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A man whose body was discovered Thursday in Cottonwood Park has been identified as Lance Garry Sparks, 52. The BC Coroners Service says he was most recently a Nelson resident. Visitors to the park noticed his body submerged in the creek at the bottom of the falls and called for help. Police, fire, and search and rescue helped recover him.
The coroner says he’s believed to have died the previous evening, although they didn’t indicate how they reached that conclusion. Nelson Police Sgt. Dino Falcone said foul play is not suspected. “It’s possibly a misadventure. I just want to caution anyone that’s walking in and around any fast moving streams, especially if they are near slippery rocks, to be really careful,” he said.
Nelson has lost its avian namesake. The patriarch of a fledgling family of osprey, who are currently being filmed live via a webcam atop a power pole on Highway 3A, went missing on June 19 after delivering food to his month-old chicks. In osprey families, the father typically fishes while the mother feeds and protects her young. According to reports from Nelson Hydro and his devoted online fans, Nelson was a devoted and attentive father before his death. Nelson Hydro line manager Doug Pickard said they were alerted to Nelson’s disappearance on June 20. “We noticed that the male member of our nesting pair was missing. Hoping for his return, we monitored the nest more closely over the next few days but unfortunately he never showed.” When Nelson hadn’t reappeared over the weekend, employees discussed the situation and the potential connection between Nelson’s disappearance and a local power outage. Online speculation that Nelson’s demise might have been brought about by an over-zealous hunter abounded but was quickly dismissed by staff. “Being power line people, we knew that 25 amp high voltage fuses blowing sound very similar to a shotgun being fired,” said Pickard. They discovered the electrocuted osprey’s corpse a few days later during a ground inspection. “We found him underneath a power line that services the sewer treatment plant, between the plant and the highway in a ravine,” said Pickard. “He had a good-sized fish in his claws. It was a rainbow trout.” Nelson’s collision with a high-voltage line had indeed caused a June 20 power outage in the Grohman area. In the wild, this may have been a death sentence for his newborn progeny. But Nelson Hydro has committed to doing everything in their power to help them survive the approximately five weeks it will take them to reach full size. Continued on Page 2
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Volunteers help to feed chicks Continued from Page 1 To that end, they began working with a local raptor biologist. “She confirmed that since several days had elapsed and still no male had shown up…the chicks would quickly become dehydrated unless they were fed, but the female would be reluctant to hunt, thereby leaving the nest unprotected from predators and the chicks susceptible to chilling if wet,” he said. “The biologist had successfully supplemented fish to an osprey nest before, but there was no guarantee this female would accept fish delivered to her. Also, to do this we would need approval from the Ministry of Environment. Any work would need to be done as volunteer time, but Nelson Hydro would loan the equipment.” Several employees volunteered for the task. He said their original method, using a bucket truck to hand-deliver the fish, has been replaced by a less intrusive method. “We wanted to arrange a delivery system that isn’t quite so invasive. A bucket truck makes a lot of noise, and the mom’s offnest while we’re doing it. So we’ve created a tray lift that works on a pulley system. She’s gotten quite adept a pulling the fish off there,” he said. Pickard said the chicks are unbothered by the origins of their food, as long as it comes. “They’re hungry little devils,” he said. Unfortunately, one of the newborn ospreys passed away on June 24. The surviving siblings seem to be healthy, though one is significantly larger than the other. Both were
The mother osprey feeds her two remaining chicks as thousands of people around the world Web photo watch on the Internet. seen hungrily feasting with their mother, who was picking pink strings of meat from some slimy fish skin and delivering it to her chicks’ gaping mouths just before press time on Monday. Since the introduction of the webcam, a passionate osprey community has congregated online to follow the progress of the
embattled osprey chicks. Anyone interested in contributing to their survival can donate suitable fresh fish to the Nelson Hydro office reception at 80 Lakeside Drive between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. during the work week. To keep updated on the osprey chicks, watch the live feed at ustream.tv/channel/nelsonosprey-nest.
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June 12, 13 and 15 Osprey chicks born in nest near Highway 3A.
June 21 Online fans speculate about the disappearance of Nelson, the osprey father.
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Duo honoured for service Tamara Hynd Nelson Star
Dr. Matthew Ospchook and Travis Nakken’s volunteer efforts were recognized by the Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak last week. This is the first time the RCND has given a service award for community leadership and involvement with the intent to honour young adults, ages 25 to 40. Osepchook has been practising dentistry for 12 years and moved to Nelson in May 2001 with his wife and two children. He and his wife have since had a third child and they are expecting their fourth this summer. During his practice here he has seen a huge need for helping those in the community unable to get regular dental care. According to Rotary, he has helped many individuals and families with free or low cost treatment for basic dentistry and major plans that include beautiful restorations. For three years Osepchook and his team have offered free dental exams at Community Connect Day. All the people he screens that day are invited to have free dental work. An increase in dental health generally improves a person’s overall heath. While accepting the award, Osepchook thanked his staff for all their time and efforts and credited his motivation to serving the Lord. “I really just want people to know the love of the Lord that he’s shown me. We fix some people’s teeth and I’m very happy about that but it’s just a shadow of the greater love that
Travis Nakken (top photo) and Dr. Matthew Ospchook (bottom) received service awards from Jim Reimer for their various volunteer activities. Tamara Hynd photo
has ever been shown to me than the one who laid his life down for me so I am in continually in his service.” Osepchook is also on the committee that has spearheaded a low income clinic for Nelson and area and has donated his office as the clinic’s location.
Travis Nakken is president of the Lions Club of Nelson and has been an active Lions member since 2009. He is also a building contractor operating Honest T Contracting in Nelson. Nakken said he grew up in a family dedicated to service but his passion for service in Nelson began when he met his wife Heather Shippit. Nakken’s dedication to community service is evident in his participation in the Lions’ wood sales project, park maintenance, the ice skating rink, and annual variety show. He has also coordinated the Lions’ community grants program whereby the club disperses funds received from the Osprey foundation to applicants and through the Lions scholarship funds at L.V. Rogers high school. As a volunteer, Nakken has also built stage sets for several theatrical productions at the Capitol Theatre and for Mt. Sentinel school where his wife is a drama teacher. Nakken was involved with the effort that created the new skatepark at Art Gibbon Park. Rotary added that without the involvement of Nakken and the Lions, the skatepark wouldn’t have been finished as it is today. The Lions Club issued tax deductible receipts for the many donations received in the Square Foot to Freedom Campaign as Nelson Daybreak Rotary and the Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society aren’t registered charities.
RDCK board pay holds steady in 2013 Greg Nesteroff Nelson Star
Regional District of Central Kootenay directors and their alternates paid themselves about 0.8 per cent more in 2013 than 2012, financial documents released last month show. Total remuneration for the 20-member board including stipends and expenses was $810,067 last year compared to $803,817 the year before. The 11 rural directors each earned a base allowance of
$32,220 while the nine municipal directors each received $12,492 in addition to the salary they earn from sitting on their respective councils. Rates are adjusted annually based on the consumer price index, which increased 0.9 per cent between 2012 and 2013. Directors receive additional pay for attending board meetings and chairing committees and are reimbursed for expenses while travelling on regional district business, including accommodation,
mileage at 57 cents per kilometres, and up to $75 per day for meals, although they don’t always claim the full amounts. The top earner last year was rural Creston’s John Kettle, who on top of his director’s salary, made an additional $37,291 as board chair and also had the highest expenses at $20,035, for a total compensation of $89,546, virtually the same as the previous year. Among other directors, rural Creston’s Larry Binks had the highest expenses at
$15,326 and an overall total of $52,753. Not including alternate directors, rural Castlegar’s Gord Zaitsoff had the lowest expense total at $1,544. Among municipal directors, the highest expenses of $10,581 were incurred by Slocan’s Hillary Elliott who was vice-chair last year. On the opposite end, Silverton’s Leah Main claimed $3,776. A chart showing a full breakdown of earnings by directors can be found at http:// bit.ly/1nXIkhh.
Hand-tinted Kaslo photo nets $323 A hand-coloured photo of Vimy Park in Kaslo taken by Nelson photographer J.H. (Jimmy) Allen sold online last month for $323. Allen opened a photo-finishing business in 1919 which became Allen’s Art Shoppe at 505 Baker Street in Nelson. He ran it until his death in 1969 and was well known for his tinted photos of the Kootenays, which remain very popular. Touchstones Nelson has many of his images and devoted an exhibit to his work in 2011. The photo in question was probably taken in the 1920s or ‘30s and had its original frame and matting. The seller was in Trail. Vimy Park opened in 1924. Its name honored members of the community who served with the 54th Kootenay Battalion at Vimy Ridge during the First World War.
This photo of Kaslo’s Vimy Park sold on eBay last month for more than $300. It was taken and hand-tinted by Nelson photographer J.H. Allen.
FOR THE RECORD A story Wednesday referred to the U15 Nelson Selects as the U16 squad. The U15 were playing up a level at the Cranbrook tournament and competing against other U16 squads. A story Friday about a pair of shoplifters being arrested incorrectly named the Nelson RCMP as the force making the arrest. It was in fact the Nelson Police Department. Also, one of the suspects was misnamed. She is Renee Caron.
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For Rain Marie Shields, it all began with a dream. Literally. “I was dreaming of this little gourmet popsicle floating around in my head. I think it’s very funny because I don’t actually eat popsicles, or never did before,” she said. That dream convinced her to create her own, locally-sourced frozen treat company Starsicles, which has been successfully touring around BC for the last four years. But her dream may be coming to a premature end, as Popsicle-owning multinational corporation Unilever is threatening to oppose her Canadian trademark application. Her American trademark approval has already been reversed. “Our lawyer said he’s never seen it before in his life,” said Shields, referring to their reversed approval. “We can’t prove anything. We can’t say Unilever forced them to do it or anything like that. But it’s highly suspicious,” she said. Shields created Starsicles in 2010. She created treats and sold them at farmer’s markets, festivals and weddings. The company proved popular, and became a hit all over Nelson and the Kootenays. “In 2012 we moved to the Okanagan to expand the company. We had three booths, about 12 staff, it was really rocking and rolling. That’s when I started thinking we could build a little popsicle empire.” Shields applied for trademarks in both Canada and the US, and waited to hear back. “Things were just rolling along. You have to wait a fair bit of time when you apply for a trademark. They scan all the names that have applied and then they’ll say you’re good to go. They send you that approval and then there’s another stage. It’s called opposition. They publish your trademark application and people who they haven’t been able to contact can oppose you,” she said. Things went smoothly at first. “The American one got approved at that stage, and before it did anything else Unilever made their presence known last Christmas. That’s when I first became aware they were on the scene for my little company,” she said. Shields obtained a lawyer, who informed her that at least 12 other companies with names such as Dreamsicles and Momsicles have been bullied out of having their trademark applications going any further by Unilever. “We’re not the first,” she said. “But we’re the first singing popsicle company from Nelson.” Shields’ partner Daniel Carlson said he thought the letter was inappropriate, and that Unilever was going to unusual ends to protect its trademark against a small, locally-
Starsicles is a locally-sourced frozen fruit company. Popsicle-owning multinational company Unilever has communicated its intention to oppose Starsicles’ trademark application. Submitted photo run business. “They started to threaten us. They said we’re opposing you in Canada. If you do this, we’re going to sue you. You’re going to have to give us all the property with Starsicles on it, and we’ll destroy it. It was a heavy-handed, horrible letter,” said Shields. She was initially intimidated by their tactics.
“They haven’t actually opposed yet. They said they’re going to.” “We wrote back and said both Daniel and I deal with disabilities…and this was really frightening. I make fun when I say they scared the living popsicle pants off of us, but in fact it was extraordinarily scary.” Shields said they’re now unable to purchase a commercial kitchen or expand their business until the legal proceedings are settled. She said they feel hobbled by Unilever’s tactics. “They haven’t actually opposed yet. They said they’re going to,” she said. According to her lawyer, Starsicles is capable of winning the suit because Unilever doesn’t own the word “sicles”. However, they can argue that customers will be con-
fused by the similarity in names. “By the time we’re done you’ll see we’re worlds apart,” said Shields, noting that their company runs on a not-for-profit, profit-forlove community plan and has a charitable aspect called Starshine Enterprises. Both Carlson and Shields say they are committed to fighting Unilever for the right to use the name Starsicles. When asked whether they considered changing it, both said no. “It’s like a school yard bully saying you’re not Bob anymore, you’re Floyd,” said Carlson. “I’ve got a friend named Bob, so you can’t have that name anymore. It’s ridiculous.” Shields and Carlson launched their Planet Bennu campaign to raise awareness and funds to fight Unilever on June 25. They have written music, produced songs and created an entire mythology that Starsicles’ enthusiasts can engage with. Shields said she’s soldiering on because of the support from a woman name Deb Robinson in her building who offered to contribute financially shortly before having a stroke. When she asked Robinson in her hospital bed whether she should fight Unilever, Robinson whispered “yes”. “I can’t give up because of Deb. She’s our silent partner now,” she said. For more information visit planetbennu.com
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Author Lymbery honoured A Gray Creek author’s autobiography has been awarded third prize in the BC Genealogical Society’s Family History Book Awards for 2013. Tom Lymbery’s Tom’s Gray Creek: A Kootenay Lake Memoir was chosen for recognition among nine nominees. The book traces the community from its earliest days until the end of the Second World War. Lymbery’s family has run a store there for over
a century. “I am very pleased to receive this award but so much credit needs to go to editor Frances Roback,” Lymbery said. “She made the book what it is with her careful selection of photos with captions and sidebars.” The first place award went to Evelyn Sangster Benson for A Century in a Small Town: One Family’s Stories and second to Mack Bryson for A Cowboy’s Life: Memories
of a Western Cowboy in an Empire of Grass. The Family History Book Awards are presented annually to encourage family history research and writing in and about BC families. Last year, Sam McBride’s The Bravest Canadian: Fritz Peters, VC: The Making of a Hero of Two World Wars won top honours. Peters had family ties to West Kootenay. McBride, his grandnephew, lives in Trail.
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Hospital expands CT service Nelson residents now have access to improved CT service at Kootenay Lake Hospital. On June 27, CT service in Nelson expanded to include 24/7 on-call emergency coverage. “This expansion of diagnostic imaging service in Nelson is a testament to the community partners who made the purchase of the CT scanner possible,” said Norman Embree, Interior Health board chair. “I’d like to thank the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation and all the donors, large and small, who funded this equipment and credit our diagnostic imaging staff, who acquired the additional skills and training that allowed us to move forward with this expanded service.” In addition to 24/7 on call, Interior Health will be providing an additional hour of CT service to ensure emergency and inpatients can be scanned earlier each morning. Scheduled exams will still be performed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
Kootenay Lake Hospital can now offer CT service on a 24/7, on-call emergency basis. File photo to Friday. The Nelson CT scanner was funded by the community through donations to the KLH Foundation. It was part of the $15 million Kootenay Lake Hospital emergency department redevelopment project. “This is wonderful news and I know that our communities served by the CT scanner will be very pleased to see this expanded service,” says founda-
tion chair Pat Dooley. “I commend the staff who took part in training to better serve our communities with such an important piece of equipment. The Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation is delighted that we were able to mobilize so many people to work in partnership with Interior Health and so many others to purchase this piece of equipment.” Weekday CT service at Koo-
tenay Lake Hospital started in December 2011. As with other new CT services, the initial priority was making sure the new service was running smoothly before moving to a broader 24/7 call. It was also important to have a full rotation of trained technologists in place to ensure a stable expanded service. “All the pieces are now in place to move ahead with this expanded level of service to support after hours emergency care in Nelson,” said Thalia Vesterback, director of diagnostic imaging for Interior Health East. “We appreciate the patience of our physicians, staff and the community while we made sure we were ready to move to 24/7 service. This will support the excellent care our clinical teams are already providing at Kootenay Lake Hospital.” Interior Health will continue to monitor CT service in Nelson to ensure it is meeting the needs at Kootenay Lake Hospital. For more information, visit interiorhealth.ca.
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Editor: Kevin Mills Publisher: Karen Bennett
Our View
Too many deaths
It’s getting to be a familiar headline — another body found in Nelson. This year there seems to have been a higher than normal number of missing persons reports, many ending tragically. The most recent fatality involves the discovery of a man’s body in the water by Cottonwood Park. The body was identified as Lance Garry Sparks, 52, and police believe that foul play was not a factor. But the discovery brings the total of random deaths to at least four in the past three months, not including vehicle accidents or the tragic canoe incident on Slocan Lake. In April, Nelson’s Jade Michelle Giesen went missing, only to be discovered dead a short time later. The same scenario took place later that month when Slocan Park resident Elena Popoff disappeared. Her remains were discovered in the Columbia River near the Trail Airport.
In June, Michael Mucha left his North Shore home, never to be seen alive again. His body was also located a short time later. In all of these incidents, foul play was “not suspected” according to police news releases. Still, that has not stopped social media from buzzing with activity. One writer has even gone so far as to suggest a serial killer may be on the prowl in this area. The notion is, for the most part, farfetched. If foul play has been ruled out, then the only remaining explanations are natural causes, accidental death or suicide. We may never know how these people died, or why, but if any of them were the result of suicide, then it’s not a police problem, but a mental health issue. Let’s just hope more funds become available for needed health services. Lives may depend on it.
Reader Photo: Fun in the Water
This photo comes from Alessandra Charlier Pereira who posted it on our Facebook page. Every Wednesday, the Nelson Star will publish a reader’s photo based on a weekly theme. All you have to do is snap a photo and post it to Instagram (#nsreaderphotos) or post it on the Nelson Star Facebook site under the reader photo challenge posting. Next week’s theme is “Canada Day” so please send in your favourite pictures for Tuesday’s celebrations.
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Life after the Tsilhqot’in decision
he Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision on aboriginal title held by the Tsilhqot’in Nation leaves many questions to be answered. Perhaps the biggest is this: Will British Columbia exist as we know it today by the end of this century? Or will it devolve into dozens of semi-autonomous regions, through treaties or similar court actions, as the only Canadian province that never completed historic treaties? The Tsilhqot’in decision appears to uphold the key finding of the 2007 trial, that 1,700 square kilometres of the Nemiah Valley west of Williams Lake are essentially owned by the people who occupied it hundreds if not thousands of years ago. It’s not quite ownership. Federal and provincial jurisdiction still applies, and their authority varies with the strength of the aboriginal title claim. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin ruled that the province overstepped its authority by issuing logging permits in the valley in 1983. McLachlin noted that lawyers for BC first argued that the logging was to control mountain pine beetle, then dropped that
argument in its first appeal. She also upheld the decision of the trial judge, one-time NDP leadership contender David Vickers, who rejected BC’s position that the economic value of the timber to the province overrode the then-vaguely defined aboriginal title. Here’s McLachlin’s definition: “The nature of aboriginal title is that it confers on the group that holds it the exclusive right to decide how land is used and the right to benefit from those uses, subject to the restriction that the uses must be consistent with the group nature of the interest and the enjoyment of the land by future generations.” That’s not land ownership in the fee-simple sense of the term. It locks in communal ownership, which I and many others have argued is at the root of the poverty seen in many aboriginal
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communities. Another big question: Is there any future for BC’s 20-year-old treaty process, or will this precedent-setting case send more First Nations to court, or to the barricades as the Tsilhqot’in did on a logging road in 1983? One of the unique advantages that have emerged from the handful of modern treaties in BC is that aboriginal communities have more options in land ownership. By voluntary agreement, they can convert land to feesimple ownership, making it available for mortgage or sale. Modern treaty holders also get out from under the federal Indian Act, which remains in force despite this latest decision. One of the big questions asked in the days after the Tsilhqot’in decision was this: Is the Northern Gateway pipeline project dead? None of the aboriginal communities
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along the pipeline route has this kind of declared aboriginal title. Few if any would have a similar strength of claim as the Tsilhqot’in, who fought a small war to defend their territory from a wave of gold seekers in the 1860s. One that does is the Haida Nation, whose occupation of a beautiful group of islands was long defended militarily, and never challenged by any other aboriginal group. Among others, the Haida Nation was represented in the Tsilhqot’in case as interveners. Council of the Haida Nation president Peter Lantin said after the decision that his team is preparing its own aboriginal title case for trial. Few doubt that this assertion of title will be successful, either by negotiation or court ruling. But there is a unique aspect to the Haida claim that would set another precedent. They claim title to the ocean around Haida Gwaii, a challenge to anyone wishing to sail tankers through.
— Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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It’s a simple accountng matter
Re: “RDCK debates local purchasing,” West Kootenay Advertiser, June 26 After reading the article I am puzzled at the fussing about how to provide this information to taxpayers. It is very simple. All accounting systems have an accounts payable vendor list with addresses and totals paid to these vendors. This can be provided monthly, quarterly, annually or even weekly by most systems. So, give us the percentages of what you have been spending in our district and out of it along with the types of purchases tied to these expenditures. It is agreed that not all offices can find what they need locally but what we are really asking for is an accounting of whether money is being spent locally
where it can be. An overall picture for the Kootenay district can easily be compiled and presented in a format easily understood by even the least financially literate person. Just be accountable! Perhaps asking the RDCK to bring local purchasing to their own attention is the best beginning and, contrary to some comments, it is not blown all out of proportion. We do need to support local business down to the last penny or we will be forced to purchase out of our community if these businesses fail. Don’t let this fade away to nothing — it is important as RDCK has a lot of our money to spend. Kathryn Spears Nelson
hill on pavement is hard on joints and tendons and hiking up a street like Hall Street can be very difficult. As it is written on the City of Nelson’s website: “One of the main goals of the City of Nelson’s forward thinking Sustainable Waterfront and Downtown Master Plan, completed in 2011, is to establish strong pedestrian connections between historic Baker Street and the city’s beautiful lakefront.” I sincerely wonder if any
amount of work on Hall Street is going to promote many pedestrians to desire the type of hardship associated with walking up and down one of our steepest hills downtown. If this major face lift goes ahead, I’ll likely still be meandering past City Hall instead of busting a gut up and down Hall Street no matter how nice the landscape architecture is. What do you think you will do? Josh Wapp Nelson
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The Nelson Killjoys kept the pressure on Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers during the West Kootenay Roller Derby championships on June 28 but ultimately came up short, losing 300-263. “It’s not the outcome we hoped for but we’re still very proud of how we played,” said Killjoys captain Courtney Shove post-game, while Nelson residents swarmed on to the rink. “We knew the Dams were going to give us a good fight and they did. We didn’t let the lead get too big and that’s great,” said Shove. Shove led an aggressive late game rush that saw her pinkhued tights streaking and weaving through her purple-clad adversaries as they pounded and mashed each other. Her teammate Concrete Cindy had a few breakaways that had spectators surging to their feet uproariously, and the requisite body checks and doggypiles kept coming right into the final moments of the game. Shove said Cindy was one of the star jammers of the evening.
The Nelson Killjoys fell 300-263 to Castlegar in the roller derby championship on Saturday night. Will Johnson photo “She spins and jumps. There was a bunch of times if somebody had stayed standing where they were, they would’ve gotten knocked over. But she spun away and out of it and I think that made a big difference in our game,” she said. But it was Lady MacDeath, in a purple plaid schoolgirl outfit, that had the fanciest moves of the evening. Shove
said MacDeath was their most potent opponent. “She’ll just fight and fight and fight and never stop moving. She gave our walls a run for their money,” Shove said. “And Katie Carnage lives up to her name every game. You see her coming and it’s like a brick being thrown at you.” The Dam City Rollers played a solid game of derby, accord-
ing to Shove. “They’re an aggressive team but they’re also a headstrong team. When they get frustrated, they start to fall apart. So we capitalized on that,” she said. However, the Killjoys were similarly frustrated. “We got a few penalties. That really held us back. I got like four penalties in a row, one after the other,” she said. The Killjoys were established in 2010, and have been on a steady membership incline since. They incorporated members from the dissolved Nelson Lumber Jackies in 2012 and went on to an undefeated 2013 season. This win would’ve made them the best in the West Kootenay, a goal Shove says they’re undeterred from. She said most of the players will be back next year. The team, though disappointed, is feeling good about their year. They were heading out for post-game drinks. “We’re going to be talking about what an incredible season we had. We were missing skaters and you’d never know to see us play.”
Hunt heading to the Hurricanes
Nelson hockey player Dryden Hunt is heading to the NHL Carolina Hurricanes camp later this month. The squad called him after Hunt went undrafted in the 2014 NHL entry draft on the weekend. File photo
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It was a bad news, good news weekend for Nelson hockey player Dryden Hunt. After being passed over in the NHL draft, the 18-year-old forward was feeling a little down. As he began driving to Calgary, for off-season workouts, he got a message from his agent that lifted his spirits. “I just got a call saying I’m going to Carolina’s camp,” he told the Star. NHL teams often call undrafted players to training camp in order to fill out rosters and, hopefully, to find a diamond in the rough. “It’s exciting, it’s good. It should be fun.” Hunt said he will be heading to the Carolina Hurricanes’ facility on July 18. “I go there for the development camp and then, on September 1, they have a mini-tournament in Traverse City, Michigan.” For the past three seasons, Hunt has been playing for the WHL Regina Pats. He finished last year with an impressive total of 40 points, notching 21 goals and lending 19 assists in 62 games played. He plans to return to the club next season. Hunt is still eligible for next year’s NHL draft and another good season with the Pats could attract more interest from the big league squads. Hunt began his hockey career in Nelson playing minor hockey until his second year of Bantam when he made a big move to the Notre Dame Hockey College in Saskatchewan. He then returned to the Kootenays during his major midget years.
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Community Events Join Hannah and Becca on Monday nights for Nelson Public Library’s free drama club every Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Learning different theatre skills such as improv, acting, and set designing. This club is for ages 9 to 12 and will create a collaborative show for the end of the seven week program. Please register at EventBrite.com. If child is not able to attend three or more sessions, please email srcnelson@gmail.com.
Community Quilting Wednesdays, July 2, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Have you always wanted to make a quilt, but don’t know how or need help finishing a quilting project? Women
of all ages come together weekly to create beautiful quilts under the guidance of local quilter extraordinaire Susan Foot. Beginners and experienced quilters welcome at Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. Nelson Public Library, Friday, July 4 from 10 to 11 a.m. Lego drop-in day. Later, Hannah and Becca have excellent things planned for the Friday Tween Program for the 9 to 12 year old age group, like poetry, awesome books, comic books, a “book-tasting” party and more fun activities. All the sessions 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. except July 4, which will be 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
July 5th - Wood N Soo July 11th - The Boom Booms w/ guests July 12th - Tantrum Desire (UK) w/ Slim Pickins July 17th - The Good Ol’ Goats July 18th - Stickybuds July 19th - Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 w/ Papa Roots
Sailapalooza! Sailors and landlubbers will celebrate sailing in its many forms, Saturday, July 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lakeside Park dock. Sailboat rides, dinghy and keelboat races, snacks, water fights (optional), and plenty of hearty cheer for the whole family. If you are curious about sailing or have considered enrolling your kids in a camp, this is a great opportunity to see what sailing is all about. The first Sunday of the month is looming (July 6) which means the Nelson Storytelling Guild will be meeting at The Booksmyth, 338 Baker Street from 7 to 9 p.m. Come listen. Come tell. Stories in the Park, July 7, 7:30 to 8:30
July 22nd - Charlie Hunter w/ Scott Amendola & DJ Olive p.m. at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park July 23rd - Great Lake Swimmers
July 29th - The Sadies July 30th - Krafty Kuts Aug 1st - Stylust Beats w/ Digs
Aug 13th - III.Gates Aug. 15th - Mindil Beach w/ Hot Knox & Catalyst Aug. 16th - Big Sam’s Funky Nation w/ guest Aug. 22nd - Tofu Stravinsky & Buckman Coe Aug. 23rd - Sweet Pickle Aug 29th - Five Alarm Funk w/ guests Sept 5th - Moontricks Sept 6th - Road Kings Rooftop Dance Sept 12th - Sonny Rhodes
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Tuesday Preschool (ages 3 to 5) program at Nelson Public Library. The fun sessions run from 1 to 2 p.m. with a new theme and activity each week. July 8 is Funny People. They will be reading, singing songs about robots and making totally awesome name tags. It’s free! A newly initiated speaker series in Kaslo, The Café Langham – Inspired Ideas presents forensics expert Bob Stair on Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m. with a talk which highlights his experiences working in forensics. Like the popular TED talk, the Langham has invited six Columbia Basin folks to give a talk each month from June to November. Teen Summer Reading Program at the Nelson Public Library is coming July 16. Every Wednesday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. come for a special event each week. Free with snacks and prizes! Watch Nelson Public Library website and Facebook page for more details. For youth entering Grade 7 and up. Contact Joanne at jharris@nelson.ca or 250505-5683 for more information. 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. Downtown
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Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the 400 block of Baker Street. 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. For more info ecosociety.ca. Winlaw Sunday Market this July 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sleep Is For Sissies, 5622 Highway 6. Farm fresh eggs, honey, imports, and hand-crafted items. Live music by Roxanne Hall 10 a.m. to noon. Open stage noon to 2 p.m. Workshops Watershed stewardship workshop Saturday, August 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 701 Ward Street, Nelson. Speakers include forest ecologist Herb Hammond of Winlaw and Nadine Podmoroff of the Duhamel Watershed Alliance. The workshop is sponsored by KAIROS, an ecumenical group that works for social and environmental justice. Cost: $20, lunch included. Preregistration requested. Info: 250-352-9871. Nelson and District Youth Centre hosts Community Yoga on Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This page is for community, charity or fundraising events that are free (or nearly free). Submissions will be run at the discretion of the editor. Dated events take priority. If you have previously posted an event and want it to run again, provide an up-to-date version with contact details to reporter3@nelsonstar.com.
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July 26th - Val Kilmer & The New Coke
Aug 9th - David Vest
every Saturday evening until the Labour Day weekend. Hosted by Kootenay Ecosociety, ecosociety.ca.
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July 25th - Kootenay Swing
Aug 7th - The Pack A.D. w/ Rhoneil
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Music
The Boom Booms will be in Nelson on Friday, July 11 to play a show at Spiritbar. Their album Love is Overdue will be released on July 5. Tickets are $15 and are available from the Hume Hotel. American funk/soul/R&B singer Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires will play live at the Capitol Theatre on July 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca 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 Nelson-born 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 Mountain Literary Festival, July 10 to 13.
Festivals
Advance tickets are now available for the first annual Kootenay Spirit Festival, which will take place in a variety of studios, venues and parks around Nelson from September 12 to 14. This spiritually-charged festival will offer chances to meditate early in the morning or dance late at night. Follow #kootspirit on Facebook and Twitter or visit kootenayspiritfestival.ca. Starbelly Jam runs from July 18 to July 20 in Crawford Bay. Performers include Mockingbird Orchestra, BC/DC, Trypta and Mrs. Strange. Advance tickets will go on sale July 17. For more information visit starbellyjam.org. Tickets range in price from $150 to $50. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. Unity Music Festival runs from July 25 to July 27 in Slocan. Performing artists include Los Rastrillos, Gaudi, Locarno and The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. Early bird tickets are $65 until June 24. Day passes are also available. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. For more information visit unitymusicfestival.ca. The second annual Kaslo Guitar Festival 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 250-366-4623.
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The Secret Garden, a summer youth program musical, will play at the Capitol Theatre from July 24 until July 26. Shows start at 7:30 Thursday to Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The story, set in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young English girl born and raised in India who is orphaned by a cholera outbreak.
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The 26th annual Artwalk festival starts on July 4 and will feature work from 27 artists proudly displayed in 16 businesses throughout downtown Nelson. For more information visit ndac.ca Susan Parr will debut her show “Sea Scapes” on July 1 at the Dominion Cafe on Baker Street. The show will run until the end of August. The paintings are from photos taken on a trip to New Zealand. Oxygen Art Centre presents High Muck a Muck, an interactive website and live exhibition that includes work by Fred Wah, Jin Zhang, Thomas Loh and others. There will be an artist talk on Saturday, July 5 at Oyxgen at 1 p.m. The exhibition runs July 5 to 19, Wednesday to Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. For information visit oxygenartcentre.org
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Arthur Miller May 13, 1933 ~ June 21, 2014 On Saturday, June 21st, 2014 Mr. Arthur Eugene Miller of Nelson, BC passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by love. He ended his battle with Cancer. As per his request there will be no funeral. He will be missed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember me with smiles and laughter for thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears and sorrow then donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember me at all.â&#x20AC;? Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
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It is with great sadness we announce that Mom passed away on Thursday evening after a courageous and long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Toshi was predeceased by her loving husband Casey in 2013. Survived by her son Barry (Colleen), daughter Joanie (Wayne)Trowsdale and grandchildren Stephanie, Shaun (Shannon) and Robert. Survived also by her four sisters Miyo Hamasaki, Betty Nishiyama, Nancy (Herb) Morino, Chris (Herb) Kikuta; brother Joe Masuda; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mom was born in Rosedale, raised in Fanny Bay, Coombs and Toronto and spent majority of her married life in Passmore and Victoria. Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifelong passion was her family for whom she showed unconditional love. Always warm, gracious and hospitable she was loved and admired by many. We will all miss her dearly. At her request there will be a private service.
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Lang, Lily Ann Peacefully at University Hospital, London on Friday June 27, 2014 in her 59th year. Beloved wife of David Lang of St. Thomas. Dear mother of David Allen John Jr. of St. Thomas. Loving sister of Noreen, Dorothy, Katy, Marion all of Nelson, BC. Cremation has taken place. A private service will be held. Expressions of sympathy and donations (Charity of your choice) would be appreciated and may be made through London Cremation Services (519) 672-0459 or online at www.londoncremation.com
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On Saturday, June 21st 2014 Mrs. Nancy Baker, long time resident of South Slocan, B.C. at 87 years. She passed away peacefully and in good care at Jubilee Manor, Nelson ending a long struggle with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Stanley Baker of South Slocan, her children Penny Stuyt (Pete) of Cherryville, David Baker (Brenda) of Millarville, Alberta and Peter Baker of North Vancouver. She is survived by her brother Don Black of Keremeos, and sisters Helen and Carol of Squamish. She also is also survived by her grandchildren Marci-Lyne(Shawn), Margaret(Cary), Jordan, and Brandon and her great grandchildren Allashua(5) Jerrika(5) and Aiden(3 mos) Nancy was born as Xanthe Thanos, in Coleman, Alberta and moved to Vancouver from the Crowsnest Pass at age 2 with her mother Ena on the sudden passing of her father Alex Thanos, a confectioner and owner of the Palm CafĂŠ in Coleman. In Vancouver, her mother married her adopted father Donald Black and in time became big sister to Helen, Carol and brother Don. She attended Vancouver Technical School in Vancouver and developed a passion for Sign Painting, Calligraphy and Art. Working at Spencers Sign Shop with Dorothy Baker(later her sister-in-law) honed those skills. In 1947, on New Years Eve, she married Stan Baker also of Vancouver and recently discharged from the Royal Canadian Navy. They moved to the Kootenays where Stan found employment with West Kootenay Power and where they built a home in the village of South Slocan on Baker Road above the village store and post office. As well as a homemaker and great mother, Nancy was well known in South Slocan, Nelson, and in the Slocan valley as a contributor to the community and a frequent writer to the Nelson Daily News. She also served as a School Trustee, and as the last School Board Chairman of Slocan School District. She was a founder Selkirk College, and involved in the establishment of the Aviation program there. For many years she lettered by hand each and every one of the Selkirk College graduation diplomas. In those years she also took many College courses, including those in Business administration and law. Nancy worked in a number of Nelson businesses including Carmichael Paints, Kalyniuk Insurance services, Fidelity Life, and the local ICBC office. Later she ran her own business, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Signs of the Timesâ&#x20AC;? and was well known for hand lettering many local signs, boats, semi trucks. Her work even included some lettering for the movie Roxanne, shot in Nelson. A special place in her heart were the fire trucks that were refurbished by Selkirk College that were distributed throughout the smaller communities in the province. She also especially loved the lettering and pin striping, (by hand) big rigs, logging trucks and boats. Nancy shared a passion for the outdoors and the Kootenays with her husband Stan and was for many years a member of Kootenay Mountaineering Club and was editor of the Kootenay Karabiner for a time. She cross-country and downhill skied at both Nelson and Rossland. She was into health foods and nutrition throughout her life, campaigned against junk mail and for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights. She loved to garden, cook and bake. Her family all have our favorite recipes of those days. A memorial service will be held at Chapel of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd., Nelson on her birthday September 3, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. As expression of sympathy family and friends may make donations to the Alzheimer Society of B.C. West Kootenays 809 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Davies Street, Nelson, BC V1L3T2 or Nelson Jubilee Manor 500 West Beasley, Nelson, BC V1L6G9 . Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
CARMICHAEL, Francis (Frank)
Born March 8th, 1941 in Dundee, Scotland and passed away peacefully with his family by his side June 22, 2014 in Kelowna, BC. He will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 48 years Charlotte (nee Acheson); three sons Brad (Jay Jay); Kevin (Donna), Mark (Kazuko); six grandchildren; sister Brenda Binnie; brother Daniel Carmichael; as well as numerous nieces, nephew and extended family and friends. Frank is predeceased by his parents Daniel and Margaret Carmichael. Frank, hired by the Bank of Montreal in the U.K., immigrated to Canada in 1964 where he met Charlotte (Sherry) while working in Chilliwack, BC. Frank & Sherry settled in Nelson, BC for 22 years to raise their family after a number of transfers throughout BC. Sherry and Frank moved to Kelowna in 1999 from where he retired after a 44 year career with the bank. No service by request. In lieu of flowers donations in Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the BC Cancer Foundation would be appreciated. Link to BC Cancer Foundation: http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/ goto/Frank_Carmichael Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome. com, 250-860-7077.
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Kayakers flock to 10th annual Kootenay Whitewater event
Paddlers hit the water at festival Tamara Hynd Nelson Star
Paddlers of all sorts took to West Kootenay waters last weekend making the 10th annual Kootenay Whitewater Festival a success. Hosted by Endless Adventure in Crescent Valley, the festival raised $750 for Borderline Boaters. “It was a great weekend with over 78 kayakers from all over BC participating,” said owner Andrea Ryman. Clinics covered play boating, creeking, and beginner clinics for those just starting to explore the unknown world of whitewater. The event also had river runs on a variety of the local rivers lead by experienced volunteers and staff. There was also a free stand up paddle board river clinic plus raft trips down the Slocan River. The sun was out making their dry-land games a huge success with the throw bag tosses and the caber toss. It continued to be a great evening with live music, a silent auction and a late night retro boat auction.
The new Ronald McDonald House BC opens in June. A home away from home for seriously ill children receiving treatment at BC Children’s Hospital, the new and bigger House has enough room to welcome 73 families every day, keeping 2,500 families per year together when it matters most.
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The Nelson chapter of KidSport has been around since 2007. In that time $110,000 sport registration fees have been paid on behalf of approximately 500 local children, with another $2,000 in equipment costs disbursed. Adopting the KidSport Canada Mission was easy for the Nelson chapter given that we all believe that no kid should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports. The not-for-profit organization provides financial assistance for registration fees and equipment to kids aged six to 18 years. Through a confidential application process the grants provide the registration fees for a season of entry level sport (excluding camps or travel) and are to be applied for ahead of the season. Locally the
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annual grant amount is $275 and can be divided between one or two sports or seasons per year. Payment is made directly to the sport organization. KidSport believes in the values and benefits of kids playing organized sports and know that sport will provide them with the opportunity to become physically active, improve their self-esteem and self-confidence, learn lifelong skills, improve their academic performance, make new friends, and share and celebrate their culture. The local chapter is always looking for ways to promote the service and to encourage local sponsors and donors to participate. The national program is RCAAA registered and can therefore issue charity tax receipts and direct the funds back to Nelson. To date the Nelson Kids helping
Kids promotion has been a leading idea that has spread across the provincial KidSport community. Thanks to local Joey Timmermans that idea started a few years back when he donated his ninth birthday money to KidSport (and still does as a young man). Many local children have since and continue to follow in his footsteps. Nice. If you know of someone who could benefit from this fund the local committee (Bill McDonnell, Laurie Timmermans, Jennifer Lehmann, Graham Jamin, Jeremy McComb, Gary McQuaid, Charlotte Chanasyk-Heddon, Kim Palfenier) encourages you to pass on this information. Application forms can be found at nelsonsports.ca/kidsport-nelson or contact Kim Palfenier at the Sports Council office for more details at 250-352-3989.
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Cottonwood Kitchens promotes giving
Charity of choice campaign Tamara Hynd Nelson Star
Cottonwood Kitchens owner Nancy Lewis has come up with a creative way to help customers give back to the community. She has started Charity of Choice at her kitchen and houseware store in downtown Nelson. With every purchase, customers can enter a 50/50 draw. The winner of the monthly draw receives a $50 gift certificate and another $50 goes to in the customers name to a charity of the customer’s choice. For a few months she was trying to figure out how to get businesses involved with local charities, and then said to herself “let’s just get it started” at her store. When she started Charity of Choice in June, Streetclothes Named Desire jumped on board right away. Lewis hopes that more businesses will be inspired to adopt the idea in whatever way, shape or form that they wish. Local businesses make millions of dollars in donations to local causes every year. “I want people to realize that the money from those donations comes from them, the customers,” said Lewis. Lewis is feeling good about it as the response has been positive. As far as choosing the local charity, she said, “It’s not for me to decide. They [customers] are happy and kind of amazed” that they get to give $50 to a local charity of their choice. “It’s a feel good situation where it’s good for the charity, and business and the person who wins feels good.” Lewis added that she is very appreciative that peo-
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Cottonwood Kitchens manager Shelley Beatty and owner Nancy Lewis have received a lot of positive response to the store’s new Charity of Choice draw. Tamara Hynd photo
ple shop locally as it gives a vibrancy to the downtown core of Nelson. “If a lot of businesses take this up, we could be known as the community that gives.”
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On behalf of Selkirk Paving, Nelson Ready Mix and Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation, we would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their support of the 2nd Annual SPL & NRM Invitational Charity Golf Tournament for Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation. Your support was invaluable in the success of the event:
The golfers who came out to support the event, Tom Thomson, our fantastic Master of Ceremonies, Save On Foods, Kal Tire, and The New 103.5 Juice FM for the BBQ’s and Refreshments, The General Manager, catering, pro shop staff and greenskeepers at Granite Pointe for the wonderful meal & excellent service.
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS Armont Consulting BA Blacktop Cranbrook CIBC Wood Gundy/CIBC Asset Management DGS Astro Paving Dr. Jim Noiles & Family IUOE, Local 115 Lafrentz Road Marking RDCK, Area F Skookum Asphalt Ltd. Terus Construction Ltd. Tri Kon Precast Concrete Products Valley Blacktop YCS Holdings Ltd.
Selkirk Paving and Nelson Ready Mix
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS BASF Bill’s Heavy Duty Comishin & Astle Inc. Hall Printing FortisBC Lafarge Martech Electrical Systems Nelson & District Credit Union Nelson Ford Nelson Hydro Prestige Lakeside Resort Scotiabank
HOLE & PRIZE SPONSORS AM Contracting Solutions Ltd. Andre’s Audiotronics Nelson & District Community Complex Bill’s Heavy Duty Nelson Chrysler Canucks Sports Nelson Medical Associates Clinic Colasphalt Nelson Star Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate Panago Finning Quality Line Painting Glacier Travel Redevra Holdings Granite Pointe Golf Club RHC Insurance Inland Allcare Richardson Photography Interoute Construction Ltd. Sante Pulice Investors Group Save On Foods Jaan & Glenda Krusberg Sears Nelson Kal Tire Shawn Rokosh Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. SK Electronics Kay’s Contracting Speedpro Nelson Kokanee Springs Golf Resort Sutco Contracting Ltd. Kootenay Co-op Telus Kootenay Glass & Mirror The New 103.5 Juice FM Mallards Source for Sports Tony Maida Muirhead Land Development
VOLUNTEERS Bryan Boyes Shirley Boyes Nick Brayman Pat Dooley Sean Dooley JF Gabanna Jamie Goodridge Roger Higgins Roy Johnson Colton Jones Rick Lipinski Sandra Maida Tony Maida Joanne Phillips Aldo Quattrucci June Spearman Sharon Speirs Erwin Spletzer Benoit Thibault Emily Tucker
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS HollisWealth
THANK YOU