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Burton volunteer firefighters save Arrow Park house Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News
A fire in Arrow Park on Saturday, Dec. 14 destroyed an outbuilding, but the main house was saved by the fast-moving Burton Volunteer Fire Department. Less than an hour after Joan and Bob Beddoes left their home to go out and celebrate Joan’s birthday late on Saturday morning, their workshop trailer was on fire, the plume of smoke visible from the other side of the lake. Neighbour Brian Graham saw the blaze shortly after noon, and called it in to the Burton Volunteer Fire Department, of
which he is himself a volunteer. By the time he saw the conflagration, it was in full flame. Carla and Bill Poulin called from
across the lake to find out what was causing the smoke they could see from their side of the shore. In only 30 minutes, about ten fire fighters were on site with the truck and caddy, trying to get the fire under control. The extremely hot fire had begun to affect the main house, said Burton Fire Chief Brian Harrop, who was one of the volunteers batting the blaze. There was no way to control the fire consuming the shed, which burned so hot that it had melted the siding off the back of the Beddoes’ house. “Five minutes longer and they wouldn’t have had a house either,” said Peterson, the RDCK Area K director, who had watched some of the fire fighting. Burton Volunteers has stopped a few potentially homedestroying fires, he said, but residents are still required to pay insurance rates as though there is no fire coverage in the area. “Every cent put into the Burton Volunteer Fire Department was saved yesterday,” said Peterson, speaking with the Arrow Lakes News on Sunday, Dec. 15. The cost of the house that was saved made every contribution to the volunteer fire department worthwhile, he underlined. Three or four hours after the BVFD’s arrival, the fire was extinguished and considered safe. Popping sounds could be heard through the night, as the few remains of the building – which once had contained tools, crafts, and foodstuffs – continued to smoulder. The volunteers were back on Sunday
Neighbours were helpless to contain the blaze that consumed the Beddoes’ workshop. The fire was extinguished by the BVFD, leaving only twisted wreckage, pictured left, after it was out. Courtesy Brian Graham morning with an excavator on loan from as did the Beddoes’ two house cats, and no Crescent Bay Construction to finish the job, one was injured putting the fire out. The putting out spot fires and making sure noth- material loss is estimated at $130,000, Haring was left of the destructive blaze. rop told the Arrow Lakes News, and the Although damaged, the house survived, cause is undetermined at this time.
Forestry workshop discusses what’s needed to reinvigorate sector Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News
It’s been a discussion that has been going on for years now: what can be done to revitalize forestryrelated industry and get the next generation profiting from the surrounding wealth of wood? At the Local Forest Economy workshop held in Nakusp Nov. 22, a series of presentations were given from different sectors tackling just this question. Hugh Watt and Brent Petrick gave a presentation about local and regional wood supply, highlighting under-utilized species and grades and future species trends. One of
the hot topics was hemlock, a lower value wood source due to difficulty manufacturing with it. High supply and other issues contribute to its low value, Watt said. Local timber frame builder Dave Madden told the Arrow Lakes News that there was more waste with hemlock as it’s subject to rot and unpredictable due to defects that can’t be seen on an initial inspection. When drying, it can twist and warp badly which makes it unsuitable for some building projects, although it could be used for flooring, timbers, outbuildings or agricultural buildings such as barns. “Hemlock has potential but it’s got less recovery than other spe-
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cies,” said Madden. “You could get a lot less out of a logging truckload of wood than you think.” The timber framer compared it to other hardwoods like birch where recovery is about 50 per cent. So what to do with the other half? Manufacturing pallets or other products where quality isn’t an issue are an option, or fencing or corrals. Although Madden sees a possibility for the tree in the agricultural wood market, it’s a market with which Nakusp doesn’t have a connection. That being said, Madden has built timber frame buildings with hemlock, and said would use it again. Judiciously.
“You just have to be pickier about what you do with it,” he explained. For example, the wood is used for siding and paneling, he said. For the most part, people can choose not to use hemlock, thanks to the wide variety of species available in the area, and so finding a use for the wood has been a lower priority for the most part. It is the area’s diversity of tree species that may also mean that Nakusp will be in a good position to supply wood once the glut of beetle-infested wood has been cleared. As Madden mentioned, the reality of Nakusp’s remote location and difficulty with transportation to
markets and finding skilled workers were definitely hot topics for participants at the workshop. An introduction to international market possibilities was given by Scott Olsen from Olympic Industries, and Selkirk College’s training opportunities in the forestry sector were outlined by Greg Neelin. Developing industry closer to home is a big interest for people living in the area, and Marvin Funk from FP Innovations gave a list of subjects to keep in mind when starting up a new forestry venture. Bringing in innovative industry such as a biomass heating project to
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Ice not so nice right now
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Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Regional Fire Chief Terry Swan is cautioning residents to stay clear of creeks, streams and rivers. “Current cold conditions can cause ice jams, which may break loose and result in flooding and debris flows,” said Swan in a release issued to the public on Dec. 10. There had been breaking ice jams in two of the region’s rivers over the past week, but fortunately no one was injured.
Beautiful but deadly: ice can cause jams that can break loose and wreak havoc this time of year. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News
Graded lumber a provincial requirement, not regional one
Lumber harvested from local forests is know to be some of the best in the world, and local builders would like to know why they need to have it graded. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News Claire paradis Arrow Lakes News
At the recent NACFOR Local Forest Economy workshop, dealing with the RDCK rule of not allowing ungraded lumber in local construction was identified as one issue that need to be tackled. But the issue isn’t one that can be resolved by the RDCK: the requirement to use graded lumber is a provincial building code one, said John Southam, Building Manager for the RDCK. “Some of the confusion is that the building code is provincial, but the RDCK is required to administer it,” Southam told the Arrow Lakes News. But not all wood needs to be graded either. Siding and trim, for example, are exempt as is wood used in some outbuildings. Lumber that is structural, however, needs a grader’s stamp of approval. At a large mill, that stamp is
a literal one. Mills like Interfor and Kalesnikoff employ graders who work on a production line and are able to make very quick determinations as to the grade of the lumber, said Southam. Graders identify the tree species, ensure the lumber is below a certain moisture content, and give the wood assignations of Select Structural, or a grade number one, two or three. Lumber stamped with “two or better” is allowable in construction. The work of the graders, who control the quality of lumber from a mill, is overseen by the Council of Forest Industries. COFI are also an organization who offers courses for graders, the first part of which is a 10-12 week classroom course teaching species identification, lumber characteristics, and how to recognize them and apply them to a grade. After receiving the lumber grading diploma, hopeful graders train on the mill floor and have
their skills tested on the job. If they score 95 per cent or higher, they are certified as lumber grade. If graders quit and move to another facility, they have to start the certification process all over again, said COFI’s Manager of Quality Control Gary Desrosier. COFI issues grading stamps to mills, and they stay there. Facilities with stamps are inspected 12 times a year, and that costs money. “Grade stamping is not for the little ma and pa operations,” Desrosier told the Arrow Lakes News. Because it’s too hard to keep track of traveling stamps, said Desrosier, too hard to keep track of lumber that has been graded, COFI does not allow stamps to leave a mill. But lumber can be graded without a stamp, if you can find a grader willing to do it, said Desrosiers, as well as a building
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inspector willing to accept unstamped lumber. Southam said the provincial building code has always required graded lumber in construction, and in 2004 the provincial government removed the ability of local governments to reduce building code requirements. Even so, building inspectors have the ability to make decisions at their discretion as long as they conform to the code. For their part, larger mills have been vocal in their support of industry standards across the board. “Industry wants standardization across jurisdictions,” Southam told the Arrow Lakes News, pointing out that it’s expensive for them to keep a grader on payroll, something they need to do to ensure their lumber keeps being graded to a high standard. “A lot of these things are industrydriven, including the building code,” noted Southam. But it’s local government that enforces building codes, and it’s those local government that take the flack from constituents who would like to use high-quality lumber from small regional mills. RDCK Area K director Paul Peterson is very familiar with this dynamic. “I would like to see something set up with where we can grade lumber here,” said RDCK Area K director Paul Peterson. “We put out the best wood in the province, there’s no doubt about that.” And it is local elected representatives that are the voice of small industry at the table, said Southam. And the RDCK is trying to find a mechanism that upholds provincial standards and allows lumber produced locally to be used, he said.
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After the building code changed substantially in 2006, Alternative Solutions were used to allow building with non-standard materials. Under this system, the construction proposed and rational given by an expert such as an engineer or an architect would be acceptable, as long as it meets the objectives of the building code. Local timber frame builder Dave Madden is very familiar with this process. Because all of his projects are engineered, the engineer is the one who guarantees the quality of the wood, Madden told the Arrow Lakes News. Another aspect that could be used under Alternative Solutions would be to have graders come in to small mills on an interim basis to issue a letter that the lumber met the grade in lieu of a stamp, said Southam. But do local people use ungraded lumber building their houses? In general, Southam doesn’t believe milling lumber for a residence is cost-effective, and isn’t something inspectors run across very often. “If [ungraded lumber] is in a shed, it’s more likely it will be approved,” said the Building Manager, “if it’s in a half-million or million dollar home, no.” The Regional District is not in the business of taking on liability for not following the building code, he added. Having gone through a couple discovery processes which can be long and expensive (and which he characterized as “not fun”), he knows of what he speaks. “You’d better have a really good reason for a decision that could turn out to be very expensive to the taxpayers.”
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Finding light in winter darkness
Claire Paradis Your Editor Fasten your seat belts: we will soon be reaching the nadir of our descent into yearly darkness, harrowing grey landscapes, preparing ground for growth. Every year is like a test to see how low can you go, and what dredging the dark brings to the surface. Perhaps a pearl of great price. Perhaps
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not, perhaps nothing. But hey, even a good thing isn’t as good as nothing, according to zen. ‘Tis the season of sunlight which has waned into pricelessness, every sliver worth nearly three times its cousin, the insouciant summer excess that brings heat, thirst, nakedness, sunburn. The careless days of the grasshopper are long behind us, his locust corpse buried beneath heaps of snow. In this gloaming the littlest glimmer is a beacon of promise and hope. ‘Tis the glitter storm season of light fractured and reflected in gaudy but effective sequins, and refracted down through the depths of the mind. (There’s a reason behind War and Peace: Russian winters have spawned novels that are the literary version deep sea diving of the soul, vast, confusing and murky.) Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas: hark, all herald the victory of hope over despair and whisper the promise that spring will return, the sun will rise again tomorrow, if only for six hours and then buried behind kilometres of clouds. As darkness crowds out daylight, we gather inside sparks of light, sheltering them in the embrace of celebratory good cheer, drink and feasting – complete with fragile paper crowns that coax and kindle our own small flames. And around a table, kith and kin weave ribbons of laughter and love to cradle and carry every one and all through to the returning light, with presence...and presents! Unpacking gifts is a mix of affection, obligation, sweetness, debt and interdependence, an elliptical dance of partners near and far, close and distant. But true brightness illuminates from within through the darkest moments, the seed of the heart which may be dormant in times of coldness, but is always there even in midwinter’s bleakness, ready to bloom at any moment.
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Let’s celebrate the gifts of winter
David Suzuki Science Matters We Canadians have a special relationship with snow and ice. We ski in it, skate on it, play in it, shovel it, drive through it, sometimes even bicycle through it and suffer through it for many months of the year – some of us more than others, depending on what part of the country we call home. But how much do we know about it? Do Inuit really have dozens of words for snow and ice? Are snowflakes always sixsided? Can two ever be alike? Why is snow white? Is it a mineral? What makes frozen water so important to us? Some of the answers are more complicated than you might imagine. Even though English-speaking skiers and snowboarders use multiple adjectives to more accurately describe different types of snow, such as powder, corn and champagne, some say the claim of numerous Inuit words for snow and ice is a myth. But is it? According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, “the few basic words used by the Inuit to refer to different types of snow or ice do not translate everything they can say about these two natural elements.” In Inuktitut, words consist of a foundational element that provides basic meaning, along with other elements
“to clarify and/or modify the basic meaning. New words can therefore easily be created from another term.” For example, the word siku refers to ice in general, and sikuaq (“small ice”) refers to “the first layer of thin ice that forms on puddles in the fall.” Sikuliaq (“made ice”) refers to “the new ice appearing on the sea or on rock surfaces.” Some words also have broader meanings, depending on the context. The word maujaq, for example, means “soft ground”, but when referring to snow, it means “the snow in which one sinks.” So, “the total number of terms referring to the various aspects of snow and ice goes far beyond ten or a dozen,” allowing Inuit to “draw very subtle distinctions between a very high number of snow or ice types.” When it accumulates on the ground, snow appears white because, unlike many natural materials, it reflects most light rather than absorbing it, and visible light is white. And although snowflakes form in near-infinite patterns and shapes depending on temperature, wind, humidity and even pollution, each single crystal is always hexagonal, or six-sided, because of the complex way water molecules bond. When a frozen droplet or crystal falls from a cloud, it grows as it absorbs and freezes water from the air around it, forming a sixsided prism. The almost infinite variables mean it’s unlikely, although not impossible, for two snowflakes to be exactly alike. And yes, snow can be classified as a mineral. According to the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center, “A mineral is a naturally occurring homogeneous solid, inorganically formed,
with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement.” Frozen water fits that description. Snow and ice are important to life on Earth for many reasons. Both are part of the cryosphere, which includes “portions of the earth where water is in solid form, including snow cover, floating ice, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, seasonally frozen ground and perennially frozen ground (permafrost),” according to the Snow and Ice Data Center. It covers 46 million square kilometres of the planet’s surface, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, and helps regulate the planet’s surface temperature. Changes in the cryosphere can affect climate and water availability, with corresponding effects on everything from winter sports to agriculture. By reflecting 80 to 90 per cent of incoming sunlight back into the atmosphere, snow cover cools the Earth. Losing that reflective protection, as is happening in the Arctic, upsets the energy balance and accelerates global warming. Snow also insulates parts of the Earth’s surface, holding heat in and keeping moisture from evaporating. When soil freezes, it prevents greenhouse gases like carbon and methane from escaping into the atmosphere. When snow melts, it fills rivers and lakes. Instead of complaining about the dark and cold of winter, we should celebrate snow and ice. The cryosphere is an important piece of the intricate, interconnected puzzle that keeps us alive. So, build a snowperson, play some hockey, get out on the slopes and enjoy the gifts that winter brings.
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Nakusp council notes, the springs rates edition
The Village of Nakusp’s final council meeting of the year focused on rates for the hot springs. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News to the Nakusp Hot Springs each Claire paradis year, with the largest percentage Arrow Lakes News being single adult admissions. Local rates make up 5.5 per First on the docket were cent of tickets, seniors are 15 It was an unusual council meeting, with councillor Muel- increases to rates at the Nakusp per cent, 10 per cent punch pass ler acting as mayor in Karen Hot Springs. In comparison to rates, and 3.5 per cent of admisHamling’s absence. Council- rates at other nearby hot springs sions are complimentary tickets, lors Guy Duchaine and Joseph such as Ainsworth and Halcyon, including tickets to tax payers. Hughes rounded out quorum, prices at Nakusp are relatively More than 1,000 heli ski visits and the trio plus staff tackled the low, said CAO Linda Tynan. are made to the pools in January, There are 38,000 visits made February and March. agenda.
Hot Springs rates to rise
The current rate for a single adult swim will be going up from $9.50 to $10, youth and seniors from $8.50 to $9, and other rates to go up as well, with increases averaging around six per cent overall. The local rate will be axed, and punch passes promoted as a good option for locals. One of the most significant changes will be that children three and under will still be free, but four and up will be charged the youth rate. Family passes will be for two adults with two children, any additional children will be $5 a head. Local hotels and motels will be able to buy blocks of 50 passes for $375, a rate of $7.50 per pass, in order to be able to offer them to their guests. Accommodators who give passes to hot springs in municipalities such as Radium ‘massage’ their rates to pay for the cost of the passes, Tynan told council. “We need to set our rates and we need to be okay with our rates, to know that they’re fair,” said the CAO. Councillor Joseph Hughes said he’d like to see a more generous local rate to encourage residents to go up to the hot springs more than once in a blue moon. He also pointed out that the family rate could be prohibitive for some families. Tynan brought up that the punch passes are available for people who
are local and brings the rate down to $8 a visit. There is the possibility of an annual pass for individuals and families, said Tynan, who hopes something like that will be made available next year. Coun. Duchaine moved to accept the changes to rates as presented, coun. Joseph Hughes abstained, and Mueller seconded the motion. The proposed rate increases are to take effect Feb.1, 2014.
Bye bye bylaws
Two bylaw amendments were finalized, one to delete the requirement for the grade of the underside of floor systems, and another to remove the requirements of a minimum floor area for dwellings. The original reason behind the minimum floor space was to preserve breathing space, pointed out Coun. Duchaine, who asked what had changed to make doing away with the minimum possible. CAO Tynan replied that there was no evidence for the argument of breathing space – a minimum required space that guaranteed enough breathable air for occupants – and so the building code has been changed to reflect that. Coun. Mueller added that even the requirement for rooms to have windows has been removed.
Lights not the solution in Slocan tragedies, director says Black Press
The Slocan Valley’s regional district director says the onus is on drivers and pedestrians to prevent tragedies like the ones that claimed the lives of two residents on Highway 6 this year. “When you’re walking our roads, especially at night, have a flashlight and wear high-visibil-
ity clothing,” Walter Popoff told 103.5 The Bridge. “My suggestion to motorists is be aware of the circumstances around you.” In the first week of December, a 22-year-old Winlaw man was struck and killed by a jeep in the 6600 block at Appedale. According to police, he was hitchhiking at the time. The driver was unable to avoid the man, whose name hasn’t
been released. In August, a 35-year-old woman was struck and killed by a semitrailer in the 5900 block at Winlaw. Popoff says aside the fact both tragedies occurred on the same highway at night the circumstances were quite different. One was in a high-density area with a reduced speed limit, whereas the other was on a straight stretch.
Although neither area is well lit, Popoff doesn’t think street lighting is a practical solution. “If we could have street lights along our rural roads that would be great, but it’s not feasible,” he said. “We’d basically have to light up the whole highway and I don’t think Fortis would accommodate that.” Popoff said he isn’t sure there is anything inherently dangerous
about the places where the two fatalities occurred and suggested they could just as easily have happened “on the North Shore, in Thrums … it’s not really area-specific.” Popoff added that he often drives Highway 6 to evening meetings in Silverton and New Denver, and motorists have to watch for deer and elk in addition to pedestrians.
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What do the Slocan, Arrow Lakes and North Kootenay Lake Valleys have in common? How can we work together to promote the region to visitors and potential new residents? The West Kootenay Tourism Alliance (WKTA), formed in January this year, has started a conversation in our communities to explore these questions. “We’re having an open dialogue to uncover what characteristics and values we have in common,” said Peter Welkerling, chair of the alliance. “This will form the basis of a brand for the region that we can use to attract visitors, new businesses and residents.” Welkerling explained that the WKTA grew out of a tourism workshop held in Nakusp in January this year, attended by people from the Nakusp, New Denver, Kaslo and Revestoke areas. “It was obvious that there was an appetite in the room for collaboration,” said Welkerling. A core group, consisting of representatives from the Chambers of Commerce in the region, have been meeting regularly ever since that initial workshop. In August, they hosted a strategic planning session with people from local businesses and organizations in the region. “After all of this, the group decided we wanted to embark on a branding process,” said Welkerling. Welkerling says that many people equate “branding” with a logo or slogan, but that is not what it is. “A ‘brand’ is actually one simple, overarching promise that we can deliver on. It tells our story so we
can capture the attention of people who resonate with it,” he said. Welkerling says that once the brand has been distilled and agreed to by the regional community, the logo and other promotional materials will follow, based on the brand. “That will be another step in the process, but for now, we are focusing on the community conversation,” said Welkerling. Welkerling stresses that the brand will not just be for attracting tourists. “Our goal is to attract new residents and businesses to the area as well as to increase tourism in each of our communities,” he said. He also emphasized that WKTA feels it is very important to find “the right fit of tourism” for the region. “We know people in this area do not want the area to become another Banff,” he said. “We want to focus on attracting the people who appreciate our values, and on what makes our region unique.” The group has secured funding from Destination BC and the Columbia Basin Trust for the branding exercise. A Request for Proposals was issued in October, and a company called Re-influence was the successful bidder. Although the company is based in Victoria, they have roots in Nelson. One of the Reinfluence team members was involved with the branding for Nelson-Kootenay Lake Tourism. WKTA and Re-influence have begun gathering feedback from the communities to determine what we have in common and what makes our region unique. To contact WKTA, email westkootenaytourismalliance@gmail.com.
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B.C. pharmacies are now banned from handing out loyalty reward points to customers for prescription drug purchases. The measure – effective Dec. 2 – is already drawing outrage from shoppers and has sparked a legal challenge from Canada Safeway and Thrifty Foods, both arms of the Sobeys group that offer popular loyalty card points. The College of Pharmacists of B.C. first proposed a ban in 2012 but shelved it amid strong public opposition. However, the college’s board re-examined the issue after the provincial election and unanimously approved the ban Sept. 20, arguing loyalty points are a powerful lure that can alter some shoppers’ buying habits and potentially harm their health. The bylaw prohibits various gifts, rebates, refunds and other incentives, not just loyalty points. The college says such incentives are inappropriate “kickbacks” to customers. “After careful consideration,
the College still firmly believes that paying patients for prescriptions is unprofessional, unethical and unsafe,” it states on its website. The college argues some patients may go without their medicine until they can fill a prescription on a loyalty point bonus day. It also believes patients with third-party insurance who don’t pay out of pocket may keep refilling a prescription after they no longer need it just to collect more points. The college calls that a drain on limited health care dollars and says drugs not used by the intended patient may be abused by others or diverted to the illegal drug trade. It says paying customers a kickback undermines pharmacists’ integrity and the credibility of the profession. “Patients do not expect to receive payments for other health services they receive, and drug therapy should not be the exception to that rule.” The college hopes a points ban will result in patients choosing a pharmacy or pharmacist on their own merits, not inducements.
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Some patients on Canada Safeway’s Facebook page said they may switch to closer pharmacies as a result of the ban on issuing Air Miles points for prescriptions at Safeway. Victoria senior Randy McEwen said he doubts anyone would delay filling prescriptions for the sake of a bonus. “Most Canadians are smart enough to make rational decisions,” said McEwen, who uses prescription points to fly his children in from Edmonton. “This ban discriminates the elderly and the chronically ill. Why would you let me collect points on gas or banking but not on prescription drugs?” “There is no evidence that incentives pose a risk to patient care or safety, or that they undermine the ethical conduct of pharmacists,” said the Sobeys petition in B.C. Supreme Court. Exempted from the ban are free or discounted parking or delivery services, and payment by credit or debit cards that generate loyalty benefits. Similar reforms have been enacted in Ontario and Quebec. B.C. has banned point awards on Pharmacare-covered prescriptions since 2011.
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Til Niquidet Your Pets and Mine Last week’s column about the non-shedding Shih Tzu breed, is a perfect lead-in for the ultimate non-shedding breed, the Poodle. There was a time when the Poodle was North America’s most popular breed. Poodles come in three sizes: Toy, Miniature and Standard, and to some extent, popularity may have been the result of this three-for-one status. It also arises from the intelligence and loyalty of this elegant breed of dog. Poodle owners are devoted to their dogs and Poodles are exclusively devoted to their people – Poodles are one-person dogs. That may explain why those who don’t own and love them often despise them. I have known more than one spouse who complained that their partner’s Poodle would not let him
or her join them in the bed! The Poodles name comes from the German pudel which denotes its original use as a water dog. Most dog lovers know that the fancy haircuts that we see on the televised dog shows have their origin in the hunting trims which were developed to stop the dogs from sinking when their long, thick coats hit the water. The Poodle of all sizes, even the tiny Toy Poodle, enjoy retrieving and swimming. The fancy haircuts though are usually reserved for the show ring; most Poodle owners keep their pet’s coats fairly short with the signature Poodle trim of closely shaved face, feet and pom-pom tail. Without frequent brushing and trimming, like any nonshedding breed, the Poodle’s coat will become matted. In the summertime, the Poodles I groom at Brouse Loop Kennels are often very curly with quite a bit of sand in their coats – both indicators that they are spending a lot of their time at the beach, as well as in and out of the water. R’lene, a black Standard Poodle owned by Chris and Gene Nagy, benefits from beachfront walks and swimming daily. She also loves to accompany Gene on long bike rides. A short trim
means less mess and a washand-wear coat. A proper miss, she likes to be in control. When she comes to me for grooming, she often takes the leash into her own mouth and walks herself to her regular kennel. Both she, and Fletch, a blackgrey Standard Poodle owned by Andrew Holden, stand patiently throughout the grooming process which begins with a thorough brushing of the thick curly coat to remove any loose undercoat and then a head-to-toe check with a metal comb to be sure I haven’t missed any matts or tangles. Face, feet and around the base of the tail are shaved very short. The first trim of the legs and body, called a rough-in, is mostly to take off any unnecessary hair, and is followed by a bath and a fluffing blow-dry in which the coat is straightened as much as possible. The final trim is then done on the straightened hair either with clippers if being kept short or by hand-scissoring if being kept longer. Grooming the Poodle is an art. Scissoring is much like sculpting the coat and it is this artistry of the Poodle coat that led me to raise and show a number of champion Miniature Poodles in the 1980s.
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Twin gravemarkers at Comaplix remember little Willy and Lilly Hamell, who died in 1903 of scarlet fever. Translated, their French epitaphs read: “When one’s life is pure, the last day is the most beautiful.” Greg Nesteroff/Black Press by name, was in Revelstoke’s office to be known as Comapie greg nesteroff Kootenay Mail of August 8, 1896: [sic].” (It took the Herald until “J.A. Magee of the Kootenay April 3 to get the name right.) Black Press Lumber Co. has a crew of men Following a second applicaComaplix is one of the few engaged in clearing a new town- tion, the post office opened on December 15, 1899 and closed First Nations names still on the site at the mouth of Fish Creek.” Thomas H. Parr surveyed the July 15, 1915. local map — but it hasn’t always Comaplix flourished as a sawtownsite on the north side of the been recognized as one. The northeast arm of Upper northeast arm on June 21, 1897. milling town until a suspicious Arrow Lake was once home to a The avenues were Osoyoos, Slo- fire levelled the mill, town, and Sinixt village called nk’mapeleks, can, Kootenay, Okanagan, and SS Revelstoke in 1915. No one meaning “head of lake,” although Chemainus, and the streets were lived there by the time the area Water, Front, Main, Cedar, and was flooded by construction of its precise location is uncertain. Explorer James Turnbull, who Pine. Lardeau and Somenos the Hugh Keenleyside dam. The now-abandoned spot is accessitravelled through the area in streets were subsequently added. An application for a post office ble mainly by boat and is home to 1865, referred to the valley as Illcom-oplaux while engineer Wal- was filed on February 4, 1897 one of the most remote and evocter Moberly called it Incumap- (the earliest use of Comaplix), but ative cemeteries in West Kootefor some reason it didn’t open. nay. pleux. The name survives in ComaGilbert Malcolm Sproat, writ- The Revelstoke Herald of Februing in his 1884 Report of Koote- ary 27, 1897 said: “The sawmill plix Creek and Comaplix Mounnay Country, referred to the Nin- on the Arm is soon to get a post tain. com-ap-a-lux arm. By 1897, the anglicized version Incomappleux (also spelled Incomapleux and Incommapleux) was applied to the body of water that flowed into the lake, although it was also commonly known as the Fish River. Compalix is another anglicization of the same word — although its spelling led some sources to mistakenly believe it was of French origin. The Revelstoke Herald of June 8, 1901 dismissed this notion: “The little town of Comaplix derives its somewhat bizarre appellation from the Indian name of Fish River …” The Comaplix townsite was surveyed in 1897. The name is The first reference to the derived from a Sinixt word for “head of lake.” Comaplix townsite, although not Greg Nesteroff/Black Press
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Avery Bremner brings beats to the Three Lions as DJ Aversive Dec. 27. Courtesy Avery Bremner Claire paradis It promises to be a night of was learning about ‘90s elecArrow Lakes News funky to deep electronic dance tronica, getting a foundation in Detroit techno from her Not long from now, on Dec. music, free of charge. Aversive, aka Avery Brem- brother. By the age of 17, she 27 to be exact, Nakusp will be treated to some serious dancing ner, is proficient at more than started looking into producing music when DJ Aversive brings just creating soundscapes from her own music. It was at colher set to the Three Lions Pub. the beats of others. At 13 she lege that she got serious about
it, switching from fiddle to electronic music production. Avery took up her DJ Aversive moniker two years ago, and thanks to luck and roommates, she was fortunate enough to DJ at the W2 media cafe in Vancouver. “I was getting pretty dope gigs right away,” said Bremner over the phone from Vancouver. The lucky streak continued, and thanks to another serendipitous chain of connections, her music made it to Mallabel in San Francisco who approached her about recording an EP. She signed on, and since September, Bremner’s been putting five to six hours a day into production. Nakuspians can look forward to hearing some Aversive originals in the mix on Dec. 27. Aversive’s music is an eclectic and engaging mix of sounds
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Returned RDCK chair hopes for disaster-free year Black Press
As he was acclaimed Thursday to a fourth consecutive term as Regional District of Central Kootenay chair, John Kettle wished for a year without disasters. “We need a break,” Kettle said, pointing to this year’s Lemon Creek fuel spill and last year’s deadly landslide at Johnsons Landing. “That set us back. We need to catch up on policies and procedures — everything we’ve put on hold. Finally we’re going to get some normal time for our staff and senior managers.” Kettle, who represents rural Creston, was first elected in 2002 and has been chair since 2010. The board
decides on the position each December, and Kettle thanked his fellow directors for their vote of confidence. “I really appreciate it. It is a hard job,” he said. “This is a pretty good board. These are very bright people. But you have to manage the regional district’s business so everyone’s going in the same direction. That’s what I try to do. Some days it’s harder than others.” Meanwhile, Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff was elected vice-chair over incumbent Hillary Elliott of Slocan. The vote was a tie, so the winner was chosen by drawing a name out of a box.
John Kettle is back for another year as chair of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, hopefully minus some of the disasters the local government has had to deal with. Black Press
Johnsons Landing evacuation order continues Black Press
The Regional District is continuing the evacuation order for Johnsons Landing because of the still unstable mass above the community devastated by a landslide in July 2012. The Chair and the Chief Administrative Officer of the Regional District of Central Kootenay recently met with representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource
Operations and the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to determine the status of risks associated with occupancy of those properties located in identified hazard zones in the Gar Creek drainage at Johnsons Landing. CAO Brian Carruthers said the group came together to evaluate a complex and unusual situation. “There’s a common understanding that we just don’t feel confident in having people go back into
that area given the lack of data we have in monitoring the movement of that unstable slope above Johnsons Landing,” he said. On July 12, 300,000 cubic meters came down Kootenay Joe Ridge as Gar Creek became blocked killing four people. Today, an unstable scarp containing approximately 800,000 cubic meters of material still exists and a lack of long-term monitoring data necessary for accurately determining the likelihood of a future landslide isn’t available.
Carruthers said the risk to life and property is unacceptable. The regional administrator explained that the Johnsons Landing slide continued concern is unusual. “Normally when you have a landslide event like that, the land slides and it’s over. You go in and clean up, assess and potentially re-inhabit,” he said. “The unusual circumstance is you have a continuing hazard after the first slide.” There is currently no established framework for addressing the risk
and ongoing land use associated with the likelihood and consequence of a future landslide. As the evacuation order continues, the RDCK will be working closely with the Province to address the outstanding issues of land-use zoning. “That’s the complex matter that’s taking us some time to work through with the province,” he said. The RDCK will be providing additional information in the new year.
The province gets another taste of liquor reform Tom Fletcher Black Press
Premier Christy Clark visited a West Kelowna winery recently to give citizens another sip of liquor law reform. The government supports recommendations in a recent review of liquor policy to make it easier to sample and buy wine, beer and spirits from small B.C. producers,
Clark said. Regulations will be changed to allow manufacturers to offer tastings outside their current tasting rooms at place such as picnic areas. The government also plans to make it easier for ski resorts and golf courses to temporarily extend their liquor licences for patios and barbecue events. Farm markets will also be able to host sampling and sales of
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locally produced alcoholic beverages, Clark said. Beverage manufacturers will also be allowed to sell local products not made onsite. Clark also promised to work with B.C.’s Liquor Distribution Branch to improve access for B.C. products in government liquor stores. The government hopes to stimulate further growth in B.C.’s
craft industry, which currently consists of 269 wineries, 76 breweries and 27 distilleries. A quality assurance program for breweries and distillers similar to the provinces’ Vintners’ Quality Alliance group is also being considered. NDP critic Shane Simpson said most of the changes announced Wednesday are “common sense” reforms that his party has been urging the government to do.
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Volunteers keep the Nakusp Public Library unique and vibrant
The volunteer appreciation tea was packed with people and great food. Above, Patty Riley, Barb MacPherson and Susan Rogers enjoy a laugh and chocolate flowers. Clockwise from right: the food! Molly Bell and Donna Parsons cuddle up; a quiet moment in the magazine room; Heather, Linda, Patty and Barb celebrate the library. Claire Paradis/Arrow Lakes News By Angus Schroff
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The Nakusp Library is not average. Most small towns have little in the way of consumer luxuries; good luck finding something as esoteric as a video-
game unless your hardware store happens to carry them (thanks Home Hardware!). Their libraries are pretty much the same. Do you have fond memories of your high school’s avant-garde, stylish taupe, sickly mint-green and grey motif? Better hope you do, because the walls are gonna take you back to the summer of
‘85, when wearing overalls was totally a cool thing, and did you hear about Duran Duran’s newest single? As an extra bonus, they may have some faux-wood paneling left over from your brother’s cousin’s ‘77 Dodge van. Here in Nakusp, though,
we’re lucky. We may not have the shopping malls or terrifying, 90-degree hills of Nelson, but we have the heart. No, not like the kid from Captain Planet. The ability to make cats listen to you is a completely useless superpower next to the ability to summon typhoons. It is useful when trying to make a lynchpin of the
community as good as it can be. That’s why on Sunday, Dec. 8, the friends, board members and employees of the library gathered to celebrate their contributions to making our local wordson-paper repository what it is today; i.e. not made of particle board and drabness. The best thing about it was the food table. Holy carp, the food table. It was awesome. There were cheesy things, and fishy things, and meaty things, and lots of baked pastry things. Most people there weren’t quite as focused on fixins as your dear author, and they had some things to say. Mostly about library stuff, if you can believe it. “I really like the atmosphere,” said... well, pretty much everyone. Other favourites included “the people” and “the books.” That’s not a lack of creativity, that’s an honest compliment. Marie Bezuidenhout agrees with me on the small town, big library angle “It’s great for a small town,” she said (as I crammed a salmon thing into my mouth). “Other places don’t get to have one like this.” Going back to the “books” part (I hear people used to read those, is that true?), I took inventory of everybody’s favourites. It turns out not many people had one. Besides Linda, of course; everyone knows she likes Harry Potter the same way a Texan likes guns. Rick Sharpe picked sci-fi in general, George Pringle
picked Bleak House by George Dickens, or possibly The Hobbit. No word as of yet on whether he would’ve preferred it to be stretched into three
snowmobiling. Those quiet, serene moments we take to reflect on how exactly we ended up window-deep in a snowdrift trying to climb a slight
parts like the Enterprise nearing a black hole. Oh, and everyone agreed those books you’re made to read in school are rubbish. It’s time to take Old Yeller out back, guys.
grade. Our relative isolation from the mostly terrifying outside world. Those things called mountains that Saskatchewan’s never heard of. And, most importantly in this context, our library. Without it, we’d be
We have much to be thankful for here in Nakusp. The lack of spiders, poisonous snakes and other such deadly things, as seen in Australia. The cold, cold winters to get lost and freeze to death in, or perhaps go
bereft of computers to waste our time on while our cars are being excavated from the Siberian-esque snowy wastes. Also, books. Those too.
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xmas tree i.d. TREE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
SPECIES
BARK
Interior Douglas-Fir
Flat needles with a pointed tip. Upper surface bright, yellowish green with groove down centre.
Smooth grey-brown when young. Becomes thick, deeply grooved with reddish ridges as it ages.
pseudotsuga menziesii Large conifer
Photo: Rory McLeod
Photo: Rory McLeod
Western Redcedar
Grey, stringy, tearing off in long strips on mature trees.
thuja plicata
CONES/FLOWERS/FRUIT
NEEDLES/LEAVES
OTHER FACTS
5 to 11 cm. Three pronged bracts between each scale.
Long one of BC's most commercially viable species because of its strength and workability.
Egg-shaped, one cm long with several pairs of scales.
Long lasting and easy to work with, highly valued for many specialty uses.
Small and numerous. Greenish, turning brown with age.
Regenerates naturally in dense thickets. Difficult drying properties reduces commercial viability.
Elongated, red to reddish-brown.
Strong and durable, used in heavy construction. Dry stems popular as firewood.
Oval shaped. Very hard and spiky.
Mountain pine beetle attack revealed by pitch tubes exuding from the trunk. Needles turn red a year after attack.
10 to 25 cm long and cylindrical, scales bent backwards when dry.
Fast-growing and commercially valuable, its mortality is commonly threatened by white pine blister rust.
Yellow to purplish-brown, hangs from the upper branches.
Thrives in high elevation areas but also competes well in lower elevation, high moisture receiving microsites.
Flowers: Catkins appearing before leaves. Fruit: Small, winged nutlets in erect female catkins that fall apart upon ripening.
Peeling the bark can kill the tree. Wood has a fine, even texture and uniform grain and can be easily worked on a lathe.
Flowers: Catkins appearing before leaves. Fruit: Smooth, green, bead-like capsules; split into 3 parts, releasing seeds with fluffy white hairs that fill the air.
Largest broadleaf tree and fastest-growing tree (to 2m per year). Its pulp is used in high grade paper for books and magazines.
Photo: J. Brew
Scale-like. Arranged on twigs in flat, fan-like sprays. Distinctive smell.
Large conifer Photo: Rory McLeod
Western Hemlock
Glossy and soft, nearly flat whitish underside. Unequal length with rounded tips.
Dark brown to reddish-brown, becomes thick and strongly grooved with age.
tsuga heterophylla Large conifer
Soft green, turning yellow in fall. Clustered in branches, the needles fall off the tree in autumn.
Thick, grooved, plate-like with cinnamon coloured scales on mature trees.
larix occidentalis Large, deciduous conifer Photo: Rory McLeod
Lodgepole Pine
Photo: Rory McLeod
Thin, orangey-brown to grey and finely scaled.
pinus contorta
Occur in bunches of five, about 5 to 10 cm long, soft to touch with finely toothed edges.
Smooth, greyish-green, becoming darker and developing deep vertical grooves with small, rectangular, scaly plates as it ages.
Large conifer
Photo: Rory McLeod
Photo: Gary A. Monroe @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Engelmann Spruce
Photo: (c)2007 Walter Siegmund
Photo: Rory McLeod
Photo: Photo ŠAl Schneider, www.swcoloradowildflowers.com
pinus monticola
Photo: Susan McDougall @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Occur in bunches of two. Hard to touch, often twisted in a spiral with sharp points.
Medium-sized conifer
Western White Pine
Photo: Beth McLeod
Photo: Rory McLeod
Photo: Frances Swan
Western Larch
Photo: (c)2008 Walter Siegmund
Photo: Rory McLeod
Loose, scaly, reddish-brown to grey.
Photo: USFS public domain
Small and four-sided. Very sharp and prickly.
picea engelmannii Large conifer Photo: Beth McLeod
Paper Birch betula papyrifera Deciduous tree Photo: Frances Swan
Black Cottonwood
Photo: Rory McLeod
White or cream with conspicuous dark, horizontally elongated lines; readily peels in sheets exposing a reddish orange inner bark that turns black with age.
Oval with pointed tips, and coarse, irregular, double-toothed edges. 5-9 cm long. Pale green, turning yellow in autumn. Photo: (c)2010 Walter Siegmund
Smooth, greenish to grey when young, becoming deeply furrowed and grey with age.
populus balsamifera Deciduous tree
Photo: Jamie Fenneman
Photo: W.D.Brush@USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Photo: Rose Klinkenberg
Photo: Jamie Fenneman
Triangular to heart-shaped, pointed tips and finely toothed edges; dark green above, silvery green often stained with rusty resin blotches below, turning yellow in autumn.
Photo: W.D.Brush@USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Credits: (1) Parish, Roberta and Ray Coupe and Dennis Lloyd. Plants of Southern Interior of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC: Lone Pine Publishing, 1996. (2) Photo Gallery. In: Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2013. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. April, 2013.
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