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Diagnosis of STP
Reconciliation is the theme
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Val Mayes speaks to the group last week.
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Girls get into the mud.
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A Nakusp resident is being detained at the Spokane County Jail after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 50 pounds of ecstasy across the border at Metaline Falls. Leslie Bateman, 64, was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on May 5 as he attempted to enter Washington state as a commercial truck driver transporting a load of cedar bark and rails destined for Idaho.
Suspicions arose when a physical search by CBP officers discovered a heavier than normal mattress pad in the truck’s cab. Closer inspection uncovered 13 plastic vacuum sealed packages hidden in cutouts within the mattress containing Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) powder. Bateman had agreed not to resist extradition if released on bond and allowed to return to Canada. But last week, a federal judge refused to issue a bond amount without further briefing from attorneys. Bateman told federal investigators he
was short on money and accepted an offer of $15,000 from a man to make a delivery when he trucked lumber to southeast Idaho. He said he knew what he was transporting was illegal and that he’d made a “huge mistake,” according to court documents. The plan allegedly involved shipping the ecstasy and delivering them to a man named “Elvis” at a Post Falls truck stop. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine is used to manufacture the illicit synthetic drug “ecstasy” and is deemed to have no medical use and a high potential for abuse.
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Sports groups receives a diagnosis of STP Ryan Willman Arrow Lakes News
The Nakusp Seniors hall was filled with people representing a vast array of sports and recreation interests and organizations currently established in Nakusp. The reason for the May 14 meeting, was the North Kootenay Sports and Recreation Council was holding a public meeting to talk about its plans for sports and recreation throughout the region. Val Mayes, the project coordinator for the proposed North Kootenay Sport and Recreation Council initiative, offered her diagnosis of the current state of activites in Naksup. Mayes commented that through her conversations regarding the needs of the community it appears that Nakusp is suffering from what she
calls STP, or in other words, “same ten people”; a reference to the notion that 80 per cent of the work being completed by sports and recreation organizations is being done by a 20 per cent group of dedicated and enthusiastic people. The proposed North Kootenay Sport and Recreation Council intends to remedy this ailment by forming a council with the design of coordinating services and volunteers for its members. The initiative is being funded by the Columbia Basin Trust and originated from discussions by the organizers of the Kaslo Sufferfest. The process has involved hiring Mayes as a consultant to oversee the project, who then called into action a working group who will begin shaping the bare bones of what a sport and recreation coun-
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Val Mayes speaks to the group last week. Photo by Ryan Willman
cil might look like. The working group meet three times prior to this meeting and was represented by four of its members; Troy Clark, Kip Drobish, Joleen Minchin and Barb Chwachka. Janis Neufeld, local running coach and member of the cross country ski club, clarified that the North Kootenay Sports and Rec Council initiative should not be confused with the CBT’s formation of the Pacific Sport Columbia Basin, which is a collaboration with VIASPORT and whose main focus will be to administer sports by funding paid positions in all of the communities situated in the basin area. The Kootenay
Council is not connected to the Pacific Sport in any organizational way, but will be an effective entity that will potentially work within the larger regional plan. Mayes was supportive and energetic during the meeting, and assured the group of sports minded community members that this council “is really about helping your organizations so you can do your jobs better.” This public meeting is to be the first in a series of discussions that will take place throughout the Kootenays including areas around the north Kootenay Lake, the Slocan Lake and the Arrow Lakes reservoir.
Recovery attempts continue
Local students coping with canoe tragedy
As rescuers continue search for three missing bodies in Slocan Lake, the principal of Lucerne Elementary Secondary in New Denver says his school is “hurting” after the weekend canoeing accident that involved youth who were enrolled there. In a statement posted on the school’s website, Drew Neilson told parents that they are “doing everything reasonably possible” to help students and support affected families. Lily Harmer-Taylor, 19, who was weeks away from graduating from the school, was pulled from a canoe that capsized Saturday afternoon on Slocan Lake but died in hospital. Dive teams are still looking for Jule WiltshirePadfield, 15, Hayden Kyle, 21, and Skye Donnet, 18. Neilson said they are working with the school counsellor and counsellors to ensure appropriate levels of support for both students and those who work with them. “We are also providing school space for parents or others in the community who would like to connect with each other,” he wrote. “In responding to tragic events it is important to remember that as parents and teachers we are patient and understanding.” He encouraged parents to contact support workers if they were concerned about their children, themselves, or anyone else. “As a school community we will do our best to continue the daily routines and practices that are important to the stability
and comfort of our students,” he added. “I want to extend to you the love and sorrow our staff have for all families and community members who are facing this terrible event.” He thanked first responders, searchers, and hospital staff. “We also deeply appreciate the support shown by the community to us as a school staff and are reminded of the beauty of humanity as we see you all supporting each other.” Lucerne has approximately 100 students. Meanwhile the search for the bodies of those involved in the tragedy continued on Friday. Sgt. Darryl Little of the Central Kootenay Regional RCMP said recovery efforts are ongoing. “There’s nothing new to report,” he said on Friday afternoon. Search and Rescue was out all day Thursday using an ROV (remotely-operated vehicle) and sonar. “But we were not successful in finding the boys.” Search crews were back in the water on Friday along with the RCMP dive team. Emergency Management BC was contacted last week and agreed to provide additional equipment that can search at a deeper depth as the lake is well over 400 feet deep where the canoe overturned. This equipment includes both side scan radar and an underwater remote vehicle. There are estimations that the depths reach 600-700 feet in the search area making the recovery more difficult.
CURBSIDE RECYCLING COMES TO NAKUSP THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 In concert with MMBC, the Village of Nakusp will be launching its Blue Bag Curbside Recycling Service this month. Collections will be every second Thursday, beginning May 22nd. Place your clean recyclables in the blue bags at the same location as your garbage collection. Blue bags are sold at your local retail stores. Items eligible for collection are shown below.
At this time, we do not pick up glass, plastic bags/overwrap or foam. The RDCK recycling bins will remain in service. Please ensure that your blue bag contains only accepted items. Any bags containing items which are not recyclable will not be collected. For more information, contact the Village Office
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Students get to take in unique experience at the Nakusp Community Forest
Reconciliation is the theme
The bright yellow bus looked out of place as it bumped and rattled along the NACFOR logging road fifteen minutes south of the village of Nakusp. In a cloud of dust, the school district 10 bus came to a stop in the shadow of a towering hemlock and cedar stand, and with a sigh of relief, the belly of the yellow beast opened to release a group of excited teenagers into the wild woods of the Nakusp Community Forest. For the duration of the fine spring day in May, the lucky Grade 8 and 10 students were planning to participate in learning experience that would transcend walls, desks, paper, bells and pencils; their day was going to be spent in a more traditional setting in a more traditional frame of mind. Reconciliation was the underlying theme of the field trip to the woods; a term by definition that describes the process of restoring friendly relationships, specifically in the context of the relationship between Aboriginal people and the country of Canada. For some Canadians, the journey towards reconciliation began in 2008 when Stephen Harper stood before an entire nation and made his ground breaking public apology for the Canadian governments involvement in the Residential School system that sought to “kill the Indian within the child.” For others, the path has taken direction from the recent Truth and Reconciliation movements that have been advocating for education and consultation as a process of healing. For select classes of students in school district 10, reconciliation has taken the form of participation in the Project of the Heart; an inquiry based exploration of the history of Aboriginal people in Canada through the lens of the residential school system. The project seeks to educate through a process of question and research, which cumulates at the end with a collaborative art project that represents the student’s learning. A large part of the project involves connecting with local Aboriginal elders and participating in traditional cultural activities, such as cedar stripping and weaving. Distributed over the course of three days, groups of students from Na-
kusp Elementary, Nakusp Secondary and Lucerne school traveled by bus out to the Nakusp Community Forest, an 3 13 21 36 43 area of land managed by NACFOR, to try and46look past the aesthetic and monetary value of cedar and find a traditional aboriginal point of view. New Denver resident and local elder, Eloise Charet (working in collaborating with several local assistants) was the conductor of the students foray into the woods, and counseled on respect for natural resources while leading the group through the process of seeking out proper cedar trees, carefully harvesting the woody bark, processing the material into workable strips, then weaving the raw material into a variety of projects. “You may just think to yourself, oh, great, I can make a basket. No big deal. But if you found yourself spending more time in the bush than you were originally planning, you might discover that a simple basket can make the difference between surviving or not,” said Charet during her introduction of the session. The students were hesitant at first, shying away from invitations by Charet to take up the tools of the harvest, but soon, inhibitions were discarded and the woods were filled with cheers and jeers as students attempted to outdo each other by stripping the longest pieces of cedar bark. By the end of the day, many students had produced a vast array of original pieces, from simple mats to complex headbands and bracelets. For Charet the student’s participation in the cultural activities of the day was not just about cedar weaving but about connecting to the forest. “You can sit in a classroom and be told a lot of things, but coming out here is a hands on experience, its not such a linier experience, and it’s the same as seeing time in two different ways,” she said. The next step of the Project of the Heart will be the completion of a collaborative art project; for the younger grades this will take the form of a carving and painting piece while the older grades will be filming their own documentaries that will be showcased to the public.
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Dealing with the unthinkable from the recent tragedy
Our deepest, most heartfelt condolences go out to the families and many friends of the four vibrant young people who went for a canoe trip on Slocan Lake, not to return. Words cannot accurately express the sympathy felt on behalf of those youngsters who had so many exciting and rewarding years ahead of them. We can only imagine the sadness being felt by their families and friends. Most of us have someone in our lives who means the world to us. To consider the sudden loss of someone so dear and special is unthinkable. For the young woman and three young men involved in the recent Slocan Lake tragedy it was a case of circumstances going awry, and a second chance not being available. For all of its beauty, nature, all too often is unforgiving. However, this is not a time to consider what may have been, or may not have been done in a certain way. This is simply an occasion for lovingly remembering and celebrating these precious lost loved ones and to start marking the painful passage of time on the way to whatever level of healing is attainable. This is a major shock to the small and tightknit Slocan Valley community, and feelings of overwhelming bewilderment will understandably be present among many. But the unstoppable passage of time and the support and solidarity from the people in the local area and far beyond, will hopefully help to temper the terrible loss suffered due to the May 10 incident. Once again, sincere sympathy in regard to this tragic incident is expressed from the Arrow Lakes News and Black Press.
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An opinion piece about the Arrow Lakes Fisheries
A chronology of failure for Arrow Lakes Fisheries compensation
A chronology of failure for Arrow Lakes Fisheries compensation. The Kootenay region has endured a disproportionate amount of ecological damage due to numerous upper Columbia Basin hydro developments that have generated considerable economic benefits to the province, but also caused significant social and environmental damage to the region. The most recent dam at Revelstoke caused huge disruption and losses to fish and wildlife populations that were identified at public hearings in Revelstoke in 1978. During the 1980s, BC Hydro made a number of commitments to restore fish and wildlife lost due to their Columbia River hydro developments including the Revelstoke Dam. The government and BC Hydro eventually formed a program called the Fish and Wildlife Program (FWCP) in the mid-1990s to restore fish and wildlife losses, especially those related to the Revelstoke Dam. The BCWF has long argued that the FWCP should not be administered by BC Hydro, yet to this day it remains under their control
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administered out of their Castlegar office. The so-called partner, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Regional Operations (FLNRO), neither has the capacity to function as a true partner nor the arm’s length relationship necessary to ensure BC Hydro delivers on its primary responsibility of restoring fish and wildlife and their habitats outlined in their water licence. At the Revelstoke Public Hearings, Arrow Lakes Reservoir fish losses were identified and agreed upon by BC Hydro and the government. The Revelstoke Dam blocked an estimated 500,000 kokanee, 1000 rainbow trout and 4,000 bull trout. Prior to the formation of the FWCP, BC Hydro paid for construction of the Hill Creek spawning channel aimed at replacing most of the Revelstoke Dam kokanee losses and some of the rainbow trout. In the past two decades, little has been done to replace bull trout and their number today are less than before Revelstoke Dam was built. A small rainbow trout hatchery at
the Hill Creek spawning channel was closed after determining it wasn’t producing the numbers expected. Ironically, a small number of large trout continue to return to the spawning channel despite the FWCP claim the hatchery was unsuccessful. The BCWF acknowledges there has been, or at least there was, success associated with restoration of the Arrow Lakes Reservoir fish populations. The nutrient restoration program initiated in 1997 vastly increased reservoir productivity resulting in record returns of kokanee to the Hill Creek spawning channel in the early 2000s that came close to achieving the 500,000 target. Unfortunately, this success was not sustained due to the change in flows out of the Revelstoke Dam that has reduced the effectiveness of the nutrient program. As a management agency, FLNRO, in the public interest, should have pursued compensation or offsets for the operational change. The FWCP’s own technical reports
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Failure of the Arrow Lakes fishery Continued from page 4
document the slow decline of the Arrow Lakes Reservoir kokanee population since the early 2000s. By 2013, the population was nearly as low as the numbers after the Revelstoke Dam and before nutrient addition began. Today, the total kokanee spawner population is only about 200,000, far less than the restoration target of 500,000 plus the 200,000 pre-dam level. Why the emphasis on kokanee numbers? They are the primary food source for rainbow and bull trout and without large numbers of kokanee these trout will not thrive, and restoration of their numbers as agreed upon simply cannot be met. The BCWF, in fact, argues trout numbers today are less than before the Revelstoke Dam was built. The FWCP response to what has recently happened on the Arrow is irresponsible. Rather than redouble efforts to restore kokanee via the Hill Creek spawning channel and nutrient addition, the FWCP has decreased spawning channel production by excluding close to 40,000 spawners from the spawning channel in 2013, with intentions of doing the same in 2014. Why? Evidently, the interest now lies in trying to create larger kokanee for anglers since reduction of kokanee numbers in the reservoir will result in fewer but larger size. This is a case of managing fisheries down the food chain rather than maintain trophy size rainbow and bull trout fisheries. Is this in the best public interest? The numbers available for such an ill-conceived experiment will be drawn from less than 200,000 spawners, thus the numbers of larger size kokanee will be small, spread out over a very large reservoir. To further rationalize this folly, FLNRO argues that “wild” kokanee need protection from “hatchery” kokanee produced at the spawning channel. This is a ludicrous argument, given the total mixing of stocks due to reservoir formation and several millions of hatchery kokanee introduced to the system over the decades. Kokanee are not endangered in B.C. or in the reservoir: the FWCP has lost sight of its mandate to replace kokanee and the trophy fisheries they support in the Arrow Lakes Reservoir. The health and welfare of the trout
stocks are now at risk since their food source has been greatly diminished. The BCWF maintains that trout fishing on the reservoir has, and always will be, the primary interest of year round anglers. What is the purpose of the FWCP if it is not intending to replace kokanee and trout? The BCWF has recently spoken to the FWCP Board about this contradictory situation to no avail. The current measures to produce fewer but larger Arrow kokanee while putting the trout at risk is in sharp contrast to what is successfully done on nearby Kootenay Lake. On this lake, a spawning channel at Meadow Creek is used to produce large numbers of smaller kokanee as prey, primarily for the world famous Gerrard rainbow trout as well as for bull trout. A productive fishery is the result. Why is the Arrow being managed differently? Clearly, there is no accountability for what is taking place on the Arrow Lakes Reservoir. BC Hydro points out that FLNRO is responsible for managing fish and wildlife. FLNRO is incapable of having an arm’s length relationship with BC Hydro and holding the corporations’ feet to the fire by insisting on BC Hydro meeting its compensation obligations. The residents of the Arrow Lakes Reservoir should be incensed as to what is taking place. The BCWF urges people to write to their MLAs and Ministers demanding a change to the administration of the FWCP by removing it from the hands of BC Hydro and demanding accountability within FLNRO. The BCWF has for over a decade argued the fox should not be in charge of the chicken coop, as is the case now. This current scenario has led to BC Hydro not meeting its compensation obligations and not keeping its promise to the residents of the West Kootenay. Today it is the same Corporation that is representing the public’s interest in the Columbia Treaty renegotiations. Finally, the BCWF supports last week’s decision by the government to proceed with a public inquiry into Arrow Lakes Reservoir fisheries management and the role of the FWCP. Gord Grunerud West Kootenay Zone President Harvey Andrusak Director BC Wildlife Federation
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SPECIAL EVENTS AT HALCYON HOUSE
All Seniors in the community welcome to attend all Activities Any questions call Judy at 250-265-3056 (eve.) or 250-265-3692
ROTARY VILLA LOUNGE
Monday: BINGO 7:00 pm at the New Lounge Thursday: SOUP & BUN DAY 12:00 Noon at the New Lounge
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May 21: Occupational First Aid – Level One Selkirk College - Nakusp Centre @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Contact 250-265-4077 May 21: EES PAC meeting, Edgewood 10:00 am – 11:00 am For more information, contact PAC Chair Liane Rickards at 250 269 7600. May 21: NES PAC Meeting, Nakusp Nakusp Elementary School @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm For more information contact Danielle Savage: 250-265-0226. May 21: Apples, Oranges, and Bananas: How You See Yourself Fitting In 9:15 am – 11:30 am 205 – 6th Ave NW, Nakusp BC Pre-registration is required. To register, or if you have questions, call WorkBC at 250265-3318 or Lisa at 250-265-3736. May 21: Talking Circle @ Nakusp Youth Centre 2:30 – 4:30 pm. Organized by Michael Garvey. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. May 21: Lucerne Student’s Coffee House & Art Show @ 7 pm at the Silverton Gallery. The grade 4, 5 and 6 class are putting on an extravaganza that will include spoken word, music and visual arts. Admission by donation. May 22: Nakusp T’ai Chi at the Legion 9:45 am – 10:45 am Call Ruth 250-265-3353. May 22: Pitter Patter in Nakusp 9:15 am – 11:30 am Drop-in group for parents/caregivers and children ages 0-21/2 years of age. Held in the Strong Start building at Nakusp Elementary School. For more information, contact Nancy at nccs@nakusp.net. May 23: Slide/movie show at the new Arrow Lakes Historical Society archives office @ 7 pm. Seating for 50 and on the new 80” TV. Donation jar at the door. May 23: Drop in @ Nakusp Youth Centre 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Contact Cassia at 250265-2000 May 23: Bellyfit @ NaCoMo, Nakusp 10:00 am – 11:00 am Contact Brendalee: 250-2654428 or wholisticbelly@gmail.com. May 23: Beekeeping: An Introduction, first day @ Selkirk College - Nakusp Centre @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Selkirk College - Nakusp Centre250-265-4077
May 24: Texas Holdem at the Legion, Nakusp 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Followed by Karaoke with Shirley at 9:00. May 24: For Gabby Goo-Goo An illustrated talk with Roderick McGillis on Bob Dylan, music and kids. 7 pm. All ages, Family event. Bob Dylan’s 73rd birthday!!
May 24: Certified Mango presents all original music at the Silver Gallery @ 7:30 pm. Admission $10. All six musicians are from the New Denver/Silverton/Kaslo area: Howard Bearham on saxes, Aiko Jackson on piano, Shelley Dobie on bass, Lorna Visser on clarinet, Tsuneko ‘Koko’ Kokubo on bongos and percussion, Paul Gibbons on congas. May 25: Crib Tournament at the Legion, Nakusp 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm For more information, call the Legion 250-265-3033 May 26: Village Council Meeting, Nakusp @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm For more information, contact the Village of Nakusp at 250-2653689 or info@nakusp.com. May 27: Yoga, Fauquier Communication Centre. 9:00 am – 10:00 am Contact Richard or Petra250-269-7305 or 250-269-7569 May 27: Nakusp T’ai Chi at the Legion @ 9:45 am – 10:45 am. For more information, call Ruth 250-265-3353. May 27: Bellyfit @ NaCoMo, Nakusp 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm For more information contact Brendalee: 250-265-4428 or wholisticbelly@gmail.com. May 27: Feldenkrais ‘Awareness Through Movement’ Class, Nakusp @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm For more information, contact Tyson Bartel : 250-226-6826 or thaitouch@yahoo. com May 28: Creative Writing Club Nakusp Youth Centre @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Contact Cassia at 250-265-2000 May 27: Nakusp Youth Centre open for drop-in @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Contact Cassia at 250-265-2000 May 28: Relating with Others: Effective Communication Skills in the Workplace 9:15 am – 11:30 am 205 – 6th Ave NW, Nakusp BC - Pre-registration is required. To register, or if you have questions, call WorkBC at 250-265-3318 or Lisa at 250265-3736. May 28: Potluck Supper @ What’s Brewing on Broadway, Nakusp @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Contact 250-265-4701
May 23: Floor Hockey, Burton 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm at Burton Community Learning Center (BCLC) every Friday night.
May 28: Sitar masters Pandit Shivanth Mishra and his son Deobrat Mishra perform at the Silverton Gallery @ 7 pm.
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Team Dirty Pirates consisted of women from Nakusp, West Kelowna, Kelowna, Vernon, Armstrong, Salmon Arm, Prince George, Cochrane and Okotoks. Team members in the “dirty picture” from left to right are: Terri Brown, Laura Hewat, Sheila Seaton, Kari Hascarl, Lana Reimer, Kayla Yoshida, Jordynn Anthony, Tricia Olson, Joanne Alaric, Leona Alaric, Meagan Gustafson, Roni White, Maria Volansky Sarah Sanders, Kristy Robins. Front row Tracy Smith and Susan Fehler. Missing from the photo are Sheila Brunwald and Tricia Reimer.
Girls get into the mud
Who says girls don’t like to get muddy? On May 10, a group of local girls ran MUDD, Sweat & Tears, a 12 (or 6 km) obstacle course held at Crystal Mountain in West Kelowna. “Mother Nature was not very kind to us as we dealt with wind, rain, and snow,” said Sheila Seaton. The first six obstacles right at the start were an eight foot wall, a mud pit that runners had to go through on their stomach under barbed wire, a rope climb, a cargo net onto a high container and then jump off of monkey bars, a run through a mud pit and then another high wall. The course then went up the ski hill where runners encountered 30 lb
sandbags that had to be carried up and back down the hill before going back up the hill, another wooden obstacle that had to be crossed before plunging into a thigh high icy cold water obstacle. Then there was another hill that required them to carry a 20 lb cinder block up and back down before proceeding up the hill again, followed by a tire pull, lots more hills and trails through snow and mud, a crawl under a plastic net through icy cold mud, another ice water pool that was over waist height, more hills up and down before encountering our last obstacle which was an “over and under log obstacle in a mud pit. “That had us face first in deep mud going under low logs before crawling over a high log only to do it one more time under a low log (which you had to be on your back or submerge your face entirely to get under) and then once again over a high log” added Seaton. “After crossing the finish line, we found out that the only way to get clean was either an ice cold shower out of a fire hose or washing off in the creek. “Other than being extremely cold, every one of us had a great time at an event designed to test your physical and mental strength.”
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The North Kootenay Sports Council was the first thing on the agenda at last week’s Village of Nakusp council meeting. The May 13 meeting began with a presentation by Val Mayes, regarding the development of the North Kootenay Sports Council. The group wants to work in partnership with local sports groups. The idea of a collective consortium was spearheaded by the Kaslo Sufferfest organizers and has received $20,000 support from the Columbia Basin Trust. Earlier in the year a survey was sent out to various coaches and sports organizations to gauge the sports related needs in the community. The council, which is seeking to serve communities including Kalso, communities around the Slocan Lake and communities around the Arrow Lakes reseviour, held a meeting in Nakusp May 14. Councillor Guy Duchaine voiced his concern the proposed North Kootenay Sports Council is being selective with which sporting groups they are choosing to include, citing the Nakusp Poker Run and the local group working on developing a car race to be hosted in Nakusp were seemingly not included in the group’s plans. Mayes responded by assuring council these types of decisions will be addressed at the meeting last Wednesday. “It is up to the community to make decisions, not this working group,” she said. The North Kootenay Sports Council’s goal will be to support sports in the Kootenays, but also to avoid conflict with teams or organizations already established programs or fundraising initiatives. “We don’t want to compete with groups that we intend to serve,” Mayes added. Council looks at Water Meters Council also examined the results of a resent water metering assessment that was compiled by the consultant firm Urban Systems. The assessment focus was to analyze the need and the possible cost benefits of a proposed metering project by reporting on the current water use and the potential water savings. The proposal, if approved, would see metering devices installed throughout the community in one of three possible plans; a volunteer model wherein interested private and commercial parties can request a meter installation, an municipal/commercial model that would see commercial and municipal the focus of the installation, or universal where every water line in Nakusp would be metered. The proposed water meters are intended compliment the existing Water Smart Action Plan that has already been phased in by the Village of Nakusp. Council’s position has been that while Nakusp has undertaken an aggressive program to keep its own house in order, it can’t detect sources of water loss, such as leaky toilets, because the village can’t ex-
actly enter into peoples homes and check their lines. The report estimates that the Village of Nakusp is using 500,000 m3 of water annually, and of that up to 37 per cent of the water is being lost as non-revenue water. Metering the village universally has the proposed potential of accurately identifying wasteful or inefficient phenomenon in the lines, which would be isolated and fixed. From a homeowners perspective, the appeal of a metering system would be a departure from the current flat rate water bill and the introduction of a charge by consumption formula, which has been very controversial in other municipalities, such as Grand Forks. The similarities of the water meter system to the recent move by BC Hydro to its smart meter system did not go unnoticed, and Urban Systems admitted that there are concerns that have been brought forward as a result of the comparison. Having heard the report council members have been instructed by Mayor Karen Hamling to ruminate on the proposal until further discussion can be had.
Speed signeage discussed Council then turned its attention to the question of installing speed control signs in the community to curb volatile areas where vehicle speeds present a growing concern. Councilor Joseph Hughes reiterated his recommendation that the city should consider speed bumps in place of speed control signs because “after time the signs would fade” whereas speeds bumps would be a long term, fixed solution. In response, it was noted that speed control signs could also be used to collect data and would accurately identify areas of concern, which could then be considered for a fixed fixture solution.
Outstanding Actions Initiative There was an update on the Outstanding Actions initiative that seeks to commission and display works of art throughout the community. Earlier in the day, Artist Kate Tupper joined Mayor Hamling and village maintenance workers to discuss the location of installation at the Nakusp Community Arena. Kiosk approved In other business, the council approved the proposal by the Nakusp Trail Society to install a trail information Kiosk at the Nakusp Hot Springs.
Honey bee concerns raised Councilor Tom Zeleznik ended the meeting by bringing the Day of the Honey Bee proposal to the attention of the council. The movement is currently a facebook awareness page, which is seeking to establish a day of official recognition in Canada. Zeleznik shared staggering facts such as local wasps are aggressive towards honey bees, and that a loss of the honey bee would mean a potential loss of up to 70 per cent of field crop population.
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Open House Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Selkirk College – Nakusp (311 Broadway St) 6:30 – 8:00 PM Come and check out what’s happening in the community forest Project information and maps will be presented Members of NACFOR’s Board of Directors and management group will be available to of Directors and management group will be available to answer Board questions and discuss the projects Information will also be available for NACFOR’s upcoming granting process set for the Fall of 2014 Please call the NACFOR office at 250-265-3656 for more information www.NakuspCommunityForest.com
After ten years of planning, collecting, researching and constructing the coveted native room at the Nakusp and District Museum it is finally open. On May 15 museum chairperson, Sharon Montgomery invited local businesses, accommodators, museum directors and members to an open house to celebrate their achievement. The Nakusp and District Museum society is a non-profit organization, and through self directed efforts they managed to fund the entire native room project in-
dependently. “We didn’t receive any funds from outside sources, we raised the money on our own through yard sales,” said Montgomery. There were a number of people involved in the project including local artists, collectors, carpenters and contributors that helped bring the room to life. The room is an extension of the existing collection of local historical treasures, and true to form, is filled with artifacts and wonders. Along the back wall is the primary display; a diorama depicting a Siniext village nestled along the Columbia river
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under the watchful presence of familiar mountains the Halcyon, Kuskanux, Islip and Jorden. Artist Judith Gibbons mused that she has “lived here and I didn’t know the names of the mountains until I was asked to paint them.” The diorama is
meticulously constructed and full of little surprises; the longer one gazes into the historical details, the more one is apt to discover. Montgomery invites all members of the community to partake in the history of the Arrow Lakes reservoir.
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There is going to be some “good feelings” at the Bonnington Arts Centre. The Arrow Lakes Arts Council has teamed up with local dance school Dance on the Kusp to present its year-end recital “Gotta Good Feeling!” at the Bonnington Arts Centre on May 31 at 7 p.m. All of the donations at the door go towards the Arts Council’s Concert Series for 2014/15. The show’s program includes performances of jazz, tap, musical theatre, lyrical, and hip hop from local dancers aged 3 -14. The show promises some laughs, plenty of cheers and even a few sighs of delight. This is the second annual year-end recital for Dance on the Kusp and this year the addition of solo and duo performances will be a wonderful highlight of the evening. Dance on the Kusp has been offering dance classes since the winter of 2013 out of the Nakusp Collective for Movement studio. Instructor Cassia Parent is ecstatic about the response from students and the community. “All of these students have come to class ready to have fun and work hard as a team to bring these pieces of choreography to life. I’m so thankful for such talented and dedicated
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students.” Parent started teaching ballet, tap and musical theatre while training in dance full time in Port Coquitlam and has been performing on stage in theatre, music and dance since she was three years old. She trained in piano, voice, lyrical, jazz, tap, musical theatre, ballet and modern for over 13 years as well as performed at competitions, talent shows, musical productions and cabarets. She performed as part of a semi-professional dance crew who went to competitive finals in Las Vegas and Seaside, Oregon in 2002. Upon moving to the Village of Nakusp, Parent reignited her passion for dance and performance when she became involved with Mirror Theatre’s Spring 2012 theatre production of “The Shift”, for which she won “Best Supporting Actress” at the KOZ Zone Festival in Revelstoke. Since then she has choreographed two of the Mirror Theatre Pantomimes and the Spring 2013 production of “The Fantasticks” Come and join us on Saturday, May 31 at the Bonnington Arts Centre, and see our young people dance. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. The donation jar is at the door, and there is open seating.
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In the article Hot Springs Road re-route sought for gravel pit expansion in the Apr. 16, 2014, issue of the Arrow Lakes News, we wrote that Arrow Lakes Ready Mix bought a gravel pit in Burton. We later issued a correction, stating they didn’t buy a gravel pit, but bought a property they planned on developing into a gravel pit. Turns out, that was also an error, caused by mis-
reading an e-mail. Arrow Lakes Ready Mix contacted us again to insist, “we never bought the property in Burton to develop into a gravel pit, it was never going to be a gravel pit and it never will be a gravel pit.” We apologize to Arrow Lakes Ready Mix for the errors and feel very embarrassed at having to issue a correction to a correction.”
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Local group raising funds Ryan Willman Arrow Lakes News
Had you been out on a stroll on Monday evening you might have been treated to a good old fashion BBQ hot dog, served with an opportunity to help out Nakusp’s next up and coming band, Minion Militia. Members of the young musical group were out in force recruiting donations with the intention of raising enough money to purchase a replacement drum set. “People were really supportive. One lady passing by said she had just eaten and didn’t want a hot dog, but she gave us $20 anyway,”
said one of the band members. Minion Militia consists of Tasha Bjarnason on lead vocals and guitar, Xander Leesonbooth on drums and backup vocals, Taylor Poulin on bass and backup vocals, Emma Orr on drums and flute, Taylor Moody on piano and vocals and Emilie Vandermey on vocals and drums. The group was brought together through their involvement with the Nakusp Youth Society; they are all members of the society and volunteer at the centre downtown. Minion Militia is planning to perform for the Music In the Park program at this year’s July 1st celebrations.
Position Summary: Developing connections with the employer community and keeping pace with current labour market information. Responsible for promoting job search clients to the employer community and acting as a liaison with employers to obtain job leads. Key duties are marketing, communications, website maintenance and providing general employment assistance. Training, Education and Experience: Degree or diploma preferred – a combination of education, career development and marketing experience will be considered. If interested please submit resume and cover letter by May 28, 2014 Human Resources PO Box 100, Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0 In person: 205—6th Ave NW Fax: 250-265-3378 Email: hiring@aslcs.com Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Rotary youth exchange student heading to Brazil Ryan Willman Arrow Lakes News
Silken Jones is on her way to Brazil. Jones was recently chosen by the Nakusp Rotary Club as its outbound Rotary Youth Exchange student. At the club’s regular May 14 meeting, Jones spoke to club members about the upcoming trip. “I’m very excited, and it has been quite the journey to get to even to this point,” she said. The youth exchange program involves an application and selection process wherein the successful youth will have the opportunity to participate in a 10-12 month exchange in a foreign country. The process is a rigorous excursion of applications, presentations and research undertaken by the youth, as each exchange member is expected to act as an ambassador representing their home country and culture. As is customary, Jones was invited to the dinner group to discuss her experience thus far and to share information
about her host country. Jones spoke about her journey into the program, beginning with her family’s involvement with exchange. “My father [Wendel Jones] participated in an agricultural exchange when we were living in Alberta,” she said. On the night that Jones learned her application was approved and she was selected for the Youth Rotary Exchange program she received an inspirational message from a fortune cookie during her celebration dinner. “I took it out and it read ‘You are ready to take on the world’ and it was the weirdest thing ever,” she said. Successful candidates for the youth exchange program are expected to uphold the clubs code of ethics, and should be of a strong character, confident and willing to endure the hardships and joys that come with an exchange. “I think we picked the right girl for the job,” said Kees Van der pool, past Rotary Club president, after Jones talk to the group.
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They can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, but there are plenty of reasons the Civic, CR-V and Accord are best-sellers†† in BC.
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†The †The Civic, Civic, CR-V CR-V and and Accord Accord were were the the #1 #1 selling selling retail retail compact compact car, car, compact compact SUV, SUV, and and intermediate intermediate car car respectively respectively inin BC BC inin 2013 2013 based based on on Polk Polk 2013 2013 Dec Dec YTD YTD report. report. ‡In ‡In order order toto achieve achieve $0 $0 down down payment, payment, dealer dealer will will cover cover the the cost cost ofof tire/battery tire/battery tax, tax, air air conditioning conditioning tax tax (where (where applicable), applicable), environmental environmental fees fees and and levies levies on on the the 2014 2014 CR-V CR-V LX, LX, Accord Accord LX, LX, Civic Civic DX DX and and Fit Fit DX DX only only on on behalf behalf ofof the the customer. customer. *Limited *Limited time time bi-weekly bi-weekly lease lease offer offer based based on on aa new new 2014 2014 Civic Civic DX DX model model FB2E2EEX. FB2E2EEX. #0.99% #0.99% lease lease APR APR on on aa 60 60 month month term term with with 130 130 bi-weekly bi-weekly payments payments O.A.C. O.A.C. Bi-weekly Bi-weekly payment, payment, including including freight freight and and PDI, PDI, isis $78.54 $78.54 based based on on applying applying $800.00 $800.00 lease lease dollars dollars (which (which isis deducted deducted from from the the negotiated negotiated selling selling price price before before taxes). taxes). Down Down payment payment ofof $0.00, $0.00, first first bi-weekly bi-weekly payment payment and and $0 $0 security security deposit deposit due due atat lease lease inception. inception. Total Total lease lease obligation obligation isis $10,210.20. $10,210.20. Taxes, Taxes, license, license, insurance insurance and and registration registration are are extra. extra. 120,000 120,000 kilometre kilometre allowance; allowance; charge charge ofof $0.12/km $0.12/km for for excess excess kilometers. kilometers. ΩLimited ΩLimited time time bi-weekly bi-weekly lease lease offer offer based based on on aa new new 2014 2014 CR-V CR-V LX LX 2WD 2WD model model RM3H3EES. RM3H3EES. ¥1.99% ¥1.99% lease lease APR APR on on aa 60 60 month month term term with with 130 130 bi-weekly bi-weekly payments payments O.A.C. O.A.C. Bi-weekly Bi-weekly payment, payment, including including freight freight and and PDI, PDI, isis $134.80 $134.80 based based on on applying applying $1,250.00 $1,250.00 lease lease dollars dollars (which (which isis deducted deducted from from the the negotiated negotiated selling selling price price before before taxes). taxes). Down Down payment payment ofof $0.00, $0.00, first first bi-weekly bi-weekly payment payment and and $0 $0 security security deposit deposit due due atat lease lease inception. inception. Total Total lease lease obligation obligation isis $17,524.03. $17,524.03. Taxes, Taxes, license, license, insurance insurance and and registration registration are are extra. extra. 120,000 120,000 kilometre kilometre allowance; allowance; charge charge ofof $0.12/km $0.12/km for for excess excess kilometers. kilometers. £Limited £Limited time time bi-weekly bi-weekly lease lease offer offer based based on on aa new new 2014 2014 Accord Accord model model CR2E3EE. CR2E3EE. €1.99% €1.99% lease lease APR APR on on aa 60 60 month month term term with with 130 130 bi-weekly bi-weekly payments payments O.A.C. O.A.C. Bi-weekly Bi-weekly payment, payment, including including freight freight and and PDI, PDI, isis $124.79 $124.79 based based on on applying applying $1,250.00 $1,250.00 lease lease dollars dollars (which (which isis deducted deducted from from the the negotiated negotiated selling selling price price before before taxes). taxes). Down Down payment payment ofof $0.00, $0.00, first first bi-weekly bi-weekly payment payment and and $0 $0 security security deposit deposit due due atat lease lease inception. inception. Total Total lease lease obligation obligation isis $16,222.30. $16,222.30. Taxes, Taxes, license, license, insurance insurance and and registration registration are are extra. extra. 120,000 120,000 kilometre kilometre allowance; allowance; charge charge ofof $0.12/km $0.12/km for for excess excess kilometers. kilometers. **MSRP **MSRP isis $17,185 $17,185 // $27,685 $27,685 // $25,685 $25,685 including including freight freight and and PDI PDI ofof $1,495 $1,495 // $1,695 $1,695 // $1,695 $1,695 based based on on aa new new 2014 2014 Civic Civic DX DX model model FB2E2EEX FB2E2EEX // 2014 2014 CR-V CR-V LX LX 2WD 2WD model model RM3H3EES RM3H3EES // 2014 2014 Accord Accord LX LX model model CR2E3EE. CR2E3EE. License, License, insurance, insurance, registration registration and and taxes taxes are are extra extra and and may may be be required required atat the the time time ofof purchase. purchase. ¥/£/€/Ω/#/* ¥/£/€/Ω/#/* Prices Prices and/or and/or payments payments shown shown do do not not include include aa PPSA PPSA lien lien registration registration fee fee ofof $30.31 $30.31 and and lien lien registering registering agent's agent's fee fee ofof $5.25, $5.25, which which are are both both due due atat time time ofof delivery delivery and and covered covered by by the the dealer dealer on on behalf behalf ofof the the customer customer on on the the 2014 2014 CR-V CR-V LX, LX, Accord Accord LX, LX, Civic Civic DX DX and and Fit Fit DX DX only. only. ‡/#/*/Ω/€/¥/£/** ‡/#/*/Ω/€/¥/£/** Offers Offers valid valid from from May May 1st 1st through through June June 2nd, 2nd, 2014 2014 atat participating participating Honda Honda retailers. retailers. Dealer Dealer may may sell/lease sell/lease for for less. less. Dealer Dealer trade trade may may be be necessary necessary on on certain certain vehicles. vehicles. Offers Offers valid valid only only for for British British Columbia Columbia residents residents atat BC BC Honda Honda Dealers Dealers locations. locations. Offers Offers subject subject toto change change oror cancellation cancellation without without notice. notice. Terms Terms and and conditions conditions apply. apply. Visit Visit www.bchonda.com www.bchonda.com oror see see your your Honda Honda retailer retailer for for full full details. details.