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An assault on one of their mental health workers in Nelson earlier this month has Interior Health investigating the incident. “Interior Health is taking this very seriously and will be working closely with WorkSafe BC on investigating what took place,” said IH communications officer Karl Hardt. The incident took place on October 10 around 2:30 p.m. when 33-year-old Douglas Andrew Tilley approached the victim outside

the provincial building in Nelson’s downtown. He began yelling and ranting at the victim. Before he had a chance to respond, Tilley punched and kicked him repeatedly. A witness stopped the assault and the man, known to police, fled. Police found Tilley soon afterwards and he was jailed pending a court appearance last week. Tilley pleaded guilty and was given a six-month sentence and two years’ probation.

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Mental health staff says they were previously threatened and had concerns for their safety that they feel went unaddressed. Hardt says IH was working on the situation. “When we were made aware of the initial threats to our staff, we informed staff and contacted police immediately,” he said. “We do have a policy in place regarding violence prevention — it is posted on our public site under workplace health and safety policies.”

Interior Health has decided not to partner with Nelson Police Department to create a dedicated mental health car aimed at keeping people with mental illness out of hospital emergency rooms and jail cells. Nelson Police Chief Wayne Holland has been calling for the creation of a dedicated mental health car — staffed by a constable and a psychiatric nurse — since he joined the local department two and a half years ago. He says the project would have been nearly cost neutral and had tremendous support from community leaders. But he needed Interior Health’s blessing to have one of their nurses involved in the pilot project. “It’s very disappointing to have one key stakeholder stand in the way of us going ahead with this,” Holland said, noting it took two years for Interior Heath to get back to him with their decision. “We are completely ready to go with this and could have had it up and operating right away. “We thought, at the very least, we’d be able to use that as a transitional initiative until Interior Health is able to role out a more permanent, long term solution.” The Vancouver Police Department, where Holland worked before coming to Nelson, has been running a mental health car with great success since the mid1980s. But Cheryl Whittleton, Interior Health’s community integrated health services administrator, isn’t sure it would be successful here. “The lower mainland car — I know it’s successful, I know it works, but it’s a bigger population base,” Whittleton said. Interior Health started its own mental health car pilot project in Kamloops less than a year ago and wants to wait and evaluate that project before it will consider rolling them out in other communities. Whittleton had no estimate of how long that might take. In the meantime, she said Nelson already has support workers based out of local shelters and at the

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Once standard items on hospital food trays such as coffee, tea, salt and pepper will no longer be made available unless special requested as Interior Health aims to cut food service costs. Kootenay Lake Hospital will discontinue tea and coffee with milk and sugar; salt and pepper; milk and crackers because they were highly wasted items, says Laresa Altenhoff, manager of food and nutrition services for Interior Health East “We’re doing our due diligence to try and reduce costs that are associated to health care. It’s important to be cognizant of waste as well,” she says. “I hate things going in the garbage.” Throughout July, August and September, IH conducted a “plate waste” audit that found almost 75 per cent of these to-be-eliminated items were going in the garbage costing Interior Health East’s

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IH is looking at a new way of providing these items via a checklist for “patients who actually want them,” says Altenhoff. “Tea was a standard but a lot people don’t like tea, they like coffee… This way we will identify what their likes and dislikes are more upfront with the patients.” IH is also addressing other menu items that are commonly wasted because most people don’t like them or they don’t suit a community’s ethnic base. “We’ve identified, ‘this product definitely doesn’t go over, let’s look and make the changes to the menu,’” Altenhoff says. “We try to address the needs

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of the patient instead of setting up a menu that’s not popular… We want to make changes so that our patients are best served and getting the food they want instead of seeing it go in the garbage.” During this time of transitioning to eliminate waste, IH is also looking at making all meals similar to breakfast served bulkstyle from a cart taken around to floors. Patients request items such as hot cereal, toast, omelet or yoghurt, juice from a selective menu the day before service. On the initial admission day a standard meal is given. Lunch and dinner have been traditionally assembled on trays based on diet specifications. Standard items are put on. “We in health care need to address how much food goes in the garbage. We need to reduce that, what goes into our landfills and be part of the green effort as well,” says Altenhoff.

Chief: ‘We’re not really helping them’ Continued from Page 1 Kootenay Lake Hospital who are in regular communication with the police and can provide services to people with mental illnesses. “There’s always more that could be done for any population, but it always boils down to resources,” she said. “We need to ensure we’re using our resources wisely.” According to Police Chief Holland, between 18 and 20 per cent of calls Nelson Police Department respond to involve someone with a mental health issue. That’s about 1,000 calls per year. It’s not unusual for officers to be dealing with the same individuals three or four times per week. “We’re not really helping them,” Holerty

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A new program offered out of SelfDesign High takes its name and a bit of inspiration from a man with a passion for the environment. WildEarth Outdoor Program is an adventure-based education that offers students ages 16 to 20 a gateway to a career in the growing ecotourism industry. At its heart is Blue Netherclift, a UK native whose environmentalism led him to the Kootenays. SelfDesign mentor Ray Stothers is philosophical about Netherclift’s presence at the school. He says “when you are standing next to Blue, you are standing next to a forested mountain that breathes.” Adding Netherclift to the list of mentors at the school only makes sense because it allows everyone involved to “further their passions,” Stothers says. Netherclift’s ecological enthusiasm began in his native United Kingdom. While a university student, he became an activist for the environment but he also found that turning others on to the wonders of the outdoor world was another way to encourage appreciation. Today, he has over 10 years experience in adventure tourism including leading treks to Tanzania and South Africa. Netherclift has been in Canada since 2009, originally coming to Nelson for

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adventure tourism, for sure, but it’s just not the same. For these guys to go on to become leaders themselves and to promote the environment and all these life skills is really valuable. I feel I am most useful in this role.” Working with the students has been “an interesting shift for me,” he adds. “It’s really different from working with adults from Europe who are paying lots of money just to be guided. This is the whole other side, about the experience of learning. I get a real kick out of… seeing them gradually build their skills and confidence so they reach the place where you can step back.”

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Writer Alice Munro used to be a local teacher

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Nelsonites have extra reason to take pride in Alice Munro’s recently-announced Nobel prize for literature: in 1973, she taught at the city’s Notre Dame University. The acclaimed Canadian short story writer’s brief stint here was a turning point in her life, according to Robert Thacker in Alice Munro: Writing Her Lives: A Biography (2011). Munro came to Nelson from Victoria to teach a summer creative writing course as her first marriage was dissolving. “Notre Dame was well away from Victoria and indeed from just about anyplace else,” Thacker writes. Munro had by then published Dance of the Happy Shades (1968), which won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, and Lives of Girls and Women (1971). She accepted the job in March, which involved teaching the creative writing portion of an English class. A visiting UBC instructor taught the other half. The class met daily for two hours from July 23 to August 17 and Munro was paid $425 (about $2,100 today) plus a $70 travel allowance and a three-room apartment. Drawing on this experience, she wrote multiple versions of an unpublished story called Creative Writing, several fragments of which survive. One passage reads: “Dorothy teaches creative writing. She is not qualified to teach anything else. This is the summer school session,

Acclaimed short story writer Alice Munro spent some time teaching in Nelson. In 1973 she taught at Notre Dame University.

at a little college in the Kootenay mountains.” In another draft, her surrogate Nellie speaks to English department head Dahlia as they head up a steep hill: “‘Why did you come?’ said Dahlia. ‘Just out of curiosity?’

“Notre Dame was well away from Victoria and indeed from just about anyplace else.” “My husband and I are splitting up,” Nellie said. ‘I wanted to get away somewhere for a while and it seemed like — I remembered driving through here once and I thought it was a nice

place, with the lake —”’ According to Thacker, while Munro changed certain details in the various drafts, the teacher’s situation remained the same: “[T]he people at the college cannot believe anyone would come for the money they paid, she is working in ‘the smallest, dingiest and — it is now July — the hottest university in the world’ and she ‘is delighted’ because she ‘has never had an office or a job before.’“ Munro, who turned 42 in Nelson, came with her three daughters. Her eldest Sheila — who later wrote a memoir about her mother — worked in construction. “[Alice] had her own place, and she knew she was out of her marriage,” Thacker wrote. “No longer dependent, she was on her own. She found the teaching difficult because of her shyness but, more than that, as

a person who has little belief in such programs Munro felt like a fraud as she was doing it.” But she was happy and met people through the university, which raised her profile. “So the summer she spent in Nelson proved to Munro that, like her narrator in Red Dress – 1946, her new life was possible,” Thacker wrote. Once her teaching stint concluded, Munro moved to Ontario. Retired university librarian Ron Welwood has a faint recollection of meeting Munro in Nelson. “She was rather shy, reserved and very polite,” he says. Munro returned here in March 1984 to read at David Thompson University Centre, the former Notre Dame. Sheila also returned to Nelson and worked at Otter Books when it first opened, exactly a decade ago next month. Proprietor Letty Bartels says Sheila literally volunteered her services and stayed about six months. Bartels had a bit of a personal connection with the family: growing up in Victoria, her parents knew Alice and first husband Jim. This week Nelson city council passed a resolution to send a letter of congratulations to Munro, acknowledging her time here. She isn’t the only famous writer to teach at a local post-secondary institute. Nelson-raised Fred Wah, Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate, was an instructor at David Thompson University and Selkirk College.

Wrote a screenplay for the short story Red Dress

Local writer adapted work for TV Among a number of Nelson connections to Alice Munro, local playwright Kelly Rebar has adapted the Nobelwinning author’s work for television. The initial assignment came in the mid1980s when Rebar was part of the National Screen Institute. She wrote a screenplay for Munro’s short story Red Dress – 1946 and was hired the following year by the National Film Board and Atlantis Films who were co-producing

Munro’s story Chaddeleys and Flemings: The Connection. A decade later she adapted Lives of Girls and Women for CBC. “All her stories, or almost all, lend themselves to film,” Rebar says. “The material was so rich and lovely and pleasant to work with. A delight from beginning to end.” At the same time, the structure of Munro’s stories, which stand on their own, but are often intertwined within a col-

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lection, posed some challenges: “I remember it being very tricky to get the timeline established and write it to everybody’s satisfaction.”

Rebar didn’t speak to Munro at any point during the process. “Once she signed over the work, she gave full control to the production company. She may have chatted with the producers and directors about her take on the material, but she wanted to keep arm’s length from it.” But the two writers did meet when Rebar’s play Bordertown Cafe was staged in Blyth, Ontario, not far from Munro’s home in Clinton. “All the adjec-

tives used to describe her — approachable, down-to-earth, kind and so on — I found to be true.” Rebar, who has a signed copy of one of Munro’s books, says she was “absolutely delighted” to hear of the Nobel win during a trip with her father, who relayed the news. “He was quite excited too. It’s such a lovely feeling to know she was honoured this way at this stage of her life.” — Greg Nesteroff

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Senior calling for better transit system

As aging seniors we really need to look ahead and plan what our lives will look like when we can no longer operate a vehicle safely on the highway. This can mean relocating to be near medical and hospital facilities. Eight years ago we sold our family home and moved to a seniors apartment to have freedom to travel and to be closer to transportation services (bus system, taxis etc.). And we now find that people who sit in offices and make the decisions have no clue or caring for the aging population of seniors. At a recent meeting of City and Transportation, guess how people got to the meeting – with an automobile. Why? Because there is no bus stop near Granite Manor. The nearest bus stop is 0.4 miles away and these young and healthy transportation of-

ficials would not take a walk in our shoes. It’s appalling when we as taxpayers, along with apartment owners, now nearing the end of our driving days, find that the very transportation system we will rely on to go shopping, attend social functions, and for medical requirements, has not placed the needs of seniors in their planning. Why are there bus stops near some seniors apartments and yet other apartments have not had the same bus stop installed? To ensure that a fair and equal system applies to all the aging pioneers within the community someone in planning needs to give their head a shake and walk a mile in our shoes. No one can measure a seniors’ need, from an office chair or from a newly purchased vehicle being ridden

in by a younger person who has not been able to measure the transportation needs of aging seniors. In city council we have councillor Donna McDonald who has very little concern about a loophole in the transportation system and maintains that more of the same or status quo should not be a problem for seniors. But we need a bus stop supplied and a proper installation of a sensible schedule. R. Johnsonn

Free trade may not be a great deal Great news! We’ve got a free trade deal with Europe. Now, we can increase our dirty oil production by chewing up the environment in northern Alberta, use our “surplus” natural gas

and a bunch of fresh water to squeeze the bitumen out, thin it out, pipe it to the Atlantic at great risk to the environment, load it onto tankers and ship it across the ocean at far greater risk. Then, they can refine it and put it into the fuel tanks of freighters so they can load them up with fancy cheese and send it to us. But then they will be short of cheese, so we can fill the fuel tanks again and send them back with some of our cheese, and that will be just great for the economy. So much for the local food movement. Sounds like an economy based on digging holes that don’t need to be dug to me, but no doubt the corporate genius don’t see it that way. They have profits to make. Rod Retzlaff

Educators deserve the money The provincial government is ruining our educational system. Every year, the amount of money the various boards receive is inadequate for meaningful education and safe schools. Every year school boards are faced with having to cut staff, teachers as well as support staff, in order to prevent having a deficit budget. On

top of that, the recent salary increase that the support staff received, has to be paid out of the school board’s budget. The provincial government has refused to pay that increase. That means, in order for the Boards to meet the increase, more layoffs are needed. Staff has received an increase of 3.5 per cent in their wages since 2005. MLAs have seen their salaries increase by 26 per cent over the same time period. Bob Abrahams

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entenced this week to six months in jail for tax evasion, local acupuncturist Warren Fischer still has many supporters, some of whom say he was courageously protesting the use of his tax dollars on the war in Afghanistan. Let’s accept that at face value, for it raises some intriguing ideas. What if when filling out our income taxes we were given the opportunity to earmark how we want our money spent? Not on a macro level, perhaps, but at least by ministry or department. Lord knows most of us figure we could do a better job than those who actually have that power. (Just witness the ongoing debacle and daily embarrassment that is the Senate. Give Canadians the chance to show how much they value the upper house and watch its annual appropriation fall to zero. Those members who insist it is more than a den of thieves, freeloaders, and partisan hacks could continue to sit — as volunteers.) How would our spending priorities compare to what government decides on our behalf? Governments have to keep an eye on the

big picture and balance competing interests. Individuals might be similarly even-handed when divvying up their tax contributions, or they might wish to starve certain ministries and plump up others. The resulting collective judgement would be fascinating. I couldn’t begin to guess which areas would see increased or decreased funding — except that MPs would probably be expected to do their jobs for a lot less. Taken a step further, what if income tax was voluntary? You not only choose how it’s spent, but pick the amount. In this instance I would wager that total voluntary tax revenue would be less than ten per cent of what’s now collected by force and the difference in contributions between the lowest and highest earners would be negligible. While frustration over government spending is understandable, all levels do engage in budget consultations with the public — though not many of us take advantage of it. A federal experiment in online consultation has averaged fewer than 800 submissions per year since 2010. Critics dismiss it as a gimmick. At the local level the opportunity for input

is much greater, but turnouts at budget presentations are usually abysmal. Whether this is because we don’t think our opinions matter, don’t care how our taxes are spent, or are just stupefied by numbers is hard to say. ❑ Following a story in these pages last week about a woman suing a Nelson police officer, Philip McMillan of the local compassion club asks: is the smell of marijuana from a vehicle probable grounds for a search? Well, maybe … depending on the province. Certainly not in Saskatchewan, where a man was acquitted after a judge concluded that his arrest was a violation of his charter rights and the scent of marijuana was not sufficient grounds for a search or arrest. The crown appealed the verdict, but in 2008 the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld the decision. Judges in BC are more prone to take each case on its own merits. Richard Hewson’s legal blog cites two 2011 cases with different outcomes. In the first, Kelowna RCMP stopped a vehicle for speeding. The officer smelled marijuana, arrested

the driver, and searched the vehicle. He found an empty hockey bag that reeked of pot and $72,000 in cash. The driver was charged with proceeds of crime offences. In his ruling, the judge noted “The law in Canada is somewhat inconsistent regarding whether the smell of marijuana alone can create reasonable grounds for arrest. The inconsistency is from province to province and sometimes even with the same province.” In this instance, the judge decided the arrest was justified. In another case, police pulled a vehicle over, smelled marijuana coming from inside, and searched the four occupants. They found 28 grams of pot on one passenger. The judge ruled that while the smell of marijuana could potentially provide the basis for an arrest, for a variety of reasons that didn’t apply here. The search was deemed unconstitutional and the evidence excluded. In each of the above cases, the searches resulted in criminal trials, whereas in the Nelson example no drugs were found, no charges were laid, and the case is playing out as a civil suit.

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“With only 17 beds available, there are a lot of times when the shelter has to turn people away.” slightly used sleeping bags, blankets, tents, winter coats, boots, toques, gloves or tow-

els and would like to donate, please drop them off at #7-567 Ward Street. Please do not bring sheets, pillows, or other clothing as the shelter has enough of these items for the time being. All donations are greatly appreciated. Stepping Stones for Success is a program of the Nelson CARES Society and has been in operation since December 2004 with funding from BC Housing’s Emergency Shelter program. Over the past nine years, the shelter has provided temporary housing for over 1,500 people. For more information, contact Stepping Stones for Success at 250-352-9876 or by emailing steppingstones@nelsoncares.ca.

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Community Events 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. The Nelson Social Planning Action Network is holding a member drive at the Nelson Public Library on Friday, October 25 from 10 a.m. to noon and Saturday, October 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. An individual annual membership is $2 and business memberships are $10. For more info on SPAN see spannelson.ca. 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/ 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/foragersfeast. 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. Kalein Hospice Centre and SelfDeisgn High will be hosting an “Hour of Remembrance” event on Friday, November 1 from 7 to 8 p.m. to honour loved ones who have passed before us. This is predominantly a quiet event with gentle music. Guests are welcome to bring a photo and/or memento. The event will be held at Kalein (402 West Richards). For more information please visit kaleinhospice.org/ events. Local Intelligence Gathering on Saturday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Civic Theatre. This one-day exhibition will feature some of the areas most creative and inspiring people, making presentations on stage for a live audience. Tickets are $25 and include lunch. Otter Books is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a dress up party in the store on Saturday, November 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. Here’s your chance to fulfill your fantasy of being Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain, or any other character, author or book! There will be prizes for the best dress-up, as well as other prizes and party favours at this first-ofits-kind event. Also on offer will be cake, other refreshments, and readings by special guests, including a chance to hear new material not yet published. Everyone is invited to celebrate this milestone with Otter Books staff and local authors (dressup optional). Whitewater hosts a Ski and Snowboard Swap on Sunday, November 3 at the Hume School gymnasium from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Sellers can drop off items from 9 to 11 a.m. Sales people will be available to help you find the right gear. Come early for amazing deals. Cash only. All proceeds go to the Whitewater Ski Team. The first annual Kootenay Lake

Summit will take place in Balfour on November 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will encourage a broader and deeper understanding of the lake’s ecosystem and build a cooperative relationship among Kootenay Lake Communities. To register, please call 250-777-2955 or online friendsofkootenaylake. ca under “events” tab. Weekly meetings 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. Women and girls skateboard night at the Nelson and District Youth Centre on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. All ages and abilities welcome. The drop-in fee is $2. Helmets are mandatory. 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. Free iPad for Seniors group every Wednesday at 3 p.m. to explore your iPad and learn new tips and tricks. All levels welcome! Located in the Learning Place (lower level of City Hall). Call Joan for more information at 250-352-3218. Spark! is a free after-school arts group for girls ages 12 to 16 every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Nelson and District Youth Centre. Snacks are provided. Facilitated by Ursula Twiss.

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Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@nelsonstar.com Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more information about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-352-7333. Nelson Knitting Co-op meets every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex. The meeting is open to anyone interested in sharing their projects, learning new techniques and socializing with other fibre enthusiasts. 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 250-3526008 for more information on all seniors’ programs Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar during meeting times. 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. 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.

Drop-in table tennis at the Blewett Elementary School every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. when school is in session. Please bring clean gym shoes, no street shoes allowed. A drop-in fee of $2 will be collected.

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 250-352-2821. More info at oxygenartcentre.org.

The Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., in the annex building at Selkirk College Tenth Street campus.

Nelson and District Hospice Society’s six week grief support series begins Thursday, November 7. Hosted by trained facilitators,

this group offers a safe space for sharing, receiving support, and learning about resources within our community that can help participants work through their grief. Sessions may include work with outside facilitators on specific topics such as journaling, art therapy, self-care or counselling options. This series is offered for free but registration is required. For information call Jane at 250-3522337 and email jane@nelsonhospice. org. Every Friday, Community Threads meets at Nelson and District Women’s Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet, spin, embroider and make rag rugs. On Wednesdays, Community Threads offers quilting lessons from 9 a.m. to noon. Women of all ages welcome. Call 250-551-4951 for information. Fundraisers The great pumpkin giveaway continues 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. Ongoing bottle drive in support of BEAKS Wild Bird Rehabilitation. Bottles/cans can be dropped off at The Nelson Animal Hospital. 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. Stepping Stones for Success, the Nelson-based homeless shelter servicing the West Kootenay area, is holding a blanket drive. Between now and November 30, the shelter is requesting donations of sleeping bags, blankets, tents, winter coats, boots, toques, gloves and towels. Donations can be dropped off at 7–567 Ward Street. 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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Special bus service to begin SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter

Seniors at Granite Manor will soon have a special bus service to take them from their Morgan Street apartment building to a few key locations around town. The 47-unit building was cut off from regular bus service when the integrated West Kootenay transit system took effect in July. Numerous changes were introduced across the entire transit system, including re-routing the Fairview bus from Morgan Street to Lakeside Drive. When Granite Manor residents discovered the bus was no longer running in front of their building, they petitioned Nelson City Council to restore service to their block. BC Transit sent a representative in from Victoria to meet with the residents and find a solution. Daniel Pizarro, BC Transit senior regional transit manager, said after the meeting that arrangements were made to have one of

the small Handy Dart buses offer trips to and from Granite Manor three times per week. Beginning next week, the Handy Dart will pickup passen-

“It’s a use it or lose it situation, ... If they’re only using the bus occasionally, then maybe the Handy Dart service is the best option.”

Donna Macdonald gers outside the building on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday and deliver them to three locations: the Chako Mika Mall, the Nelson

Medical Clinic and the downtown transit exchange at Ward and Baker streets. Three hours later, the route will run in reverse, to bring the riders home. Users will pay the regular $2 fair to ride the bus. BC Transit will monitor usage of this new service to determine how many people in the building are actually transit users. Previous ridership counts conducted as part of the last transit review showed only one to four people per week boarded the bus on Morgan Street. The counts were conducted for one week periods at two different times of year. “We tend to do our rider counts during peak months, like November and March, when we expect to see the most riders,” Pizarro explained. “We saw very, very few people boarding at that location.” During the public consultation on the route change, Pizarro said

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Regional routes attracting more riders Since the introduction of the integrated West Kootenay transit system, more out of town commuters have been taking the bus to Nelson. According to BC Transit’s September 2013 ridership counts, there was an 11 per cent increase in the number of people using transit within the Kootenay Zone compared to the same one-month period last year. The majority of gains were from

riders of connector routes between Nelson and the Slocan Valley and between Nelson at Balfour. Kevin Schubert, BC Transit’s director of regional transit systems, said efforts on the part of the West Kootenay Transit Committee to make inter-city trips more attractive to users are paying off. “When [riders] get to town, now it’s an easy transfer onto another bus as opposed to

onto another system,” Schubert said. Before the integrated system took effect this past July, there were several different transit systems operating independently in the West Kootenay with little concern for how they connected. Transit users would have to pay additional bus fair each time they changed systems. It was often easier to hitch hike between communities than navigate the inter-city bus

routes. Schubert said while September numbers are very promising, he’s looking forward to seeing October’s ridership numbers to see if the early trend continues. Elsewhere in the regional transit system, including in the Columbia Zone that services Trail and Castlegar, September ridership numbers were pretty much on par with what was seen last year.

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Police on the look out for problem car Nelson RCMP are on the look out for the driver of a “recognizable sounding” vehicle. On October 20 at approximately 3:30 p.m., police were called to to a report of a vehicle causing mischief to private property in the Krestova area west of Gage Road. This has been an ongoing issue over the past summer and a witness believes that the vehicle is from the Krestova area as it has a recognizable sounding engine — probably due to not having a muffler. There was damage to some trees by the vehicle on the property which could result in a Criminal Code charge of Mischief to the person or persons responsible if convicted and other possible Motor Vehicle Act fines. The RCMP are asking for anyone with information regarding this event to call the RCMP at 250-352-215 or call Crimestoppers.

Skate park off limits

Skateboarders eager to try out the new Nelson skatepark will have to wait until next week. The City of Nelson has closed the skatepark until at least Monday, October 28 to complete some final maintenance work and touch ups. There will be a security guard in place, and a small work crew on site this weekend. The public will not be allowed access.

Lions grants available The Lions Club of Nelson is again accepting applications for community grants. Only those organizations who can issue an official donation receipt under the Federal Income Tax Act are qualified to apply for the Lions Club of Nelson community grants.

The club will accept applications for grants until November 30, 2013. Application forms and detailed grant application guidelines are available by contacting the club at nelsonlions@ hotmail.com or by visiting the club’s web site at e-clubhouse.org/sites/ nelsonbc.

Laura Fortier (left) archivist and collections manager at Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History and Cindy Fairs, executive director of the Kalein Hospice Centre Society, stand with an old iron press discovered last week. The press will be donated to the museum.

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Iron press donated to museum Kalein Hospice Centre, located in a former monastery in Rosemont, recently found an old ironing press — previously used by the Sisters of the Precious Blood — while cleaning and organizing one of the storage areas in the building. After consultation with Touchstones Nelson and others, Kalein determined that, rather than selling it off along with the other remaining pieces of old furniture, it would be better served as a donation to the museum. According to Cindy Fairs, Kalein’s

executive director, “this ironing press tells a story and should be shared and enjoyed by the people of this community and tourists for generations yet to come.” Leah Best, Executive Director of Touchstones Nelson Museum was pleased to hear about the find and what it represents. “This is a legacy and is a part of our heritage and culture here in Nelson — many people of this community have had a personal connection to the facil-

You CAN get there from here. Put THIS on your bucket list Do you have ties to Scotland or do you just love the sound of bagpipes? If you have never been or you are ready to go back, 2014 is the year to do it. Homecoming Scotland 2014 is a yearlong celebration of all there is to love about Scotland. It all starts with the traditional Hogmanay celebrations New Year’s Eve, then festivals, ceilidhs, sporting events, and food and drink tastings happen throughout the country. Are you a golfer with Scottish heritage? Then the Deans Scottish Clans World Championship at Gleneagles is for you. Open to anyone, eligibility extends all the way to the third generation. The Aboyne Highland Games is the premier athletic event of 2014. Held here since 1867, the 90 events attract competitors from around the world, including the gathering of a dozen clans indigenous to the Northeast. There will be a piping and dancing competition, of course, as well as at least five pipebands who will entertain throughout the day. And for those who like the heavy sports like caber tossing and tug of war, there will be plenty of competition. If your kids are into computer games, the Dare ProtoPlay 2014 will be on their “bucket list”. Sponsored by Abertay University and Dundee City Council, the event attracts over 10,000 annually and is the finale of the Dare to be Digital video game design competition. It’s thirsty work these festivals. Time to head to Speyside for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, where they will host over 50 distilleries. Sip a few single malts while learning the history and traditions of each distillery and what makes them unique. And for you foodies, it’s the Flavour Fortnight held in Dumfries. Highlights will include wild food foraging, chef demos, artisan bread making, cheese creation, brewery tours and much more. Scotland is definitely the place to be next year. When to go: 2014 You are: Scots descent or not You: travel with family, friends or single Travel note: direct charters from Calgary & Vancouver May-October, regularly scheduled service all year round

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ity and what it used to represent, and I know that it will make a very nice addition to the collection.” Touchstones Nelson will be holding its 4th Annual Fall Family Fair on Sunday, October 27 from noon to 4 p.m. and half the proceeds of the event will be donated to Kalein Hospice Centre. Kalein is dedicated to creating an integrated campus for dialogue and education, and care at end of life. For further information please call 250-352-3331.

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The annual CP Holiday Train will make a stop in Nelson on December 11. The light-covered train will help collect food items for those in need. Submitted photo

CP will help collect food for those in need

Holiday train returns The Holiday Train is returning to Nelson this year. Canadian Pacific (CP) has released the schedule for the 15th year of the Holiday Train, which will stop here on December 11 at 6:45 p.m. at the railway crossing at Lakeside Park (1900 Lakeside Dr.). The schedule, available on CP’s website at www.cpr.ca and on CP’s Facebook page, outlines plans for the “train of lights” to partner with communities in collecting food and money for local food banks. The 2013 CP Holiday Train program launches on November 25 in Kahnawake, Quebec, formally kicking off the three-week

journey of two brightly decorated trains across Canada and the United States. The Canadian train will wrap up its journey December 16 in Port Coquitlam. Since the Holiday Train program first launched in 1999, it has raised $7.4 million and 3 million pounds of food for local communities. Musicians travelling aboard the trains will play more than 150 free concerts from their boxcar stage. CP asks that attendees bring a non-perishable food or cash donation. All donations stay with the food shelf in the community

where they’re donated. Items like infant formula, canned meats, and spaghetti sauce are in particular demand for the millions of North Americans who turn to food banks each month. Each Holiday Train consists of 14 brightly decorated railcars, including a modified boxcar that has been turned into a travelling stage for performers. For the 15th year, CP’s elves have updated the thousands of LED lights that adorn the sides of both trains with new holiday designs. For additional information visit www.cpr.ca.

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Hundreds of glass plate negatives were digitized for a new online exhibit by Touchstones Nelson. area flooded by the Libby Dam by Stanley G. Triggs. The creation of the site has been funded in part by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia, British Columbia History Digitization Program. The exhibit is available at touchstonesnelson.ca/exhibitions/ludwig/. Please join us for the launch party on Oc-

Clinton Swanson and Rob Fahie play Food Pantry benefit concert 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. Original works and classic tunes, all with a jazz flavour, will colour the evening, slated as a fundraiser for the St. Saviour’s Food Pantry. Swanson’s warm but sassy saxophone and Fahie’s beautiful, full-bodied soulful tone will make vibrant, collaborative music. Swanson, who picked up his first saxophone at age 11, grew up in the Slocan Valley and graduated from Mt. Sentinel High School. He attended the Selkirk College music school and eventually moved to Vancouver to further his musical education. He worked in the music industry there for 17 years before returning to Nelson. Fahie grew up in Ottawa and has toured extensively throughout the world, playing at many international jazz festivals and concert venues including Carnegie Hall before moving to Nelson. Together Swanson and Fahie, as the duo Clinton +1, add a new dimension to local jazz. The Food Pantry, located in the basement of St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, is open to those in need every Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. For further information, please call 250-352-9871.

tober 26 at 1 p.m. to view the digitized images and mark another successful milestone in Touchstones Nelson’s photo digitization efforts. Meet the collection’s donor Stanley G. Triggs, photographer, folk musician, and former curator of the McCord Museum of Photography at McGill University and enjoy refreshments while watching the remarkable slideshow of Kootenay history.

Audition for Nelson production of ‘Rent’ Elephant Mountain Music Theatre will be holding auditions for their inaugural production, Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent at the First Baptist Church (611 5th Street) on Sunday, November 17 from 2 to 8 p.m., and Monday, November 18 from 6 to 10 p.m. Based on the opera La Boheme, and set in the gritty “Alphabet City” neighbourhood of New York City circa 1989, Rent tell the story of a group of friends and artists struggling to find life and creative expression amongst poverty, gentrification, homophobia, addiction, and the rising threat of HIV/ AIDS. Rent is a rousing rock musical, with operatic tear-jerking moments, and a score that runs the musical gamut from rock and roll to tango, R&B, pop and moving ballads. Elephant Mountain Music Theatre is Nelson’s newest musical theatre company, established by the team that brought

Jesus Christ Superstar to the Capitol Theatre: music director Laura Johnson, and stage director Kevin Armstrong, as well as new addition Julie Jonson-Murray. All three are theatre professionals committed to a high level of performance and professionalism, while maintaining a community spirit, and giving performers from the region a chance to perform ambitious repertoire that Kootenay audiences may not get to see otherwise. Singers are asked to prepare a song from, or in the style of the show (rock musical/rock opera). Please bring sheet music or a karaoke CD to the audition, or be prepared to sing a cappella. There is no age limit to the audition, but we are specifically looking for actors 18+ (and there are no roles for children). To book an audition, email Armstrong at: nelsonrent2014@gmail.com.

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Three authors whose books have been honoured — Anne DeGrace, Rita Moir, and Holley Rubinsky — will join Borsos in a reading and reception on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m. “My childhood home was always a refuge for books, and though there are no authors in my family, we are a herd of artists — as well as hoarding bibliophiles,” explains Borsos. "So it delighted me to be offered an exhibit here in a library. What better gallery to share my visual stories in?” Borsos has played with the concept before. “Several years ago, I put together a collection of work based on listening to CBC Radio for a year and then creating paintings which were inspired by stories I had heard,” she says. She called that exhibition Every Story Tells a Picture. Georgia O’Keefe’s biography A Woman on Paper provides the title for this exhibition, as well as inspiration for a painting. Other books that have inspired works include The Perfection of the Morning by Sharon Butala, The Far Country by Nevil Shute, and Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, among others. Local books include Moir’s The Windshift Line, Rubinsky’s Beyond

This Point, and DeGrace’s Wind Tails. Borsos will discuss her process and the authors will read from their works

during the evening. Borsos creates vivid impressionist landscapes in pastel, sometimes using fine grit industrial sandpaper as a surface for a remarkable intensity of pigment. The area in the north end of the lake where she lives provides infinite inspiration in creating her pastel landscapes. Her work has found homes in private collections around the world. “I am a big fan of Deb’s work,” says DeGrace. “Her landscapes combine sensitivity and keen observation with Kootenay Lifestyle Specialists remarkable depth — just like a good book. To be included is Kevin Layla an honour.” 250-354-2958 250.354.3369 A Woman on Paper shows karcuri@telus.net laylap@telus.net at the Nelson Library during liveinthekootenays.com We never stop moving® November and December.

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Fourth annual Fall Family Fair at Touchstones Put on your Halloween costume and come down to Touchstones Nelson for an afternoon of fun this Sunday, October 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. This year the Family Fair will happen just a few days before Halloween and the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos, making it a great opportunity to celebrate and get crafty! There are a lot of activities in store for visitors this year: Storytelling by Wendy Kelly in the mini theatre, a dress up photo booth with hats from the Capitol Theatre costumes shop, craft activities, face painting, live music sessions, harvest guessing game with prizes, and a costume parade at 2 p.m. which will wind its way through the museum by the light of pumpkins. Whether permitting the parade may also continue outside.

Programming coordinator Jessie Demers is excited about the all-ages approach of the fair. “The stories and crafts have been chosen with young children in mind, and will be aimed more at having fun than getting scared by Halloween gore," she said. "But people of all ages will find something fun to do, like trying on costumes with their friends for a group photo.” Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated in Mexico from October 31 to November 2, coinciding with Western traditions of Halloween and All Souls Day. Traditionally families build alters to honour loved ones who have passed away. Photos, flowers, favourite food items and belongings of the dead are put on the alter and brought to graves.

“The Fall Family Fair will have an eclectic approach to these holidays, celebrating creativity and inviting laughter," Demers said. Admission is by donation and half of the proceeds will go to Kalein Hospice Centre, who will have their portable, interactive “Before I Die” chalkboard on display. Touchstones is grateful for donations from Ellison’s, Save-onFoods, Safeway, Secret Garden Toys, Capitol Theatre and Root & Vine Acres.

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Australian indie-rockers The Paper Kites will bring their critically acclaimed material to Spiritbar this Monday, October 28. Having just toured with City and Color, The Paper Kites are certainly a band on the rise. The following week: Wednesday, November 6, The Strumbellas will take the stage following Teton Gravity Research’s Way Of Life movie premiere. On Friday, November 8, Matt Mays will be playing a very

special acoustic show at 8 p.m., and then our very own Shred Kelly will play a late show — stoking the Spiritbar stage at midnight! Along with these shows, On The Road Management is happy to announce that Royal Wood will return to Nelson (January 22), and Kytami also returns to Spiritbar (February 15). For details, and the full concert calendar, sign up for our mailing list at ontheroadmanagement.com

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Fun fact: last week I received my first ever advanced copy cd to review. My stint as a music reviewer thus far has consisted of a few things: a) thumbing through my space-consuming vinyl pile and remarking “Well I have some ace words to say about this one!” b) picking through Packrat Annie’s respectable new releases and gobbling up whatever I can afford at the moment, or c) plopping a few well-aimed clicks in the right places on the internet. So it was with a peculiar sort of surprise at receiving a free physical item that I unwrapped the sophomore album of Ontarian folk-pop-rock group The Strumbellas, slid the compact disc into my half-functioning cd-rom drive (that really only registers the presence of a cd if I hold my computer on its side, but that’s another story), and began to revel in music that hadn’t yet hit the shelves.

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and food related topics. It’s hard to find hard scientific evidence when there is so much false information floating around out there, especially with the Internet and social media. Finding the truth becomes harder and harder and it is up to us as individuals to sift through the information and decide what is good for us. The majority of sugar comes from sugar cane and sugar beets and the process is very similar when it comes to producing it. The plant is crushed, or shredded and then pressed to get all of the juices out.

Lime is added to clarify the juice and it is boiled down to a syrup. As the syrup reduces until the water can no longer hold the crystals and they separate. At this point it is spun in a machine similar to a salad spinner that separates the molasses from the brown sugar. The brown sugar (true raw sugar) contains yeasts, molds, bacteria, soil, insect and other debris to which is declared unhealthy and inedible and illegal to be sold in stores. So it has to be washed or refined

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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. 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.

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The Nelson Civic Theatre's weekend movie (October 25, 26, 27 and 29 at 7:30 p.m.) is Captain Phillips, a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the US container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. More info and trailers at civictheatre.ca. 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. 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.

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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.

Music

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.

Filling out the rhythm section will be Doug Stephenson on bass, Colin Spence on keys, and the legendary Bill Wilson on drums. Show time is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cover is by donation. Put on your dancing shoes. On Saturday, November 2 Ellison's Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Session will open at a new time, 1 p.m., with Charlie Jacobson followed by Holly and John. 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.

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.

Toronto folk band The Strumbellas play Spiritbar on Wednesday, November 6. Ticket information at the Hume Hotel.

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.

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.

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The arts collide this month at the Nelson Public Library when Argenta artist Deb Borsos exhibits pastel landscapes inspired by books she has loved. Three authors whose books have been honoured — Anne DeGrace, Rita Moir and Holley Rubinsky — will join Borsos in a reading and reception on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m.

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.”

Local graphic artist Buck Addams has a Halloween art show at Spiritbar on Thursday, October 31.

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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.

Stylust Beats brings his “zombie tour” to Spiritbar on Wednesday, October 30. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket info 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. On Friday, November 1 the after work dance party will feature veteran guitarist and vocalist Glenn Mitchell with Clinton Swanson and Friends at Finley's Irish Pub.

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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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Giving back to the community Kirsten Hildebrand Nelson Star Reporter

In a Leafs organization that thrives on volunteerism, the players are right in there rolling up their sleeves and giving back. Giving 110 per cent off the ice is just as important as what happens at the rink. Coach Frank Maida says working in the community is an i mp or t ant component of being a hockey player. “The fans come and support the players and support the team and we feel it’s very i mp or t ant to give back to our community,” he says. Michelle MacLean is a volunteer director on the Leafs board. She helps organize some of the volunteers schedule. Among other tasks, the

players volunteer at Our Daily Bread three lunches a week, they help out at CanSkate, and spend time in schools throughout the Nelson area. They also assist at special events like the Queen City Cruise that took place in September. “This is all between their own school and jobs and practices and other stuff they have to get done in a day — they have two gym sessions and an ice session,” says Ma c L e a n . “ T h e y ’r e busy.” L e af s number 27 Darnel St. Pierre doesn’t mind being busy. From Kelowna, the 18-yearold is embracing his new community, ready to help out off the ice. “It’s nice to give back to the community. Everyone comes

“Everyone comes out to support us and we try to do what we can to get out and reach out to our fans.” Darnel St. Pierre

The Nelson Leafs have been helping out in the kitchen at Our Daily Bread. From left to right at the dish pit are Alec Wilkinson, Blair Andrews, Darnel St. Pierre. Kirsten Hildebrand photo

She shoots she scores! The Nelson Leafs played floor hockey at Rosemont elementary school earlier this month. Spending time in local schools is a rewarding part of the players’ volunteerism. Kirsten Hildebrand photo out to support us and we try to do what we can to get out and reach out to our fans and meet everybody and help them be a part of our team and be involved.” When fans fill the NDCC, the players they cheer for are geared up from head to toe so when the young men head out into the community, it’s an opportunity for people to put a face to a player number. St. Pierre says, “If they get to know us off the ice, that’s awesome.” The community benefits from strong capable helping hands and the Leafs organization benefits from having such positive ambassadors. But the players are also personally rewarded for giving

time to others as well. MacLean says it builds character. “When they’re out there it’s beneficial for them to know they’re representing themselves as a person and their team,” she says. Of course there are some posts that the players enjoy more than others with spending time with the youngest fans at the top of the list. “They’re all over it. They love getting out there, being a buddy and having kids look up to them — inspire the younger kids,” MacLean says. MacLean explains the players know that their profile in the general community is important as well. St. Pierre understands that there are many groups

needing a helping hand in the community and reaching out isn’t always about enjoyment — though it helps. “On ice stuff working with the kids is always fun,” he says. “But everyone needs stuff done. The Leafs organization also needs stuff done and volunteers do most of that as well. From members of the board like MacLean to the water boys to the security team to the helpers from Bigby Place set up on the concourse, lending a hand is key. “It’s a great organization. They have a strong program put in place for volunteers,” MacLean says. “It doesn’t matter what age or physi-

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cal ability, there’s a spot for you.” Really, when it comes to giving back to the people who fill the seats at their games, St. Pierre says it’s not as much about ensuring the chores are done, rather showing appreciation for support. “The fan support here is awesome and we appreciate all the team does for us and the community does for us,” he says. The Leafs play in the Okanagan this weekend taking on North Okanagan, Kelowna and Summerland. They’re back at home the first Saturday of November. Taking on the Braves in Spokane on Friday, they play Osoyoos at the NDCC on Saturday.

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Unbeaten Saints squad hits the road

The Nelson Midget Rep Hockey Tournament kicks off today (October 25) and runs until the 27th. The five team event features Nelson, Castlegar, Spokane, Elk Valley and Merritt. The final is set for Sunday, October 27th at 12:15 p.m. at the Nelson Ditrict Community Complex. Submitted photo

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The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will look to continue their hot start to the 2013/14 season this weekend when they head out on the road for games against Thompson Rivers University (tonight at 8:30 p.m. in Kamloops Memorial Arena) and Simon Fraser University (Saturday at 7 p.m. in Bill Copeland Sports Centre). The Saints currently sport a 4-0 record after a foursome of home ice victories that have seen the squad out score opponents by an overall margin of 25-5. Friday’s match-up with the WolfPack will be the third in as many games for both teams, as Selkirk is coming off a weekend series sweep of TRU that included victories by 8-2 and 5-1 scores. “Thompson Rivers has a skilled group of forwards and in their smaller rink that opens up counterattack opportunities if you let yourself get too concerned about the offensive side of the puck,” says Saints head coach Jeff Dubois. “We had some tough, tight matchups in their rink last season, so I’m expecting a much different game from what we saw last weekend. We’ll be the team playing off a long bus trip and having to adjust to an unfamiliar facility. It’s never an easy place to grab points.” Then, on Saturday, the Saints will face off against SFU for the first time since defeating the Clan in the 2013 BCIHL Finals. Selkirk dominated the season series against Simon Fraser last year, winning all four regular season meetings and both playoff encounters. “SFU has had a heavy roster turnover from last season and based on what I’ve seen they’ve gotten bigger, and tougher, and improved significantly on defence,” says Dubois. “They always have lots of depth and skill up front and you can count on them getting great goaltending from Graeme Gordon, so this will be a good opportunity for both teams to see how we stack up at the top of the league early in the season.” The Clan is coming off a weekend that saw the team pick up back-to-back shutout victories over the University of Victoria. Up front, linemates Jono Ceci and Nick Sandor have already combined to notch 18 points in just three regular season games. Meanwhile, Saints winger Connor McLaughlin leads all BCIHL scorers with 8 goals and 11 points while Logan Proulx, Scott Swiston, Cody Fidgett, Beau Taylor and Darnell Dyck also rank in the top-10.

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Co-op hits $1 million mark they are all excited about helping to build a friendly, healthy, community‐ owned food store.” The Kootenay Co-op launched its member loans program on October 1 with a goal of raising $1.5 million to equip the new store, which they expect will open in early summer of 2015. Does the $1.5 million goal seem attainable in the time remaining? “This campaign affirms that we have a truly amazing community of members who are genuinely enthusiastic about loaning their money to the Coop,” said Morrison. “I believe we can get to $1.5 million. And, to the best of our knowledge, this will set a record for funds raised by a Canadian food co-op!” “One important message we want to convey at this time is that the clock is ticking!”says Skrypiczajko. “The program closes on October 31, so members who are interested in participating should definitely contact us as soon as possible.” All members of the Kootenay Co-op are eligible to make a loan to the Co-op, and other community members excited about the opportunity to invest locally can join the Co-op and be a part of this program immediately. For more information, call the member loans desk at (250) 3544077, ext. 555, pick up a pamphlet at the Co-op’s customer service desk or visit www.kootenay.coop/publications/ memberloanspamphletfinalweb.pdf.

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Literary conspiracy celebrates reading Contributing to the common cultural good And that’s when you see it: Everyone is reading. The library is full of people. Just, reading. Your mind whirls: is this some kind of strike? A practical joke? A literary conspiracy? It’s D.E.A.R., the acronym for Drop Everything and Read (www.dropeverythingandread. com), a literacy initiative that invites everyone to do exactly that on Monday, October 28 from 11 to 11:20 a.m. It’s a way to celebrate reading during Canadian Library Month (and all the time), encouraging reading as a lifelong habit that everyone should enjoy every day. Schools and libraries do it everywhere, with last year 65,000 students, teachers, and parents participating in the schools alone. This year, BC Minister of Education Peter Fassbender will be joining in at a Langley elementary school. More than a photo-op, though, it’s an acknowledgement that reading is

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Check This Out – Anne DeGrace

It’s Monday morning, you’re at the Library and you’ve picked out what you’d like to check out — you’ve got a couple of new novels, that hot new biography, some DVDs and CDs — and you’d like to reserve a book, so you come to the circulation desk. Or maybe you have a couple of questions about databases. Perhaps you’d like to sign your three-year-old up for Wednesday storytime, or your seven-year-old for the Halloween Howls program on the 29th. But what’s this? The librarians are all reading. One looks up, smiles, and tells you that she can help you at 11:21. She suggests you pick up a magazine, or crack one of those books you’ve got under your arm, and then she goes back to her book. You look around, bewildered, ready to say to the closest person: Did you see that? This is outrageous! Is this how our tax dollars are spent?

Still hoping to hit member loan program goal of $1.5 million

Just over halfway through its campaign (on October 19) the Kootenay Co-op’s member loan campaign hit the $1 million mark. “We couldn’t be more heartened by the response from our members,” beamed board director and member loans committee chair Susan Morrison. “This campaign has been about so much more than the money... hitting the $1 million mark is also about the excitement, trust and goodwill that’s behind every dollar loaned.” Though the process of making a member loan takes only a matter of minutes, Morrison says many people are staying longer to talk about the Co-op. “Our member loans team keeps telling me how meaningful they are finding the experience of closing these loans. Members are sharing their favourite stories about the Co-op; some going all the way back to its roots as a buying club in South Slocan. They are all proud of the Co-op they own... and how it’s contributed to a healthy community and local economy.” There is no typical member making a loan, said member loans coordinator Marya Skrypiczajko. “The campaign is a reflection of the diversity of the whole membership. We are receiving support from founding members, local farmers, members who have childhood memories of shopping at the Co-op, new members who have just signed up this year and everyone in between. “What they have in common is that

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important for everybody, from the baby with the board book to the grandparent with the eBook. In the past, we’ve promoted D.E.A.R. but stopped short of joining in. This year, we’ve decided that the value of the message trumps our innate Librarian desire to be of service, and so we’ll join individuals everywhere in schools and libraries, workplaces and park benches to Drop Everything and Read. There’s a nice irony in this for me. For all the times someone has said to me: “It must be great working at the library; you get to read all day!” and I’ve rolled my eyes (we are way too busy for that), at last I can read at work. It’ll serve as a nice reminder that I want to pick up a book or magazine or newspaper sometime during my day just for the pleasure of reading, 365 days a year. If absolutely everyone dropped everything and read

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• The Royal Club Theatre (Trail) • Virgina Clover • Carol Allan • Marianne Bond • Kay Stewart • Marie Berg • Through the Looking Glass • Stillpoint Pottery • Pixie Candy

We would also like to express gratitude to the following for help with promotion of this event :

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• Express News • I Love Nelson • Vancouver International Reader’s & Writers Festival

We value your interest in this community event for a designated 20-minutes one day each year, we could have anarchy, it’s true. Zombies, of course (‘tis the season) could Drop Dead and Read and nobody would notice. But should the policeman stop chasing the bad guy to find out whodunit, the cook let the soup burn while he reads the latest culinary blog post, or the bus driver pull over to read On the Road making her passengers — all of them reading, of course — late for work, things could get dicey. But with a little creative common sense, we’ll start a movement. A movement that celebrates knowledge, laughter, imagination, inspiration, and empowerment through the written word. We think that’s something worth dropping everything for. Anne DeGrace is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. Check This Out runs every other week. For more visit www.nelsonlibrary.ca.

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Mountaineer and ‘volunteer extreme’ passes

Don Lyon 1936-2013

GREG NESTEROFF

Nelson Star Reporter

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on Lyon, who shepherded the city’s museum, art gallery, and archives into a new building and era as president of the Touchstones Nelson board, has died at 76. Although he and wife Heather only moved to Nelson in 1997, Lyon had a significant impact on the city’s arts, cultural, and mountaineering scenes, volunteering his time and skills for many projects. “When one works in the nonprofit sector for a long time you meet many great volunteers who want to give back to a cause near and dear to them,” says Stephanie Fischer, who knew Lyon in several capacities. “And then sometimes you have the great fortune to meet people like Don.” Friends uniformly spoke of his enthusiasm, cheerfulness, and refusal to be deterred by obstacles — figurative or literal. Keenly interested in the history of BC and the Kootenays, Lyon joined the Nelson museum board when the organization was at a crossroads. “We knew we had to do something,” he told the Daily News in

2001.”The building we’re in [402 Anderson Street] is too small and it’s in a poor location so we had to move ahead somehow.” The push became more urgent following a fire at the building that destroyed an historic boat and forced the artifacts into storage. Lyon became board president in 2004, and under his watch, a massive fundraising campaign was launched to turn the old city hall into the new museum. Fischer, who was project manager of what became known as Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History, says Lyon brought “unprecedented energy” to its conception and creation. “Ever ything and anything was possible, never a task too big or too small and he was always smiling, always in a splendid mood,” she says. “He made it a great pleasure to work under sometimes rather stressful situations. He was a leader and his commitment and enthusiasm to help create Touchstones Nelson was outstanding.” Others echoed that assessment. “Don was always the first to volunteer for hands on projects, to roll up his sleeves and do whatever need-

“Don was always the first to volunteer for hands on projects, to roll up his sleeves and do whatever needed to be done.” Ed Mannings

Don Lyon was prominent in early Canadian mountaineering, with several noteDon Lyon Collection worthy climbs under his belt.

Don Lyon and wife Heather. They moved to Nelson in 1997 and could often be seen taking tickets at the Capitol Theatre. Courtesy Jerry Sussenguth

ed to be done,” says Ed Mannings, who also served on the Touchstones board. “During periods when the challenges seemed overwhelming, Don always managed to inspire confidence in those around him to carry on.” Ron Welwood recalls tackling several backbreaking and unpleasant projects with Lyon, such as dismantling steel shelving at the former David Thompson University library for use in the Touchstones archives. Stored off site, the shelves were covered in pigeon droppings. Mountaineering firsts: Born in Vancouver, Lyon had a life-long passion for mountains and the outdoors. He belonged to the varsity outdoor club at the University of BC and was a life member of the Alpine Club of Canada. In 1959, he and five others climbed the east ridge of Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak, and in doing so became the first all-Canadian team to reach the summit. Two years later, Lyon was part of a team that made the first ascent of the Pioneer ridge on Mount McKinley — North America’s highest peak. In 1964, he joined the first Canadian expedition to the Himalayas, which climbed within reach of the summit of Sangemarmur, but was forced to turn back. His exploits are recounted in Chic Scott’s Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering. “Don played a prominent role in Canadian mountaineering when it was still in its early days,” Scott says. “His climbs of Mount Logan and

Mount McKinley were very leading edge in their day, and his expedition to the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan was a real first, paving the way for those who would come later.” Lyon spent a decade in construction and avalanche control at Rogers Pass before returning to the Lower Mainland, where he worked for the Burnaby school district for over 20 years until retiring to Nelson. Friend Jerry Sussenguth, another Touchstones board member, called Lyon a “volunteer extreme.” As past president of the Friends of Pulpit Rock Society, Lyon was always grooming the popular trail or hauling materials for benches and steps in a “tireless effort” to make it more

accessible. “He could climb like a mountain goat and needed no trails,” Sussenguth says. “When it was decided a new flagpole should be installed on Elephant Mountain guess who volunteered to do it? He hauled cement, water and equipment all the way to the top, a yeoman’s feat at his age.” The society’s Nancy Selwood says with only six people, each made a difference. “Don made a big difference. He was fun to work with and motivated people into action. If anyone thinks retirement is about slowing down, they haven’t met Don.” Even while hospitalized he dictated a page-long

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Don Lyon (fourth from left) with friends Eric Hartmann, Jerry Sussenguth, Ralph Northup, Colin Perks, Ted Allen, and Frank Davidoff. Courtesy Jerry Sussenguth

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The Music and Technology program second year students that will be part of the band for Gala 2013 includes Noel Taylor, James “Toasty” Jost, Charlie Pears-Smith, Hilary Whelan, Sam McLennan, Reginald Eddy, Rory HayesAnderson, Dylann McPherson, Rachelle Mathieu, Giovanni Ciardullo, Nikita Afonso, Hunter Stanway and Spencer Belanger. Submitted photo ing to do with MuchMusic or overnight YouTube success,” said Parenteau. “Playing is a job and the goal is to be able to feed yourself as a professional musician.” Becoming a recording artist is never discouraged and students are encouraged to continue to chase their dreams. To do that and continue to work daily as a musician are options graduates come away with after two years. Some of the realistic paths for graduates include the cruise ship industry, Cirque du Soleil, conventions, specialty acts and theatre work. To get students on their way, Gala 2013 is sure to provide lasting lessons. “We always look forward to

what the Music and Technology program students come up with on Gala night,” said Joyce Buckler, Donor Services coordinator at Selkirk College. “The Gala is an important fundraiser for the college and a fantastic evening out, but at the heart is a showcase of the incredible talents of our students in all programs.” Tickets for Selkirk College’s Gala 2013 are $70 per person or $520 for a table of eight. The evening starts at 6 p.m. at Mary Hall on the Tenth Street Campus and includes a five-course meal. There will be a silent and live auction along with the music and dance. To reserve your seat for the November 23 Gala, email events@ selkirk.ca or call 250-365-1360.

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With the countdown to the Selkirk College Gala 2013 on, students in the Music and Technology program are fine tuning their skills for a wonderful night of entertainment. The theme of this year’s annual Gala is “Five Pillars of Success” which lay the foundation of the college. One of those pillars is focus on the learner and the Music and Technology program is a perfect example of the work being done at Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus. Music at the November 23 Gala will be provided by 15 members of the second year program class. The band will play two 45-minute dance sets, one featuring the sounds of Motown and the other grooves from the disco era. “This is an important class project for the second year students,” says Music and Technology program keyboards instructor Gilles Parenteau. “The final result will be topnotch, but just as important for us is that it teaches the students how to put an event like this together. When the night is done the students will have benefitted a great deal from the entire process.” The program has been preparing students for the commercial entertainment industry for 25 years. The two-year diploma program develops skills in areas of performance, song writing, audio recording, film scoring and improvisation. The curriculum includes instruction, but also provides a solid grounding in music theory and ear training. One of the key skills being developed in the Gala preparation is learning music in a short period of time and then performing it live. “That is the reality of being a professional musician,” says Parenteau. “We are decreasing the contact to the music for the students. They need to be good performers, but just as important they must be efficient music readers.” It’s a project welcomed by the second year class. “I’m really excited about it,” said keyboard student Rory HayesAnderson. “These are skills I currently don’t have and in the next few weeks will get a chance to grow under the pressure of having an important performance.” Though every young musician dreams of playing sold-out shows at the biggest venues, the program takes a more business minded approach. “All of these things have noth-

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With great sadness we announce the passing of our son Douglas Brian Marquardt on October 21st, 2013 at Mountain Lake Seniors Community, Nelson, BC, after a lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis. He was predeceased by his only sister Peggy in 2011 and is survived by his loving parents Philip and Lily of Nelson, BC and his siblings, Richard of Fort Saint James, BC, Randy of Mesa, Arizona, David of Maple Ridge, BC, Darrell of Calgary, Alberta, and Neil of Pitt Meadows, BC. Douglas loved sports. He golfed, accomplishing a Hole-In-One as a teenager. He loved to ski but his greatest ambition was to play hockey. At age 16 he accompanied Ernie Gare to Mill Bay near Victoria, BC to a hockey school. Here he met Darrell Sittler and Pete Mahovalich. In 1974 he tried out with the Medicine Hat Tigers, subsequently, their farm club the Vernon Vikings, returning home to complete High School. After graduation in 1975 he went to work at the plywood plant in Nelson for a year. In 1976 he and a friend left to tour Europe. That November he remained in Salzburg, Austria as a player coach of the Junior Hockey Team. Retuning to Canada he spent a year in Regina where he worked for his brother Randy. Back in Nelson he went to work with CP Rail as a Car Control Clerk from 1979-90. He became an entrepreneur form 1990-98 in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Here he was diagnosed with MS. Returning to Nelson he was able to work at the Golf Club as Course Marshall for the next two summers. In 2005, he went on a disability pension, lived at the Kiwanis Villa and got around well in a wheel chair. He put up a valiant struggle against this insidious disease. He remained an athlete at heart and never missed a televised sporting event. He was also computer literate. In the spring of 2008 Doug was moved to the Assisted Living Section of Mountain Lakes Senior Community in Nelson as he was no longer ambulatory. It is a beautiful facility built in 2007. He was very content with his care there. We would like to thank all of the people at Mountain Lakes who gave our son Douglas such compassion and care throughout his last five years. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to Mountain Lake Seniors Community, 908 Eleventh Street, Nelson, BC V1L 7A6 or Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, West Kootenay Chapter, Box 202, Balfour, BC, V0G 1C0. Online condolences may be expressed at www. thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

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On August 11, 2013, at the park and ride located on Ymir Road, Nelson, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Central Kootenay Regional RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $11,070 CAD, on or about 16:35 Hours, and $1,205 CAD, on or about 17:19 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2013-1761, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil

Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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Churches of Nelson

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Nelson Christian Science Society A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

Sunday Service in Balfour

9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. For information 250-229-5237

CATHOLIC CHURCH

CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

GATHERING ON NOV 3: 10AM @ 2402 PERRIER LANE Bring food to share at our potluck brunch. All welcome.

Displaced rhythms? Come experience ours! Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send www.nelsonvineyard.com Look for us on Facebook

Unity Centre of the Kootenays starts at 11am

We welcome Ulla Devine her topic is “Benefits of Seasonal Detoxification” Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)

Anglican Church of Canada St. Saviour's Pro Cathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Sunday Service 10:30 a.m

Sat. Nov. 2

Coffee Party 10 -11:30 a.m. baked goods & coffee $5 High Tea 2:00-3:30 p.m. sandwiches, sweets and tea $6 Door prizes, gift table, bake sale-Please join us!

St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road, Balfour

Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • 250.352.5711

stsaviours@netidea.com • www.stsavioursnelson.org

ALL ARE WELCOME! Evangelical

Covenant Church

Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives

Nelson

702 Stanley St. • 352.9613 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Arden Gustafson Pastor Chris Wiens

Balfour

7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301 Sundays at 9:30 am Pastor Jason Ashley

Playmor Junction 2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Jesse Lerch

www.ecov.org

Friday, October 25, 2013 Nelson Star

Community

Where to Find Peace?

Arden Gustafson - Nelson Covenant Church Of all the places we were in Israel and Palestine, I enjoyed my time by the Sea of Galilee the most. It is a beautiful lake in a rural setting, calm and serene for the most part, and it feels, well, calm and serene. No wonder Jesus spent so much of his time here. It is a place you can hear yourself think. That is in such contrast to Jerusalem, especially the walled Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem is full of energy and sound with a hustle that is both exciting and exhausting, drawing you into the ebb and flow. Street vendors call out as the crowds of tourists and religious pilgrims push towards the sites. Jews, Muslims and Christians all live in and flock to this place as each considers Jerusalem to be a holy place. It is busy. Here it is hard to hear yourself think. Even in this place I was surprised by a moment of peace. My son, John Erik, and I were walking through the crowded First Baptist Christian Quarter of Church Old Jerusalem one day, 611 Fifth Street 250-352-3212 not really shopping, but Sunday Worship at 10:00 am First Pastor Scott Simpson just taking in the chaos. Baptist fbcnelson.ca Church We saw a vendor up an even narrower side street and after a brief look into his shop, continued Sat, Nov 2nd 5:30 pm up that street. It took a $15/adult $35/family Call office for tickets left hand turn and within a matter of seconds John NEW LOCATION Kootenay Christian Fellowship Erik and I were strolling 520 Falls Street, (just off Baker St.) down a quiet, nearly www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com deserted residential area. We climbed a short set Join us for our worship celebration in our of stairs to find ourselves new location on the rooftops of Old Sunday @ 10:30 AM Jerusalem, quiet and  Developing Relationships serene. Looking around,  Music that will move you  Helping people - Help people wondering if we should even be there, we saw a Church Office: 1.888.761.3301 Jim Reimer, Pastor couple of bored Israeli soldiers who basically ignored us as we spent some time walking the Nelson Community Church rooftops, seeing the Sunday Worship Service sights of Jerusalem from a completely different at 11:00 am Jim Reimer perspective. It wasn’t Everyone is Welcome just quiet, it was a time of Your Pastors: pinching myself to make Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows sure I wasn’t dreaming.

20th Annual Wild & Tame Game Dinner

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Nelson United Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Minister: David Boyd Robin Murray presiding All are Welcome Special Guest: Don Warthe “Building Houses in Mexico” All children welcome for Sunday School & Nursery Room available

Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

A Friendly Bible Centre Church Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

“Godliness With Contentment” 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber Refreshments are served after the service (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

I pray regularly for my Jewish and Arab friends in Israel and Palestine, that they would have a break from the noise and the chaos, allowing them to see what a gift they are and the gift they have. I pray that there would be surprise gifts of peace. Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.” That kind of gift, that kind of peace is even harder to receive when the noise in our lives keeps our head and heart from hearing and recognizing it.

Don Lyon was a tireless worker for the Friends of Pulpit Rock Society Courtesy Nancy Selwood

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email of instructions and thoughts to fellow directors: “The diagnosis is myeloma cancer and it has left me mostly bedridden... but I am still very much interested in continuing my work with the society.” Another Pulpit director, Guy Woods, says besides his physical efforts, Lyon’s knack for fundraising was instrumental in getting improvements started: “He was very organized and made sure things got done.” Lyon and his wife were avid skiers and could be seen regularly at Whitewater, Woods adds. Lyon also helped the Friends of the Library during their annual book sale (last year he cleaned and painted the society’s book sorting room) and cofounded the Kootenay History Interest Group as well as a local support group for people with celiac, an auto-immune disease. On top of that, Fischer, now executive director of the Capitol Theatre, says Lyon and his wife often took tickets as part of the front-of-house crew. “He was tall enough to switch on the light on the beverage fridge without pulling out the step ladder, and always repaired some little thing here and there.” Lyon died October 11 in Nelson, less than two months after his last hiking trip. A celebration of his life will be held November 10. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Friends of Pulpit Rock Society — which in turn says the best tribute is “getting involved and making things happen in your community.”

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Sports

Great golfers Nelson Granite Pointe Golf Club Members took home several medals from the BC Senior Games in Kamloops. Golfers (from left to right) include Mike Wagg (silver), Vito Tummillo (gold) and John Kazakoff (silver). Missing from the picture is Jim Mattice who won bronze.

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Leafs trade Naka to Chiefs KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter

MATTHEW NAKA

The Leafs have made a trade — offense for defense — with Matthew Naka heading to the Okanagan Division. The 19-year-old forward who just started his third season with the Leafs will head to Kelowna Chiefs for defenseman Kyle Clayton,

17, and future considerations. Coach Frank Maida says of the Naka trade, “we made a change.” Clayton, an Abbottsford native weighs in at 200 pounds and measures 6’4” tall. “We’re getting size on the back end,” said Maida. “It’s the defense we’ve been looking for.”

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The Leafs will face off against their former teammate Saturday when they take on the Chiefs as part of an Okanagan road trip.

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Transit will review bus routes in 2014

Handy darts could be used

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nobody expressed concern about the bus no longer running down Morgan Street. The change had been in place for months before Granite Manor residents started speaking out about it. Nelson city councillor Donna Macdonald, who sits on the West Kootenay Transit Committee, said residents of Granite Manor will have to prove they want to use the bus before any changes to the regular bus route will be considered. “It’s a use it or lose it situation,” she said. “If they’re only using the bus occasionally, then maybe the Handy Dart service is the best option. It’s door-

to-door service, which is certainly convenient.” Anyone with mobility challenges can register to use the Handy Dart. Users book trips in advance and are picked up at home and dropped off at their destination. Granite Manor residents who want to use the bus outside the scheduled times could book their own Handy Dart trips, Macdonald pointed out. But Diana Cole, one of the seniors who lives in the building, said she and her neighbours will continue to fight to have a regular route on Morgan Street. She said the Handy Dart route is, “an improvement over having

nothing, or having to depend on other people or using the cab. But it’s only a stop gap measure, not the final solution.” The soonest a change to the bus route could be introduced is summer of 2014, when the new rider’s guide comes out. Cole is hoping if the Fairview route can’t be completely restored to how

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it was previously, that perhaps it could could still come down Morgan Street a few times per day on a special route. “It’s actually faster to drive along Morgan then it is to go down by the mall [along Lakeside Drive],” she points out. BC Transit will review all its new routes next year and see what tweaks

need to be made. Pizarro said besides the concerns expressed by Granite Manor residents, there have been very few complaints about the changes to the transit system. “Considering the amount of change that happened all at once, there’s been very little negative feedback.”

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Wayne Germaine 250.354.2814 wayne@valhallapathrealty.com

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Quality built spacious family home in a great Uphill family neighbourhood. 6 bedrooms plus den, 4 bathrooms. Open kitchen, eating area and family room leads to the backyard with lawn, a large deck and patio. Double garage. Call Wayne NORTH SHORE HOME

Robert Goertz 250.354.8500 robert@valhallapathrealty.com www.kootenayconnector.com

$449,900

Sitting on 1.38 acres and just 14 km north of Nelson this home is in superb condition. A wonderful opportunity for those looking for a quality home that has land yet is close to town. Two adjacent properties also available and would bring the total property size close to 3 acres.

Call Robert CRESCENT VALLEY COMFORT

Norm Zaytsoff 250.354.8584 norm@valhallapathrealty.com

$595,000

Looking for something special? This stunning 4-bed, 3-bath custom home will have you at ‘hello’. Built by one of our area’s sought after builders, this home offers fine finishings inside and out. Walking distance to schools, restaurants, rail trail and the Slocan River. 20 min to both Castlegar and Nelson. Don’t miss this opportunity.

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Bright 3-bed, 2-bath townhome move in ready. The diverse floor plan can accommodate any age group with the ability to live on the main floor. This home offers a spacious main floor, an open kitchen, spacious room sizes and a bright walkout basement. This will not last long see it today!

Steven Skolka 250-354-3031 steven@valhallapathrealty.com

$349,900

Newly renovated, modern 2-3 bedroom home with stunning lake views and private, park-like yard. Wood and tile floors, energy efficient appliances, many upgrades including plumbing and electrical. French doors open to multi-level sundecks and hot tub. Veggie and flower gardens, many established ornamental and fruit trees. This Johnstone Road gem will not last long.

Call Steven

We show all MLS listings Kristina Little 250-509-2550 kristina@valhallapathrealty.com

Created in 1996, Valhalla Path Realty is a thriving independent Real Estate company that provides high calibre real estate services with a distinctive personal quality.

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Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053 Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card, and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!

www.spca.bc.ca/nelson • 250.352.7178

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601 Baker Street, Nelson BC

250.352.7252

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Beautiful home, ready to move into, with such features as custom Cherry cabinets & Walnut & tile floors, air exchange system, 3 – 4 bedrooms, 3.5 stylish baths, double garage, and incredible views. Beach access, landscape complete & priced to sell!!! MLS 2218348

Cozy, well maintained 2 bedroom bungalow with a sweet garden & within walking distance to all amenities. MLS 2393370

Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $499,900 + gst

Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $205,000

Four bedroom 4 bath home with unobstructed view of Kootenay Lake Arm. Enjoy the kitchen of any chef’s dreams! En suite has his and hers sinks, on granite counter tops, large tub wrapped in slate and custom cabinets. Professionally landscaped yard. MLS 2393568

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This extremely well kept home is located close to the Golf Course, Elementary School, Park and Bus. Three bedrooms, 2 full baths, family room, workshop, + newer décor & flooring. Sundeck, carport, lawn and garden plus great Glacier views. Quick Possession! MLS 2392230

Sunny Blewett Location. 7.2 Acres. A drilled Well. Property goes up the hill to a large level bench that would make a wonderful private building site. Has a very nice view. MLS 2392236

Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $268,000

Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $166,500

AMAzING LOCATION

BRAND NEw

Meticulously maintained 1996 manufactured home 2 bedroom, 2 bath, covered porch, carport, brand new roof and mature gardens backing onto green space. Waterfront access in Balfour. MLS 2214407

Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $99,500

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $399,000/per unit

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $259,000

FAIRVIEw HEIGHTs

MLS 2391661

Beautiful & Bright w/ Kootenay Lake views from almost every room. Quality newer built 4 bdrm 3 bath 2 story home. Open floor plan with hardwood floors throughout, large rooms, 2 expansive decks soaking in Lake views, 2 car carport, yard w/garden and located in town close to schools, bus routes and down town. MLS 2393299

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $54,900

Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $139,000

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Bright and spacious rooms throughout this 3 storey, 3 bedroom, 4 bath energy efficient home. A great 3 year old family home among newer homes, near schools, rail trail and the new Davies Street Park and playground. Enjoy a wonderful lake view too. MLS 2393186

Fabulous 4 bedroom 4 bath family home located on close to an acre across from desirable Bonnington Park. Potential for a secondary suite.

Located just 15 minutes from Nelson in 1/2 acre lot @ S. Slocan, this fine 4 bedroom, 3 bath home has an attached double garage and a great garden area. Away from highway. MLS 2392817

Main street location near largest downtown development project. Great expansion potential. New 2013 ventilation & fire safety equipment. Seats 25 + 9 sidewalk dinning. Great 10 year lease. Includes equipment, training & recipes. MLS 4100588

Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $659,000

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $359,000

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $149,000

GREAT VALuE CONDO

MOVE IN READy!

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COMFORTABLE LIVING

Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $579,000

NORTH sHORE

MLS K217021

3 - 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, fireplace, carport, sundeck with a lake view, just 10 minutes from Nelson in an established neighbourhood. Very good condition. MLS 2393214

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $329,000

ICE

Three 1 bedroom 1 bath good sized suites separately metered. Covered parking, a new furnace, new roof, all new plumbing, new renos, underground sprinkler system, garden & tones of storage, all placed on a spacious corner lot central to the downtown core of Nelson plus lake views. MLS 2390736

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $305,000

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Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $39,900

Alan Tarr 250.354.8489 $399,900

Lorne Westnedge 250.505.2606 $139,500

MOsT AFFORDABLE VIEw IN NELsON!

wATERFRONT INVEsTMENT!

This 3 bed, 1.5 bath half duplex is

SANDY beach, large wharf & double bay boathouse. 2 bdrm & 2 bath 2 Storey home with updates placed on .11 acres in a quiet neighborhood in Balfour. Gorgeous surrounding Lake & Mountains views, well known fishing, golfing & swimming, Landscaped private yard, outbuildings and much more. MLS 2393641

Commercially-zoned building in Nelson’s downtown core. Recently renovated, two storey with Naturopathic Clinic as tenant on the main floor. Second floor is currently occupied by Seller: Buyer could lease out, or utilize as their own office or professional space.

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $399,000

Glen Darough 250.354.3343 $379,900

GREAT VALuE ICE

2 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured home @ Lakeshore Place. Excellent condition, with a carport, covered deck, workshop & storage shed. Close to golf and lake

Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $189,500

w NE

Victorian Heritage Triplex with a great lake and mountain view. Main floor Suite has 1 bedroom & den and 1 1/2 baths. Wonderful wood moldings, fir floors and high ceilings. Upstairs suite has 2BR & 1 bath. Basement suite has 1BR & 1 Bath.

2 large bdrms & 1 bath. Recently renovated Décor, new appliances, bright gourmet kitchen & large living open living space. Enjoy the peaceful setting with much privacy. Covered Patio & good sized storage shed . MLS 2392360

Dave Buss 250.354.9459 $185,000

One bedroom and den condo in Lower Fairview, just steps away from Lakeside Park and a short walk to Safeway and the mall. The top floor corner unit is in an adult oriented building offering underground parking, elevator and a covered deck. MLS 2391580

MOuNTAIN sHOREs

Great starter or recreational home on the East Shore. The 2 bedroom home offers 2 baths and a family room, fireplace in the living room and covered parking of up to 2 cars. Quiet cul-de-sac location and access to Kootenay Lake is nearby. MLS 2392469

This Procter home offers great value for starters and investors. The 2 bedroom home sits on a 75’ lot close to services and just a few blocks walk from the beach. You’ll also find a garage and carport on the property. A little decorating and this is wonderful opportunity. MLS 2393099

Lisa Cutler 250.551.0076 $415,000

ICE

Neat, Tidy, Affordable & Spacious 3 bedroom mobile with a large addition. This great pad has its own private walkway with scenic river views & plenty of room to develop your yard. Pets are allowed. MLS 2390795

GREAT BEGINNINGs

Ve r y c o m f o r t a b l e v i e w h o m e w i t h 2 balconies, gas fireplace, quiet locale in 12 unit development. Updated and ready to go. 2 full bathrooms.

MLS 2390202 & 2391042

Barbie Wheaton 250.509.0654 $739,000

Front & Back 4 bdrm 3 bath Duplex with over 2052 sq ft living space with surrounding Kootenay Lake, City & Mountain views from every room and decks. Great 3 level floor plan, lots of parking, good sized yard and additional 500 sq ft of outdoor covered verandah space.

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waiting for someone to roll up their sleeves and make it shine again. MLS 2393569

Christine Pearson 250.505.8015 $157,500

MLS 2389252

a c t i v i t i e s . MLS 2392154

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MLS 2389545