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Help makes an old house into a new family’s home CLAIRE PARADIS Arrow Lakes News

A chest filled with linens and towels on the doorstep greeted Jan Termehr Dion on the morning of August 7. Someone in the community had heard that the Dion family were expecting company and needed a hand turning their renovation into a home for them. Friends of Jan and Pat Dion are coming to Nakusp from China just around the time that school starts, so the couple are now hustling to repaint and ready their little carriage house for their arrival. Unfortunately, the travellers from the middle kingdom are able to bring only one suitcase each, and so the task of outfitting their Canadian home lies with the Dion family. But luckily, there are people in the community who are already ponying up to make the house a home. “Somebody came this morning and left blankets and sheets,” an amazed and grateful Jan Dion said, pointing out the most recent act of generosity. It’s a great start, said Dion, who would also welcome side tables, carpets, a single mattress, and single sheets. And

some time. One of the biggest needs is to get the little house’s rooms painted so the furniture can be moved in and arranged. The weather is perfect for the job right now, hot and sunny so the windows can be wide open and drying times are short. Having lived in China themselves, the Dions also recognize the value of pieces of familiarity, so if anyone has some Chinese items that could help the family feel even more at home, it would be appreciated. “Everything is different,” said Pat about the culture shock that comes with living in another country, particularly one where there is a language barrier. Even with the pressure to get the painting done and the house together, Pat said people’s stellar generosity has been really helpful. “We’re doing great,” he said, “people have been great.” If you feel like being great too, you can contact the Dions at 250-265-4748. Both loans and donations would be accepted, said Jan, just let them know when you drop stuff off.

Jan Termehr Dion was surprised to find a chest filled with donated blankets and linens on her doorstep last week. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News

Slocan Valley residents file class action suit over fuel spill Black Press

Residents of the Slocan Valley filed a class action suit over the spill of over 33,000 litres of jet fuel into Lemon Creek late last month. The action that was filed on Wednesday by resident Robert Kirk names the Province of British Columbia and Executive Flight Centre as defendants and alleges negligence and nuisance. Kirk says fuel was carelessly brought into the Lemon Creek area to fight the forest fire on Perry Ridge. “They set up an ad hoc fuel depot in an environmentally sensitive area without taking due care. They could have easily avoided the spill had they taken any one of various safety measures: a sign, map, a VHF radio or a flag person by the side of the road,” said Kirk.

Kirk lives on a 51-acre property on the east bank of the Slocan River six kilometres south of Lemon Creek. The retired man’s property consists of about 45 acres of wetlands within the flood plane of the Slocan River. The morning after the July 26 spill, Kirk says he awoke with a headache and sore throat to discover an evacuation order posted to his door. A pool of fuel accumulated fuel on his property remains today, with the addition of an orange flag placed by authorities. Kirk says he’s observed a complete absence of wildlife from his property. “The Slocan River is a dead zone. The wildlife are gone. Ducks, herons and deer have been pulled out dead from the river. The shorelines and wetlands that were once nesting grounds are now scattered

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with fish carcasses,” he said. Austin Greengrass is a local resident and member of the class action suit. He says this tragedy was preventable. “Tremendous suffering” includes the physical symptoms of burning eyes, blisters, sore throats, headaches, respiratory distress and neuromuscular symptoms as well as people being displaced from their homes, farms contaminated and businesses shut down. “This is over 30,000 liters of perhaps the most dangerous and longlasting types of fuel — released directly into an aquatic environment spanning over 40 kilometres,” he says. “This is the largest spill of its kind in Canadian history. The total impact of human suffering and ecological damage will not be seen for years.” The lawsuit alleges that the province used fuel-contaminated water

to fight the Perry Ridge forest fire exacerbating the harm. “They doused a forest fire with fuel contaminated water - we’re facing a circus of incompetence,” says Greengrass. “Who can we trust keep us safe?” The Perry Ridge Water Users Association is assisting the plaintiff in the administration of the class action. The association is a society incorporated under the laws of British Columbia with its offices in the Slocan Valley. It has represented local water users on environmental matters, including litigation, for 30 years. “The law suit stands to trigger full disclosure,” Marilyn Burgoon, president of the Perry Ridge Water Users Association. “At this point, we do not even have particulars as to the exact composition of the fuel. Material has been released into our

water and we need to know what’s in it in order to properly react.” David M. Aaron, plaintiff counsel explained the lawsuit seeks relief and an order requiring the defendants to consult independent environmental experts as they monitor and remediate damage. “The plaintiff is uncomfortable with the fact that clean up is in the hands of the parties that were allegedly irresponsible enough to let this happen. We are asking the court to compel the defendants to meaningfully consult with an independent environment scientist who may give input into monitoring and remediation strategies,” he says. The defendants will have 21 days from being served to file their defense pleading. Then the plaintiff will seek to have the action certified under the Class Proceedings Act.

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Marijuana cases down, heroin, meth on rise Tom Fletcher Black Press

Marijuana possession cases still account for 60 per cent of drug violation reports to police in B.C., but the number of cases declined 10 per cent in 2012, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. There were 25,432 policereported incidents of drug offences in B.C. last year, a 7.4 per cent decline from 2011. Marijuana trafficking cases declined more than 20 per cent to 1,006 incidents, and importation and exportation of marijuana declined by 40 per cent. Marijuana growing cases declined 4.6 per cent, following a 28.6 per cent drop in 2011. Heroin possession cases jumped more than 30 per cent

to 500, and heroin trafficking cases rose 37 per cent to 224 incidents in 2012. There were 653 reported cases of possession of methamphetamine (crystal meth), a 20 per cent increase over 2011, and 110 per cent more than 2009. The decline in B.C. marijuana cases comes as licensed medical marijuana production increases across North America. Colorado and Washington state voted to legalize sale to adults last year. In July, Elections BC gave approval in principle for a petition drive aimed at decriminalizing marijuana possession in B.C. Marijuana activist Dana Larsen has formed a group called Sensible B.C., aimed at forcing a change to B.C. law that

would prevent police resources from being used against simple possession of marijuana. Sensible B.C. is using the same voter initiative system that forced the repeal of the harmonized sales tax in B.C. The group will have 90 days starting Sept. 9 to collect signatures from 10 per cent of registered provincial voters in each of B.C.’s 85 electoral districts. If that target is met, a province-wide vote would be held on the proposed law. Individuals and groups have until Aug. 12 to register with Elections BC to oppose the initiative by advertising and collecting signatures against the initiative.

Marijuana grow operation: simple possession cases declined last year, but still dominate B.C. crime statistics. Black Press files

Provincial liquor laws get another look Tom Fletcher Black Press

A glass of wine at the spa? A craft beer at the farmer’s market? Can B.C. survive the next wave of modernization of its archaic liquor laws? These suggestions are part of a review of liquor policy promised by the B.C. government in its February throne speech and rolled out Wednesday. Richmond MLA John Yap has been assigned to

examine regulations that unnecessarily restrict business, making recommendations to the provincial cabinet by November. One proposal is allowing under-aged children to have lunch at a pub with their parents during the day, as they can do in a licensed restaurant. As well as considering licences for farm markets and spas, the review is to look at why it takes up to a year to issue a liquor licence to a business.

Letters are going out to 10,000 licence holders and rural liquor agency stores looking for feedback, and a website for public comments is to be added in September. Don’t expect a price break, however. The terms of the review include ensuring that the $1 billion annual government revenue from liquor sales and sales tax is maintained or increased. The review will not look at privatization of liquor distribution, a con-

troversial suggestion the government backed away from last year. Recent reforms in B.C. have included allowing people to bring their own wine to a restaurant, and removing restrictions on buying wine from another province for personal use. B.C. has yet to convince Ontario and other provinces to lift their protectionist wine rules. On the enforcement side, last year B.C. increased its fine to $575 for bootlegging liquor to

people under 19. Two years ago, legislation allowed liquor inspectors to employ minors to test liquor outlets’ willingness to check identification and refuse service. A University of Victoria study released Wednesday called for B.C. to impose a minimum drink price of $1.50 on licensed establishments and charge higher prices for drinks with more alcohol, to discourage over-consumption.

Conroy and Atamanenko support Lemon Creek disaster relief Contributed by Katrine Conroy

This Friday, August 9, was two weeks since the Lemon Creek jet fuel spill occurred. In those two weeks much has happened and still much more needs to be done. After the accident occurred on July 26, thousands were evacuated, volunteers spent countless hours working to help their friends and neighbours, and various agencies came together to work on protecting the people and the environment of the Slocan Valley. It has been a very difficult two weeks. MLA Katrine Conroy and

MP Alex Atamanenko want to commend everyone for their resiliency in dealing with this very stressful situation. They also want to give their sincere thanks to the volunteers who have worked long hours and under very difficult conditions to help their neighbours. Regional directors Popoff, Davidoff and Elliot continue to work diligently on the ground trying to help their constituents. Katrine and Alex would personally like to thank them for their ongoing efforts. As the federal and provincial government representatives for the Slocan Valley, they want to let

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people know that they are committed to assisting with this crisis for the long term. They know that there will be many months of work ahead as we begin to understand the compensation process, water and land testing, agriculture usage, and a safe and usable water supply for residents affected by the spill. Working through these ongoing issues will take the efforts of many people and many different agencies and ministries. MLA Conroy and MP Atamanenko are already working with various provincial and federal agencies and ministries, along

with the Regional District directors and staff. Katrine has been in direct communication with the Minister of Environment’s office, and has also been in regular contact with RDCK Directors Popoff, Davidoff and Vice-Chair Elliot. “Working together with Director Popoff, we have secured a visit to the area from Minister of Environment, Mary Polak, in late August or early September,” said Conroy. “I am pleased that Minister Polak will be able to see firsthand the extent of the consequences of the fuel spill,” said Atamanenko, “and I have learned

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that the federal government is prepared to contribute funding to the province for disaster relief, if it is required.” Both Atamanenko and Conroy attended the community meeting held at the Winlaw Hall on July 30, and have spoken to many people who have contacted their offices directly. They will continue to work to ensure that the provincial and federal governments are aware of the seriousness of the disaster.

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HALCYON HOUSE ACTIVITIES Exercises/Birthday Teas – Joyce Social Time – Dawna, Karen Bingo – Delorus, Jean Cards – Caroline, Ileen Tai Chi – Barb Time Wise – Simon Church – Hilary, Bea Burton Church – Gale Always welcome new student/ adult volunteers! Contact: Karolina Moskal at 250-265-3692

MINTO HOUSE ACTIVITIES (Located at the Arrow Lakes Hospital)

Monday: Bingo 10:30 am Ice cream 1:00 pm Tuesday: Piano 10:00 am Junior Volunteers 3:30 pm Wednesday: Minto Medical Bus to Vernon Departs ALH 7:00am - Arrives Vernon 10:30 am Departs Vernon mid pm - Arrives Nakusp 6:00 pm Thursday: Church 10:30 am Friday: Exercises 10:30 am Gentlemen’s Afternoon 1:00 pm To contact the Recreation Dept. or to book a seat on the Minto Medical Bus for Vernon phone 265-3622 ext 259

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Hydro responds to Chamber about outage Editor: I am writing in response to the letter from the Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce regarding the planned outage that appeared in the July 24 edition of the Arrow Lakes News. I appreciate the opportunity to address these concerns. The July 5 outage was necessary to perform critical safety improvements at the Arrow Lakes Hospital as required by Transport Canada, and for reasons of public safety the work could not be delayed until the end of the summer. These upgrades undertaken by BC Hydro are important for Arrow Lakes Hospital and the community, as the installation of the marker balls will allow helicopters to fly and land safely on the Arrow lake Hospital helipad. In order for BC Hydro to ensure the safety of employees and the public, this work could not be done with live power and power had to be temporarily interrupted. This work was a major undertaking which required significant preparation. BC Hydro received the request from Transport Canada and began planning and organizing for this outage in May. This highly specialized work required extensive planning and preparation, including developing a work plan, securing equipment, materials and other resources; scheduling local crews and arranging for additional crews to travel to Nakusp from other areas of the province; ensuring safety standards are met, and notifying customers. July 5 was the earliest date that work could go ahead. As the directive from Transport Canada was to complete the work as soon as possible, BC Hydro could not delay the work until the fall. Through our thorough planning process, we were also able to minimize planned outages required for this area by coordinating this work with other work in the area that also required a planned outage to be safely completed. By doing the work at the same time, we managed to reduce the amount time that the community was

without power from eight hours to four hours. During the four-hour outage itself, there were two line crews working in Nakusp, five power line technicians in New Denver, and 11 power line technicians at the Monashee substation. As the work could not be safely completed in the dark it had to be done during daylight hours. We did, however, reschedule the outage to start and end one hour earlier than originally planned in order to minimize impact to the business community. The outage was originally scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon, and we later rescheduled it to take place from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. As most businesses open at 9 a.m., this meant that the majority of businesses were without power for two hours instead of three during regular hours of operation. Our crews did a great job in completing this work on time, and power was restored ahead of schedule. In order for BC Hydro crews to safely undertake work on our system, planned outages are sometimes necessary as they are with all electrical systems. Although this is not a frequent occurrence in Nakusp, planned outages do occur regularly across the province during their normal business hours. We do recognize that any power outage is an inconvenience, and so we do our best to minimize any impacts and accommodate the affected customers whenever possible. We also take steps to notify customers in advance, which can include discussions with local elected officials and advertising in local media. BC Hydro appreciates feedback from our customers and will discuss future planned outages with the Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce in advance, whenever possible. Again, thank you for the opportunity to address these concerns. Mary Anne Coules Stakeholder Engagement Advisor BC Hydro

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Let’s get serious about cigarette litter – no ifs, ands or butts!

David Suzuki Science Matters Not long ago, dining out, going for a drink, working in an office, riding an airplane or intercity bus and going to a movie meant being subjected to second-hand smoke. Cigarette smoking was a fact of life, and smokers were everywhere – indoors and out. In many countries, including Canada, that’s changed. But it wasn’t without a fight. Restaurant and bar owners fretted loudly that regulations to limit smoking would destroy their businesses, and tobacco companies lobbied and launched massive PR campaigns to convince people that smoking wasn’t harmful, that new laws were an infringement on smokers’ rights and that reducing smoking would devastate the economy. Through a combination of public education and government regulation, including taxation, profound societal change took place over a relatively short time. In 1965, half of Canadians smoked. By 2011, that had dropped to about 17.3 per cent, or 4.9-million people, with only about 13.8 per cent daily smokers. Unfortunately the downward trend has levelled off in recent years, and tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death in Canada, according to researchers at the University

of Waterloo. “More than 37,000 Canadians will die prematurely this year due to tobacco use. Each day, 100 Canadians die of a smokingrelated illness,” the 2013 report, “Tobacco Use in Canada: Patterns and Trends,” said. With increasing regulation, high cigarette prices driven by “sin taxes” and the current stigma attached to smoking, it’s bewildering that people take up the pointless habit in the first place. Smoking prevalence is still highest among young adults, especially those aged 25 to 34, although education is a factor, with smoking rates for university graduates less than half those for people with less education. I sometimes wonder if it’s lack of some kind of education that causes many smokers to litter their butts without giving it a second thought. It’s astounding how many people who would likely not otherwise drop garbage on the ground see nothing wrong with flicking butts without regard for where they land. It may seem trivial, but it’s not. According to the Surfrider Foundation’s Hold on to Your Butt campaign, cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world, with 4.95-trillion tossed onto the ground or water every year. The U.S. spends about $11-billion a year on litter clean-up, and 32 per cent of that is butts. They’re washed from the streets into storm drains and rivers and eventually to oceans and are the most prevalent type of debris collected in beach clean-ups around the world. The environmental impacts are nothing to sneeze at, either. Surfrider notes that cigarette butts are made of “cellulose acetate, a nonbiodegradable plastic, which can

take up to 25 years to decompose.” The toxic butts can be ingested by children and animals, especially birds and marine animals. Tossed cigarette butts are also a major fire risk. Obviously, the best way to reduce cigarette butt pollution is to step up efforts to prevent people from starting smoking and help those who have to quit. But we aren’t going to stop everyone from smoking overnight, so we have to find ways to address the litter problem. Again, a combination of public education and regulation will go a long way. In San Diego, Surfrider installed outdoor ashcans and gave smokers pocket ashtrays. Many places, including Vancouver, have banned smoking on beaches and in parks. Stepping up enforcement of litter laws also helps. Some people even recommend banning filtered cigarettes or at least requiring filters to be biodegradable, arguing they’re more of a marketing ploy than a safety feature. In Vancouver and other cities, some people have been pushing for a deposit-andreturn system similar to those for bottles and cans. Besides reducing litter and environmental damage, methods that also increase the price of cigarettes have proven to be effective in reducing smoking rates. Some consider tobacco a sacred herb. It’s used by many indigenous peoples for ceremonial purposes. With widespread use spurred by marketing, it became a costly and unhealthy addiction and a toxic blight on the environment. Smoking trends in countries like Canada show that societal change is possible and – with education and regulation – people will do what’s best for themselves and for the world around them.

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An open mind equals new possibilities for students By Silken Jones

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Freedom is a word teenagers would describe for summer; where there is no more worrying about upcoming tests, extracurriculars, or keeping your room spotless. So you can throw away your daily planner, and just relax. But be careful that you aren’t slacking off too much, sitting around and doing nothing because all of your friends are off traveling or someplace else for the summer, keep yourself busy. One of the main issues with youth today is lack of exercise accompanied with too much technology. On a bright sunny day, if a teenager chooses Facebook or Tumblr over going outside, no ‘reason’ can justify their choice. Laying on the couch all day and watch TV instead of going swimming or merely going for a walk, these are the problems that come

to mind when most adults thinks of the majority of modern youth. That they would rather lay around doing nothing, eating, and leaving their messes behind for their parents to clean up. Because teens are portrayed as this throughout the media, it also leaves a bad image for those teens who have ‘cleaned up their act.’ There are many teenagers that stand for things other than technology, food, and sleep. They want something good to come out of their lives even in their early teen years. They do what’s right, get good grades, impress adults with their knowledge on difficult and tricky subjects, and set high standards. But once this is done, the pressure is then put on the lazy or laidback teenagers. Their parents then put the pressure on them to do what’s right, get good grades, and be the intellectual, mature young

adults they know their children can be. But this can be difficult for them. Not impossible (which they believe it is), but they just have to try harder then they have been. Athletics can play a very important roll in a student’s life. They are available to almost everyone, and yet, it is rarely taken advantage of. Some teens join just so that they can meet cute girls or guys that are from out of town, but quickly realize that being on a sports team is not a free ride. Everything is a team effort. Your advantages are the teams advantages, and as for your weaknesses, the team works with you so that they no longer exists. Through your whole high school career of being on a sports team, whether it’s soccer, basketball, volleyball, or your hockey team; it’s no longer just a team, it’s a family. But what is really special, is seeing just a group of individual teenag-

KAST offers support for startups Contributed by Kelvin Saldern, KAST

BCIC welcomed the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) as a partner offering the BC Venture Acceleration Program. KAST in Rossland and the Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) in Cranbrook are both joining a province-wide net-

work of partners offering a structured venture growth program to BC tech entrepreneurs. “The rapid growth of B.C.’s technology sector provides a wide range of opportunities,” said Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services Andrew Wilkinson. “Our support for the BC Innovation Council and its regional

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ers in their eighth grade year, form into a team over the years to follow. They aren’t just your teammates, they’re your friends. Not to mention, that being on a team keeps you physically fit; as for sitting on a couch, doesn’t. Getting out more also improves the relationship you have with your parents. Now I’m not saying that you should be gone ninety per cent of the time. But what I am saying is that with getting out more, you aren’t just sitting around creating messes and eating all the time. It’s been proven that when you have nothing to do, and you get bored, your mind tends to wander to food, and how hungry you are; even if you just ate twenty minutes ago. Being active doesn’t necessarily mean sports. It simply means that you aren’t sitting around and letting the world move on without you. I mean, look at the place we

live in! We are surrounded by luscious green forests, lakes hidden in the pockets and the valleys that are made up by our local mountain range. There are so many things that you could be doing; you just have to open your eyes and your mind to new possibilities. There are so many things at the tips of our fingers. Being afraid won’t help anybody. Fear is just something waiting in our subconscious mind, trying to control our feelings and our emotions; and often too many times we let it control us. I’m not saying go skydiving right away because you have a fear of heights. Work on it a little bit at a time. Don’t let fear hold you back. There are so many incredible things we are capable of accomplishing, you simply can’t let anything like laziness or fear get in your way.

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Acceleration Program. There are now 10 partners offering the program through the BC Acceleration Network. More than 100 B.C. companies have taken part in the program, creating 303 jobs since the BC Venture Acceleration Program was launched last year. KAST is accepting applications to join the Venture Acceleration Program. For more information, go to kast.com or bcacceleration.ca.

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The light and dark side of chocolate, ‘food of the gods’

Tom Waits sang it in Chocolate Jesus “there ain’t nothing better…only chocolate Jesus can satisfy my soul,” but just how much soul food does a person need?

These are the seeds of love, according to some, the beans of Theobroma Cacao. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News

Lather yourself up in massive quantities of cheap chocolate, but you’ll find little love in it. The stuff you find wrapped in golden paper is a far cry from the celebrated bean of Theobroma cacao and just contains less of it. Nakusp’s own Jennifer Cross is keen on keeping the content and quality high and alluring. “I love chocolate’s mysterious, magical side,” said Cross. “There’s nothing like chocolate. It’s not like a regular food, it inspires creativity, it relaxes you, it’s euphoric and opens you up.” That’s right, there are brain-changing compounds in chocolate. Chemically, there’s caffeine, theobromine, compounds that act like cannabinoids, and phenethylamine. Theobromine is like a smaller version of caffeine for humans, but for other animals like dogs and horses who metabolize it more slowly, it can be toxic or lethal. Don’t feed fluffy your chocolate bar. Chocolate also contains compounds that act like the stuff in marijuana that makes people feel tall. Unlike pot, though, the compounds

in chocolate mostly just delay the breakdown of one of the body’s own fun drugs (anandamines) rather than introducing more of the stuff. Chocolate’s “love drug,” phenethylamine, has been given wide media exposure, unlike the fact that unless you’re taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (like those found in some kinds of medications) you’re unlikely to feel the force of its effects. And if you are taking a MAOinhibitor, eating a bunch of chocolate can have not-so-lovely consequences, like increasing your blood pressure. So, like any drug, chocolate’s effects and interactions can be complex. Sacred currency According to new text Wikipedia, ancient texts describe ceremonial or medicinal cacao mixtures, and it was smoked with tobacco. It wasn’t just for everyone. Like the vote in times gone by, chocolate was taken only by men and considered toxic for women and children. But eventually the food of the gods found its way to the West and out to the whole world, although first contact with the stuff didn’t result in an instant love affair. Apparently the first Europeans weren’t as interested in the beans, even though they were used as a form of currency in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civ-

ilizations, as they were in gold, but eventually it caught on. In this age of globalization, the vast majority of the cocoa beans come from Forastero trees. Forastero means “foreigner,” whereas Criollo is Spanish for “native” and the beans produce a finer, more complex taste. Criollo trees used to be the predominant source for cacao two centuries ago, but due to their lack of resistance to disease, the hardier Forastero has outgrown them in usage. A third cultivar, Trinitario, is a hybrid of the two that originated in, surprise, Trinidad. Trinitario beans are turned into fine/flavour cocoa, while Forastero are used for bulk production. Bean to the bar But it’s not just bean to bar, the process of creating cocoa involves sweating the pulp and beans into fermentation, causing the beans to lose their bitterness. Then, the cacao beans are roasted, and voila, they are then dubbed cocoa beans and ready for more processing. The beans are then winnowed which removes the shell and germ, leaving the nibs which can then be dutched (alkali is added) or not. Cocoa that isn’t dutched may react to food acids like those found in buttermilk or vinegar and turn reddish, which could be the reaction behind the colour of red velvet cake (having baked an undutched chocolate cake, I can attest the only difference was the presence of a strange metallic taste and a disappointing lack of red). Milling the nibs then results in cocoa liquor, particles of cocoa suspended in cocoa butter. Next, the liquor is pressed, which separates cocoa butter and solids which are then pulverized into cocoa powder. Chocolate, the stuff we love to

love, is a combination of cocoa butter and liquor as well as sugar, an emulsifier, milk, and whatever flavourings are wanted. From there, it’s formed, sculpted, and enjoyed. “There’s not a lot of cacao in regular chocolate bars,” said Cross, who tries to keep her chocolate as pure as possible, wanting to mould and create chocolate experiences for people. The dark side of the bean Hundreds of years after Theobroma cacao was found by Europeans in what is now known as the Americas, the majority of cocoa beans now come from Africa. Over 70 per cent come from that continent, and some of its production has been linked to hazardous work conditions that may involve child labour as well as workers enslaved through human trafficking. The taste of chocolate made sweet with cane sugar means it is also tangled with the brutal history of slavery found on sugar plantations. Like farmers everywhere, becoming certified organic is another question cacao growers face, with the cost of certification being prohibitive for some producers. “At this moment, there seems to be no consensus on whether certification is positive for farmers or not,” a report on a 2012 study by the International Cocoa Organization stated. “Certification is considered by some as an adequate tool to promote sustainability in the cocoa value chain and to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers. Other actors involved in the sector seem to be less optimistic on the net benefits that certification offers at farm level and highlight the burden that it can bring in terms of required investments.” More and more, chocolate

makers are moving to ethicallyproduced chocolate, and people realize the cheapness of their chocolate comes at a great cost to people labouring to create the cocoa for a sweet treat. Jennifer Cross is very aware of the politics of chocolate, and looks forward to the day when her business is large and stable enough that she can go meet her chocolate producers in person. “To be honest, my chocolate is probably a mix of small family farmers and larger sources,” she told the Arrow Lakes News. Like any fledgling business, she is trying to keep costs down while she gets established, with an eye to improving the quality of her sources as she goes. Awareness is growing, and the company who produces the chocolate Cross uses, Callebaut, started a sustainable chocolate farming project in 2012 that aims at increasing cocoa quality, farmer income and quality of life for farmers. How much chocolate? With all its seductive charms, chemical, culinary and otherwise, how much chocolate does a person require? Some selfprofessed chocoholics say a day without the stuff is a day wasted, others require it only once a month, others even less frequently. A serious habit could be costly, and tasters could be tempted to go for quantity over quality. But there’s more than just tastebuds in the picture, says Cross. “It’s soul food, it’s good for what ails you,” the chocolatier said, and how can you put a price on that? It’s the age-old balancing act, but the love put into a box of happy moments made by a local talent wanting to spread joy in the world is likely worth the money.

Arrow Lakes community recalls Burton brothers Greg nesteroff Black Press

Burton, on Upper Arrow Lake, is named after Reuben S. Burton (1868-1912) who preempted land there in August 1893, a few months before it became a jumping off point for a short-lived Cariboo Creek gold rush. The earliest mention is in the Nakusp Ledge of July 5, 1894: “R.S. Burton and the other ranchers along the Narrows have decided to call the new town springing up at the mouth of Trout Creek Burton City, in honor of the owner of the townsite.” The townsite was not surveyed, however, until June 22, 1897 by Allan Poyntz Patrick — the man who found the first

oil in Alberta, though it didn’t make him rich. Burton’s streets included Slocan, Alberta, Bow, Cariboo, Victoria, Kootenay, and Lardeau, and its avenues were Columbia, Vancouver, Kamloops, Golden, Calgary, Galena, and The Strand. The Burton post office opened on May 1, 1896. Curiously, the Nelson Daily News of May 23, 1909 stated: “A post office has lately been established at what was formerly known as Burton city … and which has been renamed Burton.” None of the usual postal history sources indicate it closed around this time. Reuben Burton, postmaster from 1896-1900, died in California of typhoid fever. He’s buried in Williamstown, Ontario. His brothers Byron (1874-fl. 1901)

and Arthur (1878-1943) also located preemptions in the area. When a school opened in 1909, it was called Burtondale, presumably to distinguish it from another Burton in the Dewdney riding. But in 1930, Burtondale school became just Burton. Following the construction of the Hugh Keenleyside dam in the 1960s, the original Burton townsite was flooded out and the community relocated to higher ground at what was first called New Burton, but soon just Burton. It’s not widely known that Burton was originally known as Perksville, after Nakusp hotelkeeper John Vincent Perks (1868-1957). The first reference was in the Nakusp Ledge of January 18, 1894: “Almost the entire population of Perks-

A picnic in Burton, way back in the day. Photo courtesy the Arrow Lakes Historical Society ville, a thriving little hamlet at the tated by Messrs. Perks and Burton, lower end of the Narrows, came up who left for the same place on Tueslast Thursday evening, in charge of day.” Commander J. Dawson.” Perks may have been a cousin Perksville only received a few to the Burtons, for his brother was more mentions before being renamed named Harry Burton Perks. Burton. The key one on February Ethnographer James Teit recorded 1 read: “F.G. Stapleton-Cotton and a Sinixt name, xaé’kEn, for a creek W. Long departed for Perksville last below Burton, but provided no transThursday, their example being imi- lation.

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Chillin’ at Jennifer’s chocolate factory

Jennifer Cross transformed her shop into a chocolate factory for Willy Wonka day. Angus Schroff/Arrow Lakes News By Angus Schroff

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Chocolate is delicious. It’s one of the undeniable facts of life, standing among such truths as “The Star Wars prequels are way worse than the originals” and “British people have the best accents.” Migrating from the Americas to Europe in the late 16th century, chocolate has taken the world by sweet, diabetes-giving storm. Chocolate, if you didn’t know, comes from the Theobroma (which translates to “food of the gods) tree that grows in Central America, the northern parts of South America, and Mexico. That tree produces cacao pods, in which are found the cacao seeds, or beans, that are eventually made into chocolate as we know it today. One of the firsts forms of chocolate were drinks that the Mesoamerican people made; contrary to modern hot chocolate, they were bitter and filled with ground chili pepper. Once Europeans got a hold of the stuff, they figured they could make it better by removing the chili and sweetening it. Probably a good move. The art of chocolate making has only grown since then, with the advent of hard chocolate bars coming during the industrial revolution. Today,

chocolate is one of the most popular types of sweets available; and it isn’t hard to see why. From high-end confections to misshapen and questionably tasty easter bunnies, you can have chocolate practically any way you want. Heck, you can even have chocolate Jesus, and I’m not talking about the song! But what if you want your chocolate local? Well, luckily for anyone wanting to try out some sweets of a more “indie” variety, per se, there’s Jennifer’s Chocolates, the local mecca for all things cocoa. And I, along with a group from the Nakusp Public Library, got to go there for the library’s “Willy Wonka Day.” Said fictional chocolate factory it ain’t, for one being bereft of forced servitude, but Jennifer Cross still makes more than her fair share of delicious confections. The cool thing is, so did we! Yep, everybody got to (sorta) make their very own chocolates, with a lot of help from Jennifer, of course. We started with some sponge toffee, which Lee Coates broke up with all the enthusiasm of a polygonal miner. Then, we dipped it in a big chocolate melter. After that. We did the same thing with truffles, and then maraschino cherries. If you’re beginning to see why Jenni-

Independent Hughes was top choice of Arrow Lakes voters

Joseph Hughes. Photo courtesy Joseph Hughes greg nesteroff Black Press

There’s something to be said for being the hometown candidate, even if it doesn’t win you the election, poll-bypoll breakdowns from the last provincial election suggest. Joseph Hughes, a Nakusp village councillor who ran in Kootenay West as an independent, didn’t come close to winning. But he did top some polls in

his own backyard. Data released by Elections BC from the May vote shows that Hughes, who campaigned on the Columbia River Treaty and finished third among four candidates with 13 per cent of the vote, was the top choice among Upper Arrow Lake residents. He won seven of the 11 ballot boxes in the area, securing 37.5 per cent of the vote to incumbent New Democrat’s Katrine Conroy 34.4 per cent. Conroy still won a landslide re-election overall, with heavy support everywhere else in the riding, including the Slocan Valley, Castlegar, and Greater Trail. Liberal candidate Jim Postnikoff only won a single poll, in the Glenbank area, although he finished second in most others. For complete poll-by-poll breakdowns, visit nelsonstar.com. While Elections BC numbers the polling stations, it doesn’t name them. Using maps provided on their website, we assigned unofficial geographic names.

fer’s the perfect person to own a chocolate shop, you got it. “I just love dipping things in chocolate. I’m a chocolatier, after all. Even if its already chocolate, why not dip it into chocolate?” Once it was all dipped and done, we got to sample our creations. The toffee, being basically just sugar and corn syrup, was incredibly sweet, probably sweet enough to make Ebenezer Scrooge gag. The truffles and chocolatecovered cherries were more my style, and quite enjoyable. With their tasty jobs done, the children filed out the door, and I got to ask Jennifer a couple questions. A: “What got you into chocolate making?” J: “I made chocolate truffles first, just because I found a recipe—I liked cooking anyway— and then the second batch didn’t turn out well, so I got frustrated. That led me to looking up a course on chocolate making, and that’s the end!” A: “What’s your favourite chocolate among those you’ve made?” J: “If you asked me today I would say salted caramels—little square things with something called Himalayan Crystal Salt on top.” A: “What’s the biggest challenge?”

J: “Patience. I really need to have a lot of of patience for things. Working with chocolate takes a lot of patience. Just that melter of chocolate took 30 minutes to properly melt before you guys got here.” A: “What advice would you

$100,000 on this building, I’m gonna decorate it like this,’ etc. It’s dangerous to do it that way. You want to go slow and take it one step at a time so you can support yourself if something goes wrong. I bought my first melter, a little six kilo one, and worked with

Sponge toffee is just one of many things that can be dipped in chocolate. Angus Schroff/Arrow Lakes News give to someone wanting to start their own business?” J: “Go really slowly and take baby steps—don’t grow too fast.” A: “Yeah, you wouldn’t want to risk putting it all in and then having a bad year that makes it all collapse because you can’t pay the bills.” J: “Exactly. I’ve seen some people who just say ‘I’m gonna drop

that for a long time until I could get the ones I use now. You have to go slow.” Sound advice for anyone, and that goes for eating the chocolate, too! You can find Jennifer Chocolates at 91 4th Ave in Nakusp, across from the Arrow Lakes Theatre (call her at 250-265-1799).

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huge castles, or maybe even a space station. Games like the Space Quest series gave gamers adventures seemingly bigger than the hardware limits. Via the trimming of unneeded things, developers crammed all sorts of cool stuff on friggin’ floppy disks—you know, those things that are the butt of every ‘80s joke nowadays (well, there was a version of Space Quest IV on CD-ROM, but my point still stands). The future only seemed brighter as technology advanced, promising to offer bigger and better adventures. Then 3D happened. Oh boy, 3D happened. All of a sudden, polygons were a thing, and nobody could empty their wallets fast enough. As 3D became the next big thing, games ballooned in required processing power and memory usage. No longer could you have games of such scope; now that every single object had to be there, and not merely a 2D image working with perspective, game worlds became smaller and more contained. There were still

some great games, but everybody awaited the day when technology had advanced far enough so that size or power was no longer a concern, and gamers could experience true virtual adventures. Guess what? That day, while not today specifically, is not far off. Sure, we may not have full virtual reality interfaces and all that fancy stuff (yet), but we’ve got more processing power than a nerd could even have dreamed about in 1986. And what are we doing with it? Why, we’re lovingly rendering the eight billion permutations of shooting a foreigner in the face, of course! Yes, in my opinion, games have lost their way. Or rather, the way we go about developing them. As the ceiling keeps rising, we strive to push up against that ceiling; but we’re forgetting to push out, too. Graphics, at least for some people, seem to be the end-all-be-all. Fine, whatever, but why does it matter so much when all we’re rendering in 1080p HD are dusty buildings? You wanna see those, well, head to any major city. Video games are

about fantasy, not reality; and the funny thing about reality is you can never be more “real” than it. Why don’t we set about molding visions of the future, or impossible dreamscapes, alien in every way? Where is our collective imagination? It’s in there, somewhere. Plenty of indie games like Fez have that adventurous spirit entrenched in their design, and even triple-A games like the Elder Scrolls series, Dragon’s Dogma and The Witcher are proper huge quests. Those games, unsurprisingly, are my favourite, and I’m glad they exist, or I’m afraid we might drown in brown, olive and grey from the eight billion uninspired clones of Call of Duty. Still, I wish for something new. Maybe, just maybe, in the next generation, despite rising development costs and a thousand other things that limit creativity, there’ll be something utterly new that blows me away. Then again, maybe we’ll just get Call of Warfare XII: There’re Horses In This One.

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