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Cougars destroyed KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter
Two cougars were destroyed last week – one after attacking two dogs in the same neighbourhood just south of Kaslo. In the almost 10 years on their farm, Angela Burton had never had an encounter with a cougar, until this week when two different cats visited. She lost a turkey and a few days later, she was awoken in the middle of the night to discover a cougar tangling with her dog. It all started the morning of January 13. “My dog
was going berserk in the back field,” said Burton. Her husband walked their two children down a long driveway to the school bus while she went to check what was amiss. “I discovered the gate on my turkey pen had been ripped off,” she said. “It was all crumpled in a heap and there were feathers everywhere.” That gate was well made, strong and included electric fencing and barbed wire but it didn’t keep the cougar from its turkey meal, one of 12 heritage breed birds. A trail of blood led to the bushes on the Continued on Page 4
Nelson Hydro has requested a general rate increase of 2.85 per cent beginning April 1, in light of the higher cost of buying power from FortisBC. Fortis rates went up 3.3 per cent on January 1. This impacts Nelson Hydro because it buys about 45 per cent of its power from Fortis each year — the hydro generating station on Bonnington Falls doesn’t produce enough to cover all of the city’s power needs during peak times. Nelson Hydro general manager Alex Love was at a city council meeting Monday to inform council of the need for an increase. He’ll formally ask councillors to approve the change in early February, then it will go to the BC Utilities Commission for review before taking effect in the spring. “We are forecasting the lowest rate increase in the province,” Love said, adding that residential hydro rates in Nelson are already about 11 or 12 per cent lower than what FortisBC offers. BC Hydro, which provides power to most of the province, is requesting a nine per cent rate increase for April 1. If the new Nelson Hydro rate had come into effect January 1, it would have only needed a 1.97 per cent increase to generate the same amount of revenue. In addition to paying more for wholesale power purchases, Love said Nelson Hydro’s internal costs have increased because of pole replacements and vegetation management around poles, which has helped to reduce power outages. He cited an example of a wind storm this past summer that left much of the Slocan Valley without power, but only caused two issues in Nelson affecting around 70 customers. “In years gone back we could have easily had four- or five-thousand customers off and two days of steady work,” Love said. City manager Kevin Cormack commended Nelson Hydro for staying on top of its capital upgrades and maintaining healthy reserve funds, noting that a much higher rate increase would be needed if they had not been so proactive.
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Whitewater Ski Resort held its fifth annual Winter Carnival on the weekend. The two-day event featured marshmallow roasting (above), a snow sculpture competition (below) and much more. Kevin Mills photos
The fifth annual Winter Carnival at Whitewater attracted huge crowds to the ski hill on the weekend. However, there was plenty more to do than ski. “We are celebrating winter,” said Rebeckah Hornung, Whitewater’s director of sales and marketing. “We have tons going on. We have the on-mountain scavenger hunt which is a fundraiser for AYUDA (American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad), we have snow sculpting competitions, we are roasting marshmallows, we have a band ... there’s lots going on.” Hornung said AYUDA was chosen for the fundraiser because it is “a great cause” but also because one of Whitewater’s employees is a big supporter of the charitable organization. “It basically brings money to third world countries to educate them on diabetes,” said Hornung. The two-day event raised approximately $500 for the cause. The following is a list of winners
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A real estate agent who deals extensively with Kootenay Lake properties says the stigma associated with Johnsons Landing due to a deadly 2012 landslide isn’t just theoretical — nor is it likely to go away anytime soon. “As you can imagine [the area] pretty much has a big black mark over it,” says Coldwell Banker realtor David Blishen, who works out of Kaslo. “Because of that slide, I imagine it’s going to be years before anyone builds up any sort of confidence.” Johnsons Landing properties have seen their assessed values slashed 25 to 50 per cent even if they weren’t directly affected by the slide, while properties within one or more hazard zones have been reduced even further. Blishen says even before the disaster, the real estate market OF in the area was slow, and the THIRD THREE slide hasn’t helped. PARTS Prospective buyers from Saskatchewan and Ontario looking at properties around Kaslo pulled out immediately, and last year when Blishen fielded inquiries from those unfamiliar with the area, “almost their second question was ‘Do I have to drive through Johnsons Landing to get there?’ They weren’t familiar with Kaslo, but they knew about Johnsons Landing.” The other line he gets is “I don’t want anything on a creek on a hillside.” What’s more, Blishen says clients with properties in Argenta, well away from the slide, face difficulties as a result of being on Argenta-Johnsons Landing Road. “It’s really getting over that initial hurdle with people who don’t have knowledge of the area and are looking at it for the first time,” he says. “They’re a little hesitant until they speak to someone who can tell them
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A local realtor says the 2012 landslide at Johnsons Landing continues to impact property ownFile photo ers ability to sell. where Argenta is.” But people shopping online may look at the address and pass without bothering to make the distinction, he adds. Although he isn’t aware of anyone who has actually listed a Johnsons Landing property for sale since the slide, Blishen says a few have inquired about it. And while he wouldn’t refuse to take on such a property depending on the circumstances, even prior to the slide, the area’s isolation and narrow road scared some people off. “I would give it a try if it was reasonable, but if you’re in that zone, it’s going to be a
hard road getting over that stigma.” He speculates, however, that some properties might change hands locally. “In the short term, people familiar with the geography may buy in some private sales, and over time more confidence will build up. Time will help as long as no more [debris] comes down.” Regional District of Central Kootenay administrator Brian Carruthers says nothing stops a property in the evacuation zone from changing hands, although it would be very difficult to acquire a building permit while the restrictions remain in place.
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plicated collection process that could take three years or more. Unpaid rural taxes become delinquent after December 31 and collection action may include notifying Canada Revenue Agency, registering liens, garnishing wages, issuing demand notices to banks, seizing personal belongings, and finally, forfeiture. Monthly interest also accrues at prime plus three per cent. If the balance is still outstanding after two years, a
forfeiture notice is issued and a $75 fee added. Owners have until December 1 of the third year to square up before the property is actually forfeited, after which they still have a year to redeem the property title by covering the unpaid balance, plus a $250 fee, and any costs incurred by the crown. Failing that, the former owner then has a two-year revestiture period to reacquire title. If approved by the surveyor
of taxes, it costs $500 in addition to the taxes, penalties, and interest owing. During this time, the province doesn’t actively market forfeited lands, but afterward it may sell them — although unlike municipalities, it does not hold an annual auction of delinquent properties. A property in the Johnsons Landing slide path would almost certainly lay dormant. Rural property forfeitures in BC are rare. — Greg Nesteroff
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outskirts of her property and she decided to get backup — a friend with hunting dogs. “He found the spot where the cougar had buried the turkey completely with moss,” said Burton, impressed by the animal’s instincts to stash his prey and the scrape marks from claws that went deep into the ground. From the kill spot, the friend put his dogs on the scent and within a half hour the 80 to 85-pound healthy cougar was treed and “dealt with.” With this experience still resonating, Burton was woken in the middle of the wee hours of January 15 to the sound of her dog Tango “screeching on my front porch.” “I went out my front door to find my dog had its jaws around a cougar’s throat,” she relayed. “And the cougar had my dog’s skull in her mouth — this was five feet from my front door.” The hobby farm consists of 10 acres yet the cat seemed comfortable near the home which was concerning. Burton’s has ducks, chickens, ponies, cats and turkeys on their farm about four kilometres south of Kaslo. “But it targeted my 89-pound dog,” said Burton. While her husband grabbed a rifle, Burton stood in her underwear ringing the triangleshaped dinner bell hung just outside her door, the tangled animals about two feet below. “I grabbed the bell and hung it over the cougar’s head and rang it as hard as I could and
Tango, seen here before the attack, fought with a cougar before her Submitted photo owners came out and rescued her. yelled in its face. It let go and ran,” she said, laughing about what was sure to be an odd sight. “It’s a good thing that the cougar didn’t grab me. If had to be hauled away in an ambulance with a death grip on a metal triangle, I would have been pretty embarrassed.” Burton’s dog Tango is receiving the hero treatment and is recovering well despite the huge puncture wounds to her head and slashes to her body from claws. “They do pretty serious damage,” said Burton. “She looks like an old fighting dog. She’s pretty sore and looks terrible.” The same cougar returned to a neighbouring farm on the weekend and conservation officer Jason Hawkes responded to a Sunday morning report that another dog had been attacked. “We brought in hounds at
daylight and tracked the cougar to about 200 metres from where the incident occurred, which also was roughly 200 metres from the original incident last week,” he said. The cougar was treed on a ridge above the site of the attack and put down. This five to six-year-old cougar was larger than the first one — about 120 pounds. Burton was impressed by the professionalism of the conservation officers who made multiple trips to her farm. WildSafe BC also promptly contacted her with advice on fencing and other ways to ensure against further problems. “This is a great community to live in and this is always reinforced when you have a problem,” she said. Frank Ritcey is the provincial coordinator with WildSafe BC.
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He explained that several cats within one area isn’t the norm. “Cougars are quite territorial and adult male cougars don’t tolerate other adult male cougars in their area. They will put up with a female cougar a bit more but typically you don’t see cougars sharing territories,” he said. “This is what usually triggers most human-cougar conflicts.” Ritcey suggests people be careful attracting deer to their properties with either fruit left on the ground or simply feeding the ungulates. “If you are bringing deer into your community, then you are going to expect to see an increase in cougars because deer are the primary food source for the cougar,” said Ritcey. Properly securing livestock is also important, he said, as is keeping pets in during dusk and dawn, which are prime feeding times for cougars. However, there are some cases where property owners are doing all the right things and the cats still come through. “If you do see a cougar, you want to make yourself as big as possible and as unlikely a meal as possible for the cougar,” said Ritcey. “Raise your arms. Look at the cougar directly. Speak loudly. They’re going to check you out and figure out if it’s worth the risk to take you down as a meal.” The WildSafe coordinator says 99 per cent of the time, “a cougar will see you long before you see it and it will clear out of the area.”
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School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) is very pleased to be able to offer a Late French Immersion Program for up to sixty students entering grade 6 in the 2014-2015 school year. The Program is located at Trafalgar Middle School for grades 6-8, and continues for grades 9-12 at L.V. Rogers Secondary School. The Late French Immersion Program is an “educational program in which a child whose first language is not French – studies in French.” (Dimitry Morales, Canadian Parents for French website) Parents, guardians and students who may be interested in pursuing a French Immersion educational program are invited to an Information Session. The purpose of this meeting will be to share information about the program and the application process. Wednesday, January 29, 2014 7:00 PM (PST) SD 8 (Kootenay Lake) Board Office 570 Johnstone Road, Nelson, BC. We recognize that not all interested families will be able to attend this information session. Up-to-date information will be available on our website (www.sd8.bc.ca) after January 30, 2014. Because the Late French Immersion Program is limited to sixty students, a process of application for the program is necessary. Details regarding the application process for the Late French Immersion Program will be made available at the Information Session on January 29, 2014 – and posted on the District Website thereafter. No applications for the Program will be accepted prior to 9:00 AM, February 17, 2014. This will allow families to decide whether the program suits the needs of their child. It will also allow all applicants to be familiar with the application process – either through attendance at the Information Session, or through reading the information on the website. All inquiries must be directed by email to: Willow Makortoff, wmakortoff@sd8.bc.ca
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Decision lacked analysis GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter
Nelson’s alternate Regional District of Central Kootenay representative says she was surprised and “very disappointed” the board turned down an offer to share space in the city-owned White Building. Donna Macdonald, who was filling in for a vacationing Mayor John Dooley last week, cast the lone vote in favour of the proposal, which was first suggested last fall and then fleshed out in more detail early this month. “I understood there was considerably more support around the table for giving our proposal fair consideration,” she said. Macdonald said the resolution the board passed in December inviting the city’s proposal stipulated a consultant be hired to do a business case analysis. “That was not done. The consultant did by their own words an initial review with comments and questions. No analysis. I just feel all the work city staff and council put into this proposal was not respected. We didn’t have the opportunity to have it fully looked at.” Macdonald said all the effort that went into finalizing the plan over the holidays left the city “feeling a little burned.” Nelson suggested the move could have saved the regional district $50,000 to $200,000 annually, although it’s unclear what the costs might have been or what the city stood to gain in revenue. The report by Vancouver consulting firm Omicron has not been released but Macdonald said the proposal failed at the board table for “fairly complex reasons” that she
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The RDCK will not be sharing space in Nelson’s White Building after the decision was made to reject a proposal made by the city. File Photo couldn’t comment on publicly. Although regional district chair John Kettle suggested Nelson or another municipality could come back with another proposal in two or three years if the regional district continues to grow, Macdonald said Thursday’s decision is more like a five-to-ten year solution. “Certainly in my opinion, the window has closed for 310 Ward Street,” she said. Macdonald added that while the city has other options for the vacant space in the
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Small sawmills in the Regional District of Central Kootenay are poised to benefit from changes to the way ungraded lumber is handled. Several local mills without qualified graders on staff want to sell unstamped, ungraded lumber for construction but have been prevented from doing so under the BC Building Code. However, in a memo, development services manager Sangita Sudan said the regional district has the power to come up with “alternative solutions” — in this case allowing ungraded lumber as a building material so long as the mills “gain and demonstrate proficiency in lumber grading.” This can be achieved through a certificate or diploma available through Selkirk College, and the board agreed last week a diploma is sufficient.
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White Building, which she could not disclose, bringing local governments together was always their first choice. In turning down the city’s offer, the regional district will now proceed with reconfiguring its existing Lakeside Drive office, at an estimated cost of $400,000 to $600,000, to be paid for out of a building reserve. The plan, calling for higher density work space and office furniture configurations to maximize space, would accommodate all current staff as well as up to six more.
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The RDCK has approved the use of ungraded Thinkstock/Getty images lumber. Buyers of ungraded lumber would also be supplied with a letter explaining quantity, species, grade, and moisture content, and a
copy would be kept on file with any building permit application. “I’m ecstatic about [the decision],” said Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling, whose community has been hard hit by industry job losses in recent years, but still has several small mills, each employing a handful of people. “Had the regional district not provided this option, those mills would have had to shut down. So they’ve been lobbying quite heavily and are very happy with it.” Hamling said the issue was first brought to her attention about six months ago. She added ungraded lumber is often equally as strong as graded lumber, but until now if it wasn’t stamped, it wasn’t considered acceptable. The new policy does not apply to engineered lumber like beams, but will cover wood used for things like barns, sheds, or siding.
Rash of break and enters continue Two more break-ins occurred early Thursday. Both the Taghum Shell and Dragonfly Café in Salmo were broken into. “The thief(s) smashed the front glass door at both locations to gain entry,” said RCMP Cst. Colleen Lowing in a release.
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At the Shell, alcohol and cigarettes were stolen and the thief tried to get into the cash register, though it didn’t contain any cash at the time. At the Dragonfly Café, the thief gained entry and took the whole cash register, getting away with $300, said police.
The thief may be associated to a dark coloured, mid-2000 model Honda or Toyota Sedan. The night prior, four break and enters occurred — at the Kootenay Savings Credit Union at the Playmor Junction, Amanda’s Restaurant on Nelson’s north shore, and in Castlegar
at the Thirsty Duck Pub and Canadian Tire. Central Kootenay RCMP request anyone with information on who is responsible for these break and enters to please contact the Nelson or Salmo RCMP, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS(8477).
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Nelson Star
Editorial
Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett
Our View
Transparency needed It appears as if the City of Nelson and the Regional District of Central Kootenay have agreed to disagree when it comes to the use of the White Building. The question is why? No one is denying the RDCK’s right to a democratic vote — a vote that ended up being 19-1 against sharing space in Nelson’s White Building — but surely the public is entitled to an explanation of why the vote was so lopsided. At this time, no detailed explanation has come forth. Neither the proposal submitted by the city, nor the consultant’s report back to the RDCK, which we can only assume suggested it was a bad idea, has been made public. Again, we ask why? Debate on the issue has remained in-camera (behind closed doors and away from the public and the media) due to possible disclosure of private information, perhaps real estate offers for the current RDCK building and
other financial details. But now that the decision has been made and voted on, it’s time to let the public make an educated decision for themselves. The city has indicated that it is willing to release its proposal to the public. The RDCK says it will do the same with its consultant’s report, if a director requests that it be made public and if the board votes and agrees to release it. John Kettle, RDCK board chair, told the Star he isn’t sure if the public can make an educated opinion on this matter because there are “so many things involved in this that are outside the presentation” and were dealt with in camera. He’s probably right. All the more reason to bring those details out of the dark and enlighten the taxpayers. It’s time for someone to file a Freedom of Information request. The city and the RDCK should check their emails.
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Lice — striking fear in parents everywhere
perating on a hot tip, I grabbed my headlamp and a fine-toothed comb and hunched over a head of hair. Another head of hair and a half hour later, I breathed a big sigh of relief, panic subsiding. We were lice free. Considering the fact that we are in the midst of cold and flu season with H1N1 and H1N-whatever floating around, capturing headlines and even lives, it seems ridiculous the amount of stress the threat of a few little bugs caused. I am new to the land of lice with my first experience with the Wee Beasties (timely Robbie Burns reference, eh?) happening at the tail end of last summer. My three kids returned home after some time with family, a few creatures stowed away in their hair and I learned the true meaning of the words annoying, nuisance, persistent, among a few others that my newspaper doesn’t print and my children don’t often hear. Several rounds of costly shampoo and daily nit picking from two heads of hair (my son escaped the drama with his summer head shave) and we passed our initiation into a club whose members seem reluctant to admit their association. Truly ironic considering the other day my friend said to me, “I think I may have that
H1N1 virus.” I sat sharing the same air as my coughing compadre without so much as batting an eye. Yet, had she said “I’ve got lice,” I would have plopped her pompom-ed toque on the top of her head and bid her adieu. Why does lice have such a bad rap? In the midst of our lice outbreak my nightly reading consisted of Googled articles on lice. I learned they’re not dangerous and don’t spread disease. They’ve got short stumpy legs rendering even walking a challenge. They do not fly or jump. They’re not even considered a medical problem. In some cultures, people just live with lice. Cleopatra is said to have had her own solid gold lice comb — how sophisticated! Sophisticated! What?! I think we’ve become a society obsessed with a misguided standard of cleanliness where bugs mean dirtiness. Head lice aren’t creatures that infest the dirty. In fact, I believe my family had previously resisted the bug for so long because of our anti-shampooing policy. (It’s kind of a loose policy.) And getting lice doesn’t mean you have to clean your house from top to bottom. During the six weeks we had lice, I often heard other misguided statements such as all teddy bears go in the freezer, vacuum all the furniture —
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It seems ridiculous the amount of stress the threat of a few little bugs caused. Kirsten Hildebrand photo daily and launder everything. None of these things were necessary to rid our heads of lice. The rice-sized creatures don’t like to leave the scalp. They really don’t. That’s where they eat and they gotta eat to live. All these things considered, why does lice still take its toll on families — socially, emotionally and psychologically? Why does the thought of lice in our lives create more panic than illness that knocks a person out for days?
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Sure, it’s part stigma — and education and awareness, simply standing up and admitting to having lice helps. But I think we’ve also become a society that doesn’t have time for a nuisance — a creepy, crawly nuisance. Surprisingly, taking time with my girls each day wasn’t a complete nuisance. With strands of hair in hand, we talked, listened to music and sometimes they read to me. Often we complained to each other but while dealing with lice was at times frustrating, we also bonded as a family tackling a new challenge together. We even captured specimens to watch under magnifying glass, which demystified the beast. I had fun throwing around the terms louse and nitpicker. In the end, nitpicking was the answer and I was pleased that for once, being a nitpicking mom was the solution to our dilemma. So, coughs and Kleenex in hand I return to my recent alarm and remind myself that “meh, it’s just lice.” Let’s lose the stigma, gain some perspective and try to panic a little less. Sharing our matter-of-fact stories is just a start. Disclaimer: While lice have been disambiguated for me, bed bugs are another matter. freak me out. That’s all…
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Clarification from Canada Post I’m writing in regards to a letter to the editor written by Alex Atamanenko, MP for British Columbia Southern Interior, about the changes at Canada Post. I would like to thank Mr. Atamanenko for offering his insight. We welcome all viewpoints, and we realize that some Canadians have concerns about the changes we announced. I would like to clarify a few points in his letter. Canada Post will not be laying off 6,000 to 8,000 postal workers. Over the next five years, we expect
roughly 15,000 employees to retire or voluntarily leave the company. This will allow us to reduce the size of our workforce — by hiring replacements for only the positions we need, not by laying off our employees. While Canada Post will be opening more franchise postal outlets in local businesses across Canada, we will not be privatizing existing corporate postal outlets. Canada Post did invite the opinions of Canadians about the future of Canada Post in an online forum and also invited residents to
Johnsons Landing Gar Creek landslide and resulting assessment devaluation should be a wake up call for the recent high end “gated community” development at Bulmer Creek. Bulmer Creek is just a few kilometres north of Gar Creek and very similar. Very steep upper reaches with flatter benches as the creek twist its way down Mount Willet. Some years back a good portion of this private land slid, above the public road just before Bulmer Creek crosses a public road. Still, a few years later a local realestate developer was allowed to develop 40 or 50 very expensive lake and near lake lots, basically lined up
for a potential mishap. Our various governmental bureaucrats and agencies in charge of public land and development should be laid off. They are overtly manipulated by the small fortunes that real estate developers glean from commission on high end recreational developments. We are wasting vast amounts of tax payer money paying provincial agencies that in the end most often do as the powerful real estate agent bids. Perhaps real estate developers could put up a bond to protect the investments of their wealthy clients?
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Community Events Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill is hosting a burger and beer fundraiser and silent auction for Katrina Fontaine on January 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. To donate a silent auction item, please contact Tanya Finley at finleysbar@shaw.ca. The Locavores’ Feast (aka 100 Mile Potluck) returns at the Vallican Whole Community Centre (3762 Little Slocan River Road) on Saturday, January 25. The event includes a silent auction and live entertainment. Doors open at 5 p.m. Dinner is at 6 p.m. Admission is by donation and a potluck item. For more info go to vallicanwhole.com. Kootenay Kiltie Pipe Band hosts Robbie Burns Night on Saturday, January 25 at Eagles Hall. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children under the age of 10. Reserve your ticket by calling 250-825-9418. Exam cram for teens at the Nelson Library on Saturday, January 25 from noon to 4 p.m. The library will have study space and tutors from the Selkirk teacher training program on hand. There will also be snacks and door prizes. For more info and to let us know you are planning to attend email jharris@nelson.ca or call Joanne 250-505-5683. Drop ins are welcome. Free! Tipi Camp hosts a day of yoga and dance on Sunday, January 26 at the Anglican Church Hall (723 Ward Street) from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight. Proceeds will go to funding camp bursaries. Participants can stay for one class, all day or anywhere in between. Pledge forms and a schedule of the day’s events is available at tipicamp.bc.ca. For info call Sandra at 250505-3173 or email tipicamp@ theeastshore.net. The annual Alzheimer Walk for Memories is Sunday, January 26 at the Nelson and District Community Complex. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk goes at 10 a.m. This year’s walk is dedicated to all caregivers.
Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@nelsonstar.com David Boyd, Minister of Nelson United Church will share his sabbatical journey on Sunday, January 26 and again on Sunday, February 9. Starting at 3:30 p.m. at the Nelson United Church Hall (602 Silica Street) he will present pictures and stories about Palestine and Israel. A simple potluck supper will be served at 5 p.m. The second part of his presentation, including stories and pictures from Nepal and the Everest Base Camp Trek, will start at 6 p.m. Because there are two presentations, attendees could listen to half the presentation on the 26th and the other half on February 9, if desired. All are welcome. Celebrate Family Literacy Day at the Nelson Public Library on Monday, January 27 from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Families with kids aged two to six are invited to a special program, with stories, songs, crafts and special literacy activities. Free to all, snacks provided. Please register: jharris@nelson.ca or call 250-352-6333. West Kootenay Naturalist meet Monday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Silver King Campus, Room 16, Selkirk College. Wildlife biologist and ecologist Marlene Machmer will give a presentation on the yellowbreasted chat, an endangered warbler species inhabiting the Waneta area. All are welcome. For info call 250-362-7424. Youth Change Exchange is hosting a public engagement event at the Nelson United Church on Saturday, February 1 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The group works to eradicate youth violence through the arts and education. For more info call Thabi at 250-777-2463 or see youthchangeexchange.ca. Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society is encouraging families to ski the Slocan Valley Rail Trail on Sunday, February 2 from noon to 2 p.m. There will be a bonfire, hot chocolate and hot dogs at Winlaw Station (located on Winlaw Bridge Road) to warm you up after your afternoon on the trail. For more info phone 1-888-683-SVRT or visit slocanvalleyrailtrail.ca.
All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, dominos, chess, euchre and snooker. For further information, call 250-352-7078 weekday afternoons. Community First Health Coop is pleased to support an education session by Julie Leffelaar on “Driving and Dementia” Join us on Thursday, February 6 from noon to 1 p.m. for a free presentation at 518 Lake Street. This is part of an ongoing series presented by Alzheimer BC. The 2014 BC Family Day Fishing Derby on Kootenay lake goes February 8, 9, and 10. This is the largest freshwater fishing derby in Western Canada, with 600 participants, plus officials and staff. The event is sold out. 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 250352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar during meeting times. Workshops Nelson Public Library community access program is offering a session to de-baffle you with your android tablet on Friday, January 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. The session, led by Amanda Firth, will include tips and tricks, surfing and settings, downloading apps, and more. Space is limited, so preregistration is required. Call 250-352-6333 to secure a space. Ellison’s hosts a free workshop on January 25 at 10 a.m. The topic is “Natural Dental Care.” Join Sue Anne from Ellison’s Market to learn about alternative dental care methods and products to help keep you smiling. Columbia Basin Trust grant
writing workshop is at the Silver King campus of Selkirk College in Nelson on Wednesday, January 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. This free workshop provides basic information on developing a project concept, identifying appropriate funders and writing a strong application. Also includes an overview of Trust granting programs. Registration required; call 250-352-6601. Over the course of two Saturdays, award winning medical illustrator Ryan Kissinger will share his very specialized knowledge, and its application, of the wider world of drawing and comic book illustration. At the end of the first day each student will have created a finalized drawing based on observations of a live model. During the second week the drawing will be converted to pen and ink. All skill levels are welcome. Classes are at the Old Church Hall (602 Kootenay Street) on February 1 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $80, which includes materials. For info email Della at delmacloud@netidea.com. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts a registration-based swing dancing class beginning February 2, with instructors Peter Clement and Kristina Burkhardt. Space is limited. To register call Peter at 250-5510333. Announcement Nelson Knights of Columbus is accepting nominations for its 2013 Citizen of the Year. Nomination forms are available at City Hall, the Chamber of Commerce and Baker Street Menswear. Nomination criteria is outlined on the form. The deadline to return your form is February 28 at 4 p.m. For info call Bob Tremblay, 250-825-9204. Nelson Grans to Grans member Sharon Henderson will travel to sub-Saharan Africa in March to take part in an educational trip organized by the Stephen Lewis Foundation. You can support Sharon and the work of the Grans to Grans by donating Aeroplan points for her trip. Details at tinyurl.com/ grans2014.
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Kastle will be spinning at Spiritbar on Friday, January 24 with DJ Breakfluid. Doors open at 10 p.m. Ticket info at the Hume Hotel.
Screening at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Thursday, January 23 at 7 p.m. is Kill Your Darlings, about a murder in 1944 that draws together the great poets of the beat generation — Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. More info at civictheatre.ca.
Fred Penner is performing twice in Nelson. He’ll have a grown-up show at Spiritbar on Saturday, January 25 at 8 p.m. with local funny man Lucas Myers and Rafferty Funksmith; and an all-ages show on Sunday, January 26 at 2 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre where he will perform with his sideman Paul O’Neill. Tickets for the adult show are $10 in advance $15 at the door at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca. Allages tickets are $15 for adult and $12 students, available at the Capitol Theatre box office or capitoltheatre.bc.ca. For every ticket sold, $1 will be donated to Kootenay Kids Society.
The 14th annual Amnesty International Film Festival that will be held in Nelson January 31 and February 1 at Shambhala Hall (Tenth Street Campus of Selkirk College). Each showing includes two films. On Friday at 7 p.m. see Forbidden Voices and A Village Called Versailles. On Saturday at 1 p.m. the films are Third World Canada and On the Line. Screening on Saturday at 7 p.m. are Children of Memory and Music for Mandela. Tickets are $10 per double feature, and can be purchased in advance at Otter Books or at the door. Go to Facebook “Nelson BC Amnesty International FilmFest 2014” to see film trailers.
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The Capitol Theatre Presentation Series continues with The Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s Ignorance: The Evolution of Happiness on Wednesday, January 22. It’s a puppet documentary about the evolution of bliss, from our primeval origins in the mighty Age of Stone to our modern discontent in the feeble Age of Tweet. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults or $24 for students and season subscribers, available at the Capitol Theatre box office and capitoltheatre.bc.ca. Charge by phone at 250-352-6363. Allegro Dance Theatre, directed by Lynette Lightfoot, will have their winter performance at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. Slava Doval’s DanceFusion students will also be dancing in the show. Tickets are $8, available in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office and capitoltheatre. bc.ca.
Children’s music performer Fred Penner has two shows in Nelson this weekend. First he has a grown-up show at Spirtbar Saturday night, then he’ll entertain kids at the Capitol Sunday afternoon. The Snowed In Comedy Tour returns to the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday, February 4 at 8:30 p.m. This year’s tour features Dan Quinn, Craig Campbell, Pete Johansson and Arj Barke. Tickets are $30 for adults or $15 for students, available at the Capitol Theatre box office.
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Visual Arts
Lucas Meyers, raFFerty FunKsMith + More sPiritbar sat Jan 25th advance tix are $10 ea. 19+
View the beautiful works of Tea Preville’s Sweet Joy on Canvas —Whimsical Canadiana at Kootenay Bakery until the end of January. For info see teapreville.ca. Nelson artist Erica Konrad displays new encaustic work (made from a mixture of beeswax, tree sap and colour pigments) at the Nelson library in January and February. Requiem for a Glacier, a video and sound installation by Victoria artist/composer Paul Walde, will be exhibited at the Oxygen Art Centre until February 8. Local independent curator Kiara Lynch, who led the coordination efforts for the project, is the guest curator at Oxygen Art Centre for this exhibition. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Nelson artists — Brian Kalbfleisch, Branda Avis, Dan Farden, Richie McBeath, James Robert Harris and Claire Wensveen — have a group show on display at the Rossland Art Gallery (2004 Columbia Avenue ) until January 26.
Literature
Two environmentally-minded, Okanagan poets — Sharon Thesen and Nancy Homes — will read from their poems and speak about their work at Oxygen Art Centre on Friday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Donations will be graciously accepted ($5 recommended).
Music
On Thursday, January 23, there will be three Selkirk College bands playing at the Spiritbar. A night of blues and rock will feature performances of songs by Metric, Arcade Fire, Gnarles Barkeley and many more. Bands Sara Jane and the Fast Lane, The Flu Fighters and Crocodile Tears will keep the dance floor packed, so make sure to come early.
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Josh Ritter brings his acoustic show to the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday, January 28. Opening the show is Gregory Alan Isakov. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold out. Juno-nominated World Jazz Flamenco artists, Sultans of String, play the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, January 29. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults or $11 for seniors/students, available at the Capitol Theatre box office or capitoltheatre.bc.ca. To charge by phone, call 250-352-6363. Join EcoSociety for a market celebration at Spiritbar on Thursday, January 30. Enjoy some of your favourite market musicians, including Morien Jones, Rob Funk and Brian Jones with DJ Ginger taking over for the late night. Admission is by donation ($10 suggested). This event is a fundraiser for the West Kootenay EcoSociety. Max Ulis will be at Spiritbar with Sabota on Friday, January 31. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance at the Hume Hotel. Shane Philip and Buckman Coe will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, February 1. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance at the Hume Hotel or online at ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”). On February 6, celebrate Bob Marley’s birthday at Spiritbar with a reggae show featuring Foundation Stone and Mama Sa. Doors open at 10 p.m. Vancouver singer-songwriter/accordion player Geoff Berner will play a live-to-air concert in the basement of the Kootenay Co-op Radio Station on Friday, February 7 with Kate Ruckus. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cover is $10.
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Nelson artist helps with huge project in Kuwait City
Sculptures built with sand It’s the world’s biggest sand sculpture project, but Mother Nature almost destroyed it before it could come to life. Earlier this winter Selkirk College instructor Denis Kleine was part of an international effort that brought more than 60 sand sculptors to Kuwait City to build a massive temporary theme park called 1001 Arabian Nights. Representing 24 countries, the task of the world’s elite sand artists was to create almost 80 sculptures as part of the Remal International Sand and Light Festival. Two weeks into the project an unusual rain storm hit the Arabian Peninsula, dumping three times the amount of average monthly rainfall in one afternoon. “After it stopped we walked out and it was a lake… it was a disaster,” says Kleine. “It was so
Nelson’s Denis Kleine (middle) worked on this sand sculpture of a large underwater scene with artists from Ghana and Syria. The professional artist also worked on several other pieces in the 1001 Arabian Nights Submitted photo temporary amusement park that is the largest sand sculpture project ever put together. disheartening for everybody to have to go back in and recreate something that will never be the same. But we did it and in the end we saved it.” Kleine first heard about the monumental Middle East proj-
ect this past summer. Victoriabased designer Damon Langlois — one of Kleine’s friends in the sand sculpture world — was heading up a project hosted by Kuwait’s technology industry and was looking for the planet’s
most talented sculptors. The prospect of creating detailed sculptures out of 30,000 tonnes of sand in a part of the world the well-traveled Kootenay Studio Arts casting Continued on Page 12
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Continued from Page 11 ing in the mid-1980s, Kleine moved back instructor had never been was exciting. to Nelson in 1996. He quickly signed on. In 1989 Kleine entered the world of “I love to travel and having the op- snow sculpture by entering competitions portunity to see new countries,” he says. in British Columbia, across Canada and “Working on a massive project like that around the world. Snow progressed to was a great opportunity. The energy of ice, which then led to sand. Today Klethe group was quite magical.” ine is one of the most accomplished and Kleine moved to the Nelson area in sought after talents in sand sculpture. Grade 1 and has spent most of his 57 “It’s not my serious art. I’m proud years in the Kootenays. In 1983 he of it, but it’s more of a job you are graduated with a BFA from the for somebody,” he says. “For E R O M INE doing former David Thompson UniOlsNonLstar.com me it’s an opportunity to create big ne versity in Nelson with a major in pieces fast and to rub shoulders sculpture. He has been a profeswith other artists from around the sional artist ever since. world. The biggest thing for me is getKleine sells his pieces in galleries and ting to travel and see the world.” does commission work. Residents of the The 1001 Arabian Nights project is West Kootenay will recognize his talents located in the middle of Kuwait City and as the artist behind the osprey sculpture occupies an area the size of four soccer in the bay between Nelson’s Chahko- fields, or about 28,000 square metres. Mika Mall and the playing fields, and After several weeks of preparation work The Family sculpture across the street done prior to the arrival of the 65-person from Trail’s Cominco Arena. sculpture team, it took seven weeks to After a 10-year stint in Kelowna start- build.
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Nelson Star Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Community
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readers to spend long periods of time on the phone answering questions. “We are very excited to be a part of this service to the business community,” says Black Press group publisher Chuck Bennett. “We are pleased to be able to offer this information and are certain it will be beneficial.” The Pulse Research survey has already been successful for businesses. In fact, one client took the results of the research to the bank and was able to secure a loan to expand their business, on the strength of the research. Among the benefits of the study is allowing businesses to identify niche areas of their business, including showing potential areas for growth or expansion. Pulse Research was founded in 1985 to provide publishing clients with research-based advertising sales and marketing programs designed to get results. They are able to deliver insight to businesses who are currently faced with an ever-changing mix of products and services, including web, niche, special sections and deals. Check out pulseresearch.com/westkootenay to complete the survey and to enter the prize draws. Who knows, you could be the lucky winner of $1,000.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Nelson Star
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PUBLIC HEARING
What is Proposed? & Where?
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON Zoning Bylaw No. 3199, 2013 and Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3275, 2013 TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation of the City of Nelson proposes to repeal the Land Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2243, 1987 in its entirety and replace it with Zoning Bylaw No. 3199, 2013 and amend Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3247, 2013. The Land Use Regulation Bylaw No. 2243, 1987 is proposed to be repealed in its entirety, and replaced with Zoning Bylaw No. 3199, 2013. Amendments to the Official Community Plan are also proposed. The proposed changes are intended to create a user-friendly, consistent and modern bylaw that is reflective of the direction set out in the Official Community Plan. All properties within the City of Nelson are affected by these proposed changes.
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Nelson City Council will hold a Public Hearing for the proposed amendment on: January 23, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. City Hall, Council Chambers, Second Floor, 310 Ward Street, Nelson B.C. at which time and place all persons who deem their interest in property affected by the amending bylaws may be heard on matters contained therein. Written submissions for or against the proposed amendments can be read or verbal submissions made at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, written submissions must be delivered to the City of Nelson prior to 4:30 pm on the day of the Public Hearing. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Submissions may be delivered by mail or by hand to: City of Nelson, 101- 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5S4, by email to: development@nelson.ca, or by fax to: 250-352-6594.
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The amending bylaws may be inspected at the office of the Manager of Development Services & Sustainability at: City Hall, First Floor, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C. from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive with the exception of Statutory Holidays from the date of this notice until January 23, 2014. Manager of Development Services & Sustainability Dated at Nelson, B.C. December 18, 2013
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superfan
Three-and-a-half year old Duncan Giroux donned his tights a cape to cheer on his favourite team, the Nelson Leafs. The young Superfan could be seen running up and down the stairs at the Nelson and District Community Complex on Sunday afternoon, encouraging fans to yell, “let’s go Leafs.” Kevin Mills photo
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Leafs back on winning track
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Nelson got back on the winning track Sunday as the Leafs KIJHL hockey squad beat the Spokane Braves 4-3. It looked as though the Leafs would dominate their American foes in the early going as the locals opened up a 3-1 lead after one period. Brandon Sookro got the offence going, putting the puck past Spokane goaltender Zach Straza at the seven-minute mark of the first. Fans barely had the chance to sit back down when, two minutes later, the Leafs Darnel St. Pierre put another puck past Straza to give the home squad a 2-0 lead. Spokane got one back when Sean Collins bulged the twine behind Leafs netminder Brad Rebagliati to narrow the gap to 2-1. Linden Horswill restored the Leafs two-goal lead by adding one more tally before the end of the first. The blowout continued in the second when, 37 seconds into the middle frame, Travis Wellman gave the Leafs a 4-1 lead. But that would be the last goal the Leafs would score on the afternoon. The Braves began to battle back, getting more and more scoring chances as the period wore on. Kurtis Redding found the back of the net to make the score 4-2 at the end of the second. “They are a good team and they played us a good game and played it tight. They got back in the game,” said Frank Maida, Leafs head coach. The third period was fairly even, but the Leafs started to take some minor penalties as the Braves continued to press. The play went back and forth as both squads had chances to score. With only 10 seconds to go in the game, the Braves hit the scoreboard again as Justin
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Neil Murdoch Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Beaver Valley 42 32 7 1 2 67 Nelson 42 31 7 1 3 66 Castlegar 42 18 19 2 3 41 Spokane 42 15 23 0 4 34 Grand Forks 38 14 20 2 2 32 Eddie Mountain Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Creston Valley 39 29 10 0 0 58 Kimberley 44 23 20 1 0 47 Fernie 41 20 15 0 6 46 Columbia Valley 44 11 24 3 6 31 Golden 42 13 25 1 3 30 Okanagan/Shuswap Conference
Darnel St. Pierre of the Nelson Leafs crashes into the net being guarded by Spokane Braves goaltender Jon Manlow. The Leafs beat Spokane 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. Kevin Mills photo Bonanno scored to make it 4-3. However it was too little, too late. “We kept pushing and their goaltender made some key saves at key times. They’re a good team and they played us hard today,” said Maida. The coach did say his squad ran into some penalty trouble, but managed to work through it. “The PK (penalty kill) was good today. They got a goal close at the end, closer than we like, but that’s the way it goes.” Rebagliati picked up the win, stopping 30 of 33 shots for the home squad. Both Straza and backup Jon Manlow played in
the Spokane nets. On Friday, the Leafs dropped a 5-2 decision to the Border Bruins in Grand Forks. It’s a game that, on paper, the Leafs should have won, especially after taking a 2-0 lead early. The loss snapped the Leafs winning streak at five games. Nelson popped in two goals in the first period, courtesy of Wellman and Sookro to take a 2-0 lead after one period. However, despite firing 47 shots at Bruins netminder Dominic Stadnyk, that was all the scoring for the locals that night. Grand Forks scored five unanswered goals, four in the sec-
“We kept pushing and their goaltender made some key saves at key times. They’re a good team and they played us hard today.” Frank Maida
ond period and one in the third, to win the contest. Nelson netminder Adam Maida allowed four goals on 28 shots in two periods of play while back up Rebagliati allowed one goal on 11 shots in 20 minutes of action. “We just had a let down in the game. They took advantage of it and we just didn’t get back into our game,” said Maida about Friday’s loss. He said the squad learned from it and that showed in Sunday’s game against the Braves. The Leafs will now play three straight home games. The locals will take on the Castlegar Rebels on Friday, January 24, the Grand Forks Border Bruins on Saturday, January 25 and the Rebels again on Wednesday, January 29. All three games start at 7 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex. “We are having a little home stand and we will be ready for the teams going in,” said Maida.
LEAFS HOCKEY
HOME FRI. JAN. 24th 7:00 PM vs. Castlegar Rebels
HOME SAT. JAN. 25th 7:00 PM vs. Grand Forks Border Bruins
Doug Birks Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Kamloops 41 33 7 0 1 67 100 Mile House 42 19 18 0 5 43 Chase 40 19 19 0 2 40 Sicamous 40 17 21 0 2 36 Revelstoke 40 7 30 0 3 17 Okanagan Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Kelowna 40 26 11 0 3 55 Summerland 40 22 14 1 3 48 Osoyoos 40 22 17 0 1 45 N. Okanagan 40 19 20 0 1 39 Princeton 39 13 22 0 4 30
Leaf Stats PLAYER Jamie Vlanich Travis Wellman Alec Wilkinson Carson Willans Linden Horswill Darnel St. Pierre Robson Cramer Aaron Dunlap Brandon Sookro Patrick Croome Troy Petrick Blair Andrews Nolan Percival Austin Seaman Nick Trefry Adam Hodge Austin Lindsay Rayce Miller Connor Tetlock
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HOME WED. JAN. 29th 7:00 PM vs. Castlegar Rebels
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Nelson Star
Bottom Row: Cherese, Tara & Carolyn
The Get Fit Challenge is now officially up and running for the next 6 weeks .
Meet the participants and read their stories on why they wanted to join the Get Fit Challenge. Every Wednesday we will print weekly updates from the participants and trainers on how the Get Fit Challenge. Agnez Bowolin is working with Kirsty Holt at Kutenai Pilates Agnez said at the meet and greet on Monday night that she “feels like she has already won the Get Fit Challenge” because she was chosen and given the opportunity to work out with Kirsty at Kutenai Pilates. Agnez is a working mom with a four year old son, who is also looking after her aging mom. Agnez wants to strengthen her core and gain more energy. She is currently in the vicious cycle of not having enough energy to work out, but she knows she needs to work out in order to gain energy. She is looking forward to the commitment of the Get Fit Challenge, and working with Kirsty to help reach her goal.
Iris Steffler is working out with Brittanya Beddington at Wild Woods Yoga and Wellness Iris is a mother of two, works full time and is attending university. Iris has felt that structured fitness was a luxury that she could not afford with her busy schedule. A friend of Iris’s put a saying on Facebook that resonated with her, and encouraged her to sign up for the Get Fit Challenge. The saying is “If you do not make time for exercise today, you’ll need to make time for illness tomorrow”. Iris has always wanted to take part in yoga and is really looking forward to working with Brittanya at Wild Woods Yoga and Wellness. Iris feels the motivation of being part of the challenge will be the thing she needs to make time for fitness and find that work/life balance.
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Tara King and Brad Ouchi - Working out with Master Dean and his team at Kootenay Christian Martial Arts Tara and Brad are the first couple we have had participate in the Get Fit Challenge. They have been together for 22 years and have two young boys. Their story is one many can relate to, as the years have passed they became more focused on their careers and kids and have lost track of their own overall health. Tara and Brad’s son gave them the motivation they needed to join the Get Fit Challenge. Their seven year old son made a comment that they were always telling the boys to eat healthy and keep active, but they themselves were not doing that. The comment made them feel like hypocrites and motivated them to join the Get Fit Challenge. Tara and Brad are going to be working out at Christian Kootenay Martial Arts with Master Dean to help get them back on track.
Cherese Guille is working with Ali Popoff at Power By You Cherese has been dealing with her weight and health on her own, but needs help to shed those last 15 pounds. In addition to that, her goal is to run a half marathon in August and realizes she can’t get to that point on her own. Cherese may end up getting more than she bargained for as she will be doing crossfit with Ali at Power By You. Ali is the trainer who trained our last Get Fit Challenge winner. Cherese is like many other people and has found that she was becoming an emotional eater, and has struggled with her weight and body image. She is looking forward to gaining confidence and healthy habits to be a good role model for her sisters and other women in her life.
Carolyn Thomson is working with Kaila Kaufmann of Bambu Hot Yoga Carolyn has a story that many women can relate to, she had three kids in the span of four years and has been a stay at home for eight years. She is now ready to “venture back into the working world, and reclaim herself”. Carolyn had always been athletic growing up, and even won a silver medal at the BC Winter Games for cross country ski racing. Carolyn desperately wants to be active again, and needs a bit of help to push her into making that a reality. Kaila from Bambu Hot Yoga is going to work with Carolyn to help her obtain her goal of tightening up her body, and getting back into an active lifestyle.
Cathy Grouwstra is working out with Adele Wasylyk of Fractal Fitness Cathy Grouwstra would like to feel stronger, fitter and to have energy to live life to its fullest. She has had some health issues in the past two years, and needs to get healthier “to face the many challenges to come”. Cathy will be building up her strength with Adele Wasylyk of Fractal Fitness. Cathy knows this is not going to be an easy challenge but she feels now more than ever she needs to “stop feeling like a slug and start feeling like a butterfly” to reclaim her overall health.
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“Cash Diet” Challenge!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Nelson Star
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The Kootenays is successfully embarking on an energy diet; now let’s put our community members, young and old, on a Cash Diet! The concept involves resisting the urge to use credit cards and bank cards, and instead switching to a cash only approach to curb our spending habits and become aware of the money that is literally slipping through our hands on a weekly basis. Emily Tucker, a Consultant with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. and a young working mother of three, is launching The Kootenays first ever Cash Diet Challenge! Emily wants to bring families and individuals face to face with their financial situation in a fun challenge that will see five individuals or families, of similar income and lifestyle, competing for four weeks. Contestants will have a different challenge each week. The last family or individual left at the end of the four weeks will be a few pounds lighter of financial stress, and off to a great start for their future with amazing prizes from local businesses*.
Tom Shypitka’s rink featuring Nelson’s Fred Thomson finished in second place during the Senior Curling Playdowns at the Nelson Curling Club on the weekend. The rink lost 7-5 to the Ken McHargue rink. The McHargue squad will now play in the provincials in Comox, February 17-23.
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Here are some suggestions for establishing and pursuing your financial objectives: Be specific. You probably have a lot of ideas about what you want to do, but if you’re going to turn these wishes into reality, you need to get specific. So, for example, instead of telling yourself that you want to retire early, set a goal of retiring at, say, 62. You can then use this target number to help guide your overall investment strategy. Prioritize your goals. Of course, you want to achieve all your financial goals — and you can have a better chance of doing so if you rank these goals in terms of both importance and timing. For example, you may want to send your kids to college, purchase a vacation home and still be able to retire at age 62. How should you allocate your resources to each of these goals? Should you invest more at any given time for a specific goal? Be prepared to change your goals. Over time, your family and financial circumstances can change considerably — which means you shouldn’t be surprised, or alarmed, if you have to change your goals accordingly. And you’ll find it easier to maintain this flexibility if you’ve worked diligently to create an investment portfolio with sufficient resources to allow you to change direction, as needed. Review your progress regularly. If you’re going to eventually achieve your goals, you absolutely need to measure your progress along the way. Are your investments performing the way you had anticipated? Are your goals becoming more expensive than you had initially envisioned? To achieve these goals, are you taking on too much — or too little — risk? As you can see, it will take considerable effort to set, review and (hopefully) achieve your goals. And it can be somewhat complex, too, so you may want to work with a financial professional — someone who takes time to talk with you about your goals, understands your risk tolerance and family situation, and has the training and experience necessary to help you work toward your objectives.
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Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterized by severely decreased range of motion and pain in your shoulder joint. Signs and symptoms typically begin gradually, and can worsen over time. There can be a triggering event, but often people are unsure of any cause. Traditional approaches to treat frozen shoulder include stretching, applying heat, injection of corticosteroids and manipulation of the joint sometimes under anesthetic. New studies are finding great result for treating frozen shoulder by adjusting the occiput. The occiput is one your cranial (skull) bones. The idea is to take pressure off the accessory nerve that supplies the trapezius muscle. Providing proper nerve flow to the trapezius muscle can allow for increased range of motion of the shoulder joint and less pain. Before beginning any treatment it is important to know if you have frozen shoulder. Frozen shoulder can often be mistaken for a rotator cuff injury and the treatment for that is much different. If you have any questions about shoulder injuries please feel free to contact me.
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Isabelle Frederiksen Sept 14, 1914 – Jan 10, 2014
With deep sadness we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend. She passed away peacefully in Jubilee Manor leaving us to join her beloved husband George. Born in Sullivan Lake, Alberta and schooled in Fleet, Alberta, Isabelle moved to Grand Forks in 1932 with her parents and three brothers. Isabelle moved to Rossland and married George on September 12, 1937. In 1946, the family of five moved to the North Shore in Nelson where the (last but not least) two sons were born. Isabelle is survived by one sister-inlaw Bernice Jensen; son Calvin (Mable) Kevin and Lana; Keith (Marianne) Kim and Jaime; Dawn (Bob) Aaron; Lewis (Wendy) Lori and Tammy; Monty (Judy) Jeremy; as well as ten great grandchildren and one great great grandchild and many nieces and nephews of the Jensen/Frederiksen Families. Isabelle managed the family farm and orchard and she was very active in the Fairview United Church and the former North Shore Community Hall. She served two terms on the Nelson School Board of Trustees in the 1950’s and in her spare time would billet summer bonspiel participants. We are especially grateful to the staff at Jubilee Manor who cared for mom in the last five years of her life. She loved a good political discussion or joke and was a go-to person for family and friends. A celebration of life will be held Monday, March 24, 2014 at 10:30 AM from the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Service with Rev. David Boyd officiating. As an expression of sympathy family and friends may make donations in Isabelle’s memory to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation or to Jubilee Manor. On line condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
Petrina Joanette, of Calgary, AB, passed away on January 7, 2014 at the age of 86 years. Mom was born in Vancouver, BC on Feb 25, 1927 to John and May Johnson and moved to northern Saskatchewan when she was a baby. Her and four siblings were raised in the Leask/ Shell Lake area. She always kept up with her brothers whether it was milking cows, riding horses or breaking up their fi ghts. She moved to BC as a young woman, milking cows at the Okotoks dairy and later moved to Quesnel as a telephone operator where she met Bill Nickolchuk. They married and raised 4 children, Deborah, Jolene, Sherry, and Kim, while moving often, throughout BC and the Yukon. After Bill passed away in 1980 in Fort St John, she moved a few years later to Nelson BC. She was re- acquainted with Wilfred Joanette, an old beau from Blaine Lake, Sask. They married in 2003 and lived on his farm till his passing in 2005. She spent a few years in Prince Albert and moved to Calgary in 2007 to live with Jolene and family. Mom made true friends easily wherever she lived and was able to travel through 3 provinces with many people and family to visit and enjoy life with. Mom loved easily and her grace preceded her, however, her greatest love was for the Lord and she was eager to go Home to Him. Petrina (Pat) is lovingly remembered by her children, Deborah, Jolene and Roger, Sherry, Kim, and her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. From her, all have inherited a rich legacy of sense of family and trust in the Lord. Mom was predeceased by both her husbands, all her siblings and one grandchild. Mom will be cremated in Calgary with burial to follow in the spring of 2014 in Leask, Sask. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Salvation Army, 420 – 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0R9 Telephone: (403) 4101111, www.salvationarmy.org or to the Parkinson’s Society of Southern Alberta, #102, 5636 Burbank Crescent S.E., Calgary, AB T2H 1Z6 Telephone: (403) 243-9901, www.parkinsonssociety.org. In living memory of Petrina Joanette, a tree will be planted at Big Hill Springs Park Cochrane by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Crowfoot Chapel, 82 CROWFOOT CIRCLE N.W. Telephone: 1-800-661-1599
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John Soriat It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Soriat on January 17, 2014. John was born to the late Johann and Anna Soriat in Radegund, Austria on August 14, 1928. He was raised and trained as an electrician in Austria and then immigrated to Canada with a friend in 1951 when he was 23 years old. John married Elisabeth, his wife of more than 58 years in 1955 and settled in Riondel where he worked at the Blue Bell Mine until it closed. In 1972 he started work at Cominco ‘s Trail Operations and the family moved to Rossland. One year later, in 1973, they moved to Salmo where they bought and managed the Reno Motel while John continued to work at Cominco as an electrician. The 80’s brought the sale of the motel and retirement. John enjoyed skiing, hiking, and walking with his dog. He belonged to a mountain rescue team in Austria as well as the volunteer fire department in Riondel. He helped install the lighting on the Salmo ski hill, was an active member of his church, and stayed busy helping elderly members of the community throughout his retirement years. He spent many hours in his workshop, puttering or building furniture and other things. John is survived by his wife Elisabeth, daughter Linda Stensrud and her husband Barry, son John Soriat and his wife Lynn, Grandchildren Mark (Alana), Patty (Jason), Leah (Jesse), Tara, and Jacy, great grandchildren Mason and Carter as well as sister-in-law Helene and Garry Skelton, brother-inlaw Fred and Debbie Wacheck, niece Breanna, and nephew Les and family. He is predeceased by his parents, brother Leopold , sisters Annerl and Hedwig and daughter Christine. A service will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 402 4th Street, Salmo, BC on Friday January 24 at 11:00 am. Following the service, will be an open reception at the home of John and Lynn Soriat, 416 Cady Road, Salmo, BC.
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Mary passed away peacefully at Mountain Lake Seniors Community on Thursday, January 16 after a lengthy illness. Mary was born on January 3, 1926 in Torrecuso, Benevento, Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1951. She married the love of her life, Gino Rossi, on September 12, 1953. Mary raised four children and was a loving wife and mother. She loved to take long walks, work in her garden, cook and bake, but most of all, Mary loved spending time with her five grandchildren, Tyler, Danielle, Chris, Brayden and Alexandra. Mary is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Gino, her four children, Lena Guignion (John), Judy Haverland, David Rossi, Nancy Pompu (Ron), and five grandchildren, Tyler Hale, Danielle Haverland, Chris Haverland, Brayden Pompu, Alexandra Pompu, and many nieces and nephews. Mary was predeceased by her parents Nicola and Lena Musa, sister Lucy, and brothers, Joseph, Aldo, and John. Our family would like to thank Dr. Keith Bridger, Dr. Trevor Janz, and all the staff at Mountain Lake Seniors Community for the wonderful care she received during her stay. We are very thankful. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, January 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate with Father Conrado Beloso as celebrant. Interment will follow at Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimers Society. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca.
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As the Mechanical Technician, you must be Red Seal Certified as an Automotive Technician, Heavy Duty Technician or Commercial Transport Technician. Experience with gas and electrical welding, wire feed welding, hydraulics and operating heavy equipment and computerized diagnostic equipment would be an asset. Apprentice Technicians will also be considered. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the CUPE Local 339 Agreement with the City of Nelson offers. Interested applicants should send a detailed resume by January 31, 2014 to:
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International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) is a growth-oriented lumber company with operations in Canada and the United States. The Company has annual production capacity of more than 2.2 billion board feet and offers one of the most diverse lines of lumber products to customers around the world. For more information about Interfor, visit our website at www.interfor.com. Interfor is currently recruiting for a Woodlands Accountant at our Castlegar Operation based in Castlegar, British Columbia. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing full range operational, financial and management accounting, reporting and analysis. Position Details: Major Responsibilities: x Bi-weekly contractor pay. x Log inventory reporting. x Full range financial and management accounting. x Improve accounting processes. x Assist with timely and accurate preparation of financial statements. x Complete specific month-end accounting cycle items, including balance sheet analysis and reconciliations. x Ensure compliance to IFRS and 52-109, company policies-procedures and internal controls. x Assist with external audit requirements. x Assist with specific financial analysis to operations management. x Complete special projects and analysis as required. Required Skills: x Strong organizational skills and attention to detail x Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team environment x Ability to multitask x Results oriented and ability to think strategically x Excellent computer skills The ideal candidate will possess the following preferred qualifications: x Working towards a professional accounting designation (minimum 3rd or 4th level student) x 3-5 years in a similar role, preferably in a manufacturing setting To express interest in this opportunity, please apply online at www.interfor.com/careers by Monday, February 3, 2014. We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment background check.
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Senior Architectural Technologist Architect firm seeking an experienced Senior Architectural Technologist in Nelson, BC. Minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience required. Must be proficient in the production of drawings from schematic design through to construction documentation with minimum supervision. High level skill in Computer Aided Design Macintosh VectorWorks preferred. The successful candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of BC Building Code and strong knowledge of building construction and technology. Excellent oral and written communication skills, design, and problem solving skill. LEED accreditation is preferred. Building Technology Diploma or similar required. Candidate must be motivated and be able to work well independently and with others in a team environment. Submit resumes in confidence to office@fairbankarchitects.com by January 25, 2014. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Product Advisor If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready for a career opportunity with unlimited potential; if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re honest and enjoy dealing with people; if you have the self-discipline to dig in and learn a new profession; if you have the conďŹ dence to know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get better with time, then this might be the job for you. Castlegar Toyota is an established automobile dealership with an eleven-year reputation for honesty, integrity and outstanding customer service. With some of the most popular vehicles in the market and a reputation for excellence, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a capable, hard-working Product Advisor to help expand our growth while providing exceptional service to our existing customers. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re currently a professional in automotive sales, or if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re serious about a career change, then we would like to talk to you. Send your cover letter and resumĂŠ to: Craig Kalawsky Castlegar Toyota 1530 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 1H9 Fax: (250) 365-2752 or email:craig@castlegar.toyota.ca
Pacific Insight Electronics (PI) is a world-class designer, manufacturer and supplier of electronic solutions for the automotive, specialty and commercial vehicle sectors. PI is currently recruiting for the following positions at our Nelson, BC operation: Quality Assurance Engineering Technologist â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 available position - Reference #1401 The Quality Assurance Engineering Technologist will provide technical support in an effort to achieve company targets concerning production Non-Conformance (N/C) issues. This position will also support the necessary processes and policies for providing feedback to Manufacturing Engineering resulting in N/C reduction. In addition, they will support N/C diagnostic activities, N/C disposition, administration and repairs. Production Support â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 available position - Reference #1402 The Production Support position will be responsible for developing and supporting assembly processes within the Manufacturing Department at Pacific Insight. Supporting the production floor; assisting with assembly processes, ensuring procedures are performed correctly on a daily basis and developing line improvements. Engineering Support Technician â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 available position - Reference #1403 The Engineering Support Technician works in the Product Engineering Department and carries out a wide range of testing, assembly, compliance and validation activities on products developed at Pacific Insight. This position will also be responsible for performing or assisting with in-house environmental and electrical validation testing.
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2001 Subaru Impreza, 4dr hatch back, 2.2Lt., auto, 4 wheel dr, brand new ice & snow tires, 230,000km, $4,300/obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807. 2002 Oldsmobile Alero, 4cy, 5sp manual, 2 dr coop, 107,000 original km, runs and looks like new. Car is in Grand Forks. Driven daily. $3,599. 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807. 2005 Cadillac SRX-V. All wheel drive wagon. V8 Auto, ultra view sunroof, heated leather, fully loaded. No accidents or rust, original paint, never smoked in, new brakes,wheel bearings, snow tires on factory rims (real dub wheels w/ summer tires), bearings. Only 102,000 kms! $58,000 replacement cost, 1st $12,950 takes!!! No GST! 551-3336 Nelson, BC.
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Apt/Condo for Rent 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo for lease/purchase - perfect location, right beside Lakeside Park. Available March 1st. Prefer responsible mature tenants. Fridge, stove, freezer, dishwasher, laundry, sundeck, carport. We would like to lease it with many funishings, but we can negotiate.... Phone 250-509-0961 for info. Grand Forks: Lg 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 appâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, private 400 sq ft deck. N/S, N/P. $750/m + util. Avail March 1st.250-442-7808. TRAIL, ONE bdrm. furnished Apt. $500/mo. + utilities. Nonsmoking. 250-364-5678 W.TRAIL, basement suite, newly reno. $600./mo. incl.util. Fully furnished. 250-364-5678
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of Valentine John Martin Webber formerly of 2216 Holgrem, Johnsons Landing, British Columbia Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, at 3011665 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 2B3, on or before February 21, 2014, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it having regard to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice. Sarah Jenkins Administrator by PUSHOR MITCHELL LLP Lawyers Attention: JONI D METHERELL Telephone: 250-762-2108
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Joan Margrethe Lund Dragland, otherwise known as, Joan Dragland and Joanie Dragland, deceased, formerly of Nelson, British Columbia. Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Joan Margrethe Lund Dragland are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the executor c/o Rosberg Sawatzky LLP at #201, 20353 64th Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 1N5, on or before February 21, 2014, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which the executor then has notice.
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Like an edge-of-your-seat episode of ER, the Civic Theatre faced a medical crisis last week. And as in any good hospital drama, everyone worked as a team to save a mother(board), and the day. Here’s what happened. Theatre manager Jason Asbell went up to the projection booth at about 5 p.m. to ensure everything was good to go for the Thursday night showing of Dallas Buyers Club. But, yikes! “Failure” was the word on the monitor — the digital cinema version of a flat line. You can’t just tinker with these things: if you’re not a tech surgeon with clearance, the patient could blow up. The IMB (Integrated Media Block) is there to keep hackers from illegally accessing content; dismantling the block is about as dangerous as dismantling the bomb strapped to the patient’s body. Luckily, assistant manager Jess Pignataro, not scheduled to work, happened to be in the building and leapt cheerfully into action while Jason called techs and refused to take “can’t” for an answer. As it turned out, the operation was long, involved numerous consultants, and paddles were required.
They’d been at it for a couple of hours, and now the sell-out crowd was lined up down the street. From Jason’s blog on the Civic Theatre website: “Jess calls in Steve Vermaat, our volunteer electronics guru, who rushes in through the glass door moments later and is received like an eagerly awaited celebrated neurosurgeon entering through the operating room door. “We finally get a call from the supervisor tech and follow his instructions for a reboot. I tell him what we see and he reports that the board doesn’t look good. Any other cinema with less impassioned proponents would have thrown in the towel and waited for a technician to fly in, but not at the Civic by God.” Damien the techie must have heard that determination. “We’re going to try one more thing,” he said. Like the expert advising by closed circuit TV how to perform a rare emergency surgery, he guided Jason and Steve to a hidden key, revealed a back-end password, and talked them through dismantling and resetting the board. It was a medical miracle — with just 10 minutes to spare. Hands were no doubt shaking, but the patient was saved. While the procedure was underway, Jess
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V Valid until January 28 th, 2014 inclusive or while quantities last. See details in store. Some products are in limited quantities or not available at all locations. Pictures or illustrations may differ from original product on sale. Taxes not included.
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