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About 50 skateboarders came to Art Gibbon Park in Rosemont this past Sunday to help “load test” the 15,000 square foot park that includes bowl, ditch run and plaza elements. “It held up phenomenally to all the tests,” said Chad Hansen, spokesperson for the Kootenay Outdoor Skatepark Society. “It’s well built and should last for 30 years, with minor maintenance.” Designed and built by New Line Skateparks from Langley, the park was originally slated to open in
September but the unseasonably wet weather this fall pushed back the timeline. The official opening was moved to mid-October, then further postponed until next spring. “We sent the crews home, thinking we weren’t going to be able to finish it this year — then the sun came out,” Hansen explained. So, the crews returned and the weather held out while they poured cement and sealed the surfaces. Hansen said it was a relief to see the park finished before winter. “It makes everything way sim-
pler,” Hansen said. “There would have been a lot of repairs needed by next spring, if they’d had to wait until then to finish it.” Never mind the fact that every step in the process of building an outdoor skatepark in Nelson has been riddled with delays. It took more than 10 years for the Kootenay Outdoor Skatepark Society to secure the site and funding for the project. New Line had to completely re-design the park last year after plans to build it in the parking lot
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A traditional Chinese medicine doctor who didn’t pay his income taxes for three years has been ordered to pay a $40,000 fine and spend six months in jail for the crime. Warren Fischer, 50, is the founder of Nelson’s Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences, where he works as a classroom instructor and an acupuncturist in the outpatient clinic. Between the years of 2007 and 2009, he filed income tax statements reporting either no earnings or a net loss. But according to a Revenue Canada investigation, he earned between $80,000 and $135,000 during each of those years and owed about $62,000 in taxes for the three-year period. The sentence handed down by Judge Lisa Mrozinski at the Nelson courthouse Tuesday morning gave him three and a half years to pay back 75 per cent of the amount he owes in back taxes. Fischer’s lawyer Shawn Buckley had recommended that Fischer pay the mandatory minimum fine of 50 per cent of the amount owing and that he be given a conditional sentence that could be served in the community. But Crown prosecutor Nils Preshaw asked for a 100 per cent fine and one year in jail. Mrozinski told the court that she did not believe Fischer would comply with a conditional sentence order because of his history of defying court process and regulations of other governing bodies. For example, during pre-trial hearings he and his supporters were disruptive in court and during the trial he refused to enter the courthouse, opting to stand outside the doors in peaceful protest. He also continues to practice Chinese medicine, seeing between 50 and 60 patients per week, despite not being in
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The building at 310 Ward Street could become a governmental hub for citizens with the City of Nelson wanting to bring regional government into its fold. A city delegation at a Regional District of Central Kootenay board meeting Thursday suggested sharing the white building is an option for the governing body running out of space at its Lakeside Drive location. Councillor Donna Macdonald addressed the board with the support of city manager Kevin Cormack, chief financial officer Colin McClure and mayor John Dooley, also a regional director. Macdonald said sharing space would provide “substantial benefits” to both staff and the public. Class-A office space, central location, improved services to the public, collaboration between regional, city and provincial governments and financial savings are some of the benefits the city offered up. “These savings will be a benefit to everyone in the region,” said Macdonald. In addition to annual IT savings of $50,000 to $200,000, Macdonald said the RDCK could purchase equivalent space in 310 Ward Street for about 60 per cent of the value of their current building, creating a $700,000-plus benefit. The city requested the regional district consider the option so any interest could be formalized by the end of December and the move could be considered in 2014 budget discussions. Ron Mickel, representing Area F, used to work in the white building as a provincial employee before moving to the pink building on Victoria Street.
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Councillor Donna Macdonald and city manager Kevin Cormack were part of a delegation to the RDCK board Thursday about sharing 310 Ward Street. Kirsten Hildebrand Photo He says 310 Ward Street is the “superior” building. “What excites me is the location central to banks, the post office,” he said. “It’s central to business and I do believe more efficient.” Director Walter Popoff has concerns about the lack of parking for his constituents coming in from the Slocan Valley. While the city claims there are 80 parking stalls onsite and room for expansion, Popoff says RDCK staff new to the facility will consume some of those spots and in general, he wonders what option there is for further growth. “It would be worth a good look at this with the long term in mind,” he said. East Shore director Gary
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Warren Fischer, a doctor of Chinese medicine in Nelson, was sentenced to six months in jail and a fine of $40,000 for willfully evading income tax payments for three years. Bob Hall photo During sentencing he said He also said previously that he that as a slim, intellectual gay has no intention to pay income man he was bullied by fellow tax going forward. Instead he inmates in jail. He was refused will organize his affairs such that access to the Chinese herbs he he’ll be giving the majority of takes for medical reasons. He his earnings to charity and claim had difficulty sleeping and be- only a small income, below the came ill. taxable amount.
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good standing with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners. Fischer became more respectful of the court process after his conviction and spending 38 days in jail. For the first time, he showed up to court accompanied by a lawyer and gave a statement, during which he explained his motivation for avoiding taxes and apologized for his previous behaviour. Judge Mrozinski said it was “too little, too late.” Fischer was escorted out of the courthouse in hand cuffs and will begin serving his jail time immediately. The days he’s already spent behind bars will be deducted from the sentence. About 40 people — Fischer’s students, patients, friends and family — filled the public gallery to hear the sentence. Many left in tears. Fischer showed little emotion during the one-hour proceedings and didn’t show any outward response to the news that he was 11:21:26 AM heading back to jail.
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Students at South Nelson elementary school joined thousands of Canadians in a science lesson they hope will break a world record. On Friday morning, 75 eager-to-learn Grade 4 and 5 students filled the gym, paper airplanes in hand, at the exact time people across the country were doing the same thing vying for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. By constructing and flying three different paper airplanes they learned about gravity and atmosphere on Earth, Mars and the moon. Organizing teacher Daphne Van Alstine told the buzzing crowd of kids, “All across the country, there are thousands of other students doing this. You’re part of something really big… Let’s have fun.” Organized in teams of three, the students sent three paper airplanes sailing across the gym and measured how far each went. The planes were modified to mimic conditions on Earth, Mars and the moon.
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Is there any hope for the homeless?
People who live on the streets, live in isolation. Their quality of life is greatly affected by the attitudes of the communities in which they live, the decisions made by the government and provinces that govern them. What decisions you may ask? Well, there are the finances and the programs that you are forced to take to get help. You are forced to look for work when there is little or no work. There are the hurdles of applying for disability and then there are society’s negative beliefs and behaviours towards street people who may be addicts or mentally ill. These might be a few of the reasons people are homeless. There are many more reasons and the homeless are of all ages from youth to seniors and even families at times. The homeless people are challenged as they live in poverty not by choice. They live life with little hope and there are a lot of people who are homeless because there is nowhere else to live. Rent is too high or people say “we don’t want them living here in our neighbourhood” because they are addicts or mentally ill.
People who are homeless seem to be on the outside. Someone who lives with psychosis or bipolar disorder shows the effects of being vulnerable. This leads to addiction, crime, violence, prostitution, demoralization, marginalization, poor self-esteem, low self-confidence, reduced motivation and less hope for the future. You should sit and talk to some of the people who live on the street. They might seem angry or scary looking, yet 99 per cent of them have so much to give. They are loving people and given half the chance to have what the average Joe or Jane has, they would take it. Thank God for the churches, missions and other organizations who help out. If you live in small communities you see a lot of couch surfing, and people living in tents; some don’t even have tents to sleep in, they just sleep outside. There are some shelters but not enough beds. If you are lucky enough to get in to a shelter, you get a bed for up to 30 days, then back to the streets if you can’t find another option after your time is up. There are food banks, soup kitch-
ens, and drop-ins that help, but a lot of their needs are more than what a food bank can offer. Where do they go to get the help that is so much needed for them to be able to gain the self-esteem, self-love and selfrespect that everyone deserves? How can they get to the point to try and find a way to gain these things when our government has had so many cutbacks. If only those who make the cutbacks and judgements could walk in a homeless person’s shoes for more than a month. Homeless people aren’t living, they strive just to exist every day. It’s hard even if they have a chance to change. If they get a place they may need help to change their lifestyle. Unfortunately there is very little respect given to a homeless person and if they can’t find a support, there is no hope for change. Nothing changes if nothing changes. Heather Baird
Medical expert speaks at seminar It is a shame the Interior Health Authority did not send any men-
tal health care workers to a recent seminar. On October 4 and 5, at the Dandelion Wellness Centre in Rossland, Dr. William Walsh, an internationally recognized expert in the field of nutritional medicine from Chicago, gave a talk from his recent book, “Nutrient Power: Heal Your Biochemistry and Heal Your Brain.” Dr. Walsh has studied more than 25,000 patients with mental disorders and has obtained over 3 million chemistries from blood, urine and tissue samples from these patients over a 35-year period. He has studied every behavioural disorder ranging from ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, all the way to severe cases of violent behaviour exhibited by toughened criminals (including chemical analyses obtained from more than 25 serial killers and mass murderers). His knowledge of nutrient therapy has proven to cure some of society’s “hard cases” who were criminals, not because of character defects, but due to biochemical imbalances. This man is one of the most thorough scientists ever to be encountered. Yet, the IHA wasn’t
actively involved in promoting any education surrounding this event. It is high time we start to see welldocumented, proven, complementary methods and knowledge being utilized in our health care system. The modalities exist to reverse or, at least, really help improve the quality of life for people suffering with mental disorders. And, think of the money our public services could save! Josh Wapp, Irene Mock Nelson/Rossland, BC We want to hear from you. EMAIL LETTERS TO:
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MLA Column — Michelle Mungall
Valuing volunteers on World Food Day One of the jobs I had prior to being elected as an MLA was managing the Nelson Food Cupboard, a food bank in my local community. Ten years ago, we provided hundreds of low-income people with free, nutritious food to prevent hunger in our community. People and businesses of every kind were involved in the endeavor: grocery stores, small business, artists, doctors, chefs, governments, unions, and individual donors. Yet, all of those contributions would never have made it into the hands of hungry families if it wasn’t for the volunteers. Leading up to World Food Day, which took place on October 16, I returned to the Nelson Food Cupboard as a volunteer for the day.
I worked next to Kate who was preparing local backyard apples for fresh squeezed apple juice. Kate has volunteered with the Food Cupboard for three years, and she loves it. She told me she likes that it gets her out of the house and makes her feel like part of the community. Kate has a disability and receives $906 a month from income assistance. She physically can’t work more than two or three hours a day. This volunteer shift at the Nelson Food Cupboard is what Kate can do for her community. To help with the added costs of transportation, clothes and food associated with her volunteer work, she receives $100 a month from the Community Volunteer Supplement — a program the Liberals froze in 2011 after
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promising to replace it with a new one. More than two years later, the Liberals have not delivered on the new program, leaving countless other volunteers with disabilities unable to access this essential program. In the two years of waiting for the new program, another volunteer, Andy, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Andy’s illness prevented him from continuing his volunteer job in the kitchen at a local hot lunch program, so he found another volunteer position that better matched his abilities. To his surprise, he lost the community volunteer supplement’s $100 to cover transportation because the government considered the change a new application, Liz Simmons Circulation
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and without a new program, they weren’t taking any new applications. However, Andy, like the rest of us, can’t live on $906 a month. He has medications, transportation to doctor’s appointments, rent, and bills to pay. Despite medical advice otherwise, Andy has just started working four to eight hours a week at a janitorial job. He’s happy to have the work, but he also worries about how long he can continue and the toll it could take on his health. Kate and Andy are living with their disabilities and at $906 a month, living in poverty. Despite the challenges they face, they are still doing what they can to keep others from going hungry. Countless other British Columbians share Kate and Andy’s
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story. Many of BC’s volunteers are people with disabilities receiving income assistance. Many of BC’s volunteers are people living in poverty, who are struggling to get enough food themselves. This is not an acceptable way to say thank you to the people who work in our communities feeding our most needy. On this World Food Day, let’s consider the ways we can work together to stop hunger in our communities. It’s time BC joined Canada’s eight other provinces with a poverty reduction plan. It’s time we made the world a better place, starting right here in our own backyard.
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Hunter: ‘Isn’t just a health issue; it’s an economic issue’
ER cuts opposed in Kaslo Kaslo and Area Chamber of Commerce is speaking out against looming cuts to their community’s ER because of what it will do to people and the economy. “This isn’t just a health issue; it’s an economic issue,” said Daphne Hunter, Chamber president. “Our local business stakeholders rely heavily on an already short summer tourism economy. “The last three years have seen a substantial decrease in visitor numbers due to economics, bad weather and natural disasters. If our tourism numbers dwindle any further because visitors are worried about inadequate emergency services, local business will be forced to move to more lucrative areas.” Interior Health proposes the ER at the Victorian Community Health Centre be reduced to the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday with after-hour and weekend coverage provided by Nelson and Trail hospitals. The Village council took a similar stand against the planned cuts to the ER last week passing a formal non-confidence resolution. Hunter added that cuts are in complete contradiction to IH’s promise last fall to find a way to continue ER services.
IH commissioned the Ross Report in which Dr. John Ross, a Nova Scotia physician and expert on rural health, explored the current state of health care in Kaslo. Among other things, Ross suggested ER services be maintained using remote physi-
“The impending loss of our 24hour emergency services risks serious long term ramifications for our community.” Daphne Hunter cian support and technology. Hunter echoed community concern saying this report has been ignored. “It’s very frightening,” said Hunter. “The impending loss of our 24-hour emergency services risks serious long term ramifications for our community.” Hunter explained that for resi-
dents living in nearby outlying areas, the closure means a minimum drive of two hours to Nelson, in extreme cases they could be sent on to Trail another hour away. “For a resident of Johnsons Landing, this could mean a three-hour drive in good weather to access emergency services” Hunter said. “The loss of these vital services poses severe implications for the community.” “We’re worried this shutdown of core services is going to cause an exodus out of our community,” she said. Hunter said the situation needs to be fixed without delay. “The decision to shut down our emergency services has been made with little consideration — and that shows,” she said. “We’re calling on the IHA to reverse course and work with the committee and the community towards solutions that ensure critical services can be re-instated before our community suffers irreparable harm.” Hunter noted that Kaslo and Area Chamber has spearheaded a fax and letter writing campaign to the Minister of Health and IH. She said as a result the Chamber will be sending 187 letters this week to urge IH to reverse course and maintain the 24/7 services in Kaslo.
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Community Events Jubilee Manor Auxiliary Fall Tea on Thursday, October 24 at Jubilee Manor (500 West Beasley Street). There will be a bake table and tea will be served from 2 to 3 p.m. Come join us and bring a friend. Joint SOS and HTF Meeting on October 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the Seniors Coordinating Society meeting room.
Oct 24th - Top Spin Thursdays Table Tennis then Wallis of Bearded House Mafia
Oct 25th - Lady Waks with Brickhaus Oct 26th - Vinyl Richie Halloween w/ Cass Rhapsody Oct 28th - Paper Kites w/ Rueben and the Dark Oct 30th - Stylust Beats Oct 31st - Top Spin Thursday ~ Horror Frost Halloween Art Show
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Nov 8th - Matt Mays Early Show Shred Kelly Late Show Nov 9th - Desert Dwellers & Kaminanda Nov 10th - Hollerado w/ The Zolas Nov 15th - Dubconscious Dancehall/Reggae Night with Mama Sa
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Columbia Community Dollars Foundation is throwing an Irish wake-style party to celebrate the end of Nelson’s second local currency initiative at the Seed Studio (607 Front St, 2nd floor) at 7 p.m. on October 25. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. See the wonders of the night sky through astronomy telescopes on Fridays, October 25 and November 1 at Taghum Hall. The last day this year to use the solar telescopes is Sunday, October 27, weather permitting. For more info contact Wayne at 250-354-1586. Fall Tea and Bazaar on Saturday, October 26 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Catholic Centre (St. Joseph school gym). There will be a bake table, surprise boxes, raffle tickets and a variety of other items for sale. Admission is $5. You are welcome to A Fall Affair, a local harvest dinner and social on October 26. Meet BC’s new Green party leader, Adam Olsen, with Sjeng Derkx, Green MLA candidate, David Reid on Jumbo, and Lucas Myers as Randy from Creston. Tickets are $25, available in advance only. For tickets call 250-551-4609. Nelson and District Canadian Federation of University Women is holding a regular general meeting at the banquet room of the New Grand Hotel on Saturday, October 26, at 9:30 a.m. Guest speaker from Grans to Grans with lunch to follow. If you are interested in advocacy and education for women and children, you would be a welcomed member. For more info at: https://sites. google.com/site/nelsoncfuw/
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Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@nelsonstar.com Foragers’ Feast potluck on Saturday, October 26 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the old Self Design High school space (402 Victoria Street, second floor). Bring a potluck item containing at least one wild food. A small admission fee ($2 to $5) will go towards covering costs to host the event. Please RSVP at livingmedicineproject.ca/ foragers-feast. Touchstones Nelson hosts its fourth annual Fall Family Fair on Sunday, October 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. Put on your Halloween costume and head out for an afternoon of live music, crafts, storytelling and more. Admission by donation. Half of the proceeds will go to Kalein Hospice Centre. Kootenay Co-op Radio annual general meeting is Wednesday, October 30 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Bigby Place. Wild and Wacky Wednesdays at the Nelson Public Library presents Zombie FEST, a special Halloween event, for youth ages 12 and up, on Wednesday, October 30, at 3:30 to 5 p.m. Make up, Zombie walks, games, crafts and food. Contact Joanne at 250-505-5683 or jharris@ nelson.ca if you’d like to attend. The Nelson Nordic Ski Club hosts its preseason membership drive from Thursday, October 31 to Sunday November 2 at Chakho Mika Mall. On Saturday, November 2 they host their AGM and ski swap at the Rod and Gun Club. AGM goes at 9 a.m. with doors opening on ski swap at 10 a.m. For more upcoming events see the website nelsonnordicski.ca. Weekly meetings Nelson Knitting Co-op meets every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex. The meeting is open to anyone interested in sharing their projects, learning new techniques and socializing with other fibre enthusiasts. The knitting co-op is hosting an open house on October 24 during regular meeting hours. Come learn about knitting, crocheting, spinning and related things.
The St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Food Pantry is open every Friday 9 to 11 a.m. at 701 Ward Street (Silica Street side entrance) to all those in need. Barrier free, everyone welcome. The Kutenai Art Therapy Institute hosts an Open Art Studio every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Community members of all ages are invited to come and make art. We have a wide variety of materials available to entice your imagination. There is no art experience required. Please drop in — no registration, no appointment necessary. Bring your friends and family. KATI is located at 191 Baker Street in Nelson (entrance on Falls Street). We are on the second floor with Medi-chair access. For more information, please contact 250-352-2264 or kutenaiarttherapy@shaw.ca. Nelson Indoor RC Flying Club meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the gym at the Central School on Ward Street, small drop-in fee for gym rental. Bring your own helicopter/ plane/quadricopter or “borrow” for trial flight. All ages welcome. Contact jdnelsonrc@gmail.com for more info. Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors’ one-stop centre for free information and on community and services. It also offers affordable help with household tasks. The office is open Monday to Thursday from 10 to 2 p.m. at 719 Vernon Street. Available on Tuesdays from 10 to noon are seniors’ counselling and free income tax service. On Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. learn about elder abuse prevention. Call 250-352-6008 for more information on all seniors’ programs Workshops The Columbia Basin Craft Symposium will be held October 25 to 27 in Nelson. This is a professional development event for artists with a variety of workshops, discussions and presentations by some of the most influential artists in the field of craft today. For more information visit columbiabasincraftsymposium.com.
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In conjunction with the Underwritten exhibit at Touchstones Nelson, Lynn Dragone will also offer a “Moving with the Big Brush: Calligraphy and Movement” workshop, on Saturday, October 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Shambhala Meditation Center (444 Baker Street) The fee is $50 or $35 for members. Register through deerdragon55@gmail.com. Oxygen Art Centre weekend workshop with Natasha Smith: Low Tech-Printmaking Intensive on October 26 and 27 explores various techniques including mono printing and lino cuts. To register phone 250352-2821. More info at oxygenartcentre.org. Fundraisers The great pumpkin giveaway is Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Nelson Safeway. Everyone who makes a donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation can pick a pumpkin to take home with them and enter to win a $5,000 cash prize compliments of Investors Group. The Friends of the Nelson Library will be holding their annual book sale in the evenings of Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26. Announcement The Craft connection/Gallery 378 is looking for new and exciting work to sell over the Christmas season and beyond. Pick up a jury form on our website, craftconnection.org, or from the store. We are looking especially for blown glass vases and cups/goblets, slippers, clothing and lower priced jewellery. Be a part of the busiest craft store in town! Ascension Lutheran Church is collecting sweaters for Syrian refugees living in relief camps. Sweaters of all sizes are needed. New or gently loved sweaters can be dropped off at Wait’s News until October 31. To include your event in the online calendar visit nelsonstar. com. Or email reporter@nelsonstar.com to add your event to the community calendar.
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Theatre
Booksmyth Underground Songwriters Circle presents Tower of Song: a Creative Tribute to the music of Leonard Cohen, with Oliver Swain and Glenna Garramone, on Saturday, October 26. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12 to $20, sliding scale.
Jeff and Lisel Forst co-star in the world premiere of Cop Shop/Grow Op, an original play written by Jeff, on Saturday, October 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 at the Capitol Theatre box office and online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca.
Bassment sessions, a monthly DJ night in the basement of the Kootenay Co-op Radio station, continues on Saturday, October 26 with DJs Mooves, Papa Roots and Propaganda Prophet. Doors open at 9 p.m. Admission by donations.
TNT Playhouse presents George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man directed by Geoff Burns at the Capitol Theatre from October 31 to November 3 at 8 p.m. nightly. The local cast includes Phil Sarsons, Carley Brandel, Lucas Myers and more. Tickets are $21 for adults and $16 for students, available at the Capitol Theatre box office. The Capitol Theatre Season Series presents ArtsClub Theatre’s Boeing-Boeing: A MileHigh Comedy on Saturday, November 9 at 8 p.m. Written in 1960, by French playwright Marc Camoletti, Boeing-Boeing is about a man secretly juggling relationships with three airline stewardesses who suddenly all show up in town simultaneously. Tickets are $35 for adults, or $28 for student.
Film
Sweetgrass Productions presents the Nelson premiere of the ski film Valhalla on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. Advance tickets are $12 for adults or $10 for students, available at the Capitol Theatre box office or online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca. Tickets will be $15 at the door. An after party will be held at Mike’s Place. On Wednesday, October 23 at the Nelson Civic Theatre there will be an encore screening of Gravity, about a medical engineer and an astronaut who work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. The Thursday night movie (October 24) is In a World, about an underachieving voice coach who finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over profession against her arrogant father and his protégé. The weekend movie (October 25, 26, 27 and 29) is Captain Phillips, a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the US container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. All movies start at 7:30 p.m. More info and trailers at civictheatre.ca. The Nelson premiere of Teton Gravity Research’s 2013 ski film, Way Of Life, is Wednesday, November 6 at Spiritbar. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, available online at http:// tickets.tetongravity.com. Celebrate Halloween at the Nelson Civic Theatre with a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Thursday, October 31 at 9:30 p.m. This is a costumed event celebrating one of the most popular cult films of all time! Put on your best stockings, bring your props, but please leave your rice and water at home.
Indie-folk rockers The Paper Kites are embarking on a huge tour this fall and will make their Nelson debut at Spiritbar on Monday, October 28. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10, at the Hume Hotel or on ticketweb.ca search “Hume Hotel.” Stylust Beats brings his “zombie tour” to Spiritbar on Wednesday, October 30. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel. Oliver Swain and Glenna Garramone play a Leonard Cohen tribute show at the Booksmyth this Saturday.
Visual Arts
Sarah Alford will be presenting an artist’s talk free of charge on October 25 at noon at the Kootenay Studio Arts building (606 Victoria Street) as part of the Columbia Basin Craft Symposium. Currently showing at Touchstones Nelson in the main gallery is Underwritten, a textilebased exhibit by Nelson artist and writer Susan Andrews Grace. The Gallery B exhibit is Nelson At War, offering a glimpse into Nelson’s involvement in World Wars I and II, as well as the Boer War. Touchstones, located at 502 Vernon Street, is open Wednesday to Sunday. Local graphic artist Buck Addams has a Halloween art show at Spiritbar on Thursday, October 31.
Talks
Vancouver author Miriam Clavir will be reading from her novel Insinuendo: Murder in the Museum at Touchstones Nelson on Monday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. This free event is part of Oxygen Art Centre’s presentation series. The Nelson Star presents Reach Your Peak a motivational evening featuring a talk by Isabel Suppé, author of the book Starry Night about her experience falling 1,000 feet while rock climbing in Bolivia and surviving, despite her injuries, for two days before being rescued. The event is Thursday, November 7 at the Prestige from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $30 and include appetizers and a drink ticket. Buy tickets at the Nelson Star, Cotton Creek Clothing or the Whitewater office.
Music
The Gryphon Trio will perform Thursday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets are $24 for adults or $14 for students. Students from schools participating in the NOCS Outreach Program are provided free tickets. Presented by the Nelson Overture Concerts Society this will be the first concert of four for the 2013-14 series. Get your tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or call 250-352-6363. Russian DJ Lady Waks will be spinning at Spiritbar on Friday, October 25 with Stylis Maximus. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $5. The Capitol Theatre Season Series presents The Sojourners on Friday, October 25 at 8 p.m. Blessed with a soul that can’t be faked, The Sojourners make authentic gospel music that takes a punch and remains standing. Tickets are $25 for adult or $20 for full-time students. Buy online at capitolthetare.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. Saturday, October 26 is the season opener at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions from noon to 3 p.m. featuring three touring singer-songwriters from the coast: Glenna Garramone, Familiar Wild, and T. Nile. Kootenay Co-op Radio hosts a live-to-air heavy Halloween concert in its basement featuring Rebuild/Repair, Minus the Czar and Tar Holes on Friday, October 25. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. Vinyl Richie pre-Halloween show at Spiritbar on Saturday, October 26 with Cass Rhapsody. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket details at the Hume Hotel.
Arthur Funkarelli plays a Halloween costume party at Finley’s Irish Pub on Thursday, October 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Prizes for best dressed. Adham Shaikh and Mooves team up for a special latin groove night at Spiritbar on Saturday, November 2. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. The duo Clinton +1 (saxophonist Clinton Swanson and acoustic bassist Rob Fahie) will give a public performance on Thursday, November 7 at St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral, (701 Ward Street) at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults or $5 for students, with proceeds going to The Food Pantry. Singer-songwriter Matt Mays plays a special solo, acoustic show at Spirtbar on Friday, November 8 with Adam Baldwin opening the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. for this early show. Tickets are $20 at the Hume Hotel and at ticketweb.ca. Toronto folk band The Strumbellas play Spiritbar on Wednesday, November 6. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.
At the pub
Finley’s Irish Pub hosts a rock ‘n’ roll jam night Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to midnight. Come play live music with Estavan and Malik. Finley’s Irish Pub hosts Karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday nights from 9 p.m. to close. Spiritbar hosts Top Spin Thursdays, a free weekly ping pong tournament with prizes each week. Doors open at 8 p.m. for registration and the tournaments begin at 8:30 p.m. sharp. All skill levels welcome. For details see facebook. com/topspinthursdays.
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Hydro lines replaced Nelson’s unsightly and aging downtown hydro lines are being replaced. Crews from Nelson Hydro have recently switched the first full block of overhead hydro distribution in the lane stretching from Highway 3A/Vernon Street to Stanley Street, north of Baker Street, behind the Best Western Hotel. “We’re really pleased with how the latest stage of the downtown voltage conversion project has progressed, and we think the people of Nelson will be too,” said Nelson Hydro operations manager Mike Amos. “There’s a lot more room for pedestrian and vehicle traffic, a lot less clutter along both sides of the lane, and overhead, and terrific lighting at night.” Amos explained over the next two-to-three months, all of the aging wooden hydro poles in the
lanes to the north and south of Baker will be replaced with new poles, new overhead secondary
By The Numbers • Number of aging hydro poles being removed from the lanes to the north and south of Baker Street: 110 • Number of new poles being installed: 52 • Approximate length of cable being removed: 13 km • How many LED lights being installed: 38 • Transformer islands installed and decorated with historical Nelson themes: 11 lines, and an increased voltage capacity of 25kV from four kV. The final stage of the project is being handled by West Kootenay
company Martech Electric. The new hydro distribution lines will be affixed well above the lanes, along with TV and phone lines. Underground electrical primary lines and 11 new transformer islands — adorned with historical imagery from Nelson’s past — were installed in 2011. Along with providing a dependable, state-of-the-art new distribution system for electricity, and reducing congestion, the conversion project also includes new LED lane lighting, making Baker Street’s lanes and back alley business frontages even more pedestrian friendly. After all of Nelson Hydro’s work is completed — by the end of this year — the last stage of the downtown conversion project will see Telus and Shaw move their overhead lines to the new poles, after which the remaining old poles will be removed.
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The leader of the Green Party of BC will be in Nelson on the weekend. Adam Olsen, the party’s recently elected interim leader said citizens of the Nelson-Creston area are often out front on progressive social, economic, and environmental issues, which makes them a great fit for the Green Party. “So we’re reaching out with three different events that I will be on hand to host, and we encourage everyone to come by and get to know us better,” he said. On October 26, from 2 to 3 p.m., Olsen will be at the Cottonwood Market along with members of the Provincial Council of the Green Party of BC,
and local Greens as they visit the last farmer’s market of the season. Later that day, from 4 to 5 p.m., he will attend the annual general meeting of the Nelson-Creston Green Party Constituency Association. This year’s AGM will be held at the Rod and Gun Club, 801 Railway Avenue, Nelson. Everyone is welcome to come and get engaged with local Greens. Finally, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Olsen will attend a local harvest dinner and social sponsored by Nelson-Creston Greens including drinks, dinner, dessert, music, and a silent auction. This event will also be held at the Rod and Gun Club.
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A local business is encouraging its customers to buy an environmentally conscious product by adding a little extra incentive — a socially conscious donation. Cowan Office Supply is offering up part proceeds from the sale of re-done printer cartridges to Kalein Hospice. For every sale of a remanufactured toner cartridge, $5 is donated. For every inkjet cartridge, $2 is donated. “We think this is such a great program for everyone,” says Paul Cowan. “It’s good for the environment, good for the customer’s pocketbook and as a socially conscious company, we wanted to support Kalein too.” Cowans sends old printer cartridges to be sorted, cleaned and have new parts and toner added before they are packaged up for resale at a lower cost. They’re 20 per cent cheaper than new and come with a 100 per cent guarantee. Kalein board chair Brooke Leatherman says the offer from Cowans is a “wonderful example of community building.” “Cowans has a history of being proactive in the community and
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The final Cottonwood Community Market of the 2013 season takes place Saturday, October 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the public’s last chance this year to experience all the diverse offerings the market has on hand. Live music will be provided by local favourites Steve Garth and friends from 10 a.m. to noon and then Rob Funk and Brian Rosen take the stage from noon to 2 p.m. to close out the market for another year. It has been a stellar year at Cottonwood Market with lots of good weather and large crowds. Six months has already gone by since Cottonwood Market opened up for the 2013 market season in May. One of the most successful elements of this year’s season has been the BCAFM Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon program. This program is a
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British Columbians. Locally, for the second year running, EcoSociety teamed up with The Family Place (Kootenay Kids Society) to administer and coordinate this enterprise which helped many families and seniors to obtain access to wholesome and locally grown produce and meat. All in all this program was a big success for both the program participants and the local farmers in both the Cottonwood and Downtown markets. To help ease traffic congestion at the market the EcoSociety encourages customers to leave their cars at home and walk to the market. Those who must drive can find early bird parking next to the market site or at the Rod and Gun Club parking lot but by midday it is advised to park at the foot of Baker Street and walk the two blocks to the market.
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The gauntlet is down for this year’s Kootenay Literary Competition (KLC). Since its beginning as a small competition for Nelson writers, it has expanded to cover the entire Kootenay region, and offers winners substantial cash prizes. For adults, there are three writing categories: fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry, with cash prizes for the first and second place entries in each category. For youth, there are two age divisions (12 to 14, and 15 to 18-years-old) with cash prizes for the first, second and third place winners. Submissions will be judged by a panel of writing professionals, who will provide feedback and suggestions on the winning work. All the winning entries will be published in the KLC Anthology for 2013. This year’s theme for older youth (15 to 18-years-old) and adults is Refuge. Writers have the freedom to interpret the theme in any way they like, and approach it through any of the genre categories. Younger writers (ages 12 to 14) have a different challenge, and must incorporate a small selection of keywords into their work to qualify. Detailed rules are available on the KLC website (www.kootenaylitcomp.com). The deadline for submission for this year’s competition is Friday, January 17, 2014 and the gala celebration to announce the winners will be March 14, 2014.
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Neil Murdoch Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Nelson 12 10 0 1 1 22 Castlegar 15 7 5 0 3 17 Beaver Valley 12 8 4 0 0 16 Grand Forks 13 6 6 1 0 13 Spokane 14 3 9 0 2 8
LATEST DIVISIONAL SCORES Friday, October 18 Beaver Valley 4 Nelson 6 Castlegar Rebels 5 North Okanagan Knights 2 Saturday, October 19 Nelson 6 Beaver Valley 5 Kelowna Chiefs 8 Castlegar Rebels 2 Princeton Posse 3 Spokane Braves 2 (OT)
The stare down before the collision — Leafs Jamie Vlanich stands his ground against Beaver Valley’s Fraser Stang in Friday’s match up at the NDCC. Nelson made a spectacular third period comeback to take the game 6-4. Kirsten Hildebrand photo
UPCOMING DIVISIONAL GAMES Friday, October 25 Nelson at North Okanagan, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 26 Nelson at Kelowna, 7 p.m Sunday, October 27 Nelson at Summerland, 2 p.m
Leaf Stats
PLAYER Jamie Vlanich Travis Wellman Alec Wilkinson Aaron Dunlap Brandon Sookro Darnel St. Pierre Carson Willans Tyler Garcia Robson Cramer Cole Arcuri J.J. Beitel Linden Horswill Matthew Naka Bryce Nielsen Blair Andrews Nolan Percival Patrick Croome Austin Seaman Austin Lindsay
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TOTAL GOALTENDERS Tyler Moffatt Adam Maida
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A 19* 7 13 4 5 8 6 4 5 6 6 2 3 4 2 2 3 0 0
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12 straight games without a regulation loss
Leafs streak continues
Kirsten Hildebrand Nelson Star Reporter
P 29 26 17 11 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 0 0 123
AVG SV% 2.41 .907 2.84 .889
The Nelson Leafs have now gone 12 games without a regulation loss after two weekend wins padded their successful record. But early in Friday night’s game at the Nelson and District Community Complex, it may not have seemed as if the Leafs would come out on top. The Beaver Valley team was up 4-0 after two periods of play though the home team made a spectacular third period comeback grounding the soaring Nitehawks. Coach Frank Maida attributes the surge in scoring to coming out strong for the final 20 minutes of the game. “We started moving our feet and moving the puck and things started happening for us,” he said. It was Sam Barker who scored first for the Nitehawks as the opening period was coming to an end. The division rival would continue to dominate throughout
the second. “We were outplayed for two periods and it was just one of those nights,” said Maida. But the third period was all Leafs. With less than 10 minutes left in the game, Aaron Dunlap opened up a scoring streak for the home team. On a play started by Tyler Garcia and Brandon Sookro it was 4-1. Penalties would be the Nitehawk’s downfall with the Leafs capitalizing on four power play opportunities in the final six minutes of the game. Travis Wellman scored from Matthew Naka and Alec Wilkinson and then Vlanich scored, Cole Arcuri with the helper. With under three minutes left in play, Wilkinson tied it up and the crowd went wild. Vlanich and Wellman assisted on the play. Back on the power play, Wellman put it through the pipes, Robson Cramer and Wilkinson assisting to make it 5-4.
With the locals on a roll, Wilkinson and Arcuri helped Linden Horswill get the final goal for a 6-4 final. Saturday, the Nelson team travelled to Grand Forks where Vlanich had a banner night. The Trail native was in on every Leafs goal scored. “He is one of our leaders and he’s been showing that game in and game out,” said Maida. Nelson opened a 3-0 lead before the halfway mark of the first on goals from Wellman, Sookro, and a power play marker by Wilkinson. The Border Bruins responded with a power play goal of their own by Kyle Dolly and then Tucker Brown scored with four minutes left to narrow the score to 3-2. In the second period, Nelson extended its lead on another Wellman goal but Michael Rand replied for Grand Forks to keep it close.
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In the third, Vlanich scored a power play goal for the Leafs, making it 5-3. The Border Bruins got one of their own with the man advantage with less than two minutes to go and then pulled their goaltender during a late power play so they could have two extra attackers. The gamble didn’t work however, as Vlanich scored his second of the period into the empty net. Dolly did manage to get his second of the game with eight seconds left to make the final score 6-5 for the Leafs. With the win, Nelson improves to 10-0-1-1 and is five points ahead of the second-place Castlegar Rebels in the Neil Murdoch Division, with three games in hand. Nelson’s next action is Friday in Armstrong against the North Okanagan Knights, in the opener of a three-game road trip that has the Leafs face the Kelowna Chiefs and Summerland Steam.
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Saints forward Connor McLaughlin named player of the week
Four goals in two games Selkirk College Saints forward Connor McLaughlin has been recognized as the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League’s player of the week for the week ending October 20. McLaughlin extended his regular season points streak to four games this weekend when he scored two goals in each of Selkirk’s home victories over Thompson Rivers University. On Friday night, the 22-year-old scored a pair of second period goals — including the game winner — on incredible end-to-end rushes. In the rematch on Saturday, McLaughlin added two more goals to his league-leading total, which now stands at eight. Both came from passes from linemate Beau Taylor.
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lthough it is still a month away, you will want to mark your calendars for this year’s Sports Day Canada event. The second annual national celebration of sport, from grassroots to high-performance levels, is in communities across the country on November 30. The newly RBC sponsored event at the NDCC will be brought to you by ParticipACTION, CBC and True Sport. Like last year, it will be kicked off, on Friday, November 29 with National Jersey Day to show your love and support for sport. Wear a jersey, team or club uniform to school, work or play and donate a $1 to the local KidSport chapter while you’re doing it. Challenge your council members, office workers, teachers and classrooms across our region to better each other in this great big sea of
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Canadians wearing our hearts on our sleeves. The Saturday, November 30 event at the NDCC, runs from 2 to 5 p.m. and will have free skating, curling, shinny and many other off-ice sports to try it out around the facility. You won’t want to miss the fun! The Whitewater Ski Team’s 22nd annual Ski Swap takes place Sunday, November 3 at Hume School from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Buy and sell your skis, boots, boards and clothing. If the idea of rocker, side cuts and twin tips makes you dizzy, don’t worry. Knowledgeable floor staff will be on hand to help buyers find the right gear and the best deal. Sellers can bring gear between 9 and 11 a.m. The team takes 20 per cent on all sold items, $3 per unsold item to a maximum of $10. Pick up and payout is between 4:30 and 6 p.m. The War Amps
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For more information about the ski swap or to inquire about ski racing programs for skiers of all ages contact presidentwh2oskiteam@gmail.com Kootenay Christian Martial Arts hosted a fabulous demonstration of their sport and art last year at the Sports Day event and is planning to attend again this year. Perhaps it’s time you tried it out! The club is holding its annual Black Belt graduation November 14 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joe’s school gym where the public is welcome to come and experience Tae Kwon Do and the celebration of 15 students becoming new black belts and seven others promoted to 2nd Dan. Demonstrations include board and concrete breaking — world class grandmasters in attendance. For information go to www. nelsonmartialarts.ca.
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Rosalie Gower devoted her life to improving the lives of others less fortunate. Raised in Field, BC, Rosalie moved on to graduate from Queen Margaret’s School in Duncan, eventually becoming a Registered Nurse. In 1955, she married architect Terry Gower and together they spent 3 years in San Francisco before returning to BC and settling in Vernon. Rosalie spent the 1960s balancing her nursing career with raising her family and working on- and off-stage with the Powerhouse theatre. In the early 1970s she started a career in government, first as a municipal councilor and then as part-time commissioner for the CRTC, still based in Vernon. In 1980 she moved to Ottawa, having been appointed a full-time CRTC commissioner, where she participated in important decisions on Canadian content on radio and television and authored a critical paper on sex role stereotyping in the media. Retiring from the government in 1992, she built an organic farm on the hills above Vernon and experimented with market gardening before turning her attention to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she became well known for her charity work. She played an important role in the planning and fundraising for Alma—a home for local low-income seniors—and she worked tirelessly for the SPA, devoted to the protection of street animals. In 2011, Rosalie moved to Nelson and immediately immersed herself in local organizations such as the SPCA, Hospital Auxiliary and the United Church despite an ongoing battle with breast cancer. Rosalie was a talented singer and actor, a tireless proponent of women’s rights, and an avid gardener. An articulate, passionate and creative force, her love and enthusiasm was felt by all who knew her. Rosalie Gower is survived by her four children, Andrea and Tony of Nelson, BC, John of Courtenay, BC, and Terence of New York, NY as well as her four grandchildren. There will be a memorial for Rosalie on November 5th at 1:30pm at the Nelson United Church.
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Maureen was born on October 26, 1934 in Regina, Saskatchewan to parents Mary and John Litherland. She lived there most of her childhood and as a teenager she moved with her family to Okanagan Falls and attended and graduated from South Okanagan High School. She also attended Okanagan Business College. In 1953 the family moved to Salmo where she met and later married Paul Koochin and had three children.
Kathleen ‘Kay’ was born in Trail on June 11, 1921 and passed away in Trail on October 16, 2013. Kay is predeceased by Doug, her husband of 43 years, her granddaughter Zoe, grandson James, daughter in law Marilynne, twin brother Rollie and sister Dorothy. She is survived by her sister June; children David (Trollee), Dee, Barb (Roger), Rollie (Laurie), Marny and Penny (J.D.) as well as 13 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Kay was an outgoing woman who always involved herself in the communities she lived in, including her associations with the Girl Guides, the Canadian Legion, Robusters and the Daughters of the Nile to name a few. She was known for her generous hospitality, her devotion to family and friends and for her great sense of humour. The sign above her door in Christina Lake reads ‘Everybody is entitled to MY opinion’! A celebration of Kay’s life will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 1:00pm at the Salmo Legion at 303 4th Street. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence or a ‘Kay story’ by visiting the families’ register at www.myalternatives.ca As an expression of sympathy your donations to either the Kootenay Robusters c/o Barb Cornelius PO Box 1412, Grand Forks, BC, V0H 1H0 or to The Christina Lake Stewardship Society (Water Quality) PO Box 373, Christina Lake, BC, V0H 1E0 would be greatly appreciated.
SCOTT, Gerald Douglas March 4, 1936 – Nelson, BC October 12, 2013 – Calgary, AB
Maureen worked at various jobs in Salmo, including the Drug Store, F. R. Rotter Lumber Co., Louisiana Pacific and Canada Post. She was a Life Member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #217 and served as the President and Treasurer for a number of terms. Maureen was a collector and over the years has saved a large collection of memorabilia that includes newspaper clippings from every significant event and accomplishment of members of her family and the community. She loved to work with numbers and often amazed her grandchildren by the math problems she could do in her head. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, soduko and reading. In February of 2010 Maureen suffered a stroke and was unable to live at home, she took up residence in Jubilee Manor in Nelson and quite enjoyed being fussed over and looked after. She managed to keep everyone entertained with her quick wit and matter of fact personality. Maureen is survived by her children Brian (Gail) Koochin, Sheri (Wally) Huser and Rodney (Brandy) Koochin, her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, her sister Norma Waterstreet, her sister-in-law Dawn (Walter) Kuit and many nieces and nephews. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Maureen’s memory may be made to the Salmo Valley Newsletter. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca
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Gerald Scott of Calgary passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the age of 77 years. Gerald, also known as Goop, lived a full and colorful life. He was born in Nelson, BC and also lived in Kamloops, BC, Rossland, BC and finally settled in Calgary. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces from December 6, 1955 and was given an honorable discharge as a gunner on May 24, 1956. He was also member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Goop’s greatest passions were fishing and his Metis ancestry and he had recently taken part in traditional native dancing at the Calgary Stampede. Gerald did have some challenges in his life: he suffered from alcoholism from the tender age of 12, but he was able to face and overcome it and had been sober for the last 33 years, he also had a weakness for chocolate, which wasn’t good for him as he was a diabetic. His most recent amazing achievements were graduating from college as a level 3 chef at the age of 60 and becoming an actor at the age of 66. Gerald is survived by his children; Tammy Hewitt of Calgary, Dusty Hewitt of Calgary, Marina Peckingpagh of Delta, BC and Dawn Bird of Regina, SK. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com
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Norman (Bud) Garrett August 20th, 1935 ~ September 27th, 2013 A memorial service was held October 12th in the Kaslo Legion Hall for Norman (Bud) Garrett. He was born in Kaslo August 20th, 1935 and passed in the Trail Hospital September 27th, 2013. His working years were spent in Retallack, Toby Creek (Invermere), Trail and Kaslo. During his life he had many health challenges including diabetes. In his younger years he was a Kinsmen and volunteer fireman. In later years he became a member of the legion, senior citizens, united church, seniors exercise group and the fire department once again and headed the volunteer group, whom maintained the two cemeteries. He enjoyed playing jokes on others.He was very proud of his children and grand children. Bud was predeceased by his parents Clarence and Gertie, brothers Doug and Bill, sister Irene, eldest son Gordon and inlaws Bob and Anne Gilker. He is survived by Roberta his wife for 57 years, his sister Dorothy Phillips, his children Debra (Bob) Reimer, Mark (Bev) Garrett, Diane (Jim) Coghlan and Pam (Glen) Walker, as well as ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He had many nieces, nephews and cousins. He will be missed and remembered by his family and friends. Those wishing to make a donation in his memory, may do so to the ladies auxiliary of the Kaslo Hospital, Box 607, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0 or the Diabetic Association at 1400-522 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2R5 which would be appreciated. Thank you to everyone whom, sent food, flowers, cards, telephone calls, visits and donations after Bud’s passing. Thanks also to Lawrence Campbell for leading the memorial, grandsons Calvin Walker for making the urn and Peter Reimer for the slide show. I would also live to thank Dave Walker for the programs at the service, and legion ladies for the lovely luncheon. A big thank you to my family for being so supportive, and to anyone I have missed.
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FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Jane and Mark Andreychuk of Calgary Alberta, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a SpeciÀc Permission (Private Moorage) for the purpose of installing a dock on Kootenay Lake near Nelson, BC adjacent to Lot A DL43311 KD Plan NEP70149 and containing 0.01 hectares more or less.
FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by James Mitchell of 2632 Shoreacres Road, Castlegar, BC V1L 4P8, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a SpeciÀc Permission for the purpose of priYate moorage situated on ProYincial CroZn land adMacent to Lot 2 'L3 3 K' Plan N(P 862 Kootenay RiYer and containing 0.01 hectares more or less.
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Is this car destined for your Driveway? The all-new BMWi3 electric car may not find a spot at your home in the near future but this week it will take pride of place on the front of your all-new Driveway auto feature. Driveway editor Keith Morgan is currently in Amsterdam attending the international launch of this Keith Morgan exciting new family car. He will reveal what it is like to drive and introduce you to the best in auto coverage from the Driveway team of writers. This talented crew includes nationally respected Driving Television host and syndicated radio broadcaster Zack Spencer and a woman auto journalist much loved in these parts, Alexandra Straub. They will be joined shortly by truck fanatic Ian Harwood.
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of the Nelson and District Community Complex were squelched by unexpected added costs. The Rosemont location, despite being further from downtown, came with lower construction costs and an opportunity to expand the overall size of the park, making it the largest skatepark in the West Kootenay. The total cost to build the park was around $600,000 and, thanks to a variety of grants and fundraising efforts, is all paid for. All that’s left is that official opening ceremony — which Hansen said still won’t happen until the spring. “We’re planning something great,” he said. “In the meantime, I’d encourage everyone to get up to Rosemont to have a look. It’s open for skateboarders to get some riding in before the snowfall.”
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Now investors in Nelson have one more reason to feel confident about their financial future. Debie Pedersen is here to deliver the expert advice they need.
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In this special supplement we are celebrating the success of the many businesses that are growing in the Kootenays. By supporting these many businesses in our region, we are not only supporting local, but our community as a whole. A community is supported by its shoppers and the owners, so from shops that sell wine to helping with your finances, we are honoring each one by letting you know who they are and what they do.
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Small business is Big business in your community.
Small business makes up 98% of all BC businesses, employing over a million people.
Community Futures - Celebrating + supporting small business Who are we?
• A non-profit organization guided by a board of directors from the Central Kootenay region. Community members who care about you, and your communities. Our staff members have diverse business backgrounds and we all have a passion for ‘everything small business.’
What do we do?
• Help anyone in the Central Kootenay region who is thinking of starting a business, already owns a business, is considering buying or expanding a business or is transitioning their business.
How do we do it?
• In a variety of different ways! We offer FREE general business counselling every Thursday at our office; offer business loans up to $500,000; deliver the Self Employment Program; deliver business management workshops as well as customized business training where and when you need it; deliver the Basin Business Advisors program; facilitate economic development projects – partnering with communities in our region to help them meet their goals and boost their economies through initiatives such as the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership and Welcoming Communities Partnership.
Since inception our self-employment program has helped over 1500 amazing small businesses start up, and our loans program has assisted 744 businesses with loans totalling $29.5 million. 201 – 514 Vernon Street • P: 352-1933 • futures.bc.ca
Like us COMMUNITY FUTURES CENTRAL KOOTENAY Follow us @COMM_FUTURES
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557 Ward Street, Nelson 250.352.5505 www.wildwoodswellness.com
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ild Woods Yoga & Wellness is Nelson’s newest multiple service healing and practice space, right in the heart of the downtown core! With a blend of old and new, modern and traditional, this wellness space offers you 30+ yoga classes a week with 12+ highly skilled yoga instructors, a variety of relaxing and therapeutic styles of massage from our team of experienced massage practitioners, an infrared sauna to warm and detox your body, as well as a large selection of yoga clothing and equipment from Halfmoon, Manduka, Teeki, Anjali, Arwen’s Apparel, and more!
Brittanya’s vision for Wild Woods was to create a space where new and experienced practitioners alike could feel welcome and at home to practice yoga, while also finding the complementary therapies and equipment they need, all in the same space! At Wild Woods you will find friendly staff and instructors, a non-judgemental yoga space, and down to earth massage offerings. We are here to empower you, uplift you, and help you find that inner peace you’re seeking… with a smile!
2811 Popoff Rd. South Slocan, BC (Located beside KSCU at the Junction)
(250) 359-5926 www.diggardencentre.com Owners of Dig Garden Centre are Mark & Lori Loran, backed by an exceptional team! YES, WE ARE OPEN FOR WINTER! The Kootenays newest garden centre is excited to keep it’s doors open for 5 days a week until Spring when the regular 7 days/ week will resume. What could you possibly need from a garden centre when the plants are under 3 feet of snow? Well, we have been working hard for the past year on expanding our store to nearly double it’s original size! We now carry a high quality line of pet food that includes Now, Go, and Summit, as well as treats, toys, beds, and leashes for dogs and cats. Start a frequent buyer rewards card and know that we love animals and donate 2% of pet sales every month to the Nelson SPCA.
new stock for the biggest garden craze in years.....Fairy Gardening! Of course we have seeds, soils, fertilizers & propagation flats for getting a head start in Spring. Contact DIG today with your special plant requests for Spring. For 2014 we will be offering some amazing annuals and perennials grown in our brand new second greenhouse! Open Tuesday - Saturday: 9:30-5:30 Like us on Facebook
We also have the best gardening giftware in the Kootenays. Unique selection of solar lights, statuary, fountains, wall art, bird feeders, pottery, high quality hats, gloves and boots. Come check out the
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110 Baker Street, Nelson • 250-352-5553
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isiting the dentist isn’t everybody’s idea of fun. While some people are happy to flash their pearly whites, others wince at the thought of drills and dental floss. Dental anxiety is nothing new for the team at Dr Davidoff ’s dental office. In fact, it forms part of the clinic’s mantra to make clients feel comfortable, relaxed, and confident they are receiving the best quality care. Communication is central to the clinic’s business practice, and staff are happy to walk clients through procedures to make them feel at ease in the dental clinic environment. “As dentists, we know we speak a different language, but by
communicating with patients we can ensure they are informed and involved in the treatment process,” business owner and head dentist Dr Kelly Davidoff said. Offering general dental services, including crown and bridge, fillings, whitening and periodontal maintenance, Dr Davidoff ’s office covers all mainstream dental services. The team also prides themselves on using a collaborative approach to treatment so that patients can rest assured they are receiving the best dental care. Dentists, hygienists and dental assistants play a role in the treatment process so that patients receive the best all-round care from a team of experienced professionals. It also underscores Dr Davidoff ’s view that each patient is part of the Gentle Dentistry “family”. “At our office, we work together as a team to ensure our patients have a positive dental experience,” Dr Davidoff said. “We develop treatment plans together with our staff and patients and cater to
all client needs.” Youngsters are certainly no exception. Staff take extra time to explain dental procedures to children to ensure they feel comfortable in the dental chair. They can also watch TV in the newly renovated clinic and take home small incentives so they are excited to make that return visit. With dental anxiety often formed in the early years of life, the team at Dr Davidoff ’s office recognize the importance of making the little ones feel comfortable to reduce any jitters in later life. And just as you would expect from any good dental clinic, staff also invest a lot of energy into prevention and dental hygiene so clients can avoid problems down the road. Dr Davidoff ’s office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and welcomes new client appointments. For further inquires visit www.davidoffdentistry.com.
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630 Front Street (West Arm Plaza) 250.352.5423 www.winekitznelson.com
104 Silica Street 877-399-4415 | 250-352-2001 www.kootenaywoodstoves.com
In 2011 Nelson welcomed John and Ineke Kortram from Holland. John immediately got to work by taking over Wine Kitz in Nelson. To obtain an uncompromised quality product, he decided to stop brewing beer and focused on crafting wines only. John’s passion for wine and his desire to continually create delicious high quality wines have been a great success. One of John’s recent creations is Nelsons own Sherry PX Style. Wine Kitz Nelson is the only U-Brew that offers customers the option to have their wines treated in true Oak Barrels, creating a high-end bouquet similar to commercial wines. The holiday season is fast approaching and a trigger for many to get their festive beverages started. Wine Kitz carries quality juices from countries all over the world, and kits start as low as $50.00. Very popular are the dessert wines. John is great at educating clients on how to serve dessert wines and what to pair them with. “A dessert wine is an excellent way to finish off a fine dining experience”,
John explains. “Clients are extremely excited about this year’s Limited Edition Blueberry Port and Cabernet Franc Red Ice Wine styles. Early October, our new table wine Mystic Red set a first-week sales record, and we are committed to introduce more popular quality styles for our customers. Actually, anyone who is passionate about discovering wines should be signing up for our monthly newsletter to stay informed.”
Kootenay Woodstoves carries a variety of wood, gas, pellet and propane stoves and fireplaces, as well as barbeques and accessories. We offer consultations, technical support and inspections. With our knowledgeable staff and huge product lines we will find you the perfect stove to fit your budget, space and lifestyle, helping you through the process of buying a new stove or fireplace from start to finish. It’s not too late to have a new stove or fireplace installed in your home in time for winter. Your quest for fire just got easier!
• In-store wine making • Professional equipment • More than 100 quality wine kits • Beer kits (only home brew) • Business- and Event Packages • Oak Barrel aging • Wine & Beer Making Supplies • Rental Equipment
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367 Baker Street, Nelson
250.352.6326 villageskihut@gmail.com
Big news at Village Ski Hut!! Andrea Manson has retired after a 33-year partnership with Ian McAdams. Ian is proud to announce that Nelson local Heather Renwick, a longterm employee of Village Ski Hut, is taking on the new ownership role! Her thorough knowledge of the mountains, ski fashion, and industry training in the SROAM program make her an incredible asset to the team at Village. The Ski Hut prides itself on customer service and forward thinking. They are one of only five shops in BC to provide Fischer Vacuum Boot technology. VSH is excited to own the only computer-patterned stonegrinding machine in the West Kootenay region. Village Ski Hut is proud to have a full staff of lifelong Nelsonites who share their passion for skiing and the Kootenay lifestyle.
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Check out what’s happening in the store and on the slopes by following us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/villageskihut
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The Dance Connection was an idea of dance teachers Lynette Lightfoot and Michelle Maclean, to create a space where dance teachers of various dance styles could come together in a professional space to offer instruction. “It is my desire to see dance become part of our lives here in Nelson, as it is with so many other cultures. Dance is a social, healthy exercise that develop a sense of physical well being and poise, and most of all it is fun.” In July a sprung floor was installed, the building renovated and by September classes had started. At this time The Dance Connection has 9 teachers, 31 hours of instruction and will see 200 students from 4 to 70 years of age coming into the studio for classes, and it is only October! At present we are offering classes for all ages and levels in Classical Ballet, Modern, Musical Theatre, Zumba, Jazz, Hip Hop, Stretch and Dance, Feldenkrais, and various urban dance styles. From beginner to professional, you will be able to find the dance style that fits you.
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We’re proud to be part of the Nelson and Area community and help individual investors reach their financial goals. To those we’ve met, thank you for your warm reception and patronage. And to those we haven’t met, we look forward to talking with you soon. Be sure to see us at our new location at 191 Baker Street Nelson V1L 4H1. Although our location has changed, our commitment to providing face-to-face, personalized service is still the same.
Kathryn Gardner has been providing event photography services since 1991. She moved to Nelson in 2001 and began offering portrait and wedding services under the name of KDG Photography in 2009. Specializing in on-location work, Kathryn can create a studio setting at your site or utilize the beautiful natural surroundings that Nelson and area has to offer. Whether your photo shoot is individual, as a couple or a group, Kathryn’s photography aims to reflect your unique personality and the relationships you share. In preparation for the holiday season Kathryn is offering a “Holiday Portrait Special”. This quick and easy 30-minute portrait shoot will get you a package of 25 - 5x7 Christmas cards with envelopes and an 8x10 print, all in time for the holidays. Additional prints are available for separate purchase. When: Saturday November 9, 2013 Time: Pre-Booked appointments offered every hour Where: Soleil Studio, 111 McDonald Drive Nelson, BC V1L 6B9 Price: $149 More details: www.kdglifeimages.com To book your appointment: email Kathryn at kdgimages@gmail.com or call 250-551-3080.
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606 Front Street, Nelson
250-352-1115 www.UnderTheWillowInnerWellness.ca
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nder the Willow Inner Wellness opened on July 15, 2013 of this year by Kirsten Charlebois. The concept was created from Kirsten’s varied past and own healing journey. The purpose for Under the Willow Inner Wellness is to have a one stop wellness, balance and health place to go. All your well-being is looked after here.
Workshops include Numerology, Tarot Reading, Making Smudging Feathers, Crystals, Astrology, Journaling and whatever else we can bring in. Have a friend on your journey that will not judge, but guide and support, see us at Under the Willow Inner Wellness.
For more information please come in or visit our webpage at Kirsten’s goal is for people to not just shop, but feel at peace, feel safe and get www.UnderTheWillowInnerWellness.ca their questions answered at Under the Willow Inner Wellness. We offer the tools you need for your journey from supplies and guidance to treatments, and most importantly the tools to learn. Learn whatever it is that you need to stay healthy, balanced, stress free, anxiety free, and keep you at your best. We offer a variety of products, services, and workshops to meet the every changing needs of our clients. Our products include tarot cards, oracle cards, journals, crystals, gems, stones, candles,cauldrons, books, cd’s and so much more. Our services include Thought Field Therapy, Bars, Palmistry, Life Coaching, Reflexology, Colour Therapy, Crystal Therapy, Hot Stone Massage, Relaxation Massage, Thai Yoga and more.
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The Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences is a private post-secondary institution that trains Acupuncturists and Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has done so for 17 years in Nelson. The Academy is owned by shareholders and managed by Jennifer Gawne and Regula Langenegger.
303 Vernon Street 888-333-8868 | 250-352-5887 www.acos.org
the 2nd graduation class at the Academy. Joanne is a Registered TCM practitioner for over 12 years and is accepting clients on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
The Academy now has celebrated 14 graduations. As a client you are not only receiving excellent attention, The Academy offers an active and vibrant Outpatient you are also creating a special opportunity for student Clinic on campus that is open to the public. There observation and learning. are several practitioners offering a variety of services, Your willingness to share your health journey is including acupuncture treatments, herbal medicine greatly appreciated. and food and diet therapy advice. To book an appointment call the campus Outpatient The Academy is very happy to have former graduate, Clinic at 250-352-9952. We are located at 303 Vernon Joanne Sinclaire practicing in the clinic. She is a Street in Nelson. Visit the website www.acos.org. long time Kootenay and former Kaslo resident. For years she drove back and forth from Kaslo to Nelson to attend the Academy, and was part of
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Kalein Hospice Centre, 402 West Richards St, Nelson SelfDesign High is a BC Ministry Certified distributed learning high school, a not for profit society in BC and registered Canadian charity.
and Peace Camps.
Inspired by the work of Brent Cameron, and recognizing the shared wisdom of educational movements with care and respect for the human being at their centre, SelfDesign High is part of the SelfDesign Learning Community founded in 1983, which now includes over 2400 learners in Kindergarten to Grade 12 that live across the province of British Columbia.
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SelfDesign offers opportunities for youth to connect, learn and grow in freedom, unfolding their wisdom and potential. SelfDesign High (SDH) offers student-centred, inquiry-based courses and programs which include the entire BC grade 10-12 high school graduation program as well as a diversity of dynamic independent studies, Prior Learning Assessment, EOS - an interdisciplinary learning cohort, and a growing body of community initiatives. SelfDesign High also fosters peace and social justice through courses like Peace Studies 10, Exchange Programs, Conferences, Social Entrepreneurship Projects
School enrolment and registration for high school courses is open all year. WildEarth Outdoor Program: an adventure based, experiential and entrepreneurial learning through youth lead expeditions and responsible group travel. WildEarth is an outdoor focused learning program that offers a gateway to a career in the growing tourism industry while developing valuable life skills that can be transferred to other career paths. It is also a stepping stone to higher level adventure tourism programs. Local Workshop Courses: Ethnomorphology 12, Pottery10/11/12, Gender Focused Social Justice and any other course that 6 or more youth would like to do together. We welcome you to connect with us at info@selfdesignhigh.org or 250-354-1310.
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illy bo Billy Boutique started as an online store out of Janet
Skolka’s home 3 years ago. Last year, Jilly bo Billy outgrew that space and found a new home in the alley in Nelson. Jilly bo Billy is an outlet for high-end boutique kids clothes. Specializing in past-season, overstock, and samples, you will find unique, fun, and quality clothes for boys and girls, from babies to size 12 for up to 80% off ! Join Jilly bo Billy’s worldwide following every Monday for their Deal of the Day(s), where a brand is available for pre-order for 3 days at ridiculous prices, then it’s gone. Or stop in the store and check out what in-stock deals you can find. To keep up with the fast-paced world of Jilly bo Billy, like ‘Jilly bo Billy” on Facebook, subscribe to their newsletter, or pop in often, as stock changes weekly. Jilly bo Billy works with brands from all over the world that hold their resale value, so you are able to pass down the cuteness to others to enjoy.
#101-466 Josephine St. Nelson
378 Baker Street, Nelson 250.352.5505 www.wildwoodswellness.com
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250-352-7710 • 1-877-680-7710 www.skinblissclinic.com Rebecca L. Wilcox proudly opened SkinBliss Medi Spa over 3.5 years ago with a vision to bring cutting edge technology and new ideas in beauty and health to Nelson. SkinBliss is proud to offer a wide variety of Spa and Laser Treatments. We believe in offering Organic as well as Pharmaceutical Grade effective skincare products, while utilizing cutting edge technology and providing the utmost of personalized care to achieve healthy skin for all of our clients. We offer innovative and advanced non-surgical, skin procedures and therapeutic spa treatments. The results? Superior results in the fight against time. We can help you look and feel your very best. Our Fully Certified and Licensed team of professionals are committed to excellence here to evaluate your specific skincare needs and provide a comprehensive program to achieve optimal results. Our Mission at SkinBliss Medi Spa is to provide cellular skincare services to improve the look and feel of your skin, using the highest standards of patient care, comfort, privacy and technology. We offer great monthly specials and package deals for many of our Spa and Laser Services. Come and visit our new location and immerse yourself in Nelson’s most luxurious Medi Spa. Experience our brand new Infrared sauna and take advantage of our newly added spa services such as the mud body wraps. You will not be disappointed! Visit skinblissclinic.com for more detailed information or to book your FREE consultation to find out more.
The Craft Connection was formed in 1983 by a group of artisans who wanted to create an outlet to sell their work. Selling in the store, creating displays, advertising and jurying new work, was all part of the co-operative spirit that exists to this day. After seven years at the Chaka-Mika Mall the cooperative moved to 441 Baker St. positioning the store right in the heart of town. Growing membership and the ability to provide a successful show place for other consignment artists, took us through many stages of growth and customer relations. In 2008, with an eye for more space, the 80-year old building located at 378 Baker Street was purchased by a collection of current and former co-op members. The store now features over 150 local artisans. Gallery 378, the downstairs showroom, has become a great space to feature fine art, the exhibition of bigger pieces and exciting new work. The Craft Connection brings to shoppers, and admirers, endless creative pieces made by workers in glass, metal, clay, textiles, wax, leather and wood. Cooperative Members: Bonnel, & Moss Holland, Susan Tarves, Chris Freyta, Tom Coyle, Angelika Werth, Lance Hall & Maureen McEwen, Nicolle Bigg, Kim Chernoff, Lindsey McTavish, Barb Kingsland, Christine Smith
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KOOTENAY MEDICAL AESTHETICS Nelson’s only Medical Spa since 2005 Nelson’s only Medical Spa Kootenay Medical Aesthetics (KMA) was established in 2005 and is owned and operated by Dr. Andre Kirsten and his wife Nicoleen. KMA began as a medical spa for skin care treatments and has now added a full spectrum of anti-aging Functional Medicine. Dr. Kirsten has completed his Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine. Our focus is on functional and metabolic approach to medical conditions by investigating and treating the metabolic cause of the problem as opposed to treating just the symptoms.
Dr. Andre Kirsten MBChB, CCFP ABAARM, FAARFM
Some of the comprehensive diagnostic kits from independent labs that we use in Functional Medicine at KMA are: • micronutrient test to determine which vitamins & minerals you are deficient in • hormone & thyroid evaluation • allergy testing • digestive function evaluation • metabolic assessment • cardiovascular profiling • determination of age related risk factors ie. dementia, alzheimer’s
Dr. Annemarie de Koker
MBChB, DOG(SA), DA(SA)
Along with diagnostic testing, all aspects of a patient’s health history, their nutrition and lifestyle are used to manage disorders and establish patient wellness. Finding a solution to chronic symptoms, pain, and illness can at times be frustrating and confusing. At KMA we offer alternative ways to investigate and determine an individualized treatment plan. Functional medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms.
No referral needed – call today to transform and optimize your health!
KMA continues to offer professional medical aesthetic services including: • Botox & soft tissue filler (Restylane, Juvederm) • Reduction of wrinkles, stretch marks, scars, age spots • Treatment for acne, melasma, rosacea, pre-cancerous lesions • Permanent hair reduction & waxing • Advanced facials, pedicures & manicures Rejuvenate your skin with our SCITON Laser. This advanced technology offers amazing skin treatments for wrinkles, pigmentation and vascular concerns. To protect and correct your skin we carry Physician Grade Skin Care products “Obagi, Lumixyl” plus bio-engineered Medical-Grade Supplements “Metagenics” for your health and vitality. Grow your own long and lush eyelashes with doctor prescribed Latisse. Concerned about dull skin, fine lines, sun spots or acne – Silk Peel can address these in just 1 hour. We are proud to have Tracey, our knowledgeable Skin Care Consultant. A licensed esthetician and experienced laser technician with over 12 years of experience to help you with your skin care needs.
SCITON Laser delivers results and is
“In a class of its’ own” Unparalleled wrinkle reduction & remarkable improvements in skin tone and texture with only 1 -2 treatments.
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Kootenay’s Skin Care Specialists offering Doctor supervised treatments you can trust. At KMA we are dedicated to healthy aging inside and out.
Suite 202 402 Baker Street 250.354.2003 • www.eternallyyoung.ca
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SOON TO BE 905 Stanley Street 250.505.4079 facebook.com/nelsonstitchlab
411 Kootenay Street Nelson 250.354.4722 pakrat48@telus.net
Packrat Annie’s - a used book and new/used music store owened by Jan Biava and Mike Daley - opened its doors in downtown Nelson 32 years ago. Originally started by local author Anne DeGrace, the business passed hands to Jan and Mike in 1984 The books are all brought in by customers, offering a unique glimpse into the wide range of subjects that the people of Nelson and area read. In recent years, vinyl, both new and used, has made a strong comeback. Packrat’s features an amazing selection of CDs and LPs, and if you can’t find what you’re looking for in-store, we can special order it for you. We’re open 7 days a week. Come browse the stacks and listen to some tunes, while you savour a cup of coffee from our neighbours, the Vienna Café. Be sure to like us on Facebook!
Nelson Stitch Lab opened its doors this spring introducing kids and grown ups to the endlessly creative world of sewing. Stitch Lab was born from owner Deborah’s passion for design, sewing, and creating with fibres. She believes there are no rules just tools and techniques which enable the designers vision to come to life. Since then 92 kids have gone home begging for a sewing machine to express their sewing independence and 21 adults have finally completed “that” project! Stitch Lab offers an “after school sewing club” , spring and summer camps, PD day adventures and birthday parties for kids of all ages! Materials are included for kids programs and Stitch Lab is grateful for any fabric donations. Adults bring your projects to fruition Tuesday and Wednesday evenings! Bring your patterns, fabric or mending and Deborah will help you complete or get you started with the basics of sewing. If you have no desire to sew...but have a pile of things to repair or alter we do that too. Drop into the studio for a price list. Stitch Lab is heading to a new home at 905 Stanley Street mid-November! Check the “Nelson Star” for the Grand Opening invites. Contact Deborah at nelsonstitchlab@hotmail. com or 250-505-4079, facebook.com/nelsonstitchlab
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trength, balance and flexibility are essential elements to achieving peak performance. It’s a delicate mix that’s familiar to the team at Active Balance Chiropractic, who have been specializing in the business of performance and injury prevention for almost two years on Baker Street in downtown Nelson.
384 Baker Street, Nelson 250.352.5135 info@activebalancechiro.ca
After adopting a new brand and logo six months ago, the name may not ring a bell. But you may be familiar with the latest addition to the team, Flexible Fred, who has taken up residence in the Active Balance shop front. Fred participates in various outdoor sports and activities that are popular in our area. So far he has shown us how many seasonal activities can affect your spinal and nervous system such as hiking, trail running, and gardening. But he’s also on the hunt for a new name and Active Balance Chiropractic is running a competition with a prize reward for the winning suggestion. Led by Dr Michael Brennan, who has over 10 years of experience, Active Balance Chiropractic offers a range of services so that clients can make the most of the outdoors and enjoy what the Kootenay region has to offer. Pain management strategies and programs to improve overall wellness form the core of the business. But beyond just back and neck pain, Dr Brennan also specializes in nutrition & exercise programs and treatment plans for headaches and other ailments. Low level laser therapy, nutritional supplements and custom orthotics are also available, and immune support packages are on offer to help clients during the cold and flu season. Office manager Kristen Brennan says the wide variety of services forms part of the clinic’s mantra to provide a holistic approach to health. “Pain relief only forms part of what we do,” she said. “We want to help our clients take charge of their health and live a balanced lifestyle so they can be the best they can be.” For instance, the clinic recently stepped into new ground by welcoming Shiatsu guru Robin Clumpus to the team. Having earned her stripes after completing the three year program at the Shiatsu School of Canada, she has also worked under Shiatsu master Tetsuro Saito and is an expert in zen shiatsu, a therapy which promotes the body’s own healing abilities. Clumpus also has extensive experience with light and deep tissue oil massage. Active Balance Chiropractic is open six days per week, with appointments available in Nelson, New Denver and Nakusp. For a full list of services visit www.activebalancechiro.ca or get to know Active Balance Chiropractic better by following them on Facebook.
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Mountain Montessori Preschool
310 Nelson Av. Nelson 250.354.8603
Wink.Wink. Events is a boutique event planning business right here in the heart of the West Kootenays, established in 2010. Principal planner Jessica Westerlund creates charming, beautiful and flawless events. From planning, organizing and styling, we will turn your vision into the most magical and unforgettable experience. Whether you are planning a wedding, a milestone birthday, an engagement party, Christmas party or a simple back yard bbq, Wink. Wink. will create and execute your unique event. We offer everything from full planning services for any occasion, to event day coordination – ensuring that your event is stress free, seamless and expertly executed from start to finish. Nelson, BC 250.354.7291 www.winkwinkevents.com
Mountain Montessori Preschool owned by Tina Mastroguiseppe, formerly named Casa Montessori School, has been in operation since 1997. We provide a preschool program for children 2.5 to 5 years of age. The Montessori environment contains specially designed, manipulative “materials for development” that invite children to engage in learning activities of their own individual choice. Under the guidance of a trained teacher, children in a Montessori classroom learn by making discoveries with the materials, cultivating concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning. “My son Jack has attended the Montessori preschool since September of 2007. Jack loves his school and we are thrilled with the new activities and learning experiences that he has been introduced to through Tina’s kind and respectful teaching” “I am very grateful that Mountain Montessori Preschool is available in our community. The program and caring staff have helped our son blossom into a self-confident, thoughtful and independent child, and the program has done wonders in preparing him for kindergarten.” Please visit our website to learn more about this tried and true, wonderful method of education! Email us for more information: nelsonmontessori@yahoo.ca
www.mountainmontessoripreschoolnelsonbc.com
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265 Baker Street Nelson 250.352.9392 birchnburlap@gmail.com
Birch n’ Burlap is a new little store on Baker catering to those with a love and gift items, including beautiful Sid Dickens Memory Blocks, local for things vintage and a desire for turning something old into something
handcrafted jewelry, Ymir Soapworks, wonderfully scented candles
new. The store carries the full colour pallet of CeCe Caldwell’s Chalk and
and the award winning Bare Foot Venus line of natural bath and body
Clay Paint plus a growing array of unique knobs, pulls and hardware to re- products. Come into 265 Baker Street (2 doors down from Kootenay Cofurbish and update your old pieces of furniture into your own individual op) and get inspired. style. For those who enjoy the shabby chic and farmhouse look but don’t have time to do the work themselves, there is a revolving selection of unique finished pieces ready to take home. Alongside the furniture, paint and hardware is a selection of home décor
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806 Vernon Street, Nelson 1-877-426-0079 www.dynamichearingsolutions.ca
TURN UP LIFE, not the volume.
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ike sight, smell and touch, the ability to hear is an essential part of daily life. Hearing loss can affect communication and quality of life, but technology is making significant headway to alleviate impaired hearing. That’s where Dynamic Hearing Solutions comes into the picture.
“Hearing aid technology is constantly improving and the success rate is much better than five years ago. Even the lower levels of technology are performing much better, so it’s important to stay on top of new developments,”he said.
Founded in Cranbrook five and a half years ago, Dynamic Hearing Solutions made its way onto the stage in Nelson four years ago. Having identified a demand for hearing related services in the area, audiologist and owner Brad Meulenbeld set up shop in the Nelson Medical Associates Clinic and now offers hearing services for patients aged from 4 to 104. Hearing evaluations and hearing aid assessments form the core of the practice, but patients can also drop in for programming adjustments, onsite repairs and education seminars.
While the majority of patients who walk through the doors are over 65 years old, Meulenbeld also sees a number of younger people including school aged children with hearing impairments or middle ear infections. He is also the only credited audiologist in Nelson who is certified to deal with veterans and Worksafe claims relating to noise exposure from the military or work. And as the only independent audiology clinic in town, Dynamic Hearing Solutions has access to the latest equipment from over 20 manufacturers across the globe.
While the process of hearing loss can be quite confronting for patients at first, Meulenbeld says there are a number of steps in place to make the transition to hearing aids as smooth as possible. Beginning with a hearing evaluation, patients undergo audiometric testing to determine their precise hearing levels. The results are then analysed to see if listening devices are required, and those who are opt to go ahead receive round the clock care to ensure hearing aids are tailored to suit their needs.
“As the only audiology-based clinic in the area, we offer more services than other hearing clinics. We can use a wider range of hearing aid products, treat a broader base of clients, and ultimately provide the best care for our patients,” Meulenbeld said.
Meulenbeld admits that treatment can be a significant investment from the outset, but with no ongoing costs for adjustments or follow up treatments, he says the value speaks for itself. “Getting hearing aids is a process, but there’s no charge for ongoing services whether you come in once a year or 5 times a year,” he said. “It’s not until people make their first purchase that they see the value of that.” The good news for patients is that hearing aids are now much smaller and more responsive as technology moves forward with rapid pace. In fact, Meulenbeld attends regular courses to keep up with the access to the latest technology and ensure his skills are up to scratch. He also belongs to three audiology associations and remains in close contact with manufacturers to tap into the latest software and diagnostic services.
HEAR MORE OF WHAT YOU WANT, less of what you don’t
With over 15 years under his belt as an audiologist, Meulenbeld is passionate about the science of hearing loss and how it affects people in their daily lives. He is also committed to providing long term care including coaching and educational services so patients can rest assured they are receiving the best care. And ultimately, he’s dedicated to improving his clients’ quality of life. Dynamic Hearing Solutions has offices in Fernie, Cranbrook and Nelson. Learn more about what they do by visiting www.dynamichearingsolutions.ca.
Call 1-877-426-0079 today to start hearing like you want to.
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476 Baker Street, Nelson
250.352.3844 www.stilleagle.com Still Eagle, Nelson’s first eco-store, is a pioneer in the world of eco products and alternative fibres. We opened in 1991, long before terms like recycling and reusing, hemp, organic, sustainable and fair trade became household words. We started with recycled paper and wilderness advocacy; now, two decades later we’re also supplying our conscientious customers with a full range of stylish, low-impact clothing and goods – making green look great! Our store has become iconic to Nelson shopping. Dozens of small artists, designers and eco-conscious producers have found a niche here for their home-made or planetfriendly products. This summer, we moved from our original Ward Street location into a bigger, brighter, nicely located storefront on Baker Street. We now have twice the space for our growing selection of eco-minded clothing, bedding, lunch gear, body products, and more. We invite you to visit our new nest at 476 Baker. Added bonus ‘til Nov 30: our beautiful log-cabinesque basement includes a huge clearance zone – dozens of racks of discounted styles from previous seasons. You can do your eco-conscious Christmas shopping early and save.
810-10th Street, Nelson
250.352.0565 nelsonccs.org
EMPOWERING INNOVATION Studies have shown that creativity, innovation and imagination are a few of the most desired traits that employers look for in today’s society. Podcasts, films, documentaries, websites and educational blogs expose students to media in a productive way. Look at how Nelson Christian Community School strives to integrate these elements in today’s 21st century classroom: • Emily, in junior high, researches feudalism on an iPad and incorporates her findings into an oral presentation using PREZI. • With enthusiasm, Brody, in grade six, chooses to construct an extreme environments page about the “Deep Sea” for his personal website using the Weebly platform. • Upon reading an article on Graffiti, Lily responds with her opinion using a class blog to interact with an audience of peers.
• Partnering online with students in South Africa enables exploration of dreams, goals and gifts of children in both cultures, which will culminate in a collaborative mural project. Two new teachers this year make for a dynamic all-male staff from K-Grade 6. Concurrently, students in a new Junior High program are motivated by specialty teachers and a creative program. Consider NCCS student comments: Josh E, Grade 4: Math is really fun because it challenges us. We do lattice, Japanese criss-cross, prime factorization and some hard stuff on the iPads. Josh S, Grade 8: School’s not boring and it doesn’t feel like jail! Different things are happening everyday - it’s a happy environment. Grace, Grade 5: My teacher is awesome and fun. I feel happy!
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801 Front Street Nelson 250.352.0303
On September 1,2013, JJ Autoclean and Nelson Auto Cleaners joined forces to bring the Kootenay Region one fantastic vehicle detail shop. Introducing, The Right Touch Auto Detailing at 801 Front Street, Nelson. The Right Touch team is equipped with many years of experience and its main goal is to deliver top quality work. At Right Touch Auto Detailing you can get everything from a basic clean to inside shampoo, plastic surfaces cleaned, and special leather treatment.In addition to this, the team also can perform total paint renovations, removal of scratches and rust proofing for underneath your vehicle. It’s not only vehicles Right Touch looks after, they have a saying “ if it rolls, floats or flys” they can look after it for you. Let the team clean the hull of your boat and re-polish it now so it is set for its first day on the lake in the new year. As the holiday season quickly approaches keep The Right Touch Auto Detailing in mind for gift certificates for that person with vehicles and/or toys that need to be cleaned! Manager Julian Richards and his team look forward to working with you.
We take care of your car!
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Kootenay Music Academy is a new idea for music education in the Nelson area. Catering to ages 10 to 100, the school offers 2 types of classes and has hours that can accommodate everyone - even working adults and students attending public school.
702 Baker Street, Nelson 250.354.4622 www.gericks.com
Gerick Cycle & Ski has been in operation since 1991 in Nelson. The store, just as the name implies, is a “bike ski shop”. In the summer, we specialize in bicycle, sales, service and rentals. Virtually every category of bicycle is represented. Specialty brands of Specialized, Giant, Norco, Kona and Surly are mainstays. In the winter, downhill, back country and cross country skis are represented. In addition, Gericks rents cross country ski equipment. We carry ski brands such as Armada, Salomon, K-2 and in Nordic, Fischer, Salomon and Alpina. We make great efforts to give back to our wonderful community by actively working with local clubs and organizing events pertinent to our namesake. We love it here, and it shows, come in and see for yourself.
The first offering is band creation and coaching. Rick Lingard, the director, has taught instrumental and vocal music for 28 years in the public system and will happily coach in any genre. Students should have at least one year of playing experience and are encouraged to be taking private lessons on their instrument. The second class is song writing and composition using state of the art Mac computers and Logic Pro Audio software. No prior music experience necessary for this class. Interested students can check the details on the KMA website or call Rick at 250.352.0091
Nelson’s newest music school! Find your inner musician. Ages 10 - 110
512 Anderson Street, Nelson, BC www.kootenaymusicacademy.com
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ood food and tasty brew go hand in hand, and it’s a combination that the folks at Jackson’s Hole & Grill know well.
Specializing in casual family dining, Jackson’s Hole is a favourite among all ages, from youngsters to the young at heart. Customers can drop in for a quick brew, watch a game of hockey at the bar or enjoy a three course meal in the dining area. And with 45 menu items to choose from - ranging from hamburgers to Asian inspired fare - even vegetarians will find something to choose from. Nelson has its share of dining pubs, with almost half a dozen good establishments scattered around town. But owner Clive Jackson says a mixture of good atmosphere and great food is what brings people back year round. That’s not to mention outstanding service, which has been one of the establishment’s strong points for well over half a decade.
“It’s our goal to provide the best service and quality year round and we recognize that good service and great food will keep people coming back,” Jackson said. With an extensive kids menu and seating fit for any family, Jackson’s Hole is an ideal hangout for families and friends. But it’s also a popular hot spot for an array of local sporting enthusiasts who drop in for a bite to eat before or after events. An active member of the community, Jackson’s pours a lot of support back into the local sporting community and has pitched in to help junior league, skiing and motorcycle events over the years. He also does his bit for local fundraisers and is happy to open his doors for community events upon request. “We recognize that getting involved with the community and supporting their needs will keep them happy and we love to welcome them back time after time,” Jackson said.
524 Vernon Street, Nelson
250-354-1919 A stickler for service, Jackson also maintains that keeping on top of the smaller details makes a big difference in the world of hospitality. He runs a tight ship by ensuring the produce is always fresh, the beer is always flowing and service is always delivered with a smile. And like all good dining pubs, he insists that the customer always comes first. Jackson’s Hole is open seven days a week from 11.30am. Customers can catch a bite to eat until 9pm most nights, but the bar remains open until midnight from Thursday to Saturday. Functions can also be booked on request.
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The historic Hume Hotel has now completely renovated 30 of its 45 guest rooms. This includes the entire fourth floor as well as half of the third floor. They have been tastefully decorated in a manner that pays homage to our storied history while incorporating modern conveniences like much needed air conditioning and proper soundproofing. One can expect all new bathrooms, bedding and furniture as well as superior bathroom amenities. The corner suites are typically more spacious and have hardwood floors.
422 Vernon St Nelson, BC (250) 352-5331 www.humehotel.com
Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early history is captured in the photographs of local people and various Kootenay Lake activities that adorn the walls of the rooms and hallways (courtesy of the Shawn Lamb Archives at Touchstones). As always, all overnight guests are treated to our legendary free, full hot breakfast in the morning. We encourage anyone to come and take a self-guided tour of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening at the Hume between noon and 3pm daily.