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Biologists studying declining kokanee numbers in Arrow Lakes
The Hill Creek spawning channel is located along Highway 31, between Galena Bay and Trout Lake. PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE MAPS
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Biologists are conducting a study to find out why the number of kokanee enter-
ing the Hill Creek spawning channel are way down from normal numbers. In 2013, 58,726 kokanee entered Hill Creek and 17,316 of them went into the spawning channel. In 2012, 29,877
kokanee entered the creek and 24,342 went into the channel. Those numbers are a marked decline for the norms. In 2011, 186,537 fish entered the creek and 155,405 went into
the spawning channel. Those numbers are much closer to the normal amounts, which have averaged 160,000 since 1984 and 176,000 over the past five years. The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) tracks the number of kokanee that enter the creek and the number that enter the channel. Not all fish that swim into the creek go into the channel to spawn. Angus Glass, the Columbia region spokesperson for the FWCP, said the number of kokanee in Hill Creek tends to correlate with the number in the Arrow Lakes. "It's not a simple exercise," he said. "Obviously kokanee go through cycles and that type of thing but other than that, it would be really nice to hold up a reason and say, 'This is the reason.' The problem is there are many variables involved here." He said biologists would be looking at the food web in the Arrow Lakes to understand the connections up and down the food chain between smaller fish and larger predators. Glass said they were studying the effects of a nutrient restoration program. He said they would put a liquid blend of nitrogen and phosphorous on top of the water, which would feed the phytoplankton, which then get eaten by zooplankton, which are eaten by kokanee, which are eaten by larger predators. "It's not like putting fish food in," he said. "It's a difficult system to manage. That's why this trophic interaction study should be quite interesting." They will also be looking at water flow impacts. The results of the study are not expected for at least a year.
Eagle Bay developers complete stream remediation work Alex Cooper
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Remediation work on a dozen streams impacted by clear-cutting at Eagle Bay has been completed by the company involved, the province says. Sage Investments, the owner of the 2,500-acre property on the western shore
of the Upper Arrow Lake just south of Shelter Bay, was ordered to remediate 12 streams that were impacted by the logging, or else face fines and potential prosecution under the Water Act. In September, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, completed its investigation of Sage Investments' logging.
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An order to remediate the impacted streams was made under the Water Act. A ministry spokesperson said Sage was required to remove all unauthorized stream crossings and de-activate roads that could have an impact on stream quality. "Ministry staff are now satisfied with the remediation actions taken," the
spokesperson Brennan Clarke wrote in an e-mail. Sage Investments purchased the property in 2008 out of the bankruptcy of Pope & Talbot. The company has longterm plans to develop the lot but first they clear-cut most of the property, an act that has scarred the landscape and angered many.
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Nakusp chamber supports business vote proposal Despite a relatively good tax ratio ranking, the Nakusp chamber would like to see businesses get a vote in municipal elections The B.C. chamber hopes the idea will gain traction during the provincial government’s ongoing local government reform initiative. They hope to narrow the disparity between residential property tax rates and commercial property tax rates. “Without a vote, [businesses] are the easiest group on which to increase taxes,” states a B.C. Chamber of Commerce letter circulated in October. “Many business owners live outside their jurisdiction and cannot be part of the election process or vote in a referendum which may impact their business directly. This means that, while they are the most highly taxed taxpayers in a jurisdiction, they have no voice.” The B.C. Chamber of Commerce is urg-
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The Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce is supporting a B.C. Chamber of Commerce initiative that proposes giving an extra municipal vote to registered business owners. The proposal by the B.C. Chamber of Commerce would be a return to a similar system in place prior to 1993. The provincial chamber argues that without a business vote, local governments are tempted to heap an unfair tax burden on commercial property owners, amounting to a form of taxation without representation.
ing business owners to sign and send the letter to Coralee Oakes, provincial Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce president Dawn Devlin was unavailable for comment, but chamber office manager Cedra Eichenauer said exploring the idea could lead to positive outcomes. “I think it would be a very useful discussion for the province to have. In terms of whether this particular initiative is going to have a huge impact or actually create a change in the legislation, I don’t know,” Eichenauer said. “I would certainly hope it would be reason for the issue to be discussed.”
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business tracks municipal tax ratios. According to their 2013 ‘tax gap’ report, Nakusp is doing pretty well in the eyes of the small business lobby group. In a ranking based on tax ratios where the lowest number is the worst, Nakusp finished 113 out of 159 municipalities. The 2012 tax ratio in the Village of Nakusp was 1:2.73. Although the exact system has not been detailed, Eichenauer said the proposal is to base the vote on business numbers. Any one individual would only be allowed one business vote, and steps would be taken to prevent people from setting up fake companies in order to gain an extra vote.
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Upper Arrow Lake ferry construction ahead of schedule There are no plans for further ferry building at this point, says Waterbridge’s John Harding Aaron Orlando Arrow Lakes News
Construction on the new Upper Arrow Lake ferry that will ply the route between Shelter Bay and Galena Bay is ahead of schedule, said John Harding, president of ferry-building contractor Waterbridge Steel, Inc. “It’ll be gracing the shores before the long weekend in May,” Harding told the Arrow Lakes News. Currently, the crew of 35 to 40 workers at the site are completing outfitting, piping and electrical work on the replacement ferry. With the end of construction in sight, the new challenge is what’s on the horizon. Waterbridge has built a significant steel fabricating shop on the shores of the Upper Arrow Lake
just outside of Nakusp. There have been rumours the company may be eyeing more ferry-building contracts in the region or beyond. Harding said there is nothing to announce. “All we can say is we’re interested in doing more steel fabricating and we’re looking all over the countryside to get some so that we can continue to work, otherwise we’ll have to fold up our tent and dismantle everything that’s here, and we don’t want to do that,” Harding said. He added himself and his team has grown fond of Nakusp and hoped they could stay. So, what about the other two ferries on the Arrow Lakes – Needles and Arrow Park? Harding said the Needles
ferry is still mid-life and the Arrow Park ferry isn’t at the end of its years. For now, Harding said the company was looking for any kind of steel fabricating work available, saying they’re highly qualified. We asked the B.C. Ministry of Transportation’s communications department about the future of ferry-building contracts on the Arrow Lakes or in the Kootenay region. They responded with a very brief statement that skirted the thrust of this important economic question for the Nakusp area. “The ministry does not have any other contracts to build inland ferries at this time,” wrote ministry spokesperson, Robert Adam.
The new ferry being built on Upper Arrow Lake is the only one planned for the shipyard at the moment. Photo courtesy Waterbridge Steel Inc.
Pot petitioners face possible defeat, eye relaunch Jeff Nagel Black Press
Dana Larsen isn’t conceding defeat yet, but the head of the Sensible BC campaign to reform marijuana policing is already talking about another petition drive if the one now underway fails. Canvassers have less than three weeks left before the Dec. 9 deadline to submit the petition bearing the signatures of 10 per cent of eligible voters in every B.C. riding. They have around 150,000 signatures counted as of Nov. 19,
or about half the number needed and far short of their target of 450,000 to provide a buffer against disqualified signatures. “In at least half of the ridings we are struggling,” Larsen said Tuesday, adding that means a quarter or less of the signatures have been gathered. “We have a long way to go.” Districts with the lowest numbers of signatures include Cariboo, Fort Langley, Langley, Abbotsford and Surrey-Tynehead, Larsen said. Other areas where canvassers are doing well – either reaching their target or close to it
– include Nelson, Creston, Vancouver’s West End, Penticton, Kelowna, Port Alberni and the Similkameen. “We always knew it was going to be a huge challenge going into the campaign,” Larsen said. “Theres a lot of fear out there. People would love to sign the petition but say they’d lose their job or their employer told them not to. I find that disturbing that people are afraid to express a political opinion.” He said the main challenge has been the sheer logistics of collecting so many signatures in every riding in just 90 days.
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The Arrow Lakes Arts Council is presenting the second concert in the Kootenay Artists’ Series on Nov. 29. This concert is being produced by Mirror Theatre, under the direction of Anji Jones. Mirror Theatre is presenting Panto of the Opera, a pantomime, written by Stuart Arden. Pantos
(short for pantomimes) are a traditional British-style farce that is anything but silent and has no mimes anywhere. It has something for everyone, including spectacle, physical comedy, visual jokes, verbal comedy and slapstick. This panto is a farce based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera. It takes place in Paris, France, where a so called ghost or phantom is
playing havoc with the chorus, patrons and owners of the Paris Opera House. Come and join us on Nov. 29 for an exciting evening of music, dance and comedy at the Bonnington Arts Centre. Because we can only seat 100 people in the Bonnington Arts Centre, Mirror Theatre is doing a matinee performance on Dec. 1, at 2 p.m.
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He noted 50,000 signatures came in over the past week, adding a continued surge in the numbers up to the deadline could still put them “in the ballpark.” Campaigners aim to pass the proposed Sensible Policing Act to bar police from spending any time or resources enforcing the federal law against possessing small amounts of marijuana.
A successful petition would require the B.C. government to introduce the pseudo-decriminalization bill in the Legislature or else put it to a referendum like the one that defeated the harmonized sales tax. The government held that referendum after Fight HST forces gathered 705,000 petition signatures. “Whether or not we get all the signatures we need, this campaign will absolutely continue,” Larsen said, adding the “army” of supporters will push towards marijuana legalization on multiple fronts. He said Sensible BC could stage a new petition in the months ahead and try again, potentially getting out of the gate faster by quickly re-registering the 4,000 canvassers now signed up. “I don’t think we will relaunch immediately,” Larsen said, adding the group would take time to study what worked and what didn’t in the event of defeat. “But almost certainly we would try again in the future.”
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Columbia Basin Revitalization Coalition will not keep quiet on CRT issues Editor, The Columbia River Treaty review team maintains that Basin residents feel the treaty should continue with negotiated improvements. The facts however are quite different. The ‘treaty continue’ option was slaughtered in the only two polls that we know of, the June 4 Review Teamʼs Sounding Board meeting and the June 15 technical workshop in Fauquier, where three-quarters of the 75–90 attendees voted by show of hands for notifying the US of termination of the treaty. At the sounding board, a group that included reps from all over the basin, ‘treaty continue’ received zero votes, ‘treaty terminate,’ two votes, ‘treaty plus’ 15 votes, ‘treaty modified’ – a choice added by the board – five votes. These results are not surprising: Fauquier being part of an area most damaged and depopulated by the treaty, and the sounding board members being involved in trying to understand the negative impacts of the treaty. ‘Treaty continue’ did so badly at these conferences that at the July 5 sounding board meeting, the Ministry of Energy asked that ‘treaty terminate’ be suspended as a choice from the core mandate. The sounding board agreed to this as a temporary measure in order to allow the discussion and development of the previously undefined ‘Treaty Plus’, (Modified), options at this meeting. These lively breakout sessions were heavily slanted toward seeking environmental improvements and habitat restoration in conjunction with the commercial purposes of the treaty. July 5 was originally planned to be the final sounding board meeting, but after three-and-a-half months of not receiving the meeting transcript or the breakout session results, some sounding board members complained to the ministry of abandoning what might have been a productive initiative. So another sounding board meeting was set up to coincide with the final round of public meetings. The sounding board at its first meeting identified the problem of how the treaty termination procedure was interpreted from Section XIX of the Treaty. We still do not have a correct opinion of the legal intent or effect of “ten years written notice.” The ministry prefers to engage in inventive speculation on how to best advance the needed improvements to the treaty. The public review process was further hampered by evasive responses to legitimate concerns respectfully submitted by members of the public and the sounding board. Questions about sedimentation infill, dam leakage and safety, reductions in the operating range of Arrow Reservoir, conversion of Hugh Keenleyside Dam to a run-of-river facility under the treaty, geological risk factors, and reservoir obsolescence planning were routinely ignored or referred to BC Hydroʼs public relations wing. No one should be too surprised that Basin residents are not going to keep quiet on any of the issues surrounding the Columbia River Treaty. We will keep hammering at them for as long as it takes. You can help. The Columbia Basin Revitalization Coalition is a registered society. We have an account at Kootenay Savings, Nakusp Branch. All contributions no matter how small, will be gratefully accepted. Ed McGinnis, CBRC Sounding Board
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For those of you who haven’t heard, B.C.’s new Water Sustainability Act has come and gone … so to speak. It took five years to complete while a mere four weeks, precisely, were so graciously allotted for public response. A rush job indeed, somewhat reminiscent of a sixty-year-old river treaty however, the proposed act has now gone to the legislature for first reading, leaving the rest of us critters without further input. New to the proposed act include regulation and protection of ground water (aquifer) extraction that curiously appeals to the oil and gas industry, hydro developments and forestry. Oh yes, domestic use is exempt … so long as your veggie garden doesn’t exceed 1,000 square metres. In context, the oil and gas industry in 2012 extracted seven million cubic metres of water at the paltry rate of $1.10 per 1,000 cubic metres. (BC Oil and Gas
Commission exempted). Nestle will continue to extract 265 million litres annually from the Hope aquifer for a mere $225. Apparently these and other fee/rentals for enormous extraction rates of 250,000 litres or more daily are meant to cover provincial administrative expenses, comprehensive monitoring, reporting and enforcement for the protection of stream health, water flows and the aquatic environment. Curiously, members of the Columbia Basin Water Quality Monitoring Project have just completed a five-year study and report regarding the health of various streams throughout the Canadian portion of Columbia Basin and questions the province’s willingness or capacity to engage in any monitoring, reporting, enforcing or protectionism in view of their present diminished structure. For instance, protecting B.C. waters from invasive aquatics such
as Zebra and Quagga mussels is left to the discretion of our southern neighbours. And yes, once again British Columbian communities and citizens will not be permitted to engage in the decision-making process. As for rushing the proposal to legislature, there are many in the environment community that believe this pre-positioning move is toward Columbia River Treaty negotiations. The concept of preserving healthy eco functions in B.C. is expressly vague and water, our most precious natural resource is once again being grossly undervalued … as it was sixty years ago. A monumental question deserves to be answered …who and what does it take to turn contaminated water into a renewable resource … pray tell. Hans Dummerauf Arrow Lakes Environment Stewardship Society
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Editor, An open letter to the B.C. Utilities Commission Secretary for BCUC and the honourable Mr. Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review I recently discovered that there are at least 66,000 households in B.C. that have refused BC Hydro smart meters. Some quick mental calculation of the “fee” BC Hydro plans to charge those who have refused: —$35/month/household —x12 = $420/year x 66,000 households = $27,720,000 … can this be right? Fair? Have any justification in real costs? Did BC Hydro even study the effects that smart meters would have on the grid unnecessarily? Analog meters are known to last for a long time. The smart meters do not. In five years when they are outdated and need
replacing will our collected fine be used to pay for that, or will there be another hike in the Hydro bill? We have offered to take pictures every two months of our meter, and send it in to BC Hydro negating the necessity of having someone come to read the meter. We have not heard back about this, but it shows that we were willing to cooperate. But we are not willing to be brow beaten and lied to. Our refusal to accept a danger to our health is a heinous miscalculation on their part. What kind of business proceeds to purchase dubious equipment, without looking into the science of it, then proceeds to force it onto consumers who have no other source of power, and then threatens each and every one of us with a $420/year fee if we don’t go for their ill-advised pur-
chase? How did your commission come to agree to allow BC Hydro to make such an outrageous claim? What government would support such outrageous and bullying tactics? There is absolutely not reason for such a “fee” to be charged at this time. I urge you Mr. Commissioner, and you Mr. Bennett, to reconsider this course of action. Presently there are class action suits springing up, and more and more people, even those who buckled under the pressure to receive a meter are coming into the cause. I look forward to some real responses and real answers to these concerns. Thank you for your time. Stancia De Blasi, Nakusp
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Pets help seniors stay healthy, but senior pets also need your help
Til Niquidet Your Pets and Mine We often talk about the great things pets do for us. They give us love, keep us active and are good company. This is especially true for seniors who might otherwise be lonely; research has shown that having a pet promotes longevity in seniors. Pets give us a reason to get up every morning. The reverse is also true. There
are senior pets in our communities who are healthy and active because of what their owners do for them. Fran Ure is a devoted pet owner. She has two senior American Eskimo Spitz, 13-year-olds Duke and Duchess. The American Eskimo is the white spitz. Resembling a miniature Samoyed, these medium-sized fluffy white dogs are natural watch-dogs, known for their alert and sometimes challenging personalities. The breed needs daily activity to prevent them from becoming too high-strung. For their entire lives, Duke and Duchess have enjoyed several walks a day. Elderly dogs require special care. Duke has always had stomach problems and Fran says that now that he is older, he has difficulty holding his weight “no matter how much we feed him.” Duke is also stiff and sore and has diffi-
culty walking. Meanwhile, Fran says, Duchess who is the same age is “running around like a puppy!” What makes this even more remarkable is that Duchess has diabetes. Duchess was diagnosed with the disease ten years ago. “At first I thought she was going to die. I was devastated.” says Fran. “For the first year I used to take her to the vet all the time.” But caring for a dog with special needs has become fairly easy for Fran. Duchess knows the routine and is very cooperative. Two times per day, Just like a human with diabetes, Duchess needs to have her glucose level checked. Each morning, Fran has to do a blood test after Duchess has fasted overnight. She does this by pricking the dog’s lip and putting the blood on a glucose meter. This determines how much
food she should get. A second test is done later in the day and the glucose level is checked again. “I have been doing this for ten years now. It has become something that is so automatic. It is just part of our day.” Duchess is amazingly calm and quiet during the test. “She knows the routine ... lip prick and then she gets to be fed.” Learning to deal with Duchess’s diabetes has been a good experience for Fran. “I learned early on that the more walking and exercise Duchess would get, the lower her sugar levels were.” When Fran found herself on the edge of having Type II diabetes, she found caring for Duchess helped her manage her own health. “It’s been a great learning opportunity for me because it has helped me monitor my own diabetes better.”
For Fran, caring for a diabetic dog has also taken some of the anxiety away that she might have had from being diagnosed as borderline diabetic. “People worry about having and managing diabetes but seeing how happy and healthy she is. She has no ability to produce insulin at all and is completely dependent on injected insulin and yet I can manage her health. It is nothing to manage my own diabetes, I only have to monitor my glucose levels and eat sensibly.” It sounds like caring for a pet with special needs is beneficial to both the pet owner as well as the pet. Til Niquidet is a regular columnist with the Arrow Lakes News.
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Holidays are a time of joy and getting together, but it is also a bittersweet time, remembering those who are no longer here. The Hospice Memorial Tree will once again be on display at HUB International in Nakusp, so people can commemorate those who have died during the year, or in the past. There is no cost. A donation is always welcome, but not necessary. Anyone can inscribe the name of a loved one onto an ornament and hang it on the tree. Tax receipts will be sent to donors who request them. This year we have brought back the hand-blown glass angels and added snowflakes. These ornaments can be used to decorate your tree or be given as a gift. These angels and snowflakes can be inscribed with names and dates if you
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LOONIE HOCKEY
Drop in and play between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
SCRABBLE
Put some words together for points. Starts 1 p.m. at the Nakusp Public Library.
PUBLIC SKATING
At the Nakusp Arena 3-5 p.m. Be there or be square!
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LOONIE HOCKEY
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Saturday, Nov. 30 BANTAM HOCKEY
Nakusp versus Trail 10 a.m.
FREE YOGA
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PALS craft fair 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Santa’s Village and photos with Santa 10 a.m.2 p.m. beside courthouse; “Anything but snow” snowman contest 4 p.m. Bring your entries to the park; Light-up parade 5 p.m.; Celebration of light in the park: fire, food, street hockey, carols, fire dancers, games, wagon rides and snow boot shuffle.
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Nakusp welcomes visiting Kootenay figure skaters Contributed
Figure skaters from five Kootenay clubs—including six from the Nakusp Figure Skating Club—will be gathering at the Nakusp arena on Saturday, December 7, 2013, to be tested in various disciplines, from partner dances to skating skills. The public is welcome to drop in any time between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to see the skaters in action. Many of these skaters recently honed their skills at a skating workshop in Castlegar on November 2. There, the skaters—all StarSkate level one and up— spent time with three local coaches on skills like jumps, spins and synchro and endurance stroking. The skaters also took a dance class and learned about proper eating habits from a nutritionist. Nakusp’s StarSkaters are also gearing up for upcoming competitions. The next one takes place the weekend of November 29 in Kimberley, and two more take place in January, in Rossland and Fruitvale.
Nakusp figure skaters, and others from the region, attended a workshop in Castlegar. Join them on Saturday, December 7, at the Nakusp arena as they get tested on various skills.
To keep skating fees low in order to make the activity accessible to as many skaters as possible, the club is involved in many fundraisers. Join it on Saturday, November 30, at the PALS craft fair at the arena, plus that same day at the Legion for the meat draw. Raffle tickets are available for a $1,000 draw, and the club recently hosted a bingo night and held a bottle drive. “We’d like to thank the community and businesses for their ongoing support of our club,” said Kelly Waterfield, President. “This support is essential to our existence, and we welcome any new sponsorship opportunities.” This year the club boasts nearly 30 skaters from in and around Nakusp. Trained by coach Sabrina Hinson, the skaters range in age and abilities, from those just learning to skate to those competing and testing in StarSkate. Registration is ongoing.
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RDCK agrees to recycling incentives GREG NESTEROFF Black Press
Faced with the prospect of drastic reductions to rural recycling depots, the Regional District of Central Kootenay changed its mind Thursday about accepting industry incentives to continue providing the service. In September, the board voted to decline a financial offer from industry stewardship group Multi-Material BC to collect printed paper and packaging on its behalf. At the time, directors said key information was missing and the offer wouldn’t cover their costs. However, last week they agreed to take the money, even though some depot closures may still be inevitable. “As long as we’re in the game we can continue to talk and negotiate,” said director Ron Mickel, who introduced the motion. “Once we’re out of the game, we’re out. Now we at least have some control and some return.” The board was faced with a November 30 deadline to join the program. Otherwise, their next opportunity would have been in 2015. When the cost of recycling paper and packaging shifts to industry next spring, Multi-Material BC will collect recycling fees charged to consumers and redistribute the money to local governments and contractors. The regional district’s initial posi-
tion would have seen it get out of recycling altogether and let Multi-Material BC decide the location and number of depots. But directors heard Thursday that under Stewardship Association of BC guidelines, only communities of over 4,000 are required to have depots — and only within a 45-minute drive. Consequently, the current 27 depots across the regional district could have been reduced to as few as two. Mickel predicted any public backlash would be directed at the regional district rather than industry. He said by agreeing to stay in the recycling business, they should be able to maintain 10 to 15 depots that currently meet Multi-Material BC’s security requirements or can be easily converted. The annual cost to taxpayers would be about $30,000 compared to $900,000 at present. While Mickel was hopeful service could also be provided to communities with small depots, regional district environmental services manager Uli Wolf wasn’t so sure. “We will certainly attempt to maintain as much of the current service level and lobby for further increases,” he said, “but there’s no doubt there will be a loss in service to some rural areas.” Wolf added that some depots are on private property where fencing or
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“Two depots in a region our size is absolutely not acceptable,” he said. “That is a huge risk and loss of service to our residents that we feel we cannot ignore simply to insist on our principles.” The City of Nelson earlier accepted industry incentives to provide curbside recycling, and MultiMaterial BC is seeking a contractor to provide curbside collection in and around Castlegar.
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Finely crafted as they are, with each part fitting neatly with the rest into a readily portable container that provides hours of enjoyment, books are not often regarded as tooled handicrafts. Be that as they may, books are also great gifts over the holidays, and we are lucky enough to have writing as a cottage industry in the Kootenay. Pearl M. Last has a few more copies of her beautiful book The Day the Loon Cried, which she both wrote and illustrated. Although only a few copies can be had right away, Last said she would be more than happy to take orders and ship more in for interested people. The local author sent a copy of her gorgeous book to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and received a letter back from the PM. Hopefully he had a chance to read it. When he’s not busy scribbling for the Valley Voice, Art Joyce writes both fiction and non-fiction. His book Laying the Children’s Ghosts to Rest: Honouring Canada’s Child Immigrants was initially motivated by a desire to find out more about his grandfather’s past. Deryn Collier’s One Book One Kootenay winner Confined Space is receiving great reviews from local readers, and although a copy can be found at the library, you can also find it online. Lucia Mann not only has a new book available for purchase in town, but rumour has it she is working on another that will be released next year. You can find Africa’s Unfinished Symphony, an epic tale of a young girl’s survival, at Meritxell Books in Nakusp. A brief aside, Meritxell Books has a selection of local interest books such as Rita Moir’s The Third Crop which documents the photographed history of peo-
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