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The new, integrated West Kootenay Transit System officially launched earlier this week with local politicians and transit officials on hand to celebrate. Gathering at the Nelson Transit Exchange on the corner of Ward and Baker streets, the group awaited the arrival of the “Route 99 Kootenay Connector” bus, which runs Bob Hall photo from downtown Nelson to Selkirk College in CastleNelson’s Gyro Pool opened on Tuesday, right in time for the early-July heat wave. On Wednesday afternoon (R-L) Sophie Langille, Ava gar, where it meets “Route Moyle, Max Moyle and Lexy Langille took advantage of the cool waters at the popular pool. The pool opens daily at 1 p.m. 98 Columbia Connector” that continues to Trail. This new link between Above Normal Rainfall Last Month, But Nothing Like 2012 Nelson and Trail, available six times daily from Monday to Friday, is a highlight of the integrated system. As the No. 99 pulled up to the curb, BC Transit KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND The previous greatest one-day June Centre in Castlegar, a main rain event president and CEO Man- Nelson Star Reporter from the night of June 18 to June 20 rainfall was 44.2 mm from 1986. uel Achadinha and West During the week following the main brought 62.5 millimetres of rain. Kootenay Transit ComFor the fourth straight year, the On one day, June 19, rainfall mea- rain event, waves of Pacific moisture mittee member Donna amount of precipitation recorded dur- sured 46.0 mm. spiraled northeastward from coastal ing June was above normal. “This was the greatest amount of Story continues to Story continues to According to Ron Lakeman in rain we ever encountered in one day ‘New’ on Page 12 ‘Temperatures’ on Page 4 weather services at the Southeast Fire in the month of June,” Lakeman says.
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News Nelson’s Craft Connection Celebrates 30 Years
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hirty years ago, a group of local artisans teamed up to open The Craft Connection. Operating as a cooperative, the member-owners got their start displaying and selling their work together in the store’s first home in the Chahko Mika Mall. They shared the responsibility of running their new business, divvying up tasks like selling in the store, creating displays and bookkeeping. Fiber artist Bonnell Holland was one of the founding members of the cooperative. She sold her handmade bags and other functional art in that first store — items that are still available in the shop today. “Of course, it was a lot of volunteer hours in the beginning. Everyone was very dedicated to seeing it through,” Holland recalled. “We took a lot of pride in the store, and we still do today.” The Craft Connection has moved twice over the decades. In 1990, having outgrown its mall space, it leased a storefront in the 400-block of Baker Street. Then in 2008, the collective purchased its own building — The Craft Connection’s current home — in the 300-block of Baker Street. The store now features-
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more than 150 artisans, from the Kootenays and beyond. Gallery 378, the downstairs showroom, has become a great space to feature fine art, the exhibition of bigger pieces and exciting new work. Holland and her fellow member-owners (there’s 10 of them in total) still work one shift per week in the store, though they’ve hired a dedicated sales staff to take care of most of the day-to-day operations. At monthly meetings, they jury new works, plan window displays and make other decisions about the store. “We try to keep a good variety of items in the store,
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and encourage the artists to bring new items into their display often. For our local customers, we want them to be able to find something new each time they come in,” Holland said. In recent years Holland has switched her focus as an artist from fiber to glass work, a craft her husband Moss turned her onto. The couple sells a line of colourful dishes and other decorative glass items in the store, under the name Moss Glassworks. Their son, also no stranger to the glass studio, sells his stained-glass windows in the store, while their daughter works on the sales staff.
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Bonnell Holland, a founding member of The Craft Connection, shows an example of the glass plates she and her husband Moss made for their display in the store under their company name Moss Glassworks. The Sam Van Schie photo Craft Connection is celebrating its 30th year in business next week.
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“We’re helping a lot of local artists make a living,” Holland said of the downtown store. “Many artists aren’t extroverts, they don’t like the aspect of selling their work. We take care of that for them.” To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Craft Connection is offering daily door prizes at the store, beginning tomorrow (July 6) and continuing until the following Friday (July 12). Also on July 12, the store will be celebrating with a birthday party from 7 to 9 p.m. with music, drinks and goodies. The Craft Connection is located at 378 Baker Street. Riverfront Acreage
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News Pat Henman and Maia Vezina Recovering After Terrible Car Accident; Capitol Theatre Fundraiser Planned
Mother and daughter making strides KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
Pat Henman and her daughter Maia Vezina continue to make incredible strides in their recovery following a horrific car accident last month.
“She is such a strong person, physically and emotionally and spiritually that she’s done amazing things in three weeks.” Jim Henman
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The well-known locals were travelling home from Calgary on June 9 when another car crossed the centre line and struck their vehicle head-on near Skookumchuck. They both suffered many broken bones and internal injuries leaving them in critical condition. But today, both Pat and Maia have been moved out of the intensive care unit into the trauma unit at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary. Still under careful watch, Pat is breathing on her own, reports her brother Jim Henman. “She is such a strong person, physically and emotionally and spiritually that she’s done amazing things in three weeks,” he says. “She’s to the point where basically her body has taken over to heal.” Jim, who lives in Nova Scotia, is pleased to report his sister has
mobility in her arms and legs and has started speaking, softly. “Her mind is 100 per cent,” he says. “She’s quite positive and really strong spirited as people who know her to be.” The next step for Pat is a back brace to support her while injuries heal. She’s also taking a little bit of water as her digestion was compromised by trauma. Foods will be a while yet. Pat suffers from pain and is still taking medications for that. Maia’s condition wasn’t as serious as her mother’s and she is recovering well after further surgeries to her legs. She’s also struggling with double vision due to the trauma of the accident. This isn’t related to injuries and should heal over time, relays Jim. Through this traumatic experience Pat and Maia have been surrounded by family. Pat has several siblings who have visited her to offer support and give respite to Larry Vezina, Pat’s husband and Maia’s father. “It gives Larry a chance to go take care of things or just have a break,” says Jim. “He seems to be doing okay. He’s handling it pretty good.” Their two other children Zoe and Liam also recently had the chance to sit with their mother and hear her speak to them. “They got to see their mom fully conscious and able to speak to them. It was really good for them to see that — that their mom was recovering,” says Jim. Jim is making the long journey west to see Pat for the first time since her accident. While he’s been continually updated,
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he is anxious to sit with his niece and sister. “As well as her husband and children, Pat needs to see her siblings,” says Jim. “I can’t imagine what she’s going through and what she’s gone through inside her own mind after being through this.” Pat and Maia’s recovery and rehabilitation will take many months and costs are already adding up for the family. Financial support from the community is vital and many are coming forward with funds and fundraising efforts. The Capitol Theatre is hosting a fundraising variety show to raise money for the mother and daughter. Pat has been a key figure in Nelson’s theatre community.
Karen Agnew is helping organize the event called Raising the Curtain For Pat and Maia. A good friend of Pat’s, she describes the month following the accident as “a roller coaster ride up until that fantastic day when Larry’s call was to say that Pat was also out of the woods.” With the help of friends, putting together a show has been easy with response from the community fantastic, she says. “Pat has touched so many people over the years and is so very well loved, as is her daughter Maia. People are really keen to help out in any way they can,” she says. Former singers with Shenango, an ensemble Pat was a part of will perform along with Allison
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Girvan, Bessie Wapp, Lucas Meyers, Dylann McPherson and Michael Graham as well as others. Agnew describes the evening as an “upbeat celebration” that will include a silent auction as well as a photo booth with costumes available to take “wild and crazy pictures” to send to Pat and Maia. Silent auction items are still being accepted. The event goes on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available now at the Capitol Theatre box office at a cost of $30, or if people would like to contribute more, there are also $50 tickets available. Fundraising efforts at Selkirk College where Pat worked are ongoing. Anyone wishing to help by contributing to the Pat Henman Support fund can contact Joyce Buckler at 250-365-1360 or through email at jbuckler@ selkirk.ca With Maia being a recent alumnus, the L.V. Rogers graduating class of 2013 has raised $3,000 to support the family and the Kootenay Co-op Country Store is taking donations at their till from customers who are shopping. The co-op’s Jocelyn Carver explains the Pat Henman and Maia Vezina Recovery Fund is easy to donate to using the Local Emergency Relief Till Donation card. “Pat, in particular, has given so much to the community,” she says. “This is the fastest way we could respond to the community’s desires to help.” Any amount can be donated and this effort is also ongoing.
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April Fatal Accident in Salmo
Heart attack led to crash Nelson Star Staff
The BC Coroner Service has found the 52-year-old Salmo man who crashed into a parked dump truck was suffering a heart attack. In the morning of Sunday, April 7, 2013 Salmo resident Roger Irwin was involved in an accident on Railway Avenue (Highway 6) and Third Street. His car crashed into a parked dump truck.
“According to witnesses, the automobile made a wide left turn onto Highway 6 from Third Street into the far parking lot on the west side of the highway and drove slowly into the driver side rear tires of the parked dump truck,” a Salmo RCMP release issued at the time stated. He was transported to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail by ambulance where he was pronounced dead.
Initial investigation did indicate Irwin may have been experiencing a medical condition prior to the collision and the coroner’s report released this week confirmed that fact. Classifying the death as due to natural causes, the coroner says Irwin suffered an acute myocardial infarction due to occlusive coronary atherosclerosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. This is commonly known as a heart attack.
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Continued from Page 1 Oregon/Washington for further showers and relatively cool temperatures. Another 16 millimetres of rain fell during the night of June 24. The 105.4 millimetres of rain last month was 160 per cent of the normal June rainfall but less than half the record maximum amount of 227.7 millimetres received during June, 2012. “We’re less than half of what we got last year,” says Lakeman. “It’s still far in excess of what the normal is… if you put it in comparison, June of 2013 was downright dry. But in reality it was still was a wet month, just not as wet as the extreme we had last June.” The weatherman describes the weather as uneventful in the first half of the month with “a flat ridge of high pres-
sure producing several sunny, warm days while weak disturbances allowed for unsettled conditions with generally light showers and thundershowers at times.”
“Of the summer months, June is the wettest by far.” Ron Lakeman Weatherman
Lakeman reports the monthly mean temperature at only slightly warmer than normal — by 0.5 degrees. “The average high temperature was almost bang-on normal and the average overnight low was about a degree milder,” he said. A high of 32.2 degrees was
recorded on June 30 and the low occurred on June 3 at 6.2 degrees. The record high was recorded in 2008 and was 37.9 degrees. The record low was 1.6 degrees. The final few days of the month were still unsettled at times, but with a large upper ridge of high pressure building from the south much warmer temperatures also developed. Now into July without a major rainy season, Lakeman says we could still expect some unsettled weather bringing moisture along with the heat. “In June, it is far more common to get a lot of rain,” he says. “Of the summer months, June is the wettest by far.” July is commonly drier than June with August and September being the driest months of the year.
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Anger Aimed at Interior Health Over Loss of Community Nurse
East Shore residents plan rally KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
East Shore residents plan to rally at the Kootenay Bay ferry landing Saturday morning in protest of losing their community nurse. “We’re not happy about it,” says organizer Linda Leduc. “A lot of people are affected.” Mary Donald served the East Shore Community Health Centre for 12 years before being let go in March. The centre is open four days a week with three doctors from Nelson practicing in the community on a rotating basis on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The nurse provided coverage on her own on the fourth day. “They just cut the position,” says Leduc. “They said ‘your services will remain the same. Don’t worry.’ But of course our services haven’t remained the same at all. If someone cuts their finger on the East Shore and calls the number, they get voicemail. They have to either travel to Creston or Nelson.” There are about 1,500 residents served by the health centre with that number
doubling in summer months. Many of those residents are seniors, says Leduc, and with no resident doctor or hospital, concerns loom large. Donald took care of much of the community’s elder care including home care and palliative care as well as in-office help to walk-in patients, wound care, after surgery follow-up care, helping with the transition from hospital to home, immunizations and taking blood. Leduc wishes the nursing position had been reduced before eliminated. “There is no one here,” says Leduc. “There is just no support for people.” Interior Health’s Cheryl Whittleton explains the community on the East Shore isn’t without a nurse with the elimination of Donald’s position. “To address the needs of all our communities, Interior Health did change the home health nursing position for the East Shore. Since the end of March, East Shore home health nursing has been provided through outreach from Nelson,” she says. The Community Integrated Health Services administrator for Kootenay
Boundary says the majority of home health-direct care is still provided through home support workers in their communities.
“The decision to change our staffing for home health nursing in East Shore was not made lightly.” Cheryl Whittleton “IH continues to provide the appropriate home health nursing services to people in the East Shore based on the number of home health clients and their specific care needs. This may be once or twice a week or more frequently depending on the number of clients,” she says. Whittleton says this home health nursing change also does not impact physician clinic hours or other services provided through Interior Health. Any changes made to service wasn’t entered into casually, she says. “The decision to change our staffing for home health nursing in East Shore was not
made lightly and came after a review of our home health service levels for all communities in the area,” Whittleton says. “Our priority is to make sure we allocate appropriate resources based on the needs of each community.” Residents don’t feel a nurse travelling to the East Shore from Nelson suits the needs of the isolated community. Because of the ferry, travel is time consuming and people living on the other side would rather have their nurse who lived on the East Shore back on the job, says Leduc. “To have a resident nurse, she gets to know the community. They know all the houses spread around the countryside. They know family members. A nurse coming in that doesn’t know anyone doesn’t make any sense,” she says. The protest goes from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. If nothing else, Leduc feels the protest will be cathartic for East Shore residents and the nurse that gave so much to her community. “It will offer her closure. It will show our appreciation from the community to her and maybe the IHA will listen,” she says.
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Passenger on Greyhound bus raises suspicion Nelson Star Staff
A male passenger acting suspiciously on a Greyhound bus near Castlegar required police involvement last week. On June 27 at 6:37 p.m. RCMP received a complaint about a passenger who was “possibly high on a substance,” says a release issued by police. The bus was about 20 min-
utes outside Castlegar near the Nancy Greene Junction and the call to RCMP came from inside the bus. “He appeared to be pacing and going in and out of the washroom on the bus,” reads the release. “When the driver approached the male, he was holding a screwdriver and hammer in his hands, and proceeded to jump out of the window and was running Blackpress 2.833 x”3 around on the road way.
Both Castlegar and Trail RCMP attended and searched extensively for the man. He was last seen hitchhiking. Grand Forks RCMP was also notified and roadblocks were set up to try locate the suspicious man. Police conducted queries of the name listed on the bus ticket. However, they have not confirmed the identity of the male because there
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is no requirement to show identification when purchasing a ticket. A backpack and walking stick were left behind on the bus by the male and seized by police in hopes he would come by the Castlegar detachment to collect. No one was injured and property damage inside the bus was minimal. Police continue their efforts in identifying this male.
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Bill C-377 poses no threat
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he Senate of Canada voted on June 26 to amend Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations). The amended bill has now been sent back to the House of Commons for further debate and discussion. Really, what’s left to discuss? The aim of the legislation isn’t draconian, Walmart-esque action against unions nor is it something designed to rollback hard-fought worker rights. All sectors of society are facing increasing demands for greater transparency of dollars spent. It should be no different with unions. Why should the salaries and expenses of those in positions of power in a union be shielded from scrutiny? It has long been known (see: Quebec) that if someone is going to lie, cheat and steal, they will find a way. Like locks, rules only stop the honest people. Recently, a member of the Vancouver media took on venerable Canadian icon Rick Hansen and the finances of the charitable foundation bearing his name. If our heroes are subject to such accountability, then so too should unions be. If legislators are careful with the legitimate security concerns and privacy issues of some unions (ie: police), fears of a “nanny-state” developing from such measures are far-fetched. Other concerns surrounding the bill, as it stands now, are that it’s perhaps unconstitutional and infringes on provincial jurisdiction. Bring those challenges to court. Democracy is always messy but the more open society gets with money, the better. - Castlegar News
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Democracy in trouble
gypt and Turkey have the same basic political problem. Democracy can work despite huge ideological differences, but only if everybody is willing to be very tolerant of other people’s ideas and values. Three weeks ago the streets of Turkish cities were full of protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who won his third straight election in 2011. Why? Because, they say, he is shoving conservative Islamic values down their throats. The Turkish protests have now died down, but this week the streets of Egyptian cities have been full of protesters demanding exactly the same thing for exactly the same reason. The Egyptian army has now intervened to remove the Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, and the very survival of the new Egyptian democracy is in doubt. Neither Erdogan nor Morsi could have come to power in a country that wasn’t fully democratic. Turkey has been a partly democratic country for 60 years, but if a politician with a religious agenda won, the army would remove him. It even hanged one prime minister in 1960. In Egypt, three generals had ruled the country in unbroken succession since the mid-1950s. Latterly they allowed “elections”, but their party always won, and the main religious party, the Muslim Brotherhood, was always banned.
The Turkish and Egyptian generals were mostly devout Muslims themselves, but they were willing to kill to keep religion out of politics. Islamic parties were a vehicle for traditional and anti-modern values, and the generals’ goal was to modernize their countries so they would be strong enough to stand up to the West.
In both countries, the generals’ modernizing agenda had considerable success.
In both countries, the generals’ modernizing agenda had considerable success. Turkey is now a powerful middle-income nation, and at least half of its 75 million people are secular and “modern” in their political values. So they wanted the military out of politics, and finally the army withdrew — only to see the new Justice and Development (AK) Party, a “moderate” Islamist party led by Erdogan, win the 2003 election. The Turkish generals let the AK rule because it didn’t try to impose its own religious values on the whole population. It refrained because even in its best result, in 2010, the AK only won 50.3 per cent of the vote — and some of that support came from secular voters who saw it as the best hope for permanently excluding the army from politics.
Egypt is a much poorer, less educated country than Turkey, but at least a third of the 85 million Egyptians would also qualify as “modern” people with secular values. They were the ones who made the revolution happen in 2010 — but in the new democracy’s first free presidential election last year the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won 51.7 per cent of the vote. The Muslim Brotherhood promptly started writing its conservative religious values into the new constitution. More recently, Erdogan’s AK Party in Turkey passed some laws that imposed its religious values too. It wasn’t a wholesale assault on the secular society (in Turkey they just placed some restrictions on the sale of alcohol), but in both countries it greatly alarmed the secular part of the population. So it took only the slightest pretext — a demonstration over the destruction of a park in Istanbul, the first anniversary of Morsi’s election in Egypt — to bring huge crowds of protesters out on the street in every city. At that point, both Islamist leaders stopped pretending that they governed in the name of the entire nation. “Let them go into mosques in their shoes, let them drink alcohol in our mosques, let them raise their hand to our headscarved girls,” said Erdogan of the Turkish protestors. “One prayer from our people is enough to frustrate their plans.”
He blamed the protests on an international conspiracy by something called the “interest-rate lobby.” In Egypt, Morsi vowed to “give my life” to defend the new constitution written by his Islamist colleagues last year, and blamed the unrest on a plot by remnants of the ousted Mubarak regime. The Egyptian army has now suspended the constitution, but it is a “soft coup” that will almost certainly leave Morsi alive. Perhaps even free. The Islamists are to blame for this crisis in both countries, because their political program does ultimately involve shoving their values down everybody else’s throats. But the secular parties are also to blame, because it is their inability to unite behind a single candidate and programme that has let the Islamists win power in both Turkey and Egypt. It is hard for democracy to survive in a country where large parts of the population hold radically different ideas about the purposes of the state and the rights of its citizens. Urbanization will ultimately resolve this conflict, for in one more generation most of the recent immigrants to the fast-growing cities will have adopted secular values. But in the meantime, Egypt will have a very rough ride. Maybe Turkey too. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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Community Organizations Nelson and District Art Council’s 25th annual ArtWalk opens Friday, July 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. See the fabulous art by our talented local artists, as well as live musicians, sand sculptors, performance artists and more. Experience a telescopic view of the night sky with the Starry Night Astronomy Program which meets July 5 and 12, or see the Sun through our Hydrogen alpha telescope on Solar Sundays, July 7 and 14, noon to 2 p.m. at Taghum Hall, weather permitting. For more info contact Wayne at 250-354-1586. Endless Adventure presents the second annual Stand Up Paddle-boarding Race on Saturday, July 6. The event takes place on the Columbia River between the Robson Boat Launch and the Old Robson Ferry Landing, a flatwater section ideal for beginners. Come on out to cheer on the competitors, learn to SUP, and find your perfect board all in one day! Contact Endless Adventure at 250-359-8181 or info@endlessadventure.ca The Sunshine Bay Riding Club’s horse show is Sunday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 6375 Erindale Road in Harrop. This is a free event and there will be concession items for sale all day. Come on out for some horsing around fun. Women and girls skateboard night at the Nelson and District Youth Centre on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. All ages and abilities welcome. The drop-in fee is $2. Helmets are mandatory. TEENS! Enjoy four weeks of fun programs this summer at the Nelson Library. Join us for Wild and Wacky Wednesdays – with snacks and prizes and weekly fun. Our line up includes Minute to win it games (July 10), button making (July 24), karaoke and talent show to watch or participate (July 31) and Crafternoon (August 7). Please note the following date change: There will
be no program July 17. Drop ins welcome. Snacks and prizes each week! For youth entering Grade 7 and up. Contact Joanne for more info: 250-505-5683 or jharris@nelson.ca. Children’s entertainer Will Stroet will be at the SelfDesign High on Tuesday, July 16 at 2 p.m. Admission by donation ($5 per family suggested). St. Saviour’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral, located at the corner of Silica and Ward Streets, is open for tours beginning on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until the end of August. Volunteer tour guides will be in attendance to answer questions and the tours are free, though donations are gratefully accepted. A walking group meets Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. under the Orange Bridge by Lakeside Park. Everyone is welcome to join in for a walk. For information contact libaz@shaw.ca. Spark! is a free after school arts group for girls ages 12 to 16 every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Nelson and District Youth Centre. Snacks are provided. Facilitated by Ursula Twiss 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. 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. Nelson Knitting Co-op meets every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex. The meet-
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at 527 Walker’s Landing Road, 5 minutes from Kootenay Bay Ferry. For information call 250227-9224.
Infertility Support Group meets Wednesday, July 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Kalein Hospice Centre (402 West Richards Street). This is a peer-led support group for women and couples living in or near Nelson who are facing infertility, secondary infertility, assisted conception, and/ or recurrent pregnancy loss. For information call 250-509-1091.
The Colour of Dance is an opportunity to nourish your soul with the colours of movement and the movement of colours.The unique workshop will be offered at SelfDesign High on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes eurythmy, core connexion dance and water colour painting. Registration fee is $40 if you sign up before July 4 or $55 after. For information contact Deborah at 250-359-5964.
Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the “Cellar” downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule of meetings please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar during meeting times. 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. 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. Yasodhara Ashram offers a day program called “A Taste of the Ashram” on Saturday, July 6 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The program includes a yoga class, lunch and guided tour of the grounds, including an overview of the Ashram’s environmental initiatives and gardens. The fee is $25 for adults or $10 for children. The Ashram is located
The ninth annual Slocan Lake Dance Camp is set for July 25 through 28 in New Denver. The instructor is Ari Levitt from Seattle. Visit slocanlakedancecamp. ca for full details. Fundraisers ANKORS 20th Anniversary celebration and fundraising event: Loving Bowls is Wednesday, July 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute (191 Baker Street). Tickets are a $40 to $50 donation and can be purchased at ANKORS (101 Baker Street). All of the proceeds of this event will go to our Foundation Funds. For information call 250-505-5506 or email ankorshepc@ankors.bc.ca The Selkirk Veterinary Hospital hosts its annual dog wash on July 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds go to the Nelson branch of the SPCA. The Capitol Theatre is hosting a fundraising variety show to raise money for Pat Henman and Maia Vezina on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 or, if you would like to contribute more, there are also $50 tickets available. Get yours at the Capitol Theatre box office. Markets The Nelson Downtown local market runs Wednesdays throughout the summer, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find locally made art, clothing, food and more.
Cottonwood Market is held every Saturday at Cottonwood Falls Park featuring live music, regional produce, eggs, great savory and sweet foods, and a variety of unique products.
The Harrop Farmer’s Market runs Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lots of organic produce available, as well as honey and preserves. For info call 250-2295370.
Winlaw Sunday Market is every Sunday at Sleep Is For Sissies from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring local produce, artisans, hand made goods and games for kids.
The next Marketfest is Friday, July 26 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. on Baker Street.
Announcements The Nelson & District Women’s Centre is looking for four enthusiastic and dedicated self-identified women to join the Board of Directors. If you are looking for a fullfilling place to make a difference in our community — the Women’s Centre is looking for you, too. We are currently seeking women who have interest and skills to share, especially in finances, non-profit organizations, fund development and law. About seven hours a month to dedicate to this important work is required. For an application form and information package, please visit nelsonwomenscentre. com or call the Women’s Centre at 250-352-9916.
Kokanee Park Visitor’s Centre, open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Join us for yoga, kids art classes, evening stories, movies and more. Oso Negro coffee for the big kids and frozen/baked treats for everyone! Great for park guests and families. Complete schedule available at ecosociety.ca.
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Small business is the lifeblood Small business is the life blood of any community. This has become very clear in the last week just contemplating the terrible floods in High River. I was born in High River and spent all my childhood summers there so the impact of this disaster feels personal. Without the small businesses surviving, High River will not be able to rebuild. Many small businesses operate at such a marginal level of profitability that any stoppage of business — whether they are insured for such an actuality or not — may mean the end, with no possibility of starting again. We just have to look around our town to see the truth of that. I grew up steeped in socialist doctrine, but I have come to realize the absolute importance of small business to societies the world over. I still believe that the government needs to be responsible for some aspects of society, but many of the things I value come directly as the result of small business. In the days before social programs small business often pro-
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vided these services simply to help foster the community. My paternal grandmother owned a hotel in small town Alberta. During the depression no person in need of food was ever turned away from the hotel restaurant. My maternal grandfather was a doctor in High River before medicare, and sometimes he was paid for his services in pillows. Because they are such an important part of any community small businesses will often step up to fill these needs before anyone else. How could this possibly be construed as amoral? Aside from serving as the major tax base of any small community, small business not only offers employment but they actually form the character of any community. I have many visitors throughout the year. Almost invariably they want to move to Nelson. They claim it is the “feeling” of the community. I think outside of the natural splendor it is the businesses they are responding to: the shopping, the restaurants, the arts. Even our claim to
fame as an artistic, cultural hot spot is the result of many small businesses — theatre, music, all manners of tangible art are part of the business community. One of the highlights of my many nieces’ visits throughout the year is walking to the corner store just blocks from my home. I am always barraged with offers of help: “Do I need anything from the corner store?” One of my most cherished childhood memories of High River is not just tubing on the infamous Highwood River, but the nightly walk to the “Little Bow” after supper to get candy. When I think of the tragedy of High River flooding I think mostly of those small business owners. What if they can’t rebuild? Most of their employees will be able to at least collect EI but what will they do? Maybe a city can forge ahead after a disaster with just large corporations, but rural communities are lost without their small businesses. Theresa Hart Nelson
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involved in making Canada Day 2013, a true community and regional celebration. The Chamber of Commerce takes on the organizational role of this free family fun day in Rotary Lakeside Park. We are able to pull off a successful event thanks to the contributions by the following business, which we encourage you to support and thank, as well all the performers and community groups. Thanks to the thousands of folks who showed up making for a great atmosphere in one of the best venues in Canada. .
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Special thanks to the following musicians, entertainers, community groups and businesses for making the entire day so enjoyable. Heritage Harmony Barbershop Choir • Logan Carlstrom • Nelson Community Band • Brenda McJones Highland Dancers Grant Mara’s Wishes • Dallas Wolbaum& Johnny McQuaig • Aaron Nelson and the Buzz • Julie and Josh Murray • White Lightning Blues Band Holly and Jon • Big Mama Blue and the Jones Brothers • Sunshine Drive • Bubbles the Clown • Visions Alive Puppets • Joshua’s Giant Bubbles Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce • EZ Rock • 1035 The Bridge • AFKO • Endless Adventures • Kootenay Catamaran Camp Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation • Kootenay Christian Fellowship • Kootenay Kids Society • Kootenay Co-Op Radio • Nelson Friends of the Family Nelson Electric Tramway Society • Nelson Curling Society • Nelson Pilot’s Association • Nelson & District Community Complex • Nelson and District Youth Centre Oxygen Arts Centre • Save On Foods • Touchstones Nelson • IXL Driver Training • YWAM • Nelson Lions Club for the Annual Pancake Breakfast Nelson Rotary Clubs for the Annual BBQ
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Boaters urged to slow down KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
Boaters are being reminded to operate their pleasure craft safely and responsibly after residents in the Balfour area expressed concern. Regional District of Central Kootenay director Ramona Faust says people in Area E are worried that boats are travelling too fast for conditions as well as creating wake that is damaging the shoreline and its structures. “High speed puts boaters at risk of hitting logs and other debris that results from freshet and the rising lake level,” she says. “It can be a dangerous thing to be going too fast this time of year.” Faust believes a reminder that the recent spring run-off
brings with it debris that ends up in the lake is prudent. And with the lake levels now near its peak, water picks up rubble beached along the shore.
“For environmental reasons, we have shore spawners and little alcoves and wake can be disruptive.” Ramona Faust
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Boaters are also urged to reduce the wake from their watercraft near developed shorelines as the powerful waves can negatively impact docks, moored boats and fishing
activity, says Faust. “Wake is the ripple effect that the boat makes but it can be a lot more than a ripple, especially if it’s made by a big boat travelling at high speeds,” she explains. While wake can cause damage to structures at the shore, the force of the water can also erode the shoreline itself. “For environmental reasons, we have shore spawners and little alcoves and wake can be disruptive,” she says acknowledging that a “vicious storm can to the same.” Faust isn’t a boater but lives on the lake and crosses it by ferry often. She says she didn’t know that damage caused by boats’ wake was an issue. “I thought if I don’t know then probably others didn’t know either,” she says.
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Nazareth refunds will not happen SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter
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One year after cancelling the Nazareth concert in Nelson, former event promotor Roger Carruthers has announced what many ticket holders had long suspected — he will not be issuing refunds. Carruthers, owner of Rockopolus Promotions, sent a brief email to the Star stating that he was filing for personal bankruptcy and shutting down his promotions company. He said that “ongoing health problems with cancer” contributed to his decision, adding that he “deeply apologizes and is sorry for the inconvenience and momentary loss to the ticket refund holders.” Carruthers did not respond to the Star’s request for an interview. More than 400 people bought $25-$35 tickets to see the Scottish rock band play at the Nelson and District Com-
munity Centre last summer. The concert was scheduled for July 10, 2012 but was cancelled six days before the event due to low ticket sales. The event was presented jointly by Rockopolus and Revolution Audio, a local business co-owned by Bill Stack. The pair lost the $9,500 deposit they paid to Nazareth and their opening act, Headpins, because they didn’t provide sufficient notice to cancel the event. Their plan was to promote a different concert — featuring a Pink Floyd tribute band — and allow Nazareth ticket holders an option to see that show instead. For folks not interested in the tribute band, there’d be money available for refunds, using the profits from that concert. But ultimately that show was cancelled too. As was a third event Rockopolus was promoting at the same time — a Led Zeppelin cover band that was
scheduled to play in Trail. Months went by and Nazareth ticket holders were still without their refund. In November, Carruthers issued a statement to media saying he was still organizing smaller shows to raise money for refunds. Over at Revolution Audio, Bill Stack had said he would shoulder half the cost of issuing refunds and started a list of people who he owed money to. Earlier this week, he told the Star that the refunds had been “slow going,” but he was still committed to paying everyone on his list. “This is my community, I’m not going anywhere,” he said, hinting at rumours that Carruthers has since left town. “If you’re on my list, you’re going to get your refund. A lot of people have been very patient waiting to get their money back, and I’m certainly grateful for that.”
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Credit Union Helps Stock Stepping Stones
Nelson CARES recently received a generous donation from Nelson & District Credit Union to Stepping Stones for a new table and chairs, a vacuum cleaner and five metal clothing racks for the bedrooms. In addition the donated laptop and computer are valuable tools for the clients at Stepping Stones to locate work, housing or simply to stay in contact with family and friends. In the photo to recognize the donation are: (L-R) Michael Bancroft (director, NDCU), Klee Hunter (manager, Nelson CARES), Jenny Robinson (executive director, Nelson CARES), Marjie Hills (supervisor, Nelson CARES), Lorne Westnedge (director, NDCU), Laureen Barker (director, NDCU) and Ron Little (director, Nelson CARES). photo submitted
Kalein Hospice Centre Hires Executive Director
Hospice centre takes next step SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
Nelson’s Kalein Hospice Centre has announced the appointment of Cindy Fairs as the centre’s first executive director. Originally from Kelowna, Fairs has relocated to Nelson in order to lead Kalein’s development vision for a unique campus integrating a Centre for Dialogue and Education with a hospice care facility serving those at end-of-life and their families. With over 20 years professional experience in the fields of health care and volunteer management, and a Masters of Arts in Leadership degree from Royal Roads University, Fairs brings an in-depth portfolio of experience to her newest position. Her past experience includes serving as the executive director of two non-profits, the Central Okanagan Hospice Association and the Silver Tsunami Society of British Columbia. As the founder of her own consultancy, she has provided services to non-profit organizations in strategic planning, program development and volunteer management. Fairs has also been a leader in the field of volunteerism, serving on the boards of both the Administrators of Volunteer
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Resources British Columbia (AVRBC) and the Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources (CAVR). Her most recent appointment was as the program coordinator for Interior Health in the Central Okanagan. “Our board is really pleased and excited to have someone of Cindy’s caliber taking the reins of our young organization,” says Brooke Leatherman, chair of Kalein’s board of directors. “Her professional background and experience are ideally suited to leading Kalein during this formative time in the growth of the centre. Having a full-time executive director will allow Kalein to advance its plans for Centre development much more rapidly.” Speaking of her new role, Fairs says, “Understanding and embracing what it means to live fully at all stages of life,
even at the end-of-life, and expanding our cultural attitudes and acceptance around death as a natural part of living, offer us the ability to meet the challenges of a rapidly aging world in entirely new ways. Being invited to lead a progressive organization whose work is dedicated to these focuses, is a privilege, as well as a unique and creative opportunity.” “As a newcomer to the Kootenays,” she adds, “I’m looking forward to meeting and connecting with individuals and organizations in every sector of the community and region.” In the course of its hiring process, Kalein received over 65 applicants from as far away as Nova Scotia. According to Leatherman, Fairs stood out for her combination of hospice-related experience, and professional expertise and networks in building and growing non-profits from the ground up. “Cindy’s personal philosophy of cultivating collaborative partnerships and actions will help us achieve our goal of growing Kalein as a regional centre whose programs, services and resources can reach far beyond the centre itself.” For more information on the Kalein Hospice Centre, please visit kaleinhospice.org or call the centre at 250-352-3331.
We would like to thank all of their families, teachers, parishioners and the local business community for all of their support and generous donations. Because of these contributions, we have had some very successful fundraising events this year including; our 3rd Annual Walkathon-Rockathon, Love of Music, and Christmas Tree sales. St. Joseph School is truly grateful. Parent Support Group Andex Rentals BC Wine Guys Bev Pulyk Brenda McDonald—Epicure Catholic Women’s League Cloudside Inn Cottonwood Kitchens Crystal Majeski Cakes Deanne McClure, RMT Dharma Consignment Boutique Holly Jordall—Hojo Designs Home Computing Solutions Hume Hotel Jeff Faragher - Cellist Karin Palinka – Dynamite Dancers Knights of Columbus
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New fare structure now in place Continued from Page 1 Macdonald posed in front of the bus for a ceremonial ribbon cutting. “This is an example of really unprecedented regional cooperation in the Kootenay-Boundary,” said Macdonald, a Nelson city councillor. West Kootenay Transit brings three local governments and nine transit systems together under a single banner and represents years of planning. Three years ago BC Transit approached local governments with the idea of better tying together the services from Nelson to Trail to Nakusp. In June of last year, the West Kootenay Transit Committee held its inaugural meeting to start hammering out the details. Since then, there have been numerous meetings and open houses. Macdonald said the Nelson Transit Community, a vocal group of residents who long advocated for better regional transit, were key in providing the rider’s perspective during the planning stages. “Like any birth, this [birth of a new transit system] is an excit-
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Several changes have been made to Nelson bus routes, in attempt to improve the directness of routes and connections. Full details of the route changes are available in the Rider’s Guide. Route 1 Uphill: • From the downtown exchange at Ward and Baker, the bus now routes directly up the hill on Stanley to Hart, then continues on its existing route along Falls, Houston, Cedar and Robson to Josephine. • From Josephine, the bus now accesses the hospital via Latimer, Hendryx and Carbonate rather than via Hoover, Hendryx, Mill and Park. • The bus returns to downtown is via Carbonate, Hendryx, Latimer and Ward, rather than Silica.
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BC Transit president and CEO Manuel Achadinha cuts the ribbon for the new Route 99 Kootenay Connector bus with West Kootenay Transit Committee member Donna Macdonald and regional transit manager Kevin Schubert.
ing time,” Macdonald said. “We know there is a lot of work ahead as we bring this system to maturity and improve the rider’s experience and increase usage of the new transit system — but today we’re not thinking about work, we’re thinking about celebrating our new regionally-integrated, rider-friendly service both within our community and between our community.” After the ribbon was cut on Tuesday, the group piled onto the bus, along with other transit users who were enjoying free bus
rides for the day. A new fare structure came into effect Wednesday. Single zone riders will now pay $2 (a 25 cent increase), while a multizone ride is $3.50. The Kootenay Zone, which encompasses Nelson, now stretches from Balfour and Playmor Junction, removing a previous fare boundary for riders coming into town from Six Mile. Transit users can see all the updated route information in the new Rider’s Guide available at bctransit.com/regions/wkt.
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Route 2 Fairview: • The regular outbound route will no longer travel along Mogan and Douglas (except during a special run to L.V. Rogers in the morning). Instead it will go along Hall Street and Lakeside via the Chahko Mika Mall, to Anderson at First, then down Anderson to Nelson, and Cottonwood to Seventh and L.V. Rogers and Selkirk College. • The inbound route has not changed. Route 3 Rosemont: From the main downtown exchange at Ward and Baker, the bus now routes directly to Rosemont via Stanley, Hall Mines, Observatory and Vancouver before doing the loop around Rosemont on West Innes, Crease and W. Richards. The bus then goes to the Selkirk College Silver King Campus before heading directly back to town on Vancouver, Observatory, Hall Mines and Stanley. Route 10 North Shore: Route 10 now operates along First, Behnsen, Second, Gordon, Third and Kokanee between the mall and the bridge, similar to the Route 2 Fairview.
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Fresh coat for lighthouse SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
In early May, a group of seven volunteers gathered to start the task of painting the outside of the historic Pilot Bay lighthouse. Between then and June 5, seven different crews comprising a total of 18 people from as far away as Castlegar and Ymir put in 160 hours to complete the job of painting the shingles, railings and metal roofing. The building had last been painted in 2006 after Joern Wingender’s Traditional Timber Framing Company finished a complete reshingling and restoration of the building. Constructed in 1904, the lighthouse went into operation in January of 1905. With the increased marine traffic that accompanied the settlement of the area, the lighthouse performed a critical service during stormy weather and the shortened days of winter. The light was turned off June 30, 1993 despite “...opposition from all around Kootenay Lake and throughout the region” (from Susan Hulland’s The His-
tory of Pilot Bay Lighthouse). As part of a user group coalition agreement with BC Parks, the lighthouse was saved from dismantling and BC Parks undertook to have the land and building returned to provincial jurisdiction. For their part of the agreement, the Friends of West Kootenay Parks Society agreed to help maintain the building and access trail. The Pilot Bay lighthouse is now a part of the tourism marketing strategy of the East Shore, featured in tourist brochures. It is easily accessed from Pilot Bay Road (approximately four kilometres from the ferry landing) by a 10 to 15 minute walk on a trail that winds up a slight grade through second growth cedar-hemlock forest. About halfway up, look for an old trail on the right that once led to the old Pilot Bay townsite. This is the trail that Jean Montreuil would have taken daily in the early days to tend the lighthouse lamp. The Friends of West Kootenay Parks would like to thank
the following volunteers for their help: Bill Bryce, Jason Carter, Harry Davidson, Maurice de St Jorre, Emily Fanjoy, Paul Genereux, Paul Hinton, Helene Lafontaine, Amy Leeming, Ursula and Terry Lowrey, Bert and Sue Port, Tom Roos, Eric Sargent, Kim Shea, Dave Smith and Fred Thiessen. The Friends would also like to thank BC Parks area supervisor Hugh Ackroyd and senior ranger Tom Roos for their help. Thanks are also due to Truus and Randy Zelonka at the Balfour Gill and Gift for their generous donation towards the cost of the painting. For more information about the role of the lighthouse in local history, The History of Pilot Bay Lighthouse by Susan Hulland is available locally at the Gill and Gift, Coles, Otter Books, Moyie Gift Shop, Gray Creek Store and the Kokanee Creek Visitor Centre (July and August). For more information about the Friends of West Kootenay Parks Society, visit their website at fwkp.kics.bc.ca or Google “Friends of West Kootenay Parks.”
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The first day of painting. On deck from left, Eric Sargent, Paul Hinton and Dave Smith. On the ladder, Bill Bryce and on the ground Kim Shea.
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The Nelson Selects U12 Boys team celebrate their gold medal at the Kelowna Canada Day Tournament.
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The Nelson Selects U12 Boys team came home with a gold medals from the annual Kelowna Canada Day Soccer Tournament. “It was an excellent team effort,” said Selects’ coach Mark Harold. “All boys contributed in a significant way to the team’s success. Our nine offensive goals were scored by six different players. The team’s stellar team defense frustrated their opponents in all four games and this was coupled with excellent goalkeeping from Noah Whiffen and Ryder Jeffers Marzicola.” In the team’s first game against the Yukon Selects, they were victorious in a game settled by a sudden death penalty kick shootout. Blue Campbell cooly secured
the victory for the Nelson team. Two Alberta teams were next up for the Selects. The first game was a 4-1 victory over the Signal Hall Stallions and the next game was a 3-0 defeat to the Airdrie FC team. Matthew Wouters, Kiefer Barclay and Tyler Colgan had solid performances in all tournament games. The boys saved their best game of the tournament for the gold medal match with a 2-1 victory over the Airdrie FC team. Two second half goals by Nelson, including one goal in the last minute, secured the tournament victory. Goal scorers for the Nelson team in this tournament included Max Spielman, Mike Zarikoff, Brett Anderson, Cody Barnes and Carter Anderson. Game MVPs for Nelson included: Zarikoff,
Luke Taylor, Jesse Harold and Barnes. “It was a great team effort and solid positive play from all boys,” said coach Grant Anderson. “They have worked hard this season on developing their individual and team skills and it was evident that this hard work has paid off.” Next up for the U12 Selects team is the Sandpoint tournament in early September. For the Kelowna wrap from the U12 Girls teams see Page 15. For full results from the Provincial B Cup tournament taking place this weekend with seven Nelson Selects teams in higher age groups check out next week’s Star. For more immediate results from the provincials go online at nelsonstarcom, like us Facebook or follow us on Twitter (@NelsonStarNews).
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If you’re considering signing up for the Cyswog ‘n’ Fun triathlon, now is the time to do it. Early bird registration — and the opportunity to save some money on entry fees — for the race ends this weekend. The event itself will be held on Sunday, August 4. Race director Larry Bickerton said he hopes to see some new faces crossing the finish line at Lakeside Park next month. “We’ve always catered more to novice athletes, with our unusual race categories,” Bickerton said, referring to the two- and three-person relay teams that are welcome to take part in the event. “It’s great when you see families and friends taking on the challenge together.” Usually triathlons are reserved for individual participants who race through all three legs of the event themselves — swimming, biking, and running. But with a relay team, each member takes one or two sections. Bickerton said that’s a good option for anyone who wants to be a part of the event, but doesn’t have a lot of time to dedicate to training. There are two race distances: the Sprint course with a 500 metre swim, 22 kilometre bike and a five kilometre run; and the Olympic course where the swim distance is tripled and the bike and run are twice as long. This year the Sprint swimmers will follow a shorter version of the singleloop, triangular course used for the Olympic event — rather than swimming two laps of a rectangle. This will make for a faster swim because there will be fewer corners to navigate, according to Bickerton. “It’s also safer and easier to patrol,” he added. The Olympic course will remain the same as last year. Start times will be staggered with Sprint competitors Presented by:
The Cyswog ‘n’ Fun triathlon will return to Lakeside Park on August 4. Bob Hall photo
starting ten minutes after the Olympic race starts. Bickerton said the buoys that mark the swim routes will be set up this weekend. “By next week you’ll be able to start practicing the actual route,” he suggested, noting the water temperature is currently 15 C and rising. “It’s good to get used to swimming in cold water — with a wetsuit on, preferably.” Cyswog organizers recently started a Facebook page for the event, where participants are encouraged to connect with swim buddies and look for teammates. Find it by typing “Cyswog’n’fun” into the Facebook search bar. To register at the early bird rate in-person, go to Gerick’s Cycle before Saturday at 5:30 p.m. or sign-up online at nelsontri.com before 11:59 on Sunday. Prices go up first thing Monday morning.
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The Nelson Selects U12 Girls sent two teams to the Kelowna Canada Day Tournament this past weekend. Consisting of 10 players each, with a mix of U11 and U12, both squads returned home with a medal. The Selects team coached by Darren Peloso opened with a 6-1 dismantling of the Kootenay South Storm highlighted by a beautifully taken Rylee Zondervan free kick goal and Ella Peloso’s performance in net, receiving the game MVP as awarded by the opposing team. The second game matched the girls against the Rutland Griffins. Early goals and some good late defending by Carly Rich and Ivie Lock-Luttmer preserved the 5-4 win. The game MVP was collected by Taylor Harrison who continued to show what would be consistent scoring, high work rate and offensive pressure throughout the tournament. The third game matched the girls against a full squad of U12s from Kelowna called the Cyclones. The girls went down 1-0 early, but stuck with their game plan. As the second half wore on, the domination of possession finally paid dividends as Nelson scored three straight to win 3-1. The midfield of Alex Pompu and Gretchen Lewandowski played especially well along with central midfielder Farrah Marzicola who consistently linked the defense and the offense with her vision and passing skills and ended up with the game MVP. With a 3-0 record in round robin play, Nelson secured a birth into the championship game. The final was a rematch with the Kelowna Cyclones. The contest went deep into the second half as Nelson’s defense, anchored superbly all weekend long by Michaela Anderson, kept the Cyclone at bay. As Nelson applied pressure deep into the Kelowna end looking for the decisive goal they were
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The Nelson U11/12 Peloso Selects included (back L-R) Taylor Harrison, Alex Pompu, Michaela Anderson, Amanda Creak, Gretchen Lewandowski, Ivie Lock-Luttmer; (front L-R) Rylee Zondervan, Ella Peloso, Farrah Marzicola and Carly Rich. submitted photo
caught out on the counter and conceded a goal against the play. Again pushing everyone forward, the fatigued squad, in the 35 C degree heat, gave another goal up on a counter attack to end the game with a 2-0 loss. Amanda Creak received a
much deserved game MVP award for an outstanding performance on defense. ••• The Selects team under coaches Rob Borhi and Heath Lockhurst started off the tournament playing a team from Airdrie, Alberta. Near the end of the first half, Sophie Borhi put Nelson on the board 1-0 with a powerful shot. Minutes later, the score was bumped up to 2-0
by Reece Hunt. Nelson kept the ball in the offensive end for the majority of the game. In the second half, Airdrie rallied with a goal but Nelson was quick to deny them a chance at winning with another bomber of a goal scored by Hunt for a 3-1 win. The second game was played against a talented Kamloops Blaze team. They scored against the Selects minutes into the first half. A valiant effort to keep the ball out of the Nelson end was taken away when Kamloops scored again minutes later, bringing the score to 2-0. Offensive maneuvers put the ball in Kamloops end and Hunt scored off a rebound. Borhi then tied the game with a great shot, evening up what was turning out to be a nail-biter of a match. Kamloops took the lead in the second half, but a Semegn Atkinson goal ended the game at 3-3, leading to a penalty shootout. Hunt was up first, but the shot was blocked. Borhi put a solid one into the net, while Kamloops’ first two shots went wide. Keeper Sydney World
blocked the last shot to give her team the win. “This Kamloops team had many tall players and no U11 girls,” said coach Borhi. “They entered the tournament as a gold-level team, but the Nelson girls played a determined match and never backed down.” The third match saw the Selects play Westside Kelowna, another full U12 team. Nelson went up 2-0, with Hunt opening up the scoring and Borhi following suit soon after. A defensive slip allowed a Westside goal, leaving the score 2-1. Even with the majority of the game played in the Westside end, a valiant lastminute effort gave the opposing team the tying goal, leading to another penalty shootout. After 16 penalty shots between the two teams, Westside came away with the win, Nelson’s only loss over the weekend. Goal scorers in the shootout were Borhi, Elisabeth Huiberts and Ashley Caponero. The Selects finished round robin play in a three-way tie for first place. Tie breaker rules went to goals against, which put Nelson in third place and the bronze medal match, facing Airdrie once again. Story continues to ‘Great’ on Page 16
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Continued from Page 15 In the final game the team showed their aggressive side on the pitch, with a great pass by Borhi to Semegn Atkinson, who put it in the net. The Selects held on to their 1-0 lead to solidify a bronze medal in the tournament. “The team showed a lot of growth through cohesive plays, great passes, aggressive defense and great saves by keeper World, who deservingly won the team’s MVP of the tournament,” said Borhi. “Huiberts, Mimi Lockhurst, Ruby Linnen and Alexis Dyck showed strong play on defense throughout the weekend, with Addis Atkinson and Caponero adding strength to the offensive playmaking.” Winning a pair of medals in a strong field of teams from around Western Canada was an impressive feat. “Both teams showed excellent play over a hot weekend, with few subs,” said coach Borhi. “I don’t think all the players realize just how well they performed, given the conditions they played under.”
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After a lengthy absence of the sport of track and field, this past spring saw the reintroduction of this timehonoured activity to Nelson. With the support of the L.V. Rogers athletic director and local volunteer coaching, a small but dedicated group of high school athletes brought life back to the sport in the Queen City. Enthusiasm continued after the high school season ended and a new club, the Kootenay Chaos Track and Field Club was formed. With the addition of Hume Elementary superstar Matti Erickson, the club set its sites on several summer track meets. This past weekend marked the club’s inaugural competition at Kelowna’s Jack Brow Meet. Future meets this summer include the Track City Classic in Eugene, Oregon and the BC Provincial Championships in Kamloops. The club is off to a good start with the outstanding performances of Erickson this past weekend. Smashing the existing BC provincial record in the 60m sprint for 10-year-old boys, Erickson also won the 100m, 600m, 1000m and discus. Naomi Perkins had a strong second place finish in
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TOP — Naomi Perkins (bib 417) finished second in the 300m. BOTTOM — Matti Erickson (bib 460) shattered a provincial record.
her section of the 15-year-old girls 300m. The team was up against stiff competition with many teams from across BC, Alberta and the Yukon. Although Nelson has no track and field facility, Kootenay Chaos practices
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Just back from competing in the BCABBA Western Canadians Bodybuilding competition in Kelowna (figure division), Nelson’s Deborah Nasmyth shows off a lean ripped feminine physique. Getting into c o mp e t i t i v e shape has taken two years of intense weight and cardio training — twice a day, six days a week. What sets her apart from other bodybuilders and figure athletes Deborah Nasmyth is that Nasmyth does it without any meat, dairy or animal products. The confounding question has to be asked: Where do you get your protein? “It’s no problem getting enough protein on a vegan diet. My primary sources are rice, pea, hemp, soy protein shakes/powders and tofu as well as smaller amounts of protein in fruits/ Story continues on Page 17
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Continued from Page 16 vegetables, grains, nuts and legumes,” she says. “All faux meat products are high in protein also. I can easily take in over 200 grams per day to support lean muscle mass.” Nasmyth has devoted herself to promoting vegan health and fitness and was a featured model in Vegan Health and Fitness magazine last December. She’s also a featured athlete on the international veganbodybuilding. com website. After recently completing a certificate in plant -based nutrition via Cornell Uni-
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versity she’s more passionate than ever. “The results of a meat and dairy diet on the health of North Americans is devastating,” she says. “Obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and the most common cancers are 98 per cent preventable with a plant-based diet.” Now back to off-season training, Nasmyth continues to promote her healthy lifestyle and is already in the process of preparing for next years competition season, as one of the only competitive vegan bodybuilders in Canada.
Investing in Youth Sport Through its True Sport Foundation, the Nelson branch of Investor’s Group handed over a cheque for $500 to Nelson Youth Soccer last month. The funds will be used to help enhance the sport in Nelson. Kerry Dyck (right) from the Investor’s Group handed the cheque over to Sveta Tisma to make it official. Bob Hall photo
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“I noticed in your library e-newsletter that you have automobile manuals listed on the Ebsco server. Instead of paying a mechanic $100 to install a taillight wiring kit for a trailer, I used the schematic diagram online and I did it myself. I don’t have any experience with mechanical things — I’ve never even changed my own oil! The library was instrumental to me empowering myself. Thank you!” Library member Heather Feenstra put this note into our suggestion/comments box last month. It made us smile. Because while we don’t want to put our local mechanics out of business, the library is all about empowering people. And in a sometimes disgruntled world it’s nice to get a note that’s so — well, gruntled. We love your comments about how good we’re doing. We also love your suggestions for how we can be better, things you think we should add to the collection, and what would make you gruntled. Every comment or suggestion is considered. A patron comment suggesting chalkboards in the bathroom stalls resulted in a now-popular way to leave your thought of the day — and they are overwhelmingly positive. Today’s chalkboard graffiti reads “Readers are Leaders.” Well, yes. We act on many of the
book suggestions we receive. The reasons we might not can range from “it’s out of print” to “we already have it” (always check the catalogue!) or “it’s expensive, and we think it will get limited use.” We do try for the best bang for our budget buck.
We do try for the best bang for our budget buck. We can’t satisfy everyone, case in point a comment from a parent who would prefer we didn’t have computers in the children’s section. But as the library is concerned with literacy — and that includes computer literacy — they will stay, especially as the programs are about literacy, numeracy, and other good things. Of course, we balance with reading, family time, outside playtime — whatever age we are. Nelson resident Ian Harriman wrote to us in June when his computer was invaded by a virus, and outside playtime wasn’t really an alternative. So when his wife suggested the library, he decided to give it a shot. “My expectations weren’t high, but I knew that a good 400 to 500 emails would rack up over the weekend if I didn’t. Dreading the prospect of reading all of them after my computer was repaired, I had no choice. “Once inside the library, I
was surprised how busy that place was. The library was clean, warm and friendly. It had a great atmosphere. As I sat down, not a spot was empty at the other computers. The staff was wonderful, so willing to help me out. It’s nice to know that such expertise is available. I was able to access all my sites. It was obvious the library’s technology was good quality, modern and up-to-date. I came back three days in a row,” he says. “ I received an invaluable service at a point in time when I really needed it.” Thanks, Ian. You made our day, too. Other recent comments include appreciation for the Winlaw School outreach program (which will pick up again in September), help with e-Readers (for some, the VCR of the new millennium), and how nice it is to have so much art in the library (currently, great works based on Great Works from 4Cats studio, and colourful stormscapes by artist Yvonne Vanens Munro). Got feedback? Look for the comments and suggestions box across from the circulation desk, or email us at library@nelson.ca. Have your say, and help us to keep the dis from the gruntle. Anne DeGrace is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Her column runs every other Friday.
July 4, 2013 For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, the following lake levels are provided by FortisBC as a public service. Queen’s Bay:
Present level: 1749.26 ft. 7 day forecast: Down 0 to 2 inches. 2013 peak: 1749.42 ft. / 2012 peak: 1753.78 ft.
Nelson:
Present level: 1747.06 ft. 7 day forecast: Down 0 to 2 inches.
Levels can change unexpectedly due to weather or other conditions. For more information or to sign-up for unusual lake levels notifications by phone or email, visit www.fortisbc.com or call 1-866-436-7847.
Just play, have fun and enjoy the games! Best of luck!
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Churchs of Nelson
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Bringing to you our weekly words.
Nelson Christian Science Society A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA
Sunday Service in Balfour
9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. For information 250-229-5237 NEW LOCATION
Kootenay Christian Fellowship 520 Falls Street, (just off Baker St.)
City and Nelson Hydro prepare for improvements to downtown lane transmission lines; information session slated for Wednesday
www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com
Join us for our worship celebration in our new location Sunday @ 10:30 AM Developing Relationships Music that will move you Helping people - Help people
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As part of its hydro distribution upgrade program, Nelson Hydro and the City of Nelson are holding an important information session next week. The session, which will be held Wednesday, July 10 starting at 7 p.m. at the Hume Hotel’s Hume Room, will give downtown business owners, employees and residents a chance to hear more about plans to upgrade the overhead hydro distribution system in the back lanes on either side of Baker Street. Crews are slated to begin work on the aging overhead system this month. Nelson Hydro staff and representatives from the West Kootenay company hired to do the work will be on hand Wednesday to explain why the project is necessary, its benefits, and ways in which downtown business owners and residents should prepare for the project’s impacts. Those impacts include occasionally scheduled power outages and revised vehicle and pedestrian traffic. This project, the last of the four-phase Downtown Conversion program, will include the replacement of aging wooden hydro poles with new hydro poles in Baker Street’s back lanes, new overhead secondary lines, underground primary lines, new transformers and an increased voltage capacity of 25kV from 4 kV. There will be considerable benefit to the new system, including: • Improved reliability, quality and capacity of the downtown electrical system for existing and future customers. • Fewer poles in the alleyways, making for easier vehicle and pedestrian traffic flow, parking and delivery. • Improved lighting and aesthetics, with less visual clutter thanks to the reduction of poles and overhead transformer banks. There will be a cultural and heritage aspect to the project as well. As local residents and visitors have noticed, new transformer islands already installed around town are adorned with the history of Nelson Hydro and the City’s numerous “ghost buildings.” The Downtown Conversion project is another step in Nelson Hydro’s commitment to the City’s Long Term Hydro Transmission and Distribution Upgrade Plan. Most of the utility’s transmission line upgrades have been completed and the voltage conversion projects including Front Street, Downtown, Uphill and Rosemont are either completed or slated for completion, in the fall of this year. The Downtown Conversion construction contract has been awarded to Castlegar’s Martech Electrical Systems. There are 7 BILLION people. There are only 3200 ane et. tigers left on our planet.
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Jim Reimer, Pastor
Nelson United Church
Church Office: 1.888.761.3301
Nelson United Church
Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am MINISTER – David Boyd
18th Anniversary!
Service of Holy Communion Sunrise Service at Gyro Park, 8:00 am Pot-luck Breakfast to follow
Jim Reimer
All are Welcome
Nursery Room Available • Children’s Quiet Play Space
602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1 Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca
The Salvation Army Nelson Community Church
Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:
Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows 250 551 4986
601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)
Anglican Church of Canada St. Saviour's ProCathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist Sunday 10:30 am
Heritage Tours
Tues – Sat, 11 am – 3 pm July – August
St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road Balfour Sunday service 11 AM
Office: 8 am - 12 pm Tue - Fri
250.352.5711
stsaviours@netidea.com www.stsavioursnelson.org
ALL ARE WELCOME! Evangelical
Covenant Church
Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives
Nelson
702 Stanley St. • 352.9613 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Arden Gustafson Pastor Chris Wiens
Balfour
7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301 Sundays at 9:30 am Pastor Jason Ashley
Playmor Junction 2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Jesse Lerch
www.ecov.org
You Are What You Eat
Rev. Scott Simpson- First Baptist Church, Nelson BC
I eat when I’m stressed. It’s not a good habit, but it sure feels good (temporarily at least) to consume a bag of chips or polish off a big bowl of Moose Tracks at the end of a difficult day. We are all natural consumers. This is not a bad thing, but it does leave us vulnerable to manipulation. Marketers know this and seek to capitalize on it through the bombardment of advertisements that appeal to our basic appetites. The Futures Company, a leading market research firm in the USA, estimates that a person living in a city thirty years ago would have been exposed to 2,000 ads each day compared to 5,000 ads today. A certain kind of sales resistance is now a vital life skill if we are to control our impulses. The Hebrew word for soul is ‘nephesh’. In the Bible, it signifies the vital life of a creature and carries with it the sense of appetite. Humans and animals are ‘living souls’ but there is a difference – humans, according to the Hebrew Scriptures, have an appetite for God. Psalm 42:1 says, “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God”. We are born hungry, we need to consume in order to survive, and the way we seek to satisfy this natural physical appetite can mean the difference between health and sickness. It is the same with our soul. Feeding our soul with greed or vengeance or bitterness or even pleasure might bring a temporary sense of satisfaction, but a steady diet of those things will soon leave us spiritually anemic. Jesus offers a different diet. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his listeners, “Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness will be filled” (Matthew 5:6). He gets even more specific about the location of this life-giving ‘righteousness’ when he boldly stands up in the middle of a crowd on feast day and proclaims, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink” ( John 7:37). But how do we consume Jesus? How do we drink this water and eat this righteousness? My Catholic friends would point to the Mass which, during the act of transubstantiation, becomes the flesh and blood of Christ. Although I don’t hold to that teaching, I do believe that in a spiritual sense Jesus is present when our church gathers around the communion table to celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Healthy ritual observances like this do help me to re-orient my This Sunday: Gathering @ appetites in a God-ward 2402 Perrier Lane 10am direction. Bring something to share at our The writer to the Hebrews potluck brunch. All welcome. gives us a further clue about true spiritual feasting Displaced rhythms? when he uses the language Come experience ours! of appetite to describe Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send the process of spiritual www.nelsonvineyard.com maturity: “Anyone who lives on milk, being still an Look for us on Facebook infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE food is for the mature, who by constant use have 813 Ward Street 352-7131 trained themselves to distinguish good from evil” Sunday Mass Times: (Hebrews 5:13,14). This • Saturday 7:00pm suggests to me that we • Sunday 8:30 am consume the righteousness and 10:30 am of Jesus when we pay attention to his teaching Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon and then align our actions rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca with that teaching as people of discernment in the world. It is this connection between correct understanding (orthodoxy) leading to starts at 11am correct action (orthopraxy) that constitutes the ‘solid We have invited Vela Devine again and her topic is food’ of spiritual maturity. “E.F.T. The Emotional Freedom Technique” tWe cannot, and need not, change the fact that we Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 are made to consume. But 905 Gordon Rd we can, and must, control (IHA Bldg., back door) what we ingest physically and spiritually – especially during stressful times. t“Thank the LORD for A Friendly Bible his steadfast love . . . for he Centre Church satisfies the longing soul and the hungry soul he fills with good things” (Psalm Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am 107:8,9).
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Unity Centre of the Kootenays
“Growing in Christ”
623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber Refreshments are served after the service (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)
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We would like to thank very dearly all of our friends family and neighbours doctors & nurses for their care and concern, well wishes, gift baskets, flowers and food trays in this difficult time Sincerely Charlie & Teri Burdett
The Digestion Doctor. Gastritis, Ulcers, Colitis, Crohn’s, Irritable Bowel, Candida and Food Sensitivities. Michael Smith, Dr.TCM, FMC, has over 15 yrs experience resolving the most complicated digestive problems call 352-0459
Coming Events
Cottonwood Community Market Saturdays 9:30-3:00 May 18 to Oct 26 Cottonwood Falls Park Downtown Nelson Local Market Wed 10-4 June 12 to Sept 25 400 Block Baker St. MarketFest 6:00 - 10:30 June 28 * July 26 * Aug 23 200 & 300 Blocks Baker St. Enjoy summer at the park! Kokanee Park Visitor’s Centre, 9 am-9 pm. Join us for yoga, kids art classes, evening stories, movies and more. Oso Negro coffee or the big kids and frozen/baked treats for everyone! Great for park guests and families. Complete schedule: www.ecosociety.ca
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• Excavator Operators • MSE Wall Foremen • Loader Operators • Skidsteer Operators • Dozer Operators • Skilled Laborers
Lost & Found LOST: Black boys’ GT Stomper 24” bike. Taken from Lakeside Park June 27 or 28. Cable lock on frame. Call 3525740.
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Celebration of Life
Saturday July 13 2013 @ 2pm Granite Point Golf Course Coffee tea and light snacks will be served. The Hickman family welcomes all to come and celebrate an amazing Friend, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather.
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Dr. John Vernon George Hall CanScribe Education
LOST: Wedding Ring with dog, cat, chicken & 3 diamonds between Crescent Valley & Shoreacres, was river rafting 354-1340
Help Wanted
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Employment Help Wanted
An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.
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INVITATION TO TENDER
Tenth Street Residence – Landscaping REF #4507 Selkirk College invites tenders for the supply and installation of plant material and mulch as well as any cleanup as a result of construction process, at Nelson, BC. Tender documents may be requested by emailing purchasing@selkirk.ca or are available for collection during business hours at: Selkirk College – Purchasing Department 301 Beinder Way Castlegar, BC V1N 4L3
Education/Trade Schools
LOST: Skateboard small yellow, plastic lost @ Lakeside Park July 1st 825-4348
Help Wanted P-T/F-T Security Guard required BST 1 & 2 preferred but will train the right person send resume to info@mountaineaglesecurity.ca
Monday July 8th at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in the Conference Room at 2:00 pm
Please apply by sending your resume to Trevor Argue targue@flatironcorp.com or fax (1)780-454-8970 Please indicate in your email which field you are applying for. www.flatironcorp.com
Lost: Nelson Oakley M Frames & Persimmon Lens 352-6399
Employment
KUHN, Everett Wayne
Offering Competitive Compensation!
LOST: Large black & white 5 yrs old cat. Neutered male last seen Sun June 23rd @ 1023 Gilker St 250-509-0864 REWARD
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Flatiron is one of North America’s fastest growing heavy civil infrastructure contractors, with landmark projects across Canada. We have established ourselves as a builder and employer of choice.
MEDITATION & SINGING RETREAT. July 26th-28th. Contact Aspen Switzer. aspenswitzer@gmail.com 778-227-0014 SLOCAN LAKE DANCE CAMP July 25 -28th New Denver, Ballroom Workshops & Dances slocanlakedancecamp.ca or 250-358-2448
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853
Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of the Year in Alberta and has been recognized as a 2012 Best Workplace in Canada.
Classifieds Get Results! ArtWalk opening night Friday, July 5th. Volunteers are still needed to help with set up, participation and clean up the Participainting venue (great volunteer hours for students!) Please contact artwalk@ndac.ca
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Born: Feb 2, 1927 Passed: July 1, 2013 John passed away peacefully at KBRH after a brief illness on July 1, 2013. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Ruth, his son Pat (Luba), daughter Erin Marsh, grandchildren Eric and Jeffrey, Patrick and Erica and many beloved nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Archie (Les) and Minnie Hall, brother David (Helen) and sisters Vivian (Frank) Kohar and Clara (Lee) Sutherland. John was blessed with 86 years of a life well lived. He was born February 2, 1927 in Nelson, BC, where he grew up, and joined the Royal Canadian Navy at the age of 16, serving as a Radio Articifer and Wireless Operator from 1944 – 1948. After returning from military service he completed his education in Calgary, AB and was accepted into Medical School at UBC in 1949. In 1952 he married his love, Ruth, and they resided in Vancouver until he graduated, with Honours, in 1956. John carried on post-graduate work at the Vancouver General Hospital and a year of Internship at Shaughnessy Military Hospital. John and Ruth moved to Castlegar in 1958 where he practiced medicine until his retirement in 1989. John volunteered his time to countless groups, associations and organizations both locally and internationally throughout his life. His zest for travel and adventure took he and Ruth to remote locations throughout the world, practicing medicine in Papua, New Guinea, Guyana, and several remote areas of Canada. Medicine and Aviation were his lifelong passions that he ardently pursed until the end of his life. John was one of the founding members of Selkirk College and was instrumental in starting the Aviation program. He received national awards for his participation in aerospace Aviation, served as Chairman of the Castlegar Airport Advisory Committee and was instrumental in establishing our Regional Airport. John was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, hiking and had an fervent appreciation for nature’s splendour. John Vernon George Hall was a husband, father, friend and confident who savoured every moment of his life and will be dearly missed, but never forgotten.. A Celebration of Life will be held for John on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 10AM at the Pentecostal New Life Assembly in Castlegar, 602 7th St .……………………….......................................................................... In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to a charity of your choice.
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Nelson Star Friday, July 5, 2013
Help Wanted ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE consultation in Nelson. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience. BDO Canada Limited. Trustee in Bankruptcy. 200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE consultation in Nelson. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience. BDO Canada Limited. Trustee in Bankruptcy. 200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1
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Labourers T E L E C O M M U N I C AT I O N S Contractor requires ground persons/linemen. Air ticket and clean driving record required. Will train suitable candidates. Please email resumes to resumes@focusd.ca
Medical/Dental Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses Bayshore Home Health Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses for night shifts in the Castlegar/ Nelson area to work with children with complex care needs. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children and their families , we would appreciate hearing from you. Pediatric experience is an asset and we do offer client specific training.
Please send your resume and cover letter to: pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca or fax to 1-866-686-7435
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BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $2.60/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger $4.00/lb TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston
Firewood/Fuel FIREWOOD FOR SALE: Logging truck loads, 10-11 cords, mixed species. Nelson, Salmo, Fruitvale, Trail. $1700-$1900 depending on delivery distance. 250-367-9299
Garage Sales Castlegar table saw, tools household goods, fabric collectableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & vintage items furniture, Sat & Sun, July 6 & 7 10 - 4, 2378 Pass Creek Rd Rain or shine Yard Sale - Sat July 6th - 902 Gore St 9am - 2 pm, Lots of Misc Household items & Pet Stuff
Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? Kitchen Table $25, Swivel Rocking Chair $20, Single bed w/homemade frame $50, Queen bed w/frame, toaster oven $15 250 884-4908
Topsoil, Sand, Road Gravel Fill with delivery call for prices 250.359.7188 c:250.304.8158
Misc. Wanted True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-250-499-0251
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Small 1 bdrm suite Ymir W/D N/S, ref, Pets possible $600/m includes heat 604 989-0258
Commercial/ Industrial Prime Nelson Commercial /Retail/Office Storefront in a beautiful Downtown Heritage building. 567 Ward St, Nelson, BC. 600 & 13002600 sq.ft of character space. Completive base rent + GST and triple net. The building is owned and managed by Nelson C.A.R.E.S. Society. For more information including floor plans please send an e-mail to cbrisson@nelsoncares.ca
Mobile Homes & Pads South Slocan junction 2 Bdrm, 2 bath Mobile in private setting, 5 appliances N/S, N/P $900/mth + utilities Avail July 1st, 250-359-7186
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THE lilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lid Shop is a perfect business for a new or currently working stylist. Chair rental covers all expenses so you can keep 100% of earnings from your clients and retail! $34,900. 250-509-0035 w w w . l i v e i n t h e koots.com/blog/lil-lid-shop-nelson
3 bedroom house 1.5 bath for rent in Salmo BC. Large yard. Pets on approval. $800/month 250-365-5426 Architecturally Designed Spacious, new throughout, energy efficient, 2 1/2 bath, designer kitchen with S/S appliances, W/D, 2 bdrm, master w/bath & deck, storage Pleasant walk to downtown. $1700./mo + utilities Tel: 604-617-6560 nelson.rentals@hotmail.com EXECUTIVE Home 5 bdrm, 4 bath. South Castlegar. Up 3 bdrms, large kitchen. Down 2 bdrms include ensuites. Large rec room. $1800. 250-6080801 cahearne@live.ca.
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Suites, Lower Beautiful 1 bdrm suite located in Upper Fairview. Like new ground level suite is sunny & private, convenient, bordering Davis St park and the trail. In-floor heating, W/D, DW private entrance & patio. $1000/m + utilities 352-5544 FAIRVIEW NELSON- 1bdrm, 2 blks from 10th St. Campus, on bus route, sm bdrm, Includes F/S, access to W/D. NS/NP. $625 inclds utils. Avail now. Call 250-825-4424.
Want to Rent Self sufficient senior req long term rental Modest income max $450/m all incl. Will consider working towards rent. Looking for small cabin on acreage close to Nelson, ref avail, LM for Dan 250-551-3015 Senior Male requires low cost housing in Nelson, near services. $500/m max all incl. Has mechanical & woodworking skills. No alcohol or drugs, clean, quiet reliable tenant. Henk @354-8536 Single responsible woman 45 looking for small quiet accom in clean & sober environment; N/P. can pay $450./m all incl. Heather @ 250 608-0525
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Open House BAKER STREET LANES ELECTRICAL UPGRADES - PHASE IV DATE: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 TIME: 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm WHERE: Hume Hotel (Hume Room), 422 Vernon St. The presentation and open house will provide an opportunity for businesses and city residents to learn about the upcoming works and provide opportunity to prepare accordingly. This important phase of the project includes necessary, planned power outages. Please attend, so we may provide an explanation as to the necessity of the power outages, steps taken to minimize the outages, and other possible disruptions in order to complete this work.
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FortisBC has locked out members of Local 213 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, affecting 225 employees in the BC southern interior.
“I anticipate some inconvenience to the public and I don’t think either of us will get a lot of sympathy but we’ll see where it all takes us.”
• Introduce Nelson Hydro Staff, Project Manager & Contractor Representatives • The importance and need for this significant project • Presentation and open discussion to review the what, when, why and how • Project schedule and outage durations
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Those directly affected are electrical employees working in generation, transmission, and distribution operations, including employees at the South Slocan generating station. The move came as a surprise to the IBEW union representatives and membership. “I got a phone call at 9 a.m. and received a letter. They told me they were going to be locking us out,” explained Rod Russell, Local 213 IBEW business manager.
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“FortisBC felt it was appropriate to take this action at this time to provide reliability and certainty to our customers,” said Joyce Wagenaar, FortisBC communications director. “Customers can expect regular electrical services, availability of our contact centre, regular billing, and crews to respond to power outages.” The two sides have been bargaining since January with the existing collective agreement expiring in February. Talks continued until midMarch when, after negotiations and mediation provided no new agreement, the union filed strike notice. At that point the company applied to the BC Labour Relations Board in April to have certain services designated as essential services, and was granted the designation. FortisBC then, under Section 78 of the BC Labour Relations Code, took their offer directly to the voting membership. “Negotiations weren’t successful, mediation wasn’t suc-
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The Nelson Food Cupboard is growing solutions to hunger. The local nonprofit has launched a program that aims to address some of the root causes of food insecurity. The Food Skills Project is a skills training program targeted towards Food Cupboard customers and others who experience challenges accessing healthy food. The program started in June with an intro to garden skills workshop facilitated by the FoodTree Project. The workshop series will cover a wide range of topics related to growing, preparing and preserving healthy food. Workshop topics will include container gardening, pickles, sprouting, composting, baking bread and wildcrafting. Participants are excited about the opportunity to learn new skills and connect with others. According to one workshop participant, “we all left feeling motivated and equipped to get into
the garden, and just a little more in charge of our food and the choices surrounding it.” Coordinator Anna Kirkpatrick explained that the workshop series was inspired by the Food Cupboard’s customers and volunteers. “This program builds on the success of our existing volunteer program,” she said. “Opportunities to participate in a workshop, work as a volunteer or learn new skills have been transformative for many of our customers. We see this program as a small step towards a future where emergency food services are no longer needed.” The Nelson Food Cupboard operates a barrier-free food bank and works to address the root causes of food insecurity. The Food Cupboard’s customers are a diverse group and include families, children, seniors and people with disabilities. The Food Skills project complements the Food Cupboard’s existing programming which includes a Harvest Rescue Program, a Grow-A-Row initiative
and an annual Holiday Hamper campaign. The Food Skills Program is made possible by a grant from the Columbia Basin Trust Social Grants Program. For more information or to apply please contact the Nelson Food Cupboard at 250354-1633 or foodcupboard@shawbiz.ca
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Salmo garbage Come visit Lemon Creek pithouse contract on the table Open House at Archaeological Dig on July 13
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Students have been hard at work at the archeological dig at the Slocan Narrows Archaeological Site in the Slocan Valley. SUBMITTED Special to the Nelson Star
Students from Hamilton and Selkirk Colleges are at the important Slocan Narrows Archaeological Site carefully excavating in one of the oldest and largest pithouses on the Interior Plateau. Under the direction of Hamilton College’s Nathan Goodale and Alissa Nauman, the 11 students and two teaching assistants have been on-site since June 10. This is the fourth field school to be held at this site, the others taking place in 2000, 2009 and 2011. Radio-carbon dating of a piece of charcoal recovered from this pithouse in 2009 indicates that it burned down about 2,750 years ago. To put that date in perspective, it makes habitation of this pithouse
contemporary with the founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC. But — except for its unusually large size — that is all that is known about the pithouse at this time. Excavations this year are intended to expose a portion of the floor to search for clues as to how many people might have lived in it and what activities took place inside the house. Was the pithouse occupied only once, or was it rebuilt several times? Was there a ceremonial aspect to its use or was it strictly residential? These and many other questions may be answered by what is found this year. On Saturday, July 13, the archaeological field school is hosting a public open house at the site with small-group informative lectures by
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Goodale followed by guided tours of the site. The open house takes place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. with new guided tours beginning every 20 minutes until 1:30 p.m.. This event will be very interactive with lots of opportunity for you to ask questions. A suggested donation of $10 will cover a BBQ lunch to be served by the Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society with proceeds going to cover interpretive signage and other enhancements along the Slocan Valley Rail Trail. To get to the site, park at the Slocan Valley Rail Trail’s Kennedy Road (Lemon Creek) trailhead and walk north along the level, scenic rail trail. Allow 15 minutes from the time you park to walk to the site. For further information call 250-355-2397.
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Salmo council’s decision to tender the village’s garbage contract, has left a local company feeling the sting. “My question is why now?” asked Darlene McConnell, from Salmo Garbage Services. “Our business has been locally employing people for over 21 years and the contract has never been put out to tender.” The reason is that the contract was up, said Kandy Schroder, deputy clerk/ treasurer. “We are following a 2003 policy that states any goods or services over $500 over one year has to go out to tender,” she said. “The village has a legal obligation.” McConnell countered the job has been grandfathered in for many years, and since 2003 the service has signed two contracts. “Maybe that wasn’t the correct thing to do and we are trying to do things the right way, the legal way,” said councillor Janine Haughton. Council made the decision last October, said Mayor Ann Henderson. “Council will have to discuss it again, whether we continue or rescind.” Councillor Merle Han-
son said the decision isn’t meant to criticize the quality of service. “One of the only reasons for putting it out to tender was so taxpayers know that what we are paying is legitimate and the best return for their money,” he said. Earlier in the evening, at a committee of the whole meeting, Salmo’s annual financial statements were released along with its annual report and 2013 objectives and performance measures. Included was hiring a new village administrator, completing looping of the water system, improving measurement and alarm system of wastewater, and providing affordable garbage collection by putting the contract out to tender. “That’s what I can’t get my head around it,” said McConnell. “We’ve always sat down and worked toward an agreement that would benefit the greater community of Salmo, keep our jobs local and keep the money in the community. So why now?” In May, council was briefed by Scott Sommerville, then village administrator who said Salmo has seen a 26 per cent increase in garbage disposal fees over the last five years, with the latest bill being $8,200 for five weeks of service to 471 houses.
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egend has it that the “gift of the gab” will be bestowed on anyone kissing the Blarney Stone. Well, I thought, this is a good chance then, to enhance my skills. So off to Ireland we go; first stop Dublin, the city of charm itself, then down the coast to Blarney Castle. Must remember to drive on the left side. Oops. That’s a funny wave that local is giving us, and what’s he doing driving on the wrong side … Oops again. At the castle we pay a modest admission and join the queue, then climb over 100 steps around and around the narrow spiral stairs that in olden times were built to make sure the defenders had the advantage. The stairs would hamper anyone wielding a sword in their right hand going up but give free reign to those coming down. At the top there is a stunning view of the surrounding countryside (another defender’s advantage) but the main attraction is the cold wall of stone waiting for our kiss. Now comes the tricky part. Invited to sit first and then lean backwards to kiss the stone with your head upside down, the assistant holds you firmly in case the dizzying view of the ground encourages you to faint. I’ve never looked at the ground from that height in the inverted head down position. That was more memorable than the cold feel of the stone on my lips. After the treacherous climb back down the stairs, (because, after all, this is Ireland and why would they provide another way down when we can crash and bang into people going up) we head for the nearest pub to test our golden tongues. It seemed to work, or maybe it was just the Guinness, either way we had a great time carrying on. Into Cork for the night and a very special experience with locals dancing at a ceilidh….
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This year’s ArtWalk transforms Nelson’s streets into a poetic landscape. Inspired by other urban centres where poetry is on buses, sidewalks, hydro poles and subways, the ArtWalk route has become a vehicle for poetry as public art. This first annual Poetry Lives Here exhibition has been coordinated by Elena Banfield and Jane Byers (pictured left). Look for poetry on sidewalks, poles and storefronts in and around the ArtWalk venues starting Friday, July 5. A handful of poets will also be performing at various locations at the opening of ArtWalk tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. Look for them in top hats and bowlers! Selected from over 50 entries by a jury of poets and poetry lovers, these 20 poems reflect the diverse voices of Nelson’s vibrant and eclectic community of writers.
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JILLIAN DAVIS
Jillian grew up in Castlegar and was inspired by the area’s beauty from an early age. As a young adult, she spent a year in The Netherlands and was inspired by the experience to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After returning home, she moved to Halifax to study at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. During her studies, she experimented with a variety of painting media, video art, movement art, choreography, and drawing. Jillian moved back to the Kootenays nearly a year ago to pursue her art and yoga teaching full time. She’s been painting, directing Trail’s VISAC Gallery, and is offering courses in drawing and oil painting through Nelson’s Oxygen Centre this fall. The images Jillian creates are dreamlike, childlike, and designed to present the mystery and importance of ordinary objects in everyday moments. Her favourite mediums are physical and immediate, and she enjoys working with graphite, ink, acrylic, oil, watercolour and spray paint, fabric scraps and markers. Drawing is a very important part of her process and her finished works reflect her love of flowing lines and bold, flat shapes.
Jillian will be showing her work at the Tea Garden Salon & Spa. ArtWalk is on now until August 30.
PAULA CRAVENS
Paula Cravens was raised between the soy bean, corn and oil fields of a central Illinois farming community. She received a BFA from Eastern Illinois University (1976) but then took time out to raise two daughters and have a few adventures. She moved to the Columbia Valley in 2004 and decided to pursue an artistic career full time at her Crazy Ravens Studio. She has studied with Susan Woolgar, Mike Svob, Carol Marine and Donna Howell-Sickles. Paula continues to experiment painting in acrylics, focusing on colour and texture. She is very drawn to old photos of bathers in their swimming caps and retro swimsuits — they have a relaxed attitude toward their body images that she find refreshing. Paula is also busy painting her “neighbours” (animals). She uses her own hand-carved stamps and tissue paper to add interest to her backgrounds, and likes making the picture plane unstable by painting it realistically but then flattening it with the stamps, which creates a whimsical, magical element.
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ast Valentine’s Day, Tasha Zarr performed her first burlesque act for an audience at Spiritbar. The 29-year-old knew instantly it was what she was meant to be doing and got to work producing her own show, which debuts this Saturday on the same stage she started out on. “I wanted a new creative outlet, and I knew I liked entertaining people,” says Zarr, who goes by the stage name Dirty Mitts Mama. “I discovered being on stage in pretty costumes was exactly what I needed.” She’s pulled together a six piece brass band and nine other girls to perform in the show, and got some local pros to help out with makeup and costumes.
Pictured left: Tasha Zarr will be singing, dancing and, of course, showing some skin at her burlesque show at Spiritbar this Saturday.
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Drumsound & Bassline Smith Drum ‘n’ bass would not be the same without Drumsound & Bassline Smith (a.k.a. Andy Wright, Benjamin Wiggett and Simon Smith). Together the trio have body-slammed dancefloors around the globe. Their debut show in Nelson last year was one of the craziest electronic music
shows at Spiritbar in 2012. They’re back for an encore tonight, as part of a tour to promote their new full-length album Wall of Sound. See them at Spiritbar tonight — Friday, July 5 — with opening sets by Dubconscious and Keepasleep. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10.
Touchstones offers ‘art as activism’ event series How can art create social change? What role do the arts play in society? These are some of the questions that will be explored in the Art as Activism panel discussion, taking place Thursday, July 11 at Expressions. This lively conversation will include slides of artwork by the panelists, as well as other inspiring artists. Audience members will be invited to ask questions and offer their own ideas and responses. There will be time after the panel for everyone to mix, mingle and keep the conversation alive. Panelists include artists Ian John-
ston and Peter Corbett, community arts activist and educator Amber Santos, and curator Kiara Lynch. Touchstones Nelson curator Jessie Demers will mediate the discussion. The event starts at 7 p.m. and costs $5 or $3 for Touchstones members. The panel discussion is part of a series of events planned in conjunction with the exhibition Abandoning Paradise: The Northern Gateway Project, which runs to September 15 at Touchstones. The next event will be a doublescreening at the Civic Theatre on
Wednesday, July 17, featuring Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence, directed by local filmmaker Miriam Needoba, and Manufactured Landscapes, a documentary on the photography of Edward Burtynsky. The last event in the series is a plein air painting workshop with Corbett, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 15 at Touchstones, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 17 in an outdoor location yet to be determined. For more information, see touchstonesnelson.ca and click on “programs & events.”
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All the girls created their own solo skits and worked together on a few group numbers. Zarr will be singing and dancing in the show, as well as performing a strip tease or two. “We’re doing the classy, oldtimey style of burlesque that’s kind of like a variety show — there’s elements of theatre and circus acts.” Zarr says. “It’s a lot of fun to watch.” The Dirty Mitts Mama burlesque show is Saturday, July 6 at Spiritbar. This is an early show, with doors opening at 8 p.m. and entertainment starting at 9 p.m. sharp. Tickets are $15, available at the door or in advance at the Hume Hotel or John Ward Coffee.
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With past lineups including Blackalicious, Ron Sexsmith, Harry Manx, The Coup and The Cave Singers, it was difficult to imagine how Starbelly Jam Music Festival organizers would out-do themselves — but with the full lineup announced and advance tickets selling quickly, Starbelly Jam 2013 could be the best yet. This year’s lineup includes musical acts from across Canada and around the world, including the Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Kimya Dawson, Australia’s Blue King Brown, Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz, Locarno, Shane Philip, Buckman Coe Band and Portland’s Shook Twins. Though Starbelly Jam is focused on bringing outstanding international talent to Crawford Bay, the lineup also showcases some of the best Kootenay talent like Cranbrook’s the Good Ol’ Goats, Nelson’s Bessie and the Back Eddies, and Tofu Stravinsky. “We’ve really got a great mix of everything this year,” said artistic director Lea Belcourt. “From hip hop to blue grass and folk, I really think there is something for everyone at this year’s festival.” Advance tickets are on sale now until July 18 and are available online at starbellyjam.org. Starbelly Jam goes July 19 to 21 in Crawford Bay Park.
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The Capitol Theatre and Youth
There is much to celebrate about the Capitol Theatre. One of the most important parts of this theatre’s life is its connection to youth. Whether as a young child playing alongside a parent in the Christmas pantomime, or a teenager in the summer youth theatre program, or a senior student involved in a theatre, dance, or musical presentation, the Capitol Theatre has been both a home and an inspiration for the youth of Nelson for the last 25 years. It is hard to underestimate the profound impact that the Capitol Theatre has had on the young people of this town. Many of them perform today as professional performers. A tremendous number of former Summer Youth Program participants have also gone on to higher education and careers in the arts. Five of the students have attended the prestigious National Theatre School, including Lucas Myers who performs on the Capitol Theatre stage regularly. And this is only one institution. Students from Nelson have attended many other theatre programs, music schools, dance academies, and other post-secondary arts programs across Canada and the world. There are, I suspect, more professional clowns per capita from Nelson than anywhere else.
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Community / Connection. These are the things that modern educators recognize as most valuable – something that arts educators have known for a long time. Elliot Eisner, Professor of Art and Education at Stanford University writes about what the arts do that other experiences don’t: The arts teach us to use our judgment rather than simply follow rules. That problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer; that there are many ways to see and interpret the world; that words do not exhaust what we can know.There are many ways to know and communicate beyond words. The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said and that small differences can have large effects. And the arts allow us to have experiences we can have from no other source and in no other way, and through those experiences to discover the breadth and depth of what we are capable of feeling. This is what the Capitol Theatre has offered to the youth of Nelson for the last 25 years. Bill Metcalfe, if I may quote him, recently wrote, after seeing last weeks Dance Umbrella presentations: Dance Umbrella and other things like the Capitol summer theatre project and Corazon and the high school programs in dance and theatre, and the superb mentorship they provide, and the number of young people they send off to big cities to study performance arts, are the real reason Nelson is an “arts town”. Yes, the Capitol Theatre has helped inspire so many people to follow their passion for the arts
But the Capitol is not just for those who choose to continue in the arts. The theatre has meant so much to so many who have gone on to a wide range The 25th Annual Summer Youth Program of careers and life choices. July 25/26/27 & 28 at 7:30pm For many of them, the Capitol Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim experience was a significant Book by Hugh Wheeler part of their lives and in many From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond cases much like a home away Director Geoff Burns from home. By way of example, Musical Director Allison Girvan the Capitol Summer Theatre Choreographer Lynette Lightfoot Alumni Facebook page has Tickets $15 Adults $10 Student $45 family of four comments that range from Buy tickets online: capitoltheatre.bc.ca the deeply personal (Just Charge by phone: 250.352.6363 want to say that the Summer Sophisticated, macabre, uncompromising and visceral program changed my life. I musical thriller with howlingly funny moments of dark humor. Originally Directed On Broadway by Harold Prince. Presented through met my future wife during one Music Theatre International (MTI) www.MTIShows.com. production. Keep it up folks) to 2013/2014 SEASON SERIES LAUNCH SEPTEMBER 3 the rather irreverent (Thanks Buy your season subscription & SAVE on all Capitol Theatre Performances! Nelson Capital Theatre Summer Musical Theatre: you were an air conditioned and fun way to spend the many summers of my awkward years). From the light-hearted (YIPPEE CAPITOL THEATRE!) to the serious (Some of the best into their professional lives. But it has done so times of my life (-: ). Reading through these much more than that as well. It has provided postings gives a clear sense of how much the several generations of youth with profound world of the Capitol Theatre has meant to them. experiences and life-long memories. It has endowed them a deep love and appreciation of the arts, helping create the future audiences here at the Capitol and elsewhere. It has {the Capitol Theatre has helped grounded them in this building and in this inspire so many people to follow community, creating a sense of connection their passion for the arts into and home that will last all their lives. And, if their professional lives.} we agree with Elliot Eisner, it has touched them and changed them forever and made them just a little bit better. For those of us in the world of education, there has been much touting of the idea of 21st Geoff Burns, Capitol Theatre Board member. Century Learning. Often associated with that, Written by Geoff Burns. instead of the 3 R’s, we now have the seven C’s. They read like a learning outcomes list for most arts classes: Communication; Critical Thinking; Collaboration/Cooperation; Creativity and innovation; Cultural understandings; Continual Lifelong and Career-related Learning and
art & activism event series
Abandoning Paradise: Glenn Clark & Peter Corbett June 15 to Sept 15 Gallery A, Touchstones Nelson
Art as Activism Panel Discussion Thurs July 11, 7pm at Expressions, 554 Ward St. $5/$3 members
Images: (top) Glenn Clark, Kispiox Village Totem Park (detail), Oil on canvas, 2012; (bottom) Amber Santos painting a mural, 2012; photos courtesy of the Artists
Art at the Capitol Theatre presents:
Tom Haukaas Landscapes
Exhibition June 1 to July 31 Reception: Friday, July 5 from 5pm-7pm “Haukaasʼs love for the outdoors, trees and particularly the abundant water that blesses the Kootenays have led him to create the works in this show.” Earl Hamilton
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And with the steady stream of summer tourists driving on Highway 3A, en route to or from the Kootenay Lake ferry or summer cottages on the shore, it is already gaining popularity with travellers. I made the 15-minute drive from Creston on a recent sunny afternoon to visit with co-owner Dave Basaraba, who also doubles as vineyard manager and winemaker. He loves working in the wine shop. And that’s a good thing, because he and his wife Margaret (who also works in the shop) live in a house a stone’s throw away. Dave poured us each a glass of Pinot Noir and we took advantage of the afternoon sun to sit on lawn chairs, chatting while we looked out on the patchwork quilt of farms to the south, the Creston Valley spread out below us and the Selkirk Mountain range providing a backdrop to the postcard scene. The 12-acre property, just north of Wynndel, has undergone a dramatic change since last year. The small Cat bulldozer sitting nearby serves as a reminder that Dave grew up on a farm and is rarely happier than when he is working on the land. He has filled dips and cut down hillocks to create a gentle slope for new vines that will supplement the 10-acre vineyard further north, on
a steeper slope that borders on Duck Lake. Dave is a carpenter, too, and has done much of the work on the winery and tasting room. The cast-in-place concrete window frames and other little details give the place a sense of permanence and old world charm. We were enjoying our sips of very silky Pinot Noir when our reverie was interrupted by the arrival of three visitors. Dave remembered them as members of a little hiking group who had visited last year, and soon he was entertaining them with wine samples and stories, easily engaging all in conversation. I joined them in a tasting that included Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Pinot Noir, all of which were well received.
A half hour later, just as the group was about to make its purchases and move on, another car pulled up, this one with four women out for a tasting adventure. There are three more of us and they’ll be here in a minute, they announced. Seven is a crowd in the small tasting room, so I exited for a walk around the property before heading homeward. Those moments in the warm sun allowed me to reflect on how Dave’s passion for wine has evolved to this point. A decade ago, he and Margaret hosted our wine group in their partially underground home in Canyon. Out in the large garden were rows of grapevines that Dave babied to help them survive each winter. His experimentation served him well after he partnered
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with sawmill manager Michael Wigen to create a vineyard on the limestone-filled hillside above Duck Lake. Temperatures at that location are typically a couple of degrees warmer than in Erickson, where Creston Valley’s first two wineries are located. And the late afternoon sun reflects off the lake in the summer and early fall, helping to ripen grapes and form higher sugar content in the fruit. Early plans to build a winery on the hillside were abandoned when Dave and Margaret bought the Wynndel property and Wynnwood Cellars Estate Winery has been evolving ever since. The first few vintages indicate that Basaraba and Wigen made a great decision when they decided to team up, and they got incredibly lucky because the Duck Lake property was already owned by the Wigen family’s business. A new vineyard in an untested location involves lots of risk and experimentation and it’s been fun to watch it develop and produce wines that are bursting with promise, ones that will only continue to get better as vines mature and roots tap deeper into the limestone base, drawing up minerals that add complexity to the fruit flavour. The Wynnwood story is really only in its first chapters, but it is already turning into a real page-turner. Lorne Eckersley is publisher of the Creston Valley Advance. His website, lorneeckersley.com, features a collection of columns, stories and photographs about wine, beer and spirits, food, travel and arts.
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Nelson and District Art Council’s 25th annual ArtWalk opens Friday, July 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. See the fabulous art by our talented local artists, as well as live musicians, sand sculptors, performance artists and more.
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Oxygen Art Centre’s artist in residence is the Bristol Diving School, an artist collective from England. On July 5 from 6 to 9, during ArtWalk, Oxygen Art Centre will be open for the public to see the installations they've set up there. Oxygen is located at 320 Vernon Street (alley entrance). Showing for the month of July at the Craft Connection/Gallery 378 is Buck Walker and our ArtWalk artist Mirja Vahala. Come by the opening reception July 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. as part of ArtWalk. New Paintings by Marilyn McCombe, opening Friday, July 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Dancing Bear Inn (171 Baker Street). The show continues until August 31. Art at the Capitol Theatre presents Tom Haukaas Landscapes. The exhibition runs until July 31, with an opening reception on Friday, July 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre (421 Victoria Street). The exhibit in Touchstones Nelson’s main gallery is Abandoning Paradise: The Northern Gateway Project by Glenn Clark and Peter Corbett in, featuring landscape paintings of places that would be impacted by the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. In Gallery B see City in Flames: A Journey Through Nelson’s Fire History, which celebrates the centennial of the firehall on Ward Street in Nelson, and documents the many fires that have transformed our community over the decades. Regular admission is $8 for adults or $6 for students and seniors. On Thursday evenings, from 5 to 8 p.m., admission is by donation.
Film
The Civic Theatre is screening Man of Steel on July 5, 6 and 9 at 6:45 p.m. and on July 7 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. This Is The End will also be shown on July 5, 6 and 9 at 9:30 p.m. Regular adult tickets are $10. Local filmmaker Miriam Needoba will be screening her short documentary film Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence with the 2006 feature length documentary Manufactured Landscapes at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 or $8 for Touchstones members.
Talks
Art as Activism panel discussion on Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at Expressions (554 Ward Street). The panel includes local artists Ian Johnston, Amber Santos and Peter Corbett, and Langham gallery curator Kiara Lynch. Admission is $5, or $3 for Touchstones members.
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Creek Cafe in Winlaw on Wednesday, July 10. The show starts around 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Calgary singer-songwriter Ghost Lights plays at John Ward Coffee this Tuesday afternoon.
Literature
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival goes July 11 to 14 at the Shanti Centre and Hume Hotel in Nelson. The festival includes readings and talks by visiting authors, an opening gala featuring several local writers, a spoken word youth workshop, and an opportunity for festival-goers to pitch their manuscript to a literary agent. Full details are available at emlfestival.com.
THEATRE
The Capitol Theatre 25th Annual Summer Youth Theatre Program presents Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This black comedy concerns the infamous homicidal career of Sweeney, the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who coveted his young wife and falsely imprisoned him. Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, Sweeney Todd mixes intense drama with dark humour. The show runs Thursday, July 25 to Sunday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for student, or $45 for a family of four, available online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. The Capitol Theatre is hosting a fundraising variety show to raise money for Pat Henman and Maia Vezina on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 or, if you would like to contribute more, there are also $50 tickets available. Get yours at the Capitol Theatre box office.
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UK drum and bass legends Drumsound and Bassline Smith will be at Spiritbar on Friday, July 5, with opening sets by Vancouver’s Dubconscious and Nelson’s Keepasleep. Tickets are $10, available in advance at the Hume Hotel. On Friday, July 5, beginning at 7 p.m., Ravencourt B&B in Passmore will be hosting classical pianist Donna Noton and volinist Rebecca Schellenberg at their monthly music-in-the courtyard series. The Ravencourt B&B is an eclectic straw-bale house located at 4615 Upper Passmore Road. Space is limited so come early to avoid disappointment. For more information phone 250-2267801. 100 Mile House will be at the Cedar Creek Cafe on Saturday, July 6. The group consists of Edmonton-based husband and wife duo Peter Stone and Denise MacKay, plus multi-instrumentalist Scott Zubot. The show starts around 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Dirty Mitts Mama and the Lost Boys present an evening of originally produced, live burlesque performances with a six-piece band with brass section on Saturday, July 6 at Spiritbar. This is an early show, doors open at 8 p.m. and the first performers will hit the stage at 9 p.m. sharp. Tickets are $15, available in advance at the Hume Hotel and John Ward Coffee. Sun Arraw, Deep Magic and Barnaby Bennett play the Kootenay Co-op Radio basement on Monday, July 8. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 8 p.m. Solo indie folk/jazz singer Ghost Lights plays three afternoon sets at John Ward Fine Coffee (503 Baker Street) on Tuesday, July 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. Donations graciously accepted. Bonnie Whitemore will be bringing her soulful voice and rich lyrics to the Cedar
Vancouver hip hop artist SonReal is at Spiritbar on Friday, July 12. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10, available in advance at the Hume Hotel. Shake n’ Break with DJ Just-B and el Jimador at Spiritbar on Saturday, July 13. Doors open at 10 p.m. Cover price is $5. The Wizards, a Saskatoon-based pyschsurf band, come to the Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw on Saturday, July 13. The show starts around 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. Bon Debarras visits the Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw on Tuesday, July 16. This Montreal-based trio uses guitars, banjo, mandolin, accordion, washboard and harmonicas; integrating foot percussion, jig and body percussion to evoke their music which is deeply rooted in the memory of French-speaking America. The show starts around 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. The Boom Booms return to the Spiritbar on Friday, July 19. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel. Scarlett Jane plays at Expressions on Friday, July 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can purchased in advance at Expressions (554 Ward Street) or by calling 250-354-3910. Starbelly Jam music festival is July 19, 20 and 21 in the Crawford Bay Park. This year’s lineup includes Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Aesop Rock and Blue King Brown. Tickets are $105 for adult weekend pass or $60 per day. Children under 12 are free with adults. Fort Knox 5 vs. Thunderball, a four turntable DJ set, at Spiritbar on Saturday, July 20. Ticket are $20 in advance at the Hume Hotel. The Sturgeons will be playing at the Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw on Saturday, July 20. The show starts around 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation.