss this opportunity to own in beautiful Slocan!
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Modern green home built in 2009 close to waterfront and park! Enjoy the glacier views from all the over-sized triple glazed windows on all three levels. This home will appeal to everyone including retirees, young professionals and families. Close to shopping and Lakeside Park, this 4-bdrm with laundry on the same level, 3 full baths features hardwood and cork flooring, granite counter tops, custom timber staircase and custom metal railings.
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alifax-based electronic indie dance pop wonderkid, Rich Aucoin, has a nickname here in Nelson, and you probably wouldn’t guess what it is. Four years ago, as part of an ambitious solo tour to promote his first EP Public Publication, and raise funds for Childhood Cancer Canada, Aucoin biked all the way across Canada, somehow still bringing his ridiculously high-energy show to the places he stopped. One of those places was Nelson's Hume Hotel. “They were letting me eat for free and because I was biking so much I had this, like, tripled appetite,” Aucoin says. “I wasn’t putting on any weight. So the waitresses at the restaurant were nicknaming me Tapeworm, because they couldn’t figure out what I was doing with all the food.” Yup, Tapeworm. And now Aucoin is coming back to town. Except this time he has traded in his bicycle for the internationally acclaimed Canadian rapper, k-os. The two are embarking on a cross-Canada tour, which is an exciting prospect for anybody following Aucoin’s career. If there’s one thing that distinguishes him from other recording artists in Canada today, it’s his ability to draw energy and inspiration from the people around him.
“With the last record, the idea was to make it with a bunch of people,” Aucoin says of his 2011 release We’re All Dying to Live. It’s an endearing understatement. He recorded the album while on tour, enlisting the help of around 550 friends and fellow musicians. The result was a sprawling, anthemic, 22-track revelation. Imagine if Pink Floyd (circa The Wall), the Flaming Lips and The Beach Boys all collided on a dance floor, decided to be best friends and then cut a record together. It’s that good. In the years since then Rich Aucoin has been gaining recognition. Last month, his music video for the song “Brian Wilson is A.L.I.V.E” won the inaugural Prism Prize for best Canadian music video, beating out other heavyweights such as Arcade Fire, Grimes, and Mother Mother. When asked about the effects of the win and its $5,000 prize
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Aucoin laughs and says, “I guess maybe now Drake’s heard of me.” He’s also recording a new album: the tentatively-titled Ephemeral, a “short, fast-paced record that is more in gear with the live show.” For example, for this new LP, Aucoin has been recording his festival audiences singing the chorus to a new song a-capella, with the goal of eventually adding all the recordings into the finished product. “In the long run, I probably have at max 30,000 people singing,” he says. “It sounds really cool.” If there’s one thing that’s clear, it’s that Rich Aucoin brings the best, most musical elements out of the people around him, and then distills that into his own music. If you’re lucky enough to see him and k-os at Spirit Bar on Monday, April 15, you’ll likely feel like you’re becoming part of it too. Tickets are $25. Doors open at 8 p.m.
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Red Moon Road is a folk roots trio from Winnipeg that will be touring our area this weekend promoting their second album Tales from the Whiteshell. The album was recorded in a solar powered cabin on a remote lake accessible by only ski or snowmobile. They even hauled a double bass and cello out on the back of a snowmobile. It was the culmination and celebration of three years of being a band and three weeks of intense creation. Born in a storm on a wild Canadian lake, Red Moon Road came into its own on the trails between coast and coast. They are Daniel Jordan, Daniel Peloquin-Hopfner and Sheena Rattai. From living rooms to folk fest stages, the three have charmed fans with their lush and lively take on modern roots, peppered always by bright stage banter. The band performs with guitar, mandolin, banjo, snare and kick drum, glockenspiel and kazoo (all shared amongst the three performers!). They will be at the BlueBelle Bistro in Kaslo on Friday, Ellison's Cafe in Nelson on Saturday afternoon, Drift Izakaya in Rossland on Saturday night, and Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw on Sunday.
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he last batch of students to graduate from Selkirk College’s two-year Kootenay Studio Arts program are putting the final touches on an exhibition of their work at Nelson Touchstones.
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Eighteen graduates are included in the show. They come from four studio concentrations: clay, fibre, jewelery/ small object design and metal work. Curator Deborah Loxam-Kohl has been working with the students to get their work ready for the gallery. “A lot of work goes into displaying the items for public viewing and creating a context for your work,” says Loxam-Kohl, who herself is an alumna of the KSA program. She visited the students’ studios earlier in the year to get them thinking about the exhibit and has been on site at Touchstones all week, offering feedback and suggestions, as the students set up their displays. Eleanor Stewart, a jewelery grad, created a silver tiara with interchangeable attachments for each season (pictured right centre). Her work is exhibited on moss-covered platters, some of which are covered by glass domes. “My jewelery is inspired by the fauna and flora in the natural
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environment. I wanted to display it like a living thing,” Stewart explains. Some of the larger pieces are hung on the walls or placed on podiums. The exhibit spills out of Gallery B, down the hallway and into the lobby. One of the first pieces you’ll see walking into the show is Olivia Mansveld’s elaborate human anatomy costumes (pictured on the cover). One piece represents the heart and circulatory system; another the brain and circulatory system; and a third the lungs. “I’m interested in the relationship between garments and the human body,” she explains. The students were given one day per week of class time in their final semester to work on their final projects, but many slaved away at them on evenings and weekends to get them ready for the show. Mansveld says she spent more than 100 hours drafting the patterns, hand printing fabric and constructing the outfits. “I basically lived at the studio,” she laughs. “I feel fortunate to have made it into the program before it was cut back to one year. In first year you’re just learning skills; in second year, pouring yourself into a single project, you really feel like an artist.” The KSA Graduate Exhibition opens at Touchstones Nelson tomorrow and runs until June 2. The opening reception is Friday, April 26 from 7 to 9 p.m.
hen you picture Mongolia, you probably think of the traditional herders and nomads. Filmmaker and former Nelsonite Benj Binks wanted to challenge that view. In 2006, he brought a film crew to the CentralAsian country to interview budding hip hop artists and find out what it means to be a young Mongolian today. The result is the feature-length documentary Mongolian Bling, which has its Canadian premiere tonight in Toronto and will be sceened in Nelson on Wednesday. Binks, an Australian who lived in Nelson for a couple ski seasons, finished the film last year and is now promoting it at festivals and screenings around the world. “It’s my first film and I like to be there at the screening to see how the audience responds to it,” he says. Few films have been made about modern Mongolia, much less its music scene. The country was under communist rule until the early-90s and music was heavily censored. Only after democracy came has hip hop been able to thrive.
Binks interviewed the country’s first female rapper and a variety of hip hop artists who are gaining a strong following among young Mongolians. Those artists are now getting noticed by Western audiences, thanks to the film. “Gennie [the female rapper] has been getting posts on her Facebook wall from people who discovered her through Mongolian Bling and want to know where they can get her music,” Binks says. “A lot of people don’t realize there’s hip hop music in Mongolia and with this film being seen by predominantly non-Mongolian audiences, it’s helping the artists get discovered elsewhere.” Fliks presents Mongolian Bling at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. Binks will be on hand to answer questions following the film. Tickets are $10. – Sam Van Schie
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The popular TNT play reading series — which featured performances of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe, Scorched, Twelve Angry Men, and Lawrence and Holloman — is closing out the season on Saturday, April 13 with a pair of short plays by two Canadian writers and an interesting line-up of local actors. The first play is Babel Rap, by Vancouver’s John Lazarus which eavesdrops on two workers — one industrious, the other a contemplative smoker — who are building the Tower of Babel. They argue about why they’re doing it and what will happen when it’s finished. A clever comedy, it was one of Geoff Burn’s favourites when he was a drama teacher at L.V. Rogers secondary school and now he gets to perform it with his friend Richard Rowberry. The second piece is Essay, by Hannah Moscovitch, a wicked and insightful look at gender politics at a Canadian University. The writing is extremely sharp, the ending is delightfully unexpected and guaranteed to provoke a discussion in the bar after the show. Rowberry is joined by Phillip Sarsons and Elizabeth Barrett for this reading. A veteran actor, Sarsons’ performance in Lawrence and Holloman was a big hit. He has appeared in major theatres across Canada and was the first recipient (2001) of Actor Equity’s Emerging Theatre Artist award. Newcomer Elizabeth Barrett hopes to pursue an equally successful professional career and has already turned heads with performances in several Capitol Theatre summer shows and the LVR film, The Change Agent. The one-night-only performance will again take place at The Old Church Hall (602 Kootenay Street at Victoria). Tickets are $12 and available at the door.
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There’re some people that are so one track minded with their musical tastes that they don’t give anything else a shot. Some people will argue that the great “songwriter” doesn’t exist. “They don’t write them like they used to” they’ll say. Or even; “There’ll never be another Bob Dylan,” Pink Floyd is untouchable,” which can get frustrating, especially when the same people are yelling to get off their lawn (seriously, you don’t want screw with those PH levels). People forget that every single day there’re great songs being written. So here’s a list of bands/artists who are the best songwriters of our time.
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Jack White – “Love Interruption” A friend once told me that Jack White is the Bob Dylan of our generation — to which I argued immediately probably just to be indignant. Then after much deliberation and a couple beers, I admitted defeat. He is our Bob Dylan. Let’s look at it from a musical standpoint: He’s been on the charts pretty much every year since The White Stripes became popular in 2001, he owns his own record label, records and produces himself and other bands, he slays (underline) on the guitar (rated #70 on The Rolling Stones Greatest Guitarists of All Time), and let’s not forget that he wrote “Blunderbuss” — one of the best albums of the last decade. If that’s not enough to convince you, Bob Dylan has even given him the musical nod by touring with him. Feist – “A Commotion” Feist has carved her own niche in the music industry. She’s done so much from her early beginnings with Broken Social Scene, to her fantastic latest album Metals. She’s a composer and songwriter of the upper echelon. If you don’t believe me, listen to the rises and falls of the orchestra in this song. Beck – “Girl” Alright, think about it. Beck’s been at it since Loser came out in ‘94 and still continues to be relevant. He’s always growing his sound and trying new things. From accessible radio friendly songs to sludge rock grinders, the guy has it going on. Eddie Vedder – “Society” Is there much explanation needed as to why the Pearl Jam frontman is on the list? If so, he released a whole album with a ukulele... And it was GOOD. Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs” Twenty years from now, we’ll be forcing our kids to listen to this whole album. The Suburbs is an album that will sum up an entire generation much like Sgt. Pepper’s did. Every word, every note played on this one is gold. So yeah, you could say they’re pretty good. Dawes – “If I Wanted Someone” Marcus Mumford (from Mumford and Sons) said that Dawes are the best songwriters in America. Which is a high accolade from that artist, but there’s truth in it. They’re also touring
Arcade Fire with Bob Dylan (it always comes back to Dylan). This is one of those tunes where a single line has given me goosebumps:“We need words to be put to what we do not understand.” Black Mills – “Hey Lover” Black Mills is in the same vein as Dawes. In fact, the singers used to play in a band together back in high school. There must be something in the water there because they’re both unstoppable with their lyrics. I haven’t stopped listening to this song since I discovered it. Its chorus is catchy and with lines like “Someone plays a solo on the saxophone/Oh, you never seen someone throw their head so low,” it keeps you coming back and delving into Blake’s discography. Sam Roberts – “Detroit 67” Comparisons are abound on this list apparently. Canadian rapper k-os has been quoted by saying, “Sam Roberts is kind of the Neil Young of his generation.” I mean, hey it could be true. Like Neil Young, Roberts has a firm grasp on his musical direction and is kind of uncompromising in that aspect. Both their lyrics have been known to hit some interesting subjects; here Roberts sings about the 1967 Detroit riots that lasted five long days where the National Guard had to be called in. It ends with “someone call the riot police there’s a riot down on 12th Street.” Neil Young or not, you can’t deny Roberts’ songwriting prowess. Kanye West – “Power” Say what you want about Kanye’s arrogance in the media, he knows his music. Shown clearly by his excellent use of samples in his tunes. He’s one of the best lyricists out there too by not being afraid to throwing religion and even politics in the mix: “They say I was the abomination of Obama’s nation/ Well, that’s a pretty bad way to start the conversation.” Even as I’m writing this, somebody is making a song that will break somebody’s heart, make them smile, or make them pound the steering wheel in sheer joy while listening. The modern songwriter is still alive, and they need your ears to make that even more true.
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I’m never sure what to expect when I head out to host an evening of Open Stage, even after nearly 10 years in the business. The Royal was quieter than usual last week although there was no lack of music happening, just not as many folks to enjoy it. Then on Friday at the Balfour Beach Inn it was busier than I would have expected. As a result there is always a bit of wonderment for me in the course of an event. At the Royal I was fortunate to have Alan Kirk, Dennis McLeod and Dave Scanlan show up just as I was about to open the show. I had a great time playing with these local talents for the opening set. Dave’s bass playing is so comfortable to play with. We had Dennis on the drums, something he’s not so comfortable with but he gave us some fine beats while Alan enhanced the songs with his electric guitar lead action. Andrew Parkhouse had an interesting set, starting it out acoustically then inviting up a few of his contemporaries for the later part of
his set. Reg Eddy and Pat McTaggart made up the rhythm section with Mike Tompkins on the electric guitar. Cecil Foley who I like to refer to as Cice Young, as he loves doing his Neil Young covers, was at the Dam Inn. Cecil bought out a couple tunes I hadn’t heard him play before. Bex and Susan where there as well, with Pauline Lamb joining them on the drums for an all girl presentation. They had a nice mix of originals and covers to share. I don’t know what was going on at the Balfour Beach Inn but the whole night was exceptional. I had the opportunity to back up Grant Sutherland on the bass with Kevin Johnson on the drums. Borris Faraguna and Rick Klassen fronted a great set, then we all had a fun jam at the end of the evening with Chris Bodie joining us on the electric guitar. I’m so happy to have so much music in my life and appreciate the venues that give us the opportunity to do these events. For the Open Stage schedule see artminproductions.com.
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Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski In a weaving of tales, generations, and miles traveled, Salmon Arm author Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski takes her readers on the road in her new book Burning Man, Slaying Dragon. Kawatski tells her tale of wanderlust across generations at an author reading on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library. As a headstrong young woman, Kawatski leaves her Shus-
wap home seeking meaning and enlightenment in an astounding and sometimes dangerous quest that takes her overland from Europe to India, only to find herself at home — in more ways than one. Decades later, Kawatski heads out again, this time with her own headstrong daughter Natalia. The destination is the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert, but the journey is much more than the distance traveled as Kawatski recounts her experiences and mother and daughter navigate the
present, and look to the future. “In Burning Man, Slaying Dragon, Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski effortlessly weaves together these two stories of past and present in a highly descriptive and page-turning style that will have you reaching for your World Atlas in wonderment,” says CBC Radio host and author Grant Lawrence. “Throughout the adventure the author manages to face her own inner fears while under constant threat of staggering sexism, highly questionable transportation, murderous nomads, engulfing sand storms, transformative drugs, and elusive love.” Kawatski is also the author of the best-selling memoir, Wilderness Mother (Lyons & Burford, New York) and the BC Book Prize-nominated Clara and Me, (Whitecap Books), plus the novel Stalking the Wild Heart (Gracesprings Collective). Her roots in the north Shuswap go back a hundred years, where she is a director of the Shuswap Writers’ Festival. The author appears with assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts through the Writers’ Union of Canada.
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Nelson Touchstones will exhibit artwork by students graduating from Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts program from April 13 to June 2 in Gallery B. Clay, fibre, jewelery and metalwork will be on display. There will be an opening reception for the show on April 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. Graham Gillmore artist talk at Touchstones Nelson on Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m. Admission by donation. Jane Merks’ mixed media lace collages entitled Enlacement are featured in the lobby of the Capitol Theatre until the end of May. An artist reception will be held at the Capitol on Saturday, April 20 from 5 to 7 p.m.
5th Annual West Kootenay Springtime Faire $2 Admission at the door helps support The Salvation Army Food Cupboard Saturday April 13th 10am - 6pm Best Western Baker Street Inn
Theatre
Mount Sentinel secondary school presents The Seuss Odyssey at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. both nights, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. The show is directed by Heather Shippit. Students designed the set, sound, lights and costumes. Nelson Play Reading series presents Babel Rap, by John Lazarus, and Essay, by Hannah Moscovitch, on Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. at The Old Church Hall (602 Kootenay Street at Victoria). Tickets are $12 and available at the door. The Capitol Theatre Kids Series present Axe Capoeire Brazilian Dance, Music and Capoeira on Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m. Choreographed dances, professional capoeiristas, high-flying acrobatics and invigorating music. Tickets $12.50 — buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca. or phone 250352-6363.
Nelson Youth Theatre presents Alice: Adventures in Wonderland at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.30 for students and seniors or $19.30 for adults, available online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca. or phone 250-3526363. Prizes for best Wonderland costumes.
Literature
Oxygen Art Centre will host the launch of Nelson poet and artist Susan Andrews Grace's newest collection Philosopher at the Skin Edge of Being on Friday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Salmon Arm author Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski will be reading from her new book Burning Man, Slaying Dragon on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library. Selkirk College writing students have put together an anthology of their work, which they will read from on Friday, April 19 at the old Kootenay School of the Arts (606 Victoria Street) at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 and includes a copy of the anthology.
Film
The Council of Canadians Nelson and District Chapter presents: Troubled Water a 37-minute documentary from BC filmmaker Paul Manly. The film looks at threats to our water supplies. It will be followed by a discussion on watershed issues with Nelson-based hydrologist Martin Carver. The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 at the Seniors Centre (717 Vernon Street). Everyone welcome, admission is free, and donations will help cover costs. Fliks presents a Central Asian double bill at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, April 17. Mongolian Bling, a documentary about Mongolian rappers directed by former Nelsonite Benj Binks, shows at 7 p.m. followed by The Light Thief at 9 p.m., a comedic drama about a humble electrician that helps people in a poor village steal electricity. Both films are PG and run approximately 90 minutes. Tickets are $10 for one film or $15 for both, available in advance at Otter Books.
Music
The Royal hosts the After Work Swing Party with E.T. Atomic Swing Band on Friday, April 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. No cover.
On Friday, April 12 The Royal presents C.R Avery, a one-man band who sings poetic verse while beatboxing. Tickets are $10 at the door and online at liveattheroyal.com. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts around 9 p.m. Max Ulis is at Spiritbar on Friday, April 12. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance at the Hume Hotel. Saturday April 13 at noon, Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions opens with Kobra Kabana and Friends performing folk/rock. Next up is Britta Wolfert from Ontario with folk/pop. Last act is Winnipeg's Red Moon Road. Canadian hip hop legend Classified will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, April 13. Advance tickets are on sale now at the Hume Hotel for $20. Doors open at 10 p.m. Selkirk Pro-Musica presents the Galena Trio with Isabella D’Eloize Perron at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13 at the St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral (Silica at Ward streets). Tickets $15 available at Otter Books and at the door. The Royal presents Pickwick with Jordan Klassen on Saturday, April 13. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts around 9 p.m. Tickets are $12, available in advance at the Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. k-os returns to Spiritbar on Monday, April 15 with Rich Aucoin. Tickets are $25. This is an early show. Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. The Royal presents Charlottetown pop band Two Hours Traffic on Tuesday, April 16. Indie rockers, Rah Rah from Saskatchewan will start the evening off. Tickets are $15 at the door or are $12
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Friday, April 19th Fashion Show Fundraiser for War Child Canada.
The show, a student-lead group from L. V. Rogers, will showcase local designers such as The Fairies Pyjamas, Dear Pony, Lauren Christoffersen, and more. The Fashion Show will take place at the Touchstones Museum at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $12 at The Fairies Pyjamas.
in advance at Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open at 8 p.m. The show starts at 9 p.m. The Royal presents a triple header with David Newberry, The Nautical Miles, and James Lamb on Thursday, April 18. Tickets are $10, for sale in advance at liveattheroyal.com. Doors open at 8 p.m. Capitol Theatre Season Series presents Alpha Yaya Diallo and his band Bafing, with West African Summit on Friday, April 19 at 8 p.m. This Juno Award winner is one of the most inspired artists on the World Beat circuit. Tickets are $30 for adult or $24 for student. Buy tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca. or phone 250-3526363. Self Evident is at Spiritbar on April 19. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel. Stickybuds plays Spiritbar on Saturday, April 20. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at the Hume Hotel. The Royal presents Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra, Hornography and Jenny and the Jets on Saturday, April 20. Tickets are $20 available in advance at The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open at 6 p.m. and music starts around 6:30 p.m.
At the Pub
Finley’s Pub hosts a variety show fundraiser for Morgan’s surgery on Saturday, April 13. Featuring music by Gemme Luna and Rhoneil, burlesque performances and more. Tickets are $10. Show starts at 7 p.m. Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night from about 5 to 9 p.m.