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Local search and rescue volunteers spent 7½ hours Sunday rescuing a local woman seriously injured in an avalanche on the Kootenay Pass that killed one of her ski companions. The victims were part of a party of four, all from around Nelson, who were backcountry skiing in the Lightning Strike area, southwest of the highways yard at the top of the pass. Nelson Search and Rescue’s Chris Armstrong said they were called out around 1 p.m. and dispatched a helicopter with two technicians to assess the avalanche risk. The class two to three slide pulled the man through a heavily treed area and down a cliff. “The man went right to the midslope and travelled a great distance through a lot of timber,” Armstrong said. “The woman was hung up on a tree near the top and it’s probably what saved her.” Although neither was buried in the slide, the 27-year-old man died at the scene. The woman, also 27, is recovering in hospital in Trail with unknown injuries that may include broken ribs. The other two skiers in their party were not hurt. Another party of six in the area witnessed the slide, and four joined in the rescue effort. One person went to the highways yard to call for help. The first search and rescue personnel arrived between 2:30 and 3 p.m. Armstrong said the weather, diminishing daylight, and difficult access prevented a helicopter rescue, but they didn’t think they could wait overnight to bring the woman out. “With her injuries, we decided if we hunkered down we may not be able to get her out if it snowed. So we deemed it best to get her out, and brought in all
A local man was killed and a woman seriously hurt after a large avalanche Sunday near the top of the Kootenay Pass (seen above). More than two dozen search and rescue volunteers responded to the call. File photo the manpower we could.” Teams from South Columbia, Rossland, and Castlegar were called and 26 volunteers ultimately flew or hiked into the area. The woman was packaged on a stretcher, dragged down a creek valley, and back up to the highway. It was between 10:30 and 11 p.m. when she was transferred to BC Ambulance personnel. “We basically did it by sheer manpower,” Armstrong said. “Hours of grueling slogging, pulling a stretcher through the snow.” Following the rescue, the operation was shut down until morning, when
technicians triggered controlled avalanches to make the area safe. Three search members then skied in to recover the man’s body. His name has not been released, but in a Facebook comment his aunt called him a “great young man.” “The family is devastated,” she wrote. “Our thanks to the crew and everyone who has helped in our time of need.” Armstrong also paid tribute to the volunteers: “Twenty-six people who had to go to work Monday morning went out and completely busted their humps. We have a great system of volunteers and they need to be appreciated
for their hard work.” The Canadian Avalanche Centre issued a special warning for BC last week, as a result of an extended dry period in late January and early February. “That long drought left the surface of the snowpack in very bad shape,” said the centre’s Karl Klassen. “Now the new snow is sitting on one of the worst weak layers we’ve seen in a few years.” The weakness is one to two metres deep, resulting in very large avalanches when triggered, Klassen said. See related story on Page 4
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Regional government is taking the first steps in protecting two popular beaches along Nelson’s north shore. RDCK director Ron Mickel is spearheading safeguarding of Five-Mile and Six-Mile beaches along Highway 3A for public use. Locals have been concerned about access to Five-Mile beach after a Calgary couple, that has a summer home in the area submitted an application for private moorage in early 2013. Plans for the proposed dock appeared to have the structure cutting across crown land and one of the last remaining public beaches on the North Shore. Even after homeowners revised their plan last fall, people remained strong in opposing any development. Five-Mile beach, also referred to as Willow Point, features a curved sandbar extending into Kootenay Lake. Within that curve exists a natural wading pool and swimming area for children making the beach popular with families. “The dock issue brought this to the forefront,” said Mickel. “It was never considered a priority. The access was there. The beach was there for everyone to enjoy so the RDCK never felt the pressure to take responsibility for it.” Now, the Parks Commission has agreed to pursue protection. The matter is slated for
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the next regional board meeting and Mickel is confident the ball will continue to roll. Application for public access will be filed with the Ministry of Transportation which would grant protection of the foreshore. Area resident Eva Myers McKimm is pleased to see movement toward protecting a beach that so many cherish. “As long term residents we are relieved that the community beach will officially become protected for public use,” she said. “This has been a polarized issue in our neighbourhood for a couple of years, and we are very pleased that the RDCK is stepping in to maintain what we consider to be the status quo for beach users.”
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Mickel has been an advocate of protecting lands for public use since being elected. “I think it’s important to preserve those special places. History has identified, just by the number of people who use it, that obviously it’s very important to the community,” he said. There are some other areas Mickel feels in need of protection. “But I think that would be biting off too much for the board so I will go for these two and hopefully get them first,” he said. At the time of publication, property owners proposing the dock at Five-Mile Jane and Mark Andreychuck hadn’t returned calls from the Star for comment.
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Salmo credit union robbed RCMP are searching for a suspect after the Kootenay Savings Credit Union in Salmo was robbed at gunpoint Monday. Police say at about 4:50 p.m. — shortly before closing — a man entered the branch with a gun. He ran off with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was physically hurt. Salmo, Nelson, and Trail RCMP responded but have not yet located a suspect. However, he’s described as white, 5’6”, 150 lbs., and was wearing black pants, a new-looking purple ski jacket, black mask, and a hood pulled down over his face. A forensic identification unit attended the scene and recovered some evidence. RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff told the Star they are asking for the public’s help. “We’re very concerned and looking for any information that might lead to the suspect,” she said. For instance, she said they
The Kootenay Savings Credit Union in Salmo was robbed at gunpoint on Web photo Monday afternoon. would like to know if any vehicles were lingering in the area — currently police do not have one associated with the crime. Postnikoff said they don’t know if there is any connection between this robbery and one at a Castlegar pharmacy in November. “It’s obviously going to be something the investigators will look into,” she said.
Although police issued a sketch of the suspect in that case and received some tips, no arrests have been made. A series of overnight breakins in January in Castlegar, Nelson, Salmo, South Slocan, and Taghum also remain unsolved. Tips can be phoned in to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or the Salmo RCMP detachment at 250-357-2212.
It’s vital to safety in the backcountry
Avalanche awareness The Canadian Avalanche Centre continued their special avalanche warning Tuesday saying that conditions “remain very tricky” despite improving weather. “Avalanche danger can rise quickly with the first day of full sun,” read their website. The special public warning was originally issued for most of BC’s mountainous regions on February 20. An extended dry period from late January to early February created an unstable snowpack unable to support the mass of new snow. “That weakness is currently anywhere between one and two metres deep so when it’s triggered, the resulting avalanches are very large,” said Karl Klassen, manager of the CAC’s public avalanche warning service. Backcountry enthusiasts intending to head into the mountains are advised to check the avalanche bulletin regularly to keep informed of the conditions in their area. But before considering adventuring into the backcountry, CAC strongly recommends users take an avalanche skills training course. Whitewater Ski Resort offers a one-day introductory course as well as a three-day course. Selkirk College also offers avalanche training and while the class has already started for the winter session, if seven or more people require training, a custom course can be arranged through Selkirk’s Continuing Education at selkirk.ca/ce/ In addition to proper training it is recommended that those entering the backcountry have essential gear. CAC advises people carry a transceiver, probe and shovel — and know how to use them. Additional recommended gear includes airbags to reduce burial depth, a helmet, RECCO, an electronic method of finding a person or persons buried in snow, and releasable bindings. Some receivers such as single or dual antenna digital transceivers are obsolete and plastic shovels should be avoided. Avalanche safety is an issue pushed to the forefront this week as the danger is high and several avalanches have occurred — one claiming a life of a local man. A 27-year-old was killed and a local woman, 27, was taken to hospital Sunday after an avalanche came down in a remote section of Kootenay Pass between
The Canadian Avalanche Centre is continuing its avaThinkstock/Getty Image lanche warnings. Nelson and Creston. There were four skiers in their group and six other skiers in the area that day. There were several avalanche incidents on the weekend and north of Whistler, another man also died Sunday while snowmobiling with friends. Earlier this month an avalanche took the life of another snowmobiler on Boulder Mountain, near Revelstoke. A class four out of five avalanche closed the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt for two days late last week and avalanche control continues on several stretches of highway in the province. The warning issued by CAC February 20 was extended until the end of the day on Wednesday. The Canadian Avalanche Centre can be found online at www.avalanche.ca or followed on Facebook under the same name.
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Meth use appears in Nelson Kirsten Hildebrand
Nelson police took note of two violent episodes in Castlegar last week, both believed to be related to methamphetamine use — a drug that’s started appearing on Nelson streets. Deputy Chief Paul Burkart with Nelson Police Department said his officers encounter people under the influence of meth more than they used to. “Most communities in the Kootenays have seen increased use of the hard core drugs over the past number of years,” he said. “Nelson has not been exposed to that problem to the same extent as many of the communities. This however is slowly changing.” In an undercover sting operation last summer, a total of 15 individuals were charged with trafficking and trafficking related offences. During this operation, marijuana, cocaine, GHB, morphine, ketamine, ecstasy, LSD (acid) and methamphetamine were found. “Although some of these drugs have been in and around Nelson for years, we were surprised by some of the types of drugs that were available and the ease in which our operators were able to purchase these drugs,” said Burkart. “And although marijuana is on the list, over 80 per cent of the charges laid were associated to the harder drugs.” “And this is the first time in the history of our many drug operations undertaken by our department that we have purchased methamphetamines,” he said. The first incident occurring in Castlegar happened at 5:30 a.m. on February 16. Police were called to the West Kootenay Airport because of a man carrying a pipe and blanket acting violently toward people in the parking lot. “Before police arrived, another man drove into the parking lot and opened his passenger side window to speak to the male,” described RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “The male lunged into the passenger side of the truck and stabbed the driver in the face with metal wire snips, causing serious injury.” When the victim exited his vehicle, 3.5” x 2.5” |got Maximum Font Size: pt the suspect into the driver’s seat.30 The original complainant saw that the man appeared to be stealing the victim’s truck so
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he rammed the front with his own vehicle to stop the suspect from fleeing. “The vehicle began rolling down the hill, and struck the police car as the officer arrived,” reported the Castlegar officer. The 63-year-old man who was stabbed was transported to Kelowna hospital with serious facial injuries. Further investigation revealed that 10 vehicles parked at the airport had been broken into and/or damaged. A 28-year-old Castlegar man, believed to be under the influence of drugs, appeared in court facing several charges stemming from the incident. Burkart flew out of the Castlegar airport the day after the incident. He said people were still talking about the episode. “Meth does bring that kind of behaviour. This is probably someone who is breaking into vehicles to get money or valuables to sell for drugs. When he’s confronted, he uses a weapon to try and get away,” he said. A few days later, a “sudden rampage” occurred in Castlegar’s downtown. A 37-year-old Lillooet man who was also believed to be under the influence of drugs was arrested after an incident in the early
evening hours on February 18. “RCMP received several calls of someone in the neighbourhood driving a vehicle intentionally into cars that were parked in peoples’ driveways,” said Sgt. Mathew. “The male driver then abandoned his car on a lawn and was standing nearby. When a few people tried to approach him, he pulled a knife and waved them off.” When police arrived, the male still had the knife in his possession that he eventually dropped. After a “significant” struggle, he was taken into custody. Drugs in possession, including meth, were seized. Methamphetamine or meth is a synthetic drug that can cause anxiety, irritability, aggression and paranoia in high doses. It is highly addictive. Burkart said if these “toilet drugs” are showing up in Nelson, there is reason to be concerned. “Meth brings along with it a whole new set of problems,” he said. “Meth is extremely addictive and its users can build up a tolerance very quickly. As such, the user needs to use more and more to get the high they are looking for.” Another concern with meth is that a meth lab can appear anywhere. The items needed to produce meth can be found at your local hardware or big box store. The toxic remains of these labs will end up dumped in our communities once the cooks are finished. “In Nelson we certainly have not been overrun by violent calls that can come with the use of meth and some of the harder drugs,” said Burkart. “But are we concerned — yes. As a police department we are concerned that these drugs are showing up.”
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Nelson Star
Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett
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Time for support
A man lost his life while skiing on the Kootenay Pass. Another woman is in hospital with injuries. They were part of a party of four skiers who were out trying to enjoy nature, get in some physical activity and just have some fun. At the same time, an avalanche warning had been released telling outdoors people to be careful. Despite the warning, a man lost his life in an avalanche. As would be expected, news of the death created a huge number of comments on the Nelson Star website and Facebook site, the majority of which were sympathetic to the man’s family and their loss. But there was a small contingent who felt this was the perfect time to lay blame for the incident. That the man and his fellow skiers should have known better or should have stayed at home. The question is, does that need to be expressed at this moment in time? After all, a man lost his life.
What is the real, important issue right now? In the past, this paper has been critical of people who get lost in the wilderness, going as far as to say they should pay for the cost of search and rescue efforts. Why? Because it is their own fault for putting themselves in that situation. We still believe that to be true, but this situation is different because a man lost is life. This is a time to allow the family to mourn. The blame game should remain silent for now. There’s plenty of opportunity to voice opinions at another time. People will think whatever they want, and their opinions may even be correct, it just doesn’t need to be said or written. At least not now. This incident is not about blame or money, it’s not about the dedication of search and rescue workers and it’s not about right or wrong decisions. It’s about loss, pain and hopefully support.
This photo comes from @katieasimpson. Every Wednesday, the Nelson Star will publish a reader’s photo based on a weekly theme. All you have to do is snap a photo and post it to Instagram (#nsreaderphotos) or post it on the Nelson Star Facebook site under the reader photo challenge posting. Next week’s theme is “Shadows.” Let’s see some shadowinspired photos.
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aby it’s cold outside, so why not come inside someplace warm, colourful and inviting. Please join us at the Nelson Library for the 2014 public budget presentation on Thursday, February 27. Information will be available starting at 1 p.m. with a scintillating staff presentation by Colin McLure, Chief Financial Officer, at 7 p.m. There will be food and drink, and time for your thoughts on what is being proposed. Slap on some mittens and get involved. You’ll note that I started my article with this invitation which will tell you how important I think this is. After a lengthy hiatus, the Downtown Waterfront Committee met this week to look at the implementation of the first phase of work for the Hall Street Corridor. This year, the City is proposing to renovate and develop three blocks of Hall Street, beginning at Baker Street. The IODE park will be cleaned up and a portion of the stone wall will be removed to make the park area more accessible and inviting. A water feature and sculptures are also being considered. The street below will be renovated to become more of a multi-purpose area. With the removal of sidewalks, planting
of trees and the addition of a public washroom, this means that the street can become a public gathering space when needed. The attached diagram shows proposed changes to traffic flow for the next two blocks. You will see a change from one-way to twoway traffic flow and that parking on one side of the street will change to parallel from angle parking. As we continue down the road, the next block of Hall Street will remain two-way, but traffic coming uphill must turn right on Vernon Street. This is intended to improve safety and access. Street repairs have been delayed until the traffic plan was developed, and with this completed, improvements to the Nelson and District Community Complex entrance, infrastructure improvements and street repaving can be initiated. Additional parking can be created on Lake Street behind Midas Muffler. Cedar Street will be widened to become a proper two way street with a sidewalk on one side. High Street will see the addition of a bike lane. You’ll also note that the last block of Baker Street will be changed to a one-way flowing in the opposite direction to further improve traffic flow. With the addition of bump outs at corners,
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pedestrian safety will be further improved. The good thing about changes in traffic flows is that they can be implemented economically for a trial period, to assess how they work. If something isn’t working, we change it. Now, let me refresh your memory on why these changes are being proposed. Hall Street has been identified as the only through street to the waterfront and these improvements are being made to encourage pedestrian traffic to the waterfront as well as up to the shops in the downtown core. These improvements are also intended to support the business community in its transformation. We have building owners and business people who have already made property upgrades or are thinking about transforming their spaces. I’m sure this plan will provide the opportunity for much discussion and feedback. Have a look and tell us what you think. You can view the entire document in the Downtown Waterfront Masterplan on the City of Nelson website — www.nelson.ca. — Nelson city councillor Deb Kozak shares this weekly space with her colleagues around the table.
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Dreaming of better broadband When I read the Nelson Star article in the Wednesday, February 19 issue stating that there is a “broadband launch set for spring,” I felt hope and skepticism. I’ve worked from home as a software developer in Nelson for close to five years. High speed internet is incredibly important to me. Most of the people I work with are in major urban centers around the world and typically have 1000Mbps internet service. The worst service that I know anyone in my field to have outside of Nelson is 250Mbps. Nelson is woefully behind the times, though the same could be said of Canada in general. For the first three years that I lived in Nelson, I paid for a 25Mbps internet service from one of the two major service providers. We never got close to 25Mbps. I recall 5Mbps being a good day. Over the next three years a good day went down to 1Mbps and then to 0.3Mbps. At that point even trying to watch a video on YouTube with my family became nearly impossible to say nothing of the large file transfers and video conferencing that is crucial for my occupation. All through those years I complained repeatedly to my service provider. I was assured over and
over that improvements were going to be made in our area that would allow them to offer better service. About a year ago I switched to the other major service provider where I was sold a 6Mbps service. The reality of this service is that I get a variable speed of between about 3 and 5 Mbps. Not great, but a big step up from the 0.3Mbps I was getting on the 25Mbps service I was paying for previously. Even though I had changed service providers, I continued to keep in touch with the first provider who kept me up to date on the fiber upgrades in the area. In the new year I was told that they could finally offer a true 25Mbps service and that 50Mbps, and even 100Mbps would be coming soon. I wanted so badly to believe. A month ago I had the first provider setup a modem at my house to test this new and improved 25Mbps service, which is reportedly working better in some areas of town. After three weeks of disappointing speed tests showing no consistent improvement I returned the modem, choosing to stay with the second provider and their more reliable “6Mbps” service. There are days when I cannot
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School better than its reputation Re: “Trafalgar, Thriving students in happy halls” column from February 21. Great column Kirsten Hildebrand and I totally agree. Both of my kids have attended Trafalgar middle school and it’s not nearly as bad as its reputation. Middle school by its very nature is challenging, but both of my kids have had very positive experiences with excellent teachers and great support services. One thing I would add is that by the time kids are in Grade 8 (which my daughter is currently), they want to move on and are looking forward to the much bigger step of attending Grade 9 at L.V. Rogers. I think in the Grade 7 to 9 model, it’s the Grade 9s
who cause most of the serious problems. By not allowing them to be seniors at a school at such a difficult age when hormones are going crazy, it helps the overall picture. Putting Grade 9s in high school keeps them humble and less likely to push boundaries. Thanks to Kirsten for her excellent analysis of the situation and bringing her own experiences as a student into the mix to provide more of an interesting read. Bob Hall Nelson
Still need access to medical marijuana Re: “Prescription pot pretense ending” column February 14. I am strongly against removing the Marijuana Medical Access Program. I am concerned that the cannabis that will be offered to personal-use patients will lack quality, and it will be harder for them to access this medicine.
I am strongly in favour for Medical Marijuana in Canada. As more and more medical studies are proving it to be effective treatment for many different things. If the cannabis is harder to access, costs more, or lacks quality or strain selection, I believe this will enable criminal organizations more. I think also
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Nelson residents should be proud: On February 7, 2014, a third shipment of sweaters was sent to Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. This shipment contained over 22,000 sweaters, bringing a staggering 70,237 sweaters shipped through Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Winnipeg. Nelsonites contributed 1,358 of those sweaters, far surpassing totals of many large cities. The initial hope was to send 10,000 sweaters, it is inspiring to see how well this program was received and the huge support that has been extended to those in need. Mari Plamondon Nelson
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Community Events Interested in supporting Nelson’s downtown vitality? Join the Nelson Business Association every Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Kootenay Coop meeting room above Hipperson’s Hardware. The Kootenay Climbing Association’s second annual general meeting goes Thursday, February 27 at 6 p.m. The AGM will be held at Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill, and will be followed by a beer and burger fundraiser. Tickets for the fundraising portion are $15, with 50 per cent of the proceeds going towards building the climbing gym at Mary’s Hall, Selkirk College. Kootenay Youth, a new organization to promote youth activities in the community, is hosting a free public launch event for its new website on Friday, February 28 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Touchstones Nelson. All are welcome to come and learn more about their upcoming projects. L.V. Rogers students host a Filipino Feast and Dance on February 28 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Rod and Gun Club, featuring music from Corazon Choir, Clint Swanson, Grant Sutherland, Aryn Sheriff and the LVR Jazz Combo, Swing Theory. Food will be prepared by the local Filipino community. The event is a fundraiser for the Philippines. Tickets are $25 at The Music Store, Otter Books and Dr. Peter Schuh’s dental office. Kukua Pamoja hosts a Zumba Dance Party fundraiser on Saturday, March 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Nelson Rod and Gun Club. Admission is $20 in advance or $25 at the door. The event features three instructors, and two hours of sweaty, sassy, booty-shaking goodness, all for a great cause! All proceeds go to the Kukua Pamoja Eastlands Project — a NelsonNairobi initiative that offers free recreational programming such as music, dance, yoga and acrobatics to children and youth in Nairobi’s slums. Nelson United Church’s Men’s Group and Caritas in-
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Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@nelsonstar.com vite you to their annual Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras Pancake and Berries Supper on Tuesday, March 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Enjoy visiting and musical entertainment following the meal. Dairy-free and gluten-free options will be available. The cost is $8 per person or $20 for a family. Children ages five and younger are free. The Nelson branch of the Centre For Inquiry hosts an informational session and discussion on Quebec’s Charter of Values. It is a very controversial issue; especially concerning the prohibition of public sector employees from wearing or displaying “conspicuous” religious symbols. Come learn more about this very important topic at 719 Vernon Street, next to the Civic Theatre, on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. Admission by donation. 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, March 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. Wild and Wacky Wednesdays for Teens goes March 5 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for ages 12 and up. Go Retro with board (and more) games. Bring your own games too. Snacks, prizes. Contact Joanne for info. jharris@nelson. ca or call 250-505-5683. Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak hosts its fifth annual International Tasting Faire and fundraiser on Thursday, March 6. Social at 5:30 p.m., tasting at 6 p.m. at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. Tickets are $25 are available at Cottons, BCAA, Kootenay Christian Fellowship, Nelson Star (ask for Laura in sales) and any Daybreak member. Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon
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hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar during meeting times. Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more information about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-3527333. Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors’ one-stop centre for free information on community and services. It also offers affordable help with household tasks. The office is open Monday to Thursday from 10 to 2 p.m. at 719 Vernon Street. Available on Tuesdays from 10 to noon are seniors’ counselling and free income tax service. On Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. learn about elder abuse prevention. Call 250-352-6008 for details. Workshops Nelson and District Youth Centre hosts Community Yoga on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This fun evening practice is suitable for all levels, focusing on fluidity empowerment. Admission is by donation ($5 recommended). Yoga for Girls is also offered Wednesdays from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. for ages 12 to 18 for a $2 fee. Ellison’s hosts free workshops every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. The topic on March 1 is “Natural Pollinators.” Christina Yahn, founder of The Queen Bee Project, will show easy ways to create pollinator habitat in your own backyard. Girls Do Ski, Canada’s leading freeski camp for women, is hosting a camp at Whitewater on March 1 and 2. The camp includes lunch at First Tracks Cafe, coaching from some of Canada’s most accomplished professional freeskiers, demos from Salomon and some awesome prizes, including a pair of Salomon Rockettes. For more information see girlsdoski.com.
On May 3 to 4, Liz Wiltzen will teach Speed Painting from a model. During this workshop, students will be working from a live model, doing very quick studies focused on getting to the essence of the subject. The fee is $240. Email sandeo@telus.net to register. Liz’s work can be seen at mountainartist.com. Oxygen Art Gallery Spring Break Art Camp returns with Puppet Show Camp offered from March 17 to 21, with children 5 to 7 in the morning and 8 to 10-year-olds in the afternoon. Then it’s Stop Motion Animation Camp on March 24 to 28 for ages 9 to 16, with beginners in the morning and experienced animators in the afternoon. Register online at oxygenartcentre. org or call 250-352-6322. Announcement Osprey Community Foundation is now inviting applications for 2014 Community Grants as well as Arts Legacy Grants (this year for Media Arts projects.) Deadline for applications is March 28. Visit ospreycommunityfoundation.ca for info. 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. The deadline to return your form is February 28 at 4 p.m. For info call Bob Tremblay, 250-825-9204. Nelson Rotary Club is seeking applications from Grade 11 or 12 students who wish to attend the Adventure in Forestry and Environmental Studies program, from May 7 to 11 in Prince George. Participants work side by side with mill staff, tree planters, nursery staff and forest fire personnel. Applicants will be asked to write a short essay on emerging trends in forestry. Travel arrangements and expenses are provided by the Nelson Rotary Club. For info contact Chris Fairbank at 250352-5371 (Monday to Friday). Want your event listed here? Send the details to reporter@nelsonstar.com.
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Slava Doval’s DanceFusion Showcase goes Saturday, March 1 at the Capitol Theatre at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The show will feature more than 120 dancers of all ages. Tickets $6 for the matinee performance or $12 for the evening. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.
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The Capitol Kids Series continues with Monster Theatre’s Miniature Masterpieces, a presentation of three play adaptations of classic children’s stories (Anne of Green Gables, The Ugly Duckling, and Tales from the Greek Myths), on Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12.50. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. The Capitol Theatre presents Tara Travis’ Monster Theatre with Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The Betrayed Wife. The Scheming Wife. The Peacemaker. The Ugly German. The Slutty One. The One in Love with Someone Else. Six queens. Six love stories. Six deaths. One Actress! You’ve never heard the story told like this. Tara’s performance is absolutely astonishing and is reason alone to see the show on Sunday, March 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults or $20 for students. Buy online capitoltheatre. bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.
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Kalle Matson plays a public house concert at The Special (810 Silica Street) on Wednesday, March 5 with El Gordo. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Toronto-based guitarist Jesse Cook will play a sold-out show at the Capitol Theatre this Thursday.
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Elephant Mountain Music Theatre’s production of Rent is at the Capitol Theatre for a three-show run from March 13 to 15. All shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 regular price, $18 for students and seniors. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.
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The Nelson Civic Theatre breaks out the glitter for its first birthday and the Oscars, with a week of Oscar-nominated films and a party. Everyone is invited to watch nominees Philomena, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, and Ernest and Celestine (February 26 to 28 and March 2). On Saturday, March 1, the “Nelson Hustle” Oscar party and screening of the movie American Hustle is a chance to dress up in ‘70s glam, with food, fun, and prizes, for 19 and up. The week culminates with a live satellite feed of the Oscar Awards on Sunday, March 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. All proceeds benefit the much-needed concession upgrades. Details at civictheatre.ca. SelfDesign High’s Wild Earth program hosts the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest Tour” at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Wednesday, March 5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and accompanied children under 12 are free.
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Folk duo Sofiella Watt and Huckleberry Jim play an all-ages show at Expressions Cafe on Saturday, March 1 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $15.
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Piano Power, featuring Gilles Parenteau and eight other Nelson area keyboard teachers and current Selkirk College music students, goes at the Shambhala Hall on February 27 at 7 p.m. Admission is free, and any donations will go towards a clean water project in Togo. Juno Award-winning guitarist Jesse Cook brings his Blue Guitar Tour to the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are sold out. Montreal folk rocker Mark Berube plays an early show at Spiritbar on Friday, February 28 with The Bros Landreth. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, available at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”). Aussie blues surf-rocker Ash Grunwald plays a late show at Spiritbar on Friday, February 28. Doors open at 11 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca.
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On Saturday, March 1 from 1 to 3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions features Dawna (HarpPixie) McLennan, an emerging singer-songwriter-harper-spoken-word-poet. She will be followed by Patrick Bonin and Friends who bring a mix of world and folk with original soulful lyrics. Admission is free and donations for the bands will be accepted.
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Nelson’s first ever “Blues, Brews and BBQ” goes Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at the Eagle’s Hall (641 Baker Street) and will feature live blues music by Clinton Swanson and Friends, Lazy Poker Blues Band and The Kelly Fawcett Band, drink features from Nelson Brewing Company, and authentic southern-style cuisine by Smokewood BBQ. Tickets are $18, available in advance at Otter Books. Proceeds go to the Jumbo Wild campaign. Nelson metal band Minus The Czar is having a CD release show for its two most recent albums in the basement of the Kootenay Coop Radio on Saturday, March 1 with guests Chinese for Travelers and Wayner. The concert will be broadcast live on the KCR at 93.5 FM. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. UK drum and bass superstars Sigma make their Kootenay debut at Spiritbar on Saturday, March 1 with Nelson’s own Billy Bangers and D-Sun. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance at the Hume Hotel.
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Still touring hard behind their debut album Can’t Talk Medicine, Seattle indie band Pickwick will be at Spiritbar on Friday, March 7. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the Hume Hotel front desk or ticketweb.ca. Shambhala’s Living Room presents party pioneer Hoola Hoop and longtime Nelson local Leif Luttmer at Spiritbar on Saturday, March 8. Cover is $5 at the door before 11 p.m. On International Women’s Day — Saturday, March 8 — Nelson’s One Billion Rising group is hosting a dance party at the Old Church Hall (602 Kootenay Street) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. There will be performances by DJ Morninglory and Rhoneil, with more to be announced, as well as an open mic opportunity for anyone who wishes to speak for five minutes on the topic of women’s justice. All ages and genders welcome! Tickets are $10-$20 sliding scale, $15-$40 for families, available at the door. Delicious snacks and refreshments will also be available. On The Road Productions presents Harry Manx at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, March 8. The six time Juno-nominated Saltspring Island singer-songwriter blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. Doors open at 7:30 and the concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $37.75. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. Nelson Waldorf School presents: singersongwriter Stephanie Dufresne live in concert on Saturday, March 8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Eurythmy Hall at the Waldorf School. Tickets are $10 for adults, and children free. Tickets or donations at the door. Sponsored by NWS PAC.
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Spring Sofa Sensation Show support, wear pink The staff at the Nelson Star are wearing pink today to show their support for Pink Shirt Day (February 26). The annual event raises awareness of the problem of bullying at school, the workplace and everywhere else. The tradition began several years ago when two Nova Scotia high school students came together to wear pink in support of a Grade 9 boy who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. That act of support has become a national tradition.
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A combination of public and private dollars have gone into work aimed at preventing the sort of flood damage witnessed last year along several area creeks from recurring. Rural Kaslo regional district director Andy Shadrack says mitigation measures have taken place at Schroeder, Keen, Fletcher, and Campbell creeks, involving individuals and community water groups. It included building berms and
removing and cutting up debris. “The Emergency Program Act allows us to take preventative measures,” he said. “So for about $84,500 we protected $22 million worth of property. It’s better to [be proactive] than repair and replace.” Shadrack put up about $12,500 for the Fletcher Creek improvement district, while a strata corporation at Campbell Creek spent $60,000, and the rest came from private citizens.
Preschool plans to host open house Mountain Montessori Preschool is holding an open house on Thursday, February 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. and on March
1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The local school accepts children between the ages of two-and-ahalf to five years.
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Community
Music event a fundraiser for Jumbo Wild
Blues, Brews & BBQ SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter
Nelson’s blues music community will be celebrating the genre with a new event called “Blues, Brews & BBQ” this Saturday at the Eagle’s Hall. Saxist Clinton Swanson and blues DJ/promoter Richard Metzner teamed up to organize the event, which they hope will become and annual tradition. “It’s going to be a great night of live music,” said Swanson whose band Clinton Swanson and Friends will start off the evening, followed by the Lazy Poker Blues Band and The Kelly Fawcett Band. Nelson Brewing Company will be serving cask conditioned HopGood and Smokewood BBQ will be there with authentic Southern-style cuisine. Proceeds from the event will go to the Jumbo Wild campaign. “Each year we’d like to choose a different charity to team up with. This time it’s Jumbo Wild because of the pressing issues up there,” Swanson said, referring to the fact that Jumbo Glacier Resort developers have been issued a zoning permit to build a ski lift and 150-room lodge on Farnham Glacier. Opponents of the project, including the West Kootenay EcoSociety, hope to have the permit overturned on the basis that it was issued by the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality, which is made up of a mayor and councillor
that were appointed by the province without any electors. Metzner, in addition to being a huge blues fan, is a long-time member of the West Kootenay Coalition for Jumbo Wild. “This night will be a coming together of my two passions,” he said. For more than a decade, Metzner has been host of the Kootenay Co-op Radio program Make Room for the Blues, which airs Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at noon. His company Legendary Blues Promotions used to book international blues acts at The Royal before changes in ownership brought an end to that. “There are a lot of blues musicians in town with nowhere to play,” Metzner said. The headliner for the event is Kelly Fawcett, who used to run the blues jam at the Royal and played in Mystery Train. He’s since left town and is living in Victoria. “It’s going to be like a blues reunion for the musicians and the fans,” Swanson said. “We haven’t had a full night of live blues happen in quite some time.” Blues, Brews & BBQ goes Saturday, March 1 at the Eagle’s Hall (641 Baker Street, upstairs). Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $18, available in advance at Otter Books.
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Five may apply to grow medical pot in RDCK
Chances appear slim GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star Reporter
Health Canada has notified the Regional District of Central Kootenay of five potential applicants for new medicinal marijuana licences, including two in the lower Slocan Valley, one on the Arrow Lakes, and one in rural Kaslo. As of April 1, Canadians licensed to use medical pot will no longer be allowed to grow their own supply. Small-scale producers are expected to be replaced with commercial-size operations. “The chances of us having a legal grow-op in the RDCK are pretty slim, because the government appears to be favouring large corporations,” rural Kaslo director Andy Shadrack said last week. However, staff were still instructed to proceed with draft bylaws governing such facilities to minimize the impact on neighbours. The board has already stated medical marijuana can only be grown in agricultural zones or on property in the Agricultural Land Reserve, but a series of land use bylaws may be amended to regulate things like parcel size, setbacks, site coverage, and parking. Special development permit areas may also be established to regulate “unique aspects” of mari-
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is moving to regulate medical marijuana grow operations. They have been notified of five potential applicants in their rural areas. File photo juana production facilities, including landscaping and lighting. But public hearings will be required before the changes are adopted, even in areas where no applications have been received. Medical grow-ops are also allowed in areas that lack zoning, such as the lower Slocan, where they will only face limited controls through development permits, in
The number of British Columbians authorized to possess or grow medical marijuana grew substantially in 2012, the most recent year for which statistics are available. At the start of the year, Ontario led both categories, but 11 months later, BC was far in the lead. (Health Canada is no longer issuing such licences.) January 2012 December 2012 Authorized to possess in BC: 4,928 13,362 Rest of Canada: 8,837 14,714 Authorized to grow in BC: Rest of Canada:
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RDCK water board proposed A new authority may be established to govern the 19 water systems owned and operated by the Regional District of Central Kootenay. A regional water supply board would be comprised of the 11 rural regional district directors plus Creston, according to chief administrator Brian Carruthers. “It would essentially be a subcommittee of the board with the specific purpose of operating and making recommendations with respect to our water services,” he said. Currently, the regional district’s water systems, which include Balfour, Riondel, Ymir, and South Slocan, are operated “relatively independently.” “It is prudent for the board to ensure consistency in how water services are delivered,” Carruthers said. “It is difficult to deal with a number of individual water systems without some central opportunity to make decisions or recommendations.”
The water board is expected to meet monthly and have a structure similar to the regional district’s three waste subcommittees. Existing volunteer management commissions will remain in place for now, Carruthers said, but the water board would have to consider their role in operating the systems and setting rates. The regional district has had a moratorium on accepting any new water systems for most of the last 15 years except for an 18-month period between 2010 and 2012 when it added several. Others remain in the queue. Carruthers said lifting the moratorium would be something for the water board to consider, but its primary focus would be on existing systems. The regional district board gave two readings last week to the establishing bylaw. They also voted to notify the existing water commissions.
“It is prudent for the board to ensure consistency in how water services are delivered.”
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addition to Health Canada requirements. The regional district has issued “letters of comfort” to the five groups that intend to apply for licences, confirming they meet zoning rules. However, rural Salmo director Hans Cunningham, who chairs the RDCK’s rural affairs committee, said he fears problems with the new system since only a half dozen licences have been approved across Canada. “The old growers will be banned and the new production facilities won’t be ready, so for six months or a year, it’s going to be very difficult for those using medical marijuana to obtain anything legally,” he said. “Maybe they should stock up.” According to a memo, RDCK planning staff know of two production facilities under current rules and have responded to “numerous” phone calls from people interested in pursuing licensing under the new regulations.
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AGNEZ BOWOLIN working with Kirsty Holt - KOOTENAI PILATES
Kirsty and her team are super impressed with Agnez. Here is what Kirsty says about her participant. “Agnez had another terrific week completing five classes and four cardio workouts. All the instructors have noticed how well she is moving and how great she looks!” Agnez continues to try more difficult sequences on the Reformer and has noticed she has more endurance and strength during her classes. “We look forward to the final week of the challenge and hope to challenge Agnez a little more for the final of the challenge!” Kirsty added.
Agnez has also increased the intensity of her cardio workouts at home, and is feeling stronger both mentally and physically. She is looking forward to see what week six has in store for her!
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“focus on achieving our gold belt and look foward to Monday, March 3 to see if all this hard work (and okay fun) has paid off.”
Tara and Brad have made huge strides not only physically but also mentally.They both have given up their favourite not-so-great -for-you foods. (bread and chocolate for Tara and chips for Brad.) Now they would rather eat fruit, yogurt and homemade granola to satisfy their sweet tooth.
Dean says they “will be pushing Brad and Tara on this last week, culminating with their testing for gold belt in TKD this Thursday. All the best to Tara and Brad on going for gold!
In addition to the martial arts, they have also started running, and have a goal of running their first half marathon in the fall.Tara says in the last week they will
CAROLYN THOMSON working with KAILA KAUFMANN BAMBU HOT YOGA Carolyn had another great week by attending three hot yoga classes, an aerobics class on her own and a warm Vinyasa class, plus some good walks. She is finding yoga motivating - the better she gets and the more she can do, the more she wants to go to class. She makes a very good point about this whole new lifestyle taking time, “I realize that if it took me this long to feel like I was falling apart; it may certainly take some time to stretch back out…. slow and steady!” Carolyn also notes that she is struggling with the meditative part of the classes but will continue to try
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to learn to clear my mind. “I’m sure any other moms out there will understand how hard it is to drop that to-do list and just be,” she says. For this last week of the Challenge Kaila will have Carolyn focus on enhancing some poses. Kaila says “Carolyn has progressed so much in the past week she is ready to take it to the next level!”
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CHERESE GUILLE working with ALI POPOFF - POWER BY YOU Cherese had another strong week but she is finding that working out this hard is tiring, both mentally and physically. She pushed herself to four morning classes. “I can’t believe we are down to one week left,” Cherese says. “My body is feeling strong and I am excited to continue with this lifestyle even after the challenge is over”. Ali is very proud of Cherese and is looking forward to the final weigh in and measurement on Monday.
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IRIS STEFFLER working with BRITTANYA BEDDINGTON WILD WOODS YOGA & WELLNESS
According to Birttanya, the hardest part of the challenge is the end, but she is proud that Iris is pushing through it all.
The challenge part of “the challenge” for Iris has increased, as her work and school demands have accelerated. However, she was still able to practice yoga at home, and even get her kids involved. Iris says her spirits are up, water intake is up and she vows to get to twelve vegetables a day, as her “coach” recommends. Iris has done so well thanks to the support of Brittanya and she says “A big shout out to Brittanya for her ongoing encouragement and terrific support!”
Brittanya says Iris “has learned some new relaxation and stretch techniques this week, and we are constantly seeing how much her practice has benefited her life at work and at home. You are a rockstar Iris! I’m so proud to be working with you!”
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It took an overtime win in the last game of the season, but the Nelson Leafs secured top spot in the Neil Murdoch Division of the KIJHL. Austin Seaman was the hero for the Nelson squad, scoring in the first 30 seconds of overtime to give the Leafs a 2-1 victory over the second-place Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Fruitvale on Saturday night. Seaman also scored the Leafs only other goal of the game. “It feels great to get two goals and get the division title,” said Seaman after the game. In overtime, the puck came to Seaman and he saw an opening on the goalie’s blocker side. He shot the puck which went post, and then in. That’s when the celebration started. “I was speechless, I couldn’t believe I did that. I owe it all to the team, they set me up for that.” The other hero for the local squad was goaltender Adam Maida who got the start in net in place of the injured Brad Rebagliati. Maida was outstanding between the pipes, making save after save as the Nitehawks peppered the net in the third period. When all was said and done, Maida stopped 45 of 46 shots he faced. “You know, it was a great team win,” said the modest Maida. “There’s been kind of a dark cloud over this rink for a while but we pulled through and that’s all that matters now.” Nelson has had difficulty winning at the Nitehawks home rink, but only allowing one goal is a good way to end a losing streak. “You know what, I have to give a lot of credit to my defencemen. They really kept Beaver Valley to the perimetre of the rink and let me see the puck and make the stops I had to.” Maida was minding the cage at the opposite end of the ice when Seaman scored the winner, giving the goaltender a per-
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KIJHL FINAL STANDING:
Kootenay Conference Neil Murdoch Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Nelson 52 38 9 1 4 81 Beaver Valley 52 38 10 1 3 80 Castlegar 52 22 25 2 3 49 Spokane 52 22 26 0 4 48 Grand Forks 52 16 32 2 2 36 Eddie Mountain Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Creston Valley 52 39 11 1 1 80 Kimberley 52 29 21 2 0 60 Fernie 52 24 22 0 6 54 Columbia Valley 52 13 28 3 8 37 Golden 52 15 32 1 4 35 Okanagan/Shuswap Conference Doug Birks Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Kamloops 52 42 9 0 1 85 Chase 52 27 23 0 2 56 100 Mile House 52 23 21 0 8 54 Sicamous 52 23 26 0 3 49 Revelstoke 52 9 39 0 4 22
The Nelson Leafs swarm around Austin Seaman after he scored the game winning goal in overtime to give the locals a 2-1 win over Beaver Valley and the Neil Murdoch division title. Kevin Mills photo fect view of the goal. gave them a lot of shots from the “I couldn’t believe it. It was outside and took away all their amazing. I just wanted to get second opportunities,” he said. down there and celebrate with The coach also credited his the guys as quick goaltender for as I could.” keeping the LATEST SCORES Leafs head squad in the Friday, February 21 coach Frank game. Beaver Valley 3 Spokane 1 Maida said he “Adam played Castlegar 5 Grand Forks 3 was proud of his great for us toRevelstoke 5 Sicamous 4 team. night. He really Chase 5 100 Mile House 4 “We had made some big Saturday, February 22 a solid team saves,” said the 2 Beaver Valley 1 (OT) game. We had Nelson coach after the Princeton 10 Grand Forks 5 a great week Kamloops 4 100 Mile House 0 game. of practice and The victory prepared and seemed to be a stuck to our game plan. little extra sweet for the squad, “We focused on team defence not just because of the division this week and, they put a lot of title, but because it took place pressure on us. We battled and in the Nitehawks’ rink.
“It’s always a tough building coming here and we have a great rivalry with Beaver Valley. They are a great hockey team.” The Leafs didn’t have a lot of time to enjoy the victory as they were back at the rink on Sunday (February 23) to preapre for the post season. “We are going to focus and get ready for the playoffs and go from there,” said the coach. The playoffs began on Tuesday as the first-place Leafs hosted the fourth place Spokane Braves in game one of the best of seven series. The result was not available at press time. The Leafs play game two of the series tonight at 7 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex.
Okanagan Division TEAM GP W L T OTL P Summerland 52 33 15 1 3 70 Kelowna 52 31 17 0 4 66 Osoyoos 52 29 22 0 1 59 N. Okanagan 52 24 26 0 2 50 Princeton 52 16 30 0 6 38
Leaf Leaders 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 Adam Hodge Austin Seaman Nick Trefry Quinn Klimchuck Austin Lindsay Rayce Miller Kyle Clayton Connor Tetlock
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G 35 50 22 20 19 11 7 15 14 3 7 1 6 7 6 1 4 4 0 1 1
GOALTENDERS Brad Rebagliati Adam Maida
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W-L-T AVG SV% 17-7-0 3.40 .891 7-2-1 2.98 .914
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The 2014 BC Winter Games in Mission are being called a success for the Kootenay Zone U14 alpine skiing athletes. The Alpine and Freestyle events were hosted by Hemlock Resort and this was the first time this year that the best U14 alpine racers were brought together for a competition. Whitewater’s Dylan Henderson, head coach for the Kootenay team said the athletes’ results “met and exceeded our goals.” “I feel that the real success of this games is with the friendships that were made and sense of independence gained by each individual athlete that attended the games. For many athletes this is the first time that they had travelled without parents or their regular team coaches,” explained Henderson. “This event is very challenging for the athletes as they are not staying at the resort but in schools in Mission and busing to and from the resort and other venues for ceremonies and other activities.” He said the athletes’ days started at 5:30 a.m. and went until 9 p.m. The West Kootenay kids travelled by bus to the games and the East Kootenay athletes travelled by charter plane from Cranbrook. The Kootenays (zone 1) which includes East and West Kootenays were on the podium in every Alpine event. “I think this is likely a first time this has happened. We were one
Whitewater skier Liam Jones competes at the BC Winter Games in Mission Rick Skerry photo on the weekend. of eight zones from around the province.” Fernie’s Devin Mettertreiner won gold in boys slalom, and Rylee Forsyth from Fernie won silver in girls slalom Kaysa Panke took the bronze in girls slalom and the silver in girls giant slalom. In girls ski cross, the Kootenay zone’s Samantha Gaul won silver. “The alpine event was not without incident as we had one of our Kootenay girl athletes — Charlize Street who was fifth in slalom on Friday — break her arm in giant slalom in a crash on Saturday. She was back on snow with a cast on her arm to cheer on her competitors on Sunday.”
According to Henderson, the boys did not get their GS race on Saturday due to too much snow through the day. The boys also didn’t get their ski cross on Sunday due to a lift breakdown. “This was a huge disappointment to our boys who have trained so hard for this event. We had two strong medal contenders for GS; Devin who won the slalom, and Jamie Casselman who fell in the first run of slalom but posted the fastest run in his second slalom run. These athletes will get back together for the Tech U14 BC Alpine Provincials at Sun Peaks running March 13 to 16.
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2024 Olympics, here they come At the beginning of February, four athletes representing Nelson’s Kootenay Chaos track and field club came away with 12 medals from the Kamloops Indoor Games. Matti Erickson won five events at the competition, while Matteo Farraguna and twin sisters Addis and Semegn Atkinson won individual silver and bronze medals. There were over 1,000 athletes from around British Columbia at the competition. Submitted photo
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Olympic spirit lives on (upstairs at the visitors center). Be sure to submit your application in time for registration deadlines. q Nelson Minor Hockey’s regular season is in the midst of winding up with playoffs underway. The Atom B League West Kootenay playoffs were held this past weekend with Atom A West Kootenay playoffs in Trail March 7-9. The Pee Wee Reps are currently fundraising (so look out for them) to get ready for the BC Pee Wee Tier 3 Provincials in Nelson, beginning March 16. The female Wildcats regional team have their last home games vs Prince George Cougars February 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Civic, March 1 at 9:45 a.m. at the NDCC and March 2 at 8 a.m. at the NDCC. Their playoffs begin March 14th. q Jump Rope Provincials will be hosted in Nelson on April 25-27 at L.V. Rogers secondary. There will be 120 skippers from around the province as well as family and friends. The event will have an Olympic theme in light
of Sochi with opening ceremonies Friday night. Jumpers will be doing events in speed, power and freestyle. Everyone is welcome to show support for your local Nelson Rhythm Ropers. The entertainment value will be high for sure. q Nelson Youth soccer is readying itself for the upcoming season and there are a couple of employment opportunities available. Adult and Youth Referees are needed for 2014 season (especially adult female referees). This paid position provides great exercise and flexibility of refereeing at your own free time and comfort level. Tutoring and help is available from experienced referees. Referee clinics are provided. Also, the retirement of NYS long-time operational manager Julien Cormier has opened an opportunity for a new grounds maintenance coordinator and ground maintenance specialist. For more on these positions and other information, visit nys.ca, e-mail to nys@nys.ca or call 250-551-6972.
Nelson swimmer good as gold
Nelson’s Jordan Andrusak recently competed in the Speedo Western Canadian Championships at the Common Wealth Games Pool in New Westminster from February 13 to 16. The senior international meet featured most of Canada’s top national level swimmers from across western Canada Andrusak competes for the Pacific Swimming Club that trains out of Commonwealth Swimming Pool in Victoria, considered one of the premier training facilities in Canada.
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Andrusak made great strides at the Western Championship, swimming to gold in the 200-breaststroke, 400-IM and 200-butterfly for age 15 and under. She also swam to a bronze medal in the 200-IM, narrowly missing a BC record for the event. Her time of 2:30.70 in the 200-breaststroke set a new Vancouver Island record. Her 400-IM time of 4:47.55 broke a similar regional record and a new meet record. Andrusak now ranks in the top five in Canada for girls 15 and under in the respective events.
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I am always a little sad after the Olympics are finished. Dedicating my spare time to watching the games creates a bit of emptiness when the two-week emotional roller coaster gives way to the return of everyday life. That said, however, it does make me want to get out and emulate those agile, tenacious athletes in some way. The kid in me is sure I can ski like those biathlon ski greats. Hopefully, it is that inspiration that motivates all of us to get out and be active in our own way. With that in mind, KidSport’s intention is to help kids be involved in sport. The local KidSport Nelson chapter has once again raised its annual grant amount per child from $250 to $275. All sports affiliated with Sport BC are eligible for grants for children ages six to 18 years. To check to see if your sport is covered go to Sportbc.ca. KidSport application forms can be found at nelsonsports.ca and click the KidSport logo or at the NRSC office at 225 Hall Street
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TIME FOR ROTARIANS TO REFLECT ABOUT LITERACY March is Literacy Month for Rotarians & literacy is one of six areas of Rotary service. Basic education is essential for eradicating poverty, decreasing child mortality, curbing population growth and achieving gender equality. The Rotary Club of Nelson fund raises for scholarships. Through The Circle Foundation $500 scholarships are provided to local high school students; 5 at LV Rogers, 2 at JV
The Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak provides $3000 to fund a teacher’s salary in Haiti. Haiti Arise, operates an elementary school of 400 students, a technical school providing job training, and a medical clinic. Children have to pay for education. Funding for the elementary school continues to be challenging as no federal funds are forthcoming for education. Student scholarships are available for purchase online at Haiti Arise. Both clubs as well as individual members sponsor Market Children Scholarships that enable students in Tegucigalpa, Honduras to attend school.
Humphries and 1 at Mount Sentinel. A Call for Applications is made in May of each year and application forms are available through School Counsellors.
Serving local literacy projects are woven into the operational fabric of both clubs. CBAL Community Literacy Coordinator, Joan Exley is quick to praise Rotarians’ advocacy for literacy and how it helps to mobilize others to become involved with literacy projects. Both clubs have contributed to CBAL’S “Books Everywhere” project. Rotarians serve as Volunteer Tutors in the Adult Literacy Program and many involved use a specialized skill set from their vocations.
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By Annette Lisk nteract is a youth service group, affiliated with Rotary International, specifically the Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak. We are proud to provide service to our school, Slocan Valley Community and Nelson. One of the group’s students remarked, “I find, being in Interact, I’ve gained many new skills. I find it fulfilling to support others in my community and be a role model, projecting the importance of service.”-Annette Lisk. Our club has goals to stop unnecessary paper towel waste in our school. Recycle bins have been placed in the Home Economics room, helping to emphasize responsible use of paper towels as an aspect of citizenship. The club is now researching the feasibility of automatic hand driers in the bathrooms. In past years, the school has provided labour and financial support to a children’s home in Oaxaca, Mexico. While we don’t travel there this year, we continue to provide financial support. Over the holidays, we raised over $1000, selling Fair Trade products and cookies at the EcoSociety holiday fair Kootenay Savings Credit Union. We again baked Christmas treats for both the Nelson Food Cupboard and Salvation Army Christmas hampers. Our club has also partnered with the Slocan Valley Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL). We took part in both the Amnesty Write for Rights Campaign and an Intergenerational Cafe. We were pleased with the letter campaign results - 122 letters mailed out! We also had a lot of fun preparing the lunch for the cafe. While sharing the meal, we swapped stories with Passmore senior citizens. We were astonished by the way day-to-day living has changed. As much as we love being active out in the greater community, we enjoy our time serving within our school. We dedicate time to serving hot lunches. We try to plan social activities (i.e. movies, dances) to meet student interest. Overall, we want to emphasize that we enjoy what we are doing!
Rotarian, Andy Leathwood, past graduates Savannah Nielsen, Katie Szabo and Dana Knapik and current members Annette Lisk, Zoe Kim and Rose Leslie bake up dozens of delicious cookies.
Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak MEETS TUESDAYS at 7 a.m. at the Hume Hotel; www.nelsonrotary.info Rotary Club of Nelson MEETS FRIDAYS at noon at the Hume Hotel; www.nelsonrotary.org
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Enjoy a taste of world cuisine in support of local food initiatives and a full-time teacher in Haiti Thursday March 6, 5:30 pm Prestige Lakeside Resort $25per person
Tickets available at BCAA and Cotton Creek Clothing Silent Auction featuring artwork generously donated by Carol Reynolds and Bruce Martin Another worthwhile community event by Nelson Rotary Daybreak in conjunction with the Prestige Lakeside Resort, participating local restaurants and our generous partners
The Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak’s 5th annual International Tasting Faire will be held at the Prestige Lakeside Resort on Thursday March 6, 2014. Social no-host bar@ 5:30; International Dinner @ 6. Come savour foods from the Americas, Europe and Asia. Not only will your palate reap the benefits from a wealth of tasty treats, but so too will a teacher in Haiti whose $3000 annual salary will be realized by this event. Without this sponsorship, approximately 30 impoverished children would not have a teacher or an education. This event will also support local food initiatives. This fund-raising event has the support of many volunteers and donors who are contributing to a variety of fund raising activities including silent and toonie auctions. Carol Reynolds has donated a beautiful painting called November and Bruce Martin has donated a signed copy of his painting, Spring Breaks Out in Nelson. Take advantage of this opportunity to obtain original artwork from two of Nelson’s outstanding artists. Special thanks to our corporate sponsors, Kootenay Co-op, The Nelson Star, Selkirk College, and Our Daily Bread. Tickets @$25 are available in advance at Cottons, BCAA, Kootenay Christian Fellowship, Laura at the Nelson Star or any Daybreak member.
Mt. Sentinel Interact club members, as well as students from the leadership class, get together with Passmore Seniors for their first-ever intergenerational cafe.
Mt. Sentinel Interactors Kara Smith, Hannah Abbey, Makenna Gill, Sian Nielsen, Matthew Stockerl, Annette Lisk, Rose Leslie (including Samantha Soukeroff, Zoe Kim and Micaela Sawyer, missing in these photos), whip up some delicious menu items for the weekly hot lunch provided by the club.
District Governor Elect’s Partner Finds Training Inspirational by Jeanette McCarvel
The road to becoming a Rotary District Governor (DG) is a remarkable one for the prospective DG’s partner. Rotary encourages partner participation in all training sessions. Training includes leadership and management of a Rotary District, the Rotary Foundation, local and global grants, building and retaining membership, district conference planning. Prospective DG’s start their public speaking training by doing two minute speeches about their “Rotary Moment” that inspired them & made them feel proud to be a Rotarian. These are critiqued by top trainers to improve and polish presentations. Stories were often about impoverished areas of the world, where life is a daily struggle to survive due to disease and the lack of clean water, sanitation, education and food. Rotarians had gone to these impoverished places to help in many different ways. Some had given drops of polio vaccine to children, hoping that these children could avoid the ravages of that horrible disease. Rotarians have worked on water projects to provide clean water. Others have participated in missions to deliver wheelchairs or provide cataract surgeries, cleft palate surgery or other reconstructive surgery. Listening to these stories frequently moved me to tears and provided me with my own “Rotary Moment”. I realized how important Rotary is, and how this organization that exists around the world allows individuals with good hearts to make a difference in the world. Norm McCarvell will become Rotary District 5080’s District Governor on July 1, 2014. Planning is underway for Nelson to host the D5080 Conference May 7-9, 2015.
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T h e a We tte r It is with great sadness that the family of Thea Wetter announces her passing on the morning of February 15th, 2014 at home. Thea was born in The Hague on July 11th 1941. She and Twin Sister Gerry were the youngest of 8 children. Thea married Nick, the love her life, on April 8th 1967. Thea thoroughly enjoyed knitting and she knit all sorts of things for many years to donate to the ladies Auxiliary at the Kootenay Lake Hospital. Oma as she was known to many was very generous, thoughtful and kind. She never forgot an important date or a birthday. What she enjoyed most of all was spending time with her family. She was proud of all of us, especially her Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. She leaves to Mourn: Twin sister Gerry. Husband Nick. Children: Sonya and Paul, Annika and Rod, Bob and Mindy, Trevor, Roger and Bronwen. Grandchildren: Gilbert, Denis, Nicole, Rennie, Sienna, Robyn, Jesse, Cody, Bobby, Sydney, Cameron. Great Grandchildren: Madeleine, Alida, Silas, Sophie, Lilyana, Kingston. Many Nieces and Nephews. In Lieu of flowers donations in Thea’s name to the ladies auxiliary at the Kootenay Lake Hospital would be appreciated.
February 7, 1936 – February 21, 2014 Born in Rossland, BC, predeceased by his parents, Percy (Tom) and Brigitte Buckley, his eldest brother Robert (Bob), youngest brother, Chucky and infant son, Gilbert George. He is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Antonia (Tonny), his pride and joy, Ingrid Trouw (Jake), Christopher, Timothy and Daniel, his most treasured grandchildren Erika, Gerrit; Jeremy, Daniel, Faith and their sister Nikki; and Amanda, Jaina, Ava and Leah and their brother Braydan. He also leaves behind siblings and their families, Wilma (Bob), George (Marilyn), Leonard, Cecilia, Mary (Syl), Paul (Theresa), Tom (Sue), and Imelda all of whom he loved and treasured. Eric passed away peacefully, with family at his side, in the gentle care of the staff at Brookhaven, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He lived a busy and fulfilled, life and in his down time spent time in his garden, playing bridge, fishing and golf. His generosity, his guidance to those he taught, mentor to family and friends and most of all, his joy in the wonderful family times, as all gathered at his home during the summer and their favourite family hang-out at Gyro beach, will not be forgotten. Not to mention the “tickle-hugs� and giggles shared with his grandchildren. He enjoyed life to the fullest, lived his faith and accepted what Alzheimer’s would do and trusted those he loved to care for him, right up to the end. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of BC. Prayer Service will be held on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 7 pm at St. Charles Garnier Parish, 3645 Benvoulin Road, followed by Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 10:30 am with Father Wayne Pfliger officiating. For more about Eric’s life and to leave condolences please visitwww.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077
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Cars - Sports & Imports 1992 Golf Volks Wagon, 4 dr hatch back, 5 sp, new tires, new exhaust, runs excellent. $999./obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807. 2002 Nissans, 4cyl 2.5 & 1.8, Altima 187,000km & Sentra, auto & 5 speed, both 4dr and new snow tires. $2,500 & $4,900. 250-442-0122 or 250493-1807. Run and look excellent. Sentra one owner, non smoker, 5 speed. Grand Forks 2005 MAZDA 5, Red, 187,000kms. Loaded. Mounted snows. $7,450. 250-3641940
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Mature couple requires affordable housing in Nelson & area, near bus route. Can pay up to $900/m all incl; needed for Apr 1. Experienced in all facets of home construction & ticketed in plumbing. Quiet, clean & reliable. Greg @ 250 687-1241 Single man, 50’s looking for shared accom with m/f housemate w/healthy lifestyle. Nelson near bus route; preferably N/P. Clean, respectful & financially responsible. Good ref avail. LM for Brad @ 352-3026
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Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) delivers supports and services to adults with developmental disabilities and their families in British Columbia. We have a part-time Regional Finance Manager position available in the Castlegar Integrated Office. Please see competition #2014.023 posted on our website for full details and mention you saw the ad in this paper. Closing date is March 11, 2014. For more information on this and all other available positions, visit our website: www.communitylivingbc.ca School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)
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The School District is seeking applications from qualified persons for the On-Call List in the following area: Custodian: • Building Service Worker Course Certificate or equivalent, minimum of two (2) years of work experience as a custodian or building service worker in a commercial or industrial setting, or an equivalent combination of training, education or experience. General Qualifications: • Grade 12 or equivalent • Valid WHMIS Certificate • Valid Class 5 Driver’ s License For full position details including qualifications please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca. Salary will be in accordance with CUPE Local 1285 Collective Agreement. Completed district applications (available on the district web site or at our office) should be sent to Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District # 20 (Kootenay - Columbia), 2001 Third Ave, Trail, B. C. V1R 1R6 (Fax: 250-364-2470). Please submit electronic applications to: hr@sd20.bc.ca. It is understood that applicants agree to confidential reference checks of all previous employers. We appreciate your interest but regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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SUNDAY MARCH 2 8PM 2013•2014 Season
SPAN examines top social issues in Nelson
Police and mental health Last spring, the Social Planning Action Network (SPAN) put out a survey to the community called, “Ideas Into Action” which asked four questions on community strengths, priority social issues and recommended actions. As a follow up to this survey, SPAN decided to conduct three interviews with community members who have a direct link to one of the top social issues that were identified by the community results of the survey. The Nelson Star will run a portion of each of these interviews in print and the full interview online at nelsonstar.com. To leave feedback on these interviews or to get more information, visit spannelson.ca. The first interview is with Chief Wayne Holland, Sergeant Dino Falcone and Inspector Paul Burkhart of the Nelson Police Department regarding dealing with mental health issues and Car 87. What is one of the biggest challenges officers in Nelson face when on a call that deals with a community member who has been identified as an EDP (emotionally disturbed person)? Holland: Mental health is the most pressing and emergent problem in North America, certainly in Canada today. Biggest challenge: we have no time. There are other calls pending. Is this the best we can do for that client, that human being? To go to a call, either if they are a danger to themselves, acting out, disturbing a business person’s business venue. We can tuck them in one pink room at KLH. A wonderful facility, but they’ve got one room that they can go into and really no one dedicated there to deal with them. We’ve got other calls, how are we going to deal with it? They’re going to end up in our cells, or up at Kootenay Lake Hospital and that’s just not the best we can do. That’s a lack of resources. When you compare how many officers Nelson Police has with our comparator police agencies, are Oak Bay and CenE MORINE which tral Saanich. We are fit to L N O star.com nelson seven people under strength. That’s a lot of people, that’s a capacity to have a car 87 or mental health team person working full-time 24/7. So that’s just huge. It’s resources and the time to do for these people what should be done. Burkhart: I think the chief hit on that saying that it’s the resources. It’s not the resources for going out and dealing with them, we’re going to always be able to go out and deal with the person who is not doing well on the street. But the idea would be to get ahead of that before it happens and maybe go knock on a door and see how someone is feeling that day and making sure you know that they didn’t show up for their medication yesterday. The mental health worker would know that and come to us and say why don’t we go and check this person out and see how they are doing. And we’d do that. Last year, one of our beat officers was walking by one of the businesses down-
town and noticed one of our female EDP regulars. He walked by and about an hour later she was still there. It just didn’t seem right, so he went in and spoke with her and they contacted mental health. She was coming up for her shot the next day, he walked her over there and she got her shot. He did a little preventative policing. What a better way to do things than to wait until she crashes later that day or the next morning before she’s able to get in. That might save not only our resources, mental health resources. It might save a trip up to the pink room, maybe a trip to Trail if she’s so far gone. It just makes sense. We do it for other diseases, we prevent through flu shots and things like that... well just give us the resources to prevent situations. Falcone: We need to be proactive. We’re so reactive that we’re running all over not really focusing on anything. Then someone goes up to the KLH pink room, but we feel like it’s a revolving door. They come out and have to deal with the hard illnesses, tough illnesses with substance abuse on top of it. And then of course, sometimes homelessness on top of all that and we’re just not equipped to provide proper resources to do that so it makes it really challenging for us.
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Do you think the community is aware of all this, the revolving door and your efforts to have a Car 87? Holland: We have never seen such support. It’s been in excess of two years, explaining to people, going to Nelson Business Association, the Chamber of Commerce, Council, our Police board, Kootenay Lake Hospital. The community knows because we talk to people. We went out there and got them t o g e t h e r. They are all waiting for this to happen. They recognize Wayne Holland this is the simple most cost effective solution. The only person who was missing of course was Interior Health. And that was over two years of me trying to get connected with someone from Interior Health. I’d have multiple telephone calls and interviews explaining what Car 87 was year after year and I was dealing with right at the top of the food chain. So not to start a war with Interior Health, but this is just such a basic, simple concept that I struggled with the notion that it was well in excess of two years before we got our answer about Car 87. So that’s frustrating. Can you give an example of Car 87 being beneficial to a community?
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Falcone: It’s an isolation room, so that if we have to bring someone up to the hospital that we feel is a danger to themselves or to others, and they have a history of mental illness, we’ll bring them up there. If they’re really disruptive, it’s not really fair to the other patients in the hospital emergency room, so we may put them in the isolation room, so they can’t hurt themselves or hurt anyone else, or cause a big disturbance in the hospital to the staff or patients. That’s where they would go. We’ve gone up there and the isolation room is occupied. Now what do you do? Again, it’s providing proper services for any mental health patient that’s up there. It’s not really fair to kick the other person out, so the resources aren’t really appropriate.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Nelson Star
Proposed Budget 2014
Budget 101: Your 2014 Proposed City of Nelson Budget Update
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ollowing another year marked by challenging economic times both locally and globally, Mayor John Dooley and City Council say they are very pleased with the outcome of 2014’s budgetary process, which will see a small proposed tax increase of just 1.5 percent — half a percent lower than 2013. The Bigger Picture: Your tax invoice breakdown, by agency Regional Hospital Boards 2% Regional District Central Kootenay 16%
Assessment Authority & MFA 1%
Municipal Taxes 40%
School Taxes 41%
The City has spent the past six weeks pouring over its $40 million budget, in search of cost savings and ways to increase the size and stability of the City’s reserves.
Touting financial sustainability, stewardship and taxpayer value as the strong points of this year’s budget, Mayor Dooley says our revenues and reserves are in good shape, and expenditures are well under control, despite tough economic outlooks abroad. “We’ve seen some fairly tough times since the latest recession began, starting with the financial sector crisis of 2007,” says Dooley, “but we’ve done very well in spite of that.”
“Taxpayers have entrusted us to take care of the City’s best interests, and I think council’s done an absolutely
2014 Budget Open House Thursday, February 27, Noon to 4:00 pm and 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Nelson Library. Formal Presentation 7:00pm Staff will be available to answer questions from the public.
great job of stewarding Nelson’s investments over the last few years.”
Noting that the City manages nearly $100 million in building and real estate assets, the mayor pointed to the establishment of a Building Maintenance Manager’s position as one example of council’s successful efforts to keep the City’s financial house in order. “The new position is a responsible means by which to ensure those considerable assets are taken care of day in and day out. And going further, in addition to the building manager’s position we’ve also implemented a building reserve fund, as of last year.”
The Mayor adds that any borrowing the City has taken on in the last three years is being re-paid by earnings generated by the utilities, not by taxation.
“We have been managing our debt and building reserves so that we can upgrade and improve our infrastructure without these projects having an impact on our taxation. Those debts are being paid back and covered by our revenues generated by utilities, not by taxpayers.”
Where does it come from? City of Nelson operating revenues
Nelson Hydro sales 38%
Taxes 22%
Sales of Service 7% Other revenue from own sources 9%
Water user fees 7% Transit user fees 1%
Sewer user fees 7%
Investment Grants - conditional Grants - Income 1% 5% unconditional 3%
“We’re ensuring our community has good planning in place right across the board, that we’re in good financial shape and in no way fiscally vulnerable,” the Mayor adds. “I’ve seen it time and time again, where communities haven’t had reserves in place, and have had to sell off their vital assets just to pay the bills. If there are any unexpected rainy days ahead, we’re prepared.”
How Will The Proposed Increase Affect Your Home or Business? Come Find Out.
Before Nelson City Council makes its final decision on the proposed 2014 budget, all members of the public will be able to share their thoughts and learn more about the Nelson’s financial standing at the 2014 Budget Open House, slated for Thursday, February 27 at the Nelson Library. Staff will be available to answer questions from the public, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm, then from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. There’ll be a formal presentation at 7:00 pm.
The 1.5% increase will create a modest amount of additional revenue — about $105,000.
For example, the owner of a $300,000 assessed home would incur an additional $1.60 cost per month, or $19 a year. If you’re the owner of a $900,000 assessed commercial property, the proposed increase amounts to an additional $10.41 per month, or $125 annually. Nelson’s Chief Financial Officer says City staff have worked hard to eliminate any increases to City
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Where’s it all go? Annual operating expenses, by City department Utilities 11%
General Government 14%
Nelson Hydro 32% Transit 4%
Library 3%
Engineering Services 13%
Parks, Culture & Recreation 6%
expenses, and have also provided new revenue opportunities — both efforts aimed at minimizing the tax increase this year.
“And if we stay the course,” says Colin McClure, “we should be able to keep any future tax hikes in line with inflation,” noting that this is the second consecutive year in
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which Nelson residents are seeing a very limited increase in their municipal tax rate. Council will make its final decision on the proposed 2014 budget with their first three readings of the budget bylaw, April 8, at their regularly scheduled Council meeting.
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