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South Slocan resident Chris O’Gorman holds up the makeshift paddle he used to pilot his canoe towards a drowning senior. O’Gorman saw the 84-year-old clinging to an overturned boat in the Slocan Pool on Tuesday and immediately rushed to his rescue.

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Chris O’Gorman was walking his Russian mountain dog Boris along the Kootenay River on the Slocan Pool Trail Monday morning when he saw an overturned boat circling in a back eddy.

“I could see a boat out there but I couldn’t quite hear what the voice was saying. I could hear that it was one syllable over and over again, and that caught my attention. That doesn’t sound like conversation.

I looked out and I was like is that boat okay? It was pretty far away on the other side of the Slocan Pool,” the 39-year-old South Slocan resident said.

Then the 12’ aluminum boat pivoted with the

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“I could see it was an overturned boat with somebody half on top of it. I hear him say ‘help, help, help.’

So I ran back toward the trailhead because I’ve got my canoe stashed in the bushes near the trailhead. I’m running and I’m thinking what am I going to do? I don’t have a lifejacket, I don’t have a paddle,” he said.

Then he spotted a “flattish sort of board stick” lying nearby and grabbed it. And after instructing Boris to wait on shore, O’Gorman pushed out into the current.

“The river’s raging right now. You know, white caps and swirling. I had to cross the main current and it was pretty gnarly. I didn’t have a proper paddle to negotiate it. I was yelling at him the whole time saying

I’m coming, hang on. I didn’t know if he could hear me because the current was so loud.”

Finally, O’Gorman reached the 84-year-old Glade resident.

“I could see at that point he’s got a lifejacket on. He’s an old guy, hanging on and it was starting to look like he was losing it. I said to him whatever you do, don’t flip me. I realized he probably didn’t have the strength to pull himself into the boat without endangering us.

So I gave him my tow rope and started paddling to the other shore, the south shore.”

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Yesterday may have been the last day of school for students in the Kootenay Lake school district.

The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) formally served its 72-hour strike notice on Thursday. The announcement was made by BCTF President Jim Iker. With schools closed today as part of the previously announced rotating strikes, and with the latest revelation that Monday, June 16, will be a day for “study sessions” for teachers to review the revised bargaining package, students may not see the inside of a classroom again this year.

If no agreement is made between the two parties, teachers will be on strike beginning Tuesday, June 17.

In a letter dated June 12, Kootenay Lake Superintendent Jeff Jones wrote,

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“Arrangements are being made for students who are required to write Provincial Exams in Grades 10, 11 and 12 to do so at their respective schools. Please check your school’s website or see any communication from the school with regard to scheduling for these exams.

“We understand that the BCTF has agreed not to block students from entry to schools for the purposes of writing these exams,” he added.

However the school district is unable to provide transportation for students.

“I am sure that we are all frustrated,” wrote Jones. “We hope that the labour dispute is resolved quickly at the bargaining table and that our school district can soon return to normal operations.”

Teachers from across the province voted this week to give their union direction to move to stage three of their strike

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The teachers’ limited job action began on April 23 by withdrawing supervisory and administrative services before progressing to rotating strike action.

The provincial government responded by partially locking out teachers, docking their pay by 10 per cent once rotating strikes began and announcing a lockout for all secondary school teachers on June 25 and 26, with elementary teachers added to the lockout on June 27.

The provincial collective agreement between BC Public Sector Employee Association (BCPSEA) and the BCTF expired June 30, 2013.

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GREG NESTEROFF A BC Supreme Court judge will announce June 24 whether he thinks a Sinixt woman violated a court injunction and should be found in criminal contempt.

Marilyn James was arrested March 4 on the Perry Ridge forest service road in the Slocan Valley for allegedly breaching an injunction granted the previous day to Galena Contracting which prevented anyone from blocking the road.

A co-accused, Dennis Zarelli, pled guilty and received a 14-day conditional sentence.

James, however, denies obstructing the company, which had a contract to extend the road for BC Timber Sales.

She argues crews were already at work when she arrived that morning and she did not have a key to the locked gate where she stood, whereas Galena owner Ray Hascarl did. She also claimed police didn’t verify whether she was impeding his access before arresting her.

Local Sinixt and their supporters maintained a camp just past the gate to protect what they say are their cultural sites. However, the provincial government does not officially recognize them as a First Nation.

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Marilyn James (left) was arrested March 4 on the Perry Ridge forest service road in the Slocan Valley for allegedly breaching an injunction granted the previous day to Galena Contracting which prevented anyone from blocking the road.

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“I went up to stake my claim and tell Mr. Hascarl that he is a colonial thug.” be depreciated.”

He argued that while James didn’t specifically state she wouldn’t let Hascarl pass, neither did she step aside when asked. Currie said under the circumstances, it constituted physically impeding Hascarl, contrary to the injunction.

“She went to Perry Ridge to assert her obviously deeply held and sincere position, determined to safeguard her people’s rights.

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Used old wood as a makeshift paddle Continued from Page 1

ook O’Gorman “10 to 15 minutes of givin’ ‘er” to reach safety. He was worried his makeshift paddle would snap before he could reach the shore.

“I was just dripping in sweat. So overheated. I was fighting the current,” he said.

When they reached the shore, O’Gorman had the man strip off his clothes and he rung them out. He started to prepare a fire. But after assuring that the man wasn’t experiencng hypothermia, he decided to make he trek back across he river.

“I thought maybe the best thing is o load him up in my boat and take him across again. I’m exhausted at his point. Got him to sit right in he bottom so we’ll be low centre of gravity,” he said.

Crossing meant navigating the main current again, and this time O’Gorman was caught in a whirlpool.

“We started spinning in circles. It was kind of sketchy. I thought if he

goes in again, he’s done.”

But this story has a happy ending, because shortly after they reached the shore and O’Gorman drove his new friend home. He spoke to the man’s wife, told him to get her husband in a hot shower, to feed him soup and tea, and then he headed back down to the river to retrieve the man’s boat for him.

“I remember he was like `that’s it for fishing season. I think I’ll stick to golf ’,” said O’Gorman, with a laugh.

Around that time, O’Gorman saw emergency vehicles.

“I saw two pass me. I think one was search and rescue with Sea-Doos on the back. I was like right, I guess I should call somebody,” he said.

Dog walkers had alerted emergency services when they saw the overturned boat with nobody in sight. The RCMP received the call at approximately 11 a.m.

“I called them and I was like hey, just in case there’s a search going on, I got buddy safe. He was the only one there. It’s all good.”

“We started spinning in circles.

It was kind of sketchy. I thought if he goes in again, he’s done.”

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O’Gorman was relieved to find out they were already retrieving the man’s boat and taking it to Glade.

“I was like great, I don’t have to go back into that river,” he said.

When asked how he felt after the ordeal, O’Gorman smiled and shrugged. “It was pretty obvious at the time. You see a guy yelling for help out on the lake? I’m just glad I had a boat. If I hadn’t had a boat there was nothing I could’ve done. I’m just so thankful I had a boat there. It was a stroke of luck for everyone.”

And when pressed about whether or not he was scared, O’Gorman laughed. “Once I got out into the current I realized how dangerous it was, you know? I felt vulnerable not wearing a lifejacket. I’m a guy who always wears my lifejacket and I thought if I go down here, I’m done. Of course it’s fresh in everyone’s mind after what happened at Slocan Lake.”

O’Gorman personally knew one of the fourth youths that recently drowned. He said another friend drowned last year on the Skeena River. He’s happy that neither he nor the man he rescued have been added to that list.

“The RCMP would like to thank Mr. O’Gorman for his heroic rescue.

It is another reminder of the impor-

tance in always wearing a lifejacket while boating or using any other type of water craft,” said Sgt. Darryl Little.

“In this case the life jacket and the timely arrival of Mr. O’Gorman

prevented a potential tragedy on Kootenay River.”

And how about the rescued man?

Was he thankful?

“I think he was mostly worried what his wife was going to think.”

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The daughter of the Glade resident rescued from the Kootenay River on Tuesday didn’t realize how dangerous the situation had been until she read the Star’s coverage of the event online.

“It really shook me up,” she said.

She said her father had been having issues with his boat and blames the incident on a full tank of gas that may have dislodged a plug.

“At first it (the water) was coming in slowly. That’s happened to him before like that, but then it started coming really fast and the boat flipped over,” she said.

She joked that her father seemed more concerned about letting his head drop below the waterline, for fear of damaging his $3,000 hearing aids, than he did about his personal well-being.

The Glade resident, who would like to keep his privacy intact, has been recovering well at home, said his daughter.

“He’s mowing his lawn and everything. Back to life,” she said.

The family has decided to invite Chris O’Gorman to the Glade resident’s upcoming 85th birthday to thank him for his heroism.

“We’re extremely grateful that he went out of his way to do this. He was in the right place at the right time. His canoe happened to be there.

He used driftwood as a paddle. It’s a wonderful coincidence that saved our Dad’s life.”

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Tom Roy is the RCMP’s new Kootenay Boundary regional inspector

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Tom Roy doesn’t like sitting behind a desk.

Over the course of his 33-year career in the RCMP, Roy has been primarily stationed in remote, northern communities. He was stationed in Cape Dorset in Nunavet and most recently he spent 10 years in northern BC as the Fort Nelson detachment commander.

His latest role as Kootenay Boundary regional inspector has provided quite a change of scenery.

“This is a different type of policing for me. I’m used to northern-style policing where you’re working petroleum-based communities, oil and gas. I’ve done First Nations policing all my service,” he said.

Roy, whose father and sister both served in the RCMP, said he’s been interested in police work since he was a child and considers himself a part of the “RCMP family”.

His two teenaged children are nearly graduated from high school, and he’s in the “final stages” of his career. When he saw the internal posting for the Nelson job, he applied for the position immediately.

Roy said one of the primary issues facing local RCMP officers is the rising number of mental health calls they’re currently fielding. He said government funding and cutbacks have left first responders to deal with people that aren’t receiving the help they need.

“I started 33 years ago in Alberta and mental health calls were so few and far between that when you did get one it was like `wow’. It was a big deal. Now we’re dealing with them every single day,” he said.

“The problem is the resources needed 2.833haven’t x 5” kept to deal with mental health

up with the demand of society today.”

He said the time officers spend helping people in mental distress has “exponentially quadrupled a dozen times over”, and has put a huge amount of stress on both the Nelson Police Department and the RCMP. “We have some training but we’re not trained mental health workers,” he said, noting that a single call can take up to 3 or 4 officers off the street for

“The problem is the resources needed to deal with mental health haven’t kept up with the demand of society today.” the entire day. This necessitates a partnership between the two small policing organizations that they take advantage of every day.

“We wear different uniforms but we deal with the same things all the time.

Mental health doesn’t stop at the border of Nelson,” he said.

Roy dismissed the idea that there’s any sort of combative relationship between the RCMP detachment and the cops.

“Nelson Police Department’s in the same boat we are. Unless mayor and council give them some money to hire more policemen, they’re not going to get any. Unless the provincial government’s going to pay us for more members, we

won’t get any. So that’s why we need to work together to help each other out.

That’s why we have a relatively good working relationship with them. All we have to do is pick up the phone and say ‘look, our guys are tied up on the north shore’ or ‘we got a call out at Blewett’ or ‘we’ve got a call on the highway’ and they go,” he said.

He said they also assist the Nelson Police Department by providing access to their forensic identification section, with their dog handler position and their general investigation squad. One Nelson police officer even works in their building.

Roy said he’s still settling into his new position.

“I spend more time behind the desk than I ever have, because I have a lot of people to do that stuff for me now.

There’s no need for me to be out there on the road like I used to be, and that’s a fun part of the job, eh?” he said. So he’s planning, once he’s settled into a routine and established a good working environment, to get out into the community as much as he can.

“There’s a lot of stuff that needs to be done out there. People like to know who’s running the show. You want to be known out there,” he said.

“I want people to know we’re here all the time. I’m very approachable. I have absolutely no problem with anybody dropping by the detachment if they want to meet me, or if they have something to discuss, something we could do better.

I don’t want to be one of those recluses nobody ever sees,” he said.

In the meantime, he’s getting a kick out of the Kootenay Lake view from his office window.

“I’ve never had a view like this in my life,” he said. “Can you believe that”

Tom Roy is the RCMP’s new Kootenay Boundary regional inspector.

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Friday, June 13, 2014 Nelson Star

Editorial

Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett

QUESTION

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OF THE WEEK Do your regularly purchase your produce from local markets?

Bear destroyed We should all have bear proof garbage cans. But they are expensive so perhaps the city should invest a percentage off taxes or something as incentive and where can you get them in Nelson? Also if a bear is killed because it gets into garbage. There could be a fine/penalty to the person(s) for leaving out garbage or compost? We need to have this discussion as a community.

Brooke Campbell

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LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:

Should students be involved in the ongoing teachers’ labour dispute?

I would like to know how the bear got into the home to eat cookies and why it was destroyed and not relocated?

Are they not relocating bears anymore?

Melanie Marshall They don’t relocate black bears. Once a bear views human residences as a food source it will come back. And it will eventually result in injury. Just like the woman in Cache Creek a few years back that didn’t call in a problem bear. She went missing. They found her two weeks later in the bush near her home. Fed on by the bear.

Michael Guy

You responded:

YES: 35 % NO: 65 %

Uncommon Knowledge – Greg Nesteroff

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Empress hero’s final resting place

he Village of New Denver kindly sent me pictures this week of Robert Crellin’s gravemarker. He’s the Silverton man who a century ago rescued his goddaughter from the sinking of the Empress of Ireland, as detailed in the Star recently.

In an earlier online version of this column I wrote that the grave was unmarked, but it turns out I was just looking in the wrong place — he, his wife, and another relative are buried in the newer, lower cemetery rather than in the older, upper one.

However, the marker, which simply says “In loving memory of Robert W. Crellin 1878–1944” is very hard to read.

Crellin saved little Florence Barbour, whose fondest but unrealized wish was to be laid to rest next to him. Her father Tom, who died after an accident transporting ore, is also buried in New Denver but the village doesn’t have any record of it. (Until the 1960s or so, the local funeral home looked after the cemetery.)

Florence’s mother and younger

Robert Crellin (left, holding goddaughter Florence Barbour) survived the Empress of Ireland disaster. (Bain News Service/ Library of Congress). He’s buried in New Denver but his marker is now barely readable. (Courtesy Village of New Denver) sister both drowned when the Empress went down. While her sister’s body was never found, a brief item in the Nelson Daily News stated her mother’s remains would be returned to New Denver for interment. However, she doesn’t have a marker there either and Florence thought her mother was actually buried in Quebec.

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Meanwhile, after writing the story, I learned of yet another West Kootenay victim of the disaster: Freda Johnson Evans, who ran a hotel in Comaplix with her husband Russell, was en route to visit her parents in Sweden. Her body was recovered and buried in Revelstoke.

CAVE REPAIR: Thank goodness

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Reporters

Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort has found a creative way to keep the caves open. Lighting problems have placed them off limits for the last several weeks, but thanks to a fibre optic solution, they should re-open today.

I think a little part of me would die and a bit of Kootenay’s soul would be lost without the caves.

Kevin Mills Editor

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Contrary to popular belief, they didn’t form naturally nor are they old mine tunnels. Although there might have been a small natural opening to begin with, it was greatly enlarged by Nelson’s John Burns who developed the springs commercially around 1930.

Local miner Bob Sherraden blasted a second tunnel and crosscut passage to increase the springs’ flow.

The mineral build-up and stalactite growth is natural but periodically has to be scaled back so bathers don’t get hurt.

Longtime residents will recall the caves weren’t lit at all before the early 1980s and you had to grope your way around, occasionally bumping into other people.

YOU LIKE THE JUICE? The Nelson radio station formerly known as 103.5 The Bridge has a new brand and format. It’s now 103.5 Juice FM. For those keeping track of the various names attached to call letters CHNV since it signed on in Continued on Page 8

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SLUGS: Slugs to the women who flipped us “the bird” while we were supporting our teachers during Thursday’s afternoon strike. It’s all right if you don’t have the same views for what we are standing up for, in our case improving educational funding. However, isn’t giving the finger to a group of well-meaning high school students taking it a bit far?

SLUGS: To the woman who continually uses the term “passive aggressive,” on everyone she has issues with.

Look up its meaning. Might be closer to a definition of you. Stop crying wolf every time you don’t get your own way. Your neighbours, friends and co-workers are tired of you using the term and your anonymous reports are so transparent.

SLUGS: To all those who deface stop signs with various messages. While you are spreading important information (who would disagree with the suggestion to stop Harper or the pipeline). Defacing public property ends up making you look like vandals. And if you must do this, at least use water based paint.

HUGS: A big hug to the kind man who pulled over when he saw me having trouble with my bike trailer.

He brought out a crescent wrench and fixed the trailer connection so that we could bike around all afternoon. Without you we would have been grounded.

HUGS: A huge hug to our newspaper carrier. She faithfully climbs the 17 steps to our condo every Wednesday and Friday morning to place that day’s edition right at our doorstep. Thank you.

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it. Simply email us at editor@nelsonstar.com with your short quips, compliments or complaints. Keep it tasteful and anonymous — no names of individuals or businesses, please. You can also drop by a written submission to our offices at 514 Hall Street.

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Eli told the truth?

Continued from Page 6 1994 (or am I the only one?) it began as Sunshine Radio, briefly became The Mountain, then Boundary Kootenay Radio, aka BK Radio, aka BKR from 1997-2006, then Mountain FM from 2006-10, then 103.5 The Bridge from 2010 until the end of last month.

Until the switch to The Bridge, programming was more-or-less simulcasted from CKQR Castlegar, but it’s now a standalone station.

A mural in the Slocan campground depicts Eli Carpenter’s tightrope walk of 1897. It wasn’t his first high-wire act.

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The City of Nelson, in consultation with the Interior Health Authority, has rescinded the BOIL WATER NOTICE for the Fort Sheppard Drive area effective today.

Recent testing shows that current water qualities in this area are good.

We thank residents for their cooperation and patience throughout the Water Quality Advisory and Boil Water Notice.

If you have any questions or concerns, call the City of Nelson’s Public Works Department at 250-352-8238.

MONUMENT’S MISSING MEN: In a column earlier this year about the Japanese-Canadian monument in Slocan’s cemetery, I enumerated those cremated there in 1942-43 before a crematorium was built in New Denver.

The monument was dedicated in their honour.

However, I missed two. Add to the list Genjaemon Iguchi, 74, who died on October 30, 1942 and Haramatsu Fujita, 73, who died November 27, 1942.

That brings the total to six men, one woman, one child, and an infant.

FUN WITH FUNAMBULISM: Probably the most memorable event in Slocan City’s history occurred on

May 24, 1897 when as part of Queen Victoria’s birthday celebrations, pioneer prospector Eli Carpenter stunned everyone by walking a tightrope over the main street between a hotel balcony and store roof. He went forward and backward and gave a trapeze performance.

Carpenter told a reporter that years earlier he’d been with Barnum’s circus.

He apparently also “created a great sensation” one day in New Haven, Connecticut by walking a tightrope five storeys above a thoroughfare — with his wife on his back.

I’ve never been able to corroborate those earlier feats. But while browsing a digitized newspaper site recently, I was thrilled to find the following in the Brattleboro (Vermont) Phoenix of July 25, 1879: “Williamsville — Last Saturday evening a novel sight was witnessed here.

Eli Carpenter, a workman on the bridges of the new railroad, walked a rope 30 feet in air and across the ‘square’ from the hotel, walking forward and backwards upon the rope several times, standing upon his head on the rope, etc. and showing great skill in that line.”

Maybe Eli was telling the truth!

Parents must speak Through the last few weeks I have been chatting with other parents, teachers, teenagers, and even elementary students about the strike.

After listening to so many varying opinions and thoughts, one thought has really resonated with me. This should not be the teach-

ers’ fight. This should be the parents’ fight.

We should not be just supporting the teachers, we should be taking our own stand, sending our own message to the government.

It is my child, it is your child, that is being taught in a system that is failing.

Quite simply, we

have more students with higher needs and more students overall in class with fewer support staff and fewer resources than even 10 years ago.

(Google the 2012 BC Education Facts PDF for more detailed information) Teachers are being forced to manage classes rather than teach them.

We need to use our collective voices to bring a change in our schools.

There are only 31,000 teachers in our BC public school system, but there are hundreds of thousands of parents, if not millions.

We can make a statement with our tweets to our MLAs, letters to the Premier, Facebook posts to our Minister of Education, letters to the editors of our local papers, our blogs, our websites, our social media.

The government will only make a change if we demand it, so let’s demand it. Get the facts, take a stand, create a better school system for our children.

Thank you to all the teachers who have taken on this fight, but it is time for us to take it on.

Isabelle Herzig Parent

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Le musée de l’invention

Elève en classe d’immersion de l’école LVR à Nelson

Les dernières semaines dans notre classe de français 10 à LVR ont été passées à préparer les projets pour « le musée de l’invention. » Le thème principal était « les inventions qui servent à aider la communication entre les gens. » À la fin de nos préparations, on a présenté nos projets à une classe de l’immersion 7 qui est venue de Trafalgar pour rendre visite à notre musée de l’invention. Il y avait une variété de tout sorte de présentations, par exemple le sujet de quelques projets était le Service de Postes, un bras robotique, un talkiewalkie, un télégraphe et aussi plein d'autres! On a passé beaucoup de temps à écrire, corriger et construire

les projets. Aussi on a pratiqué nos présentations parce qu’on a voulu que tout sera parfait quand les 7ièmes sont arrivés.

Le jour que les 7ièmes sont arrivés, tout le monde de notre classe a porté les maillots bleus d’une équipe de basket de LVR. Finalement on a eu la chance pour présenter tout notre travail! Nous étions très impressionnés par la compréhension que les 7ièmes avaient démontré. La plupart du temps ils pouvaient nous parler en français et répondre aux questions. Aussi on a joué un jeu de téléphone qui était très amusant et on a ri beaucoup!

Après les présentations chaque 10ième a été mis en groupes avec deux ou trois 7ièmes pour leur montrer l’école. Selon moi c’était ma partie préféré du jour. Les gens ont aimé la cour le plus, peut-être parce que Monsieur Francis à jouer de la guitare et aussi il a chanté une très belle chanson pour nous. Quand nous avons terminé, on a mangé les biscuits dans la classe et puis les 7ièmes sont retournés à Trafalgar. Nous avons besoin de remercier Mme Robertson et Christophe pour nous aider et aussi les 7ièmes pour nous écouter!

C’était un jour très amusant pour les deux classes et une façon différente de pratiquer notre français.

Petite bataille navale

Par David Bérubé

Je m’appelle David Bérubé et je suis tout nouvellement employé par l’Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest. C’est moi qui occuperai le poste de moniteur pour le camp de jour cet été.

Avant de venir travailler en Colombie-Britannique, j’habitais à Rivière-du-Loup. Je suis natif de Montréal, mais j’ai grandi au Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Peut-être noterez-vous quelque chose dans mon accent! J’ai maintenant 21 ans et mes aspirations, jusqu’à maintenant, sont de devenir enseignant du français au niveau secondaire.

J’arrive tout juste d’un séjour de neuf mois à Penticton, où j’y ai travaillé en tant que moniteur de langues, à l’école francophone Entre-Lacs. Mon rôle était de promouvoir la langue et la culture francophone par des activités de toutes sortes. Je travaillais dans les classes de la maternelle jusqu’à la 8e année pour faire de l’animation. Par ce contrat, j’ai pu mettre sur pieds un conseil étudiant et une radio-étudiante. Le Conseil Jeunesse francophone de la Colombie-Britannique a aussi inclut notre

école dans un de ses projets (École en Santé) que j’ai pu prendre en charge. Ce fut une expérience enrichissante, tant au plan personnel que professionnel et je suis ravi de pouvoir continuer à travailler dans le domaine de la francophonie.

Je vous laisse en vous proposant une activité que vous pouvez faire avec vos enfants : Vous connaissez sans doute le jeu: bataille navale.

Je vous propose une version adaptée afin de pratiquer, avec les enfants ayant le français comme langue seconde, des constructions de phrases correctes. Le jeu, au lieu d’avoir des rangées de lettres et d’autres de chiffres, comporte des pronoms et de très courtes phrases. Par exemple : au lieu de «E-4», on dirait «J’ai - 9 ans» (non pas je suis 9 ans). Donc, j’ai deux versions disponibles pour vous, soit une avec le verbe avoir et l’autre avec le verbe être.

Si vous êtes intéressés, je peux vous remettre des copies préparées. En attendant, je vous invite à passer me dire bonjour à l’AFKO. Il me fera plaisir de vous rencontrer!

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Community Events The Art Hawkins Great Canadian Ultimate Game is coming to Nelson tonight! This charitable event is a cross Canada game of Ultimate Frisbee. Starting in Newfoundland, the game makes it’s way across the country, each city passing along the score to the next city. Nelson will participate from 11 p.m.-12 a.m. on Friday, June 13. We will receive the score from Kamloops and pass along to Kelowna. The game will finally end in Victoria, 24 hours after it started. The teams wear red or white. The entry fee is by donation, with a suggested donation of $10. Everyone is welcome. No special skills required. Come and play a fun, late night game of Ultimate Frisbee under the lights at Queen Elizabeth Park tonight!

Fishing Forever at Cottonwood Lake on Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This event for the handicapped and their caregivers is hosted by the Nelson District Rod and Gun Club. Lunch, campfire, and an opportunity to go fishing on the lake, commemorative caps and T-shirts are free.

Family Fishing at Cottonwood Lake on Sunday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Nelson District Rod and Gun Club will take kids and their parents fishing on the lake.

Lunch and all fishing gear are provided free of charge.

Exam cram for teens! If you are looking for a place to study before final exams, come to the Nelson Public Library on Saturday, June 14 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. A study room, tutors, snacks and door prizes will be provided.

To let them know you are coming, contact Joanne at jharris@nelson.ca or call 250-5055683. Drop ins welcome too.

One book, One Kootenay shortlisted author Bobby Hutchinson is speaking Tuesday, June 17, 7 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library. Hear her adventurous hospitality stories from Blue Collar B&B.

The S.P.E.A.K. (Supportive Parents Educating and Advocating for Kids) group will be welcoming Linda Perry, Executive Director of Vela Society to speak about Microboards on June 14. Vela has assisted with the development of over 900 Microboards during the past 25 years, and more recently has assisted hundreds of families interested in learning more about managing Individualized Funding as it is provided through CLBC. RSVP to speak. kootenay.boundary@gmail.com. Please indicate any childcare needs.

Critical Mass Bike Ride for a Clean Energy Future at noon on Saturday, June 14, starting at the 800 block of Baker Street. Everyone can bring their kids, their bicycles, noisemakers, music makers, signs and costumes to have a great ride. The route takes riders through Nelson and wind up in Lakeside Park for a short rally with speeches and music to highlight refusal to accept the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. Organized by Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free BC, and Kootenays for Non-Violent Direct Action.

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Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Senior’s Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.

Community First Health Co-op meeting and guest speaker Tuesday, June 17, 7 to 9 p.m. Education Room 518 Lake Street.

Guest speaker: Rick Turner, co-chair BC Health Coalition. In September 2014 the BC Supreme Court will hear a constitutional challenge to BC Law defending Medicare.

This case will determine the future of health care in Canada. Turner is intimately involved in this case as the BC Health Coalition has intervener status.

Summer Solstice and 10th anniversary Labyrinth Walk Saturday, June 21, 1 p.m.

Rotary Lakeside Park, Nelson. Celebrate the longest day of the year and the 10th anniversary of the ribbon cutting to open the Lakeside Labyrinth. Special guests and refreshments. See: labyrinth.kics.bc.ca Teen Summer Club coming. If you are entering Grade 7 in Spetmeber and up, you can join in the Nelson Public Library July and August programs. They have snacks, prizes and great activities and you can broing a friend For all things teen;joanne@jharris@ nelson.ca or 505-5683.

MARKETS Cottonwood Community Market every Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cottonwood Falls park. Local food, produce, crafts, and vendors. For more info, visit eco.society.ca.

Request for Quotation 2014-RFQ-02 Public Works Janitorial

Sealed bids clearly marked: “Request for Quotation – 2014-RFQ-02 Public Works Janitorial” will be received at the office of the Finance and Purchasing Manager – Suite 101310 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C., V1L 5S4, up to and including 3:30 pm June 24, 2014 for the following:

Public Works Janitorial Quotation Documents are available from: City of Nelson web site, http://www.nelson.ca/ EN/main/business/bid-opportunities.html Contact: Finance and Purchasing Manager Phone No. 250-352-8204 Email:srorick@nelson.ca

Downtown Local Market opening on June 11. Every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the 400 block of Baker St. you will find fresh local produce and locally made products including jewelry, pottery, paintings, natural body care items, essential oils, fresh flowers, garden stepping stones, and clothing.

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Workshops Nelson and District Youth Centre hosts Community Yoga on Thursdays from 7 p.m. 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.

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downtown vitality? Join the Nelson Business Association every Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Kootenay Co-op meeting room above Hipperson’s Hardware.

Weekly meetings Liba- join the walking group, established four years ago this Wednesday, June 18, 10 a.m. under Orange Bridge in Nelson by Lakeside Park. They meet for a walk every Wednesday for fun. For more info email: Liba libaz@shaw.ca A weekly non-structured, free flow Djembe drum circle is held every Monday night from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Old Church on the corner of Kootenay and Victoria (602 Kootenay Street). Bring your own drum if you have one. A few drums may be available to borrow. All abilities welcome!

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 onehour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar.

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 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.

The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) is a non-profit organization aiding veterans and providing charitable funding to local non-profit groups and high schools. Membership is available to the public. Members and their guests enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, bigscreen television for sports, barbecues, monthly jam sessions, beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), euchre (Thursdays 7 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Hall rentals available. Info: rclbr51@telus.net or 250352-7727/ 250-352-6464.

Monthly meetings La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms. They meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. Their next meeting is on June 16. Call 250-352-3583 for more info Fundraisers Great Evening at Castle Theater 185 Columbia Ave, Castlegar; June 13, Doors open at 6:30 p.m.The evening starts with a short presentation about CIMA (www. hogarcima.org) a grass roots foundation helping street children in Peru. Artfully

crafted items lovingly made by CIMA children will be sold in the foyer with all proceeds going directly to their school.

They will then show the film Touching the Void, a true story about a mountaineering expedition in Peru. Admission suggested donation of $5 National Walk for Stephen Lewis Foundation - Supporting African Grandmother Sisters Saturday, June 14, 11 a.m. at Nelson Lakeside Park - Rotary Pavillon. Register 10 a.m. before the walk and join thousands of Canadian grandmothers, grandothers and grandkids who are walking, all across the country to raise funds for our sister grandmothers in Africa as they carry the enormous burden of caring for their orphaned grandchildren. Pledge online at:www.bit.ly/nelson2014nationalwalk We grans walk for our African sisters who benefit from your pledge!

Friends of West Kootenay Parks is calling for local artists to participate in two 50/50 fundraisers on July 21 and August 23-24 in support of the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre Hire -a-Student program. For info contact Ron Robinson at rob inson4065@ gmail.com or 250-352-9898.

Be part of The 2014 Trail Kidney Walk on Sunday, August 24, 9 a.m. at Gyro Park, Trail. It’s The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s 50th anniversary. The Kidney Walks are community-led events dedicated to raising awareness and funds for kidney disease, and the importance of organ donation. Be the movement! Register to participate at trailkidneywalk.ca, sponsor a walker, volunteer or register to be a donor. $35 advance, $40 day of event.

AnnouncementS A social change forum, Creating Alliances for Resilient Social Change, learning from the Campesino Movement on Saturday, June 14 at 7 p.m. at the Nelson United Church.

The event will explore common ground around sustainability and social justice issues in Guatemala and Canada, and will feature exiled Guatemalan activist Leocadio Juracan along with Alex Atamanenko and Colleen Ross. Organizations working toward social change are invited to share their work in an innovative pop-up format. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m., including ethically traded Guatemalan coffee.

Voting is now open for One Book, One Kootenay. Nominated books include South of Elfrida by Kaslo’s Holley Rubinsky; Africa’s Unfinished Symphony by Fauquier resident Lucia Mann; and from Sparwood, Bobby Hutchinson, author of Blue Collar B&B. Author information can be found at obok. ca. A ballot box is located across from the Nelson library circulation desk until August 9. Cast your vote and be entered to win a copy of the selected title. The 2014 One Book, One Kootenay selection will be announced on September 8.

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Festivals

The Tiny Lights Festival gala opening, will be at the Ymir Community Hall on Friday, June 13. Featuring performances from some of Canada’s top spoken word artists and a screening of a documentary about transgender artist Rae Spoon. Doors at 6, show begins at 7 sharp. Free admission with festival pass. Event tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

The 2014 Tiny Lights Festival runs from June 13 to 15. Events will be held in historic venues throughout Ymir and in the Sustainability Village on a bike and solar powered stage. A full weekend pass is $95 for adults and $55 for youth. Children under 12 are free. Tickets can be purchased at Eclectic Circus in Nelson, The Goods in Ymir or online at tinylightsfestival.com.

The second annual Kaslo Guitar Festival

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takes place August 11 to 16. Guitarists Daniel Boyshow, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Stephanie Judy and David Stewart make up the faculty. Classes and workshops run from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day and there will be public concerts throughout the week featuring faculty members. For more information email kasloguitarfest@gmail. com or call 250-266-4623.

Music DJ Hoola Hoop returns to Nelson to pay tribute to Josh Evin, a professional skateboarder who died in a motorcycle

The cast of Chicago held their dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening. The show runs from June 12 to June 15. accident in 2010. The event will be at Spiritbar on June 13. Entry will cost $2.

Doors open at 10 p.m.

Spiritbar will host Threadroots, a preShambhala celebration of fashion, music, art and performance, on June 14 at 10 p.m.

Featuring the musical work of Adreilien, Andrei Olenev, Adham Shaikh, Intersect and Nassko. Tickets are $20 or $25.

Seun Kuti, youngest son of legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, July 19 at 9 p.m. with DJ Papa Roots and Egypt 80. Tickets are $30 and are available from the Hume Hotel’s website.

Literature

The Nelson Public Library will host Nelsonborn Padma Viswanathan for a reading on July 8. Viswanathan’s novel The Ever After of Ashwin Rao tells the story of an Indian psychologist trained in Canada who returns 20 years after the fatal bombing of Air India.

CBC national book show host Eleanor Wachtel, 2011 Canada Reads finalist Angie Abdou, McClelland & Stewart publisher Douglas Gibson, and nonfiction author and singer/songwriter Sid Marty are among the presenters at Nelson’s third annual Elephant

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Of Saints and Outlaws is a full-length feature filmed in Nelson and the surrounding area. It tells the story of a righteous church inspector whose dismal servitude was to burn heretics until he encounters a mysterious vagabond. The movie plays at the Civic on Wednesday, June 18 and at the Capitol on Saturday, June 21.

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The 1930s vaudeville show Chicago will play at the Capitol Theatre from Thursday, June 12 through to Sunday, June 15.

Starring Hannah Jarvis-Lingard, Sydney Black and Jeff Forst and directed by Lisel Forst. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students.

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The Blood of Slaves

Local author delves in life of Chekhov WILL JOHNSON

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yler Wilkinson received an email from his Russian friend Alexander Vaschenko a little over a year ago, letting him know that he’d been diagnosed with brain cancer and probably wouldn’t be in touch again.

“He didn’t really tell me ‘Look Myler, I’m dying’ but it was pretty clear he was. And in a kind of grown up way, he let me know what was happening and then fell into silence,” he said.

Wilkinson, an English professor at Selkirk College, told the Star this story during a morning coffee on Baker Street. The next day he was scheduled to fly to Moscow, where he would attend a memorial service for his friend on June 11.

“What’s happening here is in Russian culture, when they die they have a funeral… and at one year they have another memorial. It’s a marking of the passage of the body and soul. It’s the last official memorial,” Wilkinson said. “I need to go and say goodbye to him in that place and I will.”

Without Vaschenko’s guidance, Wilkinson said he never would’ve completed his book of short fiction The Blood of Slaves.

“For about thirty years I had a real interest in Russian culture and literature. I met (Vaschenko) through various connections we had here in the Kootenays, through the college and the Doukhobor community.

He was a professor at Moscow State University, which is like Harvard over there but better,” said Wilkinson.

“He seemed to like me and wanted to encourage me in my interests and over the years we travelled back and forth. He made my life in Russia possible.”

Wilkinson ultimately travelled with Vaschenko through Siberia and elsewhere, and eventually he was given an opportunity to teach at MSU. Recently the pair took a trip to Haida Gwaii to study indigenous cultures. It was with some hesitation that Wilkinson finally decided to share his manuscript with Vaschenko, shortly before his death.

“At first he told me he’d lost my stories in his desk, and hadn’t seen them for months,” said Wilkinson.

“I didn’t push it because I thought maybe he wasn’t interested. But then, after he was diagnosed, he told me he’d found them. He started to read them and particularly The Blood of Slaves and he said he was almost afraid to read the story because he wondered if I, as a good friend who wasn’t a Russian, would get it right or not. Whether I would understand who Chekhov was to Russians, who he was as a Russian man.”

“Then he said to me he was proud of me, because from our friendship I had come to understand something about what it means to be Russian,” he said.

Wilkinson’s story recently won a $2000 prize from The Fiddlehead, one of Canada’s foremost literary journals. The issue featuring his story been entered into Selkirk College’s library archives. The story recounts the final days of Anton Chekhov’s life, and was chosen as the contest winner by author Douglas Glover.

“Chekhov is the one writer who I don’t really feel is dead. I feel like he’ll step around the corner at any moment. He’ll talk to me. He was so alive in everything he thought and did,” said Wilkinson. “He was by far the funniest of Russian writers, and also perhaps the saddest.”

The title phrase of Wilkinson’s story comes from one of Chekhov’s most famous letters that he wrote to his friend Suvorin in January 1889. He tells of a young boy who has been whipped, tortures animals

Myler Wilkinson, an English professor at Selkirk College, wrote his award-winning story “The Blood of Slaves” about the death of Anton Chekhov.

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and behaves hypocritically towards man and God, all because he is conscious of his own worthlessness. The boy begins to squeeze blood from his body drop by drop until one morning he realizes the blood flowing through his veins is no longer the blood of his Russian serf ancestors but the blood of a free man.

“Chekhov’s life is defined by an understanding of blood,” Wilkinson said. “His heritage as a Russian serf--owned by masters; his contraction of a bacillus which would kill him, suffocating in his own blood; and then finally a reflection on a human truth, which is also an artistic credo: that blood is impure, humanity infected with the seeds of its own ruin--and salvation.”

“The blood of slaves run freely in each one of us, and may, with luck and effort, be squeezed out,” said Wilkinson.

Wilkinson first started writing his collection about three or four years ago, after spending years touring around Russia and visiting the grave sites of a number of famous writers.

“I went to where they lived and where they died. I had that privilege over many years. I would reflect on what I saw there, what I learned there, and I would make notes. I didn’t realize for a long time that I was doing research, the most careful kind of research into who these people were at the ends of their lives and what led up to their deaths,” he said.

Wilkinson said his approach to inhabiting the inner lives of these long-dead artists was to immerse themselves in as much information as he could, so he could really start to imagine what their day-to-day existence looked like.

“I wanted to know why they did their laundry on a particular day. Who they slept with and what they thought about it. I’m trying not only to inhabit the life but the very voice of the writer. Then I can go

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Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall (left) will play the judge in the upcoming production of Chicago. She poses here outside with Sydney Black, Will Johnson photo who plays Velma Kelly.

Michelle Mungall has three lines in the upcoming production of Chicago, which necessitated memorizing 21 words total.

“I’m like Judge Judy but better,” said the Nelson-Creston MLA who has been acting in local productions for years. She added that she also has “mean air guitar skills.”

Mungall said she was attracted to the script of Chicago because it takes place during the era when women were just starting to rise up from repression and take charge of their own destinies. She said her personal hero from that era was women’s rights activist Emily Murphy.

Mungall often finds political angles in her theatre work.

She has delivered one of the Vagina Mologues, appeared in a satirical play about Proposition 8 and acted as the MC for an event called Five Feminist Minutes.

“I did this impression of Michelle Bachman, and basically over the course of the sketch she goes from being this horrible right-winger to becoming a strong, Kootenay woman. That’s what the Kootenays does to you,” she said.

Mungall said she was thrilled to be included in the cast, and is looking forward to sharing the stage with such a talented cast and crew.

“My favourite line is `sustained’,” said Mungall, with a laugh.

“These are serious, important lines.”

Mungall had her costume prepared by Leslie Dickinson. She debated going with a grey wig, but worried audience members wouldn’t recognize her.

“I went to talk to the striking teachers the other day, and with my sunglasses on they didn’t even recognize me,” she said. “I want people to know it’s me up there.”

She said she’s thrilled that her role, which typically goes to a male cast member, was given to her.

“This is a more progressive Chicago we’re doing,” she said.

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With the publication of Kootenay Cameos: Tales of the West Kootenay, Creston artist Bruce Paterson has fulfilled a dream of putting some of his favourite sketches of historical scenes and buildings in the Kootenays into book form.

“I’ve always wanted to do this,” he said. “Now the times and technology have changed and it is much easier to reproduce them in good quality.”

Kootenay Cameos, a newspaper feature that included a sketch and article, appeared in the now-defunct Kootenay Review from 1987-95. Paterson produced a total of 84 articles, a quarter of which are included in his book.

“It wasn’t easy to make the selections,” he said. “But I wanted to include at least one story from each community in the West Kootenay. I have updated a few of the articles, but mostly they are the same as originally published in the Review. I tried to leave the stories as I saw them in those days. They are a snapshot of the time.”

Paterson said that when he started out on the series he expected to struggle for ideas, but the opposite turned out to be the case.

“I barely scratched the surface,” he said. “There was always a story behind each building and I met people with wonderful stories. There is a lot of passion in these buildings, and so much tragedy in a lot of them.”

Kootenay Cameos opens with a short biography of Paterson, who was born in England and moved to Canada at age nine. He first visited the Slocan Valley and Kootenay Lake in 1970 and vowed

to return. It took him 10 years, but he and his wife, Pat, moved to Crawford Bay where he taught school for eight years. They later relocated to Creston, where he taught for another 16 years.

Describing himself as leading a “Jekyll-and-Hyde type of existence,” as an artist he also produced editorial cartoons and delved into comic art, oil painting, graphics and fantasy ceramic sculptures.

Kootenay Cameos is being sold at bookstores throughout the Kootenays.

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into the micro-history, the stuff I have to imagine,” he said.

Though his stories are about Russian writers, Wilkinson wrote the entire collection at his home overlooking the Kootenay River.

“There’s a famous novel in Russian literature called And Quiet Flows the Don. I live right above the Kootenay river with my wife and sometimes I laughingly say `quiet flows the Kootenay’ which maybe tells you a little about what the Kootenays means to me. It’s a place of refuge, for sure.”

Wilkinson said his interest in Russian literature has led him to a passion for social justice, or what he calls transformative justice.

“How do you achieve justice in an unjust world? That’s Tolstoy all the way,” he said.

Wilkinson said Tolstoy is his book’s most direct link to the Kootenays, as he was instrumental in aiding Doukhobors in flee-

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ing to Canada. He first learned about this through his wife Linda, who is of Russian Doukhobor background “When he was very old, in his eighties or late seventies, the Doukhobors were being treated very badly in Russia. They were pacifists and that was a militaristic state. They were being beaten, imprisoned, sometimes killed. They were trying to live this life of free pacifism, communal lifestyle and Tolstoy saw them as a people of God. He thought they were the very people he wanted to be but never could be,” said Wilkinson.

“Their descendants are living in the Kootenays today and they still admire Tolstoy immensely. In fact, they admire him more than any other non-Doukhobor and still do to this day,” he said.

Wilkinson is currently looking for a publisher for his book. To learn more about his story or to obtain a copy of the Fiddlehead, visit thefiddlehead.ca.

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Chris Holland loves being a Dad. The flamboyant Nelson trolley driver told the Star he moved to Nelson to start a family, and he’s passionate about the rich culture and history of the Kootenay.

He said fathers are an integral part of the community and that’s why the Nelson Electric Tramway Society is hosting every father for free on Streetcar #23 this Sunday, June 15.

“We don’t care if you’re a father, a grandfather, a stepfather, Father Christmas, Father Murphy… if you’re a father, come on down and take a step back in time,” he said.

“I would stress, though, that they have to be well-behaved. No running in the aisles. If they’re good we’ll let them ring the bell.”

The idea was born last year when Holland’s daughter Brianna surprised him on Father’s Day by dressing up as a junior hostess and joining him as he ferried tourists back and forth on the rails.

“My wife got her all dressed up. It made my day,” said Holland.

Holland also said the Nelson Electric Tramway Society is looking for new drivers. Anyone interested in joining the team should come down and inquire.

“Any fathers interested in driving can get more information on Father’s Day to find out how they can get involved,” said Holland. “You’ll get your very own official trolley hat.”

The 114-year-old trolley will run from 11 a.m. until 4:30.

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Crash course on sauce making

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oday’s marketplace is saturated with almost every type of bottled or canned sauce imaginable.

Homemade sauces, in many households, have taken a back-seat to the ready made varieties that seem to fit into our hectic lifestyles.

When we think of making sauces from scratch, many people conjure up the image of a thick gelatinous mass from one of our worst school cafeteria nightmares.

However, sauces from scratch don’t have to be difficult, and can easily be the best part of a dish.

Traditionally, any sauce is usually made up from one of five leading sauces or “mother sauces”. These leading sauce categories are Béchamel, Velouté, Brown, Tomato, and Hollandaise.

Don’t let any fancy French names scare you. Béchamel is merely a white sauce made from adding milk to a white roux (a mixture of fat and flour that has cooked just long enough to eliminate any starchy taste).

Velouté is made from adding a white stock (such as chicken, veal, or fish) to a white roux.

Brown sauce is made by adding a brown stock (beef) to a brown roux (fat/flour mixture that has cooked over low heat to intensify color and taste).

Tomato sauce is a mixture of tomatoes, stock and sometimes a roux, and Hollandaise is a mixture of butter and egg yolks.

Although there are techniques and fla-

Sauces from scratch don’t have to be difficult, and can easily be the best part of a dish. vourings that also go along with creating any of these base sauces, they are basically the foundations of many corresponding sauces.

For example: a cheese sauce is originated from adding cheese to a béchamel, and a hollandaise sauce with shallots, white wine vinegar, and tarragon is a béarnaise sauce.

Sauce making however, is not always confined within the parameters of these leading sauces. There are many sauces that do not fall into the gamut of these five main categories.

GET NOTICED!

Some examples would be pan gravies, reductions, compound butters, and purees. Pan gravies are just sauces that are made from the drippings from cooked meat or poultry. Extra stock/broth and a thickener are added to extend the flavours and to coat the finished meat product.

Meat that is served “au jus” (pronounced “oh zhoo”) means that it is served with its natural clear unthickened juices. However extra stock/broth is usually added to ensure there is enough to go around.

Reductions are simply what their name indicates; liquids that are naturally thick-

ened and intensified through the evaporation of water to create a sauce. Some of the best sauces result from letting naturally occurring liquids in a pan to just cook down. Simply season with salt and pepper, and serve.

Many people don’t consider compound butters to be a sauce, but when melted, it is a flavourful liquid that enhances a finished dish. The most popular of all flavoured butters in the chef industry is “maitre d’hotel” butter (pronounced “may truh doh tel”).

It is solid butter that is traditionally mixed with chopped parsley, lemon juice, and white pepper. It is then rolled into a cylindrical shape and stored in the refrigerator or freezer until needed.

This allows one to cut off circles of the butter to melt on top of a finished product, traditionally steak.

Endless creations of compound butters can be made however, for many other dishes besides steaks.

Purees also, don’t conform in the definition of the five leading sauces. They acquire their thickness from the maceration of a vegetable, fruit, or an array of ingredients, like pesto for example.

The Internet and library are both great resources to get one started on creating a repertoire of sauces of your very own.

— Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary instructor and cookbook author.

Visit him at www.chefdez.com.

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Volunteer dancer Thomas Loh creates a welcoming space

It’s all about the movement

Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

Thomas Loh’s passion for authentic movement with creative dance spurred him to start JusDance in Nelson over a decade ago.

JusDance is “always moving, and completely free form. We encourage you to turn, face and move in all directions... and never claim your spot,” said Loh. The work he does for the dance community is unpaid. In his professional life he works as an architect and has designed local projects such as the Gathering Place at Selkirk College.

He started and continues to coordinate JusDance, JusFlock, and Contact Dance at the Moving Centre. Loh continues to coordinate these on a weekly basis, and are open to all community members. It is a place to explore dance and authentic movement in a safe and welcoming space for people of all ages and abilities, and free from drugs and alcohol. It’s different from a club said Loh. “People can’t stand and watch like at a bar as it makes people self aware, a hunter’s game. Men have thanked me for providing this container and women appreciate being able to drop all of that. It’s a clean container where it’s just dance. Dance is just a movement, you can never really hold on to it. It doesn’t consume anything. We are the canvas; it does not need a frame.”

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Ten DJs now take turn making the music playlists for these events, and Loh is the one coordinating, making sure that everything runs smoothly.

The only music guideline Loh has is no popular hits so people don’t recognize and repeat an old experience. As long as it’s danceable and interesting music, choices for Loh and the DJ

team are wide open. Every DJ is different so there is variety.

Loh plays a lot of world music and stays away from lots of lyrics so he plays foreign music in different languages and moves all around to avoid songs that mean something specific.

“I try very hard to push the edge. It’s about the energy we generate together. You’re there

but as an energy.”

Jen Smith spoke to Loh’s commitment. “For Contact Dance (every Monday night), he is always the one unlocking the studio and cleaning up,” she said. “For almost every dance he is one of the first people to be there and last to leave, ensuring that everything is left looking good for the next group using the space.

“While many people contribute to the success of these events, Thomas is the one who started them and who’s investment of time and energy into the events themselves and their promotion keeps them going.”

The dances are all by donation, with a suggested amount of $5, which goes towards covering the cost of the space. During the past few summers, Thomas has coordinated several ‘JusDance’ type events at Lakeside park. These events have been free or by donation to a local organization. In the fall, Thomas leads a group that makes art in nature once a week-Andy Goldworthy style.

These events encourage creative expression, community building, and time outside in nature regardless of the weather.

Smith added “Thomas is a generous, caring individual who does his best to communicate clearly with others, maintain alignment with his values, and remain humble about his many achievements.”

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Goaltender drafted by WHL’s Broncos Malcolm McCutcheon Nelson Star

Nelson’s Curt Doyle ended a drought when he was selected by the Swift Current Broncos. He is the first Nelson goalie to be drafted by a WHL team in 12 years.

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The wait is finally over. It has been almost 12 years since a goaltender from Nelson has been selected in the WHL Bantam Draft and local product Curt Doyle was the one to end the drought after being selected by the Swift Current Broncos.

“I was a bit surprised at first, but I had some calls earlier from a few different teams talking about the draft,” said Curt Doyle.

In order to improve his game the 15-year-old goalie decided to make the move to play last season in Kamloops with the Kamloops Jardine Blazers.

The tier one team, who he played spring hockey with two seasons prior, gave Doyle the opportunity to play his second year of Bantam at a higher level.

“It was a lot different but it was a really good decision and it really helped to improve my game,” said Doyle.

Growing up playing minor hockey in Nelson, Doyle built a solid foundation of skill and technique between the pipes.

“It definitely helped me out.

There was a lot of good coaches along the way, that helped improve my game and it was always good playing here. Good experiences all around,” said Doyle.

Although the 2013-14 season is now completed Doyle continues to put in hard work both on and off

1909 Nelson hockey postcard sells for $430 GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star

A rare postcard of Nelson’s championship hockey club of 1908-09 with stars Lester and Frank Patrick has sold online for $430 US. The card shows individual oval portraits of the team’s members, who also included Harry and Archie Bishop, Gilbert Bellrose, Joe Thompson, Les Steele, Tim Dunne, and Al Horswill, plus three trophies they claimed: the Daily News Cup, British Columbia Cup, and International Cup. In addition to breezing to the provincial championship at the Rossland Winter Carnival, the team threatened to challenge for the Stanley Cup, but couldn’t secure dates from the cup’s

“The Patrick brothers were already hockey stars in the east when they came to Nelson in 1907-08.” trustees.

The photo was taken by B.S. McGregor, who had only recently moved to Nelson, and published by the Canada Drug and Book Co. The players all wear their team sweaters bearing the

the ice, training five days a week during the summer months.

“Right now I am focused on just strength training and running. All of the off-ice stuff at the moment,” said Doyle.

Two days a week Doyle trains on the ice with his goalie coach for the last two seasons Alex Evin, owner of the NL Goal School.

Doyle’s selection may have been fate as it was Nelson’s Evin who was last selected, 12 years ago, in the WHL Bantam Draft as a goaltender.

As his coach he sees a lot of potential in the young net minder.

“Curt has got a great attitude he is always willing to learn. I really admire the goalies who ask questions and wants to know more. He is intelligent that way,” said Evin.

The style of goaltending that Curt has developed into playing has allowed the local product to turn heads on the ice.

“He is not your typical huge goaltender, but he balances that well. He’s positional and athletic and that’s something that I like to teach to young goalies,” said Evin.

Busy Summer: On top of his summer training, Doyle will be attending two camps back to back in mid August.

The first camp will be a tryout for the major-midget Kootenay Ice. Due to being underage for the WHL Doyle will play at least one more season before making the

big jump to play with the Broncos.

“I have done a little prep camp with them (Kootenay Ice) and I have known the coaches for a while,” said Doyle.

As soon as his camp with the Ice is completed Doyle will be travelling to Swift Current to take part in a camp with the Broncos.

The camp gives the coaching staff a chance to see Doyle play taking a few shots and putting him on their radar.

“Right now I am training a lot and this year was pretty good competition. I am more excited than nervous,” said Doyle.

Doyle will be facing shots from other young players who have been selected just like him as well as a few Broncos players from the main camp.

Following his camp with both the Ice and the Broncos Doyle hopes to return to Nelson to continue training and to play this upcoming season for the majormidget Kootenay Ice. “I definitely see myself playing in the WHL in the next couple of years, it would be a great experience I definitely want to go that way,” said Doyle.

After being selected by the Swift Current Broncos the young goaltender is just one more step closer to achieving his life long goal.

“It has been my goal all along to make it and get drafted.”

club crest: an N with wings.

The Patrick brothers were already hockey stars in the east when they came to Nelson in 1907-08 to work for their father at his Crescent Valley sawmill. The proceeds of the mill’s sale a few years later financed the start of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, which introduced many new rules to the game.

Much later, Lester and Frank coached the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins respectively.

Ruins of the sawmill are still visible and are within the parkland recently acquired by the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

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This postcard sold for $430 on eBay. Frank Patrick is the second player down on the left and his brother Lester is second down on the right.

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The Nelson Sports Museum will be opening its doors in July and August and has some great new exhibits on display. Baseball fans won’t want to miss the new feature on old Nelson jerseys. Teams

including the Outlaws, Tigers and Ellisons Vijo’s are represented. There is also a collection of old score books from the 1950s.

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Jerseys, score books donated

Sports museum prepares to open The Nelson Sports Museum is preparing to open for public viewing during July and August.

The new summer student, Adam Grace, will host visitors each Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with tours available by calling 250-352-3989.

The museum’s collection has expanded to include, recent donations

by Frances Brown — display cabinets and 1950s baseball memorabilia.

Baseball equipment includes game-worn tops of former Nelson teams the Outlaws, Tigers and Ellisons Vijo’s. There are also seven Nelson baseball scorebooks, covering games from 1959 to 1968 and a display of a who’s who list of prominent Nelson family names including

Brown, Laughton, Gare, Kilpatrick, Hufty and Moisey to name a few.

The sports museum is seeking baseball equipment of the same 1950s era to compliment this exhibit. If local residents have bats, balls, gloves, pants or shoes they wish to donate, please contact the Nelson Regional Sports Council office at 250-352-3989.

A badminton display, donated by long-time Nelson Badminton Club member and accomplished player, Roger Kerby, has been added to the museum’s collection in the Civic Arena.

Locals and visitors alike are invited to view Nelson’s rich sports history in the Nelson and District Community Complex.

Admission is free.

Patrick house still stands Continued from Page 19 The Patrick house in Nelson still stands at 817 Edgewood Avenue.

The postcard’s seller was in Niagara Falls, NY. It bears a scarce Willow Point postmark, dated June 3, 1909, and was mailed to a Mrs. Thompson of Acton, Ontario.

(Perhaps Joe Thompson’s mother?) The message reads: “Dear Mother, We hope you are well. We are at our cottage by the lake.

It is lovely. We wish you would come and visit us.

With love from all.”

The same card sold at auction in December 2003 for $707. Once the buyer’s premium was

The back of the postcard includes a message to a Mrs. Thompson in Ontario. added, the final price came to $813.

Selkirk College and Touchstones Nelson each have a copy of the card. Touchstones and

the Nelson Sports Museum also have large drymounted photos of the team which include the executives in addition to the players.

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HAMILTON (EBERLE) - JANET ANNA Please join us for a celebration of life on June 21, 2014. 11am at Guisachan House.

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Attention University Students A university scholarship & bursary program is available to students attending years 2, 3 & 4 of their first undergraduate degree program at UNIVERSITY from the East & West Kootenay area. Full details & application forms may be requested from: Pisapio Scholarships c/o 421 Baker St. Nelson BC V1L 4H7 or email: maurice@poulinagencies.com

Richard Tonkin of Comox Valley (formerly of the Nelson Area) passed away suddenly this past Wednesday. Our father was unconventional, complicated and charming.

He made everyone feel special; he could make someone immediately feel comfortable and understood. He respected each individual. He had a great sense of humour; loved to laugh. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take the rules of life too seriously, much to the chagrin of most government agencies.

He refused to conform. He was passionate, spiritual, gentle. He loved beautiful music, meaningful songs. He loved the ocean and this coast. He always had his camera ready to shoot a beautiful spot. He was a part of us when he was alive and will continue to be a part of us even though he has moved on. When those he loved were around, it made him very happy. You are invited to Courtenay Fri June 13, 2014 from 1-4 pm. Please email richardtonkinmemory@ gmail.com. We would also love your stories or copies of photos.

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MAGLIO, Marion Rose

Marion passed away peacefully at Mountain Lake Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Community on Wednesday, May 21st after a lengthy illness. She was born in Fernie, B.C. on October 22, 1918 to Rosina and John Vecchio. In 1937 she moved to Nelson with her family. She married Joseph Maglio on October 5, 1938 and together they raised three boys and operated the Hillside Dairy until it closed in the early 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

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She was a talented woman who busied herself in many crafts and activities but her favorites were baking, cooking, crocheting, knitting and sewing. She sold many of her creations at Christmas Craft Fairs. In her spare time, she volunteered at various charities including the I.O.D.E Thrift Shop.

Marion is survived by her sons Mel (Judy) and Bob, grandsons, Darin (Meg), Stephen (Rachelle), and Graham (Tara) as well as four great grandsons, Nicholas, Seth, Quinn and Evan. She is also survived by her sisters, Sue Gelinas and Eleonor (Jack) Chambers and brother Jim (Madge) Vecchio along with numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph in 1996 and son Michael in 2001 as well as her brothers Bat and Joe Vecchio.

Our family would like to thank Dr. Trevor Janz and all the staff at Mountain Lake Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Community especially those in the Alpine and Evergreen Cottages for the wonderful care she received during her stay..

A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 10:30 AM at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate with Father Conrado Beloso as celebrant. Interment will take place at the Nelson Memorial Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of B.C., 809 Davies Street, Nelson, B.C., V1L 3T6 or the charity of your choice.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Services Ltd..

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonsfs.ca

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YRB Yellowhead Road & Bridge Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd. is looking for a Mechanic for our New Denver facility.

Applicants will need to hold a valid TQ for Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport, class three driver’s licence and Motor Vehicle Inspection licence would be an asset.

Resumes can be faxed to 250-352-2172 or e-mailed to kootenay@yrb.ca

Services

Counselling MAGGIE HALEY, MSW, Registered Clinical Social Worker, Experienced Caring Effective Growth-Directed Counselling for Individuals, Relationships & Families. 250-551-3042 or goto: www.maggiehaley.com

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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Suites, Lower

A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’ Containers under $2500!

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders JD 892D LC excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

North Castlegar Sunny 2 Bdrm suite on bus route includes laundry & utilities N/S, N/P Ref’s req’d $950/mth.

250-365-2784 Avbl Immed

Topsoil, Sand, Road Gravel Fill with delivery call for prices 250.359.7188 c:250.304.8158

Misc. Wanted BUYING Coin Collections, Estates, Antiques, Native Art, Silver, Jewelry 250-499-0251

Middle aged male; experienced gardener & carpenter seeks affordable rural housing. Willing to consider work trade. Refs avail. Lyndon @ 250 464-9632 or murlyn@live.com Single young female requires housing; on own or shared. In or near Nelson & close to bus route. Can afford $400-500 max, all incl. Good ref avail.

Samantha @ 250 352-9876

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

Cash paid for OLD postcards, calendars, license plates. guns, swords, military medals, pulp magazines, tins, toys, silver coins {10x}, fruit box labels, misc. antiques.

Larry 250 545-7140

BUTCHER SHOP BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $3.15/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger Available $5/lb TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Fruit & Vegetables FRESH ASPARAGUS Sutcliffe Farms Creston, BC Place your order to ensure availability NEW and ONLY pick-up location 1252 Indian Road (off Lower Wynndel Rd) 250-428-2734

Garage Sales GARAGE Sale! Something for Everyone - Huge variety of household items, Computer Desk. Saturday June 14, 9:00am-3:00pm, 4170 Brown Road, Corra Lynn Subdivision.

Misc. for Sale Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

Cleaning Services

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Food Products

2 storey 6 yr old cabin 4 km from Ashram, Riondel, beach and golf course. Needs: elec., plumbing, H2O pipe or well, insulation, cabinets.

On 2.8 nicely treed acres. Good bench(es) for building second home with lakeview. Appraised at $170,000 but old vendor is quite flexible.

Great starter home especially for handy person(s).

Call : 780-566-0707 or : 780-222-2996 or

• GOOD CREDIT • BAD CREDIT • NO CREDIT • HIGH DEBT RATE • 1ST TIME BUYER • BANKRUPTCY • DIVORCE

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1-844-364-FORD (3673)

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or 250 505-4277

Homes for Rent

Suites, Lower 1 brdm large private apartment suite, LONG TERM professional adult, N/P, N/S $860/m inclu heat & power 250 551-0289 or 352-7884

Cleaning Services

Cars - Sports & Imports 2002 Nissans, 4cyl 2.5 & 1.8, Altima 187,000km & Sentra, auto & 5 speed, both 4dr and new snow tires. $3,100 & $4,900. 250-442-0122 or 250493-1807. Run and look excellent. Sentra one owner, non smoker, 5 speed. Grand Forks

Trucks & Vans

Weldcraft, Hewescraft, Lund, Godfrey Pontoons Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID 1-888-821-2200 www.marksmarineinc.com

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Large 1 bdrm studio cottage @ 7 mile North Shore 825-4416 or 354-2854 Mobile Home in Thrums 2 brms, deck, F/S, W/D small pet ok 250-304-9273 or 250-359-7178

2006 Chrysler Sebring Touring, 191,000 km, full set of winter & summer tires both only used one season. $2000 OBO. Call 250 505-2639 for more info

World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

High St Place 1 brd + den. 1-1/2 bath, walking distance to town

OFFICE/RETAIL space 507 Vernon Street. $1650 main $1100 downstairs or $2300 together, plus triple net.

(250) 551-5035

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1987 Dodge Dakota, reg cab, long box, auto, V6, one owner, 169,000km, very clean, canopy, 2 wheel drive, $1,800/obo.

250-442-0122 or 250-4931807. Grand Forks

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Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates)

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PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED ROGERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY 65-METER SELF-SUPPORT STRUCTURE PROPOSED STRUCTURE: As part of the public consultation process required by Industry Canada, Rogers Communications is inviting the public to comment on a proposed telecommunications facility consisting of a 65-meter self-support tower and ancillary radio equipment situated on private land approximately 10 kilometers to the northwest of Nelson, BC. LOCATION: LOT 1 DISTRICT LOT 4396 KOOTENAY DISTRICT PLAN NEP88028 COORDINATES: 49.586473° N, -117.216464° W ANY PERSON may comment by close of business day on July 21, 2014 with respect to this matter.

ROGERS CONTACT: Further information can be obtained by contacting: Brian Gregg, SitePath Consulting Ltd. 1903 – 838 W Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 0A6 Email: briangregg@sitepathconsulting.com

ACROSS 1 Sunshine State resort 5 Country in which Quechua is an official lang.

8 Transforms, as for a different medium 14 “Downton Abbey” title 15 Tablet maker 16 Osaka-born violinist 17 *Place for a soak in Bangkok?

19 Alligator cousin 20 Abase 22 Holy territory 23 *Mumbai baby food?

27 Musical ability, in slang 30 As well 31 Mimic 32 Edward Jones Dome NFL player 33 Rank below abbot 35 Oilers’ org.

36 *Low point in Oran?

40 Shareable PC file 41 Mah-__ 42 2011 NBA retiree 43 Porter, for one 44 Effusive musical genre 45 Knoxville sch.

47 *Stance in a Monterrey studio?

51 Poker haul 52 Green Lantern or Green Arrow 57 __ license 60 Emergency fund ... or what the second part of each answer to a starred clue ends with?

61 Mysterious 62 Teacher, at times 63 Dig for 58-Down 64 “We’re outta here!”

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66 What the nose knows

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DOWN 1 Behrs of “2 Broke Girls” 2 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing locale 3 Stuff 4 Et __ 5 Mastermind 6 Pie slices, often 7 “Swing Shift” Oscar nominee 8 Film buff’s channel 9 Scattering of an ethnic population 10 Continental farewell 11 Toy dog breed 12 Melodic syllable 13 Preacher’s topic 18 Brief upturn 21 Getting down 24 It may come before one 25 “I Feel Bad About My Neck” writer Nora 26 Long swimmer 27 Carry protectively 28 Anticipate uncertainly 29 Bit of shocked text

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Churches of Nelson

Bringing to you our weekly words.

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ast week we looked at the two most significant Old Testament (‘OT’) manuscript witnesses: the Masoretic Text (‘MT’) and the Septuagint. We noted that the MT and Septuagint agree in the vast majority of passages with only a small portion where the theological message differs. The overriding question, “How reliable is the Old Testament?” has been definitively answered by the greatest archeological find of the 20th century...

In 1946, a Bedouin shepherd threw a rock into a cave at the northwest end of the Dead Sea whereupon he heard an earthen vessel shatter. Two days later, he crawled into the tiny cave and found ten tall jars lining the walls of the cave. There, three ancient scrolls were found.

Nelson Christian Science Society These were the first of almost 900 manuscripts to be found in A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA eleven caves from 1946 to 1956. These manuscripts are known Sunday Service in Balfour as the Dead Sea Scrolls. The archeological site near the eleven 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. caves is called Qumran.

For information 250-229-5237

Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist Church Sabbath (Saturday) Services 9:15 am

Alina Stoochnoff, 9, of Krestova was the junior champion at the BC Open Gold Panning Championships held in Enderby at the end of May. Submitted photo

Panning for gold

Top prize for nine-year-old

Alina Stoochnoff, 9, of Krestova was the junior champion at the BC Open Gold Panning Championships in Enderby over the May long weekend.

She received a trophy and gold nugget as prizes.

Her grandparents, Marcie and Sam Tomelin of Shoreacres, placed fourth and fifth respectively in the expert category.

Last year’s expert champion, Willie Sherstobitoff of Castlegar, placed third this year.

More than 200 competitors took part in the two-day event, which also included novice and intermediate classes.

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Launch a career in beauty & cosmetics become a professional esthetician Focussing on professionalism, ethical conduct and customer service excellence this program includes: • Hands-on training in our salon with local clients • Cosmetic chemistry treatments, personal hygiene, grooming and proper safety procedures • Graduates write the Beauty Council of BC Beauty Culture License examination • Graduates work in: Day spas, Beauty salons, Department stores, Drug stores, Cruise ships, Resorts, Cosmetic firms and more...

Register today for September entry!

Phone 1.866.301.6601 or visit selkirk/esthetics

Rides available!

Prayer, Praise & Sharing

10 am

Bible study/discussion

11 am

Worship Service

CTV 11am Sat. “It is Written”

12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon

Please join us at 1502 Granite Road

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“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 www.nelsonadventist.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ___

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The extra-biblical manuscripts (the remaining 75% of the manuscripts that aren’t OT books) were authored by individuals belonging to a Jewish religious group that lived at Qumran between 250 BC and 68 AD. These extra-biblical scrolls have provided unprecedented authentication of New Testament passages, as well as Judaic traditions before, during, and after Jesus walked the earth.

GATHERING THIS SUNDAY JUNE 15TH 10AM 2402 PERRIER LANE Bring food to share at our potluck brunch.

All welcome.

CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am

Displaced rhythms?

Come experience ours!

Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send www.nelsonvineyard.com

Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

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Anglican Church of Canada

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

St. Saviour's Pro Cathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist Children’s Sunday School Sunday Service 10:30 a.m

St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road, Balfour

We are pleased to again welcome Dale Jukes, Senior Minister of the Okanagan Centre for Spiritual Living in Vernon who has chosen the interesting topic “Simplify, Simplify, Simplify”

Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Office: 9 am - 2 pm Tue - Thurs • 250.352.5711 stsaviours@netidea.com

ALL ARE WELCOME!

717 Vernon St. Sunday at 11 a.m.

Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394

The Salvation Army Nelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows 250 551 4986

601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

Nelson United Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am • Minister: David Boyd

Grad and Sunday School Recognition Legacy Fund Celebration Church picnic to follow Sunday Worship Annual NUC Garage Sale Saturday, June 14, 8:00 am selkirk.ca/esthetics

Approximately 25% of these scrolls are biblical manuscripts (OT books). These biblical manuscripts provide a weighty third OT manuscript witness that predates the earliest Septuagint manuscripts available today by 500 years.

Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

All are Welcome

Kootenay Christian Fellowship 520 Falls Street (Just off Baker St.) www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com Church office: 1.888.761.3301

Happy Father’s Day! Join us for our Worship Celebration Sunday @ 10:30 am   

Developing relationships Music that will move you Helping people– help people

Lead Pastor : Jim Reimer This Sunday we will be having a special Father’s Day service.

All Fathers will receive a gift!

Parking available in back of building

A Friendly Bible Centre Church Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

Happy Father’s Day 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber Refreshments are served after the service (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

When comparing the Dead Sea Scrolls to the MT throughout the entire OT, 99% of passages agree.

Within the 1% where passages vary, 99% of the variants are minor and have no, or very little, theological differences.

The Dead Sea Scrolls clearly affirm that the copying of the MT and the Septuagint throughout the centuries has been done meticulously and accurately.

Ultimately, however, the Dead Sea Scrolls prove that the OT in our modern Bibles is indeed reliable and accurate.

Pastor Glen Stewart Kaslo Christian Assembly

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Health care defender speaks in Nelson

Court case to be discussed

Community First Health Co-op 12th Annual General Meeting Tues. June 17, 2014 7- 9pm Wellness Centre, 518 Lake St.

Rick Turner, the co-chair of the BC Health Coalition will be speaking in Nelson on June 17 in regards to a court challenge and the possible impact on the public’s access to health care.

Turner is the keynote speaker at the Community First Health Co-Op’s annual general meeting which takes place on June 17 at 7 p.m. at the Co-Op’s Wellness Centre, 518 Lake Street in Nelson.

Turner and his partner Patty live in Kamloops where they are active in the community. In addition to co-chairing the provincial coalition, Turner chairs the Kamloops Health Coalition and has spent many years raising awareness of the value of the national universal public health care system and working for

Guest Speaker: Rick Turner, Co-Chair BC Health Coalition In September 2014 the BC Supreme Court will hear a constitutional challenge to BC Law defending Medicare.

This case will determine the future of health care in Canada. Mr. Turner is intimately involved in this case as the BC Health Coalition has intervener status.

EVERYONE WELCOME

improvements that will build a stronger and more effective national program.

“The BC Health Coalition is an official intervener in the constitutional challenge being waged by Vancouver’s Dr. Brian Day, an owner of a for-profit clinic that has been known for unlawfully billing for necessary care. Dr. Day is on a calculated campaign to replace Canada’s Medicare with a US-style system and he is using the BC Supreme Court to attempt to do it” said Pegasis McGauley, first vice-president of the Community First Health Co-Op. For more information on the court case, sign up at www.savemedicare.ca to keep up to date and come to the meeting on June 17 to hear Turner.

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Nelson United Church Annual Giant Sale!

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YWAM Fundraiser MANY NEW ITEMS!!!!!

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1523 Stanley Street

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Lots of misc items

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909 W. Richards Street No Eary Birds

MoviNg SalE!

Household items, tools & wine making equipment

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Bunk bed, built in vacuum & more stuff we don’t use!

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624 Richards Street Storage containers, tools & much more

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602 Robson Street MULTI - FAMILY

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Open for Lunch

New wine list and dinner menus.

Fresh, light and delicious.

7 days a week • 11am - 11pm 250.352.5140 • 705 Vernon Street

All Wheel Drive

Fresh local asparagus, kale and lettuce were plentiful at the Downtown Local Market which opened for the first time this season, on Wednesday.

Tamara Hynd photo

Market opens for season The Downtown Local Market opened in full colour and flavour in Nelson on Wednesday.

A spicy rich aroma filled the market at lunch time as vendors on Baker Street served up hot lunches along

side home grown and homemade local goods and produce.

The market will be open every Wednesday in the 400 block of Baker Street from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information visit ecosociety.ca.

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2014 SurpluS Sale

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Bids clearly marked 2014 Surplus Sale will be received at the office of the Finance and Purchasing Manager – Suite 101-310 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C., V1L 5S4, up to and including Thursday June 19, 2014 @ 4:30pm for surplus items which include the following:

Item # Unit

Vehicle Description

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2005 Dodge 1500 quad cab 4X4 pick up

154,621 kms

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#9173

1990 Dodge D150 Reg. Cab 2X4 pick up

77,685 kms

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#9491

1994 International 4900 Tandem axle Hydro Truck W/Texoma TX460B truck mounted Derrick, Fiberglass work body

54,463 kms 5243 hours

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1967 Fruehauf single axle 18 foot tilt deck trailer model #TD-F1-19

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The public are invited to view these vehicles and additional items at the City Works Yard, 80 Lakeside Drive, between the hours of 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.

For submission process and a complete list of items being offered, see the City of Nelson LOCATION!!

LOCATION!!

OPEN HOUSE!! web site, http://www.nelson.ca/EN/main/business/bid-opportunities.html

SAT MAY 10 11:00AM-3:00PM

Contact: Finance and Purchasing Manager Phone No. 250-352-8204

4020 PARK VIEW DRIVE OPEN HOUSE!! Fully Developed!! $568,878.00

Sat June 14 1:00pm - 4:30pm Wanted Family!!

For this Incredible

Fully Developed 5 bedroom, 3 bath home on Beautiful DRIVE .824020 acre flatPARK lot, at theVIEW end of a super quiet cul-desac and!! Just a quick walk to an amazing family $568,878.00 park with Soccer field, Bike park, Picnic Area &Ruth O’Bryan (left) and Emily Beauchamp (right) thank Isabel Ramsay (middle) for her generous donation to Nelson SUNNY Bonnington! Exceptional Family Playground. This home is Move in Ready for theFriends of the Family. This donation was made in memory of her long time friend Lloyd (Bus) Algar, who played Home!

Only 2Lifestyle, Blocks from & for the Nelson Maple Leafs in the 1930s, and was also a supporter of the charity.

Submitted photo Active Family HomeFamily BoastsPark Geothermal Playground Gorgeous Bungalow with Fully Heating and Air System,! MLS#2397129

Donation is memory of Bus Algar

Developed Walk-Out, Bright Open Kitchen, Vaulted Ceiling W/Skylights in Living Room 3 Bedrooms up & 2 Bedrooms Down – 3 Full Baths, Geothermal Heating & Air. Finished Garage - .82 Acres Flat Lot – Quiet Cul-DeSac

LAKE VIEWS! PRIVATE PARK & FRESH WATER CREEK!

Touchstones of Nelson – Greg Scott

Girl receives adoption offers

OPEN HOUSE!! Brand New Home!

2083 KETTLESON ROAD Sun June 15 1:00pm - 4:30pm $727,878.00 2083 KETTLESON ROAD $727,878.00

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Looking for a Brand New Home with all the Bells & June 4, 1914 Whistles? Stunning 2150 Sq.Ft. Walk-out Bungalow only Canadian Pacific Railway ofMinutes to Nelson, Beautiful Hardwood Flooring, 8, 9, & ficials are being inundated with Looking for a NEW HOME! Stunning 10 Ft. Feature Ceilings, Gourmet Kitchen With Gas Stove, letters from many parts of the Bungalow with LakeStunning Views! Gas OnlyFireplace Minuteswith to BuiltAll S/S Appliances, United States and Canada in Nelson.

Home Features Hardwood Flooring, Ins, Curved Staircase with Maple & Iron Accents to Lower which applications for the adopHeated In Bathrooms, Level, 8’Tiled DoorsFloors & 8” Baseboards.

HugeGorgeous Deck off Dining tion of little Florence Barbour of 8,Room 9 & 10Ft Ceilings, S/S Appliances, Granite & Master Suite, Luxurious 5 Pce. Ensuite. Triple Silverton are made. The story of Counter Tops. Luxurious 5 Piece Ensuite Attached Garage!

MLS# 2395444 the rescue of this child from the

Oversized Deck & Covered Patio - Plus Triple Attached Garage! Super Quiet Location!!

sinking of the Empress of Ireland, with her winning manners and simple ways, and the loss of her widowed mother and her sister, has touched many hearts and scores are desirous of giving her 601 LATIMER STREET a home. It was Mr. R.S. Crellen, who also comes from Silverton, $249,878.00 who took the child when the ship Vacant Lot – Comes with Development Permit sank beneath them and, placing Just can’t find the home of your Dreams IN TOWN!!

NO and Blue Prints for Beautiful 4 Unit Building, her arms around his neck, swam PROBLEM BUILDViews!!

IT!! Located 4 blocks ALL have Lake OR - only Build your from own Bakerto safety. He saved her life and now Street, this property comes complete with is Development single family dream home, property only that her mother has gone, he dePermit & Blue Prints for a Beautiful 4 Unit Building, But 4 Blocks from Baker Street this is a Golden sires to make her his daughter. that said, youtocould always a Fantastic Opportunity Build the build Perfect DreamSingle Family Home AMAZING Realtor LAKE VIEWS!!

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Ownerwith is Licensed with This Fair is an incredible opportunity to build NEW in a MATURE, Dateline: Realty.

VACANT LOT FOR SALE!!

WWW.KETTLESONROAD.COM BUILD YOUR HOME! VACANT LOTDREAM FOR SALE!!

601 LATIMER STREET $249,878.00

HERITAGE neighborhood right in the city!! Owner is a licensed Realtor with FAIR Realty.

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June 9, 1914

Dogs not wearing a 1914 tag which is issued by the city on payment of the annual dog tax will, after July 1, be impounded and destroyed. Notice will be given by the civic authorities that dog taxes are due on or before July 1 and all dog owners must make prompt payment at the city hall if their pet canines are to live. This action was decided upon by council when it was suggested by Mayor Malone that something should be done to alleviate to a certain extent the dog nuisance in the city. There were too many stray canines running

about and it was getting to be a serious question.

Dateline: June 20, 1914

All hope has been abandoned for the safety of 195 miners entombed in the No. 2 mine of the Hillcrest Collieries Limited, Hillcrest, Alberta, which was wrecked by an explosion of fire damp about 9:30 this morning. Out of the 236 men who went down for the morning shift only 41 have been taken out alive. The condition of the ruined mine, 1,200 feet below the surface, indicates a holocaust from which no living thing could emerge. A special Canadian Pacific rescue train has been dispatched from Fernie containing rescue crews, doctors, nurses and all available apparatus.

Dateline: June 25, 1914

In spite of the very inclement weather experienced yesterday afternoon, a good crowd attended the opening ball at the Kootenay Lake Hotel, Balfour, in the evening, at which upwards of 100 were present. Many of the large crowd arrived on the special sailing of the steamer Kuskanook which had left Nelson at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Thanks to the excellent arrangements made by the manager, Mr. R.A. Alford, the ball proved an unqualified success. The ballroom was filled with a galaxy of beautifully gowned ladies and the floor was, as usual, in splen-

did shape. The orchestra from Nelson, consisting of five pieces, contributed selections of the latest dance music with its customary precision. A sumptuous supper was served in the grey room, which looked charming, small tables being decorated with a beautiful display of Provence roses from Mrs. W. Rutherford’s garden in Nelson. There was also a beautiful display of roses in the hall, gathered from the hotel grounds. The steamer returned to Nelson shortly after midnight.

Dateline: June 28, 1914

Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne, and the Princess of Hohenburg, his morganatic wife, were shot dead in the main street of the Bosnian capital of Sarayevo (sic) by a student today, while they were making an apparently triumphal progress through the city on their annual visit to the annexed provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. When the royal automobile reached a prominent point in the route to the palace an eighth grade student, Gavrio Prinzip, sprang out of the crowd and poured a fusillade of bullets from an automatic pistol at the Archduke and Princess. The Archduke was hit full in the face and the Princess was shot through the abdomen and throat. The wounds proved fatal in a few minutes after reaching the palace. Anti Servian (sic) riots have followed the assassination and martial law is now in force.

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We have some incredibly cute cats and young kittens, charming personalities, healthy and just raring to join their forever families now.

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Joan Posivy of 12 Mile Storage (right) presents a donation of $520 to David Reid of the West Kootenay EcoSociety. The funds will support the West Kootenay EcoSociety’s programs at the Kokanee Visitor Centre, which opens for the season on June 28.

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SNOWBALL This young medium hair kitty is the best. He is affectionate, sweet, gets along with other cats (and small dogs), easy to please, just wants to love. He has a skin allergy that is successfully controlled by daily liquid meds. He has been in foster care waaaay too long! Call KAAP at 250-551-1053 to meet Snowball

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Wayne Germaine

250.354.2814

$269,900

Deadline for nominations is June 30, 2014

Name of Individual(s), Service Group or Business: ______________________________ Nominee(s) Contact Information: _____________________________ Email Address: ____________________ Phone: ________________________ Brief summary of why you are nominating this individual(s), group or business: (your nomination will be given anonymously to the nominee at our fall award ceremony _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

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Robert Goertz

250.354.8500

$204,900

Wide open spaces with water and great sun on approximately 2 useable acres in Krestova. Two-bed, two-bath 1994 mobile home has an addition that creates a nice entry/office space and adds to the functionality of the floor plan. Established garden area and lots of room to expand on this gently sloped property. MLS # 2218683

JOEY He’s a handsome 4 year old Collie - Shepherd neutered male, needing a very special home. Please read his information at www.kaap.ca/adopt/joey-0.

He needs an experienced dog owner with more confidence and energy than Joey has, for lifelong companionship. Call Daryl at 250-551-1053

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Norm Zaytsoff

250.354.8584

$469,900

3-bdrm, 2-bath home on 9.75 hard to find acres in sunny Beasley just 15 minutes from Nelson. Open plan with a multitude of windows. Low wrap around deck, heated shop, garden and adorable tree house with sink and shower, cooking facilities and sleeping loft.

Quiet and private with just the sound of the wind and the creek in the distance.

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Lev Zaytsoff

250.354.8443

$249,900

Phone: _________________________ Email Address: ____________________

Nominations may be submitted by: email to jexley@cbal.org or dropped of at the Learning Place, Nelson Star or Library

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For more information contact Joan at 250-352-3218 or jexley@cbal.org

Community Literacy Award NOMINATION FORM

Here is a very spacious 2 storey, 4-bedroom family home at a great price! Large kitchen and dining area with patio doors to a covered verandah.

Nice big living room with a wood stove.

All 4 bedrooms and bath are upstairs.

1890 sq. ft. total. The lot is .28 acre with some yard space. Located close to downtown on Perrier Rd.

Steven Skolka

250-354-3031

$165,000

3-bed, 1-bath home in Beasley on .35 of an acre, many updates have been done including a substantial addition. Great sun, great water supply and only 12 min from Nelson. This will not last long call today.

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Why are the black kittens picked last? We don’t know - they are This very young (too young!) beautiful Siamese cross mama cat and her affectionate, friendly, fun-loving, litter trained, and have the best tiny kitten will beWeready foraadoption They are personalities. have specialsoon. adoption feeextremely discountaffectionate, for 2 black good with other cats and dogsWin-win. and kids. Kitten Call Daryl at KAAP: kittens adopted together.

Kittensis crazy. love feline friends.

Call 250-551-1053. Wouldn’t be250-551-1053. wonderful if they could be together?

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lev@valhallapathrealty.com A little Piece of HeAveN Your chance to own a charming home or summer getaway located in the desirable orchard area. Steps to creek and a short walk to lake and village. Recent upgrades such as new roof and siding. Alley access for RV or boat parking.

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Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053

Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card, and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!

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Nomination forms available: At the Learning Place, in the Nelson Star, at the Library, in locations around town Kristina Little

250-509-2550

$169,900

Located on an acre of land near Winlaw, this mobile home has had a substantial addition along with new roof and siding.

3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and 2 living areas round out this home at over 1200 sq ft. Many upgrades here, including new paint, renovated bathroom and new insulation throughout. Very solid home with lots of space in and out. Ready for your finishing touches!

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